texts: Clean boot to Windows when using Boot Camp

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I was experiencing issues trying to update Windows 7 to SP1, and according to Windows Support I should do a 'clean boot' to Windows. My issue is that I'm running Windows on my 2009 MacBook, through Boot Camp. While following the steps they provided me, How to perform a clean boot in Windows, I noticed that when disabling services I'll be disabling drivers that I think are necessary for Windows to function on my Mac.

Will booting with these services disabled affect booting/not allow me to boot to Windows and/or OS X?


texts: How to change the stores in the App Store after having added funds?

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I’m asking this because I need to change from the Romanian store to USA Store so that I can download certain apps. After I have added funds, it doesn’t work anymore. After I have gone to country/origins It shows me this message:

  ”You have a credit balance in the store. You need to use your balance before you can change the stores.”

Can anyone please tell me how to solve this issue in order to change the stores even if I have added funds? I want to download some apps but I can’t. For example, when I wanted to download Six guns or Comedy Central, I go to internet and it shows me the app, but then I click on it and then it takes me to USA Store, and after I want to download it, it asks me, “do you want to change the App Store to USA STORE?” And I replayed positively, but it didn’t worked as I hoped, it moved me back to Romanian App Store. How can I solve this?


texts: App that allows iPhones to share information while overseas without a plan (and no data)

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I need an app that allows a number of iPhones to exchange information between each other during an event that there may be no WiFi available while myself and two buddies travel overseas.

None of us plan on 'roaming' while overseas on our current plan, we strictly plan to either stick together, or communicate through wifi. But what happens if we get separated in a city and need to communicate when wifi is not available, like a walkie talkie function

Traveling in Europe.

Thanks for all the suggestions!
-Pad


texts: Is there a way to limit Mail to only keep the last 50 mails?

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Is there a way to limit Mail to keep only the last 50 emails and delete the older ones? I am using gmail, and most of the stuff are kept there, I do not need to have everything downloaded to the Mail client. Trying to save some HDD space, as I used to have a few gigs of mail stored in /library/mail

Using OS X Lion.

Thanks.


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So the problem started around a month back when I was prompted if I'd like to restart my mac to install system updates. I proceeded with the restart and apple's logo along with a loader appeared. By mistake I pressed some key and the process was interrupted. Ever since, I see there's a pending update that has been downloaded but the updates don't just install no matter how much I restart.
Also I see there are some updates downloaded in /Library/Updates but I'm unable to delete them or install them. pasting a tree of /Library/Updates
➜  Updates tree --du -h
.
├── [ 4.4G]  001-12343
├── [ 4.5G]  001-22626
├── [ 4.4G]  061-94457
├── [ 2.8G]  061-96003
├── [1.1M]  ProductMetadata.plist
└── [ 819]  index.plist

My main concern for now is to get rid of these update files which are taking almost 15 gigs out of the 110 available to me.


texts: Can I use OS X Notes app from 10.9+ on 10.8

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I recently read a question which explained that the ability to search Notes was introduced in OSX 10.9 and above.  Earlier versions will show you which note a search query exists in but will not search the note itself.

My question is:

Can I use a newer version of notes from 10.9 or 10.10 on OS X 10.8?  I'd like this extended functionality but do not want to upgrade my entire OS just for this one feature.


texts: Mountain Lion : Password expiration for OS X that is currently bound to an Active Directory

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We have 10 MacBook Pro Mountain Lion  that is currently bound to an Active Directory. AD password expiration date time is 42 days.

My questions are :

1 - Is remind us our password is expiring like Windows OS? or is there any notification related to this?

2 - Let's say MAC users wants change their password. How to reset MAC user's expired passwords ?
is there any equivalent like CTRL+ALT+DELETE combination in windows?
Because when to changing my password in the System Preferences, but that did NOT change my AD password. Am I wrong or correct?


texts: Ping and curl resolve to one IP, dig/nslookup/host resolve to another

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OK, I have a very interesting case. I have a custom DNS server that is vending out IP addresses to varying servers in my test network. If I use dig, nslookup, or host, it tells me that it's properly resolving the IPs. If I ping or curl the hostname, it resolves to the actual external internet IP.

In my Network settings, I have only my custom DNS server, and this is correctly reflected in /etc/resolv.conf. I do not have this host in my /etc/hosts. If I add them, it will work, but I have multiple hosts that I'd have to add and remove, and I really want to know why this isn't working.

I've tried dumping the DNS cache using both dscacheutil and restarting mDNSResponder. This has had no effect. If I lookup the hostname via dscacheutil, it resolves incorrectly.

Clearly, Directory Services is messed up somehow. I've opened up Directory Utility, but I'm not too sure what to look for there.

Running dscacheutil -configuration shows:

azkaban:dnstest kylar$ dscacheutil -configuration

DirectoryService Cache search policy:
    /Local/Default

Unable to get details from the cache node
Unable to get cache configuration information

Any suggestions as to what to look for next? Also note that I'm using fully qualified domain names, i.e., foo.example.com or www.example.com.

UPDATE:
I also have a VPN enabled, but it's second in the Network list. The VPN is vending me a "lookup domain" that is the same as the domain that I'm trying to lookup. Somehow it's vending me a DNS server that is overriding the DNS server that I have set (Looks like a case of most-specific lookup). How can I tell it NOT to look via that server?


texts: Can I stream podcasts from my Apple TV rather than downloading them?

texts: Apple TV lets me stream Podcasts, other devices (iPad, Mac, etc.) download them. Streaming saves on storage space, and Podcasts are "throw away" videos,so why store them... So is there any way I can get my "favorites" Podcast list from he Apple TV 2 to stream on other devices?


texts: What's the MacOS equivalent for Ctrl+Shift+V?

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If you use the keyboard shortcut Control + Shift + V on Windows, it usually pastes the text from the clipboard without formatting.

Is there an equivalent shortcut for macOS?


texts: HD Detected as null When Installing El Capitan

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I created a bootable image on a USB drive using this method:

https://www.macissues.com/2015/10/01/how-to-overcome-os-x-10-11-el-capitan-not-installing/

Basically, formatting a USB drive, calling it INSTALLER, and using a previously downloaded installer to create the bootable image on the thumb drive with this command:

sudo /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/INSTALLER --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan.app --nointeraction

This seems to work, and the install process does indeed kick off after reboot, but now the problem is that when I get to the screen where I am asked to select which drive to install OS X on, I am given two choices:  The INSTALLER drive (a USB drive I am booting from) and "(null)".  The icon above (null) is that of a standard hard drive, so I select it and am given the error message that there is not enough space on (null) to install OSX.

So, first, that is not the name of the drive. And second, according to my disk utility I have over 140 gigs free on the drive so I know this is just a false error on the part of the installer.

So how to resolve? I have tried installing several times and I get the same result each time so I know it is not a one-off problem.  Why is the hard drive detecting as (null)?

The 251 gig volume is a single volume with Mac OS Extended (Journaled) format:


texts: OS 10.8 Active Directory Single User Issue

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I have seven 10.6 machines connected to active directory, all work great. We have a new 10.8 machine now connected to active directory which is working for all users except one (the main user of course). Everyone but him can login using AD credentials, which he can as well until they change...which leads me to believe that it's actually authenticating against a local account.

I have tried re-building his account multiple times by deleting his user directory and then logging in again. The one thing that I did when he first logged in was tell 10.8 to create a mobile account since he's on a laptop and he needs to be able to login away from the network. I've disabled automatic creation of mobile accounts upon login and rebuilt the account (as described above) but it still logs in locally.

I know it's logging in locally because if I disconnect the network I'm still able to login.

Does anyone know how I can remove the "mobile account" setting from this account or have any ideas of what else could be causing this problem?

Thank you for any assistance you can provide, I'm stumped.

Danny


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I have recently started a job as a project manager. Equipped with an I pad I am currently going to site and taking photos of issues then manually writing out emails to associated colleagues. I was wondering if there is an app I can install with a check box system so I can easily yes/no each point and also add photos and write notes if need be. An app in which I could customise to suit questions eq Scaffholding around chimney sufficient... Yes/ no then being able to email report off to who ever I want would be great.

Any suggestions?


texts: App Store says app is "INSTALLING" but nothing happens

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I upgraded an old MacBook Pro to Mavericks, and I am now trying to download Xcode.

In App Store I searched for "xcode", found it, clicked "Install".

It is now saying "INSTALLING", but nothing happens, CPU at 0%.
If I let the computer unattended, it falls asleep (disk stops).
While waiting I tried to install MacPorts, but it says Waiting for other installations to complete..., so the installation is still going on somehow.

What should I do? Restarting App Store and does not fix the problem.

I rebooted and re-clicked INSTALL, and still the same problem.

It is a bit similar to this question but I have no /Library/Preferences/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate* file to delete.


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I was recently reading about Progressive Web Apps and out of curiosity opted to re-add one of my regular news blogs to my home screen. I then promptly deleted my previous home screen bookmark of the same site. Well, the new link opens the site in a non-standard Safari view, without any of Safari's UI (no address bar, can't open other tabs, no forward/back, etc).

I much prefer to open web links directly in the browser. Only I can't figure out how to add this site back to my home screen as a 'dumb' link instead of a PWA. Is there a way to add web links to the home screen that will avoid using the PWA view?

The website is https://www.universalhub.com


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I am using a key ring app on my iPhone and would like to see an improved or alternative version that makes additional use of security through obscurity in general, and steganography in particular.

What should happen is that the app allows me to select an image (or video segment, say) locally or in a Cloud (on flickr, say), and would then store my account information in there using steganographic techniques. The actual image would not be remembered by the app and would thus be obscure to any brute force attacker. This should work well, because its quite natural for many images, etc., to be stored and accessed on mobile devices. The app should still encrypt the key ring, and it should be careful about not creating a suspicious signal when placing encrypted content in the carrier medium.

Call it a steganographic key ring (or key chain; similar to a steganographic file system) then. My question is: Does such an app (already) exist?


texts: I have a 2014 MacBook Air running Mojave. Just today the audio stopped working through my headphones (through the headphone jack, not Bluetooth). I checked settings to see if there was anything wrong there, but everything's in order and it's recognizing that there are headphones plugged in. My headphones are working fine with my phone, and the speakers on my computer work too.


texts: Preview search function returns blank results

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I'm having trouble finding pages when I query for a string in Preview, where actual results are mixed in with meaningless, blank results. For example, when I search for B-tree in my algorithms book, I get this:

where page 494 and 495 shouldn't match at all.


texts: Swapping existing hard drive into new laptop

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I'm currently running 10.6.6 and my MBP has a nice and speedy SSD in it.

My plan is to replace my current laptop with one of the new ones just announced today.

Is it possible to simply take the SSD out of my current laptop and plop it into the new one having to do nothing other than that?  I know the new MBPs have different graphics cards, the new thunderbolt port, etc...  Does any of that hold me back from my swap idea?

UPDATE:

Based on some of the comments below my thinking is now:

SuperDuper! backup of my existing system to external HD (I still have a firewire disk I can use for this since I don't think TDM works over USB)
Boot to that backup via target disk mode
Update to the latest OS X 10.6.6 on the firewire disk using the combo update
Boot the new laptop to the same disk via TDM and test
If all goes well, run the combo update on the SSD in the old MBP
Swap

Good idea?  Too much?


texts: How can I access a 2012 Macbook Air storage when the display has failed?

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My daughter has a MacBook Air "Core i7" 2.0 13" (Mid-2012)  2.0 GHz Core i7 (I7-3667U)

She closed the MacBook to have lunch, and after it would not work - there was no display.
She tried resetting NVRAM (as advised by Apple) to no avail.
After dismissing repair options I purchased her a new MacBookAir, which arrived 2 days ago.

While waiting she used one of my old MacBooks.
I attempted to connect to the MacBook via ssh - I can see that it obtains an IP address, but cannot access it. I presume that remote log in, remote access and normal file sharing was not enabled.
The last backup was 6 months ago, and I would like to recover files if possible.
Most of her work is on the university server, so is still available, but it would be handy if I could recover others.
I thought of accessing the disk - I believe that there is feature (but can't recall), although the Firewire ports on the machines are different.
I would welcome any suggestions to enable access to the SSD. As a last resort I will remove it from the Mac.
What options exist to get at the files short of paying someone to do the repair or recover the data?


texts: Can't see AirPlay speakers/Airport Express if ethernet is plugged in

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When my Windows laptop is connected to my network via Wi-Fi only, I can see and play to various AirPlay speakers in my house (an iHome AirPlay speaker, an Apple TV, and an Airport Express). When I plug in the ethernet cable, though, they're no longer available, even when I'm still connected to Wi-Fi. The ethernet connection goes to the same router as the Wi-Fi.

This was working normally (could see the AirPlay speakers whether or not ethernet was plugged in) until I upgraded to Windows 8. My network configuration hasn't changed.

Any ideas how to get this working properly again?


texts: How to open a file in Excel from the command line

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Is it possible to tell Excel to open a file from the command line?

In Linux, I could do this using the command

libreoffice --calc test.xlsx


texts: How to turn off iPhone software update notifications on OS X 11.0 Big Sur?

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I don't want to update my iPhone, but Apple just doesn't give up.
What should I do?


texts: iCloud storage fail when trying to reset games

texts: I have recently been trying to reset data for a few of my games on iOS 10. I am aware that i have to go into iCloud and then documents and data to delete this. But somehow i managed to remove the games from documents and data, they are no longer there. Yet the app still saves my data. Help?


texts: How can I encrypt a 128Gb SD Card in Sierra (10.12.6)

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I cannot erase a MicroSOCX SD Card (128GB) using a GUID partition map. I only get errors. Without a GUID map, I cannot partition either.

I have tried it on both the main volume and the dependent container (actually, only the main container gives a GUID option in the Erase popup menu. I have tried a contextual menu click on the mounted volume which has an Encrypt option but fails with the error saying that it needs to be in GUID format.

1/3 Got the SD Card to GUID map, Partition, and encrypt. Not sure how I did it- I just kept trying and suddenly it worked! Two days ago I did a level 5 erase on the chip- that may have helped. Good luck and sorry I can't give any definitive info.

I have searched everywhere and the problem seems to be in El Capitan and Sierra, and USB sticks and such seem to be OK.

I do not wish to upgrade my Mac, as I'm doing just fine on Sierra.

MBP Late 2013.


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I have music purchased online, but I do not have my phone synced to iTunes.  How do I put my songs into the phone?

I have tried using DropBox, but the song has to be downloaded every time!


texts: Install Lion as second boot option on Mountain Lion machine

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My Mac is currently running Mountain Lion. I want to install Lion as a dual boot option, for development testing.

I have downloaded the Lion installer from the App store and I have a fresh partition waiting.

When I run the installer, it only gives me the option to quit because my system is too new. The Mac hardware should be supported by Lion.


texts: Exchange account in Mail has wrong username, but is not editable

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I recently set up a new iMac running Yosemite (10.10.1). After I signed into my iCloud account, my mail/calendar/contacts accounts were set up for me; so far so good.

The problem is that in Mail.app one of my accounts, which is Exchange-based, has the wrong User Name value -- it's got "jens" instead of "jens@example.com". This of course means Mail can't log into the account; if I enable it I just get endless enter-your-password dialog boxes.

The real problem is that I can't fix the first problem -- the User Name field in the account settings in Mail prefs is disabled! (So are many of the other fields like Email Address and Internal Server.) Maybe this is because the account is managed by the Internet Accounts system pref? But my other account, which uses IMAP, does have an editable User Name field...

What's even stranger is that the Calendar and Contacts apps can log into the Exchange server just fine, and if I look in their prefs for the account settings, they've got the correct username. It's only Mail that's got it wrong.

What I've tried so far:

Delete the Exchange account -- this pops up a stern warning that the account will be removed from all my other devices that use iCloud Keychain. No way; I don't want to risk screwing up email access on the other Mac and iOS devices where it's working fine!
Configure a new Exchange account to connect to the same server -- this doesn't work. Apparently Mail's new-account assistant realizes that there's already an account with this server/username and reuses it instead of creating a new one.
Find where the username is stored in Mail's user defaults and edit it -- I haven't been able to find it. Looks like Mail's storage of user defaults or accounts has changed a lot since the olden days, both due to sandboxing and to iCloud.
Look online for other people with my problem -- haven't found anything on Apple's (useless) support community site or here.


texts:
My dog decided it wanted to make my MacBook Air Charger (MagSafe 2) his new chew toy. Is it possible to buy just the cord that connects to the charger and the MacBook Air?

I can only find the charger box (for lack of a better term) and not just the cord which is what I need.


texts: Turn off the macbook main display while working with monitor

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MBP 2015 13, 10.12.2

I want to use an external display via HDMI and turn off my Macbook Pro's display. How can I do it?

Update

There is another question: How do I turn off laptop display when I have an external display?, but I don't think this one should be marked as duplicate.

Its 2017 now and the old question has answers from 2011-2014.

The other thing is - that the old question has also links to other answers and solutions. With this question we have answer with 2 variations of how to do it in one place.


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So I have something like this:

I got this with rar l file2.rar

This basically is one archive inside of another.

Is there any way to list/extract the contents of file.rar that is inside file2.rar with RAR for terminal without extraction?

Note: I am using RAR 5.50 on macOS High Sierra.


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I have a 15-inch, mid 2010, MacBook Pro with OS X 10.9. It crashes very often (about 0-3 times a day). I have installed all available updates. Where do I start searching for the root cause of the problem? It could be some 3rd party product. Should I start uninstalling the 3rd party programs till the problem disappears? My suspicion is that it has something to do with the video driver, as the crashes happen when I maximize a photo in Facebook, for example, or do some other things related to changing something in the display. However, I updated the video driver and the problem persists. I also have the stack trace from the crash, but I can't read it. If anyone can point me to a tutorial about reading such a trace, it would be nice. Any advices about the problem are welcome. Thank you.

P.S. The problem was caused by a faulty motherboard.


texts: Cannot activate iTunes Connect account as a team

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I came across this question which is my exact issue:
Do I have to enroll an Apple Developer Program to access itunes connect as a team member?

I am part of a team and have access to the developer part of apple. But I cannot activate my iTunes Connect invitation.

However, when i get the last step of the answer to "click the activation link" I am not asked to login, but rather enter a new password, and type a secret question.

When I enter this information and click "Save" it tells me "You need to sign in with your Apple ID to change your secret question."
What? I'm trying to activate my iTunes connect account so i can publish to the app store as part of the team, everything else is already setup...

Does anyone have a workaround or anything to get my activation link working?
I assumed it would just ask me to sign in, not change my password and secret question...

Surely I myself don't need a paid developer account to access the team I was added to.


texts: iPhone Proxy auto-configuration with username / password

texts: I'm looking for a way to include the username and password to an auto configurated setting for proxies on iOS. Any ideas?


texts: just upgraded to High Sierra and cannot change screen saver anymore

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the screen saver always stick to Flurry

I tried the method here in

How to change the the screensaver using terminal (without using Preference Panel)?

but still failed

only the Show with clock is working

my laptop has Airwatch Agent running


texts: OS X (Yosemite) offline password manager

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I am fairly new Mac user, so sorry for a newbie question.
I work as a webdev and i have hundreds of login credentials for websites/FTPs/cPanels for different clients and so far i used a text document to store and manage them all (what can i do, Mac newbie lol).

Since it has become to hard to keep track of that, i am looking for the best and most secure offline password manager so i can keep track of them on a single place.
I dont need any fancy features like multiple devices sync (only thing i need is an autofill) and to be honest, since the iCloud leak this year, i dont trust any company to hold that sensitive data.

Can anybody suggest me any solution, doesnt matter is it paid or free as long as it does the job.

Thanks a bunch!


texts: Mac: DRM removal for Apple TV-purchased movies?

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I have the latest macOS (Catalina). Are there any DRM removal software that will work with the Apple TV app on my Mac? The most popular software (DVDFab, TunesKit, etc.) work with iTunes only, but iTunes only exists on iPhones. I downloaded my Apple TV-purchased movie to my Mac, which has a .movpkg file extension. I tried using TunesKit, but it won't even open the downloaded movie. I'm just looking to convert the file extension and play in VLC so I can take a screenshot from a movie scene.

I understand that Apple blanks DRM from screen recording and I still want to snap occasional still frames.

Is this technically possible?


texts: Notification window at certain time with traffic jams from work to home

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Wow, today I saw a great window.

This is a notifier from google maps or apple maps that shows me a way to home from work at certain time (when I usually go home) with traffic jam.

Does anybody know what is it and which app / service show me that window?

I suppose that it can be a google chrome plugin or apple os x service. Not sure


texts: Set a keyboard shortcut to clear all tracks from the Up Next queue in iTunes

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I am looking for a way to assign a keyboard shortcut to clear all the tracks from  Up Next queue of iTunes. Does anyone know a way to do this?

Using Mac OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.4


texts: iMessage: How do I search for keywords in an individual message thread?

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I have a 5-year conversation going on with my wife on iMessage.

Every once in a while I want to find something like a restaurant she messaged me about.

I want to search for the word "restaurant" and find ALL the times she used that word, meaning only within HER messages.

How can I do that?

I know about the universal iMessage search, but that's not what I'm after. It shows me only 1 instance of the word "restaurant," not all of them.


texts: Using a headset with a Macbook pro mid 2009

texts: Does this Macbook support any kind of dual 3.5mm connection headsets ? Acording to this link there is in fact an audio in port but I have never seen that symbol for "audio in" been used


texts: How to disable right-click pop-up menu in Pages Dock?

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How do I disable the app Pages from showing my most recent documents? In fact, I'd like to disable this little menu popup every time I right click on ALL of my apps.

Edit: I apologize for not clarifying. You see those documents (e.g. Purg2, Purgh), they are no longer on my desktop, I upload them into my computer with a scan disk and edit them using Pages. The problem here is that I don't want them visible every time I right click with my mouse or use two fingers on my trackpad when the Pages document isn't even on my computer.


texts: Can I export my signature from Preview on one Mac and import it on another?

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A follow on to this question about extracting the signature image. Is it possible to just copy the plist file containing the signature from one Mac to another? Is there a recommended method for exporting and import signatures from one Mac to another I should follow instead?

I could "sign" a blank PDF and take a screen shot of it but but I really want the same password to go along with the image so it's 100% the same signature on the other Mac as the one I'm using on this Mac.


texts: Capture screenshot of one screen with Shift-Cmd-3?

texts:
We already known that Command-Shift-3 will capture a screenshot of entire screen. But if you have 2 or more display screens, "entire" also means "all of them".

The question is:
Is there anyway (or is it possible) to force Command-Shift-3 capture screenshot of primary display only if I have more than 1 display screen?

Any help would be appreciated.


texts: Use only external Monitor on MacBook Pro

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When in my office, I want to disable the internal display of my 16" MBP 2019 since it's disturbing and uses extra resources.

The Windows solution would be pretty simple: WIN + P > external display only

I cannot figure out how to do the same on MacOS

Not a fix is

Just turning down the brightness

it keeps turning back on
the monitor is still used and everything is rendered on two resolutions
even though it's very dark, you can still see the contents

Closing the lid

I want to be able to use trackpad, touch-id, keyboard, touchbar

Using a magnet

couldn't figure where to place the magnets

I already wasted hours trying to find a solution and it seems to be such a trivial problem to solve ...


texts: Can I listen music from USB-C port by using USB-C/Jack adapter trough MacBook Pro?

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As mentioned in heading, can I listen to music through my headphones by using USB-C with jack adapter on Macbook PRO??

https://www.amazon.com/Headphone-CONMDEX-Converter-Compatible-Essential/dp/B07DXP213B/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1546864073&sr=8-14&keywords=usb-c+jack


texts: Which adapters serve video out from a first generation MacBook Air?

texts:
It is not a mini DisplayPort. I tried that and it doesn't fit.

As far as I can tell, Apple don't make them any more.


texts: Excel 14.1.0 (110310) on OSX 10.7.5 doesn't have Full Screen function

texts: I have OSX 10.7.5 on 2009 MacBook with Excel 14.1.0 but I don't have Full Screen function. I Googled and am sure that this version of Excel and OSX should have Full Screen, but I just can't find it. If you can help I would greatly appreciate it.


texts: How can I disable the suspend to disk function on my MacBook Pro

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Whenever I close the lid of my MacBook Pro it takes over a minute to write out my memory to disk. This is part of the Mac's safe suspend option, which allows it to restore your memory from the hibernation file if the Mac loses power (say you change batteries or they go flat) while it is asleep.

I prefer my machine to go to sleep as soon as possible and am willing to take the risk of an unclean shutdown should my battery go flat.

A long time ago I disabled this behavior, but have recently reinstalled my machine and OS X has reverted to the default behavior.

How can I disable the hibernation action when I close the lid?


texts: External monitor usually not working on MBP

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I am connecting an external monitor to a MBP with a MiniDP-DVI adapter to which I connect a DVI cable going to a monitor.

The monitor usually doesn't wake up from sleep. I have been unable to use the monitor and gave up for a couple of months. I then used the exact same cable combination and the monitor successfully for two days in a row (a couple of days ago). Now I can't get it working once again. The monitor in question is Dell U2311H.

I noticed a couple of things:

once I connected a USB mouse to a MBP, there was 2 seconds of blue screen on Mac screen (not sure but it might have also been blue on the external monitor).
if I disconnect the DVI cable from the adapter and reconnect, 2 seconds of blue screen are shown on Mac, but external monitor doesn't react
unplugging and plugging the adapter-cable combination does nothing
resets don't help

Is there a procedure to get this working (e.g. unplug cables, restart, plug again)?


texts: osx require password after sleep greyed out

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I don't have the option to change the delay on "require password xx after sleep or screen saver begins.

For security, I would like to change it to "immediately" instead of 5 seconds.

I obviously have admin privilege (I'm also the only user on the Mac)
I thought that was due from a restriction in mobile profile, so I removed some of the profiles that could have prevented me to change this setting, but no luck
how can I change this?

PS Advanced user : use ID 501 group staff


texts: Transfer formula result from one tab to another on iCloud Numbers

texts: On Numbers for iCloud, how do I transfer a formula result from one cell to another on a different tab, but in the same spreadsheet?


texts: Can I install adobe Illustrator cs6 on 32-bit mac

texts:
I have mac book pro, Processor: 2.16 Ghz intel Core Duo, Memory: 1 GB 667 Mhz DDR2 SDRAM, Model Identifier: MacBookPro1,2, Total Number Of Cores: 2, Boot ROM Version: MBP12.0061.B03.

I tried to install adobe illustrator cs6 on it but I got forbidden mark on the application.

Is there is any luck with that, or I have to buy new mac, I hope not

Thanks


texts: How to Expose hidden App in Dock as it was in High Sierra?

texts:
When I put cursor on an app icon on Dock I can do swipe down to Expose opened windows of that app. However since Mojave it is no longer possible to Expose apps which are hidden (with Cmd+H). On High Sierra it didn't matter whether app was hidden or not - Expose has been working.
How can I enable expose on hidden apps in Dock?


texts: So, What will happen if I restore my iPhone from itunes?


texts: How can I remap these keyboard keystrokes?

texts:
I am beginning to use the U.S. keyboard because, as a developer, I have the key I use the most available more.

Only problem is I lost direct access to the accent keys. So I want to remap the keyboard so that Alt+a would give me à, Alt+e would give me è, etc. since I don't use these convenient combinations for anything else.

How can I do this on macOS Sierra?


texts: What is PrivateFrameworks 'deleted' and why is it using so much CPU?

texts:
I noticed a process called deleted using quite a lot of CPU. In the image linked, it shows 10% CPU usage but fluctuates frequently hitting highs of 20% and averaging around 12%. Suspicious that it could be a remnant script from a removed installation, I sampled the process and found that there's a system library called PrivateFrameworks which runs deleted.

What does deleted do? What is PrivateFrameworks responsible for? Is it safe to remove from my Mac?


texts: Restoring Missing Recovery Partition on Yosemite

texts:
Thought this might be of help to those who have cloned a Yosemite hard drive but are now missing the Recovery Partition.

To restore the recovery partition on a Yosemite install, you’ll need a few files from the Yosemite Installer, a script, and Apple’s Lion Recovery Updater.

Make sure you have backed up your drives before doing anything to your boot volume!

Login to the computer as an administrator.
Download the Yosemite installer from the App Store and look for "Install OS X Yosemite.app"
Right-click on Install OS X Yosemite.app and select Show Contents.
Navigate to Contents/SharedSupport. Copy the file InstallESD.dmg to your Downloads folder.
Download the Apple’s Lion Recovery Updater http://support.apple.com/kb/dl1464 - mount and copy RecoveryHDUpdate.dmg into the Downloads folder.
Download and decompress the file recovery.sh.zip from http://4unitmaths.com/recovery.sh.zip and moverecovery.sh into your Downloads folder.
Open Terminal and type the following commands:
chmod +x ~/Downloads/recovery.sh (hit return)
sudo ~/Downloads/recovery.sh (hit return)
The process will take a few minutes.
Shutdown and power back on, holding Option to confirm its installed. Click on it to make sure it boots.
That's it!

I'd like to give credit to the individual who posted the original instructions at:
forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1756752.


texts: iPhone 'My Number' is missing in the settings app - can I get it reinstated?

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My number tab is not showing any number and it's blank. I am unable to tap on it to input the number myself. Hence, iMessage and Facetime can not be accessed using my phone number.

How can I get my iPhone to re-read my SIM card or cellular service so that it shows in the settings app and I can try again to set up messaging using my proper cellular number to combine with my AppleID/iCloud account?


texts: Is there a keyboard shortcut to switch to a specific input source?

texts: I have many input sources - English, French, Chinese Simplified and Japanese Hiragana, and pressing cmd+space or ctrl+space to scroll through the menu just doesn't do the trick. Is there a way to set up a keyboard shortcut to switch to one specific input source? e.g. cmd+ctrl+1 for english and cmd+ctrl+2 for french etc.? If using automator (or terminal) can solve the problem, I would gladly use it. Thanks.


texts: Using CSR8510 A10 based Bluetooth 4.0 (Low Energy) dongle with mid-2011 iMac

texts:
I recently purchased a CSR8510 A10 based Bluetooth 4.0 (Bluetooth Low Energy aka BLE) dongle and I'm using it on a mid-2011 iMac that doesn't have Bluetooth 4.0 support. Just plugging it in doesn't appear to work, the CSR8510 A10 device appears in the USB device tree, but there is no indication of Bluetooth functionality.

To diagnose the problem I run the LightBlue OS X app and on launch it displays a dialog with the "Turn Bluetooth ON" message and "Press Done when it is on". If I push the "Done" button it just displays the dialog again. So it appears that it sees the device, but it isn't initializing.

Is there a way to get this device working?

Edit

I tried the instructions here mentioned by dwightk, but they don't appear to be effective.

I also tried the instructions here, but they don't appear to work either.

Note: When checking the CBCentralManager.state the value CBCentralManagerStatePoweredOff is returned.


texts:
I just bought an iPhone 4S and configured my mail-accounts. But for some reason, the new mail is only pushed when I open my Mail-app. I set the settings for incoming messages to "Push". Any idea how this is possible?

I my former iPhone, an iPhone 3G, did the job excellent...


texts:
I made a mistake when trying to reset my MacBook.

When I thought I was erasing the iCloud Disk, I instead erased my macOS Base System. I have troubleshooted it multiple times, including restarting the computer, coming down to Command + Option + R and the Power Button to get to the reset stage and the Internet Recovery.

When I go to Install masOS Mojave, I went through the steps until I hit a road block. That road block being the macOS Base System disk is locked. I cannot click on it or go any further than the screen where you select the disk that you want to install macOS on. It is greed out and locked.

I read up on going quitting Install macOS Mojave and going into Disk Utility to erase the Apple SSD Media, but I cannot go any further as it does not allow me to Erase, Restore, or Mount this Internal Drive. These are also locked and past my capability of reaching.

Can I troubleshoot this at home without visiting an Apple store?


texts: OS X Calendar email alerts — send via Outlook?

texts:
I'm using Mac Outlook as my primary email program (my company uses Exchange and it's the "supported" program on Mac), but I've configured Contacts/Calendar to also talk to the Exchange Server.

I like the way Calendar handles alerts, and the fact that it can send email reminders, but I'd need them to be sent via Outlook as I'd rather not have 2 copies of my Exchange Inbox on the disk (to save space).

Is there a way to tell Calendar to use Outlook for outgoing email? For now, it asks me to configure Mail.app every time I set a reminder to send email.


texts: OS X (Mavericks) file sharing: Can only see contents of shared folder, not open files

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I have setup my mac with two admin users, lets call them foo and bar. The user foo has a folder x which contain files and other folders and so on. In system preferences I have enabled file sharing and added "read only" access to the user bar for the folder x. Now, if I am logged in as user bar, I can open the folder x and see its files and folders. However, if I try to open, say, a pdf-file in that folder, I get an error message telling me I do not have permissions. Interestingly, if I copy this file to the desktop (being prompted for admin password), I can open the copy afterwards.

Should not I be able to open all the files as user bar in folder x? Do I have to user more fine-grained access control, like, enabling access on each file?


texts: Apple Mail: no search results after Sierra update

texts: After a Sierra update, Apple Mail is not searching anymore, and Spotlight provides incomplete results - it does not provide a top lists e.g. searching for "Excel" does not show Excel or it does not provide results in Mail.  What should I do now?


texts:
Ideally, I would be able to take a screenshot and paste the image directly into iA Writer. Since iA Writer doesn't store images, however, this is not possible.

In order to not have to manually drag every screenshot into iA Writer, I would like to be able to

take a screenshot,
save it in a folder
copy the file path to clipboard
paste the file path into iA Writer.

So far, I've changed the default folder for storing Screenshots and added a folder action. I found a script that copies the screenshot to my clipboard as a file. However, I can't figure out how to copy the file path to my clipboard instead, so I can easily paste it into iA Writer.
Any ideas? Could there be a better way?

on adding folder items to this_folder after receiving added_items
    set the clipboard to (read (last item of added_items) as TIFF picture)
end adding folder items to


texts: High Sierra doesn't boot after ubuntu partition deletion (which was dual booted)

texts:
About 4 months ago I dual booted High Sierra with ubuntu. I dedicated 20 GB of my hard with default Disk Utility. Recently I tried to merge the partition back, but during this process it failed and after that when I boot the system, it fails to start.

What I have:

I have a Macbook Pro 2015
High Sierra
Filesystem is APFS
Encrypted with FileVault

What I don't Have:

Access to any Mac system

What I did

I tried to use rEFInd maybe it could see the bootable partition (FAILED)
I tried to boot from Recovery mode (FAILED)
I tried Network boot (FAILED)
I tried make a bootable usb with dmg which I downloaded. I translated first to iso (FAILED)

What I want (with priority :-) )

If possible to boot current system
Some instruction how to make bootable USB (to verify whether I did anything wrong) and Reinstall

Thanks


texts: Printing current date and time on each page

texts:
I'm often printing several versions of a document (e.g. a paper in progress). To keep track of the printouts I would like to print the date and time of printing onto each page, regardless of which application I'm using (although it would be okay if it works for PDF files only, if it happens automatically). I have seen Windows printer drivers including this feature, but haven't found any settings here (e.g., Canon iR3225) nor any hidden-CUPS-feature-I-could-activate-in-the-config-file.

Any ideas? Some sort of preprocessing I could inject into cups?

(I'm using Mac OS X 10.6.7)


texts: In Pages, What is this Line Under a Rectangle Shape?

texts: There is a persistent thing going on in Pages where there is a line under a rectangle shape when I make it. How do I get rid of it? I don't want it to show up when I export the document to a PDF.


texts: itunes seems to sync my wife's iphone with  all of MY apps

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my wife just got an iphone and she did her first sync and its syncing all of my applications (i have an ipod touch).  Is there anyway to have us sync to a separate list of apps?

if i delete these apps off my wife's iphone, are they going to be removed from itunes (and then my ipod next time i sync ?? )


texts:
I want to make audio editing workflows in Automator. My current goal: to cut out exactly the same length from a group of audio files.

I haven't found any audio editors supporting AppleScript yet. Other kinds of scripts/solutions are also welcome.


texts: Safari is using too much RAM. How can I reduce its memory footprint?

texts:
I'm finding Safari (Latest - v5.0.2) to be even more of a memory hog than usual.  (Currently using 465mb of RAM with only this tab open, but having been running for a while)

Closing it and reopening it lowers it's memory footprint, but it always creeps back up over time.

Aside from disabling extensions, any tips to help troubleshoot/reduce it's memory usage?  I've been using ClickToFlash which helps by requiring any Flash entity to be manually enabled on each page view.


texts: Migrating / Syncing iCloud Email to Exchange account

texts:
I'm trying to migrate all mails and folder from a IMAP email to a another.
I selected all the folders and drag them to the new mailbox.

I can see some of the folder but not all the sub-folder, also when I check mailbox detail, the count is not the same.

the issue is I start moving some new mail to the new mailbox only.

How can I get the two mailbox completely synced ?

PS one is from iCloud, the another is from a exchange server.


texts: iPhoto app deleted but the photos are still showing in Media files

texts: I have deleted the iPhoto app, because I no longer use it. However, the photos (all 2000 of them) are still accessible when I try to insert media on Pages or Evernote or Keynote. I want to permanently delete all the photos from iPhoto. How can I do this? I'm running OS X 10.9.2 on my MacBook.


texts: Automator/AppleScript: move folders to a location based on their name

texts:
I'm very new to scripting and Automator but I am trying to figure out a way to have folders automatically moved to a desired location based on the beginning and ending of their names. for example:

If folder name starts with "A" and ends with "45" move to Documents/Archive/A/45

or

if folder name starts with "J" and ends with "29" move to Documents/Archive/J/29

Edit:

Real world folder name would be: A761245 or J647929
Yes the destination folders already exist
No, the source folder and destination folder are in different locations.
I'm running macOS Mojave 10.14.6

Is there a way to do this with automator or scripting? Thank you!


texts: How to highlight all search results within the Terminal application screen buffer

texts:
In the past I had used iTerm2 which makes search a non issue. However it has showstopper bugs with pasting from the clipboard so I must use Terminal instead. It seems the latter does not make searching a trivial task.  The screenshot shows searching for event :

You will have noticed there is nothing highlighted.  I don't know what it is actually doing..  Sometimes when searching maybe one element shows up. But that's not acceptable either: why are not all instances of the search term highlighted?

The keyboard shortcuts do not list any such shortcut: am I missing something there?  https://support.apple.com/guide/terminal/keyboard-shortcuts-trmlshtcts/mac


texts: Is there a way to remove the artist name from a large number of titles in itunes?

texts: I have a few hundred mp3's which are labeled, e.g., "Rush - 01 - actual title of song". Is there a way to automatically remove "Rush - XX - " form the title names?


texts: Is there a way to add keyboard shortcuts to preference panes?

texts:
I wanted to add a keyboard shortcut to teleport via the System Preferences.

teleport is a preference pane not an application so I can't select it.

I tried to assign my keyboard to "All applications" but it didn't work.

Edit:
I am more looking for assigning a keyboard shortcut to a Preference pane menu item than assigning a global shortcut to a preference pane.

For example, in teleport I want to assign a shortcut to the menu item "Deactivate teleport". One can access to this menu item by clicking on the teleport icon in the OS X menu bar.


texts: Two drobo NAS on one network causes premature  'Server has closed down' events.

texts:
We have a Drobo setup with a fixed IP on ethernet which we've named BoxA. It shows up in the finder list, everyone can connect to it and share files.

We brought a second Drobo to backup the first, this was given a different fixed ip and a different name BoxB.

When we connect BoxB to the network all the clients which are connected to BoxA receive the message "BoxA has closed down" clicking on BoxA on the finder reveals the content of BoxB.

Any idea what might be causing Finder to display this message? Why would it see two different network servers as the same?


texts: iPadOS is corrupting files when copying from/to an external drive

texts:
I am a photographer and recently switched to a full iPad Pro 2020 setup, so I can edit my pictures on the go. Since SD cards tend to fail, I would also like to use my iPad Pro to backup the cards to an external SSD drive. A simple copy/paste from one drive (SD) to another (SSD) via the iPad.
However, I noticed that after importing RAW and JPEG files from the SD card to the iPad internal memory, some of the files seemed corrupted: RAW files couldn't be read by Lightroom, and JPEG files were half black or grey.
A couple of days ago, the same thing happened in the other way round. I processed RAW files in Lightroom for iPad, and when copying the processed JPEG to the external SSD, and viewing them on my PC, about 10% of them were completely trashed:

So I made a test, that I hope can be reproduced by someone. I'd love to have some feedback or even a solution to this issue. It's really disappointing that the iPad can't handle a copy/paste without corrupting the files...
First, I took a sample picture and made 500 copies on the external SSD. To be sure they're all exact copies, I used PowerShell on Windows to check the file hash. As expected, they're all the same:

Then, I transferred the 500 copies to the iPad's internal storage, using the "Copy" and "Paste" function in the app Files.
I renamed the folder in which the pictures are, copied it and pasted it back to the external SSD.
Finally, with the SSD plugged to my PC, I checked the file hash of the 500 files copied from the iPad, and indeed, some of them are corrupted, as you can see below (take Test (613).png for instance):

I am using an iPad Pro 2020 12.9", with the latest iPadOS 14, and the native app Files to do the transfer. My external SSD is formatted in exFat. My PC is the latest Windows 10.
I also tried with other kinds of devices: SD cards, cameras, USB thumb sticks, external SSD, SD card readers, USB-C hubs, even changed the cables, that all work perfectly with my PC, and never failed me. It's really coming from the iPad.
After some research, I saw a lot of complaints (slow transfer speed, mainly) that seem to be linked to the format of the external drive, and the fact that iPadOS seems to prefer APFS file format. But APFS isn't an option for people like me, who are using a desktop PC. Plus, the format of my SD cards are set by my camera, in that case, exFAT.
Finally, though I can understand speed may vary depending on the format of the drive -- corrupting the files is something that shouldn't happen, no matter what format I'm using. Especially for something as basic as importing photographs from an SD card...
At this point I don't know what to do, every time I try to copy/paste something, some files get corrupted. I would be grateful if somebody could give me some pointers, perhaps a solution, or simply confirm the issue by reproducing my test somehow.


texts:
I have an essential PPC OS X app. I want to use Leopard (10.5) in a Virtual Machine (Fusion).

I have the ISO but when I attempt to install, it says that its not supported.

Any workaround to this?


texts: Trouble rebooting from Mojave to High Sierra

texts: I have High Sierra installed on a partition of my MacBook Pro’s internal SSD, and Mojave installed on a partition of an external drive.  If I have selected the High Sierra boot volume in Startup Disk and reboot from Mojave, then there is a chime, the screen goes black, and nothing happens.  If I reboot with the option key pressed, then the only options are to boot from the Mojave volume, or a network volume.  So far, the only way I’ve been able to get back to High Sierra is to shut down, physically disconnect the drive with Mojave, and then start up.  Is there a better way to deal with this?


texts: Is it safe to allow apps to access your photos?

texts:
Some wallpaper apps try to access your camera roll in order to save photos there. Is it safe to do so ? What am I giving developers once I allow them access to my camera roll's photos ?

I'm just concerned a bit regarding my privacy.
What are they allowed to do with the photos ? Are they encrypted or plain .img files that they can view ?


texts: Unable to install Xcode 3.2.6 in Mac OS X version 10.7.3

texts: My old app is made in Xcode 3.2.6 and now I have purchased a new Mac with Mac OS X version 10.7.3. Now when I'm trying to install Xcode 3.2.6 it completes all the process of installation but after it is done it doesn't create any folder of that SDK and it doesn't show Xcode symbol.


texts:
On OS X El Capitan Disk Utility shows me that I have 48 GB Movies, but I don't have this films really.

Where can I find these movies that shows Disk Utility?


texts: Why doesn’t the watchOS beta profile show up in my list of available downloads?

texts:
I am trying to install the watchOS 6 beta profile to my watch from an iPhone X running iOS 13 beta.

At https://developer.apple.com/watchos/ I see a link to a downloads page that should link the profile, but after I am sent to https://developer.apple.com/download/ I only see a download for the Xcode 11 beta.

What am I missing here?


texts: How would I unlock an iPhone while out of the country?

texts:
I gave an iPhone 3G to a friend who lives in Dubai. At the time, it was carrier locked to at&t. I have since submitted a request here in the U.S. to unlock it, and the request was approved by at&t. For some reason, he's having trouble getting it to unlock, and I think I know why.

Am I correct in assuming that he needs to have access to an at&t tower in order for the phone to talk to it and grab the updated carrier settings, which would then unlock the device?

If so, this is obviously an impossibility in Dubai. My workaround solution to get him an unlocked iPhone is to send him the one I just unlocked here in the States.

Would love to know if there's a way he can unlock remotely (perhaps drive near a partner/roaming tower?) if at all possible.

Meantime, I also performed the same procedure on an iPhone 3GS I had sitting around and found that the unlock occurred after it talked to the at&t tower. "Carrier settings updated" was the title of the message. Phone says "No Service" but I have to presume it's now unlocked since the carrier settings have been updated.

Any cell network pros out there know how this works?

Thanks.


texts: If I upgrade to lion, will FCS 2 still work?

texts:
I've noticed that a lot of different people have been asking, "If I upgrade to lion, will this program work?". So I guess lion isn't very compatible? Here's my question: Will FCS 2 work with lion? FCS 2 includes:

Final Cut Pro 6
Motion 3
Color 1
Soundtrack Pro 3
DVD Studio Pro 3
Compressor 3

Don't tell me to upgrade to Final Cut X; It is junk compared to this.


texts: XCode Problem - Couldn't load settings from contents.xcplayground

texts:
I recently moved a few playground files from my documents folder to iCloud Drive. Then I noticed they all the files have been duplicated and non can be opened.
I moved them back to the original location to the documents folder and still they don't open.

Any suggestions on how I can bring back the codes I've written?

UPDATE:
I had a copy of one of the files in my dropbox. It turns out the playground file, consists of a few files and some files were missing or didn't get uploaded to iCloud. (iCloud bug? Shame!)

So then I took a look at the contents (right click > show package contents) and found a swift file which had my code in it.


texts: Mobile Safari with thumbnail view with iOS 5

texts: Can I get my Mobile Safari thumbnail view back after I upgraded to iOS 5?


texts: The password AutoFill suggestion button is stuck on my screen

texts: It appears when opening Safari, can't be clicked and is just stuck there. Always the same position. Even after closing Safari and all other apps, it persists, and it sucks. Restarting macOS fixes the problem.


texts: How to create new groups in iOS contacts app?

texts: Title says it all: how can I create new address groups on iOS devices?


texts:
I have a Mac Mini with OS X Server installed on my LAN that I use as a Git server and Continuous Integration server. I would like to be able to use these services from outside my LAN but I'm not sure what to do to make it work.

My network goes all through an ADSL router and its IP is not static. From what I've read so far I need a DDNS service to provide me a static address to my server. I subscribed to one and configured a their client on my server to hourly update the IP.

Now I have a host address that I don't know what to do with it, it does not provide me any of the services my server provides when I try to access it… Do I have to open some ports?


texts: iPhone will suddenly shut down repeatedly unless charged

texts:
I've had my previously-owned iPhone 5 for almost a year now and a few days ago it started to act strange.

First, while charging it says it's 47%.  It suddenly shuts down and then it shows that it's only 7%.

A few days later it suddenly shuts down when I tried to take a picture.  When I tried to open it, it shows the Apple logo, shuts down, Apple logo again, shuts down again.  This cycle continues until eventually my iPhone gives up and the screen turns pitch black.

I tried plugging my charger.  It shows me the Apple logo then my lock screen, but when I take out the charger, the screen vanishes once again, doing the ungodly cycle that happened earlier. It only works when the iPhone is charging.

What do I need to do to fix this issue?


texts: `scutil --nc start` not connecting PPPT VPN - OS X 10.11

texts:
From the answer to this question I have tried scutil --nc start 'us.justfreevpn.com' to connect a PPPT VPN, but all I get is the following popup:

Frustratingly, if I manually start the connection from the menubar, I can then stop it using scutil --nc stop 'us.justfreevpn.com'

scutil --nc list gives the following:

Available network connection services in the current set (*=enabled):
* (Disconnected)   16DB05C1-0843-447F-9EA0-AD43139270AF PPP --> PPTP       "us.justfreevpn.com"             [PPP:PPTP]

And scutil --nc show 'us.justfreevpn.com' this:

* (Disconnected)   16DB05C1-0843-447F-9EA0-AD43139270AF PPP --> PPTP       "us.justfreevpn.com"             [PPP:PPTP]
PPP <dictionary> {
  ACSPEnabled : 1
  CCPEnabled : 1
  CommDisplayTerminalWindow : 0
  CommRedialCount : 1
  CommRedialEnabled : 0
  CommRedialInterval : 5
  CommUseTerminalScript : 0
  DialOnDemand : 0
  DisconnectOnFastUserSwitch : 1
  DisconnectOnIdle : 0
  DisconnectOnIdleTimer : 600
  DisconnectOnLogout : 1
  DisconnectOnSleep : 0
  IPCPCompressionVJ : 0
  IdleReminder : 0
  IdleReminderTimer : 1800
  LCPEchoEnabled : 1
  LCPEchoFailure : 15
  LCPEchoInterval : 20
  Logfile : /var/log/ppp.log
  VerboseLogging : 0
}

The log just shows the following:

Tue Feb 23 10:18:44 2016 : publish_entry SCDSet() failed: Success!
Tue Feb 23 10:18:44 2016 : publish_entry SCDSet() failed: Success!

And last exit code is 0:

$ echo $?
0

What am I doing wrong?

OS X 10.11.3


texts: Connect 3 External Displays to iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017)

texts:
Is it possible to connect 3 external displays (for a total of 4, including the built-in 5K display) to an iMac Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017? I have the Radeon Pro 580 with 8GB of VRAM.

I do not need the external displays to be high resolution. In fact, all three of them need to connect via VGA using the following resolutions:

External displays 1 & 2: 1920x1080
External display 3: 1280x720

If necessary the 3rd display could be a different connection type (e.g. DVI) and/or resolution. The specs for external displays 1 & 2 are not negotiable.

I've reviewed this iMac's specs which seem to say only 2 external displays are supported via the two ThunderBolt 3 (USB-C) ports. However in my research about ThunderBolt it seems like it should be possible to run two simple displays off of one port.


texts: How to add keyboard shortcut for 'move focus to next window'

texts:
It's bound to ⌘+`.
When I'm using the laptop's own keyboard it works fine,
but when I work with HHKB, ` is just too far off. Can I add a secondary shortcut for the same Move focus to next window?
I'd like to do it with ⌘+esc if possible.


texts: How can I create a stand alone APP to run a terminal command

texts:
I have the requirement to manually run the OSX maintenance scripts in OSX (Lion / Mountain Lion). I would like to create a completely stand alone application that would achieve the following goals:

run the terminal command : sudo periodic daily weekly monthly
Be executable via Finder
Be standalone (a single file is all that is needed to execute the process so that a non technically inclined user may simple double click to run said command)
Be portable (copy a single file to a USB flash drive or other portable media)
Be able to be run on Mac's running OSX Lion or Mountain Lion

I do not necessarily need to see the results upon completion of execution as I can always go to /var/log directory to find out but if someone knows of a way to eliminate this extra step all the better.

I found this response but it does not meet all the requirements. I am not a coder / programmer but I can (and I am willing) to follow straightforward instructions in order to achieve my goals.


texts: Locate iPhone without an internet connection

texts:
I want to desperately locate my lost iPhone 4 (factory unlocked). It does not have an Internet connection—no 3G, no 4G and it is not in a Wi-Fi zone. The bell rings when I call which means that SIM is the same and battery has some juice left.

Can somebody please help?


texts: TRIM enabled on new Macbook Pro Mac OS X 10.8.4

texts:
I'm a newbie with Mac's, so I have a quick question.  Just got a new Macbook Pro with a SSD, and been reading some things about SSD lifespan and enabling TRIM.

In my system properties I have the following:

TRIM Support:   Yes

Seems to me in everything I've read that this means TRIM support is enabled by default and that I do not need to do anything additional to enable this.

Is this correct? Just want to confirm...


texts: I have been trying to look for a keyboard shortcut that would let me toggle the Zoom style from the accessibility menu. I don't think there is one. Can somebody here point me in the direction of how to build one? I can code, but I'm unsure of where to start.


texts: Are there any modern X11/Xorg Browsers that compile for OSX?

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Currently I'm using macports. I'm wondering if there are any graphical X11 browsers like Chromium, or Firefox, or the like that compile under X11 (and not native OSX). I want a browser that I can manage with an X11 Desktop Environment (like i3).

My criteria would be modern (executes javascript), graphical, and maintained. I know there are other build systems out there like Fink, and even more projects that aren't available under Fink or Macports so I'm willing to cast a wide net to find something.

Chromium would be great.

I see some threads where people have asked similar questions but most of these are at least 4 years old.


texts: Keyboard layout keeps reverting since upgrade to High Sierra

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I have a custom keyboard layout that I have been using for many years on OS X (alternative to the french layout).

Since I upgraded to High Sierra today I face these issues:

the layout keeps switching back to the default (french), e.g. when I open a new application
sometimes I cannot switch back to my custom layout
when I reboot, I have to re-add the custom layout in the Preferences

I have tried resetting the NVRAM but no changes. What can I do?


texts:
I can not boot my iMac (20" Mid 2007) running OS X 10.7.5

When I am in Single User Mode I can use fsck and when trying ti sbin/mount -uw / it says device is write locked. I am really stuck.
I wanted to upgrade to El Capitan also I can not see any startup disk


texts:
I recently installed an SDD into my MacPro, and was paying attention to the storage used, both to be comfortable the SSD size was going to be enough, and also that the TM backup hard drive wouldn't fill too fast. This morning I noticed the /private/var/vm folder had swapfiles totaling 64GB. My question would be how to reduce this and to understand why it happens. The SSD size is only 128GB, and was running 60GB or so. This runaway issue was about to create a 'no room' problem, although I suppose that would have forced a reboot anyway.

I read What are the “sleepimage” and “swapfile” documents? and it warned not to delete these files. I searched some more, and found that a reboot wiped it all out. After the boot, there’s one swapfile of 67MB, versus the 64 files each a full GB.

I never saw this before. I understand a reboot is the answer, but is there anything to do to prevent it occurring? I’d at least like to understand what process or app set this in motion.

I am running 10.6.8 Snow Leopard


texts: Installing fonts from terminal instead of Font Book?

texts:
I know how do install new fonts using Font Book.

Is there also a way to install fonts from the terminal, using some smart shell command?


texts: Playing CoD: Modern Warfare on a Macbook Pro 13" (Mid-2009)

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I have a mid-2009 MBP (13"/ 2.53Gzh/ 8GB). I installed Call of Duty: Modern Warfare on it at the weekend only to find the on-board GPU can't cope with it.

I'd like to do a bit of gaming on it, but am concerned that modern titles are going to be too much for it. Can anyone suggests workarounds to let me game on my otherwise lovely laptop?


texts:
I have a VirginMedia connection using one of their "Super Hub"'s, their wireless configuration is turned off and I connect my Airport Extreme via RJ45 cable.
I connect my iMac from the Extreme via RJ45, and it is configured for wireless also.
Connected to the Airport Extreme extending my wireless network is an Airport Express.
My internet connection is over 60 meg and that's all ok, but the other devices using the Airport and the Extreme run very slow , so much so that it is impossible to watch streamed TV to any device.

I would like to look at any logs that the devices create to see if I can see a problem??


texts: Mid 2010 MacBook Pro kernel_task extremely high CPU usage (150%+) lags and kernel panics

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I recently acquired a 2010 13" MacBook Pro. When attempting to boot to a Leopard installer on a USB drive, I am greeted with a kernel panic. There is no specific error message but instead prompts me to restart.

However, I tried booting from a hard drive in my early 2008 MacBook (with clean install of Lion) and it runs. However, there is extreme lag due to the high CPU usage. Task manager indicates kernel_task is using 150%+ of the CPU. This Lion install is near clean and runs perfectly on my MacBook. Upon successfully getting into Lion, I was greeted with a "problem report for mac os x". I can't copy paste it because of the lag (and I'm using a different machine to type this question) but one of the lines in the details suggests CPU issues...
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x001A9C68): Kernel trap at 0x4c76a81c, type 14=page fault, registers. The next lines detail the registers and following that is a backtrace. I don't know what register and backtrace are.

Also, the computer is quite hot and there is no load. I performed a PRAM reset because, initially, the issues booting and no audio prompted me. Audio works now when it turns on.

I'm concerned the CPU is failing on the motherboard but I'm curious about what you [the community] think. Does this involve reflowing/replacing the CPU? How can I fix this?

I took photos of the kernel panic log window and the task manager. Upon request, I can post those.


texts: Trackpad interaction without touching it since spilling water

texts:
I am using MacBook Pro with OS X 10.9.2.

2 days back some water was spilled(more like sprinkled) on the keyboard area of macbook and I immediately cleaned it. After that my macbook cursor behaves strangely. It acts like some one else is playing with the trackpad.

Below are my observations

In TextEdit if I leave it untouched, it selects a line of text and gets deleted. And some times if the text edit is not maximized, the focus moved out and brings back the window which is maximized. And also the cursor suddenly jumps to somewhere else while I am writing.
In VLC it continuously toggles between full screen and windowed mode. It automatically right clicks and opens the context menu.

Please help find the root cause and a solution please.


texts: Harmony Remote and Apple TV - "start position"

texts:
I have my Harmony Remote set up to control my Apple TV (4th Gen, not 4K) and it works fine for the basics.

I'd like to setup an Activity on the remote to launch Netflix. However the way to do this seems to be through a combination of "right, down, right, OK, down, down, OK" which ends up looking like a solution to a Zork Zero problem.

I'm fine with this apart from the start position.

Is there any way to force the Apple TV to return to, say, the Top Left tile, no matter where it is (i.e. in an Open App in a folder, or in the Movies App, etc.)?


texts: How can I add a button in the Finder toolbar? I don't use the dropdown menu. For example, I want to carry out the first (only the button), not the second (dropdown list menu).


texts: Compare multi-digit version numbers in bash

texts:
Trying to write a script that searches for the version of the Application then returns the value. My problem is the value is three to four intergers long (example 4.3.2).
I have searched for a while and can't find any syntax that would allow you to use a != or -ge for anything higher than a number with periods in it.  Just wondering if anyone has a better way or I will just keep adding for every version release.
What I want
else if [ $version1 -ge "9.0.8" ]; then

How it is written now
vercheck=`mdls -name kMDItemVersion /Applications/iMovie.app`
version=`echo ${vercheck:17}`
version1=`echo ${version:1:5}`

[...]

else if [ $version1 = "9.0.8" ]; [ $version1 = "9.1.1" ]; then
    echo "You already have this version or a higher version installed"
    exit 0


texts: How do I connect to the Bluetooth icon in preferences or applications

texts:
My mouse is working great on Bluetooth, but I have tried without success to get anything else to work. I am trying to connect my FitBit.

I tried:

Shutting down in Preferences. When off, hold down shift/control/option and power button for 6 seconds. When it comes on, check preferences for the Bluetooth icon.
Going to system preferences, check View, then customize, but no Bluetooth to customize.
I used Disc Utility to repair my hard drive.
I noticed that in the system report when Bluetooth was clicked, it said no information.


texts: Can Touch ID for the Mac Touch Bar authenticate sudo users and admin privileges?

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Does Touch ID for the MacBook Pro Touch Bar support elevating admin privileges in macOS?
Somewhat differently, can the Touch ID give sudo access in Terminal?

I wonder this because I'm considering getting a YubiKey which can do string input to password fields, but Touch ID for Macs may render it unnecessary.


texts:
since I updated to mavericks. I do not use totalFinder anymore. I deleted it first, but on every start i get this failure message.

I already searched the developer site for help. But nothing helped. http://totalfinder.binaryage.com/uninstallation

Do you know any trick how to delete everything from this application?


texts: What's the difference between `/private/var/db/receiptss/` and `/var/db/receipts/`?

texts:
I'm uninstalling Microsoft Office 2011 from a rather new MacBook running 10.8.4, and Microsoft's website says to delete (among others) all files beginning with com.microsoft located in /private/var/db/receipts/.

I've read that in general it's inadvisable to delete such files (.bom's and .plist's) from your receipts folder willy-nilly, since it could affect other software or the OS. But since I'm not running any other Microsoft software on this machine, and since Microsoft recommends deleting them, I suppose it's safe in this case.

However, I found what appear to be duplicates of those files (same names, permissions, sizes, etc.) located in /var/db/receipts/, which Microsoft's site doesn't mention. I'm wondering if it's safe to delete (or even move) these as well, and I'd be curious to know the purpose of these two different directories.

For reference, the files Microsoft says to delete (abridged list, there are 76 in total):

$ ls -l /private/var/db/receipts/ | grep "microsoft"
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel     53798 Sep 10 21:54 com.microsoft.mau.all.autoupdate.pkg.2.3.3.bom
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel       395 Sep 10 21:54 com.microsoft.mau.all.autoupdate.pkg.2.3.3.plist
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel    159800 Sep 10 21:54 com.microsoft.merp.all.errorreporting.pkg.2.2.8.bom
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel       405 Sep 10 21:54 com.microsoft.merp.all.errorreporting.pkg.2.2.8.plist
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel     35959 Sep 10 21:54 com.microsoft.office.all.clipart_search9.pkg.14.2.0.bom
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel       423 Sep 10 21:54 com.microsoft.office.all.clipart_search9.pkg.14.2.0.plist
...
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel     38552 Sep 10 21:54 com.microsoft.office.en.word_wizards.pkg.14.2.0.bom
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel       415 Sep 10 21:54 com.microsoft.office.en.word_wizards.pkg.14.2.0.plist

The files they didn't mention (again, there are 76 total):

$ ls -l /var/db/receipts/ | grep "microsoft"
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel     53798 Sep 10 21:54 com.microsoft.mau.all.autoupdate.pkg.2.3.3.bom
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel       395 Sep 10 21:54 com.microsoft.mau.all.autoupdate.pkg.2.3.3.plist
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel    159800 Sep 10 21:54 com.microsoft.merp.all.errorreporting.pkg.2.2.8.bom
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel       405 Sep 10 21:54 com.microsoft.merp.all.errorreporting.pkg.2.2.8.plist
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel     35959 Sep 10 21:54 com.microsoft.office.all.clipart_search9.pkg.14.2.0.bom
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel       423 Sep 10 21:54 com.microsoft.office.all.clipart_search9.pkg.14.2.0.plist
...
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel     38552 Sep 10 21:54 com.microsoft.office.en.word_wizards.pkg.14.2.0.bom
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel       415 Sep 10 21:54 com.microsoft.office.en.word_wizards.pkg.14.2.0.plist

And I stumbled across another unmentioned location, which I wonder about (what it is and is it safe to remove it?):

$ ls -l /private/tmp/ | grep "Microsoft"
drwxrwxrwx  3 root             wheel  102 Apr  2  2012 Microsoft

$ ls -l /private/tmp/Microsoft/
total 8
-rwxrwxrwx  1 root  wheel  6 Apr  2  2012 launch

Please let me know what you think. Thanks!


texts:
I have a large collection of Audio CDs I would like to convert to audio files. My requirements are:

FLAC and MP3 support: I would like to keep a lossless version of the CDs in original quality.
CDDB / MusicBrainz connectivity: I would like to have the track and album filenames downloaded from the net, rather than type them manually.
OSX Mavericks compatibility
Reasonable GUI

Is there a good application for that, preferably using an open-source one?


texts: TestFlight tab doesn't load in iTunes Connect

texts:
When I switch to the TestFlight tab for my app in iTunes Connect, it doesn't load. It perpetually shows the spinner.

It was doing this yesterday too. I've tried a different browser and it's the same.

Any ideas?


texts: What happens to metadata of deleted photo iOS?

texts: Suppose I delete a photo from the iOS Photos app, and then delete it from recently deleted. I understand that this "throws away" the key for decrypting the photo's data. But what about the photo's metadata? Is this encrypted? If so, is the key for this encrypted metadata also thrown away when the original file is deleted?


texts: How to increase cursor size programmatically?

texts:
How do I increase the cursor size programmatically? I know how to do it manually. Is there a script that can do it from the command line rather than an AppleScript that does it from the GUI.

Why?

I do a lot of customizations to my Mac, but I also create new users all the time. To save time, I would like to programmatically achieve certain customizations.


texts: There is no link in the verification email for a new Apple ID I created

texts:
I got my new iPhone today and ofcrouse made an Apple ID right away. Everything goes ok, I get sent a verification email, but there is no link in it. It has the instructions and they mention a link, but there is none. I tried sending the verification email from my iPhone and from the apple site (https://appleid.apple.com/), but still nothing.

Here is a screenshot of the email I received:


texts: Simple remote server monitoring application like previous iStat Server / iStat View

texts:
I am searching for an application to quickly monitor CPU Usage / Memory usage of a remote (local) linux server.
An alternate of ssh user@server -t 'htop'
It looks like the ancestor of iStats Menu allowed something like this with iStats Server and iStats View. But those two software are now deprecated.
Does somebody know an alternative ?


texts: Pairing a "Tile Mate" to MacBook Pro / OSX 10.10 directly

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NOTE: I don't want to use the "Tile" app. I want a connection directly to my MacBook.

I would like the Tile Mate to appear in the Bluetooth devices menu (System Preferences > Bluetooth > Devices). Is this possible? If so, how do I go about it?

Using:
 - "Bluetooth Explorer" Version 4.3.0 (4.3.0f10)
 - "Hardware IO Tools" Version 6.3 for XCode

I'm able to detect the Tile using:

Bluetooth Explorer> Low Energy Devices > Start Scanning

However I'm not able to see the device in the normal Bluetooth pairing dialogue ( System Preferences > Bluetooth )


texts: Deleting image from Camera Roll and Photo Stream at the same time?

texts: Now that Photo Stream lets you delete pictures, I find myself frequently deleting pictures from both Photo Stream and the Camera Roll manually. Is there any way to easily delete the same picture from both locations at once?


texts: Is there a way to rename my subscriptions in Reeder?

texts: Using version 1.2. I can't seem to find a way to do anything other than add subscriptions, folders and delete subscriptions. Is there any way I can just rename my existing subscriptions?


texts: How do I un-hide a photo in the iPhone iPhoto app?

texts:
I mistakenly hit the 'x' button while editing a photo from the Camera Roll, and now I can't find the flagged menu to un-hide it as illustrated in the help.

Fortunately the photo is still in my Camera Roll, so how do I get it back into the iPhoto app?


texts:
It's been nearly 1yr & 6 months since I bought my MacBook 13" 2015 retina.
Now, the battery only holds 57% of its original capacity. Number of charge cycles is 234. This battery can hold only 2 - 3 hours.

Is this normal? I have no any warranty now.


texts: How do I turn off the "Reader" button in Mobile Safari?

texts: I never use the "Reader" feature in iOS 5's Mobile Safari, and the button for it sits there in the address bar just being a nuisance when I want to see or edit the URL in the address box. How do I turn it off?


texts:
I have a macbook that is running OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion); for various compatibility-related reasons I would like to upgrade the system, but not to El Capitan. Yosemite (OS X 10.10) would be dandy. The App Store, of course, only offers an upgrade to El Capitan, currently the newest OS X version.

I know that it is possible to restore a computer to the OS it had prior to an upgrade, but is it possible to upgrade to a (never-seen before) OS version that is not the latest available?

Edit: This question is related (but only if Yosemite had been downloaded via the App Store in the past).


texts: Sign in without credit card if the Apple id is already created

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I have create my apple Id online using chrome and not from the App store or Itunes.
Now when i try to download any free app from the app store it gives me a error that the Apple id i am using has never been used before.
It takes me to a different page where i have to agree to the agreement and demands the credit card info on the next screen where the "none" option is not available.


texts: How to enable press-and-hold accent character menu in text editors (i.e. Xcode)?

texts:
When I press and hold a key (i.e. a) in most programs (such as a web browser, Evernote, etc.) I see the accent character pop-up menu.

However, I do not see the pop-up in Xcode or Vim, and I would like to. In those programs, it just repeats the character.

How do I enable the menu for those types of programs?


texts:
In Preview.app (Mavericks version) bookmarks can be added (Cmd-D) to a PDF file and shown in the  sidebar.

The bookmarks all get the same title, which seems to be an excerpt from the first line(s) of the page.

So far, so good, except that in the document I am working on over the next many months, there is a page header on every page and it is the same for 300 pages or so.

The result is that the first text on each page is the same and all bookmarks look identical, except for the page number.

The problem is that I can't find a way to change the title of the bookmark once it has been created, so my side bar contains 20 indistinguishable bookmark titles, only differentiated by the page number.

If I knew the page numbers I wouldn't need the bookmarks, so I am very interested in a way to further differentiate the bookmarks, preferable by changing their title.

Is there a way to do that?


texts: Why is the partition button in Disk Utility disabled for my new SSD?

texts:
What I really want to do is copy all the data from a possibly dying Seagate 1 TB HDD to a new Samsung 2 TB SSD. I thought restore would do the trick, but that gives me operation failed:

I thought I could partition the new device to be like the old one and manually copy the files across but that gives me the disabled partition button:

As Gilby suggested, here is the output from diskutil list:
mark@Marks-Mac-mini ~ % diskutil list
/dev/disk0 (internal):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                         1.0 TB     disk0
   1:             Apple_APFS_ISC                         524.3 MB   disk0s1
   2:                 Apple_APFS Container disk3         994.7 GB   disk0s2
   3:        Apple_APFS_Recovery                         5.4 GB     disk0s3

/dev/disk3 (synthesized):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      APFS Container Scheme -                      +994.7 GB   disk3
                                 Physical Store disk0s2
   1:                APFS Volume Macintosh HD            15.1 GB    disk3s1
   2:              APFS Snapshot com.apple.os.update-... 15.1 GB    disk3s1s1
   3:                APFS Volume Preboot                 292.4 MB   disk3s2
   4:                APFS Volume Recovery                1.0 GB     disk3s3
   5:                APFS Volume Data                    72.3 GB    disk3s5
   6:                APFS Volume VM                      1.1 GB     disk3s6

/dev/disk6 (external, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:     FDisk_partition_scheme                        *1.0 TB     disk6
   1:                 DOS_FAT_32 MARK-XFAT               500.1 GB   disk6s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS MarkHFS                 500.1 GB   disk6s2

/dev/disk7 (external, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:     FDisk_partition_scheme                        *2.0 TB     disk7
   1:                  Apple_HFS Samsung2T               2.0 TB     disk7s1


texts: Where is the keyboard definition file for a custom input source?

texts:
Somewhere back in time (and possibly in a galaxy far far away) I had added an Input Source to my OS/X mavericks.  I believe I have located the file that was used as the definition. However, it is not clear from the Keyboard | Input Sources dialog how to (a) view the properties of the custom Input Source or (b) edit / update an existing Input Source

So how to update/edit MAC keyboard input source definition file?


texts: Service does not appear in application menu

texts:
I created a simple service, that applies Quartz Black&Wite filter (the only block in the program) to a currently opened PDF and would like it appear in Services menu in Preview app. I have chosen PDF to get in Preview app, though it does not appear in apps menu (setting Files and Folders didn't work too).
The service in ~Library\Services, it shows up and is checked in Preferences.
Other services though appear correctly (i.e. Finder services).

I have created it this way: chosen to create a Service first, then set to get PDF in Preview.app, then added a Quartz-filter. Saved and opened to add to library.

I have looked through related questions and in general everyone has the same issue, but I haven't found a suitable solution, so maybe someone has an insight on requirements for a service to appear in context or app menu.
Automator service not showing in services menu
Workflow Services not showing in Service Menu


texts: Pen drive does not show on mac on attaching but show error on removal?

texts:
My problem is that when I attach my pen drive to any of the ports on my Mac, it won't show up on my Mac, but when I remove the pen drive, it shows the error, "The disk was not ejected properly. If possible, always eject a disk before unplugging."

This means the Mac detects the pen drive on removal, but not on attaching.

Can anybody tell me how I can fix this problem?


texts: Solution for logging into PC with macbook, using PC speakers to play music

texts:
We have a Windows 10 PC that is connected to our sound system. I would like to be able to log into that PC from my MacBook (High Sierra) and play music, either off of the (PC) hard drive or from an online service (Deezer).

Essentially, I would be using the MacBook only for its keyboard and screen.
The reason is that the PC does not have its own screen but is instead connected to a projector, and turning this on just to change a song is very obtrusive.

The solution I'm looking for does not have to be free but must be secure.
I have tried the Microsoft Remote Desktop Client but it will only play sounds off of my MacBook speakers.


texts: Partition my HD with Disk Utility, cannot resize the partition WITHOUT installing Windows. WTF?

texts:
I am installing Ubuntu on my Mac to exist as in parallel with OS X Yosemite, version 1010.3. The screenshot looks similar to previous questions, e.g. How can I resize a partition with Disk Utility?

However, the GUI for Disk Utility does not give me access to resize my partition. Normally, you can click the righthand bottom corner of the volume and drag. I do not have that option---there are no three lines in the bottom righthand for the cursor to drag.

I cannot manually change the size of the partition in the "Size" box. Normally, you could click/highlight the values and change them. I cannot. The text is "faded".

Why doesn't the Disk Utility GUI allow me to choose the size of the partition? Should I just do this via the Command Line?

EDIT: Doesn't anyone else think it's weird that Apple (via Yosemite) forces you to download Windows if you want to partition your hard drive correctly? Note to Apple: FIX THIS!!!


texts: I accidentally changed the artist and album of every track in my Music library.  How do I change it back?  This is Music 1.0.6.10 on Catalina.


texts: Method of uploading contacts to a new iPhone?

texts:
iPhone version: Up-to-Date (iOS - 10)

I have more than 10,000 contacts in my phone.

I recently tried to transfer them to a new [i]phone but with no luck...
The backup is sitting in my email as a .vcf file.

My method of uploading the contacts to the phone is:
Mail App-> "Backup June 27"->Download the File-> To contacts -> Crashes at this point.

I don't have a save on iCloud.

So, I was wondering: what are all the ways (which might include Windows or Mac and so they are included) to upload a backup to an iPhone?


texts: Applescripts not working in Finder since Mavericks

texts:
I have a bunch of Applescripts that do things like change sort column in Finder windows, but they've stopped working since Mavericks.

If I close and reopen the window, then the change takes effect, but this is annoying.

Is this a bug? Is there a workaround?

E.g.,

tell application "Finder"
tell list view options of window 1
    set sort column to name column
    tell column kind column
        if sort direction is normal then
            set sort direction to reversed
        else
            set sort direction to normal
        end if
    end tell
    set sort column to kind column
end tell
end tell


texts: How to prioritize en1 AirPort of MacBook Pro 2017?

texts:
I have a Macbook Pro 2017 base model with 2 thunderbolt ports. I just bought a Xiaomi AX1800 router for its 5G capability.
Unfortunately, my Macbook cannot connect to the channels provided by the router, because they are 36, 40, 44, and 48; while my Macbook's en0 channels are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 149, 153, 157, 161.
After a few minutes tinkering, suddenly my Macbook picked up the 5G wifi of the router, and when I look into system report, the channel it listed now includes my router channel and the interface is now en1 (idk why it switched to that.)
Several minutes later, my Mac went into sleep mode, and the 5G connection was lost. I tried SMC and NVRAM reset, removing and adding a thunderbolt bridge, all with no luck. The 5G can no longer be detected by my Macbook.
The router is not damaged btw, since my phone and iPad can pick the 5G immediately just fine.
I ran sudo networksetup -listallhardwarereports, but it returns the list of possible commands, with ** Error: The command is not recognized. at the bottom.
Also tried: sudo ifconfig en1 up, but it's still inactive afterward when trying to check with sudo ifconfig -a.
So I think, if I am able to force en1, then it will pick 5G again just fine.
Where do you think the problem lies?


texts: How can I make a standalone app for one PDF book?

texts:
I've seen many books or magazines as standalone apps. You download them from the app store as one single app. When you open it, it's just like reading a book or magazine and you can turn the page and scroll pages at the bottom. Very easy to use, not fancy but simple. You might not be able to zoom it, but on iPad it's fine.

There seems to be a standard framework or tools to allow easy creation for non-developers.

Any free tools out there that anyone might know?


texts: Airplay mirror iPad to mac but let audio play from iPad

texts:
Scenario:
I'm trying to mirror my iPad to my iMac using the Reflection app.  Everything works fine but the reason I'm doing this is to record myself making a real time mix using the app Djay.

Problem:
The audio that is streamed to my computer is off by a second, so that makes it nearly impossible to actually time my transitions right.  I want to let my iPad mirror itself but allow myself to hear the audio straight from the iPad instead to bypass that problem.  Should I use a HDMI capture card instead?  Or is there some kind of audio splitter cable that actually retrieves the audio despite airplay running?

Side Notes:
I do have Djay for Mac, the only reason I'm doing this is to have my video stand out from the regular mix videos.


texts: iPhone Personal Hotspot via USB stopped working after OS X 10.10.4 update

texts:
I installed OS X 10.10.4 and right at the end of the process, my iPhone (which was plugged in to the Mac via USB with a Personal Hotspot connection) vibrated as if the USB cable had been reconnected, the Hotspot connection disconnected and hasn't worked since.

Connecting the iPhone via USB makes it vibrate and start charging as expected. Connecting to the Personal Hotspot via Wi-Fi works normally. The iPhone has been updated to iOS 8.4.

What's this all about?

Edit 2015-07-15:

I had previously gotten this working, here's how:

  Odd. I started up Xcode 7 beta, it asked to install some updates /
  additional components. My iPhone was connected via USB this whole
  time, and immediately after the updates were completed, I heard a
  sound on my iPhone: the Hotspot connection was on again.

But today, the Hotspot stopped working again in OS X 10.11 beta (my iPhone also has iOS 9.0 beta now). Same symptoms, but this time, launching Xcode 7 beta won't help. What to do?


texts: Open Terminal and Run command as different User to show status messages

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I am currently working on deploying software from our MDM to Mac's.  The software installs correctly but there is no user feedback during the install unless they know to manually go and find a specific log file and look in there.
What I would like to do is have a script open a Terminal window and the run the following command:
less +F /path/to/logFile.log
This way the user can see the status of progress.
Does anyone know a way that I could make this pop up automatically?
Edit
We are using Cisco Meraki for our MDM.  Meraki's Mac software capability are more limited then some other vendors so it would have to be run by a custom made script.
Basically what I would ideally like to achieve is similar to what Deploy Studio does when in their Net Boot set with the logs in the background:


texts: Why aren't 2 external monitors working with MBP (mid 2014)?

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So I have 2 external monitors; One is hdmi, the other is DisplayPort.
I have a MBP mid-2014 model which contains 2 Thunderbolt 2 ports as well as an HDMI port.
Theoretically I would have thought I could plug in two miniDP to HDMI cables, run one to monitor #1, and run the second one to an HDMI to DisplayPort adapter -> monitor #2.
That did not work, and I since realized only one of the miniDP ports can support video at a time.
I then read running an HDMI and a miniDP at the same time would work, so I tried that, miniDP->HDMI monitor #1, and then HDMI->HDMI to DP adapter -> monitor #2. Still does not work. Only one monitor shows video.
For the life of me, I cannot figure out why this is so difficult to do. I have seen others use USB adapters but would prefer not to sacrifice any CPU usage with the second display.
What possible options do I have for using my 2 external monitors in extended view?
Thank you for any help!


texts: OSX Server File Sharing - Allow users to change password?

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We are running OSX Server 10.7.5 in our small office. On the machine, in the Server application, I have each employee setup as a user, with file sharing turned on.

This allows each employee to login to the server via Finder and access shared files.

Is it possible to allow these users to change their passwords somehow? Or is the only way to do it, to give the Admin their new password and he enters is into the Server app for that user (which is a horrible idea imo)?

Also, on our server, these users are NOT users on the OS itself, they are only users in the Server application. The only user on the OS is Administrator.

A while back at a different company I remember accessing an OSX File share via Finder and it asked me to change my password. So I thought there was an option for an Admin to set this for a user in the file sharing, but I can't find it anywhere. Basically looking for some sort of "Force user to change password on next login" checkbox...


texts: Possible to set window to full size in Yosemite when pressing green button?

texts: In Yosemite when I press a window's green 'fullsize' button, it will be full size, but somehow differently from earlier way, I can not use change between windows shortcut, because window will claim the whole screen. Any idea how to use it earlier?


texts: Strokes is getting deleted while writing

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When I’m writting with a stylus while keeping my hand on my iPad 6th gen ios 12.1.4, some of the strokes keeps dissapearing

My attempt to resolve

I found solution online suggesting me to turn off magnification feature . But this dint work the issue still persists.

Also this issue happens with Apple Pencil,and many users have complained about this

I tied reaching Apple care people they were of no help.

So how do I resolve this issue?


texts: SD Card missing after sleeping during write?

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I have a flush-mounted 128GB SD card for my Macbook Pro. Had it for a year, never any problems or issues.

Today, while trying to free up some space on my main drive, I was moving a large directory -- 11GB -- onto the SD card, when I had to leave my office.

So, I closed my laptop, thinking the copy operation would just resume when I opened it back up and the machine woke up from sleep...

...But now it says that the SD card was "not ejected properly" (I never ejected it).  And now I can't get it to be recognized, and thus I can't access my data on what I rely on as an extra hard drive.

I tried remounting via the Automator script in this post, but I see no effect.  I then tried pulling the card out & putting it back in, but to no avail. Tried running Disk Utility, but it just sat there "spinning" and was basically frozen & unresponsive for 5 minutes.

Help?


texts: Uninstalled apps still appear in settings

texts: I have deleted an app with intentions of reinstalling, but when I clicked App Store and searched for the app, instead of showing the option to download it's showing "open" as if I still have the app. I've turned my phone off and back on multiple times but it's still there. Can anyone help get my app back?


texts: How do iPhones and Macs handle OS storage?

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This topic came up yesterday from a friend of mine who owns both a Macbook and an iPhone 6. His iPhone is almost out of storage space; about 500MB remaining, and he claims this is due to all the iOS operating systems he has installed over his time with the phone. He also says that this is the same with Apple computers. When he installed up to Mavericks, he lost a lot of storage space because the new operating system "installed separately from the previous one", taking up more space.

It just doesn't make any sense, and I feel like he is wrong, but I'm not sure how to explain it, nor can I find any data to back up his claim or the opposite.

So, the question(s) is, how is storage of the operating systems accomplished for Macbooks and iPhones? Are previous versions of operating systems indeed stored on the phone, even after updating to the newest one? Would this contribute to his lack of available space on the iPhone? Finally, how could this be resolved without taking it to an Apple store?