texts: Repeated Automator workflow fails to run in Calendar

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I'm on Mac High Sierra and I've set up multiple daily repeated schedules (around 10 workflows) to run Automator workflow and the first few days it ran fine, but after a week the alarm just stops working.
The schedule doesn't even show up in notification center anymore.

Does anyone know how to diagnose/fix this issue?

Update

Everything works fine if I open up Automator and run it manually, just that calendar alarm doesn't trigger Automator workflow anymore.


texts: Is the color problem with my Facetime camera on a new Macbook Air a hardware or software problem?

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I've brought a Macbook Air few months ago. I didn't get to test its camera when I brought it. I'd gotten too busy with works and today was my first time running the application Facetime to test my camera.

I was really taken aback.

Here is a photo I captured with Photo Booth.

The layer facing top is supposed to be red, but it looks green (and green stuff looks red). The camera also seems to have a hard time capturing photons.

(my room is pretty bright yet it looks so dim in the picture)

Is this a driver problem or a hardware problem?

P.S. I've recently re-installed my Mac OSX system using the built-in function that downloads everything from Apple.


texts: What is the best folder to install your extract-only applications?

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I am super new to the mac.
So I have a brand new Mac (Big Sur) and I have downloaded Helm. Extracting this archive file is enough to install this kind of applications but I don't know where to put it in my folder structure. Is it /etc or /usr or /var or home folder? I am curious about the best practice on this one. I checked the internet but couldn't find a satisfactory answer. Thanks in advance and sorry if this is too dummy of a question.


texts: command-line downgrading catalina to mojave

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After a plenty of issues I would like to know if somebody has a "recipe" to perform a manual downgrade to mojave 10.14.

I installed catalina after waiting for 10.15.1 and at the beginning seemed to perform well, so I've updated time machine backups, losing the possibility of go back in an usual mode.

I've read how to get rid of catalina by wipping the main internal drive, but I'ld like to know if somebody has been able to properly copy back files/directories (say /Applications, /Library, user library /usr/local/ etc) from the catalina Time Machine backup and get them work back in mojave without reinstalling everything. I feel confident with bash shell, so that's not a problem, I just would like to know if its possible to get things working in that way.

Thanks


texts: I have an iPhone 6S running 10.1.1 and I have some notes to import to my device. I don't know how to do that. Any help would be appreciated.


texts: OS X Yosemite attempts to eject external drives after sleep

texts: I have 2 external drives that I use respectively for Time Machine and for all my work. I installed OS X Yosemite today and now every time my iMac goes to sleep (I never turn my macs off) it attempts to eject them. This never happened before and is a pain as all my work could potentially get lost or corrupted. Help!


texts: Where can I find this iPad mini wallpaper used in Apple's advert?

texts: Can somebody help me find this wallpaper (image taken from http://www.apple.com/ipad-mini/). I've looked all over the internet but couldn't find it.


texts: List of all installed packages in a defunct Homebrew installation?

texts: I have an old homebrew installation that is now not in use on a backup drive.  I'd like to list all of the packages that were installed when it was in use, how can this be done without mv'ing it back over to /usr/local and making it operational again?


texts: How come YouTube videos play without Flash support in OS?

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A relative told me that iOS can playback YouTube videos.

I thought that YouTube requires Flash. How come this is possible without Flash in iOS?


texts: Problem with WhatsApp Backup on New iPhone

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I upgraded my iPhone and when I signed in to the new iPhone from my Apple ID, it stored my iCloud data on the new phone, but the data was incomplete as on my old iPhone. I couldn't complete the backup due to full storage (I had extra iCloud storage but my phone kept telling me that there was "no space on the iPhone")
I needed all my WhatsApp chats back on the new iPhone, but couldn't get all of them and meanwhile I kept switching between WhatsApp apps on both my iPhones (haven't deleted it from the old phone). I tried backing up WhatsApp data on the old iPhone several times again and meanwhile was also backing it up on the new iPhone. Somewhere in between, on the new iPhone, the WhatsApp media files disappeared. Now I have access to neither my old WhatsApp chats nor any of the media on my new iPhone. What is the solution?


texts: Inbox empty using OS X Mail with outlook.com account (IMAP)

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I set up my outlook.com account with the OS X (10.9.1) Mail app using IMAP, pretty much as suggested in this link except that the latest mail app has no option to keep the account offline before it is created.

The connection to outlook.com appears to be fine, as my sent items, junk, etc. folders are all populated with up-to-date mail, and I can send mails from the account, but my inbox is completely empty.

I've tried a bunch of suggestions such as deleting the pertinent mailbox folder from ~/Library/Mail/V2 and also the EnvelopeIndex files from MailData to try and force a rebuild of the mailbox, but it seems these are to no avail.

Not sure if this info will be of help, but in the menu items the Get New Mail and Rebuild commands are greyed out for this account too.

It seems like this is a common enough problem, but none of the solutions I've seen work for me. Anybody got any ideas?


texts: In-App Purchases - How can I know who did the charge-back?

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App purchases and in-app purchases can be cancelled with charge-back if you send a message to iTunes Store Support within a time frame of a few days and provide them a good reason.

I'd like to know if is possible to know what Apple-ID or User did the charge-back.

Take the following behavior of an User. (you in this case means the app developer):

User makes a $99 in-app purchase and receive YYY 'Gold Coins';
User buys in-app stuff using the 'Gold Coins' (Potion, cards, whatever);
User receives the items and requests a charge-back;
Apple accepts the request and gives user the $99 back;
Apple informs you that you received a charge-back, but does not specify anything related to user like device's UDID, account or anything;
Without user info, you can't remove the in-game items user got through the purchased coins;
User shares this behavior with other users;
Everyone does the same;

What will happen? Game/app 'economy' becomes hell and you get nothing.

So, is there any secret way (or a not so simple to notice option that I've missed somewhere) on iTunes Connect that allows you to know WHO did that so you can act properly by removing the items/cash/whatever (or even temp/perma ban if the behavior continues)?


texts: Where can I find the phone numbers of my contacts on an iPhone 5C?

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I just bought an iPhone 5C. I can't figure out how to make a call. My contact list was uploaded to the new phone but there are no phone numbers listed. Email addresses are listed for some of my contacts.

Do I need to go to a different screen or do I need to manually add phone numbers?


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Ever since I've installed iOS 9 on my iPad it has been quite slow.

The network seems slower, for example Netflix often times out.  Chrome often shuts down, presumably because it is using too much memory.  None of this was happening on iOS 8, same device.

I've had this happen before, with an iPhone4, when installing iOS 7 on it.  I did manage to speed things up by disabling as much of the new features as possible.

Doing this with iOS 9 has not helped.

I've gone to general settings and disabled Siri
Spotlight Search - most of my apps are still enabled.  Would turning that off help?
Notifications - turned off on almost all apps.
No Twitter, FB, Flickr or Vimeo
Almost all apps have Notifications and Background App Refresh turned off
Most apps have Location turned off or at most While Using only
Location Services/System Services - turned off most of them now, but that wasn't the case before.
I've also removed a number of apps I don't use.

Is there anything else?  This tablet has become much less usable since iOS 9 and my hardware doesn't support much of the new iOS 9 features (ad blocking/multitasking), so it was really a waste to install it.


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My computer -- with its attendant photo library -- was stolen, and now the only copy I have of many pictures is on my ipad. How can I transfer those photos to my new mac?

I tried the instructions from here but these only found photos in the "Saved Photos" album, not all photos.


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Recently iTerm started showing an emoji key instead of the sexy key symbol at password prompts.

It now shows this:

But I don't like the ugly emoji there.

I want to see (this is what it looks like on Terminal.app):

How can I get it to look like the symbol above?

It almost seems like Terminal.app makes the key symbol part of the cursor (it blinks with the cursor).


texts: How to indent a block of text on a MacBook Pro?

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In Mathematica, if I put the marker right next to a line of text and press Tab, the line indents, but if I mark a block of text and press Tab the whole text is replaces with an indent.

I've tried different combinations like shift + Tab, option + Tab, none of them work.


texts: How do I re-download songs I purchased on the iPad, after formatting the iPad?

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I formatted the iPad and lost my songs.

Is it possible to re-download songs I bought via iPad?


texts:
I didn't realize it but a bit of checking tells me that both Adblock and Adblock Plus slow down the effective and actual speed of refresh of web pages.

Is there a configuration or other setting that I am missing or is this the case with all Adblockers?


texts: Remove account from Family Sharing and access purchased apps

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I would like to gain more insight into Family Sharing.

Suppose I add Person X to my Family and let X buy apps from it. If later I remove X from my Family account, would I still be able to download apps later from iTunes purchases that X had purchased? Or will it be only available to X who brought the app in the first place?

Also, if I add X to my Family account, would I be able to download the apps that X has purchased while X is still in Family Sharing?


texts: What does the "aapl,panic-info" output from "nvram -p" mean?

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When I run nvram -p I get the following:

$ nvram -p | cut -c1-30
aapl,panic-info %f0%b0;=F%8d%e
BootCampHD  %02%01%0c%00%d0A%03
boot-image  %02%01%0c%00%d0A%03
SystemAudioVolume   W

The line with panic-info is actually ~9000 characters long. What does this mean? Should I be worried, as the word 'panic' implies?


texts: iPhone/iPad lock screen as a digital message board

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I use my iPhone/iPad screens as digital message board. A bit like digital message boards you might see in airports, doctors waiting rooms or train stations.

My current strategy is to open a photo editing app on my iPhone, write a message, save a jpeg in the photos app, sync the photo across my iPhone/iPad and then assign the photo as wallpaper for the lock screen.

But I'm wondering if there is an app which I can display messages as wallpaper in the lock screen and sync across iOS devices?


texts: Macbook slows down when connected to external monitor and power supply

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I have a Macbook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012) with the following configuration: 2.3 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7, 8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3, Intel HD Graphics 4000 1536 MB

I use Dell P2419H as my external monitor which I connect my macbook via HDMI cable. I have calibrated the external display profile using the settings > display. The issue is when my macbook is being charged and connected to the monitor it becomes excruciatingly slow to the point of not being of any use.

This does not happen when I am running my macbook on battery power and connect to the monitor.

In both the cases my macbook screen is open so the normal airflow is not hindered in any ways.

When I see my activity monitor it seems that on plugged in mode power the kernal task increases.

Here is a screenshot of activity monitor when laptop is running on batter and connected to monitor

Here is how it looks when on plugged in power + external monitor


texts: Which version of Mac OS X was the first to support RTL (right-to-left) languages?

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Apple – Press Info – Mac OS X Hits Stores This Weekend (2001) listed seven languages for 10.0. From an archived Apple knowledge base article Mac OS X 10.6: Changing the direction of text I know that Snow Leopard included support for right-to-left and bidirectional text. From the knowledge base:

  … When using certain right-to-left writing systems such as Arabic, Hebrew, Yiddish, Persian, Pashto, and Urdu, you may need to quote words from left-to-right writing systems, such as English. When right-to-left text is mixed with left-to-right text, it is called bidirectional text. …

However:

I can't tell which version of the operating system introduced support for RTL.

Apple - Mac OS X Snow Leopard - Technical specifications doesn't list Arabic or Hebrew amongst the languages, so (by implication) whilst operating system localisations at that time did not include those languages, the OS did support RTL.

Another archived article, Hebrew & Arabic Language Kit: System Direction Issues, reminds me that for less recent versions of the OS, Apple's installer offered language kits (more recent installers include those languages by default).

I tried searching domains such as mellel.com, redlers.com and www.apple.com/pr – e.g. https://duckduckgo.com/?q=languages%20%22Mac%20OS%20X%22%20site:www.apple.com/pr/ – couldn't find an answer.

If it helps: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mellel states that development of Mellel began in 2002 (and I recall Mellel being renowned for RTL support).


texts: Install OS X on a MacBook Pro with empty SSD

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I have a MacBook Pro Retina 13.3" which had OS X 10.10. I erased the entire SSD with Disk Manager and tried to reinstall OS X. Unfortunately, my internet connection isn't good so it would take more than two days to download the installation files, so I downloaded the OS X .dmg on another computer and I made an USB bootable device with OS X 10.10 using PowerISO on Windows 7. Now when I try to install it using the C or CMD+R key, it doesn't show up. I only have the option to use Internet Recovery and I can't use it because it doesn't load. After a while it says "apple.com/support -2002F".

Any help, guys? And sorry for my bad english, haha.

Thank you.


texts: What is the fastest/most efficient way to transfer 50GB data folder from SSD to thumb drive?

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The details may be of some interest:

The 50GB folder (with fragmented files of various types and sizes) is sitting on a mid-2015 MBP 2.8 GHz i7 with 500GB SSD.
The thumb drive is a garden variety of 64GB Lexar™

What settings allow best transfer?Bluetooth on/off; Wifi on/off; Screen on/off; USB port right/left; etc. Is there anything I should do first to prepare the files for better transfer. For example, I would de-frag a hard drive before a data-transfer in the olden-days when computers were steam powered.

… Or, does it matter since the bottleneck is the USB flash drive?


texts: Repeated MacOS Wants to Use the System Keychain Popup

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Around 6-7 times a day I get an annoying popup saying "macOS wants to use the system keychain". This asks me to type in my username and password, and will not disappear until I do.
After Googling this for similar issues I have tried:

Opening up Keychain Access and deleting the login keychain
Deleting the folders in ~/Library/Keychains

Neither have been successful so far. Does anyone have any tips on how to fix this?
I'm running Big Sur, although have been receiving the prompt for several months before Big Sur.


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I use the Sleep Cycle app almost every night, but am concerned about the "health" of the accelerometer in the phone. For the app to work, I set a time frame for it to wake me up, then I lay it on the mattress (not under anything to protect from heat buildup - I've never felt it get warm), and it uses the accelerometer in the phone to track my movement. Nice idea.

Does this kind of 7+ hour per night wear matter?


texts: Is it possible to highlight the current "active selection" area in the Mac App Store window when using keyboard navigation?

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I find it easier to use the keyboard to navigate around my Mac.

Most of the apps I use work OK with keyboard shortcuts as they tend to highlight the currently active control.

However, I find the Mac App Store difficult to use with the keyboard as it does not highlight controls as I move around the app's window.

To give an example…

I launch the Mac App Store.
I hit CMD + F to enter the search box. (I know the search box is active as it's highlighted with a blue border.)
I type in 'Pages' and hit enter.
The search results appear.
I hit TAB to move out of the search box to the search results area, but as I move around using TAB, SHIFT + TAB, etc., the active control is not highlighted.

To be clear, I can "move around" using the keyboard without a problem, but as nothing is highlighted I don't know "where I am".

I've checked through the Accessibility Preference Pane in case there's something there that can help, but can't find anything that might enable highlighting.

I'd be grateful if anyone knows a way to enable highlighting of the currently selected control in the Mac App Store app, whether that's by changing a setting in the Terminal, by using a third party "tweaker" app, etc.

I'm currently running OS X Yosemite 10.10.2 (14C109).

Many thanks.


texts: Stuck on blue screen after running "rm *" in /

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I accidentally executed rm * on / and since then I am unable to see my desktop. All I see is a blue screen with spinning gear.

Irony is I somehow missed my OS and other CDs too that came with my Mac. I followed this article on starting up in safe mode but it shows progress bar for long time and then again get stuck to blue screen

Attached is screen I see on boot.

I can't get Into safe mode either, so how can I get back to a working system?

PS: I also wonder whether I be able to get my desktop settings again without compromising all settings? I am specially concerned with software installed via home brew, Databases etc. Is it possible to to restore or copy deleted files by some kind of repair via CD?. My hidden files infusing bash_profile etc are also there. Can you guide how should I proceed?

update I log onto single mode. Check image. What do i do now?

update#3

finally


texts: Mac OSX Command-R Recovery Mode - "rm" is ineffective even in read/write mode?

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I have a mac with low disk space, that failed to update, and displays an OSX install error on boot.  How can I delete some files, so the update can complete?

I can boot this in recovery mode with Command-R, the disk is 97% full.  However deleting files with rm does not change available disk space, though the files disappear.

I can run /Volumes/OSX/usr/bin/du to determine size of a directory, and I have found some large ones, but rm -r has the same problem, the space does not come back. Using mount -u -w /Volumes/OSX makes no difference and lsof is of no help. Is there a "trash can" concept at work?

I have read Mac OSX Recovery Mode Terminal: rm -rf doesn't delete anything and it is not quite on point, and the ideas there do not apply.

Filesystem   512-blocks       Used Available Capacity  iused               ifree %iused  Mounted on
/dev/disk1s1    3932080    2485720   1407040    64%    45155          4294922124    0%   /
devfs               411        411         0   100%      712                   0  100%   /dev
/dev/disk3        10240        952      9288    10%       20          4294967259    0%   /private/var/log
/dev/disk18       12288        344     11944     3%        2          4294967277    0%   /private/var/tmp/RecoveryTemp
/dev/disk19       12288        344     11944     3%        2          4294967277    0%   /private/var/tmp/OSISPredicateUpdateProductTemp
/dev/disk20        1024        280       744    28%        2          4294967277    0%   /private/var/tmp/InstallerCookies
/dev/disk21        4096        280      3816     7%        2          4294967277    0%   /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports
/dev/disk2s1  499708512  478105512  16094888    97%  1954820 9223372036852820987    0%   /Volumes/OSX
/dev/disk4s1 1462037904 1442425824  19612080    99% 14394174          4280573105    0%   /Volumes/Backup1
/dev/disk4s2  491487192  162467080 329020112    34%    53008          4294914271    0%   /Volumes/Backup2

What can I do to get this machine back?


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I need a way to put any chosen window to be always on top.
For example, if I read a book in iBooks or I'm writing code in Xcode using Sublime Text. I want an application or way to overcome the issue.
I tried Helium and Fluid Browser but they are like web browser it's not I look for. I exactly want any application to be on top always for macOS.


texts: Since Mavericks, I can't mount ISO files on my Mac over a network

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Since upgrading to OS X Mavericks, when I want to mount an ISO file that's on my Mac from my Windows 8.1 PC (so, mounting a Mac share on a Windows computer, so I am accessing the file from the Windows PC), I get an error saying it can't mount it. I have to copy the file to the PC to mount the ISO file.

Is this due to how Mavericks switched from AFP/SMB to SMB2? Is there a way to fix this?


texts: Why hasn't my battery life improved even though I changed the battery?

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I have a mid-2009 white MacBook. About a week ago, I switched the aging and failing battery for an identical new battery I got off eBay (supposedly original part and new - looked legit both in description and packaging).

After switching the battery and resetting the SMC, a fully-charged battery reports six hours of available battery life, the way it should. But the battery runs out after only three or so. Pretty much the same battery life I got out of my old battery.

Could there be something I'm doing wrong software-wise here, or is it likely that I got a shitty used battery which was polished and made to appear new?


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I have an old iPad mini and updated it to iOS 9. However, the features don't work, such as Siri suggestions and drawing in notes app. Could somebody explain a remedy or what is up with Apple? Thanks.

I will NOT system reset as I have done so already. Maybe 9.1 beta will work.


texts: Moving photos to a new Mac from an old one - issues with permissions and iCloud

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OK here's the story. My wife's old Mac -- a late 2010 MacBook Air currently running Yosemite. We get a new Macbook Air (high end model) running Mojave.

I use the Migration Assistant to transfer the data, it takes a while but it appears all is well, until we get to the photo library.

"Could not repair permissions" it says.

OK then. We have some photos on there but not all; it's stuff that was in iCloud storage. I think well, why not put all the photos from the old Mac into icloud and download it to the new one.

So I try this - we upgrade to 50GB but it says it isn't enough (even though when we upgraded it said it should hold the whole library).

All righty then, I think, I will see if I can't repair permissions on the old Mac and try again.

But here is where I am confused. Apple's support says that if I delete anything from iCloud it is "Not available on any device" even if I store the originals on the old Mac -- thank God I did a Time Machine backup. Does this mean that when I upload photos to iCLoud I give Apple complete control, and that deleting them removes them from every device? How do I keep the originals then? What happens when I connect the old Mac to the Internet, do all my photos get erased?

Secondly, I want to just transfer the photo library once I fix the permissions on the old machine and I am unsure how to do that without doing the whole migration process again. If I have to do that fine, but I'd like to know if I can do photos only and save some time.

Thanks for your help, I hope this isn't too similar to what other people have asked, and if you answer pretend I am the dumbest person you ever met. :-)


texts: If I have purchased an album, may I share it with my husband's iPhone? I have tried the air drop feature, but he is unable to retrieve it.


texts: Hard Drive not working with VirtualBox on Mac OS X 10.10.2

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Basically,

I have a Seagate Expansion Drive (1TB), I have ejected it from my MacBook and mounted it into the guest virtual machine, it comes up with the message:

  This USB device can perform faster if you connect it to a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port.

as if it were recognized, and then when I go to Devices and Printers, the Hard Drive is in the "Unspecified" section, and has a warning sign next to it, I click on it and then it says it needs troubleshooting, I go through the troubleshooting process, and it says that I need to re-install the device driver, so I click "apply", and it searches for a driver, and then it shows that it's installing the device driver software and it comes up with:

  Device driver software was not successfully installed

It says the hard drive has a driver problem, when I have been using it fine on OS X?


texts: Should FaceTime work without a defined Proxy Server on restricted networks?

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We are having some problems with FaceTime video calling on our network where some traffic is restricted and firewalled from going out to the internet.

In order for the iPads on the wireless network to connect to the Internet, a Proxy Server needs to be configured on the iPad.

Upon making that change, the user can then browse to google.com etc within mobile Safari. Without the Proxy Server set the user can no longer access external webpages within mobile Safari.

However FaceTime works regardless of whether the Proxy Server is set. A faceTime call is initiated from 2 seperate wireless connections.

The network configuration here allows users to ping google.com for example regardless of whether a Proxy Server is defined.

So.... should FaceTime work without a Proxy and if it does, how does it work?


texts: Number roadmaps as A001 instead of A1 using Word page numbers

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To identify roadmaps provided to participants to a biycle randonnee, I want to number them as A001 to A150, B001 to B150 and C001 to C150.
After printing the required roadmaps in a printshop, I number them at home with my printer, starting with the pile A001 to A150. To do that, I use the page numbering of Word.
Unfortunately, it prints as A1 to A150, omitting the 0 when at the beginning of a figure. How can I change Word behaviour so that it would print A001 to A150 ?
TIA


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I'm getting a strange red background when I visit some pages using Safari.
on Chrome the page is rendered in white normally.

I am not using any extensions and plugins.

How do I fix this bug?

Safari: Version 10.1.1 (12603.2.4)
macOS: Sierra Version 10.12.5

Edit: I do not have the paint flashing feature turned on, I also noticed that this bug occurs on local images with a transparent background without any stylesheets (see image below).

I tried opening a local file image, and it opens normally on Chrome and Preview. However on safari, the images has a red background.


texts:
I use the following command to enable the "Press and Hold" functionality which is important for me to write text with language characters:

defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool true

However, every now and then for some reason setting gets reset and only starts working again after a reboot.

How can I have this setting be permanent without anything else interfering with it?

Update: at least in some (all?) cases the value is still true, but the popup does not come anymore until I reboot.


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I have an MacBook Pro Late 2011 and it freezes (So the Beachball is turning arround), not completely randomly but when I use the disks, (writing or reading data) over 1/2 Mb/s so if I copy a big file from a DMG it freezes often but randomly during the copy process, or if I download something over internet it freeze randomly during the download.
I can't do anything except of moving the mouse, if i wait a few seconds all comes back and I can continue use my Mac. I first thought it was totally random but it happens more often when I copy data or download anything. I think it's Yosemite's fault but I can not certify that.

Useful pasts:

EtreCheck: https://paste.ee/r/UvuNe

Full console log: https://paste.ee/r/kxZgs

I already reinstalled OSX Yosemite, and after that it continued with the same issue, but before i reinstalled a fresh version, it hung up always randomly, after I reinstalled OSX on my Home made Fusion Drive it only hung up when i started copying files or other things like that

I have read similar topics on internet about Yosemite and Freezing bug that was always different causes and different freezes like total freeze (no mouse) or freeze for infinite time and does not continue after a few secs.

When it freeze ALL stops even iTunes stop playing music. and after the freeze stops, everywhere i clicked clicks in a accelerated mode.
So if during the freeze i click on two apps and open a few menus, it does nothing but after a few secs all opens.

Anyone got the same issue or an idea to solve/troubleshoot this ?

Sorry for my English.

Edit: (my answer to  Buscar웃SD)
I already looked at the system monitor, i forget to say it i'll add it.
When the freeze happens the CPU is at 30% and disks are not at 100% when ii download but when I copy anything they are at 100% So it's weird, the amount of RAM used changes nothing, and the console writes nothing suspect

Edit2: I add a few images from the console and activity monitor during a freeze:

During the Freeze

Another during the freeze

And this is after the freeze

I have another screenshot who is important and it's the lines during the FREEZE, theses lines are these after the blue selected line
On the screenshot we can see that the freeze during from 20:20:58 and the next line appears on 20:21:07 so the crash is during 9 seconds:


texts: Error installing lxml on Mac Snow Leopard

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I am getting what seems to be a common error when trying to install lxml on MacOS 10.6:

Building lxml version 2.3.
Building without Cython.
Using build configuration of libxslt 1.1.24
/usr/libexec/gcc/powerpc-apple-darwin10/4.2.1/as: assembler (/usr/bin/../libexec/gcc/darwin/ppc/as or /usr/bin/../local/libexec/gcc/darwin/ppc/as) for architecture ppc not installed
Installed assemblers are:
/usr/bin/../libexec/gcc/darwin/x86_64/as for architecture x86_64
/usr/bin/../libexec/gcc/darwin/i386/as for architecture i386
src/lxml/lxml.etree.c:161594: fatal error: error writing to -: Broken pipe
compilation terminated.
lipo: can't open input file: /var/tmp//cc7Ypl70.out (No such file or directory)
error: Setup script exited with error: command 'gcc-4.2' failed with exit status 1

I have tried several of the suggestions I could find (setting archflags, linking to gcc-4.0) but still get the same error every time. I have Xcode 4 installed. Any help appreciated.

RESOLVED with: sudo env ARCHFLAGS="-arch i386 -arch x86_64" easy_install lxml

No thanks to the question migration. It was beter suited for StackOverflow.


texts: Launch App on connected Device without Apple Developer Program

texts:
In the WWDC 2015 Keynote, Apple said that with the arrival of XCode 7 and Swift 2 it will no longer be necessary to pay the Apple Developer Program suscription to run our own iOS apps on our own connected devices.

What do I need to make use of this new feature?


texts: Magic Mouse & Bluetooth Keyboard Won't Pair in Lion

texts:
I have a new macbook pro 15 inch 2011 model. My magic mouse and bt keyboard won't pair. The keyboard doesn't even get detected in the bluetooth settings. How can I get them to work together?

I have bluetooth enabled and tried using Setup Bluetooth Device to pair them.


texts: MAcbook Air no power on but Fan is running

texts: I had a Macbook Air 2017 13 Inch.. It was not powering on but Fan was running continuosly.. Is there any solution to turn it on. I tried SMC reset and NV Ram Reset still same issue


texts: Why do mail signature is being set back if I do not lock file?

texts:
I followed some tutorials and created a HTML signature for Mail Programm. I used my HTML code inside a .mailsignature file, saved the file,checked it as "Locked" and now I'm able to use my signature in mails. Everything works perfect, but I want to able to edit my signature in Mail-Programm. But I cannot edit my signature in Mail programm. I mean if I delete some text or change the text in mail programm it doenst save the signature and I guess its because the .mailsignature file is locked.

But if I unlock signature file, it sets the content to old one. Lets say I create new signature with content "hello world", replace the content in signature file with my HTML content, save the file and re-open mail program, I still see "hello world" and not my new signature content. Is there any work around for that?

My OSX is 10.9.2

Thanks in advance.


texts: Make Aquamacs' windows zoom like ordinary Mac apps?

texts:
When I double-click on a window in Aquamacs, it keeps the same width but maximises its height.  A second double-click maximises the width as well.  A third double-click returns it to its original size and position.

I would like to tell Aquamacs (http://aquamacs.org) to act more like an ordinary Mac app, so the intermediate step with the height is omitted, and a second double-click will restore the window to the original size.

A sort of work around is to use the green button at the top left of the window, taking the window to its own space, which is usually not ideal.

I can write Emacs Lisp routines to manipulate windows (a.k.a. "frames" in Aquamacs and Emacs), but I don't know how to get Emacs to run my elisp routine on the title bar double click.

Unlike a lot of user actions in Aquamacs, typing control-H control-K before the double click does not give me help on the action.  So I have done some searching on the net and in the Aquamacs help.  I have looked through the Preferences, options, and Customise as well.  Having said that, there are a lot of things there, and I may have missed the answer.

I suspect a solution will be in the C or Objective-C source code rather than the elisp code.  I suppose I can hunt through the source code to find out how to change this, but I hope I can ask for help at Ask Different.

I have Aquamacs 3.2 and macOS Sierra 10.2.3.  I've also tried on some different Macs with slight version variations.


texts: Safari doesn't remember tabs in Mountain Lion

texts: In Mac OS X Lion 10.7, Safari preserved the state of my tabs when it closed. This functionality seems to have disappeared in OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. Is there a way to restore (no pun intended) this feature from with the System Preferences or perhaps a Terminal trick?


texts: Apps not installing/updating instantly on iOS 5.1

texts:
I noticed a strange thing since updating iOS to 5.1.

Pretty much none of the apps I buy or update get installed instantly. They are often left hanging in "Waiting..." mode for several hours until they get installed. I can stop the "Waiting..." process by removing the app and trying to install it again, but it still waits for a while until it installs.

This never happened before as apps used to get installed instantly. Is this normal in newer iOS version or is there something wrong?

PS. This is happening on WiFi.


texts: Sync my Music from Windows with the correct Added Date?

texts:
I recently moved my music via USB from my windows to my macbook. All the songs were on iTunes and were arranged by Date Added. Once I moved them to the macbook, they all scrambled around with incorrect dates !! I thought iTunes saves the META data in the files so that they can be read again using another device.

Is there a way to arrange my songs by the correct Date Added

I still have the songs in my Window's iTunes if this helps at all.

Thanks


texts: What are Apple's Update and End-Of-Life policies in 2015?

texts:
I have a couple of Macs that are required to be held back from upgrade. The requirements are due to (1) use of earlier iPhone/iPad devices, (2) operational requirements, like a particular piece of non-Apple software needs a particular version of OS X, (3) personal preference, like I don't like the color scheme and "cartoon-ish" look of the themes on later OS X versions.

This week, Apple released a number of security updates. Confer, the APPLE-SA-2015-10-21-XXX security bulletins. However, it appears Apple has partially abandoned my operating system (which is less than a few years old). The OS has known outstanding security issues that have not been fixed.

I can only say "appears" because I don't believe Apple announced the OS is no longer being supported or is at End of Life. In fact, trying to search for the information on Apple's site results in mostly useless fodder and other's similar questions: end of life policy site:apple.com. Broadening the search to the web produces more fodder. And I can only say "partially" because because Apple patches some of the OS's applications, like iTunes. Below is an image of iTunes being updated to 12.3.1 in October, 2015.

What are Apple's current Update and End-Of-Life policies? And why is iTunes being updated, when its a non-essential app?

I'm specifically interested in policy related to security updates, and policy related to non-security related software updates.

Thanks in advance.


texts: Can I link a new Macbook to an old Macbook?

texts:
I just got a Macbook Pro Retina 15". It is sweet.

My old Macbook Pro, which I got in like 2007, can't run anything higher than OS X 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard). My new Macbook runs 10.8.2 (Mountain Lion).

Is there a relatively simple way to use my old computer with my new one, perhaps as an extra screen?


texts:
My MacBook Pro won't start up anymore. Here are the symptoms:

displays only folder with question mark icon on startup
when boot from Lion installation disk the disk utility program crashes. when i select it and click continue it just freezes
i tried to reinstall lion from the installation disk but this just freezes as well like the disk utility program.
i've tried resetting the PRAM and SMC to no avail
the hard drive has two partitions - one for bootcamp and one for lion

Does anyone here have any idea what's wrong.
What should be my next course of action?


texts: Two MacBook Pros display my webpage differently

texts:
I use em units in my CSS for a few links, and they are in the right spot on my computer, but they are shifted too far to the right on the other computer.
They are both running safari 5.05
Any ideas?

Thanks.


texts:
I need to reset an iPhone. My grandmother somehow locked her iPhone with a pin and no one knows the code. I have a backup of her phone in my iTunes but I need to reset the phone before I can restore that backup.

When I attempt to restore the phone it tells me it has a problem downloading the software. I've tried on multiple computers. There isn't an iCloud account for this phone so I cannot reset it using that method.

How do I reset the phone so I can restore it and get it working again?

It's an iPhone SE running the latest iOS.


texts: Backup apps in ipa format on iphone no PC

texts: I need to restore my iphone firmware on my work computer, without installing any other program other than the iTunes already installed on it. I'm wondering if there's some kind if app or jailbreak tweak I can install on the iphone  and use to back up all my apps into ipa, copy to PC, then install later again.( I could always use appcake to install back )


texts: Catalina Keeps Deleting Documents Symbolic Link

texts:
I have a symbolic link from ~/Documents to ~/Dropbox/MyDocuments.

However I noticed that Catalina from time to time deletes my symbolic link and replaces it with a new Documents folder. I think its happening at a reboot but may happen at other times as well. Any way to prevent this


texts:
I'm currently running Catalina, 10.15.4, and have been unsuccessful in connecting to an L2TP server set up on a Windows Server machine. Two other Mac laptops, one on my own network and one at a different location, are able to connect to the L2TP server without any problems. also on my network, my Android phone and another Windows machine are both able to connect to the server as well. Attempts to connect via this machine yields a

The L2TP-VPN server did not respond. Try reconnecting.
If the problem continues, verify your settings and contact your Administrator.

according to /var/log/ppp.log all I see after a successful IPSec negotiation is

L2TP sent SCCRQ
L2TP cannot connect to the server

also to mention, running the following all yielded successes

/usr/bin/nc -uvw5 portquiz.net 500
/usr/bin/nc -uvw5 portquiz.net 1701
/usr/bin/nc -uvw5 portquiz.net 4500

any suggestions?


texts: How to install a DHCP server (wireless router or access point) downstream of Murus Static NAT internet sharing?

texts:
I am currently sharing my Mac's ethernet connection via Murus static NAT.  Upstream I only have a cable modem, so the IP address of Mac #1 is my ISP-provided external IP.  I am running an ethernet USB adapter to another Mac and then using MacOS Internet Sharing from that machine to share the wired connection over its WiFi.  In other words, I am using Mac #2 as a wireless router.  This is less than optimal.

If I were to replace Mac #2 with a wireless router or access point, how would I configure that to use it seamlessly instead (have it do DHCP, etc, accept new devices without manual configuration.)

I just bought a wired switch and was really pleased by how it "just-works".  What is the fastest, no-nonsense way forward to a lightening fast wireless network here?

output of netstat -nr -f inet on Mac #1 (Murus server):

Routing tables

Internet:
Destination        Gateway            Flags        Refs      Use   Netif Expire
default            my.external.wan.1        UGSc           98   447794     en0
10/24              link#7             UCS             2        0     en3
10.0.0.24/32       link#7             UCS             1        0     en3
10.0.0.24          b4:9c:df:f0:dd:86  UHLWI           0       16     lo0
10.0.0.123         b4:9c:df:f0:85:3   UHLWIi          2   904865     en3    990
10.0.0.255         ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff  UHLWbI          0        1     en3
my.external.wan/22       link#11            UCS             1        0     en0
my.external.wan.1/32     link#11            UCS             1        0     en0
my.external.wan.1        dc:eb:94:b5:cc:22  UHLWIir        28        0     en0    990
my.external.wan.70/32    link#11            UCS             1        0     en0
my.external.wan.70       a8:20:66:35:f:1d   UHLWI           0        1     lo0
my.external.wan.255      ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff  UHLWbI          0        1     en0
127                127.0.0.1          UCS             0        0     lo0
127.0.0.1          127.0.0.1          UH              1     1229     lo0
169.254            link#11            UCS             0        0     en0
169.254            link#7             UCSI            0        0     en3
224.0.0/4          link#11            UmCS            1        0     en0
224.0.0/4          link#7             UmCSI           0        0     en3
224.0.0.251        1:0:5e:0:0:fb      UHmLWI          0        0     en0
255.255.255.255/32 link#11            UCS             0        0     en0
255.255.255.255/32 link#7             UCSI            0        0     en3


texts: "sudo apt-get install" on OS X Mavericks

texts:
My understanding is that you need to install 'Fink' before an apt-get will work in the Terminal on OS X, but there isn't a Fink binary installer yet for Mavericks.

Does anyone know what the best alternative would be for

sudo apt-get install

on OS X Mavericks?


texts: How to access special keys using a ZAGGmate keyboard with iSSH on the iPad?

texts:
I just purchased a ZAGGmate case with Bluetooth keyboard. I immediately logged into a Linux machine via iSSH and opened up vim. I can type just fine on this little keyboard, but I am having difficultieas with several keys.

First, the Esc key is bound to the home screen key. I tried holding Fn while pressing Esc. Sadly, that did not do the trick.

Also, the control key does not seem to work. For example, CTRL-F and CTRL-B do not scroll forward and back a page in vim. Any clue how to correct that situation?

Update: I found an iSSH setting that maps option key chords to control key chords. That solves my second problem. Also, I can now press CTRL-[ to get the same effect as pressing Esc. So, I'm not mad enough to return the keyboard to the store anymore. Any help with the first part of the question would still be very much appreciated.


texts: Are there iphone apps or automation for taking photos and sharing low resolution versions?

texts:
I need to take low resolution photos on iPhone5 like at 640*480, 320*240 etc. Low resolution photo is so that they can be uploaded easily. I don’t see a way to tell iOS to do this by default from the camera application.

Only requirement is to upload as easily as possible low resolution photos. * No photo editing capability is necessary.
If the photos can’t be processed in place, an automated way to reduce them and optionally delete the originals is ideal.
most important is an easy way to get low resolution versions of all the photos shared out and uploaded.

So, any free, light weight, iOS app suggestion for taking low resolution photos with rear cam ?


texts: Can I regenerate the the photo thumbnails that have turned black after restoring my iPhone?

texts: I had to restore my iOS 5.1 iPhone from iCloud after recieving a replacement. Many of the thumbnails for photographs are now black. Is there a way to regenerate them?


texts: "Macintosh HD" no longer shows up in Finder on Lion

texts:
How do I get to the Macintosh HD, or the root folder, from Finder in Lion? It no longer appears in the favorites section.

I know I can open it from Terminal, but I want to do it in Finder easily like I could in 10.6.


texts: Are there any limitations when using AirPort Express in a Windows environment?

texts:
I have 3 Windows laptops on my home network connected via a wireless router.  I have been through three wireless routers in six months and have found them to all be poor quality. They inevitably flake out and drop connections (even though I live in a 600 square foot basement suite).

I am willing to shell out the cash for whatever wireless router will be bulletproof. I have heard good things about Airport Extreme. I am a very technical person as I am a Java developer for a living, is Airport Extreme right for me?

I will not have a Mac on my network in the foreseable future so all administration of the router will have to be done on my Windows Vista (32 bit) machine or one of the Windows 7 machines (x64).


texts:
I have an app (gv) where I can run it from the terminal, but when I click on it, I get errors. This makes me think there are multiple instances of it or something.  I tried which and got nothing... that seems odd. so then I tried locate, which gave me this warning:

$ which gv
$ locate gv

WARNING: The locate database (/var/db/locate.database) does not exist.
To create the database, run the following command:

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

Please be aware that the database can take some time to generate; once
the database has been created, this message will no longer appear.

I ran   sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.locate.plist
but when I run locate, I still get this message. yes, I can run find, but it is taking forever. How can I get locate working? I am on OSX 10.6.8


texts: rMBP Doesn't Wake Up From Sleep After Upgrading to ML

texts:
It is the second time that my rMBP doesn't wake up from sleep. The only application that I've recently installed are Alferd and BetterTouchTool - Could it have something to do with that?

In addition it happened twice only after long time sleep of like 8 hours - if I sleep the machine now and wake it after 2 minutes it wakes up perfectly.

Do you have any ideas what can cause this? In Lion I had no problems.

EDIT: Apple released the following update

http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1559

hopefully this will fix the problem.

EDIT: Nope, didn't help.

EDIT: I freshly installed ML again, which fixed my problem. I have added an answer below, please read it.


texts: Is there a way to keep my iPhone from receiving calls/texts/alerts while listening to music?

texts: I like to listen to music on my iPhone when running, but it's really annoying for the music to be interrupted by calls/texts/alerts. I know I can put it in airplane mode, but that will keep me from using the GPS to track my mileage through apps like RunKeeper. Is there another way to "silence" calls/texts/alerts and just have them show up as missed when I'm finished listening to music?


texts: Prevent mac from requiring login screen at home

texts:
I would like to prevent my mac from sleeping when I'm at home. I trust the people in my house, and would like to stop it from being locked.

Or even better, maybe it could only require a password after 30 minutes?


texts: Looking for a word processor with the power of Markdown

texts:
Basically, I am looking for a word editor (like Word or Pages) that is compatible with Markdown. I want to be able to write in Markdown but with the concept of pages. Their are a lot of Markdown editor but none that handles the concept of pages (I know that Markdown is primary for the web, so I understand why), but I will use Markdown for document that I will need to print, so I need to know, in advance, the number of pages.

Here is what I need:

compatible with Markdown
header : same for every page
footer : same for every page
number of pages and page numbers
automatically numbering headings (you can do it with CSS)
editable stylesheet
live preview
easy to use

Mou can do must of this (items 1, 5, 6, 7, 8). The problems are for header, footer and number of pages and page numbers

Do you know a software that can do what I need ?


texts: Internet recovery mode cannot connect to wpa2 network

texts:
As above

I've reached the internet recovery screen and entered the correct password for the wpa2 network but all I have is the network selection drop down and a spinning globe with no loading bar.

What can I do to troubleshoot this ?


texts: How can I get my albums to sort by track numbers in iTunes 11's expanded view?

texts:
I've been trying to figure out why my track sort order is wrong in iTunes 11. I have track metadata, and sorting by Album in the songs view works fine, but in the expanded view my tracks appear in what seems to be totally random order.

How can I get this to sort by track number within the album?


texts: "Search in Google" always open Safari instead of default browser

texts: I want to make the Search in Google context menu to open my default browser instead of Safari.


texts: Is it preferable to use the same SSID name when creating multiple WiFi zones?

texts: I have an Airport Extreme and Airport Express connected via an ethernet cable to different parts of my home. Is it preferable to used the same SSID name? Will my devices automatically connect to the stronger signal?


texts: Accessing events on external drive in iMovie '11 on Lion

texts:
I have my iMovie events stored on my external harddrive (located in a Synology NAS). It worked like a charm with iMovie '11 on Snow Leopard.

I then received my new MBP with Lion and the external drive is not showing. I cannot thus access my events which is pretty annoying as it prevents me from using the application...

Here is what I see in iMovie:(see edit 2 for new state)

I previously had my external drive below the Macintosh HD one.

My external drive is correctly mounted before launching iMovie:

It has the iMovie Events folder at root level (and as I said, it was correctly detected under same iMovie version on Snow Leopard).

I tried mounting it using afp: but result is the same.

Any help appreciated as I don't get what could have changed between SL and Lion for this.

edit: Same with volume now mounted using NFS:

The list in iMovie stays desperately empty...

edit 2: something new!
My NFS mounts are now visible in the list (probably coming from an update of iMovie inbetween).
Problem is that they are still empty and with a yellow warning sign, without any tooltip on it...


texts: Folders wont remove from finder sidebar (El capitan bug)

texts:
I have a folder in my finder sidebar under favourites.

I moved, then also renamed, the folder that points to (without removing it from the finder sidebar).

Now I want to remove it from finder favourites (via right click, remove from sidebar), but finder won't let me, this seems to be disabled.  What should I do?

Hmmm...  I just tried to remove a folder that I hadn't removed or renamed, and the situation is the same.


texts: How to disable Mac Preview blurring / smoothing images in a PDF?

texts:
I scanned a paper document to a PDF. Each page of the PDF is an image of a paper page. When I view the PDF in Mac's Preview app and zoom in, Preview blurs / smooths the image. When I view the PDF in Adobe Reader, it displays the actual pixels, which is what I want:

How can I configure Preview to not blur / smooth images in PDFs?

Here is a related post.

I have already tried the terminal command

defaults write com.apple.Preview PVPDFAntiAliasOption 0

and restarted Preview, and looked for other smoothing-related options for Preview using

defaults read com.apple.Preview


texts: I've been searching on and off for quite awhile to find where iCloud Drive is using up 4 GB of my storage. I seldom use iCloud and do not have many things in my in Files folder. How can I delete this waste of space?


texts: Am I supposed to have access to "com.apple.TCC"?

texts:
I was doing some snooping around on my MacBook Air after the update to macOS Mojave and noticed a folder that I have permission to view its contents that I don't have permission for on my iMac. The folder in question is "com.apple.TCC" under the Application Support folder, the path from the Finder is by selecting the following: Macintosh HD -> Library -> Application Support

I was just poking around and noticed that the folder was inaccessible on the iMac and it had me wondering as to whether or not I should have access to it in the first place. I wasn't going around aimlessly deleting/modifying any of the files, I was just curiously looking at them and nothing more.
I find it quite strange that my MacBook is able to view the contents, but the iMac is not and was wondering if others can confirm if they can/cannot view its contents.


texts:
Is there a way to save the download queue in iTunes ? I had to reboot my Macbook, and to my surpise, the queue was empty when I restarted iTunes. Is this behaviour intended ?

Edit:

It appears that this problem was related to the fact that my installation was not a clean install but an upgrade. It was OS X 10.7 upgraded to OS X 10.8. I did a fresh install, and now everything is back to normal; the queue is correctly saved and restored across sessions.


texts: Applescript that responds to key presses?

texts:
I want to write an AppleScript that

runs (in a loop) until I press esc
"listens" for keystrokes 1, 2, etc.
executes a given command for a each keypress (running a shell command ddcctl to change secondary monitor brightness/contrast)

I've searched and everything I find relates to simulating a key press.

(If this can be done in bash that's fine but I don't know enough shell scripting to even start...)

UPDATE

Based on this tip, I wrote the shell script below, which works great, but only if I run it within Terminal. Is there any way to run this script 'invisibly', say, from Spotlight or via AppleScript do shell script, and have it respond until I exit?

#!/bin/bash
if [ -t 0 ]; then stty -echo -icanon -icrnl time 0 min 0; fi
keypress=''
while [ "$k" != "^[" ]; do
    case "$k" in
        1) ddcctl -d 1 -b 10;;
        2) ddcctl -d 1 -b 20;;
        3) ddcctl -d 1 -b 30;;
        # ...etc...
        0) ddcctl -d 1 -b 100;;
    esac
    k="`cat -v`"
done
if [ -t 0 ]; then stty sane; fi
exit 0


texts: In Mountain Lion why do remote shells via ssh do NOT inherit the environment of the launchd parent process?

texts:
When logging in to my Mountain Lion Mac remotely via ssh I do not get the same PATH variable as when I open a shell locally: The local shell inherits its environment as expected from launchd and therefore has the PATH value I set in /etc/launchd.conf.

With the remote shell I hit a surprise: When I open a shell via ssh it does not inherit the environment variables set in /etc/launchd.conf although the related ssh processes all have launchd as their parents. Why???

A cut from a  ps -ef output shows:

UID   PID  PPID   C STIME   TTY           TIME CMD
  0     1     0   0 Mon01PM ??         9:07.07 /sbin/launchd
.
.
.
501   150     1   0 Mon01PM ??         0:17.99 /sbin/launchd
.
.
.
501 39994   150   0 Thu11AM ??         0:00.72 /usr/bin/ssh-agent -l
.
.
.
  0 74002     1   0  2:08PM ??         0:00.05 /usr/sbin/sshd -i
501 74005 74002   0  2:08PM ??         0:00.00 /usr/sbin/sshd -i
501 74000  9844   0  2:08PM ttys000    0:00.02 ssh bridge@bridgethegap.local

I can fix the issue by setting PATH e.g. in .bashrc, but I'm in search for a way to give the same PATH to all applications launched under Mountain Lion (see In Mountain Lion how do I set the PATH environment variable...).

So my question is: Why do remote shells via ssh do not inherit the launchd environment?


texts: How to set proxy configuration file in command line?

texts:
Sometimes I need to use ShadowsocksX to bypass GFW, but ShadowsocksX will clear my proxy configuration file.

When I come to my company, I've to set proxy configuration file manually, I'm wondering if there any OSX's command can help me to set  proxy configuration file? So that I can create an alias in my zshrc file.


texts: tool to remember window positions when I plug in/unplug an external display

texts: When I have a giant Thunderbolt monitor plugged into my MacBook, I want windows arranged a certain way.  No full-screen apps, some apps are shown on my small laptop screen, other apps are shown on my Thunderbolt display.  When I unplug the Thunderbolt display, I would like programs arranged differently, e.g., the browser is a full-screen app.  Is there any program that will let me "save" my window state when I have an external monitor plugged in, and save another layout when I don't have any external display, and automatically switch between the two when it detects that external display has been plugged in or unplugged?  I'm on Mountain Lion on a MacBook Pro.


texts: Finder treating symbolic links differently than terminal MacBook Pro Retina OS X 10.9.4

texts:
I created symbolic link jboss7 for hard link jboss-as-7.1.1.Final-downloaded and it worked fine in Finder. Then I made backup before modifying JBoss...

ln -s jboss-as-7.1.1.Final-downloaded jboss7
cp jboss-as-7.1.1.Final-downloaded jboss-as-7.1.1.Final-downloaded-orig

Later, I renamed the hard link to jboss-as-7.1.1.Final-downloaded-modified and replaced it with backup.

mv jboss-as-7.1.1.Final-downloaded jboss-as-7.1.1.Final-downloaded-modified
mv jboss-as-7.1.1.Final-downloaded-orig jboss-as-7.1.1.Final-downloaded

The symbolic link properly points to the backup with the same filename (ending with -downloaded), but Finder shows and treats the symbolic link incorrectly, saying it is alias for folder ending with (-downloaded-modified).

Is Finder supposed to treat symbolic links in this manner? How do I update Finder to recognize the symbolic link as point to the current hard link?

Side point: commands I wrote using tcsh terminal or Finder (don't remember, and terminal history does not go far enough back to answer this).

Related: OS X won't create any symbolic links, creates aliases instead


texts: Screenshot pixel density inconsistency in macOS 10.12.5

texts:
I am not sure if this is a regression of some kind and I don't know when it started happening, but I know that it wasn't always this way:

When using the shortcut-based system screenshot tools, I get png files on my desktop. Before retina Macs, these were all at pixel density 72 ppi. On retina Macs, these screenshots started becoming 144 ppi.

At some point not that long ago, the window screenshots (that's shift + command + 4, then space) of certain types of windows (ex. Finder, Chrome) now produce images at 72ppi, while window screenshots of other types (ex. Inspector in Preview) produce images at 144ppi, and all of the other screenshot types of windows (entire screen and rectangular selection screenshots) still produce images at 144ppi. When did this happen and is it a software regression or intentional?

For claims of intentionality: please provide authoritative documentation as support.


texts: Mac OS Sierra 10.12.6 does not detect startup USB for Mojave

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I would like to perform a clean install of Mojave as outlined in this article

https://setapp.com/how-to/clean-install-macos-mojave

However, my Mac Air 2013 does not detect my USB installer as a startup disk. I have tried twice to reformat the USB as macOS Extended Journaled and created a startup disk as outlined here, but still no luck (see screen shots below.)

Most suggestions online suggest reformatting the USB (which I have already done), but it still does not pick up the USB. I have also tried rebooting in recovery mode without the usb being detected.


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Today was one of those days. Long story short, an old LaCie drive failed spectacularly and I meant to replace it with two, LaCie d2 6TB Thunderbolt 3 drives running RAID 1. I use SoftRaid. I have an iMac Pro.

SoftRaid recognized the drives, but wouldn't use them to build a RAID 1 volume because of some voodoo LaCie does that makes it look externally like there's only a few MB available.
The only thing SoftRaid would allow me to do is delete the 6TB volume on each drive. Which I did. Now nothing recognizes the drives at all.
Softraid started doing its "reinstall driver and restart" endless loop. No problem, I thought. Just disconnect all of my SoftRaid volumes, boot into Recovery Mode and use Startup Security Utility to turn off Secure Boot.
Tried to run Startup Security Utility. Tells me that there are no administrator accounts (?) so it won't let me load it.
Deleted .AppleSetupDone and reinstalled High Sierra, went through setup and created a new admin account, following Googled instructions. No difference.
Tried booting into Single User Mode to see if I could terminal-foo my way out of it. Hangs after an "AdjustBusy timeout in 40000ms!" so I could never get to a command prompt.

So at the moment, I'm at a loss. I can't load Startup Security Utility, and I think my road to recovery begins there. Really want to avoid the whole 2-day format/restore cycle. Any ideas?


texts: Preview is not responding since OS X Mavericks update

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Preview is not responding for me since the OS X Mavericks update. I cannot open JPEG images. If I try to go to full screen view, I just get the beachball and have to hard reboot. I am a photographer and use this feature extensively to check images. This worked fine before upgrade to OS X Mavericks.

Is there anything I can do to resolve this issue?


texts: How do I get out of iPhone's Safe Mode (jailbroken)?

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I just did something REALLY stupid. I was following the instructions on how to get into Safe Mode (on YouTube). The guy in the video says to first shut down my iPhone, then press and hold Volume up button first and then press and hold Power button to boot it up. Once the Apple logo appears, I continue to hold it for 5 seconds and yes, my iPhone booted into Safe Mode. The video also says if you want to get out of Safe Mode, just do a reset (Press and hold Power button + Home button) But it did not work, my phone is blank now, no icons, no Cydia, no Settings, no Messages, nothing at all, except for Newsstand.

Please help me, I don't know what to do :(

PS: iTunes didn't detect any problem (until when I'm trying to back up, it says an error occured).


texts: Improve file transfer performance over VPN

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I have two Apple machines: a server and a client. Both are running the newest builds of macOS Sierra 10.12.6. The “server” machine is running macOS Server running VPN and file sharing. Both machines are connected to Gigabit Internet (1Gbps up and down) but are located thousands of miles apart. The disk read/write speeds on both ends are above 100 MBps (800Mbps).

I connect my client to the server VPN (L2TP) and then file share over AFP. I regularly shuttle large files and folders to the server from the client. However, the highest speed I can get is 5 MBps (40 Mbps) sustained transfer, with a max peak of 12 MBps. If I’m moving files the other way (server to client), but transfers all initiated on the client machine), I can get as high as 10 MBps (80Mbps) sustained transfer. However, I can never get higher than that. Even with the VPN’s overhead, I was hoping to get a higher speed than, at most, 10% of the rated speed.

My questions are:

Is this low speed normal for a VPN (factoring in overhead)?
What can I do to improve my transfer performance (for large files, not large folders with lots of small files)?


texts: Preview with QuickLook for .doc files won't work after latest Catalina update

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After the last Catalina update, when I try to preview .doc files with QuickLook it does not work, while .docx files are shown normally.

How can I fix this?


texts: Create new 'super-category' in iTunes heirachy

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In iTunes, I have many audio files which aren't music. In my case they are guitar tutorial tracks, but others may have similar things which are for language learning or self-help/hypnosis tracks.

I don't want these lumped in with the rest of my music, as I find they clutter up my music collection, make it hard to find things and makes playing my music on 'shuffle' a strange experience.

I know I can untick the songs to prevent them from being played, or create some kind of playlist for the songs I do want to play, but these are not ideal solutions.

Is there a way of removing them from the 'Music' super-folder altogether, ideally creating a new super-folder just for them? (By super-folder I mean the 'Music', 'Movies' and 'TV Shows' categories that appear on the left).


texts: What's the difference between "Initialize" and "Erase"?

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I was recently handed an old backup hard drive that my co-workers couldn't read because it used one of the EXT file systems. They didn't tell me what they wanted at first, so I assumed I should try to get the data off of it.

I plugged it in, and my a dialog asked me to initialize, eject, or ignore.

I ignored it, because I knew I would need to install osxfuse and ext4fuse, which I did, and I was able to read the disk just fine. Only after that, my coworker told me that he wanted the disk erased and formatted with a filesystem that he could use on his PC. But even though I had the disk mounted and readable, my attempts to format it failed. I tried:

Disk Utility > Erase > ExFAT, which gave a simple "operation failed" error,
diskutil eraseVolume ExFAT NewName disk2, which gave a "cannot unmount disk" error,
umount, which gave a "disk isn't mounted" error, and
all of the above after unplugging the drive various ways.

Finally, I rebooted, and when I plugged in the drive again, I was asked to initialize, eject, or ignore. I choose to initialize this time, and suddenly I could erase to various formats with no issues.

This behavior surprised me because I assumed "initialize*, erase, and format were all synonyms. I guess they're not. So what's the difference? How can one force the initialize dialog to appear?


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I'm using a MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid-2014) running OS X El Capitan and I'm curious if I can run a script when I close my computer (without installing anything).

Note: I don't want to install anything.


texts: How can I copy many large hi-res photos directly from iPad to cloud storage via WiFi and then manage them?

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What's a good method to copy lots of high resolution photos from my iPad using WiFi directly  to some sort of cloud server without having to use a Windows or Mac computer as an intermediary? Plus, once they're in the cloud, I'd like to delete the originals from the iPad and then use the iPad to organize/manage the photos on the cloud server: sort them into folders, rename them, and view them, etc.

I think I can use Dropbox for much of this but is there anything more efficient for managing lots of high-res photos? I think iPhoto and Adobe Revel are only useful if your photo library is based on a desktop computer - I want to avoid that step.


texts: Keyboard shortcut expansions not being expanded

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I have defined several keywords on my iPad Air 2 (iOS 8.3) in order to let iOS expand them when I type one of these keywords.

However, these keywords do not expand. How can I force my iPad to expand them?


texts: SD card reader does not work after upgrading to Mountain Lion

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I have upgraded my Mac Book pro MB991 (13-inch, Mid 2009) to OS X Mountain Lion. After that the system does not show any reaction on inserting or ejecting an SD card.

The card itself works well with my camera.

I checked Disk Utility and About my Mac but it's not displayed there:

iStat Pro doesn't show it neither:

I have Parallels Desktop 7 and Vmware Fusion installed on my mac so may be problem is related to the drivers supplied with those software.

Does any one know how to fix this or at least how to dig deeper to get any new information?


texts:
How can I run a shell script on multiple different computers with the same code? If I have it run from

/users/'my name'/desktop/etc.

then it won't work when I use it on a different computer, because the user name will be different. Is there any way to run it directly without going through the user directory?


texts: Other data taking up to much space on mac, can't figure out what this other data is

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I found out my company's dropbox was syncing everything to my mac, I had selective sync on but somehow this changed. I then uninstalled dropbox to stop this syncing as choosing selective sync didn't seem to help. I then deleted my dropbox folder, and emptied trash can. But i still see 291 in other data being used up but that dropbox folder is gone. I have a feeling that is the dropbox data and didn't properly erase.

What can i do to clean up files on macOS Catalina?


texts: Why can I not use `sudo` as a `Standard` user in macOS?

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I do most of the "work" I do on my Mac as a Standard user (Apple parlance for an unprivileged user). I also frequently use the CLI (zsh mostly now) via the Terminal app. I use MacPorts as a package manager, and various utilities such as find, rsync, launchctl, ip, mount, log, softwareupdate, etc etc etc. As it frequently happens, something I am trying to do from the CLI requires privilege elevation via the sudo command.
However: According to this document, it seems that Apple does not support the use of sudo by Standard users:

Only administrator users can use sudo. If you’re not logged in as an administrator, you can do so by entering the following command, where adminUsername is the name of an administrator user:

% su adminUsername

This seems clumsy and inconvenient: su and then sudo. It is also at odds with the way sudo works on other platforms I use. Of course macOS requires Admin user authentication to perform some tasks in the GUI, but this is generally not the way that sudo operates; i.e. any user may be granted privileges to perform specified tasks by the Admin user for the system.
I won't ask "why" Apple does it this way as that can only be an opinion here, but I will ask if there is a work-around - can sudo on macOS be made to work as it does on other platforms?


texts: Really strange behavior creating a directory on SMB NAS share

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I am setting up a Synology DS918+ for backing up a new iMac Pro with an Drobo 5D3 attached to it.

I was working on backing up my Photos library from the Drobo using ChronoSync. ChronoSync was aborting with an error and after some debugging I can see what is happening, but its weird and I was hoping someone could help explain it.

To verify this is the issue I created a new SMB3 share on the Synology called Test and mounted it. Creating files and directories works as expected unless I create a directory named AUx.

$ ls -a
.       ..      .DS_Store
$ mkdir AUx
$ ls AUx
ls: AUx: No such file or directory
$ mkdir AUx
mkdir: AUx: File exists
$ ls -a
.       ..      .DS_Store   AHY9U3~9

Does anyone know what's going on?


texts: How to automatically mount NFS shares on OS X

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I have a NFS server set up on my local LAN running on Arch Linux that I can connect to using OS X Mavericks by issuing the following command in the terminal:

mount -t nfs -o resvport host:/srv/nfs4/users /mnt/host

As the NFS client is a MacBook Pro, I would like for it to automatically connect to the NFS server whenever I am home (and do nothing otherwise).  Adding the following line in /etc/auto_master did not work:

/mnt/host -fstype=nfs4,resvport host:/srv/nfs4/users

More specifically, running automount -vc yields the following:

automount: /net updated
automount: /home updated
automount: /mnt/host nmounted
automount: no unmounts

...but /mnt/host is an empty directory even when I cd into it.

Can anybody help me out?  Thanks in advance and let me know if I omitted important details.


texts: How to set up Time Capsule to takeover DHCP & NAT from your ISP Modem/Router

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I would greatly appreciate anyone who is able to shed some light and assist me with setting up my network so that the DHCP and NAT on the network is handled solely by Time Capsule. This is so I can use BacktoMyMac...or AFP via an external network.

I have tried but failed miserably :( im so frustrated now !!! I’m grinding away at my teeth and soon it will be my gums

Ok..this is the scenario....

I have an NBN Connection via VDSL2 100/40 Mbps which doesn’t require authentication PPPoE ; It uses DHCP
I have an Apple Time Capsule Latest Generation
I have a modem provided by the ISP MyRepublic .. It’s a [Technicolor
MediaAccess TG789MYRvac v2 HP]
I have a need to access the Time Capsule whilst outside the LAN, I need remote access to the NAS.

I put the modem/router into Bridge mode so that it’s just functioning as a modem/switch. To do this I entered the modem interface and under DHCP clicked Bridge Mode.

I then connected a CAT 5/6 Ethernet cable to LAN port 1 on the modem and the other side connected to the Time Capsule Ethernet port on the bottom.

The modem restarted and as expected I could not access the modem interface anymore.

I logged into the Time Capsule and set it up as follows :

Internet Connection : Set to DHCP as the ISP assigns me a non-static Public IP

IP Address (ISP DHCP Assigned)
Subnet 255.255.0.0
Router IP (LAN 192.168.1.1)

Router Mode : Set to DHCP and NAT since bridge mode on the Modem should have effectively disabled these features.

DHCP range (Whatever IP range I choose from the 3 available options)
Range Beginning : 2
Range End : 253
Reservations : None
Lease : 24H
Default Host : Not Set
Enabled NAT-PMP

The settings were saved and I was able to access the internet via TimeCapsule and there was no Double NAT or Conflicts reported. However, access over the internet was intermittent for some reason and the upload speed was quite slow.

I don’t know why ... is there a problem with the hardware, me or both :(

I have previously set this up via the same Time Capsule and different modem and ISP and had no problems..so baffled


texts: How do you know when Apple Music playlists update?

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Is there a way to know when Apple Music dynamic playlists update? For instance, every Saturday, every day, every month, and so on?

If so, where do I find the day of last update?


texts: Lost Wi-Fi passwords after reset network settings on iPhone

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After a network configuration reset on my iPhone all Wi-Fi passwords were lost. They were stored in iCloud Keychain, synced with my Mac, where they disappeared too. This is very frustrating since it seems that they were store only on iCloud and I can't restore them via old Time Machine backups.
(In Keychain on my Mac I have only some of them, 90% are lost.)


texts: iCloud Mail Not Deleting - Very Slow - Have to Delete Multiple Times

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I can't pin this bug to anything specific so I'll try to give as much info as possible.  This bug started about 3 or 4 months ago for me.  But around that time I did enable the "Today" inbox and that is what I use 90% of the time now.  The problem is I'll swipe left to send a handful of e-mails to the trash then leave the app.  Next time I check e-mail most of them are back.  I have to swipe left to delete them all over again.  Usually after two or three deletes they stay gone.  What gives?

I'm running iOS 9.3.4 & OS X El Capitan 10.11.6.

UPDATE: I downloaded Airmail. In Airmail I added my @icloud account and one of my @gmail accounts. @icloud.com e-mails still won't stay deleted, they keep reappearing (not all, just random ones).  @gmail seems to be fine. So it doesn't appear to be the app that I'm using. Is this an issue with @icloud email?

UPDATE: I tried rebuilding the mailbox twice using the default Mac Mail app.  No joy.  After it was rebuilt I selected about 10 emails to delete, press delete, it says in the bottom left "Moving Messages", stays that way for 2-10 minutes, then finally goes away. I switch to my gmail inbox then switch right back to the icloud inbox and they are back again.  I've repeated this many times.  When it says "Moving Messages" in the bottom left it seems to take a very long time.  Very frustrating.  Sometimes I've seen an error message popup saying it couldn't delete because mailbox was busy (something like that).

I also tried accessing mail via www.icloud.com, after selecting a handful then deleting, and waiting a long while, it would throw a message saying it couldn't delete them.  I then tried deleting 1 at a time via the icloud website and they delete but it thinks for a long time before it actually disappears.  So it seems like deleting is veeeeery slow and works 1 at a time via icloud website, but multiples don't delete/timeout or something.

Any help would be appreciated!  I couldn't find any solutions on the Apple forums.

UPDATE: I changed my icloud password just in case it was something malicious.  Didn't help.  I did find these:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6560166?start=0&tstart=0

http://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2015/05/21/apples-icloud-services-slow-to-a-crawl/#436a9e8839fd

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7592837?start=0&tstart=0

Do you think icloud is having issues and it's still running slow and that is what is causing my delete issues?


texts: I would like to mount an SFTP drive on OS X. I tried MacFUSION but it doesn't seem to work, always gives "Could not mount filesystem: Mount process has terminated unexpectedly". According to Can MacFusion be used under Mountain Lion?, MacFUSION no longer works. Are there any alternatives or workarounds?


texts: Is there a way to display audio bitrate in Finder?

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I want to have a quick and easy way to check bitrate of compressed audio files, without having to open iTunes/Quicktime etc.

Either a Finder option (Get info/Inspector/List view) or perhaps an AppleScript via Right click > Service would do, via output to Terminal or system pop-up.

Are there any established solutions out there, or will we have to look at a scripting solution?


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I have a bluetooth mouse and keyboard on my Mac Mini runing 10.13.6 OS.
I am getting a popup whenever the keyboard connects/disconnects, this is very anoying. The popup only occurs for the keyboard not the mouse.  I have disabled notifications but this does not work.  I do a lot of screen captures of video and this keyboard popup is anoying, also I get connect and disconnect at random (bluetooth is NOT a reliable interface) it is subject to many external conditions that play havoc with it.

So in a nutshell is there a way to disable all bluetooth notifications.

Thank you


texts: Mission Control doesn't select app when it's assigned to "All desktops"

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If you choose your app to be Assigned to All Desktops, like:

You won't be able to select it from Mission Control.

Check this video: https://youtu.be/6WHoD_bTn9A

If you set Assign to: None, Mission Control is working great, but the app is locked to the current Space.

How can I fix this? It's really annoying, because I have lots of apps, that I want to be available in every Space.

Hope somebody knows how to fix this.

Thank you!


texts:
I need to block an app with a password for privacy, but I can't find this feature in Screentime.
It used to be in the old Parental controls in Mojave and earlier, but it seems to have been removed in more recent versions.

free apps preferred

Is there a 3rd party app to block apps with a password?


texts: iOS 11.2 autocorrects French words when using English keyboard

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Back in iOS 10, it was a new feature that words from a different language and be mixed in your primary language and wouldn't get autocorrected. And you can type the whole thing in that other language and it will actually help you put accent on these foreign words. Then in iOS 11 it all disappeared. Does anyone have a fix for this?

For this feature I am mentioning, we can see an article pointing it out here http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/06/22/inside-ios-10-multilingual-typing-eases-autocorrect-woes


texts:
If I was to install a SSD in my MacBook Pro (Mid 12) where currently the Superdrive is attached and continue to use the preinstalled HDD for other files, can I run OSX from that new drive?

Or in other words: Is EFI configured to always use the first SATA to look for a bootable volume, or does it test all attached sources?


texts: iPhone 4 can't upgrade to iOS 8 to play newer games

texts: I am using an iPhone 4 with iOS 7 and trying to download games that require iOS 8.0 or higher, however I can't upgrade the iOS. Why can't I upgrade to iOS 8?


texts:
I have a Mac Mini 2006 and I accidentally set one of the permissions to No Access and so now the OS X will not boot up. ⌘ Cmd+R and ⌘ Cmd+S will not work. All I can do is hold the Opt and choose what to boot to.

I also do not have a Recovery partition. I made a Snow Leopard USB and when I try to repair permissions and verify permissions it straight up fails, but if I repair the HD that works.

How can I repair my computer?


texts:
I came across the following screenshot of someone's Terminal and I'd like to know how that person managed to display the full path on top. I also like the color scheme.

Can anyone point me in the right direction?


texts: What is the difference between a Mac mini and a Mac mini server (late-2012)?

texts:
I've been over the tech specs for both the high-end mac mini with the fusion drive and the mac mini server (http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_mac/family/mac_mini) and I cannot find more than a single difference; the server has two HDDs (oh, and it ships with os x server installed).

Am I missing something or are you paying $200 more for a second HDD? Or $150 more for a 1TB fusion drive vs 256GB SSD and 1 TB HDD?


texts: Is USB 3.0 overkill for Time Machine hard drive?

texts:
I have two 500 Gb hard drives.  One is USB 2.0, the other is USB 3.0.  My intention is to use one of these hard drives for Time Machine, and the other for storing media files on (mp3s, mp4s mostly).

Would it be a waste of the USB 3.0 speeds to put Time Machine on that drive, or will I benefit.


texts:
I have a 10 MB connection, which runs really good but sometimes it get slower then 56kb dialup connection, i had my provider call up and asked, what is wrong but they say too much traffic is being consumed in your house by devices on the chart of connected devices. So i had my password of wifi changed and just connected my laptop, and it was running really like a 10 MB connection, but again i am facing same issue.
I want to monitor my network traffic and see what's the devices on router taking so much of my bandwidth and if possible website address too. I have a mac, i was wondering if there is any software that can really help me out?


texts:
I typically use the US Extended keyboard for typing, however, I can't always recall where certain deadkeys are. Does anyone make an overlay, or keyboard stickers which can be used to make my keyboard more accessible for international diacritics?

Alternatively, is there any software around for making these decals?

Note: this answer shows what a US Extended layout looks like for those who are unaware.


texts: Do network operations complete if you tap the lock button?

texts:
If an iPhone app is in the middle of a network operation (e.g., downloading email in Mail,  loading a web page in Safari, posting a photo in Path, upgrading apps via the App store) and I tap the lock button to blank the screen, will the network operation complete? Or will it suspend the operation and only resume it when I tap the lock button again?

More generally, what happens to a running app when I tap the lock button?


texts: How to disable animation while 3 finger swiping to desktop?

texts:
If I use Ctrl + 2 to get into Desktop 2 it's much faster than swiping three fingers to that desktop.

Is it possible to disable the animation with 3 finger swipe?


texts: I have 2012 model mac book air. At home i want to have a 22"-24" screen for work purpose. I was wondering if i should just buy a dedicated monitor or a 24" flatscreen tv with HDMI input? My work is generally  related to coding with some photo editing of family photos and watching movies. Also, are there any specific points which i need to consider while buying the monitor/tv so that it is compatible with my air.


texts: Setup up Kaleidoscope as external diff tool in IntelliJ?

texts:
I want to change the diff tool to an external one in IntelliJ Idea (basically in Android Studio).

I get this message:

  Can"t Launch Diff Tool
  Cannot run program "/Applications/Kaleidoscope.app": error=12, Permission denied

Permissions of the file:

$ ls -l | grep Kalei*
drwxr-xr-x   3 paschalis  admin  102 Jan 17 07:52 Kaleidoscope.app

What am I doing wrong?
I also removed the "@" / quarantine tag, Kaleidoscope had, but still nothing!


texts:
Anyone having trouble opening Safari? I tried deleting the plist and restarting but still can’t open Safari.

There was a security update on 24 May but I cant get in to read it.


texts: Error 1667 while updating iPad 4 from iOS 7.1.1 to iOS 10.3.4

texts:
I got an old iPad 4, which I just recently wanted to reactivate (Please note: My device and computer have system language set to German, so the error messages are just rough translations). To use it I wanted to update it to the latest supported iOS version. When I tried to update it from the device itself I get the following error:

"Failed to search for Updates"
("Die Suche nach Updates ist fehlgeschlagen" in German)

So I installed iTunes on my Windows PC, but there the update also failes with the notification:

"Error while downloading Software for the iPad xxx. Unknown error occured (1667)"
("Beim Download der Software für das iPad xxx ist ein Fehler aufgetreten. Ein unbekannter Fehler ist aufgetreten (1667)" in german)

I followed the troubleshooting guides from Apple:
https://support.apple.com/HT201210
https://support.apple.com/HT204770
but to no avail.
Now I am at the end of my wits. Can someone help me out?
P.S.: I wanted to contact the Apple support, but as you would expect, the device is too old.


texts: Single-user mode not allowing write access

texts: I'm trying to copy some files from Single user mode to an external USB but I'm having trouble. I can't use the terminal in another account because it's not an administrator account and it's not in the /etc/sudoers file. I need sudo because these files contain the password for a specific user who forgot their password. The path for these files are /Volumes/<hard drive name>/var/db/dslocal/nodes/Default/users/<username>.plist. I need to mount my usb first to actually put the files in the drive. To do that, I need to make a new directory and mount the drive there using the mount command. But for some reason, even after I run /sbin/mount -uw, I still get an error saying that the root filesystem is read-only. Does anyone know how to fix this? I'm running Single User mode on Mac OSX 10.6.8.


texts: I have a small question regarding Apple Mail App. I would like to use the Terminal in order to extract information regarding my e-mail habits. In particular, I would like to have a list of the day/time when an email was sent from my Mac using the Mail App even if that sent email was deleted. Thank you!


texts: Downgrade from iOS7(Final) to iOS 6.1.3?

texts: Will it be possible to downgrade from iOS 7.0.1 to iOS 6 ? Just in case if i wanted iOS6 back.I'm asking about iOS7 final public version not the beta build.


texts: Orphaned inodes in SSD in MacBook Pro Early 2011

texts:
I have a Macbook Pro 15″ Early 2011.
Last year I changed the disk to put a new Samsung SSD (Evo).
Recently my computer was really slow. I rebooted on the recovery partition, and tested my disk with Disk Utility. It showed a lot of "orphaned inodes".

After a clean install and a few weeks, I had the same problem. So I started thinking the SSD was failing. After another few weeks, I couldn't even boot (prohibitory sign at bootup).

I sent it to Samsung as it was still under warranty. They apparently tested it, and saw no problem at all. They formatted it again and flashed it with the last firmware.

I received it two days ago, did a clean install, and today if I run Disk Utility, I still have these orphaned inodes.

What can I do? Is the SSD failing, or can it be some other part of my computer?


texts: Today when I tried to use the WWDC app (version 5.0.1) on my iPad, I got a message saying that this version is no longer supported, and I need to get an update from the App Store.  But when I go to the App Store, it is not offering any update for the WWDC app.  What gives?  Maybe it's a temporary delay in posting a new version, or maybe there's a new version that does not run on my 3rd-generation iPad (iOS 9.3.5)?


texts: My Iphone 6 is damaged because of pressure

texts: My Iphone 6 was laying on the bed and i wasnt aware of where it was, so i laid down on my bed and my knee was putting a lot of pressure on the screen and the screen cracked and now my iphone is black and has lots if different colors on screen . Is it replaceable? Help!!!


texts: Installation of mac brew vim version 8.1

texts: I'm using brew vim which is currently at version 8.0.1850 but 8.1 has just been released and I'm wondering if there is a way to upgrade to it yet? I've done some digging and can't see an option to do it.


texts: What is Apple's policy for supporting security updates on older versions of iOS?

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Does Apple have a policy regarding how long they will continue to release and support security fixes for each iOS release?

I observe that many people complain about performance issues with iOS upgrades on their relatively "old" Apple devices. Therefore, before buying, I would like to foresee how long my device will be provided with security updates by Apple for its default iOS version.

I specifically wonder the date of end of security support for iOS 6 (its latest sub-version, probably 6.1.3).

Edit in 2019: I have came across a graphic showing Apple's support for older devices. This is not specifically about security updates, but still I think it is relevant and interesting.


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I upgraded to Mac OS X Mavericks. I thought that Mavericks was supposed to use memory more efficiently. It appears that the OS has memory allocation problems. My computer is using up 99.99% of my memory even when it's just sitting idle, turning my iMac into a paperweight. My computer lags and freezes even when it's not doing anything.

Is there anything that I can do, besides upgrading my physical memory?


texts: How do I rename a FAT SD Card using a MacBook Air?

texts: I'm trying to rename a 16GB SD card (Untitled) using a MacBook Air but the Disk Utility won't let me rename/erase/reformat it. I am able to open the device and see all of its content but cannot rename it. The reason I want to rename it is so that 3rd party apps on an Android Smartphone can write to the SD card. Right now, only the native Android file manager can write to the Sd card. Inserting the micro SD card into the adapter and then inserting the adapter into the card reader of the MacBook Air puts the device on the desktop. When I click on the label name, it turns blue but I still can't change the name.


texts: Can not add invitees to a calendar event after the event has been created

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I can not find a way to add an invitee after the event has been created and the invite emails sent. Is it possible?

Below is the already created event, where I do not see the field to "add invitees" any more:

Here is an event that has not yet been created, thus possible to add invitees:

EDIT: I use Exchange as the backend for the calendar... though had same issues with Google Calendar as backend as well.

Using Calendar Version 9.0 (2155.15)


texts: Two displays - Menu Bar disappears in fullscreen

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I have two displays: My MacBook Pro and and external display (primary screen). When watching a YouTube video in fullscreen mode, the Menu Bar on the external screen disappears. The Menu Bar contains the clock, which I want to remain visible.

How can I prevent the Menu Bar from disappearing while in full-screen mode?


texts: Is there a way to randomize or shuffle clips in iMovie 10?

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I've got hours of footage from a wedding reception.

I have about 100 short 5 second clips in a movie.  They are all in sequential order.

I would like to shuffle/randomize all the clips so they are in a more unexpected order.

Is there an easier way to do this than manually dragging and dropping clips around?


texts: Cannot calibrate indoor run for Apple Watch 6

texts: How can I calibrate the Apple Watch 6 manually so that the indoor running estimation gets more accurate ? I run a little faster than average, so it underestimates about 300 meters per kilometer. That sucks. I have all the settings correct for using outdoor runs as a data foundation for calibration (I have a lot of runs), but it doesn't make much of a difference. Maybe I move a little bit differently on the treadmill and obtain a more stable posture with more of a constant speed with flat and nice elevation compared to a more up and down all the time environment outside. I don't know. Is it possible to do this manually now ? (I know it is not possible on Apple Watch 2, but I was sure that it was going to be possible now ... It's 2020 ... duh!). Help.


texts: throughout repairing, Apple provide a macbook?

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I am thinking to give my macbook pro to apple service. Because on the right side, USB, hdmi and sd card reader are not working. According to the people in the store, it will take about 3-5 days to fix the problem.

But: I need a computer because I have to study and work on computer. 3-5 days are very important for me. Does any one know if i give my macbook to apple service, they provide me a laptop during repairing time ? If yes, I should pay or not? I still have guarantee..

Location : Bern/Switzerland


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I'd like to write an HTML app for my own use that works offline. I'll edit my source code in Sublime Text 3. I don't have a lightweight app to render and show it.

I do know I can open HTML files in a Web browser, but opening an offline small HTML app in a Web browser such as Firefox seems too much. I'll consider using Safari too, but is there an even lighter HTML viewer out there?


texts: Right-click context menu appears slowly with two finger tap instead of two finger click

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In order to right-click or secondary-click I have elected to use a two-finger tap, like so:

The problem is that it always takes at least a second for the contextual menu to show up, sometimes slower. Is there a way to speed this up?

I have observed that if I perform a 2 finder click, the context menu appears fast against tapping with 2 fingers where it is slow to react.

Here are the specs on my machine:


texts: Safari reuses already existing tabs instead of opening new ones

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If I click a link in say an e-mail or application and that exact link already has an open tab, Safari will focus that tab instead of opening it anew at the end of the current window.
I would prefer this behaviour to be different because moving the focus is really distracting and often I want the new tab to open in the current window/context.
Is there a way to change this?


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How can I assign "middle click" to a button on my mouse?

I am not seeing it in Preferences > Mouse, and every google search just returns results about how to set it up with Apple's Magic mouse.

I am not using an Apple mouse. Specifically I am using this logitech mouse.


texts: macOS Big Sur - Where is the icon file (.icns) for System Preferences.app?

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On macOS Big Sur, I believe this is the location for the Sys Prefs app: /System/Applications/System Preferences.app, but I cannot find a .icns icon file for the app anywhere in this directory. So where is the icon file for Sys Prefs app?
Command I use to find .icns file in the current directory (fd can be installed with brew):
fd -e icns


texts: Port 55555 on Mac OS Big Sur already in use

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I've noticed the port 55555 looks like it is already in use on Mac OS Big Sur.
If you run nc -l 55555 it shows an error. Address already in use
But nothing answers if you telnet it, and nothing shows up on lsof -i tcp:55555 too. Very odd behaviour.
Confirmed on several different machines.
Is there any way to figure out what is running and release it?