texts: "No Bootable Device" after failed Boot Camp installation (Windows 8 - 1TB Fusion Drive)

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On my new iMac /w a 1TB Fusion Drive, I tried to install Windows 8 (still technically unsupported) using the following method:

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/11/no-support-no-problem-inst alling-windows-8-on-a-mac-with-boot-camp/

Everything was proceeding just fine; I had Boot Camp copy all of the Windows 8 files (a legitimate, store-bought copy) to a bootable USB drive - a feature only available on new Macs running Boot Camp Assistant that don't come with an internal optical drive - and create a 102 Gb partition on the Fusion Drive. It then rebooted and was proceeding through the Windows 8 setup wizard as should be expected, but it couldn't modify any of the partitions on the Fusion Drive and wouldn't proceed. I accepted defeat and decided I would just wait until Windows 8 is officially supported before trying again.

Now, every time I turn the computer on, I get an error message saying "No Bootable Device...", unless I hold down the Option key and manually select "Macintosh HD" (the only boot device listed). I already removed the primary Windows 8 partition, but it hasn't fixed the issue.

I'm thinking that it's one of the 'hidden' partitions causing it to behave like this, or something wrong with the EFI bootloader, but I don't know how to proceed. Any thoughts on this?


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A lot of emojis replace characters that I already use, usually imported from a symbol keyboard; but it doesn't mesh well with monospaced, small, or formatted text; for example, I like to flavor my documents with text art (art made (usually) from a monospaced font, and its characters).

Such characters include;↔↕↖↗↘↙➡⬅⬆⬇⚪⚫⬛⬜, in this case (on my end) some of them worked properly. the rate at which this happens is inconsistent, even in the same document!


texts: how to reinstall xcode command-line tools?

texts: I had serious problems from two versions of Xcode on the same machine. I removed all Xcode app instances & many other non-System 'xcode'-related files, then reinstalled the app (4.6.2), fixing my original problem. But xcodebuild and xcode-select are still not available, which I need to run PhoneGap for iOS.  Within Xcode, the Preferences => Downloads => Command-line Tools item is marked "Installed", with no option to delete or re-install. I tried removing xcrun, but that didn't work. How do I fix this?


texts: How can I change OS X Double-Click on Title Bar to be like Windows?

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I love my Mac eternally but there is one thing I miss from my former Windows days. When I want to toggle between maximize and restore window, on Windows I would double-click the title bar, and that would invoke the toggle.

However with older versions of OS X, a double click on the title bar causes the window to minimize, forcing me to hit F10, then locate the minimized window, then click on it. Too many steps.

Is there any way to make OS X perform the toggle on double-click?


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I have 26K photos on a 64GB iPhone 7 and running iOS 12.4

How can I delete all photos en-masse?  That is, removing all photos from the iPhone's Camera Roll.


texts: Why can't I copy a drive in full to another drive?

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I am trying to copy one drive to another (both external) - from a 1TB to an empty 4TB drive.

I reformatted the 4TB drive, and here is its information:

$ sudo newfs_exfat -N /dev/disk3
Reformatting existing ExFAT volume
Partition offset : 0 sectors (0 bytes)
Volume size      : 7813969920 sectors (4000752599040 bytes)
Bytes per sector : 512
Bytes per cluster: 16384
FAT offset       : 32768 sectors (16777216 bytes)
# FAT sectors    : 1933312
Number of FATs   : 1
Cluster offset   : 1966080 sectors (1006632960 bytes)
# Clusters       : 244125120
Volume Serial #  : 5d2afd28
Bitmap start     : 2
Bitmap file size : 30515640
Upcase start     : 1865
Upcase file size : 5836
Root start       : 1866

Here is the information from the 1TB drive:

$ sudo newfs_exfat -N /dev/disk4
Partition offset : 0 sectors (0 bytes)
Volume size      : 1953458176 sectors (1000170586112 bytes)
Bytes per sector : 512
Bytes per cluster: 131072
FAT offset       : 2048 sectors (1048576 bytes)
# FAT sectors    : 61440
Number of FATs   : 1
Cluster offset   : 63488 sectors (32505856 bytes)
# Clusters       : 7630448
Volume Serial #  : 5d406cb7
Bitmap start     : 2
Bitmap file size : 953806
Upcase start     : 10
Upcase file size : 5836
Root start       : 11

It seems like the cluster size is smaller in the 4TB drive (after my reformatting), yet, the contents from the 1TB drive do not fit into the 4TB drive, and I get "disk out of space" on a Terminal where I copy the files with cp -r.

Any ideas why?


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My MacBook Air won't charge, the MagSafe doesn't even have that green or red orange light and when it does it isn't very bright.

The Battery Icon on the upper right corner indicates not charging.

When I pull the MagSafe out of my MacBook Air it would turn-off but still it doesn't mean its charging.

I could only use my MacBook Air if I'm plugging the magSafe even if it doesn't charge. My battery is still 0%


texts: How can I get Siri to pronounce Exchange contact names correctly?

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First of all, I don't use iCloud for my address book on my iPhone 4S; instead, I sync my Gmail contacts (and mail and calendars) using the "Exchange" account type. ("Gmail" accounts don't sync contacts, so I have to connect via Exchange.)

This is all fine and dandy, except Siri pronounces my wife's last name (my last name) incorrectly, and it's driving me crazy.

I've read every article on the web that I can find about phonetic pronunciation and Siri. Most articles seem to imply that adding a phonetic first or last name will correct Siri's pronunciation (though often people complain in the comments that it doesn't work for them). It doesn't work for me either, and I think I finally may have figured out why, but I'm wondering if anyone can verify this and/or shed some light on how to fix it.

Siri seems to obey phonetic pronunciation for iCloud contacts, but not for Exchange contacts. Oddly, I've gotten Siri to momentarily use the correct phonetic pronunciation for an Exchange contact, only to immediately revert on second try -- perhaps a result of syncing with Exchange/Gmail?

Has anyone else had this experience? Does anyone know of a workaround?


texts: My iPhone often restarts automatically. It happens when I charge for long time and sometimes, it happens when I'm talking on phone .


texts: Sequential LiveFont display with different text sizes in Motion

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I'm making some text-based animations in Motion, using LiveFonts to emulate handwriting. I want the individual letters to appear one after the other, so I set the "sequence" value in the inspector to 100%. This works great.

The problem occurs when I try to mix text of different sizes in the same text object. For example, say I have something like this:

When I run the animation, the big text and the small text start animating simultaneously, instead of in sequence from left to right. Here is what it looks like in the middle of the animation:

I haven't been able to figure out how to fix this, after tinkering around for some hours, but I am a Motion n00b so I'm probably missing something obvious.

For the time being, I've been using a workaround of making separate text boxes for when I need to use different font sizes, but there is a lot of formatted text in this animation and placing all the text boxes just so and getting everything perfect in the timeline has proven quite tedious.

Thanks for any help!


texts: How to switch to the latest active desktop, is there a hotkey?

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I've a little of a search but haven't found anything.

Is there a way to switch to the latest active desktop? Or should I create a special hotkey for that?


texts: Apple Mail, producing multiple duplicate drafts on gmail

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Apple Mail is producing multiple duplicate drafts on gmail.

After I send a message, there are multiple drafts of it left :-(.

That totally kills productivity and confidence. As I see the leftover draft, I'm never sure if I did actually send the message or not.
Not having a draft == msg was sent, but not in this case.

I had a similar problem with my previous company IMAP server.

What is the cause and how can I fix it?

Are you guys/girls using Apple Mail with GMail?


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4 days ago my 2017 MacBook Pro started exhibiting a strange behaviour. Basically when it's in sleep mode, it crashes and when I open it I have to boot it again and the report shows a kernel panic, that is almost always identical, that says something like

Fatal error occurred. CSTS=0xffffffff
. FW Revision=CXS4JA0Q\n"@/BuildRoot/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/IONVMeFamily/IONVMeFamily-356.30.6/IONVMeController.cpp:5275

I haven't installed anything new in these days, I resetted the NVRAM, the RMC, I did diagnostic and first aid on the SSD, the problem is still there. Maybe it is also worth noting that the very first time that it happened there was also a flashing box with a question mark, but this happened only the first time.

Right now I have installed an app, Insomnia X, that prevents the laptop to go in sleep mode when I close the lid, but I would like to solve this problem.

I'm hesitant to visit the Apple Store to check the hardware as I cannot go until the end of the month.

Is there a way to know if this is software or hardware in the mean time?


texts: iOS app for decorating Virtual Reality rooms

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I'm looking for a simple (or complex) iOS app that will allow me to put some pictures in virtual "rooms" (like an art gallery) that can then be viewed on the web or smartphones. That's all.

I think one of the many interior home decoration apps might do the trick but I don't know which is the simplest for my very narrow use case. I don't care about creating or placing any 3D models. I only want to hang some virtual paintings on some virtual walls and let other people virtually walk through them.


texts: Is it possible to shut down an Ipod nano 6th generation?

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If yes, how?

If no, why such a decision?


texts: How can I use my iPod touch as an external disk?

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I have a 2nd generation iPod touch (8GB), but I don't know how to make it work as an external disk. I think I saw a checkbox somewhere but I can't find it anymore.

I've searched the Web, but the way it should work (as a check box on the front page of iTunes when the iPod is connected) doesn't work for me...

Am I missing something or is this not possible anymore? I had an iPod nano that worked in the manner described.

Edit: I would like it to work with a Mac, a PC, the USB port of a DVD player, etc. (as with my good old nano)


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I've got an issue with my iMac...

Let me explain the configuration:

The router is connected to the internet, the WiFi is turned off.
Time Capsule is connected to the router with an ethernet cable, it's in Bridge Mode, the WiFi is set to 802.11 n only, the 5GHz is set to channel 36 and the 2.4GHz is set to channel 8.
Airport Express is connected to the network created from Time Capsule, it extends the network in 2.4GHz (this AirPort Express doesn't support dual bands).
Apple TV is connected to the network in 5GHz.
iPad 2 is connected to the network in 2.4GHz.
iMac is connected to the network in 5GHz.
iPhone 4S is connected to the network in 2.4GHz.
MacBook Pro is connected to the network in 2.4GHz.
The printer is connected to the network in 2.4GHz.

The trouble is:

When the iMac is in sleep mode, after a few hours it dissapear from the network. So I cannot access it while on the go with my iPhone through 3G network, neither from my Macbook Pro on the same network.

Well, I hope everything is clear to understand...

Thanks in advance


texts: What is an SSD drive's negotiated link speed?

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When I look at my Apple SSD TS256C (Toshiba) in the System Profiler on my MacBook Pro (Late 2011), I see:

  Link Speed: 6 Gigabit
  Negotiated Link Speed: 3 Gigabit

Why is that? Does that mean that the full 6 Gbit/s of SATA III aren't being utilized?

Strange coming from an OEM drive...

For my SuperDrive it's even lower:

  Link Speed: 6 Gigabit
  Negotiated Link Speed: 1.5 Gigabit


texts: -Bash command not found appearing every time I start terminal

texts: every time I start my terminal, it always says "-bash:  .: command not found" twice.  Does anyone know how I can get rid of that?


texts: iOS 8 update fails with network connection time out

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I am attempting to update my iPod touch 5th generation to iOS 8 but I am unable to do so.

When attempting to update over-the-air, I do not get very far into the updating process (still in the downloading phase) when a message pops up stating that the update failed (providing no reason).

I have also tried to update through iTunes 11.4 on my computer, however a message pops up stating that the network connection has timed out.

Are Apple's servers overwhelmed, or am I doing something wrong? I am unsure what to try next.


texts: How can I browse offline my already visited websites?

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OK, I am online half of the day and offline the other half using a MacBook Pro. As I am coding primarily on this Mac, I am interested in caching all the websites I visit: especially forums, blogs, technical websites and Apple Documentation.

I would like to browse my cache in an easy and smart way when I am offline.

I would like Safari or another browser to keep trace of my browsing without explicitly having to ask. Is this possible, or do I need another tool for this job?


texts: How do I send a group email on my iPad Air?

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I'm having trouble sending email to a group from my iPad (with the email app that came with the iPad).

The groups are there under my contact groups. I open a new email, click on the "to" field, and then click the "+" button, click "groups", click on the group that I want so that there is a check mark next to it, press "done", click back to the email, and then the "to" field is still empty.

What am I doing wrong?


texts: How to import events from wallet to calendar?

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Is there a way to import tickets/events from wallet to calendar in ios?
This seems to be a very basic functionality but still hard to figure out.

I know wallet shows notifications but having all of my events in my calendar gives me a better overall look on my plans.


texts: How can I access the same account (and files) from either of two Macs?

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I have two Macs in two rooms. Both have just macOS (High Sierra).

I would like to log into either one from my user account, and find my files the way I last edited them on either Mac.

Accessing one's account from any one of multiple linux machines is a common arrangement on that OS. All CS departments do this with hundreds of linux PCs.

Is the same possible with Macs, perhaps through a RAID attached to a dedicated Airport Extreme?

The term "Server" in macOS Server seems to point to the ability to host a web server. I don't understand why that is an additional feature when one can run a server on vanilla macOS just fine. Does the term "server" here refer to the ability to access one (or multiple) account(s) from any one of multiple Macs in the same LAN?

Context + comparison with Linux/Windows solutions

On Linux machines (in CS labs) the speed to access one's files is formidable. It's all but impossible to tell that the files are not local but on an NFS. MS Windows has something similar, but the speed is pathetic. So much so that all users always end up storing a lot of files on their local machines (even in 2017) just for the file read/write operations to be good; it's extremely slow to access files on Windows servers.

Ironically, a Samba server running on Linux and serving Windows machines is a far superior solution. Have you tried a Mac-only solution (with either of the two scenarios you suggest: dedicated NFS or one Mac dedicated to be a server)? Is the file read/write speed in roughly the same league as files local to a Mac?

Update

The question is becoming too broad. I'm forking the two sequel questions:

Direct Attached Storage
Network Attached Storage


texts: Pause iTunes with the spacebar while the Mac is locked

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I must be missing something as Google turned up nothing on this and I can't be the only one annoyed by this:

I have a MacBook Pro running Sierra 10.12.6.  I have iTunes on playing music all day for my work day, and frequently do work on a 2nd different computer.  After 15 minutes, my Mac automatically locks and starts the screensaver.  I mainly use the spacebar (on an external bluetooth keyboard) for Play/Pause in iTunes.

The issue is that once the Mac is locked, the spacebar no longer pauses iTunes.  So I have to unlock the Mac just to pause music.

Is there any way around this?


texts: What could happen if the iMac adhesive did not seal correctly at the top of the display?

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I upgraded my iMac's hdd to an ssd, but the adhesive did not reseal the top of the iMac correctly. There is a gap of approximately 1mm between the chassis and the display. (The sides are fine.)
What is the worst thing that could result from this gap? Should I open the iMac back up and repeat the process?


texts: Unable to insert disk into optical drive (MacBook early 2009 model)

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I have a MacBook (early 2009 model), and yesterday the SuperDrive stopped working.

On attempting to push a DVD into it, it is physically stiff and doesn't want to go in, with a lot of pushing it goes further, and the automatic mechanism tries to suck it in (or at least makes a noise), but nothing happens. On closer examination, it would appear that something is catching the disks around the middle of the entrance of the SuperDrive which is preventing them from simply gliding in as they used to. I'm unsure whether its something broken, or perhaps a locking mechanism that has somehow got stuck. I did think that something might be stuck in there, but I am not missing any DVDs and I have tried restarting holding down the mouse button to eject, and while it makes the eject noise (which sounds healthy), nothing comes out.

I have tried all the obvious things - resetting the PRAM and SMC, to no avail.

I don't imagine that anyone has a fix for this as its probably a physical problem, but I thought I'd try as I am not currently near an Apple shop and I don't particularly want to be without my computer for too long, so I'd rather attempt to find a fix myself before doing anything else.


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I got my iPhone 4S a week ago since I got it, it seems I can't open the photo app.

I can't see the pictures I have taken. Whenever I try to open the photo app, a white screen appears for two seconds then closes by itself.

The videos I record don't seem to appear on the video app as well. The video app opens, but it shows that it is empty.

I tried to reset the device but it didn't help.

How can I fix this error?


texts: editing DNS rules locally in macOS 10.12

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When I develop web sites I like to have them run locally and responding to a more useful name than localhost/site. It used to be you could write rules in hosts pointing to 127.0.0.1. It would seem you can't any more, as when I add a rule like 127.0.0.1 Site typing "site" in the address window of the browser won't resolve to 127.0.0.1.

Is there a way to get the hosts file settings respected or is there another method I can use instead?


texts: how many emails does my mac book air archive hold?

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I am saving emails in the archive option on my  macbook air.

What is the quantity limit??


texts: Disappearing Alerts - Notification Center not working as per Preference Settings

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I'm trying to understand how to get Notifications working properly in Mountain Lion.  I understand all the concepts about how to enable them, and configure them etc, but it doesn't seem to work as advertised.

I'll use Safari as my example here:

I have the following preferences set in both System Preferences, and Safari's Notification Preferences tab:

As you can see, I set the alert style such that any alert should stay on screen until dismissed, and the most recent 5 alerts should remain unless dismissed within the notification centre "tray".

Now, when I trigger alerts (and to do this I have been enabling desktop alerts in the Ask Different Chat Room and getting people to ping my name) I am getting numerous odd behaviour.

Sometimes when I receive the alerts, I can see them appear both in the top right, and also in the "tray", but if I ignore them, they not only go away automatically (they shouldn't, I am not using banner alerts) but they also subsequently remove themselves from the tray without any action on my part.

Other times the notifications refuse to show and only appear in the Notification Center without ever popping up properly - I think that this happens with Safari minimised.

I have switched them to banner type and back, and no change.  But it seems to work fine in Mail, the alerts (set as Banners in its case) show, disappear when they should, but the most recent 5 remain in the tray as expected, but I cannot get any to stay in the tray for Safari at all.  I have tested notifications through Twitter and Messages also, with banner and alert styles, and these all seem to operate normally.

I made the following screen captures that shows an alert style notification simply disappearing without any acknowledgement within Notification Center, and also one that shows them failing to show at all:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUiR3cFrEw4&feature=youtube_gdata_player

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89q5r6OpThM&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Anyone know if this is a Safari, or a NC bug? Any other apps that behave in a similar fashion?  Any ways to "fix" it?

Extra:
After checking the comments and talking this through (and testing) extensively in chat, it seems that lots of people have similar issues.  I have come across people just not getting any full stop using the same config as me above, and Chrome users getting the same results too so it looks like a NC issue, not Safari.  Feel free to add your issues if you have any as comments, I will try to expand the question if I spot a common theme.  I have not yet read anything that indicates it's massively widespread, but anecdotally on here and in chat it seems that it's not just me.  The following answers were removed for being "me too", but show that others are experiencing the same issues:

I'm seeing the exact same thing w/safari and gmail. the alerts pop up correctly and I can see the notification show up in notification center. But as soon as the alert "bubble" goes away, the item is removed from notification center. If I open the mail application and configure the gmail account those email alerts show up in notification center fine.

answered Jul 26 at 15:03

JDR

o answer I'm afriad but I'm having the same issue with mail and Notificaiton Centre. My iCloud (previously MobileMe) email and Gmail are not producing notifications.

However, NC does seem to work for my iCalendar items and the App Store update.

answered Jul 27 at 8:13

Sam

I'm not getting any notifications at all. Neither popups nor in the notification center. I've added both my hotmail & gmail accounts in the mail settings, configured the notification settings, sent test emails from other accounts, and nothing. Not sure if there's something simple I'm missing or if it's an issue with the new OS. Anyone else have this issue? Solution anyone?

answered Jul 26 at 22:27

Lion in SD


texts: How to reset trackpad after pinch to zoom stops working

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It seems like whenever I use a device that's not made by Apple (USB mouse, bluetooth speakers) invariably the pinch to zoom and rotate features on the Magic Trackpad will stop working after awhile in all apps. I tried to disconnect and re pair trackpad, disable and enable the features in settings, close all apps. The only thing that will make pinch to zoom come back is resetting the computer.

Is there any other way (terminal, etc) to make the trackpad work correctly without resetting the computer? I really dislike ruining my uptime.

This is on a recent iMac with Magic Mouse, Wireless Keyboard and Magic Trackpad on OS X 10.9.3.


texts: What bluetooth audio codec does iOS use for Airpods?

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I recently bought the ToothFairy App and noticed that it has an option to enforce the AAC codec. The difference in sound quality is remarkable.

How can I tell which is being used between iOS and AirPods?


texts: iPhone 3G dead and unresponsive to charger and buttons

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My wife synced her iPhone 3G and installed two new apps yesterday.  While my son was playing with one of the new apps in her company (ie no dropping or water) the phone went blackscreen.  Son says the rotating gear icon etc did not appear.  The app was a Disney game.

The phone does respond to 60 seconds of pressing of the home and on buttons together (ie hard shut down/restart) and attaching it to various Apple brand charges and computers never produces the Battery Charging screen.

Is there anything to be done short of locating a repair shop?


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Someone offered to share their account with me so I could get a couple games for free.

If I use their account could they access mine somehow? I'm worried about them accessing my personal stuff that I have on my iCloud.
Also they gave me an iCloud email.. can you even use a iCloud email for iTunes?


texts: Software to emulate Windows 7 on OS X, for developing

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I need to load Windows 7 under OS X. These are my Macbook Pro's features:

Mac OSX 10.7.2
2.3 GHz Intel Core i5
4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3

Which software would be the most suitable for me, considering that I want to focus on developing .Net Applications.

I know there's VMWare Fusion and Parallels but maybe there's something better or if not, which one would be the best for me? Thanks.


texts: macOS: Is there a way to maximize a window but does not go full-screen?

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I want to expand window of an app in macOS, but I don't want to go into fullscreen mode.
Is this possible somehow by clicking some button?
Oh nvm, I can double click the application bar.. and it expands fully.


texts: Where I can get an iCal calendar for official holidays in Berlin city? Any thing like that?


texts: Safari for one user can't connect to local server via https due to new cert

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This is similar to Safari can't connect to https, but is just for one single https site.

Safari can't connect to my local NAS' HTTPS site anymore because it "can't establish a secure connection". This is an administrator account, every other newly created account on the system works fine.

This happened after creating multiple different certs for my NAS with alternative names and installing a different one every few days during some testing. After the final certificate was installed to the NAS, I deleted all old certificates from the keychain. Now all alternative names mentioned in an older version result in the above problem, while the newly added alternative names working well:

mynas.local doesn't work (primary cert name)
old.mynas.local doesn't work (very first alternative name from early tests)
new.mynas.local works fine (new alternative name from last cert generation)

Both work fine on other systems, or with a newly created user.

I tried the following without success:

deleting ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.security.plist like mentioned in the other post above
resetting my default keychain


texts: Mac OS X - Bash script if statement based on system status

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Creating a bash script and using the if statement, how do I execute a command based on a system status?

if a specific system status is enabled do something, else do something different?

I give you a real example.  Let's say, for example,  I want to execute some commands based on the Mac OS X Gatekeeper status of the system.

Example: the following command line on your Mac OS X spctl --status will give you 2 possible output: assessments disabled or assessments enabled.

Can I do something like that below? Or there is a cleaner and more efficient way to do it? Thank you

#!/usr/bin/env bash

gatekeeper_status=$(spctl --status)

if [[ ${gatekeeper_status} ==  "assessments enabled" ]]
then
    echo "Gatekeeper is enabled do some stuff"
else
    echo "Gatekeeper is disabled do some stuff"
fi


texts: How do I set up the Programmer Dvorak key layout on Mac OSX El Capitan?

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I looked up the instructions for Dvorak on https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21495, but they do not seem to apply to my case, as they only list a way to select the Dvorak layout, and not a way to install and select the Programmer Dvorak layout.

I also followed the variations of the instructions related to Mac OSX Mavericks at the following link, to no avail:

http://www.kaufmann.no/roland/dvorak/macosx.html

After installing the layout driver package and following the instructions for "Adding Programmer Dvorak to the list of available layouts", even after a restart of the OS, and clearing of the layout cache by sudo rm -f /System/Library/Caches/com.apple.IntlDataCache.le* no Programmer Dvorak layout appeared.

I installed Mr. Kaufmann's package successfully, but it did not seem to change any of the listed keyboards.

Neither a search for "Dvorak" nor a search for "Programmer" gave me any good results for the Programmer Dvorak keyboard layout.

I can put screenshots, here, too, but I do not want to make this question too specific to my particular setup, as this is a general interest question and answer site.

I welcome specific answers as well as the usual steps for troubleshooting Programmer Dvorak Keyboard Layout installation on El Capitan.

Regardless, how do I set up Programmer Dvorak Keyboard Layout on El Capitan?


texts: Why is "auto adjust brightness" washing out my retina display on El Capitan?

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When I check and uncheck this System Preference "Automatically adjust brightness", my display gets slightly washed out instead of brighter or darker. It seems to be adjusting the gamma and the grays instead of the backlight brightness.

What's going on here and is it possible to restore the behavior of Yosemite and earlier with this option?

A sample of the gamma difference with setting enabled/disabled.


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I have noticed, that sometimes, my MacBook Pro mid-2012 has strange blackouts like if the battery ran out. This happens even when my battery is near full. The symptoms are that the screen goes black suddenly, and that persists for about 15 seconds, before I hear audio (if there is audio running before blackout), and then it goes back to normal.

Before this started happening, I had similar blackouts because I accidentally put my mouse on a screen-saver hot corner, but now it happens even if I see my mouse in the middle of the screen.

When this blackout happens, the network disconnects for the time of the blackout too.

Why is this? What can I do to troubleshoot this issue?

The blackouts persist. At the time of the blackout, I see strange kernel messages in the console log:

08.02.16 15:02:38,000 kernel[0]: [0x10e71ae000, 0x8000]

Something in the format of this, with different memory addresses. At the end, there is a:

08.02.16 15:02:38,000 kernel[0]: *** kernel exceeded 500 log message per second limit  -  remaining messages this second discarded ***

Another update, that sometimes these blackouts are very frequent, but last 4 seconds. And other times, they happen every 5 minutes and happen for half a minute.


texts: Get components (path and filename) of POSIX filepath

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Given:

~/Desktop/Foo.scpt contains:

(POSIX path of (path to me)) as text

Which returns:

  /Users/[username]/Desktop/Foo.scpt

How do I get path /users/[username]/Desktop/ and the file name Foo.scpt as individual pieces?


texts: How to remove space character (whitespace) from end of filenames and foldernames?

texts:
Problem with mac is that it allows space character at end of file or folder.
If this file or folder with space character in end is beeing copied to FTP using Filezilla or Dropbox then mac makes folders with "Foldername_WhiteSpaceConflict"
To get rid of this problem all files and folders with space character needs to be renamed without space character.
What solution could be the best using terminal or some program?


texts: Can't update boot security on new Macbook Pro

texts:
I am trying to boot from an external device and it is asking for an administrator password. The machine is new and didn't have a password so I created an admin password and it still won't allow me to update the security settings for startup disks.

I have cloned my old MacBook (2016 MacBook Pro 13") and I am trying to restore on to my new MacBook Pro (2018)


texts:
I know that this is a very dangerous command, but what does it actually do. In other words, to what extend does it delete the hard drive. Does it delete only the user data? Or does it delete root OS files as well. If someone were to activate this command, would it break the OS?
Running as sudo on Yosemite


texts: How do I clean up the simple finder for a parental controlled account?

texts:
We gave our son a parental controlled account on the iMac (Snow Leopard) and while we were able to limit the apps, we don't even want him to see the restricted apps.  Plus, he is using the "Simple Finder".

For example, Aperture is restricted but he sees the Aperture icon in his "Applications" folder.  When he opens it, it tells him that the program is denied.  But I prefer out of sight, out of mind.

Any tips appreciated.

Thank you.


texts:
I got a 2018 27" iMac which I want to mount. I got an Apple VESA toolkit and trying to unlock the hinge to take off the stand but failing.

I watched videos and everyone in the house tried. Isn’t there any Apple video to take the stand off?


texts: Can someone tell me what volumelcon.icns is?  I'm attempting to remove unnecessary items from File Explorer and don't want to remove something that is required.


texts: right click creates new finder window at click location

texts: I would like to create a finder window by right clicking and selecting "new finder window" similar to the right clicking to create a new folder . Is this possible through automator?


texts: Can I use iPhone mic with AirPods as headphones while on a call?

texts:
Lately when I use my AirPods while on a phone call, people are telling me it sounds really muffled. I have no problem using my wired headphones or no headphones at all. Is it possible to tell my iPhone to just use the AirPods for audio output, but use my phone as the speaker?
Alternatively, if someone has any idea how to fix the muffled sound, that would be great. I don't know when it started happening since I can't how I sound on calls, but I don't think it was always like that.


texts: Is it possible to hide dock on launch bar?

texts: When I open the launch bar the dock is always there taking up spaces. Is there a terminal command that allow me to hide this?


texts: Is Control Center the only place where one can find the AirPlay button?

texts:
The AirPlay button that one can use to switch where to send audio/video from an iOS device used to be found to the right of essentially all volume controls (In the Music app, Podcasts app, Safari QuickTime playback, etc). However, I recently noticed that this button is no longer appearing there.

Perhaps this change was implemented for iOS 7, but I had not really noticed it until very recently. Now it seems that Control Center is the only place with AirPlay controls. Is this the new and only way to access the AirPlay button?


texts: Is there any way to automate the deployment of refurbished apple products?

texts: I work for a small company that refurbishes apple products as well as PCs. For our windows machines we use a Windows deployment server that automates the installation and allows us to install from the network. I would really like to have something similar for loading apple products, but so far it looks like the only solutions for this have been deprecated since MacOS 10.13. The only solutions that I could find online seemed focused on businesses that needed to manage their employees computers. I know that apple is generally not that friendly towards third party refurbishers, but I have to assume that there must be a better solution than using a flash drive to install each one.


texts: Can I get Mission Control to show minimized windows?

texts:
Exposé in Snow Leopard showed minimized windows — if any — in a dedicated area at the bottom. This was extremely helpful and efficient, especially combined with the "Minimize windows in application icon" setting of the Dock.

Mission Control is apparently done with this behavior, so monitoring and fetching minimized windows is now a pain.

Is there a way to show minimized windows anywhere in Mission Control?


texts: Should I disable wifi if I use ethernet?

texts:
Is there any benefit in disabling wifi on my Mac Pro (connected to a time capsule via ethernet)?

I notice that with it disabled airdrop doesn't work and iTunes wireless sync misbehaves.


texts: Can mouse middle button/scroll wheel button action like trackpad three fingers tap to look up dictionary easier?

texts:
It would be faster query dictionary with middle mouse button click instead of right click then select "Look Up" menu.
Is it possible?


texts: "startosinstall" is stuck on "Preparing to run macOS Installer..."

texts:
I have a MacBook Pro early 2015 running macOS Big Sur and am trying to use startosinstall to install macOS Catalina or High Sierra onto an external SSD.  I want to be able to distribute macOS to multiple SSD's and quickly so don't want to have to go into Recovery mode to carry out the install.
I've been trying to use startosinstall to do this and have been using the following code
/Applications/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/startosinstall \
--volume /Volumes/macOS \
--agreetolicense \
--nointeraction

to get this working which appears to run but gets stuck on Preparing to run macOS Installer... indefinitely.
I've tried looking in the logs and I get the following error messages:
2021-02-18 08:31:56+00 MacBook-Pro osinstallersetupd[4322]: Failed to load IAMiniSoftwareUpdate.framework. Error: (null)
2021-02-18 08:31:57+00 MacBook-Pro osinstallersetupd[4322]: Failed to load IABridgeOSInstall.framework: dlopen(/Applications/Install macOS High Sierra.app/Contents/Frameworks/OSInstallerSetup.framework/Versions/A/Versions/A/Frameworks/IABridgeOSInstall.framework/IABridgeOSInstall, 1): image not found
2021-02-18 08:31:57+00 MacBook-Pro osinstallersetupd[4322]: Install was requested to a disk that was not evaluated. Blocking on evaluation.
2021-02-18 08:31:57+00 MacBook-Pro osinstallersetupd[4322]: Target is not convertible to APFS: You may not install to this volume because it can not be converted to Apple File System.
2021-02-18 08:31:57+00 MacBook-Pro osinstallersetupd[4322]: Target is not convertible to APFS: You may not install to this volume because it can not be converted to Apple File System.
2021-02-18 08:31:57+00 MacBook-Pro osinstallersetupd[4322]: Disk disk5s2 is not suitable because DMError: -69837
2021-02-18 08:31:57+00 MacBook-Pro osinstallersetupd[4322]: Target is not convertible to APFS: You may not install to this volume because it can not be converted to Apple File System.
2021-02-18 08:31:57+00 MacBook-Pro osinstallersetupd[4322]: Target is not convertible to APFS: This volume is not formatted as Mac OS Extended (Journaled).
2021-02-18 08:31:57+00 MacBook-Pro osinstallersetupd[4322]: No available package ref for compatibility update. Ignoring.
2021-02-18 08:31:57+00 MacBook-Pro osinstallersetupd[4322]: No available package ref for compatibility update. Ignoring.
2021-02-18 08:31:57+00 MacBook-Pro osinstallersetupd[4322]: No available package ref for compatibility update. Ignoring.
2021-02-18 08:31:57+00 MacBook-Pro osinstallersetupd[4322]: Unable to get fs for (null)
2021-02-18 08:31:57+00 MacBook-Pro osinstallersetupd[4322]: Unable to get fs for (null)
2021-02-18 08:31:57+00 MacBook-Pro osinstallersetupd[4322]: Unable to get fs for (null)
2021-02-18 08:31:57+00 MacBook-Pro osinstallersetupd[4322]: Unable to get fs for (null)
2021-02-18 08:31:57+00 MacBook-Pro osinstallersetupd[4322]: Unable to get fs for (null)
2021-02-18 08:31:57+00 MacBook-Pro osinstallersetupd[4322]: Unable to get fs for (null)
2021-02-18 08:31:57+00 MacBook-Pro osinstallersetupd[4322]: Operation queue started

Whats slightly strange is the Target is not convertible to APFS: You may not install to this volume because it can not be converted to Apple File System error message since I made sure that I converted the volume to APFS before running the install. This is then followed by Target is not convertible to APFS: This volume is not formatted as Mac OS Extended (Journaled).???
I tried adding —converttoapfs NO to the install command but this doesn't seem to change anything.
Formatting as MacOS Extended (Journaled) retrieves the following error message Error: This Mac can only install macOS on APFS-formatted drives.
Does anyone have any idea what I can do to get this working on my active macOS system?


texts: Is it possible to add a song on my iTunes Library on the Mac, and sync it to my iPhone through iCloud?

texts:
Seems like iCloud is not for songs that I ripped from CD and add to my iTunes Library?

It seems that I have to hook up the device one by one, the iPhone, the iPad, the iPod, and then drag the song from the iTunes's Library or Playlist to that device?

I tried that on the iCloud on my PC and it seems to be able to sync the bookmarks, Outlook data, Photos, but not for songs.  Is that correct?  It works for songs that I purchased, but not for songs I ripped from a CD myself?  I haven't tried that on the Mac yet as I am still running Snow Leopard, but upgrading to Lion still might not be able to sync the songs I ripped from CD through iCloud?

iCloud in Control Panel of Windows 7:


texts:
I am using Safari to develop for a while. One thing I always liked is when you clear the cache, it really does, unlike other browsers I tried in the past. But in previous versions, specially when working in a code in a local testing server, just reloading the page will reload everything from disk. Now I have to use de shortcut command+alt+e to clear before reload or some new CSS won't load, even some http request will return old values. Just reloading the page won't guarantee to show me the last modifications.

I looked at preferences and develop menu but didn't find an option to just don't use any caches at all - the perfect option will be don't use caches when I have the web inspector opened, means I am developing.

Did I miss this option, or there is another way to disable all caches?


texts: Is it possible to wake a machine from ARD?

texts: Is it possible to wake a machine from ARD ? I have issues sometimes connecting to machines if they are in sleepmode and sometimes have to walk over to the machines and manually take them out of sleep mode before i can connect with ARD ?


texts: Prevent web browser renaming downloaded files with dot

texts:
I'm new to macOS and trying to set it up. I have my config files in Google Drive, whose names start with dot.

When I download it either with Safari or with Firefox the dot is removed from the file name. I set up to always show dot-files with defaults write -g AppleShowAllFiles -bool true, but that didn't help, the file with dot is downloaded at all.

Is there a way to prevent web browsers from renaming my files completely?


texts: Generate Safari Developer Certificate for building extensions

texts:
I have gone through this link.But everything seems to be changed.
Everything redirects to Apple Development Program.So is it mandatory to enroll in that development program to create a safari development certificate to create extensions?

And if so where can I get that certificate from?


texts: macOS Sierra Volume Menu control strange behavior

texts:
Anybody else have this issue after upgrading to Sierra?

Clicking the volume button and it shifts all the icons in the Mac menu... Never used to do that on El Capitan. The result is the mouse cursor doesn't line up with the control below it. I know they switched it to a horizontal control but I don't think it's supposed to shift all the icons right??

Is this fixable or Sierra bug?

Update: New gif.


texts: Copy-paste stops working on my mac very soon after rebooting. It seems that  "paste" gets disabled. The suggestions proposed in this question (including launchctl start/stop suggestion) does not solve my problem. I am running macOS Sierra version 10.12.1. All the updates are installed. Any suggestions?


texts: How to remove JAMF from an Apple Silicon Mac

texts:
I'm trying to remove JAMF completely from a MacBook Pro M1 and actually start afresh. I can successfully put it into DFU mode in Apple Configurator 2, and I've tried both Revive and Restore, but what happens each time is that when the MBP reboots after the operation, there are some setup screens and then I'm taken to a screen that forces auto-configuration with a JAMF server!
What am I doing wrong?


texts: How to see which services were unloaded using "launchctl unload -w" on macOS?

texts:
I ran the following to disable Adobe background services.
BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER_PREFIX="com.adobe"
sudo launchctl unload -w /Library/{LaunchAgents,LaunchDaemons}/$BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER_PREFIX*.plist
launchctl unload -w ~/Library/LaunchAgents/$BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER_PREFIX*.plist

According to this answer, using launchctl unload -w adds services to override database.
The override database is obscure. How can I see which services were unloaded using "launchctl unload -w" on macOS?


texts: iCloud and iPhone Calendar have different timezones

texts: The updates for my events in iCloud and iPhone differ by a day due to the difference in timezone. My iPhone's timezone is set to Singapore time. How do I set my iCloud timezone to Singapore time as well? iCloud only has a few timezones for us to choose from.


texts: Do encrypted Time Machine backups work across a network?

texts: I see that Lion offers the option of encrypting TIme Machine backup volumes, which seems like a Good Thing.  After reading up a bit on this, it seems clear that it will handle the situation where the backup volume is physically attached to the machine being backed up.  However, I've gotten mixed signals about whether this will work with networked clients.  I have a server with a TM volume, and a number of machines on my network use that server and its disk for TM backups.  Can I encrypt the TM volume in this situation, and will Time Machine be able to back up from those clients to the server?  I can't think of any reason why it shouldn't work, but, like I said, the overall story isn't completely clear.  Thanks for any advice!


texts: Video player for macOS with jumping by subs and speed control

texts:
I'm looking for a video player for macOS with the function of jumping from one subtitle phrase to another with video following the text.

For example, the video jumps to the beginning of a phrase when I press the button Left.

It's good to learn languages with such function. So I could repeat each phrase as many times as I want.

I've found such player for Windows. It's PotPlayer. Now I'm looking for one for macOS.


texts:
I've got a pretty specific need - to disable unmounting a network drive through the regular Finder eject function (accessed either by right-clicking the mounted drive on the desktop, or clicking the eject button in Finder). This is on OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion.

Basically I need to stop other users of the Mac unmounting a drive volume. I'm happy if unmounting is still possible by other means (terminal etc.) My users do not purposefully eject the drive, it's usually accidental - e.g. when trying to eject a USB drive, or just a mis-click. I'd like to prevent the ejecting/unmounting entirely.

Anyone have a way to do this? Have been searching for a while, never found a solution.

Edit 1: I should also note this is an smb network drive, but may also need same function for an afp drive

Edit 2 [9/1/13]: I had another idea, albeit problematic. With defaults write com.apple.finder ProhibitEject true I can disable ejecting any volume completely. Unfortunately this won't do in my circumstance, I need users to be able to plug in portable USB drives.


texts: Drag & Drop from email to desktop not landing at designated spot. Finder opening when dragging to desktop

texts: When I drag an item (i.e. a jpeg) from my email to the desktop, the icon for said item appears all the way to the right of the screen as opposed to where it dropped it on the desktop. This only started happening recently. Also, When I drag the photo to the desktop a finder folder now opens whereas this didnt used to happen. any ideas would be greatly appreciated! thanks!


texts: For a FileVault user of Mountain Lion: can I avoid the automated login, which normally follows unlock of the encrypted startup volume?

texts:
I have FileVault enabled with two users:

AdminGuy
OtherGuy.

I want AdminGuy to:

have the ability to unlock the HD, and therefore only he can enter a u/n + p/w at boot to start boot up
have the ability to log in
not be logged in automatically.

In other words: can AdminGuy just unlock the drive, but then have a login screen popup so OtherGuy could choose to login instead?

10.8.

Per @DeepanshuUtkarsh's link, this is the behavior I want to change:

  The user account that unlocked the drive will be logged into their own
  account after start up completes, without needing to log in again.

  If you want to make the Mac available to a user that does not have
  unlock capabilities, log in, then when you see your own desktop,
  choose "Log Out (user name)" from the Apple () menu. Also, you can
  unlock the disk, then choose the other user's name from the Fast User
  Switch (appears as the currently-logged in user's name) menubar item
  in the upper-right part of the screen.


texts:
Recently, my phone began to constantly send notifications from Skype, as if someone was calling me.

Moreover, the call lasts less than a second, and if I go to Skype in the "Call list" there will be none. Interestingly, such notifications do not come from the desktop version of Skype, only on the phone.
What could be the problem, and how to get rid of these "Calls"?


texts: How can I view locations of layers in PSD files without photoshop on osx?

texts:
I have some PSD files I had produced, but I don't have the positions of the layers aka images that were produced aka buttons etc.

I don't have photoshop.

I have tried gimp and pixelmator, but they don't show the coordinates of layers.

I have google how to do this for both of these packages, I can find the cursor position if I hover over the layers, but this isn't exact.


texts: Is there a difference between HDMI or Thunderbolt for monitor?

texts:
This is my configuration:

Samsung S22A300B monitor (with VGA and DVI input)
Computer A

2,6GHz Mac Mini from end of 2014
HDMI to DVI cable
Thunderbolt to VGA cable

Computer B

Mac Book (yes, old)
output video to DVI cable (forget the connector name)

My problem is:  If I connect the Computer A to VGA, will I lose something in quality? With this configuration I can use booth computer on same monitor, just need to press the switch button. In another configuration, I will need to physically change the cables.

So, Is there a difference if I use Thunderbolt instead HDMI?


texts: Very high kernel_task CPU usage after updating to Yosemite 10.10.4

texts:
I updated to 10.10.4 on July 1, and ever since I've had very high CPU usage - roughly 270%, i.e. two and a half of four processors - by kernel_task.

It appears on login for about five minutes, then drops to 0.  If I start Safari or Chrome or Parallels, it reappears, and this makes me wonder if it's related to the network.  I know there were DNS changes in 10.10.4 - could it be related?

I have:

Tried running without external displays (there are several bugs about high CPU usage with an external monitor)
Removed all login items, and all automatically starting apps
Removed all items in /Library/LaunchAgents, /Library/LaunchDaemons, /Library/StartupItems
Checked I don't have anything odd installed. The only thing was flux, and I removed it.  I do still have Crashplan installed but ensured it was set to only work twice a week - which is not today. I also have and use Parallels Desktop 10 (latest update), and sometimes it seems the high CPU usage is related to starting it. However, quitting it does not restore CPU usage to normal.
I don't think it is heat-related; the CPU temperature is the low end of normal, and fans are running normally, and the laptop has good airflow and I can't feel "hot" air coming from it, only normal temperature air.
Booted in safe mode. This was fine and I had normal CPU usage. This makes me think it must be a kernel driver or similar issue.
I ran EtreCheck, which shows the only kexts loaded are com.parallels.kext.hypervisor (10.2.1 29006 - SDK 10.7), com.parallels.kext.netbridge (10.2.1 29006 - SDK 10.7), com.parallels.kext.usbconnect (10.2.1 29006 - SDK 10.7), and com.parallels.kext.vnic (10.2.1 29006 - SDK 10.7).
However, my battery health is 'Check Battery' - could that be related? Despite the health status, it has done 590 cycles and this model is supposed to only be consumed at 1000. Odd; not sure why that would be / what it means.
System.log: nothing obvious. I sat watching it for several minutes and didn't see anything added to it. Scrolling back showed lots of messages, but nothing that seemed like fast repeated failures or anything that might explain constant CPU usage. I browsed the other logs as well and didn't spot anything.

Examining Activity Monitor, all CPU usage is shown as in kernel_task itself, not any descendant apps.

I have an early 2011 model 15" MBP, which up until 10.10.4 Yosemite ran really well on.

Any ideas on how to analyze and resolve the issue?

PS: Although the weather is hot (it's 35 degrees C - Europe is having a heatwave) it is unlikely to be this issue since smcFanControl shows a steady 65-67 degrees C, the low end of a normal temperature range. Both fans are spinning at 6000RPM, but that too is normal. Ambient temperature today and yesterday is the same as it was before I installed 10.10.4, but the high CPU usage of kernel_task occurred only when 10.10.4 was installed.  That's the key difference. Something in relation to 10.10.4 causes high CPU usage.


texts: Mojave spell check keeps flagging correct words and tries to change them to grammatically incorrect words

texts:
So this has been driving me crazy - it feels like I have a grammar troll living in my computer.  MacOS's spell checker keeps flagging words as misspelled that aren't. I notice it mostly in Mail, because that's what I use most.  However it's also happened in Messages and other Apple apps.  It does not happen in MS Word.  Usually it's trying to get me to use another similar word that is grammatically incorrect.  I've attached some screenshots as well.

Hardware is a 2017 iMac 5K running 10.14.1 (non-beta), and I don't remember seeing this before Mojave. I don't have any other languages installed other than U.S. English, am located in the U.S., and don't have any settings that are anything other than what a regular, American English speaking person would have. I also don't have any other spell-check programs installed that I know of.  This is only a work computer with the basics installed.  Has anyone else come across this, or have any idea what it could be?

For example, the following sentences have popped up as issues (quotes are added by me here, they were not in the original text):

"The second claim is what's left, and is what you should respond to here." It flags "here" and tries to change it to "hear".

"We should go somewhere in town that's closer to downtown". It flags "to" and tries to change it to "too".

"I just contacted your office."  It flags "your" and tries to change it to "you're".

"You had the proper address and were going to bring it to her."  It flags "were" and tries to change it to "we're".

Does anyone have an idea of what this could be? I would suspect some rogue app doing this, but I am careful with what I install, and only have trusted apps on the machine.


texts: Mac Book Pro 2013 connect to projector with resolution bigger then laptop screen

texts: I want to connect my projector to my Mac Book pro. Projector has resolution 1920x1080 Full HD. My question is how to output the same resolution from MacBook. My Mac Book pro display has resolution 1280x800, I am not sure if I can make output 1920x1080.


texts:
From My Media I have dropped several photos and videos into the timeline to create a video.  Everything going well until the videos I have do not show the images but rather a green screen. I hear the audio portion of those videos but I see no image. Help?
parker


texts: Several applications trying to connect to IP

texts:
I have several applications on my computer which are attempting to connect to a small hand-full of IPs over port 80(http). This seems suspect to me and I'm not sure how to proceed. Currently I am using Little Snitch to block the IPs however this is causing some things to not work.

IPs in question:

151.205.0.101
151.205.0.103
151.205.0.105
151.205.0.107

Looking up these IPs on Who.is reveals they are owned MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business (MCICS)

The applications I have seen trying to connect to these IPs

Private Internet Access, Although it has since stopped since I updated it to the latest version.
softwareupdated
nsurlsessiond
storedownloadd
Google Chrome
Spotify
ksfetch
vmnet-natd
ScreenSaverEngine

I believe I have seen other applications in the past attempt to connect to these IPs, however, the ones above are attempting to as of me writing this.

What could be causing all of these seemingly unrelated applications to try to connect to these IPs?


texts:
I often want to save certain passages from iPad Books into EverNote. Is there a way to copy a text from Books and paste into into EverNote without having to open EverNote, create a “New Note” and then go back to Books?  I tried using the ‘share’ button once I highlight some passage  in Books, but it doesn’t give me the option to paste it into EverNote.
Any suggestions? Would IOS shortcuts help? If so, could you tell me how to set it up (I don’t know how to create a customized shortcuts like this)?


texts: Can I update to python3.7 from python2.7 in my macOS 10.14.1?

texts: I have macOS 10.14.1. I installed Python3.7 but can see that python2.7 already installed in my os. Can I remove 2.7 and just keep 3.7? Will it affect other apps?


texts: When I am using the tweet share sheet on latest iOS for iPhone and iPad and I @someone it starts to prefetch matching names but certain names never show up. Any ideas what makes some show and some not?


texts: How to script brightness turning down and up?

texts:
I am trying to create a applescript that puts my brightness to the max or minimum, but I don't know how to. I am trying to use this script

    repeat 10 times
    tell application "System Events"
        key code 122
        delay 0.1
    end tell
end repeat

but nothing happens.


texts: Keyboard Maestro: How to write to /etc/hosts file

texts:
So I have been using an app called Self Control to block certain sites globally on my machine so I'm not distracted when I work. The method this program uses is edit your /etc/hosts file and redirect your blacklist of sites (facebook.com, youtube.com, etc) to 0.0.0.0. This is cool, but I was thinking that I could make a Keyboard Maestro macro for this instead.

I'm new to Keyboard Maestro and it's a bit intimidating to get into. Does anyone have any recommendations for creating a macro that will open, append, save, and then close your system's hosts file?


texts: What's the difference between Background App Refresh in iOS 7 and multitasking in iOS 6?

texts:
Didn't iOS 6 support multitasking and allow background apps to refresh their content? So what's new in iOS 7? Just that we can enable/disable specific apps from accessing the network when running in the background?

Also, I see that the Pandora app is not present in this list (Settings → General → Background App Refresh) and yet it works fine when in the background and fetches data when on 3G. How does this work?


texts: Is it possible to crop multiple pages in Mavericks Preview.app?

texts:
Is it possible to crop multiple pages or image files in the new Mavericks Preview application just as described in this answer?

The functionality was there with Snow Leopard but disappeared in Mountain Lion.


texts:
If I select text using a pattern in TextEdit how do I transform that selected text?  I can't get anything in the Transform menu to work when text is selected like this.

I am using a pattern to find and highlight text.


texts: Change the Screen Saver "Start After" options in Mountain Lion

texts:
In Mountain Lion, I'd like to remove some options in the screen saver timing. I'd like to remove the "Never" option and some of the longer options for all accounts on the system. Essentially I'd like to require a screensaver, any screensaver.

Is there a way that this can be accomplished?


texts: I am having a near daily crash on my iPhone 4. Has occurred with every iOS 5.x release

texts: I took my iPhone 4 to the Apple store based on this problem. The iPhone crashes during calls, when spawning new apps, when navigating an existing app. They suggested it was due to too many concurrent Apps running. Since that time I have sought to keep the number of apps down, but continue to experience crashes. Any suggestions?


texts: Why is my MacBook Pro showing the low battery screen while at 100%?

texts:
Yesterday my MacBook shut down, a few seconds after I turned it on, and showed this screen when I wanted to turn it on again:

When I plugged in my Mac, the battery level was at 100%!

The same scenario happened today when I turned on my Mac, it was showing around 20% battery left and a few seconds after I logged in, it shut down and was showing the same low battery screen.

I have a MacBook Pro mid-2015 with macOS Sierra.

Here is some information about the battery (while Mac charging):

  Informations sur la charge :
      Charge restante (mAh) :             3113
      Charge complète :                   Non
      En cours de chargement :            Oui
      Capacité de charge complète (mAh) : 7496
  Informations sur la santé :
      Comptage de cycles : 451
      Conditions :         Normal
  Batterie installée :        Oui
  Intensité de courant (mA) : 4590
  Tension (mV) :              12269

Has anyone ever experienced this?


texts: I've got a 1st Generation iPod with iOS 3.1, and I'm frustrated because I most apps don't run on such an old iOS, but I can't put a new iOS on. Is there eny way to get old versions of all those apps?


texts: Export iPad home screen bookmarks/Safari bookmarks to PC/Mac

texts: How do you copy or export bookmarks and home screen web apps/bookmarks from iPad to PC/Mac?


texts: Is there a way to hide all file extensions in OS X?

texts: Is there any way to globally hide every single file extension in OS X? I've seen the option in the Get Info menu to hide the selected file's extension, but I'd like to never see a file extension unless I chose to.


texts: When I was using Windows I could navigate with tab to pop up windows for choosing 'Yes' or 'No' faster. Now on OS X  I haven't found a way. In some cases I can choose the first letter and it will be accepted. But in examples like in the picture below, there's no such a thing.


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I regularly get around 30 iPads that require 10 - 20GB of images putting into the PhotoData folder.

As you can imagine this takes quite a while to do, I'm trying to investigate ways of speeding up this process.

I used to use an application called i-FunBox on Windows which would allow me to plugin around 10 iPads at a time and then I could scheduel the transfer of the images over night.

However I've recently started using Apple Configurater and would like to be able to do this process on the Mac.

There is a version of i-FunBox for the Mac but it only allows 1 iPad to be plugged in at any one time.

Can anyone else recommend an application or process I could follow?

Thanks in advance.


texts: Is it safe to use a drive that previously had bad sectors (since reallocated via a Secure Erase)

texts:
My internal hard drive was playing up and diagnostics found that it had 20 bad sectors. I've since done a high security erase of the drive and all my issues seemed to go away. Disk Utility reported the drive was okay and I was able to reinstall OS X and restore from a TM backup, etc.

However, a few 3rd party apps indicate my drive now has 21 reallocated bad sectors. I imagine this is better than the previously reported 20 bad sectors (now showing as 0), but these apps are indicating my drive is still failing solely due to that.

I haven't been able to find much information on the web about lifetime of a drive after having reallocated bad sectors, so I'm unsure of what to do. Will these reallocated bad sectors become a problem, or are they indicative that the problems haven't stopped? Should I bite the bullet and just install a new SSD?


texts: Total memory doesn't add up in Activity Monitor

texts: My computer's been really slow, to the point where it's almost unusable, and according to Activity Monitor, it's because the physical memory's basically all being used (the CPU usage is fine). However, the processes' memory don't all add up to the total memory usage reported by Activity Monitor (I did show all processes, not just the user's). Where is the extra memory usage coming from?


texts: Page Up / Page Down shortcut keys with moving keyboard cursor

texts:
I am trying to find an equivalent to Page Up / Page Down keys on a Windows machine. On a Windows machine if I press Page Up or Page Down in a text editor (such as Microsoft Word or notepad++) the keyboard cursor moves as well.

The closest I found on a MacBook is to use FN + Arrow Up or FN + Arrow Down. This does do Page Up / Page Down for viewing. However, it does not move the keyboard cursor. How do I get the keyboard cursor to move a page up or down?


texts: How do I add the phonetic contact fields to a contact on iOS 5 when using an iPhone 4?

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Recently I have seen some interesting tips for increasing the accuracy of Siri by entering phonetic details for contacts with names that is has trouble understanding or saying correctly.

This involves editing a contact, adding a new field, then selecting either phonetic first name or phonetic last name. E.g. Shuvawwn instead of Siobhan.

While I do not have Siri as I run an iPhone 4 not 4S, I have still seen these tips pre-dating iOS 5 to help with voice control as was before Siri came along.

The problem is that I do not appear to have these fields available on my iPhone at all.

How can I get them to show?  Is there some language or accessibility setting or other required to get them to appear?


texts:
Upon attempting to open iPhoto.app, a window in Finder opens "The version on this Mac is not compatible with OS X Yosemite. Download the latest version for free from the Mac App Store."

App Store says "Item Not Available....The item out requested is not currently available in the U.S. store".

I constantly see activity from within this app, same with iCloud, which I've never used, in the console, though.  How/why is it running and how am I supposed to update it so I can see what's going on?


texts:
So i love the magic mouse and was using a book/magazine as a mouse pad and was working fine. i then got a leather mouse pad and it too was working fine. However i replaced the batteries and now it is shocking on the leather pad. Very slow jumpy and intermittant tracking.

I understand that a leather pad probly isnt the best but was just wondering if anyone else has experienced the same or similar problem? fixes?


texts: Installing homebrew after upgrading to MacOS High Sierra

texts:
Recently I upgraded to MacOS High Sierra (10.13.4). After upgrade my homebrew seems to have stopped working. So I uninstalled the homebrew by executing the below command

ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/uninstall)"

I tried to install homebrew again by executing the below command

/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

But the installation failed with the error as discussed here.

Then I tried executing the command as suggested in the above issue.

sudo chown -R $USER:admin /usr/local

But it did not work because of the issue discussed here.

I executed the below command as suggested above

sudo chown -R $(whoami) $(brew --prefix)/*

It gave me some Operation not permitted warnings.

Then I again tried to install homebrew. Now it is showing me the below logs in console

...
==> Installation successful!

==> Homebrew has enabled anonymous aggregate user behaviour analytics.
Read the analytics documentation (and how to opt-out) here:
  https://docs.brew.sh/Analytics.html

==> Next steps:
- Run `brew help` to get started
- Further documentation:
    https://docs.brew.sh
sudo: /etc/sudoers is owned by uid 504, should be 0
sudo: no valid sudoers sources found, quitting
sudo: unable to initialize policy plugin

Can some one let me know what does the last set of warnings / errors denote? Can these be ignored?


texts: How to remove Volume slider from Control Center

texts:
When I swipe my home screen from bottom to top, I see below screen :

However I want to customise this screen like I want to remove the volume icon from this screen.
Is there any way to achieve this.
Thanks for any pointer.


texts: How does iTunes gain access to a passcode-locked iPhone?

texts:
Recently I witnessed how iTunes, which is linked to a certain iPhone may unlock it's first screen - the one which requires a password.

I also know of a few tools which may mimic this effect;

I`m curious about how this mechanism works. Does apple hold some sort of a "master key" that can be transferred via a USB device? Is that a part of the operating system, iTunes or some of those other tools? Is that a known weakness, or a feature? How do those tools (generally) work?

Now, this question is for academic purposes only. Please do not take it anywhere else, that's not what it's meant for.


texts: How to install an homebrew package behind a proxy?

texts:
I'm working behind a proxy. When I installed homebrew I've modified the official command:

/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

by adding a -x option to tell curl about the proxy:

/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -x proxy.mydomain.com:3128 -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

and it works well. But now I want to install openssl:

brew install openssl

and logically, the proxy is not detected:

curl: (7) Failed to connect to homebrew.bintray.com port 443: Connection refused
Error: Failed to download resource "openssl"

If I set the environment variables as described in the documentation:

http_proxy=proxy.mydomain.com:3128
HTTPS_PROXY=proxy.mydomain.com:3128
ALL_PROXY=proxy.mydomain.com:3128

I obtain the same error. Adding http: or https: before doesn't change the problem.

Any ideas?


texts:
I get disconnected from the internet whenever the speed reaches 2.5 Mbps

Is there any app to limit the internet speed below that. I am not talking per application based.

Using MacBook Pro (mid 2013) Yosemite


texts: MB Pro 2015 have NVME PCIe SSD which are super fast. I was thinking to replace mine with a bigger capacity one. And then use the old one in a Windows laptop, if that's possible. Since my Windows laptop have SATA SSD I need an adapter, so NVME PCIe SSD to SATA adapter exist?


texts: Erased both partitions of my hard drive and want to merge them. They show up as two different disks so I cant choose the partition option

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External hard drive partitions showing as 2 different disks, can't merge or repartition. I have erased both and want to merge into one.

EDIT: I have Reformatted both partitions to Mac OS Extended (Journaled) but still have the same problem.

macOS Mojave Version 10.14.4


texts: Client certificate authentication fails with iOS 13.4.1 (works with 13.2.2)

texts:
I've previously posted this question and since then further investigated the issue.

The problem seems to be the latest iOS (13.4.1), which fails to send the client certificate upon authentication requests.

To test this, I've set up a webserver, requiring a client certificate for authentication. The client certificate is installed on the iPhone. If I navigate to the website, iOS states that a client certificate is required and asks to use the installed one. Once I press continue the connection fails as no certificate is presented to the server.

Exactly the same setup on iOS 13.2.2 works as expected. Client certificate is installed, website is accessed, iOS asks about sending the certificate, iOS does so and access works fine.

I've written a bug report to Apple but have yet to hear from them.

Update: iPadOS 13.3.1 also works as expected.

Update: iOS Beta 13.4.5 has the same issue.

Does anyone else experience this issue or is this an isolated case for me? I've even hard-reset the iPhone to check if it was a problem with my setup.


texts:
I have approximately 1100 photos on file.

At number 1291 the numbering jumped to 3300s

How can I correct the number to read the next view as 1291? And so on.

Thank you


texts:
I have received a selection of PDF files (about 40) that are all encrypted with the same password. I'd rather not have them be encrypted because it's annoying to enter the password every time and I already have full disk encryption anyways.

How can I decrypt all of these PDF files without having to manually open and re-save each and every file? I looked in Automator but I only found an option to Encrypt PDF, not Decrypt.


texts: Troublesome kext or driver causing system to hang

texts:
I have a late 2012 27" iMac with a relatively fresh install of OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2). I have been experiencing a pretty severe problem that I am convinced is software related, but I could use some assistance in finding the best way to track it down.

The problem is this: any time I leave the computer unattended for any length of time (ranging from minutes to hours), I come back to it and there is about an 80% chance that the system will have hung. I can move the mouse, but the cursor is the spinning beach ball and I can't click on anything, interact with anything, or type anything. The only way to get the computer out of this state, consistently, is to hold the power button and force a restart.

I've narrowed this problem down with some certainty to being related to my Seagate GoFlex Desk 3 TB external hard drive. Strangely, this drive required a driver to be installed from Seagate before it would show up connected via the attached Thunderbolt dock. There's a post here on Seagate's website that addresses some similar concerns with a similar drive. I did install that driver, which seemed to make the issue much worse, but I swear this issue may have been there before all this (I can't remember with certainty).

If I disconnect the drive entirely, the problem goes away.
If I boot the system into Safe Mode (with Shift held down), the problem also goes away.

Now, I've diligently gone through and removed everything I could find that was installed along with this driver. I opened up the installer and went to Show Files and removed everything it installed. I even searched my /Library and /System folders for anything with "Seagate" in the name, and killed all of it. But the problem still remains.

Booting into Safe Mode and having the problem go away tells me there is a software component here that is causing this mayhem. What I would like to ask for assistance with is how best to try and hunt down the driver, or kext, or application, or whatever it might be that is causing the system to hang like this.

I'm probably going to end up replacing this drive anyway, because this is just ridiculous, but in the meantime, it hosts a lot of important data and I'd really like to get my system working again with the drive by disabling whatever is so consistently causing it to hang.

Thanks so much for any help!


texts: Turn off power to Thunderbolt device while leaving data connection

texts:
As per the title, is it possible to do this?
I have two devices using Thunderbolt 2 ports on a macbook pro. One, an audio interface, makes the area around the port excessively hot to touch and can cause the fans on the laptop to kick in at a certain point.
I was unsure why only one device caused this when the other (an external display) didn't and realised that the audio interface was also drawing power. The thing is, it doesn't need to. It can be powered externally and I do this. But it automatically chooses a preference for thunderbolt power and switches to this when enough is available.
I'd love to know a way to provide no power over that Thunderbolt port so that it relies on the external power supply and stops generating so much heat (the fans kicking in when I'm recording audio - it being an audio device that's causing this - is far from ideal).


texts: Any way to map extra mouse buttons to keyboard shortcuts?

texts: My mouse has two other buttons which I think are referred to as button 4 and 5. Is there any way to configure these to trigger a keyboard shortcut like option delete for adobe premiere?


texts: Chromecast: maximize tab on TV while multitasking on Chrome?

texts:
I'm trying to use Chromecast to watch an ESPN3 game in full-screen on my TV, while continuing to work in Chrome on my laptop (OS: Mavericks). The ESPN3 player doesn't have an option to stream directly through Chromecast (to my knowledge), so I've been casting the entire tab. This works fine, I can see the tab on my TV. If I want to view full-screen, I can maximize the viewer. This maximizes the viewer on the TV, and also my laptop screen. So far, so good.

The problem is, I want to keep using my laptop for other stuff. If I want a different application, I can cmd-tab to Finder, then right-click the Chrome icon and hide it, allowing me to see other stuff on my screen. However, if I want to use Chrome, as soon as I activate any Chrome window, the video pops up as full-screen an obscures my view.

I suppose I could use a different browser for internet stuff, but that's obnoxious! For example, I'm using Chrome's dev tools pane to debug a page I'm working on. I don't want to give up using Chrome for other purposes just because I'm watching something on TV.

How can I go about watching a full-screen tab on TV, while still being able to use Chrome for other purposes on my computer?

Update: I tried having the media window in a separate space, but when I go fullscreen it always takes up the laptop screen no matter which space I switch to.


texts: How to disable indexing for a big Swift project?

texts:
I have a big Swift project. It's about 40 ViewControllers, 2 storyboards and some frameworks. When I make some changes XCode begins indexing all the project and it takes a very long time!

How can I disable indexing and compiling some unnecessary Swift files?


texts: Can Apple watch warn me when my iphone is out of range

texts:
Now and then I manage to leave for office without my iPhone. As I depend on some two factor authentication apps and other stuff on the phone this basically means that I have to go back and get it.

It would be an extremly helpful feature if Apple watch could warn me actively when my iPhone gets out of its range. The little red indicator that watch displays in the top bar is not enough. I need a tap and some beeps.

I looked around the Watch app on my iPhone but could not find any setting activating such a feature.

Is there a way to get my watch to warn me when my iPhone is out of range? An app maybe?


texts: MacBook Pro 13 inch 2,6GHz versus 15 inch 2.0Ghz. Which CPU is better?

texts:
I need a new Macbook Pro and am comparing the 13 inch Retina 2.6GHz with the 15 inch Retina 2.0GHz.

I understand that 2.6GHz is faster than 2.0GHz but how does CPU performance compare between the two models with regards to Turbo Boost?

The 13 inch boosts up to 3.1GHz whereas the 15 inch boosts to 3.2Ghz.

My old MacBook didn't have Turbo boost and I use photo and video editing software.

I'd prefer the bigger screen but am mindful of cost.


texts: I have a macbook pro 2007 . 4gb of ram 320gb. i bought this macbook off eBay over the summer. it came with leopard , 2 months later then i upgrade to snow leopard, then to mountain lion. i currently have mountain lion 10.8.2 . the screen is kind of flickers and i don't know if its the graphics card or its just the screen. but one day i was using my computer and all of sudden it just turns gray and the screen starts flickering and it just kept going. i don't think its the screen because this flickering shuts down my computer and kernel panics comes up . when you restart it the computer, the apple logo that comes up looks like it has spots on it but doesn't boot. it stays and it freezes and restarts my computer. what to do ?


texts: Can I move data from old to new Time Capsule through USB?

texts:
The Apple knowledge base note on this question says to hardwire the Time Capsules and a computer together through ethernet, and transfer the data from TC1 to the computer to TC2, all through ethernet.

I can see how getting 1 GB across this way will be monumentally slow.

However there are these lovely little USB ports on both Time Capsules.  Is there a way for me to get the Time Capsule to copy the data from its internal hard drive to a USB external drive?  And then vice versa on the other Time Capsule, connecting to it the USB drive with the data from the first Time Capsule?

A related question here might cover one direction, but not the other?  And only then if I can find an old version of Airport and the function is still supported by the old Time Capsule with upgraded software.

I am trying the wired ethernet approach, and I see this when copying one of the sparsebundles:

That is with everything wired, and airport on the laptop and the old Time Capsule turned off.  I am sharing the old Time Capsule hard drive on the WAN, which is wired to the new Time Capsule LAN.  That laptop is on the new Time Capsule LAN.

The wired transfer ended up running at about 48 Mb/s or 6 MB/s.  The reason is that the USB-Ethernet dongle I used only supports 10/100 Base-T.  No GigE.  48+48 maxed out the 100.

When I went to a Thunderbolt-GigE dongle, the rate went up, but only to 106 Mb/s (13.3 MB/s).  The drive in the new Time Capsule can average 1200 Mb/s (150 MB/s) writing.  The drive in the old Time Capsule can average 400 Mb/s (50 MB/s) reading.  So the GigE is still well shy of what I might expect from USB3, or even USB2.


texts: Can I use apps other than Photos with Apple’s SD-card reader?

texts:
I have an iPhone 7 and I’m considering buying the Lightning SD Card reader that Apple makes. Is it possible to access the SD card’s files using apps other than Photos—for example, Dropbox?

(My specific use case is that I’m going to be traveling and I want to back up my photos to my phone. I’d like to back them up somewhere online, too, but I don’t use Apple’s photo-syncing offerings and I’d prefer not to turn them on just for this situation.)


texts: Are there any good technical forums where jailbreak app authors hang out?

texts: Most of the forums I have seen are really lame pirate-oriented sites. I am interested in joining in a discussion with programmers about building iOS software that breaks the rules, but not illegal stuff.


texts: Nothing more to say than "Is there an app to record the current phone call ?" :-)


texts:
I'm looking for a simple app that will just let me load tracks from my music library, chop some clips out of them, and assign those clips to a trigger pad. So then I can create "mashups" by holding down different combinations of trigger pads.

Any possibilities?


texts: Still possible to override iSight webcam LED for iMac's and Macbook Pro's 2019 & 2020 & on?

texts: Although years later from the discovered exploitable vulnerability with iSight's LED, I am wondering if the issue has been fixed on 2019 and 2020 iMacs and Macbook Pros.  Can the iSight LED still be overridden through software, or is it actually hardwired this time so that the webcam cannot turn on unless the green LED turns on too?


texts: Get MacBook to say Thank You when plugging in the power cord?

texts: I would like to know how can to create an applescript which is executed when I connect the power cord to my MacBook. I would like it to say "Thank You"


texts:
when I'm using tethering with my iPhone, is there any way to see the cellular signal strength on my mac?

Any free solutions are still welcome.


texts:
I was wondering if anyone could explain the meaning the command below in mac terminal:

dhcp-74-148:~

Noticed it for the first time today and just wondering what it meant.

Thanks


texts:
I have strange issue that I can't solve. There are 50 gigs missing and I can't tell where they are. Here is the output of diskutil list
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *500.3 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                 Apple_APFS Container disk1         500.1 GB   disk0s2

/dev/disk1 (synthesized):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      APFS Container Scheme -                      +450.1 GB   disk1
                                 Physical Store disk0s2
   1:                APFS Volume Macintosh HD - Data     244.1 GB   disk1s1
   2:                APFS Volume Preboot                 82.1 MB    disk1s2
   3:                APFS Volume Recovery                528.9 MB   disk1s3
   4:                APFS Volume VM                      2.1 GB     disk1s4
   5:                APFS Volume Macintosh HD            14.4 GB    disk1s5

Please help. Thank you!


texts:
So this is a bit complex of a question. I have a domain, and I recently switched it from one host to another. Unfortunately, Safari doesn't realize that, and instead of loading the new server with data on it, it loads the default error page of the old one. It's not a hosting issue -- other browsers are working fine even on my computer.

So the question is this: where does Safari store this data, and how can I destroy it?

Edit: I have cleared Website Data in Preferences, History and Website Data in the Safari menu and Caches in the Develop menu.


texts: DNS resolution got extremly slow after issuing ipconfig commands

texts:
I wanted to inspect DHCP messages. To produce them I issued these 2 commands:

sudo ipconfig set en0 BOOTP
sudo ipconfig set en0 DHCP

After that, I am having severe DNS resolution difficulties. It takes up to a minute and several refreshs to even resolve google. What could be the reason for this behaviour?

Output from ifconfig en0:

en0: flags=8963<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,PROMISC,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
    ether "IPv6 goes here"
    inet6 "IPv6 goes here"%en0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x4
    inet6 "IPv6 goes here" prefixlen 64 autoconf
    inet6 "another IPv6 goes here" prefixlen 64 autoconf temporary
    inet 192.168.1.5 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255
    nd6 options=1<PERFORMNUD>
    media: autoselect
    status: active

EDIT: nslookup does not work


texts: Macbook shut itself down during sleep and won't boot unless leave it for a few days

texts:
model: macbook 13'3 with retina display (2013 late autumn)

OS: 10.10.5

symptons:

The macbook shut itself down while I put it to sleep with amost 60% battary left;
Won't turn on by pressing power button or any other fancy key combos or massaging the whole keyboard or knocking the conors;
Genius told me the first time I sent the dead macbook to an authorized reparing store that he just recharged the motherboard and the macbook came back. Sadly good times would not last long, same problem emerged then Genius told me he had to change the whole motherboard with a fancy cost I had to say no.
Miracal happened when I tried to trun it on after I put the dead macbook aside for a few days, it started to boot and performed perfectly like nothing weird had happened.
Now I live in regrets for I have to wait a couple of days before I can use the macbook if I forget to mannualy shut macbook down last time.

Please help me out!


texts: Workaround for YouTube to appear in Apple TV

texts:
My elderly father enjoys watching movies through YouTube through Apple TV, which we purchased in 2012.

Last night, I was woke up because the icon of YouTube has disappeared from Apple TV.

I tried searching Google, and performed the following

changed my location to my current location
reset Apple TV
reboot the Wi-Fi

Others suggest seeing a movie on iPhone and iPad and then clicking the triangle in box to make it play in Apple TV.

No matter how many times I tried explaining this process to my father, he couldn't understand, and was very frustrated and irritated (he suffers from lot of chronic pain, so seeing serials from YouTube's Apple TV gives relief, it takes his mind away from things)

What other workaround can I try so that the YouTube icon will appear on Apple TV?

UPDATE:

We purchased Apple TV 3rd generation and my father absolutely HATES the new layout. He says he is not able to view a history of search terms he entered for movies and serials. It's just not user friendly. He says he will pay $20 a month just to get the YouTUBE from the old Apple TV back, because the interface was suitable to him ..... we're keeping the old Apple TV in case there is a workaround to get YouTUBE back ......


texts:
What are the following (default) iDisk folders used for:

Backup
Groups
Library
Sites
Software
Web

If you delete them and wait a few minutes they will re-appear, but I do not know what they are used for. There is a document in them explaining their use, but it is still not clear.


texts: Workaround for Dell's lack of drivers for macOS 10.15 Catalina?

texts:
I've got two Dell printers - a C1760nw color printer and a B1165nfw Mono MFP.

Both of which are currently unusable after the upgrade to macOS 10.15 Catalina. Is anyone aware of a workaround or non-Dell drivers that I could use while Dell clings to their non-apologetic "circumstances beyond our control" refrain ...?


texts: Apple Mail keeps crashing frequently after RAM problem

texts:
Update: while waiting for a response I managed to solve the matter, first by running mail from a different account (it worked flawlessly); and second by running Onyx - it has the feature of rebuilding mail envelope index - which resolved whatever issue my system had. Anyway.

Thank you for the helpful suggention.

I am having a problem with Apple Mail. Following a bad RAM problem on my PowerMac G5/10.5.8 Apple Mail 3.6 started to crash frequently, shortly after I open it, or whenever I try to do anything with it, for example when selecting a message or attempting to send a mail. Each time the spinning beachball appears, and mail crashes.

Restarting, permissions repairs and the use of Disk Utility, DiskWarrior and TechTool Pro hasn't helped.

I have included a crash log below:

Process: Mail [782]
Path: /Applications/MAIL/Mail.app/Contents/MacOS/Mail
Identifier: com.apple.mail
Version: 3.6 (936)
Build Info: Mail-9360000~1
Code Type: PPC (Native)

Parent Process: launchd [66]

Date/Time: 2015-02-13 21:42:38.367 +0100
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.5.8 (9L31a)

Report Version: 6

Anonymous UUID: A75D0409-433A-44F1-9D38-E34AED349277

Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)

Exception Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x00000000ce6f7b80

Crashed Thread: 11

Thread 11 Crashed:

0 ...ple.CoreServices.CarbonCore 0x93acd610 CSStoreGetUnit + 56
1 com.apple.LaunchServices 0x920c55d8 CSStringCopyCFString + 92
2 com.apple.LaunchServices 0x920e2acc CSStringBindingCopyCFStrings + 120
3 com.apple.LaunchServices 0x920e2864 _LSCopySchemesAndHandlerURLs + 156
4 com.apple.MessageFramework 0x00960b2c +[URLifier _urlMatchesForString:startIndex:matches:] + 1820
5 com.apple.MessageFramework 0x00960024 +[URLifier urlMatchesForString:] + 348
6 com.apple.mail 0x0004cc44 0x1000 + 310340
7 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x940159a8 __invoking___ + 168
8 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x94015230 -[NSInvocation invoke] + 128
9 com.apple.MessageFramework 0x009f49ec -[MonitoredInvocation invoke] + 392
10 com.apple.MessageFramework 0x009f461c -[InvocationQueue _drainQueue] + 656
11 com.apple.Foundation 0x90ad9d84 __NSThread__main__ + 1004
12 libSystem.B.dylib 0x93438f70 _pthread_start + 316

------

Exception Type:  EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)
Exception Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x00000000ce6f7b80
Crashed Thread:  10

Thread 10 Crashed:
0   ...ple.CoreServices.CarbonCore  0x93acd610 CSStoreGetUnit + 56
1   com.apple.LaunchServices        0x920c55d8 CSStringCopyCFString + 92
2   com.apple.LaunchServices        0x920e2acc CSStringBindingCopyCFStrings + 120
3   com.apple.LaunchServices        0x920e2864 _LSCopySchemesAndHandlerURLs + 156
4   com.apple.MessageFramework      0x00960b2c +[URLifier _urlMatchesForString:startIndex:matches:] + 1820
5   com.apple.MessageFramework      0x00960024 +[URLifier urlMatchesForString:] + 348
6   com.apple.mail                  0x0004cc44 0x1000 + 310340
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Does safari has an extension like this Chrome extension called Context Menu Search? It enables user to search highlighted text from the context menu.

It should be something like this:


texts: Only one way sync with MS Exchange server in OS X 10.9 Calendar

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Since my fresh install of OS X 10.9 Mavericks I have problems syncing my Calendar with the MS Exchange server (version 2008).

When I add an appointment in the Exchange calender in Calendar on my OS X machine, it gets created without any errors. After this, I sync this appointment with the Exchange server CommandR. Now I expect this new appointment to be living on the Exchange server and I expect this appointment to be synced with my other devices (iPhone and company website), and it does.

But when I reverse things and create an appointment in the Exchange calendar via the company website it gets synced to my iPhone, but it does not show in the OS X Calendar app. What about invitations? I receive the invites in my mail inbox and in my Calendar inbox, but excepted invitations do not show up in my OS X Calendar as well.

For debugging I created another account on my OS X machine, but as a different user the same problems occur. I also used another mac running 10.9 and the same problems occurred, but no problems occurred using my iPhone or a windows PC. There were also no problems when I logged in using the same exchange server but a different account.

With the symptoms described above, it is likely there is a problem with the MS Exchange server. But my colleague, also running OS X 10.9 has not encountered any problems with calendar syncing.

Other versions of OS X worked fine with my setup. Did communication with the MS Exchange server change in OS X 10.9? Are there other possibilities that causes my problems?

Unfortunately the IT department still does not support OS X machines and are therefor not willing to help out.


texts: How to stop finder copying files to a second hard disk

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Is there any way to to tell Finder to default to moving rather than copying files from my main system disk to another disk?

My main system disk is too small and I have a secondary 'main' disk which I use for media, larger files and the like. I know I can hold down Command to change the behaviour transfer by transfer, but sometimes I forget or hit the wrong key or Finder just decides it'll do a copy anyway. Move, rather than copy, is almost always what I want when transferring files between these two disks so that would be a better default for me.


texts: My iMac detects a samsung external monitor, but nothing comes up on the display

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I've got a late 2013 iMac running OS X El Capitan and am trying to get a second screen for work. Its a Samsung LED Syncmaster SA350 Series (Plug & Play). When I plug it in, nothing but a black screen displays, even though its on and my Mac detects it (I can even drag windows over there etc). I'm connecting DVI-->HDMI.

Most of the answers I've found on this say to update the firmware, but It doesn't look like I can do that on my Mac. Is there any way to get this screen to start displaying other than through a firmware update?

Thanks!


texts: I don't know why my apps use so much storage I haven't downloaded anything.


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I have removed my son's iPad from my iCloud account, and I have reset the iPad. I can't activate it because it says it's linked to my Apple ID and that Activation Lock is on. I can't turn this off, because when I log into my iCloud account, his iPad is no longer visible.

What can I do to remove Activation Lock and set up my son's iPad in his name?


texts: MacBook Hangs on Boot at seemingly different stages each time

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Our Macbook hangs on startup and doesn't boot into the desktop environment.  The most notable problem is that the Macbook doesn't make the usual startup sound when we boot up.  It doesn't make any sounds at all at startup.  Then it hangs for a long time on the grey screen with the Apple symbol and the spinner.

We have tried to restart it several times, and most of the times it does what I wrote above, but on a couple occasions it actually showed the desktop background, but then froze.  One time it showed the blue screen and then froze.

I have tried to boot into Safe Mode (holding shift) and it won't boot into safe mode either.  I tried booting into Safe Mode with verbose enabled, and the few times I did it, I didn't see any errors, but it stopped once after this line:

AirPort: RSN handshake complete on en1

The other 2 times it stopped after a few lines later:

NTFS volume name , version 3.1

After seeing these lines on the verbose output it just stops.

The one thing I CAN do is boot into command line mode (holding command+s), and I can navigate through the file system via command line.  I performed fsck -f and it said there weren't any problems with the hard disk.

That is about all I know, any help would be greatly appreciated.  Is there any way I can recover this computer?

Thanks