texts: How to identify CPU hogs when screen is off?

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I occasionally notice my Mac working hard, with the fan blowing strongly, while the screen is off and when it was supposed to be pretty much idle.
When I turn on the screen, I can see in the activity monitor CPU history icon (in the dock) very high CPU usage recently, which drops sharply at the time the screen turned on.
When this happens and I look at the top aggregate CPU usage by app I see, in descending order: windowserver, kernel_task, and then various apps. However, I can't pinpoint which of these is the culprit.
Is there some elegant way for tracking which app/service was recently using much CPU? I.e. not momentarily, and not total since last reboot, perhaps in last 5 minutes.
Other ideas for how to deal with this mystery also appreciated.


texts: Wifi network selection window won't close

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The network selection window that opens when you click the WIFI icon >> Join Other Network >> Show Networks, is stuck open. Clicking "Cancel" doesn't close it.

How could I fix this without restarting my mac? What process is responsible for that window? Can I (force) quit that process? Does it automatically restart, or do I have to manually restart it?


texts: How do I ensure an external disk mounts before certain apps launch at startup?

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I have an SSD connected to my iMac via USB, and I use it to store, among other things, my Dropbox folder, which is too large for my built-in storage.
This generally works well, but sometimes (often) when I restart my computer, Dropbox pops up a warning that it can't find the Dropbox folder, presumably because the SSD hadn't mounted yet when the app launched and checked for its data.
By the time I can interact with the system, the disk is mounted... so I don't think this is a problem with the disk, I think it's a timing issue.
Is there any way to have apps launch at startup, but have them wait for an event, like a disk being mounted?


texts: How to Quit by default X11 when shutting down

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When I shutdown my computer I am having followin pop-up for X11, by default I want to always Quit instead of manually clicking.

[Q] How to accept by defualt Quit for X11 when it is closed?


texts: Why do some items in my Finder window appear grayed out?

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In my finder window some items are grayed out. Why is that?

I've taken more snapshots:

Note: If I rename the file it is no longer grayed out.

Note 2: I noticed a intermediary file is being created that is immediately renamed:

Note 3: I also noticed that the .DS_Store file is grayed out.


texts: What steps are needed to create a new user from the command line?

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What commands (or script) can create a fully functional user account on Mountain Lion, running only from the command line via terminal or ssh.

It looks like an existing pair of answers might work, but I wondered if there were a short script or tool for creating fully functional user accounts on Mountain Lion?


texts: Error 23 trying to restore original iPad from iTunes

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Pulled my original iPad out of my bag after returning from vacation and it had an alert on screen saying it required activation. It connected to my home wi-fi fine but failed when trying to activate. After a bunch of retries it went in to recovery mode.

I installed latest iTunes (I'm on Windows 8.1 Pro) and started the restore process. However at the stage where it states it's verifying the restore with Apple (or something to that effect) it fails with the following message:

  The iPad "iPad" could not be restored. An unknown error occurred (23).

I'm stuck. Tried everything I can think of. Any ideas?


texts: can i use target display mode on mid 2011 IMac with an early 2011 macbook pro with thunderbolt

texts: I have connected the mid 2011 IMac to the early 2011 macbook pro via thunderbolt.  Nothing happens.  Command /  F2 on the IMac doesn't do anything.  Any thoughts?


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I can single tap my trackpad for a left click, and tap it with two fingers for a right click. Is there any way to bind a three finger tap to perform a middle click?

I tried MagicPrefs, but it's limited to the MagicMouse only, it doesn't work with the trackpad.


texts: Strange color transitions in dark regions of images

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Since updating to macOS 10.12 Sierra, there has been an increase in artifacts in regions of images where color transitions from dark to light.

Consider the following image:

While processing the image in Adobe Photoshop 14.0.0, there was no evidence of artifacts in the darker color transitions. However, upon opening the image in Preview, this was the result:

Here is a closer inspection:

Around the edges where the color transitions from dark to light, there is a strange pattern consistent with temporal dithering. I have confirmed that it does not only occur in this image, but in other images where there are transitions between dark and light colors.

Strangely, this only occurs in Preview, QuickLook, iMessage, Chrome and almost any other application, but not in Adobe Photoshop. The patterns/artifacts can be captured by a screenshot.

Does anyone know what causes this issue, if it is of concern, if it can be avoided/disabled or any other information about this issue? Help is much appreciated.


texts: Many Compile Warnings while Installing MacPorts

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I recently upgraded to Mac OS X Lion 10.7.2.  I also installed the latest version of Xcode (version 4.2) in order to build MacPorts.  After doing this, I had no problems executing sudo port selfupdate, which downloaded the latest version of MacPorts (version 2.0.3). However, I saw a LOT of compile warnings, especially for packages/ports like Python, when executing sudo port upgrade outdated.  For other packages/ports I noticed that a couple of compiler options were obsolete and/or ignored.  Otherwise, I had no problem rebuilding MacPorts.

Are the compile warnings generated during the build a result of poor programming, or are they a product of the (possible) changes to the gcc compiler?  If the compile warnings are a result of poor programming and, as I didn't notice such warnings when initially installing MacPorts under Snow Leopard, have the compiler options to suppress such warnings changed?

As for those compiler options that were obsolete and/or ignored, is this also a result to (possible) changes to the gcc compiler, or is this a feature of the script used for rebuilding major releases of MacPorts?


texts: Does Photo Stream update later if computer is offline?

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I shoot with a DSLR on the road and import the photos on my laptop MBP to edit them.  Sometimes, the laptop is not in a wifi zone when I import the photos (physically from SD card), and they do not get to My Photo Stream, even after I take the MBP to a wifi zone later.

Is it because the photos are only considered "new" if the MBP is connected to a wifi zone WHILE the photos are imported?  The Photo Stream description in Aperture prefs seems to indicate that "Send all new photos to My Photo Stream."

Second question:  If I import 400 photos from a shoot and the MBP goes to sleep after a few minutes of keyboard inactivity, does the photo stream continue to update, or is the uploading activity put on hold until I wake up the computer again.  Related: Does iPhoto or Aperture have to be running for My Photo Stream to continue uploading imported photos?


texts: I have enabled File Vault in Lion on a shared computer with several user accounts.  Is it possible to encrypt each user home directory such that other users cannot access their data?  As it stands, I can go on the terminal and (using sudo) access all the files in all accounts.  I'd like to be able to prevent this.


texts:
A while ago, I installed Ubuntu along with the macOS on my MacBook. Yesterday, I decided I should uninstall Ubuntu. I read a post on how to uninstall Ubuntu. What I did was, in Disk Utility on macOS I tried to delete the partitions. There were:

Apple partition
Ubuntu partition
Swap memory 8GB

After deleting, I saw that only swap was deleted but the Ubuntu partition was there. I worked normally on my MacBook for the day and shut the lid off when I slept.
In the morning, I opened the MacBook and it booted into Ubuntu. Now I am not able to boot into MacBook as I used to earlier by holding the option key during boot. There is no macOS HD during boot. And neither can I see anything on rEFIND boot management.


texts: Midnight commander freezes when lynx navigation is used in a quick fashion

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As a wrote in the title I use MC on Mac because I just like it and it is a very effective tool, especially with lynx-like navigation. But it gets frozen randomly when I use it basically running through a directory structure. I don't know any other tool which is as effective as MC can be. Finder is not my way in this case.
The phenomena is independent from terminal app. It happens in iTerm2 and Hyper too.
The other thing I experience with MC is that it starts slowly, it takes 3-5 seconds to start. I don't know whether the two are related.
Is anyone experienced similar and has any idea what to do to MC avoid freeze.


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My problem with using the email app started today, after macOS update to version 10.14.4.

The problem is email (and calendar) app fail to log into google.   I have entered my google email address, password and 2 factor authentication code at least 7 times now.

Things I have tried:

delete my accounts and reenter the account
log into google using both safari and chrome

Totally lost as what to try next.

Thnx


texts: Do files on USB drive leave any trace on iMac (macOS Sierra)?

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I'd like to know if I look at files (specifically jpegs) stored on a usb drive without opening them, will they leave a trace on the iMac I'm putting the USB into?

Bascially, if I plug in a USB and don't actually open the jpeg files (eg. using preview) but only look at them as thumbnails in the finder folder, will they still leave a trace on the computer?

Also, if I move the jpeg files from one folder to another on the same USB drive, or from one usb drive to a different one (both plugged into the same iMac), does that also leave any trace on the computer?

I want to know if anyone else accessing the computer will be able to see any trace of the jpeg files after I've removed the thumb drives. And if so, is there a  way to delete it?


texts: How does iCloud music determine which songs to sync to iPhone?

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Let's say I have the following in iTunes

A 100GB library
iCloud Music enabled
Less than 10,000 tracks

And:

a 16GB iPhone
iCloud Music enabled

Since iCloud Music is now enabled, I can no longer select which songs are synced to the phone:

How does iCloud Music determine which songs from the 100GB library to sync to the phone?
Is there a way to control which songs sync to the phone?


texts: iPad's Mail won't check for new messages in folders

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I have a number of folders and filtering rules on my various e-mail accounts (Gmail, personal email, company email, etc). The problem is that the Mail app only checks for e-mail on the "received messages" folder.

That folder is where unfiltered messages end up on, and the app does check that. The other structured folders, where the filtered messages go, are only checked when I enter them manually.

Is there any way to automate the checking of e-mails for all the folders on your e-mail accounts?


texts: Old 'unknown' versions of applications appearing in Spotlight search results

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When I migrated my old Mac to my new one, I copied some applications over from /Applications on the old Mac. Some of these were App Store apps, which I of course had to reinstall from the App Store in order to actually run them.

What's happened though, is there are some apps that appear in duplicates, with a white nondescript document icon like so:

What's going on here? Can I fix this? I've tried reindexing Spotlight both through the GUI exceptions and via Terminal and scutil, but to no avail. I've also tried searching "This Mac" for the files, but they don't appear in Finder search results anywhere. The plot also thickens when you compare the created/modified dates of the duplicate to it's proper original: they're always the same.


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I have VLC media player installed in my MBP (EL Capitan). Recently when I play a video file in the VLC media player it shows up in all the desktops.

I mean I have multiple desktops in the display and the vlc plays the movie in all the desktops excepts for the ones where I have an application in fullscreen.

Can anyone tell me how I can revert to original settings so that I can only view the VLC window in one desktop?


texts: Google Drive OSX app automatically upload files from various root folders

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I'm trying to sync folders from my computer to Google Drive using the OSX app, but the folders aren't in the "Google Drive" folder.

I made a symlink in the "Google Drive" folder to the folder that needs to be synced, and the symlink works correctly, but for some reason the app is choosing to completely ignore the symlink folder. For example, everything else that's in the "Google Drive" folder has the check-mark next to it meaning its synced, but any folder thats a symlink seems completely invisible to the Drive OSX app.

After I thought this solution would work, I found this, which says to do the same thing, but for some reason it's not working:
https://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/50754/google-drive-share-a-folder-which-is-not-in-the-root

Yes, the symlink works like normal, and I'm comfortable with terminal, and I've made symlinks plenty of times in the past (For purposes other than Google Drive) and have never had a problem.

Also, I'm not stuck on the symlink solution... any solution will work.


texts: How to test memory after memory upgrade?

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I recently upgraded my macbook from 4G to 8G and wonder if there's a tool to test the quality of new memory.
I found memtest 4.22 seems only test about 1G:

$ memtest all 2

Memtest version 4.22 (64-bit)
Copyright (C) 2004 Charles Cazabon
Copyright (C) 2004-2008 Tony Scaminaci (Macintosh port)
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2 only

Mac OS X 10.9 (13A603) running in multiuser mode
Memory Page Size: 4096
System has 4 Intel core(s) with SSE
Requested memory: 1048MB (1099390976 bytes)
Available memory: 1048MB (1099390976 bytes)
Allocated memory: 1048MB (1099390976 bytes) at local address 0x0000000101000000
Attempting memory lock... locked successfully
Partitioning memory into 2 comparison buffers...
Buffer A: 524MB (549695488 bytes) starts at local address 0x0000000101000000
Buffer B: 524MB (549695488 bytes) starts at local address 0x0000000121c3b000

==========

UPDATE:

I reboot into single user mode as described in this question, and test again. Works better, about 7G memory tested. So I guess the missing 1G is reserved for the graphics card?


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Coming from a Windows Machine to a Mac - one of the things I missed was the HOME and END keys when editing a text document.

Then I discovered:

ctrl-E # move cursor to end of line
ctrl-A # move cursor to beginning of line

Which seems to do the same thing.

I'm wondering if this making too much of an assumption or I'm missing something. Although I've tested it, I'm asking the question because there might be a different scenario I've missed that makes it different.

My question is: Does ctrl-A and ctrl-E on a mac work the same as HOME and END on Windows?


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I'm setting up a Mac mini for my entertainment center, and would occasionally like to be able to play games withough having to set up the keyboard and mouse.

Are there cheap Bluetooth game pads that would be suitable for moderate action games, such as Portal 2?

I don't need fast twitch gaming, and if it could double as the remote for plex or mythtv that would be better.

Cost is a big issue, though.  I've had to fish out more than a few things from the fish tank due to the kids.


texts: I want to arrange different calendar events with different colors. I work on several projects, and use different colors to identify with calendar event corresponds to which project. My company uses Google calendar, but I use the Mac Calendar. I can not find a method to change specific events to the color I want.


texts: How to set a specific email address in Automator, from a variable?

texts: I can collect a variable (email address) from the clipboard. How do I set it to the recipient in Mail with Automator?


texts: Audio volume jumps to ~98% with Bluetooth headphones connected

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This has been happening for about a month.

I’ve been trying to figure out the cause, but can’t figure out steps to make it happen.

This is on an iPhone 11 Pro Max 13.3.1 (not sure if it started on that update or not). My headphones are Sony WH-1000MX3. (I also have AirPods and haven’t noticed it happening with them. But I almost always have the AirPods turned up all the way so that might be why)

Two times I’ve noticed it happens more often is when I open a new tab in safari or when I swipe to the app switcher. (But neither does it every time and I’ve seen it happen other times)

Thankfully it rarely happens when audio is playing. Maybe never. I almost always notice the new volume level ui and turn it down.


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Since I have broken Permissions, which can't be fixed now, because my sudo is broken too, I want to create a Time Machine Backup. Now the problem: both of my USB-Ports are broken.

After some research I found out, you can use your Mac as a hard disk and you can boot a Mac from an external disk, so my idea is to connect the working Mac (Mac A) via FireWire with my broken Mac (Mac B), so I can use the hardware of Mac A with the software of Mac B and create a Time Machine Backup to an external drive.

Since I don't want to risk that Mac A breaks to, I'm asking here, what I need to do different or of this even possible.


texts: How do I remove a certificate from Certificate Trust Settings if the profile doesn't exist?

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If I go to Settings > General > About > Certificate Trust Settings... I see several profiles installed under the "ENABLE FULL TRUST FOR ROOT CERTIFICATES" heading.

There is a way to toggle them off, but not disable them.

According to this website, it says that you can remove these certificates by navigating to Settings > General > Profiles. When I navigate there, I don't see any corresponding Profiles that are installed. They seem to have been deleted a while ago, yet the Certificates remain under Certificate Trust Settings.

Another site recommends to re-install the profile temporarily and then remove it. However, the profile is long gone and I don't know where to get it from.

How do I remove these certificates that don't have corresponding profiles on my phone?


texts: Macbook 10.11.5 all of a sudden can't login to Windows shared drive

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I had absolutely no problems for months. When I first got it I did command+K and typed in the ip address of the server, then put in the admin login for the window server and all three shared drives on the server were there to connect and mount...

Now when I connect to the same IP address (the ip address is the same this is verified) it DOES ask me for the username and password, but it will not take any of the logins. I've remoted into the server and even added another admin account, but it still wont let me login... obviously it sees the server or it wouldn't ask for credentials. This happened very suddenly and I've made no specific changes on the server. the shared folders are shared with permissions to everyone full access...

does anyone have any recommendations? this is driving me insane


texts: How do I import my Chrome (35.0.1916.153) bookmarks in to Safari (7.0.4)?


texts: Macbook Pro: Yosemite crashing all the time

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I just bought a brand new Macbook Pro 15 Retina Mid 2014 and it comes with Yosemite.

yesterday the Contacts app was crashing and refusing to open and giving me the following error: Contacts quit unexpectedly with a long description of the error.

Today the contacts problem is gone but I can't open iTunes, when i do it opens normally but if I tried to do anything it tells me can't find server even though the internet connection is perfect and working, then after few minutes it quits and tells me: iTunes quit unexpectedly with a long description too.

I tried to update Yosemite to 10.10.3 but it fails all the time.

What can I do ? is this normal ?


texts: Cannot use existng Time Machine Backup on OS X Server after changing password

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I'm backing up to a drive attached to an OS X Server via the Time Machine backup service. Recently I changed my password on OS X Server I had been authenticating with for the backup.

So, I had to remove the old drive and connect to the server backup location again, authenticating with my new password. However, it doesn't appear the my laptop is recognizing there is an existing backup because it shows "Latest backup: None". in Time Machine preferences after selecting the backup disk.

I don't want to start my backups over. Is there anyway I can continue backing up to my existing server backup?


texts: How do I see everyone I follow on Apple Music Connect in iTunes 12.2?

texts: When I first saw Connect, there was a callout noting to follow more artists or see who you already follow. I can still see that in Music on iOS, but is there a way to get to that list in iTunes 12.2 so I can see everyone I follow on there and change the list?


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So I have a file

/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V2/9ED490D0-6169-4B28-A1B6-46E34ABD0CD1/5.indexPositions

which when read causes an IO error

disk1: I/O error.
         0 [Level 3] [Facility com.apple.system.fs] [ErrType IO] [ErrNo 5] [IOType Read] [PBlkNum 694560423] [LBlkNum 5087]
         0 [Level 3] [Facility com.apple.system.fs] [DevNode /dev/disk1] [MountPt /] [Path /.Spotlight-V100/Store-V2/9ED490D0-6169-4B28-A1B6-46E34ABD0CD1/5.indexPositions]

consistently. S.M.A.R.T status shows no problem, nor does Disk Utility.

For the moment I'm happy to just move the file away and forget about it, it's not too big; however I can't imagine this would be good for spotlight and would like to repair the damage after the fact.

What would be the best way to handle this situation?


texts: I am trying to follow the simple instructions given at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAI2V5q-4Bs to transfer a movie from my laptop to my ipad.  However, when I run itunes in windows with the ipad plugged in I don't see the left hand pane at all. How can I get to the screen they have at 31 seconds into that video?


texts: Can't bind "Application windows" to any key combination

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I recently bought a new Macbook Pro running OSX Catalina.
On my last one running High Sierra I always used CMD + E for showing "application windows" but I can't for the love of god use it, or any other key combo.
I don't have any software that would block it. Futhermore, I can use that combination for Mission Control and it works fine, but not for Application windows. What the hell, Apple.
Any possible workarounds? Is this a known issue?


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I am running OSX 10.7.5 on an iMac 3.06GHz Core 2 Duo Processor.  I have 3 user accounts.  2 are admin.   one of the Admin accounts has gone nuts.  The other 2 user accounts work just fine in every way.

The account that is nuts now: I can login.  I can open a window using the mouse or the keyboard but the mouse does not work in the body of the window.  The mouse will click on toolbar at the top of the page and any pull down menu items but not work to click on the red, yellow or green circle to close the window or drag the window, etc.

I repaired disk permissions, I ran file repair, I have restarted several times, I have pinged the prams (or whatever it's called now)

I need the files from that user account!!  Any suggestions?

Thank you!


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Is it possible to hide the status bar (battery indicator, time, etc.) on an iPhone? I can't find any indication of this in settings but I can't figure out if it's just not possible or if I'm looking in the wrong place. I went into Settings and looked in General and Display.

When I search for this I keep getting StackOverflow answers about hiding (or showing) the status bar programmatically. I want to know if there's a way to do this on the device itself.

The phone I'm trying to do this on is an iPhone 5, if it matters.


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I have a Mac Mini connected to my Dell monitor via DisplayPort. I also have a PS4 connected to the same monitor by HDMI.
I use my monitor to output all my audio as I have my speakers plugged into it.
Also I can't use the 3.5mm socket on my Mac to solve this (long story).
The problem I'm having is when I have both my Mac and PS4 turned on at the same time, when I switch my monitor's 'input' to the PS4 I get the PS4 audio coming out of the speakers but then the Mac will start outputting audio from the Mac Mini's internal speakers.
Then when I switch my monitor back to the Mac, the audio continues to come out of it's internal speakers, however when I check my audio settings, it is still set as my monitor:

I then have to switch output devices numerous times (aswell as re-connect my speakers) just to get my Mac to output audio through my monitor again.
This never used to happen when I had my PS3 connected to the same setup. I would find that if I switched over to the PS3 then the audio for that would come through my monitor and I wouldn't hear anything coming out of my Mac's internal speakers... and then had no problems switching back again.
For some reason my Mac now feels like it needs to continue outputting audio but through some kind of 'fallback' output, that being it's internal speakers.


texts:
I've found here that imac12.1 (mid-2011) unofficially will support 32 GB of RAM.

Questions:

Can I mix 2x2 GB with 2x8 GB of memory to get 20 GB of RAM?
Will this model work with imac12.1?

Thank you very much.


texts: Simple question: Is there any markdown editor for iOS which supports inline Latex commands (and preview)?


texts: If I delete all photos in the recycle folder, will those photos delete from camera roll or any other folder it may be in?


texts: Can I copy a video file to the iCloud of my friend from my MacBook ? Suppose I know the AppleId and the password.


texts: Weather without location services, using just one fixed location

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I would like to see the current temperature on the first page (under Siri app suggestion) on iPad mini 2. But I don't like location services being on.

Is it possible just to set up one fixed location (the city I'm living in)?

It seems I cannot find such an option. But, still, I have a hope it is somewhere.

  Update: I do not have any weather app, but there is a weather widget on first page of the home screen. On the screenshot the weather widget is displayed, I templorary turned on Location Services to take a screenshot. Weather details display only when Always Allow Location Services for weather app is enabled.


texts: iPhone 4s blank screen despite working speaker and vibration

texts: The screen of my iPhone 4s has gone blank and does not turn on, even by use of a charger. However, it does make noise and vibrate, and sometimes I can hear Siri if I ask her a question, but it takes a while for her to respond. Sometimes, I can also hear my FaceTime calls going off, but I can not answer them. My on/off button does not work, so I will not be able to hold down the on/off button and the home button. Whenever I try to plug my phone in, it makes the noise that it usually makes when I plug it in, but nothing happens. When I was last on it, which was a few hours ago, it was fine and then I turned it off and I have not got it to work since. Also, when I didn't have it plugged in, it got really hot and other times it was cooled off. When I tell Siri to make FaceTime calls, she tells me that she is, but nothing happens. This has never happened to me before, and I would like to know if it has happened to anyone else, or if they have heard about it happening to someone before. Is there any causes as to why this could happen and is there a way that I can help make sure that's this does not happen again? I would like to not have to get a new phone, so does anyone have any suggestions on what I could use to get my phone back to normal? A friend of mine suggested to leave it on the charger for a while, but it did not work and my phone heated up. I hope you guys can help me. :)


texts: After El Capitan update, I cannot sign in to anything with my Apple ID: '"This action could not be completed. Try again"

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I updated OSX last night to El Capitan and after the update, and restarting my iMac(2014) a few times, I cannot sign in with my Apple ID.

The initial restart gave me the error: "This action could not be completed. Try again." I assumed I had forgotten my password, so I went through the procedure of resetting my password. I was then allowed access.

When I then tried logging in to another service requiring an Apple ID (Mac App Store in particular), I get the error "This action could not be completed..."

Restarting my machine does nothing. Should I revert to an older version of OSX?


texts:
Let's say I lost my phone. If the person that finds that phone wants to return it, how would they be able to locate me? How to display my contact details and/or a custom message on the lock screen? Are there other ways to tag the phone with your details in case such event takes place?

Assume the person that finds it knows how to use a smartphone but is not a tech expert.


texts:
How do I add German public holidays to my Outlook 2016 OSX App?

I currently have the UK holidays but want to add the German ones.


texts: Migration assistant fills disk before finishing

texts: I'm trying to migrate 200GB to an older MacBook pro.  Both are running High Sierra.  Migration Assistant tells me 270GB will be unallocated after the migration.  It continues to fail.  In all cases it has filled up the disk entirely.  Is there a setting I should consider before trying again???


texts: List of all homebrew package names (not a count)

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Is it possible to get a complete list of all homebrew package names that are able to install using brew install PACKAGE_NAME? (not just a count of all packages)

There is a complete list of available Homebrew packages here, but I would like a script if available


texts:
I'm breathing life again into an "old" MacMini G4 1.5Ghz. Instead of searching each and every one of my favorite apps to check whether there's still an old version that runs on PowerPC / OSX 10.5.8, I was trying to search some kind of "software still running on PowerPC"-list. Something that would gather links to (or would mirror old installers of) the latest PPC-compatible version of a big list of commonly used apps. Something like iUseThis but for old versions, or with an advanced search to target only PPC apps.

Does this exist? My google-fu has come to an end here.

Or if it does not exist, do you think it'd be worth providing such a service by writing this kind of database myself? I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one interested in resuscitating old Macs.


texts: Finder shows .dmg is unmounted, Trash refuses to delete it

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I downloaded a .dmg file for an application, and now after installing the app and unmounting the .dmg I can't delete the .dmg file because Trash says it's "in use". Finder shows no mounted .dmgs, yet if I use the lsof command in Terminal and filter for the filename it shows that a process called diskimage is using it. What do I do?

I should mention that when I initially downloaded the .dmg file to Downloads and tried to open it from there, nothing happened. I clicked it several times and got nothing. My browser was writing a bunch of temporary files to Downloads (I was using an extension to download a bunch of files at once, that was the source of that), so I figured that folder was "busy" and moved the .dmg file to another folder. Sure enough clicking on it from there finally got it to mount. I'm wondering if all that clicking with nothing happening earlier actually mounted a bunch of disk images that for some reason are hidden. Could that be possible? Also, I ultimately ended up junking the installed application, but I don't see how that could be a factor.

I am using OS X 10.6.8.


texts: Numbers app: how to change x axis position + change chart's line width

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I have a regular linear graph and have y values running from negative to positive, enabling x axis shows the line at the bottom of the graph. How is it possible to set it to show at zero, i.e. running from the origin (0,0)?

I also wonder how to change the width of the line? I can change the size of the "data symbol", but can't find for the line itself.

UPD: This is easily possible to do in Excel, so it will be surprising if Numbers can't do it.


texts: How to automate Voice Control to manipulate the currently selected text?

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Because I have limited use of my hands, I use Voice Control to dictate most of my text. (I'm using it to speak this question.) Voice Control offers the ability to add custom commands, including those that will run an Automator workflow. Automator, in turn, can execute arbitrary JavaScript or AppleScript. (I prefer JavaScript). What I want to do is to create a script that takes the currently selected text in whatever application is active, manipulates it, and then replaces the selected text in place. For example, imagine creating a "hyphenate this" command that converts selected text like this—"Mac Voice Control scripting"—and changes it to this—"Mac-Voice-Control-scripting". Writing the JavaScript or AppleScript to transform the string is the easy part. The problem is how to get the currently selected text for the current application, whatever it may be.
In Automator, you can create a "Quick Action" workflow that is supposed to pass the currently selected text and enable you to replace it. In practice, however, in Big Sur (at least) I could not get this workflow to receive text from any application. Given a standard run() function, the input array was always of length 0.
How do I create a workflow that may be executed by a custom command in voice control that receives, processes, and replaces the currently selected text in the current application?


texts: How to check if iPhone is sharing Wi-Fi network or Cellular data via hotspot?

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Suppose I connect my iPhone (12.4) to a Wi-Fi network and turn on personal hotspot, which requires me to turn on Cellular. Now if I connect the Mac via lightning cable, I see "1 connection" in the blue strip.

How can I check which one of Wi-Fi and mobile data is being shared?

Hint: I use organizational Wi-Fi.


texts: Display issue with Yosemite on MacBook Air

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Please check image

Anyone facing same issue?


texts: How to get Pages in Mac Yosemite 10.10.05 to recognise different languages for spelling?

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How do you get Pages on Mac Yosemite 10.10.05 to recognise different languages for spelling? When I write in German, everything has a squiggly red line under it and there is no option to change the language when I go into Spelling...

When I go into System Preferences > Keyboard > Text, in the dropdown list under Spelling I’ve chosen Automatic by Language. I even tried changing it to Deutsch, still doesn’t work.

Under Language and Region on System Preferences, my Primary Language is English UK, followed by German followed by Spanish. Nothing changes in Pages even if I make German my primary language.

Also, I've tried to change my region in Language and Region preferences, and it keeps changing back.


texts: Use applications as video sources for apps like Skype?

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Is there a solution out there that can screen record 1 application and "stream" it through a fake virtual camera, so the video can be sent live through apps like Skype?

Just wondering if it's possible to, for example, stream a video playing in VLC/QuickTime through Skype, and be able to keep that video going through Skype even when I am doing other things on the computer.


texts: Is it safe to delete the com.apple.appstore folder? It takes up 80gb on my 256gb hard drive

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Is it safe to delete this folder? From what I've read, it just holds App Store cache. I'm running really low on disk space, and this folder is massive.
Edit:
The filepath is: Macintosh HD/private/var/folders/bw/0tlgj1q56zs3msbssd_w4jv40000gn/C/com.apple.appstore
All the folders inside of it contain a package and a file called preflight.pfpkg.
Edit 2: I took a closer look at the packages inside and it looks like they're all Xcode installers, like every single one of them. I made a Time Machine backup in case something went wrong, but so far it's been smooth sailing.


texts: 2016 Macbook keyboard key barely working

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I have a new Macbook 2016 and the space bar has been acting up. If I smash it down hard enough I can get the space character to appear but that's not very practical.

I read the Macbook marketing page (https://www.apple.com/macbook/design/) to confirm that they did change the design (since the keys feel noticeably different from years past). It seems to have had to opposite consequence from their intention in that the edge of my spacebar (right where my right thumb sits) doesn't really work but the middle is fine.

I tried to blow into the keyboard and I also turned the laptop upside down and pressed the keys to maybe get rid of any crumbs.

Are there any solutions to this? Should I risk taking the space bar off and checking out their new 'butterfly' design to see if I can fix it?


texts: How can I filter Promotion and Social mails from Gmail in Mail app?

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I am trying to use my Apple Mail app to read all my Gmails.  I now have all my Gmail promotion emails clogging up my main Inbox.
I have read the instructions on how to create new labels and filters to solve this issue posted on this site a while ago - first in 2014 with updates in 2019 and tried to do it but it didn't work.  Does anyone know if Gmail has blocked this solution - I tried to follow the instructions but I couldn't create the Labels Social or Promotions because they are "reserved system label".  I tried to create the label Social Media and Marketing instead, but that didn't work for me. I still have a ton of Promotion emails sitting in my main inbox.
Or did I just do it wrong?
Thanks
Anna


texts: Why did the contacts on my husband's iPhone sync to the iPhone I just activated?

texts: My husband and I both have the iPhone 4s, he has had his for over 2 years, and I recently activated one I received from a friend. I did a complete reset of the phone before I installed my SIM card. We do not share an Apple ID, and neither of us use the cloud. All of the iCloud setting are in the off position on my newly activated phone. His phone wasn't even in the house when I activated my iPhone. We even use separate computers for our own individual phones and separate iTunes accounts. Can anyone explain why this happened? What happens if I start deleting contacts on my newly activated iPhone that somehow came from his phone, will they also be deleted from his phone? How can I keep the phones from syncing in the future? We don't need each others contacts to continuously sync on our phones. Please advise, thank you.


texts: Find a list of installed apps that can no longer run because they have not been updated with the current operating system?

texts: The question is for both iOS and macOS. I have enough apps installed that I’d like to make this info into a kind of report.


texts: File Open dialog freezing on macOS 10.12

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I recently updated my macbook pro to macos 10.12. After I'm facing a lot of problems with file access.

Whenever I try to save or open a file, the "File Open" dialog comes after 30-60 seconds. Till then I'll not able to do anything on the application. But other apps work fine.
File->Open Recent is also taking the same amount of time. I've no option other than waiting for it load.
Whenever I try to drag and drop a file it is not easier. As mentioned even this takes same time.

I think the above problems are associated with a common issue in the OS. Please let me know if you have any solutions.


texts: view tab in safari not allowing actual size choice

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I have a mac: OSX 10.9   the "actual size" choice is greyed out under View on Safari. Zoom in and zoom out and zoom text only
 are available. How can I enable the "actual size" choice?


texts: How do I extract the contents of a specified text field within a webpage using applescript?

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How can I use Applescript And Safari to extract the answer from this site: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=whats+the+meaning+to+life%3F

I'm attempting to extract the answer in copyable plaintext. That is, .txt format.

I get this error:

"Can’t make text items 2 thru -1 of "missing value" into type text.

When implementing the following script:

to getInputByClass(theClass, num)
    tell application "Safari"
        set input to do JavaScript "
        document.getElementsByClassName('" & theClass & "')[" & num & "].innerHTML;" in document 1
    end tell
    return input
end getInputByClass

to extractText(searchText, startText2, endText)
    set tid to AppleScript's text item delimiters
    set startText1 to "x"
    set searchText to ("x" & searchText)
    set AppleScript's text item delimiters to startText1
    set endItems to text item -1 of searchText
    set AppleScript's text item delimiters to endText
    set beginningToEnd to text item 1 of endItems
    set AppleScript's text item delimiters to startText2
    set finalText to (text items 2 thru -1 of beginningToEnd) as text
    set AppleScript's text item delimiters to tid
    return finalText
end extractText

getInputByClass("popup ui-draggable", 0)

set theText to getInputByClass("r", 0)

set theResult to extractText(theText, "<pre>", "</pre>")


texts: AMRestoreErrorDomain error 14 when "restoring" iPad with Apple Configurator 2.

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I've run into an issue provisioning an iPad with Apple Configurator 2. I was in the process of redeploying an iPad from a former employee to a new employee, and noticed that I couldn't find Safari on the iPad, so I decided to just reimage it with Apple Configurator 2 (and our MDM platform).  I figured I'd just restore it to factory default, provision it with our blueprint, get it on our MDM and be done with it, however, at some point in the restore process, Apple Configurator throws this unuseful error, and the device is stuck with a tiny bit of progress on the iOS installation screen.

I was able to find a second device that (presumably) ran into the same problem, and when unplugged from the Apple Configurator, I get the iTunes connect a cable a screen.  Even the power button seems to no longer work, and attempts to reimage these devices don't get any further than where they're currently stuck.

Anyone run into this before, or have any suggestions on what to do, now that we seem to be creating iBricks?


texts: New (clean) install of iOS 9 while retaining Health/Activity and Apple Watch data

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I'm planning on doing a new clean install of iOS 9 on my iPhone because I really like to have a clean slate when changing iPhones and upgrading iOS. However, the fact that Health, Activity, and Apple Watch data isn't synced to the cloud has made this difficult this year.

Is it possible to do a clean install of iOS 9 on my iPhone and also retain Health, Activity, and Apple Watch data? Or is it only possible to upgrade / restore from backup to keep that data?


texts: Make username@machine bold in Terminal's ZSH shell but not the command's output

texts: How can I make Terminal, using ZSH shell, display username@machine current_folder % in bold? I know it has to do with editing PS1 variable in zshrc file located in /etc folder. I have tried that, I added %B, like this PS1="%n@%m %1~ %# " => PS1="%B%n@%m %1~ %# " but that sometimes makes also output of some commands bold.


texts: Timeouts in AppleUSBEHCI - how can I find out what is causing this?

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I'm getting timeouts on my USB every few seconds like this:

Jan  8 22:07:43 Thorstens-MacBook kernel[0]: USBF:  1722. 27    AppleUSBEHCI[0xffffff800b8b2000]::Found a transaction past the completion deadline on bus 0x24, timing out! (Addr: 6, EP: 1)
Jan  8 22:07:45 Thorstens-MacBook kernel[0]: USBF:  1724. 29    AppleUSBEHCI[0xffffff800b8b2000]::Found a transaction past the completion deadline on bus 0x24, timing out! (Addr: 6, EP: 1)
Jan  8 22:07:52 Thorstens-MacBook kernel[0]: USBF:  1731. 32    AppleUSBEHCI[0xffffff800b8b2000]::Found a transaction past the completion deadline on bus 0x24, timing out! (Addr: 6, EP: 1)

How can I figure out what is going on? Which of my USB devices may be causing this issue (other than disconnecting one after another)? What other ideas are there to avoid this problem? (Note: My USB hub is powered, which was one of the suggestions I had seen when googling the issue).

Thanks!

Here are the devices connected ty my Mac through a powered USB hub:

printer (HP Deskjet)
iPhone docking station
JBL iPod dock/loudspeaker (also powered)
a Pinnacle DVB-T antenna
a Garmin charger for my GPS watch
a Garmin ANT+ connector
an (unused) Logitech headset


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I recently was upgrading my Mac Mini's failing hard drive when I accidentally removed the audio board ZIF Cable lock completely from the board. It can be alternatively "fixed" by buying a USB audio adapter, but it would be nice to have fully functional. Is it possible to be fixed or is it stuck this way permanently? Thanks in advance!

Mac Mini 1.83GHz Core Duo 2GB ram Early 2006


texts: What can I do when "Find My iPhone" won't turn off?

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I've been trying to restore my iPhone SE (running iOS 10.3.1) from a local iTunes backup, but iTunes on the Mac says that it cannot preform a restore until I turn off the "Find My iPhone" feature. I've been repeatedly trying to do this, but to no avail. I also tried restarting the iPhone or doing a hard reset between attempts.

When I try to turn the Find My iPhone feature off via Settings > Apple ID > iCloud > Find My iPhone, the screen shows one of three things:

The slider moves to the Off position, but when I return to the
iCloud page, the Find My iPhone line indicates that the feature is
still On. (If I return to the Find My iPhone page, it indeed shows the slider
as On.)
A prompt appears, asking for my Apple ID password. Entering it doesn't do anything (obvious).
Like # 2, I get an Apple ID prompt. Entering it just leads to an error message: "Verification Failed: There was an error connecting to the Apple ID server." However, when I check Apple's System Status web page, all of their services (including Apple ID and iCloud) are in the green.

Has anyone else resolved an issue like this? What else can I try? Any idea why it is happening?


texts: Unable to delete a partition in Yosemite

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When I was beta testing Yosemite I had installed the beta version in a partition on my disk. Now that I have upgraded my computer to Yosemite I would like to delete the beta testing partition.

However when I run Disk Utility I no longer see the two partitions as children of a single disk but each with their own parent disk (which I presume is because Yosemite converts hard disks to use Core Storage volumes?)

More importantly I can no longer add, remove or resize partitions at all - all options are greyed. I tried rebooting into the Recovery disk but had the same problem there. Solution?


texts: Buying IPhone in another person name without contract (withoutcontract)

texts: Can I buy an iPhone in another person's name because I will be gifting it to him so that he can claim under they warranty if anything comes up in the future.


texts:
I moved my old library into the location on Advanced settings.

Why doesn't it display my music???

EDIT:

OSX 1.7.5

iTunes 11.0.2

It is on my local machine.


texts: Why does setting CLICOLOR=1 not turn on colors for "ls"?

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If I do ls -G, I do get the colors. From what I understood from the man pages, if I go into ~/.bash_profile and add export CLICOLOR=1 I would then get colors by doing just ls, as "This option is equivalent to defining CLICOLOR in the environment."

Am I understanding this wrong? Because it's not working for me on Yosemite 10.10.5 in bash with homebrew coreutils(not sure how much of that is relevant). I tried adding this in ~./bashrc but same thing. I could always just alias my ls to ls -G, but I want to do this the "right" way. I also tried adding export LSCOLORS=... but it didn't help either. Like I said I do get colors with -G, but I'd like to get them by default by just typing ls and not having to set an alias for it, unless my understanding of how this works is wrong.


texts: How can I name desktops/spaces in El Capitan?

texts: I would like to give names to different spaces; currently a new space get the default name Desktop n where n is a number. How can I give it a meaningful name?


texts: iPhone see apps downloaded from different Apple ID

texts: On iOS 12 iPhone is there a way to see a list of apps downloaded from a different Apple ID (the one I’m not currently signed-in to). I would like to get all apps on one account so I don’t have to input passwords for several different Apple ID’s.


texts: Is Mac hardware with the T2 chip vulnerable to the latest Intel CSME exploit?

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Based on this exploit, are recent Macs with the T2 chip affected, I ask as I wonder how much Apple relies on its own silicon vs Intel CSME.

This is a disaster, how is Intel surviving this stuff.

I read that the T2 chip has its own Secure Enclave and immutable BootROM, and it verifies the Intel UEFI ROM before it is allowed to load, and then the CPU reads this from the T2 over SPI.

So it would seem that this boot process is not weakened by a compromise of the Intel key, as only Apple can sign UEFI updates to be loaded onto the T2 chip?


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Im on a MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016) running 10.13.5 (Latest High Sierra )

Here is a screenshot of my storage tab :

As you can see the system takes quite a lot of space. After using an app called Grandperspective to get a more detailed view of disk allocation it seems I've got a folder named cloudDocs in Application Support That weighs around 80GB.

I'd like to point out that I have lately been freeing a lot of space on my mac in order to turn off the Icloud feature that helps saving space by uploading old files or files not used often to the cloud and removing them from the mac.

I believe this CloudDocs folder is a result of turning off this "space saving option" and the long download process that resulted.

What is that folder for? Can I delete it?

Thank you for your help

Alex

Ps : this is not an issue related to time machine local backups as I have already checked for those


texts: Touch Bar randomly clicks buttons by itself

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I have noticed three separate recurring behaviors:

While typing in Safari, it would automatically switch to the first tab.
In other applications, the emoji picker would open randomly.
While in any application, my computer would randomly go to sleep.
While in Safari, I would randomly get switched to the lab tab.

Weird.

There's only one explanation that makes sense:

It’s the Touch Bar.

The Touch Bar has a button for switching to the first tab in Safari (on the extreme left side).
It also has a button for the emoji picker (also on the extreme left).
The way I’ve customized my Touch Bar, there is also a Touch Bar button for sending my computer to sleep (right-most button of control-strip).
Finally, the Touch Bar also as a button for switching to the last tab in Safari.

So . . . the Touch Bar must be registering false positive touches.

The only common thing about all these behaviors—switching tabs, the emoji picker, sleeping—is that they all have a Touch Bar button.

Could I be accidentally hitting the Touch Bar with my fingers while typing?

Possibly. I don’t think so, but it’s possible.

One additional detail: There are phases. Behavior (1) and (2) happened in the beginning, but it stopped (buttons on the left side). Now it’s behaviors (3) and (4) that are occurring (buttons on the right side).

How could I further diagnose this problem of false positive Touch Bar touches?


texts: How To Include External Microphone Audio In Headphones?

texts:
I have a pair of headphones with an AntLion ModMic (https://antlionaudio.com) that I use for making VoIP calls with a soft phone. Everything is working properly with one small caveat -- I can't hear audio from the microphone in my headphones.

Audio input is coming from the AntLion through a Plantronics USB adapter. Audio output is coming from a USB DAC to my Sony headphones. So separate inputs and outputs.

When I use a single USB headset, the microphone audio is blended in with what I hear in the headphones and I'd like to do the same thing with the two separate sources.

The only solution I have found is to use SoundSource (http://www.rogueamoeba.com/soundsource/) and use the audio play through feature. Not the end of the world, but I was wondering if anyone had any other suggestions.

Thanks in advance!


texts: Can I update an Mac App purchased by a different Apple ID?

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At work we have one Mac laptop that everyone uses to compile and test our iOS app.  The employee who originally installed XCode used his personal Apple ID, and has since left the company.

When I log in to the App Store on this PC, I can download new apps (including the Mavericks update) but when I try to update an existing app, especially XCode, it always brings up the login prompt, with the user id field disabled and prefilled with his Apple ID.

Can I update XCode without his Apple ID password?


texts: Share a folder with photos with someone via Internet and Apple native tools

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I have a folder of photos imported from a CD and those photos belongs to someone else. I want to share those photos with the person.

First idea was to share them through iCloud Drive but sharing is available for files and not folders.

Second idea was to use iCloud Photos shared album but the images will be added to my camera roll which I don't want too.

Is there any other Apple native solutions to share a bunch of photos with someone via Internet?


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I frequently use command-click in the titlebar to open the parent folder of a folder in the Finder.  In Mavericks, instead of opening a new window with the same view style, it opens a new tab in "column" view.

Is there any way to disable Finder tabs?  I don't want them, ever, and especially not when command-clicking a titlebar.


texts: Why is the date in my menu bar transparent?

texts:
Late at night, my menu bar looks like this:

Does anyone know why the date is transparent? It's really hard to read like this. Can I turn this off?


texts: How to show open tabs on other devices on Mac Safari?

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I want to show open tabs on other devices that share the same Apple and iCloud account, but for some reasons there is no open tab on Mac Safari when I click the top-right icon (the icon of two tabs overriding).
On my iPhone and iPad I can access the tabs opened on my Mac, but the other direction is not true. How can I open the tabs opened on iOS devices on Mac or maybe is it just a bug?

UPDATE
I found out that sometimes the tabs appear properly whereas other times they don't.
UPDATE 2
This might be a bug, but I think 60~80% of the time the tabs don't appear. I upgraded to macOS 11.1 but the problem still persists. Any workaround would be appreciated.


texts: If I buy an iPad Pro in the US does it have a 1 year Apple warranty in India?


texts: MacMini 2009 fan sensor goes to zero after 1500RPM

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This might be pretty obvious that the sensor is bad and I need a replacement, but this sensor is very hard to get here in Brazil, so I'm hoping there's a way to fix the RPM sensor of the MacMini Late 2009.
This is what happens:

Sometimes the fan lost it's reading and the speed tops maximum with an annoying noise. I noted this happens when in fact the fan needs to speedup. So I stressed the CPU to get a higher RPM on the fans and this is what happens.
When the machine is idle, it behaves as expected:

In fact I've changed the default hard disk for and SSD drive, upgraded to 8GB of RAM an installed a patched version of Catalina, since it's non supported, pretty "standard" thing to do on this old machines.
So my question is, anyone have a similar situation? Any workaround or fix? And I must answer: can it be related with the installation of an unsupported release of macOS?


texts: Scheduling a task to repeat at a set interval

texts: I have written a Ruby script that I need to run every 12 hours. Is there an easy way to do this in OS X (specifically Lion)?


texts:
I did option-3 on finder -> which puts the files into cascading directories mode.

Then I have selected a few files with the intention to delete them (see the screenshot).   But there is no option to 'delete' - either from popup or from menu items (see second screenshot).

Note: the files are all owned by my user as is the containing directory:

drwxr-xr-x  21 steboesch  wheel    714 Aug 18 15:28 util
-rw-r--r--   1 steboesch  wheel   5189 Aug 18 15:28 SqlBattery.scala
-rw-r--r--   1 steboesch  wheel   2266 Aug 18 15:28 SparkSqlQueryBenchmark.scala
-rw-r--r--   1 steboesch  wheel   3356 Aug 18 15:28 SparkSqlIgniteSql.scala
-rw-r--r--   1 steboesch  wheel   1250 Aug 18 15:28 SparkNode.scala
-rw-r--r--   1 steboesch  wheel   1433 Aug 18 15:28 SparkIgniteAbstractBenchmark.scala
-rw-r--r--   1 steboesch  wheel   1219 Aug 18 15:28 SparkDriverNode.scala
-rw-r--r--   1 steboesch  wheel   5997 Aug 18 15:28 SparkCoreRDDBenchmark.scala
-rw-r--r--   1 steboesch  wheel   1244 Aug 18 15:28 SparkBenchmarkArguments.scala
-rw-r--r--   1 steboesch  wheel   4350 Aug 18 15:28 SparkAbstractBenchmark.scala
-rw-r--r--   1 steboesch  wheel   8590 Aug 18 15:28 DataGenerator.scala
-rw-r--r--   1 steboesch  wheel   7602 Aug 18 15:28 CoreBattery.scala
drwxr-xr-x   3 steboesch  wheel    102 Aug 18 15:28 ..
-rw-r--r--@  1 steboesch  wheel   2527 Aug 18 17:56 SparkIgniteSqlBenchmark.scala


texts:
I have had my iOS 7 update for about a week now. Today I noticed I couldn't send or recieve messages. It says "Waiting for Activation" and iMessage won't turn on! It also won't let me press my phone number under send and receive!

Why won't it activate and how can I fix it?


texts:
Whenever I try to download anything from the App Store it says "_____ can’t be installed on “Macintosh HD” because OS X version 10.11 or later is required."

And true enough when I check "About this Mac" I find I'm currently running "Yosemite 10.10.5 (14F2511)"

But when I click software update the app store checks and says "No Updates Available".

It also tells me I've recently (early September) installed updates for iTunes, the security update and Safari.

What do I do?


texts: How to check if a Firmware Password is enabled in OS X?

texts:
I do not know how to check if Firmware Password which prevents changing the OS Startup Disk options is enabled on my Macbook Air 2013-mid with El Capitan 10.11.4.

How to check if Firmware Password is enabled from OS X and Mac Hardware?


texts: Boot Camp will not allow removing Windows 8 partition

texts:
I've used Boot Camp to install Windows 8 on my Air some time ago and I was trying to remove the windows partition to restore some space. Except Boot Camp gives me a warning saying "The startup disk cannot be partitioned or restored to a single partition."

This is what my disk setup looks like.

/dev/disk0
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *121.3 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD            80.0 GB    disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3
   4:         Microsoft Reserved                         134.2 MB   disk0s4
   5:       Microsoft Basic Data BOOTCAMP                40.3 GB    disk0s5

I'm pretty sure the Microsoft Reserved (disk0s4) partition is giving me the problem right now. I can't mount it or do repair on it from disk utility.

I've called Apple support to get help but they spent 10 minute explaining 10 different ways I can pay them to receive help.


texts:
I would like to use a URL in Launch Pad Pro to open the "Home" context in OmniFocus whenever I get home.

I know to get to a perspective you use:

omnifocus:///perspective/PerspectiveName

But I've tried this for contexts, and it isn't working.

omnifocus:///context/Home


texts:
I recently unlocked my iPhone 4S from AU KDDI to one of the carriers here in my country. I can make calls, receive messages but i cannot send messages.
I checked the registered number under "Messages-> Send&Receive" and i have my old japanese number still being displayed, and greyed out( meaning i cannot change it).
I changed my personal details in my Apple store account but the number has not changed still. Please help me find a solution how i can change this number to display my current number.


texts: How to add an icon to a keyboard layout?

texts:
I am using ukelele to create some custom keyboard layouts.

I have created a .icns file which contains an image I would like to represent this keyboard layout.

How do I get my macOS Sierra MB Pro to associate this keyboard layout with this icon file? I cannot find an option in ukelele, if there is even one.


texts: Does FaceTime on iOS 14 allow you to share your screen?

texts: I know it is possible to do so on macOS, through Messages, but is it possible to do something similar with FaceTime on iOS or iPadOS? Or does one need to use another app for this, like Zoom?


texts: iMessage on my MacBook Pro does not show current texts from my iPhone

texts:
My iMessages on my MacBook Pro have stopped being current as of a month ago. It's now the end of June and it only shows texts from the middle of May.

I noticed my Apple ID was logged out just now (in iMessage on my Mac) so I logged back in, although I never logged out in the first place. So I don't know how long it's been logged out for. Now it's showing some current texts (only from today), but not all that should be an iMessage and texts that were also sent today.


texts: Where are the OS X Language Files for Times and Dates?

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Where does OS X store the language files (.lproj, .strings) for displaying times and dates?

Edit: I'm precisely interested in the terms like «Monday», «Thuesday», «November», «May» etc. from the system itself, not 3rd-party-apps. I guess there is one place where OS X is storing such translations (where apps like iCal/Calendar, the Time/Date-Menulet, and others access the names/translations)


texts: I have little snitch installed and every time I resume my macbook pro gs-loc.apple.com on port 443 wants to connect. I'm thinking it's to find your location so that iCloud can display it. the exec is called locationd. I pretty sure that my guess is right. I just wanted to see what the community thought.


texts: Shortcut to next/prev workspace triggered on a monitor with mouse, not monitor with focused application

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Macos has built in shortcuts to switch between workspaces

^left arrow - go to left workspace
^right arrow - go to right workspace

I have a multimonitor setup and it often happens that the mouse is located on monitor 1 and the currently focused application is on monitor 2. For example I was using a mouse on monitor one in a browser, then used spotlight to switch to another application that was previously opened on monitor 2. Now if I use the shortcut the workspaces change for a monitor that has the mouse. This is a built in behavior. I would like for workspaces to change for a monitor that is contains currently focused application. Is there a way get this behavior?


texts: How to search Mac for files that begin or end with a space " " or period "."

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I just need to know how to search (within Finder vs Terminal, if possible) for all file names within a specific folder, which begin or end with a space or a period.

For example:
" file.jpg" (begins with a space)
"file .jpg" (ends with a space)
"file..jpg" (ends with a period

Additionally, finding a file name with the characters * or " in it. Searching for this in file name using Finder produces thousands of results which don't actually have * or " in it.
Example: "fil*e.jpg" or "fil"e.jpg"


texts: Preventing iCloud from syncing internet accounts in OS X Mavericks

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I have an email account that I wish to add to only one computer.

Unfortunately when I create the account, iCloud automatically syncs it with my other machines.

Any way to prevent it from doing that?


texts: Two iCloud accounts on one Mac using Sierra

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I share a Macbook Pro with my partner.  We have our own user account on the Mac which we sign into whenever we want to use it.  We also have our own iCloud accounts.

However when I sign into iCloud whilst logged in with my Mac account, it also signs into iCloud for my partner's Mac account.  In other words it seems as though I can only have 1 iCloud account on a Mac.  Is this true?

We have setup a Family within iCloud where I am the organizer and my partner is another user.


texts: I am typing into my terminal and the stdin is changing and adding characters on its own

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I am using curl on my Macos Catalina terminal app, and the text I enter in stdin gets altered on me pressing enter Enter. For a simple example:
curl -d " 印度是最好的 The weather is good" -X POST http://localhost:8000/questions/21/
curl: (1) Protocol "hhttp" not supported or disabled in libcurl

is actually entered as :
 curl -d " 印度是最好的 The weather is good" -X POST hhttp://localhost:8000/questions/21/

, which I can see from previous command on terminal Control + P.
P.S - I've entered the command and thus, it shows libcurl error.
For an english sentence - you can see the error below:
terminal error
I have no idea why this is happening, I'm using zsh shell and ohmyzsh along with it - and this is happening the first time to me.
Adding an image here too, for further investigation.
terminal typing problems


texts: Safari print preview set scale to 95% as default

texts: Is there a way to change the safari print preview scale setting to 95% by default? Its set as 100% currently. I have MacOS Cataline 10.15.5.


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I'm going to a conference where there be a booth for my company to showcase our product. I'm bringing an iPhone which will be part of the product demonstration.

Now is there any product out there that can help secure the device from theft? I'm not sure where to buy those cables attached to phones at BestBuy and I'd like to be able to remove the cable once the show is over.

Any suggestions?

Thanks so much!


texts: My brother decided to install uTorrent on my iMac. In doing so, he accepted the installation of MySearchDial, a browser hijacker. I now have no idea how to remove it. Adding a new tab in Chrome will link to the MySearchDial search engine. I'm not sure how else it's affecting the computer, but it seems slower. The only instructions for removal I've found are for Windows.


texts: Faster command+tab switching support number choice?

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Is there a faster way to switch between applications on mac using ⌘ cmd + tab??

when i open a lot of different apps opens at a time, i have to press lots of ⌘ cmd + tab to switch to purpose application.
Is there a way  to use ⌘ cmd + number to switch to purpose application.

such as when i press ⌘ cmd + tab , i want to switch to the sixth application , i just press ⌘ cmd + 6, the command tab will focus to the sixth application.

Just like switch tabs in chrome. use ⌘ cmd + number
Is there a proper way to do this???

IS there any software can do this?? or system apis can do this??


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I have always kept Optimise iPhone Storage under iCloud for Photos on. Since last week however, it has stopped optimising and saving space locally on my phone.

One possible cause is the use of Google Photo's backup and sync function. I turned that on in Google Photos again after a long time last week in order to share an album with Android users. Google search suggests that Google photos would download the full res photos from iCloud in order to upload them. My iPhone's free space did plummet from more than 10GB free to now less than half a GB free.

Yesterday, I turned off backup and sync in Google Photo and later uninstalled the app. But Photo is still taking up 34GB of my local iPhone storage. Now I have 80/200GB free on iCloud, less than 500mb free on my phone, Photo app is telling me it has stopped updating because I am low on storage.

I have kept my phone plugged in all night and on a fast wifi. The Photos storage remained at 34GB after 12 hours unfortunately.

How do I make the Photo & iCloud optimisation runs again to free up my phone storage?

PS: My iCloud photo library is up to date. Yet in my iPad, my photo library is taking up less than 3GB of space. So somehow it has to be the full size download in my iPhone that is taking up a whooping 30GB of space.


texts: How to enrol in a program as a Commercial Software House

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I represent a commercial software house that is about to develop an iOS app for a single client company. Our aim is to develop multiple apps for multiple clients over time.  The client needs the app to be distributed via the App Store. I've read that for the client to appear as the seller in the App Store (although it will be free), they would need to enrol in the developer program.   I foresee that we'll have to advise all our potential clients to enrol which seems illogical as they are employing us to do all the work so to avoid any 'technicalities'.

Does anyone have real life experience of how to manage enrolment in these cases?


texts: Python 3.3.3 on Macbook pro, can't open IDLE at all

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I'm having trouble with running python on my Macbook Pro OS X 10.9.1.

Two days ago it was running with absolutely no problem and now it won't start up.

I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling, and update the Tkinter and Tcl/Tk etc.

It appears in the dock for a second then disappears. Any help would be appreciated.


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As the new Music application in iOS 5 seems to have an extremely broken behavior for some audiobooks, I am looking for alternatives.

I have several audio books that have a series of many MP3 files, one for each chapter (e.g http://www.amazon.com/dp/1455826235/).  In iTunes I had all files for these audio books set to have the 'Audiobook' kind.

It seems like the new behavior for the Music application is to play the current selected track until the finish, and then stop playing, it does not continue on to the next track like on a music album.

I do not want to revert back to an earlier version of iOS, and I would like to avoid having to change all my audiobooks to be seen by iTunes as music, but how can I listen to my audiobooks?

I have also tried playing the audio books through the Audible app, and through Bookmark.  But neither of them show that I have any audiobooks on my device, but I am certain I have them, since I can play them in the music app, one chapter at a time.  I was able to see them and play them using those apps before I upgraded to iOS 5.

Is there any fixes for this? Is there any external apps that can actually play audiobooks syced from iTunes in iOS 5.


texts: Keyboard must be press hard on a MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011)

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I have a MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) running OS X El Captain and something unusual is happening to me when using my own account, keys must be pressed really hard to work, however on the other hand, when I'm using the  Guest account, everything works okay!

Do you know what can be the problem? What should I do?


texts: Can't open some ePub books in Books.app on macOS Mojave

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Two ePub books that I've bought won't open in Books.app in macOS Mojave 10.14. The books have social DRM (personal information added to the content of the book), and I don't think this should be a problem for Books.app. If I rename the epub extension to zip, then I can unzip the file using the unzip command. Using the Finder doesn't work somehow. Other books open normally.

Looking at the contents, I see that it uses XHTML inside an OEBPS folder, while other books use HTML in an OPS folder.

What is the reason that Books.app doesn't open these ePub files?  I can read them OK with Calibre.


texts: Where is Java installed in OSX Mavericks?

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I am setting up Maven on my Mac but it is not working because the JAVA_HOME variable is not defined. I had expected the java installer to create this but alas not.

Where is java installed so I can create this variable myself?


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Could someone give me instructions on how to share the books I actually have in my iPhone to my iPad, possibly via WIFI and without connecting the iPad to iTunes.

With music I did it, but not with books. The funny thing is that since the iPad iBooks application display the titles of the collections (eg Technical, Novel, etc.), it doesnt show any books inside them.


texts: What is the full name for LZVN, the compression algorithm?

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The LZVN algorithm, like the better-known LZFSE, is introduced in macOS 10.9 for decmpfs. It was discovered in 2014 as a kernelcache compressor before the official WWDC 2016 release of LZFSE, which also contains an LZVN implementation for smaller streams.

But what does LZVN stand for? Apple documentation does not like talking about LZVN at all, and there does not seem to be anything online that mentions it. From reading the code I can see it is a LZSS algorithm with three lengths of L,M,D (REP) encodings, but this does not get me much closer to the actual name. Is there anything from Apple that I have missed?


texts: Will MS Office 2010 (PC version) work via homebrew's wine on a Mac?

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The title says it all. I want to know whether MS Office 2010 (i.e. the Windows version) can be installed via homebrew's wine on a Mac?

I'm thinking of trying this and if I do and it works, will post method and results here.  In the meantime, any tips or warnings appreciated...

I've already used wine successfully in one instance before.

(Context, in case you wonder why I'm even attempting this: Office 2010 serves its purpose well, and legitimate licenses are available (at least in the EU according to reselling regulations) very cheaply.  Since I don't need or want the more intrusive newer versions of office, if this works, it may be a good solution. Mac office in the 2011 variant tends to behave badly in my experience - arrogant in its behaviour on the system, so if wine can offer a functional sandbox, that appeals).


texts: Time machine can't find backup on Synology through Finder, but present when viewed through Synology disk station

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I'm having a strange issue with Time Machine which is stored on a Synology ds215j. If I go to finder, I can navigate to the shared directory and see my girlfriend's time machine .sparsebundle file - but mine is no longer there. In its place is a package titled "AD4GNS~X". Clicking it opens a terminal window to its location. I can't view the package contents. I'm suspecting this is my backup rendered in some strange format I can't access.

However, when going into my Synology disk station via the web app, it correctly shows my .sparsebundle. I don't know why Finder is displaying something differently than the Synology disk station.

I'm running Mac OS Sierra build 16A320. Perhaps it's a permissions issue but I'm scratching my head as to why this is happening all of a sudden.


texts: I have the iPad 1, and I'd like to use Voice Control on it. However, I can't seem to bring it up the normal way (holding down the home button). Does the iPad 1 have Voice Control?


texts: Perform two keystrokes successively in AppleScript

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I want to perform two keystrokes in AppleScript, successively.
The script should perform Command+Shift+J and after that Command+W in the application Google Chrome.

Can this be done with AppleScript?


texts: Why is my podcast validating correctly but getting rejected by iTunes?

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I have a podcast that passes all validation tests I can find, yet iTunes won't accept it. I'm hoping someone here can tell me what's wrong with it.

The feed is http://www.loatoday.net/feed/mp3/

It validates correctly at validator.w3.org/feed

It validates correctly at castfeedvalidator.com

It validates correctly at www.feedvalidator.org

It even passes validation at podcastsconnect.apple.com/#/new-feed

The only possible problem I can find is a warning message that states, "line 1, column 38: Use of unknown namespace: http://podlove.org/simple-chapters"

I've checked with the developer of the WordPress plugin (Podlove Podcast Publisher), but they claim that this shouldn't be a problem and that all of the other podcasts using their plugin (they have more than 2000 installs) work just fine in iTunes.

I've asked for help at discussions.apple.com and the resident iTunes help expert (Roger Wilmut1) at that site says he can't find anything wrong with it either.

I've tried writing to PodcastSupport@apple.com for their assistance on two different occasions over the past 8 days, but so far I have received no reply from there, either.

The error email I receive doesn't really help either. It says: "An error was encountered while trying to add your feed."

That's all it says about the error. Then it gives me links to standard podcast resources.

I'm at a loss what to do next. Can anyone here tell me why Apple keeps rejecting my podcast feed submission?

ADDITIONAL EDIT: Just for the heck of it, I tried commenting out the namespace that the validators didn't like. It validated again, this time without incident, in all four places, but submitting the podcast resulted in the same, non-descript error email.

Any help anyone can give would be greatly appreciated.


texts: MacBook Pro stuck on Apple logo - tried everything.. help

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Out of the blue my 2014 MacBook Pro running macOS Mojave is not booting.. it keeps freezing on the Apple logo.

I’ve tried the following already:

Ran it in recovery mode - ran first aid on the disk, all is well.
Verbose mode - ran it, text comes up real quick for a second and then it jumps to the Apple logo and the text disappears.
Tried running it in safe mode but it won’t work - just goes to the Apple logo as usual. Tried checking if I have a firmware password - I don’t.
Reset the NVRAM and PRAM.
Performed a Hardware Test (pressing D during startup) - all is well.

Please help me out here.. I’m really trying to fix this but nothing seems to work. Maybe someone here will have a clue how to fix this.

Thanks!


texts:
Is there any way to assign the tilde character  '~' as system-wide shortcut for Command-Tab to switch back and forth between two recent open apps?

Currently I assigned tilde to my iterm as system-wide hotkey however, I can't figure out how to do so in System Preferences.


texts: Fill an area selected using 'Instant Alpha' with a specific color in Photos

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In the Photos.app I am using Markup Toolbar in conjunction with screenshot editor.

How can I fill an area I selected using Instant Alpha with a specific color?


texts: Preview does not open several files in one window on MacOS catalina

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I have recently updated my Mac to Catalina. After the update, the Preview app stopped opening PDF files in one window.

Under Preferences>Images, I have selected "Open all files in one window" and "Open groups of files in the same window" to open several files in one window, but it doesn't work, Preview keeps opening each file in its own window.

I have shut down and restarted my laptop several times and nothing has worked. What else can I try to be able to open several files in the same window?


texts: I have an iPhone 5, iOS 8.4.1. How can I repeat a Playlist? I've found how to repeat a song, but I want to repeat a playlist.


texts: Iphone 4 stuck when trying to unlock with SIM PIN code

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The phone works normally except for the SIM. I can unlock it, then open apps, preferences etc. I've made a backup in iTunes, then reset the phone to factory settings, then restored the backup. This didn't fix the problem.

When I enter the SIM PIN code, the screen is fixed at "unlocking", while showing the number pad. I can't go back to the home screen. I can shut down the phone, restart it, everything is back to normal except for the SIM. I see that I still have three tries for the SIM. I've tried to enter a false PIN to see what happens, but then it's the same.

Is this a problem with the SIM or with the phone? Any ideas how I can fix this problem?


texts: What time period was PowerBook G4 Model M8407 manufactured and sold?


texts: Apple Numbers x-axis "Value Labels" can't be set to "Date & Time" or "Duration"

texts:
I am graphing a two-column data set that looks like this:

1/1/1963    3,209,827,882
1/1/1964    3,281,201,306
1/1/1965    3,350,425,793

But when I try to set the Value Labels in either a Line Chart or a Scatter Plot to "Date & Time" or "Duration" I find that they are greyed out.

Why would this be? In what situations is it possible to use these two options?


texts: Can I download updates for another computer?

texts:
I have a Mac Pro that needs a lot of updates, but my home internet is very slow. I have a laptop, however, with access to better internet.

Is it possible for me to access the updates on my laptop, download them, and then move them over to my Mac Pro and install them? If so, how?


texts: MacBook Pro won't power on after SMC reset

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Some water was spilled on the table and came in contact with my wife's Mid 2009 MacBook Pro near the MagSafe adapter causing the MBP to shut itself off. Based on some recommendations from the internet, my wife put the MBP in a bag of rice over night to extract the water. Note: I would be careful so as to ensure rice doesn't end up in any ports or crevices.

In the morning, the MBP powered on, but it displayed "Not Charging" when I plugged in the power adapter. I tried two different power adapters to make sure that wasn't the problem. I also confirmed that both power adapters worked on my Early 2011 MacBook Pro.

Based on various threads, it seemed reasonable to reset so the SMC, so I followed Apple's instructions to reset the SMC. Here are the instructions that I followed:

Shut down the computer.
Plug in the MagSafe power adapter to a power source, connecting it to the Mac if its not already connected.
On the built-in keyboard, press the (left side) Shift-Control-Option keys and the power button at the same time.
Release all the keys and the power button at the same time.
Press the power button to turn on the computer.

However on step 5, when I pressed the power button to turn on the MBP, it didn't do anything. No lights, no noise, nothing. At that point I noticed that the MagSafe connector wasn't properly seated—the back portion of the connector wasn't in place but portion closest to the front of the MBP may have been making electrical connection.

Could reseting the SMC while the power adapter is partially connected have caused the MBP to be bricked?
Thoughts on root causes of the problem?
Thoughts on solutions?

I have already scheduled an appointment with the Apple Store, so I'll about this when I have more information.


texts: How to delete Health data in iCloud only?

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So, I've decided not to store my health data in iCloud anymore, for various reasons. I just want to have it on my iPhone and on my iPhone backup on my Mac.
Here's what I have tried so far:
So I turned off Health in iCloud on my iPhone and hoped it would delete all the Health data from my iCloud account. It didn't though, here's a screenshot:

It seems like it only stopped backing up new data but the old data remains online.
So I tried to delete it via the iCloud settings on my Mac, which gives me this prompt:

(Note: There is no Health folder in Finder iCloud Drive).
Is it safe to click delete or will it also wipe all my data from my iPhone and Apple Watch Health apps?
And if this operation deletes it everywhere, where can I delete it on iCloud only?


texts: iOS 7 Hide Quoted Messages in a Mail Thread

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Sometimes we have very long email discussions at work and thus email threads grow -- email clients automatically append all previous replies in the thread to your newly created message. (Gmail web app does that for sure, and that is what most people at my workplace use.)

The problem is, when I open such a thread in the Mail app on my iPhone it shrinks the text so that it can only be read without squinting if I turn the phone into the landscape mode. That happens because the app tries to fit everything -- including all the quote levels -- onto the screen.

Can I somehow make the app zoom and reflow text or better hide those quoted emails? Gmail web app does that by default and offers you to click an ellipsis button ("...") to expand or collapse the quotes. I haven't find anything like in the Settings but maybe I'm just missing something. Anyway, I'd like to hear the opinions of the people who had encountered the same issue.

Well, I guess the best way would be perhaps to change settings so that quote level isn't increased automatically on each reply -- I've already done that on my iPhone but I would have a hard time convincing everyone to do so. Also I probably could install
Gmail app for iOS but I would like to stick with the standard iOS app for it suits me in all other ways and I don't want to clutter my system with several apps that do the same thing.


texts: How to transition from macOS Server deprecated services to the open source alternatives?

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According to Apple's recent statement, many of the current feature of macOS will be removed in future versions of macOS Server.

Apple offers alternative software and programs to use instead of the services in macOS Server.  I would like to transition to these new services but am unsure how to go about doing this so I get the identical (or as close as possible) configuration as I have currently, with macOS Server.


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Using the public beta version of tvOS 11 on an AppleTV 4th-generation.

How to pair my AirPods ear buds?

This new version 11 is supposed to make easy work of pairing. But when I open the AirPods case next to the Apple TV, nothing happens. When I go to Settings > Video and Audio > Audio Output, all I see listed is "Apple TV" both when case is open nearby and when wearing the AirPods.

These AirPods are already paired with both my iPhone and Mac, without problems.


texts: Build in and build out of two images where one replaces the other in the same slide

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I'm creating a Keynote presentation.

I have a slide with two overlapping images at the center of the slide. What I want to do is make one of the two disappear when the other appears. This should be done in one slide.

I've tried to add "build" effects or playing around with the orders, but I guess this may not be the right way to do it. I've also looked around on the web, but I've not found anything which really addresses my problem.


texts: Is it possible to connect 3 non-Apple monitors to a 2014 macbook pro retina without adding extra hardware

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Like the title says - I already confirmed this to work with my 2012 macbook pro retina with 2x Dell U2515 2516x1440 and 1x ASUS VW199 1440x900 - but since Apple tech still states that it should not be possible, I wanted to hear if anyone had experiences with the 2014 model?

Even if you have experiences with 2013 or 2015 - feel free to answer!


texts: Did anyone experience if using Spaces slows down the system? Is there are difference between using 4 spaces vs 9 spaces?


texts: Apple Magic Trackpad - Avoid accidental cursor movement

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I am in the process of switching from a 13" MacBook Pro to an iMac which has external Apple wireless keyboard and Trackpad, and I am struggling with the transition due to Trackpad.

I tried using the Trackpad by placing it physically below the keyboard (like a MacBook Pro) to make it more similar to the MacBook Pro experience, but it didn't help much due to its weight and surface which is double the size of MacBook. I also tried to use it on the right side but I still touch it and move the cursor.

I need to mention that I do have the Tap-to-Click enabled as I am used to it. I do not like making a physical press to register the click and would like to leave Tap-to-Click enabled.

Is there something I can do to avoid these very soft accidental touches that ruin my text typing? Like a tool to lower its sensitive area to the centre of the Trackpad and make it insensitive towards its edges.


texts:
When opening one of my documents in Word 2015 (15.17.1) on MacOS 10.13.2, I'm asked to download a series of fonts including: STHeiti and Osaka.

I know I could have these fonts installed to make word happy. How to do this was explained in another SO question.

I have a very small HD however, so I DON'T want to install these fonts. How can I tell word to stop prompting me to do it please?

Side remark: I am also surprised by the massive amount of space installing these not so well known fonts requires.


texts: Play music across multiple devices at once

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I'm pretty well invested into the Apple ecosystem. I'm home sharing music between two Apple TVs & my MBP. Is it possible to play the same song through all the Apple TVs in sync? I'm basically trying to make the most expensive redneck housewide sound system.

Edit: I am aware I can setup a playlist and hit play on all of the individual devices. I'm looking for a central control platform.

Bonus: if it is possible, can I get the iPads and iPhones in on the shenanigans?


texts:
I have found that I can add images to cells as background in Numbers in various sheets.

I'd like to reference these images in these cells from another sheet.

Is this possible?


texts: How to convert Keynote to PowerPoint online

texts: Is there a way to convert a downloaded Keynote (from slideshare) file to a PowerPoint file (or an open format like Open/LibreOffice) online?


texts:
I still have the very first retina iPad. Purely from empirical comparison, I have the impression that it has gradually become slower. At this point it is sometimes irritatingly slow, even for trivial -open-google's-maps-app- actions.

Are there any reports that this is connected to the recent old-iPhone-slowdown issues? Are there any reports of how I can regain the use of this iPad as simply a web browser and simple apps platform?


texts: I'm trying to find out at what date and time the trash was last emptied. Would it be the date modified of the least recently modified file? Does moving it to the trash count as modifying it?


texts:
Two of the iPhone's default apps, Weather and Stocks, create little widgets in the Notification Center. They aren't exactly notifications, can display graphics (weather) or animations (stock ticker), and don't disappear after being tapped.

I have not seen any other apps that do this. Do any other apps use widgets like this? Or is this exclusive to Apple's apps?


texts: New password after restoring iPod Touch from backup

texts: I restored my iPod Touch from an iTunes backup and my old password no longer works to get into the iPod. Any idea how I can figure out what the new password is? How can I change it back to the old password?


texts: Is It Possible to Have the iPhone Speak the Name of the Caller?

texts: I am wondering if there is any software or any way that the iPhone can can be made to speak the name of the person who is calling. The reason I am asking is because I use a bluetooth headset all of the time and need to know who is calling so I don't need to look at my phone all of the time.


texts: New emojis don't show on Mac, only on iPhone

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The new emojis don't appear as a valid character. They appear as a rectangle in Messages on my Mac. On the iPhone I can see the emoji fine.

My software is 10.10.5. How can I download the new emojis on mac?

This Emoji appears on my phone but not on my Mac:


texts: iTunes home sharing gets disconnected after a while

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I'm using iTunes home sharing between two Windows 7 64bit PCs and one MacBook Air, over a private VPN using Hamachi.

It works great, but after playing the music for about 30 minutes ~ 1 hour, the home sharing is just disconnected and the shared PC does not appear anymore.

I can make it run again by restarting iTunes at the both sides, but it's quite annoying.

Is there anyone who has solution to this problem?


texts: How to change font size and font for all profiles in terminal?

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So I have many profiles in my terminal preference, as shown below

I would like to be able to change the font for all of these different profiles at once

  3024 Day, 3024 Night, AdventureTime...

Right now I have to make such change one by one, how do I change the font once and for all?

Please let me know if it is not clear enough of what I am trying to do. Thanks in advance!


texts: Developer Program for Viewing Passbook-Related Pages

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I have a registered Apple Developer account. However, I cannot view the following pages:

iOS Provisioning Portal
https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/ios/documentation/UserExperience/Reference/PassKit_Bundle/Chapters/Introduction.html
https://developer.apple.com/downloads/index.action?name=Passbook

Do I need to join the iOS Developer Program ($99/year) just to view those documentations?


texts: Why do I need Wi-Fi to backup to iCloud?

texts: What is the rationale behind requiring Wi-Fi to backup to iCloud from my iOS device? What is wrong with using 3G or 4G to backup?


texts: Safari - How to retain downloaded zip files?

texts: I know I can get (Desktop) Safari to stop unarchiving downloads. I don't mind the files being unarchived. I just don't want the zip archives deleted. Is there a way to do this? (10.8.x).


texts: How can I set Numbers to automatically copy a row of data from one sheet to another sheet?

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I have a Numbers spreadsheet that has years worth of data in it. I'd like to call out specific rows in the spreadsheet and copy just those rows into a new sheet in the same file where I'd like the data collected. The rows I want called out all contain two specific words in the same column.

So, ideally, I'd like a function that I can match a search for "john doe" in sheet 1-table 1-column G, select the whole row of data, copy it, and paste it into sheet 2.

What function, or several functions, can use to accomplish this?


texts: How to easily and completely disable/enable WLAN (so it cannot be turned on again while travelling)?

texts:
Without going into specifics of why I might like to do this, or whether this is a good idea or not, I would like to know how I can disable use of wireless networking on my MacBook Air, either via removal of software or drivers or similar, such that the machine is unable to connect to a WIFI network in any way without I undo those changes.  The intention is for the machine to be unable to communicate wirelessly when out of the house, and for those changes to not be easily reverted until I return (for example requiring some piece of external storage that does not travel with me and which contains copies of whatever I have removed).
How can I easily remove and then re-allow WIFI access (without losing my stored profiles/passwords or disturbing anything else)? Is it possible to simply copy a certain app or plugin to an external drive, delete it from my laptop, and later copy it back, again having everything as it was before?

One year later
I have been happily using Daniel Lawson's solution below for quite some time now. I have created two applications with automator, one that deletes the .kext, one that restores it from an USB stick.
First, copy /System/Library/Extensions/IO80211Family.kext to a USB stick and leave that stick at home.
Open Automator, select to create an "Application", then choose "Utilities" from the "Library", then "Execute Shell Script". (I'm translating this from my German menus, so the exact names may differ.)
For the "Disconnector" app, enter the following into the text area of the "Execute Shell Script" event:
echo YOUR_ADMIN_PASSWORD | sudo -S rm -rf /System/Library/Extensions/IO80211Family.kext

Replace "YOUR_ADMIN_PASSWORD" by your admin password. Then save the app and drag its icon to the Dock.
Now, when you are sure you want to be free of all online distractions, click the app icon, and the IO80211Family.kext is gone. Just restart your laptop and you can no longer connect to WLAN:

For the "Reconnector" app, enter the following into the text area in Automator:
echo YOUR_ADMIN_PASSWORD | sudo -S cp -r /Volumes/NAME_OF_YOUR_USB_STICK/IO80211Family.kext /System/Library/Extensions/

Replace "YOUR_ADMIN_PASSWORD" by your admin password and "NAME_OF_YOUR_USB_STICK" by the name of your USB stick. Save the app etc.
Now when you return home, insert the USB stick that carries the IO80211Family.kext into your laptop, click the Reconnector app icon and then restart your laptop. Now you can connect to WLAN again.
Note.
There are some security issues invovled when you echo your admin password, because by that it is written to the shell history and can be found there. I don't care, but you might, depending on your circumstances.