texts: An exhaustive list of all graphics cards by all vendors ever put on mac?

texts:
Where can I get an exhaustive list of all graphics cards ever put in a mac? Or at least in the last 10years...

I am NOT interested in mobile devices, just desktops and laptops.


texts:
I've recently begun to use iTerm2 instead of the macOS Terminal application and I'm really happy with it. I'm very used to use to exit command to close the instance that currently has focus. With instance I mean one of the following: Tab, Window or Split Panel.

How can I write a function exit that closes the instance that is currently running? The following workaround works for windows but neither for tabs nor for split panels:

function exit {
    osascript -e 'tell application "iTerm2" to close first window'
}

The solution should work with either zsh or bash.


texts: Mark message as already read from iPhone lock screen

texts:
Most messages(SMS) can be known to be useless from iPhone lock screen, then you need to unlock screen->go to message->(possibly go out of another conversation)->go into that conversation or mark it as already use->go back to all messages.

How to mark the useless message as already read on the lock screen?


texts: Is there a way to batch find locally stored songs in Apple.Music and add them to library?

texts: Most of time I use Apple.Music for listening to music (from Mac and iPhone). Also I have locally stored music library (~1000 songs). So I want to find each local song at Apple.Music and add it to my iTunes music library. Is there a way to do it batch?


texts: Keyboard shortcut to turn off display not possible with MacBook Air

texts:
Shift + Control + Eject will turn off a Mac's display.

I just bought a new MacBook Air. It has a power button instead of an Eject key:

Besides a hot corner or turning down the screen brightness, is there a keystroke that will sleep the display?


texts: Mac OS: zero-byte files in home directory

texts:
I have some strange empty (zero-byte) files in my home directory and I have no idea from where they come.
I installed 'brew' on fresh Mac OS Mojave around this time.
There are many 'version like' empty files with no content.
Additionally, there are files called The, This and Homebrew.

-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 1.2.1
-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 1.2.2
-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 1.2.3
-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 1.2.4
-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 1.2.5
-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 1.2.6
-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 1.3.0
-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 1.3.1
-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 1.3.2
-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 1.3.3
-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 1.3.4
-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 1.3.5
-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 1.3.6
-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 1.3.7
-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 1.3.8
-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 1.3.9
-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 1.4.0
-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 1.4.1
-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 1.4.2
-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 1.4.3
-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 1.5.0
-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 1.5.1
-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 1.5.10
-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 1.5.11
-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 1.5.12
-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 1.6.11
-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 1.6.12
-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 1.6.13
-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 1.6.14
-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 1.6.15
-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 1.6.16
-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 1.6.17
-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 1.6.2
-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 1.6.3
-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 1.6.4
-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 1.6.5
-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 1.6.6
-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 1.6.7
-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 1.6.8
-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 1.6.9
-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 1.7.0
-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 1.7.1
-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 1.7.2
-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 1.7.3
-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 1.7.4
-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 1.7.5
-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 1.7.6
-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 Homebrew
-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 The
-rw-r--r--   1 andrej  staff      0 Jan 31 00:11 This

Command file ./The return empty.

Where they come from ?


texts: Why am I not getting notified by email when my Find My iPhone is used?

texts: I am not getting notified when the Find My iPhone app is used or even if I try searching via iCloud. How can I enable them?


texts: What is the best way to occasionally play a sound?

texts: I have a speaker (Bose SoundLink Mini) connected to my MacBook Pro, and it switches off after periods of non-use. This means that it will shut off even while I am at the computer, if a sound hasn't been played in awhile. What is the most sensible way to have a very quiet (ideally inaudible) sound played every fifteen minutes? I have a little familiarity with AppleScript and am happy to learn more; I don't yet know anything about other scripting methods.


texts:
My Problem

I am using Google 8.8.8.8 DNS, and would like to use its Secure transports for DNS
 feature to make sure nobody is messing with the communication channel between Google and my Mac.

What Have I Tried

Configuring the DNS from the network tab. Did not find any secure option there.

My Question

How do I configure MacOS to use a secure (DNS-over-TLS or DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH))
 connection?


texts:
This happened to my friend.

Whenever Safari closes and reopens she gets a small popup as follows in her iMac (OS X 10.11.6, Safari v. 11.1.2). She never clicks the button but in order to try and stop this she has cleared history, emptied caches and checked to see if it is an extension (it's not).

Is this some kind of malware? How do we get rid of it?


texts: Scanner not appearing in macOS 10.13 High Sierra over network

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My multifunction Printer / Scanner doesn't have any scanning functions available under macOS 10.13 High Sierra while connected over network.
The scanner function worked over network under macOS 10.10 Yosemite.
The scanner is detected by Image Capture only when connected via USB.
Resetting the print system from the instructions in this question has not solved the problem: Brother MFC Scanner not recognized any more

Brother MFC-9335CDW
macOS 10.13.6
Driver version 4.1.2

Under macOS 10.10 Yosemite there was a "Scan" button on the top-right of the panel in the picture above while connected over network.
The Scan button appears in macOS 10.13 High Sierra only when the device is connected via USB.

I can add the scanner portion separately to the MFC over network ie. it's recognized, but when I try to use it in Image Capture it gives an error that the software isn't installed. If I try to allow it to install software available from Apple automatically it fails to install.

Brother iPrint&Scan says the device is not supported...?

If the printer is added using Airport driver the result is the same as using the CUPS driver over network:


texts:
I need to change some configuration for the brew doctor tool and by surfing the web I learned that this can be done by editing the doctor.rb file and adding some custom code inside it.

The problem is that when I run

locate doctor.rb

I get an output like this:

/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/[...]/ruby/2.3.0/rubygems/doctor.rb
/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/[...]/ruby/2.3.0/rubygems/doctor.rb
/System/Library/Frameworks/[...]/2.0/usr/lib/ruby/2.0.0/rubygems/doctor.rb
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/lib/hbc/cli/doctor.rb
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cmd/doctor.rb
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/portable-ruby/2.3.3/[...]/doctor.rb

So, which doctor.rb file should I edit to customize the configuration?


texts: Boot Win from another computer on mac using external disk and Parallels?

texts:
I have Win 7 laptop and mbp. I removed disk from Win laptop and plugged on mbp as external disk. Windows 7 is on NTFS partition. Since I have NTFS for Mac by Paragon I can read/write to that partition.

On Parallels I choose Use Windows from Boot Camp, hit Continue and reached what is shown by the screenshots:

What else may I try in order to boot that Win 7 on mbp?


texts:
On my MacBook Pro Retina late 2014 running OS X Yosemite, there's something weird going on.

If i look at the storage tab in the "About my Mac" menu, I use only 67 gigabytes of storage but it says 151 gigabytes are used on apps alone.

Maybe this screenshot is a better explanation:

Is someone else experiencing this problem?


texts:
can you help me find an equivalent clipboard management programs in OS X?

I am used to how Ditto- clipboard manager (copy-paste stack) works and was unable to search for a replacement using "ditto Mac" as search terms.


texts: OS X takes long to boot after starting rEFInd once

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I have an SSD in my MacBook (Pro 9,2; encrypted), and until recently, the apple icon appeared almost immediately after pressing the power button. Soon after that I would be able to unlock the disk using my password and then boot in ~10 seconds.
A couple of days ago, I installed rEFInd on a flash drive and then booted from it  as a test (I need the stick to boot into Ubuntu on my second drive and was in the process of reinstalling it). I was then in the rEFInd menu and chose one of the tiles (I think it was "Boot Linux from 16GiB FAT volume" or something like that). Naturally, since no Linux was actually installed, I was met by the black screen with the blinking cursor and powered the computer off by long-pressing the power button.

Ever since then, it takes almost 20 seconds for the Apple logo to appear after power on, even though the rEFInd stick is not connected. This triples my boot time and I see no reason why it should be so, since I did not change anything on the SSD.

Edit: The process can be shortened by pressing ALT at boot, then manually selecting the SSD, after which booting will begin immediately.

Can anybody tell me a) how to diagnose the problem and b) how to fix it?


texts:
This has to be simple: I can't save DNS servers in Network>(Location)>Advanced>DNS

I add the DNS servers

  1.1.1.1

  1.0.0.1

  2606:4700:4700::1111

  2606:4700:4700::1001

save, and then after a sleep, they revert back to what I assume are my ISPs DNS servers.

Any ideas? Is there a way to lock the panel settings?

Sierra Macbook Pro 1014


texts: Microsoft Outlook does not properly handle redefined "Paste" keyboard shortcut

texts:
I've been a windows user for a long time, and I hate the ⌘ shortcuts for stuff. Since I only use my Mac for work stuff, I figured I'd just redefine the App Shortcuts from the keyboard menu so I could use control+C, control+V, etc.

This works fine in almost every app I've tried, except Microsoft Outlook. There control+C works, but control+V does not. I can copy selected text just fine, but Paste exhibits some weird behavior.

Hitting control+V causes the cursor to jump several lines down and scroll the e-mail. I can continue hitting control+V until the cursor reaches the very end of the e-mail, at which point I can now paste again. The entire time, the menu shows the correct shortcut:

The Edit menu does not flash (and no other menu flashes either) signaling that a keyboard shortcut in that menu has been pressed until the cursor is at the very end of the document.

And I have everything set up correctly in keyboard settings:

Unsurprisingly, ⌘+V also doesn't work because that's not a valid shortcut anymore.

Has anybody found a solution for this issue?

Edit: Turns out it's not just Outlook that has this issue. Several OSX applications will view CTRL+V as a "scroll down" operation.


texts: How can I restore deleted system cache in `/BuildRoot/Library/Caches`?

texts:
I cleaned disk space and deleted some caches. Seems like some of the stuff in the cache folder has been used by the Mac OS (Sierra).
The Mac OS is working, the only thing is not working (I noticed so far) is the rsync, a command line utility app. When I try to run rsync I see the following error:
rsync: Failed to exec xclude: No such file or directory (2)
rsync error: error in IPC code (code 14) at /BuildRoot/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/rsync/rsync-51/rsync/pipe.c(86) [sender=2.6.9]

How can I fix the error and restore the content of the cache folder? (I don't have Time Machine).
P.S.
If that matter, I believe the cache I deleted had different path, it didn't something like /Library/Caches and I don't have the /BuildRoot dir at all on my machine.


texts: Which one consumes more bandwidth: YouTube app or web browser?

texts:
What uses more data: YouTube App or using it via a browser it (i.e. in Safari)?
This question rose up on how the mobile carrier charged me. My data plan has 45 GB/month, but unlimited YouTube data.
Is it the same data usage (browser vs app)? How does the carrier company know which method I'm consuming that data?


texts: Can I use an external microphone on my iPhone 7 for speakerphone calls?

texts:
I have an external microphone (Shure MV5) which I can connect to my iPhone 7 via a lightning connector.

I know I can use this external microphone to record audio on my iPhone.

But is there any way I can make plain old phone calls from my iPhone, in speaker phone mode, using the external microphone?


texts: A way to test System Integrity Protection SIP (NOT about how to enable/disable)?

texts:
When I first began using 10.11 El Capitan I had to disable SIP in order to run some stuff, and to avoid some crashes. The crashes were probably likely down to some kext I had leftover from older software installations, etc. Not sure.

Is there a way short of enabling SIP to test to see if I have impermissible kexts or anything else in the protected areas that will gag the machine? I don't really wanna go through tons of booting iterations in the hopes of finding things that hang or crash the machine.

To rephrase, this is not about how to enable or disable SIP, but how to programatically or automate a test to determine status of SIP.


texts: How do I add an iframe whitelist to OS X Server 3.1.1

texts:
I can't seem to be able to find how to add a whitelist to the Wiki Server on OS X Server 3.1.1 the collabd service.

The information is missing from the documentation at

http://help.apple.com/wikiuser/mac/4.0/

neither at:

https://help.apple.com/advancedserveradmin/mac/3.1/


texts: Trust SSL certificate via terminal in MacOS

texts:
I'm trying to setup WPA2 with EAP-TLS authentication using certificates in pfx format.

As adding the certificate to the keychain and changing the Trust settings can be difficult for some users, I would like to script it.

I'm able to import the certificate using the following command:

security import certificate.pfx -k ~/Library/Keychains/login.keychain

However, the certificate needs to be "trusted" before it can be used to authenticate against our radius server.

Anyone knows how to trust the certificate via the command line (so it can be scripted) ?

Thanks!


texts: How do I maximize window after I've minimize them?

texts: I'm a new Mac user and I regularly minimize windows using the Command + M shortcut. Is there a keyboard shortcut to restore these windows?


texts: Easiest way to send multiple iWork attachments as Office documents

texts:
My grandmother just switched from a PC to a Mac, and I suggested that she use iWork instead of Office for Mac. Now she is getting used to iWork, but all of the people that she works with use Office.

When she wants to send multiple documents, I told her that she has to open each one and got to Share => Export -> Word and save them to her desktop. After that she needs to attach each one to the email.

As I'm telling her this, I think to myself "There has to be a better way..."

So, I come here to ask: Is there a better way? Is there some way to make Mail convert these .pages documents into .docx, .keynote into .pptx, etc.? I always thought that's what "Send Windows Friendly Attachments" did, but I have found out that it does something totally different.


texts: Why can't I upload pics on certain sites

texts: I can't upload pictures on sites from my iPad 2 . I was trying to upload a picture of a part that I needed and it would let me .


texts: How to import an old iPhoto 09 library to iPhoto 11?

texts:
I have found an old iPhoto 09 library on a back up folder and I want to import its content to my newly purchased iPhoto 11. Is this possible? If yes, how is it done?

By the way: I tried to import it through iPhoto 11 by SHIFT-CMD+I and then navigating to the old library but it was grey and therefore not possible to select.


texts: Can't download macOS High Sierra once again

texts:
I've macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 (17G8023) installed. The icon of the app, "Installation of macOS High Sierra" is available in /Application:

ls -al /Applications | grep macOS
drwxr-xr-x@   4 root   wheel    136  8 июн  2018 Установка macOS High Sierra.appdownload

("Установка" means "Installation" in my localized OS X version)

The app start should download installer according to my expectation. But it doesn't. On the other hand "Installation of macOS High Sierra" is not included in the list of my purchased application in App Store. I can see previous versions in this list (OS X El Capitan, OS X Yosemite etc.), but not macOS High Sierra and macOS Sierra.

I also tried to find "Installation of macOS High Sierra" using App Store's search.

Both macOS High Sierra and macOS Sierra are absent in the results. Could you please advise how to download macOS High Sierra installation application?


texts: I can't update my Mac software to the latest version - Error occurred (102)

texts:
Every time I click the update button to update my Mac software, a pop up shows up - An error occurred while loading the update (102).

I don't know what to do; I can't update my software.  I hope you can help me.


texts: How do I stop OS X from treating a SuperDuper image on an external drive as part of my current installation?

texts:
Every night, I have SuperDuper! create an image of my hard drive to an external drive. This works great, and has saved me from system failures a number of times.

However, OS X is constantly treating it as if the installation of OS X on that external drive is a part of my actual system rather than just a backup on an external drive. To wit, when I do a Spotlight search all results are duplicated. (Even though I have expressly forbidden Spotlight's indexing of the /Volumes folder through System Preferences.) Every app in the Mac App Store, when updated, will update the copy on my system and then report again a second time that this app needs to be updated again, and running the update will update this external drive. Apps that request the location of my iPhoto library always list two.

How can I get OS X to just treat that drive like an external drive full of data, rather than as a part of the current OS X installation?


texts:
I am using Microsoft Lync (14.0.8) with Mavericks (10.9.3) on a laptop. When my IP address changes Lync does not reconnect automatically. From time to time I see a big red X icon in the dock but in the majority of the cases the icon is not shown.

When the error icon is not shown I do not notice that I am offline for a long time.

From time to time (but not often) the client reconnects automatically.

The Windows Lync client behaves differently and always reconnects when there is network connectivity.

Any idea on how to force Lync to automatically reconnect?


texts: Find Files Responsible for Starting Process on Mac

texts:
While running a local port scan for a troublesome process I discovered a few unknown open ports.

 Open TCP Port:     106         3com-tsmux
 Open TCP Port:     3001        redwood-broker

I believe I know what redwood-broker is for, but the other one not so much..

I began by looking up its PID with:

sudo lsof -i :106

Then killed it with

sudo kill [PID]

But it keeps popping up.

How can I find the path to the files responsible for starting this process?


texts: Can't install Mac OS Sierra on iMac 27 inch late 2009 with 1TB HDD not shown

texts:
About one month ago I upgraded my old iMac to High Sierra 13.6 without much thinking of risks involved. For a few days my iMac seemed working fine, but then it became very slow, eventually can't boot at all, showed the prohibited sign.

I tried safe/recovery mode to boot, always showed the prohibited sign!  Then I decided to make a USB Mac OS installer to reinstall Mac OS Sierra because I suspected all the troubles might be caused by High Sierra's new APFS.

With the USB flash card of  Mac OS Sierra installer  I can boot the  iMac, but from the Disk Utility I can't see Mac's internal 1TB HDD at all, so it means that there are  no disk volume  to install Mac OS sierra at all.

I tried to use the Mac terminal command diskutil list, it only showed my 8G USB disk, not the internal 1TB HDD.

However, when I boot the iMac with Option Key, it showed three disks: Macintosh HD, Recovery, and the USB installer. Somehow  I can't boot from the first two, all would led to the prohibited sign again.

Wonder if I did something wrong above? Any ways to check the status of my 1TB HDD? Thanks for your kind help and sharing.


texts: Where to (legally) download Windows iso directly instead of using their .exe utility?

texts:
Recently, I installed Windows onto a bootcamp partition on my MBP by using an .iso image file of Windows that I downloaded directly from one of Microsoft's official websites (maybe it was www.microsoftstore.com or windows.microsoft.com) and yes, I used a license key legally purchased from the Microsoft store.

I'm trying to find the link to download the .iso file directly again but I can't seem to find it after much searching.  Does anyone know where to download the straight-up .iso image of Windows? (Legally of course!)

Please note:  I'm not asking for the link to the .exe downloader that downloads the media for you.  I already have access to that in the digital content section of my order history at microsoftstore.com.  I'm asking for the link on Microsoft's site that provides the .iso directly.  I can't remember how I found the link to it, but it might have been in a cnet article or something.

Thanks.


texts: How to restore EFI in MacBook Pro Retina 13"?

texts:
I've stopped an update of OS X in the middle! Now all I have when I boot the system is the normal beep sound of POST for hardware check.

I've found a link that's been mentioned Apple has released a flash version of firmware update but for mid-2015 macbook 15 inches.

Now I'm stuck I don't have access to anything! I have access to an iMac in case needed.

Could someone lead me to a right direction? How should I restore the firmware?


texts: How to use iPhone to Store and Organize Photos Outside of Photos Camera Roll

texts:
The main issue I’m trying to solve is that when photos are transferred to the iPhone’s "Photos" via iTunes syncing, the picture gets transformed.

To verify that, sync a photo using iTunes to get it into the iPhone's "Photos"; and while iTunes is still running and the phone is connected, access the photo on the iPhone from the computer via USB and check the properties of the photo.  It's a transformed lower resolution photo.  Called Apple Support about this and they confirmed, that's what it does, works as designed, "to save space" was the reason.

Need a solution: to be able to use a photo organizer that does not rely on media being kept in iPhone "Photos" so I can use a photo organizer that does not transform any of my media.


texts: How to blur the background in photo booth?

texts:
When using photo booth, I see there is an 'Effects' button with many effects like 'Space Alien' and 'Dizzy'.
But if I want to simply blur the background a little, how do I do that?


texts: How can I use my SanDisk Connect Wireless Flash Drive with my 12" MacBook

texts:
I can access the drive on my iPhone, iPad and Android.

I am having trouble figuring out how to get it to work with my Mac

I am using Yosemite and I've done the latest firmware update on the drive


texts:
I have an iPad 3, running iOS7. Following some articles I read, alleging to degraded performance undr iOS8, I decided to not upgrade (if anyone can contribute any experience to the contrary - I'd be thanklful).

Recently, when I connected the iPad to my laptop to transfer some files, the iOS8 upgrade file was downloaded off the internet and onto my iPad. I now have a permanent notification asking me to upgrade, not to mention a 3.3GB file stuck on my iPad.

How do I get rid of it? Is there a way to delete it on the device, or do I need to do it through iTunes?


texts: How do I lock my MBP screen without locking my keychain?

texts:
On MacOS High Sierra (10.13.3), how do I lock my screen without locking my keychain?

I run some long-running terminal scripts that make periodic use of the keychain, and would like the ability to lock my screen and walk away for lunch, without causing the terminal scripts to block for a password prompt.


texts: What is the iPhone's standby policy regarding WiFi and 3G?

texts:
I have an iPhone 4s with the latest iOS.

It seems that when I wake it up from standby, it switches from 3G (or EDGE) to WiFi. Judging from that, I suspect it turns off WiFi when in standby, and only uses it when activated.

However, I don't know if that's purely coincidental, because a few friends of mine couldn't confirm it.

If switching to 3G data on standby is intended to reduce power usage, I would actually disagree, since often, a stable WiFi connection uses less data/power than 3G/EDGE with bad signal (which is the case in my apartment). Furthermore, I don't want to use my mobile carrier's data plan for doing background syncing/pushing, which my phone is doing 90% of the time when it's just sitting on the desk.

So, long story short:

When does the iPhone switch back to 3G even if it has WiFi signal?
Can I modify this behavior somewhere?


texts:
I am trying to figure out why iTunes is not starting on my mac.  When I double-click on iTunes.app in the finder, I get the usual animation of the icon indicating that the app is starting, but then nothing happens.

Digging a little deeper, I see the following entries being created in the console:

2015-05-10 7:21:11.710 PM pkd[445]: com.apple.message.domain: com.apple.appextension.state
com.apple.message.action: Uninstalled
com.apple.message.name: com.apple.iTunes.today.TodayExtension-1.0
com.apple.message.reorder_direction: 0
com.apple.message.source: Apple
com.apple.message.type: com.apple.widget-extension
SenderMachUUID: 58242545-21FA-3D58-8722-ED1C2E256DB6

2015-05-10 7:21:11.720 PM pkd[445]: com.apple.message.domain: com.apple.appextension.state
com.apple.message.action: Installed
com.apple.message.name: com.apple.iTunes.today.TodayExtension-12.1.2.27
com.apple.message.reorder_direction: 0
com.apple.message.source: Apple
com.apple.message.type: com.apple.widget-extension
SenderMachUUID: 58242545-21FA-3D58-8722-ED1C2E256DB6

This pair of entries is created each time I double-click. There is no other indication that I can see on why iTunes is not starting.

I have recently re-downloaded and installed version 12.1.2 from apple and continue to have the same problem.

I am running Yosemite version 10.10.3 and I can provide any other information that may be useful. Does anyone have any ideas?

EDIT:

Logged in as Guest User and experiencing the same behavior.

Other seemingly related apps (eg- iBooks, keynote, app store, photos) have no trouble opening either as the regular user or as the guest user.


texts: I remember my nickname for my Game Center but I don't remember what the Apple ID was for it is there a way to retrieve this information


texts: Convert MS Word DOC and DOCX file to RTF keeping modification date

texts:
I've got a folder full of about 2000 MS Word (DOC and DOCX) files that I need to do complex searches in -- for example, finding documents that contain John but not John Doe. Or 21,000 but not 21,000,000. I can't see a way to do that with Spotlight. Word will do it, but only on one file at a time. EasyFind would do it on a folder full of files, but it won't search text inside Word documents.

The best idea I can come up with is to convert all the Word files to RTF format, and then do the search either with EasyFind or BBEdit. The unix command textutil does this very nicely and quickly (about 2000 docs in about 3 seconds).

But I need to preserve the modification dates from the original files -- and I can't see a way to do that with textutil.

Does anyone have a suggestion? Is there a better search program? Or a way to convert the documents and keep the modification dates?


texts: Changing artist name on itunes without changing to unknown album

texts: I like to keep my itunes neat and organised, so naturally I like to keep the correct artist name for each song. Unfortunately, I have a problem. This only happens with one song, it's in a compilation so the artist originally listed on the song was 'various artists', and while I have no such issue with any of the other songs, when I change the artist name on this particular track, the song is suddenly listed as 'unknown album' and the only way to change it back is to change the artist back to various. All of the songs in the album share the same album artist so I don't know why this would happen, particularly with this one song. I cant find anything about this issue anywhere so it would be great if someone could help.


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On Windows (Chrome, Firefox) I was used to copying a picture to the clipboard and to paste it for example into the message composition section of facebook or vkontakte. On Mac OS X this does not seem to work, neither in Safari nor in Chrome. In order to send a screenshot as message, I now need to take the screenshot, save it and navigate to the corresponding location in the file open dialog.

Is there a workaround, third-party program or setting to manage this on a Mac?


texts: iPhone 3GS switches off randomly after update to 5.0.1

texts:
I bought a used iPhone 3GS and the owner claims it worked fine with iOS 4.3.5.
When I came home, I reset all content and settings on iPhone.

Did I know that doing the reset would force me to upgrade to iOS 5.0.1!

Now that I have upgraded to iOS 5.0.1, the phone began to switch off randomly.
I can't recognize the pattern—it happens in different apps, with different intervals. The screen just goes blank, with a reflection of what was on it for a couple of seconds.

Sometimes it reboots on its own, and sometimes it just switches off and sometimes it says the battery is too low to switch back on. But I know this isn't true! Funny enough, in a couple of minutes it would go from claimed low percentage back to 76%.

The only pattern I observe is it always switches off when I'm walking on a street, and works fine in the room. But it may be a coincidence.

Could the battery fail because of the cold or movement?
Is this likely to be a software issue?


texts: iPad 2 wifi only FaceTime with iPhone 4s

texts: I recently got an iPad 2 wifi only and my boyfriend just got the new iPhone 4s but if I try and FaceTime him it just rings out. I know that he only has 3G at home, is this why? And how can he FaceTime me when I have no number on my iPad? Really confused please help!


texts: Mountain Lion reboots while connection to iPad 3

texts:
I have installed Mountain Lion recently. I have been using 4th generation iPod Touch for development, and it was working fine.

Once I had to debug something on iPad 3, the OS reboots every time I plug the USB adapter with my iPad 3. if the device is plugged in from the beginning then the OS reboots as soon as I login. Does anyone else here face the same issue ?


texts: How to bring up the virtual keyboard on iOS when a Bluetooth keyboard is connected?

texts:
I often pick up my iPad and move away from its Bluetooth keyboard without turning the keyboard off. Whenever I need to type some text, I'm reminded that I can't see the virtual iOS keyboard until I either:

walk to the Bluetooth keyboard and turn it off,
turn off Bluetooth on my iPad, which disconnects the keyboard but also other devices like Bluetooth speakers or Apple Pencil.

Is there another, more convenient option?

(Sent from my Bluetooth-disabled iPad since I was too lazy to walk to my Bluetooth keyboard)


texts: Adjusting brightness on 27" iMac used as external DisplayPort monitor for PC

texts:
I have a Windows7 64-bit machine attached to a 27" iMac as an external displayport monitor It's working well, except I cannot adjust the brightness.

I have attached a Mac keyboard both on the Mac & Windows side to gain access to the brightness controls, with no luck. As soon as I switch to display target mode, the screen jumps to full brightness, and cannot be controlled from the keyboard on either platform.

I have searched the web but have not found the answer:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3924
http://macs.about.com/od/usingyourmac/qt/using-target-display-mode.htm
https://superuser.com/questions/60145/how-do-i-use-a-new-27-imac-as-an-external-pc-monitor-with-full-2560x1440-resolu


texts: Does iTunes Match renewals use Gift Card credit?

texts:
My iTunes Match account is due for renewal, and I have some money credited to my account. I would prefer to have iTunes just credit my card versus using this gift card. When I look this up online, a lot of people reference that it does charge the card, but requires you to have another payment option.

This is always a confusing space. For example, I know you can't gift an app to someone with GC credit.

My question is, if I have any credit in my account, is it going to take that first, or can I have it just use the CC?


texts: Toshiba 2TB External Drive Stopped Being Recognised

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After a lot of searching on the internet I have been unable to find a solution to my problem. There are many people having similar problems, but no solution seems to work for me.

I have a 2013 MacBook Pro and I have a Toshiba 2TB External drive which I have used for the past 5 or 6 months to keep copies of my iPhoto Library and my Time Machine backups on. Everything has been fine up until yesterday. I plugged the drive into the USB slot to find it no longer appeared on the desktop. I have tried everything I can think of to get this to work. Here is a rundown of the situation:-

I have tried both USB ports on the Macbook.
The drive doesn't appear in Disk Utility or System Profiler.
I have bought a new USB cable.
The drive has it's own power supply and lights up and makes regular noises when on.
I have connected it to a PC and managed to access the files using HFSExplorer, which leads me to believe the HDD is okay.
I can browse both partitions and extract files to my PC using HFSExplorer.
The drive shows up in Disk Manager on Windows and shows the partitions.
I have another external drive, my old MacBook HDD in a caddy, which works perfectly, so I don't think its the USB ports either.

This is what I get in Terminal:-

-laeO@ /Volumes
total 24
drwxrwxrwt@  4 root           admin  hidden  136 17 Oct 13:36 .
    com.apple.FinderInfo      32
 0: group:everyone deny add_file,add_subdirectory,directory_inherit,only_inherit
drwxr-xr-x  32 root           wheel  -      1156 17 Oct 12:18 ..
-rw-r--r--@  1 rebeccaholmes  admin  -      6148  7 Dec  2013 .DS_Store
    com.apple.FinderInfo      32
lrwxr-xr-x   1 root           admin  -         1 17 Oct 12:54 Macintosh HD -> /

It really is bizarre. I am left thinking my only solution is to go through the arduous process of copying all the files to my windows PC and reformatting the HDD :(

Does anyone have a better solution to this problem?

Edit - Since posting I have also tried resetting the MacBook PRAM and SMC. Neither has made any difference.

Edit - Using DiskUtiliy after entering "defaults write com.apple.DiskUtility DUDebugMenuEnabled 1" command lists no external drive.

   "diskutil info disk1s2" returns the message "cannot find disk"


texts: tmutil and full disk access, run as root or give access?

texts:
I tried running tmutil and after waiting about 5 minutes it spit out this message

$ tmutil listbackups
tmutil: listbackups requires Full Disk Access privileges.
To allow this operation, select Full Disk Access in the Privacy
tab of the Security & Privacy preference pane, and add Terminal
to the list of applications which are allowed Full Disk Access.

My question is, can I just run it as root as in

$ sudo tmutil listbackups

Or do I have to give it Full Disk Access permissions? I'd prefer running as root as it's more temporary but I'm worried something might break (some permisisons get set incorrectly etc...) Of course I can give it permission and revoke it later. I'm sure curious, can I run as root instead?


texts: My cursor is wrong in certain apps (Safari, Chrome, Mail)

texts:
I have this weird issue, where my cursor isn't changing to a pointer (or any other cursors) when I'm browsing the web or in Mail.

MBPr mid 2012, OS X Yosemite, Safari 8

Anyone knows how to fix this?


texts: How to screen record higher than 1920x1080

texts:
I just made a new app that I'm selling, and I'm using a mp4 video on the home page of the sales site. It looks pretty fuzzy on retina displays:

http://mapleapp.info

I've been capturing this video with QuickTime, but i can only export up to 1920x1080. All I need to do is export at a higher quality in order for it to look OK. I've found some third party solutions, but anything I've found that's capable of exporting video at higher than 1080 also comes with a hefty price tag (> $20). Now don't get me wrong, I'm all for paying for apps, but this is something that I'm going to use very rarely and I just can't justify paying that much for something that I'll only use on occasion.

Does anybody know of a way to screen record on a Mac and export at higher than 1080 quality? Preferably I'd like built in or free solutions, but I would be willing to pay for an app if it were less than $10. Any suggestions greatly appreciated!


texts: Installing ML 10.8 Using Internet Recovery freezes during install process

texts: I changed my Mac HDD because the other one was corrupted. But when I do the Internet Recovery install, the bar on OS X Mountain Lion Install Page (Downloading Additional Components) goes all the way to the end when it says remaining 0 seconds and then the minutes go up again like 43 min remaining but the progress bar is stuck at the end of the bar, like it is in a download loop.


texts:
While installing Linux Mint 19 to a USB, I managed to get GRUB installed on my Mac hard drive. I can still boot to the macOS if I hold the Option key down.

How can I remove GRUB and revert my Mac hard drive back to booting with macOS?

I am fully backed up and if necessary can reformat and restore.


texts: "Logout user after (x) minutes of inactivity..." not actually logging out users

texts:
On my network when a user is auto-logged-out, this feature seems to just activate fast-user-switching,  Is that what it is supposed to do?

I am talking about the setting, as seen below in El Capitain, from System Preferences, and you can also access this setting with profiles/mdm for example from the Profile Manager (formerly Workgroup Manager).  I have this disabled in both the local system and the profiles assigned to both the devices and user-groups.

I've also seen the same proposed issue in Yosemite.  This is annoying because when users don't logout, the system seems to go back to the login screen without clearing the RAM, possibly also locking files that are in use, etc.; creating a truly slow, buggy machine.


texts:
I am trying to copy files from the server to Macintosh_HD (/Volumes/Macintosh_HD) via scp: scp -r username@IP:directory-path .

But it is showing an error:

  Permission denied, please try again.

I am logged in as admin, and the above command is working fine while copying in /Users/home.

Kindly suggest the probable solution.


texts: What is the icon on the desktop after I install an application?

texts:
I am very very new to Mac. Here is my question:

I have downloaded VLC player and then I clicked on the dmg file. I moved the VLC icon to Applications folder in the opening window.

Now when I start Spotlight and type VLC I can open the app which is great. But there is also an icon on the desktop. What is this?

It looks like a hard drive icon but I am not sure. When I right click on it I see:

Kind: Volume
Disk image: /Users/kt/Downloads/vlc-..dmg
Format: Mac OS Extended
Capacity: 134 MB
Available: 13 MB

Anyway what is this file?
Is it like a Windows shortcut?
Is it the file I downloaded in the first place? (But it was downloaded do "Downloads" folder)


texts:
I am using Zim note app http://zim-wiki.org in Ubuntu and I want to use the same in my OS X.

So I've installed Zim and can launch it through X11 from menu. But all GTK apps look ugly: bad fonts w/o antialiasing  etc, standard theme looks terrible

Is it any way to change it to any not so bad theme? (Ideally to yosemite like)

I use brew but I don't know package name for that (if it exist).


texts: Cannot decrypt GPG file after installing GPG Suite from GPG Tools

texts:
I have installed GPG Suite by GPG Tools on my Mac. I sent my public key to my associate, who encrypted a file and sent it to me. The file, myfile.gpg is now sitting on my desktop and I'm told by my associate that I just have to double-click on it, enter my private key, and the file will be decrypted. Sounds reasonable, but it doesn't work.

I double-click on myfile.gpg and OS X reports there is no application to open the file. I restarted my Mac and the problem still exists.

Do I need to manually setup a file association?

What am I doing wrong?

Thank you.


texts: Way to copy-paste through airdrop with other people

texts:
Is there any way to copy/paste from one device to another where the two devices are not logged in to the same iCloud account?
Essentially, I'm looking for a feature similar to the Continuity feature that lets me copy and paste from all of my own devices but for devices that are not logged in into the same iCloud account.
When working together on a project with someone else side by side, it would be super helpful if there was a way to quickly share something, be it a paragraph of text, an image, or a slide in Keynote, without having to save it to a file and then Airdrop the file to the other person.  Anyone aware of a way to do this?


texts: iCloud in iOS and mac os require my phone password to log into icloud on my mac? Since when?

texts: I recently noticed that when trying to log into my icloud on either my iphone 7 running ios 12.3.1, or my mac running high sierra, i am required to enter my iphone screen unlock password on ios (for icloud login), and my mac screen unlock login for icloud login on mac os. Since when does apple require you to enter your real passwords for hardware devices just to log into icloud? Seems like a security issue.


texts: So I can block callers from iOS 7 now (Settings > Messages > Blocked) and I'm told it blocks voice, iMessages, and FaceTime. What happens when they try to contact me? Are they told the number is disconnected or do they get some kind of recording? If they call, does it ring indefinitely? Same for FaceTime? Do their texts bounce back or are they sent thought I never see them?


texts: How old a Mac can be upgraded with OS X Server to provide full Time Machine Server to Mojave?

texts:
I have been a faithful customer of Time Capsules for the last 10 years as I have found them to be the perfect accessory to a laptop, but now Apple has discontinued the product and essentially refers to "use another mac as destination".

Today this is in Mojave, but previously it was in OS X Server.  As I have my previous Mac's lying around still, I was wondering if it would be a reasonable path to upgrade the harddisk to some terrabytes and purchase OS X Server for that elderly machine (10.7 for one and 10.11 for the other).

Does that make sense or has some new facilites been added since, that makes this a bad idea? I would like full functionality, including being able to restore from it as part of setting up a new Mac.


texts: Move hard drive from macbook pro to macbook air

texts:
I have a Macbook Pro with a 250 GB SSD hard drive (Macbook retina Mid 2012 i7) and a Macbook air with 120 GB SSD hard drive (Mid 2012 Intel Core i5).

I would like to move the swap the hard drives if the hardware is compatible.
Is this possible? Is it just a matter of opening the machines and swapping the hard drives?


texts: What's the best way to wind a MagSafe 2 around the clip and power brick to make it easier to transport?

texts:
I'm totally blind, and have a MacBook with MagSafe 2 connected to the extension cable. Would somebody be able to explain how the cable can be wound around the clip on the MagSafe 2 and the pop-out wings on the power brick end to make it easier to transport in a bag? Lots of references that I've found on how this can be done are either videos or images which makes it harder to understand how this is done.

Thanks.


texts: iSight vs Facetime HD (Macbook vs Macbook Pro)

texts:
While checking the tech specs I see iSight on Mac book and FaceTime HD on Mac book pro.

I tried finding solution myself through google and sources but found no justifiable response.
Can some one tell me the difference ?


texts: Any way to edit and/or add autocorrect entries?

texts:
Perhaps a silly question: But let's say I have a word that I love to misspell. Okay, maybe not exactly. But maybe Lion has a problem with ReiserFS and keeps:

Suggesting something else (autocorrect).
Marks it as incorrect.

Is there anyway to:

Stop Lion from suggesting something else for ReiserFS. (I still want to keep autocorrect on!)
Add this word to the dictionary so that it's no longer marked as misspelled.

Cheers!


texts: How do we set OS X Lion sync to show warning before data on computer is changed?

texts:
In the past we used to have to go to iSync preferences but iSync has been completely removed in OS X Lion. Any ideas?

I would personally prefer a warning before any data is changed on my computer, on account of issues such as Snow Leopard used to "support" Google Contacts sync but would remove all nicknames from your contacts.


texts: Turning Off Notifications While Presenting

texts:
On Yosemite how can I turn off notifications on Yosemite while presenting or showing the screen to someone?

I know I can set the do not disturb for a time period but I was wondering if there is just an on off switch without having to set a time.


texts: I need to upgrade the ram on an old macbook. It takes DDR2-667Mhz. Although those are quite expensive (guess they are not made anymore?). If I get higher MHz DDR2 memory will it still be compatible and just run at 667? Are there chances that it won't work? Also what about 1067 DDR3?


texts: SD card no longer showing in Disk Utility

texts:
I have an micro SD card that used to work fine and I stored many files on it.   It is a SanDisk Ultra 200GB card, and I use the BaseQi adaptor to put it in my Macbook Pro (running Catalina, 10.15.7).  For a long time this has worked fine.
But now the SD card is not showing up on my system.  All the online guides I find say to use Disk Utility to check or repair it, but the SD card is not showing up in Disk Utility either. I have tried unplugging & plugging the card back in, I have tried rebooting the Mac, no effect.  Visual inspection shows no damage to the SD card or the adaptor (it's just been sitting in my computer for a couple years).
What to do?
PS- If I go to "About this Mac" and choose "System Report", I get the following for "Card Reader":
Built in SD Card Reader:

  Vendor ID:    0x05ac
  Product ID:   0x8406
  Revision: 3.00
  Serial Number:    820


texts: Display with twice the same refresh rate, one works, the other does not

texts:
My external display has two refresh rate settings, but both have the same 60 Hz value:

If I select the topmost, the screen image is too wide for the screen. If I select the bottom value, all works well.
Unfortunately on connecting the display it defaults to the topmost 60 Hz value, which means I need to manually set the refresh rate on each connect.

Why are there two (psuedo) identical refresh rates?
How can I default to the correct one?

I'm on a Macbook Pro 5,3 with OSX 10.11.6. I connect to the display via the mini-displayport to VGA adapter.


texts:
Surprised I could not find this asked.

Is there a way to get Auto-Lock "Never" option back in IOS 9.2.1


texts: iphone 5c could not be synced an unknown error occured (-4)

texts:
Every time I try to synced music from my laptop to iPhone I get this message; I tried to reinstall Itunes I updated the iphone software, nothing works!!
I can't transfer any music on my Iphone from my computer !! This is insane


texts:
I have several Gmail accounts. One in particular started demanding the password before sending emails. I have two factor authentication with the unrecoverable password so I had to delete the account and create it again.

This has led to Mail.app not synching that account anymore. I have the disconnected thunderbolt symbol over it, and hitting the send/receive button seems to do nothing.

Is there something I can do to force Mail.app to work normally with that account? All others are fine.


texts: Why does my curl command fail when run through applescript but work fine when I run directly in a terminal?

texts:
I am trying to write an applescript to control an installed projector using it's built in web interface. I have a curl command that pings the appropriate URL and can controll the projector as needed from the command line, when I build this into an applescript (required by my show control software) I
My applescript currently looks like this:
set theUrl to "http://192.168.0.103/cgi-bin/proj_ctl.cgi?key=shutter_on&lang=e&osd=on"
set theUsername to "dispadmin" -- set this to the username for the projector
set thePassword to "password" --set this to the password for the projector

set myFile to (POSIX path of (path to temporary items)) & "curl_downloaded_file.xml"

set curlScript to "/usr/bin/curl --connect-timeout 1 --anyauth --user" & " " & theUsername & ":" & thePassword & " -L " & theUrl & " -o " & myFile

display dialog "my variable: " & curlScript

do shell script curlScript

The display dialog line is for debugging to show what the curl command will look like, when I run this I get the following:
/usr/bin/curl --connect-timeout 1 --anyauth --user dispadmin:password -L http://192.168.0.103/cgi-bin/proj_ctl.cgi?key=shutter_on&lang=e&osd=on -o /private/var/folders/zs/f1hpkd2x281fvzyh4zd5dpcw0000gn/T/TemporaryItems/curl_downloaded_file.xml

Which seems correct. If I add quote marks around the URL I can run this command in the terminal with no issues and get the desired effect, however the Applescript will then continue to spit out the following error:
error "sh: -o: command not found
  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                 Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed

  0     0    0     0    0     0      0      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--     0
100   350  100   350    0     0  38888      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 38888

100   267    0   267    0     0   5235      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--  5235" number 127

This looks like curl is running but it doesn't hit the projector's web server to trigger the controll, also the error "sh: -o: command not found makes me think that the command isn't being parsed/passed correctly.
What am I doing wrong here?


texts: Install Windows with Bootcamp from a file?

texts:
I have an iso containing Windows 7 that was given to me by a friend. He said I could just put it on a flash drive and install Windows 7 with Bootcamp, but I don't know how to do that the right way.

How do I load the iso onto the flash drive and use that for Bootcamp?


texts:
Both my husband and I have an iPhone 4. When my husband tries to use his ID on his phone mine will pop up and he can't change it. When he goes into his settings his ID is there. This only started when I plugged my phone into the PC.

Can 2 ID's be run from the same PC?


texts: Reclaiming space used by deleted partition

texts: A few days ago I installed Mac OS and Linux Mint on my 2015 MacBook pro. I created a 412GB APFS container for mac and used the other 100GB for Linux. After wrestling with the issue, I learned that Apple blocks access to the Intel iGPU to third-party operating systems and Linux only uses the AMD GPU. I tried to delete the Linux partition using disk utility, but it did not see the Linux partitions, so I used a live CD to delete them. I am trying to reclaim that space to use on my Mac OS partition but it does not seem to be an option. Can I get help? I attached 3 pictures of what disk utility looks like for me.


texts: Need to know how to set up WiFi for FireHD 7 on hardwired iMAC desktop

texts: Got a Fire HD 7 for christmas present. My iMac desktop & printer is wired via ethernet into a Motorola SURFboard eXtreme Wireless Cable Modem & Gigabit Router (3 products in 1 device) My question is HOW do I set up Aiport(WiFi) on  my "stuff" so I can use the Kindle in other places in my apartment using wireless????and still be hardwired for desktop & printer??


texts: Bypass "Finish setup" screen after iOS Update with devices in kiosk mode?

texts:
We've about 300 devices (+ 300 employee coperate iphones) enrolled as media entertainment tablets. After the iOS 12.3 has been released, every devices installed that update. That's fine so far, but not what has to follow:

Since they're in kiosk mode, they stay black and can't be turned on! 1. Disable kiosk mode on all 600 devices

Removal of kiosk mode will only become active, if the device reboots. We need to do this simultaneously on all, because iOS 12.3 info will only be shown in Microsoft Intune, after the manual confirmation of "Finish setup". All this, while at least 100 patients are watching live TV or Radio! 2. Reboot all 600 devices

Since there is no feature for a "silent iOS Update" in entreprises, like us, we need to manually confirm that update on every of our 600 devices! 3. Manually confirm the update on all 600 devices

As soon as we finished all previous steps we need to reactivate the kiosk mode and get back to 1. since 12.4 should be out if we're ready!!4. Enable kiosk mode on all 600 devices

This was iOS update 12.2 > 12.3. How to handle iOS updates in a situation like ours?


texts: How do I import files into GarageBand on iPod touch?

texts:
I'm trying to import the m4a files that iTunes synchronized from the Voice Memo app, but the files are not showing up in the GarageBand app in iOS when I open it.

Any idea how to import these sound files?


texts: where is the tooltip gone for misspelled words in ios 10

texts:
update: I have check spelling on under settings for both keyboards.

Please try and not misunderstand this question. I'm NOT talking about the white background word suggestions white typing.

I believe before iOS 10 if a word had a red squiggly if you tapped it you would get a black tooltip with a suggestion.

Can this be somehow turned on again? I don't see anything on the web even mentioning it, it's like noone noticed it! (The black tooltip does show up still but only in the case you type a word and hit backspace.)

I can add screenshots if you guys need it.

Like I've mentioned in the comment to the first answer, I have check spelling on.


texts: Prevent dictionary from coming up in Lion

texts: On Lion, a three finger double tap brings up the dictionary. The problem is I have to disable this feature on multiple Macs and cannot be done by clicking on each system. How can this be achieved? Can I use a script? Is there a table with all the multi-touch commands? And maybe I could disable it there?


texts: Can I access the images from my iCloud account from my Asp.Net website

texts:
I would like to access my photos in iCloud from a webiste running Asp.Net.

Is there a way to access them outside of the web interface?


texts: Stop multiple alerts for incoming message etc. on iPhone

texts:
My iPhone with iOS 10 keeps beeping every several minutes to remind me of an incoming message (and other events) until I unlock the device with passcode or fingerprint.

Is there some way to stop the repeated alerts? I want only one alert per event.


texts: I just downloaded Brackets (web development IDE) and it associated lots of unnecessary file formats like .json that I would normally open using Sublime. Is there any way I can remove all file associations with Brackets and assign them to Sublime or at least, to TextEdit?


texts: How to prevent Command-I/Command-Shift-I from opening Mac Mail when in browser?

texts:
When in a browser (Chrome or Safari), the following keyboard shortcut will always bring up a window that says "Welcome To Mail":

Command+Shift+I

I would like to use this shortcut for another purpose.  Is there any way to disable this shortcut?


texts: Change terminal command prompt for root user in Sierra

texts:
I can change the bash command prompt for the Terminal for an ordinary user without issue. (In my case, I modified the $PS1 variable in /etc/bashrc.) However, that change does not modify the command prompt when one elevates privileges to root using sudo -s.

Does anyone know where the command prompt preference is stored on a macOS Sierra (10.12.5) machine for an admin user who has elevated his privileges to root using sudo -s?

I have tried modifying the following files...

/var/root/.bash_profile
/var/root/.bash_rc
/var/root/bash_rc
/var/root/.profile
~/.profile

I have also tried using the command export PS1="Some prompt here# ", which changes the root prompt temporarily, but it does not stick when the session is ended and a new one is started.


texts: Console messages "warning: we're on the slow path" from syncdefaultsd

texts:
My MacBook (Mid-2010 model) has been sluggish lately and so I decided to check the console to see what was going on. Here is what I found, multiple times:

4/15/14 9:52:55.488 PM syncdefaultsd[20962]: -[IAPluginManager allAListPlugins] [546] -- * warning: we're on the slow path.

Any idea on what this might be related to?


texts: iPhone 5s locked and erased by third person

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My son's iPhone 5s was locked and erased by someone he shared a cloud with during a work project. This phone was never on this man's account. I have a receipt as proof of ownership. I also have the email originally placing the Apple ID and cloud info. I bought the phone new from AT&T and had have it on my account for the past year.

The person we assume did this denies locking the device maliciously or accidentally.

Apple refuses to unlock the phone and won't even tell who or what Apple ID locked the phone.


texts: 2017 MacBook Pro can't connect to Dell P2715Q via USB-C to DisplayPort cable

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I purchased a USB-C to DisplayPort cable from Amazon to connect my 2017 MacBook Pro to a Dell 2715Q however it does not seem to be working.

From what I've read and from some of the cable reviews, there shouldn't be an issue yet my MacBook does not recognize the display. The monitor seems to know that it is connected to a device and shows a message saying that there is no signal coming from the computer.

Is it possible that there is some setup I need to do, or is there a compatibility issue between the display and cable? Or is it possible the cable is no good? Any help would be greatly appreciated!


texts:
Since iOS 8.1 Siri stopped working for me. The sound and wave animation appear, but it seems the microphone does not register my speech, or it is not processed by Siri.

I have read various "solutions" and tried to troubleshoot it, but I am running out of ideas.

I have tried, turning Siri on and off again :), restarting the phone and resetting different settings (including the network settings). Nothing seems to work.

Any ideas, how can I resolve this?


texts: Intermittent detection of USB 2.0 keyboard thru Anker hub on macOS Catalina

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I am encountering a very frustrating issue since purchasing a MBP 2018.

I have a USB 2.0 Apple Keyboard.

As new MacBook models only have USB-C ports, I had to purchase a USB hub (Anker 7-in-1).

However it is it and miss whether or not my keyboard is detected. I haven't yet been able to isolate a fix-sequence (e.g. connect keyboard to hub, connect power to hub, connect hub to MacBook).

Hub, but no keyboard plugged in:

Keyboard plugged in but not sending keystrokes:

After reboot, keyboard is detected and sends keystrokes:

I notice strange USB device enumeration also -- Those screenshots display 3x USB 3.1 bus, but MBP has 4 USB-C ports. And Anker appears underneath two of these, but There is only one Anker hub.

Is there some known issue with USB on these new machines?


texts: Why do my arrow keys not work in irb on iterm2

texts: The arrow keys work fine in iTerm2 in general, but break in irb. Instead of working as arrow keys, they get escaped as ^[[D, ^[[C, etc.


texts:
I have recently bought a Switch Mini for playing Minecraft portably. However, as I would like to play on servers, I use a DNS server called BedrockConnect, which is utilised by changing the Switch's DNS settings. This allows me to connect to servers outside the sponsored six. I have tested it and it works fine over my home Wi-Fi. But as the Switch has no cellular, I would like to use my phone's (a iPhone XS Max) cellular hotspot to connect to the internet while out. I would like to change the DNS settings of my phone to allow me to connect to servers with BedrockConnect while out. When I try to change the DNS settings from my Switch as I do with when using my home Wi-Fi, it dis-connects me to all internet. How do I change the DNS settings for my cellular hotspot so I can use BedrockConnect?
Many thanks


texts: How to set read-only dmg background picture in Mountain Lion?

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Until MacOS 10.7, I used to put a png file in a read/write dmg, then I set it as its background picture, then I hided it and converted the dmg to a read-only one. Everything just worked.

Now, in MacOS 10.8, if I do the exact same thing, when I open the read-only dmg it opens the read/write one too. It looks like it "knows" the original background picture is on the read/write dmg. Even if the read-only one has the same image in its contents.

How can this be prevented?


texts: Ruby -e does not execute the code in the argument

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I am running Mac OS High Sierra v10.13.2 on a MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012). My Ruby version (output from >ruby -v) is ruby 2.3.3p222 (2016-11-21 revision 56859) [universal.x86_64-darwin17].
When I am trying to install Homebrew using the following command:

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

the command returns a prompt ">", and nothing happens. When I try running the curl command, it executes properly and displays the Homebrew install scipt.

How do I get the entire "ruby -e ..." command to execute properly and install Homebrew?


texts: I just learned that I could wake my Macbook Air 2012 from sleep over the LAN under OS X.  However, I can't make it work under Linux with the method described on the Arch Wiki.  Has anyone managed to do it on Linux?


texts: Software to track income and spending on OS X and Android

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There is this other question that asks about What OS X and iOS software combination tracks finances?

But most of the software listed there is much to powerful (and complicated) for me. I just tried out the demo for YNAB, but I can't get my head around that software. What the hell is a budget, anyway?

All I want is a very simple tool that allows me to:

begin with a starting balance
enter monthly income (salary)
enter monthly expenses (rent, health insurance, telephone)
optional: with date
optional: quarterly / yearly payments
optional: enter an end date for these monthly monetary flows (e.g. a loan that will be paid at a certain date)
enter spendings on my mobile phone as they happen
calculate a live balance and display it

I don't want to:

track stocks
create a savings plan
connect to my bank account
any other stuff

Plus:

looks nice
exports / saves to file in a format that other software can read (e.g. csv, MySQL database)

I would use an Excel sheet, if I didn't want to use it on my mobile phone.

Any suggestions?


texts: Powerbook G4 not fully booting to login screen

texts: I wanted to change the boot logo for my Powerbook G4 so i used MacOS X to find the location. I changed it and had to change some permissions to do so. I then restarted the computer. It reached the grey apple screen and then the blue screen...then it stopped...and never continued to the login screen. if anyone knows how i could somehow force start the computer without resetting it and without losing all of my information that would be EXTREMELY helpful.


texts: How to force a mac os combo update after a newer security update

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Yesterday i updated my Macbook Pro 15" 2018 with the latest 2020-002 security update and one of the left USB-C port stops working. Really weird. It have always been working fine.
Today i wanted to try re-applying the 10.14.6 Combo update but it want allow me.
I found out ofcause the 10.14.6 Combo update out right now is not working if you used the latest 2020-002 security update because it changes the build number. I hope Apple will make a new 10.14.6 Combo update.
But until they do. Does anyone know a way how to cheat or fool the system so i can re-apply the older 10.14.6 Combo update now ?
There must be a way or a file where this build information is located and can be changed some how, i guess, or hope.

I forgot to make a new backup of my computer before i used the 2020-002 security update. Stupid.
So the only way i can check if it's the 2020-002 that broke my left USB-C port. Is to re-install the 10.14.6 Combo update again so the 2020-002 will disappear.

Thanks


texts:
I have Googled over and over and cannot get an answer to a fundamental question I have. To get an app downloaded onto an iPhone, do I need to open an apple account of some sort and pay for the account or is there a way to host the app (for free) and get it downloaded to an iPhone for free?

Thank you for helping me get started here.

Addendum

Let me clarify my question.

I am starting to build my own little app. I'm a web developer looking to move into mobile app development. I want my family to be able to download it and use it on their iPhones.

So, can I host my app for download onto their iPhones? Can I host it somewhere else where people can down without cost? Or is the only way to get an app downloaded to an iPhone is through Apple by registering with them to do that? And if Apple is the only way, do they offer free accounts to do that?


texts: Charge a Magsafe MBP with a USBC power supply using an adaptor?

texts:
We've got a few newer 15" MBPs (Macbook Pros) in our office, so we have a few USBC MBP chargers in various areas.

We also have some older magsafe (not magsafe 2) MBPs which are Late 2012 , 15" MBPs.

So that we dont need to put different chargers in each location, is it possible charge a Late 2012 MBP using a USBC charger with an adaptor of some type ?


texts:
Since upgrading to Sierra on my new 2017 MBP i've got a very annoying bug that I can't seem to find a solution for.

I've got a white bar showing over my iTerm window every time iTerm is the front-most in-focus app.

I tried the solution from this question but it didn't really help: White bar over menu bar?


texts: iPhoto 11 on Mavericks suddenly can not open library anymore

texts:
Suddenly my iPhoto can not open the library anymore. It says it does not have the required permissions to the library.

I read many article already, also the official of Apple.

However, nothing helps. Any idea how to fix this?


texts: Macbook apps randomly become unresponsive

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Recently I started to experience problems with my old MacbookPro mid 2012 which has Sierra 10.12.2, 512 GB HDD (the initial factory disk), and 16GB RAM (2x8GB, memory was upgraded from the initial 4GB).

The problem is that after few hours of normal work a random application (one of opened) become unresponsive and freeze, I see standard Apple's rolling rainbow-colored circle. It's not that the whole macbook is stuck: the mouse works perfectly fine and I can move app's window around, but inside the window nothing works. Other apps may work normally (but rarely more than one app gets frozen at the same time).
Then after about a half a minute (sometimes longer), it unfreezes and I can continue my work.

This can happen with any application but the ones I use almost always are: iTerm2, Sublime Text 3 and Google Chrome.
If this happens in Chrome I often see "Waiting for cache" in the left corner.
If I was typing something on the keyboard and the app got frozen, I can continue typing - after it unfreezes, the text will quickly appear.

I also noticed that startup/shutdown and OS updates have become considerably slower.

A silly workaround I found useful is to remove some cache folders from ~/Library/Caches, but this doesn't work for 100% and lasts only for a few hours.

I blame the HDD, but can't be sure, can it be some misconfiguration/broken caches/etc? I don't want to go buy new SSD "just to check".
If I run disk utility, it takes a really long time to complete, like 7-8 hours but eventually reports no errors.

Are there any tests I can run to find if the problem is with the HDD. I would greatly appreciate tests which can be perfromed from a command line.


texts: Does uploading new binary to iTunes Connect lose our place in the review queue?

texts:
Our iOS app is "Waiting for Review" on the iOS App Store.

While "waiting for review," do we lose our place in the "waiting for review" queue each time we upload a new binary?


texts:
As far as I know I need virtual audio and video inputs / outputs, an extension under / Library / Extension. As I have learned, the kernel "/ Library / Extension" connects the software and hardware, so components of a PC also have drivers to communicate with the software.
When I installed Soundflower, it actually installed a driver under "/ Library / Extension", whereas OBS installed its drivers under "/ Library / CoreMediaIO / Plug-Ins / DAL /".
Now I do not understand completely do not need virtual audio and video inputs / outputs to be installed under the extensions?


texts: Macbook Pro weight increased after battery replacement

texts:
After my battery died I have replaced it in Authorized Service Provider. This costs nearly 140$.
However after replacement I noticed that the weight of my Macbook Pro Retina (Mid 2014) has been significantly increased. Is it something I should worry about or there is a chance that they put some not genuine battery into my device? Is there any way to check this? Has anyone had the same experience?


texts: Black Screen With Cursor on Logout in Yosemite

texts:
This is specifically occurring on Yosemite Macs that have been NetRestored. Initial login works fine. However, when restarting the Mac or logging out of the user, a black screen appears with only the mouse cursor there. (Please note this is on logout, not login. I'm quite familiar with the login issue.)

I cannot even get out of it by sending a Restart (Lose Changes) command through ARD. Only a manual force shut down solves the issue.

In the past, I've removed the /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow.plist file and it's solved the issue. However, it's still occurring now. Any suggestions?


texts: bash variable with spaces why cd "$myvar" results in one parameter, but myvar='"some stuff"' in two?

texts:
I'm struggling to understand why following does not work as expected in bash:

$ myvar='"some stuff"'
$ echo $myvar
"some stuff"
$ cd $myvar
bash: cd: "some: No such file or directory

I know the canonical way is to (How to use cd with shell variable containing spaces):

$ myvar="some stuff"
$ echo $myvar
some stuff
$ cd "$myvar"

But e.g. here https://stackoverflow.com/a/12258418/881191 answer by Alex for macOS advices to escape quotations, which I also tried and it's the same as putting double quotations inside single ones in my case. Why in one case cd gets two parameters and in other two from as I see it same "some stuff"?


texts: Logging in to main user turns off the mac

texts:
I am not a mac user, and honestly, I have no idea how to use one (besides the terminal). So, a friend asked if I could help them out with fixing their computer. She says the last thing she was on, was on some website with "free movies", and she mustt've been clicking something. We can get into recovery mode and we can go on the guest user, but not on the main user. Whenever you log in to the main user, it just shuts down.

Since I have a fair knowledge of Ubuntu, I thought I could just back up her files through a live USB (not store them on the live USB, but on an external hard drive) and reinstall OS X. I booted into the live USB, and there was no mounted hard drive, which was odd. I checked it, and figured it was encrypted, so I went on and installed libfvde on the live usb to see if I could hack the encrypted system open (had tried all kinds of other things before this), but I just could not do it.

So, what I want to do now is find out what is wrong, figure out if it can be fixed, and if not, back up the files and reinstall the OS. Thing is I don't know how to do it. Anything you guys can help with?


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Some time ago, I read somewhere that Apple had decided to provide a way to enable SIP without a recovery reboot.  If that’s true, how?  It isn’t csrutil enable (at least not on my system).

It would be an obvious security risk to allow disable in normal use.  But when I need to edit something “special,” it would be nice to do it with two reboots instead of four.

Of course, it may be that what I read was neither from Apple nor accurate.  But I definitely read it, and my possibly faulty memory says it was in release notes for one of the updates.

No matter how much I try to make "enable" mandatory, web search gives me tons of hits on "disable."


texts: "The operation can’t be completed because you don’t have permission to access some of the items." when moving OneDrive files

texts:
OneDrive has a feature called "Files On-Demand", I'm playing arround with it and trying to figure out how it works. It looks like OneDrive uses sparse files as placeholders before the really file is downloaded to local. I found that I can't move those sparse files out of the OneDrive folder when OneDrive is not running. The system asked me to enter password to allow this operation then it failed with message "The operation can’t be completed because you don’t have permission to access some of the items.".

I've changed file permissions to rwxrwxrwx and ACL permissions to Read & Write but still doesn't work.

I like to understand what is going underneath. Why those files can not being moved when OneDrive is not running. I appreciate your help!


texts: Beeping iPad connects to iTunes in VMWare's Windows 10 but not in macOS

texts:
I like to connect my iPad (3rd Gen; Wi-Fi + Cellular) to iTunes in my macOS (10.12.5) using the USB cable. This fails but the funny thing is that it works fine when I enable the USB connection to be forwarded to my Windows 10 running on the same machine under VMWare Fusion (8.5.8). This rules out any hardware problem I think. It syncs and backups fine under VMWare.

The
come up every ~0.5 second in sync with the beeping of the iPad. They read:

> Assertion failure: error == noErr (-402653052)
> failed to connect to USB device 0x6100003940f0, UDID 340a25595bfa87ccb0d4fd3f7bee6c5ea4470d80 (0xE8000084)

The System Information lists the iPad as present under the USB 3.0 Bus.


texts:
I am trying to recover an external drive (Western Digital, MyPassport, 4TB, WDBYFT0040BBK-0A) formatted in HFS+.

/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *251.0 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD            250.1 GB   disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3

/dev/disk1 (external, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:                                                   *4.0 TB     disk1

➜  ~ diskutil repairDisk disk1
Nonexistent, unknown, or damaged partition map scheme
If you are sure this disk contains a (damaged) APM, MBR, or GPT partition map,
you can hereby try to repair it enough to be recognized as a map; another
"diskutil repairDisk disk1" might then be necessary for further repairs
Proceed? (y/N) y
Error repairing map: MediaKit reports bad partition or no map found (-5324)

I tried Hard drive no longer accessible and every related solution from @klanomath.

gpt gives me the following:

➜  ~ sudo gpt -r show disk1
Password:
gpt show: unable to open device 'disk1': Input/output error

I also used gdisk where I confirmed an invalid partition table.

➜  ~ sudo gdisk /dev/disk1
GPT fdisk (gdisk) version 1.0.4

Caution: invalid main GPT header, but valid backup; regenerating main header
from backup!

Warning! Read error 5! Misbehavior now likely!
Caution! After loading partitions, the CRC doesn't check out!
Caution! After loading partitions, the CRC doesn't check out!
Warning! Error 5 reading partition table for CRC check!
Warning! One or more CRCs don't match. You should repair the disk!
Main header: ERROR
Backup header: OK
Main partition table: ERROR
Backup partition table: ERROR

Partition table scan:
  MBR: not present
  BSD: not present
  APM: not present
  GPT: damaged

Found invalid MBR and corrupt GPT. What do you want to do? (Using the
GPT MAY permit recovery of GPT data.)
 1 - Use current GPT
 2 - Create blank GPT

Your answer: 1

Command (? for help): p
Disk /dev/disk1: 7813969920 sectors, 3.6 TiB
Sector size (logical): 512 bytes
Disk identifier (GUID): 770B430F-0A25-45EC-8CEF-2808B061016B
Partition table holds up to 128 entries
Main partition table begins at sector 2 and ends at sector 33
First usable sector is 34, last usable sector is 7813969886
Partitions will be aligned on 2048-sector boundaries
Total free space is 7813969853 sectors (3.6 TiB)

Number  Start (sector)    End (sector)  Size       Code  Name

Command (? for help):

Using testdisk I had:

Disk /dev/rdisk1 - 4000 GB / 3725 GiB - 7813969920 sectors

     Partition                  Start        End    Size in sectors

 1 P EFI System                    40     409639     409600 [EFI System Partitio
 2 P Mac HFS                   409640 7813707735 7813298096


texts: Changing Keyboard/Input Source order on MacOS

texts: I'm using quite a few input languages on my Mac (10.14) and found out that whenever I open a new app, the default selected language will be Chinese (Pinyin as shown on the photo below). And I believe it has to do with the order that my Input Sources are selected. I would like to put the English keyboard (U.S. International) language as default, however, there is no way of simply pull it to the top. I hope somebody can give me suggestions on how to do it. Thanks!


texts: Problem connecting Wi-Fi - it says "Self-Assigned IP address"

texts:
I have a problem connecting Wi-Fi.
It says "Self-Assigned IP address" when I have renewed DHCP Lease. "No IP address" when I have not

I know this is a known issue. I have followed the general advice that I have found

Deleted these .plist files:
  com.apple.airport.preferences.plist
  com.apple.network.identification.plist
  NetworkInterfaces.plist

Renewed DHCP Lease.

Added new location (Clarke is the new one).

Turned off Wi-Fi numerous times.

Hard reset router a couple of times.

Notes:
It does tether with my iPhone.
Using Mojave, Mid-2012 MacBook Pro


texts: Is it possible to link Private Keys and Certificates across Keychains?

texts:
I've been given ownership of various iOS apps to build, and submit to iTunes Connect, but have run into a very obnoxious issue. Distribution Certificates must be uniquely named, and due to various reasons I have 2 certificates with a single individuals name.

If there are duplicate named certificates, even though they have unique IDs, the build process dies with a Code Sign error that states certificates must be uniquely named. This leads me to a situation where I have to delete the signed certificate(s) I have, download the one I want, rinse, repeat.

And now there's a more difficult problem. I'm reaching a point where these builds are mostly able to be run completely automated via the xcodebuild and xcrun command line binaries, except for the above problem.

Is it possible to store the Public/Private keys somewhere "global", that will be available to any keychain request, and make a new keychain to hold only a single signed certificate, but allow the two keychains to work together in order to pass code signing?


texts: Unable to launch automations via NFC tags on iPhone 11

texts:
I’m trying to create a shortcut through the shortcuts app that triggers whenever I tag a specific NFC tag.
I created the shortcut and when it asked to tag the NFC tag, it recognized it properly. However, when I tried to exit the shortcuts app and tag it from the home screen, it doesn’t launch my shortcut. It’s as though the NFC chip is not enabled in the background.
I tried on other iPhones and it worked properly. Is this an iPhone 11 issue?


texts: accountsd eating up all CPU resources when wireless has no internet connectivity

texts:
it's a shame that the OS have degraded to this levels of breakage and bugs.

There's a way to stop accountsd from eating up all my CPU when I'm without internet access in a wireless connection for LAN only?

So there's any workaround for this? I don't even expect a fix from Apple anymore.

Many friends are ditching OS integrated internet accounts to avoid this issues, but I really don't want to go this path, only if it became my last resource.


texts: How can I enable Personal Hotspot on iOS 7 even though my carrier has disabled it?

texts: On my iPhone running iOS 7, I have the Personal Hotspot feature, but I can't turn it on. I've read that it's been disabled by my carrier, AT&T, since the feature is plan dependent. How can I bypass this and still enable Personal Hotspot?


texts: A new macOS version exists, no update available from the App Store

texts:
I recently reinstalled macOS on my MacBook Pro which is now on macOS 10.13.5, which isn't the latest version because I used an old macOS High Sierra installer. However, when I opened the Mac App Store to update to 10.13.6, it didn't show any updates. I thought it was an issue at Apple's side, so I downloaded the macOS 10.13.6 Combo Updater, but that didn't work either. It gave an error: "This volume doesn't meet the requirements for this update". Is my installation corrupted? If not, how can I fix it without another reinstall?

This is a MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015). I have enabled FileVault after installing macOS and it is still encrypting (about 13 hours left).


texts: How to remove touch gesture from QuickTime recordings on Mac

texts:
At one point I was interested in recording touch gestures using an iPhone Simulator + QuickTtime, so I dutifully followed the advice in this answer and ran the following command:

defaults write com.apple.iphonesimulator ShowSingleTouches 1

But now I want to record it without the touch gestures, so I reverse the above command like so:

defaults write com.apple.iphonesimulator ShowSingleTouches 0

while this did remove the middle gray circle, there is another black circle with a wider circumference like this:

I figured this has nothing to do with the iOS Simulator, it's more of a general QuickTime/macOS setting.

How do I remove this touch screen gesture? I am running macOS Mojave 10.14.5.


texts: OS X Server DNS, on local network redirect external IP to internal IP

texts: I want it to be so that, when I attempt to visit my server at 94.xx.xx.xx, it will automatically redirect me to the internal address 192.xx.xx.xx, when doing so from the local network. Can this be done with OS X DNS and if so how?


texts: How to change AD password from MAC OS Sierra

texts:
I'm trying to change my Windows AD from my Mac password by doing:

diego$ smbpasswd -U username -r DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_IP
-bash: smbpasswd: command not found

As the command was not found I tried to install samba with homebrew without any luck:

diego$ brew install samba
Updating Homebrew...
==> Auto-updated Homebrew!
Updated 1 tap (homebrew/cask).
No changes to formulae.

Error: No available formula with the name "samba"
==> Searching for a previously deleted formula (in the last month)...
Warning: homebrew/core is shallow clone. To get complete history run:
git -C "$(brew --repo homebrew/core)" fetch --unshallow

Error: No previously deleted formula found.
==> Searching for similarly named formulae...
Error: No similarly named formulae found.
==> Searching taps...
==> Searching taps on GitHub...
Error: No formulae found in taps.

Do you why I can't install samba with brew ? Is there any other command / tool that I can use to change my AD password from Mac Os Sierra ?


texts:
When trying to install SciTE

sudo port install scite

port stops at

  Error: org.macports.activate for port gettext returned: Image error: /opt/local/bin/autopoint already exists and does not belong to a registered port.  Unable to activate port gettext. Use 'port -f activate gettext' to force the activation.

but if I run sudo port -f activate gettext and re-try installing scite, I end up with the same error message, this time with /opt/local/lib/libffi.6.dylib and libffi and so on and so on...

How can I tell Macports to force activate all ports that stand in it's way from completing installing SciTE, without having to manually re-run the installation of the package I actually want and without having to copy-paste each activation command?


texts: Change over-the-air sync settings in iPad

texts:
My iPad is constantly popping out storage almost full message. When I link my iPad to iTunes on my PC I could see in my summary the bar for Others is the biggest culprit.

When I click on the Info button, it states that bookmarks are being synced with my iPad over the air from iCloud. How do I change the over-the-air settings in my iPad? What do I need to do to fix this problem?


texts: Time Machine Backup causes Macbook Pro to hang

texts:
My Macbook Pro has suddenly started acting pretty funky. I will be running Blender for a few minutes and then it will turn on the fans and they will start getting faster and faster. I checked the CPU load and I can't figure out what's happening. When I go to restart my computer It just sits there. I try to force a restart be entering:

sudo reboot

into a Terminal session. This forces the computer into the shutdown screen and it just sits there and does nothing.

I have installed BitDefender from the App store and scanned my system, nothing came up. I tried using the DiskUtil in recovery mode to verify/repair my hard drive, everything checked out. I verified all of the file permissions and there are no errors. When I boot my computer up in safe mode then it works perfectly which leads me to believe it could be a virus but I'm not sure. I have a Time Machine on my network but I haven't done a backup in a few days and I don't want to take the time to transfer all my files I need onto a flash drive.

Is it possible I have a virus, or is it some kind of system error?


texts: How to find potential issues in damage macbook pro

texts:
I spilled a glass of water on my early 2011 15" macbook pro. The good news is that I'm writing this on that computer.

After turning the machine off immediately, draining the water, checking for moisture inside, and disconnecting the battery I let it dry for a few days before taking it to the apple store. The genius essentially just connected it to a power source and turned it on. It booted, but the fans blew at full speed and it shut itself off while still running firmware.

I tried the same thing at home with the same result, but after a few days I connected it to a power source without pressing the power button and it booted normally. I have restarted it since then.

The battery status reports "replace now" but other than that I can't find any other reports of damaged hardware. However the computer seems overall more sluggish than it should, with chrome occasionally lagging with 2.5 GB of free memory. I tested it a bit with minecraft and I had to change the render distance from far to normal to get decent performance.

I'm also a bit concerned about the temperature sensor, since the behavior with the fans blasting at full speed before the computer turned itself off could be caused by the temperature sensor reporting overheating. I have been careful not to do things that would normally cause the machine to heat up too much.

Is there any way that I can test for problems safely so that I can know what needs to be repaired before the computer is healthy again? I'm running Lion and have no optical drive if that is relevant.


texts:
We are trying discontinue our user's use of iPod touch devices in production.

We want users only use certain apps. The rest of the apps should be hidden or locked.

I tried "Restrictions" from "General" in "Settings", it only hides few icons. I put all not-to-use icons into one folder and tried to lock it or hide it, but haven't found any way that works on iOS 8.1.2 or 8.1.3.

Is there any way to hide or lock applications or folders?


texts: How to remove deleted programs from Visual Studio

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I recently installed the trial of Parallels Desktop and after the 14 days expired I uninstalled. Visual Studio still lists the program in the debug/release like the picture below.
Is there a way to remove it?


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While migrating to Yosemite, I manually copied some ~/Library files and folders from my old system to my new system. Now some of the affected apps show weird behavior. Often they cannot save their preferences. One example is the iTunes error message when I try to backup my iPhone:

Whenever I check, my user has read & write permissions. Disk Utility Repair permissions unfortunately does not help here.

What are the correct permissions for files and folders in ~/Library and ~/Library/Preferences? And how do I set them?


texts: Same app version but different size on iPhones on TestFlight

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We have an app released on TestFlight to External Testing.

When looking at the info about the app in the TestFlight app, it displays the same (correct) version on two different iPhone devices, but the "Size" is different:

One displays 88.4 MB
on the other device it displays 93.9 MB

All other information is also the same, only the download size is displayed differently - the only difference we can see from the screenshots the external testers sent us is that the one iPhone that displays the bigger size also has a Send Feedback button at the top, the other does not.

What could be causing this?


texts: Automatically switch Touch Bar to function keys for Minecraft only

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Under System Preferences → Keyboard → Shortcuts → Function Keys, you can register apps to always show the function keys on the Touch Bar. I want to add Minecraft. However, Minecraft has an unusual structure where the app is actually just a launcher, then you hit a button and it opens the game in a Java window. That means the function keys then show up in the launcher, but not the game proper.
I’ve tried adding the “java” executable to the function keys list by right clicking it while running, selecting Options → Show in Finder, then both dragging and dropping that file into the window and navigating to it from the Function Keys window, but in both cases the GUI didn’t accept the file to be added to Function Keys list.
macOS version: 11.3.1
Minecraft version: 1.16.5


texts: How to tell if Optical Image Stabilization is actually working on my iPhone 6 Plus

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Today I started getting suspicious that Optical Image Stabilization is not working on my iPhone 6 Plus. These are the factors that led me to my suspicion:

While recording a video, if I shake the phone lightly, the shakiness is visible in the preview. However, when I play the after recording, most of the shakiness is gone.
This makes it look like stabilization is only being applied only once the video is done recording: Optical Image Stabilization (at least the way Apple describes it) is supposed to move the physical sensor to compensate for movement, so I believe that the preview shown while recording should also be stabilized.
Based on the previous assumption that the physical sensor should move, I think that said movement should be apparent by observing the rear-facing camera while the camera app is open and the phone is being shaken lightly. Unless the actual moving parts are not directly visible, I don't think they're moving in my phone. Besides this, the inner part of the camera (the lens you can see right behind the outer glass and the black plastic around it) looks like it's slightly offset downwards, because I can see a small gap right above it, between the plastic and the frame of the camera. The same gap is not visible below the plastic, so it looks like it isn't centered. I have never seen the camera move from that position.

Is there a way to be sure that Optical Image Stabilization is actually working? Do the things I described only happen on my device?


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On yosemite.  I want to install octave: but hdf5 can not be found.

00:48:51/shared $brew tap homebrew/science
Warning: Already tapped!

So I went to try to insstall hdf5 directly:

wget https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-science/blob/master/hdf5.rb
$ mv hdf5.rb /usr/local/Library/Formula
$ 00:47:59/shared $ll /usr/local/Library/Formula/hdf5.rb
-rw-r--r--     1 steve  staff   70014 Jan 13 00:46 hdf5.rb
$ brew install hdf5.rb
Error: No available formula for hdf5
Searching formulae...
hdf5
Searching taps..


texts: How to pesistently configure a Macmini4,1 to boot after power failure?

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I do have a Macmini4,1 (2010) and I want to use it as a server so it will always start even after a power failure.

Please remind that I am running Ubuntu on it, not OS X.

Still, based on what I found online I tried these options, none being good:

boot OS X recovery or installer, and run pmset autorestart 1
boot OS X and configure autorestart in Configuration panel
setpci -s 0:1f.0 0xa4.b=0 on ubuntu.

None of these worked so far...

>lspci|grep LPC
00:03:0 ISA bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP89 LPC Bridge (rev a2)


texts: Macbook Air screen drawing suddenly slow

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This has been going on for a week or 2. Restarting seems to help because WindowServer is blowing up. But the problem keeps coming back.

Specs:

Macbook Air mid-2012, 8GB RAM, 2ghz i7
Yosemite 10.10.5
Chrome 49

Some symptoms that recently popped up:

Page scrolling in Chrome is laggy. Turning off GPU acceleration in Chrome fixes the problem
Typing this question in Chrome is laggy as it updates the preview text below
Switching tabs in Chrome is laggy
Page scrolling in Safari is not laggy
Switching applications in OSX (command+tab) is laggy
WindowServer likes to consume CPU (mostly solved by disabling Little Snitch menu bar, but it's still using decent CPU from time to time)
Activity Monitor says that WindowServer is currently using 35GB memory. (!?)

CPU usage is generally low and memory usage is currently 7GB.


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I have 2 data files each containing one column.
I want to make another data file by merging both the columns.
I have the command line in shell but I don't know how it works.

Please explain elaborately the below command:

awk 'NR==FNR {a[i++]=$0};
             {b[x++]=$0;};{k=x-i};
     END     {for(j=0;j<i;) print a[j++],b[k++]}' \
  file1.txt file2.txt

Example:

input:

file1.txt
11
23
19
31
67
file2.txt
13
19
25
67
93

I used the command above to write a shell script and got following output:

11 13
23 19
19 25
31 67
67 93

I want to know how this command line is working on this example to give the output?


texts: Unable to adjust partition of USB drive with Mountain Lion Disk Utility

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I have a 500 GB USB drive, which I once partitioned into two parts: one encrypted—Mac OS Extended (Journaled, Encrypted), and the other not—Mac OS Extended (Journaled).

Now I want to change the partition layout, and probably add a new partition. However, I was unable to do this in Disk Utility: all options related to partitions are greyed out. See the screen cap for example (clicking on the partitions does not work, either).

This is pretty weird: not only can't I resize or add partition, I can't make any change to the partition layout, including completely reformatting the disk! Any ideas about this?


texts: How to connect iPhone to USB Type-C Portable Monitor?

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I'm trying to figure out a way to connect iPhone 5 (lightning) to ASUS MB16AC portable monitor with USB type-C input as only connector that at the same time serves as power supply. Thought about some scenarios. Could you check if any of these can work or provide some tips that could send me the right direction?
Thanx in advance

AV adapter lightning to HDMI > HDMI cable to USB-C with power supply
Problem is that the HDMI cable would have to send signal from HDMI to USB-C. Most of cables on market work the other way round. I'm not sure if it's possible to DIY such a cable? see connection diagram
Lightning > USB-C cable
I recon this can't work without a dedicated app on iPhone that would send video and power over the cable towards the monitor.
How difficult would it be to write such an app?