texts: Prevent QuickLooking excel spreadsheet from crashing laptop

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When I quicklook, accidentally/intentionally or thoughtlessly, some excel .xslx files in Finder (this one for example is "only" 272 KB, so maybe the problem is the large number of rows and columns or something else), it renders the file correctly in the quicklook window, but causes everything except my mouse pointer to freeze (can't scroll the preview, can't change window, can't change spaces, can't change any graphics on the display except mouse pointer position) and eventually a few minutes later my screen turns to multicolored static and the MacBook restarts. I can speed that up by closing and reopening the lid.
How can I stop this from happening? If possible I'd still like to be able to quicklook excel files that won't cause a crash, but if it is one that would cause a crash I would obviously not like to crash as a result of pressing space or an arrow key.
Quicklooking the csv equivalent of the xlsx does not cause a crash.
I do not have any MS Office programmes installed.
$ qlmanage -l
List of all generator IDs: (
    "com.apple.quicklookgenerator.iChat",
    "com.apple.qlgenerator.package",
    "com.apple.qlgenerator.pdf",
    "com.apple.qlgenerator.audio",
    "com.apple.qlgenerator.contact",
    "org.n8gray.qlcolorcode",
    "com.apple.garageband.quicklookgenerator",
    "com.apple.qlgenerator.iCal",
    "com.apple.qlgenerator.movie",
    "com.apple.qlgenerator.image",
    "com.apple.qlgenerator.livePhoto",
    "com.apple.qlgenerator.web",
    "com.apple.qlgenerator.LogicXQLGenerator",
    "com.apple.iBooks",
    "com.apple.qlgenerator.certificates",
    "com.apple.qlgenerator.bookmark",
    "com.apple.qlgenerator.text",
    "com.apple.qlgenerator.eps",
    "com.apple.qlgenerator.clipping",
    "com.fiatdev.QLMarkdown",
    "fr.whine.qlimagesize",
    "com.apple.qlgenerator.font",
    "com.apple.qlgenerator.office",
    "com.apple.qlgenerator.standard-bundles",
    "com.apple.qlgenerator.iconset",
    "com.apple.iWork.iWorkQuickLookGenerator",
    "com.apple.qlgenerator.locPDF",
    "com.whomwah.quicklookstephen",
    "jp.co.celsys.LipPreview"
)


texts: How practical is an iPad for "reading" programming books?

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Disclaimer: It's kinda hard to search for this question, as Google would give me mostly iOS programming topics.

I'm planning on buying an iPad2 and I wonder if other programmers have found it to be a practical, and hopefully, better replacement for books.

Despite the availability of online tutorials I have found the times I have learned best and made the most progress is when I forced myself to sit down and read through manuals, from start to finish.

I guess the crux of my question is: as a developer, have you been able to use an iPad for reading programming books in a way that it is more convenient than Cmd/Alt-Tabbing between a PDF viewer and other apps on your computer?

Also, does the iPad PDF viewer remember the last viewed page of every PDF file? (Like Skim does on Mac OS)

Thanks!


texts: Contact recently upgraded to iPhone. How can I tell my iPhone to send them iMessages now?

texts: One of my contacts has recently switched to an iPhone. How can I tell my phone to send them iMessages now?


texts: How to disable Wi-Fi and bluetooth using Apple Configurator?

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How do I disable Wi-Fi and bluetooth on my supervised devices using Apple Configurator?  I see options for deploying SSID setup uniformly but not the ability to disable.

We're attempting to use iPads with pre-loaded references in the classroom so we don't want the student to be able to get onto the internet or connect to any bluetooth devices.


texts: iPhone cropped photos upload to Facebook uncropped

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Steps to reproduce problem:

Crop a photo in the Photos app.
Open the FaceBook app and post the picture.

Once it has loaded you see the original un-cropped image.


texts: What is up with IP address? Getting bizarre results

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I'm trying to limit my teenage son's access to certain websites (like Discord) during school hours only. The only solution I've found is to use something like https://www.dnsfilter.com. They require our public IP.
But while playing with different DNS settings, I'm getting bizarre results for our (dynamic) IP and confused what is causing this.
If I just Google "My IP" I get our true IP.
If I go to any of the "what is my IP" websites (like myip.com) I get different results, like 138.199.9.198
In Terminal, curl ifconig.me and other hosts I get the false IP as well.
Changing the DNS server on the Mac results in different results.


texts: How to permanently delete pictures from all devices in Apple ecosystem?

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So I've done incredibly silly things with a friend of mine over the past couple of years and there are a ton of pictures and videos where I look bad.

I want to get rid of all those compromising photos and videos which would immediately destroy me in the eyes of anyone.

I can sit down with him and ask him to go through everything on his phone together and delete whatever I deem horrendous.  I know nothing about iCloud and backups and whatnot.  I want a guarantee that everything will be deleted (after also deleting the contents of the "recently deleted" album) - from all backups and clouds and devices.

Is there any way for me to be certain of that?

He  owns many iPhones and uses at least 2 at any time. He also has Macs and an Apple Watch. He is also paying for iCloud. I also own an iPhone but he is the true Apple power user and he can play me any way he wants to. He has some of my passwords too.


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Across the internet I found an interesting solution of how to make Chrome consume less memory and this is - forcing the application use single process for all the tabs. Unfortunately the instruction was made for Windows users. What should I do to try this feature in OS X? Will it actually help? And if not, what would you suggest to free more memory?

The corresponding article:
http://howto.excitebuzz.com/make-google-chrome-use-less-memory/120


texts: How do I detect failed remote login attempts and block them?

texts: How do I detect failed remote login attempt on my MacBook Pro and how do I block them? My MacBook Pro is on a network with built-in firewall, if that's relevant.


texts: How can I disable the notifications prompt in Safari?

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Safari for Mavericks has a website notifications feature allowing sites to send push notifications.

I never want to be prompted for this.

How can I disable the prompt for all websites, forever?


texts: Put owner information on iPhone lock screen (via provisioning profile) without wiping device?

texts: Is there a way to setup a device as managed or whatever in order to put owner information on the lock screen without wiping the whole phone? Or, can you at least restore from a prior/unrelated backup afterward?


texts: How can I change scroll direction in Snow Leopard?

texts: I've gotten so used to the Lion natural scrolling that using (for lack of a better term) unnatural scrolling in Snow Leopard and earlier is very annoying. Is there any way I can reverse it for OSes before Lion?


texts: Font book: duplicates are not actually duplicates

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I have a problem when installing new fonts on Font book.
I'm want to use this font: https://github.com/sunaku/tamzen-font, following the doc I download the zip, extract it and drag & drop all of the content of the /ttf folder into the app Font Book.
The problem is that of all the different font sizes available in the /ttf folder, when I try to select on of the new font, apps (like iTerm) recognise only one: TamzenForPowerline

In Font book all the different variants of the font are marked as duplicated, even though they are not (as you can see from the image the fonts are different):

Now, how can I tell Font book that those font are actually different?


texts: Upgrade to Yosemite: kextd close to 95% CPU

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I just gave in to the App Store's constant nagging about upgrading to Yosemite. Aside from an unhappy Chrome, there is this kextd process that's constantly running close to 95% CPU. This results in the fan also running constantly and my battery being drained.

Things I tried but didn't work:

removed all the .plist files
upgraded to 10.10.1 when it came out this morning
called Apple support who had me delete a cache file (/System/Library/Caches/com.apple.kext.caches/Startup/kernelcache/loadedkextmt.plist)

The process doesn't start straight at boot, but maybe 10 minutes later during use.

How can I get this kextd process to quiet down?


texts: how do i get my iTunes off 'guest user' & on to another user on same computer?

texts: I accidentally synced my phone for the first time under 'guest user' rather than my intended user?


texts: Why browsers ignores /etc/hosts behind a SOCKS proxy?

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My MacBook in office does not have internet access. So I set up an instant SOCKS Proxy over SSH to surf the web.

However, when I try to add an entry to /etc/hosts, the browser does not go to the site I expected ...

My MacBook's WIFI is off and is connected to the company LAN:

 IP address:  192.168.8.250
 Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
 Router:      192.168.8.1
 DNS server:  8.8.8.8

Be default, there is not internet access.

There a Linux development box (192.168.12.128) which has access to the internet, so I set up an instant SOCKS proxy to gain internet access for my MacBook:

 ssh -fND localhost:30000 ohho@192.168.12.128

Then in my MacBook's System Preferences > Network > Proxies

 (Enable) SOCKS Proxy
 SOCKS Proxy sever: 127.0.0.1:30000
 Bypass proxy settings for these Hosts & Domains:
   *.local, 169.254/16, 127.0.0.1

Now I can surf the web, so far so good.

For development, I set up a few entries in /etc/hosts for virtual hosts purpose:

 127.0.0.1 air.company.com

In bash:

 $ ping air.company.com
 PING air.ohho.es (127.0.0.1): 56 data bytes
 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=0.046 ms

 $ curl air.company.com
 OK

It looks good and curl returns the content of the index.html nicely.

However, if I try to open the site:http://air.company.com in the browsers (Safari/Chrome/Firefox), none of them returns the result like curl did. Chrome give an error:

  This webpage is not available The webpage at http://air.company.com/
  might be temporarily down or it may have moved permanently to a new
  web address. Error 120 (net::ERR_SOCKS_CONNECTION_FAILED): Unknown
  error.

If I add another entry in /etc/hosts:

 127.0.0.1 www.microsoft.com

In bash:

 $ ping www.microsoft.com
 PING www.microsoft.com (127.0.0.1): 56 data bytes
 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=0.047 ms
 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.128 ms
 ^C
 --- www.microsoft.com ping statistics ---
 2 packets transmitted, 2 packets received, 0.0% packet loss
 round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 0.047/0.087/0.128/0.041 ms

 $ curl www.microsoft.com
 OK

However, the browsers returns the content from the web server of the real Microsoft site, instead of the content from my MacBook (127.0.01). Why?

p.s.

If I disable the SOCKS proxy, the browser returns the content from 127.0.0.1 correctly.

If I disconnect the LAN cable, the browser returns the content from 127.0.0.1 correctly.


texts: Use Airport Express as a WIFI extender on non-Apple?

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I have a wireless router / modem from my cable provider and I was looking to use my existing Airport Express as a WIFI range extender. Is this possible? I currently have it connected directly with a cat6 cable but I rather use it wirelessly to get extra range.

Thank you in advance!


texts: Can iCloud be used to export relatively large amount of data for a user to easily access?

texts: I'm trying to figure out the best way to export a large amount of images on my iOS app. There are too many to bundle up and email, and so I am looking at having them exported to iCloud. But if I do that, can the user easily access them for importing into desktop software or similar? Or are they secure and only able to be restored to my app on recovery?


texts: Not getting new voice mail after switched iphones/sim card

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I switched iphones from a 5c to a 5s - both on AT&T. Got a new SIM card from AT&T store.  The Contacts and old voicemails are all there and I can dial out as well as receive calls.

However new voicemails are nowhere to be seen.  How can this be corrected?  The phone is on ios 10.2 .


texts: Replacing MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) logic board

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As in the title, I have quite an old MacBook Pro. I bought it in 2013, and recently on some apps or webpages, at random times, my screen is glitching on the top side. I tried checking to see whether it's a screen issue or not, but when I tried to connect it to an external display, the glitch still appeared.

So I made an assumption its a graphics issue meaning a logic board issue.

My questions are:

What will happen when I change to a new logic board? I mean I am a custom PC user before, but I never tried to change a motherboard / logicboard on a laptop before. Will it have an issue with the software?
Can I replace my logic board with higher version of my current logic board?

ie.

My processor right now:  2.5 GHz Intel Core i5
I want to get: 3.1GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 processor (I'm not sure this type is compatible with mine since it's the latest core for "old" MacBook Pro in the site, but I hope you get what I mean)


texts: View Exchange ActiveSync profile on iOS 13

texts: Is it possible to view the enabled Exchange ActiveSync profile on iOS 13? I know you see it when it is first enabled, but can it be viewed later as well?


texts: How do I edit bash shell terminal history?

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I entered a password in a command line pro or in a terminal window by mistake and do not want to remove my whole history. My shell is bash.
How do I edit my bash history in Mac OS X?


texts: How to create a macOS Sierra iso installer successfully?

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I want to test Sierra before fully installing it on my computer by creating a Sierra iso installer, which I can use on Virtual Box. When I attempt the first step below (mount the installer image) I get an error from hdutil that the resource is busy. Does anyone have suggestions on how to safely do this?

  error: hdiutil: attach failed - Resource busy

steps:

Mount the installer image

hdiutil attach /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Sierra.app/Contents/SharedSupport/InstallESD.dmg -noverify - nobrowse -mountpoint /Volumes/install_app

Convert the boot image to a sparse bundle

hdiutil convert /Volumes/install_app/BaseSystem.dmg -format UDSP -o /tmp/Sierra

Increase the sparse bundle capacity to accommodate the packages

hdiutil resize -size 8g /tmp/Sierra.sparseimage

Mount the sparse bundle for package addition

hdiutil attach /tmp/Sierra.sparseimage -noverify -nobrowse -mountpoint /Volumes/install_build

Remove Package link and replace with actual files

rm /Volumes/install_build/System/Installation/Packages cp -rp /Volumes/install_app/Packages /Volumes/install_build/System/Installation/

Unmount the installer image

hdiutil detach /Volumes/install_app

Thanks for your time!


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I have problems getting a Mac-Mini to connect to our QNAP NAS over Wifi. It once worked. As it's my wife's Mac and she doesn't care about backups or whatsoever, I don't know since when it actually doesn't work anymore.

Ping, nslookup and traceroute give no hints on network problems (ping comes back and so on). Tried telnet as well. It hangs on "Trying 192.168.1.3..." whereas telnet against other (LA)network devices gives "Unable to connect to remote host". As well tried QFinder (from QNAP) and it doesn't find the NAS.

We have three Macs at home (an iMac, the Mac-Mini and a MacBook Air, all with macOS 10.12.1). Internet and Routing is done via a Fritzbox 7490 (with FRITZ!OS 06.60). The iMac and MacBook Air have no problems connecting (via AFP or SMB) to the Shares on the NAS.

On the Mac-Mini when I CMD+K "afp://192.168.1.3/" (which is the IP of the NAS), I don't get the typical user-name-and-password dialog. There's just the small "Connecting to afp://192.168.1.3/" window which stays until the "There was a problem connecting to the server "192.168.1.3"" dialog is shown. In Finder the "Connect as..." button, shown under "Network"->"(AFP)", does nothing (But this is something I noticed on the other Macs as well).

Console shows:

11.12.16 12:13:21,778 NetAuthSysAgent[967]: AFP error -1 mapped to EIO
11.12.16 12:13:21,778 NetAuthSysAgent[967]: ERROR: AFP_GetServerInfo - connect failed 5
11.12.16 12:13:21,779 NetAuthSysAgent[967]: AFP error -1 mapped to EIO

I tried

removing Wifi-connections from Mac-Mini's preferences
restarting every hardware involved
sudo dscacheutil -flushcache (in Terminal)
Googleing and Duckduckgoing

Did anyone else experienced such behaviour? Does someone has ideas on what else to try, or even has a solution right away?

Thanks a lot in advance!

---- edit 2016-12-17 ----
I remembered, that I once had the same problem with the iMac, although with a slightly different network-setup. Back then I switched the iMac from manually assigned IP to DHCP - just because I was out of other options. This did the trick.
As the Mac-Mini (having the problems now) is/was configured to use DHCP,  I manually assigned an IP. Again, just because of not having any other ideas. And it woks!

I'm going to leave the question open, because it's not a real answer. The fact, that one time the problem is fixed by turning DHCP on, and the other by turning it off, confuses me.

Here some additional info on the network setup:
Router/DNS: 192.168.1.1
Mask: 255.255.255.0
DHCP IP range: 200-250

In both described occasions the manually assigned IP was before/less than 200.


texts: Does screen sharing via Firefox allow another website to control your Mac, or just your browser?

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Recently I was requested to share my screen to take an online exam. The security implications of this concerned me.
Firefox says:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/screenshare-safety

This to me sounds like in the worst case, the site you are sharing with can manipulate your web browser.
But to allow Firefox to screen share, requires one to go to system settings and authorise Firefox to share the screen. This made me wonder what Firefox, and the end website I am sharing the screen with can do, so I visited this website:
https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/mac-help/mh14066/mac
This is where my question comes up, as I was unable to find an answer on apples web page:

If I share my entire screen with a website via Firefox, does that mean they can control my Mac, restart it, launch applications, browse folders, open files etc ?
Or, are they only able to see what is on screen and manipulate my web browser?
The reason I am asking specifically, is because while Firefox's page mentions controlling the browser window, Apple's screen sharing website talks about the ability to open applications, browser files etc. The confusion is because I'm not sure if Apple's website refers only to screen sharing from Mac to Mac, or allowing applications (such as Firefox) on a Mac to Screen share opens up the same risks
Or does it mean that we are placing our trust in Firefox, and by providing Firefox with the ability to screen share, Firefox and open other applications, browser files, control Mac etc, and by transitivity a website that Firefox is screensharing with can control your Mac?


texts: How do I restore missing menu extras (clock, wi-fi, etc)?

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When I log in to Mac OS X (10.10.5) I sometimes find that most of my menu extras are missing (clock, wi-fi, sound, bluetooth, etc.). If I logout and login, they almost always come back, but this takes too much time.

I suspect the problem is caused by menumeters but I find this menulet too useful to uninstall it.

How can I reset my menu extras (aka menulets) without logging out?


texts: Fullscreen spaces insist on always opening new windows on the desktop furthest away (desktop 1)

texts:
I currently have these spaces:

[Desktop 1] [Eight other spaces including three desktops] [Fullscreen browser]

...and started noticing that even when I'm in the Fullscreen Browser space and I open a new window, e.g. using Dock to open a non-running application, or by opening a downloaded file, they all spawn on Desktop 1. This results in one very cluttered desktop full of windows, and three unused desktops. I also can't quickly swipe my way back to the fullscreen browser.

Is there a reason why the windows don't appear on the closest desktop? I'd prefer to be thrown away as short a distance as possible, if possible. Can this be changed somehow?

I know it's not part of the "restore windows from previous session" feature, since it also happens even when I explicitly select "open new window" from Dock, for e.g. Finder or Safari.

macOS 10.14


texts: Remote app on iPad regularly loses connection to Mac

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I'm using a Mac mini with an external 3TB hard drive to run my audio system.
I'm controlling iTunes on the Mac mini using Apple's Remote app on my iPad.

My problem is that Remote seems to lose the connection with the Mac repeatedly,
so in turn I lose the ability to control my music. Sometimes it's just slow and the message reads it's connecting with the shared file, then it finds it, other time it tells me it can't find it at all. The Mac is set to not sleep. What can I do to keep the connection between my Mac and the Remote app on my iPad?


texts: Line breaks often missing from lyrics on iPod

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I like an orderly and well-documented music library, and one of the first things I do when I get new songs is to find the lyrics and put them on iTunes for my personal use. However, for several songs, the lyrics show without line breaks on my iPod.

I can't quite figure out the pattern. On iTunes, the line breaks all seem to be carriage return characters, both on songs where the line breaks show and where they don't.

I'm still using iOS 6, but I believe I had this issue since the earliest versions of iOS (I've had an iPod Touch since the first generation).


texts: Is there a keyboard shortcut to open Notification Center and begin an iMessage as seen below?


texts:
According to brew document(https://docs.brew.sh/Manpage) we can install tools which Apple didn’t include with macOS.
Can we add our custom (third party) tool in brew list (https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/) and if yes then what is procedure for it.


texts: When I search on Podcasts on iPad Pro, found podcasts are in German not English

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I bought the iPad in German and I made my country Germany back then. Now when I search on Podcasts, all podcasts shown are in German language. How to fix that? I want to see Podcasts that are in English too.
I have iPadOS 14.5 betta.


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Is it possible to customize the alerts or badges (either will be okay) for the Mail application so that it displays Delete upon a mouse-over instead of Options --> Delete? I receive a lot of mails daily which I need to delete etc and it will be very handy to have such a simple feature. I am using MacOS Big Sur on MacBook Air M1.
Related Question.


texts: Panic report for Macbook Pro (retina 15-inch late 2013) macOS Mojave 10.14.6

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I'm getting the black screen error which leads to a computer reset. Is there anyone here that could help please? Running Macbook Pro (retina 15-inch late 2013) on macOS Mojave 10.14.6. Here is the panic report:
panic(cpu 4 caller 0xffffff800a1cdbff): "thread_invoke: preemption_level -1, possible cause: unlocking an unlocked mutex or spinlock"@/BuildRoot/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/xnu/xnu-4903.278.28/osfmk/kern/sched_prim.c:2420

Backtrace (CPU 4), Frame : Return Address

0xffffff913cdcb8e0 : 0xffffff800a1af58d

0xffffff913cdcb930 : 0xffffff800a2eb145

0xffffff913cdcb970 : 0xffffff800a2dc87a

0xffffff913cdcb9e0 : 0xffffff800a15c9d0

0xffffff913cdcba00 : 0xffffff800a1aefa7

0xffffff913cdcbb20 : 0xffffff800a1aedf3

0xffffff913cdcbb90 : 0xffffff800a1cdbff

0xffffff913cdcbc10 : 0xffffff800a1cc17f

0xffffff913cdcbc60 : 0xffffff800a2d4889

0xffffff913cdcbcb0 : 0xffffff800a2d3f98

0xffffff913cdcbce0 : 0xffffff800a8839bd

0xffffff913cdcbd10 : 0xffffff800a290db0

0xffffff913cdcbd40 : 0xffffff800a291b0b

0xffffff913cdcbd80 : 0xffffff800a1b4dcc

0xffffff913cdcbdd0 : 0xffffff800a18fb41

0xffffff913cdcbe50 : 0xffffff800a1a425e

0xffffff913cdcbef0 : 0xffffff800a2c27b7

0xffffff913cdcbfa0 : 0xffffff800a15d1b6

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WacomTouchDriver

Mac OS version:

18G4032

Kernel version:

Darwin Kernel Version 18.7.0: Mon Feb 10 21:08:45 PST 2020; root:xnu-4903.278.28~1/RELEASE_X86_64

Kernel UUID: A52CF11D-A733-3E77-832B-D42063739C84

Kernel slide:     0x0000000009e00000

Kernel text base: 0xffffff800a000000

__HIB  text base: 0xffffff8009f00000

System model name: MacBookPro11,2 (Mac-3CBD00234E554E41)

EOF

Model: MacBookPro11,2, BootROM 159.0.0.0.0, 4 processors, Intel Core i7, 2 GHz, 8 GB, SMC 2.18f15

Graphics: kHW_IntelIrisProItem, Intel Iris Pro, spdisplays_builtin

Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1600 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D54343531533641465238412D50422020

Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1600 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D54343531533641465238412D50422020

AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x134), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (7.77.61.3 AirPortDriverBrcmNIC-1305.9)

Bluetooth: Version 6.0.14d6, 3 services, 18 devices, 1 incoming serial ports

Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en0

Serial ATA Device: APPLE SSD SM0256F, 251 GB

USB Device: USB 3.0 Bus

USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

USB Device: BRCM20702 Hub

USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller

USB Device: Intuos PTM

USB Device: Generic USB Hub

USB Device: AirPod Case

USB Device: Hub

USB Device: Apple Cinema Display

USB Device: My Book 111D

Thunderbolt Bus: MacBook Pro, Apple Inc., 17.1


texts: I am an iOS development engineer,but I can not find the questions about iOS

texts: I'm a newer;Can you help me? Thanks.I want to find some iOS development questions.


texts: Force MacBook to install updates when it restarts

texts:
I kept getting an annoying notification alert "Some updates could not be installed, Restart / Remind me."

I kept hitting "remind me tomorrow" until a couple nights ago. Since then I have restarted my computer twice but the alert keeps appearing.

It looks like the updates won't be installed without initiating the restart through that prompt.

How can I restart and  update my laptop at a time that is convenient to me? (Not when the prompt nags me to do so, I want that off my screen fast).


texts: How do I keep an application running after logout?

texts: I would like my bit torrent client to continue sharing data even after my session times out and goes to the login screen. Running Lion.


texts: MacBook Pro's Trackpad stops working when connecting an external keyboard

texts:
I'm trying to set up a new Ergodox EZ keyboard. Whenever I plug in the keyboard's via USB port, the MacBook's built-in Trackpad ceases to function. It responds to absolutely no input at all. This makes it impossible to configure the keyboard properly (I have to go through a wizard so the computer can figure out the keyboard uses an ANSI layout).

If I disconnect the keyboard temporarily, I can press next, plug the keyboard back in, and then continue with the wizard, but at the final screen I need my mouse again. So I have to disconnect → click → reconnect, at which point the wizard reappears from the beginning claiming that the keyboard could not be identified.

This is preventing me from successfully configuring the keyboard. How do I fix this?


texts: Are Apple Music radio stations influenced by your likes?

texts:
I understand that the more you like certain music tracks, recommendations will be provided.

I'm wondering about the Radio specifically. Are the radio stations also influenced by your likes? Similarly to how Pandora works?


texts: How to change the vibrate pattern for Messenger and GroupMe?

texts: I have the iPhone 6s and I do not like the default Facebook Messenger and GroupMe vibrate pattern, whereas I like the default one provided by Apple. Is there a way to change the vibration for non-native iOS apps on the new iPhones / iOS 9?


texts: Where does iPhone store information about current battery percentage?

texts: I wonder how is it exactly with the calculation of the battery percentage: from 100% down the software calculates which resources were used and for how long and thus it approximates the current battery state. But where is it stored - as logs, or as app data? I mean what happens with this information after hard reset or DFU mode - in DFU mode iOS is not loaded, but this software still runs? How does it know what is the percentage after switching it on again? Is charging in DFU mode still causing the software to calculate the approximate percentage?


texts:
I have a 2010 Macbook pro that is running very slowly (Clicking something takes around 4-5 seconds to react even though no graphical lag is observable) on Mac OS X Mavericks but running really fast and sweet on Fedora 20 and Ubuntu Saucy (Both running from a usb stick).

I decided to try to reinstall the OS using the included recovery partition, which is also painfully slow (10+ hours installation slow). I decided to test for hard disk issues but SMART tests show reasonable values:

And there is also this:

Which troubles me as the speed seems to be progressively slowing down. Is Mavericks related or is the disk in need of a replacement?


texts: Does performance degrade between iOS 3.1 and 4.1 for the iPod Touch 2nd gen?

texts: I noticed a considerable performance degradation when updating to iOS 4.0; enough to downgrade back to 3.1.x. Has that issue been completely resolved in 4.1? Having to downgrade again would be a pain.


texts: iTunes store account can be transferred or not from one country to another

texts: Can an iTunes store account be transferred from one country to another if someone moves country,  with the same balance in it as it was before?


texts: Energy saver: do the battery settings apply during charging?

texts:
I have my Macbook pro 17 (early 2011, OSX 10.6.8) set to turn off the display at 30 minutes on AC, and 10 minutes on battery.

I've noticed recently that if the battery is charging (the little battery icon shows a lightning bolt and has a countdown timer to full charge) then the display goes to sleep at 10 minutes, even though it's plugged in.

Is this normal behavior?  Is it configurable, aside from changing the battery settings to match the plugged in settings?


texts:
I having the same problem with my iPhone running the diagnostics described here:

Battery diagnostic tool at Apple Genius Bars

I tried the steps shown above, i opened up apple store and opened the safari. input the dianostics.apple.com or diagnosis.apple.com but the browser is saying "safari cannot open the page because the server cannot be found.

can you help me?


texts: Volume reduces automatically after pluging headset into macbook pro

texts:
I got a MacBook Pro 13'' early 2013 with OS X 10.10.5 installed and SONY MDR-1A headphones with a headset cable.

When using "headphone" cable everything works as expected. When I use "headset" plugin (the one with 4 grooves on a jack and a mic on a cord) the volume slightly reduces after 1 or 2 seconds.

Can someone explain this behaviour and tell me if it can be fixed?!


texts: How to quickly delete multiple albums in Photos app (OS X)

texts:
My Photos app (on OS X) has very many (well over a hundred) albums sitting inside an iPhoto Events folder. Most of the albums have are named by a day, e.g. '16 May 2014'. In order to delete an album I need to right click, select delete album and then say YES, when I'm asked when I'm sure. To clean up all these old (and unwanted) albums is taking ages.
Is there a quicker way of deleting albums? The keyboard shortcut mentioned in this Ask Different question (hitting delete with the album selected) does not work for me. I can only do the right click thing. Adding a keyboard shortcut with the contextual (right click) menu didn't work either. I can't select multiple albums at once and delete them all either.
Am I missing a trick, or is the app just designed to make deleting albums a one at a time and confirm every time thing?
Update
Some more experimentation and, in line with @dankohn below, it is possible to do this. Things to note:

You can't select multiple albums in the Sidebar. So if you want to select multiple albums to delete you need to do it in the main window. This confused me - so maybe it will have confused others too.

Selecting Album view (or using ⌘ 3) does not necessarily take you into a view of Albums. If you've previously been looking inside an album, selecting this view changes the main window to show the photos inside that album, i.e. you don't get to see the list of albums at all. If this happens, you need use the back button (top left) to go back to the listing of Albums. This confused me - so maybe it will have confused others too.

Once you have got a list of albums showing the main window, as @dankohn, you can select multiple albums (using Shift Click or ⌘ Click) and then you can delete them using a Right Click / the contextual menu.
Note: All this applies to Photos 1.0.1 running on Yosemite. Things may have changed with El Capitan.


texts: Network service inactive/Unable to add Wi-Fi network on mac pro

texts: I have no idea what happened but my Wi-fi network has disappeared completely! The Wi-fi icon found on the top menu bar is gone. I'm unable to create a new Wi-fi network service but only able to connect to the internet via LAN cable. I've checked my system information and it says that my network service is inactive. Not sure if reformatting my laptop would make a difference. HELPPPP!


texts: In OS X Server.app, what's the number in the app icon?

texts:
I have Server.app on 10.7, and when I start it, I get the neverending beachball, and in the Dock, the Server.app's icon has a red number in it, which is continuously increasing.

What's the number mean?


texts: Correcting wide angle photos from iPhone 6 on iOS

texts:
I'm looking to correct lens distortion from my iPhone 6 when I take certain wide angle photos.

Take this picture of Pittsburgh taken on the Monongahela river just upstream of the point:

If I try to rotate it in Photos - the left side needs -5° rotation for vertical elements to look vertical. The center of attention is vertical at 0 degrees rotation. The far right side needs +8° adjustment.

I'm looking for a way to use a high quality filter to adjust for the physical characteristics of the iPhone 6 lens as described in step three of this tutorial:

Where Lightroom on the PC/Mac has a database of common lenses and the corrections needed for perspective problems

I would like to:

Avoid carrying a computer (or waiting to return to one) to edit photos like this.
Avoid getting Lightroom if there is a more narrow lens distortion program that fits this need. (A small database of common lens perspective correction factors)
Do the editing on iOS alone.

What software options exist for this task?


texts: How to download iCloud Address book to Mac?

texts:
Using OS 10.7.5.

How to get all my contacts from iCloud into my address book on my Mac?

I opened up iCloud control panel, checked Address book. That doesn't do anything.


texts: dont show unread mails from subfolders in Apple Mail when collapsed

texts:
Expanded I see this:

When I collapse the account, it shows the total unread count next to it:

I don't want that. I just want to see the unread count of the actual inbox.

In outlook I can exclude subfolders when showing the count of a folder. Is this also possible in apple mail?


texts: Is there a way to use Apple TV+ for free one more time?

texts:
One year ago I bought a new iPhone, and availed one year free trial period of Apple TV+ subscription.
Now I have bought a new 2020 MacBook Pro and I am just asking. Is there a possibility to use it somehow to launch free Apple TV+ for another year?
I have a family cloud. What will happen if I run new MacBook Pro with one of my family members Apple ID? Will it work and be visible also for me as the owner of Family Cloud?


texts: Mission control always popups incidentally/automatically when typing

texts:
Recently on my MacBook Pro 2019, mission control always popups incidentally when I'm typing.

At the beginning I thought there's an issue of my trackpad since my wrists almost touch it when I'm typing and I having gesture setting to activate mission control, "swipe up with four fingers". So I turned this setting off. But the issue is still there.

Then I looked into "System preferences" to find any possible shortcuts that may activate mission control and turned them off, but none of them helped.

When I am typing, mission control is still activated incidentally.

I use a MacBook Pro 2014 mid for 5 years, and never encounter this issue in all OS versions until last month I switched to a MacBook Pro 2019. The issue only happens when I am typing or using the keyboard. About 10~20 times a day.

My OS version is: 10.14.6 (18G84)

Any help or debug suggestion are greatly appreciated. Thanks!


texts: Using on screen keyboard and barcode scanner with iPad.

texts:
So I am working on setting up an iPad for use as a POS system. I have a bluetooth bar-code scanner that I will be using, but I also want to use the on screen keyboard for entering information.
Because the scanner acts as a keyboard, it automatically hides the on screen keyboard. I can hold the up arrow on the input bar to bring the keyboard up, but I was hoping that there was a way to keep its original functionality (coming up when I tap on an input section) and use the barcode scanner at the same time.


texts:
My iPhone 4s has recently deleted all my alarms and now I can't create any new ones.

Open Clock
Tap Alarm. Screen shows "No Alarms"
Tap "+"
Choose: Time: 11:00PM, Repeat: Never, Label: Alarm, Sound: Radar, Snooze: Yes
Tap Save
Screen goes back to show "No Alarms"

Specs:

iPhone 4s
iOS 8.0.2 (12A405)
Capacity 12.7Gb
Available 633Mb

What I've tried:

Turning it off and on again
Hard reset


texts: How do I select/move multiple albums or events in the Photos sidebar?

texts:
I like the new sidebar in Yosemite Photos. But after upgrading to Photos from iPhoto on my iMac, I have literally dozens of "Events" that need to be moved into "Albums."

With other sidebar windows (like Finder), I can hold down "command" or "shift" and select multiple folders at once; that does not seem to work in Photos. I do not want to move each event separately. Every time I try to drag or select more than one event/album, it defaults to one selection.

How can I select more than one event/album at once?
Any help greatly appreciated!


texts: I lost a MacBook Pro Retina 2013, What should I do to locate it?

texts:
I forgot it in the train station in a backpack.

The Mac is locked with a password. It has Mavericks installed.

Find my mac is enabled. What should I do to locate it and avoid thieve disable "find my Mac" feature somehow.

I don't know if I should enable "Lock" or "Erase Mac" in iCloud.

Thanks


texts: Shell commands work in Terminal but not in Automator service

texts:
I try to implement these two very simple commands in an Automator service to be run by a keyboard short (takes a screenshot and OCRs it):
screencapture -i /tmp/tesseract.png
tesseract /tmp/tesseract.png stdout|tr -d \\f|pbcopy

This works great when I execute these commands in the Terminal, but not when I make it an Automator service (sorry this is in German).

I don't understand: Why does it work in the one case and not in the other? Does it have anything to do with tesseract?


texts: Is there any way in mountain lion to change copy paste shortcut keys?

texts:
I am using a mac and I use parallels as i need to use windows as well.  One thing that keeps bugging me is that on windows i use Control+C and on mountain lion i have to use Command+C.

Is there anyway to have Control+C work on mountain lion?  Is there way to change the shortcuts?


texts:
After cd'ing I get the error "Abort Trap: 6". This continues after every command from then on.

Bash version: GNU bash, version 4.4.0(1)-release (x86_64-apple-darwin16.0.0)

Update

problem persist after reboot, logging out / in, and spawning a new shell

.bash_profile

#[[ -s "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm" ]] && source "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm" # Load RVM into a shell session *as a function*
##
# Your previous /Users/austin/.bash_profile file was backed up as /Users/austin/.bash_profile.macports-saved_2015-11-19_at_16:17:31
##
export PATH="/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:$PATH"

source /Users/austin/git_projects/biohitech-bash-tools/bash_profile
if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then
   source ~/.bashrc
fi

~/.bashrc

export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.rvm/bin" # Add RVM to PATH for scripting
source /Users/austin/git_projects/bash_profile/profile

Sourced files in .bash_profile

export PS1='\033[1;0;32m \033[38;5;220m\033[1;0;32m> \e[0m'
# export PS1='\[\033[1;0;32m\][ \W\[\033[38;5;220m\]\[\033[1;0;32m\]]$ \[\e[0m\]'
#####################################
############# Functions #############
#####################################
function exiled() {
    for f in *.mkv
    do
        mv $f  `echo $f | sed 's/.Exiled-Destiny._//g' | sed -E 's/_(\()[a-zA-Z0-9]+(\))//g'`
    done
}

function uploadImage {
    ext=$1

    if [ "$ext" == "help" ]; then
    printf "Description:\n\tUploads all images in directory of extension type specified to imgur.com\nExample:\n\tuploadImage jpg\nFile Types:\n\tPEG, PNG, GIF, APNG, TIFF, BMP, PDF, XCF (GIMP). Please note that TIFF, BMP, PDF and XCF (GIMP) will be converted to PNG on upload. PNGs over 756KB are automatically converted to JPG.\n\n\tImgur does not currently support WEBM, MP4, or GIFV uploads. They will need     to be converted before upload.\n"
    else
        for f in *".$1";
        do
            printf "$f\t"
            curl -s -F "image=@$f" -F "key=26ff5c40cbedf50e7f81124ab473c1cc" https://imgur.com/api/upload.xml | grep -E -o "<original_image>(.)*</original_image>" | grep -E -o "http://i.imgur.com/[^<]*"
        done
    fi
}

######################################
############## Aliases ###############
######################################
alias cls=clear
alias ls="ls -AGh"
alias grep="grep --color"
alias serve="python -m SimpleHTTPServer"
alias _=sudo
alias ytmp3="youtube-dl --extract-audio --audio-format mp3"
alias pgoff='brew services stop postgresql'
alias pgon='brew services start postgresql'
eval "$(thefuck --alias)"

# nginx
alias ngon="brew services start nginx"
alias ngoff="brew services stop nginx"
alias ngrestart="brew services restart nginx"

#####################################
############## Exports ##############
#####################################
export LSCOLORS=gxBxhxDxfxhxhxhxhxcxcx
export PATH="~/Downloads/:$PATH"

####################################
############## Misc ################
####################################

####################################
#           Completion             #
####################################

# Git
if [[ -f completions/git.bash ]]; then
    source ./completions/git.bash
fi

# npm
if [[ -f completions/npm.bash ]]; then
    source ./completions/npm.bash
fi

#####################################
############# z command #############
#####################################
if command -v brew >/dev/null 2>&1; then
    # Load rupa's z if installed
    [ -f $(brew --prefix)/etc/profile.d/z.sh ] && source $(brew --prefix)/etc/profile.d/z.sh
fi

Output from printf '%s\n' "$PROMPT_COMMAND"

update_terminal_cwd
_z --add "$(command pwd -P 2>/dev/null)" 2>/dev/null;

Update 2

The problems seems to start when cd'ing to folders owned by users who are not myself.

ex cd /Users/testuser or cd /var/log

Any help would be great.


texts: Is there a PoE (Power over Ethernet) kit available for the 802.11ac Airport Extreme? I.e., a kit that will allow me to power the Airport Extreme from PoE instead of from a wall outlet?


texts: How to repair/synchronize videos in DCIM folder with Photos app

texts:
I removed a file large.MOV from the DCIM/102APPLE folder. This video still appears in the camera roll, but understandably cannot be played.
I also copied restore.MOV to the DCIM/102APPLE folder (that I had previously deleted) via iFunBox. It doesn't show up in the Photos app.

I think there is a similar problem with image files that are added/deleted outside of Apple software.

How can I remove large.MOV and add restore.MOV to the Photos app? My guess is an internal database used by the Photos app must be rebuilt.

I have tried forcing the Photos app to close, and rebooting my iPhone without success.

I'm guessing How to Fix Your iPhoto Library When Some Photos Aren't Showing might be a solution, but I don't have a Mac.


texts:
I homeshared my iPad to my husband's computer via homesharing and all went well. But it reset the Apple ID on my iPad to my husband's email address. Now I can't access iStore with my own ID.

I checked that my ID and password was still stored under general in the iPad but this has not fixed the problem.

Any ideas?


texts: Combine powerpoint presentations without changing template/background?

texts: I have multiple powerpoint presentations that need to be combined into a single presentation. They have different templates/background slides. This seems to be rather straightforward to do on Windows, but I can't find any online documentation for how to do this on a Mac.


texts: How do I stop the iPhone from adding text attachments when I send pictures?

texts: Every time I select two photos from the gallery and mail them, the iPhone also adds two text attachments. How do I get it to stop that?


texts:
We just recently got new iMacs at work, and we're all having the same issue

Not only do we get characters like those in all web browsers, but even some apps!

Is there a way to fix the characters? We've tried changing default fonts without success :(

I'm running 10.9.2

The problem happens in local apps as well, not just browsers. How can I check fonts integrity?


texts: Is there an easy way to add, modify, or remove what files or URLs are associated with Apps?

texts:
This is an attempt to write a canonical QA for this issue, as per the Meta post: Where is the list of canonical questions stored for Ask Different? I expect it to be periodically edited with the goal of becoming a comprehensive information resource.

How can I change the application that normally opens when I...

Open a link or a file

Make FTP open with Firefox, Chrome, Opera, etc. instead of Finder
Set my default Mail, News or RSS reader
Have ssh connections open in iTerm but Telnet open in Terminal
Open a music app like Vox (anything but iTunes) for music
Open a zip file with WinZip for Mac instead of Finder
Do nothing when a file or URL is selected/opened

Connect a media device (camera, webcam, CD/DVD, etc.)

Prevent Photos from opening when I attach my camera
Run a script when I plug in a webcam
Automatically launch a Handbrake (or another app) when I insert an Audio CD

Also, is it possible to see, define, or edit what files, extensions are opened by Applications?  For example, I want...

Photoshop
TextEdit
Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)
Archive Utility

Using CommandI is very useful for setting specifc apps, but I want a more "global" solution to set specifics for each application and or extension.

Is there a way to do this easily on macOS?


texts: Simultaneous use of Airport Express and Time Capsule

texts:
I know Apple likes us to think everything works by magic, but...

To use Airplay one needs Airport Express. To backup wirelessly one needs Time Capsule. There is, in particular, no way to Airplay music through Time Capsule, as one can do with Airport Express. I hope there is a better reason for this than selling these two devices. (Note also that the 4th-gen AppleTV + Time Capsule are also not a satisfactory solution for those whose HiFi lacks HDMI.)

My question is: if one has both Airport Express and Time Capsule, what are the terms of their co-existence? Does one, for instance, get to choose which of the two is the wifi router? If one chooses Time Capsule, would Airport Express be using the same band (2.4GHz? 5GHz?) for transferring the music? Is the quality of Airplay affected if one is using the bandwidth to capacity?


texts: How can I install Pages or iWork on a Mac running High Sierra 10.13.6?

texts: Is there  any way now of installing a version of Pages or iWork on a Mac running High Sierra 10.13.6?


texts: iTunes is not showing device backups - can't restore backup

texts:
In iTunes (12.3 on Windows), clicking

Edit > Preferences... > Device tab

shows an empty list of backups even though there should be a bunch of them.

I needed to get my phone replaced, so I backed up my phone last night, took it to Apple today and got a replacement. In trying to restore the new phone from the backup, iTunes never offered the option - it would just say "Welcome to your new iPhone" with a Continue button.

No matter what I did, it would never offer the option to restore from a previous backup. So I selected Continue and it set it up as a new phone. The options to restore from a previous Backup were greyed out. I tried various suggestions from the internet with no luck - for example, doing a backup and then holding down shift when clicking the Restore button without any luck.


texts: Is my Fusion Drive set up on my iMac correct? or is there a fix?

texts:
I have a 2013 iMac previously running Mojave, now running Catalina. I thought on Catalina, that when in Internet Disk Recovery Mode, you should be able to select the Fusion Drive and be able to erase it. However ERASE is greyed out in Disk Utility when I select the Fusion Drive and is not accessible.Is this the way it is suppose to be?

I do have access to erase both the Container, the Macintosh HD and the Macintosh HD - Data, just not the physical drive or "Fusion Drive". Is this iMac still functional and/or is there a way to fix it so the Fusion Drive itself can be erased?


texts: Docs needed to read before submitting app to App Store

texts:
What are the documents one has to read before submitting an app to the App Store?

I guess these are the two:

App review guidelines
iOS human interface guidelines

Are there others?


texts:
I was troubleshooting a problem with Arcanist and Phabricator on MacOSX, a cURL/60 error, but it wasn't clear how to check where the php curl libraries were getting their Certificate Authority trust from.

Where or how does Mavericks handle trust storage for Certificate Authorities and self-signed certificates for cURL and/or the curl libraries?  Is there a source of documentation on this which I'm missing?

Nb, I'm pretty new with MacOS.


texts: iOS's Spelling Predictive Analysis - for bilingual writers?

texts:
I love my iPhone 6 :) But I'm fully bilingual in Spanish and in English, and about 50% of my emails are in each language. Here's the problem. While my iPhone is in English, every time I write an email in Spanish, every single word it automatically changes to the closest English word! Argh! And as if this wasn't bad enough, unless I click on the "quoted" option, it just keeps doing it grrrr. This makes writing in the other language very, very tedious - to the point where I can't.

I'm wondering if there's a way to configure iOS or the dictionary or an app or something so that the spelling suggestions can use the dictionaries from both languages together, or something else that achieves that effect?


texts: In AppleScript, how to open a URL location that contains a hash (#)?

texts:
I have a workflow written in Alfred that when opening a URL location in AppleScript, the URL will be urlencoded() which effectively breaks:

open location "https://example.com/#hello" & selectedText

will open the URL https://example.com/%23hello.

The %23 should really stay #. How can this be achieved?


texts: "Application opened for the first time" warning after every reboot

texts:
I have a problem with Lion 10.7.5.: the system does not remember that I already opened applications before. After every reboot, every time I open an application it displays the warning as if it's the first time I'm opening it. After various tests I think the culprit is lsregister. Anyone knows how to solve this problem? Or as an alternative, anyone knows if there is a plist file that can be edited manually to tell the system that the application has already been opened?

Thanks in advance for your help.


texts:
I had bootcamp with windows 10 running nicely on my MacBook Pro 2016, until one day a windows 10 update caused the virtual machine to misbehave, freeze, show black screens. Startuprepair, DISM, trying to reinstall windows 10 from inside the OS - all didn't work and were giving me errors.

So I finally decided to start from scratch with a new bootcamp. I wiped the bootcamp partition using disk utility. Then I tried to use Bootcamp assistant to restore to single partition, but it was giving me an error as well. So I went to disk utility and formatted the partition. I wanted to remove it, so that I have only one partition and and start from scratch with Bootcamp, but disk utility isn't allowing me too.

So I'm furthur done the rabbit hole and not sure what to do. I have a 90GB paritition sitting on my disk not doing anything. I just want to get windows through bootcamp installed on it again.


texts: How can I find the PTUUID of a partition in a Linux IMG file on macOS

texts:
I need to find out the PTUUID of a partition on an IMG file. This can be easily done in Linux by using the following command:
user@ubuntu:~$ sudo blkid /mnt/hgfs/Downloads/RPi/2021-01-11-raspios-buster-armhf-lite.img
/mnt/hgfs/Downloads/RPi/2021-01-11-raspios-buster-armhf-lite.img: PTUUID="e8af6eb2" PTTYPE="dos"

How can I accomplish the same thing, where the command would print out the PTUUID as shown above?


texts: What is a organizational device considered to be?

texts: Would this be a device that is a organizational device because you get it from work? Or because of who makes the device? What is a organizational device. How can I find out.


texts: Safari shows blue dot below Dock icon though it's not in process table

texts:
Summary:

Safari is running according to the Dock (icon has dot below it, and right-click shows "Force Quit"); however Activity Monitor doesn't show it and ps -ef | grep -i saf returns nothing.  Relaunching the Dock does nothing.  Safari won't open a window, nor will it quit.

Is there anything I can do to repair this short of restarting?

Full details:

I ran into a problem with Safari.  It froze.  So I tried Force Quit.

It seemed to work (blue dot below Dock icon disappeared).  I clicked the icon to restart Safari.  It bounced.  A couple minutes later, I noticed it still bouncing.  I right clicked and Force Quit again.

I clicked Safari and nothing happened.  The blue dot did not appear below the icon.  I right clicked and saw a "Force Quit" option — even though Safari was not running, and there was no blue dot.

I relaunched the Dock.  (Using TinkerTool's button for that purpose.)  The blue dot reappeared under the Safari icon, but clicking the icon didn't accomplish anything.  Right clicking still showed a "Force Quit" option.

I checked the process table and found four processes running with "Safari" in the command name:

$ ps -ef | grep Safari
  501  1275     1   0 25Dec17 ??         4:53.91 /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/SafariSafeBrowsing.framework/com.apple.Safari.SafeBrowsing.Service
  501 68080     1   0  3Jan18 ??         0:00.98 /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/SafariServices.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/com.apple.SafariServices.xpc/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.SafariServices
  501 75536     1   0  4Jan18 ??         0:04.11 /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/SafariShared.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/com.apple.Safari.History.xpc/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.Safari.History
  501 84790     1   0  8Feb18 ??         0:00.24 /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/SafariServices.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/com.apple.SafariServices.xpc/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.SafariServices
  501 56333   360   0  7:51PM ttys000    0:00.01 grep Safari

After some more icon clicking, Force Quit-ing and Dock relaunching, I opened Activity Monitor.  I found Safari didn't show in Activity Monitor when view was set to "windowed processes."  I set the view to "all processes" and searched for "saf" and found the same four processes above.  I force quit them with Activity Monitor.

The blue dot remained under the Safari icon on the Dock.  The "Force Quit" option still appears on right-clicking the icon.  Relaunching the Dock doesn't change this.  Clicking on the Safari dock icon doesn't cause it to bounce, nor does anything matching "safari" (case insensitive) appear in the process table.

How do I make the Dock aware that the Safari application is not running?  How can I kill Safari when it's already dead (and not even a zombie process)?  How can I get Safari to start up again?

I'm running Mac OS 10.11.6 and Safari 10.0.

Update: Opening '/Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari' directly works, but it makes a NEW Dock icon that behaves normally.  The old one is still there.  So, looks like the problem is with a stale Dock icon.  How can I fix that?


texts: Suggest Password in Safari when Changing Password

texts: When signing up for a new website in iOS, Safari (or keychain, whoever) will offer to suggest a new password and save it in iCloud. But, when you need to change or update a password, Safari does not offer this functionality. Is there a way to ask Safari to generate a new password for you even if there is already a password stored in the keychain?


texts: Keyboard shortcut for AppleScript works only when preferences window is open

texts:
I created this AppleScript to play/pause Youtube videos running on Chrome:

on run {input, parameters}

    tell application "Google Chrome" to (tabs of window 1 whose URL contains "youtube")
    set youtubeTabs to item 1 of the result
    tell application "Google Chrome"
        execute youtubeTabs javascript "document.getElementsByClassName('ytp-play-button ytp-button')[0].click();"
    end tell

    return input
end run

It works fine when I run it from Automator. I saved the service and added a keyboard shortcut ⌘+J for running the service. I also added Automator to the Accessibility settings (following this SO answer).

Now here's the strange part: it works when I have the System Preferences window on focus. If I close it, or switch to any other window, the shortcut doesn't work. I noticed that it's working because there's a menu item in System Preferences window that corresponds to the shortcut, and that is getting triggered when I press the shortcut.

Please help. Thanks in advance.


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Using the traceroute command in  OS X 10.9.x, multiple '*' characters are printed as output. Can anyone explain exactly what these are and what they mean?

Command output example:

traceroute to www.google.com (xxx.xxx.xx.xxx), 64 hops max, 52 byte packets
 1  * * *
 2  * * *
 3  * * *
 4  * * *
 5  * * *
 6  *


texts: locate is not finding a zip file that exists

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The com.apple.locate.plist daemon is running, and I've updated the database using sudo /usr/libexec/locate.update, but the locate command is still not finding a .zip named OldPhoneCamera.zip in /Users/CAJ/Pictures/.

I use this command locate -i OldPhoneCamera, and it returns nothing. The directory is not hidden, and the file has been on the system for 6 months. The database has been updated multiple times since then.

I can use find successfully, find / -name OldPhone*, but I prefer using locate because find takes a long time. Why is locate not finding OldPhoneCamera.zip, and can that be fixed?


texts: yosemite DNS resolution woes over IPSec tunnels / VPN

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I am connecting to a Cisco IPSec tunnel from MacOS to a hosted pfsense box that is running a number of other IPSec site-to-sites happily, and the DNS resolution is not working.  I also am in full control of the configuration, and am able to make changes if needed to get this working.

When the VPN interface comes up on 10.10.3, I can see in the System Preferences Window that both the Search Domains and DNS Servers have been set properly.

However, when I run "scutil --dns", the resolver shown has mysteriously had a 'p' added to the domain name, e.g.,

internal.mynetwork.com from the system preferences (and, DCHP configuration) has become internal.mynetwork.comp. If I use scutil to correct this configuration (in a similar fashion to here) DNS resolution for *.internal.mynetwork.com works as expected. Unfortunately when I bring the VPN down this configuration is lost.

Here is the relevant output - note the trailing 'p' in the top resolver sections and it's absence in the bottom one. This 'p' has not come from the DHCP configuration and does not appear in the interface configuration in the System Preferences panel.

DNS configuration

resolver #1
  search domain[0] : internal.mynetwork.comp
  search domain[1] : home
  nameserver[0] : 192.168.1.1
  flags    : Request A records, Request AAAA records
  reach    : Reachable,Directly Reachable Address

resolver #2
  domain   : internal.mynetwork.comp
  nameserver[0] : 192.168.20.1
  flags    : Request A records, Request AAAA records
  reach    : Reachable,Transient Connection
  order    : 100200

DNS configuration (for scoped queries)

resolver #1
  search domain[0] : internal.mynetwork.com
  nameserver[0] : 192.168.20.1
  if_index : 10 (utun0)
  flags    : Scoped, Request A records
  reach    : Reachable,Transient Connection

resolver #2
  search domain[0] : home
  nameserver[0] : 192.168.1.1
  if_index : 4 (en1)
  flags    : Scoped, Request A records, Request AAAA records
  reach    : Reachable,Directly Reachable Address

Is this a known bug with a known solution?


texts: Why is Automator not working with Spotlight Search?

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I'm running an Automator Workflow that searches a provided directory, and then does a standard Filter Finder Items in order to make sure it's only going to be working with aliases.

Spotlight failed to find the file named "NUCLEUS SOUNDLAB Pantheon III.rfl."  Please make sure privacy has not been enabled for this file in System Preferences. (-212)

The files being processed are on an external HD mounted over Firewire 800.  I definitely do not have any privacy settings in spotlight at all.

Since it appears that the Spotlight index may be hosed and not working, I have been scouring for ways to force it to reindex the specific directory containing the file it's complaining about.  Thus far, all attempts have failed:

Tried adding the HD to and removing it from privacy, no indexing
occurred.
Tried using mdutil at the command line, no indexing
occurred.
Tried removing all .spotlight references and reindexing, no
indexing occurred.
Tried unmounting/remounting and rebooting, no change.

I'm at a loss as to what else to do.  If I remove the "offending" file from the directory being searched in the workflow, it STILL throws the error on it - even if it's moved to a completely different volume and is very clearly NOT listed in the automator results of the task that succeeded prior to the Filter Finder Items task.

How can I get past this issue?


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Looking at iOS 11 logs using Console.app in High Sierra, I see that many important bits of information are masked like this:

nsurlsessiond   Triggering periodic update to powerlog for client <private>
dasd    Trigger: <private> is now [<private>]
Yelp Reservations Map Extension [19 <private> <private>] start

which makes it hard to see what's really happening.  This happens on macOS too, and it can be changed with this command sudo log config --mode 'private_data:on', as described here.  How can I enable logging private data on iOS?


texts: iCloud Issue After El Capitan Update 10.11.2

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After updating my MacBook Pro to 10.11.2, I am having huge issues with iCloud. Thus far, I am noticing that:

I can no longer use Messages.

I cannot use FaceTime.

I cannot authenticate into iCloud via the Preference Pane.

I have verified my iCloud credentials elsewhere (on another Mac, on iCloud.com, on an iOS device).

Does anyone know how I can force iCloud to recognize my credentials on this machine?

EDIT: In response to the myriad suggestions by Tetsujin, I have catalogued them here:

NVRAM reset has been done.
Started up MacBook in Safe Mode.
CANNOT use Messages from Safe Mode.
Checked status of service (UP).
Signed out of Messages and Facetime on all devices and back in.
Restarted routers and incoming internet.
Tried alternate ISP.
Verified SN displays, and is valid.
Disabled all firewalls.
Checked veracity of /private/etc/hosts file.
Verified that no proxy was being used.
Deleted Keychain entries for imessage and com.apple.idms.
Verified that the Guest account CAN access Messages.
Deleted com.apple.apsd.plist and rebooted.
Reset SMC.
Reinstalled OS X 10.11.2.

None of these things has worked for me.

EDIT 2: I am also having issues running apps purchased via the AppStore. Each time I run one, I have to log into the AppStore to verify the purchase.

EDIT 3: I've done myriad changes including deletes of Caches, StartupItems, Libraries, etc. (in concert with AppleCare Support), and nothing has remediated the issue so far. I'll document everything as time permits.

EDIT 4: The issue is more than just with iCloud, but also involves certain apps that require access to some subfolders in ~/Library. For example, when I try to update EFI's Fiery Software, I get this:

And when I execute OmniFocus, I see this response:

And some apps that use the Sparkle framework to perform updates simply fail. iSale 5 is one example:

Some apps work fine, while others obviously do not. There is a major permissions issue here somewhere. I just haven't been able to track it down.


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My boss gave me his iPad and tasked me to get his Yahoo password that was in the default mail app. He made the account 15 years ago, and we both have tried all the recovery options (security questions are forgotten, backup email is no longer accessible). Additionally the passwords are not stored in the safari saved passwords

What I do know is the format of the password ( x number of symbols then y number of numbers etc )

I understand that passwords are stored in the keychain and are encrypted.

Should I:

Jailbreak the iPad and get the db file for the keychain and decrypt it using something like hashcat (while knowing the format of the password)?

Make an encrypted backup via iTunes and get the db that way?

Or is there a better way to recover the password?

Note: I only have Windows available to me


texts: Trying to use a mid 2011 iMac as a display screen for my 2016 MacBookPro

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I have the two computers connected with the Thunderbolt cord. But when I hit F2 on the 2011 iMac, nothing happens. Well I shouldn't say nothing happens, the screen flashes as if I were taking a screen grab.

I am using the Thunderbolt Cable, connected by the Thunderbolt 3 USC-C to Tunderbolt 2 Adapter, but am not having any luck.

The 2011 is running on El Capitan and the MacBook is running on Mojave.

Thanks for your help!


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At my office, I have a hardware VPN with a split tunnel that routes all my traffic either to the public internet or to the other office, depending on IP address.  However, to resolve the intranet hostnames to IP addresses, all of my DNS queries get routed to the internal server.

So, when the VPN link goes down, I lose almost all internet connectivity until I go in and manually configure my network interface (wifi in this case) to use 8.8.8.8 as my DNS. Then I have to erase that  (so that it will revert to the DHCP-assigned addresses) to get back to the intranet when things are fixed.

Is there any way to configure OSX to use 8.8.8.8 as my default, but another DNS when querying on a specific domain?


texts: Is there a SVN software that'd allow to work with a remote copy?

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So far I've checked cornerstone and versionapp, neither of which allows to do that.

I've also tried mounting a remote disk (SFTP) using Transmit 2, but that resulted in an error when I've tried to checkout the SVN or add a working copy later on.


texts: What does Mac consider to be "photos" in storage?

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Like, is it the files you see when you open the Photos.app, or does it include all images (e.g., jpgs)?

Asking because my Photos shows 7GB and my photos.app is literally empty


texts: Specifying $MANPATH after installing coreutils doesn't affect the man page displayed

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I installed the GNU core utilities via brew install coreutils. I also added PATH=$(brew --prefix coreutils)/libexec/gnubin:$PATH
 to the beginning of ~/.bash_profile (and it's auto-sourced in ~/.bashrc) as to enable accessing these utilities with their default names, ant not prepended with g.

I also want access to the man pages of these utilities, so I added MANPATH="/usr/local/opt/coreutils/libexec/gnuman:${MANPATH-/usr/share/man}" to ~/.bash_profile as the second line. Unfortunately, when I type man ls for example, I still get the BSD man page, instead of the Gnu one. How do I fix this?


texts: Linked PDF and going back in OS X Preview

texts:
When I click on a linked reference in a PDF it jumps to the bibliography at the end of the paper.
Is there an easy way to jump back to the passage I just read?


texts: Adding macros to Touch Bar in Terminal.app

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Whenever you type in a command, there is a macro on the touch bar that displays the manpage for whatever command you are currently typing.

Is it possible to add (e.g.) a macro to compile a project or refresh a python webserver?


texts: ios defaulting to music in control centre

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I was wondering if there was a way to prevent the control centre from defaulting to music.

I listen to a lot of podcasts and I’ve tried various apps including Apple Podcasts to see if the following problem can be remedied but nothing works.

I often find that after pausing a podcast I return to the control centre and it has defaulted to music when I go to tap play. This can happen after as little as half an hour, sometimes it can be several hours, sometimes it doesn’t happen at all no matter how long it has been left.

To be clear, the apps are not crashing, they are still open in the background most often.


texts: My Mac is working perfectly but for the fact that Finder won't respond. Unless another app is running, my Mac's toolbar isn't showing up. Also, some of Finder's functions e.g. shut down, restart, and so many more are disabled. When I right click its icon, it says "Application Not Responding" or something along those lines. I have tried relaunching from the GUI, because the toolbar disappears every time I close other applications, I couldn't do it from the toolbar, and even the killall command doesn't work. I have to use the sudo shutdown -r now command to restart. Somebody help me please!


texts: Open a file that I double-click with app created with Script Editor

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I created an Application from Script Editor with this content:

do shell script "PATH=/Library/TeX/texbin:$PATH ¬
    open -n /Applications/Xournal++.app"

and I called it /Users/enzotib/Applications/Xournal-mod.app.

It works if I double click the application, then select a file .xopp to open.

The question is: how should I modify the script, so that I can associate the file extension .xopp with the application open the file that I double-click with the application?

Edit

I changed the title, that was "Associate file type with app created from Script Editor", because I realised it was misleading.


texts: Is there a magical solution/cable/box to simply mirror and stream everything that happens on my TV screen to my iPad mounted on my bed?

texts:
The title says it all. My problem is:

I can't watch the TV from my bed, but I have my iPad mounted on my bed, right above my face. It is very convenient and comfortable. Now it would be AWESOME if I could also watch TV on my iPad. I can change the channels on the TV using the remote control. All I would need is some kind of solution/cable/box that would mirror my TV screen on my iPad.

Is it possible somehow?


texts: I successfully downloaded and activated the new iOS 7, but now my screen won't stop shaking. It looks like my iPhone 5 is caught in the middle of a hurricane. Is there anything I can do to make it stop?


texts: After installing wine with a .pkg, I get the error wine: command not found when running from the terminal but the app works fine

texts: I have installed wine through a .pkg from here. Wine Stable.app works fine, but when I run any wine-related command from the terminal, I get command not found.


texts: Keyboard Shortcut To Switch Between Opened Windows

texts:
How do I switch between open windows?

Command+Tab switches between opened applications, but for example, when I open preferences-window of BetterTouchTool I don't get it shown via Command+Tab.


texts: Can you pair macOS and iOS device with same Magic Keyboard and switch between them?

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I have a Magic Keyboard and use it on my MacBook. I also want to use it occasionally on my iPad.

As soon as the Magic Keyboard was paired to a device and is then paired to another device, the Keyboard cannot be paired to the first device again, except if you "forget" the Keyboard and discover it as new one.

This AskDifferent Question from 2011: Can you pair Mac AND iPad with same Apple Wireless Keyboard? solves this for Apple Wireless Keyboards, but does not work for Magic Keyboards anymore.

Can you pair macOS and iOS device with same Magic Keyboard and switch between them without having to set it up as new device everytime?


texts: Activate Application Window on clicking dock icon

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I would simply like to activate Application Window when clicking on the dock icon.
Currently you must hold the icon to activate the functionality I would it to automatically occur just like Ubuntu's when making the 2nd click.

Please refer me to a different site if this should be posted elsewhere.


texts: How do I take a video version of screenshot on iPod Touch 4th Gen?

texts: I want to create videos of myself doing app demos on my iPod, how do I create a video version of screen shot?


texts:
I'm using a MacBook Pro 2016 with touchbar running High Sierra. I've got an external display connected over HDMI to a usb-c dongle (Apple's).

When I put the laptop to sleep, the monitor continuously cycles between waking up, displaying "no signal" view, and sleeping for a few seconds.

What's the best way to debug/fix it?


texts: Stop Apple Notes from cutting off handwritten text

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When hand writing notes in Apple Notes, it is very easy to cut off notes across pages when exporting the note. This is because dividers between pages aren't shown as they are in Notability or GoodNotes, making it easy to write over a page boundary and cut off the note when exporting the note.
Is there any way to export the note as a continuous PDF (a la OneNote) so that text doesn't get cut off, or show page dividers in the Notes app so that the user is aware of where the page divisions are?


texts: Updating OS X Mavericks without entering payment information?

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A while back I created a Apple ID for my self on a loaned iPhone 4 at work.
Recently my partner upgraded her MacBook Pro to Mavericks, and being the IT guy in the house, I installed the first few updates that popped up after signing in with my Apple ID on my user account.
Today she received more update notifications on her account, so she proceeded to install them. She was asked for my account password. Strange that that carries across user accounts, but okay... clicked the Store menu, Create Account. All goes fine, until the billing information step. Neither of us has a credit card, nor do we understand why one is needed for system updates.
I looked around for a solution and came across this article in Apple's knowledge base:
Creating an iTunes Store, App Store, iBooks Store, and Mac App Store account without a credit card.
It suggests using "None" as the payment option, but such an option does not show up for us.

Now I know similar questions have been asked before, but none seem to answer this question: How to update Mac OS X Mavericks without entering any payment info?

Also: Why can I install updates even though I haven't entered any billing info either? We don't have any iOS devices to try to duplicate the results.


texts: iPhone 6s: apps greyed out after restore from another phone's backup

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So I had an iPhone 5 for a few years.

I bought a 6s recently and after restoring a backup from my iPhone 5.

After the restore, most of my apps are greyed out.

When I tap an icon, the name of the app switches to "Waiting" but nothing seems to happens.

On top of that, it seems like my passwords have been lost. For example, I've got 6 email addresses on the phone and when I open the "Mail" app it asks me to enter the credentials again, I'm not sure if it's related.

NB: I do not use iCloud at all.

I looked it up on the internet and already tried the following:

Restore again
Resync everything
Log out and log back in my iTunes / App Store account
Reboot the device

NB: I know it's possible to get my apps back by using the "Purchased Items" from the App Store but I do not want to delete my apps as I do not want to loose the data from them.


texts: How to install apache24 and php55 from macports?

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I need apache24 because of some features what introduced in 2.3. And (unfortunately) need php too.

So decided to install the next ports:

apache24-devel
php55
and php55-apache2handler

For some reason the php55-apache2handler builds apache22. Is it possible to have an apache24 variant?

What are the steps to installing apache24 with php? I need compile everything compiled manually from sources.

As an alternative should I migrate to "homebrew"? Is here some macports based solution?

ps: using 10.9


texts: iPhone 5C behaving like headphones are plugged in

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I updated my 5c to iOS 9.3.2 and since then the phone has been behaving as though the headphone are plugged in.

Neither speaker nor microphone work normally when taking calls - I hear nothing and the caller cant hear me. But when I switch it to speaker during a call it works fine, and I can hear the ring tone. Sounds in apps like Spotify dont work either.

Of course I've turned the phone on and off again.

Would anyone know what I can do?


texts:
How to Change the Dock Indicator Lights Color in Mac OS X only for an app that I'm using right know?

I have 10 Firefoxes in my Dock with 10 different profiles, and sometimes I'm lost - I'm not sure which one of them I'm using right now.

So, maybe there is a way to show it somehow? Like some kind of software or I can just add some code like Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/firefox-bin -p -SOMECOLOR?


texts: Monitor folder for new file and copy file to clipboard

texts:
I need to optimise a repetitive task. The task is as follows:
1.) User saves file using third party program to a specific folder.
2.) Folder is monitored for changes, change is determined. < - assistance needed.
3.) Latest file is copied to user's clipboard. < - assistance needed.
The process needs to take less than 3 seconds from the time step 1 finishes.
Can the above be accomplished through built in functions of OSX, if so can you point me in the right direction? If not, do you have suggestions for third party programs to accomplish this (preferably free).
Thank you in advance.


texts: Is it normal that the ad-hoc url doesn't work in the simulator?

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I'd like to test my app's ad-hoc deployment link, but navigating to the URL in the simulator's browser only returns  'Safari cannot open the page because the address is invalid'. The URL I use looks like itms-services://?action=download-manifest&url=[URL TO MYAPP.PLIST] Where going to the apended URL downloads the plist file.

I used XCode 5.1 to archive the build and export it for enterprise distribution with the correct certificates and such. Is the error still somewhere in my build or is this type of install capability turned off for the simulators?


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Yesterday I updated my iPhone 6 to iOS 10.0.1. Several of my apps, like Pedometer++, Swarm, and Yelp, support iMessage, but instead of showing content I can share, they just show an icon. See the Pedometer++ screenshot below. Swarm, Yelp, etc., appear similarly.

The built-in #images and Music iMessage apps work correctly, as do simple sticker packs.

I've tried power-cycling my phone with no effect. I've also tried disabling and re-enabling the apps in "Manage" with no effect. Does anyone know what causes this behavior?


texts: Boot camp doesn’t recognize USB for LG Ultrafine 4k

texts: I have an LG Ultrafine 4k display and whenever I try to run Bootcamp it eventually says device not recognized and it won’t work. It’s a new monitor, so not sure what the issue is. I have 2017 Macbokk Pro


texts: How do I configure my Terminal app with bash and iTerm2 with zshell and oh my zsh?

texts: The Terminal app uses bash by default. And I don't want to change it. However I want to configure iTerm2 with zshell and oh my zsh. and I don't want bash on it. The instructions I checked online, make zshell default in both apps.


texts:
I need Numbers for OS X Yosemite. When I try to install from the Apple store, it only gives the option for 4.1. I think I need 3.2.2 or around there.

When I try to install 4.1 it complains:

I cannot find any documentation or links for older versions of Numbers.

Looking for a downloadable/link for Numbers that works on OS X Yosemite 10.10.5.


texts: Time machine external disk ejects before backup is complete

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I'm creating the first full backup on a new 3TB drive.  Time reports just over 1TB will be needed.  Drive returns a disconnect message and time machine stops after every 100-300mb.

My Mac runs High Sierra OS - 10.13.5


texts: Does iPhone 6s SIM-FREE mean UNLOCKED & ready to use anywhere in world?

texts: I'm thinking to buy IPhone 6s [mabybe Plus] from Apple's website. They are offering SIM-FREE version of those. What I want to ask is ... does SIM-FREE mean UNLOCKED and ready to use iphone anywhere in world?


texts:
Is it at all possible to setup Time Machine so that it backs up to a disk image on my external Mac?

Here's my setup:

My MBA which will be backed up
MBP which is connected to the wireless network
External drive connected to the Mac which I want the data to be backed up to
MBP is running Snow Leopoard
MBA is running ML

Is this possible? I could also connect this drive to my router, but as of right now, it doesn't look like it's seeing it.


texts: Change update frequency of App Store in Yosemite?

texts:
Similar to Change update frequency of app store in Mountain Lion?

Is there a way to change the frequency the App Store checks for updates in Yosemite?


texts: Where are cellular data preferences stored in iOS?

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In Settings → Cellular (Mobile in UK), settings can be changed regarding mobile data, including per-app switches for all installed apps to enable or disable mobile data.

Where are these preferences stored?

I've looked in /var/mobile/Library/Preferences, but there doesn't seem to be any preferences relating to this. I've searched through the plists for various strings including app names and IDs from the list of per-app settings, but not found anything.


texts: Error when importing certificate to Login keychain

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I am trying to import a certificate into my Login keychain, using the Keychain Menu bar → File → Import items.... I navigate to the certificate, which is a .pfx file. It asks for my password and I type in the same one I use to get into my Mac.

I get 2 Popups - both with the header "An error has occurred. Unable to import an item". One show "OSStatus 2", and the other states "The contents of this item cannot be retrieved".

I am running macOS Majove 10.14.3 and using Google Chrome.

These certs were exported from a Windows machine and were emailed to me.


texts:
My iPhone 4 restarts itself exactly every 3 min, whether I use it or not (screen off). More precisely, it's respringing its springboard; I don't need to unlock my SIM card after each respring. Seems like a software issue as it restarts at such precise intervals, but a firmware restore has not helped.

Worth mentioning is that it's running iOS 4.2.1 jailbroken, and the problem started after a color swap I did myself. Everything else (all the hardware parts including cameras, antennas, Wi-Fi, etc.) works just fine—which makes it hard to believe that this problem would occur only because of opening the iPhone up. Because of all this, I can't rely on my warranty, so returning the phone is not an alternative.


texts: How can I make a Macbook Pro to recognise a connected mouse as a mouse?

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Apologies for the vague title. Please tell me if I've done something wrong with this post so I can rectify it.

I have a Logitech MX Anywhere 2 mouse that works fine with my computer, apart from one thing. Even with the "Ignore built-in trackpad when mouse or wireless mouse is present" checkbox checked in Accessibility, my trackpad still accepts input even while my mouse is connected. I am able to move the cursor with the trackpad and the mouse at the same time, which I assume means that the computer is somehow not accepting the wireless mouse as a mouse. It is connected by Bluetooth and the options in System Preferences for mice still affect it. By the way, my trackpad turns off when I have any other mice connected.

Does anyone know how to get the computer to recognise the mouse for this option, or to otherwise spoof a connected mouse so that the trackpad will be deactivated?


texts: Numbers: How to change cell text conditionally?

texts:
I am trying to change the text of a cell in Numbers 3 according to a condition.
E.g. if A1-A2 is a negative value, the text shall be 'Negative'. If the value is positive the text shall be 'Positive'. Is there something like a function to accomplish this?


texts: Macbook Pro locks up after lid closed for a while

texts:
I was given an A1398 (Macbook Pro 15" Retina Mid-2015) and am experiencing frequent freezes after the lid is closed for a while, assuming the computer is in sleep mode.
The freeze after opening time is inconsistent. Sometimes it is immediately after I log in, sometimes a few minutes after use, and sometimes several. It always begins in the middle of use. One application freezes. I try to quit it, which does not work. Soon, all applications freeze showing the spinning cursor and it is impossible to even access the top menu bar. However, the cursor still moves, but keyboard shortcuts are not registered (probably because Finder locks up too). Ultimately, a manual power cycle is required.
When I received the laptop, it was not holding a charge and therefore would not turn on. I replaced the MagSafe myself. It was purchased from iFixit (https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Mac/MacBook-Pro-15-Inch-Retina-Late-2013-Mid-2015-MagSafe-2-DC-In-Board/IF117-024?o=1). The only other damage is the right-side Thunderbolt 2 port does not work. No display is detected by the computer, nor is an input detected on any monitor I have tried. There is no way of knowing if I caused this damage during the MagSafe replacement or if it was prior.
Probably unrelated, but I also sometimes have difficulty transferring a call from my iPhone to my MacBook. Sometimes, when the call starts on my iPhone and I try to move audio to my MacBook, the call screen will slide in quickly and slide out, and the call drops. This is independent of whether the phone is ringing or has been answered. A reboot of either device does not fix the problem. Once it happens once, it continues and only time magically fixes it. I do not believe this is related to the freezes because I experience this with both my personal and work MacBooks, which are both the same exact model.
The only external peripheral connected is a Magic Mouse 2.
The first thing I did after the repair was I reinstalled the OS and upgraded to Big Sur. The problem occurred before installing most applications, so I do not believe it is caused by an installed application. At the time I first experienced the problem, the only possible non-native background processes and daemons installed were from ExpressVPN, Dropbox, and Spark. I am never connected to the VPN when closing the lid.
I will often begin using the laptop in the evening. When done, I will leave the laptop on, with the lid closed and charging, on a marble countertop. I usually do not use it until the following evening. I always unplug the charger before use.
I plan on making my use more frequent, so this now poses a problem.


texts: Macbook Screen Graphics Glitching From One Frame To Another

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My MacBook Pro (13.3 inch, MacOS Sierra 10.12.15,Late 2017) started to have grey horizontal lines appearing on my screen in Mid 2018. At first I thought it was not very serious and could deal with it, but later into 2019, a dark grey translucent stripe started appearing at the bottom of the screen.

Still, I decided not to take action. It was when at the bottom of my screen started glitching and it started to take the graphics of a different app (swiping left/right with three fingers), but only at the bottom of my screen. The bottom started to have coloured glitches and little do you know, the top of my screen started to do the same. It was at the start of summer when it started to become worser than ever.

Because the usage of my MacBook has increased far more hours than usual, the whole display started to fail. For example, if I was to be watching Netflix, the screen would freeze on one frame, but continuing what was supposed to have been playing underneath the first frame that was frozen. I could only see what was happening because it froze translucently, where I would immediately turn off my laptop to prevent further damage.

Other example that may occur would be when I am on one tab (let's say, a Spotify playlist), and then swipe across my trackpad to a Google Document filled with writing, and then to my desktop. My screen would have my desktop wallpaper with a translucent overlay of both the playlist and the text that I would have been working on, on the document. I figured the fault may have been because of a crack at the bottom my screen, although I do not understand how that may have happened.

Any ideas on how to fix this problem?


texts: Disable text box with preedit text when using an input source and searching in Finder

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This text box appears when I'm using a different input source than English, and quick search in any file list. So when I press A it should point to the file start with a, but instead it display a text box with preedit text.

The box is really annoying and sometime it doesn't disappear, doesn't accept any key press, and I can't even close it.


texts: How to tell generation of Intel processor of Macs on Apple's website?

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I'm trying to understand if both the non-touch bar and touch bar versions of Apple's new MacBook Pros have the same generation of processor inside, but Apple does not seem to list generation of processor on it's website under tech specs (which is very misleading because based on the clock speed and i5/i7 listing, it makes it look as if it's last generation MacBook Pros have better processors than its newest machines).

I notice that the non-touch bar MacBook Pro has slower RAM, but I'm not sure if this is because it's using an older processor or not.

How can I get better technical details on the MacBook Pro processors (such as the generation) without having the MacBook in hand?


texts: External hard disk, Time Machine, Error: -69877: Couldn't open device

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i get the error message if i try to use this command: diskutil eraseDisk HFS+ Untitled GPT /dev/disk2
I don't see the harddisk in the diskmanager and can not use it anymore as a time machine backup.
Any idea what i can do else?
thank you for help and answer.
Stay healthy


texts: Relogin in apple services after Apple ID password is changed

texts: Is it necessary to relogin (logout and login again) in apple services on MacOS after Apple ID password has been changed?


texts: iMac can not see wifi home connection but it finds others

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I have an iMac whose wifi connection has always worked very well. Now that I moved in a shared house with a shared wifi internet, the iMac is not able to see our own wifi network, but it is able to see other wifi networks in the vicinity.

I have another laptop with ubuntu installed, and that is able to see the network and to connect, from the same room where the iMac is.

I have tried to make a new connection with the name and password of the network (which I know for sure because they are the same used on the ubuntu
connection) but it does not appear in the network list.

I have tried to read more on the internet, but all the thread are related to connections which can not be accessed, while in my case the iMac can not even see the network.

Any advice? I do not knwo what kind of details are needed to define this case, but I will be happy to furnish any necessary data.


texts: String of variable has a space - how do I escape spaces?

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I'm working on an applescript that pulls old Time Machine backups and places them into a new folder. But if the old computer name has a space in it, that causes an issue in the do shell script command.

Here's an example:

set old_hdd_name to text returned of result
display dialog "Input your Time Machine (external)'s Name *Case sensitive*
    e.g.,
      -Time Machine
      -My External Drive" default answer ""
set old_time_name to text returned of result

So lets say the old_hdd_name is Conners Mac. How could I tell it to look for a space and then add it so it turns out to be Conners\ Mac. If it would work better in C, I could do that there, too.

How would I escape that space?


texts: Finder says I have 20GB free. Why does Bootcamp say I don't have 10GB free?

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I'm trying to partition my Macbook Air's SSD for dual-boot with Boot Camp (which I've done several times before)... however, it's not seeing 10GB free, yet I have 20.56GB free as per Finder, and Disk Utility sees 10.9GB unused space.

What's going on?  How can I force this to work?  Can I use disk utility and image to an external drive and restore?  Would vastly prefer an easier method of course


texts: Is it possible to have two different WhatsApp backups in the same iCloud account

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Currently I have WhatsApp backuped in my iCloud account. I want to change my phone number, not the iCloud account too. Still, I want to keep this backup. Is it possible to have in the same iCloud account two separate backups from two different WhatsApp numbers? Or the 2nd one will overwrite the 1st one and I will lose it?

Thank you very much!


texts: German keyboards for recent model Mac lap-top

texts: I have an apple lap-top with an external keyboard.  My computer has the capacity to compose in German  (a capacity I need) but my keyboard is in English and many crucial keystrokes (extra characters, punctuation, etc.) are different on the German layout. Since I have to plug in my external keyboard any way, why could I not buy a German external keyboard to plug in when I have a lot of German stuff to type? Where could I buy such a keyboard?


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As most people I'm sure, I'm using the more or less default setup with my iPhone 4S and iTunes (on a Mac).  I'm thinking of disabling the option to sync apps with iTunes.  I realize this will wipe them from my device, I'm willing to do this once.

What am I going to lose by this?  Right now it adds what I feel to be unnecessary time to syncing (I like to sync podcasts, music and have a backup on my Mac), and I often get apps restored to the phone that I want deleted!

Will restoring my device from backup still work as expected?  Or does that require syncing apps to iTunes?  I see little reason to have a copy of the apps on my computer.  Unless that is the only way to have a backup of the apps user data as well..

Thanks.


texts: Always Asked to Configure Firewall for iTunes

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Whenever I open iTunes, I get the standard OS X dialog, Do you want the application "iTunes.app" to accept incoming network connections?
Every time I click allow, but I am asked the same thing without fail the next time I open iTunes.

In the Advanced section of the Firewall tab of the Security System Preferences pane, I see that iTunes is in fact set to allow. Changing the firewall settings makes no difference.

Any ideas for how to get this setting to stick?


texts: Files have disappeared overnight - where are they?

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Yesterday I filmed an interview and copy/pasted the files from my SD card onto my iMac, then imported the files into Premiere Pro to view the footage. Everything looked good, so I ejected the card and formatted it for another shoot. The files and Premiere Pro project were fine. I imported my next project, no problem.

However today when I opened the first project to begin my edit, I found that all of my files and the folder they were saved in had disappeared:

/users/adam/documents/DSS/Amanda/Amanda Video/Rushes

The "Rushes" folder and its content no longer exits, and was instead left with an empty "untitled folder".

I've searched finder, trash, everywhere for the "Rushes" folder and "MVI_0538.MOV" onward (up to 0570).

If it weren't for the Premiere Pro file path it seems that there would be no evidence of the files ever existing - is there any way of recovering them or finding any trace of them? Perhaps by using the terminal?

Thanks,
Adam


texts: Share VPN connection (over internal Wi-Fi ) to USB Wi-Fi adapter (set up as access point)

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I'm connecting to Wi-Fi via my MacBook's internal Wi-Fi adapter. Then connect to my VPN.

I want to share this VPN connection over USB Wi-Fi adapter (I'm using Archer T2U)

First of all, I am not able to configure Archer T2U as access point at all. The software driver doesn't have an option like that. Though I did set it up as access point on Windows.
I could connect to Wi-Fi via USB Wi-Fi adapter. Then when I connect to VPN, it's also connected. But when I try to share the VPN connection through internal Wi-Fi, it's not working. VPN drops connection and because VPN is dropped, Wi-Fi couldn't find anything to share.

Is there any way to set up USB Wi-Fi adapter as access point other than its software (via command-line or anything else)?

Why does VPN connection drops when I try to share it over internal Wi-Fi? It would work if the connection stays I think.


texts: Music starts automatically when headphones are plugged into the iPhone

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I have an iPhone 5 with the last version of iOS, 10.3.2. When I plug in the headphones into the jack, the music application starts automatically on the screen block, and starting to play music. I have no open application in the background when this happens.
What are the reason and can be solved?