texts: Is there a keyboard shortcut to move cursor one word at a time in Terminal?

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I love CMD-Ö and CMD-Ä (in German keyboards). Navigating through tabs is intuitive and comfortable.

But navigating through a command already typed into the terminals a pain in the ... - especially when the command is long. Trying to modify a command - may be correcting a spelling or adding an option flag or something - takes ages, because I have to navigate by cursor and it jumps only several positions per second.

On Linux machines you can hold some keys pressed to jump whole words and such. That is much faster. Is it possible to do that on a Terminal of Mac, too?


texts: How does Maps on Mac OS determine the computer's location

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How does Maps on Mac OS finds the computer's location so precisely?

There is no GPS chip on the Mac, so how does it really work?

Can someone provide details about the process used by the Mac OS location services?

Ideally some logs or dumps of communication data between the mac and the servers would be great.


texts: If I remove my internal optical drive from my 2012 MacBook pro, will an external superdrive work?

texts: My internal optical drive is not working despite attempts to clean it. I have an external USB Superdrive but it will not work with my MacBook Pro since it has the internal optical drive. If I just remove the internal drive, will my MacBook Pro recognize (and work properly with) the superdrive. I primarily use the superdrive to copy audiobooks from CDs into my computer.


texts: Target Display Mode + Teleport with Thunderbolt iMac and Mac mini running Lion

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I've set up Screen Sharing, so I can see Teleport is working... But I can't get it to work if I use Target Display Mode.

Here's what I tried:

⌘+F2 with Teleport's mouse on the iMac.
⌘+F2 with Teleport's mouse on the Mac mini.

Just doesn't work...

Any ideas?


texts: How can I create Todoist tasks with Siri?

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I recently started using Todoist as the primary reminder/task management app on my iPhone. However, one feature I miss from Apple's native Reminders app is being able to create reminders using Siri commands. (ie: "Remind me to buy groceries tomorrow")

Is it possible to create Todoist reminders using Siri? Or is Siri only able to interact with Apple's native Reminders app?


texts: Force MacBook Pro touchbar to register all inputs?

texts:
The touch bar is programmed to ignore what it believes to be erroneous inputs.
Is there a way to reprogram or override this behaviour (via settings or via coding hacks) to ensure that inputs are registered?


texts: What is the maximum resolution for a second monitor attached to a MBP Retina?

texts: I'm curious if my new machine will support (for example) 3840x2400 retina-quality external monitor in additional to the built-in screen or whether that will exceed the capacity of the video card.


texts: How can I control sound from different applications?

texts:
I have a radio app that I listen to all the time. Then I want to visit a website which has sound (or a game).

Is there a way to mute sound from an application?


texts: How to check iPhone Camera is fake or original

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I've two iPhone 6s Plus in space gray color, and both has different camera style. I thought one of them might be fake, but when I saw 6s Plus pictures on Gsmarena, it is also showing different styles. Can anyone please tell me what is the difference between them.

Actually my both phones are dead due to board issue, and I wanna buy used 6s Plus. For this I want to know that apple made different camera styles or one of them is fake, so I can buy a real phone.

Below screenshot is from Apple

Below picture is of my phones, both has same color but different camera style.

Below is zoom picture of first two images google.


texts: I have a new iPad (iOS 11.3) and the control center does not contain anything related to screen orientation or lock rotation. I tried to ask Siri about this and got gibberish. Does anyone have a suggestion? I am starting to think it just might not be an option with the new iPad though that seems crazy.


texts: Safari autofill multiple e-mail adresses

texts: My personal vCard has multiple email addresses. When I use the autofill feature from Safari I always get the wrong email address filled into the web form. How can I get Safari autofill to use the right email address?


texts: How can I access the recovery mode when command+r isn't working

texts: My MacBook is stuck at at welcome screen. My recovery mode wouldn't display whenever I pressed the key combinations "command+R". Please I need help


texts: Is it possible to delete a song from a playlist with a 'swipe to delete'? I thought this was possible, but I am not able to do this. I'm running iOS 5.0.1.


texts: How to customize drag-n-drop-to-Terminal path escaping results?

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How can I change the way in which filenames are escaped (formatted) when dragged from applications and dropped into Terminal?

For example, paths may be escaped with \, just spaces (), or other options.  Path Finder, for example, has the following options under Copy Path:

UNIX
HFS
Windows
Terminal
URL
Name

Specifically, I'm looking for the setting(s) that can be applied via the shell, such as:

defaults write tld.domain.appOrLib SomeSettingScope -string "SettingDetails"


texts: macos 10.13.6. mdworker gets killed 9 by mds and lsd goes high cpu

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I have a problem that involves TimeMachine, mdworker and lsd.
As soon TimeMachine kicks in to backup, lsd drives crazy (130%)
In addition the syslog shows:
695 com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.mdworker.shared.03000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000[3072]) Service exited due to signal: Killed: 9 sent by mds[67]
about two times per minute.
The problem is, that the System gets unresponsive and working with, is getting hard.


texts:
One of my programs require CTRL key to used very frequently. But it is not very comfortable in my case and I would like to change it to 0 button on the right side of my keyboard.

I've been downloaded and try to use BetterTouchTool and Karabiner but unfortunately you can bind a key only for already pre-defined keys for you, but cannot add your custom there, like in my case I want on 0 click -> CTRL be pressed as well.

Could you please help me to make it possible? I am on Yosemite.

Thanks for any help!


texts: Create "virtual" display for use with remote desktop

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I frequently use Remote Desktop to access my home iMac from my university campus (using a 13" MacBook with resolution 1280x800). The iMac has two displays, the built in 27" 2560x1440 display and an external 1920x1080 display. There are three issues:

Scaling down the resolution makes everything small, or I have to do awkward/annoying panning. I typically only view the 1920x1080 display over Remote Desktop, but even then it's sub-optimal.
Large displays require high bandwidth. This isn't an issue if I'm at a proper WiFi network such as my university campus, but occasionally I also use my phone's tethering connection.
Everything I do over Remote Desktop can be seen in person on the real displays.

Proposed solution: Somehow create a "virtual" display that's 1280x800.

It's the same resolution as my MacBook's screen, so it won't have to scale.
It's smaller, and will therefore use less bandwidth.
It won't be a physical display, so it won't be visible in person.

Now, is there any way to produce such a "virtual display"?


texts: How do I fix the admin login dialog box?

texts:
Ever since upgrading to Yosemite, I've had an issue with the admin login screen. It looks like this:

It's not a huge problem because I know what it is and I just enter my password and move on. But does anyone have ideas on how to get this fixed other than reinstall Yosemite?


texts: DNS Issues after Updating to Mountain Lion

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I've updated to Mountain Lion, and I'm having some DNS problems. I always PPTP/L2TP VPN connections on my macbook. Recently after a while of working with Mountain Lion, VPN stops sending and receiving data and I have to disconnect/connect again to make it work again. I'm not having the same problem with iPad, iPhone and PC.

and without the VPN, when I try pinging 4.2.2.4 , 8.8.8.8 and other DNSs and all I get is timeouts! But the ping works fine on my other devices. I also tried setting the DNS to Google and OpenDNS DNSs (8.8.4.4, 4.2.2.4, 8.8.8.8, ...) but it still didn't help. I also tried emptying DNS cache and other solutions. but nothing.

I'm guessing that these two problems are tied together.
Any solutions?

Thanks.


texts: Is there a way to skip this (or any future) updates?  I'm using an iPhone 5s.


texts: Data security while MacBook is on lock screen

texts:
I've recently sent my MacBook (running on Catalina) to repair by a licensed Apple service provider. The whole thing was simple (replacing one key cap) and took about 5 minutes or so. But I forgot to shut down the MacBook and only put it on lock screen. I have FileVault enabled.

Is it possible for my data to be breached in that scenario? My understanding is that FileVault only protects your data by requiring you to enter your login password when you start up the drive. It sounds like once you have logged into the computer (even if it is now on lock screen), the data is decrypted and vulnerable to unauthorized access?


texts: Apple Automator: where does it store a new filename?

texts:
I have a line of code (that I can run successfully in Terminal) I'd like to incorporate into an Automator workflow but I can't work out how to reference the filename. I've set up my workflow as a Folder Action and applied it to the correct folder so dragging a new file to that folder triggers the workflow (this part is working correctly).
My line of code is
sudo xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine [PATHNAME_TO_FILE]
It sets the preferences on the file to obviate Apple's quarantine process run by the Logic program, allowing a third-party file to pass muster.
What does Automator want me to use as [PATHNAME_TO_FILE]? I've tried "$@", "$#", "$0", "$1", "$2", etc, etc. but had no luck.


texts: Restore functionality of Escape key in Finder (Mavericks)

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It's always been possible to remove focus from all selected files in Finder by pressing the ⎋ Escape key. It would appear that this is no longer possible in OS X Mavericks. I navigate the Finder entirely via keyboard and using ⎋ Escape is something I do quite frequently.

I've looked at nearly every preference pane I could think of as well as the contents of com.apple.finder.plist, com.apple.systempreferences.plist, and com.apple.universalaccess.plist, but no luck so far (or I'm just not seeing it).

Any ideas?


texts: Can I connect to a specific access point by BSSID?

texts: Is there any way to get Mac OS X to connect to a specific access point by BSSID? I have a network with the same SSID for multiple access points, and I would sometimes like to specify which specific access point to connect to. Is this something Mac OS X can do natively, or is there a third party tool that can do this?


texts: CPU usage of coreaudiod on macOS with Apache Guacamole on FireFox

texts:
A single tab in Firefox opened with Apache Guacamole increases the use of cpu by 4-5% by the coreaudiod demon. If, for instance, I open 5 tabs, the CPU usage of coreaudiod is about 20%. When closing the tabs, the cpu usage of coreaudiod drops to 0%.
You need to be logged into Guacamole to see this happening.

The same doesn't happen with Google Chrome.

Any ideas on how to solve this issue?


texts: Why the storage of Documents showing wrong in mac?

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macOS High Sierra Version 10.13.6

I recently removed some of the large files in my mac and checked the storage.

I'm shocked to see this. The Documents folder in which all my files and other folders were kept is 32.39GB.

But in the main Documents I see 129.47GB. Please see the following image.

Initially I searched for this problem and found this Spotlight doesn't work anymore in OS X Mountain Lion

I did that, but it didn't work.

Any help is appreciated. thanq


texts: Error while trying to create an account in single user mode on OS X Mavericks

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On OS X Mavericks, I am trying to create an account using single user mode, using the following script.

#! /bin/bash

# create user
dscl . -create /Users/hiddenuser
dscl . -create /Users/hiddenuser UserShell /bin/bash
dscl . -create /Users/hiddenuser RealName "Hidden User"
dscl . -create /Users/hiddenuser UniqueID "401"
dscl . -create /Users/hiddenuser PrimaryGroupID 20
dscl . -create /Users/hiddenuser NFSHomeDirectory /var/hiddenuser
dscl . -passwd /Users/hiddenuser password

However, when I run this script, I get 6 copies of the same error:

/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.DirectoryServicesLocal.plist: No such file or directory

How do I fix this? Do I need to download a new /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.DirectoryServicesLocal.plist ?

Thanks

Note: I have tried changed 401 to other values below 501, and I am getting the same result.


texts: Mac connects to anonymous wireless networks randomly

texts:
I have my own router and it has a strong signal full bars, but sometimes when I leave my macbook for a time and come back I notice that it connects other random anonymous wireless networks.

how can I disable it, so it only connects to my router?


texts: corestorage failure: missing disk, how to recover data?

texts:
This morning, my iMac show me the prohibit sign.
After hours of struggling, I'm facing this: the Mac does not want to boot up.
I have a lot of recent files to recover, but have this issue:

root# diskutil info disk0s2
Device Identifier:        disk0s2
Device Node:              /dev/disk0s2
Part of Whole:            disk0
Device / Media Name:      iMac HDD
Volume Name:              Not applicable (no file system)
Mounted:                  Not applicable (no file system)
File System:              None
Partition Type:           Apple_CoreStorage
OS Can Be Installed:      No
Recovery Disk:            disk0s3
Media Type:               Generic
Protocol:                 SATA
SMART Status:             Verified
Disk / Partition UUID:    0F0B3B70-6807-47A4-BED7-0BD2B77E4F51
Total Size:               998.7 GB (998695010304 Bytes) (exactly 1950576192 512-Byte-Units)
Volume Free Space:        Not applicable (no file system)
Device Block Size:        512 Bytes
Read-Only Media:          No
Read-Only Volume:         Not applicable (no file system)
Ejectable:                No
Whole:                    No
Internal:                 Yes
Solid State:              No

This disk is a Core Storage Physical Volume (PV).  Core Storage Information:
PV UUID:                  4EBFF6EA-D253-4575-99C3-93FFD136543F
LVG UUID:                 F98A23E2-C1B9-499E-BC45-B971D2AE251F

then, the core storage info :

root# diskutil cs info disk0s2
Core Storage Properties:
Role:                       Physical Volume (PV)
UUID:                       4EBFF6EA-D253-4575-99C3-93FFD136543F
Parent LVG UUID:            F98A23E2-C1B9-499E-BC45-B971D2AE251F
Device Identifier:          disk0s2
PV Size:                    998695010304 B
PV Status:                  Checking

the list of dev for core storage :

root# diskutil cs list
CoreStorage logical volume groups (1 found)
|
+-- Logical Volume Group F98A23E2-C1B9-499E-BC45-B971D2AE251F
    =========================================================
    Name:         Macintosh HD
    Status:       Offline
    Size:         998695010304 B (998.7 GB)
    Free Space:   -none-
    |
    +-< Physical Volume DDD40234-2DC7-44B2-BE95-D9C0FA46F96A
    |   ----------------------------------------------------
    |   (No properties)
    |
    +-< Physical Volume 4EBFF6EA-D253-4575-99C3-93FFD136543F
        ----------------------------------------------------
        Index:    1
        Disk:     disk0s2
        Status:   Checking
        Size:     998695010304 B (998.7 GB)

and finaly, an attempt to check the partition :

root# fsck_cs /dev/disk0s2
   Executing fsck_cs (version 471.30.1)
** Checking volume
** disk0s2: Scan for Volume Headers
** disk0s2: Scan for Disk Labels
** Logical Volume Group F98A23E2-C1B9-499E-BC45-B971D2AE251F spans 2 devices
** Incomplete or inconsistent CoreStorage Physical Volume set

And I cannot remount the disk.

I've read some things about rewriting the MBR and/or GPT. Is this the way to recover my datas?

If I do a disk dump (dd) of this disk, then perform a fresh re-install, is there any change I'll can open the disk dump afterward?
I've seen things using Apple "ars" tool, but, I'm not sure it'll help.

Any ideas?

Note: from a hardware point of view, the disk is ok, I can do a dd if=/dev/disk0 of=/dev/null without any errors.


texts: Why is my iMac slowing down under multiple users?

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Hardware: I have a 2014 iMac 5K. It's got 24GB of RAM and a 2TB SATA SSD I installed myself last summer. Full specs here: https://support.apple.com/kb/SP707?locale=en_US
Software: Catalina 10.15.7 is installed. I have a total of three user accounts set up: one for my wife, and two for me (one for home, one for work). Her account is signed in under her Apple ID, my two accounts are both signed in under my Apple ID.
The Problem: When I first boot up the machine, it runs perfectly. Boots up very fast, accounts log in fast, everything runs quite smoothly. I use it for basic web stuff, email, iMessage, some Creative Cloud work, text-based work. All of this works very well, even more demanding stuff like Final Cut Pro and transcoding the occasional video.
But over a period of 3 or 4 days, even under very light use, things just get slower and slower. When I say "things" I mean specifically graphics on screen --  Mission Control and Fast User Switching become incredibly slow. Windows respond slower and slower to resize, lagging behind the cursor as if the machine is struggling to draw the graphics. When it gets bad enough, it can't even keep up with highlighting text in some apps and in web pages. If I log out of other accounts and pare it down to one, it seems to relieve the pressure a bit, but if I keep logging in and out of user accounts without restarting, it just slows down more and more over a few days until, again, it's basically unusable. Eventually I just have to restart -- at least once a week and sometimes more than that. Then it's very fast again until a few days later.
In all of this, Activity Monitor looks basically normal as far as I can tell. The only thing that stands out is WindowServer, which will spike up 70-100% and not really settle down much below 50%. But the fans never go crazy, the CPU load never looks bad, the memory pressure stays low (again, there's 24GB of RAM).
This issue has been with me for a couple of years now. I hoped that pulling out the Fusion Drive and replacing it with a pure SSD would help, but no such luck. I hoped Catalina would solve it, but not at all. What's so vexing about this is that this iMac runs SO well when I first restart it, but I can't keep it working that way unless I were to (I guess) run a single user account which I don't want to do. I have worked with separate home and work Mac user accounts for probably 8 years now, and never had issues with it, even on much more modest hardware.
I would also add this: I'm seeing a similar problem on my 2020 MacBook Air under Big Sur. Multiple users + staying logged in for a while = the machine slows down over the course of a week or so. This makes me wonder if there's just some inherent bugginess in the way MacOS handles multiple users these days.
Even if nobody has a solution to this, I'd love to hear about it if anyone else is seeing multiple user issues in MacOS these days.
edit: Per @Gilby's suggestion that this might be related to being logged into two user accounts with the same Apple ID, I've spent a week logged into only one of said accounts. Indeed, the severe slowdowns I was seeing have not manifested after a week of uptime working this way. So, I have to conclude that the issue is related to the "two user accounts, same Apple ID" setup.
It's a real shame, as I'd been working this way for some years without issue until I think Mojave or Catalina when it started to cause difficulties. I'm leaving this question up, for now, in case anyone has further insights or workarounds.


texts: Use BibTeX with Apple Pages to generate references and a bibliography

texts:
I want to use BibTeX with Apple Pages for creating references to my .bib bibliography and also insert the bibliography into a Pages document. I would like to use .bst style sheets to format the bibliography.

I'm currently working with BibDesk but could change to JabRef.


texts: Old home folder not recognized after upgrade, how to recover?

texts:
Upon first boot after updating from 10.6.x to 10.8.x my friend started creating a new user account rather than importing the old one.

When I look in ~/Users/.. I see /new_account and /old_account, but when on the login screen I'm only seeing New Account and Guest.

Is there an easy way to get OS X to recognize the Old Account?  I was thinking there was something like blessing the folder, or maybe I need to add a user account with a matching name?


texts:
I'd like to know the best way to create gorgeous mail templates such as Jumsfot's Stationary Mail ones and send them without having to use Safari.
Is there a way to do this easily?


texts: Is there a terminal command to set a GIF as a wallpaper in MacOS?

texts: I have tried to use the third-party GitHub apps and other solutions but none of them work. I really want it to work as I have some cool GIFs that would really rekindle the feeling of customisation on a Mac.


texts: How do I mark a document as final in word for mac 2011

texts:
I have searched quite a few websites and all of them tell to go into "Info" menu and under the "Permissions" group you select the document to be marked as final. The menu is available in Windows but this is not the case with Mac, I cannot find this menu. Can anyone tell how can I mark the document as final in Word 2011 for Mac?

Edit:

After marking it as final I should be able to see the following when I open the document:


texts:
Really simple question: Is there a way to fix incorrect GPS data? A recent trip lead to a bunch of pictures taken in the same place getting sometimes wildly wrong coordinates appended to them (probably because the photos were taken indoors).

I'm looking for official Apple products or solutions that run on iOS or OS X if they exist.


texts: How to find when "Find My" location tracking was enabled for a contact

texts: I noticed that "Find My" location tracking on my phone was enabled for one of the contacts. Is there a way to find when this was turned on for that contact?


texts: How to check which parts of a dead MacBook Pro 17" Mid 2010 work

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Mac was water damaged. No start up chime. Charger shows green light dimmer than when plugged in to working Macs when plugged. Battery status button on side has no effect. Won't start in safe, target disk, verbose etc modes. Removed the HDD and verified that it works fine and am cloning it before wiping, reinserting and selling.

I believe only the logic board is broken/shorted, but what can I do to check whether anything else works? Specifically if I can make sure the display is functional I assume it is of greater value.

edit: I have on hand a voltmeter and the 2011 model of the same Mac, but do not wish to potentially break that one in establishing what works on this.


texts: Headphones are not detected automatically until I use sleep mode

texts:
When I plug in my headphones, they are not automatically detected, but after I put my MacBook Pro to sleep for 5 seconds or so, after waking, I can see the headphones in the sound settings.
Note: I recently installed macOS from scratch. MacBook Pro mid-2012.


texts:
I have a GUI wrapper of UNIX command line program.  I noticed that Apple announced Apple Silicon Mac.  Sooner or later I need to build Universal Binary of my GUI wrapper.  But at first, I need to build UNIX command line program for Apple Silicon.  Currently I only have Intel-based Mac. Is it possible to compile UNIX command line program for Apple Silicon architecture on Intel-based Mac?
Note: I know Apple provides Apple Silicon Mac mini for $500, but I don't have the a money now.


texts: How to create Dock entries via Terminal in macOS Sierra?

texts:
So I found a command that lets me create Dock entries via Terminal. This was working fine on OS X El Capitan, but not with macOS Sierra.

Any ideas how this can be done with macOS Sierra?

This is sample command that works with OS X El Capitan:

defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps -array-add "<dict><key>tile-data</key><dict><key>file-data</key><dict><key>_CFURLString</key><string>/Applications/VLC.app</string><key>_CFURLStringType</key><integer>0</integer></dict></dict></dict>"


texts: Safari 7.0 Very Slow since move to Mavericks?

texts:
Since Upgrading to Mavericks Safari 7.0 is extremely slow. Pages are slow to load, and there is a district Lag when typing into an internet page, you end up typing on the keyboard well ahead of whats actually appearing on the screen?

I use highlight and drag and copy paste within a web browser for work and this has become almost impossible to do without getting extremely frustrated in its low response time?

Has anyone else experienced this? Is there a simple solution with reference to a plug-in or feature after upgrade?

After getting to really like Safari I am looking at moving to Firefox or Chrome after this update has rendered it useless and frustrating!


texts: Which text editor has better OSX support, TextMate, or Sublime Text 2

texts:
I've been using Sublime Text 2 for Windows and Linux because it's simply the best for those platforms.  However, when using OSX I have the option to use TextMake, which is where Sublime Text 2 seems to get its inspiration from.

Which editor works more seamlessly with OSX as far as speed, ease of use, OSX integration, and naturally intuitive keybindings?


texts: Random prompts for password for an encrypted time machine drive

texts:
Time Machine on my 2018 model Mac Mini is set to use an encrypted external hard drive that is connected directly to a USB port on the back Mac Mini.
From time to time, I am prompted for the password for the drive, even though I have on numerous occasions set the option for it to "Remember this password in my keychain".
Why does this happen? This issue doesn't appear to be isolated to the Mac Mini either because my prior machine, an iMac, experienced the same issue.


texts: What is the actual difference between sh and bash?

texts:
Based on what I've read online, sh is essentially an alias for bash; running a shellscript with sh will behave the same as if it's run with bash.
In my experience this is not entirely true, as newlines are processed differently. What exactly is the difference between sh and bash, and as zsh is now the default shell does anyone know if sh will change in future versions of Mac OS?
Consider the following code:
sh -c "echo \"Hello\nWorld\""

This should produce the following output:
Hello
World

However when run with bash:
bash -c "echo \"Hello\nWorld\""

The newline is not output:
Hello\nWorld

Thanks in advance!


texts: Automatic lock screen does not work in EL Capitan

texts: I have my preferences set so the screen locks 1 minute after sleep or after the screensaver goes up.  This used to work until I upgraded to El Cap.  Now no matter how long after the screensaver has gone up I never get asked my password, the lock screen just does not happen.  Any idea why?


texts: Is Mac Mini powerful enough for developer features to run?

texts:
Mac mini is evidently the most affordable product of Apple Mac which runs on OS X. I don't own any apple product now, so I don't any idea of Apple products. I will like taste OS X and if I love it, I will like to consider software development in OS X. Now, even though with my budget Mac mini may be the only affordable choice, I will like to know what are the things I am going to miss if I use Mac Mini only. Keeping in mind:

Portability is not an issue.
I have a powerful PC with windows and Linux, so I don't have to run Windows in Mac Mini.
I don't intend to play games on my Mac mini.

Will I be able to run developer programs?


texts: iPhone 3GS won't let iMessage show my number; only email

texts: On my iPhone 3GS, iMessage recently started sending it via email. I've tried everything and I've checked Send & Receive and it won't even let me click on my phone number as an option. It also says "waiting for activation", under the option of turning iMessage on. How do I fix it to where it says my phone number and not my email?


texts: Photos saved to iOS from Google Drive randomly downsized in resolution

texts:
Anybody experienced this please? How can I always have the original resolution?
Since these photos are exported from a raw to a gif on my laptop, they are around 4000x of resolution.
Sometimes they are saved to my camera roll in the original resolution and sometimes they are downsized to about 1000x.
In both cases I’m using the same saving process from Google Drive to iOS.
Thanks for your help!


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I am on 10.14.4, the same thing was happening at least on 10.14.1.

Laptop: MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014)

So the problem is if I open  "Apple Menu" in top left corner and click any of the following options:

Shut Down...
Restart...
Log out My Name

nothing happens.

sudo reboot works fine, holding the power button works fine, but that's not a graceful shutdown and I would like to avoid it, it also prevents updates from being applied if shut down this way.

Also when I go to Preferences > Software Updates > click Update Now then a dialog pops up with an option "Restart Now". Clicking it does nothing similar to Apple Menu.

What I tried:

I checked the Console application for logs (nothing relevant in there)
I checked /var/log/system.log, I checked /var/log/shutdown_monitor.log (nothing relevant in there)
SMC reset
NVRAM reset
Created new fresh user, to see if it's a problem with my user account (the issue persists)
I disabled all the login items and bunch of startup services (java updates, and bunch of similar non-system stuff)


texts: Max Core Frequency almost always at boost clock speed

texts:
I have a 21.5" iMac (2017, Retina 4K, 3.4GHz, 8GB RAM). Whenever I open Intel Power Gadget, the Maximum Core Frequency is always at 3.8GHz — apart from a few momentary dips — even if the utilisation is as low as 10%. The Minimum Core Frequency is also almost always at 1.2GHz, as seen in the picture below.

From what I've seen from screenshots of Intel Power Gadget on Google, it seems that the Max Freq. should vary a lot more. If it is indeed unusual, is there anything I can do to fix it?


texts: Is there an iPhone app that lets you post to Twitter and Facebook Pages as yourself?

texts:
I am looking for an iOS app that lets you spot status updates (tweets) to both Twitter and a Facebook Page (not my personal Facebook profile, but one of the Pages that I administer). In particular the app needs to let me post as myself.
The closest I have found to this is Hootsuite which lets you post to FB Pages and not just profiles but unfortunately every update I make appears with the name of the actual Facebook page rather than with my personal name. This does not work for me.
Any suggestions?


texts: Will a virtualised copy of Mountain Lion on recent hardware run the Adobe CS5 Suite with comparable performance to an Early 2009 iMac?

texts:
My father runs an old version of MacOS, I believe Mountain Lion, with a full set of Adobe apps, Suitcase Fusion, and so on from back when they were all 'buy-once' products. Reading around, almost none of it is likely to run on the latest version of MacOS without serious issues.
The OS's age has become a problem for almost everything else - the latest browsers won't run so more and more websites are unusable, and most downloadable software simply won't install (we had to dual-boot it with the highest OS that the hardware supports just to allow him to do iPad sync).
I've read that it should be possible to buy a newer Mac and run a virtualised copy of Mountain Lion in something like Parallels. Presumably it would then be possible to transplant an image of his old boot drive to be able to run the creative software.
Is there any reason that doing so might not be a good option? And can anyone comment on how well old Adobe apps run inside a VM, both in terms of performance and potential compatibility issues?
(The creative software is the main thing he uses the Mac for, so if it's going to be sluggish or painful to use in practice then maybe a different plan would be better.)
Edit: Sorry - a bit more detail!:
iMac 24-inch, Early 2009, 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 8Gb DDR3, Geforce 9400 256Mb, upgraded with an SSD boot drive
OS X 10.8.5, and Adobe Suite CS5
(No specific model in mind as an upgrade, min spec recommendation welcome)


texts: Play/Pause option for iTunes instead of global media for TouchBar

texts:
I have always liked my play/pause button to always affect my iTunes music and never any other application.

Since before macOS High Sierra, the media keys on the function bar always used to control iTunes. This was great as it allowed me to have full control over my music. that is, play music; find a YouTube video, pause music, start YouTube video. That YouTube video would then end then I would be able to play my music again.

Now since High Sierra, that doesn't happen. If I have a YouTube video up, it controls that instead of my music. This means that I have to open up iTunes, then click the play button and go back to Safari. I fixed this by using BetterTouchTool to reprogram the function buttons to bring back the pre High Sierra functionality.

Today, with the TouchBar, I am back with the same issue. Yes, I can use BetterTouchTool but now that requires two clicks. One to activate the BTT controller strips and another to press the play/pause button.

Is it posible to have a global button in the TouchBar controls strip that controls iTunes only?


texts: Mac Tower (2013) High Sierra cannot boot into recovery

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My tower is stuck booting into recovery.. Recovery show the dark grey screen but never loads.    Internet recovery does not work (goes straight to finder). I need to enter recovery
so that I can run the csrutil command.  What can I do to recover recovery mode, ideally without wiping my main HD?


texts: External disk drive no longer visible when using Parallels

texts:
My MacMini Late 2012 has a 1Tb external USB drive, which I use as the main data store (the internal 256Gb SSD being too small).

I have been running parallels on this Mac for years and both native Mac drives were visible... I think it listed each twice in Windows Explorer for some reason.

Just today I really need to access large (several GB) files but now the external drive is not visible (of course). I found this but it doesn't help: http://kb.parallels.com/en/118147

MacOS 10.10.5, Parallels 13.


texts:
I'm using my MBP as a media server, and I'm connecting to it via my MBA through AFP (settings can be found in "File Sharing" tab in System Preferences).

This works fine if I am connecting locally, but I would like to be able to connect over the internet from anywhere.

The other problem is that the MBP is using DHCP and I'd rather not use VNC.


texts: How can I swap the shift key with another key?

texts: I'd like to swap the shift key with the / key. Ukelele says that it can't be used to change modifier keys. DoubleCommand has static settings that you can either enable or disable. It doesn't let you chose your own custom bindings, and needless to say, this remapping I want isn't available.


texts: Can I move Mobile Sync folder to another HD

texts: Can I move my MobileSync folder to another HD on my iMac to free up space on my startup HD?


texts: Are non-public Game Center Profiles not listed in "friends in common"?

texts:
I understand that one can configure a Game Center profile so that it is only visible to Game Center friends. Are such profiles also not listed among "friends in common"?

I have several friends, most of whom I have each other in common with me, but when I select the their lists of friends, I see no friends in common.


texts: Aperture and exporting videos and photos at the same time

texts:
I just bought Aperture, as a last ditch attempt to try and get a good export of all of my "projects" (photos and videos in many of the projects) into folders named by event/project. I tried first using the Unified library (my source is originally iPhoto), and then brought them in via a complete library import.

What happens is this, when I select:

All of the projects in the Projects view, I can only Export Library.
If I go to Photos view, and select all, I can do the Export Versions and get all of the photos cleanly exported. BUT no videos are exported. All videos are MP4 and completely fine in iPhoto/Quicktime.
I can set a filter in Photos to show only Video, and the files show up fine, but I seemingly have to export them separately which is not ideal. They should export embedded in the Project.

I've also tried iPhoto To Disk, but it has its own bugs and they have been unable to resolve them. (Double folders, some files don't export, etc.)

I've spent about $150 now trying to do the simplest thing, export about 5,000 photos and videos to:
2008-8-Baby photos
2009-9-Dog photos
etc.
(All events are named as above, so it's using project names vs EXIF dates)

Can anyone help? I can use iPhoto OR Aperture, but since I paid for Aperture and it's more flexible, I feel like I should get some use out of it :)

(At this point I just can't justify $140 for Lightroom, or commit to their CC to get it...)


texts: Macbook Pro 16" overheating external display and no scaling option

texts:
This is just with the monitor connected running in mirror mode, just one safer tab opened.

This with the closed lid in clamshell mode running colder, but so tiny image at 2k resolution (or blurry at full hd) because of the scaled option missing!

which is instead present in the built in display


texts: Is it possible to enable key repeat for letter keys on the Apple Smart Keyboard for iPad Pro?

texts: The key repeat options in iOS Keyboard settings seem to work for the navigation keys (arrows, backspace, etc) but not for the letter keys. When I hold down a letter key, it does not repeat. Is it possible to change this behavior to allow all keys to repeat like on a regular desktop keyboard?


texts: Is there a remote file transfer solution for TextMate?

texts:
Currently doing some php in Eclipse but want to switch to something like Textmate because Eclipse runs like a fat dog. Eclipse has Esftp installed as well as subclipse. This way when i want to work on a new project, I connect to the SVN server and fetch the project from there. The project then has all the configuration already set for esftp most of the time so that you can just save changes to the server directly.

My question is can if I can assign a rootfolder for the project on a remote server as well after I've imported the project from SVN? So I can just upload changes to the server directly?


texts:
What is the solution if you get Error 1601 in iTunes when trying to restore a custom firmware (shift+restore) and device in DFU mode.

In case it matters, Windows x64, iTunes 10.1, firmware created using sn0wbreeze 2.2.1


texts: Siri spells mnemonic like the disease pneumonic

texts: How do I get Siri to change her to spell it correctly?


texts: iTunes is not recognizing my iPod Touch 4th generation

texts: iTunes is not recognizing my iPod Touch. I tried re-installing iTunes but that didn't help. At first, my iPod was recognized by the computer as a digital camera but this has already been fixed.


texts: How to restore backed up contacts to my iPhone 4?

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A couple of days ago all the contacts from my iPhone 4 disappeared.

I am not sure how to restore them using iTunes. I am afraid that if I plug the iPhone to my computer it will sync the other way around and delete whatever I had stored as a back up on my computer…
Any of you know how to get those contacts back on the phone?

Thanks!!!


texts: Unable to connect samsung galaxy S5 to mac

texts:
I'm no longer able to connect a Samsung Galaxy S5 to mac High Sierra!
I used to use samsung Smart Switch app but after updating it I'm no longer able to access the phone. I tried different USB cables but same thing no connection!

Any ideas? Can I connect without the Smart Switch app?


texts: Permissions errors thrown, but permissions appear to be correct

texts:
On my HD, I have a bunch of files that I've generated via Python scripts (or otherwise).  When I run "open foo.png" from terminal (or via finder), I get a popup that says

  The file “foo.png” couldn’t be opened because you don’t have permission to view it.

However, via chmod or 'Get Info', I do theoretically have permission to view it.  The file is also unlocked, and sudo doesn't solve the problem either.  The file isn't corrupt (I can view it elsewhere).  I've also played the 'repair permsissions' game.

I've exhausted my google-fu on possible problems.  Ideas?


texts: Text plus hiding messages on lock screen

texts: How do I keep message from displaying on lock screen with text plus. Can't make adjustments with app or in settings


texts: I have OS X 10.8, and there is an empty list of notes on my Mac. But I have some notes on my iPhone, which are not in iCloud. Instead, they are local notes in the "On My iPhone" folder. How to move them into iCloud?


texts:
Upgrade to 8.3 at the time of backup I had 1.2gb of used Other Data.
Hooked up the watch, used it over the weekend and now up to 89gb of Other Data.

Turned off the Watch, and restarted the phone but I can not find anyway to remove the Used space. Deleted my main Email account but that did not free up any space.

Looked in Setting - Have 29gb of Video and other apps are around 500mb.
Not enough small apps to make up 89gb.

The Apple rep requested I restore from my Upgrade backup.
Has anyone see this happen?


texts: How can I run brew upgrade automatically on a daily schedule?


texts: Can I use the new @me.com address as a full feature mailbox?

texts:
When setting up iCloud in my iOS 5 iPhone 4, there is a new @me.com address created (Settings > iCloud > Account > Advanced > Mail

Is this new @me.com a full feature mailbox?


texts: Does the iPhone GPS work in an airplane cruising between 30000-40000 feet?

texts:
I have a very basic question: if I enable GPS in my iPhone when in an airplane cruising at an altitude between 30000-40000 feet (roughly 9-12 km), will the GPS actually give valid data?

I read a couple of articles (linked below) but I'm still confused whether GPS will work or not.

https://www.quora.com/Does-mobile-GPS-work-onboard-airplanes
https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/8188/airplane-mode-does-not-disable-gps-is-it-safe-to-use-gps-in-flight

Thanks


texts: How do I make the Android emulator full screen on macOS?

texts:
I set up a custom Android emulator virtual device in Android Studio and everything seems to work perfectly, but I am not able to full screen the emulator window. I can resize the window just fine, but there's no option for full screen.
I tried running the emulator from the command line and passing the flags -qemu -full-screen, but it shows:
unknown option: -full-screen
please use -help for a list of valid options

even though it is included in the emulator -qemu -help:
-full-screen    start in full screen

It looks like this:
Is there any way to make the Android Emulator full screen on macOS?


texts: Running 3 External Monitors off a Mid 2014 MacBook Pro

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I have a MacBook Pro retina 15 inch. It's a retina model with a i7 4980HQ 2.8Ghz quad core processor, a 2GB Nvidia GTX 750M graphics with 2GB VRAM and 16GB ram.

I was wondering if I would be able to connect 3 monitors to it to use mostly for coding, but perhaps also some occasional gaming.

would the best way to do it be through the two Thunderbolt ports using a 2 Thunderbolt-> DVI adapter and one monitor through the HDMI?

Will they all work properly, will there be any difference in quality if I'm using 3 monitors of the exact same model.


texts: Mac Numbers equivalent to Microsoft Excel's Control+Arrow Keyboard Shortcut

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Is there a feature in the MacOS Numbers application that allows me to jump to non-empty cells? In Excel if I hold the control key and press any of the keys ←↑→ or ↓ the cursor will navigate to the next non empty cell in that direction from the currently selected cell or hit the outer boundaries of the spreadsheet if all the remaining cells in that direction are empty.

Is there some analogous operation I can do in Numbers that's equivalent?


texts: How can I create bash_profile and bashrc

texts:
OS X 10.11.2 El Capitan

I want to create some alias, so I go to ~/ folder and there is no .bash_profile or .bashrc.

I have been looking for some info and I learn that .bash_profile is only read when bash launch an interactive login shell (default type of terminal in OS X) and .bashrc is only read when bash launch an interactive non-login shell. But I don't find how to create .bash_profile and .bashrc for my user. How can I do it?

After @klanomath answer:


texts: Aperture showing videos with odd lines, how to see videos nicely in OSX?

texts:
I imported my tennis couching videos to Aperture but Aperture shows them with odd lines while QuickTime Player more nicely shows them. Which software should I use for videos because Aperture is clearly not meant for this?

Aperture

QuickTime Player

P.s. I imported my videos from Sony Nex-3N.


texts: How to access wireless channel 13 and above from a US Mac Book Pro?

texts:
When traveling internationally and connecting to an 802.11g wireless network I'm unable to connect because non-US access points default to using channel 13 and up. From what I hear if the Mac Book Pro is purchased in Europe then it can access those channels.

Is there a way to update / tweak / etc. a US Mac Book Pro to access wireless channels 13 and up?


texts: Preserving the order of status bar icons between restarts

texts:
I know I can reorder them manually using Command key and mouse drag and drop, but this order is not preserved between the restarts. The order seems to be according to the order the apps managed to load on system start, but this isn't always the same.
Is there any way to preserve the order of icons on the macOS menu bar between restarts of the system?


texts: Shift-Option- is adding accented characters

texts:
On El Capitan (10.11.4) I somehow got into a state where using the key combination shift+option+key outputs accented or special characters.  For example

shift+option+k : 
shift+option+j : Ô

I have those key combos mapped to some useful commands in my text editor (RubyMine/IntelliJ), but instead of those commands working, I now just get the special character input.  I assume it must be a built in OS X option (I've tried various keyboards) but I can't find any way to disable it.   Any ideas?


texts: What methods are there for making a screencast from an iPad 2 or 3 with iOS 5?

texts:
I need to find a way to output, or possibly make an internal recording of, a screencast of everything on the iPad screen, so that I can record demonstrations of an app my company is developing.

Of course I could position the iPad on a table with a video camera over my shoulder, but there must be methods available now for providing video output that can be captured by another device, or making an internal screencast.

I'm not talking about streaming video from within an iPad app for display on an Apple TV or another device. I need to output or record everything on the iPad, and at a sufficiently high frame rate.

I know there are means of making a screencast from the iPhone Simulator on XCode in Mac OS X, but that does not meet my needs either.


texts: search for pictures of a set of people together in Photos

texts:
If I have pictures in macOS Photos, and people's faces have been identified and named in the People section, how can I search for pictures where both person X and person Y appear, or where X, Y and Z appear?

Currently, after some googling and experimentation with operators, I've only been able to search for pictures by using the name of a single person.


texts: Restoring mail from backup after hard disk died

texts:
The hard disk on my iMac (Mac OS X 10.5.8) died, and after getting it replaced I have been trying to restore my files from backup.  The backup I have is just a copy of my user directory.  I copied the following files from backup to their corresponding location in my user directory before starting up Mail:

Library/Mail
Library/Mail Downloads
Library/Preferences/com.apple.mail.plist
Library/Preferences/comp.apple.mail.searchhistory.plist

Going into Mail, I see my email accounts, and I can look at the lists of email messages... but when I click on the message to see it, there's no message content.

The strange thing is that when I look in INBOX.mbox/Messages for the mail account, I can see the email message files (.emlx files), and opening any of these files I can verify that the message contents are there.  But Mail won't show the message contents.

Any ideas on how I can fix this?

UPDATE: Thanks, everyone, for the feedback. It appears that just before my hard drive died I got some files corrupted, and that was the source of the problem. I tried restoring from a backup taken one day earlier, and that worked perfectly.


texts: I got a new iphone 7 while on vacation and started taking photos on it right away. When I returned, I plugged my phone in the computer and registered with iTunes. Then my phone reverted to my last icloud update and all my photos taken on vacation were deleted. Is it possible to get these back? Thanks.


texts: Finder in Catalina Doesn't Show Thumbnails When Searching SD Card or External Drive

texts:
Finder in Catalina doesn't show thumbnails when searching external drives or sd cards. It is challenging to find what you are looking for when you have a lot of photos or videos to look through.

What is needed to generate thumbnails on external media?


texts: Can I get the original Mac font Chicago on a Mountain Lion Mac?

texts:
I'm running Mountain Lion on a mid 2011 MacBook Air.

I'd love to be able to set type in the oldest Macintosh system font, Chicago. Is this font included anywhere in OS X Mountain Lion? If not, what is the most recent Macintosh operating system to include the font, and can the font be purchased anywhere?


texts: Crackling/Popping Right Speaker on Mid 2015 15" Macbook Pro

texts:
I've only began experiencing this issue this morning, I first noticed it at around 4 AM. Its 1 PM now.

What I've done so far:

Reset PRAM & SMC
Switched Left & Right Speakers. The right speaker was consistently the one that popped, which makes me wonder why both the macbook speaker and logitech speaker had the crackling.
Updated Audio MIDI setup
Changed the output device (used built in speakers before, & Logitech X-140 2 Piece Speaker Set now). Both had popping.
Switched format to 2 ch 32 bit Float 44.1 kHz

Usually it'll be 1-2 consecutive pops every 10 minutes or so. It's loud and high pitched - it's about the same pitch as white noise.

It doesn't seem to be related with volume. It doesn't crackle when the volume gets louder, and the crackling isn't at all synced with any peaks of the sound (in which there are barely any, the sound quality otherwise is good). In fact, most of the crackling happens when the volume is quiet, and even when nothing is playing.

I haven't dropped or damaged the MacBook in any way. What can I do to fix this, and if Apple Repair is necessary, how much would it cost? Also, is it still a hardware issue when both the built in speaker and plugged in speaker experienced the same popping?


texts:
When download python from https://www.python.org/ and install it, I saw 2 apps installed, it is easy to see the purpose of IDLE but I am confused with the purpose of Python Launcher.
What does Python Launcher do ? When do I need to it?


texts: iMessage, FaceTime, Back to my Mac not working (Mountain Lion clean install)

texts:
After doing a clean install of Mountain Lion on my MacBook Pro (13" unibody, MacBookPro5,5) and upgrading to 10.8.3 I'm having trouble with iMessage, Facetime and Back to My Mac. I am running Little Snitch (version 3.0.4) though turning it on or off has no effect on these results. My Apple ID works for other services.

System Preferences > iCloud:
Turning on Back to My Mac gives the error "iCloud server not responding." (though it didn't seem to try very hard, looking at the network monitor)

iMessage:
Attempting to sign in yields "Could not sign in to iMessage. Could not sign in. Please check your network connection and try again."

FaceTime:
Attempting to sign in yields "Could not sign in. Please check your network connection and try again."

I've tried the following:

Checked that my time is set, in the correct time zone, and set to
automatically set itself.
I checked Keychain Access > System for any
Back to My Mac keys to delete. None present.
I have no entries in
/private/etc/hosts for *.apple.com or for *.verisign.com.

Of note: the serial number listed in About this Mac/System Information is incorrect and does not match the SN on the case (off by one letter--I think it was serialized incorrectly once after the logic board was replaced once). Would this affect iMessage/iCloud in Mountain Lion? It worked in Lion despite this. Sadly I am out of AppleCare coverage, but maybe a Genius would see the fault is Apple's and re-serialize the board.


texts: How to disable shift + quotation mark vowel diaeresis (äëöïÿ)

texts:
I'm using an external US International keyboard.
When pressing the quotation mark button, together with Shift (⇧ + ") some special mode enables.

When I type a vowel, the following comes out: ä ë ö ï ÿ
This is not my desired output, I wish for "a".

Wikipedia told me this is named Diaeresis:

  Diaeresis
  diacritic
  The diaeresis, also spelled diæresis or dieresis and also known as the tréma or the umlaut, is a diacritical mark that consists of two dots placed over a letter, usually a vowel. When that letter is an i or a j, the diacritic replaces the tittle: ï.

But several internet searches have not yielded any results in how to change this behavior.

How can I change this behavior?


texts: using "old" non-retina screen resolution chooser

texts:
I have a 4k display, but my laptop seems unable to performantly use it (videos jitter, etc) is there a way to treat the display as 1080p display and let the display upscale it? Of course, Preferences lets me change the "resolution", but it's not actually changing the resolution, and more just changing the size of the UI.

It's actually sort of the opposite of this question:

MacBook Pro Retina and 4k monitor (Samsung U28D590D) now showing "scaling options" in display


texts: How do I turn off the text tone swoosh when sending text messages?

texts: I can turn off all phone sounds, but is there any way I can specifically just turn off the send message sound?


texts: My husband owns one iPhone - no other device.  He upgraded to iOS 10 and now it's asking him to "approve the phone" on another device. Logging in on iCloud.com does not work. Please advise so he can continue setting up his phone without resetting all of his data!


texts: Update iPad 3 iOS 5.1.1 to 7.0.4 not 7.1?

texts:
I have iPad 3 iOS 5.1.1 Jailbroken.

I now want to update to 7.0.4 or 7.0.6 but can NOT figure out how. (7.1.1 is currently the official update)

Manual updates thru iTunes to a 7.0.6 restore file always result in "This device isn't eligible" error despite hosts editing. I've tried on multiple computers.

Am I hosed?


texts:
I have a Macbook Pro 15 inch, mid 2010 with High Sierra installed (10.13.6)

Recently I tried to put a DVD into the internal DVD drive, but nothing showed up. It made some weird sounds as if it was trying to get the drive running, but it didn't help. So I tried to eject the DVD, but the eject button didn't work as well. I couldn't eject it from Finder either. I tried restart the computer while holding the eject button, but it didn't work. Then I just dropped to get it out.

But whenever I open my computer, it says the weird sounds as if it is trying to run the DVD. It runs 3 times, and then it stops.

Is there any way to fix this?


texts:
I have sucsessfully jailbroken my iPhone 6s runing on iOS 10.2.

I have installed OpenSSH through Cydia and changed my default password via MobileTerminal.

The only problem is, when I run ssh root@my_iPhone_ip_addr, it just hangs and never connects.

I have tried the SSH toggle springboard application, however it still hangs.

Is there a how I could enable SSH on my phone via a terminal command or some other way?


texts: Why is Airdrop not available between iPhone and old MBP

texts: Since 10.10 and iOS 8, AirDrop is available between Mac OS and iOS if you have a fairly recent Mac (>= 2012 for MacBook Pro) and I don't understand what changed between 2011 and 2012. I know that for older Macs it's a bi-band issue (Why doesn't AirDrop work on older network adapters?) but as AirDrop works between Macs, what's changed in AirDrop with iDevices?


texts: Fake Webcam / Webcam Emulator Mac Os 10.7.4 64Bit running as a Virtual Machine.

texts:
I am looking for fake webcam solution for Mac OS 10.7.4 64bit running as a Virtual Machine.

What I tried:
ManyCam - only works with 32bit Browser and then not with all flash applications
CamCamX - crashes on startup
CamTwist - Crash

Is there any other solution out there?


texts: How to make the Notification Center menu icon glow, (like Twitter does) when notifications are present?

texts:
Notification Center is pretty great, however, it's very annoying that I have to click the menubar icon or make a gesture to actually open the notification pane.

How to make the Notification Center menu icon glow, (like Twitter does) when notifications are present, or something similar?


texts: How can I unmount a drive every time I reboot?

texts: As relates to an answer to a previous question, I'd like to unmount a built-in hard drive every time I boot up. (Or alternately arrange for it not to be mounted). How do I do this?


texts: How do I duplicate an audio CD on Lion without importing tracks into iTunes?

texts:
I want to create an exact duplicate of an audio CD on my Mac (Lion). Is there a way that does not involve to import the CD into iTunes? I just don't want to remember that I have to delete the tracks after copying. And I'm not sure if importing and burning again really creates an exact copy. (Track gaps preserved, and so on)

I tried using Finder, Crtl-click the CD, select duplicate. Ctrl-click the resulting Folder and select burn to CD, but that left my with a data CD containing AIFF-Files.

Any ideas, or AppStore suggestions?


texts:
I have a Mac Mini server (macOS Sierra, 10.12.6) with a RAID 1 hard disk, which (when I Screen Share into it) has 716 GB of free space:

However, when I connect to the disk via File Sharing from my laptop (macOS High Sierra, 10.13.3), it says there's only 591 GB left. What causes Finder to report 125 GB free space less than on the machine itself?


texts: How do I find an app that got lost following upgrade to iO6

texts:
I upgraded to iOS6. Something went wrong, and after the upgrade I needed to use an iCloud backup to restore the iPad.

Although almost all my apps came back, one is missing (it would have been in the backup). It was a simple, free color learning app, but one that meant a lot to my kids. The name was very generic, so I can't find it with Google or App Store search. I tried the  "purchased" tabs on each of my accounts in the App Store, and it isn't there.

How do I find the app, or what happened with it? Could it be missing from the "purchased tab" because it is incompatible with ios6?


texts: Wierd problem after doing a triple boot OS-X, UBUNTU 20.04, KALI-LINUX

texts:
I've successfully did a triple boot on my Macbook-pro but somehow even after creating separate EFI partitions, all my grub files ended up in the first EFI partition. So I separated them manually.
Earlier to this process, my auto boot was into the Ubuntu boot screen where I was able to select Ubuntu or Kali. To access OS-X, I had to use option key. There I got 3 options and I was able to opt any. But after separating, and using option key, it also gives me 3 options, but I get some kind of error(excuse my limited knowledge).
The following are the pics for reference.
This is the OS-X boot page.
I could boot normally if I select "Macintosh HD" but I get this error when I choose any other "efi boot".
After a few seconds, I get this page, and then I can normally log-in to either OS.
My auto-boot remained the same, which is getting the above page.
This is my disk information. Disk0s1 is OS-X, Disk0s3 is Ubuntu, Disk0s6 is Kali.
$ diskutil list disk0
/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_APFS Container disk1         120.0 GB   disk0s2
   3:                        EFI NO NAME                 400.6 MB   disk0s3
   4:           Linux Filesystem                         65.0 GB    disk0s4
   5:                 Linux Swap                         15.0 GB    disk0s5
   6:                        EFI NO NAME                 399.5 MB   disk0s6
   7:       Microsoft Basic Data                         50.0 GB    disk0s7

$ sudo gpt -r show /dev/disk0
      start       size  index  contents
          0          1         PMBR
          1          1         Pri GPT header
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The following are the current partition contents.
$ sudo diskutil mount /dev/disk0s1
Volume EFI on /dev/disk0s1 mounted
$ ls -a /Volumes/EFI
.       .Spotlight-V100 .fseventsd  EFI
..      .Trashes    BOOTLOG
$ ls -a /Volumes/EFI/EFI
.   ..  APPLE   BOOT
$ ls -a /Volumes/EFI/EFI/APPLE
.       ..      CACHES      EXTENSIONS  FIRMWARE
$ ls -a /Volumes/EFI/EFI/APPLE/EXTENSIONS
.       ..      Firmware.scap
$ ls -a /Volumes/EFI/EFI/APPLE/FIRMWARE
.       ..      MBP121.fd
$ ls -a /Volumes/EFI/EFI/BOOT
.       ..      BOOTX64.EFI

$ sudo diskutil mount /dev/disk0s3
Volume NO NAME on /dev/disk0s3 mounted
$ ls -a /Volumes/NO\ NAME
.           .Trashes        .fseventsd
..          .VolumeIcon.icns    EFI
.Spotlight-V100     ._.VolumeIcon.icns
$ ls -a /Volumes/NO\ NAME/EFI/
.   ..  BOOT    BOOTLOG Ubuntu
$ ls -a /Volumes/NO\ NAME/EFI/BOOT
.       ..      BOOTX64.EFI
$ ls -a /Volumes/NO\ NAME/EFI/Ubuntu
.       BOOTX64.CSV grubx64.efi shimx64.efi
..      grub.cfg    mmx64.efi

$ sudo diskutil mount /dev/disk0s6
Volume NO NAME on /dev/disk0s6 mounted
$ ls -a /Volumes/NO\ NAME/
.       .Spotlight-V100 .fseventsd
..      .Trashes    EFI
$ ls -a /Volumes/NO\ NAME/EFI
.   ..  kali
$ ls -a /Volumes/NO\ NAME/EFI/kali
.       ..      grubx64.efi


texts: In Mac OS X El Capitan, is it still possible to change the color of the bubbles in Messages?

texts:
I have looked through Preferences, System Preferences, even looked at a couple of 3rd-party apps.  I could find nothing of use.

So is it still possible to change the color of chat bubbles (and text) in Messages, like you could in Mavericks, or not?


texts: How to clear search history in Apple Maps

texts:
I’m on iOS 11 and to sliding an entry to the left is supposed to remove the entry. Now that the clear all option is gone I have to do it one by one, which is okay, but the problem is it doesn’t work.

The entry comes back immediately and it only works for new entries.

Is there any way to clear the history, or probably reset the app entirely? Reinstalling the app doesn’t work - the history comes back up.


texts: How to turn off notifications sounds when OS X is in Do Not Disturb mode? (High Sierra)

texts:
Toggling "Do Not Disturb" blocks banners/alerts for notifications, but I still hear the sound when I, for example, get a message.

Is there any way to mute the Notification sounds without muting the entire computer?


texts:
I am looking here for my iBooks in macOS:

/Users/'USERNAME'/Library/Containers/com.apple.BKAgentService/Data/Documents/iBooks

But the folder is empty. When I open iBooks (the App) in Sierra, then all my books are there.

So what is happening here? Is Apple just hiding my books now? Where can I display/find them?


texts: Battery life of iPhone 4 reduced dramatically since iOS 7

texts:
Since I updated my iPhone 4 to iOS 7 (11A465), the battery began to drain really quickly, though the Bluetooth, GPS and the LTE are closed most of the time.

It makes me wonder whether there are operating system versions that are more economical with the battery usage.


texts: OSX Preview: Bug in the size of PDF Highlights

texts:
When I highlight text in OSX's Preview the size of the highlight becomes huge. These two images illustrate the problem (In the first image I am highlighting the text and the highlight is normal, in the second image you see the applied highlight which four-five times as tall):

and

However this does not happen with all PDFs. I am currently experiencing the problem with some PDF slides that most likely have been saved/exported/printed from PowerPoint (Windows). The problem is especially problematic when highlighting multiple lines, then the highlight becomes completely illegible (can't see which line it starts nor stops at).

Anyways of fixing this by myself? Or will I have to report it to Apple and then wait for a possible update/fix?


texts: Feasible font size on the Retina MacBook Pro

texts:
I'm interested in the amount of text that can be fit into for example code editor windows such that it is still comfortably readable to someone with good vision (i.e. not needing glasses or using glasses that are well adjusted).

The new sharpness in this display is a great thing and one of the benefits is incredibly sharp text rendering. I've seen that on one of these new MacBook Pros.
However, having very good eyes myself, I was wondering how small one could set the font size in an editor. I quickly tried this in TextEdit, simply loading some big text file and changing all the text to a font size of 4pt, which was too small to be comfortable, then 5pt which was already much better (remember, this equals the amount of pixels of a 10pt font size on a non-HiDPI setup).
This of course is not the way to go, since these font sizes stay with the document and would look just as small on any other display, even though it might not be one with enough resolution to show it in a readable way.
Now, code editor windows are another thing entirely. They don't store the font size, as the code is not something that is for print. Its just letters in a file and the font size is a preference in the editor and set up to accustom the user. So this would be an excellent way to really leverage the incredible resolution and just reduce the font size, in for example Xcode, to get a huge amount of lines of text out of the 15" display.
I'm not talking about the 1920x1200 scaled resolution that Mac OS X offers, as I've seen that already, it looks ok, but still not really sharp. To achive this scaling the screen gets rendered at 1920x1200 HiDPI mode, equal to 3840x2400 pixels and then downscaled to 2880x1800 pixels, making it quite slow.

So, I'd like someone with the Retina MacBook Pro to take a screenshot of Xcode or Coda or any other Retina aware Editor that is focused on writing text or code that is not intended as Rich Text. And to do so like I imagined, reducing the font size for the main text/code editing component. Be sure to also show enough text to sufficiently fill it up with text, in order to be able to judge the gain.
In Xcode you can do this like follows:

Open Xcode
Go to Preferences --> Fonts
Duplicate "Default" theme
Change all the Source Editor font options (you can use Cmd+A) on the right to Menlo 6pt or 7pt.

Additionally I'd also like a screenshot of the same Application with normal font sizes but using the full 2880x1800 resolution. You can turn that on using SetResX from http://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/vi9yf/set_your_retina_macbook_pros_resolution_to/
Post full sized screenshots, please.


texts:
I have a British keyboard which I have set in my keyboard preferences, however my mac keeps resetting itself back to U.S.

This annoying feature happens about 5 to 10 times a day.  How can I permanently set the language?


texts: Can you preview a song in iTunes Match before upgrading your local copy?

texts:
I'm a bit pedantic over my library, in many ways. Clean album art, quality standards, tagging standards, etc. iTunes Match is a boon in many ways, but one problem concerns me.

I'm not entirely sold on the concept of acoustical audio matching, and I know my file tags occasionally differ enough that some parsers can't match based off song information alone.

That said, I've followed Jason Snell's instructions for a Match upgradable Smart Playlist, and I'm at the step where I'm about to delete all the files from my machine locally.

But I'm terribly concerned that I may lose a file due to incorrect identification, tagging, or some other issue that I haven't even considered yet.

Is it possible to preview the iTunes Match supplied version before I delete my local copy?


texts: Remove the Right-Cmd + W shortcut to close terminal

texts:
I use Vim so I need keyboard shortcuts like Ctrl + W to move between active Vim windows. The problem is that my Mac only has a Control key on the left side, which is not ergonomic. So I mapped the Ctrl key to my Option-key on the right.

This works fine. Now I have a Ctrl key on both sides of my keyboard. However, I very often by accident press Command + W while intending to press Option (remapped to ctrl) + W closing my Vim terminal!!

This is annoying. How do I remove the shortcut Cmd + W closing my terminal?


texts: How to launch pdf viewer from the terminal

texts:
I'm working using LaTeX, since I compile the document in the terminal, it would be much easier for me to open it in pdf viewer directly from the terminal.

I'm using OS X 10.8.2 in Polish, so I'm not sure of the English name of the viewer I'm using, but it's the default one, I guess it's Preview in English. But the command preview <filename.pdf> results in -bash: preview: command not found.


texts: Mac OSX : How to protect daemon process from stopping by root/admin

texts:
I've a security daemon which performs many security related tasks. Daemon plist is part of /Library/LaunchDaemon/com.xyz.securityservice.plist also KeepAlive flag is 1.

The daemon I've currently can be stopped using this command - sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemon/com.xyz.securityservice.plist

I wanted to restrict security daemon from unloading by this command.

I do not want anyone to unload/stop this daemon. One can stop security daemon only if he has security password(not system password) or if we send some private notification to daemon to stop itself. Daemon will observe this private notification.

Please suggest any pointer on this.


texts: Switched from Verizon to Xfinity Mobile, now iPhone SE can't access LTE for data

texts:
iPhone SE, iOS 9.3.4
This phone was on Verizon for years, until a couple months ago when we switched to Xfinity Mobile as we are on WiFi at home like 99% of the time and it was 1/10 the price.
We have identical iPhone SEs and both appeared to switch over without incident, until a couple days ago when we were out of the house and discovered her phone could not receive or send Messages.  On troubleshooting further, I discovered that her phone still thinks it's on Verizon as the carrier, but XM for the "Network" (I realize XM just leases network from Verizon, but my phone shows XM for both).
I've been escalated up to Tier 2 at XM, who also brought Verizon Networking into the discussion, but nobody could identify any problem with the phone, settings, etc.  We went through the usual Network Settings Reset and All Settings Reset anyway, but no change.  XM sent a replacement SIM card just in case that was the issue, but no change with that either.
On further troubleshooting this evening, I discovered that if I disable LTE data on her phone, then she is able to use 3G and can text and use data like normal.  Of course it's very slow, but it works.
It looks to me like there is a carrier settings issue of some sort on her phone, although neither phone received a carrier update on switching SIM cards.  There does not appear to be any way to manually "force" a carrier update either.
At this point I'm out of ideas other than a factory reset of the phone, but my wife absolutely does not want any change to her OS (we both have been burned badly in the past by Apple OS updates that we couldn't roll-back from) and I'm concerned that there may not be a way to update while retaining her OS.  I've seen claims that it can be done, but I'm not totally convinced.
Is there any way to get this phone to recognize the LTE network and use it?  Is it at all possible to manually enforce a carrier update?  Does anyone have any other ideas on what might be happening here and how to address it?


texts: Where does Macbook Pro store wifi information?

texts:
Last December I connected to a wifi network with a password. A couple weeks ago I got a new hard drive for my computer. Today, I reconnected to that wifi network (this is the first time since I changed my hard drive) and my computer automatically connected to it.
I expected the computer to lose network credentials when switching the hard drive, but it did not. Where is network information (such as credentials) stored on a Macbook Pro?


texts: How can I delete odd photos on my iPad without deleting them on daughters phone which is linked by applie Id using iOS 12

texts:
Hi I’m not great on these devices and have searched for the answer but my screens don’t appear the same so apologies if already answered .
I have an iPad and iPhone and my daughter also has iPhone and we both  use my Apple ID ( she’s only 9); how do we delete odd photos and notes from one device without them deleting off the others . Many thanks


texts: Mavericks: Enable virtual keyboard on login screen

texts:
How can the virtual keyboard be enabled at the login screen?

On Windows it is really easy, but I haven't found to way of enabling it on a Mac.


texts: I have recorded a memo and while I was recording it. The iPod died. When I turned it on it show I taped something by show 0 minutes. I try to share and it says file is 2.7mb but won't let me share and I can't hear it. How do I retrieve this?


texts: Forcing Intel HD Graphics 5000 on a 2013 MacBook Air to output 4K

texts:
I have a late 2013 MacBook Air, running macOS Mojave connected to a 4K Monitor:

  Intel HD Graphics 5000:

  Chipset Model: Intel HD Graphics 5000
  Type: GPU
  Bus: Built-In
  VRAM (Dynamic, Max): 1536 MB
  Vendor: Intel
  Device ID: 0x0a26
  Revision ID: 0x0009
  Metal: Supported, feature set macOS GPUFamily1 v4
  Displays:
    LG Ultra HD:
      Resolution: 2560 x 1440 (QHD/WQHD - Wide Quad High Definition)
      UI Looks like: 2560 x 1440 @ 59 Hz
      Framebuffer Depth: 24-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
      Main Display: Yes
      Mirror: Off
      Online: Yes
      Rotation: Supported
      Automatically Adjust Brightness: No
      Connection Type: DisplayPort

I have read on several occasions that this chipset is able to output 4K, but macOS prevents it from doing so.

Is it possible to force my MacBook Air to output 4K?


texts: Is there any way to get the path of a folder in macOS?

texts: I can do Get Info on a file or folder but this gives the path of the containing folder not the target file or folder. Say I want to copy a full path into a file dialog; how can I do this?


texts:
I'am trying to use imagesnap inside applescript but when I run my script in editor it hangs.
If i run imagesnap in terminal it does the job.

Here is the code :

do shell script "/usr/local/bin/imagesnap"

The expected result is an image from FaceTime camera in the current finder folder.

I've noticed that my script also works in automator. My guess is that automator and terminal have camera access in system preferences. However applescript editor does not show up there.

AppleScriptApp version:  2.11 (203.1) AppleScript 2.7

macOS version: Mojave 10.14.6

Privacy settings with test_script:


texts: Why won’t iPhoto open my iPhoto Library any more?

texts:
My copy of iPhoto has stopped opening my iPhoto Library.

When I open iPhoto, it shows me an empty “Which photo library do you want iPhoto to use?” window. This happens if I open iPhoto normally, or if I hold down the option and command keys while opening it, as suggested in the repair guide linked to from the comments below.

When I click the “Other Library...” button, I can select my iPhoto Library file, but clicking on the “Open” button has no effect.

When I Get Info on my iPhoto Library file in the Finder, it recognizes it as a photo library, and the size (418 MB) looks about right.

If I double-click on the iPhoto Library file, iPhoto does open, but it only shows me the empty “Which photo library do you want iPhoto to use?” window, just like when I open iPhoto itself.

Why won’t iPhoto open my iPhoto Library? And, more importantly, how can I make it open the Library again?


texts: Beachball/Need to force quit apps with USB-C adapter plugged in?

texts:
I ordered a cheap (~$25) USB-C multiport adapter (USB-A / VGA / USB-C) from Amazon for use with my 2016 MacBook Pro (non-touchbar).  When the adapter is plugged in, apps take a long time to quit and very often need to be force-quit.  This happens for system apps as well as third-party apps.

Interestingly, this happens regardless of whether anything is plugged in to the adapter.  In other words, as long as the adapter is plugged in, even with nothing plugged in to the adapter itself, apps take a long time to quit.

I haven't noticed any other ill effects while the adapter has been plugged in, and have of course tried to reboot, power off/on, etc to no avail.

I understand that a cheap adapter like this one may introduce compatibility issues, and will probably be returning it.  However, even if there is not a way to eliminate the issue and keep the adapter, I'd still like to understand what the issue is and what is causing it.

Thanks in advance for your help.


texts:
To add 3rd party plugins in Xcode, one should create their own certificate and to sign Xcode with it. But self-signed certificates expire after 1 year. How can I make specific code to be executed every year? Probably there's a way, but then I have another problem -- is there a way to create certificates with terminal, not through Keychain Access app?

Also is it unsafe? I don't see any difference between manual certificate creation and automatic, so if it is unsafe, then creating such certificates is overall unsafe.


texts: Does automator work when screensaver is active

texts: I have set a function in automator that opens a website everyday in specific time (after midnight basically). So I decided to leave mac turned on to let automator work. Instead I trigger screensaver with login screen. I wonder if the automator execute my command during active screensaver?


texts:
Hardware: Macbook Pro 2017 (15")

OS: MacBook Mojave 10.14.6

While using iTerm, I noticed, I could not use alt/option commands with direction keys as I would on my Macbook Pro 2015. This prevents me from navigating around certain CLI utilities. Instead, my iTerm window gets resized as shown below using option+left and option+right. I noticed this is how all application windows behave and not just iTerm. How may I stop this behavior?

Aside: Another weird thing I've noticed on this newer macbook is that cmd + left and cmd + right do not work as Home and End buttons anymore. I now have to use ctrl + a and ctrl + e.


texts: Why does this app keep getting its Accessibility API privileges revoked when my computer goes to sleep?

texts:
I'm using an application called Better Touch Tool which does keyboard mappings, and so requires that you give it permission to the Accessibility API in System Preferences > Security & Privacy. I did this immediately after installing the application as you can see in this screenshot.

However, I've noticed something odd. I often will walk away from my computer and after some minutes it will show the screensaver and eventually go to sleep. When waking it back up, it seems this checkbox in the Accessibility settings has sometimes unexpectedly un-checked itself. This has happened to me at least three times now and I can't really explain it, besides to say that it only seems to happen after the computer has gone to sleep and come back. It's quite annoying because not only do I have to re-check the box to get it working again, it also requires a restart.

Is there any reason why this box would get un-checked without me doing so manually? How can I prevent that from happening?


texts: App that does not support Smart Folders / Tags - how to access Tags/Smart Folders via Terminal or elsewhere?

texts:
I am attempting to start organising my .WAV/.AIFF samples by using Tags. Unfortunately the app I want to use them in, does not support Tags. I'd like to spend a few days setting up my 100gb+ sample archive using Tags, and then somehow figure out a way of showing them using the app that doesn't support Tags.

So far I've tried to look at the Finder Status Bar, while in a Tag "folder" to see if there's a path I could paste into the Terminal, and then open up - i.e., a "physical" location for the Tag "Folder". I haven't figured out how. The app that doesn't support Tags does have a way of going into even hidden folders, just by selecting "Go To Folder".

But I'm not sure how to use that knowledge to then dig up where I should inform the app to go.

I've just created a Smart Folder that only shows files Tagged with that specific Tag. However, this seems to be a file with the extension .savedSearch - so I'm not sure how to access that "folder" via the Terminal, figure out it's path and paste that onto the App that doesn't support Tags or Smart Folders.

Also, if I drag a Tag to the Terminal, it will show up as a .savedSearch too, but unfortunately I cannot access that either.

So, how do I organise my files using Tags so that I can access them on apps that have no support for Tags? I don't want to physically move the files around as that will take me months and months to do, time is limited as it is already.

Edit: Nope, I don't want to create tags or smart folders using Terminal, just access them just like if it were a regular folder.


texts: Where can I get macOS Catalina Beta version?

texts:
I have a MacBook Pro which came with macOS Mojave pre-installed. I have heard that macOS Catalina is releasing this fall.

I want to use the beta version of it. Where can I get it?


texts: Why do touchbar buttons highlight but not act the first time I press them, occasionally?

texts:
A small fraction of the time, perhaps one in ten or twenty, I will press a touchbar button and it will highlight (the background of the button changes from dark grey to light grey for the duration of the touch), but the button will not perform its action. This happens with at least the Play/Pause button and the Lock Screen button, possibly with others that I haven't noticed. It only happens the first time I press the button (or perhaps any touchbar button) after a period of not doing so; once a button has worked it will continue working flawlessly if I repeatedly tap it.

Why does this happen? Is there any logging facility I might engage / reconfigure / utilize to capture the raw events and see what, if anything, is being emitted on the failed presses? How can I prevent the misbehavior, and make the touchbar more reliably responsive to my taps?

PS: This problem is not new and predates Catalina. I encountered it on my first touchbar MBP (around OSX 10.12?), and am now experiencing it on a 2019 13" MBP running OSX 10.15.


texts: Control when Reminders show in Notification Center

texts:
In OSX 10.9.2 I have set reminders to show in the Notification Center. These are often for mundane tasks such as taking out the recycling. I want these tasks to appear maybe 10 mins before the due time - ideally I would like to have options the same way iCal alerts work.

However I can't find any options for when the reminders show up - they seem to show 24 hours in advance. This is confusing because for small tasks I often don't look at the time/date (where it says "tomorrow") and end up take out the recycling one day early!

Is there an option for this? I have tried setting iCal events aswell, and they also show 24 hours early.


texts: Is it possible to use two different iPhone numbers for receiving iMessages on my iPad?


texts: Remote Desktop Connection for Mac not being able to connect?

texts:
I have the latest version of Remote Desktop Connection client form Mac (2.1.1), the one that is also included in Office 2011 but I am not able to connect to the Windows machine.

I checked the logs on the Windows machine and found nothing.

It keeps asking me for user/password/domain... and I am entering them properly.

FYI, the computer is on domain.


texts: Unable to Locate or update LocateDB Mac OS El Capitain, Sierra, High Sierra, Mojave!

texts:
Over the past few operating systems I've been noticing a trend, especially after Apple screwed around with the real and fake "root" user in El Capitan. Most especially, using the locate command. Whenever I try to update using the conventional:

sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.locate.plist

Which is prescribed by Apple when the locate command fails.
I've managed to use mdfind but prefer locate because I'm looking for files in the ENTIRE system and I don't care about keywords inside of files like MDFind echos, see here for more evidence of locate working better for this task than mdfind MDfind vs Locate. Thanks everyone, I will continue tinkering for now.


texts: Photos not synching from iPhone 5S to iCloud

texts:
I am new to the Apple world and running into difficulty while attempting my Photos from my iPhone 5S (ios version 9.2.1) to iCloud.

In my Photos settings, I have the iCloud Photo Library option selected, yet when I log in to https://www.icloud.com/#photos I do not see any items whatsoever.

I've tried the usual options of restarting my phone, de-selecting and re-selecting etc.

I have noticed that underneath this option it says "Low Disk Space - Uploading 311 items"

What could be going wrong here? Items such as Mail etc are synched up so I'm at a loss


texts: How do I use piano pedals in Garageband?

texts: I created a new piano project in Garageband. When I click the on-screen keyboard, it plays notes. On a normal piano, one of the pedals causes notes to continue playing even after they are released (I believe they eventually begin to slowly fade away). How can I get this same effect in Garageband?


texts: Create an hardlink across storage device (or alternative solutions)

texts:
I have named my secondary SSD with a name with a space in it - "My SSD", and have been using it for many years with multimedia applications without any problem. Part of my media library with thousands of files is stored on "My SSD" and is indexed by these apps.

However, since I started learning programming, I have encountered problems with multiple command line tools that I use which are not escaping the spaces in paths correctly (should be /Volumes/My\ SSD/Projects instead of /Volumes/My with another argument SSD/Projects).

Setting up a symbolic link doesn't solve this problem, because these applications still resolve the true path of the directory most of the time.

I have considered setting up a hardlink on a drive without a space in its name - "NoWhiteSpaceDrive", but there doesn't seem to be a tool available to do that.

Simply changing "My SSD" to "MySSD" is not a good solution for me because I would need to rescan the huge media library which will take hours to accomplish. Many other aspects and apps on my system are also tied with "My SSD", which may cause problems and I have to adjust them one by one...

Is there a way to set up a cross device hardlink or something similar?


texts: macOS Preview function performance drop since update

texts:
I have a 2011 13' i5 8GB MBP, the user has always used Preview to combine PDFs as part of her work flow. To the best of my knowledge her process hasn't changed, however Preview is now failing to process this, it just locks up and fails to respond. A force quit show it has partially combined the PDF's but only ever adds the first page of the inserted file.

We have a text only PDF (roughly ~35KB) and a 2 page scanned document (~750KB).

The first file is opened in preview, we hit 'edit > insert from file' and choose the larger scanned file and the whole lot locks up.

This worked before the update to macOS (she'd been holding off for other reasons that are now resolved, hence updating only this weekend).

I see lots of people reporting performance issues with PDF's after the transition to Yosemite, with lots of people complaining of unresolved bugs around the performance of this app but very little with regards to this latest version.

How can I measure what might be slowing this down or decide if I need to look to another program / tool to perform this work?


texts: Share printer between Macs in different networks

texts:
I have one Mac Mini (running 10.11) with a HP P4015 printer attached via USB and shared via System Preferences => Sharing inside my network 10.161.5.x (IP range for machines attached to the cabled network) and a Macbook (running 10.13) in IP range 10.161.6.x (for machines in Wifi) and try to get printer sharing working. Routing between the networks does work, the machines can successfully ping and SSH each other, also accessing http://:631 CUPS interface works.

When the Macbook is attached via cable, I can add the printer as "Bonjour Shared" and print with it (obvious, they're on the same network). When it is attached via wifi (which is the normal case) it shows as "offline". The reason seems to be because the printer device URI is dnssd://(garbage).macmini.local, which cannot be resolved because the dnssd broadcast packets are not forwarded between the two hosts.

Is there a way to manually edit the device URI to use the proper hostname (macmini.mynet.tld) instead of the DNSSD hostname?


texts: Quicktime: Grey background upon resume in fullscreen mode

texts:
A clip that was played in fullscreen mode will not appear in fullscreen mode.

Instead, it's slightly shifted, resized and has a grey background.

I've removed the Quicktime plug-in Perian, but this behavior is persistent.

What's causing this? How can I fix this?


texts: Printing remotly from your iPhone or IPad using an app

texts:
I want to print stuff from my iPhone or IPad. My printer is connected to a PC. I saw there is an app called PrintCentral that after configuration should do the trick. It is a bit pricey, so I want to know:

a) Is PrintCentral a good app?
b) Is there a free or cheaper alternative?

EDIT: My PC is running Windows XP


texts: How can I delete just 1 or 2 sent or received text messages without deleting the whole text conversation?


texts:
When attempting to connect to my StrongSwan server I'm getting getting an error message saying the server did not respond.  However, looking in /var/log/system.log shows that it is responding but that the system isn't able to open /etc/authorization.

My understanding, as a Mac noob, is that /etc/authorization is deprecated in Mavericks which is what I'm running here.

Also, the connection is set up through the native Mac networking tool, the certs are loaded in Keychain Access, and I'm using IKEv1.

Unfortunately as I noted, I'm a Mac noob and not sure where to start my search on correcting this error.  What I've found so far are just posts about how Mavericks has deprecated /etc/authorization, but not what to do if for some reason an application is attempting to use it.


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I have a piece of sheet music, and I'd like to replace certain symbols before printing. The official tool for this job is the text box tool in Preview. You type the text and set the background to white. Done.
Except that the text box has margins that are quite large. Since space is limited, those margins cover elements that should not be covered.
The workaround I use is to have white rectangles cover the to-be-replaced symbols and then overlay those with a transparent text box. But this takes more work.
My question is: can the text box margins be reduced or eliminated? If not, is there a better solution than my workaround?
(Note: I use Catalina. Perhaps Preview supports this in Big Sur but not Catalina, so please tell me if that's the case.)


texts: Discounted price and purchase prompt on iOS App Store

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For a couple of days, I have been getting this issue with my iPhone. For some Apps, It says

  This discounted price is only available to customers who own a previous version of this item. To purchase this item at full price, click buy.

while trying to update it. How do you make the iOS device  update the apps.

Additional Information about my phone:
iPhone 6+
iOS version 12.4.1
App Store Australia


texts: External monitor over the air with Macbook

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I have purchased a second-hand MacBook (13 inch, white) which is quite cool. Now i want to connect it to my external monitor and i have got a Mini-DVI-to-DVI cable from a friend of mine:

However, my monitor's DVI input is damaged and i must use a VGA-cable with a DVI-to-VGA adapter on one end:

Furthermore, i can not connect this DVI-adapter to the Mini-DVI-to-DVI cable because it has somehow 4 pins more around the "bar" (hope you can see what i mean)... this is the reason why i am searching for a method to connect my Samsung 940 BW as an external monitor - prefferable via network. Is there any Tool/Program that will work with my OS X 10.7 on my MacBook and Windows 7 Ultimate on my PC and extend the "viewport" from the Mac to the monitor? Air Display does not support Mac to Windows and MaxiVista is only for Windows!


texts: How to make Kindle Preview run on El Capitain

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Installed Kindle Previewer v2.94 but it doesn't open, just crashes without even an error message.

tried to solve using this blog's instructions

but it didn't worked out.


texts: MacOS 10.15.4 dnsmasq doesn't work properly when listening on lan IP address

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I have a dnsmasq set on my Mac to provide DNS lookup service to lan computers and Mac itself.The main conf script is listen-address=127.0.0.1,192.168.1.2 where 192.168.1.2is Mac's lan IP address. Strangely, dnsmasq worked fine on localhost, but not response when requested from other computers from lan.

I tried to test it by dig command saying dig google.com @192.168.1.2, it said:

;; global options: +cmd
;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached

Whereas, to the localhost dig google.com @127.0.0.1, it worked.

But, the ping command returned

icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=0.058 ms

Which means the address is online. I use sudo brew services start dnsmasq to make it can listen on such addresses.

How to debug this issue?


texts: Why are some "updated app" dots brighter?

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Since updating to iOS 10, when I update my apps, some of the indicator dots are bright cyan instead of blue. For example, Deltek in the screenshot (compared to Sheets). Why?

edit: In response to IconDaemon's comment, first, the light color was constant as I swiped to and from the page, with the background stationary. Second, I just checked again, and it's now the normal dark blue (see below). I didn't change the background or transparency settings. It might just be a bug, but I don't think it's an illusion or background interaction.

edit 2: I just updated Facebook Messenger and it happened again. The dot is bright cyan, regardless of its position against the background. Then after I use the phone for a few minutes, it changes to the normal color. 3 images showing the bright color, followed by the dark color: http://imgur.com/a/evip7


texts: Force all applications to use system proxy in macOS Sierra

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I am forced to use the company's proxy, but some applications (apps) like Cisco VPN Client, Adobe, and others don't use system proxy, and I can't configure proxy settings in apps.

Is any way to force that alls apps use system proxy?


texts: Visual Voicemail Save Greeting: The operation could not be completed. (com.apple.mobilephone error 1035.)

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I have MetroPCS. I set up my greeting earlier this week. I had bad reception so called their support and they 'reset the network'. Now I can't save my voicemail greeting. I get this error. I took the phone to a MetroPCS store, but they couldn't fix it. They only called tech support too. How do I fix it?

Also, my visual voicemail is not showing new voicemails. I manually called my voicemail by holding down 1, sent a voicemail message to myself, and hung up. It doesn't appear in visual voicemail.

I also called my phone from another line and left a voicemail, but it doesn't show up or notify me of a voicemail.

iPhone 5, iOS 10.3.3.