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60ef9647d13669036abfdb556932dd1aec0ec617 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What are those ._ files? I downloaded a Java library and noticed, that for every file and directory there is a binary file of the form ._<name>. It contains something like:
"Mac OS X ... com.apple.quarantine ... com.google.Chrome"
Have those files been added by an Mac OS X IDE (I'm an Ubuntu user planning to use the library with Eclipse)? Can I safely remove those files?
TIA for your help!
A: Those are extended attribute files, which OSX uses when the filesystem doesn't support resource forks or extended attributes. You don't care about them. (The entry you quoted is a message to the Finder to display a "This file was downloaded at (date). Downloaded programs may be unsafe. Do you want to open it?" dialog along with a button which will open Chrome and take you to the page the file was downloaded from.)
| Q: What are those ._ files? I downloaded a Java library and noticed, that for every file and directory there is a binary file of the form ._<name>. It contains something like:
"Mac OS X ... com.apple.quarantine ... com.google.Chrome"
Have those files been added by an Mac OS X IDE (I'm an Ubuntu user planning to use the library with Eclipse)? Can I safely remove those files?
TIA for your help!
A: Those are extended attribute files, which OSX uses when the filesystem doesn't support resource forks or extended attributes. You don't care about them. (The entry you quoted is a message to the Finder to display a "This file was downloaded at (date). Downloaded programs may be unsafe. Do you want to open it?" dialog along with a button which will open Chrome and take you to the page the file was downloaded from.)
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c0fabbeda9e5eb89b88cff3558afd266e579c4cc | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Disable Display of Letters on Password (iOS) When typing a password in any password field on my ipad, it displays each letter I type for a short time. I'm on the train every day, and I always have people looking over my shoulder.. just can't help that. How can I disable this?
On Android, you can disable this in settings, but on iOS I can't find this setting anywhere.
A: The reason why you can't find the setting anywhere, is because such setting doesn't exist in iOS. I am not familiar with the Jailbreaking "world" in a sense where I haven't installed software from Cydia and such, but you can certainly try to find an app that does that.
Please notice I said: "try", because it might not even be possible.
On the other hand, the only reason for that is to make sure you've pressed the right key… I never liked it either but oh well.
| Q: Disable Display of Letters on Password (iOS) When typing a password in any password field on my ipad, it displays each letter I type for a short time. I'm on the train every day, and I always have people looking over my shoulder.. just can't help that. How can I disable this?
On Android, you can disable this in settings, but on iOS I can't find this setting anywhere.
A: The reason why you can't find the setting anywhere, is because such setting doesn't exist in iOS. I am not familiar with the Jailbreaking "world" in a sense where I haven't installed software from Cydia and such, but you can certainly try to find an app that does that.
Please notice I said: "try", because it might not even be possible.
On the other hand, the only reason for that is to make sure you've pressed the right key… I never liked it either but oh well.
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47badcec2c2f0e0661e5bb9695e8b71079c2364c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Will upgrading to 4GB RAM on a white MacBook work? I've seen discussions about upgrading memory but it was only for the MacBook Pro. I have a white 13" MacBook with 2GB memory, I'm considering about upgrading the memory to 4GB.
Is it possible to upgrade the memory from 2GB to 4GB with the white MacBook (late 2009)?
A: All white Macbooks can certainly be upgraded to 4 and -in some cases- 6GB of RAM.
Depending upon your model, you should check OWC's Memory Upgrades and go from there. I believe other vendors (Crucial, Newegg, etc.) will have similar pages with similar info (and similar prices). I've brought different memory upgrades from OWC and never had a single failure so far.
I have an old Macbook 4.1 White Core 2 Duo 2.4 and can go up to 6GB. So best thing to do is check your exact Macbook model and see what they offer.
| Q: Will upgrading to 4GB RAM on a white MacBook work? I've seen discussions about upgrading memory but it was only for the MacBook Pro. I have a white 13" MacBook with 2GB memory, I'm considering about upgrading the memory to 4GB.
Is it possible to upgrade the memory from 2GB to 4GB with the white MacBook (late 2009)?
A: All white Macbooks can certainly be upgraded to 4 and -in some cases- 6GB of RAM.
Depending upon your model, you should check OWC's Memory Upgrades and go from there. I believe other vendors (Crucial, Newegg, etc.) will have similar pages with similar info (and similar prices). I've brought different memory upgrades from OWC and never had a single failure so far.
I have an old Macbook 4.1 White Core 2 Duo 2.4 and can go up to 6GB. So best thing to do is check your exact Macbook model and see what they offer.
A: How to upgrade RAM memory on MacBook White a1342
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xS6STfKdYFU
A: Yes if you have the MacBook 6,1 also known as the "Unibody" - Late 2009 you can upgrade to 4GB. Additionally you can max it out to as much as 8GB if you would like as noted in everymac's specs for the late 2009 MacBook Unibody.
Standard RAM: 2 GB Maximum RAM: 8 GB*
Details: 2 GB of RAM is installed as two 1 GB modules, no slots free.
*Apple officially supports a maximum of 4 GB of RAM, but third-parties have confirmed that it actually supports 8 GB of RAM.
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d14aefb5ccade3a466c5076280b00a88c466a5a5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I revive the Magic Mouse after replacing batteries? When I replace the batteries in my Magic Mouse, I turn the mouse off, replace batteries and turn the mouse back on. The problem is that the system does not notice the mouse after this procedure, the mouse cursor stays stuck. I have to put the computer to sleep and wake it again to make the mouse work. Is there a better way to “wake” the mouse, maybe using some keyboard shortcut or a special click combination?
A: A simple click should do it. I find that it takes a second sometimes to reconnect so I usually click and move the mouse side to side until I see the mouse cursor move.
Here is the official document from Apple:
If you turn your mouse or trackpad off
or turn off the Bluetooth option in
your computer, the connection between
the computer and the mouse or trackpad
will be lost. When you turn on the
mouse or trackpad and Bluetooth, you
can re-establish this connection by
simply clicking the mouse button or
trackpad surface.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3081
| Q: How do I revive the Magic Mouse after replacing batteries? When I replace the batteries in my Magic Mouse, I turn the mouse off, replace batteries and turn the mouse back on. The problem is that the system does not notice the mouse after this procedure, the mouse cursor stays stuck. I have to put the computer to sleep and wake it again to make the mouse work. Is there a better way to “wake” the mouse, maybe using some keyboard shortcut or a special click combination?
A: A simple click should do it. I find that it takes a second sometimes to reconnect so I usually click and move the mouse side to side until I see the mouse cursor move.
Here is the official document from Apple:
If you turn your mouse or trackpad off
or turn off the Bluetooth option in
your computer, the connection between
the computer and the mouse or trackpad
will be lost. When you turn on the
mouse or trackpad and Bluetooth, you
can re-establish this connection by
simply clicking the mouse button or
trackpad surface.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3081
A: I find that double-clicking on both sides of the mouse simultaneously usually causes it to re-pair.
A: I replaced my batteries, and could not get the mouse to restart. I was befuddled for a while, but then after looking closely at the battery compartment, I realized that the 2 batteries go in the SAME direction, not opposite directions as in most electronics. Problem solved! LOL!
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9cacd9fd566c71f2e352797e7b83ea11bf49ee7e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What's a good terminal manager for OS X? The Terminal.app application from OS X is quite good but it lack some functionality that I find really important like: ability to setup SSH profiles for connecting to different servers and ability to setup tunneling.
I know that there is a putty port for OS X but it uses X and is ugly. Is there any other alternative, preferably free?
A: For SSH you just open a local Terminal and type ssh host.
You set up the configuration for each host in ~/.ssh/config following the rules laid down in man ssh.
I guess I don't understand why anyone would need a graphical tool to set up SSH, a command-line program.
| Q: What's a good terminal manager for OS X? The Terminal.app application from OS X is quite good but it lack some functionality that I find really important like: ability to setup SSH profiles for connecting to different servers and ability to setup tunneling.
I know that there is a putty port for OS X but it uses X and is ugly. Is there any other alternative, preferably free?
A: For SSH you just open a local Terminal and type ssh host.
You set up the configuration for each host in ~/.ssh/config following the rules laid down in man ssh.
I guess I don't understand why anyone would need a graphical tool to set up SSH, a command-line program.
A: Taken in mind that setting up a tunnel by your self is really easy, you may consider using iTerm2 as a replacement to Terminal.app.
iTerm2 features profiles, so you may connect to any SSH server instantly.
Advantages over Terminal.app:
http://www.iterm2.com/
If you still need to use a gui for tunneling, then you may use an app like:
SSHTunnel or SSH Tunnel Manager
A: I like JellyfiSSH - I've just emailed the kiwi dude that writes it & asked for an option to open new connections in a new tab rather than opening a window for every single connection. Otherwise I like it. Mind you I paid my $4 or whatever it was just to try it.
A: I have, and continue to recommend JellyFiSSH. But my tone has changed a tad. It used to be free, and it's a very simple, very helpful application. Visual creation of tunnels not terribly unlike PuTTY, and lots of other SSH tweaking capability.
However, it's no longer free. It's now USD$3 on the Mac App Store. Which is by no means a large amount of money, but admittedly kind of unfortunate for users.
Still, it's a wonderful application, and at least 6 of my co-workers swear by it. (And another 3 know the options to pass on the command line, or put into their ~/.ssh/config file.)
A: Since your free requirement is "preferably", I'd go ahead and recommend a paid one (and rather expensive if you ask me):
A very good App under Windows, now ported to other platforms. SecureCRT.
I do not work for SecureCRT and have nothing to do with it. I used it at an old job.
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e9217679410969ceacdd95fea3d3d0778897ad12 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I change the color of my Mac OS X Terminal window depending on which server I am ssh-ed to? I'd like to have the background as black for server 'foo' but have the background be say gray or blue for server 'bar'.
I am worried I'll run the wrong command on the wrong ec2 instance because all the pwds are /home/ubuntu! How is everyone else solving this?
A: you can use a script to connect to your servers, which also changes the bg color of your terminal before it connects.
http://www.macosxhints.ch/index.php?page=2&hintid=1001
| Q: Can I change the color of my Mac OS X Terminal window depending on which server I am ssh-ed to? I'd like to have the background as black for server 'foo' but have the background be say gray or blue for server 'bar'.
I am worried I'll run the wrong command on the wrong ec2 instance because all the pwds are /home/ubuntu! How is everyone else solving this?
A: you can use a script to connect to your servers, which also changes the bg color of your terminal before it connects.
http://www.macosxhints.ch/index.php?page=2&hintid=1001
A: Use different bash scripts to launch each session and change the background color depending on the server.
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4404242/programmatically-launch-terminal-app-with-a-specified-command-and-custom-colors
A: You may use iTerm2 bookmarks, where you can customize each bookmark with its own settings!
A: Further to the iTerm bookmarks that are in @nuc's answer where you have to create a profile for each machine and then make its script the ssh command.
iTerm also has some shell integration which you can use to choose different iTerm profiles (these include colour schemes) depending on the machine name. Thus your terminal changes colour when you ssh into a machine which you can do at any time and not just at the start of a session as in the above case.
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a03a67b5ba7d5857dfcfbdbe8254cf06f82be5b5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Moving my iTunes library file to a new machine I have machine x (running Windows) that has my iTunes library file on it in the My Music folder. All the media files in the library are on an external hdd. I use machine x to sync my iPod on a regular basis, and have built up quite a history of songs played, recent songs, etc.
I now want to replace machine x with machine y (also running Windows). Is it a simple case of 1) Installing iTunes on machine y; 2) moving the iTunes library file to the My Music folder on machine y and 3) then connecting the HDD to machine y (ensuring it has the same drive letter)? Then launch iTunes. Will machine y now know about all the song history (like play and skip counts, ratings...) as it was on machine x? The thing I'm most afraid of is sync'ing my iPod on machine y only to have something go nasty wrong and I lose my history?
Any pointers?
A: Apple has a support document, iTunes for Windows: Moving your iTunes Media folder.
The answer to your questions is "yes".
| Q: Moving my iTunes library file to a new machine I have machine x (running Windows) that has my iTunes library file on it in the My Music folder. All the media files in the library are on an external hdd. I use machine x to sync my iPod on a regular basis, and have built up quite a history of songs played, recent songs, etc.
I now want to replace machine x with machine y (also running Windows). Is it a simple case of 1) Installing iTunes on machine y; 2) moving the iTunes library file to the My Music folder on machine y and 3) then connecting the HDD to machine y (ensuring it has the same drive letter)? Then launch iTunes. Will machine y now know about all the song history (like play and skip counts, ratings...) as it was on machine x? The thing I'm most afraid of is sync'ing my iPod on machine y only to have something go nasty wrong and I lose my history?
Any pointers?
A: Apple has a support document, iTunes for Windows: Moving your iTunes Media folder.
The answer to your questions is "yes".
A: You can (and have to) certainly move the .XML file, because that's where your history (as you call it) lives. All the playing count, ratings, etc. is stored in your library.xml (and -under Windows- perhaps another file). The reference to where the media is physically stored (your external drive) is also there, so that shouldn't change unless the new drive is on a different Letter on the new machine. (That'd be another mess)
So Yes, you have to move the library folder to the new computer and then, you also have to make sure that you Deauthorize your old computer and Authorize the new one, so the new computer can play any DRM content.
A: In iTunes, on your first machine, you will have to go to File|Library|Export Library.
This will generate your Library.xml file.
If you take a look in it, you will see for each file all the fields you will find in iTunes (location on HDD, play count, rating, etc...).
Now, on your new machine, after having installed iTunes, you have to go to File|Library|Import Playlists (not obvious at first as I was looking at an Import Library menu but it doesn't exist) and select the xml file you exported on your first machine.
If you try, as I did first, to edit the xml file and overwrite the newly created one, when launching iTunes, it will delete it and create again an empty new one. You have to go through this Export/Import process (which is quite quick).
PS: you may have to edit the xml file anyway before importing, if the paths to the music files changed from your initial machine. For example, I upgraded from WinXP to Win7. As the user folder path changed, I then had to edit the paths c:\users and documents\myuser\My Documents\My music to c:\users\myuser\Music, or something like that, I don't remember exactly.
PPS: Always keep your exported xml file untouched somewhere until you have everything OK on your new machine...
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776dd39ac38efaec033b092b24482ba232dd17cf | Apple Stackexchange
Q: how many devices can be registered for iOS Enterprise programme I am working in a big organization where I want to distribute application with 300 different devices.
I came to know that iOS Enterprise programme is available for such a big in house distribution ,
But I want to know how many device can be registered with such programe ?
With simple developer programe with ad-hock profile we are able to register 100 different devices that I know but with enterprise I do not have any idea.
If any one know then please let me know.
thanks in advance...
A: I'm pretty sure it's unlimited, tho I couldn't confirm it from any official source. There are reports of people using it for way over 300 devices, tho, so you should be fine.
| Q: how many devices can be registered for iOS Enterprise programme I am working in a big organization where I want to distribute application with 300 different devices.
I came to know that iOS Enterprise programme is available for such a big in house distribution ,
But I want to know how many device can be registered with such programe ?
With simple developer programe with ad-hock profile we are able to register 100 different devices that I know but with enterprise I do not have any idea.
If any one know then please let me know.
thanks in advance...
A: I'm pretty sure it's unlimited, tho I couldn't confirm it from any official source. There are reports of people using it for way over 300 devices, tho, so you should be fine.
A: Actually, it's also 100 for the developer provisioning profile. But if the application is distributed using the distribution provisioning profile and not developer provisioning profile, it's unlimited.
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cac64c5296316e01e6e0eadcf21eb86881c8271d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to start OS X applications from the command line with optional arguments? I am looking for an easy way to start different GUI OS X applications from the command line and with different parameters.
If possible I would like to add them to the system PATH in order to call them easier.
Note: I tried open -a "Google Chrome" --args --disable-plugins and it started Chrome but without disabling the plugins.
A: Normally you can find the actual executable in the Contents/MacOS folder of the Application bundle. For Chrome try it like so:
/Applications/Google\ Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google\ Chrome --disable-plugins
| Q: How to start OS X applications from the command line with optional arguments? I am looking for an easy way to start different GUI OS X applications from the command line and with different parameters.
If possible I would like to add them to the system PATH in order to call them easier.
Note: I tried open -a "Google Chrome" --args --disable-plugins and it started Chrome but without disabling the plugins.
A: Normally you can find the actual executable in the Contents/MacOS folder of the Application bundle. For Chrome try it like so:
/Applications/Google\ Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google\ Chrome --disable-plugins
A: Generally, you do something like this:
exec "/Applications/MyApp.app/Contents/MacOS/MyAppExecutableFile" [arguments]
Running the exec commmand is important, it will end the terminal session and load the command you want. This way you won't kill your program by quitting Terminal or closing the window.
Be sure to also note what the standard flags are set when you double-click the application in the Finder (I've seen about 4 or 5 standard ones) and pass them too for consistent behavior.
As for what you want to do, check the documentation for the application in question.
I don't know if that is the right flag for Chrome, so I can't comment there.
A: This DOESN'T enable you to send an argument to the application, but I found my way to this thread trying to find a way to open an application from the command line so will at least share how to do that in case anyone else ends up in the same position.
It might work to make an alias in ~/.bash_profile.
For example:
alias affinity="open -a Affinity\ Designer.app"
(No path necessary. Hmm.)
Works for something like:
$ affinity path/to/file.png
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c0484fac80ef7471310d381c370647d966b34e0f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What directory comparison tools can I use on OS X? I am looking for a tool that is able to compare directories, not only files. Also it is important to be able to call the tool from the command line.
It would be great to have a free tool, but feel free to suggest commercial tools that fit the need.
A: I recently purchased a copy of Kaleidoscope (approx $40 US). It's a clean app.
vimdiff is also available via the commandline and is portable across most UNIXy domains.
| Q: What directory comparison tools can I use on OS X? I am looking for a tool that is able to compare directories, not only files. Also it is important to be able to call the tool from the command line.
It would be great to have a free tool, but feel free to suggest commercial tools that fit the need.
A: I recently purchased a copy of Kaleidoscope (approx $40 US). It's a clean app.
vimdiff is also available via the commandline and is portable across most UNIXy domains.
A: The diff tool that comes with Bare Bones Software's Text Wrangler has directory comparison, although it only shows which files are in both directories, and which are only in each of the directories. When you select a file that's in both you can edit by merging changes line by line with the click of a button. It doesn't let you move files though. You have to do this externally (eg via Finder).
I find it to be one of the better free options.
A: If you are using Visual Studio Code, you can use the Compare Folders extension on the marketplace.
You open up a folder/project in Visual Studio Code, then select the two folders for compare. Right click and choose the new extension menu item.
It will bring up a new tab where it has differences in common files, a list of the files that are only in the first folder, and a list of files that are only in the second folder. It will use the built-in diff tool from Visual Studio Code.
A: Diffmerge should meet all your requirements.
A: Changes app ($37.19) used to be my workforce for this. It's as good as Beyond Compare.
Note: I hope this QA is allowed to exist, though it's against at least SO norms to pitch for products. The need for a usable, intuitive, graphic directory comparison tool for macOS remains acute. Open source candidates have not reached the level of usability that the commercial tools provide.
A: If you know how to run Python, here is a script that I wrote some time ago to efficiently compare two directories.
Features:
*
*it can compare tree structures and file changes (based on file size & MD5 hashes)
*can turn off file comparison, showing only tree structure changes (very fast!)
*can turn off file content comparison, relying only on file size changes (again, very fast)
*can colorize the output for better readability.
And, naturally, can modify according to your needs, if you know how to program.
#!/usr/bin/env python3
'''
A script to recursively compare two directories (including file size and file hash changes)
Usage: python3 compare_dirs.py DIR1 DIR2
'''
import os, sys, hashlib
COMPARE_FILES = True # should file sizes be compared if their names are the same?
MD5 = True # should file hash sums be compared if their names and sizes are the same?
COLORIZE = False # colorization for bash (only Linux & Unix)
def md5sum(fn):
hasher = hashlib.md5()
with open(fn, 'rb') as f:
hasher.update(f.read())
return hasher.hexdigest()
WHITE, RED, GREEN = 15, 196, 46
fg = lambda text, color: "\33[38;5;" + str(color) + "m" + text + "\33[0m"
def compare_dirs(d1: "old directory name", d2: "new directory name"):
def print_local(a, msg):
text = '{} {} {}'.format('DIR ' if a[2] else 'FILE', a[1], msg)
if COLORIZE:
color = {'added': GREEN, 'removed': RED}.get(msg, WHITE)
print(fg(text, color))
else:
print(text)
# Ensure validity
for d in [d1,d2]:
if not os.path.isdir(d):
raise ValueError("not a directory: " + d)
# Get relative path
l1 = [(fn, os.path.join(d1, fn)) for fn in os.listdir(d1)]
l2 = [(fn, os.path.join(d2, fn)) for fn in os.listdir(d2)]
# Determine type: directory or file?
l1 = sorted([(fn, pth, os.path.isdir(pth)) for fn, pth in l1])
l2 = sorted([(fn, pth, os.path.isdir(pth)) for fn, pth in l2])
i1 = i2 = 0
cnt = 0
common_dirs = []
while i1<len(l1) and i2<len(l2):
if l1[i1][0] == l2[i2][0]: # same name
if l1[i1][2] == l2[i2][2]: # same type
if l1[i1][2]:
# Pair of directories -> remember the name for recursion
common_dirs.append((l1[i1][1], l2[i2][1]))
elif COMPARE_FILES:
# Pair of files -> compare their sizes
size1 = os.stat(l1[i1][1]).st_size
size2 = os.stat(l2[i2][1]).st_size
if size1!=size2:
print_local(l1[i1],'size changed: {:d} -> {:d}'.format(size1, size2))
elif MD5:
# Sizes are the same -> compare MD5 hashes
if md5sum(l1[i1][1])!=md5sum(l2[i2][1]):
print_local(l1[i1],'hash changed')
else:
print_local(l1[i1],'type changed')
i1 += 1
i2 += 1
elif l1[i1][0]<l2[i2][0]:
print_local(l1[i1],'removed')
i1 += 1
elif l1[i1][0]>l2[i2][0]:
print_local(l2[i2],'added')
i2 += 1
cnt += 1
while i1<len(l1):
print_local(l1[i1],'removed')
i1 += 1
cnt += 1
while i2<len(l2):
print_local(l2[i2],'added')
i2 += 1
cnt += 1
# Compare subfolders recursively
for sdir1,sdir2 in common_dirs:
cnt += compare_dirs(sdir1, sdir2)
return cnt
if __name__=='__main__':
print ('Comparing files {}abled'.format('en' if COMPARE_FILES else 'dis'))
print ('MD5 checking {}abled'.format('en' if MD5 else 'dis'))
print ('Colorization {}abled'.format('en' if COLORIZE else 'dis'))
print (compare_dirs(sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2]), 'items compared')
Link to GitHub Gist.
NOTE: it will not work for the files or subdirectories which were moved to the iCloud.
A: FreeFileSync, an open-source, cross-platform app (Wikipedia page here), seems to do it.
You can run syncs from the command line or in batch, but it looks like folder comparison results are intended to be viewed in the GUI.
Does a good job of comparing files across folders, and has settings for integrating with file diff tools.
A: For all the googlers... check out Beyond Compare it rules. Costs 30$ or 50$ for Pro version.
A: Another neat tool to achieve this is rsync, as described on Unix & Linux StackExchange. To compare two folders you can do:
rsync -avun $SOURCE $TARGET
And if you are concerned about corrupt files / bit rot there is also the -c option to compare file checksums. This takes much more time of course as all files are checked in detail.
rsync -avnc $SOURCE $TARGET
A: FileMerge (free), shipped with Xcode, offers a directory view.
A command line version is available through the Terminal application opendiff.
Here's how you can compare two directories with FileMerge:
*
*⌘+space, type in "FileMerge" and open it.
*Click the "left" button and choose the folder you would like to move items FROM. (The "old" folder)
*Click the "right" button and choose the folder you would like to move items TO. ("new" folder) and click "Compare" button
*In the right panel, choose to exclude: "identical" and "Changed right". This way you will only see files which are missing in the "new" folder and ignore files your may have added in the "new" folder.
*Move files manually in Finder or let FileMerge do it, by choosing an option in the "Merge" dropdown in the right panel.
A: You should try the powerful open-source software meld. The Mac version can be found at Meld for OSX. It supports both directory and file comparison and works great under Mac.
I was told to improve this answer and explain why meld is good. Generally speaking, Meld is a full feature comparison software mainly used in GNOME. It is better than a lot of software listed here because
*
*it is free and open source. So you do not need to worry about the fee or security
*if not more powerful, it is as sophisticated as a lot of software which asks you a lot of money
*it is user-friendly and does not involve complex configuration or typing command in the terminal. You should be able to use it immediately once you install it.
The part that it is not as good might be that it is developed under GTK. So sometimes it does not feel like nature MAC programs. Besides, the old MAC versions were a little buggy. But the latest one 3.19.2 that I am currently using works great and I have never met an issue.
A: Built-in utility for macOS and Linux
If you don't mind using the terminal, the diff command can compare directories.
This utility is also available in most Linux distributions.
diff -rq directory1/ directory2/
-r indicates recurse through subdirectories, and -q gives brief output (i.e. don't show the actual diffs, just note what files/dirs are different).
Other useful options are:
-s report identical files,
-i ignore case in file contents,
--ignore-file-name-case ignore case when comparing file names.
If you want to avoid warnings (mostly usefulness warnings) about differences in the .DS_Store files, then use:
diff -rq directory1/ directory2/ | grep -v .DS_Store
A: I use Folder Sync
It costs $8.99 on the Mac App Store
It works really nicely.
A: As it’s now free on MacOS (with paid upgrade for more features), I found that BBedit also does an interestingly usefull directory (and file) comparisons while merging.
A: I have been comparing large folder structures (DVDs) in the past and I had developed a command-line utility to do this.
I have recently made the utility (CrcCheckCopy) free and cross-platform (MacOS and Windows).
CrcCheckCopy scans the source folder and creates a file containing the CRC stamps of all files. Then, this file is used to compare the target folder.
You can get it from here: https://www.starmessagesoftware.com/crccheckcopy
Your feedback you be much appreciated.
A: Easiest solution: Sync the files using Dropbox or similar, then just use WinMerge on Windows.
The FileMerge utility that ships with Xcode doesn't compare folders and doesn't do merge/editing.
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cc13549b2b60750e2f4b8c06e53061bfbe8b9cf9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Sharing internet from macbook to iphone I've got a problem with sharing internet connection from my macbook pro to iphone.
I've shared Ethernet connection in System Preference and managed to connect to the network from my iPhone but has no internet connection on the iPhone
I assume that the problem is because my macbook's Ethernet connection uses proxy. I tried to enabled auto in proxy setting on iPhone but it didn't help.
So the question is how to set up internet connection sharing under conditions described above. Thanks in advance.
A: If you can access the Internet successfully on your Mac, you can share it to your iPhone. Your Mac just essentially acts as the router. So make sure you can access the net successfully on your Mac first. Then go to Sharing and turn on Internet Sharing, choosing to share the Ethernet connection via the Airport. Now connect to the adhoc network that's been created using your iPhone.
| Q: Sharing internet from macbook to iphone I've got a problem with sharing internet connection from my macbook pro to iphone.
I've shared Ethernet connection in System Preference and managed to connect to the network from my iPhone but has no internet connection on the iPhone
I assume that the problem is because my macbook's Ethernet connection uses proxy. I tried to enabled auto in proxy setting on iPhone but it didn't help.
So the question is how to set up internet connection sharing under conditions described above. Thanks in advance.
A: If you can access the Internet successfully on your Mac, you can share it to your iPhone. Your Mac just essentially acts as the router. So make sure you can access the net successfully on your Mac first. Then go to Sharing and turn on Internet Sharing, choosing to share the Ethernet connection via the Airport. Now connect to the adhoc network that's been created using your iPhone.
A: Since Dmytro said that the answer from superuser worked, I'm posting it as an answer here...
First, try entering the proxy settings for your connection into the iPhone. You can do this by going into the Settings app > Wifi > Wifi network name > Proxy (which is at the bottom). Note, you cannot specify a .pac proxy file like this on the iPhone.
Unfortunately, this may not work. I had the exact same problem for me, and although it would work fine with my DSi, for some reason, my iPod touch hated the ad-hoc connection.
A: I am only going to chime in to share a link to the Apple KB article which describes how to share an Internet connection on Mac: Sharing your Internet connection
A: Go to Settings- General-Reset-Reset Network Settings. It worked for me.
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9391ce829fadb4701dee5ba910fb5855661b331c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Restoring hidden apps to a home screen I used up all the space on my 11 home screens with apps, then installed another app (which can only be found through search as it's installed 'offscreen'). To make more space, I put a lot of different apps into folders.
How do I restore the hidden app back to a home screen?
If I reset the home screens then my folders are lost and an app will be off screen again, and I'd be back to square one.
Running iPhone 4, iOS 4.3.
A: You can rearrange your applications from within iTunes and then Sync.
Connect your iPhone and open iTunes, then click on your phone and then Apps:
Also, consider using folders to organize your apps.
Organize apps into folders with drag-and-drop simplicity. Get faster access to your favorites and browse and manage thousands of apps.
| Q: Restoring hidden apps to a home screen I used up all the space on my 11 home screens with apps, then installed another app (which can only be found through search as it's installed 'offscreen'). To make more space, I put a lot of different apps into folders.
How do I restore the hidden app back to a home screen?
If I reset the home screens then my folders are lost and an app will be off screen again, and I'd be back to square one.
Running iPhone 4, iOS 4.3.
A: You can rearrange your applications from within iTunes and then Sync.
Connect your iPhone and open iTunes, then click on your phone and then Apps:
Also, consider using folders to organize your apps.
Organize apps into folders with drag-and-drop simplicity. Get faster access to your favorites and browse and manage thousands of apps.
A: There's actually an easier way to do this, and it doesn't require connecting to iTunes.
If you have extra space on a screen, as it sounds like the OP had after arranging their apps into groups (folders), all you need to do is to reboot your phone, and the app will reappear in one of the blank spaces on the screen.
You can use either a soft reboot or a hard (RAM) reboot to do this, so it's as complicated as turning off your phone and turning it back on again.
If anyone would like to test this, I have a known, reproducible bug in iOS 6 for throwing an icon "off-screen" that I can share.
A: If you don't have any critical data in that app, the easiest way to do this is probably to uninstall it (uncheck it in the Apps list in iTunes under your iPhone, then sync) and reinstall it (recheck it, resync).
A: If you grouped enough apps together for create a blank page in the middle, the iPhone will condense the pages bring all the apps over one page.
For example if you freed up page 9 (made it blank) everything on page 10 would now be on page 9, everything on page 11 would now be on page 10, and everything that was hidden off screen on the missing page 12, should now be on page 11.
Hope that helps.
A: It might sound stupid but sometimes when you re-load your new iPhone the apps get put on the farthest screens while your second screen might only show an app or two. Swipe over and your apps will be there.
A: Reset home screen layout;under the reset tab.
A: Creating a space on the home screen where the app disappeared and then turning off my phone worked perfectly. The missing app was right there. All good
A: Go into the App Store, click on Purchases at the top of the page, and you will see all the apps you ever downloaded. Click on any of these to restore the selected app's icon to your home screen.
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f83b19a8cd5925fecf0a42fc3039d381dffa619b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a way to add shortcuts to open a particular folder in Save Dialogs and Finder Windows? I know that when you're saving or opening a file ⌘ shift D shoots you to the Desktop folder, and pressing ⌘ shift D whilst using finder shoots you to the desktop folder as well.
Is there a way to create a custom shortcut to jump to your own choice of folder? (e.g. ⌘ shift W for your 'Work' folder).
A: By default, no. What I've done is drag folders I access frequently to the Places section in the left side bar. There is software to accomplish this though. Default Folder X does this, and more.
If you're in a save dialogue you can press / to get a file path dialogue, or press ⌘+Shift+G to get a "Go to folder" dialogue.
| Q: Is there a way to add shortcuts to open a particular folder in Save Dialogs and Finder Windows? I know that when you're saving or opening a file ⌘ shift D shoots you to the Desktop folder, and pressing ⌘ shift D whilst using finder shoots you to the desktop folder as well.
Is there a way to create a custom shortcut to jump to your own choice of folder? (e.g. ⌘ shift W for your 'Work' folder).
A: By default, no. What I've done is drag folders I access frequently to the Places section in the left side bar. There is software to accomplish this though. Default Folder X does this, and more.
If you're in a save dialogue you can press / to get a file path dialogue, or press ⌘+Shift+G to get a "Go to folder" dialogue.
A: Not a shortcut, but you can drag finder proxy icons (in the titlebar), folders and even files into open/save dialogues to jump to the folder (if you drag a file, the file name field will be prefilled with its file name).
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6b558ac48ea0dec4d8c549c07ff2b0e035fcdd5d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I erase the history of passcodes on the iPhone4? I have an iPhone4 running version iOS 4.3. It is not jailbroken. I want to re-use a previous passcode (the 4 number code to unlock the screen). How can I get the iPhone to forget all the passcodes I've used in the past?
A: Many times password policies like this are enforced by looking at the most recent N passwords. For example, if a company requires changing your password every month, they may look at the last 12 passwords. I can't say for sure how it is implemented with the iPhone.
A simple trick to get around this is to change your password N times so that the password you want gets knocked off the list and you can use it again. If you don't know what the rule is and how many recent passwords are stored, it may take some trial and error.
| Q: How can I erase the history of passcodes on the iPhone4? I have an iPhone4 running version iOS 4.3. It is not jailbroken. I want to re-use a previous passcode (the 4 number code to unlock the screen). How can I get the iPhone to forget all the passcodes I've used in the past?
A: Many times password policies like this are enforced by looking at the most recent N passwords. For example, if a company requires changing your password every month, they may look at the last 12 passwords. I can't say for sure how it is implemented with the iPhone.
A simple trick to get around this is to change your password N times so that the password you want gets knocked off the list and you can use it again. If you don't know what the rule is and how many recent passwords are stored, it may take some trial and error.
A: Same thing happened to me. I just change the password 5 times, then on the 6th it let me use my original again.
A: Unless you're willing to jailbreak your only option is talk to your company's administrator. That policy is indeed enforced by the company, but maybe you're lucky and the responsible did it without caring too much about it. Anyways...
For changing the policy, try starting here.
For removing the policy with jailbreak, you'll have to read a lot.
If you your Hit Points are below zero, go to page 39. (joking)
A: i reset my passcode 6 times, then reverted back to original. That worked. Not sure if the code then gets stored by 3rd party (in this case a linked email address to a work account)
A: I had to change 10 times before it let me use my original one. But then, no problem.
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317ef289163676c815f4f44d87970dccb92bc9cc | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Recursively converting files from dos line endings to unix line endings I am looking for a command that I could use to run on an entire directory and subdirectory that will convert all line endings from DOS to UNIX.
It should be able to detect if a file is text or binary.
I installed dos2unix using macports but it looks that it does miss the recursive option.
A: Try find . -name "*" -type f -exec dos2unix {} \;.
In case dos2unix is not available on your system, you can use the following script (save as dos2unix and set as executable):
#!/bin/sh
perl -pi -e 's/\r\n/\n/;' $*
| Q: Recursively converting files from dos line endings to unix line endings I am looking for a command that I could use to run on an entire directory and subdirectory that will convert all line endings from DOS to UNIX.
It should be able to detect if a file is text or binary.
I installed dos2unix using macports but it looks that it does miss the recursive option.
A: Try find . -name "*" -type f -exec dos2unix {} \;.
In case dos2unix is not available on your system, you can use the following script (save as dos2unix and set as executable):
#!/bin/sh
perl -pi -e 's/\r\n/\n/;' $*
A: Here is one line shell code
find . -name "*" -type f -exec perl -pi -e 's/\r\n/\n/;' {} \;
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74f11f78f17b61ada8a6ed2f882cab65ba403bcd | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to show iOS screen on a projector like Steve Jobs did on his keynotes? How to show iOS screen on projector like Jobs did? Too many people ask me how to do this... They also want iPhone frame image like exactly Jobs did. (the iPhone frame image is optional)
A: About the iPhone/iPad frame images - they are available when you're a registered iOS developer: http://developer.apple.com/appstore/resources/marketing/
They are a very high quality Photoshop files (for printing and for screen use).
| Q: How to show iOS screen on a projector like Steve Jobs did on his keynotes? How to show iOS screen on projector like Jobs did? Too many people ask me how to do this... They also want iPhone frame image like exactly Jobs did. (the iPhone frame image is optional)
A: About the iPhone/iPad frame images - they are available when you're a registered iOS developer: http://developer.apple.com/appstore/resources/marketing/
They are a very high quality Photoshop files (for printing and for screen use).
A: In the past Steve has used a specially modified iPad and iPhone for screen display, tethered with an on-stge cord. The iPad 2 has been widely reported to do screen mirroring via the Apple HDMI adaptor. For your purposes, the iPad 2 would seem to be the best choice.
Exclusive to the iPad 2 that will be
hailed by educators, presenters, and
anyone else who has ever wanted to
show off their iPad’s screen to a
large crowd: video mirroring. When
connected to the HDMI adapter, the
iPad 2 will display a duplicate
version of the contents of its screen
on an external monitor. Want to demo
an education app via a projector or
HDTV for a classroom full of kids? The
iPad 2 makes it possible.
In mirroring mode, the iPad’s
interface is crystal clear. It looks
great. Because the iPad’s video
interface is a 4:3 aspect ratio,
you’ll find black bars on the sides of
the TV when in mirroring mode. The
bars grow even wider if you put the
iPad in portrait orientation, but the
image of an iPad 2 in portrait mode
still looks good—albeit smaller—on an
HDTV.
A: There are many iOS devices (some with previous generation hardware and running older iOS).
If the original question is referring to iPad, iPad 2, iPod Touch 4th Generation, and iPhone 4, there are now two new optional Apple accessories available at Apple Store (US).
Both allows video out (up to 1080p and mirroring for iPad 2; up to 720p with no mirroring for the rest i.e. iPad, iPod Touch 4th gen, and iPhone 4):
*
*Digital AV Adapter
*Apple VGA Adapter
A: It's not so hard thankfully.
If you aren't fussed about having the visual of the device hardware, simply:
*
*Plug your iPad or iPhone into your Mac.
*Open Quicktime Player on your Mac (easily found with Spotlight)
*Click File > New Movie Recording
*A popup will appear with the inbuilt camera on, disregard this and click the small arrow next to the record button (red icon)
*Choose your iPhone/iPad
*Enjoy!
A: I would say you could use a lighting to HDMI adapter, or stream it to an Apple TV but I'm sure that Steveused, but he probably had a special device that could do that.
A: Use http://www.airserver.com better than a wired solution based on video interfaces.
It is about 15$, but its worth.
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c776aec4644a822ebf111987d355b4a3b6e7ac38 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to prevent the "-1" suffix in network drive paths? Sometimes network volumes get a -1 suffix on their path. As I have scripts that rely on this path they can't work.
For example an afp share at afp://nas/Team is shown Team in Finder, but its real path is /Volumes/Team-1
A: I have seen this happen when there is already a volume with the given name and the OS needs to create a new name to mount the volume as you can't have a duplicate name -- thus the suffix.
The first thing to do is, make sure that you don't have any other volumes with the same name. If you do, perhaps you can rename one or only use one at a time.
I've also seen some applications that use a path for an external volume will create a folder under /Volumes/ if the volume has been disconnected and the path doesn't exist. This causes the suffix the next time the volume is reconnected. To fix this you will need to disconnect the volume, remove the extraneous folder, and then reconnect the volume. It should mount without the suffix.
| Q: How to prevent the "-1" suffix in network drive paths? Sometimes network volumes get a -1 suffix on their path. As I have scripts that rely on this path they can't work.
For example an afp share at afp://nas/Team is shown Team in Finder, but its real path is /Volumes/Team-1
A: I have seen this happen when there is already a volume with the given name and the OS needs to create a new name to mount the volume as you can't have a duplicate name -- thus the suffix.
The first thing to do is, make sure that you don't have any other volumes with the same name. If you do, perhaps you can rename one or only use one at a time.
I've also seen some applications that use a path for an external volume will create a folder under /Volumes/ if the volume has been disconnected and the path doesn't exist. This causes the suffix the next time the volume is reconnected. To fix this you will need to disconnect the volume, remove the extraneous folder, and then reconnect the volume. It should mount without the suffix.
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7905d12fe0e3106d2545847df628a225005aacb4 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to close the window and quit the application when you press ESC key under OS X? On Windows it is something common to close a window by pressing ESC key. I'm looking for a solution that would allow me to close the current Window and the application when I press ESC.
Currently the Preferences panel does not allow you to set a shortcut for ESC.
Use case: you open a file from another application inside a viewer or editor and you want to return to the initial application just by pressing ESC once.
A: Off the top of my head:
Downlod KeyRemap4Macbook
http://pqrs.org/macosx/keyremap4macbook/
See if you can't find a setting for escape, I'm not sure if there is one.
Remap it to Command + Q.
| Q: How to close the window and quit the application when you press ESC key under OS X? On Windows it is something common to close a window by pressing ESC key. I'm looking for a solution that would allow me to close the current Window and the application when I press ESC.
Currently the Preferences panel does not allow you to set a shortcut for ESC.
Use case: you open a file from another application inside a viewer or editor and you want to return to the initial application just by pressing ESC once.
A: Off the top of my head:
Downlod KeyRemap4Macbook
http://pqrs.org/macosx/keyremap4macbook/
See if you can't find a setting for escape, I'm not sure if there is one.
Remap it to Command + Q.
A: You can press Command + W for closing the window and Command + Q to quit the applicaiton.
Like Open Word , open two different doc files and then if you wan to close only one file then just select that and press Command + w , only that file will be closed.
Hope this is the solutions for you.
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9115512f04639195aa4ab21f95ea8199f2a6a381 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I add my own commands/scripts to the mail.app toolbar? Is there a way (or an add-on) that lets me customize the Mail.app toolbar beyond "View -> Customize Toolbar"? At a minimum, I want to add buttons that do "Move to <somefolder>".
A: I think you can use Mail Act-on for this, it provides Shortcuts for doing stuff with various mails. Not a Visual Shortcut, but a Keyboard one.
Move messages by keystroke only Mail
Act-On’s interface includes the
ability to move or copy messages to
any folders by keystroke, even if you
don’t have an Act-On rule for a
particular mailbox.
http://www.indev.ca/MailActOn.html
Hope it helps,
Karl
| Q: Can I add my own commands/scripts to the mail.app toolbar? Is there a way (or an add-on) that lets me customize the Mail.app toolbar beyond "View -> Customize Toolbar"? At a minimum, I want to add buttons that do "Move to <somefolder>".
A: I think you can use Mail Act-on for this, it provides Shortcuts for doing stuff with various mails. Not a Visual Shortcut, but a Keyboard one.
Move messages by keystroke only Mail
Act-On’s interface includes the
ability to move or copy messages to
any folders by keystroke, even if you
don’t have an Act-On rule for a
particular mailbox.
http://www.indev.ca/MailActOn.html
Hope it helps,
Karl
A: Read CocoaDev: HowToAddButtonsToAppleMail. It references a page of links to articles/examples on writing Mail.app plugins. You will also need to do some programming of Mail.app, e.g. using AppleScript - which you can learn more about here.
Here is a year-and-a-half old blog post by a guy who managed to get some useful control over Mail.app from AppleScript. You might use it as a model. He built his with a third-party module but you might find a way to write your own, if necessary.
The scripting of Mail.app might be stable. However, from what I have read - the rules for how to construct a Mail.app plugin may be in flux from one major version of Mac OS X to the next.
That could be enough to discourage you from writing what you want for wide distribution but it might not be much of a handicap for personal use.
A: *
*Open Automator
*File -> New -> Service -> Choose
*Service receive no input in Mail.app
*From library select Utilities -> Run AppleScript
*Insert the code provided below and save under name Move to trash [Gmail]
*Edit the script and change your account name. Name of the account could be found at Mail -> Preferences... -> Accounts
*Open Mail.app and select Mail -> Services -> Service Preferences...
*Assign a shortcut to the service Move to trash [Gmail]
*Restart Mail.app
*(Optional) You should be able to see the assigned shortcut in the menu
*Open inbox, select messages to be moved to trash and press the keyboard shortcut*. Messages will be moved to [Gmail]/Trash
*Note: For the first time the script works quite long, but all the following times it should proceed much faster.
AppleScript:
on run {input, parameters}
tell application "Mail"
set s to selection
repeat with i from 1 to the count of s
set msg to item i of s
set box to mailbox of msg
if name of box is not "[Gmail]/Trash" then
move msg to mailbox "[Gmail]/Trash" of account "<Your account name here>"
end if
end repeat
end tell
end run
This approach does not allow to add a button to the toolbar, but it's very close to what you are looking for.
Useful links:
*
*https://support.google.com/mail/answer/78892?hl=en
*http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11788
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9ec6895543598288ed5f142611e153adfac393b6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I automatically download lyrics in iTunes? Is there a way to automatically download lyrics in iTunes?
A: There's no built-in functionality to download lyrics in iTunes, but there's a slew of software designed for this purpose:
Windows:
*
*AutoLyrix
*LyricsSeeker
*MiniLyrics
OS X:
*
*Lyrical
*LessLyrics
| Q: How can I automatically download lyrics in iTunes? Is there a way to automatically download lyrics in iTunes?
A: There's no built-in functionality to download lyrics in iTunes, but there's a slew of software designed for this purpose:
Windows:
*
*AutoLyrix
*LyricsSeeker
*MiniLyrics
OS X:
*
*Lyrical
*LessLyrics
A: For Windows:
LyricsXpert
Works in all languages and free for now
A: To get lyrics on iTunes on your computer
*
*Right click the song you want lyrics for.
*Click "Get Info".
*Click "Lyrics".
*Find the lyrics to the song on a website such as azlyrics.com or metrolyrics.com
*Copy and paste the lyrics into the lyrics section.
*Click ok.
Now those lyrics are available from now on.
To get lyrics on your iPhone or iPad
*
*Follow the above instructions to get the lyrics on your computer.
*Plug your device into your computer.
*Click sync under the device information.
*When the sync is finished, go to your music app, and play the song that you put lyrics in for.
*Tap the artwork, and lyrics should show up.
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149d88367a2aa1715b75e5e856a692790529fe7d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I get Xcode 4 to NOT clear the log between runs? In Xcode 3, the console only cleared when you specifically asked it to. This was nice to quickly compare log output between runs.
In Xcode 4, the log clears between every run, and I'm looking for the setting (if Apple deemed it worthy of existence) that will switch this 'feature' off.
A: I feel the same way you do about this. That's why I've filed a radar at bugreport.apple.com. Please reference "Problem id: 9153445" when you filed your radar as the this will increases the incident count and making it likelier Apple Xcode team will prioritize a fix.
Since bugreport.apple.com doesn't allow you to search and view another's radar, I've copied the radar I filed at Apple at http://openradar.appspot.com/radar?id=1144401.
Thanks for reminding me that this regression needs people to start filing radars.
| Q: How do I get Xcode 4 to NOT clear the log between runs? In Xcode 3, the console only cleared when you specifically asked it to. This was nice to quickly compare log output between runs.
In Xcode 4, the log clears between every run, and I'm looking for the setting (if Apple deemed it worthy of existence) that will switch this 'feature' off.
A: I feel the same way you do about this. That's why I've filed a radar at bugreport.apple.com. Please reference "Problem id: 9153445" when you filed your radar as the this will increases the incident count and making it likelier Apple Xcode team will prioritize a fix.
Since bugreport.apple.com doesn't allow you to search and view another's radar, I've copied the radar I filed at Apple at http://openradar.appspot.com/radar?id=1144401.
Thanks for reminding me that this regression needs people to start filing radars.
A: You can always just use the Log Navigator (cmd+7). It shows a list of past logs.
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3be2c8c498a32c8dca1d1356f37cc33cd2e81c48 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What is the most advanced JavaScript editor for OS X? I tried Espresso but it lacks so many important features like no auto-parentheses, no auto-aliging.
What is the most advanced JS editor for OS X?
(please not Emacs for me).
A: I use the free version of Komodo Edit by ActiveState on Mac and PC. Through its plugin architecture it has extensions that let you edit Javascript files wonderfully, with intellisense, code completion, and so on, and it also lets you write Javascript macros. Very cool. I have a JSBeautify macro that formats the code wonderfully as well.
Edited to add sample macro I made in Komodo Edit. The following sorts lines in alpha order:
var appObj = ko.views.manager.currentView.scimoz;
if (appObj.selText == '') {
appObj.selectAll();
}
var docText = appObj.selText;
komodo.editor.beginUndoAction();
var ary = docText.split('\n');
ary.sort( function(a,b){
var a1 = a.toLowerCase();
var b1 = b.toLowerCase();
return (a1 > b1) ? 1 : (a1 < b1) ? -1 : 0;
});
docText = ary.join('\n');
appObj.replaceSel(docText);
ko.commands.doCommand('cmd_cleanLineEndings');
komodo.editor.endUndoAction();
| Q: What is the most advanced JavaScript editor for OS X? I tried Espresso but it lacks so many important features like no auto-parentheses, no auto-aliging.
What is the most advanced JS editor for OS X?
(please not Emacs for me).
A: I use the free version of Komodo Edit by ActiveState on Mac and PC. Through its plugin architecture it has extensions that let you edit Javascript files wonderfully, with intellisense, code completion, and so on, and it also lets you write Javascript macros. Very cool. I have a JSBeautify macro that formats the code wonderfully as well.
Edited to add sample macro I made in Komodo Edit. The following sorts lines in alpha order:
var appObj = ko.views.manager.currentView.scimoz;
if (appObj.selText == '') {
appObj.selectAll();
}
var docText = appObj.selText;
komodo.editor.beginUndoAction();
var ary = docText.split('\n');
ary.sort( function(a,b){
var a1 = a.toLowerCase();
var b1 = b.toLowerCase();
return (a1 > b1) ? 1 : (a1 < b1) ? -1 : 0;
});
docText = ary.join('\n');
appObj.replaceSel(docText);
ko.commands.doCommand('cmd_cleanLineEndings');
komodo.editor.endUndoAction();
A: TextMate + a JavaScript bundle (or this one) are my recommendation.
Coming from a Windows + Komodo background I didn't think TextMate could touch the power of Komodo for scripted languages, but it's proven me wrong time and again. It is such a nice editor once you get over the learning curve. It has extensibility in spades. Deep integration with the underlying OS X shell. Nice diff and git/mercurial/svn integration. And the Bundle community is active, smart and free to use.
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344a7d53ddea409ecd1021b0faed5feff478c682 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Advantages of using MAMP stack over Mac's native Web Sharing and downloaded MySQL I'm wondering what are the advantages of using a MAMP stack instead of Web Sharing provided with Mac natively and MySQL downloaded and installed manually?
I can see how in some cases MAMP can have latest/other versions of apache/mysql/php, but are there any other advantages?
My MCB came with Snow Leopard 10.6.6 with Apache 2.2.15 and PHP 5.3.3 - so fairly recent (although not the latest) versions.
Since they both were installed I saw little reason getting something that has same functionality.
Installing MySQL was dead simple too so that couldn't be the reason.
A: The disadvantage is that you're installing stuff that you already have installed.
This can cause problems when - for example - you want to use PHP using the command-line. This will trigger the built-in PHP version by default instead of the one bundled with MAMP. If these are different the results can be unexpected.
I would recommend using the default OSX versions of both Apache & PHP. After you got it all running the first time you really don't need a control panel or anything that much.
| Q: Advantages of using MAMP stack over Mac's native Web Sharing and downloaded MySQL I'm wondering what are the advantages of using a MAMP stack instead of Web Sharing provided with Mac natively and MySQL downloaded and installed manually?
I can see how in some cases MAMP can have latest/other versions of apache/mysql/php, but are there any other advantages?
My MCB came with Snow Leopard 10.6.6 with Apache 2.2.15 and PHP 5.3.3 - so fairly recent (although not the latest) versions.
Since they both were installed I saw little reason getting something that has same functionality.
Installing MySQL was dead simple too so that couldn't be the reason.
A: The disadvantage is that you're installing stuff that you already have installed.
This can cause problems when - for example - you want to use PHP using the command-line. This will trigger the built-in PHP version by default instead of the one bundled with MAMP. If these are different the results can be unexpected.
I would recommend using the default OSX versions of both Apache & PHP. After you got it all running the first time you really don't need a control panel or anything that much.
A: Actually, the #1 advantage to using MAMP is tremendous: Each time you upgrade your system, your environment won't break!
There were a couple of Snow Leopard updates (or maybe it was Leopard to Snow Leopard, I can't remember) that broke Mysql. One was by moving the mysql.socket file. There was another update the broke PHP. In both cases I had to hunt around the Internet for hours to find obscure sites with info on how to fix them.
With MAMP you don't have this problem, you can install all your OS updates, or even wipe the hard drive and install from scratch (provided you make a backup of your MAMP application of course) and still have all your environment just like before. This is the main reason I use MAMP. I've been bitten by these problems too many times.
Disadvantages:
When compiling new stuff, you have to make sure you tell it to use the MAMP files and not the built-in ones. This can sometimes be a problem for some Rails bits (Phusion Passenger gem comes to mind that complains about not finding the apache sources). But depending on how much tinkering you are doing, MAMP is a godsend.
With regards to having stuff duplicated on your drive, the solution is very simple, just delete the builtin installations that bother you, I got rid of /usr/local/Mysql to avoid conflicts. Though I wouldn't recommend deleting apache and PHP.
A: I'd say unified GUI integration.
With MAMP, you've got a single window to manage Apache, PHP, and MySQL. Whereas with the built-in stack, you have to active PHP manually and have another interface for MySQL (with no easy way to turn it on or off)
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6b2a2030e9de0319aa97c554f0906154c099b3c3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Which iPhone English dictionary gives the best pronunciation? I tried Merriam-Webster and Google Translate, both are far from satisfactory.
A: I would try the Dictionary.com app.
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=308750436&mt=8
| Q: Which iPhone English dictionary gives the best pronunciation? I tried Merriam-Webster and Google Translate, both are far from satisfactory.
A: I would try the Dictionary.com app.
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=308750436&mt=8
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18d7d4bae2a8ae2acc520d05c2d27ec5de838261 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is it possible to run both Xcode 3 and 4 side-by-side on the same machine? As the title says, can I have both versions of Xcode installed on the same machine?
A: Yes.
From the doc 'About Xcode and iOS SDK.pdf':
By default, Xcode 4 installs in the folder /Developer - but if you wish to install it in a different folder, allowing it to co-exist with previous Xcode 3.2 installations, you can change this location. You do this by selecting "Custom Install"
The doc gives detailed instructions.
| Q: Is it possible to run both Xcode 3 and 4 side-by-side on the same machine? As the title says, can I have both versions of Xcode installed on the same machine?
A: Yes.
From the doc 'About Xcode and iOS SDK.pdf':
By default, Xcode 4 installs in the folder /Developer - but if you wish to install it in a different folder, allowing it to co-exist with previous Xcode 3.2 installations, you can change this location. You do this by selecting "Custom Install"
The doc gives detailed instructions.
A: To answer your question: Yes. When you install Xcode 4 (and its dev tools) your "old" Xcode folder gets renamed as Developer-old (provided you already had Xcode 3 installed)
To answer Ricket: Xcode 4 doesn't support a few things (yet) like Plugins and some features (like assembly code) are non existent in Xcode4 (perhaps yet or never) so if you rely on some things you might want to keep a copy of Xcode 3 around.
If you want to take a look at a good Xcode 4 review (and see some of the key benefits/drawbacks) have a look at this.
A: Just installed Xcode 4 (iOS 5 beta) following Wayfaring Stranger's pointer to change the destination of Essentials (default is Developer folder, which would have probably uninstalled Xcode 3).
However, note that installation vis-a-vis commandline tools was not so smooth. So far I noticed:
*
*xed disappeared from the PATH (and the new Xcode didn't get added, either). My scripts/aliases stopped working until I fixed the issue. You might want to make sure your PATH is set up right after the install.
*xed from my custom install folder (4.0) can't find Xcode.app that it's supposed to launch.
*XcodeBuild (and probably other commandline tools) was replaced with the new one in /usr/bin, so if you're building against an SDK that's not included in Xcode 4 (e.g., 4.2), you'll get build errors.
As far as the question of why one would want to install these side by side, there's another reason that hasn't been mentioned by others. If you have a team of even a few people and a ship date, you might not want to change your tooling until a later date. But, you might want to check out what's new. For example, I want to follow along with the WWDC sessions that discuss the new SDK/Xcode features.
A: Just got XCode 3 and 4 working together. First I installed XCode 4 and then decided I needed both. After installing XCode 3 to /Developer/XCode3 , then XCode 4 broke. I ran the XCode 4 installer again and now both work.
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827eb872f6b754f2c53b16ae5e6171a56c9c93d7 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Using TextEdit for HTML Is there a way to open a HTML file in TextEdit without it rendering the file but just showing it as source (and possibly edit it)?
A: It is in TextEdit help - search for HTML
If you open an HTML file and don’t see the HTML code, TextEdit is displaying the file in the same way a browser would. You can choose to display the file’s HTML code instead.
To display the code in an HTML file:
Choose File > Open.
Select “Ignore rich text commands.”
Locate the file and click Open.
To always view the code in HTML files,
choose TextEdit > Preferences, click
“Open and Save,” and then select
“Ignore rich text commands in HTML
files” below “When Opening a File.”
So it seems you have to choose before opening the file.
| Q: Using TextEdit for HTML Is there a way to open a HTML file in TextEdit without it rendering the file but just showing it as source (and possibly edit it)?
A: It is in TextEdit help - search for HTML
If you open an HTML file and don’t see the HTML code, TextEdit is displaying the file in the same way a browser would. You can choose to display the file’s HTML code instead.
To display the code in an HTML file:
Choose File > Open.
Select “Ignore rich text commands.”
Locate the file and click Open.
To always view the code in HTML files,
choose TextEdit > Preferences, click
“Open and Save,” and then select
“Ignore rich text commands in HTML
files” below “When Opening a File.”
So it seems you have to choose before opening the file.
A: Use the ⇧⌘T key combination to render the document you're viewing as plaintext instead of WYSIWYG.
A:
Looks like you can make that a permanent setting TextEdit -> Preferences... and then click the 'Open and Save' tab and you'll see a checkbox to check to turn on 'Ignore rich text commands in HTML files' when opening a new file.
–from old comment by Ian C
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5b22b415b106202b126224c7290dafda6c2507a5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Customize Quick Look to allow me to view .yml files I would like to use "space" to preview *.yml files directly out of the finder on Mac OS X.
I think I have to tell finder to launch the text file quick view handler for files with that type and this has something to do with universal type identifiers (UTI.)
But that's as far as I was able to get.
Can anyone give me the magic formula? Thanks!!
A: Most of these didn't work for me.
This did: https://github.com/sbarex/SourceCodeSyntaxHighlight
Really excellent, worked immediately, lots of options.
| Q: Customize Quick Look to allow me to view .yml files I would like to use "space" to preview *.yml files directly out of the finder on Mac OS X.
I think I have to tell finder to launch the text file quick view handler for files with that type and this has something to do with universal type identifiers (UTI.)
But that's as far as I was able to get.
Can anyone give me the magic formula? Thanks!!
A: Most of these didn't work for me.
This did: https://github.com/sbarex/SourceCodeSyntaxHighlight
Really excellent, worked immediately, lots of options.
A: I use Ciarán Walsh’s TextMate in QuickLook plugin.
This is a TextMate plug-in and a QuickLook generator which renders QuickLook previews (for certain filetypes) using the TextMate syntax highlighter. Currently it’s configured to highlight Perl, PHP, Ruby, Shell, C headers and Obj-C(++). Note: this effectively sets up TextMate as a server for the syntax highlighting, so it won’t work unless TM is running (QuickLook will just fall back to the standard preview if it’s not).
Here is a convenience link to download the plugin and you can read more about it on Ciarán's web page.
This is what it looks like when I QuickLook a .yml file:
A: I've had great luck with the free QLStephen plugin for Quick Look. It displays lots of other plaintext formats.
To preview YAML files with this plugin these additional steps need to be followed after plugin installation.
You can get it here.
A: You can use the QLStephen plugin as mentioned but you will need to edit it as described in the project's issue tracker: https://github.com/whomwah/qlstephen/issues/23#issuecomment-21769063
Basically:
*
*Open the ~/Library/QuickLook/QLStephen.qlgenerator/Contents/Info.plist file in a text editor
*Add the UTI public.yaml to the key LSItemContentTypes
*Run qlmanage -r to reload the service
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e76a7e8903fec6268ad3e9c82d14688ed3889b2b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to increase keyboard key repeat rate on OS X? I know how to set the key repeat rate using System Preferences > Keyboard but it looks that the fastest settings is not enough.
Is there any way to speed up even more?
I do not know if others encountered the same issue, but I'm using a MacBook Pro, model 2010.
A: You can also change the preference keys by running the following in Terminal:
defaults write -g InitialKeyRepeat -int 10 # normal minimum is 15 (225 ms)
defaults write -g KeyRepeat -int 1 # normal minimum is 2 (30 ms)
The changes aren't applied until you log out and back in. KeyRepeat can't be set between 2 (30 ms) and 1 (15 ms) though.
I also use KeyRemap4MacBook. I've set the repeat rates to 40 ms and the initial repeat rates to 150 ms.
| Q: How to increase keyboard key repeat rate on OS X? I know how to set the key repeat rate using System Preferences > Keyboard but it looks that the fastest settings is not enough.
Is there any way to speed up even more?
I do not know if others encountered the same issue, but I'm using a MacBook Pro, model 2010.
A: You can also change the preference keys by running the following in Terminal:
defaults write -g InitialKeyRepeat -int 10 # normal minimum is 15 (225 ms)
defaults write -g KeyRepeat -int 1 # normal minimum is 2 (30 ms)
The changes aren't applied until you log out and back in. KeyRepeat can't be set between 2 (30 ms) and 1 (15 ms) though.
I also use KeyRemap4MacBook. I've set the repeat rates to 40 ms and the initial repeat rates to 150 ms.
A: I just discovered that I had KeyRemap4MacBook installed and inside this application you have lots of low level settings for key repeat.
Now I'm happy with 400ms initial repeat time and 20ms repeat wait.
A: Old post, but this may help someone: If you are using the "Karabiner app" (https://pqrs.org/osx/karabiner/) which is a third party app commonly used to remap keys (or make OS X keyboard mimic some of Windows keyboards behaviors) it will bypass your OS X configurations.
If you are using it, to increase your keyboard rate you should go to the app and on the second tab ("Key Repeat") you'll find the option Repeat Rate. Changing that will render immediate effect and, as far as I can tell, it's the only way to get the repeat rate changed when using this app.
A: @user495470's answer is great for native apps, but for whatever reason, it appears to have messed up key repeat for me in XQuartz windows. To work around the issue, I initially ran this in the terminal:
xset r rate <initial wait> <number of repeated strokes per second>
Leaving off the last 2 arguments will reset the system defaults.
I read that you have to run this command every time you run XQuartz anew, but when I put it in my login script, it caused the system to hang on shutdown (until I killed the hung xset commands) and on startup, so I discovered that a better way to change the key repeat setting is to first disable the little bubble menu that appears above a typed character upon press & hold, e.g. hold down the a key and you are presented with a bubble containing alternate 'a' characters with various umlauts, accents, etc..:
defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false
Then run the key repeat commands:
defaults write -g InitialKeyRepeat -int 10 # normal minimum is 15 (225 ms)
defaults write -g KeyRepeat -int 1 # normal minimum is 2 (30 ms)
If you do it this way, key repeats will work in XQuartz windows without needing to run xset r # #.
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fcbcf85d477d5e9fa64c209239268846c2da499b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Remapping keys to match Windows I'm completely new to the Mac and I have a whole lot of problems with the shortcuts etc.
Is it possible to remap the keys to match my windows expirience? For example I'd like to have CTRL+C, CTRL+V as Copy & Paste.
A: The best solution I found was the free KeyRemap4MacBook utility -- it lets you change the keyboard in many ways. My personal modifications (for the MacBook Air 2012 model):
*
*"fn + cursor left/right" for Home/End and "fn + up/down" for PgUp/PgDown, via For PC Users: Use PC Style Home/End, Use PC Style PageUp/PageDown
*switching the function keys to work like on "PC" notebooks, i.e. F1-F12 without modifier and "fn + Fx" for the screen brightness etc changes, via Functional Keys to F1..F12 plus Fn+F1..F12 to Functional Keys.
| Q: Remapping keys to match Windows I'm completely new to the Mac and I have a whole lot of problems with the shortcuts etc.
Is it possible to remap the keys to match my windows expirience? For example I'd like to have CTRL+C, CTRL+V as Copy & Paste.
A: The best solution I found was the free KeyRemap4MacBook utility -- it lets you change the keyboard in many ways. My personal modifications (for the MacBook Air 2012 model):
*
*"fn + cursor left/right" for Home/End and "fn + up/down" for PgUp/PgDown, via For PC Users: Use PC Style Home/End, Use PC Style PageUp/PageDown
*switching the function keys to work like on "PC" notebooks, i.e. F1-F12 without modifier and "fn + Fx" for the screen brightness etc changes, via Functional Keys to F1..F12 plus Fn+F1..F12 to Functional Keys.
A: What I recommend for you is remapping the keys so that pressing the Control button on your keyboard tells you computer that you're pressing command. That way, you can use the button you're used to automatically without having to set up each shortcut you want. Here's how:
Go to System Preferences (in your Applications folder) and click Keyboard. Go to the Keyboard tab and click the Modifier Keys... button.
Select your keyboard from the Select keyboard... menu.
To give yourself a Windows-like experience, do the following:
In the first menu, Leave Caps Lock alone.
Set the second menu to Command so that the line reads like this: Control (^) Key: ⌘ Command
Change the third menu to Option.
Change the fourth menu to Control.
With this setup, pressing the Control button will make the computer think you've pressed Command. So, any shortcut that says command-v will work when you press control-v. The option key behaves like the alt key. The command button works as the control key usually does on a Mac. You can use it for things such as right-clicking.
Hope this works for you!
A: You can also try Karabiner Elements, a more complete tool for remapping keys
A: go to system preferences --> Keyboard --> Keyboard Shortcut from left windows choose Application Shortcut and in the below of right window press + button and in Application choose All application and in menu title choose Copy and in keyboard shortcut press ctrl+c and do the same thing for paste shortcut.
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91134914f6f7ca8abc9af13649b1ffc37dcada00 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Which graphics chip on MacBook Pro? My MacBook Pro has two graphics chips and automatically switches between them. How can I tell which one is currently in use? I'm just curious really; it's plenty fast enough whatever it's doing by default!
A: gfxCardStatus is a free app that lives in your menu bar. When you click it, it tells you which graphics card you're using. It also has a beta feature that lets you manually switch to one or the other.
Hope it serves you well.
| Q: Which graphics chip on MacBook Pro? My MacBook Pro has two graphics chips and automatically switches between them. How can I tell which one is currently in use? I'm just curious really; it's plenty fast enough whatever it's doing by default!
A: gfxCardStatus is a free app that lives in your menu bar. When you click it, it tells you which graphics card you're using. It also has a beta feature that lets you manually switch to one or the other.
Hope it serves you well.
A: You don't need to use separate software to check which graphics are being used.
Such information is provided by the System Profiler of OS X which you can access in two ways:
*
*Menubar → Apple → ⌥-click System Information) → Graphics/Displays
*Terminal:
system_profiler SPDisplaysDataType
Only one GPU has the extra section "Displays, Color LCD". This GPU is the one that is currently in use.
e.g. In the first picture discrete graphics (ATI Radeon HD) are being used. In the second, integrated graphics (Intel HD 3000) are being used.
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71a53b59fd2cc923fb974658c54dcebd66f868e2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why is Safari displaying scrambled graphics? When I click on "new tab" in safari, I see this flicker often as a new tab is opening:
Any idea why this is? It seems to be a scrambled cache of my graphics card... (In case you're wondering, the sushi stuff is from my iOS game, Nippon.)
A: This isn't so much a Safari problem as it is an OS X / hardware one. I'm going to guess that you have Intel or Nvidia graphics on a MacBook (Pro).
It's well-documented; there are lots of people with these issues (including myself). As far as I've found, you can't fix it. Just restart or wait it out.
Sorry I can't be more useful.
| Q: Why is Safari displaying scrambled graphics? When I click on "new tab" in safari, I see this flicker often as a new tab is opening:
Any idea why this is? It seems to be a scrambled cache of my graphics card... (In case you're wondering, the sushi stuff is from my iOS game, Nippon.)
A: This isn't so much a Safari problem as it is an OS X / hardware one. I'm going to guess that you have Intel or Nvidia graphics on a MacBook (Pro).
It's well-documented; there are lots of people with these issues (including myself). As far as I've found, you can't fix it. Just restart or wait it out.
Sorry I can't be more useful.
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928483dedc61d4eec762a2773195a5fd29a01876 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to change Cmd+Tab on OS X to make it behave like on Windows or Linux?
Possible Duplicate:
Best app to switch between all open windows (Witch alternatives)
I'm looking for a way of making the window switching behave more like on Windows, to switch to last open Window instead of switching to the next.
A: You will need to buy another app. Two I know of are
Witch
Optimal Layout
Or get used to Apple's way which is use Exposé
| Q: How to change Cmd+Tab on OS X to make it behave like on Windows or Linux?
Possible Duplicate:
Best app to switch between all open windows (Witch alternatives)
I'm looking for a way of making the window switching behave more like on Windows, to switch to last open Window instead of switching to the next.
A: You will need to buy another app. Two I know of are
Witch
Optimal Layout
Or get used to Apple's way which is use Exposé
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6127eddf31f4df8681cbbce7394c3614a1315b73 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I feed spoofed video to sites like omegle.com that require a connected camera? Sites like omegle.com want video from my connected camera, but I don't
have one. How can I feed omegle.com (a Flash app) a spoofed video feed
(eg, a static picture, mp4 file, etc?)
A: iGlasses is one way to do this. It shows up as a camera on websites, and you can play a video or show an image by dragging it into the effects tab.
| Q: Can I feed spoofed video to sites like omegle.com that require a connected camera? Sites like omegle.com want video from my connected camera, but I don't
have one. How can I feed omegle.com (a Flash app) a spoofed video feed
(eg, a static picture, mp4 file, etc?)
A: iGlasses is one way to do this. It shows up as a camera on websites, and you can play a video or show an image by dragging it into the effects tab.
A: Theres a free application called ManyCam, I've used it on Facebook and ChatRoulette to display a picture or movie file instead of my iSight.
A: CamTwist creates "pseudo-video" devices for lots of different things, so you could display your desktop or any subset of it, or other content you choose. CamTwist's feature set is likely very similar to Ryan Sharp's suggestion for ManyCam.
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53e698b11c99be6845e6845bb7ba3cbd4154c4ea | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I remove duplicate "Open With" context menu items in Finder.app? For whatever reason, the "Open With" context menu in Finder is always listing every app four times (exactly).
I've also used Onyx.app to clear user and system caches, but I'm still left with four repetitions of each app under the "Open With" service. I have restarted the system a few times just to be sure it was not some temporary corruption of the list.
I'm running OS X 10.6.6 on a 2011 17" MacBook Pro with a recent fresh install of OS X (i.e. I didn't use Migration Assistant.app or a Time Machine backup).
*
*no external or network drives mounted (including any time machine destinations)
*Same list of duplicate apps if I create a new user account
How can I fix this so one app shows?
A: After running lsregister (as mentioned in https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/10615/24322), relaunch the finder. (To do this, do an Option + Right Mouse Click on the Finder icon in the dock, then select "relaunch".)
| Q: How do I remove duplicate "Open With" context menu items in Finder.app? For whatever reason, the "Open With" context menu in Finder is always listing every app four times (exactly).
I've also used Onyx.app to clear user and system caches, but I'm still left with four repetitions of each app under the "Open With" service. I have restarted the system a few times just to be sure it was not some temporary corruption of the list.
I'm running OS X 10.6.6 on a 2011 17" MacBook Pro with a recent fresh install of OS X (i.e. I didn't use Migration Assistant.app or a Time Machine backup).
*
*no external or network drives mounted (including any time machine destinations)
*Same list of duplicate apps if I create a new user account
How can I fix this so one app shows?
A: After running lsregister (as mentioned in https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/10615/24322), relaunch the finder. (To do this, do an Option + Right Mouse Click on the Finder icon in the dock, then select "relaunch".)
A: For a quicker and easy-to-remember way, you can alias the command shown in the top answer into lscleanup like so:
# Clean up LaunchServices to remove duplicates in the “Open With” menu.
alias lscleanup="/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user && killall Finder"`
Add that to your .aliases file (or any other file that runs when you open Terminal) and you won't have to remember that convoluted command ever again.
A: You can’t always run this with sudo.
/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user
That alone didn't fix things for me. It wasn't until I ran the above command plainly (using my user account privileges and not root/sudo permissions) that the problem was solved on my Mac.
A: This worked for me:
/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/\
LaunchServices.framework/Support/\
lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user
killall Finder
This is the bare minimum -- no extra commands, mouse clicking, aliases, or third-party applications. I borrowed it from the other answers, but I made it readable in less than 80 columns!
A: Since this problem happens at System Level, I'm not sure if these steps will do any difference.
I assume that, like you've said, you've rebuilt your LaunchDatabase. Just in case:
You can try the Command Line version of the above (In a terminal):
/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user
Additionally, Default Apps is a nice and free System Preference pane to control default apps (based upon extension, type, etc.) You can pretty much see and associate everything from there. It should at least give you a hint whether the problem is in the association or the finder is doing something funky.
When did this start happening? Did you install something? I see you have Xcode 4, did you get it from the App Store or you have a Developer Profile and got it via direct download? Was this happening before? Does this happen with every type of file or only some specific ones?
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13c74c4cfa3eb1ac5d5981e7763c2033a3808d17 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Does the iPad 2 have a TV Out? Can someone help me get started on showing iPad 2 videos (and possibly photos) easily on my TV?
A: Yes. http://www.apple.com/ipad/specs/
*
*Video mirroring and video out
support: Up to 1080p with Apple
Digital AV Adapter or Apple VGA
Adapter (cables sold separately)
*Video out support at 576p and 480p
with Apple Component AV Cable; 576i
and 480i with Apple Composite AV
Cable
| Q: Does the iPad 2 have a TV Out? Can someone help me get started on showing iPad 2 videos (and possibly photos) easily on my TV?
A: Yes. http://www.apple.com/ipad/specs/
*
*Video mirroring and video out
support: Up to 1080p with Apple
Digital AV Adapter or Apple VGA
Adapter (cables sold separately)
*Video out support at 576p and 480p
with Apple Component AV Cable; 576i
and 480i with Apple Composite AV
Cable
| apple | {
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5513a0604499da1e12a5c1466cf224caa175fd62 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is it bad that my MacBook Air is passing me electricity? Whenever my MacBook Air is connected to the AC power and I have my hands on the palm rest, I feel it passes some electricity to me. If I unplug it from the AC power it stops doing that.
This has recently became obvious, when other people can feel this tingling by touching my skin after I've been working for a while.
I have two questions:
1- Is this normal in unibody Macs?
2- Is this harmful for my health in the long run?
A: I had this with my MBP when I received it. It stopped when I changed the plug to use the one with the ground connection (don't know how it's called exactly). They provovide usually two plugs. A short one, with only two pins and longer one with three pins and connection to the ground. You should use this one.
| Q: Is it bad that my MacBook Air is passing me electricity? Whenever my MacBook Air is connected to the AC power and I have my hands on the palm rest, I feel it passes some electricity to me. If I unplug it from the AC power it stops doing that.
This has recently became obvious, when other people can feel this tingling by touching my skin after I've been working for a while.
I have two questions:
1- Is this normal in unibody Macs?
2- Is this harmful for my health in the long run?
A: I had this with my MBP when I received it. It stopped when I changed the plug to use the one with the ground connection (don't know how it's called exactly). They provovide usually two plugs. A short one, with only two pins and longer one with three pins and connection to the ground. You should use this one.
A: Electrical current passed from e.g. a MacBook Air can be avoided by plugging your Mac into a grounded power outlet. I sometimes get this too when using a non-grounded power outlet.
I am assuming you are referring to being able to sense "vibrations" as you e.g. slowly and lightly move your fingers upwards on the palm rest?
I have found that when I have my Macbook Pro plugged into a non-grounded outlet and I touch something that grounds me - e.g. a radiator, I can feel the vibrations. If I stop touching the radiator, the vibrations cease!
A: had same issue. Bought mba 11 (mid 2011) model and felt this electrostatic flow while charging my mac. Changed it to long cable adapter with ground and problem solved. People that don't experience this kind of issue might have been in a place that already have their power outlet grounded. Also check your power extension if its faulty or try to charge on different power outlet.
A: I had this happen a lot with the TiBooks of about a decade ago but haven't had it with any unibody machines, so I wouldn't say it was normal now, perhaps there's a minor fault with your machine, I can't tell you if it's bad for you or not but I'd recommend you take it back to a store and show them at least.
A: Ok, I can feel it too with my MBP 7,1. It's not harmful for you and should not be in any way harmful for your computer. Ways to stop this:
*
*Try rotating the power adapter (plug it the other way, if this is possible with your power outlets - in some countries it's not).
*Use a grounded cable and socket - The default US/EU adaptors plug does not have a ground, however if you use the extension cable with the charger, you will use the ground pin of the charger (ground pin is the metal ring, you can see when you remove the adapter, just above the serial number).
*A very easy (and ugly) solution would be to ground the macbook itself - just tape a naked strand wire to the alu shell and the other end to a ground (by ground I mean ground).
A: If you think your mac is giving you an electric shock while plugged into the mains then you need to unplug it from the mains and not plug it in again until you've been to an Apple store (or other reputable computer repair place) and had it tested.
This is absolutely not normal and potentially very unsafe. In fact consider that a default position for any consumer electronics you interact with. Electric shocks are not normal!
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711139bc2663ebe1f59c526bdbdc3d9d21b5401d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I synchronize contacts with Google? How can I download (also, possibly upload from my iPhone) contacts of my Google account?
A: On your iPhone, you can set up an Exchange account, and enable Contacts synchronization.
Assuming you're on Mac OS X, you can also set up Google Synchronization with Address Book app and Contact synchronization with iTunes.
I've had issue with the former concerning the addresses, the city, postal code, etc. fields weren't correctly mapped. YMMV. On the plus side, the modification made to either Gmail or the iPhone are immediately applied to the other.
The second works fine for me, the downside is that you have to connect your iPhone to your computer when you want to share the modifications you made to the contacts.
| Q: How can I synchronize contacts with Google? How can I download (also, possibly upload from my iPhone) contacts of my Google account?
A: On your iPhone, you can set up an Exchange account, and enable Contacts synchronization.
Assuming you're on Mac OS X, you can also set up Google Synchronization with Address Book app and Contact synchronization with iTunes.
I've had issue with the former concerning the addresses, the city, postal code, etc. fields weren't correctly mapped. YMMV. On the plus side, the modification made to either Gmail or the iPhone are immediately applied to the other.
The second works fine for me, the downside is that you have to connect your iPhone to your computer when you want to share the modifications you made to the contacts.
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a90bcbc79298131bb3a410b308f8757b673364de | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is this possible to improve boot time? Is there a way to accelerate the boot process? Can we disable some (rarely used or not useful) services?
A: I do not know of a way of shortening the actual boot time: from power on to login dialog window. You might however be able to shorten your login time by removing items from your login items list.
You can find the list of user login items here: System Preferences → Accounts → → Login items.
Remove stuff that has been added there that you do not want. Use some common sense though. E.g. if you use a calendar app that notifies you of appointments, it might be a bad idea to remove the calendar helper app from your list of login items.
| Q: Is this possible to improve boot time? Is there a way to accelerate the boot process? Can we disable some (rarely used or not useful) services?
A: I do not know of a way of shortening the actual boot time: from power on to login dialog window. You might however be able to shorten your login time by removing items from your login items list.
You can find the list of user login items here: System Preferences → Accounts → → Login items.
Remove stuff that has been added there that you do not want. Use some common sense though. E.g. if you use a calendar app that notifies you of appointments, it might be a bad idea to remove the calendar helper app from your list of login items.
A: Give yourself something to watch while booting and it will appear to be quicker.
sudo nvram boot-args="-v"
A: This article (that I wrote) explains how to improve login speed by staggering the launch of your startup items.
It may or may not apply to your particular situation, but it frequently helps.
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e63b3e84176da022e8e79d9ed1b6a635ceebfcfd | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Will I automatically get lifetime FREE updates if I buy an iPhone app? If I buy a paid iPhone app, will I be able to get free updates for the rest of the lifetime of that app or should I pay later for the updates?
What's the norm? Can you perhaps give 1-2 examples?
A: Not entirely. The App Store doesn't allow for paid upgrades of the same application, say v1.0 to v1.1. But there is little to stop a developer from releasing the next version of an app as a separate purchase, v1.1 to v2.0.
| Q: Will I automatically get lifetime FREE updates if I buy an iPhone app? If I buy a paid iPhone app, will I be able to get free updates for the rest of the lifetime of that app or should I pay later for the updates?
What's the norm? Can you perhaps give 1-2 examples?
A: Not entirely. The App Store doesn't allow for paid upgrades of the same application, say v1.0 to v1.1. But there is little to stop a developer from releasing the next version of an app as a separate purchase, v1.1 to v2.0.
A: Typically free. They can make an new version; that happened a lot when the iPad came out.
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5043e7d7f0b27b3f627b2c4f6ce9f252284a66ee | Apple Stackexchange
Q: how to know imac crash reason last day i put my mac on the whole night for downloading xcode.however today i noticed that it is shutdown in the morning.i used the "last" command to know when it was shutdown.it is showing time 11:00am and a word crash besides.how can i know the reason for this crash.is there any tool or utility to know the reason.is there any log of it stored in mac
A: Use Mac OS X's Console (found in /Applications/Utilities) to monitor your system logs by filtering their contents.
Check first system.log and console.log. Logs display their information in reverse chronological order, scroll down to reach content around 11:00am.
| Q: how to know imac crash reason last day i put my mac on the whole night for downloading xcode.however today i noticed that it is shutdown in the morning.i used the "last" command to know when it was shutdown.it is showing time 11:00am and a word crash besides.how can i know the reason for this crash.is there any tool or utility to know the reason.is there any log of it stored in mac
A: Use Mac OS X's Console (found in /Applications/Utilities) to monitor your system logs by filtering their contents.
Check first system.log and console.log. Logs display their information in reverse chronological order, scroll down to reach content around 11:00am.
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2a0afdd201cd4649436d2077debf775f44e91447 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Hard drive read only access with Mac I have an external usb hard drive that I used to connect on my old PC laptop. There are some files I created with the laptop on this hard drive.
Now, I can only read those files with my Mac notebook
I can't write any file on the hard dirve.
How can I enable write access on my hard drive ?
A: You need to install 3rd-party software for this, by default OS X just support reading NTFS, not writing.
Download and install MacFUSE and NTFS-3G.
| Q: Hard drive read only access with Mac I have an external usb hard drive that I used to connect on my old PC laptop. There are some files I created with the laptop on this hard drive.
Now, I can only read those files with my Mac notebook
I can't write any file on the hard dirve.
How can I enable write access on my hard drive ?
A: You need to install 3rd-party software for this, by default OS X just support reading NTFS, not writing.
Download and install MacFUSE and NTFS-3G.
A: Depending on how many files you have on your external drive and how much space you have on your MacBook, you can also just copy all the files on the external drive to a temporary folder on your MacBook. Then use Disk Utility to format the drive for OS X (wont be readable by Windows machines, but will be able to use with Time Machine) or FAT32 (4GB size limit for each file). Then copy the files back to the external drive and delete the temporary folder you created on your MacBook.
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1af9231f8f79a8320b972d460c3b997d48ec660e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I sync Outlook 2011 and Google Calendar? I am using Outlook 2011 for Mac (the office uses Exchange) and have some Google Calendars I am using for home. How do I get 2-way sync working between Outlook and Google? I could do this with iCal but its Exchange support is sorely lacking and therefore not an option.
A: I don't believe this feature is available yet (ever?). You may be able to get this going by having Outlook sync with your iCal, and have iCal sync with your Google cal. Even that though, (Outlook sync with iCal) isn't available yet, and probably the biggest gripe Mac users have with Outlook ATM. I wouldn't be too surprised if there's a 3rd party plugin or piece of software that will do that for you by now. Honestly though, I think you're out of luck.
| Q: How do I sync Outlook 2011 and Google Calendar? I am using Outlook 2011 for Mac (the office uses Exchange) and have some Google Calendars I am using for home. How do I get 2-way sync working between Outlook and Google? I could do this with iCal but its Exchange support is sorely lacking and therefore not an option.
A: I don't believe this feature is available yet (ever?). You may be able to get this going by having Outlook sync with your iCal, and have iCal sync with your Google cal. Even that though, (Outlook sync with iCal) isn't available yet, and probably the biggest gripe Mac users have with Outlook ATM. I wouldn't be too surprised if there's a 3rd party plugin or piece of software that will do that for you by now. Honestly though, I think you're out of luck.
A: I finally found a work around to synchronize Outlook 2011 with Google Calendar!
First I set up Sync Services to sync my Outlook 2011 calendar to iCal calendar. I make sure that I have all the categories that I want to have in my Outlook and create some event for each category so that it gets created in the iCal calendar as well.
Then I downloaded this software called "Spanning Sync 3", installed it and set it up with my Google account (Spanning Sync is a paid software with a 15 day trial if you want to try it first). After that, I can do the setup for syncing the iCal with the Google Calendar by mapping the categories in iCal to the categories in the Google account.
What happens is that when you create, modify or delete an event in Outlook, this event gets synced to iCal which in turn gets picked up by Spanning Sync and syncs to Google Calendar. Similarly, any changes in Google Calendar gets synced to iCal via Spanning Sync which in turn gets synced back to Outlook. This solution does not involve CalDAV to sync to Google Calendar.
Hope this will help someone else out there :)
A: one way sync is possible, but I didn’t hear for 2 way sync between Outlook 2011 & Google Calendars. Recently I had posted a blog for synchronization of Mac Outlook calendars to Google calendar, you can try this method once. And as I am hoping somehow it will assist you.
Source Blog Link: http://mailtroubleshooter.tumblr.com/post/109556653818/how-to-sync-mac-outlook-calendar-with-google
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c5a365eb36c0f0330a6763cb4a9fd9e7a79f8f6b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Change iPad keyboard by modifying system files I want to access the iPad system files on my computer, so that I can modify them to change one of the iPad keyboards to support my language.
However, when I plug the iPad to my Windows 7 PC, Windows opens it as a storage device with only some wallpaper. I can't see any system files.
How do I access the system and content files for the iPad?
A: Jailbreak your iPad using http://evasi0n.com and you will have total access to the filesystem.
| Q: Change iPad keyboard by modifying system files I want to access the iPad system files on my computer, so that I can modify them to change one of the iPad keyboards to support my language.
However, when I plug the iPad to my Windows 7 PC, Windows opens it as a storage device with only some wallpaper. I can't see any system files.
How do I access the system and content files for the iPad?
A: Jailbreak your iPad using http://evasi0n.com and you will have total access to the filesystem.
A: A certain number of custom keyboards are available on the App Store... maybe this could be the easiest solution for you.
A: To access the file system on an iPad you will need to jailbreak it. Then you can install ssh and use that to access the filesystem. This guide provides some details.
The reason that you aren't able to see the system files on the iPad when you simply connect it to your computer is because you aren't meant to. Apple hides all of the internal system details to keep the iPad a simple to use consumer device. Most people don't need to modify or even see the system files. Before heading straight for the system internals, consider there may be a simpler way to achieve your goal.
A: You will definitely need to jailbreak (which i recommend evasi0n.com for), and then you will probably want to download the cydia app called iFile. iFile allows you to view and edit a wide range of files directly from your iPad. It costs some money but it is worth it.
If you're looking for something free or need to manage the files from you computer i recommend PhoneBrowse by iMobie.com.
A: The recommended approach is to add the keyboard for the desired language by enabling it within the Settings app. On your iPad, go to Settings app → General → Keyboard → Keyboards → Add New Keyboard..., and select the keyboard of your choice. Of late, iOS has evolved to include support for a wide variety of languages and this approach should be taken first.
The intended approach as discussed in the question is neither possible and straightforward, nor is it recommended for attempting to add support for a new language in your iPad keyboard. Also, it isn't advisable to jailbreak your iOS device just for the sake for changing keyboard language.
Additionally, starting with iOS 8, Apple has enabled support for 3rd-party keyboard apps. A lot of such apps are now available on the App Store, and you should be able to find the one that fits your requirements. Alternatively, you can also write your own keyboard app that best suits your needs.
You can Learn more about keyboard settings by reading this Apple Support article, About the keyboards settings on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
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b8fa8e7831100c1f64c5e5a604b121d20de7f2a7 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I tell when Turbo Boost is active on my MacBook? I have one of the core i7 MacBooks, and I'm wondering if there is a way to see when Turbo Boost is active (other than the fact that the laptop gets really hot and the fan kicks on).
I use iStat to monitor CPU activity, but that doesn't show Turbo Boost activity.
A: Check out the Intel Power Gadget. It provides info about the processor frequency in GHz and Processor Power in W.
| Q: How can I tell when Turbo Boost is active on my MacBook? I have one of the core i7 MacBooks, and I'm wondering if there is a way to see when Turbo Boost is active (other than the fact that the laptop gets really hot and the fan kicks on).
I use iStat to monitor CPU activity, but that doesn't show Turbo Boost activity.
A: Check out the Intel Power Gadget. It provides info about the processor frequency in GHz and Processor Power in W.
A: there's 2 utilities that could provide that info,
*
*one from Intel called MacCPUID (http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/download-maccpuid/)
*other called CPU-X (http://netkas.org/?p=72) rather outdated
Hope this helps.
Karl
A: with a mac pro13" 2013 retina (2.4GHz, 2.9GHz turbo boost) this works and I can clearly see turbo boost kicking in with very tight numerical code and taking the cpu up to 2.88GHz. With this code I am getting ~ 10.22Gflops from a single core using SSE (peak would be 11.6Gflops at 2.9GHz)
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d58cd23418c068c8181977627a5b5adf532f175c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can Firefox 4 and Firefox 3.6.15 coexist on the same OSX machine? Firefox 4 is out and I'm a little bit worried about the lack of compatibility of my loved Addons on this new version.
Can I install Firefox 4 to try it without the need to upgrade the 3.6.15 version?
A: Yes, you can have both versions. In fact you can install the new Firefox in your home directory's Application folder (and it will be only accessible with your account). If you don't have ~/Applications folder, you can create it (and Finder will mark it with the same icon as the /Applications one). Note that you cannot use both versions simultaneously. You can also rename the Firefox.app to Firefox 4.app, and install it in /Applications - it'll work flawlesly.
ps. I prefer the first method - Install applications that I'm testing in my home Applications folder, and when I'm sure they're ok, move them/replace application in /Applications.
| Q: Can Firefox 4 and Firefox 3.6.15 coexist on the same OSX machine? Firefox 4 is out and I'm a little bit worried about the lack of compatibility of my loved Addons on this new version.
Can I install Firefox 4 to try it without the need to upgrade the 3.6.15 version?
A: Yes, you can have both versions. In fact you can install the new Firefox in your home directory's Application folder (and it will be only accessible with your account). If you don't have ~/Applications folder, you can create it (and Finder will mark it with the same icon as the /Applications one). Note that you cannot use both versions simultaneously. You can also rename the Firefox.app to Firefox 4.app, and install it in /Applications - it'll work flawlesly.
ps. I prefer the first method - Install applications that I'm testing in my home Applications folder, and when I'm sure they're ok, move them/replace application in /Applications.
A: OS X: Install and Run Firefox 3 and Firefox 4 on the Same Computer | Mozilla Firefox | Tech-Recipes
Or just make copies of ~/Library/Preferences/org.mozilla.firefox.plist and ~/Library/Application Support/Firefox/.
A: Once you install it in separate directories, you can in fact run them both simultaneously.
It just takes a little Firefox flags magic as explained here in this article.
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a224a866c245c93ba91a6226b69462caa0c740fe | Apple Stackexchange
Q: fast forward a video with keyboard I have tried ⌥+→ and ⌘+→, but no luck. Instead iTunes jumps to the next video podcast.
Is there a way to fast forward ?
A: 5 secs forward:
⌘+⌥+→
| Q: fast forward a video with keyboard I have tried ⌥+→ and ⌘+→, but no luck. Instead iTunes jumps to the next video podcast.
Is there a way to fast forward ?
A: 5 secs forward:
⌘+⌥+→
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bf6bc9c4b67804f7030a68c17a9a04ff3eda2a13 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Alternative for Notepad++? I really love Notepad++ and I haven't found an alternative for it yet. TextMate and TextWrangler aren't quite there yet. Specifically, two things that I want that are not in TextMate:
*
*variable highlighting
*bracket highlighting
Can you suggest an alternative editor for OS X?
A: It's not clear from your question what exactly you're missing -- I use Notepad++ on the PC and find both TextMate and TextWrangler to be reasonable replacements -- but you'll likely appreciate either TextWrangler's big brother BBEdit 9 or, if you can put up with its alpha nature, Sublime Text 2.
| Q: Alternative for Notepad++? I really love Notepad++ and I haven't found an alternative for it yet. TextMate and TextWrangler aren't quite there yet. Specifically, two things that I want that are not in TextMate:
*
*variable highlighting
*bracket highlighting
Can you suggest an alternative editor for OS X?
A: It's not clear from your question what exactly you're missing -- I use Notepad++ on the PC and find both TextMate and TextWrangler to be reasonable replacements -- but you'll likely appreciate either TextWrangler's big brother BBEdit 9 or, if you can put up with its alpha nature, Sublime Text 2.
A: Sublime Text 2 seems to be the real powerhouse for people that are not satisfied with the heavy guns of Mac editors:
*
*BBEdit is now on version 10 and "still doesn't suck" (you mentioned it's free mini incarnation - TextWrangler)
*TextMate (either the venerable v.1 or the long unfinished but now open sourced v.2)
Marco Arment did a nice job of rounding up not only the why but some other editors to consider with Chocolat leading the pack behind ST/BB.
A: I've recently started using Atom - it's modern, lightweight, and does a metric buttload of different things.
A: You should also take a look at Sublime 2, even if it is stll in public alpha, and Smultron. Smultron also had a Freeware Spin-Off called 'Fraise' which is now discontinued.
A: One of my former colleagues swears by jEdit - cross-platform, flexible, and friendly.
A: Editra on Mac is free, open-source, highly configurable and offers bracket highlighting. I don't think it offers variable highlighting however.
All in all, it's my favorite simple text editor and viewer on Mac.
A: Ive had the same dilemma. I mostly use TextWrangler, but the interface is archaic. You could try Kod, which has tabs and other nicetities.
A: If you use java(not java script) there is something called eclipse. It has a built in compiler. A Couple tutorial and you will have mastered it!
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c6a4201cd86d0cdb6ed5b25d719d28018bbe8baf | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What is the best device to test an iOS application on? I just enrolled as an iOS developer. I now need a device to test my app on a real device and not solely on the simulator.
The iPod Touch seems to be the cheapest option. Will this be enough to test my apps? Or would it be better to buy an iPad, iPhone 3G[S] or iPhone 4?
What device would you get to test?
A: That totally depends on the apps you want to do.
Do they need GPS localization? A microphone? Front or back cameras? Hi-res camera?
Besides, you can't test an iPad app on the iPhone, so you'll need an iPad no matter what.
Edit:
According to the comment, an iPod Touch would be enough for you.
| Q: What is the best device to test an iOS application on? I just enrolled as an iOS developer. I now need a device to test my app on a real device and not solely on the simulator.
The iPod Touch seems to be the cheapest option. Will this be enough to test my apps? Or would it be better to buy an iPad, iPhone 3G[S] or iPhone 4?
What device would you get to test?
A: That totally depends on the apps you want to do.
Do they need GPS localization? A microphone? Front or back cameras? Hi-res camera?
Besides, you can't test an iPad app on the iPhone, so you'll need an iPad no matter what.
Edit:
According to the comment, an iPod Touch would be enough for you.
A: As a developer and a designer I want to get my hands on every platform my software may be used on. For iOS I test on iPad, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and the simulator. But I only own an iPad and a 3GS, the others I borrow. I think it is also important to watch other people interact with my software using the different devices. These smart devices serve such different purposes for people that their expectations of how software should work on them varies widely.
I recommend asking around and finding some friends who own and regularly use these devices to help test your software.
A: If you plan on supporting any older devices in the market, you need to acquire the oldest slowest device which you plan on supporting, preferable one not upgraded beyond the oldest OS version which you plan on supporting. Old used iPod Touch's from someplace like eBay might be suitable.
It's also important to test on a newer device running the most current iOS version (and at least two test devices if you want to test with any new iOS beta versions as well as the current release.)
A: If I had to choose one, I would pick the newest iPhone because:
*
*It's the only one that got all features and you can try anything you need in it
*It have always been where most of the units (and money) are
*It's generally easier to adapt things from iPhone to iPad than the other way around
As others said, there's a lot more to it than picking one and I do agree with the opinions already expressed. Of course it's better to know which features you need and adapt to your own requirements.
But if I'd had to choose only one to begin with, it's the iPhone.
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a883345e25d1be963d15de9ad51ab328d44e4109 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Method for Combining Multiple Word Documents into One? Are there any methods for combining multiple Word documents into one big document in Mac?
A: Insert > File. You have to do it one at a time, but it appears to work.
| Q: Method for Combining Multiple Word Documents into One? Are there any methods for combining multiple Word documents into one big document in Mac?
A: Insert > File. You have to do it one at a time, but it appears to work.
A: Use Automator. It has a "Combine Word Documents" option as one of its premade Document Library items.
A: In MS Word 2011 for Mac, no, there is no method for combining MULTIPLE files into one big document at the same time. You can, however, combine the files one at a time. Here's what you do: Click INSERT / FILE, and follow the prompts to insert one file at a time.
A: In Word 15.40 (Office 2016 Mac), I've successfully merged multiple files into one with this process:
*
*Open a new document and use the View menu > Master Document option.
*Open up a Finder window to the directory containing your files
*Click and drag files into the new document. This should copy the contents into the master document.
A: The Automator approach should work, but returns an error.
I found a workaround: Nisus, another word processor for the mac, let's you simply drag in .docx files from the finder. I selected 120 files, dragged them in and it was done in three minutes.
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3dcc764d182b2d089a5b055ec08d694b18a140ea | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why isn't iPhone syncing Calendar items with Outlook? I am trying to set up a new (Verizon) iPhone to sync Contacts and Calender entries with Outlook 2007 on a Windows Vista Ultimate PC. The Contacts sync both ways, and calendar entries created in Outlook sync to the phone, but calendar entries created on the phone don't sync back to Outlook. I only have one calendar in Outlook. How can I get the calendar items created on the iPhone to sync back to Outlook?
A: The best troubleshooting I have found for this problem is iPhone, iPad, iPod touch: Troubleshooting contact and calendar syncing via USB on Windows(Apple), mainly due to the fact that it explains how to reset sync history in iTunes, a process that reevaluates the contents of both devices and tries to resync them.
Another good little trick is to try a "Replace data on this iPhone" near the bottom of the info tab, that will wipe the specific data set off the iPhone and replace it with the computers, often a good way to get them talking to each other again.
| Q: Why isn't iPhone syncing Calendar items with Outlook? I am trying to set up a new (Verizon) iPhone to sync Contacts and Calender entries with Outlook 2007 on a Windows Vista Ultimate PC. The Contacts sync both ways, and calendar entries created in Outlook sync to the phone, but calendar entries created on the phone don't sync back to Outlook. I only have one calendar in Outlook. How can I get the calendar items created on the iPhone to sync back to Outlook?
A: The best troubleshooting I have found for this problem is iPhone, iPad, iPod touch: Troubleshooting contact and calendar syncing via USB on Windows(Apple), mainly due to the fact that it explains how to reset sync history in iTunes, a process that reevaluates the contents of both devices and tries to resync them.
Another good little trick is to try a "Replace data on this iPhone" near the bottom of the info tab, that will wipe the specific data set off the iPhone and replace it with the computers, often a good way to get them talking to each other again.
A: http://www.sync-iphone.com/contacts-calendars-email/sync-iphone-with-outlook.html#sync-iphone-with-outlook-two-way
*
*This is unfortunately a one-way synchronization from Outlook to iPhone.
To sync iPhone with Outlook two-way, use Google Calendar Sync
and select 2-way as the Sync option
*This procedure works for both Mac and PC
*Your calendars must be Outlook 2003 or above compatible
*Once you complete the above procedure, your iPhone Contacts will
synchronize every time you connect
your iPhone to your Computer
*In case of any iPhone Contacts synchronization problems, on your
iPhone go to Settings->Safari->Clear
Cookies and restart the Contacts
application (if your iPhone supports
multi-tasking, make sure you have
actually closed the Contacts app)
If this isn't what you want, then you need to sync with an Exchange server, then you can do it in almost real time over the air.
A: I'll share simple solution that worked for me. My iPod Touch was syncing with calendar entries from Outlook 2007, but Outlook 2007 wasn't syncing with appointments entered on my iPod calender. As iPod Touch has same functionality as iPhone 4, I'm guessing the same resolution would work for iPhone also. Reason for discrepancies, was my default Calender on iPod, was set to a different Calendar than Outlook.
Verify "Calendar" is selected in Outlook 2007 under "My Calendars".
On iPod Touch:- Go to - "Settings"
Select - "Mail, Contacts, Calendars"
Move down to - "Calendar" section
Select - "Default Calendar"
Select - "Calendar" under "From My PC" heading (Blue dot)
Now go back to your iPod calendar and select "List" view. Any appointments that don't have the blue dot will need to be modified, as basically only those with blue dot will sync to Outlook 2007.
To Modify in "List" view:- Tap on appointment
Select - "Edit"
Under "Calendar" select "Calendar" "From My PC"
Select "Done" x2 to return to Event Details
Now you're all set. Simply go to iTunes on your PC and "Sync" once again. All should be in order.
A: I would check on your iPhone that the events aren't being added to another calendar. In the calendar app when adding an event there is the option called Calendar which lets you select which calendar events are being added to. I would try creating some test events on your iPhone in different calendars if you have multiple. If events are created in a calendar that syncs over the air (i.e. mobileme, gmail, yahoo) those events won't sync via an iTunes tethered sync. Outlook 2007 is supported to sync by iTunes so they should be syncing both ways. Update to the latest version of iTunes and Outlook 2007 if its not already. If that doesn't work, I would try backing up your data in Outlook, then unchecking that selection to sync calendars with outlook in iTunes, sync and remove the data from the phone when prompted, then check the selection to sync the calendars with Outlook again and syncing the info back to the phone. Create some test events and see if events sync then. Hope this helps
A: Maybe this will help someone having some issues syncing "both ways" with outlook/iphone calendars....
Some background:
My boss got a new iPhone 4 and uses Outlook '03. We were having issues getting his calendar items to sync back and forth, as he used his iPhone on the road/at home, and the Outlook '03 in the office.
*
*Certain events were syncing back and forth, but others weren't. It was partially syncing "both ways".
*He created an iCloud account, and set up his calendars to sync through iCloud, but did not install the iCloud Control Panel for Windows (yet).
*The events that he created on the iPhone were "iCloud home/work" calendar events, as opposed to "PC Calendar events".
So, I went into his iPhone, changed the home/work(green/purple color) back to "PC events (blue). All of the sudden, the events were all syncing both ways. Viola!
So, in final, make sure that with the iPhone 4/4S (iOS5) that you have iCloud set up TOTALLY.
My boss hadn't finished the process of creating his own "iCloud", therefore his iPhone wasn't able to send "iCloud" events to Outlook, because his PC had no clue what to do with iCloud, since the Control Panel wasn't installed.
Now, if you have iCloud control panel set up on your PC/Mac, you should have no problem syncing both ways, but in this case, my boss didn't do his homework on iCloud and the Outlook syncing process.
A: I recently ran into this same exact issue and, with the help from Sampson @ Apple, we worked thru the issue to resolve. Here is what we found.
In a nutshell:
You have a calendar entry, or two or three ..., that are corrupt, in some way, and it/they are affecting all the other items in your calendar syncing properly.
Steps:
Depending on the version of MS Office, the exact menu choices are different.
*
*But, either way, you want to creat a New Folder adjacent (not under) the existing "Calendar" and call it by any name you'd like (e.g.: New Calendar).
*Make sure you set the Folder Contains field to be Calendar Items.
*Now, go back to your original Calendar folder in OUTLOOK and change the view of your calendar to a List view.
*Select ALL of the items in that list
*Right-Click on any of the selected items and drag-n-drop them to your New Calendar folder ... Choose "Move" when given the option of Move or Copy
*Now, Sync your iPhone
*Now, create one new appointment in your ORIGINAL CALENDAR folder in OUTLOOK and Sync your iPhone, again.
*If you see your one new entry, that's a good sign. If not, you're going to have to refer to Apple for more help.
*So, if your one new entry showed up, go back to your NEW CALENDAR folder, put it in List view format, and select SOME items and MOVE them back to the original CALENDAR folder. Sync the iPhone.
*Repeat this so long as these items you're moving back to CALENDAR are showing up on the iPhone. At some point you should come across the calendar item(s) that caused this issue.
HINT: Sort the calendar list by Start Date and do NOT copy/move these items back to the CALENDAR folder if they're stale/dead/defunct/moot.
A: See Pierre-Yves 1 post: https://discussions.apple.com/message/23297197#23297197
This was driving me crazy. Sync between Outlook 2007 and my iphone was working perfectly on ios 6 - I primarily sync Calendar, contacts, and notes.
Then everything went bizerk with ios 7... All of a sudden nothing was getting syncronized, but rather multiple Calendars and Contacts showed up in Outlook 2007. Disabling Calendar, contacts, and Notes in my iphone's icloud settings did the trick. Now I have ONE Calendar and ONE contact list in Outlook, fully in sync with my iphone.
A: Seems like a one way sync.
Its not the first time iv heard of this issue popping up.
You can try to solutions by the users above.
But what I did was sync with a 3rd party Plug-in.
Iv been using EVO Collaborator for several different syncing needs so I was using this for iPhone standard as well. And it has no problems whatsoever.
So I suggest you try out EVO Collaborators free trial version and see if it helps :)
Blogpost : http://outlookandmacosxserver.blogspot.com/2014/10/synchronize-iclouds-contacts-and.html
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a75f654ab9de65193a53c7a79bf412dc31845c7f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What is a good GTD app with cloud sync on iPhone, iPad, and Mac? I am looking for a good GTD (todo/task/project management) app that has cloud sync. I'd like it to be on my iPhone, iPad and Mac. Web app would be nice, too.
OmniFocus is the closest thing I've found but it seems too expensive.
Things don't have clound sync... only WiFi sync is available for Things.
Do you know of any GTD app I'm looking for?
Thanks!
A: Check Wunderlist by 6Wunderkinder: http://www.6wunderkinder.com/wunderlist/
It's free. Iphone and ipad apps are available on itunes app store.
| Q: What is a good GTD app with cloud sync on iPhone, iPad, and Mac? I am looking for a good GTD (todo/task/project management) app that has cloud sync. I'd like it to be on my iPhone, iPad and Mac. Web app would be nice, too.
OmniFocus is the closest thing I've found but it seems too expensive.
Things don't have clound sync... only WiFi sync is available for Things.
Do you know of any GTD app I'm looking for?
Thanks!
A: Check Wunderlist by 6Wunderkinder: http://www.6wunderkinder.com/wunderlist/
It's free. Iphone and ipad apps are available on itunes app store.
A: I found a good, cheap alternative to OmniFocus in ToodleDo. It is browser-based (it doesn't get much more "cloud" than that), but they also have an iOS app for offline use. I've been using it for a few years now and have had little complaints even at their prices (free to a fraction of OmniFocus).
As a sidenote, OmniFocus does support cloud-based syncing. From the product page:
Sync
You can’t accomplish your goals if you
don’t have them with you. OmniFocus
synchronizes your task database with a
server or disk, so that all of your
Macs, your iPhone, and your iPod Touch
are up-to-date. Sync over your local
network using Bonjour, through the
cloud using MobileMe or any standard
WebDAV server, or even with something
as simple as a USB drive.
I believe this is a recent development since their iOS apps. OmniGroup products are not cheap, but they are definitely worth the expense.
A: *
*Doit.im which has a web app + iPhone and Android apps. What sets Doit.im appart from e.g. toodledo and producteev is that it is more tailored towards GTD rather than generic task management (though inspired by GTD).
*Dejumble is a Mac app which does cloud sync with its companion iPhone app.
I have used both apps, but I am sticking with Omnifocus. Doit.im is free, and Dejumble is not. I have had some high CPU usage issues with Dejumble too.
Edit: I would also say that Doit.im has more organizational features/attributes per task than wunderlist.
A: I use Things. Since version 2, it now has a Cloud synch option. I can enter or move items on my iPad and iPhone, as well as Macs running either 10.6.8 or 10.8.5. I haven't upgraded to Mavericks yet, so can't comment on how it works there.
A: Check out Producteev - it's got a great iOS and Web app, and a Mac desktop app coming soon. It seems a bit more fully featured than Wunderlist as well. It's also got a recurring tasks feature, push notifications...
There website looks a bit cluttered, but the service does work pretty well.
I've tried a bunch of different apps, and so far this is the most usable/reliable one I've found.
A: Just learned about http://getflow.com the other day. Looking good, but a bit expensive, I think...
A: I've tried all of those above and, I'm a big wunderlist person but, I just found Workflowy. This is a simple and clean program. The designer does a great job at tutorials to walk you through. For me it just works, I tend to over organized with some of the other programs, which destroys the purpose of using them, to get things done. hope this helps. Blessings-
https://workflowy.com/
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d5a7bdc245cbe3bc69a518cae184f0af9ed89968 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Does constant charging harm my Macbook Pro? I usually connect my macbookpro with the charger 12-15hour/day and 7 days a week. I'm afraid the battery could lose capacity over time. However, I believe modern electronics should be able to handle this kind of scenario and automatically stop charging the battery once it's full. Does this apply to macbook pro? Or do I need to continue disconnecting it once its fully charged?
(I'm not a native speaker, so please feel free to edit this question to clarify my words.)
A: See http://www.apple.com/batteries/notebooks.html. This link suggests that you should fully discharge and recharge the battery at least once a month. I did not see this on that page, but I read somewhere that it is ok to leave a mac plugged in for an extended time, so just make sure you exercise the battery and let it completely discharge every once in a while.
| Q: Does constant charging harm my Macbook Pro? I usually connect my macbookpro with the charger 12-15hour/day and 7 days a week. I'm afraid the battery could lose capacity over time. However, I believe modern electronics should be able to handle this kind of scenario and automatically stop charging the battery once it's full. Does this apply to macbook pro? Or do I need to continue disconnecting it once its fully charged?
(I'm not a native speaker, so please feel free to edit this question to clarify my words.)
A: See http://www.apple.com/batteries/notebooks.html. This link suggests that you should fully discharge and recharge the battery at least once a month. I did not see this on that page, but I read somewhere that it is ok to leave a mac plugged in for an extended time, so just make sure you exercise the battery and let it completely discharge every once in a while.
A: Anecdotal evidence (i.e. my own experience) suggests that it's not very harmful. I have a white MacBook 13" from 2007 and my battery still manages a good 5 hours (it did around 6.5 when new). I leave it on the charger most of the time, but about once a month (sometimes twice, sometimes once in two months) when I take it with me, I just let it sleep when I deplete the battery. That way, it will completely drain. After that I always make sure to fully charge it.
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30550139ed4272f790afaf4f0713a8f07e8cbbbb | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What would I lose if I needed to reinstall from a Time Machine backup? Is there a list somewhere of the areas of the hard drive that aren't backed up by Time Machine? And does reinstalling from Time Machine install everything from the backup or just parts of it?
I like to tweak things a lot, like customizing the system Apache server and installing stuff into /usr/local (Max Howell's Homebrew, for instance), so I'd like to double check what areas I might lose if I needed to reinstall from a Time Machine backup (whole disk image backups seem a bit overboard for my tastes).
A: Things which they were not restored and they were crucial, was:
*
*MySQL Databases
*VMWare Fusion virtual machines
The default backup exclusion list, can be found in:
/System/Library/CoreServices/backupd.bundle/Contents/Resources/StdExclusions.plist
Do not forget to check your excluding folders on the prefs as well ;)
| Q: What would I lose if I needed to reinstall from a Time Machine backup? Is there a list somewhere of the areas of the hard drive that aren't backed up by Time Machine? And does reinstalling from Time Machine install everything from the backup or just parts of it?
I like to tweak things a lot, like customizing the system Apache server and installing stuff into /usr/local (Max Howell's Homebrew, for instance), so I'd like to double check what areas I might lose if I needed to reinstall from a Time Machine backup (whole disk image backups seem a bit overboard for my tastes).
A: Things which they were not restored and they were crucial, was:
*
*MySQL Databases
*VMWare Fusion virtual machines
The default backup exclusion list, can be found in:
/System/Library/CoreServices/backupd.bundle/Contents/Resources/StdExclusions.plist
Do not forget to check your excluding folders on the prefs as well ;)
A: Time machine backups most things I (and others) have done an upgrade of the OS ie to a new disk from a TM backup. I have also done a restore after my hard disk died.
To see what it does not backup go to System Preferences -> Time Machine->Options. I forget the defaults but they include various caches - e.g. ~/Library/Caches. I have added ~/.Trash
You can also see what it has backed up by looking at /Volumes//Backups.backupdb//Latest
A: I don't think that you'll end up loosing anything (except few temporary files). This is covered here:
*
*What can Time Machine back up, and where can it put it’s backups?
*What should I exclude, and what should I not exclude?
The information is from the Podini Time Machine page (I highly recommend reading), which is one of the best collection of information about Time Machine on the web.
I used Time Machine to upgrade my disk (backup, then boot off the installation dvd and restore a time machine backup on the new one) and did not loose /opt, /usr/local and other.
A: You might loose lower level stuff in /usr/local when reinstalling using a Time Machine backup.
I know from my own experience that Macports does not get restored (installed in /opt/local).
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7e1e907d0a454a9d5d2c1f42d894877f8f7e2f0c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What third party devices are air play compatible? At the moment I can play my iTunes library in 2 rooms of my house, from the iMac in the office and through the Apple TV in the lounge. I would like to purchase at least one Airplay compatible device so that music can be streamed into other rooms.
All I have been able to find is the B&W Zepplin Air, which is a bit big and expensive for what I want. Does anyone have any other recomendations?
I am aware that I could do this with the Airport Express, but I would rather have a 1 box solution.
A: iHome should be releasing their iW1 soon, which they debuted at CES
iW1 AirPlay wireless speaker system with rechargeable battery.
| Q: What third party devices are air play compatible? At the moment I can play my iTunes library in 2 rooms of my house, from the iMac in the office and through the Apple TV in the lounge. I would like to purchase at least one Airplay compatible device so that music can be streamed into other rooms.
All I have been able to find is the B&W Zepplin Air, which is a bit big and expensive for what I want. Does anyone have any other recomendations?
I am aware that I could do this with the Airport Express, but I would rather have a 1 box solution.
A: iHome should be releasing their iW1 soon, which they debuted at CES
iW1 AirPlay wireless speaker system with rechargeable battery.
A: To extend your options, you can play music from iTunes through any stereo with bluetooth. I can't find it on google, but I've seen it done.
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310d4f9ae46535cb50315422ff2d2e85532ac8ff | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Decrypt Keychain with Password outside of Keychain-App so here is my problem:
we all know that the osx keychain is located in ~/Library/Keychains/something.keychain
now i've got this file and i know the master password for this keychain. is there a way to browse the keys in there using a external software or something? I don't want to import this keychain into my current one (if its possible).
Any ideas?
A: I use the following script to extract a password from the Keyring:
$ cat get_password_from_keyring
#!/bin/bash
security find-generic-password -a $1 -g 2>&1 | grep password | cut -d \" -f 2
| Q: Decrypt Keychain with Password outside of Keychain-App so here is my problem:
we all know that the osx keychain is located in ~/Library/Keychains/something.keychain
now i've got this file and i know the master password for this keychain. is there a way to browse the keys in there using a external software or something? I don't want to import this keychain into my current one (if its possible).
Any ideas?
A: I use the following script to extract a password from the Keyring:
$ cat get_password_from_keyring
#!/bin/bash
security find-generic-password -a $1 -g 2>&1 | grep password | cut -d \" -f 2
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ae794ceecff844ede8af1191ef5fe1f2c564fa3c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to disable composite keys on Mac OS X I've got my mac two months ago and there is a problem that kinda bugs me to death. It is related to input languages and composite characters (those made up from more than one character, for example in Bulgarian Phonetic layout, the characters 'a(cyrillic a) produce ђ ).
I'm looking for a way to disable this behavior as I almost never (let's say never had to use them) and it gets in the way when I need to type ' followed by some other character - for example when I try to write python comments and I'm in Bulgarian Phonetic, when i type 3 ''' and then press enter for next line, a fourth ' is added and I have to delete it and press enter again.
Any ideas on how to disable this behavior. I couldn't find anything on the interwebs, but I believe it's because I can't formulate my search query right, as I don't even know how this feature is called.
A: According to similar questions in stackoverflow and superuser Ukelele is the tool to edit and eliminate dead keys.
| Q: How to disable composite keys on Mac OS X I've got my mac two months ago and there is a problem that kinda bugs me to death. It is related to input languages and composite characters (those made up from more than one character, for example in Bulgarian Phonetic layout, the characters 'a(cyrillic a) produce ђ ).
I'm looking for a way to disable this behavior as I almost never (let's say never had to use them) and it gets in the way when I need to type ' followed by some other character - for example when I try to write python comments and I'm in Bulgarian Phonetic, when i type 3 ''' and then press enter for next line, a fourth ' is added and I have to delete it and press enter again.
Any ideas on how to disable this behavior. I couldn't find anything on the interwebs, but I believe it's because I can't formulate my search query right, as I don't even know how this feature is called.
A: According to similar questions in stackoverflow and superuser Ukelele is the tool to edit and eliminate dead keys.
A: Composite keys are bound to the 'Input Source' of your mac.
In your 'System Preferences', in 'Language & Text' you will see the option 'Input Source'.
If you have selected 'U.S. International - PC' for example, you will have the dead key problem. But if you change that to ordinary 'U.S.' you are fine and dead keys won't be a problem any longer.
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414b63130b612475adf3556745515e7776b9c17d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Turn Wifi Off via command line I'm sharing my internet in work and forgot to turn it off! Does anyone know how I can do it via the command line? I have SSH access but thats it. D'oh.
A: Try
networksetup -setairportpower en0 off
| Q: Turn Wifi Off via command line I'm sharing my internet in work and forgot to turn it off! Does anyone know how I can do it via the command line? I have SSH access but thats it. D'oh.
A: Try
networksetup -setairportpower en0 off
A: You could use this to turn it off:
sudo ifconfig en1 down
And if you want to get it back up, just type up, instead of down
Just make sure that en1 is the right interface or you can easily kill off your ssh access :)
P.S. As Lri noted in the comments below, you can quickly disable the correct network interface with just 1 line:
sudo ifconfig `networksetup -listallhardwareports | grep -E '(Wi-Fi|AirPort)' -A 1 | grep -o "en."` down
This will detect the correct Airport/wireless device and will turn it off
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d92397efe97ce6288dc475771f7398c19e5409e8 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I empty the trash from the Terminal? How can I empty the trash from the Terminal?
A: A review of various command line tools, for managing the Trash from command line:
http://hasseg.org/blog/post/406/trash-files-from-the-os-x-command-line/
| Q: How can I empty the trash from the Terminal? How can I empty the trash from the Terminal?
A: A review of various command line tools, for managing the Trash from command line:
http://hasseg.org/blog/post/406/trash-files-from-the-os-x-command-line/
A: If you have Homebrew installed, you can easily install trash by typing:
brew install trash
Then, to empty the trash, you only have to type the following from the command line:
trash -e
It's a pretty little piece of software.
$ trash
usage: trash [-ulesv] <file> [<file> ...]
Move files/folders to the trash.
Options to use with <file>:
-a Use system API for trashing files instead of asking
Finder to do it. (Faster, but the 'put back' feature
in the Finder trash will not work if files are trashed
using this method.) Finder is still used for trashing
files you have no access rights for.
-v Be verbose (show files as they are trashed, or if
used with the -l option, show additional information
about the trash contents)
Stand-alone options (to use without <file>):
-u Check for updates (and optionally auto-update self)
-l List items currently in the trash (add the -v option
to see additional information)
-e Empty the trash (asks for confirmation)
-s Securely empty the trash (asks for confirmation)
Options supported by `rm` are silently accepted.
Version 0.8.5
Copyright (c) 2010 Ali Rantakari, http://hasseg.org/trash
A: Another solution would be to create AppleScript containing the folowing code
tell application "Finder"
empty the trash
end tell
save it as emptytrash for example and execute it via open emptytrash.app
or even better (as suggested by Chris) - execute:
osascript -e 'tell app "Finder" to empty'
Since trash is a Finder thing, this should be more compatible in the long run.
A: Trash is actually a hidden folder in the user's folder named .Trash
If you delete it's contents, you empty the trash. You can use
rm -rf ~/.Trash/*
Just be careful with it so you don't delete something else ;)
A: A pure command line version:
find "${HOME}/.Trash/" -print | \
tail +2 | \
tr '\12' '\0' | \
xargs -0 echo rm -rf
*
*Find all files in ~/.Trash.
*Disregard the .Trash directory itself, by starting at line 2.
*Convert line-separated files back to null (\0) separated.
*Pass to xargs to safely delete the files.
You may get errors about files not existing. This doesn't consider the fact directories will potentially delete files inside first before then attempting to delete the files inside.
A: You can simply use the command
rm -rf "${HOME}/.Trash/*"
We remove (rm) recursively (-r) and force (-f) all files inside the "/Trash" directory.
I prefer using "$HOME" rather than "~" because that can give issues in a script, if you want to do something like:
#!/bin/bash
#
# Tidy your machine
# General file paths
file_paths=("${HOME}/Desktop/*" "${HOME}/Downloads/*" "${HOME}/Pictures/Screen*")
# Remove file paths
for file_path in ${file_paths[@]}; do
rm -rf ${file_path}
done
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8153427726bcb1c489bd690a020e60fc3dac201e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I install 16GB RAM on quad-core MacBook Pro? I'm planning to buy a new MacBook Pro with quad-core. And I want to install 16GB on it. But there is only 8GB options on Apple's website. Is this possible?
A: Yes. Currently $180 from NewEgg.
I just installed a Corsair 16GB matched pair (2x8GB 1333MHz DDR3 CL9) on an Early 2011 13" MacBook Pro (i7 2.7GHz). Running Great!
Corsair part number CMSO16GX3M2A1333C9. NewEgg link:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233217
BTW - Mid 2010 MacBook Pro models will NOT boot with this 2x8GB memory.
(they will boot with 8GB (2x4GB) 1333MHz memory but see it as 1067MHz).
| Q: Can I install 16GB RAM on quad-core MacBook Pro? I'm planning to buy a new MacBook Pro with quad-core. And I want to install 16GB on it. But there is only 8GB options on Apple's website. Is this possible?
A: Yes. Currently $180 from NewEgg.
I just installed a Corsair 16GB matched pair (2x8GB 1333MHz DDR3 CL9) on an Early 2011 13" MacBook Pro (i7 2.7GHz). Running Great!
Corsair part number CMSO16GX3M2A1333C9. NewEgg link:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233217
BTW - Mid 2010 MacBook Pro models will NOT boot with this 2x8GB memory.
(they will boot with 8GB (2x4GB) 1333MHz memory but see it as 1067MHz).
A: (No, it has two slots and a maximum of 8 GB (Apple page). Perhaps you are thinking of the desktop i7 which has 3 or 6 slots, for a maximum of 12 or 24 GB. I checked newegg, there aren't 8 GB DDR-3 SO DIMMs.
A: According to Apple the answer is no, but OWC has tested it and found that there are no issues putting 16GB (2x8GB) in the latest generation MacBook Pro. The upgrade doesn't come cheap, though - at this time 2x8GB modules will set you back $1599.
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/1333DDR3S16P/
A: Newegg.com lists 8GB sticks. You could buy two and get a 16GB setup.
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ed0a30dfee618592a662d510d713c6c56dadd7ce | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Forcing bluetooth for iPhone incoming calls Is there anyway to force the iPhone to always use Bluetooth for incoming calls? - I'm on a motorcycle and have my iPhone set to auto answer calls, problem is it answers with the built in iPhone headphone/microphone instead of the paired and connected bluetooth headset.
I also cannot answer with the button on the bluetooth headset as it is inside my helmet.
Any ideas? - My iPhone is jailbroken if that helps.
A: There's no way to do this via the iPhone itself, but there are voice-controlled Bluetooth headsets (such as the BlueAnt Q2) that would allow you to take the call on the headset without pushing a button.
| Q: Forcing bluetooth for iPhone incoming calls Is there anyway to force the iPhone to always use Bluetooth for incoming calls? - I'm on a motorcycle and have my iPhone set to auto answer calls, problem is it answers with the built in iPhone headphone/microphone instead of the paired and connected bluetooth headset.
I also cannot answer with the button on the bluetooth headset as it is inside my helmet.
Any ideas? - My iPhone is jailbroken if that helps.
A: There's no way to do this via the iPhone itself, but there are voice-controlled Bluetooth headsets (such as the BlueAnt Q2) that would allow you to take the call on the headset without pushing a button.
A: Don't know if you still want a solution for this, but Cardo makes in-helmet bluetooth receivers that are awesome. The send/receive button is on the outside of the helmet then you install the mic/speaker inside (simple process).
A: You can set the phone to use the headset or speaker by default under the accessibility options.
*
*Settings
*General
*Accessibility
*Scroll down to interaction section
*Call Audio Routing
*Choose headset
A: *
*Bring "Bluetooth headset with multiple pairing version",
*Iphone's sim insert in to other mobile like "Nokia" etc.,
*Now set call divert "if not answered" with 20 to 30 seconds mode,
*Then replace your sim in to iphone.
*Now Pair Bluetooth with Nokia & Iphone also,
*While riding bike if you get any call on Iphone, call will be ringing for your particular time & then divert to Nokia which have already auto call answer mode is enable, that's it !
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08c59e5e4e314332772be9d0943953335b0a4caf | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a way to see all iPhone App Store purchases? I'm wondering whether there is a way to see all iPhone App Store purchases in a similar fashion that is available on Mac App Store in Purchased section.
A: I don't think there is a way to view just iPhone App purchases.
You can view your whole iTunes purchase history. You can see your iPhone app purchases there.
Open iTunes -> Store menu -> View My Account -> Sign in -> Go to Purchase History
Update: This seem to include all your purchases using your Apple ID (iOS App Store, Mac App Store, and iTunes Store)
| Q: Is there a way to see all iPhone App Store purchases? I'm wondering whether there is a way to see all iPhone App Store purchases in a similar fashion that is available on Mac App Store in Purchased section.
A: I don't think there is a way to view just iPhone App purchases.
You can view your whole iTunes purchase history. You can see your iPhone app purchases there.
Open iTunes -> Store menu -> View My Account -> Sign in -> Go to Purchase History
Update: This seem to include all your purchases using your Apple ID (iOS App Store, Mac App Store, and iTunes Store)
A: This is now possible since iOS 4.3.3 by going into the iPhone App Store > Updates > Purchased. It provides a list of your iPhone app purchases and allows redownloading from the iCloud.
Also you can visit reportaproblem.apple.com and all recent purchases will be shown.
A: On iOS, go to Settings > [your name] > iTunes & App Store.
A: Not true...
None of these links are possible, nor if they when they do seem to be relevant show history of purchases. I do have doubts that Apple Store have charged me few times for an application I have paid for over and over again. So when it comes to check what have purchased there is no way possible, except on the phone and they are not in logical order, which makes hard to pinpoint which have I bought recently that I have gotten charged for it few times. Sometimes it shows that I have purchased something but the some don't show I have paid for them, although I did already. Surprisingly enough sometimes an application will show a price on it, I will install and it will say that I paid for it before, but other times more often it doesn't say that, and it makes me pay for it few times. Now I have been trying to look up the history purchase and no where in hell is it clearly apparent that I can achieve that mission.
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e46718f8c495d3119534e606803fa96c61db58f7 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Simple encryption software for the Mac I am looking for an application which would allow me to encrypt either a file or a folder. Something like right click on a file/folder, select Encrypt, give it a password and ready.
Of course, it should also be able to afterwards decrypt the said file/folder.
Is there such a thing?
A: You can also have a look at the Mac GNU Privacy Guard, which brings GnuPG to Mac OS X, together with the GPGFileTool.
| Q: Simple encryption software for the Mac I am looking for an application which would allow me to encrypt either a file or a folder. Something like right click on a file/folder, select Encrypt, give it a password and ready.
Of course, it should also be able to afterwards decrypt the said file/folder.
Is there such a thing?
A: You can also have a look at the Mac GNU Privacy Guard, which brings GnuPG to Mac OS X, together with the GPGFileTool.
A: Espionage is also a paid app, but should be 'better' then Knox.
A: You could have a look at TrueCrypt. Whilst it's not a file/folder encryption solution, it creates encrypted volumes from files like the .dmg route, but it's cross platform (if you choose an appropriate file system on the encrypted volume)
A: You can do it with a .dmg.
*
*Open Disk utility
*Select New Image or File > New > Blank disk image
*Choose the name, where to put it, the size (it will be pre-allocated)
*Choose an encryption
*Leave the other settings by default
*Choose a password
Now, all you have to do when you want to access that folder, is open the .dmg file.
And it's free.
I found an app that took care of all of that in 2-3 easy steps but can't seem to find it again. You might have more luck.
A: Knox is paid app but i can really recommend it
A: I usually recommend Espionage to my clients :)
It's awesome and easy to use.
http://www.taoeffect.com/espionage/
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380b5fa210ad657fc789d70a3ee64fa8df32ee1a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What is the button in the upper right of windows? Some Mac applications have this button in the upper right. What is it called? Is there a keyboard shortcut for it?
In the case of MacVim, the button toggles the toolbar of colorful icons you see on the left. Saves some space on the screen. Is that what the button does in all applications?
A: Yes, it toggles the toolbar in all applications. In many applications, it's shortcut is Option+Command+T, but this is not true for all (Preview uses Command+B).
| Q: What is the button in the upper right of windows? Some Mac applications have this button in the upper right. What is it called? Is there a keyboard shortcut for it?
In the case of MacVim, the button toggles the toolbar of colorful icons you see on the left. Saves some space on the screen. Is that what the button does in all applications?
A: Yes, it toggles the toolbar in all applications. In many applications, it's shortcut is Option+Command+T, but this is not true for all (Preview uses Command+B).
A: For future reference, the Window Elements topic of the Apple Human Interface Guidelines is the definitive reference here.
A: In Finder windows, the lozenge also shows and hides the sidebar.
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b3bbe2ad0bf88165d149912afb4119b48feb2466 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I disable Microsoft Outlook 2010 calendar notifications? I use "Mail" as my default mail client and "iCal" as my default calendar. However I have to use outlook when sending emails to work because their outlook for windows clients don't support inlining and display my images as attachments.
The only problem with this is that my calendar notifications appear twice, once for iCal and once for Outlook, even when outlook is closed. I could disable outlook mail notifications but not calendar ones, any ideas?
A: I believe this is what you are looking for:
Go to the menu item Outlook -> Turn Off Office Reminders
| Q: How do I disable Microsoft Outlook 2010 calendar notifications? I use "Mail" as my default mail client and "iCal" as my default calendar. However I have to use outlook when sending emails to work because their outlook for windows clients don't support inlining and display my images as attachments.
The only problem with this is that my calendar notifications appear twice, once for iCal and once for Outlook, even when outlook is closed. I could disable outlook mail notifications but not calendar ones, any ideas?
A: I believe this is what you are looking for:
Go to the menu item Outlook -> Turn Off Office Reminders
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4c3a08d726729d3b42d3def1d7790f1d1f0eecbd | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What's taking up all of this "Other" space on my iPhone? I have a jailbroken iPhone, and it's low on space. Much of the wasted space seems to have been consumed by the "Other" part of the space display in iTunes.
How can I get a breakdown of how that space is being used? The restore process from my backup may have left some extra crap around, so I'm thinking that maybe some of it's just incidental data that I could clean up if I knew what was there.
On my mac, I'd use DaisyDisk or something like it; does something like that exist for iPhones?
A: This space is taken by Application Metadata, and is also taken by Jailbreak applications since iTunes doesn't know that these are regular apps. Doing a full restore of your iPhone through iTunes should clear up this space. There aren't any utilities like DaisyDisk for iOS and the closest thing is iFile on Cydia, an application for managing the files on your device.
| Q: What's taking up all of this "Other" space on my iPhone? I have a jailbroken iPhone, and it's low on space. Much of the wasted space seems to have been consumed by the "Other" part of the space display in iTunes.
How can I get a breakdown of how that space is being used? The restore process from my backup may have left some extra crap around, so I'm thinking that maybe some of it's just incidental data that I could clean up if I knew what was there.
On my mac, I'd use DaisyDisk or something like it; does something like that exist for iPhones?
A: This space is taken by Application Metadata, and is also taken by Jailbreak applications since iTunes doesn't know that these are regular apps. Doing a full restore of your iPhone through iTunes should clear up this space. There aren't any utilities like DaisyDisk for iOS and the closest thing is iFile on Cydia, an application for managing the files on your device.
A: I have found that there is a folder "var/mobile/media/applicationarchives" that strores zip versions of your apps when attempting to appsync to itunes. If there is an interruption, the file may not auto delete and still occupy the space. You simply ssh into that directory and delete. BAM!- you're good.
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7b475a7ba736437a3b58de12bcd46a83c700599f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I get some basic GNU utilities on my iPhone? I'm specifically looking for du, but really, I want the usual suite of command line power tools. Which package contains those?
A: Using dpkg -S du I discovered that there is a copy of du in the Cydia libexec folder. It's not quite as nice as finding it in /bin, but it'll serve my purposes nicely. The general question is still open, though; where can I find awk, sed, and so on?
| Q: How can I get some basic GNU utilities on my iPhone? I'm specifically looking for du, but really, I want the usual suite of command line power tools. Which package contains those?
A: Using dpkg -S du I discovered that there is a copy of du in the Cydia libexec folder. It's not quite as nice as finding it in /bin, but it'll serve my purposes nicely. The general question is still open, though; where can I find awk, sed, and so on?
A: coreutils provides du and other CLI tools.
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79a13a7e7915fed101869ddc62dee86315c1541e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Configure iTunes to equalize based on "Genre" tag? Is there a way to configure iTunes to configure the equalizer based on "Genre" tag of a given song?
A: The first method that comes to mind :
*
*Click on Genre column header to
sort your songs based on genre
*Select all songs belonging to a
given genre.
*Option+I to bring information dialog, go to Options tab
*Select Equalizer Preset that corresponds to the genre
Repeat steps 2 to 4 for each genre.
| Q: Configure iTunes to equalize based on "Genre" tag? Is there a way to configure iTunes to configure the equalizer based on "Genre" tag of a given song?
A: The first method that comes to mind :
*
*Click on Genre column header to
sort your songs based on genre
*Select all songs belonging to a
given genre.
*Option+I to bring information dialog, go to Options tab
*Select Equalizer Preset that corresponds to the genre
Repeat steps 2 to 4 for each genre.
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c3e8e15251779ab175d8e27ce1947018e567a64e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Application level volume control in OS X? I recently switched from PC to Mac and one thing I miss is Windows' application-level volume control (i.e. mute Firefox, turn up iTunes, turn down Skype etc). How can I achieve the same on a Mac? Or better yet, I want volume settings based on location (using HTTP location API or WiFi network name) and time of day or day of week etc.
A: If you have Xcode installed, you can use BackgroundMusic. Xcode is required to build the binaries.
| Q: Application level volume control in OS X? I recently switched from PC to Mac and one thing I miss is Windows' application-level volume control (i.e. mute Firefox, turn up iTunes, turn down Skype etc). How can I achieve the same on a Mac? Or better yet, I want volume settings based on location (using HTTP location API or WiFi network name) and time of day or day of week etc.
A: If you have Xcode installed, you can use BackgroundMusic. Xcode is required to build the binaries.
A: A free and open-source solution is BackgroundMusic.
A nicer and paid solution is Rogue Amoeba's SoundSource
A: Just found http://volumemixer-app.com/ it's very similar to the one found on windows.
A: Here's a possible workaround, for a subset of use cases, that doesn't require any new software.
We use Slack at work, and I like to play iTunes kinda loud (in my headphones). Sometimes I was missing Slack audible "bings".
Just fyi that you can set iTunes volume lower in the iTunes UI, and then set the overall system volume in upper right system menu reasonably high, so that relatively the non-iTunes notifications will be noticeable.
Basically:
*
*iTunes volume can bet set independently of other sounds, WITHIN the iTunes UI
*And then the overall volume in the upper right controls the
combination of everything.
I suspect this works in other apps that have an independent volume control.
Note: I see some possibly similar answers with negative votes, but I've taken the time to explain how it works, and clearly disclosed that it's a subset/workaround to what was asked, so please don't ding me for this answer.
This is one of those things that's "obvious" to gurus, but not obvious to the rest of the folks using Mac.
A: Rogue Amoeba's SoundSource utility does exactly this, and more.
https://rogueamoeba.com/soundsource/
A: I just figured out how to do this on macOS Sierra. I was playing Roblox, and I wanted to watch a YouTube video in the background, but mute Roblox. So I tried using Siri and just saying "Mute Roblox" did the trick. I honestly didn't believe that it would work, but there you are.
A: Detour is no longer under development, and doesn't work in MacOSX 10.5+
Hear is a rather expensive utility ($49.95) and has a number of other audio "Pro" features.
Jack is a low-latency audio server written originally for GNU/Linux and I believe can change volume on a per-application basis. And it's free.
A: SoundBunny ($9.99) also provides this function. Supports 10.6, 10.7 and 10.8
SoundBunny by Prosoft Engineering
Update: As pointed out below by Steve Moser SoundBunny cannot change the volume of Sandboxed applications.
A: I use Butler & USB Overdrive to setup key commands and map media keys (play/pause/skip back+fwd/volume/mute) to control iTunes & Spotify, as well as other system wide controls. Regular in-app key commands can be setup in the Mac OS System Prefs -> Keyboard -> Application Shortcuts.
While these will give you more control via key commands when you're working in the app, they won't work if the specified app is in the background. So if you want to change the volume of iTunes or Spotify, skip tracks, or pause while you are working in another app, these 2 apps will allow you to do that. Both apps provide built-in basic iTunes controls, but I had to use AppleScript to control Spotify.
Here are some Applescript examples that can be used for these types of functions in both of these apps: Alvin Alexander: iTunes AppleScript examples (command examples).
A: I also found Sound Control by Static Z Software. I've personally not used it so YMMV.
A: On mac, with i tunes the command is cmd and the UP arrow, this also works for divx, vlc ext, with the internet, just use the volume controls F11 / F12.
No need to spend monies on silly apps!
A: Control+Command+Up/Down Arrows works for me Mac OS 10.9.5
A: While focused on the app.. OS X Mavericks:
Command+option+up/down arrows
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26fae44e366d8e9b3df303d00854ed714e041f5a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I recover a deleted file from an iPod Touch running OS 4.1 How do I recover a deleted file from an iPod Touch running OS 4.1?
A: Unless you have a recent enough backup in iTunes, you can't. But if you do have a recent backup in iTunes, you'll have to do a full restore (by clicking the "Restore" button in iTunes) to get the file back.
| Q: How do I recover a deleted file from an iPod Touch running OS 4.1 How do I recover a deleted file from an iPod Touch running OS 4.1?
A: Unless you have a recent enough backup in iTunes, you can't. But if you do have a recent backup in iTunes, you'll have to do a full restore (by clicking the "Restore" button in iTunes) to get the file back.
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6d0fc61017f7b32cc89c62e84f497605ef98e9a5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can right click in Finder without using the trackpad or a mouse? My goal is to select a file in Finder and get to the "open with" menu without having to leave the keyboard.
A: You can use Ctrl+F2 to move the focus to the menu bar and then use the arrows to go to the Open With menu item.
| Q: How can right click in Finder without using the trackpad or a mouse? My goal is to select a file in Finder and get to the "open with" menu without having to leave the keyboard.
A: You can use Ctrl+F2 to move the focus to the menu bar and then use the arrows to go to the Open With menu item.
A: Not without 3rd party. Check out BetterTouchTool.
A: I second the Quicksilver answer in the superuser thread referred to above — If you're a keyboard person you have to have this (or similar apps like Launchbar or Alfred).
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caadc8dfe5703456f262e22008bac11e60a9bf51 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Where are the Mac OS X alert sound files located? Is there any way I can access the files that are used for the alert sounds found in system preferences? For example, in OS X 10.6.6, there are different sounds for Funk, Glass, Hero, etc. Where are these files located?
A: They are stored as .aiff files in /System/Library/Sounds/.
| Q: Where are the Mac OS X alert sound files located? Is there any way I can access the files that are used for the alert sounds found in system preferences? For example, in OS X 10.6.6, there are different sounds for Funk, Glass, Hero, etc. Where are these files located?
A: They are stored as .aiff files in /System/Library/Sounds/.
A: Any files located in the following locations will available to choose as alert sounds:
/System/Library/Sounds/
/Library/Sounds/
/Users/< username >/Library/Sounds/
(Note: By default the latter 2 folders may not exist, but if created and populated with files, you'll be able to choose them in the Sounds preference pane).
A: Here is the path to the volume.aiff if you want to change that too
/System/Library/LoginPlugins/BezelServices.loginPlugin/Contents/Resources
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74762eb8d7eaae7cde9cbd1c738dec183d656ad1 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: LaTeX Editor for OS X I am looking for an easy to use LaTeX text editor for OS X.
It is meant to be used by a social science student, hence TextMate seems to difficult to use.
Basically I am looking for a LaTeX editor for dummies.
A: Just not to leave it unmentioned: one of the standard LaTeX editors/previewers for Mac OS X is TeXShop. Of course, one needs to be able to use LaTeX, but it streamlines the compilation, highlights syntax and generally helps. Of course, on tex.stackexchange.com, they'll be glad to help more.
| Q: LaTeX Editor for OS X I am looking for an easy to use LaTeX text editor for OS X.
It is meant to be used by a social science student, hence TextMate seems to difficult to use.
Basically I am looking for a LaTeX editor for dummies.
A: Just not to leave it unmentioned: one of the standard LaTeX editors/previewers for Mac OS X is TeXShop. Of course, one needs to be able to use LaTeX, but it streamlines the compilation, highlights syntax and generally helps. Of course, on tex.stackexchange.com, they'll be glad to help more.
A: I am guessing that you are saying is that LaTeX seems too difficult (or rather too complex) rather than that TextMate is too difficult to use.
If you want an editor that lowers the level of LaTeX knowledge you need to produce a document, I do not really think there exists one (i.e. you still have to compile and check for errors, solve bibliography bugs etc).
An option would be to write the document in MultiMarkdown which converts into LaTeX. You can do this in Scrivener which also happens to be a very good writing environment.
MultiMarkdown is a markup language that is quite intuitive and easy to read (in fact Ask Different uses Markdown (MultiMarkdown's parent) to format comments).
... otherwise there is always LyX which aims to be LaTeX but without the need to learn LaTeX, but you might run into stuff that you want to do, but can't.
A: Whatever you do, advise him or her to install MacTex - it is the easiest way to get LaTeX on your mac. By the way: The TeXShop mentioned my DaG is in that package, too.
But I agree with fnurl on that: As long as you write LaTeX, it will be "hard" to learn. No matter what GUI-Applications helps you. Because if you hide everything behind buttons, you loose LaTeX's advantage and you could be using Pages or Word instead.
A: There's a recent addition called Texpad available in the Mac App Store. Simple, streamlined and well-integrated with OS X.
Texpad is a LaTeX editor designed for straightforward navigation of projects of any size. When Texpad opens a document it scans through it, looking for LaTeX structure commands and any included files, then it presents you with an outline view with which you can swiftly navigate the entire project.
A: If you're looking to do homework or other more casual writing, try Archimedes: http://www.mattrajca.com/archimedes
It has great code completion support for mathematical symbols, includes an extensive math library, and even lets you enter mathematical symbols by drawing them on your trackpad!
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aa6cd08f8e301c2231635a68949af3daab337b0f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: HD webcam for iChat I've seen a couple of Mac compatible HD webcams for sale, but they often come with the caveat of falling back to VGA resolutions when used with any application not supported by the camera manufacturer. So, my question is:
Which webcams can I purchase which will support HD resolutions in all Mac video applications?
A: I had a look at "Logitech HD Pro Webcam C910", (STAY AWAY)
(but I read that various mac users had issues with it, so I investigated.)
I found this on TUAW,(2011-01-04) Logitech's HD Pro Webcam C910 now ready for Photo Booth, iChat and FaceTime :
The software allows integration with
iPhoto and iMovie, and enables the
C910 webcam to be used with Skype,
Yahoo! Messenger and Gmail Voice and
Video Chat.
I really can't help you ... I would hold out for the Logitech ... maybe a updated Driver will fix the issues.
| Q: HD webcam for iChat I've seen a couple of Mac compatible HD webcams for sale, but they often come with the caveat of falling back to VGA resolutions when used with any application not supported by the camera manufacturer. So, my question is:
Which webcams can I purchase which will support HD resolutions in all Mac video applications?
A: I had a look at "Logitech HD Pro Webcam C910", (STAY AWAY)
(but I read that various mac users had issues with it, so I investigated.)
I found this on TUAW,(2011-01-04) Logitech's HD Pro Webcam C910 now ready for Photo Booth, iChat and FaceTime :
The software allows integration with
iPhoto and iMovie, and enables the
C910 webcam to be used with Skype,
Yahoo! Messenger and Gmail Voice and
Video Chat.
I really can't help you ... I would hold out for the Logitech ... maybe a updated Driver will fix the issues.
A: Saw this on Mashable and thought about the question :
http://mashable.com/2011/05/24/logitech-c910-review/
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7179c0c5dc9885b2012bde8875f0c3d44ce493ce | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Maximum current that could be drawn out of iPhone 4 headphone Jack? Any clues regarding this value? I couldn't figure it out. I am trying to find the power budget for devices such as Square (www.squareup.com)
Thx
A: In your example of the Square Reader, it can be deceptive. I too wondered how there was power running to the headphone jack as Apple requires/uses the dock connector to charge, sync, etc. All the add-on devices use the dock and other than headphones I don't know of companies using the headphone jack. Why had no one used it before Square. Read on...
The Square reader actually takes the magnetic information from the swiped card and turns it into audio tones. These tones are then interpreted by the Square App and allow it to process the swipe like a regular credit/debit card transaction.
In my opinion, a very elegant programming solution.
| Q: Maximum current that could be drawn out of iPhone 4 headphone Jack? Any clues regarding this value? I couldn't figure it out. I am trying to find the power budget for devices such as Square (www.squareup.com)
Thx
A: In your example of the Square Reader, it can be deceptive. I too wondered how there was power running to the headphone jack as Apple requires/uses the dock connector to charge, sync, etc. All the add-on devices use the dock and other than headphones I don't know of companies using the headphone jack. Why had no one used it before Square. Read on...
The Square reader actually takes the magnetic information from the swiped card and turns it into audio tones. These tones are then interpreted by the Square App and allow it to process the swipe like a regular credit/debit card transaction.
In my opinion, a very elegant programming solution.
A: I checked this on the Wikipedia page for the iPhone it says that it's a TRRS connector
You might get some more info there :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRRS_connector
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37f045e8fb5e5b625ff017b218a66a7de6136c51 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: "Search in Google" always open Safari instead of default browser I want to make the Search in Google context menu to open my default browser instead of Safari.
A: This worked for me. It shows how to create your own service that is independent of Safari.
https://superuser.com/questions/369934/mac-os-x-lion-chrome-shortcut-for-search-with-google
| Q: "Search in Google" always open Safari instead of default browser I want to make the Search in Google context menu to open my default browser instead of Safari.
A: This worked for me. It shows how to create your own service that is independent of Safari.
https://superuser.com/questions/369934/mac-os-x-lion-chrome-shortcut-for-search-with-google
A: I believe "Search in Google" is a Mac OS X service provided by Apple. Maybe since they don't know how to pass a webpage in parameter for every browser in the wild, I suppose they limited it to Safari.
What you might try, is to develop your own Service, then go to
System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Services
Disable the "Search in Google" by Apple and replace it with your own.
You could also try to edit Apple's Service and replace Safari with the browser you want.
Since I'm not on my Mac right now, I can't search for them or look if you can edit them.
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cdda1451ffc92c02783557ae486bda09d679dc74 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is it safe to enter your credentials on eBuddy for iPhone? I'm hesitant in using it, as it asks for all your passwords for your messaging programs.
What is their privacy policy? Has anyone ever had problems with it?
A: As part of the App Store approval checks, Apple analyzes all network data for unnecessary or malicious connectivity, meaning if it's on the App Store, it's not sending your data back to the authors.
| Q: Is it safe to enter your credentials on eBuddy for iPhone? I'm hesitant in using it, as it asks for all your passwords for your messaging programs.
What is their privacy policy? Has anyone ever had problems with it?
A: As part of the App Store approval checks, Apple analyzes all network data for unnecessary or malicious connectivity, meaning if it's on the App Store, it's not sending your data back to the authors.
A: Give away your password?
What's their liability? ( none )
What's their privacy policy ( you'll never know when it gets stolen )
What do you get in return? ( A chat client like adium. Adium!)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/ybenjamin/detail?entry_id=46417
Ebuddy, bottom of that page is used as an example.
I'd say no: Try
Remodium
or if you have to have that sort of service, make a throwaway acct like [email protected] or [email protected].
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f58568e5adc23923ede6558fc171edca31c29e8a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Multiple skype instances on iphone Is is possible to run multiple instances of skype client on an iphone.
I would like to be able to to login to two separate skype accounts and have the run simultaneously.
Is it possible?
For instance, if there was an unofficial skype client, I could install it along the official one with different user name.
A: Not possible with the official Skype App.
Running unofficial Skype client is possible, but recently Skype changed the rules and pushed out third parties, running Skype gateways (like Fring).
| Q: Multiple skype instances on iphone Is is possible to run multiple instances of skype client on an iphone.
I would like to be able to to login to two separate skype accounts and have the run simultaneously.
Is it possible?
For instance, if there was an unofficial skype client, I could install it along the official one with different user name.
A: Not possible with the official Skype App.
Running unofficial Skype client is possible, but recently Skype changed the rules and pushed out third parties, running Skype gateways (like Fring).
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5a9cb5d6a2cc7f28f44863515982951c6a0d62d4 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: open new terminal tab in the same directory with the active tab In GNOME Terminal of Ubuntu when you open a new tab the new shell will automatically start you in the current working directory of the active tab shell.
E.g. if in the active tab shell I am on ~/myproject and I open a new tab, the new shell will start on ~/myproject too.
As you can guess, this is very convenient when you work deep in the directory hierarchy.
Can I configure the OSX terminal to have this behaviour?
If not, is there any free (cocoa) terminal that does this?
A: You may use iTerm2 and just select in preferences to "reuse previous tab's directory"
| Q: open new terminal tab in the same directory with the active tab In GNOME Terminal of Ubuntu when you open a new tab the new shell will automatically start you in the current working directory of the active tab shell.
E.g. if in the active tab shell I am on ~/myproject and I open a new tab, the new shell will start on ~/myproject too.
As you can guess, this is very convenient when you work deep in the directory hierarchy.
Can I configure the OSX terminal to have this behaviour?
If not, is there any free (cocoa) terminal that does this?
A: You may use iTerm2 and just select in preferences to "reuse previous tab's directory"
A: In recent OS X versions (Mavericks and Yosemite, not sure about earlier versions) in the Terminal.app preferences, "General" tab, there are options for "New windows open with" and "New tabs open with":
A: Here's my solution from a SuperUser question
Get the current environment in your clipboard:
env | pbcopy
Open up a new Terminal window and export those environment variables
for env in `pbpaste`; do export $env; done
And to ease the process, you could always alias it, like so
alias get_env="env | pbcopy"
alias set_env="for env in `pbpaste`; do export $env; done"
So that all you have to do is
get_env ⌘+N set_env
The accepted solution:
#!/bin/sh
osascript <<END
tell app "Terminal" to do script "cd \"`pwd`\""
END
Place it in one of the folders in your path, make it executable (chmod +x filename). You can then run the name of this script to open a new terminal window in the same directory.
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a9d08127fb8e764622a4cfc18d4dde9be990e8ab | Apple Stackexchange
Q: TimeMachine with multiple disks (one at a time) I have backed up my Mac to an external disk using TimeMachine. When I plug in a different external disk the Mac still expects to backup to the first disk. Is it possible to backup to two external disks, one at a time?
A: You just have to select both disks as backup disks from Time Machine Pref pane, one at a time.
Edit:
Attach your first drive, open the Time Machine system preference, click the Select Disk button, and choose the attached drive as the backup destination. Initiate a backup and wait until it’s done.
Now attach the other drive, open the Time Machine system preference yet again, click Select Disk, and choose the new drive as the backup destination. Again, wait for the backup to complete. You now have two identical backups.
Taken from Macworld Article
| Q: TimeMachine with multiple disks (one at a time) I have backed up my Mac to an external disk using TimeMachine. When I plug in a different external disk the Mac still expects to backup to the first disk. Is it possible to backup to two external disks, one at a time?
A: You just have to select both disks as backup disks from Time Machine Pref pane, one at a time.
Edit:
Attach your first drive, open the Time Machine system preference, click the Select Disk button, and choose the attached drive as the backup destination. Initiate a backup and wait until it’s done.
Now attach the other drive, open the Time Machine system preference yet again, click Select Disk, and choose the new drive as the backup destination. Again, wait for the backup to complete. You now have two identical backups.
Taken from Macworld Article
A: Actually, this have changed with Mountain Lion, and now the answer is very simple:
You can backup both at same time! \o/
A: Assuming you're trying to have two or more rotating backup sets, there's another method which may be more convenient (taken from this macosxhints forum post):
*
*First set up a RAID 1 between the two disks, using Disk Utility.
*Set the RAID set as your Time Machine target drive, and let it do a full backup.
*Unmount the RAID set, unplug one of the drives. Re-mount the other drive. The RAID set will now be running in "degraded" state, meaning it only has one drive.
*Take your other drive and put it somewhere safe.
*After a week, or whatever period, bring the off-site drive back, connect it, and let the RAID re-build.
*Repeat steps 3-6.
I've just recently started this plan, and rebuilding a 2TB RAID takes a really, really long time: roughly 40 hours.
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f4d06ba6433e6bd834791e36d74e710a6a349621 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Remove applications in virtual machine (via VMWare Fusion) from Open With options on Mac OS X I am running Windows 7 in a virtual machine. Now all of its applications are available via the Open With (or even as the default for some) on the Mac. I don't want them there. I've remapped the ones where it was the default, but it is still listed on the Open With menu. How can I remove all of them?
I have shared folders turned off.
I've seen this with Parallels too, and I thought I saw a option to turn it off, but I cannot find it.
A: VMWare 3.1.2
*
*Go to Virtual Machine > Settings > Applications > Default Applications
*Uncheck the box: "Open your Mac files and web links using XX applications
Parallels 6.0
*
*Go to Virtual Machine > Configure > Applications
*Uncheck the box: "Share windows applications with Mac"
| Q: Remove applications in virtual machine (via VMWare Fusion) from Open With options on Mac OS X I am running Windows 7 in a virtual machine. Now all of its applications are available via the Open With (or even as the default for some) on the Mac. I don't want them there. I've remapped the ones where it was the default, but it is still listed on the Open With menu. How can I remove all of them?
I have shared folders turned off.
I've seen this with Parallels too, and I thought I saw a option to turn it off, but I cannot find it.
A: VMWare 3.1.2
*
*Go to Virtual Machine > Settings > Applications > Default Applications
*Uncheck the box: "Open your Mac files and web links using XX applications
Parallels 6.0
*
*Go to Virtual Machine > Configure > Applications
*Uncheck the box: "Share windows applications with Mac"
A: To complete @nuc answer, you also need to
*
*shutdown your virtual machine
*navigate to it in the Finder
*right-click Show Package Content
*delete the Applications folder
A: If you are using VMWare 3.x, you can try the Steps mentioned in this Article from the VMWare-Community.
Additionally, you can trash the file "com.apple.LaunchServices.plist" found in ~/Library/Prefences. The List of Applications listed in the context-menu will be rebuild the next time you try to open a file via the context menu
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cdf25d7703fb75ee21ab5d2335b7c609bacc47c7 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there an easy way to remove an app from iTunes and all iOS devices? We have 2 iPhones and 2 iPads synced to iTunes. It seems that to delete an app, I need to delete it from all devices individually and iTunes - i.e. 5 deletes. Is there a better way to do this?
A: Not sure which iTunes version you have installed but as of 10.2, once I deleted an app from the app list in iTunes, the app is deleted from all iOS devices the next time they're connected and synced.
| Q: Is there an easy way to remove an app from iTunes and all iOS devices? We have 2 iPhones and 2 iPads synced to iTunes. It seems that to delete an app, I need to delete it from all devices individually and iTunes - i.e. 5 deletes. Is there a better way to do this?
A: Not sure which iTunes version you have installed but as of 10.2, once I deleted an app from the app list in iTunes, the app is deleted from all iOS devices the next time they're connected and synced.
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aa89ba3687663be94a7d2b7cafde9f3d688f0f02 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why do some calendar events shift in time when daylight saving time goes into effect? Recently the UK changed from winter time to summer time, I have noticed that the timing of some of my calendar appointments (Google Calendar via Google Sync) have also been shifted forwards by an hour, whereas some have not changed.
It could well be that the split is down to events created on the iPhone and those created on the Google Calendar web interface.
Does anyone know a work around for this, that will stop me turning up an hour early to things when the clocks change back in October?
A: You may be able to fix it by doing the following:
*
*Open the Settings on your iPhone
*Select "Mail, Contacts, Calendars"
*Scroll down to the Calendars section
*Select "Time Zone Support"
*Turn on Time Zone support
Or maybe you want to turn time zone support off? It's a little confusing. Here's what Apple says:
When Time Zone Support is on, Calendar displays event dates and times in the time zone set for your calendars. When Time Zone Support is off, Calendar displays events in the time zone of your current location.
| Q: Why do some calendar events shift in time when daylight saving time goes into effect? Recently the UK changed from winter time to summer time, I have noticed that the timing of some of my calendar appointments (Google Calendar via Google Sync) have also been shifted forwards by an hour, whereas some have not changed.
It could well be that the split is down to events created on the iPhone and those created on the Google Calendar web interface.
Does anyone know a work around for this, that will stop me turning up an hour early to things when the clocks change back in October?
A: You may be able to fix it by doing the following:
*
*Open the Settings on your iPhone
*Select "Mail, Contacts, Calendars"
*Scroll down to the Calendars section
*Select "Time Zone Support"
*Turn on Time Zone support
Or maybe you want to turn time zone support off? It's a little confusing. Here's what Apple says:
When Time Zone Support is on, Calendar displays event dates and times in the time zone set for your calendars. When Time Zone Support is off, Calendar displays events in the time zone of your current location.
A: Time zones are a bit tricky with phones and the settings are not obvious since they are spread in several places. Also complicating the issue is the introduction of "Floating Time Zone" support. The idea of an event in iOS and on mac is that a floating event will happen at 5PM based on the time zone the phone is currently in.
I'm not a power user of Google Calendar, but you should be able to see it and clean things up on the Google web interface to change the events with issues to be relative time or DST or absolute time. I've had good luck doing this by subscribing to the calendar in iCal, exporting the calendar. Figure a fix and then replace the bad data with good from the computer.
It's entirely likely the iPhone sent new appointments in a format that Google interpreted as fixed offset (or absolute time) instead of a DST offset.
A: This happened to me
It's explained in a David Pogue blog at the New York Times web site.
This only covers the iPhone side of the problem, not the Google Calendar side, but I suspect it's involved in your problem. With my iPod touch, it's my responsibility to manually change the time (whether crossing a time zone like we do frequently in the USA, or with Daylight Savings Time going on or off). Syncing my iPod with my Mac does not necessarily change the time zone automatically.
A: There are a lot of possible answers, but to isolate the cause, find two events, one that moved and one that didn't. Export them, and look at the calendar data. In all likelihood, the time zone embedded in event can explain why happened.
If you want to do this, I'll try to walk you thru gathering the data.
(I don't have a ready answer because I don't work on calendar products anymore, I used to have most of the edge cases memorized...)
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8500107d2fc02bf0af32e446b8081056eab7f641 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: High processor/CPU load on iPhone, draining battery, how to fix? My iPhone sometimes gets very hot and drains battery extremely quickly. When I use the app iStat to check processor load, it shows high numbers (above 2, where it is normally 0.5, not sure about the format of those numbers but that is what is reported). It seem to be the equivalent of a computer stuck at 100% CPU load.
Restarting the iPhone and closing all apps does not help. Previously, it went away after a number of restarts, but this time, so far not. Do you know a way, except re-installing, that can fix the iPhone? Any app that can kill all processes?
A: Do you use Exchange on your iPhone? At our company we have some trouble with contact sync every once in a while. Various iPhones will run at 80% CPU and their batteries empty in about 2 hours.
One temporary fix is to turn off contacts in Exchange Settings and turn it on again. Then contacts will be sync again and after this CPU runs at a normal 5-15%.
| Q: High processor/CPU load on iPhone, draining battery, how to fix? My iPhone sometimes gets very hot and drains battery extremely quickly. When I use the app iStat to check processor load, it shows high numbers (above 2, where it is normally 0.5, not sure about the format of those numbers but that is what is reported). It seem to be the equivalent of a computer stuck at 100% CPU load.
Restarting the iPhone and closing all apps does not help. Previously, it went away after a number of restarts, but this time, so far not. Do you know a way, except re-installing, that can fix the iPhone? Any app that can kill all processes?
A: Do you use Exchange on your iPhone? At our company we have some trouble with contact sync every once in a while. Various iPhones will run at 80% CPU and their batteries empty in about 2 hours.
One temporary fix is to turn off contacts in Exchange Settings and turn it on again. Then contacts will be sync again and after this CPU runs at a normal 5-15%.
A: I had exactly this problem on my a little over one year old iPhone 4. The battery was draining in like 4 hours and the CPU was working overtime all the time.
All i did was a backup and then a restore in iTunes. It worked perfectly. The battery drained less than a percent in the following four hours!
I'm trying to figure out if it was any particular app that was causing the problem by uninstalling some of the later ones.
A: iPhone 3GS, iPad(3G 3rd generation), & iPod Touch(4G 4th generation) were all getting terrible battery life after iOS 6 update.
Solution for me was to turn off Push for email and other network features. This brought battery life back to where it was before the iOS6 upgrade:
*
*Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, and Calendars > Fetch New Data
*Disable push e-mail and set "Fetch" to manual."
Taken from this article with other good tips as well but for me the key was turning off Push as this essentially seems to keep the phone active and connected constantly.
A: A great app (free) from the engineering department at UC Berkeley has been released specifically for debugging problems such as this.
It's available through the app store so does not require jailbreaking.
The method involves running the app for several days to a week. During that time it logs the energy usage of the various apps that you are running.
You can then see which are the energy hogs that are causing the problem.
http://carat.cs.berkeley.edu
A: It is usually an app that goes haywire and reinstalling the app will usually do the trick.
A: There's no official way to close apps other than invoke que "task switcher" (by double clicking on the home button) and press+hold one of the apps, then closing them individually. After doing that, a cold reset (press and hold the power button until the slider says: "power off". That's the only way to do it.
If -after all that- you still have a process that's bothering your iPhone's then you'll have to re-install it, because it will have to be an application that was installed by Apple and therefore there isn't much you can do about it.
Reinstalling ought to normalize the situation and you can always restore a backup (but make sure things work ok first).
Now if there's a method in the Jailbreak world I don't know, but I'm sure there is a "task manager" in Cydia.
A: As others already let clear, Apple doesn't offer any good solution for those issues. They shouldn't exist, Apple would say. But they do.
That said, your best bet is jailbreaking and getting SBSettings to "Free Memory" or some specific app that does it, such as MemTool. I've just installed it on mine through hackyouriphone repo, but you can also find it on http://ispaziorepo.com/cydia/apt/
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a9628368708c8c89e632fd276fd00249482ccef0 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: LAN map for Mac OS X I'm looking for a program that will create a visual map of my home network, I've found lanmap but it requires too many programs to be installed to be able to run.
Does anyone knows a native Mac app for the job?
A: iNet for Mac is available for download at the AppStore. It is a native osx app that shows you what your mac is connected to.
| Q: LAN map for Mac OS X I'm looking for a program that will create a visual map of my home network, I've found lanmap but it requires too many programs to be installed to be able to run.
Does anyone knows a native Mac app for the job?
A: iNet for Mac is available for download at the AppStore. It is a native osx app that shows you what your mac is connected to.
A: Check out nmap with the zenmap GUI. It's normally a port scanner but it creates visual maps of what you scan.
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bac0fe3473d07faafb3f6cc821a56aa905a50eee | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I connect the iPad 2 video out to an iMac? This is not a AirDisplay question, it's about the HDMI connection.
I don't have a TV. I use my main computer, a 27" iMac, for watching movies.
The iPad 2 has HDMI out and games can output to 1080p while using the iPad as a controller, as seen in the recent RealRacing HD announcement.
Does anybody know if it will be possible at all to use an iMac screen, and its mini display port, in place of HDMI out?
A: Yes you can do it using an Active HDMI to MiniDisplay port adaptor like this but as you can see it's not cheap
| Q: Can I connect the iPad 2 video out to an iMac? This is not a AirDisplay question, it's about the HDMI connection.
I don't have a TV. I use my main computer, a 27" iMac, for watching movies.
The iPad 2 has HDMI out and games can output to 1080p while using the iPad as a controller, as seen in the recent RealRacing HD announcement.
Does anybody know if it will be possible at all to use an iMac screen, and its mini display port, in place of HDMI out?
A: Yes you can do it using an Active HDMI to MiniDisplay port adaptor like this but as you can see it's not cheap
A: On the page edude05 linked, there is a "Did You Notice?" scroll which, frankly, I had not noticed before:
Did You Notice?
The Mini DisplayPort connector on the
27-inch iMac supports input as well as
output, so you can connect to any
external source that has HDMI output
and use your iMac as a display.
So this implies that you can route video from the iPad through its HDMI output into the Mini DisplayPort on the iMac.
But if that's the case, why are the reviewers disparaging the 27"?
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1b3e87534a1b5d8df236c339149246872459741b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What's the quickest way to get a graphic on the clipboard saved to disk? I have a graphic on the clipboard on OS X.
What's the quickest way to get it onto disk as a png or jpg?
A: Maybe the File | New From Clipboard menu of /Application/Preview.app.
| Q: What's the quickest way to get a graphic on the clipboard saved to disk? I have a graphic on the clipboard on OS X.
What's the quickest way to get it onto disk as a png or jpg?
A: Maybe the File | New From Clipboard menu of /Application/Preview.app.
A: From terminal, you can get an image from the clipboard with osascript.
Define the following functions. The first function gets the clipboard contents as a string of hex digits. The second function decodes the hex digits into binary.
# get clipboard as <class>
getclip() {
local class=$1; shift; : ${class:?}
osascript -e "get the clipboard as «class ${class}»"
}
# get clipboard as <class> (decoding hex string)
getclipb() {
local class=$1; shift; : ${class:?}
getclip "$class" | sed "s/«data ${class}//; s/»//" | xxd -r -p
}
$ getclipb PNGf >x.png
You can print the clipboard information (current set of data formats & sizes) with this function:
# print clipboard info
cbi() {
osascript -e "clipboard info" |
sed -E 's/, /,/g; s/,([0-9]+)/:\1/g' | tr ':,' '\t\n'
}
$ cbi | expand -t 16
«class PNGf» 3970
«class 8BPS» 4610
GIF picture 60
«class jp2 » 4367
JPEG picture 4877
TIFF picture 4810
«class BMP » 534
«class TPIC» 68
A: Here is a utility to do just that.
pngpaste
Paste PNG into files, much like pbpaste does for text.
However instead of pngpaste > thefile.png, it's pngpaste thefile.png, so one does not accidentally barf binary into the console.
A: If you have Preview.app open you can simply 'create new' cmd+n and that will generate the proper canvas and paste the clipboard image. Only thing left to do is save that file. Presto!
A: Using Preview.app is a way, but a little cumbersome. It can also be done on the command line.
Because pbpaste can only pbpaste > filename text snippets, you want to use pngpaste instead.
Install it with Brew:
brew install pngpaste
and use it:
pngpaste <filename>
A: Not nearly as slick, but without using Preview.
Finder -> Edit -> Show Clipboard
Cmd+Shift+4 to get the screen shot marquee tool, and copy the part of the clipboard you want. It's now a PNG on your desktop. But probably not precisely the same image file.
But at that rate, you probably could have screen-captured the original source using the same method and went right to the PNG without using the clipboard.
A: I realise the original question calls for saving as a PNG or JPEG, but...
I use a script that saves any graphic on the clipboard to a new page in a PDF document, thus sort-of replicating the old 'Scrapbook' app on Classic MacOS.
The 'quickest way' bit is that I save the script to /Library/Scripts, so I can execute it from the Scripts menulet in the menubar. (which you can enable in the AppleScript Script Editor.app's Preferences dialog).
The images can be copy-and-pasted for other purposes or exported as images.
#!/usr/bin/python
# getPDFclip v.1.3 : Get PDF from Clipboard image data.
# This script saves a PDF with a copy of any image data found on the Mac Clipboard.
# If Clipboard.pdf exists, the image is added as an extra page.
from AppKit import NSPasteboard, NSPasteboardTypePDF, NSPasteboardTypeTIFF, NSPasteboardTypePNG, NSTIFFPboardType, NSPICTPboardType, NSImage
from Foundation import NSURL
import Quartz as Quartz
import os, syslog
# Change this to whatever filepath you want:
outfile=os.path.expanduser("~/Desktop/Clipboard.pdf")
myFavoriteTypes = [NSPasteboardTypePDF, NSPasteboardTypeTIFF, NSPasteboardTypePNG, NSTIFFPboardType, NSPICTPboardType, 'com.adobe.encapsulated-postscript']
pb = NSPasteboard.generalPasteboard()
best_type = pb.availableTypeFromArray_(myFavoriteTypes)
if best_type:
clipData = pb.dataForType_(best_type)
if clipData:
image = NSImage.alloc().initWithPasteboard_(pb)
if image:
page = Quartz.PDFPage.alloc().initWithImage_(image)
if os.path.exists(outfile):
pdfURL = NSURL.fileURLWithPath_(outfile)
myFile = Quartz.PDFDocument.alloc().initWithURL_(pdfURL)
if myFile:
pagenum = myFile.pageCount()
myFile.insertPage_atIndex_(page, pagenum)
print ("Image added to Clipboard file.")
else:
pageData = page.dataRepresentation()
myFile = Quartz.PDFDocument.alloc().initWithData_(pageData)
myFile.writeToFile_(outfile)
print ("Clipboard file created.")
else:
print ("No clipboard image data was retrieved.")
print ("These types were available:")
print (pb.types())
A: Did not get @HappyFace zsh approach to work so created a traditional bash version:
#!/bin/bash
# see https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/428168
#
# you might want to save this script to
# $HOME/bin/jpgpaste and do a
# ln -s jpgpaste cpngpaste and
# chmod +x jpgpaste cpngpaste
# paste the clibpoard to a png file
function pngpaste() {
local name="$1.png"
local folder=$(pwd)
osascript -e "tell application \"System Events\" to ¬
write (the clipboard as «class PNGf») to ¬
(make new file at folder \"$folder\" with properties ¬
{name:\"${name}\"})"
}
# paste the clipboard to a jpg file
function jpgpaste() {
local name="$1.jpg"
local folder=$(pwd)
osascript -e "tell application \"System Events\" to ¬
write (the clipboard as JPEG picture) to ¬
(make new file at folder \"$folder\" with properties ¬
{name:\"${name}\"})"
}
script=$(basename $0)
case $script in
jpgpaste)
jpgpaste "$1"
;;
cpngpaste)
pngpaste "$1"
;;
esac
A: ~If you already use Alfred or a clipboard Manager ~
I use Alfreds Clipboard History Manager (You can use any free clipboard manager to do this too, provided it also keeps a history of images not just text)
Alfred saves all my clipboard image screenshots and saves them in it's history of snippets.
I then set/create a folder action (using Automator) to copy everything that gets saved into Alfreds Clipboard History folder*
*(located in Library/applicationsupport/alfred/databses/alipboard.alfdp.data
to duplicate those images over to my screenshots folder/downloads/desktop. (alfred deletes my clipboard history every 24H)
Now I always have a saved copy of the screenshot on my disk as well as the screenshot sitting in my clipboard. :]
A: setopt rematchpcre
function pngpaste() {
local name="${1}"
[[ "$name" =~ '\.png$' ]] || name+=.png
osascript -e "tell application \"System Events\" to ¬
write (the clipboard as «class PNGf») to ¬
(make new file at folder \"$(pwd)\" with properties ¬
{name:\"${name}\"})"
}
function jpgpaste() {
local name="${1}"
[[ "$name" =~ '\.jpg$' ]] || name+=.jpg
osascript -e "tell application \"System Events\" to ¬
write (the clipboard as JPEG picture) to ¬
(make new file at folder \"$(pwd)\" with properties ¬
{name:\"${name}\"})"
}
Usage:
pngpaste a1.png
#or
jpgpaste a1.jpg
A: I like to use the command line:
pbpaste > myfile.png
The pbcopy command is useful as well. See this post for details.
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9bb17084d8592dcc892108f1afdc60c8de18e8bd | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I make my 1.5 GHz PowerBook G4 boot from a USB stick? I actually want to boot Linux but since that is not working I'm thinking some one might know on the Apple end.
If there's a way to boot Mac from a USB stick, then booting another operating system should not be impossible.
Do I need to use an Apple bootloader to trick my PowerBook into thinking it's booting Mac OS and then slip in the Linux disc or what?
A: boot usb1/disk@1:,\\yaboot
OR
boot usb1/disk@1:,\\tbxi
is not a complete command. You need to list a partition number after the ":"
for example, if you are trying to install on a Mac, you will need to enter something like this
boot usb1/disk@1:10,\\tbxi
(where "10" is the partition number of the usb drive, disk@1 in this example).
To find out the partition number where OSX is located on your USB, use Disk Utility, Click on the partition you set up with OS X and then R-click or Ctrl-L click and select "Information".
You will get something to the effect of: disk1s10
s10 is the partition number. Refer to the example above.
| Q: How do I make my 1.5 GHz PowerBook G4 boot from a USB stick? I actually want to boot Linux but since that is not working I'm thinking some one might know on the Apple end.
If there's a way to boot Mac from a USB stick, then booting another operating system should not be impossible.
Do I need to use an Apple bootloader to trick my PowerBook into thinking it's booting Mac OS and then slip in the Linux disc or what?
A: boot usb1/disk@1:,\\yaboot
OR
boot usb1/disk@1:,\\tbxi
is not a complete command. You need to list a partition number after the ":"
for example, if you are trying to install on a Mac, you will need to enter something like this
boot usb1/disk@1:10,\\tbxi
(where "10" is the partition number of the usb drive, disk@1 in this example).
To find out the partition number where OSX is located on your USB, use Disk Utility, Click on the partition you set up with OS X and then R-click or Ctrl-L click and select "Information".
You will get something to the effect of: disk1s10
s10 is the partition number. Refer to the example above.
A: This thread is old, but i want to add some information that may be useful:
On a Powerbook G4 A1138 (1,67 Ghz 15" late 2005) the above instructions didn't work out of the box.
I used the finnix ppc rescue ISO, dumped with dd to the usb key.
1.) OF creates the devalias ud for the usb key in the left port. This ud alias maps to /pci@f2000000/usb@15/disk@1
2.) You can call yaboot with boot ud:2,\\yaboot - but then the kernel will panic because it still searches his initrd + rootfs somewhere at cd:2,/ ... (the cd alias is hardcoded inside files like ofboot.b, yaboot.conf ... on the ISO)
3.) Quick and dirty workaround: overwrite the cd alias in OF with the path to your USB Key (copy the path from the ud alias): devalias cd /pci@f2000000/usb@15/disk@1
4.) Now boot with boot cd:2,\\yaboot
5.) No problem anymore with hardcoded cd alias - it's now poiting to your USB Key. You can just choose a default kernel entry - *finnix in my case - and it will boot properly.
The alias will be resetted to default at the next cold boot and thus you will have to repeat the procedure for every USB-boot.
A: I have done this many times since I posted this question.
*
*Create usb stick like this:
sudo dd if=/<path to iso file>/<name of iso file> of=/<path to usb stick> bs=32768 conv=notrunc,noerror,sync
*Put the USB stick into your Mac and press the power button while holding down Command ⌘+Option+O+F
*At the prompt, type the following:
boot usb1/disk@1:,\\yaboot
Note: If you are booting linux then use ,\\yaboot, but if you are booting a Mac OS use ,\\tbxi.
Note 2: If your stick is in the right side of the machine, then you need to do this:
boot usb0/disk@1:,\\yaboot
Note 3: If these commands don't work, then there is most likely a problem with your media or iso file.
I have found that Ubuntu, Debian, and openSUSE work great. I cannot get Fedora or Gentoo to boot this way yet. My optical drive does not work anymore, so this is how I install OS X on my machine. I made a live USB stick of the OS X install disc this way.
A: I've heard that using Super Duper works well for this. I imagine if that's the case, then Carbon Copy Cloner should work as well.
Deploy the image onto the USB through one of those utilities and you should be golden.
Find Super Duper! here.
A: so in my experience i've learned that on my Power Book G4 1.5 (A1106) that
boot usb1/disk@1:10,\tbxi
was not helpful. try this
*
*
*command, option, O, F (open firmware)
*release keys
*
boot ud:3,\:tbxi
if you're lucky it might work. i tried without the 3 and i got the prohibitory sign, everything else wouldn't work. Edit: i just got the prohibitory sign so i think my system has a problem
A: What worked for me on a Cube G4 was the following (based on Joshua's advice):
*
*I formatted my USB thumb drive in Disk Utility with Apple Partition Map and a MS-DOS (FAT) partition. diskutil list should bring something like this up:
*Now let's for the sake of it nuke the FAT32 partition: sudo pdisk L e /dev/rdisk2 d 2 w and exit CTRL+C. The entire process should look something like this:
The deeply cleansed disk should appear like so (diskutil list)
*Now we can copy over the Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard ISO with dd: sudo dd if=/<path to iso file>/<name of iso file> of=/<path to usb stick> bs=32768 conv=notrunc,noerror,sync. It should be something like this:
*Depending on your stick, this might take upwards of a few hours (even with a badass USB3 one!). At the end, diskutil list should show something like this:
*Plug this into your G5 Cube, and, at boot, press both ALT keys (theoretically one should work but with my wireless keyboard the both button approach works best)
*You'll get a very primitive version of the present day Boot Selection screen, WHICH ONLY WORKS WITH A MOUSE ! There you'll find the USB Stick and be able to boot from it, and install as if it were a very speedy and silent DVD drive :)
For those wishing to install Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, the ISO floating around for that seems to contain a very small Apple_Driver_ATAPI partition (disk2s2 in step 4), a few KB instead of half a GB. This unfortunately seems to be incompatible with steps 1-6..
The workaround is the following: prepare a 10.5 Leopard USB stick, and overwrite the Apple_HFS partition with the Apple_HFS partition from the 10.4 Tiger disk:
*Proceed with creating a Leopard 10.5 stick as in steps 1-4
*Mount the OSX 10.4 Tiger image; it should look something like this:
*With dd, copy over the Apple_HFS (disk3s3 or diskNs3) partition OVER the Apple_HFS (~7GB) on the stick. This will leave you with a stick having the ATAPI driver from the Leopard DVD disc, but the OS image of the Tiger disc. Through this method, I got it to show, and managed to install Tiger alongside Leopard xD. On my end, it looks like this:
For those wanting to install 10.3 or lower Unfortunately, I haven't found any way to get those to boot off of a USB device (not initially though).
To install 10.3 / 10.2 / 10.1 / 10.0, burn the CD1 image onto a disk, which you will have to be reading through the on-board IDE cable (connecting a USB cd-rom doesn't cut it, not USB allowed !). You'll install as per usual, pressing alt (both of them in case of the cube) at bootup, selecting the CD, installing ...
You'll at some point be asked to insert the 2nd disc - those you may prepare the same as a Tiger installation: make a Leopard disc, and overwrite the 3rd partition (the Apple_HFS one that occupies the most space) with the Apple_HFS partition of the CD2 of the pre 10.4 OS you're installing. This time the system will accept it and continue installing from the USB device.
A: Powerbook G4 1.0Ghz 12"
External Pioneer/generic USB CD/DVD drive
Plug into the rear-most USB port.
*
*Power on
*⌘ CmdOptOF
*boot usb1/disk@1:,\\yaboot
*Return ⏎
*restart
Installs Ubuntu 16.04 PPC perfectly, first try.
Love these old threads and old machines!
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5a5ea8227433c25d7299011a10ed656f74ae7d53 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Send an application to a specific Space Is there a way to send the current used application to a specific Space?
For example, I work in Space 1; I double-click on a document and an application starts to open this document. Is there a quick way to send this application to Space 2?
A: I don't think there's a particular kayboard shortcut you can use, but if you click on the app's title bar and hold mouse button and then click ctrl+n where n is the number of the screen you want to send it to it will be moved there. Bear in mind you will be moved there too.
| Q: Send an application to a specific Space Is there a way to send the current used application to a specific Space?
For example, I work in Space 1; I double-click on a document and an application starts to open this document. Is there a quick way to send this application to Space 2?
A: I don't think there's a particular kayboard shortcut you can use, but if you click on the app's title bar and hold mouse button and then click ctrl+n where n is the number of the screen you want to send it to it will be moved there. Bear in mind you will be moved there too.
A: If you want to always use the same Space for an application, then you can assign it from the "Esposé and Spaces" preference panel. "Every spaces" allows you to see the windows of that application in every spaces, independently from the space where you opened that application.
If you want to move an application window from a Space to another, then click on the Spaces icon shown in the dock, and Spaces will show you all the available spaces; from that screen you can move a window between spaces.
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fc8f9d42aaa7bbd25caeb33188e1befa0020aff5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Buy macbook pro 17 from amazon vs apple? I'm about to purchase the new macbook pro 17 from amazon. $134 less than from Apple and no tax means almost $400 is saved... amazon only has the base model without any upgrades, but that's what I wanted anyway.
Any reason to spend the extra money and go with Apple directly? Is there a better place to buy?
A: I recommend buying an official Apple.com refurb - you'll likely save more than from Amazon and they often have very current models. The machine will be indistinguishable from new, aside from the packaging and comes with a full warranty.
Put the savings towards buying cheaper Applecare from Amazon :)
You can follow stock availability here: http://refurb-tracker.com
| Q: Buy macbook pro 17 from amazon vs apple? I'm about to purchase the new macbook pro 17 from amazon. $134 less than from Apple and no tax means almost $400 is saved... amazon only has the base model without any upgrades, but that's what I wanted anyway.
Any reason to spend the extra money and go with Apple directly? Is there a better place to buy?
A: I recommend buying an official Apple.com refurb - you'll likely save more than from Amazon and they often have very current models. The machine will be indistinguishable from new, aside from the packaging and comes with a full warranty.
Put the savings towards buying cheaper Applecare from Amazon :)
You can follow stock availability here: http://refurb-tracker.com
A: If I understand you correctly, you want to choose between the Apple Online Store (not the Apple Store as Philip implied) and Amazon. If that is the case, you don't have any advantages when buying directly from Apple (only if you are an educator, student or pupil - because you will be able to purchase from the Apple Education Store then). Go to Amazon if it is cheaper there.
If you're thinking about choosing between an Apple Store and any Online Store you have the advantages mentioned by Philip.
A: If anything, buying the laptop from the Apple store will give you a level of customer service that no other store can match. They'll probably help you get it set up, registered, and all that if you ask. That, and the certain cache that comes from walking out an Apple store with brand new kit under your arm. Beyond that, there's really not much you can buy there that can't be had for cheaper elsewhere.
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af63a74793f64d353cbac21bc4bf5ea61ae275f8 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iPhone ActiveSync showing sent email in Inbox Curious if anyone else is experiencing ActiveSync email accounts showing sent email in your iPhone mail.app Inbox.
Messages still appear even if "organize by thread" is disabled.
iPhone mail seems to handle native Gmail accounts correctly, knowing to hide any sent email, however my Google Apps ActiveSync account/mailbox doesn't.
Is this a known limitation? I've deleted and re-added my ActiveSync account and it still occurs.
A: No - this is not normal and I haven't heard of any fix short of deleting the account and trying again. If the store on the phone gets really corrupted, you may have to restore and set up the phone as new - but do try lesser steps first.
| Q: iPhone ActiveSync showing sent email in Inbox Curious if anyone else is experiencing ActiveSync email accounts showing sent email in your iPhone mail.app Inbox.
Messages still appear even if "organize by thread" is disabled.
iPhone mail seems to handle native Gmail accounts correctly, knowing to hide any sent email, however my Google Apps ActiveSync account/mailbox doesn't.
Is this a known limitation? I've deleted and re-added my ActiveSync account and it still occurs.
A: No - this is not normal and I haven't heard of any fix short of deleting the account and trying again. If the store on the phone gets really corrupted, you may have to restore and set up the phone as new - but do try lesser steps first.
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55f20c9410c7dc860cf9f679d1cb7297285b6b78 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Does Safari 2 support tabbed browsing? Does Safari 2 support tabbed browsing? What is the first version that supports this feature?
A: According to a google search for [safari 2 tabbed browsing], yes.
Source: http://www.macnews.com/content/safari-beta-2-brings-tabbed-browsing-autofill-forms
| Q: Does Safari 2 support tabbed browsing? Does Safari 2 support tabbed browsing? What is the first version that supports this feature?
A: According to a google search for [safari 2 tabbed browsing], yes.
Source: http://www.macnews.com/content/safari-beta-2-brings-tabbed-browsing-autofill-forms
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a9d6fa71e89023859466332ee39fab472d5c779d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I combine two or more images to get a single pdf file? Say I have some image files (for instance, the result of scanning some sheets) and I want to combine them into a single pdf file, each image on a different page.
Is there a faster / more convenient way than converting each one to a pdf file and then combining those (say, as explained here)? Or, if this is more or less how it is to be done, which is the most intelligent and less tedious possible way to do it?
A: Open Preview, make sure the Drawer is open and Drag the Image in underneath the Page Thumbnail.
| Q: How do I combine two or more images to get a single pdf file? Say I have some image files (for instance, the result of scanning some sheets) and I want to combine them into a single pdf file, each image on a different page.
Is there a faster / more convenient way than converting each one to a pdf file and then combining those (say, as explained here)? Or, if this is more or less how it is to be done, which is the most intelligent and less tedious possible way to do it?
A: Open Preview, make sure the Drawer is open and Drag the Image in underneath the Page Thumbnail.
A: Use imagemagick.
*
*Install brew (https://brew.sh/)
*brew install imagemagick
*convert file1 file2 file3 output.pdf
files 1 through n can be any image or pdf file.
A: Here are the steps to save multiple images in Preview into a single multi-page PDF.
*
*Select all of the images you want in your PDF, right-click and choose open with Preview
*In Preview's Sidebar drag the images into the order you want them to appear in your PDF
*Select/highlight all the images to be included in the PDF document; otherwise only a single image may end up the PDF document
*Then from the "File" menu choose "Print Selected Images" (or "Print..." in recent OS X versions) and then "PDF > Save as PDF"
A: I made 2 quick screenshots for you:
1) select thumbnails view:
2) Drag second PDF e.g., from Desktop, into thumbnails pane, but above the thin silver line where the red arrow is pointing at (otherwise it won't be saved). And then just save the PDF
A: This can be done using Automator. Follow these steps:
*
*Create a new Workflow.
*Under Actions, Library, Files & Folders add the Get Specified Finder Items as a step.
*On the bottom of that step click on Add and select the images.
*Next, under Actions, Library, PDFs add the New PDF from Images. The workflow should look like the one on the image:
*
*Configure the step to your desire specifying among other things the location and name for the PDF file.
*Run the new workflow.
*In the Results tab of the New PDF from Images you now have your newly created PDF.
A: If you use ImageMagick, the JPEG gets re-encoded, which results in generation loss, as well as worse performance.
Use img2pdf instead. Install using pip3 install img2pdf.
Source: https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/74341/374913
A: paste in word and save as pdf...best possible way
A: When you try to print, sometimes you get the pages displayed rotated at 90 degrees, which is annoying. You could rotate all of them with one click from the PDF viewer but you will have to do that every time you open the file.
Instead, follow the top answer and when print to PDF, just uncheck Auto Rotate (preferred) OR select the horizontal orientation (hack). See the screenshot :)
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c26b2ba31b104a4158bc8230dd7495a62a7782a5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Quicksilver accessible script for disabling and enabling Time Machine? I'd like to disable and enable Time Machine at will via Quicksilver.
'nuff said.
Do you're thang, nerds. :)
A: Just realized I could copy it out of another script I use to detect displays.
Here they are:
Disable:
tell application "System Preferences" to activate
tell application "System Events"
tell process "System Preferences"
click menu item "Time Machine" of menu "View" of menu bar 1
tell button "OFF" of window 1 to click
end tell
end tell
tell application "System Preferences" to quit
Enable:
tell application "System Preferences" to activate
tell application "System Events"
tell process "System Preferences"
click menu item "Time Machine" of menu "View" of menu bar 1
tell button "ON" of window 1 to click
end tell
end tell
tell application "System Preferences" to quit
Hope that helps someone else. If there's a better solution, I'm all ears!
| Q: Quicksilver accessible script for disabling and enabling Time Machine? I'd like to disable and enable Time Machine at will via Quicksilver.
'nuff said.
Do you're thang, nerds. :)
A: Just realized I could copy it out of another script I use to detect displays.
Here they are:
Disable:
tell application "System Preferences" to activate
tell application "System Events"
tell process "System Preferences"
click menu item "Time Machine" of menu "View" of menu bar 1
tell button "OFF" of window 1 to click
end tell
end tell
tell application "System Preferences" to quit
Enable:
tell application "System Preferences" to activate
tell application "System Events"
tell process "System Preferences"
click menu item "Time Machine" of menu "View" of menu bar 1
tell button "ON" of window 1 to click
end tell
end tell
tell application "System Preferences" to quit
Hope that helps someone else. If there's a better solution, I'm all ears!
A: You can also use this AppleScript to start a Time Machine backup:
do shell script "/System/Library/CoreServices/backupd.bundle/Contents/Resources/backupd-helper &"
or use a similar shell script.
I think Time Machine runs way too often. Instead, I leave Time Machine disabled and use Awaken to run this script twice daily.
A: I'm using TimeMachineEditor for modifying the schedule
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bd04418150684f9b2aca1d4cd8d89975e3b5e300 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Does Migration Assistant migrate macports? New MacBook Pro here. I am about to use Migration Assistant to copy over my old files from my old first-gen MacBook. Will I have to reinstall macports manually or will Migration Assistant copy my /opt directory?
A: The copying should work without a problem, but if you happen to upgrade to Snow Leopard at the same time, you might run into some compatibility issues, depending on the "ports" you have installed. Same goes for old "ports" that may have been specifically built for your old system (maybe processor dependent), you could run into problems there, too.
Remember to run selfupdate, and upgrade the installed ports (where needed).
| Q: Does Migration Assistant migrate macports? New MacBook Pro here. I am about to use Migration Assistant to copy over my old files from my old first-gen MacBook. Will I have to reinstall macports manually or will Migration Assistant copy my /opt directory?
A: The copying should work without a problem, but if you happen to upgrade to Snow Leopard at the same time, you might run into some compatibility issues, depending on the "ports" you have installed. Same goes for old "ports" that may have been specifically built for your old system (maybe processor dependent), you could run into problems there, too.
Remember to run selfupdate, and upgrade the installed ports (where needed).
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0a8d61f6cecbcf6a2a2cce9892b8f7401952f0b5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there any particular cleaning solution for the MacBook Pro? Is there any cleaning solution for the MacBook Pro?
How should I clean my MacBook? Which fabric should I use to clean it?
A: I use a dry microfiber cloth on my screen. I found them in a two-pack of washcloth-sized at Dollar General.
If you want a cleaning solution, the Apple Store folks, at least in Madison WI, fully endorse iKlean and use it on their display models every night. I can't vouch because I haven't used it, but I figure Apple knows Apple well.
| Q: Is there any particular cleaning solution for the MacBook Pro? Is there any cleaning solution for the MacBook Pro?
How should I clean my MacBook? Which fabric should I use to clean it?
A: I use a dry microfiber cloth on my screen. I found them in a two-pack of washcloth-sized at Dollar General.
If you want a cleaning solution, the Apple Store folks, at least in Madison WI, fully endorse iKlean and use it on their display models every night. I can't vouch because I haven't used it, but I figure Apple knows Apple well.
A: Here is a quote from the MacBook Pro: Care, Use, and Safety Information page.
Cleaning Your MacBook Pro Display.
Follow these general rules when cleaning the screen.
Shut down your MacBook Pro, detach the power adapter, and remove the battery.
Dampen a clean, soft, lint-free cloth or paper with water only and wipe the screen. Do not spray liquid directly on the screen.
Cleaning Your MacBook Pro
Follow these general rules when cleaning the outside of your computer and its components:
Shut down your MacBook Pro, detach the power adapter, and remove the battery.
Use a damp, soft, lint-free cloth to clean the computer’s exterior. Avoid getting moisture in any openings. Do not spray any type of liquid directly on the computer.
Don’t use aerosol sprays, solvents, or abrasives.
I'm sure people are not using only water to clean their MacBooks and they are fine, but for me a wet microfiber cloth is sufficient.
A: I use the same cloth I get from the optical shop, microfiber cleaning cloth, and add just a drop of water to the cloth, not the screen. I turn the screen backlight completely down and shine a bright point source light (aka a desk lamp) onto the screen, with the screen turned so that you can see the screen cruft and fingerprints (and not yourself, lest you start preening).
If you keep the microfiber cloth clean they might last a geologic epoch or two.
I recommend not using anything other than a drop of water on the cloth. The microfiber cloth is a relatively new and dynamite technology for this job. You shouldn't need glass cleaner, and you might in fact clean off any factory-installed screen coatings. Cleaning the older silver laptop keyboards with a similar cleaner rewards you by removing the paint.
A: With my Unibody Macbook Pro I just use a soft cloth moisted with a bit of glass cleaner (nothing fancy, any multisurface cleaner that happens to be around at home)
I haven't had any issues with this in my Unibody Macbook Pro.
A: I agree with a lot of the previous commenters and want to add my opinion to the mix.
As an Apple Authorized Service Provider (AASP) we clean each machine that comes in for repair/upgrade. There are some very overpriced cleaners out there and we've tried a lot of them. iKlean is good, but we regularly use this:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=109&cp_id=10902&cs_id=1090201&p_id=5177&seq=1&format=2
Can't beat the price! If you've never looked at Monoprice, they have some great prices on quality products. HDMI, Cat 5 - 6, etc.
*I don't work for Monoprice, but I enjoy sharing companies that I believe in and trust.
A: Similar to wjl's method, I have used a microfibre polishing cloth alongside a device & screen cleaner solution from Muc-Off. There products are also available to buy from the retailer Amazon (where applicable).
(They also have a range of products for motoring & bicycles as well).
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c5ef9269924bb74a2c0e822f988c33a1d1361b5e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I reset my bash configuration? When I open Terminal it shows this:
Last login: Fri Apr 1 17:04:59 on ttys000
-bash: export: /opt/local/bin': not a valid identifier
-bash: export::/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/opt/local/bin:/usr/local/git/bin:/usr/X11/bin': not a valid identifier
Josh@Macbook-Pro~$ export
I installed something yesterday and modified bash_profile. Now I cannot do anything in Terminal. Even "ls". It returns…
bash: ls: No such file or directory
How can I fix it?
A: Sounds like it's screwing up your PATH, so the shell can't find any of the usual commands. In this case, you can still use the commands by specifying their entire path (e.g. /bin/ls instead of just `ls), or just reset your PATH manually:
PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/opt/local/bin:/usr/local/git/bin:/usr/X11/bin
(Note that that's based on the error you gave; there may be some directories missing.)
If .bash_profile is the only thing messed up, it's probably easiest to just disable it:
/bin/mv .bash_profile bash_profile_disabled
/bin/mv .bashrc bashrc_disabled
... and then open a new (clean) Terminal window, and then look through the file to see if you can undo the damage before renaming it back.
| Q: How can I reset my bash configuration? When I open Terminal it shows this:
Last login: Fri Apr 1 17:04:59 on ttys000
-bash: export: /opt/local/bin': not a valid identifier
-bash: export::/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/opt/local/bin:/usr/local/git/bin:/usr/X11/bin': not a valid identifier
Josh@Macbook-Pro~$ export
I installed something yesterday and modified bash_profile. Now I cannot do anything in Terminal. Even "ls". It returns…
bash: ls: No such file or directory
How can I fix it?
A: Sounds like it's screwing up your PATH, so the shell can't find any of the usual commands. In this case, you can still use the commands by specifying their entire path (e.g. /bin/ls instead of just `ls), or just reset your PATH manually:
PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/opt/local/bin:/usr/local/git/bin:/usr/X11/bin
(Note that that's based on the error you gave; there may be some directories missing.)
If .bash_profile is the only thing messed up, it's probably easiest to just disable it:
/bin/mv .bash_profile bash_profile_disabled
/bin/mv .bashrc bashrc_disabled
... and then open a new (clean) Terminal window, and then look through the file to see if you can undo the damage before renaming it back.
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3c66368b831b3bed48afa97100592a638995d75b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to get photos/videos from my iphone into the cloud easily I make photos every day. I want them to be kept somewhere safe (online, not on my computer), without having to think about it. Either over 3g, or whenever I'm near a wifi, I want my videos and photos to automatically upload.
Ideally to smugmug.com, so I don't need to take additional steps to share a subset of the photos, but something like dropbox or s3 would also do.
I find it hard to believe I'm the only one with this problem, but I haven't been able to find a good solution yet. (Best thing so far: PhotoSync with flickr sync)
A: Don't worry, Apple says it's coming in iCloud
| Q: How to get photos/videos from my iphone into the cloud easily I make photos every day. I want them to be kept somewhere safe (online, not on my computer), without having to think about it. Either over 3g, or whenever I'm near a wifi, I want my videos and photos to automatically upload.
Ideally to smugmug.com, so I don't need to take additional steps to share a subset of the photos, but something like dropbox or s3 would also do.
I find it hard to believe I'm the only one with this problem, but I haven't been able to find a good solution yet. (Best thing so far: PhotoSync with flickr sync)
A: Don't worry, Apple says it's coming in iCloud
A: You suggest Dropbox yourself, so I am not sure what alternative solution you are looking for?
On my Android I can save photos to a specific Dropbox folder.
Result: it is automatically synched to my computer and stored online as well. In addition you can publicly share dropbox folders, so other people are able to look at your pictures as well.
The only thing you still have to do (which you probably won't with iCloud) is saving your photos specifically in a dropbox folder.
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faf602afde9c1862c8a64ae28cebac53b5704e15 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Calendar alert sound on the iPodTouch isn't loud enough is there some "mobile" way to make it louder? Calendar alert sound on the iPodTouch isn't loud enough is there some "mobile" way to make it louder?
A: As far as "volume boost" or "overdrive" type features are concerned, I don't think there is one. You could always get a battery powered external speaker.
When I'm out driving I usually plug my iPhone into my car stereo and listen to music / Pandora. It quiets the music (but doesn't pause) to play notification sounds, so it's quite audible.
| Q: Calendar alert sound on the iPodTouch isn't loud enough is there some "mobile" way to make it louder? Calendar alert sound on the iPodTouch isn't loud enough is there some "mobile" way to make it louder?
A: As far as "volume boost" or "overdrive" type features are concerned, I don't think there is one. You could always get a battery powered external speaker.
When I'm out driving I usually plug my iPhone into my car stereo and listen to music / Pandora. It quiets the music (but doesn't pause) to play notification sounds, so it's quite audible.
A: I would just change the ringer on it to something louder. You can make it different in Settings -> Sounds.
A: Head over to Settings - Sounds and check whether the volume of the ringer is on its loudest.
On my iPod there is a different volume for my music and one for my ringer (FaceTime :)
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1321e6329aaeeea2f6ade940130be615bf28efeb | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to Automate Cropping Images? Is there any way to automate cropping images on Mac? (Not the whole file, but part of the file.)
I've tried this with Automator but the cropping function just makes the whole image smaller instead of chopping the part that I don't want off of the image.
A: You may use ImageMagick in order to crop from command line. That way you may include the command inside an Applescript, or call the command directly from terminal.
You can install it following these instructions and then you crop all images inside a folder, given:
convert '*.jpg' -crop 120x120+10+5 thumbnail%03d.png
where 120x120 is the resulting size and 10+5 is the offset (10 pixels width and 5 pixels height).
| Q: How to Automate Cropping Images? Is there any way to automate cropping images on Mac? (Not the whole file, but part of the file.)
I've tried this with Automator but the cropping function just makes the whole image smaller instead of chopping the part that I don't want off of the image.
A: You may use ImageMagick in order to crop from command line. That way you may include the command inside an Applescript, or call the command directly from terminal.
You can install it following these instructions and then you crop all images inside a folder, given:
convert '*.jpg' -crop 120x120+10+5 thumbnail%03d.png
where 120x120 is the resulting size and 10+5 is the offset (10 pixels width and 5 pixels height).
A: If you have Xcode installed, you could download and compile and install (via Automator's import menu) Convert Images to Letterbox Format (completed) from Apple's developer library. That action crops without resizing. Look for the "Download Sample Code" at the top-left of the linked page
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98289f51801159ffda0f3f93be163b6a3212c06a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why does Snow Leopard free so much hard disk space? I had about 8.9GB hard disk space before installing Snow Leopard (had Leopard before). After installation, the hard disk space increased to 20GB.
What caused this huge jump? I know some webpages says it is because the way Apple calculates disk space, using 1,000,000,000 instead of 2^9 for a GB, but the difference should be only 7.4%
2^9 = 1,073,741,824
So, why did 8.9GB of free space become 20GB? 8.9 x 1.074 = 9.56GB, so why is there an extra 10.5GB? Even if some printer drivers were deleted, they should only take up tens of MB, not 10GB.
A: The main reason Snow Leopard frees up so much disk space is that it discards all PPC code from the system and system applications when it is installed.
| Q: Why does Snow Leopard free so much hard disk space? I had about 8.9GB hard disk space before installing Snow Leopard (had Leopard before). After installation, the hard disk space increased to 20GB.
What caused this huge jump? I know some webpages says it is because the way Apple calculates disk space, using 1,000,000,000 instead of 2^9 for a GB, but the difference should be only 7.4%
2^9 = 1,073,741,824
So, why did 8.9GB of free space become 20GB? 8.9 x 1.074 = 9.56GB, so why is there an extra 10.5GB? Even if some printer drivers were deleted, they should only take up tens of MB, not 10GB.
A: The main reason Snow Leopard frees up so much disk space is that it discards all PPC code from the system and system applications when it is installed.
A: John Siracusa’s review of Mac OS X 10.6 lists several space freeing features (on page 3). The biggest contributors are “install on demand components”, dropping support for PowerPC processors, and “HFS+ compression”.
*
*The Rosetta PowerPC binary translator software and the bulk of the printer drivers and are not installed by default.
They can be installed from DVD or downloaded when they are needed.
*The system-installed programs have dropped support for PowerPC processors.
At least one architecture was eliminated from every program on the system (32-bit PPC). Some of them dropped two architectures (32- and 64-bit PPC). This means that most Snow Leopard executables only store code for half the number of ISAs as the equivalent Leopard binaries. The different ISAs take different amounts of binary code to represent the same high-level program, so this does not always mean a 50% space savings for each binary. Nevertheless, “50% byte savings for each executable” is a fairly accurate estimate.
*Many of the Snow Leopard files are also transparently compressed.
Limited access to HFS+ compression is provided in through the
ditto(1) and
afscexpand(1) commands. Some third part tools provide ways to identify or find such compressed files, but this is generally not a “user level” feature.
The review also mentions the change to powers-of-ten for reporting large byte sizes (1 GB = 1,000,000,000 (10^9) bytes instead of 1,073,741,824 (2^30) bytes) in the “A gigabyte by any other name” sidebar.
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