texts: I've upgraded my iPhone 4S to iOS8 and now the GPS is always on

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I have determined that its Google Maps that is causing the GPS to be always on. Is there a way to select an option so that Google Maps only uses the GPS when the app is being used? The only options I see in Privacy > Location Services for Google Maps are "Always" or "Never".

In the meantime I've reverted to Apple Maps and deleted Google Maps to save my battery.


texts: There is an app called "Pocket Points" where you gain points for having your phone locked in class. I am curious if there exists a tweak that can spoof your device being locked so that it registers as if the screen were locked and blacked out and gives you points, but you can still use the device normally. If this doesn't exist, is it even possible to create?


texts: Remove Mac App Store notification badge from the Dock

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# "Usernoted" seems to be the "user notifications daemon", so get it's PID.
pid=$(ps aux | grep -i [u]sernoted | awk '{print $2}')

# Find the sqlite3 database that this program has open. It's in a "private" folder (app sandboxing).
db="$(lsof -p $pid | grep com.apple.notificationcenter/db/db\$ | awk '{print $9}')"

# I got the bundleid from Spotify.app/Contents/Info.plist
bundleid="com.spotify.client"

# I use 0 as the flags because you can change all the settings in System Preferences
# 5 seems to be the default for show_count
# Grab the next-highest sort order
sql="INSERT INTO app_info (bundleid, flags, show_count, sort_order) VALUES ( '$bundleid', 0, 5, (SELECT MAX(sort_order) + 1 FROM app_info) );"

# Run the command
sqlite3 "$db" "$sql"

# Restart usernoted to make the changes take effect
killall usernoted

How to apply such a script for the Mac App Store so that it will appear in Notification Center Settings? I don't have a clue on how to change the script above to work with the App Store :( I want to avoid system updates and I would like to get rid of the numbered badge on the icon in the Dock. Thank you in advance!


texts: I updated to the new IOS 7 and it took my mobile hotspot option off the menu settings. Not sure what to do any information would be appreciated.


texts: Disable the "Connection lost" message when Bluetooth keyboard out of range

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I have an Apple Bluetooth keyboard connected to my mid 2014 Macbook Pro. Sometimes I use the computer on my lap, in a room which is just on the threshold of connectivity. Every few minutes I get a message "Connection lost", then "Connected", popping up in the middle of the screen. Sometimes it happens so frequently it's actually hard to get work done because the middle of the screen is obscured so much.

Is there a way to disable this message? Turning off Bluetooth altogether is a bit disruptive. Everything works just as I'd expect it to - I just don't want the notification.


texts: What takes so much space in my external disk?

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My external disk (LaCie) is full! When I look at the individual folders within my disk, I see that only little space is occupied by visible documents. So I displayed the hidden files and found small files and directories that all seem to take very little memory. Looks like about 400GB is occupied by some unknown stuff. However there is a directory called .trashes.

When I click on GetInfo, here is what I see

And I can wait for a long time but never get an estimate of the size of this directory. I tried to estimate its size via the Terminal:

$ du .Trashes
du: .Trashes: Permission denied

I tried to delete .Trashes but I get this window popping up

How can I free space on my external disk?

I am on OSX Yosemite, Version 10.10.2.


texts: Can you update an iPhone 4 on iOS 6.1.2 to 7.0.6 using an IPSW file?

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So I have an iPhone 4 that's been happily jailbroken on iOS 6.1.2 for a while now, but I want to upgrade to 7.0.6. I downloaded the IPSW for it and shift-clicked on update, but I get the error 'The iPhone could not be restored. An unknown error occurred (3194)'. I read up on it and proceeded to correct my hosts and firewalls, but nothing seems to work.

So, the question is: Is what I'm trying to do even possible, or should I just settle for iOS 7.1 with no jailbreak? Also, is there any way to update without using iTunes, because it seems to be the only thing causing the problem?


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I have a spreadsheet in Apple Numbers which I use to track debts and amortize payments. To do this, I use calls to INDIRECT on the Amortization table to load relevant data from the Debts table. However, one of the INDIRECT calls is failing due to the error This formula can't reference its own cell, or depend on another formula that references this cell

However, this cell isn't referencing its own cell or depending on a formula that references it.

Here is the formula in question: INDIRECT( "Interest Rate " & E1 )

It is supposed to load the name of the Loan from cell E1 and concatenate it on to the string "Interest Rate " so that the formula will retrieve the value from the relevant cell in the Debts table.

The INDIRECT function is successfully used in the Amortization table elsewhere, since it works fine if I enter an Interest Rate manually.

What is it that I am doing wrong here? I tried deleting the cell that says "Interest Rate" in the Amortization table but it doesn't seem to change anything.

EDIT: Additionally, the Interest Rate cells in the Debts tables are values, not formulae. This issue is present regardless of the Loan selected, and this is using Numbers 10.0 (6748)


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I tap on the icon for the app, the splash screen appears, and then it promptly crashes back to the home screen without a trace.

I've updated to the latest version of the app and the latest version of iOS but that hasn't helped.

I've tried turning the phone off and back on again and that hasn't helped either.

I'd like to try uninstalling and re-installing the app, but it's not clear how to do that from the phone itself.  I've tried to do so from iTunes on my PC, but it warns me that "This app will not be deleted from any iOS device that synchronizes with your iTunes library."

I'm at a loss.  I guess what I'm eventually going to have to do is just upgrade to the latest iPhone since it doesn't look like this old version is going to receive any more support.

Any ideas?


texts: How to make "python" command in terminal open python3 instead of python2.7 which comes with mac?

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Mac comes with Python2.7.

For a project, I need to use Python3.7.5. I installed it.

However, if I just type python in terminal, the 2.7 interpreter starts.

How do I make it so that when I type python, it opens 3.7.5 interpreter?


texts: Visual hints to better spot the currently active window?

texts:
My workflow involves a lot application windows, mostly terminals. With a very large dual screen setup, I find myself regularly looking for the currently active window. More than often I type in the wrong terminal, or even start typing in a browser window, because I thought the active window was somewhere else.

I could not find a way to change window properties such as opacity and border / title bar colour. My title bars are either light grey (active) or very light grey (inactive). I am looking for hints on how to make it visually more prominent where the currently active window is.

(Note: I am not looking for keyboard shortcuts or anything that requires interaction)


texts: VirtualBox Share Guest Internet With Host

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Recently I've encountered issue with My MBP Mid 2009 Wifi Card,so I bought USB adapter but the problem is that it is not compatible with OSX only So I somehow managed it to Connect my guest Virtual Box Windows 7 to Internet but I don't know how to share it with host, I've tried by Host-Only adapter but not sure how to share internet using that and I've tried some online articles but none of them shows how to setup Host OSX.

Currently I'm on OSX 10.11.6 Host and Windows 7 Guest.

Screenshots of my Host Only network Setup.


texts: I'm getting my iPhone 5 6.1.2 replaced - any way to AVOID getting stuck with iOS 7?

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My iPhone 5 64GB 6.1.2 has a malfunctioning camera sensor so I'm getting a warranty replacement.  However I badly want to avoid iOS 7.  Presumably, any refurbished iPhone 5's at this point (December 2013) are all going to have iOS 7.  Since my phone has never had iOS 7 and all my backups are 6.1.2, is there going to be any way for me to restore my backup onto my new (replacement) phone EXACTLY as it was?  (The ultimate goal is for it to feel as though the whole thing never happened).

Since the 64GB model is quite rare, is it possible their old stock still has iOS 6?


texts:
Ever since upgrading to Big Sur last year:

Open Contacts app.
Hit commandn to create new user.
Immediately start typing first name, eg: John.
First letter gets transposed to the end, as if the cursor moved while typing, eg: ohnJ.

This only and always happens in Contacts app. This only and always happens when I type quickly (if I wait a full second after hitting commandn, it does not happen).
My contacts are synced to iCloud and iPhone.


texts:
I have found the nice script below to ping a host to check if it is up or down. However I haven't found a way (and my very basic programming knowledge has failed me here) on how I can ping multiple servers. Ideally I'd go HOST1= XXX, HOST2=YYY etc...

Could someone point me in the right direction? I have about 10 hosts I'd like to see the up/down status for. Geektool script copied from macosxtips.co.uk

HOST=typehostnamehere
PING=`ping -q -c 1 $HOST`
if [[ $? -eq 0 ]] ; then
    TIME=`echo $PING |tail -1 | cut -d/ -f 5`
    echo ${TIME}ms away from $HOST
    exit 0
else
    echo $HOST could not be reached
    exit 2
fi


texts: How to turnoff screen / lock Macbook Pro with touch bar using keyboard?

texts: This was working on older Mac using CtrlShiftPower. But this doesn't work on the new Macbook Pro 2016 with touch bar. Can someone please help. I want to lock my Mac without putting it to sleep.


texts: mirror iPhone 5 display to TV without AirPlay

texts: Is there any way I can make anything that is currently shown on the screen of an iPhone 5 to be displayed on a regular TV or projector that has the usual HDMI, composite video, DVI, DSub inputs via a simple cable or adapter and without Airplay/Apple TV?


texts: AppleScript - Add userinput to text file?

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How can I add a user input variable to a text file?

This is what I have right now:

-- ask user
display dialog "Enter Cheat" default answer "99 Gold, super health, unlimited Grenades.."
set cheat1 to (text returned of result)

-- create text file
    set newText to "I am now
    adding
    a few
    test lines"

 do shell script "echo " & quoted form of newText & " >> ~/Desktop/test.txt"

I want to somehow put 'cheat1' inside the text file and not come out as cheat1, but as the text the user gave

any help?


texts: How can I stop LinkedIn popups on my iPhone?

texts:
The latest version of the LinkedIn app (4.2.1) is able to create pop ups on my iPhone 3. Though I have Notifications on, I do not see the LinkedIn app in the Settings, so I cannot switch these pop ups off. (It is not listed under Notifications (other apps are), nor is it listed with the other apps at the bottom of Settings.

Anyone know how to prevent this annoyance?


texts:
my alias for opening Google is
is like this
alias g="termux-open-url https://google.com"

for search url  look like this
http://google.com/search?q=what+I+search

I wanted that if I write
 g what I search
it will open me to Google with definite result .
I had tried a lot with $ but can't get success .Someone please help.


texts: tmux hangs when re-attaching session after logout

texts:
Since Yosemite, my tmux, which I installed via MacPorts, "hangs" when I re-attach it after my user has logged out and logged in again. I.e. it cannot start new processes, like a new command line. The logs in console do not show anything.

I do not even know how I start to figure out what's happening here.


texts: How hot can an iPhone get before displaying a temperature warning?

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My friend recently left his iPhone out in the sun while swimming at the pool. When he came back, his iPhone was locked with the message "iPhone needs to cool down before you can use it."

Neither of us had ever seen this warning before, despite leaving our phones out in the open before.

How hot does an iPhone need to be before displaying a high temperature warning?


texts: OSX 10.9.5 cancel Finder operation causes dialog to never finish

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Whenever I cancel a Finder operation (e.g. Duplicate), the progress window that pops up never finishes.
The Blue/White progress is animated, the X is of course disabled, and it says "Stopping" under the progress bar.  But it never stops.

All I can do is force quit it, which causes Finder to close and my Mac to reboot.

Anyone able to help me resolve this?

Opening the "Force Quit" option from the 'Apple' icon in the task bar but then cancelling made it go away.

Cheers,
Nap


texts: itunes commercial podcast piracy security

texts:
I'm just wondering how secure commercial podcasts on itunes are protected against piracy?

Does it even matter for security if the podcast is provided over itunes or is it the content provider himself who must make the proper security adjustments?

NOTE: Yes I know that all security measures can be bypassed especially in this part of IT. But it makes a difference if it takes 2-3 minutes or 2-3 years ;)


texts:
I have a MacBook Pro Early 2011 model A1278 which wasn't turning on, then I bought a new battery and it ran just fine. But the charger isn't charging it up (the charger is also fine, I tested in another MBP). I tried to reset SMC, NVRAM and cleaned the charging port, but nothing happened.
Now the battery just died (0%) and I don't know what to do, since I can't charge it up. Is there anything I can do to make it work?

Thanks in advance,
Luiz


texts: Taking screenshots with the command line of a specific window

texts:
I wanna take a screenshot of a specific application using the command line. Doing

  screencapture -h

Shows option "-o"

  -o  in window capture mode, do not capture the shadow of the window

Which sounds like it might do what I need, but I am lost on how to actually use this option. Google did not turn up any answers

Thanks!


texts: Setting background image to dropbox file doesn't update background

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Im trying to have my desktop background be an image stored on my dropbox account. My dropbox folder is linked in my home directory. When i set the background to this photo and then change the photo the background doesn't follow. I know the file has changed by opening in Finder.

If I reboot the machine the image changes so it must be cached somewhere?


texts: Ask for password input when mounting a volume via Automator

texts:
I have Automator mounting a volume with hdiutil, but it requires a password to mount.

Natively macOS would prompt with a hidden-password input field; but I don't know how to trigger the same when running hdutil. In fact, running in an invisible bash script then the password prompt can't be shown.

So I've added "Ask for Text" to provide the password to the script, but this shows the typed password in clear plain text; that is not ideal for security reasons.

How can I show asterisks instead? Or how can I trigger the the native macOS mount password prompt?


texts: Recommendations on launching applications and setting up workspace based on location?

texts:
When moving between locations (work, home, coffeeshops...) I find that I have to manually set up things how I like them over an over. Is there an application that will automatically launch and position my applications when I am at a specific location, or select a preset "workspace"?

Stay, and ControlPlane seem to scratch the surface of what I want but are BOTH out of date. Launching apps and positioning windows on particular desktops in a specific monitor configuration is priority.


texts: Does the country where a credit card is issued affect the content offered in iTunes (with all the restrictions for that country)?

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I want to create an AppleID account in iTunes/Apple Music.

iTunes forces me to provide a credit card. There is an option to select the country of my credit card. I have two cards issued in different countries and currently reside in third country.

My question is: does Apple consider my country to be the country of my credit card, and will all the restrictions and media of that particular country be applied?

UPD:

Actually Apple asks twice whether I want to change the country. At first on Terms and Conditions step, and the second on the next step with credit card form. When I change the country, credit card form is also changed. Even secret questions are different for different countries.

Terms and Conditions step.

Credit card form step.

UPD 2:

Here is what Apple says if I select a country of my credit card. And if I select other country Apple doesn't show this alert. This is what makes me think that Apple restricts access and contents depending on what country your credit card was issued.


texts: What does it mean if I see "security recommendation" next to a wifi network?

texts:
I recently went to a restaurant and found that their wifi network has "security recommendation" next to its name. I've never seen it before, and wonder if it might be a new thing introduced in iOS 10.

What does this mean?


texts:
My wife and I started saving our photos on a shared family iCloud account, but about 2 years ago, neither of our photos seemed to appear on the cloud.
I'm using Windows 10 and she is using a recent version of macOS. I can see the photos from before this problem appeared. I store my photos on my iPhone 7 (full resolution) as well in the cloud, but it's difficult to get large photos and videos off my phone. She did get a new iPhone 8 at some point. I don't know if that's relevant.
On my computer, I have iCloud, iCloud Drive, and iCloud Photos. What's the difference?


texts: Would the Mac mini or Macbook Air have better sound hardware for speech recognition?

texts: I'm a windows user looking to make the jump across.  I have narrowed my choices to Mac mini or Macbook Air.  Looking at the tech specs I don't fully understand the sound hardware.  I use speech recognition extensively is there a clear favorite between these two when it comes to specifically looking at that use case?


texts: Is there a way to Upgrade terminal sftp client?

texts: The pre-installed sftp binary on macOS sucks. When I use my ubuntu machine, sftp has glorious things like a history and tab completion. I've looked around, and cannot tell a clear cut path to upgrading the binary. Has anyone done this? How?


texts: What is the model number for product MP2F2LL/A

texts:
I'd like to purchase a case at the same time as purchasing this iPad from Apple's website, but I can't seem to figure out what the actual model number is.  I can't find any reference to iPad's with A9/M9 processors.  First image is from their store page, second image is the relevant 'technical specifications' from the link at the bottom of the first image.

Thanks!


texts: How do I remove the "Open With"context menu items caused by VMware Fusion?

texts:
I would like to clean up the massive amount of junk in my contextual menu. I have VM Fusion 5 installed and it is one of the main culprits, showing multiple entries of Windows Apps within my context menu of the Mac OX.

Example of 'junk' in my context menu for a txt file = Notepad listed 5 times, Textpad listed # times, Visual Studio listed 6-7 times, and more .

I found an article explaining what to do for a previous version of Fusion, Remove VMware Fusion and Parallels "Open With" Context Menus. I have searched and I cannot see what resembles the previous option "Open your Mac files and web links using Windows applications".

If anyone can help I would appreciate it.

The following line in the terminal worked:

/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user

I just don't want items returning because of Fusion.

Thank you.


texts: How can I update my macOS 10.14.6 to latest version?

texts:
I am using a 2019 MacBook Pro and I haven't updated the macOS in a while.
Now when I want to update it to the latest version (macOS Catalina).
Every time I try it in System Preferences, I get an error (connection lost or time out).
And I also can't download it from Apple website, because macOS Catalina requires macOS 10.15, and my macOS version is 10.14.
This error occurs on another mac too. What should I do?


texts:
Does MoneyWell have a "jars" system?

I imagine if I have PHP 1000, I want to be able to "give every peso a job" like place it in a "jar" for example. Then I want MoneyWell to track that "jar" for me, like if it's positive, I'm obliged to spend it (or transfer it to an untouchable savings account). If it's negative, it means I'm over the budget.


texts: I been installing Windows on my new MacBook Pro 13" 2017 Touchbar (MacOS Sierra) but I have been stuck because I get the error Windows support software could not be saved to the selected drive ... I tried installing it using a 16gb USB stick  (MSDOS fat32) and no USB since my MacBook can install Windows even without USB flash drive (as mentioned by apple in their website.) Can someone help me with these problems?


texts: What are the type and creator options in SetFile?

texts:
I have read the setfile man page in detail several times, but I still did not understand some commands.
-t type Specifies the file type, where type is a string of exactly four characters.

What exactly is meant by type and how do I use it?
-c creator Specifies the creator of the file, where the creator is a string of exactly four characters.

What does this command do? Does it change the author of the metadata? And how exactly do I use that?


texts: Can I download Mac OS X for a used MacBook Pro?

texts: I want to by a used MacBook Pro i5 Mid 2010 edition, but there is no system DVD. The previous owner's stuff is on the hard drive, and I want to wipe it clean with a new OS. Can I boot into existing Mac OS and download an ISO of the latest Mac OS X or do I have to buy a install disk from Apple?


texts: How do I make different email accounts use the default sounds again?

texts:
On an iPhone running iOS 6.0.1, I used Settings → Notifications → Mail to set different "new message" sounds for different mail accounts. Now I want to make all mail accounts again follow the default sound set under Settings → Sounds → New Mail. How can I do this? When I change the "New Mail" alert sound, the individual mail accounts no longer change.

I have tried manually setting all the mail accounts to use the same sound and vibration setting as the default. However, they still don't change when I change the default setting.


texts: Sharing my purchased movies on friends Apple TV

texts: How do I share my purchased movies on Apple TV? I have purchased movies on my computer and would like to share with my grandchildren on Apple TV.  How do I do it?


texts: Slow Internet access on iPhone SE after updating to iOS 11.4?

texts:
I am upgraded to iOS 11.4 on iPhone SE and have noticed it seems to have terribly slow internet access since the update. Toggling Wi-Fi will speed up each individual request (Web, Twitter, other apps), but after each complete request, it apparently loses its Internet connectivity again.

Note the Wi-Fi symbol always shows connected; however on my router status page the iPhone shows as no IP4 address assigned. It still does show with an IP6 address on the router. Toggling Wi-Fi switch on iPhone will reassign the IP4 one, too. It’s as though it forgets its IP4 after each transaction.

Note that neither the wife’s iPhone SE (identical except still on iOS 11.3) nor the iPad (also on iOS 11.3) show the same behaviour, so I reckon it’s not the router or infrastructure per se.

Troubleshooting tried so far, each giving a brief respite before trouble reoccurred:

iPhone reboot
Router reboot
iPhone and router reboot
Reducing MTU on IP6 network
Assigning fixed IP4 address
Reset network settings on iPhone (urgh)

Next step would be complete iPhone reset, but I would really like to avoid that one. Or of course a rollback to 11.3.1.

Is anybody observing similar issues? And, more importantly, does anyone have a fix, please (if possible, other than: use mobile data, wait for iOS 11.4.1 or iOS 12, buy new iPhone, buy Android phone)?


texts:
This is a very specific question, but I hope that maybe a member of the Mac community may be able to offer a clue.

Years ago there was a free Mahjong game called Double, or Double X. It no longer runs on current hardware or software, but I am interested in the icons which it used. Here is a screen shot:

Does anybody know where the icons come from? The developers at PCV, who created the game, are no longer able to tell me.

Thanks


texts: Installing new sandisk ssd - created bootable drive but holding option during startup doesn't work...?

texts:
Double checked cable connection to new drive, everything is secure. Created a bootable drive using diskmaker on another MacBook and plugged it in (macOS sierra).

Held alt/option key upon startup but no drive options pop up, only "Choose Network" option that leads to Internet Recovery.

Also upgraded RAM, not sure if this matters.


texts: When using Ukulele, how can I get an altered keyboard layout in ~/Library/Keyboard\ Layouts to be reloaded without rebooting?


texts:
My school has 25 iMacs in a lab for students. They each have a wireless keyboard and mouse.

The problem is that the keyboard or mouse will run out of batteries and the kids will just grab another mouse and use it on the computer. This creates havok in the room and before long i have to manually unpair all devices and map each keyboard and mouse one by one and it takes me over two hours.

Is there a way to only allow the imacs to pair with one keyboard and mouse?


texts: Lost iPhone pictures after uploaded to iPhoto

texts:
My iPhone was running out of space and I noticed I had over 1000 photos. Like usual I upload them to my computer using Image Capture then at the bottom I click "delete pictures after" so they aren't on my phone anymore.

They uploaded perfectly fine to Image Capture, but when I clicked on "transfer to iPhoto" I got a message saying the disk was full and now I can't find the picture files.


texts:
I thought Mavericks was suppose to utilize RAM memory better, thus run smoother.

Running ML on Mac mini 2012, with 16GB RAM...always running smoothly even with over a dozen apps running.

Now, after installing Mavericks, my Mac is SLOW, eating up RAM like crazy! Looking over usage, of the 16GB of installed memory...on average it uses 10-14 GB RAM when barely running a few apps!!!

There is this kernel_task that is always running with over 1GB of RAM and most apps are not taking that much RAM, so what is using up all my RAM?! File cache? It shows very high in that new description, with about 1/3 of my total RAM


texts: Disk Utility Error Message - Missing EFI + MediaKit

texts:
Previously setup was with 2 partitions, one for normal use while the other had the Lion Install ESD on it, used when I installed some time ago. The other day my machine suddenly shutdown and when I started it, it stated that the Lion Install ESD partition was corrupted.

I created a new Lion Install ESD partition and made a clean install (I was going to do so anyway).

My machine is booting fine, but it acts funny in the Disk Utility. First, an overview of my disk:

0: GUID_partition_scheme (*250.1GB / disk0)
1: Apple_HFS Macintosh HD (230.0 GB / disk0s1)
2: Apple_Boot Recovery HD (650.0 MB / disk0s5)
3: EFI (209.7 MB / disk0s4)

However if I attempt to "Verify Disk" on my disk (not on a specific partition) via the Disk Utility the following error is shown:

  This disk doesn't contain an EFI system partition. If you want to start up your computer with this disk or include it in a RAID set,
  back up your data and partition this disk.

Even more strange is when I attempt to let the "Macintosh HD" use maximum space on the disk. It is currently sized at 230GB, but if I use the Disk Utility to increase it to say 231GB it reports the following error:

  Partition failed with the error: MediaKit reports not enough space on device for requested operation.

However, the space is clearly unused. And if I simply drag the partition down to use all the space the error will not prompt but nothing will happen.

In the time between my first install of Lion and the recent shutdown I had installed rEFIt after attempting to run Ubuntu, however it was quickly uninstalled again with no issues in the following months.

So, any clue what is going on with my disk?


texts:
I have 8 GB of ram and I have only 1.25GB free memory left, not enough to run 2 tabs of gmail. for chrome keep asking me to kill the process of my Gmail which 2-3 days ago I'm always have like 2-3GB free memory after opening 2 gmail accounts and some others websites.

I also installed auto memory clean to help me get more memory back but recently when my mac start, a few minutes later memory almost dropped to 0GB so my memory cleaner app keep to clean memory after that memory consuming so fast and repeat above process again. Memory clean doesn't solve my problem in a long term.

I have closed all the apps to free memory and I see that when idle I should have more memory back but it's not.

So I looked into Activity Monitor and Memory clean app, I saw 2 things that consuming lots of memory which I don't think it's true.

I'm trying to use cleanmymac 2 to help me solve the issue specially to kick away some file cache problem, but I don't see any difference.


texts: Is there a way in Terminal to highlight the row under the cursor?

texts:
I need to read a long row of output in Terminal and was wondering if there is a way to have the whole row where the mouse cursor is positioned highlighted. Alternatively, would there be a way to highlight a row and control the highlight with the keyboard?

Thanks.


texts:
I'm using Screen Sharing between two Catalinas (stock "Screen Sharing" app on client vs. "Sharing -> Screen Sharing" on server, same LAN). The VNC-session auto-locks after a relatively short timeout (maybe 15 mins, unsure), that doesn't seem to correspond to any idle-setting that I could find neither on the server-side (Screen Saver set to 1h) nor client (client not locking itself, only within the VNC-session). Given that this is my home-LAN, and I still suffer from Screen sharing can't reconnect or connect on (idle) reconnects, I'd really like to adjust that value.

Any advice on which value to tweak, and how?


texts: Is it possible to use mac trackpad gestures on, say, a linux virtualbox machine?

texts:
Specifically, I would just love to use the trackpad to do "three finger swipes" and switch between Linux workspaces (desktops), that would be extremely slick.

I imagine this might require a plugin or some such thing, in addition to the disabling of the underlying Mac OS's responding to the gestures, which is what it currently does.


texts: iPhone/iPod Touch App Review Sites and Payola

texts:
Some of the iPhone/iPod Touch app review sites require developers to pay them to have a review posted. This raises obvious concerns about the independence and objectivity of the reviews.  (See this Wired article for more information.) Requiring payment for product reviews is not illegal, so the only way to turn back this trend is for consumers to ignore these sorts of reviews.

So, I would like to have a list of app review sites, along with a note as to whether they charge for reviews, or have any other conflicts of interest.  Vote up the ones that you find most useful.

If you are a developer who has been asked to pay a fee by one of these sites, please provide details.

I want to keep this list focused on apps for iPhone and iPod Touch.  If you want to list review sites for other devices, please create another question.


texts: Apple TV play media stored on Airport Extreme hard drive?

texts: The current gen Airport Extreme (802.11ac, you know... the tall white one) is capable of having a network accessible hard drive connected directly to it. Now that the new Apple TV can run apps, can I use the Airport's connected hard drive as a media server and have the new Apple TV access its content directly? Maybe by running the Plex app (or similar)?


texts: Excel always opens spreadsheet in read-only mode

texts:
I understand this issue arose over the past 2-3 years, but I haven't seen any solution.

A workbook created on a Windows PC using Office 365 - transferred to Mac (Yosemite installed) - opens in read-only mode in Office 365 for Mac.

The workbook doesn't have a "/" in its name. I made sure there is read/write access for the file and also the folder. It contains macros, some of which work, others will have to be redone.

After saving it with a different name, I may work as usual with it like updating, saving and closing it.

After reopening it, it's again in read-only mode.

After all this time there must be a solution for the problem.


texts: Flagged emails keep returning and won't synchronize between Apple Mail and Gmail

texts:
I've had this problem before and can't recall how I managed to fix it last time. I use Apple Mail to access my Gmail and normally flagged emails show up correctly. Starred emails in Gmail equate to flagged emails in Apple Mail and I can unflag an email in either Gmail or Apple Mail and it works.

But now I've got four emails that I can't unflag. They're not flagged in Gmail at all (although they used to be). When I see them in the Flagged folder in Apple Mail, they don't even have flag icons next to them but they're still counted in the number showing next to "Flagged". If I manually re-flag them and then unflag them, they disappear from the Flagged box. But then if I click into Inbox and then back into Flagged they show up again.

Any ideas about how to make these guys disappear for good?!


texts: macOS remove lkysearch virus from chrome

texts:
I have lkysearch malware installed in chrome. I tried multiple ways to remove it even tried uninstalling and reinstalling chrome but no luck.

Chrome does not even allow removing the suspicious "search engine"."Resetting settings" does not work either.

I have my launch agents which looks like

λ ls -l ~/Library/LaunchAgents/
total 40
-rw-r--r--  1 prayagupd  NA\Domain Users  625 Jan 13 17:16 com.2313585054741982361.8750939818.plist
-rw-r--r--  1 prayagupd  NA\Domain Users  494 Mar  7  2019 com.code42.menubar.plist
-rw-r--r--@ 1 prayagupd  NA\Domain Users  812 Feb 17 17:31 com.google.keystone.agent.plist
-rw-r--r--@ 1 prayagupd  NA\Domain Users  918 Feb 17 17:31 com.google.keystone.xpcservice.plist
-rw-r--r--  1 prayagupd  NA\Domain Users  524 Dec  5  2017 com.skype.skype.shareagent.plist

com.2313585054741982361.8750939818.plist looked suspicious and tried removing it and related Application Support link but does make any difference. Its content is

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
        <key>Label</key>
        <string>com.2313585054741982361.8750939818</string>
        <key>ProgramArguments</key>
        <array>
            <string>/Users/prayagupd/Library/Application Support/com.4884030244826106462/12888126840620735487</string>
            <string>D066FFCB-6A22-4C60-A8BD-42C577B51B1A</string>
            <string>FE700AF0-117A-40A9-8CDA-8EC25B44007B</string>
        </array>
        <key>RunAtLoad</key>
        <true />
        <key>StartInterval</key>
        <integer>10800</integer>
    </dict>
</plist>

And extensions I have are,

λ ls -l /Users/a1353612/Library/Application\ Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Extensions
total 0
drwx------@ 3 prayagupd  NA\Domain Users  96 Feb 17 17:31 aapocclcgogkmnckokdopfmhonfmgoek
drwx------@ 3 prayagupd  NA\Domain Users  96 Feb 17 17:31 aohghmighlieiainnegkcijnfilokake
drwx------@ 3 prayagupd  NA\Domain Users  96 Feb 17 17:31 apdfllckaahabafndbhieahigkjlhalf
drwx------@ 3 prayagupd  NA\Domain Users  96 Feb 17 17:31 blpcfgokakmgnkcojhhkbfbldkacnbeo
drwx------@ 3 prayagupd  NA\Domain Users  96 Feb 17 17:31 felcaaldnbdncclmgdcncolpebgiejap
drwx------@ 3 prayagupd  NA\Domain Users  96 Feb 17 17:31 ghbmnnjooekpmoecnnnilnnbdlolhkhi
drwx------@ 3 prayagupd  NA\Domain Users  96 Feb 17 17:31 nmmhkkegccagdldgiimedpiccmgmieda
drwx------@ 3 prayagupd  NA\Domain Users  96 Feb 17 17:31 pjkljhegncpnkpknbcohdijeoejaedia
drwx------@ 3 prayagupd  NA\Domain Users  96 Feb 17 17:31 pkedcjkdefgpdelpbcmbmeomcjbeemfm

It also does not make any effect after removing the Extensions folder.

Also tried updating google policies using terminal but can run delete command, as recommended at https://support.google.com/chrome/thread/9267779?hl=en

defaults write com.google.Chrome HomepageIsNewTabPage -bool false
defaults write com.google.Chrome NewTabPageLocation -string "https://www.google.com/"
defaults write com.google.Chrome HomepageLocation -string "https://www.google.com/"

defaults delete com.google.Chrome DefaultSearchProviderSearchURL
2020-02-17 22:52:03.470 defaults[6456:41690]
Domain (com.google.Chrome) not found.
Defaults have not been changed.

λ defaults delete com.google.Chrome DefaultSearchProviderNewTabURL
2020-02-17 22:52:16.409 defaults[6468:41815]
Domain (com.google.Chrome) not found.
Defaults have not been changed.

λ defaults delete com.google.Chrome DefaultSearchProviderName
2020-02-17 22:52:21.361 defaults[6472:41852]
Domain (com.google.Chrome) not found.
Defaults have not been changed.

I don't have any "paid virus remove softwares". And I see the the malware is only on chrome but not on safari.

How can I manually remove the malware from my machine?


texts: Can I drive this 34 inch samsung display with my macbook pro?

texts:
I own a 13 inch early 2015 macbook pro and am in the market for an ultrawide display for my home office. I've landed on this display as a contender for purchase, but am worried that my macbook will not be able to drive the display properly.
The resolution for the display is 3,440 x 1,440.  According to apple here, the HDMI port can support resolutions up to 3840-by-2160 at 30Hz.  What about the thunderbolt 2 port?  I understand the thunderbolt 2 port also doubles as a minidisplay port, however apple does not mention supported resolutions.
Can I use the minidisplay port to drive this monitor?  If not, is my only option the HDMI?  Could I do thunderbolt 2 to thunderbolt 3?
Any information on how I might be able to drive this display would be appreciated.


texts:
I would like to change the current JRE from Version 10.0.1 to some previous versions like 1.8 for instance. At the moment Im confused about my current setting. Basically, Java Panel in System Preferences is telling me that my Java Version is Version 10.0.1 which corresponds to:

 $ /Library/Internet\ Plug- Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Home/bin/java -version
java version "10.0.1" 2018-04-17
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment 18.3 (build 10.0.1+10)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM 18.3 (build 10.0.1+10, mixed mode)

java -version was telling me that:

$ java -version
java version "9.0.4"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 9.0.4+11)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 9.0.4+11, mixed mode)

So, I tried to set different versions of my JDK in .bash_profile:

export JAVA_8_HOME=$(/usr/libexec/java_home -v1.8)
export JAVA_9_HOME=$(/usr/libexec/java_home -v9)
export JAVA_10_HOME=$(/usr/libexec/java_home -v10)

alias java8='export JAVA_HOME=$JAVA_8_HOME'
alias java9='export JAVA_HOME=$JAVA_9_HOME'
alias java10='export JAVA_HOME=$JAVA_10_HOME'
#default java8
export JAVA_HOME=$JAVA_8_HOME

Where I set the default version to:

java -version
java version "1.8.0_172"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_172-b11)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.172-b11, mixed mode)

However, that does not change the JRE.
I would like to have JRE and JDK the same version (1.8). How can I do that, since one JRE can be installed at a time?


texts: "Start Screensaver" hotcorner no longer works under El Capitan beta

texts:
After upgrading to one of the beta El Capitan builds, I can no longer use the "start screensaver" hotcorner. Other hotcorners still work, so it's not an issue with an application grabbing mouse input and blocking hotcorners from being detected (for example, I can configure the display to turn off and that works fine) and the screensaver itself works, too.

This is on El Capitan public build 15B17c, and has persisted through the few beta builds. Moving the mouse to the corner assigned to "start screensaver" simply has no effect. I've tried disabling and enabling the option, rebooting, checking disk permissions, etc. to no avail. Any other suggestions?


texts: Is there an adapter to connect a Macbook Pro to a DVI splitter?

texts:
I don't think any of the previous questions on this topic cover this particular nuance, but please edify me if I'm mistaken.

I have a Macbook Pro 15" (the model that was released around March 2011) with Thunderbolt port. My office has two Dell monitors joined with a DVI splitter (which were originally connected to a Dell desktop). I have a Thunderbolt to DVI adapter that I was hoping to connect to the DVI splitter. However, the connector on the end of the splitter is different from the connector for a single-monitor DVI cable, so I can't plug the output of the splitter into the DVI end of the Thunderbolt-to-DVI adapter.

Does this mean I need either (1) an adapter to connect a "standard" DVI connector to a "splitter" DVI connector, or (2) a thunderbolt adapter that will plug directly into a splitter DVI connector? If so, do either of these items exist or am I out of luck?


texts: Why doesn't anything happen when I connect my Nexus S to a MacBook Pro 2010 using a USB cable?

texts:
I've tried to connect a Nexus S to a MBP 2010 via USB. After connection, the Mac does not respond.

Anybody know why? I have tried it with a powered USB hub and get the same result: No responses for the USB storage.


texts: Where can I find a comprehensive and detailed technical software manual for OS X?

texts:
Are there books written for OS X (particularly the most current version) like the hundreds of thousands written for Unix? I'd like to know about the command-line utilities and the locations of system settings in text files. Unfortunately, the books you see coming out of O'Rielly have phrases like "For Dummies," "Pocket Guide," and "Learning" (shudder) in their titles.

Does such literature exist? I'm particularly interested in learning which plists control which system settings, but having usage examples of OS X-specific command line utilities and a list of differences between OS X and Unix (from a technical perspective) would be even better. Being able to manage my system configuration from the Terminal would be a lot more fun than from System Preferences... at least for me!


texts: 'sed' replacement does not seem to work on the command line

texts:
The following command:

echo "/tmp/ansible_gN946Q/chronograf-1.4.0.1-1/etc/blue" | sed  's/(((chronograf|influxdb|kapacitor).[0-9\.-]*\/)|telegraf\/)/aefgae/g'

Outputs:

/tmp/ansible_gN946Q/chronograf-1.4.0.1-1/etc/blue

When the expected output is:

/tmp/ansible_gN946Q/aefgaeetc/blue

This is strange because it replaces fine in PCRE, which sed should be compatible with, correct me if I am wrong.

Hope someone can point out my error in the sed command above.


texts: 6 months old iPhone 6s battery disabled peak power

texts:
I had my iPhone 6s battery replaced by Apple in November last year (i.e. 5,5 months ago). Today the phone crashed and peak power was disabled again. Admittedly it was relatively cold outside (about 8°C) and I used the phone for navigation. Battery health is given as 98%.

Nevertheless, I am rather annoyed that an almost new battery dies on me and I wonder if I should complain. Is the replaced battery covered by any kind of warranty and does it extent to peak power capability?


texts: How can I mount an encrypted disk from the command line?

texts:
When I type diskutil mount disk3 in the terminal, it says Volume(s) mounted successfully. However, the disk is not mounted and I can confirm this by opening the GUI of Disk Utility.app and also the disk does not show in the Finder.

I suspect this is because the disk is encrypted and the terminal command is not passing via "Keychain" to retrieve the password for the encrypted disk.

What do you think? Is there a way to mount encrypted disks via the command line?
Thanks.


texts: I can't download apps from the AppStore with my iPhone 5. I keep getting a pop-up message; "this app needs ios 6". How do I update my ios?


texts: How can I show again the text next to "Computer" in Finder? Only the icon shows

texts:
Somehow in my Finder's sidebar the "Computer" element under devices doesn't show any description text anymore. It won't kill me, but it's annoying.

Does anyone know how to fix it? I couldn't find the right Google keywords.


texts: How to do a case-sensitive search in Preview application?

texts:
Is it possible to perform a case-sensitive search in Preview?

For example, I'd like to find all occurrences of the text

  LAST

but not

  last

or

  Last

I tried enclosing term in double quotes to no effect:

  "LAST"


texts: How can I make the Apple Music fonts smaller in iOS 10?

texts: I have a perfect eye sight and can read tiny text, too. The Apple Music revamp in iOS 10 has huge text which is very awkward for me and difficult to use. I searched for any setting, but could not find one. Is there any possibility of reducing the size?


texts: I have reset my iPhone, now many contacts are lost, though I synced them through iCloud. Are they still in an old backup?

texts:
I reset my iPhone 4 because it was terribly slow after 3 years of continuous usage.

Now it's much faster again, but many of my contacts are lost, although I used to sync them using iCloud and I had them both on my phone and on my Mac. I tried to restore them using TimeMachine, but it seems there are no backups for contacts left from early enough.

Now I wonder whether my contacts still are on an old iPhone backup (which I should have in iTunes from before resetting my iPhone) and so I could get them back.

So my question is: What could have happened that I lost most of my contacts? I indeed deleted a lot of contacts a few days ago, but I for sure didn't delete many of those that are gone, and many that I deleted, are back again.


texts: Applescript: Why are "headers" in a message sometimes not the complete list?

texts:
This script (below) is triggered by a Mail Rule for every message.  Sometimes when the script runs due to a new incoming message, the list of headers is not complete and my debug lists only from, date, to, message-id, content-type, and subject.  The message ends up in my Inbox.  I have seen it get all of the headers when triggered via an incoming message.

I can select the message and run Apply Rules and then it will see all of the headers (19 in this last case) and the script will work as expected.

It seems that sometimes, for some reason, the headers element of a message is not complete.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to always get the full list of headers?

    using terms from application "Mail"
      on perform mail action with messages these_messages for rule this_rule
        set debug_level to 4
        set junk_limit to 50
        set extreme_limit to 100
        if debug_level > 0 then my logit("Start Perform")
        tell application "Mail"
          set the message_count to the count of these_messages
          repeat with i from 1 to the message_count
            try
              set this_score to -9999
              set this_message to item i of these_messages
              try
                set this_subject to (subject of this_message) as Unicode text
              on error
                set this_subject to "**Error on Subject"
              end try
              if debug_level > 1 then my logit("  " & this_subject)
              set these_headers to headers of this_message
              set header_count to the count of these_headers
              if debug_level > 3 then my logit("    Header Count: " & header_count)
              repeat with j from 1 to the header_count
                set this_header to item j of these_headers
                set this_name to name of this_header
                set this_content to content of this_header
                if debug_level > 3 then my logit("    Header: " & this_name)
                if this_name = "x-spam-score" then
                  try
                    set this_score to this_content as number
                  on error errStr number errNum
                    set this_score to -2
                  end try
                  if debug_level > 2 then my logit("    Score: " & this_score)
                  exit repeat
                end if
              end repeat
              if debug_level > 2 and this_score = -9999 then my logit("    Score not set")
              if this_score > extreme_limit then
                set theAccount to account of mailbox of this_message
                move this_message to mailbox "Extreme Junk" of theAccount
                if debug_level > 1 then my logit("  Moved to Extreme Junk")
              else if this_score > junk_limit then
                set theAccount to account of mailbox of this_message
                move this_message to mailbox "Junk" of theAccount
                if debug_level > 1 then my logit("  Moved to Junk")
              else
                if debug_level > 1 then my logit("  Not Moved")
              end if
            on error errStr number errNum
              my logit("*** Err: " & errStr & " " & errNum)
            end try
          end repeat
        end tell
        if debug_level > 0 then my logit("End Perform")
      end perform mail action with messages
    end using terms from

    to logit(log_string)
      do shell script ¬
        "echo `date '+%Y-%m%d %T: '`\"" & log_string & "\" >> $HOME/Library/Logs/ExtremeJunk.log"
    end logit


texts: Sharing data between multiple macOS installs

texts:
For development purposes I need to have multiple versions of macOS installed.

Here is the setup I have at the moment:

1Tb drive is split into 3 partitions
300Gb goes to System 1
300Gb goes to System 2
400Gb are left as a shared volume

Shared volume will have Applications folder for apps that can be installed in non-system folders and can be shared between systems (like IntelliJ IDEA)

And, of course, lots of projects backed by Git.

Problem is so far is that while System 1 is running it can create some files with default permissions belonging to Username in System 1 and without writeable permissions to Others. Same goes for System 2.

Because I have to switch back and forth multiple times a day, you can see how this setup isn't very convenient.

Any other options? A script that can somehow be started every time system is about to reboot to chmod everything recursively? A shared user maybe, or a shared permission system somehow?

Any ideas?


texts: How to associate an iPhone with an Apple ID/account via iTunes?

texts:
I'm trying to associate my iPhone 7+ with my Apple ID so that when I log in to my Apple ID account I see my device associated with that account:

I have my iPhone connected to my Mac laptop and I have iTunes launched. Is there any way to perform this association through iTunes? If not, what's the easiest way to make this association between my device (ipHone 7+) and my Apple ID/account? Thanks in advance!

Update

I was able to follow @Monomeeth's steps up to step 3. Here is what I see on my phone screen:

Note I circled my desired device (my iPhone 7+) in red, so yes, I do see it there on that screen inside the Settings app.

So @Monomeeth's next step (Step 4) states:

  "Ensure that you're logged into your Apple ID for iTunes etc"

My question is: How do I do this, so I can go on to Step 5?


texts: Are there keyboard shortcuts to move paragraphs up or down while editing text?

texts: Microsoft Word on Windows has this really handy feature where you can move the current paragraph up or down.  I think you type alt+ctrl+up or alt+ctrl+down, though I don't have a Windows PC in front of me and I can't test that.  The shortcut is far easier than selecting the paragraph, cutting it, moving to the start of the previous (or end of the next) paragraph, then pasting it.


texts: What can be done with no calculator or weather app on iPad?

texts:
Asking for my six year old. Her iPad has no weather app or calculator, which is apparently making her very unhappy. She can see myself and her mom using both of these apps on our iPhones, but her iPad somehow doesn't have them.

What can I do to calculate and look for weather on an iPad Air with iOS 8.1 on it?


texts: Removing an application from homebrew-cask

texts:
Homebrew-cask provides the possibility for users to conveniently install the applications with GUI, I want to confirm that: while I try to uninstall a software which was installed by homebrew-cask, will it remove those Application Supports, Caches, or related files too?

By the way, If I manually update a software (which was installed by cask) without using command provided by cask, will it corrupt the cask function (such as updating that software in the future with cask again)?


texts: Missed keyboard inputs in Slack and Bear but not in other apps

texts:
My late-2013 13" MacBook Pro recently started missing some keyboard inputs in some applications, particularly Slack and Bear, and especially (but not only) when I'm in a Google Hangout video call. Hangout typically hogs the CPU when running in Safari and typing on Slack results in missing characters (not just delayed!).

Interestingly, typing in Sublime Text always works fine.

What makes Slack and Bear more likely to miss inputs when the CPU is overloaded? Slack is running on the notably slow framework Electron but I don't believe Bear is.
Is anybody else noticing this behavior?
My Mac is up to date and uses an SSD and 16GB of RAM, but it's also 5 years old. Would a brand new MacBook 12" run Hangout and Slack more efficiently?


texts: Left mouse click for external mouse not working after upgrading to Lion

texts:
I'm setting up an older MacBook Pro (it still has the button on the trackpad) and after upgrading it from a fresh install of Snow Leopard to Lion last night my external mouse is not functioning properly.

Left clicks with the mouse are not registered. Right clicking is fine. Moving the mouse around is fine. But left clicks do nothing. I can click with the trackpad button (but this button sticks, which is why an external mouse is required) and that does work.

I have natural scrolling turned off. I have all trackpad gestures turned off. There are no open windows or any dialogs that might be interrupting things. There are no stuck keyboard keys.

One bit of odd is: if I reboot the machine, for a few seconds after a fresh reboot the left click on the external mouse works fines. And then...nothing. Disconnecting and reconnecting the mouse does not fix the problem, even temporarily.

I've tried multiple external mice, wired and wireless, now and it's the same for all of them. All mice are known to be good and function well on my mid-2007 iMac that is also running Lion.

Update:

The only thing possibly related in the Console is the repeated message:

IOSurface: Buffer allocation size is zero

And, it appears after one more reboot, things are working okay for me now. I've been using it for ten minutes without the left button on the mouse failing.


texts: Numbers: menu or list to jump to a specific sheet?

texts:
Is there a way to access a menu or list of all the sheets in a Numbers document, so I can quickly jump to one specific sheet without having to scroll or page one-by-one with the previous/next keyboard shortcuts?

I am looking for something similar to how the right-click on the sheet's tab will bring up a list of all the tables and graphs on that Sheet, so you can jump right to a specific table or graph.


texts:
Prior to Lion, I can go to Keyboard and there is a nice little checkbox, then I can get my F1-F12 key back.

How do I do this in Lion ?


texts: Time machine deletes old backups when still >2 TB of 3 TB are free

texts:
I get messages that my Time Machine backup volume is full and TM has deleted older backups. But my backup target disk is an external 3 TB HD and Finder reports that over 2 TB of it are free (only some 820 MB used)!

I am backing up the internal 1 TB SSD (850 GB in use) of my Mac Book Pro Retina to that volume. I have also reformatted the backup volume and started all over with a new Time Machine backup to that fresh and empty target. But the effect reappears after 3 to 4 days.

All my trials to find similar reports on Google failed. It seems that other users have less than 25% free on their backup target when they run into this message. The only similar question I could find was this one but it was not answered.

I am currently running OS X Yosemite 10.10.1 and the backup HD is connected through USB 3.


texts: Macbook Pro detects display but no signal and keeps trying to connect after using unplugged

texts:
I am having weird issues with my early 2013 Macbook Pro, High Sierra 10.13

This has happened before and resolved spontaneously.

Basically, I unplugged my macbook and used it without an external monitor for several days, sometimes putting it to sleep. Today, I tried to connect to my monitor (HDMI) and it detects it, but no pictures comes up and the monitor (Acer) says No signal. It then proceeds to continue switching resolutions as if trying to repeatedly connect. The monitor is functional (used another computer) but some setting on my macbook is preventing it from connecting. A VGA to DP also does not resolve the issue.

I have tried restarting, resetting SMB and NVram multiple times, switched cables, and am at my wits end. Any thoughts?

K


texts: How to reset file icons associated with default program on El Capitan

texts:
I've uninstalled my former default text editor which I used for many different file formats. Unfortunately the associated icons are not removed automatically. As a result, several file types still use the icon of the program, even though it's not on my machine anymore.

There a several similar questions around here and this one seemed to be most promising, but it doesn't work on El Capitan (version 10.11.5). Does anyone how I can achieve this on a current version of Mac OS X?

EDIT: After assigning a new default program (no matter if I do that via RCDefaultApp or Finder), the old icon remains. If, for instance, I choose Atom as the new default editor for XML files, the former editor icon (Emacs) is still there.


texts: How can I globally disable 'Text Replacement'?

texts:
I've been looking for an answer to this question for a while, so I'm guessing this can only be solved with a console command.

What I want to do is disable 'Text Replacement' everywhere on my Mac.
The trick is, I have a library of text replacements that I use on my iPhone (like ill > I'll), and apparently it's synced to my iCloud account. As a result, if I make changes in one place it affects all of my devices everywhere - making the easy solution of "delete all of the text substitutions from your substitution library" is unavailable.

The text replacement I'm referring to specifically is the option you can disable by right-clicking on any text input area, then selecting 'Substitutions < Text Replacement' (see image).

I know you can disable this one field at a time by right-clicking fields and unchecking 'Text Replacement', but it is enabled by default for every individual input on every field for every application (including the entire internet and my browser's search/address bar), and it periodically gets re-enabled on some inputs.

I've already disabled 'Correct Spelling Automatically' from my system text options. (see image)

And still I have to disable 'Text Replacement' on every field or it will try to correct my typing with entries in that dictionary.

I use iCloud tabs, handoff, and a number of Apple's other "Better Together" features (and I don't want to lose the ability to track my devices with 'Find my [device]'), so I don't want to disassociate my iCloud account from my computer or devices, but I'd be really happy if I never had to disable 'Text Replacement' on an input field again.

Any suggestions or ideas would be greatly appreciated!

EDIT:
I've found https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/217387/172938 and https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/121553/172938 , both of which have some console references:

defaults write -g WebAutomaticTextReplacementEnabled -bool true from the first link (for enabling 'Text Replacement' in Safari).

defaults delete -g NSUserDictionaryReplacementItems from the second link (for deleting the User Dictionary as seen in my second image).

Both pertain to my issue tangentially, but each to the opposite effect I'm looking for.


texts: How do cope with a space when setting the $PATH

texts:
I want to add the sublime lib to my path but it has a space in it.

I have tried the obvious like you would navigate in the terminal (
e.g. /Applications/Sublime\ Text\ 2.app/Contents)

export PATH="/Applications/Sublime\ Text\ 2.app/Contents/SharedSupport/bin/subl:$PATH"

But I still get the error

/Applications/Sublime: No such file or directory

I could rename it but I am curious how to resolve it. I am using bash.


texts: Which method of hotspotting consumes the least power from the connected device?

texts:
When a MacBook Pro is connected to an iPhone's hotspot through USB-C to lightning, the MacBook Pro will automatically charge the iPhone. This consumes additional power from the MacBook Pro's battery. I presume (but do not know for sure) that it consumes the MacBook Pro's battery at a higher rate if the iPhone is on <100% battery than if it is already at 100% battery.
In situations where we want to conserve the MacBook Pro's battery as long as possible, which method of hotspotting (i.e. wired vs wireless) drains the MacBook Pro battery least?
What I'm really trying to learn is if you're without an external power source, and using a MacBook on a hotspot of an iPhone, which preserves the MacBook Pro's battery longer - wired or wireless, and does the answer depend at all on whether the iPhone is fully charged?


texts: Can I use (interact with) Siri without light the screen?

texts: When I interact with Siri, I don't want to turn on the screen, because I don't need to read the response, I only need to hear it. It is a waste of energy with a lit screen.


texts: Cannot launch gitk on Mojave: mapped file has no cdhash?

texts:
I had a working version of git + gitk installed via homebrew on MacOS High Sierra.

After I upgraded to Mojave, I can no longer start gitk. It fails with the following error, repeated 105 times:

Error in startup script: 2018-11-16 09:30:53.167 osascript[48731:3339263]
    Error loading /Library/QuickTime/EyeTV MPEG Support.component/Contents/MacOS/EyeTV MPEG Support:
    dlopen(/Library/QuickTime/EyeTV MPEG Support.component/Contents/MacOS/EyeTV MPEG Support, 0x0106):
    code signature in (/Library/QuickTime/EyeTV MPEG Support.component/Contents/MacOS/EyeTV MPEG Support)
    not valid for use in process: mapped file has no cdhash, completely unsigned?
    Code has to be at least ad-hoc signed.

Any idea why I get this error or how I can solve it?

Thank you!


texts: Connect 3 external monitors to a macbook pro 2018 via USB-C

texts:
First of all, I am aware that there is an almost same question in the room here, but which does not solve my problem.
I got my new Macbook Pro 2018 running Mojave 10.14.5.
I got two external monitors with my 2015 MBP which worked fine. Now, being excited about three possible monitors, I got myself another one of the second external monitor and now have three external monitors. Two of them are SyncMaster B2240, the third one reads "NEC MultiSync EA274WMi". No resolution is higher than 4096-by-2304 stated in the specs:

Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and:
Up to two displays with 5120-by-2880 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors.
Up to four displays with 4096-by-2304 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors.

Now I bought some cheap adapters (which might be the problem? but I want to be sure first) to connect them:

Adapter 1 connects the NEC screen using HDMI and contains an USB hub and an ethernet connector.
Adapter 2 connects one SyncMaster using VGA and contains an USB port
Adapter 3 connects the other SyncMaster using DVI

Now the actual problem is: No matter the configuration (I always plug all three adapters in a slot on the macbook, no daisy chaining), I always only have two monitors working. Regardless the slot, the first two monitors I plug in will be automatically recognized and work, the third one stays dark and recieves no signal.
I tried replacing the VGA adapter with a second DVI adapter I used for the third one, but still the same result.
When I leave all three monitors plugged in, the macbook won't boot anymore. It will keep getting stuck just at the apple logo without a progress bar. When I plug out the adapters, the boot continues. This also happens rarely when only two or one external monitors is plugged in.
Before I buy apple-certified-only adapters, I want to make sure that this is the actual problem of the case. And why should this be the reason to not have something working according to specs?
I also tried the SMC reset (turn off, press Shift + Control + Option + On-Off for 10 seconds), but this reboot afterwards also kept being stuck.
Really appreciate your inputs!
UPDATE: I checked again and it appears that my MacBook Pro is 13 inch, and therefore only supports two external monitors, while 15 inch supports up to four ...
Found the tech specs here which reads:

Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and:
One display with 5120-by-2880 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors
Up to two displays with 4096-by-2304 resolution at 60Hz at millions of colors
Up to two displays with 3840-by-2160 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors

Is there still a way to get three external monitors to work, somehow? Using an adapter?


texts: Encrypt Time Machine backup images, not entire drive?

texts:
I have multiple Macs (for multiple users) backing up to a single Time Capsule over our network with an external USB drive connected. In the case of the backups saved to the external drive, they're all saved in the drive's root directory.

My Time Capsule is protected with user accounts, and each user has their own account.

I'd like to configure Time Machine such that each user can only see their own backup file on the Time Capsule, not those of other users, when they open the Time Capsule in Finder.

I'm aware that there's an option to encrypt backups in Time Machine setup, but the language around it suggests that the entire disk will be encrypted with a single password; I don't want to do this. I simply want each user to only be able to see their own backup file when they open the Time Capsule in Finder, and I want them to be able to log into the Time Capsule with their own username and password.

Is this the actual functionality of encrypting backups? If not, is there another way I can accomplish this?


texts: Pages: can I style space before a set of characters?

texts:
I wish to add space before a span of characters:

As an afterthought, I may realize this isn't a job for Character Styles, since those
operate on single characters, not spans/groups of characters.

Neither does it look to be a job for Paragraph Styles, since those
operate on blocks of text (paragraphs); not inline blocks.


texts: Cloning a Windows machine and import into Boot Camp

texts:
Consider a Windows 7 x64 installation on a physical machine.

How can you take a snapshot/image of a Windows installation, and end up running that system in Boot Camp?

Is there a  P2V for Windows to Boot Camp?

The goal here is to save time and effort, rather than going through the OS installation + updates + application installation process after creating a fresh install in Boot Camp.


texts: 2011 Mac Mini not working with included HDMI to DVI adapter

texts:
I've got a brand new Mac Mini with a peculiar video issue.  It just won't show video using the included HDMI to DVI adapter.:

I've plugged this Mac Mini and adapter into three separate DVI monitors.  No video from any of them.
The HDMI port works, and shows beautiful 1080p on my TV.
The Thunderbolt port works on those aforementioned DVI monitors using a Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter.
I've tested the HDMI to DVI adapter alone (no Mac Mini involved) and it works great.

So the adapter works, the HDMI port works, the cable works, and the monitors work.  Just not together, for some reason.

Other voodoo attempted (unsuccessfully):

Ran a full Software Update.  All updates have been downloaded and installed as of the time of this question.
Put the Mac Mini to sleep, then woke it back up (using the Apple Remote).


texts: How to reduce macOS usage of substantial portion of hard disk space for storing iCloud documents

texts: I have a MacBook Pro 256 GB SSD(Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014)running Mac OS Big Sur but this issue goes beyond these specs. I have a 2TB iCloud Storage plan, of which 1.54 TB is available. Out of the 245GB total, I have available space of 15.1 GB. Using DaisyDisk, I can see that my biggest space consumer is ~/Library/Mobile Documents (60GB). I found that this space is used by iCloud to keep iCloud Documents in sync. My usage of iCloud is more like a a backup containing GBs of zip files, which I haven't used in a month or more. So I find it odd that ~/Library/Mobile Documents will be this big in size. Additionally, I have the Optimize Mac Storage done. I have iCloud Drive enabled. Can I adjust the amount of data iCloud caches on my local hard disk? It would be idea to specify like 10GB or so using LRU policy, but if not, what are the options?


texts: Extending searching into the archives folder in Mail.app

texts:
When I'm doing a search into my mailbox, Mail is not looking into the archives folder, and that is pretty annoying.

I checked "Look into every folder" into the preferences, but it doesn't change anything. If I want to look into the Archives folder, I have to click on it, and then I can type my search criteria.

Isn't it possible to search into this folder as well when I'm on my main folder?


texts:
I have some iphone videos that my atty has told me I need to put on or in something that can be handed to a judge for a civil matter. I originally was just gonna email them or put them on a flash drive but he said that isn't sufficient for court.

Pictures and documents I'm printing & putting in a binder... the videos I'm a bit stumped stumped for ideas. The best I've been able to think of is getting a cheap old laptop (with a decent battery so it doesn't die in court) and put the videos on the desktop of the laptop to be played/replayed on a decent sized screen as needed. Any other ideas? I feel like there has to be a better way but maybe my mind wants technology to be better then it is at the moment. I don't want to get so fancy that judge or whomever has trouble figuring out how to play the videos - just want it simple as possible.

I have enough work/personal stuff on my own devices I don't want to just handover what I already own loaded up with personal stuff not related to the matter.
My attorney is not tech savy, he doesn't email or text, only does phone calls so he has no advice on how.


texts: How can I keep B&O Z2 consistently connected to Airplay?

texts: I use this excellent airplay speaker and iOS device for streaming music from Spotify. Unfortunately, the connection to Airplay reverts (timeout?) to the iPhone 6 Plus speaker after a short time. I would like it to connect by default to the Z2 and stay connected. Any ideas?


texts: How common is it for iPhone users to NOT be running iOS 10+?

texts:
I'm building an app in which I want to use a module that works only for iPhones with iOS 10 and above.

I know I can never assume that everyone is using a given version, but I just wanted some insight into how common it might be that someone would be using a version less than 10?

I've always kept my own phone up to date, but I don't know the repercussions and likelihood of someone not updating it.


texts: In Keynote, how to change no-fill color from black to something else?

texts:
Using MacOS Keynote, I'm exporting animated graphics with transparent backgrounds. For example, the graphic may be black and white such as this:

But to make the background of the slide transparent, the background is set to no-fill which causes the background to be black:

So to work with files with black text or artwork (everything I do), the background color must be repeatedly flipped between fill color and no-fill. Is there a way to set the default for the no-fill color to something else than black such as gray?:


texts: Disk Utility is saying that I have twice as much storage as I do, causing partitioning problems

texts:
I am trying to partition my internal HDD so that I can install Windows 10. I tried using Boot Camp to do this (which is where I think the problem started) but it failed so I am trying to do it manually.

Now when I open Disk Utility it looks like this:

When I then click partition the 'pie chart' adds up to 6TB, which is twice as much storage than I have:

When I try taking away the left hand partition and apply, it fails. If I add another partition, it duplicates that too.

When I look at storage in the 'About This Mac' tab it shows Macintosh HD twice, each HDD looks exactly the same.

Does anyone know why this might be happening?

Any help would be really appreciated.

My Mac info:

OS X El Capitan Version 10.11.6
iMac (27-inch, Late 2012)
Processor 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7
Memory 32 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX 2048 MB
Storage 3TB SATA Disk

Output of sudo gpt -r show disk0 entered in Terminal:

       start        size  index  contents
           0           1         PMBR
           1           1         Pri GPT header
           2          32         Pri GPT table
          34           6
          40      409600      1  GPT part - C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B
      409640  4293286064      2  GPT part - 53746F72-6167-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
  4293695704     1269536      3  GPT part - 426F6F74-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
  4294965240  1565305744      4  GPT part - 53746F72-6167-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
  5860270984      262144      5  GPT part - 426F6F74-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
  5860533128           7
  5860533135          32         Sec GPT table
  5860533167           1         Sec GPT header

Output of diskutil cs list entered in Terminal:

CoreStorage logical volume groups (1 found)
|
+-- Logical Volume Group D60F9C59-F78F-4DA6-A77E-BFCBAA1CCDE7
    =========================================================
    Name:         Macintosh HD
    Status:       Online
    Size:         2999599005696 B (3.0 TB)
    Free Space:   0 B (0 B)
    |
    +-< Physical Volume 4B824E44-314C-483C-8767-67B3C5006A65
    |   ----------------------------------------------------
    |   Index:    0
    |   Disk:     disk0s2
    |   Status:   Online
    |   Size:     2198162464768 B (2.2 TB)
    |
    +-< Physical Volume 9BF5F397-185C-4561-B24B-D38C3C81442F
    |   ----------------------------------------------------
    |   Index:    1
    |   Disk:     disk0s4
    |   Status:   Online
    |   Size:     801436540928 B (801.4 GB)
    |
    +-> Logical Volume Family E8825944-F8B2-4073-8806-1B9B1FED716D
        ----------------------------------------------------------
        Encryption Type:         None
        |
        +-> Logical Volume 17FA23EF-79C7-41E2-A04B-AFA3F449624C
            ---------------------------------------------------
            Disk:                  disk1
            Status:                Online
            Size (Total):          2998978236416 B (3.0 TB)
            Revertible:            No
            LV Name:               Macintosh HD
            Volume Name:           Macintosh HD
            Content Hint:          Apple_HFS


texts: How can I use the keyboard to move quickly between folders in Finder?

texts:
In terminal, I have set up bash aliases which give me quick access to all of the folders that I use most frequently.
Is there anything similar which I can do in Finder?
I know that I can use CMD-SHIFT-G to Go To with path completion, but this still feels slow compared to bash aliases.


texts: I accidentally deleted a folder I need in my bookmarks in Safari. I back up my phone using iCloud. How do I get this folder back on my phone now?


texts: How can I tell what group(s) a contact is already in?

texts: If I'm looking at a contact record, is there a field or icon that can appear to let me know the record is in one or multiple different groups?


texts: Using Finder in Catalina to copy files from my iPad creates duplicate files

texts:
I have a folder on my Mac where I keep a manual backup of all files associated with a specific iOS app.  My habit has been to use file sharing to copy the app files (a few hundred) into that folder from time to time as a snapshot.
Before Catalina, doing this with iTunes worked nicely by prompting me to replace existing files.  With Finder and Catalina, I get no prompt and any files that match existing ones in the snapshot folder are copied with a modified file name.  (e.g. File 2.txt for File.txt)
Is there a way to return to previous behavior where existing files are replaced when names match?


texts: How do I set what "maximize"means for a window?

texts:
For some applications (eg terminal) when I double-click the title bar, it expands to fill the screen (height and width). For some (eg chrome) it expands down to fill the height, but doesn't change width. For still others, (eg emacs) it cycles between height, full screen, and original size.

How do I change this? I would LIKE to have control over each app, but turning everything into the 3 step cycle would be ok too.

I'm in el Capitan, in case that matters.

Thanks.


texts: Restoring Boot Camp boot from Windows 10 using High Sierra?

texts:
I was running out of space on my Windows 10 install and needed to expand it. I restarted in High Sierra and downloaded Camptune. When I started Camptune, the program said my Boot Camp had errors and I needed to fix them to use the program. I let it do that, only to find out the free version only allows 2GB of expansion (useless).

I restarted to go back to Windows 10, and was disappointed to see that Camptune ruined my Windows 10 boot options. It removed Boot Camp from the boot options menu and deleted/relocated the W10 boot sectors. I had it set to auto-boot to Windows, and now I get the "no boot disc detected" error.

The volume is intact and files are still there. I had over 190GB of files in that partition. I'm taking computer programming and had homework on there too.

Things I've tried so far:

diskutil in Mac, no errors found on Boot Camp drive
Camptune, it doesn't recognize Boot Camp partition at all now
REFIT/REFIND, I couldn't install these because the drive is encrypted on boot and SIP can't be turned off
Windows 10 recovery with the Boot Camp USB I used to install it the first time; can't automatically fix startup issues; gives me an error when I try to mount to new drive letter as per that post's answer

How do I fix this?

Edit for Dave:

I already confirmed that the drives were in diskutil. Here's the diskutil list command:

/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *500.3 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:          Apple_CoreStorage Mac                     299.4 GB   disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3
   4:       Microsoft Basic Data BOOTCAMP                199.5 GB   disk0s4
/dev/disk1 (internal, virtual):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:                  Apple_HFS Mac                    +299.1 GB   disk1
                                 Logical Volume on disk0s2
                                 B933C069-F78E-4BCE-9BDF-6AE1C7F07CE8
                                 Unlocked Encrypted
/dev/disk2 (external, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:     FDisk_partition_scheme                        *16.2 GB    disk2
   1:                 DOS_FAT_32 WININSTALL              16.2 GB    disk2s1

MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2012)
MacOS is encrypted. I sent an email to the refind programmer for instructions on how to bypass SIP.


texts: Opening multiple outlook windows on macbook Pro

texts:
I'm running Microsoft Outlook on Mac Book Pro 2015.
How do I open multiple windows of it?
On windows I could open outlook multiple times.
Can i do this on Mac?


texts: Can I add custom pronunciations to "Speech"?

texts:
When given a well-known abbreviation or acronym, Mac's built-in Text-to-Speech engine automatically speaks the correct word or pronunciation, instead of the individual letters.

For example:

  vs

  (Speech pronunciation: "versus")

  Dec.

  (Speech pronunciation: "December")

  5 cm

  (Speech pronunciation: "5 centimeters")

  Dr.

  (Speech pronunciation: "Doctor")

  Dept.

  (Speech pronunciation: "department")

  Rd

  (Speech pronunciation: "road")

  OPEC

  (Speech pronunciation: "oh-peck")

However, there are instances where Speech does not pronounce a lesser-known abbreviation correctly, and, instead, speaks the individual letters of the word.

For example:

  BTW

  IMO

  YMMV

Is it possible to change the Speech behavior, so that when it is given "BTW," for example, it reads "by the way"?


texts: How do you get a clickable path to a file or folder?

texts:
I already saw a lot of questions and answers about how to copy the path of a file or folder using Automator.

I personally like to use the copy option under the action menu on top of your finder because this will give you a path which can be used as a link:

You can paste this link in your e-mail. It's clickable so the receiver can click it and the exact location of the file will be opened.

But... does anybody know if there is a way to copy this path automatically in an e-mail message using Automator?
I know how to create an e-mail in Automator but I can only copy the 'readable' path in it, which can't be clicked...


texts: How to connect 2 external non Apple monitors with 13" MacBook Pro 2017

texts:
This MacBook Pro has only two USB-C ports. Since one is used to charge the laptop (the monitor can't charge the laptop), there is only one available port to plug a monitor.

Is it possible to connect two external monitors, for example with a hub? If so, can we have 4K resolution for at least one monitor?


texts: How to convert a HEIF/HEIC image to JPEG in El Capitan?

texts:
So, here’s the thing. I have a new iPhone and an old Mac. iOS 11 (still in beta as of today) and El Capitan (no more updates for this Mac). I use iCloud photo library in both devices. When I take a photo in the new format with my iPhone 7, is there any way to use it right away in my mac, without having to convert it in my iPhone first? I mean, can I get those photos synced through iCloud and converted locally on my Mac?

I have tried to find a third party software that could do that kind of conversion, but was not able to find any that would work on El Capitan. Any idea?


texts: Mac mini (mid 2011) fan at full speed constantly

texts:
I upgraded my Mac Mini's HDD to a new SSD... Since then the fan has been running at full speed constantly. I placed back the old drive but that did not fix the problem. I also tried using SmcFanControl but that does not work at all.

In addition, I reseated the fan connector just to be sure, still no joy. Can anyone recommend another option?

I'm running Yosemite...


texts: Safari - keep passwords pref unlocked for longer

texts:
I have some 'legacy' passwords that are duplicated or no longer secure, so I'm trying to go down the list in Safari prefs to check & change them, or close old unused accounts on sites I haven't looked at in a decade.

The main issue is that the passwords list re-locks after about 30 seconds, so I constantly unlocking it to see the info.
It does this even as I'm interacting with the window.

I'm discovering that as I'm working with it, it will actually relock 2 or 3 times in a row, even whilst I'm actually typing new information in. I unlock… it locks again.
As you can imagine, this is pretty irritating, & I'm still only on the A's…

Is there any method to extend this 'unlock' period?


texts:
Can the iPad 2's HDMI out adapter, work on the iPhone 4 with ios4.3, as a complete mirror, rather than just video out.

Also on the iPad 2 when using the HDMI out mirror will the onscreen keyboard be displayed on the external screen?


texts: a bad Shutdown resulting in a flashing folder with question mark

texts:
I was rebooting my MBP when i turned off abruptly, now when i turn on my Mac again i just see a Flasing folder icon with a question mark instead the Apple Logo.

i have MacBook Pro 15" Late 2012 (Non retina)
Bootcamp (MacOS X Yosemite - Windows 10)
The HFS+ partition currently has Journaling Enabled (i didn't find a way to disable outside MacOS X, that i can't use it rigth now)

What have i tried so far:

Initialize Recovery Partition ( no partition in the hard drive is recognized by the EFI loader)
Using Disk Utilities [Internet Recovery] (the partiotions doesn't appears on the utility application)
Trying to install Mac OSX from Internet recovery (But Hard drive doesn't appears on drive selection menu.
Booted with Ubuntu 14.04 LiveCD tried fsck.hfsplus on it ( Ubuntu can actually see all the partitions and running fsck with foce parameter reports everything its OK with partition).

I don't know what to do ...


texts: See remaining credits of iTunes account on Apple TV

texts: Where can I check remaining credits of my iTunes account on my TV? I use Apple TV.


texts: Disabling Gatekeeper is unfruitful : still get the prevention

texts:
I found out googling around that while the option to manually allow apps from anywhere to be opened directly was removed : https://www.techjunkie.com/gatekeeper-macos-sierra/

you could still use a terminal command to make the same thing happen :

sudo spctl --master-disable

yet I ran it, then rebooted and tried running the app again, and I still got the same message preventing me from opening the app and forcing me to open it from the "Security&Privacy" menu in settings.

In a context of multiple back to back tests of my app on a fresh reinstall of mac & also new accounts, I cannot put up with it anymore I'd like to be able to do something to the mac when I use one of it's accounts for the first time (or better yet something GLOBAL that applies to ALL accounts) and not have to think about it anymore.

as per demand :

command$ csrutil status
System Integrity Protection status: enabled.

command$ sw_vers
ProductName:    Mac OS X
ProductVersion: 10.14.5
BuildVersion:   18F132


texts: How do I improve video perfomance on my dual core Macbook Pro?

texts:
I have a late 2011 MacBook Pro, 2.7 GHz i7 with 8MB RAM. I run t cover closed to a 24" 1920 x 1050 monitor connected via a Thunderbolt to DVI adapter.

When I play Flash video, the fan goes to over 6000 rpm and the CPU spikes. Annoying and loud. Is there any way to improve performance?


texts: Vector dot product and scalar multiplication in Grapher.app

texts:
I'm trying to play around with vectors in Grapher.app, but I'm getting an error when I try to A: multiply two vectors (specified as a vertical matrix) together, and B: multiply a vector by a scalar value. Here's my dilemma in picture form:

Any ideas?


texts:
I did a full restore on my iPad the other day and right before the end with error 6 on iTunes saying it couldnt contact the update server (even though it did it the first 3 times fine) and now my iPad can only boot into DFU mode... If I try to restore now I just get an error saying: "iTunes Could not contact the iPad software update server because you are not connected to the internet". I ping gs.apple.com, it just times out. I have looked in my hosts file, nothing in there. I have even tried it on a machine thats never even gone near my iPad before and it still does the same...

I have tried several different VPNs incase my ISP is blocking the connection, still no. I have tried Google DNS servers, still no. Any ideas?

Both machines I have tried are Macs running the very latest version of iTunes both on Mountain Lion. The iPad is 4th gen by the way. I should also mention, theres no firewall enabled on either machine and my router has never caused a problem with such things before.


texts: Bought a new MacBook Pro, how do I transfer the OS X Lion license to my Apple account?

texts: I would like to install Lion on a different MacBook Pro in my house, but I can't download/install OS X Lion as it hasn't been linked to my Apple ID. Any suggestions?


texts: Ethernet not working on MacBook pro retina 13

texts:
My Ethernet connection is not working on my computer (mid 2015).

I already rebooted, deleting the files "NetworkInterfaces.plist" and "preferences.plist" into the folder "/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration".
I opened a terminal window, giving this command

sudo dscacheutil -flushcache; sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder; say DNS cache flushed

and then I rebooted again.

But nothing seems to work.

Any idea?

Here I give the system information screen, it is Italian, sorry for this. However it says no ethernet driver is installed (could the issue be with this?) and the Thunderbolt tab says "no device connected" also when the ethernet adapter is there.
I also tried to connect a VGA adaptor in order to connect a monitor and this works, so it is not the thunderbolt port.


texts: How to create a bookmark for an audiobook on the iPhone?

texts: I'm listening to an audio book in the Music app on the iPhone.  When I switch to listen to something else, say Apple Music, then I lose my place in my audio book.  How can I bookmark my place?


texts:
My iPhone 3GS was unlocked using O2's official method.

I am considering jailbreaking but am unsure if this will affect the unlock status of the handset.

The jailbreak options available seem a little bewildering, so is there a specific jailbreak method which doesn't unlock and will leave my iPhone with the official unlock?

What I really don't want to happen is to jailbreak and have the phone lock again on the next iOS update.

I am currently running iOS 4.3.3 and use iTunes on Windows 7 x64.


texts: Is my keyboard faulty or are my settings screwed?

texts:
Something is wrong with my keyboard or Mac settings for key repeat rate and delay.

My Keyboard settings are as follows:

Yet when I hold down my keys one of two things happens.
  A) The character only appears once or
  B) I get foreign character options such as:

I tried the terminal commands from How to increase keyboard key repeat rate on OS X? to no avail.

I tried resetting the NVRAM to no avail.

I tried rebooting my Mac to no avail.

What does work is I can use the Keyboard Viewer and if I click on a character (such as ’S’) I do get sssssssssssssssss, but if I press the physical S key the Keyboard Viewer shows the keypress but I only get the same foreign character options again.

So, is this a physical fault on my keyboard or what??


texts: Alternatives to chkrootkit for root kit checking?

texts: I am currently using chkrootkit to check for rootkits on my MacBook. Does anyone know of a more efficient piece of software to run rootkit checks on MacBooks and macOS?


texts: macOS Sierra changing color profiles at startup

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I have seen this issue discussed for previous macOS iterations, but there never seems to be a solution.

I have yet to find much discussion for Sierra and I am getting quite frustrated. I run a digitization lab (we work with archival materials) and our workstations are all Macs.

We have used ColorMunki to create custom profiles for all our screens for years, but now that we have upgraded the computers to Sierra, we're having an issue. ColorMunki still operates perfectly fine, but every time a computer is turned on, it fails to select the correct profile at startup and comes up horribly blue.

And it's not that the system does not remember my selection - if I go to System Preferences -> Displays -> Color, it suddenly jumps to the correct profile without clicking anything else and will stay selected, to my knowledge, until the computer is restarted again.

Night Shift is not on, and I have tried deleting what extraneous profiles I can, but it seems to do nothing. This is happening to several different computers, so it's not an isolated issue.

Anyone know anything?


texts: Creating REAL typewriting effect on mac (similar to Type.js but with actual keyboard input)

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When recording a programming demonstration video, I want to automate the typing according to a manuscript. Basically w looking for a tool/technique that will enable me to script lines/files/strings and make that act as it coming from my actual keyboard (at configurable speed). I will then screen record my IDE, command line or whatever application and trigger the script to capture a sequence of faked typing. All of this to make it look at least semi-human.

For JavaScript there is several tools, for instance Typed.js. I am looking for a Mac equivalent. Does this exist?


texts: 2018 Mac Mini - Won't boot when power applied

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I work in an environment where power is turned off to the building nightly. On previous revisions of the Mac Mini, I was able to get them to automatically boot when power is applied (in the mornings) by doing the following:

System Preferences
Energy Saver
Schedule...
Start up or wake: 4:00 AM every day (or sometime in the middle of the night)

In that state, when power was applied at any time following 4:00 AM, the computer would boot.

The 2018 Mac Mini does not do this. I set the Schedule in the Energy Saver system preferences as above, but the computer does not turn on when power is applied. It does boot as scheduled if power is already hot, but not after.

Why would this model be different, and is there a way to restore that functionality?


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I created a code which count the length of a variable and take action regarding the length.

It's work well except when I have a variable in this format :

  "00108030-00045C9E2638502E"

1: the count is returning 8 and not 25
2: I have the error :

  "Can’t make 8 into type boolean." number -1700 from 8 to boolean"

Here is a preview of my code :
"

set theGUIDLength to (get length of (GUID as text))
if theGUIDLength is equal to 25 or 8 then
--
end if

"


texts: Restore flashdrive to original state diskutility

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I have pen drive which has two partitions with almost no storage in each. The full size of the things is 8GB as you can see in the image below.

The problem is diskutility commands eraseDrive and eraseVolume both take as arguments the device NAME and IDENTIFIER and as you can see in the image above, the different partitions do not have a NAME.

My goal is to have a single partition with the full 8GB. Any suggestions?


texts: The wireless chipset's Wi-Fi frequency (Ghz or MHz) and Wi-Fi output (dbm) MacBook Pro 13' 2017 touch bar

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I want to deliver my macbookpro to another country (Taiwain).
  And to do so, the country ask me to provide the wireless chipset's Wi-Fi frequency (Ghz or MHz) and output (dbm) information which is one of the input documents.

I searched in the Internet for half of day and I have known is that it use the "Broadcom 43XX" as the chipset and "Murata/Apple339S00056 Wi-Fi".

However there is still nothing about the  information I need.

And I had contact with the Apple Store and found out that they said it is the internal information they could not reach.

Hope here can find the information.
Thanks for watching this!!


texts: How to fix broken text to speech rate on Big Sur

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I'm on macOS 11.2 using a 16 inch 2019 MacBook Pro. I noticed when I use the text to speech functionality (system preferences > Accessibility > spoken content), the Siri voice doesn't adjust it's speech rate when using the slider (or the button on the popup controller). One thing I've noticed is that any other non-siri voice works. Furthermore, the voice was working till I reimaged my computer. Lastly, I have an older mid-2015 mac and it works just fine (even after I completely wiped it).
I tried to copy over some plist files from my old mac to see if I could get that to work, but that failed.
Any suggestions on how to fix the broken functionality?


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Finder does not recognize all sharepoints available, opens only 1 that was previously mouned by default;
runing macOS Catalina 10.15.5 acting as client connecting to AFP File Server running Mac OS Server Sierra 10.12.6)
On my server (Mac OS Server Sierra 10.12.6) my sharepoints look like this:

I should have 4 available sharepoints (shared folders) to my user jfb on the system: FAMILY-ARCHIVE, jfb, PHOTOS-ARCHIVE, and VAULT (the other two you see in the picture are not accessible by my user jfb)
However, when connecting to this server from a machine running macOS Catalina 10.15.5 (*intermitant), my client machine bypasses the sharepoint selection screen and goes directly to mount a single sharepoint that I previously have mounted
This happens even though I DO NOT have the username/password stored in teh keychain-- I just connected to this sharepoint earlier in this finder session with it.

If I disconnect the sharepoint (using the "Eject" next to the sharepoint in any finder window) and reconnect, the same thing happens.
*Please note that this worked several times before and I have seen this symptom be intermittant.