texts: Can't access passwords from Keychain Access

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When I try to access a stored password in my login keychain, either using Keychain Access from the relevant GUI or the security command from the command line the following happens:

I type my password when the relevant dialog appers.
After I hit the "Allow" (or the "Always allow" button the password is not shown and there is no feedback whatsoever on what happened wrong. The mouse turns into the spinning wheel only when I hover it over the main window of Keychain access. The dialog box stays there unless I press the "Deny" Button.

Same thing happens when I try to access a password from the command line or when I try to unlock a certain keychain from the keychain GUI. In general it happens when the allow/deny dialog box comes up.

An image of where the process gets stuck is shown below, although it's not very descriptive.

Restarting the application didn't do any good. Restarting the system made the application work for a limited amount of time.

Is there any way to bypass this dialog box or get my passwords in raw form?
The model is Macbook Pro, and the OS version is Yosemite 10.11.3

Thanks in advance,


texts: How to change a key combination without using Karabiner?

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I have used Karabiner to change a key combination but the problem is, it doesn't work exactly as I want.

For example, using Karabiner, I have mapped alt← to cmd← and vice versa. But what Karabiner does is, it "tricks" the OS to make it think that I have pressed alt←, whenever I press cmd←.

This isn't the behaviour I want. The behaviour I want is, whenever I press cmd<-, I want the system to think that I have indeed pressed cmd←, but instead of moving the cursor to the beginning of the line, I want it to move it to the previous word.

It is possible to do this maybe messing with some system files and stuff?


texts: How do I resize all my windows when I switch displays?

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Is there an app that will let me automatically resize all my open windows when I switch between working on my laptop screen and my external monitor?

I spend my time either working on an external monitor connected to my mbp or just my mbp.  When I switch from monitor to laptop, all my fullscreen (the old definition) apps have windows that are bigger than my laptop resolution.  I have to resize all of them, but then when I reconnect to the external monitor they are all smaller then I would like them.

I've tried moon, but have only been able to resize windows on a single space at a time, I typically have multiple applications in fullscreen mode (the old definition) open across multiple spaces.


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While HomePod can be used to play content on Apple TV, I'm finding a lot of trouble getting my watch or iPhone to play content on Apple TV.
Assuming I can get something to play on Apple TV using the Siri remote, why can't I use the same command from my watch or iPhone?
For example, if I can say to my Siri remote "play Hunters on Amazon" why can't I say to my watch "play Hunters on Amazon on the sitting room apple tv"?


texts: how to check if a specific UI element is in focus apple script

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I've searched a lot for this, but all answers talk about how bringing a whole window (or dialogue.. which is still a window really) into focus via activate etc.

But I couldn't find any way of detecting if a specific UI element was selected, in focus etc.

I'm wrote an apple script that automatically jumps to alfred create custom web search, but the script failed when the features tab wasn't selected by default.. so this is what my code looks like:

tell application "System Events"
    keystroke "," using command down
    delay delay_time
    tell process "Alfred Preferences"
        delay delay_time
        -- hack: to ensure that the the "Default results" button isn't selected
        -- by default, we select another tab first, then select the "features" tab
        click button "Appearance" of toolbar 1 of window 1
        click button "Features" of toolbar 1 of window 1
        delay delay_time
        UI elements of scroll area 1 of window 1
        -- bring the left menu to focus first (see hack above, without hack this would work sometimes only)
        keystroke tab

I'd much rather not do this nasty hack (which causes the app to flicker rapidly between tabs whenever i call the shortcut).. i'd rather make a simple if else statement.. ideas?


texts: I have to repair my external hard drive each time I plug it?

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I have a 2009 320GB Toshiba Hard Drive, and every time I plug it to my macbook pro 13inch Retina, I have to go to Disk Utility -> Repair Disk.

Why is that? Whats the solution? Please help!!! Thanks


texts: Is there a way to make have Safari run some javascript load after each loaded page?

texts: I want to configure Safari to run a piece of javascript after each page I visit. The same peace of js should be run after any web page I visit is loaded. How can I configure Safari for this?


texts: Why am I getting "Error -1,752" when trying to save in Script Editor?

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I'm trying to edit a script in ~/Library/Scripts/Applications/Mail. When I attempt to save from Script Editor I get The document "Reply.scpt" could not be saved. (Error -1,752). It doesn't seem to be a permissions issue because I can edit and save the file in BBEdit (it's a plain text file).

I'm running Script Editor 2.8.1 under OS X 10.11.1 on a late 2015 iMac.


texts: Is it possible to invoke play button using terminal?

texts: I want to control my media player (iTunes, Spotify, etc) using terminal. My goal was simply to trigger press on play/pause button using script. Is that possible?


texts: Difference between Finder filename and Name/extension in Info

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By chance I found that for some folders and files the names, as they appear in Finder, are different from their actual names, found in the file's info under "Name & Extension". E.g. I have a folder called "Open Wipe" in the Finder listing but "40183A33-91F8-42A4-A899-E3C98D391629.localized" in "Name & Extension".

Normally this would be of no concern to me, I guess, but since I am using an online backup service (iDrive in my case), these files appear in the created backup under their "Name & Extension"-name and NOT under their Finder-name. This makes locating these files in the backup virtually impossible, I would say....

Does any of you have an advice how to deal with this ?


texts: Custom vibrate pattern for an arbitrary app

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I've just discovered the iOS 7 feature of being able to change the vibrate patterns for various different types of alert.

The one app I really, really want to have a custom vibrate pattern is "Yurekuru". This app gives warnings of imminent earthquakes in Japan, so an alert from this app requires my immediate attention. My phone is almost always on silent, and if I mistake an earthquake warning for an incoming email and ignore it, that's bad.

Unfortunately, if I go into Settings and then Sounds, there are options for things like "tweet" and "Facebook post", but nothing related to this app. There is also nothing related to this app in top-level settings menu.

Is it possible to give a custom vibrate pattern (or sound for that matter) to any app of my choice? Or is this something I would have to suggest to the app's developers?


texts: Why does thunderbolt to displayport cable result in video with color bleeding?

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I have an ASUS VE278 display, which is cable of handling VGA, DVI, DisplayPort and HDMI. I have an early 2013 model Macbook Pro, with two Thunderbolt ports, and an HDMI port. If I use the HDMI port (going through an HDMI to DVI converter cable), my ASUS display looks great, just like it did on my PC. No issues. However, if I use a "thunderbolt to displayport" adapter cable (such as this one) I get color bleeding artifacts on my screen, around contrasting colors, etc.

If I take a screen shot, everything looks fine on the screen shot (when viewed on another monitor or the Macbook's native display).

Here's a photo of the artifacting, while looking at this artifact test png image :

(it's hard to capture on camera, so forgive me):

Does driving a display via ThunderBolt always result in this color bleeding? I am ordering a thunderbolt to HDMI cable.. to see if that makes a difference. But what the heck is going on here?


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There is no pop up menu when I right click. I have set right button to secondary button as in the following picture.

Using ctrl+left click, there is a pop up menu so I can copy/paste selected or do some other tasks.

What I am doing wrong? I am using 10.6.8 on iMac.


texts: When Updating or Downloading an App on my iPod touch, it Only Appears as "Waiting"

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I have an iPod touch 4th gen and the software is all up to date. I've had it for about 14 months, but the other day I was updating quite a few apps (maybe 16 or so) because I hadn't used my iPod touch for awhile. I don't know if this has anything to do with it but at the same time I was downloading some podcasts from the iTunes Store (which was also having some minor problems).

I typed in the passcode then clicked "ok". It took a little longer then normal, but it closed the app store, went to home screen then the screen where all my apps are in files like usual.

Five minutes later I realize that nothing has happened (all the updating apps are on "waiting") so I go back to the App Store and update it again. The same thing happens three more times with no luck. I turned my iPod touch off then on again and try uploading. Still nothing.

A few days later I was trying to update again and then, after the tenth try and three restarts, it started updating.

Two days after that I try updating 3 more apps and it works fine after the second try.

Today I was trying to download Magic Piano from Smule (and I recently got the Glee app so it doesn't seem like there's something wrong with my iPod touch and Smule) and it won't download at all. I've tried restarting, pausing, deleting and re-downloading everything and nothing seems to be working. Right now I have some TV shows downloading onto my iPod touch, is that the problem? Help!


texts: How to put computers online in Apple Remote Desktop

texts: In Apple Remote Desktop I see my computers but they are offline. How can I put them on line so I can control the computer


texts: How to close the emoji palette using the keyboard shortcut?

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I know that there is a keyboard shortcut that lets you open the emoji palette while you are typing, but I could not find any shortcut that lets you close the palette.

So right now, whenever I finish adding my emoji I manually close it by tapping on the top-left red X button. This is quite troublesome, so is it possible to close it via the keyboard shortcut?

I use Mojave on 2017 MacBook 12'.


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My 2 TB, 3rd generation Time Capsule just started making a beep-like noise today. I bought it about 30 months ago.

It beeps only when I do some disk access, e.g. when I access the filesystem remotely. Using it as a wifi router does not make it do any noises.

What should it be?

Edit: after 2 weeks with my Time Capsule beeping on every disk access, suddendly after a restart it just stoped. I restarted it before, but it had no effect, I have no ideia why it worked this last time.


texts: Do the MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018) have different cooling systems depending on the GPU

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I read here that the thermal throttling of the i7 and i9 on the latest MBP (2018, 15-inch) can be significant.

I also got information that the cooling system is different when the MBP is upgraded with the VEGA GPU: is this correct?

This would mean that paying the extra for the VEGA GPU could also have a positive impact on the CPU performance, and thus big a global gain.


texts: Macbook Pro cannot connect to Wireless Hotspot created by a Ubuntu 12.04 Laptop

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I am running Ubuntu 12.04 on my dell laptop and have created a wi-fi hotspot, with WEP 40/128bit encryption (And I know the security key).

My Macbook Pro finds this network but when I try to connect I get a dialog saying "This network uses WPA enterprise authentication" and asks me for username and password.

None of the following combinations for username and password worked:

Username : network name
Password: network key

Username: my ubuntu system username
Username: my ubuntu system password

I tried setting the hotspot in both Ad-hoc and Infrastructure mode. Neither worked.

Notes :

1) I am very new to Mac world.
2) I access internet via a 4G (LTE) USB Modem. Hence the need to setup Wi-Fi hotspot.


texts: PCIe Video Card disabled after latest Catalina update?

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Am I crazy or Catalina update disabled my PCIe Video Card (which is in my case Radeon Pro 560X) and it's using the integrated Intel UHD Graphics 630 as a main one?

After the update I’m experiencing strange lags occasionally, just like when u experience the FPS drop in games and it freezes for a fraction of a second...

UPDATE

Solution is gfxCardStatus. Just install it and you will have the option to choose which mode you would like to use. Integrated Only, Discrete Only and Dynamic Switching.


texts: Mail.app on 10.8: How to get back the "N Messages Selected" label?

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In OS X 10.7 Lion: Mail.app in "classic layout" (Preferences > Viewing > Use classic layout), would display a very helpful "N Messages Selected" label in the empty bottom pane when you selected multiple messages:

But in OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, the helpful label is gone and replaced by some terrible (slow, choppy) animation of individual messages flying around and being added to a stack of overlapping messages.

Question: is it possible to get the old "N Messages Selected" label back on OS X 10.8?


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When I run single-core computations on my 10-core iMac Pro, the CPU does not reach the advertised Turbo Boost of 4.5GHz but rather 3.8-3.9GHz. See plot:

I am running a Mathematica code using only one kernel (note that there are 20 kernels as the CPU supports Hyper-threading). The room temperature is 24ºC and the fans are going at the minimum speed.
Anyone knows why? Note that I am not asking what Turbo Boost is but rather why it is not performing as advertised by Apple.

Here it is said that the Turbo Ratios can be found using Console.app.
Is this still possible in Mojave? I could not find AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.


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My mail.app seems to default to a barbaric 8-space indent-size.  Is there anyway to change this (e.g. is there a plist file somewhere that includes this specification)?
Thanks!


texts: Can I run multiple processes on admin user account while logged in to another account on OSX Server (Yosemite)?

texts: I am setting up a Mac mini home server as an HTPC and to run other processes (FileMaker Server, web dev server, etc.). I want to make a user with limited privileges to be logged into while Mac mini is connected to TV. However, I want other processes to be running on admin user account while I'm logged in to user with limited privileges. Is this possible or do I have to be logged in to the admin user to run the processes?


texts: Format new SSD as OS X Extended (Journaled) from PC

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I’ve just got a new hard drive but my Mac won’t accept it as boot drive unless it’s formatted in a macOS readable format - it’s simply not readable by the volatile system (which is what’s run if no OS is found). I’ve ordered a USB to SATA cable to format the drive from another Mac, but can I format the drive, as OS X extended journaled, in Windows?

tl:dr --> How do I format (or partition) a clean SSD as OS X Extended (Journaled), as opposed to exFAT etc., from a PC?


texts: How do I get Safari on OS X to stop ignoring the protocol part of a URL when the hostname starts with "ftp"?

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I'm using Safari 8.0.5 on OS X 10.10.3. We have a server that's accessible over both FTP and HTTP. This server's name begins with "ftp." Whenever I try to connect to this server over HTTP, Safari dumps the connection attempt off to an FTP client, even if I use "http://ftp.example.com" (for the sake of an example) in the URL. This is super annoying. The only way I can get the correct behavior is to use a different web browser, such as Chrome or Firefox.

Can anyone suggest a way around this?

Thanks,
Sigsegv


texts: When I boot up my Mac there is a OneDrive icon in the menu bar. If I select it I see a dialog asking me to configure it. I can quit the application, but how do stop it from restarting again?


texts: How do I set the creation time of a file?

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I have a script that converts a file to another format, and I want the resulting file to have the same timestamps as the original, including the creation time (as shown by ls -lU).

I can use touch to set the access and modification time, but I don't see a way to set the creation time.


texts: Operation could not be completed when I try to play a video on my camera roll

texts: I have a video recording on my iPod 4th generation and when I try to play it, it comes up with "Operation could not be completed" the recording was from 23rd November 2013 and I have tried many things since then and it still won't play. I have rebooted my iPod and I have sent the video via email to myself but I still cant play it. I dont want to delete this video as I know the video is important and I know where its from. What can I do to get it to play?


texts: How can I permanently force Xerox secure printing?

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My clients are printing direct to a network printer (no print server).

Xerox have confirmed that the Secure Print Only option is only available in Windows, so I am looking at editing .plists, Applescript, Automator and anything else that can allow me to force my client Macs to default to secure printing.

Setting a preset only saves the 'system' settings, not the Xerox features. CUPs has an option to set defaults for the secure printing job type, but not, is seems, to set the default job type.

They suggested editing the PPD file would work but they will not support it. This is outside of my area of expertise but I can get it developed if pointed in the right direction.

A standalone automator app or system service would also be a suitable work around. Might we be able to enforce "secure printing" from OS X?


texts: Why can't I log in to Messages using my preferred Apple ID

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After updating to iOS 7 I discovered that the Messages app on my iPad was reset to use my iCloud AppleID. My iPhone, which was updated at the same time, retained my preferred AppleID which is tied to my primary and secondary email addresses—allowing friends to contact me using the addresses they know.

I was able to log out of my iCloud ID without difficulty but am unable to get the device (or service) to accept the password for AppleID I want to use. Again, this ID is up and running fine on my iPhone.

My preferred ID is also tied to my iTunes Store account and purchases from my iPad are working fine—seemingly eliminating "password" issues as the source of my difficulty.

Has anyone experienced this and found a solution?


texts: Applescript to update MP3 Spotlight tag from iTunes tag

texts: Here is my situation. I have a large iTunes library that has songs tagged with the "Year" in iTunes.  I have a Hazel Rule for the noodlesoft hazel software which reads from Finder's "Year Recorded" metatag.  I would like an applescript that can recursively for all tracks selected read the iTunes "Year" track and embed it into the file's "Year Recorded" metadata so Finder/Spotlight will then see that information.  I saw this: Applescript to update year tag for audio files but it is not what I need.  Any help on this would be highly appreciated!


texts: Recover deleted files from MacBook Retina's SSD

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I need to recover deleted files from my MacBook Retina. The files were deleted by an app update and didn't make it into the Trash.

Is it possible to recover files from an SSD? I have used programs in the past that worked on spinning platter hard drives and was wondering if there was anything similar I could use for an SSD.


texts: Messages applescript not working under Mountain Lion?

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Tried adding an AppleScript to run a specific command when I'm sending or receiving a message in Messages on my server, but for some reason it never seems to get called.

Placed it first in ~/Library/Scripts/Applications/Messages, and then in ~/Library/Application Scripts/Messages, but it doesn't seem to work in either. It appears at the bottom of the AppleScript menu when I have Messages front though.

Here's the test script:

using terms from application "Messages"
    on message sent theMessage for theChat
        display dialog "Triggered on message sent"
    end message sent
    on message received theMessage from theBuddy for theChat
        display dialog "Triggered on message received"
    end message received
end using terms from

Any idea why neither of these fire?


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I just installed DeployStudio v1.6.13 on OS X Server Yosemite.
Followed some directions to get everything installed and everything looks like it's working.
For example, another mac can boot into the network disk from the .nbi file i created.
I have a few issues however.

First, when I boot into Runtime, I get the error: "repository access error an error occured while mounting the repository share point"
I haven't found a real solution to that, and yes I set up the server as a network sharepoint for my repository. (I also put the the folder on file share available read and write to everyone and guests could access just to make sure that was not an issue)

Regardless, my workaround for now after trying so many things like checking my files are shared on the server etc, is to hit continue when I get the error then hit Command + R.

Now that I'm on Runtime how do I upload an image to this computer I just booted to the network with. Was the .nbi the image? Do I have to create something on the workflows? What is the process.

Please keep in mind that when I hit "Create a master from a volume" on any Mac it tells me that there is no volume available and then it has an arrow pointing to >>>>>>> Repository.
That's how I thought I would create the image but I can select a volume.
I hope that was enough info for someone to answer my question.

Please help and thank you in advance. :D

UPDATE: I resolved the repository issue (it was an issue with the url I provided for the network sharepoint).

Now I'm trying to create an image from an already set up computer with all applications I need. I booted from mini and it was able to create an image. I booted from a Pro, however, and the volume is grayed out. Any ideas?


texts: Custom nameservers, /etc/resolver/ and SRV records

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I want to use a DNS server on my machine to resolve lookups for all names ending in .dev.

I've created /etc/resolver/dev to do this, and checked that it works for A records:

› dscacheutil -q host -a name blah.blah.dev
name: blah.blah.dev
ip_address: 127.0.0.1

So far, so gravy.

However, what I really need to do is use the local DNS server to resolve SRV queries.

When I point Ruby directly at the local DNS server, it can resolve the queries OK:

>> Resolv::DNS.new(
    nameserver: '127.0.0.1',
    search: 'dev',
    ndots: 1
).getresources(
    '_http._tcp.demo-service-foo.dev',
    Resolv::DNS::Resource::IN::SRV
)
=> [#<Resolv::DNS::Resource::IN::SRV:0x007faa192fc720 @priority=0, @weight=0, @port=5200, @target=#<Resolv::DNS::Name: 127.0.0.1.>, @ttl=0>]

However, when I use the OS X defaults, the name is not resolved:

>> Resolv::DNS.new.getresources(
    '_http._tcp.demo-service-foo.dev',
    Resolv::DNS::Resource::IN::SRV
)
=> []

Using tcpdump, I can see that in the former situation, the resolution happens (and succeeds!) over the loopback interface:

› sudo tcpdump -i lo0 -s 0 -B 524288 -w ~/Desktop/DumpFile-with-nameserver.pcap
› tcpdump -s 0 -r DumpFile-with-nameserver.pcap
reading from file DumpFile-with-nameserver.pcap, link-type NULL (BSD loopback)
14:11:18.532418 IP localhost.mphlpdmc > localhost.domain: 10530+ SRV? _http._tcp.demo-service-foo.dev. (55)
14:11:18.532575 IP localhost.domain > localhost.mphlpdmc: 10530* 1/0/0 SRV 127.0.0.1.:5200 0 0 (84)

In the latter situation (without manually specifying the nameserver), the resolution query goes out over the network, and fails as you'd expect:

› sudo tcpdump -i en0 -s 0 -B 524288 -w ~/Desktop/DumpFile-default.pcap
› tcpdump -s 0 -r DumpFile-default.pcap
reading from file DumpFile-default.pcap, link-type EN10MB (Ethernet)
14:09:35.567565 IP 192.168.3.21.netview-aix-6 > o2.mobilewifi.domain: 21300+ SRV? _http._tcp.demo-service-foo.dev. (55)
14:09:35.643653 IP o2.mobilewifi.domain > 192.168.3.21.netview-aix-6: 21300 NXDomain 0/1/0 (130)

So, to me it looks like the /etc/resolver/* system is used for A-type queries, but not for SRV?

I can't find confirmation for this in any documentation, however…

Is there a way for me to be able to use /etc/resolver for SRV lookups?


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I have a bunch of ebooks in PDF and epub format on my Mac.  I also have a reMarkable tablet that I would like to use as my e-reader.
Importing the books is easy, the trouble is that the filenames of epubs on the Mac bear no resemblance at all to the name of the book as displayed in iBooks.
For example:
Title in Books:  "A Great Book"
Author in Books:  "Some Author"
Filename on macOS Mojave:  9E856035F6F5F129B103BD7A61D3CE72.epub

This makes it very hard to drag & drop the files from the mac onto rM and Books won't allow me to drag out of it and onto rM (or maybe rM won't accept it).
Is there any way to get the macOS filenames of epubs, to reflect the information in Books?  PDFs don't have this issue, just the epubs.


texts: Has anyone had success uploading a video or photo to Google Plus from iOS?

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I'm looking for any way to post media to google plus using only an iOS device. I am able to get still photos into my linked picasa account, but fail at getting it posted to a circle (or the public) in google plus.

Still Pictures embedded into the stream is a must have.
Bonus points if I can control more than one or have a fancy album like posterous handles multiple pictures.
Video upload would be nice.
Sound or a combination of all three would be just way too cool.

It's fair game to ask me to sign up for any other sharing service and link accounts (even if I have to use a computer for the setup). Paid apps are fine. Web apps are fine.

I'm not looking for pretty - just something that when posted, will show a thumbnail and look almost like I added the media from the desktop version of google plus.

Thanks!


texts: How to use OS X HTML Mail signature on iOS Mail

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I am using an HTML signature in my Mail app on OS X for my iCloud mail account. I created this signature following this instruction: http://matt.coneybeare.me/how-to-make-an-html-signature-in-apple-mail-for-el-capitan-os-x-10-dot-11/

My question is now, is there a way to sync my signature over iCloud to be able to use it on my iOS device? My signature contains links and images. I would like both to appear in my iOS signature, too.

Detailed device information:

I am using a MacBook Pro with OS X 10.11.5 (El Capitan) and an iPhone 5s with iOS 9.3.2.

Thanks in advance


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My MacBook Pro fell and is kinda cracked so since I have warranty from BestBuy, I want to do a complete wipe of the HDD and essentially restore it like it was brand new before I return it. (They’ll probably do it too, but I want to do it myself just to be sure.)

I’ve backed up all my data and all I need to do is wipe it.

What is the best way to go about this? I want to erase but obviously leave it in a working manner with OS on it etc.

I thought I found the answer here, but that’s for an older OS and the MBA machine.

I’m running the latest update of Mountain Lion.


texts: Write in English using a foreign keyboard layout on iPad

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As a bilingual user, this is something that have frustrated me for a while now.

The OS defaults to changing the keyboard layout along with the input language. However, physical keys don’t move around just because you decide to write in a different language.

When using a physical keyboard on my iPad or iOS devices, I really would like to be able to type Norwegian, English (US) and English (UK) text without changing the keyboard layout at all.

Can it be done, or will I just have to either disable spell checking or live with key placements changing with every input language?


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I want to restore a couple files from a time machine chronicle of backups, but I don't have the mac to restore them to.

How do I search for files within just using the folder structure


texts: I want to make an Apple ID, but someone has already used my email to create their own. How do I kick them out completely?

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Since this person has used my email as their login, I was able to reset the password since it was listed as the primary email.

Unfortunately this person has set their own security questions and rescue email, and there doesn't seem to be a way to reset them using the primary email account.  This account seems otherwise empty, there are no devices, no data.

How do I stop this person from using my email address as their Apple ID?


texts: If I create a Personal Hot Spot Wi-Fi (on an iPhone 8 with iOS 12.1.3), connect an Apple TV 4k to that Wi-Fi, will I incure mobile data usage if I airplay to the Apple TV using previously downloaded iTunes movies on the iPhone?


texts: How to run a native Windows installation on an external harddrive as a virtual machine

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I have Windows 10 installed on an external harddrive, since my MBP only has a tiny ssd, where bootcamp or a full vm would be a pain. Now, I want to start Windows from my harddrive without booting into it.

Essentialy I want to use it like a VM (running it alongside MacOS), but can’t figure out how.

I do have parallels desktop installed, but can’t find a way to do that.


texts: Run apps/Display long texts on ipod nano?

texts: Is it possible to run custom apps or display long text on an ipod nano or a device that's similar to it?


texts: How to hide Terminal Window when a script is running

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I've built a script that sits in the users login items that runs each time a user logs in but I want to prevent the terminal window or terminal application from popping up. I don't mind the app icon showing up in the dock but I have some users who tend to want to close the terminal window which cancels what the script is doing.

I've been googling this and there doesn't seem to be a simple solution. Checking "Hidden" in the login items does not hide the window.

Thank you


texts: How can I simultaneously take pictures from multiple USB webcams?

texts: I am looking at using a setup of multiple webcams (5+) to recreate the bullet time effect. However, I have no idea how to simultaneously capture photos from all the webcams hooked up to my computer. How do I do this? I can't have any delay between the pictures; they all have to be taken at the exact same time.


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I've been trying to build OpenCV in a mac (Yosemite 10.10) using cmake-gui and the compilers gcc,g++ and gfortran given by MacPorts.
I HAVE to use those compilers.
I configured WITH_OPENCL to be OFF and generated the binaries. But when I try to make it in the terminal I get the following error :

[ 65%] Building CXX object modules/features2d/CMakeFiles/opencv_features2d.dir/src/fast.cpp.o
/Users/imecindia/Desktop/Downloaded Libraries/opencv-3.0.0-beta/modules/features2d/src/fast.cpp: In function 'bool cv::ocl_FAST(cv::InputArray, std::vector<cv::KeyPoint>&, int, bool, int)':
/Users/imecindia/Desktop/Downloaded Libraries/opencv-3.0.0-beta/modules/features2d/src/fast.cpp:267:53: error: 'fast_oclsrc' is not a member of 'cv::ocl::features2d'
 ocl::Kernel fastKptKernel("FAST_findKeypoints", ocl::features2d::fast_oclsrc);
                                                 ^
/Users/imecindia/Desktop/Downloaded Libraries/opencv-3.0.0-beta/modules/features2d/src/fast.cpp:305:60: error: 'fast_oclsrc' is not a member of 'cv::ocl::features2d'
     ocl::Kernel fastNMSKernel("FAST_nonmaxSupression", ocl::features2d::fast_oclsrc);
                                                        ^
make[2]: *** [modules/features2d/CMakeFiles/opencv_features2d.dir/src/fast.cpp.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [modules/features2d/CMakeFiles/opencv_features2d.dir/all] Error 2
make: *** [all] Error 2

I do not know why I'm receiving this error. Is there some other configuration I should be doing? Can anyone help me out with this?


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I am interested in buying a barcode scanner (for a one off to read ISBN numbers on books).
I have looked at some at the cheaper models on eBay, but they don't give much information.

I was wondering if anyone has experience with these. I want to use with my MacBook. Are any special drivers usually required?


texts:
When I try to load a page in Google Chrome without Wi-Fi and then turn on Wi-Fi the page refreshes automatically.

I do not want this because I don't have time to turn on a VPN before the page loads.

How do I prevent this?

This is not tab discarding. Sorry to anyone who misunderstood the question.


texts: Mail app is slow/unresponsive under macOS Mojave. What can I do?

texts:
After installing the public beta of macOS Mojave, the Mail app became slow/unresponsive.

I have already restarted the system. It did not help.

What can I do?


texts: Mysterious disappearance of disk space on Catalina (and not any other OSX)

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I am on 10.15.2.  I did not upgrade/update (I seldom do, and when I do it is after much deliberation).  My new Air came with Catalina on it and, in view of a Sierra install (or any OSX install any more compared to the good old days) being far from straightforward, I just went with Catalina.
I am following up from my earlier question:
Catalina's usage of 15-plus GB in 'Other Volumes' versus Sierra
What I did was to move some subdirs/folders I don't really need on my SSD to an external drive that usually stays connected via USB.  Doing so increased free space to about 25 GB, so that should have done it.  Except it didn't.
It is worth mentioning that I do not log out or shut down or even reboot much.  Since the days of PowerBook G4s and Puma all I do is shut the lid.
Now, since I cleared up about 25 GB on the SSD about two months back, the max space I have used is about 2 GB; impossible that I would have used up more than 4 GB.  But the free disk space I have now is only about 11 GB.  No such thing ever happened on various OSX versions up to and including Sierra (from which I made this big, sudden, and awful jump to Catalina).
So where did the 14 GB disappear?  The only think I can think of is memory leaks through VM taking up blocks and blocks of disk space and never releasing them.  If this is correct, is there a way to trace the rogue application(s)?  And what is this problem with Catalina making disk space mysteriously disappear?
Thanks for any help.


texts: launchd initiated process receiving signal 15 (TERM)

texts:
I've installed TotalFinder (a plugin, of sorts, for Finder) and it's randomly being killed off several times a day. I contacted the developer and he didn't have any ideas, but did say a quick google search revealed others experiencing the same launchd issue with other software.

Log shows: com.apple.launchd.peruser.502: (com.blah.blah) Exited: Terminated: 15

Source code: https://github.com/binaryage/crashwatcher/blob/master/main.m

Anyone have any idea how to debug this further? I'm on 10.8.2 on a MBPro Retina.


texts: Any suggestions to get an Audio CD to load

texts:
I just purchased four albums with a total of 6 CDs.  Four of the CDs work just fine.  Two of them will not load on both of my laptops.  When I push them into the CD slot, I hear the drive spin up and down a few times and then the CD is kicked back out.

Both of the troublesome CDs work in my truck.  If it was just one, I'd assume it was just a bad CD but two out of six plus the fact that they work in my truck leads me to assume that Apple's software is goofed up somehow.

One laptop is an early 2007 15" MBP with 10.6.8.  The other laptop is early 2011 17" MBP with 10.7.5.  Both have the latest iTunes 11 and all of the updates, etc.

I tried even booting the 2007 MBP in safe mode but it had the same issue.  I've tried setting the CD / DVD preferences to various settings (e.g. ignore) but no change.

Has anyone else seen this?  Does anyone have a work around?


texts: Install El Capitan in Virtual Box for testing purposes

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I enrolled to Apple's beta program as I want to test some software under El Capitan. Therefore, I would like to instal El Capitan in Virtual Box.

Is there a recommended way of doing this? As I understand I have to install Yosemite first and then upgrade to El Capitan beta?

I understand, that I have to convert the .app I download into a bootable image which I can use to install it in a virtual machine - can somebody point me to a reliable (tested) howto how I can do this?


texts: Terminal Command to Check Available USB Ports

texts:
I recently took a trip and was utilizing a USB GPS Device push coordinates to a file.  In the middle of the day the device decided to stop working.  We were never able to get it back working again with my machine.  1 of the possible scenarios (aside from hardware failure on the GPS) we have all but ruled out because of an LED indicator.  This leaves me a bit confused.   My question is 2 fold.

1) Is it possible for a device on a MAC to not release a USB port?
2) Is there a way to tell if a USB port is being used at a global system level by any resource?  Can this be done in terminal?


texts: Transmit - Copy files instead of downloading

texts:
I have files and directories on an FTP server that I want to copy to another directory. I select them, and option-release to copy into another directory on the same FTP server. However, Transmit starts "Downloading dir/" for the files, instead of just copying them.

How can I get Transmit to only copy the files? I don't want to download them all to my local server first and then re-upload them, since they are large files and my internet connection gets charged per mb.

I'm using Transmit 4.


texts: If i send a folder via Apple Mail, will users on other platforms be able to open it?

texts: The title says it all. Does anyone have experience with sending uncompressed folders to people using different operating systems? Can attached folders be opened on Windows?


texts: Is there a way to change to a particular font style using a single function key? For instance, I would want to be able to change any font to "Helvetica Bold 16" every time I press F5 if rich text is selected, regardless of application.


texts: Backup and Restore Single App After Upgrade

texts:
When I update iOS over the air, the process seems to include all apps being automatically updated.

However, I have one single app from the App Store (Overdrive) that I would like to keep stable and not updated.

After the update, I would like to still have the same version of this app, with the same data, as before the update.

Is there a way to do this?


texts: macbook pro 15 inch retina, keyboard shortcut for desktop display

texts:
I have the latest MacBook Pro 15 inch with Retina display, OS 10.8.4. Not wanting to use the standard Fn keys but use them as Apple has assigned them.

Is there a keyboard shortcut to display the desktop? I find the finger drag on the trackpad literally a drag!

Thanks, Carin


texts:
Is it possible to only sync the new photos I take with my Iphone to my google photos?
I want to keep some old photos on my phone, but not in the Google cloud. However I want any new photo I take to be synced. Is this possible?


texts: iTunes not showing app update description texts

texts:
I have a very weird problem with iTunes lately. When I go to Apps → Updates, all apps that show up there, don't have an update description text. The app is displayed, its version is displayed, vendor, size, etc., but no text. I tried to clear the cache from within iTunes, but no luck. This is how it looks like:

I'd appreciate if someone could help me.


texts:
Is there an app out there that I can have on my mac that does the following:

Basically if I am on a website on my macbook, I want to be able to click a button on the browser and the same page to pop open wirelessly on my ipad.


texts: Do I need to reinstall OS X after accidentally removing Python?

texts:
I managed to delete my python in usr/bin by foolishly doing sudo rm /usr/bin/python and now it seems like I need to reinstall my OS.

First off is this necessary? And secondly is there an easy way to do this without having to erase everything on my disk?

In other words ideally I would like my programs I have installed to remain there after reboot saving me the trouble of having to install everything again to date. Is this possible?


texts: How do I tell if my Apple hardware is covered by AppleCare?

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My iPhone's lock screen button isn't behaving well and I'd like to take it to the Apple Store to get it replaced. I'm fairly certain I bought AppleCare on it, but the receipt and anything that might indicate I made that purchase are locked away in a storage locker and far from convenient to find.

Is there a way to determine if any piece of Apple hardware is currently under warranty or covered by an AppleCare plan without having the original purchase receipt?


texts: External microphone input volume too quiet

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MacBook Pro 13" 2016 Touch Bar version

Whenever I plug an external microphone it's really quiet, what's more changing the input volume in the Sound settings doesn't affect it at all - It's still very quiet but hearable at 0 Volume and exactly the same at full volume.

Is there any way for me to increase the volume of the external microphone?

PS. It's the same regardless of the device, all 3 different headphone pairs behaved the same


texts: How do I use a power adapter extension cable?

texts:
So I got this strange thing here: http://www.apple.com/shop/product/MK122LL/A/power-adapter-extension-cable

It says that

  The Power Adapter Extension Cable is an AC extension cord that provides extra length for your Apple power adapter. Use it with MagSafe and MagSafe 2 power adapters and 10W, 12W, and 29W USB power adapters.

So I guess I can use it to extend the length of the MagSafe power cable? But how? I see no holes that fit it!

Also, I got this:

Which looks like the extension but without the cable part. Is this related?


texts: How do I export BBedit Settings to another mac

texts: I currently have bbedit setup with my custom shortcuts and I would like to export these setting to my office mac. Is there a way for me to export these settings ?


texts:
I have 3 iPhones and 1 iPad. These devices are listed on the left column on my iTunes on the mac. Suppose I have the first iPhone selected on that column. Every time I select another one, I see this annoying message:

You have changed the settings for the XXXX. Would you like to apply these changes?

where XXXX is the name of the device I had selected before.

The message has two choices. Don't Apply and Apply. Doesn't matter which one I choose I always see this message after selecting a new device there... and the message tell me about changes I did. I did nothing, just selected another device!!!!!!

Pretty annoying.

Is there a way to make this go away? Please save me from this annoyance!


texts: Alternative ways to switch between applications if cmd+tab doesn't work

texts:
What are alternative ways to switch between applications?

Cmd+Tab doesn't work for me in some games. For example on steam; "Crusader Kings II", "The Talos Principle".

So i have no ability to switch to another application like Safari when needed unless I quit the game. This is very inconvenient.

I also tried Cmd+ H  and  Cmd+ Alt +H, they do not work either.

Cmd+ Alt +Esc force quits the game immediately.


texts: Find which Safari window is playing video?

texts:
Safari 9.0.1 launches and restores previously open windows. The app has the rude default behavior of automatically restarting any open videos.

With many open windows and tabs, how can I find the window playing the video?

In Chrome, I can use Window > Task Manager to view a list of processes. The busy one has the video. Double-clicking brings that window to the front. Anything similar in Safari?


texts: How to find purchased history from AppStore on Catalina OS?

texts:
In previous versions in AppStore was a tab like "Purchased", but after update I don't see this tab...

Issue is that I paid for the app from AppStore, but after I reinstalled the OS, I wan't to get this application again because I have already paid for this, but in AppStore I don't have button get I can't see the button with price written on it... Like I need to pay again...

What am I doing wrong?


texts:
How do I determine the negotiated link speed for a network connection in Big Sur?
Big Sur removed the handy Network Utility tool that displayed this information. This tool was powered by many standard Unix tools, most of which I can replicate. However, I cannot find how to determine the current link speed for my networking connection.
I'm not looking for the current transmission speed - this can be found in System Information. I want the link speed, which is the maximum theoretical transfer speed. Knowing this value can be handy when configuring a wifi network to make sure you are connected to the proper band, the band is configured right, and you aren't leaving any potential speed on the table.
I've seen suggestions to use ifconfig but this does not output any useful information.
$ ifconfig  en0 | grep media
$    media: autoselect


texts: How to get rid of "application downloaded from the internet" message when installing homebrew casks?

texts:
I used homebrew cask to install many applications for quite a while now. But recently macOS keeps asking me to first confirm the "application downloaded from the internet" question that is usually only displayed for apps that are run for the first time.

What happened and how can I get rid of this?

Update

I use an admin account to install apps (brew cask install calibre), but I basically use a non-admin account all the time. I can get rid of the message by logging into the admin account and launching the app once and then the message disappears also for the user account.


texts: Is it a good idea to seal off the optical drive bay after installing a second HDD?

texts:
When installing a HDD instead of the SuperDrive:

Does the bracket, which holds the HDD, seal off the optical drive slot in the unibody?

If not, it seems that debris and dust could get in. (I guess it may depend as there are various types of bracket.)

But if it does get sealed, I wonder if closing that gap can negatively affect airflow inside the machine, and thus, risk overheating.

Any thoughts?

Also, perhaps those bristles can be removed, and an aluminum/plastic filling could close it up? Something that would be flush with the outside. Is there something like that?


texts: How do I transfer files fast over two network shares?

texts: I have two shares (A, B) on the same volume on a synology NAS. I'm have the two shares mounted in finder, but when copying or moving files it takes forever, even with SMB3 on. I can of course use Synology's file browser which takes seconds, but the issue is that I can't easly open and preview files - I would like to use Finder if possible or at least an app for Mac that would allow me to open the files.


texts:
I got macbook pro late 2013 and normally Pages and iMovies they are free for mac after 2013 but when I got to app store I can't get them for free.
Any help here or how to get them free ?


texts:
My mid-2012 MacBookPro (Model 9,2) has developed an issue with power in the past few weeks. When it is left awake for several hours, but is idle, it powers off. When I turn it back on and log in, it does not give the typical message about being shut down unexpectedly.

I have noticed this in clamshell mode with lots of USB devices and an external monitor attached as well as when it is left open, but told not to sleep in the Energy Saver Preference Panel.

It always happens when left on over night and today happened after it was left idle for about 2 hours.

The problem has just started happening, but I cannot remember if it started right after I upgraded to 10.10.2 or not.

pm -g assertions reads:

  2015-02-15 18:28:53 -0500

  Assertion status system-wide:

  BackgroundTask                 0

  ApplePushServiceTask           0

  UserIsActive                   1

  PreventUserIdleDisplaySleep    0

  PreventSystemSleep             0

  ExternalMedia                  0

  PreventUserIdleSystemSleep     0

  NetworkClientActive            0

  Listed by owning process:

  pid 77(hidd): [0x00003f3700090493] 00:03:01 UserIsActive named: "com.apple.iohideventsystem.queue.tickle"

  Timeout will fire in 579 secs Action=TimeoutActionRelease

  Kernel Assertions: 0x100=MAGICWAKE

  id=504  level=255 0x100=MAGICWAKE mod=12/31/69, 7:00 PM description=en1 owner=en1

Console reads:

  2/15/15 11:41:31.035 AM apsd[56]: Attempt to set push wake topics without dark wake enabled: ()

  2/15/15 11:42:51.403 AM apsd[56]: Peer [pid=315] requested push wake but lacks APSPushWakeEntitlement

  2/15/15 11:43:18.000 AM apsd[56]: Attempt to set push wake topics without dark wake enabled: ()

  2/15/15 11:43:18.023 AM apsd[56]: Attempt to set push wake topics without dark wake enabled: ()

  2/15/15 11:43:18.030 AM apsd[56]: Attempt to set push wake topics without dark wake enabled: ()

  2/15/15 11:43:18.049 AM apsd[56]: Attempt to set push wake topics without dark wake enabled: ()

  2/15/15 11:43:18.165 AM apsd[56]: Attempt to set push wake topics without dark wake enabled: ()

  2/15/15 11:43:18.175 AM apsd[56]: Attempt to set push wake topics without dark wake enabled: ()

  2/15/15 11:43:18.191 AM apsd[56]: Attempt to set push wake topics without dark wake enabled: ()

  2/15/15 1:57:51.088 PM apsd[57]: Attempt to set push wake topics without dark wake enabled: ()

  2/15/15 1:59:29.210 PM apsd[57]: Peer [pid=308] requested push wake but lacks APSPushWakeEntitlement

  2/15/15 2:00:00.378 PM apsd[57]: Attempt to set push wake topics without dark wake enabled: ()

  2/15/15 2:00:01.671 PM apsd[57]: Attempt to set push wake topics without dark wake enabled: ()

  2/15/15 2:00:01.728 PM apsd[57]: Attempt to set push wake topics without dark wake enabled: ()

  2/15/15 2:00:02.530 PM apsd[57]: Attempt to set push wake topics without dark wake enabled: ()

  2/15/15 2:00:02.872 PM apsd[57]: Attempt to set push wake topics without dark wake enabled: ()

  2/15/15 2:00:04.988 PM apsd[57]: Attempt to set push wake topics without dark wake enabled: ()

  2/15/15 2:00:05.873 PM apsd[57]: Attempt to set push wake topics without dark wake enabled: ()

  2/15/15 6:25:52.861 PM WindowServer[148]: CGXDisplayDidWakeNotification [16183433498438]: posting kCGSDisplayDidWake


texts: Can't browse internet from browser after connecting to VPN. Skype still works

texts: I am connecting my office VPN using Cisco AnyConnect. After connecting to VPN I can't connect to internet from browsers. However, skype still works. How to resolve ?


texts: None of my apps are keeping a list of recent documents?

texts:
Example:

If I open an image in Preview, the "File/Open Recent" menu lists the name of the file.
If I then close the file, but still leave Preview running, the "Open Recent" menu still lists the file.
If I quit Preview, the "Show Recents" menu does not show any files.
If I reopen Preview, the "Open Recent" menu does not show any files.

I have a feeling this is a permissions problem, but repair permissions has not helped.

In Console, Preview is reporting the following error upon opening:

"29/02/2012 14:45:57.183 com.apple.Preview.TrustedBookmarksService: Failure to de-serialize bookmark data file."

I'm using Preview as an example here, but it holds for every app - whether they are bundled or downloaded - on my system.

System Preferences/Appearance/Number of Recent Items is set to 10.

I am running Lion 10.7.3 on an iMac 12,1 with a dual SSD and HDD internal drive setup.


texts: Remove sticked Webcam Cover from MacBook Pro display

texts:
I few months ago I thoughtlessly placed a sticky Webcam Cover on my MacBook Pro 2015 display. More in detail here is the C-SLIDE product page.

I decided it's time to get rid of it but I'm not sure how to do so properly without damaging the display's protection layer.

Does anybody have experience with this kind of delicate operations? Is there any solvent expressly produced for that? Or would it help handling the laptop to a specialised shop or an Apple Store?


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If I click the Show in Finder link in Chrome's Downloads pane, every Finder pane I have suddenly comes to the foreground.

If I have several open I have to hunt around to find the Download I'm looking for.

Is there a way of disabling this action so that it only shows the Finder for this particular task?

This behaviour also happens elsewhere - very annoying.


texts: Incorrect amount of free space on 2009 Macbook

texts:
Recently, I've been noticing that my 2009 Macbook's storage has been plummeting. Despite cleaning my computer up, nothing seems to be working. I went to the apple store and we ran tests (which I already did) and tried re-repairing disk utility and so forth. (Which I'd already done) & (When I originally used disk utility it would work, now it doesn't work at all) Just says invalid block count and "repairs" it. But, I promise you I don't have 30gb left on my computer, especially when it said I have 84 gb. The day before.

I've had problems before with inaccurate free disk space (even when accounting for Time Machine's Local Snapshots). Usually though I can fix the problem by verifying the disk in disk utility, which then shows Invalid volume free block count and orphaned blocks errors, which I could then repair in recovery mode, but now disk utility repeatedly insists the volume is OK. Which I don't understand at all. All the space seems to be going to "other" even with Daisy Disk I don't know where to start.

I'm trying to install a new version of Maverick to see if this does anything, but the only option the guy from the apple store told me was to wipe my whole computer, and then drag everything back (not using time machine because that may still have the bug on it)

Ultimately, I'm not sure what to do. Should I clear it and then add everything back. I have a giant pain-in-the-rear iTunes library, my office and photoshop are not necessarily kosher either. So all in all, I'm just nervous. Especially because this free space is disappearing quicker than I imagined!


texts: Restore Default settings Apple TV, how do I pair a new remote?

texts: I lost my remote for my Apple TV, and we were using the Remote App, but we recently downloaded a new update for the Apple TV and the update kept us from watching Movies.  I did a restore on the Apple TV, but now the Remote App cannot find my Apple TV.  How do I fix this?


texts: Broken Git installation on my Mac. How do I fix it?

texts:
I've had git running on my MacBook Pro (macOS High Sierra 10.13.6) for ages. I recently uninstalled Xcode because I never use it, but that seems to have broken Git and I can't figure out how to fix it.

If I open a terminal window and type git --version, I get the following error:

xcrun: error: active developer path ("/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer") does not exist
Use `sudo xcode-select --switch path/to/Xcode.app` to specify the Xcode that you wish to use for command line developer tools, or use `xcode-select --install` to install the standalone command line developer tools.
See `man xcode-select` for more details.

If I then try Xcode-select --install, I get:

xcode-select: error: command line tools are already installed, use "Software Update" to install updates

Software Update shows no updates are available. I tried to reinstall Xcode from the App Store, but I'm getting:

Xcode can’t be installed on “Macintosh HD” because macOS version 10.14.3 or later is required.

I can't upgrade my macOS version because it says no updates are available!

I tried installing git from the downloadable package, but that made no difference (it seemed to install ok, but I don't know where it installed and it's still looking for the old version). Then tried Homebrew, which again seemed to work but made no difference, so I uninstalled it.

I don't know what to try next! I don't really know what I'm doing with macOS and I'm a bit concerned I'll break stuff if I fiddle too much. Can anyone help?


texts: Make spring loaded folders open in front?

texts:
Is it possible to make spring loaded folders open in front of the active window? Just recently they have been opening behind the window I'm dragging into and that makes navigation difficult.

Ideally I'd just like the folder to expand (in list view) but that doesn't seem to be an option when I'm traversing to different locations (links from the Favourites bar).


texts: Can I upgrade my MacBookPro Model6.1 8GB (2x 4GB) to 16GB (2x 8GB)

texts: I have a MacBook Pro mid 2010 Model 6.1 i7 17" with 8GB RAM inside. I want to upgrade to 16GB. I have seen that it should be possible on the model 7.1 but I have 6.1 Can I upgrade? Does it work on my MacBookPro?


texts: MacBook Pro can't boot: shows Apple logo then grey screen

texts:
There is a MacBook Pro from 2012 with Mountain Lion that won't boot. The Apple logo is showing, the spinning wheel and then it just goes to a solid grey screen.

I've tried to hold Cmd+R while booting, this does nothing.
I've tried to hold Shift while booting, this goes to a solid blue screen
I've tried to hold Cmd+Option+R while booting, this does nothing either.

I'd rather not re-install OS X. Do I need to reset the NVRAM?


texts:
When Mavericks came out I've (as many others) installed the update. But something went wrong. First of all update didn't finish properly. It stayed on the last step in "less than 1 minute left" state for multiple hours, then screen became black and I rebooted my Mac Mini. System rebooted and loaded without problems, so I've decided that it was some unimportant glitch. But now my system misbehave in different ways and is pretty much unusable.

When my screen sleeps and I awake it, nearly every time some windows are broken: they jump to top left corner, become very small (something like quarter of screen) and are unresizable and unmovable. Every time I try to move them they jump again to their beloved place in the corner and refuse to go from there. I need to quit from broken application and start it again. Also changing screen resolution back and forth helps.
Sometimes after awakening the screen I see the same black screen as in Mavericks installation and need to reboot Mac.
Sharing my folder by SMB to my Android devices stopped working (ok, this should be because of SMB update in Mavericks, so it's more of a feature than a bug)

I believe this is the most frustrating OS experience which I had for a long long time. Including different versions of Windows, different Linux distros and even Android MiniPC.

So the question is -- is there any way I can reinstall Mavericks update without losing (and backing up) all my data and applications? I know there is always an option to format HDD and make clean install, but I would prefer a less radical way if it is possible.


texts: My laptop wasn't charging for a while, so I forgot the password for it. I went to log back in, and when I remembered I forgot the password, I went to reset it with my apple id, all the info was correct, I even changed the pass and email used, but it still wasn't working. I'm not sure what to do. I have a Mac Book Air.


texts: I'm creating a few screen casts and wanted to exactly center my windows in my screen. Any good way to do this on the Mac? I found an Apple Script example (and a few linked screens) but none of them support centering 'Terminal' vertically (although they do support centering other applications vertically).


texts: I am having this problem where I open up iMessage on my iPod Touch 4th Gen iOS 6.0.1 and it freezes after 3 seconds. There is a specific message that is causing this. This app opens up at this conversation by default. Before the three seconds passes, I can press back to the list of conversations and do stuff on that screen normally. But when I try to delete that specific conversation it reppears! I have tried to sign out and sign back in but the problem still remains. I have tried every possible method I could think of. If anybody knows how I can delete this conversation or fix this problem I would be grateful.


texts: how many devices can be registered for iOS Enterprise programme

texts:
I am working in a big organization where I want to distribute application with 300 different devices.

I came to know that iOS Enterprise programme is available for such a big in house distribution ,

But I want to know how many device can be registered with such programe ?

With simple developer programe with ad-hock profile we are able to register  100 different devices that I know but with enterprise I do not have any idea.

If any one know then please let me know.

thanks in advance...


texts: iPhone: Show clean Camera feed without any on-screen controls

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Is there a way to show a clean feed of the Camera on iPhone screen? For example, if I go to the Camera app, I can see the record button, as well as the other controls and options.

I want to see nothing but what the Camera is seeing on the screen of my iPhone. Is this possible?


texts: Super long notifications: show more button to show full text in body

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Sometimes the text of notification is super long and doesn't fit to the notification box. Thunderbird is not the best example for this but I'm adding it to give you an idea. As you can see there is more text that cannot be shown in a single notification. I wish there was a down arrow (like this: ) to show more text in the notification body. Any help or workarounds are appreciated.
Notification:

Notification in the notification center:


texts: Why does iOS Speak Selection read "2020" as "2020 inches" in English (UK)?

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I've been using Settings > Accessibility > Spoken Content > Speak Selection to read some articles from various websites on my iOS 13.3.1 iPhone 8. Whenever it reads "2020" (without the quotes), it says "inches" afterwards. This seems to happen with all the UK English voices. I don't have any custom pronunciations configured, and changing the Speaking Rate doesn't affect it. As an experiment, I wrote the following in Notes. I've annotated it with what the screen reader says:

2019    // two thousand and nineteen
2020    // twenty twenty inches
2021    // two thousand and twenty one
1010    // one thousand and ten
2010    // two thousand and ten
1020    // one thousand and twenty
5050    // five thousand and fifty
202020  // two hundred and two thousand and twenty
20.20   // twenty dot twenty
20:20   // twenty twenty
"2020"  // twenty twenty
'2020'  // twenty twenty

I can't think of any cultural reason that 2020 without quotes would automatically mean inches, and only in the UK. Can anyone explain it?


texts: Partition Mac hard drive and install two copies of macOS to segregate home and work usage

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I have a Mac Pro which came with just one partition. I would like to seperate work and home use.

I was wondering if I could backup the current installation, wipe and partition the drive into two, and restore the original macOS installation into both the partitions, effectively using the licence twice on my Mac.

Is this even possible and allowed?


texts: I'm looking for a detailed tutorial on a clean install of Lion

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I've read online and saw that it appears to be impossible to install Lion on a clean/wiped/reformatted hard drive - is this true? I'd like to wipe my hard drive clean and then install Lion on it (new) and would prefer not to wipe and install Snow Leopard and upgrade to Lion.

Regarding the tutorials or detailed instructions on clean installing Lion - are there any that are (Most that I have searched online, including the one on Egg Freckles have been released [I]before[/I] the actual release date on Lion, and since I'm not that up to date on everything in the Mac world recently) detailed, and  I'd like to know if there is a comprehensive (new) tutorial regarding the clean installation of Lion?


texts: What can other administrators access on my machine?

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I've been given a new MacBook Pro at work, and it has an administrator account which I assume the IT department has the credentials to. I have been created a local account which is also an administrator.

I'm just wondering, as another administrator, what of my data can they access and read? I have iCloud Drive and other services turned on, and I don't particularly like the idea that someone can go in and grab that stuff.


texts: Is there a way to hide the title bar of applications?

texts: Is there anyway to hide the title bar aside from fullscreen mode?


texts: I recently bought the 13"Macbook Pro retina (mid 2014). When I try to shut the laptop down, it doesn't work. I tried by manually closing all open applications but nothing happens when I press Apple Menu > Shutdown. I also tried by pressing control+option+cmd+off but same results.


texts: Terminal in full screen mode: how do I recover from "cat /dev/random"

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What are the ways I can regain control over my computer when I have terminal in full screen mode and type:

cat /dev/random


texts: How do I stop iTunes from automatically opening when I browse an app on apple.com?

texts: Like when I go to one of these pages iTunes automatically opens up. It's really annoying. How can I disable this?


texts: Apple ID says it doesn't recognize your finger in the morning

texts: Sometimes I would wake up and try to unlock my phone and be told that it doesn't recognize my fingerprint and that I HAVE to put my passcode to enable touch id but I thought that only happened when you put your finger on the home button too much and you don't have that finger registered or something. For me as soon as I wake up it says it doesn't recognize me like I already tried it before when I know I didn't and nobody else did either. Does anybody know what's going on?


texts: How to get Cascading Folder Browser in Dock or Menu?

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Windows offers a cascading folder browser on the menu. It enables very quick drilldown to a buried subfolder.

How can the be done on a Mac, from the menubar or dock?

This is vaguely similar to the Mac column-browser, but it's not a finder window, it's a menu or dock widget.


texts: Browse old versions of iTunes playlists via Time Machine?

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I would like to look at some of my iTunes playlists and see their contents some months or a year ago. I know I can restore the whole iTunes library, then ask iTunes to open a non-default library when I launch it and finally export the old version of the playlist but that is quite a task, especially when I probably want to do it for a handful of playlists and many times for each playlist.

For example the Contacts app allows you to search for something and then enter Time Machine and see what that search would have yielded for result in older versions of the database. Does iTunes offer something similar?


texts: When switching to a different space, OS X sometimes just switches back to the previous space. Is there a fix for this?

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I've got a curious problem with my computer, which is set up with 2 spaces. I use the Move left a space and Move right a space shortcut to switch between them.

Quite often, particularly the first time I switch spaces after rebooting, OS X just switches back straight away. The sliding animation finishes, and then - just as the desktop icons would ordinarily start to fade in, or the key window would appear highlighted - it switches back, putting me back where I was. Subsequent switches work fine.

For something so minor-sounding, it's surprisingly annoying. Has anybody else had this, and managed to fix it? I'm not really sure where to begin looking. There are no messages in the console.

OS X Lion 10.7.5.


texts: iPhone X shutting down after a few minutes

texts: I have a iPhone X and I have taken good care of it so far, yesterday I was using it when it went pitch black. I pressed the side button until the Apple logo appeared and it worked again. It worked fine for a few minutes when again it went pitch black. This has been happening since yesterday and I am finding it really hard to communicate. Please help.


texts: I received a Facebook message on my phone B, but cleared the notification. I deleted the Facebook message on phone B. Will phone A still receive the notification even though I cleared everything quickly?


texts: iphone 4s did not work after trying to upgrade from ios 5 to ios 6 unsuccessfully

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my iphone 4s was with ios 5.0 and already jailbreak when purchased,  I just tried to upgrade it to 6.13, on it own (which is I did not hook up my iphone with my computer nor iTunes at that time),

After a while, my iphone screen asks me to connect my iphone to iTunes, so I connect it to my computer, but then, the worst thing happened>>  ITunes says it detected my iphone is in recovery mode, and I must restore my iphone to its original setting before it can be used with iTunes.

It is a nightmare, I don't want to lose all my data, messages, pics.

Can anyone help?  Many thanks.


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I want to share live GPS data from an Android smartphone to my iPad (4th generation wifi-only). I've read about BTstacks and other jailbreak tweaks, but I don't want to jailbreak! I have also read that there are some GPS receivers that are compatible with the iPad, so I think that maybe there is a method to connect the phone to the iPad that would allow the iPad to recognize the phone as a compatible GPS Bluetooth receiver.

Is there a good way to share GPS signal without jailbreaking the iPad?


texts: My MBP has been freezing every day, and extremely slow ever since the last 10.6.8 update. Is there a way to go back to when my laptop was usable? Sort of like in Windows where you can uninstall updates


texts: How to troubleshoot 2013 Mac Pro without working display? (Recent MacBooks + iPads available if helpful; Catalina/Big Sur)

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Briefly: Is there any way to test a Mac Pro (2013, cylinder model, Big Sur) without a working display — either without a display, or using a recent USB-C MacBook (particularly MBP 2019, MBP 2020, and MBA 2019, Catalina/Big Sur) or iPad (Pro, 2017 and 2020) as a display, either wirelessly or over USB?
Long version: I’m trying to troubleshoot a Mac Pro + HDMI/DisplayPort display setup, which has been working fine for several years, and stopped working last night.  Both Mac Pro and display individually seem to power on as normal, but the display just gives a “no signal detected” message.  (Precisely: when the Mac Pro’s power-on button is pressed, its front lights come on, its fan whirs up, and connected external drives also power up as usual.  Similarly, when the external display is powered on, it shows its manufacturer startup screen, as usual, but thereafter just a “no signal detected” message.)
We have several USB-C MacBooks in the house, but no suitable adaptor from HDMI or DisplayPort to USB-C, so we can’t test the monitor with them for now.  So I would like to check that the Mac Pro itself, to see if the problem is on its side.
Is there any way to test/troubleshoot the Mac Pro, either with no display, or using one of the MacBooks or iPads as a display or terminal?  The MacBooks are all recent models (≥2019), and on either Catalina (10.15) or Big Sur (10.16).  The Mac Pro is from c.2016 (i.e. the 2013-onward cylinder model), and running Big Sur.  They are all normally on the same wi-fi network, and one of the iPads is set up with the same Apple ID as the Mac Pro.  We also have USB cables that could go between the Mac Pro and any of these devices.  The Mac Pro is fully backed up on external hard drives.
I have found earlier related questions suggesting Target Display Mode for this, but that seems to have been discontinued since High Sierra (10.13).


texts: Safari on macOS does not show the tabs open in the iPad's Safari

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When I check the tabs open in the iPad's Safari from the Safari app in macOS they are not at sync.

In macOS I see a set of open tabs in the iPad which are not. I close the from macOS but as soon as I start Safari on the iPad they pop up again.

Works OK with the iPhone.

Any guess on why it happens and how can it be solved?

All devices are updated.


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I am a student who also has the iOS Apple Store App on their iPhone.

Is there a way in viewing and buying products with a student discount through the app or can I only use my student discount on apple.com/uk?


texts: Why are iCloud-synced folders hidden in Finder; can they be unhidden w/o disabling sync?

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If I opt to sync folders (such as Documents and Desktop) with iCloud, they become hidden in Finder.

I can still access them in Finder by keyboard shortcuts commandshifto and commandshiftd (and by Menubar / Go / Go to Folder…).
Their paths in Finder still show as being in my home directory (/Users/~/Documents and /Users/~/Desktop).
Their locations in Terminal still show as being in my home directory.
They seem to be hidden in the same way that my user Library folder is hidden (ie, not by mere dot-prefix).

Why are they hidden from Finder?

Can they be unhidden without disabling iCloud sync?


texts: Why do keyboard functions/bluetooth not work after Win 10 only install?

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Recently had Windows 10 installed on my Macbook Pro but the keyboard keys (except the power button, oddly) does not work. Neither does Bluetooth. The drivers all seemed to properly install with bootcamp software and the setup exe. Also tried to repair/redo the setup for the Apple drivers but no luck.
The latest bootcamp windows software somehow didnt have the drivers or something??
No idea..
Ive got pics of it.

https://imgur.com/a/fJhYzef


texts: How do I restore the tab to Increase Indent Level in Keynote '13?

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As of Keynote '13 for Mavericks, it seems Apple disabled ⇥ Tab to increase indent level (and ⇧ Shift+⇥ Tab to decrease it).

Is there any way to re-enable this? I tried using the Keyboard Shortcuts control, but you cannot set ⇥ Tab as a keyboard shortcut (it instead just moves you to the next control).


texts: I grow weary of all of the icons running in my menu bar. At this point, most of the menus on the left side are overlapped by icons from the right. Is there a good app for fixing this? I know I can drag the system ones off to the desktop and delete them, but installed apps are another story.


texts: How to see the full error message for Safari downloads?

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When downloading different things, in Safari, I sometimes get errors. As a developer, seeing the error is helpful to debug and resolve. But it is often cut off and unable to be seen (see below). How can I see the full error message?

Note: I am not looking for this specific error message, as I can guess its something like You do not have permission to access the resource, but a solution for all future error messages.


texts: How to press Alt Gr in Parallels Desktop?

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I have a MacBook Air and I run Windows Vista as a Parallels Desktop guest. In Windows I need to press Alt Gr but I don't have that key on my MacBook Air.

How can I press Alt Gr in Parallels Desktop?


texts: What mail clients are compatible with Microsoft Exchange 2003?

texts: Mail.app and Microsoft Outlook 2011 both only support Exchange 2007 and later. What mail clients for Snow Leopard support Exchange 2003? I'm especially interested in email. Being able to view calendar events would be a bonus.


texts: Is it possible to change the user's shell system-wide without using chsh?

texts: Using chsh in Catalina is annoying because during a system update /etc/shells is reverted back to the default content. I use Fish as my shell and I don't want to keep an eye on that file. Is there a way to set the default shell system-wide (so I don't have to touch my terminal emulator preferences) for a given user without using chsh? Something like Linux's usermod would be nice


texts: Clear all messages from current Terminal session

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In a Terminal window, if I issues a "clear" command it clears the screen.  But if I scroll up, the messages are still there.

Is there a way to clear call completely?  Currently, I have to close and reopen the Terminal again to achieve this.


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I recently replaced the HDD in my mid-2012 MacBook Pro with an SSD. After doing a clean install of OS X Sierra, I wanted to get my old notes from the backup copy of my old HDD. After some research I found that the data is stored in "/Library/Containers/com.apple.notes....". I've tried to copy this data to my current ssd, but notes doesn't recognise this data when I open the application.

I just want to access the text in the notes and transfer it. I'm not fussed about preserving the original structure of the notes.

Please someone help me! those notes are really important to me!


texts: iCloud Drive stuck on "Waiting to upload"

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On both iOS and MacOS, documents in iCloud Drive are never uploaded. Text underneath each document just says "Waiting to Upload"

Already tried turning iCloud Drive off and on again

Any ideas on how to fix this?


texts: I need to convert some of my movies and other videos for the iPad and I am wondering what solutions are available for this. Ideally, I would like to have something that adds the new video afterwards to my iTunes.


texts: How do you select multiple specific files?

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Say I've got 5 files, and I'd like to select just two of them. In Windows I would select file 1, then press Control, and then click file 5.

How could this be done in Mac Os X?


texts: Profile Manager on Lion and the Workgroup group

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The first few times I set up Lion server, we didn't plan on using the default group named Workgroup - but I now see that Profile Manager will create a workgroup with the name "Workgroup" and short name "workgroup".

What function does this group server on Lion Server?
Should I be adding everyone and everything to this group or should I leave it alone for Profile Manager to manage?

I'm tempted to just keep deleting it, but my gut tells me it's there to serve some purpose that I haven't seen documented anywhere. General advice for small servers where the environment has 10-25 users in LDAP - mostly employees and contractors. At present, I see a need for perhaps two actual groups to control access to files / wikis as well as a second for internal files for employees only.


texts: Is it possible to have the "Find" field engaged on open of .rtf file?

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When I click on the Dock shortcut of a specific .rtf file to open the file in TextEdit, my cursor is by default set in front of the first character of the first line of the document.

However, I would prefer if my cursor is instead set to the search field of the "Find" function. The "Find" function can be manually accessed by pressing ⌘ command  + F .

Is it possible for the cursor to be automatically placed in this location when the file is opened, perhaps with AppleScript?


texts: Switch Between Windows of the Same Application

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Again I'm new to Mac.
I searched and found Command + ` does what I want. But I'm wondering how would I do it with a mouse? I tried hovering over the icon in the dock, but nothing happens.


texts: How can I fix the fact reactions in a specific text message group are coming through as text on my iPhone?

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There is one particular message group where any message reactions are coming through as text.  For example:

All of these people in the group are also iPhone users. I am on an iPhone xR on iOS 14.2 (but this has been happening a while). Note that other text groups do not have this problem. Is there  any way to fix this? It is incredibly annoying.


texts: How do I set video recording rate to 60 fps or 120 fps and change between the two? I'm looking to be able to use different FPS rates when recording video with the iPhone 5s.


texts: How to move iTunes’ Mobile Applications folder to an external hard drive

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I wanted to have more free space on my MacBook Air’s internal hard drive, so I moved drives iTunes media folders (i.e. Books, Mobile Applications, Movies, Podcasts and TV Shows) to my external hard drive. Then I used symlinks to link the old locations to the new ones.

Accessing my media is not a problem in any way, but when it comes to updates or new podcast episodes this will simply not work out.

Application updates and podcasts will be kept in the downloads folder within the iTunes Media directory on the internal hard drive. They won’t get moved to the right location and so iTunes still shows the apps as outdated (i.e. I could start the update again and the files will be stored in downloads once again)…


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I accidentally deleted /opt/local/bin/compare on a OSX Mavericks system, and am not sure how to get it back.

The problem caused by this is that macports can no longer install anything.

Warning: Error parsing file /opt/local/bin/compare: Error opening or reading file

I tried re-installing, now I'm trying updating.

Does anyone know where this file originates and how to reinstall it?

Google'ing hasn't helped much so farMavericks, nor do I know anyone else with a mac that I could look around on for this file.

Thanks!

(I couldn't create the tag osx-mavericks, but I think this message should be labeled with it.)


texts: I have an iphone 7 and for the past 2 weeks it's been turning on and off. I did a hard reset 3 times and it was good for a little bit. Now last week it shut off and I tried doing a hard reset and it wont turn on. What do I do??


texts: Why does my iOS device beep at noon every day?

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I have an iPod touch (4th gen). A few weeks ago, it started making an alert sound (tritone) every day at exactly 12 noon. There is no on-screen alert, nothing in the Notification Center pull-down. Just a sound. Every day.

I have NO apps in my Notifications (Settings). I have NO alarms set. NO reoccurring calendar items.

Anyone have a clue why my device is doing this?


texts: GPT fdisk fails with reading error 1. Why?

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I have problems running GPT fdisk on my 13" MacBook Pro (late 2011):

GPT fdisk (gdisk) version 1.0.1

Problem opening /dev/disk0 for reading! Error is 1.

Any idea, what I can do?

I would like to install Windows 10 without using BootCamp in a separate partition. As far I understood until now, I have to switch from hybrid GPT / MBR back to pure GPT partition table.

But because of the given error message, I can't do that.


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I've got a Palm Centro and would like to sync all its content to Palm Desktop or similar programme. Is there any enthusiasts site or any software which can help with that?

(It is ridiculous that these days there is no good analogue to Palm Desktop on any platform).

Thanks.


texts: Mid 2010 MacBook Pro and Thunderbolt display

texts: Is there a way to use Thunderbolt display with mid 2010 MacBook Pro that only has a Mini DisplayPort (i.e. no Thunderbolt)? I understand that Thunderbolt displays are officially supposed to work only with post 2010 Macs, however I only care about the display functionality, i.e. I want my Mac to simply see it as a monitor.


texts: Can Time Machine restore from one large hard drive to two smaller ones?

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I'm about to put a SSD (60GB) into my MacBook Pro, the disc drive is coming out and the current drive (320GB) will sit in a bracket in its place. I'd like to use the SSD as the main drive for the OS, Apps, and frequently accessed files and the old drive for everything else.

My question is can I back up the old drive with Time Machine, install the new SSD as the boot drive and then restore from Time Machine? Is Time Machine smart enough to spread the data over two drives?

thanks!


texts: Can I control which device a parent controls request is sent to?

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My son has an iPhone, I don't. I use a Mac and an iPad. We have parental controls set such that any new app he wants to install on his iPhone requires me to approve it.

When he requests permission to install a new app, the notification will come up on one of my devices, but not all of them, and not always the same one.

It seems ridiculous to have to check my iPad and two iMacs (one of which is in my office at work!) in order to approve a request. Is there any way to specify which device I want these requests to be sent to?


texts: Artist and Album name does not update on iTunes

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On iTunes the artist and album name is shown but after syncing, it says Unknown Artist and Unknown Album on my iPhone. I can see the album art, the lyrics, and the song title.

Why isn't the rest of the information syncing? The sound file is an .mp3. Also, I tried updating my iTunes version from 12.0 to 12.1 but for some reason the installer keeps having problems.


texts: View App Preview Video from App Store with web browser

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There is a web preview out there, but that is different from the App Store app directly on an iPhone. E.g. I can't watch the video, which some app developer offer to show/explain an app. See App Preview Video for more details, what video I mean.

It is also not in the XML from the iTunes Search API.

Is there an option to access this video from any web browser instead of using the App Store app on an iOS device?


texts: Why does the same computer appear multiple times on the network?

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As can be seen below, the same computer shows up several times when I go to browse network. It only happens with this single laptop.

What causes this?


texts: How to solve the issue of "%" on Calculator giving different results on iPhone vs Mac?

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To see the result of

2000 × 19% / 12

I used both the Mac's Calculator app (with El Capitan or Mavericks), vs on the iPhone with iOS 9.1.

On the Mac, when I press 2000, ×, 19, %, it gives me 380, but when I press the division button ÷, then it gives 760000 right away, and finishing with pressing 12, = gives 63333.33333333.

On the iPhone, I do get the expected result:  31.6666.  So how can this be understood and how can it be done on the Mac?


texts: What is the wattage of the speakers in a 2011 MacBook Air?

texts: I have recently purchased a MacBook Air and the speakers sound tiny. Does anyone know how many watts the speakers in the 2011 Macbook Airs have?


texts: How can I delete Image Capture's history of past "Scan To" folders?

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I have used Apple's Image Capture utility to scan to a few different folders on my local storage. As I use each folder, its name accumlates in the pop-up menu of "Scan To:" locations, as a sort of history.

I would like to clear out this history.  How can I do it?  For instance, is the list of recent folders in a plist file somewhere which I can edit or trash?

(What I really want, which is probably the subject of a different question, is to make narrower the Details pane on the right side of the Image Capture window. It appears that the utility widens this pane enough to accommodate every name in the Scan To: popup window.)

I am using Mac OS X 10.11.6 El Capitan.


texts: Upgrade iCloud storage from 50gb to 200gb then downgrade?

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I currently pay for the 50 GB iCloud plan for myself. I'm thinking of upgrade to 200 GB and share it with my wife using the family sharing.

But I was wondering what would happen if we use over 50gb together, and then eventually decide to stop using family sharing, and I go back to using my personal 50gb by myself. Will I no longer have space due to her files being used in it?

For instance: currently I'm using 30/50gb on iCloud. Let's say we switch to 200gb and use the family plan: I'm using 30/200gb and my wife is using 50/200gb. So total used would be 80/200gb. Then, if I turn off family sharing, and go back to the 50gb plan for my personal use, will I no longer have 20gb left?


texts: Notepad++ alternative with the ability to search in folder

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I am looking for an alternative program on macOS, like Notepad++ with two abilities:

To write and edit program code,

and

Search specific string in a folder full of text files.


texts: Deleted (but not cleared) voicemails not visible on iPhone 5

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Background:
I have an iPhone 5, iOS 8.3, carrier Verizon, and I currently can't get voicemails because my saved voicemails are filling all the available space.

I've found several articles about how to delete voicemails, such as the following:
http://www.igeeksblog.com/how-to-delete-all-voicemail-messages-on-iphone-in-ios-8/
http://www.askdavetaylor.com/ios-8-actually-delete-voicemails-iphone/

I've deleted the old voicemails, but I still cannot get new voicemails, so the deleted old ones are clearly still stored in a delete queue (as I've read they are supposed to be). The problem, though, is that I am apparently supposed to see a link to these deleted messages at the bottom of the Voicemail list.
It's not there -- there's just the short list of voicemails I saved, and then blank space.

Now I'm stumped, since all the resources I've found just assume the deleted messages will be accessible in this way.

Question:
Are there any relevant settings I could change to make the deleted messages queue visible (or would a Reset All Settings possibly do the trick)?

Is there any other way to get to the messages and delete them (perhaps I should just contact Verizon)?


texts: What counts as data usage on the iPhone?

texts: I went from low usage of data on an average to over my limit and I do not know why. How can I tell? Does streaming music count? I have AT&T, so I think I have unlimited texting. Do photos on my phone count? Or just when you send them?


texts: How often should a RAID consistency check be done?

texts: I have a LaCie 60TB RAID array. I've had it for a couple of years, but I am wondering how often I should do a "Consistency Check" on it. I don't know a whole lot about RAIDs. It's formatted HFS+, so I think this is a different than defragmenting. LaCie don't mention doing this as a routine in the section of the manual regarding the subject.


texts: Transfer mp3 files from Mac to iPhone Music app using iTunes 12.0.1

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I have not done this for a while.  The iTunes version 10 or so was quite intuitive to do this task.  The current iTunes version does not seem so obvious anymore.

Any instructions would be appreciated.


texts: How to suppress the "Run or quit" dialog when launching an applescript?

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I am having the same basic problem as in this question:

AppleScript app started prompting to run or quit. How can I disable this?

However, in my case the "Startup Screen" option is definitely NOT checked, and re-saving the script will not make any difference.

The issue here appears to be that I am launching my script via a keyboard shortcut of CTRL-SHIFT-I and it's having the Control key as part of the launching shortcut, that is the problem.

I can change the shortcut, but I have a whole system in place with how I launch things and this breaks that system.  I would really REALLY prefer not to have to change my shortcut for this one silly reason.

Is there any way to force-suppress this dialog in the applescript itself?  Or any other way to cause this dialog to not appear?


texts: why iphone "text to speech" english is much clearer than french?

texts: after config in “Settings>General>Accessibility>Speak”, i could select a paragraph of text then could let iphone "speek" it out. But I found that French text are spoken much vaguely, on the contrary, English are much more clearly read out. Is there a way to improve French text speek effect?


texts: Unable to boot Windows 10 from Bootcamp external HDD

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I have installed Windows 10 Pro in Mac OS X El Capitan using Bootcamp, restored the same to external USB 3.0 HDD using WinClone Pro. Now I am getting error when booting to Windows.

Steps followed:

Disabled SIP in Mac from recovery mode, using the command csrutil disable (this is requested by WinClone)
Installed Windows in Mac using bootcamp, installed drivers
Partitioned the external HDD
Restored the bootcamp installation to external USB 3.0 HDD using WinClone Pro
Removed the internal bootcamp installation using bootcamp
Restarted to external bootcamp installation

I am using MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015).

Tried with F8 key, then safemode and it gives like the below:

Reference Video


texts: Time Machine Error - The backup disk is not available

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Problem

My automatic backups for my Macs have recently started failing with the following message (same error if I attempt to "Backup Now"):

Time Machine couldn't complete the backup to "DeviceName".
The backup disk is not available.

Every other attempt or so I also get a warning that it was a while ago that a backup succeeded. If I open Time Machine Preferences there is a red icon with an exclamation mark next to the backup disk which if clicked produces the following message:

Time Machine Error
The backup disk is not available.
Latest successful backup: <date>

I just tried to re-select the backup disk from Time Machine Preferences > Select Disk, which worked without problem, but now Time Machine seems to have forgotten all my previous backups (I can still find the backups on disk using Finder, but Time Machine claims that I have no previous backups).

Questions

Now that I have reselected the backup disk, how do I get Time
Machine to find the existing backups?
Is there another way to get Time Machine to find the backup disk?

Setup: One Macbook Air, one Macbook Pro, one Netgear ReadyNAS Duo claiming to be a TimeCapsule. Both Macs use Mountain Lion.


texts: Trackpad does not function after 8 hours of sleep

texts: Yesterday I left my MacBook to sleep for a long 8 hours and usually I wake up my MacBook by clicking the trackpad but today surprisingly the trackpad did not have that 'click' noise I could move the cursor around but I could not click on anything but after a restart the trackpad functioned correctly. This problem is occurring the first time for me this never occurred to me I just want to know why this is happening.


texts: How to run .vtt and .srt files with videos using QuickTime Player

texts:
Is there anyway I can run .vtt "WEBVTT" subtitles files and .srt files with QuickTime Player.
I am running QuickTime version 10.5.


texts: I have an account at the Apple Store Switzerland and I would like to get App’s from the store in China as I live there now. I can’t download Apps like  抖音 because the store in Switzerland doesn’t provide it.  What can I do?


texts: Can I delete old iOS installer files on my macbook?

texts:
Is it safe to delete all the iOS installer files that are stored in my computer?

I have no more free space in the HD and I have seen that almost 16 GBs are used in old iOS installer. In the case I delete those file will have problem in the future for backup or restore procedures?


texts: My second screen is being recognized as a TV despite being a proper computer monitor

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I'm on an iMac 5K 2017 and I've connected my second screen, an Acer ProDesigner BM320, via a USB-C-to-MiniDP adapter.

According to the system information the monitor is being recognized as a TV which keeps it from being used with Night Shift.

Is there anything I can do to change that? Why is this the case in the first place? It is no TV, why is macOS configuring it like one? By the way, using another adapter to let's say HDMI didn't change anything if I remember correctly. And MiniDP is no connector which is being used on TVs.


texts: Can I search for applications compiled against X11/Xorg for MacPorts?

texts:
Similar to this question on building against native xQuartz vs MacPort's Xorg, is it possible to search for just applications built against Xorg?

For example, I want to know what Web Browsers are available (if any) that I can run inside of my i3 Window Manager that I installed with Mac Ports? Is there a method to find this out (with port) without installing them?


texts: How can I diagnose why I can no longer access certain sites on certain networks since I upgraded to Mountain Lion?

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Since upgrading to Mountain Lion, I can no longer see certain sites, when connected to certain networks.

I have a 2011 15" MacBook Pro (Quad-Core i7) which came with Lion (actually I think it came with Snow Leopard and a free upgrade to get Lion form the Mac App Store).

I work as a consultant on a client site. I connect my laptop to a WiFi network at the client.

I have recently upgraded to Mountain Lion, and since then when I am on the client's network, I can no longer visit certain sites. One of the sites affected is *.apple.com - including www.apple.com, the iTunes store, the App Store and developer.apple.com.

I used to be able to access all of these sites prior to upgrading.

I thought that maybe the client's IT services had blocked certain sites at the same time - maybe seeing a spike of traffic to the app store when people upgraded, but that is not the case. I can access the site from other devices on the same network. Also, apple.com is not the only one I cannot access.

I thought that maybe there was something wrong with my laptop, but I have no trouble connecting to these sites when I am connected to my own company's VPN (over the very same client's WiFi network).

As far as I can tell, it only happens for certain sites, when connected through this one network, only after I upgraded to Mountain Lion.

I suspect that it has something to do with DNS resolution, and possibly to do with sites that redirect in a certain way - for example apple.com redirects to edge networks like Akamai - and possibly something to do with how the client network is set up, and possibly to do with some change in the network stack in Mountain Lion (but none of these factors on its own - only in combination!)

Has anyone else experienced this?

What can I do to fix it?

Or at the very least to help diagnose it and report to the company's IT team and to Apple?

Update: I have noticed, since I posted this, that it only affects Safari, iTunes Store and Mac App Store (I imagine they all use the same underlying component), but not Firefox or Chrome.

UPDATE 2: Since the 10.8.2 update to Mountain Lion, this problem has gone away – Vihung Oct 8 '12