texts: Replace German keyboard of Macbook Pro MC700

texts: I have a German Macbook Pro, but I dont really like the keyboard layout, I would like to replace about 15 keys to make it easier for typing. Is it possible to do so ? And where can I find the black cover of the key (Do I need to buy the white scissors below the black cover as well ???)


texts: Trouble Enabling iOS Device on Mac's Audio Midi Setup

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I'm currently using a Macbook Pro 13" mid 2012(macOS Catalina 10.15.7) and an iPhone 11(iOS 14.4). I want to stream my iPhone audio to my Macbook using Mac Audio Midi Setup.

As shown in the image above, I have the option to press Enable. After I press it once, I can see a new iPhone device appear on the Input device list but it quickly resets itself and disappears. I don't know what's going on.


texts: Confused about Compressed option in Disk Utility?

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When I use Disk Utility to create an image, it gives me five options:

Read only
Compressed
Read/Write
DVD/CD Master
Hybrid Image

Most of these make sense to me why someone would prefer one option over another option, except for Compressed.  I tested it out and the Compressed option made my image nearly half the size of the uncompressed version, which is great.

Now, I don't know for sure by I am assuming that this Compressed format is either Read only or Read/Write and if this is the case, why would you ever choose one of those formats over Compressed?

I did not experience any loss of data when I did the Compressed and given the significantly smaller file size it seems like a no-brainer to always choose Compressed. Maybe I am making some wrong assumptions here...


texts: Does Mavericks have a GUI for NFS mounts as in previous OS X versions?

texts: On previous OS X releases, I could open Disk Utility and choose file->NFS Mounts. I cannot find anything similar in Mavericks. Is there any GUI for mounting NFS, or must it all be done via the command line?


texts: How do I remove contacts on my sim card on iPhone?

texts: By accident I imported some contacts to my contacts app in my iPhone. I do not need them there. So, If I need to avoid to import them again  by accident I would like to remove them from my sim. How can I do this?


texts: What's a good "todo" widget for Mac OS X 10.6?

texts: I'm considering small widgets like QuickCal, Anxiety, DoBeDo, etc.  Integration with Mail/iCal would be great.  What's your favorite?


texts:
In Snow Leopard, Chrome had a feature that is like Exposé, but for the tabs.

The gesture to trigger it was a 3 finger swipe down.

And in Lion it just stopped to work.

Does anyone knows how to enable it in Lion?


texts: Any way to have Outlook 2011 sync imap mail without actually being opened?

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I use Outlook 2011 as my preferred "offline" mail client but have a need to use my online Gmail account as my primary day-to-day mail client (job-mandated plugins etc).

I have Outlook syncing my gmail over imap quite happily.

What I'd like to know is: can I have my email auto-syncing to Outlook in the background without actually launching Outlook itself?  Perhaps there's a background sync service lying around somewhere that doesn't require the main app to be open?

My intention is to have Outlook reasonably up-to-date for those times when I need to go offline but be using my gmail in the browser when online.

I am amenable to replacing Outlook with another app such as Apple Mail provided I don't have a major battle getting things like signatures working properly (as has happened to me in the past with Apple Mail).


texts: Why am I unable to set new command prompt for terminal?

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Why am I unable to set new command prompt for terminal in OS X Mavericks?

I've tried to do the following:

export PS1="\u \W$ "

It works as expected but after restart the default value of PS1 will be used again. Why? What am I doing wrong? How can I fix it?

And yes, I don't have ~/.bashrc file.


texts: How to prevent VLC from setting as default player?

texts:
I have VLC & Elmedia players. I want to use Elmedia as a default player, but VLC is set as default for all extensions, and I can't change it.

If I choose "Always open with" for some media file, VLC still stays default for this extension.

How to fix it? macOS Catalina.


texts: How to disable thumbnails icon preview only for video files in Finder?

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I hate my finder opening slow because of loading all those icons for video files. While I still want thumbnails for PDFs, documents, music, I don't want previews for video files because they're useless anyway (most of them are simply black but take time to load).

I managed to do it on previous OS X versions but on my Mountain Lion I can not locate /System/Library/Frameworks/QuickLook.framework/Resources/Generators/ folder where I was able to delete generator for video files in the past.

How to turn video icons preview thumbnails off?


texts: What kind of Barcode Reader USB can work on El Capitan / iMac

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I don't know anything about Apple world... Our customer did have a Macbook (I think) and now he did switch to an iMac (I think with El Capitan?).

A simple barcode reader USB did work on old Mac. It did "beep" and it did write the scanned number properly on the screen.

With new iMac now the barcode reader does "beep" but it doesn't write anymore on the screen (on an Excel / Notepad / Browser etc etc etc).

Reading on the internet seems a well known bug of El Capitan.

Someone has tested some USB barcode reader and it works on El Capitan? For now not a big problem the cost... Or do you have a workaround?

Thank you


texts: sync iBooks page currently reading between iPhone and MacBook

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I have a MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) (macOS Mojave 10.14.6) and an iPhone 7 (iOS 12.4.1).

I downloaded an ebook from the internet, and started reading it on my MacBook.

A few days later I copied it onto my iPhone (using iTunes on my MacBook when my iPhone was connected).

I thought bookmarks would sync between the two devices, so I could continue reading on one device from where I left off on the other.

Unfortunately that isn't happening.

How can I keep my two books in-sync?


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Concerning a MacBook Pro with Snow Leopard. As you know when pressing alt during startup there is the possibility of selecting which disc/drive/memory you want to boot from. For example if you have a CD/DVD inserted in the computer or Bootcamp Windows installed they can be selectable to boot from.

Here's what I want to do: I want that when I have a USB stick inserted to the computer, I want to be able to boot from that in the same manner as can be done with e.g. a DVD.

The problem is that when I have a USB stick connected to the computer during startup and press alt, the USB is not selectable to boot from. So the question is: How can I enable the computer to (during startup) select a connected USB stick to boot from?

I have tried a program called rEFit, which gives you another menu during startup, where you can for example select if you want to boot from any partition that you created. Unfortunately it still doesn't enable booting from a connected USB stick, at least not automatically. So I wonder how to enable booting from a USB stick, either in this program, or otherwise.

If you have done this yourself, or if you have any good ideas on how to enable it, please share.


texts: How to change the default opening application for a file created by touch?

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I create a file by touch myFile in the Terminal.

When I open this file in the Finder, it opens with TextEdit. But TextEdit is not ok for me, because it automatically transforms the character ' into ‘, which is not satisfactory for coding.

Thus, I want to always open these files with Sublime for instance.

But, when I CMD+I this file to change the default opening application for such files, I get an error message.

Is there a way around?


texts: iPhone 6s Authentication Required error will not go away

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I recently updated my phone to version 10.1.1, and ever since I have gotten the attached error.  i enter my iTunes username and password and I still get the error.  I have tried restarting the phone as well.  How do i make this go away?

My carrier is Verizon


texts: How do you show only complete albums in iTunes 11?

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iTunes 11 seems to revolve around the screen that shows you all of the different albums that you own.  However, the vast majority of the albums iTunes is showing me are albums from which I own only one song, and it is making it difficult to find those albums that are actually complete.

In iTunes 11, how do you filter the albums displayed in the Albums pane?


texts: Can a Mac's separate audio-in and audio-out ports be reversed in software?

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Recently my Mid 2009 15 Inch (2.66 GHz) MacBook Pro's audio-out headphone port has gotten physically "loose". When I plugin anything it easily slips out changing the audio output from "Headphones" to "Built-in speakers".

My audio-in port has not been used very much, and the same mini-jack plugged in there sits tight.

I might be wrong, but I always thought that the audio-in/out ports did not differ much from each other hardware wise, so I was wondering if it is somehow possible to configure my MacBook Pro (software wise) to reverse these ports.

If I could output audio through the audio-in port I would be happy. It would be ideal, but not a necessity and that the Mac would then accept audio through the headphone port.


texts: I have photoshop CC but it feels a bit limited.  If I want to turn a video into a gif I can, or if I want to move things around I can but what is used to create flash type effects? like bending lines or if I wanted to create animated characters what are some apps I can check out?


texts: How to count files in a folder using AppleScript?

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How can I count files (without subdirectories) of a certain folder in AppleScript?

How can I count subdirectories (without files) of a certain folder in AppleScript?

How can I count both files and subdirectories of a certain folder in AppleScript?

For example:

count files of folder "Desktop" of home
count folders of folder "Desktop" of home
set variable to (count files of folder "Desktop" of home) + (count folders of folder "Desktop" of home)


texts:
I am porting an application from Windows and Linux to macOS.

The application is written in Qt. It has a few dependent dylib (some built, some sdk). The exact same libraries and same Qt version are used for some other applications (which are not ready to be ported yet). It will not be distributed through the App Store.

The application can read, write, drag-and-drop, print custom type user files. It uses a sqlite3 database, provided - users should be able to browse to its location (since they should also have the ability to use a database from a different location). During print, it would be best to use the cups temporary folder to save temporary bitmap files.

I have tried to figure out the best way to install this type of app. Is the bundle packaging right for this type of app, or should I use the file system to place all required files in the most likely locations?

Creating a bundle so far, I have the dependencies (including Qt
frameworks) inside the Contents/Frameworks directory.

Where would I place the user created files... inside the bundle or inside the Users/MyCompany/MyProgram directory? I tried to save inside... can't browse inside the MyApp.app from inside the program.
Where would I place the sqlite3 database? If I place it inside the bundle (e.g. Contents/Resources), I cannot access it from inside the program.
Where would the entire bundle be installed? in /Applications/MyCompany/MyProduct is my guess?

Without a bundle: from what I read, the following may be good locations:

For the executable:  /Applications as above?
For the dependent libs: usr/share/MyCompany/MyProduct or
/Library/MyCompany/MyProduct ?
User files obviously
Users/MyCompany/MyProgram
Resource database ? I have no idea what a
good place is, accessible to all users, where to keep such a file
This setup would allow other applications to be installed and use the
same Qt framework and dependent dylibs... But I read something about
apps not working if the dylibs are modified ?

Which is the best way and in that case, which are the best folder locations?

Should I assume that the installation is made with sudo rights? Can the installation be done without admin rights?


texts: Why does the iPhone 4S weigh more than the iPhone 4?

texts:
It's been commonly noted that the iPhone 4S looks the same, but that its internals have been upgraded. Despite that, the iPhone 4S weighs more.

What causes the added weight?


texts:
I connect to a Cisco VPN Server and want to share that connection via wifi.

Using the macOS Internet Sharing feature, I can only select one interface to share - either my LAN adapter, or the VPN connection. Clients on the wifi can then only connect to either the iNet, or the VPN.

The VPN Server is only creating a split-tunnel connection - and switching to full tunnel is unfortunately not an option.

Setting my nat rules directly in /etc/pf.conf/ works fine and solves my problem to a degree.

I want to script and dynamically add them using a nat-anchor. Setting the anchor with load for an external config works, however
when I define my anchor in pf.conf and try to populate my rules using pfctl like so:

echo "
nat on en8 from bridge100:network to any -> (en8)
nat on utun1 from bridge100:network to any -> (utun1)" | pfctl -a my.anchor -f -

or as a one-liner:

echo -e "nat on en8 from bridge100:network to any -> (en8)\nnat on utun1 from bridge100:network to any -> (utun1)\n" | pfctl -a my.anchor  -f -

(w/ or w/o the trailing \n)

I can confirm that the rules are set on my anchor using
pfctl -sn -a my.anchor but the actual routing remains unchanged.

What am I doing wrong here?


texts: Is there any danger to relaunching Finder while external drives are connected?

texts:
I tried to do a very large copy (2TB) by copy/paste to two external drives. It hung up on the "Preparing to copy" dialog. After about 20 hours of waiting, I cancelled and that also seems to hang.

Can I unmount these drives, and/or can I relaunch Finder without worry to the data on the drives?


texts: How to choose GUID with High Sierra's Disk Utility?

texts:
Most often USB flash drives on the market are pre-partitioned under (Windows) Master Boot Record.

Until El Capitan a special widget in Disk Utility made it possible to set the partition type to GUID.

In High Sierra there is a dedicated partition button, but it is greyed out. How can an alternative partition table be chosen?


texts: Pages: How to restore original lists styles

texts:
I use Pages 5.5.x
The problem is that I have occasionally deleted "Lettered" list & bullets style.
Now I want to restore the default list of "list & bullets" styles for the document.

Is it possible?


texts: What is the best way I can take my book from iBooks and converted into a EPUB format

texts: I would also like the ability to show my book through Kindle without having to start over with an EPUB format iBooks has a scroll widget that will make it difficult to convert I believe looking for  any help


texts: What are the specs for voice recording on the Ipod nano fifth generation (such as how long can the iPod record until its battery runs out, what are the mic specs, does it continue recording until it runs out of space or battery)?


texts: MacBook Pro immediately shuts down when disconnected from charger, auto starts when opening MacBook, even after shutdown

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I am running macOS 10.14.6 on a late 2013 MacBook Pro.  The system immediately shuts down when the charger is unplugged.  Oddly, even after intentionally shutting down the computer, it auto-starts when I open the lid.

I reset the PRAM and SMC, which didn't help.

This began several weeks ago when the system shut down for no apparent reason.  When I restarted, the system date was way off.  I reset it to auto detect the date. I could still operate under battery power, but it would shut down long before the battery was drained.

Now it will not operate on the battery at all.  After this random shutdown the battery condition was displaying Replace Soon. Now it displays Replace Now.  Cycle count is 194.  System information shows that the battery is not charging, even though plugged in.  For several months now I have noticed that the case will sometimes get very hot to the touch above the keyboard at times.  I installed Macs Fan Control and verified both fans are working properly.

How can I resolve this problem?


texts: Which iOS emojis are currently available across most (all?) modern platforms?

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I used the "rolling eyes" emoji available in my iOS keyboard in a social media post, but was dismayed to find that it isn't available on my Chrome on windows 7 computer. While I could install fonts/extensions/etc to "fix" the problem on my computer's end, I actually want all my social media audience (such as it is) to enjoy all of my posts.

Is there a list or resource that shows which iOS emoji's are available broadly on windows 7+ and osx with IE, Chrome, and Firefox, and on iOS 5+ and Android 4+?

If not, can we make one here in a single wiki style answer?


texts:
I have a pages document that I want to copy a JPG into and make the JPG take up the whole first page with no margins.  Then I want the rest of the pages to keep their margins as I've already specified.

I have the jpg copied into pages, but I can't make it any bigger than the margins and there is still a header and footer.

Thanks in advance!


texts: Upgrade to Yosemite with two hard drives in iMac

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I'm running 10.9.5 on an iMac, where I have two hard drives (SSD + HDD) and Superdrive installed. The way the disks are mounted is not conventional:

/dev/disk0s2 on / (hfs, local, journaled)
devfs on /dev (devfs, local, nobrowse)
/dev/disk1s2 on /Users (hfs, local, journaled)
map -hosts on /net (autofs, nosuid, automounted, nobrowse)
map auto_home on /home (autofs, automounted, nobrowse)

disk0s2 is internal SSD drive and disk1s2 is internal 1TB HDD drive.

I've read that upgrading to Yosemite will convert my drives to fusion drive1, though I have not found detailed information what would happen in my situation. I have a couple of questions:

did anybody try upgrading Mavericks to Yosemite with similar drive configuration? What were the results?
will Yosemite convert my two drives to Fusion drive? (I read that in order to convert it, it needs to erase contents, so I'm assuming that upgrade procedure won't create fusion drive)
if the fusion drive will be created automatically, I guess I can't control which data is on SSD and which data is on HDD anymore, right? I use virtual machines heavily (vmware) and I don't want them all on ssd...

Since this machine is my primary workhorse, I'm reluctant to just try and see if it works. I've upgraded my Macbook air (single ssd drive) without issues, fwiw.


texts:
On Windows's Japanese IME, when typing Hiragana, I can change the conversion mode to "No conversion", and then the romaji I type are entered as hiragana without having to press space or enter. Is there any way to do this on macOS (particularly High Sierra)?

For example, on Windows (with this setting), I can type "ひらが" into my search engine of choice and press enter to get the search. But on macOS, I have to press enter twice (once to accept the hiragana without conversion, and once to search).

Some kind of work-around would also be of interest. I type a lot of pure-hiragana when studying.


texts: How to move Time Machine backups from an AirPort Time Capsule to a NAS

texts:
What steps should be taken to move an existing Time Machine backup from an AirPort Time Capsule to a NAS?

Apple describes how to do this when the source and destination are both AirPort Time Capsules: How to move Time Machine backups from one AirPort Time Capsule to another

My initial approach

Setup NAS per the QNAP instructions for multiple Macs resulting in a SMB shared folder on its own volume and a corresponding user with Read/Write permission to the shared folder
Connect to the Time Capsule "Data" share from the Mac
Connect to the NAS share from the Mac, using the QNAP instructions for multiple Macs
Drag the sparse bundle from the "Data" share to the NAS shared folder
Point Time Machine on the Mac to the NAS shared folder


texts: How do I filter videos by size to identify the largest in Photos app on OSX?

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I need to find the largest video files, because my videos takes a lot of space

but I dont know how to do this:

It seems to not to be there any option for filtering by size


texts: Best way to recover/restore Time Machine Backup to a second HD?

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My Macbook HD got corrupted and it couldn't be repaired. Being a 2011 Macbook model, I decided to buy a SSD to be the primary HD and a second 1TB to be used instead of cdrom (using a kit from maxupgrades).

So far, so good. Problem is: now I want to recover/restore a Time Machine backup to this new 1TB hard disk (that isn't the primary one). Which is the best way to avoid data loss in the process? Can I just copy the files from /Backups.backupdb/Latest?


texts: How to screen record using AppleScript on Catalina?

texts:
So I've been using a script before I updated to Catalina that worked fine for screen recording. It's based on another user's SE question, but ever since the update, it looks like there is a new step.

Basically, you tell "QuickTime Player" to start (new screen recording).

But instead of a screen recording starting, it just opens a new menu which lets you select some settings, or click the screen to record using the last used settings.

I've tried using System Events to click to screen, even after a 1s delay, but it's not working.

Anyone know how to either:
1) Bypass the new menu and just start recording right away
2) Start recording once the menu has popped up (System Events doesn't detect window 1, so I'm not even sure how to navigate the UI)
3) Click the screen/UI using System Events

* Update to question *

I've edited my AppleScript code since user3439894 wrote a response. It seems to work for what I've asked. The only problem now is that I'm not sure how to save to file to a specific path. Below, I've added some code snippets of what I currently have since making edits (it just saves the screen recording to the Desktop based on the date for the time. Below that, I have my original code which saves it on the Desktop as test.mov.

My code now, after edits

1) Starting recording

tell application "QuickTime Player" to activate
tell application "QuickTime Player" to start (new screen recording)
tell application "System Events" to tell process "Screen Shot"
  repeat until exists its front window
    delay 0.1
  end repeat
  if not (exists button "Record" of its front window) then
    click checkbox "Record Entire Screen" of its front window
  end if
  click button "Record" of its front window
end tell

2) end recording

tell application "System Events" to click menu bar item 1 of menu bar 1 of application process "screencaptureui"

My Code Before Edits

3) Old way I used to start my recording before Catalina for screen recording (still works for webcam (aka Movie) recording)

tell application "QuickTime Player" to activate
tell application "QuickTime Player" to start (new screen recording)

4) Old way I used to stop and save my screen recording that doesn't work in Catalina

set filePath to "Users:mini:Desktop:test.mov"
set f to a reference to file filePath
tell application "QuickTime Player"
  pause document "screen recording"
  save document "screen recording" in f using settings preset "1080p"
  stop document "screen recording"
  close document "screen recording"
end tell


texts: Can I connect my Mid 2011 Mac to a second monitor?

texts: How can I connect my mid 2011 iMac to a second monitor to extend my screen? The monitor is an HP L1950. The ports my mac has can be seen here:


texts: How can I install Octave with curl support via homebrew?

texts:
I've installed octave with homebrew (via brew install octave), and it seems to work fine, including gnuplot support.  However, it looks like it's missing curl support.  I'm getting the message "error: urlread: curl: No error" when trying to execute str = urlread(url, 'post', params).

I've tried making homebrew install curl by adding depends_on 'curl' to the octave formula and setting the CPPFLAGS and LDFLAGS environment variables to point to homebrew curl, but that didn't seem to change anything.


texts: 'iCloud Drive' missing from Finder (link broken?) in OS X El Cap

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I'm using Mac OS X El Capitan (10.11.6) on a Mid 2011 Mac Mini.

My 'link' to iCloud Drive in Finder is missing or broken. I know there is a physical location for the iCloud cache on the local SSD, but I cannot find it. If I could I think I could just add a Favorite to the sidebar. Much thanks.


texts: cannot install iOS 7.1 simulator for Xcode 6 (weird file mounting error)

texts:
I have XCode 5.1 working without problems with iOS 7.1 simulators until yesterday when I upgraded to Xcode 6, the installation was completed successfully, but whenever I try to download and install iOS 7.1 simulator from Preferences -> Downloads, it gives me this weird message:

Could not download and install iOS 7.1 Simulator. Failed to mount  file:///Users/myusername/Library/Caches/com.apple.dt.Xcode/Downloads/Xcode.SDK.iPhoneSimulator.7.1-7.1.dmg at file:///var/folders/f8/4wmmmwj17_96v9jp7h1f4gqc0000gn/T/attached-image-85355a6e6ed97fd1899b8ef3a6052181e745b5fb/: image not recognized

I searched for such error but couldn't find any clue to solve it.
I completely removed XCode using CleanMyMac 2 app, restarted the machine, re-installed Xcode from MAC App Store, the installation was successful, restarted the machine again, and then tried to install iOS 7.1 simulator but to no avail.


texts: Trouble turning off bluetooth completely on a trackpad

texts: I have just gotten a new imac and bought a trackpad for it. I have connected the trackpad with a lightning cable to the keyboard. The whole idea is to have no wireless. Therefore the keyboard is of the older type with cable. I have diabled the bluetooth on my computer. Now, the trackpad works perfectly with the setup, but it still sends signals when I use it. How do I know? I have measured it with a Gigahertz device. The button on the trackpad is only for turning off the trackpad so that it can´t be used. I would love to use the trackpad but not if I can´t turn off the bluetooth fully. Any advice anyone?


texts: How to ask for reimbursement for the app purchased from iTunes store

texts:
On my iPhone 5, I tried purchasing the app called Crystal - block Ads. The transactions is complete but seems like the app is not supported on my device so it's refusing to install. How do I ask for reimbursement for this payment since the app is not supported and also the app doesn't show in my paid app list?

Also, the transactions happened twice it seems. App cost is Rs. 30 and transaction is done for Rs. 60


texts: What is a safer way to write this applescript

texts:
I sometimes use a third party application with a built in terminal when writing and/or testing a script. I wrote this short applescript to fully clear the terminal screen regardless of which application I'm using. I set it as a function at the top of some of my scripts. I never had a problem until earlier today when I carelessly ran this in a while true loop.

clear(){
    osascript -e \
    'set theApp to (get the path to the frontmost application) as text
    set this_app to the name of application theApp
    activate application this_app
    tell application "System Events" to keystroke "k" using command down'
}

Obviously running this endlessly is not a good thing. I was forced to manually power off the computer because it was stuck in the frontmost application hitting cmd k endlessly. Is there a better way to write this so this doesn't happen again?


texts: How can I install .deb files for Cydia manually (without wifi)?

texts:
as I already said here my wifi is not working so I need to install Cydia .deb files like SBSettings, Installous, Winterboard etc. manually...well I did, but they wont work properly. I got some .deb files from various website, added them on my device in the cydia install folder, so far so good. I restarted my iphone, the icons showed up (Installous, winterboard) but when I open up Cydia and go to the packages they have a redish background (something like "hey there is something wrong"). Is something wrong with the files or the manual install is not good?

SBSettings -> Respring works, "more" work, the toggle icons don't show up (wifi, bluetooth, openSSH etc).
Installous -> Added some .ipa files to my device, they show up on download tab on my device but no icons show up (they are blank). I hit install but i get an error like "Error building SBCache" then "Installed" but they are not installed.
Winterboard -> works.

So any solution to that problem?
3G 16GB - 3.1.2 - 05.13.04


texts: Macbook pro 13 inch-2017 Apple Logo turns red when wake up from sleep

texts:
External Monitor connected:
When I wake up from sleep the logo appears in white colour with the red colour background with a progress bar below.

Without External Monitor:
When I wake up from sleep the logo appears in white colour with a progress bar below.


texts:
I am trying to compile GCC9 on macOS Catalina. The closest tutorial I've found is this one.

The tutorial states:

In order to build GCC install the required header files in the old location:

1 cd /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/Packages/
2 open .

Command 1 doesn't work because my file structure is as follows:

 - Users/user/Library/Developer/Xcode
 - Users/user/Library/Developer/XCTestDevices
 - /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/
- /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/Library/

As can be seen, the Library/Developer path associated with my user has no CommandlineTools, while that directly on Macintosh HD does.

Should I run the above commands from root /? Or should the CommandLineTools also be available directly to my user?


texts:
Running Mojave 10.14.3 I notice there are currently more files open than the maxfiles allowed.  How is this possible?  In this case I do not have any symptoms or error messages, but in the past I have seen an error message about too many open files, and that time when I checked, lsof was exactly 10000.

Side node: Is there any harm in increasing maxfiles?

$ sysctl kern.maxfiles
kern.maxfiles: 10000
$ lsof | wc
   13242  124035 1982117


texts: SSH no longer works after update to 10.12.4

texts:
I've been successfully using the following script to initiate port forwarding for the last year or so:

ssh-add -K ~/.ssh/id_rsa
ssh -f admin@ssh.mydomain.com -L 50003:inst3:3389 -N -p 33233
ssh -f admin@ssh.mydomain.com -L 50005:inst5:3389 -N -p 33233
ssh -f admin@ssh.mydomain.com -L 50006:inst6:3389 -N -p 33233

Immediately after running today's OS update to 10.12.4, running this same script generates the following error:

Unable to negotiate with [my routable IP] port 33233: no matching host key type found. Their offer: ssh-dss

Some articles indicated that the problem could be resolved by editing ssh_config and uncommenting a particular line. This approach hasn't worked. I'm still locked out of SSH. For reference, here's a copy of my ssh_config file:

# Host *
#   ForwardAgent no
#   ForwardX11 no
#   RhostsRSAAuthentication no
#   RSAAuthentication yes
#   PasswordAuthentication yes
#   HostbasedAuthentication no
#   GSSAPIAuthentication no
#   GSSAPIDelegateCredentials no
#   BatchMode no
#   CheckHostIP yes
#   AddressFamily any
#   ConnectTimeout 0
#   StrictHostKeyChecking ask
#   IdentityFile ~/.ssh/identity
#   IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa
#   IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_dsa
#   IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_ecdsa
#   IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
#   Port 22
#   Protocol 2
#   Cipher 3des
#   Ciphers aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr,arcfour256,arcfour128,aes128-cbc,3des-cbc
MACs hmac-md5,hmac-sha1,umac-64@openssh.com,hmac-ripemd160
#   EscapeChar ~
#   Tunnel no
#   TunnelDevice any:any
#   PermitLocalCommand no
#   VisualHostKey no
#   ProxyCommand ssh -q -W %h:%p gateway.example.com
#   RekeyLimit 1G 1h

I tried uncommenting the line beginning with "MACs hmac-..." but this made no difference. What shall I try next?


texts: Is there a way I can save the history for what I have searched for in Dictionary.app or save them for reference within the application itself ?


texts: How to avoid lags when listening to music on a Mac?

texts:
On a Mac 10.13.6 I am usually listening to music using the command line command mplayer. However, when the computer is under rather heavy load, the music sometimes stops for a fraction of a second up to a second (or even longer) all the time.

The music is mp3 files stored locally and I’m guessing the CPU scheduling to priority is what is causing this interruption. In my use case, everything else the computer is doing is less relevant so I want to promote this app to the best performance.

The version is:

  MPlayer 1.3.0-4.2.1

Can I change how I run this app to avoid slowdowns when the CPU gets busy?


texts:
One of the few good features of Windows is its ability to view a zip file as a folder. Is there some way, possibly using a third party app, to do the same on the Mac?

I know there are a number of apps which will mount the zip file as a volume, but I haven’t found a way to see one simply as a folder.


texts: How to access Pages document when I forgot the password for it?

texts: Sometimes I set up a password for my Pages document, and I forget it. Is there a way to access the document without a password or recover password back anyway?


texts: Mojave - How can I lower the lowest volume?

texts:
Currently I'm at 1/4 volume (option+shift+volume) but it is still loud.

All of the systemic solutions are out of date or about limiting maximum volume.

Is there a way to permanently lower the lowest volume?


texts: MacBook Pro Motherboard Upgrade Compatability

texts:
So today, my trusty Early 2011 15 inch MacBook Pro had its screen go black with the backlight and keyboard keys on, audio still playing, but unresponsive to keyboard input. This happened twice more after a reboot. I fear this is the dreaded GPU Failure (the repair program for which it is no longer eligible).

Being that I have a sentimental attachment to the lil guy, I thought I might take the opportunity to upgrade the motherboard to one compatible with MacOS Mojave. My guess is that anything that’s not a unibody MacBook will have a similar motherboard layout, but I haven’t found an authoritative source. Anyone have a list of compatible part numbers between chassis and motherboards?


texts:
I have an iPhone 4. It has network lock from Switzerland. I want use Gevey SIM on this phone. Gevey SIM is more compatible for iOS 5.1.1.

how to downgrade from iOS 6.1.3 to iOS 5.1.1 in iPhone 4?


texts: what is the difference between UDID & advertising identifier?

texts: When advertising identifier is used does the App functionality will change? Will the App functions properly when the iPad/iPhone is resetted.


texts: Where are the images for a .pkg / .dmg file located?

texts:
I was wondering where the default .pkg image file is that looks like:

This is not located at

system/library/coreservices/CoreTypes.bundle/resources

Same goes for .dmg files. Unless I have to go and download a .pkg/.dmg file and then "Get Info" and copy the icon in the upper right; which is the method I used to get the image earlier. Is it locally exclusive to .pkg files only? (meaning that apple makes an application where every pkg is set to default to have that)


texts: Big Sur 11.2.1 - no "Automatically Adjust Brightness" option on external DELL monitor. How to disable?

texts:
The option doesn't exist for my external monitor, even though I had it before the OS update when I had Catalina 10.15.7.
The automatic brightness adjustment is driving me crazy. Can I disable it?

Macbook Pro 2019 16" , Big Sur 11.2.1


texts: Hotkey to switch to a specific window by title

texts:
I wish to create a hotkey to switch to a specific window (identified by its title) of an application - no matter if that application is currently active, or whether I am in fullscreen or split screen mode in another application.
I read through the Automator actions, and didn't see anything like "Change to window" or something like that. It can start/activate applications, but my target app has several top-level windows and I want exactly one of those.
Is this possible with onboard tools, or some small 3rd party utility?


texts: Tools to diff two Keynote '09 slideshows

texts:
Is there any tool which I can use to effectively diff two Keynote '09 slideshows?

TL;DR

An Apple Keynote (i.e. a .key) file consists of a directory structure which contains all the resources used in a slideshow (i.e. images, videos) and a .apxl file containing the structure and the text of the slideshow, encoded in a given format. Therefore, it should be possible to diff two versions of the same slideshow comparing the list of resources and the XML file. The comparison should give decent information about what has been changed or added between two versions of the same slideshow.

Is there any tool which is able to do some clever (e.g. strip metadata away from the comparison) diffing between two Keynote slideshows?


texts:
I've just bought a second-handed MacBook Pro (late 2013 - Catalina 10.15.1,) and with the deal it comes with FCP 10.4.4.

For this version, I cannot drop the footage from the Finder to the program, I also cannot import the sound effects (with built-in ) into the timeline. The warning is "not enough disk space" even though I gave FCP full disk access and there are plenty of space in my Mac.

I cannot update it because it was purchased by the previous owner. I don't want to have to purchase it again.


texts: What is the modern equivalent of "ps aux" on macOS Sierra?

texts:
The BSD backend of MacOS has ps built in. The BSD General Commands Manual says that

  The biggest change is in the interpretation of the -u option, which now displays processes belonging to the specified username(s).  Thus, "ps -aux" will fail (unless you want to know about user "x"). As a convenience, however, "ps aux" still works as it did in Tiger.

I am wondering what the current standard is for this—dare I write—obsolete command+parameter sequence.


texts: Alias to folder on external hard drive disappears from sidebar when the hard drive is ejected

texts: I've made an alias to a folder on my external hard drive and added it to Finder's sidebar. Whenever I eject the external hard drive the newly added item to the sidebar disappears and doesn't reappear when the hard drive is plugged back in. I want it to disappear when the external hard drive isn't connected and REAPPEAR when the external hard drive IS connected. How can this be done? Thanks!


texts: Is there a way to differentiate between paid and free apps in iTunes purchase history?

texts:
I want to know what apps I've paid money for, as opposed to free apps that were downloaded.

I need to know this because I gave my little brother my old 3GS to use as an iPod which remains attached to my iTunes account because he doesn't have a credit card or an income in order set up an account. I notice that he downloads a lot of apps, games in particular, and I'm worried because I've tried a few that seem like they could easily charge for. I often download apps that I pay for, so often that I wouldn't know if he was buying things without my knowledge.

Every now and then I notice a charge from iTunes that I don't remember making, so I need to know what I've paid for. Is there a way to show what apps I've actually spent money on?


texts: Identify disk manufacturer in Macbook Air

texts: I wonder how can I know which is the disk's manufacturer for my Macbook Air. Is there a way to know whether the disk is one of those faulty SSD disk that Apple has recalled.


texts: USB adapter stops working after deleting NetworkInterfaces.plist

texts:
TL;DR: I have an external USB wifi adapter on a MacBook Pro which was working fine before I deleted my /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/NetworkInterfaces.plist file without making a copy. Is there a way of fixing it?

The problem with my MacBook Pro 2014 started when it took a water damage. The only ostensible casualty was the wifi function, and apple told me it was caused by the breaking down of the wifi airport card. There is apparently other hardware damage, but no other symptom that I can see. But to fix the whole thing will cost almost as much as a new machine, so I decided to buy a USB adapter (http://www.tp-link.com/en/products/details/cat-11_Archer-T4U.html) to regain the wifi function.

The external adapter was working fine for a week, the only problem being that I cannot log in to the appstore, with the error message "An unexpected error occurred while signing in, Your device or computer could not be verified". So I followed the advice here and deleted /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/NetworkInterfaces.plist. Stupidly, I did not make a copy. After a reboot, the status bar looks perfectly fine, and shows me connected to the network (itself fine, too), but there's just no connection to the Internet. I've tried restoring the preference file from a month ago and re-installing the usb adapter driver, but no improvement. I am eliciting your help for any ways to fix this, or any suggestions of what to try.


texts: Find out what adaptor power socket an unopened iPhone 5s has

texts:
I have an unboxed iPhone5s here, which I have received as a gift from a friend who also received it as a gift and did not want it. I might end up regifting it myself, so I would rather not open it.

How can I find out what adapter power socket it has included? (I am thinking it may either be German or British).

The codes on the back read:

ZP862-1643-A

Part No. MF353ZP/A

Serial No. C35LRVTGFRC5

IMEI/MEID 358693055033047

The barcode starts with 8 and the outer packaging has text in English and Chinese.


texts: Terminal won't receive Control+← or Control+→

texts:
I just upgraded to Mountain Lion and I'm perplexed to find that neither iTerm 2 or the standard terminal will not receive Control ⌃+← or ⌃+→, which I typically use to jump words on the command line. I can, however, use ⌃+↑ and ⌃+↓ which I'm finding odd.

I've tested this by opening up cat on stdin and mashing buttons. My initial guess is that OS X is intercepting them somehow, I suspected Spaces (I guess it's part of Mission Control now) at first, but after disabling all key combinations for it, I've come up empty-handed.

Has anyone ever seen this before, or does anyone have any other ideas?


texts:
I have iTunes match with a decent library (12k+ songs) on my Macbook Air.

I'm running out of free space on my SSD and noticed that the size of my library has doubled since I signed up for iTunes Match.

It looks like a lot of my songs have been upgraded to 256kbps bitrate.

Is there a way to go down to 128 or 192kbps in order to save some space?


texts: Creating a bootable macOS installer error

texts:
I'm following How to create a bootable installer for macOS guide by Apple, but it's giving me an error. When I execute

sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Catalina.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/disco

It gives me this:

dyld: Library not loaded: @executable_path/../Frameworks/IAESD.framework/Versions/A/IAESD
  Referenced from: /Applications/Install macOS Catalina.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia
  Reason: no suitable image found.  Did find:
    /Applications/Install macOS Catalina.app/Contents/Resources/../Frameworks/IAESD.framework/Versions/A/IAESD: mmap() error 1 at address=0x103C4F000, size=0x00006000 segment=__TEXT in Segment::map() mapping /Applications/Install macOS Catalina.app/Contents/Resources/../Frameworks/IAESD.framework/Versions/A/IAESD
    /Applications/Install macOS Catalina.app/Contents/Resources/../Frameworks/IAESD.framework/Versions/A/IAESD: mmap() error 1 at address=0x103C65000, size=0x00006000 segment=__TEXT in Segment::map() mapping /Applications/Install macOS Catalina.app/Contents/Resources/../Frameworks/IAESD.framework/Versions/A/IAESD
ADMINs-MBP-2:~ ADMIN$

I'm using OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 on a Macbook Pro 2015.

The USB device is a 1TB External Hard Drive, Mac OS Extended formatted.


texts: Is there a simple way of finding the font used in a piece of copied text?

texts: I'm trying to copy a small amount of text from a pdf to a Pages doc. On pasting, the font isn't the same. Is there a way of finding the font used in the copied text so I can set it after pasting?


texts: Apple Mini DisplayPort to VGA adapter and DDC/CI communication

texts:
I developed a Cocoa based OS X app to set brightness and contrast of a monitor using DDC/CI communication.

The app works perfectly using a Mac Pro attached to a BenQ DDC/CI capable monitor. It works with every connection interface: VGA, DVI and HDMI.

If I attach the same BenQ monitor to a MacBook via Apple Mini DisplayPort to VGA adapter, the app isn't able to send DDC/CI commands to the monitor...it reports that the monitor isn't DDC/CI capable.

I'm sure it is not an issue related to the app. It detects correctly both of the monitor (the internal and the external one) and I'm sure that I'm sending DDC/CI commands to the external monitor and not to the internal one.

Does Apple Mini DisplayPort to VGA adapter support DDC/CI?


texts: Can't send outgoing messages using Gmail via the Mail app

texts:
Using Sierra OS. I have a gmail account and i connected it to the mac mail app. I can receive emails just fine but I get this error message when I send a message: https://imgur.com/a/D6d0Xr2

I deleted every server on smtp list and added a manual one but it still wont work: https://imgur.com/a/sgmudcQ


texts: fn + backspace (delete) works just at the second time as expected

texts:
I'm facing a weird misbehavior on my MacBook Pro (Retina).
I switched the operating language from German to English several days ago. Since then, I can't use the "delete" button (fn + backspace) anymore as before the language-change.

Whenever I press delete (fn + backspace), the button behaves as I wouldn't press the fn button (so just a regular backspace), but if I keep a finger on the fn button, and press the backspace button again, then the next letter will be deleted (a regular deletion, which is my intention).

Is this a bug, or something I can change by settings?

My operating system is: macOS Sierra 10.12.3


texts: Why is my Safari download of Xcode over running?

texts:
The picture says it all ("6.06 of 4.43"!?!). Never seen anything like it!
Shall I leave it, or re download?
What is the size meant to be of Xcode 8 Beta 3?


texts: Transfer/Migrate specific apps including settings etc to a new Mac

texts:
I did a clean install upgrade to OS X Yosemite (from Mavericks).

Prior to doing that I backed up my entire hard disk using a disk cloner (Carbon Copy Cloner in my case)

Is there a way I can transfer a few specific apps from my previous installation (including settings, licenses etc) to the new one?


texts:
I have inherited some Mac-based machine, but when I power it on - virtual machine with Windows XP starts. I cannot figure, how to exit this mode or restore Mac to factory defaults. I tried booting with pressing Fx keys, ⌘ Cmd+R and C.

Nothing works, and Windows XP is booting normally.


texts: How to activate an iPhone 5 with an inactivated SIM card

texts:
I would like to use my iPhone 5 with an inactivated SIM card. I tried restoring using iTunes but each time I turn the phone on it starts all over again and asks me what language, what country, enter pass code etc. It connects to my Wi-Fi and then wants to know if I want to restore from iCloud, iTunes, or start new. I've tried this several times.

I would like to test this phone out before I activate the nano sim card. My old phone is an iPhone 3 and uses a larger SIM card so I don't want to deactivate that until I am sure the new one will work.


texts:
For my work, I have to use an application that needs "Always On" location on my iPhone (latest iOS 13), but every day (sometimes twice a day) I have the "X is tracking your location." prompt. I answer "Always on" every time, but every day they ask me again...

Is there a way to see these pop-ups less often, or to completely deactivate them ?


texts: How to hear/view files with extensions .VOB, .IFO, and .BUP on a Mac

texts: A friend of mine just got a new MacBook and is trying to look at some files she had from her old Wintel boxen with .VOB, .IFO, and .BUP file extensions.  What Mac conversion or viewing utility or app should be used?


texts: Which popular apps prevent sleep on Mac OS X?

texts:
The main reason a Mac won't go to sleep is because of a 3rd party app. If there was a list of popular apps that have been known to cause sleep issues, it would make debugging this issue easier.

Which popular 3rd party apps are known to cause sleep issues?


texts: Why my MacBook Air terminal uses sh-3.2# instead of my username#?

texts:
In my MacBook Air Terminal, I have the following prompt:

Zoos-MacBook-Air:~ zdm$

When I type sudo su and then enter my root password, I usually get the same prompt with the # sign as follows:

Zoos-MacBook-Air:~ zdm#

Recently I noticed that when I typed sudo su and then entered my root password, the prompt changed to:

sh-3.2#

How to change it back to usual?


texts: Can you triple boot on Mac OS X Lion (twice) and Linux?

texts:
I'd like to install two separate version of OS X Lion and a copy of Linux on my Mac.

How do I go about doing this?


texts:
The like and dislike options are grayed out. I'm on an iPhone 5s and iOS 7.0.

Any ideas?


texts: Most efficient way to transfer data from a mid-2007 iMac to a 2017 iMac?

texts:
I have a an old, mid-2007 iMac running 10.11.6 and a new 2017 iMac running the latest 10.12 release.

The old iMac has 800 GB of data on it, spread across three user accounts, that I'd like to migrate to the new iMac. It has an up-to-date Time Machine backup on a USB 2.0 hard drive. FireWire 400 and 800 ports. Gigabit ethernet. I also have an external USB 2.0 hard drive with enough space on it to hold the contents of the old iMac's drive and I own CarbonCopyCloner.

Most of the data is one user account and is generally iTunes media (ripped from CDs, so DRM-free on the hard drive of the old iMac) and Logic/GarageBand project data.

I'm uncertain of my options for transferring the user data from the old iMac to the new iMac.

Can I use migration assistant and attach the Time Machine drive to the new iMac? Can I boot the old iMac into Target Drive mode and mount it, over the network, to the new iMac and rsync the files on to it? Should I clone the the hard drive to an external USB 2.0 drive with CCC and then import that data onto the new iMac?

The data set is sized large enough that I'd like to not have to restart this process several times. What's my most efficient option for transferring everything from one machine to the other in this case?


texts:
When I upgrade to Mavericks, it uninstalls Java 1.6. I can install Java 7, but for some applications and development work, I still need access to Java 6. How can I reinstall Java 6 in Mavericks?

Apple docs generally recommend downloading Java directly from Oracle, but I don't see a Mac version listed on the Oracle download page for Java SE 6.

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javasebusiness/downloads/java-archive-downloads-javase6-419409.html#jdk-6u45-oth-JPR

Update

I was able to install parts of Java 6, with an Apple Support update. But Maven is still missing.

$ specs java os
Specs:

specs 0.7
https://github.com/mcandre/specs#readme

mvn --version
mvn not found

echo $CLASSPATH

echo $JAVA_HOME
/Library/Java/Home

javac -version
javac 1.6.0_65

java -version
java version "1.6.0_65"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_65-b14-462-11M4609)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.65-b04-462, mixed mode)

system_profiler SPSoftwareDataType | grep 'System Version'
      System Version: OS X 10.9 (13A603)

Update 2

I was able to install Maven with Homebrew:

$ brew install maven
$ mvn --version
Apache Maven 3.1.1 (0728685237757ffbf44136acec0402957f723d9a; 2013-09-17 11:22:22-0400)
Maven home: /usr/local/Cellar/maven/3.1.1/libexec
Java version: 1.6.0_65, vendor: Apple Inc.
Java home: /System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Home
Default locale: en_US, platform encoding: MacRoman
OS name: "mac os x", version: "10.9", arch: "x86_64", family: "mac"


texts: Installation stuck at grey boot screen on Macbook Pro 4,1 (Early 2008)

texts:
I would appreciate any help you guys can give me since I would really like to upgrade my laptop to Mountain Lion.

Computer: Macbook Pro 17" 4,1 (Early 2008)
RAM: 4 GB RAM
Hard drive: 128 SSD Hard drive
Video card: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
Current OS: Snow Leopard 10.6.8

Steps I have taken but failed to properly install the OS.

Dowloaded Mountain Lion at least 3 times from the App store to make sure the download wasn't corrupted.
I even tried making a Lion Bootdisk so I can install Mountain Lion on a USB drive (Install ESD.dmg).
I have even tried installing Lion first thinking I would take it one version at a time but gets stuck on boot screen too.
I even changed my hard drive to a new blank SSD drive to see any difference.
Each time I install Mountain Lion or Lion, everything is good until the installer has to restart the laptop.
Laptop gets stuck at the grey boot screen with the Apple logo and the loading circle. Nothing ever happens after.
Even waited for 7 hours but no changes in the boot screen.
I always had to use/boot to the Snow Leopard CD so I can restart the laptop back to the Snow Leopard drive.

Safeboot gives me this endless message "ERROR: Firewire (OHCI) TI ID 8025 built-in: handleUnrecoverableErrorInt" but I don't have any Firewire cable connected at all.

What can I do next?


texts: Can an Apple Time Capsule be used to store/watch movies on iPads in a car?

texts:
I have a 2TB time capsule.  I am driving from PA to FL with 3 kids.  I have a hundred of so movies/TV shows stored on a 2TB Time Capsule.  Can I use a power converter in my minivan to power and use the TC for the kids to each watch whatever they want on our road trip via wifi (they all have iPads)? It seems like it would work, but I'm not sure what the possible "issues" might be.

Thx


texts: Can iMac 2017 5K 27' support 3 external monitors?

texts:
Does anyone know if the 2017 5K 27' iMac can support 3 external monitors?
Mine is with Radeon Pro 580 8GB graphics, and can't make it work with 3 external monitors.
Spec:

Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017
3.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5
64 GB 2400 MHz DDR4
Radeon Pro 580 8 GB

My setup:

2 x 1080p 24' HP monitors connected with hdmi cables to a thunderbolt
3 hub which is connected to 1 of the 2 thunderbolt port in my iMac
1x LG ultrawide 29 connected with a USB C to HDMI cable to the other
thunderbolt 3 port

The hub, cables and monitors are all working fine. However the 3 external monitors can't be used simultaneously, only 2 can be supported each time. Tried to disconnect and reconnect all the monitors with different orders, the last one (LG or HP) will always show "No Signal".
Is it because the iMac 2017 can only support up to 2 external monitors due to hardware / graphic limitation? Is there any configuration I can do to make it work?
Regards.


texts: OS X Lion - How to configure website on Apache

texts:
I'm on my first steps with OS X and I'm trying to setup Apache so I can develop a website. I configured a new alias on /etc/apache2/other with the following content, pointing to my project folder, like this:

Alias /mySite /Users/me/Documents/workspace/mySite
<Directory /Users/me/Documents/workspace/mySite>
  Options Indexes
  Order allow,deny
  Allow from all
</Directory>

However, accessing to localhost/mySite gives me a 403 forbidden. I have access to localhost (which I realize has its web folder at /Library/WebServer/Documents) and I have access to localhost/~me (which shows the content of ~/Sites). I also tried to deploy my site in that folders and I can have access to it, but my ideia was, at most (if configuring the site on Apache fails), to use a symbolic link there pointing to the real project location, but right now I'm also getting the same 403 with it. Can someone help me with this?

Thanks!


texts: Unable to call FaceTime only to a particular caller ID

texts:
I am using iPhone 4 with iOS 6, and my boyfriend is using iPhone 5 with iOS 6 (recently upgraded to iOS 7).

Whenever I called him from my iPhone, it would say "Connecting..." when he picked up, and then after a few seconds it would say "Connection Lost". I tried a lot of times and it never worked.

Then I have my Mac setup with Facetime, and I was able to call his phone. And then I tried to use my iPhone to call my Mac (different ID), and it was connected. And then I tried to use my iPhone to call a friend's iPhone 4, and it also worked. So the problem is not on the iPhone.

So here's the summary:

iPhone 4 calling iPhone 5 didn't work
Mac calling iPhone 5 worked
iPhone 4 calling another iPhone 4 worked
iPhone 4 calling Mac worked

Any idea?


texts: Keep alive SSH connection with server in MacOs Mojave

texts:
In El Captain, to maintain active a SSH connection you should edit ~/.ssh/config file to add your additional rules.

nano ~/.ssh/config

To maintain active for 1 hour you should add:

Host *
   ServerAliveInterval 3600

I cannot recreate the same situation is MacOS Mojave, it continue to close connections after some minutes. Any suggestions about this?


texts: Is there anyway you can track the call history to someone who keeps on cancelling your calls?

texts: Is there any way to track the call history to someone who keeps on canceling your calls? I like to see how many times they've been called already. I'm using a iPhone 5.


texts: What is the URL structure of iOS delta updates?

texts: The over-the-air updates on iOS must come from some server similar to where the ipsw files are stored, does anyone know where?


texts: How to find and download a specific macOS update name that usually is not available within the apple download website

texts:
Every time Apple release a minor macOS X update, for example (Supplemental, or Combo, or Security Update, etc), I usually visit https://support.apple.com/en_US/downloads and I download the dmg file and I push the package to all my Mac(s) and I am good to go.
But sometimes I am having issue in searching for a specific update that Apple released.
I give you a practical example:
Using the link that I provided you above, how do I find and download one of these two packages?  I tried to type in a different way but nothing is coming up.  Of course I can type macOS Supplemental Update 10.14.6 but the result is not what I am looking for.
Safari14.0.1MojaveAuto-14.0.1
    Safari (14.0.1), 67518K [recommended]
   * Safari14.0MojaveAuto-10.14.6
    macOS Supplemental Update (10.14.6), 67310K [recommended] [restart]

Thank you.


texts: move focus to next window for current app in another desktop macOS Mojave

texts:
If I have two windows for an app in the same desktop/workspace/space, then the move focus to next window shortcut moves focus between them.  If the windows are in different desktops, focus is not moved.  Is there a way to make a shortcut that switches to the next window for the app, even if its in a different desktop?

In Mission Control Preferences I have "When switching to an application, switch to a Space with open windows for the application" set.  I also tried setting "Group windows by application"

seen on MacOS 10.14.3 Mojave (OSX)

Thanks


texts: Can I safely backup my system by simply tarring things?

texts:
Of course, the recommended method of backing up an OSX machine is to use Time Machine. But let's say that, for whatever reason, I'm deadset on doing it myself.

If I simply tar up things I care about (my user directory, /Applications, Application Support, Libraries etc), and later extract them to a fresh OSX install, will everything work? I know I have to use explicit flags to preserve ownership and permissions, but assuming I do that, does tar completely preserve all the metadata OSX wants like resource forks and all the rest of it?


texts: Screen overlay when using hotkey to switch keyboard input

texts:
I've recently upgraded iMacs the other day. Can't figure out how to toggle the following overlay to show up when switching inputs using keyboard hotkeys

Right now the shortcut will toggle the input switch, but doesn't display the overlay below.

EDIT
If it helps any I am using the first gen 27" Retina 5k iMac with Yosemite 10.10.1.


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Does anyone know a quick way that I could modify the following script (from CornDoggyRob) to automatically maximize the incoming call window and to adjust the orientation? I would love to try this with a couple people with disabilities, who are unable to physically answer/adjust the size, and I have tried a number of things, but I am afraid I am far too unfamiliar with AppleScript commands.

— Facetime Auto Answer
— Copyright ©2010 CornDog Computers
— twitter: @CornDoggyRob

repeat
        — Check to see if Facetime is active
        tell application "System Events" to set theCount to the count of (processes whose name is "Facetime")
        if theCount = 0 then
                do shell script "sleep 1"
        else
                tell application "FaceTime" to activate
                do shell script "sleep 2"
                tell application "FaceTime" to activate
                tell application "System Events" to tell process "FaceTime"
                        if name of front window contains "with" then
                                do shell script "sleep 5"
                        else
                                tell application "System Events" to activate application "FaceTime"
                                keystroke return
                                do shell script "sleep 5"
                                — Check to see if call is active
                                tell application "System Events" to tell process "FaceTime"
                                        if name of front window contains "with" then
                                                do shell script "sleep 5"
                                        else
                                                — Quit Facetime if call is not active
                                                tell application "FaceTime" to quit
                                                do shell script "sleep 5"
                                        end if
                                end tell
                        end if
                end tell
        end if
end repeat
end


texts: Insert references from Endnote into a Keynote presentation

texts:
In PowerPoint for Windows it is possible to insert references directly from Endnote into PowerPoint. As far as I can tell, this feature is not supported on the macOS version of PowerPoint. Anyhow, I prefer Keynote, but it would make my life much easier if I could directly insert formatted references from Endnote (according to the different templates that exists in Endnote) into my Keynote presentations. Is this possible? If not, is anyone aware of any good work-arounds for this?

I can do it manually with first saving the reference to MS Word and then copy/paste the reference into Keynote, but obviously I would prefer a direct method.


texts: Apache localhost doesn't work: Safari can't connect to the server localhost

texts:
I have upgraded to El Capitan a few months ago. I have followed a few guides to install and setup AMP: Get Apache, MySQL, PHP and phpMyAdmin working on OSX 10.11 El Capitan

But I can't access my /Sites folder, because I can't connect to "localhost".

localhost (I actually tried with "localhost" typed in the address bar, and with my machine's address 192.etc) doesn't display "It works" message, instead I see this:

Your website.

Create and publish your own website quickly and easily using iWeb, Pages, and many other applications available for Mac OS X.

and a few other sentences.
neither localhost/~username   (username = my name), nor localhost/username work - Safari displays a message that it can't connect to the localhost.
and of course I can't reach my Sites folder, because two previous steps don't work.

httpd -v
Server version: Apache/2.4.18 (Unix)
Server built:   Feb 20 2016 20:03:19

Apache configtest is successful:

apachectl configtest
Syntax OK

I have seen these discussions/pages:

El Capitan Safari Can't open localhost
http://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/34060/discussion-between-fred-j-and-max-ried
Setting up a local web server on OS X
How to install MySQL on Mac OS X El Capitan

but I am not sure if this is applicable to my situation.

Aslo, what's surprising, given the situation with apache, is that I can access phpmyadmin and mysql tables.

I will be grateful for your help!


texts:
No matter how many times I turn on Nightshift, it keeps turning itself off.

I only ever use the "custom" time range, not the "by timezone" range. Perhaps there is a bug with this setting, instead of location-based timezone?

I currently have it set to 7:09pm to 7:00am

10.14.5 (18F203) but the problem has been happening for most of Mojave, if not all of it.

I haven't reinstalled macOS or made an OS update during this time.  I may have rebooted – but I can't understand why rebooting should disable my preference setting!


texts: Will 27' 2560x1440 Korean IPS monitor (brand: Crossover) with DVI-D output work with MBP retina?

texts:
I have a 15' MBP retina (which has HDMI and Thunderbolt interfaces for connecting to external displays).

I was planning to buy this 27' Crossover monitor (one of those Korean displays that have popular lately). I was planning to use it through a DVI-D to HDMI connector like the ones found here and here.

However, the monitor seller's listing on the page says:

Do not use with port convertor
No AD board internal GPU, APU, Laptop, Macbook are not compatible (sic).

I have read that HDMI and DVI video signals are identical and they only differ in the physical connectors.

If so, can I assume that my planned setup will indeed work with my MBP retina? If not, is there a workaround?


texts: Photos.app Sierra - Add a brand new location to the locations database?

texts:
I'm adding locations to my pictures in Photos.app and I want to a location that isn't in the database.

The Google search I tired told me how to add known locations, but not unknown locations. The only thing that Photos offers me near by is the local police station.

Any clues how to do this?


texts: Terminal: Adding logic to 'find' directories containing either [criteria A] or [criteria B]

texts: I have inherited a vast media archive without a unifying organizational scheme. Its contents date back at least 10 years. I have been asked to find a needle in this hay stack, and I have some guesses as to that needle's name. But I don't know its name for certain. I want to use a single find command in the Terminal to search for alternate names. And I want to include a second set: possible file extensions. In pseudocode, here's what I mean: find [in a given directory] [files and folders whose name matches (*guess1* OR *guess2*) AND whose name matches (*.extension1 OR *.extension2)]. How should I express this in the Terminal?


texts: How do I merge System partition with another HFS+ partition without data loss?

texts:
My hard drive is split in three visible partitions: System, Data and Backup.
I'd like to merge System (OS X Lion) and Data into one partition without data loss.
Disk Utility won't let me resize the system partition:

That's my complete setup:

Apparently, I can't use mergePartitions because diskutil man says:

mergePartitions [force] format name fromDevice toDevice
Merge two or more partitions on a disk.
All data on merged partitions other than the first will be lost.

I can imagine decreasing Data size, creating a New partition, moving all files from Data to New and proceeding with mergePartitions, thus merging System and Data into System+Data. Then I probably can move stuff from New to the merged System+Data partition and merge them all.
However I'm unsure what will happen to Recovery HD that stands between System and Data. Will it get erased? If so, how can I restore it?


texts: macOS: Disconnect Wi-Fi without turning it off

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How can I disconnect from Wi-Fi on Mac without turning it off? I do not want to connect via Wi-Fi on my Mac as I am connected via LAN. But when I turn Wi-Fi off, I also lose the ability to use services dependant on Wi-Fi availability such as AirDrop.
I was able to achieve it currently by forgetting available access points, and leaving the Wi-Fi on, but I have to re-join the access point by entering its password again if needed, which is not convenient.
Can I disconnect from Wi-Fi on my Mac and also leave it on? I am able to do the same on an iPhone by tapping Wi-Fi icon in Control Centre. It disconnect from Wi-Fi while leaving the Wi-Fi and thus I am able to use services such as AirDrop.
I cannot appear to do it on my Mac. I have looked in Network System Preference pane and also under the Wi-Fi Menu bar icon, but I cannot find any option.


texts:
I'm looking for a way to disable an USB device whenever my MacBook wants to go to sleep.

I'm aware that OS X controls power management for most devices fairly well, but in this case, which is an USB powered notebook cooler where I place the Mac on top of, the fans will not turn off unless I unplug the USB cable.

Is there a way to force Mac OS X to disable a specific hardware USB device (and hopefully reconnected) on sleep using Automator or something else?

Thank you in advance

PS: I'm aware of another question which is similar but the answer points to Hibernation as the solution - I'm not looking for that as a solution:
How do I shut off a USB fan automatically when the Mac goes to sleep?


texts: Keyboard input laggy, then dies completely, but only in some apps

texts:
I've been facing a really bizarre problem on my 15" 2011 MBP running El Capitan over the past couple days.

Sometimes - possibly more often, or exclusively, under high load - some apps will suddenly no longer react to key presses entered in text areas and input fields, for example:

in the URL bar in Safari
in all input fields when writing an E-Mail in Mail.App
in Spotlight's search bar

However, hotkeys (e.g. Cmd+Q to quit the app) still work!

Also, when I switch to a different app, keyboard input will work there as expected. Then when I go back to the app with the problem, it'll be broken again.

This never happens in all apps at once - right now, for example, Spotlight doesn't accept any input, but the browser with which I'm writing this question works (obviously).

This is not a hardware problem: it occurs on both my Bluetooth Apple keyboard, and the MBP's built-in keyboard.

Quitting the application in question will help for a couple of minutes, then it'll happen again. Restarting the machine doesn't help.

I'm not seeing any weird processes or anything in the process list.

What could be causing this?


texts: How I can install a Homebrew recipe maintained in a separate git repository outside of /usr/local/Library/Formula?

texts:
I'm writing a quick Homebrew formula for my own private purposes (it's unlikely to be shared). I'd like to install it , but would prefer not to maintain my own local fork of Homebrew, but instead outside /usr/local/Library/Formula (it happens to be within an existing private git repository I have, but I think that's incidental to the question).

I've tried:

brew install ./my-formula.rb
brew install file:///Users/myusername/mygitrepository/my-formula.rb.

Neither seems to work. Instead I see:

Error: No available formula for my-formula
==> Searching formulae...
==> Searching taps...

How can I install this formula?

Note: Installing the formula using git repository syntax is unlikely to be what I need - I'm looking to install the formula during its development, in other words before I commit to my git repo.

I am using Homebrew 0.9.5.


texts: macOS: which font do I need to install for "Word Separator Middle Dot"

texts:
I have this option in my vimrc:

set listchars=tab:>-,trail:¬,extends:>,precedes:<,space:⸱

I use this char: https://unicode-table.com/en/2E31/

for space, word separator.  Though it does not show up, instead question mark appear [?]

Does anyone know which font do I need to setup for this?


texts: Keychain: how to set expiration time to `Internet password`?

texts: I see column Expires but how can I edit it? Attributes window does not have such field. I want that aws tool for git automatically refresh saved password that generates every 15 minutes. Or maybe I can disable caching of passwords? Or maybe in some way I can persist always deny for reading some passwords from Keychain? Or maybe exists some correct way to disable of using Keychain for Git? This official article from AWS says: 'Install a version of Git that does not use the keychain by default or configure the Keychain Access utility to not provide credentials for AWS CodeCommit repositories.' How to do any of that?


texts:
I am trying to look for a way to upgrade my 13 inch Macbook Pro Retina SSD because it's too small right now (only 128GB).

I found out that currently it seems only OWC Aura offers the upgrade SSD for this model; are there any other brands that you know offers upgrade for 2015 early MBP?

Note: I'm trying to install Windows with bootcamp, so external drives aren't really options for me.

Many thanks!


texts: How to make secure backups using superduper?

texts: I have made a bootable backup of my mac on an external drive using superduper. Is it possible to make this backup secure? Either by encrypting the backup or adding a password to it?


texts: How to find IMEI serial number on a WiFi Only Device

texts:
I have a WiFi only 4th generation iPad and to trade my device in I am being asked for an IMEI serial number that you would dial for on your dialer. However, my iPad does not have a dialer, and I cannot find an IMEI in settings.

Can you help or is there no possible way to find this information?


texts: Is it possible to turn down the frequency on a LG 5K Ultrafine and will it help reduce GPU heat?

texts:
My MBP15" often overheats (forcing fans to full) when plugged into my LG 5K Ultrafine. I understand that it runs at 60Hz and that this puts strain on the GPU. Since I'm mostly coding/browsing I wanted to test out 30Hz to see if it reduces the heat levels, but I don't see any way to control this in the UI. Is this some hidden advanced menu or CLI method?

Clarification: My machine is not shutting down, so Apple's fan speed logic seems to work fine in my case. I'm looking for ways to reduce the heat output so that high fans speeds are hopefully not required at all.


texts: Bluetooth Automatically Pairs with "Broadcom Bluetooth Device"

texts:
I'm experiencing a very annoying issue (Mojave 10.14.1).

When I am staying at a hotel (which I do frequently for work), my computer constantly pairs with devices called "Broadcom Bluetooth Device". It doesn't just discover them - it automatically pairs with them and immediately interferes with legitimate connections to my AirPods or other bluetooth headphones. It breaks and chops the audio into complete, unintelligible, stuttering uselessness.

I have to manually disconnect these things every 1-2 minutes.

I've looked for a few solutions:

One mentions turning Handoff "off". My Handoff is, in fact, off.
Another mentions that this issue only crops up when a browser window is open; this happens to me regardless.
Another mentions using Terminal to 'sudo write' the DontPageAudioDevices value in the bluetooth .plist file in my library to '1'. I have done this, and it fixed the problem partially: the connections to this device have become less frequent, and my computer will automatically disconnect after a few seconds, but usually not quick enough to prevent it from disrupting my audio just the same.

I'm running out of places to treasure hunt for a solution. I don't know why my computer is so stubbornly determined to connect to these random, unknown devices to the point of disrupting fundamental user experience.

Does anybody have a legit solution to force my computer to cease this behavior? This seems like a massive bug that doesn't have a lot of attention. Any help is appreciated.


texts: How to connect Macbook Pro 2015 and 2 x Dell U2518D monitors

texts:
I bought 2 x  Dell U2518D monitors to use with my 2015 Macbook pro 13". This is a 2560x1440 1440p monitor.  All the forums said this could be done and that they were compatible, but I didn't check the dell driver page.  When I did check the page, there were no macbook drivers.

When I plugged the firs monitor in, nothing happened. It just went to sleep, said no HDMI input found.   This has never happened before with any other external monitor.

Do I need mac drivers?

I have the USB cable plugged into a USB port.

I have the HDMI cable plugged into the mDP.

I also bought the DELl 6000 universal docking station.  Not yet tried this, I thought I should be able to plug the monitor straight into the macbook.

I'm not really very techy, clearly. Please be helpful.

Thanks.


texts: iPhoto isn't working on my 2011 MacBook Pro with OS X Lion

texts: I don't know why but my iPhoto on my dock just has a picture of some pencils and an ø through everything and it was the same thing when I looked at it in the applications. When I try to open it, it says that it is probably damaged but it worked just last week. Btw my MacBook Pro was shipped with OS X Lion so I don't have any startup disks or anything like that and I never set up Time Machine and I still don't know how to set it up, so anything involving those 2 are out of the question.


texts: After rebuilding LaunchServices com.apple.launchservices.secure.plist remains unchanged. Why?

texts:
various quirks and derailments of LaunchServices have already been plentifully discussed here and elsewhere… I have recently excluded my external backup drive from Spotlight search and all seems to be well in „Open with…“ (so far).

One question I still have though to which I couldn’t find an answer yet:

I can rebuild LaunchServices (via Terminal scripts) as often as I like, restart Finder, reboot the computer, etc. - the date and the innards of com.apple.launchservices.secure.plist remain unchanged. The folder in which it lives (~ /Library/Preferences/com.apple.LaunchServices/) updates its date/time stamp every time I rebuild LaunchServices but not the .plist file itself.

What gives?

(iMac late 2013, 16 GB RAM, El Capitan 10.11.6)


texts: Can I view local/unix mail (`mail` in the Terminal) in Mail.app?

texts:
I use cron to run some jobs, but since that's the only thing I use my unix mail for, having this run through Mail.app would be a nicer experience than seeing "You have new mail." in the Terminal.

How can I do this?


texts: Can I share iCloud Drive folder with other iCloud user?

texts: I would like to share a folder like Dropbox does, but under Share I can not find such an option.


texts: Assign a key to switch to fullscreen instance of MacVim

texts:
I have MacVim running full screen in Mac OS X Lion, and I want to switch to the MacVim screen when I hit e.g. F15.

Is there a way to accomplish this?


texts: Writing to routing socket: not in table, Why?

texts:
▶ netstat -rn
Routing tables

Internet:
Destination        Gateway            Flags        Refs      Use   Netif Expire
default            192.168.100.1      UGScI          15        0     en0
10.9.4/24          link#4             UCS             1        0     en5
10.9.4.26/32       link#4             UCS             1        0     en5
10.9.4.254/32      link#4             UCS             1        0     en5
10.9.4.254         0:d:66:2c:3e:40    UHLWIr          0        0     en5   1177
10.9.4.255         ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff  UHLWbI          0        2     en5
127                127.0.0.1          UCS             0        0     lo0
127.0.0.1          127.0.0.1          UH              3  1656505     lo0
169.254            link#4             UCS             0        0     en5
169.254            link#5             UCSI            0        0     en0
192.168.100/23     link#5             UCS             1        0     en0
192.168.100.1/32   link#5             UCS             1        0     en0
192.168.100.1      0:8:e3:ff:fc:4     UHLWIir        17       14     en0   1177
192.168.100.83/32  link#5             UCS             1        0     en0
192.168.101.255    ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff  UHLWbI          0        2     en0

▶ route -n get default
route: writing to routing socket: not in table

Why am I getting an error in that last command?


texts: MacBook Air (mid 2013, 13", i5) - Geekbench scores on MacOS and Ubuntu

texts:
Today I decided to do a clean install on MacBook Air - did an online recovery, erased the disk and installed MacOS High Sierra. Even clean it didn't behave really good so I decided to try Geekbench - with the Mac restarted and only the Geekbench app running - I got pretty low score -  1251 on single core and 2457 on multiple cores.

By a chance I had a Kali Linux (Debian) Live USB nearby so I decided to boot it and try Geekbench again. Got about three times better scores on both.

Got really suspicious and decided to wipe the Mac again and installed Ubuntu 17.10 to try the test again and it got an even better score -  - 3294 on single core and 5773 on multiple cores.

It just feels much better - runs smoother, everything feels faster...
Why could that be? I'm super confused. Can anyone shed some light on my case?


texts: How to prevent dock auto-hiding setting from changing?

texts:
I prefer to keep the dock "auto-hiding" setting on so that the dock is always hidden unless I mouse over it. I am aware of both the setting in "dock preferences" and the keyboard shortcut (⌥⌘D).

However, it seems that this setting will turn itself off, leaving the dock showing. It's usually when an application on another Space/Desktop steals the focus. It's easy enough to then use the keyboard shortcut to turn auto-hiding back on. But, it happens frequently enough that it's getting old.

It's not always the same app stealing the focus that causes this to happen. I'm not even sure if that's always what triggers it, but it usually seems to involve window focus and another Mission Control space.

I'm just wondering if anybody has encountered this and found a fix or the real root cause? Maybe some kind of defaults.write hack as a workaround?


texts: Mac Mini mouse icon stutters and sometimes unresponsive

texts:
The mouse icon on my Mac Mini (macmini6,2 - 10.14.1) has started stuttering. It's not always, but most often. Sometimes it's so bad the icon won't move at all and I cannot click with my Magic Trackpad 2.

I've looked at Activity Monitor (and top) but it doesn't show that it is doing much at all. I've closed down the more intensive background apps (e.g. Plex) but it doesn't seem to help.

A restart seems to improve things initially, but then it comes back.

I also occasionally see a grey box with a spinning sun like icon in it appear every so often. No idea what that is!

Looking for some guidance to locate the offending process, or if it is hardware etc.

I'm going to update macOS and see how that goes!


texts:
I have the iPhone 6s of my grandma here.  She asked me if I could recover the photos she has made with her iPhone after it disabled itself for some reason.

I have already updated it multiple times over the recovery mode with iTunes. If anybody has any idea on how I could solve this quickly, I would be forever thankful. I believe my mother would love to have some of these pictures as well.


texts: Macbook to iPhone tether, hotspot or wifi

texts: If I am connected to wifi on my iPhone, and I turn on my personal hotspot, and then tether to my MacBook will my MacBook use the wifi that my iPhone is connected to or will it use my data via personal hotspot? MacBook is not connected to wifi, only the usb tether to the iPhone, which is connected to wifi.


texts: How to remove Skype menu bar icon from macOS?

texts:
I want to remove the Skype status icons from the menu bar of my MacBook, when the app is running. I see that Microsoft has been ignoring the same question from many user, for years. MS Forum. There is no such toggle in preferences either.
So I looked for the relevant .tiff, .png, .icn, .icns files in various places, including inside the Skype.app, hoping that removing those (or replacing them with blanks) would do the job. But nothing came up.
Can I eliminate the visible icon from the menu bar while running Skype on macOS Catalina?


texts: Are these 4 accessibility&productivity related desktop feature available on macOS Sierra?

texts:
I switched from Linux to macOS Sierra not long ago.

There are some handier features of KDE plasma over macOS. I want to know if there are alternatives for macOS. ( Better free if available )

mouse scroll + command/option/controll/fn => tune transparency of window on focus.
mouse drag (inside window, instead of on title bar ) + command/option/controll/fn => drag window
task switcher. I installed HyperSwitch. It satisfied me with hiding inactive programs, but it can't show one entry for a task.
Press only right shift to switch input source


texts: Any way to adjust Bluetooth radio sensitivity?

texts:
I've got a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse connected to a MacBook at my desk in my home office. When I'm laptopping outside the office (which is honestly most of the time), away from the keyboard/mouse, they stay connected, thereby chewing through batteries and popping up warnings.

I was hoping there was a way to adjust the radio sensitivity or cutoff or something. For example, I'm outside the office right now and they're about -75 dB RSSi, and I'd like to tell the system "don't connect to devices with signal below -60 dB".


texts: How to prioritize WiFi networks on iPhone

texts:
I can connect to multiple WiFi networks on my iPhone but the problem is that I cannot prioritize them. iPhone automatically connects to a specific network, which is slower in my case, and then I have to switch to the faster one from the network list.

How can I prioritize known WiFi networks on iPhone?


texts: Is it normal that refunded in-app purchases (on the Mac) can still be re-downloaded without charge?


texts:
I do a lot of work in the terminal. Sometimes, after a week or two, start up gets a bit slow (I'm talking about an extra second or two, not the end of the world but it's slower).

I did some Googling that suggested clearing the logs in /private/var/log/asl/*.asl ought to speed things up, and it did.

Is it a problem if I added a little command that just cleared those logs when I exited terminal?


texts: How do I install El Capitan and ParrotSec dual-boot? (without Kernel Panics)

texts:
ParrotSec was installed on this machine and it was running fine - meanwhile I could not reach it from Grub2 because if I chose MacOSX-32bit/MacOSX-64bit it popped back a Kernel Panic.

On the other hand MacOSX was on the machine - and it can be reached from:

  Option key - Choosing HDD as boot from Apple boot menu  /// And it was run smoothly

This is why I reinstalled OSX and now Parrot is become unreachable. The Grub options to run Parrot is not showing, only MacOSX.

 #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER

   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *160.0 GB   disk0

 1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1

  2:          Apple_CoreStorage Seth                    79.3 GB    disk0s2

  3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3

 4:                 Linux Swap                         25.0 GB    disk0s4

 5:           Linux Filesystem                         54.8 GB    disk0s5

If I start ParrotSec-boot with AdvancedOptions/RescueMode/ReinstallGrubBootloader, it will exit with "unable to install Grub" both onto EFI and Disk5.

So make this clear ParrotSec and OSX are on the computer but I could not reach ParrotSec because OSX bootloader probably overrode Grub. How can I get back both ParrotSec and MacOSX?


texts: on iOS does Whatsapp's "export chat" feature let you export a complete chat without a cap on message number / media size?

texts:
Please note: this question is about exporting a chat (i.e., as a text file and media files), not a creating Whatsapp backup.
On Android, when you try to export a chat (with images/media included) Whatsapp limits the amount of data you can export onto Google Drive:

When exporting with media, you can send up to 10,000 latest messages. Without media, you can send 40,000 messages. These constraints are due to maximum email sizes.

However, they don't report a similar limitation on exporting to iCloud (see section "Export chat history") using iOS.
Can anyone verify this information? Can you successfully export a full, large Whatsapp chat with media on iOS?


texts: Save web page and associated files separately (Just like on Windows)

texts:
I am a previous windows user and I try to continue my work on a Mac.
My dilemma now is how to simply save a web page as html and all associated files in a separate folder.

This was easy in Windows.
When I saved a web page I got the option to Save entire web page.
It downloaded an HTML file and created a folder with the same name as the file with added "-files".
All associated files like images, stylesheet and some javascript were downloaded in that folder.

I like this way because I have then a total control of the downloaded web page to add a note or elements as I chose to.
More plus, if I save multiple web pages from the same web site, all images that are the same (like layout) will only replace the older images (as long as they have the same file name). So the size will not increase as much. The "-files" folder will only increase with new article images.

On a Mac - Safari only have two options....
Save source or webarchive.
Webarchive is not edit-friendly

Anyone got a tip or suggestion?


texts: Is there anyway to prevent backups from saving iMessage videos I send?

texts:
Is there any way to prevent iOS backups from saving iMessage videos I send as part of a conversation?

I'd like to still backup all iMessage text, other iMessage content, and videos received, just not videos I send. I'm willing to use iTunes or any other software to do backups.

Why the heck would that be useful?

I send video clips all the time via iMessage and they account for roughly 99% of the back up space I use in iCloud storage. Yes backups are a good thing. The problem is many people, including me already use services to back up their videos like Google photos or something else.  So you effectively pay twice for the very large space taken by all iMessage videos.

This is a relatively new problem, I'm guessing for many users, when iOS started offering the new (and sane) option to keep iMessages synced across devices.

Photos have the same problem, just to a smaller degree because they're orders of magnitude smaller.

Why not turn off backup of just iMessage content using options available?

Potentially years of conversations with friends/family, I think of as a small part of a life archive.

Maybe 20 years from now, to read some insignificant exchange with a no longer living relative, I think is a cool option for the future. Time will tell if it actually ever has any value.

Why not just continue backing up videos elsewhere and then before a backup, delete them before starting a backup?

To start, I'm not sure it's possible for end users to specifically access and delete only videos that are attached as part of iMessage conversations. However even if it were, you might imagine how this creates a new manual process to worry about or a more complex process.

Environment?

iPhones and iPads. I try to ensure I waste enough money so all hardware is relatively current. Normally use latest iOS versions. Willing to use developer betas if it offered a new option for this.


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My Problem

On my Mac I would love to emulate my Linux development workflow using key-binds. A core part of this workflow is that when I press [super]-[enter] a new terminal window opens.

My Attempts

I have an automator service that opens a new terminal for me, whether or not my iterm2 application is running.  I am trying to assign that service to a shortcut using instructions found here.  Unfortunately, I cannot seem to assign it the shortcut that I would prefer, which is [command]-[return].  Am I missing something? Is this just not supported, or is there a workaround that I could use?


texts: How to begin a document numbering with a number other than 1?

texts: I'm making a large document in separate docs. I want to number the second doc from 21 on. It will only allow me to start at 1. Any fixes?


texts: Any way to launch a separate instance of Google Chrome with a custom icon?

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I'm using this command

'/Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome' --user-data-dir=/foo/bar

to launch a separate instance of Chrome which I use solely for chat (WhatsApp, Messenger, etc.) which is very handy, but when I Command-Tab to switch between it and my primary Chrome instance they both have the same icon.

Is there any way to use a custom icon for this instance?

(I know about apps like Franz and Rambox but they don't allow the use of certain text Services which I need.)


texts: Lockscreen widgets are unresponsive for several seconds

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I often use the Siri suggested apps widget to start an app. After upgrade to iOS 10, I have noticed that I have to press several times on the app icon before it responds. If I wait a couple of seconds before pressing it the first time, it will respond. It feels like all the other widgets has to load their content before I can start the app.

This lag kind of defeats the main purpose of quick access to an app as I have used it for in the past.

Is this a known issue? Is it possible to do something to fix it?


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All my input sources have disappeared.

I use Finnish, Japanese and Korean keyboards. For language switcher next clock on top menu-bar it shows "(NULL)" and "(NULL)" for Hiragana and Hangul input methods.

Other input sources like English are fine and still in place.

How can I re-install these?


texts: Connection timeout when sharing internet with password

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I have a MacBook Pro with Mountain Lion 10.8. I am connecting to the Internet via a USB Internet Key. I enabled internet sharing via WiFi.

My friend has a MacBook Pro with Lion 10.7.

When I enable WPA2 Personal with a password, he gets "connection timeout" when clicking on my network name (even before entering the passcode). When I select "none" for security (no passcode), he has no issues connecting.

By request, I've added a screenshot showing that my only options are WPA2 or 'None':


texts: Mac keeps searching for networks even when it's already connected to a network

texts: My 2013 MacBook Air keeps searching for networks when it is already connected the to internet. This is causing unstable connections which slows down my speed. Is there a remedy for this problem?


texts: Outlook 2011 - Cannot cancel large synch operation, cannot remove and start anew

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I have installed the native Microsoft Outlook for Mac 2011 client on my MBP and it's been running fine for 6 months.

Two weeks ago, I moved all emails to a subfolder I created with the name "archive."

Since then, Microsoft Outlook is stuck in a perpetual synch state. (Synching with Exchange Server)

I want to undo this but cannot.

I tried removing the app and the data directories, but upon reinstalling the old data was still intact.

If there is no way to cancel, I would like to at least (a) fully uninstall following the steps outlined on the Microsoft support site, and (b) put up with the large first time download (synchronization) of messages.

Any guidance would be appreciated.


texts: How do I enable PHP on Mountain Lion OS X 10.8?

texts: Just upgraded to Mountain Lion, and wanted to make PHP work on the built-in version of Apache.


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Is there any way I could setup the fingerprint I'd to work in place of typing in my iCloud password whenever prompted, or perhaps even other passwords in keychain?

I had to upgrade to a 5s yesterday and as is the fingerprint id thing seems pretty useless if I can't set it up as a replacement for passwords.


texts: Bizarre problem with Safari: I can't click links in youtube

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Whenever I click on a video, or really any link at all on youtube nothing happens. To follow a link I've been right clicking->open in new tab. I think this is being caused by some sort of inconsistency with what javascript libraries are installed and what youtube expects me to have. I'm running safari 12.1.2. The issue seems to stem from an uncaught error in the 'onYtNavigate_()' function. I've pasted the console output below. Any suggestions? I'd like to be able to click youtube videos again haha.
[Error] TypeError: b.getDebugString is not a function. (In 'b.getDebugString()', 'b.getDebugString' is undefined)
    onYtNavigate_ (desktop_polymer_inlined_html_polymer_flags.js:20896:298)
    (anonymous function) (desktop_polymer_inlined_html_polymer_flags.js:8578)
    dispatchEvent
    Bb (webcomponents-hi-sd.js:76:366)
    dispatchEvent (webcomponents-hi-sd.js:144:259)
    fire (desktop_polymer_inlined_html_polymer_flags.js:9134:238)
    onEndpointTap_ (desktop_polymer_inlined_html_polymer_flags.js:12129:178)
    (anonymous function) (desktop_polymer_inlined_html_polymer_flags.js:8578)
    dispatchEvent
    Bb (webcomponents-hi-sd.js:76:366)
    dispatchEvent (webcomponents-hi-sd.js:144:259)
    _fire$$module$third_party$javascript$polymer$v2$polymer$lib$utils$gestures (desktop_polymer_inlined_html_polymer_flags.js:8830:177)
    OFa (desktop_polymer_inlined_html_polymer_flags.js:8854:355)
    click (desktop_polymer_inlined_html_polymer_flags.js:8851)
    _handleNative$$module$third_party$javascript$polymer$v2$polymer$lib$utils$gestures (desktop_polymer_inlined_html_polymer_flags.js:8819:208)


texts: How can I find out how much internet data each app has used?

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There are a number of PC apps that do the trick, I've read trying to find one for mac. But none seem to do it for mac (Mountain Lion).

I have Little Snitch already and tried putting lsof -P -i -n | cut -f 1 -d " " | uniq into the Terminal, but both of these methods only shows what is using internet right at this moment. It doesn't, so to say, sum up all the data usage for the apps.