texts: If you cancel your Apple Arcade subscription and then later resubscribe, can you continue your games where you left off?

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Let’s say I end my payments and then resubscribe later. My concern is to continue my games where I left off once I start paying again.

Basically, does cancelling the subscription preserve game data or remove it?


texts: How to recover files from the home directory that malware removed on OS X 10.10.5 Yosemite?

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Two days ago, somehow, my Mac running OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 got infected by malware and it deleted almost all my files from my home directory. I have no idea how it happened (it wasn't because clicked on some ad, I wasn't even browsing the web when it happened and I also run Adblock on my Safari, Chrome, and Firefox browsers). Suddenly at 10 PM, an xterm window showed up with tons of lines running by with filenames and "permission denied" messages. I panicked and shut down the computer.

I then restarted it and then when I open the Terminal, the xterm came up and started with similar "permission denied" messages (I figured it auto launched when I opened the Terminal). I shut down again and it did not appear to shut down completely. Then after a few minutes I tried to start it up and it did not start for the next 5 or 10 minutes or so. Then when it did start up, the OS X settings were all fresh (for example, my Dock was moved from left to the bottom center etc, as it would be if it were a fresh install). Then I looked at my home directory and almost all the files were deleted, strangely except some (I guess these must have different permissions).

I lost all my photos and files I was working on. I have a Time Machine backup that is 70 days old.

I looked at the console and this is what I found.

Can someone please tell me what this is, how it happened and how I can eliminate it from my system?

The console log is below.

2015-08-14 10:00:23.702 PMFinder[240]CreateWithFileInfo failed to create URL with FSRef, falling back to blank icon.
2015-08-14 10:00:24.620 PMbird[267]someone ripped the database from under our feet
LIMITS ------------------------------------------------------------------------
RLIMIT_CORE 0 infinity
RLIMIT_CPU infinity infinity
RLIMIT_DATA infinity infinity
RLIMIT_FSIZE infinity infinity
RLIMIT_MEMLOCK infinity infinity
RLIMIT_NOFILE 16384 16384
RLIMIT_NPROC 709 1064
RLIMIT_RSS infinity infinity
DISK (/Users/userx/Library/Mobile Documents)--------------------------------
NSFileSystemNodes 121846308
NSFileSystemSize 499082485760
NSFileSystemFreeSize 220219854848
NSFileSystemFreeNodes 53764613
NSFileSystemNumber 16777220
2015-08-14 10:00:24.637 PMcom.apple.xpc.launchd[1](com.apple.ReportCrash[21508]) Endpoint has been activated through legacy launch(3) APIs. Please switch to XPC or bootstrap_check_in(): com.apple.ReportCrash
2015-08-14 10:00:24.807 PMcom.apple.SecurityServer[85]Killing auth hosts
2015-08-14 10:00:24.807 PMcom.apple.SecurityServer[85]Session 100122 destroyed
2015-08-14 10:00:28.333 PMcom.apple.xpc.launchd[1](com.apple.bird[267]) Service exited due to signal: Abort trap: 6
2015-08-14 10:00:28.392 PMReportCrash[21508]Saved crash report for bird[267] version 321.9 to /Users/userx/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/bird_2015-08-14-220028_OLM-userx.cr ash
2015-08-14 10:00:31.108 PMcloudphotosd[519]Failed to open '/Users/userx/Library/Containers/com.apple.cloudphotosd/Data/Library/Preference s/com.apple.cloudphotosd.plist' for events
2015-08-14 10:01:07.911 PMsharingd[254]Could not replace account with identifier: _local
2015-08-14 10:01:07.913 PMcom.apple.internetaccounts[262]Could not replace account with identifier: _local
2015-08-14 10:01:07.915 PMsoagent[268]Could not replace account with identifier: _local


texts: iPhone voicemail notice outside cellular service, but no msg when in service area?

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I am often in remote areas without cellular service. I do get wireless connection, and every so often my iPhone4S (iOS9.3.5) displays a notification on my phone service (the red dot without a number):

When I get to a cell service area, however, there is no message.

Is this red dot indicating a voice message has arrived?

Is the notice a mistake?

Has an actual voice message been deleted?


texts: How to always show menubar with fullscreen apps?

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Does anyone know if it is possible to keep the menubar in Mac OS Lion visible for fullscreen apps instead of hidden until hovered over with a mouse or trackpad?

I imagine there's some Terminal command I can enter to adjust this preference.


texts: Can't seem to sync albums that weren't purchased from the itunes store to my IPhone 5c

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I recently got a new iPhone 5c. When I tried to sync my music from iTunes to my phone, it only synced songs and albums that I had bought from the iTunes store. All of the music that I had uploaded from my own albums does not seem to sync. Can anyone tell me why and how to fix it.

P.S. Besides my iPod, this is my first Apple product, so I don't know anything about it.


texts: Is it possible to replace my username in Terminal with special characters?

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I found this which seems close to the solution, but it's not quite there.

EDIT: With JavaScript, I know I can just run test.replace(/\w/g, "*"), where test is my username, but I don't know the equivalent for the Terminal.


texts: Why does iOS need to refresh when I come back to a page?

texts:
Is there any way to not have an app (browser, gmail, Facebook) refresh when coming back to it?
I don't understand where this behavior comes from or why it would be desirable.


texts: "More info" button missing in "About this Mac"

texts: I have a macbook pro running Yosemite 10.10.5.  When I click on the apple and select "About this Mac", I'm allegedly supposed to see a button "More info", but it's not there.  Is it just me?  How else can I access detailed system information?


texts: How to create numbered sub-lists in Mail application?

texts:
Is it possible to create nested numbered lists in MacOS's Mail client? —e.g.:

1. Foo
    1.1. Foo is cool
    1.2. Foo is great
2. Bar
    2.1. Bar is not so cool
    2.2. Bar is not so great

I've been trying but all attempts so far have failed. This is very basic stuff. There must be a way.

I'm using MacOS Sierra (10.12.6) and Mail version 10.3 (3273).


texts: Why some emoji doesn't display well on my Mac?

texts:
My Mac:

And I find some emoji doesn't display well on my Mac. Check out that Link:


texts: Possible to change Quick-Reply buttons in Mail Notifications?

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Yosemite introduced a new feature to quick reply within a notification.

Mail offers the options to trash a new E-Mail or reply to it. But, instead of trash, I want to archive it.

Can I change somewhere the buttons/behaviour within notifications?


texts: Would I be able to access myUser.dmg that created with Disk Utility after re-installing OS X?

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I am going to format my OS X Machine (El Capitan 10.11.6).

I created manually a disk image file (.dmg) of /myUser folder on an external HDD using Disk Utility.

Will I be able to access/mount this disk image (.dmg) file after re-installing OS X or am I going to have problems with permissions and etc ?

Disk image file had read/write format (not compressed) with no encryption.


texts: Determine flags that were given for packages installed with homebrew

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Is there a way to check what flags were given when a package was installed with homebrew?

For example, the emacs formula has an absurd number of flags. If I did

brew install emacs --with-glib --with-librsvg

I would like to later determine that for the homebrew installation of emacs I gave the flags --with-glib --with-librsvg and not any other flags.

Test case with lua package:

Before installing the package, info shows all options.

$ brew info lua
lua: stable 5.2.3 (bottled)
http://www.lua.org/
Not installed
From: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/blob/master/Library/Formula/lua.rb
==> Options
--universal
    Build a universal binary
--with-completion
    Enables advanced readline support
--without-sigaction
    Revert to ANSI signal instead of improved POSIX sigaction

I install the package with just the --with-completion flag.

$ brew install lua --with-completion
==> Downloading http://www.lua.org/ftp/lua-5.2.3.tar.gz
######################################################################## 100.0%
==> Downloading http://luajit.org/patches/lua-5.2.0-advanced_readline.patch
######################################################################## 100.0%
==> Downloading http://lua-users.org/files/wiki_insecure/power_patches/5.2/lua-5
######################################################################## 100.0%
==> Patching
patching file Makefile
patching file src/Makefile
patching file src/lua.c
Hunk #1 succeeded at 231 (offset -5 lines).
Hunk #2 succeeded at 559 (offset -4 lines).
Hunk #3 succeeded at 575 (offset -4 lines).
patching file src/lua.c
==> make macosx INSTALL_TOP=/usr/local/Cellar/lua/5.2.3_1 INSTALL_MAN=/usr/local
==> make install INSTALL_TOP=/usr/local/Cellar/lua/5.2.3_1 INSTALL_MAN=/usr/loca
  /usr/local/Cellar/lua/5.2.3_1: 13 files, 312K, built in 6 seconds

After installing the package, info shows all options, including those I did not use. The command does acknowledge that the package was built from source and not poured from a bottle.

$ brew info lua
lua: stable 5.2.3 (bottled)
http://www.lua.org/
/usr/local/Cellar/lua/5.2.3_1 (13 files, 312K) *
  Built from source with: --with-completion
From: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/blob/master/Library/Formula/lua.rb
==> Options
--universal
    Build a universal binary
--with-completion
    Enables advanced readline support
--without-sigaction
    Revert to ANSI signal instead of improved POSIX sigaction


texts:
My question is very simple.
I read a lot of scientific papers, full of equations, references etc... and sometimes going back and forth through all the pages is annoying.
A nice feature of TexShop is the ability to preview referenced equations by hovering over the reference (see screenshot below).
Is there an app for MacOS which allows this feature while reading PDFs? Preview is fine for my purpose, but it misses this nice feature.
Thank you!


texts: Mac Numbers - How do I add up cells containing data (text) per column

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In my Mac Numbers Spreadsheet, I have got a column containing a product title. I would like to add up the cells containing a title at the bottom on my spreadsheet. What formula do I use for that?
Please note: Some of the cells are empty.


texts: How can I activate a 2nd hand iPhone 3gs without a computer?

texts: I have bought iPhone 3GS. But have not got a computer. How do I activate my phone?


texts: When I try sending messages to certain destinations I get a "Not delivered" message

texts:
I have a friend I text many times a week. My iPhone 11 and my older iPad Pro will both deliver the messages fine. My newer iMac recently stopped delivering messages to him. It immediately gives me the "Not Delivered" message when I try.
Another address that has been receiving my messages for years will now not accept images of size 150K or other sizes. I have sent image files much bigger than this that has been sent to various sites with no problem.
I am running Big Sur 11.2.3
Things I have tried:

Restart Computer.
Sign out of Messages and back in.
Searched Internet for solutions.

Most possible solutions were obviously not for Big Sur or didn't have the correct command.


texts: 2010 27" iMac - ambient sensor connection on cpu fan

texts: 2010 27" iMac - regarding the ambient sensor connection on cpu fan housing - What is the proper contact position of the sensor with relation to the bracket that secures/holds the sensor in place?


texts: Philips #00 screwdriver for MacBook Pro 2013 NZ does not fit

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I need to remove the back plane of an early 2013 MacBook Pro, sold in New Zealand.

According to questions on here:
What screwdriver size is needed for MacBook Pro mid 2012 back cover?
Screwdriver for 13-inch MacBook Pro

I need a Philips #00 screwdriver, which I bought as part of this set:

https://www.mitre10.co.nz/shop/fuller-mini-ratchet-screwdriver-set-12-piece-black-and-yellow/p/125687?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI6r23zfPW2wIVlY2PCh0H7QxNEAQYCCABEgKXaPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

However, the screwdriver doesn't fit. Specifically it seems the blades of it are actually to thick to get into the screws.

Is this something I can specify as part of the screwdriver to look for? Or is size #00 possibly different in different parts of the world?


texts: PDF magazine to Newsstand solution on low budget?

texts:
I'm a student in charge of my university's magazine, and I'm interested in finding a user and budget friendly solution to distributing a tablet version on Apple's Newsstand.

I'm not the best programmer in the world, but I can follow a tutorial - is there a simple framework that I'd be able to train people how to use? I've noticed some apps are basically glorified PDF viewers with no frills. That would be good enough for us - we're not looking to do anything special, we're just looking to do something.

I have an iOS developer account, and we might be able to invest in some software - but paying an outside company a subscription to do it for us would be a little harder to justify, especially if it's too expensive, because all of our budget decisions go through a bureaucratic meat grinder.

For reference - we do pretty much everything on InDesign. Unfortunately, we can't fit Creative Cloud Professional memberships in the budget (not even one).

To boil it down: are there any solutions out there that are friendly to english and journalism majors? Or are there any companies who offer educational discounts to organisations like ours who might be able to help?


texts: My husband and I recently split up. Both our phones and both our iPads were all on his Apple ID. Would I be notified on my phone if he were checking my iMessages? I have recently created my own Apple ID and changed my phone and iPad to that. Would that be enough to ensure he cannot access my messages and information? I'm asking because he had said he was able to read my messages if he wanted to but I would be notified


texts: Why does finder report my applications are in the trash when I use Open With?

texts:
When I attempt to open a a file with Preview (and some other applications) via the Open With open I get the following error:

  You can't open the application "Preview" because it's in the Trash. To
  open this application, move it from the Trash.

If I open Preview from the applications menu or Spotlight it opens fine.

This may be related, but there are some duplicate applications in my Open With menu, and some that I have deleted. How do I manage these?


texts:
I am looking for a solution to add a path to include into the default backup rules for TM. To clarify, I dont search a solution to use a NAS drive as backup destination (as often is asked and alwyas is to find).
what about the idea, in my home I add a symlink (ln -s) to this folders?
thx a lot, Roland


texts: Can plugging public earphones in our iPhone 5's audio jack pose any security risk? Can our data (pictures, videos) be accessed? How often one can try a unknown earphone into iPhone 5c's audio jack in term of security and privacy risk?


texts: "Select CD-ROM Boot Type:" error during Windows install

texts:
Which version of bootcamp 4.x do I need to install Windows 7 (64 bit) on an iMac7,1 with Yosemite?

Specs: 64 bit Core 2 Duo, 4GB, 16GB Flash, optical drive, Windows 7 install DVD

Everything goes fine until during the install process Mac reboots to install windows then:

1
2
Select CD Rom boot type:

I can't enter anything because keyboard and mouse are unresponsive and I assume the correct drivers were not loaded.

iMac is mid 2007 24" 64 bit (says profiler/other internal monitors).  Have downloaded various boot camp versions, followed documented instructions, stood on my head and spit nickels, and still get same error (Select CD Boot ROM type).  Made ISO file with Mac Disk Utility (create and change .cdr to .iso)  Didn't work either.

After further review, seems that I misread Apple support table which show this model uses Boot Camp 4 for 32-bit Windows 7.  Genius - bought install DVD for 64-bit :-o  So I guess that's why it won't install.

Going to try suggested method of creating ISO from W7 store-bought DVD on Windows machine just for giggles and see what happens.  Then probably go buy the correct DVD for 32-bit  :-(  Thanks for the info :-)


texts: How to combine unzip and cat to work as one in the terminal

texts:
I work for a webhost as a front level tech and often we need to install a SSL for a customer. I'm on a Mac now but am familiar with Linux as well.

What I'm looking to do would be to take the zipped file, download it to my mac and then run the command to both unzip it and cat at one pop. Thus eliminating the tedious process of unzip file.zip and then copy each file, one at a time to run cat.

I'm lame when it comes to writing a script and have played around with multiple commands, none that worked out.


texts: First Generation Macbook Air Firmware Locked

texts:
I have a first generation Macbook Air, and the firmware is locked.
I tried taking it to an Apple store, and they recommended swapping the Logic Board.
Is there anything I can do to reset the password?


texts: MacBook Air m1 battery is draining very fast

texts:
I’ve recently bought 2020 MacBook Air with M1 chip and battery life was incredible over the first couple of days. Then I decided to upgrade macOS to Big Sur 11.0.1 and now I wonder if the battery drain is actually ok.
I think it drains too fast now, faster than before. Maybe something went wrong during the update. It drained 4% in half an hour and all I was doing is scrolling couple of pages in Safari and some system settings.
Here are the screenshots:


texts: Some keys not working on Musical Typing?

texts:
I can't play some keys, such as H when on Octave C1, H and D when on Octave C2 or J and K on Octave C3. When I press them, I get no sound. If I manually place the notes out and then listen to it with Musical Typing open, it visually plays them.

Anyone know how to fix this?


texts: The terminal on my Mac does not work anymore after installing Python & Sublime Text

texts:
I was trying to install Python3, and Sublime Text 3 in order to learn and run Python. Unfortunately, I watched some videos on youtube and tried to follow their instructions, I did something with my Terminal and now it does not work at all. Please explain and show me how to fix it!

In Terminal it shows:

Last login: Sun May  1 18:44:16 on ttys000
Lances-MacBook-Pro:~ lancedang$ touch
-bash: touch: command not found
Lances-MacBook-Pro:~ lancedang$ python
-bash: python: command not found
Lances-MacBook-Pro:~ lancedang$ python3
-bash: python3: command not found


texts: TV connected via thunderbolt 3 port not working

texts:
I’m not sure if this is the appropriate place to post this question because it concerns Apple hardware but windows software.
I have a thunderbolt 3 to hdmi cable connecting my iMac 5K retina (2017) to my 4K TV. On Mac OS it works immediately and looks great. No issues.
I have a boot camp partition running windows 10 and the TV claims no signal.
If I am in the wrong area could you please help me understand a more appropriate place to post this question? Thanks.


texts: Trim filenames in automator w. shell or applescript

texts:
Why doesn't this work?

(The automator is in swedish but the parts are:
get selected finder objects -
get folder contents -
run shell script)

I want to trim the first three characters of the filenames in a folder as part of an automator folder action.
I don’t know shell scripting myself, but I’ve read around quite a bit and think this should do the trick.

I've also tried this with applescript:

It works better but only with the first 8 files for some reason.

Does someone know how to sort this out?
/Daniel


texts:
Is it possible, using iTunes, to put a backup of a currently active iPhone onto an older iPhone that has no service?

Basically I want to keep all the text conversations on a separate older device.

It's a backup of an iPhone 6 and I want that backup placed on an iPhone 4S.

Thanks!


texts: How to remove Mail.app data after opening it to configure it to not open in the future?

texts:
Sorry about the title. I followed these answers as suggested by some users on Ask Different. They've solved my problem.

However, when I opened up Mail.app to inform it I want to use Google Notifier as default, like so,

in the time it took to do this many emails downloaded to my Mac's Mail.app client.

How do I safely remove these emails and 'close' my Mail.app 'account' so to speak. I have no need for a local email client.


texts: .logarchive showing as a folder, not as a bundle

texts: On some of my Macs, .logarchive files are showing as folders instead of bundles. I need them as file bundles in order to open them in Console.app. Cannot figure out what's configured differently in these Macs, but I'd like to be able to flip them back into bundles. By the way, these are sysdiagnose files coming from iOS devices. Does anyone know what to do?


texts: Set Bash Variable as Icon in osascript -e Display Dialog with icon

texts:
I have a bash script that utilizes some osascript -e code for a dialog. I want to use a custom icon in that dialog. However, I don't understand how to code it so it's completely portable so as to make it executable no matter where a user may put it in his file system.

cd "$(dirname "$0")/../../"
CONTENTS="$PWD"
export ICNSPATH="$CONTENTS/Resources/path/to/icon/Myicon.icns"
osascript -e 'tell application id "com.apple.systemuiserver"' -e 'display dialog "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet." buttons {"Cancel", "Okay"} with icon '$ICNSPATH' as alias' -e 'end tell'

Currently the only way I can get it to work with a custom icon is by hard coding it and I don't think it is a good idea.

Solutions should be w/o add-ons and must work on Mac OSes 10.6 - 10.10.

Appreciate any help you can render.


texts: iPod doesn't appear in iTunes after being used as Windows hard disk

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I hope you can help me with my iPod Classic 6th generation 160 GB, 2007.
Few months ago I used my iPod to store my files from Windows. I had to format the iPod to use in order to save my information.

Now I want to use it to listen to my music, but I can't, because iTunes doesn't show it as a connected device. It does however, appear in Finder. Also in Windows, it can be read and written.

The format of the disk is ExFat.

I've tried to run in diagnostic mode, it seems that it is OK with values of IO. I reset many times also. Restarting the computer too.


texts: Synching music from macbook to iPhone randomly picks album art instead of using the correct album art

texts:
I've never encountered this problem before.
I have several recordings that I made of chamber music groups I'm in and of my playing, which I wanted to transfer onto a new iPhone (iPhone 12, iOS 14.4.2) from the Music app on my Macbook Pro (macOS Big Sur 11.2.2).
I have concert pictures/rehearsal pictures or posters of the individual performances as album art and it's never had issues before when synching.
Now, however, I saw that a newly transferred album has a random album art from a song I have on the same iPhone. This is a minor issue but it bothers me and makes it harder to look for a concert quickly by scrolling through the album art.
I've tried deleting the tracks/album and putting them back and the same song cover appeared as album art. It's very strange.
Has this happened to anyone before and do you know how to fix it?


texts:
I am trying to run a lengthy Rsync (local machine only, no ssh, no lan or wan connects involved) but Sudo is timing out and the script fails. Total runtime of the command is about 20 mins. What is the recommend way to either lengthen the Sudo timeout or disable Sudo from that particular command only? I am the admin of this system but do not log in as root.
Thank you in advance.


texts: How to make the "Don't save" or "delete" options the default?

texts:
I often start up an app to do something quickly, e.g. quicktime, record some audio, check it out, then I'll ⌘Q out of it.

I don't know about other people but generally for me ⌘Q means "be gone as fast as possible"

I always get prompted with these though:

Can I make the "Delete" or "Don't save"-type options the default?

So I can just hit enter when the dialogue appears and quit the app without saving any changes to that document?


texts: How much more RAM can I add to my Mid 2007 24" iMac?

texts:
I have a "vintage" iMac with the spec below:

This is going to sound like a real beginners question but can I up the RAM anymore? At the time, I upped it to as far as I could but could I put say 2 4gb RAM in?


texts: Real performance boost with multiple partitions

texts:
I have a 1TB Hard drive with multiple partitions where I had previously installed Snow Leopard. Now I'm making a clean install of Mavericks and I have a couple of questions:

1) What are the real performance advantages of having multiple partitions? Like one for the system, one for itunes, one for Home, ectr. Or maybe constantly accessing other partitions would in fact make the system slower? Reading around the internet literally everyone has a different opinion on this.

2) I'd like to make a good clean up before doing a reinstall: does it make any sense to format only the primary partition where the system will be installed leaving the other partitions for a re-formatation in the future (whem I'll have the necessary external hd to backup). Or it would be better a full hard disk erase and restart from there? And why?

Thanks


texts: Applications Not Working Properly with Networked volumes

texts:
I have two applications from unrelated vendors which display a similar problem with networked volumes. I am using both of them with photos on a networked directory, but I don’t think that is the cause of the problem.

With one (Image Snooper), which searches for matching folders, if I search in the networked folder, I doesn’t even appear to look there, and finds no results. If I copy the folder onto the local disk and search there, it succeeds.

With the other (PhotoDirector 8), if I import a folder full of folders (full of photos) from a networked volume into a library (without copying), and then restart the application, it forgets the imported folders. Again, if I copy the folders onto the local disk and search there, it works properly.

I realise that different programs have different bugs, but it strikes me a significant that both applications fail on networked volumes.

I thought that the Operating System was supposed to handle the various mounted volumes as if they’re all the same, so an application should neither know nor care where the file is in reality, as long as it’s reachable.

The question is: do networked volumes get treated differently, and what can I do make them behave as local volumes?

I am running macOS Sierra and have tried mounting the volumes both as NFS and as SMB.

The server is a Linux server, less than 1 meter from my desktop, connected by Ethernet.


texts: How to put the email signature at the bottom in replies?

texts:
I'm facing a strange problem on my iPhone with the email signature in a reply. Whenever I send a new email, the signature appears at the bottom of the new mail (as it should be):

<some mail content>

--
Company
Name
Phone Number

So everything looks good. However, when I reply to or forward a mail, the signature appears right in the middle:

<Here is where the cursor stands>

--
Company
Name
Phone Number

<Original email>

That means, that the original mail has gotten part of the signature and I manually need to cut & paste the signature to the end of the mail. After wasting an hour of searching google, I still can't find a solution for this. So does anyone here know how to fix this?


texts: Setting TRUE 1080p output on Mac Mini HDMI?

texts:
At my church we have a display system that uses a HDMI splitter to drive three 1080 TVs as well as an old (might be relevant) 1080 monitor. We were running this setup off a 2012 MacBook pro with a Thunderbolt to HDMI adapter with no issues. On the MacBook pro the external display setup was recognized as a TV, and I was able to select 1080p from the list of resolutions, which worked properly.

We just upgraded to a new MacMini with the built in HDMI port. Unfortunately, when I plug the HDMI cable going to the splitter into the HDMI port (along with a separate monitor connected to one of the USB-C ports), the external displays don't work, showing an out-of-range error indicating a bad resolution. What it looks like is that the new computer is recognizing the splitter as a 4K display.

To try to work around this, I got SwitchResX and set it to one of the 1080p60Hz options, which seems to match what the old computer was outputting. Unfortunately that only worked for the large TV displays - the old, small, monitor is still showing "bad resolution" messages, and while it does display an image, it is incredibly distorted (color issues).

Is there a way I can get my new MacMini to output over the HDMI the exact same way the old MacBook pro was outputting over the thunderbolt->HDMI adapter? Or, since the output IS working for the TV's, is it likely that replacing the monitor would fix the issue?


texts: I can't 'Screen Share' on my MBP with OS X Yosemite

texts:
Specs:
Macbook Pro Mid 2012
OS X 10.10.4

I'm not able to Share my screen with my friends.
I want to connect with my friend's Macbook (which is not in my network, different city) for troubleshooting purposes, & so I tried Screen Sharing from Messages App:

After I click 'Ask to share screen', it does send a request to the other Mac for permission, after he click on 'Allow', nothing happens!?

[ The Screen Sharing option is turned ON & Remote Management is turned OFF, on my Mac as well as on my friend's Mac.]

How do I connect with his computer, & control it over internet,
It'll be very convenient for troubleshooting purposes.

Thanks!


texts: Where is the file .vimrc in macOS? (Downloaded Macvim through Homebrew)

texts:
I have Yosemite 10.10.3 and I recently downloaded macvim using homebrew. I find a vimrc file under the directory:

  /usr/share/vim

However, after putting some modification like setting the background theme to dark, nothing changed when I opened macvim. Am I doing something wrong? Is it the wrong vimrc file? Does it mean the vimrc file is in a different directory if it was downloaded from homebrew?


texts:
Running this:

system_profiler -detailLevel full

produces an inventory of applications, among other things.

How does they system "know" about these apps?

Spotlight? (e.g. every time a folder is created/renamed with the .app extension..)
searching the filesystem at the moment of invocation? (e.g. find -type d -name '*.app' ...)
scanning predefined paths?
other?

Would stopping the md service affect the output? Restoring from TimeMachine?

What I'd ultimately like to do is to query this "database", if it is a db and not some "just-in-time" query.

Useful queries:

Scan for outdated/insecure downloads of application X, if version >= Y
Is uTorrent present anywhere?
Does this system have PPC applications on it still?
etc.


texts: Jabber XMPP chat client for iOS with push notifications

texts:
Chat Secure is working on iOS with Jabber but it doesn't stay active in the background (just for 10 minutes) so it is not really an alternative to the internal iMessage Chat.

Which app is able to save Jabber messages offline and send them as push notifications as soon as you are online again?

I use iOS 7 on an iPad Air


texts: Clear Safari Cache Via Terminal Command (macOS 11.2)

texts:
I am looking for an updated terminal command and/or Automator script that I can use to assign to a BetterTouchTool shortcut to clear History, Cache, and Cookies from Safari when run.
I have seen that there are older scripts out there, but these seem to break with macOS Big Sur (11.2), so I am hoping for some help finding a way to do this on the current macOS versions.
Thanks so much for your help!


texts: How to copy all messages of a conversation in one folder?

texts:
For archiving purposes, I would like to copy/move all messages of a conversation in one folder, including sent messages and messages stored in different folders. I tried several things, like "Cmd+A" while one message of a conversation is selected, but nothing seems to work. Is there a way to do that?

The idea is the following: I use an IMAP account an whenever a project is finished, I move the corresponding folder on the server to an archive, e.g., from ./Mail to ./MailArchive. At the moment, all mails are included except the mails I sent. To get a complete archive, the sent mails should be in there as well.


texts: Windows provide a facility to restore state of OS in case of getting corrupt by loading it up from Hard drive. Is there anything like that available for OSX?


texts: How long will the Spring 2010 MacBook Pros be available?

texts: I'm thinking about picking up a refurb 13" 2010 MBP next month. But I just started wondering, how long will they be available?


texts:
When I open a new terminal I keep having following warning message:
tput: unknown terminal "term-256color"
tput: unknown terminal "term-256color"
tput: unknown terminal "term-256color"
tput: unknown terminal "term-256color"
$

How can I fix this? What may be the main cause of it?


texts: Is there any way to block certain sites, eg MacKeeper?

texts:
MacKeeper (and other sites) adverts pop up on some video sites which I find very irritating. Is there any way to block specific URLs in Safari?

This occurs both on Mac and iPad. Ideally, I'd like a solution I can directly apply to the iPad.


texts: Mac mini server A1347 can't use Wi-Fi during setup

texts:
My ex-collegue just passed on a Mac mini Server to me and said it needed an OS. So I start it with Command-R, and then it asks me for Wi-Fi connection.

I am on my University network, so I can connect with my staff account or eduroam. However, none of those are in the list of detected networks. They have fine range though and all my other Mac/Unix machines in my office have no problem.

So I tried adding a new network: I type eid and I have a box for password, however, not for username. All the networks here require both username and password.

Is there any way around this?

--update--

I can connect to my iPhone as a hotspot, but I can't possibly share as much data as needed for the setup as my bill would be too high.

So I figure, I'd share my MacBook connection through USB with my iPhone, but it says: Your Internet connection cannot be shared because it is protected by 802.1X.

Maybe this reveals some info about the Wi-Fi connection here and why the setup is not detecting it.


texts: What are the physical dimensions of the SSD used in the MacBook Air?

texts: I need the dimensions of the "gum-stick" SSD (solid-state drive) used in 2011 MacBook Air models, preferably in cm or mm.


texts:
From 27th October, my iPhone started using a lot of Wi-Fi Bandwidth and I cant use the Wi-Fi for any other purposes.
Things I checked:

Checked for Whatsapp chat backup, No.
Checked for Translate offline languages, No.
Checked for iCloud Backup, No.
iOS update, No the auto update is off. Currently using iOS14.0.1. Since all bandwidth is used I cant update it manually also. So I didn't try.
Auto App-Update, checked and it is already Set to Do not auto update over Cellular and Wi-Fi.

After all these steps, still the problem is not solved. So I reset my iPhone deleting every data.
Then I restored all data from iTunes Backup and tried to download all app and it took a huge time and lot of data because something is running in background. So I paused some of apps from downloading and then cancelled the download of these big apps like Apple Office Apps, Google Office Apps and MS Office Apps and Garage Band.
I had a lot of photos and some files in the Files app in On my iPhone part and not in iCloud Drive.
My iCloud drive and iCloud backup is always turned off.
Then I deleted all my Apps to check if any app is doing it.
First whatsapp and then every other non-apple apps + Watch app and Translate app.
It didn't work.
So Today on 3rd November,I deleted all the files in my On my iPhone in files app and deleted all my photos.

Now the phone, despite having nothing, is still using all the Wi-Fi bandwidth.
There is no way to check the Wi-Fi usage from iPhone. But the battery information shows this data.

I have never tried with Cellular data since I don't have a Cellular plan and this king of data usage will cost a lot of Money if cellular data is consumed.
Also, now randomly, the phone is getting disabled for 5 minutes, mostly when I press the power button or when I restart the iPhone.
This is not Jailbroken or anything.
**Do anyone experience the same issue, or anyone advice me to solve this problem.
**
I would really appreciate it. Thanks in Advance.
Update on 4th Nov
I have already deleted all apps other than Apple apps.
Today, I deleted each app of apple and looked.
When I delete the contact app, the wifi usage became zero.
Now I am going to do the restore of my iTunes backup and delete the apple apps and see how it goes.
Update 7th Nov
Still the same problem of using a lot of Wi-Fi data exists even though all the apple apps are deleted.


texts: How to sync OS X Contacts and Calendar with Windows Phone?

texts:
How can I sync Windows Phone contacts and calendar with the Mac contacts and calendar?

I have done some research and found the following:

Windows Phone app

…but it's taking care of the media only (music, films and photos)
SyncMate

…but it's not compatible with Mavericks at the moment, and the paid version has bad reviews on the app store.
Nokia Support Discussions — Sync contacts and Calendars between a Mac and Windows Phone about sync with Gmail account

…but I don't want to use a Gmail account.


texts: Can the macOS Notification Center be made wider?

texts: When the text of a notification gets cut off, I keep wanting to make it wider so I can read more.


texts: Macbook Pro (Late 2011) Bootcamp and USB boot questions

texts:
I have a Macbook Pro with an OWC DataDoubler drive caddy replacing the Superdrive (installed at an Apple premium reseller, when I bought it, so I can still have my warranty).

The main drive slot has an SSD, and the Superdrive slot has the original 750GB hard drive. It all works great, and I have Lion installed on the SSD - blazing fast :) I also have the Superdrive on an external USB enclosure, also works fine.

Problem is, I would like to install Windows on the secondary hard disk. I tried using Bootcamp, but it wouldn't originally let me create the USB install disk (I've overcome that with the tip described here) but even if I use the USB Superdrive, I always get the "Boot device not found, press any key" message.

So, my question is: what am I doing wrong? Is it possible to install Windows on a secondary hard drive? How can I avoid the "Boot device not found..." message?

Thanks for any help!


texts: How to periodically run a script/command when a specific application is being used?

texts:
I would like a certain applescript to run every 10 seconds but only when a specific application is being used (i.e. both being the front application AND the mouse or keyboard being used in the last few seconds).

How can I create such a trigger?


texts: Can Internet sharing be configured to be a bridge/switch rather than a separate NAT/router?

texts:
I'd like to use my wired-ethernet desktop mac as a wifi bridge so that everything that connects to it over wi-fi can see and be seen by everything else on the LAN.

There's clearly no way to do this in the GUI, but I was wondering if there is some way to do it in Terminal.

I'm looking for a solution for El Capitan, but if you have a solution for some other version, that would be acceptable, too.


texts: Set iOS Appstore notification default style

texts: When submitting to App store can we have the default setting on the notification center set to Alerts rather than banners?


texts: Accidentally deleted disk, how to restore data?

texts:
While installing bootcamp I accidentally deleted (clean) the entire disk, now my entire data is gone. I saved it as it was in an image on an external disk. Disk utility won't mount the file and even when I mount it from command line, it won't repair the disk.

I used Testdisk and it's telling me that currently my partition looks like this:

when I run "deep search", it finds these two partitions:

Now how can I restore my data? How can I restore the correct partition table?

Photorec gives me this partition structure:


texts: Prevent " quit unexpectedly" message on sigquit

texts: I kill Python processes with SIGQUIT by pressing Ctrl\ sometimes (usually my own that are misbehaving). Can I prevent the "Python quit unexpectedly" message? I know I can just hit escape, so it's not so bad.


texts: App Store update issue? "We could not complete your purchase. cancelled"

texts:
For the past couple of weeks, every so often (every few days perhaps) I get this popup, from 'nowhere', ie, I don't have the App Store app open. I normally see it after I've been away for a while, or overnight it greets me as I wake the screen, so I've never seen or initiated any event myself that could cause it.
Presumably this is an auto-update of something, but it doesn't say what. It's also not a general issue, other apps seem to be auto-updating as & when they like.

Any suggestions as to how to track it down?
I'm signed in correctly. (Messages & Facetime are also absolutely fine.) Other apps update correctly, including one just today. If I go to the Store menu > View my account it goes straight to it, no issues, no further sign in required.
As far as I'm aware I have no apps on this Mac that were purchased by any other account.
Mojave 10.14.6 on an old Mac Pro 5,1 (last available macOS for this model without needing dosdude)


texts: How to know that a macbook pro box has never been opened ? Is it all about the plastic stuff or there is some sort of sealing there ?


texts: "Save-as" shortcut not working for anything

texts:
For all of my apps, the command+shift+s shortcut is not doing its expected "save as" function.  I am assuming there is a conflict somewhere, but when I go to preferences -> keyboard -> shortcuts, there are no conflicts that I can find.  This is driving me nuts... any thoughts?

I'm on El Cap 10.11.3 / MBP 15 (2015 model)


texts: How can I get iTunes to redownload a deleted Podcast item?

texts:
This question is pretty much the same as How can I redownload an episode of podcast which I accidentaly deleted?. That old question had an answer,  although a comment says the answer is no longer relevant to later versions of iTunes. I'm not sure what the protocol is for this situation, but since I have the same problem today I thought I'd re-ask the question.

I am running iTunes v11.1.4.62 on Windows 7. I needed to reclaim some disk space so I manually deleted some of the downloaded podcast files from the iTunes folders.

How can I redownload that file via iTunes when I wish to listen to it again? The Podcast listing indicates that that file is already downloaded (i.e. there is no cloud icon to click on to initiate a download)


texts:
Prior to version 6.0 Safari had no features for managing passwords distinct from the system wide support provided by Keychain:

but Safari 6.0 adds a new tab in its Preferences dialog for saving and managing passwords for websites:

Does this change correspond to a change in locations for storing or rules for managing the security of passwords? Are Safari passwords still stored securely in the Keychain or are they in a new, separate store?

Where are Safari 6.0 passwords saved?


texts: How do I sync contents of my iPhone App with iPad using iCloud?

texts:
I have iPad and iPod, both on iOS 5 with iCloud enabled.

I have an app which I have installed on both these devices.
With this app, I create some files, which I can see in Documents folder of iTunes.

How do I sync these files of that app in both devices using iCloud?

Please let me know.

Thanks!


texts: I only see the "Other" account option on log in screen

texts: So i start up my macbook air after about 3 months of not using it, and i don't see any accounts on the log in screen, except for "Other," and I try to type in my old information, that doesn't work, and there's no option to create an account, so how can i create a new account?


texts: Want to dis-associate an Apple ID (for iPad) with my iTunes acct on MBP

texts:
I made mistake of using my iTunes account to sync and update my wife's iPad, and used her ID for this.

Result, all of her apps merged with my apps for my iPhone & iPad.  Got rid of those, but her iPad still shows up when I open iTunes in my User account on the Mac.

I have the problem on both Mav/iTunes 11.4 and Yoemite/iTunes 12.x.

Nov26,4:34 EST.

How do I stop that -get rid of her iPad appearance?

How do I respond to questions?  All I can see is the Comments option and Edit.  This window is what I get when selecting Edit.  Editing is not what I want to do.  I want to respond to the comment asking some questions.

Here is my response to the comment:

I cannot remember what I did specifically, but I did NOT use my ID, but used her Apple ID in my iTunes account. I have not wiped and restored her iPad. All I did was Delete her apps that suddenly appeared in my purchased list. I can sync and backup and everything else in HER user account on the same MBP, but in my User account, my iTunes , is where her iPad keeps appearing in the sidebar and trying to sync. I want it out of there.

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asked yesterday

modelamac
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Could you explain the mechanics behind how you "used your iTunes account to sync your wife's iPad using her ID"? It's not clear what specific parts of iOS or using iTunes on a computer have been set. Also, have you wiped the iPad and restored from her backup (or otherwise purged your account from that device so that it doesn't check in again under your Apple ID?) –  bmike♦ yesterday

I cannot remember what I did specifically, but I did NOT use my ID, but used her Apple ID in my iTunes account. I have not wiped and restored her iPad. All I did was Delete her apps that suddenly appeared in my purchased list. I can sync and backup and everything else in HER user account on the same MBP, but in my User account, my iTunes , is where her iPad keeps appearing in the sidebar and trying to sync. I want it out of there. –  modelamac yesterday

Could you take a stab at editing the comments into the body of the post. Comments get cleared and these details will be needed to try to assist you. –  bmike♦ yesterday


texts: How do I connect a bass guitar to my iPad to use with Garage Band

texts: Garage Band for iOS has a mode to use real instruments. The documentation is unclear, however, how to connect those instruments to the iOS device. What options exist to connect an electric bass guitar to an iOS device to use with Garage Band?


texts: Increasing the stack limit in OS X Yosemite

texts:
I am looking for a way to (not necessarily permanently) increase the stack size available to terminal applications in OS X 10.10.

I know there are a lot of questions related to changing environment variables, including stack limit, on the internet and here in particular (e.g. this one) but none of the proposed solutions I have found seems to work for me.

The most I get out of launchctl is using sudo launchctl limit stack 67104768 67104768 where 67104768 is the default hard limit. Other launchctl commands with higher limits seem to have no effect.

Then there is sysctl, but its man pages report kern.stack_size as unchangeable.

I hope I have not overlooked any solutions that have already been proposed somewhere; any help would be greatly appreciated!

Edit: I would like to increase the stack limit to work around what seems to be a bug in ocamlopt, the OCaml native compiler, that stack-overflows processing a particular (sensible) program; I can't seem to find the bug report right now.


texts: CP2102 device is not listed in /dev on macOS 10.13

texts:
I have the ESP32 board with Silicon Labs CP2102 controller. When I connect it to my MacBook, I can get the details about this device using the command system_profiler SPUSBDataType, but it is not listed in /dev as a virtual serial port - so I can't communicate with it.

    CP2102 USB to UART Bridge Controller:

      Product ID: 0xea60
      Vendor ID: 0x10c4  (Silicon Laboratories, Inc.)
      Version: 1.00
      Serial Number: 0001
      Speed: Up to 12 Mb/sec
      Manufacturer: Silicon Labs
      Location ID: 0x14200000 / 5
      Current Available (mA): 500
      Current Required (mA): 100
      Extra Operating Current (mA): 0

I'm using the official driver downloaded from https://www.silabs.com/products/development-tools/software/usb-to-uart-bridge-vcp-drivers.

Any ideas how to make it visible in /dev? I have also Windows installed on the same computer where it works fine, so the HW and the USB cable are OK.


texts: Help Unmouting disk if UUID is mounted until a Specific Time

texts:
Every morning I have the same routine.

I come into work and plug in my peripherals including my Time Machine Backup. I have my Time Machine scheduled to only run one daily backup at 3:30pm.  I would like to run a script or a .plist LaunchDeamon to check all inserted external hard drives automatically and unmount if the

UUID = 32E89C07-FFDB-36F3-8CE8-5DC0560AFEC4

And then mount it at 3:15pm.  I just do not want my drive to be plugged in all day just to use it for 30 mins to back everything up.

I know this could all be resolved if I just manually plug in the drive at 3:15. However, some days I am in a meeting or away from the desk and what-not.

I was able to find documentation on how to auto eject the device at a specific time so I do not have to remember to safely remove the drive.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
        <key>Label</key>
            <string>com.diskejector.Backup</string>
        <key>ProgramArguments</key>
        <array>
            <string>/usr/sbin/diskutil</string>
            <string>unmountDisk</string>
            <string>32E89C07-FFDB-36F3-8CE8-5DC0560AFEC4</string>
        </array>
        <key>StartCalendarInterval</key>
        <dict>
            <key>Hour</key>
                <integer>16</integer>
            <key>Minute</key>
            <integer>45</integer>
        </dict>
    </dict>
</plist>

I would like some help with auto launching a .sh script that could also include the previous code I have to eject the drive at the end of the day.


texts: Unable to start after having applied all known recovery steps

texts:
Traditional recovery steps

After a forced startup due to a wifi connection issue, the startup stayed stuck with a grey screen, Apple logo and turning spinning indicator.
Then I tried all the following solutions:

Startup in Safe mode: failed
Reset the NVRAM: failed
Startup after checking disk and files with the disk utility of the recovery disk: failed. The disk check was successful and the permissions check revealed some inconsistencies but all have been repaired successfully. Startup on the recovery disk was successful.

Using Single User startup mode

Then I started in Single User Mode and followed some guidelines found on Apple pages and various forums.

I reach a #root prompt after

hfs: mounted Macintosh HD on device root_device
XPCM: registered
Root device is mounted read-only

With a proposed alternative to modify the files or to continue the booting process.
I applied /sbin/fsck_hfs -fy. It returned:

** The volume Macintosh HD seems to be OK ** and
***** The volume was modified *****

I applied /sbin/mount -uw /. It finished with

/dev/disk0s2 on / (hfs. local. journaled)

I applied

launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.opendirectoryd.plist.

It returned:

Couldn't stat <plist> No such file or directory. Nothing found to load

Using dscl(1)

I read somewhere that the previous error message could be ignored in some situation, but it was impossible for me to determine if it was the case here. I went into dscl(1) as the issue seemed to come from Open Directories. I stayed in the interactive mode as I'm not expert to take the risk of modifying the files and I was not sure of which files to check.

The answer was the same than the previous error message indicated above: "nothing found to load"
A ls command returns:

ls: DS error: eServer error; <dscl_cmd> DS Error: -14910 (eServer error;)

I exited the dscl interactive mode to come back at the #root prompt.

Trying to look at plist content

Through the command line I changed the current directory to look at files in /System/Library/LaunchDaemons. All files are there, with dates, size and permissions.
Some things surprised me. When asking a simple cd not followed by options the return is -sh: -cd: HOME not set. Maybe this is due to the Single User startup mode? The other one is that when I ask cd .. whatever could be the current directory position in the tree I get -sh: -cd: No such file or directory
I then tried to open a plist to check its content with plutil -convert xml1 <file name> as I was in the LaunchDaemons directory. I first tried with another file, like com.apple.newsyslog.plist. It returns file doesn't not exists or is not readable or is not a regular file. The same answer is returned for the opendirectoryd.plist file. Files of this directory are all dated as of Sep 23, probably the date where the system was installed when I bought the MBP, the size of opendirectoryd.plist file is 698 ko and authorisations are -rw-r--r--
I tried also to open one of my files in the user directories as this error message was maybe due that they were system files. But I had the same answer with a  plist I built myself and I was sure to be valid as it's used by XCode in my developments.

I'm now stuck there ignoring what could be the next step. I would like to avoid re-installing the system. I feel that it's like the startup is unable to find an entry point in the directories even if the command line finds files traditionally. But it's just an assumption. If its true, is thee a way to make him find the files?

Add-on's after initial post

On Feb. 8 (22:50 UTC). I got another computer to connect the MBP in target mode. I was able to open the plist with PropertyList Editor to check that the content was not corrupted. Plist files are valid, even if I don't know if their content is pertinent with the situation.

Thanks for your help.
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013), OS X Mavericks (10.9.1)


texts: How does File Vault 2 handle a Windows 7 virtual machine

texts: Thinking about using File Vault 2 on 2010 macbook air.  I have a windows 7 virtual machine using vm fusionware that is 13 gb large.  What/how will File Vault 2 handle this large space?


texts:
I updated to Yosemite on Saturday and everything has been working fine, I have been able to shut down and startup as normal until today.

A couple of days ago I forced my Early 2011 MacBook Pro to shut down and now it will no longer get to the login screen.

I hear the chime, the Apple appears with the Yosemite status bar underneath, it takes a long time to get about halfway then both the Apple and status bar disappear leaving just a blank grey screen.

I can get into Single User mode, using "fsck -fy" it reports that everything is OK.
I can't get into Safe Mode, I just get the Apple and status bar followed by grey screen
I have reset PRAM
The Internet Recovery globe and status bar appear followed by the Apple and status bar then grey screen
Holding Option I can select my disk but there is no Recovery Disk displayed. The image of my hard drive that appears has a custom icon that I haven't used for at least 5 years which is very odd indeed.
I have a bootable Yosemite USB, holding option I can select that but it just brings up the Apple and status bar then grey screen.

So basically everything other than Single User mode ends up at a blank grey screen.

I'm at a loss, any help would be greatly appreciated.

NOTE
My left fan is faulty, I have ordered a new one online. I have been using SMCFanControl to monitor it, if the computer has been feeling hot I have been increasing the RPM for a minute to cool it just to be safe until the new fan arrives. Last night I increased the RPM and SMCFanControl became unresponsive which is why I forced the computer to shut down because I couldn't reduce the fan speed back to normal.

Early 2011 MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10)


texts:
I want to set up a shortcut, which sets airplane mode ON when I charge my phone while it's at scheduled bedtime.
The best would be to set up automation When Charger Is Connected test if bedtime is ON then set airplane mode ON.
But when I set the automation in my iOS, the if script is very limited, it allows me only pass input

Select a Home Accessory
Clipboard
Current Date

I thought I could set up a shortcut that will test bedtime for me and I would run this Shortcut via the Automation, but again, I cannot find a way how to query for bedtime status.
Is there any way how to access the current state of bedtime? Will the Pythonista script help?


texts: Can I delete part of an iMessage from OS X?

texts: I would like to delete part of a message history, not all of it. I know how to do this on my iPhone and iPad, but can't find a way to do so on my computer itself.


texts: Can I upgrade my iOS using the iTunes restore, but not to the latest version?

texts: Right now, the latest version of iOS is 9.1. Mine is 8.1.2. Can I use the restore option in iTunes to install version 9.0.2 or do I have to update to 9.1 and then downgrade to 9.0.2?


texts: macOS 11: Get system information (GPU, resolution) programmatically (in C)

texts:
I need to access data about GPU and screen resolution in C, not using system_profiler, because it takes too long(.3s-.5s system_profiler SPDisplaysDataType), and needs greping and cutting, which is not that fast either.
Caching would be answer, but very short-sighted as someone can use different monitors etc.
Unfortunately system_profiler is closed source.
EDIT: I used CGDisplayPixelsWide and CGDisplayPixelsHigh to get resolution. During compilation i had to compile with -framework Cocoa -framework IOKit. Only minus that it gets system resolution rather than screen resolution. So function looks like this.
static char *get_resolution()
{
        int screen_width = CGDisplayPixelsWide(CGMainDisplayID());
        int screen_height = CGDisplayPixelsHigh(CGMainDisplayID());
        ...
}


texts: How can I make Time Machine do a full backup?

texts:
Recently, my Time Machine disk exhibited some filesystem errors.  Disk Utility was able to correct them, but I don't trust the existing backup content much, and by extension, don't trust incremental backups made against that content.

I would like to force Time Machine to create a new, full backup (or, at the very least, an incremental backup while actually comparing all files and their content) without destroying the old backup content.  I know I can destroy the existing backups and go again, but I'd rather preserve the history, imperfect as it may be.

How can (or, even, can) I do this?


texts: Can I disable receiving "effects" in iOS 10 Messages?

texts:
For reasons past comprehension, the new iOS 10 Messages app allows applying "effects" to messages. I understand that I can disable the ability to generate these abominations by choosing

  Settings > General > Accessibility > Reduce Motion

Will this also (please!) disable their receipt?


texts: Hardware acceleration for flash videos in Google Chrome

texts:
Is there any way to enable flash video hardware acceleration in Google Chrome? I get up to 300% cpu usage, while playing flash video.

Using OSX 10.9.5 and latest Chrome on a MBPr 13" late 2013.

In Safari I get around 90% CPU usage. Which is bad, but not as bad.


texts: I have a 2013 MacBook Pro being used with a Thunderbolt monitor.  It has been working fine.  But just recently, it has begun not mirroring the screen to the monitor when it is closed.  I am running El Capitan, but have been doing so for awhile.  This issue just started yesterday.  When I open up the MacBook, the monitor turns on and displays the mirrored desktop, then goes dark when I shut the MacBook.  Help please.


texts: How do I use FTP via the command line to download all files?

texts:
I tried to use Filezilla and Cyberduck for file transfer over a simple FTP server. The problems I have is:

Filezilla: When I use it for file transferring, I check the "Activity Monitor", the "% CPU" usage is like 150% - 200%. I was shocked. My mac start to become lag, so I stop it.
Cyberduck: When I download a folder from ftp, about 60mb, inside have small files (*.php, *.jpg etc). It took about 8 hours to download the files(there is a time indication of how much time left in cyberduck). If I use filezilla, it only takes about 1-3 mins. I notice, when using Cyberduck, it keep setting the permissions first, not really transfer the files directly. And it took quite long.

Thus, I went to google, and I found that mac can use Terminal to connect to ftp server and download files.

ftp hostname
mget * (download all the files)

Now, another problem, let say, in my ftp I have:

- blog(folder)
    - php(folder)
    - img(folder)
- others folder

I want to download "blog" and its subsequent folders and files. Can I do it in 1 command line? If no, how do you download my "blog" folder?

I remember in unix/linux command, there is something like this:

- remove -R blba

which remove the folder blba recursively (its subsequent folders and files), I wonder if mac's terminal ftp command can support this.

Please advise


texts: How to make an NTFS Shared Volume Writable

texts:
I am on a Macbook Pro with OS X Yosemite. I have another Mac Mini running Windows 8 that I have connected to via a Router.

I am essentially trying to share files from an NTFS volume, but I need to make it writable. I open a Finder window and then do Go → Connect to Server and then enter the name of my Mac Mini Shared Folder.

Everything works great, but it's only read only. I've tried editing /etc/fstab using the following TutsPlus Tutorial, but that didn't work.

I'm looking into using 'mount_ntfs' on the command line but I just can't get my head around it just yet.

I'd appreciate a little assistance.


texts:
I want to permanently delete twitter and facebook off of my iphone6s because they are a constant distractions.

is there a way to delete a given app and then not allow it to be re-downloaded at a later date?


texts: Windows on Parallels 10 with 2 out of 3 monitors only

texts: I've MacBook Pro with 2 external monitors connected. Is there a way to configure Parallels so that it allows you to use 2 monitors for Windows and the main one for Mac? I only found option to make it all or just 1. Also I don't want to expand Windows across the 2 monitors (i guess there's an option to do that). I want them treated as separate spaces so i can easily move things around between 2 monitors (for example Outlook on one, chrome on the other).


texts: Opening and Editing CorelDraw Files on MacOS Sierra

texts:
I am wondering if anyone knows a reliable way to open CorelDraw files on MacOS Sierra. Apparently, CorelDraw software didn't provide MacOS support for nearly 15 years.

I have tried the free Inkscape, but it didn't work for me. The file would open, but the content was not displayed properly. I am open to other suggestions in form of software.

Perhaps there is a way to reliably convert the files to another format for which there is free alternative for MacOS that can be used to view the contents of the file.


texts: Find multiple files at once via Terminal

texts:
I have a list of filnames like this:

P1020804.JPG
P1020805.JPG
P1020806.JPG
P1020807.JPG
P1020808.JPG

How to best find them all by single query in Spotlight, Terminal, mdfind or locate?


texts: Unable to use disk removed from Synology NAS with a Mac - wrong partition size showing

texts:
I have 2 x 3TB disks I've removed from a Synology NAS. When I try to mount these disks on OS X, they show as only having a single 800GB partition.

I've tried erasing in the Disk Util app, but it only finds and creates a new partition for the 800GB.

Repartitioning, erasing, repairing, all only see the disk as 800GB.

Any idea how to get these back to 3TB each? Both disks behave identically, and are WD RED disks WD30EFRX

disktutil - List...

/dev/disk3 (external, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *801.6 GB   disk3
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk3s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS Untitled                801.2 GB   disk3s2

And the info...

DT:~ david$ diskutil info /dev/disk3
   Device Identifier:         disk3
   Device Node:               /dev/disk3
   Whole:                     Yes
   Part of Whole:             disk3
   Device / Media Name:       EFRX-68EUZN0

   Volume Name:               Not applicable (no file system)
   Mounted:                   Not applicable (no file system)
   File System:               None

   Content (IOContent):       GUID_partition_scheme
   OS Can Be Installed:       No
   Media Type:                Generic
   Protocol:                  USB
   SMART Status:              Not Supported

   Disk Size:                 801.6 GB (801569726464 Bytes) (exactly 1565565872 512-Byte-Units)
   Device Block Size:         512 Bytes

   Read-Only Media:           No
   Read-Only Volume:          Not applicable (no file system)

   Device Location:           External
   Removable Media:           Fixed

   Virtual:                   No

What avenue to wipe this drive and set it up for new filesystem to be installed exist?


texts: Very Odd Right-Click Behaviour on MBP 16

texts:
MBP 16
Catalina 10.15.5
Problem "Odd Behaviour"

Right-click (2-finger tap on trackpad) URL or text.

Whole URL is auto-highlighted and auto-selected (see image below):

When I click "Open Link in a New Tab", the auto-highlight does not release.

I will need to left-click twice in an empty space to release it.

I have tried this on Safari, Chrome and Edge.

However, if I right-click slightly above or below the link text, the it acts normally without anything being auto-highlighted or auto-selected (see image below).

This is system-wide (TextEdit, Office apps, Affinity apps), for normal text where simply right-clicking auto-selects the word, where previously I had to three-finger drag or double-click on the word to select it.

The same thing happens when I Control + Click.

Same thing happens when I use my USB mouse to directly right-click (was never used or connected for a whole week before I had to test this behaviour).

Events within 6 hours prior to me noticing this

I installed the Tidal app.

I installed new fonts directly to FontBook (which was validated).

I connected and disconnected my bluetooth headphone.

A Chromium extension auto-updated.

Primarily on Youtube and Netflix.

What I've tried

Safe mode - same behaviour.

Toggling different settings for Trackpad.

Checked Accessibility

I'm not sure what triggered this and need to disable or stop this behaviour.


texts: I want to be able to write the current list of Wifi networks in airport, and their respective strengths, to a file. I would like to use some sort of bash script to do this, but I am unsure how to access the data in Airport.


texts: OSX 10.9.5 upgrade causes apache/php downgrade

texts:
Today I installed the OSX 10.9.5 upgrade and it appears to have downgraded my Apache and PHP version.

Is there an easy way to reverse this unwanted downgrade?
Or do I have to reinstall apache via homebrew again?


texts: Is there a keyboard shortcut to move the position of the Dock?

texts:
Can I move the Dock using a keyboard shortcut?

If there is no default keyboard shortcut, is it possible to set this up using a program?


texts: Migrate OS X using Migration Assistant and Time Machine - not enough space

texts:
I desparately need to migrate from Mac OS X 10.5.8 running on a rather old Mac Pro to 10.10 running on a new Mac Mini. To achieve this, I was planning on using the Migration Assistant (MA) tool with a Time Machine (TM) backup stored on a USB drive. However, MA keeps telling me that there is not enough space to complete the migration, even though the TM backup is ~24 GB, and the Mac Mini comes with a 500 GB HD.

I have checked here:

https://discussions.apple.com/message/11412283#24471966

but none of the advice given there help me. I have also checked the disk (multiple times) using diskutil.

Do you guys have any tips on how to resolve this? Are there any other ways in which I could perform the transition?

Thanks a LOT in advance!

EDIT: I have tried to connect the two machines via FireWire - same issue. In the dialog box where I can select what to migrate, I have tried unselecting user data, applications, etc. What's strange is that MA keeps telling me I have not enough space on the target drive even if I unselect everything except for, say, the settings.


texts: Is there a way to run a macOS guest virtual machine on an M1 / Apple Silicon host?

texts:
On an Intel Mac it was possible and legal to run a "Mac-on-Mac" VM, i.e. to run macOS within a virtual machine hypervisor running on macOS. Does any product or demonstration exist for the same on an Apple Silicon (M1) Mac?
For its part, VMWare's most recent public update included a bullet point

macOS VMs are not in scope in the short term. There are challenges there which will require Apple to work with us to resolve.

with no further explanation to be found in the remainder of their blog post. Has their competitor Parallels had better luck? Or, if the "challenges" are more of the contractual or simply "polished user experience" sort, perhaps a more independent hobbyist or hacker has overcome them at least in a proof-of-concept fashion?
To be clear in this question I am not specifically asking if it's possible to run an older Intel version of macOS on an ARM processor (which admittedly would fulfill similar purposes but likely in a less-performant way), but mostly whether there is currently any way to run an Apple Silicon macOS guest under an Apple Silicon macOS host?


texts: Use app made by me in iOS without distributing it in appstore

texts:
Is it possible to use app made by me in my iphone without distributing it in appstore?

If so, how?

Thanks


texts: Is there any way to make a keyboard shortcut on an iPad to trigger a video screenshot?

texts: The iPad external hardware keyboard supports Shift-Command-3 and Shift-Command-4 for image screenshots. Is there any way to do a keyboard shortcut for video screen captures as well?


texts: What happens if you are being tracked using an AirTag but you don't own an apple device?

texts: While Apple positions AirTags as a tool to find things you lost, it can also be used to (most probably illegally) track other people. Assuming I don't own an iPhone/iPad, how can I figure out that this is the case and what can I do in such cases?


texts:
One of my friends has forgotten his Apple ID password and is attempting to reset it. I told him to go to Apple's password reset page, which he has done. He opted for email authentication/reset since he's also forgotten his security question/answer.

When he does this, he receives this email.

  Dear Xxxxx Xxxxxx,

  The password for your Apple ID xxx.xxx@xxx.co.uk has been
  successfully reset.

  If you believe you have received this email in error, or that an
  unauthorized person has accessed your account, please go to
  iforgot.apple.com to reset your password immediately. Then review and
  update your security settings at appleid.apple.com >

  Questions? There are lots of answers on our Apple ID support page >

  Thanks, Apple Customer Support

At no point was he prompted to enter a new password, so I don't see how it can have been successfully reset (and to what?). Going back to iforgot.apple.com results in the same email.

I've tried resetting my own password, and I receive an email that takes me a form to enter a new password, after which I then receive the email above - so it works perfectly. What is going on?

Edit:

I've just noticed that more than one email address can be associated with an Apple account. Is it possible that the email I received that took me to the password reset form is being sent to a secondary email (he doesn't know whether he set any up)? If that's the case, surely that must mean that somebody is reading his old email account and processing the reset request for him to receive the confirmation to his primary email address? All this seems a little odd.


texts: Is there a fast way to export podcast URLs from iTunes?

texts:
Is there an easy way to export all my subscribed podcast URLs in iTunes?

I am trying to subscribe to the same podcasts on a non-Apple device (Zune used instead of iPhone when running) but having to right click each one and copy and pasting the URL to another computer to add the podcast to it's software is tedious.  I am sure there is a better way.

Also would like to do it for backup purposes since iTunes seems to have to get reinstalled every 6 months or so :(


texts: What version of iTunes dropped synchronization support for iPod Classic?

texts:
I have an 6th generation iPod Classic (model MC297LL).  Current versions of iTunes no longer support this device, so I'm using an older Mac to sync my music, using iTunes 10.5.2.  My primary machine is a 2015 "Core i7" MacBook Pro (model MacBookPro11,4).
To avoid having to keep a decade+ old desktop computer set up in my house, I was hoping there might be an OS version compatible with my MacBook Pro that I could install that had a still-compatible version of iTunes.  Specifically, I plan to install it as a bootable partition on an external drive.
According to this OS compatibility chart, the oldest version of the OS that can be run on my laptop is OS X Yosemite 10.10.3.  I've installed OS 10.10.5 using the installer proved by Apple in its How to get old versions of macOS documentation.  This comes included with iTunes 12.2.1.16.  However, I do not see my iPod Classic show up when I connect it, which leads me to suspect this version of iTunes is too new.
Before I spend even more time tracking down and installing version 10.10.3 of OS X and/or an older version of iTunes compatible with Yosemite, I would like to know whether this is even doable on this machine.  The History of iTunes Wikipedia article makes no mention of when support for the iPod Classic was dropped from iTunes, and I have not had luck finding this information in a web search.
What version of iTunes dropped support for syncing music with the iPod Classic?  What is the latest version of iTunes that supports it, and the latest version of the Macintosh operating system that it can be run on?


texts: Disk Utility: Invalid Disk Label @ cksum mismatch

texts:
I have a WD external hard drive. I've been running the routine tests to make sure all my stuff is safe lately. In Disk Utility, I did Verify Disk on both the disk itself as well as the main partition, which is in the encrypted HD format.

I ran across this error on the partition:

  Invalid Disk Label @[number] cksum mismatch

Which didn't seem very good. Resources online have close to no information, and I don't know what this is. It went away after I scanned again, but that is a common occurrence and other posters said that I should keep an eye on it.

I ran Repair Disk and it went without a hitch, but Verify Disk after that still showed the error.

I ran SMART Utility with the SAT-SMART Driver to enable SMART on external USB drives, it passed with 0 bad sectors and stuff.

Any ideas?

MacBook Air - Mavericks 10.9.5


texts: How to type in Chinese pinyin tones on Dvorak keyboard on macOS?

texts:
I want to type in Chinese pinyin and found a website, but it only works for second (é) and fourth (è) tones. The first and third tones don't work on Dvorak, as Option + a and Option + k input å and ˚, respectively.

In Dvorak, how can I type in these remaining Chinese tones?


texts: How does Apple AppStore rank search results?

texts: I have an iOS application - an alarm clock. I released it a little over a month ago. Initially it was paid, but when I saw there were virtually no purchases (from 0 to 4 a day), I changed it to be free for a period of time. When it become free, in less than 10 days it has been downloaded more than 30,000 times, and more importantly (I think) it moved much higher in the search results when the user searches "alarm" - it reached 20th place in the results. During that time I also received very good reviews in the AppStore. But today I changed it back to paid, and now when I search "alarm" my app is shown at the bottom of the 4TH PAGE. Given that one page contains 120 apps, this is very bad for me and I don't understand why this happened. Can anyone tell me how does AppStore ranks search results and is there a way to move my app higher in the rankings, please? :) Huge thanks!


texts: Dual screens and maximized video on Yosemite

texts: So when I maximize a video on Mac (Yosemite) it renders my other monitor useless.  It sucks when watching videos on Lynda.com and trying to work along with it. Is there a work around or an option to disable this "Feature"?


texts: Distribute discount coupons for our app on AppStore (sent via email)

texts:
As a developer (with Apple Developer program membership), is there a way to give discount coupons for an app sold on the AppStore?
Example use case: some users who bought many of our apps in the past contact us by email, and we would like to offer them 20% off if they purchase a new app. Is there a way to send them a discount coupon for a specific new app via email?


texts:
For dictation on OS X, you have double-tap a key (I've set mine to fn) to start dictating. It then does a very irritating beep noise. And when you hit return, it does another very irritating beep noise.

How do I turn off this very irritating beep noise, without turning down the system volume?


texts: Disable Flash in Safari for all but YouTube

texts:
I dislike Flash intensely (from a security standpoint, plus constantly nagging me to install security updates) and would love to uninstall it in its entirety but unfortunately YouTube requires it. Is there an easy way to disable flash in Safari 6.0.2 for all sites except *.YouTube.com ?

I'm only concerned about Safari, not so much Firefox and Chrome which I only use on rare occasions.

Running Mac OS X 10.8.2

Thanks.


texts:
I am on OSX Lion. After I Control C the building of Atlas under MacPorts Clang I can no longer get it to run. It start taking around 2GB on startup and even does this after a reboot. After killing the terminal the first time an error report was sent to Apple. The second time killing it did not trigger such a request.
What do I need to do to get the terminal to run again in a normal fashion?


texts: Why does my phone only turn on when it's plugged in?

texts: My iPhone 4 doesn't turn on unless it's plugged in. When it is plugged in, it briefly shows the Apple logo and then shows my lock screen. Where it should say Verizon and show how much signal I have, it only says searching. It also says my percentage is at 100% but I know it's really somewhere around 30-40% because that's how much charge it had before it turned off on me. Also, when I try turning on the wifi it tells me that the wifi networks are not available, but I have the wifi working at home. What does this mean, or what should I do?


texts: iOS location based reminders not working accurately

texts: I created a location based reminder to notify me when I leave my house. However, the notification does not pop-up until I am about five miles away. What do I need to do to have the notification pop-up immediately after I leave the house? I am running iOS 9.


texts: Do either iPhoto or Aperture allow me to keep my photo files in a quite "normal" directory structure?

texts:
I would like to switch from picasa to iphoto or aperture.  However, I have heard (and googled) that, to some degree, these programs don't keep your photos as normal photo files in your drive's directory structure, but, rather, store them in an odd, specific kind of bundle. And, so for instance, if that bundle gets corrupted, the whole pile gets lost. Also, if I want to just go and grab one JPG file as a regular file, it's perhaps hard to go get it.  So,
(1) Am I wrong -- does either or both of those store photos in a way that is virtually the same as "regular old directories" I can dig into?
(2) If your answer involves me making specific configurations in the program, are there downsides to choosing that "non-standard" configuration?
(3) any quick word on the difference between iPhoto and Aperture with regards to the files directory question?

HUGE THANKS for any thoughts --


texts: Auto-Populate A Pop-Up Menu in Numbers 3.5

texts:
I'm trying to steer clear of Excel, despite my sister's nagging, and I've done pretty well to create a Quote and Invoice workbook in Numbers. The problem I am having is working out how to automatically populate and update a pop-over menu.

In Excel, I can choose to create a list based on a range of cells, which is pretty much exactly the function I require. However, in Numbers I can only seem to create plain text items in a pop-up menu and not reference any cells.

For a little bit more info, I have a separate sheet in my workbook that contains item codes, descriptions, and prices. I can reference them normally in the other sheets. I want to be able to select a cell in one sheet and have a list / pop-up menu come up with all the item codes from the other sheet, and have it automatically update if I add a new one.

Is this possible or will I have to switch to that horrid beast Excel?


texts: Terminal doesn't print special characters after changing to Italian keyboard layout

texts:
I'm on a second-hand macbook pro from 2013, running catalina 10.15.
It has built-in British keyboard layout but since I mostly write in Italian on an external Italian keyboard, I switched the layout to Italian from Sys preferences > Keyboard > Input sources > + > Italian.
In documents and browsers I get most of the accented vowels typical of the Italian language as well as the special characters such as pound (#), tilde (~) and the different kinds of brackets but in Terminal such characters are not represented correctly (UTF-8 encoding from Terminal's preferences, as I understand).
For example, pressing AltGr key and the à key doesn't yield # (as one would expect) in Terminal but ?. As you may understand the hash (aka pound) is essential in configuration files where it can comment out lines that are not needed. So how do I get the correct encoding/representation bw Terminal, external (lenovo) keyboard and macbook pro?
Any suggestion/workaround that I may try?

EDIT1
in Terminal '~' is apparently obtained with Alt + 5. See picture for result of this key combo:

I get some "arg5" -- what's that now?


texts: I would like to know how I can restore my mac Maps App with time machine back up. Maps , although the app opens ,I can only see the grid , either in map or satellite , I can even see the "Pin" drop onto the grid if I enter an address , however  if I try to "report a problem", via the maps sub menu , it tells me I have no internet connection.


texts: Wireless headphones on a MacBook running 10.4 — Does Bluetooth work?

texts: Can MacBooks (10.4) stream music to Bluetooth headphones? If not, is my only other option to purchase bulky/expensive wireless headphones, or is there another way?


texts: I have some apps that keep popping up ad windows. I want to find a way to automatically close certain app windows as soon as they appear. On Windows, I normally make a simple app in AutoIt and run it. What are my options on OS X?


texts: Shift key on mac keyboard only works with some keys

texts:
Ok so this is weird.

I thought my mac's keyboard had developed a broken key, but after some testing it's only broken when interacting with some other keys.

The left shift key doesn't work with a handful of other keys, see the following output with the shift key depressed:

qwertyuopASDFGHJKLZXCVBNM

Also note the lack of an i in that output. That key works, but when the shift key is depressed it doesn't output anything.

It doesn't appear to be a software issue, as it's exactly the same on both my imac and when hooked up to my macbook.

Ghost in the machine?


texts: I did not receive any verification email for my Apple ID. I already repeated the procedures more than twice. What am I going to do?


texts: I stopped Terminal with "killall -STOP Terminal" how to -CONT it back?

texts:
I used terminal for long 3D render overnight. I planned for the rendering to be finished in the morning, but it was finished only half way.

To prevent losing the progress and to continue using the computer without lag I decided to pause the terminal.

I opened a new Terminal window and entered: "killall -STOP Terminal".
Everything was fine, Terminal was paused, but now I don't understand how to continue Terminal.

I can't open new Terminal window and "Force Quit" window doesn't allow me to continue the app.

How to continue Terminal?

Should I make a copy of Terminal app maybe?


texts: AppleScripts Help...Close all Open Windows in Evernote

texts:
I want to set up automation to close all open windows in Evernote every time the number of open windows exceeds 10.

Application: Evernote

Test: Windows Open > 10

Action: Close all Open Windows

EverNote does have a "Close All Note Windows" command.


texts: OSX etc/hosts not blocking one particular site

texts:
I've used etc/hosts to block a lot of sites without issue, however I'm trying to add in filterbypass.me to the list but it won't work.

I've tried adding:
filterbypass.me as well as all the http/https/www varieties before it but it just won't work. Can someone figure out how to block this site?


texts:
My iPhone got stolen and I can still see it under my devices on iCloud.
I can see the location of the phone as well with Find My Phone.

Is it possible to see the IP address of the stolen phone?  How could I see that?

Is there any other information I can get about the whereabouts of the phone?

I would be interested in the IP because it might help the police.


texts: MacBook Pro constantly freezing/pausing for fractions of a second

texts:
I've got a 2008 MacBook Pro (Late 2008/Unibody, MB471LL/A, MacBookPro5,1, A1286) with 6GB of memory and a 160GB OCZ Vertex 2 SSD running 10.6.7 (1OJ869). Around a month ago I noticed the machine is constantly freezing all the time for a fraction of a second, it's really regular and barely noticeable in general use. It's more obvious when scrolling down a long page in Safari (5.0.5) but really noticeable when playing YouTube clips, there's constant pauses. The odd thing is that video played by VLC (1.1.9) is totally smooth. I'm thinking it might be a Flash (10.3 r181) thing as it seems Safari-bound.

I can provide any diag information if anyone would like to help me out (ps -a, top etc. just ask). Thanks in advance.


texts: How do I get my computer to reboot when it crashes when it tries to wake up?

texts:
I have a 2013 MacBook Air and it won't wake up from sleep. Worse, it won't let me hold down the power button to force it to power off so I can just cold boot. It just shows a black screen when I open it, and when I hold down the power button, it just goes back to sleep. Then when I wake it, it shows a black screen again, repeat step 1.

How can I use my computer again??


texts: How to turn off screen saver for remote desktop sessions in macOS Catalina?

texts:
Purchased an M1 Mac Mini. Running it headless. In the OS for my user, I have the screen saver set to "never." However, when I connect via remote desktop, the screen saver comes on after some period of time.
Where is the plist or setting to completely disable the screen saver for remote desktop sessions?


texts: Big Sur: Documents & Desktop folders totally empty after turning off "Desktop & Documents Folders"

texts:
In the latest Big Sur 11.2.2:
My documents and desktop folders went totally empty after turning off  "Documents & Desktop" syncing in iCloud Drive settings.
Steps I did:

I went to System Preferences > Internet Accounts > iCloud > iCloud Drive.
I enabled the checkbox for iCloud Drive.
In options, I enabled the checkbox for "Desktop & Documents Folders".
It seemed that a syncing process started. However I realized this was going to take forever, and my iCloud Drive is full.
After about 60 seconds of it being on, I disabled the checkbox for "Desktop & Documents Folders."
A popup appeared asking "are you sure you want to do this" and I pressed return.
The dialog disappeared and now my Documents folder was called "Documents — Local" and it was empty. Also, everything on my Desktop instantly vanished.
To clear out of this state, I disabled iCloud Drive entirely in Internet Accounts > iCloud.
My "Documents - Local" folder went back to being called "Documents". However all the files are still gone, along with everything on the desktop.
I found a folder, "iCloud Archive" in my ~/ folder. It has a Documents folder of its own, which contains all the folders that were in my original Documents folder. However the contents of all the folders are missing. I.e. none of my files are there.

I used three different file search utilities including good ol' unix find . -name MyFileName to look for files that I know should be there, and they are. Just. Gone. Period. Gone.
cd ~/Documents; ls -latr gives nada. NADA. Same for Desktop.
As a last-ditch effort, I tried deleting my user's Finder prefs, Desktop prefs, and any prefs that sounded remotely related to iCloud or syncing etc. Restarted multiple times. Ran Disk Utility. No dice. No files.
How can the system literally delete all the user's files as a consequence of them cancelling a sync operation?
How can all my documents be gone without me ever having issued an explicit deletion command — and with no way to undo the operation?
Surely there is a way to recover from this... right, guys? Right?
PS — I've been a Mac user since 1984 and I'm a professional software developer for Apple platforms. I have almost 30 years of professional IT experience. I have never, ever seen anything like this. This is the worst bug I've ever seen in an Apple product, by far. This puts "antennagate" to shame. This makes "Maps-gate" look like a minor bug. There needs to be multiple firings over this. Multiple. This is totally, utterly inexcusable.


texts:
I recently purchased a MBP it has El Capitan. The people who I purchased it from were unable to perform the factory reset. They tried for over an hour. So I have this really nice MBP that still has all of their information. I have all their log in information, so that we can reset it ourselves. They purchased it as a reconditioned unit 2 years ago they haven't really used it and have never made any updates.  It came with the box and all the installation disks. The disk is Snow Leopard.
First and foremost what's the best way to process the reset?
Will I have to install Snow Leopard?
If so how do I install El Capitan?
Is there a way to upgrade to Sierra? It's a mid 2009.


texts: Is there a black&white option for color printer when using air print?

texts: airprint is pretty cool. On my Mac and PC I could setup a separate profile to use my color printer in black&white mode. Is it possible to do the same when using air print from iphone/ipad?


texts: Vertically arranged multiple monitors: some apps won't let me drag them "above" the menu bar

texts:
I'm working on a MacBook Pro, with my external monitor arranged on a higher shelf, and "arranged" within my display preferences as being "above" my MBP display.  I use the larger monitor when I'm coding, using the terminal, etc., and the MBP display for browsing, IM, and other things.

My problem is this: some apps won't let me drag them to beyond the menu bar on the MBP display.  If I arrange the displays in a horizontal configuration, or with the MBP display "above" the external monitor, I can drag the windows wherever I want.  An example of some apps that do this are Sublime Text 2 and XCode.

Is there some trick to getting this to work that I'm missing?

Thanks!


texts: Is there any way to run incompatible apps from future versions of macOS?

texts:
I am running macOS Mojave 10.14.6 and I want to run an application which was made only for Catalina. I have downloaded “Noto” from the Mac App Store on another Mac (Running Catalina) and copied it on my flash drive. I did it using MY AppleID.

When I run it on Mojave it doesn’t start. It says that I have an incompatible macOS version.

I tried to edit .plst file in the package contents
I tried to run it through terminal

The app is not so popular so I can’t just download a .dmg .


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Once clicking on apps in the iTunes connect home page, the information page shows up.

to

Is this usual, if so, how do I enable in-app purchases


texts: How do I show a percentage battery indicator on the iPhone?


texts: What is the technology used in iOS 11 settings migration (moving blue dots / particles pattern / animated QR code?)

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During the setup of a new iPhone 8 / iPhone 8 Plus / iPhone X, there is a step for migrating the settings from another iOS 11 device.

On the old device, it says:

  Set Up New iPhone

  Use your Apple ID "xxx@xxx.com" to set up your new iPhone.

On the new device, it says:

  Quick Start

  If you have an iPhone or iPad running iOS 11, bring it nearby to sign in automatically.

  If you want, you can also set up this iPhone manually.

After tapping "Continue" on the old device, on the old device, it says:

  Hold Your New iPhone Up to the Camera

  Position the pattern in the circle

On the new device, it says:

  Waiting for Other iPhone...

  Position this image in the frame of your other iPhone.

A pattern of moving blue dots appears in the new device, as shown in this picture:

http://www.idownloadblog.com/2017/06/05/automatic-setup-feature-ios-11/

And in this video:

https://youtu.be/tHxhZu97pXc

I believe it works like QR code, but it is not. Does anybody know what the name of this technology is?


texts: Use AppleScript to launch and manage Quicktime Player in the background

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I have a Perl-based audio player that runs on OS X, and I need to update how the audio files are played.  I'd like to use AppleScript to control the QuickTime Player, because it will do what I need, but am running into a couple of problems.

First, I need the QuickTime player to launch in the background. The way my Applescript is working now, it's putting the player in the foreground, which then requires users to click back on my Perl app to keep going.

Second, I would like to have playing a new audio file reuse the existing QuickTime Player window, so that there's only one player going at any given time.  So if a song is playing, and they choose to play another song, it stops the currently playing song in the window and loads up a new one in the same window.

Here's a fairly representative sample of the AppleScript that I'm working with.  I'd love to know if there's a way to accomplish both of those goals.

set unixFile to "/Users/minter/mp3/ThomasDolby-SheBlindedMeWithScience.mp3"
set macFile to POSIX file unixFile
set fileRef to (macFile as alias)

tell application "QuickTime Player"
    open fileRef
    play the front document
end tell

delay 3

tell application "QuickTime Player"
   stop the front document
   close the front document
end tell

So when I run this AppleScript, it pops the QT player window up in front.  If I run the script again, it creates a new window.  Both of those are the problems I'm trying to solve.

Any help would be appreciated!


texts: Transfer data to rMBP from external hard drive?

texts: I got the new rMBP and tried importing my stuff to it via an external HD. Seems like it didn't work. And Migration Assistant didn't either. Has anyone done this successfully?


texts: App Store on Mojave: "We could not complete your purchase. cancelled"

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Whenever I try to Get then Install any app from the App Store, I get this message:

  We could not complete your purchase.  cancelled

I did some searching online, but barely found any useful hits. What is this about?!


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I recently purchased PDFScanner to convert a bunch of scans into searchable, smaller-sized PDFs. I specifically picked PDFScanner because of its AppleScript automation (see "Features" section on PDFScanner's website).

However, when I put together the above script using the built-in commands as documented in PDFScanner's AppleScript library and tried to run it, I got the following error:

At this point, I'm stuck. I've contacted the developer. He said this exact same scripts works for him and that I should try to delete and reinstall PDFScanner, which I did to no avail. Can anybody figure out what the problem is?

Here's the complete script:

on run {input, parameters}

    tell application "PDFScanner"
        deskew input
        rasterize input
        ocr input
    end tell

    return input
end run


texts: Create gigabit bond from 2x100Mbps ethernet

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I followed the instructions from: Combine Ethernet ports into a virtual port on Mac to create a bind between two 100Mbps Ethernet interfaces.

However the bond itself is only a 100Mbps interface. It there a way to make a Gigabit bonded interface to get 200Mbps out of the two interfaces at once?


texts: Are iMessages saved to iCloud even if iCloud is turned off on my phone?

texts: If I have iCloud turned off on my iPhone, are incoming and/or already received iMessages still stored in the cloud? Can someone sharing my Apple ID see my iMessages even after I delete them on the iPhone?


texts: Prevent Mail app from opening automatically

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how can I stop the OSX Mail app from opening periodically? I am not talking about startup, I mean when the system is running. If I do not quit the mail app it will be coming to front on a regular basis. It sometimes even opens when I have another program/app in full screen mode and divides the screen to also open in fullscreen...

How do I run the mail app minimised without itself opening all the time?