texts: Bonjour visibility dropping over ethernet only

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I'm using a recently purchased 2012 Mac Mini and installed the latest Yosemite.
So far, it's being used headless as an iTunes server and I also have OS X Server 4 running on it for some basic home server stuff.

I'm using the Finder's Screen Sharing to log into it.  This works fine over Wi-Fi.  However, when I use ethernet, it will work for a while, then just drop out of nowhere.  I'm guessing that Bonjour is dropping as I can no longer see the Mini in the Finder server list.    I haven't been able to find a pattern as to why it is dropping yet.  I have to hook in a keyboard, mouse, and monitor; then re-enable wi-fi, and it pops up in the list again.
I would rather just hook it into my Airport Extreme using ethernet and leave wi-fi off.

In iTunes it also drops out of Home Sharing along with the Finder view.
I've tried 'Connect to Server' using the IP, and nothing.

Any ideas on how to proceed?

Thank you,
Glenn


texts: Copy and Store notes on iCloud and device

texts: I have all my notes now stored on my iCloud but I also wish to copy and store them on my device. Can I do this?


texts: How to retrieve data from my old Apple ID?

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I want to retrieve data from my old Apple ID. I have signed in my iPhone with my old Apple ID, but iTunes displays an error:

"We cannot complete your iTunes store request. An unknown error occured (0x800B0101)"
"There was a error in the itunes store. Please try again later"

I have tried this many times only to get the same results.


texts: Headset mic not working with windows installed via bootcamp on macbook pro retina 15"

texts: I bought a headset recently (HyperX Cloud) and i've installed windows via bootcamp, but my mic don't get detected by windows 8.1, but if i use it on my mac partition which has mac os yosemite installed it does. I've got bootcamp v5 drivers and even tried to reinstall them, didn't work


texts: Wi-Fi Network only appears after I connect to another Wi-Fi network

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This is a very intriguing problem. Every time I'll connect my MacBook Air mid 2013 with OS X Yosemite 10.10.3 to my wi-fi network at home, I can't, cause it won't be available in the list of networks available.
What I do? I turn no my Android tethering hotspot, and only after I connect to this network, my home wi-fi will be shown.

What might it be???


texts: How to change the font smoothing setting from the command line?

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I'm trying to avoid installing lots of software willy-nilly, because like so many Mac users I don't have antivirus software. Case in point, I really like TinkerTool but I'd rather change my system wide settings from the command line than use someone's program for that.

So, how can I change the system-wide font smoothing setting from the command line?

Thanks.


texts: How do I stop safari from displaying power use warning?

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I have simple dashboard visualization in d3 shown in Safari running on a MacMini on a big screen in fullscreen. https://tovare.com/dashboard/

After a while a grey line is shown in the top of the screen with a message that the page uses a lot of power.and if I close it could make the Mac faster.
When I close the alert, it shows up again.

Does anyone know where I can find the configuration option to remove it?

(Safari version 11.1 on both systems)


texts: Problem with lldb-mi and Eclipse on MacOs

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I installed lldb-mi following the documentation. At the moment I have the executable in the directory "/usr/local/bin/lldb-mi", and when I launch it I get the following output:

I configured Eclipse for C++ to choose lldb-mi for the debugging. I have no errors, but debugging doesn't start. It just seems to build, how could I fix this?
Thanks in advance for the answers.


texts: How can I uncompress a tar.xz thats been compressed on ubuntu and uncompress it on mac with the archive utility?

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I have a file sent to me as a file_name.tar.xzfile thats been compressed on ubuntu and I want to uncompress it on my mac. This isnt readily available out of the box so I looked up and installed a brew called gnu-tar.

I know that I can uncompress it on the terminal but I would like to use this with the archive utility on my mac.

Any ideas on how to achieve this?


texts: iPhone 6 Plus Wireless connection problem

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My brother bought an iPhone 6 Plus, and it has a small problem.  When it connects to a wireless network, it will disconnect, and reconnect within a couple of seconds about every hour or so.

He has made sure that the software is up-to-date, and that didn`t help.

WiFi settings are Its WPA/WPA2, AES. Other iPhones connect without a problem.

What would be causing this, and how can it be fixed?


texts: macOS installation couldn't be completed from 10.13.6?

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My MacBook Pro is a year old, and has never had a problem till now.  Just tried to update it, but it wont boot up after. I tried booting in safe mode, but this didn't help. I was able to boot off the main "drive".

The log files have lines like this:

Failed to open file <private> [2: No such file or directory]
The main OS Installer distribution (`/Volumes/Macintosh HD/Library/Updates/AtomicUpdates/041-53308/041-53308.English.dist`) did not load with error: The file doesn’t exist.
Folder Manager is being asked to create a folder (down) while running as UID 0

I've read there are a few options:

reinstall OSX. This sounds too drastic.
try doing the update again?

Suggestions?

I would add that this laptop has my life and my work on it, I use it 10 hours a day 6 days a week.  If there is risk of losing anything (e.g. having to re install apps or restore from backups) I would rather stick with this version indefinitely if there is no tested fix.


texts: Does macOS keep iSight Camera usage logs?

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Let's assume for this question that it is possible for hackers to gain access to your iSight camera, is it possible for you to check to see if such an incident has occurred by accessing the activity logs of the device?

That being said, does your iMac even keep activity logs of your camera and if so, how does one go about accessing them?


texts: How can I change calendar/contacts sync setting for iPhone?

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I recently upgraded to iTunes 11.0.1.12.
When I plug my iPhone 4 (iOS 5.1.1) into the computer, I noticed that under the "Info" tab, "Sync Contacts" and "Sync Calendars" don't have any options displayed, and it give me the message:

  Your contacts (calendars) are being synced with your iPhone over the air from iCloud.Over-the-air sync settings can be changed on your iPhone.

However, I do not know how to change those settings on my iPhone. What settings should I change to enable me to sync Contacts and Calendars through iTunes once again?


texts: Laptop keyboard randomly not registering

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So one day I opened my MacBook Pro, only to find that none of the keys were registering. A few seconds later, it gave me a popup that there was no bluetooth keyboard detected. My trackpad was also not registering. The only button that seemed to be working was the power button. When I pressed the power button, it brought up the usual popup dialog about whether I wanted to sleep, restart, or shut down. I had no way to click on any of the options, so I just held down the power button to force shut down. (Opening and closing the laptop didn't do anything).

When the computer booted back up, everything was working fine. I used my computer like normal, until a few days later, it happened again. o I did the same thing. This was maybe 5 days ago. And today, it happened again.

So it's not happening every time I use my computer, not even close, but it's still annoying, and I'd rather it didn't happen.

I didn't do anything to my keyboard before this happened, so I have no idea what could be causing it.

Anyone have any ideas?

EDIT: This question is not a duplicate of the linked question because in that question, the asker is having issues with specific buttons being stuck down. This seems like a physical issue with the hardware. In my issue, my computer is not registering my keyboard, and it telling me there is no keyboard attached. I haven't spilled anything on my keyboard or done anything else to it, so it seems like a software issue. I would share screenshots, but when this happens, I have no way to take screenshots.


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This story about a new Thunderbolt 3 dock from Promise Technology shows one of the two USB 3.0 ports labeled “USB 3.0 BC1.2”.

Some searches show results for "BC 1.2 port" but I've not yet seen a definition or explanation.


texts: iPhone time did not update with daylight savings time (3/8/2020)

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I spent a long time with Apple Support today and I still don't have a resolution to this issue.  They left it with the suggestion that I reset my network settings.  I could do that, but then I would spend the next week redoing all my settings (which I've done multiple times before - and had issues recur, so frankly I'd rather just set the time manually for awhile and see if I can figure out the root cause).

Problem:

Neither my wife's nor my iPhone updated with daylight savings time today (which should have happened at 2am (3/8/2020).  So our phones (when "set automatically") are an hour behind.

My iPhone specs:

6S
iOS 13.3.1
Settings -> General -> Date & Time -> Set Automatically = On
Settings -> General -> Date & Time -> Time Zone

Initially = New York which is correct
Now (with set automatically = on) = Etc/GMT+5
Now (with set automatically = off) = spinning wheel that never ends (but I can tap it and select "New York" and the default time it shows me after that is correct)

Settings -> Privacy -> Location Services -> System Services -> Setting Time Zone = on

My wife's iPhone specs:

6S
iOS 12.x
Settings -> General -> Date & Time -> Set Automatically = On
I can get more info if requested

Things I tried (in this order):

Turned airplane mode on and off
Turned off WiFi and tried cycling "set Automatically" using cell data connection
Updated from 13.3 to 13.3.1
Hard reset phone (by holding the power & home button)
Cycled the "Setting Time Zone" setting

Question:

Without resetting all my network settings, how can I have the date and time "set automatically" and show the correct time (because it's currently 1 hour behind).

Possibly related:

I have a hunch that this is all related to a series of network issues that started when I implemented a simple new DHCP reservation on my Airport Extreme, but I don't want to muddy this issue, so I'll keep it focussed and ignore potentially unrelated network symptoms - unless anyone asks.

Also, my mom has an iPhone 11 and hers showed an hour behind until just after 7 AM.  They saw it updated within a minute of it correcting itself.  They are also on NY time.


texts: Calendar events time show TIME and GMT+N

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Why my calendar shows local time AND GMT+N hours? How can I get rid of this GMT+N addition?

In the red box you can see how time of events is displayed in my calendar.
Below is the part of System Preferences > Language & Region > Advanced Tab settings.

I tried to turn Time Zone Support On and Off - no difference.

macOS version Sierra 10.12.1


texts: How to include secondary drives' files into 'All My Files' feature

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I have a dual drive setup (SSD as boot, HDD for storage in my Mac).
I would like to know how I can include files form my HDD into finders features like 'All My Files'


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I am looking for a Software on Mac OS X Snow Leopard capable of viewing DICOM files. DICOM stands for Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine.

I found IrfanView on Windows with DICOM PLugin but on MAC I can't found anything.


texts: Make a slideshow in iPhoto 9.6.1 showing photos in random order

texts: I want to make a slideshow that shows photos in random order, but I don't see the option to do it. I only have an option to sort images by name or date or things that do not apply.


texts:
I've owned a 2012 Macbook Air for >8 years and it's been the best computer I've ever owned.
Throughout the years, I've sometimes washed the keys and screen with soap and water (small amounts).
A few months ago, I washed the keys and then realized shortly after that several of them do not work. From what I've read, this is due to electrical damage with the keys' circuitry.
I've removed the keys and attempted to clean the inside with a cotton swab and rubbing alcohol. In addition to spraying it with canned air.
No dice.
Seems I might need a new keyboard. This seems to be a hard fix to do alone and I've got a quote from a trusted local shop that can do it for ~$175.
Currently, I'm using the laptop with an external keyboard. This gets pretty cumbersome and it loses its portability. If the laptop has to act as a desktop from now on, then I can live with that.
Just wondering if there's any possible quick fix I can try with the keys before considering dishing out money. Thanks!


texts: Opening text files from finder: Unable to find application

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Since I updated my OSX to version 10.9.1 I am unable to open text files from the Finder.

I always opened the files with the default TextEditor. I've tried to change the default application from TextEditor to Sublime Text 2, which results in exactly the same error:

"Unable to find the application"

When I open TextEditor or Sublime Text 2 I can successfully open the file and view it's contents.

Is there a way to fix this problem?


texts: Macbook Pro OSX 10.11.2 random freezing and spinning beachball - possible chrome

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My Macbook Pro has been freezing a lot lately during normal computer operation. I get the spinning beach ball and i can't click on anything (although the mouse moves just fine).

I know this question has been asked a few different ways in the past. Let's assume that I've run a system diagnostic and everything is fine, and that I prefer not to blow away my OS and I that I would like to avoid re-installing the OS.

Since I'm not sure which program is causing the lock, where would I begin troubleshooting? The console logs are somewhat meaningless unless I know what to look for. Are there any specific things that occur during a lock -- or rather following a hard restart? The only thing I could come up with is "BOOT TIME".

My initial thought was that this was being caused by Chrome -- or something within Chrome since it was most active. I quickly checked the logs for BOOT TIME and I found a ton of these:

 1/13/16 2:42:06.000 AM kernel[0]: Google Chrome He[529] triggered unnest of      range 0x7fff8a200000->0x7fff8a400000 of DYLD shared region in VM map 0xc0151441ee6bac9d. While not abnormal for debuggers, this increases system memory footprint until the target exits.

Any thoughts?

Thanks all.


texts: Adding content via Siri to text files in Dropbox?

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Recently, I decided to move a series of lists I keep in the Notes app (Groceries, Shopping, Movies to Watch, Local Bands we follow, Local Restaurants we like, etc.) to a Dropbox folder that I share with my wife on her Android phone, which is an excellent way to keep files in sync on all my devices.  However, I quickly discovered the drawback - I can no longer add content using Siri to those notes!

I've started searching for ways to hack-in some sort of syncing, or even appending, content in specific notes to text files in Dropbox.  So far, every way I've investigated has drawbacks.  There are launchd/Lingon solutions, really hacky Applescript folder actions (forcing file updates by deleting & replacing files), one-way appending using cron jobs & applescripts, etc..

Whether I use dropbox or some other content sharing management system - I would still have the same issue of not being able to tell siri to add stuff to the files...  Plus, the solution would have to work offline because we get no internet access in the Grocery store and various other places where we'd like to access the notes.

Anyone have a reliable straight-forward way to sync the content of Notes with text files in Dropbox?

Thanks,
Rob


texts: Final Cut Pro X and Compressor straight to YouTube

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Is it possible to use Final Cut Pro X (FCPX 10.0.8) and Compressor 4.0.7 to upload a video straight to YouTube?  I can use the preset FCPX YouTube uploader to do it, but I can't adjust the QuickTime settings from within FCPX. I can also set custom QuickTime settings in Compressor and upload to YouTube from Compressor.  However, when I try to use those Compressor settings in FCPX, I only get the option to save to disk, not upload to YouTube.

Is there a way to use Compressor through FCPX to upload directly to YouTube?

p.s. The reason I want to do this is because I am teaching a class and want to upload large (2.5hr) videos to YouTube.  I have a very slow Internet connection, and I'd like to get the process started when I go to bed so that (hopefully) the videos will be uploaded by the next morning when I leave for work.  Final Cut Pro X has the ability to upload directly to YouTube (after all the rendering), but there aren't any custom options for the YouTube upload, and the videos it creates are 4.5GB, taking 10+ hours to upload.  Compressor will make the videos smaller, but unless I can figure out how to do all of the processing and uploading in one shot, I'll have to get up in the middle of the night to do the manual switch.  I'd rather avoid that!


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After a fresh install of MacOS Catalina, the OS will use a user icon or picture taken from the user's Apple ID and this will be displayed at login by default. If a user changes the user icon manually via the Users & Groups preference pane, how can they then revert to using the picture associated with the Apple ID?

I can delete the picture with dscl . -delete /Users/username JPEGPhoto which then reverts to an Anonymous User icon but signing out and back in with the Apple ID does not revert to the image associated with the Apple ID.


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I recently upgraded to El Capitan.
Whenever I open an pdf file of more than 1 pages, Preview opens the sidebar. Is there a way to permanently disable it?


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I'm using Siri on an iPad Pro and I've set the default search engine in Settings > Safari to Bing but when I search for something with Siri it defaults to Baidu. I know that the default search engine works for Safari because when I type in the search bar it searches with Bing.

Search results for this don't apply to iOS 9. The iPad is new and there are no extensions on any sort installed. No data has been transferred from a backup. The only third party apps installed so far are MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.

How can I make Siri search with Bing?


texts: How can I mirror my OS X screen and functionality to an Android tablet?

texts: Trying to create a cheap cockpit type chart plotter/navigation setup for my friends yacht. Thought the most cost effective way would be with an osx laptop we have running inavx (or similar) and an Android tablet mirror. Is this possible?


texts: Moving server Share Points to a new drive in Mac OS X Server 10.8

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How do I move a Share Point under Mac OS X 10.8 so that it points to a folder on a different volume?

I have currently have 8 Share Points located on an old external RAID. I am upgrading to a new RAID. I have copied my files over to the new RAID. Now I need to tell Mac OS X Server that the Share Points should use folders found on the new RAID. I don't see any way of re-targeting the Share Points.

I seem to remember that older versions of OS X Server, allowed you to so re-target the Share Point to a different folder. Clients would be disconnected and have to reconnect to the server, but would not notice any change.


texts: Apple Watch measures your heart rhythm when you are not on the go

texts: I discovered at today, my Apple Watch S2 measures my heart rhythm when you are not on the go. For example, I was sleeping at 02:35 AM , today. But it measured 135 BPM heart rate an it is was standing in the drawer. Are anyone encountered with this issue ? Thanks.


texts: Cherry picking applications for a backup

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When I started working at this company, they gave me a MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) hardly customized (new SSD, 8GB RAM, etc...) and 2 years after that it's getting kind of slow. It was another coworker's old laptop, so it has tons of her stuff: software, private files (they only changed the username to give it to me LOL), etc... so I think it's time to factory-reset it! But it's my first Mac, I've been using Windows and Unix for 25 years and I've never faced this challenge. This computer has a lot of software licences which may be or may not be in a safe place outside the computer (for example, I asked our computer maintenance guy where's my Photoshop's and Office's license key and he has no clue... classic) so I'd like to cherry pick some Applications, backup them and then re-install the backup after the factory reset. I know it's possible to backup the full hard drive, but it's this cherry picked backup even possible for my computer? Do I need third-party software to accomplish it? If not, what are my options to backup this computer data?

Thank you very much for everything!


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I'm trying to move from chrome to safari, but there is something which I'm not able to do so far.

I work with Jira, and when I try to browse a ticket for a known project, I can't edit the url to browse a specific ticket

For example this ticket, If I want to go browse VSGN-146, and previously I was working on VSGN-145 (known project), on Chrome I start typing "vsgn" and then I move to the end of the url and I can change the 5 for a 6.

If I try to do that in safari, the end of the line is "... - JIRA"

So the question is, is there a way to edit the url instead of the site description on safari? Btw, I'm using the version 10.1.1

Thank you in advance.


texts: What are your favorite menulets (or Menu Extras as Apple calls them)?

texts:
Yes, I know, it's another list, but here goes:

What is your favorite menulet and what is it used for?

Please one post one menulet per answer.
Add a link to the developer's website, if possible.
Duplicate answers should be flagged for deletion, so do check or edit an existing entry rather than adding a second answer for the same software.


texts: Command to list available webcam/video devices?

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Is there a way to list all webcams that are available to my Mac (e.g. FaceTime camera) using Terminal?
I know there's
diskutil list

to list all disks attached to my Mac, but is there a command that does the same thing for input cameras?
Things I've already tried:
system_profiler SPCameraDataType

This doesn't list the identifier with associated number, which is the information that I need from the list.
ls -ltrh /dev/video*

I tried this too, but I'm pretty sure this only works for Linux/Ubuntu, which I know nothing about.
Thanks in advance.


texts: Can't see install disc for Linux Mint in VirtualBox

texts: Trying to install Mint 17 Cinnamon via VirtualBox on my MBP OSX10.9.4, with  3 different discs (various makes) made on several machines (Win and Linux). I was able to deploy vm with CentOS 6.4 with a similarly made disc without problems. Mint discs get rejected with error "The disk you inserted was not readable by this computer." Any ideas?


texts: Cannot drag and drop files from the Dock folders

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On the Dock I have two folders, Documents and Downloads.

I was used to drag files from the Downloads folder and drop them on the Desktop or somewhere else.

Now I can't do it anymore. I'm only able to drag and drop files from the Dock folder to the Trash.

How can I fix it?


texts: How can I change the currency on the App Store?

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I bought my iPhone 4 in France, but since then moved to the US.  I have changed my address, my phone number etc. associated with my Apple ID, but the prices of the apps in the App Store still appear in euros.  This is a problem because I would like to purchase apps using my US credit card, without my US bank making me pay foreign currency fees.

So. I've looked on the internet and here but came up short on how to effect a switch.

How do I change the currency on the App Store?  Or is there any other way to solve this problem?


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My friend has just got an iPhone 5 for the first time and she is having problem with turning off the EDGE/GPRS connection.

She would turn off 3G connection in the setting but there seems to be nowhere to turn off EDGE or GPRS.


texts: Getting Sublime text to use the latest version of Ruby?

texts: I have multiple versions of Ruby installed on my machine. By using RVM, I am able to use Ruby 1.9.2 on the terminal. But whenever, I use Sublime Text, the text editor of my choice, it defaults to using Ruby 1.8.7. How do i change this behavior?


texts: Mini DisplayPort to HDMI cable vs HDMI to HDMI

texts: I have MacBook Pro with Retina, and Iiyama Monitor that has HDMI input. Is there a difference (in performance or anything) between connecting MDP-HDMI cable into Mac's Thunderbolt and between using HDMI cable into Mac's HDMI output? I have both cables, but so far I am unable to tell what's the difference. I think that both options are actually HDMI's in the end, but I am not sure yet.


texts: Can not update Skype and Telegram in my iPhone

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I can not install latest versions of Skype and Telegram in my iPhone last day. I have updates in App Store, click update, update was downloaded and installed. But I still have old version of application and App Store still offer to install updates again.

For example, I have Skype version 8.37.98. App Store offer me to install version 8.38.

What I have already trying to do:

Remove Skype from iPhone and install it from stratch. Version 8.37.98 was installed and instanly App Store offer me to update it to 8.38 with the same result. How ??? Where iPhone get this old version ?
Reboot iPhone. Log out and log in in my AppleId - still same result.
Have found old version iTunes for PC and trying to install Skype using it. The same result! My PC have found version 3.18, download it without error and say that it is version 8.37.98 and I can update it again.

Two additions:

I can update other applications.
I can update Skype on my iPad to version 8.38. This point makes me think that the probleb is not global and I need to fix something in my iPhone.

Do you have the same problem? Is it my problem or it is global problem?
What do you recommend to do?

Updated:

I have found information that the same issue have different people from different parts of the world.
Telegram in the Twitter said that the problem in the Apple side.

Updated2:

Look like the problem is fixed now for both applications.


texts: Is it possible to program an iOS app using an iPad?

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As the title states, I am trying to ascertain whether or not it is possible to program (using XCode, I'm guessing) iOS apps for iPad and iPhone using an iPad.

I cannot find any related details using Google or by searching the Apple website. Apple's recent advertisements lead me to believe they are marketing iPad as more of a general purpose computer and less of a tablet-centric device. If the former is true, it should be possible to create apps written in Swift using the device, right?


texts: Is there a way to send a remote lock/unlock message to an iOS device with Cydia?

texts: I want to be able to trigger my iphone to unlock from a webserver. Is there a way to send a command over LAN to it to unlock using Cydia?


texts: Resizing Mac OS partition - macOS High Sierra

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Hi I am having issues trying to resize my Mac OS partition, I previously had a very large recovery partition almost 100gb as a result of removing my linux installation, I since resized this to 650mb. The problem is I am unsure on how to increase the size of my main Mac OS partition as I have no experience with this new container disk stuff.

Here is what diskutil list shows:

/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         150.4 GB   disk0s2
   3:                  Apple_HFS Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3

/dev/disk1 (synthesized):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      APFS Container Scheme -                      +150.4 GB   disk1
                                 Physical Store disk0s2
   1:                APFS Volume Mac OS                  122.1 GB   disk1s1
   2:                APFS Volume Preboot                 20.3 MB    disk1s2
   3:                APFS Volume Recovery                506.6 MB   disk1s3
   4:                APFS Volume VM                      1.1 GB     disk1s4

As you can see I resized the Recovery HD partition but the container is still 150gb.
I also tried the following command to try reduce the container size:

sudo diskutil apfs resizeContainer disk0s2 1g jhfs+ Media 0b

But I get the following error:

Error: -69605: There is not enough free space in the APFS Container for this operation

Additionaly within Disk Utility app if I view the partitions, it shows I have 99.6 GB of "Free space" but I am unable to resize the Mac OS partition as previously mentioned.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, Thank you


texts: Disable font anti aliasing in Firefox in OSX?

texts:
As much searching and trying I have done, I can not disable text anti aliasing in Firefox.

Can someone please show me a screenshot of Firefox in OSX with no text aliasing. Also, how would I achieve this?

Do I need to edit the Firefox source code and call one the the Apple Quartz apis to disable test anti aliasing?


texts: If a Mac has 1GB inactive, and it has been idle for an hour, why it doesn't swap the inactive RAM to the pagefile for "readiness"?

texts:
I am sure Apple engineers have thought of and decided not to do it -- if from the Activity Monitor, I see out of the 4GB of total RAM, 1GB is not active, and the Mac has been idle for 1 or 2 hours, then if I start a new app, it is still very slow due to "not enough RAM" -- looks like the Mac is swapping things out to the pagefile so that the new app can run in the RAM space.

But if the Mac has been idle for 1, 2, or even 8 hours, why doesn't Mac OS X swap the inactive RAM to the pagefile first, so that there is 1GB of free RAM, so that when a new app is started, it is very fast, just like there is extra RAM there free to use.  Maybe it is so that the user knows the RAM is getting used up and we don't want the pagefile getting bigger and bigger and out of control?  But why not limit the getting bigger and bigger just to about 6GB total, or 8GB, and then start not swapping the inactive RAM automatically?  In other words, for the first 1GB or 2GB of inactive RAM, swap it to the pagefile, so that more RAM is ready for use immediately.  Just don't do it all the time later on.  Does someone know why that isn't done or how can it be made so? (by changing a System Preference?)


texts: Error copying large file to usb 16GB Thumbdrive

texts:
Trying to copy a file (Win7_IE8.vhd) to a USB drive.

The file is 9.07GB in size according to my Mac file info.

The USB drive is 16GB.  I bought it new 10 minutes ago. This is its first use.

I get:
The item "Win7_IE8.vhd" can't be copied because it is too large for the volume's format.

How can I overcome this issue to copy this file which seems like it should fit?


texts: Is there quick access to network settings such as Wifi, 3G and bluetooth?

texts:
As titled, is there any way to access settings mentioned in the title without going into Settings app everytime?

iPhone not jailbroken, running iOS 5.0.1


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Sometimes Transmission.app freezes / hangs. These are known issues and they sure need to be reported to the Transmission project. However, I encountered a situation which is a system-wide bug.
macOS 10.12.6

The application dot in the Dock is on and is not responding. Force quit doesn't help. ps ax doesn't show this process. Neither does launchctl list. Neither does Activity Monitor.app. I don't know any other way to kill a process that simply doesn't exist. However, it prevents a reboot and cannot be relaunched or deleted (Finder says it's open). The only way is to hard-reset the machine. Any ideas?

killall Finder & kilall Dock does nothing.


texts: Which devices support iOS 7's burst mode?

texts: The new burst mode in iOS 7 was demoed at the iPhone event, but I couldn't tell whether that's just a feature of the iPhone 5S or whether that was an iOS 7 feature. Which devices support it?


texts: MacBook goes to sleep when I keep a bluetooth speaker on top of it

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This is kind of a weird question. Since the last year, I have observed multiple times that when I keep my bluetooth speaker on top of my mac, near the trackpad, it suddenly turns off and goes to sleep.
This happens quite frequently but not always.
I am using MacBook Pro 2012 mid and my bluetooth speaker is beetel s2. Also I connect my speaker to mac with aux cable and not bluetooth (sound flickers in case of bluetooth connection).


texts: Instructions Please for Installing Mojave+Bootcamp(Windows 7)+Bootcamp(Windows 10) on MacBook Air Early 2014

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I've seen answers to similar questions spread over several posts, but not for my exact hardware. First the hardware:
MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2014)
Model Identifier: MacBookAir6,2
8GB Ram
SSD: Sintech adapter card: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CWWAENG?ref_=pe_2640190_368227370_DDT_E_DDE_dt_1
XPG SX8200 Pro  (2TB) https://www.amazon.com/XPG-SX8200-Gen3x4-3000MB-ASX8200PNP-2TT-C/dp/B07TY2TN64/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2CZKWWSKOGLJ4&dchild=1&keywords=xpg+sx8200+pro+2tb&qid=1606598480&s=electronics&sprefix=XPG+SX8200+Pro%2Celectronics%2C337&sr=1-2
I use my Mac for astrophotography (planetary, deep sky, eclipses), hence the need for Mojave and Windows10, and Canon doesn't support wireless tethering for older cameras like my 6D in Mojave and W10.
I am a university professor, so I am entitled to use my university's enterprise Windows licenses.
The Windows 7 iso I am using is labeled: en_windows_7_professional_with_sp1_x64_dvd_u_676939
The Windows 10 iso I am using is labeled: SW_DVD5_WIN_ENT_LTSC_2019_64-bit_English_MLF_X21-96425
I saw a post about installing an older version of MacOs so that the older Bootcamp Assistant can do the Windows 7 installation, but another suggesting a manual installation. Since I wish to have Windows 7 and Windows 10 both installed, I suspect I will have to do a manual installation anyway, so perhaps manual may be the way to go?
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If I install an older MacOS version, do I have to go back to Mavericks, or is Sierra good enough?  Is there any advantage to using DiskMaker X Pro, or am OK to use DiskMaker X 5(Mavericks) or X 6(Sierra)? Will there be any problem using and Early2011 MacBookPro/High Sierra to build the installation flash drive on a 16GB USB flash drive? Its DiskUtility program balks at installing a GUID partition on my 16GB flash drive for reasons I don't understand.
Which version of Bootcamp Support software will I need? The post at
Installing Windows 7 in Boot Camp is Unavailable on Mojave
doesn't specifically mention my MacBookAir.
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The instructions at
Is it possible to install 2 windows under 1 mac?
come close what I am attempting. Presumably, I could start with Mojave, but I've run into a snag that neither I nor the tech at my university can solve reliably on the first Windows 10 installation. I had a stable High Sierra/Bootcamp (Windows 10) installation with the original SSD that shipped with the Mac. That SSD died, and I replaced as described. The Windows installer gets to a point where it reboots, shows increasing percentages, and then crashes, displaying a mostly cyan screen with unhappy emoticons for less than a second and shuts down.  When booting off the newly installed EFI, I get an Install Windows error message:
The computer restarted unexpectedly or encountered an unexpected error. Windows installation can not proceed. To install Windows, click "OK" to restart the computer, and then restart the installation.
I can do a new installation, but the new installation crashes the same way. See 1:28 mark of
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bd7lWmHn2yo
I don't know how to get past this point.  The Windows 10 installer is the same one that created a healthy installation that I used for about a year before my original SSD died. My Tech speculate the problem is my SSD, but I never have a problem with either Mojave or more recently Catalina on the same SSD.  I am stuck.
Advice would be greatly appreciated.


texts: installing express without npm for the MEAN stack

texts:
My El Capitan shows node installed in /usr/local/bin/node, but  $which npm  reports nothing.
I have Angular installed and which to play around with the MEAN stack which requires express and mangoDB.

My current path is: /usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin

Online reading to install express shows I must issue npm command.
Can I install express using brew instead?  Thanks


texts: Spotlight search to Bluetooth settings hindered by "Bluetooth file exchange"

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My issue is as small as they get, but I like optimising my workflow. So I go to my Bluetooth settings multiple times a day; to switch headphones or when some other wireless peripheral acts up. I do this via Spotlight search and then type "blu". But then it finds "Bluetooth file exchange", and only after a second or two it shows a list of other options, like so:

So I have to wait 2 seconds every time; instead of the usual fraction of a second. I figured I just change the name to "File Exchange Bluetooth" or something, but that doesn't seem possible.

What do?

P.S.: According to XKCD I'm allowed to allot 2 hours to solving this problem.


texts: Broken link to iTunes keeps opening tabs on Firefox

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What is wrong with this link? It keeps opening tabs as fast as it can.

Warning, if you click on it do not blame me:

itmss://itunes.apple.com/us/app/video-compressor-just-set/id825584875?mt=8&ign-mscache=1&ign-msr=http%3A%2F%2Fosxdaily.com%2F2017%2F09%2F05%2Fcompress-videos-ios-video-compressor%2F

MacBook OSX up to date
Firefox version 62


texts: Spotlight / Show in Finder / in new Tab instead of new Window

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In a Spotlight search instead of clicking on the search-results, one may press ⌘ Cmd-R. This shows the file in Finder.

Problem: this always opens the result in a new Finder window (despite having set the general setting in Finder as Always open in new Tab).

Question: How does one force Spotlight to always open results in a new Tab of the (last opened) Finder window? I am looking for a Terminal command, or something which does not involve having to download a special programme. (I already installed Totalfinder and that achieved nothing.)


texts: Where is launchctl user overrides.plist file located on macOS Catalina?

texts: I would like to list (see) overrides enabled using launchctl unload -w.


texts: How do I move pictures,music,contacts etc from 5c to a 6s

texts: I currently have a 5c which last night I backed up with iCloud in its settings. Today I'm getting a 6s and I want to transfer contacts, photos , iTunes music etc to. Should I take out my current sim and put it in my new phone or can I just log into my iCloud on the new phone and everything will be there? What is the easiest way?


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The way the question in the title is framed might be of general interest.

The concrete problem or example that this question should be applied to is:
Finding the optimal solution to hack an otherwise dead MacBook Pro (burned out AMD discrete graphics chip) back into usable condition.

Background:

Current situation: fried dGPU, boot has to be forced into iGPU always. With default hardware settings and default system installation the machine will simply not boot.

Unwanted side-effect for disabling the dGPU in software: AMDRadeonX3000.kext mustn't load immediately, if it does – boot hangs on Yosemite, freezes in Sierra and results in quickly forced reboots due to overheating in High Sierra before the GUI is up. Symptoms observable in Sierra, last line in verbose boot is: IOConsoleUsers IOScreenLockState 3.

Not loading the kext at all: thermal management for AMD chip gets out of hand. Temperature never sinks below 65°C and easily spikes higher despite the chip not being used.

Delayed loading: All is OK an the temperature side. GPU isn't idling at full power but idling at a much lower powerstate. Depending on OS version the sensors report temperatures ranging from 0°C–60°C. Although that reading seems not really realistic or trustworthy the whole unit also stays cooler to the touch.

But "all is well" only most of the time. Every now and then there are very rare sleep issues on Sierra, and alas: every time on Yosemite.

Finding that the kext needs to be loaded for running the machine but is better not loaded (in the delayed manner at least) for sleeping the machine: an attempt to kextunload the seemingly responsible kext results in an immediate panic. This one paragraph is mainly of concern when on Yosemite but not so much on Sierra.

On top of that it may not be the optimal solution. Thermal management needs 1-2 minutes in the current configuration after loading the kext to stabilise into acceptable levels. Therefore the desire to rotate the kexts and see what might give best results.

Steps taken so far:

One of the graphics driver kexts in Sierra needs to be loaded at/around/after boot, automatically, but later.

They are interdependent of course and all loaded as deemed necessary by the system under normal circumstances.

But the system will hang on boot if the one kext in question is loaded too early and the system runs exactly as desired if it is loaded later.

In this case I confirmed that loading it either manually or together with a GUI login via hooks works.

However, this means that placing the kext in /System/Library/Extensions or /Library/Extensions results in the hang on boot as they are consulted too early.

What also does not work is using system wide launchd agents or daemons since these are also consulted too early. Same daemons under user-hierarchies do apparently not have the necessary privileges to load a kext.

So where has this one kext from /System/Library/Extensions to go?
How can a delay be enforced that this kext is only loaded after all its up or down dependencies have been loaded?

"Which kext?" you might ask.
This question is about all the AMD kexts, each to be tested individually.

This is in an attempt to further improve this guide.

Questions

Main question: How can one of those graphics kexts be forced to a delayed load? (Other than the LoginHook method.)

If this proves suboptimal for the stated goal, it would be also nice, or even better to know:

Are there other ways in software to keep the disabled dGPU under the thermal and power management rules of the system? (The less power goes through this unsused chip the better.)

That case may involve other kernel extensions as well.


texts: Where are the commercials coming from in itunes and how to remove them?

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I updated iTunes to v.11.0.1, and now when I play my music from my hard drive, randomly in between songs, there are commercials from 1.FM. This is very annoying!

How can I get rid of this?


texts: Solarized and Terminal in OS X 10.8.4 Mountain Lion

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I am trying to install the Solarized color scheme for my terminal on 10.8.4 Mountain Lion. I downloaded the .terminal files from https://github.com/tomislav/osx-terminal.app-colors-solarized and followed the instructions in the README which said:

  OS X 10.7 Lion: Double click to install or import into Terminal.app preferences.
  OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion: Import into Terminal.app preferences.

I declared the terminal as xterm-256color:

But the Terminal looks like this:

What can I do so that the all the colors in the Solarized theme show up? You can see in my second screenshot that I ran ls and the directories aren't colored properly.


texts: Is there any way to use iBooks author like pages/numbers/keynote on icloud?

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I use iBook author for my school projects and need to collaborate with my group members. Is there any way we can do so like using icloud or google drive?
It will be very helpful if it can display who's typing what in real time like google drive/ icould.

Thanks


texts:
I was an exposè addict and so do I am for mission control.
I was wondering if for many desktop you have "instantiated" the more your computer slows.

Since I am a developer i always have at least 5 screens, does this impact on performances or it is just a really bit thing in front of actual software running in those desktops?


texts: How to manipulate all six channels from Zoom H6 in Audio Midi Setup?

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Is there a way to manipulate all six channels on the multi-channel device in Audio Midi Setup?

If not, is there a way via the command line or another application to make sure that the applications use channels 3 & 4 rather than 1 & 2 from my Zoom H6.

Background

I'm restarting a videocast that life caused me to put on hold last year (nothing majorly exciting to most people -- it's on medieval English literature and my research there).  I decided I wanted to have some extra flexibility and purchased a Zoom h6 to serve as a remote recorder and as an audio interface between by Blue Yeti Pro microphone and my Macbook Pro.

The Zoom H6 can be a stereo interface (so 2 channels in, 2 channels out via USB) or a multitrack interface (6 channels in, 2 channels out via USB).  With the stereo interface it can record at 48k/24 bit at a maximum, while with multitrack it can record at 96k/24 bit.  The six channels appear on the Mac as 1-6, and on the h6 as L,R,1,2,3,4 -- L and R are taken up by an interchangable capsule that can be an XY mic, extra XLR connectors, etc.

Ideal

What I'd like to do is plug the Yeti Pro into the H6 on channels 1&2 on the H6 (so 3&4 on the Macbook Pro) and use it both as the mic for recording and as my primary microphone for Skype calls and the like to take advantage of some of the audio features of the h6.  The problem I'm running into is that the Mac is assuming that channels 1 and 2 (so L&R on the H6) are the default channels for recording and so doesn't pick up 3 and 4.

I'm thinking that the problem lies in configuring the H6 properly in Audio MIDI Setup, but it doesn't seem to give me the option of "forcing" the input to just channels 3 and 4, if you will.  Instead, the setup gives me this, with Mute and Thru greyed out for everything but the master.


texts: Why do I have to type in my Apple ID password over and over again for free apps or reviews in App Store when I have a touch ID?

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I'm just curious about something. So I have my iPad with a touch ID and I thought I set it up not to ask me for my Apple ID password in the settings:

So today I was trying to write a review for an app in the App Store:

and what do you know, it wants my Apple ID password and the fingerprint reader does not work for it.

Am I not setting something right? I thought the whole premise of selling us this touch ID thing is so that we won't have to type our passwords ever again. What am I missing here?

PS. For whoever wants to know what's so difficult about typing in my Apple password, I'd tell you that since not so long ago, after Apple had the "Fappening" breach of celebrity pictures over iCloud, I changed my password to something like this "ih1!G832R5a1t2WlDLxt*eeFV" to prevent it from happening to my account. So as you can imagine, it's not easy to type it at a whim... especially for something as trivial as leaving an app review.


texts: How to share history between terminal tabs?

texts:
I generally find myself using two or three tabs in my Terminal on OS X.

A minor inconvenience is that, by default, the tabs don't share their command history.  So, searching for a previous command that I ran on another tab by typing history | grep thingIamlooking for does not find it.

Is there a way of forcing Terminal tabs to share history, or is there some other "history_of_all_tabs" command?


texts: Automate the repositioning and refreshing of menu bar icons?

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Background
When menu bar items are rearranged manually using Cmd+drag, macOS writes a new "preferred position" preference to each app that is showing a menu bar icon. (This preference helps, but does not guarantee, that they retain their position for subsequent launches.)
Problem
I want to automate the saving of the menu bar icon positions, without interacting manually, for educational and accessibility reasons.
Question
How can I automate the repositioning of a menu bar item (which will trigger the system to write the new prefs)?
Or, how can I trigger macOS to write the new preferences directly (without automating a repositioning of a menu bar item)?
I do not want to interact with the menu items manually, or write out the preferences myself.


texts: I connected my iTunes account to another computer, and it's only showing purchased music? Where did my music go?

texts: the computer is fully updated. I'm going to be using a different computer for the next month, so i tried to connect my iTunes so i could access all my music. when i signed in, it was only showing my purchased music from the cloud. i connected my phone and synced it, but to no avail. i have 140 songs on my other computer, and all of them are on my phone. how do i get the music from my other computer's tines onto this computer? i don't have access to the other one.


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I just created three albums at iCloud.com that I'd like to give other people read access to. The information here describes only how to create a new shared album, but the albums I want to share have already been created.

The people I'll be sharing with don't have Apple devices.

I'm used to cloud storage facilities such as Google Drive or Dropbox that make it easy to create a link to something in the cloud so that the link can be sent to others. Isn't there a way to do this for iCloud?


texts: Which virtualization programs support hardware breakpoints?

texts:
I am using my 2010 i7 MacBook Pro to debug some Linux programs; but I already have a Windows partition and it would be inconvenient to create another partition for Linux, so I am using a virtual machine with VMware Fusion 3.

However, it appears that I cannot set hardware breakpoints with the hbreak command from GDB inside the virtual machine, and there are times where I would rather have them. However, it does work from the host operating system, so I assume that this is a limitation of Fusion 3.

Which virtualization programs will support hardware breakpoints? Commercial products (including VMware Fusion 4) are not out of question.


texts: What hardware problem could be the cause for my 5C's becoming unresponsive for days?

texts:
It began at about 3:00 AM in the morning. Woke up, felt for my phone, and noticed the screen was bright red. Maybe it's a picture? Some temporary glitch with the display? I hit the sleep button while sliding it away and fell back asleep.

Next morning, about five to six hours later, I wake up and glance at my phone. The screen's still red. That's not good.

I tried toggling the sleep button, no response. Must not have ever gone to sleep mode from the night before. I just didn't watch long enough.

I hard reset the phone, and was greeted with this:

[NAND] _FindFlashMediaAndKeepout :601 physical and block offset 1
[NAND] start:356 this <prt> PROVIDER=<ptr> flashMedia=<ptr>
[NAND] WMR_Start :149 Apple PPN NAND Driver. Read/Write
[NAND] WMR_Start : 174 FIL_Init [OK]
[NAND] s_cxt_boot:88 soft: error, unclean shutdown: adopted 14984 spans
[NAND] WMR_Open : 420 FIL_Open [OK]
[NAND] _publishServices:642 FIL capabilities : 0x000000001
[NAND] _ppnvflGetStruct :3469 Checking borrowed blocks - count:23 max_count 23
[NAND] _fetchBorrowedList: 881 number of borrowed blocks 16

Reboot several more times, terminal output most of the time, sometimes progressing further, sometimes not. Else I get the booting Apple logo. After a couple seconds, it turns gray, and must be hard-reset.

A day later, after the battery drained, I charged it again, and turned it on. This time it booted successfully. Yay? I had a feeling it wouldn't last, and it certainly didn't.

iOS began behaving a bit oddly. Suggestions that normally appeared never did, the lock screen combination pad would become unresponsive, or not appear at all sometimes, just generally odd behavior.

Sometimes the phone would unlock to display a screen full of different colored bars, other times just a plain color. It wasn't consistent.

I've been able to use my phone intermittently now. Sometimes it actually will work for an entire day, other times not. But it's hard to tell when it won't.

I suspected the battery at first, given that the phone was in the bed with me, and maybe heat and humidity caused the battery to deliver power unreliably. Then maybe it was the display, given the odd sequence of bars.

However, battery life remains okay when it does work, and the screen never has any trouble receiving gestures, so I can't imagine what is causing this to happen? I've tried googling what terminal output it gives, but just find generic "Take it to the store" and "It's bricked" responses which gives me the impression none of the responders truly knew what was causing it.

Has anyone directly experienced this before, or has knowledge of what components might be responsible for my phone's instability?

Edit: Todays behavior involves repeatedly flashing the charging icon when plugged in (Won't stop). I've unplugged it for the time being.


texts: In Finder and Terminal — can not delete a folder, (Error = "Directory not empty")

texts:
Anytime I've run up against this in the past, I was always able to figure it out, and usually via the command line. I'll list all the commands I tried so far, followed by other things I've tried below that.

Commands I've tried so far, and were also ran as root using sudo su root:

rm -rf <folderName>
rmdir <folderName>
ls -@RelO (shows folder is empty)
ls -Rail (shows empty)
ls -ri (shows empty)
xattr (I finally removed the extended attributes of this folder, as ls -la showed an @ at the end of the permissions.

drwxr-xr-x@ 3 mike  staff      96 Jan 23 23:29 iPhoto Library

As mentioned, in addition to these Terminal commands, I...

Booted into Safe Mode (still says "Directory not empty")
Booted into Recovery Mode, then ran csrutil disable to turn off System Integrity Protection, and rebooted as normal. Then, from Terminal (again, via sudo su root), ran all of the same commands. It keeps saying "Directory not empty".
Booted into Single User mode, navigated to the folder, and ran the above commands (was sure this would work). It still reads, "Directory not empty"
Not copied, but moved this to a thumb drive (command key + drag to volume), a message read, "Was able to move folder, but can't delete existing one".

You may have noticed this is my old iPhoto Library file. Just so you know, I've finally (after many years) consolidated my newer "Photos" library, so I wanted to get rid of this, as it's almost 90 GB. And yes, I did 'right-click' to "Show Contents", then was able to get rid of everything inside of this folder, but can not get rid of the top-level folder.

I have never been stumped like this (I'm a Mac tech for 23 years). This is quite the forced feeding of some seriously humble pie.


texts: How to share files between OSX and Windows 8 dual boot?

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I'll be getting my first MacBook Pro today. Late 2013 with 256GB of SSD space.

For my development activities, I'll be needing Windows 8.1 running alongside OSX. I've done some reading on both Bootcamp and Parallels regarding this. The plan is to use Bootcamp and to have ~150GB for the Windows installation and Windows programs. The rest would be for OSX plus my 50GB worth of media content that I'd preferably share between both OSs.

Question: Would it be possible for my media files residing in one partition to be accessed by the operating system on the other partition? It's clear that Parallels could do this, but I'd be needing a good enough reason to invest in a license. Also I do not mind booting in an out of OSs once in a while. What I'm not clear of, is the file system compatibility between the two operating systems.


texts: Can I cause auto-correct in Lion to beep and to get a summary of the changes?

texts:
Auto-correct in Lion is great, but I need to know when it has made a substitution so I can check it.

Is there a way to set an audio alert so that OS X makes a sound to alert me everytime it autocorrects?

Is there another way to see a quick summary of the auto-correct changes which have occurred in a document?


texts: Set layout for pictures in Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac

texts:
I'm working in a huge text-box in Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac.

When I insert a figure I can't find settings for the layout in order to fit the figure in between the text of the textbox. Therefore if I add a new line/word/sentence in the text I have to replace all the figures and the content.

Is there a possibility to merge and fit the picture in the text?


texts: Delete picture from the photo library using the command line?

texts:
After installing my wife's new Mac (macOS 10.15.4 Catalina) some pictures ended up in HEIC format. This format is not convenient for her, so I converted the files using ImageMagick.

Somehow the files where not picked up by the photo application so I imported the converted files back in the library.

Now, I would like to delete the "old" HEIC files. Is it possible to delete them from the command line without corrupting the library?


texts:
On my Mac, whenever I turn it on, the Bluetooth Setup Assistant automatically pops up. I always have my Bluetooth on, on my phone. Could that be why?
Also, when I turn off the bluetooth on my phone, the Assistant doesn't go away. It only goes away if I unplug my mouse and plug it back in.

It keeps searching for bluetooth keyboard and mouse for some reason.

iMac is on Mojave (latest versions)
My mouse is a Macally Mouse


texts: Where is the previous recipients info in Entourage?

texts: Where is the "Previous Recipients" info in Entourage?  Can it be edited?


texts: How Do I Reset the Sharing & Permission Setting on a MacBook?

texts:
When you select the "Get Info" option, the mac will bring up a pop-up with the various attributes of the object selected. In the "Sharing & Permissions" section, you can set the access level.

I switched my hard-disk (MacIntosh HD) to no access, thinking that no one else except me has access. But I am getting locked out too. Right now, all I have is a black screen with the pointer. How do I get back access to the hard-drive?  Please note that the image above is taken from a network computer as reference.  It is my personal computer that I cannot get to.


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I used to be able to change the rating of a music track on my phone, and they would get downloaded to iTunes when I synched my phone to my MacBook.

They seemed to have changed this in the new iOS, and there's only the heart button, but nothing else.

How I set the rating stars 0 to 5 with the iOS 10 update?


texts:
I've 2 partitions on my mac

350GB
150GB

What I need to do is to delete the 150GB permanently and put it back into the 350GB

Any help would be highly appreciated.


texts:
I accidentally deleted the App Store.app, I've tried to reinstall the OS X but it takes too long. So I canceled it.

Does anyone have the App Store.app that I can download? BTW I'm on 10.9.5.


texts: Other than enabling Trim, is there anything else I should do with an SSD?

texts:
I've installed a Samsung 830 series 256gb SSD into my early 2011 15" MacBook Pro, and running 10.8 DP4, and 10.7.4 via a firewire 800 drive.

I've used Trim enabler on both installs as it doesn't enable itself, and both installs seem OK. (I'd read about Trim Enabler causing problems in the early days, but can't find anything else to say it's likely to cause problems recently, feel free to correct me if I should do something different/better)

I'm just wondering if there's anything else I should be aware of using an SSD on OSX?


texts: Missing Canon Printer driver for OSX Mavericks?

texts:
I hooked up a Canon Pixma MP160 printer/scanner to a machine running OSX Mavericks and it complained that there was no driver.  Scanning through the list of possible drivers, there were only 1 or 2 Canon drivers and none looked close to right.  Canon's website said the driver should be built into OSX.

Is there an MP160 (or compatible) driver for Mavericks?


texts: How can I open a new customized (color, font, etc.) Terminal window from the command line?

texts: I'd like to open a new Terminal window in Terminal.app. I'd also like to be able to customize this window (color, text, etc.), based on one of my pre-defined defaults, or based on something else not yet set in Terminal preferences.


texts: Apple TV Not Waking on Demand for Computer Behind Switch

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I can Home Share between a Mac Mini, Mac Pro, and my AppleTV with no problems as long as the two computers are awake. The ATV finds and streams the libraries with no problems.

The Mac Mini and ATV are connected to a switch, while the Mac Pro is connected directly to the router. Everything is on the same subnet and has the same IP range, and everything is wired (not using Wi-Fi).

If the Mac Pro is asleep, the ATV seems to be able to wake it on demand and stream it's library (after I added specific port forwarding rules to my router as suggested by Apple - details below). Again, the Mac Pro is connected directly to the router.

The main problem is with the Mac Mini, which, along with the ATV, is connected via a switch. If that computer is asleep, it will not wake up and the ATV can not stream it's library.

One weird thing I've noticed is that if both computers are awake, the ATV shows both libraries as available to stream. If I sleep everything (including the ATV) then wake it up, both computers appear as available to stream, but when I click in to the Mini's library it fails to load.

Also, the last time I checked, Wake on Demand was working over Wi-Fi, but I'd prefer to keep as many devices hard wired.

About My Setup:

Router:

IP Address in the range of 192.150.23.xxx
Subnet on 255.255.255.128 (This was done in order to port forward to the broadcast IP address. On a standard subnet of 255.255.255.0, my router wouldn’t let me forward to 255.255.255.255. I read that I could change the subnet to 255.255.255.128 and broadcast to 255.255.255.127.
Port forwarding: everywhere I read on the web recommended forwarding port 7 over UDP to my broadcast IP address of 192.150.23.127. After speaking with Apple, they also recommending doing the same with ports 1900, 5350, 5351, and 5353.
I verified this subnet change and port forwarding is working as expected because I downloaded an iPhone app called mWOL and it can send a magic packet and wake any computer I point it to.

Mac Mini:

Wired connection to switch
Energy Saver > Wake for network access checked
iTunes open

Mac Pro:

Wired connection to router
Energy Saver > Wake for network access checked
iTunes open

AppleTV:

Wired connection to switch

Any ideas what could be happening? Could the magic packet be getting swallowed when sent to the Mini? Perhaps related to the fact that I’m using a switch?


texts: How to get the hand tool back in Preview.app in 10.8?

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In Mountain Lion's Preview.app the toolbar was changed quite drastically.

While I can see why they did it, I found that it misses the Hand tool that one can use to move enlarged documents around with the mouse.

How to get it back?


texts: How do I prevent X11 opening an xterm when it starts?

texts: When I start the X11.app then it launches an xterm automatically.  I've long since switched from the "ordinary" xterm to rxvt-unicode so the initial xterm just hangs around like a wallflower never being used.  Whilst it's not particularly bad, it spoils the look of the place so I'd like to stop it launching.  How do I do it?


texts: Email body is smaller than emails Signature

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I have a Gmail account though work. Everytime I email from my gmail account on desktop whenever I see it on my iPhone the body of the email is small.
it’s an iPhone 7. I’m using iOS 14 and the mail app built in.
I have uploaded an image and blacked out the bits where appropriate.
Any ideas why?
Thanks


texts: How can I get Mac Messages to stay in sync while the Mac is asleep or off?

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iOS 11.3, macOS Sierra

At night after about 9PM, my iMac is either asleep or powered off.  If during that time I receive any messages to my phone, they will not appear in the Mac message history when I wake it up or turn it on again.

I hate how my different devices (phone, tablet, laptop, desktop) all have different message histories.  Generally the phone is the only complete one since it pretty much never turns off.

Is it even possible to get a Mac to fetch recent messages that it missed?


texts: I was recently sold an iPad by someone on the net. We met to do the exchange. When I tried to set up, she couldn't remember the ID or the password. Now I can't get hold of her and am stuck with an iPad that doesn't function. What can I do?


texts:
Is there any way (perhaps involving jailbreaking) to disable all (or at least some) of the transition animations on iPad?

Examples: Homescreen fly-together animation, sliding animations in apps


texts:
I've started taking security more seriously lately. (Why only now you may ask? Because I'm a trusting fool that's why.) I've now got emails signing automatically and encrypting where I have their key.

Previously I only did this when necessary, but I'm trying to breed a sense of change around me and taking my own medicine seems sensible. I have no issue with GPG in Thunderbird, Outlook, or on Android with K9 Mail & APG, but I have no idea how to handle GPG on IOS.

I can't accept there's no way, it seems ridiculous, or maybe I'm approaching the problem wrong and there is a more appropriate route than GPG that's better supported?


texts: Windows 10 recovery on Mac thinks GPT is MBR after resizing boot partition to the left with GParted

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Running a 2015 MacBook Pro 13", Bootcamp was working with macOS and Windows 10 on the internal SSD with just the two JHFS+ and NTFS partitions. But Windows 10 was getting a little tight so I decided to adjust the partition sizes. I shrunk the Mac partition, creating blank space in between the Mac and NTFS partitions, and then used GParted Live USB to expand the NTFS partition into the empty space to its left, going from ~40GB to ~75GB, making sure that the boot flag was set.
Trying to boot Windows now just yields a blank black screen.
Using command prompt from Windows 10 recovery USB drive, I try to run the standard bootrec commands to repair, and while bootrec /fixmbr works, bootrec /fixboot and bootrec /rebuildbcd both give the error "Element not found".
Following this guide I tried using diskpart to make sure the volume is active and assign drive letters, but found out that Windows (or at least diskpart) thinks the drive is using MBR, even though it definitely is GPT (both macOS and GParted agree on this).
Any idea what's going on, how it happened, and how I can fix it?
EDIT:
As requested, here's screenshots of diskutil and diskpart:


texts: Will Early 2009 iMac accept faster-than-spec RAM?

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I am looking to upgrade the RAM on my Early 2009 iMac from 4GB to 8GB. According to the memory specifications it accepts PC3-8500 204-pin SO-DIMMs. However, will the iMac accept faster RAM (e.g. PC3-10600)? Supposing it does, is there any benefit to doing so?

For reference, here are the two types of RAM I'm considering:

Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500)
Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600)


texts: Rebooting machine with macOS Sierra takes very long time

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Since I upgraded my Retina MacBook Pro with macOS Sierra GM (16A319), rebooting the computer takes 20-30 minutes. I select Restart... from the apple menu, everything logs out, then the Mac hangs on a black screen for the rest of the time. I even have a mouse cursor. After a while it reboots normally, and booting takes 10-15 seconds as usual. If I force shut down, I can boot normally (except for the warning, that the computer was not shutted down properly).

I've tried selecting Boot disk in System preferences, change the boot disk from terminal, but it seems the problems is with the shut down operation.

I have only TripMode's kernel extension beside Apple's own modules.


texts: Script OSX Color Picker to choose a specific color and exit

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Looking for a way to AppleScript the native (?) OSX Color Picker displayed in Evernote so that I can set a specific color and exit.

Use case: Would like to create scripts to mark selected text red, green, and black. I will use Automator or tool like Fastscripts or Keyboard Maestro to trigger these scripts via hotkeys. My goal is to quickly re-color selected text without having to use the mouse.


texts: What causes a MacBook Pro to randomly have a bad Internet connection for all apps except Safari?

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I had a new MacBook Pro 16 inch brought to me from the States to Brazil recently. As time has gone by, the Internet connection on various apps such as WhatsApp, Google Chrome, Adobe Creative Cloud and even the Apple Store have such little bandwidth that they either cannot load anything, or they take so long that they give up. I have a 15 Mbps Internet connection, and all other devices seem to be connecting just fine (A 2012 MacBook, Windows computers, Android phones, etc.). In fact, when the Macbook Pro 16" connects, it is lightning fast.

To be clear, I do not lose the Internet access completely. Safari continues to load pages without any issues

I am running macOS Catalina 10.15.4. I have tried:

Reboots.
Resetting the router.
Reinstalling apps, disabling apps, etc.
Renewing DHCP lease.
Putting 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 in the DNS servers list.
Searching the Internet for a similar issue with a solution.
Turning off all other devices.
Removing the dongle and devices.
Placing the dongle and USB-C power cables on the opposite side.
Removing the Wi-Fi network, and then setting it all up again in System Preferences → Network.
Removing all extensions from Google Chrome.

The problem randomly comes and goes, but usually fixes itself when I am not using the computer. I have feared it might be a hardware issue, but since it randomly goes back to working—and working well, I know the hardware still functions. I thought it might be an issue that my ISP can resolve, and have since sent them a message, but have not gotten a response yet.

Three Other Observations:

Often when Google Chrome has these issues, it is still capable of loading Google-specific sites, such as Google search, YouTube, Google Drive, etc.. I have to revert to Safari to load any webpages outside the Google ecosystem.
Opening up a game (World of Tanks) it will tell me that it is downloading the current update, but will remain around 1kb/sec or drop to zero/sec.
The computer does not randomly get hot or anything like that.
This is a home machine, so there are no company firewalls, etc.
There are no programs installed to monitor internet activity, such as antivirus, etc.

Does anyone know what may be causing this random failure to receive data in all the apps except for Safari or Google's sites in Google Chrome?


texts: How can I change audio output device for applications already running?

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When I plug in a USB audio device, if no sounds are playing then my output automatically switches to that device. However, if a program is currently playing any audio then it does not switch. If I enter Audio/MIDI Setup and change it manually, [EDIT: or change it in System Preferences -> Sound, or by alt clicking on the volume control in the menu bar] then the running program still does not switch.

[EDIT: I most often encounter this situation with Chrome, VLC, and many video games.]

Is there a way I can switch the output for audio that's already playing, without restarting the program in question?


texts: Is there any way to get OS X to keep the iOS Simulator icon in the dock across Xcode upgrades?

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I use the iOS Simulator often to check webpages so I run it and pick "Keep in Dock". That's works except every time Xcode upgrades it's no longer in the dock and I have to go digging for it again.

Is there any way to keep it in the dock permanently across Xcode upgrades?


texts: Does "reset this pc" work on a Bootcamp Windows 10?

texts: I want to Reset my Windows 10 back to its factory state. I installed Windows 10 thru bootcamp partition. Does the "Reset this PC" option work on it? If not how should I reset my windows partition?


texts:
I've never used debuggers, except for occasionally GDB's backtrace to find a segfault.  I'm currently working with a moderate sized C hydrodynamics code, where I think it might be time to start using a nice GUI debugger instead of sticking fprintf statements everywhere.

Can anyone point me towards a good getting started tutorial on using XCode (10.7) as a debugger for a C project?


texts: problem with deleting some texts and then not being in chronological order

texts: I have an iPhone 6. I clean up and only delete certain texts. When I do that the name and group of texts does not fall into the chronological line up, it stays at the top. Does that make sense? Why does it do that?


texts: iPhone 3GS shuts down and cannot power on again

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Last night I was still using my iPhone 3GS to play Kart Rider Rush game. My iPhone was still on 80% battery. Then in the middle of my game, my iPhone gradually gets heated up a lot and then it automatically shuts down. I thought maybe the iPhone just needs to cool down and left it on my table.

This morning when I pick up my iPhone again, I realise I couldn't turn it on. When I plug in the iPhone into my computer to charge, it gets unusually hot. I attempt to do a reset by pressing and holding the sleep and home button but nothing happens. I'm so worried now.

What could have happened to my iPhone 3GS? Any other ways to get my iPhone working again?


texts: Is there a 5-second rewind button on iTunes?

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Is there a button or key combination that can rewind 5 or 10 seconds when watching a movie on iTunes?

Often I pressed the left arrow button, and the whole movie is reset to 00:00:00 and I need to find where I was watching and it was quite disturbing.


texts: Safe to kill spindump? (Older/slower machines)

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I have an old Mac, where if an App take some time to load (slow HD), the spindump kicks in, completely disabling the machine for close to 10 minutes.

There is one post on the web warning that killing spindump can cause some corruption, so, better safe then sorry.

Would be great if there was a way to not run spindump on specific Apps, or give them more time before declaring them as 'unresponsive', but I doubt there is.

Is it safe to just kill the process? Is there a safer way (like asking its parent to to so)?

Minor update:
Seems that the same App that triggered the spindump, no longer does so. It still takes the same time to load, but that no longer triggers spindump.
If you're in a similar situation, it does quiet down eventually (as apposed to launch on every stall). It has happened about 3-4 times (one for each spinning ball), each time it took around 3-8 minutes to calm down and release the RAM.


texts: Access Safari history in `~/Library/` bypassing SIP

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I have a Python script which reads the Safari browser history by opening ~/Library/Safari/History.db and parsing the SQLite database.

Unfortunately, on some Macs, the System Integrity Protection restricts access to the ~/Library/ directory. It gives a Operation not permitted error. Users can manually go to this directory and copy the History.db file to the Desktop, and get full access to the database. But is there a way to access ~/Library/Safari/History.db using only Python or Shell scripts and without the user having to disable SIP, reboot or change any complicated configuration?


texts: Ways to share folders from Mac host to Mojave guest on VirtualBox (using NFS Manager or other options)?

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I have a Yosemite host and Mojave guest VM via Virtualbox. I want to share the host's folders with the guest. I'm aware there are at least three ways but I haven't been successful with any of them. I'm not an expert and it took a while just to get Mojave as a guest on Yosemite after several failed attempts with Parallels 10. The three ways I'm aware of are:

Guest Aditions: I've installed Guest Additions and I've added directories in the Virtuabox's "Shared Folder" settings. However, I can't seem to find the shared folders in Finder in Mojave - they should just show up under a shared network file no?
NFS Manager (https://www.bresink.com/osx/NFSManager.html)
or setup a Mac server by configuring mac settings via the file sharing section.

Which is the best/easiest way (from the above or from other ways) and is there a video/step-by-step guide about it?


texts: Mail.app configured to access gmail, is there a way to sync "sent items"?

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I've decided I'd like to use only my @gmail.com email account.  I configured Mail.app to access my Gmail account and I can see the 'inbox' just fine.

However, when I send an email with Mail.app it does not appear in the 'sent items' at gmail.google.com.  And sending from gmail, it does not appear in the 'sent' folder of Mail.app.

Is there anyway to get the 'sent' mail to sync up in both clients?


texts: With a new iPhone 6S it never finishes with a back up, it says poor connection back up failed after 11 hours. My question is if you were to back up again, can't it begin from the 11 hours of data that it was backing up? Why does it almost finish? I have called Apple Tech twice and they don't really have an answer. My wi fi worked fine and backed up all the time with my iPhone 5s. My computer does not have a Wi-Fi connection so I cannot back up through iTunes.


texts: 2016 MacBook Pro Touch Bar (A1706) Doesn't Boot When Battery is Plugged In

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First time posting here so I'm sorry if I mess anything up.
I have a 2016 MacBook Pro Touch Bar 13" that refuses to charge or boot when the battery is connected (It will boot when plugged into the charger and even with the battery data cable plugged in, just not when the battery power is connected). With it booted (battery disconnected) everything works normal. The computer is not receiving power when the battery is connected (no haptic feedback on trackpad, lights, fans, etc.).
Opening up the computer and giving it a visual inspection shows no physical damage, corrosion or water damage on either side of the logic board. On one of the USB-C ports I noticed what looked like a little bit of corrosion so I cleaned it off.
What I've tried:

Different charger cable/block (OEM)
New battery (OEM)
Reset SMC
-This one is a little weird. When I try to reset the SMC, per Apple's instructions (T1 with     non-removable battery-I leave the battery plugged in and charger connected) the computer refuses to boot unless I disconnect the battery. So I'm not sure if it's actually resetting or not.

MacOS says battery - "Service Recommended", the diagnostic (Hold R while booting) shows no problems- Reference Code:APD000 (it used to give a Service Battery before I put the new battery in), and I've attached a screenshot of CoconutBattery.
If anybody has any ideas of what else to check or to try that would be huge help. If there's any other info. that you need me to provide that I didn't please let me know. Thank you!


texts: Where is the configuration file of the MySQL?

texts:
As we know, our Mac own a Mysql, under the /usr/local/mysql, it is a soft link from /usr/local/mysql-<mysql-version>-macos<macos-version>.

But how can I find its configuration file? because in general, the mysql configuration file is named my.cnf.

Whether or not the mysql configuration file is under the /usr/local/mysql/ directory?

I find the directory use find ../mysql -name my.cnf


texts: How to press `^|` in Visual Studio on macOS?

texts:
I want to execute the "Format Document" menu item in Visual Studio on macOS.

I've attempted pressing control + | (pipe), but the item is not executed. Can ^| be interpreted differently than the above key sequence?


texts: Can many iPads have a "master" Apple ID and a second, "personal" Apple ID?

texts: Our school district has many iPads.  We are wondering if a "master" Apple ID can be set up for configuing purposes (creating a standard starting point with certain apps for all devices) and if the teacher to whom it is assigned can then set up their own Apple ID (a second, functioning ID for the same device) for personal app downloads, email, calendar, etc while leaving the initial information intact.  Basically, we don't want them to be able to change what the IT dept puts on the iPad.


texts: Keyboard malfunction: Mac always opens in safe mode

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I am using a MacBook Pro and facing the following problem:

My keyboard is not working properly. Some keys don't work and it looks like the Shift key is always pressed because the machine always opens in Safe Mode. When the machine starts up I can work using my external keyboard and disable the internal keyboard but while starting up I can't, or at least don't know of a way to, disable the internal keyboard.

Is there a way out of it or do I have to take a trip to the Apple Store?

Edit: By a way out of it I mean is there a way I can change the start-up combination for Safe mode?


texts: How to Import photo from screensaver Mac

texts:
I have transferred a photo from camera to the Mac and it is  stored in screen saver. I couldn't find any photo in iPhoto or in the library.

If you can please help me how to import photos from screen saver.


texts: Disable the guest user completely in El Capitan without having to disable 'Find My Mac'

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I know it should be straight forward but unfortunately, it  isn't.

I did disable the guest user in the System Preferences by unchecking the checkbox for Allow guests to login in to this computer, but it still shows up on the login screen.

I have heard that disabling 'Find My Mac' would fix it for OS X Lion, but I want to keep it.

Is there a way to do this?


texts:
I have an issue with my Logitech MX Master when trying to connect to my Macbook Pro (Early 2015 retina base model) via Bluetooth. The mouse has a stable performance only when Wi-Fi is turned off. Once Wi-Fi is turned on, however, the mouse gets really laggy. The cursor skips/jumps randomly, and the mouse's connection becomes very spotty and sometimes flat out disconnects.

I've been reading other posts on Stack Exchange and Apple's forums, and it seems many other people have had similar issues. Is there any workaround? This issue is proving to be a huge inconvenience :(

Also, how come my mouse keeps having to reconnect as a new bluetooth device every time I pair it, instead of having it paired to the previously connected slot. Here's an image to show what I mean, since it's kind of confusing to put into words:


texts: Allow users to update certain applications

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I am the admin for my company's Mac users. Apps that I initially installed, such as Adobe apps, MS Office, Firefox, etc., all require an admin password to install updates.  In order to avoid the snide comments from users about their lack of admin rights I'm looking for a way to allow users to update certain apps without requiring an admin password.

Is there a way to do this without giving the user full admin rights?  Giving admin rights to the actual application might be one way, but some apps install components in other restricted locations.


texts: How to use HP Laserjet printer firmware update utility on El Capitan 10.11?

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I am a victim of gang stalking and have discovered that somebody has installed the PRET printer exploitation toolkit (github.com/RUB-NDS/PRET) on my HP Laserjet P2055dn printer.

I wish to re-install the firmware from the Hewlett Packard support website (support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/selfservice/hp-laserjet-p2055-printer-series/3662052).

The latest version of the HP Laserjet Firmware Update Utility only is for OS X 10.7 Lion, and there is nothing to download and use for later versions of OS X.

I am using El Capitan 10.11.

When I download and try to open the DMG file (ljp2055_Firmware_Update_Utility_20141201.dmg) I am unable to open the file, and get an error message saying 'The following disk images couldn't be opened: image not recognised'.

I have tried opening the DMG file with Disk Utility to no avail.

I do not have access to Microsoft Windows at all currently.  I need to extract the necessary .RFU file, and then re-install the printer's firmware.

Does anyone have any ideas on how I can get this done?

Thanks in advance.


texts: I have an old app I need to run. How can i run SL as guest with Yosemite as host with MacBook Air 2011 and vbox? I own SL retail and the MacBook Air is apple, there shouldn't be any legal issues.


texts: How can I print PDF pages so that the images appear on only 1/2 of the page? I can scale to 50%, but I’d like to configure the layout so that the image appears on either the left-hand or the right-hand side. I’m using Acrobat. Thank you!


texts: Configure iTunes to equalize based on "Genre" tag?

texts: Is there a way to configure iTunes to configure the equalizer based on "Genre" tag of a given song?


texts: How to store sleepimage on secondary HDD on Mac OS X 10.6?

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I have a MBP 2010 with Snow Leopard on it. I put an SSD in the place of DVD Drive and am using an awesome SSD(80GB)+HDD(500GB) combo for speed and efficiency for the right price.

All I want to do is store the sleepimage on the HDD rather than the SSD since I have 8GB RAM and I can't afford to use 8GB SSD to store the current state of my Mac. Looked for a plist to make this change but failed. Not even sure if this can be done.

I have smartsleep pref pane in case anyone is wondering. It is a handy tool(setting) but I want the state to be stored if possible!

Thank you guys!


texts: Cannot reach a .local domain without setting an option with discoveryutil

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I have a .local website at: mysite.myname.local

If I try to http mysite.myname.local in a browser, nothing happens.

If I 'ping mysite.myname.local', it reports 'ping: cannot resolve mysite.myname.local: Unknown host'.

If I 'nslookup mysite.myname.local', it will report the correct IP Address.

If I 'host mysite.myname.local', it will also report the correct IP Address.

However, if I leave off myname.local from the ping and http:// address, 'ping mysite' and http mysite will both work as expected.

I used tcpdump to see if it would tell me anything and the only clue I spotted in there was:

  0:36:07.466728 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 52932, offset 0, flags [none],
  proto UDP (17), length 67, bad cksum 0 (->221a)!)
      192.168.4.122.59479 > 192.168.4.1.domain: [bad udp cksum 0x8a0c -> 0x7ba3!] 27737+ A? mysite.myname.local. (39) 10:36:07.467151 IP (tos
  0x0, ttl 64, id 6826, offset 0, flags [none], proto UDP (17), length
  97)
      192.168.4.1.domain > 192.168.4.122.59479: [udp sum ok] 27737* q: A? mysite.myname.local. 1/1/0 mysite.myname.local. [1m] A
  192.168.4.235 ns: mysite.myname.local. [1m] NS mysite.myname.local. (69)

so, it looks like there is a bad cksum somewhere.

In order to be able to specify the complete address, I found the discussion Trouble to access ".local" domain in which someone suggested the following command 'sudo discoveryutil mdnsactivedirectory yes'

Once I execute this command, 'ping mysite.myname.local' and http'ing to mysite.myname.local both work.

I have couple of questions:

Is there a way to modify /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.discoveryd.plist to turn on mdnsactivedirectory after a reboot? If so, what do I need to add to the plist?
Can anyone explain what is going on? I am not sure I understand what the problem really is or why that discoveryutil command fixes it.


texts: Way to tell where a password dialog is coming from?

texts:
Sometimes a piece of software will automatically update itself, and I'll abruptly get the "type your password to allow this" dialog. Is there any verification going on behind the scenes before the OS gives me this dialog? It seems like any random trojan could tell the OS that it's called "Update Adobe Flash Player" or something else official-sounding. For that matter, is there anything stopping a malicious program from popping up a dialog that looks just like the OS X one?

I'm aware that programs shouldn't be able to do this unless I've knowingly put them on my computer, so the burden is on me to be careful about what software I download in the first place (barring discovery of new OS exploits, which is likely to happen at some point). I'd like to know whether there's any additional verification I could do so that even if malware does get onto my system, I can at least avoid giving it an admin password.


texts: Negative affects from leaving iPhone plugged in at 100%?

texts: I usually plug in my phone at night when I go to bed but it’s almost always at around 70-80% so am I damaging my phone (iPhone 6S) from having it plugged in at 100% for a few hours every night?


texts: How can I add an email signature in my iPhone Gmail app?

texts: I understand it is fairly easy to add a signature to the standard iPhone mail app. However, I am now using the Gmail app on my iPhone 4S, and I can't seem to figure out how to append a signature to mail sent only through the phone. Is this possible?


texts: Macbook Touchbar calling: Cannot use the keypad!

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The touchbar mac prompts for answering a call on the touchbar.

However my Google Voice callers require me to hit 1 on the keypad. The FaceTime app doesnt seem to be "connected" to the phone call. In previous macOS's there would be a little notification block looking phone call object on my screen while the call happens, this appears to have been replaced with the touchbar's functionality.

How can I type "1" so I can actually properly take my call??

I have since turned off call screening in Google Voice to mitigate this problem, but I will have no ability to handle other incoming robocalls that require me to enter numbers. Not ideal, but perhaps less critical now.


texts: Line In Headset's Microphone Not Receiving Input

texts:
I'm using Windows 10 (32 bit) with Boot Camp on an early 2009 iMac.

I recently got an X2 from Ovann (http://ovann.com/c2223.html) and looks like this (http://phongvu.vn/gallery/avatar_upload/products/storage/32083_ovann-x2-proo.jpg)

I've tried this on OS X and on Windows and checked the recording devices; it seems that whenever I talk or test the microphone it doesn't get any input.


texts: Bluetooth 5, Multiple Speakers, and iPad mini 5 on iPadOS 14.5.1

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So, I am trying to pair 2 Bluetooth speakers with each other so they share the same audio. I know that starting with iOS 13 there is the "Audio Sharing" feature, but I think that is only for iPods or other devices with the W1 chip. I also believe that Bluetooth 5 equipped devices have the functionality to play to two Bluetooth speakers simultaneously.
I am using an iPad Mini 5, Updated to iPadOS 14.5.1. The iPad has Bluetooth 5 capability, which supposedly allows the connection of multiple devices of the same type. However, when I try to connect 2 Bluetooth speakers, I only get the option to toggle between them, not play audio on both. Am I doing something incorrectly, or am I mis-understanding something? If it makes a difference, I am using YouTube Music with an active premium subscription.
Thanks.


texts: Macbook Pro (Unibody): Trackpad requires too much force

texts:
At first I thought my trackpad was broke and the clicker didn't work because it didn't always pick up my clicks. However, I've recently realized that is not the issue. The clicker requires a lot more force than I naturally use. It works 100% of the time when I click it really hard and about %25 of the time when I click it with the natural amount of force for me.

Is there any way to make the clicker more sensitive? I feel like I'm going to wear it out or possibly even break it if I have to click this hard all the time.

PS: I already know about tap to click but this does not help with highlighting text, login screen, etc. I need to make the actual clicker more sensitive.


texts: Is it big deal to use some icons borrowed from other app in the App Store?

texts: I found some icons that would be a good fit to my iPhone app based on the features/scenarios that the app will provide, but noticed that an app in the App Store already use those icons. So question is, is it ok to use those icons again? Or in another way, are the icons from the App Store apps allowed to be copied and used in other apps that are owned by different organizations?


texts:
How can I convert a NTFS drive to HFS+ without having to move the data?

It is an external drive of 2TB and I don't want to spend too much time moving the data.

This is required in order to be able to share the drive on Lion (smbx)


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Since upgrading to Yosemite this morning, the iTunes visualiser runs in fullscreen and I can't get it back to windowed mode. The general iTunes Fullscreen shortcut has no effect, nor does the green maximize/restore icon - in fact, that is hard to click anyway, since there's no mouse pointer shown in visualiser mode.

Anyone managed to get it running in Windowed mode?  I'd quite like to be able to see my mail unread badges while iTunes is running.


texts: how to reset iTunes incorrect unplayed Podcast count

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I have an odd question, but at some point after updating to iTunes 11 my unplayed podcast count suddenly went up to well over 1,000 despite only having a few unplayed episodes at any given time. The number was at like 1,200, but today still shows the number being at over 1,000. At the time the screenshot below was taking the actual unplayed Podcast episode count was 4.

My problem is i've never seen or encountered anything like this in iTunes before so I am not even sure what I should start searching for as a means to fix this. Anybody have any suggestions?

Per request here is my unplayed podcasts list it shows when I click on the podcasts section


texts: When Does Google Photos Choose To Backup My Images

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So I have downloaded the Google Photos app and selected free unlimited back up plan.

It seems to display a recycle bin next to images that haven't been backed up.

Now could someone explain how and when the app chooses when to back up photos?

Do I have to have the the application open to backup photos or not?
Is there a way to force sync this on my computer maybe?

It seems very inconsistent and there seems to be no sync button that I have found.


texts: "Erase and Install" function missing in Snow Leopard

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When installing Tiger or Leopard, there was an option called "Erase and Install" that would delete the disk before installing the new OS.

In Snow Leopard, this option seems to be missing. Is there any way I can add "Erase and Install" back to Snow Leopard?


texts: Clean Installation macOS High Sierra shows "Prohibitory Symbol"

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I have recently purchased a SSD (Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-75E250BW) ) I followed following steps in order to do the clean installation:
Step 1:
Terminal > "diskutil erasedisk hfs+ External GPT /dev/disk2"
Step 2: Plugged a 16GB USB and Tried creating bootable with - Terminal using command and also tried with "Disk Creator".
Step 3:
Restart the mac > Hold the Option Button > Selected the 16GB Drive and Selected the option of installation on the new SSD. [The SSD is formatted via APFS format. Tried with Mac OS Extended (Journaled) as well.]
Note: the SSD after installing High Sierra works flawless while connected externally via USB, but shows the "Prohibitory Symbol" when attached internally and loads the OS after 10 minutes and its very slow.
Don't want to try Carbon Copy Cloner as i tried and when i connected the SSD internally it was same.
Tried:

Boot in safe mode: Same Results. No change.
Reset NVRAM - Same Results. No Change.
resetting the SMC - Same Results. No Change.
Diagnostic Test. ( No Problems found )

Currently the thread is also upon at This Website
My Macbook Pro Configuration

MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012)
8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Thank You in advance.


texts: Mac App Store thinks I don't have any apps installed

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Okay, I have the weirdest problem. All the apps in my 'Purchases' tab show either 'Install' or 'Download', most of the apps I currently have installed, but non the less it doesn't recognise them. This holds true for brand new apps (installed yesterday) and ones I've had since I installed ML. I'd really like to get the apps recognised, so that I can get updates for them.

I've scoured the internet far and wide and haven't even been able to find any similar problems.

I really wish someone has an answer :)

Update:
Deleting and reinstalling an app has no effect. It shows installed at first, but switching tabs and coming back to 'Purchases' renders it back to 'Install'.

Update:
`CKSoftwareMap: updateRequestBodyData:includeInstalledApps:includeBundledApps:conditionally:hadUnadoptedApps:waitUntilMapIsLoaded: timed out waiting for mdSemaphore``

This is the "culprit" from Console.app and seems to be dependent on Spotlight indexes. Still don't know what corrupts my spotlight indexes...


texts: I have a lot of files in a directory that have [!] in the file name. Is there a way to trim that out with a command in the terminal? Here's an example filename. file001[!].ext


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I got a free replacement for my damaged iPhone 5 at my local Apple Store. I watched the clerk take a SIM card out of the old iPhone and pop it into the new one, which surprised me because I thought Sprint iPhones didn't use SIM cards.

Can my replacement phone be used with another carrier? What about a carrier that, like Sprint, uses CDMA, for example Verizon?


texts: iPhone camera portrait mode colors are wrong

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My brother has an iPhone 7+ and for some reason sometimes when he is talking pictures using the portrait mode the colors are just off, not close to the colors that are in real life.

One picture of him outdoors is literally looking like sepia effect over it.

He has only used the portrait mode on the main camera of the phone.


texts: Are there any apps for Mac that have Photos extensions?

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Apple's website for the Mac version of photos.app states that external editors and filter apps (extensions) will be able to be used. The iPad version achieves this, but I note they don't seem to be reflected to the photo stream.

Are there any apps that support this functionality yet on the Mac?


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Just did a clean install.
Oddly enough, when booting up, mouse responds immediately.
But after a while it becomes choppy. I am still setting up the machine, so I have no heavy applications running.

MBP-13" 2015