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e82a13aa8d49386adb05cf6d8d100a680c0256f9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to monitor USB power consumption? I'm looking for a way to monitor the power being drawn from the USB ports on my Mac.
System Profiler doesn't appear to display this and I haven't been able to find any applications or tools to do the job either.
Can anyone suggest anything (preferably software based)?
A: USB power consumption information should be available in System Profiler. See the screenshot below:
| Q: How to monitor USB power consumption? I'm looking for a way to monitor the power being drawn from the USB ports on my Mac.
System Profiler doesn't appear to display this and I haven't been able to find any applications or tools to do the job either.
Can anyone suggest anything (preferably software based)?
A: USB power consumption information should be available in System Profiler. See the screenshot below:
A: There is an application that is part of the Developer Tools on your Mac called USB Prober. It should provide you with the details that you need.
It can be found by signing up (free) for a Mac Developer Account and downloading the latest Xcode tools at http://developer.apple.com/technologies/tools/.
After installation the application you are looking for is found in /Developer/Applications/Utilities.
Hope that helps.
A: iStat Menus keeps track of pretty much all sensors in a Mac. On my Macbook Pro there is the "Other 5V" sensor which apparently includes the USB ports. It is not very detailed / precise but at least I can tell if devices are plugged in or active. Here is my backup USB disk working and sleeping for a few minutes now:
A: As determining the current power consumption for a specific USB port on a Mac seems not be possible software-wise, as the solutions https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/13874/11510 and https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/13875/11510 show, you could get an approximation with the following method:
*
*Have your system as idle as possible.﹡
*Check your systems power consumption without the device.
*Attach your device.
*Check your systems power consumption with the device.
*The difference is the approximated device power consumption.
﹡Get your system as idle as possible, with as little power fluctuations as possible:
*
*Boot complete, all startup scripts ran
*Backup daemons likely done their thing (i.e software updaters), Spotlight indexing done,…
*Offline
*No foreground app is running, except the monitoring app of your choice, which in itself should also be quite stable if it polls regularly.
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8c3a6df5608c122469e8f937f2bc3990b5669083 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Dock Notifications Displaying Odd Red Icons Instead Having an odd issue. My dock is showing these strange red icons where normal numerical notifications should be. For example, Thunderbird will display a 3 when I have 3 new messages, but instead it is showing this red A? icon. This happens with all the apps in my dock that display a notification.
See attached screen shot:
Notice the Thunderbird icon at the top and the Printer icon at the bottom.
Anyway to get my standard notifications back?
A: This looks like it might be a problem with a system font. Try this...
*
*Open Font Book (in /Applications)
*Select the "All Fonts" collection in the left-hand pane
*Click any font in the right-hand pane to focus that pane
*Select all the fonts using Edit -> Select All or Cmd+A
*In the File menu, click "Validate Fonts"
If any fonts are corrupt, this method should alert you to the problem.
| Q: Dock Notifications Displaying Odd Red Icons Instead Having an odd issue. My dock is showing these strange red icons where normal numerical notifications should be. For example, Thunderbird will display a 3 when I have 3 new messages, but instead it is showing this red A? icon. This happens with all the apps in my dock that display a notification.
See attached screen shot:
Notice the Thunderbird icon at the top and the Printer icon at the bottom.
Anyway to get my standard notifications back?
A: This looks like it might be a problem with a system font. Try this...
*
*Open Font Book (in /Applications)
*Select the "All Fonts" collection in the left-hand pane
*Click any font in the right-hand pane to focus that pane
*Select all the fonts using Edit -> Select All or Cmd+A
*In the File menu, click "Validate Fonts"
If any fonts are corrupt, this method should alert you to the problem.
| apple | {
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"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/13893"
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8bb408adaf55850703486fa225cc8a7b91981645 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Mac Mini as a bluetooth headset? Is it possible to have a Mac Mini running OSX act as a bluetooth headset for the iPhone? (sound comes out the mini's speakers, sound goes in the mini's mic)
I'm guessing that the mini would have to support the bluetooth headset profile?
A: I use the Belkin Bluetooth receiver to stream music to the speakers connected to my older Core Duo mini with the free LineIn by Rogue Amoeba. I've not worked out getting microphone input to the iPhone but am guessing it's might not be possible.
| Q: Mac Mini as a bluetooth headset? Is it possible to have a Mac Mini running OSX act as a bluetooth headset for the iPhone? (sound comes out the mini's speakers, sound goes in the mini's mic)
I'm guessing that the mini would have to support the bluetooth headset profile?
A: I use the Belkin Bluetooth receiver to stream music to the speakers connected to my older Core Duo mini with the free LineIn by Rogue Amoeba. I've not worked out getting microphone input to the iPhone but am guessing it's might not be possible.
A: You could use http://www.airserverapp.com/ . It basically turns you mac into and AirPlay device for Video, Audio and Pictures. It will not use bluetooth, but your local network which has it's benefits, (range mostly).
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"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/13894"
} |
10376d01f9437dc16ca37bd55fd50b045f6298f1 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What makes a unibody Mac better than what came before? I am looking for information about what macs are considered unibody and wondering if there are any notable advantages and/or disadvantages to this fabrication style.
Answers that address marketing material as well as lifecycle data or experiences for largish deployments of macs with real life failure rates or data would be great to read.
A: The unibody design makes the case lighter and stronger. Since it is machined, there is minimal error in the creation of the case. For more information, watch the video on http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/design.html. The first unibody MacBook Pro was the 15" model released in 2008 and had a removable battery. I believe that all other unibody models (and only unibody models) have integrated, non-removable batteries.
| Q: What makes a unibody Mac better than what came before? I am looking for information about what macs are considered unibody and wondering if there are any notable advantages and/or disadvantages to this fabrication style.
Answers that address marketing material as well as lifecycle data or experiences for largish deployments of macs with real life failure rates or data would be great to read.
A: The unibody design makes the case lighter and stronger. Since it is machined, there is minimal error in the creation of the case. For more information, watch the video on http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/design.html. The first unibody MacBook Pro was the 15" model released in 2008 and had a removable battery. I believe that all other unibody models (and only unibody models) have integrated, non-removable batteries.
| apple | {
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"source": "stackexchange",
"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/13896"
} |
6730b848620594aaada34a4352541cb513845cc4 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Prefer iPhone when synchronizing playlists between iTunes and iPhone When synchronizing Playlists between iTunes and an iPhone, by default, the playlists of iTunes are preferred - even if the iPhone's change is more current. I prefer to change my playlists on the go on my iPhone, so I want to change this behaviour. Is that possible?
A: I'm unaware of any settings that this will work with iTunes/iPhone out of the box. But you could give iGadget X a try:
** iPad, iPod touch and iPhone Support **
iGadget (Windows and Mac) now supports
the iPad, iPod touch and iPhone.
However, due to the limitation of the
Notes feature on these devices, only
the Music Transfer, Playlist Transfer
and Music Listing functions are
available when used with the iPad,
iPod touch or iPhone.
PS: It's shareware ($19.99)
| Q: Prefer iPhone when synchronizing playlists between iTunes and iPhone When synchronizing Playlists between iTunes and an iPhone, by default, the playlists of iTunes are preferred - even if the iPhone's change is more current. I prefer to change my playlists on the go on my iPhone, so I want to change this behaviour. Is that possible?
A: I'm unaware of any settings that this will work with iTunes/iPhone out of the box. But you could give iGadget X a try:
** iPad, iPod touch and iPhone Support **
iGadget (Windows and Mac) now supports
the iPad, iPod touch and iPhone.
However, due to the limitation of the
Notes feature on these devices, only
the Music Transfer, Playlist Transfer
and Music Listing functions are
available when used with the iPad,
iPod touch or iPhone.
PS: It's shareware ($19.99)
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"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/13926"
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eee12baac75bd16fdb6eb7aa2f3ebe3444a95089 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What is the conventional location to install binary executables? I would like to install a binary executable so that all users can run it from the terminal. Where should I put it?
A: /usr/local/bin/. It may already be in your path.
| Q: What is the conventional location to install binary executables? I would like to install a binary executable so that all users can run it from the terminal. Where should I put it?
A: /usr/local/bin/. It may already be in your path.
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c5efe42a1bf4a0c9935966e0930766b03f4ce803 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I create an entry in the /Applications folder that runs a command in the terminal? I would like to have an item in the /Applications folder that will open a new terminal window and run a specific command inside. How can I create this?
A: Use Automator which Apple made part of OSX..
Create a workflow
In the workflow choose Utilities/Run Shell Script
Save as changing the File format to application - this will give a .app and choose the directory to be /Applications
EDIT to show the output.
The workflow need sto consist of three steps
1) Text->Create New TextEdit Document
2) The Utilities/Run Shell Script
3) Text->Set Contents of Textedit Document
| Q: How can I create an entry in the /Applications folder that runs a command in the terminal? I would like to have an item in the /Applications folder that will open a new terminal window and run a specific command inside. How can I create this?
A: Use Automator which Apple made part of OSX..
Create a workflow
In the workflow choose Utilities/Run Shell Script
Save as changing the File format to application - this will give a .app and choose the directory to be /Applications
EDIT to show the output.
The workflow need sto consist of three steps
1) Text->Create New TextEdit Document
2) The Utilities/Run Shell Script
3) Text->Set Contents of Textedit Document
A: *
*Create a new text file starting by #!/bin/bash and followed by your command
#!/bin/bash
echo 'Hello world'
*Save with .command or .tool as extension like myEchoCommand.command
*Set execute right on this file with chmod command.
*You just have to double-click this newly created file, Terminal will open and execute it's content.
A: Playtypus
It can be used to create native, flawlessly integrated Mac OS X applications from interpreted scripts such as shell scripts or Perl and Python programs.
A: Most people just put a shell script in whatever folder they desire and make is executable with chomd a+x. You can use any old text editor and save the script as plain text. If you don't want to store the scripts in the /Applications folder that's fine as well - it won't matter where you store them as long as they are readable and executable.
If you save the file as script.bash.command - you won't have to associate terminal with .sh or .bash since it runs command files by default. When the script ends, the terminal session is logged out, so it will run the command and exit letting you see the results but if you want a working window you have to open another window in terminal.
Will that work for you?
A: Maybe you need something like DTerm? It's just a shortcut away to invoke and freely installable from the AppStore. You can include it in your startup items and use it when you need it. If your command gives some output DTerm shows that in a floating window.
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270f5186d05b9e3b3a0f7142c8e954d329f4c027 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I install an application for just one user? How do I install an application for just one user, without using administrative permissions or affecting any other users?
A: Just put the application in the home of the user. You could create folders like this for every user:
/Users/<username1>/Applications
/Users/<username2>/Applications
and put the application(s) there.
| Q: How do I install an application for just one user? How do I install an application for just one user, without using administrative permissions or affecting any other users?
A: Just put the application in the home of the user. You could create folders like this for every user:
/Users/<username1>/Applications
/Users/<username2>/Applications
and put the application(s) there.
| apple | {
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"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/13962"
} |
6cd2a16ea166769001bbab78bb6ff32cc0985900 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: mapping external keyboard keys to mac keys Is there a software, command or way to know what keys from an external non apple keyboard are being mapped to which mac keys?
And also is there a way to remap the shortcut keys of my keyboard: back, forward, home, search & mail?
The play and volume keys on my keyboard do work as expected, but the other keys don't seem to de anything.
PS: I have this one:
A: ControllerMate does this. At work I use the Microsoft Natural ergonomic keyboard and a Logitech mouse. ControllerMate has hardware profiles for both, and I have many of the MS-specific keys remapped to other functions.
Like yours, my keyboard also has an otherwise useless Mail button. With Controllermate open, if I press the Mail button while viewing the Microsoft keyboard profile, the list of available key sequences automatically jumps to the one it just received. You can then program that key to do whatever you like, even when ControllerMate isn't open.
| Q: mapping external keyboard keys to mac keys Is there a software, command or way to know what keys from an external non apple keyboard are being mapped to which mac keys?
And also is there a way to remap the shortcut keys of my keyboard: back, forward, home, search & mail?
The play and volume keys on my keyboard do work as expected, but the other keys don't seem to de anything.
PS: I have this one:
A: ControllerMate does this. At work I use the Microsoft Natural ergonomic keyboard and a Logitech mouse. ControllerMate has hardware profiles for both, and I have many of the MS-specific keys remapped to other functions.
Like yours, my keyboard also has an otherwise useless Mail button. With Controllermate open, if I press the Mail button while viewing the Microsoft keyboard profile, the list of available key sequences automatically jumps to the one it just received. You can then program that key to do whatever you like, even when ControllerMate isn't open.
A: I think the answer about ControllerMate is a good one, but since you asked in a comment about a configuration file, I'll mention that the most powerful, "raw" way to configure your keyboard settings is by creating a custom keyboard layout. I would guess that this is how apps like ControllerMate modify keyboard keys, but I can't say that for sure.
You can use an online generator for this purpose (it's old, but the .keylayout files it generates still work under Snow Leopard) or a GUI like Ukelele (free).
When doing it this way, you would add the resulting .keylayout XML file to /Library/Keyboard Layouts (for use by all users) or ~/Library/Keyboard Layouts (for use by only the current user). Then you would enable the custom layout in System Preferences -> Language & Text -> Input Sources.
For your third-party keyboard, it would still be tricky to find out the key code in a given mapSet for those "useless" keys for "Back", "Forward", "Mail", etc. Personally, I would go with a GUI program that allows me to "press and set" so there's no extra research or guesswork on my part.
So in short, I am not saying that this method is easier or even more powerful than using an app like ControllerMate, but it should at least help explain how keyboards can be re-mapped under OS X without a "middleman" program that has to stay running in the background.
A: I know this is an old question, but future generations might like to know about a more recent tool. It's called Karabiner and can remap tons of things, and has defaults for mapping the F* keys to their Appley equivalents.
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8f72a2575a663fc059355bb38563177af757458a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to restore Parallel's Applications folder? Normally when you install Parallels, it adds a folder to the dock which acts exactly like the default Applications folder on the Mac, except for all the Windows apps.
It even organizes them in folders exactly as the start menu on the PC is organized.
I accidentally dragged it out of the dock, and I'm not sure how I can restore it.
A: The way I was able to resolve the issue is by launching Parallels and then going into the "configure" settings. Next, I went to the Options > Applications, and checked "Show Windows applications folder in Dock".
Apparently when you drag the folder out of the dock, it will automatically uncheck this setting for you. In fact, if you try adding the folder manually and then launching Parallels, it will automatically remove the manually added folder.
| Q: How to restore Parallel's Applications folder? Normally when you install Parallels, it adds a folder to the dock which acts exactly like the default Applications folder on the Mac, except for all the Windows apps.
It even organizes them in folders exactly as the start menu on the PC is organized.
I accidentally dragged it out of the dock, and I'm not sure how I can restore it.
A: The way I was able to resolve the issue is by launching Parallels and then going into the "configure" settings. Next, I went to the Options > Applications, and checked "Show Windows applications folder in Dock".
Apparently when you drag the folder out of the dock, it will automatically uncheck this setting for you. In fact, if you try adding the folder manually and then launching Parallels, it will automatically remove the manually added folder.
A: In Finder, use the command Cmd+Shift+G ("Go to Folder") and enter the following path, then click "Go":
~/Library/Caches/Parallels/Applications Menus
In there, you'll find folders of applications based on the operating system(s) you installed under Parallels. For example, if you have installed Windows XP, the folder will be called Windows XP Applications. Simply drag the folder down to the right side of the Dock to create a shortcut for it there.
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f7d36235abdbdc8a368690dbe715a3a49667ebbc | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to turn off all animations on OS X Is it possible to turn off all animations on OS X?
A: In addition to the answers above, you can also use Secrets. Secrets is an open source PrefPane that lets you set all sorts of hidden options for all sorts of programs on your Mac.
Update: The main site is down and the project looks to be dead. Here is the Google Code Archive if you still want to use the vanilla version.
| Q: How to turn off all animations on OS X Is it possible to turn off all animations on OS X?
A: In addition to the answers above, you can also use Secrets. Secrets is an open source PrefPane that lets you set all sorts of hidden options for all sorts of programs on your Mac.
Update: The main site is down and the project looks to be dead. Here is the Google Code Archive if you still want to use the vanilla version.
A: If you don't want to copy-paste each of the commands shown in the top answer, just select this text, copy-paste it to the terminal and press enter (it will execute all commands at once without having to scroll)
defaults write -g NSAutomaticWindowAnimationsEnabled -bool false
defaults write -g NSScrollAnimationEnabled -bool false
defaults write -g NSWindowResizeTime -float 0.001
defaults write -g QLPanelAnimationDuration -float 0
defaults write -g NSScrollViewRubberbanding -bool false
defaults write -g NSDocumentRevisionsWindowTransformAnimation -bool false
defaults write -g NSToolbarFullScreenAnimationDuration -float 0
defaults write -g NSBrowserColumnAnimationSpeedMultiplier -float 0
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier -float 0
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-delay -float 0
defaults write com.apple.dock expose-animation-duration -float 0
defaults write com.apple.dock springboard-show-duration -float 0
defaults write com.apple.dock springboard-hide-duration -float 0
defaults write com.apple.dock springboard-page-duration -float 0
defaults write com.apple.finder DisableAllAnimations -bool true
defaults write com.apple.Mail DisableSendAnimations -bool true
defaults write com.apple.Mail DisableReplyAnimations -bool true
To undo the changes, paste this into the terminal:
defaults delete -g NSAutomaticWindowAnimationsEnabled
defaults delete -g NSScrollAnimationEnabled
defaults delete -g NSWindowResizeTime
defaults delete -g QLPanelAnimationDuration
defaults delete -g NSScrollViewRubberbanding
defaults delete -g NSDocumentRevisionsWindowTransformAnimation
defaults delete -g NSToolbarFullScreenAnimationDuration
defaults delete -g NSBrowserColumnAnimationSpeedMultiplier
defaults delete com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier
defaults delete com.apple.dock autohide-delay
defaults delete com.apple.dock expose-animation-duration
defaults delete com.apple.dock springboard-show-duration
defaults delete com.apple.dock springboard-hide-duration
defaults delete com.apple.dock springboard-page-duration
defaults delete com.apple.finder DisableAllAnimations
defaults delete com.apple.Mail DisableSendAnimations
defaults delete com.apple.Mail DisableReplyAnimations
Mac OS also has dialog boxes, such as the 'Save As'-box (CMD+SHIFT+S) or the 'Print'-box (CMD+P). You can tweak the speed at which all of these boxes appear by using these commands:
Instant:
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSWindowResizeTime .001
Fast:
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSWindowResizeTime .1
Default (0.2 seconds):
defaults delete NSGlobalDomain NSWindowResizeTime
1 = 1 second. To see the difference you have to re-launch an app such as Terminal and summon a dialog box by pressing CMD+S ('Save') for example. You can find more command-line tweaks at defaults-write.com
A: If you're wary of Terminal, Mountain Tweaks is another helpful GUI to turn off, turn on and otherwise tweak the behavior of Lion and Mountain Lion.
A: This answer, wrapped up as a shell script that allows you to toggle between states.
examples
$ animations_osx.sh
animations disabled - reboot may be required
$ animations_osx.sh
animations enabled - reboot may be required
$ animations_osx.sh OFF
animations disabled - reboot may be required
$ animations_osx.sh ON
animations enabled - reboot may be required
animations_osx.sh
FILE=/tmp/__ez_file_$(date +%s)
function show_help()
{
IT=$(CAT <<EOF
usage: {ON|OFF}
enables or disables animations in osx.
if you don't pass any arguments, it'll toggle between enabled and disabled.
e.g.
ON => All animations are enabled
OFF => All animations are disabled
)
echo "$IT"
exit
}
if [ "$1" == "help" ]
then
show_help
fi
# returns the opposite of the current state for easy toggling
function getNewState()
{
defaults read com.apple.dock expose-animation-duration &> $FILE
VAL=$(cat $FILE)
rm $FILE
if [ "$VAL" == "0" ]
then
echo "ON"
else
echo "OFF"
fi
}
if [ -z "$1" ]
then
OP=$(getNewState)
else
OP=$1
fi
if [ "$OP" == "OFF" ]
then
defaults write -g NSAutomaticWindowAnimationsEnabled -bool false
defaults write -g NSScrollAnimationEnabled -bool false
defaults write -g NSWindowResizeTime -float 0.001
defaults write -g QLPanelAnimationDuration -float 0
defaults write -g NSScrollViewRubberbanding -bool false
defaults write -g NSDocumentRevisionsWindowTransformAnimation -bool false
defaults write -g NSToolbarFullScreenAnimationDuration -float 0
defaults write -g NSBrowserColumnAnimationSpeedMultiplier -float 0
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier -float 0
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-delay -float 0
defaults write com.apple.dock expose-animation-duration -float 0
defaults write com.apple.dock springboard-show-duration -float 0
defaults write com.apple.dock springboard-hide-duration -float 0
defaults write com.apple.dock springboard-page-duration -float 0
defaults write com.apple.finder DisableAllAnimations -bool true
defaults write com.apple.Mail DisableSendAnimations -bool true
defaults write com.apple.Mail DisableReplyAnimations -bool true
echo "animations disabled - reboot may be required"
exit;
fi
if [ "$OP" == "ON" ]
then
defaults delete -g NSAutomaticWindowAnimationsEnabled &> $FILE
defaults delete -g NSScrollAnimationEnabled &> $FILE
defaults delete -g NSWindowResizeTime &> $FILE
defaults delete -g QLPanelAnimationDuration &> $FILE
defaults delete -g NSScrollViewRubberbanding &> $FILE
defaults delete -g NSDocumentRevisionsWindowTransformAnimation &> $FILE
defaults delete -g NSToolbarFullScreenAnimationDuration &> $FILE
defaults delete -g NSBrowserColumnAnimationSpeedMultiplier &> $FILE
defaults delete com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier &> $FILE
defaults delete com.apple.dock autohide-delay &> $FILE
defaults delete com.apple.dock expose-animation-duration &> $FILE
defaults delete com.apple.dock springboard-show-duration &> $FILE
defaults delete com.apple.dock springboard-hide-duration &> $FILE
defaults delete com.apple.dock springboard-page-duration &> $FILE
defaults delete com.apple.finder DisableAllAnimations &> $FILE
defaults delete com.apple.Mail DisableSendAnimations &> $FILE
defaults delete com.apple.Mail DisableReplyAnimations &> $FILE
rm $FILE
echo "animations enabled - reboot may be required"
exit;
fi
show_help
A: Animation is everywhere in OS X, and it is not possible to disable all animation with one global setting, which makes this a very complicated question to answer completely.
I would advise you to try disabling things one at a time as you find animations that annoy you. Check System Preferences to start. For example, the Dock magnification animation can be turned off in System Preferences -> Dock.
Also, check out TinkerTool, which allows you to do the following:
*
*Disable the animation effect when opening files in the Finder
*Disable the animation effect in Mail
*Disable the animation effect in Mission Control
*Disable animation when hiding or showing Dock
*Disable fade-in and fade-out effect,and animation when switching between pages, in Launchpad
*Disable animation in opening windows
*Disable the animation effect when opening information panels or Desktop icons
*Disable the animation effect when selecting information categories
*Accelerate the animation of opening and closing sheets
If there's an animation that really bugs you and you can't figure out how to disable it, try posting a separate question here at Ask Different for that specific issue -- you will get a fast and accurate response. (And as a nice side effect, both you and the people helping you will earn more rep that way.)
A: I have only enabled the first four of these, but here are all hidden preferences for disabling animations I have found.
# opening and closing windows and popovers
defaults write -g NSAutomaticWindowAnimationsEnabled -bool false
# smooth scrolling
defaults write -g NSScrollAnimationEnabled -bool false
# showing and hiding sheets, resizing preference windows, zooming windows
# float 0 doesn't work
defaults write -g NSWindowResizeTime -float 0.001
# opening and closing Quick Look windows
defaults write -g QLPanelAnimationDuration -float 0
# rubberband scrolling (doesn't affect web views)
defaults write -g NSScrollViewRubberbanding -bool false
# resizing windows before and after showing the version browser
# also disabled by NSWindowResizeTime -float 0.001
defaults write -g NSDocumentRevisionsWindowTransformAnimation -bool false
# showing a toolbar or menu bar in full screen
defaults write -g NSToolbarFullScreenAnimationDuration -float 0
# scrolling column views
defaults write -g NSBrowserColumnAnimationSpeedMultiplier -float 0
# showing the Dock
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier -float 0
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-delay -float 0
# showing and hiding Mission Control, command+numbers
defaults write com.apple.dock expose-animation-duration -float 0
# showing and hiding Launchpad
defaults write com.apple.dock springboard-show-duration -float 0
defaults write com.apple.dock springboard-hide-duration -float 0
# changing pages in Launchpad
defaults write com.apple.dock springboard-page-duration -float 0
# at least AnimateInfoPanes
defaults write com.apple.finder DisableAllAnimations -bool true
# sending messages and opening windows for replies
defaults write com.apple.Mail DisableSendAnimations -bool true
defaults write com.apple.Mail DisableReplyAnimations -bool true
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38fe1824902ce8fbb4577fb676729e6eb05c5102 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Cannot log into Workgroup Manager I recently reinstalled the Mac Mini Server using Snow Leopard-server, but using the account I created during setup (allegedly the server administrator account) I cannot authenticate to the LDAPv3/127.0.0.1 store.
Using the diradmin account I can get limited (cannot change anything) access (after waiting a long time) using the same password as the 'standard' admin account. Also, using the root account I can log in fine.
So, what am I missing here?
A: Aparently it does work if I use the 'root' account, don't know if that's even The Right Way™, but it suffices for now.
| Q: Cannot log into Workgroup Manager I recently reinstalled the Mac Mini Server using Snow Leopard-server, but using the account I created during setup (allegedly the server administrator account) I cannot authenticate to the LDAPv3/127.0.0.1 store.
Using the diradmin account I can get limited (cannot change anything) access (after waiting a long time) using the same password as the 'standard' admin account. Also, using the root account I can log in fine.
So, what am I missing here?
A: Aparently it does work if I use the 'root' account, don't know if that's even The Right Way™, but it suffices for now.
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993b19a75b27475263b2bc386c16366daf2cca6a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Location of services created in Automator Long-time ago i created a service in Automator, which still works.
But i want to change the code and it isn't located in either /Library/Services/ nor ~/Library/Services/ as they are both empty
Have i lost the source code or can i restore it otherwise?
A: Did you try ~/Library/Workflows/?
| Q: Location of services created in Automator Long-time ago i created a service in Automator, which still works.
But i want to change the code and it isn't located in either /Library/Services/ nor ~/Library/Services/ as they are both empty
Have i lost the source code or can i restore it otherwise?
A: Did you try ~/Library/Workflows/?
A: As others have said, services are normally in one of the Library/Services folders (~/Library/Services, /Library/Services, and /System/Library/Services). If just looking there doesn't turn it up, another option is to spy on what files are being opened when you invoke the service, with something like:
sudo opensnoop -n WorkflowService
... and then running the service, and looking through the results to see if you can spot the relevant file. If it isn't an Automator-based service, you might have to leave off the -n WorkflowService (although you'll have a lot more irrelevant files to sort through because you'll be seeing every file anything in the entire OS opens).
A: The location of the user created services is under:
~/Library/Services/
(tested Mac OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.4)
other locations you get by entering following command in Terminal:
mdfind .workflow
A: Edited to add
Automator services are definitely supposed to be stored in ~/Library/Services, based on my Googling. I just created a new service in Automator and it placed it there.
Perhaps ~/Library/Application Support/Automator/
Alternately, when I last made a service I believe that I had to save it as an .app first, so you might search for apps.
A: Try searching for .workflow in Spotlight to find all workflow files in your user folder. The service will be called Whatever the Service Name Is in the Services Menu.workflow.
If you prefer the Terminal, this command will do the same thing, searching the current directory and all the folders underneath it:
find ./ -name "*.workflow"
EDIT: Corrected a small mistake in the Terminal command. Apparently -type f doesn't work on .workflow files.
A: The best way that I know to find workflows or anything else is to use the app: "EasyFind.app". Unlike the Finder and Spotlight and even the Unix command-line, EasyFind.app can be configured to search everywhere, and it has a Unix-style pattern-matching capability. For example "*.workflow" can be used to find any Service on your entire hard-drive.
Best of all EasyFind.app is free and legal.
EasyFind.app
INSTEAD of using extra programs you can run your Terminal and enter command:
mdfind .workflow
A: I had the same problem.
I found following ~/Library/Services/ does exist, on my 10.8 OSX.
But I can not see it with Finder, only from Terminal.
I aslo find this:
http://www.macworld.com/article/1161156/view_library_folder_in_lion.html
That explain it little better.
A: If the Services of workflow is generated by system, It will located in "/System/Library/Services".
But if you workflow(services) added by yourself from Automator, it will located in "/Users/[your username]/Library/Services".
A: It is a hidden folder:/Macintosh HD/Users/<username>/Library/Services. The best way to get there is either create a new service in automator and save it and follow steps below, or if you have one created already follow these steps:
*
*Open System Preferences > Keyboard and click the Shortcut tab.
*Find the service that you created
*Right click on the service and Open in Finder.
It will reveal the hidden folder.
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3ff37c598543cc94937d704f511730e686e49232 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Change the year of 500+ photos in iPhoto For quite some time I had my camera configured with the wrong year. How can I change the year portion of the date of 500+ photos in my iPhotos library?
A: In iPhoto '09 (or later, I believe)...
*
*Select all the photos with incorrect dates
*In the menu bar, select Photos -> Adjust Date and Time
*Modify the date to reflect the change you want -- for example, to shift all the photos forward one year, increment just the year part of the date by 1
*All the photos will be time-shifted by the relative change you specified
| Q: Change the year of 500+ photos in iPhoto For quite some time I had my camera configured with the wrong year. How can I change the year portion of the date of 500+ photos in my iPhotos library?
A: In iPhoto '09 (or later, I believe)...
*
*Select all the photos with incorrect dates
*In the menu bar, select Photos -> Adjust Date and Time
*Modify the date to reflect the change you want -- for example, to shift all the photos forward one year, increment just the year part of the date by 1
*All the photos will be time-shifted by the relative change you specified
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2ea3d83c5b9036125ce4a48024a08364271fc135 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to "type to search" in current folder Prior to owning Mac, I used Ubuntu with Nautilus (the default file-browser). With Nautilus, you could simply start typing something, and it would select the folder / file matching the characters you typed.
I'm a programmer who simply just needs to quickly navigate folders so you might understand why I would prefer this over the normal finder search which is slow, searches file contents, and the entire contents of your disc.
Is there a simple equivalent of this type-to-select functionality for finder?
A: Yes, if you start typing, it'll select files/folders with what you type. The only difference between this functionality and Ubuntu's is that OS X's equivalent of this feature doesn't show what you're typing.
| Q: How to "type to search" in current folder Prior to owning Mac, I used Ubuntu with Nautilus (the default file-browser). With Nautilus, you could simply start typing something, and it would select the folder / file matching the characters you typed.
I'm a programmer who simply just needs to quickly navigate folders so you might understand why I would prefer this over the normal finder search which is slow, searches file contents, and the entire contents of your disc.
Is there a simple equivalent of this type-to-select functionality for finder?
A: Yes, if you start typing, it'll select files/folders with what you type. The only difference between this functionality and Ubuntu's is that OS X's equivalent of this feature doesn't show what you're typing.
A: Follow these instructions to change the default search location in Mac OS 10.6 and newer:
*
*Focus Finder and bring up the Preferences dialog
*Switch to the Advanced tab
*Change the When performing a search option to ‘Search the current folder’
This is probably more preferable if you’re know what you’re doing. The default which search the entire computer is intended to help out inexperienced users who have no idea where they just saved their files.
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8a1d446d53a9249a0044acd81236011388d626b5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Upgrade the hdd in the new mid 2011 iMac without buying an Apple certified hdd? It has been recently discovered that Apple uses a new 7 pin hdd connection in their mid 2011 iMacs. When a none Apple certified hdd is installed the fans kick on during boot and system fails to start. Is a way to override the check for an Apple certified hdd either through a software(ktext?) or hardware(jump pins) modification?
A: HDD Fan Control is supposed to effectively solve this problem, which they reiterated today at TUAW.
Check OWC's blog post about it and the comment by OWC's Grant from this morning: they're getting close to figuring it out.
| Q: Upgrade the hdd in the new mid 2011 iMac without buying an Apple certified hdd? It has been recently discovered that Apple uses a new 7 pin hdd connection in their mid 2011 iMacs. When a none Apple certified hdd is installed the fans kick on during boot and system fails to start. Is a way to override the check for an Apple certified hdd either through a software(ktext?) or hardware(jump pins) modification?
A: HDD Fan Control is supposed to effectively solve this problem, which they reiterated today at TUAW.
Check OWC's blog post about it and the comment by OWC's Grant from this morning: they're getting close to figuring it out.
A: I would stay away from the hdd fan control, mainly because it isn't a long term fix. Although it is an easy solution now, all it would take is a software upgrade from apple to cause it to be useless... a patch could then be made by hdd fan control, but there may be a time delay, in which you would be stuck with the imac fans spinning at nearly 6000rpm instead of the idle speed of 1000rpm... its loud to say the least.
If you want a hardware fix, i've come up with a solution. I'll expand on it a little without going into too much technical detail. (sorry my reply is a bit late, i only just came across this message online)
For starters, a standard SATA power cable uses only 4 cables, despite having a 15pin connector. This is because the pins are broken down in sets of 3, and each cable type can be combined after it leaves the connector. (the main reason for this is because the current on each individual pin cannot move fast enough on a single pin to power the 3.5" drives, so they have to have 3x 12v, 3x 3.3v, 3x 5v then 2 sets of 3x coms, which are then combined onto 1 cable... so the 4 cables used are 12v, 3.3v, 5v and coms)
Without going into too much technical detail, two coms tracts send the data from the internal SMART disk of the hard drive to the main logic board. The difference between Apples drives and an industry standard drive is that the firmware revision differs... The logic boards in the 2011 iMacs can only communicate with certain revisions of this firmware, and after testing nearly 100 different drives, i have been unsuccessful in finding a revision that works with it without changing the hardware or running the software. (which isn't free by the way, its a £20 download, but you can download a sample of the app to test it beforehand)
With the 2009 and 2010 iMacs that use the internal SMART disk to convey the hard drives temperature, i have found certain industry standard firmware revisions do work with it, but each manufacturer uses a different connection type, as they dont use the SATA power cable to send the data, but instead use a separate 2 pin connector cable that goes to the logic board directly. As there is no central source of firmware revisions that will work with it, maintaining stock of the drives that do work has proven to be a pain, as testing a drive from each stock with a 2009 or 2010 machine is not the easiest option. (suppliers are not able to specify firmware revisions when shipping drives in my experience, so restocking a specific revision that previously worked is not possible)
Needless to say, i found a sensor that operates at the same frequency as the internal SMART disk for the 09/10 imac, and its part number is 593-1029 (you can look it up on www.thebookyard.com) its listed as the LCD cable for the same range, but it is compatible with the hard drive port, as i have done rigorous testing on this. all you need to do is replace the current sensor cable, then adhere the sensor to the drive (then it will act as a surface temperature sensor instead of an ambient temperature sensor)
As for the 2011 iMac problem, the easiest solution was to make a cable myself. So, instead of explaining the whole process in all its technical glory, here is the link to the part on the site. http://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?products_id=10085
As for an easier to fit solution, i am currently working on an adapter solution that will not require loosening the screws on the logic board to fit a replacement cable. (As the SATA ports are on the underside of the logic board by the graphics card port)
I have also written a small blog about it here if you want a bit more detail, otherwise i can explain the process in more detail if you'd prefer.
http://thebookyard.wordpress.com/2013/01/24/the-aluminium-imac-ranges-and-their-hard-drives-2011-hd-problem-resolved/
But all is not lost, as there is always a solution! Even if it takes a bit of creative finagling to do so.
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af3ff018b57b12dcb4ede2f02d8dc32aedfdc697 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to connect a Facebook account to Adium? For some reason I can't get Adium to connect to Facebook. Facebook refuses to log me in every time I try.
I have the right email address and the right password... but it keeps asking for password.
A: Facebook updated its chat system, breaking Adium's support. You can still connect to Facebook but you need to setup the account as a Jabber account.
Your username will be [email protected]. The server is chat.facebook.com. The port is 5222 and you should not use SSL.
| Q: How to connect a Facebook account to Adium? For some reason I can't get Adium to connect to Facebook. Facebook refuses to log me in every time I try.
I have the right email address and the right password... but it keeps asking for password.
A: Facebook updated its chat system, breaking Adium's support. You can still connect to Facebook but you need to setup the account as a Jabber account.
Your username will be [email protected]. The server is chat.facebook.com. The port is 5222 and you should not use SSL.
A: On April 30th 2015, Facebook disabled Jabber support. There is currently no way to connect to Facebook's chat service from Adium. The developers are aware of the issue, and work is being done in Pidgin (whose protocol library Adium piggy-backs on) to make Facebook chat functional again.
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fbec11e5e9b6b2cfb7f428fd05c1d71b3fb181b0 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Sips not working with pict, qtif and sgi files The terminal command sips -s format pict /path/to/image.ext --out /path/to/output.pic ouputs Error: Unsupported output format com.apple.pict even though if you do man sips and go down to format, there is written that it supports jpeg | tiff | png | gif | jp2 | pict | bmp | qtif | psd | sgi | tga.
Is this normal and can you fix it anyway?
A: Not the definitive answer but be careful with sips. It seems to me sips itself has been updated but the man page remained the same. On my Mac PICT creates no output at all and PSD creates a file that is totally garbled when viewed in Photoshop. It seems you can also export to PDF, and the result opens just fine in Adobe Acrobat, but when opened in Photoshop or Illustrator what you see is very, very different of what should be there ...
| Q: Sips not working with pict, qtif and sgi files The terminal command sips -s format pict /path/to/image.ext --out /path/to/output.pic ouputs Error: Unsupported output format com.apple.pict even though if you do man sips and go down to format, there is written that it supports jpeg | tiff | png | gif | jp2 | pict | bmp | qtif | psd | sgi | tga.
Is this normal and can you fix it anyway?
A: Not the definitive answer but be careful with sips. It seems to me sips itself has been updated but the man page remained the same. On my Mac PICT creates no output at all and PSD creates a file that is totally garbled when viewed in Photoshop. It seems you can also export to PDF, and the result opens just fine in Adobe Acrobat, but when opened in Photoshop or Illustrator what you see is very, very different of what should be there ...
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5c5a0b665952361a9a77b72eecae1ec0a08f813f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Use MacVim as standard Terminal? I used to love the terminal.app for many reasons.
I especially liked the way I could navigate to a file and edit using vim it all in one app, without having to leave the keyboard.
But, since the terminal.app doesn't support many of vim's rich features, I decided to make the step to MacVim.
This breaks the symmetry though, I have to use terminal.app to navigate to a file, edit in MacVim (using mvim of course), quit MacVim and open up the terminal again.
Isn't there a way to use MacVim in stead of terminal to do all this? I'm not talking about iTerm 2 etc, these apps don't cut is for me. I'm talking about true unix command line in MacVim..
This should be possible, I guess, only... is it?
A: This is an old thread, but just in case someone else has this question:
mvim -v
| Q: Use MacVim as standard Terminal? I used to love the terminal.app for many reasons.
I especially liked the way I could navigate to a file and edit using vim it all in one app, without having to leave the keyboard.
But, since the terminal.app doesn't support many of vim's rich features, I decided to make the step to MacVim.
This breaks the symmetry though, I have to use terminal.app to navigate to a file, edit in MacVim (using mvim of course), quit MacVim and open up the terminal again.
Isn't there a way to use MacVim in stead of terminal to do all this? I'm not talking about iTerm 2 etc, these apps don't cut is for me. I'm talking about true unix command line in MacVim..
This should be possible, I guess, only... is it?
A: This is an old thread, but just in case someone else has this question:
mvim -v
A: If you are looking to navigate and open your files from within VIM, there are a couple things I suggest trying out.
:Sex
:Sex in VIM or MacVim splits the screen and lets you navigate the file system to find a file. I have this bound to ;o in my install.
NERDTree
NERDTree is a VIM add-on that gives you a navigable tree view of the filesystem on the left-hand side of VIM. :NERDTreeToggle ~/path/to/whatever/ will open NERDTree for you, and the root of the tree will be ~/path/to/whatever/. In my VIM installs I use my home directory, and have it aliased to Control+o in .vimrc:
map <C-O> :NERDTreeToggle ~/<CR>
A: You're confusing the terminal with the text editor, as other commenters have pointed out. Still, there are a number of ways to make the terminal more vim-like, or vim more terminal-like.
If it's vi-style keybindings in the terminal you're after, add set -o vi to your ~/.bash_profile (assuming you're using bash). This will allow you to use vi-style keybindings at the command line (hjkl movement, modal editing, etc.)
If you just want to be able to execute unix commands from within vim, prepend ! to the beginning of those commands at the (Mac)Vim command line. For example :!pwd will print the working directory.
There are also plugins like Conque which allow you to run a shell from within Vim, which sounds like it may be exactly what you're after.
A: At least now, in 2020, this is built into MacVim. You can open the terminal with :terminal and you can navigate to and from it by tapping <C-w> twice.
For more information on usage, type :help terminal.
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16039cc8233de201fd00aac67144ef62c15a20e7 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Great Apple (first and third-party) accessories or peripherals List your favorite accessory (or peripheral) for your Apple hardware.
Rules
*
*Limit to one accessory per answer.
*Add a short description for the accessory.
*Add a link to the website in the name of the accessory if possible .
*Use ## accessoryName (price) for citing the accessory name.
*Check for dupes.
Only Mac OS X and iOS compatible accessories.
Some people don't like these questions. If you are one of them please look the other way. These types of questions have been successful in the past.
A: Smart Cover
Apple's Smart Cover for iPad 2 ($39 for Polyurethane, $69 for leather)
The Smart Cover and iPad 2 were made for each other. Literally. Built-in magnets draw the Smart Cover to iPad for a perfect fit that not only protects, but also wakes up, stands up, and brightens up your iPad. That’s not just smart. It’s genius.
| Q: Great Apple (first and third-party) accessories or peripherals List your favorite accessory (or peripheral) for your Apple hardware.
Rules
*
*Limit to one accessory per answer.
*Add a short description for the accessory.
*Add a link to the website in the name of the accessory if possible .
*Use ## accessoryName (price) for citing the accessory name.
*Check for dupes.
Only Mac OS X and iOS compatible accessories.
Some people don't like these questions. If you are one of them please look the other way. These types of questions have been successful in the past.
A: Smart Cover
Apple's Smart Cover for iPad 2 ($39 for Polyurethane, $69 for leather)
The Smart Cover and iPad 2 were made for each other. Literally. Built-in magnets draw the Smart Cover to iPad for a perfect fit that not only protects, but also wakes up, stands up, and brightens up your iPad. That’s not just smart. It’s genius.
A: Magic Trackpad
Apple's Magic Trackpad ($59)
Desktop users, your time has come. The new Magic Trackpad is the first Multi-Touch trackpad designed to work with your Mac desktop computer. It uses the same Multi-Touch technology you love on the MacBook Pro. And it supports a full set of gestures, giving you a whole new way to control and interact with what’s on your screen. Swiping through pages online feels just like flipping through pages in a book or magazine. And inertial scrolling makes moving up and down a page more natural than ever. Magic Trackpad connects to your Mac via Bluetooth wireless technology. Use it in place of a mouse or in conjunction with one on any Mac computer — even a notebook.
A: ScanSnap S1300
Fujitsu ScanSnap S1300 ($254 on Amazon)
The Fujitsu ScanSnap S1300 is a document scanner capable of scanning both sides of a page in color or black & white. The scanner software is usually able to correct documents that did not feed perfectly straight to produce straight output. The software then produces a searchable PDF file that can be indexed by Spotlight on Mac OS X.
A: MX Revolution
Logitech MX Revolution (discontinued). Successor is Logitech Performance Mouse MX ($79)
The Logitech MX Revolution is a wireless mouse with a USB receiver. Its contoured design fits comfortably in the palm of your hand. The mouse is completely functional with Mac OS X, and the included software allows for the redefinition of almost any function to the various buttons.
A: TuneBase Direct
Belkin's TuneBase Direct ($69)
(source: belkin.com)
The Belkin TuneBase Direct plugs into the cigarette lighter of your vehicle and allows convenient access to an iPhone or iPod while charging it. The TuneBase direct also includes a cable to connect to the 3.5mm input jack to your vehicle's stereo. The button in front of the dock connector allows for easy play/pause, forward, and backward controls for iPod playback.
A: Razer Naga
Mac-compatible gaming/general use mouse. $70
A mouse. With 17 buttons. That isn't a typo. Seventeen.
Mac and PC users can configure them and create macros. Supports automatic profile switching based on app.
It's really comfy.
http://www.sempercog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/naga.png
A: Griffin Elevator
Griffin Elevator ($39.99)
Lift your laptop to a comfortable viewing height and reclaim your
desktop.
Elevator's sturdy brushed aluminum and
minimal design go great with any desk
decor.
Elevator holds your portable computer
safely and securely at just the right
height to match external monitors -
and to save your aching neck.
Elevator conforms to health and safety
standards, making your laptop safer
and more comfortable to use all day
long. Healthycomputing.com, the
premier source for office ergonomics,
recommends positioning the top of your
screen level with your eyes and
sitting at least an arm's length
distance from the screen. Both of
these key ergonomic standards are made
possible using Elevator with an
external keyboard.
A: Griffin PowerMate
Griffin PowerMate USB Controller ($45)
The PowerMate can be set up such that the anti-clockwise/clockwise rotation of the input device causes scrolling up and down of a web page in a web browser when it is in focus on the desktop, or the system audio volume when it is not. The status LED on the underside of the PowerMate could be set up as an indicator of resource usage, i.e. CPU usage, when the input device is not in use, and when in use the LED could be set to indicate volume level by LED brightness.
The configuration software allows for custom configuration for each software application. A video editing program can use the PowerMate to scroll through the timeline. Or it can be configured to scroll through your browser page history and push to refresh. It would also work well for breakout-style games.
A: Belkin Headphone Adapter
A short extension cable that acts identically to the built-in button on Apple's headphones, though it lacks the microphone. ($20)
The Belkin Headphone Adapter enables you to turn any pair of headphones, or other Stereo Audio Cable, into one that allows you to manage your iOS device in the same way you would with Apple's stock headphones. You have volume control buttons, as well as a middle click that allows you to;
*
*(1-click) play/pause,
*(2-clicks) skip forward, and
*(3-clicks) skip backwards with your media.
We use this in order to facilitate media playback in our car, which only has an 1/8" Stereo Line-In jack. We start whatever media we're going to listen to beforehand, then while in the car, we plug the cable in and start driving. Then, it is trivial to pause or skip songs when desired.
A: Henge Docks
Quickly, easily and cleanly incorporate your MacBook computer into a desktop setup or your home theater system, so you get the best features of a laptop, desktop and media center PC all from one computer. Henge Docks patent-pending design doesn’t require any hardware, software or settings changes to your Apple Mac.
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fb68f2c964e010ae6d151b73432db8c82d5a37de | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Zip Utility with encryption option Is there any good zip application for Mac OS X similar to 7-Zip (Windows only) which is free, compatible with many formats, and offers encryption options?
A: Check out Keka - the free Max OS X file archiver
With 7z and Zip you will have the
opportunity to create password
encrypted files to better protect your
privacy. It's as easy as write your
password in the box, and drag and drop
files to Keka in the dock.
Another way is to run the command in your Terminal.app:
$ zip -e myzip.zip <files>
After the command you will be prompted for a password. Instead of the single files you can specify a folder, too.
I don't know of any more apps that allow you to create archives with many formats. For decrompression there are multiple great apps (The Unarchiver, Stuffit Expander).
You can give 7zipX a try, too.
Some paid alternatives:
*
*BetterZip
*StuffIt
*Archiver
| Q: Zip Utility with encryption option Is there any good zip application for Mac OS X similar to 7-Zip (Windows only) which is free, compatible with many formats, and offers encryption options?
A: Check out Keka - the free Max OS X file archiver
With 7z and Zip you will have the
opportunity to create password
encrypted files to better protect your
privacy. It's as easy as write your
password in the box, and drag and drop
files to Keka in the dock.
Another way is to run the command in your Terminal.app:
$ zip -e myzip.zip <files>
After the command you will be prompted for a password. Instead of the single files you can specify a folder, too.
I don't know of any more apps that allow you to create archives with many formats. For decrompression there are multiple great apps (The Unarchiver, Stuffit Expander).
You can give 7zipX a try, too.
Some paid alternatives:
*
*BetterZip
*StuffIt
*Archiver
A: The unarchiver and simplyRAR in addition to keka.
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5de06196b711bacff90c180530ddd8afcc059d97 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I setup VNC on Windows to connect from Mac OS X? I want to control my Windows box from my Mac. I installed RealVNC on Windows but it's impossible to connect from Mac. (Finder, Command+K) What should I do to do this?
A: What is happening - are there any error messages? - Can you ping your windows machine from your mac?
A pretty easy alternative would be TeamViewer.
TeamViewer - the All-In-One Solution
for Remote Access and Support over the
Internet
TeamViewer connects to any PC or
server around the world within a few
seconds. You can remote control your
partner's PC as if you were sitting
right in front of it. Find out why
more than 100 million users trust
TeamViewer!
| Q: How do I setup VNC on Windows to connect from Mac OS X? I want to control my Windows box from my Mac. I installed RealVNC on Windows but it's impossible to connect from Mac. (Finder, Command+K) What should I do to do this?
A: What is happening - are there any error messages? - Can you ping your windows machine from your mac?
A pretty easy alternative would be TeamViewer.
TeamViewer - the All-In-One Solution
for Remote Access and Support over the
Internet
TeamViewer connects to any PC or
server around the world within a few
seconds. You can remote control your
partner's PC as if you were sitting
right in front of it. Find out why
more than 100 million users trust
TeamViewer!
A: 1) Install...a good VNC server on Windows (UltraVNC probably the best on WXP)(TightVNC works well with W7)
2) Check... if the Mac can "see" the Windows PC (use the ping command inside the terminal app)
3) Install "Chicken of the VNC" on the Mac
Start "Chicken..", write the Windows'IP number in the "host" field, and connect... (good luck)
also, good starting points are:
- don't use wireless, but use a "cross cable" between the Mac and the PC (ask the cable to your computer dealer)
- if the VNC client or the ping command shows "timeout", then check and perhaps disable the firewalls on Windows (the embedded one and the one included with your antivirus) and disable the firewalls on the Mac (the embedded one and the commercial one if any (I use Intego))
be sure not to be connected to internet when disabling the firewalls
success? ok, now do the same with firewalls "on" and wireless "on" (may be a little harder...)
Notes:
- RDP is not VNC, it opens a Windows remote session (usually not the same shown on the Windows monitor)
- Ctrl-K is not VNC, it connects to SMB/CIFS shared directories
Hope this helps
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65894081d306dff858847597d8203ea6548cd478 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Sending email with images on iPad? I've just realized I can't send images from Mail on Ipad.
When a create a new draft there is not add image functionality, so I guess the only way is to email images from Photos.
However, what if I want to send an email with more than one image ?
thanks
A: From the Photo app you can select up to 5 images and hit Share -> E-Mail.
Maybe it's possible to mail more then 5 images when you select 5+ and the Copy them and Paste them in your E-Mail.
See this guide for reference: Send multiple photos at once on the iPad and iPhone
| Q: Sending email with images on iPad? I've just realized I can't send images from Mail on Ipad.
When a create a new draft there is not add image functionality, so I guess the only way is to email images from Photos.
However, what if I want to send an email with more than one image ?
thanks
A: From the Photo app you can select up to 5 images and hit Share -> E-Mail.
Maybe it's possible to mail more then 5 images when you select 5+ and the Copy them and Paste them in your E-Mail.
See this guide for reference: Send multiple photos at once on the iPad and iPhone
A: Tapping on the icon will display more options, such as bulk copy or delete.
Note: I reply becoz I can't add images to @timbooo comment.
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3180ce0e878f4ec5b5994e9c75dd4e917e72f3c3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: "Lockable" stickies on the dashboard? I'm looking for a dashboard sticky-type widget that I can "lock" so that it won't accept edits. I have a number of stickies that I place there with common terminal commands I use, but I have the nasty habit of hitting cmd+v instead of cmd+c when I select the command, and cmd+z doesn't undo the paste, which means I have to recreate the sticky.
Are there any widgets where I can lock the contents, and maybe even auto copy-to-clipboard on click/select?
A: I'd like to introduce you to a different approach. I had a similar problem (not the copy/paste error, but that the notes were not really too cool to work with).
This was a long time ago, but since I switched to the free Notational Velocity, I haven't had issues, with the benefit of a very fast (instant) indexing and search in all the trash I want to save :)
Give it a look, it's open source and very simple to operate. It may give your Stickies approach some fresh air and you might like it :p
| Q: "Lockable" stickies on the dashboard? I'm looking for a dashboard sticky-type widget that I can "lock" so that it won't accept edits. I have a number of stickies that I place there with common terminal commands I use, but I have the nasty habit of hitting cmd+v instead of cmd+c when I select the command, and cmd+z doesn't undo the paste, which means I have to recreate the sticky.
Are there any widgets where I can lock the contents, and maybe even auto copy-to-clipboard on click/select?
A: I'd like to introduce you to a different approach. I had a similar problem (not the copy/paste error, but that the notes were not really too cool to work with).
This was a long time ago, but since I switched to the free Notational Velocity, I haven't had issues, with the benefit of a very fast (instant) indexing and search in all the trash I want to save :)
Give it a look, it's open source and very simple to operate. It may give your Stickies approach some fresh air and you might like it :p
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6afe818f5373ed54c80a7cb6335b19342dfed433 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: how to switch windows faster...? I used to switch windows using win+1..9 on windows 7. Now switching to mac, i wonder if is there any equivalent feature in snow leopard? Or maybe there exist some third-party application support that?
A: There are quite a few commands which let you do this in Mac OS X:
Cmd+Tab for switching applications
Cmd+` for switching windows within applications
F3/F9 for Exposé (shows all windows in a graphical way, on trackpads you can do a 4-finger swipe down)
F10 for showing windows of a specific application in Exposé
F11 for showing desktop and shoving all other windows to the side, on a trackpad its 4 finger swipe up
There is also Spaces which is like having multiple desktops, where you can switch to and fro. You can enable it in the Exposé & Spaces prefrence pane in System Preferences and suit the keyboard shortcuts to you liking
| Q: how to switch windows faster...? I used to switch windows using win+1..9 on windows 7. Now switching to mac, i wonder if is there any equivalent feature in snow leopard? Or maybe there exist some third-party application support that?
A: There are quite a few commands which let you do this in Mac OS X:
Cmd+Tab for switching applications
Cmd+` for switching windows within applications
F3/F9 for Exposé (shows all windows in a graphical way, on trackpads you can do a 4-finger swipe down)
F10 for showing windows of a specific application in Exposé
F11 for showing desktop and shoving all other windows to the side, on a trackpad its 4 finger swipe up
There is also Spaces which is like having multiple desktops, where you can switch to and fro. You can enable it in the Exposé & Spaces prefrence pane in System Preferences and suit the keyboard shortcuts to you liking
A: I don't think that either Expose or Spaces quite do the job well. I bought and use Witch, from Many Tricks. It allows you to switch not only between applications (as you would using Command-Tab), but also between different windows of each application.
I like the way that Witch gives me preview windows for each application's windows, and that it is fully Spaces-aware. It has a ridiculous amount of options to fine-tune its behavior to your liking. Well worth the $14 US for me.
A: Optimal Layout, an app I developed, lets you start typing in the name of the app/window/tab you want to switch to - this is a really fast way to switch windows if you are a touch typist.
A: If you want a quick simple way of switching apps from a list, try out contexts, reminds me of dmenu from Linux.
A: I haven't used Win7 but I guess you are asking about Expose. F9 key or Four finger swipe down on trackpad that shows all the window and select the one you want to switch to.
you may find the F10 key useful if you want to see all windows of an application.
Edit:
The keyboard shortcuts are from external standard keyboard. Apple keyboards have special keys, F3 & Cmd + F3 or Fn + F3
A: hold command and press tab and it will switch between apps
also in system preferences see expose and spaces you can set these up to uses f-keys or use buttons on mouse or set hot corners
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a7992756c79b69bb4cab62bc8d0ac796b5d29bf8 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I display long list of client on a page using keynote In keynote each page has a fixed size. Just to impress people I am developing a page which will list around 40 clients.
I want the list of client names to appear one after another and the list will scroll down. Sort of like the reverse of a credits scroll at the end of a movie. How do I do that with Keynote?
For simplicity you can also imagine as having a single page that lists from 1 to 100 vertically.
A: I hope I unterstood what you want...
I tried to create an example: scroll_example.zip
Follow these steps:
*
*Create all your client names
*Group them all to one object (if they're all in one textbox, skip this step)
*Create an action for that object -> Move
*Set the action from bottom to top and specify the duration
*Place your object outside your slide and end position of the move action is of course in your slide (see the example)
| Q: How do I display long list of client on a page using keynote In keynote each page has a fixed size. Just to impress people I am developing a page which will list around 40 clients.
I want the list of client names to appear one after another and the list will scroll down. Sort of like the reverse of a credits scroll at the end of a movie. How do I do that with Keynote?
For simplicity you can also imagine as having a single page that lists from 1 to 100 vertically.
A: I hope I unterstood what you want...
I tried to create an example: scroll_example.zip
Follow these steps:
*
*Create all your client names
*Group them all to one object (if they're all in one textbox, skip this step)
*Create an action for that object -> Move
*Set the action from bottom to top and specify the duration
*Place your object outside your slide and end position of the move action is of course in your slide (see the example)
A: If you wanted to do side to side you could add each item as a separate text item, and then apply a Drift build-in animation. Unfortunately Drift only does left to right, or right to left. But it provides a nice organic move in and move out with acceleration and deceleration.
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994d4ab450ecbc79dd1834b651a501480fe523bf | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is it safe to turn the iPhone 4 off for over a week I am going away on holiday for a week but don't want to take my phone with me because I'm afraid of running up a huge bill, is it safe to turn the phone off for this long? Or can it damage the battery?
A: Long-Term Storage
If you don’t plan on using your iPod touch for more than three weeks, Apple recommends that you store it with the battery charged between 50%-75% and the device completely turned off, not just put to sleep.
If you store it when the battery is fully discharged, it could fall into a deep discharge state, which renders it incapable of holding any charge. Conversely, if you store it fully charged for an extended period of time, the battery may experience some loss of battery capacity, meaning it will have a shorter life.
I'm not sure if this will apply to your situation or not, seeing as it was intended for iPod's and not iPhonee's, but I would think that the concept would be the same.
This is the apple page where I got the information from.
| Q: Is it safe to turn the iPhone 4 off for over a week I am going away on holiday for a week but don't want to take my phone with me because I'm afraid of running up a huge bill, is it safe to turn the phone off for this long? Or can it damage the battery?
A: Long-Term Storage
If you don’t plan on using your iPod touch for more than three weeks, Apple recommends that you store it with the battery charged between 50%-75% and the device completely turned off, not just put to sleep.
If you store it when the battery is fully discharged, it could fall into a deep discharge state, which renders it incapable of holding any charge. Conversely, if you store it fully charged for an extended period of time, the battery may experience some loss of battery capacity, meaning it will have a shorter life.
I'm not sure if this will apply to your situation or not, seeing as it was intended for iPod's and not iPhonee's, but I would think that the concept would be the same.
This is the apple page where I got the information from.
A: I would agree with what @Senseful says above but with a caveat about storing electronics in refrigerators. I suspect that they're not especially dry environments so if you are storing a device in one, a sealed container containing a dessicant might be the best way to do it.
A: This answer is somewhat outdated as Apple has added very robust and intelligent overcharging, over rate charging, temperature controls and adaptive charging to extend the life and avoid many of the situations where 2010 to 2015 era battery and charge system tech could result in less service length than ideal.
Even for 2010 era, what is described is still certainly safe - just turn it off and enjoy your trip. Newer gear makes this even more safe to do. You really have to go out of your way to exhaust batteries - and only random failures result in swaps in my experience now.
iPhone and all other Apple Products shipping in the last 5+ years (excepting the Apple Battery Charger which are NiMH AA cells) have lithium polymer (lipo) batteries. The MacBook Pro and Air batteries are a bit more sophisticated than the iPhone/iPod/iPad batteries but the underlying chemistry is the same.
It is safe to store them for months and it's best to charge them 50% and turn off the device for long term storage. All lipo batteries work best when they get a normal serive charge and discharge cycle once a month, but slowly draining from 50% to 0% over 6 to 12 months and then getting charged back to 50% is quite safe for several years of storage.
I wouldn't worry about leaving it off even 5 months if you starting over 50% but less than 70% charge in a not-hot location.
*
*The worst thing for a battery is to
use or charge it above 95 degrees F.
*The next worst is deep, deep
discharge (well past when the device
shuts off) - make sure you charge up
the battery past half before long periods of
storage.
*Repeated long storage while full.
(don't make a habit of leaving it
100% full and off for months at a time)
I still have my original iPhone going strong (for occasional testing) by waking it up every 6 months at a minimum. If I leave it around 2/3 full and wake it six months later - it's usually got more than 1/4 battery left. I then use it for a few days charging and discharging fully before shutting it off again.
A: As long as you keep the phone in a cool, dry place, it will be fine.
You only need to be worried about battery damage during storage when it is long term (e.g. months/years), in which case you would want to keep the battery at 40% and keep it in a cool place such as a refrigerator.
More info can be found at batteryuniversity.
A: Yes. You can store an iPhone for much longer than a week with around a 50% charge on the battery. I store my old iPhone test spares often for several weeks between uses, and haven't seen the slightest problem. Apple probably stores repair spares for far longer in their stockrooms.
But if you just don't want to run up any charges, take it with you and use it as an iPod, but leave it in Airplane mode for the entire duration of the trip. If you're paranoid about accidentally turning on cellular data, you can also remove the SIM card, which will prevent any cellular billing to your account.
Or leave it at home plugged in to the charger, off or on, but locked and in Airplane mode.
A: Absolutely, You will notice that your iPhone was at full charge when you turned it on for the first time, despite it traveling around the world in shipping containes, and siting in a shop store room. Chances are that period was longer than a week and has not harmed your device, another week will not do any harm.
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c3acfd46bd64565da7c1df79be546f482a4bae6e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Mac OS X Server 10.6.7: Disable Apache? I'm doing some Rails dev, and I'm trying to get Pow running. After making the appropriate symlink, if I try to go to idealm_web.dev/ (idealm_web being the name of my Rails project), I get this:
I was told that this was Apache. How do I disable this? I checked under System Preferences > Sharing, and there was no way to disable it.
A: If this is OS X Server (i.e. the server product, not the regular desktop OS), turn off the web service in either Server Preferences or Server Admin.
| Q: Mac OS X Server 10.6.7: Disable Apache? I'm doing some Rails dev, and I'm trying to get Pow running. After making the appropriate symlink, if I try to go to idealm_web.dev/ (idealm_web being the name of my Rails project), I get this:
I was told that this was Apache. How do I disable this? I checked under System Preferences > Sharing, and there was no way to disable it.
A: If this is OS X Server (i.e. the server product, not the regular desktop OS), turn off the web service in either Server Preferences or Server Admin.
A: You could disable the launch daemon.
I'm not an expert with launchctl but the following command should work.
sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.httpd.plist
A: Turn off Web Sharing. You might have to restart. There are other ways of doing it also. Keep searching.
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0e3d887f5219d08b7866534de0a2328d9f06329e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to Kiosk Mode a Web Page OSX - Chrome I have to let members of the public use my laptop to access a member signup web page at a student fair in a couple of weeks.
Chrome doesn't have kiosk mode on Mac, is it possible to disable CMD+Q, prevent the title bar from showing up etc..?
Is there software designed for this?
Any other advice?
A: Chrome has a Kiosk mode for Mac OS. Sort of. You can pass it command line args to get the kiosk mode as follows:
/Applications/Google\ Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google\ Chrome --kiosk --app=192.168.168.53
=> This opens a chrome window without any window decorations, maximized to full-screen (like any other Mac App that is maximized.
For all the Chrome command line args check out:
http://peter.sh/experiments/chromium-command-line-switches/#load-extension
| Q: How to Kiosk Mode a Web Page OSX - Chrome I have to let members of the public use my laptop to access a member signup web page at a student fair in a couple of weeks.
Chrome doesn't have kiosk mode on Mac, is it possible to disable CMD+Q, prevent the title bar from showing up etc..?
Is there software designed for this?
Any other advice?
A: Chrome has a Kiosk mode for Mac OS. Sort of. You can pass it command line args to get the kiosk mode as follows:
/Applications/Google\ Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google\ Chrome --kiosk --app=192.168.168.53
=> This opens a chrome window without any window decorations, maximized to full-screen (like any other Mac App that is maximized.
For all the Chrome command line args check out:
http://peter.sh/experiments/chromium-command-line-switches/#load-extension
A: Have you considered using Opera as a browser for the signup. It does provide a kiosk mode that is easy to enable:
/Applications/Opera.app/Contents/MacOS/Opera -kioskmode -noexit
The documentation has information about a 'Go To Home' timeout mode that will restore the kiosk after a set interval.
A: There's a plugin called Saft which enables kiosk mode in Safari. (Saft has been discontinued as of late 2012; it doesn't work beyond Safari 5.0.5.) If the computer is being used in public, create a new guest user in the system preferences and use this one for the fair. Even if somebody breaks out of the kiosk mode, they can't see your private data or mess anything up.
If you want to stay with Chrome, there's an AppleScript on Superuser, to launch Chrome in kiosk mode.
A: It's tricky but I managed to get Chrome in a proper kiosk mode. By editing the Chrome's Info.plist in the package contents you can force it to hide the menu bar in presentation mode (set LSUIPresentationMode to 3). The Continue where I left off setting might help.
Use parental controls to block or white list websites.
There is a Chrome plugin called kioskmodehelper that limits tabs and hides ui elements.
A: try eCrisper from http://ecrisper.com
A: If you setup a new user in System Preferences and setup the parental controls to let it have a simple finder then you can allow only Chrome to be opened and you can set it up so that the only webpage allowed to be accessed is your webpage.
A: Open Script Editor and using the following:
set strUrl to "https://example.org"
do shell script "/Applications/Google\\ Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google\\ Chrome --app=" & strUrl
tell application "Google Chrome" to activate
tell application "System Events"
keystroke "f" using {command down, control down}
end tell
This will open a url in app mode as kiosk isn't available on Mac.
It then sends the keys ctrl + cmd + f to enter fullscreen as the older shortcut cmd + shift + f no longer seems to work.
A: None of these answers worked for me as a command line solution. I had to pass the URL through the app parameter for it to work.
(MacOS 10.13.4. Chrome 66.)
/Applications/Google\ Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google\ Chrome --kiosk --app=http://example.com
*Looks like William's solution does incorporate this in his Applescript.
A: http://barbariangroup.com/ Makes a free Mac kiosk WebKit based app called PlainView.
Check it out, it's quite configurable.
A: I'm working on a minimalist kiosk webviewer whose only purpose it is to provide a secured container for a predefined url/webapp. Features basically are:
*
*Normal-/Kiosk-Mode
*Optional password protection for leaving Kiosk-Mode
*Predefined URL (aimed at webapp)
*Optional Webapp admin URL
*In-App registration as login/startup application
Could do with some tweaks and further "hardening" but serves its purpose - and it's open source for that matter.
https://github.com/tschiemer/filmothek-kiosk-osx
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fb94119e103a3ff2f03ea198040b1be965c0a7c9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: White iPhone 4 vs. black iPhone 4 Other than the color, what exactly are the difference between the black and the white iPhone 4?
A: Check out this gallery for some comparison photos.
| Q: White iPhone 4 vs. black iPhone 4 Other than the color, what exactly are the difference between the black and the white iPhone 4?
A: Check out this gallery for some comparison photos.
A: There are two changes that I've read about, both related to the color change but not just that the color is different:
*
*The rear camera positioning has been slightly modified to reduce the amount of light that leaks into the area; it's said to be recessed slightly deeper into the device, though other reports indicate a slightly different casing. Makes sense, since the black glass and plastic would absorb light that the white glass and plastic would let through, likely causing washed-out pictures (or the software adjusting the white balance incorrectly, losing details in lighter and/or darker areas of the image).
*Reports also indicate that the proximity sensor has been modified. Though it's quite possible, if the iPhone uses a capacitive proximity sensor such a change shouldn't be necessary (if it uses an infrared proximity sensor then the same light change issue would require a change). It seems more likely that the change was made for the ambient light sensor which is right next to the proximity sensor, since the ambient light sensor would have light change differences as well.
Other than the the phones are identical. The new one is no faster, for example.
A: Its supposed to be identical, but 0.2mm thicker
A: There is only a Color Difference between both devices.
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6cdcc7acb18ee82bb9cb6ef8b253c92536525beb | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I uninstall imagemagick from Mac OS X? I have ImageMagick installed on my Mac. I manually installed it and the dependencies.
However, it is causing some problems with brew doctor, so I would like to just uninstall it. After uninstalling it, I will:
brew install imagemagick
I am not sure how to uninstall it, so any help getting me started in the right direction would be great!
I have decided to abandon this for now. I will be leaving it as is, and using homebrew to install it when I upgrade to Lion. Thanks.
A: Please try brew remove imagemagick
Sorry my bad ;)
If you manually installed it, goto the root directory where you downloaded the sourcecode and try sudo make uninstall. If you already deleted the install files, redownload the source file and untar it. Then you can cd to the source dir. and use sudo make uninstall to uninstall.
| Q: How do I uninstall imagemagick from Mac OS X? I have ImageMagick installed on my Mac. I manually installed it and the dependencies.
However, it is causing some problems with brew doctor, so I would like to just uninstall it. After uninstalling it, I will:
brew install imagemagick
I am not sure how to uninstall it, so any help getting me started in the right direction would be great!
I have decided to abandon this for now. I will be leaving it as is, and using homebrew to install it when I upgrade to Lion. Thanks.
A: Please try brew remove imagemagick
Sorry my bad ;)
If you manually installed it, goto the root directory where you downloaded the sourcecode and try sudo make uninstall. If you already deleted the install files, redownload the source file and untar it. Then you can cd to the source dir. and use sudo make uninstall to uninstall.
A: Homebrew can show you which files in /usr/local aren't under it's control: brew list --unbrewed
This list should be a good start for cleaning up, or if you just want to focus on stuff that may interfere with homebrew: brew list --unbrewed | egrep '^(lib|include)'
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b90b535b9dbd7fe4cc9bec2febfe5dcf4cbc81fe | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I get photographs off the iPhone 4 wirelessly? My new iPhone 4 takes pretty good pictures (for a phone); they're comparable to a lower-end point and shoot. Very convenient.
But it's a pain in the butt to get the pictures off the phone. I have to manually plug it into the computer and import somehow (I use Windows Live Photo Gallery). It works, but it's cumbersome.
Is there a way to get a whole bunch of photographs off the device wirelessly?
A: Eye-Fi has an iPhone app that will perform essentially the same function as the Eye-Fi SD Cards (wirelessly transfer photos to your computer and/or the web). More information can be found on their website - the catch is that you need to have an Eye-Fi card. No, it doesn't appear to actually use the card, but they give the app away to card owners.
| Q: How can I get photographs off the iPhone 4 wirelessly? My new iPhone 4 takes pretty good pictures (for a phone); they're comparable to a lower-end point and shoot. Very convenient.
But it's a pain in the butt to get the pictures off the phone. I have to manually plug it into the computer and import somehow (I use Windows Live Photo Gallery). It works, but it's cumbersome.
Is there a way to get a whole bunch of photographs off the device wirelessly?
A: Eye-Fi has an iPhone app that will perform essentially the same function as the Eye-Fi SD Cards (wirelessly transfer photos to your computer and/or the web). More information can be found on their website - the catch is that you need to have an Eye-Fi card. No, it doesn't appear to actually use the card, but they give the app away to card owners.
A: Your iPhone 4 supports iOS 5.0, which can now sync photos wirelessly using Photo Stream.
For setup instructions, see http://support.apple.com/kb/PH2605
A: I use PhotoSync to transfer pictures wirelessly from iPhone <-> iPad, and from iOS devices <-> computer. They have little computer utilities on their website to send and catch the photos on a PC or Mac. It handles bulk transfers too. I've had good luck with it so far.
A: DropBox
The iPhone app lets you upload photos and videos. You can them sync them from DropBox to your computer when you get home. The only downside is that you have to select each photo in your Camera Roll at a time. Can't do mass uploads from the iPhone.
A: I'd go got DropBox, although it is true that you used to have to upload images one by one the latest version now has bulk upload. When you choose upload it shows you your camera role, you tick which photos you would like to upload, tap go and it uploads them all.
I have matched this with Hazel on my laptop for it to watch my DropBox folder and any Photos taken on my iPhone that appear in DropBox are then moved to my desktop (or other folder). Although the same action can be performed with out hazel but with a little knowledge of AppleScript.
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0261b8667247e6803e5d0316a29fffb8aa46bec1 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there an alternative dictionary for OS X? Is there any better English dictionary software available to replace the simple default dictionary app in mac?
I need some features like
*
*one-click word lookup,
*hotkey to open the program,
*hotkey to lookup,
*speech synthesis...
A: Cocoaspell is an open source dictionary. Cocoaspell is a MacOSX interface to Aspell.
Aspell is an Open Source spell checker designed to eventually replace Ispell. Its main feature is that it does a much better job of coming up with possible suggestions than Ispell does. In fact recent tests shows that it even does better than Microsoft Word 97's spell checker or just about any other spell checker I have seen. It also has support for checking (La)TeX and HTML files, and run time support for other non English language.
| Q: Is there an alternative dictionary for OS X? Is there any better English dictionary software available to replace the simple default dictionary app in mac?
I need some features like
*
*one-click word lookup,
*hotkey to open the program,
*hotkey to lookup,
*speech synthesis...
A: Cocoaspell is an open source dictionary. Cocoaspell is a MacOSX interface to Aspell.
Aspell is an Open Source spell checker designed to eventually replace Ispell. Its main feature is that it does a much better job of coming up with possible suggestions than Ispell does. In fact recent tests shows that it even does better than Microsoft Word 97's spell checker or just about any other spell checker I have seen. It also has support for checking (La)TeX and HTML files, and run time support for other non English language.
A: Just for ≈$60 you can buy ABBYY Lingvo Dictionary for Mac on App Store.
+s:
*
*No-click word lookup (just hover over a word).
*Nice support of inflected word forms.
*It's comprehensive that's why it's most popular is whole xUSSR (at least Windows version).
*It supports English to French, Spanish, German, Italian, Russian (hundreds of thousands of words each).
*Native speaker audio pronunciation.
–s:
*
*It's expensive. That's why I use translate.google.com and m-w.com instead :(.
In my opinion it's not better but best dictionary.
A: Would results from dict.org work? If you use Quicksilver, you can get results from dict.org. Quicksilver is an application launcher, like Spotlight. Note that it is a beta. I haven't had any problems with it, but just be aware that it still is in development. You can type in the word that you want to get a definition from and then select dict.org. It will return the result in a window. I don't know about speech synthesis. I'm not sure if it has speech synthesis or not. Let me know if you do decide to use Quicksilver, as it can be confusing.
A: You can add dictionaries to MacOSX's built-in dictionary app., and have access to its functionalities (cntrl-click). You will find the installed dictionaries in HD/Library/Dictionaries ... or ... User/Library/Dictionaries.
FWIW, I have added a French dictionary, which is available on the net.
NB, that in Dictionary.app's prefs, you can also select which dictionaries you wish to see/use.
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24f2a35e6269b95c264c5788cff527fb9922717f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I change the default font-family for all slides in keynote I am using keynote 2009 and I want all my slides to have the font-family "Courier". I tried playing with master slides but when I create a new slide it defaults to "Gill Sans".
Any help is appreciated.
A: Apple Anonymous May 2, 2014 12:37 PM in response to Sullivans in Kansas City
I FINALLY FIGURED IT OUT!!!!! Pay it forward, pass this along.
The easiest way to change ALL fonts on EVERY slide of the ENTIRE slide show AT ONCE: (for Keynote)
*
*"View"
*"Show Document Warnings"
*Click "Description" Box (so all words, symbols, etc. listed become highlighted)
*"Replace Font" tab will become ungreyed
*Click, "Replace Font"
*Select the font you want the slideshow to be replaced with
Voila!
| Q: How do I change the default font-family for all slides in keynote I am using keynote 2009 and I want all my slides to have the font-family "Courier". I tried playing with master slides but when I create a new slide it defaults to "Gill Sans".
Any help is appreciated.
A: Apple Anonymous May 2, 2014 12:37 PM in response to Sullivans in Kansas City
I FINALLY FIGURED IT OUT!!!!! Pay it forward, pass this along.
The easiest way to change ALL fonts on EVERY slide of the ENTIRE slide show AT ONCE: (for Keynote)
*
*"View"
*"Show Document Warnings"
*Click "Description" Box (so all words, symbols, etc. listed become highlighted)
*"Replace Font" tab will become ungreyed
*Click, "Replace Font"
*Select the font you want the slideshow to be replaced with
Voila!
A: You can change the Master Slide to get the fonts you want, and if you’d like this to be the default, then you can save this out as a Theme.
(Caveat: I only have iWork ’11 in front of me, but I believe it's the same, for iWork ’09).
(i) Adjust font for a single presentation
*
*Open the complete set of Master Slides. View > Show/Edit Master Slides.
*Find the Master Slide(s) that corresponds to slides that you’ve used in your presentation. Open the Fonts panel (Format > Font > Show Fonts, or the Fonts item in the toolbar).
*Select everything in the slide (Edit > Select All, or ⌘A), and then, in the fonts panel, select Courier instead of Gill Sans.
*Repeat for every Master Slide you need.
*Create a text box and format it with the font/style you want. Then select it and choose Format > Advanced > Define Text for All Masters.
(ii) Adjust font of a theme for all future presentations based on this theme
Create a blank slide show with the chosen Theme, make these edits on every Master Slide. (Every slide should now have Courier instead of Gill Sans as the default font).
Then save this out as a new Theme (File > Save theme…) to avoid overwriting the default. Call it something descriptive, like Courier Black, and just save it.
Now, next time the Theme chooser pops up, you’ll be able to choose your Courier Black variant, which will have Courier as the default.
A: I hope you get to read this - the others were really not the best advice
IT IS MUCH MUCH SIMPLER
Select a MASTER text box and change it's font.
Format > Advanced > Define Text for Current Master or Define Text for All Masters
A: Most answers and tutorials are outdated due to software updates.
Simpler way is to search from Help.
*
*Go to "Help" from top-bar
*Search "Replace Font"
*Follow procedure
A: Drag your altered master slide over the new slide with the incorrect font. When you make a new slide, have one whose master slide has the desired font selected.
A: The best way, ditch Keynote and buy Microsoft office powerpoint.
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f4cf43deda857b0a9d0f3ab85fe3821b48c7f3f9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Alternative backup solution for a mac? I know that we can easily use time machine. However, i wonder if there exist any other way to backup the data on my macbook? Since I do a lot of modification to the system and sometimes make it has kernel panic, I would need the backup program to be able to restore everything from a bootable cd (the backup file can be on the hard disk).
So, if your solution offers a bootable backup, that's great, but I'm more interested in equivalent functionality of Time Machine where multiple snapshots are available.
A: Carbon Copy Cloner is a nice application. It is free.
| Q: Alternative backup solution for a mac? I know that we can easily use time machine. However, i wonder if there exist any other way to backup the data on my macbook? Since I do a lot of modification to the system and sometimes make it has kernel panic, I would need the backup program to be able to restore everything from a bootable cd (the backup file can be on the hard disk).
So, if your solution offers a bootable backup, that's great, but I'm more interested in equivalent functionality of Time Machine where multiple snapshots are available.
A: Carbon Copy Cloner is a nice application. It is free.
A: I would do this in the reverse way. Use Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper to make a bootable clone of your working disk, to an external hard disk. It doesn't need all of your data on it, just the system. Use this copy to do your experimentation with. If something goes wrong, just make another clone of your system disk. This keeps the main system disk always in working condition.
A: A combination of SuperDuper for complete bootable backups, and something like Crashplan for offline backup is a good bet.
*
*Use SuperDuper to make one or more bootable 'known good' back up disks (these can be on separate partitions of a USB drive for example). This gives you a complete backup of your entire system that you can restore quickly.
*Use Crashplan to back up data files offsite, and to other computers if you have them. This means that even if your computers and disks are damaged or stolen, you still have an offline copy of your data.
(Note, a true offline copy will take much longer to restore but it is really a backup of last resort, i.e. when all else fails)
A: To create bootable backups which contain everything including system files, you may want to look at Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper.
A: The KISS Principle would suggest restoring your system from the OS X DVD that came with your Mac.
For personal files, I think the best backup option is cloud storage, like Dropbox (2GB free, $10/mo for 50GB, $20/mo for 100GB). It instantly syncs files between all your Internet-connected computers, and you can access them from your mobile device(s), too. No extra charge for data in/out, so it's a good solution for restoring all personal files from scratch after reinstalling the OS.
Common sense also advises against storing important personal files on a computer that you're making significant system-level changes to, especially if you've "broken" your computer in that way before.
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7e7519521182dfa6abe6dace3db1ca07c687d659 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I convert MKV files and burn them to DVD? I have a 5+1 theater system(can use USB or DVD) which doesn't support MKV play.
How can I use my Mac to burn the .mkv files into high quality dvds ?
A: You could convert the mkv file first with something like Handbrake or iSkysoft's iMedia Converter, then burn it to DVD. Handbrake and iMedia Converter will give you more options for converting than Toast.
| Q: How can I convert MKV files and burn them to DVD? I have a 5+1 theater system(can use USB or DVD) which doesn't support MKV play.
How can I use my Mac to burn the .mkv files into high quality dvds ?
A: You could convert the mkv file first with something like Handbrake or iSkysoft's iMedia Converter, then burn it to DVD. Handbrake and iMedia Converter will give you more options for converting than Toast.
A: Sounds like you need Toast Titanium. Toast will take individual video files and put them into a DVD player compatible format. It doesn't have many options for the DVD's menus, but it's a quick and easy way to burn video files to DVD. It also has many supported formats.
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dc709e417685b492703820e7816ce2816592d944 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What is the optimal setting for importing CDs? When you use iTunes to import a CD you have several options -- "AAC Encoder," "AIFF Encoder," etc.
I'd like to have the best possible sound quality and avoid any sort of lossy compression.
Which setting, if any, allows me to do that?
I noticed the "Apple Lossless" option, but it sounds a little proprietary. I'm suspicious. So I guess my goal is the above, but using a cross-platform standard file format if possible.
A: I would recommend using the AAC MPEG4 set at 320KBS. We have done blind tests between this & uncompressed in a hi-fi shop, and no one has been able to tell the difference. AAC is a great codec & 10 years newer than MP3. The other option (if you have the room) is to leave them uncompressed.
| Q: What is the optimal setting for importing CDs? When you use iTunes to import a CD you have several options -- "AAC Encoder," "AIFF Encoder," etc.
I'd like to have the best possible sound quality and avoid any sort of lossy compression.
Which setting, if any, allows me to do that?
I noticed the "Apple Lossless" option, but it sounds a little proprietary. I'm suspicious. So I guess my goal is the above, but using a cross-platform standard file format if possible.
A: I would recommend using the AAC MPEG4 set at 320KBS. We have done blind tests between this & uncompressed in a hi-fi shop, and no one has been able to tell the difference. AAC is a great codec & 10 years newer than MP3. The other option (if you have the room) is to leave them uncompressed.
A: Apple lossless is the way to go in iTunes. For the best possible quality. AAC is darn near good enough for almost everyone and saves space so be sure to test both before doing a ton of encoding.
I like to be able to update iTunes whenever a new version arrives and depend on easy syncing across computers (home sharing and streaming) as well as across devices so I try not to add plug ins or non-supported formats unless the need is great.
If you are worried about the proprietary nature of Apple Lossless instead of FLAC (the best free lossless alternative), it is very simple to batch re-encode the entire library to AAC / MP3 or AIFF/WAV or burn to a CD at full resolution.
The benefit of stock Apple Lossless format is about 50% compression rate with no loss of data or sound quality.
I would guess most people that don't use an external DAC and premium headphones ($400 to $1500) with audiophile amplifiers will rarely need AAC bitrates more than 240kbps for most recordings. Going higher is generally a waste of space for little to no discernible impact on listening enjoyment.
Basically, it's only worth encoding higher if the recording is precious and archival in nature or you really do hear a difference for that one piece that makes it worth re-encoding at a lossless level.
You can always start with Apple Lossless and convert later to FLAC/AIFF or downsample if you feel constrained by Apple's software.
A: FLAC is a free lossless audio codec. It's pretty much the cross-platform standard. AIFF and WAV are both uncompressed, but they take up more disk space. A three minute AIFF is about 30MB. A three minute FLAC file will be about 18MB.
The only downside to encoding and listening to your music with FLAC is that it requires jumping through a few hoops on the Mac. As you noticed, iTunes supports its own lossless codec. You'll have to do your encoding outside of iTunes. Here is a list of Mac-compatible FLAC encoders. Here is an article on how to play FLAC files in iTunes.
Also, this is an interesting and relevant discussion on another stackexchange site about the perceived differences (or lack thereof) between different audio codecs and compression rates.
A: In an Apple only enviroment moving away form 'standard' file formats it's a BAD strategy in my opinion.
Flac, Ogg and such are nice, but when/if you'll have to move to different personal computers, operating systems, devices (your iPhone, or Android or plain cellphone) you'll regret going with those.
So personally I do VBR mp3 at the highest quality possible...
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55523dbd0d08ff7d54c6aeba492f1d48d31c9537 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Tabs to spaces in BBEdit How can I configure BBEdit to insert 4 spaces (or at least spaces up to the next column which is a multiple of 4)? I've checked "Auto-expand tabs" in the preferences, but it doesn't seem to be doing that.
A: This has stymied me for quite some time, and today I found the way to enable this for open documents. At the very top of the Document in BBEdit in the left hand corner, you will find the path of the file you are currently editing immediately preceded by a small gear icon. Click the gear icon and place a check in the box next to "Auto-expand Tabs".
| Q: Tabs to spaces in BBEdit How can I configure BBEdit to insert 4 spaces (or at least spaces up to the next column which is a multiple of 4)? I've checked "Auto-expand tabs" in the preferences, but it doesn't seem to be doing that.
A: This has stymied me for quite some time, and today I found the way to enable this for open documents. At the very top of the Document in BBEdit in the left hand corner, you will find the path of the file you are currently editing immediately preceded by a small gear icon. Click the gear icon and place a check in the box next to "Auto-expand Tabs".
A: The Auto-expand tabs preference must also be set for the Language mapping setting. Also, the setting won't be applied until you create or open a new document.
See Languages in BBEdit.
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fe0a8e56d605669cfba6f8eee0da875b1de6ad61 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a reliable, automatic subtitle downloader for Mac OS X? On Ubuntu I use SMPlayer or SubDownloader, which both reliably retrieve subtitles from opensubtitles.org. SMplayer even does this automatically for the file you are currently viewing.
So far I've tried SolEol, FileBot, SubDownloader (which is a bit behind on versions for Mac OS; seems like the API URL for opensubtitles.org changed) and Undertext. None of them work reliably, some of them not at all.
A: I know this is an old question, but I was searching for this same answer, and found a great solution.
Subliminal will allow you to set up a cron job, (or manually enter from CLI) whole directory trees, and download subtitles. You can also set it up as a post processor for SABNzbd or SickBeard or CouchPotato.
It's working great for me.
| Q: Is there a reliable, automatic subtitle downloader for Mac OS X? On Ubuntu I use SMPlayer or SubDownloader, which both reliably retrieve subtitles from opensubtitles.org. SMplayer even does this automatically for the file you are currently viewing.
So far I've tried SolEol, FileBot, SubDownloader (which is a bit behind on versions for Mac OS; seems like the API URL for opensubtitles.org changed) and Undertext. None of them work reliably, some of them not at all.
A: I know this is an old question, but I was searching for this same answer, and found a great solution.
Subliminal will allow you to set up a cron job, (or manually enter from CLI) whole directory trees, and download subtitles. You can also set it up as a post processor for SABNzbd or SickBeard or CouchPotato.
It's working great for me.
A: I found Subtitles recently. It looks nice and clean and seems to work quite well (I had lots of problems with Unicode support in subliminal).
A: I developed a free app to download subtitles on the Mac.
You can download it from here.
It downloads from OpenSubtitles.
It is not a signed application (I'm not willing to pay Apple two times, as I develop for iPhone and not for Mac), so you have to allow it to run through System Preferences → Security & Privacy.
A: I, too, have made a free utility for this purpose.
You can grab it fresh here: Sublime.
A: Subsmarine from cocoawithchurros provides a commercial solution.
A: I am using SPlayerX. It is a media player can auto download subtitles depending on the video you playing.
A: I use XBMC and it works like a charm!
A: I recommend Subtitles Wizard Plus for this use case.
A: I wrote a Python Script myself to download Subtitles. First I wrote a Python Script to download subtitles using thesubdb API, then I used automator to create a service. Installation is really painless.
Installation instructions and source is on my GitHub page.
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136131e7b65fd5952df2fe7ed752be463a239738 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to disable WebGL in the Chrome browser on Mac OS X How does one disable Google Chrome from using WebGL on a Mac (Mac OS X 10.6)?
(There currently appears to be some sort of security advisory regarding this component.)
A: Chrome lets you disable WebGL using the about:flags page.
Type about:flags into the URL bar and press return.
Find the Disable WebGL flag and enable it. Restart Chrome for changes to appear.
| Q: How to disable WebGL in the Chrome browser on Mac OS X How does one disable Google Chrome from using WebGL on a Mac (Mac OS X 10.6)?
(There currently appears to be some sort of security advisory regarding this component.)
A: Chrome lets you disable WebGL using the about:flags page.
Type about:flags into the URL bar and press return.
Find the Disable WebGL flag and enable it. Restart Chrome for changes to appear.
A: Well, seems that in the latest versions of Chrome this flag cannot be disabled from about:flags. In order to disable it:
*
*Close chrome (if running)
*Open the terminal.
*Type: open -a "Google Chrome" --args -disable-webgl
*Profit!
A: Not sure how to do this in OS X, but you may be able to do so by running chrome from terminal with the "-disable-webgl" flag.
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84c21ed65b11f9a37e5faacea6ecedce64783e36 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a fast way to change proxy setting? On my laptop I usually have a ssh connection open and use the remote machine as a proxy server just so that all my network traffic is over ssh. I know that it's hopeless and we're all doomed, but it makes me feel a little better.
Problem is sometimes I need to set and unset it for some reason and then I have to dig through millions of dialogs to get to here...
...so that I can uncheck that option.
Is there a faster way to do that or a way I can set up a script to turn "SOCKS Proxy" on and off? Probably something with Applescript, right?
Is there a way to do this without learning Applescript?
A: Set up two locations - one with proxy one - one off - you are an Apple menu item away from the switch.
Just select network, then edit the locations.
| Q: Is there a fast way to change proxy setting? On my laptop I usually have a ssh connection open and use the remote machine as a proxy server just so that all my network traffic is over ssh. I know that it's hopeless and we're all doomed, but it makes me feel a little better.
Problem is sometimes I need to set and unset it for some reason and then I have to dig through millions of dialogs to get to here...
...so that I can uncheck that option.
Is there a faster way to do that or a way I can set up a script to turn "SOCKS Proxy" on and off? Probably something with Applescript, right?
Is there a way to do this without learning Applescript?
A: Set up two locations - one with proxy one - one off - you are an Apple menu item away from the switch.
Just select network, then edit the locations.
A: If you use Alfred, you can try a variant of this extension:
e=$(networksetup -getsocksfirewallproxy wi-fi | grep "No")
if [ -n "$e" ]; then
echo "Turning on proxy"
networksetup -setsocksfirewallproxystate wi-fi on
else
echo "Turning off proxy"
networksetup -setsocksfirewallproxystate wi-fi off
fi
For more information, look up the networksetup command line function. (Note that you may need to change wi-fi above to something else -- ethernet for wired connections, or airport if you're on Snow Leopard.)
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d39944e95e7f34612c6528b20344643714ebdbb2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iPhone Tweak to override http links to other Apps Is there already an app or would it be possible to have an app which:
Catches http:// links that are clicked from any application and can redirect them to other apps other than safari.
For example a link to twitter could be set to goto Tweetbot, so http://twitter.com/adamdempsey would be clicked but it would actually load tweetbot://user_profile/adamdempsey
I know obviously this would be for jailbroken phones only, just asking if it could happen?
A: There's a JailBreak tweak called Browser Changer, and it does almost exactly what you want. It's in the standard repositories in Cydia, and it's free. I've used it to make all links automatically open with Dolphin Browser. It works quite well, but it can only make one app open all http links, so other than that, there isn't anything that does exactly what you want.
| Q: iPhone Tweak to override http links to other Apps Is there already an app or would it be possible to have an app which:
Catches http:// links that are clicked from any application and can redirect them to other apps other than safari.
For example a link to twitter could be set to goto Tweetbot, so http://twitter.com/adamdempsey would be clicked but it would actually load tweetbot://user_profile/adamdempsey
I know obviously this would be for jailbroken phones only, just asking if it could happen?
A: There's a JailBreak tweak called Browser Changer, and it does almost exactly what you want. It's in the standard repositories in Cydia, and it's free. I've used it to make all links automatically open with Dolphin Browser. It works quite well, but it can only make one app open all http links, so other than that, there isn't anything that does exactly what you want.
A: To the best of my knowledge, it is not possible to write an application that listens to http://anything. The fact that http://maps.google.com addresses shell out to the Maps application is a special case likely built explicitly into MobileSafari.
All other iOS applications may register on a special URL. For example, many Twitter clients register for the twitter:// protocol and usually have references like twitter://messages, twitter://replies, etc.
Unfortunately I don't know of a specific app to support customizing this in the Jailbreaking community.
A: There is now a tweak called LinkOpener by HASHBANG Productions on the BigBoss repo which does exactly this with Facebook, Twitter and eBay links.
They are working on a new version with setting which will allow you to choose if you have multiple applications, eg TweetBot and Twitterific etc.
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abd4d307da2e8c64e35569196b266e96a8156b73 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Prevent shutting down iPhone when passcode lock is on If my iPhone is stolen and the thief shut the phone down, I wouldn't be able to locate it anymore.
Is it possible to disable the possibility to shut down the phone when a passcode lock is set up?
A: Yes, but you have to be jailbreak and go through Cydia for this.
The add-on is called iGotYa.
*
*enables "Prevent OFF"
*acquires location of a stolen device (sends via email of choice, or via sms)
*takes a picture of the person which holds your device if they enter the wrong passcode
| Q: Prevent shutting down iPhone when passcode lock is on If my iPhone is stolen and the thief shut the phone down, I wouldn't be able to locate it anymore.
Is it possible to disable the possibility to shut down the phone when a passcode lock is set up?
A: Yes, but you have to be jailbreak and go through Cydia for this.
The add-on is called iGotYa.
*
*enables "Prevent OFF"
*acquires location of a stolen device (sends via email of choice, or via sms)
*takes a picture of the person which holds your device if they enter the wrong passcode
A: It's worth noting that I'm fairly sure that a long press (15+ seconds) of the power button initiates a hardware reset, which is completely impossible to block with software.
Think about what would happen if you had no hard-reset option, and the software than handles turning off your phone crashed. You would never be able to restart it again, and it would be effectively bricked until the battery wore down, and it shut off due to lack of power.
Basically, for any complex electronics device, it certainly will crash, so there has to be a way to override any software power controls. Every computer electronics device I have ever seen has had some mode which you can use to reset it, for just this reason.
A: This is currently exactly how the iPhone is designed. I agree with your issue.
My answer was about to be: "Perhaps if you Jailbroke your iPhone you could install some modification software that would prevent someone from shutting it down when locked". However, there's naturally yet another level of indirection.
One of the things that you will never be able to prevent, is the device being put into DFU mode. A phone is put into DFU mode by holding down both the Sleep and Home buttons for 10 seconds, then let go of only the Sleep button (continue holding the Home button) until the phone wakes with it's "connect to iTunes" notice.
DFU mode is one of the few pure hardware modes. After putting a phone into DFU mode, it cannot be used until restored against an instance of iTunes. Which also means that the data will invariably be lost because it will be wiped upon restore of new phone setup.
A few notes:
No computer is completely secure when physical access is allowed by an unauthorized user. No amount of BIOS passwords, login passwords, or anything extended authentication will be unable to be overcome. Physical access is total access.
What I'm saying is that you should spend less of your time attempting to thwart theft, and instead set up a mechanism for safeguarding your data.
Sync regularly, configure your iPhone to wipe itself after 10 failed pin attempts, set up Find My iPhone so you can issue a Remote Wipe command.
Note that I'm not saying not to not bother mitigating theft. Getting a K-Lock if you're in a display position, a secure case so it's harder to lift from your pockets (or don't put it in your pants pocket) are all worthwhile steps to take.
A: Perhaps consider Cylay? Requires jailbreak, but can hinder shutdown.
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2e7c3ae3361051bb0f4e56fbe3ff45f544b638bd | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Switch Cmd and Control keys for one app only I use a mac at work and a home. However, at work I need to log into a Windows virtual machine (using either CoRD or MS RDC) several times each day to do some work. Switching between using control instead of command for common keyboard shortcuts is driving me mad, so I was hoping there was a way to switch these keys only when I am in Windows. That way I wouldn't have to fight my muscle memory for tasks such as cut, copy and paste. (Permanently switching my mac to use a Windows layout is not a solution btw. I like my mac keyboard layout)
I have looked at Ukulele, but it doesn't allow rearranging of modifier keys.
A: It's a common issue and it looks like it was answered on superuser side of this web site - Assuming you are happy with a solution for Remote Desktop, this looks to be a duplicate of https://superuser.com/q/263647/76395
Have you had a chance to see if that program will help remap the keys as desired?
| Q: Switch Cmd and Control keys for one app only I use a mac at work and a home. However, at work I need to log into a Windows virtual machine (using either CoRD or MS RDC) several times each day to do some work. Switching between using control instead of command for common keyboard shortcuts is driving me mad, so I was hoping there was a way to switch these keys only when I am in Windows. That way I wouldn't have to fight my muscle memory for tasks such as cut, copy and paste. (Permanently switching my mac to use a Windows layout is not a solution btw. I like my mac keyboard layout)
I have looked at Ukulele, but it doesn't allow rearranging of modifier keys.
A: It's a common issue and it looks like it was answered on superuser side of this web site - Assuming you are happy with a solution for Remote Desktop, this looks to be a duplicate of https://superuser.com/q/263647/76395
Have you had a chance to see if that program will help remap the keys as desired?
A: Ultimately you may simply need to train your fingers to switch between Command and Control. This is what I did years ago, since I go back and forth between Mac and Windows all day long. It still frustrates me on occasion, but I have grown used to it.
However, would there be a way to use AppleScript to create a script for toggling System Preferences: Keyboard: Modifier Keys... on and off for when you go into your VNC or Remote Desktop session?
Parenthetically, Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop for Macintosh tries to handle this for you and gives you a few options for customizing keys and mouse behavior--though not what you are asking for specifically in this case.
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461a28e5b37d4d1a168551d22aa9cc7dc9580d6b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to monitor file access for an OS X application? I am looking for the OS X corespondent of FileMon, that was later included in ProcessMon.
BTW, it is essential to be able to filter by process.
A: Instruments—a part of the Apple Xcode development suite—can monitor all file access and writes. Open it from /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Applications/Instruments.app, select your application or process, and press Start. You have extensive filter options available in the menus.
Older versions of Xcode are storing the App at /Developer/Applications/Instruments.app
| Q: How to monitor file access for an OS X application? I am looking for the OS X corespondent of FileMon, that was later included in ProcessMon.
BTW, it is essential to be able to filter by process.
A: Instruments—a part of the Apple Xcode development suite—can monitor all file access and writes. Open it from /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Applications/Instruments.app, select your application or process, and press Start. You have extensive filter options available in the menus.
Older versions of Xcode are storing the App at /Developer/Applications/Instruments.app
A: There is the command opensnoop. Run without arguments, it may overwhelm you with output, but it can be run with arguments -n name to limit output to processes named name.
A:
lsof
command on the Terminal.app can do that for you?
use the man lsof to catch up with it's use.
Cheers
A: The faster way is:
$ lsof [path_to_file]
This solution doesn't require the root password and gives you back the following, clear, result:
COMMAND PID USER FD TYPE DEVICE SIZE/OFF NODE NAME
Finder 497 JR7 21r REG 1,2 246223 33241712 image.jpg
QuickLook 1007 JR7 txt REG 1,2 246223 33241712 image.jpg
A: Also available are iosnoop and iotop depending on your specific needs. These terminal commands can be piped through grep to watch for filesystem events from a specific process or against a specific file.
A: No one has mentioned Activity Monitor, found in the /Applications/Utilities folder.
Click on the Process Name in the list, then hit the "Inspect" button on the toolbar.
There are three tabs in the resulting window: Memory, Statistics, Open Files and Ports. The Open Files and Ports tab will show all the open files being used by the process.
A: Launchd is the main system level tool for monitoring files (and a folder is a special file) since it's always running. Hazel is one program that helps put a pretty GUI around launchd WatchPaths. Look here for lots of tips on launchd as well as hundreds of tutorials, a good wikipedia article and the Apple dev docs.
fseventsd will log some changes - so you might use FSeventer or access those files if launchd isn't your cup of tea.
fs_usage and lsof are process aware command line tool to tap into the IO subsystem as it's running. The fs_usage buffer can get overloaded so if you want something more guaranteed and less of a "take a quick peek" it's less dependable for total correct results as the other commands.
A: There's a graphical interface to lsof type information. It's donationware from HAMSoft and it's called What's Keeping Me. Designed to answer that "Why can't I delete this from my trash?" question that comes up every so often on OS X, it also happens to be a handy way to watch for open I/O handles on running processes if you're just curious about what's going on. It allows you some simple search and filtering.
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000e4a3b8b706cad6f3b642fed8010374ad935ce | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I run terminal in sudo mode? I was trying to install npm, and I got
npm ERR! Error: EACCES, Permission denied '/usr/local/lib/node_modules'
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Please use 'sudo' or log in as root to run this command.
npm ERR!
npm ERR! sudo npm "install" "." "--force" "--global"
npm ERR!
npm ERR! or set the 'unsafe-perm' config var to true.
npm ERR!
npm ERR! npm config set unsafe-perm true
How can log in as a root?
A: You need to use the su (switch user) command to become root, but only root is allowed to become root, so you need to use sudo (super-user do). Therefore, type: sudo su.
[william@NCC-1701 ~]$ sudo su
Password:
[root@NCC-1701 /Users/william]$
If you haven't used root before, you should be made fully aware that one wrong character typed as root will delete your entire operating system, including your photos, emails and financial documents. Be extremely careful and always triple-read what you type before hitting enter. Otherwise, good luck!
| Q: How do I run terminal in sudo mode? I was trying to install npm, and I got
npm ERR! Error: EACCES, Permission denied '/usr/local/lib/node_modules'
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Please use 'sudo' or log in as root to run this command.
npm ERR!
npm ERR! sudo npm "install" "." "--force" "--global"
npm ERR!
npm ERR! or set the 'unsafe-perm' config var to true.
npm ERR!
npm ERR! npm config set unsafe-perm true
How can log in as a root?
A: You need to use the su (switch user) command to become root, but only root is allowed to become root, so you need to use sudo (super-user do). Therefore, type: sudo su.
[william@NCC-1701 ~]$ sudo su
Password:
[root@NCC-1701 /Users/william]$
If you haven't used root before, you should be made fully aware that one wrong character typed as root will delete your entire operating system, including your photos, emails and financial documents. Be extremely careful and always triple-read what you type before hitting enter. Otherwise, good luck!
A: sudo -s is far easier than enabling the root user since it just starts up a shell with root permissions as a one step, on demand action. Not only is it fast, but it doesn't need to be reconfigured when you don't need the root user and doesn't expose the server to any more risk or vulnerability that adding a root user would entail.
Of course for npm you could just follow the directions and type:
sudo -H npm "install" "." "--force" "--global"
That still makes the npm command "root" and skips the log out step to get back out of root.
A: I ran the same issue trying to install ionic, you only need to run the same command with sudo:
sudo npm install -g ionic cordova
The system will request the current user’s password. Provide it, and you will be able to install as superuser.
A: Other than what people have said you can run sudo <your-shell> this brings up the shell with root priveleges
sudo zsh
A: I usually do it bit differently than how others described here.
Lets imagine you have two users.
standard user: john
admin user: kevin
If john is logged in and wants to run as a root user(as kevin) here is how I do it.
su kevin
when asked enter kevin's password
sudo npm "install" "." "--force" "--global"
enter kevin's password again.
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001fd5f5d7c9226314e5163f28f7d714c6f6fb04 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Macbook pro trackpad stops working after plugging in USB mouse in Windows 7 under bootcamp We have a new Macbook Pro which we've installed Windows 7 under boot camp. We've also installed the drivers off the OSX CD.
When I plugged in a USB mouse the Trackpad stops working, which is fine because I've got the mouse. When I unplug the USB mouse the track pad still doesn't work.
Has anyone else experienced the behaviour? Is there a solution to it?
A: During boot camp assistant partitioning, it prompted you to create windows support folder. After installing windows you should have run setup from this folder. If you run it again and reboot, you should have your track-pad driver restored. When you run it again, select repair.
| Q: Macbook pro trackpad stops working after plugging in USB mouse in Windows 7 under bootcamp We have a new Macbook Pro which we've installed Windows 7 under boot camp. We've also installed the drivers off the OSX CD.
When I plugged in a USB mouse the Trackpad stops working, which is fine because I've got the mouse. When I unplug the USB mouse the track pad still doesn't work.
Has anyone else experienced the behaviour? Is there a solution to it?
A: During boot camp assistant partitioning, it prompted you to create windows support folder. After installing windows you should have run setup from this folder. If you run it again and reboot, you should have your track-pad driver restored. When you run it again, select repair.
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9878a316e8049ceb9dac3c93f1a5c7fc70174dc2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: HDCP Error on MacBook Pro with no External Display I occasionally receive the infamous HDCP error (as seen below).
However, I don't have an external display connected. It happens on the MacBook's built in display. This happens MID VIEWING. It starts playing fine, then randomly I get this error. I can always restart it, but it's become a pain. Any ideas?
A: What programs are you running? This can happen if, for instance, a VNC session is started, or one of the many airplay applications (servers) runs, or if a screen capture utility runs. They create a third virtual monitor which isn't HDPC compliant, and if they happen to do it while you're watching your movie, you'll receive this error.
Check through your services and background apps to see what is running that might need or use display access. If you don't notice anything, see if you can disable all your background apps and test it again. If it's still happening you might need to reinstall OS X to get rid of any old drivers left behind from an installation of an old USB display adapter, for instance, or screen sharing application.
| Q: HDCP Error on MacBook Pro with no External Display I occasionally receive the infamous HDCP error (as seen below).
However, I don't have an external display connected. It happens on the MacBook's built in display. This happens MID VIEWING. It starts playing fine, then randomly I get this error. I can always restart it, but it's become a pain. Any ideas?
A: What programs are you running? This can happen if, for instance, a VNC session is started, or one of the many airplay applications (servers) runs, or if a screen capture utility runs. They create a third virtual monitor which isn't HDPC compliant, and if they happen to do it while you're watching your movie, you'll receive this error.
Check through your services and background apps to see what is running that might need or use display access. If you don't notice anything, see if you can disable all your background apps and test it again. If it's still happening you might need to reinstall OS X to get rid of any old drivers left behind from an installation of an old USB display adapter, for instance, or screen sharing application.
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e8be0edb844edd051cdad0dde4652a817e618d4a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: WIth the new iMac how do we connect an external screen?
For all that own or know this in the new version.
Is the Thunderbolt output compatible with the Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter?
*
*If not, how do we connect our external monitor?
*If yes, with the 27" version there are two ports, can we connect 2 external monitors?
BTW: I'm asking about standard monitors, not the Apple Cinema Display.
A: Thunderbolt is a superset of Displayport Apple page on Thunderbolt says
And because Thunderbolt is based on
DisplayPort technology, the video
standard for high-resolution displays,
any Mini DisplayPort display plugs
right into the Thunderbolt port. To
connect a DisplayPort, DVI, HDMI, or
VGA display, just use an existing
adapter.
| Q: WIth the new iMac how do we connect an external screen?
For all that own or know this in the new version.
Is the Thunderbolt output compatible with the Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter?
*
*If not, how do we connect our external monitor?
*If yes, with the 27" version there are two ports, can we connect 2 external monitors?
BTW: I'm asking about standard monitors, not the Apple Cinema Display.
A: Thunderbolt is a superset of Displayport Apple page on Thunderbolt says
And because Thunderbolt is based on
DisplayPort technology, the video
standard for high-resolution displays,
any Mini DisplayPort display plugs
right into the Thunderbolt port. To
connect a DisplayPort, DVI, HDMI, or
VGA display, just use an existing
adapter.
A: Simply plug in one DisplayPort/Thunderbolt display or video adapter per port. That gets you two screens in addition to the iMac screen.
There is a little confusion over multiple displays on one thunderbolt chain and real experience is limited since no thunderbolt monitors are shipping widely as of mid-August 2011.
If you care about the details or difference between thunderbolt or displayport, How the devices chain is a little different.
In this configuration (video out, one display per port) all Mac accessories that physically fit will work. I haven't heard of any third party devices that break when used with Thunderbolt instead of DisplayPort.
The only limitations where an older DisplayPort-only device will fail to work with Thunderbolt is the video-in mirroring feature. It looks like someone that has a new Thunderbolt MacBook Pro can send the video from the portable to display instead of the iMac (the iMac becomes a monitor with the Mac running behind the scenes - not displaying on the iMac). It looks like an older DisplayPort portable such as an Air or older DisplayPort out Macs won't be able to send video to the new Thunderbolt iMacs like they could to the older DisplayPort iMacs.
I personally hope a firmware update on either or both ends might make this work later, but today, this is simply wishful thinking.
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c0d050e7af04d382aa2f5252e293cbe7610ffc55 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to convert a CorelDraw file to Adobe Illustrator CS5? Assume I have a CDR file, Adobe Illustrator CS 5 and no CorelDraw. How can I convert this CDR file to AI file? What is the fastest and cheapiest way?
A: Download Corel trial version. Import all cdr files and export as AI.
job done !
| Q: How to convert a CorelDraw file to Adobe Illustrator CS5? Assume I have a CDR file, Adobe Illustrator CS 5 and no CorelDraw. How can I convert this CDR file to AI file? What is the fastest and cheapiest way?
A: Download Corel trial version. Import all cdr files and export as AI.
job done !
A: The free program Inkscape can open many .cdr files and can export in a variety of formats that Illustrator can read.
A: Try to export as .eps file. This will open in Illustrator.
It works fine for me!
A: Very simple...change the .CDR code to .EPS
it fools Illustrator into thinking its a eps vector file and opens easily
A: I have tested two applications: Inkscape V0.48 and LibreOffice Draw V3.6.4.3. Both are able to open CDR file and save/export it as an SVG vector graphics (and PDF eventually too). The SVG is listed as a supported format for Adobe Illustrator.
Both programs I used are Open Source and free.
A: If you happened to get such files often consider converting them on a Linux machine. You can set up a virtual machine and use the Inkscape for Linux. Probably it is not the best method though.
A: Vector file conversion service at http://www.filespazz.com/.
If you're looking to convert CorelDraw Files (.cdr files) into eps, image file or to different Corel Draw file version then you came to the right place. We convert your CorelDraw files into eps formats, images like bitmap, jpeg or gif.
A: I have tested two applications: Inkscape V0.48 and LibreOffice Draw V3.6.4.3. Both are able to open CDR file and save/export it as an SVG vector graphics (and PDF eventually too). The SVG is listed as a supported format for Adobe Illustrator. Both programs I used are Open Source and free.`
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368e95fe7f935e76e68d729cadc78af519887219 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there any way to schedule software update? I have software updates set to check weekly, but it seems to happen at random times during the day. I'd really like to have it run at a specific day and time - say 4:30 on Friday - so that I can just let it run on my way out the door, rather than having to let the computer restart in the middle of a workday. Is it possible to schedule the software update that granularly? Obviously it can't be done via system prefs, but maybe there's a hidden setting somewhere (or a utility I can download) that I'm not aware of as a Mac newb.
A: If you goto the Software Update preferences, you can set it to daily, monthly or weekly. Obviously, this a very basic update scheduler. If you want to update weekly at this time just goto preferences and select weekly, now.
You can also do it using an Apple script + softwareupdater as described here.
| Q: Is there any way to schedule software update? I have software updates set to check weekly, but it seems to happen at random times during the day. I'd really like to have it run at a specific day and time - say 4:30 on Friday - so that I can just let it run on my way out the door, rather than having to let the computer restart in the middle of a workday. Is it possible to schedule the software update that granularly? Obviously it can't be done via system prefs, but maybe there's a hidden setting somewhere (or a utility I can download) that I'm not aware of as a Mac newb.
A: If you goto the Software Update preferences, you can set it to daily, monthly or weekly. Obviously, this a very basic update scheduler. If you want to update weekly at this time just goto preferences and select weekly, now.
You can also do it using an Apple script + softwareupdater as described here.
A: Emmy - if you want to automate this without a user approving the changes, see this thread. How to silently update OS X and reboot if necesary?
Otherwise just use iCal to schedule and set an alarm to open the file
/System/Library/Core Services/Software Update.app
as shown below:
There are tons of ways to script this, but iCal is really simple for this task.
A: You can automate this by date and time using 'launchd'
here's an article about it. Note: This will download the updates in the background automatically, you won't see the apple software update window. So you won't have to push any confirm to install buttons.
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747f98c3a378a27e475132f0030aee2588cb24ba | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Determine cpu usage in safari tab Is it possible to somehow determine which of my safari tabs has the most cpu usage?
NOTE: I haven't turned on any flash (i'm using a "plugin customs" extension) in my tabs so it's really hard to figure out visually which of the tabs is a cpu hog
A: Chrome will do this.
I know your question is about Safari but bear with me. Chrome works slightly differenty from most web browsers in that each tab is created as a separate process rather than just as separate threads. This means that if a tab starts misbehaving or crashes then it won't bring down the whole application
This also means that you can bring up the Chrome task manager and it will tell you about the CPU and memory usage for each time.
With Safari though.... I don't think this is possible.
| Q: Determine cpu usage in safari tab Is it possible to somehow determine which of my safari tabs has the most cpu usage?
NOTE: I haven't turned on any flash (i'm using a "plugin customs" extension) in my tabs so it's really hard to figure out visually which of the tabs is a cpu hog
A: Chrome will do this.
I know your question is about Safari but bear with me. Chrome works slightly differenty from most web browsers in that each tab is created as a separate process rather than just as separate threads. This means that if a tab starts misbehaving or crashes then it won't bring down the whole application
This also means that you can bring up the Chrome task manager and it will tell you about the CPU and memory usage for each time.
With Safari though.... I don't think this is possible.
A: Unfortunately you can only monitor per application/process, and even if in different tabs, it's just on the same application.
My suggestion is to close tabs and check which one was the culprit (obvious answer but probably the only way).
A: Safari does have Javascript Profiling and Timeline Recording. Enable display of the Develop menu and you can use these as a way to determine what in Safari is hogging CPU.
A: In Activity Monitor, you can mouse over the safari tasks and it will pop-up which URLs are on that task.
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13aad75210a2906e7ac074eb146e3a9614876373 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What is the best way to make a conference call/broadcast video from an iPhone? This is the scenario: there's a wedding and a couple of friends can't make it, because we're in different countries. One friend is willing to transmit the wedding live with his iPhone, but we haven't found anything that allows us to conference call (Facetime and Skype conference call seem to not be supported on iOS devices, but I'm not sure).
There's five of us that want to be connected simultaneously, perhaps the best option is to "broadcast" the call to a service such as justin.tv?
A: For broadcasting the video, you can use Qik. It will allow for live interaction during the broadcast over chat. Here's the iOS app.
| Q: What is the best way to make a conference call/broadcast video from an iPhone? This is the scenario: there's a wedding and a couple of friends can't make it, because we're in different countries. One friend is willing to transmit the wedding live with his iPhone, but we haven't found anything that allows us to conference call (Facetime and Skype conference call seem to not be supported on iOS devices, but I'm not sure).
There's five of us that want to be connected simultaneously, perhaps the best option is to "broadcast" the call to a service such as justin.tv?
A: For broadcasting the video, you can use Qik. It will allow for live interaction during the broadcast over chat. Here's the iOS app.
A: Take a look at Ustream Broadcaster (iPhone App). Whatever you stream from your iPhone can be watched at http://www.ustream.tv/user/yourusername
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0fe178283d5c44ab94ce87594b650327f5dd83b2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Mac won't boot: Way to mount drive and delete one file? My macbook is currently a brick. I added a /etc/launchctl.conf file that must be malformed. The OS now crashes even when attempting to start in safe mode:
"launchd System bootstrapper has crashed: Seg fault"
I tried booting from a 10.6 boot CD but it just spun and spun. I have been able to boot an Ubuntu Live CD and mount the mac partition, but the hfsplus partition is always mounted read-only.
There must be an Apple utility I can use to get to a live terminal and delete this single file that is preventing my laptop from booting? If I can get the OSX install CD to boot will there be a utility that can help me?
A: You can boot into single user mode by holding Command + s at startup.
Single user mode starts you directly at the console, bypassing core Mac OS X startup processes. You should be able to remove or alter the offending file from there.
| Q: Mac won't boot: Way to mount drive and delete one file? My macbook is currently a brick. I added a /etc/launchctl.conf file that must be malformed. The OS now crashes even when attempting to start in safe mode:
"launchd System bootstrapper has crashed: Seg fault"
I tried booting from a 10.6 boot CD but it just spun and spun. I have been able to boot an Ubuntu Live CD and mount the mac partition, but the hfsplus partition is always mounted read-only.
There must be an Apple utility I can use to get to a live terminal and delete this single file that is preventing my laptop from booting? If I can get the OSX install CD to boot will there be a utility that can help me?
A: You can boot into single user mode by holding Command + s at startup.
Single user mode starts you directly at the console, bypassing core Mac OS X startup processes. You should be able to remove or alter the offending file from there.
A: Don't forget there's always Target Disk Mode, too. Start the Mac and hold down T until a Firewire icon appears - you now have the world's most expensive external hard drive. :) Plug into another Mac (or a Windows PC, maybe?) and you can access the hard drive on the machine in Target Disk Mode.
(Note that this doesn't work on Macs without Firewire. Mac Book Air users, you're bang out of luck.)
A: Start in single-user mode (like that other guy said). It'll say "If you wish to make modifications to files:" and give you two lines of commands. Type the second one, or type the first one for a File System Check, then press Enter. Then, if you want to delete a file (let's call it "brokenfile"), type (without quotes): "rm brokenfile", then press Enter.
A: I used a Microsoft install disk erased my hard drive and started over. Problem solved for me. I already had what I needed backed up on an external harddrive.
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f4418eb125cb7052efa810c4ca9d9c2957b7b113 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Where are the Thunderbolt components? I've been looking around for a few weeks now and still dont see any Thunderbolt adapters, like a SATA/eSATA adapter or anything similar, is it still too soon ? i just havent seen anything on Newegg or anywhere else.
A: Check out Apple Thunderbolt Display:
http://www.apple.com/displays/
It's a Thunderbolt - Firefwire, USB, Ethernet, and Thunderbolt adapter.
| Q: Where are the Thunderbolt components? I've been looking around for a few weeks now and still dont see any Thunderbolt adapters, like a SATA/eSATA adapter or anything similar, is it still too soon ? i just havent seen anything on Newegg or anywhere else.
A: Check out Apple Thunderbolt Display:
http://www.apple.com/displays/
It's a Thunderbolt - Firefwire, USB, Ethernet, and Thunderbolt adapter.
A: Currently Thunderbolt is advanced hi tech Vapor Ware.
There are a few prototype external drives floating around but until I can physically plug something multiple Thunderbolt enabled devices (as promised) in to my MacBook Pro it doesn't exist.
I love my MacBook Pro but Apple mis-represented Thunderbolt in it's initial marketing. The multi monitor display capability specs were removed from the website.
.
A: See the recent Computex event for information on that. Promise and LaCie demoed Thunderbolt-capable storage devices slated for a Summer release.
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157cb24fd8a27f6ad681e3f3aa2119ae336257f9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there any software for mac to create this particular 3d histogram? Is there any software for mac to create this particular 3d histogram:
given a matrix of value?
I've tried with Numbers but it doesn't have 3d histograms.
A: Mathematica is able to do this.
| Q: Is there any software for mac to create this particular 3d histogram? Is there any software for mac to create this particular 3d histogram:
given a matrix of value?
I've tried with Numbers but it doesn't have 3d histograms.
A: Mathematica is able to do this.
A: You can do things like that in MatLab or the free clone Octave. There's a script here.
A: Grapher is probably the app you are looking for. It is already installed on your Mac by default.
A: Gnuplot mught be ablo to do this. I've seen pictures where something like this is done:
A: Microsoft Excel works for this sort of graph as well.
A: R Studio (the wonderful IDE for R) can do this. It's the kind of the thing it was meant to do really. Free, open source and, IMO, easier to grasp than Octave (and free, wherease Matlab is most definitely not). You'll likely want the RGL addon to do a 3D plot.
There's a StackOverflow question that deals with how you go about plotting the 3D histogram in R.
A: LibreOffice (~ OpenOffice ~ NeoOffice) to give some free office applications.
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d7ebdfd7a13df4c0af843b539be1f81419698cbd | Apple Stackexchange
Q: USB Stereo Microphone for iPad? What are working stereo USB microphone options for the iPad? It needs to be usable as an audio input into recorder apps? Presumably plugged into the iPad through the USB camera connection adapter.
A: Blue Microphones' Yeti and Yeti Pro stereo USB microphones can be used in any recording app on the iPad via the Camera Connection Kit.
The manufacturer confirms that this is possible, and has detailed directions for setting it up (including a video) on this page.
Note that you will need a powered USB hub.
| Q: USB Stereo Microphone for iPad? What are working stereo USB microphone options for the iPad? It needs to be usable as an audio input into recorder apps? Presumably plugged into the iPad through the USB camera connection adapter.
A: Blue Microphones' Yeti and Yeti Pro stereo USB microphones can be used in any recording app on the iPad via the Camera Connection Kit.
The manufacturer confirms that this is possible, and has detailed directions for setting it up (including a video) on this page.
Note that you will need a powered USB hub.
A: The Tascam iM2 is a stereo condenser microphone that attaches directly to the dock connector of your iPad. Tascam's PCM Recorder app interfaces with this device to record in stereo.
(source: gadgetreview.com)
A: I think what you desire most is to purchase one good USB microphone which can be used with multiple computing devices besides just the iPad.
Here is another strategy: Get an iPad-to-audio interface that you can use to connect to conventional microphones.
The Alesis iO Dock is one possibility on the high-end.
The Tascam iXZ Audio Interface is another.
IK Multimedia, Apogee and Line 6 also make similar products but they are designed for guitar input, not microphone input. Trying to get one of these to work with a microphone would be tricky due to differing impedance levels and preamplifier requirements.
In other news, Apogee has a forthcoming (probably quite expensive) studio-quality monaural microphone that can be plugged directly into an iPad. This should be great for podcast recording.
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e76a1411b60ee24b3a802c8fd20a5a6af3172895 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to view man pages in a web browser? Which .conf file do I need to edit in order to view man pages in a web browser? I'd like to use Google Chrome to do this.
Is this possible?
A: One way to do this is to put the following command in ~/.profile:
export PAGER="col -b | open -a /Applications/Safari.app -f"
The PAGER environmental variable controls what program man uses to display man pages. the col command removes all of the backspace-formatting from the man page. The open command saves the output as a temporary text file and opens it with Safari.app.
Or you can edit the PAGER variable in /private/etc/man.conf. You could also probably edit the NROFF variable and eliminate the need to use col -b. See the man page for man.conf.
| Q: How to view man pages in a web browser? Which .conf file do I need to edit in order to view man pages in a web browser? I'd like to use Google Chrome to do this.
Is this possible?
A: One way to do this is to put the following command in ~/.profile:
export PAGER="col -b | open -a /Applications/Safari.app -f"
The PAGER environmental variable controls what program man uses to display man pages. the col command removes all of the backspace-formatting from the man page. The open command saves the output as a temporary text file and opens it with Safari.app.
Or you can edit the PAGER variable in /private/etc/man.conf. You could also probably edit the NROFF variable and eliminate the need to use col -b. See the man page for man.conf.
A: You can add a function to your ~/.bash_profile:
function gman () {
man "$1" | col -b > "/tmp/$1"
open -a "/Applications/Google Chrome.app" "/tmp/$1"
}
A: http://www.bruji.com/bwana/ is exactly what you're looking for.
A: Similar to the solution by graham, but opening the HTML version in the browser:
function htman {
groff -Thtml -mandoc -c $(man --path $1) > /tmp/$1.html
open /tmp/$1.html
}
(Use >! instead of > for zsh to allow overwriting of the file.)
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271f1fff03fbb80ff8a238ece34382f41d490c6f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I make a locked iTunes 'house account' for a library? I manage the computers at a public library. We just got a donation of two iPad 2's. I'd like to be able to lend the library patrons the iPad with the iTunes account setup (without a credit card) just for free apps/songs.
Is it possible to create an iTunes account with a “user” password that allows free apps and songs but restricts the user from changing the profile unless they have the “master” password?
A: In a nutshell: No, this is not possible without custom modifications, like with the display models in Apple Stores. It'd be better to set up the apps and content you desire, and then lock out the functions through the parental controls to prohibit any foul play. The last thing you need is legal issues, which validly could happen. App Store apps can be downloaded after purchase by simply authenticating on a separate device. Music and other entertainment forms cannot, and hence will be stuck on the iPad if a customer decides to buy them on the iPad, leaving you guys on the hook for any transaction problems that might occur.
Tread carefully.
| Q: Can I make a locked iTunes 'house account' for a library? I manage the computers at a public library. We just got a donation of two iPad 2's. I'd like to be able to lend the library patrons the iPad with the iTunes account setup (without a credit card) just for free apps/songs.
Is it possible to create an iTunes account with a “user” password that allows free apps and songs but restricts the user from changing the profile unless they have the “master” password?
A: In a nutshell: No, this is not possible without custom modifications, like with the display models in Apple Stores. It'd be better to set up the apps and content you desire, and then lock out the functions through the parental controls to prohibit any foul play. The last thing you need is legal issues, which validly could happen. App Store apps can be downloaded after purchase by simply authenticating on a separate device. Music and other entertainment forms cannot, and hence will be stuck on the iPad if a customer decides to buy them on the iPad, leaving you guys on the hook for any transaction problems that might occur.
Tread carefully.
A: Should anyone be looking for this post iOS 6, there are many solutions to manage iOS apps in the manner asked. You can start with Apple's MDM on Server.app which costs $20 on top of the cost of a used Mac that can run Mountain Lion.
A: This might help:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3819
Users will still be required to enter a username and password to get free apps.
Of course, you could always Jailbreak them ...
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0dcea75137e328894f6ebe997cb63af119dc600e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iOS development forums? Can I access and post on the official Apple iOS developer forums without the 99dollars subscription ?
A: No. To post on or view the developer forums, you must be a paid member.
http://developer.apple.com/devforums/
The Apple Developer Forums are available to iOS, Mac and Safari Developer Program members.
| Q: iOS development forums? Can I access and post on the official Apple iOS developer forums without the 99dollars subscription ?
A: No. To post on or view the developer forums, you must be a paid member.
http://developer.apple.com/devforums/
The Apple Developer Forums are available to iOS, Mac and Safari Developer Program members.
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71b7c1c6d7efeab07e364bbeb9282dd2c4ef29d9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Do I need to be a member of iOS Developers program to develop and install an app on my iPad? Do I need to be a member of iOS Developers program to develop and install an app on my iPad ?
Or can I just run Xcode and specify the device on which to install it ?
A: Xcode 7 and iOS 9 allow users to compile and install apps on personal devices without paying for an Apple developer license:
Now everyone can get their app on their Apple device.
Xcode 7 and
Swift now make it easier for everyone to build apps and run them
directly on their Apple devices. Simply sign in with your Apple ID,
and turn your idea into an app that you can touch on your iPad,
iPhone, or Apple Watch. Download Xcode 7 beta and try it yourself
today. Program membership is not required.
Quoted from: https://developer.apple.com/xcode/
If you need to have other Apple ID run your app, then TestFlight and the paid Apple developer account makes sense. You also need to pay if you can not/will not use iOS 9 and Xcode 7 and want to run older tools and OS.
| Q: Do I need to be a member of iOS Developers program to develop and install an app on my iPad? Do I need to be a member of iOS Developers program to develop and install an app on my iPad ?
Or can I just run Xcode and specify the device on which to install it ?
A: Xcode 7 and iOS 9 allow users to compile and install apps on personal devices without paying for an Apple developer license:
Now everyone can get their app on their Apple device.
Xcode 7 and
Swift now make it easier for everyone to build apps and run them
directly on their Apple devices. Simply sign in with your Apple ID,
and turn your idea into an app that you can touch on your iPad,
iPhone, or Apple Watch. Download Xcode 7 beta and try it yourself
today. Program membership is not required.
Quoted from: https://developer.apple.com/xcode/
If you need to have other Apple ID run your app, then TestFlight and the paid Apple developer account makes sense. You also need to pay if you can not/will not use iOS 9 and Xcode 7 and want to run older tools and OS.
A: You need a jailbroken device. In my side, i recommend to jailbreak it. Besides this, it has a lot of cool and useful things to add.
Instructions for Appsync (needed to run the apps in a iDevice)
To install self signed ipa on iOS 3.1/3.2/4.x/5.x/6.x/7 devices,
*
*Go to Cydia->Manage and add http:// iphoneame.com/repo as a source.
*Download and install AppSync for iOS xxxxxxxx (xxxxxxxx is your device current iOS) from Cydia.
Instructions for making the apps and run them in your iDevice:
*
*Create a self signed code signing certificate.
On Mac OS X, go to Keychain Access -> Certificate Assistant -> Create a Certificate. It opens the certificate assistant window. Enter name (in my case it is securitylearn.net) and select certificate type as Code signing. Check let me override defaults option. Hit continue until it creates the certificate.
*
*Copy /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Info.plist to desktop. Edit the plist file and replace all occurrences of XCiPhoneOSCodeSignContext by XCCodeSignContext
"XCiPhoneOSCodeSignContext" appears in 3 places – defaultproperties, runtimerequirements, overrideproperties, make sure to replace all of them.
*Copy the modified Info.plist file to /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/ directory and replace the existing file.
*Close and Restart the XCode.
*Create your project in the XCode and in the project target settings choose the certificate created in step 1 as the code signing identity. As this image
http:// www.securitylearn.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/xcode-project-code-signing-settings.png
6.0 If you want to run it direct to your device, connect your jailbroken device with Appsync Installed and then next to "Run"Button select your device's name.
(If you choosed this option this is the end of the tutorial)
6.1 If you want a .ipa file Select iOS Device, and follow the instructions below
*
*Build creates the .app file in the build/Debug-iphoneos folder.
Default location for .app file is -
/Users/[user name]/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/[your app]/Build/Products/Debug-iphoneos/
*
*Create a folder named Payload and copy the .app file into it.
*Archive the Payload folder. It creates Payload.zip.
*Rename the Payload.zip to [app name].ipa. We have successfully created the ipa file without developer certificate and this can be installed on a jailbroken device. Just drag it to iTunes an sec your device! (Make sure to activate Apps Synchronization.)
For a more detailed instructions with images visit Securitylearn post
A: UPDATE: With XCode 7 it is now possible to deploy an app on your own iOS9+ device for free. Only if you need to publish your app to the AppleStore will you need the paid membership. See qqbenq's answer for more details.
Without being a member, you can only run your app in the simulator. You must be a paid member to be able to install the app on a device.
Free:
Start developing for iOS and Mac OS X with the Xcode IDE, Dashcode, Instruments, Interface Builder, iOS Simulator and a suite of additional developer tools.
Paid:
Test and debug your code on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch to finalize your applications.
A: You can do it if the iPad is Jailbroken. But that means you have to Jailbreak your device and the app may not work on non jailbroken devices, as you cannot test in the live enviroment.
If you join the dev programme you will get the beta downloads of iOS as well as being able to submit to the app store.
My advice would be, if you want to hang onto your cash for a while longer, develop the app, test it in the simulator that comes from downloading xCode, and once you are happy with it join the program.
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fb791ed6c0422c6256bf24799efca05ccdad8aaf | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What's fastest: iPhone 4 tethering with bluetooth, usb or the new hotspot feature? I'm going to use the internet on a MacBook 5,2 and I have an iPhone 4 with iOS 4.3.1 and it's jailbroken (and using TetherMe), if it makes any differences.
A: Fastest to slowest:
*
*USB
*WiFi hotspot
*Bluetooth
Keep in mind the power draw of the options. From most battery efficient to least:
*
*USB (It helps that it's also charging at the same time.)
*Bluetooth
*WiFi
| Q: What's fastest: iPhone 4 tethering with bluetooth, usb or the new hotspot feature? I'm going to use the internet on a MacBook 5,2 and I have an iPhone 4 with iOS 4.3.1 and it's jailbroken (and using TetherMe), if it makes any differences.
A: Fastest to slowest:
*
*USB
*WiFi hotspot
*Bluetooth
Keep in mind the power draw of the options. From most battery efficient to least:
*
*USB (It helps that it's also charging at the same time.)
*Bluetooth
*WiFi
A: Bluetooth with iPhone's specifications has a max. throughput of 3 MBit/s. So this could be a bottleneck if you get higher 3G speeds.
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328d00d49b8ff77cfa335a54034fbc81cfb5b9db | Apple Stackexchange
Q: ipad ssh application with solid copy / paste support I have been using iSSH on the ipad when I need to ssh to my servers; however, one of the glaring problems with iSSH is that you don't have copy / paste support within the iSSH terminal application (supposedly it is there if you will run VNC, but that is not an option).
Has anyone got an ipad ssh application with good copy / paste functionality? I need to be able to copy text from within the session and paste it into a browser (and vice versa).
A: Panic Software recently released Prompt, the best iOS SSH app I've seen. Copy and paste works great; just double-tap text to bring up the copy/paste dialog (tap-and-hold doesn't work).
| Q: ipad ssh application with solid copy / paste support I have been using iSSH on the ipad when I need to ssh to my servers; however, one of the glaring problems with iSSH is that you don't have copy / paste support within the iSSH terminal application (supposedly it is there if you will run VNC, but that is not an option).
Has anyone got an ipad ssh application with good copy / paste functionality? I need to be able to copy text from within the session and paste it into a browser (and vice versa).
A: Panic Software recently released Prompt, the best iOS SSH app I've seen. Copy and paste works great; just double-tap text to bring up the copy/paste dialog (tap-and-hold doesn't work).
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e519bf85c153d05489fe0659eee00102bcd706f5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Download MacOS install disc? My MacBook Pro doesn't boot anymore. I've lost my install disc for the OS and I need to format/re-install. What are my options?
A: Go to an Apple store or Apple reseller and purchase the Snow Leopard install DVD. It's relatively inexpensive (as far as Operating System prices are concerned).
Here is the link to the online store, where it will ship within 24 hours.
| Q: Download MacOS install disc? My MacBook Pro doesn't boot anymore. I've lost my install disc for the OS and I need to format/re-install. What are my options?
A: Go to an Apple store or Apple reseller and purchase the Snow Leopard install DVD. It's relatively inexpensive (as far as Operating System prices are concerned).
Here is the link to the online store, where it will ship within 24 hours.
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0f41dbf4c50d82e1fa6c78fd6c13d4491ab2cf42 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I read the synced iBooks books from iTunes as well? I've noticed there is a new category in my iTunes (Books), with all the boocks I synced from the iPad.
Can I read books in iTunes on my computer as well ?
If not, there is some other way to read them, since they are stored on my mac ?
thanks
A: The books and PDFs are stored, as all other media files (if media organization is turned on), in your iTunes Media Folder (Music/iTunes/iTunes Media). You can use Adobe Digital Editions or any other ePub reader for OS X to read them.
| Q: Can I read the synced iBooks books from iTunes as well? I've noticed there is a new category in my iTunes (Books), with all the boocks I synced from the iPad.
Can I read books in iTunes on my computer as well ?
If not, there is some other way to read them, since they are stored on my mac ?
thanks
A: The books and PDFs are stored, as all other media files (if media organization is turned on), in your iTunes Media Folder (Music/iTunes/iTunes Media). You can use Adobe Digital Editions or any other ePub reader for OS X to read them.
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00689a671ee330cc7e19f12b1f28977662fe4559 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a plugin to block ads in Mobile Safari? Is there any plugin to block ads in iPhone, iPad's Safari like Ad Block Plus is available for Firefox (Desktop)?
Without jailbreaking.
A: Currently there is no way to block ads in mobile safari without a jailbreak or the use of an alternative browser from the app store.
| Q: Is there a plugin to block ads in Mobile Safari? Is there any plugin to block ads in iPhone, iPad's Safari like Ad Block Plus is available for Firefox (Desktop)?
Without jailbreaking.
A: Currently there is no way to block ads in mobile safari without a jailbreak or the use of an alternative browser from the app store.
A: There is actually a free service called speedmeup (http://www.speedmeup.net/) which does not require to install an app. It works with wifi connections and will block ads inside apps, videos or music stream.
For your information, I am affiliated with the product but I think it works great.
If you like it, don't hesitate to drop us a message!
A: Weblock - AdBlock for iOS on the App Store on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/weblock-adblock-for-ios/id558818638?mt=8
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e738cb254d161985cf5255df492b6e86f347d6cc | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I get my MacBook Pro's sound back?
Sound isn't playing on startup or any other time.
I'm not seeing the red glow from the headphone jack that I've seen mentioned in certain cases of this failure. Though I have noticed an awful lot of cases that at least sound like mine (sudden blanket audio failure.)
Any thoughts on how to move forward with this one? (Am currently working through this troubleshooting checklist: http://www.hightechdad.com/2011/02/10/no-output-audio-devices-suddenly-on-your-apple-macbook-macbook-pro-or-macbook-air-try-these-7-fixes/) Please let me know if this isn't the appropriate stack for this.
A: I have no idea if this will even work, but it's worth a try.
*
*Download Virtualbox.
*Download Ubuntu and install it in Virtualbox.
*Check the sound preferences in Ubuntu and see if any audio devices show up.
Let me know if you need help with any of these steps. If you are able to get an audio device, more than likely, there's a problem with your install of OS X.
| Q: How can I get my MacBook Pro's sound back?
Sound isn't playing on startup or any other time.
I'm not seeing the red glow from the headphone jack that I've seen mentioned in certain cases of this failure. Though I have noticed an awful lot of cases that at least sound like mine (sudden blanket audio failure.)
Any thoughts on how to move forward with this one? (Am currently working through this troubleshooting checklist: http://www.hightechdad.com/2011/02/10/no-output-audio-devices-suddenly-on-your-apple-macbook-macbook-pro-or-macbook-air-try-these-7-fixes/) Please let me know if this isn't the appropriate stack for this.
A: I have no idea if this will even work, but it's worth a try.
*
*Download Virtualbox.
*Download Ubuntu and install it in Virtualbox.
*Check the sound preferences in Ubuntu and see if any audio devices show up.
Let me know if you need help with any of these steps. If you are able to get an audio device, more than likely, there's a problem with your install of OS X.
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c693ecc8102af6e2b36bb1ae0e034f4e230da895 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Will I ever spoil my iPhone by placing it on top of my laptop? Does anyone know if I will ever spoil my iPhone by placing it on top of my laptop?
I mean I don't know about these electronic/magnetic stuff and I want to know if there may be any problem putting them close together (especially when my laptop is running and heated)
A: Your iPhone will not spoil if placed on your laptop. Unless it is so hot that your iPhone warns you about its temperature.
Concerning the electronic/magnetic stuff, your laptop will not give out that much amount of stuff to spoil the iPhone, unless your laptop is a microwave.
| Q: Will I ever spoil my iPhone by placing it on top of my laptop? Does anyone know if I will ever spoil my iPhone by placing it on top of my laptop?
I mean I don't know about these electronic/magnetic stuff and I want to know if there may be any problem putting them close together (especially when my laptop is running and heated)
A: Your iPhone will not spoil if placed on your laptop. Unless it is so hot that your iPhone warns you about its temperature.
Concerning the electronic/magnetic stuff, your laptop will not give out that much amount of stuff to spoil the iPhone, unless your laptop is a microwave.
A: Though it won't likely damage your laptop or phone, it's a general rule of thumb not to place two electronics on top of each other.
Will you spoil your phone at that moment? Very low chances. Will you ever spoil your phone by doing it? Very high chances.
A: If your laptop still includes a HDD, the risk might be higher for the laptop than the phone, especially if your iPhone is set to vibrate.
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3a1986db9af640d8a1b0fea341c30a382682d088 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a way to access Google Contacts using iPhone? I have all my contacts in Google Contacts, so I was wondering is there anyway I could sync them with the contacts on the phone?
Edit: Now I've set it up properly, however there are still no contacts in my phone! Do I need to do anything else after syncing to get the contacts to my phone?
Edit: For some reason I can read my emails using my phone but still no contacts!
A: Google has made it easier to do this by implementing CardDAV for iOS5+.
Here's the link: http://support.google.com/mail/answer/2753077?hl=en
Instead of using a Google Exchange account you'll do this:
*
*Mail, Contacts, Calendars >>
*Add Account... >>
*Other >>
*Contacts: Add CardDAV Account
*Server = google.com; user name = [fullEmail]; pw = [gmailPw]; desc =
[optional].
It worked great for me on an iPhone5 with iOS 6.1.2.
| Q: Is there a way to access Google Contacts using iPhone? I have all my contacts in Google Contacts, so I was wondering is there anyway I could sync them with the contacts on the phone?
Edit: Now I've set it up properly, however there are still no contacts in my phone! Do I need to do anything else after syncing to get the contacts to my phone?
Edit: For some reason I can read my emails using my phone but still no contacts!
A: Google has made it easier to do this by implementing CardDAV for iOS5+.
Here's the link: http://support.google.com/mail/answer/2753077?hl=en
Instead of using a Google Exchange account you'll do this:
*
*Mail, Contacts, Calendars >>
*Add Account... >>
*Other >>
*Contacts: Add CardDAV Account
*Server = google.com; user name = [fullEmail]; pw = [gmailPw]; desc =
[optional].
It worked great for me on an iPhone5 with iOS 6.1.2.
A: Sure. On your iPhone, go into Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, select Add Account... and add Google as Exchange (!!!) account. Using Google as Exchange account allows you to sync calendars and contacts.
See http://www.google.com/support/mobile/bin/answer.py?answer=138740&topic=14252
Now, gathering together all info spread around, into a checklist format:
*
*Google Sync is only supported on Apple iOS versions 3.0 and above, because that's when Microsoft Exchange was implemented and that's the protocol we will use.
*If your business, school, or organization uses Google Apps, your administrator will first need to enable Google Sync. If you're not, then there is no such setup - it's enabled by default.
*Double check you're using the correct gmail account - many users have more than one gmail, or google apps, with similar mails due to forwarding and often mistake this.
*Be sure to follow the steps mentioned above. Every configuration has to be done properly and it must lastly look something like this, from Mail, Contacts, Calendars > [your account] > Exchange Account [your email]:
A: I have had an iPhone since it first came out and have tried all kinds of ways of syncing Google Contact with it. The best by far is NuevaSync. If you update anything on your phone or Google Account it is automatically updated in real time. Great Tool.
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20bffaa5a68bc31cd7b04e99cb106fed5072f54c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Where are environment variables specified when .profile, .bash_login, .bash_profile cannot be found? When I type env at the terminal prompt, I get a dump of all the environment variables. When I check / or ~, however, I do not see a .profile, .bash_login or .bash_profile.
Where is this being stored in Mac OS X 10.6.7 ?
Thanks,
Scott
A: It sounds like you are using bash.
bash first runs /etc/profile. /etc/profile (on Mac OS X 10.6.7) runs path_helper(8) which is where your default paths get set. After that it runs /etc/bashrc which doesn't do much. Once the default configuration is set, it moves on to the user login scripts.
bash looks in your home directory for .bash_profile, .bash_login, and .profile in that order. bash will run the first of these that it finds and stop looking.
| Q: Where are environment variables specified when .profile, .bash_login, .bash_profile cannot be found? When I type env at the terminal prompt, I get a dump of all the environment variables. When I check / or ~, however, I do not see a .profile, .bash_login or .bash_profile.
Where is this being stored in Mac OS X 10.6.7 ?
Thanks,
Scott
A: It sounds like you are using bash.
bash first runs /etc/profile. /etc/profile (on Mac OS X 10.6.7) runs path_helper(8) which is where your default paths get set. After that it runs /etc/bashrc which doesn't do much. Once the default configuration is set, it moves on to the user login scripts.
bash looks in your home directory for .bash_profile, .bash_login, and .profile in that order. bash will run the first of these that it finds and stop looking.
A: Usually those files should reside in your /etc directory. In case when you don't have your local copy of say .profile then the system uses /etc/profile .
A: Have a look at the following links. Some of them may help. ;)
*
*https://superuser.com/questions/182402/setting-environment-variables-mac-10-6
*https://stackoverflow.com/questions/135688/setting-environment-variables-in-os-x
*http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#qa/qa1067/_index.html
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347880c1e68ec575333e2a39ec61300a1fe98214 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Pause screen recording in QuickTime X I found a screen recording feature of QuickTime X very useful. Except you can't pause the recording, as in most other screen recording programs. Or can you?
A: *
*record as usual
*when ready to pause, move your mouse over to the recording box and click anywhere to activate that box (the Quicktime Program)
*press "option button" on keyboard and the record bar will change to Pause ||
*BUT, this DOES NOT PAUSE the timer, to do that,click the Pause ||
*Now, it's truly PAUSED and you can let go of the "option" button
*Now, the record button turns RED, when in this mode, it's PAUSED
*To restart recording, simply click the RED button
*Do steps 2 to 7 all over again for another pause in your recording
| Q: Pause screen recording in QuickTime X I found a screen recording feature of QuickTime X very useful. Except you can't pause the recording, as in most other screen recording programs. Or can you?
A: *
*record as usual
*when ready to pause, move your mouse over to the recording box and click anywhere to activate that box (the Quicktime Program)
*press "option button" on keyboard and the record bar will change to Pause ||
*BUT, this DOES NOT PAUSE the timer, to do that,click the Pause ||
*Now, it's truly PAUSED and you can let go of the "option" button
*Now, the record button turns RED, when in this mode, it's PAUSED
*To restart recording, simply click the RED button
*Do steps 2 to 7 all over again for another pause in your recording
A: There are two options you can exercise, and they both involve post processing.
You could either stop the recording in lieu of a pause, and start a new one, then splice them together in post; or, keep recording, and manually trim/cut out the middle aspects you wished to pause through.
If audio accompanies these recordings, I suggest using an audible cue that you've reached a pausing point. Anything sharp such as a clap is a great marker to remind you down the road where exactly to trim the fat.
A: there is vwery good answer here worked for me on Sierra.
The key steps: Click on Quicktime in the dock to make it active press
Esc to bring up the Recording bar hold down Alt (option) to reveal the
Pause button click on the Pause button click on the red button to
resume recording
A: Regarding hotkeys and pause function
...
After reading all these answers and posts, my conclusion is the following:
The fastest way to pause a recording (including screen recording) is:
While recording press Esc to show recording bar.
Then press OptionSpace to pause/unpause.
A: If you have a MacBook Pro with TouchBar, touching the Option key at any window will replace the STOP button on TouchBar with a nice PAUSE button.
This is a new slick integration that actually helps you pause the recording without moving your mouse, or focusing into QuickTime window (which I could not figure out how to do).
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531049628c58c93fb6aa2c246f1e8e1a5ad7d710 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Program for simple editing of MOV files I need a program for editing moves, specifically, only MOV files.
Only simple editing required - cropping, splitting, trimming, etc.
One requirement is that the program does not re-render the video file,
since such changes generally do not need this.
A good example would be QuickTime X trimming facility - you can trim
a huge MOV file and it will save it in seconds, because it will not
render it again.
A: QuickTime Pro 7 is still around, and can do quite a bit to .mov container files natively. You can select, copy and paste video, extract streams, etc. They removed a TON of features from QuickTime X in the interest of making it prettier and more "user-friendly."
| Q: Program for simple editing of MOV files I need a program for editing moves, specifically, only MOV files.
Only simple editing required - cropping, splitting, trimming, etc.
One requirement is that the program does not re-render the video file,
since such changes generally do not need this.
A good example would be QuickTime X trimming facility - you can trim
a huge MOV file and it will save it in seconds, because it will not
render it again.
A: QuickTime Pro 7 is still around, and can do quite a bit to .mov container files natively. You can select, copy and paste video, extract streams, etc. They removed a TON of features from QuickTime X in the interest of making it prettier and more "user-friendly."
A: Yes, use QT Pro 7, and when you save the file, don't save the file as a self-contained movie, save it as a reference movie. It will take a lot less time. Note that you will need to keep all the original files for the reference movie to work.
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ac1acf9d7a5ab5f9cf3d4dfc3005e1d75acc22c1 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to cd to a directory with a name containing spaces in bash? I tried cd "~/Library/Application Support/"
-bash: cd: ~/Library/Application Support/: No such file or directory
also cd ~/Library/Application Support/
-bash: cd: ~/Library/Application Support/: No such file or directory
A: You can alternatively just drag a folder to the Terminal window too, the complete file/folder path will be auto-pasted on drag.
| Q: How to cd to a directory with a name containing spaces in bash? I tried cd "~/Library/Application Support/"
-bash: cd: ~/Library/Application Support/: No such file or directory
also cd ~/Library/Application Support/
-bash: cd: ~/Library/Application Support/: No such file or directory
A: You can alternatively just drag a folder to the Terminal window too, the complete file/folder path will be auto-pasted on drag.
A: You need to escape the space in "Application Support"
Try $ cd ~/Library/Application\ Support/
A: The core issue here is how the shell (bash) does quoting and how that affects tilde expansion and splitting into “words” (arguments for the program being run).
bash only treats the leading tilde specially if it is not quoted. In addition, the following slash must also not be quoted.
At the same time, bash parses command lines into “words” based on non-quoted whitespace. The cd command typically requires exactly one argument (the destination directory). A command line like cd foo bar means to run cd with two arguments: foo and bar. If you only wanted to send a single foo bar argument, then you need to quote the space:
(e.g.) cd foo\ bar (see more quoting example below).
In your particular situation, you need to leave the tilde and the following slash unquoted while quoting the space in the directory name. Your cd "~/Library/Application Support/" trial ends up quoting too much (the tilde and its slash), while your cd ~/Library/Application Support/ trial quotes too little (it omits quoting the space in the directory name).
The most common solution is to use single-character escaping to quote just the space:
cd ~/Library/Application\ Support
You can also use single or double quotes around either just the space or the space and some other bits of that argument (but not the ~/!):
cd ~/Library/Application' 'Support
cd ~/Library/Application" "Support
cd ~/Library/App'lication 'Support
cd ~/Library/Application" Supp"ort
cd ~/'Library/Application 'Support
cd ~/"Library/Application "Support
These kinds of quotes have different meanings, but they are identical in these examples. Single quotes protect literal strings while double quotes allow various expansions and substitutions in the quoted region.
Often, you can just let the shell do the work for you.
*
*Globbing (wildcards):
cd ~/L*/Ap*
You can use shopt -s nocaseglob to make globbing case insensitive:
cd ~/l*/ap*
*Completion:
Pressing Tab after entering cd ~/L will probably expand it to cd ~/Library/.
Pressing Tab again after entering Ap (you now have cd ~/Library/Ap) will probably expand it to cd ~/Library/Application\ Support/ (the shell automatically inserted the escaping backslash).
You can use bind 'set completion-ignore-case on' to make completion case insensitive:
cd ~/l Tab → cd ~/Library/; ap Tab → cd ~/Library/Application\ Support/
A: You can use the Tab key after pressing the first few characters (this will then "fill in" the rest of the folder for you e.g. type cd ~/LTab fills in cd ~/Library/ then type ApTab and it will fill in the rest for you.
If there is a space between words and you don't want to use the methods above, put a \ (backslash) before the space, e.g. cd ~/Library/Application\ Support.
A: When you double-quote a path, you're stopping the tilde expansion. So there are a few ways to do this:
cd ~/"My Code"
cd ~/'My Code'
The tilde is not quoted here, so tilde expansion will still be run.
cd "$HOME/My Code"
You can expand environment variables inside double-quoted strings; this is basically what the tilde expansion is doing
cd ~/My\ Code
You can also escape special characters (such as space) with a backslash.
A: You can try this for spaced folders/files by
If the file or folder name contains
1)file name.extension
the command should be
cd ~/file\ name.extension/ (or) cd ~/"file name.extension"/
A: If the normal ways don't work, trying substituting spaces with %20.
This worked for me when dealing with SSH and other domain-style commands like auto_smb.
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63879c685aa47fcf6c2cef8393bc485f7b826d82 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: reattach terminal tab to another window Suppose you have a terminal with two tabs. You click, drag, and let go one of these tabs and it becomes an independent terminal window. After a while, you want to take this terminal window and reattach it as a tab to the previous window. How do you do it ? I have seen the merge windows option in the menus, but that merges all windows into one, which I would then have to revert.
A: You need to click and drag the tab from one window onto the tab bar of the other window to reattach it.
If either window has no tab bar because it is currently showing only one tab, Command + T to open a new tab, perform the action, then close any tabs you don't need. This works for both Terminal and iTerm2.
Full credit to Dan Jameson in the comments for this obvious solution.
| Q: reattach terminal tab to another window Suppose you have a terminal with two tabs. You click, drag, and let go one of these tabs and it becomes an independent terminal window. After a while, you want to take this terminal window and reattach it as a tab to the previous window. How do you do it ? I have seen the merge windows option in the menus, but that merges all windows into one, which I would then have to revert.
A: You need to click and drag the tab from one window onto the tab bar of the other window to reattach it.
If either window has no tab bar because it is currently showing only one tab, Command + T to open a new tab, perform the action, then close any tabs you don't need. This works for both Terminal and iTerm2.
Full credit to Dan Jameson in the comments for this obvious solution.
A: The answer is to hold down command + shift + option whilst dragging the body of the terminal (not the tab) back to the terminal you wish to merge.
Source: http://azaleasays.com/2014/03/05/iterm2-merge-a-pane-back-to-window-or-tab-bar/
A: I had troubles merging windows with the Hotkey Window profile. I eventually found a way to un-split the windows by doing the following:
*
*Preferences > uncheck Hide tab bar when there is only one tab
*Set Tab position to Bottom
*Press your hotkey to show the Hotkey Window
*Click & drag the tab into the Hotkey Window's tab bar
A: For Terminal (as opposed to Terminal2):
If the window you want to attach has just one tab (I.e. no tab bar) then add another tab. Then drag the tab of the one you want to the tab bar of the window you want to add it to.
I found it took a bit of jiggling before th image changed from an thumb nail of the window to just the tab. This is the signal that your are in the right place!
It took me a while to realise I needed to add another tab but is is logical.
A: You need to, in the window you want to move, go to View-> Show Tab Bar (if the tab bar isn't showing already).
Then, drag the tab of the window you want to move onto the window you want to move it to.
Update for iTerm 2: In iTerm 2 the setting is no longer exposed in the View menu. Go to iTerm > Preferences > Appearance > Tabs and check "Show tab bar even when there is only one tab". Note that in early releases of iTerm 2 the setting was "Hide tab bar when there is only one tab".
A: I have iTerm2 (Build 1.0.0.20130302) here - there's no View > Show Tab Bar. But as Chris Page suggested, disabling Hide tab bar when there is only one tab (in Preferences > Appearance) helps. The single windows can then be moved and merged again.
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4c887f1d40a8dc8b82ba1648f53a15e8b3df6981 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Hard wired link between webcam and led indicator? In light of stories about stories about secret monitoring over laptop webcams (such as this one or this one), I wonder about the reliability of the green LED next to the camera that indicates that it's in use.
Is there a known hard-wired link between the camera on a MacBook Pro and the indicator that is impossible to circumvent in software?
Would such a thing be possible given the hardware of the camera?
A: I just read another article about that on Ars Technica
*
*Yes the LED is hardwired
*But it can still be bypassed
Only downside of this article, it was only tested on "old" (late PPC, early Intel) macs.
| Q: Hard wired link between webcam and led indicator? In light of stories about stories about secret monitoring over laptop webcams (such as this one or this one), I wonder about the reliability of the green LED next to the camera that indicates that it's in use.
Is there a known hard-wired link between the camera on a MacBook Pro and the indicator that is impossible to circumvent in software?
Would such a thing be possible given the hardware of the camera?
A: I just read another article about that on Ars Technica
*
*Yes the LED is hardwired
*But it can still be bypassed
Only downside of this article, it was only tested on "old" (late PPC, early Intel) macs.
A: Today I stumbled across a proper publication regarding this topic: Researches from the Johns Hopkins University recently published the paper "iSeeYou: Disabling the MacBook Webcam Indicator LED", showing that they were able to deactivate the iSight status LED on older MacBooks even without root access by replacing its firmware.
It appears they were able to do so by bypassing the standby signals sent by the USB interface; thus while the LED gets the order to "standby", the camera stays on.
A: Correct. It is not possible for someone to disable this. When the logic board or LCD panel fail, or sometimes after a severe power outage, this light can get stuck on, requiring hardware service, or a reset of certain components. Keep the tape if you like, but the techs will knowingly shake their head and chuckle.
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67846ec63ae27eecdfea1644ba529c00c5c5f169 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Full Screen with Microsoft's Mac OS X RDP client? I have a MacBook Air and I'm using Microsoft's RDP client (Remote Cesktop client) for OS X to remote in to Windows machines. Is there any way to get the client to use the full screen? There seem to be no options for this in the menu bar on on the dock icon.
If not, are there any alternative RDP clients for Mac OSX that will allow me to go full screen? (I'm not really a VNC fan, in any of its forms) It seems a shame to waste my screen real estate, especially since I am on only a 13" screen.
A: There's also Royal TSX, which is similar to CoRD but much more powerful. It is a commercial app, but provides a shareware version that allows you to manage up to 1 document, 10 connections and 10 credentials for free.
It also offers native OS X fullscreen mode and an extended fullscreen mode that minimized the UI down to only the tab bar being visible.
Check it out at: https://www.royalapplications.com/ts/mac
Disclaimer: I'm the developer of the mentioned product.
| Q: Full Screen with Microsoft's Mac OS X RDP client? I have a MacBook Air and I'm using Microsoft's RDP client (Remote Cesktop client) for OS X to remote in to Windows machines. Is there any way to get the client to use the full screen? There seem to be no options for this in the menu bar on on the dock icon.
If not, are there any alternative RDP clients for Mac OSX that will allow me to go full screen? (I'm not really a VNC fan, in any of its forms) It seems a shame to waste my screen real estate, especially since I am on only a 13" screen.
A: There's also Royal TSX, which is similar to CoRD but much more powerful. It is a commercial app, but provides a shareware version that allows you to manage up to 1 document, 10 connections and 10 credentials for free.
It also offers native OS X fullscreen mode and an extended fullscreen mode that minimized the UI down to only the tab bar being visible.
Check it out at: https://www.royalapplications.com/ts/mac
Disclaimer: I'm the developer of the mentioned product.
A: In more recent version of Microsoft Remote Desktop for Mac, the combination is: Command-1 to switch between Window and Full Screen.
If you're trying to exit Full Screen, you can also hover your mouse at the top of the screen, it'll show up the menu as below.
A: I think the best option here is to use Microsoft Remote Desktop. This is different than the Remote Desktop Client you mention. It has a orangish / red icon and can be found in the app store for free.
During setup for the connection there is an option for resolution, have that selected to "native" and you should be able to take advantage of full screen.
I have also found this very useful for connecting with dual monitor applications.
A: Click View menu > Full Screen at the very top of the screen. Or press Command-2.
A: For an alternative that does full screen, try CoRD. http://cord.sourceforge.net/
A: You can try Ericom Blaze, a software-based RDP acceleration and compression product that accelerates RDP performance by up to 10-25 times and delivers higher frame rates and reduces screen freezes and choppiness.
Ericom Blaze works with any standard RDP host, including VDI, Terminal Servers and remote physical machines.
You can read more about Blaze and download a free evaluation at:
http://www.ericom.com/Blaze
You can also check out a demo of someone using Blaze to connect from a Mac to a Windows PC:
http://ericomguy.blogspot.com/Blaze4Mac
A: Control-2 will take you back and forth from full screen to windows mode when using Microsoft RDP on a mac. You can also configure your RDP preferences but must exit and then log back into the RDP session for them to take effect.
A: Before you type in the name of the Computer, select RDC > Preferences... (or Command + ,). This will turn on additional settings at login including a Display tab where you can change the Remote desktop size to full screen.
A: RDP 8 is Command 1 for Full Screen, Command 2 for Scaling.
A: For this remote desktop client for mac, in addition to the above preferences settings, changing the specific display settings for the current session helped it for me.
Click on edit the current session (pencil icon) and then set it like below
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74b20d5acef6e1a1b6694fbc0e3f08fe5149c1a9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: sync multiple ipads to one computer The NPO I work for has been given 20 ipads for students to use in the classroom. To simplify things I was wanting to set it up so that all ipads could sync to the same PC.
Is this a legal issue with syncing purchased apps to more than one ipad? Would I need to purchase apps x 20? (Music won't be used on these)
Does iTunes have anything built into it to help with this? I'm thinking this has to come up often. Schools purchase iOS devices and want them to be identical.
Any other issues I should know/think about?
Thank you.
A: There are no legal issues in syncing purchased apps to more than one iPad as long as you are the owner, which in this case is the school. All you will need to do is to verify in each iPad your iTunes account so that you can sync the apps to each iPad. It has to be same account on all the iPads.
| Q: sync multiple ipads to one computer The NPO I work for has been given 20 ipads for students to use in the classroom. To simplify things I was wanting to set it up so that all ipads could sync to the same PC.
Is this a legal issue with syncing purchased apps to more than one ipad? Would I need to purchase apps x 20? (Music won't be used on these)
Does iTunes have anything built into it to help with this? I'm thinking this has to come up often. Schools purchase iOS devices and want them to be identical.
Any other issues I should know/think about?
Thank you.
A: There are no legal issues in syncing purchased apps to more than one iPad as long as you are the owner, which in this case is the school. All you will need to do is to verify in each iPad your iTunes account so that you can sync the apps to each iPad. It has to be same account on all the iPads.
A: I agree with Thiago that this shouldn't be a legal issue. If you have 20 iPads and want to sync them all to one computer, you might want to consider looking into getting a cart or cabinet that syncs and charges all of them automatically. If you're interested there's more info available at www.ipadcart.info
A: Thiago and SKL are right - there is no legal problem in purchasing an app once and syncing it on all of your iPads.
There is one app, that should be helpful - iPhone Configuration Utility. It will help you deploy and manage your configuration across devices. Also a great resource is the iOS enterprise support page - it's full of documentation, that should be useful in your scenario.
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7ebd7514197adf98b0de3c8891f3f8c9862d4329 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Crop multiple pages in a pdf file I can use Preview app to select a region and crop a page. Can I do the same cropping for a whole pages in pdf? Are there tools (commercial or free) available for it?
A: I got a hint that works from this page
*
*Using the Sidebar, make it Thumbnails view, and Select All pages (Cmd-A)
*Select the area to crop using Tools > Rectangular Select
*Do the Tools > Crop (Cmd-K)
| Q: Crop multiple pages in a pdf file I can use Preview app to select a region and crop a page. Can I do the same cropping for a whole pages in pdf? Are there tools (commercial or free) available for it?
A: I got a hint that works from this page
*
*Using the Sidebar, make it Thumbnails view, and Select All pages (Cmd-A)
*Select the area to crop using Tools > Rectangular Select
*Do the Tools > Crop (Cmd-K)
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6b6a78813e7dd89ed3f0749c54e8de4206eae423 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to disable Acrobat Reader in Safari? In Safari, the default PDF-Viewer in Safari is "Preview".
Unfortunately, since I installed the Acrobat Reader, this default changed to the Acrobat Reader, which is extremely annoying.
How can I change this back to "Preview"?
A: A thread on macworld covers this. Should work by either by removing the plugin from the internet plugins folder or by changing the settings in the Adobe Reader preferences. The plugin is pretty annoying, I never installed the Adobe Reader again.
| Q: How to disable Acrobat Reader in Safari? In Safari, the default PDF-Viewer in Safari is "Preview".
Unfortunately, since I installed the Acrobat Reader, this default changed to the Acrobat Reader, which is extremely annoying.
How can I change this back to "Preview"?
A: A thread on macworld covers this. Should work by either by removing the plugin from the internet plugins folder or by changing the settings in the Adobe Reader preferences. The plugin is pretty annoying, I never installed the Adobe Reader again.
A: Go to the "Help" menu in Safari and select "Installed Plug-ins". This will open a new tab displaying information about all of the currently installed plug-ins. Find the entry for Adobe Acrobat. Below it will be a line that reads something like:
Adobe® Acrobat® Plug-in for Web Browsers — from file “AdobePDFViewer.plugin”.
Note the name of the file from that line.
On your hard drive you will find a Library folder. In that folder will be another folder called Internet Plug-Ins. Inside that folder you should find the file that was shown in the "Installed Plug-ins" tab. The full path should be /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/AdobePDFViewer.plugin. That file needs to be deleted. Dragging it to the trash will do the trick.
If you are not sure you want to delete the file, you can move it to another location. For instance, you could create a new folder named "Disabled Plug-Ins" in the "Installed Plug-Ins" folder, and move the file to the new folder.
Then quit & relaunch Safari.
Adobe acknowledges this is a "known issue" and recommends this procedure.
A: The following solution below works well (for me) but misses a few steps. Here is what I did:
*
*Quit Safari
*Find both the AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin and the AdobePDFViewer.plugin files in "Library/Internet Plug-Ins"
*Copy both files to your desktop (you might be prompted for the admin password) -- leave this folder open as well
*Right-click on one of the files (doesn't matter which one you do first) and select "Show Contents"
*Make the edit as per below to the Info.plist file
*Repeat steps 3 & 4 for the other file
*Copy both of the .plugin files back to the original folder (you might be prompted for the admin password)
*Start Safari
Original content is below:
The other answers completely remove acrobat reader. While I dislike acrobat reader, it is simply the only choice when there are PDFs with acrobat forms which preview is not great at handling. So a better approach could be to retain the plugin for the PDFs with forms (which has a separate mime type) and open our simple PDFs with preview.
To do this, open the file: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin/Contents/Info.plist and remove the following block of code:
<key>application/pdf</key>
<dict>
<key>WebPluginExtensions</key>
<array>
<string>pdf</string>
</array>
<key>WebPluginTypeDescription</key>
<string>Acrobat Portable Document Format</string>
</dict>
Removing this will un-register acrobat reader plugin from being utilized for simple PDFs while Acrobat reader will continue to open the PDFs with other form data.
A: The solution is found on Adobe's help site:
Place AdobePDFViewer.plugin and AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin in a new folder.
A: the best solution is just to put Acrobat Reader in the trashcan. It's 400 Mb of recovered space on my HD
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b5ccc714929669085009d4b756b84b95617a02fb | Apple Stackexchange
Q: HTML5/CSS3 text editor for OS X? I am looking for a text editor that supports HTML5 and CSS3, allowing you to add/edit new properties, like rounded corners and so.
It doesn't have to be a visual editor but it has to have support for CSS3 and other new stuff like rounded corners.
A: There are two all-in-one solutions specialised for web development: Coda from Panic and Espresso from MacRabbit. Both have their pros and cons, just try them out and see which fits better for your needs. Hype is going through the news recently, but is more tool to create interactive and flashy HTML5 sites (as far as I understood it).
| Q: HTML5/CSS3 text editor for OS X? I am looking for a text editor that supports HTML5 and CSS3, allowing you to add/edit new properties, like rounded corners and so.
It doesn't have to be a visual editor but it has to have support for CSS3 and other new stuff like rounded corners.
A: There are two all-in-one solutions specialised for web development: Coda from Panic and Espresso from MacRabbit. Both have their pros and cons, just try them out and see which fits better for your needs. Hype is going through the news recently, but is more tool to create interactive and flashy HTML5 sites (as far as I understood it).
A: I use Espresso on a daily basis. You'll need to the HTML5 sugar and the CSS3 sugar to get the code completion.
Espresso also have a preview functionality that helps a lot in developing a page with minute differences.
A: If you have Textmate, there's are CSS3 bundles available.
*
*http://code.google.com/p/webkit-css3-bundle/
A bundle of advanced CSS3 features supported by Apple's open source Webkit and Safari browsers. These features are primarily limited to those prefixed with -webkit.
*http://zeroedandnoughted.com/css3-textmate-bundle/
I’ve combined the previous CSS3 TextMate Snippets into a bundle, which was a lot easier to do than I thought it would be. I’ll detail how to make your own in a future post.
A: Please use "Visual Studio Code". This is simple to use and you can switch from mac to windows and vice-versa without problem. There is a lot of extensions to write code without error and faster. Many tutorials and projects are coded on Visual Studio Code. Many firm use it.
A: For HTML5 there's a new App, called Hype which seems to be very interesting (see the videos).
For CSS Specific stuff, I had great success with CSSEdit from MacRabbit, but I'm not a graphic designer so my success is very limited in that area :)
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f26650a7901245b4197aa6a19524939b7a375080 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Looking for a lightweight MP3 player for OS X I'm looking for something, preferably free, to play MP3s in OS X in a way they don't automatically get dumped into iTunes. Any suggestions?
Songbird is not lightweight.
VLC I use for videos.
A: Quicktime player. Quicktime player.
| Q: Looking for a lightweight MP3 player for OS X I'm looking for something, preferably free, to play MP3s in OS X in a way they don't automatically get dumped into iTunes. Any suggestions?
Songbird is not lightweight.
VLC I use for videos.
A: Quicktime player. Quicktime player.
A: This probably isn't what you're looking for, but it so happens that the very lightest of lightweight music players is preinstalled on every Mac. No, it's not QuickTime, and it's not QuickLook—you already knew about those, and they're not as lightweight. We can do better.
Open a Terminal and type:
afplay path/to/song.mp3
Your music will begin playing. No, there's no UI—you said you wanted something lightweight, didn't you?
To stop the song, press ^C.
To pause, press ^Z, then resume with the terminal command fg.
If you want playlists, you can do that too:
afplay song1.mp3 && afplay song2.mp3 && afplay song3.mp3
Enjoy listening to music with the satisfaction that none of your precious processing power is being wasted on modern extravagances.
A: I've been looking for the perfect lightweight OSX player for a long time and still stick with Cog
Change the update feed to Nightly in the preferences and you'll get 0.08 that runs in High Sierra and lower.
UPDATE: An active fork is now available at https://kode54.net/cog (thanks OleGG for the mentioning it)
A: I usually default to using VLC but it has one annoying (to me) limitation: playlists do not persist when you close the app. (At least, I can't find a way of overcoming this in the preferences.) I have used Cog, but after recent updates of OS X (I'm now on Mojave) it seems very flakey. So....
Pine Player
After a bit of a search, I've now found Pine Player ("Price: Free") which is also available in the App store. It has some other nice features, too, but is a fairly simple player and so lacks some features that users might like to have (e.g., I don't think it varies speed of playback). But it is a nicely implemented audio player with "persistent" playlists, and that's exactly what I'm looking for. Works well for me!
A: If you prefer a dedicated app rather than use Quick Look, check Vox, the lightweight music app for Mac OS X.
It's free but you can donate.
A: On Finder, click the mp3, press space or ^+Y.
It will open a Quick Look window and that will preview your mp3.
A: SimpleSong seems to be exactly what you are searching for - this is as simple as it gets, basically just a searchbar. You can now also drag tracks from the finder to the dock icon, to open the tracks as a playlist.
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33454c458d2a1f78fe62b64420a9332f440a611f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How does one make screen captures with a shadow? How to do beautiful print screens, with shadows on the border, like this image?
Is the shadows automatic? A Mac tool? Do I need to manipulate the image in other programs like Adobe Photoshop?
A: No, you do not need to. This feature is built into Mac OS X.
To do this, press ⌘+Shift+4 then press Space. The selector will then change into a camera icon, and you can take a screenshot of the selected window with a shadow.
(I couldn't capture the camera icon)
End result:
| Q: How does one make screen captures with a shadow? How to do beautiful print screens, with shadows on the border, like this image?
Is the shadows automatic? A Mac tool? Do I need to manipulate the image in other programs like Adobe Photoshop?
A: No, you do not need to. This feature is built into Mac OS X.
To do this, press ⌘+Shift+4 then press Space. The selector will then change into a camera icon, and you can take a screenshot of the selected window with a shadow.
(I couldn't capture the camera icon)
End result:
A: Actually I prefer NOT to capture with the shadow at all. There is a command line procedure for suppressing the shadows, but you can accomplish the same thing through the GUI of TinkerTool.
Install TinkerTool and then under its "General" tab, un-check the box next to "Include shadow when capturing window".
A: The shadows aren't automatic. There is a free tool called ImageShadowAdder that can do these for you.
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6211210fd3c091b36007587bda31992092695ce8 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Suppress vibrate when docked? When I dock my iPhone in the charger (desk stand), it briefly chimes to say it's charging. If it's on silent, then it vibrates instead of chiming. When I go to bed and put the phone in the bedside charger, the noise from either is very annoying.
I want to suppress the vibrate-on-charge. How can I do that?
It's already jailbroken so suggestions in that genre are fine too.
A: The only way I've found to deal with this on a non-jailbroken phone is to set the side switch to the non-silent setting, plug in headphones and then dock the phone. The chime sound will only play through the headphones and the phone will not vibrate.
| Q: Suppress vibrate when docked? When I dock my iPhone in the charger (desk stand), it briefly chimes to say it's charging. If it's on silent, then it vibrates instead of chiming. When I go to bed and put the phone in the bedside charger, the noise from either is very annoying.
I want to suppress the vibrate-on-charge. How can I do that?
It's already jailbroken so suggestions in that genre are fine too.
A: The only way I've found to deal with this on a non-jailbroken phone is to set the side switch to the non-silent setting, plug in headphones and then dock the phone. The chime sound will only play through the headphones and the phone will not vibrate.
A: For the vibration:
Since you jailbroken your iPhone already, use Silent Charge.
First, open Cydia and go to Manage>Sources>Edit>Add. Add the ModYouri repo (http://repo.modyouri.com) and select Add Source:
After adding, browse through the repo and find the Silent Charge package and install it.
After installing the package, Cydia will ask you to reboot. Reboot, and viola~! No charge vibration! If you want the vibration back, uninstall the package.
For the sound:
Install WinterBoard and Silent Charge Classic (you can get it from the ModMyi repo). After installing both, launch WinterBoard and select Silent Charge Classic, and respring. Your iPhone should not make any sound after installation.
A: I found that PowerSoundDisabler is most up to date and solves all this: http://www.ijailbreak.com/cydia/powersounddisabler-cydia-tweak/
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3459c3eb2babc2d48bb4b6d82812f98732aeeba2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Powering on while the lid is closed in clamshell mode For a recent MacBook Pro, lid closed, non-Apple keyboard: can I map some key (like F15) to be the same as the Apple power key so I can do a full shutdown and start up without opening the lid?
A: Launchers like Alfred.app allow you to assign keyboard shortcuts to run commands (it has built in ones for restart and shut down).
There is a default shortcut alt+cmd+eject for putting the computer to sleep.
Additionally, control+alt+eject will log you out, and;
shift+control+eject will sleep your displays (and keyboard lights if you have them).
As for booting the computer without using the power button, I'm not sure that's possible, as I don't think the laptop gives power to the keyboard while it's powered off.
You could setup something like scheduled startup/shutdown, to automatically boot at the set time. Find this in the Energy Saver preference pane.
Update: Newer laptops don't have an eject button, but instead the button in the top right corner of the keyboard is the power button. The above shortcuts will work with the power button i.e. shift+control+power for turning off the displays.
| Q: Powering on while the lid is closed in clamshell mode For a recent MacBook Pro, lid closed, non-Apple keyboard: can I map some key (like F15) to be the same as the Apple power key so I can do a full shutdown and start up without opening the lid?
A: Launchers like Alfred.app allow you to assign keyboard shortcuts to run commands (it has built in ones for restart and shut down).
There is a default shortcut alt+cmd+eject for putting the computer to sleep.
Additionally, control+alt+eject will log you out, and;
shift+control+eject will sleep your displays (and keyboard lights if you have them).
As for booting the computer without using the power button, I'm not sure that's possible, as I don't think the laptop gives power to the keyboard while it's powered off.
You could setup something like scheduled startup/shutdown, to automatically boot at the set time. Find this in the Energy Saver preference pane.
Update: Newer laptops don't have an eject button, but instead the button in the top right corner of the keyboard is the power button. The above shortcuts will work with the power button i.e. shift+control+power for turning off the displays.
A: I do not believe this is possible.
You can schedule your Mac to power on automatically using Energy Saver or our Power Manager software. This requires setting specific times for starting up and shutting down.
If the lid is closed, your Mac should start up on schedule. It will then immediately go into sleep mode because the lid is closed. This appears to be a deliberate design choice by Apple's engineers to avoid overheating your Mac.
To run with the lid closed, you must start up with lid open and have an external display connected. Only with an external display connected can you close your MacBook Pro's lid and avoid automatic sleep; doing anything else is not supported by Apple.
The exact behaviour you will see also depends on which MacBook Pro you have. Power features and capabilities tend to change between hardware revisions.
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586011740b59b42bcbcc5d3501b6c1c9ad1f71ad | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a way to make Adium open links with Google Chrome? When someone sends me a link in Adium I'll click it and Safari will open up. I'd like links to be opened by Google Chrome instead.
I've had a look around the web and in the preferences but for the the life of me I can't figure this simple one out.
Any clues?
NB: My default browser is Google Chrome.
EDIT
I'm running version 1.4.1 (i.e. up-to-date). I use this SkypePlugin. Apart from that it's plain vanilla Adium.
A: Try to disable the Skype plugin, it must be tempering with the way Adium handles URLs opening.
| Q: Is there a way to make Adium open links with Google Chrome? When someone sends me a link in Adium I'll click it and Safari will open up. I'd like links to be opened by Google Chrome instead.
I've had a look around the web and in the preferences but for the the life of me I can't figure this simple one out.
Any clues?
NB: My default browser is Google Chrome.
EDIT
I'm running version 1.4.1 (i.e. up-to-date). I use this SkypePlugin. Apart from that it's plain vanilla Adium.
A: Try to disable the Skype plugin, it must be tempering with the way Adium handles URLs opening.
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4d9bd3e6f3c256966b250169d58df68812d2cce8 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Make Solid-state scrolling trackpad behave like Multi-Touch trackpad I am using an early 2009 MacBook.
Is there any way or any APP that can make Solid-state scrolling trackpad on my MacBook behave like Multi-Touch trackpad
Solid-state scrolling trackpad supports two-finger scrolling, tap, double-tap, and drag capabilities, while Multi-Touch trackpad supports inertial scrolling, pinch, rotate, swipe, three-finger swipe, four-finger swipe, tap, double-tap, and drag capabilities.
Can gestures from Multi-Touch trackpad, be available to Solid-state scrolling trackpad?
A: You could try with some software like Better Touch Tool, but that's not guarantied it will work, since it's more of a hardware limitation.
Another solution would be to buy a Magic Trackpad.
| Q: Make Solid-state scrolling trackpad behave like Multi-Touch trackpad I am using an early 2009 MacBook.
Is there any way or any APP that can make Solid-state scrolling trackpad on my MacBook behave like Multi-Touch trackpad
Solid-state scrolling trackpad supports two-finger scrolling, tap, double-tap, and drag capabilities, while Multi-Touch trackpad supports inertial scrolling, pinch, rotate, swipe, three-finger swipe, four-finger swipe, tap, double-tap, and drag capabilities.
Can gestures from Multi-Touch trackpad, be available to Solid-state scrolling trackpad?
A: You could try with some software like Better Touch Tool, but that's not guarantied it will work, since it's more of a hardware limitation.
Another solution would be to buy a Magic Trackpad.
A: Sadly, there is no way and no app to add this functionality.
The hardware simply wasn't designed to track two (or more) independent touches. You get two finger (wide contact point) scroll but that's it.
You would need to add more hardware like a video camera to see three fingers and analyze the movement optically (or add expensive circuitry and somehow hook into a free port like bluetooth, USB and add a kernel extension to get that added input to the Human Interface system.) It's more practical to find a buyer that wants your mac and put that money towards a mac with true multitouch hardware than to add multitouch capability after the fact.
A: I recommend reading this article from TUAW. It basically says that the internal chipset on the new multi-touch trackpads is different to older trackpads and that is why out-of-the-box, Mac OS X Snow Leopard will not be able to add the gestures to your trackpad.
Having said that, the same article points you to this hack in MacRumors in case you feel a little adventurous and want to try and hack your OS to change how it works with your older trackpad. I cannot vouch for this method as my Mac already has a multi-touch trackpad so I have not used this hack. I also do not know of anybody who has used it. I am only pointing you in that direction in hopes that it is what you're looking for.
If there's a hack, there might just be a way. :) Good luck!
A: I've experimented with a lot of hacks and apps for the trackpads to simulate the Magic Trackpad's gestures, but still avoid adding another accessory to carry around. Personally, I've found JiTouch to be wonderful in this respect: http://www.jitouch.com/
Hope this helps!
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a701e468d6a52f3b040fbd712997ce768eb5052f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to automate execution locate.updatedb by using a bash script I am looking for a bash set of commands that will enable me to schedule the execution of /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb once every day.
Please respond only with a set of command line commands, because I want to include this in a "setup" script (in order to be able to reuse it when I go to another machine).
A: After additional (re)search I found an easy solution:
sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.locate.plist
This is also persistent, so it will run updatedb daily.
| Q: How to automate execution locate.updatedb by using a bash script I am looking for a bash set of commands that will enable me to schedule the execution of /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb once every day.
Please respond only with a set of command line commands, because I want to include this in a "setup" script (in order to be able to reuse it when I go to another machine).
A: After additional (re)search I found an easy solution:
sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.locate.plist
This is also persistent, so it will run updatedb daily.
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fb049a4322a70f501f0c7957e4c9fafed6d022b3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Untick the 'Open Safe Files' preference in Safari with Terminal After all the fuss over Mac Defender, I thought it might be a good idea to disable the open safe files option in safari for the users in our network. I'd like to do this with the 'Send Unix Command' via Remote Desktop.
How can I use terminal to disable this preference in Safari?
A: You can use the defaults application to change the preference for this using the following command:
defaults write com.apple.Safari AutoOpenSafeDownloads 0
| Q: Untick the 'Open Safe Files' preference in Safari with Terminal After all the fuss over Mac Defender, I thought it might be a good idea to disable the open safe files option in safari for the users in our network. I'd like to do this with the 'Send Unix Command' via Remote Desktop.
How can I use terminal to disable this preference in Safari?
A: You can use the defaults application to change the preference for this using the following command:
defaults write com.apple.Safari AutoOpenSafeDownloads 0
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6eb28f30dcfcc8597e42f90fb1220e6fcac458fe | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iTunes shows App Updates Badge, but no updates are available On my iTunes page, it is showing a 7 next to Apps to indicate I have 7 apps with available updates. When I click on the link to show available updates, regardless of which iTunes account I have, it always shows "No Updates are available". How can I see what apps it thinks I have updates for, or reset that counter?
A: The common cause of this is when you have purchases in one library that belong to two Apple ID's. You will have to sign in to that second Apple ID to download those updates. This means iTunes is working as it was designed (although it is confusing since the Apple ID for each purchase is "hidden" in the info and not easily displayed.
A less common instance is when there is a problem with either the on line store or your local files that store the apps.
Here are two articles that will help if you simply have more than one account making purchases:
*
*Which account did I use to make a specific purchase?
*iOS: Changing the signed-in iTunes Store account
| Q: iTunes shows App Updates Badge, but no updates are available On my iTunes page, it is showing a 7 next to Apps to indicate I have 7 apps with available updates. When I click on the link to show available updates, regardless of which iTunes account I have, it always shows "No Updates are available". How can I see what apps it thinks I have updates for, or reset that counter?
A: The common cause of this is when you have purchases in one library that belong to two Apple ID's. You will have to sign in to that second Apple ID to download those updates. This means iTunes is working as it was designed (although it is confusing since the Apple ID for each purchase is "hidden" in the info and not easily displayed.
A less common instance is when there is a problem with either the on line store or your local files that store the apps.
Here are two articles that will help if you simply have more than one account making purchases:
*
*Which account did I use to make a specific purchase?
*iOS: Changing the signed-in iTunes Store account
A: Another cause for iTunes to do this is when you purchased an app in one country's store and you changed it to another country. That's what happened to me.
Updates are only available from the AppStore country you bought the app in (but the badge may still be displayed).
A: Another cause for iTunes to do this is when you purchased an app in one country's store and you changed it to another country. That's what happened to me.
Updates are only available from the AppStore country you bought the app in (but the badge may still be displayed).
A: This happened to me, my wife and I use separate computer accounts but they both use the same iTunes store ID. Occasionally I would have to go into my wife's computer account and run the app update in iTunes there to get rid of the badge in iTunes under my computer account.
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c826d0207040cfef868bd22d5fdbc7b7b9a1de47 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iCal Google Sync -- how to get rid of folders (delegates)? I've got my calendars in Google, but when I sync them with iCal I get all these ugly folders. How can I clean this up?
A: Since late 2012, you can add additional calendars to your main CalDAV account by going to https://www.google.com/calendar/syncselect. After you have done this, you can uncheck the delegate calendars in the iCal settings.
| Q: iCal Google Sync -- how to get rid of folders (delegates)? I've got my calendars in Google, but when I sync them with iCal I get all these ugly folders. How can I clean this up?
A: Since late 2012, you can add additional calendars to your main CalDAV account by going to https://www.google.com/calendar/syncselect. After you have done this, you can uncheck the delegate calendars in the iCal settings.
A: Short Answer: You cannot easily clean that up.
Long Answer: When you have delegate calendars, that typically means that you are given permission to view (maybe edit) someone else's calendar. This is why there is special interface to deal with delegation and they are grouped in their own section of the calendar list.
Behind the scenes, google treats each calendar you create as its own principal (almost like its own account), so iCal treats all the non default calendars as delegates. To confuse things further, you can actually can share google calendars so iCal could never tell the difference between an actual shared calendar and new calendar you added.
The only solution is to move all your events into the default calendar or move your calendars to a service which handles multiple calendars in a better way (Yahoo, Exchange, iCalServer)
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80941c28431980845b6414b01c9dc400cea46dd5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Running OS X and Windows simultaneously Using Bootcamp is it possible to run OS X and Windows simultaneously such that I can command-tab between the two? I've run Windows using Bootcamp a few years ago but at that time a restart was required when switching between OS X and Windows.
A: Bootcamp is designed to allow you to change your operating system while the computer boots.
Nothing allows you to swap purely back and forth between operating systems that way. What you can do is use software that runs Windows in OS X with hardware virtualization, a huge step up from the software virtual machines of old.
There are three good options: Parallels, VMWare Fusion, and VirtualBox, the last of which has the advantage of being free.
If you want more technical details, particularly the ones that drove an edit to improve this answer, read the comments below.
| Q: Running OS X and Windows simultaneously Using Bootcamp is it possible to run OS X and Windows simultaneously such that I can command-tab between the two? I've run Windows using Bootcamp a few years ago but at that time a restart was required when switching between OS X and Windows.
A: Bootcamp is designed to allow you to change your operating system while the computer boots.
Nothing allows you to swap purely back and forth between operating systems that way. What you can do is use software that runs Windows in OS X with hardware virtualization, a huge step up from the software virtual machines of old.
There are three good options: Parallels, VMWare Fusion, and VirtualBox, the last of which has the advantage of being free.
If you want more technical details, particularly the ones that drove an edit to improve this answer, read the comments below.
A: VMware Fusion has a nice feature in 3.x called Unity that allows Windows applications to run on the Mac desktop without running in a window that also runs Windows. This means that you could have Word 2010 running with the look and feel of Word 2010 on Windows 7, but as another application Window on your Mac.
Windows must still be booted as a VM - it's just that VMware Fusion hides this. Applications in Unity mode can be pinned to the dock just like regular Mac OS X applications. Launching them launches VMware, which boots the VM and then spawns the application.
This is akin to Wine on Linux, except a full VM of Windows is running - no API translations, full Windows fidelity.
You can alt-tab amongst Mac and Windows apps.
See: http://www.tuaw.com/2007/06/06/vmware-fusion-unity/
A: This is still true. "Bootcamp", as the name implies, is a way to boot into a non-Apple operating system, and your computer can only boot into one operating system at a time.
If you want to use Windows programs side-by-side with Mac programs, you'll need to use a virtualization program like Parallels or Fusion.
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48b00760ba16dbc118e838a53fa3217c5a21a448 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Address bar in Safari gone! The address bar in my safari broswer has disappeared... I have quit my safari browser and reopened it, but the problem persists. This is what it looks like I have no idea why this is happening, but i use safari as my main browser so it has all my bookmarks, etc so i can't really just stop using it. Please help, thanks.
A: With the introduction of Safari 6.0, the command key sequence changed for this from command + shift + | to command + option + T.
It's also the first item under the view menu, 'Show Toolbar' or 'Hide Toolbar.'
edit: in Safari 7.0 and OS X 10.9, this feature is still available through View > Hide Toolbar or View > Show Toolbar, however there is no command key sequence.
| Q: Address bar in Safari gone! The address bar in my safari broswer has disappeared... I have quit my safari browser and reopened it, but the problem persists. This is what it looks like I have no idea why this is happening, but i use safari as my main browser so it has all my bookmarks, etc so i can't really just stop using it. Please help, thanks.
A: With the introduction of Safari 6.0, the command key sequence changed for this from command + shift + | to command + option + T.
It's also the first item under the view menu, 'Show Toolbar' or 'Hide Toolbar.'
edit: in Safari 7.0 and OS X 10.9, this feature is still available through View > Hide Toolbar or View > Show Toolbar, however there is no command key sequence.
A: Right click in the empty area > "Customize Toolbar" > drag the address bar back up.
You probably accidentally command-dragged it out.
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09c5b40d93eee20b23f29e21337cd26ed40f47ca | Apple Stackexchange
Q: My external harddisk is readonly on mac I am having a 1Tb external harddisk. Its working perfectly fine on ubuntu and windows. But On mac its read-only. How can I change this.
A: Your external drive is most probably formatted on Windows and is then in NTFS format.
Check this question which will give you the different possibilities you have.
| Q: My external harddisk is readonly on mac I am having a 1Tb external harddisk. Its working perfectly fine on ubuntu and windows. But On mac its read-only. How can I change this.
A: Your external drive is most probably formatted on Windows and is then in NTFS format.
Check this question which will give you the different possibilities you have.
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9db725d24c35094c84eaa8ffb0b6d2b3e58e37d2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: preview merges pdf and result in huge file size? I used preview to merge 5 pdf files, of total size of 800k. All pdf have no graphs. However the resulting file size is 10MB...
I then tried Acrobat, under similar simple method I got a combined pdf of 750kb.
So why is preview so inefficient? Or Have I just misconfigured sth.?
A: I can't really answer as to why it's so inefficient, but i've had the same problem, and i got around it by using free Quartz filters from Jerome Colas.
This post on the Apple discussion boards has the details, but the link is broken, an extra * on the end breaks it, it should be https://public.me.com/jcolas.
Download, unzip, and add the "Filters" folder to your Library folder.
To use, open a PDF in Preview, click File > Save As, then select Quartz Filter, and the level of compression.
I believe that Jerome is exposing something that already exists in OSX, but certainly, it's a good solution that works well for me, allowing me to get a good balance between quality and filesize.
| Q: preview merges pdf and result in huge file size? I used preview to merge 5 pdf files, of total size of 800k. All pdf have no graphs. However the resulting file size is 10MB...
I then tried Acrobat, under similar simple method I got a combined pdf of 750kb.
So why is preview so inefficient? Or Have I just misconfigured sth.?
A: I can't really answer as to why it's so inefficient, but i've had the same problem, and i got around it by using free Quartz filters from Jerome Colas.
This post on the Apple discussion boards has the details, but the link is broken, an extra * on the end breaks it, it should be https://public.me.com/jcolas.
Download, unzip, and add the "Filters" folder to your Library folder.
To use, open a PDF in Preview, click File > Save As, then select Quartz Filter, and the level of compression.
I believe that Jerome is exposing something that already exists in OSX, but certainly, it's a good solution that works well for me, allowing me to get a good balance between quality and filesize.
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67ddaaeee7e62e57ec21580cd38804b30b529765 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Control iMac and LED Cinema Display Brightness Simultaneously I have a iMac 27'' and a LED Cinema Display 27'' connected to it. And I've noticed that to be able to control brightness I need to open the Display.prefPanel and modify the brightness of the displays individualy.
Is there a way to do this simultaneously? Maybe with a third party app? If not, is there a way to assign a keyboard shortcut to the second display brightness?
A: I just started using Dimmer Than Dim, a free app in the App Store. I only have one display (iMac), however.
| Q: Control iMac and LED Cinema Display Brightness Simultaneously I have a iMac 27'' and a LED Cinema Display 27'' connected to it. And I've noticed that to be able to control brightness I need to open the Display.prefPanel and modify the brightness of the displays individualy.
Is there a way to do this simultaneously? Maybe with a third party app? If not, is there a way to assign a keyboard shortcut to the second display brightness?
A: I just started using Dimmer Than Dim, a free app in the App Store. I only have one display (iMac), however.
A: F.lux is worth a look, it changes the colour temperature and brightness of your monitor(s) based on the time of day.
A: Shades can do this.
(I am pretty sure it can, I only have one monitor attached at the moment, so I can't verify.)
A: Lunar has Sync Mode which automatically detects changes in brightness on your iMac screen (even those made by the light sensor) and syncs them automatically to the LED Cinema display.
It doesn't use a software overlay. In fact, Apple vendored displays get special treatment as Lunar uses an implementation hidden inside macOS Display Services to control them natively.
Note that you have to connect the USB port of the LED Cinema to the iMac to enable the DisplayServices method of changing brightness to work.
Disclaimer: I'm the developer of Lunar
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a2493d81d166a64d6edf383fec668819323a0dc5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I install apps on iPhone/iPad from iTunes without syncing? Simple question: Can I install an application that was downloaded to my iTunes into my iPad/iPhone without syncing it with the computer?
I am abroad and without access to wi-fi, only network cable, so the trivial solutions of "download directly through the iPad" and "sync it with your computer once and be over it" won't work (unless I start syncing with two computers at the same time, and I recall it gave me trouble in the past).
A: You can try the install with iPhone Configuration Utility:
http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/featuredarticles/FA_iPhone_Configuration_Utility/Introduction/Introduction.html
http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/featuredarticles/FA_Wireless_Enterprise_App_Distribution/FA_Wireless_Enterprise_App_Distribution.pdf
| Q: Can I install apps on iPhone/iPad from iTunes without syncing? Simple question: Can I install an application that was downloaded to my iTunes into my iPad/iPhone without syncing it with the computer?
I am abroad and without access to wi-fi, only network cable, so the trivial solutions of "download directly through the iPad" and "sync it with your computer once and be over it" won't work (unless I start syncing with two computers at the same time, and I recall it gave me trouble in the past).
A: You can try the install with iPhone Configuration Utility:
http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/featuredarticles/FA_iPhone_Configuration_Utility/Introduction/Introduction.html
http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/featuredarticles/FA_Wireless_Enterprise_App_Distribution/FA_Wireless_Enterprise_App_Distribution.pdf
A: No.
To install apps into your iPad you would need to:
*
*Install it via the App Store (on your iDevice)
*Sync it through iTunes
That is, if you don't jailbreak. However, I will not touch on the subject as it may break Apple's license for apps (and void your warranty).
A: You might be able to download the application (some applications have their own website so you dont have to use iTunes to download them) then drag it into your iPad.
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3c4ba8ec6c777d00487a37451545931102f338a4 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Batch adding names to mac os spelling dictionary I work at a school, and I would like to add a number of unique names to the local dictionary so that they won't be flagged as misspelled by the spell checker.
I've discovered the local dictionary at ~/Library/Spelling/
I also see that words are added to the localdictionary text file each on individual lines.
However, when I try to paste in a large number of names (or to simply replace this file with another) I find that the new entries aren't recognized by the spell checker, even after killing the applespell process, or restarting altogether.
Ideally, I'd like to set this up so I could create a script to install this custom dictionary on all computers at the school (this works in MS Office). Is this possible?
A: The entries in that file must be ordered lexicographically (case-insensitive).
I assume Apple implements some sort of search algorithm, so if fzgwhduef is after xdejfu, it won't be found when spellchecking it.
Edit ~/Library/Spelling/LocalDictionary, keep the entries sorted, and killall AppleSpell in Terminal to make it read the changed file the next time you use it.
| Q: Batch adding names to mac os spelling dictionary I work at a school, and I would like to add a number of unique names to the local dictionary so that they won't be flagged as misspelled by the spell checker.
I've discovered the local dictionary at ~/Library/Spelling/
I also see that words are added to the localdictionary text file each on individual lines.
However, when I try to paste in a large number of names (or to simply replace this file with another) I find that the new entries aren't recognized by the spell checker, even after killing the applespell process, or restarting altogether.
Ideally, I'd like to set this up so I could create a script to install this custom dictionary on all computers at the school (this works in MS Office). Is this possible?
A: The entries in that file must be ordered lexicographically (case-insensitive).
I assume Apple implements some sort of search algorithm, so if fzgwhduef is after xdejfu, it won't be found when spellchecking it.
Edit ~/Library/Spelling/LocalDictionary, keep the entries sorted, and killall AppleSpell in Terminal to make it read the changed file the next time you use it.
A: There is some additional work you need to do because there is actually a special character in between each word. You can see an example of it here on Macworld.
What they suggest is to show invisibles in your text editor of choice, textwrangler or textmate or xcode or vim or something like that would probably work, and just make sure that each word has the same separator as the previous words.
From Macworld:
To review the user additions to the
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f286efbf63f6596c4234f855873b58e8734202ba | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What are the secret options of the PDF convert tool from OS X? I recently discovered the /System/Library/Printers/Libraries/convert tool that is able to convert HTML, DOC, ... to PDF.
It works great but it has some optional arguments that are not documented: -a 'name=value ...'. I am really interested about them because these are supposed to control more of the 'printing' process.
/System/Library/Printers/Libraries/convert
Usage: convert [ options ]
Options:
-e Use every filter from the PPD file
-f filename Set file to be converted (otherwise stdin)
-o filename Set file to be generated (otherwise stdout)
-i mime/type Set input MIME type (otherwise auto-typed)
-j mime/type Set output MIME type (otherwise application/pdf)
-P filename.ppd Set PPD file
-a 'name=value ...' Set option(s)
-U username Set username for job
-J title Set title
-c copies Set number of copies
-u Remove the PPD file when finished
-D Remove the input file when finished
A: The options for the CUPS system are mainly for specifying borders, margins, how many pages per sheet, etc. They are documented on the CUPS website:
http://www.cups.org/documentation.php/options.html
| Q: What are the secret options of the PDF convert tool from OS X? I recently discovered the /System/Library/Printers/Libraries/convert tool that is able to convert HTML, DOC, ... to PDF.
It works great but it has some optional arguments that are not documented: -a 'name=value ...'. I am really interested about them because these are supposed to control more of the 'printing' process.
/System/Library/Printers/Libraries/convert
Usage: convert [ options ]
Options:
-e Use every filter from the PPD file
-f filename Set file to be converted (otherwise stdin)
-o filename Set file to be generated (otherwise stdout)
-i mime/type Set input MIME type (otherwise auto-typed)
-j mime/type Set output MIME type (otherwise application/pdf)
-P filename.ppd Set PPD file
-a 'name=value ...' Set option(s)
-U username Set username for job
-J title Set title
-c copies Set number of copies
-u Remove the PPD file when finished
-D Remove the input file when finished
A: The options for the CUPS system are mainly for specifying borders, margins, how many pages per sheet, etc. They are documented on the CUPS website:
http://www.cups.org/documentation.php/options.html
A: What you see is a symlink to /usr/sbin/cupsfilter.
cupsfilter is documented in its respective man page.
Its purpose is to allow you to manually run the same filtering chain CUPS would run on behalf of a given print queue would run when consuming a given input document. This way you could inspect + debug the results before/without sending the job to the actual printer.
Of course you can "abuse" the utility also to convert files to whatever output format you may desire (if supported by CUPS).
Regarding the -o name=value (running cupsfilter directly uses this syntax): basically it is every option you can specify with print command such as lp or lpr if you print from the shell.
A few selected examples:
-o media=A4 # define the media size
-o fit-to-page=true # request scaling of content to fit media
-o page-ranges=1-4,7,9-12 # select pages to be extracted
-o number-up=4 # request multiple logical pages on physical page
-o number-up-layout=tblr # set the sorting of logical pages
# (first top-to-bottom, then left-to-right)
-o page-border=single-thick # request page borders to be drawn
-o outputorder=reverse # request reverse output border
More info about possible options:
*
*All generic options supported by CUPS are documented here:
http://www.cups.org/documentation.php/doc-2.1/options.html
*All printqueue specific options (as are escrowed in the associated PPD) can be derived from the outputs of this command:
lpoptions -l -d <name-of-printqueue>
*The names of all IPP-defined (Internet Printing Protocol) job options are listed here:
http://www.iana.org/assignments/ipp-registrations/ipp-registrations.xhtml
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d54c5d42ffa9e5b5a77fb15ce5439cab28c03e39 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Remove item from Context Menu I noticed extra options pop up in my context menus, I'm not sure how I managed to get it (or how long ago I installed this item), but does anyone know how I can remove it? Particularly the iconStiX item, which doesn't work.
I've tried looking in /Library/Context Menu Items, but there's nothing there
+1 if you can tell me where it came from.
A: You can modify what's in your right-click context menus going to Keyboard Shortcuts -> Services and unchecking the services there.
| Q: Remove item from Context Menu I noticed extra options pop up in my context menus, I'm not sure how I managed to get it (or how long ago I installed this item), but does anyone know how I can remove it? Particularly the iconStiX item, which doesn't work.
I've tried looking in /Library/Context Menu Items, but there's nothing there
+1 if you can tell me where it came from.
A: You can modify what's in your right-click context menus going to Keyboard Shortcuts -> Services and unchecking the services there.
A: I've just installed and then uninstalled iconStiX again - just to see where the stuff was placed.
The uninstall is like this (see Readme.pdf in iconStiX.dmg):
Throw away the following 4 items into the Trash:
*
*the iconStiX program in your Applications folder (or any other place of your choice)
*in your ~/Library/Preferences:
*
*li.loos.trollin.iconStiX.plist
*li.loos.trollin.iconStiX.LSSharedFileList.plist (if any)
*a folder named iconStiX in your ~/Library/Application Support folder
Empty the Trash.
BUT this doesn't remove the Contextual Menu Items - unless you reboot your Mac (I did that, and the items was gone).
A: Look into
*
*~/Library/Contextual Menu Items
*/Library/Contextual Menu Items folders
*~/Library/Services
*/Library/Services
To access them, open a Finder icon, press ⌘+⇧+G, or Go > Go to Folder and paste one of the two paths above.
You'll find there all the contextual menu extensions and your services. Move them to the folder to disable them.
You may need to Log Out/In to apply the changes.
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d86e43be465c64d35273982b019c912937cba5e0 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there any free solution to remove unneeded architectures from Universal ppc/intel binaries? I am aware about an application that is able to remove unneeded architectures from Universal binaries - XSlimmer.
Still, I am looking for a free solution for this because I am not willing to pay for this kind of service.
A: All tools to manipulate architectures in binaries are covers over lipo the command line tool that Apple supplies as part of the Developer tools
| Q: Is there any free solution to remove unneeded architectures from Universal ppc/intel binaries? I am aware about an application that is able to remove unneeded architectures from Universal binaries - XSlimmer.
Still, I am looking for a free solution for this because I am not willing to pay for this kind of service.
A: All tools to manipulate architectures in binaries are covers over lipo the command line tool that Apple supplies as part of the Developer tools
A: Monolingual will remove extraneous languages and architectures and is open source.
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