texts: How do I force Photos to backup to iCloud when when it falsely says I don't have enough storage?

texts: The Photos app on my Mac has refused to backup to iCloud for the past month, with the error "Not Enough iCloud Storag" - though I have 1.2 TB of free space on iCloud, with my Photos library taking up ~600GB of my 2TB plan. I even disabled and re-enabled iCloud photos on system preferences - though since I've toggled this setting, it now says 51,473 items have not been uploaded to iCloud (before it was only a few hundred items that refused to upload). My other devices have no issues syncing to my iCloud library. In theory the duplicate items shouldn't need to be re-uploaded, so I don't know why it is counting them.


texts: Facebook messenger calls, show only short name

texts:
When someone calls me on my FB messenger I can only see their short name. I noticed this change after I updated my iPhone to iOS14. Does anyone know how can I change it back? I have multiple people with the same short name and it is very difficult for me to understand who is who.
I'm positive that I configured contacts properly like this yet messenger refuses to show full names.


texts: Using Terminal in Recovery Mode - Multiple Volumes on Disk

texts:
I have two versions of MacOS on my computer in different volumes.  If I open a Terminal window in Recovery Mode, which volume will I be looking at?  I'm specifically looking at files in /System/Library/.  Are these files shared between the two volumes, or is there a way to switch which volume I'm looking at?

Thanks.
-Brett


texts: Enter individual numbers into iPhone contacts

texts:
I have a list of phone numbers:

Joe Blow (123) 456-7890
Steph Smith (234) 345-5678
Iggy Ziggy (876) 756-7550

Is there a way to import these individual numbers into iPhone contacts without typing them in by hand?
(or receiving a call/message from them)


texts: Is there a way to backup Evernote to Dropbox?

texts: I'd like to be able to use a little bit of the space in my Dropbox account to create a backup of Evernote.  This way if anything happens to Evernote cloud service I'd still have access to the Dropbox backup.  Any ideas?


texts: Can I use 4k Dell P2715Q monitor with Thunderbolt 27" on the Retina MacBook Pro 13" (late 2013)?

texts:
The Apple support website states:

  You can use 4K displays and Ultra HD TVs with these Mac computers:
  MacBook Pro (Retina, Late 2013) and later

However there is no mention about the type of MacBook Pro Retina, I mean between the 13" which has the Intel Iris Graphics and the 15" which has the Intel Iris Pro Graphics.

If it's not possible to connect both monitors in full resolution at the same time, is it possible at least to just connect a 4k like the Dell P2715Q in full resolution?


texts: Is there a tool that lets me have a set of profiles, similar to Firefox, for any Mac application? So I can have two instances of an application, but each has its own settings...


texts: How can I verify if SSH is disabled with the Terminal on Sierra?

texts:
I would like to know the command line to verify the status of SSH on Sierra please.

I tried using systemctl but got a command not found.

Thanks !


texts: Software Upgrade causes language change in Login screen and shutdown popup window

texts: I am running MacOS 10.13.6. I upgrade Security Update 2018-003, Command line Tools (macOS High Sierra version 10.13) for Xcode, Safari to the latest version one day ago. The weird thing is even if the system still shows English in most parts, but the Login Screen and shutdown popup window display Chinese now. I checked System Preferences > Language & Region > I have only English listed in Prefered languages (The region is China because I am currently in China). Can anyone please let me know how to change login screen and shutdown popup window back to show English? Thanks a lot.


texts: Lost my Iphone 6, I didn't activate the lost mode, can't see the phone on my Icloud, is there anyway I can locate my phone or is it lost?


texts:
My parents gave me a MacBook for Christmas with a 256GB SSD and a few days ago I notice I only have 40GB left on the SSD.

I tried researching this and according to this question (How can I figure out what's slowly eating my HD space?) I download DaisyDisk to discover why so much of my space was gone after only 4 months. This showed me that com.apple.bird was taking up 89GB!

So I researched this also and an answer to this question (What is com.apple.bird? Why does it grow so big?) suggested using a script to tell me what apps are using this 89GB. I actually got the script to work (pat on back for me!) and this tells me that WhatsApp is the problem.

Now I'm freaking out because my friends and I all use WhatsApp to talk about school, parties, life and I don’t know what to do. I use WhatsApp on my iPhone 5c mainly, but the answers to the question about com.apple.bird are really scary to me because it's not clear if i will lose everything if I delete what's in com.apple.bird? But, if I don’t delete it, I'll run out of space soon!

How do I fix this?


texts: How to setup macbook disable battery and only turn on when plugged power adapter

texts:
My MacBook Air 2011 model's battery is broken, often can't be charged, and remains at 1%. Can I disable the use of battery, and only turn it on when it's plugged in with a power adapter?

Sometimes when it's plugged in it's still showing "not charging" and displaying 1%, and operates very slowly. So I guess if I can always only use the power adapter, it can be faster than 1% "low battery mode".

I can't find any related setting in Preferences. Please help, thanks.


texts: iPhone SMS: Same Contact, Different Phone Numbers

texts: Is there any way to differentiate between a contact with different phone numbers in Messages?


texts:
Is there a website for the Mac Appstore than I can search to see what apps are on it?

(I don't have a Mac, and I'd like to see if an open-source project is on the Mac Appstore.)


texts:
Yesterday I updated my 2012 MacBook Air to Yosemite. Everything was good, everything working great, but, at the end of the night, my laptop’s battery was low so I decided to shut it down, instead of just sleeping it.

Today when I turn on the laptop, it won't do anything. I just get the chimes sound and a gray screen, with not even the Apple logo, and that’s all.

I have tried booting pressing command+R, command+option+R and option+S but that did not work.

The only way it tries to boot is by booting with command+option+R+P: It restarts then the Apple logo appears, but after that, if I try to login to my account, it gets stuck at 50%, no progress; I left it for 8 whole hours and it didn’t move.

I turned it on with command+option+R+P, after it restarted, I pressed command+S for Internet Recovery but I got an error, that flashed very fast before the login screen displayed, after several tries with my phone I took a picture and got the error:

After that error, the login screen appears and if I try to login I get this black screen and just get stuck there, with no more progress:

I'm able to enter as a Guest User, but it only let me use Safari—I don’t even have a menu bar or anything.

Since it's a MacBook Air, I can't remove the SSD so I don’t know what else can I do.


texts: Black screen with cursor & black touchbar

texts:
I have rebooted by MacBook Pro 2018 (with macOS Mojave installed). Everything went well: I was prompted for my account password and then the system started loading. Here start the bad things: control strip on the touchbar appeared and disappeared within a second, then I got a black screen with the arrow cursor on (NOTE during a few reboots I performed, I got to even see my wallpaper and the cursor). The touchbar has nothing on it (literally), the keyboard is still lit.

I've read a lot of things on line so here are the things I tried (without any luck):

Reset the SMC
Reset NVRAM
Boot into Recovery Mode:

run the First Aid from Disk Utility - no problems
reinstalled macOS Mojave (not a clean install, obviously); installation was successful but I still got the black screen

Boot into Safe Mode (here things start to get crazy - I explain below)
Boot into Single User Mode
I tried that thing found online with: when the screen is black, enter your password again and everything works miraculously - no luck

Safe Mode Boot

In the Safe Mode boot, I managed to get into the OS and even backup a few things to my iCloud drive. However the Touchbar was not displaying any of the system's control strip (no Escape, no brightness or volume controls on the right; when pressing Fn, the touchbar turns black), but application's touchbar buttons were there! (Google Chrome had its buttons, Finder as well etc.)

Single User Mode

I got to see the verbose boot output (really fast) but I was not taken to a Terminal; the OS asked for my account password in the graphical interface then got to the same black screen.

What can I do?


texts: How to hide all file extensions in subdirectories of a given folder?

texts: I know that I can open the file information dialogue (Get Info) for several files at once using ⌘⌥I and hide/unhide file extensions. How do I accomplish this for all files in a directory tree (including files in subfolders)?


texts:
I sent an iMessage to a friend, and at the bottom it doesn't say "Delivered" as it usually does. It doesn't say "Not Delivered" either, it just doesn't say anything at all.

What does it mean when an iMessage doesn't say "Delivered" nor "Not Delivered"?


texts: How To Disable OS X Mavericks USB autorun

texts:
After inserting USB 3G modem i always getting same behavior:

if bundled software is not installed:

Opening finder window with mounted folder
Opening standard installer dialog (agree license, install software that written inside 3G modem)

if installed already:

Modem-related app is launching

Question: how to disable that "autorun" (not exactly windows-style autorun, i know)?

Super-annoying

P.S. Things applied only to OS X Maverick, previous OSX versions don't show same behavior

UPDATE

Modem brand is HUAWEI E173
Previous OSX version don't show same behavior
Found hidden modem helper, location: /Library/StartupItems/HWNetMgr

plist:

{
  Description     = "HWNetMgr";
  Provides        = ("HWNetMgr");
  OrderPreference = "Early";
  Messages =
  {
    start = "Starting Huawei HWNetMgr";
    stop  = "Stopping Huawei HWNetMgr";
  };
}

And removed it completely && rebooted. Results: nothing actually changed. Same behavior as mentioned above. So i thinking it's not related to the modem brand/bundle and in-system property.


texts: Building mysql with readline instead of editline

texts:
I'd really like to be able to use readline instead of editline with the mysql client, but I can't find out how to do this.

The bottled mysql that brew installs by default for mavericks is using editline.
There's no "readline" option in brew options mysql if I want to build if from source and it seems that I can't add this to the formula.

Has the readline support been dropped in mysql 5.6 ?
Should I use rlwrap as a workaround or is there a better way to do this ?

Thank you.


texts: What different Stack Exchange apps exist for iOS?

texts:
How do you access apple.stackexchange.com from your iOS devices?

What apps do you use and what is good/bad about them?


texts:
On an old 10.12 MBP, srt files are displaying as text in Quicklook.
But on another laptop under 10.15, they're not: I have the VLC file icon and can"t get a way to display the file content as text in QL.
On both computers, all the SRT files are set to default open with VLC.
Tried to trace preview with qlmanage -p file.srt, which only gives this for the new one:
2020-11-27 15:04:28.046 qlmanage[11094:574062] *** CFMessagePort: bootstrap_register(): failed 1100 (0x44c) 'Permission denied', port = 0x6a03, name = 'com.apple.coredrag'
See /usr/include/servers/bootstrap_defs.h for the error codes.
2020-11-27 15:04:28.158 qlmanage[11094:574062] *** CFMessagePort: bootstrap_register(): failed 1100 (0x44c) 'Permission denied', port = 0xb01f, name = 'com.apple.tsm.portname'
See /usr/include/servers/bootstrap_defs.h for the error codes.

But says it uses TextMate's QL plugin on the old one. TextMate is installed on both computers.
So I tried mdls file.srt on the old one:
...
kMDItemContentType             = "org.videolan.srt"
kMDItemContentTypeTree         = (
    "org.videolan.srt",
    "public.item",
    "public.text",
    "org.videolan.srt",
    "public.data",
    "public.content",
    "public.plain-text"
)
...
kMDItemKind                    = "Subrip Subtitle File"
...

while on the new one:
On the old one, a mdls file.srt gives:
...
kMDItemContentType                     = "dyn.ah62d4rv4ge81g6xy"
kMDItemContentTypeTree                 = (
    "public.item",
    "dyn.ah62d4rv4ge81g6xy",
    "public.data"
)
...
kMDItemKind                            = "Subrip Subtitle File"

I tried to find how to add this public.plain-text entry on the new one, and tried
defaults write com.apple.LaunchServices LSHandlers -array-add '<dict><key>LSHandlerContentType</key><string>org.videolan.srt</string><key>LSHandlerRoleAll</key><string>org.videolan.vlc</string><key>LSHandlerIgnoreCreator</key><true/></dict>'

/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user

But nothing works.
Kind of trivia but very annoying not to know how to change this.
Any clue?


texts: Mac is slower and has strange nuances in operation after liquid contact

texts:
I need some advice with my MBP late 2011 model (13″ Intel i5, 2.4 GHz, 500 GB HDD, 4 GB RAM).

It all started one day when was a heavy rain which went through my windows. I had my Mac on my bed and my bed was completely soaked.

I wiped off the rain water on my Mac and when I powered it on it didn't turn on. I had to press and hold the power button until it came back to life.

Observations afterwards

Each time I have to turn on my mac, I have to press and hold the power button until the sleep light indicator starts blinking then I release it before it turns on.
I performed resetting the SMC and it didn't work: http://support.apple.com/en-au/HT201295
I also realized that the mac is considerably slower after the rain incident so I upgraded to an 8 GB RAM. However even after the upgrade it's still slow. Much slower
than my Windows 7 8 GB RAM i5 Acer laptop. I had to download novabench to benchmark their performances for comparison.
I also formatted my 500 GB hard drive and perform a clean install of OS X Mavericks since that was what I performed the benchmarks on. The newly installed
OS together with the 8 GB RAM is still really slow (you can tell from using it and also as indicated by the benchmark result)
I have replaced my 500 GB with an old 256 GB running Mavericks and the performance is still poor.

My question is what could possibly be wrong with my mac and how can I get its performace as it was before the rain incident. The 8 GB RAM isn't improving the performance. I am thinking of getting a SSD hoping it will improve the performance but I highly doubt that.


texts: Why is Google maps (the built-in app) so slow on the iPhone 4?

texts:
My Google Maps app for iOS has gotten too slow to be useful at times.  It doesn't seem to be a bandwidth issue, as it even affects typing- there's often meaningful lag from when i type a letter until it appears.

I've tried a full restart.    Any ideas?


texts: My books are no longer downloading the art (book cover) from iCloud on my iPhone. They show up on my Mac. I noticed that the new books look different in the finder as well. Anyone one have any idea how to fix this? Seems to be since I downloaded Catalina.


texts: Buying MacBook Pro off of craigslist - what to look for?

texts:
I'm meeting someone tomorrow to purchase a MacBook Pro.  This would be my first Mac owned but I had a job a couple of years ago where I was provided with a MBP.

I know how to inspect basics (ie, check system window and make sure the hardware matches the description), but what else should I look for?

It is the 2.2 i7 15 inch (assuming base model but its hard to tell from product description).

http://store.apple.com/us/configure/MD318LL/A?

All of that being said, What should I be looking for aside from just verifying that the product matches description?  Is there any specific problems/ware to look for either specific to this model or Macbook Pros in general?  Are there any basic tests I could run to try and diagnose any of these problems?


texts:
I am trying to set up Wi-Fi sync of my iPod Touch (iOS 5) with iTunes 10.5.0.142 running on Windows XP.

They sync fine over the USB cable. I've enabled Wi-Fi sync both on the iPod and in iTunes. The Wi-Fi is functioning and I can ping the Windows XP machine from the iPod. However, the Wi-Fi sync won't work (the sync app on the iPod doesn't see the computer).

How do I go about troubleshooting this?

Notes:

Windows XP is running inside VirtualBox on Ubuntu.
I've checked out other similar questions, and none of them are relevant here.


texts:
When I press the F5/F6 button, the HUD shows a decreasing/increasing bar related to the keyboard's brightness (image).

So far so good… The problem is: the keyboard stays completely dark, no light is emitted from the keyboard, even though the bar is moving when I press the keys F5 and F6.

I've already tried to reset PRAM and SMC but it didn't fix my problem. What should I do?


texts:
I just moved my IMAP email from one server to another and now while I'm trying to delete any emails, Mail produces the following error:

  An error occurred while moving messages to mailbox “(null)”.

I Google'd for it and found a lot of folks out there who are having the exact same issue but was not able to find solution.


texts: Can't Restore MacOS How to fix ‘Download Installer Information to the target volume failed’

texts:
Device: Apple MacBook Pro 2019
Last Known OS: Catalina
Device Age: 14 months
Challenge: Unable to do a clean installation of any OS
Error: Download Installer Information to the target volume failed
Story:
I’m selling the device so, I followed this guide:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201065
Then I created a bootable drive just like the old times (Owner of MacBook Air 2012 13inch, MacBook Pro 2015 13 inch)
But, it is not working at all.
The device doesn’t allow me to reinstall the OS via bootable drive.
Also, with the internet recovery, the device is showing ‘ Download Installer Information to the target volume failed’
Please, tell me how to fix this.
Regards,
Stupid Apple Customer


texts: Which photo websites have iPad support for editing and ordering prints, cards and books?

texts:
I've tried the Shutterfly iPad app, which allows uploading photos, but doesn't support any other functionality available on the website. And I can't edit photos or design cards and books from the Mobile Safari browswer on the iPad, presumably because those features use Flash.

Are there any other photo websites that provide either a full-featured iPad app (that includes creating cards and books and ordering prints) or an iPad or iPhone app that allows uploading photos and a website that allows one to create cards and books and order prints in Mobile Safari?

Note: I download photos directly from my camera to the iPad, so I'm trying to figure out how to avoid any need for a PC.

Update: Someone (on vark.com) recommended Apple's MobileMe.  But the official features list doesn't show that it supports editing photos and ordering prints, cards, and books.  Does anyone have experience with MobileMe?


texts: MacBook Pro (Mid 2012) trackpad delay / failing

texts:
I have a MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) and some days ago I realize that the trackpad mechanical click sometimes not click. I mean, the trackpad is pressed but the click not work on the first time, and I need to press for the second time works fine.

When this happen, if I to click slowly works too. This may be a hardware issue? I'm asking that because the tap click works everytime.


texts: Unable to delete folder with phantom sub-folders / files

texts:
I had a postgres database folder which I had sent to the trash. However, I've been unable to empty the trash because it gives me the following error:

The operation can’t be completed because the item “<item_name>” is in use.

I'm fairly certain I had shut down the database before moving the folder. Nevertheless, normally, I'd be able to restart the computer and these sorts of errors would dissipate: but in this case the error persists.

I've also noted some slow-downs and, suspecting disk issues, have run disk utility, which now gives the following error:

Checking the object map.
error: (oid 0x4000000231b5a) om: btn: invalid o_cksum (0xdbe7569c81c16ed7)
Object map is invalid.
The volume /dev/disk0s2 could not be verified completely.

When exploring the un-deletable folder I noticed that there are some phantom sub-folders (or files without extensions) in the directory. I can't see these from the terminal if using ls, and the only reason I noticed them is because when using the cd command to drill-down into the directory I sometimes use the tab key to auto-suggest / auto-complete the next level of nested directory names: when doing so, a whole bunch of phantom folders appears.

I am unable to delete these folders using the usual rm -r <dir> type of approach..., which simply gives the No such file or directory error, so I'm not really sure what to try next.

Any ideas for how to forcefully remove the phantom folders / files and get the disk back to normal?

It is an APFS Container / fusion drive consisting of SSD and spinning platter disks.


texts: Predicting software compatiblity on different OS X versions

texts: Is there a way to tell if software on that runs on one version of OS X will run on another version of OS X without install the new version of OS X, and then attempting to reinstall the software?


texts: Can't see hidden files with Standard user

texts:
I am using my Mac as a Standard user. Running latest OSX 10.10.3

I have used the following command from terminal:

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowALLFiles YES

But I still can't see my hidden files.

I've checked my ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist file and the correct entry is already there:

<dict>
    <key>AppleShowALLFiles</key>
    <string>YES</string>

If I login as Administrator, this command works fine. If I login as a different Standard user, this command works fine. It is something about this specific Standard user account that is preventing the command from working, but there is no way I am creating a new account just to fix this small issue. Anyone have any idea why this isn't working as it should?


texts: I have an iPhone 4S and I was looking at the photos in my album when it suddenly started speaking all the commands. How do I disable this?


texts: Migration Assistant from Carbon Copy backup?

texts:
My Mac has died and I'm considering whether to fix and restore to the same hardware or get a new one and import data.

The TL;DR: Do you know if Migration Assistant will take a bootable external disk with the data as source?

The long story:

I have a fairly recent Carbon Copy backup of my data (on El Capitan), but if I get a new Mac it'll be running Sierra, so restoring the HD would be a no-no. Also, it would be a good moment to get a "clean" OS baseline to work from, as long as I don't have to go back and reinstall everything.

I know that Migration Assistant can take a disk image file, but I'm not so sure if it'll be able to read a external HD as source?


texts: How to synchronize photos from MacBook to iPad without erasing photos in iPad?

texts: I used to synchronize photos between PC and iPad. Recently I have a new MacBook and I imported some new photos into iPhoto of the MacBook. Now I need to copy the new photos to the iPad. Can I do this via synchronization (or some other ways) without erasing contents in the iPad? Do I have to first copy the photos from iPad to Mac?


texts:
My external drive recently died, and my local backup failed (a string of bad bad luck). Good thing I have offsite backup, done with one of those cloud backup companies (backblaze).

Right now I'm requesting for a hard drive mailed to me with my files (4TB). I've never done this before, can I expect the files that come back to be the exact same? I have a hard time believing that because the backup system is not HFS I can only assume?

In particular, I'm concerned about things like my iPhoto library. In OSX I see it as one big file, but I know in reality it is just a "special" folder. Will the files come back as a proper iPhone library?


texts: How to change the Mail "Archive" folder for email account/s?

texts:
On OS X 10.8.3, in Mail, is there a way  to change the account folder that the "Archive" button sends the mail messages to?
For example, on GMail it should go into "All Mail".


texts: How did Siri know where this plane was going?

texts: The other day something creepy happened to me. My anti-Apple friend has been trying to convince me for some time that Apple are spying on all their users. To prove her point she used my iPhone to ask Siri where a plane in the sky was flying to. And Siri answered that it was going to Delhi. I said that Siri likes to joke around and she was probably just joking. My friend then said if I didn’t believe it, just check the flight schedules. Sure enough, this morning I checked and a flight was scheduled to leave Toronto for Delhi at the time she asked Siri the question. I don’t believe Apple is spying on me, but how did Siri know about that flight?!?!


texts: Problem trying to install iftop via Homebrew

texts:
I got Homebrew installed, but:

>brew install iftop
==> Downloading http://www.ex-parrot.com/~pdw/iftop/download/iftop-0.17.tar.gz
File already downloaded in /Volumes/0/z/Library/Caches/Homebrew
==> ./configure --disable-debug --prefix=/usr/local/Cellar/iftop/0.17 --mandir=/usr/local/Cellar/iftop/0.17/share/man
==> make install
ln: iftop: Permission denied
Error: The linking step did not complete successfully
The formula built, but is not symlinked into /usr/local
You can try again using `brew link iftop'
Warning: /usr/local/sbin is not in your PATH
You can amend this by altering your ~/.bashrc file
==> Summary
/usr/local/Cellar/iftop/0.17: 7 files, 116K, built in 3 seconds

FYI, ~/.bashrc does not exist, and

>$PATH
-bash: /Volumes/0/z/android:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/git/bin:/usr/X11/bin: No such file or directory

What should I do?
Thanks!


texts: I am trying to make an Applescript that launches a different set of apps depending on user input. However, it won't compile. What is wrong with it?

texts:
I made a simple AppleScript that launches a different set of apps depending on user input. I am new to AppleScript and it is tweaked from a bunch I found on the internet, modified for my usage. It is included below.

What it should do: Buttons 2 and 3 simply launches various sets of apps, while button 1 checks if Spotify is running, and if it is, switches to it. If it isn't, open 3 apps (including Spotify).

However I get an "Expected end of line, etc. but found end of script." error when compiling. Here is the script. What is wrong with it?

set question to display dialog "What do you want to launch?" buttons {"Spotify", "MiniPlayer", "Remote"} default button 1
set answer to button returned of question

if answer is equal to "Spotify" then
    set myAppName to "Spotify"
    set isRunning to false
    tell application "System Events"
        if exists process myAppName then
            set isRunning to true
        end if
    end tell
    if isRunning is true then
        tell application myAppName to activate
    else
        tell application "Spotify" to activate
        tell application "Spotifree" to activate
        tell application "Spotify Notifications" to activate
    end if
end if
if answer is equal to "MiniPlayer" then
    tell application "MiniPlayer" to activate
end if
if answer is Equal to "Remote" then
    set question to display dialog "What remote do you want to launch?" buttons {"IR Remote", "Android", "Both"} default button 2
set answer to button returned of question
    if answer is equal to "IR Remote" then
    tell application SpotifyIrRemote to activate
    if answer is equal to "Android"
        tell application RemotelessHelper to activate
    if answer is equal to "Both"
        tell application SpotifyIrRemote to activate
        tell application RemotelessHelper to activate
    end if
end if


texts: How to generate a Safari suggested type password using Keychain Access app?

texts:
Web forms usually allow Safari to suggest and create a password that has a specific format. Can you generate one – not necessarily graphically (via Automator or Script Editor) – of the same format with Keychain Access too?

Password format

Password suggestion


texts: In Apple Pages 5.2.2, how can I choose view 2-up? It used to be selectable in lower left corner of document...not any more. Thanks for any tips.


texts: I bought a free app for iPad at the apps store but when I went to use it the app required a99cent fee purchased Thru the app. Is my payment information secure under these circumstances?


texts: I have 2 CoC accounts. One on my ipod 4th gen, the other on my ipad 2. I want to link the account from my ipod to my ipad. I signed into gc on my ipad and it started a new account. I read some posts earlier that said to make a new gc account then sign into hat one on the new device. I made a new apple id on my ipod; then made a new gc with that apple id. It doesnt seem to work though, it says "(null)". Do I need the same apple id on my ipad thats with the new gc??? Sorry if this is too complicated...


texts: How can I recover files in an app bundle that were lost after an OS update?

texts:
I saved a file in an app's application content (right clicked the application file, and then clicked Show Package Contents) for security issues. However, during the upgrade to OS X Lion, I completely forgot it was there and subsequently the app was updated and the file is gone! It was the application Stickies, in case that's helpful. Does anyone know if there's any way I can recover it?

EDIT: No longer looking for a solution, files have been found using diskdrill.


texts: What are some good screencapturing applications?

texts:
Possible Duplicates:
  Creating a professional looking screencast?
  Recommendations for video editing + screen capturing software
  Camtasia, Screenflow, or “Other?”

What are some good screencapturing applications for OS X? I am specifically looking for an application that records in HD video. I have used QT Player X, but I'm wondering if there are some alternatives out there.


texts: Open specific app from Internet Link loop

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I'm using Firefox with duckduckgo, I search for a location and it provides me a map on the right with the location I'm looking for.

Clicking on it will show a prompt asking if I want to open it on Apple Maps software. I wanted to open it on a web page so I've put Firefox.app, Clicked "Remember My Choice".

Same dialog but for maps in my case

Firefox Preferences:

Bug:
Firefox enter in a loop opening a tab that opens another tab etc...

Needed:
Remove Firefox from the automatic opened App from OSX Settings when I click on this kind of link (mail.apple.com).

Checked:
http://osxdaily.com/2013/08/08/change-default-application-open-files-mac-os-x/
It's not a file but an URL so I don't know where to change this.

Thanks for any help

Solution:
As @Allan mentioned, I went to the preferences of firefox and changed Apple Maps by Always Ask. It asked me again what I wanted and switched back to Apple Maps. It works now.


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I've begun using a Logitech G600 and customizing it with Folivora, and the power of the combination is incredible. It's speeding up my workflow and making it more intuitive.

However... I miss the smooth scrolling of my Magic Mouse/Trackpad something awful. The jerky, clicking, jumpy scrolling really grates on me.

Is there a way to somehow make my non-Apple mouse scroll smoothly?


texts: How do you add a table in OneNote 16.24 for iPhone?

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On both versions of the desktop app I'm able to add a table, but in the mobile version 16.24 on iOS 12.2 I'm unable to add a table.

Most wiki's have a syntax for this, I guess OneNote is a note taking app, and so that makes it different.


texts: How do I stop my AirPods from automatically switching between devices when using iOS 14?

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I've been having a lot of trouble with the iOS 14 AirPods automatic device switching. I was listening to an audiobook, and then my son started playing a video on an iPad tied to my Apple ID as part of his schooling curriculum and it took over the AirPods.
I switched back on my phone, but then he started playing it again because he hadn't heard it. He was also turning up the volume, which led to a very uncomfortable experience for me and frustration for him. I'm now afraid to use my AirPods.
I would like to either turn off automatic device switching or disconnect my AirPods from just that device (without them being removed from all the other devices). Is there anything I can do?


texts: How can I get my 3rd party SSD to boot El Capitan?

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I have a Mid 2012 13 inch MacBook Pro that's been running successfully with a hybrid drive (3rd party) for the last few years.  Recently, the operating system crashed and the hard drive is no longer recognised in recovery mode, so I purchased a 500GB samsung SSD to go into the machine.

I can successfully install Mountain Lion or El Capitan on the new SSD, but it never boots.  I simply get any of folder with question mark / cancel symbol or flashing between the two when trying to run off that drive.  Here's what I've tried

Boot in Recovery Mode, format drive as 1 partition (Mac OS journaled and using the Guid Partition Map), and then install OS X.  This works successfully until trying to boot from the SSD.
Boot in recovery mode and try and restore from time machine backup.  This fails as it cannot create a recovery partition on the drive.
I've installed Mountain Lion successfully on an external USB drive, and have it up and running, from there, I downloaded the El Capitan installer and installed onto the SSD, which worked fine, but as soon as it came time to boot from the SSD, no dice.
I've created a USB installer from the El Capitan installer (using createinstallmedia), then used that USB drive to install to the SSD, and it all works to the point of trying to boot from the SSD, and then, no dice.
Throughout this process, Disk Utility in OS X and OS X recovery can successfully see and partition the SSD, and Verify Disk has never returned any errors, so as far as I can see, it doesn't seem to be hardware issue, but I cannot get OS X to boot from the disk (it boots fine from the USB I installed to).

Any ideas?

UPDATED: Just to clarify, in the Disk Utility in the El Capitan installer, I choose to partition the drive using the following options:

Name: OS X
Format: OS X Extended (Journaled)
Scheme: GUID Partition Map

This works without a problem, and the new partition appears. At this point, I choose "First Aid" which completes with no errors.  "Info" on the partition created, shows "writable" yes, but "bootable" no, which I would expect at this point.

UPDATED: I've successfully installed Ubuntu 15.04 on the hard drive and it's working fine, and then I swapped the 500GB drive with a 240GB Samsung SSD and got exactly the same issue.  Seems like I'll end up with Ubuntu on this machine, as I can't install either Mountain Lion, El Capitan or restore a Time Machine backup.


texts: Defining some global GIT settings to be automatically inherited

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Sysnopsis

Coming from a Linux background I still find Apples' modifications to the Unix hierarchy somewhat confusing.  Nevertheless these subtle changes make it difficult for me to quickly do what I need.

I shall explain my scenario in a linux setting as it would make the most sense, then hope someone can translate this into BSD/OS X lingo.
I do not like GUI-based things if theres a CLI alternative.

Problem

I recently installed GIT so I could work on a number of projects from my MacBook, in linux one can define default config settings in /etc/gitconfig which is first loaded into the users' configuration and then merged with ~/.gitconfig.

When I create this default global git configuration file inside /etc/gitconfig it has not effect when I run my aliases, unless I specifically define them for each user on the machine.

Could someone please suggest to me exactly how this default behaviour works on OS X?


texts: system.log flooded with xpcproxy errors during sleep time. How do I diagnose?

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A few weeks ago my Macbook Pro 2018 with Catalina 10.15.2 started to get mad during sleep-time, actually it's not really going to sleep as it's flooding the system.log with hundreds of these lines:

Jan 28 14:11:37 MecBucPro-2 xpcproxy[35888]: libcoreservices: _dirhelper_userdir: 557: bootstrap_look_up returned (ipc/send) invalid destination port
Jan 28 14:11:37 MecBucPro-2 xpcproxy[35889]: libcoreservices: _dirhelper_userdir: 557: bootstrap_look_up returned (ipc/send) invalid destination port
Jan 28 14:11:37 MecBucPro-2 xpcproxy[35890]: libcoreservices: _dirhelper_userdir: 557: bootstrap_look_up returned (ipc/send) invalid destination port

I'm pretty sure it could be a driver, maybe the Wacom tablet driver which was updated recently, but I am not sure.

The only thing I'm sure is the Macbook is sleeping fine when disconnected from everything, while connected to display+hub+dock goes crazy.

Any further ways to diagnose this?

The number in brackets "xpcproxy[XXXXXXX]" is a process ID? In this case how to investigate this process as there are thousands in sequence??


texts: Is there a public API that can provide me with the most recent iOS version number? I need to be able to programmatically query the most recent version number in a reliable way (so no web scraping). Is this possible?


texts: My iPhone 4S won't text my friend's Android, my phone thinks she still has an iphone with iOS5

texts: My friend used to have an iPhone 3GS with iOS version 5. Our text messages showed up blue being that we were on the same software. She now has updated her phone to a Galaxy S II and my phone still thinks that her phone number is operating on iOS 5 software. Her phone cannot receive messages from my phone, but my phone receives messages with no problem. No matter what I do (even restarting my phone and deleting her and reading her) her text messages are still in blue instead of green. When I send a message, it shows that it's sent but her phone never receives it. It's extremely aggravating.


texts: umount of an sshfs volume mounted via fstab results in a zombie file (osxfuse)

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I have installed osxfuse 3.7.1, sshfs 2.10, fuse libs 2.9.7 under High Sierra 10.13.3.

Things seem to work, except that if I mount a distant directory via fstab, upon unmounting the mountpoint is left is left in a zombie state, and the only thing I can then do with that path is to reuse it for an sshfs mount, as root. Although there's a weird trick by which I can recover the mountpoint by transfering the zombiness to a different file (see below).

My /etc/fstab is:

me@host:/home/me  /Users/me/tmp/foo  sshfs  allow_other  0  0

This demonstrates the issue (here I’m using diskutil umount but umount and eject in the Finder’s GUI give the same result):

First, with sshfs directly (no issues):

$ cd /Users/me/tmp

$ mkdir foo
$ ls -l
drwxr-x--x  2 me  staff    64B 13 Feb 20:41 foo
$ sshfs me@host:/home/me foo
$ ls foo/
    # OK, contents of the distant directory.
$ diskutil umount foo
Unmount successful for foo
$ ls -l
drwxr-x--x  2 me  staff    64B 13 Feb 20:41 foo
    # umount really worked.

Second, via /etc/fstab (leads to a zombie file):

$ sudo cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab.backup
$ echo "me@host:/home/me  $PWD/foo  sshfs  allow_other  0  0" | sudo tee /etc/fstab >/dev/null
$ mount $PWD/foo
$ ls foo/
   #  OK, contents of the distant directory.
$ diskutil umount foo
Unmount successful for foo

However, actually now foo is "zombie":

$ ls -l
dr-xr-xr-x  2 root      wheel     1B 13 Feb 21:04 foo
    # (Ownership/timestamp have changed.)
$ sudo chown me:staff foo
chown: foo: No such file or directory
$ sudo ls foo
ls: foo: No such file or directory
$ sudo rm foo
rm: bar: is a directory
$ sudo rmdir foo
rmdir: foo: Resource busy
$ ls /Volumes
Macintosh HD
$ sudo lsof foo
    # Nothing.

At this point the mountpoint foo has become a zombie file & I almost can't interact with it. Even if I reboot the file is still in its problematic state.

The only thing I can do is to remount it as root:

$ mount $PWD/foo
mount_osxfuse: failed to mount /Users/me/tmp/foo@/dev/osxfuse0: Operation not permitted
$ sudo mount $PWD/foo
$ ls foo/
    #  OK, contents of the distant directory.
$ sudo diskutil umount foo
# (Back to the same zombie state.)

And I can transfer the zombiness to a different directory:

$ mkdir bar
$ ls -l
drwxr-x--x  2 me    staff    64B 13 Feb 21:16 bar
dr-xr-xr-x  2 root  wheel     1B 13 Feb 21:12 foo
$ echo "me@host:/home/me  $PWD/bar  sshfs  allow_other  0  0" | sudo tee /etc/fstab >/dev/null
$ mount $PWD/bar
$ ls bar/
    # OK, contents of the distant directory.
$ ls -l -d foo
dr-xr-xr-x  2 root  wheel     1B 13 Feb 21:12 foo
$ diskutil umount bar
$ ls -l
dr-xr-xr-x  2 root  wheel     1B 13 Feb 21:19 bar
drwxr-x--x  2 me    staff    64B 13 Feb 20:41 foo
    # After umounting bar:
    # foo’s ownerships is me:staff again, bar is zombie.

Any ideas? Am I doing something wrong?


texts: How do I make subtitles / captions in Final Cut Pro?

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I got Final Cut Pro to make translated subtitles for a short 18-minute video, but am having a lot of trouble with it. I create a bunch of Titles but seems like I have to reposition that title to the bottom of the video manually for each Title and it's very cumbersome. Am I doing it right?

Thanks


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I put a bunch of videos onto my iPad 2 a while ago, syncing them over iTunes. The PC that I set this up on is no longer available. All I have now is my iPad with the videos, and a new computer with a clean install of iTunes.

Now it seems that iTunes wants to wipe all those videos off the iPad in order to set up a sync.

Can I get these videos off the iPad somehow?

(connecting the iPad as a camera doesn't help: this only shows videos shot using the iPad camera, but not the videos I recorded with my camcorder and synced over iTunes)


texts: What is the "+" mark at the end of file description?

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When I execute 'ls -al~', I see + marks, and it prevents me from moving/deleting files.

drwxr-xr-x+   5 prosseek  admin     170 Oct  5 03:43 Desktop
drwxr-xr-x+  17 prosseek  admin     578 Sep 25 22:20 Documents

What is this, and how do I get this mark on every file and directory in my home directory?

How can I remove this? Is there any easy way to remove this on every file in my home directory?


texts: Mavericks: MS Word crashing on documents with comments

texts:
In short, Word crashes silently upon opening certain documents.  The problem seems to be with documents that include Comments.  I have tested by using WinWord to remove the comments from a file that crashed.  After removing the comments, Word opens just fine.

Furthermore, when creating new comments in a fresh document, Word crashes.

I have tried all

reinstalled Word 14.3.8
deleting all caches (font and otherwise) using Onyx
Installing latest Java
disabling MS Error Reporting

all of which didn't help.

Any suggestions?


texts:
I have a jailbroken iPhone.
I use it to reboot my router when my wifi is going slow or messing up.
But I'm lazy and I was looking for a way to automate the process.
I use shortcuts that mobile terminal lets you create so you can just tap the command instead of having to type it.
But is there a way I can create a script or run everything with a single command to do this for me?

Commands are as follows:

su

(su password)

ssh 192.168.1.1

(router password)

reboot

Can I jam all of that into one single process?


texts: How to access environment variables in Javascript for Automation on OS X?

texts: I am using JavaScript for Automation in an Alfred workflow. I want to access the various environment variables that Alfred sets up. How do I access the environment variable like alfred_version?


texts: I am new to this so this maybe a trivial question but I have a private web app that would like to deep link the chrome into it so when users visit it on safari I could give them the option to open chrome through the web app or when they are on chrome to be able to open Safari. However I wasn't able to do that using the URI scheme whereas I was able to do the same thing with other applications other than Safari and chrome (like open Microsoft word) I was wondering if such a deep linking possible and how and if not why?


texts: How can I remove a pre-installed application on macOS Sierra

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I need to remove one of the pre-installed applications (Safari in my case) from a macOS Sierra system. Yet simply deleting the app, installing 3rd party "cleaning" software or any attempts to delete it via the terminal remain unsuccessful. I found out that since Mac OS 10.11 apple features so called 'System Integrity Protection', that basically forbidds its users to modify or uninstall 'system relevant applications'.

So how can I remove a pre-installed application on such a system?

PS: I already know that this may be a bad idea in regard of future upgrades. Nevertheless let's just assume I'm willing to take the risk and am just looking for ways to get this done.


texts: iOS Over the air installation not working - cannot connect to server

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We are facing an issue while deployment of our enterprise iOS application. We are following the documentation from Apple link - https://help.apple.com/deployment/ios/#/apda0e3426d7

We have followed the below steps,

•   Created an ipa with our enterprise app provisioning profile.
•   Created a manifest file that points to ipa and png files
•   Created an html with hyperlink to - itms-services://?action=download-manifest&url=https://location.company.com/sites/mobile/Files/Mobile/deploy/manifest.plist

Hosted the html, ipa, manifest and png files in a folder in the server https://location.company.com.

The following mime type is in the web server

.plist -> application/xml
.ipa -> application/octet-stream

We instructed our employees to access the download page, in the following way,

1.  Open https://location.company.com. It will as for userid and password. Need to login.
2.  Display a page which have install app link.
3.  Tap on the link to install the app.

When I trying to click on the link, I am getting an error:

Cannot connect to <>

I tried to download the plist file from my iOS browser. It is working fine.
The device log in the Xcode shows, the below log.

  Jun 23 15:17:15 TOM-iPhone itunesstored[106] : Could not load download
  manifest with underlying error: Error Domain=SSErrorDomain Code=2
  "Cannot connect to iTunes Store"
  UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=Cannot connect to iTunes Store}
  I have checked with our IT team and confirmed that the certificates are valid.

But it is worked when I moved the plist, ipa and png files to dropbox and the link is

itms-services://?action=download-manifest&url=https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/55yozabctc2npd6/manifest.plist

Only difference between these two what I feel is iTunes can access the link https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/55yozabctc2npd6/manifest.plist directly. But iTunes cannot directly access the link - https://location.company.com/sites/mobile/Files/Mobile/deploy/manifest.plist, as it has an authentication page in between. That means if I open a fresh browser and try to open link - https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/55yozabctc2npd6/manifest.plist, it download the file in my iPhone browser. But if I try the same with the link https://location.company.com/sites/mobile/Files/Mobile/deploy/manifest.plist it ask me for user name and password.

Any help much appreciated.


texts: What's the aperture/sensor size for the mid-2011 27" iMac FaceTime HD camera?

texts: I'm working on a project where I need to convert from pixels to mm and need to find the aperture or sensor size on the FaceTime HD Camera.  Specifically, I have the mid-2011 27" iMac.  I can't seem to find any detailed technical specifications on the newer FaceTime camera.  Anyone privy to these details?


texts: Microsoft Surface Ergonomic Keyboard pairing issues

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I recently bought a Microsoft Surface Ergonomic keyboard. It paired with my mid 2011 MacBook Air running High Sierra straight away. However, when I try to pair it with my mid 2011 iMac (also running High Sierra) it just won't pair.
It occasionally recognises a new device, although the MacBook picked up immediately that it was an 'ergonomic keyboard,' when the iMac recognises it it identifies it as unknown device with a serial number 00-00-00-00-00. It then asked me to enter a code, I've tried the generic 0000 as well as 1234, and even 00-00-00-00-00, but it continually fails to connect.

I've also tried - and failed- to use the 'set up a new keyboard' function in Bluetooth preferences. That button only appears sporadically, but when it has I've tried to 'press the button that appears to the left of the shift key' to identify the keyboard, but this doesn't work either.

I've about come to the end of ideas, anyone out there have a similar experience and managed to find a solution?  Grateful for any help received.


texts: Reading large .mbox email files without importing to Mail?

texts: I have some very large .mbox files exported from Mail and other applications (unix mail, Eudora, Thunderbird, etc.) over the years/decades.  Is there any way, on macOS Catalina (e.g. 64-bit), of directly reading the mail in these .mbox files without importing them to Mail? (as these archives can be larger than the available storage space on my local User account partition)?


texts: SD Card mounted but not accessible in Finder (OS 10.10.5)

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On an early 2015 MacBook Air running 10.10.5, Finder will not show SD cards, despite the disk showing up in Disk Utility.  In Finder preferences, I have set external disks to be shown on the Desktop and in the sidebar.  So far, I've tested multiple SD cards (FAT and exFAT, just in case) both in the card slot and in an external SD-to-USB card reader; I've verified all of the cards and card readers on another computer, so I don't believe it's a hardware issue.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions!


texts: OS X Server 10.7.4: VPN Authentication Failed for new users

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I can't seem to get new users to access VPN on our OS X Server. If I use my login credentials with the VPN connection, everything works. But when I change to a recently created user I get a error window: "VPN Connection Authentication failed.".

OS X 10.7.4
VPN are set to L2TP.

Are there any hidden settings pr anything I am missing?


texts: How do I export event video from iMovie 9.0.4 to my external hard drive?

texts: I need to export video events to my external hard drive. I am using iMovie version 9.0.4. How do I do this.  All the instructions I'm finding on the web are for later versions of imovie.


texts:
I updated my iCloud Storage to 200GB and I planned to put all my important files from my macbook pro into the iCloud. Unfortunately there is no such thing as the selective sync feature in Dropbox.

Will iCloud load all those files on my iOS Devices (iPhone, iPad Pro) automatically or is it possible to make a choice (through the "cloud"-button beside the filenames)? Is it possible (I didn't find a button for that) to delete local copies while leaving them in the cloud?

Thanks in advance and kind regards!


texts: Are apps that use LSUIElement in their plist causing google account problems?

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I've noticed a pattern with some apps not logging into my Google account when they are hidden. After some digging, I think I have identified a common thread - the LSUIElement which is basically a flag telling Mac OS X to not show an "agent" app in the dock.

Many things that I always keep open (RSS, Mail, etc) I will hide from the dock by using the LSUIElement key in the app's Info.plist. But, for some reason, I noticed this causes login problems.

My two problem apps in heavy use, Sparrow for email, Reeder for RSS work fine when not hidden. When I hide them, they fail to log in to my Google account.

What might be causing this?
Can I prevent it?
If #2 is no, is there an alternative to LSUIElement?


texts: Turn off the camera shutter sound on iPhone SE running iOS 12.1.4

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I need to take a picture silently. Currently the only way I've found to silence the shutter sound is to enable Live Photo.

My iPhone 5s on iOS 10.x obeys the ringer/silent switch setting, but the following methods reported around the Web do not appear to work for my iPhone SE running iOS 12.1.4:

Enable silent mode
Turn down the sound effects volume in the control center
Turn down the ringer volume
Turn off screen lock sounds

No combination of the above produces the desired effect; the shutter always sounds unless Live Photo is enabled.

Am I missing something? As far as I know this phone has a European firmware.


texts: How do I determine how full a remote volume is?

texts: I use a remote volume on my wife's Mac Mini as a shared music library. How do I know how full that volume is getting without logging into her machine? Get Info is unavailable.


texts: Applescript to click green (zoom) button with Option down

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Based on Applescript - the activate command makes application "half-active", I wrote the following Applescript which would allow me to click the green (zoom) button at the top-left corner of an window. I want to apply the script to MacVim and others which have the green button as "AXFullScreenButton". But, running the script makes the window to FULL SCREEN rather than a "maximized" window. Can anyone tell what is wrong?

tell application "System Events"
    key down option
    click (first button whose subrole is "AXFullScreenButton") of ¬
            (first window whose subrole is "AXStandardWindow") of ¬
            (first process whose frontmost is true)
    key up option
    set frontApp to (name of first application process whose ¬
            frontmost is true) as string
end tell
tell application frontApp to activate


texts: Macbook Air 13" Mid 2017 Power 2 External Displays With Macbook Air with lid closed

texts:
Can the Macbook Air 13" Mid 2017 power 2 external displays at 2560 if the lid is closed?

This is what it says on the Apple website,

Dual display and video mirroring: Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display and up to 3840-by-2160 resolution at 60Hz on an external display, both at millions of colors.

So this means it's possible to have the Macbook Air running it's own display with an external display.

If now the lid is closed, can a second external display be supported? Not mirroring but dual display.


texts: Why don't Google Calendar invitations show in iOS 7 Calendar app?

texts:
On my iPhone 4S with iOS 7, I have my default calendar set up as Gmail. This does sync my calendar just fine. I can create an event on the phone or the web and it syncs both ways.

The weird thing that I cannot figure out is: When someone adds me as an invite on their Google Calendar, I do get an email on the phone, but I DO NOT ever get a notification on the iPhone Calendar app. I've tried other Calendar apps, and it is the same behavior.

Any ideas on settings to check?


texts: How can I run a script automatically when changing Location?

texts:
When I change Location (via System Preferences -> Network or  -> Location), I would like to be able to run a bash script (specifically, an ssh call to start a SOCKS proxy session).

Is that possible, and how can I do it?


texts: iTunes starting playlist in different order than view

texts:
In iTunes 12 I am able to sort the songs using different filters and sort options. In my basic configuration my songs are sorted by artists and in the artists view, they are sorted by year (selection in upper right corner: artist, year).

However, if I just play all the songs or albums of a given artist using the play button next to the artist's name (at the top of the page) the playlist is started at the album showed in the upper "global" cover, but not in chronogical order:

Is there a way to combine view and playlist order? How can I update the album showed in the upper "summary" containing the artist's global play button?


texts: Transfer custom ringtones to iPhone using a computer running Linux

texts:
I received an iPhone 7 from my employer. I am traditionally an Android user and have never used iPhone before. I have Linux running on my PCs at home.

How can transfer ringtones from PC to iPhone easily? I have read scattered posts about this, but most people seem to be doing this via Windows or macOS. I am using Linux Mint. I have Audacity installed on my Linux computer, and I am quite comfortable working with audio files.


texts: Why am I having problems syncing non-itunes music to my iphone?

texts:
I have an iPhone 4S with loads of music from CDs and such on my iTunes. I had an old iPod with the same account that it would all sync onto fine, however, when I try to sync it to my iPhone, nothing happens. The songs are definitely in my iTunes library. I have the settings for my iPhone to sync all songs when plugged in to the computer. Also, I have tried dragging the songs over to my iPhone where devices is shown in iTunes, and my iPhone doesn't highlight to accept songs.

Does anyone have a solution?


texts: Is it possible to remove the gap between the menu and an app's title bar?

texts:
Similar to the gap between a maxmized window and the edge of the screen, there is a gap between the title bar of a maxmized window and the menu bar.

I have a full-screen iTerm window in the background, with "use Lion-style Fullscreen windows" disabled.  When content in the iterm window changes, it's visible in this gap and also the also it makes the title bar of the foreground window flash.

Is it possible to remove the gap between title bar and menu bar?


texts: Install OS X Cheetah on my Macbook Air with OS X Yosemite

texts: How can I install Cheetah (OSX 10.0) on my 2014 Macbook? Can I use virtual box? Where can I find iso files to install? BTW my macbook is running Yosemite


texts: How can I verify a Lion FileVault recovery key?

texts:
I have a volume that is encrypted with OS X Lion's full-disk FileVault. When I enabled FileVault I was given a recovery key, which I wrote down. I'd like to verify that the recovery key that I wrote down is correct before I store it somewhere safe.

How can I verify that a FileVault recovery key is correct?


texts: Installing Windows 7 without DVD/Flash Drive - stuck at step 5

texts:
I was following this amazing guide on how to install Windows 7 without Bootcamp and got stuck at step 5. It should create files, but it didn't. I got the following result in Terminal:

After doing what David told me to do, I noticed it created the partition on 'disk0s5', or at least it has this as its identifier.
/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE           IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *1.0 TB         disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB       disk0s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS HDD                     749.7 GB       disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB       disk0s3
   4:       Microsoft Basic Data BOOTCAMP                249.5 GB       disk0s5
/dev/disk1 (disk image):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE           IDENTIFIER
   0:     FDisk_partition_scheme                        +2.0 GB         disk1
   1:                 DOS_FAT_32 BCSS                    2.0 GB         disk1s1

Is it alright to just switch things around and replace every Terminal command containing 'disk0s4' with 'disk0s5', so it locates the right partition?
Thanks in advance. :)


texts: How to select multiple cells on Mac when using Microsoft Remote Desktop?

texts: I need to select multiple cells, on Mac the usual shortcut is CMD + cursor. But when using Microsoft Remote Desktob CMD button is interpreted as Windows key, that is, when I pusch cmd, the startup menu pops up. How can I select multiple cells that are not adjacent to each other when on Microsoft Remote Desktop?


texts: How do you edit Internet Accounts in shell?

texts:
I created two IMAP accounts in Mail app.

However I had to enter two wrong email address/passwords to be able to manually set my hotmail as IMAP.

e.g. one is sdsd@erer.com

When I view them in accounts it shows it as sdsd@erer.com
I have already edited Accounts.plist and corrected but that doesn't seem to be the right place.

Where do I go?


texts: How to edit and save documents on an iPhone (iOS 14.4) using MS Word without "signing in" to Microsoft?

texts: When I create and write a document on my laptop using Word 2003 on Windows 10 Pro and then save it on my iPhone which runs iOS 14, I can read it using Word on the iPhone but that program asks me to "sign in", presumably to a Microsoft account, if I want to edit and save it. Is there a way to do this without "signing in" to Microsoft, i.e. being truly offline?


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How can I restore an image (dmg) of my MacBook's 512 GB SSD (APFS encrypted) onto a 1 TB Fusion Drive using Disk Utility?

I am a bit confused with the Fusion Drive. Can I make it pure HDD and just do an old-school Disk Utility restore?

Currently after messing a bit with it I am facing "problems were found with the partition map which might prevent booting" when running first aid on HDD.

The state of the iMacs disks is like that:

UPDATE:

get to the point where I have OS X installed back and following setup:


texts: Xcode bot is not sending mail notifications

texts:
I've created a bot for Continuous Integration process using Xcode Version 9.3 (9E145). Under the Triggers section I did enable Email Notifications for Periodic Email Report. I'm expecting report after each integration just like mentioned in this Apple documentation. Even though bot is running perfectly fine, I'm not receiving an email with that report to my mail address (Ex. myname@officedomain.com and my office mail domain is based on outlook).

Is there any particular configuration that I need to do to receive these eMail notifications or is there any other thing that I'm missing?

This is not a duplicate of this question. Also that question is not having a correct answer and the answer given is have saving email and password inside a configuration file. That's not a feasible solution in real world since I cannot ask my team to reveal their passwords to me.


texts: Desktop icons have disappeared after using HDMI cable (Yosemite)

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I had a strange issue recently where I had to reset PRAM after using an HDMI cable with my MBP (it had a blank screen on boot).

I feel like this is again related to the HDMI cable. After using it, all my Desktop icons have disappeared. I've run killAll Finder and rebooted and it hasn't restored them. Trying to avoid resetting PRAM again.


texts: After you find a file using Finder, how do you get its file path?

texts:
On macOS, after you find a file using Finder, how do you get the file path?
I tried right clicking on the file in Finder, but nothing happens. Usually in any other folder right clicking works, but not in Finder.


texts: How can I emulate Atari games on my iMac

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I am trying to play "Trailblazer", an old Atari game, on my 2011 iMac.
I installed an emulator called "Stella". I have ROMs for this game in .bin, .stx, .tap, .cas, .atr, .cpgz, .st formats, but only the .bin can be recognized by Stella? Is that normal?

And at first the .bin ROMs appeared in the "browse" window of Stella, now they are all gone; but they still are in the folder, though, why? Would love some help figuring it out :)
I've heard there is a manual for Stella, but I couldn't find it anywhere. I might also need help configuring the keyboard unless you can point me to some documentation.

PS: Please, if you have the right credentials, add "emulator" and "retro-gaming" as tags? Thanks


texts: How to save half-made service in Automator?

texts: How to save half-made service in Automator without making it active, as it is not finished?


texts: Keyboard key stuck or not being recognized; how to fix

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This is an attempt to write a canonical QA for this issue, as per the Meta post:  Where is the list of canonical questions stored for Ask Different? I expect it to be periodically edited with the goal of becoming a comprehensive information resource.

I have a MacBook Pro that has a key(Shift, Return,
 Command, P, etc.) that doesn’t respond when pressed or is stuck in the down position.

It's possible that my favorite beverage was spilled (or some other liquid damage).  It's also possible that I have no idea what happened.  It was working yesterday and suddenly today it's no longer working.

Is there any way to bypass or remap the key?  Can I  have the system ignore it completely?

(This question can also apply to external USB keyboards or the Bluetooth keyboards)


texts: How to make a MacBook look like an iPhone to a gateway

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I'm aware it sounds fishy, but I swear it's not. If someone can reword the title, please do so. I'm in a dire situation where I bought a costly time limited WiFi access on my iPhone.

I stupidly presumed that the Hotspot the iPhone can produce, would allow my MacBook go online too. Of course that was wrong, as the Hotspot uses mobile data.

So I thought I can make my MacBook to look like an iPhone to the network as I received no password and I think no cookies are involved, as I can go online in every browser or app. I've tried to set the MAC address of the values of the iPhone (the WiFi, not the Bluetooth ones) and change the MacBook's name to iPhone (in the file sharing prefs, not sure if I should look somewhere else).

Is there something more I could do?


texts: Menu bar icons get hidden by long menu bar items

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Sometimes on my Macbook Pro when I have a lot of icons in the menu bar, if I start an application which has a lot of menu items, some of these icons get automatically obscured by the menu items.

For example, when running iTunes, the Twitter icon gets obscured...

...but if I switch to Finder (which has a fewer menu items) the icon then re-appears

Is there any way I can show or get to these obscured icons without having to switch to an application with a shorter menu bar?


texts: iOS/Mac OS/Gmail 2-step verification broken

texts:
Okay, so I've been struggling with this conflict for days now, and I can't figure out how to fix it.  Something happened with the way iOS, Mac OS, and GMail has set up 2-step verification and app-specific passwords that has broken my ability to access/read email across my devices.

The only solution I have been able to find is to disable 2-step verification on all my GMail accounts.  This is not ideal for obvious reasons.

Currently I am running:

iOS 8.4
MacOS 10.9.5
Apple Mail 7.3

The above version of iOS doesn't support app-specific passwords when I add my GMail account.  It redirects me to GMail's login and asks for my Google account password.  However, Apple Mail will not accept my Google account password and requires an app-specific password when 2-step verification is turned on.  I can generate such a password easily, and it works in Apple Mail.  But when I sync between my computer and phone, the result is a conflict where I can receive mail on one device but not the other, because the computer is expecting that the account has only ONE password associated with it.

The weird thing is that it has been working until only relatively recently--like last week, it just broke for reasons I can't figure out.


texts: How to identify the blocked Google extension and remove it from the OS?

texts:
When I rebooted my MBP (Catalina), I got this error message

When I jumped into the System Preferences, this is what I see

It does not give me a lot of information where the extension comes from.
How can I identify which extension it is? If I can identify it, then I will know if I still need it or not.


texts: MacBook Air's Mini Display vs Thunderbolt

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I can't find the right info on this, everything that I'm reading is mostly about monitors and HDMI about this topic.

So my questions is... can I run an ethernet adapter for internet access through a 2010 MBA model that has the Mini Display Port or is this only a capability with the Thunderbolt replacement port for the 2011 MBA models?


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My old MBP broke, which Apple replaced for me. By the time they decided to replace it, I had bought another laptop.

I want to sell the unopened MBP that Apple gave me.

Is there anything I need to be aware of when selling the MBP to something?

For example, is it possible the MBP has been registered with my existing Apple ID, and that I have to unregister it? How do I check?

Also, when advertising the MBP, is it safe to tell potential buyers the serial number?


texts: Back button in Finder occasionally disabled; always go up one step in hierarchy?

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The back button in Finder seems to only remember your own trail. I.e., when there is a folder higher up the hierarchy, but you did not visit it before you came to the current one, the back button will be disabled.

This means that when I open a Finder folder in an existing directory, the back button will not work. I would like it to function more like it does in Windows, so that the back button will always go up one step in the folder hierarchy. Is this possible on macOS Sierra?


texts: What does Apple mean by "This may decrease battery life"?

texts: Does it mean that my battery will "lose capacity" over the years (months?) or that it will just uncharge faster because it's consuming more energy?


texts: Automatically parse dates in Safari for adding to calendar

texts: In Mail.app, when the text looks like an appointment (date and time, etc) you are offered a shortcut to add it as an event in the Calendar app. There is no such thing in Safari (as far as I can tell.) Has anyone done an add-in or other trick to accomplish that?


texts: Safari 9: "Safari can't show the file ____ in the Finder." Errors

texts:
I've got an odd one here with Safari on an OS X 10.11.3 workstation.  When the user downloads a file, they receive the following message every time they attempt to show the file via Safari's download menu:

Error:

The files are actually on the file system and can be opened in Finder, etc. Safari simply throws this error every time the user attempts to reveal the file.

Any idea as to what is going on here?


texts: My macbook air mid 2011 no longer connects to 5g WiFi

texts: My Macbook Air 2011 could connect to a 5g wifi network before but now, my Macbook won't connect and it showed an error message that says could not join wifi network. The wifi network worked fine for other devices eg. my phone and my MacBook could connect to the same wifi before. My operating system is macOS 10.13.6. I would appreciate it if there would be a fix to that.


texts:
Should Mac menu items be title case? "New from Clipboard" vs "New From
  Clipboard"?

Gus Mueller asked this question on twitter and I am curious as well. If it is title case does it follow a particular set of rules such as the Chicago Manual of Style or Gruber's script? This would be especially good to know when writing scripts to activate menu options which are case sensitive IIRC.


texts: Mac OS X - network interface preference defined by host domain

texts:
There are two network interfaces on my Macbook: an ethernet LAN and Wi-Fi, which are both DHCP-configured (albeit separately).

I only need to access a limited number of hosts through my Ethernet network, and want every other request to be routed through Wi-Fi. Those 'Ethernet' hosts can mostly be recognised by their domain mask which is *.foobar.com, but there are also a few exception which domain is different (but they can be identified by their exact IPs).

What would be the best way for me to organise it? I am thinking giving my Wi-Fi the top priority (by dragging it to the top in 'System Settings / Network' list), and then creating a routing rule like this:

route add -host 192.168.10.13 -interface en0

Is that a right approach? If so, what is the equivalent command that I can use to define en0 as a default route by domain mask (*.foobar.com) rather than by exact IP?


texts: I want to edit my crontab file to schedule a script. Where do I find it?


texts: How do I avoid Keynote reducing image quality?

texts:
I want to create an animation in Keynote for a proof of concept. So I create a custom 16:9 document with 1440 x 810 pixel size. Then I add an image with a 1440 x 6395 pixel size. When I first add the image it's downsized so that it doesn't stretch beyond the slide height, but I click the Original size to have it fill the width (and stretch beyond the height).

The problem now is that even though I've clicked Original size, I'm quite sure the image isn't actually its original size, at least not in resolution.

When I set the presentation in full screen this is part of what I see:

When I look at the same area of the image in Finder Preview this is what I see:

So you see, the image in Keynote is undoubtedly reduced in quality.

Does anyone know how I avoid this?


texts:
Whenever I start up the Macintosh , I get the above mentioned error. I would like to know the cause of it and solve the issue.

I am using El-Capitan


texts: 2006 macbook give me flashing folder with question mark without disk

texts: I am currently using a early 2006 macbook running on os x 10.5 and I am facing the flashing folder when turning it on. I have tried holding command & c and etc but nothing happens when I hold option after hearing the chime the arrow come up and i don't see no folder but it stays like this. I do not own any disks to put into my macbook because it was given to me. i do not want to take it to the shop because it will cost more than the laptop it self will cost. Is there any type of way to resolve this issue?


texts:
I have two Macs in our house (iMac and MacBook Pro).

I would like to use the say command-line utility to type something on my MBP and have it speak on the iMac, rather like an intercom system.

Plus, it could be hilarious to send messages to my wife while she is using the iMac.

Can this be done?


texts:
I've jailbroken my iPad. First time I checked with dns-changer.eu it stated mine was manipulated, then I checked again it stated that mine is clean. Getting confused & curious, I checked again several times. Most of those stated mine is clean, but once manipulated again then clean while I rechecked around 1 minute later.

I've 2 laptops at home, 1 is fine & 1 is affected while the site stated that both of those are clean. The affected laptop gets limited access through wi fi. Connection is pretty normal using LAN but yahoo.com is still firewalled. I've scanned the affected use HitmanPro btw.

Please help, is there anything I can do or I just reset my ipad? Thanks a lot..


texts: Completely disable geolocation on Opera 65

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I would like to completely disable Geolocation (not even get a prompt to be asked to allow it) on Opera 65 on the Mac.

I found this document on the Opera website which says

  Turning off geolocation

  You can reject Google Location Services’ terms and conditions. Alternatively, go to Settings (Preferences on Mac) > Websites > Location, and uncheck Allow websites to request my physical location.

I found several other articles on the web with essentially the same instructions. However, in Opera 65, there is no "Websites" setting header. The only relevant setting I can find is Preferences > Advanced > Site Settings > Location where the only global option I have is "Ask before accessing (recommended)". If I disable that option, then all websites get geolocation data if they want it, without any prompting.

I want to block all requests, or at least go back to the state before I accepted Google Location Services’ terms and conditions. Is that possible?


texts: com.apple.PhotoIngestService crash crashes on Sierra

texts:
Every 5 or 10 minutes (or so) I see this window on my mac:

I cannot play games. Cannot write a song. It's highly distracting thing.

I searched for solution on the internet and found nothing.

macOS 10.12 Sierra Public Beta (16A313a)


texts: How to dim (and un-dim) display in automator

texts:
For those that are interested in the final script you can get it here

original question

I am trying to make a alarmclock script to wake me up. but I can't figure out how to change the screen brightness in automator.

I found a way to control brightness with the commandline. but I can't get it to work in automator

  I'm the original author of the code listed in this hint. I originally wrote it for two reasons: first, to adjust brightness automatically by location on my iBook G4, which had no ambient light sensor, and second, so I could have my laptop turn on the backlight when a long operation finished, providing a quiet form of notification I could use while at a seminar.
  http://sabi.net/nriley/software/brightness.zip is 4-way universal, 10.5+. I compiled it under 10.6 with:...
  (see full forum page )

but when I try to use

brightness 0

or

brightness 1

I get an error in automator.

am I using the run shell script wrong?
could this be done easier in apple script?
is there a alltogether easyer way to do this?

I need to turn the brightness up and down in automator how is this done?

Update  I tried the apple script method you mentioned and it....showed the overlay that shows when the key is pressed but did nothing else


texts: Can I get to iTunes Match library from more than one Mac?

texts:
My home machine, where the bulk of my music library lives, is currently syncing itself up to iTunes Match. It's a big library and a long process, and the upstream on my cable modem is tragically slow, so it's taking it a couple days to fully do. I can see on my iPhone and my iPad the status of that, and can pull my music down to my devices from the cloud, and so far it's pretty great.

My Mac at work has a smaller subset of my full library on it (pulled out of my iPhone with Senuti). What I want is for it to share and download from my iTunes Match account, like my iOS devices do. When I turn on iTunes Match on my work computer, it does its "gathering information" step, and then when it goes to "match your music", it tells me another computer is syncing (which it is) and it can't do two at once.

So does that imply that when my home machine finally gets done (probably today), I can do the same process on my work machine, and the two accounts and libraries will be synched up with the cloud?


texts: iPad search screen doesn't respond properly. Its like the screen is frozen

texts:
I have a 12.5 inch iPad Pro 2nd Generation running iPadOS 13.5. It developed a problem this week. When I swipe down on the home screen it brings up the search screen shown below.

Normally I would use this screen to search for a certain app and then open it. Now that doesn't work anymore. I can search ok and it'll find the app but then its like the screen freezes. It doesn't recognize me tapping on the screen. So if I want the Kindle reader, for example, I used to be able to just tap the icon.  Now it doesn't sense a tap. To use a different app now I have to page through my apps till I find the app I want and tap it then. Does anyone know what's wrong? I recently connected a 3rd party blue-tooth keyboard and the screen works fine using the keyboard.


texts: Set PATH variable so that it is detected in all applications, even outside terminal. (El Captain)

texts:
My ~/etc/path looks as follows:

/usr/local/bin
/usr/bin
/bin
/usr/sbin
/sbin

The Problem:

When I type echo $PATH into terminal, I get back:

/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin

And this persists for every application started in the terminal. For instance, if I type emacs, and then do:

M-x getenv PATH

My output is:

/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin

However, if I start up emacs using launchpad instead of terminal and once again enter M-x getenv PATH, my output is instead /usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin.

As you can see my change to ~/etc/path, which was the addition of /usr/local/bin, is missing.

Another Example:

I use a Firefox plugin called vimperator which emulates vim functionality in Firefox. It has a feature that allows the user to edit webpage input in vim. However, this does not seem to work on OS X. On a hunch I type the command !echo $PATH into vimperator and see the following: /usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin. Of course, since the symlink called gvim, which points to macvim, was created and placed into /usr/local/bin by brew, this behavior makes sense. What I don't understand is why the PATH is read the way it is.

Solutions that I have tried:

I have obviously restarted my machine.

EDIT (As requested by now deleted comment):

using sysctl user.cs_path in the terminal brings up:

user.cs_path: /usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin


texts: How can I transfer data from a G5 iMac to an i7 iMac?

texts:
Today's my mother's birthday, and hey gift is a new iMac.

Her older iMac has a G5 processor, and is thus stuck on Leopard. She also has an older version of iLife.

What will be the best way to transfer the data? Does the migration assistant work well across OS versions and CPU architectures? (I know that for some programs I'll require Rosetta.)


texts: PPTP VPN won't connect after updating to El Capitan

texts:
This is a 2015 rMBP and after I updated to El Capitan (have not installed any betas) my PPTP VPN connection just hangs on "Connecting". If I then click "Disconnect" it hangs similarly until I kill pppd.

Anyone have this problem and found a solution?

Edit: system.log after clicking "Connect":

Oct 15 19:03:56 nspassov nesessionmanager[5803]: NESMLegacySession[VA:0CABA80E-F475-40F9-B087-AF2C698ADB71]: Received a start command from com.apple.preference.network.re[23190]
Oct 15 19:03:56 nspassov nesessionmanager[5803]: NESMLegacySession[VA:0CABA80E-F475-40F9-B087-AF2C698ADB71]: status changed to connecting
Oct 15 19:03:56 nspassov pppd[23225]: NetworkExtension is the controller
Oct 15 19:03:56 --- last message repeated 1 time ---
Oct 15 19:03:56 nspassov pppd[23225]: password not found in the system keychain
Oct 15 19:03:56 nspassov pppd[23225]: publish_entry SCDSet() failed: Success!
Oct 15 19:03:56 --- last message repeated 1 time ---
Oct 15 19:03:56 nspassov pppd[23225]: pppd 2.4.2 (Apple version 809) started by nick, uid 501
Oct 15 19:04:13 nspassov pppd[23225]: assertion failed: 15A284: libxpc.dylib + 27218 [3E09C275-A33B-357A-B0AB-A2DDF88EC9D5]: 0x13
Oct 15 19:04:13 nspassov pppd[23225]: assertion failed: 15A284: libxpc.dylib + 23599 [3E09C275-A33B-357A-B0AB-A2DDF88EC9D5]: 0x13
Oct 15 19:04:14 --- last message repeated 909 times ---
Oct 15 19:04:14 nspassov com.apple.xpc.launchd[1] (com.apple.screensharing[23227]): Endpoint has been activated through legacy launch(3) APIs. Please switch to XPC or bootstrap_check_in(): com.apple.screensharing.server
Oct 15 19:04:14 nspassov pppd[23225]: assertion failed: 15A284: libxpc.dylib + 23599 [3E09C275-A33B-357A-B0AB-A2DDF88EC9D5]: 0x13


texts: SSL Client authentication with non-exportable certificates in Mac

texts:
We use our organization's provided SSO certificate for SSL client authentication from our Java based desktop clients (Mac and Windows).

It seems in Mac, the certificate is marked with non-exportable private key and Java tries to export the key inside JVM for SSL client authentication.
Hence our certificate authentication is not working.

Is this a limitation in macOS where SSL client authentication does not work with the non exportable certificate or are there any workarounds for this?


texts: App Downloading at a Different Size than App Store says

texts:
I have a problem with my Facebook app where the App Store says it's supposed to be 59.6 MB but when it downloads (and I haven't open it yet), it's 167 MB.

Ironically, I wrote a blog post about how apps like Facebook and Messenger cache images and posts, which takes up space, and can only be stopped (without jailbreaking) by deleting and reinstalling the app. This is because when you delete the app, it also deletes 'Documents and Data' (including cached data).

I conclude that for whatever reason, the cached data is not being deleted, but I could be wrong.

Does anybody know how to fix this?


texts: How to force quit the "Force Quit Applications" window

texts:
The "Force Quit Applications" window opened spontaneously due to memory pressure.

Now I can't close the "Force Quit Applications" window itself . The "X" button doesn't close the window and it doesn't have an icon in the dock or a menu bar.


texts:
I brought a macbook pro last year (on the 24th of March 2012). and today i tried to buy a apple care protection plan. When i tried to register the apple care protection plan i got an message which states;

We apologize for any inconvenience, but registration for this product requires additional documentation. Please submit your proof of purchase for review by Apple. If your registration is accepted, your product will be covered.

Therefore, i uploaded the receipt that i got from a local store. Is it the receipt that they are expecting ?

And, they have told me that they will get back to me within 24-48 hours. If they get late i will not be able to register the apple care protection plan before the deadline.

What will hapen if apple gets delayed to reply to me and as a result i fail to register the apple care protection plan before the deadline (24th March 2013). Will the apple care protection plan get cancelled and i will not be able to get apple's support for 2 years from now ?


texts: Is there a way to add shortcuts to open a particular folder in Save Dialogs and Finder Windows?

texts:
I know that when you're saving or opening a file ⌘ shift D shoots you to the Desktop folder, and pressing ⌘ shift D whilst using finder shoots you to the desktop folder as well.

Is there a way to create a custom shortcut to jump to your own choice of folder? (e.g. ⌘ shift W for your 'Work' folder).


texts: How can I switch terminal settings using a keyboard shortcut?

texts:
Usually I need different settings in my terminal depending on what I'm working on. For example, change the opacity to see some info on the back.

I think an option is to set different setting schemas, and then switch between them with a keyboard shortcut. Any ideas on how to achieve this?


texts:
I'm looking to the sublimetext build system, where I considering to customize my own build based on make.

Since there is C.sublime-build I was expecting to find Make.sublime-build. Where is it?


texts:
I am having trouble with AFP Sharing a backup drive from one computer to another. Yesterday it was working fine and today it's not. I don't think any settings have changed since yesterday. When I try to connect via AFP in the Finder, I get this message

  The server "192.168.1.6" may not exist or it is unavailable at this time. Check the server name or IP address, check your network connection, and then try again.

I have used ping on both computers to make sure the LAN is working, and it is. Any suggestions?


texts: Moving Sim Card from One iPhone to Another

texts: I am looking to buy an iPhone 4 from the secondary market. I currently have an iPhone 3GS. Can I just replace the sim on the new iphone with my current sim? Or is there something else that I need to do?


texts: Mac Terminal read each .txt file in folder and write (add) as text to specific file

texts: I have folder with 600+ .txt files. Each file has couple lines of short text. I want to create another file and write text from all those files to new one. Are there some Terminal commands or tools to do this?


texts: Do I need a screen protector for my new touch-screen smartphone?

texts:
With my old dumbphone I never really worried about the screen, but my new iPhone 4 has a pretty gorgeous screen that I certainly would never want to come to harm. So I was wondering how many people out there use a screen protector, and what your experience has been.

Specifically:

Do you use a screen protector for your smartphone?
Do they interfere with touch-sensitivity of a touch-screen?
Are all screen protectors created equal? Are there "good" ones and "bad" ones?
Are they more resistant to fingerprints than the glass?
Do they get grimey/dirty/cloudy?
Are they harder to clean than the glass, or do you just replace it?
How often would you need to replace it?
With glass on the back of my iPhone4, do I need one on the back as well? Or is that just stupid?

I guess the most important question is:

Do they really protect the screen in any meaningful way? Or do they just make you feel better?


texts: How to prevent warnings like No xauth data when doing ssh from OS X to other machines?

texts:
I get Warning: No xauth data; using fake authentication data for X11 forwarding. when I do ssh to other machines from my OS X machine which has X-server installed.

echo $DISPLAY returns something like /tmp/launch-4eEyr6/org.macosforge.xquartz:0

Inside ~/.ssh/config I specified XAuthLocation xauth but I still get the errors.

If I replace the line with full path to xauth (/opt/X11/bin/xauth), I stop getting the errors but the problem is that I do share the ssh config file between several machines, so I cannot put a path that is specific to Mac on it.

I would prefer a solution that would not require me to create a symlink on Mac from /opt/X11/bin/xauth to /usr/bin/xauth.


texts: Can't find a last taken screenshot in the Finder Recent Files section

texts:
I took a screenshot and few minutes later wanted to get it via Finder -> Recent Files which is sorted by "last open date" but couldn't find the file there.
Is it a bug or Finder -> Recent Files don't show a screenshot files?


texts: How can I determine what is hanging git on my OS X machine?

texts:
I'm trying to do a git pull on my Mac from a local repo.  It is hanging.  My question is, why is it hanging and how can I stop it?  That is, I'm in a repo where the "remotes" are on the local filesystem:

rcook@mymachine (paraDIS_lib (master)): git remote -v
origin  /Users/rcook/gitrepos/paraDIS_lib (fetch)
origin  /Users/rcook/gitrepos/paraDIS_lib (push)

And if I do a git pull then it just hangs, no progress, nothing.  It seems to be stuck doing something called "git-upload-pack":

rcook@RichCookHomeMac (~ (BARE:master)): psfind git
root            15840     1   0.0  0.0 git              git fetch
rcook           23160 22699   0.0  0.0 git              git pull -v --progress
rcook           23161 23160   0.0  0.0 git              git fetch --update-head-ok -v --progress
rcook           23162 23161   0.0  0.0 git-upload-pack  git-upload-pack /Users/rcook/gitrepos/paraDIS_lib

And if run with GIT_TRACE, it looks like I'm hung on "git rev-list":

rcook@RichCookHomeMac (paraDIS_lib.local (master)):    GIT_TRACE=1 git pull
16:51:50.002029 git.c:348               trace: built-in: git 'pull'
16:51:50.002479 run-command.c:335       trace: run_command: 'fetch' '--update-head-ok'
16:51:50.003491 exec_cmd.c:128          trace: exec: 'git' 'fetch' '--update-head-ok'
16:51:50.016960 git.c:348               trace: built-in: git 'fetch' '--update-head-ok'
16:51:50.017949 run-command.c:335       trace: run_command: 'git-upload-pack '\''/Users/rcook/gitrepos/paraDIS_lib'\'''
16:51:50.018872 run-command.c:195       trace: exec: '/bin/sh' '-c' 'git-upload-pack '\''/Users/rcook/gitrepos/paraDIS_lib'\''' 'git-upload-pack '\''/Users/rcook/gitrepos/paraDIS_lib'\'''
16:51:50.038192 run-command.c:335       trace: run_command: 'rev-list' '--objects' '--stdin' '--not' '--all' '--quiet'

Indeed, I can induce a hang with:

GIT_TRACE=1 git rev-list --objects --stdin --not --all

Pulling from the same repo but from a remote machine via ssh works fine.  I.e.,

rcook@rzhasgpu18 (paraDIS_lib (master)): git remote -v
origin  mymachine.net:/Users/rcook/gitrepos/paraDIS_lib (fetch)
origin  mymachine.net:/Users/rcook/gitrepos/paraDIS_lib (push)

There, git pull works great, although it's still very slow.

My question is, shouldn't the local version be way way faster?  How can I figure out what is slowing this down?  On linux, I would run it under strace, but on OS X this is very hard to do it seems, especially in El Capitan with all its weird security stuff.


texts: Disk is almost full after restoring to factory defaults

texts:
After restoring my Macbook pro 2016 (MacOS Catalina 10.15.2) to factory setting, it told me that my disk is almost full, but that is highly unlikely, as I have just restored it !

Here is diskutil list:

/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *251.0 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     314.6 MB   disk0s1
   2:                 Apple_APFS Container disk1         250.7 GB   disk0s2

/dev/disk1 (synthesized):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      APFS Container Scheme -                      +250.7 GB   disk1
                                 Physical Store disk0s2
   1:                APFS Volume Macintosh HD - Data     200.7 GB   disk1s1
   2:                APFS Volume Preboot                 104.0 MB   disk1s2
   3:                APFS Volume Recovery                528.5 MB   disk1s3
   4:                APFS Volume VM                      5.4 GB     disk1s4
   5:                APFS Volume Macintosh HD - Data     30.5 GB    disk1s5
   6:                APFS Volume Macintosh HD            10.9 GB    disk1s6

How should I solve this crisis?


texts: Cannot install JDK 7 on macOS Sierra 10.12.6

texts:
I tried to install JDK 7u67 on my MacBook Pro with macOS Sierra 10.12.6, but all I get is this error message:

It does not really makes sense for me, because I already have higher version, so Java should be able to install. Has anyone faced same issue, please?


texts: I have a 2012 MacBook Pro updated from Mojave to Catalina. Want Mojave back principally for iTunes. Catalina was released Oct, 2019. I have TM backup from August 2019 that should have Mojave on it. I just made a new backup onto a different external drive from the one previously used for TM backups. My question: is is safe just to follow Apple instructions to do this? Just use Disk Utility to erase Mac HD and restore with the August TM backup? Thanks for help!  Ron


texts: Is it possible to have an encrypted volume mounted at boot time before anyone logs in?

texts:
I use /etc/fstab to mount a few external volumes at boot time (using a UUID= line). That makes them available at boot before anyone is logged in and thus they can be used for certain services.

This is easy enough and it works. It is also essential because there is no way to let LaunchDaemons wait until disk arbitration is up and running for volumes mounted in /Volumes. It also enables Time Machine to operate continuously, also when nobody is logged in. Which is very useful for a 'server' Mac (e.g. running Server.app for Open Directory and other open source services).

What I haven't done yet is try to do this with an encrypted volume. I was wondering if there is a way to have the external volume encrypted and still mount it before anyone is logged in.

The machine is a late 2018 Mac mini. It has a T2 chip so maybe I can use the security commands to tell the Mac about the credentials for the external volume.

I am using macOS Mojave but expect to be upgrading to Catalina.


texts: Can Time Machine be setup to back up only one folder?

texts:
I am beginning to make a project on my Mac, let's call it MyProject, and it's the only thing on this computer that is worth backing up.

Therefore, I will only need Time Machine to back up just the folder of my project (and everything that is on that folder including any subfolders).

(as an irrelevant note, back up devices will include encrypted thumb drives)

tl;dr:
So here goes my question, let's say that I need Time Machine to backup everything on /users/MyName/MyProject and nothing else, how can I get it to do that?


texts: Disable Instagram Video Auto-Play in iMessage

texts:
My wife just forwarded me an Instagram video in the Messages app, and annoyingly, the video began auto-playing on my phone (though without audio). Every time I go back to that conversation, the video starts up again.

Is there a setting, either in iMessage or in Instagram itself, to disable this auto-play?


texts:
I've switched to Mavericks and like the new features so far. But one thing bothers me - the new multi-screen behavior.

New in Mavericks

Multiple status bars
separated fullscreen modes

I don't like (need) a status bar on each screen simply because it reduces space and I have to click on the status bar to activate it, and I never use the fullscreen mode.

I have my browser opened on my small screen (MacBook) and all other applications on the big one.
When I click a link in Mail, Chrome always opens a new window instead of a new tab (the main reason I don't like it).

Sorry for all the extra stuff, here is my question:

Can Mavericks behave like Lion on multiple screens?

Is there anything like a third-party plugin or a hidden setting via the terminal?


texts: How do I get my purchased books in Mavericks iBooks?

texts: With the new iBooks for Mac I get all my books that I didn't buy in the iTunes store. But all books I did buy on the iTunes store, I don't get! When I go to the preferences and tell iBooks to sync purchases I just get a dialog saying, I need to authorize my Mac. But there is no hint on how to do that. How do I fix this?


texts:
My 2007 Macbook Pro has suffered from a failure of its GPU and will now only boot in Single User mode.

I want to sell it on eBay for spares, but obviously I don't want a hard drive with live data on it ending up on eBay.

I know you can destroy a drive's contents with a secure erase in Disk Utility, but as I said, I can't boot into any mode that requires graphics because the GPU is dead.

How do I secure erase the machine's drive in Single User mode?