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194f30856bde2af1c9afb2ceb0841d46f655d5f9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Are there any iPhone apps which can display/edit OPML documents? I'm looking to view/edit OPML files on the iPhone/iPad. Is there an app that can do this?
A: Depends on what you want to do exactly but since OPML is just another Markup Language you can use any text editor or maybe one that's also able to highlight XML. You could also try online tools such as google docs, tho I couldn't myself. Here's another way to read only OPML using iGoogle.
I'll also give a shot and guess what kind of OPML you'd be using and suggest this app.
| Q: Are there any iPhone apps which can display/edit OPML documents? I'm looking to view/edit OPML files on the iPhone/iPad. Is there an app that can do this?
A: Depends on what you want to do exactly but since OPML is just another Markup Language you can use any text editor or maybe one that's also able to highlight XML. You could also try online tools such as google docs, tho I couldn't myself. Here's another way to read only OPML using iGoogle.
I'll also give a shot and guess what kind of OPML you'd be using and suggest this app.
A: Take a look at CarbonFin and the website https://cfoutliner.appspot.com/ (accessible on any iOS device)
A: Lots of iOS apps support OPML in different ways. All depends on what you want to do with it.
For editing the actual code, you could use Textastic with its super-nice syntax highlighting. Use the built-in XML syntax definition or easily add your own customized for OPML.
For editing it as a mind-map, check out iThoughts or MindNode.
For working with it in outline form, hey! There's OmniOutliner, CarbonFin or MagicalPad.
And coming soon, but not quite yet, writing app Storyist will be supporting OPML. So you can import that finished outline and use it to start writing your novel, thesis, or crackpot manifesto.
A: Outline pro is a really good app
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55f3375d18de8b10ab2291852e3858c93e514490 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Seeing the desktop while in Unity mode in VMWare Fusion? When I run VMWare Fusion in Unity mode, is there any way to see the desktop or access the files on the desktop? Or must I switch into Single Window/Full Screen mode?
A: You can view the Desktop as a folder in Windows Explorer.
| Q: Seeing the desktop while in Unity mode in VMWare Fusion? When I run VMWare Fusion in Unity mode, is there any way to see the desktop or access the files on the desktop? Or must I switch into Single Window/Full Screen mode?
A: You can view the Desktop as a folder in Windows Explorer.
A: You cannot view the windows desktop as the "Desktop" in Unity (As @mankoff said, you can open it as a folder). The intention of Unity is to Run Windows apps "side by side" with Mac apps. This means the Mac desktop is the desktop.
I remember there was an option to "Show taskbar in unity" in a older version. Unable to find it in version 3 (did not look for long, anyway I think this is not very useful)
BTW, the way I use VMWare is only for application installs. All my data still stays on my mac (in a special folder if required) but not inside the VM. Helps me back them up, email them if required (even when the VM is suspended). So I never felt a need to see the desktop.
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7fe7ade9af9963f8694eea765e3bd499e0ad2569 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Auto login boot camp partition in VMWare Fusion? My VMWare Fusion is set up to use a Boot Camp partition. Is there any way to have it automatically login to a user account when the virtual machine starts up, but still require a password when booting via Boot Camp?
The reason I ask is because when launching VMWare Fusion in unity mode, you always have to interact with the machine the first time it logs on. It would be nice if you can just run an application from the VMWare Fusion menu, and have it seamlessly startup the virtual machine, login, and launch the application without any interaction required.
A: As the auto-login or password is in Windows, and Windows doesn't know if it is booted via BootCamp or VMWare, I don't think you can do this from the Windows side.
It doesn't seem likely, but perhaps you can set it to always require password, but then use AppleScript and VMWare, or Automator GUI Scripting, to enter the password for you.
| Q: Auto login boot camp partition in VMWare Fusion? My VMWare Fusion is set up to use a Boot Camp partition. Is there any way to have it automatically login to a user account when the virtual machine starts up, but still require a password when booting via Boot Camp?
The reason I ask is because when launching VMWare Fusion in unity mode, you always have to interact with the machine the first time it logs on. It would be nice if you can just run an application from the VMWare Fusion menu, and have it seamlessly startup the virtual machine, login, and launch the application without any interaction required.
A: As the auto-login or password is in Windows, and Windows doesn't know if it is booted via BootCamp or VMWare, I don't think you can do this from the Windows side.
It doesn't seem likely, but perhaps you can set it to always require password, but then use AppleScript and VMWare, or Automator GUI Scripting, to enter the password for you.
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3b205004022c3648a28ec7a70240c632dc15deb3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I make an AppleScript file into a Mac App? I have an Applescript that simply opens a Dialog Box, asks for a user input and runs a Terminal Command and spits out the answer. It works great in AppleScript Editor yet I am trying to work out how I could package this Script File along with an icon to make a Mac App for my personal use. Thoughts.
A: In El Capitan at least you can use osacompile, e.g:
osacompile -o MyScript.app MyScript.scpt
| Q: How do I make an AppleScript file into a Mac App? I have an Applescript that simply opens a Dialog Box, asks for a user input and runs a Terminal Command and spits out the answer. It works great in AppleScript Editor yet I am trying to work out how I could package this Script File along with an icon to make a Mac App for my personal use. Thoughts.
A: In El Capitan at least you can use osacompile, e.g:
osacompile -o MyScript.app MyScript.scpt
A: In Script Editor, select File > Save As and set File Format to Application. (In Mojave and later, the Save As choice in the File menu is not visible unless you hold down the Option key.)
Open Bundle Contents drawer and see the applet.icns file, copy your icon to that.
See "Saving a script as an application" in Script Editor help.
A: to export an an application, do File -> Export and set the drop-down list to "Application"
A: Open the information window for your Application cmd+i and drag your icon file (icns format) onto the top left default icon.
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70b60f89c21dc58666002d204b8f99f70d1e7d1a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I migrate my Aperture library from my primary HDD to an external drive? I have about 53GB of photos in my Aperture library which is stored on my internal HDD. I would like to move this library onto an external hard disk and continue to use Aperture without any loss of images, etc.
Is there anyway I can do this?
A: Yes you can, here are the steps:
*
*Connect your external disk
*Open Finder and go to <your home folder>/Pictures
*move the Aperture Library.aplibrary file to a location on your new disk
*Open Aperture and go to preferences ( from menu or by pressing ⌘+, )
*On the General tab, change the location of the library to where you copied the Aperture Library.aplibrary file
That's it, the library is now on your external drive.
| Q: How do I migrate my Aperture library from my primary HDD to an external drive? I have about 53GB of photos in my Aperture library which is stored on my internal HDD. I would like to move this library onto an external hard disk and continue to use Aperture without any loss of images, etc.
Is there anyway I can do this?
A: Yes you can, here are the steps:
*
*Connect your external disk
*Open Finder and go to <your home folder>/Pictures
*move the Aperture Library.aplibrary file to a location on your new disk
*Open Aperture and go to preferences ( from menu or by pressing ⌘+, )
*On the General tab, change the location of the library to where you copied the Aperture Library.aplibrary file
That's it, the library is now on your external drive.
A: Or before opening Aperture, hold down the Option/Alt key then click o Aperture to open. Aperture will ask you where your library is, then you can point it to your external drive.
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12255ec39a5c34f6c71627b91169e1a11dcba036 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I write a tab character in Safari? I tried using the tab key with the modifier keys, but I didn't get Safari to write a tab character in a text field shown in an HTML page.
Is it possible to do it? If it is possible, how can I do it?
A: Enable the "Unicode Hex Input" input method from System Preferences > Language & Text > Input Sources and then type Option 0009.
| Q: How can I write a tab character in Safari? I tried using the tab key with the modifier keys, but I didn't get Safari to write a tab character in a text field shown in an HTML page.
Is it possible to do it? If it is possible, how can I do it?
A: Enable the "Unicode Hex Input" input method from System Preferences > Language & Text > Input Sources and then type Option 0009.
A: Press Cmd-Alt-T to bring up "Special Characters..." in the Edit menu.
Search for "tab" and click Insert. You're looking for the one named "Character tabulation"
The website may not display it correctly,
but it will indent code.
A: I usually wind up typing a tab in TextEdit or Stickies and copy-and-pasting it in Safari.
A: The Wikipedia article titled Control key reports the following text:
Under Mac OS X, the Control key allows the use of Emacs-style key combinations in most text entry fields. For example, Ctrl-A moves the caret to the start of the paragraph, Ctrl-L vertically centers the current line in the editing field, Ctrl-K cuts text to the end of the line to a kill ring separate from the normal clipboard, etc.
The table before that note reports that Ctrl-Q works as "Literal insert." I tried entering Ctrl-Q, Ctrl-I in Safari 5.0.4, and I get a tab in the text entry.
It doesn't work on SE sites, as those combinations are used, respectively, to start a quoted text and emphasized text.
It doesn't seem to work on Safari 5.1, or Firefox 4.
A: You can use control-option-tab.
In other applications you can use option-tab, but in Safari tab and option-tab are used to select elements in web views.
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d4cdc03dac2e679838c2078871dcb8d99848f37a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Are There Any Text Browsers for iOS? I want a text-only browser on my iPod. It is not jailbroken (nor do I wish to do so), and it is running iOS 4.2.1. Does anyone know of a way to install any text browser on iOS without jailbreaking? Any of these text browsers would be awesome;
Lynx, Edbrowse, w3m, Elinks, Links, Emacs/W3, Net-Tamer, WebbIE, etc
A: You could go on your iPod to a website like http://pizzaseo.com/tool-lynx.php to emulate the behavior.
| Q: Are There Any Text Browsers for iOS? I want a text-only browser on my iPod. It is not jailbroken (nor do I wish to do so), and it is running iOS 4.2.1. Does anyone know of a way to install any text browser on iOS without jailbreaking? Any of these text browsers would be awesome;
Lynx, Edbrowse, w3m, Elinks, Links, Emacs/W3, Net-Tamer, WebbIE, etc
A: You could go on your iPod to a website like http://pizzaseo.com/tool-lynx.php to emulate the behavior.
A: You could use Atomic Web Browser and turn on Web Compression (uses Google mobilizer). This should leave you with a minimum of graphics on the page.
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2a11f9fd980de050f1695085f4c1237dbbda92b2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there an application that moves menulets from the menu bar, and shows them in a little window? Is there a utility that shows the menulets in a window in the style of the old Control Strip (which means a window that automatically shows and hides)?
A: It's not exactly the style used by the old Control Strip, but Bartender hides the menu extra icons, and show them in a little window that appears when clicking on its menu extra icon.
*
*Lets you tidy your menu bar apps how you want.
*See your menu bar apps when you want.
*Hide the apps you need to run, but do not need to see.
*Have the clean looking menu bar you want.
*Rearrange your menu bar items as you wish.
For each icon shown in the Menu Bar, it let you decide where the icon should be shown (Bartender Bar versus Manu Bar), and how long the item should be shown when it is updated.
| Q: Is there an application that moves menulets from the menu bar, and shows them in a little window? Is there a utility that shows the menulets in a window in the style of the old Control Strip (which means a window that automatically shows and hides)?
A: It's not exactly the style used by the old Control Strip, but Bartender hides the menu extra icons, and show them in a little window that appears when clicking on its menu extra icon.
*
*Lets you tidy your menu bar apps how you want.
*See your menu bar apps when you want.
*Hide the apps you need to run, but do not need to see.
*Have the clean looking menu bar you want.
*Rearrange your menu bar items as you wish.
For each icon shown in the Menu Bar, it let you decide where the icon should be shown (Bartender Bar versus Manu Bar), and how long the item should be shown when it is updated.
A: Short answer is no.
The menulets are controlled by SystemUIServer, a system application in charge of a number of things one of them being the right side of the menu bar. Unfortunately SystemUIServer is not replaceable, and its behavior cannot be changed.
Note that there are multiple kinds of 'menulets':
*
*System provided menus (the clock, airport signal, time machine...). These do use a private API as they run code inside SystemUIServer and Apple doesn't like people loading code in this sensitive piece of software. Those are present on disk with a '.menu' extension. Those are sitting on the right of the menu bar.
*Third party menus using the private API without Apple blessing. Those usually use a hack to bypass Apple protection (most common hack is MenuCracker, code is on SourceForge). Some of those menus are good and respectful of their environment, some of them are not. Those menulets are freely mixable with the system ones, you can ⌘-drag and drop them to reorder them.
*Applications deciding to provide a quick access menu on the menubar. Those do run in their own process and use a public API to place themselves on the menubar. You cannot reorder them and they always sit on the left of the system menus. SystemUIServer control those icons placement.
It could be possible to write an application capable of loading menulets by emulating the private API, but a number of things will not work as expected (toggle in preferences will not toggle in this app, I'm not sure that some menulets do not use some of SystemUIServer internals...). And anyway, no matter what you do there is no way to control the application positions.
A: A quick Google search landed me on this: Return of Control Strip [macworld.com]
I am not really sure whether this will help you because I have never used Mac OS Classic.
A: Although I do not know of any utility that shows the menulets in a little window, I do know how to move the menulets.
Holding command while pressing down on any of the menulets will allow you to move them.
You can try it on any Apple-made menulet products except Spotlight.
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61fe295d1e92565252074fffe4db456c0615a8a3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I transfer iPhone + iPad data to a new computer? I have iTunes installed on my old computer (Win XP) and all iPhone + iPad apps + all backups are done on this computer.
Now I would like to use iTunes on my new computer (Win 7) and retire the old one.
My experiments so far went really bad. If I do the obvious thing and install iTunes on the new computer, then try to sync the iPhone, it completely wipes the iPhone and all app data. That happens even though the iTunes account is the same as on the old computer.
My goal is simple: I want to be able to sync/backup both iPhone and iPad on the new computer without having to completely install all apps again and loosing all the app data on the devices.
This seems to be such an obvious thing - to switch to a new computer - am I just not seeing the easy way to do this?
A: There's an Apple guide to this process
There's also this guide on HowToGeek.com
| Q: How can I transfer iPhone + iPad data to a new computer? I have iTunes installed on my old computer (Win XP) and all iPhone + iPad apps + all backups are done on this computer.
Now I would like to use iTunes on my new computer (Win 7) and retire the old one.
My experiments so far went really bad. If I do the obvious thing and install iTunes on the new computer, then try to sync the iPhone, it completely wipes the iPhone and all app data. That happens even though the iTunes account is the same as on the old computer.
My goal is simple: I want to be able to sync/backup both iPhone and iPad on the new computer without having to completely install all apps again and loosing all the app data on the devices.
This seems to be such an obvious thing - to switch to a new computer - am I just not seeing the easy way to do this?
A: There's an Apple guide to this process
There's also this guide on HowToGeek.com
A: From my experience, unless you use Time Machine or Migration Assistant, it's not that easy task we'd expect it to be. Here's a very complete guide, here's a very simplistic one and here's another one that envolves hacking iTunes library and isn't exactly about just copying.
iTunes is a very messy program and it can easily become hard to keep it clean on just one machine. Transferring it to another machine is adding one more layer of mess.
As last resource, try some third party tool, such as syncopation. I haven't tried any myself, but seems very promising and most of them have free trials.
A: Recently dealt with this problem with my parents upgrading from an iPad 2 to an iPad 3.
The iPad 2 was synced to one laptop, the iPad 3 was destined for another. We synced the iPad 3 to a backup of the iPad 2 and then went to plug it into the new laptop. (NOTE: the new laptop had all files from the old library synced via home share first.) iTunes asked whether to leave it alone or erase the iPad and sync. After playing around and much googling we went ahead and tried hitting erase and sync. When you do this, if the two iTunes libraries have the same iTunes account, it will actually make a full backup of the iPad BEFORE it "erases and syncs."
Once it was done, all files were there, even each app's files and settings. (Such as PDFs saved in good reader).
A: I didn't have any trouble with this when I migrated Macs I copied my iTunes library across manually (iTunes was set to manage the library, so this included everying, apps etc) making sure that the latest iPhone back up was included. I just plugged my iPhone in and it synced as normal.
Obviously make sure you have backed up your iPhone on your old system so that if it doesn't work for you, it can be fixed with a restore on your old system.
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0e11ba440a8ed8cf1ac6471dfb7d4c690ecadcd2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Where are Apple's default desktop images stored? When I go to System Preferences > Desktop & Screen Saver, I see many images in folders such as "Desktop Pictures", "Nature", "Plants", etc. Where are these images located?
I want to use them in an application such as SpaceSuit to set them as background images for different spaces.
A: As of macOS 12:
*
*Desktop JPEG wallpaper are located in /Library/Desktop Pictures
*Pre-installed dynamic wallpapers (HEIF) are located in /System/Library/Desktop Pictures
*Any dynamic wallpapers downloaded by the user (from the "Desktop & Screen Saver" preferences) are located in /Users/$USER/Library/Application Support/com.apple.mobileAssetDesktop
| Q: Where are Apple's default desktop images stored? When I go to System Preferences > Desktop & Screen Saver, I see many images in folders such as "Desktop Pictures", "Nature", "Plants", etc. Where are these images located?
I want to use them in an application such as SpaceSuit to set them as background images for different spaces.
A: As of macOS 12:
*
*Desktop JPEG wallpaper are located in /Library/Desktop Pictures
*Pre-installed dynamic wallpapers (HEIF) are located in /System/Library/Desktop Pictures
*Any dynamic wallpapers downloaded by the user (from the "Desktop & Screen Saver" preferences) are located in /Users/$USER/Library/Application Support/com.apple.mobileAssetDesktop
A: As of macOS 10.15 (Catalina) the location is /System/Library/Desktop Pictures. I'm unsure what version the location switched.
A: They're in /Library/Desktop Pictures/
A: For future reference: up to macOS 12, you can get macOS to show you the folder by opening System Preferences > Desktop and screensaver then double clicking the folder name on the left where it says Apple > Wallpapers. It will open the folder on Finder (which is on /System/Library/Desktop Pictures).
I couldn't find a way to get the folder from System Settings on macOS 13 Ventura.
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77a9da02272e3e3d86bf6fed9e5728804e9370a4 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iMovie: Crop and letterbox (ignore aspect ratio) I have a project in iMovie and I want to crop part of one of the included clips to a rectangle that isn't 16x9 or 4x3 or any standard aspect ratio. As far as I can see, iMovie will only let me crop in the shape of the current ratio.
How can I get iMovie to let me crop part of a clip to a nonstandard aspect ratio and letterbox the result?
A: There is not any reference to custom aspect ratio on iMovie's manual, neither any setting in the project's or crop tool's properties.
If custom aspect ratios would supported from iMovie, I believe that Apple would make them easy to find..
After all, iMovie is a consumer product, and they have excluded such "advanced" features in order to get more customers to the Final Cut Suite.
The only solution to your problem, would be to crop your footage prior importing to iMovie.
You may use free apps such as MPEG Streamclip or VideoMonkey (which is the open-source version of VisualHub).
Although I haven't used any of them for cropping, they do support custom aspect ratios!
I hope this helps!
| Q: iMovie: Crop and letterbox (ignore aspect ratio) I have a project in iMovie and I want to crop part of one of the included clips to a rectangle that isn't 16x9 or 4x3 or any standard aspect ratio. As far as I can see, iMovie will only let me crop in the shape of the current ratio.
How can I get iMovie to let me crop part of a clip to a nonstandard aspect ratio and letterbox the result?
A: There is not any reference to custom aspect ratio on iMovie's manual, neither any setting in the project's or crop tool's properties.
If custom aspect ratios would supported from iMovie, I believe that Apple would make them easy to find..
After all, iMovie is a consumer product, and they have excluded such "advanced" features in order to get more customers to the Final Cut Suite.
The only solution to your problem, would be to crop your footage prior importing to iMovie.
You may use free apps such as MPEG Streamclip or VideoMonkey (which is the open-source version of VisualHub).
Although I haven't used any of them for cropping, they do support custom aspect ratios!
I hope this helps!
A: I came across this page because I had a similar situation and think I have found a solution that worked for me will work for others in the same situation. I was doing a screen capture video and my screen res is 1440x900 (imac). In the video I was making I was doing a tutorial on photoshop and when I opened it up in imovie it only offered 16:9, 4:3, and 3:2. All those aspect ratios would not work for me as it would crop certain tools out of the frame and the viewer would not know what I was clicking on. I chose 16:9 and once I placed the video in the project field I clicked on the small settings box at the beginning of the clip and chose "Cropping and Rotation". Over in the viewing window to the left I chose "Fit" and it changed the aspect ratio to 1440x900 eliminating the unwanted crop. Hope this is helpful to someone.
A: Yes! I figured out how to do this.
The trick is that you must crop the clip BEFORE you drag it into the timeline. If you try to crop after the clip is dragged into the timeline at the bottom, you can only used a pre-formatted rectangle size.
Hope this helps somebody!
A: Leaving this for future reference: now you can crop a video from the imported media section before adding it to the movie.
iMovie will add black bars automatically to fit the video, which you can control using the cropping tool on the clip after adding it to the movie.
A: Actually, you set the aspect ratio, or more accurately the video resolution which determines the aspect ratio, when you export your finalized movie. For instance, I created a video for my Kickstarter.com project (you can see it here: http://kck.st/h0aufg) and I was switching between aspect ratios on export between 4:3 and 16:9. What you see in iMovie is just the source footage. It's the export that matters. You just have to play with the advanced settings for the exported type.
A: The newest iMovie 10.1.9 has a fix. Select the clip. Above the viewing window click the crop icon. Select "Fit". Your clip will revert to the original format.
A: You can crop to any size you like (custom aspect ratio) if you select the video in the 'browser' (the My Media section on the top left panel of iMovie) before importing it to the project (the wide panel at the bottom of iMovie). From there you can zoom in using the chosen aspect ratio
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f27f14d5b58fcfdcdece492980df7d5708098412 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is it possible to disconnect a bluetooth connection using Applescript? I want to disconnect a connection to a bluetooth device through an Applescript. Please note that I don't want to disable or enable bluetooth, I just want to disable one specific connection.
A: Here is what I use for disconnecting my Samsung Soundbar. Also remember that you need to give permission to application to use SystemUIServer steps for that.
System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Accessibility > [name_of_your_application]
One little remark: you need to have bluetooth icon on your menu bar.
tell application "System Events" to tell process "SystemUIServer"
set bt to (first menu bar item whose description is "bluetooth") of menu bar 1
click bt
tell (first menu item whose title is "[Samsung] Soundbar") of menu of bt
click
tell menu 1
if exists menu item "Disconnect" then
click menu item "Disconnect"
else
click bt -- close main dropdown to clean up after ourselves
end if
end tell
end tell
end tell
| Q: Is it possible to disconnect a bluetooth connection using Applescript? I want to disconnect a connection to a bluetooth device through an Applescript. Please note that I don't want to disable or enable bluetooth, I just want to disable one specific connection.
A: Here is what I use for disconnecting my Samsung Soundbar. Also remember that you need to give permission to application to use SystemUIServer steps for that.
System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Accessibility > [name_of_your_application]
One little remark: you need to have bluetooth icon on your menu bar.
tell application "System Events" to tell process "SystemUIServer"
set bt to (first menu bar item whose description is "bluetooth") of menu bar 1
click bt
tell (first menu item whose title is "[Samsung] Soundbar") of menu of bt
click
tell menu 1
if exists menu item "Disconnect" then
click menu item "Disconnect"
else
click bt -- close main dropdown to clean up after ourselves
end if
end tell
end tell
end tell
A: Bluetooth functionality isn't made available through the Mac OS APIs (System Events being the chief one for things like this). You should be able to do this with GUI scripting (a great intro can be found on the Mac OS X automation site), but this is a really wonky way of doing it and is error-prone (unexpected dialog windows being the single biggest problem).
A: Not sure if this will work, my bluetooth has been b0rk3d for quite some time, but
man networksetup
You should be able to say something like
networksetup -getInfo <interface>
and then you could use the vast array of tragically randomly capitalized switches to work your will upon your bluetooth device, which should be a network interface.
OR
You want to disable one connection, and one connection alone?
/sbin/ipfw -q add deny ip from <bluetooth interface> to [any|badguy.com]
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017c2f251fb88530e1530e51597aff4ec963243b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What processes run while my Mac is asleep? What processes, if any, run while my computer is put to sleep (not hibernation mode)?
For example, if there's an application which prints a line every second to a file, will it print lines while the computer is asleep? If I have an application running doing video conversion, would it continue its process while the computer is sleeping? If I have an IM application running, will I receive messages while the computer sleeps?
A: Nothing will run while the computer is asleep. Unlike humans, where sleep is different than death, when a computer sleeps it is essentially equal to being powered off.
There are a few subtle differences, the primary being that it wakes up faster than from a cold boot. This is because there is enough power supplied to the RAM (memory) to keep it active, but this does not mean there is power supplied to the CPU (heart), or that any processes are active.
Any processes that are active are below the operating system, in the BIOS of the computer. This is where the "Wake On Lan" feature resides, for example.
| Q: What processes run while my Mac is asleep? What processes, if any, run while my computer is put to sleep (not hibernation mode)?
For example, if there's an application which prints a line every second to a file, will it print lines while the computer is asleep? If I have an application running doing video conversion, would it continue its process while the computer is sleeping? If I have an IM application running, will I receive messages while the computer sleeps?
A: Nothing will run while the computer is asleep. Unlike humans, where sleep is different than death, when a computer sleeps it is essentially equal to being powered off.
There are a few subtle differences, the primary being that it wakes up faster than from a cold boot. This is because there is enough power supplied to the RAM (memory) to keep it active, but this does not mean there is power supplied to the CPU (heart), or that any processes are active.
Any processes that are active are below the operating system, in the BIOS of the computer. This is where the "Wake On Lan" feature resides, for example.
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8a237302de44f44b177f514de3ea518dc21be899 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What's the advantage of buying an iMac over building a Hackintosh? I'm not looking for a flame war or anything like that.
I am looking at (once I have some money, the hardest part) buying a iMac. Let's just assume one could build a fully working Hackintosh with one's current hardware.
What would be the advantage of buying a new 21" iMac running the same Mac OS X version vs. building a Hackintosh with better hardware?
The chances of me building a Hackintosh is low as I am, well, lazy. :) Just looking for reasons to buy a new iMac.
A: If, as you say, you are "lazy", then you will certainly want to go with the iMac. Building and maintaining a hackintosh is not for the faint of heart. The first one I built took me over a month of trial and error and scouring google before I had what I would call a "functioning" system.
| Q: What's the advantage of buying an iMac over building a Hackintosh? I'm not looking for a flame war or anything like that.
I am looking at (once I have some money, the hardest part) buying a iMac. Let's just assume one could build a fully working Hackintosh with one's current hardware.
What would be the advantage of buying a new 21" iMac running the same Mac OS X version vs. building a Hackintosh with better hardware?
The chances of me building a Hackintosh is low as I am, well, lazy. :) Just looking for reasons to buy a new iMac.
A: If, as you say, you are "lazy", then you will certainly want to go with the iMac. Building and maintaining a hackintosh is not for the faint of heart. The first one I built took me over a month of trial and error and scouring google before I had what I would call a "functioning" system.
A: The only (as I see it) reasons to build a hackintosh instead of buying an iMac are listed below.
*
*Cost: A hackintosh with the same specs as an iMac will be substantially cheaper.
*Expandability: Let's see, an iMac lets you change the HDD/SSD, and the RAM. If you're good, you can swap the optical drive for a disk drive or a SATA port. If you build it yourself, you can put whatever you want in it and change it as often as you want. Note: Yeah, you could buy a Mac Pro, but they start at $2500.
*Nerd Cred: Building a computer: +10. Circumventing an operating system and its copy protection: +25.
A: Seriously, the most important advantage with Hackintosh will be the knowledge about OS X internal workings which you will get by tinkering with your Hackintosh.
If you do not find messing around your Hack to be exciting then I do not recommend to waste time on it.
And do not expect things working 'out of the box' with some "distribution".
A: The ability to login to the MAS with your Apple ID and download/install Lion from scratch over the internet without requiring any media/recovery partitions etc, just straight through the EFI firmware. That will never happen on a hackintosh.
We had to wait a year, but finally, a genuine differentiator!
A: I own an 2008 iMac, but just recently built a Hackintosh, running 10.7.3 for my girlfriend who couldn't afford a real Mac. I figured if everything doesn't work right, it's no big deal as it will more than likely be used to surf the web, play on facebook, organize photos, etc. What I found out is, the $400 Hackintosh I built runs circles around my $1400 iMac. Granted my iMac is getting old, but the Hackintosh is posting Geekbench scores around 7500, which is the equivalent of a high end 27" 2011 iMac for a quarter of the price (my 2008 iMac scored a 3500 by the way). I've (so far) have had no major problems. I also have working HDMI video out and USB3. It did take some setting up, but now that I know what I'm doing I feel I can confidently build a new one in under 2 hrs, that's building it and installing the software. One side note, the $400 does not include an internal HDD, as I used an old one I had laying around the house. Another thing you will have to add to the price is a monitor and a copy of OSX, if you don't have them. So, when you factor in the price of the monitor and HDD, you could easly double your price.
Also, the argument of a good warranty with the iMac is flawed, in that I get a better warranty on my individual parts. I believe my motherboard alone gets a three year warranty. Also, I can upgrade my computer to future proof it if I need to. It wouldn't take much (time or money) to upgrade the CPU or graphics card compared to buying a new Mac.
I'm going to play around a little more with my girlfriends Hackintosh, including running real software on it, like Adobe Creative Suites and see if I encounter any problems with it over the next few months. If everything works out, I think I'll be building one for myself here soon.
A: If your intention of buying a iMac/Hackintosh is to use it for a long term, then go for the iMac (or the Mac Mini/Macbook/Macbook pro with an external monitor). If it is for just playing around, experimenting or learning OSX internals(as @shpokas
mentioned), or using for a relatively short term, the hackintosh is just fine.
If you think the iMac is too expensive for you, then hackintosh is definitely not the way to go, IMHO, I do not see any ROI in the hackintosh.
A: Some things nobody mentioned: warranty, one of the best cases/constructions money can buy both from a funcional and aesthetical point of view, that sudden peace of mind coming from the realization that you don't need drivers anymore.
A: If you get an iMac you will be somewhat future proofing yourself in terms of future software compatibility. There's no guarantee that something like MacOS X 10.7 will work on your Hackintosh.
A: If you are assuming that you can get (and keep) a hackintosh working properly, the main difference is that the iMac will probably cost you more and looks prettier. The difference is that getting the hackintosh to work will be a massive pain and if it breaks, no one will fix it for you. The iMac will work out of the box and Apple will fix it for you when it breaks. Basically, you pay a bit more money (at least in the 21" case -- the larger screen iMacs are actually pretty cheap for the screen you get) and save a massive amount of time and worry.
A: One of the unique benefits of buying an iMac is their strong resale value. With a hackintosh, the only practical option would be to sell off the pieces one by one, which is both a larger undertaking and less likely to make you as much money.
A: Another thing to consider is desk space. The amount of space an iMac occupies is minimal compared to a hackintosh (assuming the hackintosh is a tower).
A: The guy who built the $400 Hackintosh makes some excellent points. When you break it down, its really unbelievable how much people pay for Apple computers. There is nothing special in that box! With an iMac you have an all in 1 with almost zero upgradability. A smart buyer buys a motherboard with a newer chipset so they can upgrade the CPU/ram/video card easily over the next 2-4 years. Everything about Apple is just a ripoff. Another problem with Apple Minis/iMacs and even the Mac Pro: Temperatures. They are high. Apple is incredibly poor at cooling their machines. You will notice in the new Mac Pro literature there is not one peep about real, measured temperatures. Nothing. Because its a cooling disgrace. Higher temps result in far more hardware failures. I just cannot fathom how any thinking person would want to support such a company.
Now we come to resale value of the Hackintosh: Is it not going to be worth far more than the parts if it flawlessly runs OS X? I bet that $400 Hackintosh could be sold for $600! Strange as it may seem, there are people out there not seduced by Apple style, that value functionality and efficiency, and could care less what a metal box looks like; this is, after all, the center of their informational life. I used to sell computer parts and the Apple buyers were consistently the most clueless by far as a demographic. They knew almost nothing about what they should get or why they should get it. It was quite fascinating to witness over and over. As a group I believe you could say they were very poor at general analysis (say about 90%). Sure there were some bright ones but it was very rare.
Today you need the following used parts to build your OS X/Windows/Linux computer:
$50--Motherboard, newer model, full size or smaller ATX, 4 x DDR3 1600mhz ram slots, USB3, built in HDMI/DVI out, 1 or 2 x PCI-Ex16 / 2 x PCI-E / 2-4 PCI slots, from a good manufacturer like Asus, Abit, Gigabyte, MSI or a few others.
$40--CPU Here is where you economize a bit as CPUs drastically devalue once they are a year or 2 old. Use the newest motherboard and an older CPU for maximum value. Today $40 puts you around 3ghz dual core speed. Shipping costs for CPUs are almost nothing as they can be stuffed in an envelope. Insure with U-Pic.com. Never insure with your shipper! Never put the description of the item on the outside of the box - just an invitation for theft if its valuable.
$30--2 x 2gb DDR3 1600mhz ram.
$15--30gb SSD for your OS and a few programs that need the speed. Or use a mSata if the board has the slot.
$40--1tb Sata drive for everything else.
$20--Power supply, around 500 watts. Without a video card you do not need much power.
$10--Case
$205 total. Get OS X going and you could flip it for $400-500 to someone that sees the inherent problems in something like a Mac Mini.
Oh the monitor: Look at the price now! 24inch used ones are going near $100! But the main thing is you get what you need, not what holy Apple deems you worthy of. Want a triple monitor setup? Want a monitor arm? No problem. Not so with with the iMac. No Vesa bolt holes in the back so you are stuck with their idiotic, zero vertical adjustable stand. All it does is tilt.
You will find that people that know talk in specifics, laying things out in a clear fashion as I hope I have done here.
Now ask yourself: What is the point of using OS X anyway? Its very substandard to Windows and Linux. Its a complete mouse centric OS that often ignores keyboard shortcuts vastly slowing down the user. Its for grandmothers. Very old grandmothers whose idea of technology is a newer design of candle holder and they got that because of the color.
Think and choose well.
$15--Case
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85e3d84a87eb613f6bba940e94e8bc8a0caf7f42 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Reading academic papers on the iPhone I frequently want to read academic papers while on the go. They're usually in PDF format, so I sync them to my iPhone with iBooks.
The problem is that most of the papers I want to read are in a two-column format that's extremely difficult to read on the phone's screen - I have to zoom in on a column, scroll down, then scroll up to the top of the next column and repeat.
Is there any software that will "flatten" out the PDF? I love Instapaper for web-based information; something that could turn a two-column PDF into a long stream of text and images would be great.
A: Goodreader for the iphone extracts text and images and fits them to your iphone screen and can be customized to your liking.
| Q: Reading academic papers on the iPhone I frequently want to read academic papers while on the go. They're usually in PDF format, so I sync them to my iPhone with iBooks.
The problem is that most of the papers I want to read are in a two-column format that's extremely difficult to read on the phone's screen - I have to zoom in on a column, scroll down, then scroll up to the top of the next column and repeat.
Is there any software that will "flatten" out the PDF? I love Instapaper for web-based information; something that could turn a two-column PDF into a long stream of text and images would be great.
A: Goodreader for the iphone extracts text and images and fits them to your iphone screen and can be customized to your liking.
A: Calibre can be used to manage eBook libraries including PDF, and has the tools to transform them to other formats, including re-flow of text.
A: For academic papers I would recommend Papers by Mekentosj.
The app is available for iOS and Mac, so you can read, annotate or mark your papers on the go and have all papers in sync with your Mac. At home you can easily work with your papers, because Papers is also reference management software and gives the ability to directly search within your papers and cite within Word, Pages and several other editors.
I have the iOS and the Mac app and I love it.
A: I agree heartily with the answers about GoodReader and (somewhat less heartily) Calibre. This is not the answer you’re looking for, but for academic articles, especially with LaTeX’s wide margins, my iPad is much, much better than my iPhone—usually the entire non-empty part of the page can fit onscreen in portrait mode. (For everything else I use landscape mode.) For reviewing my own LaTeX articles, GoodReader is much better than iBooks, since you can annotate. One gotcha: Apple’s Preview doesn’t display all annotations, so I (reluctantly) use Adobe for this.
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d5d82a46d442dda1df47bb410b0b1a5a01057871 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Graphical Ping Plotter, similar to Perfgraph? On Windows, I use a program called Perfgraph, which, among other things, showed a visual graph of ping latency to various hosts in my Task bar. Here's an example:
The ping metric is the graph on the far right.
Does anyone know if something like this is available for OS X? I use it to ping my router and my DNS name server so that I always have a graphical indicator on my connection quality, and if there are problems I know if the source is inside or outside my router.
So far, the only "alternative" is the CLI ping command, which just doesn't present the information in as easily digestible format as Perfgraph.
I don't need all the other functions of Perfgraph, I just want that ping plotter!
Thanks all!
A: I have a nice CLI solution - it's called mtr. It's installable via homebrew or ports.
Here is a screenshot:
| Q: Graphical Ping Plotter, similar to Perfgraph? On Windows, I use a program called Perfgraph, which, among other things, showed a visual graph of ping latency to various hosts in my Task bar. Here's an example:
The ping metric is the graph on the far right.
Does anyone know if something like this is available for OS X? I use it to ping my router and my DNS name server so that I always have a graphical indicator on my connection quality, and if there are problems I know if the source is inside or outside my router.
So far, the only "alternative" is the CLI ping command, which just doesn't present the information in as easily digestible format as Perfgraph.
I don't need all the other functions of Perfgraph, I just want that ping plotter!
Thanks all!
A: I have a nice CLI solution - it's called mtr. It's installable via homebrew or ports.
Here is a screenshot:
A: Nagios does install with ports on MacOS X.
Have a look at these performance graphs.
I must quote here the final message of Nagions installer:
But Nagios is a complex program so you should read the documentation online at
http://www.nagios.org or locally at /opt/share/nagios/docs/index.html to fully understand Nagios.
A: Some time ago I wrote small app called Lagometer which shows ping to selected host (you can set it in preferences) as a graph in menubar. It works only with one host, but should work for you.
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b0a1d62c1aeba5066652f5ef445e85ea9fdcd234 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Share the clipboards automatically when using Apple Screen Sharing? Is it possible to share the clipboard of my local machine and a remote machine automatically when using OS X's built-in Screen Sharing utility? The whole Edit -> Send Clipboard, Edit -> Get Clipboard routine starts to feel a little cumbersome if you're doing any regular copy and paste work between your local desktop and a remote session.
A: Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like the clipboard can be shared automatically. However, instead of going Edit->Send Clipboard and Edit->Get Clipboard, you can use the get/send clipboard buttons:
They're usually hidden by default, but you can get them to appear by clicking this button in the upper right hand corner of the window:
or going View->Show Toolbar
| Q: Share the clipboards automatically when using Apple Screen Sharing? Is it possible to share the clipboard of my local machine and a remote machine automatically when using OS X's built-in Screen Sharing utility? The whole Edit -> Send Clipboard, Edit -> Get Clipboard routine starts to feel a little cumbersome if you're doing any regular copy and paste work between your local desktop and a remote session.
A: Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like the clipboard can be shared automatically. However, instead of going Edit->Send Clipboard and Edit->Get Clipboard, you can use the get/send clipboard buttons:
They're usually hidden by default, but you can get them to appear by clicking this button in the upper right hand corner of the window:
or going View->Show Toolbar
A: This feature seems to now exist in Apple Screen Sharing Version 1.5 (481.1)
Edit > Use Shared Clipboard
Or View > Show Toolbar and then select Use Shared Clipboard
A: Maybe you might want to switch to JollysFastVNC, which supports pasteboard sync out of the box: http://www.jinx.de/JollysFastVNC.html
Note that it is not free of charge.
You can also get it in the Mac App Store, where the home version (up to 7 computers) costs US-$ 9.99.
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73997247ee858ea89ddcc5e00ec5d3c2d769b51d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What control character do I send to the terminal to make it delete a full word at a time? I recently discovered that sending \033[5D and \033[5C sends the character to move a full word at a time, making mac os x terminal almost as awesome as the default ubuntu and debian terminals.
So then, the one thing I'm missing is: the control key to bind option-delete and option-backspace to deletion of full words.
A: ctrl+W will delete the previous word.
| Q: What control character do I send to the terminal to make it delete a full word at a time? I recently discovered that sending \033[5D and \033[5C sends the character to move a full word at a time, making mac os x terminal almost as awesome as the default ubuntu and debian terminals.
So then, the one thing I'm missing is: the control key to bind option-delete and option-backspace to deletion of full words.
A: ctrl+W will delete the previous word.
A: *
*Select "Preferences..." from the Menu "Terminal"
*go into "Settings" and select your default window configuration, go into the tab "Keyboard"
*Have a look at all keybindings, (eg. forward delete is bound to \033[3~ ) and note you can change them by double clicking (thats easier to use than bind in your ~/.bash_profile).
If you choose to use ⌥ as meta-key, ⌥+backspace will work immediately, though this setup might break special characters you can only input by pressing ⌥ together with them (depending on your keyboard layout). If you don´t use that, you can delete by pressing esc and than backspace.
For forward-deleting a whole word, use either ⌥+D or esc and than D.
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5ae86e4b77069543711e4513b8ef259f6ee5f6aa | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I search for Safari Extensions? I noticed that Safari has an Extensions Gallery page. I'm wondering how I would search all the extensions to find the one I want.
Does that page list all of the extensions available, meaning I should use Edit > Find...? Or are there many more which aren't listed on the page?
A: There are many extensions not listed on Apple's page. However, if they're not on the main page, they're not on Apple's site at all. Your cmd-f solutions is the best option if you want to search just the extensions that Apple has listed.
If you want to broaden your search to more of the extensions available, turn to third-party sites: http://safariextensions.org/, http://safariextensions.tumblr.com/, and http://www.pimpmysafari.com/category/extensions are all good, more-comprehensive lists.
| Q: How do I search for Safari Extensions? I noticed that Safari has an Extensions Gallery page. I'm wondering how I would search all the extensions to find the one I want.
Does that page list all of the extensions available, meaning I should use Edit > Find...? Or are there many more which aren't listed on the page?
A: There are many extensions not listed on Apple's page. However, if they're not on the main page, they're not on Apple's site at all. Your cmd-f solutions is the best option if you want to search just the extensions that Apple has listed.
If you want to broaden your search to more of the extensions available, turn to third-party sites: http://safariextensions.org/, http://safariextensions.tumblr.com/, and http://www.pimpmysafari.com/category/extensions are all good, more-comprehensive lists.
A: The Missing Safari Extensions Gallery Search Engine is hosted at hakore.com now. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be operative enough to give any search results any longer. Meanwhile Apple has added a rudimentary search to the extension gallery page that at least works and gives some results. This only works for extensions listed by Apple. Google is the only solution I know of at the moment for finding extensions hosted elsewhere.
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7a29655b802c03903039a1a104eac61874103a04 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: A jabber chat client that displays a list of rooms? I'm on OS X 10.6.6, and I've tried Adium and iChat, but neither are iChat isn't capable of showing a list of available rooms anywhere on our company chat server. Does anyone know of a Jabber chat client that can? Thanks!
Update: See my answer at the bottom of the page ;)
Yes Adium can!
A: The only client I've come across that does this is Psi. There's a "Service Discovery" item in the menus, and browsing the conference/muc bridge interface SHOULD list all the registered rooms.
| Q: A jabber chat client that displays a list of rooms? I'm on OS X 10.6.6, and I've tried Adium and iChat, but neither are iChat isn't capable of showing a list of available rooms anywhere on our company chat server. Does anyone know of a Jabber chat client that can? Thanks!
Update: See my answer at the bottom of the page ;)
Yes Adium can!
A: The only client I've come across that does this is Psi. There's a "Service Discovery" item in the menus, and browsing the conference/muc bridge interface SHOULD list all the registered rooms.
A: So the answer to my question is to use Adium. A lucky discovery: I was about to disconnect my chat account using the File menu, but when I moused over the text "Disconnect: ...", a context menu appeared as one might expect. However, I had never clicked the item labeled Discovery Browser. Under the server's "Public Chatrooms" I found a list with the JID of all the active chat rooms.
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ead45192a8b04c505808a81f710686647a678f4b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How would TimeMachine work with two external (destination) drives? I would like to backup my data to two external drives. That way I would like this to work is that both disks should have have a full backup of my internal disk. Is this the way TimeMachine would work?
A: I haven't tried it, but since mountain lion, it just works.
| Q: How would TimeMachine work with two external (destination) drives? I would like to backup my data to two external drives. That way I would like this to work is that both disks should have have a full backup of my internal disk. Is this the way TimeMachine would work?
A: I haven't tried it, but since mountain lion, it just works.
A: I don't think time machine will backup to two separate disks simultaneously, but I can give you my backup solution:
*
*Time Machine to external drive. Easy and I don't ever have to think about it. Just plug it in and BOOM! backup.
*Second, bootable backup to a second external drive using CarbonCopyCloner. This one runs on a schedule and it's a free program.
*Dropbox. I have the 50gb account, and I store all of my current projects, important documents, and anything else i may need at any time, whether I'm in front of my Mac or not. Using the Dropbox iPhone and iPad apps along with the web interface, I can always get to important files when I need to.
*Finally, I use Arq to backup a copy of my library folder to an Amazon S3 bucket. This one is a paid app, but worth it because I'm paranoid and it makes me feel comfortable that even if both of my backup drives fail, between the S3 Library backup and my documents on Dropbox, I can recover from a disaster quickly and with minimal hassle.
A: You might consider 1 Time Machine disk and 1 disk that is using CrashPlan. The CrashPlan disk can be offsite too.
A: This has always worked well to cycle drives in to back up your files to more than one place. Mountain Lion can now track two drives at once, so you don't need to keep setting up a new preference, but I have used this for several machines since day one with Time Machine.
Before Mountain Lion, you needed to enter the Time Machine preference pane and select each drive as you connected the new drive to break the expectation that the system should back up to a drive that's now not mounted.
I have seen this work well for using multiple drives and cycling them manually for weekly, monthly and more sparse rotation schedules including if you place a drive off-site or keep one drive mostly in a fire safe (in a waterproof container) for enhanced protection in case of a fire (and/or flood).
With Mountain Lion, you can tell the system to alternate between two drives so a simple A/B rotation means you can set it and forget it. If both drives are connected, each backup will alternate between drives, but if only one drive is connected, all backups will go to that drive. When you reconnect a drive that has missed several backups, it's only an hour or two away from being updates.
Of course - you now have two (or more) locations to find any one instance of a file, but again, the longer a file lives - the higher chance it's on both drives. Files you download and delete could only get backed up to one drive, but if a file sits on your mac long enough to get saved to both drives, you'll have at least two copies of it should you delete it and need a recovery later.
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8cdc8a6784123f11a6775e6f93460d1fc65bc1d5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Best approach for enterprise integration I found information from Apple regarding managing a business with a large number of iPhones and iPads. It looks to me like Apple just builds the libraries, and expects vendors to build applications that actually manage these devices. Of course all of the options that Apple mentions are the typical "call us for a price" places.
Any advice on a simple way to manage iPhones within an enterprise? Recommendations on reasonably priced software? I want to do the standard stuff. Deploy applications, create restrictions, etc.
Just looking for someone with experience that can point me in the right direction.
A: While Apple puts their iOS Enterprise Deployment documentation in their developer area, it doesn't mean that you need custom software to handle iPhones and iPads. It's all pretty much what I think of as standard sysadmin-type work, so while it does require some knowledge of XML files and scripting, it's fairly well documented.
Here are some places to start:
*
*iPhone Configuration Utility
*Distributing Enterprise Apps for iOS 4 Devices
*Over-the-Air Profile Delivery and Configuration
*iPhone Configuration Profile Key Reference
| Q: Best approach for enterprise integration I found information from Apple regarding managing a business with a large number of iPhones and iPads. It looks to me like Apple just builds the libraries, and expects vendors to build applications that actually manage these devices. Of course all of the options that Apple mentions are the typical "call us for a price" places.
Any advice on a simple way to manage iPhones within an enterprise? Recommendations on reasonably priced software? I want to do the standard stuff. Deploy applications, create restrictions, etc.
Just looking for someone with experience that can point me in the right direction.
A: While Apple puts their iOS Enterprise Deployment documentation in their developer area, it doesn't mean that you need custom software to handle iPhones and iPads. It's all pretty much what I think of as standard sysadmin-type work, so while it does require some knowledge of XML files and scripting, it's fairly well documented.
Here are some places to start:
*
*iPhone Configuration Utility
*Distributing Enterprise Apps for iOS 4 Devices
*Over-the-Air Profile Delivery and Configuration
*iPhone Configuration Profile Key Reference
A: With more and more companies deciding to go with iPhones and iPads, enterprise deployment of iOS devices is becoming a new focus Apple. In my mind, it's broken up into two segments.
The process Dori outlined is 100% end user driven. You can setup the architecture to have end users navigate to iPCU generated Configuration Profiles via Apache, which will then prompt the user to install them. The same with OTA Application installations. But at the end of the day, you have to either A) Get the user to follow you instructions or B) Do it all by hand. And even then the end user can just go and remove the profile at their will. This is fine for things like VPN and Exchange where the end users want the profile. But if it's something like a passcode or a restriction on App Store content, then you don't have a great way to keep it on the device.
Option B is something called MDM. That's what you were referring to in the beginning. And yes, the last time I check there is absolutely nothing on Apple's developer portal about it. But if you have access to last years WWDC session you can catch a demo of it. It allows for over the air management of iOS devices. Things like the ability to push configuration profiles to devices. But since Apple's not telling anyone how to do this, it looks like you'll have to rely on a vendor for it. Check out a quick Google search for some examples.
So my take is if you're cool with everything be end user initiated, go with A. But if you need to enforce things, I think your only option is B.
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e7563fe49ad7003aaafbf0f88fc282ddafe5386a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What's a good XML viewer/editor for Mac OS X? I use XML Editor from XMLmind for editing/viewing XML file in Mac.
It's not bad, but I expect an XML editor for Mac. What options do I have including the commercial/free software?
A: Although it's still a beta I have found Xmplify to be a pretty useful XML aware tool. Copes with DTD, XSD, XPath and XSL transformation in the tool
| Q: What's a good XML viewer/editor for Mac OS X? I use XML Editor from XMLmind for editing/viewing XML file in Mac.
It's not bad, but I expect an XML editor for Mac. What options do I have including the commercial/free software?
A: Although it's still a beta I have found Xmplify to be a pretty useful XML aware tool. Copes with DTD, XSD, XPath and XSL transformation in the tool
A: Eclipse works on Mac OS and it is one of the best XML editor around, actually. It has XSD validation, autocompletion towards this schema. Also, it offers a graphical XSD designer.
A: IntelliJ IDEA is overall a good IDE, it's available on Mac, and it supports editing XML in ways such as syntax highlighting, collapsing a given scope, and validating XML. I haven't used it much for XML, but I've had good experiences with that IDE for other purposes so thought I would mention it here.
A: And of course Emacs with psgml-mode or nxml-mode will edit XML.
A: Testing this and that, I settled down with Text Wrangler, with XML Tidy script. It's free and pretty useful for my purposes.
A: OS X Software for Editing XML
*
*EditX (commercial)
*oXygen (commercial)
*XML Edita (commercial)
*XMLMate (free/open source
plugin) for TextMate (shareware)
*XMPlify (commercial)
A: If you have the Apple Developer Tools installed, then you have Xcode and this includes the "Property List Editor" application (Apple plist files are in XML format, hence the name).
You can find the application here:
/Developer/Applications/Utilities/Property List Editor.app
A: I found a simple and free software to view, no editor: XML Spy
A: TextMate.
You can download the source code from GitHub and compile it locally. Then in the preferences install the appropriate language bundle. https://github.com/textmate/textmate
If you like the application I would recommend buying the commercial version to show your support to the author.
A: As an alternative to XMLmind XML Editor there's QXmlEdit It is also free and quite feature rich. It's written in Qt and runs on Mac as well as the other platforms Qt supports.
A: I always believe that an open source is the best and simple solutions. You can try BlueFish, or Brackets, I strongly advise you to try it, you won't lose anything.
A: I'm looking for the same thing, and I just came across XMLmind XML Editor. I like how it can load my files pretty quickly.
@rds: I've tried using Eclipse to open my XML files, but it would hang with my files (>15MB). I've come to notice any editor built with Java hangs upon trying to open my file, or at least takes an unbearably long time to load it.
A: I like the look of http://www.sublimetext.com/2
as seen in a Daniel Shiffman tutorial
A: Another option is Microsoft VS Code with an XML extension...
I'm using:
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=DotJoshJohnson.xml
You can Cmd+Shift+P and type "XML" to find the utils provided by the extension.
Some keyboard shortcuts are provided, e.g. Ctrl+Shift+Alt+B to format nicely.
Or find elements by XPath query, or display the XPath of the highlighted element.
A: You can try all in one JSON viewer or all in one XML viewer.
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cf47313e5fee88e853eb15a838b8ff07d943cbc5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a way to connect my iPod touch to the internet without wireless connection (say, by usb)? If I have no wireless connection, can I connect to the internet using the usb on the computer, or some other way?
A: Not that I know of however you could try turning internet sharing on on your computer. This will create a wireless network that you can use on your iPod Touch.
This is easy to do if you are using a Mac. Assuming that internet comes in over Ethernet, go to the Sharing tab in the System Preferences application. Click the internet sharing tick box and configure it to share over Airport. (this is from memory as I don't have access to a Mac right at the moment but you can probably work it out.
Some further details are available here.
| Q: Is there a way to connect my iPod touch to the internet without wireless connection (say, by usb)? If I have no wireless connection, can I connect to the internet using the usb on the computer, or some other way?
A: Not that I know of however you could try turning internet sharing on on your computer. This will create a wireless network that you can use on your iPod Touch.
This is easy to do if you are using a Mac. Assuming that internet comes in over Ethernet, go to the Sharing tab in the System Preferences application. Click the internet sharing tick box and configure it to share over Airport. (this is from memory as I don't have access to a Mac right at the moment but you can probably work it out.
Some further details are available here.
A: Interesting question. It is like tethering but in reverse. :)
I don't think you have other options beside WiFi if you are not jailbroken. If you are, you could use MyWi to connect your iPod to an iPhone or iPad via Bluetooth. Costs $20 though.
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5e1b38810ab76be272775fc5eec6e0f6b69ef2f2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can't boot Mac, only shows a Folder with a Question Mark? How do I start up a Mac when all it shows is a Folder with a Question Mark, even with a DVD in the drive?
Image courtesy of Loïc Wolff
A: A folder with a question mark means your Mac can't find the system startup software.
Follow the troubleshooting steps in this Apple Support technote: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2570
| Q: Can't boot Mac, only shows a Folder with a Question Mark? How do I start up a Mac when all it shows is a Folder with a Question Mark, even with a DVD in the drive?
Image courtesy of Loïc Wolff
A: A folder with a question mark means your Mac can't find the system startup software.
Follow the troubleshooting steps in this Apple Support technote: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2570
A: I just went through this my self!
Your Mac can't find anything to boot from. Or more specifically, it can't find the system folder on your primary boot device.
Try booting from your OS X DVD and running Utilities -> Disk Utility to check your boot drive for errors.
To boot from your DVD, insert in to Mac, turn off Mac, and hold C while you turn it on. You have to hold it until it chimes IIRC. That'll tell it to boot from the DVD.
A: I find both the answers from Ian C. and ghoppe correct and accurate, so I gave them both a +1, because they're both right.
If it was me I'd try the Disk Utility tactic first because you may have nothing more than a case of index corruption on the hard drive and that might fix it up. The next most likely cause, in my opinion, could be that the drive has developed bad sectors in the boot code and it can't even read the startup stuff. Finally, it's possible that the NVRAM/PRAM has become corrupt. This can happen, but not as frequently as the other two. I've seen indexing problems induced into Mac's when the power gets cut on and off quickly during the boot process. If this has happened to you it might be a good possibility, and Disk Utility might be able to clear it up.
If you use Disk Utility and it does a semi-recovery of your HD, it might be rendered read-only, meaning it can't completely reconstruct your index files, but what it can recover will likely be rendered read-only. In this case, a tool such as Disk Warrior may be of use to you, but it's expensive.
If you have an external hard drive that's bootable, you could obtain Scannerz (http://www.scsc-online.com) and scan the drive for bad sectors. Scannerz can also, if used skillfully, determine other problems on your system but it requires a bit of knowledge as to how a system functions. I could teach my dog to do basic drive testing on a drive with Scannerz, but using it to isolate other faults, like bad cables, connectors, or logic board problems requires at least a little knowledge about basic systems and hwo they work. The company that makes this product has some troubleshooting procedures about the process in their downloads section of their web site.
If your a hard core techie, once again with an external hard drive, you could download smartmontools (http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/smartmontools/wiki), run it off the externally bootable HD and see if your drive is even working. Both Scannerz and Disk Utility only report what I'd call "threshold" S.M.A.R.T. data (i.e PASS/FAIL) but this can report a lot more. Unfortunately, S.M.A.R.T. can often miss some problems with a drive until an actual write operation occurs and fails, so problems may exist that such tools may miss. smartmontools is command line only and needs to be run via a terminal. Newer versions of Disk Utility also provide better S.M.A.R.T. reporting, but IMHO it's still not stellar.
With luck, it will be something simple.
A: *
*Power off by pressing the Power Button for few second
*Press the Power Button- after the beep sound - Press Command + R
*Connect Internet (it will download the Disk Utility Manger)
*Select Reinstall OS X
A: The temporary solution i have found is to boot in safe mode. Press and hold the Shift key when you turn the mac on, before hearing the boot sound.
This will spare you the recovery procees, cause i dont wanna réinstall everything yet.
Then in safe mode you can launch disk utility, repair some stuff, and then reboot. Beware, do not turn off thé mac, just select "reboot"
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15e2858445a185bf96af973475a16b684982767f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do iPhone apps push notifications when the app isn't running? I've read some docs about notifications and background work, but there is something I do not understand.
Yesterday, I upgraded to iOS 4.2, rebooted my phone many times, and did not launch any apps. Then this morning I received a push notification from PandoraBox to inform me that an app I've placed in favorite had its price changed.
I wonder how this app, that is not launched, not in background, that cannot know in advance when the price of an app in MY favorites will change, can alert me with a notification this way?
It HAS to run some methods, some code… But I understood that that is not possible. What did I miss?
A: You must have launched PandoraBox before the reboot of your iPhone, right?
When you launch apps that send notifications, they keep the way to identify you and throw notifications to your phone.
So the answer to your question is : "the code is running on some PandoraBox machine, not on your iPhone".
| Q: How do iPhone apps push notifications when the app isn't running? I've read some docs about notifications and background work, but there is something I do not understand.
Yesterday, I upgraded to iOS 4.2, rebooted my phone many times, and did not launch any apps. Then this morning I received a push notification from PandoraBox to inform me that an app I've placed in favorite had its price changed.
I wonder how this app, that is not launched, not in background, that cannot know in advance when the price of an app in MY favorites will change, can alert me with a notification this way?
It HAS to run some methods, some code… But I understood that that is not possible. What did I miss?
A: You must have launched PandoraBox before the reboot of your iPhone, right?
When you launch apps that send notifications, they keep the way to identify you and throw notifications to your phone.
So the answer to your question is : "the code is running on some PandoraBox machine, not on your iPhone".
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e53177955a60dd3ac11e2c20b897918073eb21dc | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Tool or trick to require doubleclicking to launch apps from dock? Is there a way to make it so that launching an app from the dock requires a double click instead of a single click? I find myself accidentally launching apps and then needing to force-quit them.
I'm hoping for some OS hack or third-party app. Yes, I already have the dock hidden.
thanks!
A: You can move the dock's location and size by going to System Preferences > Dock. Rather than keeping the dock at the bottom, where the mouse needs to be often, move it to either the right or left sides of the screen.
I auto-hide the dock on the left side of the screen (I'm on a 13" MacBook Air, so my vertical space is limited too). You could also use @VxJasonxV's suggestion of removing the apps from the dock. Most of the programs I launch are via spotlight (the ⌘+Space shortcut is very useful). And the last trick I use is BetterTouchTool. I bound five-finger-click to ⌘+Q, which makes it very easy to quit applications, but not so easy that it accidentally quits applications I didn't mean to quit.
| Q: Tool or trick to require doubleclicking to launch apps from dock? Is there a way to make it so that launching an app from the dock requires a double click instead of a single click? I find myself accidentally launching apps and then needing to force-quit them.
I'm hoping for some OS hack or third-party app. Yes, I already have the dock hidden.
thanks!
A: You can move the dock's location and size by going to System Preferences > Dock. Rather than keeping the dock at the bottom, where the mouse needs to be often, move it to either the right or left sides of the screen.
I auto-hide the dock on the left side of the screen (I'm on a 13" MacBook Air, so my vertical space is limited too). You could also use @VxJasonxV's suggestion of removing the apps from the dock. Most of the programs I launch are via spotlight (the ⌘+Space shortcut is very useful). And the last trick I use is BetterTouchTool. I bound five-finger-click to ⌘+Q, which makes it very easy to quit applications, but not so easy that it accidentally quits applications I didn't mean to quit.
A: *
*Don't hide the Dock. You'll be less surprised when it pops out at you and eats your click.
*If applications must be "force quit" when you accidentally open them, get them out of your Dock! Use a launcher like Alfred, LaunchBar, Quicksilver, or Google Quick Search Box. Or even Spotlight!
I rarely, if ever, use the mouse to open applications, much less use the dock.
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da1f938bc70f9ebc25756781a62cd5c9e1b7e8e5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Kensington lock for iPhone I'm going to a conference where there be a booth for my company to showcase our product. I'm bringing an iPhone which will be part of the product demonstration.
Now is there any product out there that can help secure the device from theft? I'm not sure where to buy those cables attached to phones at BestBuy and I'd like to be able to remove the cable once the show is over.
Any suggestions?
Thanks so much!
A: Targus makes a line of security locks for iPhones and iPods:
*
*Targus Desktop Security Lock for iPod® (ASP06US)
*Targus Mobile Security Lock for iPod® (ASP07US)
| Q: Kensington lock for iPhone I'm going to a conference where there be a booth for my company to showcase our product. I'm bringing an iPhone which will be part of the product demonstration.
Now is there any product out there that can help secure the device from theft? I'm not sure where to buy those cables attached to phones at BestBuy and I'd like to be able to remove the cable once the show is over.
Any suggestions?
Thanks so much!
A: Targus makes a line of security locks for iPhones and iPods:
*
*Targus Desktop Security Lock for iPod® (ASP06US)
*Targus Mobile Security Lock for iPod® (ASP07US)
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e89d2f3064444d9d94a6aa9a9671449b63a6ca19 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iPhone calendar alerts are not muted when vibrate switch is on I leave my iPhone in vibrate mode all the time. The switch still works (when I switch it the iPhone shows the ringer on/off notice).
This morning it started alerting me for calendar alerts with both vibration and audible chimes. Note that I'm NOT talking about clock/timer alarms.
I've rebooted the iPhone, and it's still alerting me both ways.
What else should I check?
A: The calendar alert is something that you asked for so will not be suppressed by the Silent switch. According to the HIG the switch is supposed to indicate that you do not wish to hear unsolicited sounds such as incoming call ringtones.
| Q: iPhone calendar alerts are not muted when vibrate switch is on I leave my iPhone in vibrate mode all the time. The switch still works (when I switch it the iPhone shows the ringer on/off notice).
This morning it started alerting me for calendar alerts with both vibration and audible chimes. Note that I'm NOT talking about clock/timer alarms.
I've rebooted the iPhone, and it's still alerting me both ways.
What else should I check?
A: The calendar alert is something that you asked for so will not be suppressed by the Silent switch. According to the HIG the switch is supposed to indicate that you do not wish to hear unsolicited sounds such as incoming call ringtones.
A: A firmware update resolved the issue for me. I'm not sure if something became corrupted, or if a setting had changed inadvertently, but it has been resolved.
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3a4b2d65ec402ce864155e7a62cb18135a912676 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is Quicktime always pre-installed on the Macintosh OS? Does the Mac come with Quicktime pre-installed?
If so, what OS version (minimum) could be expected to have come with it pre-installed?
A: Every version of Mac OS X has QuickTime. QuickTime Pro is/was an optional paid extra, which included extra codecs and additional functionality.
The situation with "classic" Mac OS was rather more complicated, but I'm guessing you only care about OS X.
| Q: Is Quicktime always pre-installed on the Macintosh OS? Does the Mac come with Quicktime pre-installed?
If so, what OS version (minimum) could be expected to have come with it pre-installed?
A: Every version of Mac OS X has QuickTime. QuickTime Pro is/was an optional paid extra, which included extra codecs and additional functionality.
The situation with "classic" Mac OS was rather more complicated, but I'm guessing you only care about OS X.
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254763f6dcc54661184edcafd26659c377916661 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Where are Services stored? I created a service using Automator and noticed that it created a .workflow file in ~/Library/Services. Is this the same file that handles the service that I see under (Application's Name) > Services?
If so, does that mean that I can add or remove .workflow files directly in that folder and have it automatically appear in the Services menu? Or do I need to restart in order for that to happen?
A: Services are in ~/Library/Services and yes, that is the file that handles the service you see in the services menu. Yes, you can add or remove them and they will automatically appear or disappear from the Services menu. Restart is not necessary.
| Q: Where are Services stored? I created a service using Automator and noticed that it created a .workflow file in ~/Library/Services. Is this the same file that handles the service that I see under (Application's Name) > Services?
If so, does that mean that I can add or remove .workflow files directly in that folder and have it automatically appear in the Services menu? Or do I need to restart in order for that to happen?
A: Services are in ~/Library/Services and yes, that is the file that handles the service you see in the services menu. Yes, you can add or remove them and they will automatically appear or disappear from the Services menu. Restart is not necessary.
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270246e510fb3216452af1607c8fc7dcbd58744f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I select more than one file in LaunchBar? Is it possible to select multiple files in LaunchBar? (For example, I may want to select two files in a folder and "drag" them to another folder.) How do I do that?
A: I found a post on the Objective Development Forums that suggests a different approach:
*
*Select the file to move or copy (either in the Finder, or in LaunchBar).
*Copy it (⌘-C)
*Select another file (again, either in the Finder, or in LaunchBar).
*Use ClipMerge (Press ⌘-C twice.)
*Repeat steps 3 & 4 if you wish to select more than two files.
*Select the destination folder.
*Paste (⌘-V)
I was skeptical until I tried it. It works quite well.
| Q: How do I select more than one file in LaunchBar? Is it possible to select multiple files in LaunchBar? (For example, I may want to select two files in a folder and "drag" them to another folder.) How do I do that?
A: I found a post on the Objective Development Forums that suggests a different approach:
*
*Select the file to move or copy (either in the Finder, or in LaunchBar).
*Copy it (⌘-C)
*Select another file (again, either in the Finder, or in LaunchBar).
*Use ClipMerge (Press ⌘-C twice.)
*Repeat steps 3 & 4 if you wish to select more than two files.
*Select the destination folder.
*Paste (⌘-V)
I was skeptical until I tried it. It works quite well.
A: An update for LaunchBar 6
Version 6.0 introduced a slick way of selecting multiple items. The LaunchBar folks call it the “Sixth Sense”. Selected items are held in a “staging area” and can be acted upon all at once using typical LaunchBar tools.
*
*Typing Command-A will select all items in the search list.
*Typing a Comma (“,”) will select the current item and allow you to move on to select more.
*Pressing Shift will scrolling up or down with the arrow keys select continuously as you scroll
*You can undo these actions by repeating them with a selected file. Hitting Escape clears the selections.
The selection then works with other actions: Press Tab to send them to another folder, etc.
There’s a discussion at the LaunchBar blog
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e3e8a650b004f828239e77a485e49acbe04c9779 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I take a picture with my iSight camera? I have a MacBook Air which has a built in camera. Is there any simple application (preferably one that comes with Mac OS X) which simply takes a picture and saves it as PNG or JPG?
A: ImageSnap is another great command line utility for picture taking or video recording from a connected camera (whether it's your iSight camera or a plugged-in camera). It's a handy little application.
| Q: How can I take a picture with my iSight camera? I have a MacBook Air which has a built in camera. Is there any simple application (preferably one that comes with Mac OS X) which simply takes a picture and saves it as PNG or JPG?
A: ImageSnap is another great command line utility for picture taking or video recording from a connected camera (whether it's your iSight camera or a plugged-in camera). It's a handy little application.
A: Yes, the application is called "Photo Booth," and lives, I'm pretty sure, in /Applications/Photo Booth.app
After you've taken a photo, you can drag an image to the desktop or to a folder in the Finder to save as a jpg image.
A: Doesn't come pre-installed with OS X but isightcapture supports command-line picture-taking with the built-in (or external) iSight.
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465f1d734182cffca3f306d9db34b9d9b91d0b1b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Alias for network drive In the Finder > Connect To Server window I have an IP address I connect to. Is there a way to make a nickname or alias for this server?
A: Try adding the following line to your /etc/hosts file:
10.0.0.1 alias.local
| Q: Alias for network drive In the Finder > Connect To Server window I have an IP address I connect to. Is there a way to make a nickname or alias for this server?
A: Try adding the following line to your /etc/hosts file:
10.0.0.1 alias.local
A: You can create aliases directly to network shares the normal way, by right-clicking the mounted share and choosing "Create Alias." If you want to create an alias/bookmark to the server so you can select which share to mount every time, do the following:
*
*Open Safari
*Bookmark any page to make a new bookmark
*Edit the bookmark to point to your server and service. For Windows sharing, the URL would start with smb:// followed by your IP address, ex smb://192.168.0.5
*Drag the bookmark out of the Safari bookmarks view onto your desktop
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62b0302c31b06a6314c46219b8c322988fc080ed | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can all music and playlists/ratings be transferred back from an iPod Touch to a PC? How can I get my songs from my iPod Touch to my PC?
Some of the songs were purchased through iTunes, and others were ripped from CDs.
This is what happened:
*
*The iPod Touch was set up to sync with my PC via iTunes, so my PC had all of the music on it.
*The PC got infected with viruses and the computer needed to be formatted.
*The music is now only on the iPod Touch and not on the PC.
Is there any way I can get my songs back to the PC from my iPod Touch (or iPad or iPhone since they all run iOS)?
A: Try SharePod:
Change
Add and remove music, videos, playlists and artwork on your
iPod.
Backup
Backup all those tracks you just can't lose onto your computer.
Import them automatically into your
iTunes library.
Share
SharePod can run straight from the iPod itself, so you can use
it at work, school, home - wherever
you and your iPod are.
| Q: Can all music and playlists/ratings be transferred back from an iPod Touch to a PC? How can I get my songs from my iPod Touch to my PC?
Some of the songs were purchased through iTunes, and others were ripped from CDs.
This is what happened:
*
*The iPod Touch was set up to sync with my PC via iTunes, so my PC had all of the music on it.
*The PC got infected with viruses and the computer needed to be formatted.
*The music is now only on the iPod Touch and not on the PC.
Is there any way I can get my songs back to the PC from my iPod Touch (or iPad or iPhone since they all run iOS)?
A: Try SharePod:
Change
Add and remove music, videos, playlists and artwork on your
iPod.
Backup
Backup all those tracks you just can't lose onto your computer.
Import them automatically into your
iTunes library.
Share
SharePod can run straight from the iPod itself, so you can use
it at work, school, home - wherever
you and your iPod are.
A: On windows, the software I used to recommend was TouchCopy, but their advertising efforts seem to have turned me off their product.
On mac, the software I'd most highly recommend is PhoneView.
PhoneView is the well supported, a good value for my needs, as well as very full featured.
A: Software to Recover Music from an iPod on Windows
*
*SharePod
*MusicRescue
A: Just click "Transfer Purchases". Then, all your Apps, Music and Video Purchased from iTunes will sync.
NOTE: Music, Video not purchased from iTunes will not be transfered. But you can try iPod to computer transfer program.
With this software, you can back up and restore all of your iPhone content to computer, including your favorite songs, books, videos, photos, play lists and more.
Hope it helps.
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7a71c12febf07f191de415dd0ad2ff339375b300 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I enable DVD or CD Sharing with the Firewall on? I'm trying to enable "DVD or CD Sharing" in the System Preferences. When I enable it, it says that the Firewall is blocking it. If I go into the Security > Firewall settings, I see that the first item under Advanced... is "DVD or CD Sharing" and that it's set to "Allow incoming connections".
If I disable the Firewall completely, it works correctly. Is there any way to get it to work with the Firewall enabled, though?
| Q: How can I enable DVD or CD Sharing with the Firewall on? I'm trying to enable "DVD or CD Sharing" in the System Preferences. When I enable it, it says that the Firewall is blocking it. If I go into the Security > Firewall settings, I see that the first item under Advanced... is "DVD or CD Sharing" and that it's set to "Allow incoming connections".
If I disable the Firewall completely, it works correctly. Is there any way to get it to work with the Firewall enabled, though?
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21c0e0125623b4d188013a54448ebd7d9454c289 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Notifications on Mac OS X I would like to receive a notification somehow when system events happen. For example, a process writes to a directory, or a sandbox violation gets logged. (Ideally when it occurs, the sandbox violation).
Is this possible and if so how? Growl seems to work well for apps that already tell me things, but how about access of a directory? Checksum change in tripwire? That sort of thing...
A: Growl comes with a commandline tool, 'growlnotify', that can send notifications. You can use that in scripts or from tripwire to send notifications to Growl.
| Q: Notifications on Mac OS X I would like to receive a notification somehow when system events happen. For example, a process writes to a directory, or a sandbox violation gets logged. (Ideally when it occurs, the sandbox violation).
Is this possible and if so how? Growl seems to work well for apps that already tell me things, but how about access of a directory? Checksum change in tripwire? That sort of thing...
A: Growl comes with a commandline tool, 'growlnotify', that can send notifications. You can use that in scripts or from tripwire to send notifications to Growl.
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83382f92ffdd0f49ceaf91a6c0c04f13afc5ae96 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a free QR code reader for Mac? Is there a QR-Code reader application for Mac OS X? I'm using Mac OS X 10.6 and an iSight.
A: I just discovered QR Journal, which works fine for me. The latest version requires OS X 10.8/10.9 but there is a legacy version available which works with 10.6.
Now desktop users with an iSight (or iSight compatible) camera can read QR codes. Found a QR code in a magazine or catalog? Simply hold up to the iSight camera to scan, store and browse to. Received a QR code in an email? Just drag it into QR Journal to read it.
| Q: Is there a free QR code reader for Mac? Is there a QR-Code reader application for Mac OS X? I'm using Mac OS X 10.6 and an iSight.
A: I just discovered QR Journal, which works fine for me. The latest version requires OS X 10.8/10.9 but there is a legacy version available which works with 10.6.
Now desktop users with an iSight (or iSight compatible) camera can read QR codes. Found a QR code in a magazine or catalog? Simply hold up to the iSight camera to scan, store and browse to. Received a QR code in an email? Just drag it into QR Journal to read it.
A: There is an Adobe Air application you can download called QR Reader - works on any platform that has Air installed, and a bunch of online services you could try too - QRGen looks pretty neat - you upload an image of the QR code and then it processes it for you.
Hope that helps.
A: There is an open source command line tool named ZBar. It takes a photo as an argument and extracts the information out of any QRCode that it detects in the image.
The open source project QR-Reader-Mac provides an Applescript script that acts as a wrapper to zbar. You can create a shortcut to the script for processing QRCodes or create a service, as explained below. The script will automatically open the URL contained within the QRCode in your default browser.
Usage
Step by step
ZBar can be easily installed with Homebrew:
brew install zbar
To install QR-Reader-Mac:
*
*Open the QR-Reader-Mac GitHub project page, select Code and download the project as a ZIP file:
*Double click the ZIP file to extract it.
*Double click the workflow you want to install. The following Pop-UP should appear:
*Confirm by pressing install.
*Open System Preferences and add a shortcut to the open_QRCode service under Keyboard > Shortcuts > Services > General:
(Important: Note that QR-Reader-Mac expects to find the executable 'zbarimg' in /usr/local/bin/zbarimg, which is the standard path Homebrew will install it.)
Copy to Clipboard
The QRCode2Clipboard.workflow can be used to extract the content of the QR-Codes into the Clipboard. It can be installed in the same way as the open_QRCode.workflow.
A: No free app that I'm aware of, but for a few dollars/euro you can download QuickMark from the Mac App Store, here's the link
A: Online encode/decode:
http://www.patrick-wied.at/static/qrgen/ (based on ZXing)
QR Lab
http://www.onlineqrlab.com/
A: The app that worked flawlessly in my macOS Big Sur is this: https://apps.apple.com/ie/app/code-reader-qr-scanner/id1225393668
I tried QR Journal, as suggested by others here, but for some reason the camera didn't detect the QR code so I ended up finding the other app.
Note: I am in no way affiliated with either of these apps.
A: It's not free, but LensOCR is exactly what I needed. I use it solely for the barcode/QR scanning feature.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lensocr-extract-text-image/id1549961729
It allows me to screenshot a portion of my screen containing a barcode or QR code and instantly saves the result to the clipboard. I know OP asked for free... but when you find the right app that you will use a ton the $11.99 one-time cost is justified in my book.
Note: The original question implies the use of a webcam for scanning.
The app I recommended above does not use the webcam at all. It just
interprets screenshot content.
A: I've just download this; seem to work exactly as you'd want:
https://github.com/julianschiavo/JSScan
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952d9a326d17a3b395bc017cc887882e9d1d9fb7 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What is the ⎋ symbol shown in the menu shortcuts? The shortcut shown in the Apple menu for the Force Quit menu item is ⌥⌘⎋. (The last character is the Unicode Broken circle with northwest arrow character.)
What keys should I use as shortcut of that menu item?
A: To be concise: the symbol you're asking about, the circle with the arrow escaping from it (that's the way I remember what it means), is the Apple way of saying 'The ESC Key'.
So the menu item ⌥⌘⎋
is option+command+esc pressed simultaneously.
| Q: What is the ⎋ symbol shown in the menu shortcuts? The shortcut shown in the Apple menu for the Force Quit menu item is ⌥⌘⎋. (The last character is the Unicode Broken circle with northwest arrow character.)
What keys should I use as shortcut of that menu item?
A: To be concise: the symbol you're asking about, the circle with the arrow escaping from it (that's the way I remember what it means), is the Apple way of saying 'The ESC Key'.
So the menu item ⌥⌘⎋
is option+command+esc pressed simultaneously.
A: The Escape key.
I don't know why Apple use this non-standard symbol, but they always have...
Here is a full list of all of the symbols that Apple use.
A: You can find a list of all the keyboard icons, terminology, and HTML entities over here on Meta . That icon ⎋ is the Escape key. You can find it in the very top left-hand corner of your keyboard.
A: It is the escape key (esc) it is on the top right or left corner of the keyboard
A: As an extension to Ian's answer, here's a list of all the keys:
Apple Special Key Symbols
As correctly pointed out by Ian, the ⎋ is the Escape key located on the upper left side of your keyboard.
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82c1b9dc3c9c4b16cf1509ef0ca3f645d4fda3df | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I transfer photos from iPhone 4 to a MacBook via Bluetooth? Is there any way to transfer photos from the iPhone 4 camera roll to a MacBook over Bluetooth?
A: I know you asked if it was possible over Bluetooth and although my research didn't turn up anything for non-jailbroken phones, here is a WiFi solution which you could use on an Ad-hoc network that would work effectively the same way.
Non Jailbroken
*
*WiFi: WiFi Photo Transfer (App Store)
*iPhone to iPhone: Bluetooth Photo Share (App Store)
Jailbroken
*
*iBlueNova (Cydia)
| Q: Can I transfer photos from iPhone 4 to a MacBook via Bluetooth? Is there any way to transfer photos from the iPhone 4 camera roll to a MacBook over Bluetooth?
A: I know you asked if it was possible over Bluetooth and although my research didn't turn up anything for non-jailbroken phones, here is a WiFi solution which you could use on an Ad-hoc network that would work effectively the same way.
Non Jailbroken
*
*WiFi: WiFi Photo Transfer (App Store)
*iPhone to iPhone: Bluetooth Photo Share (App Store)
Jailbroken
*
*iBlueNova (Cydia)
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702b7361e04d64e2a2de4ec85bd75da338635fc9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a dashboard widget that displays Google Maps and traffic data overlay? Is there a dashboard widget available that displays Google Maps with traffic data?
A: You can make one yourself using the unsung "Open in Dashboard..." command in Safari.
*
*Open Google Maps in Safari. Adjust the size of the window so the map the size you would like the widget to be.
*In Safari, go to the File menu, then "Open in Dashboard." You'll get a little hover in Safari. Place the cursor in the upper left part of the map so that the entire map, and just the entire map, is highlighted. It may be a bit finicky to get the map highlighted properly, so just keep at it and it will be fine.
*Click add in the top of the browser. Done!
You now have a Google Map widget that acts just like Google Maps in the browser. Navigate to where you want to see traffic, enable traffic in the widget, and you're done.
| Q: Is there a dashboard widget that displays Google Maps and traffic data overlay? Is there a dashboard widget available that displays Google Maps with traffic data?
A: You can make one yourself using the unsung "Open in Dashboard..." command in Safari.
*
*Open Google Maps in Safari. Adjust the size of the window so the map the size you would like the widget to be.
*In Safari, go to the File menu, then "Open in Dashboard." You'll get a little hover in Safari. Place the cursor in the upper left part of the map so that the entire map, and just the entire map, is highlighted. It may be a bit finicky to get the map highlighted properly, so just keep at it and it will be fine.
*Click add in the top of the browser. Done!
You now have a Google Map widget that acts just like Google Maps in the browser. Navigate to where you want to see traffic, enable traffic in the widget, and you're done.
A: No, however there are a couple of other traffic widgets.
OS X Dashboard Widgets for Traffic
*
*Traffic.com
*Sig Alert Traffic
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39bf275d6f2df35c69d33941ed8aa4a837562faa | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to control the right browser based on used workspace? My default browser is Chromium. I tend to use different browsers and assign them to a Space. So for example Chromium is space 1 along with an item, Firefox in space 2 with terminal, Safari 3 with virtualbox, and so on. Browser plus terminal, for me gives a functional workspace. So far, so good.
However, I would like to have a different default browser in each space. So when I click on a link from some other app, it opens in the default browser in the current space, not only Chromium.
Also acceptable would be "open in the browser based on space number" or similar.
How can I make this happen?
A: You could try Choosy.
| Q: How to control the right browser based on used workspace? My default browser is Chromium. I tend to use different browsers and assign them to a Space. So for example Chromium is space 1 along with an item, Firefox in space 2 with terminal, Safari 3 with virtualbox, and so on. Browser plus terminal, for me gives a functional workspace. So far, so good.
However, I would like to have a different default browser in each space. So when I click on a link from some other app, it opens in the default browser in the current space, not only Chromium.
Also acceptable would be "open in the browser based on space number" or similar.
How can I make this happen?
A: You could try Choosy.
A: Perhaps involving less low-level coding than my other suggestion...
Another possible approach would be to create your own browser and set that as the default, and your browser passes URLs off to other browsers depending on what space is the active space.
If you can create an Automator app or AppleScript that accepts HTML files in such a way that you can set it to be the default browser, then this solution becomes fairly easy.
Your app can detect the current space using AppleScript. Then, just hard-code which browser the request should be forwarded to.
A: I don't know of an officially supported way to do this, but if I really needed it done I would hack it together by detecting when Spaces changes spaces (hint, hint), and then change my default browser each time that happens.
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fdcfc6b66d4d41dd1c32a7ecfb2f65205035c95a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Always prompt for Boot Device on Startup? I have a MacBook where I have to dual boot Windows and OS X. When I hold the Option Key on startup, I get the nice "Select Boot Device" screen.
Is there a way to permanently enable this, so that I don't have to remember to hold option every time I restart?
A: One way to do this is to install a boot loader such as rEFIt.
This will present you with a menu similar to the following when you start up your computer:
| Q: Always prompt for Boot Device on Startup? I have a MacBook where I have to dual boot Windows and OS X. When I hold the Option Key on startup, I get the nice "Select Boot Device" screen.
Is there a way to permanently enable this, so that I don't have to remember to hold option every time I restart?
A: One way to do this is to install a boot loader such as rEFIt.
This will present you with a menu similar to the following when you start up your computer:
A: On Intel-based Macs, this supposedly works (unverified):
sudo nvram manufacturing-enter-picker=true
Note that this reportedly is not supported on ARM-based Macs.
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b5b9c5ce4f2511533f7c194e7f05b2110d6798c6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Free OS X utility to scrape web sites? I want to scrape all the pages and subpages of a web site (by scrape, I mean save all the online content to local HTML files).
What is the best utility to crawl all the pages? Ideally, I would like to specify how many layers deep to scrape.
A: You have two options:
You can use the wget command-line utility like so:
wget -rl 10
Replace the 10 with the number of levels you would like to recurse down into.
Or, you can use SiteSucker. A GUI application that recursively downloads websites. You can also specify how far down to recurse with SiteSucker.
| Q: Free OS X utility to scrape web sites? I want to scrape all the pages and subpages of a web site (by scrape, I mean save all the online content to local HTML files).
What is the best utility to crawl all the pages? Ideally, I would like to specify how many layers deep to scrape.
A: You have two options:
You can use the wget command-line utility like so:
wget -rl 10
Replace the 10 with the number of levels you would like to recurse down into.
Or, you can use SiteSucker. A GUI application that recursively downloads websites. You can also specify how far down to recurse with SiteSucker.
A: DeepVacuum
GUI for wget, $15.
cocoawget
(free)
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a4971c0e4584fe4e3ef29303d5b68764f7996ebb | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a way to stream video to an Apple TV without iTunes? Can I stream video to an Apple TV without using iTunes? iTunes is good, but if I can have another way to stream video, it would be great.
A: Indeed there is. You can try AirFlick - it encodes video on the fly and sends it straight to your AppleTV. I've used it for a while now, and although it can be a little unstable from time to time, it really is very useful.
Of course, you could always install XBMC following this guide and control it, play all sorts of video, and make tons on neat customizations however you see fit.
Good luck.
| Q: Is there a way to stream video to an Apple TV without iTunes? Can I stream video to an Apple TV without using iTunes? iTunes is good, but if I can have another way to stream video, it would be great.
A: Indeed there is. You can try AirFlick - it encodes video on the fly and sends it straight to your AppleTV. I've used it for a while now, and although it can be a little unstable from time to time, it really is very useful.
Of course, you could always install XBMC following this guide and control it, play all sorts of video, and make tons on neat customizations however you see fit.
Good luck.
A: Airvideo is another option, but requires another iOS device to act as an intermediary between the atv and the machine where your video is stored.
A: Firecore is brilliant, it allows almost any sort of video to be streamed from a networked drive directly to the ATV without the need for ANY intermediary device (I have only tried it with a Time Capsule). BUT it requires a jailbroken ATV and is currently in Beta. Easy install with a very simple bundled jailbreak package. Still, does away with the need for iTunes or an 'always-on' computer.
A: I use Beamer ($19.99, free trial). It's got a flat, Yosemite-native theme, and is 100% reliable if your network and the AppleTV on it are configured correctly. Dragging files to the Beamer icon will immediately start playback on the AppleTV.
It works with every format except WMV that I've run into thus far, including DivX, MKV, and all the native video types. In addition, you can play, pause and scan using either the AppleTV IR remote or the app window, which I thought was a pretty nice feature.
A: If you have an iPad, it can stream to an Apple TV via AirPlay.
AirPlay works with any app that supports it, including Video, Pictures, YouTube, and others. I've even seen workout apps that stream how-to videos.
A: For those who live outside US like me, you can access Netflix, Hulu and similar media stations on your Apple TV by using UnoTelly or similar tools.
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0906072ecbecc90ce24828e60657da8d77586458 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why are my Macbook's internal speakers not available? My Macbook (the unibody aluminum version) has lost its internal speakers. When I open System Preferences -> Sound -> Output, all I see is "Digital Out". If I plug in a pair of headphones, this switches to "Headphones". I don't see "Internal Speakers" at all any more. Headphones seem to work fine.
In System Profiler -> Audio -> Available Devices, I do see "Speaker: Connection: Internal".
I just clean-installed Snow Leopard, so it appears to be a hardware problem.
Is there anything I can do to fix this, short of taking it back to Apple? It's out of warranty.
A: Samething here, I plugged in my headphones and jiggled them a little bit while inside and then pulled them out halfway. Once I did that I could see the volume slider appear and the volume could be adjusted up and down. I pulled them out all the way and they volume went grey again. Pushed the headphones back in and then pulled them out and now everything is fine.
| Q: Why are my Macbook's internal speakers not available? My Macbook (the unibody aluminum version) has lost its internal speakers. When I open System Preferences -> Sound -> Output, all I see is "Digital Out". If I plug in a pair of headphones, this switches to "Headphones". I don't see "Internal Speakers" at all any more. Headphones seem to work fine.
In System Profiler -> Audio -> Available Devices, I do see "Speaker: Connection: Internal".
I just clean-installed Snow Leopard, so it appears to be a hardware problem.
Is there anything I can do to fix this, short of taking it back to Apple? It's out of warranty.
A: Samething here, I plugged in my headphones and jiggled them a little bit while inside and then pulled them out halfway. Once I did that I could see the volume slider appear and the volume could be adjusted up and down. I pulled them out all the way and they volume went grey again. Pushed the headphones back in and then pulled them out and now everything is fine.
A: I had this problem and solved it by plugging in (and then unplugging) my iPod headphones.
A: If you look in your headphones jack, is there a red light on?
If yes, then you have Digital Out on, and this messes with the speaker configuration.
There is a thread here, which has some possible fixes.
Update
There is switch inside the jack that is stuck. Plug the speaker jack in and out several times while watching the Sound-output system preference panel. The internal speaker option will come on if the switch is unstuck.
Taking a toothpick and fiddling around inside the jack has solved the problem for some, you should try this. (Don't break the toothpick inside :) )
From: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=239287
The problem is actually caused by a little switch inside the jack that gets stuck. When you stick in an audio cable, it pushes the switch down. If it's an analog cable, the end is made of metal. If it's optical, the end is made of plastic. If the switch is pressed down, the computer checks to see if the plug inside is metal or plastic based on conductivity. When it gets stuck and nothing is in there, it thinks an optical cable is plugged in since the switch is down but nothing conductive is in there. That's why it works with headphones or external analog speakers.
A: I had the same issue but with most likely a different cause to the other answers. None of the above helped me. I also couldn't get sound through HDMI and I didn't even have a Big Sur boot chime from the UEFI.
I fixed the issue by resetting the SMC (shut down, hold power button for 10 seconds, release, press power button again to boot up).
Hope this helps someone at some point.
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a514e42ce7c7a8bdc699c1cd8cc1d29119b95010 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to set a refresh rate in a Subscribed Calendar using the ical on the iPhone / iPod Touch / iPad how can I set the refresh rate?
or does it pick the refresh rate that I had set up in the Mac iCal App?
If no refresh rate was given in the Mac iCal App, what is the default refresh rate? 30 minutes?
A: In "Settings->Mail, Contacts, Calendars->Fetch New Data" you can setup what to do. Depending on the account you can Fetch or Push updates to your iPhone - or choose to do it manually.
| Q: How to set a refresh rate in a Subscribed Calendar using the ical on the iPhone / iPod Touch / iPad how can I set the refresh rate?
or does it pick the refresh rate that I had set up in the Mac iCal App?
If no refresh rate was given in the Mac iCal App, what is the default refresh rate? 30 minutes?
A: In "Settings->Mail, Contacts, Calendars->Fetch New Data" you can setup what to do. Depending on the account you can Fetch or Push updates to your iPhone - or choose to do it manually.
A: As of 2019/iOS 12.3.1, these settings are under Passwords and Accounts → Fetch New Data → Fetch. It looks like fetch settings are applied globally to all fetch accounts - you can't set different fetch options for individual calendars or mail accounts.
A: When viewing Calendar, click on Calendars button in top left.
Down at bottom left corner you'll see the refresh circular arrow. Click it and it will refresh all subscribed calendars.
A: I can't find any option to set refresh rate's of calendars on my iPhone.
I checked my Google Calendar subscription in iCal and it had refresh of 15 minutes as default value. This value might vary depending on the provider of the calendar.
But AFAIK, calendars on iPhone don't refresh unless synced from iTunes.
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4cfcccddf964d150b1e29acddf2a7bbd3f705103 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: itunes seems to sync my wife's iphone with all of MY apps 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 ?? )
A: Anything removed from an iOS device is not removed form iTunes.
Secondly, iTunes sync's all apps that are specified to sync, no matter whose App it is.
iTunes determines the owner to be the Apple ID, which downloaded the App.
Here is an example o the app sync window:
Here you can choose the apps to sync. And remember it will upload apps belonging to either of you, but it won't change ownership of them.
| Q: itunes seems to sync my wife's iphone with all of MY apps 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 ?? )
A: Anything removed from an iOS device is not removed form iTunes.
Secondly, iTunes sync's all apps that are specified to sync, no matter whose App it is.
iTunes determines the owner to be the Apple ID, which downloaded the App.
Here is an example o the app sync window:
Here you can choose the apps to sync. And remember it will upload apps belonging to either of you, but it won't change ownership of them.
A: I am assuming that you have one account on the machine with iTunes. @deiga is correct. It will sync all apps that are selected regardless of who "owns" them.
A way around this that may work is separate logins on the machine. On either Mac or Windows, you just create a separate user account and then login as you and 'your' instance of iTunes. I have not tried this on Windows but it works fine on a mac.
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a7ad776fcb417e227b1a24b88931199e8aa7e4d1 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Keeping the dock visible without affecting window size? Is there any way to keep the dock visible without it affecting the size of windows?
On my MBP 13" I have the dock hidden since it simply takes to much screen real estate, but working with a tablet I feel the need to have it visible at times. And I don't want to hide/unhide with a shortcut, I just want it to show on top of my windows.
A: Most apps dont allow that. Some, like excel, allow you to resize the window as you like... even if you dont like the shortcut, you can use it to achieve what you are looking for... although its not very convenient.. you can hide the dock, maximize the window and then unhide it.. it will show ontop of the window.
| Q: Keeping the dock visible without affecting window size? Is there any way to keep the dock visible without it affecting the size of windows?
On my MBP 13" I have the dock hidden since it simply takes to much screen real estate, but working with a tablet I feel the need to have it visible at times. And I don't want to hide/unhide with a shortcut, I just want it to show on top of my windows.
A: Most apps dont allow that. Some, like excel, allow you to resize the window as you like... even if you dont like the shortcut, you can use it to achieve what you are looking for... although its not very convenient.. you can hide the dock, maximize the window and then unhide it.. it will show ontop of the window.
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bafc831576a1a9bef96958242a417dde55a65857 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I get rid of multiple “purchased on ” playlists? When I got my first iPhone and bought something via the iTunes app, I got a playlist in the iTunes source list underneath the “Store” heading for all the songs I purchased on the iPhone.
I’ve had a few more iPhones since then, and each phone has also been given its own “Purchased on” playlist in iTunes. They’re now taking up quite a lot of space in the iTunes menu.
Is there any way I can consolidate, or just get rid of, these playlists?
A: You can't consolidate them, but you can delete them. Just right click and click "Delete".
| Q: How can I get rid of multiple “purchased on ” playlists? When I got my first iPhone and bought something via the iTunes app, I got a playlist in the iTunes source list underneath the “Store” heading for all the songs I purchased on the iPhone.
I’ve had a few more iPhones since then, and each phone has also been given its own “Purchased on” playlist in iTunes. They’re now taking up quite a lot of space in the iTunes menu.
Is there any way I can consolidate, or just get rid of, these playlists?
A: You can't consolidate them, but you can delete them. Just right click and click "Delete".
A: To consolidate them into one play list, you need to go into the other otherplay lists, slect all the tracks, then you can right click and select "Add to playlist" and select one of the other "Purchased on iPhone..." playlists, repeat for all the extra playlists, then when they are consolidated delete the spare ones.
A similar process is detailed in this Apple KB.
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92c66d5063cca85ae6cdee46ed7f544f76c7b7c1 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: OS X menubar/dashboard/dock utility for monitoring a server? Is there any desktop utility for OS X that would periodically monitor a (non-osx) server and display a status icon? Something as simple as attempting to visit a URL every 5 minutes and turning red if it does not respond would be enough, although anything more detailed is interesting too.
A: GeekTool (free)
GeekTool will let you set up a simple icon or show more detailed information, embedded in or floating over your desktop, based on whatever programming you want.
If you can write a script to check the server and return either a binary status or more detailed information, GeekTool is the way to display it.
| Q: OS X menubar/dashboard/dock utility for monitoring a server? Is there any desktop utility for OS X that would periodically monitor a (non-osx) server and display a status icon? Something as simple as attempting to visit a URL every 5 minutes and turning red if it does not respond would be enough, although anything more detailed is interesting too.
A: GeekTool (free)
GeekTool will let you set up a simple icon or show more detailed information, embedded in or floating over your desktop, based on whatever programming you want.
If you can write a script to check the server and return either a binary status or more detailed information, GeekTool is the way to display it.
A: ServerSiren ($15 with 10 day free trial)
With Server Siren, server downtime is a thing of the past. It runs as a menu bar item, so a quick glance is all it takes to see that everything is A-OK. If a server goes down, Server Siren alerts you immediately so you can fix the problem and get your site up and running again.
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a49f43095992f8aaa14afd7b94ffe11315b52365 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Sending push notification to iPhone via AppleScript Is there any combination of iPhone and/or Mac apps that I can use to send a push notification to my iPhone?
For example, let's say I want to create a service (invoked via (Application Name) > Services) which sends the highlighted text on my Mac to my iPhone as a push notification message.
A: I think a combination of Growl (OS X notifier) and Prowl (an iPhone app that forwards Push Notifcations from Growl) with your AppleScript interacting with Growl directly would be the way to go for this.
| Q: Sending push notification to iPhone via AppleScript Is there any combination of iPhone and/or Mac apps that I can use to send a push notification to my iPhone?
For example, let's say I want to create a service (invoked via (Application Name) > Services) which sends the highlighted text on my Mac to my iPhone as a push notification message.
A: I think a combination of Growl (OS X notifier) and Prowl (an iPhone app that forwards Push Notifcations from Growl) with your AppleScript interacting with Growl directly would be the way to go for this.
A: The free app Boxcar allows you to forward Growl notifications to your iPhone. You can also use their API to send custom push notifications from any app or script. I use it with Growl (never used their API, though) and it works great.
A: *
*Register at Prowl
*Install the Prowl iOS app on your iPhone
*Use this script in OSX ('sendClipboardAsPush.sh') to send your clipboard to your iPhone as push notification:
#!/bin/sh
set -x
# Posts growl notifications to iOS device using prowl & curl
# Fill in with your own Prowl API key here and remove 123456789
APIKEY=123456789
# Make up a cache filename in /tmp/ based on our PID
CACHE=/tmp/$$.cache.txt
# clipboard -> temp file CACHE
pbpaste > $CACHE
# Post notification to Prowl using curl
curl --globoff https://api.prowlapp.com/publicapi/add \
-F apikey=$APIKEY \
-F application=RSS \
-F event="" \
-F description="`cat $CACHE`"
rm $CACHE
You can find your Prowl API key here.
A: I would just like to point out that I recently wrote a script, and have it posted at http://macscripter.net/viewtopic.php?id=41045
A: Yes, agreed, thank you for note:
The original intent was to link to that thread, since this was the first hit in google, and I had a solution
I have recently written an applescript to send boxcar notifications. It would be accessed via a Terminal command:
osascript /path/to/script boxcar_username "Title of Notification" "Body of Notification" "URL/to/54x54icon"
This in turn maps to:
on run {BoxcarUSER, boxcartitle, boxcarmessage, BoxcarICONURL}
The BoxcarUSER variable is the only required one, the rest will use defaults.
If you have your own provider, you can open the script in script editor and change the property at the top of the script(I currently have it setuo with a provider I created, so feel free to change that)
Other defaults could be changed within the set { in the run{} handler.
Some of the error catching is rough, as if you do not have an internet connection, cURL will fail with a non zero status (I think, no real expert there) so the script can't catch the error message.
Some ideas I have thought about.
Since you can map the icon that shows in boxcar, you could use different 57x57 icons to show the user different things that are happening. So maybe you could push out a red icon for stop, green for go, etc.
If someone could design a better icon, that would be great =p
A: Depends on what you're looking for, but you could use Find my iPhone. It's free, native and easy to install and it features a "Display Message" that's pushed into the phone.
A: There is a web service http://pushme.to/ and ios app that could be implemented that would solve your problem although it doesn't appear to be in the app store at the moment pending some bug fixes i believe.
There are other apps that use an api to push messages to an ios device via a wordpress site oddly. http://ipush.me/
you should be able to create a native app using a website (you could create) that effectively is a form to send the details (name/message) to this service.
A: If someone else stumbles upon this, just wanted to update and recommend https://boxcar.io/ as a solution.
Right now I'm using it to send a notification to myself when my Macbook
s battery is running low. For this I just created a PHP script and added it to my crontab.
Basic script is:
<?php
$notify_when_below = 10;
$battery_charge = trim(exec("pmset -g batt | grep -o ...% | grep -o ..."));
if((int)$battery_charge < $notify_when_below){
curl_setopt_array(
$chpush = curl_init(),
array(
CURLOPT_URL => "https://new.boxcar.io/api/notifications",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => array(
"user_credentials" => 'YOUR_DEVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN',
"notification[title]" => 'Low battery alert!',
"notification[long_message]" => '<b>Macbook battery level is at '.(int)$battery_charge.'%!</b>',
"notification[sound]" => "detonator-charge",
)));
$ret = curl_exec($chpush);
curl_close($chpush);
}
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92a1d303553148125b0ef935d7d123bc146b2166 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to eject disk in osx before booting? I have tried to install windows using boot-camp-assistant on mac-min ( new version ).
After first installation process, I am getting "Disk error - press any key to restart"
Now, The problem that I am facing is I am not able to eject the disk.
*
*I am not able to boot osx
*I am not able to boot windows.
Please help.
Sugar.
A: According to Apple documentation, you can either use eject and F12 as mentioned before, or keep your mouse button pressed.
If you keep option pressed during boot, it should ask you from what disk you want to boot. That might be a better solution.
Are you sure this is the issue though?
| Q: How to eject disk in osx before booting? I have tried to install windows using boot-camp-assistant on mac-min ( new version ).
After first installation process, I am getting "Disk error - press any key to restart"
Now, The problem that I am facing is I am not able to eject the disk.
*
*I am not able to boot osx
*I am not able to boot windows.
Please help.
Sugar.
A: According to Apple documentation, you can either use eject and F12 as mentioned before, or keep your mouse button pressed.
If you keep option pressed during boot, it should ask you from what disk you want to boot. That might be a better solution.
Are you sure this is the issue though?
A: Did you try to press the eject button while booting ?
Just after you press the power button, press and hold Eject.
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3e20383ddc6ca06951a99ae6851079bfc1544d4b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How Many Resources Does GeekTool Use? Previously before, I didn't touch apps like GeekTool because I was afraid that it would slow down my system performance severely. (MacBook Pro 15" C2D 2.4ghz Late 2008) However, I have decided to use it as a clock on my wallpaper.
How much CPU % would GeekTool use? I only have the measly 2 hour battery for the MacBook Pro, so conserving as much CPU cycles as possible would be my aim.
A: I have the same machine as you do and have GeekTool running.
My GeekTool atm uses 0.0% CPU and 19.9MB of RAM.
I have several geeklet's running which poll different websites or system processes. (9 Geeklets)
| Q: How Many Resources Does GeekTool Use? Previously before, I didn't touch apps like GeekTool because I was afraid that it would slow down my system performance severely. (MacBook Pro 15" C2D 2.4ghz Late 2008) However, I have decided to use it as a clock on my wallpaper.
How much CPU % would GeekTool use? I only have the measly 2 hour battery for the MacBook Pro, so conserving as much CPU cycles as possible would be my aim.
A: I have the same machine as you do and have GeekTool running.
My GeekTool atm uses 0.0% CPU and 19.9MB of RAM.
I have several geeklet's running which poll different websites or system processes. (9 Geeklets)
A: I used to have it as a clock until I realized that the console command used for getting the time took about 10% CPU. At first I had this run every second but quickly realized that wouldn't work. Then I changed it to every 1 min but then I had a clock that was off from time to time.
My tip is to go with the top bar clock. I do however not know if it requires less to load t
A: I use geektool heavily for a lot of automated background tasks and that brings it to around the 70 megabytes area. Before you worry about any memory issues though, one of my best geeklets was specifically built to actively clean the ram when things get tight.
A: Geektool is well suited for displaying static content with occasional refreshes - and you should stick to this usage model on a portable.
A couple of 1 second refresh geeklets can noticeably reduce your battery time.
For example, I have rather complex Geektool setup (23 geeklets), but "GeekTool Helper" using 0.0 CPU in average. The secret is to set refresh value in seconds for geeklets as high as possible.
A: GeekTool itself uses minimal CPU as shown by the other answers.
However, GeekTool really just facilitates running other scripts. It's the frequency and impact of those scripts on your system you want to worry about. By tuning them in their runtime and CPU load you can have GeekTool present useful information with minimal system impact.
I would focus less on GeekTool itself, and more on what you're running with it.
eg. on the clock example above, have it update the time once a minute, rather than every second.
Weather geeklets can be run once every 15-30 mins as you feel is appropriate.
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057936ac3a254c45409a163877c7f5c1c9e7efc2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Move to Start of Line in Terminal.app Is there a quick key combo that will allow me after typing some stuff in the OSX terminal to move back to the beginning of that line? I have tried different things, and was wondering if there is a way without setting up something that is custom.
A: CTRL+a moves to the beginning of the line, CTRL+e to the end of the line.
| Q: Move to Start of Line in Terminal.app Is there a quick key combo that will allow me after typing some stuff in the OSX terminal to move back to the beginning of that line? I have tried different things, and was wondering if there is a way without setting up something that is custom.
A: CTRL+a moves to the beginning of the line, CTRL+e to the end of the line.
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b39296f4667187916aaf70e18ce223891adbb397 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I mirror my iPad display wirelessly? I am looking to display my iPad screen wirelessly to an external display to demo applications. I found this video showing exactly what I want to do with an iPhone but no explanation as to what the hardware dongle used was.
The main thing is that there isn't a wire tethering the user to the external display.
A: Edited to clarify: On the iPad 1, unfortunately there's no way to mirror the display without jailbreaking. Even the new Airplay iOS feature only allows the streaming of things specifically sent to the stream by an app, much like the hardware iPad video-out.
| Q: How can I mirror my iPad display wirelessly? I am looking to display my iPad screen wirelessly to an external display to demo applications. I found this video showing exactly what I want to do with an iPhone but no explanation as to what the hardware dongle used was.
The main thing is that there isn't a wire tethering the user to the external display.
A: Edited to clarify: On the iPad 1, unfortunately there's no way to mirror the display without jailbreaking. Even the new Airplay iOS feature only allows the streaming of things specifically sent to the stream by an app, much like the hardware iPad video-out.
A: Jailbreak, then install Veency.
A: I'm curious to find out which of these devices are actually certified by Apple and has a Made for iPhone/iPad stamp. I've yet to jailbreak my iPad so it's not convenient for me to use a product that will require me to download additional software or hack my iPad.
It seems out of these solutions, only the Air Shuttle from CyWee is "the first and only MFi-certified accessory that enables real-time audio and video transmission from an iPod, iPhone, or iPad." Found this on their site at: http://cywee.com/products/wireless/air-shuttle/
A: This is possible using iOS 5 and an Apple TV using AirPlay.
This only works with iPhone 4S and iPad 2 and all video and sound are mirrored wirelessly to any TV that is connected via HDMI downstream from the Apple TV. You do need a wireless network for the two devices to communicate.
Just double-click the Home button, swipe all the way to the right, and
select AirPlay Mirroring.
Reference: http://www.apple.com/iphone/features/airplay.html
A: What you're looking for is in the making, it just isn't here yet.
Supposedly there's a gaming peripherals company out of the UK named Blaze that will be coming out sometime this April with a wireless TV-out setup that will mirror what's on an iPad screen.
A: We made something that might be what you are trying to do.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnM8ciByJps
A: You can download veency on your iPad2 and chicken vnc on your laptop, connected to the external display. Works great for flipping through pages or pics.
A: An app came out just about a month ago called Reflector that mirrors the iPad display onto your Mac providing that all devices are on the same Wi-fi network (which is easy because with a Mac you can broadcast your wifi and create a network.
Your iPad sees the iMac as an AirPlay compatible device which means that you can mirror everything. Best part of this is that you can use screen recording software on the Mac to capture your content.
A: Hey we are a young Cupertino based start-up and we wanted you to take a look at our product Prijector. We are Airplay for all your devices and works very well for presenting wirelessly inside conference rooms. Please do check us out at https://prijector. com
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516be4fb3f1eea4fc3b91cbbd5c49fcea2680c92 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: New File Action in Finder
Why finder doesn't have 'New File', but 'New Folder'?
Is there any way/tool for having 'New File' in Finder?
ADDED
Pathfinder provides the feature of making 'New File'. I need this function in Finder.
A: The idea in OS X is, that you open an Application and create the file while you are working. This simply because creating the file beforehand is kind of awkward:
Create file > open file > edit
Of course if you just need dummy files, then you can make those from Terminal.app, but I'd be careful with that if you are not used to it already.
The command is: touch filename
| Q: New File Action in Finder
Why finder doesn't have 'New File', but 'New Folder'?
Is there any way/tool for having 'New File' in Finder?
ADDED
Pathfinder provides the feature of making 'New File'. I need this function in Finder.
A: The idea in OS X is, that you open an Application and create the file while you are working. This simply because creating the file beforehand is kind of awkward:
Create file > open file > edit
Of course if you just need dummy files, then you can make those from Terminal.app, but I'd be careful with that if you are not used to it already.
The command is: touch filename
A: proseek you can add to finder the extension "shellhere", that's great!
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ecb314719cd9e1240760db6aa540bdc0361c213b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to get MacVim to autoload ~/.vim/syntax This might be something quirky about MacVim, so I'll ask here.
I put a syntax file in ~/.vim/syntax, but it doesn't load. I have syntax on in my .vimrc.
When I open the editor, :scriptnames doesn't include the syntax file.
Is there anything else I need to do to make sure it loads?
A: In addition to relying on the detected filetype, which may be incorrect, there are at least two alternative ways to force loading of a particular syntax file.
*
*Manually run the command :set ft=lesscss
*Add the previous setting to a modeline near the beginning or ending of the file. See :help modeline.
| Q: How to get MacVim to autoload ~/.vim/syntax This might be something quirky about MacVim, so I'll ask here.
I put a syntax file in ~/.vim/syntax, but it doesn't load. I have syntax on in my .vimrc.
When I open the editor, :scriptnames doesn't include the syntax file.
Is there anything else I need to do to make sure it loads?
A: In addition to relying on the detected filetype, which may be incorrect, there are at least two alternative ways to force loading of a particular syntax file.
*
*Manually run the command :set ft=lesscss
*Add the previous setting to a modeline near the beginning or ending of the file. See :help modeline.
A: Figured it out. It seems like files in $VIMRUNTIME/syntax are loaded based on the detected filetype when the actual file is loaded.
http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/syntax.html#syntax-loading
So I just renamed the file to the detected filetype, lesscss, and it loaded fine.
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99c5f9752f8f8420166116ae74ab6b27dbf53c94 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a Quick Look plug-in for ZIP files? Is there a Quick Look plug-in that works with ZIP files, and that lists all the files contained in the archive? It is also fine if it lists at least some of the files.
A: There's also the open source qlZipInfo that works for .zip, .jar, .tar, .tar.gz, .tar.bz2, .tar.Z, .xar, .pkg, .deb, .rpm, .7z, .xz, .cab, .gz, .lha, .hqx, .sit, .iso, .cdr, and .toast files.
Install instructions are given on its GitHub page; it supports macOS from 10.6 to the current release (12.6). It provides a simple list of files and directories (if present) with totals.
| Q: Is there a Quick Look plug-in for ZIP files? Is there a Quick Look plug-in that works with ZIP files, and that lists all the files contained in the archive? It is also fine if it lists at least some of the files.
A: There's also the open source qlZipInfo that works for .zip, .jar, .tar, .tar.gz, .tar.bz2, .tar.Z, .xar, .pkg, .deb, .rpm, .7z, .xz, .cab, .gz, .lha, .hqx, .sit, .iso, .cdr, and .toast files.
Install instructions are given on its GitHub page; it supports macOS from 10.6 to the current release (12.6). It provides a simple list of files and directories (if present) with totals.
A: Well, Better Zip does a fair job.
A: WinZip installs one but BetterZip's is better, although includes an advert for BetterZip each time you use it.
A: Another alternative is The Archive Browser. It is a commercial tool as well but will show the contents of various file types.
From the site:
The Archive Browser lets you easily peek into the archive, find the files you need, preview and extract them without unarchiving everything. Quick Look any file or folder and open them right from the archive
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fc112a088522ce569d5b2b973b62fa6969766d3c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Copy photos off iPhone without iPhoto? I have a Mac that doesn't have iPhoto installed on it, which I use for syncing with my iPhone. Is there any way I can copy images from my phone to my Mac (other than email) without purchasing a copy of iPhoto?
A: Use Image Capture. You'll find it in your Applications folder. It's surprisingly robust, and it's made by Apple.
| Q: Copy photos off iPhone without iPhoto? I have a Mac that doesn't have iPhoto installed on it, which I use for syncing with my iPhone. Is there any way I can copy images from my phone to my Mac (other than email) without purchasing a copy of iPhoto?
A: Use Image Capture. You'll find it in your Applications folder. It's surprisingly robust, and it's made by Apple.
A: You can also use Preview, go File -> Import from iPhone.
A: You can also try apps like DropPhox which will sync your pictures to Dropbox as soon as you click them. Very handy!
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7ee5030ee9f56aea02d991908f03ef8ac2de646c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why doesn't iTunes detect my iPhone? When I connect my iPhone 3GS to my computer, iTunes does not detect it. The phone displays the green battery meter indicating it's charging, System Profiler detects an "iPhone" connected to the USB bus, and I can even open iPhoto and pull some pictures off of it.
It doesn't appear under "Devices" in iTunes at all, nor does it appear in the Organizer window in Xcode.
I've tried:
*
*Using a different sync cable.
*Using a different USB port.
*Restarting the phone.
*Restarting the computer.
*Connecting the phone to a different computer.
(I'm on OS X 10.6.6 and iTunes 10.1.2)
A: I had this problem on Lion, which doesn't allow the deletion of iTunes through the UI. Therefore, it was necessary to force the uninstall of iTunes from Terminal:
*
*cd /Applications
*sudo rm -r iTunes.app
I then pulled down the latest iTunes installer from Apple.
All my iTunes settings were maintained and my iPhone and iPad showed up again under devices.
| Q: Why doesn't iTunes detect my iPhone? When I connect my iPhone 3GS to my computer, iTunes does not detect it. The phone displays the green battery meter indicating it's charging, System Profiler detects an "iPhone" connected to the USB bus, and I can even open iPhoto and pull some pictures off of it.
It doesn't appear under "Devices" in iTunes at all, nor does it appear in the Organizer window in Xcode.
I've tried:
*
*Using a different sync cable.
*Using a different USB port.
*Restarting the phone.
*Restarting the computer.
*Connecting the phone to a different computer.
(I'm on OS X 10.6.6 and iTunes 10.1.2)
A: I had this problem on Lion, which doesn't allow the deletion of iTunes through the UI. Therefore, it was necessary to force the uninstall of iTunes from Terminal:
*
*cd /Applications
*sudo rm -r iTunes.app
I then pulled down the latest iTunes installer from Apple.
All my iTunes settings were maintained and my iPhone and iPad showed up again under devices.
A: This worked for me on my Mac:
*
*Connect the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
*Open Image Capture (located in Applications).
*Select your device from the Devices list.
*Select "iTunes" in the pop-up menu in the Device Settings.
Sometimes iPhoto recognizes the iPhone and overrides iTunes. Not sure why Image Capture is the middle-man, but something to do with recognizing the iPhone as a camera rather than a phone, I'm guessing. This is a simple fix!
A: The other answers to this question as of writing this answer are now somewhat outdated – you can't manually uninstall iTunes without disabling SIP on El Capitan and newer macOS versions, and I would not recommend disabling SIP to delete iTunes. Continue reading this answer for an updated method.
Reinstall iTunes
If your iPhone isn't showing up on iTunes on macOS, you may reinstall iTunes by downloading the installer from here. Note that this will work on newer macOS versions such as El Capitan, Sierra, and High Sierra. You do not need to disable System Integrity Protection to do this.
As a matter of fact, this is what solved my issue on a Mac with High Sierra. My iPhone wasn't showing up in iTunes or Xcode, but reinstalling iTunes allowed it to show up again.
If, however, you issue isn't solved by reinstalling iTunes, there are a myriad of things you could try. In order to diagnose my own issue I made a list of things you could try, which you can find below. Some of these points may solve your issue. Some allow you to diagnose what might be causing the issue; these will thereby help you to isolate the cause and hopefully be able to fix it.
For macOS and Windows
*
*Take a look at Apple's own guide for troubleshooting the issue (advice for both macOS and Windows is available here).
*Try a different, certified lightning cable. A lightning cable might stop working (even if your device charges). Using an uncertified (non-MFi) cable can cause unexpected behavior such as preventing your iPhone from showing up in iTunes.
*Try connecting your iPhone to a different computer. Connect it to another Mac; does it show up there? What about on a Windows PC? If it shows up on another computer, there might be something wrong with your own computer. Try looking at Apple's guide above if this is the case.
*Try connecting another iPhone to your computer. Does it show up? If it does, there might be something wrong with your main iPhone. If it doesn't, it might mean that iTunes on your computer doesn't want to display any devices. You can confirm this by checking the previous point.
*Try restarting iTunes. If that doesn't work, try restarting your iPhone or your computer. Perhaps it'll show up after a reboot.
*Try different USB ports on your computer, in the case that one is faulty.
*If you have any third-party iPhone managers installed such as AnyTrans, iMazing, or iFunBox, try seeing whether the device shows up there. You may also try other apps that work by detecting your iPhone and see if they can still detect it (such as coconutBattery).
*Unlock your device and see if any computer trust popup shows up.
*Is the iPhone or computer running on beta software? If so, that might be causing unexpected problems. Either upgrade to the latest beta or downgrade to the latest stable release (usually the latter will work).
*Put your iPhone in DFU mode (if you have an iPhone 7, you need to see the special instructions on the bottom of that page). After putting it successfully in DFU mode, does it show up in iTunes? If it does, then your cable most likely works. If it doesn't, try plugging it in (while it's in DFU mode) into another computer, with another cable, or into a different USB port.
*Reset your iPhone privacy settings, which resets computer trust settings. Warning: this is not guaranteed to solve the issue, and will cause all your privacy settings to be deleted. I recommend your open your essential apps (camera, GPS apps, communication apps, etc.) and allow permissions so that you don't have to deal with them later (I once reset my settings and the camera location popup didn't show up, which meant a lot of pictures weren't geotagged).
For macOS only
*
*Open System information (located at /Applications/Utilities/System Information.app) and click the USB tab on the left. Does "iPhone" anywhere in the USB tree view? If it does, your Mac recognizes that an iPhone is connected to it, even if iTunes doesn't.
*Open the Image Capture (located at /Applications/Image Capture.app). Does it recognize your device?
*If you have Xcode installed, try seeing if your device is recognized by it.
For Windows only
*
*Does your iPhone show up as a device in Device manager?
*The best advice I would suggest on Windows would be to follow Apple's guide on troubleshooting this issue on Windows which I linked above.
*If nothing seems to work, try reinstalling iTunes.
Even if these suggestions don't help you fix your problem, they'll give you an idea about what's causing the problem. Is it your device, your cable, or your computer? What about these may the problem be? Hopefully with the new information you'll be able to come to a better informed decision as to how to go about fixing the problem.
A: Run Activity Monitor (Applications/Utilities); do you see the iTunes Helper service running? Make sure you set the view to "All processes", not "My Processes". If it's not running, that's your problem. Re-install iTunes and away you go.
A: this worked for me.
I managed to fix this problem by opening the device manager and plugging in the device. the computer recognized the hardware but said there was a problem with the driver then I went to > Universal serial bus controllers > apple mobile device USB driver > update drivers. It worked!!!
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1924b65726a3c977c6fad3efe14b288da18e77e9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Transfer file between iPhones using Bluetooh Can I transfer data between two iPhones via Bluetooth?
A: Yes.
There's an AppStore app called Bluetooth Fileshare ($0.99), but it has very low reviews. Also, check out Bluetooth Photo Share (free) if you're only interested in transferring photos.
If you have a jailbroken iPhone, you can use iBlueNova ($5.99), but there might be better/free ways to do file transfer if you're already jailbroken.
| Q: Transfer file between iPhones using Bluetooh Can I transfer data between two iPhones via Bluetooth?
A: Yes.
There's an AppStore app called Bluetooth Fileshare ($0.99), but it has very low reviews. Also, check out Bluetooth Photo Share (free) if you're only interested in transferring photos.
If you have a jailbroken iPhone, you can use iBlueNova ($5.99), but there might be better/free ways to do file transfer if you're already jailbroken.
A: If you jsut want to transfer images/contact details etc Bump is a good app, it also works cross platform too.
A: Why not use AirDrop? You can transfer a lot of information pretty fast and don't require any new software to be loaded?
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7480798c2cdc49da1b14a4279357538da4a88f5e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I get the latest drivers for boot camp and windows 7 I have read the setup guide, but what is either not clear or I just missed, is how the updated drivers that I download via the apple update get to my windows partition. All I read is that I have to have the original Mac OSX DVD and that I get the drivers from that.
I know that my Mac is up to date and I have both my windows 7 ultimate and OSX 10.6 DVD in hand and USB keyboard and mouse. The partitioning is proceeding as advertised. But I am skeptical of what should happen next.
How do get the latest apple drivers.
(mac mini 4gb from 02/2010)
A: Ralph - drivers are on the OS X DVD. So once the OS is installed, boot into it and if you need drivers, you can point your OS to the OS X DVD. Win 7 however, does a lot better with drivers than XP - I would think it will auto-update as needed. You will have fewer problems than it seems you're currently expecting; don't sweat it. :-)
| Q: How do I get the latest drivers for boot camp and windows 7 I have read the setup guide, but what is either not clear or I just missed, is how the updated drivers that I download via the apple update get to my windows partition. All I read is that I have to have the original Mac OSX DVD and that I get the drivers from that.
I know that my Mac is up to date and I have both my windows 7 ultimate and OSX 10.6 DVD in hand and USB keyboard and mouse. The partitioning is proceeding as advertised. But I am skeptical of what should happen next.
How do get the latest apple drivers.
(mac mini 4gb from 02/2010)
A: Ralph - drivers are on the OS X DVD. So once the OS is installed, boot into it and if you need drivers, you can point your OS to the OS X DVD. Win 7 however, does a lot better with drivers than XP - I would think it will auto-update as needed. You will have fewer problems than it seems you're currently expecting; don't sweat it. :-)
A: Snow Leopard was released to retail before Windows 7. It didn't come with Windows 7 support on the DVD.
Apple don't give very detailed descriptions of their updates, but I'm guessing they are recommending 3.1 before attempting to install Windows 7 because of something other than drivers. Perhaps something to do with the partitioning or the boot loader side of things. One difference I'm aware of is that Windows 7 creates two partitions by default where previous versions only created one.
To answer the original question, once you are in Windows you insert the Snow Leopard DVD and Windows will launch the setup.exe from the DVD. This will install the drivers and Apple Software Update, and create a Scheduled Task in Windows to launch Apple Software Update once a week to check for updated drivers.
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4a0a508ece9a4615b2f945192540dc1d6bd2b9e5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I add a private key to my keychain? I am trying to add myRepositoryKey to my Mac keychain utility so . I exported this item in OpenRSA format from Putty. When I try to use Import Items, the file is unselectable. What do I need to do to import into my keychain? Does the file need a specific extension?
A: I've tried to import a .p12 using Keychain's GUI just to be silently ignored under Lion. So just for completeness, I'd like to this post in Stephan's Blog
http://www.arlt.eu/blog/2009/12/01/importing-iphone-keys-p12-and-pem-into-snow-leopards-keychain/
In short, this should do the trick every time:
security import priv_key.p12 -k ~/Library/Keychains/login.keychain
security import pub_key.pem -k ~/Library/Keychains/login.keychain
| Q: How can I add a private key to my keychain? I am trying to add myRepositoryKey to my Mac keychain utility so . I exported this item in OpenRSA format from Putty. When I try to use Import Items, the file is unselectable. What do I need to do to import into my keychain? Does the file need a specific extension?
A: I've tried to import a .p12 using Keychain's GUI just to be silently ignored under Lion. So just for completeness, I'd like to this post in Stephan's Blog
http://www.arlt.eu/blog/2009/12/01/importing-iphone-keys-p12-and-pem-into-snow-leopards-keychain/
In short, this should do the trick every time:
security import priv_key.p12 -k ~/Library/Keychains/login.keychain
security import pub_key.pem -k ~/Library/Keychains/login.keychain
A: You have to create a .p12 file. In order to do that you need your private key and a certificate for that key. Then run the following on your console:
openssl pkcs12 -export -clcerts -inkey private.key -in certificate.crt -out MyPKCS12.p12 -name "Your Name"
where private.key is your existing private RSA key, certificate.crt is your existing certificate and MyPKCS12.p12 is the name of the file to create. This file can then be imported into your keychain.
If you need your key for SSH access (SFTP, SCP or similar), it doesn't have to be in your keychain. Simply copy your private key to ~/.ssh/ and edit/create the ~/.ssh/config file. There you would put something along these lines:
# replace the host, location of the private key and the remoteUserName
# with valid values.
Host remote.domain.com
IdentityFile ~/.ssh/private.key
User remoteUserName
A: Well I don't get that "need a certificate for the key" either...
I just do ssh-add -K /path/to/private/key.
However, make sure you're using Mac's built-in ssh-add and not Macports' one (if you ever needed to upgrade OpenSSH).
So, just do /usr/bin/ssh-add -K /path/to/private/key.
Hope that helps.
A: Considering all in PEM format, private key file is server-key.key and certificate file is server-cert.pem.
# create .p12 formatted file with key and certificate using openssl.
openssl pkcs12 -export -in server-cert.pem -inkey server-key.key -passout pass:password -out certificate.p12 -name "SCProxy"
# should use -T appPath. -A means this key is accessible for all apps.
sudo security import certificate.p12 -A -P password -k "/Library/Keychains/System.keychain"
sudo security add-trusted-cert -d -r trustRoot -k "/Library/Keychains/System.keychain" server-cert.pem
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8dddc012c9df28c3347ff2254c6d0a7d86560ddb | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Has anyone ever tried to use an iPhone as web server? Yeah, it makes no sense to use an iPhone as web server, although the hardware could be used in some interesting ways if this would be possible. You could, for example, set up the iPhone to send a phonecall or SMS with pre-recorded message to someone who, for example, send his phonenumber through it's web interface to be included in it's address book.
Again, it's not very useful, but it would be cool to be able to communicate with an iPhone-based web server. Who knows? Maybe someone does come up with a practical purpose for this!
A: Yes, this has been done. Here is some articles about one of the ways it has been done:
*
*The iPhone Becomes a Web Server
*iPhone ‘Personal Data Center’ Debuts in US
And this is the product:
http://serversman.com/index_en.jsp
| Q: Has anyone ever tried to use an iPhone as web server? Yeah, it makes no sense to use an iPhone as web server, although the hardware could be used in some interesting ways if this would be possible. You could, for example, set up the iPhone to send a phonecall or SMS with pre-recorded message to someone who, for example, send his phonenumber through it's web interface to be included in it's address book.
Again, it's not very useful, but it would be cool to be able to communicate with an iPhone-based web server. Who knows? Maybe someone does come up with a practical purpose for this!
A: Yes, this has been done. Here is some articles about one of the ways it has been done:
*
*The iPhone Becomes a Web Server
*iPhone ‘Personal Data Center’ Debuts in US
And this is the product:
http://serversman.com/index_en.jsp
A: Although it is fixed function and not exactly what your looking for (but does show the concept in action), the HanDBase iPhone application includes a web server -- that's how you upload and download databases, by pointing your host web browser at the iPhone.
A: Yes, I set it up on my iPhone to serve up voicemails. It was a pain getting voicemail through WinSCP, so I made a small web interface that would let me download them by going to myiphone.local. I can also get my photos from there as well.
I used lighttpd as the webserver (you can get that from cydia), sqllite, and php to serve the pages.
The bad thing is that it only works when the iphone is on. Once its off, you can't access it anymore.
There is also a dynamicDNS app called iDNS you can use to set a domain name for your iPhone.
A: Developers can easily add web server functionality to their iOS apps using the CocoaHTTPServer library. Apps that implement it often use it to allow users to transfer data between their phones and any computer with a browser that's on the same WiFi network.
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bd67ea3778ce3525cf7a3c52ef0972695827e087 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to jump to a location using mouse on iTerm/terminal? I work on a terminal most of the time.
Is there an application / plugin over iTerm or any other terminal like application using which I can control the cursor location of my terminal using a mouse ?
A: At least in Terminal.app you can hold down option while clicking to jump within your current line (that actually means just the line, so if your current prompt is so long that it wraps to a second line of input you'll have to option-click to the beginning of the "second" line and then hop with the arrow keys to the "first" line where you can option-click again.)
| Q: How to jump to a location using mouse on iTerm/terminal? I work on a terminal most of the time.
Is there an application / plugin over iTerm or any other terminal like application using which I can control the cursor location of my terminal using a mouse ?
A: At least in Terminal.app you can hold down option while clicking to jump within your current line (that actually means just the line, so if your current prompt is so long that it wraps to a second line of input you'll have to option-click to the beginning of the "second" line and then hop with the arrow keys to the "first" line where you can option-click again.)
A: The keyboard is often your best friend. In a default configuration, your shell controls much of how you navigate around the command prompt.
Option + b goes back a word (the cursor will end up at the first letter of the previous word).
Option + f goes forward a word (the cursor will be at the non-letter character AFTER the next word).
Shift + Fn + Left Arrow (←) will put the cursor at the very start of the line. (Ctrl + a will also do this.)
Shift + Fn + Right Arrow (→) will put the cursor at the very end of the line. (Ctrl + e will also do this.)
So if I have a long command, for example:
$ rsync -avz --progress ~/Sites/Development/My/Project web@server:/deployment/output/area
And I start hitting Option + b, the cursor will stop on the a in area, the o in output, the d in deployment, etc.
If I go to the start of the line, and start hitting Option + f, the cursor will stop at the space after rsync, the space after avz, the space after progress, the / after Sites, etc.
A: If you are specifically interested in movement in Vim, then you can add set mouse=a to your ~/.vimrc file.
It does work in iTerm for movement. It also allows you to mark sections as if you had entered visual mode, so that you can yank or delete it or comment out code depending on your plugins.
Very conveniently it also lets you quickly scroll through a large document using a two-finger slide or mouse wheel.
The only drawback is that it makes it difficult to select text that you want to copy for use in other applications—though all you have to do is press option while you select.
Also: note that, if you add something like vimpager (also on macports), then you can also scroll through man pages once you add:
export PAGER=/opt/local/bin/vimpager #or wherever vimpager is installed
alias less=$PAGER
to your .profile or .bashrc.
A: It's quite a time since this question came up and I did already mention the below on this platform in Option-click in iTerm and the issue tracker of iTerm2 but maybe it's of help for one or the other:
Hi, just wanted to let you know that I implemented that feature in iTerm2. It's not yet in the official iTerm2 repo but if you'd like to give it a go, you can find it at github.
Since it's tested only by me consider it not-stable. I did test it with bash, vi and emacs and did my best to resemble Terminal.app behavior.
There's a precompiled binary on github too iTerm_v1.0.0.20120312.git-b919985b.zip (for i386/x86_64/ppc).
Of course any feedback is welcome.
A: In iTerm2 you hold down alt (left or right) and click to move the cursor to any position on any line.
A: When option click doesn't work, it seems that it's possible to do this with the fn key. Over an ssh session in iTerm2, I was able to hold fn and click where I wanted the cursor to move in vim normal mode, for example.
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73eba38e4a68cb990660f323674ea62fba1dfac3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why can my Mac charge my iPad but other computers can't? What do Macs do differently so its USB ports can charge my iPad, but if I plug into a USB port on my PC I get the "not charging" message?
A: Apple's newer machines (and some newer PCs I believe) have got USB ports that are able to provide more current. The following Apple KB article explain better:
*
*iPad: Charging the battery
*Powering Apple and third party peripherals through USB
| Q: Why can my Mac charge my iPad but other computers can't? What do Macs do differently so its USB ports can charge my iPad, but if I plug into a USB port on my PC I get the "not charging" message?
A: Apple's newer machines (and some newer PCs I believe) have got USB ports that are able to provide more current. The following Apple KB article explain better:
*
*iPad: Charging the battery
*Powering Apple and third party peripherals through USB
A: Because the iPad needs more than the 500 mA that the USB 2.0 spec says computers need to provide. Macwork has more information.
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c7393c9c5b36fcbddc74399fa8b7d0fe8e4c232b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: OS X Automator send mail I would like to create an Automator application that reads the address book and sends an email from the default email account with the content of the addr. book search result.
Everything works except before sending the email the use is asked to press the send button.
Is it possible to achieve this with no user interaction ?
A: you can directly do an applescript to send an email and call it from automator:
tell application "Mail"
activate
set newMessage to make new outgoing message with properties {account:"Account Detail", subject:"Mail Subject", content:"Content"}
tell newMessage
make new to recipient at end of to recipients with properties {address:theRecipient}
set visible to true
end tell
send newMessage
end tell
You would just need to get theRecipient from the input passed to the AppleScript action. Also, you need to replace the properties on the third line with details of your Mail account.
set theRecipient to (item 1 of input)
should do it.
| Q: OS X Automator send mail I would like to create an Automator application that reads the address book and sends an email from the default email account with the content of the addr. book search result.
Everything works except before sending the email the use is asked to press the send button.
Is it possible to achieve this with no user interaction ?
A: you can directly do an applescript to send an email and call it from automator:
tell application "Mail"
activate
set newMessage to make new outgoing message with properties {account:"Account Detail", subject:"Mail Subject", content:"Content"}
tell newMessage
make new to recipient at end of to recipients with properties {address:theRecipient}
set visible to true
end tell
send newMessage
end tell
You would just need to get theRecipient from the input passed to the AppleScript action. Also, you need to replace the properties on the third line with details of your Mail account.
set theRecipient to (item 1 of input)
should do it.
A: You can make a Do AppleScript block, and use AppleScript to tell Mail to click the Send menu item.
Directions here.
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95488b7bf49bd32caa8a713803357ed9313bcc3a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Does powertop work with Mac OS X Snow Leopard or are there other power profiling utilities? I recently came across a blog post highlighting powertop for Linux (see: http://www.lesswatts.org/projects/powertop/). Based on the FAQ, powertop relies on the fact that the Linux kernel is now tickless. Given a specific Linux kernel requirement, I am doubtful that it will work with the Darwin kernel. Freshmeat also mentions powertop, but they have a tag suggesting that a POSIX compliant OS can use powertop. Since FreeBSD is POSIX compliant, I was wondering if anyone had tried powertop on Snow Leopard ?
If not, does anyone know of similar, power profiling tools for Snow Leopard ? Specifically, power profiling tools that highlight processes consuming power.
Thanks,
Scott
A: Using dtrace and counting which processes wake and the reason and time, you might be able to get some of the information provided by powertop
| Q: Does powertop work with Mac OS X Snow Leopard or are there other power profiling utilities? I recently came across a blog post highlighting powertop for Linux (see: http://www.lesswatts.org/projects/powertop/). Based on the FAQ, powertop relies on the fact that the Linux kernel is now tickless. Given a specific Linux kernel requirement, I am doubtful that it will work with the Darwin kernel. Freshmeat also mentions powertop, but they have a tag suggesting that a POSIX compliant OS can use powertop. Since FreeBSD is POSIX compliant, I was wondering if anyone had tried powertop on Snow Leopard ?
If not, does anyone know of similar, power profiling tools for Snow Leopard ? Specifically, power profiling tools that highlight processes consuming power.
Thanks,
Scott
A: Using dtrace and counting which processes wake and the reason and time, you might be able to get some of the information provided by powertop
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cf7c0495067c8f433de31b804f21f0ad692fa32b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What is the difference between console.log and system.log? I am checking system logs via the Console utility. I am wondering what the difference is between the console.log and system.log file?
A: Console.log is usually written to by calls to Apple's NSLog() function call. (I can't find any other way to write to it so might be the only way) This writes to the log of the user that the app is running as
system.log is written to by the unix call syslog. syslog can be configured to write to different files and machines. system.log is a central file written to by all users.
Thus only code written specifically for OSX will write to console.log and only by the current user.
syslog is used by pure unix apps and if you want central logging.
OSX since 10.4 actually writes the logs to a database using asl
| Q: What is the difference between console.log and system.log? I am checking system logs via the Console utility. I am wondering what the difference is between the console.log and system.log file?
A: Console.log is usually written to by calls to Apple's NSLog() function call. (I can't find any other way to write to it so might be the only way) This writes to the log of the user that the app is running as
system.log is written to by the unix call syslog. syslog can be configured to write to different files and machines. system.log is a central file written to by all users.
Thus only code written specifically for OSX will write to console.log and only by the current user.
syslog is used by pure unix apps and if you want central logging.
OSX since 10.4 actually writes the logs to a database using asl
A: Generally, the Console log contains log messages from processes owned by the currently logged-in GUI user, whereas the System log contains log messages from system processes owned by root or other "system accounts" (e.g. "nobody", "www", etc.).
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8f416e04fbd7c20184c5cca1e3b3dc91dcf5becb | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I format Time Capsule? How can I format the Time Capsule hard disk?
A: *
*Launch the AirPort Utility.
*Select the Time Capsule whose disk you want to erase.
*Hit the "Manual Setup" button.
*Click the "Disks" icon button.
*Click the "Disks" tab.
*Select the disk (not a subvolume, the disk itself).
*Click "Erase...".
*Follow the dialogs from there.
| Q: How can I format Time Capsule? How can I format the Time Capsule hard disk?
A: *
*Launch the AirPort Utility.
*Select the Time Capsule whose disk you want to erase.
*Hit the "Manual Setup" button.
*Click the "Disks" icon button.
*Click the "Disks" tab.
*Select the disk (not a subvolume, the disk itself).
*Click "Erase...".
*Follow the dialogs from there.
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e7649ad8e256f8d76ee392530ce38ff7ff0d78f8 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Automatically move files when inserting SD card? Is there a way to detect the insertion of an SD card so it would be possible to automatically move specific files (photos in subdirectory) to another location? I do not want a photo application to take control.
Even better, when I put the card in, I get asked whether to move the files.
I would like the files to be moved directly to a shared folder..
A: From this question on SuperUser, try MarcoPolo
Or, you could use folder actions.
From this tutorial:
*
*Go to File > Save As Plug-in.
*Choose Folder Action from the pop-up menu.
*In the Attach to Folder pop-up, select Other…
*In the resultant open dialog, hit cmnd-shift-g. This will bring up a small sheet labeled Go to the folder:.
*In this sheet, type /Volumes/, and hit the Go button, then hit Open.
*Hit the Save button in the Plug-in sheet.
| Q: Automatically move files when inserting SD card? Is there a way to detect the insertion of an SD card so it would be possible to automatically move specific files (photos in subdirectory) to another location? I do not want a photo application to take control.
Even better, when I put the card in, I get asked whether to move the files.
I would like the files to be moved directly to a shared folder..
A: From this question on SuperUser, try MarcoPolo
Or, you could use folder actions.
From this tutorial:
*
*Go to File > Save As Plug-in.
*Choose Folder Action from the pop-up menu.
*In the Attach to Folder pop-up, select Other…
*In the resultant open dialog, hit cmnd-shift-g. This will bring up a small sheet labeled Go to the folder:.
*In this sheet, type /Volumes/, and hit the Go button, then hit Open.
*Hit the Save button in the Plug-in sheet.
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81e963fcbaf913204942894f3b1a727d6b0ffbd9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iPhone 4 "A Series" battery? I was just about to order a replacement for my iphone 4, when I noticed there are apparently two different types. Both are claimed to be genuine apple batteries, however one costs nearly 10GBP more than the other. The only difference I can tell is that one of them is called "iPhone 4 Battery A Series"
Anyone has an idea what the difference might be?
A: I have gotten an answer from the seller, who states that they are both the same. Hm, price targeting?
| Q: iPhone 4 "A Series" battery? I was just about to order a replacement for my iphone 4, when I noticed there are apparently two different types. Both are claimed to be genuine apple batteries, however one costs nearly 10GBP more than the other. The only difference I can tell is that one of them is called "iPhone 4 Battery A Series"
Anyone has an idea what the difference might be?
A: I have gotten an answer from the seller, who states that they are both the same. Hm, price targeting?
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c447104c6fee2e9c504a097edd6f8eb2660e54cb | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Audio out of sync in Final Cut Pro I have converted my video files from .MTS to ProRes (Proxy). When I play them back in QuickTime everything is fine. When I import them into Final Cut pro, they start getting out of sync with the audio at the end of the clip (they're about 20 minuts long).
I'm at a loss why this is happening. There is no problem in QuickTime. Why would there be in Final Cut Pro. Final Cut tells me that all files are 48,0KHz, 16-bit integer.
A: What do the original files show up as in a media app such as VLC? Does this info match what Final Cut says about the ProRes copy? The video frame rate, audio sample rate, and other information should match exactly. Then, your FCP sequence settings should be identical.
Another way to address small sync drifts is to razor-cut the audio and manually re-establish sync a few times on the project.
| Q: Audio out of sync in Final Cut Pro I have converted my video files from .MTS to ProRes (Proxy). When I play them back in QuickTime everything is fine. When I import them into Final Cut pro, they start getting out of sync with the audio at the end of the clip (they're about 20 minuts long).
I'm at a loss why this is happening. There is no problem in QuickTime. Why would there be in Final Cut Pro. Final Cut tells me that all files are 48,0KHz, 16-bit integer.
A: What do the original files show up as in a media app such as VLC? Does this info match what Final Cut says about the ProRes copy? The video frame rate, audio sample rate, and other information should match exactly. Then, your FCP sequence settings should be identical.
Another way to address small sync drifts is to razor-cut the audio and manually re-establish sync a few times on the project.
A: I had the same problem. It seems to be a ProRes issue. I fixed it by converting the audio to AIFF (ffmpeg -i video.mp4 -vn audio.aiff) and importing the new audio file into FCPX separately, then creating a compound clip with the video and audio.
A: I had a similar problem with Fina Cut and Soundtrack on a 24fps timeline. There seemed to be some mixup with the audio in 23.97fps and the video in 24fps. I had to apply a time stretch to get it synced.
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2e114b546a2258aa2e4aab7b7a91dcbdf20076aa | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Does Thunderbolt support chaining multiple monitors to a MacBook Pro? This has always been a big want for me. I love using multi-monitor setups but only want a single laptop. Does the 2011 MBP Thunderbolt support chaining multiple monitors together? I know that you can add a monitor and say, a few hard drives, but can you connect it to 2 27" monitors and your flat screen TV (for example)? Thanks!
A: It is possible now with the new MBP's and the new Thunderbolt displays.
| Q: Does Thunderbolt support chaining multiple monitors to a MacBook Pro? This has always been a big want for me. I love using multi-monitor setups but only want a single laptop. Does the 2011 MBP Thunderbolt support chaining multiple monitors together? I know that you can add a monitor and say, a few hard drives, but can you connect it to 2 27" monitors and your flat screen TV (for example)? Thanks!
A: It is possible now with the new MBP's and the new Thunderbolt displays.
A: "Any DisplayPort 1.1 device needs to be the last in a daisy chain." So you will need some newer monitor (which doesn't seem to exist yet) in the middle.
A: The MacBook Pro allows two Thunderbolt displays to be hooked up. apple.com/displays
A: Apple maintains a knowledge base article listing which Mac models support either one or two external thunderbolt displays.
*
*http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4885
The technology does allow for multiple monitors to be daisy chained. In fact, the devices you daisy chain doesn't matter, nor does the order they are in. However, like with the Display Port and eSATA, the problem at the moment is finding actual devices that support this feature. Until Apple or another manufacturer provides monitors with the ports needed for daisy chaining, this will not be possible.
The advantage here is unlike eSATA and Display Port, the bandwidth available will make this more then manageable from the port itself. The biggest obstacle will be the ability to provide enough power to run all these daisy chained devices. Therefore just getting a cable will not be sufficient. Each device will be required to have its own incoming and outgoing port.
Give the technology another year or so it will be more then doable and more mainstream. Apple would most likely also add these ports to their monitors fairly soon, I suspect during the next iMac/Monitor refresh schedule.
A: Now that the Thunderbolt Display has been released, we can safely say Yes! It even has a picture of it being used this way on the Thunderbolt Display's features page on Apple.com =D
A: Talked to Apple reseller today, and they seemed to confirm that at the moment no such displays are available. There is also the challenge of providing power, and also how to mix different units (and also what about older standards which can be connected to Thunderbolt?), so I guess a lot has to happen in the time to come. I'm optimistic, but don't believe that this will solve all our problems...
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ec6d108aa6d9b51de7c5ca3e64edc5f463f8a445 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I use my iPhone charger for charging other USB based devices? Is it OK to use my iPhone charger for charging other USB powered devices like the Kindle or a digital camera (with a rechargeable battery)? Can it cause any damage to the charger or to the device being charged?
A: Yes, you can. It converts the AC power to the standard USB power, so anything that charges with USB will charge with the iPhone's adapter.
| Q: Can I use my iPhone charger for charging other USB based devices? Is it OK to use my iPhone charger for charging other USB powered devices like the Kindle or a digital camera (with a rechargeable battery)? Can it cause any damage to the charger or to the device being charged?
A: Yes, you can. It converts the AC power to the standard USB power, so anything that charges with USB will charge with the iPhone's adapter.
A: Regarding to USB charging, there are two kinds of USB devices:
*
*Dumb ones that doesn't check if they are connected to a charger and always use less than 100 milliamperes. Some use up to 500mA, but they are out of USB specs.
*Smart ones that check if they are connected to a charger and try to use full power of the charger (up to 1800mA or 2100mA).
Apple USB chargers (1000mA to 2100mA) are of the second type but doesn't follow the USB charging standard (1800mA) and aren't compatible with other smart devices that follow that standard. Only with dumb devices and other apple devices.
A: Most standard USB charges for 0.5A. But not all USB are standardized - there are some that go for up to 1.8A and even the MacBook Pro is said to raise up to 1.1A when relevant. iPhone's charger do little more than 1.1A and it's pretty decent. That's why iPhone charging on regular USB usually take double the time to fully charge. iPad's charger are roughly 10W and 5V which translates to 2A.
There's nothing wrong that can happen with the charger because USB devices are made to work with the same standard voltage (about 5V). The USB hosts are only outputting the maximum energy it can provide up to what the client can receive. A 10W energy source will only give up to 10W and just 1W if the plugged device can only take 1W.
I'm no electrical specialist but...
Having bigger power supply (measured in watts) or bigger current (measured in amperes) on itself can't break any system because what puts them in movement is the difference of potential measured by volts.
Think of a light bulb and picture all USB devices are prepared to receive about 5V (actually little more). If you get a 220V and put in on a 110V nothing wrong happens, but it will be very weak. Apple's chargers only go up to 5V, which is within the USB standard. So yeah, it's all good and safe.
A: Usually you can use the charger for other devices. But check the power requirements of the device in question. For instance an iPhone charger can't charge an iPad that's not sleeping (because it requires 10W and your iPhone charger is probably rated for 5W).
A: This isn't always safe. I tried charging a Kindle Fire with my Apple iPhone chargers and ended up burning out 2 of them.
A: I have a Nuvi nav system with a mini-USB charging/sync port. It hangs when plugged into a generic charger. My theory is that the nuvi gets confused for some reason and tries to go into sync mode when it should just charge. I don't know how the nuvi charger or cable is different than a generic USB charger or cable.
So caveat emptor. But I would expect that it usually works across devices.
A: My brother charged his Blackberry just great using his USB cable and my iPhone prongs-to-USB wall cube.
A: My iPhone cube overheated when I used it to charge an external battery which wants 2.0 A. Using USB current meter the battery was pulling 1.5 A from the cube which caused it to quickly overheat. iPhone connected to cube pulled 0.7 A.
When the external battery was connected to USB port on an old XP computer it pulled only 0.7 A during initial charging and even dropped to 0.6 A when 75% charged.
It seems that connecting the iPhone cube to a non-Apple source which wants 10 W (2 A) rather than 5 W (1 A) can cause the cube to attempt to deliver too much current and cause it to overheat and fail.
A: Actually, all technicalities, manufacturers systematic operating schedules, and voltage/ amps/mA/ohms or any other current measurement aside...ALL COMPANIES manufacture product specific hardware and accessories ESPECIALLY Apple!! Otherwise what would be the point in manufacturing, buying, or choosing between different brands. In general vocabulary terms, all brands are different and work different. Putting too much or not enough current through any device in any manner is detrimental to that equipment. Broken down even more, YOU WILL BURN UP YOUR DEVICE/ BREAK IT!! They're may be a few cases that it will simply hinder performance, but why risk it?? not to mention, if you can afford Apple products in the first place, why are you cutting corners on cost of regular upkeep accessories ;)
A: There is no doubt that you can't because iPhone charger is not even the same as iPad charger. The full info about this you can read here
A: Yes, you can and it is a very good charger. See:
http://www.righto.com/2012/10/a-dozen-usb-chargers-in-lab-apple-is.html
and:
http://www.righto.com/2012/05/apple-iphone-charger-teardown-quality.html
A: I have interchanged my chargers and devices for several years. Not experiencing any problems, except my blackberry which has been finicky lately, only a few chargers work for it, and blackberry charger isn't one of them.
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4ba55840d9814f70bdb0506c438d098abe132a07 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Jailbroken iPhone dead; What firmware "load" options do I have? I jailbroke my original iPhone first gen to version 3.14 (I think) and since then I'm unable to use the phone.
I've done this before and never once had an issue (so I'm semi-experienced with this).
Symptoms
*
*iTunes says the phone is in recovery mode.
*
*The screen looks like a newly loaded (not activated phone)
Attempts to fix
*
*I've loaded almost every original (not jailbroken) ipsw from 3.0 to the latest one (for this model) and am not able to get back to defaults. I get the following error:
*I've loaded many different Jailbreak programs and none of them can make the phone work.
I'm OK if I don't ever get cellular service and just use it as an iPod Touch. Anyone know how I can get past this screen in either jailbroken or original mode?
A: From every piece of literature I can find on the topic, and my own past experience, this normally indicates a hardware failure. Your best bet would be to take it to your nearest Apple store and they might be able to assist.
| Q: Jailbroken iPhone dead; What firmware "load" options do I have? I jailbroke my original iPhone first gen to version 3.14 (I think) and since then I'm unable to use the phone.
I've done this before and never once had an issue (so I'm semi-experienced with this).
Symptoms
*
*iTunes says the phone is in recovery mode.
*
*The screen looks like a newly loaded (not activated phone)
Attempts to fix
*
*I've loaded almost every original (not jailbroken) ipsw from 3.0 to the latest one (for this model) and am not able to get back to defaults. I get the following error:
*I've loaded many different Jailbreak programs and none of them can make the phone work.
I'm OK if I don't ever get cellular service and just use it as an iPod Touch. Anyone know how I can get past this screen in either jailbroken or original mode?
A: From every piece of literature I can find on the topic, and my own past experience, this normally indicates a hardware failure. Your best bet would be to take it to your nearest Apple store and they might be able to assist.
A: if I remember well, since 3.1.3 you can't reinstall firmware on jailbreaked phones with itunes. I had the same problem and 3.1.2 restore worked without problem.
needed for iphone 2g:
BL-39.bin and BL-46.bin boot loaders files
resdn0w-win_0.9.4 - to jailbreak - other versions were not working with the restore file below
iPhone1,1_3.1.2_7D11_Restore.ipsw - restore file worked with itunes 10
I'm sure you can find these files easily for download.
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c0ccd9d6611063906cd4ec3e9f26e6e72a9fb791 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Paste clipboard data as plain text Service? Is there a Mac OS X service that takes clipboard data and pastes it as plain text? Or an easy way to create one?
A: A couple options, gleefully swiped from Mac OS X Hints:
Applescript, converting pasteboard contents to plain text and pasting:
tell application "Finder" to set frontApp to (name of 1st process whose frontmost = true)
tell application frontApp
activate
set clip to «class ktxt» of ((the clipboard as text) as record)
tell application "System Events" to keystroke "v" using {command down}
end tell
Shell script, save it in your Scripts folder and chmod 755
#!/bin/sh
pbpaste | pbcopy
osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to keystroke "v" using {command down}'
| Q: Paste clipboard data as plain text Service? Is there a Mac OS X service that takes clipboard data and pastes it as plain text? Or an easy way to create one?
A: A couple options, gleefully swiped from Mac OS X Hints:
Applescript, converting pasteboard contents to plain text and pasting:
tell application "Finder" to set frontApp to (name of 1st process whose frontmost = true)
tell application frontApp
activate
set clip to «class ktxt» of ((the clipboard as text) as record)
tell application "System Events" to keystroke "v" using {command down}
end tell
Shell script, save it in your Scripts folder and chmod 755
#!/bin/sh
pbpaste | pbcopy
osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to keystroke "v" using {command down}'
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e041c337756a3e3592711d6c71e14ca09435248f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is it possible to assign a ringtone to a group of contacts? Without individually setting the ringtone for each contact in that group.
Maybe there are other apps that manage contacts and have this feature.
Basically, I want my iPhone to ring the same when contacts from a group call.
A: This is a feature that I want Apple to support, but hasn't yet. The "Group" mechanism in Contacts is a distribution list and only allows you to group contacts but has no editable meta information for you to change (for example, to change the default ringtone).
On an un-hacked iPhone, your only option is to edit individual contacts, and assign the new ringtone for each of them.
I have never hacked my iPhone, so there might be alternative methods available that I am not aware of. I will let someone else with a hacked iPhone answer that part.
| Q: Is it possible to assign a ringtone to a group of contacts? Without individually setting the ringtone for each contact in that group.
Maybe there are other apps that manage contacts and have this feature.
Basically, I want my iPhone to ring the same when contacts from a group call.
A: This is a feature that I want Apple to support, but hasn't yet. The "Group" mechanism in Contacts is a distribution list and only allows you to group contacts but has no editable meta information for you to change (for example, to change the default ringtone).
On an un-hacked iPhone, your only option is to edit individual contacts, and assign the new ringtone for each of them.
I have never hacked my iPhone, so there might be alternative methods available that I am not aware of. I will let someone else with a hacked iPhone answer that part.
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795f944409d7476453f7d668eea9082bcf3eb20c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Microsoft Remote Desktop through ssh-forwarded port I have a situation where I provide access to a Windows server by forwarding the remote desktop port 3389 with ssh from my Mac to the "inside" of an otherwise inacessible network.
I can now connect with the Windows version of Remote Desktop, but the Mac version of Remote Desktop time out and do not provide access. This is even when using the IP-number as the host to connect to.
Any idea why this happens and how I can work around it?
A: Don't forward local port 3389, various versions of Remote Desktop are too smart for their own good.
My usual steps involve forwarding local 3390 to remote 3389. Then, in MacRDC I use: localhost:3390 as the address to connect too.
I don't know if you're using anything to assist in the ssh connection setup, but from the command line, it would be something like:
ssh -L 3390:172.16.5.32:3389 [email protected]
Where;
- 3390 is the local forwarding port on my box.
- 172.16.5.32 is the remote windows host. and;
- 3389 is the Remote Desktop Port (obviously).
| Q: Microsoft Remote Desktop through ssh-forwarded port I have a situation where I provide access to a Windows server by forwarding the remote desktop port 3389 with ssh from my Mac to the "inside" of an otherwise inacessible network.
I can now connect with the Windows version of Remote Desktop, but the Mac version of Remote Desktop time out and do not provide access. This is even when using the IP-number as the host to connect to.
Any idea why this happens and how I can work around it?
A: Don't forward local port 3389, various versions of Remote Desktop are too smart for their own good.
My usual steps involve forwarding local 3390 to remote 3389. Then, in MacRDC I use: localhost:3390 as the address to connect too.
I don't know if you're using anything to assist in the ssh connection setup, but from the command line, it would be something like:
ssh -L 3390:172.16.5.32:3389 [email protected]
Where;
- 3390 is the local forwarding port on my box.
- 172.16.5.32 is the remote windows host. and;
- 3389 is the Remote Desktop Port (obviously).
A: On your mac, perhaps try out this solution:
*
*install sshuttle ( implements ssh tunnel/proxy, but also implements some routing changes ) ( https://github.com/apenwarr/sshuttle.git )
*configure sshuttle to only route for the ip address of the windows box you want to reach:
sshuttle --dns -r [email protected] 1.1.1.1/32
Replace:
1.1.1.1/32 with the ip address of the windows host. If there are a number of hosts you need to access and they are in the same subnet, you can just change the /32 to something wider, say /24.
*Fire up your Mac RDP client and attempt to access the IP address of the Windows machine. Perhaps can use the hostname if you are also forwarding DNS queries to the box you are using as a bridge.
This is a variation of the -D3389 method, but employs the socks proxy features of ssh.
A: The Windows Remote Desktop implements more authentication and encryption algorithms specific to Windows. This happened to us often, in fact we're forced to use Windows Remote Desktop by our network administrators as we're using authentication methods OSX doesn't implement. Let's cross fingers and hope Microsoft releases a match for the Windows-grade Remote Desktop asap.
A: Did you try to disable requirement for "Network Level Authentication" from "Control Panel -> System -> Allow Remote Access" on the target machine?
A: Try CoRD: enter link description here
I've found it works better than the official RDP client and tends to handle imperfect setups smoother.
Update to this answer from the CoRD site
2020-04-13: This project is defunct. Most people will be happy with Microsoft's clients. There's also an excellent free and open source project called FreeRDP that has great protocol support for multiple platforms. A sincere thanks to everyone who used CoRD over the years, reported bugs, donated, or contributed code - Dorian
A: The OSX Microsoft Remote Desktop client does not seem to support the default authentication method used by Windows 7+
The solution is to do the following on the Windows machine:
*
*Start -> Edit Group Policy
*Computer configuration
*
*Administrative Templates
*
*Windows Components
*
*Remote Desktop Services
*Remote Desktop Session Host
*
*Security
*
*Change 'Require use of specific for remote desktop (RDP) connections' to Enabled and choose RDP from the dropdown.
*Change 'Require user authentication for remote connections by using Network Level Authentications' to Disabled
Now you should be able to connect using the OSX Remote Desktop Client without any problems through the SSH tunnel.
A: Forwarding to port 3389 is bound to give you trouble. The system will recognize what you're trying to do and basically short circuit itself. This is the drawback of DIY Remote Desktop, imho.
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0c4cf2f82d05939c048bed2d5d99d9bca388b1c7 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: I just bought the wrong album on iTunes. How do I give it back? I just bought the wrong album on iTunes. How do I give it back?
A: You can dispute the purchase within iTunes.
*
*Go to iTunes Store, view your Account (login if needed).
*Find and click on Purchase History.
*Click on the arrow next to the purchase to see the details
*Click on the report a Problem Button
*Click on the Report a Problem link next to the Playlist/Album in question.
*Select the Problem from the dropdown ( I inadvertently purchased this playlist)
*Fill in any comments.
*Hit Submit
This will send the request off to Apple Customer Support and they should credit you back. I have not done this myself, but a co-worker has and said it worked fine. They will likely flag your account though if this becomes a common thing.
| Q: I just bought the wrong album on iTunes. How do I give it back? I just bought the wrong album on iTunes. How do I give it back?
A: You can dispute the purchase within iTunes.
*
*Go to iTunes Store, view your Account (login if needed).
*Find and click on Purchase History.
*Click on the arrow next to the purchase to see the details
*Click on the report a Problem Button
*Click on the Report a Problem link next to the Playlist/Album in question.
*Select the Problem from the dropdown ( I inadvertently purchased this playlist)
*Fill in any comments.
*Hit Submit
This will send the request off to Apple Customer Support and they should credit you back. I have not done this myself, but a co-worker has and said it worked fine. They will likely flag your account though if this becomes a common thing.
A: http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/
Contact customer support via e-mail and hopefully you can get a refund.
A: In the United States, call 800-692-7753 (1-800-myapple) and when asked what you need, say "agent". Repeat "agent" until you get a human. You can then start the refund process.
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17b298d50793b43e85896b37398b246b363a0b7c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can Apple delete an app installed via iTunes or the App Store without your permission? I had always thought the answer to this was no. I have an app that was pulled from the iOS App Store (VLC) still on my non-jailbroken phone and thought this was proof that Apple can't remote wipe an app. But I just heard a claim that they can remote wipe apps installed via their app purchase portals if they choose.
Is this true? True for just iOS apps or just App Store apps?
A: Yes, it's true Apple can remotely delete apps. This is a failsafe in case a nefarious app accidentally makes it past the review process. Not sure about Mac App store, I doubt the ability exists there. It's a different installation/update process.
I don't think it's been done before, and I wouldn't worry about it. It's a good thing. I would want an app that say sniffs my credit card numbers or is actually a trojan horse of some kind to be removed from my iPhone post haste.
| Q: Can Apple delete an app installed via iTunes or the App Store without your permission? I had always thought the answer to this was no. I have an app that was pulled from the iOS App Store (VLC) still on my non-jailbroken phone and thought this was proof that Apple can't remote wipe an app. But I just heard a claim that they can remote wipe apps installed via their app purchase portals if they choose.
Is this true? True for just iOS apps or just App Store apps?
A: Yes, it's true Apple can remotely delete apps. This is a failsafe in case a nefarious app accidentally makes it past the review process. Not sure about Mac App store, I doubt the ability exists there. It's a different installation/update process.
I don't think it's been done before, and I wouldn't worry about it. It's a good thing. I would want an app that say sniffs my credit card numbers or is actually a trojan horse of some kind to be removed from my iPhone post haste.
A: I think it might be possible.
You never know until it happens. If I were in a company that screened all sold applications so closely, then I'd keep the option available. Someone could slip a harmful app through the screening process, and if you could remote wipe all the bad apps, then you wouldn't loose rep for it. :D
But as you say yourself, they haven't deleted apps like VLC, I have it too on my iOS.
Besides, if you sync apps to your itunes, you always have a hard copy of them in your iTunes library, so don't know if wiping would help :D
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82d73ae9c78ca3b38ffce5f0eae0e8ae996ceea3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: 3ds Max alternative for Mac Is there a good alternative to Autodesk's 3D modeling software 3ds Max that works on a Mac?
I like 3ds Max because it's very powerful and easy to use for someone who is not an expert in 3D modeling.
I tried Blender, but it was really hard to understand and control, and I found its commands to be very counter-intuitive.
A: Autodesk's Maya has a Mac version.
I can't say I've used it, but it's quite popular.
| Q: 3ds Max alternative for Mac Is there a good alternative to Autodesk's 3D modeling software 3ds Max that works on a Mac?
I like 3ds Max because it's very powerful and easy to use for someone who is not an expert in 3D modeling.
I tried Blender, but it was really hard to understand and control, and I found its commands to be very counter-intuitive.
A: Autodesk's Maya has a Mac version.
I can't say I've used it, but it's quite popular.
A: It's not as feature-laden as 3DS Max, but like Blender, Art of Illusion is free and cross-platform, so it can't hurt to have a look.
A: I was always a big, big fan of Carrara back when I was working with 3D software, and it looks as though the non-Pro version still packs a lot of punch.
A: You can give Cinema4D a try. Personally I find it even easier to understand than 3dsMax.
A: I'd second Maya if you want a professional app that natively runs on a mac. I use it for architectural visualization.
However if you already own a 3DS Max Version why not run it on your mac via Bootcamp or Parallels. Autodesk even supports this kind of usage of their software.
http://usa.autodesk.com/products/mac-compatible-products
A license of parallels + windows might be cheeper than spending the extra money (and time training) on a new software.
A: You can Use Archicad, is for Architecture but it has a powerful tool called morph that works just fine to me, then you can export the file to 3ds or c4d. You should give a try with that one.
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cffd5d18e4c6d75692910fb70909e5939b38de44 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Change Spotlight's Top Hit? Say I have two apps that match a search in spotlight (e.g. utility), it seems that Spotlight chooses the first application (sorted alphabetically) as the Top Hit. Is there any way to change this so that a different application appears on top?
A: Just use some other launcher. Alfred is also good at learning new associations. If for example you select "Disk Utility" after typing "ut", it will become the new default suggestion for "ut". Very low-maintenance.
You could also try Apptivate. It allows you to assign 2-letter shortcuts (like ⌥UT) for launching applications.
| Q: Change Spotlight's Top Hit? Say I have two apps that match a search in spotlight (e.g. utility), it seems that Spotlight chooses the first application (sorted alphabetically) as the Top Hit. Is there any way to change this so that a different application appears on top?
A: Just use some other launcher. Alfred is also good at learning new associations. If for example you select "Disk Utility" after typing "ut", it will become the new default suggestion for "ut". Very low-maintenance.
You could also try Apptivate. It allows you to assign 2-letter shortcuts (like ⌥UT) for launching applications.
A: Try adding a Tag to the item to see if that helps.
*
*focus on the item and cmd+I to Get Info.
*In the "Add Tags" field, add something like utility.
In my experience, the Tags seem to bump up the item in Spotlight.
A: One way is to drag the application into the Applications folder (if it isn't already there), and rename it so that it appears on top (e.g. - My Utility).
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32f05dca7e866076ca30e88224407da3f7eff2aa | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Battery Life on Macbook Pro I've got a 15" macbook pro, i5 2.4ghz which I've inherited. When I use it to watch video -- with the notebooks monitor turned off, video piped to an external monitor - the battery dies in 90 - 120min.
Is this normal? Does that mean its time to replace the battery? What sort of life should I be expecting?
A: You can check the battery's capacity to see if there's a problem with that. I use the free CoconutBattery. It will give you the percentage of the battery's full capacity (what it had when it shipped) that it has at this point.
It's possible that you may have some errant process running that are eating up your battery. Open Activity Monitor and click the CPU column head so that it sorts by CPU usage. Is there anything there that shouldn't be?
| Q: Battery Life on Macbook Pro I've got a 15" macbook pro, i5 2.4ghz which I've inherited. When I use it to watch video -- with the notebooks monitor turned off, video piped to an external monitor - the battery dies in 90 - 120min.
Is this normal? Does that mean its time to replace the battery? What sort of life should I be expecting?
A: You can check the battery's capacity to see if there's a problem with that. I use the free CoconutBattery. It will give you the percentage of the battery's full capacity (what it had when it shipped) that it has at this point.
It's possible that you may have some errant process running that are eating up your battery. Open Activity Monitor and click the CPU column head so that it sorts by CPU usage. Is there anything there that shouldn't be?
A: If you're powering a large external display, it's possible that the GPU is having to work harder than it would for the internal display, which might lead to reduced battery life.
Also, if I recall correctly, since Mac OS X 10.5 it's not possible to only drive an external display on battery power - the steps required to do so (connect display, close clamshell, wake with USB) don't work unless power is attached. So if by "turning off" the internal display you just turn down the brightness, be aware that your Mac is still using GPU power to put content on that display even if you can't see it.
A: I recommend CoconutBattery too. For a battery refresh (with perhaps better capacity after that) you have to run your MBP in battery mode until it turns out itself. Then you have to wait until the white LED doesn't pulse. Then you should recharge your MBP to full capacity and keep it at the power for some more hours.
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c537298a08062f39ce6f14fd815fc1cf55980687 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I delete any of the default apps the come with OS X? Is it possible to delete any of the default apps in OS X? I suppose it is possible, but will anything break if I do?
There's some, such as Stickies, iChat, Dictionary, etc. that I either have no use for, or have replaced with my own apps that provide similar functions.
Thanks guys!
A: Sure, you can just delete them. When system updates are applied, though, they may "reappear" and not function as the updater may just blithely write the files, assuming the apps have not been moved or deleted.
Why delete them? They don't take up much space and you can remove them from the Dock. I don't use Dictionary or Chess either, but it's not an issue sitting there unused.
On second thought, you may not want to remove Dictionary, as there are some system-level things that get definitions, and the definitions might only be in the app bundle.
| Q: Can I delete any of the default apps the come with OS X? Is it possible to delete any of the default apps in OS X? I suppose it is possible, but will anything break if I do?
There's some, such as Stickies, iChat, Dictionary, etc. that I either have no use for, or have replaced with my own apps that provide similar functions.
Thanks guys!
A: Sure, you can just delete them. When system updates are applied, though, they may "reappear" and not function as the updater may just blithely write the files, assuming the apps have not been moved or deleted.
Why delete them? They don't take up much space and you can remove them from the Dock. I don't use Dictionary or Chess either, but it's not an issue sitting there unused.
On second thought, you may not want to remove Dictionary, as there are some system-level things that get definitions, and the definitions might only be in the app bundle.
A: Instead of Uninstalling these apps, you could just hide them.
Doing this in Terminal:
sudo chflags hidden /Applications/Chess.app
Will hide the application from sight, but will still be there.
Here is the link for the source:
http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20091229093051878
A: It's also pretty annoying to try to reinstall them if you ever do need them. Most aren't available on Apple's website or any (public) torrent trackers. You have to do something like use Pacifist to dig around .pkgs on the installation disk / image.
I've split my Applications folder into subdirectories, using a ridiculous Windows drive name-like naming scheme. The unused or rarely used bundled apps in "/Applications/B". (A = main, S = secondary, U = utilities, D = developer, N = new, O = old, T = tested, L = library.)
@mankoff
Solve your neat issues by making an
/Apps or ~/Applications or something
else, and but Aliases or links from
there to the few you do use. Then just
ignore /Applications.
Some dialogs for choosing applications only include things in /Applications and ~/Applications. (+ some in CoreServices.) Many apps will also nag that they can move themselves to the Applications folder on the first launch. Installers will still put things to /Applications. And aliases aren't that neat anyway...
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860509fa05f90240f5d98e26ad1651d82b7b0b34 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Where to find 3.5mm (male) to 3.5mm (male) cable that can control iPhone/iPod volume Bonus if it has a mic and can handle iPhone calls
Basically I have a snowboarding helmet that has speakers built into it and has a 3.5mm (female) connection to the speakers.
A: There are such on ebay.com, I saw one today searching for "4 conductor 3.5mm [extension] cable" - I agree, they are rare. (You might have to build it yourself by buying two iPod earphones and then soldering the four cables, but I hope that's not necessary!)
| Q: Where to find 3.5mm (male) to 3.5mm (male) cable that can control iPhone/iPod volume Bonus if it has a mic and can handle iPhone calls
Basically I have a snowboarding helmet that has speakers built into it and has a 3.5mm (female) connection to the speakers.
A: There are such on ebay.com, I saw one today searching for "4 conductor 3.5mm [extension] cable" - I agree, they are rare. (You might have to build it yourself by buying two iPod earphones and then soldering the four cables, but I hope that's not necessary!)
A: I can't vouch for it, but it looks like what you're asking for :-)
http://www.amazon.com/3-5mm-Stereo-built-microphone-iPhone/dp/B003QNIBBS
A: If you'd also want to skip the cable itself, I would suggest taking a look at the Jabra BT3030 Bluetooth "Headset", which you could connect with any male-to-male cable.
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ba234a40bf48a7eafb85d335cc4f8295d36cbd21 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can you upload programs you write to the iPad without involving the Apple store? I understand that you need to pay $99 and get the SDK to write applications for the iPad, but do you really have to upload them to the store to get them to work on the iPad, or is there a way to get them onto your own device for "testing purposes?"
Failing that, I understand that Apple now has some way for corporations to distribute enterprise applications without involving the Apple store. What if you wanted to write an application that is to be distributed to a handful of people in a corporate environment. Could this alternate mechanism be used without involving the Apple store and its approval process?
A: Yes, there is Ad Hoc distribution that lets you install your app on 100 iPods or iPads. There is something similar for corporations which allows more than 100 devices.
Ad Hoc Distribution
Share your application with up to 100 other iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch users with Ad Hoc distribution. Share your application through email, or by posting it to a web site or server.
| Q: Can you upload programs you write to the iPad without involving the Apple store? I understand that you need to pay $99 and get the SDK to write applications for the iPad, but do you really have to upload them to the store to get them to work on the iPad, or is there a way to get them onto your own device for "testing purposes?"
Failing that, I understand that Apple now has some way for corporations to distribute enterprise applications without involving the Apple store. What if you wanted to write an application that is to be distributed to a handful of people in a corporate environment. Could this alternate mechanism be used without involving the Apple store and its approval process?
A: Yes, there is Ad Hoc distribution that lets you install your app on 100 iPods or iPads. There is something similar for corporations which allows more than 100 devices.
Ad Hoc Distribution
Share your application with up to 100 other iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch users with Ad Hoc distribution. Share your application through email, or by posting it to a web site or server.
A: Might not be exactly what you're looking for, but Test Flight is a great little web app for installing and updating your "beta tests" on-the-fly.
Update: TestFlight has been acquired by Apple and is now tightly integrated into iTunes Connect. It now lets developers invite upto 10,000 testers using their email id. For more details, see Apple TestFlight webpage.
The old TestFlight link is now not operational.
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6662d347892a13d86c893a0e8dea6beb21f548f9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Getting a rented movie from iPod touch back to the PC I just rented a movie using iTunes on Windows 7 and then transferred the movie to my 4th gen iPod touch using drag & drop.
It has disapeared from the list on the PC, and I have not started watching the movie yet.
Now I want watch it on the PC, how do I get it back on the PC?
A: You will have to rent the movie again if you did not watch it within 30 days of renting.
*
*The movie will disappear from your iTunes library
*You will not be able to transfer the movie from your iDevice to iTunes
More information here: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1657
| Q: Getting a rented movie from iPod touch back to the PC I just rented a movie using iTunes on Windows 7 and then transferred the movie to my 4th gen iPod touch using drag & drop.
It has disapeared from the list on the PC, and I have not started watching the movie yet.
Now I want watch it on the PC, how do I get it back on the PC?
A: You will have to rent the movie again if you did not watch it within 30 days of renting.
*
*The movie will disappear from your iTunes library
*You will not be able to transfer the movie from your iDevice to iTunes
More information here: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1657
A: You have to send it back using the Rental box on the Movies tab in the iPod settings in iTunes.
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53af4f1f51fd78b836527ebee75dcde93a6be871 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I back up a complete IMAP account? I have a huge IMAP email account that contains a lot of subfolders and a lot of messages (dating back to 2005). Is there a simple way to back up these folders and messages so I can delete them from the server?
I would like to retain the ability to browse and manage these archived messages, reply, or add addresses from these messages to my contacts - all preferably within Apple Mail.
If Apple Mail can't do it, what other options do I have?
A: In the lefthand sidebox you can just drag mailboxes from the imap location to the On My Mac location.
Otherwise See Mail's help for Archiving mailboxes
Archive the mailbox which puts it on your computer then import the mailbox
I am not certain if the directories are kept,
| Q: How can I back up a complete IMAP account? I have a huge IMAP email account that contains a lot of subfolders and a lot of messages (dating back to 2005). Is there a simple way to back up these folders and messages so I can delete them from the server?
I would like to retain the ability to browse and manage these archived messages, reply, or add addresses from these messages to my contacts - all preferably within Apple Mail.
If Apple Mail can't do it, what other options do I have?
A: In the lefthand sidebox you can just drag mailboxes from the imap location to the On My Mac location.
Otherwise See Mail's help for Archiving mailboxes
Archive the mailbox which puts it on your computer then import the mailbox
I am not certain if the directories are kept,
A: You can do it with offlineimap. I'm using it for my GMail and Fastmail accounts.
Install Homebrew (you must also install Xcode). With Homebrew, brew install offline-imap.
Create ~/.offlineimaprc config file:
[general]
ui = ttyui
accounts = fastmail
maxsyncaccounts = 4
socktimeout = 60
[Account fastmail]
localrepository = fastmail-local
remoterepository = fastmail-remote
[Repository fastmail-local]
type = Maildir
localfolders = ~/Mail/Fastmail
[Repository fastmail-remote]
type = IMAP
remotehost = mail.messagingengine.com
remoteuser = username
remotepass = password
expunge = no
folderfilter = lambda foldername: foldername not in ['INBOX.Trash']
A big advantage of offlineimap is that it creates the folders you have on your IMAP server.
I'm reading my backup with mutt.
A: Just to Second, you can drag a folder from your inbox to On My Mac, however expect this process to take a long time if you have a large Mailbox, folder or sub folder, try with one small folder first and have a look at how it progresses the copy, you can do this by clicking on Window>Activity in Mail.
A: If you can or are willing to make the backup under Windows, IMAPSize enjoyed a very favorable reputation, back when I lived on Windows and frequented a couple of email fora.
A: You could create a Google mail account, add it to your mail client and drag the folders across. Then you could use gmail to browse all your mail.
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5dae9e8e9775f6f088dafd0037d34d647ea756cb | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I use the Mac OS X Install DVD that came with my Mac Mini on my Macbook? I just bought a new hard drive for my Macbook and want to install a fresh OS X 10.6. I looked through all the CDs that I have and I could only find the Mac OS X Install DVD that came with a new Mac Mini I bought a couple of months ago.
Can I use that disc to install Mac OS X 10.6 for my Macbook?
Normally I would think it'd be no problem, but the install disk prominently says "Mac mini" on it. I'm wondering if the OS is specially tailored for Mac Mini's and won't have the drivers necessary for Macbooks.
The rest of the disc says:
Mac Mini
Mac OS X Install DVD
Mac OS version 10.6.4
Disc version 1.0
Any thoughts?
A: The installation disk coming with a computer is for that computer model only, and I would not expect this to work.
If your MacBook runs 10.5 you are eligible for the 10.6 upgrade for $29. I can highly recommend it, if nothing else, for the fixes in Time Machine.
| Q: Can I use the Mac OS X Install DVD that came with my Mac Mini on my Macbook? I just bought a new hard drive for my Macbook and want to install a fresh OS X 10.6. I looked through all the CDs that I have and I could only find the Mac OS X Install DVD that came with a new Mac Mini I bought a couple of months ago.
Can I use that disc to install Mac OS X 10.6 for my Macbook?
Normally I would think it'd be no problem, but the install disk prominently says "Mac mini" on it. I'm wondering if the OS is specially tailored for Mac Mini's and won't have the drivers necessary for Macbooks.
The rest of the disc says:
Mac Mini
Mac OS X Install DVD
Mac OS version 10.6.4
Disc version 1.0
Any thoughts?
A: The installation disk coming with a computer is for that computer model only, and I would not expect this to work.
If your MacBook runs 10.5 you are eligible for the 10.6 upgrade for $29. I can highly recommend it, if nothing else, for the fixes in Time Machine.
A: If your model of Mac mini came out AFTER your model of MacBook, then it will probably work, although your Mac mini's specific flavor of 10.6.4 was probably never tested/qualified by Apple for that model of MacBook. YMMV. Use at your own risk.
A: Apple would tell you that install disks are linked to the computer you bought it with, but it wouldn't hurt to try.
Alternate solution: Copy everything over from the old drive with something like Super Duper.
A: There is only one version of Mac OS X (as opposed to Windows which is riddled with countless variations). Even if the ignite disc that you have doesn't work, buying a copy of 10.6 is cheaper than a week's worth of Starbucks: MacSales.com/SnowLeopard - $27.99 + tax & ship.
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5430a28903a32736424f63cab97a7f3db152f811 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Using caps lock key instead of right click (contextual menu) I'd like to remap Caps Lock to right click - for the cases where I can focus on objects with cursor keys, or tab.
For instance after selecting files in Finder I'd like to hit Caps Lock and get the contextual menu you'd get on right click.
A: The 3rd party tool http://pqrs.org/macosx/keyremap4macbook/ seems to be able to do what you need to remap your keys.
One possibility is to remap Caps Lock to Control and thus pressing Caps Lock + left-click would open the context menu.
Sure, this doesn't remove the need for a mouse click, so the right-click might be a better solution :)
| Q: Using caps lock key instead of right click (contextual menu) I'd like to remap Caps Lock to right click - for the cases where I can focus on objects with cursor keys, or tab.
For instance after selecting files in Finder I'd like to hit Caps Lock and get the contextual menu you'd get on right click.
A: The 3rd party tool http://pqrs.org/macosx/keyremap4macbook/ seems to be able to do what you need to remap your keys.
One possibility is to remap Caps Lock to Control and thus pressing Caps Lock + left-click would open the context menu.
Sure, this doesn't remove the need for a mouse click, so the right-click might be a better solution :)
A: You can use BetterTouchTool for this. Just create a keyboard shortcut which is bound to right-click.
There are to caveats, though:
*
*The right-click command will be sent to wherever the mouse is, not on whatever is focused via the keyboard.
*To bind the CapsLock key, you may need to use a combination of KeyRemap4MacBook (to rebind CapsLock to some other key), as well as PCKeyboardHack (to improve CapsLock rebinding support).
I'm not sure if there is any way to invoke the context menu on the focused element rather than wherever the mouse is. However, if you do find such a way to do this, you can use a combination of KeyRemap4MacBook and PCKeyboardHack to rebind it to CapsLock.
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1ded907b21e6dacb48cfc45b5dff596da1ea9fe9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Remove Storage iOS Apps on Mac Is it possible to remove the Mac copy (iTunes/Mobile Applications) of all synced iOS applications (they are already installed on my iOS device)? They are currently taking up about 6 GB of space on my hard drive. I'm talking about the .IPA files. Thanks!
A: Quit iTunes. Then you can go into your "~/Music/iTunes/Mobile\ Applications/" directory, and manually delete apps using the Terminal or Finder. Before the next Sync, in iTunes control-click to hit the "Reset Warnings" menu item for your device. During the next Sync, iTunes may ask if you want to (re)copy purchased files from the device. Just say no. iTunes will be confused, but the apps will remain on the device, and not on your HD.
It would be better to first make a backup copy of your Mobile Applications directory with Time Machine, or to another HD, before messing with iTunes internal data like this.
| Q: Remove Storage iOS Apps on Mac Is it possible to remove the Mac copy (iTunes/Mobile Applications) of all synced iOS applications (they are already installed on my iOS device)? They are currently taking up about 6 GB of space on my hard drive. I'm talking about the .IPA files. Thanks!
A: Quit iTunes. Then you can go into your "~/Music/iTunes/Mobile\ Applications/" directory, and manually delete apps using the Terminal or Finder. Before the next Sync, in iTunes control-click to hit the "Reset Warnings" menu item for your device. During the next Sync, iTunes may ask if you want to (re)copy purchased files from the device. Just say no. iTunes will be confused, but the apps will remain on the device, and not on your HD.
It would be better to first make a backup copy of your Mobile Applications directory with Time Machine, or to another HD, before messing with iTunes internal data like this.
A: If you remove the .ipa files (hopefully not from the OS X Finder, but through iTunes), you'll reclaim the storage space, but iTunes won't be able to alert you if there's a new update for that iOS app (which may be important if you get your updates via iTunes on your desktop/laptop Macs).
A: You could try changing the location of your media library's files to an external drive in advanced tab of preferences. Make sure to also uncheck "Copy files to iTunes Media folder when adding to library". This will prevent imported music from duplicating itself in that iTunes folder.
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759fdc3b4ea2afe74d192859c1ba4729a67fd742 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why did the Sparrow dock icon stop bouncing on launch? The Sparrow mail app icon had been bouncing fine on launching the app till a few days ago but has stopped doing so recently. Any reasons why it might be so? I miss the bouncing dock icon.
A: This is mentioned in the release notes for 1.0.1:
Be aware that implementing the ‘Menu bar only’ mode breaks the usual bouncing behavior of the dock icon. We know no AppStore compliant workaround for the dock icon to behave properly when the ‘Menu bar only’ is implemented.
| Q: Why did the Sparrow dock icon stop bouncing on launch? The Sparrow mail app icon had been bouncing fine on launching the app till a few days ago but has stopped doing so recently. Any reasons why it might be so? I miss the bouncing dock icon.
A: This is mentioned in the release notes for 1.0.1:
Be aware that implementing the ‘Menu bar only’ mode breaks the usual bouncing behavior of the dock icon. We know no AppStore compliant workaround for the dock icon to behave properly when the ‘Menu bar only’ is implemented.
A: Have you set the "Show Icon In" option on the General tab of Preferences to "Only in Menu Bar"? If you have then the dock icon won't bounce anymore and when you have Sparrow open you probably won't see the little hightlight at the bottom that normally indicates when an application is open.
Actually I just set that option back to "Dock and Menu Bar" and my Sparrow dock icon doesn't bounce either.
This might be a bug in the 1.0.1 release they issued fairly recently.
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0031bfa352fe01b8795fb570a33e4d24e6cd92b9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Conditional SUM() based on text of a cell using iWork I have some basic data
Name | Amount
Jake | 10
Jake | 12
Jake | 13
Ben | 1
Ben | 14
Ali | 9
Ali | 4
I want to total up the amount for each person so I end up with something like
Jake | 35
Ben | 15
Ali | 13
Rather than specifying which cells are Jake's, Ben's and Ali's I want to do this using a function. Pseudo code might look like:
TOTAL = WHERE `Name` IS "Jake" IN `COL-A` + `Amount`
A: It would appear that SUMIF() does exactly this
=SUMIF(test-range, “test”, [sum-range])
| Q: Conditional SUM() based on text of a cell using iWork I have some basic data
Name | Amount
Jake | 10
Jake | 12
Jake | 13
Ben | 1
Ben | 14
Ali | 9
Ali | 4
I want to total up the amount for each person so I end up with something like
Jake | 35
Ben | 15
Ali | 13
Rather than specifying which cells are Jake's, Ben's and Ali's I want to do this using a function. Pseudo code might look like:
TOTAL = WHERE `Name` IS "Jake" IN `COL-A` + `Amount`
A: It would appear that SUMIF() does exactly this
=SUMIF(test-range, “test”, [sum-range])
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a031ba07b72e276b8d5548b91d66274087fa31e7 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Most purchased iOS apps with number of purchases? Where can I find a list of most purchased iPhone / iPad apps WITH the number of buyers?
A: Nowhere, unfortunately, because the information isn't reported anywhere. Individual publishers sometimes announce their sales and/or number of purchases, but it's uncommon and there's no reporting at all from the majority of the most successful publishers.
| Q: Most purchased iOS apps with number of purchases? Where can I find a list of most purchased iPhone / iPad apps WITH the number of buyers?
A: Nowhere, unfortunately, because the information isn't reported anywhere. Individual publishers sometimes announce their sales and/or number of purchases, but it's uncommon and there's no reporting at all from the majority of the most successful publishers.
A: There is no official list (available publicly).
Check the blogs of the various developers of popular apps. A few developers release this very private financial information.
The typical (median popularity ranking) or random paid app usually sells around 0 units per day.
According to reports from some analytics aggregators, an app has to get somewhere in the top 10% to 20% in popularity rankings to average $10 or more in sales per day. The apps in the top 2% make most of the money.
A: There aren't a lot of details around on the web. Camera+ seem to have some fairly detailed sales data on their blog. Have a look here and here.
As the other answers note, it would only be individual developers releasing data rather than Apple. Although Apple does list rankings for apps but not actual figures.
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732304799a90458f8cd302533152990328b6850d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Does Mac have something similar to a Linux loop device (alternative to losetup)? I am trying to work with some CD and hard drive images that I will run inside of QEMU. On Linux, I mount the images using the losetup command, but I notice Mac does not have this.
Is there something similar I could use instead?
A: Mac OS X has the Disk Images Framework for live mounting disk images. Although it primarily works with its own native formats such as .dmg, I believe it can also work with .iso's and other formats. You can use Disk Utility or the hdiutil command to mount disk images.
| Q: Does Mac have something similar to a Linux loop device (alternative to losetup)? I am trying to work with some CD and hard drive images that I will run inside of QEMU. On Linux, I mount the images using the losetup command, but I notice Mac does not have this.
Is there something similar I could use instead?
A: Mac OS X has the Disk Images Framework for live mounting disk images. Although it primarily works with its own native formats such as .dmg, I believe it can also work with .iso's and other formats. You can use Disk Utility or the hdiutil command to mount disk images.
A: You can use hdiutil for that. Basically, it does the same as losetup on Linux.
If you are planning to work with images with non-standard layouts or filesystems (for example, live CDs), make sure to pass -nomount to hdiutil attach, as otherwise it will complain that it couldn’t mount it (it tries to mount everything by default).
After the image is attached, it will appear in diskutil list as an ordinary disk. You can work with it just like with a physical disc.
Here is an example of mounting a live CD:
$ hdiutil attach -nomount path/to/file.iso
/dev/disk2 FDisk_partition_scheme
/dev/disk2s2 0xEF
It prints the name of the new disk. Now we can see it:
$ diskutil list
<...>
/dev/disk2 (disk image):
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: FDisk_partition_scheme +453.0 MB disk2
1: 0xEF 12.6 MB disk2s2
This is a live CD, it uses ISO 9660 file system. You can’t mount it using diskutil, you have to use a special tool:
$ mount_cd9660 /dev/disk2 ~/tmp/mnt
When you are done, unmount and detach:
$ umount /dev/disk2
$ hdiutil detach disk2
"disk2" unmounted.
"disk2" ejected.
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907381a0b0e4622b340c5a9b9b047d2b93db6e73 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to ignore specific MacOS software updates? There are some software updates I'm not interested in, either because I don't use the applications involved or because I don't care.
I uncheck them and click Not now
The annoying part is that they keep popping up every time there's a new update.
Can't you uncheck them forever so the updates-to-ignore list doesn't keep growing?
For example, I couldn't care less about stability when sending slideshows from iPhoto'11 to iDVD, something I don't do anyway.
A: Just go up to the menu bar and hit Update>Ignore Update (or the keyboard shortcut is apparently just the delete key).
| Q: How to ignore specific MacOS software updates? There are some software updates I'm not interested in, either because I don't use the applications involved or because I don't care.
I uncheck them and click Not now
The annoying part is that they keep popping up every time there's a new update.
Can't you uncheck them forever so the updates-to-ignore list doesn't keep growing?
For example, I couldn't care less about stability when sending slideshows from iPhoto'11 to iDVD, something I don't do anyway.
A: Just go up to the menu bar and hit Update>Ignore Update (or the keyboard shortcut is apparently just the delete key).
A: Try using the command "softwareupdate --ignore" in terminal. You can first start with a "softwareupdate -l" to get the actual names of the updates (usually something like iPhoto-9.1...) and then use the ignore command to stop them from showing up.
To see everything that binary can do, try running "man softwareupdate".
A: Alternatively, you could delete the applications and Apple won't try to update them anymore.
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2fd90c9a822b2b8987f8bededbe58f95208b1112 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Maximum dimensions of Mobile Safari viewport on iPhone 4 I need to know the maximum width and height of the viewport in Mobile Safari, iPhone 4, without the height of the statusbar on top and the bar with the forward/back/bookmarks bar at the bottom.
A: The iPhone 4 display is 320 by 480 points in size total. The status bar is 20 points high, and the tool bar at the bottom in 44 points high.
| Q: Maximum dimensions of Mobile Safari viewport on iPhone 4 I need to know the maximum width and height of the viewport in Mobile Safari, iPhone 4, without the height of the statusbar on top and the bar with the forward/back/bookmarks bar at the bottom.
A: The iPhone 4 display is 320 by 480 points in size total. The status bar is 20 points high, and the tool bar at the bottom in 44 points high.
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1c2cb282bf4f0b83cc4fb939f7604148ad01a06e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I transfer iTunes credit between accounts? How would I go about transferring iTunes credit between accounts?
The question pretty well speaks for itself. I have two accounts, one for my iPod, one for my iPhone, I have passwords to both accounts, I can handle talking to Apple Support if that's what needs be, but I was curious if I can transfer the funds without going through customer service. Should I just "gift" myself purchases?
A: This totally will not work. iTunes explicitly says gift certificate balances can not be used to purchase other gift certificates. I will call apple tomorrow to find another work around.
| Q: Can I transfer iTunes credit between accounts? How would I go about transferring iTunes credit between accounts?
The question pretty well speaks for itself. I have two accounts, one for my iPod, one for my iPhone, I have passwords to both accounts, I can handle talking to Apple Support if that's what needs be, but I was curious if I can transfer the funds without going through customer service. Should I just "gift" myself purchases?
A: This totally will not work. iTunes explicitly says gift certificate balances can not be used to purchase other gift certificates. I will call apple tomorrow to find another work around.
A: You can not transfer allowance you have already redeemed onto a separate account - I am having just this problem at the moment and I am seriously pissed off with the difficulty and the lack of help ITunes give
A: Gifting content from one account to the other would be the simplest way to accomplish what you are looking for (albeit, this means you have to do the gifting from the device with the funds).
A: IIRC, you can use your account balance to send another user a (virtual) gift card.
A: Have you tried making an allowance to the desired account? That works between $10 and $50 so you should be able to drain any amount more than $10 this way over time by making sure the last month balance is at least $10. It doesn't involve purchasing a new gift card which is explicitly not allowed and may just work.
You can gift apps for the last $10 if the balance is initially less than $10 or the math doesn't work out nicely.
You might want to remove your credit card temporarily from the sending account in case it charges the allowance instead of spending down a store credit.
A: By the way, it's totally possible to call and get a credit issued as a check, if the balance was put there by a credit card or the like. This was how I ended up with such a balance, and I did not know you could do this. :D
A: In lieu of transferring an iTunes balance to another account, I have used dollars on my iPad to Purchase an app on my grandson's iPod, by using my iPad apple ID on his iPod. The problem with that is that to update the app, he has to have your iPad apple ID. Another way is to purchase apps on the iPad, back up to my PC, then connect his iPod to my PC and Install the app on the iPod. You still have the same problem if he wants to update the app on his iPod, he has to have my iPad apple ID and password.
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