texts: How to quickly screenshot all apps in all screens & folders?

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I have an iPhone 6 running iOS 11.  I need to wipe it out and reinstall iOS like it's a new iPhone (not restoring from a backup).

When I've done this in the past, I've taken screenshots of all my screens so I'd know where I had each app & folder laid-out (I spent a lot of time laying-out the apps just the way I like them).  After I wiped the iPhone I'd go download all the apps again and lay them out in their folders just like they were before, referencing the old screenshots.   I have 4 screens of folders and apps so it's not a trivial exercise.  As you can imagine, this took a lot of time.

I'm trying to find a better, faster way to capture where I have every folder, their contents (multiple pages), and every app placed throughout all my screens.

I don't want to jailbreak just to get this ability.  Is anyone aware of an app that can do this?   I'll even accept a way to connect the iPhone to my MBP and run a script or something on the Mac to get the screenshots.  In fact, I'll even take a text representation of the screen/folder/app hierarchy, if necessary.


texts: How can a bring the windows of an application on the primary display?

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For some reason my Air still uses its own LCD when the lid is closed, so that I often find that an apps windows are all on a display that I cannot see.

Is there any way of bringing them to the primary display without randomly clicking and dragging in the hope of hitting a title bar?


texts: How to configure mac book pro to act as an Access Point (and not a router)?

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I am connected to internet via ethernet cable on my MBP laptop. I want to have access to internet wirelessly on my iPad as well. How can I config my MBP (OSX 10.6.8) to act as an "Access Point" ?

I already tried the internet sharing via system preferences.
I could connect to my shared network on my iPad, but the problem is my ISP does now allow network sharing! On my iPad it shows the following error message:

"We have detected that you are using a router or a device that is performing network connection sharing. Sharing a connection with multiple devices is against out term of use."..."You can use a router on our network, however it must be configures to act as an access point."
Then it mentions that I should turn off DHCP in the router settings.

I am in a student residence and do not have access to the ISP's support staff.
The description of the my internet connection contract says that I have right to use two devices manually. There is one ethernet socket in the room.

How can I get internet in my iPad?

Thanks


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I just finished a tough weekend of getting my Mac back.
For whatever reason, it would no longer boot. I am running 10.6.8 on a 2010 MacPro.

I installed a new copy of the OS, and migrated, then updated the OS, and it froze. Back to the install disks, loaded, updated OS first via software update, then migrated and I'm back in action.

The migration took hours as the drive had a lot of data including large iTunes files, etc. 3TB drive is my main drive.

Is there a better strategy for one's OS drive and data files that would make a re-build less time consuming? e.g. Use the OS drive, and keep it smaller, say 1TB, just for the OS and apps, and then a second drive for data only?

I'm grateful Time Machine worked so well, just looking for a faster way to get going next time.

(Note - I have too many apps needing Rosetta to jump to 10.10 full time. Not ready to drop $hundreds on updated software.)


texts: How do I open images in Preview at full size?

texts: Is there a way I can get Preview to open images in Actual Size by default and not have it fit to screen? I vaguely remember this as an option in previous versions of Preview, but am unable to find anything in the current version. System is 10.7.3 with Preview Version 5.5.1 (719.11).


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I have a second display connected to my iMac and I want to make it go black some times, for example if I am watching a movie on the first monitor.

Apparently, there has been an app called Screen Commander but it is not available any more.

I run macOS High Sierra on an iMac from 2010 and have a 24" Apple Cinema Display attached via Mini Display Port, of course.

I can not imagine why there is no tool which does this! I know I can set up different spaces for the monitors but this is not what I want.


texts: Can iMessage send a video as-is, without converting it first?

texts:
If I share a video file via iMessage, the recipient doesn't get the exact file I've shared, but a converted version of the video, which has a lower resolution and lower quality (e.g. when I share a 1080p H.265 video, iMessage actually sends a 300p H.264 blurry mess.)
Is there a way to make iMessage share a video without re-encoding it? What are the technical criteria that video files have to meet in order to be spared re-encoding? (codecs, profiles, resolution, file size)
I know I could share a URL to a file hosted elsewhere, but I want to have end-to-end encryption, and I don't want to require the recipient to perform any unusual steps or leave iMessage to view the video.


texts: I recently bought iPads for my kids and set them up under my iPad/iPhone account. I did set up separate email accounts but all their text messages are coming to me and they have access to my pics, contacts etc. I am not extremely tech savvy but there must be a way that they can have their own texting accounts and I can block access to my stuff? Please help!!!


texts: Macbook Pro Retina suddenly stopped mounting Huawei USB modem

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I recently bought a MacBook Pro Retina. The first day I was able to connect my Huawei E352 3G USB modem and it worked all the day. After a couple of day I needed 3G connection again, but my MacBook Pro Retina does not recognize the modem anymore. There is a micro SD card in it, and it also does not mount. The modem works with my iMac flawlessly. All the MacBook Pro Retina USB ports work flawlessly, and recognize any other devices (pen drive, Blu-Ray writer, USB 3 external hard drive).

Any ideas as to why the modem doesn't work anymore?


texts:
I wrote an Android application and in that, I used the following command to mix audio and video via ffmpeg(video.mp4 doesn't have audio):

ffmpeg -i video.mp4 -i audio.mp3 -codec copy result.mp4

An Android devices there is no problem and videos are playing with audio, but on iOS, videos just play without any sound.

What could be the problem?


texts: How to turn off icloud when no account has been set up by me

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I updated my Phone 5S with ios8 mostly just to get rid of the Notification on my Settings Icon. Now every time I open the phone to use it I am asked to enter my iCloud password (yes, same as iTunes) and yet I have never established an iCloud account.

I can't find anything to help me to get rid of the bloody reminder. Help


texts:
I have noticed a problem with iCal invitations.

When I recieve an invitation (via email) it pops up in my calendar. I then click it to say accept. When I do my calendar shows that I have accepted, but the person who sent me the invitation does not see my status.

In addition I get an error Mail with the following error.

<com.apple.calendarserver+2594a782-bbe9-4385-8ea7-239172296549@MYSERVERNAME.com>:
XX.XX.XX.XX does not like recipient.
Remote host said: 554 5.7.1 <com.apple.calendarserver+2594a782-bbe9-4385-8ea7-239172296549@MYSERVERNAME.com>: Relay access denied
Giving up on XX.XX.XX.XX.

Both sender and recipient are using OSX Lion Server as Mail and Calendar servers and the standard calendar/mail app. With static IP-Adresses. Does iCal need a special port to be forwarded? Or do I need to set some flag in postfix's configuration so that iCal mails are relayed?

The servers relay outgoing mail through a separate host which requires authentication. Could it be that iCal does not use the authentication when it tries to relay the message?

Thanks


texts:
I have changed my internal DVD with Crucial m4 SSD and I have put the DVD in to an external case.

I'm trying to update the SSD firmware and install Mavericks but I can't boot anything except MAC OS installation DVD.

I have tried to

boot the official Crucial update DVD: it hangs
install Windows 7: it hangs
install Windows 7 on bootcamp: it hangs on windows boot
install windows XP: it doesn't boot
boot Hirens 15.1: it boots Mini Windows XP, but I cannot start DOS programs

Also, I have reset the SMC and NVRAM, no success.

Any Ideas why I cannot boot anything else than MAC OS? What is wrong: the DVD drive, the EFI or something else?


texts: Spotlight does not show contents from internet!

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Spotlight does not show contents from the internet. It only searches my mac HD.
What should I do?

I am using MacBookPro Retina 13" with Yosemite 10.10.3


texts: Push text files between my phone and my laptop using native OS/apps, not third party installs?

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I like to keep track of information with simple text files, and I'd like to push them back and forth (or synchronize them) with native iOS and macOS software.
Is there an easy way to do this?
Here's an example; I go to the library and on my laptop find many library book call numbers (each on a different tab in a browser).
I glob them together, sort the call numbers in order with Python then paste back into a text file.
Then I hold my phone up to the screen and photograph it!
Then I can go to the stacks and check the books without carrying around my laptop.
If there was a printer in the library nearby, I'd print it. If lists like this were shorter, I'd just copy them down by hand.
Question: How can I easily, painlessly push text files back and forth between my phone and my laptop?


texts:
I am currently trying to install and boot Kali Linux on my MacBook Pro 2018 which has the new T2 chip with boot security.

I have disabled both SIP and Secure Boot on my Mac as well as installing rEFInd on my computer with the instructions of this post.

When I boot into rEFInd, I am greeted with this window:

The first drive that you see just brings me to a blank screen with a no entry sign, the second option allows me to boot to macOS High Sierra (I do not want to upgrade to macOS Mojave right now) and then the third option is my Kali Linux install disk.

The problem is, when I boot to Kali Linux (File name is) kali-linux-2018.3a-amd64, I end up getting this error:

Why is this happening and what do I need to do in order to sort this out? I do not want to update to Mojave now due to some development tools but will be updating in the next few weeks. I am also going to be installing Kali Linux onto the same USB but on another partition so I can boot it on other computers too.

Here is the layout of my disks (both macOS and USB):

/dev/disk0 (internal):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                         500.3 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     314.6 MB   disk0s1
   2:                 Apple_APFS Container disk1         499.8 GB   disk0s2
   3:       Microsoft Basic Data rEFInd                  199.2 MB   disk0s3

/dev/disk1 (synthesized):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      APFS Container Scheme -                      +499.8 GB   disk1
                                 Physical Store disk0s2
   1:                APFS Volume Macintosh HD            201.2 GB   disk1s1
   2:                APFS Volume Preboot                 43.8 MB    disk1s2
   3:                APFS Volume Recovery                1.0 GB     disk1s3
   4:                APFS Volume VM                      1.1 GB     disk1s4

/dev/disk2 (external, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *30.8 GB    disk2
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk2s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS Kali Linux              26.4 GB    disk2s2
   3:       Microsoft Basic Data Kali Instal             3.9 GB     disk2s3

disk0s3 is where I have rEFInd installed, disk2s2 is where I would like to install Kali to and disk2s3 is where the installer is located.

Edit:

Output of sudo fdisk /dev/disk2:

Disk: /dev/disk2    geometry: 3738/255/63 [60063744 sectors]
Signature: 0xAA55
         Starting       Ending
 #: id  cyl  hd sec -  cyl  hd sec [     start -       size]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1: EE 1023 254  63 - 1023 254  63 [         1 -   60063743] <Unknown ID>
 2: 00    0   0   0 -    0   0   0 [         0 -          0] unused
 3: 00    0   0   0 -    0   0   0 [         0 -          0] unused
 4: 00    0   0   0 -    0   0   0 [         0 -          0] unused

The iso file was also installed using the dd command.


texts: Why does my iPad keep asking for my iCloud password?

texts: I keep receiving an iCloud pop-up message to insert my iCloud password every time i switch on my iPad and I'm unable to do anything on it, inserting the password doesn't help. What should I do?


texts: I am retiring and my apple ID and email will be cancelled by my employer. How do I keep some of the content from apple id?

texts: I am a public school teacher about to retire. My apple id is tied to my school email. These accounts will no longer be available to me upon retirement. How can I save or transfer data to my personal apple id/gmail?


texts: Yosemite won't boot any more after attempting to enable FileVault and TRIM

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I installed Yosemite yesterday and it was working fine.

Now whenever it tries to boot it runs Safe Mode and fails 1/3 of the way through.

From what I can remember I went to enable FileVault and backed out of it as I didn't enter my correct iCloud information, and didn't want to go down the key generation route.

I also tried to enable TRIM.

This morning I restarted my machine after installing Kies and it wouldn't boot. The error I'm getting is this:

Oct 26 11:01:33 localhost Unknown[358]: Keyboard Layouts: duplicate keyboard layout identifier -16899.
Oct 26 11:01:33 localhost Unknown[358]: Keyboard Layouts: keyboard layout identifier -16899 has been replaced with -28673.
Oct 26 11:01:33 localhost Unknown[358]: Keyboard Layouts: duplicate keyboard layout identifier -16900.
Oct 26 11:01:33 localhost Unknown[358]: Keyboard Layouts: keyboard layout identifier -16900 has been replaced with -28674.
Oct 26 11:01:34 localhost Unknown[358]: Setting boot completed.
Oct 26 11:01:34 localhost Language Chooser[357]: Could not write to /var/log/CDIS.custom
Oct 26 11:01:34 localhost OSIESpringboard[372]: Can not connect to /var/run/systemkeychaincheck.socket: No such file or directory
Oct 26 11:01:34 localhost OSIESpringboard[372]: Failed to unlock login keychain.
Oct 26 11:01:34 localhost Unknown[358]: 2014-10-26 11:01:34.864 OS X
Utilities[372:303] *** WARNING: -[NSImage compositeToPoint:fromRect:operation:] is deprecated in MacOSX 10.8 and later. Please use -[NSImage drawAtPoint:fromRect:operation:fraction:] instead.
Oct 26 11:01:35 localhost Unknown[358]: Keyboard Layouts: duplicate keyboard layout identifier -16899.
Oct 26 11:01:35 localhost Unknown[358]: Keyboard Layouts: keyboard layout identifier -16899 has been replaced with -28673.
Oct 26 11:01:35 localhost Unknown[358]: Keyboard Layouts: duplicate keyboard layout identifier -16900.
Oct 26 11:01:35 localhost Unknown[358]: Keyboard Layouts: keyboard layout identifier -16900 has been replaced with -28674.
Oct 26 11:01:40 localhost Unknown[358]: 2014-10-26 11:01:40.167 OS X Utilities[372:303] *** WARNING: Method userSpaceScaleFactor in class NSWindow is deprecated on 10.7 and later. It should not be used in new applications. Use convertRectToBacking: instead.

What could be causing this error?

I've tried two things:

Installing mavericks from the recovery drive - this fails.
Disabling trim from the command line.

Neither of these work, is there something else causing this issue?

Edit: verbose mode stops at "still waiting for root device"


texts: MacBook locked or with virus? (Apple.pass@post.com)

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Yesterday I was out of home and I receive a message on iPhone forcing me to change my iCloud account details.
I changes everything to new passwords, keep the 2 factor enabled and sign out in every device automatically after this change.

Today I turned on my macbook and saw this:

I tried cmd R and this is what appears. I tried every password, code from two factor and nothing..

It seems that someone hacked my account.
I go over iPhone and checked that for my Macbook the only option available is to reproduce sound (and it works).

Do you know how to solve this situation?


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So from what I understood, if I have Apple Photos on my Mac set up with iCloud it will upload Photos to iCloud and only store a representation locally, thus free local disk space.
I have now importet a bunch of folders and my disk only has 112 MB of free space, so I'd assume there is enough "storage pressure" for deleting local copies but I cannot see any upload status nor does it appear that Photos wants to reduce local disk space.
Edit:
It appears Photos stopped uploading for lack of local disk space, which will be the primary reason why it cannot upload and it cannot free local disk space.

How can I fix this?


texts: iPhoto events view broken after import, images missing

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I'm running the latest iPhoto on a 10.8.2 Retina MacBook Pro and experience some strange import problems since the end of last month.

My library holds more then 26.000 images right now and whenever I try to import some new images by dragging them from Finder to the iPhoto library the images (and videos) get imported... but when I try to view the event afterwards it doesn't open and the scrolling of the complete events view is broken. The scrollbar moves but thumbnails of events don't! I'm not able to use the events view anymore after a try to open such broken event.

When I use the regular photos view (the 2nd item in the left menu) I can see and use these new images... until I quit and restart iPhoto. Afterwards many images are missing – see http://cl.ly/JrjF for an example. I can delete those broken events... but not empty the trash afterwards. It just hangs while purging all entries.

Has anyone experienced this already?

I'm importing iPhone images uploaded to the DropBox "Camera Uploads" folder. But I can't believe it has to do with anything related to this.

I've also disabled the Photostream feature (not the shared ones) in iPhoto because I got tired of splitted events due to Photostream missing some images now and then. Maybe it has to do with that disabled feature. I'll try to reenable it after restoring my 5 days old backup (120GB) a second time now.

Thanks for your help... let's hope I can solve this.


texts: Create a symbolic link for sublime text in Mac OS X

texts: I have the newest Mac OS 10.12.3. With the new rootless system Apple has implemented, I can't create a symbolic link using ln under /usr/bin. My goal is so that I can use subl in terminal. How can I do this?


texts: My MacBook Air late 2010 worked perfectly before the Mountain Lion upgrade. After I updated to Mountain Lion, the Internet stopped working on my WiFi network. It detects the network and connects to it with no problems, but cannot access the Internet. On my home network, my Windows 7 PC, iPhone, and iPad all connected to the Internet with no issues.  I took the MacBook Air to a local reseller and they connected to their WiFi network and it works perfectly fine.  I also connected to other public networks and it works fine as well. I also brought it to work and it works perfectly too. Just no internet on my home network. I tried disabling the firewall, but that didn't help.


texts: Macbook Pro fan running full speed, activity monitor shows no computationally intensive applications

texts: My 2018 Macbook pro 15 inch fan is running at full speed all the time. I checked activity monitor and my idle was >95%. If this is a hardware problem, is there any way to fix it without opening up the whole computer? Otherwise, are there any easy fixes? Thanks


texts:
I have a MacBook Model A1278. After a replacement of the battery in a moment of low charge (like 5-7%) the laptop is abruptly shutting down. As far as I remember it should be like a "sleep mode" or something like that.

Additionally, in a process of normal shutting down that I do by myself with any percent of charge, I hear some clicking sounds from the HDD that means that the HDD was turned off incorrectly (in a moment when read head doesn't stop in a parking zone).

For the first try of repair I did reset of PRAM and SMC but it doesn't help. As a result, either PRAM or SMC didn't reset (how I can check it?) or there is something else. Any suggestions?

UPDATE: Thank you everyone for attention! So here is more information:

I Have A1278 Mid-2012 model.
I've using macOS 10.12.2
After the command syslog | grep shutdown I've got the result in only one line

  NOTE:  Most system logs have moved to a new logging system.  See
  log(1) for more information.

I'm trying to fix the abrupt shutdown. There should be a something like sleep/hibernation mode when the battery charge is lower 5% instead
I've tried to calibrate battery with no luck


texts: Copy entire chat in Messages in macOS Mojave

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I'm trying to copy and paste a chat from Messages.app into an email (macOS Mojave 10.14.5, Messages 12.0 (5500)).  When I go into Messages and select all using command+A, the entire conversation is highlighted as if it's all selected.  However, when I then copy and paste, only the very first selected message gets pasted.  I tried selecting manually with the mouse, using Edit > Select All, and doing all of the above with the message opened in a separate window, but none of those changed the result.

I came up with one kludgey solution of making a PDF to share by selecting File > Print… and then PDF > Save as PDF.  That creates a PDF that can be shared but copying and pasting from it remains a mess.

If I'm not mistaken, this was possible in earlier versions of macOS (I seem to even remember the formatting pasting quite nicely).

So how do you copy the entire chat in Messages?


texts: Some purchases NOT showing up on my Apple TV (4K)

texts:
Numerous shows that I have purchased are NOT showing up on my Apple TV.  I have tried logging out then logging back in, but still they do not show up.

They are on my iPhone and iPad.


texts: How can I allow Java access to Mac's microphone system?

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I am writing a Java program that is trying to use my computer's audio lines from the microphone to record audio. There seems to be a recurring issue where Mac users are unable to record - my resulting WAV files are the correct duration, but don't have any sound.
I've posted a programming question on Stack Overflow addressing this topic, and at the moment I think it might have to do with my Mac's security not allowing access to the microphone to Java. I checked System Preferences -> Security & Privacy -> Privacy ->  Microphone to see if I had to give express access to Java, but it is not one of the applications listed and there doesn't seem to be a way to add it to the list.
Alternatively, I have tried loading each individual audio line and recording with those, but all the lines elicit the same result. I was wondering if there a different set of settings that are worth examining in System Preferences and/or anything I should execute on Terminal to change microphone access permissions?
I appreciate any guidance on this issue!


texts: Remove Window Drop Shadow and Replace with Outline

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I'm running OS X 10.8.4. My goal is to remove the wide drop shadows around windows and replace them with a thin black outline.

Several questions have been posted asking how to remove or reduce the drop shadows.

How do I decrease the window shadow in Mac OS X?

Disable drop shadows around windows or the menu bar on OS X

How can I remove the window shadow in Mountain Lion?

Mountain Lion - scale down the window shadows

How to remove window decoration under OSX?

I didn't have luck with any of the posted answers. All the programs mentioned are either no longer hosted or don't run on 10.8.4. However, I did find a program named ShadowSweeper that does remove the drop shadows.

http://download.cnet.com/ShadowSweeper/3000-2072_4-75966596.html

One of the questions above also mentions this program which I didn't try but it looks like it might work.

https://github.com/puffnfresh/toggle-osx-shadows

I have ShadowSweeper running on start up and now I can tile windows together without drop shadows occluding windows. The problem is that there's no border between separate windows. The aesthetic is odd and it becomes confusing when windows of the same color are on top of one another.

The ideal solution would be a thin border around each window. How can this be achieved?

Alternatively, is there a better way to tile windows without the drop shadow obscuring neighboring windows while keeping each window visually distinct?

Update: I don't think there will be an answer any time soon but since this question does seem to get some traffic I thought it would be worth sharing how I tile windows together since I mentioned it in the question. I use Slate. This SO question has some alternatives that look fine too. I normally have 2 windows side by side perfectly tiled with the dock hidden. It's quite nice.

Update 2: Shadow Sweeper does not work on El Capitan and gives an error message saying a fix is unlikely to be found.


texts: How to securely delete individual files (documents) on the iPhone?

texts:
My understanding is that when files are deleted on a computer (and here, I am considering the iPhone a "computer"), those files are typically recoverable using forensic tools. I know there are easy ways to delete everything securely, however...

How can one delete individual files on the iPhone such that they are unrecoverable, without deleting everything?


texts: Navigate to a certain tab and close that tab in OSX Terminal

texts:
I've got multiple terminal tabs open, and I want to be able to close the current tab. How can I make the current terminal tab be the active tab, so that I can close that tab with ⌘+w?

I am in the default Mac terminal.


texts: Can I make the mouse hairpin in the terminal more visible?

texts: It often takes me a while to find the mouse crosshair when working with Terminal.app. Is there a way to make it more visible?


texts: Mac equivalent of Ctrl + Space to select an item on a list

texts:
I want to select non-consecutive items on a list, without using a mouse/trackpad - there should be no clicks involved.

In Windows and Linux (at least Ubuntu) an item can be selected using Space/ button, which, in combination with arrows and Ctrl key allows me to select multiple items in any environment (file manager, IDE etc.) - e.g.

Enter a directory -> hold Ctrl -> down arrow twice -> press Space -> down arrow twice -> press Space.

Now I should have items 1, 3 and 5 selected.
Is there a way to do the same thing in OS X?

PS. Sorry for such a verbose description, but so far every answer I encountered advices using Command + Click, and this is something I don't want to do.


texts: The Keyboard on my iMac seems to be typing slow and garbled

texts: The bluetooth keyboard on my iMac seems  to work for a while then starts to skip letters or mix up letters while I am typing. It seems there is also a delay between the time I type a character and when it shows up on screen. I've switched to my wired keyboard and the same thing happens. If I reboot, the problem goes away for a while, then comes back. Any suggestions?


texts: macos wakes up from sleep very slowly when internet connection is also slow

texts:
I have the latest macos (BigSur or Catalina I think) on a new Macbook Air.
When I have poor wifi reception (e.g. I go to garden and I'm too far from the rooter) or if the internet connection is slow then when I open the lid of the mac I see the screen later than normally and the keyboard and mouse are unresponsive for a minute - sometimes even mac notices that and asks if I would like to connect a bluetooth keyboard.
Everything is normal when I'm on a normal internet connection.
SO basically, WTF? I heard that Apple introduced some software that validates hashes of running programs before they are allowed to run, and it does it over the internet. So it sounds like this is the issue.
Any solutions to that (besides speeding up the connection)?
EDIT: OK, now I know, this is called notarization and not only I have such issues: https://sigpipe.macromates.com/2020/macos-catalina-slow-by-design/
Are there any workarounds?


texts: iPad app recommendation for photo sharing

texts: I recently bought an iPad 2 for my parents, and I'm looking for an app that allows me to share photos (JPEGs) on my Windows PC with them. I imagine myself dropping the images somwhere, and they can see the photos by opening the app. I would like something simple to use that doesn't require sending a link or opening a browser, and that the pictures be private. I would also accept an app that only stores pictures temporarily (they are not meant for long-term storage).


texts: Notes 4.0 (El Capitan) strikethrough option removed

texts: Does anyone know how to apply a strikethrough to text in the new Notes app? It seems the option has been removed entirely from all font menus, contextual menus and even the font palette!


texts: OSX - Only show apps with open windows in the dock?

texts: I like to keep my dock tidy with almost only the applications I'm currently using shown. As such, I tend to completely quit out of apps so that they don't clutter my dock. However, there are apps which would be advantageous to allow to update in the background (e.g. mail). Is there a way to allow an app to remain open, but hide the icon when there are no open windows? I've seen ways to completely hide the icon at all times, but I would prefer that the icon was there when there are active windows open. Any clean way of doing this? Thank you much.


texts: How to download old version of Mac OS X that I own and App Store lists, but App Store refuses on newer Mac

texts:
I own old versions of Mac OS X, Mountain Lion in particular. The old versions are listed in the "Purchases" list within App Store app on my Mac.

But when I hit the "Download" button a message appears refusing to start the download because my MacBook Pro is too new and does not support that OS.

Other Questions are similar to this but not quite the same.

Others say to use the App Store to download, but no mention of the App Store refusal that I encounter.
Others suggest using developer.apple.com, but even with a paid membership that download page no longer offers old versions. The Download page offers only 2 versions: the current version (Yosemite) and the future beta (El Capitan).

My goal is to install Mac OS X on a virtual machine, Parallels.


texts:
Is there any alternative to Windows' Baretail?

What I am looking for is a graphical Baretail?
Actually, I don't really care that it is graphical but I want to be able to have colors (lines with ERROR in red, lines with WARNING in yellow and so on...)
And I want it to behave like a "perfect" tail -f command meaning that I want it to be non-invasive (does not prevent the file deletion).
But always on the watch (if a file is deleted, and recreated and re-written in it then the tool would just start showing it again).

In any case, any tool that does a better graphical interpretation of tail -f is welcome.


texts:
I don't know if I'm overthinking this too much but I can't seem to understand how to use a ssh public key to create an ssh connection trough my mac.

I'll list my steps bellow:

First created the SSH keys in my server in cpanel -> SSH keys and created a key pair with name id_rsatest
Then I downloaded to my mac both public and private key files, so now in my downloads folder I have the files: id_rsatest and id_rsatest.pub
Then I moved the id_rsatest.pub file to Users/myuser/.ssh/ and opened Terminal.app -> Shell -> New Remote Connection and entered the information below:

and receive this error:

ssh: connect to host example.com port 22: Operation timed out
[Process completed]

What am I doing wrong? Is this even the way on how to create a SSH access with SSH keys?


texts: iTunes for Windows finds less files to import than iTunes for Mac

texts:
On a Windows removable disk, I have a folder called audio jukebox. Under that folder I have a folder for each artist and under each of these folders there are one or more folders each representing an album and in each of these folders are the songs in that album. Windows reports that I have 1,445 folder and 10,498 files.

When I delete all songs in iTunes and then import them into my PC, iTunes says I have 7,064 items. Then I do the same thing on my MacBook and iTunes says I have 7,114 items.

Why are they not the same on both computers?


texts: What is the command to remove a container and reclaim the space?

texts:
I was trying to bootcamp my Mac, but it failed halfway through and left me with a 50 GB container I can't delete. It's just a single one I can’t touch. I know there's commands to delete containers, but I don't know how to format it.

Here's the 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 disk2         443.0 GB   disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_APFS Container disk1         49.1 GB    disk0s3

/dev/disk1 (synthesized):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      APFS Container Scheme -                      +49.1 GB    disk1
                                 Physical Store disk0s3
   1:                APFS Volume Recovery                1.0 MB     disk1s1

/dev/disk2 (synthesized):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      APFS Container Scheme -                      +443.0 GB   disk2
                                 Physical Store disk0s2
   1:                APFS Volume Macintosh HD            384.2 GB   disk2s1
   2:                APFS Volume Preboot                 42.2 MB    disk2s2
   3:                APFS Volume Recovery                1.0 GB     disk2s3
   4:                APFS Volume VM                      2.1 GB     disk2s4~~~

Essentially, how do I edit
~~~diskutil erasevolume free none disk0s4
 diskutil apfs deletecontainer disk0s3
 diskutil erasevolume free none disk0s3
 diskutil apfs resizecontainer disk0s2 0~~~
to delete  disk0s3?


texts: I accidentally deleted a note from 'Notes' in my iPad4 which contained information I couldn't afford to lose. Is there any way that I can retrieve this note please?


texts: Time Machine could not delete the backup disk image...!!!

texts:
I have a GoFlex Home external drive that has worked well for a long time. Every once in a while I have to change settings, but can always fix it. This latest problem has been going on for weeks. I keep getting the message that my Time Machine backup failed and that it needs to create a new backup. I click OK and that fails. I finally looked into the problem today and found advice on another site that I should change my passwords. I did that and it appeared that the new backup would start. Then I got this message: "Time Machine could not delete the backup disk image."  I can access the GoFlex drive preferences online and wipe all existing backups, but that doesn't fix the problem.

I clicked "Get Info" on the sparsebundle file and it is locked. I can unlock it, but it won't stay unlocked. Before I check into a mental hospital, can someone suggest another solution?


texts: How to copy TextEdit preferences to another computer?

texts:
Just copying the following file from one computer to another does not transfer my customized preferences for TextEdit

~/Library/Containers/com.apple.TextEdit/Data/Library/Preferences/com.apple.TextEdit.plist


texts:
I came across an iPad2 application that allows a user to write Python programs on their iPad.

Though this framework was only limited to Python's maths functions I was wondering if there is a similar application that will let you write C++ applications on the iPad2?


texts: BootChamp equivalent to go from Windows to Mac

texts: I use BootChamp to restart into Windows directly from OS X. I was wondering if there is an equivalent piece of software to restart from Windows into Mac. This will be especially useful when using remote access.


texts: Start application with environment from a terminal session

texts:
I use nvm to manage my node versions. Now i have to type nvm use stable to let nvm set my path variable like this

/Users/michaelmalura/.nvm/versions/node/v5.1.1/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/Users/michaelmalura/.rvm/bin

Now i want to start xcode from the same terminal with open -a Xcode but the project build is failing cause of this error message

/Users/michaelmalura/Development/Projects/Apps/react/node_modules/react-native/packager/packager.sh: line 11: node: command not found

The node command works fine from terminal but not in xcode. The same error appears when i try something like this

$ nvm use stable
$ launchctl setenv PATH $PATH
$ open -a Xcode

Xcode does not seem to inherit the shell environment when I open it from the command line with open. Is there a way to propagate the shell environment to Xcode?


texts: Difference in encrypting a sparse bundle for Time Machine before or after mounting the drive?

texts:
I created a sparse bundle to use as my Time Machine back up

hdiutil create -size 800g -encryption -type SPARSEBUNDLE -fs "HFS+J" -volname TimeMachineEncrypted TimeMachineEncrypted.sparsebundle

When I mount the drive I need to use my passphrase to decrypt it. Once mounted I examine the drive in Disk Utility and see that it is not encrypted.

What's the difference in encrypting the image bundle and the mounted drive?
Is one better than the other performance, security, and automation wise?


texts:
I'm trying to move my standard ~/Sites folder, or the global Sites folder (in Library/WebServer/Documents) to my Dropbox folder, and make this usable with Web Sharing, PHP, MySQL etc.

So far I have changed the httpd.conf in etc/apache2 to overwrite these lines:

# original: DocumentRoot "/Library/WebServer/Documents"
DocumentRoot "/Volumes/Macintosh HD/users/cannyboy/Dropbox/Sites"
# original: <Directory "/Library/WebServer/Documents">
<Directory "/Volumes/Macintosh HD/users/cannyboy/Dropbox/Sites">

But when I browse http://localhost I get:

Forbidden
You don't have permission to access / on this server.

Does anyone have any ideas on how to get this to work?


texts: Offline download of Enhanced Dictation in Mavericks

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I want to use the amazing Enhanced Dictation Feature available in OSX Mavericks, like the screenshot says is required a download of 785 MB.

The only problem is that in my home where i have my Mac i haven't internet connection so i need a way to download some kind of pkg or dmg to use at home when i have my offline Mac.

Is there any way to do that, links are appreciated if exists.


texts: How do I regain all unallocated disk space to add it to macOS after removing bootcamp partition?

texts:
I accidentally erased my Windows 10 bootcamp partition using Disk Utility by reformatting it to MS DOS FAT.  I then tried to restore it with a Winclone backup which failed.  So I finally booted from and external drive with OS X El Capitan and used terminal and a    get remove

Here is where I am at -- any assistance would be greatly appreciated:

I would just like to add disk0 index 4 to index 2
Thx


texts: Can *all* files on an AirPort Extreme be encrypted with FileVault?

texts:
I have a Macbook Pro (Mac OS 10.10.2, late 2013 model) and am considering to buy an AirPort Extreme 2TB. I want to use it not only for TimeCapsule backups, but also as a general-purpose storage disk (as discussed here Can I use a Time Capsule as an all-purpose storage disk?).

Can the data, which I save on AirPort Extreme not in the context of TimeCapsule, be encrypted with FileVault?

My question is not if TimeCapsule-backupped data can be encrypted - as I understand this is possible - but my question is if the other data, put onto AirPort Extreme outside of the TimeCapsule functionality, can be encrypted with FileVault?

I.e. can the entire AirPort Extreme be encrypted with FileVault?


texts: Unable to Add "Where from" Metadata with Special Characters Using Applescript

texts:
Trying to add the "Where from" metadata in the Finder's "Get info" section of a picture on the Desktop and I am not able to since the text has special characters.

In this case, it is "?" and "=" that are present in "theURL_1". As you can see, I have removed these characters on "theURL_2" and it works just fine.

What would be the solution to include the full URL in the metadata?

set theFile to POSIX path of (path to desktop folder) & "cat.jpg"

set theURL_1 to "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtH9Yllzjcc"
set theURL_2 to "https://www.youtube.com/watchvEtH9Yllzjcc"

do shell script "xattr -w 'com.apple.metadata:kMDItemWhereFroms' " & quoted form of theURL_1 & space & quoted form of theFile


texts: Can someone install a keylogger on a non-Jailbroken iPhone?

texts:
I personally myself never had an iPhone all my life except I once owned an iPod touch back in 2012 for a couple of months but I am still a tech savvy person and I know the JailBreak process and Android rooting. But here goes my question and its a very simple one.
Can someone install a Keylogger on an iPhone which is not-Jailbroken and its running in its default factory state regardless if its iPhone 6 or iPhone 12 and regardless of whatever iOS version its running inside it? I personally read some Quora forum questions and many people were denying that iPhone is so secure that no kind of keylogger can be inserted/installed and hidden if that iPhone isn't "JailBroken". They were implying like the following quote from one of the guy replying to the question.
As long as your iPhone is not rooted you are safe (most likely the case).
The only other way someone can “hack” your iPhone is by going in through iCloud. Just make sure 2 factor authentication is turned on. Maybe change your password too and you’re good to go!
I’ve made keyloggers for Windows/Android/etc.…. it just can’t be done on iPhone without jailbreaking.
So I want the experts here to confirm if whatever this guy is saying, is true that iPhones are one of the most secure platforms in the world and no one can spy on it by merely installing a 3rd party keylogger app to spy on the owner of that phone unless and except if that iPhone is successfully jailbroken and definitely APPLE itself can see our data which is not a concern for me. My only concern is that no other 3rd person like someone from friends and family, can do a keylogging trick on someone's Locked non-jailbroken iPhone.
Thank you. Awaiting replies.


texts: El Capitan download for Mac Pro - App store "system is too new"

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I have a Mac Pro 3,1, which came without a hard drive.
Now I want to install macOS El Capitan on a new SSD in this machine.
I started creating a USB-Stick with El Capitan on it.

I used this link: https://itunes.apple.com/app/os-x-el-capitan/id1147835434?mt=12 which leads me to the App Store.
But if I click on download, it says that it can't install macOS on my hard drive because the system is too new.
The system I used to do this is my Mac mini 5,1 with Sierra.

How can I create, with this Mac mini, a USB Stick with El Capitan setup for my old Mac Pro?


texts:
With 10.13.  I using Item2 to compile golang (src/all.bash). When cpu is get 100% The Item2 can't response. I have already open Activity Monitor. But I can't force quit the Item2.  Then I quit Activity Monitor and start again.
This time it show nothing.  Other graphic app Chrome and Pycharm work fine.

And I can't open Item2 and Terminal too.

I have Virtual Studio Code installed. And open it's "Integrated Termnial"(which I can have a zsh). I can pwd, But I can't ps and top (this mean it hang on don't return)

I can't open Dr Cleaner too. Something software related process monitor can work.

I also notice when the Item2 is not response. I see a process take a huge virtual memory.

Another things: I try to use Activity Monitor's tool "Running System Diagnostics" but it is always in running status and can't stop.


texts: How to reboot into recovery mode in Catalina with command line?

texts:
I am trying to boot into recovery mode from the command line.
The following commands (from Can I initiate a MacOS restart to Recovery mode solely from the command line?) didn't work for me:

sudo nvram recovery-boot-mode=unused
sudo nvram internet-recovery-mode=RecoveryModeNetwork
sudo nvram internet-recovery-mode=RecoveryModeDisk


texts: Any REAL good Mac/iPhone combo IM applications out there?

texts:
I am looking for a combo of two IM applications, one for the Mac and the other for the iPhone. The main features I am looking for are as follows:

supports MSN (Microsoft messenger)
has Push Notifications on the iPhone
has a unified session (will explain below)
doesn't have stupid bugs (Trillian will not let you copy with ⌘C)
does not ask me to email someone that is invisible/offline (instead of messaging)

Unified session - I want the two apps (iOS and OSX) to share the same session, so when I leave the one and fire up the other, it should have my chats already there, exactly as I left them on the other device.

I have tried Meebo and Trillian thus far.

Meebo not being a Mac application did not feel right (not even when I applified it using Fluid) but its unified session (in the cloud) was pretty good. The iOS app was good.

Trillian is a great application on both iOS and OSX but has some stupidities built in (like the copy to clipboard bug I mentioned earlier).

What I'm actually looking for is something better than Trillian.

PS: since I'm a developer, open-source is a plus


texts: In which version(s) did macOS transition from 32-bit to 64-bit?

texts:
From my research, it seems that macOS transitioned from 32-bit x86 to 64-bit x64 across the following versions:

                                Kernel  App Support
    10.4        Tiger           x86     x86
    10.5        Leopard         x86     x86/x64
    10.6        Snow Leopard    x86/x64 x86/x64
    10.7        Lion            x86/x64 x86/x64
    10.8        Mountain Lion   x64     x86/x64
10.9 - 10.12    ...             x64     x86/x64

That is:

Support for x64 apps was added in 10.5.
A 64-bit kernel was introduced in 10.6, and the 32-bit kernel was removed in 10.8.
It is possible to run 32-bit apps with a 64-bit kernel and (unlike Linux and Windows) 64-bit apps with a 32-bit kernel.

Is this accurate?


texts: Can't delete Exchange server account from 10.9.5

texts: I did a clean install of 10.9 and then imported some old emails and my keychain.   Now my accounts keep showing an old exchange account for contacts from a previous employer.   I cannot delete this account.  Every time I delete it, it pops back.  HELP!


texts: How to stop "password reset" emails from Apple?

texts:
Every day or two, I get another "how to reset your AppleID password" from Apple.  They assure me my account is secure.

I've never gotten more than one of these from any other individual service, ever.  It's getting pretty annoying with the Apple ones, though.

Short of deleting my Apple account altogether, is there any way to stop this?


texts:
I am on Mojave 10.14.4 and my terminal literally has 100 or so commands in its history when it should have ten times that. It seems as though it never saves the commands, whether I open the terminal through Go2Shell or directly.

Does anyone know how I can fix this? I exit the terminal through exit and  I copied a set of commands so that if I execute exit and there is only one terminal window open the app will quit itself (I think from this forum).

I don't know when this started. The computer is new, bought in February, so something I did at the beginning must have changed that behavior. The commands I see I remember using them to set some things up. I added the commands so that it would quit itself very early on too.

PD1: I only noticed this recently when I needed a command I had used the day before.

PD2: For the record, the commands that have been used in the current session are accessible through the up arrow, is only when I exit and open a new instance that they are not being saved.


texts: How can I debug a series of piped commands in zsh?

texts:
The command

ioreg -lw0 | grep \"EDID\" | sed "/[^<]*</s///" | xxd -p -r | strings -6

is not giving any result. Can any one help.

I got this command from an article that maintains (I paraphrase) that rMBP can have Samsung / LG screens,  and that the LG screens are all defective.

My MacBook Pro retina 13" so I naturally wanted to check the details of my hardware. Mine is zsh


texts: Delete a purchased file from ITunes Download Queue without downloading file

texts: This is related to an earlier question, but the advice there doesn't work for me. My disk space is full. Whenever I open iTunes, it tries to download some purchases that I don't want anymore (old Lost episodes) that I haven't wanted for years. All that I want to do is cancel these downloads. Deleting them in itunes doesn't work. The recommended advice on an earlier question is to finish downloading them, then delete them, but I can't do this for diskspace reasons (there are about seventeen episodes, so it's not practical for me to sit there and slowly deleted enough diskjunk to download an episode at a time, then delete the episode - and even if it were, it seems rude to hog this much bandwidth.) Any other solution?


texts: Do the new iPhone 12 and 8th Gen iPad use the same wall adapter?

texts:
I recently just bought a slew of apple products, including an iPhone 12 Pro and an 8th gen iPad. This is the first time I've used iOS devices as daily drivers and I've been warned a few times not mix up the wall adapters for the iPhone and iPad as they draw different current. However, it's a bit confusing as they look identical.
I figured the small text on the charger would give me the info I need to discern between the two, however they appear to be identical as well. They're both model A2305 with the same info on input and output voltage and current. The only difference is the long string of characters after the Made in China notice. One ends with AP and the other with AH.
Do the newest generation of iDevices use the same wall adapter, or was a perhaps given a bad adapter?


texts: How to extract all WhatsApp data before Feb 8 2020 when privacy terms change against your favour?

texts:
All chats
All links
All photos
All videos
for all contacts
Dump them out somehow in a way in which I can easily access them for future reference


texts: Finder doesn’t see files on Android devices from MacBook Pro USB commections

texts:
I have a Macbook Pro which I am trying to attach an Android device via USB (the Macbook recognizes my iPhone 6S just fine via USB).

The Android device is a Samsung Note 3, and I expected when I plugged it into the Mac it would show up in the Devices section of Finder.  It does not.

I tried a coworkers Android device, and the Mac was not able to see that either.

Both Android devices were getting power from the connection.  But I am not seeing them in Finder.

How can I connect my Android so I can see it in Finder on my Mac?


texts: What does AirPlay need from wifi and router?

texts:
I have been using AirPlay to an Airport Express connected to my HiFi very successfully for years. My router and main wifi access point were Apple AirPort Extreme - so it was all Apple to Apple and it worked.

Now I have just installed a new Virgin Broadband Super Hub 2ac (it's a customised Netgear cable modem router with built-in wifi) and for reasons of local layout I have set it up as router and as a wifi access point. It works very well. I have put the old AirPort Extreme into bridge mode so it just serves as a switch, and have reset the Airport Express to join the new wireless network.

Everything works well except AirPlay. Even AirPlay sometimes works - but mostly it fails. The Airport Express AirPlay service is always visible from my iPhone, but trying to play music through it just usually fails.
The Virgin media forums have several stories of "AirPlay doesn't work with my Virgin Super hub" - and the consensus response seems to be "don't use the Super hub as a router". This seems to me to be defeatist.

There must be some requirement of AirPlay that the router or wifi service isn't satisfying. What is it? What does AirPlay need? Some particular protocol? Some special wifi setting?


texts: What trackpad gestures does Safari support?

texts: Which trackpad gestures does Safari support, and what do those gestures do?


texts: Repeated "Safari wants to use the 'Local Items' keychain" alert

texts:
I am getting this alert repeatedly. Sometimes but not always, it shows when I start Safari. Sometimes it shows when I quit Safari. It also comes up periodically in the Preview app. I'm not entirely sure how to reproduce it, but it happens a few times per day:

Whenever I see the alert, I enter my keychain password, which it seems to accept, but then the same alert will come up again some time later.

I read in this answer that deleting all files and folders in ~/Library/Keychains/ and rebooting might resolve it. I tried this, but I am still getting the prompt repeatedly. I also get it in Preview sometimes. Not sure why. I have entered my Keychain Access password successfully several times.

I contacted Apple Support about this by phone, and they guided me through "Resetting my default keychain" as per this button:

I did that, shut down my computer, turned it back on again, and I am still seeing the alert.

Apple support also guided me through changing my user password under users & groups.

I clicked "change password" and entered a new password.

This had no effect - I am still seeing the alert. I had to enter the new password in order to dismiss the alerts, but they kept coming back again as they did before.

Also, separately, when I go to Keychain Access to view a stored wi-fi password and click on the name of a network in the list from this screen:

And then check "show password":

I am prompted to enter my Mac OS User password as I expect:

I enter the password successfully, and then it shows the same prompt a second time. I enter the same password again, and then it shows another prompt saying that Mac OS wants to make changes to the System keychain and asks me for an administrator username and password with the username and password fields both blank:

I thought this was strange because the username "Mike Eng" from the earlier prompts is an administrator username. Not sure if that issue is related.

Mac OS 10.12.6


texts: Remapping a keyboard key only when using a specific input language

texts:
I currently have 2 input languages on my Mac: U.S., and Hebrew - PC.

The Hebrew - PC is almost the same as it should actually be, except the tilde key (`) should actually type a semicolon (;), but instead it creates a backslash (\). I already have a designated backslash key, and in order to type a semicolon I actually need to hit Alt+Shift+: which is extremely cumbersome.

I'd like to reassign this key to work properly, but only when using the Hebrew layout - the English one needs to keep its use as the tilde which I use for window switching and terminal home dir.

What are my options? I currently have copies of BetterTouchTool and Karabiner, if that helps.


texts: I like the iOS PageCapture here. I want to find it for Desktop. Where can I find such whole-browser-page-screenshotting app for OSx?


texts: Losi iPhone 5 and device is turned off and hence can not locate using Find my Phone app

texts:
I lost my iphone 5. Within 30 minutes, I log onto my PC to find my phone. However it shows that all devices are off. I have put it in lost mode but have not erased my phone as I know he / hse may be able to operate without my password. Can you let me know if I am at risk by not erasing the iphone and will he bve able to crack my password (whcih I believe very very difficult)
Thanks


texts: Is there an iPhone app that acts as a radio signal strength sensor?

texts: I would like to find an iPhone app that is able to show the GSM or WiFi signal strength. Does it exist?


texts:
On my ElCapitan, I have vim installed but my git commit is giving errors:

  $ git commit
  subl -n -w: subl: command not found
  error: There was a problem with the editor 'subl -n -w'.
  Please supply the message using either -m or -F option.

Is there a way to fix this? Thanks


texts: Multiple Apple devices/One Bluetooth speaker

texts: I have my iPhone synced to a Bose bluetooth speaker.  I would like to sync my MacBook Pro to the same speaker.  When I open "Bluetooth" on the Mac, there are no options to add another device, and I'm getting a spinning wheel.  I have just restarted the Mac, but that didn't help.  How do I do this?


texts: Making use of fullscreen on the extended display

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  How do I run an app in Full Screen mode on OS X Lion on my second monitor?

I recently bought a MiniDisplay Port to VGA to make use of my unused monitor.  So far I'm using it but one thing I notice is that when I try to use the fullscreen option of a certain application, Safari for example, OS X Lion only seem to use the main display (my MBP's monitor).

When I drag Safari's window on the extended display and then fullscreen from there, the fullscreen window still returns back to the main display.

Is there a way for putting the fullscreen window to the extend display?

Cheers!


texts: Streaming Video Content/Conversion - MacBook Pro (iTunes) to Apple TV [.MKV to .M4V]

texts:
I have a few .MKV video files that I would like to be able to list in iTunes so that I can stream to my Apple TV device. I currently use the Beamer app (MacBook) to stream them across however I was hoping that I could create a nice looking library of videos in iTunes and stream them that way instead.

I do not need these videos to be able to play on any iOS devices, so is there any way that they can be converted to .M4V/.MP4 without loss of picture or sound quality?

I've tried few apps such as Subler - I can seem to keep picture quality however the audio is definitely poorer. My videos tend to be 1080p HD with DTS.

Could anyone prehaps offer any solutions for full quality video streaming in iTunes?

Many thanks!
Dan.


texts: macOS app for showing external HDD usage statistics?

texts: I'm planning on selling a used external HDD on eBay.  Are there any applications for Mac out there (preferably free) that can show me statistics about the usage history for the drive so that I can let potential buyers know the condition more precisely?


texts: iPhone 7 is frozen and I can't turn it off

texts: I went onto my iPhone 7 and tried to get into an app but couldn't I then tried swiping sideways along the screen but it wouldn't move. I tried turning it off but it got stuck on the sliding part and wouldn't turn off completely. I can't receive any calls and I'm now stuck on my lock screen and can't get into my phone because the code doesn't go in when I type it.


texts:
Use Siri to play music or podcasts
The Apple help page suggests using Siri to “play BBC radio” - however this isn’t working - BBC radio is not available on Apple Music at the moment.
Have I missed something or are apple suggesting something that can’t be done?


texts: Are there any keyboard shortcut prompt applications?

texts:
I've been dealing with repetitive stress injury in my mousing hand for many years.  Each time it's flared up, I've managed to find something to delay the inevitable (e.g., switching from traditional mice to trackballs).  It's flaring up again and it's clearly being aggravated by any pointing device.  I've even tried using pointing devices for my non-dominant hand and even those hurt after a short period of time.  While I'd love to go completely pointerless, that's not really a practical option.  I've tried KeyCue, but end up not using it because it takes so long to find the right shortcut for a given situation.

So, I'm looking for software that will let me use a pointer device, but when I try to do something with it that has a corresponding keyboard shortcut, I'm shown that particular shortcut.  An option to prompt (e.g., a short delay between a pointer click and the action being completed so that I can use the keyboard shortcut or just wait for the action) and an option to require the keyboard shortcut (e.g., it shows me the keyboard shortcut and won't complete the action based just on the pointer click).  For example, when I click the x on a tab in my browser I would be given a Growl pop-up to the effect:

Close Tab
⌘W

Something like this would help me learn the keyboard shortcuts while minimizing the impact to my current workflow.  Does anybody know of any applications that do this or could easily support this type of user prompting?


texts: Macbook pro doesn't want to start, "no RAM installed" beeps (1 every 5 seconds)

texts:
I have a problem with my Macbook Pro.

Everything was working fine up until yesterday; I can't start it anymore and it  "beeps" once every 5 seconds.

According to the support, this indicates that "no RAM is installed", which is not true.

So I tried to change RAM but I have the same problem. I put the suspect RAM into another computer, and it worked fine.

I Googled but I didn't find a solutions. The Macbook didn't take any knocks, I didn't try to change any RAM (before this problem), there is no reason for this error.

Does anyone have an idea ?

(Macbook Pro 13-inches mid-2012)


texts: Applescript to drop down Script Editor in Menu Bar

texts:
I want to write a script that will drop down the menu of the script editor from the menu bar, but without selecting a menu item from it. The idea is to give the script a keystroke shortcut (like F15) that will run the script, drop down the menu choices, and then I will select the script from the list to execute. This saves me having to navigate the cursor over the script icon in the menu bar and then click on it to drop the menu down. Instead, I just press F15 and voila! It appears.

Any suggestions will be appreciated. I made some attempts adapting other examples, but could not make any of them work. I was hoping for something as simple as:

tell application "System Events" to click process "Script Editor"

or

tell application "Finder" to click process "Script Editor"


texts: Disable "show password" in Keychain Access

texts:
Is this possible?

I know some users use this function to recover forgotten passwords, however revealing a password in plaintext feels like extremely bad practice.

In my case, multiple users share a workstation, and all have the admin password. Keychain stores passwords to my personal accounts that we do not share. My password is sitting there waiting to be ripped off.


texts:
i have a strange problem with my 250GB disk :

As you can see there is only 14GB free, whereas I use only :
First Partition -> 13GB
Second Partition -> 61GB
Total -> 74GB

So there is about 170GB lost.

With an other software I see that :

We can see the container is 255GB, and when we add every partition there is a problem =)

There is what I have with diskutil list :

/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *256.1 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                 Apple_APFS Container disk1         255.9 GB   disk0s2

/dev/disk1 (synthesized):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      APFS Container Scheme -                      +255.9 GB   disk1
                                 Physical Store disk0s2
   1:                APFS Volume MAC                     13.3 GB    disk1s1
   2:                APFS Volume Preboot                 45.1 MB    disk1s2
   3:                APFS Volume Recovery                1.0 GB     disk1s3
   4:                APFS Volume VM                      20.5 KB    disk1s4
   5:                APFS Volume DATA                    61.6 GB    disk1s5

And with diskutil apfs list :

APFS Container (1 found)
|
+-- Container disk1 650D3579-0AAC-45AA-99BE-AC11015C622C
    ====================================================
    APFS Container Reference:     disk1
    Size (Capacity Ceiling):      255850758144 B (255.9 GB)
    Minimum Size:                 249365704704 B (249.4 GB)
    Capacity In Use By Volumes:   241532342272 B (241.5 GB) (94.4% used)
    Capacity Not Allocated:       14318415872 B (14.3 GB) (5.6% free)
    |
    +- Volume disk1s1 4C5EF258-D10F-4CC2-830B-1D98452D92C3
    |   ---------------------------------------------------
    |   APFS Volume Disk (Role):   disk1s1 (No specific role)
    |   Name:                      MAC (Case-insensitive)
    |   Mount Point:               /
    |   Capacity Consumed:         13338890240 B (13.3 GB)
    |   FileVault:                 No
    |
    +-> Volume disk1s2 C9CB59F5-E172-4714-B54F-C5AC884A89E3
    |   ---------------------------------------------------
    |   APFS Volume Disk (Role):   disk1s2 (Preboot)
    |   Name:                      Preboot (Case-insensitive)
    |   Mount Point:               Not Mounted
    |   Capacity Consumed:         45064192 B (45.1 MB)
    |   FileVault:                 No
    |
    +-> Volume disk1s3 92A54C4A-DEAB-468E-9D05-6CB6438A9E83
    |   ---------------------------------------------------
    |   APFS Volume Disk (Role):   disk1s3 (Recovery)
    |   Name:                      Recovery (Case-insensitive)
    |   Mount Point:               Not Mounted
    |   Capacity Consumed:         1032749056 B (1.0 GB)
    |   FileVault:                 No
    |
    +-> Volume disk1s4 AA7B8677-6595-4C8E-961F-A8224DE431EB
    |   ---------------------------------------------------
    |   APFS Volume Disk (Role):   disk1s4 (VM)
    |   Name:                      VM (Case-insensitive)
    |   Mount Point:               /Volumes/VM
    |   Capacity Consumed:         20480 B (20.5 KB)
    |   FileVault:                 No
    |
    +-> Volume disk1s5 934A085E-8D7E-403F-BD74-178727275A92
        ---------------------------------------------------
        APFS Volume Disk (Role):   disk1s5 (No specific role)
        Name:                      DATA (Case-insensitive)
        Mount Point:               /Volumes/DATA
        Capacity Consumed:         61626560512 B (61.6 GB)
        FileVault:                 No

Why 94% used ???
If we add everything we get about 74GB used (disk1s1 + disk1s2 + disk1s3 + disk1s4 + disk1s5).


texts: I currently have Yosemite on my Early 2009 iMac. This iMac has a 2 GHz CPU and 2 GB of ram. However, whenever I try to run Xcode 6 on this Mac, it is slow-very slow. When monitoring my cpu, it hovers around at most 25% use when I'm running it. However, the RAM is using 1.99 GB out of 2.00 GB. My question is will my slow Xcode problem be solved by upgrading my iMac to 8GB of RAM?


texts: Problem with malicious Traffic in my MacBook

texts:
I have been receiving warnings from my internet provider for a month now. This is part of the latest e-mail sent to me.

  "CenturyLink Security Services has received notification about malicious traffic
  originating from this account. This means that this computer or another
  computer on your network is trying to infect, attack, or gain unauthorized
  access to other computers on the Internet.

  This malicious traffic has been determined to be an instance of the "Mebroot"
  or "Torpig" virus.

  Computers infected with bots are considered compromised hosts. They may be used
  to send spam (also called Unsolicited Bulk Email, or UBE), scan other computers
  for vulnerabilities, take advantage of security holes, and/or be used as part
  of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks.  These programs also allow
  computers used by attackers or spammers to hide their identity and location.
  These bots are often spread by viruses or worms."

I have changed the password 6 times. I even went to my mac store only to have them tell me that what CenturyLink says is impossible. This morning I ran a first aid "verify permissions" and found the following on my "Fugi... and HD options

Warning: SUID file "usr/sbin/vpnd" has been modified and will not be repaired.

ACL found but not expected on "Applications/Utilities".

I am at my wit's end on this matter. Is there anything I can do to fix the problem?


texts: How to back up iPhone / iPad without PC or iCloud?

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Are there ways besides iCloud or using a computer with iTunes to back up data on your iPhone or iPad?
One way seems to be a USB flash drive with a lightning connector... But is that just for photos and not other data like internet bookmarks, notes, etc.?


texts: IPod touch connect to new PC: no file deletion

texts: Is there a way I can plug my Apple device to a different PC to load new content without having the old ones removed?


texts: Set service keyboard shortcut and have change take effect programtically

texts:
I have the following script to set a services shortcut:

set serviceName to "(null) - VimAnywhere - runWorkflowAsService"
set libPrefPath to POSIX path of (path to preferences folder from user domain as text)
set plistFile to "pbs.plist"
set plistPath to libPrefPath & plistFile as text
set mainPropertyItem to "NSServicesStatus"
set keyBindingKey to "key_equivalent"
set keyBinding to "^@v"

tell application "System Events"
  set gp to (get property list item serviceName of property list item mainPropertyItem of property list file plistPath)
  tell gp
    set value of property list item keyBindingKey to keyBinding
  end tell
end tell

do shell script "defaults read > /dev/null"

This sets a keyboard shortcut for a service I have defined in the appropriated property list and it even displays properly when viewing in System Preferences. The problem is, the change doesn't seem to take effect. Invoking the keyboard shortcut has no effect.

How can I set this shortcut and have it take effect immediately (completely through shell/applescript)?


texts: cheapest iPad necessary for running Swift Playgrounds application

texts: What's the oldest (read: cheapest) iPad I can purchase that will run the Swift Playgrounds app for learning the Swift programming language?


texts:
I have upgraded to from a 2011 13" MacBook Pro to a 2012 13" MacBook Pro... found serious software slow down and wheel of death after installing Mountain Lion on 2011 MacBook Pro... Upgraded to 2012 MacBook Pro and used Migration assistant... dont have the huge slow down, but dont know if new machine is performing slower than its could.

Question: Is there any way that Migration assistance could copy problem software to new MacBook Pro or does it automatically honour newer software?


texts: My iPad's bluetooth tethering doesn't work

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I'm trying bluetooth tethering from Samsung Galaxy Note 2. Pairing is successfully done and there are rings on iPad's status bar. However, functions using Internet connection don't work, with an error message like "cannot open ~ page because iPad isn't connected on Internet network."

Is it because iPad can't recognize Wi-Fi MAC Address? I did change my iPad's MAC address When it was jailbroken and it made my iPad's Wi-Fi to not work. Does someone know how to solve this problem?


texts: Can't click with trackpad or mouse (OS X 10.9, MacBook Pro)

texts:
I have a new(ish) MacBook Pro running OS X 10.9. When it boots up to the login screen it will let me move the cursor around, but it won't recognize click events.

I thought it was the trackpad, so I connected a wired mouse, and the symptoms persist.

After a little searching online I found that MacBook Pro owners have been having this same issue, and that Apple recommends closing the lid for 60 seconds, which causes some reset.

This has also worked for me, however, a few minutes into working, the cursor will stop accepting click events (even though I can still move it).

I can't keep closing and opening my lid every few minutes. Anyone got any ideas?


texts: Homebrew Formula for emacs' VM (View Mail)

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Can anyone help with a homebrew formula to install emacs' VM ("View Mail"), located:

http://www.nongnu.org/viewmail/
https://code.launchpad.net/vm

I can get as far as a script, that should look like this:

bzr get lp:vm
cd vm
./configure --with-emacs=~/.homebrew/bin/emacs --prefix=~/.homebrew
make
make install

This clearly depends on emacs & bzr.  It should also be updated any time emacs is and any time "bzr get" returns a new version.  I have looked at a few example formulae which include a url for wget and a sha1sum of the downloaded file, but since this script doesn't involve these, I'm having trouble knowing where to start.

Here's what I have looking at those example formulae, but as I say, I don't know what to do with the "url" and "sha1" methods:

require "formula"

class ViewMail < Formula
  homepage "http://www.nongnu.org/viewmail/"
  url "what do I do with this when download uses bzr get ...?"
  sha1 "ditto"

 depends_on :emacs
 depends_on :bzr

  def install
    system "bzr", "get", "lp:vm"
    system "cd", "vm"
    system "./configure", "--with-emacs=#{prefix}/bin/emacs", "--prefix=#{prefix}"
    system "make"
    system "make", "install"
  end

end


texts: How to view movies stored on external drive on my iPad?

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I have and external HD (it doesn't need extra power, just USB) that contains a lot of movies. I know that I can transfer those movies to the iPad via iTunes, but the iPad is almost full.

Is there a way where I can connect the iPad to the external HD and watch my media?


texts: XCode 8.3 - How many times can we deploy to an iOS Device with an expired Developer ID?

texts:
Good day everyone, I'm developing an iOS application and I was wondering how many times I can deploy to my iPad Mini (the device I use to test) without signing up for the iOS Development Program again. I had signed up before, but I don't have the cash right now to sign up again.

Does anyone know if there's a limit to how many times I can deploy to a device? I'm a bit uneasy because I might hit a restriction later on and it would stall my development process.

Thank you.

(If this belongs to StackOverflow instead, kindly let me know)


texts: Clone OS X installation from Virtual Machine to Mac Mini

texts:
I did a new OS X installation via Parallels as a Virtual Machine and configured it as Node for our Jenkins Build Server. I did this because I wanted to do an isolated installation to test adding all the needed packages and then either reinstall our Mac Mini (the "real" Jenkins Node) or clone the system and put it on the Mac Mini.

And that's the point: Does anyone have experience cloning an OS X from one Mac to another?


texts: What are the numerous 'cron' tasks in Activity Monitor memory section?

texts:
I just took a look at my activity monitor (to see if I could optimize my RAM), and saw at the bottom of the memory section a huge amount of root tasks simply titled 'cron' (screenshot below).

They don't seem to use that much of memory, but I was wondering what they are used for, and why their are so many (around 60% of all my tasks in memory).

I run macOs Catalina 10.15.3 on a MacBook Pro 16 from 2019.


texts: How to recover accidentally deleted iPhone app data?

texts:
I did something stupid and am hoping there is a fix:  I deleted an app on my iPhone (Fyuse) and reinstalled it because it was crashing a lot, in hopes this would fix the crashing issue.  I neglected to realize that I was deleting all the app data -- this included about 20GB of media that was stored locally.  I would really love to have all that media back, but I fear there is no way possible now to recover it.

I am hoping that in a low-level on the phone the data has not actually been wiped yet because it hasn't been overwritten (I just did this, haven't restarted yet).  Is it possible to recover this data?  If so, what is the easiest/best/cheapest way?

I've searched around and there are a lot of programs out there advertising/claiming to do something like this, but they all look super sketchy and I was hoping for input from someone with experience in this who can actually confirm a working solution.

No I don't have a hard backup on iTunes from anytime recently (my bad, I know), and this app data was not backed up on iCloud (way over the free 5GB limit).  So recovery would have to be like an "undo" button, assuming it has not been overwritten in the phone's flash storage.  iPhone 6s Plus running iOS 10.3.


texts: Is there a way to use a Thunderbolt monitor with Bootcamp (WIndows 7) and not need to restart each time it's connected?

texts:
So, I'm using a brand new Mac Book Pro with Bootcamp and Windows 7 and I have at giant 27" thunderbolt display.  The problem I'm having is at the office I take my laptop with me to meetings.  Upon returning, when I plug the monitor in (as I did with previous monitors) this one will not turn back on.  I am required to restart Windows each time which is, well, unacceptable.

Since the FAQ says that Bootcamp requires a reboot once the display has been ejected. I would like to spend money on hardware or time/money on software to get around this design limitation.

How can Windows and thunderbolt displays work the same way as OS X with respect to not requiring an OS restart to reconnect the display?


texts: 2013 MacBook Pro Retina 13" vs MacBook Air 13"

texts:
I am considering buying a 13" MacBook. Please note that this would be my first Apple device. The two the options that I am considering are:

MacBook Air, 2013, 13", 128GB SSD, 1.4GHz dual-core Intel Core i5, 4GB DDR3
MacBook Pro with Retina display, 2013, 13", 128GB SDD, 2.4GHz dual-core Intel Core i5, 4GB DDR3

There are some issues that I am concerned about:

Performance
Is the 128GB enough? (How much would the OS take up of this?)
The MacBook Pro seems to be quite tough. Does it also apply to the Air?
I am also interested in Windows alternatives... I am looking for "13 ultrabooks with long battery life + SSD and decent computing power. Could you recommend any?
In general, what are the pros and cons of MacBook Air vs. Windows ultrabooks?

Thanks a lot


texts:
I recently downloaded a YouTube playlist, ripped the audio, and added it to my iPod/iTunes library. Currently the songs are in my "Recently Added" playlist, but once they disappear from there, I don't know I'll find them.

I've checked if the name of the playlist (also the name of the directory the files are stored in) is being used as either the album name or artist name, and it's not.


texts: macOS Siri shows scheduling event on wrong day

texts:
This is weird… I've recently upgraded from Mavericks to Sierra, so I've been getting used to having Siri on my computer.  I schedule things all the time with her on my phone, but on the desktop it's new for me.

So I just tried to schedule an all-day event for November 24th.  The notification displayed as expected asking me to confirm it, but it says November 25th in the calendar cell, and November 24th in the header above:

The resulting event however once accepted, is in fact on November 24th as desired, but still something clearly seems wrong.  Anyone have any ideas why this happens?  Or is there a bug?


texts: Is there an FM radio app for the iPhone?

texts:
I am planning to buy an iPhone, but the one thing missing is FM radio.

Is there a way to listen to FM radio on the iPhone?


texts: Dual monitor setup macbook 13'' pro retina

texts:
13'' macbook pro retina.

I want to connect two monitors that display different desktops (not the same desktop in stretch). At the moment I am using both the available thunderbolt ports (1 for a monitor and 1 for an ethernet cable). Thus at the moment I have only 1 hdmi, and 2 sub entries available to connect the additional monitor which has vga out.

How can you recommend setting up this dual monitor setup?


texts: Changing the name attached to my MacBook Pro

texts:
I bought a MacBook Pro Retina, and it's my first OS X computer. During setup, I had a brain lapse and entered my mom's email address instead of my own. I don't remember what it was I was setting up, but I believe it had something to do with Apple ID. My mom has a MacBook herself.

I'm not talking about the computer name. The computer is named correctly. Also, iTunes and the App Store are linked to my own Apple ID.

Later, when I opened up Xcode, I found that new Objective-C files have my mom's name in the comments section at the top.

I just installed Parallels and also found that during registration my mom's name and email address appear pre-filled for me.

I have no idea what to do to change this. Any idea how I can retake "ownership"?


texts:
How does one disconnect from a wifi hotspot on Mac OS X?

The only way I found how is to Turn Wi-Fi off then back on and finally select a different access point...

Surely there must be a better way.


texts:
This has been getting me down, and I'm out of ideas.

On my main twitter account, for one person I follow (@IndieGala), every single tweet is sent as a notification.
After a quick bit of reading, I found two different methods to stop the tweets showing up, and I disabled it. A few hours later, they were showing up again.
So I repeatedly disabled them for a couple of weeks, and it didn't ever stick.

I then uninstalled and reinstalled the app, and that seemed to fix it. For about 15 hours, then once again the tweets started showing up.
If I go into settings and tweet notifications, the account is there. I disable it in that menu, and it vanishes. When the notification inevitably shows, it's back in the list as If I had never removed it.

I don't want to disable notifications entirely, and there is an account who's tweets I do want pushed so I don't want to disable that entirely either.

Has anyone had something similar to this? It's literally driving me to the edge of insanity.

Thanks


texts: I have problem with WiFi after sleep on my Macbook Pro 13 2015 Sierra. After sleep laptop is still connected to the network but i can't load websites, ping. I must wait long time or turn of and turn on wifi to resolve problem


texts:
We have two iPads, and one MacBook Pro (MBP) with two users.  All four are on the same Apple ID.   The iPads are similar models on the same IOS, 12.1.1 (16C50) but different memory sizes.  One has cell/GPS.  The two MBP users have the same iTunes library path (not sharing separate libraries).  The iPads are synced with different playlists and albums, although most of the albums are on both.

When we set the iPads to the album view, why does one of them have an A-Z quick index down the right edge and the other doesn’t?

In the settings for Music, there is nothing to explain this.  If there are settings within the Music app, I can’t find anything to open them.


texts: Shell script failing in Automator but works if I copy/paste into Terminal

texts:
Workflow I'm trying to achieve:

Export SVG file from Adobe Illustrator to Desktop
Drag SVG file from Desktop onto Automator Droplet
Automator runs script (basic summary below)
Script executes and leaves me with on ICO

My script is:

ROOT=~/Desktop/
TRASH=~/.Trash/
INK=/Applications/Inkscape.app/Contents/Resources/bin/inkscape

$INK --export-png $ROOTtest_256.png -w 256 -h 256 $1
$INK --export-png $ROOTtest_128.png -w 128 -h 128 $1
$INK --export-png $ROOTtest_064.png -w 064 -h 064 $1
$INK --export-png $ROOTtest_048.png -w 048 -h 048 $1
$INK --export-png $ROOTtest_040.png -w 040 -h 040 $1
$INK --export-png $ROOTtest_032.png -w 032 -h 032 $1
$INK --export-png $ROOTtest_024.png -w 024 -h 024 $1
$INK --export-png $ROOTtest_016.png -w 016 -h 016 $1
convert $ROOTtest_*.png $ROOTTEST.ico
cp $ROOTtest_*.png $1 $TRASH

Summary of script:

Take SVG (from drag & drop) and export multiple PNGs at specified sizes
Take multiple PNGs and merge into one ICO
Send original SVG and PNGs to Trash

Errors / Problems:

When I test run the script in Automator I get this error: -: line 12: convert: command not found.  However, I can paste convert ~/Desktop/test_*.png ~/Desktop/Test.ico into Terminal and everything will work fine.  Any idea why Automator can't seem to find this command?
Even though line 12 may not be working properly I would still expect all the lines above it to work however I see no signs of them working.  Upon dropping an SVG onto the Automator Droplet I would expect to see 8 PNGs on my Desktop but nothing appears.  Even after deleting the last line that moves the PNGs and original SVG to the trash, nothing appears on my desktop.

Any help will be GREATLY appreciated!


texts: Jailbroken iPad stuck at boot screen and looping

texts:
I have a jailbroken iPad 1 with iOS 4.2.1

I replaced hosts file under /etc/ and resprang
the iPad stuck at blank screen
I restarted by pressing both power and home key
Now the iPad is stucking and looping at apple logo booting screen

Currently,

I can access the file system using iPhoneBrowser 1.9.3 and
iTunes 10.2.1 recognizes the iPad.
WIFI interface seems to be up but SSH is not up

Now, I have replaced the modified hosts with original file.

Still the screen never reached the lock screen.    I doubt it is file system error and in this circumstances how can I check my iPad for file system error? Is there a way?

update 1

still stuck (have left it run out of battery)
WiFi is not up.
SpringBoard Crash log state that

Reason:          Watchdog timeout: 5 crashes, 732.836304s since last successful ping
Thermal Level:   -1
Thermal Sensors: failed to load sensor values

update 2

upgrade to 4.3.3
restore with back-up data
all are working fine now


texts: Force a 1080p resolution on 13" MacBook Pro

texts:
I'm trying to record a screencast using my 13" MacBook Pro (Retina, ~ 2015 model). I want to record it full screen at 1080x1920 px and I want it to be that exact resolution.
The resolution options in the Displays section of System Preferences do not have that option. Pressing option doesn't help either. I bought an app called ResolutionTab that's supposed to give more resolution options but it doesn't have a 1080x1920 px option either.
I connected a 1080p monitor using the HDMI port and used the screen mirroring option and voila my native display went into 1080x1920 px (with black bars on the top and bottom). But I don't want to keep a monitor attached to my laptop just to have this resolution option!

I know I can record at resolutions close to 1080x1920 px but I want that exact resolution.
I know I can crop or record a particular window or crop the screen down to 1920x1080 px, but I want to record full screen at that resolution.


texts: Strange .userchain file on my Mojave desktop

texts:
Mac Pro (early 2009) 4,1 -> 5,1
macOS 10.14.2 via DosDude1

I have a strange hidden text file on my Desktop called .userchain. It's 48 bytes long and consists of 3 seemingly random alpha-numeric 10 character blocks, the second and third of which are preceeded by a \ character. Each block is separated by a tab character and there is a final solitary \ character at the end.

The file is being used by something because the modified date is yesterday afternoon, though I cannot remember what I was doing at the time!

Running file on the file path indicates that it was created on Sun Sep  2 02:02:05 2018. I can't remember what I was doing then, although if I had to guess, I would think that I would have been asleep.

Can I delete the file or at least move it somewhere else without causing my machine any harm?


texts: 4 devices on 1 Apple ID no have problems

texts: We have 2 iPad minis and 2 iPhones on the same Apple ID when I text my husband it goes to all 4 devices including mine twice. When anyone messages from the other 3 devices it goes to all 4 including my phone twice. When anyone tries to FaceTime  any of our devices it goes to all 4 devices. How can we get it to only go to one device ( the one we are sending the message to)?


texts: Can the spacing of menu bar apps be modified in Big Sur?

texts: It's much too wide, which is a problem if you use a lot of menu bar apps.


texts: Transfering file and folder permissions to a clean install with rsync?

texts:
I'm periodically backing up my Mac user-folder to a remote machine by running rsync with a cron job on my machine. I'm thinking that anything useful will be in the user-folder and I can always reinstall the missing software with homebrew, so no use backing up anything else.
My backup command looks something like this:
rsync -av --delete /Users/oxprox_1/ -e "$SSH_OPTS" remote_machine:/backups/oxprox_1/

Now I recently had to replace my hard drive and do a clean install of a new OS. It was the first time I had to rsync my whole user-folder back. During the OS install I changed my username so the user folder on my machine is now named differently and I guess this UID number is also different even if the name had been the same (or is it?). If I remember correctly, I ran something like this on my machine to pull my files back:
sudo rsync -av remote_machine:/backups/oxprox_1/ -e "$SSH_OPTS" /Users/oxprox_2/

I think I used sudo because it wouldn't modify files without it. If I remember correctly I had some issues with the permissions of my files and I managed to figure it out somehow, maybe by manually changing all the permissions, but I have been having some weird problems and issues after that.
Now I'm planning to do a new clean install and pull my old backups again, as I have not been updating the files on the remote machine after the hard drive change. So how should I do this to get the permissions correctly when returning files on my clean install, even though the username is different? I guess it should transfer all the permissions to the new user on the destination side. I want to transfer all the preferences and setting for the applications and not just my documents etc.
I have been reading about the rsync archieve option and I think maybe it could work if I just use -rlptDv instead and omit the -o option, but I'm not sure. Also what about the group permissions, I'm the only user on my computer.
Could you help me to understand how to do this properly? I have been reading answers here but I still don't understand this fully. I'm also open to suggestions if there are some better options to do the backups. I would still rather use rsync than Time Machine because it's so neat and easy to automate. Thanks!


texts: Where's the best place to download Ubuntu virtual machines?

texts:
I'm using VirtualBox, and found a list of Ubuntu images here. But as of today it doesn't include an image for 14.04, which I need to install GitLab on, (or build from source).

What URLs would you suggest to ease the search for a client image of Ubuntu 14.04?


texts: Can a 2014 15" MBP simultaneously run both 4k and QHD external monitors?

texts:
I have a 15" mid-2014 MBP (NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M 2048 MB).   It is currently running two external monitors, a 4k and an HD (1920 x 1080),  both at 60 Hz refresh.
I'd like to know if it can instead run 4k + QHD (2560x1440 or 2560x1600), also at 60 Hz refresh.
There have been other questions about running multiple monitors with a mid-2014 MBP:
mid-2014 rMBP multiple monitors
Running 3 External Monitors off a Mid 2014 MacBook Pro
But none specifically addresses the question of whether it can do 4k + QHD.
Also, if it can run the QHD, can I connect it via HDMI, or would I need TB?
I'd prefer to hear from someone who is (or has tried to) actually run both a 4k and QHD on a 15" mid-2014 MBP w/ the above-listed graphics card.
UPDATE, 4/1/20:
I now have the MPB driving three external monitors:  4k, WUXGA (1920 x 1200) and HD (1920 x 1080).  Given  this, I expect it would have no problem driving 1 x 4k and 1 x QHD, since 1 x WUXGA + 1 x HD has more pixels than 1 x QHD (I'm assuming equal color depths, as is the case here):
[(1920 x 1200) + (1920 x 1080)]/(2560x1600) = 1.06875, and
[(1920 x 1200) + (1920 x 1080)]/(2560x1440) = 1.1875
Here's a screenshot from the Graphics/Displays section of the System Information report:


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I've got the Google Docs app installed on my iPad.  There is a link in this doc and I need to copy the URL to the URL field in a calendar event.  However, I can't figure out how to do this.
I have tried long tapping on the link.  This gives me the choices "Open Link", "Edit Link", "Remove Link", "Cut", "Copy", "Paste", and "Add Comment".  The "Copy" choice copies the text, not the URL of the link.  The "Open Link" option opens the link the Google Sheets app, which does not seem to provide a way to find the URL of the page that is open.  The "Edit Link" brings up a dialog containing a text field with the "Link" but I can't figure out how to copy it.   I can tap to move the cursor, but I can't bring up any sort of menu to copy or even select part of the URL either by tapping or long pressing.
How can I copy this link so I can paste it into the Calendar URL field?


texts: I do not have a iPod. I keep seeing iTunesHelper set to automatically launch. This is some of what I see in Console. ( I dont want to share or use remote anything. "processName":"iTunesHelper","uptime":7999},"name":"comappleosanalyticsappUsage","uuid


texts: MacBook brightness decreases even though I've unset this happening "as ambient light changes" & "before display goes to sleep"

texts: My MacBook's brightness decreases even though I've unset “Automatically adjust brightness as ambient light changes” & “Automatically reduce brightness before display goes to sleep”. It does so within about 2 minutes, in a variety of apps, both when plugged in and unplugged. How can I diagnose and/or fix this?


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I want to speed up the time it takes for me to be able to drag text in chrome.
I have to wait for 2 or 3 seconds to drag text, or else I just end up selecting text again currently.
Is there an attribute that controls the time it waits that I can modify in the terminal??


texts: How does iCloud Photo Library's "Optimize iPhone Storage" setting work in relation to other photo apps on iOS?

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If I have Optimize iPhone Storage enabled on my iPhone and my phone storage is completely full, I understand that iOS will only store a low-res thumbnail of many of my photos on the device. (The full high-res version of the image will only exist in iCloud and on devices with Download and Keep Originals enabled.)

But when only thumbnails exist on the device, how does that work in relation to other photo apps on iOS? For example, do third-party cloud-based photo apps (like Google Photos, Dropbox's Carousel, or Amazon Prime Photos) have access to the full high-res images from the iCloud Photo Library? Or will they only see the low-res thumbnails in some cases?


texts: 2011 Macbook Pro with faulty screen running on hdmi no entry / access after upgrade to high sierra

texts: I have a 2011 MBP which i bought with a faulty screen to use with an external monitor / TV which has all been fine until today. After seeing the upgrade to high sierra reminder everyday and ignoring it i thought i might as well give it a look and told it to go ahead without thinking about the display issue. After the initial restart all i get is a grey no entry sign on my external hdmi display and nothing i do will change that, I tried booting in safe mode by holding the shift key down but with the display open i don't get anything on the TV so no idea whats happening on the broken screen. I tried hitting shift on a wired keyboard after hitting the power button and quickly shutting the lid but again nothing. only if i hit the button and close the lid i get the TV on wight he grey no entry logo. So it looks like i killed my perfectly working laptop in no time. Any advise greatly appreciated.


texts: Open files in background on MacOS Sierra?

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I often want to open several files, and then check through them. They may not appear consecutively in Finder or Calibre, so I have to select a few, open them, select more, open them, etc.

Unfortunately, my reading apps take focus as these open, so I have to fight my way back to the Finder or Calibre to select more, open them, etc.

So it would be very helpful to be able to open these in the background, and then go to the reading app when they're done. I saw a previous suggestion to open applications in the background, and tried it as an application and as a service, but couldn't get it to work, even trying different terms such as -ga Clearview instead of --hide.

Open applications in the background in OS X, I don't want my focus taken from me. Respect my Focus!

Any other options?


texts: Timeline slider does'nt always show up while listening to iPod Touch

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I have noticed that, sometimes, the slider that represents the entire duration of a podcast and showing the current reading position (the one that you're able to move to go forward or backward rapidly) is not present in the UI. Sometimes it's there, sometimes it's not...

How can it be explained ? Is there a trick to make this slider hidden and shown ?


texts: High Sierra DNS fails intermittently for LAN-local hosts

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I have a local domain for my home network, which uses .loc as a TLD (not .local). Name resolution for hosts on that network always works using dig or nslookup from a terminal, but intermittently fails everywhere else. One day it will work fine and I'll start regrowing my hair, and the next I'm unable to ssh to another machine to save my life.

Is this an mDNSResponder/Bonjour issue? I have tried simply disabling mDNSResponder, but SIP disallows it (and IT is unlikely to go along with disabling SIP). Flushing DNS doesn't help. What else can I try?

mac:~ user$ sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder
mac:~ user$ scp ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub user@kube1.domain.loc:/id_rsa.pub
ssh: Could not resolve hostname kube1.domain.loc: nodename nor servname provided, or not known
lost connection
mac:~ user$ dig kube1.domain.loc

; <<>> DiG 9.8.3-P1 <<>> kube1.domain.loc
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 59092
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;kube1.domain.loc.          IN  A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
kube1.domain.loc.       900 IN  A   10.0.0.130

;; Query time: 4 msec
;; SERVER: 10.0.0.10#53(10.0.0.10)
;; WHEN: Thu Feb  1 18:59:51 2018
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 48

mac:~ user$


texts: Can I replace the HDD in a Fusion Drive?

texts: I'm thinking about buying a refurbished iMac that has a 1 Tb fusion drive. Is it possible to replace the stock HDD with a 3 Tb drive?