texts: Safari "gets stuck" when scrolling past top of page then immediately scrolling downward?

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When scrolling towards the top of a page, so that browser displays whitespace above page, then immediately scrolling downwards causes Safari to "get stuck" as if the momentum from the first scroll is maintained. Anyone else annoyed by this issue?
I've been seeing this for some time, at least since Safari 13.


texts: Is there a way to get Mavericks to mount AFP URLs the old way, by mounting the share point, and not the enclosing folder?

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Before Mavericks, if I clicked this URL or pasted it into the Finder's Connect to Server dialog:

afp://server.example.com/Share/Path/To/Folder/File.txt

The server's "Share" share point would mount as a volume, and the Finder would open a window navigated to "Folder", with "File.txt" selected. We used this methodology to share file server URLs around the office all of the time.

After we installed Mavericks on the clients (keeping 10.8.x on the OS X Server), whenever a client uses such a URL to locate file, a new volume mounts, named after the enclosing folder, meaning a mount point names "Folder" mounts.

Unfortunately, this means for every URL referencing a different directory, new mount points and server connections are made.

Some have reported the issue and it's been declared as working as designed, but Apple hinted that there is now an option being set that changes this, but unfortunately not supplying how to change that option.

Has anyone by chance figured out a way?


texts: How to listen to these downloaded BBC radio shows with Catalina?

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For years I have been downloading radio shows from the BBC, tagging them as 'podcasts' and putting them into iTunes. With the Catalina update these files no longer seem to be listenable!

The Podcasts app doesn't see them as it only seems to see things that are actual podcasts on the Apple Store.

The Music app won't import them (perhaps because of their 'podcast' meta data?)

The Books app will import them but see the 'shows' as chapters in one huge book - also sorting them alphabetically by the 'episode name' which doesn't have the date - making it impossible to listen to them in order or mark them as 'listened'.

What can I do to be able to listen to these files and sync them in a manageable way to my iPhone?

Is there a 3rd party app that will do this for me? I'd prefer to stay with apple native apps, but at this point I'm desperate!

Update: bizarrely enough, from the new Finder view of an iPhone all my old podcasts are still there and can be synced. So the data IS inside iTunes, but hidden from any view that I can find. This does not in any way help me as I can't seem to add new shows and it has lost all record of the 'listened' field that iTunes had before, so it thinks all shows are new again.


texts: What file types can you convert from a Mac to Windows?

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What types of files can I change from Mac- to Windows-based file types? What types "just work" on both systems? What types are simply non-transferable or won't work when moved between the OS types?

In particular, I am interested in these three file types: .ess, .app, and .bak.


texts: software to create timeline from excel data for mac

texts: I'm looking for a free or cheap product to create a timeline from an upload of an excel file, simple data (year and description). Any thoughts?


texts: If I upgrade to iOS 5, can I restore a 4.2 backup?

texts: I have an iPhone 4 with iOS 4.2 backed up to one of my PCs which I no longer use. If I upgrade to iOS 5, will I lose the opportunity to restore from one of these old backups? Would I be able to restore the phone to the old operating system and then restore from an old backup?


texts: Momentary freeze in Mac OS X on attaching a USB device

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This seems to have started only recently, but every time I attach a USB device or removable media (SD Card) to my MacBook Pro running OS X 10.8.3 the mouse cursor freezes for a few seconds. The screen is still updating. It seems to happen right when the OS sees the external drive (via phone, camera, SD card, etc.)

I don't see a spike in CPU or anything else suspect, just that the trackpad stops responding momentarily. What would cause this and is there a way to fix it?


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I am on the lookout for an IDS/IPS solution for OS X 10.6. I tried compiling snort for 10.6 and I'm having trouble compiling a dependency, DAQ.

The error I get is:

mv -f .deps/daq_ipfw_la-daq_ipfw.Tpo .deps/daq_ipfw_la-daq_ipfw.Plo
/bin/sh ../libtool --tag=CC   --mode=link gcc -DBUILDING_SO -g -O2 -fvisibility=hidden -Wall -Wwrite-strings -Wsign-compare -Wcast-align -Wextra -Wformat -Wformat-security -Wno-unused-parameter -fno-strict-aliasing -fdiagnostics-show-option -pedantic -std=c99 -D_GNU_SOURCE -module -export-dynamic -avoid-version -shared  -o daq_ipfw.la -rpath /usr/local/lib/daq daq_ipfw_la-daq_ipfw.lo ../sfbpf/libsfbpf.la -lpcap
libtool: link: gcc -Wl,-undefined -Wl,dynamic_lookup -o .libs/daq_ipfw.so -bundle  .libs/daq_ipfw_la-daq_ipfw.o   ../sfbpf/.libs/libsfbpf.dylib -lpcap
libtool: link: dsymutil .libs/daq_ipfw.so || :
sed: 2/sfbpf/libsfbpf.la: No such file or directory
libtool: link: `2/sfbpf/libsfbpf.la' is not a valid libtool archive
make[2]: *** [daq_ipfw.la] Error 1
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make: *** [all] Error 2

Any hints on how I can solve the problem?
Any links you can point me to where I can get a build for snort that works on OS X?
Any other IDS/IPS solutions you might point me to? Thanks!


texts: iPhone Version 9.3.3. Newsfeed from Sky News showing annoying symbols

texts: Why has Sky News in the News feed on my iPhone started to show annoying numbers and symbols in the text. (All the other news feeds are okay.) It looks like it might have something to do with computer commands for punctuation or something. (You can probably tell I'm not very tech savvy!)


texts: Need help figuring out how to save 1500 pictures between 2 iPhones and and iPad while traveling

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I need help.  I have been traveling for 5 months and have 2 iPhones with me as well as my iPad.  One of my iPhones is a 4, this is my work phone.  I have approximately 1500 pictures on this phone that I would like to be able to save before I turn my phone back into my company. (it will then be reset to factory settings). So far I have not been able to figure out how to successfully place my pictures in the iCloud so that I can access them from my personal iPhone 5 or my iPad.  I am in a very remote area and do not have a desktop or another computer with me.  Also, the wifi is often patchy.
Do I create a photo stream on the work phone?  Do I need to email myself each and every picture?
I have about a month and 1/2 more of this trip and my work phone is telling me that I am out of storage and unable to take anymore pictures.
Help..if you can.
thanks
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I have an iMac running El Capitan, and an external disk formatted NTFS that will not mount on the mac.  It will mount perfectly in Windows and Ubuntu.

I'm not trying to write to it, right now I just want to read.

Here's my output of "diskutil mount disk3s1":

Volume on disk3s1 failed to mount
If the volume is damaged, try the "readOnly" option

Output of info:

Device Identifier:        disk3s1
Device Node:              /dev/disk3s1
Whole:                    No
Part of Whole:            disk3
Device / Media Name:      Untitled 1

Volume Name:

Mounted:                  No

File System Personality:  NTFS
Type (Bundle):            ntfs
Name (User Visible):      Windows NT File System (NTFS)

Partition Type:           Windows_NTFS
OS Can Be Installed:      No
Media Type:               Generic
Protocol:                 USB
SMART Status:             Not Supported
Volume UUID:              E6F4FA18-C794-465E-82A1-91A8F45C4262

Total Size:               320.0 GB (319965626368 Bytes)
(exactly 624932864 512-Byte-Units)
Volume Free Space:        0 B (0 Bytes) (exactly 0 512-Byte-Units)
Device Block Size:        512 Bytes

Read-Only Media:          No
Read-Only Volume:         Not applicable (not mounted)

Device Location:          External
Removable Media:          No

Any ideas would be appreciated.


texts: Is there an iCloud equivalent to Google's Inactive Account Manager?

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Google has an Inactive Account Manager that allows you to specify people who will be given access to your account if you do not log in after a set amount of time. For instance, I have it set up so that if I don't log in after 3 months, then my family will be given read-only access to my account. Additionally, I can choose to delete my account outright.

Is there an equivalent feature for iCloud? I'm especially interested in iCloud backups. Can I set it so that if something were to happen to me, people of my choosing could gain access to it?


texts: Can't delete old Mac Time Machine backups

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I'm on 10.14 Mojave. I can't delete old backups in Time Machine with any of the suggested methods on the interwebs:

Attempt 1. Enter Time Machine -> click on cog -> delete backup.

Fail: "Some files can’t be processed, either because you don’t have permission to modify them, or because they are on a locked volume."

Attempt 2. Terminal:

sudo tmutil delete /Volumes/ExternalDrive/Backups.backupdb/BadassMacBook/2015-01-20-142139

Fail: Error (-36) deleting: /Volumes/ExternalDrive/Backups.backupdb/BadassMacBook/2015-01-20-142139
Error (642) re-linking Latest for machine directory: /Volumes/ExternalDrive/Backups.backupdb/BadassMacBook
Total deleted: 4.0K

Attempt 3. Bypass "Operation not permitted"
Terminal:

sudo /System/Library/Extensions/TMSafetyNet.kext/Contents/Helpers/bypass rm -rfv /Volumes/ExternalDrive/Backups.backupdb/BadassMacBook/2015-01-20-142139

Fail: "Read-only file system" for every file, nothing deleted.

Where do I go from here??


texts: how to stop spotlight indexing an attached camera

texts: When I attach my video camera (for the purpose of importing some clips into FCP-X) I noticed that spotlight is indexing the camera (which does show up as an external disk when I connect it, via the USB cable)  I'm pretty sure that there is some contention between spotlight trying to index these files and FCPX trying to import them.  Is there a way to stop Spotlight from indexing the attached disk?


texts: Storage Management on Catalina displays nonexisting apps. How to fix?

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My daughter's MPB running Catalina displays the following in Storage Management:

As you can see, there are two apps shown that come from Steam. But these apps have been deleted in the Finder. The storage is not used anywhere in her Application Support Steam folder (storage used there is 10GB, because of the Subnautica app only). Show in Finder does nothing and Delete... does nothing as well.
We would like to get Storage Management to give the correct info so we actually know if that is still in use storage or that it is just another display bug. We tried several things, including turning off TimeMachine and removing all local snapshots, running Repair from Disk Utility, reindex Spotlight, etc., but nothing so far has helped.
FileVault2 is active on the system.
This question is like this question from Sep 2019 (which did not get an answer so far) but with some more info on what we tried and with a fully up to date Catalina as per today. I can do technical things if people have suggestions, that might answer both questions. In both cases these were Steam apps, so there is a potential Steam on macOS issue here.


texts: Display glitches on a MBPro 15 inch Late 2013 (base model) (video)

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I have a late 2013 Macbook Pro Retina 15 inch with integrated graphics (base model), which has display glitches that occur sporadically. This seems to happen more often when an external display is connected.
https://streamable.com/ip8n8q
In the video, you can see the display glitches appear. Sometimes the glitches disappear when I move my cursor over it. This wasn't the case now, moving the cursor over to the external monitor fixed the issue.
My question: What could cause this and is there any known fix for it?


texts: iPhone 4S to new iPad - iMessage does not work

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I recently purchased the new iPad (WiFi) for my mom (Actually, my brother purchased it in USA and shipped it to India). I have a iPhone 4S. They created a contact with my name, added my number (I live in UK, in the following format +44 7XXXXXXXXX). I have created a contact called Mom on my mobile with her Apple ID (i.e., the email address).

When I create a new message...I am able to pick the contact and Message turns to iMessage. The "Send" button turns from (hulk) green to (blue). I send a message. It is sent, but I do not get a delivered report.

When my mom creates a new message, she is able to pick my contact and Message turns to iMessage and "Send" turns from (hulk) green to (blue). However, it fails and comes up with the red exclamation mark.

Any ideas what could be the problem?


texts: Is there a web browser for iOS that will allow me to change the user agent?

texts: I am using iOS 5 on an iPad and I'd like to be able to change the user agent. Is there a web browser that allows me to do this?


texts: Apple Developer certificates for signing mail?

texts: If every registered Apple developer have a certificate for signing their apps. Is that certificate also good for signing mails? And by this, I also mean if their certificate is backed up by a root authority CA recognized by other operative systems.


texts: Does the grayscale feature of iOS 8 extend the battery life?

texts:
In the way to reduce the power usage of my iPhone 5 (iOS 8), I'm simulating the power saving mode of Samsung Galaxy Note 4 by turning on the "Greyscale mode"

but does it really reduce the power usage and why ?


texts: Will one USB-C port be able to deliver power, data transfer and power two monitors on a Macbook Pro?

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I have a USB-C hub (link to it on amazon is here). At the moment I have a setup of: Mouse and keyboard, hard drives, power cable and one monitor through HDMI into that USB-C hub and have had no troubles.
However, I have a two monitor setup and when I use my MacBook pro I only use one monitor - I'd like to use the second one as a extend feature, so I have two screens available NOT DUPLICATE SCREENS.
This USB-C hub only has one HDMI port available (I'd prefer not to buy a new hub) and so I was just wondering if I got a HDMI splitter similar to this and plug that into the one HDMI port on my Hub and have two HDMI cables going from my two monitors, would that work?
I'm wondering this as it would be a lot of stress on one thunderbolt port on my Macbook, surely, let alone splitting HDMI signals?
If that won't work, if I have one HDMI port going from my hub to one monitor and have a USB-C cable to HDMI from another USB-C port on my Mac and have that go to the second monitor, would that be more feasible?


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I have an iPhone and an iPad where I sync my photos and videos on iCloud with the photo library. Now I have deactivated the photo library on my iPad because I created some videos that exceeded the 5GB limit and did not sync.

Later I deleted these videos and freed some storage on iCloud, but I cannot activate iCloud photo library again on my iPad because it says I do not have enough storage space on iCloud. My photos are 3GB+ and I only have 1GB free space on iCloud. But the photos on my iPad are the exact same ones as on my iCloud, except a few.

Why does it not sync and how can I fix this?

If I now take a photo on my iPad it does not upload to iCloud and sync to my other devices.

How do I resolve this issue?


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On iCloud.com > Calendar > Preferences > Advanced the "send notification to the app" is enabled

If my colleague invites me to his calendar by going into iPhone > Calendar > Calendars > CalendarName > Invite person I'm not receiving anything.

The same happens to 3 other people he invited. He's inviting me by writing the email I use to login into iCloud, and when he does my name appears automatically with the word "Pending" below it.

Into my iPhone > Calendar > Incoming it's completely empty.

Why is this happening?


texts: Cannot import .ics file events from email to iPhone calendar (iOS10.1.1)

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Unable to import events (36 total) from an .ics file I emailed to myself.  I used to see "Add All" as an option when viewining the .ics events. Now, all I see where "Add All" used to be is "Done".  If I tap any of the individual 36 events, I have an option to add to calendar as an individual event, but can no longer add numerous events from one .ics file with one click.

Not accusing, but, this seems to be occurring since updating to iOS 10.1.1. Anyone else experience this?


texts: Can I still access my me.com e mail account when changing to a Samsung galaxy s4?

texts: I am changing from a iPhone 4S to a Samsung galaxy s4.  I currently have a me.com e mail address. Will I still be able to use this if not with iPhone?


texts: Can I install and use Windows on an external USB 3 drive in Boot Camp

texts:
I'd like to try Windows 10 Technical Preview before it is released for purchase.
I am curious and have never used a windows based machine before.
Question: Is it possible to install and run Windows 10 Technical Preview under BootCamp


texts: How to erase the working blocks on a partially broken drive?

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I have a (partially) broken drive which I will send in for replacement. I’d like to wipe the blocks that can still be read / written. I tried using diskutil with the Terminal command given below, but this seems to simply stop when it encounters any bad blocks (the progress bar gets to 1%, but then it stops, reporting “Input/output error”):

$ diskutil secureErase 0 /dev/disk1

Is there some way I can tell diskutil to not stop but rather continue with the next block it can still write? Or is there another command I could use?


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I am currently using an HDMI adapter (and a cable for audio) to connect my Macbook Pro (2009) to my HD TV (no smart TV) and I use a wireless keyboard and mouse.

Is it possible to achieve the same result wirelessly? Note that I'm not looking for something like Apple TV. I want to see my desktop on the TV, possibly with audio as well.


texts: Always "Resolving host" on initial connection until Wifi restart

texts: Lots of questions about "resolving host" but I can't find any that deal specifically with initial connections.  When I try to connect my Macbook (mid-2012 13 inch, Yosemite 10.10.3) to an already setup network for the first time of the day - e.g. when tethering to android or arriving at work - the browser belligerently sticks to "resolving host" until I switch wifi off and back on, despite ostensibly having a full connection wifi icon.  Then the connection is fine.  This happens pretty consistently.  Any idea why?


texts: Delete all bookmarks from Google Chrome macOS app in one go

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How can I delete all the bookmarks in Google Chrome macOS app with one delete command?

Most solutions on the Web say to delete them one at a time. I have hundreds I want to clear. I imagine there is a file somewhere that contains them. Where can I find and delete it?


texts: Is there any difference installing command line tools with xcode-select --install or through developer.apple.com

texts: Is there any difference installing command line tools with xcode-select --install in the terminal and installing it through the graphical program from developer.apple.com ?


texts: How can I software update over cellular data? I've got enough data on my SIM but when go to update my iPad to iOS 8, it requires Wi-Fi. I do not have a router.


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I upgraded my MacOS to 10.15.1 which is the MacOS Catalina.

Before this I was able to use our Epson EX7235 Projector. But when it was upgraded it no longer works. Thus I downloaded new driver for the Catalina version. For a month there was none but lately they already have one. So, I was happy to install it.

The installation was very easy however the problem is only the screensaver is showing and not my actual screen. I search online and most of the advice is to go System Preferences then Display and then check the Show mirroring options in the menu bar when available which of course I did. However, it still did not work. So, uninstalled again the latest driver installer and re-install again but with the same result.

Hoping to hear similar problem as mine with solutions.


texts: Disable confirmation dialog when moving files in iCloud Drive in Windows 10

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My question is similar to this one but when using iCloud Drive in Windows (more specifically Windows 10). How can I stop iCloud Drive asking me for confirmation when I move files in the Windows Explorer?

This is specially annoying because many of the operations are just a rename (Ok, a move operation, but within the same directory), or move within iCloud itself. Also, a lot of times the Windows Explorer remains on top and you don't see the message, getting stuck until you realize why the action is blocked.


texts: Rsync not copying some files with extended attributes

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I am attempting to rsync from a network mounted volume to my Desktop.  However some but not alll of the files are not copying because of an rsync error. I am using rsync 3.1.1 from Brew. I'm using this command:

rsync -aXv  /Volumes/Scotts\ Stuff/Backgrounds ~/Desktop/Temp

However, I receive this error for some of the files:

get_xattr_data: lgetxattr(""/Volumes/Scotts Stuff/Backgrounds/chalkboard-black.jpg"","com.apple.ResourceFork",88644) returned 65536

Any ideas? Some files with extended attributes copy just fine but some receive the error. If I leave off the "X" option then rsync works but of course the extended attributes are not preserved.


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Search the web from Spotlight (⌘ CommandSpace) by entering search text and pressing ⌘ CommandB. The expected result of opening the default web browser (Firefox) and completing the web search occurs. However, the web search engine uses Google rather than the default (DuckDuckGo).
How can I set it so the search is done with my chosen search provider?
macOS 10.15.7


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For a short time, I'm reverting back to my old iPhone.
I entered my current Apple ID (the one with email address). A long time ago, Apple ID wasn't an email address.

The pop-up "Sign in to iTunes Store" keeps showing. How can one delete the old Apple ID (not an email address) without resetting?


texts: Markup edit on photos disappeared, any way to recover it?

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So I had some pictures from school and I edited them in the Photos app on my Iphone 6S (latest software, done some updates in the meantime, maybe this could have caused my problem?) with markup, doing some important notes on them. A few weeks later, today, I wanted to take a look at them and I could not believe my eyes. The markups have disappeared, leaving me with the original photos with no notes on them. I can't imagine how something like this happened... Any way I can get my markups back? It would save me hours of work.

The photos are not backed up on my icloud because it's full...
Also, they worked in the past, this is not the first time I want to look at them since I edited them, they were fine some time ago.


texts: iPhone 4 (iOS 7.x.x) - Unable to make video calls from any app other than FaceTime

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I'm using iPhone 4 (iOS 7.x.x). I tried doing video call using WhatsApp and few other video calling apps. But it didn't support video call.

Is it a limitation of iPhone 4? Or is there any possibility to resolve the problem?

FaceTime is working but is it available for Android phones?


texts: How to disable / change the photoshop cc splash screen (on Mac)

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When you open photoshop cc on mac you get this image: Photoshop CC Splash screen

I want to disable it, or (if impossible) to change it to my own image.

I know that is not something you can do by just change some pereference but i'm sure there is some kind of a hack that will do it...

Thanks.


texts: MacBook Pro 15" mid 2015 1TB w graphics major boot and keyboard problems

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So, a couple weeks ago I went to wake my computer up and the screen just stayed black. Strangely I could feel clicks in the touch pad (which means there is power and the haptic engine is working) but absolutely nothing else. I tried literally all day, to charge it, uncharge it, pressed the power button 1000 different ways and then nothing. So I got an idea:

I opened up the computer and unplugged the battery. Then I plugged in the power... Instantly it boots up. It gets stuck in a loop of half loading, crashing and then starting again. So at this point I plug the battery in and everything boots up and seems good. Except... now the keyboard doesn't work.

So for almost a week I used an external USB keyboard with my computer, scared to death to let it shut down. Then one day... the keyboard just started working again, everything except the arrow keys and the question mark. The arrow keys came back the next day after randomly pressing themselves a bunch, the question mark never did.

Anyways, I was OK with my situation, copy pasting a question mark in from the notepad when I needed it. But now this morning I had the black screen again. This time nothing worked at all, except there was music playing and I could turn the volume up and down and skip songs, but nothing else worked (not the keyboard lights, not the power button)... so I unplugged the battery and jump started it again.

Now my command keys don't work.

This is getting incredibly frustrating and I am appalled that this $3000+ machine has so many strange random problems that have nothing to do with physical damage.

Does anyone have any idea what's going on?


texts: Display multiple email accounts in screensaver

texts:
a number of use our 'family' OSX Lion Mac Mini in the kitchen.  We track multiple gmail accounts by each of using a different browser.

But, none of us can tell at a glance if we have any pending emails - not without switching browser panes.

What would be ideal would be for a screensaver to show pending emails across multiple email accounts.

Can anybody offer a solution for this?


texts: Always ask for password when mounting encrypted partition

texts:
I have an external disk with partitions A and B. B is an encrypted HFS volume with as password. (Presented as "Apple_CoreStorage" or "Logical Volume OS X Extended").

When I connect the drive, OS X asks for the password to the partition. If I unmount the partition, and mount it again, OS X does not ask for the password.

I have to physically disconnect the drive and connect it again to make OS X ask for the password.

Is there any way to require the password to be entered every single time the partition is mounted? (This is the way encrypted sparse images work, for example.)


texts: Unsupported hack or workaround to get 64-bit OS X to install on a MacBook Pro having only 32-bit EFI?

texts:
I want to install the 64-bit OS X 10.7 on my MacbookPro 2,1, which has a 64-bit processor, but only 32-bit EFI and Kernel Boot mode.

I know that this is not officially supported, but I assume there is some workaround since the hardware provides everything needed to run a 64-bit OS, except for the EFI.

"Select Startup Mode" tells me, that: "While your Mac is technically able to run a 64-bit kernel, this is not currently enabled by Apple."

How can I get that to work? Is there an unsupported hack or workaround?


texts: Cannot sync photos from photos app to iphone using iTunes

texts:
When I navigate to photos from my phone settings in iTunes, I am not able to select the photos.app from the "copy photos from" dropdown.
My Photo Library exist in the Pictures directory and it is set as a system photos library.
My photo library is not corrupt. The access level is not restricted.
I have my iCloud photos option disabled.
I am running Mojave 10.14.6
How do I sync my photos app library to my iPhone through iTunes?


texts:
When searching for mail in Mail.app with a GMail account, every instance of the mail shows up with every Gmail label, especially in the Bin label, since Apple mail autosaves drafts as you go along, there can be 50 instances of a single mail just in the Bin folder.

This makes searching impossible.

So I'm trying to turn off those labels in Gmail but no success so far. I have disabled "Show in IMAP" option in the GMail label settings for all those labels then deleted all the cached items in ~/Library/Mail/V2 and restarted Mail.app but that didn't do the trick.


texts: Checking if option is selected under System Preference on Mac

texts:
I have an issue with  AD binding on Mac. Computer shows its already bind to AD but won't allow domain logins. What I noticed is "Allow network users to log in at login windows" option is grayed out. I have a script which allows me to rejoin AD remotely which is fine but I would like to know if there is a command or script that can go this setting and see if "Allow network...." is available and checked through terminal.

It would be great if someone can help me out or point me in the right direction.

Thanks,
Fahed


texts: If I delete photos/files why aren't they actually deleted? How come they can be recovered?

texts:
I am trying to delete some photos from my daughter's Photos Library/Hard Drive. What I have done so far is that I have moved the photos to the trash and emptied it.

Now the problem is, deleted files/photos can be recovered using any Recovery Software out there in the market. (According to my husband)

I am confused. If someone deletes/erases a whole internal drive - how come the deleted files are recoverable?

My daughter’s computer is a 2014 iMac running El Capitan and it has a 500GB SATA hard drive.


texts: How do I write-protect a partition of a USB drive on OSX that can work cross-platform?

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I bought a bunch of USB sticks that I want to give as a gift to friends and clients, with some files on them. I'd like to have the files non-erasable (though I realise they can format the drive, I know that most of them won't, it's just to prevent accidental deletion of the files), while keeping the rest of the space free for them to use as they prefer.

I was told that the best option would be to make two partitions, one of them read-only, and the other read-write. I can do that with the max file system, but I need something that works cross-platform.

I thought I found my answer here https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/24120/31048 (create an ISO9660 "DVD/CD Master" and burn it on the drive using diskutil command line), but it produces something that can't be mounted anywhere.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

EDIT
I found a solution, but it doesn't solve everything. First, the CDR format that Utility Disk creates is not usable as it is, you need to convert it to ISO

hdiutil makehybrid -iso -joliet -o IMAGE.iso IMAGE.cdr

and then to DMG, using the following command:

hdiutil convert -format UDRW -o IMAGE.dmg IMAGE.iso

If you then burn the DMG file into the correct drive

sudo dd if=IMAGE.dmg of=/dev/rdisk1 bs=1m

It will work as expected: read only partition, compatible cross-platform. THe only problem I have left is this: the method described above formats the whole drive and creates one read-only partition, while the rest of the free space on the pen drive can't be used.

If I create two partitions, like this:

diskutil list
/dev/disk1
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *2.1 GB     disk1
   1:       Microsoft Basic Data UNTITLED 1              299.9 MB   disk1s1
   2:       Microsoft Basic Data UNTITLED 2              1.8 GB     disk1s2

And run this command:

sudo dd if=IMAGE.dmg of=/dev/rdisk1s1 bs=1m

It does write the IMAGE on the first partition, but it's unreadable. Is there a way to have both a read-only partition and another one that can be used as a normal VFAT, to copy/delete files in?

Thanks.


texts: When installing some apps, I get an "Extras" folder, where do I put this?

texts:
I'm new to Macs. I understand how to install Apps by dragging and dropping into the Applications folder and then opening the App, but sometimes installations come with an "Extras" folder (for instance, Diff Merge - http://www.sourcegear.com/diffmerge/).

Is there a common place to put things like this, or are these just tools I need to copy to various locations like my PATH?


texts: Unknown number instead of anonymous number

texts:
I've got a question, sometimes when the Caller ID is hidden, it will show up on my lock screen as "Anonymous". But recently, I've noticed something, there is a distinction between Anonymous and "Unknown", when missing a call.

Who can tell me what "unknown number" means, I suppose a caller either has the number hidden (anonymous) or shown (just the number that shows up, or a contact)? I also received a voicemail from the unknown number, which is just a 3 second message with a computer voice.

Who can clear this up for me?


texts: iOS 5 Upgrade: Massive Battery Drain and Crashing Phone App

texts:
I upgraded to iOS 5 a few days ago. Although the installtion was a bit bumpy, everything completed successfully. However, since the upgrade, the following symptoms have occurred:

Phone battery life dropped dramatically. Locked handset warms up while the battery life drops by 30% per hour.
The Phone app closes as soon as it's opened. Calls can still be made via Contacts, but hanging up or using keypad tones is virtually impossible.

Actions Taken So Far:
1. Deactivated every location service, syncronisation, ping setting, and push notification I can find. No difference.
2. Deleted my iCloud account. No difference.
3. performed two complete restores. No difference.
3. Switched off Mobile Data. Success: battery life and Phone app restored! Although renders the 'smartphone' pretty useless.

Question:
Does anyone else have this combination of problems since upgrade, or have any suggestions to help me. I'm visiting the Apple Store at the weekend and will look forward to being reminded that my warranty is 6 days out of date.


texts: I have high quality pngs and/or pdfs imported into iMovie. They look great on their own. However, when I share to file (using all the highest quality settings), the final result looks blurry. Any suggestions?


texts:
I have it setup so that my son only has 1 hour of computer use per day. He commonly needs extensions, and I think the only solution to do it while I am away is through terminal. Is there a way to extend the remaining time via a terminal command? Please note that I am only looking at answers through terminal not other 3rd party software.

Thanks.


texts: "Unable to verify account name or password" in Mail app despite using correct info

texts:
I had a problem with my Mac mail account and therefore I deleted some 4 keychain entries from my Keychain Access that were related to mail. I added a new one:

I tried to add my Yahoo account again, but this happens:

What can I do?


texts:
A couple of months ago, my Mac Book Pro wouldn't start up - it would make it halfway through and then power down. I took it to the repair store, and they said the hard drive was broken, and they needed to replace it. (Interestingly, they were able to transfer everything in my Applications/ folder to the new hard drive, and that was actually 85% of my content.)

Now, my computer is having problems booting again. Sometimes it takes a long time, sometimes it doesn't finish booting at all. I was able to boot it into safe mode, and it seems to be working alright right now. What steps should I take now to deal with this problem and not make it any worse?


texts: How to change safari search engine Mac OS

texts:
I want to change safari default search engine by native app or safari extension however it's possible.
I have tried to change preference (com.apple.safari.plist) file but there is no key to related safari search engine.
I also change in .globlerpreference.plist but no effect on safari browser is there any file appear in finder thats content safari default search engine.


texts: Does TextWrangler 4 break BBAutoComplete 1.5.3?

texts:
I just installed TextWrangler 4, and now when I try to use BBAutoComplete version 1.5.3, I get the error message seen below.

Is there a workaround to make BBAutoComplete work with TextWrangler 4?


texts: Macbook Pro 16" shuts down after a while in sleep mode

texts:
I have a 2020 16-inch Macbook Pro running macOS 10.15.5. Recently, it has started shutting down after it's been in sleep mode for a while. This happens quite often and is annoying because I have to rely on autosave mode for various programs. When I start it back up, it says my computer shut down due to a problem and offers to report it to Apple. However, when I look at the shutdown causes, I get number 5 (correct shutdown):
Filtering the log data using "composedMessage CONTAINS "Previous shutdown cause""
Skipping info and debug messages, pass --info and/or --debug to include.
Timestamp                       Thread     Type        Activity             PID    TTL
2020-06-15 09:21:44.476694+0200 0xd5       Default     0x0                  0      0    kernel: (AppleSMC) Previous shutdown cause: 5
2020-06-15 13:14:48.313305+0200 0xd5       Default     0x0                  0      0    kernel: (AppleSMC) Previous shutdown cause: 5
2020-06-15 17:48:48.208832+0200 0xd5       Default     0x0                  0      0    kernel: (AppleSMC) Previous shutdown cause: 5
2020-06-15 21:40:22.955534+0200 0xd5       Default     0x0                  0      0    kernel: (AppleSMC) Previous shutdown cause: 5
2020-06-16 09:36:04.794137+0200 0xd5       Default     0x0                  0      0    kernel: (AppleSMC) Previous shutdown cause: 5
2020-06-16 14:14:14.458370+0200 0xd5       Default     0x0                  0      0    kernel: (AppleSMC) Previous shutdown cause: 5
2020-06-16 18:48:45.251752+0200 0xd5       Default     0x0                  0      0    kernel: (AppleSMC) Previous shutdown cause: 5
2020-06-17 09:23:33.773847+0200 0xd5       Default     0x0                  0      0    kernel: (AppleSMC) Previous shutdown cause: 5
2020-06-17 13:15:24.859400+0200 0xd5       Default     0x0                  0      0    kernel: (AppleSMC) Previous shutdown cause: 5
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Log      - Default:          9, Info:                0, Debug:             0, Error:          0, Fault:          0
Activity - Create:           0, Transition:          0, Actions:           0

This is what I get for pmset -g:
System-wide power settings:
Currently in use:
 standbydelaylow      10800
 standby              1
 womp                 1
 halfdim              1
 hibernatefile        /var/vm/sleepimage
 proximitywake        1
 powernap             0
 gpuswitch            2
 networkoversleep     0
 disksleep            10
 standbydelayhigh     86400
 sleep                0
 hibernatemode        3
 ttyskeepawake        1
 displaysleep         10
 tcpkeepalive         1
 highstandbythreshold 50
 acwake               0
 lidwake              1

And this is what the report to Apple contains (please let me know if I should delete this in case it contains sensitive information).
I have reset the SMC and NVRAM to no avail.
What can I do to fix this?


texts:
I would like to convert some videos to H265, but this is quite slow on my Mac. I know that the modern A-series chips have hardware encoding/decoding support for H265. I would like to harness the power of the A12X on my iPad and use it for video encoding.
Is there any way to encode videos on iOS, perhaps an app on the App Store? On macOS there is HandBrake, which also has a command line tool called HandBrakeCLI, but I have not found something similar for iOS.
One idea would be to open the source video in iMovie and then export it with my desired settings. However, this sounds kind of hacky and would not offer the level of control that HandBrake does. Are there any better alternatives?


texts: trying to run Apache James (email server) on Mac -- getting "Permission denied" error -- help?

texts:
I download Apache James email server on my Mac.  I extracted the zip to a "james-2.3.2" folder.  When I run "./james-2.3.2/bin/run.sh" I get a "Permission denied".

I tried doing a chmod 755 on the run.sh but it still gives me an error (something about permission denied regarding a phoenix .sh file).

I expect I'm doing something fundamentally wrong.  Any help is appreciated!

rob


texts: Is there any way to show gif (animated) images in a slideshow or a screensaver? The screensaver app does not animate the gifs and the only way to view gifs is through Quick Look.


texts: Why Macbook Pro 2016 removes F1-F12 keys but the Fn key still there

texts: Anybody know why in the new Macbook Pro 2016, they remove the ESC, F1->F12 keys with the Touch Bar but the Fn key is still there?


texts:
I have an iPhone 4s. My camera doesn't have the live filters at the bottom right. I went to the settings, but it doesn't have anything that says "live filters".I'm very confused and want to know how to put them on my camera.

I don't want to go to my photos app and press edit. My friends has the same phone, and they have filters.


texts: kernel panics on sleep, M1 Macbook Air Big Sur

texts:
The new M1 Macbook Air with latest and greatest Big Sur 11.0.1, 11.1 and now 11.2 has kernel panics with high regularity.
Any suggestions on a remedy, or things to try? Much thanks.
panic(cpu 4 caller 0xfffffe0024233d9c): Sleep transition timed out after 35 seconds while calling Quiesce/Sleep action callbacks. Thread 0x73.
Debugger message: panic
Memory ID: 0xff
OS release type: User
OS version: 20C69
Kernel version: Darwin Kernel Version 20.2.0: Wed Dec  2 20:40:21 PST 2020; root:xnu-7195.60.75~1/RELEASE_ARM64_T8101
Fileset Kernelcache UUID: 3E6AA74DF723BCB886499A5AAB34FA34
Kernel UUID: 48F71DB3-6C91-3E62-9576-3A1DCEF2B536
iBoot version: iBoot-6723.61.3
secure boot?: YES
Paniclog version: 13

an iPhone has been connected, which may be related, when disconnecting it there are fewer kernel panics and the panic message is now slightly different
panic(cpu 2 caller 0xfffffe00274efd9c): Sleep transition timed out after 35 seconds while calling Quiesce/Sleep action callbacks. Thread 0x73.
Debugger message: panic
Memory ID: 0xff
OS release type: User
OS version: 20C69

Running the hardware tools in safemode reports everything as fine--no hardware issues.


texts: Show Outlook 2016 Calendar reminders in notification centre

texts: Is it possible to show Calender events and reminders from an Office 365 account set up in Outlook 2016 under the macOS Notification Centre? I can't seem to find a way to add them here


texts: Retrieve Previous Computer Serial Number From Old Ext Hard Drive

texts: This is a long shot, but I thought I'd ask anyways. I used to have an iMac 24" and the internal hard drive went bad on it. So I bought an external hard drive, installed OS 10.7 on it and booted the computer from that hard drive. I gave it to my friend and he used it for a while with his own external hard drive and I kept mine. It was stolen the other day and he didn't record the serial number. Is there some way I can pull from some file the serial number from the external hard drive that I have in hopes to at least file a police report?


texts:
I want to keep my laptop tethered to my phone's connection and was wondering if it is safe to keep emitting the personal hotspot wifi signal all day and anywhere I go (underground station, work, busy streets etc). Or would that have a risk of intrusion ?

My personal hotspot is password protected.


texts: Mac calendar app (iCal) displays error message "server responded with an error"

texts:
After upgrading to Mojave, the mac calendar app displays the following error when starting the app.

"server responded with an error"

Is this a problem with Mojave and the gmail server? The error message does not give any further details on the cause of the error.

When I use the mac email app, everything works as it should with receiving and sending emails through gmail.

The attached screen shot shows the error in detail.


texts:
I'm looking for software that will let me do bulk edits on metadata for photos in my iPhoto library. Specifically I'd like to be able to edit the date on the photos and the location information.

I'm going to be adjusting large numbers of photos so batch operations are an absolute must for me. Bonus points if I can copy and paste meta data information from one photo to many other photos. And it would be especially helpful if I could copy just specific meta data fields, not all the data or none of the data.

I've already tried to do some of this stuff in iPhoto and some of it is possible, but not great, and some of it is impossible. For example: I can edit the location meta data on photos but the UI for doing so is kind of awkward and slow, though it does support batch editing. I cannot edit the date and time stamp on photos though. That's one field I'd really like to edit (because the camera had the wrong date and time on them when some of these photos were taken).

So I'm looking for non-iPhoto suggestions here.


texts: How do I lock the screen using a keyboard shortcut on OS X Mountain Lion with a Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000?

texts: Title says it all: how do I lock the screen using a keyboard shortcut on OS X Mountain Lion with a Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000?


texts: When I pause a song on my iPod classic it forces me to listen to every song by that artist, how can I fix this?

texts: If I am listening to a playlist and pause a song in that playlist my iPod will not let me get out of that playlist I am forced to listen to every song on the playlist and once it is done then I am able to navigate through the iPod. How can I resolve this issue?


texts: PostScript questions on Macs with either Preview or Macghostview

texts:
1)  The PC implementation of Ghostview has a "Safer" option, checked by default, that prevents file creation (so that running a .ps file can't hurt anything in the environment).  One must uncheck "Safer" to run PostScript files that create files or one gets an invalidfileaccess error.

What is the equivalent of unchecking "Safer" in either or both of the OSX PostScript viewers mention in the title?

2)  If a PostScript program contains an error, where to Preview put (hide?!?!) the error message?


texts: My texts are not showing up delivered.  Does this mean I could have been blocked?  Or did they put it on Do Not Disturb?  Messages were delivered yesterday morning, but everything after that is not showing delivered.


texts: My iPad2 will not print to my HP wifi printer since the IOS8 update

texts: Can anyone advise me why my previously working HP printer and IPAD2 connection has suddenly stopped working after the recent IOS8 software update and how to rectify it? Thanks in anticipation.


texts: I have an encrypted disk. How do I customize the Guest shell that is offered when I boot?

texts:
I have an encrypted disk and when I boot I'm offered the ability to log in as a guest and get a Safari only shell.  This appears to be different from the guest account that is offered in the login screen on most non encrypted macs

I'd like to add additional things to that account that will assist me in recovering the laptop in case it is lost or stolen.

How can I customize this safari only guest account?


texts: How to download and upload app metadata from/to App Store Connect?

texts:
I have a game in App Store which has several leaderboards and achievements in multiple languages. I am now creating a sequel to the game and I would like to create leaderboards and achievements with the same names and localisations for the new game without having to write everything manually again.
I understand that it is possible to link the old leaderboards to the new game so the both games would use the same leaderboards but that is not what I want.
Apple had a command line tool called Transporter which I understand was able to download and upload the app metadata as XML files. I think that would have been the best solution for me but sadly it seems to be removed from existence in favour of the new GUI based Transporter.
I have not found any info or documentation if the new tool is able to do the same as the old one. When I start the application, it just asks me to "drag .ipa or .pkg file to get started".
Is there an easy way to download the published app metadata from App Store Connect and upload it for new app? With the new Transporter app or in some other way?


texts: Print Excel sheet with hyperlinks to PDF format while retaining links

texts:
Hej,

I'm trying to print Excel 2011 sheet with hyperlinks into pdf format, but the output file doesn't retain hyperlinks.

Is there a way to preserve them in output format?


texts: A better alternative for source code file browsing than finder+quicklook?

texts:
I'm not an IDE user and I spend a lot of time going back and forth between finder windows opening files in quicklook just to look at a thing here and there. This gets awkward fast, specially as QL loses the spot I was reading at, and the file browser is not as attuned to this usage as that of an IDE file browser. Also, the QLStephen source code preview stops working from time to time.

I'm wondering, is there any lightweight alternative to browsing source files like this?A finder replacement, a terminal utility, or something like those old school image file browsers ala ACDSee but for text?

I'd be happy if the column view of the finder showed me a full pane scrollable preview of the text so I didn't have to open QL, but other desirable features would be the ability to set a project folder with a file tree in the sidebar, bookmarking folders/files, search across project folder, and dreaming big, the possibility to go to function definition.
Been thinking to write something like it myself but I just keep thinking something like it must exist somewhere.


texts: Unable to open sleep image due to permission issues

texts: I upgraded my Mac to High Sierra and I wanted to open the sleep image which is situated in /private/var/vm But when I opened it it showed 'you have no acces to open this file please contact your administrator or network administrator' message like that.I am not sure whether this is a problem with me or has Apple restricted access to sleep image on high sierra


texts: Is the iOS Camera app's "tap to focus" animation available somewhere that I can download and use? Preferably an array of images?


texts: Mail.app how to archive messages with delete key?

texts:
Recently I have noticed that Mail.app on Mojave is sending discarded messages to the trash instead of archive.  I have set the preference "Move discarded messages into archive", but that doesn't seem to make a difference.  The user guide says this setting is for swip guestures, but I was hoping it would apply to the delete key as well.

On the toolbar, I have two separate buttons for Delete and Archive.  Both of these buttons work correctly, but I like to discard messages using the delete (backspace) key.

I did figure out that setting Trash Mailbox to None will effectively make all discarded messages go to archive.  But this makes it impossible to trash a message.  I want the delete key to archive and I want the trash button to trash.

There is a menu item to Archive, but Sys Prefs does not allow assigning a custom shortcut for the delete key with no modifier.


texts: i want to stop iMessages from being deleted

texts:
I want to prevent my step daughter deleting message from iMessages so they can't be viewed (once you delete that using the more button you can't see it again)

Is there a way to prevent that (disable that function)?


texts: Automator: action/service on right click on an url

texts:
I keep doing the same thing over and over:

Copy a url
Run a script with the url as a parameter

  php myscript.php --url "URL"

I'm pretty sure Automator can help here, but I'm completely stuck to understand how. My idea was to create a service: right click on the url > service > myscript.

How can I do that, or is there another solution out there?

Edit:

Here is what I tried, create a service with an URL as input.

Unfortunately, the service does not even show up when I right click.


texts: Can I bruteforce a partitioned encrypted Usb drive?

texts:
I partitioned a kingston datatraveler g4 and encrypted one partition. I don't remember the whole password and read things online about bruteforce cracking but don't understand how to apply it.
I read that I don't have a core storage uuid because it is partitioned. Anyone with a simple solution?


texts: How can I fix a Macbook pro MGXA2 draining battery on shutdown?

texts:
I have a macbook pro 15" late 2014, I've got a problem: battery draining when shutdown (not sleep).

2018-11-17 12:47:31 +0700 Wake DarkWake to FullWake from Normal Sleep [CDNVA] due to UserActivity Assertion: Using AC (Charge:100%)
=> I used MBP with A/C 100%

2018-11-19 10:08:17 +0700 Sleep Entering Sleep state due to 'Clamshell Sleep': Using AC (Charge:55%) 266 secs
=> 2 days after, battery drain from 100% to 55% (45% 2days => ~ 22% per day)

My battery heath is 92% GOOD (check by battery heath app) ,
I even tried to reset the System Management Controller (SMC),disable iCloud Drive sync, disable tcpkeepalive but got nothing changed.
Does anyone have this issue too? and is it normal with MBP 2014 MGXA2. This problem is very bad for my job.
I'm so boring and sorry about my bad English.
sudo pmset -g assertion:

Assertion status system-wide:
   BackgroundTask                 0
   ApplePushServiceTask           0
   UserIsActive                   1
   PreventUserIdleDisplaySleep    0
   PreventSystemSleep             0
   ExternalMedia                  0
   PreventUserIdleSystemSleep     0
   NetworkClientActive            0
Listed by owning process:
   pid 102(hidd): [0x0000001100098059] 00:00:00 UserIsActive named: "com.apple.iohideventsystem.queue.tickle.4294968143.3"
    Timeout will fire in 120 secs Action=TimeoutActionRelease
   pid 71(mds): [0x00000005000b8002] 00:00:57 BackgroundTask named: "com.apple.metadata.mds.power"
No kernel assertions.
Idle sleep preventers: IODisplayWrangler

What might solve this?


texts: How do I "NOT require" a passcode in Apple Configurator

texts: Since apparently I can't set a passcode automatically with configurator I'd like to not have a passcode required (I'm okay with the user setting one themselves as long as it'll get wiped when I reset the device). Is it possible to have configurator do this?


texts: Can having a MBP constantly charging damage the battery?

texts:
I constantly have my MBP connected to its charger. I was curious though, can this affect the battery? If the battery is always at 100% and power is constantly being fed into it, does this damage the battery? Because right now my trackpad is bulging same with the lower body of the MBP and it's because of the battery expanding. So I was curious if the constant charge may have deformed the battery.

Thank you


texts: How many external monitors does the iMac 27" with 5k display support?

texts: Specs indicate just 1. Has anyone connected more than 1 monitor successfully? How many can you connect in total?


texts:
I've been trying to remove a specific text from my iPhone's SMS database. The text is too long (tens of thousands of characters long, if not more) and is causing iOS to crash whenever I view the conversation it's in. I'd greatly prefer to remove it without removing any other text.

I've tried downloading the SMS database file and:

Modifying the text to [Removed] and saving it to the phone
Modifying the text to [Removed], saving it, backing up, and restoring
Modifying the text to [Removed] and simply replacing the database file in a backup, then restoring
Removing the text from the database and saving it to the phone
Removing the text from the database, saving it, backing up, and restoring
Removing the text from the database and simply replacing the database file in a backup, then restoring

All of these methods have been unsuccessful. The iPhone is always unable to write to the modified database. Some of these methods don't let the iPhone read any of the texts at all (and simply have an empty Messages app) or they make the iPhone read the texts at first, but then once the phone is restarted it cannot read it anymore.
The phone is still able to read and write to the unmodified database file no problem.

I am using DB Browser for SQLite (http://sqlitebrowser.org/) to modify the database file.

I need a way to remove the text in question without viewing it in the iOS messaging app. My phone is jailbroken. I'd really like to get this fixed.


texts: How to associate a route with an interface?

texts:
I have a Mac with two network interfaces, connected to different networks.  For the sake of argument, let's say one is connected to a private network and the other to the Internet.

I understand that I can use the Networks system preference pane to place the Internet interface higher in the "service order" than the private network and that, by doing so, its "Router" will become the system's default gateway (and the other interface's "Router" is ignored).

However, this obviously results in all traffic being routed over the Internet (except the specific subnet of the private network to which the machine is directly connected).  I want to override this behaviour for the entire private network, routing all private traffic via the appropriate interface.

What is the "Apple Way" of accomplishing this?  Merely executing sudo route add ... only creates the route temporarily, whereas I want to associate it with the interface in some permanent way (i.e. that will survive the interface changing state, or the system rebooting).

I presume that the solution will involve launchd invoking a script after the interface has come up… but how?!


texts: How to setup a Mac (Mini 2015) without a monitor (or mouse or keyboard)?

texts:
I would like to complete the initial setup of a Mac Mini (2015) without having to use an external monitor (or a mouse or keyboard).
I do have a MacBook Pro available in case this would help (and from which I would like to remotely setup the MacMini), but I thought that I would be able to just follow the procedure discussed by Apple here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202542
Basically, that article says you should be able to see the Mac in your shared computers section and just start ScreenSharing. However, this doesn't work and I am suspecting it only worked for MacMini Server models back when they sold them. Today, Apple only sells a "Server.app" from the Mac App store and the "helpful" comments on that help desk article say:

Adopting Server app
On the server, open the Mac App Store.
Sign in with your Apple ID. OS X Server should appear in your purchase history. This is for verification only.
On your administrator computer, open the Mac App Store.
Sign in with the same Apple ID as in step 2.
Go to the Purchases tab and install OS X Server.

Well, that clearly requires a Monitor, right ?
Is there no way at all to setup a Mac Mini (with the help of just a MacBook Pro)?
Current state: I can see the MacMini on the network - well I can PING it and confirmed the MAC Address - so I know its on the network, but I can't SSH or VNC into it ...
Ideas:
Target Disk Mode (TDM):
With the help of a keyboard I might be able to start the Mac Mini in TDM and somehow install whatever I want on it. I don't exactly see this solving my problem, though - unless I could do this from another Mac Mini. A MacBook Pro OS X installation will look different to the one performed through a Mac Mini, I believe, but please correct me if I'm wrong.


texts: Can I clean up by date created in reverse order?

texts:
I have a folder of documents that I want to sort by the date they were created from oldest to newest. I know you can do this in list view, but I really want it to be in icon view.

I know that you can clean up by date created from the right-click menu, but that puts the newest files at the top, which is the opposite of what I want. Any help would be greatly appreciated.


texts: What are the limitations of Trusted Platform Modules?

texts:
Apple introduced DMCA measures (like DSMOS and CPUID Validation) instead of attempting to utilize a Trusted Platform Module (which was physically present on hardware but did not have drivers on Mac OS X).
What are the limitations that Trusted Platform Modules have that don't make them a viable solution (or less ideal solution) for platform lockdown?


texts: Installing gcc twice on a Snow Leopard machine?

texts:
I have an old early 2008 Macbook that runs Snow Leopard and can't upgrade to anything better. I wanted to install a C++ compiler on it and finally stumbled across this:

https://github.com/kennethreitz/osx-gcc-installer

I did something pretty stupid. I ran the install twice...

What effects would this have? Will it take up two times the space on my computer? The compiler itself seems to be working fine in the command line, but I'd like to get rid of any useless files from installing it twice. If so, how can I do that?


texts: Is there any podcast App that allows to listen to episodes chronologically, starting at episode 1?

texts:
I can not figure out what's the correct settings to be able to listen to podcast episodes from day 1, in the chronologically order, automatically.

Let's say that I've just discovered an interesting podcast. So nice that I want to listen to every episodes from day 1. What I want is to always have for instance 2 or 5 unread podcast episodes on my phone. I want to have 6,7,8 when I have already listen to 1,2,3,4,5. But not the freshly released 150th.

Can anyone help me with it? It's seems to be really basic, but I have not yet succeeded to set any podcast prefs right until now, and I've to add episodes manually...

EDIT : If there is no way to do it, is there an alternative App that does it ?

EDIT 2 : Since it's an old question that I'm still want an answer to : is there any new app that permit a chronological listening of the episodes?


texts: Big boo boo on reinstalling OS X Lion. Help!

texts:
I have OS X Lion and erased the hard drive to prepare and install Maverick. Can you hear the violin playing? Here are the issues:

My hardrive (Toshiba 750G) resized down to its branch hardrive (Macintosh HD) 16G. Why? I tried to reboot and recover from my USB drive but it failed to reboot and instead copied the storage size of my USB drive.
Tried Command R and Option and Command/Option R - all failed to reinstall.
Tried Reinstalling OS X Lion but Apple can't verify my macbook pro.

Guys please I need help. I just don't understand why it won't recognized or reboot from my USB drive. I also have another external hardrive as a backup to reboot but won't work either. And we I look at the Disk Utility image on both devices, I can see the Recovery HD.
What am I doing wrong?


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Can I somehow have a video loop as a screensaver in mountain lion?
I remember the Save Hollywood app that worked for leopard, but nothing since then.
Is there any way?


texts: macOS Catalina hibernatemode 25 invalid?

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(MacBook Pro 13" 2020 w/ macOS 10.15.5)
I've always set hibernatemode to 25 for all my old Mac's (running OS 10.10.5) without a problem. However, setting hibernatemode to 25 on Catalina didn't seem to work, even when I turned off the Standby feature as suggested in this link: macOS Mojave hibernatemode 25 | Dark Wake/ sleep wake .
Whenever I open the lid, I see the login screen immediately; apparently it did not wake from a hibernation state. I checked the "Wake from" Console history and it showed several "Wake from Deep Idle" events; none of them was "Wake from Hibernate".
Is it possible to make Catalina hibernate?


texts: Two-factor Authentication closed loop. Devices can't approve each other!

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After recently updating iOS on my iPhone I was asked to approve my iPhone from another Apple device of mine. I believe an approval code was sent that I never received because it was sent to the device I am trying to approve. I saw my phone number appear on the screen, and confirmed it because it is my current number, not realizing where this would lead.

I can't approve my iPhone from my Mac because it's not running El Capitan yet. I have now started a lengthy Time Machine backup and am looking into the steps for a clean install since the Mac has performance issues that a standard update will likely not solve. This had to be done anyway, but it's going to be a process, and I still don't know if my iPhone will trust my Mac since the Mac doesn't have an existing history of 2FA usage.

I can't approve my iPhone from the household iPad because it uses another family member's account for iCloud. I hoped that because I make iTunes purchases on the iPad with my Apple ID that the iPhone would trust it, but it does not. In fact, the opposite has happened - after signing in with a now-suspect Apple ID the iPad is now also waiting for approval and refusing to trust the iPhone.

I cannot log into icloud.com for the same reason, so there's no hope of authenticating from there.

This has become a nightmare spiraling out of control, with my Apple devices all asking to be approved and none of them trusting each other. What can I do to prove that I am me, and get my iCloud and devices functioning again?


texts: If the brightness of the built-in display is turned black, can it be considered off?

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Model: MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014) OS: 10.13.6

I connect an external monitor to the macbook, set the Arrangement to be Mirror Displays and then use the keyboard F1 to dim the built-in display to black. It seems it's off and even the back apple log is black (since it's using the same light as the monitor).

So, can I consider the built-in display it's off? (means it will not use any hardware/software resources such as CPU/RAM etc..). Thanks.


texts: I just purchased a wireless Magic Mouse for my Mac. There is no scrolling bar at the right of screen.  How can I activate this?


texts: Is a copy of /Library and ~/. sufficient for a clean install?

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The title says it all. After too many OS X and now macOS upgrades-in-place, my disk is cluttered with too much history. There is also the occasional small but unnerving issue that may just be resolvable by a clean install.
Moving from Catalina (10.15) to (10.16), my plan is to save just /Library and ~/.. Is any other path necessary to maintain personalized settings?
(After upgrading disk-to-disk—as opposed to time-machine-to-disk—I haven't been able to continue using my Time Capsule histories, and hence I'll be wiping these and starting fresh.)


texts: I tried activated the option to partition a disk, instead all my drive data disappeared in a few seconds

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I read online that there was a command line to activate the partition option on Disk Utility:

diskutil partitionDisk disk4 1 GPT HFS+ newdisk

Which is just supposed to unlock the possibility to partition THEN chose the partition size or erase. Instead it renamed the disk but it also made all my data disappear!!

Please tell me there's a way to retrieve it or I'm going to smash the Mac to pieces...


texts: How to manually set the language for Auto Correct?

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How can I manually select the language of Auto Correct for a block of text in apps like Notes and Mail?

I want to write a text that contains both English and German sentences. I have found a solution to modifying the setting globally in this thread, but I would like to have a mixed document.

If I type an English and German sentences, the resulting spelling corrections may or may not be reasonable and the pattern (if one exists) is not obvious. To be specific, in the following snapshot the second sentence is in the wrong language while the first and the third one are correct:

How can I change the spelling language of the second sentence to English?


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I'm having problem with sending mail via SMTP where the error is username and password does not match, even though they are most certainly correct as the IMAP works.  My host wants me to try to uncheck "Automatically detect and maintain account settings" that I access through Mail > Preferences > Accounts, but that checkbox is greyed out and cannot be changed.  How can I enable this checkbox?

This is in Yosemite, my email host is Zoho.

Thanks!


texts: delete all backups of all machines and reset time machine drive

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Delete all backups of all machines and reset time machine drive.

As you can see I just want to start over. There are some great discussions on deleting one backup at a time. I have 30 or so. I am changing mac and I would like to just reset time machine.

Please note the drive I have is external. So I can do it through disk utility by directly plugging in but I remember reading somewhere that it's not a good idea.


texts: Is it possible to run os x 10.8 on a modern mac?

texts: I would like to get a new computer, but I have a lot of software that I use which is discontinued and requires OS X 10.8.  Is there a way on a modern mac to have a dual-boot situation so that I can have the latest OS, but also have the option to boot into 10.8 without any performance issues?


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sorry if this has been asked before.

I was told that IOS 10 won't download on iPad if IOS 9.3.5 is already installed. I have checked how to remove it so I can install IOS 10, but when I try follow the instructions given on most sites, I can't because it's not there in the list of storage to delete. Does anyone know why this is, and what to do about it?


texts: How to force macOS to accept and activate changes to .GlobalPreferences.plist?

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I have a key with values that I'd like to insert into .GlobalPreferences.plist. I've been able to insert these via the following steps:

mkdir ~/tmp; cd ~/tmp
cp /path/to/some.plist ~/tmp/
cp ~/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences.plist ~/tmp/
#Convert from binary plist to xml:
plutil -convert xml1 .GlobalPreferences.plist
#Merge some values into the plist:
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -x -c "Merge some.plist :ProperlyNamedKey" ~/tmp/.GlobalPreferences.plist
#Test to make sure values have been inserted to key:
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -x -c "Print :ProperlyNamedKey"
#Reencode to binary plist:
plutil -convert binary1 .GlobalPreferences.plist
cp .GlobalPreferences.plist ~/Library/Preferences/

The key and accompanying values are merged fine, but when I cp the .GlobalPreferences.plist back over to the Preferences folder, the changes do NOT show up.  When I sudo reboot the changes also vanish and no longer show up in the .GlobalPreferences.plist nor in System Preferences.

Is there a way to force macOS to accept and activate .GlobalPreferences.plist changes immediaely and such that the attempted changes are not wiped out?


texts: Can I save some steps when burning same playlist over and over?

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iMac OSX 10.8.5

I am often producing demo CDs for a musician.

The steps are

insert blank
scroll to playlist
right click and choose burn
click ok
wait for jingle - this scrolls to the playable CD
click eject

repeat

I would like to

scroll to playlist ONCE
right click and choose burn
get prompted for disks until I am done and click cancel

Is there a setting I did not find? I am not interested in 3rd party software - just wondering if there is a setting I overlooked or perhaps some way of automating this.


texts: Lion - override windows resizing restrictions for certain applications

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I am a long time user of a windows manager tool in osx (SizeUp) that I love as it allows me to tile several different windows on my laptop screen while having a full editing window open on my secondary screen for coding.

I recently made the move up to OSX Lion and noticed that certain applications now seem to have restrictions on them for how they resize.  The applications that I have noticed are, unfortunately, 3 of the apps I normally have open while working:

Skype
iTunes
Outlook

For all of these apps, when I resize them manually or using my windows manager tool, there seems to be a limit beneath which they won't go - i.e. they have limits set on their minimum height/width.  This means that I am unable to tile them effectively on my smaller screen.

I am wondering if there is a way of overriding these restrictions so that I am able to tell osx to ignore the settings globally (i.e. for all apps) or can I disable the restrictions on a per app basis?  Either solution would help.

Conversely, if there is another windows management tool that is able to universally override these restrictions, that would work as well,

Thanks.


texts: How can I make Automator run service I made (shell script) and display the output in Terminal?

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Hi I'm new to Macs and OSX, I'm using p7zip cli app to compress folders with big files inside (1; 2 GB or more). So I managed to make a Bash script to do it in batch process when I go to bed and I'm not using the computer.

This the code:

#!/bin/bash
 for folder in */
 do
 7z a -t7z -m0=lzma2 -mx=9 -mfb=64 -md=1024m -ms=on -mmt2 "${folder%/}.7z" "$folder"
 done

I have this in Comp7zip.sh file, I put that file inside the main folder that contains all the other subfolders I want to compress. So from the terminal I do:

$cd myfolder
$./Comp7zip.sh

Then in the terminal I can see how the 7z app is working, and it compresses all the folders just fine.

But since it is a bit annoying, copying the .sh file inside the folder and using the terminal every time, I use Automator to create a service and do it with a couple of clicks, this is the code:

#!/bin/bash
cd "$@"
for folder in */
do /usr/local/bin/7z a -t7z -m0=lzma2 -mx=9 -mfb=64 -md=1024m -ms=on -mmt2 "${folder%/}.7z" "$folder"
done

It's almost the same, just add the cd "$@" to use the selected folder in finder, so I have a new service that does the same thing that the .sh file does.

I just select the folder that has all the subfolders I want to compress, then pick my service from Finder's context menu, works fine and compresses all the folders inside the selected folder.

The problem here is, that in this way I can't see the 7z app wile it's working, all the compressing is made in the background with just and icon of a little gear in the menu bar that indicate the compress is running, and nothing more.

So with little files this is not a problem the compress ends fast, but with large files, I can't see how the compress work is doing it.

So the question is, how can I make Automator to show me the running task in the same way the method with the .sh Bash file does?

Also any ideas of how to add to this process a way to compress files outside subfolders in the selected folder? I mean all this code only works with folders and it's content, but not with files, so how cam I make it work with folders and files in the same process?

I'm sorry for my grammar, English is not my native language.


texts: Detaching Process from "Run Script Over SSH" in Shortcuts

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I'm trying to use the "Run Script Over SSH" in Shortcuts (found under Scripting > Shell.

I want to execute a long running command from a sharesheet. So that the sharesheet doesn't remain open, and I can move on to other tasks without worrying about leaving the network etc, the command, foo, needs to execute detached from the SSH session.

I have tried using nohup, but I receive a nohup: can't detach from console: Undefined error: 0. I have also tried backgrouding & and using disown, but neither technique has been successful. Also tried screen on my machine, but it just hangs blank. Are these ineffective because of security changes to MacOS?

What is the appropriate way to keep foo running after my ssh session is gone?


texts: Reinstall Mac OS X Lion and do selective restore from Time Machine backup

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My MacBook Pro is so slow that it would put a Windows XP laptop to shame, so I am considering a fresh installation of Mac OS. I have Time Machine backups of the system, but I don't want to restore system files, preferences, applications, etc., because it would probably reimport stuff that was slowing down the system in the first place.

What's the best way to go about this? I am currently downloading the OS from the Mac App Store. I know how to start off the installation from an external drive. But then what? I just want my documents and iPhoto library.

Anyone with any experience with this?

Am I right in assuming that since I have a current Time Machine backup, in the worst case I can go back and find any missing files if I do a clean install?


texts: How do I install Skype for Business on my Mac?

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I have been to the Office365 website and looked in the software section but I cannot find it.

Any assistance would be appreciated.


texts: Is there a way to copy text message in a pop-up window like this is possible on Windows machine by making pop-up window active and then pressing CTRL+C?


texts: Why does ‘freedom’ return the french fries  emoji?

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In my emoji picker when I enter freedom I see some french fries.

Why is that?

Practical example:

So if I want to write something like the following:

  People of the world appreciate what you're given, go out there and enjoy your freedom

So emojifying the above quote is somewhat dangerous:

   of the , appreciate what you're given, go out there and enjoy your .


texts: iPhone 8 - Pictures associated with contacts disappear

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I just upgraded to an iPhone 8 from a 5s. I have photos of those listed as my favorites. Some of the photos won't stay with the associated contact. I open the contact, tapped Edit, Add Photo-> Choose Photo, pick the picture I want, tap Choose, then Done. About 5-7 seconds later, the photo disappears.

My phone and desktop use a Hosted Exchange for mail, contacts, notes etc. I don't use iCloud.
 Any ideas?
DB


texts: Screen remains on after bringing it to my ear during a call

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While in a call with the phone at my ear the touch screen stays active instead of going off which I am sure it always used to do.

What is now happening is I keep activating the mute or hold button during calls.

This never happened before.  Any tips?


texts: Can the iSight camera perform facial recognition at the lock/login screen?

texts: I would like to know is there any software that will make my Macbook Pro's iSight camera work as biometric authentication by capturing my face? Any free or paid software are welcome (preferably free). I have tried to google it but I found only some forums with posts from 2004 and nothing helpful.


texts: 5GHz WiFI speed much slower than on 2.4GHz on my Macbook air 2017

texts: I just setup my new Xiaomi WiFi MiRouter 4A gigabit edition router but my Macbook has only 3MBs speed of uploading while on 2.4GHz speed is 60MBs. Also on iphone and other devices is almost 200Mbs speed. I deleted my antivirus app and vpn but still didn't help. I don't know what to do.


texts: How can the gutter in TextMate 2 be disabled?

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Is there a means to disable the gutter in TextMate 2 on OS X? This was apparently possible in previous versions of TextMate.

TextMate version 2.0-beta.8
OS X Yosemite 10.10.5


texts: How can I re-route Cocoa applications through ssh -X?

texts: Is is possible to re-route Cocoa applications through ssh -X? I like being able to route X applications, but I want to route Cocoa applications too. Any ideas?


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My computer wastes tons of heat and has terrible battery life in Bootcamp (Windows 10).
I believe this is because the iGPU is not exposed and the machine is constantly using the more power hungry AMD Radeon Pro 5300M.
Is it possible to expose the iGPU to Windows?
It is not even listed in Device Manager, and I can't find any drivers that will successfully install.
On a normal Windows install, the two devices will happily co-exist and switch between each other as the situation demands.


texts: I have been trying without success to re-download WhatsApp and every time it says "unable to download". I am not sure if it's a space issue, I would think it would tell me I do not have enough available storage. I am using an iPhone 5c with iOS 10.2.1.


texts:
Everybody knows MAME.
I wonder where can I find an updated Mac version (if possible with a GUI) of Mame.

I've found SDL Mame that looks promising (no GUI however), but I'm not able to download it from the official site.

Do you have any alternative or a mirror?


texts: How to move the cursor one character forward in iterm2? I can move one character backward with ^b. I tried ^f but instead of moving one character forward, it scroll through command history from the beginning.


texts: Mail is sending text attachments rather than including the text inline

texts: In My Mac Mail, the messages are going as text attachment, rather than just appearing inline as the mail contents.  How can I make sure that the contents of my mails are not being sent as attachments?


texts: iLife Slideshows screen saver not working after update to macOS High Sierra 13.13.3

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My screen saver - that shuffles between a list of files in a folder - have stopped working after I updated to 13.13.3. When the screen saver starts it shows a black screen with the following message:

"You cannot use the iLife Slideshows screen saver with this version of macOS. Please contact the vendor to get a newer version of the screen saver."

Also my screen saver preference pane have stopped working - it simple does not switch to that screen when I click the "Desktop - Screen saver" button.

I have tried setting the screen saver using the terminal and the defaults command to update the plist file.


texts: How to synchronize data from iPhone to iPod?

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My iPhone was stolen. I always backed up with iCloud and my computer (Windows PC) through iTunes.
I have decided to completely block and erase my iPhone remotely but I want to keep the data (at least contacts) to a device I own. my iCloud account shows 5GB used and has contacts in it.
Will that data be erased if I erase my iPhone?

Also, I want to synchronize stored iPhone backup from my iCloud and PC to my iPod but iTunes does not show any such option when my iPod is connected to the PC.
I'm doing something like this for first time and Apple's support pages on this topic do not help.


texts: Can a Macbook Air mid-2011 boot without any SSD installed?

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I got a Macbook Air 13" mid-2011 (A1369) from a friend who disposed it years ago. He said it was "broken", and a technician told him it wasn't worth the repair. He's not an expert, and couldn't give me any other useful details. Now he gave it to me, I'm looking if I can fix it.

When I push to power button I can't hear the usual chime and the notebook doesn't turn on. Connecting a working power adapter it doesn't seem to charge - no lights on the magsafe connector. My guess first guess was that the battery may be broken.

Today I opened it, and found the SSD missing.

So my question: Can this Macbook Air turn on without any SSD installed?
Is it possible that it doesn't turn on because there's no SSD installed?

Actually, I'd like to try anything before spending money on a SSD that I can't use elsewhere. Battery replacements are cheap, but SSD drives are expensive.


texts: How can I split install.wim from Windows installation ISO on OSX?

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I want to make a bootable Windows installation USB on OSX. However, I run into the problem with isntall.wim file that doesn't fit into FAT32 4GB file limit.

All google results about this problem (like this article) describe the solutions that I can use on a Windows system. How can I split the install.wim file if I only have a working OS X system? Is there anything similar to Dism /Split-Image console tool that I can use?


texts: Are there any simple, zippered "sleeve" cases for the iPod Touch?

texts:
I'm looking for a simple, zippered "sleeve" case for an iPod Touch (like a laptop sleeve, only smaller). I'm interesting in something styled like Case Logic's zippered digital camera cases, such as this one or this one. Those would be perfect, except the Case Logic website warns that they are too small to fit an iPod Touch (by about half an inch). I've looked at Incase's offerings, too, but they don't sell anything like these.

I'm primarily interesting in protecting the iPod's screen while carrying it in a pants or jacket pocket. Many of the iPod cases I've found either don't cover the screen, or are, frankly, kind of ugly and gaudy.


texts: How Do I Restore the Default Settings in Lion?

texts:
I love playing with new operating systems, and also love to experience the default behaviour that Those That Be have decreed are the New Best Thing. Up until now, I've always - be it Windows or Mac OS X - nuked my hard disk before installing, so it would be easy to see what the authors had in mind for my new desktop experience. Now I'm married, however, and my wife has an account, files and preferences set up it was too much of a hard sell.

But, from my point-of-view, I'd like to reset all the system preferences to what they would have been for a fresh install. Does anybody know an easy way to do this?


texts:
I want to do something simple I want my music to play on my headphones and and the rest of the sounds just on my MacBook speakers.

Is it possible to set different outputs for audio?


texts: I use a browser launched from the command line (Qutebrowser) and I'd like to make an automator application that takes a URL as input and launches it via a shell script, qutebrowser "$@" &> /dev/null &" so I can set it as a default browser, open links from other applications, etc. The problem is, it seems like Automator apps can only accept local files and folders as input. Is there any way around this? I emphatically do not want to make a service which cannot be used as a default application as far as I know.


texts: How do I know on which devices I can use a purchased app?

texts:
I am new to OS X and am thinking of purchasing an app from the app store (in this case it's SkySafari 4 Pro). If I purchase this app, or any app, will I be able to use it on, say, my iPad? If the answer depends on the app, how do I find out if this is the case?

I had a look at the Macbook App Store FAQ page, which says:

  Mac App Store can only be used on a Mac

This seems to imply that the answer is no, but even so I'm somewhat confused about the relationship between the different App stores, and how my decision to purchase an app on device X affects my rights to then download it on device Y (where X might be a macbook and Y might be an iPad or vice-versa).


texts: Turn off automatic preview in apple mail

texts:
Is it possible to turn off automatic preview of attachments when composing an e-mail?

NOTE: Yes I know that I can manually ctr+select the attachment and disable preview, but I want this done automatically


texts: How can I get ALT+C to work via SSH on a remote UNIX machine?

texts:
I've installed Snow Leopard 10.6 a while a go and I'm pretty new to MacOS.
I was working on Windows, then started using Slackware and I'm used to working with those OS.

So now after I migrated to MacOS I have a few issues:

I'm usually administrating a lot of unix servers. My problem is I can't get some of the key features like Alt+C shortcut key to work in mc. What are the alternative keys or workarounds ?
When I'm in mc or in the terminal, if I press Page up/Page down the terminal scrolls up/down. In normal unix terminals this would actually go to the first command of your command history list. And the page down will go to the last command.
Globally in Mac you have to use MacKey + Left/Right to go to the beginning of the line or the end of the line. In Windows/Unix OS that's done when you hit Home/End keys. How could that be done in MacOS ?

I'm kind of new to MacOS so please be more specific so I could at least google it properly :)


texts:
This isn't your standard "spotlight is slow" post due to things taking 5 seconds to react. The clue that something is strange is that on Terminal, if I type "mdfind name-of-file" it works in <1 second. If I use Spotlight, it takes 5 seconds. This is using the name of the file, without the extension. I tried it on both images and text files.

So, this isn't an indexing questioning, because obviously the index works on the command line. This isn't a "Spotlight Suggestions" question, because I tried turning that off, as well as location services.

The only thing I can think of is that Spotlight is slow in organizing and presenting the data that mdfind provides. But how do I make it faster?


texts: Bootable usb from dmg taking more space than it should

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I have made a bootable USB disk using a DMG and restoring it to a partition. I planned on making this USB a multiple-version recovery USB for use at a repair shop, but I can't fit everything I want onto it. The biggest issue is that each installer takes up much more space than the installer seems like it should.

On my 32 GB flash drive, 10.6 install DVD has taken up about 12 GB, when I know that writing it can be done with a DL DVD with the capacity of 8.5 GB. Disk utility reports that the DMG alone is only 7.7GB.

What's going on here to take up the additional 3.5 GB of space?


texts: Mobile Terminal 426 appears to be the only non-crashing iOS4 Terminal App. Unfortunately it's missing all of its convenience features, like gestures. Are there alternatives?


texts: Dictionary App constantly downloading dictionaries

texts: I've been unable to use my Dictionary App for a few days, as it consistently says that it is downloading the dictionaries. I can't find out why it started downloading them again (it already had them), or how to check on the state of a download, or where it is downloading from. I am at a loss as to how to diagnose this. Any ideas?


texts: rEFIt boot changed after update to Yosemite

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I was using rEFIt to work with Ubuntu with my Mac. After the upgrade to Yosemite I had a problem with rEFIt. I found the following solution on ubuntuforums.org but rEFIt still didn't work:

cd /efi/refit
./enable.sh

So I tried to install rEFInd. It "works", or better, at the boot of the Mac I can see the Linux and Apple partition, but if I choose the linux one it doesn't work. The message "No Bootable Device" appears on screen.

I think that the problem is that the Yosemite update has changed the rEFIt table. Indeed, now I have 2 recovery partitions when, before the update, I only had one.

This is what diskutil list shows:

/dev/disk0
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *256.1 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh SSD           231.3 GB   disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3
   4:                  Apple_HFS Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s4
   5: FFFFFFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFFFFFFFFFF               23.2 GB    disk0s5

Obviously the corrupted partition is the last one.

I have important information in my Ubuntu partition which I do not wish to lose.

What can I do?


texts: Is it possible to install and boot Windows on a Thunderbolt drive?

texts:
I know the BIOS emulation of the EFI firmware in Macs does not support booting from FireWire or USB drives, and the EFI version of Windows doesn't seem to be compatible with Apple's EFI implementation, so you can't install or boot Windows from one of those. But Thunderbolt drives are really just PCIe SATA controllers with one or more SATA disks attached, much like internal drives.

I have read that you can boot OSX from at least some Thunderbolt hard disks and SSDs. So is it possible to boot Windows off such a drive? And can you suggest any specific models of disks or Thunderbolt-SATA adapters that support this?

I realise that the Boot Camp assistant might not cooperate as the drive is "external", but the assistant is just for partitioning. You can prepare the disk's partition table manually, so the main question is if the Mac's firmware will boot an MBR-based OS from a Thunderbolt drive.

Obviously I could just go and buy a Thunderbolt drive and try it out but they're pretty expensive compared to otherwise equivalent and more universally compatible USB3 drives. Also, support is likely to vary between models, so chances are I'd pick up the wrong one.


texts: Bluetooth connects, but does not play sound

texts: I've got a Toyota Sienna that has a bluetooth connection for phone audio.  I purchased the GTA Car Kit to connect to the stereo.  This works great with Android devices.  However, I've recently switched to an iPhone 6.  While it will show that it is connected to GTA Car Kit, it almost never actually plays audio over it.  How can I resolve this?  It does work fine for the phone audio, and any other bluetooth device I connect it to.


texts: Add enclosing folder to document comments for better search results in list view

texts:
I have created a Saved Search that searches multiple folders for the same file name/type as described here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qAPl2LRd3c&t=18s
However, the results when seen in List view are not optimal because I can't see immediately where the file is located.  I can see the path by clicking on each one, but not as good as just seeing it immediately if it is a long list.
Since "Enclosing folder" is not an option in List view, I would like to use the Comments field, which is an option to show the Enclosing folder.
Does anyone know a way to automate populating the Comments field with the enclosing folder?  Actually, in a perfect world, I would just like to know the name of the folder right under my user name (e.g. Documents, Dropbox, etc.)
Thanks!


texts: Keep standalone bash script app open after run of script

texts:
I have a bash script that I have turned into a standalone macOS app (i.e. I created a folder Script.app which contains subfolders Contents and MacOS and in the folder MacOS resides my bash script). If I open the app the bash script runs and after the successful run, the app closes immediately.

I would like the app to remain open and run another bash script upon quitting the app. Or, if this cannot be done, perform some Finder action upon quitting (more precisely unmounting a Volume).


texts: Which one is faster? iMac 27 with Quad Core i5 2.7GHz or a Macbook Pro 15 with Quad Core i7 2GHz?

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They are about the same price ($100 difference, iMac $1699, Macbook Pro $1799), and

iMac: Quad Core i5 2.7GHz
Macbook Pro: Quad Core i7 2.0GHz

How can you tell which processor is faster?

(the iMac shows 4 processors in the Activity Monitor, while the Macbook Pro shows 8 processors)


texts: What is "Software Update"  doing when it says "Checking for new software"?

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"Software Update" seems to take a long time.  What's it doing?

Utilities -> Activity Monitor yields:

CPU usage low ( 1% - 2% ) by the
"Software Update" process.
+ network traffic inbound,

[picture of Network activity after starting "Software Update"]

[Network activity after ~30 seconds to ~90 seconds]

[Network activity after ~90 seconds]

*note: pictures modified to remove "Data received: [total] and Data Sent:[total]".  Network activity recorded after shutting down all other applications.


texts: I have an issue with an app. I was forced to update my ios and now I can't open my favorite music app because it's no longer on the app store. I don't need it anymore, it's okay, I'll find another app. But I had A BUNCH of songs on that app and I just want to open it for a couple minutes to just screenshot all my songs I had in there, and I can delete it then. I have the app on my home screen, but I can't open it, because it gives me two options - to delete it or to keep it, but then nothing happens when I press to keep it. Is there any way to open that app to just see my data? Thank you for your answers.


texts: How to monitor output sound from terminal

texts: Is it possible to read current volume or frequency of outgoing sound from terminal? I am using OS X Mavericks


texts: Some apps have this as an internal feature, but is there any way to keep a specific window visible no matter which space you're in?


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While there is a joint venture to produce an API by Google and Apple which allows truly anonymous contact tracing, is there an API for more generic device tracing, similar to how Tile and other Bluetooth based trackers work, but still anonymous - reporting locations of Bluetooth ‘tags’ only to the user (and not, of course, making available any information about the device which performed the detection.
I’m asking here because I can’t find a device/system which appears to be a suitable tracker (outside of the COVID API) which could be used for (eg) parents to track their children.
This question is specifically not about the ability for a service to provide information to users who have their app installed but wish to remain anonymous. It is about anonymous, community-based device reporting to allow Bluetooth ‘tags’ to be found.


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Per What's a reliable method to create a stand alone recovery disk for Lion?, I'm attempting to create a two-partition thumbdrive such that one of the partitions is the Recovery Disk created by Recovery Disk Assistant and the other partition enables me to use the rest of the space for storage. Since I want this storage to be Windows 7/XP-compatible, its format will be MS-DOS(FAT).

So far, my attempts have been thwarted.

When booting my Mac with the thumbdrive inserted, I can select the drive but that only ever results in a gray screen. I have enabled FileVault 2 on this machine, if that matters.

What magic do I need to get a working external Recovery Disk on my thumbdrive?

Related: https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/21303/two-partition-thumbdrive-unrecognized-under-boot-camp-windows-7


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For more than a year my macbook air used a time-machine (local network, synology). After completely new fresh install of my macbook air, i reconnected time machine. In TM, data before the fresh install is not shown if i enter time-machine. Only the backup made after the new install is shown. How can i access the old data? On the TM itself it looks like old and new data is merged.

Kind regards
George