texts: Applications in OSX Yosemite independently freeze then execute simultaneously

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I have ample storage on my hard drive and 8GB RAM and have serious freezing issues, even doing things as simple as running Chrome. Seems to happen when I'm doing something new (e.g. pausing a Youtube video, opening a new tab, changing volume). Another example, in MS Word, I'll be typing, see no words appear, continue typing, then all of a sudden everything appears at once and runs well. The app becomes nonresponseive, but I can still move the window.

Has anyone experienced this or have any suggestions?

Much appreciated!


texts: Don't see messages from one specific sender any longer

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I am having a problem with Messages. Suddenly my iPhone stopped showing messages from a single contact (messages from other contacts are receiving fine). I did tried restarting my iPhone couple of times but this process was not as sufficient as it may.

So can you please tell me how to fix this problem?


texts: Touchpad will not track until click input

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This issue is very similar to this question, except it happens with the built-in trackpad.

After some time using the computer, the cursor stops tracking until I click.  Interestingly, multi-touch works, all 2+ finger gestures work, including two-finger scrolling.

To clarify: the visible representation of the cursor (the arrow) does indeed move, but no application appears to notice that it has moved until I click.  This means, for example, if I click a menu at the top and then move the cursor to another menu, the menu I'm now pointing at doesn't open.  It also means that I cannot effectively use select/combo boxes without using the keyboard, as clicking opens the box, but then the mouse stops tracking again so I can't select an item.  If I release the mouse, the select box simply closes with no change in selection.

The same issue happens with dragging desktop icons, or anything else around.  I simply can't.  Likewise, moving the cursor to the bottom of the screen will not cause the dock to appear.  I cannot select text with the touchpad.

Logging out and back in to my account does fix the problem temporarily, however I'm very much over having to do this several times per day.  Nevertheless, this at least illustrates that it's likely a software issue and not (necessarily) hardware.

This issue does not appear to affect external mice, only the touchpad.  Plugging and unplugging an external mouse does not fix the touchpad.

It's a MacBook Pro running OS X 10.11.1. I had this same issue with 10.10.


texts: Loading photos onto Windows PC with broken iPhone touchscreen

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I've cracked my iPhone 5 and the touch screen no longer works. Is there any way I can load my photos onto my laptop without getting the screen fixed?

My computer runs the latest Windows and its a ThinkPad if this helps.


texts: Cannot boot into Ubuntu installed on an external SSD after installing Windows with Boot Camp

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I have a MacBook Pro running macOS Mojave and an external SSD with Ubuntu installed on it. The way I swapped between macOS and Ubuntu was by pressing the Option/Alt during boot to choose between Macintosh and EFI Boot (when the EFI Boot was selected it booted Ubuntu automatically).

Now I have installed Windows with Boot Camp and the EFI Boot has disappeared. Now I can only choose between Macintosh or Boot Camp.

How can I boot into Ubuntu with the external SSD again?

This is the output of running diskutil list:

/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *251.0 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                 Apple_APFS Container disk1         180.0 GB   disk0s2
   3:       Microsoft Basic Data BOOTCAMP                70.8 GB    disk0s3

/dev/disk1 (synthesized):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      APFS Container Scheme -                      +180.0 GB   disk1
                                 Physical Store disk0s2
   1:                APFS Volume Macintosh HD            121.0 GB   disk1s1
   2:                APFS Volume Preboot                 46.7 MB    disk1s2
   3:                APFS Volume Recovery                509.7 MB   disk1s3
   4:                APFS Volume VM                      1.1 GB     disk1s4

/dev/disk2 (external, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:     FDisk_partition_scheme                        *240.1 GB   disk2
   1:                 Linux_Swap                         8.0 GB     disk2s1
   2:                      Linux                         40.0 GB    disk2s2
   3:                      Linux                         192.1 GB   disk2s3


texts: Setting two tabs to split view in one action when using safari macOS catalina

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I'm using macOS Catalina 10.15.4 on a MacBook Pro 2018.

When using safari browser with two tabs in Full Screen, sometimes I want to drag one tab to view then side-by-side in split view.

The way I do it now is dragging one tab down from the tabs-bar, it opens in its own full screen view and then I drag them side-by-side just like:

I wonder if there is more efficient way to do it, requiring less actions (hopefully one darg or even keyboard shortcut).


texts: iPhone 4S intermittently disconnects/reconnects when plugged into computer, but not into wall

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This is a really bizarre problem. I'm using a MacBook Pro running Mountain Lion and an iPhone 4S, both with the latest updates. I'm using the bundled Apple cord. When I plug it into the wall charger, it charges fine. But when I plug it into my MacBook to sync, it will frequently disconnect (sometimes as many as ten times in as many seconds). I jiggle the cord on both ends, plug it into the other USB port, and even cleaned out the inside of the phone. Also, when I use the USB ports for my external keyboard and mouse, everything works fine.

Does anyone have any suggestions?


texts: If I lose access to my account after enabling two factor authentication, will I lose my entire developer account?

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Today I enabled two-factor-authentication for my Apple ID since they required me to do so.

Before finishing the process, a message popped up, saying:

  Apple will not be able to reset your password on your behalf.

Now, I'm a bit scared that if I lose access to my phone AND my recovery key for whatever reason - will I lose my entire developer account without any chance of recovery?


texts: Which Applications are accessing the microphone in OS X?

texts: I want to list the application names / process ids that are accessing any microphone / sound input device.  This would be great if it were a Terminal command (like lsof) but even an application would be fine, especially if it is managed through Homebrew.


texts: After enabling File Vault, OS X doesn't mount disk automatically anymore

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I have an external 2 TB LaCie drive connected via FireWire 800 to my MacBook Pro (8,2 – early 2011 model), which runs OS X 10.8.5. It has one big partition which is a Time Machine target, and the backup is encrypted. My Macintosh HD itself is also encrypted.

Before, I could just plug in the drive and it would automatically mount all the volumes on it, but ever since I've enabled encryption and started a new Time Machine backup, the disk is not mounted automatically anymore – I have to go into Disk Utility and manually unlock it:

Sometimes I even have to enter my master password for that drive.

Of course, that's not really practical: it's a backup drive and therefore should be mounted automatically every time it's plugged in.

I have not changed my /etc/fstab to prevent it from mounting, nor have I changed any configuration regarding mounting or Time Machine. Here's the diskutil list output for the sake of completeness:

/dev/disk0
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *121.3 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI                         209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:          Apple_CoreStorage                         120.5 GB   disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3
/dev/disk1
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD           *120.1 GB   disk1
/dev/disk2
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *2.0 TB     disk2
   1:                        EFI                         209.7 MB   disk2s1
   2:          Apple_CoreStorage                         2.0 TB     disk2s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Boot OS X               134.2 MB   disk2s3
/dev/disk3
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:                  Apple_HFS Data                   *2.0 TB     disk3

How do I get OS X to mount my volume automatically again?

NB: I also noticed that as soon as I eject the drive, it doesn't spin down anymore. It used to do that before though – now I have to shut it down with the hardware switch.


texts: Why does phpinfo() still show 7.1 after upgrading to php 7.3 on macOS Mojave (10.14.6)?

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I've attempted to upgrade my version of PHP to 7.3 by running:
curl -s https://php-osx.liip.ch/install.sh | bash -s 7.3

and then adding the new install to my PATH via the following line in my ~/.zshrc:
export PATH="/usr/local/php5/bin:$PATH"

I think that has worked adding it to my PATH as when I echo $PATH it is the first item: /usr/local/php5/bin:/usr/local/mysql/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/...
In my terminal when I run php -v I get PHP 7.3.8 (cli) (built: Aug 11 2019 20:50:16) ( NTS ) but when I look at a phpinfo() file in my localhost it still says PHP 7.1:

I've read this could be because the apache server could be trying to use the version of php in /usr/bin instead of the one in /usr/local/php5/bin. But I can't work out how to change it to use the newly installed PHP 7.3.
If I run which php it outputs /usr/local/php5/bin/php.
My /etc/apache2/httpd.conf file has the PHP 7 module loaded:
#LoadModule php5_module libexec/apache2/libphp5.so
LoadModule php7_module libexec/apache2/libphp7.so


texts: Rename terminal tab to host alias in ssh config

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I am new to using Mac (Mac Pro, OS X 10.8.4) and I connect to many remote hosts using ssh. I have created aliases in .ssh/config file and would like to have the host alias as the name of the tab in terminal.

Can someone please advise on how it can be done?

Thanks much.


texts: Using Applescript to fool key logger with keystrokes

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I don't know much about how Mac processes keystrokes, but if I wrote a simple AppleScript that opened a TextEdit document and started typing a huge block of text, would this effectively mask my typing if it ran in the background?

Or does Mac process the AppleScript keystroke input first then whatever I'm typing second?


texts: Using Automator to recall open Windows of (multiple) Applications

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I would like to  assign numbers to open Windows of (multiple) Applications with a keyboard shortcuts like:

Cmd+1 (different numbers for different windows)

and then recall them (along with their Desktop/space) with a keyboard shortcut like:

⌘+1

Some of the main Applications I use are iTerm, Emacs, Chrome, Outlook (Calendar) and Outlook (Inbox).

The specific modifier for each action does not matter much. I used to do this with AutoHotkey in Windows. How can I do this with Mac OS X? I was told Automator  can help with this (IronAHK seems to not be available anymore)


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I can connect to a Samba share on my Raspberry Pi with the following:-

open smb://pi:password@MilliwaysPi4.local/pi

This works, and Finder shows the Location as MilliwaysPi4.local with access to the pi home directory.

This mounts at /Volumes/pi but if I have another Raspberry Pi already mounted it mounts at /Volumes/pi-1 etc.

Is there any way I can specify a mount point?

On Linux I can mount a share on my Mac at a specified mount point /mnt/Image with a command like the following:-

sudo mount.cifs //Milliways.local/Images /mnt/Image -o user=XXX

Is there any similar option in macOS.
The Help file is very brief, and I can't find any detailed documentation for the open smb:// commands.


texts: How often/reliably can an MDM push out new or updated configuration profiles?

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I am working on an idea that requires changing MDM-managed iOS device settings within a minute every few minutes.

Are there any OS limits to the frequency/reliability of APNS-initiated configuration profile updates?

Let's assume that we have a custom-built MDM that is supervising a single iOS device running iOS 9.3.3 and they have a 100% reliable network connection between them with unlimited bandwidth.

I'm interested to know if iOS enforces any limit to the frequency of updates that it will apply from the MDM.  Not been able to find this in any docs.


texts: /bin/sh Application Never Prompts User for Access Via TCC Mechanism but Explicitly Granting Access Via System Preference Allows Access

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We have a macOS application bundle (signed, notarized per Apple) that launches a /bin/sh script. When this application accesses TCC (Transparency, Consent, and Control) restricted resources (e.g., Downloads folder) it never prompts the user for access, and, in our application, the directory looks empty even though there are files present. However, when granting “Full Disk Access” to /bin/sh via  System Preferences, Security & Privacy, Privacy tab (toggle hidden files to access /bin/sh), then our application is able to view contents of the Downloads folder. Why did macOS never prompt the user for access via the TCC mechanism?
E.g., ' "/bin/sh" would like to access files in your Downloads folder'
I have tested this behavior both on Catalina and Big Sur and the results are the same.


texts: My late-2008 MBP keeps restarting itself

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I posted this on the apple.com forums, but haven't gotten an answer

Hi,
I know this has been asked, and I've read a ton of posts here and other places, but still not sure I know what's going on.
I have a 15 in late-2008 MBP. The battery had to be removed a year or so ago because it had swollen up to the point that its was affecting the trackpad, and as I mainly work at my desk, I've never replaced it, and so obviously, only use it when it's plugged in.

It's a 2.4 ghz intel core 2 duo
2GB 1067 Mhz DDR3
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9400M 256MP
OSX 10.9.2 (13c64)
250GB HD (which is almost full and I'm currently working on cleaning off... mostly pictures)
2GB RAM (I thought it was more?)

So, if left idle, it will usually restart itself, or if I close the top it will almost always restart itself while closed. I never get an error message though.

It's sluggish, but I'm sure that's because of the full HD. Otherwise, it's still working good, but it is most annoying and quite concerning that it restarts about 15 times a day!

Please help!


texts: Using 2 External HDMI Monitors to a Macbook Pro 2017 without Mirroring External Displays

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My Macbook Pro 2017 is currently connected to an external HDMI monitor through a hub. This hub occupies both USB-C ports on one side of the laptop and contains a HDMI output which is connected to the external monitor.

Can a second external monitor be connected to the Macbook pro via HDMI without having it in mirrored mode due to Mac's lack of support for MST? I am thinking of getting a USB-C to HDMI adapter and connecting this to the existing USB-C hub, will this allow the 2nd external monitor to extend instead of mirroring the first external display?


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I currently own a MBP (2016, 13", No Touch Bar) as well as an official Apple USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter (HDMI version). I have a second screen plugged in (Asus VS247H, HDMI, 24" 1080p), and everything works OK.

I was wondering if I could buy another identical adapter to plug a third screen (same as the second) and then have a triple screen setup : MBP screen + 2 external monitors ?
I would like to avoid buying another 80€ adapter if it will not work. In such case, would anyone know of a viable solution for achieving this ?


texts: Verbose Boot after crashed program on Macbook Pro

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I had recently installed Google Drive on my Macbook Pro running Snow Leopard 10.6.8 but it kept crashing my computer to the point where it would not start.

I deleted Google Drive in Single User Mode, and  am still getting blue screen or the grey screen with the turning wheel, I suspect from all the forced restarts.

I have tried resetting the pram, smc, repaired the drive in disc utility and reinstalled Snow Leopard from the disc. Should I try resetting in verbose mode?


texts: Bluetooth radio shuts itself down on wake from sleep

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This is actually an issue I've had for a long while now, I've seen it to some extent or other on several Macs I've owned over the years, but on the 2014 Mac Mini it's really bad.

The problem is that when I put the computer to sleep, when it wakes the bluetooth radio is (almost) always disabled.  The Bluetooth icon in the menu bar is greyed out.  I can right-click the icon and select "Enable bluetooth" from the menu to get it back up and running, so it seems like the hardware itself is fine, and that the drivers are working, but it almost always seems to be off by default after a sleep.  Does anyone know why this may be, or what to do about it?  Like I said, it's not a critical issue, but it's really annoying.

Mac Mini (2014), OSX High Sierra.


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We're having a little debate here at work.

Does Apple design its own CPUs? And by CPU design I mean what is on Wikipedia.

I'm also interested to know the manufacturers of Apple's CPUs/SoC (maybe even GPUs)


texts: Corrupted USB flash drive, cannot initialise or mount

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I have a USB flash drive which seems to be very corrupted. I didn't have any important files on it so I'm not trying to recover files, I just want to get the drive working again. First, whenever I insert the drive, I get this window.

I press initialize... and I go into Disk Utility.
However, Disk Utility says the USB drive is still unmounted.

As you can see I cannot press mount at all.
Erasing gives me this error.

Erase process has failed. Press Done to continue.

Unmounting disk
Wiping volume data to prevent future accidental probing failed.
Operation failed...

Help would be very appreciated. Is this drive broken or can I bring it back to life? :)


texts: strange network issue after new router 'unkownXX…' terminal promt instead of Name

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Some weeks ago I got a new router* and since then I encounter some local network issues from time to time (at the moment I can’t reproduce when this happens):

Wifi is connected but webpages don’t load. The page stays blank and I get no message about a missing network connection.
Accessing tobis-mac.local (or http://localhost, or http://127.0.0.1) is really slow or don’t load at all (same as 1). When I disable wifi (i.e. no network connection for my mac) the local host again is as fast as usual.
While this happens The terminal promo reads

unkown7cd1XXXXXXXXX:~ Tobi$

(I replaced some digits with X because I have no idea if this info should be kept private …) instead of the normal

Tobis-Mac:~ Tobi$

Some setup information

I’m using a MacBook Pro mid 2012 13" running OS X 10.11.4 (I made the update today. The described error occurred under 10.11.3, though).
My Mac is connected via Wifi; Wifi uses 2.4 GHz only and WPA (no WPS)
The router is the one I got from my provider, which is o2 Germany: o2 HomeBox 6641. ZyXEL Communications Corp.

I’m aware that my descriptions are rather incomplete but I am far from being an network expert so let me know if I can provide further information ;-)


texts: What is the icon next to Spotlight in menu bar, and how to remove it?

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What is this icon
 in OS X menu bar and how do you remove it?


texts: Why does a deleted contact's name continue to show up in Messages?

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I deleted a contact from my iPhone. However when I type that person's name when sending a text message, their contact details still show up as their name and other: 111-111-1111.

I did a reset keyboard dictionary but no luck. How can I fix this?


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This morning my (non-apple) USB mouse, a HyperX PulseFire, has suddenly started tracking slowly.

I've checked the mouse preferences and nothing has changed since Friday. I've also increased the tracking to max and it doesn't change.

I've done the reset where I hold down cmd + opt + p + r and no change.

I've manually increased the scaling and tracking to 5.0 and 15.0 respectively using the terminal commands below and no change.

defaults write -g com.apple.mouse.scaling 5.0
defaults write -g com.apple.mouse.tracking 15.0

I'm now out of ideas - anyone experienced something like this before?
Any ideas?


texts: MBP 2010 no longer shows native resolution with LG Ultrawide (2560x1080) over miniDP

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I have a MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) and an LG 25UM64-S Ultrawide monitor. For 2+ years I had the Ultrawide connected by mini-displayport and got the full/native resolution of 2560x1080.

But just this morning, the max resolution dropped to 1080p according to the displays applet. The MBP said it had restarted overnight (some kind of update?) but otherwise nothing changed.

I just did another update and the MBP is now running OSX 10.10.5 but that didn't fix the problem.

Any ideas?


texts: Privacy Pane wont let me add a preference pane to control my computer

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I have a 2010 Macbook Pro 15 inch and i just upgraded to yosemite with a fresh install (no data on any hard drives). I am trying to set up FunctionFlipper, a third party preference pane that will let me turn my dashboard key into another key (i ant to use it to show launchpad).

I installed it even though its from an unidentified developer by opening it manually with command click and open. But to use it i need to add FunctionFlip.prefpane to my list of apps that can control my computer under the privacy tab. When i unlock it to be edited and hit the plus button, i navigate to Libraries -> Preference Pane but the functionflip.prefpane is grayed out and it wont let me add it to the list.

How do i add Function Flipper to the list of apps that are allowed to control my computer?


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My MacBook Pro is having some issues. It boots. But the graphics card doesn't get detected. You can remote in to it but looking at the Displays dialog in System Preferences, no graphics card is shown:

I took it in to see if it qualified for the free mobo replacement because it does have the qualifying NVidia chipset and the repair shop said they couldn't run the diagnostics tool on it because it wouldn't chime on boot. And therefore wouldn't boot from their external drive to run their diagnostics. I hadn't noticed that it wouldn't chime on boot.

But what does that mean? What does the chime tell you? Why would the machine not chime?


texts: Apple Mail not deleting (archiving) gmail messages properly

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I'm having real trouble getting Apple mail to delete (archive) messages in gmail.
Historically gmail re-interpreted deleting messages to mean archiving them.  So though IMAP, for example, a naive client will attempt to delete from the inbox, not moving the message anywhere, and the result will be the message stays in gmail's "All Mail".
Various email clients, including Apple Mail, have overridden this decision by explicitly using gmail's custom "Bin" as the trash bin which actually results in gmail deleting messages 30 days later.  This behaviour can be counter intuitive to long time gmail users.
I really want gmail's interpretation.  I want to hit delete in Apple Mail and still be able to go digging in my gmail account to get back long deleted messages.  My attempts to achieve this are resulting in some weird behaviour.
I've tried to create a gmail label "Apple Trash" and configure Apple Mail to use this as the trash bin.  When I hit delete on a message, Apple mail manages to attach the "Apple Trash" label.  But weirdly it leaves it in the inbox.  So next time it checks for mail, it finds them back in the inbox and they just reappear.  In effect I can no longer deleted messages at all in apple mail.
Does anyone know a way around this behaviour or what might be causing it?


texts: MBP Folder/Question mark icon, but boots ok with Option key

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I have a 2012 classic MacBook Pro that crashed the other day when waking from sleep. On reboot, I got the dreaded missing boot volume indicator. Rebooting with the option key showed no available boot partitions.

I reset NVRAM (and just for kicks the SMC). This had no effect.

Booting into Internet Recovery showed no obvious problems in Disk Utility: the drive (an aftermarket SSD installed years ago) was there and tested just fine. First aid on the disk did not fix the boot issue. When trying to select a startup disk, the internal drive was not on the list. From terminal, I could navigate the drive just fine and copy files, no problem.

I reinstalled MacOS. During the setup process, the machine rebooted and when it did, I got the same missing boot volume indicator. Rebooting holding the Option key, however, showed the boot drive. I selected Macintosh HD and Setup continued. The machine was fine. However, overnight it did not go to sleep properly after copying some additional files and the battery drained to 0. On waking up, I again got the missing boot volume icon. Rebooting with option held down shows the internal SSD and the machine boots fine.

So, how can I get my MacBook Pro to correctly and automatically boot off of the internal hard drive every time without having to hold down the option key? The computer is shared, and not everybody who uses it is going to remember to do that.


texts: Shortcut for right click on underlined misspelled words

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As many I tend to misspell some words when I type. OS X is being nice and underlines them letting me know that something was not right, if use a mouse and right click on the underlined word a menu pops up and offers the correct spelling of this word.

Is there a way to trigger this menu from the keyboard?


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I have had to restore my iPhone 4S to factory settings - wiping everything on the device. Fortunately I have frequent backups so I was able to restore most of the settings and stuff.

However, is there a way (on mac) to restore SMS messages from the backups. I just don't know how to get them back on the device. The back ups are all encrypted.


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I am developing a go app on a server(mac-mini) where I connect via ssh. I  restart the app many times: go run main.go
Problem is, that I dont have access to the graphical ui - "Firewall Options...".
I really like to have the firewall on for security reason and poke minimal holes in it only when needed.
Is there any way to set and allow a port to be open, for incoming connections from the terminal?


texts: how do I get 1080p resolution when screen recording an iPad Pro?

texts: I have an iPad Pro 10.5 inch with an advertised resolution of "2224 × 1668 px".  However, when I do a screen recording using Quicktime Player of the iPad, I get a much lower resolution.  How do I get at least a 1080p resolution?


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iCloud not installing.

I installed iCloud Setup 3 times and when l installed it...

  "There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A program run as part of the setup did not finish as expected. Contact your support panel or package vendor." iCloud.


texts: Is there a Simple minimalistic Twitter iPhone application?

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I am searching for an iPhone application that does not show or load the timeline. On my phone, I am just interested in tweeting text and/or photos, and consequently, that's what I want my twitter iPhone to do, nothing more, nothing less.

Now I found a good app for just tweeting, but it doesn't let me tweet photos; it's called Birdhouse, it's a really good app. I also have instagram, but it resizes the photos and forces the user to add all kinds of effects. For mentions, which I also care about, I use Notifio which does an amazing job.

So is there an iphone twitter app that let's the user just tweet text and photos, AND that is up to date (by that I mean that it uses oAuth and has been updated once at least in the last three months)? Otherwise, is there a good minimalistic app that just let's users tweet photos with optional text (no effects, no bloat)?


texts:
Why am I not able to record screen of my iPhone. Others can do it. iPhone has iOS 8, Mac has Yosemite.

Here I can see Christoper's iPad on one of my computer, but not on my other Mac.


texts: How to use two email handlers in Google Chrome?

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I am looking for a solution that would enable me to open a mailto: hyperlink with one of two email handlers.

Sometimes I want to use Gmail but sometimes I want to use Outlook (default OS X one).

Now I don't have time to switch from one to another and I want to be able to use a modifier key (like Cmd, Alt, Ctrl or Shift) to trigger the use of secondary handler.

How can I implement this?


texts: iMac used for Target Display Mode runs really hot

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I have a 2014 15" retina MBP that I've hooked up to my old 2009 27" iMac using it iMac as a monitor via Target Display Mode while the MBP is in clamshell mode.

My problem is that the iMac turns really hot very fast. A lot hotter than it turned when I was using the iMac as my primary machine.

The iMac is running a fresh install of OS X Mavericks so there shouldn't be an issue with a lot of background apps running.

Any ideas on why this could be?


texts: Mission control and Cmd + Tab not working since Yosemite 10.10.3

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I upgraded my OS from Mountain Lion to Yosemite yesterday and now Mission Control and Cmd + Tab aren't working anymore. Clicking mission control icon doesn't do anything, although I still have 4 spaces automatically opened upon starting the computer. Also, for instance, when I am on screen #1 and Chrome is opened on screen #2, if I press Cmd + Tab to change to Chrome, the menu bar at the top of the screen will change to Chrome but the screen will remain on screen #1.

So far, I tried, but without success:

Rebooting
Killing dock process using "killall Dock" and "killall -kill Dock" in Terminal
I made sure no other updates were available
Browsed internet a few hours to try to find something, but found nothing successful
F4 shortcut doesn't work neither

My computer specs are the following:

iMac 27 inches, late 2009,
2.66 GHz Intel Core i5,
8 GB DDR3

Would anyone have any suggestions?


texts: after updating this morning I ended up with the message on the screen that the osinstall.mpkg was missing, using Time Machine I managed to get everything back to normal without too much struggle, but what do I do now ? If I update is going to show the same mistake again ? How do I proceed ? Thanks


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I want to share iOS apps with my daughter.

I have macOS 10.13.1 on my MacBook Pro.

In "System Preferences" I have selected "Share my purchases with family" in "Purchase Sharing" "My Apps & Services" but when I go to "Manage Family" (I am the organiser) the "+" button is greyed out and I cannot select it.

I actually have 2 accounts; the initial Apple ID, which I use for all purchases, and a second which I created for Contacts and Calendar etc to share across my Apple devices. The second is shown as family member for sharing.


texts: Unrequested disabling of most text input features

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See also update below.

For some time, I have been using Unicode Hex Input 99% of the time.  Recently, with some assistance here and from the author of Ukelele, I managed to add press-and-hold pop-ups to Unicode Hex Input, which eliminated any need for any other IM or keyboard for European languages.  But a few days ago, possibly with the upgrade to 10.15.4, MacOS has taken to switching me to Apple's default (U.S.) every time I change focus from one app to another or from one Safari tab to another.

Is it an Apple bug, or is there something new I missed in the release notes?  Is there a simple fix/workaround?

Something similar happened in 2016, but that fixed itself without my doing anything (as far as I was aware).

UPDATE 1: Furthermore, my list no longer has an input method for Chinese, and cannot find either "Chinese" nor "Mandarin" on the list of languages.  The press-and-hold pop-ups no longer work, and the keyboard viewer & character palette are also no longer available (show keyboard & emoji viewers in menu bar is unchecked and turning it on doesn't get saved).

UPDATE 2: Following Tom's suggestion, installing the 10.15.4 Catalina combo restored the availability of Chinese, but removed all input methods but Turkish and Greek, which prevented typing a login password!  Had to select "other" and reinstall them on the login screen, but had to do it twice before it would stick.  And then trying to do press-and-hold would disable the keyboard completely.  I could restore it, though, by changing keyboards.  Hold any key down too long, even one with no press-and-hold options defined, would make all keys no longer functional until a different keyboard is selected with the mouse.

UPDATE 3: Today (9 April 2020) Apple released a minor update (did not change version number) which fixed both press-and-hold problems I described in update 2!


texts: How to prevent ssh from adding my key to ssh-agent on Snow Leopard?

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I recently started using Snow Leopard (after using Leopard for a few years), and I noticed that when I ssh using a passphrase-protected private key, ssh will automatically add the key to ssh-agent. Question 1: How do I prevent ssh from behaving this way (doing the auto-add)?

I am not looking to disable the auto-launching of ssh-agent. I actually use it, but I want keys to be added manually (via ssh-add), not automatically.

My current workaround:
I've edited /System/Library/LaunchAgents/org.openbsd.ssh-agent.plist to run with the argument "-t 1" and that works well. But I'm afraid that some software update will revert it.
Question 2: If I put the modified plist in ~/Library/LaunchAgents/ will the one in /System be ignored for my user? This would qualify as a stable workaround.


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I am making my own application and I would like to change some values in my Info.plist file using terminal.

I have tried doing defaults write Info.plist CFBundleExecutable -string <Executable> and defaults write Info.plist CFBundleExecutable <Executable> however it never seems to work. I don't get any output so I don't even know what it is i'm doing wrong.

Thanks for the help


texts:
I have an Apple Watch 3 GPS model. Starting from this week, it is not charging fully.

After a night of charging, it is only something like 95%

Is that normal? Or is it a defect? It was always charging to 100%


texts: Moving an icon on the dock triggers "Keep in Dock", any way to prevent this?

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If you 'right click' an icon on the dock > hover 'Options' > un-check "Keep in Dock" and proceed to drag the icon to move it, what happens is the "Keep in Dock" option becomes checked once again.
This is annoying because I do not want closed applications to be on my dock, yet I want to be able to organize my dock when application are open.
The issue was briefly mentioned in the comment section of this thread with no apparent solution.
Is it possible to disable this behavior?


texts: brew services start php70 with unix domain socket - without sudo?

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I have homebrew's php70 installed and successfully connecting to apache via a unix domain socket.

I had to use sudo to start php though: sudo brew services start php70.

If I don't do this, the socket is created under my regular user account name, rather than with owner _www,  the latter being essential to allow apache to access the socket.

Should I be starting php70 as root like this, or is there a safer way?

I tried creating a group with my own user name and apache as members of it, with intention of creating the socket under that group, but gave up as not entirely sure on the right track.

Am I wasting my time trying to avoid use of sudo?   Maybe the answer is just .. 'it depends'.. ?


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I am trying to use echo in GeekTool to print text without a newline like this: echo -n "test"

When I run that command in Terminal it prints this: test
In geek tool it prints this: -n test

What is going on and how can I fix it?


texts: I have an iPad 2 running 5.0.1 and I want to transfer a video file from my iMac to edit on the iPad with iMovie. The movie was filmed on my friends iPhone 4S and I imported it to my iMac, then used iTunes file sharing to put it on my iPad. When I go to iMovie on my iPad and create a new project, there are no video files there for me to use, but the iPad says iMovie has 600MB worth of documents and data in the usage screen(I don't have any other clips in iMovie). Why can't I edit the video, and how should I transfer video in the future?


texts: One AirPod stop working when pushing both

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That is really strange and interesting and was reproduced on every AirPods I've seen.

If you are using both AirPods and then start pushing them into your ears with your palms (like in this photo):

For some time sound will start jumping from one ear to another.
One AirPod will stop working.
If you remove this AirPod from your ear music will not be paused.
Put it back then in some time it will be back to work.

Any ideas what is the reason for this effect?


texts: Easiest way to definitely, positively delete a file in macOS (10.14+) as root?

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I have a 1TB main drive where ~400GB seemingly got stuck in /Volumes/Time Machine Backups/ after the 10.14 update.

I managed to delete most of it, but some files and folders are extremely resilient to being deleted.

For example I am stuck with a folder:

/Volumes/Time Machine[...]/private/var/db/ConfigurationProfiles`

I am unable to delete it, even trying rm -rf as root. When I examine the folder from the terminal I get:

sh-3.2# whoami
root

sh-3.2# pwd
/Volumes/Time Machine[...]/private/var/db/ConfigurationProfiles

sh-3.2# ls -la
ls: Store: Operation not permitted
total 0
drwxr-xr-x@ 3 root  wheel  96 Oct 12 22:18 .
drwxr-xr-x@ 3 root  wheel  96 Oct 12 22:18 ..

Interestingly enough, when I open the same folder in mc, a file ?Store is present:

Since I have a bunch of folders around with similar problems, I was wondering what the easiest and most convenient way to delete all of them is.

Things I tried that don't work:

sudo rm -rf ...
mc -> F8
Granting Terminal full disk access in security settings

Is there a tool or simple command that acts like rm -f and really just deletes a file, no matter what?


texts: Upgraded iPad 2 to iOS 5 : no device summary pane

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I upgraded my iPad 2 to iOS 5.

I don't want to sync it through the cloud : I just want to sync it as usual, with iTunes through my USB connector.

But I have a problem : as soon as I upgradedto iOS 5, when my iPad is connected to my Mac, iTunes is not displaying the device summary pane.

I have SnowLeopard 10.6.8, iTunes 10.5.

Here is a screenshot of what I get :

As you can see, the iPad is seen by iTunes, but no device summary pane is displayed.

Any idea how I can solve this problem ?


texts:
I have a big problem with bluetooth on my Mac Book Pro.

I bought my first MacBook about month ago. For the first week everything was ok, but then my mouse began to lose connection with the computer. This happens very often (on average every two minutes) and is very annoying.

I'm pretty sure that is not Magic Mouse fault, because I tried connect standard bluetooth mouse and the problem also occurs.

It looks something like this: works with the mouse, suddenly the cursor disappears. even though I move the mouse, nothing happens on the screen (the touchpad works correctly). After about 20 seconds a message about lost connection with the mouse appears and after 10 seconds a message that the mouse has been connected.

And now the strangest thing: When bluetooth headphones are connected to the computer and I play audio, the problem does not occur. When the headphones are connected but I don't play music, the problem occurs but much less often.

Could this be a problem with the bluetooth module? It is worth noting that the bluetooth keyboard works flawlessly. Please help, because it prevents me from working.

Devices:

MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2019)
macOS Mojave 10.14.6
Apple Magic Mouse 2
Apple Magic Keyboard
Headphones Phillips SHB3075 Bass+ Bluetooth


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I use the VPN client Tunnelblick to redirect all the traffic to my VPN. However, if Tunnelblick is down, or while it's connecting to my VPN at startup, my trafic is not redirected to my VPN.

This is not an acceptable solution to me, and I would like to know how I can ensure that either my traffic is redirected to my VPN, or I can't connect to the internet.

Useful information:

I am using Tunnelblick 3.6.3;
My computer is running OS X 10.11.5, El Capitan;
I control the server, and am using OpenVPN, but I can accept to change to another software to solve my problem.


texts: External USB NTFS drive not recognized in macOS High Sierra

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My external USB drive, formatted as NTFS, is no longer being recognized in High Sierra.

As soon as I plug it in I get the following error message:

I tried running First Aid in Disk Utility but it is greyed out.

I then tried to verify the disk in Terminal and this is what it spit out:

When I type in diskutil repairvolume /Volumes/SSD/ it spits out the same error and then un-mounts the drive.

Is my drive corrupted beyond repair? Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks.


texts: Central admin-managed contact list for iPhone

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what is the solution to provide a group of iPhone users (personally owned devices with users own AppleIDs) with an group-contact list that is centrally managed by an admin (i.e. the group contact list on phone always being sync'ed with central admin version)? E.g. consultants in a workgroup being able to get hold of each other and ensuring contact list is always up-to-date.

Most existing contact-related apps don't seem to have admin/sync functionality to other accounts, just like they try to sync with contact list on the phone which should be an option but not a requirement. (examples on contact list are: ContactSync, Contacts Sync, Get Contacts, Circall, ContactBox, ZXContacts, aContacts+, ...).

A Google account and Contacts could be used for "admin service".

I have been unsuccessful trying to set up Google to delegate contacts, though this may solve some issues.

Has anyone had the same challenge before?

Thanks!

Rune


texts: Why does Mail.app translate the :-) smiley into a computer icon?

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I noticed that if someone writes me a message and includes :-) in it, Mail.app translates it a computer, mailbox and telephone icon:

If I copy paste these three icons to another program (TextEdit for example) it pastes as :-).
Other smileys, like ;-), are not converted by Mail and show up as intended.
My MacBook Pro is running OSX 10.8.4, Mail 6.5 and the default (and only) language in System Preferences -> Language & Text is British English.

How can I force Mail to show :-) instead of the three icons?

Update:
Just checked the same message on the Gmail website, and it also showed the three symbols instead of the :-) smiley. So it seems to be caused by the sender. Double checking I sent an e-mail to myself with the :-) from the Gmail website and all was fine. The smiley showed as a smiley.

E-mail header:
This is the e-mail header with stripped addresses and dates. The ;-) smiley of the content shows alright, but the :-) gets transformed into the icon.

Delivered-To: receiver
DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed;
        d=gmail.com; s=20120113;
        h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type;
        bh=3H2PCCC335OLe+Lvqj/dMcRCFvHrPBVZaMi1o/kzjsU=;
        b=Sxr7L8398byVePjxFrQCZghNWCYpBLd7dCV62QJ+xTTfBSf+EsrbmNs4SSZnEVFvhh
         lQXADjThKhTGjxRyxt119KX0PqVlxEjiRR6Cx95tPbTtN4K1b8UKMc2nnw6t1d9hPyoK
         S9VnKU3X+NI0JsOrkzutz7CsmPE5Z/BlZvNK7ZkbMZlKggn1li5j72v1QiGCDyG4kcLk
         M2Ijj1g0TRISRmIeyaAKDxq1vLYFVvFOHt2Lkl0Nc7gAryqhBSmLoNgzgjnTfWjEUf4g
         cGYYVRbkmn1CG78RIDprIbMOXXWBuqIC/KPs9fuH7FLOr97r/CYoRWIumZis2uu1Sfm5
         +7Ow==
MIME-Version: 1.0
Message-ID: <CAB6M5AkUFH3Vy=3FBiWqG5YJMk0V_HhQOdrvCqjmxVbt5dnBog@mail.gmail.com>
Subject: subject
From: sender
To: receiver
Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7b5d574ed1d37b04e1d6a95e

--047d7b5d574ed1d37b04e1d6a95e
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

... als ik ;-).
... even druk :-)

--047d7b5d574ed1d37b04e1d6a95e
Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

... als ik ;-).

...even druk </spa=
n>:-)<=
/span>.

--047d7b5d574ed1d37b04e1d6a95e--


texts: macOS/OS X Numbers 3.2 inserting date / time

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I want a cell to take on the date and time of "this moment", and then leave it.

Contrary to some experiences I've read about, the Insert menu does have Date & Time, but it doesn't seem to respect the format I've specified for the cell.  I used the Cell formatting inspector to declare the cell as Date & Time, 1/5/14, 7:08 PM. I entered text-insertion mode on the cell, and selected Insert > Date & Time.  It inserted Friday, July 4, 2014 (and no time). When I then selected the cell (you know, one click, which outlines the cell, as opposed to two clicks which puts you into text insertion mode), the inspector said the cell's format had reverted to Automatic. I switched it back to Date & Time but now it reads 7/4/14 12:00 (it's really more like 1:50).

The whole thing is anti-intuitive and zany to me. Can someone tell me what's the right way to command Numbers to insert the current date and time into a cell, and then leave it?  (=NOW continues to update)

UPDATE 1

The three methods I've tried for entering the current date and time into a cell are:

Enter text-insertion mode in a cell, Insert > Date & Time (which enters just the Date, as Friday, July 4, 2014), enter cell-selection mode on the cell, and change the format to Date & Time (which changes it to Friday, July 4, 2014 12:00 AM).  So, not that one.
Enter text-insertion mode in a cell, type =NOW (which enters 7/4/14 1:31 PM and changes all other instances of cells with =NOW to 7/4/14 1:31 PM !!).  So, definitely not that one.
Enter text-insertion mode in a cell, type 7/4/14 1:34 pm which gets changed to 7/4/14 1:34 PM (i.e. 'pm' got capitalized), indicating that Numbers did recognize it as a date/time.  This works. But it's less than satisfactory, to put it mildly.

I can't imagine this is working as Apple intended.


texts: Using Configurator 2, Prepare Device Without Changing iOS Version

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I essentially have an updated version of this question: How do I prepare a new device in Configurator without updating the device iOS?

I have an iOS 9.0.2 device. I want to Prepare and Supervise it with Configurator 2, but do not want to update the device to iOS 9.1. With the old Configurator, this was possible (see answer to linked question).

Does anyone know if there is a similar way to do this with the new Configurator 2?


texts: How do I change my email address/Apple ID in my calendar to my new email address?

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I've changed my Apple ID and removed all reference to the old email address.  Everything has updated except for my calendar and possibly my iCloud Drive. The old email address is still appearing in the Cal preferences and the iCloud Drive (which I've updated online) but it won't let me update it in preferences.
I've discovered this when trying to solve my initial problem with my calendar - when I schedule an appointment and invite someone, it's not sending out the diary claimer email (gmail).  I'm thinking this could be the problem.  Any help/advice would be appreciated.  Many thanks


texts: Weird issues after updating to macOS 10.15 Catalina beta 8 (19A558d)

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I have MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Touch ID model), and I've been on macOS 10.15 Catalina developer beta since June without any issues. However, since updating to the latest beta, I have several major issues:

Item dragging is not working. I've tried three-finger drag in Finder on built-in trackpad and using Logitech MX Master mouse. It simply selects the file and doesn't move the file as I move the mouse cursor.
Safari hangs very often, especially when editing text. I have to Force Quit it every couple minutes. I've tried disabling all extensions and clearing Caches from Develop menu. (FWIW Chrome works perfectly good).
Same in Mail app, when I try add a new mail account. When I edit texts in Mail Preferences window, the app hangs.
I can't download any new apps from the Mac App Store. It starts downloading process but nothing happens, stuck at 0% progress.

It looks like all these problems appeared after I updated to beta 8. I don't have any previous backups.

I've tried restarting my Mac, resetting SMC and doing some cleanup with CleanMyMac but no luck. What can I do, preferably without restoring my system?


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I am using 10.12.5 and iTunes 12.6.1.27. Whenever I quit iTunes it will hesitate, the main window disappears but the menu bar remains, but the process keeps running and the icon in the dock shows it's still there. And a click on the icon and the window reappears. In Activity Monitor iTunes won't disappear, but it doesn't show any %CPU, then it almost immediately reappears. It will force quit.

I don't have any plugins for it. Same result even if iPhone, iPad aren't connected. I've deleted prefs and reinstalled iTunes. It WILL quit if I restart in Safe Mode.

I looked at Console,and I get stuff like this:

    NSApplicationBundleIdentifier = "com.apple.iTunes";
        NSApplicationName = iTunes;
        NSApplicationPath = "/Applications/iTunes.app";
        NSWorkspaceApplicationKey = "<NSRunningApplication: 0x7fc1e713b030 (com.apple.iTunes - 12343)>";
Jul  8 10:37:54 riMac iTunes[12576]: Entered:_AMMuxedVersion2DeviceConnected, mux-device:3
Jul  8 10:37:54 riMac iTunes[12576]: Entered:_AMMuxedVersion2DeviceConnected, mux-device:2
Jul  8 10:37:54 riMac iTunes[12576]: Entered:_AMMuxedVersion2DeviceConnected, mux-device:1
Jul  8 10:37:54 riMac iTunes[12576]: tid:1103 - unable to query device capabilities
Jul  8 10:37:54 riMac iTunes[12576]: tid:1a203 - unable to query device capabilities
Jul  8 10:37:54 riMac iTunes[12576]: tid:1303 - unable to query device capabilities

Jul  8 10:38:21 riMac iTunes[12576]: _send_message (thread 0x700005e4f000): Could not securely send message size 443: SSL_ERROR_SYSCALL errno (Broken pipe).
Jul  8 10:38:21 riMac iTunes[12576]: _send_message (thread 0x7fffb4a963c0): Could not securely send message size 406: SSL_ERROR_SSL (error:1409F07F:SSL routines:SSL3_WRITE_PENDING:bad write retry).
Jul  8 10:38:21 riMac iTunes[12576]: AMDeviceStopSession (thread 0x7fffb4a963c0): Could not stop session with device 2: kAMDSendMessageError

Ideas?


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I have an appleworks 6 database file (.cwk), but no Mac with an old enough version of OS X to run Appleworks 6.  While pretty much all other appleworks files can be opened with something else, I can't find anything that will import a database.

Do I have any options?  Can I emulate an older OS X? (I still have my AppleWorks 6 CD, so can install).  Am I missing a program that can import it?  Is my only real solution to try and resurrect my dead PowerBook G4?


texts: Can't Get Files Off Of Old Hard Drive On New MacBook Pro

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Recently, I had to upgrade from my originaly MBP (2007) to a new, 15in MBP with Lion.  I was able to extract my old hard drive from my old computer and load it onto my new laptop, it reads the drive fine and acknowledges there are 110GBs of files on it but when I click in the folders nothing appears and everything is 0 bytes.

Is the problem the platform that each computer had, the old hd was OSX 10.6 and this one is Mountain Lion? Also, when I went to Disk Utility to try and Repair the disk it went through everything successfully but when it tried to unmount it at the end of the process it failed.  To Unmount it I had to Force Eject it, does any of this make sense?


texts: Mac Mini 2011 extremely hot and surprisingly slow

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I just bought a Mac Mini (mid 2011) secondhand with the following specifications:

2,3 GHz Intel Core i5
8 GB 1067 MHz DDR3
512 GB SSD
Intel HD Graphics 3000 512 MB

I used to have a iMac 2006 earlier, and to my surprise the Mini 2011 seems to be much, much slower. Notice the following observations:

Playing mp4 movies in both QuickTime, VLC and in webpages in Safari works fine for some time, but after a while starts lagging.
The machine gets extremely hot, at most CPU temperature 101 degrees according to my temperature utility. The iMac (and previous Minis) never got anywhere near as hot.
Indicated CPU usage in Activity Monitor seems to increase proportionately with CPU temperature (and how long the machine has been on), but this is somewhat unsure.
The process VTDecoderXPCService sometimes takes several hundred percent while playing video. But sometimes it takes nothing at all.
Encoding PAL videos to mp4 with ffmpeg goes extremely slow (around 1 second of footage per second, while for comparison my MacBook Air 2014 manages 5 seconds per second)

Apple said "80% of the times doing a full format and reinstall solves problems like this". The guy who sold me the thing said he already reinstalled it, but he may not have done a full format first.

Before I go through the trouble of formatting and reinstalling, does anyone have experiences and tips to share of similar situations?

Questions:

Is the Mini actually designed for and supposed to get so warm (100 degrees celsius)?
Is the problem simply due to the CPU being a i5? Are i5's ridiculously much slower than i7's?
Is a full and reinstall likely to fix the problem?
Are there other causes and solutions I should fix? (Save hardware problems and repairs)

Notice that VLC is set to use hardware acceleration and QuickTime runs accelerated by default as far as I know, so the problem is probably not related to this.


texts: How to change the ad-hoc WiFi name in OSX?

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When I turn on Internet Sharing on my mac, the broadcasted network name is the original Computer Name of the iMac.

The computer name has since been changed, however the WiFi name continues to be broadcast as the original which I really need to change. I've looked everywhere in System Preferences for the original computer name but can't find any remnant of it.

Can anyone please tell me how to change the ad-hoc WiFi name?


texts: My 2TB external drive keeps disappearing every time I boot my Mac

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I have an external LaCie Porsche 9223 2TB drive connected to my Macbook Pro 15 (2015) via USB3. After I converted it to APFS after upgrading to macOS High Sierra, it keeps disappearing randomly from Finder/Disk Utility and the "/Volumes" folder, and nearly every time I boot my Mac.

This is what puzzles me though:

If I clean/remove the Dyld shared cache via Onyx, the drive shows up momentarily on the desktop/Finder sidebar with (seemingly) no problems whatsoever. Disk Utility reports that the disk is OK. The next time I reboot: poof, gone .

Does anyone have a clue what's going on?
And why the "dyld shared cache" cleanup is like a magician's reappearing trick every single time? If I only knew why that works, I would probably/most likely find a way to prevent it from happening again.

Best regards,

Andreas

Macbook Pro (2015), macOS High Sierra 10.13.2, 16gb RAM, 500gb SSD


texts: IOS 7.0.4 Sprint 15.5 Unlocked, Data-Network not working

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I am using iPhone 5 16GB, IOS 7.0.4 Unlocked Sprint USA....my service provide is Airtel below are the problems I am facing: Network: Yes,Data Network: No,APN Setting Not Showing, carrier: sprint 15.5.
Can anyone guide me or help me plss...I am trying to find a solution to the problem.


texts: How to order and re-order video clips added to iDVD?

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I don't think I can find a valid answer for this: how do I actually order or re-order the video clips I added to iDVD?

I actually have video clips named

01 some title
02 some other title
03 the third title
04 ...

total 11 of them, and I selected all 11 files in Finder, and then dragged them into iDVD.  So the DVD Map showed the correct order of those clips, and Project -> About also showed the assets in the correct order.

However, after the DVD is made, when I was watching program 01, and pressed Next on the DVD set top box remote, then I would see the very beginning of program 04...  Is it out of order?  If so, can it be fixed or changed at all?


texts: Get HSV values from the Digital Colour Meter in macOS

texts:
Just wondering if it was possible to get the HSV values when using macOS's default Digital Colour Meter.
Here is a view of the different options I get:

HSV doesn't seem available although it is a common colour space.


texts: Working on a MS Access file with ODBC connection on OSX

texts:
I need to open an accdb file on my MacBook Pro (OSX 10.8.5). This file uses an ODBC data source connection. So I guess my questions are:

How do I setup a new ODBC data source connection on a Mac?
What app I could use to open the accdb file, with data source connection support?

Update:
This is how my User DNS connection looks like on my Windows PC

I think the data source might actually be a SQL Server


texts: What's the quickest/easiest way to make a digital signature on an iPad?

texts:
I need to scribble my signature on an electronic document. I see that Google Drawings has a scribble feature, but I can't get a mouse to produce anything that looks like my written signature.

I can't seem to find this option in Google Drive for iOS (there's no "New Drawing" option). I'm not sure if it's buried in another app or if I can use it on the mobile website.

I'm willing to try other methods, if they're readily available in iOS 10 (native feature, Apple apps, or something not requiring an account or registration).


texts: Is it safe to install a third party high capacity battery into my iPhone 5S?

texts: I stumbled upon this battery on Amazon and I was wondering if it'd be safe to install it into my iPhone 5S, assuming it's actually compatible.


texts: Dictionary: Syllable-hyphenation interpuncts (dots) missing

texts:
This is regarding the Dictionary app (New Oxford American Dictionary) that comes with Mac OS X. I currently have version 2.2.1 (156) in Mavericks (10.9.1).

In previous versions (Mountain Lion, Snow Leopard, Tiger…), words were shown with interpunctual dots between hyphenate-able syllables—and now they're gone.

These were very useful for copyediting…is there any way (keyboard shortcut, Terminal command) to bring them back? Thanks!

Tiger Dictionary example entry:

Mavericks Dictionary example entry:


texts: I have changed my network provider and inserted their sim into my iPhone 5s. The phone is unlocked, all my contacts were saved...  but the sim card has the default code 0000, and I want to change that - but can't find how to do it.  I have been to Settings - Phone -  but where I expected to see Sim Card on the list - it just wasn't there.  How do I change the sim card code now?


texts: Why won't kern.maxfiles setting in /etc/sysctl.conf stick on macOs 10.15?

texts:
i was getting some strange errors and crashes on some apps including the finder.
I figured out it happens due to the
kern.maxfiles
kern.maxfilesperproc
settings
i was following the advice from here
Why won't kern.maxfiles setting in /etc/sysctl.conf stick?
i created the /etc/sysctl.conf and added those lines
kern.maxfiles=20480
kern.maxfilesperproc=18000

but after restarting the same default settings of 10240 are applied.
I also made sure that trailing spaces are removed.
As this article is quite old i was thinking if something might have changed in macOs.
Can anyone help me getting this sorted?


texts: Lost password to Apple ID and Find My IPhone

texts: I have Find My iPhone turned on and I know what Apple ID it uses. But lets say I forgot the password to my Apple ID and lost my phone? Will I still be able to find my iphone or activation lock it if I reset my Apple ID password on the Apple website? Or will I have to relog with that Apple ID on the device?!


texts: Safari address bar input matching history

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I often visit an URL like aaa-test.com so it's in my history. I'm on Safari 14.0 Mac and Chrome Blink 85 stable on macOS Catalina.
If I type aaa in the address bar the full address appears in 'Top hit' and 'Bookmarks and History'. That's good.
Instead if I type aaa, aaa-test.com does appear in the dropdown. If I do same in Chrome, the URL appears.
Any way to change the behavior on Safari?
=====================edit===================
for example, this URL biocache-test.ala.org.au is in my history. If I type bi, safari can do auto-complete

But if I type test, no auto-complete (or whatever you call it)


texts: I need Git. Is it better to install command line tools (183mb) or `brew install git`?

texts:
I think that it is better to install Git from Homebrew:

Less size
Install only what I need - I do not need LLVM compiler, for example.
Faster install
All packages in one place
No need to re-install command line tools after every macOS upgrade.


texts: Safari: Can I tab through smart search field options?

texts:
In Firefox, I can start typing in the search bar and it will bring up options from my history, bookmarks, etc., and I can tab through those options.

Safari's smart search field does something similar. I can type a keyword and see in the list of options it presents me an item I want, but I cannot seem to tab through the options it presents me. When I press tab, it shifts focus off of the search field on to something else. What I can do is  take my hands off the home row, look down at the keyboard, find the arrow keys, and arrow through the options, but this is tedious. This might come across as picky, but despite wanting to try it, this is a non-starter for me for Safari. Is there a way to tab through (or navigate through in some other way) Safari's smart search field options?

Thanks!


texts: Connecting App Store release app to Xcode

texts:
I am trying to connect an App Store released app to Xcode.

The reason I want to do this is because I want to check attribution data from Appsflyer and make sure that it is sending partner data that we can use for internal tracking purposes.

When I use Xcode to generate a build for my device, it only lists it as organic tracking, so I need to use a release version that has gone through the proper attribution method (i.e. clicking a link that leads through Appsflyer).

Is there anyway to get the print logs from an installed (from the App  Store) app via Xcode or some other way? I.e. a way to attach the process to Xcode? I looked in the Attach to Process part of Xcode but didn't see the process anywhere.


texts: How to fix Windows Boot Camp after Linux install/

texts:
I am using a 2010 iMac that needs to use the hybrid GPT/MBR to install Windows via Boot Camp.

I had a working dual boot install using Boot Camp with Mac OS High Sierra and Windows 10. To install Ubuntu, I made 3 new partitions using Disk Utility in Mac OS and installed Ubuntu 16.04 onto them using the "Something Else" option. Mac OS and Ubuntu now boot fine either from Refind or from the option menu on boot up.  Windows now won't boot and gives a message " Missing Operating System" when I try to boot from it.

This is the new diskutil list output (the new partitions I created were 4,5,and 6):

    /dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE           IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *2.0 TB         disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB       disk0s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS Mac OS                  1.3 TB         disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB       disk0s3
   4:                        EFI                         6.5 GB         disk0s4
   5:           Linux Filesystem                         198.7 GB       disk0s5
   6:                 Linux Swap                         15.2 GB        disk0s6
   7:       Microsoft Basic Data BOOTCAMP                514.0 GB       disk0s7

I didn't touch the Bootcamp partition and it still seems to contain data but I seem to have freaked out the MBR. Anyone got any ideas for how I can fix this and rescue the Windows install?


texts: Lost files on hard drive after Time Machine back up

texts:
I did my Time Machine back up using my hard drive. After that, I didn't realize that I lost all my files that were in the hard disk. How can I get the files back?

MacBook Air


texts: What safety precautions are needed when working on an iMac G3 with a CRT?

texts:
I have an iMac G3 that I'm planning on playing around with but need advice on handling the CRT and how to make sure I don't kill myself.

I have read quite a lot about discharging the CRT and the one thing I'm not sure about is how to make sure that when discharging you have the tool properly grounded.

Do you keep the computer plugged into the mains, but with it off, so the earth connection is still attached and thus used when discharging.

Where is the ground lug, which seems to be referenced in a few resources, such as this one, as I want to ensure I'm connected to the correct bit, so I don't become the ground.

Will wearing electricians gloves (or gloves suitable for handling high voltage) help protect me when doing this, or will they end up being cumbersome and give a false sense of protection?

Is it a good or bad idea to wear rubber soled shoes, will this also help insulate me, or again give a false sense of protection?

I guess the more precautions the better, but just trying to figure out what's actually helpful and what's not.


texts: Can "Multi-Touch" technology of iPhone identify 5 or 10 touches at the same time?

texts: Let say you use your 5 fingers to touch & open 5 apps in iPhone at the same time. If that is the case, then "can all 5 apps be opened at the same time?"


texts: Is it possible to store "on my mac" local folders on a network device?

texts:
====

System info:

Model Name:   MacBook Pro

Processor Name:   Intel Core i7

Processor Speed:      2.7 GHz

Memory:               16 GB

System Version:   Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549)

Network: GB wired/100MB Wi-Fi

====

I use the "On my mac" folders (specifically folders under /Users/USERNAME/Library/Mail/) as the working archive as for my e-mail for the past 15 years. This directory is also backed-up on my NAS.

It is getting rather large and I'd like to move some older mail from my laptop to my NAS as I do not need to access it as regularly now.

Before I start moving 10s of GB from my laptop to the NAS in vain, is it possible to have something like the following?

/Users/USERNAME/Library/Mail/Mailboxes/archive_2012/* <-- on my laptop

/Users/USERNAME/Library/Mail/Mailboxes/symbolic_link_to_archive_2000/* <-- on the NAS

Can I simply move the archive_2000 folder to the NAS and point towards it on the laptop OS?

If not, is there some other way to do this?

thanks in advance.


texts: How to switch off subpixel antialiasing in Safari?

texts: Is there a way to permanently switch off subpixel antialiasing in Safari OSX 10.8?


texts: brew doctor complains unexpected dylibs '/usr/local/lib/libecomlodr.dylib', deletable?

texts:
I ran brew doctor and it complains unexpected dylibs '/usr/local/lib/libecomlodr.dylib'.  Is it deletable?

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

Warning: Unbrewed dylibs were found in /usr/local/lib.
If you didn't put them there on purpose they could cause problems when
building Homebrew formulae, and may need to be deleted.

Unexpected dylibs:
    /usr/local/lib/libecomlodr.dylib

In general, how does one determine if an 'unexpected dylibs' 'brew doctor' deports is deletable?


texts: Siri knows all my contacts but contacts app doesnt?

texts:
I have contacts on my phone that I can ask Siri to call, and it works fine.
I can say "call John Smith" or "show John Smith" and that contact shows up.

On the other hand, if I go to the Contacts app and search for "John Smith" the app won't show it.

What could be happening here? I have two iPhones, an iPhone 5S and an iPhone 7, both are on Sprint's network, and the issue is occurring on both iPhones.


texts: Is BetterTouchTool the recommended app to improve gestures?

texts:
I was looking for a way to add more "gestures" for my mbp (to accesss spaces for example) and I read about BetterTouchTool which seems to work quite well.

I was just wondering if there's any other tool like that one, and if another is more recommended.


texts: Can't find an option to turn off cellular data for an application on iPhone (iOS 14)

texts: I'm trying to turn off cellular data for an application on iPhone running iOS 14, I know that you can go to Cellular section in Settings and there will be a list of applications including the options to turn the cellular data on or off, but I can't find my application in that list to turn it off. Can someone help me with this? Thanks for your help!


texts: How to find more Game Center games on Mountain Lion?

texts: I could only find 7 Game Center games on Mountain Lion. Are there more places where Game Center games can be found, or is it just that more will be added along the way?


texts: Apple ID Conflict With iCloud Locked iPhone

texts:
I recently decided to restore my iPhone to the latest iOS 7.1.1 and got stumped by a serious problem. It’s an iPhone 5 and when I got it, I had it linked with an Apple ID/email that I no longer have access to.

I decided to change the account linked with the Find My iPhone app on my iPhone to an email/account I now have access to. On attempting to restore my iPhone, I get a message that my iPhone was setup with the previous account and I need that account's Apple ID and password to activate my iPhone. The Apple ID is masked but I can still remember some string of text of the Apple ID email, but not the password. I have no idea what to do, I have searched and searched for a way to contact Apple by mail all to no avail.

The iPhone is mine and already has Find my iPhone linked to the new account but was first activated with the old Apple ID. I'll really appreciate if anyone can point me in the right direction on how to contact Apple.


texts: Yosemite magic Mouse and a bluetooth disconnection party

texts:
I hope some real OSX Nerds read this. Since Yosemite I have the problem taht I can't use the Magic Mouse anymore. It disconnects and reconnects every 5-60 second.

I find this in the console logs:

05.11.14 14:39:22,000 kernel[0]: [AppleMultitouchDevice::willTerminate] entered
05.11.14 14:39:22,000 kernel[0]: [AppleMultitouchDevice::stop] entered
05.11.14 14:39:35,000 kernel[0]: [BNBMouseDevice::init][85.3] init is complete
05.11.14 14:39:35,000 kernel[0]: [BNBMouseDevice::handleStart][85.3] returning 1
05.11.14 14:39:35,000 kernel[0]: [AppleMultitouchHIDEventDriver::start] entered
05.11.14 14:39:35,000 kernel[0]: [AppleMultitouchDevice::start] entered

Can somebody hint me in the right direction, how to solve that problem? Please.

it's so anoying

Best regards Mirco


texts: Mac Wi-Fi / AirPort icon has an X through it

texts:
I have a problem with my AirPort / Wi-Fi hardware on my MacBook Pro.

I updated to macOS 10.12, Sierra, and then the Wi-Fi would not work. Nothing I do has made any change. I have tried SMC and NVRam resets. Have used a different AirPort card. Different hard drive as well.

I just get the AirPort menu bar icon with an X through it. Any help would be great as it is doing my head in.


texts: Problem configuring mongo db to start up using launch agent

texts:
After installing mongodb using homebrew, and following the information that homebrew provided, I did the following:

launchctl load -w ~/Library/LaunchAgents/org.mongodb.mongod.plist

But got the following error:

Bug: launchctl.c:2406 (25182):13: (dbfd = open(g_job_overrides_db_path, O_RDONLY | O_EXLOCK | O_CREAT, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR)) != -1
launch_msg(): Socket is not connected

Mongodb starts fine in a terminal.


texts: How do I stop Launchpad from changing app/folder order?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Is there a way to keep your app icons sorted by name in LaunchPad?

How do I stop Launchpad from changing the app/folder order that I set?

I have quite a few applications, so I organize most of them into folders, then I arrange the folders alphabetically to make them easier for me to access.  Then, inside the folders I usually arrange the applications alphabetically for the same reason.

Trouble is, I'll come back later and things have been rearranged on me!  Not necessarily every time, but often enough to be annoying.  (After all, the computer is supposed to do what I tell it, not the other way around!)

Is there some other step I should be taking?


texts: Automator script to convert webp file to JPG not working

texts:
Hi I'm trying to write a Catalina mac Automator script that will convert .WEBP files into .JPG files.
The shell code in Automator I'm using is
for img in "$@"; do
 filename=${img%.*}
 /usr/local/bin/convert "$img" -background white -flatten "$filename.jpg"
done

This script above converts to jpg but gives the following error:

The action “Run Shell Script” encountered an error:
“convert: no decode delegate for this image format `' @ error/constitute.c/ReadImage/562.
convert: no images defined `/Users/Testuser/My Documents/Apple Directory.jpg' @ error/convert.c/ConvertImageCommand/3273.”

Can any expert here tell me what's wrong with the code? I'm just dropping the image files on the app icon. Thanks!


texts: iPad Mini 2: iOS 9.1 iMessage doesn't work after restart.

texts:
I have recently updated my iPad mini 2 to iOS 9.1 and every time I turn it off, or do a hard restart, it prompts me to put in my Apple ID password. After I type it in, it refuses to verify.

Thanks in advance,


texts: /Volumes/external_drive folder not being removed

texts:
I have a 2TB external HDD, formatted using exFAT. It seems that, even after I eject the disk, the mount point remains in /Volumes. Thus, every time I plug the drive in, a new mount point gets created in /Volumes using a numerical incrementer:

/Volumes/external_drive/
/Volumes/external_drive 1/
/Volumes/external_drive 2/
etc.

This is a pain, as I have my torrents written to that disk. If I have to interrupt a torrent download and unplug the drive, when I plug the drive back in, the download folder ends up in a different place which causes problems for e.g., uTorrent. This can be avoided if I remember to go in and manually delete the orphaned mount point directory, but filesystem cleanup seems to be something that the OS handles. Is there a way to avoid this?

Note for clarity: I am ejecting the disk (e.g., right-click on the desktop icon and select "Eject external_drive"). I am NOT just yanking out the USB cable.


texts: AppStoreConnect - Disable "following build has completed processing" email?

texts:
Each time one of my build is uploaded to TestFlight, I receive an email soon after telling me that my build has completed processing. I would prefer not too, just for the sake of useless notifications (we have a daily build sending our app into our inner TestFlight).
I tried disabling "app state reports" in AppStoreConnect/users but it has no effect. I also tried to disable "emails" in the TestFlight app, but it seems it is more regarding when a new version is available for me in TestFlight.
Any idea ? Thanks


texts: After (exactly) 5-months, my cellular data usage logs reset to zero. What happened?

texts:
Starting on 06/26/2017, at the end of each day, I began logging the cellular data usage for each of my Apps and System Services in a spreadsheet. On 06/26 all the cellular usage was at 0-MB. On 11/26 the data was as such:

/Settings/Cellular/
} Google (994 MB)
} Pokemon Go (625 MB)
} Uber (2754 MB)
...

/Settings/Cellular/System Services
} iTunes Acct. (115 MB)
} Messaging Services (241 MB)
} DNS Services (32.3 MB)
...

On 11/27 (yesterday), I started to input my cellular usage into my spreadsheet, and both Apps, and System Services, had reset to zero!!!

I did not do anything unusual to the iPhone.
What could have caused this "reset to zero" of my cellular usage logs (coincidentally) exactly 5 months after I started logging the usage?

  I guess the logs can't go to infinity.
  Actually, is this how cellular data logging is suppose to work on an iPhone?

thanks.


texts: How can I add Trash icon to the sidebar in Mac OS X Lion?

texts:
How can I add the Trash icon and empty Trash from the sidebar of Finder.app in Mac OS X Lion ?

I dont have a problem to add them in the list of favorites too, but the Trash icon is not draggable.


texts: How can I enter the found file finder in Spotlight?

texts:
I use Spotlight find my require file see bellow:

But how can I enter the file's directory?


texts:
A guy I'm helping fix his Mac and he's got some process on there editing his host file to redirect queries to the Minecraft authentication servers (authserver.mojang.com and sessionserver.mojang.com) to it's own servers, basically it's a piracy program that he unknowingly installed and now we can't get rid of it. The only thing we know it's doing is editing the hosts file so if there is a way to log host file edits that would be great.
Any other recommendations for fixes would be nice too, of course.


texts: How can I install an SSD on my new Lion MBP w/out install disks?

texts:
I just got a new MBP that came with Lion, and they didn't give me any install disks.  If I  swap in my new SSD, how can I install Lion on the new drive?

Update: There is the Mac OS X Utilities that I can get to by holding Command+R during a restart, which has options to install Lion and/or erase/fix a disk.  Additionally, the instruction manual I received gives instructions on how to replace the computer's hard drive, so it seems that Apple would account for setting up the new drive without a install-disk.  I missed the UPS delivery of my new SSD, so will have to wait until Monday, at which time I'll swap the drives, and see if this built-in utility works.  If not, I'll follow people's advice on mirroring the old disk over. Will reply back with result

Update 2: Installed SSD, and of course it doesn't let me get access to the OS X Utilities (i.e. via Command+R).  This must be another partition on the drive.  I'm going to try mirroring the two drives.  A curse upon all these screws I have re-remove


texts: What is the iTunes Connect role I need to add a new app?

texts: I don't see explicitly said in https://help.apple.com/itunes-connect/developer/#/dev82a173c41 what is the role I need. I guess it is 'admin', given 'Access to all sections within iTunes Connect.', but maybe other role can do it.


texts: Don't play iMessage notification sound on Mac if read on iPhone

texts:
I'm happily receiving and sending iMessages on my MacBook Pro (OS X 10.10.3) and iPhone 4S (iOS 8.3).

When I've read a message on one device it notifies about receival (after 30 seconds or so) on the other device but doesn't play the sound, which would be really annoying.

Strangely enough this is not the case for my siblings and friends. They get the notification—with sound—on every device at the same time. This is quite annoying but I can't find anywhere to change the behaviour.

Anybody know how to control this?


texts: Message app is extremely slow to open Big Sur

texts:
Messages takes 5-10 seconds to open on Big Sur on my mac. When I click the Dock icon, the process starts, is "Not Responding" for 5-10 seconds and then opens normally. This occurs even when I am signed out of iMessage. I do not have iCloud iMessage backup enabled.
Any ideas?


texts: With a 2019 MBP, are there any benefits to driving a 4K display via Displayport (1.4) vs HDMI (2.0)?

texts:
I have an LG550 27" 4K monitor that has HDMI 2.0 and DisplayPort 1.4 connectivity.
When driving it from a MBP 2019, I can use my dock's HDMI-USB-C adapter or an USB-C to DisplayPort Female adapter and then use the monitor's delivered cables.  Neither adapters were very expensive, but they seem to do the work.
Are there are any practical advantages to using HDMI vs DisplayPort or vice versa?  Looking at a web page, a high definition (5K) painting and a text editor, I couldn't see much difference.  Both look pretty good.  Should I expect any difference?.  Does the CPU/GPU need to do any extra work to accommodate one port over the other?  I should probably check with Total War Warhammer 2 too, as that's a pretty demanding game graphically.
No intent to do monitor chaining, btw.


texts: How do I delete other available networks from network scan list?

texts: My Macbook Pro (v10.6.8) is constantly automatically connecting to a neighbor's wifi - event though I've never connected to that network, and I have my own Wifi connection prioritized.  The system is constantly scanning for Other Networks and lists all of my neighbors' network ahead of mine.  I frequently need to reset the connection.  How do I remove the list of available networks, OR disable the system from scanning the neighborhood, OR lock the Wifi connection to my in-home network? Thanks!


texts:
As seen in the picture above, my Mac Pro is getting the white screen of death. Immediately after turning on, it goes to this - no startup chime, no Apple logo, nothing. I have tried:
- Resetting SMC
- Resetting PRAM
- Holding shift on startup
- Trying to boot into recovery mode (Cmd+R)
But none of these change anything, the white screen stays.


texts: Listening to iTunes U audio in the background

texts:
Is there a simple way to listen to iTunes U audio in the background? Switching to another app turns the audio off except in this very specific case:

Press the power button to lock the screen. This will immediately turn the audio off.
Double-click the home button to show the audio controls.
Press play. The lecture will begin playing.
Receive a notification (e.g. a text message) while the screen is locked.
Open the notification item from the lock screen. The audio will continue playing while you're in this other app.

Unlocking the phone any other way brings you back to the iTunes U app, which only gets us back where we started.

Is there a simpler way to do this?


texts:
So I tried to buy some in-app offers from a app that I downloaded in a different app store region, after putting in my billing information it won't go through. I'm using a US debit/credit card.

Is there anyway to go around the problem like buying a iTunes card then use it for my iTunes account to buy in the in-app offer?


texts: Command Line Tools beta 1 for Xcode 11.0 offered as an update in the current latest public release of macOS Mojave 10.14.5

texts:
I am running the current latest public release of macOS Mojave 10.14.5 (18F132) with the current latest public release of Xcode 10.2.1 installed.

When opening System Preferences app → Software Update, I am offered an update for Command Line Tools beta 1 for Xcode 11.0.

I am pretty sure that I am not currently enrolled into Apple Developer Program. Neither have I knowingly or unknowingly installed any developer/public beta software profile on my Mac.

Why is this beta release of CLI tools offered as an update? Should I install it? How do I remove it?


texts:
I just upgraded my system from Mountain Lion to Mavericks.  When my system restarted, the Setup Assistant ran.

The Setup Assistant is asking me to configure things on my system that are already configured — location, internet connection, etc.  Plus, it is forcing me to create a new user account, but my user account from Mountain Lion still exists (evidenced by the fact that when I try to enter my previous user name, Setup Assistant informs me that username is taken and won't let me continue).

Seeing as how my system is already configured, I'd like to skip the Setup Assistant.

How do I do that?


texts: So i have 50GB iCloud storage plan and it claims to be full. The main thing I use it for is Documents and Data. This accounts for 38GB. But when I checked it only stores like 2GB and my files are some of Pages files and some PDFs, my question is where is this 36GB of usage coming from?


texts:
Recently my El Capitan has started asking me for my Apple ID credentials, out of the blue. It often happens after waking the system from sleep, but not always, and sometimes it happens during the middle of my work. So I guess some kind of timeout or some such is involved as well.

I don't want to get into the habit of entering my password without knowing what for. And I don't have my user account officially associated with my Apple ID, since I like to keep separate things separate. On the latest update I skipped the step asking me for my Apple ID, as I did when setting up the system. Not sure whether that's in any way relevant.

So what service exactly is asking for my ID? How can I find out?
Why is it asking for it? Is there any legitimate reason why it should do so?
Can I be sure that entering my password without knowing more won't be used to legitimize a paid purchase in some way?
How can I stop the system from pestering me with this? I want to enter my password only when installing (or updating) apps from the AppStore.
Am I the only one observing this, or is this a known issue?


texts: When compacting a sparse image with the hdiutil compact command, it fails with the message hdiutil: compact failed – Function not implemented.


texts: Copy all the text of an entire `man` page from Terminal.app

texts:
I am reading a very long man page (man ssh). I want to save all of that text for more convenient reading in a text-editor.

Unfortunately, choosing either of :

Edit → Select All → Copy
Shell → Export Text As...

results in saving only a screen-full of the text, not all the text that scrolled by.

How do I extract the text of an entire man page?


texts: Possible to create a Bash alias that enters a certain string into Terminal?

texts:
Is it possible to create a Bash alias that upon running, enters a string of my prior choosing, into Terminal?

Let's pretend this is in my ~/.bash_profile:

alias start_youtube="cd ~/Video/Youtube; **[PASTE: youtube-dl URL]**"

Imagine that: the alias would change directory to Video/Youtube and then [PASTE] the string: youtube-dl URL. It could either do Return ⏎ or preferably just leave the string youtube-dl URL in the Terminal prompt so that I could swap the placeholder URL for a real URL.

If I try actually running the alias below;

alias start_youtube="cd ~/Video/Youtube; youtube-dl URL"

it will run the command as entered by which youtube-dl will return an error like "Could not parse URL" – which could've been fine. But pressing the ↑ key will not show the last input of the alias (youtube-dl URL) but rather shows the invoking of the alias (start_youtube) [which I'm sure is usually preferable].

So the requested solution is to paste a placeholder string into the Command Prompt, or somehow access the history of the alias command via the Shell.


texts:
I am writing a Pages (5.5.3) document for my Diploma thesis.

I want to create a paragraph style for source code that has a colored border only on one side. Unfortunately, Pages gives me a limited number of options to choose from:

Is there any solution for achieveing the following style (notice the blue and gray left borders):

(BTW, this is a slide from an Apple presentation)


texts: Office 2011 - Folders on Mac OS X Server network share not visible during save

texts:
I have a computer I'm servicing running OS X Mavericks and Office 2011.  I open Finder, navigate to a network share (under Shared on the left pane), and see a shared server (shows up as a Mac mini picture), click on it and see 2 folders, go in one I need into and see files.  I then switch over to Word 2011, go to Save As, and navigate to the same shared server on the left, and see the folders there, but when I go into that folder, it is blank.  If I click on the shared server on the left again, it doesn't show me either of the shared folders.

What is going on here?

I have tried disconnecting and reconnecting the share, restarting the Mac, Office is up to date.


texts: What happens if you run dd without any argument?

texts:
I was working with Terminal then suddenly I thought of running dd without any arguments. Then it started doing something then I immediately started doing something. I got scared so I aborted it using ^C.

Output of dd:

$ dd
0+0 records in
0+0 records out
0 bytes transferred in 2.556354 secs (0 bytes/sec)
$


texts:
mid-2013 MacBook Air, macOS 11.2.3, Mail.app v14.0 (3654.60.0.2.21). The software is up to date.
Mail.app correctly deals with IMAP email. But Mail.app shows a mailbox on the Mac (which I renamed "empty mailbox" for easy ID) which has, as far as I can see, neither content nor function.

I'd like to delete this mailbox, but neither Mail > Mailbox > Delete Mailbox, nor Control > Click > Delete Mailbox, accomplishes this. Thinking that Mail.app might require at least one local mailbox, I created another local mailbox, then tried deleting the first one. No dice. The newly-created local mailbox, however, deleted without difficulty.
EDIT: I see I had this same problem back in 2019. The prior occurrence resolved several days later. I didn't know why then, and I still don't know.
How might I get rid of it?


texts: Why does my path not get saved even after editing ~/.bashrc?

texts:
I've added maven to my path, but it doesn't seem to be persisting to the path beyond the lifetime of the terminal application.  I've modified my ~/.bashrc, but it still isn't storing the modified path.

Here is my ~/.bashrc:

export JAVA_HOME=`/usr/libexec/java_home -v 1.7`
export PATH=$PATH:/Users/chris/Dev/Libraries/apache-maven-3.1.1/bin

And here is the result of echo $PATH:

chriss-macbook:~ chris$ echo $PATH
/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin

Why isn't my modified path getting persisted between terminal sessions, and how can I solve that?


texts: Will Thunderbolt Cinema displays work with Mini DisplayPort equipped macs?

texts: Is it possible to plug a Thunderbolt cinema display into a Mini DisplayPort-equipped Mac and have it work?  This question suggests that it's possible and that it's pretty much the same cable, but I don't see any explicit confirmation anywhere.


texts: How to keep top bar on primary visible when running full screen application on secondary display?

texts:
If I run fullscreen application, such as game on my external, secondary display, dock and top bar disappears from my primary display. They don't reappear until I close or minimize my fullscreen application. How can I configure this so they are not hidden?
I don't understand what is the point of this hiding feature, since rest of the windows are still displayed on my primary display.
This is important so I can still see notifications and current time on my primary monitor while I am running a fullscreen application on secondary monitor.


texts: How can I stop Safari from playing videos on a site automatically?

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Safari has started to play advertisement videos it finds somewhere on a site (I often cannot find them myself) very loudly. That is annoying. How can I tell Safari not to play anything with video or audio without me first clicking on it?

Update: I downloaded and installed both recommended extensions. The Web browser is still playing advertisements (at least their audio).


texts: The firmware on the click-wheel iPod is very simple and doesn't have a lot of "extra" features. It also doesn't allow you to drop music on it; it has to go through iTunes. Are there alternate OSes for the click-wheel iPods?


texts: BigSur Click on Dock App does not change to Space with App

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On catalina and earlier osx, I used to click on the app on dock to switch between spaces. This seems not to be working on BigSur.
Strangely, I couldn't find anything about this on the internet... I would expect more people to be complaining about it. If this is an isolated behaviour, please let me know.
Otherwise, anyone has any hints on how to get back to the previous behaviour?


texts: How can I apply a patch file to a Mac Ports app?

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I want to use the CD-ripping utility abcde, which I've installed via Mac Ports. I've run afoul of a problem in abcde, which is described in their bug database. Someone made a patch file musicbrainz2.patch which I think will solve the problem nicely.

My obstacle is that this patch hasn't been incorporated into the version 2.4.2 of abcde which is distributed by Mac Ports. Thus I'd like to apply this patch manually. But I can't figure out how to apply the patch to abcde as installed on my system.

The Mac Ports Guide section 4.5. Patch Files seems to be talking about how to patch Mac Ports portfiles and other distribution logic. It doesn't seem to talk about how to patch delivered utilities as installed.

The patch file includes file name references like (abbreviated):

--- debian/control  (revision 292)
+++ debian/control  (working copy)
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 Architecture: all
-Suggests: eject, distmp3, ..., mp3gain, python-musicbrainz
+Suggests: eject, distmp3, ..., mp3gain, python-musicbrainz2

(This is the full abcde issue 3 patch file musicbrainz2.patch, and I can add it to the question if there is interest.)

I'm skeptical that I'll find path names with "debian" in them on my Mac OS X 10.5.8 installation. And the specific contents of debian/control don't match what's in the Mac Ports portfile for abcde. But other file in the patch file do correspond to files in my installation of abcde.

How can I apply this patch to my copy of abcde as installed by MacPorts? Is there a technique which will work in general for this kind of patch file on installations from Mac Ports?


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The native OSX dictionary (hover + 3-finger-tap) does not work for the Hebrew language.

The example below shows its reluctance to interpret the word פרסומת, a valid Hebrew word.

Any ideas how to add extra languages to the dictionary?


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I bought an iMac from a company that was upgrading their computers. They assured me that it was clean of their applications. Just to be safe I did a wipe of the hard drive and reinstalled macOS High Sierra.

A problem arose when I was setting up the computer after the install. It asked me if I wanted the company to configure the Mac for me. I kind of ignored it since that was the only time I saw anything related to that in the weeks I've had it, until today when a notification popped up asking if I want to automatically configure my settings.

I called the company who patched me through to IT who assured me several times that everything was ok. To be honest, it has worked just fine. No issues at all - I'm just a little on edge. When I was setting up the computer it stated that the admin (company) would have access to files and apps, and can even see my Web traffic. Apple stated there's nothing that they can do. I'm stuck.

Here's what I've done to try to fix the problem:

Tried a clean install of macOS High Sierra again, with no luck.
Upgraded to macOS Mojave which didn't resolve the issue.

The only thing I can think of is the macOS base system (I'm assuming that has stayed the same.)

So what can I do? Everything I try doesn't get rid of the notification to set up my computer for the company. Somewhere there is some pre-installed software that won't go away.


texts: Remove widget name ("Widgetsmith") under iOS 14 home screen widgets?

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The release of iOS 14 adds Widgets on the Home Screen to iOS.
People have been using apps like Widgetsmith and Color Widgets to add customizable 3rd-party widgets and change the look of their entire iOS home screen.
However, the question everyone's asking is how to remove the widget name text from under the widget (as that "kills the vibe").

ok but how do u remove the name widgetsmith from under its killing the vibe

Can iOS 14 widgets be added to the iOS home screen without the app name / widget name underneath the widget? How can we hide the "Widgetsmith" label?


texts: Removed Atom from Applications. How to remove `atom` command from terminal?

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Recently I started using Microsoft Visual Studio Code instead of Atom. So I deleted Atom from the Applications folder. However, I can still autocomplete the atom command in terminal. And searching for it with where atom doesn't give any results (command not found).

I tried looking for it in ~/.zshrc but nothing there points to atom either.

Any idea where I can remove that command?

Using iTerm2 and om-my-zsh.

Update

The output of type -a atom is atom not found.
This is after a reboot of my machine; the terminal has been refreshed.
The output of alias does not contain atom.
I misremembered the which command and used where instead. That was my issue. Accepted the answer stating this.


texts: Is it at all possible to update Mac OS without sabotaging the bootcamp Windows installation in my scenario?

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So long story short, I tried to install linux at some point in the past to my mbp, and end up damaging all partition tables and had to go to the Genius Bar to get it fixed.
The thing is, I am somewhat sure that mbp came with one dedicated partition for Mac Os recovery, and since I've damaged the partition table, that dedicated partition was gone clearly.
And the Genius at the Genius bar didn't bring it back, instead, he only restored my Mac OS.
Now I'm running Mac Os + bootcamp win 10. There appears to be 2 parittions, one for Mac one for windows clearly. I want to upgrade my Mac Os, but there was this error message saying that the Mac Os partition I'm trying to install doesn't have certain "table" forgive me for not remembering the hint.
And the hint also said I should click my desired partition in the diskutility and click "erase".
Of course I'm not going to do that because 1. This sounds incredibly silly and 2. all "erase" buttons were greyed out.
So my question is I don't mind doing a fresh install of my Mac Os but is there any way I would be able to upgrade the Mac OS without messing up my bootcamp win 10? If so how? (Funny both windows and Linux support updating only partially the system instead of the entire package)
I hope I made my question clear, thanks in advance!