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I have chronic problems connecting to my headless Mac Mini using Mac OS X's builtin screen sharing. Usually it works fine, but sometimes it will not connect.

It goes like this:

I initiate a connection (either by clicking the Mac Mini in the sidebar in a Finder window and choosing the "Share Screen..." button, or else by launching /System/Library/CoreServices/Screen Sharing.app and enter the Bonjour name "macmini.local"), the throbber appears with the word "connecting", then the throbber disappears. If it's going to connect successfully, it does so at this point. Often, however the throbber disappears and nothing replaces it. The Screen Sharing app remains active, no message appears, and nothing happens, no matter how long I leave it. No connection seems to occur.

I cannot cause the issue to occur reliably, but once it does occur, it can be observed from several different mac clients. If I reboot the remote machine (via shutdown over ssh), it goes away and I connect without problem, but I'm seeking a better solution.

Checking the processes running on the remote Mac Mini via ssh, I see two processes, /System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/screensharingd.bundle/Contents/MacOS/screensharingd owned by root, and a child process /System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ScreensharingAgent.bundle/Contents/MacOS/ScreensharingAgent. If I try to kill either of these processes, they change their PID but remain running, and it does not allow me to connect.

From this thread Restart Screen Sharing Service on Mac mini Server I learned how to properly restart the screen sharing daemon. Or actually two methods. Not sure which one is proper, so I do them both. Does not help, still cannot connect.

From this thread Why is Mac-to-Mac screen sharing just hanging? I learned the suggestion to connect by IP address instead of bonjour name. Upon trying this, I get the login window, instead of the "connecting" throbber. Still no connection, though. And quitting Screen Sharing on the local machine doesn't get rid of the stuck login window. The only way to rid yourself of it is to kill NetAuthAgent, as I learned in this thread: How to kill stuck Screen sharing authentication dialogue?

Both machines run Lion (10.7.4), though I've been observing this behavior since 10.6, perhaps 10.5 I can't remember. Remote machine is a 2009 Mac Mini, and the local machine is a MacBook Pro (this behavior has been duplicated on many different client machines though).

Surely there must be some process, server, daemon on the remote machine that I can bounce? Something short of rebooting?


texts: I would like to be able to send a meeting invite from my iPhone/Calendar - as a text message - rather than to an email address.  Can that be done?


texts: How to create an application shortcut in Chrome for Mac

texts: This has been bugging me for a while, and despite googling around, I cannot seem to even find an explanation as to why the "Create Application Shortcut" is disabled.


texts: How to pass inputs to a shell script in automator?

texts:
I want to pass the filename of the file I rightclicked to a shell script through automator:

# encrypt file.txt to file.enc using 256-bit AES in CBC mode
openssl enc -aes-256-cbc -salt -in file.txt -out file.txt.enc

When I create a 'service' I can pass on the input 'as arguments', but how to I implement it in the code?
It would be great if the file could be called 'file.enc' instead of 'file.txt.enc' if that is possible.


texts: Can I lock my screen with a keyboard shortcut?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Is there a quick way to lock my Mac?

I'm running OS X 10.7.3

Currently I've found what looks like 2 possible solutions:

Hot corner(s) setup in the "Desktop & Screen Savers" preferences
Create a service with Automator then map a keyboard shortcut in "Keyboard" preferences

I don't like 1 because it requires the mouse, and 2 seems like a bit of a hack. Is there a built in way to do this? Or should I settle for the workarounds?

Thanks
L


texts: On Mac Pro, on Safari, is there an option to link my account?

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I have MacBookPro provided by my employer and I like to use it mostly for official purpose. However for productivity reason I do need to login into my personal account, for instance paying bills or even just voting 1up an helpful answer on stack exchange.
Keeping all that in mind, you may understand why I won't connect this Mac to personal account at system level but I wish I can login to safari and get facilities like bookmarks, keychain.
I know chrome lets you login just at browser level, is their a similar functionality in safari.


texts: How do I create an apple script that toggles between opening and closing an application?

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I would like to create an executable file that opens an application if it is not currently open, and quits the application if it is already open.

I would also like the window of the application to be hidden after it opens.

I already figured out that the terminal command osascript -e 'tell application "Finder"' -e 'set visible of process "KeyboardCleanTool" to false' -e 'end tell'

will hide an application after it is open, so this command would also need to be integrated into the executable file.

The application is called KeyboardCleanTool and is stored at /Applications/KeyboardCleanTool.app

(macOS Catalina)


texts: How do I use the Highlight Selection tool after taking a screenshot?

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After taking a screenshot in macOS, I bring up the markup dialog (introduced in macOS Mojave) and try to use the highlighter tool, but it seems to do nothing. Am I just using it wrong? I'd like to add yellow highlighter to some text in my screenshot.

Steps to reproduce

Initiate a screenshot with ⌘ Cmd - ⇧ Shift - 5
Ensure that Options -> Show Floating Thumbnail is enabled
Capture a still image
Double-click the thumbnail that appears in the bottom right corner. This reveals the markup dialog.
Press the Highlight Selection pen tool

Expected Result

Dragging my cursor across the image should highlight white areas in yellow

Actual Result

Dragging my cursor across the image moves the entire window without changing the image content


texts: When will I use the FileVault 2 recovery key?

texts: I enabled FileVault 2 on my Mac, and I remember that it gave me a recovery key. When will I use this recovery key?


texts: What happens to an icloud.com address when you delete the Apple ID?

texts:
If I delete an Apple ID account that is registered with an address@icloud.com, what will happen to the icloud.com email address and its availability?

Specifically, I am interested in deleting that account, but may wish to re-register it and claim the same email handle.

Will the email handle be immediately put back in to the available pool, will there be a delay, will it never be allowed for re-registration... ?


texts: Can I run Lion in a virtual machine under Mavericks?

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I've just realised I can't install previous osx partitions with Lion on an iMac 2013. Therefore I would like to try to use Lion in a virtual machine.

I need it to use xCode 3. Am I going to have issues with this approach?


texts: Mouse pointer twitchy since high sierra update

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Since I updated to High Sierra, me and my colleagues at work have the same problem with our mouse pointer. It appears to be twitchy when switching from the standard arrow to another image (pointer/cursor/...).

I have recorded a gif to show you the problem
(the grey area on the left is a button):

It looks like the cursor is jumping to one edge and then back to the center again. This happens with all kinds of pointers. I did not have such a bug before the update. As a frontend developer, I instantly noticed this behaviour after the updates were installed.

First, I recorded this problem with a screen recorder software, but the problem did not appear there as well. I had to record it with my smartphone afterwards.

This bug really annoys me guys. It makes me go crazy... :(

Since three different macbooks (2015 and 2017 model) have the same problem and it was not present before the update for sure, I don't think this can be any hardware problem.

This happens in every program, everywhere. On my external Monitors and on the internal one. It does not matter. My colleague had a fresh macbook pro with the newest updates and he got the same problem.

I found out, that the problem only starts to happen, when I connect an external Monitor. It still happens on both screens, the external and internal though. After unplugging it, the twitch stays present and only disappears after a logout + login / restart.
I connected the monitor directly via Thunderbolt 2, ports don't matter.

Version/Build:
macOS 10.13.2 (17C205)


texts: Why is half of my Mac's storage full with "system" files?

texts:
What does this mean:

The "system" section is taking up 80 GB. Why is it taking up so much and is there any way I can reduce it?


texts: Is there a formula or function for Numbers that returns the number of days or weeks for a given year

texts:
I have a budget table with cost per week, fortnight, month, quarter and year. Some expenses are charged quarterly and others monthly or weekly, but I want to know what the value of a cell is for the week, month etc. using a more efficient, preferably inbuilt function to return the week in the formula.

For example, car registration is done quarterly but I break it down to week, fortnight, month and year using manual formulas.

Cost per week is =SUM(quarter * 4 / 52.14)
...

Of course this year (2016) is a leap-year so I had to go through and update all my formulas from 52.14 weeks in a year to 52.28.

There has to be a way to use a function or formula that works out the weeks in a year. I hope this question isn't to ambiguous but I'm just applying what I know about maths, not spreadsheets in general. I realise that it is a simple task to only do once every 4 years but I'd just like to know.


texts: Is it possible to require both Touch ID and a password in order to unlock an iPhone?


texts: Changing the user when turning in my Macbook Pro

texts: On my macbook pro 2010 (running Yosemite 10.10.5) I have two users. My normal Admin account and a Guest account. Whenever my computer is turned off, it automatically logs into the guest account when I turn it back on. Can I change that so it logs into my normal Admin account whenever I turn on the computer.


texts: iPhone with broken home button is stuck on black screen after jailbreaking

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I have an iPhone 3Gs and recently noticed that the home button doesn't work anymore. I used AssistiveTouch.

Now I want to jailbreak my iPhone, but it's gone wrong: the device is stuck on a black screen after jailbreaking, iTunes doesn't recognise my iPhone and my home button doesn't work.

What can I do?


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I have a Cyberpower UPS connected to my system using USB (for power management).  Sometimes I want to have this device accessible from within Windows 7, which is virtualized in VirtualBox.  VirtualBox correctly detects that the USB device is currently is use by the host OS, so it won't connect.  My workaround is to create a device filter in VirtualBox, then unplug and reconnect the USB cable while VirtualBox is running.  I would like to know how to make OS X stop the device without physically unplugging the cable.

I'm running OS 10.9 Mavericks.


texts: How to mount USB Drive in Single User Mode in Mac OS X

texts:
I have faced a problem where my Mac is not booting up and throwing messages like this continuously.

process[182] crashed: opendirectoryd. Too many corpses being created.

I tried repairing the Hard Disk and re-installing OS, but that didn't fixed the issue. So before i erase the disk and re-install again, i have to backup my files. So i boot-ed up in Single user mode, but i wasn't able to mount the pen drive, as High Sierra prevents loading unsigned kernel extensions, in this instance msdos kext for mounting my FAT formatted pen drive.

So i eventually fixed it with the help of online forums and i m putting it together so that it can be useful to others as well.


texts: Make Facetime ignore incoming calls in macOS

texts:
Does anyone know of a way (hack or otherwise) to prevent incoming FaceTime and iPhone Continuity calls, other than disabling both entirely? I still want to make iPhone and FaceTime calls from my Mac.

FaceTime is ridiculously aggressive about incoming calls: It will not only steal your mouse and keyboard focus and tab you out of fullscreen programs, it will also lower your entire system volume and pause your music. This sucks because I get about 4 spam phone calls per day. I don't mind answering legitimate calls on my iPhone.

The focus-stealing problem is the biggest, and I'd settle just with fixing that. I've seen a question about that asked on Reddit but with no answer.


texts: Is it possible to have iTerm2 restore the session history?

texts: Currently when re-launching iTerm2 I'll get my window setup back, but they all share a common history. I.e. whatever is in ~/.bash_history. Can I get it to restore my sessions with the actual session history for each individual window instead?


texts: I'm apple developer. A few years ago I registered an account from one card. Can I pay for membership from another card?


texts: Dual SIM: How to choose phone number when replying to SMS message in Messages

texts:
I have an iPhone with an eSim and physical SIM and therefore 2 different phone numbers.
There is a message thread in Messages that contains messages sent to both of these numbers.
I want to know, when replying to the last message, how do I choose the phone number I am sending from?
The Apple documentation explains how to do this when starting a new message thread for a contact with no chat history:

You can use iMessage or SMS/MMS to send messages with either phone
number.* You can switch phone numbers before you send an iMessage or
SMS/MMS message. Here’s how:
Open Messages.
Tap the New button, in the top right-hand corner of the screen.
Enter your contact's name.
Tap the current phone number.
Tap the number that you want to use.

However, it is conspicuously quiet about my query. I want to choose the number for sending to a contact with an existing chat history, without deleting prior messages and/or removing SIM phone numbers.


texts: How to find ip address of Iphone connected to Mac

texts:
I want to find IP Address of Iphone which is connected through usb to my Mac.

Kindly note that Mac and Iphone are on different networks.

I used ideviceinfo which gives me the Iphone MAC address. I did not have any luck finding IP address from MAC address either.


texts: 250GB of hidden space on macbook pro 13"

texts: I have 250 GB of hidden space which I cannot track down. I've tried deleting it on Daisy Disk as an admin but I couldn't delete it. I don't know why it's happening but all I remember is using rEFIt and creating a partition a couple of months ago. I do remember deleting the partition and it was alright until now.


texts:
Today I needed to view the contents of OS X's SDKs, which are published as .dmg's.

To my surprise, I discovered that the structure is as follows :

The .dmg contains a hidden .pkg files
The .pkg files contain a Payload file, which is a .gz or a .bz2, depends
The .gz contains a single cpio-compressed file
This cpio archive contains all the files.

Can anybody provide technical and/or historical reasons why this is done this way ?

Just to be clear : I don't have any technical problem, I'm just curious.


texts: What Could Cause the Ethernet to not Connect to Internet, Yet Connect to Devices on Network

texts:
This has been my problem for about 6 months. On my 2011 MBP, if I connect a working ethernet cable to my ethernet port, it will either do nothing or my internet connection will die totally, even when I'm on a strong wifi network.

More intriguing (frustrating), when I jump on a network connected to a simple switch, I have no internet connection. I.E ping www.google.com gets request timeouts or unreachable hosts. But I can run ifconfig en0 ...,  then ssh into another computer on the network, and from that ssh terminal I can connect to the internet no problem. My 'network', by the way, is just my laptop and a desktop connected to a network switch. This happens on multiple switches from different companies.

I've reset everything in Network Preferences, but no help. Has anyone seen this behavior? If so, what can I do to fix it?


texts: Using macbook running Lion, some software I'm using thinks there's an external monitor

texts: I'm using the plotting package Veusz and when I last used it I had my mac plugged into an external monitor using VGA, with Veusz on the external. I just have my mac at the moment, and Veusz is still opening on a second desktop, even though there's not one. I have tried 'Detect displays' and this doesn't help, since my mac appears to know that there is not a second monitor. How can I move the window back to my desktop without having to plug it in to another monitor and drag it across?


texts: Can someone help me to translate this automator workflow to applescript?

texts: What I want to do is select a bunch of images with varying dimensions and uniformly apply a percentage scale to resize them. The workflow comes very close to that. But I cant get more specific to the nearest tenths. By pixels it only takes length into consideration whereas I want the width. So i figured as long as it is in applescript I can easily specify the scale I want. I intend to run the script as a service.


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For macOS Sierra I am trying to change the login image. I am going to System Preferences → Users & Groups and clicking on the edit button on the image.

An image selection popup appears. I have to add an image to any of the location so that I can select that images (I downloaded from internet) but none of the location is accessible.

There are locations like "Photo Booth" "iPhoto" "Photos" etc but I couldn't find the location where I can copy my newly downloaded picture.


texts: Is there any way to change the font SYSTEM WIDE on MacBook Pro running OSX Yosemite?

texts: How can one change the system font system wide in OSX Yosemite? I am using Tinkertool at present but it only changes font in applications and not the Finder, status bar or any other fonts!


texts: Apple TV 3rd generation. How to download to device

texts: I’m fed up of seeing this sort of thing. How can I download a purchase to the Apple TV and it not be in the cloud. Thanks


texts: Can I snooze notifications from the browser on High Sierra?

texts:
Calendar notifications shows a Snooze button. But notifications from browsers do not.

Is there any way to enable snooze on Browser's notifications too?


texts: Thunderbolt display firmware update 1.2 keeps reappearing, but is not compatible

texts:
I've got a problem with the Thunderbolt display firmware 1.2. My screen is not compatible, because it was purchased in 2012 and the update can not be performed. However, the update keeps reappearing on the App Store updates.

I tried the what Apple recommends, however nothing changed and the update keeps posting. Many people are complaining about it. Anyone has an idea how to disable this update?


texts: How to run a keyboard macro with automator in a background application?

texts:
I'm trying to figure out how I can automate a repeating key press within a specific application on automator. Essentially, I want it to run in the background while I'm free to do anything else on my computer.

I'm new to this, so I don't know if it (or anything for that matter) can do what I'm describing


texts: Can Apple collect my used Mac's serial number and other hardware information if I use my Apple ID on it?

texts:
I am doing research on privacy, and I need to know if Apple has the ability to pull hardware/software information from a device that has used an Apple ID to log into it and make purchases off the App Store.

Specifically, I need to know if by using your Apple ID to sign in to an apple device and make purchases, that Apple will take your Apple ID and associate it with that new device's serial number.  In other words, can Apple automatically or manually retrieve the serial number from a device simply by a user signing in with his/her Apple ID?

If the answer is YES, then this would mean that by signing into a device with your Apple ID would result in you providing Apple with your serial number with or without your consent OR knowledge.


texts: Assign Application Windows to Different Spaces/Desktops

texts:
I have two Spaces configured and I keep some Safari windows in one space and some in another. However, Mission Control only allows you to assign an application to a Space, but not different windows within an Application.

As a workaround I created an AppleScript shortcut that executes a new Safari instance:

  open -n /Applications/Safari.app

This successfully creates multiple Safari instances, but the instances are still somehow intertwined in Mission Control. When I select an instance from the Dock and choose Options > Assign To > This Desktop or None, that setting in the other instance is updated to be the same.

Is there any way to launch multiple instances of an Application that are each assignable to different Spaces? (Running Mountain Lion 10.8.5.)


texts:
My spring 2011 Macbook Pro with 5400 rpm drive takes 5 minutes from pressing the on button to boot. I have about 400 GB of RAW and NEF (Nikon camera) files and only Photoshop and Lightroom installed. It seems to constantly be writing to the HD, and there is a lag time when typing or using drop-down menus. Can anyone offer any suggestions on what might be causing this? I have verified the disk and it found no problems.

I upgraded from Mavericks. Machine originally had Snow Leopard.
I have never done a clean install.
Disk has been verified and found no problems.
All peripherals have been disconnected.

I have not reset the printing system.
WiFi is on.
All login items have not been removed.
FileVault is turned on.

What help steps are next to diagnose the slow performance of this Mac?


texts: How to pass filename as an argument passed on launch?

texts:
I would like to pass the script's filename to the "Arguments Passed On Launch" found in the Scheme editor under "Run".

I looked at this Xcode documentation but did not find an answer.

Currently, I have to manually type the file that I am going to run as SRCROOT only gets you to the directory the file is in. It would be faster if I could hit "Run" for any file in the project directory without having to type the name in.

See the screenshot for what I currently use. Note the filename of the script is "File.py".

Also, let me know what language the arguments passed on launch is. I assumed bash.


texts: Where are books stored after iBooks migration on Mavericks?

texts: After upgrading to Mavericks all of my books from iTunes have been migrated to iBooks. They are no longer in my media library and I haven't been able to locate them as of yet. So where does iBooks store your books now?


texts: Can the transparencyd daemon traffic be dropped without adverse effects?

texts:
Based on what the transparencyd daemon is for (explained here) I have the impression so far there is no harm in blocking that traffic. Until now, every time my firewall drew my attention onto that outbound trancparencyd traffic, I blocked it and experienced no adverse effects.
Am I missing something, or is there indeed no harm in blocking transparencyd traffic?
(I am on Catalina. Perhaps things got worse in Big Sur.)


texts: How do I send a single contact from iPhone using Bluetooth

texts:
I have a new car with a Bluetooth Audio System.
I have successfully paired with my iPhone5S, and transferred my contacts.

The Car has a "Vehicle phonebook" which can import selected numbers.
This has a menu to "Import one phonebook entry".
Unfortunately I cannot seem to find any way to send a single contact from the iPhone. (On my old Nokia there was a menu to do this).


texts: How can I bundle different installers from third party vendors to ease end-user installation process

texts:
I have to deploy a few packages to all our users working from home (private iMacs/Laptops)
Is there a way to bundle multiple installers and Java JRE for them? What about authorizations and custom options for example?


texts: Terminal - how to restart session after inadvertently exiting?

texts:
Sometimes I inadvertently exit from a Terminal session (usually because I think I'm connected to a remote system, when I'm not), so I get to this point:

How I can I restart the session at this point ? I don't want to close the window or tab because I have a bunch of tabs all set up for my normal workflow, so I just want to get the session in the current tab going again (i.e. get back to a bash prompt).

The only solution I've found so far is to quit Terminal completely and open it again, but that is far from ideal as it obviously interrupts anything else I'm doing in other Terminal windows/tabs.


texts:
Modern iPhones capture full hi-def videos with 1920x1080 resolution. When I download the MOV file to my computer and then upload it to YouTube, it only shows as 360p resolution.
How do you upload iPhone videos to YouTube keeping their HD resolution?


texts: Define different screen resolution when external monitor is plugged in on MBP retina w/ OSX 10.9

texts:
I have a MBP retina with OSX 10.9 on it and I'm trying to automatically change my laptop screen resolution when an external monitor is attached or detached. This question is the same but for a different version of OSX and doesn't work with my version.

For example, when I attach an external monitor, I want the laptop screen to display at a lower resolution, then when the external screen is removed I want the laptop screen to display at the highest resolution again.

Is there an easy way to do with, or can someone give me step by step instructions?


texts: Using keyboard & trackpad from old macbook as bluetooth peripherals for windows

texts:
I recently upgraded from my old Macbook Pro 15 inch 2011 to a windows machine, and since it's too old & damaged to be sold, my idea was to have a little science project.

My idea is this: if it's somehow possible to remove the keyboard & trackpad from the motherboard and chassis, I can get the appropriate adapters and connect them to something that can take their input and cast it out via bluetooth. I can get a 3d printed base to put it all into and wire it up there.

I'm not even in the planning phase, this post is just to get an idea if what I want is even possible, to know if it's worth it to mess around with the old macbook.
Can I connect the keyboard & trackpad only to an arduino and send their input via bluetooth for windows to interpret? Not even thinking yet about drivers & support and all that.

Sorry in advance if I sound like a complete moron, I am. And just thinking out loud here. Thank you!


texts: I have an iMac running High Sierra with Pages 8.1. I am having a problem merging two Pages documents into one. I have several Pages files that I'd like to merge into a single document. These Pages files have a lot of graphics and spreadsheet tables. When I try to copy file #2 and paste it at the end of file #1, all of the spreadsheet tables and some of the other graphics get left behind or moved around.  Is there another way to merge 2 or more Pages files into one single Pages file. I can't convert them into PDFs because the final document must be in Pages. I have tried copying and pasting the Thumbnails but the graphics still get messed up. Does anyone know how to do this?


texts:
I'm using osascript to display dialog box from bash script, but it's blocking the script, until i press the 'ok' button.

I wonder if there's a way to make this display window asynchronous.

osascript -e 'tell app "System Events" to display dialog "'"${msg}"'"'

This means that the script will continue running and the osascript will run on the background.


texts: Where can I get public beta ipsw files for iOS?

texts:
I tried it via OTA but it failed (stuck at 95% for two hours), so I'm going to reinstall iOS.

Because I have to reinstall iOS via Mac anyways, I would like it if I could install beta version in the first place instead of installing 12.4, updating it via OTA.

However, I can't find official link for ipsw files for public beta.

Am I missing something or does Apple not provide ipsw files for public beta? (I know there's developer version ipsws, but I'm looking for public beta ipsw files)


texts: A problem with the Telegram app- online status

texts:
I have a problem with my device and it would be great if anyone can help me with this problem.

In Telegram Messenger app; when I close the App, either by closing it or by coming out from the app my "ONLINE" is on just temporarily.

If I check my status from another device in front of my name is still written ONLINE.

Is there a way to change this On-line reporting to be more accurate.

Regards.


texts: With FileVault: Yosemite starts with default desktop background

texts:
Since enabling FileVault (I think only after I did that for my second hard drive), the desktop background keeps resetting to the default at every startup. It suffices to select another folder in System Preferences -> Desktop to make it switch back to the one chosen by me, I don't have to actually set it explicitly again.
Does anyone experience the same issue?


texts:
I would like to use my favourite torrent client, Transmission, over a VPN service but at the same time I do not want to direct any other traffic therethrough. That is, I want to use my VPN service only for torrenting with the Transmission client.
I intend to use NordVPN service and I am coming across 2 problems:

NordVPN offers IKEv2 and OpenVPN protocols on Mac and I'm not sure
whether and how I can connect to this VPN so that NOT all traffic is
directed therethrough. As for the IKEv2 settings in Mac's Network
Preferences, there is no "Send all traffic over VPN connection"
option to keep unchecked, like it is for L2TP VPN protocol on Mac.
As for the OpenVPN protocol, I'm not sure if this is possible with
Tunnelblick for example or other client.
Let's say I solve the first
problem and I'm connected to the VPN service without sending all the
traffic therethrough. How can I now make Transmission to use
that specific network interface whereon I'm connected to the VPN?

I searched Google and I have found some procedures/methods but I am none the wiser thereon.
E.g.:

Transmission Interface Binder - this one seems outdated

docker-transmission-openvpn - could be working but I am totally lost
hereon.

For Ubuntu, but perhaps could be employed on Mac too but I
have no idea on what they talk about there

Ditto

I should appreciate
some advice from the more experienced or knowledgeable
hereabout.


texts: Pair bluetooth keyboard when not logged in

texts:
I have a brand new Bluetooth keyboard (replacing an old one I spilt coffee on) and I would like to pair it with my iMac.

Trouble is, I can't log in to the iMac because the keyboard is not paired.

How do I resolve this chicken-and-egg situation? (I don't have any other keyboards to hand.)


texts: Fixing a "Could not read LR from frame..." kernal panic


texts: Apple Mail on Yosemite not syncing with Exchange

texts:
Strange issue that neither my email provider not Apple could help with! so I come to you and hope you can solve the problem they could not!

I added the Exchange account in question a week or so ago. It functioned fine until there was an issue with syncing. I chcked forums and ppl suggested using the 'Rebuild' option. I did with resluts I cannot explain.

Apple Mail now refuses to recognise the inbox. It brings in messages from 2015 and nothing newer. This is clearly bizarre. I have removed the account and re-added and no matter what - I seem to get the same result.

As a workaorund I added the account as an IMAP but I'd really like to get my exchange account working properly. Does anyone have any suggestions?

My only theory is that there is some file - some cached set of settings that is ruining my efforts to add a new account.

Anyone have any ideas? I'd be most grateful!


texts: sshfs mount directory disappears in Finder

texts:
OSX High Sierra, sshfs setup:

sshfs username@hostname:/tmp/mnt/cruzer64 /Users/user/mount

Listing the contents from the command line performs as expected:

ls /Users/user/mount

The target directory is returned in BASH:

la -l /Users/user | grep mount

The folder ~/mount disappears from Finder after the sshfs server is mounted.

Why does the sshfs folder disappear in Finder  and
What can be done to restore visibility in finder?

The problem / issue is confined to the Finder application


texts: SSH with ipv6 working only if I pass %en0 with my ipv6 address

texts:
I am trying to ssh with Mac OS X (10.10.1 Yosemite) terminal using ipv6.
If I use command like

ssh username@ipv6_address

It's not working and I am getting error "No Route to Host".
But If I use command like (with %en0)

ssh username@ipv6_address%en0

It's working and I am able to SSH with ipv6 address..

Can you please guide me what's the reason of not working without %en0?

Thanks.


texts:
Where I work, there is an iMac Pro with a broken hard drive. My company doesn't want to dish out money to fix it, so I took it and installed Mac OS High Sierra on an external hard drive and booted from it. Everything works well even though there is some lag due to the USB connection.

I'm unable to install Mojave update due to "you may not install to this volume because it is missing a firmware partition" error. I have tried erasing and reinstalling Mojave from recovery but it doesn't work as well.

I tried installing Mojave on the hard drive using my Macbook and installed and booted fine, however, when I try to boot the iMac from it, it doesn't work.

I'm not sure what else to do. I also tried installing Sierra then updating to High Sierra, however that didn't do any firmware updates.

Below is the iMac specifications:

Model Name: iMac

Model Identifier:   iMac15,1

Processor Name: Intel Core i5

Processor Speed:    3.5 GHz

Number of Processors:   1

Total Number of Cores:  4

L2 Cache (per Core):    256 KB

L3 Cache:   6 MB

Memory: 16 GB

Boot ROM Version:   IM151.0207.B07

SMC Version (system):   2.23f11


texts: Is there a picture in picture using spaces under OS X?

texts: Like picture in picture, I want a 'always in front' spaces in spaces. So if I am working or programming in one space, I can see another space that may be playing a video on the bottom right corner. Is there such thing?


texts: Are there good jailbreak apps that will improve the performance of iPhone 3G?

texts:
I've an old iPhone 3G that I want to give it to my girl. She don't need it for play big games or stuff like that, but it's really slow in most of common tasks (access contacts, email, etc).

And since she isn't going to use many things the iPhone have, I was thinking in jailbreak it to see if there are apps that let you strip some of these things she wouldn't use.

Do you know jailbreak apps that strip functionality/features to iPhone 3G?

Or it'll going to be slower than now?

EDIT:
I expect something like remove unused characteristics like folders, or any stuff that make it slower. Kinda downgrading to 3.x but having compatibility with new apps.
Since overclocking is not safe for the phone (due to heat and functionality) I prefer to not consider it as an option, but thank you guys that suggested it!


texts:
"The iPhone 4 was also the first iPhone to include a front-facing camera" (wiki)

So  iPhone 3GS & its Predecessors have no front-camera, then how they (iPhone 3GS & its Predecessors) make video calls like a webcam on a Desktop PC?

If they support that, then how does it work?

Do you look at the iPhone 3GS at the back when making video call? if so, suppose your friend also has video calling function then you can't see anything in the front of your iPhone 3GS??


texts: iPad and iPod touch suddenly require activation

texts:
I was using my iPad 2 today and everything was behaving normally. It had 90% battery and is running iOS 6.0. Then, suddenly, it displayed the Apple logo boot screen for a couple seconds and brought me to the device activation screen.

Upon my attempting to activate it, it tells me that "the activation server is temporarily unavailable" and suggests activating it with iTunes and a USB cable. When I proceed in this manner, iTunes shows it as a normal, activated device but refuses to sync with it.

A few minutes later, the exact same problem (and associated symptoms) occurred on my iPod touch (4th generation), also running iOS 6.

Additional info:

iTunes displays an alert, "The software on the [iPod/iPad] "[device name]" has expired and must be updated to a newer version." They are both completely up to date.
The contents of the devices are displayed perfectly fine in iTunes.
Both devices remember their lock screen backgrounds.
Syncing the device proceeds to step 5, until it says, "iTunes cannot sync apps to the [iPod/iPad] "[device name]" because the apps installed on the [iPod/iPad] could not be determined."

What in the world is happening, and how can I fix it?


texts:
I have an iPod Touch 6 Gen, iOS 10.0.3, that is locked. On the display, there is a message after I startup device "iPod is locked". This is because someone tries too many attempts to unlock the iPod. I do not have any Backup from it. Now, I try to get the data.
I did try the CheckM8 Tool. This is able to remove the passcode. It ships also the Jailbreak tool Checkra1n within, to previous unlock the iPod:
https://checkm8.info/unlock-passcode-disabled-iphone-ipad
Unfortunately, when I run the tool on my Mac, it says:
"iPod touch 6 gen are supported, but iOS 10.0.3 is not"
What other possibilities do I get?
Is it possible, to get a dump of the whole disk, and brute force it?


texts: Why is "popular near me" feature in my app store blank?

texts:
I recently brought new iPhone. I'm not sure why the popular near me feature in app store is blank out..I have enable the location service for it and from the screen shot attached you can also see location icon on top of status bar.

What could cause this?


texts: iPhone 5C taking >25 minutes to charge from a dead battery from <8 hours ago

texts:
I have an iPhone 5C, and I left it in the charger for >25 minutes to recover from a dead battery within the last 8 hours. It will not turn on. The charger works. It can charge another iPhone (6 Plus). The iPhone (5C) shows a dead battery with charger when not plugged in. When it is, it shows a dead battery without a charger. I have not had any water damage, ever. I don't know if there is a way to force power on an iPhone. iTunes does not recognize it, but the iPhone does charge from the USB port it is plugged into. For 25 minutes it has been in an Apple USB wall adapter block. There are no signs of physical damage. It is iOS 7.x or 8.x, but not 9.x. It did not have 3D touch, if that helps.

Note: I am using a non-Apple charger that has worked before in the same phone.

Thanks in advance!


texts: How can I know which setting TinkerTool is modifying?

texts:
Is there any way to easily know which setting a TinkerTool option relates to in Mac OS X?

For example, the Show Hidden and System Files setting seems to be related to com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles. What about all the other settings?


texts: App Store download disappear after the installation

texts:
I'm trying to download a previously purchased item from the app store. The item download and install seems that works fine, but immediately after the installation the program just disappears.

The App Store app shows the Open button, but, of course do nothing. After restarting the App Store app, recognise aText as not installed and display the button Install.

What can I do to install it?


texts:
My daughter and I both have apple phones and up until about 1 month ago she was always logged in on her device using my apple id.

I am trying to find out does this give her access to make any changes on my phone (not necessarily on purpose or even knowingly).  Specifically, under contacts, where my name is listed, right under my last name was listed a nick name that I didn't put there.

Could she have some how on her phone updated my either her name and it transferred over to my name because of the sharing issue?  Or if she was talking to Siri and she asked Siri to call her something, could that have updated to both her name and to mine?

I'm trying to figure out how it got there when I didn't put it there, or how to avoid that problem in the future.


texts:
How do I accept anything from my virtual machine (named vagrant).

Tried to add this row in the /etc/pf.conf:
pass in from 192.168.10.11 to 192.168.10.1
where .11 is the vm and the .1 is the host.

But with the config above, it still behaves odd.
Yesterday It blocked my mysql connection,
and today it blocks my nfs connection.

Right now I have to turn off my firewall each time I need to use the vagrant-vm.

Running nmap 192.168.10.1 -p 22,80,443,3306,2049 says all is open when run from host, and same on vm if firewall is off, but when the firewall is on some ports are filtered, today its nfs.

MacOS 10.13.5 (17F77)


texts: what is the symbol I just saw on one of my notifications that is a small white triangle with circles behind it?

texts: This symbol was in the upper right corner of green notification box, IPHONE MESSAGES, that had what appeared to be either recording me or playing some recording. and then just suddenly disappeared. Ive never seen this before. any idea whats going on here?


texts: Can I use the Lightning to Micro USB Adapter and connect a keyboard?

texts: Can I use Apple's Lightning to Micro USB Adapter with the iPod touch 5th generation to connect a Micro USB keyboard?


texts: Add minor OS X update to existing El Capitan bootable Install USB

texts:
I am aware of how to make a bootable USB from the downloaded Install.app of El Capitan.

Apple have now released an update to El Capitan: OS X 10.11.1.

Is it possible to apply this minor update to the same bootable drive so I do not have to install the update after clean installing El Capitan from the drive?

If I need to do a clean install of several Macs, I'd rather not  manually install the 10.11.1 update each time as well.

I obtained the update DMG file from Apple: https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1845

When you open the DMG file, it mounts the volume which simply contains a PKG file to install the minor update.


texts: Why is my iPad unable to determine location with some hotspots?

texts: If its connected through a connected chain looking hotspot, it can determine my location? What’s the reason? Also I’ve searched and found out that the connected chain looking hotspot is only created through apple or xiaomi device. Why is it so, and how can I create that kind of hotspot through other android device?


texts: How do I use iMessage when my number is disconnected?

texts: Recently canceled cell service for iPhone 3GS (iOS 6) but have still been using it to iMessage. Today I got a message from someone I didn't know apparently AT&T reassigned my phone number to someone else and both my phone and hers were receiving the messages. How do I have others iMessage me to my email address instead of phone number?


texts: Is swipe to archive possible with non-Gmail account in iOS?

texts:
Is it possible to configure which folder to put mail in when swiping on a email to archive/delete with a non-Gmail account?

My objective with this would be to file email into an archive more easily than tapping Edit->Move->ArchiveFolder. This is currently possible when you set up a Gmail account on your device but not with other accounts.


texts: Using ScreenSaverEngine with -background flag, does not open it in background

texts:
I have used this guide on Medium to use the screensaver as wallpaper.

I just got a new iMac at work with macOS v10.13.6. and was intending to do the same. But running the command in terminal with -background doesn't open the screensaver in the background anymore. Instead it's opening it in the front. I can still click stuff on the screen, but I can only see the screensaver.

/System/Library/CoreServices/ScreenSaverEngine.app/Contents/MacOS/ScreenSaverEngine -background

Does anybody knows if the -background flag has changed?


texts: Where is the preferences file for the Adobe Application Manager Update Notifier menubar app?

texts:
On my OSX 10.6 MacBook, the Adobe Application Manager menubar app always launches at login. It's supposed to have a settings button but this button does not appear since the app only shows "The update server is not responding".

I want to disable this menubar app from launching automatically at login, but since it won't let me do this in it's own settings, I was wondering if I could find the preferences file and change it manually.


texts: Push photo from MacBook to iPhone via USB

texts:
I can drag and drop an image from a folder on my MacBook into Photos. Now I want to push it to the photos on my iPhone. They are connect by USB.

I don't want to mess with clouds in the "interweb". Just move it 80cm along a wire from one of my very expensive apple devices to another.

There must be a better way than photographing my laptop screen!

edit 1: I'm looking for a way to do this "normally" meaning using the standard Apple features on my phone and laptop - thanks!

edit 2: A simple example; taking photos of my MacBook screen because I don't know how to push a screen capture to my phone seamlessly!


texts: Completely replace main monitor with external monitor Macbook Pro

texts: I have a Macbook Pro 8,1 running macOS Mojave (I used a patch to get it, the warranty was already expired). I hooked it up to an external monitor, but when it restarts or when I shut it down and try to power it up again, the login is not displayed on the monitor. I have to login on the laptop, then the monitor displays a white screen before showing the opened computer. When I log out or it goes to sleep it acts as expected. Is there any way to fix this issue? Thanks!


texts: brew bundle reporting "Error: unknown command: bundle"

texts:
I'm completely puzzled by this one. I have refactored my install scripts to use the new brew bundle feature. However, I'm getting "Error: unknown command: bundle"

$ which brew
/usr/local/bin/brew

$ brew -v
Homebrew 0.9.5

$ brew doctor
Please note that these warnings are just used to help the Homebrew maintainers
with debugging if you file an issue. If everything you use Homebrew for is
working fine: please don't worry and just ignore them. Thanks!

Warning: You have a curlrc file
If you have trouble downloading packages with Homebrew, then maybe this
is the problem? If the following command doesn't work, then try removing
your curlrc:
  curl http://github.com

$ brew update
Already up-to-date.

$ cat ~/.dotfiles/install/brewfile-basic
# Important early installs

install hub # https://hub.github.com
install git-extras # https://github.com/visionmedia/git-extras
install bash-completion # http://bash-completion.alioth.debian.org

# Cleaning up Brew caches

linkapps
cleanup
prune

$ brew bundle ~/.dotfiles/install/brewfile-basic
Error: Unknown command: bundle

$ brew bundle
Error: Unknown command: bundle

In all other ways, brew is working.

Any ideas? Is this feature not in the current build?

-- Christopher Allen


texts: How to find all the available tools in mac terminal?

texts:
I am trying to setup a bunch of development projects in my Mac. I have to run various tools like python, ruby, scala, groovy etc.
To see if a tool is available I use options like

ruby --version.

Instead I would like to see all the list of tools available in Mac terminal via a single command. What is the command/options for it?


texts: search password with security find-internet-password based on `where`

texts:
From the macos terminal, I would like to be able to find an internet password based on the Where field and i cant find a way to do that.

From the manual of the security utility , i cant find anything thats related to that and if i try the -s server option, it doesnt work.
My usecase is to have multiple entries with the same Name/Kind/Account and a different Where, for example i would have two entries and the only difference would be

https://foo.bar/v1/login
https://foo.bar/v2/login


texts: I have recently downloaded the Apache Netbeans 10 binaries from the Apache Netbeans (Incubating) site. I extracted the zip file to /Application/netbeans/. But when I try to run /Application/netbeans/bin/netbeans I get the an error in the terminal: Unknown option: n follow by the help message. What I'm missing here? I'm running java version "11.0.2". Please for your help.


texts: What is Migration Assistant doing when it transfers Keychains?

texts:
When Migration Assistant (or Setup Assistant) migrates Keychains, it successfully transfers most items as expected, but behaves (very) strangely with respect to the "Local Items" keychain. It appears, rather than transferring the current contents of "Local Items", to create a new set of items (at least partially) from old entries in the "Login" keychain, resulting in many items on the target machine that are missing or out of date.

What is the logic behind this behavior — is it a bug? (and is there a way to recover the correct contents of the source machine's "Local Items" keychain)?

I'm aware that the "Local Items" keychain is not really a keychain, but a database inside a folder named for the GUID of the machine where it is "Local". But this only deepens the mystery, since this folder is completely transferred from the source machine, but seems to be unused by the target machine and inaccessible there from within Keychain Access.


texts: How do I address an object value in a whose clause in AppleScript

texts:
I am trying to test a object property of elements in a whose clause.

For example, let's use the common elements "document" and "window" that almost every Mac app has:

tell application "TextEdit"
    get document 1 --> document "Untitled"
    get window 1 --> window id 40640
    get document of window 1 --> document "Untitled"
end tell

So we see that window 1 has a document property that points back to a document element.

Now I like to find all documents that are in window 1 (please don't question the sense of this - while it makes little sense in this particular case, I need the solution for a different case where it's actually useful). I try this:

set theDoc to document of window 1 --> document "Untitled"
get every window whose document is theDoc

But that fails with the error Can’t make document into type reference. number -1700 from document to reference.

How do I solve this without resolving to a loop command (repeat), but staying with the whose clause?


texts: Diagnosing macos locking up when external displayport monitor connected

texts:
Whenever I connect my MBP to an external monitor via a DisplayPort cable the OS pretty much locks up.

I have a new 2020 13" MBP running Catalina 10.15.5 (19F101). I'm trying to connect it to an external monitor via a Caldigit USB-C Pro dock and a 6ft DisplayPort <-> DisplayPort cable. When I connect the cable to the external monitor the laptop freezes for about 10-20 seconds, then the display updates momentarily, then freezes for another 10-20 seconds, then updates, and so on. The external monitor says it's not getting a signal. If I unplug the DisplayPort cable (either at the dock or at the monitor) then the laptop goes back to normal after a few seconds.

What can I do to diagnose this issue further? I've tried running Activity Monitor and I don't see any noticeable spikes in resource utilization.

I thought maybe the issue was with the cable - perhaps I need an "active" cable rather than a "passive" - but the Caldigit documentation only says that's necessary for an adapter (i.e. DisplayPort to HDMI).


texts: Used Audio Midi Set Up to use two audio outputs at once but now am unable to control the master volume of my MacBook Pro?

texts: I am able to control the left and right speakers on my MacBook Pro in Audio Midi Setup, but the master volume is completely disabled, as in I can't use the keyboard or audio window in preferences to change volume. The only way to change the internal speaker volume is if I manually change both left and right speaker outputs through audio midi setup. Would greatly appreciate any help.


texts: If I turn off iCloud backups for an app, will it affect it?

texts: I am running low in iCloud storage, so if I turn off backups for certain apps, will it be affected? For example let’s say it’s social media, will the photos or videos be lost?


texts: Is there a way to rotate multiple photos at once in the camera roll?

texts:
In iOS on the iPhone I only see a way to select one photo at once in order to then rotate it in the Photos app.

Is there a method or perhaps a third-party app that could perform this?


texts:
Since upgrading to Catalina Beta, FileZilla, Transmit & Finder software fails to connect to the remote host.

FileZilla gives error:

Status:         Connection attempt failed with "EHOSTUNREACH - No route to host", trying next address.
Status:         Connecting to xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:21...
Status:         Connection attempt failed with "EHOSTUNREACH - No route to host".

The same credentials work on Macs with Mojave 10.14.4.

The Firewall on the Catalina Beta is not on.

How do I get FTP working on Catalina Beta?


texts: Using webcam connected to MacBook inside a Docker container

texts:
Has anybody figured out yet how to use an external webcam which is connected to a MacBook inside a Docker container?

I read that I have to pass this flag --device /dev/video0 to docker run, but I have a MacBook and there is no /dev/video0.

Host Machine: MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012)
External Webcam: Logitech C922 Pro Stream
Docker container: wusuopu/python-opencv3-dlib:py3.5

PS: I do not have an iSight camera anymore, I took it out.


texts: How can I set an external display (monitor) as the primary one?

texts:
Currently the MacBook's display works as primary, so every application I open gets open on the 13" and I have to drag it to the 24". I also don't have access to the dock on my 24".

Is is possible to turn off the MacBook screen and use only the one attached via DVI?

(I've just connected my 24" HP LP2475w via Mini DisplayPort to DVI to my MacBook Pro 13", which works great except for this one thing.)


texts: Localhost page keep returning message :This site can’t be reached localhost refused to connect

texts:
I am using docker on Mac pro.

the localhost page keeps returning the below  message when i do a docker-compose up -d:

This site can’t be reached localhost refused to connect.
Try:

Checking the connection
Checking the proxy and the firewall
ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED

The localhost used to work, but then stopped working. Not sure what I did wrong.

version: '2'
services:
  apache:
    image: rafaelcgstz/magento2
    # build: .
    ports:
      - "80:80" # web
      - "9001:9000" # xdebug
      # - "35729:35729" # live reload
    volumes:
      - cleanMagento-sync:/var/www/html:nocopy
      - ~/.composer:/var/www/.composer
      - ~/.npm:/var/www/.npm
      # - ~/.nvm:/var/www/.nvm
    environment:
      XDEBUG_CONFIG: "remote_host=10.254.254.254 remote_connect_back=0"
      PHP_IDE_CONFIG: "serverName=Docker"
    depends_on:
      - db
    links:
      - db
    networks:
      - cleanMagento-network
networks:
  cleanMagento-network:
    driver: bridge

volumes:
  cleanMagento-sync:
    external: true
  dbdata:
    driver: local

any ideas on how to debug the issue will be greatly appreciated.

EDIT:

i did some tests and now believe its to do with the apache

i did a

  ping 127.0.0.1

this returned :

PING 127.0.0.1 (127.0.0.1): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=0.042 ms

i also checked if anyting else was listing on port:

  sudo lsof -i :80 | egrep "PID|LISTEN"

this returned ;

COMMAND PID USER   FD   TYPE             DEVICE SIZE/OFF NODE NAME
httpd   860 root    4u  IPv6 0xa09c168da64892ef      0t0  TCP *:http (LISTEN)
httpd   864 _www    4u  IPv6 0xa09c168da64892ef      0t0  TCP *:http (LISTEN)

i then tested my localhost;

  telnet localhost 80

this returned;

Trying ::1...
Connected to localhost.

FINALLY i did a apache config test;

  apachectl configtest

this returned the following ERROR;

AH00557: httpd: apr_sockaddr_info_get() failed for jon-MacBook-Pro.local
AH00558: httpd: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.0.1. Set the 'ServerName' directive globally to suppress this message
Syntax OK

NOT clear if this is the cause of the problem, if so, how to fix it


texts: Moving files from bad external harddrive

texts:
I use OSX mavericks. My external 1TB harddrive is partially unreadable. I want to salvage its content as much as possible. I have tried dd but it took almost a day, so I killed it, and it could not resume from where it left when I rerun it.
I am currently trying moving folders one by one with Finder.

My question is there any option in Finder to continue moving even if errors are detected ?


texts:
The circumstances of my Macbook Air (late 2010 model) and its inability to charge the battery are a bit unique from the other cases I've read about on forums:

My battery would not charge, and the computer would die instantly upon removing the MagSafe cable.
The MagSafe indicator light would sometimes show a very faint green, but most of the time, it was completely off.
I tried resetting the SMC; nothing changed.
I tried multiple outlets; nothing changed.
Coconut Battery gave a "check battery" status, indicating it needed to be replaced. I did so.

Coconut Battery likes the new battery, but it has the same issues:

When the computer is on and plugged in, the system's power status says "Not charging."
When I unplug, the battery powers the system just fine. But eventually, it will lose power from not charging, and I'll be back at Square One.
The MagSafe indicator light is still off with the new battery. I've tried jiggling it when it is in the port; no change.
I've tried cleaning out the MagSafe port; no change.
I've tried using a different duckhead adapter; no change.
The pins on the MagSafe plug appear fine.
I've tried resetting the SMC several more times; no change.

I'm out of ideas. I suppose I could try using a different power adapter, but I don't have another on-hand with a compatible MagSafe adapter. Apple's next recommended step is to get the machine serviced. But I'd rather pursue more DIY options if they exist.


texts: iPhone 6s, Jailbroken Stuck in Recovery Loop

texts:
I jailbroke my phone and one day I accidentally dropped it in some water.
The iPhone around an hour or two later while charging decided to not charge any more saying that this cable is not supported by Apple (but it was), and didn't charge. I tried different cables and power sources, none of which worked.

I then proceeded to panic, and reset my phone in the settings app. The phone began to reset and then got stuck after a while on a full progress bar, so I did a reboot of the device, and now it is stuck on a boot.

It starts normal, than a progress bar appears, which goes about 1/5th of the way and then the phone reboots to a normal Apple logo, and then it turns a bit orange (F.lux from the jailbreak), and then just stays like that forever.

I was wondering if there is a way to enter DFU mode or recovery mode, without the phone being plugged into anything and then reset the device so I can go to Apple, or have I lost this phone forever?

Also, I have tried cleaning out the charging pins multiple times.


texts: What is the difference between HFS path and alias path?

texts: This was brought up in a comment from another question/answer and I was curious what is the difference between an HFS path and an alias path. My understanding they were the same.


texts:
I'm not sure why, but, every few minutes, my middle finger twitches enough to press the right mouse button. I might schedule an appointment with my doctor to check out what's be going on (e.g. lack of good sleep, caffeine, or something else), but, in the interim:
I've got a Logitech mouse with a few side buttons

Is there a way of delaying the right click? Maybe to something like a second?
Is there a way of mapping the right click to another button on the mouse?


texts: Does iOS support IEEE802.11e QOS functionality?

texts:
As the title says, I would like to understand if iOS devices (iPhone, iPad mainly) support the IEEE802.11e (IEEE802.11-2007) protocol?

This protocol enhancement enables QOS support on WiFi.


texts: Is it possible to disable MacBook pro touchbar(esc) completely under Windows 10?

texts:
i disable it before somehow but yesterday after i switched to mac software it came back .
please help this is so annoying
i already uninstall the Apple Multi-touch device
[1]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/uCCK9.png


texts: Odd Xcode error: Objective-C garbage collection is not supported

texts:
I have to administrate a remote macos machine. Today I logged in since some time off and I've got this error:

   $ make

  dyld: Library not loaded: @rpath/DVTFoundation.framework/Versions/A/DVTFoundation
      Referenced from: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/usr/bin/xcodebuild
      Reason: no suitable image found.  Did find:
        /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/usr/bin/../../../SharedFrameworks/DVTFoundation.framework/Versions/A/DVTFoundation: cannot load '/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/usr/bin/../../../SharedFrameworks/DVTFoundation.framework/Versions/A/DVTFoundation' because Objective-C garbage collection is not supported
    Please review and agree to the software license agreements!

Amy idea what this is about?

I've already installed Xcode (macOS Sierra version 10.12).

Can it be caused by the Sierra upgrade? Since I've installed Xcode under the previous version (Lion), and now it's broken?

It seems odd since I've installed Xcode Sierra version.

Update:

Apparently the error is triggered every time I use some Xcode tool,
for instance accepting the license via cli triggers the exact same error.

I have not already had access to the machine directly, but I'll try to reinstall all Xcode building tools.


texts: How to fix Disk Utility, About This Mac, and Finder that disagree on hard drive space usage?

texts:
Has anyone seen this issue and know how to fix it?

Look at the free space reported by running "Get Info" on my hard drive (Macintosh HD) in the Finder, "About This Mac" from the Apple Menu, and Disk Utility.

Running on an early 2011 MacBook Pro OS X 10.7.3.

Disk Utility shows:

108.31 GB (108,311,060,480 Bytes) available
390.94 GB (390,937,042,944 Bytes) used.

Finder shows:

206.43 GB available
292,816,503,508 bytes used (292.82 GB on disk).

System Information shows:

108.44 of 499.25 GB free.


texts: How to permanently disable app relaunch and window restore in Mojave on reboot?

texts: How do I disable both the "relaunch apps after reboot" feature as well as the "reopen windows at relaunch" feature? When I reboot (be it after a hard reset or reboot command) I want to be presented with a blank desktop and not everything I had open before. This is the same as this question regarding doing this on El Capitan, but the trick does not seem to work on Mojave (the commands go through, but there is no effect).


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I'm experiencing issues running backup on an external encrypted USB 3.0 HDD.
The backup starts and stop proceeding random. I'd tried to wait many hours without any progress.

For example in these screenshot the backup stops at 93KB. The previous try was froze at 4,79GB.

I was unable to get errors or warning in Console log, everything seems fine.

I'd also tried to:

Check disk integrity and file permission on boot SSD and backup HDD. Everything is ok.
Disable Spotlight on backup disk.

MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015),
OS X version: El Capitan 10.11.1

Content of in progress backup log file at /Volumes/MBPMG TM/Backups.backupdb/MBPMG/2015-11-05-185944.inProgress:

Preflight complete for "Macintosh HD" (device: /dev/disk1 mount: '/' fsUUID: 95051367-459C-3316-8660-517D5DF0D65B eventDBUUID: 1F1B141B-7157-4E86-8E13-713DC143E3A8)
Time elapsed: 9 minutes, 23.000 seconds

Processing preflight info
        Space needed for this backup: 8.7 GB (2124855 blocks of size 4096)
        Preserving last snapshot /Volumes/MBPMG TM/Backups.backupdb/MBPMG/2015-11-02-074119
Finished processing preflight info

Copying items from "Macintosh HD" (device: /dev/disk1 mount: '/' fsUUID: 95051367-459C-3316-8660-517D5DF0D65B eventDBUUID: 1F1B141B-7157-4E86-8E13-713DC143E3A8)
c :ERROR:-128, copy / to /Volumes/MBPMG TM/Backups.backupdb/MBPMG/2015-11-05-185944.inProgress/FA10A52E-6ACE-4398-85B1-E4CCED76DEA5
Finished copying items for "Macintosh HD" (device: /dev/disk1 mount: '/' fsUUID: 95051367-459C-3316-8660-517D5DF0D65B eventDBUUID: 1F1B141B-7157-4E86-8E13-713DC143E3A8)
Time elapsed: 13 hours, 17 minutes, 17.000 seconds
        Copied 13233 items (1.55 GB)
        Copy stage canceled

Backup canceled.
Total time elapsed: 13 hours, 26 minutes, 56.000 seconds

How can I solve this problem?


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It's been a few years since I tried a case-sensitive install of OS X and I'm wondering how it is these days? I had to revert to case-insensitivity before due to Adobe CS but I think that's fixed now.

I recently had an issue deploying code to a linux server and having a js require statement fail due to case differences. Took me awhile to realize the issue.

If there aren't any major problems I'll probably do a clean, case-sensitive install of El Capitan this fall.

Here's a similar question but old: HFS+ case-sensitive or case-insensitive -- which type to use for the primary drive partition?


texts: Why Does My MBA Close All My Apps After 5 Mins Idle?

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Sometimes if I walk away from my MBA without locking the screen and I return I'll be faced with a login screen. Once I login all my apps I had open are now closed.

Sometimes I'll close my MBA lid and when I open it again some time later I'll log in and it'll prompt with a bunch of dialogs asking to quit all the apps. I can halt it by hitting cancel.

EDIT Update: The problem has gotten worse. I used to be able to lock my screen Ctrl+Shift+Power/Eject and it'd prevent it from closing all apps. But not even that is doing the trick any longer. I'd try locking then closing the lid and that still does not work.

This is even happening when I'm plugged into a power source.

Output of Console where I believe the MBA killed all apps.

02/05/15 20:39:10.664 com.apple.usbmuxd[26918]: _SendAttachNotification Device e4:98:d6:19:53:0c@fe80::e698:d6ff:fe19:530c._apple-mobdev2._tcp.local. has already appeared on interface 4. Suppressing duplicate attach notification.
02/05/15 20:39:10.664 com.apple.usbmuxd[26918]: _SendAttachNotification Device e4:98:d6:19:53:0c@fe80::e698:d6ff:fe19:530c._apple-mobdev2._tcp.local. has already appeared on interface 4. Suppressing duplicate attach notification.
02/05/15 20:39:11.416 Xcode[27046]: <DYMobileDevice: 0x7fa25c656030>: failed to acquire service transport reservation: Error Domain=DYAMDErrorDomain Code=-402653150 "The service is invalid."
02/05/15 20:39:27.286 warmd[32]: [_bootcachectl_playlist_for_file:3197] Unable to generate playlist for file: 2 No such file or directory
02/05/15 20:39:27.287 warmd[32]: [_bootcachectl_playlist_for_file:3197] Unable to generate playlist for file: 2 No such file or directory
02/05/15 20:39:27.306 warmd[32]: [_bootcachectl_playlist_for_file:3197] Unable to generate playlist for file: 2 No such file or directory
02/05/15 20:39:27.339 warmd[32]: [_bootcachectl_playlist_for_file:3197] Unable to generate playlist for file: 2 No such file or directory
02/05/15 20:39:27.339 warmd[32]: [_bootcachectl_playlist_for_file:3197] Unable to generate playlist for file: 2 No such file or directory
02/05/15 20:39:27.340 warmd[32]: [_bootcachectl_playlist_for_file:3197] Unable to generate playlist for file: 2 No such file or directory
02/05/15 20:39:48.880 sharingd[26933]: 20:39:48.879 : Starting Handoff advertising
02/05/15 20:39:50.522 locationd[57]: Location icon should now be in state 'Active'
02/05/15 20:39:52.355 locationd[57]: NETWORK: requery, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, items, fQueryRetries, 0, fLastRetryTimestamp, 444803043.5
02/05/15 20:39:52.926 locationd[57]: Location icon should now be in state 'Inactive'
02/05/15 20:39:52.930 Console[27129]: Failed to connect (_consoleX) outlet from (NSApplication) to (ConsoleX): missing setter or instance variable
02/05/15 20:39:53.462 sharingd[26933]: 20:39:53.462 : Starting Handoff advertising
02/05/15 20:39:55.464 sharingd[26933]: 20:39:55.463 : Stopping Handoff advertising


texts: How can I disable the trackpad when my mouse is plugged in on Lion?

texts:
For the last few hours my trackpad has been behaving terribly, jumping all over the place and sticking. I believe I remember there being an option to disable the trackpad when a mouse is plugged in in previous versions of OS X, but can't seem to find that option anymore.

Is such an option still available in Lion?


texts: How can I get files on my iPad into my Dropbox?

texts:
Let's say I get a file in an email, or have it stored in GoodReader, or find a link to it on the web, and want to put it into my Dropbox using the ipad app.

It seems like the only files you can add from the app are photos and video.  Am I missing anything?  Goodreader is a great example of how an app can "pull in" compatible files from emails, etc, but I can't find any similar capability in the Dropbox app.


texts: Upgrading from sudo 1.7.4p6 to 1.8.6p7 on OS X 10.7.5

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I downloaded sudo for os x 10.7 from the following link, I followed the readme instructions, but when I call sudo -V I still get the old version number.  I can see the folders related claim to have been changed at the time I ran the suggested command.

Any ideas?

http://archive.hmug.org/BSD/Administration/System/sudo/1.8.6p7/


texts: MacBook Pro 2019 Upgrade to Big Sur left me stuck in a boot loop

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my MacBook Pro doesn’t start cleanly after Big Sur.
Here are the details:

I have a MBP 2019 (T2 Chip)

I erased the Macintosh HD

I didn't backup the disk.

I un-linked the Apple ID from the MBP (because of the error 1008F in Internet Recovery)

I didn't unlock the bootable USB.

When Internet recovery tries to install macOS (Catalina or Mojave) the installation fails.

I had the Big Sur Beta installed.

I erased the disk and tried to reinstall the OS. Catalina's setup starts, and at 95% (approx.) it resets and starts the Internet Recovery again. Mojave installs and at the Apple logo during boot, it shows a bar, but after 1 second it restarts and if I don’t go to the Internet Recovery it continues in a boot loop.
I'm trying to get my Mac back functional, am I forgetting to do something critical?


texts: iPad virtual keyboard text entry: Way to type multiple capital letters without having to press SHIFT before each letter?

texts:
Let's say I'm typing a word in ALL-CAPS on the iPad.  Currently, the only way I know of how to do this is to press SHIFT before each of the letters.

Is there an alternative, like a sticky shift or Caps Lock function, where I can just go into a caps mode, type the letters I want as all caps, and then go back to normal text entry?  I've tried keeping my finger on the shift key as well while I type, but that doesn't work as expected.


texts: My terminal path in macOS SIerra is messed up

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Few months ago, I was trying to download pygame on mac.

It was very difficult but I finally did it through terminal using bash.

But after the download, I think there was some change on default path on my Mac's terminal.

I searched many solutions through this site, but I can't solve the problem and I think those solutions are not really fit to my problem.

When I open terminal,

Last login: Thu Jul 6 21:18:59 on ttys000 ojeonghuns-MacBook-Pro:~ hoon$

I can see this kind of message and i remember that i couldn't find the first line when i first use terminal.

and on that state, i cannot use command line like ls, cd .. etc

I can use only pwd as i know, and everytime when I want to use ls or cd, i have to export new path by entering this kind of command line,

export PATH=/usr/bin:/bin

This leads me to use every command line, but everytime when i close and re-open the terminal, i have to set path.

If I echo $PATH , my path is

/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.6/bin:’/usr/local/bin:??

I think i download one or two additional Python versions on my Mac.

So is it possible to set default path ?

Oh, and when I try to figure out by typing  open ~/.bash_profile

I see the error message of

  Trace/BPT trap: 5


texts:
I cloned a disk containing an HFS+ volume to a larger disk using the command line dd utility.  Now I want to grow the HFS+ volume to fill the new disk.  There's an EFI partition before the HFS+ volume in the partition table but nothing after it.

When I attempt to resize the HFS+ volume in Disk Utility, it acts like everything works, but completes in about 4 seconds without making any changes to the partition table.  Trying from the command line using sudo diskutil resizeVolume /dev/disk3s2 0 gives 0 does not appear to be a valid disk size.  If I use a size of 2T instead, I get the error Error: -5341: MediaKit reports partition (map) too small.

How can I resize this partition?  I'd prefer not to have to copy the data to the new drive all over again.


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I am backing up my hdd with the Time machine. Even small incremental backups take several hours. For an hour or so I am in the state "50.3 MB of 496.3MB", while in Activity Monitor I notice that mds_stores has accumulated already over 116 GB data read, and it increases by about 50 MB/s.   My Hdd is this new pcie-sdd type, so it should be efficient with this sort of backup.
Moreover in Console it is written that about 2300 files constitute this 0.5 GB of backup.

I am backing up to external usb Toshiba drive.

Am I missing something obvious? This is not normal, is it? Can I see which of these 2300 files the Time machine is currently backing up? The "preparing" phase was not so long - took about 30 minutes.


texts: How to keep MacBook awake with lid closed + extended display?

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Specs:

macOS Sierra 10.12.1
MacBook Pro 15-inch, early 2011

Basically, when I connect my projector and extend the display, after closing the lid, MacBook "extended display" option cancels out and I can see the full display (not just the extended bit). I understand this phenomenon happens because of the "closed-clamshell" mode, however what I want to achieve is to be able to close my MacBook Pro's lid and see the extended display on the wall - when I open the lid, I should be able to see the usual display on my laptop and still the extended one on the wall.

Used the latest versions of both NoSleep & Caffeine (also tried InsomniaX), but no luck.


texts: Air Play-ing music from a sleeping iPhone

texts:
A couple days ago, I was experimenting with Air Play. What I'd like to do is play music behind a party, driven from my iPhone in my pocket. I sleep my phone while iPod is playing music all the time, it keeps going just great, but this time it would die after a few minutes of sleeping. I believe what's happening is it's losing WiFi and killing the Air Play connection.

Any solutions for playing an evening's worth of music through Air Play from my pocket, without pulling the phone out and restarting it every few minutes?

EDIT: I should have mentioned, this phone is not jailbroken and I'd prefer not to jailbreak it. I'm a developer and my phone is one of my testing devices. I need to be able to test it in the conditions most users will be in.


texts: Why does the Kind column show the Chinese characters 文件 for Markdown files?

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Finder shows the Chinese characters 文件 next the md text in the Kind column for Markdown files:

Same is shown in the inspector:

Through Google Translate I found that the characters 文件 mean file in Chinese.

Why is Finder showing the word file in md file in Chinese?
How can I revert it to English?

Here I've uploaded a sample file that shows this behaviour on my machine.

I'm on macOS 10.15.3, the preferred system language is English (UK). No other files show any Chinese characters.

What I've tried

Per suggestion of bjbk I've set the Open with to Visual Studio Code and restarted. This did not change the Kind column contents.

Per suggestion of WGroleau I checked if file README.md returned the same Chinese characters. It does not, it simply returns:

README.md: UTF-8 Unicode text

I've tried using the mdls command on the file, it shows that the content type is com.unknown.md. Maybe that's can help pinpoint the issue?

Full mdls output below:

_kMDItemDisplayNameWithExtensions      = "README.md"
kMDItemContentCreationDate             = 2020-01-20 21:18:03 +0000
kMDItemContentCreationDate_Ranking     = 2020-01-20 00:00:00 +0000
kMDItemContentModificationDate         = 2020-03-14 17:21:13 +0000
kMDItemContentModificationDate_Ranking = 2020-03-14 00:00:00 +0000
kMDItemContentType                     = "com.unknown.md"
kMDItemContentTypeTree                 = (
    "com.unknown.md",
    "public.text",
    "public.data",
    "public.item",
    "public.content",
    "public.plain-text"
)
kMDItemDateAdded                       = 2020-03-14 17:18:56 +0000
kMDItemDateAdded_Ranking               = 2020-03-14 00:00:00 +0000
kMDItemDisplayName                     = "README.md"
kMDItemDocumentIdentifier              = 0
kMDItemFSContentChangeDate             = 2020-03-14 17:21:13 +0000
kMDItemFSCreationDate                  = 2020-01-20 21:18:03 +0000
kMDItemFSCreatorCode                   = ""
kMDItemFSFinderFlags                   = 0
kMDItemFSHasCustomIcon                 = (null)
kMDItemFSInvisible                     = 0
kMDItemFSIsExtensionHidden             = 0
kMDItemFSIsStationery                  = (null)
kMDItemFSLabel                         = 0
kMDItemFSName                          = "README.md"
kMDItemFSNodeCount                     = (null)
kMDItemFSOwnerGroupID                  = 20
kMDItemFSOwnerUserID                   = 502
kMDItemFSSize                          = 97
kMDItemFSTypeCode                      = ""
kMDItemInterestingDate_Ranking         = 2020-03-14 00:00:00 +0000
kMDItemKind                            = "md"
kMDItemLastUsedDate                    = 2020-03-14 17:21:05 +0000
kMDItemLastUsedDate_Ranking            = 2020-03-14 00:00:00 +0000
kMDItemLogicalSize                     = 97
kMDItemPhysicalSize                    = 4096
kMDItemUseCount                        = 21
kMDItemUsedDates                       = (
    "2020-03-13 23:00:00 +0000"
)


texts: Is there a list of Apple TV 4th gen screen saver images?

texts: How can I find out where the pictures on the Apple TV 4th gen screen saver are coming from? Some of them I recognize, but I'm stymied by a few and I'd love to know their source.


texts: Any way to recover data from a semi-bricked iPhone?

texts:
My iPhone turns on, shows the white apple logo, and then after a few minutes shuts off. It is not a battery issue, it happens even when it's plugged in.

Is there any way I can get the data off the phone without resorting to a hard-drive recovery company?

Maybe some kind of program that can access the hard drive through the USB port? Or maybe I can open up the phone and somehow get the data off the hard drive?

I know that I can restore the phone through iTunes and have it working again. The problem is that I didn't back up the data so I have 400 or so notes saved only on the phone. If I restore it, they will be gone forever.

Just in case you are wondering, I haven't jailbroken or even attempted to jailbreak the phone. This problem just happened randomly while I was using the phone. It was frozen one day, I tried a hard reset, and ever since then I can never get it to work. I read that some people got the same issue via a remote wipe, however, I'm not subscribed to mobile me, so there is no way that could have happened.


texts:
I installed zsh, and I'm using vi.

I want to copy a line from vi to somewhere else.
How may I do this?


texts:
This isn't a coding question, but it is an issue that affects my ability to develop iPhone apps. Beginning this morning, I began seeing the message "The cable or accessory is not certified and may not work reliably with this iPhone" whenever I plug in my iPhone 5's cable. I'm running iOS 7.0.4.

(This is the cable that came in the box with the phone, and I get the same message when I use the cable that came with my iPad.)

The phone will still charge (as long as I have the correct side of the jack "up"; it previously didn't matter which side was "up"). But Xcode no longer recognizes the device, meaning I can't test with it. (iTunes doesn't recognize it either.)

Does anyone know what causes this issue and how to fix it? I didn't have this problem yesterday and have made no deliberate updates to the phone recently. And as I said, I'm using cables that were shipped boxed with Apple devices.


texts: How do I know the IP addresses of other computers in my network?

texts:
Say that I have two computers connected to the same network.
I know that from computer1 and file sharing enabled I can snoop around inside computer2.
But say that there is something interesting on computer2, which you access by typing localhost:9091 in safari. (e.g. transmission's web UI).
To access that I would have to type in the ip_address_of_computer2:9091 on computer1.

But how do I find out computer2's ip address without using computer2?


texts: Can I delete photo files from Mac desktop after import to Photo?

texts:
I'm using Yosemite's Photos app (switching from iPhoto).

I had a bunch of image files (about 200) on my desktop which I imported with the new Photos app.

I want to clean up my desktop, as all the image files are still there. The issue is that I've always found it bit confusing as far as where the source image files are stored for the iPhoto and Photos app.

I assume that they'll be gone altogether if I delete the files from my desktop. Is this correct?


texts: I’m curious, but haven't tested: What does the emergency dialer let you do? If you don’t unlock the phone and press the Emergency button, it shows a phone keypad. Can you only dial emergency numbers? What happens if you try calling a normal number?


texts: Possible to record audio output streaming from other apps?

texts:
Looking to record any audio that streams on my device. Are there any apps that are capable of doing this for ALL audio? (Im not interested in radio station apps that record radio stations only).

I am willing to jailbreak the phone to make this work.

Running ios 10.2 on iphone6


texts: Add and remove multiple tags at once from a file or a folder

texts:
Using OS X Mavericks I want to add multiple tags at once to a file or a folder and I also want to remove multiple tags at once. There are different ways to add tags to a file, one of them would be to drag the file on top of the 'tag label' (image).

I want to set my 'File' to "In Progress" and "Important" at once using one combined label. Is it possible to add multiple tags at once using OS X Finder only? Maybe using folder-actions or smart-folders? Or maybe by a (unknown) 'copy tags from other file' option?

If no OS X Finder solution is possible, what would be a valid solution for this problem?


texts: How is access granted to a Mac User on newly created folders in a windows shared drive?

texts:
All, I have a situation where I have several users on MacBook Pros (Latest OS) who have access to a shared drive on a windows 2008R2 server.  The users are using a VPN to tunnel into the network and have AD credentials that will allow them full access to this drive.

They can access the drive.  They can create a folder on that drive and they can drag folders and files over to the created folder without an issue.  However, they cannot access those folders/files they just dragged over.  That's the issue.  On the server the users are not only in Windows AD, they are in a AD Group that I am using for access to the shared drive.  The drive is fully shared out with all permissions to them.  The group was even added to the local admin group on the server, just to see if that would fix the issue.  I'm part of the group and my user is a domain admin and I can't access the copied over files/folders!

I've been a windows user all my life up until about a year ago when I switched over to a macbook pro so I feel I have a good handle on the Windows side, and I believe I have everything setup on the Mac side, but I'm stumped as to why the users cannot access the folders / files copied over from the mac to the windows shared drive.

Appreciate any insight here on a fix.


texts: Is there a way to recover a cleared notification in macOS Sierra?

texts:
If you x out a notification (or group of notifications) or click on a notification it appears to be cleared. From time to time I wish I could see or interact with it again. Either the link doesn't work properly or I just wish I hadn't cleared it out. Is there a system, app, or log file to look through to get the info? Or is there a method to start logging or collecting them for the future?

For example, I had a notification about time machine today. I suppose I cleared it out but I don't remember. Either way, I want to share the message with one of our network guys. He is attempting to set up back-up on a dedicated server.


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I'm using a MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2013). I recently reformatted and reinstalled the OS via Internet Recovery, but I suspect something went wrong.

Now, when I boot normally, I get the infamous Flashing Question Mark.

When I boot with Alt+Cmd+R, I get the spinning globe with

  Starting Internet Recovery. This may take a while

and then:

  apple.com/support
  -2006F

When I boot with Cmd+R, I get the exact same thing as above. Maybe my Recovery Partition is corrupted, so it defaults to Internet Recovery?

This MacRumors thread Flashing Question mark in folder after start up seems similar to my problem, but the OP is able to get into Internet Recovery, unlike me.

Any suggestions?


texts: Can not send email after iOS 8.0.2 update

texts: After installing the iOS 8.0.2 update I am unable to send email. I can open amd receive but not respond. Here is the message I receive. Unable to deliver mail. An error occurred while divering this message. Can anyone advise me on how to correct this problem. I did not have problems until the update to 8.0.2 this afternoon.


texts: Generate a new table entry in one sheet from another

texts:
I have a numbers file with 2 sheets: sheet1 and sheet2.

On sheet1 is where I am entering some data in some cells.
On sheet2 there is a transactions table with different entries.

Is it possible to have a button or something in sheet1, where I can enter some information in some cells sheet1, and when I press that button, it adds a new entry in the transactions table in sheet2 with some values from sheet1?

Its straight forward to use values from one sheet into another by using a format like SHEETNAME::TABLENAME::CELL in a formula, but I don't know how I can (or if I can) achieve the above.


texts: OSX Bash for loop - issues with spaces in folder names?

texts:
I'm getting a bit confused on how to handle spaces in path names when returned in a for loop.

Rationale: I'm cleaning up the permissions on folders and files that I copy over from Windows. Most of the files end up with -rwx------ or -rwxr-xr-x permissions so I like to do "chmod -x *" and then "chmod u+x <folders>" so I'm trying the following:

$ alias getdirs='find . -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 -type d | cut -c 3-'
$ for i in $(getdirs); do chmod u+x $i; done

which works fine, as long as the directories don't have a space in the name.

I've tried different permutations of chmod u+x "$i", chmod u+x '$i' and similar to get the behavior I wanted, but to no avail.

How to improve my bash code, that works with folder names containing space?

The purpose of this is to be able to remove the "exec" bit from plain files (hence the chmod -x * part) but then to restore it to the directories to allow getting into them (chmod u+x <dirname>). From the comments and answers so far I'm thinking that it probably will be easier to do with the proper "find" incantation


texts: Is it possible to use an older Canon Scanner with OS 10.11 El Capitan?

texts: My Canon LIDE 600F scanner is old but still worked very well. When I upgraded to OS 10.11 my computer no longer recognized the scanner. Canon has officially stated that they are not making new drivers for this product, but I had a similar issue with my tablet not working and was able to find a solution on this site. Does anyone know of a workaround?


texts: Will it notify my mom if i turn my phone on?

texts: I got my phone taken away and i found it in my moms dresser turned off. She uses Find my Friends on me so will it notify her if i turn it on? She also pays the bill if that has anything to do with it.


texts: Font missing Characters Latin 1 Supplement. How to type them?

texts:
I am typing in sanskrit, so, when typing in roman alphabet I need some supplements like  ā ṣ ḥ ś ī.

My font for the Roman alphabet is DV1-TTGanesh. When installing it (I have the copyright version), it says in the specification that it contains the Latin-1 supplement that covers those characters.

The thing is that when I write with that font, everything is ok until I try to use one of those letters that is composed of a dot and vocal, for example ī . Then, the font changes to Helvetica, for example.

At first I thought that the font didn't have those characters, and that was why it was changing the font.

But I figure out, that is not true. The reason is that I opened a text already written by another person, using DV1-TTGanesh, and those letters composed of 2 things, are nicely in the correct font, and are not changing.

So meanwhile, I have to copy the letter I need and paste everytime from one document to another.

So my question is, where are those letters? How can I find out how to write them? I use the keyboard screen but they are not there. There are just showing the elements separately.

Any clues?


texts: How can I use Apple News without changing my region on macOS Catalina?

texts:
I want to use Apple News on macOS but not to change my region to the United States. How can I do that?
I am try:

open -a "News.app"
sudo spctl --add --label "ApprovedApps" /System/Applications/News.app

It's not work.


texts: Correct battery voltage for new MacBook Pro battery

texts:
I have a 17" Macbook Pro (5,2 mid 2009,  MC226LL/A) that has a battery that is in need of being replaced.

I'm looking for the correct battery for it and have found various batteries that say they are compatible. The odd thing is that some of the batteries that are said to be compatible have a voltage that is higher than the original.

My battery is model A1309 with a voltage of 7.3V and 95Wh. But batteries that I've seen listed as compatible with model MC226LL/A have a voltage of 10.95V and 95Wh. Does this difference in voltage matter?


texts: How do you install a graphics card on mac pro 1,1?

texts: Howdo you install a Radeon 6000 series graphics card on mac pro 1,1?


texts: Buyer information provided by Apple to Vendor for AppStore purchases

texts:
Since I'm not currently selling anything in the apple appstore it would be nice if someone  who does could help me out with some details on the information Apple provides to the developer about the people purchasing your apps in the Mac/iOS Appstore. Do you get any personal information like the email address?

I'm asking this because I'm working on a multi platform SaaS solution and I'm evaluating if I the appstore(s) could be integrated into my own account management as just an alternative payment method.


texts: How can stop or reduce music duplication in Itunes?

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I keep all of my music in a folder on my back up drive. I use Media player to edit and genre categorize the music. Then copy / transfer the folder to Itunes which converts the music to ACC format.

My problem is when I add a new song or album(s) to my master folder, Itunes wants to copy the whole folder again causing massive duplications and it wants to change my genre categorization on some songs.

It also sometimes takes songs in an album and separates them listing each separately. So instead of on e album listing 15 songs. I get 15  listings of the album with one song listed.


texts: How to see the phone numbers a message was sent to?

texts: I sent a message to several people, and one of them indicates that they never got the message. Is there a way that I can email a copy of the message showing all the phone numbers the message was sent to?


texts: What are all of the preferences files used by iTunes X and iTunes XI?

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Excluding anything in the iTunes Library, what and where (or full relative path is fine) are all of externally called files including preference list files etc used by iTunes X 10.6.3? And by iTunes XI 11.2.1?

A comprehensive and exhaustive list of what files these 2 separate versions of iTunes access, excluding the iTunes Library and anything inside the application bundle is what I'm after. If they both use identical external files to store their preferences, all the better. If you can give any short explanation on each file, what is stored there, it is also appreciated.

The purpose of identifying these files is to aid in the understanding of how to go about having both versions of iTunes installed at the same time, so that I can choose (via a switcher script that may shuffle the files in and out of the correct place) which version to load for the purposes of enabling administration of older iOS devices that are no longer supported in the current version of iTunes.


texts: iPhone 6 & iOS 9 - ad hoc app will not install

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I'm having problems installing our developed app (distributed via ad-hoc) to iOS9.

The ipa installs and works fine on iPhone 4 and on iPad 2 (iOS 9.1) but nothing seems to work for iPhone 6 with iOS 9.1.

I've tried to install it with iTunes - install stops at ~60-75% and app icons turns grey, then tapping it just says waiting under the icon and nothing else.
Tried to download ipa file from website via safari - safari says it can't download this kind of file.
Re-build and archived, selected distribute using ad-hoc and installing via iTune. Nothing happens - app icon won't even appear in iPhone and iTunes says installing next to app, sync icon in iPhone disappears after a second. The same ipa works fine on iPhone 4 & iPad 2.

iPhone 6 & iPad 2, iOS version: 9.1 (13B143)

iPhone 4, iOS version: 7.1.2 (11D257)

Nothing shows up in device logs (xCode - Window - devices - device logs). I tried to restart between the installs to ensure nothing was cached. Tried to hard reset (?, on/off button + home button). I'm at the end of my wits, nothing seems to work and I it won't tell me why it doesn't work.


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I have remapped one of my top-left keys (`) to the backward-delete key (⌫). However the command-delete shortcut (⌘+⌫) to "move to trash" works only on the original ⌫ key but not on the remapped key. Any suggestion?

I have remapped the key using Ukelele. I entered "&#x0008"; as the identifier for ⌫.

[fyi: purpose is to symmetrize and reduce wrist pain; likewise I remapped caps-lock to enter/return; I'm a customized Dvorak keyboard user; first experience on a Mac]


texts: All files from shared folder appear empty

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I have a mac mini that's serving files over the network (Through the "sharing" part of the preferences). All files have a size, and are accessable locally. but when I try to cat them on the terminal off the network or copy them to my local HD I get empty files only .

The permissions are set to allow everyone to both read and write. It's set to operate using the SMB protocol, and I've been trying to access it by clicking the machine name under the "shared" title on the left pane of "Finder" and logging in.

The mac has the "Mac server" program installed, not sure if it's relevant.


texts: Getting error on opening Microsoft remote desktop: The file “com.microsoft.rdc.application-data.sqlite” couldn’t be opened

texts: My mac has turned off due to a power cut. Now every time I open Microsoft remote desktop I have the following error The file “com.microsoft.rdc.application-data.sqlite” couldn’t be opened.. I tried to uninstall and install RDP but nothing helped. So I need to enter IP, user, password now and again when I open RDP. Does someone have any idea how to fix this issue?


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My Macbook Pro has just lost it's warrenty 1yr and 2months old and I've had to get the entire keyboard replaced, the hard disk replaced and now one of the new key caps has fallen off and can't be popped back like others have when they've fallen off...again.
Can I order a new cap cover in the store?
If so how much will it cost?
and before you ask I don't have an amazon account or any online shopping account for various reasons so would rather just buy the key cap in store if possible.


texts: When I updated iOS7 to my iphone, it somehow changed my settings on my computer. So now, whenever I text someone off my Macbook Pro, it sends the message from my email address. How do I change that back to send iMessages from my phone number?


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I'm running Mountain Lion with a retina MacBook Pro with three external monitors attached.  Quite often, one or more of the monitors blacks out.  Normally, I would choose "detect displays" in the displays menu or system preference, but I just found that that button is no longer there.  Furthermore, the displays menu is gone as well!  I found it in /System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras, but when I double clicked it, it didn't open.

So I guess I really have two questions:

Is the displays menu dead?  Or did I break my computer somehow? I don't terribly miss it, other than the detect displays command (I never change the resolution from the default).
More importantly, how can I execute a "detect displays"?  A terminal command would be fine.


texts: Where is "Voice" on New Projects in GarageBand now?

texts: In my old GarageBand App under New Projects there was a "Voice" tab.  How do I locate that or is it no longer in the app?


texts: I was going to sell this macbook, so I needed to wipe it, however it doesn't seem like the recovery mode method will do everything, since I have 2 other partitions and I can't figure out how to merge them all to 1 partition with just mac os on it


texts: In what Folder are Dock Applications are stored?

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At the bottom of my screen of my Mac I have a dock with different shortcuts inside.

But.. where are these shortcuts stored? In what folder exactly?