texts: launchd crowds syslog with error-messages

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I'm running Mountain Lion 10.8.3 and have some problem with repeated error-messages crowding the

  /var/log/system.log

file.

  Apr 19 15:15:14 pc49 com.apple.launchd[1]: * process 1 exceeded 500
  log message per second limit  -  remaining messages this second
  discarded *

  Apr 19 15:15:44 --- last message repeated 29 times ---

  Apr 19 15:15:44 pc49 com.apple.launchd[1]: * process 1 exceeded 500
  log message per second limit  -  remaining messages this second
  discarded *

  Apr 19 15:16:04 --- last message repeated 20 times ---

I guess "process 1" refers to the PID, which then of course is launchd itself, so i can't just kill it. Also, in the last line (15:16:04) it says "last message", but what message does it actually refer to? I don't even know the messages being omitted.

"top -o cpu" btw. tells me that syslogd is using about 90% cpu, although everything runs smoothly, and has produced about 200 million faults since i killed it 2 hours ago where it immediately restarted.

launchd (with pid 1) uses about 45% cpu and counts 2 billion faults so far.

Also PIDs (which are -are they?- assigned in a consecutive manner) are in the tenths of thousands. Since this is supposed to be a local server of some sort, occasional reboots are not so cool. Last reboot (that i know of) was one week ago.

edit: wow have i not looked at this a long time! problem was some while-loop in a php-script if i remember correctly. it could be fixed easily . i'll just leave this here i guess, idk


texts: How do I make my iOS devices use British/Australian/Commonwealth spelling?

texts: I have the keyboard set to "British" and my locale is Australia, but neither of these seem to affect the spelling suggestions.


texts:
I bought the Camera+ app for my iPodTouch yesterday because it was on sale and because I thought that it could be used to get images with as high a resolution as when using the video feature of the device.

Is this possible, or have I been sorely mis-informed and thus ripped off another 99 cents for an app? :)

I noticed there's a setting under Quality that says that setting it to Optimized which reads: "Photos are saved with a maximum size of 1200x1200 for faster sharing and saving" which is what made me wonder...

P.S. Please tag this with "resolution" and Camera+ as well. Thanks!


texts: iCal: How do I add new event types with new colors?

texts:
So iCal has "Work" and "Home" as two of its default event types associated with the colors green and blue respectively.

How do I add a third event type, say "School", and set its color to be something other than blue or green, say red?


texts: Do keyboard docks specified for the iPad2 work with the iPad?

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I was looking on the Apple store for a keyboard for my iPad (specifically this product) and it doesn't say if it is compatible only with the iPad2 or if it also works with the original iPad.

Would it generally be the case that docked hardware like this would work with both iPads, or has something changed in the iPad2 that might break compatibility with the original iPad?


texts: Make filename extensions hidden in specific folder (Desktop) or file (.jar)

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I want to make all filename extensions visible (which I did in Finder -> Preferences -> Show All Filename Extensions = true) except the ones in a specific folder (Desktop), or a specific .jar file.
Now, I can just hide all extensions and then just unhide the .jar file but I am afraid it will take too long if I can't select all the documents and Get Info but as far as I know, it will bring multiple Get Info windows as they do not have things in common?
What can I do?
I do not have Xcode installed by the way.
MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2012), macOS Catalina 10.15.7


texts: Is CSS injection possible on iPad using Safari?

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There is a possibility to use a custom style sheet in Safari on Mac to inject CSS syntax that changes the rendered output of web pages.

I’m seeking a similar tool for iPad and iPadOS.

Is there any way to use CSS injection in Safari or other browsers on the iPad?


texts: Copy and paste a chain of items on Mac OS X?

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Is there a way to copy a set of different items and then paste them in? The items have to go in separate boxes during a timed registration.
For example, Is there a way to copy the numbers:
20102
21568
20975
27965
and continuously hit control-v to paste them in subsequently (as a chain)?


texts: AppleScripting safari - getting dynamic dropdown menus to notice a change

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I'm trying to automate a repetitive process on our company's expenses claim intranet site. The task requires clicking some buttons (easy to automate), and then selecting from a dropdown menu (which is where I struggle).

There are 2 dropdown menus on the webpage, "expense type" and "allowance type". The key point is that the second dropdown ("allowance type") dynamically changes based on the user's selection in the first dropdown.

I can get as far as:

do JavaScript "  document.getElementById('" & theId & "').value ='" & theValue & "';" in document 1

This successfully selects the item I want from the first dropdown menu, but the expected behaviour is that the second submenu should poplulate, allowing me to select the "expense type". This doesn't happen. Instead, the second menu stays unpoplulated, as though I hadn't made a selection in the first menu.

Clearly, there's some JavaScript on the page that's waiting for the user to interact with the first menu before populating the second one.

How can I get the browser to "see" that I've made a selection from the first menu?


texts: What is this olympic icon in the iPhone status bar?

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Today, professional skier Tom Wallisch (at one point on the US Ski team) uploaded a screenshot of his phone:

(source: newschoolers.com)
Does the Olympic icon indicate this is an Olympic, or US Olympic, sanctioned iPhone? Are there other examples of custom brand icons in the status bar?


texts:
I have problem on Mavericks 10.9.5. When my macbook air (mid 2012) awake, it freezes on 5-10 minutes.
Sometimes I keep up to show process list and I see that "distnoted" service eats all CPU time.

I looked at another issues by "distnoted" problem and all of them was related to Emacs version. But I don't use it. How can problem be fixed?

MacBook Air, OS X Mavericks (10.9.5)


texts:
Over the last few years, I've accumulated several "suggested" sign-ins to Google. in the "CHOOSE AN ACCOUNT" screen.  See pic below:

I'd like to delete almost all of these to reduce clutter. How do I delete these?


texts: Password dialog box differs between Macs

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I upgraded a Mac in my lab (23" iMac) to Lion. My MacBook Pro (mid 2007) is running Mountain Lion. For some reason the iMac is showing a different user password screen than my MBP - I can't figure out why. I like the new screen, and am trying to figure out why my MBP doesn't use it.

My MBP shows the "old" screen, with text boxes for user name and password, like this:

This screen hasn't changed on my MBP since Tiger at least.

The iMac shows only the user icon and a spot for password, like this:

I have a hard time thinking it's a hardware limitation issue. Could also be from some old setting, but the iMac used to use the old dialog too. (iMac originally ran Leopard, was upgraded to SL some time ago; same basic upgrade path as my MBP). Any ideas?

Update: This is still happening in Mavericks. The single answer below does not address the issue - the preference pane affects the login screen only, not the password dialog that comes up after screen lock. (I'd vote the answer down - not because it's wrong, but because it doesn't directly address the problem - but I apparently can't do that yet.)  User icons on login look just as expected - round icon with user photo, but the password dialog after screensaver has not changed on my system since I bought it in 2007.

Per my comments below, note that any new accounts created use the new screen lock dialog, but my account uses the old format - so this MUST be a per-user issue. I am having a hard time accepting that no one out there can tell me what needs to be changed. I've tried nuking basically ever preference I can find on my system. This is really minor but trying to figure out why it is even happening is driving me nuts.

For anyone else with this issue (and at least one person has emailed me to report they deal with this too!) - I did "fix" the problem thanks to a hard drive crash. I did a clean install, and did not copy any Apple system prefs from backup, just my files and program preferences. This resolved the problem, but didn't do so in a way that allowed me to figure out what the specific setting was that caused it in the first place!


texts: Macbook pro mid 2014 15" turns screen off when unplugged and starts fans at max power

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I'm having a problem with my macbook where, for some reason, when it's unplugged to the power the computer randomly turns the screen semi-black (not totally black) and starts the fan at max power.
The computer itself is still on (the apple is bright) and I have to turn it off by long pressing the power button.

I'm not able to understand what is going on:

The logs from system.log

Apr 19 09:15:03 marco com.apple.xpc.launchd[1] (com.apple.sandboxd[153]): Service exited due to SIGALRM | sent by kernel_task[0]
Apr 19 09:15:03 marco syslogd[96]: ASL Sender Statistics
Apr 19 09:15:05 marco com.apple.xpc.launchd[1] (com.apple.bsd.dirhelper[9925]): Endpoint has been activated through legacy launch(3) APIs. Please switch to XPC or bootstrap_check_in(): com.apple.bsd.dirhelper
Apr 19 09:15:05 marco systemstats[107]: assertion failed: 18D109: systemstats + 676139 [952918BC-3D73-37CE-8C6A-851AAF3C70D1]: 0x7f946c61bfe0
Apr 19 10:13:48 marco syslogd[96]: ASL Sender Statistics
Apr 19 10:13:48 marco com.apple.xpc.launchd[1] (com.apple.newsyslog): Service only ran for 8 seconds. Pushing respawn out by 2 seconds.
Apr 19 10:13:49 marco fud[9987]: objc[9987]: Class MobileAssetUpdater is implemented in both /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/MobileAccessoryUpdater.framework/Support/fud (0x1029ab908) and /System/Library/AccessoryUpdaterBundles/ApplePowerAccessoryUpdater.bundle/Contents/MacOS/ApplePowerAccessoryUpdater (0x1054b2a68). One of the two will be used. Which one is undefined.
Apr 19 10:14:01 marco timed[133]: settimeofday({0x5cb98349,0xeea4a}) == 0
Apr 19 10:14:03 marco com.apple.xpc.launchd[1] (com.apple.duetknowledged[10064]): Could not find and/or execute program specified by service: 2: No such file or directory: /usr/local/libexec/duetknowledged
Apr 19 10:14:03 marco com.apple.xpc.launchd[1] (com.apple.duetknowledged[10064]): Service setup event to handle failure and will not launch until it fires.
Apr 19 10:14:03 marco com.apple.xpc.launchd[1] (com.apple.duetknowledged[10064]): Service exited with abnormal code: 78
Apr 19 10:20:55 localhost bootlog[0]: BOOT_TIME 1555662055 0

Where 10:15 is the computer still on, but close to the time of "death". I left it running from 10:15 to 10:20 (in this time the fan was running at fullpower) where I turned it off, but nothing appeared in the logs for that time period (weirdly)

Do you have any suggestion on how to debug and fix this issue? I might consider formatting everything as a last resort but I prefer not to because I have a lot of setup of various work projects

OSX Version: 10.14.3


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When selling an app or in app purchases in the Apple App Store and having customers paying in USD, EUR, GBP etc, does Apple do the conversion and then pay you in your native currency i.e. for me £GBP as I am based in the UK or do they just pay out in $USD?
Can you select which currency you wish to be paid out in, or can you connect multiple bank accounts to be paid out in each currency?


texts: Getting keystrokes on VLC via AppleScript

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I have an AppleScript file which works like a charm, except for the part where I use keystrokes to make VLC run fullscreen. The filename has been changed for privacy reasons, but the rest of the code is the exact same. My code goes as this:

tell application "Finder"
    set MyFile to ((path to me as text) & "File.mkv") as text
end tell
tell application "VLC"
    open MyFile
end tell
tell application "System Events"
    tell application process "VLC"
        set frontmost to true
        keystroke "f" using command down
    end tell
end tell


texts: Find all hidden files that were hidden using the command "chflags hidden filename"?

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I remember to hide an important file, but I can't find it anymore and I don't remember the name. I don't remember how I hid it, i.e., if just by inserting a prefix of . or using chflags hidden filename.

I tried to recover all hidden files (hidden because of the prefix .) under my desktop using the following command

find . -name '.*' | grep "^.DS_Store" > hidden-files.txt

and the resulting hidden-files.txt text file is empty. (Anyway, I'm not 100% sure if the command above is correct.)

Again, now I would like to retrieve recursively (as I'm doing with the previous command) all hidden files that were hidden using the command chflags hidden filename using the terminal (or without, but I would need to have a list of them or a path to them). Is it possible? If yes, how can I do it?

Edit 1

I think the command above doesn't work because grep does not accept input. Anyway, to solve the problem I think I just need to add xargs as follows

find . -name '.*' | xargs grep "^.DS_Store" > hidden-files.txt


texts: How can I make it so my screen locks and turns black when I press the power button? (this changed since Big Sur)

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Before the Big Sur update, tapping the power button would turn the screen black and put the Mac to sleep. I liked this, but since Big Sur that button locks the computer but the screen stays lit. Is there any way to get back the pre-Big Sur behavior when tapping the power/fingerprint button?

This is on a new M1 Macbook air 2020


texts: Why does the lettering wear off MacBook keyboards?

texts: Check out the letter "A" in the image.  Why is it smudging / wearing off?


texts: What does "@" signify in unix file permissions?

texts:
I have a file with the following permissions on my MacBook Pro:

-rwxr-xr-x@  1 root  wheel   101K Feb 29 17:09 apachectl

What does the @ stand for?  I can't execute the file and this is the only thing that's standing out to me.  How can I get rid of it?

Just as some background, I copied this from a Time Machine backup.


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I have several files that have the same modification date in a folder, and I would like to change the date for all files within that folder, and the same with other folders in the directory so that each the  content of any folder's modification date is different to any folder.

If that didn't make sense, here's a screenshot of an example directory. The aim is to change the modification date to a different date on the folder's contents and do the same with the other folder's contents with different date.

I know it is possible to touch multiple files in one go by using touch -t YYYYMMDDhhmm file1 file2 file3, however is there a way to automate this process with a random date?


texts: Is it 'OK' to use the root user as a normal user?

texts: I have enabled the root user on my Mac so I can log into it and run Finder etc. Being the lazy person that I am, just transferred everything from my home directory to /var/root. I'm not too sure of doing this, so I may move everything back. Is it technically 'OK' to be using this like a normal user? (I am the only one who can access my computer.)


texts: Recovering lost photos on iPhone 5s after restoring from iTunes backup

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I used to have an iPhone 4s and all the data from there is synced in my iTunes in my Mac. I just got an iPhone 5s yesterday and decided then to plug it to my iTunes. There was a welcome message and 2 options: whether to set up as new iPhone or set up as old iPhone (4s contents).

So to be able to make everything fast, I chose the latter, but then all the new photos in my iPhone 5s were deleted and were replaced with all the contents from my 4s. Is there any way I could retrieve it?


texts: Is Windows 8.1 compatible with Apple MacBook Air MD711HN/A?

texts: I'm planning to buy Apple MacBook Air MD711HN/A. I would like to know whether its compatible with Windows 8.1. Is it possible to have a single OS (Win 8)? I use Windows very frequently and travel a lot.


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I have GPS Drive App Motion X-GPS. I tried to use this app with my iPhone/iPad cigarette charger plugged in, but the battery is keep draining even with the charger to make this app almost useless for long distance driving. I used the charger without any problem with other apps.

Why iPhone is not charging with GPS apps? Is this iPhone's known issue? Is this an issue with Motion X-GPS? Or new/better cigarette charger is needed to solve this issue?

I use Scosche that has 2.1A port, but it doesn't charge when I use this port with iPhone.


texts:
From the pmset man page:

  POWER SOURCE ARGUMENTS

  -g with a 'batt' or 'ps' argument will show the state of all attached power sources.

  […] Certain Apple battery calibration tools may temporarily disable
  battery charging, even though your Apple portable is plugged into AC
  power.

  Such tools will never surprise you with this behavior; you will know
  it's happening. This state will be reflected in an additional line of
  output to 'batt' or 'ps' readings, including the pid of the app
  inducing this behavior.

     'ChargeInhibit':    1432

So, does any piece of publicly available software exist to force the battery not to charge?


texts: Is it bad to leave the Macbook Pro Retina 13inch charging all the time?

texts: I connected my Macbook Pro Retina 13 inch to an external monitor, keyboard, and mouse and in order to leave it closed, you must have it connected to power. When my Macbook is closed, does it ruin my battery because it's always closed?


texts: Menu items disappear, dialog boxes go black on MacOS

texts:
This problem started nearly 4 days ago.
Randomly, while browsing, or more specifically, entering a url in the address bar, my Mac freezes. After a while, it unfreezes but all the menu items disappear and all dialog boxes become black (but stay responsive). Even the windows have weird black areas.
It's not reproducible.
Initially, I thought it was a problem with Google Chrome, but the same happened while I was browsing on Firefox.

I have resetted the NVRAM and SMC, but it doesn't fix my issue.

Has anyone faced a similar problem before? If yes, what was the fix?

The model is a MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) and the OS version is Sierra 10.12.4 (16E195).


texts: Does a 2017 15" Macbook Pro top case fit on a 2016 Macbook Pro?

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The keyboard on the 2016 MacBook Pro is very prone to breaking, I've had the top case replaced twice in the past year so far and and I'm for a third time before warranty expires. Does the new 2017 top case fit on a 2016 Macbook Pro? I heard they fixed the keys in the latest iteration.

Best case they will cover it under warranty and switch to the new top case, worst case I'm considering buying a 2017 top case myself and changing.


texts: My external monitor doesn't work at full resolution with my MacBook

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I've got a MacBook Pro (Early 2015, OS 10.11.2) and I've also got a Dell 2209WAf monitor, which I'm using with a VGA cable and this adaptor.

The monitor's optimum resolution is 1680x1050 @ 60Hz and RDM shows this as an option. However, when I try to use that resolution, my screen looks like this  which is clearly not right (it looks impossibly pixellated and really hurts my eyes, you can barely see anything on the screen).

On the monitor, it says it's displaying 800x600 when my Mac says it's displaying 1680x1050.

I've seen questions about VGA cables/adaptors etc. asked before, but they all said it was to do with the resolution being too high. My monitor (and adaptor) can display 1920x1080 so that would appear to not be the case here.

The options for the resolution in Displays all work perfectly (various ones from 800x600 up to 1400x1050 when Alt-Scaled) but then it jumps up to 1920x1080. How can I add 1680x1050 to this list, as presumably that would display clearly? SwitchResX doesn't fix this and neither does RDM, I've seen stuff about editing .plist files but that was all for Yosemite, apparently it's different for El Capitan.

Any help is massively appreciated!


texts: Can an app be on your device but not on any screen?

texts:
I downloaded an app recently and when I was moving it from the screen it was placed after download; to another screen then I accidentally hovered over another app and made a folder. When I took it out of the folder I hovered over the section between the current screen and the next then I let go and the app had vanished (The app wasn't visible in any folders near the spot I hovered). I checked both screens. So I had to delete and re-install the app by going to settings and finding it on the storage menu. When I went to the app store and looked at purchased apps it was there and it had the open button but, it wasn't visible on any of my screens. Has this happened before?

Specs of situation:
- Using iPod 5
- iOS 9.3.5
- App downloaded: Google Authenticator


texts: Move single user Time Machine backup drive to OS X Server

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I have an external hard drive which is currently used as a Time Machine backup drive for a single machine.  I'd like to move the drive to my Server machine and use it for network backups for all my machines. Can I move the drive and then have the original Mac see its old backup when it connects via the Server?

The Server machine is running Yosemite; the other machines are running Mavericks.


texts: How do I make my Favorites icons fit their squares?

texts:
Here's a pic of what I'm talking about.

I already know how to change the icons (by going to ~/Library/Safari/Touch Icons Cache/Images/ then replacing them with the same named .png) but some of them don't fit perfectly like the Facebook, Twitter, or "Day 1 Advent of Code" icon does. Btw, I'm not so bothered about the Reddit icon not fitting since it's not a square so please ignore that.
Is there any way to solve this?

I already tried resizing but it stayed the same. Let me be clear that I'm doing this because I don't want any plain letters in my Favorites (such as the "U" you'll see in the pic). I also checked the sizes of those icons who fit perfectly, and some were even smaller than the ones that do not occupy the entire square!

The sizes were all at least 144x144 px. From there I tried scaling up and it didn't work. The files were .png format. I also did not change the file names.

I hope someone can help me customize this.


texts: Delete book from iBooks Mac when I delete it from iOS

texts:
I sync "All books" from my iOS device (an iPod Touch) and my Mac, in iBooks.

When I delete a book in iOS, it is NOT deleted on my Mac. Instead, in iTunes, the setting changes from sync "All books" to sync "Selected books", with the deleted books unselected.

Instead, I want to keep it to "All books", and delete books I delete on my iOS device to also delete on my Mac.

Is this possible, and if so, how can I do it?


texts: a1242 keyboard works different than macbook keyboard. WHY?

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I have this keyboard connected as external to my macbook while using external monitor.

A1242 model.
When I press
alt ⌥ + cmd ⌘ + -> on right side from space this combination is not working, when on my macbook keyboard it works! Why?
The:
alt ⌥ + cmd ⌘ + <-
or
alt ⌥ + cmd ⌘ + -> on the left side from space
are wokring OK.


texts: About This Mac → Storage suggests more space in on the SSD than is actually being used

texts:
I've got a 480 GB SSD in a MacBook Pro running OS X El Capitan 10.11.6. I have recently reformatted the drive and clean installed the OS.

I have very limited programmes installed on this machine and all my files are managed by Dropbox, using their smart sync feature, which stores all your files in the Dropbox cloud and downloads them locally as and when you need them.

What's strange is that although I've got a 480 GB SSD, and only using c. 25GB as confirmed by the total at the bottom of Finder (see attached screenshot), if I go to About this Mac → Storage, it says I've used about 210 GB, mostly all photos and movies.

Any idea why this would be?


texts: Does Time Machine need the Spotlight index?

texts: On OS X, does Time Machine need the index maintained by Spotlight? Will disabling Spotlight completely (via mdutil) affect Time Machine?


texts: What causes ssh to return Network is down?

texts:
I'm trying, without success, connect to a local network ssh server from macOS by doing:

$ ssh user@1111:ab1:123:ab1:011b:12bc:ab12:1a2b

and then I get:

ssh: connect to host 1111:ab1:123:ab1:011b:12bc:ab12:1a2b port 22: Network is down

I actually can connect to that server from iPhone app Termius (and there are also other reasons to think the server side is ok) so I believe there is a problem on the client side. I tried that same app on macOS without success.

Also, ssh to a virtual machine works well, as well as to an amazon aws server.

Also tried verbose:

$ ssh user@1111:ab1:123:ab1:011b:12bc:ab12:1a2b -vvv
OpenSSH_7.6p1, LibreSSL 2.6.2
debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config
debug1: /etc/ssh/ssh_config line 48: Applying options for *
debug2: ssh_connect_direct: needpriv 0
debug1: Connecting to 1111:ab1:123:ab1:011b:12bc:ab12:1a2b port 22.
ssh: connect to host 1111:ab1:123:ab1:011b:12bc:ab12:1a2b port 22: Network is down

And IPV6:

$ ssh -6 -vvv user@1111:ab1:123:ab1:011b:12bc:ab12:1a2b
OpenSSH_7.6p1, LibreSSL 2.6.2
debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config
debug1: /etc/ssh/ssh_config line 48: Applying options for *
debug2: ssh_connect_direct: needpriv 0
debug1: Connecting to 1111:ab1:123:ab1:011b:12bc:ab12:1a2b port 22.
ssh: connect to host 1111:ab1:123:ab1:011b:12bc:ab12:1a2b port 22: Network is down

And ping:

$ ping 1111:ab1:123:ab1:011b:12bc:ab12:1a2b
ping: cannot resolve 1111:ab1:123:ab1:011b:12bc:ab12:1a2b: Unknown host

What might be causing the Network is down? How should I debug this?


texts: Is my iPad not accurate enough or is it the stylus?

texts:
I made some capacitive styli with my brother, following this video on Cnet.

I tried using it with the Wacom notebook app, and the handwriting is a teensy bit too large to work as well as a real live "dead tree" notebook.

At the moment, the app feels like a wide ruled notebook, and I'd love to be able to write as much as a college ruled notebook.

Is the problem the tip of the sponge on my styli, or is it the resolution of the iPad?

What can I do to improve the accuracy, so that I can fit more handwritten text on the page?


texts:
When I use an app called Termius on iOS to SSH into my different machines, I am starting to get serious keyboard lag lately. I’ve already tried resetting the dictionary and I’ve restarted my phone.

Does anyone have an idea what is happening here?

I am running iOS 12.2.


texts:
I might possibly have a html5 game project coming up, that would need to run on iOS devices. However i dont own many of them, nor do i have the money to buy them. My friend did remind me i might be able to simulate on the iOS simulator, but im not so sure. My mac is currently experiencing some problems so i cannot check it for myself. But it would help if someone could answer:

Does the iOS simulator have safari browser on it? If so, how accurate
would you say it is at displaying html5 games?


texts: kernal_task bringing MacBook Pro to a halt - fan problem?

texts:
I have acquired a 2nd-hand mid-2015 MacBook Pro which I use connected to 2x cinema displays (the laptop itself has some screen damage).

When connected up for the first time I noticed it was going insanely slow (16gb 2.8ghz w/ Radeon R9 2GB) even compared to my early-2013 model with half the spec.

Checking Activity Monitor, I noticed kernal_task was using 400% of CPU (since then I have seen over 1000%). I looked up the cause and that it was overheating so opened it up and cleaned all dust out with blowers etc. to the best of my ability - no change.

I noticed using the laptop without anything plugged in seemed to be okay, so I initially thought having 2x displayport connections to screens was doing it. Since then I've discovered (like right now) I can have 2 screens plugged in and it's okay - then sometimes I add USB devices and it's okay - but when the system really starts working and needs fans - that's when things go bad.

So I installed iStat Menus and have discovered that my right fan is not operating (constantly 0rpm even when the left is 6000+ rpm).

So I'm wondering if a) this is the root cause (and not a symptom of the cause) and b) what I can do to fix.

Even though I cleaned it I did notice at the time its movement wasn't as smooth as the left - would cleaning help or would I need a replacement?

I've replaced MacBook components before so am quite confident in doing this if needed, but the fan isn't too cheap / available here so I'd like to know if I should expect further issues or what.

Thanks!

Mike


texts:
How do I delete all music from an iPhone 5?
It got loaded from my computer without me checking the box.
I tried to follow the directions from one search result with no success.


texts: Hold down and release right-click with a single click

texts:
Essentially, what I want to do is:

Upon clicking the right mouse button, simulate holding down the right mouse button.
Upon clicking the right mouse button once again, simulate releasing the right mouse button.

Use case: I'm playing an old first-person shooter with a Magic Mouse 2, so I can't aim and shoot at the same time.


texts:
Apple makes it rather hard to change things like the system font and icons for the home folder. And while I understand the problems that can occur when the system font is changed; is changing your icons (for Documents, Music, Home, etc) truly dangerous?

Mostly, I ask this question because El Capitan has made a normally simple process into something complex, annoying, and somewhat confusing. If changing my icons was truly harmless, why is it protected up System Integrity Protection [SIP]?


texts: Canon iP3000 Printer not working after using with OS X Lion

texts:
I was able for some time to print from Lion using a 10.6 driver. Recently I got a 5 yellow light blink error sign which is the sign for a print head problem.

I installed a new print head without result (same error message).
I opened a brand new Canon iP3000 printer. It printed one copy and then it had the same error message (it now will not print on any printer).
My son brought over a working used iP3000. It printed one copy and it now has the same error message and will no longer work at all.


texts: Is there a MacOS automation that can detect pixels on screen?

texts:
I need to automate some keyboard and mouses actions depending on what is shown on the screen.
But because the applications don't have applescript hooks, there is no way to know of certain events except to 'read' the pixel values of certain position of the screen.
Is there a way to do this? I've looked into tools like keyboard masestro but was unable to do this.


texts: How do I get iPhoto to recognize an older Canon PowerShot A40?

texts:
I have iPhoto 9.4.2 set to open automatically when a camera is connected to my iMac. When I connect the PowerShot A40 to my iMac via USB, iPhoto does open. But there's no sign of the camera in the left side bar and no way to import any of the photos off the CompactFlash card in the camera shown in iPhoto.

How can I get this old camera to show up as Device in iPhoto so I can import the photos off of it?

Edit: it works fine on a 10.7.5-equipped MacBook Pro. Shows up in the Devices list, lets me import the photos.


texts: Does Touch ID erase the device after failed tries?

texts:
I don't have an iPhone 5S, but I know that I can set my iOS devices to automatically erase themselves, when the wrong passcode has been entered too many times. Does Touch ID on the 5S do the same?

I imagine this to be rather inconvenient, since accidentally touching the ID sensor is very likely.


texts: What third-party games have been included with Macs at some point?

texts:
To phrase it differently: Over the years, Mac computers have come with various pieces of software not developed by Apple, many of which are games, such as Marble Blast Gold, Bugdom, and the Big Bang Board Games suite.
After much searching, I've been unable to find a comprehensive list anywhere. What non-Apple games have been preinstalled or bundled with computers running Mac OS, and when were they included?


texts: How to get current input language of the input source

texts:
I use a third-party input source on Mac. This is the case I encounter:

I input some English characters when I want to input Chinese so I have to delete the characters entered just now. Then switch to Chinese and type again.
If I know what is the current input language, so I can switch the input language first.
The input source can't display current input language but I have press Shift to switch between Chinese and English to see whether the current language is what I want.
After some research, I find this repo bitbar. This repo can display some script output at the menubar. So I want some script to get the current input language of the input source.
I also find this question, however this question is different from mine. It just find the input source name, not the input language.

After Googling for a long time, I didn't find a way to do this. Any one can help me? Thank you so much.


texts: Apple Watch indoor running error in calculating distance

texts: I'm using my Apple Watch 2 for indoor running and found that in the first Kilometer Apple Watch show 750 meters and go on. The calibration I found is good for outdoors. Is it possible to adjust and calibrate the indoor distance?


texts: What is an efficient way for developers / power users to use OSX window management and Spaces on a single screen?

texts:
This may be a strange question.

Background: I usually work in a multiple monitor setup, where I can plaster the screen with all my windows so nothing I might need to switch to is ever hidden from view.

On a laptop, that's obviously not possible.

A while ago I wrote scripts that give me keyboard shortcuts to move windows around into half/quarter/other convenient arrangements for essentially gridding the display. In researching this question I learned that these are essentially duplicated by some open source apps, but I found nothing that solves the greater problem of switching between these windows easily and painlessly.

In particular, I use spaces as a substitute for multiple monitors, plastering each one with a grid of windows. But I often find myself frustratedly trying to switch between applications in different spaces with no quick way to do it.

E.g. cmd-tabbing to the application makes me go linearly through a bunch of open applications and doesn't pick up applications open only in other spaces.

Using mission control only shows me the windows open in the present space; I have to switch spaces first to use it to get at another window open in another space.

I've considered using only one space and switching via mission control, but having only one space can lead to serious window clutter, with windows hiding behind each other and ending up in the "wrong order" so when I need to drag things between windows, etc., they're not activated at the right time. (In separate spaces I can leave paired windows side by side with nothing in front of them.)

I'm wondering whether someone else who has faced these frustrations has come up with a clever solution or workflow. I'd prefer something open source but am willing to learn a new workflow even with a steep learning curve if it means faster performance eventually--where performance is defined, I think, as reliably and quickly switching between many open windows, though I may end up editing this question as answers reveal that I'm actually looking for something more detailed. E.g. if a multiple-window-using guru of window-management best-practices can explain something like "I faced this problem, and I realized after many years that the right way to do it is work in a single monitor, and always follow steps A B C, and use tool D" then I am all ears.


texts: Why isn't iCloud drive icon visible in finder

texts: This is more of an aesthetic question rather than a functional one, but after upgrading to OSX Yosemite I don't have the iCloud drive or history icon in finder, it just gives me the default.  In finder preferences, the icons appear normally...Any ideas why?


texts: One of the keys in keyboard has become "harder to press"

texts: I have a Retina MacBook Pro and I don't know how to explain it well. One of the keys (number 9 key, if it makes sense) has suddenly "not sensitive enough" while typing fast. I mean, I can definitely press it when I want, the change is very subtle, when I'm typing fast it doesn't get pressed. If I explicitly press just a bit harder there is no problem. Whenever I tap all keys with my typing pressure, all get pressed easily expect the 9 key. The difference is subtle but it's definitely noticeable and is really annoying while typing (especially when typing ( when programming). How do I make it respond normally?


texts: How does iPhone toasting/bumping apps work?

texts:
I've just seen the ad for IKEA Skål!. If you haven't seen it, you can see the video linked. Basically, you can choose a drink and make a toast-like gesture (using the iPhone) with another person having the app. This results in both phones automatically exchanging names and photos, and optionally both of them will share the picture of their toast on Facebook. The ad is really nice, but I am curious about how it works.

[Edit]: As a commenter pointed out, there is also another application Bump, which use the same technique to perform similar (and even more) functionalities. The FAQ stated that this application was designed with personal and data security in mind, and uses various sensors and algorithms to "feel" the bump and the server will find matching bumps according to the sensor reading and algorithms.

How exactly does the iPhone know that I am toasting/bumping with another person? I mean I don't think GPS can track the phones that accurately. And how does it transfer the contacts and photos? And how can it correctly determine who is toasting with whom if there are multiple users in the same room? How is the security and confidentiality protected?


texts: Apple - No devices are registered in the Developer's account

texts:
I've read a lot and even opened 2 tickets on Apple Support, but Apple is good at charging money for the air, so far not for the help.
Here is the problem - I can't sign the app correctly as developer profile doesn't see a registered Mac.

Here is my full reply to the apple support:

Steps to reproduce the following:
I open the xCode project. In Xcode preference & Accounts there is my profile Volodymyr Rudov-Tsymbalist set.  Go to the project settings, Signing & Capabilities mark "Automatic signing", choose my team and Bundle Identifier. Status returns me an error message: Failed to create a provisioning profile. There are no devices registered in your account on the developer website.
I go to the developer website: https://developer.apple.com/account/ , sign into the account and go to "Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles". Then to devices and see the Mac I registered to that account.
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I go to Profiles section => generate profile, choose that option and receive "there are no devices available"

If I'm trying to register same Mac - I got an error that it is already registered.
Date: Wednesday 19 of Feb 2020 time: between 12:50 up to 23:00 we tried many times. Timezone - CET (Poland, +1 from UTC). Also it happens now, 21 February 2020 CET 9:42a.m.

3.there was a video

Volodymyr Rudov-Tsymbalist - the user.

5-6 Google Chrome Version 79.0.3945.130 (Official Build) (64-bit)  & Safari v.13.0.5 (15608.5.11)

Xcode - v.11.3.1 (11C504)


texts: Equivalent key to alt+backspace on Linux

texts:
In Linux and bash I use alt + bksp to remove the word before the cursor.

On mac the option / alt + delete does not work.

e.g If you typed aaaa bbbb you will get aaaa afterwards

Any suggestion?


texts:
I am trying to open a relatively large XML file (50mb) but my Mac just won't open it: No errors though, just been waiting for almost 10 minutes but nothing happens.

Tried using TextEditor, Xcode

Any other suggestions?


texts: Custom keyboard shortcut not executing service

texts:
I have a custom keyboard shortcut created for a finder service to compress selected files.

However despite working once or twice when I first created it, it has no effect now. The service works perfectly if I manually select it but not with the shortcut. As you can see from the screenshot the shortcut is definitely assigned...

Edit:

Just discovered that it actually works in all finder views except column view...

What's going on here?


texts: Uninstalling macOS App Extensions from System Preferences

texts:
I'm a developer, but it is more of a user-centric question.

How can one "unregister" a Finder Sync (or any other, presumably) OS X / macOS App Extension so that it disappears from System Preferences > Extensions?

I've removed the app that's hosting it (FinderSyncTest), but it still shows here:


texts: How to change the main user name of a used MacBook on macOS 10.13?

texts: I just bought a used MacBook Air 2012 with High Sierra. I would like to change the user name to mine. I tried changing it in the address book or at the preference login but the old name is still stuck when I look at it from anywhere else such as in Terminal or on the side pane of finder. Any suggestions?


texts: Is there a macOS equivalent of the Windows assoc command?

texts:
I am looking to change a file association on the Mac using some sort of script. I know that I can do something like that in Windows using the assoc  command.
Is there something scriptable on macOS which will do a similar job?


texts: How do I measure Heart Rate Variability?

texts:
Intermittently, and with no pattern I can discern, my Watch measures "Heart Rate Variability". But I don't see a way to measure this on demand, and I can't find any apps that measure it directly (those that do use the camera and not Watch, and don't share with Apple Health).

How can I preform a HRV measurement on demand with Watch?


texts: Determine if hard disk was ever disconnected from MacBook

texts: How do I determine if my hard disk was ever disconnected from my MacBook Pro 2012 and then reconnected? Can I use the Disk Utility log or any other tool? OS X 10.8.5 is the version.


texts: How can I get my iPhone to automatically download podcasts I have subscribed to?

texts: I am using the standard podcast app that comes with iOS 7.  I have subscribed to about 8-9 different podcasts.  Commonly I will take my phone with me when I leave the apartment, and then when I get on the subway I will attempt to listen to a podcast.  Invariably, the podcast won't play because no cellular connection is available.  To solve this issue I have indicated through the podcast app that I would like episodes to be automatically downloaded when they become available.  However, they don't get automatically downloaded.  This absolutely infuriates me.


texts: Does the new .HEIC photo image format include Apples advance photo features ie Live Photo?

texts:
Was the .heic file format created to address the advance features supported by Apple that is not supported by traditional .jpg files:

Live Photos;
Depth Map information;
Filters used;
Lighting modes;
Other post edit information that can be rolled back, such as Cropping.

If so, this would be a great wrapper format to handle all advanced features and support portability between devices.


texts: MacBook Pro doesnt boot after systemupdate / repairing volume doesnt work

texts:
i have a problem with my MacBook Pro.
I installed a Systemupdate, reboot and then i had a loading screen which loads a long time.

Then i started the mac in verbose mode and there is...

hfs: mounted Macintosh HD on device rootdevice
AppLeUS8MultitouchDriver::checkStatus - received Status Packets Payload 2: device was reinitialized
/devirdiskOs2 (NO WRITE)
Root file system
Executing fsck.hfs (version hfs-226.1.1).
/devirdiskOs2
Root file system
Executing fsck.hfs (version hfs-226.1.1)
[...] Checks
** Checking catalog file.
Incorrect number of thread records (4, 22547)
Incorrect number of thread records (4, 22547)
[...] More Checks
Repairing volume.

The Checks and Repairs start three/3 times.

After that the MacBook turns off without any information.

I startet the HDD Recovery program, but there is the same in the error log.

I dont know whats up with the Hard Drive -.-


texts: Where are "import from iPhone" photos stored in the iPhone?

texts: Using Mojave on a Macbook while using Pages I found today the option "import from iPhone" which I used a picture I took with my iPhone to a Pages document in my Mac. I liked the photo and later I looked for it on my iPhone but could not find it. I googled a bit but found no information about this. Anybody knows where can I find these photos on my iPhone?


texts:
I'm on macOS Catalina. Recently Skype has stopped opening.
It appears to work then immediately quits.

I tried look into privacy, I see nothing there.
I tried reboot same result.
I tried reinstall also same result.

What is going on here ?

Try#1
Reinstall a new Skype, same issue

Try#2
Tried launching the executable file, same issue.

 ~  /Applications/Skype.app/Contents/MacOS/Skype ; e
    Segmentation fault: 11
    logout
    Saving session...
    ...copying shared history...
    ...saving history...truncating history files...
    ...completed.

[Process completed]

Try#3
I tried to chmod a+x /Applications/Skype.app/Contents/MacOS/Skype
Rerun, same result, auto Quit


texts: How to create a 'New Email with Attachment' option in Finder?

texts:
With OS X Lion, the 'New Email with Attachment' option is missing from Finder. It is supposed to be replaced with the new "Share Button". Unfortunately, the only two ways I can share a file are Airdrop and iMessage. I use Mac Mail and this isn't present.

I checked 'Services' under 'System Preferences' and didn't see any option to add email to the share menu.

How do I customize the share to items?


texts: Tech Specs of Built-in iSight Camera of MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008)

texts:
What are the tech specs of the Built-in iSight Camera of the MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008)?

Especially: What is the focal length?

Does anybody happen to now, if there is something online, where all the technical specifications of my camera are listed?

EDIT: I wrote a program which detects markers of a certain size. After detection I need to calculate the 3D coordinates of those markers, therefore I need the focal length of my camera as this is an input value of the program.


texts: Why is my headset reducing sound volume/quality when recording my voice?

texts:
So I have some bluetooth headphones (they are Sony; unfortunately, I can't find the information that would tell me the exact model) that have a microphone, so I can use them to record my voice. Fine and dandy.

However, I'm having the issue that whenever they are actually recording my voice, they cause the audio quality to get worse and quieter. This happens with every software that takes input that I can think of. Voice chat systems, like Skype, Discord, and Google Hangout cause this. Recording myself on quicktime player or any other audio recording software causes this.

Is this a setting? How can I fix this?


texts: Keyboard shortcut for switching from address bar to main pane in Chrome

texts:
The question how to go from the main pane to the address bar is answered here.
But how do I move from the address bar, back to the main pane, without having to reload the page by pressing Enter, or by using Tab a bunch of times?
I'm on a mac, but the question is applicable for any OS, I guess.


texts: Why the mail app takes a lot of space although there is no mails?

texts:
Simply look at this. Mail consumes 2.5 GB. Why? I removed all messages, readded gmail account. Anything else?

iOS 10.3.3, iPhone 5, 16GB


texts: New to OS X - Why does pressing the red X close some windows, and minimize others?

texts: Why does pressing the red X close some windows, and seemingly minimize others?


texts: How to allow standard user to install software in Sierra?

texts: Thank you in advance for the wealth of knowledge on this site.  I am setting up a new MacBook Pro with Sierra and need to ensure the standard user account is able to install software and make changes to printing.  Besides these two items it needs to be a standard account.  With the research I have done it seems the security authorizationdb would be used however I am unsure on how to use this command correctly.  Can someone please advise on how to achieve this?


texts: How to download iPadOS 13 simulator for Xcode?

texts: I have application in Xcode and I need to test it on iPadOS 13. But I can not find any hint how to set up iPadOS simulator. I can run iOS 13 on simulator but I want to try my app on iPadOS 13 simulator. Is there any way to achieve this?


texts: Use BetterTouchTool keyboard short cut to find all folders in Finder with the tag "red"

texts:
I use the tag "red" to tag all folders and files on my machine which I want to quickly access.

I am now trying to setup a keyboard command e.g. ctrl+cmd+opt/alt+R to open in Finder all my files and folders with a red tag. Yes, I know it is possible by clicking on the "Red" tag on the sidebar, but I want to do it using a keyboard command.

I have BetterTouchTool installed on my Mac, created the keyboard combination above and have set it up to trigger to run an AppleScript when I am in Finder.

What sort of AppleScript can I run to achieve my purpose above?


texts: Cannot Remove Configuration Profile On iPhone

texts: I worked at a company that used GOOD For Enterprise. I installed it on my iPhone 5s and now that I've left the company, would like to remove the profile. I've deleted the GOOD application, but I cannot remove the profile. There is no red "Remove" button like all of the tutorials show. I just did a full wipe and restored the phone with my iCloud profile and sure enough, it's still my one and only configuration profile on my phone. How do I get this off of here? Here are some images...


texts: Is it possible to make FaceTime not open the camera on startup?

texts:
I rarely use FaceTime on the MBP, but it's linked to my AppleID so that I can keep track of missed calls without reaching for the phone. However, I don't like having it start the camera and showing me my face as soon as it starts, because:

It's distracting from the actual information I am looking at: the list of calls;
As handsome as I am, I am not that big a narcissist to keep staring at my own face;
I prefer audio calls, so I rarely have occasion to keep the camera active anyway.

How can I make FaceTime just show the list of recent calls without showing the camera feed?

I'm on macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 (17E199).


texts: How can I get 2560X1080 resolution on my LG 29UM58-P monitor, connected to my 13" MacBook Pro?

texts:
I have a MacBook Pro (Retina, 13"-inch, Early 2013) with 8Gb RAM and Intel HD Graphics 4000

I also have a 19" Polyview 16:9 monitor connected via Thunderbolt to VGA adaptor, which displays its native resolution of 1440x900.

I recently purchased an LG 29UM58-P ultra wide monitor, which has a native selection of 2560x1080 at 21:9 aspect ratio, connected via my HDMI port. Unfortunately, all windows and text is stretched to fill the screen.

In System Preference --> Display --> Resolution --> I can choose from 1600x900, 1080p, 108i and 720p. I have selected 1080p at 60 Hertz.

I've also downloaded the Onscreen Control app from LG's, but can't seem to access it in System Preferences even after selecting it in Security & Privacy --> the Accessibility panel ??

How can I get my monitor to display its native resolution at the correct aspect ratio without stretching all the windows etc?

Many thanks in advance for your help! :)


texts: I have an iPhone 4S running iOS 5 and cannot find (after trying) any app that blocks calls. Is there anything out there that can block calls on the iPhone?


texts: App can not be opened because it is from an unidentified developer

texts:
Question:

Please note before reading this that: "Tell them to go to System preferences > Security & privacy and allow 3rd party applications to run. Is not an acceptable solve for this issue.

I have created an .app That has been signed with a valid Mac Developer certificate. Yet downloading it from the internet & running still throws the security prompt:

  App can't be opened because it is from an unidentified developer

This is the codesign -vvv terminal dump for the .app:

Executable=/Users/me/Desktop/ADRA.app/Contents/MacOS/ADRA
Identifier=unity.Company.ADRA NSW 2016
Format=app bundle with Mach-O thin (i386)
CodeDirectory v=20200 size=178145 flags=0x0(none) hashes=5561+3 location=embedded
Hash type=sha256 size=32
CandidateCDHash sha1=79ecf88721d6387749c1f6b10355c3683ef20eb2
CandidateCDHash sha256=0799e968a18a663a0c08d26d3fb7826017ce5a3a
Hash choices=sha1,sha256
CDHash=0799e968a18a663a0c08d26d3fb7826017ce5a3a
Signature size=4739
Authority=3rd Party Mac Developer Application: Company Pty Ltd (NH73TNDB28)
Authority=Apple Worldwide Developer Relations Certification Authority
Authority=Apple Root CA
Signed Time=20 Apr 2017, 2:46:12 PM
Info.plist entries=14
TeamIdentifier=NH73TNDB28
Sealed Resources version=2 rules=12 files=138
Internal requirements count=1 size=224

I don't understand why this does not pass Gatekeeper? Is there something missing? Does Apple require something further?

Update 1:

@TheDarkKnight has suggested that I am using the incorrect certificate to sign the .app. Looks as though they are correct, so I went to create a new Developer ID Application certificate but apparently because I am not an 'Agent' in the group account, so I now have to wait until the 'Agent' creates one for me - seems backwards, is there no other way around waiting for the 'Agent' to make this for me?

  (in Xcode) If the "Developer ID" radio button is greyed out you probably have a group account. These types of accounts only allow for the "Agent" role to create Developer IDs. Contact the person who created your group Apple Developer Account if you get stuck here.

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Signing_Mozilla_apps_for_Mac_OS_X

Update 2:

So I finally got my new cert today, re-signed the .app, downloaded it from the server ran and STILL GOT THE ERROR MESSAGE. The authority seems to be correct now:

Executable=/Users/me/Downloads/ADRA.app/Contents/MacOS/ADRA
Identifier=com.company.adra
Format=app bundle with Mach-O thin (i386)
CodeDirectory v=20200 size=178133 flags=0x0(none) hashes=5561+3 location=embedded
Library validation warning=OS X SDK version before 10.9 does not support Library Validation
OSPlatform=36
OSSDKVersion=657408
OSVersionMin=656896
Hash type=sha256 size=32
CandidateCDHash sha1=90d2a54162d6d018bf4f7602d7707c8e8e522fc6
CandidateCDHash sha256=dadfe5203d1367ea776f9501025dbd4ce751ee30
Hash choices=sha1,sha256
Page size=4096
CDHash=dadfe5203d1367ea776f9501025dbd4ce751ee30
Signature size=8930
Authority=Developer ID Application: Company Pty Ltd (NH73TNDB28)
Authority=Developer ID Certification Authority
Authority=Apple Root CA
Timestamp=10 May 2017, 3:36:51 pm
Info.plist entries=14
TeamIdentifier=NH73TNDB28
Sealed Resources version=2 rules=12 files=138
Internal requirements count=1 size=184

I am only signing the .app is there anything else that I have to do to make this work? Is there a time period I have to wait before this will work?

Update 3:

Now almost 1 month on from Update 2, this issue is still aparent, and so have placed a bounty.


texts: Remote Desktop Client perpetual update in App Store

texts:
The App Store icon in my Dock always has a little "1" badge on it indicating that 1 app is available for update. That 1 app is "Remote Desktop Client Update 3.7.1" via "Software Update."

However, when I click either "Update" or "Update All," it seems to update, but the "1" badge doesn't go away and the App Store perpetually shows that the Remote Desktop Client is always available for update. FYI: I have two Macs and this problem happens on only one of them.

Why is this the case? How can it be fixed?


texts: What is the partial red in dot top left of screen? I started seeing this the other day. At first I thought there was something broken now I think it has something to do with notifications. Anyone know the logic behind this?


texts: Facebook Messages won't work on OS X (10.9) Messages when two-step verification and other safety features are used on Facebook

texts:
Does anyone know how I can get (10.9) Messages and Facebook messages to play nice?

I have some security features enabled on Facebook that make it more difficult for someone to log into my account outside of my list of trusted devices/apps. Facebook has a password generating feature that requires you to either scan a QR code or type in their generated password and it seems to only work for mobile 3rd party apps, not 3rd party OS X apps.

I did try plugging in the generated code into messages in the account set up menu but no dice.


texts: Compability of Brew Cask VirtualBox and Parallels?

texts:
I have a Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac installed and for a Vagrantfile I need to have virtualbox that I could install with brew such that brew install caskroom/cask/virtualbox.

I tested Parallels Desktop 12 and VirtualBox from Brew Cask -- and so far they have worked side-by-side fine. The VirtualBox from Brew Cask apparently installs the Oracle VirtualBox.

Anyway with the future compability issues in mind,

What is the compability status of Parallels and Virtualbox and is it possible to have them side-by-side? Are there some potential pitfalls?


texts: Is there a way to set Safari's homepage to an entire bookmark folder?

texts: I want all the pages to open in different tabs automatically. When I tried opening the bookmark and choosing "Set to current page" in Settings it only set it to the one tab I was actively viewing, not all of them.


texts: I restarted my ipad becasue cannot access to my email accounts, went off showing a no stop wheel and connect to my computer a message comes "unknown error QxE8000065


texts: (find: *.png: No such file or directory) terminal

texts:
I am trying to do some batch processing in terminal with texturePacker. The creator of texturePacker said that this is the way that you batch convert a directory of .pngs to .pvr.ccz.

find <directoryname> -name \*.png | sed 's/\.png//g' | \
    xargs -I % -n 1 TexturePacker %.png \
        --sheet %.pvr.ccz \
        --data dummy.plist \
        --algorithm Basic \
        --allow-free-size \
        --no-trim \
        --opt RGBA4444 \
        --dither-fs

But I keep getting this output in the terminal.
(find: *.png: No such file or directory)
Does anyone know why it would be saying that?


texts: Date original picture was taken using EXIF Wizard

texts: I received a text with a picture yesterday. I am testing EXIF Wizard. When I saved the pic to my camera roll (iPhone 4) and view it in EXIF Wizard, it gives today's date. How do I get the date the original picture was taken?


texts: find my apple store password by keychain

texts:
I get the apple store  password like this by keychain，How to decrypt this password. Thinks.

AAAABLwIAAAAAFxjqLYRCmdzLmlkbXMuaGK9AEZZwubB0nS2GASNkRZ871dwJTS3hu3btfMaI2o9jvbCYqo2oA


texts: Finder window pops up every time Time Machine makes a backup

texts:
I have configured a shiny new Time Capsule a few days ago. It runs firmware 7.7.1 and my Mac is on 10.8.4.

The Time Capsule works perfectly so far, except that every time Time Machine makes a backup, a Finder window showing the contents of the “Time Machine Backups” volume pops up (see screenshot). This gets especially annoying with hourly backups. I backed up with an external hard drive before and did not have that issue as far as i know. How can I stop Time Machine/Finder from opening up that window every time?


texts:
Can someone log on to my laptop if the cover is down?
I thought by closing the cover it disconnected the internet.


texts:
I have a chart with two percentage columns (min, max), and a third which is supposed to show the min-max range in absolute values. I use the formula =A2*60&" - "&B2*60 in cell C2. The expected result is (for an absolute max of 60):

Min      | Max     | Range
33.3%    | 50.0%   | 20 - 30

Here's what I get:

Min      | Max     | Range
33.3%    | 50.0%   | 2000.0% - 3000.0%

The percentage columns are formatted to display a percentage value with one decimal, and this format is somewhat applied to the text.

If I change the formula to =A2*$C$1&" - "&B2*$C$1, I get:

Min      | Max     | 60
33.3%    | 50.0%   | 20.000 - 30.000

For every format on C1 I get 3 decimals in the expression, except if I set the format to only one decimal in C1, I really get one decimal in the expression.

Question: How do I choose how the numbers are displayed in C2?


texts: How do I switch which instance of php is used on my Mac?

texts:
I have three installed versions of php on my Mac. When I check using phpinfo() via a web browser, the one that is being invoked is version 5.3.15. I would like to switch it to the installed instance that is version 5.4 for the apache module (not needed for the CLI).

The reason I would like to do this is because I have used MacPorts to install php_geoip, but it is for the 5.4 version.

Background

When I use "which" I see the following:

$ which -a php
/opt/local/bin/php
/usr/bin/php

$ which -a php54
/opt/local/bin/php54

Then checking the version of each of these gives the following:

$ /opt/local/bin/php --version
PHP 5.3.19 (cli) (built: Dec 15 2012 01:08:10)
Copyright (c) 1997-2012 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v2.3.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2012 Zend Technologies
    with Xdebug v2.2.1, Copyright (c) 2002-2012, by Derick Rethans

$ /usr/bin/php --version
PHP Warning:  PHP Startup: geoip: Unable to initialize module
Module compiled with module API=20100525
PHP    compiled with module API=20090626
These options need to match
 in Unknown on line 0
PHP 5.3.15 with Suhosin-Patch (cli) (built: Aug 24 2012 17:45:44)
Copyright (c) 1997-2012 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v2.3.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2012 Zend Technologies
    with Xdebug v2.2.0-komodo, Copyright (c) 2002-2012, by Derick Rethans

$ /opt/local/bin/php54 --version
PHP 5.4.10 (cli) (built: Dec 20 2012 19:30:08)
Copyright (c) 1997-2012 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v2.4.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2012 Zend Technologies

Please note that the CLI version checks are only being used to determine the version of each instance. It is actually the proper version of the apache module libphp5.so that I will ultimately need to get working.

As you can see from the above, there is an error message from the 5.3.15 instance which I believe comes from my efforts to try to load geoip.so, as follows:

; 2013-01-10 enable geoip
extension="/opt/local/lib/php54/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20100525/geoip.so"

In other words, I used MacPorts to install php_geoip, and as a part of that it installed the dependence of php54, because the version of geoip.so in the MacPorts ports tree needs php 5.4. I tried making the running php 5.3.15 load geoip.so from the php 5.4 instance, but it does not work, as the error message shows.

Next I tried switching the instance of php to version 5.4 by changing the LoadModule statement as shown here:

# 2012-10-28: enable php
# LoadModule php5_module libexec/apache2/libphp5.so
# 2013-01-13: change to more recent version of installed php - does not work
LoadModule php5_module /opt/local/apache2/modules/libphp5.so

However, this prevents php from working at all.

So to solve my problem, I either need to get a php 5.3.15-compatible version of geoip.so, or cause my system to use the php 5.4 instance. Any guidance on either of these approaches is appreciated.


texts: today my mac didnt turn on, i plugged în and turned on then i saw 0% battery. Why? At only 350 cycles and 2 years.


texts: Triggering Folder action with size check

texts:
I'm trying to set up a folder action that triggers only when a new file is less than a certain size. With my limited understanding I haven't been able to figure out a way to do this. Can anyone help?

Here's a run-down of my problem and my current approach: I'm doing some 3D rendering in Blender through the command line in Terminal, but having a persistent error. Blender renders each frame's image, but after usually 3 or 4 frames of animation rendering, the GPU bombs out and all the subsequent frames render black with a size of 28kB.

My brute force method of remedying this so I can render unattended:

Blender is set to not overwrite existing files as it creates new frame renders
Automator Folder Action whenever a new frame is saved:

on run {input, parameters}

-- ignoring application responses
tell application "Keyboard Maestro Engine"
    do script "BA8776AB-5030-4753-85FB-0032D396B9B1"
    -- or: do script "renderhack"
end tell
-- end ignoring

return input

end run
This triggers a Keyboard Maestro macro which does the following:

3a. Activates Terminal Window

3b. Types Ctrl-C keystroke to kill Blender process (it's already started rendering next frame)

3c. Executes a shell script to delete any small files i.e.
find  -name "*.png" -size -1M -delete
(this is unnecessary for now but would be if I could solve my problem)

3d. Reactivates Terminal Window

3e. Types Up-arrow key, Return to relaunch blender in the Terminal.

So this does work, but I would love to find a more elegant solution, which would save a few more seconds every frame. If the folder action could work conditionally somehow, to only trigger the next script/macro if the most recent file is a certain size.

I hope this makes sense. Unfortunately just moving small files out of the folder doesn't work, since Blender will keep rendering black frames. I need to trigger the above steps (or something like it that also includes killing Blender) when a small file appears in the folder.


texts: Is it possible to upload files to a website from Safari on iPhone?

texts: I'm trying to upload a photo from my iPhone 4 to a website. However, the browse button to display the select file dialog is disabled. Normally this works fine on my Windows PC. Should I be able to select image files to upload from Safari on iPhone?


texts:
According to Apple, Time Machine removes all but one backup for every month, all but one backup for every week of the last month, and all but one backup for every day of the last week.

I have plenty of space on my NAS (about 10 TB), and I'm currently using about 1TB of space, so space is not a concern.

How would I disable this automatic removal of old backups? Or is this impossible for Time Machine and I should use an alternative program such as rsync?


texts:
I recently discovered the codesign utility. I was testing it out and used it to verify built in apps like Safari. To my surprise, Safari didn't pass the test.
$ codesign --verify /Applications/Safari.app
$ /Applications/Safari.app: a sealed resource is missing or invalid

With the --verbose flag set I also get:
file added: /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/Resources/de.lproj/ExtensionBuilderSettingItem.strings
file added: /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/Resources/de.lproj/TestDriveMigrationBannerViewController.strings
file added: /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/Resources/de.lproj/ExtensionBuilderContent.strings
file added: /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/Resources/de.lproj/ExtensionBuilderCheckboxSettingItem.strings
file added: /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/Resources/de.lproj/ExtensionBuilderGroupSettingItem.strings
file added: /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/Resources/de.lproj/CredentialCompletionAutoFillCellView.strings
file added: /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/Resources/de.lproj/PrivacyPreferencesSafari1013.strings

It continues like that for more than 1000 lines. In searching for an answer I've come across a few other questions like this but never a definitive answer. Does anyone have some insight on this?
System Details:

macOS Mojave Version 10.14.6
Safari Version 13.1.2


texts:
I have been successfully using the gnupg21 package from MacPorts for several months.  Within the past few days I updated my MacPorts installation (sudo port -d selfupdate) and then made sure I was up to date (sudo port upgrade outdated).  Since then gpgv2 no longer works:

tartarus:~ sbooth$ gpg2 -K
gpg: can't connect to the agent: IPC connect call failed

tartarus:~ sbooth$ gpg-connect-agent
gpg-connect-agent: no running gpg-agent - starting '/opt/local/bin/gpg-agent'
gpg-connect-agent: waiting for the agent to come up ... (5s)
gpg-connect-agent: waiting for the agent to come up ... (4s)
gpg-connect-agent: waiting for the agent to come up ... (3s)
gpg-connect-agent: waiting for the agent to come up ... (2s)
gpg-connect-agent: waiting for the agent to come up ... (1s)
gpg-connect-agent: can't connect to the agent: IPC connect call failed
gpg-connect-agent: error sending standard options: No agent running

tartarus:~ sbooth$ gpg-agent --help
Assertion failed: (res == 0), function enter_npth, file npth.c, line 123.
Abort trap: 6

I have completely uninstalled my MacPorts installation (rm -rf /opt/local) and reinstalled everything, to no avail.  Is there something else I can try?

I'm running macOS Sierra 10.12.1 (16B2657).


texts: What is the Home Folder under /Library/Java for?

texts:
I installed Java 1.7 from the oracle site.  Looking at my folder structure, there is /System/Library/Java and /Library/Java.  Under /Library/Java there is a Home symlink that goes to /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Home.  I had to point my IDE (IntelliJ) to /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.7.0_51.jdk/Contents/Home which is a little weird in that there is a Home directory, but that Home is not the same Home as is in Library/Java.

Did I mess something up in my install? Is this symlinked Home gonna mess me up at some point?

The symlinked Home goes to Java 1.6 (which is what I believe Mavericks ships with?), but I have access to 1.7.


texts: Synching Mail Sent folder on new computer

texts:
I have an iMac and a 2009 Mac Pro 4.1.  Both run OS X 10.11.3.  I recently used Migration Assistant to move data, applications, and settings from the iMac to the Mac Pro.

I had some other problems that I had to get fixed with the Mac Pro before I could make it my primary desktop machine.  The problems took several days to get solved.

Because of this situation, the Mail Sent folder has gotten out of sync on the two machines.  While all incoming mail shows up on the Mac Pro, none of the email Sent (to others) from the iMac shows up on the Mac Pro.

As my Sent mail serves as a useful resource, does anyway exist for my Sent folders to synchronize (other than sending my self every mail that I've sent over the days from the iMac)?


texts: Any details about the captive/public wifi login screen browser?

texts:
Is it just controlled by Safari's data. cookies, etc. somehow?  I'd think not since that'd be a major security hole.

In any case, are there any tools for deleting the cookies from the browser used by the captive/public wifi login screen?


texts: Interrupted Mac App Store Download - Xcode

texts:
After losing my connection while downloading Xcode 4.2.1, the App Store has removed it from available updates and under purchases it says I am up to date (even though the date of the my installed version is before the latest update date). I have tried to do:

defaults write com.apple.appstore ShowDebugMenu -bool true

And then use the Debug menu item after restarting the App Store using these instructions:

http://www.ryanragle.com/index.php?/site/comments/where-does-the-mac-app-store-download-temp-files-to

Is there any other way to directly download 4.2.1 or to force the App Store to clear its cache, short of removing Xcode entirely?


texts:
I have an iPhone and recently purchased an iPad, and I'd like to sync all the song's I've already got in my iPhone, into my iPad. How can I do this?

I have iTunes but cant seem to sync.


texts: Are the "Looks like" resolutions in the scaling modes on Retina Macs the true resolution they run at?

texts:
Hopefully, this doesn't sound like a dumb question, but I'm wondering if the "Looks like" resolutions listed for each scaling mode in System Preferences > Displays are the true resolutions one would be running at/seeing when using any of them.
What made me interested in finding this out is when I read that the 2880x1800 resolution shown in About This Mac on the Early 2013 15" Retina MacBook Pro (and I assume many others) was not actually easily accessible without a tool like Retina Display Master (RDM). So I got it here: https://github.com/avibrazil/RDM, and through this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tG42tS2wTK4, found there was a more updated fork of it (https://github.com/usr-sse2/RDM/tree/2.3.2), which is fully compatible with Catalina (that apparently allowed you to set custom HiDPI resolutions by disabling SIP).
At some point between finding out about RDM's existence and the updated fork of it, I also found out you could scale said 15" display not to just 2880x1800, but a ridiculous 3840x2400.
To keep this from being an unnecessarily long question/post (might be a bit too late for that), I am trying to keep the 3840x2400 resolution (potentially for the sake of things like 4K video or photo editing) while having the UI not be so small and difficult to read.
As of writing this, I currently believe that picking one of the larger scaling options in System Preferences > Displays is actually showing that "Looks like" resolution (this is because RDM shows the current resolution in its menu bar icon, though I have no other way to confirm this, which is why I'm asking the question) not a possible higher resolution(?).
One of the things I can do when using the higher resolutions is to make the Dock (a lot) bigger, which is helpful but doesn't nearly solve the problem in its entirety.
This issue on the original RDM repository seems to explain basically what I'm thinking, just far simpler: https://github.com/avibrazil/RDM/issues/40
Again, hopefully, at least some of this makes sense to people and doesn't come across as complete nonsensical garbage.
Additional note: Disabling SIP and trying to add a "custom" HiDPI 3840x2400 in RDM (which to me sounds like it would double the size of UI elements while retaining that resolution) did not appear to do anything, or at least not what I thought it would do.


texts: Make Spotlight show files on unmounted volumes

texts:
Is there a way to make Spotlight show files that reside in different unmounted Volumes?

I think there is no official way of doing this, and that Apple does not provide a plugin API that allows this kind of behavoiur but, is there any hacky way this could be implemented?

(Maybe in a similar way to the Spotlight Google Importer:)

http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/spotlight/googleimporter.html


texts: MacBook Air is stuck at "Downloading Additional Components"

texts: I recently reset my MacBook Air to its factory settings. I am now reinstalling os x yosemite but the installing process is taking forever... is it the wifi that's having problems? Or is it just my laptop? Is there a way to fix this, make it faster?


texts: Protect data while laptop is at repair shop

texts:
I've got to give my computer (mid 2012 MBP, 15", running OSX 10.10) to a repair shop (not Apple store, but Apple authorised) for them to replace the battery.

My concern is that someone at the repair shop could either access data on my drive or install something malicious.

I've got FileVault enabled and a secure password to log in to the machine, is there any further steps I could take (short of removing the HD prior to giving it to them)?


texts: When I type a backtick ` it's underlined and I can press space to make it this character ´. This is annoying because I never need this when I type in markdown I only need the backtick. So I wonder how I can turn this off?


texts: High Sierra - Why is Recovery HD inside the APFS container?

texts:
I noticed a few days ago that the Recovery partition was inside the APFS container. Isn't it better for it to be a separate volume? For example, APFS containers sometimes get corrupted with an invalid partition type (FFFFFFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFFFFFFFFFF), so you can't boot to Recovery mode either, because that's inside the container! Why is this the case? Is there an explanation? Here is the output from diskutil list. You can clearly see that it's inside the container.

$ diskutil list
/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *500.3 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                 Apple_APFS Container disk1         435.1 GB   disk0s2
   3:           Linux Filesystem                         25.0 GB    disk0s3
   4:           Linux Filesystem                         39.9 GB    disk0s4

/dev/disk1 (synthesized):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      APFS Container Scheme -                      +435.1 GB   disk1
                                 Physical Store disk0s2
   1:                APFS Volume Macintosh HD            425.5 GB   disk1s1
   2:                APFS Volume Preboot                 22.4 MB    disk1s2
   3:                APFS Volume Recovery                517.8 MB   disk1s3
   4:                APFS Volume VM                      3.2 GB     disk1s4


texts: Common shell / editor shortcuts for Mac OS X

texts: is there a way to add universal shortcuts for input / text fields in OS X and/or chrome itself such as Control + U to delete everything to the left of a line, Control + W to delete the left word etc. or cursor positioning like Control + a to move to beginning of a line?


texts:
I am just wondering if iOS devices have the ability to show only on-screen content and lock all other items on the device.

For example: say someone got pulled over and the officer required to see a copy of their insurance document. So they show them a virtual copy of it on their iPhone in the camera roll, but when the officer takes the phone to their car if they try to swipe anywhere on the screen or go to the home screen it requires a faceID/passcode.

Is this a feature that is currently available on iOS?


texts: Is it possible to switch between spaces with Command+Number in Lion?

texts: In Snow Leopard I could switch spaces by pressing ⌘+Number. Is there a way to turn that on in Lion?


texts: What am I going to do with an iMac 27 inch's display 3, 4 years from now?

texts:
I want to buy a 27 inch iMac, but the monitor cannot be re-used... it cannot be hooked up to any KVM (Keyboard / Video / Mouse) switch to be used with a PC too...

Also, 3, 4 years down the road, I know the iMac will become slow and probably need to buy another computer.  At that time, what am I going to do with the monitor?  Apple is saying they save the "microwatt" between your typing, but what about wasting a good monitor like that?


texts: Is there a way to automatically change my keyboard language when I switch between windows on macOS?

texts: For example, when I use the Messages app in which I use one keyboard, and in Xcode, I use only English keyboard. Can macOS switch my keyboard to English when I make the Xcode window active?


texts: I would like to buy a 2nd hand iPhone. is there any service exist where i can check when it was activated or when actually the user started using this iPhone.


texts:
What are some better solutions (apps or any ways) to manage files (folders and subfolders with PDFs, docs, video, audio etc.) on iOS device (iPhone or iPad) that can sync with OS X?

Currently I'm using "USB Disk Pro" but I have to manually create the folders in iTunes and drag and drop each files manually. (Image if there are 10 folders with 50 files in each folders to be transfer from OS X to iPad.)


texts: 3TB Airport Time Capsule (FW 7.7.3) Incorrect DNS address delivered by DHCP

texts:
3TB Airport Time Capsule (FW 7.7.3) DHCP sends the correct DNS address to hosts for the Primary network, but sends the Gateway address for the Guest network.  If I correct the DNS manually on a host, Internet works fine.  What's the problem?

Any LAN Host:
DNS 172.16.42.1
Should be 8.8.8.8


texts: Why does McAfee Endpoint Protection keep auto installing?

texts: I want to know how I can permanent uninstall McAfee Endpoint Protection. I've used the uninstall command found here, and it works. It uninstalls the software. But after some time it will auto install itself again. Is there somehow a way I can prevent that from happening?


texts: Early 2011 MacBook Pro does not standby correctly

texts:
My Early 2011 15" MBP non-retina will not enter standby mode correctly. Meaning, when inactive for a few minutes, rather than just turning off the display, it goes into sleep mode, causing network shares to disconnect.

I have the Energy Saver settings set to never sleep while on power

This is a big problem for me, since I use NAS shares to store much of my work.

Is there a way to either
A) Disable sleep mode while plugged in (because usually when I need the shares up I'm plugged in) OR
B) Configure macOS to keep AFP shares connected while in sleep mode

I am running 10.13 High Sierra Beta


texts: Apple Music: "Uploaded" vs. "matched" songs on iCloud Music Library

texts:
I just subscribed to Apple Music and I decided to upload all the songs I had in my Mac's iTunes library to the iCloud Music Library.
Some songs have been labeled as uploaded, meaning that Apple has scanned and uploaded this track from my library to its servers, but it didn't match it with any songs in its database. Some other songs are marked as matched, meaning that Apple has scanned and matched the track in my Mac's library with a song in its iTunes Store catalog.

My question is: is it possible to manually merge one of the "just uploaded" songs with their corresponding matches in the iTunes Store catalog? One option could be re-downloading the song and re-adding it to the library, but in this case I will lose all the meta information of the original song (in particular the number of times I played the song).
Are there any other workarounds to solve the problem?


texts: Playing speed of podcasts set to super fast with no slow down option

texts:
I have tried for about two months now to slow down the playing speed of my podcasts in Apple Podcasts on iPhone 6S (iOS 12.4.1) and have had no luck.
It always used to be the correct speed until one day podcasts started playing so fast you could barely understand them and they have never slowed down since.

I use VoiceOver and however much I turn the VoiceOver speed down it doesn't effect the podcast playing speed.

Any suggestions for how to fix this as I would like to be able to listen to podcasts again using Apple Podcasts? I cannot see a speed control anywhere.


texts:
I'm trying to add python3 to my path by adding a symlink but it's erroring and I'm not sure why.

/usr/bin $ sudo su
sh-3.2# ln -s /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/bin/python3  /usr/bin/python3
ln: /usr/bin/python3: Operation not permitted

sh-3.2# whoami
root

sh-3.2# ls -la | head -n 2
total 139064
drwxr-xr-x  977 root   wheel     31264 24 Jul  2018 .

* Edit *

I have symlinked from /usr/local/bin/python3 so that's fine.


texts: Remember Window Dimension / Position Single Screen Laptop

texts:
Is there any way to have windows remember where they were and how big they were on OSX?

I've tried the suggestions in this discussion but it's still not working.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5471042?tstart=30


texts: I have an iphone 4, with ios 7.1.2, and my phone tells me my software is up to date. When I log into iCloud photos, I can't view any of my photos. There is small print saying "iCloud photos requires ios 8.1 or later..." Does this mean I cannot use iCloud? I am paying for extra storage but where are my pictures?


texts: Are there any “sugars” for Espresso which add brace/bracket highlighting to JavaScript editing?

texts:
By “brace/bracket highlighting” I mean: when you select an opening or closing curly brace or a bracket while editing JavaScript in Espresso, the brace/bracket you’ve selected and its corresponding closing brace/bracket is highlighted with some visual cue (bold, background colour, anything).

If not, would it be possible to develop such a sugar?


texts: Ignoring the "You must change your password within 60 minutes" pop-up

texts:
This morning I got the

  Passcode Requirement
  You must change your iPhone unlock passcode within 60 minutes.

popup covered in this question (although none of the reasons there ring true). I decided it was safest to go ahead and change my password through the system menu just-in-case.

But if I had ignored it and let the 60 minutes run out, what would have happened?

Would the device have wiped itself?
Or modally force me to change the password before it'll let me use it again?
Or put itself into a locked state that could only be recovered by my Exchange administrator?

or something else?

Thanks. I've skimmed threads on Reddit etc. about this and no one seems to have actually called its bluff, or at least they didn't report back if they did. This is my own phone attached to my work email account; there's no MDM profile.


texts: An application to show if Secure Input is enabled?

texts:
I'm struggling with Secure Input Mode, since it (quite often) gets left on, because of 1password. I've asked their support and they brushed it off them by saying that 'they didn't experience that'.

The most annoying part is that I can't see if Secure Input Mode is enabled or not.

Does anyone know of a way (or an application) that makes it visible if Secure Input Mode is enabled or not?


texts: Run multiple instances of the same version of Firefox with different profiles simultaneously

texts:
I have an existing installation of Firefox. I've been using this installation for a long time so theres a lot of data (history, bookmark, browser preferences, addon preferences).

Now I want to split this data (browser history, bookmarks, some settings) with the result that some data is only accessable by instance #1 and the other data is only accessable by instance #2. I know that I have to delete most unwanted data manually but thats ok.

My first thought was to clone the profile but I figured out that there are many spots where the actual profile name is hardcoded. The second possibility I see is that I add another installation of the same Firefox version to my system and transfer the profile to the new installation.

Is there a way to do that? Or is there an alternative solution?


texts:
so, my sister and I both just bought the ipod touch 4G. She installed and downloaded her apps from the Itunes. I've purchased some items in my ipod in the store where I bought my Itouch. Then, the problem is that when I try to transfer purchases of mine to the Macbook (that my sister use),

it kept give a warning "Some of the purchased items on the Ipod "my name", including "name of certain apps", could not be transfered to your Itunes library because you are not authorized for them on this computer"

Then, I try to choose "Store > Authorize this computer" with my Apple ID. the next warning pop out "This computer is already authorised"

So, how to sync my apps to this Itunes?


texts:
I was migrating a Joomla site to a new server. Before uploading to the new server, I wished to test it on my localhost php server. I have done this with Wordpress sites and other PHP/MySQL things with no problems but for some reason Joomla is giving me issues.

I CD to the websites folder in the terminal and start php using my homebrew install of php 5.6.7:

/usr/local/Cellar/php56/5.6.7/bin/php -S localhost:8000

When trying to access the Joomla site locally, the page gives the error message:

This webpage is not available.

In terminal, this is the output I receive:

[Wed Apr  8 11:40:34 2015] PHP Deprecated:  iconv_set_encoding(): Use of iconv.internal_encoding is deprecated in /Users/AdvancedNetworks/Documents/Websites/carzmetix/new-site/libraries/joomla/string/string.php on line 27
[Wed Apr  8 11:40:34 2015] PHP Deprecated:  iconv_set_encoding(): Use of iconv.input_encoding is deprecated in /Users/AdvancedNetworks/Documents/Websites/carzmetix/new-site/libraries/joomla/string/string.php on line 28
[Wed Apr  8 11:40:34 2015] PHP Deprecated:  iconv_set_encoding(): Use of iconv.output_encoding is deprecated in /Users/AdvancedNetworks/Documents/Websites/carzmetix/new-site/libraries/joomla/string/string.php on line 29
[Wed Apr  8 11:40:37 2015] PHP Notice:  Undefined variable: extension in /Users/AdvancedNetworks/Documents/Websites/carzmetix/new-site/templates/forte/layouts/default/layout.php on line 80

(Note: I have MySQL and Phpmyadmin installed locally so I imported the database onto my localhost.)

I double checked that I did not input the DB credentials incorrectly by changing the configuration.php file. When the info was incorrect, I would see an error that told me that there was an error connecting to the MySQL database.

Also: Accessing the administration page gives the same errors.

Do I need to install additional php extensions for Joomla to work? If so, I can get that via Homebrew.

Note: I uploaded the same files onto Hostgator and imported the same SQL file and it worked there so I must have done something incorrectly on the localhost machine.

What can I do? Thank you!


texts: Keyboard shortcut to show/hide keyboard visualizer?

texts:
Is there a keyboard shortcut to show/hide the keyboard visualizer?

I usually access it using the input-method icon in the top-right corner then select "show keyboard visualizer" but I don't know how to do it without the mouse


texts: Why does OS X mangle the playback of this MP3?

texts:
Here's an MP3 I have.

My iPhone plays it back with no problems.
VLC on OS X plays it back with no problems.
iTunes plays it with annoying bleeps and bloops, some kind of errors or artifacts that are very noticeable at the beginning of the track.
Other OS X playback methods, like QuickTime Player or Quick Look, have tiny skips/gaps in the playback, in the same places where iTunes has the error bleeps.

The MP3 has a 32 kHz sampling rate instead of 44.1 kHz; is that the problem? When I use an OS X conversion tool like XLD, the tiny gaps are in the output, no matter what kind of conversion I do. Is the problem actually with the MP3 or with OS X/Core Audio?

This happens on multiple Macs running OS X 10.11.3 using iTunes 12.3.2.35.


texts: I have a Macbook air 11 inch early 2014 with Mac os X 10.11.5 installed. I can't send or receive from my mac to any other iOS device. If I want to send something to my iPhone, the iPhone never scans and shows up on my mac, and If I want to send something from my iPhone, like a photo, the mac doesn't show up on my iPhone. I have followed a lot of fixes on apple discussions and other websites but non seem to work. I'd be very grateful if anyone would help me.


texts: Random [Google Mail] folder/label in iOS Mail after updating to 10.3

texts:
After updating to iOS 10.3 (and 10.3.1) there is a random, additional folder in Mail app attached to my Gmail account, named [Google Mail]. Prior to this update it was not there.

It's similar to a well-known older issue where all folders nested themselves under a top-level label of the same name. The answer there was to put [Google Mail] into the "IMAP Path Prefix" field in the Mail account settings. That, as mentioned below, is not helping for this problem.

Here's what I know:

If I put something in this folder on my phone, a label appears on the Gmail side. If I leave it empty, no label appears on the Gmail side.
If I add a label named [Google Mail] and turn IMAP on (on the Gmail side), the folder font becomes dark and the folder becomes active in the iOS Mail app. You can tap into it and see what's inside.
Putting [Google Mail] or any variant of that into the "IMAP Path Prefix" field in Mail settings causes an error in Mail saying that the IMAP settings must be wrong.
Trying to delete the [Google Mail] folder from the iPhone side causes an error bubble that says the folder cannot be deleted.
Deleting the label on the Gmail side only causes the folder font to "gray out" on the iOS side.
If I turn on IMAP for folders like Starred or Important, they nest themselves under this [Google Mail] label.

I've searched all over and can't see anyone talking about this. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

My Gmail mailbox on my iPhone 7:

My Gmail account settings on my iPhone 7:


texts: I have a Gmail account but access all my email through Apple Mail. I noticed in the last month or so that I'm not seeing the attachments that are being sent to me. In order to access the attachments, I have to open up Gmail through Safari. How do I fix this problem?


texts: How can I make Automator ask the user for a destination directory?

texts:
How can I make the script output the encoded file in a user defined directory?

I'm trying to build an in-house media file encoder based on Automator and ffmpeg.

I want the source file(s) to be dropped on the app's icon and then ask the user where to output the encoded files.

So far I have an Automator app where I drop files onto it and it runs this AppleScript:

    on run {input, parameters}

    tell application "Terminal"
        activate
        set filesString to ""
        repeat with file_ in input
            set filesString to filesString & " " & quoted form of (POSIX path of file_)
        end repeat
        do script "for f in" & filesString & "; do

ffmpeg -i \"$f\" -c:v copy -an ${f%.*}_264.mp4

done"
    end tell
    return input
end run

Currently the app outputs the encoded file at the same directory as the input file.

How can I make Automator ask the user for and use a destination directory?


texts: Teamviewer is lowering my Macbook Pro's audio

texts:
Last week I found out when I am in a Team Viewer meeting, Team Viewer is lowering my Macbook Pro's audio. It sets the audio around 10%. When I put it back at 100% it's not the full 100% (for example, it's hardly to hear my friends on Team Speak). When I quit Team Viewer my audio is back at normal.

Does anyone know what the problem is?

Edit

I created a video which will explain the problem:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaiYha6XNno


texts: How can I get my Mac to see and transfer files from my android phone?

texts:
When I hook up a USB cable from my Mac to my Samsung Galaxy phone I get a notice that says
"Can't access device storage" "Make sure your device is unlocked and that File transfer or MTP mode is selected"
How do I find "MTP mode"? How do I find "Unlock"?


texts: How to get a shareable link to a file in iCloud by command line?

texts:
There is a way to share files on my iCloud, one by one, with a shareable link. It's badly named "Add People".

I use it often to send files to my friends or family. When it's more files, I just zip them. But obtaining the link is tedious, clicking on many things. Perhaps this can be done by command line or it can be scripted?

The only option I'm interested in is "Share > Add People > Anyone with the link, View only > Copy Link" I'd like to do this programmatically, either using shell or Python.


texts: Folder navigation using keyboard in Coda

texts:
I'm trying to navigate on Coda using only the keyboard, but I can't seem to find the shortcuts. You can expand a folder by pressing the right arrow key, but I can't seem to mimic double clicking using the keyboard.

When you double click, you actually enter the context of that particular folder. It would also be good to know how to navigate to the parent folder.


texts: Multilingual spell checking on Whatsapp Desktop is not working

texts:
Multilingual spell checking (French and English) is working very well generally on my mac OS install. I set it up correctly following these recommendations.

However, there seems to be something particular with the Whatsapp Desktop application that makes it not work. Only English spell checking is happening and any word in French (not colluding with an English word of course) is underlined in red.

Is someone having the same issue? Does anyone have a solution to this?


texts: How can I delete purchased songs from my iPhone4?

texts: How do you remove purchased songs from an iPhone when it is connected to iTunes?


texts: Is there any way to rotate a magic trackpad?

texts:
I want to use my magic trackpad while it's rotated, as if in 'portrait' mode.

I can't find any option to make it work like this, unlike a display Rotation option.

Is there a way for me to use it this way? If so, how?


texts: Can I "Add to Reading List" from a link context menu in Safari?

texts:
I'm using Safari 13.0.1 on macOS Mojave 10.14.6. I can add the current web site to the reading list by pushing the sharing button and then selecting Add to Reading List.

Now I want to that without opening the page first. So the context menu of a link in Safari has a Share menu entry, but there's no Add to Reading List in its options. In System Preferences - Extensions - Share Menu, Add to Reading List is enabled. But it still doesn't show in a link's Share context menu. I disabled and enabled Add to Reading List to no avail —  other entries in there immediately hid and reappeared in a link's Share context menu when unchecking/checking them here.

So, can I get Add to Reading List into a link's Share context menu in Safari? If so, how?


texts: Someone has created an Apple ID using an email address in a domain I own

texts:
I own "mydomain.com"  (actually something else!) and have a catchall to receive all emails sent to any xxxx@mydomain.com
Earlier this week I received an email from appleid@id.apple.com asking me to verify annepearson@mydomain.com.  This person is unknown to me.  I did not verify.
I have now received this email:

Dear Anne Pearson,
The password for your Apple ID annepearson@mydomain.com has been successfully reset.
If you believe you have received this email in error, or that an unauthorized person has accessed your account, please go to iforgot.apple.com to reset your password immediately. Then review and update your security settings at appleid.apple.com

Has this person succesfully greated an Apple ID account with an email address she doesn't own?
If so, what can I do?