texts: Sierra 10.12.6 incremental update caught in reboot loop

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I have automatic updates turned on.

This morning I was prompted to reboot in order to install a new (incremental) update. However each time I reboot I get the Apple logo + installation progress bar that takes about 15 minutes to complete.

Clicking "UPDATE" forces a reboot but fails to advance the situation. I've tried twice. I've also tried a plain old reboot twice.

How to resolve?


texts: How to approve "Unapproved caller" whilst installing the software?

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I'm trying to install FUSE for OS X, but it fails with the message:

Unapproved caller.
SecurityAgent may only be invoked by Apple
software.

How do I approve the caller or get rid of that error? What this error actually mean?


texts: External Disk to use with iTunes in a AirPort Extreme

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I have a external disk that I use now to have my iTunes collection, I want to connect the same disk to the AirPort Extreme so I dont have to use a USB port in my Notebook.

Does anyone have a reccomendation?


texts: How do I download Mac OS Sierra or High Sierra without an Apple ID?

texts: Couldn't find an official source for an installer/download of supported Mac OS versions. Everything I found goes to the App Store which prompts for an Apple ID.


texts: iPhone 5 Problem with recording on my calender

texts: The problem is that I cannot put items on my Calender beyond the date of 29 April 2017... Why can not go to farther years which appear in the calendar


texts: Xcode 8: Unable to Accept License Agreement on OS X El Capitan 10.11.6

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I have downloaded Xcode 8 from App Store. on clicking Xcode icon it is showing the following:

After clicking on Agree button it asks for the username and password. On entering the username and password nothing is happening.


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I recently bought a MacBook Air with Lion. I have had many issues since, especially when connecting to the internet through "open" wifi networks that redirect you to a login page in the browser (i.e., where you need to authenticate in-browser, not through some WEP, WPA or 802.1X thing); what follows has occurred with at least two distinct such networks.

Here's a list of the weird things that happen:

Can only login to the network using Firefox; not with Safari or Chrome.
When using Safari or Chrome (after logging in to the network using Firefox), I can only visit fairly "regular" sites; most https services (Gmail, Facebook, ...) just won't load.
Most annoyingly (I could just switch to Firefox to "solve" the above issues), other apps such as Mail.app or Twitter won't work. Mail and Safari even freeze quite often (I need to kill them to quit), and Safari won't even load anymore after being killed - I need to restart the Mac to have it "work" again.

My system is quite new and "clean", although I did copy documents and settings from an older Snow Leopard MacBook. I tried creating a new user to override any non-default settings I might have been using, to no avail.
Any ideas about what's going on?


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Using Audio Hijack I can intentionally "lag" the audio, so that when a sound happens on the system, I hear it a second later.

Can I similarly delay monitor output? I want to have my display lag a couple of seconds behind the audio that I hear.

On my MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015)'s built-in display.


texts: Trouble Understanding Inactive Memory in MacOSX

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I thought that I understood how MacOSX manages memory, but recently I’ve become baffled by its performance. Here is the situation:

I have a brand new Core i7 system with 8GB of physical memory running MacOSX 10.6.7.
There are a few Apps running regularly taking up some of the memory—Safari, Mail, Xcode, Terminal, etc.
I need to run three 64-bit processes in parallel, each of which uses about 2000M of real memory.
Although the wired memory stays below 1000M (i.e. I have over 7000M available for processes), I see heavy paging activity leading to very bad performance from the three memory-intensive processes that I launched.
Apparently, I am not running out of available RAM, as the reported inactive memory stays around 2500M and the active memory doesn’t rise above 5000M.

Can anyone give me a clue as to why MacOSX does not release the inactive memory for the processes that need it, instead resorting to paging? Also, is there any proper way to influence the memory management by the system?


texts: Why does Pages force me to waste the last line in the page?

texts: In the short video below, I'm trying to place the "CIS 256" in a new line below the paragraph ending with "MLQRT". But Pages refuses, insisting that the last line in the page, just below "MLQRT", should be unused. Why ?


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I have many devices from which I want to get logs using a syslog server hosted on my iMac.

To get in touch with logs and analyse them, I am looking for a good syslog viewer for mac which have the following functionalities :

color log by level
stats & graphs
send mail and alert

I tried the common logs viewers (console, SU => https://superuser.com/questions/320575/mac-os-x-logfile-viewer) but the two last functionalities I look for are not supported by them. It exists loggly.com but only on cloud version and logmx but which exist only in free version without stats.

Has someone any idea of a good syslog viewer (opensource / free if possible) which had these functions for mac ?


texts: Is it possible to close all notification alerts?

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I've come back from vacation, and I have an unknown large number of e-mail alerts piled up. Hitting the x in notification center only cleared some of them - I'm assuming it was the last 5 since that's what I have it configured to show.

It seems the only way I can clear them is by hitting "close" on each individual message, but that is ridiculously tedious and I have no idea how long it's going to take. In notification center, only new mails that come in are being shown and dismissable with the general x button.

I've tried switching off mail alerts, removing mail from notification center completely, closing Mail.app and restarting, and nothing clears the old alerts.

Is there a way?

EDIT: this has been happening since Yosemite at least, and is still happening in El Capitan.


texts: how to get ls to list files in case-insensitive order?

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How do I get the ls shell command to list my files in:

case-insensitive order
with the directories at the top?

The reason I ask is: I want Aquamacs Emacs dired to list my files and directories this way. Emacs queries ls when displaying dired.

Which means I don't think piping using a command like
     ls -whatever | sort -f
will work. (Or will it? Can I do something fancy with aliases?)

I'm using zsh at the moment, but I'm not sure that matters for Emacs.

Similar questions have been asked here before and in other forums, but never resolved.

So, is this possible?


texts: How can I add a name or title to the voice memos that sync from my iPhone to iTunes on my Mac? All I get in the playlist is the date and duration of the memo - right click, left click, nothing works.


texts: Can I use the promotional Apple images in my apps tutorial screen?

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Hey I am using the stock apple iPhone images to place my screenshots over: https://developer.apple.com/app-store/marketing/guidelines/#images. My app has a tutorial screen in it where you can swipe between screens and get instructions on how to use the app. I would also like to use these images for the tutorial. Is this allowed? I noticed there are two points on the page:

2.2 Image use
The Apple product images of iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch can be used only to promote your app available on the App Store. Feature only products for which your app is currently developed.

As it isn't for promotion an it's within the app does that mean I can't use them? I also noticed:

2.8 Rendering and illustration
Do not render in 3D or create any simulation of an Apple product. Do not use illustration to depict an Apple product, except for instructional material. If generic portable devices are illustrated, do not include details that are unique to Apple products, such as the round Home button or ring/silent and volume controls.

Well my tutorial is instructional, so I am wondering if I can use them...Any pointers on this  would be really appreciated! thanks


texts: Graphics performance drop after waking from sleep in Catalina (MacBook Pro)

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I installed MacOS Catalina last week. I restart my MBP and everything's great, then at some point I either close the lid or just lock the screen for a few hours (sometimes not even a full hour) and after that, graphics performance seems to have dropped.

Symptoms include slow vim (e.g., moving the cursor around), sluggish animations in Safari (e.g., opening and closing tabs), slow transitioning between workspaces, choppy animations when minimising applications.

I've seen some people suggest to reset the NVRAM, but I'd rather not do it until someone confirms that to be the solution.

I had first described this issue in this post in the Apple Support Communities: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/8614302. Sometimes a minor MacOS update would seem to fix it, and then another update would seem to reignite the issue.

Here are the specs:

Product:
  Model Name:   MacBook Pro
  Model Identifier: MacBookPro11,4
  Processor Name:   Quad-Core Intel Core i7
  Processor Speed:  2,2 GHz
  Number of Processors: 1
  Total Number of Cores:    4
  L2 Cache (per Core):  256 KB
  L3 Cache: 6 MB
  Hyper-Threading Technology:   Enabled
  Memory:   16 GB
  Boot ROM Version: 195.0.0.0.0
  SMC Version (system): 2.29f23

Mac OS:
  10.15.1

EDIT: after searching around some more I found this Reddit post and as the user here shows his GPU performance drops to 0.2 GHz. I installed Intel Power Gadget and behold I'm also at 0.2 GHz after having the "bad wake from sleep" problem. Maybe this can be fixed by somehow bumping performance back to the regular value?

EDIT2: my problem is different from Serious Performance Problems using Expose in Catalina because the issues in the other question seem much more severe and include symptoms like extreme temperatures and unusable UI. The other question's issue seemed to be centered around overheating due to dust and bad thermal paste.


texts: Can't open mime-attachment.ics attachment in calendar on iPhone

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Since I installed iOS 7 on my iPhone I can not open mime-attachment.ics (invitation sent from an Outlook email) files in my calendar. Does anyone know what i can do to open these files in my calendar?

iPhone 5, iOS 7.0.4


texts: How do I get Siri to call Amy instead of Aimee?

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I don't even have a phone number for Aimee.  Amy is even marked as a favorite. Whenever I say "Call Amy" then Siri says "I don't have a phone number for Aimee."

It was working with iOS 9.

iOS 10.1.1, iPhone 5,1.


texts: Service to remove all white space from a string?

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I'm ultimately looking to create a service that will allow me to count all selected non-whitespace characters.  To get there though, I'm looking for a way to remove all whitespace characters from a string in a service that I can then use for other such purposes.  For example, I mainly want to use it to get quick DNA coordinates while looking at output in Terminal.app, but I can think of other uses, like counting code characters.

I have found applescripts to remove spaces, but nothing I've found appears to account for tabs, newline characters, carriage returns, or any other strange or weird character that doesn't display.

Note: I don't want to create a file or use or change the clipboard.

Side-question: Is there a way to display the result (briefly) in a bezel, like the way you can display phone numbers from the Contacts app?


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I am trying to create a shared album in iCloud, containing about 750 photos and 50 short videos.

Using Photos both on iOS 9 and El Capitan, the process of adding the photos to the album is extremely slow.

On iOS, when I try to share the photos I am shown a modal "preparing" dialogue that doesn't seem to progress.

On my Mac (which does not have "Optimize Storage" enabled) the sharing progress bar fills slowly, then stays mostly filled for a very very long time, while heavily using the CPU.

Given the amount of network traffic that is caused by the request, I assume that Photos is trying to download/re-upload each image.

Given that the photos are already stored on iCloud, I would expect to be able to share the photos instantly, as I can do with Google Photos.

Is this the expected behaviour or am I suffering from an abnormal issue?

EDIT: added photo of iOS dialog

Adding one photo to a new shared album works ok, but as I add more photos in one go the time taken scales up quickly.


texts: Awkward dialog box: MZFinance.InAppBuyLoginRequired_message

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I am getting the following dialog box for a few days:

How can I find out which application is showing it and how can I solve the issue?
I am on Mac OS 10.7.5.

Edit:

I followed the bassplayer7's answer (moving /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration
/NetworkInterfaces.plist to trash and restarting) but it didn't solve the problem.
I moved the hard drive of one my macbooks to another one. So, this might be the cause of the issue.


texts: MBP Mid 2010 crashes with single color on screen

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My laptop crashes and displays colourful screens:
Red, orange, purple, green, pink, white, black.

I then have to shut it down for a couple of hours for it to work a while more. Does anyone know what could be causing the issue and how to solve it? It's a MacBook Pro Mid 2010.


texts: iTunes Match: Matched songs are now Uploaded and I can't download the 256kbps version of songs

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I subscribed to iTunes Match yesterday and let matching process run overnight. This morning, most of my tunes were matched.  I wanted to upgrade my matched 128kbps bitrate tracks for iTunes Store 256kbps bitrate tracks.

I followed the instructions here, which created a Smart Playlist of all the 128kbps tracks that were matched.  I saw all the tunes that I wanted to upgrade in that playlist. So I followed the instructions to delete one song.  After I deleted the song from the playlist, I was able to download a 256kbps version from the Store.  Seeing that the process worked, I decided to repeat that process for all songs in the playlist. I selected all the songs from the playlist and deleted.  All the tunes listed in the smart playlist disappeared from the playlist.  But there were still in my Music library.  Now the iCloud Status of each of the songs that I wanted to upgrade has changed from Matched to Uploaded.  If I delete a 128kbps song and try to download it, I still get the 128kbps version of that song.  An example is The Beatles "Here Comes the Sun".  This song is available in the ITunes Store and I'm 100% certain its status was Matched before I deleted it from the playlist but now its status is uploaded and I can't get the 256kbps version.

I quit iTunes (10.6.1 and I'm on OSX 10.7.4) and tried "Update iTunes Match" several times but status of all those songs in playlist is still Uploaded. So how do I fix this so that I can download 256kbps versions of my formerly Matched 128kbps songs?


texts: Is there a way to know the current (or average power consumption) on OS X (a Mac Mini without battery). Preferred would be a command line tool but anything is OK.


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I just purchased a brand-new MacBook Pro, Retina (15" screen). The "Hello" pamphlet in the box starts out:

Your battery is charged and ready to go, so you can start using your Mac right out of the box.

However, the battery was completely drained. It charged up fairly quickly (I didn't time that, however) and the device functions fine.

I used it off and on for a total of around 40-45 minutes this morning -- usual web surfing with maybe 2-3 minutes of video, max. This took the power level down from about 94% to 75%. Then I closed the lid to see how the battery would hold up while the device slept. After 8 hours away at my office, I came back to find it at 70% (down from 75%).

Question Should the lack of charge out of the box be reason enough to return this thing? And is the draw-down on power I described indicative of the normal, expected battery performance?


texts: Mac lag terribly when restarted from chosen Startup Disk

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My Mac has Filevault from quite some time ago.  Just now, I restarted it and went into recovery mode using cmd+R.

From there, I select Startup Disk from the menu, unlocked, and clicked restart.

After that, it restarted to the login screen and the computer started lagging really terribly at the startup screen. Even when I make furthur restarts by clicking on the Restart button at the login screen, the lag does not go away.

Does anyone know what is causing the lag?

(The lag went away when I clicked shutdown and turned on the computer.)


texts: How can I know whether an app supports the iPad Retina display?

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In the app store is there any easy, ideally universal way to tell whether an app supports Retina graphics? A great deal of apps have a What's New entry that says "Added Retina Support" or "Support for New iPad" but as time passes that won't be a good measure.

I've noticed some apps have lower-res thumbnails (I can only tell by looking) on my Homescreen but the App Store icons tend to look perfectly clear. Of course running the app I can usually immediately see if it's the old resolution, but I'd like to be able to tell before I download (or purchase!) the app.

How can I tell if an app is Retina enabled from the app store?


texts: In Macbook Pro 17", what's the difference between processors?

texts: What's the difference between processors here, other than 0.1GHz? Are there actual model numbers given for the processors so I can look them up on Intel's website? I'd like to see the real differences, and information seems sparse on the Apple store page. Is it worth $250 for the difference?


texts: Dock disappears and background black when connecting monitor

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My dock disappears as soon as I connect my display. The Dock process is killed. When I disconnect, the Dock process becomes available.

➜  ~ killall Dock
No matching processes belonging to you were found

Looks similar problem to this question, although for them it is happening with their main display. My OS is latest – Catalina 10.15.5 (updated May 26, 2020)

I am also unable to change the background. The settings all work fine, just the background doesn't show.

Before you answer about showing/hiding dock settings, or changing background, this question is something else entirely:

my monitor is 4k 60Hz, works fine with my wife's Macbook (exactly same model), with same usb-c cable, same settings. I just plug the USB-C cable to mine and don't do anything different
there are other monitors I have tested that have the same problem with my mac. Although, it's random (sometimes they work with no problem). My monitor just always has this problem since last month's update
I have tried deleting the finder plist and dock plist and restarting. But probably those have nothing to do with the problem
I tried resetting NVRAM and PRAM. This problem seems to be something screwed in OS settings

I am suspecting this may be a problem in the settings of how my mac handles a display, and I was wondering if there's a way to reset the detection of monitors or display settings/configurations altogether!


texts: Is there a desktop twitter client that has a built in browser?

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I really like the iPad version of twitter, in that it opens up links to the right of your stream. No need to go anywhere else. Of course, the new browser based client opens photos on the right. But Twitter for Mac only opens up links in your regular browser.

Does anyone know of a desktop client that has its own built-in browser?


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On iTunes I set up a smart playlist to contain only downloaded music (iTunes Match) so that I can use it offline or when the connection has a very low quality (see for example Create a Smart Playlist for iCloud Songs that have been downloaded Locally)

I would like to achieve something similar on my iPhone.

I know that I can create a smart list on iTunes but the logic will refer to iTunes and not the iPhone. For example my "downloaded music" list is also present on iPhone but the songs are the one downloaded in iTunes not iPhone.

Did I miss something? Is there a way to create a similar list or to listen to local music only?


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How can I enable dark theme of GUI? I can not believe that it is not possible. As I googled - theming was possible at the past but now for security reasons I need look to the bright screen at night.

Quote from flavours.interacto.net:
Apple introduced a new security policy on OS X El Capitan, preventing every process (even privileged ones) from modifying system files, either on filesystem or dynamically at runtime.

No workaround?


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I used to have 10.11 yesterday when I saw multiple ads from multiple sites opening when I'm viewing webpages using Safari. I updated to the latest version of the OS, 10.11.6 but it hasn't fixed the issue. I've restarted the OS multiple times. I've tried MalwareBytes as it was suggested in forums. I also tried removing all safari data from Library folders to reset Safari and it still hasn't fixed the issue.
The malware redirects websites I visit to offerland.info / bestphoneapps.mobi / mobrevflwms.com and many other sites.

Solutions would be appreciated.


texts: Can I remotely access an iPhone from a computer overseas?

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I'm in England and have no Apple products.

My mom's in North America. We both have Internet. She's unskilled, but having difficulties, with iPhone that I'd like to access remotely from my Windows laptop.
Can I?


texts: CommCenter (from CoreTelephony.framework) is eating 600+ MB of my RAM, why do I even need it?

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I do not have a MacBook laptop running OS X 10.11.3.
As far as I understand, CoreTelephony.framework is about cellular networks, so it might be useful on phones, for example. But the laptop obviously doesn't have any relevant hardware.
I see CommCenter (parent process: launchd (1)) in Activity Monitor and it's said to consume 600+ MB of RAM. That's too much for something useless.
How can I get rid of it? And why does it show up there? (Can it be a sign of some malware and stuff?)
Update:
After killing that process manually, I don't see anything bad happening.


texts: Application will not let me quit it. What should I do?

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The Bit-torrent Transmission application will not let me quit it in my Mac (latest OS X). Actually the icon says "application not responding". When I open up activity monitor it is not there. Also, when I look it up using Terminal it will not find it either. I tried to restart the computer via Terminal but it will not let me enter my password.

What should I do?


texts: After reinstall macOS 10.13.6, App store not work with updates

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Simple.

Opened App Store
Updated software
Stuck. Now my computer not restart.

Now the only way to restart my computer is via terminal


texts: What program can I use to open a .prl file? I want to view the preferred roaming list from my carrier bundle, but I don’t know which software will open this file.


texts: How to stop the iPhone from vibrating for just the alarm?

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How do I set the vibrate to not fire for alarms but still fire for calls, texts, emails, reminders, etc?

I have looked at third party alarms but they all seem quite fallible, many do not work when you press the home button. Those that do use push notifications to get around this but this feature obeys the silent switch on the phone which means you have to remember to switch the sound on each night. And I have had two of them just randomly not work on me.

Is there a way of turning the vibrate off for just the alarm?

I'm willing to jailbreak for this.


texts: Is it safe to let apps use Touch ID on an iOS device?

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There are some apps that allow logging in via Touch ID (for instance banking apps).

I know that it is relatively secure to use this feature as long as no-one has illicit access to my fingerprints, and the device is not physically accessed.

But what if the database of the application gets compromised?

What kind of information will be leaked? What sort of actions could be taken having this information? Does iOS protect this information from being leaked? Is this documented somewhere?

I can guess that the application will not be given direct access to the finger-print photo, there should be some kind of hash which doesn't allow restoring the original finger-print. In the ideal case, iOS would not even allow the app to access a hash, instead it would provide some way of authorizing.


texts: Is there a way to browse groups on the iPhone 4, created in Google contacts in the address book?

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I currently have Gmail contacts synched to my iPhone but I noticed that , I can't find my contacts created in Google contacts in the address book.

Do you know of any hacks or apps that would allow me to browse groups created in Google contacts in the address book?


texts: Unfortunate deleting binary command file

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I deleted "chmod" by mistake using "sudo rm chmod".
What is the way to recover the chmod command?
Is it 'a no way to do it' operation?
I'm using Mac OS X Yosemite.


texts: How to remove "Open in Finder" from a Stack on the Dock when viewed as a Grid?

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Is there a way I can remove "Open in Finder" from a Stack on the Dock when viewed as a Grid?

I'm referring to the icon the red arrow is pointing to in the example image below.


texts:
I just updated to 10.9.1 and when the system restarted I got a window that said "Incompatible Software". But I got a Little Snitch window on top of it obscuring that window. For whatever reason I could not close the LittleSnitch window nor could I switch to the "Incompatible Software" window. I tried multiple times and the only way out was to restart the machine. All was well after that.

But I don't know what software was listed in the window and what options I had. Is there anyway to have that window back?


texts: Why separate "People" albums in iOS Photos app?

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Why do I have a "People" album and a separate "People: From My Mac" album on my iPhone? Why aren't these combined? How do I combine them?

iPhone SE
iOS 10.2.1
MacBook Pro
macOS 10.12.3


texts: How to stop Milanese Loop Apple Watch band from slipping?

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I recently purchased an Apple Watch with the Milanese Loop band and have been struggling with the band loosening over the course of the day. Multiple times an hour I need to re-adjust the magnetic clasp. Googling for milanese loop band slipping shows a lot of other people having similar problems, but no clear answers.
How do I stop my Milanese Loop band from slipping?


texts: Convert .docx to .epub with apple pages using command line

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Pages has an File > Export To > ePub... option that I'm using to manually convert a Word document (which Pages can open directly) to ePub format.

I'm basically looking for the equivalent of:

/Applications/calibre.app/Contents/MacOS/ebook-convert mybook.docx mybook.epub

For completeness, I want to use Pages instead of Calibre because it does something 'smarter' with one aspect of arabic text that I need: it tags all arabic blocks with dir="rtl".


texts: I have a MacBook Pro 4.1. In the past - from time to time - you could feel a bit of electricity close to the aluminium case when working in AC mode, but now things are getting worse. I can feel the electricity all the time, especially close to the opening button and to the corners. Talking with other MBP users, I have been told that the whole MBP 1.4 series has got this problem and that it is due to the presence of the aluminium case. Is it a known issue? Is there any workaround to properly ground the laptop?


texts: Why does my iOS device beep and vibrate even after turning off "sounds" in every app?

texts: Why is my iPhone making a mystery tritone sound when the sound is on, and a mystery vibrate when set to silent? Yes, yes, I already read this answer: Why does my iOS device beep at noon every day?. I learned the same thing at the Genius Bar. But I've already turned "Sounds" off in every app that doesn't appear in my notification center. So, now what?


texts: Can I connect a LED cinema display to an iMac late 2013?

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I'm wondering if I can connect:

LED Cinema Display (27-inch)

to a:

iMac (27-inch, Late 2013)

My conundrum arises because the iMac has only thunderbolt ports but LED Cinema Display uses a miniDisplayPort connector. The port shape is identical but I'm wondering if the connection works.
Here Apple says:

Thunderbolt and Thunderbolt 2 are not the same as Mini DisplayPort .
They have the same shape, but use different symbols on the cable and
port. However, this port does support Mini DisplayPort for video
output, so you can use a Mini DisplayPort cable to connect a Mini
DisplayPort display.

... but I'd like to doble check if somebody has already made this setup work.


texts: Script Editor.app: newlines are formatted as CR rather than LF

texts:
I often use the builtin Script Editor.app to write, compile, and debug AppleScripts before I copy/paste the polished code into a shell script (with #!/usr/bin/osascript). That said, one really annoying thing is that the code I copied from Script Editor always uses CR as line delimiters, rather than the Unix (including OS X) standard LF. As a result I always have to tr '\r' '\n' before pasting into scripts, or they won't work (and won't even cat nicely).

I just want to know if others can confirm this issue? (I'm running OS X 10.10.1 now with Script Editor 2.7, but IIRC the same behavior was with 10.9 and earlier.)
Also, any guesses on why this is happening? Is it possible that Apple never rewrote the relevant code ever since classic Mac OS (that would be insane...)?


texts: Is there a way to remove App from iTunes Connect?

texts:
Accidentally I used wrong naming convention for my Bundle ID in my App, and I want to delete that App from iTunes Connect, is it somehow possible? I already removed from developer.apple.com > Identifier > App IDs that certain Bundle ID. What else I can do?

App is still in Prepare for Submission state.


texts: Connecting Apple Cinema display removes wallpaper and hides dock

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I have two monitors - a ThinkVision, another Apple 27" cinema. I have in the past individually connected them to 2018 MBP Retina via Thunderbolt. OS is Catalina. 32GB RAM. Radeon Pro 560X 4GB.
When I tried to connect these 2 displays at once, following happened

the dock vanished, no way to bring back
wallpaper on all displays (including Mac's native) blacked out. I can see desktop icons though
4 finger gestures don't work

I have tried the following:

connect only Apple display
connect Apple display directly on USB-C via Thunderbolt to USB-C adapter
slide mouse on the edge of the display to attempt to bring dock there
reset NVRAM, PRAM and delete the .plist files as explained here

Previously, each of them have worked nicely individually. After this attempt, even individually connecting Apple display gives me the same problem (can't go back to previous state). However, the ThinkVision display works fine individually with none of these issues.
Does it have to do with refresh rate, or Resolution supported by Mac, etc.?


texts: How do I revert the sudo less /private/etc/cups/printers.conf command?

texts:
I have used the above command to try and find my printer's address using the web.

Now I would like to revert this setting using terminal.

Can anyone help me with this?


texts: Is there any way to identify passwords in my keychains that haven't been accessed in a long time?

texts:
I'm a web developer and I deal with a lot of passwords. Many of these I only need for a short while and then never again. My login keychain has quickly grown to several hundred items. I do the occasional spring clean, but it's tedious.

What would be incredibly useful is if I could see the last time each password was read. Anything that hadn't been touched in say three months would be a good candidate for deletion. I might even be able to automate the process, moving old passwords into a "trash" keychain.

I've played around with the security terminal command and it looks like only creation and modification times are recorded. Is that right?


texts:
My 2011 Mbp has one of the ill fated AMD GPU's that through some clever work of the people on here is chugging along on its integrated GPU.

My question is there a way to set this up for future use as a headless server. requiring no gpu drivers to be loaded at all. because as it stands every time there is an update i have to manually remove the amd.kext files to get a bootable MBP.
when MacOs rebuilds the kexts I can load single user mode to remove leading me to believe this is possible.

Is there a way to set up the MBP to be remotely accessible headless server for files and media?
also would this allow me to update from Sierra?


texts:
I often do the same job: select each track in selected set of tracks, open Properties of track and set the number of the track.

I am just wondring may be there is a script or plugin for iTunes to re-enumerate tracks.

For example, I have tracks:

Number of Track     Song Name
---------------     ---------
      1               Song A
      2               Song X
      5               Song Y
      8               Song S
     12               Song H

I want to select tracks 5,8 and 12 and enumerate them like this:

Number of Track     Song Name
---------------     ---------
      1               Song A
      2               Song X
      3               Song Y
      4               Song S
      5               Song H

Is there a way to automate this task?


texts: Is there a way to set a global shortcut Key to Open Safari in Mac OS?


texts:
I was watching a video on YouTube and my iPad just blanked out. I have tried charging it for one hour (like the Apple website said to), connecting it to iTunes and held the 'off/on' and the 'home' button together for a minute (roughly).

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5894688?start=0&tstart=0


texts: Built-in display resolution resets when connecting to external monitor

texts: I have my Retina Macbook Pro's built-in display set to the scaled resolution "more space" in System Preferences. Whenever I connect to an external monitor (extended mode), the resolution resets to "default". I have to manually change it back to a larger resolution. Is there anyway to lock it on the correct resolution and prevent this behavior?


texts: Spotlight Search displays "Indexing..." forever

texts:
macOS 10.12.6

Spotlight Search, when I start to type, it changes from a single-line text field to the real-time search results.

In the left, between the bar and the "Top Hits" search results, it says "Indexing..." and displays a full horizontal bar.

This never advances (it looks full), and it never finishes.

The search results are not correct since this started happening.

I was suffering from the Safari 12 -> Spotlight Search display disappears while typing problem, and I've turned off the Safari indexing already.


texts: Does iPod Touch 5th gen 16GB (mid 2013) still have built-in Camera app for use with front-facing camera?

texts:
Recall: At the end of May, Apple introduced a lower-cost iPod Touch (5th generation, mid 2013) with just 16GB of storage, in one color (silver), no hand-strap, and no iSight rear-facing camera – but the front FaceTime camera remains.  So:

Does this low-cost model of the iPod Touch 5th gen still ship with the iOS built-in "Camera" app, for use with the front-facing FaceTime camera that remains?

I'm asking because this is the first iOS device that has only a front-facing camera, and I'm not sure if it is for FaceTime only, or if the camera can still be used for stills and video (facing the user's direction, of course.)  Thanks!


texts: Japanese MacBook Stop Switching to Japanese Language

texts:
I own a Japanese version MacBook Pro, that of course has the Japanese keyboard with the particular keys (around the space bar) that are used to switch between the various forms of Japanese (and English) language input. This is running OSX Lion FYI.

My problem is that the machine sometimes seems to switch into Japanese input mode even when no one has touched the input mode switching keys. This is issue also happens on my wife's MacBook running OSX Snow Leopard and a friend's iBook running Leopard, all of these being Japanese model machines.

Does anyone know of a way to force the OS to ONLY switch the input language when someone actually chooses it from the actual pull down menu?

Perhaps all three of us are hitting the input keys by mistake (i highly doubt that though). If that is the case then it is a design flaw.

Any input (non-Japanese :) would be greatly appreciated.


texts: Does Yosemite have a problem reaching alternate subnets?

texts:
I know my question is a bit vague.  Read on.

I have a static route set in my Asus router to bridge from one subnet to another (downstream router).  My Mavericks machine can connect to devices (via a web browser pointing to a devices' IP address control panel; for instance, a Brother printer) on this other subnet just fine but all (and I've tested 4!) Yosemite machines cannot.  I have also found that a Windows 10 machine connects just fine.  These Macs are all connected to the main router via wifi, DHCP and all options in network settings appear to be identical.  It appears to me that something changed in Yosemite.  btw, ping results via Terminal are basically identical on Yosemite and Mavericks.  0% packet loss to one of the intended targets and 100% packet loss to an unused address in the downstream subnet.  The only differences are just some expected variations in the ping times.

I have also found that a Lion computer (10.7.5) can also connect to the other subnet just fine.  Do I have something screwed up or is there a problem with Yosemite?


texts: Mac Vanilla Menu Bar App - How can I move the icon around?

texts:
This is my current menu bar. The little caret at the far left is the Vanilla app hiding some icons. Works great, but I want to move the caret all the way to the right. Is there a way to do that? Using command + drag is not working.

Thanks in advance!


texts: Apple's MFi licensee Accessory with classic Bluetooth communicate with app

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We have license MFi accessory which let us connect with iOS app. accessory uses Bluetooth® Version 2.1 SPP pro le HID Pro le Apple iAP2/MFi

So my app should be using external framework to connect to classic Bluetooth device.

I've read about FAQ and rest of details. It's confusing and I did not get a 100% answer to my only question.

Since we have to create app which communicates to MFi accessory , via Classic Bluetooth do we need to enrolled for MFi license because we have to use external framework? Or we do not have to enrolled for MFi program and can directly use framework with SDK accessory offering as it is MFi license accessory?


texts: What is a normal cpu temperature for a MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011)?

texts:
Problem with temperature on this mac:

MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011)MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011)
2.4 GHz Intel Core i5
16 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
Intel HD Graphics 3000 512 MB

Now I have temperature about 80-100C in 90% of time (without load temperature about 65-70C). I think maybe problem with thermal paste and heatsink.

Before I install Yosemite 10.10 temperature was aroud 60-70 (except youtube videos or some heavy work like video editing and similar).

I tried to disable coherence, reset smc and nvram but without any changes, temperature high even on simple tasks like browsing or work in simpe apps like text editor.

How can I try to prevent overheating or it's a normal temperature for this types of cpu/macbooks?

Cooler works, system show from 4000 to 6200 rpm (that is noisy).

PS. After some observation found that WindowServer with enabled transparency load up to 60% of cpu (and sometimes more), without transparency about 12-40%. So I guess maybe WindowsServer main problem.


texts: Share links, notes, and pictures between iPhone and Mac?

texts:
Just like the newly presented iMessage but instead of just between iOS devices, with the Mac too.

I've looked at Handoff. It can only send links to the iPhone from the Mac.

I've looked at Droplr. It requires public sharing on a Twitter account. Not what I want.

I've been using email and have been recommended Evernote. But these solutions require a document that I must create, wait to sync, and/or later delete to free up clutter. I just want to send a quick message.

I just want an app/application pair that can quickly share links, notes, and pictures between devices, like iMessage.

Does what I desire exist?


texts: "First Aid found corruption that needs to be repaired"

texts:
I was trying to re-install Windows through Bootcamp, and it was stuck at partitioning. I quit Bootcamp, and now in the disk utility I get this error, even when in recovery mode:

  First Aid found corruption that needs to be repaired. To repair the startup volume, run First Aid from Recovery

I am backing it up right now, but how can I fix this? It's my school computer with important stuff, so any help is appreciated. It's a MacBook Pro (Retina, Late 2013) running macOS Sierra.


texts: Mavericks."AFP error -1 mapped to EIO" error on console - sharing is unilateral

texts:
When I try to connect (cmd-k) to my MacBook Pro from my Mac Mini - using "afp://name.local" or the IP instead of the name, I get an error logged to console

  AFP error -1 mapped to EIO

I can connect the reverse way, from MacBook Pro to Mac Mini and both run Mavericks.

Both on the same network. Used to work in the past. Any clues?


texts:
This is a question in the continuation of this one:
UTF8 filenames and shell utilities:
the nightmare of utf-8 and filenames is….

How to avoid this confusion with most notably the ls command on filnames created in the following way:

$ echo $LANG
en_US.UTF-8
$ mkdir test
$ cd test
$ touch á
$ touch a´
$

The first file is created by typing alt ⌥+E, A, the second one by typing A, alt ⌥+shift ⇧+E

Within an xterm window I get:

$ ls -al
total 0
drwxr-xr-x  2 hal  admin   136 Nov 11 15:52 .
drwxr-x---  7 hal  admin  4386 Nov 11 14:25 ..
-rw-r--r--  1 hal  admin     0 Nov 11 15:52 a´
-rw-r--r--  1 hal  admin     0 Nov 11 15:48 a´
$

Which is wrong.

Within a Terminal window I get:

$ ls -al
total 0
drwxr-xr-x  2 hal  admin   136 Nov 11 15:52 .
drwxr-x---  7 hal  admin  4386 Nov 11 14:25 ..
-rw-r--r--  1 hal  admin     0 Nov 11 15:52 a´
-rw-r--r--  1 hal  admin     0 Nov 11 15:48 á
$

Which is right.

The result is the same whichever shell I use: bash or zsh.

What xterm or XQuartz setting will avoid these 2 filenames to falsely look the same?

This problem doesn't exist on Mavericks (MacOS X 10.9).


texts:
After years of moving the same home directory from one version of macOS to the next, ~/Library is becoming a big burden on Time Machine.
~/ > du -s ~/Library/* | sort -nr | head
180487496    /Users/john/Library/Application Support
135081688    /Users/john/Library/Containers
40345344     /Users/john/Library/Developer
26491896     /Users/john/Library/Group Containers
13159040     /Users/john/Library/Caches
3349072      /Users/john/Library/iTunes
1763968      /Users/john/Library/Mobile Documents
1142016      /Users/john/Library/Safari
286608       /Users/john/Library/Messages
233128       /Users/john/Library/Internet Plug-Ins

Can you suggest a good way to slim ~/Library down?


texts: Is it possible to prevent Magic Keyboards from pairing without disabling Bluetooth entirely?

texts:
In our office, we have a whole bunch of Magic Keyboards, and for various reasons too complex to go into here we have a habit of moving them around and connecting them to different Macbooks. As soon as they are connecting with a Lightning cable, they will typically auto-pair with the machine via Bluetooth, meaning that even once the cable is removed, they continue to be connected. It's both annoying (and potentially even a minor security risk) for someone else to have access via a keyboard they just pick up.

We can't return the Magic Keyboards; is there a way to either disable their Bluetooth behaviour or prevent the machine from auto-pairing, so they only work over USB?


texts: Is it possible to join the Apple Developer Program with a Visa Prepaid card?

texts: I have just ordered a Visa reLoad card where you simply put money on your card before you buy something. Will this work with an Apple Developers subscription?


texts: How do you disable Printer Sharing via terminal?

texts: I am looking for a command/script to disable the printing sharing feature via terminal. Does anyone have any idea or know how to go about doing this?


texts: Cmd+Tab for apps that are running but closed in Yosemite

texts:
Is there a way to reopen apps that are minimized or "closed" but still running when using Cmd+Tab?  For example if I close mail, then Cmd+Tab to mail, it does nothing.

The alternative is to try and remember to Cmd+H to hide a window vs. closing it, but seems odd that it appears in Cmd+Tab at all if selecting that app does nothing and you have to open it from the dock anyway.


texts: homebrew formula not found error for a removed package

texts:
I get this message every time I open a terminal in mac

Error: No available formula for php55
Please tap it and then try again: brew tap josegonzalez/php

php is not installed on my system and when I try cleanup or uninstall it get the error

Anadis-MacBook-Pro:vagrant-vms anadi$ brew rm php55
Error: No such keg: /usr/local/Cellar/php55
Anadis-MacBook-Pro:vagrant-vms anadi$ brew cleanup php55
Error: No available formula for php55
Anadis-MacBook-Pro:vagrant-vms anadi$ brew cleanup php
Error: No available formula for php

not sure where it's coming from; how to get rid of this error?

Update:

brew doctor output

Anadis-MacBook-Pro:github anadi$ brew doctor
Warning: Your XQuartz (2.7.5) is outdated
Please install XQuartz 2.7.6:
  https://xquartz.macosforge.org

Warning: Your Homebrew is outdated.
You haven't updated for at least 24 hours, this is a long time in brewland!
To update Homebrew, run `brew update`.

Warning: Unbrewed dylibs were found in /usr/local/lib.
If you didn't put them there on purpose they could cause problems when
building Homebrew formulae, and may need to be deleted.

Unexpected dylibs:
    /usr/local/lib/libosxfuse_i32.2.dylib
    /usr/local/lib/libosxfuse_i64.2.dylib
    /usr/local/lib/libqmi_api.dylib

Warning: Unbrewed .la files were found in /usr/local/lib.
If you didn't put them there on purpose they could cause problems when
building Homebrew formulae, and may need to be deleted.

Unexpected .la files:
    /usr/local/lib/libosxfuse_i32.la
    /usr/local/lib/libosxfuse_i64.la

Warning: Unbrewed .pc files were found in /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig.
If you didn't put them there on purpose they could cause problems when
building Homebrew formulae, and may need to be deleted.

Unexpected .pc files:
    /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig/osxfuse.pc

Warning: Your Homebrew is outdated.
You haven't updated for at least 24 hours, this is a long time in brewland!
To update Homebrew, run `brew update`.
Anadis-MacBook-Pro:github anadi$


texts:
Given a system with a fast internal SSD, and a slower external HDD, is it possible to improve the HDD's performance using free space on the SSD without creating a Fusion Drive? In my case the external drive is always connected (the system needs the extra capacity).

Really I'm looking mostly to use a big chunk of space for read-caching, and maybe to buffer writes (provided the content doesn't stay there for long, and is safely written out before being unmounted).

Unfortunately the SSD isn't big enough to take the full contents of the HDD, and I'd like to avoid having to manually symlink folders, though I may do it for some temporary/cache folders where it won't matter if they're moved.


texts:
As you know, Apple's own podcast app started syncing podcast subscriptions and their metadata through the air. But it seems that the app automatically uses the Apple account designated for store purchases; not the user's personal iCloud account.

Since in my family we've a general store account and a single iCloud account per user, this situation makes syncing podcast behave bad since all of us listen different ones.

So, do any of you know a workaround about how I can change the podcast app's syncing account from the store account to the user's personal iCloud account? Or is it an Apple limitation at the moment?

Thanks.


texts: Which Mac mini with 3 USB controllers can be used for high bandwidth USB traffic?

texts:
I'm currently looking for a Mac mini for development.  I will need to connect 3 Kinect sensors to a computer for an installation. The form factor the Mac mini is ideal, but the main limitation is the number of USB controllers. The Kinect sensors use a lot of bandwidth and each sensor requires a separate USB controller.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the latest Mac mini seems to have only two USB controllers wired to 4 USB ports. Looking on Wikipedia, I see there was a model with 3 USB controllers:

  The Mac Mini 2009 model gave access to 3 different USB busses on the back. Port 2 shares a USB bus with the IR connection. Ports 1+5 and 3+4 are each on their own USB bus. So it should be possible to get a throughput of 3x480=1440 Mbit/s.

My question mainly is: which is the newest Mac mini that has 3 USB busses?
Also, with the new one is there any decent way to expand that somehow?


texts: How to recover photos from iPhone 7 deleted via Windows Explorer?

texts:
My mom deleted some photos from an iPhone 7.
She deleted them via Windows Explorer.
There is no backup as she took them just a few days ago.
Is it possible to recover them?

Thanks.

iPhone spec: iOS 10.0.3


texts: What is the new turbo boost in the MacBook line?

texts:
The new MacBook line has a new turbo boost added to the processor:

  2.3GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz

What exactly does this mean? From what I've heard, the processor can runs above the clocked speed for a short period of time. (source) How does it work?


texts: I am new to mac and was following a video and typed export PATH="$HOME/opt/git/bin:$PATH" I believe this messed up my path and I am not able to install MySQL now. When I tried to install homebrew I get -bash: brew: command not found.  I tried restarting the terminal and I am still getting this error.


texts:
When trying to perform the software update I see the message

  Unable to verify update iOS 10.3.3 failed verification because you are no longer connected to the internet.

Even though I am connected to the internet. I also tried to update through iTunes and I receive the message

  The iPhone […] could not be updated. An unknown error occurred (3014).


texts: "Print Layout" displaying strangely in Word 15 for Mac

texts:
When I selected "print layout" in Word, it used to work as intended and display documents as they would print out.

Now, when I select "print layout" in any newly created Word document -- or in one document that I have been working on for a while -- the document appears as in this image:

https://www.evernote.com/l/AAMf7shnKeRKBIha8C7MQez56Uc5Jpj1_PE

That is, the height of each page isn't fixed; instead, it is set by the amount of text it contains. Also, the text on each page appear almost flush to the top of that page. Thirdly, there used to be a much bigger gap between the pages; while there is a grey line between the pages, there is hardly any gap at all.

If I create a PDF in Preview from this document, it appears as I would expect it to: with a big margin at the top, and with each page the same size. But that's not how the document appears in Word.

How can I go about troubleshooting this? I suspect it's a very simple setting that I've changed accidentally, but having spent an hour trying to fix it (including reinstalling Word from scratch) I haven't been able to find a solution.


texts: How can I configure Midnight Commander to execute "open %file_name%" command every time when I press Enter

texts: Can I somehow configure Midnight Commander to execute "open %file_name%" command every time when I press Enter? If so, how can I do it?


texts: How to know the hard disk capacity for sure and how to recover lost partitions?

texts:
After I have played with boot camp, the disk became only 250 GB out of 500 GB.
disk utility, terminal, and system information are showing that disk capacity is 250 GB.
Although I am sure that the disk is originally 500 or to be precise I am sure that those same programs displayed 500 before, I'd like to know how can I know the real capacity for sure and of course is there any solutions to undo whatever I did that corrupted the disk.


texts: Time machine backup or File Vault encryption of encrypted disk image

texts:
I have a small encrypted disk image on my Mac (Yosemite), containing account numbers, tax reports and such. I created it using Disk Utility, from folder, which I subsequently safely deleted. I am also doing encrypted TM backups and turned File Vault on - to keep the rest of the files safe.  Could this possibly weaken the encryption of the said disk image on the backup disk or the when the computer is turned off?  (1) Using the login/TM/File Vault password for the disk image (2) Using a different password.

My goal is not to strengthen the encryption of the said disk image; only to make sure it's not weakened. The reason for encrypting it separately is that I want it always encrypted - even when the computer is on and I am logged in.


texts: How to write ExifTool keywords which Spotlight can see?

texts:
I try to write keywords to PNG images using ExifTool but OS X's Spotlight cannot see these keywords at all.

The developer of ExifTool does not know about Spotlight, so he cannot help:

  "I wouldn't be surprised if spotlight doesn't parse metadata in PNG images.  But I'm not the one to ask about this.  I don't know much about how spotlight works."

I have tried many different variations of this but Spotlight don't see my keywords:

/usr/local/bin/exiftool -api PNGEarlyXMP 1 -api IgnoreMinorErrors 1 -Keywords+="my keyword" -overwrite_original_in_place -P path_is_here.png

Limitations in Spotlight, Preview, and Photoshop

Apple Spotlight and Preview (OS X 10.8.5) and Adobe Photoshop CC (version 14.0) ignore XMP in PNG images if it comes after the image data, which is where ExifTool adds new XMP. This should be considered as a bug in the Apple and Adobe software since XMP is allowed to exist after the image data according to the XMP and PNG specifications. [ExifTool 9.40 provides the PNGEarlyXMP API option to allow writing XMP before the IDAT chunk, but there are caveats associated with its use]

PNGEarlyXMP

ExifTool's Flag to write XMP in PNG images before the IDAT (image data) chunk. By default, ExifTool adds new XMP to the end of a PNG file (just before IEND). This is allowed by the PNG and XMP specifications, but some utilities seem to ignore XMP if it comes after the image data. The PNGEarlyXMP option causes ExifTool to instead add new XMP before the PNG IDAT chunk. However, since ExifTool uses a single-pass writing algorithm, it has no way to tell if XMP already exists later in the file before writing the new XMP in this location. If this happens, a minor error is issued when the extra XMP is encountered, and the file is not written. Adding the IgnoreMinorErrors option causes the XMP after IDAT to be deleted, thus resolving the conflict (at the expense of possible metadata loss), and allowing the file to be written. The PNGEarlyXMP option is applied automatically when deleting all XMP and writing new XMP back in one step. When reading, this option causes a warning to be issued if standard XMP is found after the IDAT chunk.

IgnoreMinorErrors

Flag to ignore minor errors. Causes minor errors to be downgraded to warnings, and minor warnings to be ignored. This option is provided mainly to allow writing of files when minor errors occur, but by ignoring some minor warnings the behaviour of ExifTool may be changed to allow some questionable operations to proceed (such as extracting thumbnail and preview images even if they don't have a recognizable header). Minor errors/warnings are denoted by "[minor]" at the start of the message, or "[Minor]" (with a capital "M") for warnings that affect processing when ignored.


texts: Restore scrollbuffer and tabs in iTerm as Terminal.app does

texts:
I love the restore functionailty of the Terminal.app when the app crashes or I need to restart my computer, Terminal.app will show me the recent scrollbuffer for the tabs I have open with a - [Restored] - key word below. So I know what I did in each tab.

Unfortunately, I did not find a comparable option in iTerm2 and I do not mean the Save Window Arrangement option. What I want is the restored scrollbuffer including all tabs when the app closed as the Terminal.app does.

Now why do I want that so badly in iTerm when Terminal does what I want? I want to be able to use the awesome tmux integration of iTerm ;)


texts:
What is the OS X equivalent of Ctrl+Alt+D for Linux or Win+D for Windows to show the desktop.

Tried to search but didn't get some feasible answer.


texts: Problem with installing grunt (lodash@0.9.2)

texts:
I have iMac (ElCapitan) for few days and I try to install all needs for my work (templating for WordPress).

I try to install grunt, but I got WARN messages in terminal and I am absolutely out of what they mean:

npm WARN deprecated lodash@0.9.2: lodash@<3.0.0 is no longer maintained. Upgrade to lodash@^3.0.0.
npm WARN deprecated lodash@2.4.2: lodash@<3.0.0 is no longer maintained. Upgrade to lodash@^3.0.0.

I have no idea, if that is problem in my computer, or grunt. I try to search by google, but I did not find any suitable answer or better answer which can clear this for me.
...will I need upgrade lodash@?


texts: Mysterious behavior: keyboard input is repeating some whole words!

texts:
As I am typing this message I might have a few letters or even a whole word repeated. So I type:

"repeated"

and I see

"repe repeated"

I've rebooted, removed plugins, changed keyboards wholesale, checked all the accessibility settings that could conceivably be involved and I cannot figure it out. This started happening about a month or so ago. Maybe when I updated to Catalina.

It happens in:

Browser (Chrome/Brave) (just happened entering this message)
MacOS Mail
VS Code

When it happens I think I see something white flash in the bottom left corner of the scree. It happens so fast that I cannot ever move my gaze there fast enough to read what it says or what it means. But there's a connection.

I've deleted all my text shortcuts and other custom keyboard bindings.

Any guesses?


texts: How to clear space on c drive on windows 7 laptop

texts: I had to download the latest iPhone software update via iTunes, as my iphone’s Wi-fi stopped working. I have installed the update on my phone, but the c drive on my laptop is now full and in the red. Can I delete the software update from my laptop; if so, how?


texts: How to delete Google apps from my launchpad?

texts:
After I have downloaded Google Chrome because my Safari wasn't finding servers, multiple google apps appeared on my launchpad that I can't delete. I uploaded a picture so you understand what I'm talking about: http://i.imgur.com/KWy1yFV.png

When I click on them, they open and instantly close.

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014)


texts:
What does the command afplay --leaks do?
The man page states that it performs leak analyzes.
What are leak analyzes, please? When I ran this command with an audio file, no event occurred.


texts: What happens after OS X Internet Recovery without erasing disk

texts: I want to reinstall OS X Yosemite in my MacBook Pro 2015 without erasing the disk. What will I need to reinstall after the process is done? What files are not removed from my hard drive? What files ARE removed from disk?


texts: Browsing another disk in Time Machine just lets me browse my actual hard drive

texts: I'm clicking "Browse other backup disks..." in the Time Machine menu, then selecting a Time Machine disk. This puts me into the Time Machine interface, but I just see my home folder. Not my home folder from my old computer, but my current home folder. How can I browse my old backups to retrieve files?


texts:
All fine, then suddenly I'm not able to drag with my trackpad.
I can not find an option about how to change settings and I have no idea what happened?!
Any idea someone how to make it back to normal?


texts: Tile 2 windows side by side by keyboard shortcuts

texts: I am using Mac OS X Lion 10.7.2, often I like to display 2 windows side by side, does anyone know if there is any application which makes it possible to tile windows by simple keyboard shortcuts?


texts: Ipod classic 6th generation 2nd version smart data results

texts: I have just bought a second hand ipod classic 6th generation version 2 160gb and have done a smart data check on it. The main results are low but the temperature range and start stop rates seem high. Start / Stop 34985, temp current 31c, min 57c,max 254c. Should I be worried? It seems fine atm. Any help, gratefully received.


texts: How to assign a network-unique name to the Public folder inside my home folder when viewed remotely

texts:
I have multiple Macs, all running El Capitain, and my login username on all of them is "Anon". When I have the Public folder from one machine mounted across a network on a different machine, that folder displays as "Anon's Public Folder".

That gets confusing if I have three or more computers on the same network (which I often do.) What I'd like is that if, for example, I have computers "Moe", "Larry", and "Curly" running, then a public folder from another machine would display as, for example, "Anon's Public Folder on Moe", or "Anon's Public Folder on Larry", as appropriate.

I seem to have no control over the name of a Public folder
I would like to be able to identify the host machine at a glance when I see a shared folderIt would be nice if Public folders displayed both their user name and host name

Is there any way, either by setting System preferences or Finder preferences, or some other method, that I could achieve this goal? Even if I had to assign aliases to network-mounted folders manually.

For now, I keep a unique file in each, with a name like "0-Moe.txt", "0-Larry.txt", etc. The "0-" prefix is so it will sort at the top of the window in a view-by-name. But that's so hokey. I'd like something a little more elegant.


texts: CS5ServiceManager Java error shows up at startup of Mac

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Every time I start my computer a popup window shows up that says

"If you want to open CS5ServiceManager you have to install the older Java SE 6 Runtime"

Why does this show up, and how do I resolve the problem?

I have Mac OS 10.11.6


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Is there an app for the iPad that let's you view an NFS share?

It seems like File Browser lets you mount SMB shares and iFiles lets you view different cloud storage sites like Flickr and other file shares such as FTP but neither support NFS or SFTP? Is that correct?

Thanks for your input!


texts: Where is the original file for the default Contacts profile picture located?

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I'm trying to find where this icon is located. I've looked through /Applications/Contacts.app's Assets.car file and it wasn't in there. I've also looked through /System/Library/CoreServices/CoreTypes.bundle and it's not in there either, though the base "human" image is in there, albeit in black.

Where might it be located?


texts: Using iMessage with my phone number when I don't have an iPhone anymore

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Until recently, I was using iMessage on both iOS and macOS. Now, my phone is dead with a black screen, so I did a full erase from iTunes. ("Find my iPhone" and iCloud was turned off already.)

Currently, I am still able to use iMessage from macOS. My iMessage account is connected only to my phone number, not my email address, and I'd like to keep it that way.

If I don't buy a new iPhone, but a basic phone, can I use my phone number for iMessage on macOS forevermore? Or will this "time out"? What must I do to avoid running into a situation where I will be forced to have an iPhone to continue using iMessage with my phone number?


texts: Can I make hot corners require a mouse click to be triggered?

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I love the "Hot corners" concept. However, it happens very often that I trigger them accidentally.

Is there a built-in way to add a "click" requirement to a hot corner? ie. I have to move the mouse there and then to left-click.

(This would also help recreate Windows 7's "show desktop" behaviour, which is cool for people who recently switched from there to OS X.)


texts: How can I back-up an external drive while preserving attributes, folder creation date and showing progress?

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Final goal

Create a copy of all files one external hard drive to another external hard drive, both formatted as HFS+.
Preserve the folder creation date.
Preserve finder colour label.
During the copy I want to see some kind of progress indicator.

Using cp

If I copy using

cp -a /origin/folder/ /destination/folder

this only preserves file creation dates, not folder creation dates.

Using rsync 3.1.3

If I copy using rsync 3.1.3 (installed via Homebrew)

rsync --recursive --info=progress2 -hhh --xattrs --times --crtimes /origin/folder /destination/folder

this preserves folder creation dates, colour labels, but riddles the output with below errors (I can't hide them with the --quiet option), so I cannot keep track of the progress

rsync: get_xattr_names: llistxattr("/origin/folder/filename",1024) failed: Operation not permitted (1)


texts: Is 0.4 GHz of extra processor speed worth €300? (about $430)

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I'm planning on buying a new macbook pro 13inch and I've got the choice between a 2.3ghz intel core i5 or an 2.7ghz intel core i7 for an extra €300 (= $430).

Can someone explain me what the difference is between i5 and i7? Would it be worth it to updgrade (eg will the performance be better)?

I would mainly use the laptop for matlab simulations (and other simple 3D simulations) and data processing. Some of these calculation are highly recursive and take a long time (fractal computation etc) on my current machine.


texts: I synced my iPhone to my laptop. Can I safely wipe it clean now?

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I'm planning to buy a new iPhone. I'm going to exchange my current one for the new one. Before I give the old phone to Sprint, I'd like to wipe it clean (by going to Settings > General > Reset, etc).

I synced the phone to my laptop using iTunes. Before doing so, under "Info" I selected "Sync address book contacts" and all the rest.

Will I be able to restore that backup to the new phone?

Overall, am I going about this the right way? Is there an easier way?


texts: How do I migrate my Aperture library from my primary HDD to an external drive?

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I have about 53GB of photos in my Aperture library which is stored on my internal HDD. I would like to move this library onto an external hard disk and continue to use Aperture without any loss of images, etc.

Is there anyway I can do this?


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When I set up my new macbook pro, I chose to use my apple store username / password. However, the password is a pretty long one, and it's annoying to have to type it in every time I need to change a program, run something as root, etc.

How can I set a simpler "local" password to use without resetting my apple ID?


texts: How to get my lost mail and accounts back after kernel panic?

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Today while working my system suddenly had a kernel panic.

I tried to restart in safe mode and the meter went to about 1/4 and no further (did this twice). Since that didn't work I restarted normally without any issues until I open Mail.app and all of my accounts and mail had vanished. I even looked for the kernel panic log and couldn't find any trace of it.

Does anyone know why? Is there any possible way to get my accounts and email back?


texts: Adding a playlist to a cleared iTunes library, to be synced to half-full iPod

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my Apple-curious father has come up with a novel question - I was wondering if anyone had advice as how to solve?

Being fond of a certain type of music, he's gradually filled up his iPod with his music collection. As everything he owns has been transferred, he's blanked his iTunes account and no longer updates his iPod. All his music is in one place, for easy, portable, listening.

Problem is, now he has to add more - a playlist for an event he is DJ'ing at (no, really).

Adding this playlist to his blank iTunes account, and then syncing to the iPod would erase his music library stored on that iPod, would it not?

Sorry if there's an obvious answer to this - particularly if the answer is to sync the iPod back to iTunes to fill up his account, then add the extra tracks and move everything back to the iPod. That was my suggestion - wanted to double-check in case his beloved tracks are lost forever...


texts: How can I restore a file from the trash back to its original folder?

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If I deleted files on my computer and they went to the trash, how can I send them back to the same folder that they came from?

On Windows, I can right-click the files and press restore.

Copying them to a location manually (e.g. via finder) is not a valid solution, since I don't know where they came from.


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My mac (running El Capitan) has recently run out of storage space so I have been trying to remove my bootcamp partition to restore the full capacity of the OS X partition.

When I try to remove it through the bootcamp assistant I receive a message saying

  An error occurred while verifying the file system. Please reboot into
  recovery, repair the disk with Disk Utility, then try the operation
  again.

I have tried to boot into recovery and repair the disk, however, it says everything has been repaired and the bootcamp assistant still fails.

After this I went into terminal and ran diskutil list with the output:

/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *251.0 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:          Apple_CoreStorage Macintosh HD            174.4 GB   disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3
   4:       Microsoft Basic Data BOOTCAMP                75.6 GB    disk0s4
/dev/disk1 (internal, virtual):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD           +174.0 GB   disk1
                                 Logical Volume on disk0s2
                                 01CA9FDB-EE71-4B65-9216-2A7EB5CBA511
                                 Unlocked Encrypted

Next, I tried to erase the disk with diskutil eraseVolume fat32 BOOTCAMP disk0s4 which worked, however, I am still unable to merge the partition in Bootcamp assistant and I am given the same error message.

Any ideas on how to merge the partitions and remove the Bootcamp partition?


texts: Repeatedly Being Asked to Install Command Line Tools

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When I'm doing various development-related activities (such as initializing a git repository or installing packages in RStudio), I get repeatedly asked to install command line developer tools, even though I already have it installed.
I have a directory at /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools which contains Library,SDKs, and usr folders.
If I go along with the popup and install command line tools (again), the popup simply appears again if I attempt whatever I was doing before (like initializing a git repo).
I've attempted running xcode-select --install, but I get an error saying

Failed to locate 'clang', requesting installation of command line developer tools

and then that previously mentioned popup for installing command line tools reappears. I'm currently running MacOS Big Sur, but I'm fairly certain this was still an issue on the previous OS. Any suggestions on how I can fix this?


texts: When I choose File > New or File > Open from Numbers menu, the file opens in a new window. How can such a file be opened in a new tab rather than in a new window? It would also be great to have the option to have all the files in the last session opened automatically (all previous tabs) as it happens, for example, in Safari.


texts: Is it possible to set different options for time machine depending on the destination drive?

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I have a local spinning drive where i'd like to keep a 1:1 copy of my macbook hdd but i also have a networked time machine with less space where i'd like to skip archiving some "less important" files i.e. developing VMs images.

Is it possible to configure time machine so that the skipped folders are different depending on destination drive?


texts: How do I enable the Java console in Firefox?

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I'm using MacOSX 10.5.8 and the default Java provided by Apple (e.g. /usr/bin/java -> /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/Current/Commands/java). My web browser is Firefox 3.6.12.

I'd like to view the Java console to debug some Java applets which I access with Firefox.

How can I enable the Java console?


texts: Is there any way to block ads via an Apple Airport? I'd rather block all ads that way so that I can block ads on my iDevices.


texts: Microsoft (Preview) Outlook Quit Unexpectedly

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I got the preview release of Office for Mac and everything works but Outlook. Every time I launch it immediately crashes with

Exception Type:        EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)
Exception Codes:       KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x0000000000000000

I can still use Outlook 2011 just fine, so that's what I'm doing but Outlook was the primary reason I wanted to upgrade to the preview release. Has anyone else seen this?


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I have got a slightly strange issue. The other day I logged into my macbook without problems. It went into sleep mode, I tried in the evening to log in again. My password was refused. I reset the password via another admin account. I was able to log in, but not to update the keychain. Also checking Keyboard Settings.

I ran first aid. No issues. I tried recovery mode with first aid. no issues.  I did recover one of my backups, my password was refused, I reset it, key chain update worked. I was able to access the key chain but not my "Safe notes".
After a day or so, again, my password was refused. Again resetting my password. keychain did not update the password.

Also tried another keyboard, with no luck. In any case, I was running Malwarebytes, but everything is clean.

Do I really need a clean install?

Do you have any other ideas how to solve this issue?

Thanks a Lot in advance!

(High Sierra)


texts: What is a fast, universal way to launch a particular app (from within any other app)?

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I want a seamless way to launch a particular app at any moment on iOS, whether the device is locked, on the home screen or in a particular app.
Is there any way to create any kind of shortcut or functionality to do so?
Of course, simply going to the home screen and then clicking on the app is possible, but my desire is to give the ability to launch the app even more directly, without any intermediate steps.
I may be able to make an Apple Shortcut that launches the app, but it would only be accessible if there were a Share menu in the app I was in.
I think I could make a Siri shortcut, but it would have to be voice activated, and that’s not ideal for all situations.
So: is there any hack or possibility I haven’t thought about for quickly launching a specific app, from anywhere?
Right now, the only idea I have is being able to associate launching a Shortcut with a particular hardware functionality like tapping the back of the phone, clicking the power button and volume button at the same time, and so on.


texts: In MacOS, is there a way to prevent unwanted input when the screen is locked?

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When I walk away from my MacBook Pro (2016, if it matters), I lock the screen, but leave the laptop open.  If my cat decides to make a bed from the computer while I am away from the desk, when I return, I often find a number of programs opened once I unlock the screen.
My only assumption is this is the Touch Bar, hotkey shortcuts, or some combination of the two.  How is this even possible?  Shouldn't the computer be completely unresponsive to non-login input?  If that's not the case, how can I make that the case?  I don't want anything but the ability to log in.
Currently running Mojave (10.14.6), but this happened on prior versions as well.


texts: E-mails sent to @icloud.com deleted before receiving and sender not notified

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I am thinking of making my iCloud e-mail address my primary one. However, I came across the two articles linked below, which seem to suggest iCloud is actually deleting e-mails when they don't meet their criteria before delivering them to any of the mailboxes (Inbox, Junk mail, etc.). The worst thing is the sender of the e-mail isn't even notified about the failed delivery. I want to know if this is actually true. Did anyone experience this too? Is there a workaround?
https://www.cultofmac.com/217557/apples-deleting-icloud-emails-that-contain-the-phrase-barely-legal-teens/
https://michaelkummer.com/tech/apple-junk-mail-filter/
Thank you


texts: Keychain not registering password change

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My dad ran the recent iTunes update on his Mini recently (running the latest Mavericks release), and when he was logging back in the system seems to have forgotten his account password.  We used his AppleID to reset the user password, and it's been letting him log in fine, more or less.

That said, every time he logs in now he's greeted with a flood of dialog boxes asking for keychain items, and when he enters his new password it fails.  When logging in it asked if he wanted to create and switch to a new keychain, and we've tried that option, but nothing appears to change.  We've also tried deleting all the keychains in Keychain Access, and it persists in looking for the old password that the system forgot.

We've spent about an hour on this so far to no avail.  Does anyone have any ideas on what the root issue is here, or how to resolve it?


texts: Native way to perform otool -L recursively?

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When I run otool -L (e.g. otool -L /Applications/IBM/informix/lib/cli/iclit09b.dylib), I can see all the shared libraries and check that they have current version >= compatibility version

/Applications/IBM/informix/lib/cli/iclit09b.dylib:
    iclit09b.dylib (compatibility version 0.0.0, current version 0.0.0)
    sobj4/igl4a304.dylib (compatibility version 0.0.0, current version 0.0.0)
    sobj4/iglxa304.dylib (compatibility version 0.0.0, current version 0.0.0)
    /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1197.1.1)
    /System/Library/Frameworks/DirectoryService.framework/Versions/A/DirectoryService (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.0.0)

I can then run otool -L on each of those shared libraries to see if their shared libraries have current version >= compatibility version, and so on, recursively. But this approach is manual

Is there a native (i.e. otool or MacOS) way to return all the recursive shared libraries (and their compatibility version and current version)?

What I know so far

Someone wrote a python (2) script that does similar


texts: Applescript click automation in Google Chrome browser?

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Hello fellow programmers!

I would like to save some applescript code as an application, so that when I open the application it will go to Google Chrome and answer an incoming call in Google Voice.

I will have my gmail account already open in the chrome browser, so all that is needed is for the applescript application to tell google chrome to activate, then click in a particular area (where the button will appear) to accept the call.

How can I find out the coordinates of where I want the mouse to click? Because I am making a separate application to click elsewhere and end the call.

Can anyone tell me how I would code this in applescript? or is there an easier way?

The following code is similar to something I found, and it works, but i'm not sure where/if it is clicking...

tell application "Safari" to activate
tell application "System Events"
   tell process "Safari"
   click at {300, 100} -- {from left, from top}
   end tell
end tell

Thank you for your time,
-Sebastian


texts: How can I see what custom URI schemes are registered?

texts:
One of the neat things about OmniFocus is that you can add tasks to it by calling omnifocus:///add?name={query} from a browser, or launcher (like Alfred or LaunchBar). I'd like to know what other functions there are to call for it, and other apps as well.

I poked through the info.plist of Package Contents of the app, but it only detailed that omnifocus:// was indeed registered as a custom scheme. And I couldn't find any reference to it on Omni's site as well.


texts: How to turn off iOS Calendar Notifications for iCloud shared calendars

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How can I turn off alerts for iCloud calendars that have been shared with me? I just want to see alerts for my calendar.

Example: My girlfriend has a haircut today, and she set an alert to appear 15 minutes before the event. I don't want to see that alert.

Background: Here is the procedure for iCal: http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57562853-285/turn-off-ical-shared-calendar-messages-in-notification-center/?_escaped_fragment_=


texts: Intermittent input delay on keyboard (MacBook Pro 2018)

texts:
I picked up the 2018 15" MacBook Pro recently, and right away I'm noticing the slightest amount of input delay on the keyboard. It doesn't always happen, but it's noticeable when it does - the typing cursor sometimes visibly lags behind when I'm typing.

It seems like it's happening a lot in Chrome specifically, though it happens in other applications. I could just be using Chrome a lot more than other applications.

Sometimes I can't tell if it's even input delay or just general slowness, for example when switching windows with CMD+TAB sometimes the window change animation is slower (it looks like I can briefly see the current window go from opaque to semi-transparent).

Has anybody run into the same problem, or does anybody have any ideas on how to verify whether this is happening? I notice it very clearly when I'm using my Mac, but since it's so unpredictable I'm skeptical of how reliable my observations actually are.


texts: How to compile PHP with OpenSSL on OS X 10.9?

texts:
So I'm while trying to compile PHP 5.6.10 from the source faced the following problem:

Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64:
  "_PKCS5_PBKDF2_HMAC", referenced from:
      _zif_openssl_pbkdf2 in openssl.o
  "_TLSv1_1_client_method", referenced from:
      _php_openssl_setup_crypto in xp_ssl.o
  "_TLSv1_1_server_method", referenced from:
      _php_openssl_setup_crypto in xp_ssl.o
  "_TLSv1_2_client_method", referenced from:
      _php_openssl_setup_crypto in xp_ssl.o
  "_TLSv1_2_server_method", referenced from:
      _php_openssl_setup_crypto in xp_ssl.o
ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
make: *** [libs/libphp5.bundle] Error 1

The OpenSSL is installed via Brew. In PHP included like--with-openssl=/usr/local/Cellar/openssl/1.0.2c`

P.S.
Before tried to use just /usr for OpenSSL but got the same error.


texts: Files "can not be copied to the iPad because they can not be played on the iPad"

texts:
I have added some PDFs on iTunes:

When I tried to drag the files into the Stephen's iPad on the left nav the following message appears:

I have tried the other PDFs and all result in the same error.

Why is it so difficult to simply copy PDFs to the iPad via usb??


texts: Automator quarantine Gatekeeper workaround?

texts:
I am using my Developer certificate to sign Automator Apps via the Export dialogue, however when distributing these apps (outside the Mac App store) via email, Gatekeeper still flags my apps as a from an unknown developer. I gather from the Apple Developer forums that non-App store apps are tagged with a quarantine of some sort.

I am hoping to see if someone else has encountered a similar issue and found a workaround. Perhaps an Applescript I can add to my workflow that will remove that quarantine?


texts: How to move mouse with 2 fingers on trackpad?

texts:
How can I change the default behaviour for the two-fingers gesture from scrolling to mouse movement?

That is to say:

When I put two fingers on my trackpad, and move them, I want the mouse pointer on-screen to move. I do not want the window to scroll.


texts: What is this "web" icon in iOS battery usage?

texts: Does anyone know what this “web” icon is under battery usage in iOS 13.6 ?


texts: iPhone reports large storage On My Phone, but I can't find that usage

texts:
[iPhone 11 128GB, running iOS 13.6]
In Settings -> General -> iPhone Storage, On My Phone reports there is 1.16GB on my iPhone. However, if I tap into that section and review all the files there, I see at most 23MB worth of data when I add everything up. Restarting the phone doesn't change the numbers.
Is there some other place I should look to find these "large files?" Is there a known issue of reporting incorrect file sizes? Something else?


texts: Setting up wireless hot spot on Lion, DHCP issues

texts:
I have Lion communicating via wire to old (spaceship) AEBS which is currently DHCP serving an IP address to the Lion. The AEBS plugged in via wire to the cable modem.

I want to set up internet sharing on the Lion using its 801.11n wireless connection.

I set up the Lion and get the grey up-arrow, no problem. Except as soon as it launches, then the Lion loses internet access. I assume this is because I have defacto created two DHCP servers.

So want I think will solve it is to stop the Lion from requesting an address from AEBS. E.g. manually assign it to 10.0.1.2.

I must be doing something dumb here though, because once I set to a manual IP address then the AEBS is refusing to let me access the internet. What settings should be on it (subnet masks, etc). I'd still like the AEBS to provide DNS, etc.

I have not purchase the OS X Server software but am happy to do so if needed.


texts: How to install a previously downloaded IPSW file on iPhone directly without iTunes?

texts:
I've downloaded the correct IPSW file for the iPhone 4 using BitTorrent.
iPhone3,1_7.0_11A465_Restore.ipsw

I cannot use the Apple servers because the connection keeps dropping and the download does not resume where it left off.

The iPhone can download the file itself, but again unreliable connection prevents me from doing that.

I want to move the IPSW file to the iPhone using iFile and then tell the iPhone to update from the IPSW file on the iPhone.

Where do I place the IPSW file on the iPhone, so that it will see the file and perform the update?
And are there other files I need to update so that the iPhone will see the file.


texts: Why has the notification "Disk not ejected properly" changed in Mojave?

texts:
Whenever my iMac wakes from sleep I find 'hundreds' of  "Disk not ejected properly" notifications.This has only started since an upgrade to Mojave.
Is there an obscure setting that I can change to avoid this annoyance?


texts:
I have two languages I am actively using. English is my default, but in some applications such as Skype I use Russian. Every time I am switching from Skype to Safari I have manually switch back from Russian to English and this is annoying. How can I configure so that language switch is handled by operating system  automatically when I am changing windows?

In Keyboards->Input Sources I've ticked Automatically switch to a document's input source but it doesn't work, still if I've switched to Russian it will stay while I will change it again.

I am on Yosemite 10.

Thanks for any help!


texts: Mac Outlook 15.11 2015 "connection to the server failed or was dropped" (Error # -3253)

texts: In Outlook 15.11 2015 on Mavericks, I am constantly getting a "connection to the server failed or was dropped (Error # -3253)" for my pop accounts when I send/receive. I can send mail, but not receive it. I use GoDaddy as a hosting service. I have tried deleting the account, as well as the profile under profile manager. Has anyone else encountered this issue? If so, do you have a solution? I see on the MS forums where this is an issue, but I don't see a resolution.


texts: Does iPhone 5 have a low battery warning tone?

texts:
My friend has an iPhone 5 (Verizon), she hears a low battery alert tone when on a call at 10% and 20%. My iPhone 5 (Sprint) has no such tone, anyway I can't find how to enable it if it does.

So if a Verizon iPhone has a low battery alert tone (trill sounding), why doesn't a Sprint iPhone5 have the low battery tone???


texts: Hostname changes all the time from capital to not capital and back

texts: my Macbook air is called Johannes-Air. But when I open the terminal sometimes it says Johannes-Air and sometimes johannes-air. Does anyone know why this happens and how to stop it?


texts:
I have got an Thinkpad external keyboard with my mac. The keyboard has some mouse buttons and trackpoint. The trackpoint mouse function with two mouse button works fine but scrolling with middle button + trackpoint isn't. Is there any chance to configure scrolling with trackpoint? I have Logitech mouse with scroolwheel, that works out of the box. I use Yosemite.

Thanks


texts: Is it possible to an individual developer to invite another developer to manage apps on iTunes Connect?

texts:
I developed an application for my friend who has an individual developer registration, I have got a simple developer registration without individual enrollment.

Is it possible to invite me at the Apple App Store to manage this application? or we need a company registration?


texts: Why is search in Activity Monitor disabled?

texts:
The search on my activity monitor app is disabled/grayed out. I can't figure out how to enable it.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

ps: mac noob here, be gentle please! :)


texts: Applescript toggle to do This, this time, and That, next time?

texts:
Let's say I have an Applescript that does THISCODE.  And I have another Applescript that does THATCODE.  I always run them in sequence, but never at regular intervals.  In other words, whichever one I ran last time, I'll always run the other the next time.

Is there a way to combine the two Applescripts into one using a simple toggle?  For example, at the end of the Applescript, could I write a variable into the beginning of the script that'll be read the next time, such as EVENvariable or ODDvariable...  so that, when the Applescript runs, it'll know which state it was in the last time it ran.  Or is there an even more simple and obvious solution I'm missing?


texts: Macbook pro 2016 keeps getting panic mode

texts:
I have a Macbook Pro 13" 2016, without Touchbar (16G1036, macOS 10.12.6) that has been randomly crashing since it was purchased.
Last week it gave the message Your computer has been shutdown due to an error twice.

What are the most likely causes for this - and is there high hopes in Apple care finding and fixing an unpredictable issue like this?


texts: Unable to mount a SSD hard drive on macOS Catalina

texts:
I attached a brand new Seagate USB SSD drive (Backup Plus Slim) to a MacBook Pro running 10.15.2. It mounted the first time, I could see it in Finder, and was able to run the Mac start up program on the drive. However this did not seem to work, so I disconnected the drive. I thought I ejected it properly but not absolutely sure.

Then when I plugged it in again, I could not see it in Finder.  I also tried on a Mac mini running 10.14.6 but could not see it in Finder either.  Back on the MacBook Pro, I tried Disk Utility. It found the disk, but it was greyed out and not mounted. When I tried to mount it, I saw the following error:

Could not mount “disk2s2”. (com.apple.DiskManagement.disenter error -119930868.)

Doing a search on Google, I found this discussion, which indicates it is a Catalina problem. I could not see any useful answer.

I have tried waiting for hours for it to fix itself and rebooting my machine, but it appears that the disk has become damaged. How do I fix this?


texts: How do I remove .sparsebundle files in my home folder from being excluded by Time Machine?

texts:
I have a problem in that any .sparsebundle I create in my home folder tree is not getting backed up to time machine.

It is like an 'exclude by path' but I can't remove it or see where it is defined.

# whoami
root
# tmutil isexcluded /Users/andy/atest.sparsebundle /Users/Administrator/atest.sparsebundle
[Excluded]  /Users/andy/atest.sparsebundle
[Included]  /Users/Administrator/atest.sparsebundle
# defaults read /Library/Preferences/com.apple.TimeMachine.plist ExcludeByPath
(
    "//Users/Shared/adi",
    "/Users/Shared/adi",
    "/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/PlayReady"
)
# ls -l@ /Users/andy/atest.sparsebundle
-rw-r--r-- 1 root staff 0 18 Oct 20:54 /Users/andy/atest.sparsebundle
# xattr -l /Users/andy/atest.sparsebundle
# rm /Users/andy/atest.sparsebundle
# tmutil isexcluded /Users/andy/atest.sparsebundle
[Excluded] /Users/andy/atest.sparsebundle

Any ideas?


texts: Cannot format MacBook Air SSD, stuck at waiting for disks to reappear

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I have a Macbook Air with 128GB SSD and 4GB RAM with OS X Mavericks. I was using my Mac normally but suddenly Chrome got stuck. So I held down the power button and force-shut down the Mac.

When I switched my Mac on again, it won't start. I tried to repair my SSD using Disk Utility from Recovery Partition, but it says something is wrong with my Partition Map and that I have to erase and reinstall OS X. But I cannot erase my SSD. The progress bar gets stuck at 50%.

When I used command line diskutil eraseDisk, it shows "Waiting for disks to reappear" and is stuck at 50%.

Is it a problem with my SSD. If yes, will I be eligible for Warranty?


texts: How to "find and replace" in a PDF on OS X?

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I need to "find and replace" text in a PDF file on OS X Yosemite.

It would be better if there was a "replace all" feature. How can I do this on OS X?


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I have seen there are several jailbreak and unlocks are available for earlier models.

Is there any trusted unlock and/or jailbreak available for iPhone 4S?

I am not sure about the iOS version as I don't have the phone in my hands now.

If your answer provides information which versions can be safely unlocked and/or jailbroken (with links to the instructions) and which are not would be amazing.


texts: Is it possible to get font size in any apps in OS X?

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I want to get font size (and font family, if possible) that is used in any Mac applications. For example, in Calendar.app, you can find that the date is bold and bigger than any texts that is displayed on the app.

Is is possible to investigate the font in any texts in any applications in OS X? Or is there any app like the Chrome extension WhatFont, (which displays the font information including size and family under the cursor)?


texts: Can't connect to 802.1x network on "rMBP 2014" using Windows 8.1 through bootcamp

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I installed Windows 8.1 using Boot Camp on my new rMBP 13" 2014.
In OS X I can connect to the network in my company but when I'm in Windows I can't.

It gives me a popup after I entered my credentials and ask's me if I want to accept the certificate. I do. Then after some time it just says it can't connect.

I searched for this problem and came across people who had experience the same, but they were on older rMBP and the solution they offered was to use older network adapter drivers.
Because my macbook is recently released, there aren't any other drivers available.

Anybody got a workaround for this problem?
Before you say "just stay on OS X": I can't. I'm a .NET developer ;) .


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I have a particular app that uses its own Ad Library aside from iAd. If I remove the correct folder prior to launching the app, No ads will be shown during that session. However, upon closing and relaunching the app, the folder is recreated and ads are shown. Trying to restrict access to the folder causes the app to crash upon launch. As such, my question is this:

Can I make my jailbroken iOS device run a command (in this case, rm -rf bla/bla/bla) and then launch an app, all from the touch of a homescreen icon?


texts: MacOS Sierra Keyboard layout changes to Windows keyboard layout in Microsoft Remote Desktop

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I use the most recent version of Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection [v8.0.40] to connect to my Windows PC at work. When the connection establishes on the Windows 10 environment, Mac's keyboard layout doesn't work. Thus I have to use different combinations of the keys to work on the remote desktop. It is very annoying as I am very much used to using command instead of ctrl and could not remap my keyboard layout. Is there anyone who can suggest a fix?

The previous versions of RDC app were working fine and I Mac's Keyboard layout was operating well on Windows platform. Following is a list of details on my two devices:

The remote Windows:
OS Name Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise
Version 10.0.10586 Build 10586

Mac OS:
10.12.5


texts: 13 inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display + Adobe Creative Cloud

texts: Purchased a 13 inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display.  It came with 4GB of RAM and 128GB HD. Got it yesterday, and now I discover that you cannot upgrade the RAM to 8 or 16GB.  I need to run Adobe Creative Cloud programs from time to time.  Will these programs run too slow? Should I send it back?


texts: Can I use any USB charger with my iPhone?

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I'm not sure its the right place to ask but, I just wondered whether I can charge my iPhone Xr with my Samsung adapter. I understand it works and no harm is done to the iphone.

I know that the iPhone transmitting info about voltage and current between the phone and adapter so that the current and voltage wont exceed iPhone limits?


texts: Mouse clicking not working on Disk Utility screen. How do I select erase button?

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When I returned home a couple days ago, I had a notification that some updates had been installed. This had rendered my 27" iMac basically useless. It lags horrendously with almost a never ending spinning beach ball cursor.

I'm trying to delete the HDD contents and reinstall the os, but when I boot to Recovery Mode to get to the Utilities screen, the mouse pointer will move but it will not click. I was able to figure out how to use the keyboard to get to the Disk Utility section but I cannot find out how highlight the erase button using the keyboard. If someone can come up with an answer or easier method, I'd be forever in your debt.