texts: When updating the password for an Apple ID, is it then necessary to sign out of and back into FaceTime and iMessage?

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I was recently working with a user that decided to change the password for their Apple ID; this was changed directly within iOS. When the change was complete, they were prompted to change the password from within the Settings app (under the "Update Apple ID Settings" option) which prompted them to sign into iCloud - they then had to manually enter their new password when opening the App Store for the first time since the password update. Interestingly, however, they appeared to be able to use iMessage and FaceTime without having to sign out of and back into either.
When reading the Apple Support article on this scenario (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204071), it suggests that when either a change of Apple ID or a password reset is performed it will be necessary to sign out of and back into both iMessage and FaceTime - but from my testing, it's not immediately obvious as to whether this actually needs to be done. Is this step only necessary when updating the email address for an Apple ID - rather than simply updating the password?


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I installed Ubuntu on my iMac (partially successfully) I had rEFIT installed but it did not recognize the Ubuntu installation.

I removed the partition and rEFIT and now when I attempt to install Windows on a new partition created using BootCamp, pressing OPTION does not show the Windows USB created with Boot Camp, nor is the Apple Recovery or whatever partition that was available before.

It seems that my MBR is messed up or something?

I came across OSX86TOOLS and it seems to be able to install EFI and what not, however I'm not certain hat's exactly what I need to do.

Below is from Partition Inspector from rEFIT:

  * Report for internal hard disk *

  Current GPT partition table:  #      Start LBA      End LBA  Type  1
  40       409639  EFI System (FAT)  2         409640    624880263  Mac
  OS X HFS+

  Current MBR partition table:  # A    Start LBA      End LBA  Type  1
  1    625142447  ee  EFI Protective

  MBR contents:  Boot Code: None

  Partition at LBA 40:  Boot Code: None (Non-system disk message)  File
  System: FAT32  Listed in GPT as partition 1, type EFI System (FAT)

  Partition at LBA 409640:  Boot Code: None  File System: HFS Extended
  (HFS+)  Listed in GPT as partition 2, type Mac OS X HFS+

OSX86TOOLS -> https://code.google.com/p/osx86tools/

Any ideas/advice?


texts: How to view the same file in different apps in iOS?

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I'm using an iPhone for the first time and I found that I can't view the same file in different apps.

I have have some PDF files added to Adobe Reader but I cant view them in a similar app that views PDF files. Same thing happens with songs, photos and videos.

Does it mean that I have to add the same files to all other apps again? If so, wouldn't that be duplicating the same files over and over again?

Is there a way to add the files once and use it in all apps like in Android?


texts: Remove shortcut for paste and match style

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Latest OSX update (10.13.3 (17D47)) added a shortcut cmd-shift-V for Edit -> Paste and Match Style globally. This interferes with my selected shortcut for ClipMenu paste https://github.com/naotaka/ClipMenu/issues/35

How do I remove a global shortcut like that?

Update:
Seems like the origin of my question is solved. Seems it was ClipMenu who's shortcut just stopped working after last OSX update. Changed it for Clipy which seems to be an alive fork that is working still. So the shortcut set in the app seems to override any system default.

However, I still don't understand how to actually remove a global OSX shortcut like that one which I would like to do. So I leave the question unanswered.


texts: What features of Mavericks are beneficial to you?

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This question serves to share and collect the enhancements that make a large difference to how you use your Mac.

Please post one feature per answer. Please also check to see if your answer has already been posted - duplicate answers will be deleted. To search answers for this question use inquestion:this (directly from the question page) in addition to your search terms in the search box in the upper right hand corner of this page.

The best answers will not only list a feature, but provide details on how to configure that feature, and provide an image of how to use the feature to be more efficient or effective with Mavericks.


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Until now I've always scanned through the Printers & Scanners part of options. It's far from great so now I want to try scanning through Preview. Now I get this error message: The scanner is in use by application '(null)'.

And I get it both from Preview as well as the stuff I used before.

Is there a good way to fix this? I.e. without rebooting.


texts:
I have some bullet points and I want to animate a change to some of them. For example:

first bullet point
the second one
this is the third

Then I want the first to animate off the screen and be replaced by some different text, then the third one (the second one would stay the same).

Should I create a second set of bullet points representing the end-state and try to build it in as the other one builds out? Or split the bullets into separate objects? Or is there a way to animate text changes?

I also want to animate some similar text changes in non-bullet text (inserting/removing/changing words/lines) - can this be done easily or again would I need to somehow have two overlapping versions and animate one in and the other out simultaneously, or split the bits I want to move around into different objects?

I can figure out the details but I need some steer on the best overall approach.


texts: Family member being asked to pay again for app I already purchased and shared with her?

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I set up family sharing, my family members are able to locate the apps in their iphones and download them, but if they are not FREE apps, and I already paid for them, they are being asked to subscribe and pay again?

Any help is much appreciated. Thanks


texts: Get list of recent activity and time of that activity

texts: I was wondering if there was anyway to view the recent activity on my MacBook.  I accidentally left it unlocked for an hour in an environment that I do not trust and want to see if anybody did anything while I was away. I am using a 2015 MacBook Pro.


texts: Dock moves to either bottom of main screen OR left of second screen - can't do left of main screen

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I'm running macOS Catalina on a Late 2014 Mac mini. Up until now things have been fine with the Dock (apart from it moving around unexpectedly sometimes). However, when I started it up again, the Dock was anchored on the left of the secondary monitor (connected with VGA to MiniDisplayPort adapter). I want it on the left of the main monitor (connected with HDMI). I turned off Separate Spaces in the Mission Control options and logged out and in again, but the Dock was still on the left of the secondary monitor. I unplugged the secondary monitor, put the Dock on the left side of the main monitor, plugged the secondary monitor back in, and the Dock went back to the left of the secondary monitor.

How can I make the Dock stay on the left of the main monitor?

Also, when the Dock is at the bottom of the screen, you change its location by moving the mouse pointer to the bottom of your screen. What about when the Dock is on the left or right? Do you do the same except move the pointer to the left/right of the screen? What if there is an external monitor connected on that side?

It would be so much easier if Apple just added a Dock control to the Views Display that you could move like you move the primary menu bar around.


texts: I've just bought an OWC aura SSD upgrade For my MacBook Pro late 2013 retina and it should be 1TB but is only showing a size of 480gb. Is there anything I can do to get it to show the correct size, or is it a hardware fault?


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For years, when I used X, I had it configured so that a middle-click on the background would instantly create an xterm right there.  Apparently, old habits die hard, as I just tried to middle-click myself a Terminal.app window, despite not having used X regularly in nearly 20 years.
So, is it possible to configure an action to start an app/open a new window in an app on middle-click on the desktop?


texts: Macbook turns off after a minute – not in safe mode, but in all recovery modes

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Problem

My friend's Macbook Pro Retina Early 2015 turns off abruptly to a black screen (as far as I can tell without logs) after booting. Takes ca. 1 minute.
The last thing he remembers doing differently is plugging in an external sound card (but it didn't crash until the next day). Supporting that, audio doesn't work in safe mode and we see no internal sound device in normal mode.

The odd thing is: We can boot into safe mode and it runs fine (except sound). However, when trying to boot into Recovery mode (on disk or online), it turns off before the mode is fully loaded.

Tests/Diagnostics

The D hardware test says the hardware is fine.
In Safe mode, we can run First Aid and it complains "invalid btn_btree.keycount" and "fsroot tree is invalid – which it cannot fix. We could probably fix this in Recovery mode (but can't get in there) or in Single user (but this is Mojave, so doesn't exist).

When trying to boot into Online Recovery mode, it reproducibly: downloads everything, starts booting, then flickers to black once, then shows a beach ball, then turns off.

Things we tried:

resetting NVRAM, SMC
moving all Kexts in Extensions to the Desktop
plugging in the external Soundcard again

Next, our questions are:

Can we somehow fix the recovery partition from Safe Mode? Is there another way to run Disk Util (Target Disk?)
Can we somehow wipe the SSD and then restore from Time Machine?
Will creating a bootable USB stick help? Any reason to hope that this doesn't also just turn off (which seems likely to us given that Internet Recovery does)?
There is a new Mojave update which we could try installing in safe mode (but somehow we suspect that won't work/help)

And yeah, warranty is up. The disk is encrypted and has a firmware password. He has a current back-up and no money, so we'd prefer to somehow wipe the disk completely than take it in (problem is we don't know how – target disk mode?).

Update

He took it into a shop and the guy says the logic board gets too hot to touch within 5 seconds, so must be broken. I don't know why that does't leave any shutdown logs. We are guessing safe mode works because it puts so much less stress on the logic board? We were still thinking about killing all sound kexts or something like that, because he cannot afford the replacement.


texts: How to run AppleScript (.scpt) as LaucnDaemon by root

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I have an AppleScript or set of Applescripts that I am trying to run as a LaunchDaemon. I have no problem running the LaunchDaemon with my user. The problem comes in where I have the need to read a file that is only readable by root, this is by design for security reasons as the file contains sensitive information.

I have installed the necessary precompiled AppleScript files, the .scpt files, in:

/Library/Scripts/myApplication/

I have put my plists under:

/Library/LaunchDaemons

Edit:
Here is the plist for my Daemon:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN"     "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>com.mycompany.myapp.service</string>
    <key>KeepAlive</key>
    <true/>
    <key>RunAtLoad</key>
    <true/>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
      <string>/usr/bin/osascript</string>
      <string>/Library/Scripts/myApp/myApp.scpt</string>
    </array>
</dict>

Now, when I try to load the plists using launchctl and sudo

sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.mycompany.myapp.service.plist

I get errors in the systemlog.log:

Aug 26 17:54:13 computername com.apple.xpc.launchd[1] (com.mycompany.myapp.service[74757]): Service exited with abnormal code: 1
Aug 26 17:54:13 computername com.apple.xpc.launchd[1] (com.mycompany.myapp.service): Service only ran for 0 seconds. Pushing respawn out by 10 seconds.

However if I drop the "sudo" from the launchctl command it works perfectly. I have even tried running the scripts from the terminal as the root user, which also works fine. However, as soon as I try to load them with launchctl and sudo everything dies.

In order to get this script to run previously I had to give the application running the script accessibility privileges on the machine, so previously Sublime Text 2, Terminal and Script Editor. I am guessing that this what is causing the script to not run but I do not know which program to enable under accessibility, since I am not being prompted. So how do I get this script to run the way I need it to?


texts: Why won't iTunes copy my new mp3 to the iPod?

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I have a new mp3 in iTunes, and despite how many times I sync it with my iPod, the new song will not be copied. I tried to remove all songs from that artist, and add again, but the new song is still not on the iPod.

There is no message or indication of an error.

Any idea what's wrong here? (using a fourth-gen iPod touch and iTunes 10)


texts: How do I notify a blocked caller that he has been blocked on my iPhone 5?

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I have an iPhone 5 with iOS 8 installed and have blocked a person who is harassing me via my txt messages.

I do not have a phone number for this person as he is texting me via iMessage with his email address. This person lives in Norway and I in the US.

I have researched and have found that when blocking a caller on an iPhone the caller will NOT be notified that he has been blocked. He will receive a "message sent" notification on his end. I do not want this caller to have the satisfaction of thinking that I have received his message.

I also do not want him to have the satisfaction of receiving a text from me telling him that he has been blocked.

I would like for him to receive a message notifying that he has been blocked immediately after he sends me a txt.

Is there any way to accomplish this task?


texts: Is there a key stroke to switch to a fullscreen app in Lion?

texts: I normally switch around my virtual desktops using the ctrl+num. Now, Exposé shows all the desktops and the fullscreen app whereupon clicking the fullscreen app rectangle will take me back to it. I'd rather do so via keyboard nav. cmd+tab doesn't work for me because I'm doing this with VMware where I have multiple windows open, one is fullscreen, others are not. cmd+tab seems to land me on whatever VMware window it randomly chooses.


texts: How to search phone number in google contact without iphone contact sync?

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I don't want to sync full google contact list but i do want to search some google contact info time to time

How to search google contact phone number without iphone contact sync?


texts: How can I know what apps are on my phone but not in my iTunes library?

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I constantly get the following warning dialog when doing a backup of my device to my computer through iTunes.

Clicking yes does not prevent this from happening in the future. Clicking no does nothing to tell me what apps I'll be "losing" if I were to restore.

How can I find out which apps are only on the iPad and not on the computer? To make this even more frustrating, I originally selected to delete all apps from the device that did not exist in my library in the past during a normal sync operation; on top of that, automatic downloads for apps is enabled in iTunes settings and any app I purchase should be automatically added to my iTunes library.


texts: How can I create a Link of my Harddisk on the Desktop

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Once upon a time I had a Link to the Harddisk directly on my desktop. Since I set up Lion, the Link is not there anymore.

How can I make it appear again? Drag & Drop from Finder doesn't work.


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I've searched around on here and viewed posts such as:

I deleted my Bootcamp partition but can't resize my OS X partition
Can't ever remove partition?

The second one looked most promising, however the solution doesn't seem to give me the empty partition when running diskutil cs list so I can't delete it this way:

diskutil cs list
CoreStorage logical volume groups (1 found)
|
+-- Logical Volume Group 2BBFD1F3-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX
    =========================================================
    Name:         Macintosh HD
    Status:       Online
    Size:         447653191680 B (447.7 GB)
    Free Space:   106496 B (106.5 KB)
    |
    +-< Physical Volume F3D5C9AC-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX
    |   ----------------------------------------------------
    |   Index:    0
    |   Disk:     disk0s2
    |   Status:   Online
    |   Size:     447653191680 B (447.7 GB)
    |
    +-> Logical Volume Family FCEE4713-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX
        ----------------------------------------------------------
        Encryption Status:       Unlocked
        Encryption Type:         AES-XTS
        Conversion Status:       Complete
        Conversion Direction:    -none-
        Has Encrypted Extents:   Yes
        Fully Secure:            Yes
        Passphrase Required:     Yes
        |
        +-> Logical Volume C6735B8F-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX
            ---------------------------------------------------
            Disk:                  disk1
            Status:                Online
            Size (Total):          447300763648 B (447.3 GB)
            Conversion Progress:   -none-
            Revertible:            Yes (unlock and decryption required)
            LV Name:               Macintosh HD
            Volume Name:           Macintosh HD
            Content Hint:          Apple_HFS

This is what Disk Utility gives me:

As you can see the delete button is unavailable.

I have a Time Machine backup but that only gave me the option to restore to my 447GB disk (the drive is obviously a 500GB).

What are the recommended steps to reclaim my free space? I've tried repairing, and it found some errors in the partition table and supposedly "fixed" them. The situation came about when I created a blank partition and an error was shown. I've since then being trying to delete it with no luck.


texts: How to embedded apple script in a link in HTML?

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I tried to embedded apple script in a link in HTML, but all it does is brought up the Apple Script Editor Application with profiled script in it.

I want it to execute after I click on the link - so I don't have to press the play button.

Can someone help me fix this real quick ?

link.html

<a href = "

applescript://com.apple.scripteditor?
action=new&script=

tell application %22Safari%22%0D%09
make new document with properties {URL:%22https://www.google.com%22}%0D%09

end tell ">

Click me to run the script !

</a>

Result:


texts: macOS keeps asking for disk password: how to allow a user to unlock File Vault encrypted disk?

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After a restore, macOS still requires the disk password. Here what happened:

First, I used diskutil to format my disk as APFS encrypted and I set a disk password. Then, I installed macOS High Sierra (10.13.6) and restored a TimeMachine backup.

The restore succeed, but something went wrong with disk decryption permissions: now at boot the macOS ask for the disk password (that i know), and afterwards for the user password for my user called john.

The only allowed user to decrypt the disk is a Disk user.

# diskutil apfs listcryptousers /dev/disk1s1
Cryptographic user for disk1s1 (1 found)
|
+-- 2FFF91FA-12A5-3F55-8252-85AAF1188EBA
Type: Disk User

and

# sysadminctl -secureTokenStatus john
2018-08-20 20:40:55.784 sysadminctl[3561:141251] Secure token is DISABLED for user John X.

Is there a way to allow the existing admin user john to unlock the disk?


texts: Personal domain email using Outlook.com on Apple Mail

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I use Outlook.com as my email provider but have my own personal domain name instead of the one provided by Microsoft. So, instead of "mail@outlook.com", my email address looks like "mail@personaldomain.com".

I have been trying to somehow configure this email on my Apple Mail client but so far been unsuccessful. I have read several how-to's and tutorials that explain how to configure an outlook.com email on Apple Mail; however, none have explained what to do when you have a private domain running on Outlook.com. Could someone with a similar experience please help me out?

Also, though I will be more than happy to just have my email configured, it would be really great if IMAP were a possibility instead of POP3.


texts: Downloading El Capitan from public library with 100 MB limit

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I don't have access to the Internet where I live and I must go to the public library to use it. Unfortunately, there is a 100 MB download limit and I must pause the download and reconnect each time. If I'm a few seconds too late, the El Capitan download automatically goes into the install program and I have to start the download all over again. I once got to 3 GB and lost it all.
Is there any way I can recover the downloaded file when I connect to the Internet each time? I know it is there somewhere but the download process assumes that it has finished somehow and begins the install.


texts: How to force macbook reconnect to best wifi after sleep?

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With Android 5.0 wifi hotspot no longer disables on inactivity. So I often stuck with a problem: I work at park with my macbook connected to android phone wifi, after some time a close macbook and go home, I open macbook - and it reconnects to phone wifi as "last used", not to my home network. Each time i forgot to disable hotspot on my phone I get huge bills for mobile internet :(. Is it any way to force macbook to connect "best" wifi after sleep, not the "last used one"?

"Don't remember networks" and "don't save passwords" doesn't help - it still connects to last wifi network used.

Where is no way I know to make android wifi turn off after inactivity, such option was removed in Android 5.0

I'm using Macbook 12" with latest OSX 10.11


texts: How do i send a message from my MacBook Air to a Non-iPhone user?

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How do I send a message from my MacBook Air to a Non-iPhone user?
I want to text my friends from my laptop (Apple) and I can't. What should I do?


texts: Setting preferred language order on iPhone

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Q: Is it possible to set a secondary preferred language on the iPhone?

Background:

On the Mac Desktop it is possible to select a "Language Preference" order, so that if your favorite application isn't localized for your primary language, then it will prefer the second best (Good example here would be a German user who speaks fluent french, but not English trying to use an application that has been localized for English and French should be able to specify they prefer the French to English):

However in iOS it seems that it isn't possible to specify a secondary (or 3rd preference), only to choose what your primary language is, at which point, iOS then makes English your second preferred language.  (So in our first example iOS will incorrectly show you the English version even if you'd have preferred the french, unless you restart your springboard and change languages every time you want to use the app):

I'm not concerned here with the keyboard internationalization, but just with viewing the applications in the correct format.


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I have recently bought a very expensive new MacBook Pro with 8 GB memory and now I am frustrated by its very fast battery drainage. Often I see only 2 hours left on full battery charge!
Right now it is only 2:22 hours with no process above 200MB except 1 GB for kernel_task. Also 4 GB memory is free after a "memory clean" (I am also disappointed that Apple does not properly clean memory by itself).
What are possible causes of that low battery performance and how to deal with them?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
EDIT. I do memory clean with this app, hope it does what it says and not spreads a virus or likes.

Battery Information:

  Model Information:
  Serial Number:    D863063R190DGDLBH
  Manufacturer: SMP
  Device Name:  bq20z451
  Pack Lot Code:    0
  PCB Lot Code: 0
  Firmware Version: 406
  Hardware Revision:    2
  Cell Revision:    158
  Charge Information:
  Charge Remaining (mAh):   4976
  Fully Charged:    No
  Charging: Yes
  Full Charge Capacity (mAh):   6696
  Health Information:
  Cycle Count:  133
  Condition:    Normal
  Battery Installed:    Yes
  Amperage (mA):    2870
  Voltage (mV): 12272

UPDATE.
I restarted Mac today in the morning and closed all applications - still only 3 hours. In the afternoon I have closed all applications - and miraculously I saw whopping 8 hours! Then launched Komodo and Chrome and back to 4 hours. Really puzzling...


texts: Access applications and their folders from terminal

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I have a folder that I want to init with git, but to do that I have to 'navigate' to that folder using cd. The problem is when I write cd Applications, that folder is empty and I cannot go into following folders.

The path I want to access is /Application/MAMP/htdocs.

I am using OS X 10.8.2.


texts: Unable to save file on google drive on Mac

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For collaboration, I am using Google Drive to share text documents. However, recently I have become unable to save a file using a text editor. If I delete the file, I can save a new file with the same name and contents, but only once.
I have all the permissions to the file and directory, but get an error saying that the file cannot be saved. I have received a related error in the past that I cannot save "on a volume that does not support permanent version storage". Auto save also does not work. I get a notification saying "the file was not auto saved".
I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling Google Drive. That worked for about a day. This has been a problem with two different text editors, but not vim.
I am running mac Big Sur (11.2.3).


texts: Make shell script contents difficult to read

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I am setting up an escape-room-esque experience for a group of 11 and 12 year olds. As part of the activity, I'm going to set up an old Mac (likely running Snow Leopard) with a specially-created user account. The desktop will contain an interactive, executable .command shell script that asks the kids to input a series of "passwords" to obtain the code to a safe.

I'm a little concerned that some enterprising child will realize they can open the script in a text editor and just read all the passwords. Making the account boot directly to a console might help, but I'd rather not do that, and there's still a risk someone will know the nano command.

How can I make this script as difficult to read as possible?


texts: How to install the RHIDE C++ IDE in OS X?

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I'm looking to mimic the environment of the classic Turbo C++ compiler from the DOS days on Mac OS X. I have used DOSBox with actual Turbo C++ installed in the virtual drive, but I'm just experimenting with other options.

I've been writing basic C++ programs using nano and compiling them with g++, but I'm looking for something more integrated and TC++-like.

I found RHIDE, which appears to be a clone of the Turbo C++ IDE and is available for both DOS and Linux.

However, I'm not sure which package I should be downloading and where I should be installing it. The binary download options are:

binaries for DJGPP (zip)
binaries for GNU/Linux SuSE 8.0 (rpm)
binaries for CYGWIN (tar.gz)
binaries for GNU/Linux (debian/woody) (deb)

I figured rpm and deb options are out, but the tar.gz seems to be CYGWIN-based, leaving zip as the only option, but even that's for Windows. Which one should I get? Where should I extract it? How should I run it?

I'm running Mavericks 10.9.1.


texts: I have an iMac with a fusion drive. A while back, the drive separated into two seperate drives, with one OS on both the SSD and HDD each. The Apple Technician was unable to help me to join them again into a single fusion drive over the phone, and so I gave up and just used the OS on the HDD, while rarely using the speedy SSD for importing and rendering video only. However, the 3TB HDD is nearly full, and thus is running incredibly slow - almost unusable.  Is there any way for me to delete the unused OS from the SSD, and move just the OS from the HDD to the SSD, while still leaving the data on the HDD. I have 2.8 TB worth of data on the HDD, and only 200 GB free on the SSD, so is there a way to move just the System OS to the faster drive, while leaving all of the data on the HDD without merging them into a Fusion Drive again?


texts: How can I find exactly what files are included in my last Time Machine backup?

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I find that my Time Machine backup never passes an hour without backing up files, even if I haven't used the Mac.  I've excluded .Trash and Downloads under my user folder.  A typical hourly backup is 60-70MB, and I want to know exactly what files are being backed up here so I can possibly exclude them too.

After backing up, the Indexing of the Backup takes an extremely long time, and I don't know which is the cause and which is the result, or if this is unrelated to my mystery files being backed up.


texts: Newly added images not showing in "Desktop Pictures"

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I have just bought myself a new Mac and am finding the new OS a little alien at present.  I've just downloaded a new background screen and moved it to the /Library/Desktop Pictures/ folder.  However when I go to "System Preferences"->"Desktop&Screen Saver" none of my newly downloaded images are showing up for me to choose a new background image.

Any idea why this is happening as I was told that that folder was the default location where all desktop background images are stored (NB: I do NOT want to leave my newly downloaded images in any other folder but the default one)


texts: New HDD or SSD in MacBook with failed hard drive?

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I have a mid 2012 non-retina MacBook pro 13" and recently the hard drive failed and needs to be replaced. I sent it in to a local Apple authorized service provider and was given several options for replacement which include a 1TB HDD and a 525GB SSD. The price difference is about $150 and I was wondering if it was worth the upgrade to an SSD. Also, how difficult would it be to replace it myself if I chose to buy it separately considering I've never done anything trike this before?

Thanks,

Amanda


texts: What is the security impact of installing a macOS configuration profile containing certificates?

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I want to install a configuration profile to automatically connect to my university network but along with the two wifi network configurations there are also two certificates, their description is "AC du fournisseur d'identité" (in English: CA of the identity provider), those are certificates "TERENA SSL CA 3" and "DigiCert Assured ID Root CA", both emitted by "DigiCert Assured ID Root CA".

What is the exact impact of this on the security of my system ?

Does it only sign the profile or does it install new trusted certificate emitters for the websites I can consult for instance ? (which would augment the risk of man in the middle attack)

Thank you


texts: Menus overlap/hide Menu Extras. How to access?

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If I have a bunch of menu extras (the things on the top right side of the menu bar, such as time, date, battery status, and other OS X icons, plus 3rd party icons from QuickSilver, DropBox, etc.), sometimes they are hidden if the foreground application has a lot of or long-named menu items.

Is there a way that I can access the menu extras that are not displayed because the menu items get priority? I can switch to an app that has fewer menu items, but sometimes the menu extras operate on the foreground app, so this won't always work.


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It's been a long time since I've ever had to burn something that isn't just a set of data, or an ISO (via Disk Utility), but now I have to burn a Multi-Session disc.

Are there easy ways of burning a data ISO first, followed by MP3s (as standard Redbook Audio tracks), other than paying $80 for Roxio's Toast burning software?


texts: How to make sure apps remain available after upgrading macOS?

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I want to upgrade macOS on my father's Mac, as it's quite out of date (currently running Mac OS X 10.6.8). I understand how to back up files before upgrading, but what about apps?  For example, he uses Matlab and would want it to remain available after the upgrade.

Would that mean reinstalling it after the upgrade (which I suppose might require him to know the product key, which he might not know: he generally doesn't know such things) or is it somehow possible to transfer one's current apps to the post upgrade system without having to reinstall them?

Here is the specification of the Mac in question:

OS: Mac OS X Version 10.6.8
Processor: 2.3 GHz Intel Core 15
Memory: 4GB 1333 MHz DDR3
Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro8,1
No. of processors: 1
No. of cores: 2


texts: How to use script to open an app if it's not the front most app, and hide it when it is the front most app in macos?

texts:
I need a script to open an app if it's not the frontmost app and hide(command+h) it when it is the frontmost app.
e.g 'Kim.app'
how to write this in Applescript or shell script?
Here is some info I can get:
Getfrontmost:
osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to get name of application processes whose frontmost is true and visible is true'

Open:
open -a 'Kim.app'

Hide:
osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to set visible of process "Kim" to false'

still don't know how to write this


texts: Applescript to Unmount Volumes Matching a Pattern

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I have several backup offline and bootable backup volumes on a disk , and I would like to unmount all of them at startup. They all start with the name "Backup"

I've found the following Applescript courtesy of https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5102909, which is very efficient, but would appreciate help to add in wildcards. I would like it to unmount any volumes that being with "Backup"

set volname to "Backup" -- # name of target volume

set p to (POSIX path of (volname & ":" as alias))'s text 1 thru -2

set sh to "diskutil umount " & quoted form of p & " &> /dev/null &"

do shell script sh

I feel like it should be possible, but always get messed up with the correct syntax. Your wisdom would be very appreciated!

*** Edit
My disk & volume structure looks like this:

disk2s1 EFI
disk2s2 Backup System 10May19
disk2s3 Backup Archives

I unmount the volumes at startup, so the disk can spin down. Chronosync automatically mounts/unmounts as needed during backup operations.


texts: Is there a setting to make the green window button use the old default behaviour?

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I was wondering if there was a way to make the green window traffic light button default to the old behaviour of maximizing the window instead of making it go into a full screen app.
Currently I have better touch tools making this happen, however it's the only thing I use BTT for and I was wondering if there was some hidden terminal command setting to change the green button behaviours around so cmd-click makes it a full screen app, and normal click maximizes the window.
Can the maximize control in a window be changed natively or with some third party tool or window manager?


texts: Bluetooth lagging on Macbook Pro 16 inch 2019

texts:
I have a Magic Mouse connected to my new Macbook Pro 2019.
The mouse is horribly lagging. I have another bluetooth device, a pair of Sony headphones, that is working horribly too.
Analysis:

Both devices work perfectly with Macbook Pro 2018 in the very same location.
I suspected interference with the Wifi(2.4 GHz) but when I turned it off the devices were still lagging
Both devices are 100% charged
The mouse's sensor is clean

I tried to reset PRAM and SMC, removed everything related to mouse from /Library/Preferences/, nothing helps.
BT signal strength on both Macbooks is the same: ~ -52 dBm.
I'd appreciate any help!
macOS version: Catalina 10.15.5


texts: Apple Photos Shared Albums on OS X are not updating

texts: I created a new shared album on one computer. I can see that album on my iOS devices, but not on my other computer (all of them are on the same iCloud account). Quitting and restarting Apple Photos doesn't help. How do I get Apple Photos to see the updates?


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Is there a way to edit a manually dialed phone number before re-dialling? Occasionally I have a typo in the number or forgot to add the country code prefix.

The only ways to handle this I know so far is

write down the number and re-dial, or
copy the complete number, paste into a notes/text app, edit there, copy again and paste into the phone app.

Not exactly user friendly.


texts: What is opt-cmd-] bound to and how can I switch this off?

texts:
In my newish Mojave install on an iMac I experience some odd behaviour:

  ⌥ Option⌘ Command] plays the alert sound even if it is bound to an action in a keyboard shortcut tool like Keyboard Maestro

And it is only ⌥ Option⌘ Command], other key combinations which (to my knowledge) are not bound to anything. E.g ⌥ Option⌘ Command[ doesn't make any sound.

Also this behavior only seems to happen in one (my main) user account (other accounts - whether admin accounts or not) do not have this problem.

I cannot attribute this to any main application or menu bar app. (And I have quite a few of them!) How did I check?: One-by-one I quit all main apps and then all menu bar apps - still ⌥ Option⌘ Command] plays the alert sound.

How can I find out what causes this alert tone?  How can I find out which app/tool/daemon binds to ⌥ Option⌘ Command]?

Notes:

I care about this because I usually have on ⌥ Option⌘ Command] a particular Keyboard Maestro macro running. This still works - but additionally this unexpected alert sound plays on the shortcut. (And the sound happens even if I have Keyboard Maestro completely quit.)


texts: Select the availability date for the first release of an iOS app

texts:
The first version of my iOS app got approved by Apple and is now in "Pending Developer Release" mode. I just set a "future release date" under iTunes Connect Pricing and got this message:

  You have selected an Available Date in the future. This will remove
  your currently live version from the App Store until the new date.
  Changing Available Date affects all versions of the application, both
  Ready For Sale and In Review.

Will the automatic release date work or do I need to release the app manually? (I read on Stackoverflow that it may not work for the first release of an app)


texts: My Itunes has an unauthorized name on it

texts: The name "Deepali Goal" has appeared on my Itunes. It is in a tab shaped like a house. When I click on this I have an option for My Library or Deepali Goal's Library. What does this mean??


texts: What happens to TestFlight apps for external testers after (paid) release?

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We're currently testing an app with a bunch of external testers through TestFlight. Soon we will launch the app for the public with a price tag of $3,99.

What will happen to the build that people have on their phone? I'm reading that the users will see the 1.0 (App Store version) as an update available but will they have to pay for it or will they just keep the app and future updates for free?


texts: Is there a way to extend the time you can talk to Siri for?

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If I start Siri and ask to send a message or email, it will ask who to, takes the name from me etc etc.

When I come to saying the message I can only say a few words before being cut off. I then need to say edit to start again, or tap the message to edit manually.

However if I were to create a message without using Siri, and then tap the microphone button, I can talk to the voice recognition for longer, and manually stop it listening.

Is there a way to change the length of time Siri leaves after you have finished talking or a way to change its sensitivity to sound?


texts: OS X Snow Leopard - Can't boot from HD, Target Mode or CD

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Today my computer started getting really slow and freezing alot, so i rebooted.  HOwever it won't boot up again, keeps getting stuck on the grey screen.

Here's what i've tried:

Startup in safe mode - fails with the following error:

** The volume Macintosh HD could not be verified completely.

/dev/rdisk0s2 (hfs) EXITED WITH SIGNAL 8

....

disk0s2: I/O error.

Invalid node structure (4,1211)

...

fsck failed!

Kext loading now disabled.

Kext unloading now disabled

Kext autounloading now disabled.

Kernel requests now disabled.

Can't get kextd port.

syncing disks... Killing all processes

continuing

And it just gets stuck there.

Boot from external hard drive - gets stuck on firewire symbol bouncing around the grey screen.. can't even get to screen where i choose which drive to boot from
Boot from OS X CD - fails - grey screen same as normal boot
Reset PVRAM - seems to work but no change
Reset Open Firmware - fails - grey screen same as normal boot - can't get to terminal window or anything
Single User Mode /sbin/fsck -fy  -  fails - same error as safe mode verbose above

I'm really stuck on this.  My computer is out of warranty so Applecare not really an option.  I'm currently on holiday in Borneo so Apple store/ Genius Bar not an option either atm... earliest i could get to a Mac store would be after xmas when i'll be in the UK. I'd rather not wait that long.

Any other suggestions?

The fact that i can't boot from CD or USB drive is kind of weird.. usually i can use my cloned drive to boot from and verify internal disk etc.. not this time.

Hoping somebody can help i'm really screwed if i can't get it sorted now... freelance clients to support etc etc. :(

Thanks heaps
greg


texts: brew upgrade --force-bottle on dependencies?

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When I ran brew upgrade --force-bottle youtube-dl, python@3.9 was also upgraded as a dependency of youtube-dl, but --force-bottle has no effect on it.
So is there a way I can use --force-bottle on dependencies of formulas?


texts: Folders in Applications not in sync with Launchpad

texts:
I created a folder in /Applications to move all Games into a folder called Games. Launchpad is not in sync with the folders that I created.

Looking at the folder Utilities, I was under the impression that creating a folder in /Applications would keep Launchpad in sync .

Is there a way to keep these two distinct Applications (LaunchPad and Finder) which show me a list apps to respect the folders hierarchy ?


texts:
We have a blog on OS X Lion Server with about 750 Entries and would like to export them in order to migrate to a different platform (Confluence).

Although I found a solution to export a Snow Leopard Blog/Wiki to CSV, I couldn't find anything to export the Blog Data of a Lion Server installation.


texts: Why is corestoraged preventing sleep in macOS 10.12.3?

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I've noticed consistently that a day or so after reboot, my Mac will refuse to go to sleep. Activity Monitor shows that the process corestoraged is preventing sleep. If I reboot, it will no longer be listed as a process preventing sleep -- until it starts doing so again.

Does anyone understand why this is happening? Is this a bug in 10.12.3?


texts: In Microsoft Outlook I archive my mail by creating various archive files on the local disk. Can I do something similar to this with Mail.app? I would like to archive some of my iCloud email on my local machine.


texts: How can I have Messages show chat history from other devices?

texts:
I have Google Hangouts enabled on my Messages application. I can send and receive Hangouts messages fine, but if I pickup the conversation on my phone for a while and then return back to my computer, I have no chat history from the time I was on my phone.

Is there a way to have Messages pull in chat history from other devices? The Hangouts app on my phone pulls in chat history just fine from the Messages app on my Mac, so I don't see why it shouldn't work just as easy the other way around.


texts: How to change color scheme of Keynote slide design/template?

texts: I just made the switch to Mac. In PowerPoint, I used to be able to select a certain slide theme or design but choose a different color of it. How can I do that with Keynote? I've been googling for hours just to do this.


texts: Is there a low level website blocker for OSX?

texts:
I'm looking for a very low level website blocker for MacOS.
Let's say that I want to block Twitter. I want to block it in a way that I can't unblock it without reinstalling the operating system.
I'm aware of software such as:
https://heyfocus.com/ or browser extensions or changing the DNS or host file. But these are too easy to disable. Also Screen Time by Apple doesn't work.
I want to block distracting websites from ever working on my Macbook. Does something like this exist? Or if not, is it possible to create something like this?


texts: Make AppleScript turn a variable into the items between two specified items

texts:
set theList to {"1", "", "", "apple", "acda", "", "3454", "ImportantStuff", "important1", "important2", "important3", "NotImportantStuff", "2", "", "efrg"}
set theImportant to items between "ImportantStuff" and "NonImportantStuff" of theList

How do I make it so AppleScript takes the items in between "ImportantStuff" and "NonImportantStuff" and assign a variable to those items. the variable "theList" is a substitute, the amount of items that are important (between the two specified items) is indefinite--along with the amount of items before and after the specified items.


texts: Which apps do these menu bar icons belong to?

texts: I've seen a few of these icons before, such as the cursive "L"; however, I can't figure out which applications they belong to.


texts: Is the 30 inch apple cinema display supposed to feel hot to the touch after an hour?

texts: I recently bought a 30 inch cinema display and a OEM 150 watt power adapter and hooked it up to my MacPro 3,1.  Both the power supply and the display are very hot to the touch.  Is that normal ?


texts: Why is iTunes only syncing some of the pictures (seemingly randomly) in each Aperture Event to my iPad?

texts:
When I sync my iPad, a random selection from each event is there after I sync. Some events seem to have all of them, some have only one (of hundreds), some have a minority percentage.

And there's no rhyme or reason - it's not the first, last, edited ones, or any other category I can think of.

I've tried rebuilding Aperture's database, turning photo syncing off, syncing, and then turning it on again, restarting, all to no avail.

I do get the "some of your pictures couldn't be sync because they can't be dispayed on your iPad, but I always do, and can't fathom that's the issue - they're standard, non-giant jpegs.

Help?


texts:
I have an iPhone 4S, and I recently upgraded to Spotify Premium (it's awesome) and want to clear all the music off my iPhone (through the normal iPod app).

Thing is, I use iTunes Match so plugging into iTunes won't let me wipe it all out - and there are a lot of artists that I want to delete - it would take a long time.

Is there any way to expedite the process?


texts: Don’t select extension buy default "Save" dialog

texts: If I’m not mistaking, before I changed computer, the extension wasn’t selected in the "Save" dialog. Is there a way to achieve that?


texts: TeamViewer "FAILED TO establish the default connection to the WindowServer"

texts:
I need TeamViewer on my Mac to work remotely. I installed it via ssh using the command line

brew cask install teamviewer

which worked fine.

However, I seem to be unable to configure TeamViwer from the command line. Due to Corona, I cannot personally access the Mac at the moment, which means I have to do everything via ssh.

I tried

$ /Applications/TeamViewer.app/Contents/MacOS/TeamViewer

which fails with

  _RegisterApplication(), FAILED TO establish the default connection to the WindowServer, _CGSDefaultConnection() is NULL.
  Could not find domain for
  Could not find domain for
  2020-03-23 18:53:18.935 TeamViewer[1695:9920] +[NSXPCSharedListener endpointForReply:withListenerName:]: an error occurred while attempting to obtain endpoint for listener 'ClientCallsAuxiliary': Connection interrupted

and then stops until I exit with Ctrl+C.

I also tried this answer, which gave me

$ open /Applications/TeamViewer.app

  LSOpenURLsWithRole() failed with error -610 for the file /Applications/TeamViewer.app.

and

$ sudo open /Applications/TeamViewer.app

  LSOpenURLsWithRole() failed with error -10810 for the file /Applications/TeamViewer.app.

Furthermore, the path Library/Preferences/com.teamviewer.* does not exist.

What do I have to do next? What else can I try?


texts: How does /etc/hosts or /private/etc/hosts work on 10.11?

texts:
I've been trying to test my knowledge of what /etc/hosts is but I'm not getting anywhere. From understanding the point of /etc/hosts is it can round host names to ip addresses. So if you put the following in your /etc/hosts file:

127.0.0.1:3000 foo

then a curl foo should send a GET request to the local host on port 3000.  However there is a wrinkle, because aparently on OSX 10.11.6 it doesn't use /etc/hosts instead it uses /private/etc/hosts, so then adding the above line to that file should work. But it doesn't because there is a further wrinkle, you have to reset the DNS cache, which according to this site can be done with the following command: sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder. Am I missing something here?

When I curl localhost:3000 I get the rails hello world blog (because I have the default rails hello world blog running)

➜ curl localhost:3000
.
.
.
Rails version: 5.0.0.1

Ruby version: 2.3.1 (x86_64-darwin15)

➜

however when I try to curl the custom domain name it doesn't work:

➜ sudo vim /private/etc/hosts
➜ sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder
➜ cat /private/etc/hosts
##
# Host Database
#
# localhost is used to configure the loopback interface
# when the system is booting.  Do not change this entry.
##
127.0.0.1   localhost
127.0.0.1:3000 foo
255.255.255.255 broadcasthost
::1             localhost
➜ curl foo
curl: (6) Could not resolve host: foo

What am I doing wrong here?

Thanks :)


texts: Transfer labels ("tags") from a SMB share to an AFP share

texts:
I had a SMB share from my NAS (based on illumos aka OpenSolaris, I used the kernel CIFS) and now I installed Netatalk for better performances.

The metadata apparently cannot be read back, that means that I lost custom folder icons (not many, already solved) and finder labels ("tags" in Mavericks).
I am trying to use AppleScript to set them back.

I have the same shares mounted at the same time, from a UNIX point of view they are:

/Volumes/share
/Volumes/share-1

depending on which one I mounted first. On the desktop they appear with the same name (and same icon, shame on Apple this time).

I tried AppleScript:

display dialog "Select SMB share/folder"
set SMBshare to choose folder
display dialog "Select equivalent AFP share/folder"
set AFPshare to choose folder

but I get for both "share:Selected folder". As consequence, I cannot go on with:

set theLabel to label index of SMBshare
if theLabel is not 0 then
    [do some search/replace to get new path and set label index]
end if

So, how could I avoid the issue and transfer the labels from one share to another?

The only idea left is to mount the SMB share, then obtain the full list of files using

set {TempTID, AppleScript's text item delimiters} to {AppleScript's text item delimiters, ", "}
tell application "Finder" to set MyList to (entire contents of (choose folder)) as text
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to TempTID

and then unmount the SMB share, mount the AFP share, reapply all the labels previously saved.

Update

I tried the method of mounting/unmounting and it works, but only on small folders or shares, on bigger ones the "get entire contents" takes too long and there is a timeout.


texts:
I don't see any application to defragment my Mac (running OS X).

Is defragmenting not necessary for Mac OS X?  If so, why not?


texts:
Is anyone able to install a generic printer driver for old Canon printers? I have an old MP140 for which Canon is no longer updating drivers. My Mac doesn't automatically find any drivers so I'm stuck trying to add the printer without any drivers - which my Mac keeps me from doing by graying out the Add button:

I'm hoping to find a way to get this printer running with some generic 3rd (4th even!) party software. I tried connecting the printer via USB cable and ran into the same problem.


texts: When I search the help system, I never get any response

texts:
My iMac is generally fast, but when I search the help system, I never get any response.

The help system works fine if I simply navigate it, but search never returns anything.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.


texts: I have a strange 'binoculars' icon in my menu bar that disappears when I log in

texts: On the lock screen in the top right corner of my Mac, there is a strange icon that disappears when I enter my password and log in. It would be great if somebody could tell me what that icon is, because it is making me start to worry. It is the icon in the left of this screenshot - like a pair of binoculars.


texts: iPhone 6 upgrade, restore missing photos?

texts:
I just upgrade to my iPhone 6. I first made backup (to iCloud) on my iPhone 5, then i restored it on the iPhone 6. Now all works well and everything is there, except all my photos.

Anybody has a handy tip to restore all my photos from my iPhone 5?


texts: Shortcut for making a new window in Safari

texts:
Whenever I use the new window shortcut in Safari, it creates a new tab instead of a new window. This most likely happens due to my having chosen the setting System Preferences > Dock > Prefer tabs when opening documents: > Always checked.

However, strangely enough, clicking on the menu bar item File > New Window seems to create a new window normally – not a new tab.

Is it possible to create a new tab with the shortcut?


texts: A1398 2015 - inadequate fan behaviour/noise

texts:
I'm toasted. My long-awaited purchase disappoints me extremely.

I'm a quietness-freak. One of the main reasons to get Macbook Pro 15" 2.8, R9 M370X was Apple's tendency to keep hardware hot but quiet, and it's speakers.

Despite that the fans on it are mad. While you're using CPU only it's about "ok", but I had to undervolt and limit the TDP to ~35W to make the noise about reasonable. Speeds are down. Temps - 50-60C on idle, up to 80-85 on load.

When R9 M370X is involved performing even lightest things it goes insane though. GPU may simply be active but doing nothing, I play YT video and fans ramp up to 50% while CPU is no more than 70C and GPU ~65C.

So, 1-st problem - fans start to be much more aggressive when dGPU is on.
When I do something (even lightest) in Cinema 4D it may be ~65C CPU and ~60 GPU it goes full blast. Than at least a minute after I stopped working it goes on before calming down. Even when it's 55C already it still goes.

So, second - fan speeds are much excessive and aren't adequate to temps.

Than I tried MacsFanControl (TG Pro, doesn't matter) to lower the speeds. Despite I managed to get ~70-80C on load a minute later CPU went 800ghz flat! And nothing makes it speed up, I have to give the control back to system, it spins 6000rpm for a couple of minutes and than recovers. In Windows it's the same.

So, third problem - inadequate and unavoidable artificial throttling.

I'm getting mad. I can't bare this noise. Even lightest photo editing in C1 makes it shout out loud despite it's pretty cool, not speaking of C4D which is my main tool.

Fans are clean, paste is new (MX-4)
Is this a normal for this model? Does 2014 GT 750M does the same? How to f*** make it work silently, or at least reasonably?

Help me please. It doesn't give the performance nor comfort I bought it for, I'm so sad...


texts: Should I disconnect my MacBook Pro's power cord when the battery is fully charged?

texts:
My friend told me that I need to disconnect the power cord when the battery is fully charged. Otherwise, I will shorten the life of the battery.

Other people say you should drain it once a month or point out that for long term storage, you should charge it to 50% and then periodically (3 to 6 months) bring it back to 50% and store it again.

I am going to use my laptop at home 90% of the time. So, I plan to have the power cord connected all the time.

I'd prefer to just plugging in my MacBook Pro and letting it be on charge long term and occasionally taking it away from the charger when I'm not at home or my desk.

Are these specific recommendations worth the inconvenience?


texts:
I have setup and email account on Mac mail. The account accesses email through IMAP. One of the settings for the account is not to keep any messages on the server under the advanced tab in Mac Mail.

However no emails are being deleted on the server once they are received on Mac mail client.

Any clue on where I can check the problem?


texts: Can I change the WiFi card on Macbook Pro 17" (Early 2011)?

texts:
I am having an issue with my very old Macbook Pro 17" which is the early 2011 model and would appreciate any advise to that end!

The wifi works only rarely and it just gets disconnected all of a sudden! Then, it becomes unable to find any network and I have to turn it off and on many times to bring it back which goes in a minute again!

So, my question is if it is possible to change the WiFi card for this model?

Thank you very much for your help already!


texts: This Automator workflow worked in Sierra, but it fails in High Sierra with the error, "The chosen receiving album does not exist in the Photos library: ".  The album does exist, and the dropdown list shows all my existing albums.  In the error message, there is no text after the colon, so it seems to be trying to add to blank-named album.


texts: Change source in Audio MIDI Setup via command line?

texts:
Is there a way to change the AirPlay source in Audio MIDI Setup via the command line (currently I'm doing this with GUI scripting)? My idea is to change the source with the defaults command in the application's .plist-file, but I've not been able to find the correct file/value.

I've found and looked in the following files, but nothing there reflects the AirPlay source:

/Users/Name/Library/Preferences/com.apple.audio.AudioMIDISetup.plist /Users/Name/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.MIDI.xxxxxx.plist /Library/Preferences/Audio/com.apple.audio.DeviceSettings.plist

Does anyone know where the Audio MIDI Setup application store it's preferences, and if it's possible to change them via the command line?

Update: With fs_usage I've found that the only file that's called (by coreaudiod) when changing AirPort device (both in Audio MIDI setup and in the Sound preference pane) is /Library/Preferences/Audio/com.apple.audio.ServerSettings.plist - however, that file does not exist(?).

10:55:29.548583  stat64                                 /Library/Preferences/Audio/com.apple.audio.ServerSettings.plist                                                                                0.000070   coreaudiod.6108520
10:55:29.548621  stat64                                 /Library/Preferences/Audio/com.apple.audio.ServerSettings.plist                                                                                0.000036   coreaudiod.6108520
10:55:29.548657  stat64                                 /Library/Preferences/Audio/com.apple.audio.ServerSettings.plist                                                                                0.000034   coreaudiod.6108520
10:55:29.548692  stat64                                 /Library/Preferences/Audio/com.apple.audio.ServerSettings.plist                                                                                0.000034   coreaudiod.6108520
10:55:29.548727  stat64                                 /Library/Preferences/Audio/com.apple.audio.ServerSettings.plist                                                                                0.000034   coreaudiod.6108520
10:55:29.548762  stat64                                 /Library/Preferences/Audio/com.apple.audio.ServerSettings.plist                                                                                0.000034   coreaudiod.6108520
10:55:29.551067  read              F=4    B=0x20                                                                                0.000024   coreaudiod.6152896
10:55:29.557136  stat64                                 /Library/Preferences/Audio/com.apple.audio.ServerSettings.plist                                                                                0.000069   coreaudiod.6108520
10:55:29.557338  stat64                                 /Library/Preferences/Audio/com.apple.audio.ServerSettings.plist                                                                                0.000045   coreaudiod.6108520
10:55:29.557455  stat64                                 /Library/Preferences/Audio/com.apple.audio.ServerSettings.plist                                                                                0.000041   coreaudiod.6108520

Thanks.


texts:
I'm using an macbook with Yosemite 10.10.3. There are no problems to access the "standard" internet.

But in my own network I use a local nameserver at my fritz-box. It is configured to use this DNS first before using public DNS. But if I want to access my .local-domain I get an ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED. If I access directly by IP it works.

With a Windows 7 and a Windows 8 computer it works without any additional configuration (access by .local-domain). If I add the DNS to my network-connections it doesn't work again. Seems like my mac doesn't access / resolve .local-domains to this DNS.

Hope anyone has an idea to solve this problem.

PS: for sure - if I edit my /etc/hosts-file for each url it works - but this is not the way I want to go.

EDIT: If I check nslookup myUrl.local I got an Non-authoritative answer with the correct IP address. But I can't send a ping to this url or access it via browser before I added it to /etc/hosts.


texts:
I received a 2TB Time Capsule today, and replaced an Airport Extreme. However, after replicating the settings from the Airport Extreme on the Time Capsule, there was no internet connection (amber light). I tried:

turning DHCP on and off
manually applying the IP Address and DNS settings that the old router had
turning NAT on and off
playing with everything, pretty much

but to no avail. If I set the IP address of the Time Capsule manually (green light), my computer still could not connect to the Internet. My computer is hooked up to the Time Capsule via Ethernet).

Connecting the Airport Extreme back in allows everything to work fine. It receives an IP Address with no problems when configured via DHCP and public IP sharing. These same settings prevent the Time Capsule from working.


texts: App or process to show Youtube videos offline without a computer?

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I'm trying to avoid having to sync my iOS devices with a computer for any reason, but so far haven't been able to come up with a way to find a youtube video and cache it locally so when I leave an internet connected area I can still view it.

The methods to do it that are most common all involve a computer:

Saving online videos (e.g. YouTube) and moving them to iPad for later offline viewing?

Is there an app, or a process I can follow, that will cache youtube videos on the iOS device for viewing in a slow internet situation, or away from internet access?


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I have cloned the HDD from an old MBP (Early 2011) to a Kingston A400 SSD. When booting from USB it all works fine, however once installed internally when booting it shows a no entry sign  (I assume this is a kernel panic?).

I have also run sudo trimforce enable on the drive, but nothing changed. I have also tried SMC and NVRAM resets, to no avail.

Does anyone know how to make the drive work internally?


texts: Macbook Air, Mac Mail - 12h instead of 24h clock in replies

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I have my system preferences set to a 24h clock on my Macbook Air, using Mojave.

In Mac mail, the emails I send and receive show the time in 24h clock format in their headers.

However, when I reply to mails, the emails included in my reply show the 12h clock format (AM/PM) in their headers.

How do I ensure that the 24h format is used throughout Mac mail usage?

Thank you.


texts:
I am looking for a way to recognize handwriting of scanned notes (in PDF format).

It doesn't have to be perfect, and it doesn't have to free, but before paying I would like to try it (even with just a single page).

It doesn't necessarily have to be a native Mac OS X application. I would be OK with an online application, or a Unix application to install or compile. In other words, anything that works somewhat decently would be OK.

I am also not necessarily looking for a perfect result. Even transforming my notes into a searchable PDF with just some of the text recognized would be better than nothing.


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Using an iPhone 6, I received a call which went to voicemail, and the caller apparently left a message. I say "apparently" because when I go in to the voicemail app, the message won't play. If I click the "play" button/icon, the icon changes to the "pause" icon, but otherwise nothing happens and no sound plays. The progress bar shows a 32-second message, but it doesn't advance.

I exported the message to Voice Memos but that app exhibits the same behavior when attempting to play the file - the progress bar doesn't move, and no sound is played.

If this was just a normal audio file, I would guess the file is somehow corrupted (although apparently the metadata is OK). Are there any strategies I can use to try to recover the file or otherwise play the message?


texts: MacBook Pro - will 10 hours of continuous fan usage cause damage

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Is it OK to run a MacBook Pro (late 2013) for 10 hours continuously with fan?

I am thinking of turning it into a local Android build machine. It has a 2.4GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor which means it takes about 8-10 hours to compile my Nexus image (depending on if I have other programs open). The CPU does get hot - close to 90°C.

I have raised the whole body by keeping it on some plastic feet.
I am worried if the heat will destroy the logic board or fan will fail soon.


texts:
For reasons that are unimportant, I really need an extension just like the ShowIP extension for firefox but for Safari. Tried google and the safari extensions gallery but got nowhere.

On top of this, I need a version for mobile safari, but I'm not sure if that is even in the art of the possible.


texts: Keyboard shortcut to move tabs left or right?

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Is there a Safari keyboard shortcut to move a tab?

If not, how can I make one?

I wouldn't even know how to write an AppleScript for this, the only method I see of moving tabs is to drag them.


texts: Is there a way to force iphone 5 to 2.4ghz?

texts:
Upgraded my wifi router to a Orbi RBK22 with 2.4 and 5. I have a wifi camera that only uses 2.4. To set up the camera on the new router, the iphone with the camera setup app, must both be on 2.4. Problem is the Orbi auto uses 5 if the device (iphone in this case) is capable. There is no way to set up a 2.4 ssid and a 5 ssid in the Orbi where one can select the particular channel and stay on that channel. So one approach is to have my iphone 5 on 2.4.

Is there a way?


texts: Remove past versions from Spotlight searches?

texts:
Is there a way to prevent Spotlight from indexing past versions of documents (see attached image). On my system it seems to always recommend an old version as the top hit, requiring me to scroll through or mouse over the results to get the actual document.

In case it matters, this particular example is a Numbers spreadsheet stored in iCloud.


texts: What replacement SMS/MMS app for iPhone will allow me to change convo color, etc?

texts:
My best friend and a client of mine have the same name, and it's way too easy to accidentally click on the client when I'm having a more adult or humorous conversation with my buddy at the same time as my client.

Is there a replacement iPhone texting app that uses the native SMS (I have unlimited texting plan so don't want to bother with giving all my contacts a new handle nor requiring them to download an app themselves), but allows a couple other features like choosing what color a contact's talking bubbles will be or choosing the messaging font?

I really don't want to jailbreak if at all possible.


texts: How to "merge" my Messages transcripts in OSX?

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EDIT:  Perhaps a better way to say all of the below, is this:  Is there a way to restore my Message (iChat) history onto my iMac, from my iCloud backup?  All of my iDevices have the complete chat history, so this seems reasonable.

Original post follows...

My system got into a very weird state today, so I decided the best option was to restore to a new HD from a Time Machine backup.  The last backup I had was from a month ago, but it restored fine.

Now I have my new HD with 1-month old data, and my old HD with current data that I want to recover parts of.

I found today's messages transcripts in ~/Library/Messages/Archive and I can view them just fine.  But even after I added today's folder to my live Archive folder on the boot drive, Messages will not see the current chats at all.

How can I "import" or "merge" or otherwise get my latest Messages transcripts to be blended in with the old ones?


texts:
As I understand the iPhone Upgrade Program:

A 64GB iPhone 6S bought upfront costs $749, and AppleCare+ costs $129, for a total of $878.
A 64GB iPhone 6S bought on the iPhone Upgrade Program (which includes AppleCare+) is $36.58/month for 24 months ($877.92), but you can trade in your iPhone for a new iPhone after 12 months (having paid only $438.96) if you commit to another 24 months of payment for the new iPhone.

Aren't you effectively only paying half price for every iPhone you get under the iPhone Upgrade Program until you decide to get your last iPhone ever? This sounds too good to be true. Is there any downside to this?


texts: Mac has same IP as another device until I restart the Airport

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We just installed the airport and when we turn on some of our Macbooks, they get the same IP as another device so we have to restart the Airport to get new IPs for the computers and for it to work on all of them again.

Restarting the airport once a day becomes annoying. Any way to get around this?


texts: Can I prevent an iPad app ever being updated?

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The latest version of Skype for the iPad has commercials. It will probably be necessary to upgrade at some point, but until then I want to stay with the commercial free version.

Is there any way I can prevent it ever being updated? I want to ensure that it will not be updated by accident.


texts: How to edit shared iCloud note in native app?

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I shared an iCloud note with somebody else to work on it together. I sent a link via E-Mail which points to iCloud.com. The other person opens the link, signs into iCloud and then the note is opened in the web app.

While the Apple online help is not very clear about the abilities I expected the note to at least synchronize with the other persons Notes app on macOS (the other person is signed on to iCloud on macOS and notes synchronization is turned on). But not even that. Am I missing something or is it really only possible for the sharing person to edit in the macOS app?

I tried the same with a Numbers spreadsheet which is saved in iCloud, too. Sending the link via iMessage results in the same problem.


texts: I just downloaded the .tar ball and unzipped it. It seems to run as a standalone from the folder that was unzipped in my Downloads folder. However, I want to install this so it is in applications, but there are so many other files like configurations. Where do I put those? I tried dragging just the eclipse.app to the applications folder and when i try to run it, it says the shared dependencies are missing.


texts: Why won't my iPhone switch to 3G when I'm out of WiFi range?

texts:
My iPhone refuses to switch over from WiFi to 3G when the WiFi signal gets too weak to be usable. It will sit there indefinitely, unable to load a web page because I'm too far from the router, and not switch to the strong 3G signal that is available. Has anyone else had this problem? Is there anything I can do about it? Would it be better if I bought an Apple router? Do Android phones do this? I already submitted a bug report to Apple. It seems like such a simple thing to switch to 3G when WiFi stops working.

I know how to switch manually, but that's not a good solution. I think it's an iOS bug. I don't think it's the router's fault either, because the phone should be the one to determine when to switch to 3G. It should happen when WiFi fails to respond for a certain amount of time. I have a high-end Linksys router and an iPhone 4S. Router works great with all other devices and iPhone works well besides this one problem. This only happens when I'm outside my house and the router signal is no longer strong enough for data to get through. Once I go far enough down the street the signal switches to 3G, but there's about 30 yards where it hangs onto WiFi even though it can't get anything through.


texts: Can the App Store be installed on Xcode's iOS Simulator on the new ARM/M1 powered Macs?

texts:
Years ago on Stack Overflow people already asked about installing the App Store on the iOS Simulator but the answer was you couldn't because the Simulator doesn't run ARM code but Intel code.

The Simulator does not run ARM code, ONLY x86 code. Unless you have
the raw source code from Apple, you won't see the App Store on the
Simulator.

So you can only run apps you're working on and compiling yourself, and the few that are preinstalled on the Simulator.
But as of very recently Macs now also run on ARM. So can the iOS Simulator on an M1 powered Mac have the App Store installed on it now?


texts: Syncing photos from iPhoto on a Mac to Photos under iOS8

texts: iTunes used to have an option for syncing an iPhoto library with one's iPhone. This seems to be gone now, leaving only the option of syncing a folder of pictures from one's Mac. Is there some way to sync an iPhoto library, or should I export all these photos to a directory and sync that?


texts: Why do I have a /home folder and do I need it?

texts: In my root folder, there is a hidden folder called "home" at the path /home. It's empty. Do I need it and can I delete it safely?


texts: External SSD or HD. Performance compare to internal SSD?

texts:
I have MacBook Pro 2015 with 128 SSD and want to have some extra storage.

The possible solutions I know are (all external): HDD, SSD, Flash.

Are there any information about the performance of using any of the solutions comparing to my internal SSD?


texts: Macbook pro 2018 with Mojave overheating when connected to external monitor

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I'm on a MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018) with Mojave 10.14.1. When I connect MBP to a external displays (either via HDMI or via Thunderbolt 2 adapters), the temperature raises sensibly (i.e., CPU temperature lies constantly over 90°) and fans start running fast (i.e., more than 50%) frequently, even if I am doing very simple tasks (e.g., writing in Word with a couple of Chrome tabs open with stackoverflow).

I'm not sure that the problem started with Mojave or if it isn't actually related to the OS version.

I'm wondering if there is a way to limit this annoying overheating as well as fans activity, while using external monitors.


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I have a mid 2010 13" MBP.

I have an SSD, its not big enough so I am upgrading from 128GB to 256GB.

How can I take everything from the current SSD and then upload it to the new SSD - effectively giving me the same machine without installing OSX all over again?

Presumably I will need some new tech to read the SSD, copy it and then copy everything back once I have changed the SSD into the MBP?


texts: save skim annotated pdf as pdf with annotations

texts:
I have skim version 1.4.16, and I can't find a way to save a pdf with skim notes as a pdf with annotations that preview 8.0 can read. I can export as a "pdf bundle", but preview 8.0 doesn't want to open such a file. I expect there are many other pdf readers, both in osX land and other OS's, that won't understand the bundle.

Have I missed something?


texts: How do I increase rendering speed on Final Cut Express?

texts:
How do I increase render speed on FCE? I have several overlaid HD video tracks, and it is SLOW.

EDIT: I am on a MBP 13", 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5, 4GB 1333 MHz DDR3. The render disk is an external USB drive.

EDIT: I found out that FCP has a feature that allow you to only render video to a certain quality (or bit rate...something like that). Does FCE have a feature that does this same thing?

EDIT: Oh, and...if I upgrade to FCE 4, will rendering be faster?

EDIT: I am on FCE 4.


texts: Preferable way to ship a command line tool with my OS X *.app

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I'm working on an Electron based application to write OS images to removable drives, which is being packaged as an *.app for OS X.

Along with the GUI application, I'd like to ship a CLI version bundled with the app, that does the same thing, however I'm not sure how to make it accessible to the users.

I guess I could put the binary in Contents/MacOS and ask the users to add this to the PATH, however this would be a very bad experience for the users.

What is the recommended way to ship an command-line tool along with your *.app?

Alternatively, I could add another *.app for the CLI tool inside the DMG I distribute to users so they optionally install as well, but having two separate *.app would be a bit confusing, and in any case, there doesn't seem to be a way to instruct an *.app to make its binary accessible to the PATH.


texts: What happened to Shared Links in Safari 11.0

texts:
Apparently "Shared Links" no longer works in Safari 11.0 - see e.g. http://www.openradar.me/33142258 though I only saw this today for the first time when Apple pulled a Microsoft and auto-updated Safari (apparently, anyway).  See this picture for how it looks now - there should be three tabs on the far left.

Any notions on what happened here?  I assume there is a plist I can search through to at least see whether it just lost all my RSS feeds, that would be helpful, though if someone has a hack that would be better.

(Yes, I have attempted to use other free RSS readers, but they don't integrate as well with ordinary web browsing as this by a long shot.)


texts: Trackpad secondary click requires more pressure than usual in Mojave beta

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I've just updated my MacBook Pro Retina Early 2015 to Mojave via Apple Beta Software Program.

Everything works smoothly except the Trackpad.

Tap with one or tap with two or three fingers work as usual, but click with two fingers became extremely hard. I need to push my two fingers with more than usual pressure to make it work.

My trackpad settings are shown below.

How can I make click with two fingers as soft as before? Thanks.

Version: 10.14 Beta (18A314k)


texts: How do I fix "Unable to download app" error on iOS 10?

texts:
Recently, i've been unable to download a single app that I have already purchased on my iPad. I've tried the DNS 8.8.8.8, time and date, hard reset, sign out and in, nothing has worked. Any suggestions?
My device is not on cellular, it is not jailbroken. Every time I try to download this app, it says "Unable to download this app at this time"


texts: Why do some app spotlight results show the ".app" extension, but not all?

texts:
Even though I've explicitly set the Finder preference to display all file extensions, I'm still finding that some apps do not show the file name extension in their Spotlight result.

Here are some examples.

I'm running Mountain Lion.


texts: Keyboard shortcut to switch between Google Chrome profiles in Mac OS X (10.10 Yosemite)?

texts: In Mavericks (OS X 10.9), I can simply Cmd+~ because it is another window in the same app group, but how can I do it in Yosemite?


texts: Adding artwork to video files extremely slow in iTunes

texts:
I am using Handbrake to create ATV2-compatible video files using their included preset. After importing these files into iTunes, when I try to add artwork to them it seems to rewrite the entire video file to disk. Is there any way to speed up this process? My first guess is that there's something wrong with the format/container coming out of Handbrake.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!


texts: External Drive not showing up, light blinking, iMac

texts:
External Drive disconnected during backup but now it won't show up again. The light keeps blinking. How do I fix this problem?
What I tried and didn't work:

New USB cable
Connect it to a different Mac

The drive shows up on Terminal with
diskutil list
as
 /dev/disk2 (external, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *2.0 TB     disk2
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk2s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS Diskname                    2.0 TB     disk2s2

It can't be unmounted with diskutil unmount disk
No FSCK is running in Activity Monitor
What's going on?


texts: When I delete photos from my iPhone on My Photo Stream, will the same photos also be deleted on other devices connected to the same Apple ID automatically?


texts: Apple File Sharing crashes every night at 11:37pm

texts:
I have this extremely strange and odd thing happening to me.

I have an iMac - mid 2011 model with mavericks installed. It has file sharing setup with SMB disabled so that my MacBook Pro can connect to an external drive shared via that iMac and use it as a networked time capsule essentially.

But for some weird and strange reason unknown to me, every single night, without fail, the file sharing stops responding at 11:37pm. The Mac still appears on the network, screen sharing works, but file sharing times out.

If I were to go to the file sharing settings, clicking the options button (that reveals the abilities to enable/disable AFP or SMB) takes around 20-30 seconds to load and rainbow wheels in the meantime. Same with closing the dialog.

However, a simple fix such as unchecking the file sharing option and enabling it again (and then disabling SMB again to make time machine to work) works perfectly. Networked machines have access to the file share once again and backups resume...until 24 hours later and the whole process starts again.

What the heck could be going on! I have never seen anything like this and the fact that it happens the second the clock hits 11:37 has me scratching my head to know end as to what it could be.

Thanks in advance!


texts: Remove user account under OS X El Capitan

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I would like to remove a user account under El Capitan by following this recipe:

Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Users & Groups.
Click the lock icon to unlock it, then enter an administrator name and password.
Select the user you want to delete, then click Remove below the list of users.
...

What happens is that I cannot select the to-be-deleted user at this point (I can only select the current account plus "Guest User"). What could be wrong. (And yes, I am using an account with administrator privileges.)


texts: On my new Mac book pro, I have aperture on yosemite. I can no longer open iPhoto. The necessary upgrade is not available on the UK App store.. How do I restore iPhoto.


texts: Explanation two files for a kernel panic report?

texts:
For a monitoring tool, we are relaying on the reports generated on kernel-panic at

  "/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports"

In the past, kernel panics were reported as a file like:

  Kernel_2019-11-12-123456_computer-name.panic

However, it appear that some computers (some Catalina?) reports them as:

  .contents.panic (single file override every time)

Which links to some

  panic-full-2019-11-12-123456.1234.ips

My questions is:

Why or when the kernel panic is reported as a single file, or as several files? Which are the conditions and the reasons for each cases?

Any hint is welcome.


texts: How to remove a corrupted Trust Settings Record?

texts:
I was trying to add a trusted cert using security add-trusted-cert -d ..., but somehow the Trust Settings Record became corrupted. I can see this whenever I try to add another trusted cert, or when dumping trust settings:

$ sudo security dump-trust-settings -d
SecTrustSettingsCopyCertificates: The Trust Settings Record was corrupted.

I tried restoring the keychain from backup, and then deleting the login keychain completely, but I still get the error. This makes me think the trust settings are stored in another db or something.
Any ideas on how I can delete all the trust settings?


texts: Can't delete preferred networks from wireless settings (comes back up)

texts:
I am having an issue with preferred networks in WiFi settings. There are few networks I want to delete - when I do so, the disappear temporarily, but will eventually come back. I believe is to do with iCloud saving passwords.

Let's say I delete network from my iPhone (also on my macbook), after day or two I will notice my iPhone or Macbook connecting to the same hotspot again (shared, so this is a security issue), and I will go in to preferred network settings and will see all the networks I have already deleted.

Do any of you have a similar issue?

Because of security issue I had to enable password protection for network switching on my macbook, and keep wifi disabled when unused on my iPhone.

I have also submitted bug report to Apple, but did not get any response or comments back.


texts: Airport Extreme 802.11ac Can't See USB HDD

texts:
Hardware:

Airport Extreme 802.11ac
Transcend StoreJet 250GB HDD
Belkin 4-port, powered USB hub

Configuration:

HDD formatted as MS-DOS (FAT32) via Disk Utility
HDD connected to USB hub
Airport Extreme connected to USB hub

Problem:
I cannot see the drive from the Airport Utility -> Disks tab.  I want to be able to do this to setup backups over the wireless network.  When I connect the HDD directly to my MBP, it auto-mounts and I can utilize it without any problems.

Solution:
I ended up calling Apple support and they advised that the Airport should have sufficient power for the drive.  They had me switch to a normal USB 2.0 cable instead of the Y adapter.  Further, they had me reformat (again) to Mac OS Extended (case-insensitive).  Magically, this combination works.


texts: Numbers : Conditional Highlighting with decimal

texts:
I have a cell, the value is 90.90,

I setup a continual highlighting for different value, one is suppose to be greater than or equal to 99.90.

however I don't get this one to work as 99.90 is automatically change to 99.9 (even though the cell remain to 99.90)

How can I fix it?

Thanks in advance


texts: Mac boot menu not showing recently installed Linux OS

texts:
I installed GNU/Linux Kali on my Early-2015 MacBook Pro (Mojave) by following the instructions on the Kali official website for dual boot.  Linux runs fine but it boots by default.  When I went to boot into Macintosh HD from the boot menu, I noticed my new Linux OS was not showing, so I held off on changing macOS to default.
The steps I followed for the installation were:

Resize 500 GB partition to 450 GB with diskutil apfs resizeContainer
Download contents of kali-linux-2020.4-live-amd64.iso and burn into USB drive with dd
Boot into boot menu (hold down option key during power-on)
Boot from USB
Follow installation instructions (Guided - use the largest continuous free space)

Any ideas what could be wrong?
Listed disks in case that helps:
~$ diskutil list
/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *500.3 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                 Apple_APFS Container disk1         450.1 GB   disk0s2
   3:           Linux Filesystem                         48.9 GB    disk0s3
   4:                 Linux Swap                         1.0 GB     disk0s4

/dev/disk1 (synthesized):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      APFS Container Scheme -                      +450.1 GB   disk1
                                 Physical Store disk0s2
   1:                APFS Volume Macintosh HD            268.7 GB   disk1s1
   2:                APFS Volume Preboot                 46.0 MB    disk1s2
   3:                APFS Volume Recovery                510.4 MB   disk1s3
   4:                APFS Volume VM                      1.1 GB     disk1s4


texts:
I am trying to get rid of one of the volume ("mountain Lion", the second from the top) of the partition of an external hard-drive. In disk utility I get what you can see in the pic, namely it does not allow me to modify the partition saying "You can't resize the partition on this disk because it uses the Master Boot Record partition scheme". Do I have to repartition the whole thing or is there a work around? (I am running Yosemite)

Thanks,


texts: All documents moved to sub-folder for iCloud

texts:
I turned on iCloud for my documents and all of them were moved into a sub-folder.

I don't want to have to navigate to another layer of documents. How do I fix this so iCloud keeps everything in my original documents folder?


texts: Updating macOS resets Widgets every release

texts: How can I fix this issue? Usually, I have weather, clock, and calendar in the Widgets, but there are only weather and clock widgets after updating, macOS Big Sur.


texts:
I am trying to add an image from Giphy to a presentation in Keynote. It seems to indicate I can drag and drop, but this isn't working.

If I add an image pane all I get is a text address not the actual gif image - where am I going wrong?


texts: Is there a way to disable the auto-recognition of addresses in Safari?

texts:
Whenever I click on a full address in a text box in Safari, it is auto-recognized and pops up a map, like in the following screenshot:

Is there any way to disable this?  This does not happen in Chrome.

It seems like it's most text fields: google.be, yahoo.com, apple.com, even the text field in the w3schools example.

My system info is as follows:

OS X El Capitan 10.11.1 (The laptop originally shipped with Yosemite)
Safari 9.0.1
The only extension in Safari is Lastpass (password manager).  I've tried disabling Lastpass and the popup still comes up.


texts: I cannot delete an icon from my menu bar.  If I click the command button and drag it off of the menu bar, it shows a circle with a line through it, which is an indicator to me that this action is not possible.  It is from the Malwarebytes program which I deleted, and the program is definitely no longer functioning.  Is there another method of removing this icon?


texts:
I've been trying to set up a SSH tunnel with VPN on my macbook with Big Sur 11.2, but it doesn't seem to work.
On my linux machine, I can simply turn on the VPN and make a SSH-tunnel. Then I can just connect to the MySQL server via port 3307. If I do the same on my macbook, the SSH tunnel does connect, but I can't connect to the MySQL server on the given port.
My exact steps are:

Turn on VPN so I can access the server via SSH.
Run ssh -g -L 3307:127.0.0.1:3306 user@ip_address in the terminal.
Run mysql -u user -p -h [IP] -P 3307 to connect to the MySQL SSH tunnel.
Error: Can't connect to MySQL server on '[IP]'.

Above works fine on my linux system, but not on my mac. I am able to SSH to the server with the command, but the tunnel itself is not working.
Is there some reason this is happening, and how should I proceed?


texts: This version of macOS 10.12.6 cannot be installed on this computer

texts: How can I update my Mac from 10.11.6 to 10.12? I got a link to install Sierra. When I click on download it says it can't be installed on the Mac version I am using now.


texts: One Hard Drive to backup two Macs with Time Machine, then recover from one, then the other?

texts:
I have a question and its based on the situation below. The whole aim is to get certain important files out of my Macbook Air's backup.
My Macbook Air crashed and won't wake up at all anymore. Before it crashed, I was able to save all the files (128 GB) into a Time Machine backup on an external 1 TB hard drive.
My Macbook Pro is working. I want to save all of its files too (128 GB) through a Time Machine backup onto the same external 1 TB hard drive.
I want to now use the Macbook Pro as a means to recover files from my Macbook Air. So I want to restore my Time Machine backup of my Macbook Air onto my Macbook Pro. However, after I get the files I want from my Macbook Air backup, I will replace this Time Machine backup with the backup I made for the Macbook Pro, so I get all the files of my Macbook Pro back onto the Macbook Pro and the files of my Macbook Air are kept in the external 1 TB hard drive.
Is this achievable using Time Machine, and if not, what should I do?- M.


texts: securityd using 100% CPU and polluting system.log

texts:
Since I upgraded to Mavericks, I often have the following processes using full CPU power:

securityd
syslogd
kernel_task

I guess securityd contains a bug, because it is polluting /var/log/system.log with thousands of messages per second, and the system can not follow up.

Here is an example of messages I get:

Nov 11 15:55:10 localhost securityd[22]: assertion failed: 13A603: libxpc.dylib + 44365 [4554927A-9467-365C-91F1-5A116989DD7F]: 0x13
Nov 11 16:14:47 --- last message repeated 1 time ---
Nov 11 15:55:10 localhost securityd[22]: assertion failed: 13A603: libxpc.dylib + 26642 [4554927A-9467-365C-91F1-5A116989DD7F]: 0x13
Nov 11 16:14:47 --- last message repeated 1 time ---
Nov 11 15:55:10 localhost securityd[22]: assertion failed: 13A603: libxpc.dylib + 44365 [4554927A-9467-365C-91F1-5A116989DD7F]: 0x13
Nov 11 16:14:47 --- last message repeated 1 time ---
Nov 11 15:55:10 localhost securityd[22]: assertion failed: 13A603: libxpc.dylib + 26642 [4554927A-9467-365C-91F1-5A116989DD7F]: 0x13
Nov 11 16:14:47 --- last message repeated 1 time ---

I believe this is a critical issue, as it makes Mac OS X is extremely slow and unresponsive.

Killing securityid doesn't help. The process is recreated, and keeps polluting syslogd.

If I reboot the entire system, everything seems ok for a while, before the same issue happens again. I didn't figured out what triggers this issue yet.


texts: syncronize icloud contacts with iphone contacts

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I have contacts on my iPhone6 that don't appear when I search for them in contacts on icloud (as in the website).  How can I get my phone accounts to get into the cloud?

Tried so far: went into iPhone Settings -> Contacts -> Default Account and selected 'iCloud'.  This apparently had no effect.

I restarted my iphone and verified that 'iCloud' is still listed as my default Contacts account.  After re-loading icloud.com, still some contacts are not appearing.

Update:  iOS version 10.3.2.  I also verified that contacts is turned on.  Changing the title to reflect that I don't see a problem with my phone -- the problem is that icloud is not seeing the contacts with my phone.  So the problem is icloud.  Of course, the broken link could be anywhere, including my phone.


texts: "Unable to delete the user account" in Users & Groups?

texts:
On OS 10.9.2, with permissions unlocked, my admin user gets "Unable to delete the user account [username]" when I click the "minus" delete button.

I checked the option to archive the user in the Deleted Users folder, and the error message says, "An error occurred while backing up this user's home folder". Any ideas? Can't see any permissions errors, etc. that are obvious.


texts: iMac with Mavericks sometimes won't sleep

texts:
My mid 2012 iMac 27" with Mavericks sometimes won't sleep. Its screen is light up in the morning and I'm still logged in.
Energy settings:

pmset shows:

Last login: Wed Jan 22 23:08:58 on ttys000
renes-imac:~ rene$ pmset -g
Active Profiles:
AC Power        -1*
Currently in use:
 hibernatemode        0
 halfdim              1
 womp                 1
 networkoversleep     0
 sleep                20 (sleep prevented by coreaudiod, backupd, backupd)
 Sleep On Power Button 1
 ttyskeepawake        1
 hibernatefile        /var/vm/sleepimage
 autorestart          0
 disksleep            10
 displaysleep         15

I am running Windows 8.1 in Parallels 9. But that's always running. So I doubt it's Windows fault. Is there anything I can do to analyze why it did not sleep?


texts: Are there any benefits to deleting unused Mac OS X kernel extensions?

texts: I find that many of the kernel extensions in /System/Library/Extensions are inapplicable to my MacBook, such as extensions for fibre channel cards, firewire, graphics cards I don't have, etc. Is there any benefit (in boot time, RAM footprint, etc.) to deleting these unneeded extensions?


texts: Verify Time Machine Encryption from the Command-Line?

texts: Is it possible to verify whether a given Time Machine volume (for example, returned by tmutil machinedirectory) has encryption turned on?  This is for regulatory compliance, so it needs to be fully scriptable.


texts: How do I add a user and group with a specific ID

texts:
This is the method in Linux:

groupadd -g 5000 vmail
useradd -g vmail -u 5000 vmail -d /var/mail

How is it done in OS X?