texts: Can i stored iMovie projects and files in an NTFS external drive?

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I'm backing up manually my computer with the data I want to keep.

I've already backed up iPhoto library in a a Mac OS Extended (Journaled) partition as it seems is the only way to store it properly.

They say that it involves other softwares and some internal databases.

I was wondering if it happen the same iMovie or on the other hand, it is just a group of folders and files. (as I believe it is in this case)

Could I use my NTFS external drive to backup iMovie files and folders? (projects and events folders)

I'm using Mac Os X 10.6.8 and I'm updating to Mavericks.
I'm using Tuxela NTFS to be able to write and read NTFS from my Mac.
I'm using iMovie 11 9.0.4


texts: What does a 2012 Mac Mini need for microphone input?

texts:
I need a simply jack Mic unamplified physically connected to my Mac Mini (late 2012 model) through Audio-IN and it doesn't work.

I also tried the original iPhone's headphones to no avail and I wonder if this is normal?

Does the Mac Mini require a USB microphone or can I use the Audio Line-in port with another type of microphone?

UPDATE 10/14: I tried using a 3 channel splitter like this

then I plugged my speakers and my earphones with mic but nothing to do, mic still doesn't work... (maybe just because this splitter has a 3 channel male jack but it's a normal 2 ch; I bought it for 2€ from China so it's possible..)


texts: Mac Show All Windows for an app in dock Sierra

texts: When I had El Capitan, I was able to (or assigned a shortcut to) : when I hovered over a dock icon and scrolled up (with mouse or trackpad), it would show all windows of the dock application i hovered over.  i can't remember now that i have sierra how i did this ; any ideas?


texts: How to enable fast user switching when Login Options are disabled?

texts:
I'm not sure how this machine was setup, but I do have control over it now as a local admin.

I need to enable fast user switching, but the option is greyed out along with some others. This is after unlocking the changes padlock.

Is there anything I can do to reenable these options?


texts: How do i unlink my iMessages between mac and iPhone?

texts:
I just recently bought a new macbook pro, and I've found that my iMessages directly send to my mac whilst I'm using it, which is very helpful. However when I shut down my mac, the replies to my messages are still sent to the mac, and not my iPhone. They do not end up showing on my iPhone at all.

Is there any way I'm able to fix this by having my iMessages send to both devices? Or even whenever I turn off my mac, have my messages retrieved back onto my iPhone?


texts: Change Font Style when writing Code, Math, .. in Pages

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Is it possible to quickly switch between font styles when writing different types of text. For example when I write code or mathematical text I'd like to use a different font, eventually a background.

So far I only know how to add paragraph styles which change the whole paragraph obviously, not just a few characters.

It'd be great if you could help me out.


texts:
I am looking for information on whether there is a limit to the width/height of the OS X extended desktop.
I have seen setups with 2 rows of 3 displays, resulting in a 7680 x 2880 desktop.

Now I would like to connect six 1080p displays to a 2013 MacPro.
I need the OS X desktop to span these in a single row for an effective resolution of 11520 by 1080 pixels.

Does anybody know, if this is possible?


texts: iOS: Newly added contacts get hidden and don't sync to iCloud

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I was facing the issue outlined on this Apple discussion thread, where I had duplicates of every contact on my iPhone -- one in iCloud, and one "Unknown". The thread presents a working solution on how to remove all "Unknown" contacts.

However, when I add a new contact without using the + button, it still goes into an "Unknown" list. Does anyone else experience this? To replicate this, try:

Add a new contact, say an unknown number from your recent calls list, or from an email. 1. Save it, and go to the home screen.
Go to your Contacts tab in Phone
Go back to "Groups"
Choose "All Contacts"
Try searching for this new contact — I don't see it
Go to your spotlight screen (home, then swipe left)
Search for this new contact — it'll show up, and you can select it

Does anyone else see this and/or know how to solve it?


texts: Weird trackpad & keyboard issue with MacBook Pro E2015

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I've had some issues with my trackpad and keyboard on my MacBook Pro 13 (Early 2015) for the past 3-4 weeks. After being awaken from sleep mode, they were sometimes unresponsive. At first, a couple of hard reboots made them work again, but lately no number of reboots fix it. However, they usually come back to life again by themselves after some time (12-24 hours).

At wake up, when the trackpad and keyboard stops working, I found this error message in the system's log:

5/9/16 22:44:49.000 kernel[0]: Error: AppleHSSPIController::doSPITransfer NAK received from device
5/9/16 22:44:49.000 kernel[0]: Error: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad::IssueMessage Failed to issue message the bus error: 0xe00002eb
5/9/16 22:44:49.000 kernel[0]: Error: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad::setPowerState AppleHSSPIDevice : Resume Device in Power On failed with error 0xe00002eb

Some other findings:

The keys can sometimes wake the computer, but as soon as it wakes up they don't work.
They don't work at boot (i.e., cmd+R, cmd+V etc do not work).
I've reinstalled Mac OS (using net recovery, cmd+opt+R). I've also reset the SMC and PRAM.
When they don't work, there's no sign of neither the keyboard nor trackpad in either the "SPI" or "USB" tabs in the "System Information".
Disconnecting Bluetooth and USB devices do not help.
The problem is uncorrelated with how warm the computer is (i.e., it's not an expanding battery problem).
The power key on the keyboard works fine.
External keyboards and trackpads work fine.

Surely, this all sounds like a hardware problem. However, here's the weird part. When I boot up Ubuntu from an USB stick, the keyboard and trackpad work perfectly. Rebooting into Mac OS, they're still dead however. I have a hard time imagining that this is a hardware problem for that reason.

Any ideas what could be the problem, and how to solve it?


texts: How to create new recovery key for Apple ID

texts:
I use 2FA on my Apple account and I lost the recovery keys.  According to this support article, I should be able to create new keys:

If you ever need a new Recovery Key, you can create one from your
Apple ID account page. Just sign in with your password and trusted
device, go to the Security section and click Edit, then click Replace
Lost Key.

But there is no option to replace lost key on that security page.


texts: iOS / iPhones in Enterprise: Deployment of App Store apps in batch

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In my organization, we wish to install several App Store apps for a large number of our employees. The apps are Apple's Apps in the App store, such as KeyNote and Pages.

The current setup is to manually download the apps via the App Store in each device, which consumes lot's of internet bandwidth and time.

Is there a better alternative to deploy App Store apps to a large number of user's without having to download the apps again for each device?

P.S I do have the IMEI, Serial Number and each user's Apple IDs.


texts: How does Time Machine works across upgrades?

texts:
I have created my Time Machine backup in El Capitan (and updated the backup few hours later). Then I decided to enroll in Sierra Beta. At the moment I'm writing this, TM is backing up my content to my ubuntu server via AFP (in Sierra PB1).

Does Time Machine modify the backup by OS version on it's own or does it remove the old OS backup?


texts:
Can I please have some ideas about why my iPhone battery is draining so quickly? I close my apps when I'm finished using them, I turn off my Bluetooth and wifi when not using them. I don't know what else i can try.

According to apples website I should get 8 hours of talk time, 3G, and lte use. I never even get this on stand by.

http://support.apple.com/kb/sp655


texts: Using iCloud with iPhoto without upgrading to iPhoto 9

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Is there any way to use iCloud on OS X Lion to share pictures with my iPhone without upgrading to the newest iPhoto? I know the newest iPhoto isn't that expensive but I don't use it for anything at all so I don't want to pay the $16 for an application I don't use.

EDIT: iCloud doesn't work with iPhoto 8 (which is what came on my computer) and the only way I know to use iCloud to share photos is to buy the newest version of iPhoto. Which I don't really want to do so is there another way to share photos or a way to use iPhoto 8 instead?


texts:
I'm moving towards IP-telephony and need a SIP-client for my mobile phone.

My first choice would've been Linphone, because that's what I use on my desktop, but it disconnects from the provider every time the phone goes into "standby"... I can make calls using it whenever I want, but, if somebody calls me on the VoIP-number, when my phone's screen is dark, they just get a message stating: "The subscriber is not available".

According to my VoIP-provider, this is a known problem -- I wonder, if there is a SIP-client, that solved it... Obviously, Skype and WhatsApp don't suffer from it...

If it matters, the VoIP provider only accepts UDP (sensible) traffic, and ZRTP is the sole means of encryption.

The family's iPhones are 5c, 5s, and 7 -- with the latest iOS at the moment.


texts: MacBook Windows shift on external monitors after Catalina upgrade

texts:
I have 2 external monitors connected to my MacBook pro (15-inch), one horizontal, one vertical if that's relevant. They worked perfectly before. Since upgrading to Catalina, whenever I unlock it after being away from it for a while, I have to re-arrange all the previously opening windows. They would sometimes scatter around, or shift to the right edge of their previous desktops, or other desktops of the same monitor or another, almost not visible. I continuously googled to see if anyone else is having this problem but didn't see any. Anyone has experienced the same? and is there anything I can do to prevent this annoyed behavior from happening?

Also asked here, no response so far.


texts: uninstall homebrew without uninstalling packages

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I want to show someone how to install homebrew.

I want to uninstall homebrew (so that I no longer have a brew command) and then paste the install command into my terminal, and it goes through a normal installation procedure.

But once it's done installing, I should still have all of the packages I've already installed.


texts:
What iPhone application for mail is this please? I don't recognise it, but it seems to be popular in Sweden.

Obviously I have removed the email portion to respect the user's privacy.


texts: iOS 11: How to prevent an app from opening in slide over mode?

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I am reading my emails and want to open a link. This link is automatically opened in my browser in slide over mode.

I have an IPad Pro 10.5 and when used in portrait mode, the slide over app is tiny and make webpages unreadable.

My question then is: how can I still use multitasking (which is useful by itself if I control how to use it) but prevent an app from opening other apps in slide over mode.

Alternatively, is there any way to make a slide over app the main app? Can I make my browser fullscreen with an occult gesture I couldn't manage to find?

My best workaround right now is to manually open from the dock the app that is in slide over so that I can see it fullscreen (and it doesn't even show in the recent app list!) or to just turn off multitasking, which I'm inclined to do.


texts: Option + Z keystroke does not insert the ohm symbol/omega (Ω)

texts: Every article that I can find on web suggests the keystroke Option + z to insert that Ω symbol on a Mac. However, on my Mac, when I press that combination, I get the ˀ character. I followed the instructions in this article.


texts: How to connect a flash drive to a VMware VM when the drive is 'not readable'?

texts:
Introduction

I'm running:

High Sierra v10.13.6
VMware Fusion v11.5.1

I'm attempting to connect a flash drive (USB 3.0) to a virtual machine (Redhat). That virtual machine is a guest to my Mac host.

What I've Done So Far

In the VM Settings->USB & Bluetooth, I've set these options:

After connecting the flash drive to my mac, I see the following message:

The flash drive never shows up in the list of Connected USB devices.

Ignore and Mount

Seamus suggested the following in the comments:

  What happens if you "Ignore", and then mount the drive from your VM?

After ignoring the connected device, there seems to be no indication that the VM sees the flash drive:

Also, I did lsusb in the VM and got the following output:

Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0e0f:000b VMware, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0e0f:0002 VMware, Inc. Virtual USB Hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

Question

How do I connect the flash drive up to my virtual machine?


texts: What is the difference between the "Local Network" and "Local Network and VPN" options in Server

texts:
I'm trying to understand what the difference is between these three options, and more to the point, I'm trying to determine which one is right for me.

I'm aware that there is a difference in hostnames (.local vs .private), but I don't know what the implications of that are. Are there any other differences?

My Use case:

I have a Mac that I use as a server for Time Machine backups, file sharing, printer sharing, screen sharing, etc, but it is not a VPN server. I typically access this server over the LAN. I have a separate OpenVPN server running on my router, to which I can successfully connect. I would like to have this server accessible over LAN, over my VPN connection to my router.

"Local Network and VPN" would be my first choice, but I don't know if it pertains to any VPN connections, or those connected to specifically this Mac.

TL; DR:

What is the difference between these options, and which one is right for me?


texts: Moving home folder or large folders to HDD

texts:
Okay so I know this subject has been touched on but.. my specific question is this.

I recently bought an SSD and made it my boot drive, I bought a caddy for my super drive spot and put my old HDD in its place. I then backed up and erased the HDD. I want to move my home folder on to the HDD but im worried about performance. I primarily use Logic Pro X and Ableton. and I have some VERY big logic and ableton projects. Should I move the rest of my home folder to HDD and keep my logic files on SSD or should I just move my entire home folder to HDD?


texts: Chrome can't load certain sites but Safari can - how can I diagnose the problem?

texts:
Please note: this question is from 2013, but it's received some recent answers (2017). I personally haven't experienced this problem for several years. It's possible that others still have the same issue and that answers to this question might help them -- but it seems more likely that my problem was fixed long ago and that more recent issues are actually a different problem.

When accessing the internet from my home connection, Google Chrome has trouble accessing certain sites that use https. These include Google search, Facebook and discussions.apple.com, but for some reason Gmail is ok. This is on a Retina Macbook Pro with 10.8.3 Mountain Lion.

Given the symptoms described below, it the issue seems likely to be some misconfiguration of the router, which unfortunately I'm not in a position to change. However, since it works in Safari but not Chrome, the two browsers must be doing something differently. What I would really like to know is how I can diagnose what this difference is.

What happens when I try to access the site varies depending on the site. Google search works intermittently, and when it doesn't work it times out as if the server was down. Facebook.com consistently renders the first two wall posts but then stops loading. The Apple forums just sit there forever with a white screen.

I can access these sites just fine in Safari, and they also work fine when I'm browsing via the WiFi at work. It's only when I'm (a) using the ethernet cable at home, and (b) using Google Chrome that the problem occurs. Unfortunately I have no access to the router at home, because the internet is part of my rental agreement and I just have an ethernet socket in my room.

I have tried the following things (and possibly more) to no avail:

Clearing all brower data in Chrome (cache, cookies etc.)
Disabling all extensions and restarting Chrome
Switching to Google public DNS
Checking my proxy settings in OS X. (No proxies are configured. Both Safari and Chrome use the system settings.)
Checking that my IP address is the same when browsing via https from Chrome and Safari (it is.)
Looking for any suspicious messages in Console. (There are several about things relating to Spotlight, but nothing relating to Chrome, and nothing comes up when I try to load these sites.)
Disabling "Predict network actions to improve page load performance" in Chrome preferences. This changes the symptoms slightly (Facebook times out instead of displaying the first two wall posts; other sites behave the same as before) but does not resolve the issue.
Rebooting into safe mode
Deleting my Chrome profile
Deleting all the other files in ~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome
Setting ipv6 to "Link-local only" in system preferences
Turning off ipv6 completely by running networksetup -setv6off Ethernet in Terminal
Accessing the web via TOR. The problem does not occur, but the connection is too slow for regular use.

My question is, what else can I do to try and work out what the problem is? Chrome is obviously doing something different from what Safari does when trying to access these sites, and I'd like to know what that is, with a view to either solving the problem for myself, or at least being able to submit a bug report to whichever party is responsible.


texts: MacBook keyboard error, only letters not working

texts:
A couple of weeks ago I damaged the logicboard of my MacBook when I attempted to clean the keyboard. However, it worked perfectly fine if I had the lid closed and attached it to an external keyboard.
But it happened twice, that there was a triple klick sound from the MacBook internal speakers and my Bluetooth keyboard stopped working. I figured out that only a restart could fix the problem.

Now, I got a new MacBook and transferred the system from the old one. Now it gets weird: the same strange clicking sound and the in-built keyboard stops responding. However only letters seem to be affected. Now I am wondering if it is a software issue that I carried over via the system transfer. Any ideas?


texts: 13” MacBook Pro Retina Late 2013 with U2720Q

texts: Does anyone know if the 13 inch MacBook Pro (late 2013) work with Dell U2720Q 4k monitor? Of course I won’t be using it at the full resolution but rather FHD or QHD, with the laptop itself closed. Just wanted to check if anyone has tried this combination.


texts: Can't update Java due to apparently newer version already installed

texts:
I'm trying to update Java on my MacBook (OS X 10.9.5). When I download the most resent version (v8 update 40) from java.com and try to install it, it pops up an error box saying

  You are trying to install 1.8.40.27, however 14.9.0 is already installed

and that's it. In a terminal I get

java -version
java version "1.6.0_65"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_65-b14-462-11M4609)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.65-b04-462, mixed mode)

But Firefox → Tools → Add-ons shows Java 14.9.0 (and says it's outdated), though there is no option to de-install it.

So, how can I install the most recent Java 8.40? How can I uninstall this mysterious Java 14.9.0?


texts: Remove OTA installed iOS 8 and reinstall on itunes

texts: hey guys i have the iOS 8.1 update on my iPhone 5s. I have downloaded iOS 8 over-the-air and it takes up too much storage space. So I was wondering if it is possible to delete that update to go back to iOS 7 and re-download iOS 8 on itunes so it can take up less space.....


texts: Time Machine exclusions added via tmutil do not appear in TM "Options" list

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I can successfully add Time Machine exclusions using tmutil addexclusion and I can verify exclusions successfully with tmutil isexcluded but if I then open up Time Machine's Preferences and click "Options..." none of the exclusions added via tmutil are listed.

Use of the -p option when using tmutil addexclusion seems to make no difference.
Restarting the OS makes no difference.
Re-indexing Spotlight makes no difference.

I've tested this on both Mac OS 10.9 and 10.11.

Is this expected behaviour?


texts: I am aware that there seem to be two shortcuts for disabling the keyboard. The first being hitting the option key 5 times, and the second being control-f1. However, neither work for me. I have enabled both the setting that allows the function keys to be used as function keys and the control-f1 shortcut. Why can't I disable my Macbook Pro keyboard with a shortcut?


texts: Is it possible to set the maximum computer fan speed on the latest Macs, ideally with Terminal? I understand this is a terrible idea as it will likely lead to hardware overheating and failing, but I'm curious if that level of control is still available. From what I can tell, popular options like smcFanControl only set the minimum temperature.


texts: Finding eBooks (.epub) via content on my Mac

texts:
I have a lot of eBooks on my Mac. But whereas I can find any PDF on my Mac by searching their content, this doesn't work with Spotlight when applied to .epub files.
(The only clumsy way of doing this is putting all the eBooks onto google drive. But the results are frustrating. the eBooks are treated somehow like "Package Contents" and only the pertaining page of the book, not the book are found.)

Anyhow, is there a (simple) way to find eBooks by content?


texts: disable SIP on a remote/headless machine running Sierra?

texts:
I have a remote 2012 mac mini running Sierra.  Long ago I was doing some troubleshooting and had created a secondary copy of the system on the machine.  Once I had finished whatever I was doing (which I don't even remember anymore) I got my working system running again and deleted the alternate one.  Trouble is since it contains system files, they are locked down by SIP and can't be deleted without disabling SIP.  Which of course can only be done from recovery mode, which requires having a display and keyboard attached to the machine in question.  Which I don't have.
Is there any way to:

Disable SIP without using recovery mode at all?  I have found other threads (such as here and here) about this and the consensus appears to be "no", but I thought I would reiterate the question here to be thorough.  Or,
Empty the trash of protected items without having to disable SIP first?

The machine is running Sierra and SIP is definitely enabled currently (csrutil status).


texts: Tips on avoiding "Could not activate cellular data network" with New iPad

texts:
So I bought a new iPad, 64GB + 4G. And since then it seems like every time I pick it up and go to use a network feature (Hero Academy, Tweetbot, Safari etc.) I get this message "Could not activate cellular data network".

If I reset it then everything will work OK until after I put it away for a while. There's no definite time period for the network failing but it always seems to happen after I have been home or at work (inside a WiFi coverage area) and then I go to use 3G again. The fact that it does work fine after a reset says to me that this is not a signal strength issue, this happens repeatedly at the train station and will always work right after reset. Before reset the network indicator shows full bars and 3G indicator.

Has anyone else experienced this and improved this by changing anything in Settings, by talking to their carrier or anything else? I am thinking this has to be an iOS bug. I should not have to do a white apple reset to use network services!

If it matters I am using a prepaid Optus 3G sim in Melbourne, Australia. My only APN setting is the APN field which is "connectme", correct according to the Optus guide I got with my sim. (new iPad cannot use the 4G networks available in Australia: Australian Competition & Consumer Commission)


texts: SIP is purging DYLD libraries added by SQLAnywhere17. Need these libraries to develop in flask

texts:
I develop in Python 3.6 and Flask. I'm currently working with a SQLAnywhere database and have installed the Python package sqlanydb. I have also installed the SQLAnywhere17 driver for Mac OSX.

Up until earlier this week I was developing normally, until I decided to update my Mac from Yosemite to High Sierra. I was unaware of SIP at the time, and so I may have made a premature decision in upgrading.

Since I've upgraded I've been unable to develop as normal because when sourcing the SQLAnywhere17 files, it adds a path to the DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH. However, when I run my flask application in flask's development server with

export FLASK_APP=modules
export FLASK_DEBUG=1
flask run

It purges all of the SQLAnywhere 17 dyld files that were added to my environment, and I get a could not load dbcapi error.

I'm looking for a solution where I don't have to disable SIP because I understand that the purpose of the protection is important. I would just like to be able to disable it for running my flask application.

My Python 3.6 files and site-packages are located in /usr/local. From this article I learned I can see which files are being protected by SIP with ls -alO. However, when I run this command on /usr/local and all the directories within, and it seems that none of the files are being protected. The /usr/local directory itself has sunlink where the protected would be on SIP protected files. I'm not sure what that means.


texts: Are mini DVI port and DVI port the same thing?

texts:
I have an old MacBook and im trying to connect it to a new TV, I have a mini DVI port but can't find adapters for it. Is mini DVI and DVI the same thing? I'm looking for some kind of adapter to HDMI port.
Thanks!


texts:
I am trying to Launch a process using NICE but this process is starting other process by itself and they are not affected by the priority of the main process ( main process has the correct nice but sub process priority is set to default)

So I am trying to renice those process while they run.
I tried

 renice n -p $(pidof <process name>)

but it is not recognised by MacOS (it is probably linux specific ?)
so how can I do that?

you can find a related discussion here:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30062340/starting-process-with-nice-command-macos-leaves-the-process-priority-at-0#comment48287323_30062340

thanks.


texts: How do I fix the duplicate libraries I think the new Photos app has made?

texts:
I used to use iPhoto, and my photo library was around ~40GB+ in size. When I upgraded to Yosemite, I was forced to use the "Photos" app which "migrated" my photos.

When I open my home folder. The "Pictures" folder is ~130GB+ in size! When I open it I see:

  iPhoto Library - 44.81GB (Migrated Photo Library) Photos Library 2 -
  44.51GB (Photos Library) Photos Library.photoslibrary_prepare - 43.85GB (Folder)

I can't use iPhoto anymore because Yosemite doesn't let me. I have time machine backups. I just want to delete the duplicate library, but I don't know how to verify that they are indeed duplicates, or somehow connected to Photos. I want to still be able to access my photos on my mac. I used to use Aperture as well, but Yosemite has rendered it useless.

What is the best way to clean up the duplicates (if they really are duplicates), without losing my photos ? I'm fine "using" the Photos "App". :(

EDIT:

I deleted iPhoto Library and Photos Library.photoslibrary_prepare.
I emptied my trash after that.

I opened photos, and it seems to be working. Nothing seems to be missing. But the amount of free space I have on my hard drive has increased only by 10GB. Weird.. No idea whats going on. Can't tell what Photos has done.

Any idea what's going on ?

EDIT: The amount of free space has going back to its original amount, even though I just "deleted" 80GB+ of photos...

EDIT: After restarting my mac, there appears to be ~8GB more of space. If I add up the sizes of all the folders under "Macintosh HD", there should be 110GB of free space (out of 500GB), but OS X reports only 77GB free. So where is the missing 33GB?


texts:
Recently my Face ID on iPhone X stopped working. It didn't react to my face anymore and didn't even display an error while trying to unlock the phone, but rather just repeatedly trying to focus the image back and forth and -nothing. I did Face id function reset and tried to record a new face sample, but it was not possible. Same problem. Like the true sensor or camera is not managing to do the job supposed to do.

I googled it on the internet and mainly encountered suggestions to reset Face ID, Reset Settings of the iPhone or Erase and Reset the whole phone. I did all three and the problem still persists.
Is it possible that it is a hardware bug?

The day before this problem started, the phone got a bit wet (I was on kayaking, and the phone was with me in the kayak, but the water that got to it was not at all that significant - it never went heavily underwater - maybe it was lying in an inch of water that was in a kayak for a short time)

Any ideas what I might do to solve this issue?

Thanks


texts: Corporate iPhone but on personal wifi. What can my employer see? Can they see my browser history and website?

texts: If an employee has a corporate iPhone but is on personal wifi. Can the employee view their browsing websites etc?


texts: Do iPhone battery extenders reduce regular battery life?

texts:
During heavy use periods, my iPhone 6 battery doesn't last the day. I'm looking at the battery cases available and curious if these actually reduce the life of the resident battery?

My understanding of rechargeable batteries was that they should be allowed to run down, and then fully charge. But that belief may be based on NiCad technology, and the newer LiOn may not have this issue.

It seems that if the phone has such a charging case, the case will function the same as just leaving the phone plugged in and 'topping off' the charge.


texts: Suspending VMWare Fusion instance that uses Boot Camp partition?

texts:
I run my Windows 7 that's installed on Boot Camp via VMWare Fusion. I like keeping it open so that I don't need to wait 3 minutes until it starts up and so that I don't need to login every time I close the application. The only problem is that it uses up lot's of resources (e.g. 1GB ram) even when I'm not actively using it.

What I would really want is to have it running in the background, but not consuming any resources. Sort of like hibernating the virtual machine, such that when I start it up, ideally the same exact state is restored very quickly and doesn't require a login.

I thought that I might be able to do this with VMWare Fusion's Suspend command, but it's disabled on my version. Is suspend really the feature I'm looking for? If so, how can I enable this feature?

Update: According to the help, it seems that this is the feature I'm looking for, however it's not supported with boot camp partitions. Is there any similar feature, hack, or do you have any other suggestions which can produce similar results as VMWare's suspend feature for Boot Camp partitions?


texts: How can I control an iOS device from my computer?

texts: My iOS device is cracked and is not working properly. It got me thinking: Is there a way to control an iOS device from my computer?  I know that I can use Quicktime to view the screen but it doesn't allow me to actually control it. I am open to third party programs.


texts: FaceTime: unable to answer incoming calls on macOS

texts:
I have an iPhone and a MacBook using the same wireless network.

I am able to make a call on my Mac (Mojave) with FaceTime using my iPhone, the call works without any problem.
When receiving a call I get the following popup:

However, after clicking on "Accept" I get the following error:

I signed out and in on each device without any improvement. It seems strange as the connection works (I am able to call). I only have problems answering.

Any hints on what I could try?


texts:
I'm looking for a good, compact MP3 player that can also double as a pedometer (or at least as a part thereof). I wouldn't hesitate to buy a nano 6g if not for some of its 'features' that I'd rather avoid (expensive proprietary PC cable, iTunes required, and the general creepiness of a closed-source OS). However, looking at the competition, I haven't been able to find a single item that would impress me anywhere near nano 6g. Any suggestions? Thank you.

P.S. I understand that this may be not the most appropriate place to ask this question, given my requirements that must seem unusual for an Apple fan, but I don't really know of a more suitable forum.


texts: Remove iTunes and Mac App store results when looking for a word

texts:
I would like to know whether it is possible to remove the Itunes Store and Mac App Store results from the word look-up functionality in El Capitan 10.11.1, illustrated below:

and App Store:

I find the attached look-up results pointless and irrelevant.


texts: Connect a Mac as an external drive to another Mac

texts: I run a 2008 Mac Pro and an old G5 Power Mac. Would it be possible to hook them together and use the G5 as an external drive mounted on the Mac Pro?


texts: How to get iTunes to keep downloading podcasts even if I don't listen to them right away?

texts:
As the owner of a Mac and an iPhone, I've naturally been using iTunes as my podcasting program. It works pretty well, except for one huge problem: if it determines that I haven't been listening to podcasts for a while it stops downloading them. Is there any way to force iTunes to continue downloading podcasts regardless of how often I listen to them? For most it isn't a big deal, but there are some (like "This American Life") that only publish one episode at a time so it's impossible to download the ones that you've missed.

This would also be useful to set up an iTunes server that shares the podcasts over the local network - since the podcasts would be listened to remotely, their "new" status would not be changed.

I poked around com.apple.iTunes.plist to no avail - if there is a setting to disable it, it's not labelled in there.

One idea I had would be possibly trying to fool iTunes into thinking that the podcast was listened to recently, as one of the criteria for automatically unsubscribing is that it hasn't been listened to in 5 days. Would it be possible to periodically set this value to the current time? Or might it even accept a future time so it doesn't have to be periodically set?


texts: Allow Wallet access on lock screen "only" when the device is unlocked

texts:
When using the Apple Wallet app shortcut from the lock screen (double press the home button to bring Wallet up), I noticed that it was possible to bring up the Wallet even when the device is locked. This means that any cards added to Apple Wallet can be seen even if the device is locked.

Is it possible to either hide these cards or to prevent the shortcut from working, when the device is locked? This shortcut is very useful in situations when accessing the Wallet is necessary (and it's useful to be able to quickly get to all the passes), but I do not want anyone else to access my ID cards and/or travel information if they have access to my device while it's locked.


texts:
I'd like to know where does Safari store all the open tabs. My daughter did who-knows-what on my laptop and all tabs were closed (except hers of course...) and the "Reopen from last session" is greyed.

I know that when I update Safari, or even upgrade the OS, the open tabs are kept. I then suppose they are stored in a file somewhere on the HD. As I do have TimeMachine active, I hope that by restoring an older version of this file, I would be able to retrieve my open tabs. The problem being of course that I don't know where it stores them...

I'm on Safari 13.0.2 on macOS 10.13.6 (High Sierra - can't upgrade my early 2011 MBP, but I don't think it would have changed something)


texts: Need tighter connection with my Time Capsule as external drive

texts:
I am not familiar with the right jargong or semantics but will try to explain it as well as possible.

I have a Time Capsule which I use as an external drive to save media. I use a MacBook to access the data.

My problem is that my MacBook isn't always "fully" connected to my Time Capsule.

So what do I mean by fully connected? When I use Finder to access some file in the Time Capsule there is a considerable lag at first. So it is obvious that my computer is connecting or starting up the Time Capsule to browse its library of files.

Why is this a problem? I could live with the small lag, but the problem is that every time another drive is activated my Crashplan software search through all my drives to backup files. I really don't want this action activated this way.


texts: APFS Container corrupt after resizing Boot Camp partition from Windows

texts:
I have a bad problem. I shrunk my APFS volume from 850 GB to 750 GB so that I can expand my NTFS Boot Camp Volume from 150 GB to 250 GB. After shrinking everything worked fine.

Then I started Boot Camp and tried to expand the system partition with the free space of 100 GB with some third party programs in Windows. That was for sure what destroyed my APFS container. Afterwards, when I try to start macOS again the boot selector with the Option key pressed, it only shows me the Boot Camp partition.

I connected the MB via hard drive mode to my other MacBook and can see this:

/dev/disk5 (external, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *1.0 TB     disk5
   1:                        EFI EFI                     314.6 MB   disk5s1
   2:           Windows Recovery                         750.0 GB   disk5s2
   3:           Windows Recovery                         200.0 MB   disk5s3
   4:       Microsoft Basic Data BOOTCAMP                148.3 GB   disk5s4
   5:           Windows Recovery                         939.5 MB   disk5s5

Nothing to read from APFS container or other stuff. Is there a way to recover it or to rebuild the APFS container without deleting the data on disk5s2?

If not, is there an easy way to get the data from disk5s2? Thats all I need… but I cannot mount it with mount_apfs /dev/disk5s2 myfoldertomount. How can I get access to this partition?

Here are also some information but I do not know if this will work for me since my APFS container is not shown, and I have no idea where to start and how the size gets defined: APFS partition inaccessible, container missing

Here the GPT list

sudo gpt -r show /dev/disk5
Password:
      start       size  index  contents
          0          1         PMBR
          1          1         Pri GPT header
          2          4         Pri GPT table
          6      76800      1  GPT part - C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B
      76806        250
      77056  183105468      2  GPT part - DE94BBA4-06D1-4D40-A16A-BFD50179D6AC
  183182524   24584961
  207767485      48829      3  GPT part - DE94BBA4-06D1-4D40-A16A-BFD50179D6AC
  207816314      24454
  207840768   36205785      4  GPT part - EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7
  244046553         39
  244046592     229376      5  GPT part - DE94BBA4-06D1-4D40-A16A-BFD50179D6AC
  244275968        292
  244276260          4         Sec GPT table
  244276264          1         Sec GPT header

What can I do? Is there any chance to get my data from the partition if I cannot rebuild the APFS container? The Windows partition is not important.

Update:

Here is a partition definition:

disk5s2 -> my main macOS APFS disk
disk5s3 -> HFS+ macOS Boot wrapper (to boot into macOS from Bootcamp since bootcamp cannot boot into APFS)
disk5s4 -> Bootcamp
disk5s5 -> For sure the macOS Recovery partition

Update 2:

Now I am scanning my APFS partition with M3 Data Recovery and it seems wo work – it lists my folders. After finishing the scan I try to backup the whole data on an external storage. How will I proceed after that? Fresh install of macOS and copy / overwrite the files from backup disk via external Mac?


texts: Can I test my iPhone 4 and iPhone 5 apps on an iPad mini retina

texts:
I'm new to the iOS world. I'm developing iOS apps but I have no device for testing, so finally I have decided to buy a device, but I'm confused which device to buy.

I want to test my app for both iPhone and iPad, so I decided to purchase iPad mini with retina.

Can I test my iPhone 4 and iPhone 5 retina apps and graphics on the iPad mini with retina?


texts: Regular/periodic pauses for unbuffered videos on mbpro / El Capitan

texts:
Video is pausing/freezing up for approximately 250ms periodically every 1 to 1.5 seconds.  This behavior is occurring in Flash and youtube across almost all websites. An exception: Netflix is not affected due to its buffering of the fast incoming signal.

As shown in the screenshot I have excellent internet connectivity: >100mbps with 1ms latency.   These numbers were tested on both chrome and firefox.  Note: the speedtest itself was getting the same pausing/freezing behavior - even while reporting up to 110mbps!

The cpu level is low < 20% and there is free RAM available on my core i7 2.3GHz 16GB  retina display machine.

This behavior seems to briefly be mitigated after a fresh reboot: but soon continues again. Stopping/restarting the browsers (tried Chrome, safari, ff) has NO effect.  The behavior has been ongoing for weeks at the least.


texts: Will NTFS-3G and FUSE work out of the box if I upgrade from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion?

texts:
On Snow Leopard I already have NTFS-3G (2010.10.2) and FUSE (MacFUSE Framework 2.2.1). I managed to install them and it works like a charm.

If I upgrade to Mountain Lion, does the operating system pick it up or I have to do it again from the scratch?


texts: iPhone 3GS lost and can’t use Find my iPhone

texts:
My iPhone 3GS was lost and I don't have any iOS device to login and erase the data.

I logged in using the browser on my Windows PC but it says I need an iOS device to locate my phone. Can I erase the data I have in the phone in any other way?


texts: No X button on App Store downloaded apps icons in Launchpad "jiggle mode"

texts:
I can't seem to uninstall Mac App Store purchased applications.

I know that holding down the Option key or clicking and holding on the app icon to make the icons start jiggling so you can uninstall the app by clicking the “X” shown in the corner of icons only works for apps downloaded from the Mac App Store.

But I my case, not even apps downloaded from the Mac App Store show the "X" button when in jiggle mode.

Has anyone experienced the same problem ? How did you solved it ?

UPDATE:
When I delete the app from the Finder, the app's icon remains in the launcher, undeletabe, only it doesn't find the missing app.


texts: Add exif creation time with correct timezone (TZD) to filename

texts:
Hi i have a problem renaming a lot of photo and images files. I use a shellscript in automator to rename them by EXIF date and time. But the time is given by UTC and im living in europe with +0100 in vinter and +0200 in the summer.
Example: a picture from 2020-06-30 taken at 22:22:30
is named    "2020-06-30 20/22/30 IMG_0001.jpg"
instead of. "2020-06-30 22/22/30 IMG_0001.jpg"
im using the script:
#/bin/zsh
for f in "$@"
do
    filedate=$(mdls $f | grep kMDItemContentCreationDate -m 1 | awk '{print $3, $4}');
    filename=$f:t
    filepath=$f:h
    mv $filepath/{"$filename","$filedate $filename"}
done

Can i somehow just add +0200 or +0100 to the "filedate...$4" and how?(and then manually order when the number of houser in the name is over 24) or is there a smarter way to ad time zone designator(TZD) to the script? I have not used script before so im completely new to all this. Hopw someone can help me.


texts: Activity Monitor lagging and requires force quit?

texts:
Activity Monitor itself, any time I open it, lags horribly and shows a spinning "beach ball."  It continues to lag horribly until I right click on it in the Dock, wait several seconds for the context menu to appear, and choose "Force Quit."

No other application is giving me trouble, just Activity Monitor.

I could probably fix this by restarting the computer, however (a) I don't want to restart the computer (I have a couple VMs running and other things I'd rather not close down) and (b) I'm very curious to see more in detail what could be causing this.

(I'm a sysadmin by trade, so it should go without saying that I enjoy troubleshooting and tracing down the causes of computer behavior.)

Is this a bug in Activity Monitor, perhaps, or what?

So my question, essentially, is "What could be going on here?" but to state it more precisely a few different ways:

What steps could I take to trace down more precisely why Activity Monitor is slow/laggy?  Or,
What steps could I take to diagnose and possibly fix this particular slowness without shutting down the computer?  And on a side note,
What information (logs, diagnostics, command output, etc.) would I need to provide to Apple to file this as a bug report?

I'm running 10.11.6.


texts: Installer constantly runs on MacBook Pro

texts:
My MacBook Pro will constantly run installer and when I force it to quit in the Activity Monitor, it will automatically open right up again. It really bogs down my computer. Here's what my Activity Monitor looks like:

Running Mavericks.


texts: Cannot pass contents of Chrome address bar to Automator workflow

texts:
For some time now, I have been using a keyboard shortcut to grab the selected text inside the address bar in Google Chrome and pass it to a Service (now called a Quick Action):

Sometime last week, I noticed that this workflow no longer receives input from the Chrome address bar. If I paste the address bar contents into Notes and select it, or select it inside Firefox and then press my keyboard shortcut the workflow still runs.

How can I access the contents of the Chrome address bar via my workflow?


texts: How to update Python which download from official website?

texts: I'm mac user, and I downloaded Python from the offcial website. What if I want to update Python, what should I do? I also installed the Java JDK from offcial website, both of them are .pkg, can someone tell me how to update them if they can be updated?


texts: iTunes 12.4.1 cannot sync music to my iPad

texts: I have tried syncing mp3 files I downloaded from a youtube converter (youtube-mp3.org), imported them to iTunes and then tried unsucessfully to sync them. My school has requested that I download a certain list of apps to use at school, i don't have an Apple ID so my dad synced the apps using his computer. Problem is that my iPad only syncs to his computer ever since he synced the apps. Are there any FREE solutions to fix this?


texts:
New apple user here,

I found this Macbook Air model:
http://www.ispot.ma/index.php/mac-15/macbook-air/macbook-air-md760.html

When I did a search about the Serial Order (MD760F/A), I couldn't find it!

My Question:
How to identify this model?

Thank you in advance!


texts: MacBook Pro 17" Early 2011 running without the AMD GPU

texts:
Well, after my Discrete GPU failed for third time, I decide to eliminate it from the system, and followed the instruction from LangLangC in:

GPU problem - Boot Hangs on Grey Screen

All works fine except when opening applications that need GPU acceleration, like Photos.

In that situations glitched zones appear on the screen until the application quits.

Will upgrading RAM provide more shared memory for the HD Graphics 3000 to access?

At this time, after hack the shared memory to the GPU reached 1536 MB, as is shown in About This Mac.

The Terminal commands for this are:

Add more VRAM

@arqueox try these steps they 100% work this time to increase from stock 512 MB to 1536 MB VRAM:

cd /S*/L*/Ext*/AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB.kext/C*/M*

sudo cp AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB.backup

sudo perl -pi -e 's|\xC7\x45\xD0\x00\x00\x00\x20|\xC7\x45\xD0\x00\x00\x00\x60|g' AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB

sudo touch /S*/L*/Extensions

Thanks to @arqueox for having tested the Info.plist
before reboot/restart you have to edit this file:

/System/Library/Extensions/AppleIntelHD3000Graphics.kext/Contents/Info.plist

Adding after these strings, this part:

<key>VRAMMethod</key>
<integer>0</integer>
<key>VRAMOverride</key>
<integer>0</integer>
<key>VRAMSize</key>
<integer>1536</integer>

After edited the plist from Terminal type:

sudo chown -R 0:0 /System/Library/Extensions && sudo chmod -R 755 /System/Library/Extensions

sudo kextcache -i /

sudo reboot


texts: I'm just looking for some help finding out what the below icon represents?


texts: Does rebooting an iOS device always unpair connected Bluetooth peripherals?

texts:
I am writing an iPad app that connects to wireless Bluetooth printers. We've discovered that when the iPad is rebooted, the printers that were paired and connected when the iPad was on do not automatically reconnect when the iPad reboots.

I'm just trying to determine if this is normal behavior for all devices, or if there is something specific to these devices that is causing them to not reconnect.

Does anyone happen to have a counter-example (Bluetooth headset, keyboard, etc.) that when the iPad is rebooted reconnect automatically?


texts: How to Safely Delete an in-progress Time Machine Backup on Snow Leopard

texts:
Okay, so somehow a computer I'm helping to manage has got a total of three .inprogress backups on its Time Machine drive that it doesn't seem to be able to tidy up; it's creating new backups without any issue, it just gets stuck on the finishing stage, presumably trying to get rid of the in progress files.

On Lion or later I would just use tmutil delete to get rid of this safely, however Snow Leopard doesn't have this.

I don't want to use the bypass utility with the rm command as I believe that will destroy the contents of hard-linked folders, resulting in other backups becoming incomplete if they had links to the same folder(s).

Is it safe to delete a Time Machine backup using Snow Leopard's Finder, or is there some other alternative I could try? Will tmutil's delete command run if I transfer tmutil from a Mountain Lion machine? I know it won't be able to trigger backups etc. since backupd won't support it, but can the delete command still work on Snow Leopard?


texts: Why do I have to reenter my passwords after moving HDD between Macs?

texts:
I recently had to transplanted my HDD into another Macbook Pro (after my own broke). I could boot without any problems in the new machine, but for some most (all?) applications wanted me to reenter my passwords (e.g. for all mail accounts, etc.). The passwords were still in the keychain. I could open the Keychain app, unlock the password entries and copy them again into the applications to continue. A couple of days later, I had to repeat the procedure and transplant the HDD again into another Macbook Pro. Again, I had to reenter all the passwords despite them being stored already in the keychain.

So the question is:

Why do I have to reenter passwords that are already stored in the Keychain app after migrating to a new hardware?


texts: macOS + Excel: Shortcut to highlight current row?

texts: This seems basic enough, but is there a shortcut to highlight the current row? I know the column is Ctrl+Space.


texts: iPhone 4 iOS 6.1.2 Keyboard -> Shortcuts not working properly

texts:
It was all working fine till I was on 6.1, I upgraded to 6.1.2 and restored my backup from  iTunes after which I noticed that the text-expander is not working. for e.g. when I type "omw" it doesn't get expanded to "On my way!"

I tried a lot, reset (Home + Power), installed Xpander2 from Cydia, etc etc.

I again restored the iOS but did NOT restore old backup this time and started fresh setup. But its still not working.

Any idea guys? what can be done to fix this?


texts: Now my macOS Catalina 10.15 add a new keychain automatically, I did not know when the keychain added. Could I remove it? Why add a new keychain?


texts: Is there a way I can hide a running app's dock icon Mac OS X?


texts: Has anyone tried putting Ubuntu on the new retina MacBook Pro? If so, were there driver issues?


texts:
My sister bought an ancient peripheral that only has drivers for Windows.  But her Windows box has no CD drive, so I put the CD in my Macbook, made a tarball of it, put in on my web server, and downloaded it in Windows.  No problem there.

But the MBP won't eject the drive.  Keyboard button, shell command, finder control: all dismount the CD, make a lot of noise, then re-mount it.

Recently purchased refurb.  Return as warranty claim?  Or is there an alternative?  Leaving on a trip in two weeks and want to take a computer along.


texts: Is there an utility which can profile and report on the activity of a single process?

texts:
Activity monitor can report on a single processes's disk and cpu usage at a single point in time.

The "Sample Process" feature is good for debugging, but doesn't provide easily digestible information.

Apps like iStat are just pretty layers on top of activity monitor.

Is there an app for OSX which will sample a Processes's resource use over time and then provide a report with nice graphs?

Something like DaisyDisk but for cpu and disk usage for a single process over time?


texts: I'm using a Logitech Performance Mouse MX.  Since upgrading to OS X 10.11 some apps responded sluggishly to mouse scrolling while others are fine.  For instance Safari responds like it used to but other apps like Xcode are very sluggish to scroll.  It feels like the top speed for scrolling has been capped for these apps when using the mouse.  Any idea what changed in OS X 10.11 that would cause this behavior?


texts: How well does Apple Remote Desktop work over the Internet?

texts:
I have a few family members with Macs that I'd like to be able to help if they have questions or get stuck, and I've been looking into various solutions to be able to remotely connect to their computers over the internet. In the past I've mainly used iChat, but it sometimes just doesn't work (and I do have a few members in my family that have a bit of trouble accepting the screen sharing invitation). My typical fallback is Skype which nearly always works, but I don't have any control over the screen so I have to walk them through what they need to do.

Now that Apple Remote Desktop is available in the Mac App Store for $80, I'm wondering if it does what I need. Namely, I'd like to be able to automatically connect and control a remote computer over the internet without having to configure the router it's connected to. Does Apple Remote Desktop have this capability?


texts: How to remove the automatic ratings from songs in iTunes?

texts:
I want to remove the automatic ratings from my songs:

However, they don't disappear after right-click->Rating->None


texts: How to automate changing the settings when you connect the mouse?

texts:
I want to change option in System Preferences "Scroll direction: natural" every time I plugin mouse to my MacBook.

And switch back when mouse is disconnected.

This should happen automatically. How it's possible? Automator or applescript?


texts: Can't connect second external display (but only at home)

texts:
The setup:

a late-2013 15-inch MacBook Pro; no dGPU
at work: two identical 1080p monitors. One connected via HDMI through a Belkin Thunderbolt 2 dock, another directly via HDMI
at home: two identical 1680x1050 monitors. One connected via HDMI to DVI cable, another via mini-DisplayPort to DVI cable.
10.5.5 Beta (19F83c)

My work setup works fine.

But with my home setup, no matter which external monitor I connect first, as soon as I connect the second, I don't get a stable image. Instead, I mostly get three black screens, but every ~5 seconds, I briefly get either some or all of the displays briefly displaying an image; then it disappears again. Connect just one of the two, and it works fine.

It can't be bandwidth, because surely, 1680x1050 monitors take up less bandwidth than 1080p ones. I've also tried reducing one monitor's resolution before connecting the other, to no avail. It really feels more like one of them pesky Catalina issues.

I've tried:

resetting the PRAM
resetting the PMU
deleting the ByHost preferences (which did contain many of the display setups)
closing the lid so only the two externals are connected

Nothing can get both of those to show a stable image.


texts:
I have a Mac mini end 2014, 2,6GHz Intel Core i5, 8GB 1600 MHz DDR3 with Mojave.

I spend hours (well ok, minutes) watching the coloured spinning wheel whenever I'm launching something, or even coming back to a window. Memory is never fully used, nor the CPU.

It's specially slow when I start a session.

Is my Mac just too slow for Mojave?


texts:
What is the proper way to restore a MacBook from an encrypted Time Capsule backup?

AppleCare fixed my MacBook and had to replace the drive. I am now trying to restore the Time Machine Backup that is saved on a Time Capsule.

The setup asks how I want to transfer information and I check the option for Time Machine. Next when it shows the correct Time Capsule I select it and it prompts me to enter the password for the Time Capsule. After it accepts the correct user name and password it just sits there. It doesn't load any further options and I cannot continue.

I can connect to the Time Capsule and mount the backups from another mac so I know the backups exist, but I can't seem to restore the backup through the setup.

I believe this may have something to do with the fact that the backup is encrypted. When searching for solutions, I can find lots on "Restore encrypted Time Machine Backup" or "Restore from Time Capsule" but little on "Restore Encrypted backup from Time Capsule".

So, what is the correct way to restore encrypted backup from a Time Capsule?


texts: Safari will spontaneously visit URL while I type

texts:
On my old MacBook Air and even on my brand new Retina MacBook Pro (which was set up as a new computer), if I open a new tab and quickly start typing a URL or search in the bar, Safari will sometimes truncate whatever it is I was typing and act as if I had pressed Return.

I believe this has something to do with the search suggestions/seek time for bookmarks but it happens stochastically so I can't determine the root cause.


texts: Is there a way to turn off flat UI in MacOS Sierra?

texts:
I recently "upgraded" to macOS Sierra (10.12).  I understand that many people have opinions on efficient and aesthetic UIs, but I personally hate (and that is the correct word) a flat UI.  If you like it, great... but is there a way for those of us who don't like it turn it off?

I'm guessing the answer is no - and I've gone through every preference and option I can think might have any bearing.  My Google search didn't turn up anything, either... but there's always a chance that I'm missing something.

If it helps an answer, feel free to get technical: I've been using Apple since the mid-80s, and computers before that; I've been working as a Software Engineer for decades (I'd prefer not to admit how long), and the command line doesn't bother me.  (Yes, yes, I understand that I've asked for a non-flat UI and use the command line.  It's not really hypocrisy... technically.)

Tl; DR Is there an option/method to turn off the flat UI in MacOS Sierra (10.12)?


texts: How can I customize the symlinks that MacPorts creates/deletes when using its `port select --set ` command?

texts:
I use MacPorts to manage certain *nix packages on my Mac. One such Mac has multiple Python versions installed.

When I switch between Python versions, I use a command like:

port select --set python python27-apple

to set the default python to the Python 2.7 that my Mac shipped with from Apple, as described here.

However, MacPort's select command doesn't change any of the utilities that use python, such as easy_install.

This means that regardless of which Python is active, the supporting utilities are always the system default ones:

bash-3.2$ which python
/opt/local/bin/python
bash-3.2$ port select --show python
The currently selected version for 'python' is 'python27'.
bash-3.2$ which easy_install
/usr/bin/easy_install
bash-3.2$ ls /opt/local/bin/easy_install-*
/opt/local/bin/easy_install-2.7 /opt/local/bin/easy_install-3.4

Notice that installing a Python version with MacPorts brings along its easy_install command, but switching to that python using port select --set python27 does not also set /opt/local/bin/easy_install-2.7.

This leads to confusing errors where the wrong version of Python was used to install packages.

Thus, my question:

How can I instruct MacPorts to make appropriate symlinks for Python's additional utilities, not just the single python command?


texts: El Capitan - when is the last iPhone backup?

texts:
How do I tell when my last iPhone backup was?

In previous versions of iTunes

there was a info panel available when selecting my mounted iPhone in the left sidebar

this panel showed all kinds of useful information!
for example, when the last sync/backup was!

Now there isn't.  No info.

Q: I've backed up my iPhone by right-clicking and choosing "Back Up."  But how do I tell when the last backup is from?

Q: is there another place (app?) to find the iPhone's status?

For example, Image Capture has basically replaced Photo for managing the photos on the phone.


texts: Shortcut for opening applications stack on dock bar

texts:
Is there any keyboard shortcut to open applications stack on dock bar?

The idea is I want to be able to open any app without using mouse.


texts:
Background - earlier this year, Verizon ran a BOGO sale where I was able to get an iPhone 8 for 'free', the catch being, I needed to add a new line of service. Given the bump from 3 lines to 4 was only $10, I took the deal.

My question is as the title shows. I am looking to buy a new iPad Pro.

And from the spec page, it takes a Nano-SIM. The iPhone 8 I got shows this

Also a Nano-SIM.

Are these cards interchangeable? Of course, I'm aware I'd need to buy the cellular Verizon compatible iPad, and am not expecting to be able to make calls from an iPad. Only internet access.

I was just at an Apple store getting a battery update on my old 6, and asked this question. They told me 'no', but didn't really explain why.

For what it's worth, I just finished a chat with Verizon, they said it wold not work -

This is why I am here, hoping a member has already tried this. Whether it failed or not, I'd trust an answer here more than anything I get from Verizon.


texts: PHP not locating mcrypt while using MAMP

texts:
I'm using MAMP on a MAC. And in the php info page on MAMP, it says that mcrypt is enabled. However, when I run "php -m" on the terminal, I can't find mcrypt between the php modules.

Any advice??


texts: Recover photos from the iTunes backup of a dead iPhone

texts: My wife's iPhone 4 just died: it won't turn on and doesn't charge. It's basically a brick right now. She needs to recover the photos on it. Is there any way to recover this from the iTunes backup files?


texts: Would AirTags be useful if you lose your item in a unpopulated area?

texts:
If I get it right, then AirTags send a Bluetooth-signal to other iOS-devices within the reach of Bluetooth. The iOS-device then sends the received message to iCloud and iCloud then messages the owner.
Now, I ask myself: If I lose an item in an unpopulated area, like for example in a wood, would I benefit of having an AirTag attached to it? Even if it's very unlikely that someone with an iPhone passes by?
Yesterday I made an trial. I got the impression, that an iPhone memorizes the last location on which it had contact to a coupled AirTag. I'm I right there?
If that's the case then the AirTag would be still useful as marker, where I parked my car or where I lost my wallet.


texts: How can I upgrade from Oracle JDK 8 to OpenJDK 8 using Homebrew and be sure it will be used by default?

texts:
If I have Oracle Java SE JDK 8 installed on my mac, how can I upgrade to Open JDK 8 and be sure it will be used by default?

Motivation: Android build tools seem to need JDK 8, but according to the following links Oracle JDK 8 will not receive free updates after January 2019 for commercial use, not even security updates:

https://java.com/en/download/release_notice.jsp
https://medium.com/@javachampions/java-is-still-free-c02aef8c9e04
https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/issues/637


texts: 370GB unused but cannot shrink APFS container

texts:
200GB unused, but can't change APFS container size due to minimum requirement

I would like to shrink my APFS container on the macOS side to 100GB so that I can allocate more storage to Bootcamp. I have tried using the command:

sudo diskutil apfs resizeContainer disk0s2 350g

which results in this:

Started APFS operation
Aligning shrink delta to 101,999,992,832 bytes and targeting a new physical store size of 349,999,996,928 bytes
Determined the minimum size for the targeted physical store of this APFS Container to be 86,805,315,584 bytes
Resizing APFS Container designated by APFS Container Reference disk1
The specific APFS Physical Store being resized is disk0s2
Verifying storage system
Using live mode
Performing fsck_apfs -n -x -l -S /dev/disk0s2
Checking the container superblock
Checking the EFI jumpstart record
Checking the space manager
Checking the space manager free queue trees
Checking the object map
Checking volume
Checking the APFS volume superblock
The volume Macintosh HD — Data was formatted by diskmanagementd (945.220.38) and last modified by apfs_kext (1412.0.28.171.1)
Checking the object map
Checking the snapshot metadata tree
Checking the snapshot metadata
Checking the extent ref tree
Checking the fsroot tree
Checking volume
Checking the APFS volume superblock
The volume Preboot was formatted by newfs_apfs (748.31.8) and last modified by apfs_kext (1412.0.28.171.1)
Checking the object map
Checking the snapshot metadata tree
Checking the snapshot metadata
Checking the extent ref tree
Checking the fsroot tree
Checking volume
Checking the APFS volume superblock
The volume Recovery was formatted by newfs_apfs (748.31.8) and last modified by apfs_kext (1412.0.28.171.1)
Checking the object map
Checking the snapshot metadata tree
Checking the snapshot metadata
Checking the extent ref tree
Checking the fsroot tree
Checking volume
Checking the APFS volume superblock
The volume VM was formatted by newfs_apfs (748.31.8) and last modified by apfs_kext (1412.0.28.171.1)
Checking the object map
Checking the snapshot metadata tree
Checking the snapshot metadata
Checking the extent ref tree
Checking the fsroot tree
Checking volume
Checking the APFS volume superblock
The volume Macintosh HD was formatted by diskmanagement (1409.0.0.141.4) and last modified by apfs_kext (1412.0.28.171.1)
Checking the object map
Checking the snapshot metadata tree
Checking the snapshot metadata
Checking the extent ref tree
Checking the fsroot tree
Verifying allocated space
warning: overallocation detected on Main device: (0x523df92+1) bitmap address (0x1091e)
The volume /dev/disk0s2 appears to be OK
Storage system check exit code is 0
Shrinking APFS Physical Store disk0s2 from 451,999,989,760 to 349,999,996,928 bytes
Shrinking APFS data structures
APFS Container Resize error code is 49187
Error: -69606: A problem occurred while resizing APFS Container structures

Can't resize APFS Container: Not enough free space in Container due to APFS limits or tidemarks

When I do tmutil listlocalsnapshots / the output is Snapshots for volume group containing disk /: so I assume that I have no snapshots. I have also tried $ tmutil thinlocalsnapshots / 9999999999999 to no avail.

In 200GB unused, but can't change APFS container size due to minimum requirement, Geoff said

  Yes, you have deleted all your local snapshots. But you also have another backup drive. In the example you linked, there was no such drive. You need to remove all Time Machine backups stores, disable all destinations, etc. You can reassociate your backups later.

which I honestly do not understand. Am I supposed to use tmutil destinationinfo [-X], and if so, what do I put in place of the -x? Whatever I put in it just says No destinations configured.

Same thing goes for removedestination identifier, which shows tmutil: No destination matching ID: identifier.

I've been up all night trying to fix this issue, but I'm missing something here. Any help at all would be appreciated.


texts: What is the best device to test an iOS application on?

texts:
I just enrolled as an iOS developer. I now need a device to test my app on a real device and not solely on the simulator.

The iPod Touch seems to be the cheapest option. Will this be enough to test my apps? Or would it be better to buy an iPad, iPhone 3G[S] or iPhone 4?

What device would you get to test?


texts: How can I use Gatekeeper to block applications on my Mac?

texts:
Is there a way for me to create a blacklist of Applications that cannot be installed, or run after they have been installed, on OS X Sierra? I have tried to follow the directions outlined here: https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/313393/  but all applications still run even after I add them using the spctl command. Essentially, I would like to be able to create a list of applications based on something static like the bundle identifier (so that applications that are redownloaded are still blocked), and keep these applications from working on my Mac. These would include system applications (such as Mail) as well as Applications with valid developer identities.

Thank You.


texts: Photos have been deleted from an iPhone which had iCloud Photo Library turned on so photos were deleted from iCloud as well. Does Apple store backups of iCloud to restore its state at a previous date ?


texts: Why doesn't tar recognize .iso files, even though the documentation says it should?

texts:
man tar says that OS X's tar implementation should be able to extract .iso files.

  tar creates and manipulates streaming archive files.  This implementation can extract from tar, pax, cpio, zip, jar, ar, and ISO
  9660 cdrom images and can create tar, pax, cpio, ar, and shar archives.

However, tar gives me the following error:

$ tar -xvf test.iso
tar: Unrecognized archive format
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors.

What's with the discrepancy?

The .iso is created from a .dmg using Apple's hdiutil utility.  poweriso can extract it without issue.

I'm on OS X 10.7.4.  tar --version reports bsdtar 2.8.3 - libarchive 2.8.3.


texts: Time Machine is doing very large backups

texts:
Background: I bought new drive for Time Machine backup. First backup took about an hour and backed up about 80 GB (let's considered as good behaviour). Second backup was supposed to be above 70 GB (bad behaviour, bad) which could not really be the amount of data actually changed for the while between backups.

When i try manually run tmutil compare in iTerm, it returns a bit more sense making numbers

"supposed to be above" comes from estimated size in Time Machine preference pane.
"actually 10 MB changed" comes from terminal tmutil compare result.

I think it's wrong it's backing up almost whole drive again. I know the backups consists of actual files and links to not changed files from previous backup. But the links should not consume same size as the linked file and according to free space after second backup the second backup is really consuming the space almost like first(full) backup (checked in disk utility)

Question: How can i prevent Time Machine to make so big backups when actually 10 MB changed?


texts: How can I use the screen of a broken MacBook?

texts:
I have a 17” unibody MacBook Pro that is broken (the GPU and motherboard are gone). Is it possible to use its screen as an external display?
I suppose it would need some kind of specific connection to feed power to the screen as well as the video.


texts: How to play videos stored in iTunes playlist on iPhone4 to play in car stereio( Sony XAV-622)?

texts:
iPhone4
Sony XAV-622

How to play videos stored in iTunes playlist on iPhone4  to play in car stereio( Sony XAV-622) ?


texts:
since the TED HD podcast and iTunesU my iTunes library is getting bigger and bigger and thus free space on my MacBook HD smaller and smaller. I'm getting an iPad2 soon and would like to sync my TV shows and some movies as well, but this just doesn't fit into the library any more.

I already tried to have two libraries, one on an external HD, one on the internal for on the go, but this is kind of complicated and not really 'the apple way'.

Is there any way to outsource the movies and podcasts to an external library or HD and leave the music on the MacBook?

Thanks!


texts: How to get the call log from my iPhone in iOS 8?

texts: I need to get the call log from my iPhone. What is the path to get the call log from iOS 8.3?


texts: Script of mysqldump didn't work correct invoked by launchctl in OS X

texts:
Here is my question asked on StackExchange 2 days ago. https://stackoverflow.com/q/35839190/4772652
Someone suggested me to ask here. Could anyone give me a hand to solve this?

============

I had tried to launch a script of mysqldump for daily backup by launchd and also by Carbon Copy Cloner (CCC). The script works fine under command line. However, it comes with empty file under launchd or CCC.

While I manually ran the command sh mysqldump.sh, a <DATE>.sql.gz file will be created. And if the launchd/CCC called the script, a <DATE>.sql.gz file will also be created. However, the file size will by 2 0B.

Here is the content of my plist file

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
        <key>Label</key>
        <string>com.MySQL.crontab</string>
        <key>Program</key>
        <string>/bin/mysqldump.sh</string>
        <key>RunAtLoad</key>
        <true/>
        <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
        <string>/tmp/AlTest1.err</string>
        <key>StandardOutPath</key>
        <string>/tmp/AlTest1.out</string>
        <key>StartCalendarInterval</key>
        <dict>
            <key>Weekday</key>
            <integer>5</integer>
            <key>Hour</key>
            <integer>6</integer>
            <key>Minute</key>
            <integer>0</integer>
        </dict>
    </dict>
</plist>

And the launchd status for this plist is - 0   com.MySQL.crontab

Here is the script for mysqldump, which is created by Schulz with slight modified

#!/bin/sh
# *************************************************************
# file: mysqldump.sh
# date: 2015-03-27
# author: (c) by Marko Schulz - <info@tuxnet24.de>
# description: Get a mysqldump of all mysql databases.
# *************************************************************

dbUsername="me"
dbBackup="/Backup/MySQL_backup"

date=$( date +%Y%m%d )

find $dbBackup/ -mtime +30 -type f -name '*.sql.gz' -exec rm -rf {} ';' >/dev/null 2>&1

mysqldump -u $dbUsername --all-databases | gzip > ${dbBackup}/${date}.sql.gz 2>&1

What could I do to solve this problem?


texts: Can't change purchased itunes videos to have media type other than Home Video

texts:
I have a number of files on my new Mac mini, imported into iTunes (12) from an external drive that had been serving as storage for my previous iTunes library on an old laptop that is now defunct.  For some reason, most of these video files got changed to have their media type be “home video”.  I have changed the media kind metadata on the files that were DVD rips, but I cannot change the media kind for the files that are iTunes purchases.  These identify (in the File tab) as “Protected MPEG-4 video file” and play fine.

I can also see these files through Home Sharing on iPads and my Apple TV.

Nonetheless, I can’t change the media kind to “Film” or “TV programme” as appropriate, which is very annoying. Is there any trick I might use to fix this?


texts: Standard Mac keyboard mapping in VirtualBox?

texts:
I am using differents Unix in VirtualBox on my Macs (MacBook Pro, iMac).
I have standard QWERTY keyboards so as to be able to type fluently:

English
French
German
UNIX shell
programming languages: C, Perl, make

With the standard Apple keyboard mapping I am able to type very quickly:

é, É, œ, Œ, à, À, î, Î, ç, Ç, û, Û, ß, ü, Ü…

!, @, #, $, {, }, [, ], ~, ', `, /, \, |, &…

This mapping is:

and with either the left or right option depressed:

This mapping is very easy to memorize since it only uses 5 option sequences (introduced by the keys in orange) which
are on keys most frequently used with the letter on the same key.
For example, to type an é, I have to type option+e, e

I would like to use the exact same keyboard mapping of my Mac in Unix
environments (I mean not just for command+c).

My experiments with xmodmap proved that I can achieve the exact same keyboard function, but with a few hundred lines of xmodmap file for each keyboard.

What is the clean and general method to get the complete Apple keyboard mapping on the virtual Unix running inside VirtualBox?


texts: What version of Logic Pro X works on macOS Sierra?

texts: I noticed that the latest version of Logic Pro X requires macOS 10.13.6 (High Sierra) or newer. Does anyone know what the last version of Logic Pro X that can run on macOS 10.12.6 (Sierra) is?


texts: How do I use the defaults command with App Groups?

texts:
In OS X Yosemite it's possible to have preferences that are shared between multiple apps that are in the same App Group. On the development side of things it's as simple as setting up the App Group and then using [[NSUserDefaults alloc] initWithSuiteName:@"TEAMID.com.company.AppGroup"] instead of the usual [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults]. These preferences get stored in ~/Library/Group\ Containers/TEAMID.com.company.AppGroup/Library/Preferences/TEAMID.com.company.AppGroup.plist.

What I'm trying to figure out is how to modify those preferences from outside of the app using the defaults command. So far the best I've found is this:

defaults write ~/Library/Group\ Containers/TEAMID.com.company.AppGroup/Library/Preferences/TEAMID.com.company.AppGroup PreferenceName -bool YES

This sort of works in that it modifies the correct .plist file and updates the preferences I tell it to. But it doesn't seem to be compatible with the caching that's used in Yosemite. As soon as the app tries to read the same preference, it reverts back to what was set previously.

Is there any way to make this work reliably?


texts: MacBook Pro suddenly started spinning fans at 100% while lid was closed for a couple of hours

texts:
I've been noticing some issues with my MacBook for a while now. Firstly, kernel_task sometimes takes over extreme amounts of CPU and the whole computer starts acting slow even when I'm not using it for any heavy tasks.

Note that this is a 15" MBPro 2015, all specs maxed out.

Fans are also often at full speed for seemingly no reason (just browsing the net) but that has been going on forever since I bought it, and I heard that is relatively normal for those MBPros.

But last night the weirdest thing happened. I closed the lid and went to sleep. Several hours later in the morning, I was awoken to my MacBook fans going on at 100%.

I got up to check it out and the bottom plate was pretty hot and fans still going at 100%. I opened the lid and I couldn't get it to turn on. The screen would not show anything no matter how long I waited and how many keys I pressed.

I ended up force shutting it down (holding down the power button).

Any idea what could be causing this? Is there any way I can try to figure out the problem, or is taking it to Apple for repair the only option?


texts: How to read old Apple ][ 5.25" floppy disks

texts:
It's like Apple is a different company than it was when it produced the computer I'm talking about, so I'm not sure this is the intended topic of discussion here, but this is a question about Apple hardware, so here I go.

I have an old Franklin Ace 2100 Apple-compatible computer that I'm about to send off to a museum, but I also have a bunch of homemade software that they're not interested in and can't help me recover. Before I send this off I'd like to know that someday I might be able to get at that software again myself. I thought I once saw 5.25" USB floppy drives on Thinkgeek that might have been useful in such a data recovery process, but I can't find them any more. And even if I did, I know Apple 5.25" drives are incompatible with IBM/PC drives possibly at a hardware level, so I don't know if it would have been useful.

Can anyone help me figure out if there's a cost effective device for extracting the data from these old Apple ][ disks from the 1980s (they're almost all still functional - I just tried them yesterday again!)? I could elect to rely on a data recovery service, but then I would have to hold on to my system long enough to sort out what disks I want to recover data from before I send it away, so ideally, I'd like to be able to perform this recovery myself. My current system, BTW, is not from Apple (it's a "PC", and not an Apple-based one -- the term "PC" has always bothered me -- Apples were personal computers too).


texts: Is there any way to downgrade my Mac mini to Mojave 10.14.3?

texts: I updated my Mac mini to Catalina an this broke an important app I use. I think downgrading to 10.14.3 will make it work again (a colleague of mine has their Mac mini at this version and the app works) Is there a way I can downgrade it?


texts: Does anyone know how to permanently remove an icon put in the menu bar by DYMO label maker software?  I can right click it and remove it, or drag it off the menu bar.  However, it returns upon a reboot.


texts: Where are the bookmarks folders in Safari?

texts: While organizing my bookmarks, I made several folders.   Now when I click the Bookmarks menu, I don't see any sign of these folders.  I need to do "Show All Bookmarks" to see them.  Shouldn't the folder appear right in the Bookmarks menu?


texts: Choose Default Out CHANNEL for OS X Audio

texts: I need to get my default audio output to outputs 3/4 of my audio interface. What is the easiest way to do this? Do I need Soundflower (and will it even work)?


texts:
I've just installed iOS 4.1 on my iPhone 3GS, and want to try the new HDR feature in the Camera App... But it doesn't seem to be available.

Is it possible to use it in the 3GS? Do I need to do anything else?


texts: Macbook Pro Early 2015 13 inch Retina Cycle count reset

texts: Apparently, the max cycle count for my MacBook (type is on the title) is 1000. Currently, my cycle count is 990 and I'm wondering if I can reset it without changing my battery? Probably impossible but just in case...


texts: Make Apple Watch calendar complication sync quickly with Google Calendar

texts:
I make heavy use of the calendar complication on the Apple Watch (Infograph Modular).  I use Google Calendar as the source of truth, sync those Google Calendars to the iPhone Calendar app, and then events from Google Calendar show up on the watch.

Unfortunately, when I add a new calendar entry in Google Calendar via the web app, it takes quite a long time to sync all the way to the watch.  I'm not sure how long, but at least 30 minutes sometimes.  When I notice that it hasn't synced, I can trigger a sync simply by opening the iPhone Calendar app on my phone.  After waiting for a few seconds the iPhone calendar syncs, and then the watch face updates.

Ideally I'd like changes to the Google Calendar to propagate to the watch in a couple minutes at most, without me having to do anything.  Is that possible?


texts:
I am running 10.6 on my macbook pro and purchased a while ago 10.7 and also have a purchased copy of Windows XP

I am using a software which requires me to use Windows XP which i want to use with Boot Camp, my only problem is that i need to use the Boot Camp version on OSX 10.6 that supports Windows XP and not from later OSX versions.

I would like to reinstall the entire system and install in order which will allow me to have working copies of 10.6 for boot amp installation + a working copy of 10.7 (later to be upgraded to 10.9) and a working copy of Windows XP.

  My plan for re-installation:
  (250MB DRIVE)
  Clean install OSX 10.6
  -> Partition: "Macintosh HD" Leave 50GB for OSX 10.6 > "Macintosh HD 2" 150GB for OSX 10.7 >"Windows HD" 50 GB for Windows XP
  ->Clean install OSX 10.7
  -> Going back to 10.6 > run Boot Camp and install Windows XP on "Windows HD"

It will be very important for me to upgrade "Macintosh HD 2" 150GB with OSX 10.7 later on to OSX 10.9 (verified that it will work on this machine) and I do not want to mess up the "Windows HD" with Windows XP...

How do I install things so I can make sure OSX 10.7 will load by default?


texts: Syncing someone else's iphone to my itunes

texts: Can I sync someone else's iphone to my iTunes and put my songs on their phone without losing their imformation such as contacts


texts: How to boot into internet recovery mode with rEFInd installed?

texts: I have the bootup manager rEFInd installed on my Macbook. The key combinations for recovery (Command R and Command R+I) just boot into rEFnd's bootloader. At this point in time holding the option key while booting still allows me to plug in a USB and boot it (e.g. I can boot a Linux Live USB and wipe the disk - afterwards I'd be able to do internet recovery mode without a problem). That being said I'd like to be able to access internet recovery without the usage of external media and without giving up rEFInd. How can I achieve this?


texts: How can I avoid data mangling in filenames when copying files between Linux and macOS?

texts:
When we transported a CMS filesystem and mysql dump via rsync from one Linux server to another Linux server, we used a MacOS in the middle to store the data temporarily. After the CMS was up on the other Linux server, all static image files where available. But all filenames with German umlauts where not to be found by the CMS, although they where visible and accessible. We quickly found out, that exactly this happens:

When I create a filename with German umlauts on Linux like this:

linux$ mkdir umlauttest
linux$ touch umlauttest/äöü

And then go to a Mac and issue there an rsync to copy the directory to my Mac...

mac$ rsync -a user@linux:umlauttest .

And then copy it back from my Mac to Linux:

mac$ rsync -a umlauttest/. user@linux:umlauttest2

Then I have really a problem on my Linux, because the filename is kind of broken.

linux$ diff umlauttest umlauttest2
Only in umlauttest2: äöü
Only in umlauttest: äöü

That is, because MacOS is in fact converting the filename characters to composite Unicode characters, which is really something I call mangling meta data. This behaviour also arises by using scp to copy files.

Is there a way to prevent this from happening?


texts: Process using more memory than I physically have

texts: I'm loading a 4GB csv in Python using pandas, and activity monitor says I'm using more RAM than I physically have in my laptop (15GB out of 8GB). How's this possible internally?


texts: What does an "All" nested group do in a "Match All" Smart Playlist?

texts:
When creating a Smart Playlist, what does placing a "All of the following are true" nested group when the playlist is set to "Match all of the following rules"?

I've tried reading through it logically a few times, and I always end up with it not actually contributing to the flow of the smart playlist. If all the items in the nested group have to be true, and all the items directly under parent must be true, it seems that this configuration would only serve as a way to group similar items to a user's preference.

Is there a logical precedence that I am missing where having a "match all" nested group on the first level of a "match all" smart playlist makes sense?


texts:
How to view the kernel on MacOS?

I am learning Linux command line by William Shotts,

The Kernal directory can been accessed by :

ls /bin
# Contain Linux kernal, inital RAM disk image

How to view the kernel on MacOS?

$ ls /boot
ls: /boot: No such file or directory


texts: Image Capture default action for *any* camera

texts:
I'm trying to implement a solution for a multiuser environment involving Image Capture and AutoImport. (10.6.8 with remote MCX).

Our users often connect digital cameras to our Macs to download the images from them. I'd really like to have the AutoImporter application launch whenever any camera is connected.

This kind of behaviour is easily enabled in the Image Capture app. However, these settings seem to be applied per camera (by using a UUID for each camera in the ImageCapture plists), not for any camera that may be connected.

One solution I've considered; adding the UUIDs for all of the cameras that we have in the department to the MCX preferences for Image Capture. However, aside from being onerous in the short and long-term, this wouldn't provide the desired user experience for those that use their own cameras (cameras we don't have UUIDs for).

I'm interested to see if anyone else has come up against this and how they overcame it. Also, if anyone knows of .plist values that can be implemented to provide the behaviour I'm looking for. I'm not limited to using built in software either, but it is very preferential.


texts: Can I charge an iPad from a 14 volt cigarette lighter socket?

texts: I have a small airplane which provides 14V (volts) through a cigarette lighter socket. Can I use this to charge an iPad?


texts: Can I use Alfa long distance Wi-Fi with AppleTV AirPlay?

texts: I'm told by Apple Support I cannot use my MacBook with OS X 10.9.3 with AppleTV AirPlay, so will be using it with just my Samsung TV and a 2nd TV (not a Smart TV Though,) for a family member who is living downstairs he has early lung cancer, & is just discovering computer world, and is in love with YouTube, so I am upstairs with a NetComm modem (TPG) and am thinking of getting a  Alfa long distance Wi-Fi. Is this OK, please?


texts: iTunes do not connect to iTunes Store anymore

texts:
This started to happen some days ago, but it's pretty annoying, my podcasts aren't been updating too.
When I click in iTunes Store it just show 'accessing itunes store' (the loading bar) and just keep this like forever.
I already try to remove iTunes completely like it says here:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1923

And here: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/23959/completely-remove-itunes-and-other-apple-software-from-a-windows-computer/

But still with same error, any adivce ?

Here it's all the programs that are installed in my computer now:

http://i.imgur.com/eRYKy.png

http://i.imgur.com/mwClj.png

My computer is a :
DELL Optplex 790
Windows 7 x64
8gb memory RAM

Thanks.


texts: How can I show the desktop from full screen apps?

texts:
Is there a way to show the desktop from full screen apps? I'm used to do it with F11 but it doesn't work if you are running full screen apps. The same is true for hot corners.

I need this functionality for example when I'm writing a mail and I need to drag and drop an attachment from my desktop.


texts:
Normally I'm able to filter my search by file size as shown in this tutorial. However, for some reason this morning I can't find the filter anymore, where did it go?

This is what I'm expecting to see:

Thanks :)

Edit:
See the end of Tetsujin answer. Essentially the Filter won't show up when searching from "All My Files", which is at minimum, not a sensible design decision because launching Finder takes one to "All My Files" by default

So if that bothers you, it's possible to change this senseless default

Just go into preferences and change to a different "New Finder window" and then cmd+F will behave as expected


texts: Connecting to EC2 Amazon using iTerm and .pub-file

texts:
How can I setup my iTerm to connect my amazon server using the .pem file I have been given.

When I try ssh PUBLIC-DNS it returns Permission denied (publickey)..

EDIT

I have now tried the following without log, including a debug log:

Marks-MacBook-Air:.ssh mark$ ssh -i s1.pem -v ubuntu@**********.amazonaws.com
OpenSSH_6.2p2, OSSLShim 0.9.8r 8 Dec 2011
debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh_config
debug1: /etc/ssh_config line 20: Applying options for *
debug1: Connecting to ************.amazonaws.com [***.***.***.***] port 22.
debug1: Connection established.
debug1: identity file s1.pem type -1
debug1: identity file s1.pem-cert type -1
debug1: Enabling compatibility mode for protocol 2.0
debug1: Local version string SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_6.2
debug1: Remote protocol version 2.0, remote software version OpenSSH_6.6.1p1 Ubuntu-2ubuntu2
debug1: match: OpenSSH_6.6.1p1 Ubuntu-2ubuntu2 pat OpenSSH*
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT sent
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT received
debug1: kex: server->client aes128-ctr hmac-md5-etm@openssh.com none
debug1: kex: client->server aes128-ctr hmac-md5-etm@openssh.com none
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REQUEST(1024<1024<8192) sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_GROUP
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_INIT sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REPLY
debug1: Server host key: RSA **:**:**:**:**:**:**:**:**:**:**:**:**:**:**:**
debug1: Host '**************.amazonaws.com' is known and matches the RSA host key.
debug1: Found key in /Users/mark/.ssh/known_hosts:2
debug1: ssh_rsa_verify: signature correct
debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS
debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS received
debug1: Roaming not allowed by server
debug1: SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_REQUEST sent
debug1: SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_ACCEPT received
debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey
debug1: Next authentication method: publickey
debug1: Offering RSA public key: /Users/mark/.ssh/id_rsa
debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey
debug1: Trying private key: s1.pem
debug1: read PEM private key done: type RSA
debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey
debug1: No more authentication methods to try.
Permission denied (publickey).

Please note that I have removed the following informations SERVER IP, PUBLIC DNS and RSA KEY


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What does the '²' mean? Why (10 hours)² and not 10 hours?


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sudo nvram boot-args="-v"

which boots in verbose mode, I tried

sudo nvram boot-args="-t"

but to no avail. Any idea?


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I never, ever, want sound going through an external monitor. The internal speakers are better than most monitor speakers, anyway.

Is there a way to prevent this happening?


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In addition, you can't ⌘-drag any of the toolbar buttons, whether that be to different places on the toolbar, or off the toolbar completely…

I really want to remove the Tips  button, as well as re-arrange some things to make it more like how I had iWork '09 set up.

Is there a Terminal command or other preference to re-enable the customisation of the toolbar, or at the least a command to forcibly remove the Tips button from the toolbar?


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I am selling my iMac over Facebook and a potential customer is asking for serial number. I am not really comfortable with the fact to share with him but do not know what will happen if I do or why he wants it? Any are downside of sharing iMac serial number?
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My membership is due for renewal in a few days. However, I have registered my company and would like to distribute the app under the company name on the App Store. As I understand, registering as a organisation with Apple requires a D-U-N-S number.

Should I renew as Individual and ask for conversion to Company name (once D-U-N-S number for my company is available). If so, will I have to repay the US$ 99 fee when converting from Individual to Company Developer Program?
Wait for the D-U-N-S number and register directly under Organisation Developer Program?

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What are my current options?


texts: Always show function keys on control strip when using terminal

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