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e966d749062f5d0a4540b4989408e029cb79a5ee | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I show the login window after a period of inactivity? How can I make my Mac display the login screen (as though I'd selected "Login window" from the fast user switching menu) after the session has been idle for a certain time?
I can make it log out after some amount of inactivity, but I don't want that. I want my programs to continue running.
I can also set the screen saver to require a password, and clicking the "Switch user" button on the password dialog will display the login screen. I'd effectively like to skip that step and go directly to the login screen without having to push the button.
A: One solution could then be this one...
Download this ScriptSaver (ScreenSaver): http://swannman.wordpress.com/projects/scriptsaver/ - which can run AppleScripts.
Then write an AppleScript script with this content:
tell application "Finder"
do shell script "/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu\\ Extras/User.menu/Contents/Resources/CGSession -suspend > /dev/null"
end tell
Setup a ScreenSaver in "Desktop & Screen Saver", and configure this with the ScriptSaver, which you then setup with the AppleScript script from above.
After min. 3 minutes the current user session will be switched to the Fast User Switching window.
| Q: How can I show the login window after a period of inactivity? How can I make my Mac display the login screen (as though I'd selected "Login window" from the fast user switching menu) after the session has been idle for a certain time?
I can make it log out after some amount of inactivity, but I don't want that. I want my programs to continue running.
I can also set the screen saver to require a password, and clicking the "Switch user" button on the password dialog will display the login screen. I'd effectively like to skip that step and go directly to the login screen without having to push the button.
A: One solution could then be this one...
Download this ScriptSaver (ScreenSaver): http://swannman.wordpress.com/projects/scriptsaver/ - which can run AppleScripts.
Then write an AppleScript script with this content:
tell application "Finder"
do shell script "/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu\\ Extras/User.menu/Contents/Resources/CGSession -suspend > /dev/null"
end tell
Setup a ScreenSaver in "Desktop & Screen Saver", and configure this with the ScriptSaver, which you then setup with the AppleScript script from above.
After min. 3 minutes the current user session will be switched to the Fast User Switching window.
A: Rob, you can use DssW Power Manager to automatically Fast User Switch to the Login Window after user inactivity. This will leave your account logged in and your applications running.
The following link shows you how to create the required event for automatically logging out; in step 4 change the action from Log Out to Fast User Switch to get the behaviour you are after:
How to Automatically Log Out After Inactivity on Mac OS X
Power Manager also includes a task to "Secure sleep after inactivity". This task Fast User Switches to the Login Window and then puts the Mac to sleep.
Disclosure: I work for DssW.
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9e65f92dba9abb5907139d65f4622ebb71a75b7b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I delay audio in an mp4 file? How can I delay the audio (relative to the video stream) in an MP4 movie file and save the result?
A: You may use the free app QTSync which supports this feature.
| Q: How can I delay audio in an mp4 file? How can I delay the audio (relative to the video stream) in an MP4 movie file and save the result?
A: You may use the free app QTSync which supports this feature.
A: VLC supports audio delay and re-encoding.
A: You can use some tools listed here it help you http://techhowdy.com/mp4-to-mp3-converter-online/
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e7f0728172568551a66973b35113efc61bf89567 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I get notified when a new jailbreak or unlock is released? I got borred about all the spam created by less or more famous iOS hackers. They simply create too much hype for nothing: tweets, rss feeds, facebook pages, all of the full of nonsense messages.
I do not want to spend my time reading fake news about new hacks and I'm looking for a way of subscribing only to real "news".
For a while I considered the Jailbreak Matrix to be a page I could monitor but it looks that it not updated in time and the page became too crowded by ads.
What information source do you recommend?
A: iClarified reports on all the iOS jailbreaking/unlocking news that's relevant (along with a lot that's not entirely relevant) really quickly: http://www.iclarified.com/
| Q: How can I get notified when a new jailbreak or unlock is released? I got borred about all the spam created by less or more famous iOS hackers. They simply create too much hype for nothing: tweets, rss feeds, facebook pages, all of the full of nonsense messages.
I do not want to spend my time reading fake news about new hacks and I'm looking for a way of subscribing only to real "news".
For a while I considered the Jailbreak Matrix to be a page I could monitor but it looks that it not updated in time and the page became too crowded by ads.
What information source do you recommend?
A: iClarified reports on all the iOS jailbreaking/unlocking news that's relevant (along with a lot that's not entirely relevant) really quickly: http://www.iclarified.com/
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431c18a7f591db9714ae848ce851818775de96f2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to copy MP3 files from my PC to my iphone? How to copy MP3 files from my PC to my iphone? I have many Mp3 on my PC but some Mp3s I want to copy in iphone to listen from iphone. How to do that? I'm having itunes account and itunes software on my PC but unable to copy MP3s to iphone.
A: In iTunes under the File menu choose Add to Library... and select the songs you want to add to iTunes. When iTunes is done adding the files, sync your iPhone with iTunes on your PC.
That's all there is to it.
| Q: How to copy MP3 files from my PC to my iphone? How to copy MP3 files from my PC to my iphone? I have many Mp3 on my PC but some Mp3s I want to copy in iphone to listen from iphone. How to do that? I'm having itunes account and itunes software on my PC but unable to copy MP3s to iphone.
A: In iTunes under the File menu choose Add to Library... and select the songs you want to add to iTunes. When iTunes is done adding the files, sync your iPhone with iTunes on your PC.
That's all there is to it.
A: With Catalina macOS (1.15+) iTunes is gone.
You will need to open Music application & click under the File and chose Import...
After the mp3 files are imported; you can sync music via Finder by clicking on your iPhone's icon within a Finder's sidebar. Then click Music & check Sync music onto My iPhone.
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ac1cd76ede8d2ee3e28b96c57b8085d5085fcc91 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iPhone app to follow/navigate an imported .gpx Is there an iPhone app that allows one to follow an imported .gpx track, in a car navigation-like way?
The apps I found so far, like Trails, can only display the track on a map. What I am looking for is a "download-and-forget" experience for my bike trips. I want to import a track and just look at my iPhone to tell me in which direction is the next waypoint, or how can I get back on track if I get lost.
A: Gaia GPS is what you're looking for. Costs $20 USD on the App Store, but the best at what it does.
| Q: iPhone app to follow/navigate an imported .gpx Is there an iPhone app that allows one to follow an imported .gpx track, in a car navigation-like way?
The apps I found so far, like Trails, can only display the track on a map. What I am looking for is a "download-and-forget" experience for my bike trips. I want to import a track and just look at my iPhone to tell me in which direction is the next waypoint, or how can I get back on track if I get lost.
A: Gaia GPS is what you're looking for. Costs $20 USD on the App Store, but the best at what it does.
A: I don't drive, ride, hike or use GPX myself, but here's an idea, using TomTom:
Get GSAK (thanks to tomtom's forums) to convert the GPX to a TomTom file format and add it (thanks to groundspeak forums) to your iPhone's TomTom.
A: I know; old question. But I happen to have been looking too, and the closest thing I found was Co-Rider.
Turn by turn spoken instructions, and allows GPX import.
It seems to be geared (pun intended) towards bicycles, so your mileage may vary (pun intended).
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84e6955d92566e36e55a9b9d17e2e1b889699666 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I select files in Midnight Commander on a MacBook Pro? I find really annoying to use Midnight Commander under OS X when using the non-extended keyboard (laptop).
I found no way of simulating an INSERT key press (select file) and I would like to find a solution that does not require me to reconfigure MC, specially because I cannot do this with each machine I'm connecting to from my MacBook.
I will give extra bonus ;) for and extended solution what will solve the problem not only for the INSERT (select file) but also for switch selection and add/substract selection (NumMultiply,NumMinus,NumPlus).
Remember that Numlock area *, + and - are not the same as the ones from the standard keyboard.
A: Ctrl+T is standard hotkey for file selection — http://linux.die.net/man/1/mc.
As for switch/add/substract, just type Shift+8 for *, Shift+= for + and - for minus.
All this works in MC out of the box.
| Q: How can I select files in Midnight Commander on a MacBook Pro? I find really annoying to use Midnight Commander under OS X when using the non-extended keyboard (laptop).
I found no way of simulating an INSERT key press (select file) and I would like to find a solution that does not require me to reconfigure MC, specially because I cannot do this with each machine I'm connecting to from my MacBook.
I will give extra bonus ;) for and extended solution what will solve the problem not only for the INSERT (select file) but also for switch selection and add/substract selection (NumMultiply,NumMinus,NumPlus).
Remember that Numlock area *, + and - are not the same as the ones from the standard keyboard.
A: Ctrl+T is standard hotkey for file selection — http://linux.die.net/man/1/mc.
As for switch/add/substract, just type Shift+8 for *, Shift+= for + and - for minus.
All this works in MC out of the box.
A: For those like me who were drawn here by a Google search based on the title of the question (not relating to Midnight Commander), I still haven't found a great solution. However, for Word processors (a common usage of needing to find the "insert" key to toggle Insert/Overwrite mode), you should be able to click the text that says "INSRT" or "OVER"/"OVWT" in the status bar on the bottom of the Word Processor to change modes, as detailed here for Open Office. Not awesome, but at least functional.
If neither Midnight Commander nor a Word Processor drew you here, then...good luck in your quest!
A: Holding shift ⇧ while pressing ↑ or ↓ will also select the file.
Shift ⇧ + ↓ is easier for me to reach and skip over files I don't want to select compared to Control ⌃ + t.
A: As @slackair has suggested to use a convenient combination
Holding shift ⇧ while pressing ↑ or ↓ will also select the file.
However, this does not work out of the box in Mac Terminal, but you can setup a key to action mapping in your profile keyboard settings as following:
Shift ⇧ + ↑ to \033[1;2A
Shift ⇧ + ↓ to \033[1;2B
A: Control+T will select files:
http://austringer.net/wp/index.php/2008/06/07/mac-os-x-and-midnight-commander-the-missing-insert-key/
A: For those who want to select all files: first press Shift++ - Midnight Commander will prompt for a selection options (* by default), then just hit Enter - works fine in Terminal.app
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298f520b428eab71221506b4c5158bcfb2d721a1 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I open a Terminal window directly from my current Finder location? I was wondering if there was any was I could right click inside any instance of a "Finder" window such that I have an option that says "Open Terminal Here". It would be really helpful.
A: If you have the "Path Bar" shown (View > Show Path Bar). You can Right Click on any element to get a Open In Terminal option
| Q: How can I open a Terminal window directly from my current Finder location? I was wondering if there was any was I could right click inside any instance of a "Finder" window such that I have an option that says "Open Terminal Here". It would be really helpful.
A: If you have the "Path Bar" shown (View > Show Path Bar). You can Right Click on any element to get a Open In Terminal option
A: Try this:
https://github.com/nmadhok/OpenInTerminal
It works with the Finder's sidebar items, multiple folder/file selections and anything you could think of. Really easy to use!
A: You can drag any file or folder from the finder onto a Terminal window to insert a string of said file or folder's absolute path.
This will work on any standard install (at least back until 10.4 Tiger [¿maybe earlier?]) without needing additional software our twiddling of preferences, either of which may later freak out your non-techy friend if it happens to be his/her Mac that you’re working on. This trick also works for any process that is running in the Terminal, e.g. emacs or vi (assuming you’ve got vi in the appropriate mode, or however it is that you people who use vi do).
A: You can do this with the service feature.
The following site contains an example of such a service:
http://blog.leenarts.net/2009/09/03/open-service-here/
A: OpenInTerminal
You could try OpenInTerminal: https://github.com/Ji4n1ng/OpenInTerminal
It has a really nice icon and is implemented as Finder Extension. There are also two versions ('regular' and 'lite).
OpenInTerminal can also be installed using homebrew:
brew install --cask openinterminal
A: Service Station, on the Mac App Store, allows you to fully customize your right-click menu in Finder.
One of the most popular actions is to open Terminal by right-clicking in the Finder:
I'm the developer and would love if you gave it a try.
*
*https://servicestation.menu
*https://apps.apple.com/us/app/service-station/id1503136033
The app is fully sandboxed and uses the modern Finder Sync Extension API. I like using it more than the Services menu, as detailed in other answers, as you don't have to dig through the submenu.
A: The solution to your troubles is called Go2Shell and it does exactly what you're describing. You can find it on the App Store and best of all... it's totally free.
A: cdto seems like it is just what you need. It is a mini-application, designed to be put in the Finder's toolbar, when you run it it will open a terminal window and cd to the current directory in Finder.
A: ShellHere
http://etresoft.org/shellhere.html
— Etresoft and John Daniel
… right click inside any instance of a "Finder" window …
I don't know whether it can be reached through a contextual menu, but I keep ShellHere in the toolbar of Finder.
A: OnMyCommand
http://free.abracode.com/cmworkshop/on_my_command.html
— version 2.3 (2011-01-16)
Screenshot etc. at http://www.wuala.com/grahamperrin/public/2011/07/31/d/?mode=gallery
Installed and used by me on Snow Leopard before upgrading to Lion. Too soon for me to say whether version 2.3 is compatible with Lion.
A: You can the app I developed FinderGo, which is open source and easy to use
A: I use this for years http://openterminal.quentin.paris/
Just right click on anywhere Finder, choose Open Terminal
A: As of Mac OS X Lion 10.7, Terminal provides Services for opening a new terminal window or tab at the selected folder in Finder. They also work with absolute pathnames selected in text (in any application). You can enable these services with System Preferences > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts > Services. Look for "New Terminal at Folder" and "New Terminal Tab at Folder". You can also assign them shortcut keys.
In addition, you can now drag folders (and pathnames) onto the Terminal application icon to open a new terminal window, or onto a tab bar in a terminal window to create a new tab in that window. If you drag onto a tab (rather than into the terminal view) it will execute a complete cd command to switch to that directory without any additional typing.
As of OS X Mountain Lion 10.8, Command-Dragging into a terminal will also execute a complete cd command.
Note: The New Terminal at Folder service will become active when you select a folder in Finder. You cannot simply have the folder open and run the service "in place". Go back to the parent folder, select the relevant folder, then activate the service via the Services menu or context menu.
A: For those using iTerm, the AppleScript syntax has change in iTerm version 3. Here's the full procedure to follow to create a shortcut in the Finder.
*
*Launch Automator.
*Select "Application" :
*Choose "run Applescript" :
*Paste the code below:
-- get the current directory in Finder
on run {input, parameters}
tell application "Finder"
set _cwd to quoted form of (POSIX path of (folder of the front window as alias))
end tell
CD_to(_cwd)
end run
-- change directory in iTerm (version >= 3)
on CD_to(_cwd)
tell application "iTerm"
activate
try
set _window to first window
on error
set _window to (create window with profile "Default")
end try
tell _window
tell current session
write text "cd " & _cwd & ";clear;"
end tell
end tell
end tell
end CD_to
*Click "File" -> "Export" to export as an .app, save it in /Applications.
*Move the application to the Finder icons bar while holding ⌘ :
Done !
You can change the icon in the Finder by following the instructions here (change the icon of the application you created with Automator).
A: A different approach: DTerm, which gives you a floating command prompt at the top of the window. This works in many apps, not just Finder.
A: I mostly use this function:
cf() {
cd "$(osascript -e 'tell app "Finder" to POSIX path of (insertion location as alias)')"
}
You could also assign a shortcut to a script like the ones below.
Reuse an existing tab or create a new window (Terminal):
tell application "Finder" to set p to POSIX path of (insertion location as alias)
tell application "Terminal"
if (exists window 1) and not busy of window 1 then
do script "cd " & quoted form of p in window 1
else
do script "cd " & quoted form of p
end if
activate
end tell
Reuse an existing tab or create a new tab (Terminal):
tell application "Finder" to set p to POSIX path of (insertion location as alias)
tell application "Terminal"
if not (exists window 1) then reopen
activate
if busy of window 1 then
tell application "System Events" to keystroke "t" using command down
end if
do script "cd " & quoted form of p in window 1
end tell
Always create a new tab (iTerm 2):
tell application "Finder" to set p to POSIX path of (insertion location as alias)
tell application "iTerm"
if exists current terminal then
current terminal
else
make new terminal
end if
tell (launch session "Default") of result to write text "cd " & quoted form of p
activate
end tell
The first two scripts have a few advantages compared to the services added in 10.7:
*
*As of 10.9, there is a bug where services that receive folders as input are never listed in the services menu in column view. If you assign the New Terminal Tab at Folder service a keyboard shortcut, it doesn't work in column view.
*They use the folder on the title bar instead of requiring you to select a folder first.
*They reuse the frontmost tab if it is not busy, e.g. running a command, displaying a man page, or running emacs.
If you use 10.7 or 10.8, change tell application "Finder" to set p to POSIX path of (insertion location as alias) to:
tell application "Finder"
if exists Finder window 1 then
set p to POSIX path of (target of Finder window 1 as alias)
else
set p to POSIX path of (path to desktop)
end if
end tell
There is a bug in 10.7 and 10.8 (but not in 10.9 or 10.6) where Finder ignores windows created after the last time focus was moved to another application and back when getting the insertion location property.
A: Try the app Open Terminal
This application allows you to open a Terminal window with the path of the current Finder window.
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b848e541ffe28cc254bd00c18f2e38d7e2273153 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Terminal PS1 and colors I am used from Linux to have a colored prompt in my shells and also want to implement that in my OS X Terminal.app. The Terminal reacts differently though. If I use my normal PS1 code the right side of any line will be cut down at a strange point (surely not the right end of the Terminal window). And also the next line will not show on the next line but on the same line.
expected reaction:
erik2:~[06:46 am]$ expectedexpectedexpectedexpectedexpectedexpectedexpect
edexpected_
real reaction:
ectedexpected_am]$ expectedexpectedexpectedexpectedexp
Is that normal for Terminal? Is there an alternative? Did I just code something wrong?
Have a look at my PS1 code:
export PS1="\033[0;34m\u:\W\e[0;32m[\@]\e[m\033[0;34m$\033[m "
A: You need to escape the non-printing parts of the prompt by surrounding them with \[…\].
export PS1="\[\033[0;34m\]\u:\W\[\e[0;32m\][\@]\[\e[m\033[0;34m$\033[m\] "
Otherwise, readline gets confused about the remaining space on the command line.
| Q: Terminal PS1 and colors I am used from Linux to have a colored prompt in my shells and also want to implement that in my OS X Terminal.app. The Terminal reacts differently though. If I use my normal PS1 code the right side of any line will be cut down at a strange point (surely not the right end of the Terminal window). And also the next line will not show on the next line but on the same line.
expected reaction:
erik2:~[06:46 am]$ expectedexpectedexpectedexpectedexpectedexpectedexpect
edexpected_
real reaction:
ectedexpected_am]$ expectedexpectedexpectedexpectedexp
Is that normal for Terminal? Is there an alternative? Did I just code something wrong?
Have a look at my PS1 code:
export PS1="\033[0;34m\u:\W\e[0;32m[\@]\e[m\033[0;34m$\033[m "
A: You need to escape the non-printing parts of the prompt by surrounding them with \[…\].
export PS1="\[\033[0;34m\]\u:\W\[\e[0;32m\][\@]\[\e[m\033[0;34m$\033[m\] "
Otherwise, readline gets confused about the remaining space on the command line.
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589d4bca0ba7735aa812207d5c72f8a8d9789484 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Encrypting/protecting Time Machine backup drive? How do you guys secure/protect your Time Machine backup drive? Even though it's an external drive, it's still susceptible to physical theft though. What do you guys do for precautions?
A: With OS X 10.7 Lion you now have the option of encrypted Time Machine backups.
| Q: Encrypting/protecting Time Machine backup drive? How do you guys secure/protect your Time Machine backup drive? Even though it's an external drive, it's still susceptible to physical theft though. What do you guys do for precautions?
A: With OS X 10.7 Lion you now have the option of encrypted Time Machine backups.
A: You can have backup to an encrypted sparse bundle (the format that time machine backsup to). You can have the sparse bundle automatically mounted on any computer that has the encryption key stored in the keychain.
The basic procedure to enable encrypted backups is:
*
*Disable TimeMachine.
*Create an encrypted sparsebundle with the same name as what TimeMachine is already looking for.
*Copy the contents of your old sparse bundle into the new one.
*Replace the old one with the new one.
*Re-enable TimeMachine.
Here is a guide that goes more in depth: http://earthlingsoft.net/ssp/blog/2010/05/encrypted_time_machine_backups
A: Using FileVault will encrypt your data while it sits on the Time Machine disk and protect it in the event you have a physical theft. If you choose a good password that you don't use elsewhere it's likely even a motivated thief won't be able to guess that password if they only have your backup drive.
For me the downsides of FileVault mean I choose not to have my user data encrypted on the backup drive, but that's the "offical" and easy way to secure that data.
I store my sensitive information inside encrypted DMG on my mac itself which covers that data wherever it's backed up. I store my passwords and "secret information" in 1Password. I hide my backup disk inside my Time Capsule which itself isn't readily visible in hopes a smash and grab will overlook it for all the other goodies with a higher resale value.
I figure I don't need to build fort knox to keep my drive itself secure - but I do have offsite backups of the things I'll need if my house burns to the ground or is burglarized. If the worst happens, I'll change my bank and email passwords and watch for signs of identity theft or unauthorized access.
A: If someone is breaking into my house, I have bigger problems than them accessing my Time Machine drive.
If you carry your Time Machine hard drive with you, I'd seriously recommend investing in a second, dedicated drive. If you're carrying both your computer and your drive in your bag and the strap breaks and both drives malfunction through massive paranoia-inspired hyperbole, you have no extra copy, whereas if you have a dedicated drive you just need a new machine (yeah, "just") and you can restore.
A: Encryption only works on Time Capsules directly connected to your Mac. It is not possible to encrypt Time Machine backups over your network (e.g. NAS with Time Machine support). This option is then greyed out.
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95fb609a975a38be73ad5c8306a6e6d342786b12 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iPhone/iPad battery charging/discharging cycle Apple recommends at least one charge cycle (charge to 100% and then running it down completely) per month.
Then, is it OK to charge iPad/iPhone all the time as long as I have charge cycle per month? Or, do I have to refrain from recharging iPad/iPhone until it's completely discharged?
A: The full discharge/charge cycle is mostly to recalibrate the charge controller and the time remaining indicator. Since the battery doesn't change that much in one month, you could very likely get by leaving it on the charger all the time except for only a few full cycles per year, until it starts getting old and changes more rapidly.
| Q: iPhone/iPad battery charging/discharging cycle Apple recommends at least one charge cycle (charge to 100% and then running it down completely) per month.
Then, is it OK to charge iPad/iPhone all the time as long as I have charge cycle per month? Or, do I have to refrain from recharging iPad/iPhone until it's completely discharged?
A: The full discharge/charge cycle is mostly to recalibrate the charge controller and the time remaining indicator. Since the battery doesn't change that much in one month, you could very likely get by leaving it on the charger all the time except for only a few full cycles per year, until it starts getting old and changes more rapidly.
A: You're probably fine charging whenever - a monthly charge cycle or two is more "a good idea" and "recommended" than "required".
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d4ce8d3546017e98afd33a7a5dcaa42027d02017 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What port does iPhone native Facebook app use? The network at my place is using a proxy. So I have set up the proxy in iPhone. I can connect to the internet and access Facebook using the Safari browser without any problem. However when I access Facebook using the native app, it gives me a connection error. Why is this so? Does the native app use different ports instead of getting JSON objects through HTTP port? I am quite new to this, so bear with me.
A: First, this is a really good question. Wow. I've been trying for days to figure out how to attack this one.
I set up "Charles Web Debugging Proxy" on my Mac and set up my iPhone to hit it.
First, it hits http://api.facebook.com/restserver.php, which spits this back:
<chat_connect_response xmlns="http://api.facebook.com/1.0/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://api.facebook.com/1.0/ http://api.facebook.com/1.0/facebook.xsd">
<host>9.channel</host>
<port>80</port>
<channel>p_123456789</channel>
<seq>0</seq>
Meanwhile, it also connects to iphone.facebook.com which gives some XML. Then it connects to 0.9_channel.facebook.com:80 and sends some requests which return JSON.
It looks like everything is done over port 80. Are you sure theres no other problem on your end?
| Q: What port does iPhone native Facebook app use? The network at my place is using a proxy. So I have set up the proxy in iPhone. I can connect to the internet and access Facebook using the Safari browser without any problem. However when I access Facebook using the native app, it gives me a connection error. Why is this so? Does the native app use different ports instead of getting JSON objects through HTTP port? I am quite new to this, so bear with me.
A: First, this is a really good question. Wow. I've been trying for days to figure out how to attack this one.
I set up "Charles Web Debugging Proxy" on my Mac and set up my iPhone to hit it.
First, it hits http://api.facebook.com/restserver.php, which spits this back:
<chat_connect_response xmlns="http://api.facebook.com/1.0/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://api.facebook.com/1.0/ http://api.facebook.com/1.0/facebook.xsd">
<host>9.channel</host>
<port>80</port>
<channel>p_123456789</channel>
<seq>0</seq>
Meanwhile, it also connects to iphone.facebook.com which gives some XML. Then it connects to 0.9_channel.facebook.com:80 and sends some requests which return JSON.
It looks like everything is done over port 80. Are you sure theres no other problem on your end?
A: Issue is with Apple not support proxy setting in ios5 for HTTPs traffic.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3457661?start=0&tstart=0
A: I have wingate proxy server enabled and configured on my iphone, I get some traffic come through for facebook (which is allowed through), however my facebook app on my iphone just sits at 'updating' and does not load. There must be something missing?
A: facebook use port 443 to communicate between iphone
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befc86cacec047efffe30cc29381746216a798c7 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Extract SMS messages off iPhone 4 Ok, I've read past posts, and found good articles on Lifehacker, but I want to crowdsource my worries for a moment: Can I safely extract my SMS messages from my iPhone 4 running iOS 4.3 without jailbreaking or paying money?
I'm not scared of the SQLite db holding the info and would love to learn a bit about it in the meantime. I would likely use my MBP running 10.6 to do so, but have SUSE Linux and Win 7 systems on hand if that's easier.
A: Do a backup of your iPhone.
Backups are located here here ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup.
Find there a file called 3d0d7e5fb2ce288813306e4d4636395e047a3d28 (it might have some extension, can't remember from top of my head if it has one at all).
It is an SQLite db file so you can open in in SQLite browser of your choice then and access all your text messages.
| Q: Extract SMS messages off iPhone 4 Ok, I've read past posts, and found good articles on Lifehacker, but I want to crowdsource my worries for a moment: Can I safely extract my SMS messages from my iPhone 4 running iOS 4.3 without jailbreaking or paying money?
I'm not scared of the SQLite db holding the info and would love to learn a bit about it in the meantime. I would likely use my MBP running 10.6 to do so, but have SUSE Linux and Win 7 systems on hand if that's easier.
A: Do a backup of your iPhone.
Backups are located here here ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup.
Find there a file called 3d0d7e5fb2ce288813306e4d4636395e047a3d28 (it might have some extension, can't remember from top of my head if it has one at all).
It is an SQLite db file so you can open in in SQLite browser of your choice then and access all your text messages.
A: PhoneView is awesome for the Mac, but you are on a PC. According to their FAQ:
Q: Is there a Windows version of PhoneView?
A: At this time, PhoneView is Mac-only. We recommend TouchCopy for Windows users.
Looks like TouchCopy will do what you want.
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ddcb8881fa93131903ac8ab970293b4c18123bb0 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a dashboard widget for Microsoft Outlook/Exchange calendar? Does there exist a dashboard widget which displays my Outlook/Entourage and Exchange calendar?
A: There are no widgets for OSX for use with Outlook, there are calendar widgets for iCal or Google Calendars, that can be downloaded here but you will need to route all your calendars through iCal or Google calendars instead of Outlook and you probably won't want to do that.
| Q: Is there a dashboard widget for Microsoft Outlook/Exchange calendar? Does there exist a dashboard widget which displays my Outlook/Entourage and Exchange calendar?
A: There are no widgets for OSX for use with Outlook, there are calendar widgets for iCal or Google Calendars, that can be downloaded here but you will need to route all your calendars through iCal or Google calendars instead of Outlook and you probably won't want to do that.
A: Fantastical works with Outlook.
http://flexibits.com/fantastical
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a8e0cfc28d5ba4132db4403f6b9e3f04ad617380 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Associating skype contacts with address book After installation of new Skype version for Mac, each time I search for a contact - it gives me few choices for one person:
*
*the skype contact;
*the contact from address book with phone number
Is there a way to merge these two contacts into one? Maybe by adding custom field to address book or by defining same phone number in skype contact entry?
Any guides are much appreciated!
A: your mac uses your Address Book as its basis for your contacts (skype is reaching in your contact list to pull people up not the other way around). So your Address Book really is the place where you emerge all of your contacts because other applications can use it to pull up contacts so you dont have to manually transfer all of your contacts to an application that might require them.
| Q: Associating skype contacts with address book After installation of new Skype version for Mac, each time I search for a contact - it gives me few choices for one person:
*
*the skype contact;
*the contact from address book with phone number
Is there a way to merge these two contacts into one? Maybe by adding custom field to address book or by defining same phone number in skype contact entry?
Any guides are much appreciated!
A: your mac uses your Address Book as its basis for your contacts (skype is reaching in your contact list to pull people up not the other way around). So your Address Book really is the place where you emerge all of your contacts because other applications can use it to pull up contacts so you dont have to manually transfer all of your contacts to an application that might require them.
A: Mac OS X Lion now allows you to specify a Skype address on your address book contacts.
A: I had the same problem a few weeks ago. Unfortunately, there is no way to merge all your contacts automatically. But and I solved manually this way.
- search for your contact on the search bar. Once you typed down his or her name, Skype will display several address book numbers for that contact and also his or her skype contact.
- Choose the number you want to ad to the skype contact. Skype will display the number and under de number it will say "save number" and a + button willl appear next to it.
- Click the + button. It will display a pop up window giving you the chance to search for the name to which you want to link the number. Type the Skype contact name and press add number.
Like I said, it is not automatic and you'll have to ad every number to every skype contact one by one. Hope it works for you.
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844b4f742b4c7ba05ca048f20cfd0900171a261e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Netcat -e on Mac OS X I'm a newbie macuser coming from Debian, and I'm a big command line user.
One one my preferred one is netcat (aka nc on mac). I especially loved the -e option which enabled to create a process that deals bidirectionnally with the strems.
Unfortunately, when I use the classic:
nc -l -p 6666 -e /bin/bash
Netcat does not agree with me, and I get this:
nc: illegal option -- e
usage: nc [-46DdhklnrtUuvz] [-i interval] [-p source_port]
[-s source_ip_address] [-w timeout] [-X proxy_version]
[-x proxy_address[:port]] [hostname] [port[s]]
What does that mean? Can I use this command in another way?
Thanks for your help,
Rob
PS: if someone can edit the tags, would be better -- netcat, nc are not known here :)
A: I've just checked the man page. Doesn't look like that flag is supported. I suppose you could download a different version.. (perhaps 'netcat' instead of 'nc').
| Q: Netcat -e on Mac OS X I'm a newbie macuser coming from Debian, and I'm a big command line user.
One one my preferred one is netcat (aka nc on mac). I especially loved the -e option which enabled to create a process that deals bidirectionnally with the strems.
Unfortunately, when I use the classic:
nc -l -p 6666 -e /bin/bash
Netcat does not agree with me, and I get this:
nc: illegal option -- e
usage: nc [-46DdhklnrtUuvz] [-i interval] [-p source_port]
[-s source_ip_address] [-w timeout] [-X proxy_version]
[-x proxy_address[:port]] [hostname] [port[s]]
What does that mean? Can I use this command in another way?
Thanks for your help,
Rob
PS: if someone can edit the tags, would be better -- netcat, nc are not known here :)
A: I've just checked the man page. Doesn't look like that flag is supported. I suppose you could download a different version.. (perhaps 'netcat' instead of 'nc').
A: If you install Nmap (debianports) you will also get ncat.
ncat is basically an advanced version of nc with the options like:
-e, --ssl, --broker, --chat, ...
A: After doing some research, it appears that the netcat distributed in MacOS is a rather old (imported at 2005-10-07) version of netcat-openbsd clone. Here is the header file from the netcat.c hosted at opensource.apple.com.
/* $OpenBSD: netcat.c,v 1.82 2005/07/24 09:33:56 marius Exp $ */
There are three popular versions of netcat in the wild:
*
*gnu-netcat or netcat ver. 0.71
*netcat 1.10 or nc110 (also known as netcat-traditional in debian)
*and the openbsd version (netcat-openbsd, the netcat metapackage points to it) which is in active development.
Currently only the gnu and 1.10 versions support -e option and it's considered insecure. In the 1.10 version you should compile with -DGAPING_SECURITY_HOLE define to enable the -e switch.
The easiest way to install this version would be to use homebrew or other ports system (homebrew uses netcat 0.71 source).
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2d1d186d27a80835179e2e4a4bdea9d748efac25 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Time Capsule alternatives Can someone tell me the best alternative to Apple Time capsule? Common question, I know, but couldn't find it in the list.
People who have actually tried out the alternatives only please.
A: Since there have been no "hardware" answers by someone who has used one, I'll add that there are third party drives who support Time Machine. Just as some examples, LaCie has support in their NAS products and Drobos also have support. I've used neither, although I have a LaCie d2 Network 2 on order.
The cautionary note here is that "support" means that they (a) make it possible to connect to the NAS from Time Machine and (b) typically provide size restrictions on Time Machine so that it doesn't eventually consume all free space on the drive. Apple does not support any NAS other than a Time Capsule, so there is no guarantee that the third party drives won't stop working with a future Time Machine software update, or have other problems.
| Q: Time Capsule alternatives Can someone tell me the best alternative to Apple Time capsule? Common question, I know, but couldn't find it in the list.
People who have actually tried out the alternatives only please.
A: Since there have been no "hardware" answers by someone who has used one, I'll add that there are third party drives who support Time Machine. Just as some examples, LaCie has support in their NAS products and Drobos also have support. I've used neither, although I have a LaCie d2 Network 2 on order.
The cautionary note here is that "support" means that they (a) make it possible to connect to the NAS from Time Machine and (b) typically provide size restrictions on Time Machine so that it doesn't eventually consume all free space on the drive. Apple does not support any NAS other than a Time Capsule, so there is no guarantee that the third party drives won't stop working with a future Time Machine software update, or have other problems.
A: I use tar with rsync and it works very well, it's also scriptable which make it even more powerfull!
A: DéjàVu is a nice System Pref that do the job
EDIT : The answer stays the same. DejaVu + an external or NAS disk will do the job.
A: I use both, but if I had to ditch TM for some reason, I'd continue to use Arq for backing up to "the cloud".
A: You can use CrashPlan, for free, to do incremental backups to another drive, another computer or to a friends computer. As long as you can mount the drive on your Mac, you can backup to it. That means you could use a router that supports sharing a USB-attached drive. Or a NAS box on your network. Or the drive from another machine. You get the idea.
And when you're ready to back up to the cloud, CrashPlan does that too. It's been doing cloud-based backups for me for about 6 weeks now and I'm pretty pleased with how it performs. Initial seeding took a few weeks, but now it can complete the incrementals in an evening.
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34b0d825cb22d3c11a4b3cf2149d00bf709a28a3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I copy videos and photos to my iPad without syncing? What's the easiest way to get photos and videos on to the iPad without Syncing?
The way sync works is ridiculous; its either all the pictures in a folder or nothing. Basically I want the ability to drag and drop random photos with just a computer and cable available.
No cloud storage options please.
A: In iTunes, go to the iPad’s (or iPod’s) summary screen. Check the “Manually manage videos” box, and click the “Apply” button. You can then drag videos from your desktop to the iPad without having to sync.
| Q: How can I copy videos and photos to my iPad without syncing? What's the easiest way to get photos and videos on to the iPad without Syncing?
The way sync works is ridiculous; its either all the pictures in a folder or nothing. Basically I want the ability to drag and drop random photos with just a computer and cable available.
No cloud storage options please.
A: In iTunes, go to the iPad’s (or iPod’s) summary screen. Check the “Manually manage videos” box, and click the “Apply” button. You can then drag videos from your desktop to the iPad without having to sync.
A: DropBox on your main machine would allow you to add both files to your iPad without sync. The iPad should automatically play files it recognizes in the proper application when it sees them there. Dropbox provides 2GB of storage for free so going above that will require payment.
Edit You can 'star' files if you want them downloaded to the device so you'll have them even if offline.
A: Airdrop via Finder on Yosemite works well for me. Surprisingly fast.
A: Air Sharing allows you to copy files between an iOS device and a computer. No internet is required, but it uses wi-fi rather than a cable, so both devices need to be on the same wi-fi network. It uses webdav so you can connect to the iPad using Finder and drag and drop files as you normally would.
A: You can use something like iPhone Explorer to drag and drop them into the /User/Media/DCIM/100Apple (last one may be different) directory. I know it works with pictures, but I haven't had a chance to test with video. But I don't see why it wouldn't work once the database is updated.
If you're jailbroken and transfer a video, that the phone can play, with iPhone Explorer (works on Mac and Windows for iPad and iPod too) or through SSH (with the OpenSSH package from Cydia), iFile can add it to the camera roll (same with pictures, and it doesn't matter where they are if you use the SSH and iFile method). Not exactly drag and drop but you don't have to go through iTunes. iPhone Explorer does not require the iDevice to be jailbroken.
Also if you got the VLC Player app before Apple pulled it you can drag and drop almost any video type into the app via the "File Sharing" box in iTunes in the App tab. (If the phone is jailbroken you can still get the VLC player from Cydia)
A: If you are just looking to send short videos, I sent them from my computer to my ipad using iMessage. once you receive the message on your iPad, you have the option to share it by clicking the button on the top right. One of the share options is to save it to your Camera Roll. Once it's in your camera roll, you can add it to whatever app you'd like.
A: You can use DC Copy to do this.
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5fc83bae86b12dd1752a694549b80931dab817bf | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Connect computers via ethernet rather than wireless This is my current set-up:
Wireless network, multiple macs connected, two of them are standing next to each other. As I want fast file transfer between those, I've got an ethernet cable between them. With IPv4 turned off (on ethernet) on both of them, and Ethernet on one in the service order, this all works. Kind of.
Because the Mac will decide whether it wants to use wireless or wired, it seems like it will only use the ethernet when it transfers bigger files. Is there a way to always let them use wired instead of wireless?
A: When there are 2 routes available, I usually just temporarily Turn Airport Off in Network Preferences when I want to force a transfer (or other network connection) to start over the wired ethernet port.
| Q: Connect computers via ethernet rather than wireless This is my current set-up:
Wireless network, multiple macs connected, two of them are standing next to each other. As I want fast file transfer between those, I've got an ethernet cable between them. With IPv4 turned off (on ethernet) on both of them, and Ethernet on one in the service order, this all works. Kind of.
Because the Mac will decide whether it wants to use wireless or wired, it seems like it will only use the ethernet when it transfers bigger files. Is there a way to always let them use wired instead of wireless?
A: When there are 2 routes available, I usually just temporarily Turn Airport Off in Network Preferences when I want to force a transfer (or other network connection) to start over the wired ethernet port.
A: The following should work for you and enable you to choose when to use the direct Ethernet link. Try this:
1) Manually assign IPs to the Ethernet interfaces of the two connected Macs. Use IPs that are in a different subnet than the subnet being used on your wireless network. FOr example if your Airport network is using 192.168.X.X then use 10.0.0.1 and 10.0.0.2 for the wired Ethernet interfaces with a 255.255.255.0 mask.
2) On both Macs order the Ethernet interfaces after the Airport interfaces in Network preferences pane.
3) On the computer assigned the 10.0.0.1 IP, use a text editor to edit the "/etc/hosts" file and add an entry like "10.0.0.2 Mac2Ethernet". Choose any hostname you want in the place of Mac2Ethernet.
4) On the computer assigned the 10.0.0.2 IP, use a text editor to edit the "/etc/hosts" file and add an entry like "10.0.0.1 Mac1Ethernet". Choose any hostname you want in the place of Mac1Ethernet.
5) Then, test things out by opening terminal on one Mac and trying a "traceroute Mac#Ethernet". It should only have one hop, directly to the other named Mac". Try it in reverse from the other mac as well. You may also want to test a traceroute to an Internet destination and make sure that it does NOT route through the other Mac but uses the Airport network instead.
6) Then, when you want to transfer a file from one Mac to the other simply use the alternate hostname Mac1Ethernet or Mac2Ethernet for those Macs and the traffic will only use the direct connected Ethernet interfaces. For example, on Mac1Ethernet, type command-K in Finder to get to "Connect to Server" dialog, then use afp://Mac2Ethernet to connect to the other Mac.
I'll leave the testing of this specific configuration to you but can tell you that I do currently use something very similar to connect my iMac to a TimeCapsule next to it using directly connected Ethernet. This allows very fast wired backups for the iMac even though it uses a different Airport network for all other home networking and Internet.
A: Turn off the Airport on one of the Macs. On the other, enable Internet Sharing, sharing your Airport connection by ethernet. This will make all network traffic from the airport-disabled computer go through the other, which will slow things down, but it might be worth it in your case.
A: Go to your network settings and drag Ethernet to the top of the list (the pane must be unlocked and the interface connected for you to be able to change the order).
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8ff43b67bbcce15f577ad0f8c50e1ca7e5d130fc | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Edge resizing on Mac Finder windows? One of the few ways I think Windows beats the Mac is in letting the user resize a window from any edge or corner, not just from the bottom-right corner.
I haven't found any software that enables this functionality on the Mac. Does such a thing exist?
A: Afloat, a free product by Infinite Labs, will let you resize a window by pressing ⌘ + Control + Right Click. Divvy would also work, but Afloat is a free solution.
| Q: Edge resizing on Mac Finder windows? One of the few ways I think Windows beats the Mac is in letting the user resize a window from any edge or corner, not just from the bottom-right corner.
I haven't found any software that enables this functionality on the Mac. Does such a thing exist?
A: Afloat, a free product by Infinite Labs, will let you resize a window by pressing ⌘ + Control + Right Click. Divvy would also work, but Afloat is a free solution.
A: One of the new features that arrived in Mac OS X 10.7 Lion is the ability to resize a window from any edge.
A: I know you are looking specifically for edge resizing, but one option would be to use software that lets you set up predefined window sizes/locations that you can apply to a window.
For example, Divvy lets you create presets or drag your mouse against a small grid to locate the window. I'm just getting started with it but it seems useful.
A: Although this does not answer the OP's actual question (namely, resizing from window edges), since Afloat ended up been mentioned, I wanted to point out another app similar in purpose to Afloat is Zooom/2. It has the advantage of letting you choose the key bindings for resize (and other) behaviors it implements. It's not free, but it works. (I've used both Zooom/2 and Afloat, and have no ties whatsoever to any of the developers.)
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3d3b894e9c38d145341e9f5738201b931821b199 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I take a still photo with my built-in webcam? I have a MacBook Pro at work, but am new to Macs and have never used the webcam outside of Skype. Is it possible to take a still photo with the webcam?
A: Check out /Applications/Photo Booth.app
| Q: Can I take a still photo with my built-in webcam? I have a MacBook Pro at work, but am new to Macs and have never used the webcam outside of Skype. Is it possible to take a still photo with the webcam?
A: Check out /Applications/Photo Booth.app
A: You can with PhotoBooth. You can also use all kinds of crazy effects. I suggest trying this when you don't have any important appointments later. :)
A: Yes, use the Photo Booth application.
A: *
*Open Photobooth in Finder under Applications
*Take picture or a couple of pictures.
*Click Export and choose a directory to save your picture and name your picture if you do not want the default name.
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c827e5eb3acd6175021f60d09ad33a0d5a61976e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I transfer my Google Chrome bookmarks to my iPad? I have been looking around for a method and haven't been able to find one, any suggestions?
A: Google Chrome
....is now available for iOS.
Just activate (bookmarks) synchronisation on your PC and iPad. Go to New Tab > Favorites > Computer Favorites.
From the App Store description:
*
*Sign in to Chrome to sync your open tabs, bookmarks, passwords, and omnibox data from your computer to your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad. Pick up right where you left off.
*Send pages from Chrome on your computer to your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad with one click and read them on the go, even if you’re offline.
| Q: How can I transfer my Google Chrome bookmarks to my iPad? I have been looking around for a method and haven't been able to find one, any suggestions?
A: Google Chrome
....is now available for iOS.
Just activate (bookmarks) synchronisation on your PC and iPad. Go to New Tab > Favorites > Computer Favorites.
From the App Store description:
*
*Sign in to Chrome to sync your open tabs, bookmarks, passwords, and omnibox data from your computer to your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad. Pick up right where you left off.
*Send pages from Chrome on your computer to your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad with one click and read them on the go, even if you’re offline.
A: If you want them synced (but not built-in Mobile Safari), you may use XMarks.
A: Assuming you want to stick with Safari on the iPad, you'll need to sync via iTunes.
Take your Chrome bookmarks and save them to an HTML bookmark file. Then import these into Safari (on a Mac) or Internet Explorer (on Windows). Then, in your iTunes sync options, under the Info "tab", choose to sync your bookmarks.
What I personally do, though, is to use Pinboard to store all of my bookmarks online. I can access it from any device with no syncing required.
A: Use the Apollo browser for iPad.
A: Maybe someone might be interested. I found a simple solution for accessing Chrome bookmarks online. It only requires Dropbox account (or any similar service with a public folder).
You can find details on the Chrome Bookmarks Online github page.
A: For those who want to manually backup ipad, iphone or ios chrome bookmarks, this is the way i found. You need a file manager or ifile installed first you must find google application folder, if u have ifile installed first go to settings and activate "Show Hidden Files" then search for word stable.app and u will find chrome location that is something like this 85067e01-685f-4c16-8093-89c698cb62ca/Library/Application Support/Google/Default
The Bookmarks and bookmarks.bak files that contains your bookmarks are stored in folder Default you can copy that files for an easy restore after reinstall chrome or reset ur device
A: 1 Export the bookmarks from Chrome to your computer
2 Import the bookmark to the iPad
A: You can use the Chrome Sync feature to migrate History, Open Tabs, Bookmarks and more between the various instances of Chrome on multiple devices. Chrome Sync uses your Google Account in the cloud to facilitate this transfer.
I wrote a walkthough of how to set up Chrome Sync on the following StackExchange question:
How to navigate a lot of tabs in Google Chrome on iOS (iPad)
https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/270991/222512
A: If you have a Windows computer, follow these steps:
*
*Download iCloud for Windows. Connect your iPad to the computer with the lightning cable and open iCloud. You will be greeted with this screen:
*Scroll down to Bookmarks and click Options....
*If Chrome is already selected, uncheck and check it again, else select it and press OK.
*Click on Apply button.
*Now the bookmarks will started syncing. They should show up in Safari on your iPad.
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5eb9e42b2e240e8244a672410aa493b0e8d216c2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I maximize window after I've minimize them? I'm a new Mac user and I regularly minimize windows using the Command + M shortcut. Is there a keyboard shortcut to restore these windows?
A: beside Asmus Solution you can use cmd+tab to find your minimize software's windows after you go on select windows hold option and release all the key.
| Q: How do I maximize window after I've minimize them? I'm a new Mac user and I regularly minimize windows using the Command + M shortcut. Is there a keyboard shortcut to restore these windows?
A: beside Asmus Solution you can use cmd+tab to find your minimize software's windows after you go on select windows hold option and release all the key.
A: The only way I know of is to get into Exposé mode (e.g. press (fn +) F3 on newer keyboards) and then pressing the down arrow key. You will see the currently selected minimised window (in the lower third of the screen) surrounded by a blue shadow and you can select other windows by moving around with the arrow keys. You can then bring any window to the foreground by hitting return.
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33a57aa5e0dee48dfb5802f7f476e8d13d3f7c7f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there any reason to buy the iWork bundle instead of the apps separately from the App Store? Keynote is $19, Pages is $19, Numbers is $19. iWork bundle is $79.
Why would anyone want to buy the bundle?
A: I guess it's mostly here for people on Leopard and older version of Mac OS X. Since the Mac App Store only works in Snow Leopard and later.
It could also be for people who don't want to depend on an internet connection when they need to (re)install, and want to have the app physically at all time.
| Q: Is there any reason to buy the iWork bundle instead of the apps separately from the App Store? Keynote is $19, Pages is $19, Numbers is $19. iWork bundle is $79.
Why would anyone want to buy the bundle?
A: I guess it's mostly here for people on Leopard and older version of Mac OS X. Since the Mac App Store only works in Snow Leopard and later.
It could also be for people who don't want to depend on an internet connection when they need to (re)install, and want to have the app physically at all time.
A: If you have multiple computers (and are one person) it's easier to buy iWork from the Mac App Store so you don't have to do some many different install processes. If you have multiple computers with multiple users then it's easier to buy iWork in it's box form.
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083cc3b3aa3bcd2c0a0cfcc471b0401b9988adb9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: MacPro - Can the two network interfaces be assigned to? Is it possible to control which applications/processes use which network card? So, for example, I could assign different things to different interfaces? Also, is this possible for the different types of connections e.g. Bluetooth PAN, firewire networking and so on?
A: Only if the application itself supports this. If it does, it will have config files that allow you to specify either an IP address to bind to, or an interface name to bind to.
You would then find out your internal IP address by checking the Network control panel or the interface by checking ifconfig through the terminal.
As far as I know.
| Q: MacPro - Can the two network interfaces be assigned to? Is it possible to control which applications/processes use which network card? So, for example, I could assign different things to different interfaces? Also, is this possible for the different types of connections e.g. Bluetooth PAN, firewire networking and so on?
A: Only if the application itself supports this. If it does, it will have config files that allow you to specify either an IP address to bind to, or an interface name to bind to.
You would then find out your internal IP address by checking the Network control panel or the interface by checking ifconfig through the terminal.
As far as I know.
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ce4e325537a9ff576d17a909eb4ee960ea92e36b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Chrome: Keyboard shortcut to go to Address Bar? I just recently switched from Windows and *nix to OS X, and I miss being able to hit F6 to go straight to my Address Bar. What's the OS X equivalent?
A: Catch and remap your keystroke in the browser.
Using Google Chrome 75.0.3770.100 64 bit on a MacOS Mojave 10.14.4.
Chrome should tell you what your shortcut is under File -> Open Location...:
Clearly the shortcut is command-L
But you want to change that keystroke to be Command-e, like old times.
*
*Open System Preferences -> keyboard
*Go to Shortcuts tab -> App Shortcuts
*Click the plus to add a new Application specific key remapping.
*Choose Google Chrome.
*Use the string: Open Location... case sensitive, include space and dots.
*Use the hotkey detector and type command-e.
*Click add and close to save. Restart Chrome. Press your new key.
*The File -> Open Location... command should be executed.
Visual:
This remap appears to occur somewhere between how the Application negotiates the keymaps between itself and the operating system.
| Q: Chrome: Keyboard shortcut to go to Address Bar? I just recently switched from Windows and *nix to OS X, and I miss being able to hit F6 to go straight to my Address Bar. What's the OS X equivalent?
A: Catch and remap your keystroke in the browser.
Using Google Chrome 75.0.3770.100 64 bit on a MacOS Mojave 10.14.4.
Chrome should tell you what your shortcut is under File -> Open Location...:
Clearly the shortcut is command-L
But you want to change that keystroke to be Command-e, like old times.
*
*Open System Preferences -> keyboard
*Go to Shortcuts tab -> App Shortcuts
*Click the plus to add a new Application specific key remapping.
*Choose Google Chrome.
*Use the string: Open Location... case sensitive, include space and dots.
*Use the hotkey detector and type command-e.
*Click add and close to save. Restart Chrome. Press your new key.
*The File -> Open Location... command should be executed.
Visual:
This remap appears to occur somewhere between how the Application negotiates the keymaps between itself and the operating system.
A: To switch quickly to the Address Bar use:
*
*Mac/OS X: ⌘+L
*Win/Linux: Ctrl+L
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e003e9845378ee9bdbe7d808e68fc97c23e27b24 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Should you format your Mac? Back in my Windows days, I used to fully format my PC once a year or so, to start fresh and get rid of some of the slowdowns. It helped.
Would you recommend the same for Macs? What's the recommended way of keeping the computer running smoothly?
A: I'd say a full format is almost never necessary, though the only thing you'll lose is time.
I've got an OS X install that I've migrated from computer A to computer B to computer C and back to B and upgraded from Tiger to Leopard to Snow Leopard (all upgrade-installs, no reformatting or anything) over the past 6 years and it works great.
| Q: Should you format your Mac? Back in my Windows days, I used to fully format my PC once a year or so, to start fresh and get rid of some of the slowdowns. It helped.
Would you recommend the same for Macs? What's the recommended way of keeping the computer running smoothly?
A: I'd say a full format is almost never necessary, though the only thing you'll lose is time.
I've got an OS X install that I've migrated from computer A to computer B to computer C and back to B and upgraded from Tiger to Leopard to Snow Leopard (all upgrade-installs, no reformatting or anything) over the past 6 years and it works great.
A: Best way to keep it running smoothly is avoiding installing shady software and most of all be very careful if you want to install some cracked stuff.
Keep your hard drive checked and from time to time verify it for errors (Disk utility -> verify) and fix them if needed.
That's what I do to keep my computers (no matter what OS safe).
Just for the statistics for the above method the last 3 OS's I had in chronological order:
*
*Windows - 1.5 years on Vista (nothing
wrong here and I actually still keep
it on my old laptop)
*Linux - 1.5
yeras on Gentoo linux (came after
Vista on the same machine with
dual-boot)
*Mac - January - present (after Linux
I migrated to Mac and still don't see
any probs at all with the OS).
A: You can certainly do so, and it won't do any harm. The question is more of a matter of do you need to? On Windows it's necessary because it doesn't do a great job of keeping your hard disk clean. OS X however is much better at doing so and so it may not really be necessary unless you're experiencing any problems. There's a post on mac.appstorm.net which coveres this nicely.
A: I'd say yearly is definitely overdoing. Macs don't have a registry, so you don't end up with it getting all krufty.
Since a new Mac OS X version is released every 1.5 - 2 years, I'd say it's not a bad idea to do a clean install and migrate your account from a Time Machine backup each time a new one comes out, or even a more rebuild. That's also a good time to clean out any odd extensions or launch items you added along the way but don't actually use. That's probably worth the effort in better speed and productivity.
A: For recommended ways of keeping your computer running smoothly, please see my answer to a similar question: "Why is my Macbook Pro getting so slow?"
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4bf43fd3b1a47f7b85beb788304b652d8f825a33 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I check how many RAM slots I have in use? I own a 2010 13" macbook, and I'd like to do a RAM update from 2gb to 4gb.
Before I buy brand new 2x2gb ram, I'd like to make sure that my macbook has 2x1gb or 1x2gb ram slots. I mean, if both slots are used or if there's only 1 used.
Is there a command line to have that information?
A: Go to apple menu > About This Mac > More Info and click on "Memory" on the left. That should give you detailed information about your RAM.
| Q: How do I check how many RAM slots I have in use? I own a 2010 13" macbook, and I'd like to do a RAM update from 2gb to 4gb.
Before I buy brand new 2x2gb ram, I'd like to make sure that my macbook has 2x1gb or 1x2gb ram slots. I mean, if both slots are used or if there's only 1 used.
Is there a command line to have that information?
A: Go to apple menu > About This Mac > More Info and click on "Memory" on the left. That should give you detailed information about your RAM.
A: The System Information app has this information (and a lot of other info about your computer). Access it by going to the Apple menu (top left of your screen), selecting About This Mac, and clicking the More Info button.
Fire up the app and click on the Memory tab. You'll get a visual representation of how much memory you have and how it's installed. There is a rectangle for each memory slot, and each rectangle will be labeled "Empty", or with the capacity of the chip inserted.
For even more info, go to File-> System Report.
In the new window that appears, click Memory in the list on the left. It will show you the number of slots and what's in each one. In the below screenshot, there is one empty bank. It's the one with the Size, Type, Speed, and Status as Empty.
If none of yours say empty, you've got something in every slot.
Note that if you have an older version of OS X than Lion, you won't have the visual representation. You can open System Profiler (/Applications/Utilities) and follow the directions from the second half of this answer.
A: To literally check from the command line, use system_profiler:
$ system_profiler SPMemoryDataType
Memory:
Memory Slots:
ECC: Disabled
BANK 0/DIMM0:
Size: 4 GB
Type: DDR3
Speed: 1067 MHz
Status: OK
Manufacturer: 0x8394
Part Number: 0x393931363434202839393636343429000000
Serial Number: 0x00000000
BANK 1/DIMM0:
Size: 4 GB
Type: DDR3
Speed: 1067 MHz
Status: OK
Manufacturer: 0x8394
Part Number: 0x393931363434202839393636343429000000
Serial Number: 0x00000000
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c8bd500580883e34a174807df9aa8b54922b17b4 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Hide an application's dock icon Is there an easy way to hide an application's dock icon? For example, I can't hide Iconfactory xScope dock icon. Most similar apps have an option to hide the dock icon, but I can't seem to find one in this app's preferences.
A: Try editing the app's plist (inside the .app package i.e xScope.app/Contents/Info.plist)
and add or edit the following entry:
<key>NSUIElement</key>
<string>1</string>
Because this hides the menu bars, it should be possible to create a keyboard shortcut in System Preferences>Keyboard>Keyboard Shortcuts for any functionality that you need the menus for.
| Q: Hide an application's dock icon Is there an easy way to hide an application's dock icon? For example, I can't hide Iconfactory xScope dock icon. Most similar apps have an option to hide the dock icon, but I can't seem to find one in this app's preferences.
A: Try editing the app's plist (inside the .app package i.e xScope.app/Contents/Info.plist)
and add or edit the following entry:
<key>NSUIElement</key>
<string>1</string>
Because this hides the menu bars, it should be possible to create a keyboard shortcut in System Preferences>Keyboard>Keyboard Shortcuts for any functionality that you need the menus for.
A: Plist files use a key/value format, declaring the type of the key. The correct code is:
<key>LSUIElement</key>
<string>true</string>
Stick these in before the </dict> </plist> lines, and voilà. This works for me on High Sierra.
Some extra help for the less experienced.........
Apple, as usual, makes this sort of control over your own computer difficult when not impossible. Here's what you have to do:
*
*Make sure you are logged in as an Administrator.
*In Finder, under Applications, find the relevant app. Right-click > select "Show Package Contents" > select "Contents." You should now see the directory containing your app, which should include a file called info.plist.
*Double-click the .plist file. This should open the file in TextEdit.
*As soon as you try to do anything to the file, you will get a message saying "You don’t have permission to write to the folder that the file 'Info' is in" and offering to let you edit a duplicate. Click "Duplicate."
*Make the edit as above.
*Save the (duplicate) file to your desktop. Name it info.plist. (Be careful not to let Finder change the extension to .txt, or add "copy" to the name. If in doubt, uncheck "Hide extension" in the lower left of the Save window.)
*Copy this newly-edited file back to the "Contents" folder you found in Step 2.
N.B. I am skipping the ridiculous number of times you will have to enter your password.
A: There are apps that let you hide any app's dock icon. The ones I've heard of are Dock Dodger and Dockless (both available for free).
Keep in mind that any of these apps will also hide an app's menu bars (, app, File, Edit, etc.). This is unavoidable, as best I can tell.
Note that xScope's menu bar app (on the right, with Spotlight) will stay.
A: Edit Info.plist inside the .app (for example Xcode.app)
You can access contents of an App by
/SecondClick (RightClick)/Show Package Contents
for example Xcode.app/Contents/Info.plist
add this key:
<key>LSUIElement</key>
<true/>
reference:
I just updated a calendar App that had this dock problem, In the new version it is solved. I saved the older .app file and compared .plist in both versions of the same App.
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3f20afec7ebff5aca57dfd9ead2cb139160bc2ed | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Remove mono bluetooth profile or set stereo as default
Possible Duplicate:
Remove mono bluetooth profile or set stereo as default.
Whenever I turn on my Nokia bluetooth headphones they automatically connect to my Macbook. The problem is they always connect to the Mono (and not the Stereo) profile. So I have to disconnect and reconnect with the stereo profile. Is there anyway to either delete the mono profile or set the stereo profile as the default?
Mac OS X 10.6
Nokia BH-905
| Q: Remove mono bluetooth profile or set stereo as default
Possible Duplicate:
Remove mono bluetooth profile or set stereo as default.
Whenever I turn on my Nokia bluetooth headphones they automatically connect to my Macbook. The problem is they always connect to the Mono (and not the Stereo) profile. So I have to disconnect and reconnect with the stereo profile. Is there anyway to either delete the mono profile or set the stereo profile as the default?
Mac OS X 10.6
Nokia BH-905
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6abdec50b70db3d9f4bbd01456c836af9bf57b64 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to clean up duplicates in iTunes library? How do I remove duplicate songs from my iTunes library?
Is there an easier way than just ⌘ Command + Click every other song in the list?
A: Apple doesn't have anything natively to select duplicate files so, unfortunately, you'll have to resort to a paid solution like Dupin or you could try Randy's Träume's script.
I haven't used either so I can't vouch for how well they work, but forums I found relating to this problem point to Dupin frequently so that might be your best bet if you don't mind spending a little coin.
| Q: How to clean up duplicates in iTunes library? How do I remove duplicate songs from my iTunes library?
Is there an easier way than just ⌘ Command + Click every other song in the list?
A: Apple doesn't have anything natively to select duplicate files so, unfortunately, you'll have to resort to a paid solution like Dupin or you could try Randy's Träume's script.
I haven't used either so I can't vouch for how well they work, but forums I found relating to this problem point to Dupin frequently so that might be your best bet if you don't mind spending a little coin.
A: iTunes does have a way to show duplicate songs, in your library and in playlists.
File > Display Duplicates
Remember that the playlist has to contain more than one track/video/podcast for the "Display Duplicates" option to show.
A: I am very happy with Corral iTunes Dupes script, which I downloaded from Doug’s Scripts years ago. It seems to be gone now, but I found a modification here.
However, it’s a PPC app (pretty old!), which you have to convert to Intel architecture by dragging it to AppleScript Editor.app and saving it as Application. You only have to do this once.
A: Dupin is worth paying for if you are not comfortable working with AppleScripts (which are straightforward in any event)
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363994b7a947100eb120dc9ca9341a7a9e095db6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What does the "Stationery Pad" option do? Under the General section of a file's File Info, there is a checkbox for Stationery Pad and Locked. The Locked option is pretty straightforward, but what does Stationery Pad do?
A: Basically, it tells an app opening the file to open a copy.
You do this on files that you want to use like templates. Since the app is given a copy, you'll never accidentally change the original.
Basically, it automatically copies the file into its original location (as 'name copy') and lets you work on the copy.
| Q: What does the "Stationery Pad" option do? Under the General section of a file's File Info, there is a checkbox for Stationery Pad and Locked. The Locked option is pretty straightforward, but what does Stationery Pad do?
A: Basically, it tells an app opening the file to open a copy.
You do this on files that you want to use like templates. Since the app is given a copy, you'll never accidentally change the original.
Basically, it automatically copies the file into its original location (as 'name copy') and lets you work on the copy.
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217dbed367c56f0c2dfee4f30265332c971fb600 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I save all MMS (with text, images & videos) from a non-jailbroken iPhone?
Possible Duplicate:
Extract SMS messages off iPhone 4
I've got a non jailbroken iPhone 3GS (iOS 4.2.1) with a lot (hundreds) of text messages and MMS. A good number of theses MMS contain photos.
Is there a way to save all this data at once on my computer (PC with Win7) without having to manually copy/paste each message content?
| Q: How do I save all MMS (with text, images & videos) from a non-jailbroken iPhone?
Possible Duplicate:
Extract SMS messages off iPhone 4
I've got a non jailbroken iPhone 3GS (iOS 4.2.1) with a lot (hundreds) of text messages and MMS. A good number of theses MMS contain photos.
Is there a way to save all this data at once on my computer (PC with Win7) without having to manually copy/paste each message content?
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950f2ba2457faa8ff41dfc00b4453b3ac1fabdb3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I receive FM radio broadcasts on my iPhone 4? How to listen my local FM stations in my iphone 4? Like I can listen with my old Nokia phone, without using Internet, GPRS etc.
Is iPhone 4 lacking this facility?
I heard about "Pandora Radio" but it uses the Internet to run and it's also not for Indian FM channels.
In my Nokia Express Music Mobile I can listen my local FM stations without any GPRS, Internet in mobile.
A: Lingo provides an iPhone cover which also has a FM/DAB/DAB+ receiver and extended battery pack built-in.
| Q: How can I receive FM radio broadcasts on my iPhone 4? How to listen my local FM stations in my iphone 4? Like I can listen with my old Nokia phone, without using Internet, GPRS etc.
Is iPhone 4 lacking this facility?
I heard about "Pandora Radio" but it uses the Internet to run and it's also not for Indian FM channels.
In my Nokia Express Music Mobile I can listen my local FM stations without any GPRS, Internet in mobile.
A: Lingo provides an iPhone cover which also has a FM/DAB/DAB+ receiver and extended battery pack built-in.
A: This looks like a great solution: Griffin iFM Radio Receiver
Not everyone may need or want FM radio capability with their iPhone or iPod, but for those that do, this is a simple, straightforward solution. Easy to install, set up and use, and according to my wife (who is the main user of this device in our household), it doesn’t seem to drain the iPhone’s battery any faster than with normal operation. The only downsides seems to be the lack of multitask (which should be correctable through a software update) and the situation with answering phone calls.
If I get an iPhone, I will get this as well.
A: The iPhone 4 does not have a radio tuner. All it has is the appropriate cellular band, WiFi, and Bluetooth. In short, no there is no easy way to do this.
Some radio stations make apps so you can stream their content via the internet, or offer live streams. I would check out the radio station's website to see what they have available.
A: It was released in 2009 and the last documentation I can find shows that the Griffin iFM Radio Receiver for iPhone and iPod did work with iOS 3. You should do more research or be OK with it not working as I can't be sure it's compatible (but don't see why it wouldn't be) with the iPhone 4 as a dock accessory.
A: I use an app called Fstream, you can make favorites of any radio station with an internet stream!
A: OK. if iphone by default doesn't have FM Receiver then this could be a good solution
http://store.apple.com/dk/product/TY512ZM/B?fnode=MTY1NDA0Mw&mco=MTM3NzE3Mjg
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6ff040a20c47223938b62e5bdf47e0a61ac1ebe6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iPad uses for Computer Engineers? I've had my original iPad for a while now, but haven't used it that much (other than for couch browsing and stuff like that). I was wondering if there was a way I could be using it to it's full potential during my University run. I'm in computer engineering and that requires me to be programming alot (java, c, python, etc), building circuits, project management and stuff like that.
Is it worth buying a stylus (one that is precise and that can be used to draw circuits on the fly)? I was thinking of using it to program quick python scripts by VNC'ing into my desktop at home and using vim to edit.
Is anyone using the iPad for the same thing? Hopefully someone will know how to help me with this issue.
(Sorry if this is off-topic. I feel like I'm legitimately asking for help here)
A: You can turn your ipad to superb engineering/coding device with buffer editor. It's great code editor with vim support and it also supports autocomplete and syntax highlighting for many languages. You can find it from appstore https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/buffer-editor-code-editor/id502633252?mt=8 or from http://www.buffereditor.com
| Q: iPad uses for Computer Engineers? I've had my original iPad for a while now, but haven't used it that much (other than for couch browsing and stuff like that). I was wondering if there was a way I could be using it to it's full potential during my University run. I'm in computer engineering and that requires me to be programming alot (java, c, python, etc), building circuits, project management and stuff like that.
Is it worth buying a stylus (one that is precise and that can be used to draw circuits on the fly)? I was thinking of using it to program quick python scripts by VNC'ing into my desktop at home and using vim to edit.
Is anyone using the iPad for the same thing? Hopefully someone will know how to help me with this issue.
(Sorry if this is off-topic. I feel like I'm legitimately asking for help here)
A: You can turn your ipad to superb engineering/coding device with buffer editor. It's great code editor with vim support and it also supports autocomplete and syntax highlighting for many languages. You can find it from appstore https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/buffer-editor-code-editor/id502633252?mt=8 or from http://www.buffereditor.com
A: Yes of course you can turn it into a specialized device for engineering and homework.
For project management tools, look at the Omni group, and then their competition.
I don't know if there are circuit simulation tools, but I would expect so. Have you searched?
Python and C can be developed natively on the device if you jailbreak it. I
A: In my opinion python-2.7-for-ios app is very good for coding in your Ipad.
Many packages are added all the time so not only standard library stuff is available..
Also of particular use is the editor Textastic..
To quote from their website :
"Textastic is an advanced code editor for iPad with rich support for syntax
highlighting, (S)FTP and Dropbox."
Both of these apps don't need the device to be jail-broken
A: A few further recommendations:
*
*Pythonista for native, unjailbroken Python coding
*Prompt and Transmit for SSH and SFTP access
*Screens for VNC
(I would've commented on the accepted answer but I don't have enough rep yet to do so.)
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30864e92a2a449770d8f6702be3b9078474d12d4 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I delete just the videos from my iPhone? So I'm running out of space on my iPhone (iOS 4.3) and the quickest thing to do is delete the videos that are already backed up in iPhoto.
How can I do this quickly? That is, without scanning through the 4000+ items in my Camera Roll and looking for the video icons.
Edit: Just to clarify, I'm not looking to delete all the videos, just enough to free up some space.
A: Sorry for the self-answer, but I found a way to do it quickly using just the iPhone and no third-party software.
In iOS 4.3, do the following:
*
*Open Camera.app
*Click the photo thumbnail to view the photo library
*Click Camera Roll to view all photos
*There's a capsule button at the top that says 'All|Photos|Videos'. Select videos
*Press the Export icon - you can now tap on videos to select them before hitting Delete.
Not sure why this functionality is not available from Photos.app, but there you go. Thanks for all the other answers.
| Q: How do I delete just the videos from my iPhone? So I'm running out of space on my iPhone (iOS 4.3) and the quickest thing to do is delete the videos that are already backed up in iPhoto.
How can I do this quickly? That is, without scanning through the 4000+ items in my Camera Roll and looking for the video icons.
Edit: Just to clarify, I'm not looking to delete all the videos, just enough to free up some space.
A: Sorry for the self-answer, but I found a way to do it quickly using just the iPhone and no third-party software.
In iOS 4.3, do the following:
*
*Open Camera.app
*Click the photo thumbnail to view the photo library
*Click Camera Roll to view all photos
*There's a capsule button at the top that says 'All|Photos|Videos'. Select videos
*Press the Export icon - you can now tap on videos to select them before hitting Delete.
Not sure why this functionality is not available from Photos.app, but there you go. Thanks for all the other answers.
A: You can in iTunes on the Photos tab de-select "Include videos" - then all videos on your iPhone will be deleted - when you do a sync.
Otherwise you need to manually delete the videos one by one from your iPhone.
A: If I'm understanding your question correctly, you want to delete individual videos from the iPhone and but not in iTunes. I use a program called iPhone Explorer (PC or MAC). Once installed, connect the iPhone to computer and iPhone Explorer should find it. Drill down to <100APPLE>. That is where I find the videos listed.
Good luck.
A: This is an answer that means you must hook your iPhone up to a box running OS X.
You can use Image Capture in OS X to select individual photos/video on your iDevice, and import/delete them. You can sort the files by "kind", that would show videos as "mp4", "mov" and so on.
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83e0eccc901debfba8976896e899642ee19934e0 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Sync picasa with iPhoto Is there any way to sync my iPhoto photos with picasa? It would be great if it works in the same way that the facebook integration works.
A: You can sync the photos in iPhoto to picassa (on your mac) with this tool http://code.google.com/p/phoshare/
You can sync the photos in iPhoto to picassa web albums with this tool
http://picasa.google.com/mac_tools.html
| Q: Sync picasa with iPhoto Is there any way to sync my iPhoto photos with picasa? It would be great if it works in the same way that the facebook integration works.
A: You can sync the photos in iPhoto to picassa (on your mac) with this tool http://code.google.com/p/phoshare/
You can sync the photos in iPhoto to picassa web albums with this tool
http://picasa.google.com/mac_tools.html
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742f7b042ba9bd7718f3f4c3d0a7510a81a82e9c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do FaceTime and Push Notifications work on wifi-only iOS devices? Simple curiosity question.
How does FaceTime and Push Notifications work on Wifi only devices? I mean does the WiFi stays always on to achieve a continuous connection to Apple's servers?
I have older iPad and iPod touches and they don't have Wifi on when the come from sleep. Is that the same thing with newer models?
A: For what it's worth, my iPod Touches' (2g and 3g) WiFi remains on when the screen is off, and I do get push notifications from various things (in fact, as I was typing this I got one from Ambiance). If you go out of range of known networks and "Ask to join networks" is turned on in the WiFi settings, you of course won't get push notifications unless you turn the screen on and accept an open network. The Apple battery life optimization page has a little more information, including how to control on a per-application basis what push notifications will work.
| Q: How do FaceTime and Push Notifications work on wifi-only iOS devices? Simple curiosity question.
How does FaceTime and Push Notifications work on Wifi only devices? I mean does the WiFi stays always on to achieve a continuous connection to Apple's servers?
I have older iPad and iPod touches and they don't have Wifi on when the come from sleep. Is that the same thing with newer models?
A: For what it's worth, my iPod Touches' (2g and 3g) WiFi remains on when the screen is off, and I do get push notifications from various things (in fact, as I was typing this I got one from Ambiance). If you go out of range of known networks and "Ask to join networks" is turned on in the WiFi settings, you of course won't get push notifications unless you turn the screen on and accept an open network. The Apple battery life optimization page has a little more information, including how to control on a per-application basis what push notifications will work.
A: This is mainly due to how Push Notifications are designed in iOS. If the device does have a connection, it will be pushed to you through Apple's servers. Because of how push works (mainly with a device checking in now and then to say 'heres where I am'), you can get push notifications while the device is asleep. The notification comes through and pushes to the device.
With iOS 4, there is also the option for developers to use local push notifications. This mainly works by just setting a designated notification at some point in the future.
Update: According to this Apple Support Document, if the screen is on, push comes on at any time. If screen is off, checks every 15 minutes.
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1cc2ba1505656e0512c6cfc3c0808a63ff75ff7b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What causes all iWork apps to have blank, unusable documents after a reinstall? After deleting and re-installing the apps, I can't use iWork. Specifically, the document area is always empty, no matter if I create a new document or open an existing one. This applies to Pages, Numbers and Keynotes.
I can guess there's something in the document, because the mouse pointer changes when I move it over the empty area. So it seems like a display error. What can I do to resolve this?
A: I had a little trouble getting iWork '09 to work correctly on Mountain Lion.
When I tried to create a new document from template chooser, it was blank, and I could not do anything.
When I tried to open an existing file, it said it "file could not be opened".
This applied for Numbers, Pages, and Keynote.
This is how I solved it,
*
*Moved the iWork Folder in Applications to Trash.
*Removed /Library/Application Support/iWork '09
*Re-Installed iWork (I had installation Media).
*Then installed the Mountain Lion iWork updates.
Hope that works for you.
| Q: What causes all iWork apps to have blank, unusable documents after a reinstall? After deleting and re-installing the apps, I can't use iWork. Specifically, the document area is always empty, no matter if I create a new document or open an existing one. This applies to Pages, Numbers and Keynotes.
I can guess there's something in the document, because the mouse pointer changes when I move it over the empty area. So it seems like a display error. What can I do to resolve this?
A: I had a little trouble getting iWork '09 to work correctly on Mountain Lion.
When I tried to create a new document from template chooser, it was blank, and I could not do anything.
When I tried to open an existing file, it said it "file could not be opened".
This applied for Numbers, Pages, and Keynote.
This is how I solved it,
*
*Moved the iWork Folder in Applications to Trash.
*Removed /Library/Application Support/iWork '09
*Re-Installed iWork (I had installation Media).
*Then installed the Mountain Lion iWork updates.
Hope that works for you.
A: Check if you have the font colour set to white.
A: I have the same problem. If I open an existing or new iWork version 9.0.3 Pages document under OS X 10.7.2 only a blank document is visible. Anything entered remains invisible.
I find however that if I restart the iMac at this point, a Pages document opens properly - that is, it now becomes visible.
A: Install this update: Pages 08 3.0.3
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e38f3893d0712e6b75a436ad98ea7d28ebc55061 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why is SSH forwarding happening even with port forwarding disabled? I am using an Aiport Extreme as my wireless router, and it has port forwarding set up but disabled for SSH:
However, I keep seeing instances of ssh login attempts from outside -- someone is trying to access my computer using a series of user names. Moreover, I can still log in from outside my home network using SSH, so I know it's open to the world.
How is this happening? How do I stop it?
Edit
Here is the log for a connection attempt:
==> /var/log/system.log <==
Apr 10 10:36:41: --- last message repeated 8 times ---
Apr 10 10:36:41 null-3 sandboxd[56246]: sshd(68515) deny mach-per-user-lookup
==> /var/log/secure.log <==
Apr 10 10:36:43 null-3 sshd[68516]: Invalid user presto from 124.124.91.195
A: I am pretty sure when you select remote log in in the sharing preference pane, OS X opens the port on the router programmatically using NAT-PMP. Have you tried disabling that on the airport and rebooting?
Also be sure you are not editing a profile that is not active on the Airport. I have fallen into that trap once or twice every so often.
| Q: Why is SSH forwarding happening even with port forwarding disabled? I am using an Aiport Extreme as my wireless router, and it has port forwarding set up but disabled for SSH:
However, I keep seeing instances of ssh login attempts from outside -- someone is trying to access my computer using a series of user names. Moreover, I can still log in from outside my home network using SSH, so I know it's open to the world.
How is this happening? How do I stop it?
Edit
Here is the log for a connection attempt:
==> /var/log/system.log <==
Apr 10 10:36:41: --- last message repeated 8 times ---
Apr 10 10:36:41 null-3 sandboxd[56246]: sshd(68515) deny mach-per-user-lookup
==> /var/log/secure.log <==
Apr 10 10:36:43 null-3 sshd[68516]: Invalid user presto from 124.124.91.195
A: I am pretty sure when you select remote log in in the sharing preference pane, OS X opens the port on the router programmatically using NAT-PMP. Have you tried disabling that on the airport and rebooting?
Also be sure you are not editing a profile that is not active on the Airport. I have fallen into that trap once or twice every so often.
A: I would turn off your remote access until you know your home network isn't public so that someone doesn't access it besides you.
A: I am not familiar with the Airport Extreme admin but it looks like you have SSH remote login turned off in the first dialog, and then in the second dialog add it manually mapping external port 22 to internal ip 191.168.1.10 port 22. What you are seeing is someone (usually a script kiddie) trying a dictionary attack against your system.
If you must have ssh access then I would suggest running it on a non standard external port, which you map to the internal address and port 22. On Linux boxes to prevent this type of activity I normally install DenyHosts which seems to have a Mac port available. This monitors the logs of the ssh daemon, and adds the ip of any system that had a configurable number of failed login attempts within a time window to /etc/hosts.deny
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37f7cbcb40ed08902b1e2bddd0a60b95724add8c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: HTML / CSS / Javascript editor for the iPad? I'm interested for a code editor for my iPad.
I've made a search on Apple Store for "HTML", and I've got a huge amount of results..
Can anyone recommend any of them?
It would be nice to have syntax-highlighting, to be able to open many files simultaneously (tabs?) and a nifty way to import, export files. Dropbox would be perfect!
A: I think the best one out there is called Textastic. It supports FTP, DropBox and WebDav and has a keyboard geared for editing code. It also has syntax highlighting.
| Q: HTML / CSS / Javascript editor for the iPad? I'm interested for a code editor for my iPad.
I've made a search on Apple Store for "HTML", and I've got a huge amount of results..
Can anyone recommend any of them?
It would be nice to have syntax-highlighting, to be able to open many files simultaneously (tabs?) and a nifty way to import, export files. Dropbox would be perfect!
A: I think the best one out there is called Textastic. It supports FTP, DropBox and WebDav and has a keyboard geared for editing code. It also has syntax highlighting.
A: There is also Diet Coda from Panic, designed as a companion for Coda but it can certainly be used independently.
Unfortunately, it lacks support for Dropbox syncing. iCloud syncing exists if you use the App Store version of Coda.
A: You might also try Kodiak JavaScript: http://www.becomekodiak.com/kodiak-javascript.html. It has syntax highlighting, tabs and keyboard extensions.
Note that I am a co-author of this app, but I hope it is okay to advertise it here, because it seems to be related to the question asked.
A: +1 for Textastic, which is my fave as well. But Gusto deserves a mention as the other top code editor for iPad.
You can't go too far wrong either way. I ultimately preferred Textastic because it is less web-oriented and more of a general programmer's editor. It supports more languages out of the box, allows custom roll-your-own syntax highlighting definitions, and has a really usable cursor navigation scheme.
But meanwhile, Gusto has one big killer feature for the web developers: a built-in browser for remote previewing/testing after you upload your code to the server. Textastic can do local preview of HTML and Markdown, but that's really no substitute for seeing your work in place on the server. Granted, you can multitask on over to Safari from Textastic, but Gusto just makes round-tripping your web code that wee bit easier.
Long story short...if you're mostly a web dev (which I'm not), Gusto deserves a look.
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2b36398f869b64a497eb5c2fb9c3120328f4e1b4 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can the mid-2010 Macbook support more than 4GB of RAM? I know of sites that sell 8GB sets for the MacBook. Apple states that they can have up to 4GB. One of my co-workers got her first gen MacBook to 6GB. Can anyone confirm that 8GB is recognized in last year's MacBook?
EDIT: My model is MacBook7,1.
A: It depends on your particular model, but I believe that the answer is YES! The great people at Other World Computing sell RAM upgrade kits for MacBooks.
To be sure:
*
*Go to Apple -> About This Mac
*Click More Information.
*Look at the Model Identifier.
If it is MacBook 5,1 or 6,1 or 6,2 you can put 8GB of RAM in it.
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/Apple_MacBook_MacBook_Pro/Upgrade/Macbook_selector
| Q: Can the mid-2010 Macbook support more than 4GB of RAM? I know of sites that sell 8GB sets for the MacBook. Apple states that they can have up to 4GB. One of my co-workers got her first gen MacBook to 6GB. Can anyone confirm that 8GB is recognized in last year's MacBook?
EDIT: My model is MacBook7,1.
A: It depends on your particular model, but I believe that the answer is YES! The great people at Other World Computing sell RAM upgrade kits for MacBooks.
To be sure:
*
*Go to Apple -> About This Mac
*Click More Information.
*Look at the Model Identifier.
If it is MacBook 5,1 or 6,1 or 6,2 you can put 8GB of RAM in it.
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/Apple_MacBook_MacBook_Pro/Upgrade/Macbook_selector
A: Yes, it supports up to 8GB of memory. Make sure that memory is 1066 MHz, not 1333, or you'll be unable to boot to MacOS.
If you are unable to find 1066MHz DIMM, you could be able to re-flash the SPD chip of a 1333MHz DIMMs using a technique I described at the Apple Discussion Board. Note that not all 1333MHz chips can be flashed.
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761d1c38894ab8977755058a192b3e4d2396c5bf | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I add a user to Print Administrator group but not full administrator? He unplugged the printer and plugged it back in. OS X (10.6) asked for the print administrator password. I would like to add the user to that group but not the full administrators group. How do I do that?
This is for a stand-alone home Mac. By stand-alone I mean not part of a corporate login or administration.
A: Run this Terminal command (as an administrator), replacing "usersaccountname" with the user's actual account name:
sudo dseditgroup -o edit -n /Local/Default -a usersaccountname -t user _lpadmin
When it prompts you, enter your password (it won't echo). That user should now be able to administer printers.
| Q: How do I add a user to Print Administrator group but not full administrator? He unplugged the printer and plugged it back in. OS X (10.6) asked for the print administrator password. I would like to add the user to that group but not the full administrators group. How do I do that?
This is for a stand-alone home Mac. By stand-alone I mean not part of a corporate login or administration.
A: Run this Terminal command (as an administrator), replacing "usersaccountname" with the user's actual account name:
sudo dseditgroup -o edit -n /Local/Default -a usersaccountname -t user _lpadmin
When it prompts you, enter your password (it won't echo). That user should now be able to administer printers.
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65bae4fe709a0659dbf0ae59e1588b86442154d4 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Reset your PATH variable I stuffed up (basically wiped) my PATH variable.
Is there any way to reset it to the default?
I look at How do I reset the $PATH variable on Mac OS X?, but I find it very confusing. As far as I know I stuffed up my ~/.profile file.
A: I have the following in my ~/.profile:
PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11/bin
PATH=$PATH:~/bin
The first PATH declaration overrides any existing PATH setting (it doesn't include $PATH). The path used is the OS X default.
The second line appends ~/bin to the PATH and it is a personal preference, not a default.
After edit, restart your session — or use command source ~/.profile to activate the changes immediately.
| Q: Reset your PATH variable I stuffed up (basically wiped) my PATH variable.
Is there any way to reset it to the default?
I look at How do I reset the $PATH variable on Mac OS X?, but I find it very confusing. As far as I know I stuffed up my ~/.profile file.
A: I have the following in my ~/.profile:
PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11/bin
PATH=$PATH:~/bin
The first PATH declaration overrides any existing PATH setting (it doesn't include $PATH). The path used is the OS X default.
The second line appends ~/bin to the PATH and it is a personal preference, not a default.
After edit, restart your session — or use command source ~/.profile to activate the changes immediately.
A: The file can have the name .bash_profile or .profile - one solution could be to rename the file e.g. mv ~/.bash_profile ~/.bash_prolile.old and then restart your machine and see if it helped.
You can also try to edit the file, and then maybe you'll see the wrong PATH, which you then can edit.
A: In the case of logging in as a normal user and invoking su - root, I found that Mac OS X 10.8.5's bash was ignoring .profile and .bash_profile; I was unable to change root's $PATH by editing those files. What did work was editing /etc/paths. After exiting the root shell and entering again with su - root, the new path was present.
A: Resetting your terminal will work. It will reset your basic configurations.
Reset your terminal. From top navigation go to Shell >> Reset.
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5a57f554009e3b6d7fc98a36e08a4928e5b46830 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I capture a screenshot of an entire webpage in iPhone's Safari browser? How to capture screenshot of entire webpage in iPhone's Safari browser like I can take in my Desktop with Help of Firefox Addon called Fireshot?
A: After searching a lot on this thing finally I got the solution.
Website Screenshot worked perfectly for me.
| Q: How can I capture a screenshot of an entire webpage in iPhone's Safari browser? How to capture screenshot of entire webpage in iPhone's Safari browser like I can take in my Desktop with Help of Firefox Addon called Fireshot?
A: After searching a lot on this thing finally I got the solution.
Website Screenshot worked perfectly for me.
A: Nuc's answer would give you a screen shot that renders accurately but would not show the Safari chrome but with very little work.
Another more difficult option would be to take multiple screenshots by pressing wake+home, scrolling in between so that there is a small overlap between shots. You could then offload them onto a PC/Mac and then composite them together. The benefit is you would get the full Safari UI showing.
A: I use PixiWeb to capture website screenshots in its entirety or only visible area.
It also allows saving screenshots as PDF. Sharing options are quite impressive too (most social media sites).
A: Although not free, you may get websnaps using Cinder (ex. LittleSnapper)
A: Try iScreenshot
A: Try Webpage Capture ($1.99) for iPhone/iPad. It promises
"to take a screenshot of the complete webpage you are browsing"
and also saves to PDF.
A: Other options include:
Barry
Solves this problem by generating a screenshot of the entire page. All you have to do is open up a webpage in Barry's built-in browser and hit Capture. It'll save a full-length screenshot to an in-app camera roll where you can export it to your main camera roll, Dropbox, an email, a Tweet, or your clipboard.
The developers also included a useful Safari bookmarklet that sends your current page straight to the app so you won't have to copy the URL and dig around your home screen to find it.
The other alternative you could do, is to access the mobile version of the website concerned, resize the window to match that of your iPhone window and use the extension to take the screenshot.
A: I'm the developer of Scissors. It allows you to select and clip the whole page or any part of the page
even if the selected part of the page is beyond the bounds of the screen.
It's an action extension, so you can launch it from any web browsers.
It has a designated clipping tool like evernote web clipper desktop version.
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d6a4f75e35bc335cfec33472af80eb22549f39fb | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is it possible to install Mac os x in virtual machine on a macbook pro? I'm going to try diffrent versions of MacOSX on my macbook pro. I have a Snow Leopard installed there, and need something else (possibly a Tiger) as second solution, to test the software.
So I thought of a virtual machine that would be running on my Snow Leo and have a Tiger running on it.
I tried VirtualBox, and install a MacOsX from there (from a .iso disk image), but it basically hangs during the very beginning of the instalation.
Is there any good and easy to perform solution to do this?
A: The only version of Mac OS X that can be legally virtualised is Mac OS X Server:
http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch03.html#intro-macosxguests
| Q: Is it possible to install Mac os x in virtual machine on a macbook pro? I'm going to try diffrent versions of MacOSX on my macbook pro. I have a Snow Leopard installed there, and need something else (possibly a Tiger) as second solution, to test the software.
So I thought of a virtual machine that would be running on my Snow Leo and have a Tiger running on it.
I tried VirtualBox, and install a MacOsX from there (from a .iso disk image), but it basically hangs during the very beginning of the instalation.
Is there any good and easy to perform solution to do this?
A: The only version of Mac OS X that can be legally virtualised is Mac OS X Server:
http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch03.html#intro-macosxguests
A: It is however possible to install a client version of OS X in e.g. VMware Fusion - but not out of the box.
First you need to re-pack the installation DVD with a small correction (addition of one empty system file), telling Fusion that it is a server edition you are installing - and after the installation you need to do the same change in the installed OS X - then you are up and running.
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4a7f3896e3f54e49e878f794f7ec098ce3953109 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Never create a .DS_Store file again I'm tired of finder creating these .DS_Store metadata and finder view tracking files in all of my directories. How can I disable this in Finder?
A: Your question is kind of like asking "git init" not to create the ".git" directory in your project. In other words, you're choosing to use a tool, but you want that tool to not store the metadata that it needs to store.
There is an Apple support document that describes how to disable the creation of .DS_Store files, but it is only relevant to how the finder treats remote file systems. It will not help you if you seek to have the Finder treat your local filesystem in this manner.
| Q: Never create a .DS_Store file again I'm tired of finder creating these .DS_Store metadata and finder view tracking files in all of my directories. How can I disable this in Finder?
A: Your question is kind of like asking "git init" not to create the ".git" directory in your project. In other words, you're choosing to use a tool, but you want that tool to not store the metadata that it needs to store.
There is an Apple support document that describes how to disable the creation of .DS_Store files, but it is only relevant to how the finder treats remote file systems. It will not help you if you seek to have the Finder treat your local filesystem in this manner.
A: In this case, TotalFinder does allow you to disable (well, it really redirects all .ds_store files into /usr/local/.dscache) the creation of .ds_store files, through what they call the "Asepsis Feature"
A: As Fake Name pointed out, Total Finder comes with a kernel extension to redirect .DS_Store files which effectively prevents those pesky files from being created in your directories and without losing the function. What he/she didn't point out is that the kernel extension can be downloaded without Total Finder from github. You have to build it and drop it in your /System/Library/Extensions directory. Then you should restart your computer. It appears to be working for me so far.
Update: This is now a separate project from TotalFinder called Asepsis. There is now a lot more documentation on how it works and the installation process. The GitHub repo is now located here.
A: If you turn the ability to see invisible files off, you won't see them.
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ae266705646c0f50a1f4628869bfbc28b3586c99 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How should I submit bug reports and feature requests? Inspired by Marco Ceppi's DS_store question I became curious about what is the current preferred mechanism for submitting bug reports and feature requests to Apple. I'm aware that they have the internal RDAR bug tracking system, and that there is an Open RDAR project to crowdsource the tracking of issues, but I'm at a loss as to the preferred channel to submit something.
Is there a public-facing portal for submitting issues?
A: Apple offers a feedback site where both bug reports and feature requests can be submitted by anyone. Be sure to describe the issue or feature as clearly and concisely as possible.
Developers should use Apple Bug Reporter. If you carefully describe the issue including step by step instructions for reproducing the problem, they tend to get attention and fixed. You'll need an ADC (Apple Developer Connection) login to use the bug reporting system. Be sure to upload the System Profiler report, as well as any crash logs which may be relevant.
| Q: How should I submit bug reports and feature requests? Inspired by Marco Ceppi's DS_store question I became curious about what is the current preferred mechanism for submitting bug reports and feature requests to Apple. I'm aware that they have the internal RDAR bug tracking system, and that there is an Open RDAR project to crowdsource the tracking of issues, but I'm at a loss as to the preferred channel to submit something.
Is there a public-facing portal for submitting issues?
A: Apple offers a feedback site where both bug reports and feature requests can be submitted by anyone. Be sure to describe the issue or feature as clearly and concisely as possible.
Developers should use Apple Bug Reporter. If you carefully describe the issue including step by step instructions for reproducing the problem, they tend to get attention and fixed. You'll need an ADC (Apple Developer Connection) login to use the bug reporting system. Be sure to upload the System Profiler report, as well as any crash logs which may be relevant.
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ac6c0c501a81aa9afc5a26b8ab5863b30333140f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What's a good "todo" widget for Mac OS X 10.6? I'm considering small widgets like QuickCal, Anxiety, DoBeDo, etc. Integration with Mail/iCal would be great. What's your favorite?
A: Lately, I've became really passionate about Alarms.
It transforms your entire menu bar into a drop-area for whatever file, email, shortcut you want to handle later.
Plus, it syncs with iCal, so you may use it in combination with another full-featured app (like TheHitList).
Just watch the introductory video!
| Q: What's a good "todo" widget for Mac OS X 10.6? I'm considering small widgets like QuickCal, Anxiety, DoBeDo, etc. Integration with Mail/iCal would be great. What's your favorite?
A: Lately, I've became really passionate about Alarms.
It transforms your entire menu bar into a drop-area for whatever file, email, shortcut you want to handle later.
Plus, it syncs with iCal, so you may use it in combination with another full-featured app (like TheHitList).
Just watch the introductory video!
A: I use Anxiety and its great, cause I really don't need much except remembering the name of the things I need to do.
I've also tried iProcrastinate, and its quite good (but too complex for me, I needed something fast, simple and unobtrusive, Anxiety!), but it doesn't sync to iCal, which is a downside.
Things I've heard is great! Although again, quite a bit like iProcrastinate: not a widget or simple ToDo, but a full featured app.
So to my liking, Anxiety for the desktop and DoBeDo for the Dashboard. You can have both really, and because they sync with iCal they will work great together.
Hope it helps!
Kevin
A: I've heard great things about Things, but I haven't used it myself.
It's a bit more than a widget, but it does To-Dos. It's got iCal integration, and I think it does Mail too.
iPhone version available (with sync).
A: MenuCalendarClock for iCal runs on the menu bar displays your iCal Todos and upcoming events.
A: Things - Simply amazing and easy to use for To-Do's, projects, small notes to self. And full integration with Mac and iOS - A bit costly, but it does the job with perfection.
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b93048aaf5ec2f6e9b7cba69fbe4ba2063c10be8 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Easy way to install additional spell-check dictionaries for OS X? I am looking for an easy way to install spell-check dictionaries for languages that are not supported by default on OS X (one example Romanian).
By easy way, I mean a solution that does not require command line usage. While this is ok for me, for average OS X user this could be too complex.
A: Mac OS X is compatible with the aff/dic open format dictionaries.
All you need to do is to get one dictionary, and place it inside ~/Library/Spelling (you may have to create the directory).
*
*Get the Romanian dictionary from OpenOffice (or search for another language)
*Extract the file using The Unarchiver or rename the extension to .zip and extract it
*Move the files with the .aff and .dic extensions (ro_RO.aff and ro_RO.dic for Romanian) to your ~/Library/Spelling folder.
*Go to System Preferences > Keyboard > Text > Spelling and choose the language of your choice
*...boom! you have system-wide spell checking :)
| Q: Easy way to install additional spell-check dictionaries for OS X? I am looking for an easy way to install spell-check dictionaries for languages that are not supported by default on OS X (one example Romanian).
By easy way, I mean a solution that does not require command line usage. While this is ok for me, for average OS X user this could be too complex.
A: Mac OS X is compatible with the aff/dic open format dictionaries.
All you need to do is to get one dictionary, and place it inside ~/Library/Spelling (you may have to create the directory).
*
*Get the Romanian dictionary from OpenOffice (or search for another language)
*Extract the file using The Unarchiver or rename the extension to .zip and extract it
*Move the files with the .aff and .dic extensions (ro_RO.aff and ro_RO.dic for Romanian) to your ~/Library/Spelling folder.
*Go to System Preferences > Keyboard > Text > Spelling and choose the language of your choice
*...boom! you have system-wide spell checking :)
A: Are you talking about in e.g. Word or Pages - or are you talking about in Browsers like Safari, FireFox etc. - or just a system wide configuration ??
One solution for a system wide configuration could be to install the cocoAspell dictionaries: http://kitblog.com/2010/10/get_romanian_spell-check_in_osx.html
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3b07428855e347ff6e67cb1e4b2895655434aeb4 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Re-enabling virtual iPad keyboard with paired Bluetooth keyboard I have an Apple bluetooth keyboard (A1255) paired to my iPad. Pressing the keyboard's eject button lets me hide or display the virtual keyboard. It makes sense to hide it with the external keyboard attached.
Is there a way to turn the virtual keyboard back on, while the BT keyboard is still paired, but without having physical access to the BT keyboard?
The reason I ask is because the keyboard can remain paired to the iPad throughout my whole house, so it's easy for the two to be physically separated by a few rooms or a floor but still paired.
A: This solution just works on an Ipad. when the soft keyboard disappears just press and hold the down arrow on the bottom right of the screen and the soft keyboard will be back.
| Q: Re-enabling virtual iPad keyboard with paired Bluetooth keyboard I have an Apple bluetooth keyboard (A1255) paired to my iPad. Pressing the keyboard's eject button lets me hide or display the virtual keyboard. It makes sense to hide it with the external keyboard attached.
Is there a way to turn the virtual keyboard back on, while the BT keyboard is still paired, but without having physical access to the BT keyboard?
The reason I ask is because the keyboard can remain paired to the iPad throughout my whole house, so it's easy for the two to be physically separated by a few rooms or a floor but still paired.
A: This solution just works on an Ipad. when the soft keyboard disappears just press and hold the down arrow on the bottom right of the screen and the soft keyboard will be back.
A: The easiest answer without having access to the keyboard or Jailbreaking is to simply swipe up for control center (available starting with iOS 7 in September of 2013), then tap the Bluetooth icon to toggle bluetooth off. This will disconnect your keyboard, and will allow the software keyboard to return to the screen.
When you are near your keyboard again, turning Bluetooth back on will quickly reconnect and return you to your prior state.
A: I have found a solution that works great. We use a CS4070 Symbol/Zebra scanner with the ipad. The minus button on the scanner invokes the popup keyboard on the ipad while keeping the scanner connected.
A: If a Bluetooth keyboard is paired and connected, the On Screen Keyboard hides unless called upon, which is only doable from the Bluetooth Keyboard.
The solution to your problem is to turn off the keyboard when you're leaving to another room, or turn off Bluetooth on the iPad. It's as simple, or as hard, as that. But there's really no better way.
A: my case : i was connecting bluetooth barcode scanner.
solution: double clicking the scanner button brought back the virtual keyboard.
A: Not a perfect answer, but if you have a jailbroken iPad with SBSettings installed you could get pretty close to a quick & easy solution. The only other option I know of is to go turn Bluetooth off in the Settings app, go back to your other app, and then turn Bluetooth back on when done.
For a jailbroken app, though, life is simpler:
*
*Double-tap your status bar to activate SBSettings
*Click "Bluetooth" to turn Bluetooth OFF
*Hide the SBSettings window
*Type away on your Virtual Keyboard (it should have popped up on its own, but not always. You might have to exit the text field and tap back into it.)
*Repeat the above process (Double-tap status bar, click "Bluetooth") to re-enable Bluetooth.
Your keyboard will remain paired, though unusable, of course, while Bluetooth is off. Once turned back on again, your keyboard should pair with the iPad again the next time you use it.
(IIRC, you should only have to jailbreak and install SBSettings in Cydia. There are other toggles you can add to SBSettings, but Bluetooth should come pre-installed with SBSettings.)
A: I couldn't find any Bluetooth keyboad that support what you are looking for, I found a barcode scanner from Arkscan can solve the issue for me, and not all barcode scanner on the market can solve this issue, need to be careful. I paired the BT keyboard and the Arkscan ES301 BT barcode scanner, and both must be on, it works like this:
1. I can toggle/switch between the on-screen keyboard and BT keyboard by pressing double pressing the scan button.
2. For newer version of iOS, it allows you to toggle between on-screen keyboard, and on-screen keyboard plus BT keyboard at the same time, which I really like this feature.
Not sure if this is a good reason to get one of the scanners to accomplish your goal, but it's really helpful, this is the model I am referring to, http://www.arkscan.com/product/barcode-scanner/wireless-barcode-scanners/es301-mini-bluetooth-barcode-scanner
A: Steps to bring up onscreen keyboard (tested on ipadOS 13)
*
*Tab on screen where you want to type. Cursor should be blinking now.
*A bottom line should come up now with Chevron arrow down at right corner. Press and hold the button.
Note: If the bottom line doesn't show or you just tab on the arrow without holding, the line will disappear, in which you may bring it back by pressing command+option+K (or try other similar combinations) on your physical keyboard. and then go to step 2.
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5e7c4d276baa1c52466115d2991d5a021da10ed3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a way to display more metadata fields in the Finder list view? If I view and sort files in a directory using Finder's list view I seem to be limited to a rather anaemic:
*
*Name
*Date Modified
*Size
*Kind
Now, take an .mp3 file for example. There is potentially a lot of metadata associated with that file, and this may be a useful basis to sort by.
Is there a way to make available more fields to sort by? Or do I need to resort to a Finder replacement? I realize that iTunes could do most, but not all, of what I want. (iTunes doesn't display some .mp3 metadata fields.)
A: I'm pretty sure you're (sadly) limited to the fields in the view options windows (cmd+j).
| Q: Is there a way to display more metadata fields in the Finder list view? If I view and sort files in a directory using Finder's list view I seem to be limited to a rather anaemic:
*
*Name
*Date Modified
*Size
*Kind
Now, take an .mp3 file for example. There is potentially a lot of metadata associated with that file, and this may be a useful basis to sort by.
Is there a way to make available more fields to sort by? Or do I need to resort to a Finder replacement? I realize that iTunes could do most, but not all, of what I want. (iTunes doesn't display some .mp3 metadata fields.)
A: I'm pretty sure you're (sadly) limited to the fields in the view options windows (cmd+j).
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eeee05c546002e7f49a142efd39999799a509740 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: `/var/lock` equivalent on OSX /var/lock doesn't exist in OSX, so where do the lock files / PID files go?
A: /private/var/run is the place for system/root level pid files to live on OSX (Darwin)
Locking is more complicated (or simple depending on your POV) with the system/API arbitrating device locks rather than writing them to the filesystem.
Do consider the implications of fast user switching and the documentation on Multiple User Environments or simply calling NSTemporaryDirectory if your locking happens in user space or the application can be fired up more than one at a time.
| Q: `/var/lock` equivalent on OSX /var/lock doesn't exist in OSX, so where do the lock files / PID files go?
A: /private/var/run is the place for system/root level pid files to live on OSX (Darwin)
Locking is more complicated (or simple depending on your POV) with the system/API arbitrating device locks rather than writing them to the filesystem.
Do consider the implications of fast user switching and the documentation on Multiple User Environments or simply calling NSTemporaryDirectory if your locking happens in user space or the application can be fired up more than one at a time.
A: Wherever you want to there is no standard place for lock files in Unix. Only the Linux Filesystem Hierarchy Standard provides for /var/loc See Wikipaedia for some examples of the hierarchies used from there is FreeBsd
As for direct OSX references see NSDistributedLock which gives no directions or example of paths to be used and shlock which gives the BSD example in /tmp
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80b66f9c527abd7cc0915c0ca8440accf69e89ae | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I get the mic sound feedback in my headphone? I bought a noise canceling headphone yesterday and it works perfectly. The only problem I have is that when I myself talk, I cannot hear my voice correctly. I'm wondered if it is possible to enable the microphone sound feedback in the audio output while the headphone is connected? I have a MacBook Pro with MacOS 10.6 installed.
A: You can use GarageBand as well (see this answer) simply create a new project with voice and set monitor to on. You don't need to record to hear your voice.
| Q: How can I get the mic sound feedback in my headphone? I bought a noise canceling headphone yesterday and it works perfectly. The only problem I have is that when I myself talk, I cannot hear my voice correctly. I'm wondered if it is possible to enable the microphone sound feedback in the audio output while the headphone is connected? I have a MacBook Pro with MacOS 10.6 installed.
A: You can use GarageBand as well (see this answer) simply create a new project with voice and set monitor to on. You don't need to record to hear your voice.
A: I use Audacity for recording new sounds, besides being free, it gives you the option for hardware or software Playthrough.
A: LineIn from Rogue Amoeba lets you route any sound input to any output. Freeware.
PS: It has been updated and now works without a delay in the audio play thru!.
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bd29bfc681516fcbbca73533eb1a767e518c05b0 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I stop automatic Bluetooth streaming? When my iPhone connects to Sync in my Ford truck it automatically starts playing music on my iPhone. This kills the battery. Autoplay on the Sync system is off.
A: Turn off bluetooth on the phone.
Unpair the phone from the truck.
When you pair your device, the truck is seen as a remote control in addition to all the other functions so if the truck wants to play, the phone is right to start playing. There is no switch to disable one remote some of the time in iOS or to edit the capabilities of a paired device.
You might need to go to the ford dealer and see if they have a firmware update for your truck :-) Seriously - they either need to disable or let you better control the situation where the "remote" asks the phone to play music.
| Q: How do I stop automatic Bluetooth streaming? When my iPhone connects to Sync in my Ford truck it automatically starts playing music on my iPhone. This kills the battery. Autoplay on the Sync system is off.
A: Turn off bluetooth on the phone.
Unpair the phone from the truck.
When you pair your device, the truck is seen as a remote control in addition to all the other functions so if the truck wants to play, the phone is right to start playing. There is no switch to disable one remote some of the time in iOS or to edit the capabilities of a paired device.
You might need to go to the ford dealer and see if they have a firmware update for your truck :-) Seriously - they either need to disable or let you better control the situation where the "remote" asks the phone to play music.
A: You should try quitting the iPod app. In my experience, streaming starts because the app is running in the background but paused/stopped. When sync occurs, the iPhone iPod app begins to play.
To quit the app, press the home key twice and you'll see all the the apps currently running. Then press the red minus button to exit the iPod app. I recently read that shutting down apps like this prolongs the battery life but YMMV.
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46f9c28f14dce45019010c530f2bc8679fd329d9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: My iphone always restarts by itself My iPhone often restarts automatically. It happens when I charge for long time and sometimes, it happens when I'm talking on phone .
A: The best thing to do is to first try a backup and restore as new as detailed in
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4137
A lot of the time a device restarting multiple times can be caused by a software issue, and frankly getting all your data on the computer is always a a good idea.
This will also make sure you are updated to the most recent version in case you are working with old software.
If it doesn't work it is probably time to get a new one or go for a repair.
| Q: My iphone always restarts by itself My iPhone often restarts automatically. It happens when I charge for long time and sometimes, it happens when I'm talking on phone .
A: The best thing to do is to first try a backup and restore as new as detailed in
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4137
A lot of the time a device restarting multiple times can be caused by a software issue, and frankly getting all your data on the computer is always a a good idea.
This will also make sure you are updated to the most recent version in case you are working with old software.
If it doesn't work it is probably time to get a new one or go for a repair.
A: Since it's a 3G, it could be that your phone is just old and the battery has gone bad.
If your device is jailbroken, that could also be causing the problem.
I suggesting checking with Apple to diagnose the problem. Then, decide if its worth fixing yourself or upgrading/replacing your iPhone.
A: Get an application like AppSwitch which can show you the Console logs. There are several on the App store and some might even be free.
Look for the last messages just before it rebooted, they may give you a clue as to what is happening. Look for a pattern of behavior that precedes the reboot.
If they always mention the same App, then uninstall that App for a while.
If the messages mention hardware related matters then it you had better take it to the Apple store to get it fixed.
Also before spending a lot of time debugging, make sure that you are using the latest version of iOS. The problem you are encountering may have already been solved and support people are more likely to want to help if it is occurring with the latest version.
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d48d0e6c1ea8ce8a4b8ee6085d393aaf20bc6e4c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: SelfControl for iPad? I'm looking for something equivalent to SelfControl for the iPad. Is there anything like that?
A: Are you referring to the self-discipline-enforcing mechanism like this one? That is: something that notices that you are spending a lot of time doing various things that you don't want yourself to do (too much web browsing in general, or perhaps too much Facebook in particular, or too much email...?).
If that is the case, then it is difficult to imagine how something like that could be written using the official SDK that Apple provides, because you would need to modify Safari, or block IP addresses, prevent other apps from launching, or some such thing. These are not things that the official SDK allows a software developer to do.
Perhaps there is something in the world of jail-broken devices, but I can't speak to that point since I have never ventured into that territory.
| Q: SelfControl for iPad? I'm looking for something equivalent to SelfControl for the iPad. Is there anything like that?
A: Are you referring to the self-discipline-enforcing mechanism like this one? That is: something that notices that you are spending a lot of time doing various things that you don't want yourself to do (too much web browsing in general, or perhaps too much Facebook in particular, or too much email...?).
If that is the case, then it is difficult to imagine how something like that could be written using the official SDK that Apple provides, because you would need to modify Safari, or block IP addresses, prevent other apps from launching, or some such thing. These are not things that the official SDK allows a software developer to do.
Perhaps there is something in the world of jail-broken devices, but I can't speak to that point since I have never ventured into that territory.
A: Weblock blocks ads, but can also block distracting web sites, like Twitter or FB. As far as I understand, it will also block access for apps. Unfortunately, there is no option enable access for some time, like in SelfControl.
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a8a90f9e44d407f58f41e6cc7214dc07f0221dac | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I launch screensaver with a keyboard shortcut? I've looked around but can't seem to find any good answers. Would appreciate any pointers.
A: Not enough rep to comment
As another answer says, the path of ScreenSaverEngine.app changed in Mojave. Instead of chasing a moving path, you can target your shortcut to the bundle ID:
open -b com.apple.ScreenSaver.Engine
| Q: How can I launch screensaver with a keyboard shortcut? I've looked around but can't seem to find any good answers. Would appreciate any pointers.
A: Not enough rep to comment
As another answer says, the path of ScreenSaverEngine.app changed in Mojave. Instead of chasing a moving path, you can target your shortcut to the bundle ID:
open -b com.apple.ScreenSaver.Engine
A: I agree with Jason's answer - the only built in way to lock the screen (which sleeps the display but does not engage the screensaver animation) is the shiftcontrolmedia eject shortcut.
A free solution would be to use RedSweater's product FastScripts to map your choice of keyboard shortcut to call one of the AppleScripts that are floating around the net to toggle the screen saver engine rather than just let the display sleep. I'd try making a simpler script just to open the engine at the hard coded path if you only wanted to engage the saver.
I am a very happy user of LaunchBar which allows a quick keyboard only method to start the Screen Saver. It's not really a keyboard shortcut in the strictest sense (first you activate Launchbar with it's own shortcut - then key in sss or whatever you chose/taught lanchbar to use for the built in Start Screen Saver action.) Any other commercial "launcher" product should work as well to activate the ScreenSaverEngine app that is hidden deep inside /System/Library/Frameworks/ScreenSaver.framework/......
A: Drag the app ScreenSaverEngine.app (located in /System/Library/CoreServices/) into your dock bar, click it and it takes you into screensaver. Thats the latest location as of macOS Monterey 12.1.
On older Macs уоu may find it in: /System/Library/Frameworks/ScreenSaver.framework/Versions/A/Resources/.
A: I don't believe there is a built-in, system wide Keyboard Shortcut. The quickest way to activating the screensaver via the keyboard is either via a "Start Screensaver" command using a launching applications such as Quicksilver, Alfred, or Launchbar.
The quickest way of starting the screensaver using your mouse is via Hot Corners. Open System Preferences, click "Desktop & Screen Saver", click over to the "Screen Saver" tab and click the "Hot Corners" button in the bottom left. There you can specify a corner to roll over in order to start the screensaver.
If you want to start the screensaver quickly, because you want an easy way to lock your computer, a possible answer is located in the high-view "Mac OS X Hidden Features Tips & Tricks" question that remains active.
And specifically, this answer.
shift + control + eject send display only to sleep (great for locking your computer instantly)
A: Use Automator. Simply open automator and drag in the "start screen saver" action, select "no input" under the "services received" menu, and hit file > save as "Start Screen Saver".
This will now appear under System preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Services > General, where you can assign it any hotkey you desire, just as you would any other system action.
from http://osxdaily.com/2014/07/10/set-screen-saver-keyboard-shortcut-mac/
A: Many moons later, I wanted the same thing and I found a solution. I use BetterTouchTool to manage all of my keyboard/mouse/trackpad shortcuts and configurations. So I created a keyboard shortcut that runs a terminal command when pressed. To launch the screen saver from the terminal, use this command:
open -a /System/Library/Frameworks/ScreenSaver.framework/Versions/A/Resources/ScreenSaverEngine.app
Now you can launch the screen saver with any keyboard shortcut (I use F19).
A: Though, I cannot comment to a specific answer...
The path where the ScreenSaverEngine app is located has changed on Mojave: /System/Library/CoreServices/ScreenSaverEngine.app
A: If your Mac has Touch ID, you can click the physical Touch ID button down and it will start the screensaver.
A: In addition to MaxPRafferty's answer, starting with macOS Monterey, you can create a hotkey that activates the screensaver using the new Shortcuts app.
Open the Shortcuts app and click the +, which is on the top right of the window, to create a new shortcut.
Search for the "Start Screen Saver" action and simply drag it to the left pane.
Now in order to set a hotkey, move to the Shortcut Details tab and click the Add Keyboard Shortcut button, set the hotkey you wish (I use ⌃+⌘+S in contrast to ⌃+⌘+Q, which locks the screen), this will create a global hotkey.
Now just give the shortcut a name and an icon (on the top left of the window) and you are done!
Same as with MaxPRafferty's answer, you will find the hotkey under System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Services > Shortcuts
A: Here's a bit of a hack involving the Keychain Access utility that allows you to define a shortcut to lock the screen -- it's five years old and I haven't been able to verify if it still works, though.
http://www.macworld.com/article/49080/2006/01/lockscreen.html
A: On some computers it is CTRL-SHIFT-POWERBUTTON.
A: Someone else mentioned using BetterTouchTool to assign an shortcut to running a terminal command. I thought I would pitch in that as of my writing this answer, BTT has a native "Start Screen Saver" action which will do exactly what you are looking for.
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e674098a6d38e4e5f89995ae8084f24091fba6a7 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: PDF annotation tools for the iPad
Possible Duplicate:
iPad PDF Reader with annotation support?
I'm considering purchasing a PDF annotation app for the iPad; mostly something that allows me to highlight, add handwritten and typed notes, comments, etc.
I have three closely-related questions:
*
*Does anybody know of a recent review of PDF annotation tools for the iPad / iPad 2?
*Alternatively, does anybody have/know of a list of pros-and-cons of the different PDF annotation tools for the iPad?
*Does Adobe have any official application for the iPad? If not, is there are a reason why they don't?
Thanks!
A: I have just been using iAnnotate PDF it's very good for marking PDF's on the go. It's £6.99 in the UK app store. Not sure about the USA price.
| Q: PDF annotation tools for the iPad
Possible Duplicate:
iPad PDF Reader with annotation support?
I'm considering purchasing a PDF annotation app for the iPad; mostly something that allows me to highlight, add handwritten and typed notes, comments, etc.
I have three closely-related questions:
*
*Does anybody know of a recent review of PDF annotation tools for the iPad / iPad 2?
*Alternatively, does anybody have/know of a list of pros-and-cons of the different PDF annotation tools for the iPad?
*Does Adobe have any official application for the iPad? If not, is there are a reason why they don't?
Thanks!
A: I have just been using iAnnotate PDF it's very good for marking PDF's on the go. It's £6.99 in the UK app store. Not sure about the USA price.
A: *
*A recent review written on March 15th, 2011 placed the top 3 PDF annotation apps.
http://www.brandsonly.nl/ipad/2011/03/15/the-3-best-ipad-pdf-markup-apps/
*
*The pros and cons of the apps are included in the response to 1.
*Adobe has a few official applications for the iPad including one that I use very often which is Adobe Ideas.
IMO, I bought the iPad app, UPAD. It serves various purposes as a notebook but also includes the functionality of doing what you would like to do with PDF's. A very functional app indeed, but if what you search for is pure PDF annotating, then the provided link with the top PDF annotating apps is your best choice.
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dcf70d0f87c81eb04f5bd5f935390abbd66514be | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I play a YouTube video in the background on my iPad? I like to 'listen' to YouTube video in the background while I am surfing on my desktop. However, I cannot do this on the iPad as, as soon as I switch from YouTube video to the browser, the video pauses. Is there a solution for this either in the form of an app or a website?
A: Play the video on youtube. Hit home button to exit, lock the screen, hit home button again 2 times, the current playing track will be displayed at the top of screen with play button under it. tap that and voila. (works with iOS 5)
| Q: How do I play a YouTube video in the background on my iPad? I like to 'listen' to YouTube video in the background while I am surfing on my desktop. However, I cannot do this on the iPad as, as soon as I switch from YouTube video to the browser, the video pauses. Is there a solution for this either in the form of an app or a website?
A: Play the video on youtube. Hit home button to exit, lock the screen, hit home button again 2 times, the current playing track will be displayed at the top of screen with play button under it. tap that and voila. (works with iOS 5)
A: Try the following steps :
1: Start the video from YouTube whilst in Safari.
2: Hit Home key once. You'll exit Safari and playback will stop.
3: Double-tap Home key to bring up the app-switcher. Slide to the right to bring up background audio controls. The icon on the right side will show whichever program you last used with background audio: Safari.
4: Press Play. Youtube audio will resume playback.
A: It looks like google is hunting down and killing all apps with threats and API terms changes to make it impossible to write an app that does. Ore than safari can do for YouTube.
*
*https://jonasgessner.com/protube2-statement.html
I am and was a satisfied user of protube and have deep respect for how the author tried to not take away features from past paid users of the app.
I don’t use google's app either, but that might be the only solution for people going forward.
A: *
*Play a youtube video
*Press home button -> video/audio stops
*Press home button twice to bring the multi task bar
*Swipe right to see the music controls
*Click play button and enjoy the music... :)
A: One simple solution that I use is to simply convert and download the video to an mp3. Then you can save it and play it back anytime. There is a great new tool that will let you convert and download YouTube videos right from your browser. This is free although you will need to create an account and login to use it. Learn more on my blog...
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fa37daeb2ba330c700de81cb8a7628cc8d7292ff | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What is the best Subversion GUI? I'm looking for "the best" SVN GUI/manager for Mac OS, allowing things like line by line comparison, merging, branching, ...
I tried Versions for a few days but now I found that Cornerstone might be a good alternative (better ?).
I was wondering if anyone would have some feedback on these two apps (or on others ...).
A: I've used both, bought Versions in the end. They were both about equal in my use cases. What really helped was adding Kaleidoscope to my tool box and using it for diffs instead of the XCode diff engine or the simple diff engine in Versions.
| Q: What is the best Subversion GUI? I'm looking for "the best" SVN GUI/manager for Mac OS, allowing things like line by line comparison, merging, branching, ...
I tried Versions for a few days but now I found that Cornerstone might be a good alternative (better ?).
I was wondering if anyone would have some feedback on these two apps (or on others ...).
A: I've used both, bought Versions in the end. They were both about equal in my use cases. What really helped was adding Kaleidoscope to my tool box and using it for diffs instead of the XCode diff engine or the simple diff engine in Versions.
A: It's really subjective, but IMHO it's Cornerstone. In my setup I use:
*
*Cornerstone
*Kaleidoscope
*svnX
*svn via iTerm2
A: svnX
SvnX is an open source GUI for most features of the svn client binary. It allows you to browse your working copies, spot changes and operate on them but also to browse logs and revisions of your repositories
A: Nice GUI, freeware, multiple function: SourceTree
http://www.sourcetreeapp.com/
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c7cb3c70a3d450a7c4dea0fe462a50fc81465b52 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I use Spotlight to search for files by name? My most common search pattern is to search for files based on their name. When I try this in Spotlight (cmd-space) it rarely works. Is there a way to make Spotlight search for file names, and to place those results on top?
A: You can use this in your search to search for files with 'query' in their name: name:query
For more info about Spotlight commands, you can take a look at an excerpt of Mac OS X: The Missing Manual.
| Q: Can I use Spotlight to search for files by name? My most common search pattern is to search for files based on their name. When I try this in Spotlight (cmd-space) it rarely works. Is there a way to make Spotlight search for file names, and to place those results on top?
A: You can use this in your search to search for files with 'query' in their name: name:query
For more info about Spotlight commands, you can take a look at an excerpt of Mac OS X: The Missing Manual.
A: Spotlight needs you to search using the name: selector to restrict the results.
I've also become a big fan of the Found app. It's currently free on the app store and lightning fast (seems faster than LaunchBar to me - and that's saying a lot as it's a speed demon). It's real claim to fame is that it also indexes DropBox, Gmail, Google Drive and Google Docs.
Back to spotlight if you don't want another app no matter how robust, slim and fast. Since the spotlight window defaults to showing everything - not just limited to searching the file name, I like to open the Finder search window and click on name. For me it's quicker than using the name:img trick since I get more hits than the spotlight window itself will show and end up hitting the show all results more often than not.
option +command +space and then you can type the name you wish to find followed by a click on the File Name button will only show the results with that string in the file name.
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de9afef3a18d19307cf3b847d3666438a5d89afa | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do you set the TCP congestion control algorithm on OS X? I would like to set the TCP congestion control algorithm to Westwood+. Is this possible in OS X?
A: According to http://www.macgeekery.com/gspot/2006-03/mac_os_x_network_tuning_guide you can actually modify the algorthims used by Mac OS X by using the sysctl command, but you cannot use anything but the New Reno algorithm:
net.inet.tcp.newreno implements the New Reno modification to the TCP Fast Recovery Protocol (RFC 2582). New Reno is the name given to an enhancement to TCP partial acknowledgments that is used in the absence of a stack that supports SACKs. Keep in mind that while this shouldn’t cause problems in the normal case, it’s only really useful over a congested link like, say, checking mail while streaming NPR or similar. Even then, it’s not a magic bullet. No harm in turning it on, but understand what it is and isn’t, first. It’s off by default.
The command is
sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.newreno=1
which you could reverse with sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.newreno=0 if you had issues with it.
| Q: How do you set the TCP congestion control algorithm on OS X? I would like to set the TCP congestion control algorithm to Westwood+. Is this possible in OS X?
A: According to http://www.macgeekery.com/gspot/2006-03/mac_os_x_network_tuning_guide you can actually modify the algorthims used by Mac OS X by using the sysctl command, but you cannot use anything but the New Reno algorithm:
net.inet.tcp.newreno implements the New Reno modification to the TCP Fast Recovery Protocol (RFC 2582). New Reno is the name given to an enhancement to TCP partial acknowledgments that is used in the absence of a stack that supports SACKs. Keep in mind that while this shouldn’t cause problems in the normal case, it’s only really useful over a congested link like, say, checking mail while streaming NPR or similar. Even then, it’s not a magic bullet. No harm in turning it on, but understand what it is and isn’t, first. It’s off by default.
The command is
sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.newreno=1
which you could reverse with sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.newreno=0 if you had issues with it.
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d37b5fee68dc2484dcdbb42e911cc39b11e874c7 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Java developer planing to buy Mac I'm mostly a Java developer and have been developing on Linux for the past 5 years. I'm pretty happy with Linux but time to time I need to run proprietary software that is not supported on Linux so I've decided to give Mac a try.
I was wondering if anyone has any advice like how do you organize your development environment.
A: For what it's worth, many of the applications running on GNU/Linux are also available for the Mac. I use Eclipse and Git routinely on a Mac. Since I'm still on OS X 10.5, the first thing I did was to set my default JRE version to 1.6 (Mac bundles 1.4, 1.5 and 1.6), since the default setting is 1.5 (not sure if that's still the case with Snow Leopard).
| Q: Java developer planing to buy Mac I'm mostly a Java developer and have been developing on Linux for the past 5 years. I'm pretty happy with Linux but time to time I need to run proprietary software that is not supported on Linux so I've decided to give Mac a try.
I was wondering if anyone has any advice like how do you organize your development environment.
A: For what it's worth, many of the applications running on GNU/Linux are also available for the Mac. I use Eclipse and Git routinely on a Mac. Since I'm still on OS X 10.5, the first thing I did was to set my default JRE version to 1.6 (Mac bundles 1.4, 1.5 and 1.6), since the default setting is 1.5 (not sure if that's still the case with Snow Leopard).
A: I used Windows and Linux in the past for developing web applications.
I decided to switch to Mac two years ago and that was my best decision, I'm fully satisfied with the hardware and even more satisfied with the operating system.
I'm using Eclipse for developing Java and of course MacVim for any other. It's a good idea to install MacPorts with which you can easily install the missing utilities and libraries, which is not a lot, because MacOS is shipped with tons of unix (FreeBSD) stuff.
A: I am a Java developer, developing web applications for e-commerce and publishing, and have been exclusively using a Mac for many years.
Being Unix-based (a form of Free BSD, to be precise), MacOS has everything you would already be familiar with for Java development on other Unix-like platforms.
It has bash and all the command line Unix tools. It has subversion support built in, and Apache installed by default. Apple builds and distributes a MacOS-specific full JRE and JDK stack. You can download and install everything else you need on top of that.
I personally use Eclipse, JBoss and Tomcat, ANT and Maven, and MySQL - with various plugins and third party libraries, and have had no issues.
The biggest advantages, however, to using a Mac for development are
*
*you can run the "big two" - Microsoft Office and Adobe Photoshop. I am not sure what your feelings are about this, but sometimes it is important to use the actual apps rather than behave-alikes so you get full fidelity and compatibility with what everyone else in your organisation may be using.
*there are so many beautifully designed and well thought out Mac-native apps and utilities that help boost your productivity. (after all, programming is only one part of my professional day)
The only negative thing I can think of is that many "enterprise" products that are part of a Java application developer's stack, often have a native component even though most of the product is Java. Often, the native component only runs on Linux and Windows. However, the way around this is to run virtual machines. I often run non Mac-native core components in a Linux VM using VMWare Fusion.
Also, Java is not a first-class citizen on the Mac. When Apple first came out with Xcode and Cocoa, they started with supporting Objective-C and Java as equal-footing languages, but over time they removed or lessened support for Java. To me, this is a bit disappointing, but is actually no different than Windows or Linux (you can't write first-class native applications on either using the Java language). It's just that I'm too old and too set in my ways to have to Objective-C!
A: Snow Leopard has a Java 6 installed by default.
After that, you can use any Java tool you are used to, like Eclipse and NetBeans, which I both use without any issue.
You then have access to all other common dev tools like Git, SVN, etc...
As of today, I didn't have any issue with a tool I was not able to install on my MBP for Java development.
The only risk is the will to shift to Objective-C for native application development ;-)
A: Netbeans and Eclipse are good on the Mac. They both have pretty comprehensive plug-in support for source control and other IDE enhancements, you couldn't go wrong with either one.
A: I personally use Eclipse + Android SDK (and the corresponding Android Plug-in). Although I really don't like Java that much (I believe .NET has a slightly better framework and C#'s magic is more clear than Java), the environment works OK most of the time.
Eclipse and more specifically the Android tools are literally vomitive when compared to Xcode. The Android simulator could be easily confused by a April Fool's joke and it's slower than Windows Vista on a newly purchased laptop :) Sometimes you have to kill the processes running in the background because the Simulator will crash upon startup :s
Eclipse itself is "ok" I guess, tho' aesthetically speaking it looks very dated and some of the commands are clunky. In some areas it has better "little things" than Xcode (especially 4 that lacks some things). Yes, it supports a lot of things through plug-ins, but some do not work or cause the whole eclipse to go crazy.
But other than that, which has nothing to do with Mac at all and is more related to the buggy Android plug-in, the Macintosh environment is very nice if you get used to it. Tools like Launchbar or Alfred (or even QuickSilver if you can live with the sometimes buggy state) will open a new world for you.
The nice Versions (svn) or GitTower (git) coupled with Kaleidoscope for diff make you think how much time to these developers have put into the attention to detail part of developing software; at the same time, it makes you wonder, what other pieces of software are there waiting to make you feel right at home.
A: I developed professional webapps for years on a mac without any problems. I worked with Java 5 and 6, Eclipse, Ant, Tomcat and Subversion. Also PostgreSQL, Idea, Git, Maven, Firefox, nice Open Source text editors like Smultron and many more tools are available, not forget the Terminal to run shell scripts (drag & drop files from the Finder directly to the Terminal to get the absolute path pasted in). All you need in a well integrated OS ;-)
The only little problem is the case insensitive filesystem, with may result in problems when renaming files with a version control system - but that is the same under Windows.
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422651407aa9758734262b7bcdccdb47202a381c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to turn off spindle of internal HDD on MacBook from command line? I'm going put SSD drive instead of DVD and move OS-X to SSD.
Big capacity HDD I'm gonig leave to have some place for large multimedia data and archives.
So I whant keep HHD in spindle off mode most time and mount it just on demand, what should I do to prevent HDD to be mounted and powered while system boot (after restart) and how to manage spindle with the command line?
Thank you!
A: to disable the drive from mounting during boot :
Find the uuid of the drive (in terminal):
diskutil info /Volumes/[name]
Then create a new file called /etc/fstab and in it put
UUID=34DFD44D-489C-1C22-01D8-DFDF288C102F none hfs rw,noauto 0 0
just replace the UUID above with the actual UUID of the drive.
Use the following command to view a list of drives/partitions
diskutil list
And then issue the mount command to mount the drive
sudo mount /dev/disk1s1 /Volumes/DriveName
Obviously change the disk id and mount folder to suit your system.
| Q: How to turn off spindle of internal HDD on MacBook from command line? I'm going put SSD drive instead of DVD and move OS-X to SSD.
Big capacity HDD I'm gonig leave to have some place for large multimedia data and archives.
So I whant keep HHD in spindle off mode most time and mount it just on demand, what should I do to prevent HDD to be mounted and powered while system boot (after restart) and how to manage spindle with the command line?
Thank you!
A: to disable the drive from mounting during boot :
Find the uuid of the drive (in terminal):
diskutil info /Volumes/[name]
Then create a new file called /etc/fstab and in it put
UUID=34DFD44D-489C-1C22-01D8-DFDF288C102F none hfs rw,noauto 0 0
just replace the UUID above with the actual UUID of the drive.
Use the following command to view a list of drives/partitions
diskutil list
And then issue the mount command to mount the drive
sudo mount /dev/disk1s1 /Volumes/DriveName
Obviously change the disk id and mount folder to suit your system.
A: sudo diskutil eject /dev/disk1 will turn off spindle
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dfb348e1d8a3048f479a2554e95673ca25469be0 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is it safe for the hard disk drive to operate while MacBook Pro is positioned vertically? There is a nice designed product: Twelve South BookArc. You can save some space and increase wow-factor of your workspace a bit.
But is it safe for HDD to operate a Macbook when it is not parallel to the Earth surface?
A: It is safe to operate the HDD this way. There are many servers that use HDDs vertically.
Your main concern, while operating this way, would be the slightly worse cooling. The Twelvesouth guys are saying that they deliver better cooling, but they are comparing it to a closed and put on the table notebook. My experience shows that the best way to keep the notebook cool is to keep the lid open. If I want to use only my external monitor, I close it, wake it with the external keyboard/mouse and then reopen the lid (only the external monitor works and the cooling is best). Note that if you're not doing CPU/GPU heavy things (gaming, transcoding movies), you'll be ok.
| Q: Is it safe for the hard disk drive to operate while MacBook Pro is positioned vertically? There is a nice designed product: Twelve South BookArc. You can save some space and increase wow-factor of your workspace a bit.
But is it safe for HDD to operate a Macbook when it is not parallel to the Earth surface?
A: It is safe to operate the HDD this way. There are many servers that use HDDs vertically.
Your main concern, while operating this way, would be the slightly worse cooling. The Twelvesouth guys are saying that they deliver better cooling, but they are comparing it to a closed and put on the table notebook. My experience shows that the best way to keep the notebook cool is to keep the lid open. If I want to use only my external monitor, I close it, wake it with the external keyboard/mouse and then reopen the lid (only the external monitor works and the cooling is best). Note that if you're not doing CPU/GPU heavy things (gaming, transcoding movies), you'll be ok.
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86afd63aebc6ee0eefeb44621a4aafa8ec574239 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: how to send scheduled mails with Mail? I would love to send mails in my apple mail scheduled!
What is the most comfortable way to do that?
only method i found: http://homepage.mac.com/aamann/Mail_Scripts.html
(but this is quite tricky + buggy)
A: Mail.app has no built-in function to send scheduled mails. You can use Automator to achieve the same result, though.
Open Automator and select "New iCal Alarm". Drag "New Mail Message" to the workflow. It will bring up a small composition window, just like in Mail.app.
Drag "Send Outgoing Messages" to the workflow. You can test it at this point to make sure that it's properly set up.
Save it. iCal should automatically open, and you can drag the event wherever/whenever you like. The message will be sent when the alarm is triggered.
| Q: how to send scheduled mails with Mail? I would love to send mails in my apple mail scheduled!
What is the most comfortable way to do that?
only method i found: http://homepage.mac.com/aamann/Mail_Scripts.html
(but this is quite tricky + buggy)
A: Mail.app has no built-in function to send scheduled mails. You can use Automator to achieve the same result, though.
Open Automator and select "New iCal Alarm". Drag "New Mail Message" to the workflow. It will bring up a small composition window, just like in Mail.app.
Drag "Send Outgoing Messages" to the workflow. You can test it at this point to make sure that it's properly set up.
Save it. iCal should automatically open, and you can drag the event wherever/whenever you like. The message will be sent when the alarm is triggered.
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1a84b20e102232b2308029101f2215712134e1e3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Invoke QuickLook in Open/Save dialogue windows A handy tip I discovered by accident.
Highlight any file in an Open/Save window, press the space bar and voila! there is your file in all it's glory.
A: Well thank you! :D
This will certainly be useful.
Just as a note to everyone who sees this, it apparently only works on the window, not on the dropdown. I cant get the quicklook in the Save As dialogue.
| Q: Invoke QuickLook in Open/Save dialogue windows A handy tip I discovered by accident.
Highlight any file in an Open/Save window, press the space bar and voila! there is your file in all it's glory.
A: Well thank you! :D
This will certainly be useful.
Just as a note to everyone who sees this, it apparently only works on the window, not on the dropdown. I cant get the quicklook in the Save As dialogue.
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fc490a12a23621fe31cebca7510e6ef4952a054d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Trouble browsing Windows network printers from Mac In the "Add Printer" dialog Windows section, there are no printers showing up, even though there are several in the office.
I think this might be because my Mac is not "logged onto" the Windows domain where the printers live, but I can't be certain.
What are some common debugging steps to diagnose why a Mac computer on a Windows network can't browse to a Windows printer?
A: Apple's knowledgebase article on troubleshooting shared Windows printers specifies that printers on a different subnet won't show up in the Windows dialog of Add Printer. This sounds to be the case for you.
Since you're able to connect to the domain via smb, you should be able to manually add the printer(s). Select the "Advanced" button at the top of the Add Printer dialog from your screenshot.
Select "Windows" from the Type dropdown menu. You can manually enter the printer's smb URL:
smb://Windows_name/printer_share_name
or possibly
smb://user:password@Windows_Computer_Name/Shared_Printer_Name
Select the appropriate driver and click "Add".
You can get the full steps on how to manually add a Windows printer from Apple's knowledgebase here.
| Q: Trouble browsing Windows network printers from Mac In the "Add Printer" dialog Windows section, there are no printers showing up, even though there are several in the office.
I think this might be because my Mac is not "logged onto" the Windows domain where the printers live, but I can't be certain.
What are some common debugging steps to diagnose why a Mac computer on a Windows network can't browse to a Windows printer?
A: Apple's knowledgebase article on troubleshooting shared Windows printers specifies that printers on a different subnet won't show up in the Windows dialog of Add Printer. This sounds to be the case for you.
Since you're able to connect to the domain via smb, you should be able to manually add the printer(s). Select the "Advanced" button at the top of the Add Printer dialog from your screenshot.
Select "Windows" from the Type dropdown menu. You can manually enter the printer's smb URL:
smb://Windows_name/printer_share_name
or possibly
smb://user:password@Windows_Computer_Name/Shared_Printer_Name
Select the appropriate driver and click "Add".
You can get the full steps on how to manually add a Windows printer from Apple's knowledgebase here.
A: Below are three articles for trying to fix this, but generally you can just type
smb://workgroup/server/sharename
or
smb://server/sharename
in the windows dialog and that should work if you cannot see the printers automatically.
*
*Mac OS X: Cannot locate a shared
Windows printer
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1404
*Mac OS X 10.5 or earlier:
Troubleshooting printing issues
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3140
*Mac OS X: How to manually add a
Windows shared printer
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3049
I had problems printing to windows computers at my work and using these articles, so what I did was manually add the printers by IP address.
A: One of the first things I usually do (when it applies) is install the Windows Services for UNIX in the machine with the printer attached. It has fixed most of my problems. In fact OS X usually "forgets" or is unable to correctly identify via SMB with the remote printer/computer, even when you have either guest enabled or a specific user saved in your keychain.
Other than that, try manually browsing to see if you have access to the printer in the first place. If you can manually reach it, then you have a discoverability problem (usually fixed by the above steps) or the steps pointed in other answers.
For what is worth, installing those services on XP machines is very simple and it's included with the XP CD.
You don't really mention where is the printer connected (Windows Version) so I can only guess. If your printer is attached to Windows 7, I'd take a look at the other answers before going crazy.
A: It may be worth checking the port configuration for the printers. I had a similar issue with wireless Macbooks not seeing a windows shared printer.
In the Ports tab under Printer Properties (Windows) there is the option to Configure Port. Changing this from TCP/IP to LPR, and adding lpd://Printer_Name to the Printer/Queue Name box enabled me to see the printer from the MacBook.
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f1de57bb82bb30db3bf07f12bce8c847da40b732 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iPad PDF reader that supports multi-page viewing? Is there any app that allows the user to zoom out and see multiple pages of the same PDF simultaneously? (for example by zooming out the PDF).
Adobe Acrobat and other PDF desktop viewers have this feature but I haven't seen any App. for the iPad that includes it.
For example, on my PC I can get the following view of my PDF after zooming out by a factor of 12.5%:
Thanks
A:
That’s not a problem with GoodReader
for iPad – one of the only apps to
offer a special double-page mode for
viewing the entire spread!
GoodReader
| Q: iPad PDF reader that supports multi-page viewing? Is there any app that allows the user to zoom out and see multiple pages of the same PDF simultaneously? (for example by zooming out the PDF).
Adobe Acrobat and other PDF desktop viewers have this feature but I haven't seen any App. for the iPad that includes it.
For example, on my PC I can get the following view of my PDF after zooming out by a factor of 12.5%:
Thanks
A:
That’s not a problem with GoodReader
for iPad – one of the only apps to
offer a special double-page mode for
viewing the entire spread!
GoodReader
A: I don't believe there is one yet. All of them that I've had experience with (the built-in viewer, Zen Viewer, and PDF Expert) allow for full-page and 100% (or greater) zooming, but no multi-page.
A: Wireshare is a FREE media viewer for iPad that nicely shows two-page spreads on PDF documents. I also looked around a lot for this option. I cannot comment on GoodReader because I have not used it. But it works easily on Wireshare.
A: SideBooks is a free app I just found that let's you read two pages side-by-side while in landscape mode among some other cool features. I'm actually very impressed with it since I found it for free.
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62d821ed7f2eae37be90498a6dfd665f44c62c57 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How long are Windows Server 2003 Active Directory credentials cached on Snow Leopard? I have a few Macbooks that will be added to our Windows 2003 domain controller. Since these are mobile units, concerns arose of how long they (the machines) will maintain login rights after their last contact with the domain.
A: Active Directory password policies are enforced, so you are in control of this. See this resource for more information.
| Q: How long are Windows Server 2003 Active Directory credentials cached on Snow Leopard? I have a few Macbooks that will be added to our Windows 2003 domain controller. Since these are mobile units, concerns arose of how long they (the machines) will maintain login rights after their last contact with the domain.
A: Active Directory password policies are enforced, so you are in control of this. See this resource for more information.
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f0f78f4f182d99849219fb1dee570bb20de20ee9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is it OK to buy a refurbished MacBook Pro? I need to buy a MacBook for iPhone development, but I have budget constraints also.
I saw on Apple UK website that they are offering refurbished laptop(s).
So is it OK to buy a MacBook (refurbished) by Apple?
Here is one of the link of refurbished MacBook Pro.
A: A) I've never had a problem buying refurbs (> 20 for work)
B) You may find little bonuses when opening up your new toy. More RAM/HD/SSD than advertised, because Apple often don't remove these from working systems. In addition, but on shakier ground (both legally and from a configuration management perspective), you may also encounter software packages installed on your 'new' Mac. Don't count on it, but it has happened to me twice. I wiped the machines but enjoyed the 'bumped' specs.
| Q: Is it OK to buy a refurbished MacBook Pro? I need to buy a MacBook for iPhone development, but I have budget constraints also.
I saw on Apple UK website that they are offering refurbished laptop(s).
So is it OK to buy a MacBook (refurbished) by Apple?
Here is one of the link of refurbished MacBook Pro.
A: A) I've never had a problem buying refurbs (> 20 for work)
B) You may find little bonuses when opening up your new toy. More RAM/HD/SSD than advertised, because Apple often don't remove these from working systems. In addition, but on shakier ground (both legally and from a configuration management perspective), you may also encounter software packages installed on your 'new' Mac. Don't count on it, but it has happened to me twice. I wiped the machines but enjoyed the 'bumped' specs.
A: I bought a refurb Mac Book Pro in 2008. I still have it. A few months ago I replaced the HD with an SSD. I use it with Lion for iphone development work. After the Apple Care ran out, it had a small problem: some of the display backlights occasionally fail to light. This is not a problem when using a large, external monitor. The problem can also be solved by a restart.
A: They write on the refurb store:
We test and certify all Apple refurbished products and include a one-year warranty.
They are even eligible to the AppleCare program if you buy it up to 1 year after your purchase.
So I don't see what problem you would face. It's a used device but verified, repackaged and certified by Apple.
A: Generally, Apple refurbs are indistinguishable from a new product aside from the packaging.
I've found http://refurb-tracker.com to be very helpful for tracking which refurb models are in stock and past pricing. Often stock is limited but it changes daily.
I'm on my 2nd Apple refurb (MBP) and couldn't see buying any other way in the future unless I needed a bleeding-edge model.
The savings should at least pay for AppleCare (buy it on sale at Amazon!)
A: I once had a job that gave me a refurb Mac Book Pro. Worked great and I really liked it. Never was I 'reminded' that it was a refurb due to any problems or differences. It was actually a few months until I even realized, and I had to be told. I'd definitely recommend the refurb purchase.
Great machine, I was sorry to give it up when I left.
A: I'm a big fan of Apple refurbs and always recommend it unless you want something that's a brand new model
A: Bought a 2016 refurb MBP, in 2016. About $500 off (CAD).
Ended up returning it - it had occasional instant reboots, like when I would plug in an external monitor. Not many, say 2-3 over a 2 week period, but I was concerned I was getting some kinda unusual lemon - after all someone did return it. Also some glitchy keyboard but that might have dust and the notorious butterfly keyboards.
A Genius hardware test didn’t show anything.
So, I called up Apple to return it (as if it was new, 2 week period). No questions asked whatsoever, no pressure, and they gave me 2 weeks to ship it back. So I had it for 4 weeks. Full refund, not an exchange.
It can also be worth it, depending on model and features, to buy used. Right now, I have a 13 day wait for a new 32GB ram MBP 2019 in Vancouver. Or I can get a refurb (again around $500 CAD off) refurb in 5 days. Same thing in 2016 — I wanted a 512 SSD which had 10 day delivery wait when new (Apple Canada used to only stock 256 SSDs).
Bottom line: it saves you some (not a lot on current models) money, but it’s not totally foolproof - I got a glitchy machine. On the other hand, Apple’s return policies are sufficiently lenient that it’s not risky at all.
A: It is completely fine to buy any refurbished apple device. Apple makes sure they fix everything about a returned device before it sells it as a "refurbished" product. As a matter of fact, my iPhone 8 is a refurbished product and it runs PERFECTLY (been 3 years). I can almost guarantee 100% that, that's the case with all apple devices. They're priced slightly low because they've still technically been used before, but that's not to mention that it'll still run like a brand new machine. Go save your bucks bud!
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84ec3d253b00e72c7af326b77ba91bafb2f2ef96 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I create files in Finder without Terminal? On windows, when you right click then you have option to create files.
I want to do that too on Mac, how can I do that without terminal?
A: What is the intention of creating an empty file? To open it? Then why not simply open the app in the first place?
But,
If you want to have a couple of files ready to get something started, you can make them, and then use Get Info on them and set the Stationary Pad option. If you then double-click such a file, the app will start with an untitled copy of that stationary file.
If you have a few of those stationaries, you can put them in a folder or in the dock for easy access.
If you want to create empty files for another purpose, let us know...
| Q: How do I create files in Finder without Terminal? On windows, when you right click then you have option to create files.
I want to do that too on Mac, how can I do that without terminal?
A: What is the intention of creating an empty file? To open it? Then why not simply open the app in the first place?
But,
If you want to have a couple of files ready to get something started, you can make them, and then use Get Info on them and set the Stationary Pad option. If you then double-click such a file, the app will start with an untitled copy of that stationary file.
If you have a few of those stationaries, you can put them in a folder or in the dock for easy access.
If you want to create empty files for another purpose, let us know...
A: I myself Always used TextEdit for this job, open TextEdit and save blank page with desire extension in desire location.
Also you can use nufile (I didn't test myself)
Or use some applescript.
A: There is a workaround using Automator and Applescript. I tried it out; it works. The only shortcoming is, that you have to click on a file in the folder in order to execute the script.
How to create the service
Launching Automator and select Service. In the Automator main window at the top right, set the Service Receives Selected drop-down to `Files or Folders. Drag the following actions into the work area:
*
*Run AppleScript (in the Utilities section of the library on the left panel).
Copy and paste the following script into the code box and compile the code clicking the hammer icon.
on run {input, parameters}
tell application "Finder"
set currentPath to insertion location as text
set x to POSIX path of currentPath
end tell
return x
end run
Below that block, insert a new object Set Value of a Variable (in the Utilities section). Click the Variable drop-down and create a new variable calling it CurrentFolder.
Then, add a New Text File action (from the Text section of the Actions library). Drag the variable you just created (CurrentFolder) from the Variable panel at the bottom of the Automator window to the Where section of the New Text File action.
Click the New Text File's Options button and select Show This Action When the Workflow Runs. This will allow you to specify the name of new files.
Save the service and give it a name (e.g. Create New File).
Try it out in Finder going to the folder where you want to create a new file. Control-click on an existing file within that folder and select Create New File from the Services submenu. A dialog appears asking for a filename. Insert a name with file extension and click Continue. The new file should be there.
Here is a screenshot of the Automator job (sorry my Mac is German, but I guess you'll understand):
A: This is probably a bit out of scope, but with Quicksliver you can create new text files quite easy.
Open Quicksilver with the keyboard shortcut, press period ., type some text (or not), switch to the actions and select "Create file...".
And Quicksilver is a very handy tool in general.
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a47aa98caa5af71a91784d69152f7b08c521d093 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to display/alter a jailbroken iOS device's route table? I jailbroke my iPhone4 and want to display and alter the route table on my iPhone. There is a route command, but I don't know the parameters needs to display/alter the route table.
I've googled a lot but still cannot find a clue. I know how to display/alter route table in Linux, but obviously the route command in iOS is not like the same command in Linux. Hope someone can answer this question.
Note: the iOS is the iOS of Apple, not the IOS of Cisco :-)
This command comes from package _network_cmds_ in Cydia.
The default output without any argument:
yeglemato-iPhone:~ root# route
usage: route [-dnqtv] command [[modifiers] args]
A: Use netstat -r to display route table and route to alter it.
You can read netstat and route man page on OSX for more information. I think they are the same BSD route version.
| Q: How to display/alter a jailbroken iOS device's route table? I jailbroke my iPhone4 and want to display and alter the route table on my iPhone. There is a route command, but I don't know the parameters needs to display/alter the route table.
I've googled a lot but still cannot find a clue. I know how to display/alter route table in Linux, but obviously the route command in iOS is not like the same command in Linux. Hope someone can answer this question.
Note: the iOS is the iOS of Apple, not the IOS of Cisco :-)
This command comes from package _network_cmds_ in Cydia.
The default output without any argument:
yeglemato-iPhone:~ root# route
usage: route [-dnqtv] command [[modifiers] args]
A: Use netstat -r to display route table and route to alter it.
You can read netstat and route man page on OSX for more information. I think they are the same BSD route version.
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68733966a998e4950394d1880bc9efcbeae5779c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why hasn't XNU kernel been extensively used? Why hasn't the XNU kernel been extensively used despite the open source licence offered by Apple?
Is it because of specific licensing issues? Or because Linux is technologically much better for reuse ? Or is it a market with one winner, Linux?
A: On one hand, Linux had a considerable head start on XNU, having been first released in 1991. While I can't seem to find information on a release date for XNU, I'm quite sure it happened after Apple acquired NeXT, in 1997.
Also, the kernel design used in XNU may not be easy for some developers to get their head around. Linux is a monolithic kernel, while XNU is a hybrid (a cross between monolithic and micro kernel models) It's possible that developers are more comfortable developing for the former model than the latter. Ken Thompson, one of the fathers of UNIX, also argued this point.
More information can be found on Wikipedia (starting at Kernel)
| Q: Why hasn't XNU kernel been extensively used? Why hasn't the XNU kernel been extensively used despite the open source licence offered by Apple?
Is it because of specific licensing issues? Or because Linux is technologically much better for reuse ? Or is it a market with one winner, Linux?
A: On one hand, Linux had a considerable head start on XNU, having been first released in 1991. While I can't seem to find information on a release date for XNU, I'm quite sure it happened after Apple acquired NeXT, in 1997.
Also, the kernel design used in XNU may not be easy for some developers to get their head around. Linux is a monolithic kernel, while XNU is a hybrid (a cross between monolithic and micro kernel models) It's possible that developers are more comfortable developing for the former model than the latter. Ken Thompson, one of the fathers of UNIX, also argued this point.
More information can be found on Wikipedia (starting at Kernel)
A: As noted by OpenStep developers:
Apple has been making available certain drivers in binary form under the Apple Binary License. Without these, Darwin in its current form would not be usable (in fact, not even the XNU kernel could boot).
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8a35a641a1ea7bdc94cce7c4f32f9110945db9e6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I "say" to another Mac? I have two Macs in our house (iMac and MacBook Pro).
I would like to use the say command-line utility to type something on my MBP and have it speak on the iMac, rather like an intercom system.
Plus, it could be hilarious to send messages to my wife while she is using the iMac.
Can this be done?
A: Since the two Mac are in the same house, I assume they're both on the same network.
First of all, you need to activate Remote Login on the Mac where you want the sound out.
Go to System Preferences > Sharing and check the Remote Login checkbox.
Then, using your computer, open Terminal and type this
ssh <user>@<computer name.local>
Where <user> is your wife login and <computer name> is the name of the other computer.
Now, it's as if you're having Terminal open on your wife's computer and you can say whatever you like.
| Q: How can I "say" to another Mac? I have two Macs in our house (iMac and MacBook Pro).
I would like to use the say command-line utility to type something on my MBP and have it speak on the iMac, rather like an intercom system.
Plus, it could be hilarious to send messages to my wife while she is using the iMac.
Can this be done?
A: Since the two Mac are in the same house, I assume they're both on the same network.
First of all, you need to activate Remote Login on the Mac where you want the sound out.
Go to System Preferences > Sharing and check the Remote Login checkbox.
Then, using your computer, open Terminal and type this
ssh <user>@<computer name.local>
Where <user> is your wife login and <computer name> is the name of the other computer.
Now, it's as if you're having Terminal open on your wife's computer and you can say whatever you like.
A: In addition to using ssh to run commands on the remote host, you can use Remote Apple Events, which also have a say command, as well as others that may be useful to you, like display alert.
On the target machine, enable:
System Preferences > Sharing > Remote Apple Events
Then from your machine run the following script (in AppleScript Editor, or via osascript in Terminal):
tell application "Finder" of machine "eppc://machine-name.local"
say "Hello"
end tell
It will ask you to authenticate when you compile or run this. If you do so in AppleScript Editor, it will remember the authentication as long as you leave AppleScript Editor open, so you won't have to authenticate each time you run this. (The authentication dialog also has an option to save your credentials on the Keychain to avoid being repeatedly pestered.)
You can do this from the command-line in Terminal with:
osascript -e 'tell application "Finder" of machine "eppc://machine-name.local" to say "Hello"'
How to Display a Message on a Remote Machine
You could also display a message by logging into the remote machine with ssh† and running this command in the remote shell (this doesn't make use of Remote Apple Events, just Remote Login for ssh):
osascript -e 'say "Hello" without waiting until completion' -e 'tell application "System Events"' -e 'activate' -e 'display alert "Hello!"' -e 'end'
The say command starts the speech asynchronously, then this brings System Events to the front to display the message while the speech is playing.
† Commands that display UI, like display alert and display dialog, are not allowed via Remote Apple Events. To send them to a process on a remote machine, you must first go through ssh.
A: Alternatively again, nothing stopping you from using Remote Desktop or Screen Sharing, which is built into OSX, and just logging in as a normal user, skipping the terminal.
Then you can use say normally. Or there are plenty of apps that do text to speech.
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ac22473a6ca09a9ec65ae1fec6bf1c8335a201b0 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: is it possible to connect two external monitors with mini displayport + thunderbolt to displayport or hdmi? I've heard that thunderbolt can be used as a displayport. That make me wonder if I can use two external monitors with mini displayport and thunderbolt to displayport or hdmi.
Is it possible??
A: The thunderbolt port and display port are the same port. So it's not two separate ports.
That said, due to the high bandwidth nature of thunderbolt, I suspect we will be able to daisy chain monitors in the future, as well as having thunderbolt "hubs" where multiple devices can be plugged in.
But for now, it's one port. So only one external monitor.
| Q: is it possible to connect two external monitors with mini displayport + thunderbolt to displayport or hdmi? I've heard that thunderbolt can be used as a displayport. That make me wonder if I can use two external monitors with mini displayport and thunderbolt to displayport or hdmi.
Is it possible??
A: The thunderbolt port and display port are the same port. So it's not two separate ports.
That said, due to the high bandwidth nature of thunderbolt, I suspect we will be able to daisy chain monitors in the future, as well as having thunderbolt "hubs" where multiple devices can be plugged in.
But for now, it's one port. So only one external monitor.
A: Thunderbolt can daisy-chain monitors, however the limits of the original system still apply. Mac systems with integrated graphics e.g. Intel HD 3000 can only run one external display. Those with dedicated 3D e.g. 15" Macbook Pro can run a couple of external Thunderbolt displays.
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924b409b4021c0e7eed8a41cb65712f77c520626 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What am I going to do with an iMac 27 inch's display 3, 4 years from now? I want to buy a 27 inch iMac, but the monitor cannot be re-used... it cannot be hooked up to any KVM (Keyboard / Video / Mouse) switch to be used with a PC too...
Also, 3, 4 years down the road, I know the iMac will become slow and probably need to buy another computer. At that time, what am I going to do with the monitor? Apple is saying they save the "microwatt" between your typing, but what about wasting a good monitor like that?
A: Sell it. Used Macs hold their resale value better, in my experience, than used PCs do. (Also, keep the original box & other packaging - that will help the resale value.)
| Q: What am I going to do with an iMac 27 inch's display 3, 4 years from now? I want to buy a 27 inch iMac, but the monitor cannot be re-used... it cannot be hooked up to any KVM (Keyboard / Video / Mouse) switch to be used with a PC too...
Also, 3, 4 years down the road, I know the iMac will become slow and probably need to buy another computer. At that time, what am I going to do with the monitor? Apple is saying they save the "microwatt" between your typing, but what about wasting a good monitor like that?
A: Sell it. Used Macs hold their resale value better, in my experience, than used PCs do. (Also, keep the original box & other packaging - that will help the resale value.)
A: The display port on the latest iMac's (actually since late 2009) acts as both an output (for an external display) or an input (to make the imac screen a monitor).
See http://smokingapples.com/asides/new-27-imac-doubles-up-as-external-monitor/
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85afabda1449219a3d09a5e415e45cc26382eca0 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why would Preview save just my annotations? I was using Preview to annotate a screenshot for a question on Apple.StackExchange.com and I saved it. For some reason, it only saved my annotation. I must've spaced out and accidentally pressed something, but what might that something be?
A: Select All and Delete would have been done the trick :) You've deleted the screenshot (which was in the background) but kept the annotations.
| Q: Why would Preview save just my annotations? I was using Preview to annotate a screenshot for a question on Apple.StackExchange.com and I saved it. For some reason, it only saved my annotation. I must've spaced out and accidentally pressed something, but what might that something be?
A: Select All and Delete would have been done the trick :) You've deleted the screenshot (which was in the background) but kept the annotations.
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5e9036f289db0a2adae8ad244911a90323bd103b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I block specific telephone numbers on my iPhone 4? How can I block specific telephone numbers on my iPhone? I don't want to get call from specific numbers. if anyone call to me from the blocked number, he should receive a message that "this number does not exist" or "this number is busy" always.
A: If you want to block a specific number where they are given a msg, "Not Available, Blocked, etc" it is free, you DONT have to have any 'reason' except that you want them blocked. Any phone co. will do it (I'm 100% sure Verizon allows FREE blocking of up to 5 lines) I simply called Verizon n said block this #, they did, it expires after 3 months automatically, but you can simply renew it.
I'de LOVE to have an app that could simple send specific numbers straight to Vm (like iBlacklist) without jail breaking my iPhone ;(
| Q: How can I block specific telephone numbers on my iPhone 4? How can I block specific telephone numbers on my iPhone? I don't want to get call from specific numbers. if anyone call to me from the blocked number, he should receive a message that "this number does not exist" or "this number is busy" always.
A: If you want to block a specific number where they are given a msg, "Not Available, Blocked, etc" it is free, you DONT have to have any 'reason' except that you want them blocked. Any phone co. will do it (I'm 100% sure Verizon allows FREE blocking of up to 5 lines) I simply called Verizon n said block this #, they did, it expires after 3 months automatically, but you can simply renew it.
I'de LOVE to have an app that could simple send specific numbers straight to Vm (like iBlacklist) without jail breaking my iPhone ;(
A: Pay $20 and port your phone number to Google Voice. Then Google can ignore calls from specific numbers.
A: There are applications that do this if you have jailbroken your iPhone. Without jailbreaking however there isn't a way to block a single or specific incoming number. I've known people that have requested their provider to block a certain number and without a very good (usually legal) reason, they won't do it.
The best thing you can do is record 30 seconds of silence in garage band and then use that as a ringtone for that specific number. Then at least the phone won't alert you.
A: Why don't you record your own message and have that respond to unwanted calls. Could be fun eg : "All calls from this number are traced by the authorities as part of an ongoing investigation." or "Calls from your number are subject to $100 per minute surcharge. You have 5 seconds to hang up before charges commence."
A: The only thing you can do is call your provider and ask them to block the number for you.
There may be apps available in the app store that can do this though.
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74447754715e4306d1179cc130a11c0e1f6f783f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Split a single page PDF into multiple pages Is there an easy way (in Preview or whatever) to scale up and split a PDF file with a single page into multiple pages? What I would like is to split say an A3 paper document into two A4 pages, to print separately and then put together with tape.
How can I do such a thing in OS X?
A: After googling, I found that "Preview.app" and "Automator.app" can handle this job.
*
*Open the pdf file in Preview.app
*Show Thumbnail
*Select all pages
*From Menu, choose "Tools" - "Select Tool"
*Select right side of a page to crop
*From Menu, choose "Tools" - "Show Inspector"
7, On the "Inspector" window, choose "Crop and rotate inspector"
*Push "Crop" button (in "Selected Pages" group)
*From Menu, choose "File" - "Print", and choose "PDF" - "Save as PDF...", and save as "right.pdf"
*Do same thing(4-7) for left side and save as "leftside.pdf"
*Start Automator.app and make workflow with following actions.
a. "Get Specified Finder Items" (choose "leftside.pdf" and "rightside.pdf")
b. "Combine PDF Pages"
c. "Move Finder Items"
*Run the Automator workflow.
| Q: Split a single page PDF into multiple pages Is there an easy way (in Preview or whatever) to scale up and split a PDF file with a single page into multiple pages? What I would like is to split say an A3 paper document into two A4 pages, to print separately and then put together with tape.
How can I do such a thing in OS X?
A: After googling, I found that "Preview.app" and "Automator.app" can handle this job.
*
*Open the pdf file in Preview.app
*Show Thumbnail
*Select all pages
*From Menu, choose "Tools" - "Select Tool"
*Select right side of a page to crop
*From Menu, choose "Tools" - "Show Inspector"
7, On the "Inspector" window, choose "Crop and rotate inspector"
*Push "Crop" button (in "Selected Pages" group)
*From Menu, choose "File" - "Print", and choose "PDF" - "Save as PDF...", and save as "right.pdf"
*Do same thing(4-7) for left side and save as "leftside.pdf"
*Start Automator.app and make workflow with following actions.
a. "Get Specified Finder Items" (choose "leftside.pdf" and "rightside.pdf")
b. "Combine PDF Pages"
c. "Move Finder Items"
*Run the Automator workflow.
A: A small JAVA program called Briss will do exactly this job.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/briss/?source=typ_redirect
A: Preview cannot do this unfortunately, but an $5 application called Tiler does this with ease.
http://www.mindcad.com/tiler.html
Hope this helps.
A: I've made an open source and cross platform command line tool called pdftilecut which does exactly what the OP wants. It works with multi-page document of various sizes.
A: Adobe Reader can do this, too: It includes a Poster Print option in its custom print dialog.
It’s the first time I missed a feature from Preview (or the native OS X print dialog) that Adobe Reader has.
Adobe Reader is free (as in beer) software, it used to be called Acrobat Reader. (Do not confuse it with full-blown Acrobat or any other expensive Adobe product, which can probably do that, too.)
A: If you in Preview select the half of the A3 (e.g. use the Inspector ⌘+I so you get the exact size) - then choose Copy ⌘+C, and paste it as a new file ⌘+N (my suggestion would be to save each new file as its page number). After that do the same with the other half of the A3.
If you save every new file as its page number, then afterward you can select all the new files in Finder. Once they're all selected, right click and choose Quick Actions > Create PDF (available in macOS Mojave). You'll have a new PDF that is composed of every pdf you had selected.
A: See pdfposter (you can install it with macports):
http://kernel-panik.blogspot.fr/2011/09/printing-god-damin-a0-poster-as-set-of.html
A: I have been searching for a free solution for this and I stumbled a java app called 'briss' which does what it promised perfectly.
http://briss.sourceforge.net
A: If you have Illustrator you can simply create a document with several letter size artboards and place the PDF.
A: Select option to print -> Poster
This will split your page into your default page size(for letter size 8 x 11)
you can select tile scale to zoom within this split page. You can also select overlap. You can select labels so you know which page goes where.
A: This is an online tool I found that worked for splitting an A0 format to multiple A4. https://online2pdf.com/split-page-into-4-parts#
A: You print to PDF with the following setting:
- change page setup to A4 size (if the original document was in A3)
- then print..
for the other side of page, you need to rotate the original file and do the same as above..
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7fac2e0232219e67a073b374263f3cae7e7fb562 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can volume automatically decrease during communication activity? A feature of Windows 7 that I really like that it can decrease the volume of system sounds/music by 50%/80%/mute entirely when it senses communication activity, ie. Skype call, Google Voice call, etc.
Is it possible to do this in OS X either out of the box or with a third party app?
A: Skype has a preference called "Pause iTunes during calls", enabled by default. In "Telephone" it's called "Pause iTunes during call" and iChat pauses iTunes automatically, without any preference. There is no system-wide setting however, but there are not many phone apps remaining than those as well.
| Q: Can volume automatically decrease during communication activity? A feature of Windows 7 that I really like that it can decrease the volume of system sounds/music by 50%/80%/mute entirely when it senses communication activity, ie. Skype call, Google Voice call, etc.
Is it possible to do this in OS X either out of the box or with a third party app?
A: Skype has a preference called "Pause iTunes during calls", enabled by default. In "Telephone" it's called "Pause iTunes during call" and iChat pauses iTunes automatically, without any preference. There is no system-wide setting however, but there are not many phone apps remaining than those as well.
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339642c6948f96228e46c926e30ed9e0786363ba | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can using a non Apple USB cable damage an iPhone? If I use a generic/aftermarket iPhone USB cable instead of the official Apple product, can it damage the iPhone? A vendor at the mall said that high quality iPhone USB cables have a chip that regulates the charging current so it won't damage the device. He said the cheaper cables don't have that capability. Doesn't sound very credible, so I wanted to double check.
A: They are generally safe to use. And they don't have a chip (at least the ones I've used).
The charger itself may regulate the current, but the cable itself doesn't. I've used a multitude of cables from a multitude of vendors over the years and I've never had a problem with damaging devices. Build quality is a different matter. Too cheap, and the cables inside can break. Rare but does/can happen.
| Q: Can using a non Apple USB cable damage an iPhone? If I use a generic/aftermarket iPhone USB cable instead of the official Apple product, can it damage the iPhone? A vendor at the mall said that high quality iPhone USB cables have a chip that regulates the charging current so it won't damage the device. He said the cheaper cables don't have that capability. Doesn't sound very credible, so I wanted to double check.
A: They are generally safe to use. And they don't have a chip (at least the ones I've used).
The charger itself may regulate the current, but the cable itself doesn't. I've used a multitude of cables from a multitude of vendors over the years and I've never had a problem with damaging devices. Build quality is a different matter. Too cheap, and the cables inside can break. Rare but does/can happen.
A: the vendor is trying to upsell you to the expensive brand
as Rob says above the charger may make some difference (unlikely) but the cable wont
there absolutely is no "chip" in a 30pin apple ipod cable
A: There is no evidence that shows unofficial cables will damage your iOS devices. However, as a recommendation, choose the official cables rather than the unofficial ones, since the quality is often better with original label.
A: Apple's sync cables are junk, and can break "at the ankle" with less than a year of use, exposing wire, shocking you and shorting your device. Some third party cables are worse. Some are far better: I just picked up today the most awesome sync cable I've ever seen... from a BP Gas Station for $12
A: Yes and no.
If you get an apple certified charger, it will most probably only damage your battery as much as the apple charger, if not less.
However, if you want to buy those cheap or even expensive chargers from a non certified producer, there is no telling what it might do to your phone.
A: Hypothetically the answer is yes - but - for all practical purposes you will never have to worry. One could somehow "rig" up a malicious USB cable that did something funky - but - one you would buy from a 3rd party should never hurt your phone (although the cable might not last too long)
If its MFI Certified that means its Non-Apple but Apple approved. These cablers will be more expensive than the total knock-offs from china.
A: If you decide to use a third-party cable, I would recommend an Apple MFI certified cable. These will be more expensive than other non-Apple cables, but they have been approved by Apple and should not damage your device.
A: i bought a non apple cheap iphone 5 cable and it has damaged my battery, im losing 30% an hour when my phone is turned on aeroplane mode, i also noticed when my phone was plugged into this cable when i tryed to control my phone the whole screen would shake and crash
A: I vote no on the cheap cord. Went from 24hr battery life to 5. Forgot to plug it in one night bought a cheap one at the convenience store on the way to work. Charged a quarter of the way and stopped charging. Once home used apple charger ever since but battery life is terrible now. iPhone 5
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d38c2e441319ea416b3b91086c7189a3a3b13fab | Apple Stackexchange
Q: New MacBook Pro won't wake from sleep without restart My girlfriend's new MacBook Pro will sometimes seem not to wake up from sleep. No amount of spacebar hits, enters, clicks, etc. seem to awake the computer. She's resorted to hard restarting the computer which is obviously not ideal.
It seems to happen regardless of its state as it goes to sleep (closed lid, idle).
Anyone else hear of this or have any ideas?
A: This is a common problem and is caused by the EFI being out of date. To fix this simple download and install MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.9
Hope this helps. All the best.
| Q: New MacBook Pro won't wake from sleep without restart My girlfriend's new MacBook Pro will sometimes seem not to wake up from sleep. No amount of spacebar hits, enters, clicks, etc. seem to awake the computer. She's resorted to hard restarting the computer which is obviously not ideal.
It seems to happen regardless of its state as it goes to sleep (closed lid, idle).
Anyone else hear of this or have any ideas?
A: This is a common problem and is caused by the EFI being out of date. To fix this simple download and install MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.9
Hope this helps. All the best.
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86cce26442e701424e630103c1706bc063b7b9ca | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is it possible to run commands from spotlight? I run commands in terminal a lot and i'm wondering if it is possible to run the commands from spotlight. For example in spotlight would like to run the command(because i have a lot of network issues):
ping google.com
And then spotlight to load terminal and execute the command instead of having to load terminal because it takes so long to load. So is this possible?
A: Not directly but write the commands you want in a shell script and save the script with a .command extension and chmod it so it is executable. This is clickable from Finder and so should work from spotlight
| Q: Is it possible to run commands from spotlight? I run commands in terminal a lot and i'm wondering if it is possible to run the commands from spotlight. For example in spotlight would like to run the command(because i have a lot of network issues):
ping google.com
And then spotlight to load terminal and execute the command instead of having to load terminal because it takes so long to load. So is this possible?
A: Not directly but write the commands you want in a shell script and save the script with a .command extension and chmod it so it is executable. This is clickable from Finder and so should work from spotlight
A: It's not possible through Spotlight itself.
But it's possible through free applications that can also search files and launch programs, like Spotlight.
You have the almighty Quicksilver, that can also make coffee and walk the dog.
And the new player Alfred, which is quite impressive as well.
A: I use both DTerm and Alfred. DTerm is very nice for the occasional quick command or even a man page as its results window expands to fill the screen and scroll if necessary. A simple ESC dismisses the results.
http://decimus.net/DTerm/
A: This is possible with Flashlight (http://flashlight.nateparrott.com/). Flashlight is an unofficial api to spotlight and offers a plugin (http://flashlight.nateparrott.com/plugin/terminal) to run terminal commands right inside spotlight.
A: Just a heads up that Alfred app now has both global hotkeys which allows you to launch apps/commands/applescripts with a key combo, as well as Terminal/Shell integration, which lets you run any Terminal command without launching Terminal.
For example, create a script to auto-shorten a URL using goo.gl then copying it to clipboard (here's how you can do that). Or launch any terminal command (e.g. ping yahoo.com) to pop up a Terminal window.
It's part of the Powerpack and is in pre-release right now, going to general availability next week :)
Vero (community gal for @alfredapp)
A: You could use Raycast, it's an interface very similar to Spotlight, but it allows you to create and call (even with parameters) your own shell scripts from the search box. See more details in the docs.
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2cf9495f04f7853cdba63156ff11394a6bc7bfdd | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What does Synchronize mean in Mail.app? In Mail.app, what does Synchronize actually do? How is it different than "Get New Mail?"
A: Get Mail will only fetch for new mail in the Inbox.
Synchronize will look for changes in the IMAP configuration, it will look for changes in the folder structure of your account, and probably a lot more.
Edit: Synchronize should not be something you do every time you Mail. It's to force Mail to update the conf/folders of you IMAP account. Like if there's a network and it's not syncing anymore. But usually, when moving, deleting, etc. Mail is already taking care of updating where it needs to be updated.
| Q: What does Synchronize mean in Mail.app? In Mail.app, what does Synchronize actually do? How is it different than "Get New Mail?"
A: Get Mail will only fetch for new mail in the Inbox.
Synchronize will look for changes in the IMAP configuration, it will look for changes in the folder structure of your account, and probably a lot more.
Edit: Synchronize should not be something you do every time you Mail. It's to force Mail to update the conf/folders of you IMAP account. Like if there's a network and it's not syncing anymore. But usually, when moving, deleting, etc. Mail is already taking care of updating where it needs to be updated.
A: Synchronize is also useful to get two (or more) machines back in sync. If I make folder or configuration changes on one Mac, I will run Synchronize on the other Mac to make the second Mac aware of the changes.
I've also found that Synchronize has solved an occasional problem I've had where a message appears on one machine but not the other.
A: Loic Wolff -- Get Mail will only fetch for new mail in the Inbox.
Negrino -- I've also found that Synchronize has solved an occasional problem I've had where a message appears on one machine but not the other.
This combination of answers is probably the best for explaining why you would care about Get Mail vs Synchronize in Mail.app
It comes into play when you've got an IMAP account on your iphone (or other mobile device) and in your Mail.app (as one example).
If you skim a few emails on your phone, IMAP will mark them as read, then when you go to your Macbook or Mac that is asleep and has Mail.app running, and you open the lid or take the Mac out of sleep mode and hit Get Mail, it's only going to get "New" (unread) messages, not the ones you skimmed on your mobile device. So this means NOT new to the MAC, new to the IMAP account user. Your mac was asleep when the mail came in and was marked as read, so it's going to skip those. So, it'll look like messages are missing. The quickest way to end this frustration, is if you've let your mac go into sleep mode, do a quick cmd-q and reopen Mail, which will force a sync and get all "new" messages including ones you've read on your phone.
bmike/negrino said all the rest.
A: Mail talks to the mail server to show you messages. Only IMAP accounts can be synchronized as that is a formal way for the server and the mail client on your mac to double check all messages to make sure everything is in sync between the two.
Get mail focuses on the Inbox and relies on the Mail app having a "correct" view matching the data on the mail server.
Synchronize allows for noise/errors/lost messages, incorrect statuses and other real life bumps and errors. It basically double counts and double checks each and every message to make sure things are 100% correct. Synchronize also checks all folders recursively to get everything accounted for - not just the subset of folders that are marked as having new mail.
Even more "deep cleaning" would be if you told mail to rebuild the account or the mailbox. That means that the local storage that mail uses on your mac has problems getting mail or synchronizing. It's the last step before deleting the account and starting over to download things cleanly from the server.
In a nutshell - synchronize should normally do nothing - but it will fill in any gaps as needed. (of course it will get new mail as part of a total synchronization - but it's going to be a lot slower and use more resources on the mac than just asking for new mail)
A: It also comes in handy when using applescript to move mail from one mail box to another or when deleting mail.
As an example, if you write an Applescript program to delete the mail in your SPAM folder, that will seem to work fine. On your Mac, the deleted messages no longer appear in the Spam folder, but do appear in the trash folder.
But if you run that applescript a second time, it will think that the deleted messages are still in the Spam folder and will process them again.
This is because the list of messages in the trash on the server and the list of messages in the trash on the Mac are out of sync. You have to add this
set allAccounts to every account
repeat with theAccount in allAccounts
synchronize with theAccount
end repeat
to the end of your script to get the IMAP server and your Mac back in sync.
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82ee2f7105f59bd62e4c8e5c44071d5a1d2a66e6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Safari in Windows 7 64-bit won't start When I go to start Safari on Windows 7 64-bit, I get an error dialog box:
Your copy of Safari is missing important software resources. Please reinstall Safari.
I deleted the Apple Application Support and the Apple Software Update. I refuse to have these two pieces installed. I do not need any program giving me support or auto updates. Safari works just fine without them in XP.
Any way around this?
A: Are you sure you can get by without the Application Support app? Try reinstalling Safari and see if you still have the issue with Application Support installed. (Then, if you want, uninstall that and see if Safari still works.)
Since you don't have the updater installed, you should check regularly to see if there are new versions of Safari so you don't get hit with some known exploit.
| Q: Safari in Windows 7 64-bit won't start When I go to start Safari on Windows 7 64-bit, I get an error dialog box:
Your copy of Safari is missing important software resources. Please reinstall Safari.
I deleted the Apple Application Support and the Apple Software Update. I refuse to have these two pieces installed. I do not need any program giving me support or auto updates. Safari works just fine without them in XP.
Any way around this?
A: Are you sure you can get by without the Application Support app? Try reinstalling Safari and see if you still have the issue with Application Support installed. (Then, if you want, uninstall that and see if Safari still works.)
Since you don't have the updater installed, you should check regularly to see if there are new versions of Safari so you don't get hit with some known exploit.
A: Is it possible that your anti-virus software and/or a lack of proper administrator privileges is preventing Safari from being installed correctly?
Try disabling them temporarily and doing a re-install.
A: I managed to run Safari on Windows 10, just downloaded version 5.1 which works just perfect. The previous 5.0 didn't start at all with Your copy of Safari is missing important software resources. Please reinstall Safari.
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8e8829383b1e6e4ea54b1f0a90d475abf7833e15 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Remote control Apple TV from MacBook I need a program to remote control my (new) Apple TV from my macbook.
I know I can control it from my iPhone using Remote. Does exists a similar software for mac osx?
I want to be able to watch youtube videos in Apple TV, and make searches in youtube using my macbook keyboard.
A: You can use your Mac as a Bluetooth keyboard for your Apple TV. I.e. type on your Mac's keyboard to have text appear on Apple TV.
For this you need Type2Phone ( http://www.houdah.com/type2Phone/ ) from the Mac App Store.
Full disclosure: I am the developer of Type2Phone.
| Q: Remote control Apple TV from MacBook I need a program to remote control my (new) Apple TV from my macbook.
I know I can control it from my iPhone using Remote. Does exists a similar software for mac osx?
I want to be able to watch youtube videos in Apple TV, and make searches in youtube using my macbook keyboard.
A: You can use your Mac as a Bluetooth keyboard for your Apple TV. I.e. type on your Mac's keyboard to have text appear on Apple TV.
For this you need Type2Phone ( http://www.houdah.com/type2Phone/ ) from the Mac App Store.
Full disclosure: I am the developer of Type2Phone.
A: You could try AirFlick, which will play/stream files from your Mac to your Apple TV using Airplay. It supports specifying a URL to stream content but I'm not sure if it works with youtube URLs. Worth a try as the app is free.
[Edit] Just confirmed it does work with YouTube URLs but it first downloads the video content (h.264 version) and then streams it to the TV2. So makes it less useful than browsing YouTube on the TV itself.
A: And more options are becoming available to solve this problem! We just launch two new apps for this:
You can try our CiderTV for OS X (get for free in Mac AppStore or at official web page cidertv.com/osx)
This simple app lets you to navigate between Apple TV menus right from your Mac. And in case you lost native remote for your AppleTV, this app can help you to pair without it (see FAQ on site)
One more analougue - Ezzi Keyboard (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ezzi-keyboard/id1069314102?mt=12). You can use it as a remote control for your Apple TV (2nd or 3rd generation). And navigate Apple TV menus,rewind and fast-forward favorite movie scenes, browse your iTunes collection, type texts, passwords and logins on your Apple TV from Mac
Any feedback is welcome. Enjoy!
A: 2 years later I seek the same.. and the solution: http://www.eyalw.com/1keyboard
Enjoy!
A: Mocha Keyboard Lite does the trick. It's free, but doesn't support the backspace. If you want that, you need to pay. You can use the Apple TV remote backspace.
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aed552b41588f32156a454db85b1424377ce9cf8 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Mac music library app? What are some alternatives to iTunes for managing music on a mac?
It should uspport flac files.
A: There's not many.
Here are a couple.
Cog - http://cogx.org/
Songbird - http://getsongbird.com/
| Q: Mac music library app? What are some alternatives to iTunes for managing music on a mac?
It should uspport flac files.
A: There's not many.
Here are a couple.
Cog - http://cogx.org/
Songbird - http://getsongbird.com/
A: I'm not using it myself at the moment, but maybe this iTunes plugin works? http://xiph.org/quicktime/
A: The FLAC community does a good job listing resources to play these files on all OS. Have you looked over their website to see your Mac options?
A: Stephen Booth’s Play is a great iTunes alternative that uses less memory than iTunes, and support FLAC and Ogg Vorbis out of the box. It has not been updated in some time, but it is absolutely usable. —and it’s open-source.
He has also released something more recent called Decibel. I have no experience with it, but it has the same capabilities as Play and focuses on the audiophiles. Decibel is not open-source but has support for more formats.
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3a89d61e6c1522c8ea9d351d947dbd29e2141db0 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: TimeMachine over network without TimeCapsule Are there any good/easy solutions for using TimeMachine over the network? I am currently unplugging the backup drive from the desktop to backup laptops but would like to do this wirelessly instead if possible.
A: You will need to share the backup drive with AFP (setup under Sharing in System Preferences).
On your laptop you'll need to go into Terminal and type
sudo defaults write com.apple.systempreferences TMShowUnsupportedNetworkVolumes 1
This will allow your laptop to see the backup drive as a supported Time Machine compatible network drive. Select this drive in Time Machine preferences and you should be good to go.
| Q: TimeMachine over network without TimeCapsule Are there any good/easy solutions for using TimeMachine over the network? I am currently unplugging the backup drive from the desktop to backup laptops but would like to do this wirelessly instead if possible.
A: You will need to share the backup drive with AFP (setup under Sharing in System Preferences).
On your laptop you'll need to go into Terminal and type
sudo defaults write com.apple.systempreferences TMShowUnsupportedNetworkVolumes 1
This will allow your laptop to see the backup drive as a supported Time Machine compatible network drive. Select this drive in Time Machine preferences and you should be good to go.
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2ff97e0639ed9db5c2b0bf565c33582caf39590d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I compress a folder into multiple zip files? I'm on mac osx.
1.
Is there any tool to compress a folder into multiple zip files ?
2.
Is there any tool to split a compressed zip file into smaller zip files (to open individually later)?
A: Use the -s switch on the zip command in terminal. So if your folder was called FolderName
zip -r -s 64 archive.zip FolderName/
64 is the size of the split (in this case 64Mb).
Use -s to set the split size and create a split archive.
The size is given as a number followed optionally by one
of k (kB), m (MB), g (GB), or t (TB) (the default is m). [1]
Use zipsplit to split a zip file in to multiple smaller zipfiles. Use the -n switch to set the size of the splits.
[1] http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man1/zip.1.html
| Q: How can I compress a folder into multiple zip files? I'm on mac osx.
1.
Is there any tool to compress a folder into multiple zip files ?
2.
Is there any tool to split a compressed zip file into smaller zip files (to open individually later)?
A: Use the -s switch on the zip command in terminal. So if your folder was called FolderName
zip -r -s 64 archive.zip FolderName/
64 is the size of the split (in this case 64Mb).
Use -s to set the split size and create a split archive.
The size is given as a number followed optionally by one
of k (kB), m (MB), g (GB), or t (TB) (the default is m). [1]
Use zipsplit to split a zip file in to multiple smaller zipfiles. Use the -n switch to set the size of the splits.
[1] http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man1/zip.1.html
A: I just found Keka, maybe it can interest you, and it's free.
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7c96e13b99bf69872eed61affcfa5f90861ab297 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to send an email from command line? How to send an email from command line or script? I want to be able to run the script programmatically by passing the receiver and the message.
A: You may want to check out postfixconf that enables and configures OS X to send emails from the command line (using your input).
It is based on the postfix configuration that are well documented on the web here, here and here.
| Q: How to send an email from command line? How to send an email from command line or script? I want to be able to run the script programmatically by passing the receiver and the message.
A: You may want to check out postfixconf that enables and configures OS X to send emails from the command line (using your input).
It is based on the postfix configuration that are well documented on the web here, here and here.
A: There are two programs that I am aware of which will easily allow you to configure your Mac to send email from the command line.
I have written up HOWTOs for both of them:
*
*mailsend
*msmtp
Of the two, I suggest msmtp.
Configuration is complicated enough that I'm not sure if I should replicate all of the steps here, but I will mention that if you use
Homebrew
you can install msmtp using
brew install msmtp --with-macosx-keyring
Then the rest is just a matter of setting up the related configuration files
The first is /usr/local/etc/msmtprc
# Begin msmtprc
# Set default values for all following accounts.
defaults
tls on
logfile ~/.msmtp.log
# A first gmail address
account [email protected]
host smtp.gmail.com
port 587
protocol smtp
auth on
from [email protected]
user [email protected]
tls on
tls_starttls on
# this next line is crucial: you have to point to the correct security certificate for GMail.
# If this doesn't work, check the mstmp documentation
# at http://msmtp.sourceforge.net/documentation.html for help
#
# This next line should all be on one long line:
tls_trust_file /path/to/Thawte Roots/Thawte SSLWeb Server Roots/thawte Premium Server CA/Thawte Premium Server CA.pem
# Set a default account
# You need to set a default account for Mail
account default : [email protected]
# end msmtprc
Note that tls_trust_file line should point to wherever you have downloaded and installed the certificates from https://www.thawte.com/roots/index.html.
I put mine in ~/Dropbox/Thawte Roots so that I can have it on all of my Macs.
Then you need a ~/.mailrc file to say where the msmtp binary is located. If you use brew it will be /usr/local/bin/msmtp so the file would look like this:
set sendmail="/usr/local/bin/msmtp"
The last but crucial step is making sure your Keychain has the information exactly in the format that msmtp will expect it:
I think that covers most of the details. See http://www.tuaw.com/2010/05/04/msmtp-a-free-tool-to-send-email-from-terminal/ if you want a few more specifics.
A: mail -s subject [email protected]
type your message, press Ctrl+D to finish
A: The most basic way to send mail is trough a telnet session with the smtp server of your provider/network. After you contacted the server and after every command the server will answer if it accepts the command with something like "250 OK", or if not with an error message.
All details can be found in RFC2821 - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, Google for it.
This basic way is great for testing why something goes wrong sending mail, but I think it's quite complicated to script it full proof.
First get an command-line interface on your computer, by starting Terminal. Then continue with the following commands, one after one.
Open a telnet session to port 25 of the smtp server of your provider/network
telnet name_or_ip_of_smtp_server 25
say hello plus the internetname of your provider/network, like abc.com
EHLO name_of_your_network
a from=return address is needed, the < and > are part of the command
MAIL FROM:<your_email_adress>
give one or more destinations, the < and > are part of the command
RCPT TO:<destination_email_address>
RCPT TO:<second_destination_email_address>
RCPT TO:<etc_destination_email_address>
tell the server you want start sending data
DATA
now the server should answer you can start sending your mail and goes into data-mode
your data
more data
etc
now finish data with a dot as only char on a line
.
the server goes back to command-mode so you can quit
QUIT
A: This worked for me, it was written with Lion in mind but works for Mountain Lion. Btw this is using Gmail so if you're not...
You don't need to download anything! (just setup a gmail account)
http://www.anujgakhar.com/2011/12/09/using-macosx-lion-command-line-mail-with-gmail-as-smtp/
Configure Postfix for Gmail SMTP Edit file /etc/postfix/main.cf
sudo vim /etc/postfix/main.cf
and add in the following below the commented out relayhosts :-
relayhost = [smtp.gmail.com]:587
smtp_sasl_auth_enable = yes
smtp_sasl_password_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/sasl_passwd
smtp_sasl_security_options = noanonymous
smtp_use_tls = yes
smtp_sasl_mechanism_filter = plain
Generate sasl_password if not already exists
sudo vim /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd
and enter in the following:-
[smtp.gmail.com]:587 [email protected]:password
Run the following commands
sudo chmod 600 /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd
sudo postmap /etc/postfix/sasl_passwd
sudo launchctl stop org.postfix.master
sudo launchctl start org.postfix.master
And you are done….
Now, you should be able to send emails from within the command line e.g. to send the contents of a directory as a tree to an email address
tree /var/www/somefolder | mail -s "contents" [email protected]
A: mtcmail is another option: http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/33505/mtcmail-cli.
[Ignore this additional text. Added because: body must be at least 30 characters; you entered 27.]
A: Since it's Unix based, you can use sendmail command.
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95ea4b54f7bb50be3901d8cc19ebd94f527b6cb2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a way to force Mac OS X to close all the applications when restarting? I sometimes shut down my Mac, and I cannot wait it shuts down because I am urgently requested to do something in another office that would require some hours. In some cases, an application that opens a dialog box asking if I really want to close the application blocks the shut down, and when I return I find the Mac still on.
Is there a way to force the Mac to close any applications, instead of blocking the shut down?
A: All you need is to open Terminal.app and type:
sudo shutdown now
That way the system will be forced to terminate all open programs, ignoring any unsaved file changes.
So, in order to be able to launch it via the desktop, you need to open Applescript editor, and type:
do shell script "shutdown now" with administrator privileges
Save the script as an Application, and drag it in your Dock, or somewhere where you'll find it instantly.
| Q: Is there a way to force Mac OS X to close all the applications when restarting? I sometimes shut down my Mac, and I cannot wait it shuts down because I am urgently requested to do something in another office that would require some hours. In some cases, an application that opens a dialog box asking if I really want to close the application blocks the shut down, and when I return I find the Mac still on.
Is there a way to force the Mac to close any applications, instead of blocking the shut down?
A: All you need is to open Terminal.app and type:
sudo shutdown now
That way the system will be forced to terminate all open programs, ignoring any unsaved file changes.
So, in order to be able to launch it via the desktop, you need to open Applescript editor, and type:
do shell script "shutdown now" with administrator privileges
Save the script as an Application, and drag it in your Dock, or somewhere where you'll find it instantly.
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9fa69cdc134f9658156d522a24663ec16e0c492e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to get rid of the "Other..."-Account on the login screen? Suddenly my MBP shows an "Other..."-Account on the login screen. I searched for a solution to get rid of it and found a couple of answers that say I have somehow activated/enabled the root user. All I did was using a couple of trivial sudo-commands at the command-line, but nothing experimental or which I am unfamiliar with...
The suggested solutions said I need to deactivate the root user in the Directory Utilities but it was not activated.
Are there any other solutions to get rid of this "Other..."-Account?
A: Have you tried the sudo /usr/bin/defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow SHOWOTHERUSERS_MANAGED -bool false in the terminal? This turns off showing some of the other user types.
Doing some additional research, it looks like this has been somewhat addressed in this post on https://superuser.com/questions/70156/hide-users-from-mac-os-x-snow-leopard-logon-screen
| Q: How to get rid of the "Other..."-Account on the login screen? Suddenly my MBP shows an "Other..."-Account on the login screen. I searched for a solution to get rid of it and found a couple of answers that say I have somehow activated/enabled the root user. All I did was using a couple of trivial sudo-commands at the command-line, but nothing experimental or which I am unfamiliar with...
The suggested solutions said I need to deactivate the root user in the Directory Utilities but it was not activated.
Are there any other solutions to get rid of this "Other..."-Account?
A: Have you tried the sudo /usr/bin/defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow SHOWOTHERUSERS_MANAGED -bool false in the terminal? This turns off showing some of the other user types.
Doing some additional research, it looks like this has been somewhat addressed in this post on https://superuser.com/questions/70156/hide-users-from-mac-os-x-snow-leopard-logon-screen
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2ff29fcf38d04a9d68e729c2b0a5e7ef977fb01e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Are any of the USB ports on a Macbook Pro "always on" Always on USB ports will provide power to a device even when the laptop is shut down. Obviously this can be problematic for battery issues, but sometimes a user wants this capability all things considered.
Do the Macbook Pro offer this on any of the USB ports and if not is there any chance its wired and just has to be enabled?
A: my macbook pro 2014 has a always on usb on the right side. the left one will lose power when the screen shuts off.
| Q: Are any of the USB ports on a Macbook Pro "always on" Always on USB ports will provide power to a device even when the laptop is shut down. Obviously this can be problematic for battery issues, but sometimes a user wants this capability all things considered.
Do the Macbook Pro offer this on any of the USB ports and if not is there any chance its wired and just has to be enabled?
A: my macbook pro 2014 has a always on usb on the right side. the left one will lose power when the screen shuts off.
A: Apple has a support document on this topic.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4049
To meet requests for additional power from these Apple peripherals and devices, some Apple computers and displays can provide up to 1100 mA at 5 V through the port to which the Apple peripheral or device is connected. This power is available under certain conditions:
*
*An Apple peripheral device must be plugged directly into an Apple computer or display. Apple peripheral devices connected to hubs will not have access to extra power above the standard USB specification of 500 mA.
*Your Apple computer or display must be powered on and must be awake. If your Apple computer or display is asleep, all ports will provide a maximum of 500 mA at 5 V. If your Apple computer or display is powered off, no power will be provided.
*The port providing extra power is determined by the first Apple peripheral or device to connect to the Apple computer or display that requires power beyond 500 mA at 5 V. The remaining ports will continue to offer 500 mA at 5 V. Some Apple computer and displays may offer the ability to operate more than one USB port at 1100 mA at 5 V. On those computers, the second or third port is enabled when an appropriate device is connected.
*An Apple computer started up to Windows via BootCamp will not provide extra power.
A: Results on my experiment:
None of the 3 USB ports on my MacBook Pro 17 inch early 2011 will charge when the computer is off. All of the USB ports will charge A NON APPLE PHONE (HTC One V, the only device I tested) when the computer is asleep.
This is true both when the charger is connected and when the charger is not connected. Be aware that when the charger is not connected the charging power is coming from the laptop battery, depleting it.
See the comments to the answer by donlaur, below for information on charging Apple phones, which work differently.
A: The USB ports on any relatively recent MacBook will provide power while the computer is asleep, but I doubt they would while it is shut down.
A: My Macbook Air does this, I assume that the Macbook pro is the same. Have the lid already closed and plug it in.
Some PC's do this, but for laptops, it would be a good way to drain a battery. It depends on the power this thing drains if you need a low or high powered USB.
A: Empirical evidence from my experiment:
None of the 3 USB ports on my MacBook Pro 17 inch early 2011 will charge when the computer is off. All of the USB ports will charge A NON APPLE PHONE (HTC One V) when the computer is asleep. I read that for Apple phones the Apple Company has set them to require that the computer be turned all the way on, not sleeping. Could someone who has an Apple phone please test this?
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64f7abacd6b80cf52fc84412e850a75f3496b78a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What different Stack Exchange apps exist for iOS? How do you access apple.stackexchange.com from your iOS devices?
What apps do you use and what is good/bad about them?
A: I currently use SixToEight by Adam Wright (App Store Link). It's missing push notifications right now but will eventually be included as a in app purchase. For push notifications I'm using Prowl to forward Growl messages from Newt.
| Q: What different Stack Exchange apps exist for iOS? How do you access apple.stackexchange.com from your iOS devices?
What apps do you use and what is good/bad about them?
A: I currently use SixToEight by Adam Wright (App Store Link). It's missing push notifications right now but will eventually be included as a in app purchase. For push notifications I'm using Prowl to forward Growl messages from Newt.
A: There are several different apps available for iOS.
SOStacked (on Stack Apps, on the App Store)
This app allows you to browse all the Stack Exchange sites on your iOS device. SOStacked also has different color schemes for each of the sites if you are using iOS 5. It costs .99¢ in the App Store.
MyStacks (on Stack Apps, on the App Store).
This app is currently only available for the trilogy sites (Stack Overflow, Super User, and Server Fault, but the developer has promised an update to include the other sites. One cool feature that I saw was that it saves articles that you have viewed, so you can read them later offline.
A: I currently use Stackboard, a universal iOS SE client that I wrote with a habit for being shiny:
It's live on the App Store here.
A: Update
Unfortunately, since Oct. 2022, the mobile app infrastructure has been decommissioned.
Old Answer
We have now the official Stack Exchange app available on the App Store. Enjoy.
A: I’ve released a full native stack exchange client (it includes 380+ channels). Here is the App Store link: https://apps.apple.com/it/app/crew-for-exchange/id1547171709?l=en
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0c14d04cf8d2ba04a7d63ad38c4230aba6cc0cb4 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: External USB hub for 4 external hard drives I have a macbook pro. And like all macs, there is never enough ports. I've been searching and searching to find a USB hub that power 3 external USB hard drives.
Any advice?
A: Make sure the hub you buy powers each port to 500mAh. Most name brand hubs do this so you'll have to go to lengths to find a cheap / lesser specification hub that doesn't come with a plug in power supply to not be able to power three devices.
In general, shopping for items that Apple has chosen to sell through online store is a great way to identify which vendors make quality products. The best of the best items get placement in the retail stores. Since that space is very limited only the most useful and cool accessories make the cut.
| Q: External USB hub for 4 external hard drives I have a macbook pro. And like all macs, there is never enough ports. I've been searching and searching to find a USB hub that power 3 external USB hard drives.
Any advice?
A: Make sure the hub you buy powers each port to 500mAh. Most name brand hubs do this so you'll have to go to lengths to find a cheap / lesser specification hub that doesn't come with a plug in power supply to not be able to power three devices.
In general, shopping for items that Apple has chosen to sell through online store is a great way to identify which vendors make quality products. The best of the best items get placement in the retail stores. Since that space is very limited only the most useful and cool accessories make the cut.
A: Maplin has a powered USB 7 port hub (model A08CQ) that performs excellently for me I have 8TB in disks running off mine. I see it's on offer right now
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Q: Dock Intellihide Is there any way to get the dock to use "intellihide" (this is a carry over from various docks in the linux world). Basically that means that the dock is always visible if no windows are in its space, but if a window gets too close, the dock reverts to autohide type behavior. I can only find "autohide" and always visible. I would prefer something as I described.
A: I have developed an application (mainly using AppleScript) that does this, or at least very close to what you want: https://github.com/gjherbiet/DockIntellihide.app
| Q: Dock Intellihide Is there any way to get the dock to use "intellihide" (this is a carry over from various docks in the linux world). Basically that means that the dock is always visible if no windows are in its space, but if a window gets too close, the dock reverts to autohide type behavior. I can only find "autohide" and always visible. I would prefer something as I described.
A: I have developed an application (mainly using AppleScript) that does this, or at least very close to what you want: https://github.com/gjherbiet/DockIntellihide.app
A: No. I don't believe that this is supported by Apple at this time.
Sorry for the pessimistic answer, but to my knowledge it's true.
There may be ways to run Docky or the like through macports or fink.
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ab995c2ca01282380cb26f3e4433a695a24a16d2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Time Machine External Drive What factors are important when selecting an external hard drive for time machine backups?
A: Make sure the drive is from a reputable supplier. I've used Western Digital external drives without a problem.
When you get the drive it will most likely be formatted in NTFS format (for Windows), so when you plug it in, you will need to open Disk Utility and repartition it as HFS+
A Firewire 800 drive is fastest, although since the backups are incremental and happen in the background (with only the changed bits/files going across), I believe the cost/benefit factor is weighted towards getting a cheaper but higher capacity USB 2.0 drive. That's just my opinion.
| Q: Time Machine External Drive What factors are important when selecting an external hard drive for time machine backups?
A: Make sure the drive is from a reputable supplier. I've used Western Digital external drives without a problem.
When you get the drive it will most likely be formatted in NTFS format (for Windows), so when you plug it in, you will need to open Disk Utility and repartition it as HFS+
A Firewire 800 drive is fastest, although since the backups are incremental and happen in the background (with only the changed bits/files going across), I believe the cost/benefit factor is weighted towards getting a cheaper but higher capacity USB 2.0 drive. That's just my opinion.
A: The most important factor is get a drive as soon as you can and make sure it's always connected. Even the cheapest slow USB drive is so much better than none.
Get something that is built strong enough for your environment (for most it's sitting on a desk but is more a factor if you travel with the drive) and looks appropriate sitting by your mac.
Spend a little more money to buy a lot more space but don't break the bank on the biggest drive unless you really need it. I've been served well getting the lower end drives sold in the Apple stores (they tend to stock the best quality at decent prices) even if I don't actually buy it there. I usually get the middle sized drive and upgrade the size until the jump in price is $65+ for the next larger size.
I'll disagree on the necessity to get a certain speed interface or FireWire.
The only times you really notice a faster drive for backups is the first time you backup all your data and if you ever have to restore the drive.
TimeMachine runs in the background with low priority (incremental backups over the network get done promptly which is way slower than USB speeds). Your use of the mac isn't disturbed while the backup progresses, so only spend the extra $$ on a faster interface or fancy disk if you really need that speed in the event of a restore.
With my backups, I've been happy buying less expensive drives more often than I could if I bought the best. When the drive fills or 18 to 24 months pass, I "retire" that drive, putting it on the shelf for permanent storage. This keeps my backup drive fairly new and I have longer history if I need to go back to older files. If you intend to run the drive for 3+ years into the ground, then it's nice to spend another $25 to $150 or so on the best quality drives with a longer warranty.
Lastly, I would avoid any drives that are not a single unit. Raid increases the parts and size which is statistically less reliable. I prefer less chance of failure on my backup drive rather than a bigger bucket of backups.
A: *
*STORAGE SPACE
*Firewire is preferable
*Good brand so you know it won't fail shortly after purchasing it.
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f8a1d4e6ecb931812726350e5ecb0d1066bd2175 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I backup all my jailbroken iPhone apps saves before restoring to new firmware? I have a jailbroken iPhone (3Gs, iOS 4.0.1, bb 5.13.04). I want to get jailbroken & unlocked 4.3.1 , but I cannot do it in other way than restoring from custom pwned firmware, so all my saves and app data will be erased.
How can I back up all my app data and games saves to restore them after firmware upgrade?
Thanks in advance.
A: There is an insanely detailed step by step process on how to do this using the cydia app appbackup on http://applemonday.com/2011/04/jailbreak-data-apps-ios-appbackup/ which basically grabs all your app data and puts it in one folder for you to ssh into and get.
| Q: How can I backup all my jailbroken iPhone apps saves before restoring to new firmware? I have a jailbroken iPhone (3Gs, iOS 4.0.1, bb 5.13.04). I want to get jailbroken & unlocked 4.3.1 , but I cannot do it in other way than restoring from custom pwned firmware, so all my saves and app data will be erased.
How can I back up all my app data and games saves to restore them after firmware upgrade?
Thanks in advance.
A: There is an insanely detailed step by step process on how to do this using the cydia app appbackup on http://applemonday.com/2011/04/jailbreak-data-apps-ios-appbackup/ which basically grabs all your app data and puts it in one folder for you to ssh into and get.
A: PKGBackup ($7 from Cydia) will back up all your settings to Dropbox.
A: There is a new app out there, called Datadeposit and it saves your data to your dropbox account whyle syncing it. Awesome! http://www.iphonehacks.com/2011/05/datadeposit-nifty-jailbreak-app-allows-you-to-save-iphone-app-data-in-the-cloud-dropbox.html
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6247f9c249c2bef315ed14fed0006bc898414797 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: easy way to manage VMware ESXi on Mac OS X I'm a VMware guy, running a dozen of ESXi ... and i'm also a mac user and I've had it with launching VMware Fusion to boot my Win7 to work on vSphere client...
Am I missing something? Sys Admins and Solution Architects are using Linux/Mac more and more ... Is there anyway that i can do that without having to rely on rdesktop and other unreliable workarounds?
A: If you've got access to vCenter, then you can administer your servers via the vCenter Web Access page. Otherwise, if you have any Windows VMs then you could install the vSphere client in there and remote-desktop into it as a standalone application.
| Q: easy way to manage VMware ESXi on Mac OS X I'm a VMware guy, running a dozen of ESXi ... and i'm also a mac user and I've had it with launching VMware Fusion to boot my Win7 to work on vSphere client...
Am I missing something? Sys Admins and Solution Architects are using Linux/Mac more and more ... Is there anyway that i can do that without having to rely on rdesktop and other unreliable workarounds?
A: If you've got access to vCenter, then you can administer your servers via the vCenter Web Access page. Otherwise, if you have any Windows VMs then you could install the vSphere client in there and remote-desktop into it as a standalone application.
A: For Mac OS X, no. The only Apple management option is the iPad management app that VMware released a short while ago.
A: FYI, if all you need is basic control from OSX, check out Orbit-VM https://code.google.com/p/orbit-vm/
It's aim is to provide an open source, cross-platform GUI for managing vSphere 4 servers.
However, I use this to manange my ESXi 5 box and it works great on Mountain Lion!
A: No need for esx client. Here's the ultra-unix-geek answer: ssh to esx host, run vim-cmd power.on , or any number of actions available for the vim-cmd. ..sometimes they even work! How's that for geeky.
Basically VMware is Windows now. They have the microsoft philosophy of 'dumbing down' everything. They been doing it with vmware for years. It used to be completely manageable by anyone with unix/linux skills. Now its an almost completely dumbed down - windoze-afied linux, with a completely crippled shell.
My advice: switch to KVM (RHEV for ex.), escape vmware vendor lock-in, save up to 40% on expenses, and have a real 'nix OS that you can manage. :) Peace, out.
A: vClient Mac APP @ vclient.top is native mac app to manage esx/vcenter
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