texts: What setup is needed to stay backed up and online after retiring the TimeCapsule?

texts:
My friend has the following kit in the house (although not all at the same time):

His MacBook Pro 15" with 500gb HD
Her MacBook Air 13" with 256gb SSD
Daughter's MacBook white with 500gb HD
His and Hers iPad 3
His and Hers iPhone 5
Son's iPod Mini
Nanny's iPhone 4S
Grandpa has an iPhone 3GS
AirportExpress for the bathroom speakers (niiiice)
Apple TV in the lounge
XBox 360 in the lounge
Samsung Smart TV in the lounge
TimeCapsule 1TB
Western Digital dual-drive 4TB USB drive (formatted as mirrored 2TB), connected to the TimeCapsule.

The Apple TimeCapsule has recently become unreliable either failing to do TimeMachine backups or losing it's internet connection (even though it is wired to the broadband modem). Even before this, the performance of wifi TimeMachine backups was poor - 300MB of changes would not complete backup before battery ran out. I have to admit, mine is exhibiting the same behaviour.

So, he'd probably like to move away from a TimeCapsule network.

What's an alternative setup to allow all the same (or similar enough) features and functions? Does he have to buy a Mac Mini Server?

UPDATE

The internet connection works fine when we plug a Mac into the modem directly, but the TimeCapsule would not allow WiFi clients to connect, so pretty sure the TimeCapsule is at fault.


texts: Incorrect free disk space on SSD after cloning Yosemite partition because of corrupt ".Trashes" folder

texts:
I replaced the Superdrive of my iMac with an SSD.
Next, I trimmed down the partition of my existing HDD (2TB) as much as possible using Disk utility. This resulted in a 140GB partition.
Then I used Disk Utility to clone the reduced partition over to the 250GB SSD.
If I check with DU, it tells me the amount of data is around 140GB and Finder shows me the same.

However all directory structure scanners like GrandPerspective, DiskInventory, etc. show me a usage of 46GB.

GrandPerspective gives me the information that 93GB "miscellaneous used space" is occupied (the huge gray part in the image).

My Yosemite installation is all fresh, so the 46GB is the correct amount. What about the missing 100GB? How can I get these back?

Note that there are no hidden Time Machine backups. I have already checked that.


texts: Where to configure the default user group for file/directory creation?

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I would like to configure the default group for any file or directory which is created by my user. I am not sure where to start. Could somebody point me the right direction? My user lives in Active Directory and by default I get the default AD group. I am wondering if I could override this behavior on my computer.

[myuser::~]touch test_file

[myuser::~]ls -alrth test_file

-rw-r--r--  1 myuser  AD\Domain Users     0B Mar 19 10:40 test_file


texts: Apple developer account and upgrading the OS

texts:
I run OS 10.5.8 and I need to upgrade it to Snow Leopard or Lion so that I can run GameSalad.

I'll develop an app with GameSalad and upload it to the App Store.

As I understand, I need to pay $99 fee to Apple to upload apps.

Question 1: Is the following link the place I need to register to upload apps: http://developer.apple.com/programs/ios/ ?

Question 2: Is the $99 fee at that link the same fee that will enable me to download the latest versions of the Apple OS for free?

Question 3: Since I'm currently running OS 10.5.8, I can't access the app store -- first I need to upgrade my OS. Can I register an account at the above link before I upgrade my OS?

Question 4: With the account above, can I download Snow Leopard with my current OS 10.5.8 ? (Rather than get Snow Leopard on DVD). Bearing in mind I can't access the App Store with my current OS 10.5.8 .

(Or alternatively can I download Lion with that account? -- again bearing in mind I can't access the App Store with my current OS 10.5.8).


texts: Is there any free way to have a Mac function as an AirPlay speaker?

texts: I have a stereo system hooked up to my Mac mini, but sometimes I'll play music from my laptop. Is there any way for the Mac mini to be recognized as a speaker and allow me to output sound to it (and the speakers connected to it) from my laptop without paid solutions like Airfoil?


texts: I jailbroke my iPhone 6 with iOS 8.1.4. If I update to iOS 8.4, will it crash, break the jailbreak, or hurt my iPhone?


texts: How do I restore an iPhone 5 without Factory reset with a forgotten password?

texts:
My friend has an iPhone 5 that he forgot the password to, and he wants to recover the password without Factory resetting the device.

Is there a "brute-force" password cracker that can be downloaded, is free, and supports Windows?


texts:
Since a system upgrade my macbook fails to boot properly: a loading bar appears, it takes about 15 minutes to get filled and then the system shuts down again.

When booting in recovery mode, I tried to "Repair" the main partition in the disk utility tool but an error message told me there actually was an issue but it could not be fixed and I needed to format/reinstall the system.

I also tried to erase the bootable partition but it also failed (saying the drive could not be unmounted).

I tried to choose "Reinstall Mac OS X" from the main menu, but my main partition was not found.

I don't have any bootable disk or USB drive of Mac OS X. Is it possible to create one from a windows PC?

What else could I try to fix the problem?


texts: What does an X in the upper-left of a folder icon mean?

texts: I created this at the volume root per instructions to install MongoDB. I haven't seen this before. Is it invalid for me to create a top-level folder like this?


texts: Mac software for developing a product video

texts:
I'm looking to develop a video for a software application that I make. I'm willing to spend a lot of time learning the software, so features are more important than simplicity.

I've got access to the full Adobe CS5 Suite, however I don't think anything in there suites my needs: Premiere Pro and After Effects seem more orientated to video shot with a camera than screenshots, adding text, etc. But I may be wrong.

What I want is a professional video with good voiceovers, slick movement, screenshots and some demonstrations of the product. Some effects will be required - It should look professional, not like something done in Movie Maker.

Any ideas? Multiple pieces of software used together is fine (I'm sure CS5 will come in useful in some regards).


texts: I have a new iPad air wifi no cellular and set up iMessage but I cannot send messages to non iPad or iPhone users from Messages. It always tries to send  the message but every time, it just stops and outputs that it has not been delivered. When  I turn iMessage off every time I want to send a text message it asks to login.  I can send messages on my iPhone to the same people that I want to message to using my iPad, with no problem.


texts: Safari download bar rar file icon show as VLC icon,which associate to The Unarchiver should shows its icon

texts: Safari download bar rar shows file icon as VLC icon, but .rar is associated with  associate to The Unarchiver and should show its icon


texts: Apple Time Capsule will not start -up, light stays amber

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I unplugged my Time Capsule today to tidy up the wires. After plugging back in it refuses to start.

Have tried resetting by sticking pencil in the back
Tried leaving, it's been stuck in Amber for 3 hours now

I believe it's third generation, that's about it.

Any ideas?


texts:
This has been driving me crazy. I have a script which is an executable within /usr/local/bin/, which works perfectly in Terminal, but I am unable to get Applescript to call it:

RunShell("estc R505")

on RunShell(oscript)
    do shell script oscript
end RunShell

doesn't do a thing. I have tried giving the actual location /usr/local/bin/estcinstead, and calling it in bash with bash or sh... nothing works. It should return a text string, and works perfectly in terminal.


texts: Failed to authenticate with Google, please try again later

texts:
macOS Big Sur 11.2.1
Cant add any account to Mail, Calendar, etc..
For example, when I try add gmail account to my Mail and follow all steps:

Same time when I log in with this account to google in browser, I see in this google account access for 3rd party untrusted applications is enabled:

It is not needed, google already gives access to my MacBook Pro macOS without this setting. But I found lot "solutions" in Internet to set this security settings to On. This is not help in my case.
How to fix this bug which goes with macOS looks like couple of years?


texts: How to block contacts on iPhone messages but not on Mac

texts:
Previously, I had blocked contacts on my iPhone, but the messages were still going through to my MacBook. I liked this because the messages wouldn't show up on my phone, which I use more often, but I will still receive messages from people who I blocked on my Mac so if needed, I could see them through my Mac. However, I recently restarted my Mac, and suddenly the people that were blocked on my phone were also blocked on my mac.
Is there a way to have two separate block lists for iMessages on Mac and iPhone, or some other way to make it go back to how it was before?


texts: iMac password stopped working, Apple Persistent State Encryption shows a recent modified date

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I'm not sure if we should be worried... Mom does not change passwords for her iMac system login, nor do I, but when I went to update some software this morning, the password doesn't work, nor can I login at Keychain repair. I opened Keychain Access and see that a file named Apple Persistent State Encryption - application password - was modified on April 2, 2015. I know she worked on the computer on the 3rd, but don't know if she tried to update software or do anything that would have called for a password.

Is it remotely possible her computer has been compromised and someone changed her system login password?? If so, is there any back door I can use to repair?

+++
Follow up: I was attempting to update an Epson printer driver and M/S Office. I did some further searching here on AskDifferent and found a helpful answer about rebooting and changing the admin password in Utility/Terminal mode. I did so and was able to change the password -- altho when I restarted the computer, Keychain would only load with the old password (the one that didn't work to permit the software updates). Go figure. I think we are now good. Many thanks!


texts:
In search for a more stable and reliable system I picked up top spec rMBP (with nVidia 750m). However, quite often it displeases me when it enters some non-cooperative mode where it's unable to switch to the dedicated GPU and becomes useless until a restart. And I really can't notice what causes it to go in that state.
I would appreciate it if you could help me debug the thing.

I recorded a couple of descriptional clips to clarify the issue:

http://youtu.be/-ti2nAxb0YM

This one shows that the MacBook is unable to go to sleep:
http://youtu.be/H2F4LWa_gYY

OS: 10.9.1 (Up to date - February, 16th, 2014)


texts:
When looking at the Activity Monitor it says that I am using 459.5MB of swap.
I would like to figure this number out from the command line.
I have been able to duplicate all the other memory numbers presented by the Activity Monitor using vm_stat, but now I want swap usage as well.
Help?


texts: What's a recommended setup of accounts on Mac OS X?

texts:
In Lion - on a one person per install setup - the user is admin by default.

  Would you recommended this setup?

I thought that the default user should never be admin but have a restricted standard account instead.

If I change my account for the everyday use to standard and keep an extra admin account for maintenaince, what restrictions take place?

  e.g. Can I still install software as easily?


texts: "No bootable device insert disk and press any key" boot camp

texts:
I am trying to install windows 7 using bootcamp on my Macbook Pro running Yosemite. Everything goes well except when it is done with partitioning the hard drive. When it boots to windows a black screen appears with the message "No bootable device insert disk and press any key." When I press a key nothing happens. I tried restarting it and holding down the option key but only the Macintosh HD appears.

EDIT:

I now burned the iso file to a dvd but when i try to boot into Windows it gets stuck on "windows is loading files." After that an error message appears.

Here is a picture:


texts: Screen Brightness keeps automatically adjusting to 100%

texts: I have a late 2011 Mac book Pro, which I have kept in mint condition. Recently, my brightness has kept adjusting itself to full 100% brightness on the display, and keeps adjusting itself every few minutes even if it's still at 100% brightness. I have tried un-checking the automatically adjust brightness option and I still haven't been able to stop this from happening. Please help!!!!


texts: I tend to use the dictionary a lot on the mac. Its annoying to launch the app everytime i need to lookup a word. Are there any other apps/hacks to avoid this annoyance? Spotlight lookup is awesome, but doesnt show enough detail. Do you know any app that can provide a panel view for dictionary definitions. For example, launch bar has a nice panel view for its calculator results.


texts: Transfer time machine backups from unmountable HDD

texts:
I am attempting to access time machine backups on an external hard drive that I have, and transfer them over to a new HDD. Both drives are 2TB. The drive with the time machine backups will not mount, but I can use Disk Drill to access the files on the HDD, thus I am trying to transfer the backups to the hard drive that will mount so I can restore to my latest backup.

When I try and manually drag+drop the files from one drive to the other things take way too long - 4 days. At the end of the 4 days I hit an error that says the drive is full. I've read that this is due to expanding hard links in the time machine backups.

I have also tried running disk utility and doing a restore from the one drive to the other, but of course this copied all the files and also made this new drive unmountable. So I have to reformat drive #2 and figure out an alternative method for copying over the files from the one drive to the other.

Any ideas? I really need to get this machine back up and running.


texts: iOS 9.0.2 made my iPhone 5 stuck on "connect to itunes" screen

texts:
I decided to download iOS 9.0.2 for my iPhone 5.
When the download finished it was stuck on a screen I have never seen before.
Here's a picture:

When I plug it into my pc, iTunes doesn't find my phone for some reason.


texts: Mechanism to sync mail accounts between Mac and iPhone

texts: Is there a way for me to create an account using my Mac's Mail app and have the account sync over to my iPhone or vice versa? I have iCloud setup on both my Mac and iPhone, but I don't see the accounts added on one device syncing over to the other.


texts: How do I transfer data and settings from one Apple Watch to another?

texts:
I have an Apple Watch. I have had it for a while. I just bought a new Apple Watch. (Both are Series 1, just different sizes.)

I would like to transfer all my data and settings from my old Apple Watch to my new Apple Watch and then sell my old Apple Watch.

Is it possible to migrate my profile from one Apple Watch to another?

If so, what is the procedure?

All the search results I have found have to do with moving an Apple Watch to a new iPhone or restoring a backup to the same Apple Watch. Perhaps it is possible to restore a backup from an old Apple Watch onto a new one?


texts:
I'm attempting to install the app 'Working Copy - Git client' on my iPad (app link : https://apps.apple.com/us/app/working-copy/id896694807#?platform=ipad) here is a screenshot of the app :

However when I search for the app on the iPad app store it's not being found :

I've tried setting the filter to "iPad Only" and "iPhone Only" but its still not being found. How to find the app 'Working Copy - Git client' in order to install it on my iPad ?


texts:
I am trying to install gnu-tar based on a tutorial guide I am following. However, I am facing some issues having the installing using the following command brew install gnu-tar --with-default-names)

The laptop I have to install it on belongs to the company and I am not given root access to perform sudo commands (however, I am granted administrative rights or it).

Is there an alternative way to install gnu-tar without brew or anything that requires sudo?


texts: What are M4 & T4 protocol of Hearing aid compatibility of GSM & CDMA model of iPhone 4?

texts:
Saw this in Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iphone_4):

Hearing aid compatibility

GSM
3G 850/1,900 MHz M4, T4
2G 850 MHz M3, T3
2G 1,900 MHz M2, T3

CDMA M4, T4

So what do M4, T4, M2, ...  mean?


texts: Creating an icon for a homebrew installed software (evince) - Mac OS X

texts:
I installed Evince, the famous PDF reader that comes pre-installed with several major GNU/Linux distributions, on Mac OS X using

 brew install evince

now, to open it, I have to type every single time "evince" on terminal.
Is there any way to create an icon for that program, that could be moved in my applications folder?


texts: Privilege folders in finder search results?

texts: Hi there: Is there a way to have finder privilege certain types of documents in the search results, e.g. folders? And maybe to exclude others? e.g. e-mails? I find that a lot of my search results are clogged up with e-mails that I never need. What I really need is that obscure folder buried in the hierarchy.


texts: Resized Boot Camp partition from within Windows - Mac HDD with OS X is no longer bootable

texts:
I decided to Resize my Boot Camp partition so I freed up 100GB from OS X and used EaseUS to "merge" my C:\ drive on Windows with that 100GB floating space (yes it was a mistake..)

Upon restarting, Windows gave me the blue screen, so I turned off/on the laptop and tried to boot into OS X again (Opt), Mac HDD partition no longer exists…

I didn't backup my Mac HDD for 2 months and I have extremely important work-related data that would be lost (another mistake).

Note: I need to recover Data on my Desktop, no interest in having OSX back, taking into consideration that FileVault was turned on (Mac HDD Encrypted).

MacBook Pro 15" / 500GB PCIe (SSD)
Mac OS: High Sierra Beta (400GB)
Boot Camp: Windows 10 Pro (100GB)


texts: Why does a MacBook Pro keep dialing in its location through Find My Mac after a clean install?

texts:
Unfortunately my iPhone was stolen yesterday. I did have Find My iPhone enabled, but shortly after the theft my iPhone stopped updating its location. I believe the device was turned off, reset, or had it's SIM card removed.

When finding my iPhone I did notice something interesting though, a MacBook Pro I used in the past but which was handed on to a colleague still shows up in my devices. It, however had a clean install of OS X after the HD was replaced, and is now only linked to my colleague's personal iCloud account, and doesn't even have Find My Mac currently enabled.

Therefor my question is why and how this MacBook Pro is still being tracked in my iCloud account after a complete reset/reinstall? Is it being tracked by MAC address whenever it comes online? Do I have a chance of locating my iPhone in a similar way later on?

I'd really like an authoritative answer on this, as this observed behavior raises additional questions on abuse of Find My Mac after buying a second-hand computer for example, as it seems you need to rely on the seller removing this device from his iCloud account.


texts: What is the equivalent of ~/.cache on macOS?

texts:
I'm writing a tool that needs to cache files that are supposed to be hidden from the uninformed user and persist across reboots. On Linux, I am putting these files in ~/.cache. What's the equivalent of that on the mac?

Can I just use ~/.cache? I also read about ~/Library/Application Support and ~/Library/Cache, but I'm finding a lot of contradictory information.


texts: ssh -A stopped working in macOS Sierra and keychain is not unlocked at login

texts:
After upgrading, ssh -A no longer works. Uncomment ForwardAgent no line the /etc/ssh/ssh_config and change no to yes does not seems to work. This is extremely annoying. In addition, my Mac is password protected.

Previously, after I login, I never needed to enter the password for ssh once I selected something like "unlock keychain for ssh on login", years ago. I don't remember the exact message. I only needed to do it once for every mac I ever owned. However, it now prompts for password when I need to access ssh id_rsa, such as using git. I deleted the login item in the keychain, and the next time I restarted, try to use ssh, the password prompts appears again, but no prompt asking me if I want the keychain to remember and unlock the key.

Can anyone help or at least explain what changes are made for ssh in the new OS.

Edit
To answer my own question, ssh-add -K seems to do the trick.


texts: Please help me recover my ringtones after an iPhone restore

texts:
I downloaded ringtones from iTunes a couple weeks ago.  I don't think I ever synced my iPhone since, but I did have to reset my iPhone due to an application crash.

When I got my iPhone restored from a backup, my ringtones were gone and the only way to prove that I ever had them was through the receipt that Apple sent to my email account.

I tried finding them on "purchased" in my iTunes account but there was nothing there.

How can I retrieve my ringtones?


texts: Keynote no longer goes into Presenter Notes mode automatically

texts:
My Keynote presentation setup used to work like this:

My Macbook and the the projector are set to mirror one another. When I press Play in Keynote, Keynote used to split the presentation with the presenter view on my Macbook and the audience view on the projector.

Now, however, it just stays in mirrored mode. So I have to exit the presentation and go into System Preference and make the change in Displays. It's very annoying when the presentation includes a demo and I'm constantly switching things up every time I go in and out of the presentation.

I could have sworn that Keynote used to be smart enough to do this for me... which was quite graceful! What happened? Is it a setting somewhere? Am I misremembering?


texts: How to make the Wifi of Airport Extreme and Macbook go back to 802.11ac?

texts:
It was 99.99% of the time my Macbook and the Apple Airport Extreme were connected by 802.11ac, and today, nothing has changed, and they were shown to be connected by 802.11n all of a sudden, and it has been so for hours. (by pressing Option and clicking on the Wifi icon on the task bar).
How do I make it jump back to 802.11ac?


texts:
I kept having failing palm rejections on my new 2018 MBP's trackpad. I've never had any issue on my 2013 MBP or my 2009 MBP trackpad.  The 2018 MBP's trackpad is impractically huge, and the heel or base of my thumb would register a false click while I'm typing or changing in between typing and trackpad use.

I had to enable dragging (without drag lock) since I'm so used to tap-to-click and that exacerbate the issue bad enough that I can't even complete typing any email without repositioning the cursor, or worst, undo-ing jobs manually because the trackpad falsely double-register a tab selection and insert/delete lines as I type, especially while I'm typing or coding fast.

What makes it worst is also the trackpad is slightly off centered to the right making the right thumb base more prone to false registering as a finger.

I tried a few suggestions found on google and played with the sensitivity but none really helps. I resort to cover the side of trackpad (plastic-foil-plastic layer) to block it off. It's not a perfect solution but at least it takes care of most (~90%) of false registering. But that also means I cannot swipe from edge to bring up notification center. Plus it looks clumsy after spending that much money on a MBP.

Having been using MBP most of my life I'm sure I'm not the only person having this issues with 2018 MBP - is there a better or preferred (software) solution to improve the palm rejection?


texts: Moving mail from permanently offline account's inbox (macOS Mail.app)?

texts: I have an old, no longer accessible IMAP account (or two) with mail that I need off of it. I can access the mail in this defunct account (cached/local copies now on my machine); but my attempts to move the emails in the inbox, or even copy them, fail. Is there some other way to export them to a mailbox on my hard drive (within Mail.app)?


texts: Skype microphone does not work on my iPad

texts: I have ensured that the access to the microphone is allowed or turned on in the privacy settings. The mic works fine on other apps, i.e. FaceTime. So that rules out hardware failure. I have also tried reinstalling the app. Any other suggestions?


texts: Are there any audiobook apps that will remember where you last left off?

texts:
As the title suggests are there any apps that will remember where in the audiobook you last left off and pick up from there when you play it?

Also I use the term audiobook here loosely, my books are just mp3 files not ones purchased through itunes or anything. Some of them don't even have meta data that breaks the file into chapters, etc.

So really I just need a simple app that will pick up any mp3 file where you last left off and you should be able to play several mp3 files it will remember where you left off on all of them.

I'm using an iPhone 6S running IOS version 10.3.1


texts: Difference between Express and Standard Replacement Service for iPad battery

texts:
Can a user use Express Replacement Service to get a new battery if still under warranty?

How's that different than Battery Replacement Service again under warranty?


texts: How to send Home key to a VM running on OSX?

texts: How to send the home key to a windows installation in VirtualBox in OSX?


texts: Does Apple notify users before renewing an auto-renewable subscription?

texts:
When an auto-renewable subscription is due for renewal, does Apple notify the user ahead of time, via a notification or email? Or is their credit card charged without their knowledge?

I'm considering using auto-renewable subscriptions in my app, so I want to understand this.


texts: How to convert two columns of text in a pdf into one column in a new file?

texts:
So that I can listen to it with a phone app, I am trying to copy a textbook with two columns of text into a file with one column. Selecting all and pasting results in the right-hand column of each page appearing before the left, so that half of each page is out of order (the reader app perceives the text the same way, and reads each page right-column-first).

I would be very grateful for insight. How can I create a file with correctly ordered text?


texts: How does Apple Pay work when used with Family Sharing?

texts: Is it possible to use Apple Pay alongside Family Sharing? Is Apple Pay restricted to just the family organizer, or can everyone in the Family Group use their own Apple Pay accounts individually?


texts: Can a thief know my Apple ID without my PIN code?

texts:
I got my iPhone stolen recently with Activation Lock on. It's been off since it has been stolen according to iCloud.

I received a phishing email attempting to get my iCloud password and I was wondering, so they have my Apple ID email address. Does that mean that they have access to my phone's data?

Would it be possible for them to know my Apple ID even if the phone was locked and they didn't know the PIN?

Thanks.


texts: Macbook pro mid 2012: Can I install win 8.1 UEFI or will I have driver issues?

texts:
I would like to install win 8.1 along my current OSX ML on my macbook pro, mid 2012.

I was told that UEFI installs have advantages over MBR but I have also heard that might bring drivers issues because Apple did not make UEFI drivers or something like that.

What do you guys think? Is it worth it? Am I going to experience frustrating issues?


texts: Why does OS X use virtual memory when I still have free RAM?

texts:
I have this awesome MacBook Pro with 8 GB of RAM. When I open up Activity Monitor it would seem that I have plenty of RAM available, but my computer seems to prefer to use virtual memory for many things. Why is this? Is there a way to change it? Would it be wise to?

Also,I seem to have 7 GB of pageins and no pageouts. Is that normal? That's a lot of data.


texts: How to update whatsapp with new apple ID

texts:
I need someone to help me
I got this iphone5 a months ago from my cousin and I already have my own appleID and also my iCloud, and I could download the apps and everything but now when I got a notice to update whatsapp it requires the old password :/ is the only solution to delete whatsapp or is there anything else I could do?
P.S my cousin doesn't know the password
Thank you


texts: How can I reduce timeout for ssh when network is down?

texts:
I'm using macbook and annoyed by ssh timeout everyday.

When my internet connection is down(by moving to conference room) or most of the times that macbook goes to sleep mode, ssh connections show timeout message Timeout, server ~~~~ not responding. after 10~15 seconds, and any key input including Ctrl+zxcd all does nothing before timeout.

How can I change this, so instead of waiting 15 seconds to re-open ssh or relaunching terminal to open another ssh connection that I can get timeout message & get disconnected after 3 seconds?

Here's my ~/.ssh/config file... yeah I've tried ServerAliveInterval but it didn't work.

Host git-codecommit.*.amazonaws.com
  User ABCDEFGHICJKLMNOPQRST
  IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa
Host *
  ServerAliveInterval 3
  ConnectTimeout 3
  ConnectionAttempts 1

Also my /etc/ssh/ssh_config is modified that it contains only comments.
(Because of bash: warning: setlocale: LC_CTYPE: cannot change locale (UTF-8): No such file or directory.)

To reproduce this, ssh any remote host and then turn Wifi off.


texts: iOS 10, Messages has bifurcated chat history with my wife

texts:
I can't figure out what's going on here, but my wife appears twice in Messages on my phone (iPhone SE, iOS 10.3.1) and I appear twice in her Messages on her phone (iPhone SE, iOS 9.3.4).  There are two distinct chats with each of us, but there is only 1 contact for either of us on our phones (in the Contacts app).

I can't see any pattern to the chats either, There are messages between us that were sent with our iPhones, Macs, and iPads in both chats.  I can't see anything that clearly displays why either would be used at any particular time.  There's no pattern that I can discern.

This is also causing problems with chat history being properly recorded on our Macs.  Only 1 of these chats appears in Messages on our Macs, so there is a big gap of missing messages when we communicate using macOS.

So I suppose this is a 2-part question:

How did this happen?
How can we merge these two chats into one so that we don't lose any chat history but going forward will have only a single chat between us across all Apple devices?

EDIT:  To make matters even stranger - in further testing I sent a message from my iMac to my actual mobile phone number (rather than email address) in Messages.  The "send" side of the message (in Blue) went to one chat in my phone, the "receive" side (in grey) went to the other!  Both use the identical contact on my phone.  I just don't get this at all.

EDIT 2:  I'm fairly convinced at this point that somehow, this is related.  Every time I send myself a message from either my iMac or MBP, by selecting my email address (and NOT my phone number), after I send it if I click on my name in Messages, it is set to my phone number again.  I've no idea why, but Messages seemingly simply will not allow me to send messages via my email address any more.

EDIT 3:  More weirdness.  When my wife sends me a message, it goes to one of the two chats on my phone.  When I reply from my Mac, the reply comes from the other chat on my phone.  Even though both chats appear to come from the same contact (mine) and send to the same contact (hers).


texts: 25+ inch monitor (Macbook Pro and Windows laptop)

texts:
I have a Lenovo Windows 7 laptop and now I have a shiny new Macbook pro to go with it.

I want to build a workstation where both share the same monitor. Since I code, I want a fairly large monitor with a fairly large resolution so that I can see a lot of code. The only thing better than high resolution is very high resolution. :)

The Lenovo laptop is docked and has a digital output (the unused rectangular white outlet in middle of the picture)

Since I want a large monitor which is going to be a decent investment, I should get one with the best goodies so I can hook up other things to it and use it for other purposes.

So here is a two part question:

Can anyone provide insight on the features to get?
How do I go about choosing a monitor that can be shared between the Lenovo and the Macbook Pro laptops?


texts: How do I adjust the time Mac Mail takes to mark messages "read"?

texts:
It takes a number of seconds before Mac Mail marks a message as "read". I would like for it to take no more than 0.5 seconds, though instantaneous would be best.

How can I adjust the time required to view a message before it is no longer considered "unread"?

Mac OS X, 10.9.4 and 10.10


texts: Can I backup my MacBook Pro onto my Dell Laptop?

texts: I've used 40 GB of space on my MacBook Pro, and I want to back it up. The only thing I have with enough space is my Dell laptop (500 GB). Is there any way I can back it up onto there? If so, how?


texts: What is com.apple.bird? Why does it grow so big?

texts: When trying to clean up their hard disk, some users discover ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.bird is pretty big, sometimes in the order of many gigabytes. What is it?


texts: No longer able to AirPlay from iTunes to Homepod directly

texts:
I want to AirPlay music from Mac iTunes to HomePod. However, when I select it on iTunes AirPlay menu, I get "Sign in to Apple Music to play songs on your HomePod" prompt with Cancel/Sign in buttons. If I sign in, nothing happens and I get the same prompt on the next attempt.

How do I get this to work? I do not have Apple Music nor iTunes Match subscription and I don't think I need one for this.

If I choose AirPlay for the whole Mac instead of iTunes, it works. But I would like to AirPlay iTunes only instead.

What makes it even more interesting that my desired setup worked for the first few days after setting up HomePod and then stopped.


texts:
I know how to use brew cask list to display every installed cask. However, this only provides me with the name of each cask:

1password
1password-cli
font-fira-code
font-ubuntu
geekbench
visual-studio-code

However, I would like to know where each cask's main artifact is located without running brew cask info on each one. Is it possible to get a list of casks while also showing their main artifact's path? For example:

1password             ~/Applications/1Password 7.app
1password-cli         /usr/local/bin/op
font-fira-code        ~/Library/Fonts/FiraCode-Regular.otf
font-ubuntu           ~/Library/Fonts/Ubuntu-R.ttf
geekbench             ~/Applications/Geekbench 4.app
visual-studio-code    ~/Applications/Visual Studio Code.app


texts: How to un-delete podcast episode in iOS 6 Podcasts app

texts:
I was deleting some old episodes of a podcast I like—just to get them out of the way in the episode queue—and I accidentally deleted an episode I wanted to keep. Problem is, it seems to be gone forever.

Swiping down on the page to refresh the list doesn't make episodes I've deleted reappear, and there's nothing in the show settings I can see that would allow me to re-download deleted episodes. It's effectively as if deleted episodes no longer exist, as far as my phone is concerned. I've force-closed the app and restarted my phone since discovering this, just in case. It made no difference.

Am I missing something obvious? What, if anything, can be done to un-delete deleted podcast episodes in the iOS 6 Podcasts app?


texts: How to play music on iPhone via Apple Watch on watchOS 4?

texts:
In watchOS 3 the 'Now Playing' complication played music on your phone when you pressed play, unless you changed audio source to the watch.

In watchOS 4 this defaults to the watch, and so far as I can tell there's no way to change it to the phone.

In practice this means that I will travel somewhere listening to music, arrive at my destination, do something else for a bit, then when leaving I press 'Play' on my watch and it starts a completely different album or playlist from the watch instead of continuing where the iPhone left off (the desired behaviour – and the default if I pressed 'Play' on the iPhone, or in watchOS 3).

Since it's not an LTE watch, and it has very little storage on it for music, this change seems completely bizarre as it means that there's only a small selection of tracks to play ever.

My question: is there a way to disable this, and make the Watch start music via the iPhone instead of the Watch?


texts:
Can I use PayPal for non-US iTunes Store payments?

I've heard US users can do so, but my PayPal and iTunes account are non-US


texts: Apple magic keyboard not working on Windows 10 PC

texts:
I have bought the new Apple Magic keyboard for my pc. I tried following lots of links on how to make it work on my PC but none of which really work.

For example, I open windows Bluetooth device and they informed me of the following

I then press this pin on my apple keyboard and press enter as everyone says but it did not work.

I have not installed any drivers as it was not advised to do so.

NB: when I connect this keyboard with the cable to my pc everything works perfectly.

Please, may someone help me with this?


texts: How can I unbind a UDP port that has no entry in lsof?

texts:
On my Mac, I'm having trouble with a UDP port (500) that is "already in use",  but it doesn't have an associated process anymore.

sudo netstat -na | grep "udp4.*\.500\>"

shows

udp4       0      0  192.168.50.181.500     *.*
udp4       0      0  192.168.29.166.500     *.*

But lsof doesn't show a process on port 500 (ie "sudo lsof -i:500 -P"   reports nothing).

Note that I am using "sudo" for these calls, so it should show all resources.

How can I figure out how to unbind the resource attached to port 500 so I can use it again?


texts: Mavericks QuickTime player not recording computer audio

texts:
I was recording the screen on my computer that I had updated to Mavericks, and when I replayed the video, there was no audio except the audio captured by my mic.
The old Qucktime worked fine, but now it's not.


texts: To what extent is system integrity protection affected if the attacker knows your Mac account password?

texts: In the cast that malware and/or a trojan has infected macOS, can an attacker disable system integrity protection and inject code and do other harmful stuff? Can an attacker even discover your admin password before disabling sip as keylogging software would be needed? If he can't discover the password that way then lets say he guesses it because the passcode is really simple.


texts: How to create a desktop icon for downloaded iOS apps ("Find My Friends")?

texts:
I've installed the Apple created "Find My Friends" app. It works great. But the only place I can launch it from is the App Store application. Every other app I've installed automatically creates a desktop icon.

How can I create a desktop icon for apps that are installed, but don't have desktop icons yet? Namely, Find My Friends?


texts:
I would like to share a folder within a small lan (5 client mac).
I have a partition with a folder 'Office' inside. I would like to assign to all folders and files the same ownership ('UserOffice') and use the same username for all my colluges.

I've shared the folder with the following permisions:

UserOffice read/write
Administrator read/write
Everyone  read/write

The problem is that a user can connect as 'guest' making it so, the permission doesn't work.

Is it necessary to remove 'Everyone read/write', or am I missing something else?


texts: Unable to access files with File Sharing in Mac OS High Sierra

texts:
Has anybody know how can we share folder/files from High Sierra?

I can not access files when I followed usual process of going to "System Preferences > File Sharing > Enable AFP and adding users with required privileges”

But, when I do same for Mac having previous OS version (e.g. Sierra) File Sharing works.

Anyone any clues what am I missing?


texts: Time Machine asks for a backup disk by the wrong name

texts:
I have a time machine backup drive that I have renamed to Home Backup. Whenever I forget to take backups, OS X tells me "you haven't backed up to the drive My Passport for 10 days"

Running tmutil destinationinfo I get this:

Name          : My Passport
Kind          : Local
Mount Point   : /Volumes/Home Backup
ID            : XXXXXXX-XXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXX

I looked in the /Library/Preferences/com.apple.TimeMachine.plist file, but it doesn't contain the destination name.

How can I get the volume name and the time machine internal name to match again?

To be clear, this is more of an annoyance than a problem, the backups work flawlessly when I remember to give OS X the Home Backup disk when it asks for My Passport. :)


texts: Is is possible to use Xcode's touchbar without Xcode?

texts:
Xcode (or at least Xcode 9.2) has a virtual touchbar that you can launch by pressing Command+Shift+5. This virtual touchbar works on all applications that support it, and is always on top (of every window). I was wondering if I could somehow run the virtual touchbar without having Xcode open, as it uses a bunch of CPU power, and to see if it can be done out of interest.

The virtual touchbar, when running, is named IDETouchBarSimulatorService (in Activity Monitor) and seems to be located at /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Frameworks/IDEKit.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/IDETouchBarSimulatorService.xpc/Contents/MacOS/IDETouchBarSimulatorService.

Interestingly enough, when it's running, /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/MacOS/Xcode is listed (in Activity Monitor) as an open file.


texts: Touch Bar Media Play/Pause button controls Safari, not iTunes

texts:
I often want to pause my iTunes music when watching a video in Safari. Currently on some sites (but not all) the Pause button starts controlling the video in Safari in stead of iTunes.

How to permanently link the buttons to iTunes?


texts:
I just noticed that the uuid command is no longer working on my MacBook. One possibility is that it was removed when I upgraded to Mountain Lion. The man page is still available.

man uuid

Does anybody else have this problem with 10.8.2?


texts: iPhone does not sync events to Google Calendar

texts:
I am using Google Calendar on an up to date iPhone 4S. I also use my iCloud calendar.

When I create an event in the Google Calendar in iOS's calendar app, the event is only visible on the iPhone. It does not get synced to the Google web app or my Mac. When I create an event on the web app, it gets synced to the iPhone.

Using the iCloud calendar works fine both ways.

What might be the problem? I've tried to disable the calendar syncing, and re-enabling it, but that did not help.


texts: My available disk space does not make sense. Why?

texts:
I have a 256 GB SSD installed in my Macbook Pro. Today I observed that Finder tells me that I have a free disk space of 247.51 GB, which is unquestionably wrong.

At the same time, in System → About this Mac, I can see I have 44.73 GB of available disk space. I think this number is more accurate, but it tells me that 202.78 GB of used space is backup, which is not right. I do not know the actual size of backup files, but my personal files take about 125 GB, so there cannot be 200+ GB of backup files.

I'm confused. What's happening to my computer?

Edit: This is the related snapshot, the size given by Mavericks are slightly different then yesterday, but it's still not making sense. I believe DaisyDisk's report is right.

The 256 GB SSD is the only hard drive that I have installed. I replaced the original HDD with it.

Edit 2:
Today the available disk space gone crazy. It shows that I have 265.06 GB available...


texts: How do I find files lost since I upgraded to Catalina 15.0154?

texts:
I have a MacBook Air Catalina 10,15.5  When I upgraded to 10.15.4 however, I may not have backed it up my because now  I've lost all my documents except those created since the update.  All my photos, videos, music and other non-print media, however, are still there.  Not sure if this matters, but while I create my docs in Pages I always save/d them as Docs.  I actually am more computer savvy than I sound and I've spent a lot of time searching for answers.  What I can't do is program and I'd rather not spend any money, unless you can recommend a service that's worth it.
Thanks for any advice.


texts: possible to enable "gumdrop" buttons (close/minimize/zoom) in all windows (disable auto-hide of these buttons for non active window)?

texts: I often want to use these on non-active windows and of course they're not visible until you hover over them or activate the window, which prevents instant tracking of their location. I don't think they would be distracting if they were visible on all windows, and I have a feeling there is some tweak somewhere that would disable the auto-hide feature. Has anyone ever done this?


texts: El Capitan Mail 9.0 won't accept active accounts

texts:
(MacBook Air, mid 2013, new install on wiped drive of OS X 10.11 El Capitan)

According to "Internet Accounts" preferences, I have five active email accounts: iCloud, gmail, yahoo, americtech.net, and Comcast. I thought I had set up Mail.app, but found only two accounts were listed: iCloud and Comcast. When I attempt to add an account (any of the remaining three), I am asked for username and password, then informed that the account is already active. Mail.app has not crashed, just won't accept any other accounts. I have all five running on an iMac (Yosemite) and an iPad.

No apparent way of manually setting up the accounts; I'm thinking of visiting the Genius bar!


texts: How to prevent mail app from marking e-mails from VIP as spam

texts: I set someone's e-mail address as VIP, but lately his e-mails end up in the junk folder. Is there any way in the mail app to prevent a certain address's e-mails to be marked as junk?


texts:
I have i.e. a folder full with alias from everywhere on my system. Now I want to give exactly this files as the originals to an extern hard drive or what else.

Is there a way to simply take these alias and copy their originals into a second folder?


texts: I recently met someone and got them to type their info into my contacts.  I was really busy for a few days and didn't get around to contacting them.  Now I can't remember their name.  Is there a way to view the most recent additions to my contacts list?


texts: How to restore external hard drive from Time Machine backup the right way?

texts:
My Time Machine backup (6 TB USB-HDD) contains the data from my Mac's internal hard drive (2 TB) and from an external hard drive (USB 4 TB, Mac OS Extended, FileVault Encrypted) that I always keep attached.

Somehow my external 4 TB HD got corrupted and I need to reformat it. I want it Mac OS Extended, Encrypted, just as it was.

What is the right way to restore all the files from my Time Machine Backup so that Time Machine sees the  hard drive as it was?

I had a similar problem before. Restoring the root folder of the HD with Time Machine was no problem, but Time Machine recognized the new formatted hard drive as a new one, resulting in a unnecessary new full backup of the HD, filling up my backup volume.


texts: How do we delete protected apps in Mojave?

texts:
News.app, Stocks.app, GarageBand... when you try to delete them, you are forbidden because they are "protected" apps.  I tried disabling SIP (System Integrity Protection) and still could not delete News.

I also tried running the sudo rm -rf news.app command in Terminal and nothing happened.

So I revealed package contents and deleted its guts instead.

How can we regain normal admin powers?


texts: iMac6,1 showing multicolor after installing mac os x 10.7

texts: It was on Os x 10.6.3 before I decided to install fresh OS x 10.7 everything was fine after the installation but when I restart the  it start showing multicolor as seen in the picture attached. I have shut it down couple of times still mo joy. Any help will be appreciated.


texts: Horizontal scrolling not working in macOS calendar app

texts:
I have scrolling problems very often with the calendar app on macOS.
It works "a bit" but get stuck into the current week, scrolling left or right will just bump but not scroll, driving me insane.

You can see something about that here: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7954399

Although the solution enunciated there works, it's very inefficient and boring procedure to do.


texts: iPhone keeps restarting itself at Apple logo

texts:
I had upgraded my iPhone5C from iOS8.2 to 8.3 over the weekend because I wanted to do to a restore. So I had to upgrade.

After the upgrade and restore, I could use the phone for about a day or so until this afternoon it suddenly went into a black screen. I couldn't turn it back on at first. After a few hours later, I could finally turn it on again, but it got stuck in a restart loop at the Apple logo. It keeps restarting on its own and never gets pass the Apple logo into the Home screen.

I got it into DFU and did a restore. I kept getting an Unknown Error 14 at first until I suddenly was just able to get through the error at one of my tries and restored it. But after the restore process, the phone goes back to its restart loop again.

I didn't have any problems with the phone before the upgrade in iOS. What could have had happened and how can I resolve this issue?


texts: How Do I associate all files with Emacs?

texts: I'd like to be able to open any file with emacs as a choice when I right click it, regardless of environment.


texts:
We have an ipad air, which my partner uses to navigate whilst sailing with a programme called Navionics.

The ipad version is WiFi only, which doesn't have an internal GPS, but that's not a problem because it connects to a separate GPS via Bluetooth.

At least... It wasn't a problem until ios 8.3
Now, although the GPS connects fine,  Navionics can't use it to find its position.

It's a known fault that many people have raised. Apple blame Navionics and vise versa and neither is suggesting a solution is immanent.

Is there anything I've missed that might be a solution to let the Navionics app integrate with an external GPS?


texts: `scutil --nc start` VPN not working - macOS 10.13 High Sierra

texts:
Problem

My VPN dis-/connect workflow script

scutil --nc start "My VPN connection"

isn't working since upgrading to macOS High Sierra (stable Version, v10.13.2).

Details

Context

I used an Alfred workflow to connect to my VPN connections which uses scutil command under the hood.

Dialog with error message

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/2861556/31211266-02d886dc-a998-11e7-952a-e1409d882a59.png

  Translated to english: The IPsec certificate (shared secret) is missing. Please check your settings and retry.

This box appears after trying to start a VPN connetion with the command.

Troubleshooting

I found out, that using AppleScript is working so far. The workaround looks like:

tell application "System Events"
    tell current location of network preferences
        set VPNservice to service "My VPN connection"
        if exists VPNservice then connect VPNservice
    end tell
end tell

My Questions

Is this intended? (Didn't found detailed information about this)
Are there any new "security related" settings which I have to modify before switching to AppleScript approach?


texts: Can someone explain what "Standby time" is on iOS?

texts:
Here's my iOS 6.0.1 log after about 9 hours off the charger. "Standby" seems to be including "Usage".

I've had the phone off the wall for only 9 hrs, but the sum of Standby and Usage are over 15 hrs.

What is "Standby time" on iOS 6 anyway?


texts: How do I prevent automatic mounting of all the partitions on a flash drive?

texts:
I have a flash drive that I use for various diagnostics on macs. Most of the partitions on the drive are accessible by holding down the option key on boot.
I also have one extra partition that is not bootable and used strictly for diags after the macs OS has loaded. My challenge is finding a way to not mount all the option boot partitions when trying to use the non bootable one.

Any ideas?
Thanks


texts: If you jailbreak in iOS, you can install packages using .deb files. Being a Linux user I know Debian-based distros use that file type for apt. I know that iOS is not Debian-based or Linux-based, but it is UNIX-based. Why does iOS use .deb files when you jailbreak?


texts: Looking for monitoring tool for app sales and trends - combining iTunes App Store and Android Market

texts:
I am currently on the search for a universal desktop application (osx if possible) that is tracking both my iOS developer account as well as my android market store account.

I already tried a lot of different tools but none of them so far seemed to work this way:

Prismo (OS X / only iOS / lots of bugs)
AppViz (OS X / afaik only iOS / though decent tool)
AppAnnie (Web / only iOS / does not give all stats wanted / not sure but data privacy)
Distimo Monitoring Tool (Web / multiple Stores / data privacy not given)
AppFigures (I did not try this so far - anyone have experience with this tool?)

If anyone would know such a tool as Distimo but with the privacy and data security that is needed for highly confidential app statistics it would be awesome if you could post it right here.


texts: How important is it to support older versions of iOS?

texts:
Not sure if this is better suited for here or for Stack Overflow - a commenter on a post dealing with similar (though not identical) topic on SO suggested that it would have been better to post it here.  If this is wrong then I apologize.

I hope you will excuse this somewhat of a philosophical question.  I'm an independent/individual iOS developer.  Recently, the one device I keep around for iOS 4.x compatibility testing (an iPod touch) gave up the ghost -- and I am having a devil of a time trying to replace it.  Of course new devices all have iOS 5 on them.  So one would think to hit up the used market.  But alas this is proving fruitless.  Even the used market is proving little help, as most sellers think it helpful to upgrade to the latest and greatest before putting them up for sale.  And after yet another day spent fruitlessly plowing through eBay search results, I finally had to sit back and think to myself:

How important is it to continue to support iOS 4.x?

It seems (at least if these blog posts are to be believed) that pretty much everybody is on iOS 5 these days, since it is still supported on even fairly old hardware; and that supporting older iOS versions will run you up against the law of diminishing returns, as supporting iOS 4 is both costly and largely unnecessary.  At the same time, I look at the new stuff we got to play with in iOS 5 (and soon we'll have even more toys in iOS 6) and I can't help but drool.  ARC alone looks like it will save me quite a bit of headache.  (Hey there retain/release, don't let the door hit you on the rear on your way out)

So I guess what I'm asking you is, as a user, how important is iOS 4 compatibility?  Did you upgrade to iOS 5, or are you still running iOS 4.x on any of your devices?  And/or do you know anyone still running iOS 4.x?  (The stereotypical tech-unsavvy parent comes to mind)  Any and all comments/advice/practical real-world experiences/etc. you can provide is greatly appreciated.


texts: How do I turn off push notifications without turning off notifications in iOS 6?

texts:
I want to turn off push notifications for a single app (Skype, in this case) because I accidentally said "Yes" when it prompted me to receive push notifications.

I do not want to turn off notifications.  When I have Skype open, I want to receive notifications.  When Skype is closed, I do not want to receive notifications.  My understanding is that push notifications are the type that come when the app is closed.

How can I do this?

Update - clarification

I want to receive notifications from Skype, but only when Skype is running.


texts: Permanently prune backups created by Time Machine

texts: I am cleaning up old Time Machine backups, which slows stuff down to a grind.  I want to tell Time Machine to delete all backups older than 3 months.  I'd also like for Time Machine to keep that as a default rather than having to do that by hand myself each time.  How do I do that?


texts:
I received a email with an attachment in .eml format. I can open this file and read the attached email.

That email also has a .pdf attachment in the same email, and the mail app show that it is 300KB.

When I try to open it via mail.app, it shows nothing, so I try to open it via Adobe Acrobat and it show me a popup this document is empty (0 KB)

How can I open this .pdf file?


texts: Does LaunchAgent prevent repetitive execution of jobs?

texts: I want to automate the execution of a long-running job. It should be launched once per day but only if the prior job isn't still running. Can I accomplish this with launchd and how?


texts: How to find where files reside on a partition

texts:
I'm trying to use Bootcamp to install a Windows partition. But it gives this error message.

I remember there was a program that let you see where all the files are on the partition and how much space they took up. I figure that this can help me in this situation, but I forgot what the name of the program was.

What are some programs that can help me see where files are located on the partition?


texts:
I received an ical invite through gmail, which my IPad3 added to the calendar.  But now I'm trying to delete the event, and there is no option to do so.

I found a thread of discussion which says the event can't be deleted if other attendees are included in the ical info.  The only solution I've seen, also from the same thread of discussion, is to make edits on your PC and then use ITunes to synchronize the calendar.

I'm dealing with employer equipment, where installing ITunes is not an option.  In fact, attaching my IPad to the PC is also not an option.  I need to find a way to delete the meeting request from the calendar without using a PC as a life support system.

Actually my REAL problem is that the original meeting invite started at 9:30am.  Then the organizer changed the time to 9:00am.  But because the IPad can't seem to modify or delete a meeting (with other attendees) once it is created, the ical updates to my IPad are being ignored.

How do I fix this?

Now, pardon me, it is time for a rant.

This is such a ridiculous problem.  This is the year 2012, yes?  Apple is the cutting edge of tech, yes?  And neither I nor others can delete or modify a calendar event that has other attendees in it?!?!?!  My frustration is multiplied because, on an unrelated note, I'm also dealing with the common problem of apple equipment creating duplicates of music downloaded from ITunes.  The recommended solution for this latter problem, is ALSO to rely on a PC and ITunes for life-support.  Really?!


texts: I have a phone that has a friends iCloud account on and they don't know the password for it. How do I get rid of the account.


texts: Will macOS Mojave 10.14 slow down an early 2011 13" MacBook Pro?

texts:
I am currently running OS X El Capitan on my early 2011 13" MacBook Pro. I am thinking of upgrading to macOS Mojave, but would like to know if it would slow my MacBook Pro because of my specs?

Please see more info on the specs below:

I'm not using an SSD and my current available space is 140GB (total is 320GB), though I always make sure I don't go below 100GB available space.


texts: How to fix blank icons for Download and Documents stacks in the Dock

texts:
I'm getting blank icons for stacks (e.g. Downloads) and grids (e.g. Documents) in the Dock. Nothing seems to fix it. Have tried relaunching the Finder and even a full reboot, but nothing helps. Any ideas?

There's a question about exactly the same problem from a while back but that's no help as the OP said that upgrading to Mountain Lion fixed his problem.

I'm running Mavericks (10.9.2). Problem started recently, but I can't tie it definitely to the 10.9.2 update.

UPDATE: tried restarting the Dock and that got back 2 or 3 icons, nothing more.

Here's an example of the problem:


texts: How do I check the active audio codec for a bluetooth connection in Big Sur?

texts:
How do I check the active audio codec for a bluetooth connection in Bug Sur?
In Catalina, you used to be able to option-click on the Bluetooth item in the menubar, and then it would show more detail about every item including the codecs for audio devices. Now it still shows the additional detail but not the audio codec.
How do I see the audio codec being used now -- for instance, to ensure that my headphones are using AAC and not SBC?


texts:
I just bought an iPad for my mother and now I would like to turn on Photostream so she can see them.

Is there a setting I can change to make this possible?


texts: Disk Utility frozen when running in recovery mode

texts:
I'm on macOS Sierra and earlier today I ran disk utility and it told me that there was something wrong with the disk (it said something about exit code 8) and I should boot into Recovery mode and run disk utility there. So I rebooted into Recovery mode and started running disk utility.

Right now Disk utility has been running for 2 hours, and it's been stuck at "Checking catalog hierarchy". The mouse is frozen, and the laptop doesn't respond to any keyboard events (like changing screen brightness).

Is it frozen because it just has a lot of work todo? (I have a 500GB disk). Does this process take a very long time? Should I force reboot and try something else?


texts: How (in)vulnerable is OS X to encryption ransomware?

texts:
These days, malicious software seems to be infecting Windows computers, encrypting their data against their will, and asking for a Bitcoin ransom in exchange for the encryption key.

In order for such a software to run "successfully" on an OS X machine, would the user first have to run it and give the sudo password? Is such a threat conceivable on OS X without the user doing this?
Would FileVault protect against this? Could a ransomware program, if unwittingly installed by a user (who also confirmed with the sudo password), take your FileVault data hostage? Could it take hostage also your TimeMachine backups even if they are encrypted?
In general, how (in)vulnerable is OS X to encryption ransomware, and how careless/unsavvy do the actions of a user have to be in order to actually have his or hers data taken hostage?


texts: How to make mosquitto broker auto-start on Mac OS (without homebrew)?

texts:
I understand that using homebrew, a plist file will be provided and a user can use launchctl to install that plist file.

But, I am not using homebrew(nor macport). I built mosquitto binaries directly from mosquitto source distribution and I would like to be able to start mosquitto broker automatically (just like other daemons).


texts: QuickTime Player will not play .mov file

texts:
My QuickTime doesnt want to play a .mov file.  I tried to convert .mov to .mp4 format using cloud convert but it gave error message:

Converter error: oov atom not found . PCO11_059_RM.mov: Invalid data found when processing input.

I've got the latest OS X software, 10.11 El Capitan, which I'm assuming would give me the latest QuickTime Player.  Any clues?


texts: Simple 'drag and drop style' video compressor

texts:
Is there any app really simple to compress videos on Mac?

Something like JPEGmini for videos (do not resize, just reduce file size).

I just know Handbrake, but it is not the most simple solution.


texts: A way to move multiple windows at once with the keyboard

texts:
Is there an app for this? I will clarify what I'm looking for with an example.

I use Moom to control windows on my Mac with the keyboard, and it works very well.

However, say after working with several PDF files in Preview at the same time, I reach a point where I have 4 files on the left, and 4 on the right. I then discover I need to read something in Safari at the same time as I read the PDF file, maybe instructions on how to move windows on StackExchange.

But to have these two apps, side by side, I will need to move all my Preview windows to left, so I can put Safari on the right. (Assume, not incorrectly, I have 10 Safari windows all over the screen and so moving Preview windows is easier)

So, is there a way to do this?

I just want to bind some keyboard shortcut that says, all the windows from the current app should move to the left/right.

Less ideal, but also alright is something that just moves all windows of all apps to left/right.


texts: iOS8.1 Can't stay logged in to Stack Exchange or Stack Exchange chat

texts:
So everything was wonderful before iOS8.1. Now I can no longer log in to Stack Exchange via Facebook on Safari (diagnostics say it's an HTML 5 issue), but can log in via Facebook on Chrome or via Stack Exchange on Safari. However, if I leave the screen, either going to another Safari tab or another app, I have to log in all over again. This never used to happen in "the good old days."

I gather Apple is still not fixing all the things that are broken in Safari (for example, certain videos won't even load or play). I went to the extent of completely reinstalling the iOS via iTunes.

I'm running one of the early iPad minis (fall 2012).

Any ideas?


texts: Using an external boot drive and the app store

texts: I'm trying to setup my MacBook Pro so that I have an internal drive with one OS X installation (Lion) as well as an external installation that boots via an esata card.  Everything is working great except that when I go to install software via the app store on the external installation it finds apps that are installed on the internal hard drive and won't let me re-install them on the external drive.  I'm trying to keep things completely separated, any way to do this?


texts: iPhone & iPad almost instantly forgetting networks

texts:
I'm having an issue with both my iPhone and iPad - both on iOS 6.1.2 (actually not sure if it's that on iPad, latest iOS regardless).

I connect to my WPA2 enabled Wifi network at home (tried WPA also) and it requests the password. I enter the password and can browse as normal connected to the Wifi network. If the phone or iPad sleeps however, I have no Wifi connectivity upon waking. I need to go into settings, select the Wifi network again and once more reenter a password for it. Essentially it seems as though the network settings have no persistence.

I have tried resetting "all settings" back to default.
I have tried resetting "network settings".
I had no issue previous to upgrading to iOS6.
I have tried changing encryption methods on the router.

Modem is a Netgear DGN2000.

I'm not sure anyone will be able to offer many suggestions, as really since the iPhone and iPad is so restrictive in what you can do with it, by nature it's hard to trouble shoot effectively.


texts: How can I charge my iPhone without waking up my MacBook Pro?

texts:
I have a MacBook Pro (10.7.3) and an iPhone 4 (5.1). When I'm trying to conserve outlets, I charge my iPhone at night by plugging it directly into my computer.

If my computer is asleep with the lid closed, when I plug in the iPhone, the computer briefly wakes up, and it takes a few moments before it starts charging. (If the computer is already awake, the charging is instantaneous.) But my computer takes a while to go back to sleep because it saves the contents of RAM (safe sleep).

How can I plug the iPhone it in to charge, without waking up the computer? (And why does this happen in the first place?)

(I've already set up my computer so that iTunes and iPhoto don't launch when I plug in my phone — but this doesn't seem to be enough.)


texts: How do I show the total ratio on uTorrent on a mac?

texts: I wanted to view my total download/upload ratio on uTorrent (v1.8.4) of all the torrents I've downloaded/shared. Where can I view this information?


texts: Restoring a new iPhone from backup fails with no error or message, why?

texts:
I am trying to set up a new iPhone by restoring a backup of my old iPhone (which has a dead battery and cannot be charged because the lightning port does not work)
I selected to restore from backup on the iPhone and it shows the symbol to connect to my Mac.
I see the iPhone in the Finder and select it, and select "restore from this backup" and select the latest backup of the old phone.
I get the terms and conditions, agree to them, and click "Continue"
Then the Finder window immediately returns me to "Computer" view, the iPhone disappears from "Locations" in the left sidebar, and the phone returns to the image indicating it should be plugged in. I can unplug and plug the lightning cable back in and repeat the process but there's no change.
Unsure what to look for in the Console but a filter would help.
What's going on and how can I debug and fix this?


texts: Can micro-USB android device (Redmi 4 (India)) be charged using a hybrid converter (USB type-C to type-A) with MacBook Pro high watt charger?

texts:
I have MacBook Pro (15'', 2017 model). It comes with a very high voltage charger with USB type-C port. I have a hybrid converter (USB Type-C to VGA + USB Type-C + USB Type-A). I want to charge my Redmi 4 (India variant) device using a cable (USB Type-A to micro-USB). My phone supports unspecified version of Qualcomm quick charge (tested with a turbo-charger of Moto Phone).

So, the connection is as given below:
MacBook Pro Charger -> USB Type-C to USB Type-C cable -> USB Type-C to Hybrid output converter including USB Type-A -> USB Type-A to micro-USB cable -> Redmi 4 device.

Will above configuration damage my phone or charger? Also, will my phone be able to charge quickly as it supports unspecified version of Qualcomm quick charge?


texts: Can "Full Keyboard Access" tab-key behavior be set for the login window?

texts:
The shortcut fn-F7 toggles the tab key behavior anywhere in Mac OS X, including on the login window (called "Full Keyboard Access" in System Preferences, this determines if tab cycles through text boxes only, or all controls). However, toggling it on the login window is just temporary, and it will reset to the default (tab between all controls) the next time the login window is used. Toggling it when logged in will be persistent for the user but not affect the login window.

I imagine this setting is not persistent because, per OS X's security model, the non-logged-in user doesn't have Administrator privileges to change what is a system-wide setting. But is it possible to make this change persistent with another method?

The user-level preference can be accessed using defaults:

# 0='Text boxes and lists only'; 2='All controls'
$ defaults read -g AppleKeyboardUIMode
0
$ defaults write -g AppleKeyboardUIMode -int 2

...and the preference is saved to the file ~/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences.plist. My assumption would be that this can then be set system-wide using sudo:

$ sudo defaults write -g AppleKeyboardUIMode

Oddly, this preference can be set and recalled, and the file /Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences.plist does indeed exist; but the preference does not seem to ever actually be written to this file. Needless to say this does not have any impact on the login window behavior.

This setting seems generally undocumented so perhaps someone knows of a different interface to it?

For those curious, the reason I want to change this is because we use the com.apple.loginwindow AdminHostInfo DSStatus preference in our environment, which adds a colored indicator next to the username field showing status of the domain server connection. As of 10.11, this indicator dot accepts keyboard focus in the default mode (even though it doesn't really accept any interaction), preventing one from simply tab-ing to the password field which is a frustrating user experience.


texts:
As I understand currently Apple allows some kind of gambling apps to be published on AppStore, I just don't know all about this. So, my question is if they would allow a lotto type app with real money of course but also with virtual currency.

If anyone could shed some light on this I would be thankful.


texts: Currently the only filters for search in iTunes are by song, album, artist and composer. Is there a way to search by genre in iTunes?


texts: How to automate renaming a file based on its parent folder?

texts:
I have done a lot of research and cannot find a simple solution for renaming a file by its parent folder.

Basically I am zipping a bunch of files from an online file manager and I receive them in a ridiculous structure. (see below) the first column is the extracted parent folder which names itself after the last folder in the set when I zip it. The second column is the actual order numbers for each order. The third column is what seems to be randomly named folders which each contain ONE customer uploaded file. So, each file a customer uploads for an order gets put in a randomly-named folder, then into the order number folder.

I would like to make an app or service with Apple Automator to rename the customer files like this (and get rid of all the subfolders)leaving them all in the parent folder named sequentially .

3587915_1.PDF
3587915_2.PDF
3587915_3.PDF
3587915_4.PDF
3587933_1.PDF
3587933_2.PDF

any help/insight?


texts:
I have a locked file on my machine that I'm unable to delete. I've tried everything (that I know of) and don't have a clue why it won't delete.

Here's what I tried:

Everything here
sudo rm file.txt
chflags -R nouchg file.txt
unlocked the file in "get info"

None of which worked.

Here is the typical result I get (admin is "me"):

$ sudo chflags -R nouchg file.txt
$ sudo rm file.txt
override rw-r--r--  me/staff sappnd,schg for file.txt? y
rm: file.txt: Operation not permitted

WTF is going on here???

UPDATE: tried this and still no joy:

$ sudo chflags noschg file.txt
$ sudo rm file.txt
override rw-r--r--  me/staff sappnd for file.txt? y
rm: file.txt: Operation not permitted

UPDATE2: turns out there was another flag also sappnd:

$ sudo chflags sappnd file.txt
$ sudo rm file.txt

The flags on the file were the cause, so after removing them the file could be deleted. I'm not sure if there's a way to remove all the flags at once, but would have been easier.


texts: Is it recommended to use Mac wifi sharing for long periods of time?

texts:
I am going to be buying a MacBook Pro within the next few months (hopefully an updated version if it comes out) for university this autumn.

I am wondering, due to the Uni halls having only wired Internet, whether using the hotspot feature of the mac is appropriate for extended periods of time? This would be for the use of my iPhone and iPad which do not connect via Ethernet obviously.

I know I could buy a wifi router but was just wondering as this method (via MacBook) would be cheaper and more portable.


texts: Is there an attention-free way to reboot from MacOS into Bootcamp/Windows?

texts: The standard way to reboot from MacOS into a Bootcamp Windows partition is to restart, hold Option, then manually select the Windows partition. Is there a single Terminal command or menubar application that can do this as well? I'm looking for some kind of single action I can fire off to handle the entire booting-into-Windows scheme.


texts: iPhone 5s GSM - unknown error 2006 on restoring the iPhone, stuck in recovery mode

texts:
My phone is iPhone 5s GSM. I tried to go back from iOS 11 to iOS 10.3.3 and this happens. Now, I am stuck with apparently a bricked phone. Things that I tried:
1. Going to recovery mode in iTunes and doing the restore (I guess this automatically goes to the last iOS version, so 11). Result is 2006 error
2. Going to recovery mode in iTunes, option+click the restore button and choosing the .ipsw file of iOS 10.3.3. Result is 2006 error.
3. Going to DFU mode, option+click the restore button and choosing the .ipsw file of iOS 10.3.3. Result is 200 error.
4. Goind to .....Library/iPhone Software Updates directory and deleting it. Retrying the restore through iTunes. Same result.
What else can I try guys, I am getting desperate.


texts: iOS 13/iPhone 7: Abnormally high data usage by system services and apps

texts:
I have been observing excessively high data usage each month that appears to be way more then I am actually using.

I have always had background data turned off and tried to limit the amount of content that I was streaming or using within apps once I noticed the extreme amounts of data being consumed. So It just doesn’t match up when I see how much data the network says I used per month and what I was actually using.

Also, the breakdown of data usage per app doesn’t ever appear accurate either, because there are some apps that I have never had data turned on for, and those apps are showing usage as well. It almost looks like the amount of data that the network is delivering is just being divided up and passed off as being used by apps that aren’t in fact using the data.

It sounds paranoid but it really does seem like the OS is using a shit ton of data each month and trying to pass it off by adding it to the usage of apps that I use and even some that I never even open and have all data shut off to. It’s weird.

I am up to 53GB already this month and the most useage that I do per day is stream maybe a half hour of video and use Surfline app to check surf and read news. Plus miscellaneous web browsing. But 50GB of data within a month seems like it is way more than what my average daily use is.

Maybe I am wrong and it really does take that much but because of the fact that I can’t get it to decrease even when I shut all data off to all apps and only turn on when using, then I still get huge usage amounts and even showing up under some apps that I never even used or turned data on for.  It just doesn’t seem right.

What could be causing this? Attached are the pictures of the cellular usage screen from the Settings app:

Also, there are a whole bunch of system services that use data too and I have no idea what they do. It seems like the list of system services also got really long over last couple updates. I was just wondering if everyone running iOS 13 has this many services under system services list, or if this is an abnormal amount of services for iOS to be running and using data.

Just wondering if all of this is normal. Also post are the pics below of the system services list with the usages.

Just wondering if any of it seems odd to anyone else and if the system services are all normal for iOS 13.


texts: Why are my songs on my iPhone, but they aren't downloaded?

texts: I'm trying to download some songs onto my iPhone (5S, iOS 7), but they are just grey with this little broken circle next to them. Can anyone explain what's going on? I have space on my phone, and when I don't, my computer tells me, but here the songs are just kind of there.


texts: App Store on iPad 2 keeps asking for AppleID password when attempting to update apps

texts: I have an iPhone 6 which never asks me for a password when updating apps, but my iPad 2 asks me for a password on every single app update if I want update apps individually even though I have the same restrictions settings on both devices (installing and deleting apps is allowed). Both are running iOS 9.3.2.


texts:
I have a friend whose iPhone (latest gen, relatively recent iOS but I don't think it's fully up to date) doesn't have any calendars on it.  I don't think it's ever been sync'd, and even if it had, she has Windows 7 (which doesn't by default come with a calendar app), and she doesn't have Outlook.  So my idea was to sync the device with a calendar app to force it to create a calendar, but that's obviously not going to work here.

UPDATE: She just called me to say she restarted the phone and the default cal came back (???).

But the question stands:  is it possible to create a calendar without doing any sort of sync whatsoever, just directly from the phone?  How?


texts: Editor/outliner with Newton-style handwriting input on iPod touch

texts:
Is there a text editor for the iPod Touch that fills the function of the visionary-but-before-its-time Notes application on the legendary Apple Newton? Specifically, looking for something that accepts typed OR handwritten text, freely sketched graphics, collapsable outline with check boxes, etc.?

In other words, is there software for our handheld devices in 2012 as sophisticated as the state of the art from 1996?


texts:
I'd like to do a few things, either:

Safely move my iOS notes to the OS X Notes app
That is, sync my existing notes with the OSX Notes app and then delete the couple of thousand notes from the iOS app. I assume this would be done via iCloud, but I'm not sure how to save my notes permanently on my Mac and subsequently delete them off my iPhone.

Mass email my existing notes into Evernote
I've found plenty of suggestions on how to sync any new notes with Evernote or the OS X Notes app, but nothing about moving existing notes.

(I've tried exporting them with iExplorer and CopyTrans but I instantly noticed that a lot of notes were missing, so it's not the most reliable option. And given that since iOS 7 you can't even see your notes count, I have no way of knowing if the number of notes that other exporting apps - such as PhoneView - show the real amount.)
The majority of them are important academic notes and I absolutely need to get them off my iPhone onto my Mac, but it seems a lot more difficult than it should be.
Any suggestions?


texts: How can I disable Photos Agent on High Sierra (10.13.4)?

texts: Looks like Photos Agent is running in the background. I'd like to dedicate this machine to file services and not run unnecessary processes. How can I disable "Photos Agent" at boot time. I'm hoping to free up resources like RAM and CPU.


texts: What is Tanium spyware, what information does it collect, and how to disable it?

texts: a company put some spyware on a brand new laptop that is causing the battery life to be about half that of a 3-year old Macbook Pro. I need to disable this junkware/spyware temporarily. Is there a good way to do that? What is it (Tanium) recording anyway? Cheers.


texts: How does the new iPad's A5X graphics processor affect PDF rendering speed?

texts: How much, if any, has the new iPad has gained in PDF rendering speed with the A5X processor (quad-core graphics)?


texts: Keyboard shortcut to access a function in a menu bar app?

texts:
I have MacID on my Mac (El Capitan 10.11.2 Public Beta) and my iPhone, and I'm trying to make a shortcut to MacID's "Send clipboard text" command. Since MacID is a menu bar app, though, the computer never sees it as the app in focus when thinking about app-specific commands.

I know how to assign keyboard shortcuts to app-specific commands. What I need is a way to make that happen for a command in a menu bar app (i.e. it'll never be the "active" app). How can I do that?


texts: How to tell what version a Snow Leopard DVD is?

texts: I have a Snow Leopard DVD that was copied from the original. All it says on the CD is "Snow Leopard" How can I tell what version of the DVD it is? The DVDs were only released in versions 10.6.0 and 10.6.3.


texts: MacOS Catalina change word delimiter language region setting

texts:
I would like dash (-) to be considered a letter so if I double-click on
1d18830d-0250-ee03-0c48-6ff9d89dfcff
the entire string is selected and not just one segment.
It seems you used to be able to select a English Language region:
United States (Computer)
to get that behavior but I don't see that choice in preferences anymore.
Is there a way to add that region or copy the "United States" region and modify it for this?
I'm currently running Catalina, but if this changes in Big Sur, tips for it would be welcome too.
Thanks


texts: Will 'Find My Mac' work after my Macbook Pro has been locked due to failed login attempts?

texts:
My late 2013 Macbook Pro was stolen a week ago and I've been tracking it with 'Find My Mac'. The thief would turn the laptop on for a few minutes at a time in the evenings and probably try a few passwords.

A few days ago, I went into FMM and it said that my Macbook was locked. I can only assume that it was due to failed login attempts because I didn't remotely lock it or erase it. Since being locked,  it hasn't been online in FMM. Can it still connect to wifi/icloud when locked? All options except "Play Sound" are greyed-out in FMM.


texts: I noticed that some app icons changing sometimes with same blank like icon. Right now Sublime Text icon changed. Couple days ago it was happened on Safari. How can I prevent this? What will can cause this?


texts:
I've been messing around with this cool AppleScript scripting language and I have yet another question. How to make an AppleScript app locate itself?Like something like this (that obviously doesn't work):get info of myself
set variable to "location"
So the output, "variable," would be for instance /home/Desktop/MyEpicApp.app.Is there any script or a sequence of them to get the location of the app and store it in a variable?Many thanks in advance, even a tiny bit of help is appreciated.


texts: Install modern Linux as only OS on 2006-era 32-bit EFI Intel iMac with no CD Drive, no Admin Password, no Mac Install Disk

texts:
I have been given a 2006-era 32-bit EFI Intel iMac. I would like to install some modern Linux as the only OS on it. I know there are several guides on the subject, but I have several limitations preventing me from using most of them, outlined below.

The age of the iMac.
Many guides are for modern iMacs or MacBooks, which may behave differently, and since I don't use Apple computers, I don't know what applies and what doesn't).
No CD Drive and no OS X install disk.
Self-explanatory: the CD/DVD combo whatever doesn't function properly, and I do not possess any Apple installation software.
No Administrator Password.
The person who gave it to me does not have it. This prevents, among other things, installing rEFInd.
I do not run, nor am I interested in running, Ubuntu.
Any solution which requires me to do something with quasi-proprietary Ubuntu software does me no good either.

I suppose my question is does anyone know of a method or a guide that will help me in this particular situation? I have a few USB sticks lying around with Linux installers on them, but none of them work on this Mac. If I insert them and reboot it just hangs at a white screen. Pressing and holding ⌥ alt/option does nothing.


texts: Best approach for: Dual boot Mac OS and Win 10 And shared files volume

texts:
I've got a somewhat older macbook pro (mid 2014) and it starts lagging. And since I'm working professionally on it I'm thinking of buying a new macbook or Win laptop. But since I never had a clean install I first want to try a few things.

Clean up internals, new cooling paste and clean OS install. But since I'm also thinking of switching from Mac to Windows I also want a dual boot of Win10. So I can try working with Windows for a month. Since I will be switching between operating systems I want to have an additional volume for all my work files.

But I'm not sure how to partition the 1tb ssd.

What partitions would I need and what type
Would there be performance issues working on a volume type that one of both don't prefer?

I'm thinking of, first make 3 volumes, install Mac OS, then on create a boot camp with Boot Camp Assistant.

Any help would be welcome


texts: How to delete folders in my local iCloud Drive folder

texts:
In my local iCloud Drive folder I have a lot of unused folders from old iPhone apps.
But I am not able to delete these folders.
Even rm -rf does not delete the folders.
The folder is in:

~/Library/Mobile Documents

Any idea?


texts: Itunes music moved over, but the rating did not

texts:
I transferred music from one PC to another using Home Sharing.

The music all came through, but the ratings did not.

How do I make it move my ratings over?


texts:
I often have my iPhone connected to my PC and now I have a question about something like a status app.

I thought of something like this information:
- a big clock
- signal strength
- mobile signal technology (2g/3g)
- charge status

I thought of something like an overview/status app because I connect my iPhone through a 6-cm cable and so I could see the infos from about 30-40 cm distance.


texts: How do I use zsh to pipe results from one command to another (while in a loop)?

texts:
macOS 10.14.6
zsh 5.8
jq 1.6

I have a situation where I have a bunch of .vital files, which are JSON files in disguise. I want to extract one piece of information from each file, and I have worked out that after installing jq using brew install jq, I can run, for example...
jq '.author' Analog_Bass__Lead.vital;

This gives me...
"maniclout"

which is the correct author for that item.
What I would like to do is to run this command over all my .vital files, about 30 of them, in a for loop.
I can list the files okay using...
for f in $(ls *.vital);
do
  echo $f
done;

The problem comes when I try to construct  a loop that would give the following...
Analog_Bass__Lead.vital "maniclout"
Blackhole_Dimension.vital "Cobranix"

and so on...
This my latest attempt (please, don't laugh!)...
for f in $(ls *.vital);
do
  echo $f;
  echo -n $f | jq ‘.author’
done;

As you can see, I'm trying to print the filename, followed by, on the same line, hence the -n, and I'm trying to pipe the filename into the jq command.
The results are fairly disastrous!
ANALOG_PAD_-_6.vital
jq: error: syntax error, unexpected INVALID_CHARACTER, expecting $end (Unix shell quoting issues?) at <top-level>, line 1:
‘.author’
jq: 1 compile error
Analog_Bass__Lead.vital
jq: error: syntax error, unexpected INVALID_CHARACTER, expecting $end (Unix shell quoting issues?) at <top-level>, line 1:
‘.author’
jq: 1 compile error
Atomosphere_Lead.vital
jq: error: syntax error, unexpected INVALID_CHARACTER, expecting $end (Unix shell quoting issues?) at <top-level>, line 1:
‘.author’
jq: 1 compile error

Can anyone see what I am doing wrong?


texts: MacBook Pro couldn't find wireless network while other devices can. How to fix that?

texts:
I have MacBook Pro (Late 2013) and a router, that serves two wireless network (2.4GHz and 5GHz) with different names. Most of my devices are connected to 2.4GHz network, while some are connected to 5GHz network. I'm running on OS X El Capitan 10.11.6.

After MacBook goes to sleep or gets rebooted it couldn't find ANY of my networks, while it could see a number of neighbour's networks. After some time it suddenly finds both of them and connects to 5GHz.

I've tried everything, removed network configuration from /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/, created new location, turned wifi on and off, you name it. Nothing works, as soon as it goes to sleep it looses my networks.

My other devices could see both my networks perfectly at all times.

Scan utility from Wireless Diagnostic is unable to detect any of my networks as well. Actually running wireless diagnostic doesn't yield any results, because it also couldn't find my network.

This started as soon as I bought new router, but I did have different problems with my old ones and this same MacBook. Seeing as my other devices work just fine, I assume router is not to blame. Anyway I could post my network settings if it's somehow relevant.

Reinstalling OS X is not an option, since 1) it's not an actual solution and 2) this is corporate MacBook.


texts:
For several weeks now, my friend’s MacBook has been plagued by this sound, randomly occurring while running: http://c.abr.vg/321r2Q3Y2W0J

We’ve never been able to reproduce it, and it has persisted on her machine across Archive & Installs, and a clean reinstall (10.8.2) and migration via Migration Assistant (System Library and ‘Other Files’ deselected). We only even have a recording of it because I had her run QuickTime and record everything she was doing (audio only) until she caught it.

Now, the sound has manifested itself onto my Mac mini. I was previously blaming the hardware on her machine, but now I’m certain that there is an egregious software issue.

Both of our machines share little to no software. I’m a developer; she’s a human. ;)

What could be causing this?


texts: My OS closes down after 5 seconds of inactivity (with the alert pop-up)

texts:
Since yesterday, when i'm running my computer, it shutDowns after 5 seconds of running. In order to make it work, i need to press continuously the escape key so the popUp alert  who close the computer can dismiss.

When the os is launched, if i let the computer sit without any input, the alert panel appears, and if i don't do anything, my computer shuts down after the alert panel has been shown for 2 seconds. So this is very annoying.

Strangest thing is, that it appeared the same way last year (between october and november), and it disappeared same way it appeared. I have tried to change calendar date and time, but it was unsuccessful.

My question is: What could cause this alert firing ? Can i get a way to catch the *$**%* process who send this? Of course i can re-install the OS, but that's out of the question.

I have googled it and it seems that nobody has encountered this. I'm on Lion 10.7.4 and running it on a macBookPro, but last year on snow leopard the same thing occurred. I don't think it's a virus since it should appear on lots of computers, but it seems to appear only on mine.


texts: No wi-fi detected in Windows 7 in boot camp partition

texts: I've installed Windows 7 on a Boot Camp partition on a 2013 Macbook Air. However when booted into Windows 7 no wi-fi network can be detected. The Mac partition is fine. A Google search indicates this is a widespread problem but I can't seem to find a solution. Any help?


texts: Display a chrome tab/window in a 'hover' position in front of all other activities on macOS?

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Probably the easiest way to describe what I'm after is to show an example. On iOS 14, FaceTime video will 'hover' in a small window in front of all other activities, so you can still watch the video call when you're doing other things, and the video will always be there without you needing to do anything, even as you switch between other apps.
This allows you to be very productive even while continuing your FaceTime call.
I would like to achieve the exact same thing on macOS, but with the video coming from a chrome tab, say, a twitch stream or youtube video. That is, to have the video continue playing in a 'hover'-like position in front of all other activities.
Is there any way to do this?


texts: My macbook thinks .as files are zip files (and they won't open in XCode)

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I've got some old .as files from a project I was working on on a different mac a long time ago. I was trying to open one of them just to try and remember something. But for some reason my mac thinks they're zip files (even though I've used these same files on another mac before).

If I double click one of the .as files, Archive Utility opens, thinks for a second, then disappears and nothing happens. If I right click -> open with Text Edit, it opens and displays the correct file, but I don't want to use Text Edit. I want to view the file in XCode. When I right click -> open with XCode, it doesn't display the code in the file; it shows a little zip image with AS on it, and no text.

I just noticed it's showing the file type as "AppleSingle archive". The only thing I can think is that that could be abbreviated ".as" too. But why would it have worked on another computer (and presumably many other people's computers) and what can I do to fix it?


texts: Stop Mail Activity window being always on top in El Capitan?

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I like to have Mail's Activity window open in the background, but since upgrading to El Capitan it floats on top of all other Mail windows.

I have another Mac that's still on Yosemite and it doesn't exhibit this behaviour.

Is this a change that was introduced in El Capitan? Is there a way to disable it?


texts: How to fix "Error: -5341: MediaKit reports partition (map) too small" after upgrading to a larger hard disk?

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I recently bought a new SSD drive, as my stored data amounts outgrew the old one a little bit. After copying all data using dd if=/dev/disk0 of=/dev/disk1, I want to enlarge my system partition, but Disk Utility is failing silently and diskutil resizeVolume /dev/disk0s2 R (first partition is the EFI boot volume), I receive following error message:

  Error: -5341: MediaKit reports partition (map) too small

How can I resize my system volume?


texts: Are phone numbers best saved with country calling code (and/or plus) or not?

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When I save a phone number to a contact from a received phone call, iOS includes the US country calling code "1" at the front of the number (eg 1 (999) 555-1234).

When I save a number from a received text message, iOS or macOS adds the US country code "+1" to the front of the number (eg +1 (999) 555-1234).

The discrepancy by app (Messages vs Phone) in formats of saved numbers might differ per carrier (mine is T-Mobile—does your carrier handle differently?). It's certainly messy to see numbers auto-saved differently, which is annoying. Also noteworthy: iOS adds neither a one nor a plus-one to five-digit robo-numbers that I save.

Everything works fine with "+1" or "1" or nothing before the area code, when using my SIM-free phone for US numbers while within the United States.

But when I manually enter new phone numbers into Contacts app on iPhone or MacBook, should I best save them with "+1" or "1" or with nothing before the area code? Which format is more future-proof (such as when local or national calling rules change)? Which is better for international travel?