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Q: What is the difference between iTerm2 and Terminal? I keep hearing that iTerm2 is much better than Terminal. However, when I downloaded iTerm2, I didn't see what made it preferable over Terminal. What are the differences between these two apps?
A: There are several features listed on their features page.
Some of the features I like are:
*
*Split pane view
*Hotkey window for instant terminal anywhere
*Search will highlight all found words (like in Chrome and Safari)
*Mouseless copy
*Instant replay (can "rewind" your session in case you forgot to note/copy something)
*Paste history
*Growl support for notification when a process completes
| Q: What is the difference between iTerm2 and Terminal? I keep hearing that iTerm2 is much better than Terminal. However, when I downloaded iTerm2, I didn't see what made it preferable over Terminal. What are the differences between these two apps?
A: There are several features listed on their features page.
Some of the features I like are:
*
*Split pane view
*Hotkey window for instant terminal anywhere
*Search will highlight all found words (like in Chrome and Safari)
*Mouseless copy
*Instant replay (can "rewind" your session in case you forgot to note/copy something)
*Paste history
*Growl support for notification when a process completes
A: The feature I chose iTerm for is being able to cut or copy by just selecting text and paste by just using the middle button
A: @joel's answer is good, but Terminal.app gained some exclusive features in Lion:
*
*support for Lion's restore feature
*support for system services - this means I have a system shortcut for “new terminal in this folder” without strange hacks.
*support for system services means great automator integration
*document proxy in the window and generally better D&D support
*right click on a string to search in man pages or open its man page in a cool floating window. Really handy!
See:
http://www.macosxautomation.com/lion/terminal.html
A: iTerm supports opening windows in full screen by default, and there is an option to use custom full screen windows that don't have the animations for changing spaces and don't disable ⌘H.
It also has an incremental search banner instead of a find dialog. And you can select text by searching for the start and pressing tab to extend the selection by single words.
A: I use iTerm2 for my work in bioinformatics and have, for example, set it up in such a way, that it automatically opens a Genome Browser website in a specific chromosome position, when I cmd-click on the chromosome position.
Also, I tinkered with smart selection to allow me the selection of only DNA sequences, etc.
Also I set it to play a sound, if an Error message occurs in a terminal.
That's of course very specific use cases, but shows how capable iTerm2 is, compared to the simple Terminal client.
A: If you're a keen user of VIM then mouse mode in iTerm2 works properly - you can position the cursor and select text using the mouse (it kind of works in Terminal but it's buggy). Plus when you're running VIM (or other console based apps that use the 'alternate' screen (t_ti, t_te)) then the scrolling works properly too.
Also there's a very useful search facility which can be used to search the contents of all open iTerm2 tabs which can be reached by going to Window->Exposé all Tabs(⌥⌘E).
I also like the inline image display functionality which is possible using the iTerm2 tools tools which use some custom escape codes
A: I just love iTerm because it does have the auto-complete for commands.thats just awesome.
From the feature list for iTerm2's on its website:
Just type the start of any word that has ever appeared in your window
and then Cmd-; will pop open a window with suggestions. The word
you're looking for is usually on top of the list!
A: Besides the features already listed, iTerm2 is constantly improving, while Terminal receives minor updates every few years. Feature requests have a much better chance of being honored in iTerm2. There are some cool things coming in the next release that are not yet documented, but have a look through the recent release notes to see them.
Also, I'd note that there's some confusion about split panes in a comment in the OP. Terminal's split panes give you two views of the same window, while iTerm2's give you unlimited independent terminals in one tab.
A: From the iTerm2 web site:
iTerm2 has a lot of features. Every conceivable desire a terminal user might have has been foreseen and solved. And these are just the main attractions!
iTerm2's feature page highlights the following:
*
*Split Panes
*Hotkey Window
*Search Highlighted
*Autocomplete
*Mouseless Copy
*Paste History
*Instant Replay
*Configurability
*Unixyness
*256 Colors (or more!)
*Readability
*Mouse Reporting
*Growl Support
*Exposé Tab
*Tagged Profiles
*Multi-Lingual
*Triggers
*Smart Selection
*Shell Integration
*Automatic Profile Switching
*Inline Images
*Timestamps
*Password Manager
*Advanced Paste
*Annotations
*Badges
*Captured Output
A: I use iTerm2 since I can't configure my Mac Terminal have different colors background when I open different Terminals.
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855f21a6ed323c2ef4ca767f2191c50b78631676 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I spin down a secondary disk when not mounted? I have Macbook Pro 13" (Early 2011). I replaced the SuperDrive with a SSD that now is my main disk. The existing HDD is used for Time Machine and nothing else.
I have 2 problems with the secondary disk:
*
*After a Time Machine backup, it stays awake way too long. I want it to go right back to sleep.
*When I eject the disk, it keeps waking up after a while, and then keeps spinning forever.
How can I fix these 2 issues?
Edit
I found a program called Cocktail that you can set the sleep timer with, unfortunately this is for both disks. How will this affect the SSD?
A: Solution is a terminal command with which you can control the sleep timer.
I set it to 1 minute.
sudo pmset -a disksleep VALUE
This still means the disk wakes up every hour for the time machine backup, and also every 15 minutes-ish for god knows what reason.
But its much better than before, just annoying that it regularly wakes up for a minute, which is distracting.
| Q: How do I spin down a secondary disk when not mounted? I have Macbook Pro 13" (Early 2011). I replaced the SuperDrive with a SSD that now is my main disk. The existing HDD is used for Time Machine and nothing else.
I have 2 problems with the secondary disk:
*
*After a Time Machine backup, it stays awake way too long. I want it to go right back to sleep.
*When I eject the disk, it keeps waking up after a while, and then keeps spinning forever.
How can I fix these 2 issues?
Edit
I found a program called Cocktail that you can set the sleep timer with, unfortunately this is for both disks. How will this affect the SSD?
A: Solution is a terminal command with which you can control the sleep timer.
I set it to 1 minute.
sudo pmset -a disksleep VALUE
This still means the disk wakes up every hour for the time machine backup, and also every 15 minutes-ish for god knows what reason.
But its much better than before, just annoying that it regularly wakes up for a minute, which is distracting.
A: Time machine backs up at 1 hr intervals but the interval can only be changed if you download an app called "time machine editor" located here:
http://timesoftware.free.fr/timemachineeditor/
First you turn off time machine from the Apple Time Machine app, then down load time machine editor and turn on time machine from within the editor. The editor also allows you to set your back up interval to whatever number of hours you want. From then onwards, time machine editor controls Time Machine. BUT..... this still didn't solve my Mac waking up every 15 seconds......I suspect the external hard drive is causing this.
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b07863e8a5e0efce6f3cf59ee9e2dafa916a1c94 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I keep the iTunes Video Window from resizing When watching videos or podcasts in a separate window in iTunes (10.4.1) OS X Snow Leopard, my preference is to place them at the bottom right of the screen. This is so I can keep browsing and working on other applications.
But when the next video starts, the window gets resized to the original size. How do I keep iTunes from doing this.
FYI: The older version of iTunes did not exhibit this behavior. The window would remain in the user set size
| Q: How do I keep the iTunes Video Window from resizing When watching videos or podcasts in a separate window in iTunes (10.4.1) OS X Snow Leopard, my preference is to place them at the bottom right of the screen. This is so I can keep browsing and working on other applications.
But when the next video starts, the window gets resized to the original size. How do I keep iTunes from doing this.
FYI: The older version of iTunes did not exhibit this behavior. The window would remain in the user set size
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1ed716cdb2e7e1a5bc0dc85434e98ab5c39cd821 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to send 'print' key with RDC (Remote Desktop Connection)? I use Microsoft's RDC on Mac. I need to click on print key to have some screen capture, but Mac Keyboard doesn't have one.
How do I send print key with Mac through RDC?
A: Try Option + F4- it worked for me!
| Q: How to send 'print' key with RDC (Remote Desktop Connection)? I use Microsoft's RDC on Mac. I need to click on print key to have some screen capture, but Mac Keyboard doesn't have one.
How do I send print key with Mac through RDC?
A: Try Option + F4- it worked for me!
A:
The MS RDC has a preference menu so that you can customize the shortcuts.
A: Try using the virtual keyboard windows has under the "accessibility" programs menu
A: Shift+Control+3
⇧+Ctrl+3
It worked for me! (I'm using rdesktop on Linux > Windows Server 2012 R2, with -K option).
A: The print screen command on a Mac is:
Shift+Command+3
⇧⌘3
So on Windows it would most likely be:
Shift+Control+3
⇧Ctrl3
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e1b8defd716ce3e9b0be9c6647896cc1b323f460 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I log into the desktop environment as Root on a new mac running 10.6 or 10.7 without creating a user account? Under Mac OS 10.5, you could boot a fresh-out-of-the-box Mac into single user mode, mount /, set the root password, and touch .AppleSetupDone - this would allow you to log into the desktop environment as the root user without ever creating a 501 user. I've never been able to do this under 10.6 or 10.7, however. Has anyone been able to do this without first creating a traditional user account?
Many thanks!
A: You can still use SUM by holding Cmd + S when booting up. If I recall correctly from the last time I did it, that should automatically give you root.
| Q: How can I log into the desktop environment as Root on a new mac running 10.6 or 10.7 without creating a user account? Under Mac OS 10.5, you could boot a fresh-out-of-the-box Mac into single user mode, mount /, set the root password, and touch .AppleSetupDone - this would allow you to log into the desktop environment as the root user without ever creating a 501 user. I've never been able to do this under 10.6 or 10.7, however. Has anyone been able to do this without first creating a traditional user account?
Many thanks!
A: You can still use SUM by holding Cmd + S when booting up. If I recall correctly from the last time I did it, that should automatically give you root.
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aa7f5e83404ddd1d1ab591d4451a44fe28e79e00 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Will changing my harddrive to a SSD void my MBP 2011 warranty? I want to upgrade my harddrive to a SSD. Does apple offer this service? I was going to do it myself, since its easy. Does this void my warranty?
A: No, it will not void your warranty. If you refer to the top of these instructions, they clearly state only a deviation of the steps outlined may void your warranty:
Follow the instructions in this document carefully. Failure to follow
these instructions could damage your equipment and void its warranty.
Online instructions are available at
http://www.apple.com/support/diy/
Typically, anything that is printed in the owner's manual is covered under warranty. RAM and changing the hard drive are both topics that are carefully covered, so legally speaking, that means they are user serviceable. Anything user serviceable is covered under warranty (following the above proviso of course).
Unless it explicitly states in the manual that such modifications must be performed by a qualified technician, you will not be in breach of your warranty.
| Q: Will changing my harddrive to a SSD void my MBP 2011 warranty? I want to upgrade my harddrive to a SSD. Does apple offer this service? I was going to do it myself, since its easy. Does this void my warranty?
A: No, it will not void your warranty. If you refer to the top of these instructions, they clearly state only a deviation of the steps outlined may void your warranty:
Follow the instructions in this document carefully. Failure to follow
these instructions could damage your equipment and void its warranty.
Online instructions are available at
http://www.apple.com/support/diy/
Typically, anything that is printed in the owner's manual is covered under warranty. RAM and changing the hard drive are both topics that are carefully covered, so legally speaking, that means they are user serviceable. Anything user serviceable is covered under warranty (following the above proviso of course).
Unless it explicitly states in the manual that such modifications must be performed by a qualified technician, you will not be in breach of your warranty.
A: http://blog.macsales.com/18244-owc-diys-wont-void-your-macs-warranty
The link above states the following:
"We address this topic directly with customers via our support portals and are happy to inform you here of the same fact: upgrading your Mac does not void its warranty.
This consumer protection is owed to the little known Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act of 1975. Put simply, the act states that a company can’t require you to upgrade with only its own branded parts to retain the warranty. This important act protects your rights as a consumer and allows you to install OWC upgrades with peace of mind confidence."
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2e6aebfa2602c410bb0221be60e6b1e160f9052a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I make Firefox open a PDF in a tab instead of downloading it? I find it really annoying, that firefox on my Mac (OS X Lion) automatically downloads a pdf instead of viewing it in a tab. On Windows this works flawless. But why is it not working on the Mac? Is there a way to change this?
A: What you need is a PDF plugin for Firefox. For instance, this PDF Browser Plugin will work for that. It will allow you to open a PDF in the browser without downloading it.
More information on this Firefox support doc.
| Q: How do I make Firefox open a PDF in a tab instead of downloading it? I find it really annoying, that firefox on my Mac (OS X Lion) automatically downloads a pdf instead of viewing it in a tab. On Windows this works flawless. But why is it not working on the Mac? Is there a way to change this?
A: What you need is a PDF plugin for Firefox. For instance, this PDF Browser Plugin will work for that. It will allow you to open a PDF in the browser without downloading it.
More information on this Firefox support doc.
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2f2e083a14f3a2ec772381fd29df1af5668eae01 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I change the menubar transparency in Lion? So I love the login screen in OS X lion, and I want to make my desktop look like that. I found the background image they use, but now I want to make my menu bar completely transparent like it is in the login screen.
I've tried the "translucent menu bar" option in system preferences, but thats not the same at all. I googled quite a bit about this, but I can't find anything. Any ideas?
A: You would most likely need to use a translucent/transparent background image to accomplish what you're asking. If you know how to make an image 90% transparent then you should be able to experiment and to come up with something similar. Tweaking the UI is art in many ways, however, it's not necessarily a function of the interface creating the effect; the elements that compose it (background color, wallpaper, dock and icons) play a key role.
[posted for reference]
System Preferences > Desktop & Screen Saver > Translucent menu bar
*
*One app that I've used to achieve a similar effect is called Nocturne. I'm unsure of it's compatibility with Lion though.
| Q: How do I change the menubar transparency in Lion? So I love the login screen in OS X lion, and I want to make my desktop look like that. I found the background image they use, but now I want to make my menu bar completely transparent like it is in the login screen.
I've tried the "translucent menu bar" option in system preferences, but thats not the same at all. I googled quite a bit about this, but I can't find anything. Any ideas?
A: You would most likely need to use a translucent/transparent background image to accomplish what you're asking. If you know how to make an image 90% transparent then you should be able to experiment and to come up with something similar. Tweaking the UI is art in many ways, however, it's not necessarily a function of the interface creating the effect; the elements that compose it (background color, wallpaper, dock and icons) play a key role.
[posted for reference]
System Preferences > Desktop & Screen Saver > Translucent menu bar
*
*One app that I've used to achieve a similar effect is called Nocturne. I'm unsure of it's compatibility with Lion though.
A: is this what are you looking for?
Menu Eclipse 2 (Mac App Store link)
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3927d82a75c587aaaf26f0d756dc57d9b699186d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Assign monospaced font family to selected text with keyboard shortcut in mac os x I write a lot of technical emails, and like to use a monospaced font for the code bits. Highlight text, hit apple-T, choose my font from the list of favorites, then close the font window. Is there a way to use a keyboard shortcut to apply a given font to the currently selected text? Ideally this would be OS-wide, but if that's not possible I can use it for just a single app (Mail.app)
A: I've been looking for doing this for a very long time.
I finally managed to end up with something that really works great for me, with the help of Alfred and Highlight CLI tool.
Here is the Alfred script portion :
query="{query}"
if echo $query|grep -e "^__SHORTCUT__"
then
echo "$query"|sed -E "s/^__SHORTCUT__//"|pbcopy
syntax=txt
else
osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to keystroke "c" using {command down}'
syntax=$query
fi
pbpaste|/usr/local/bin/highlight --syntax $syntax --font Menlo --font-size 12 --out-format=rtf|pbcopy
osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to keystroke "v" using {command down}'
Make sure the shortcut trigger adds __SHORTCUT__ to be recognized and argument is "Selection in OSX" :
Short demo https://youtu.be/y8NJT52APRQ
| Q: Assign monospaced font family to selected text with keyboard shortcut in mac os x I write a lot of technical emails, and like to use a monospaced font for the code bits. Highlight text, hit apple-T, choose my font from the list of favorites, then close the font window. Is there a way to use a keyboard shortcut to apply a given font to the currently selected text? Ideally this would be OS-wide, but if that's not possible I can use it for just a single app (Mail.app)
A: I've been looking for doing this for a very long time.
I finally managed to end up with something that really works great for me, with the help of Alfred and Highlight CLI tool.
Here is the Alfred script portion :
query="{query}"
if echo $query|grep -e "^__SHORTCUT__"
then
echo "$query"|sed -E "s/^__SHORTCUT__//"|pbcopy
syntax=txt
else
osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to keystroke "c" using {command down}'
syntax=$query
fi
pbpaste|/usr/local/bin/highlight --syntax $syntax --font Menlo --font-size 12 --out-format=rtf|pbcopy
osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to keystroke "v" using {command down}'
Make sure the shortcut trigger adds __SHORTCUT__ to be recognized and argument is "Selection in OSX" :
Short demo https://youtu.be/y8NJT52APRQ
A: I don't know of a system-wide way to script the Fonts panel but here's a few ways to get quick access to monospace fonts in Mail.app
Way 1: Plan Text Message
Go to Mail.app's preferences > Fonts & Colors and check the checkbox for "Use fixed-width font for plain text messages"
Now when you're in a message where you want to use a monospace font you can simply hit: Command-Shift-T and you can toggle between the fixed-width font of your choice and your standard font (plain text message & rich text).
The downside of this method is if the receiver has not set their font to a fixed-width font they may not see the message as intended.
Way 2: Set the Font with Applescript
The second way to do this would be to create a new message with the correct font chosen using Applescript. You can do that like this:
tell application "Mail"
set outgoingMessage to make new outgoing message
set fontFace to "Times"
tell outgoingMessage
set the content to " "
set font of content to fontFace
set size of content to (14)
set visible to true
end tell
end tell
You do have to set the content to something with this script. It seems Mail doesn't let you set the font for an empty message.
Way 3: Use TextExpander
This way costs money but it might give you what you are after. You could setup a couple of TextExpander ($34.99 USD on the app store) shortcuts for fixed width and normal type so that you can switch back and forth by typing a few characters.
TextExpander will allow you to insert rich text (text with a font, color, style, etc set). Just create a snippet of type Formatted Text, Pictures and set a font for the text you'll be inserting. You will need to include at least a space character for this strategy to work.
You will need your snippits to include at least a space character to ensure that the font will take.
A: What I ended up using was manually specifying monospace in some text, then Format -> Copy Style (Option+Cmd+C) which copies the format but not the text. Then select some other plain text and Format->Paste Style (Option+Cmd+V) which assigns this format to the selection. After restarting, you need to do this again, and it only works for one style, but this meets my needs.
A: Copy a character with a specific style:
echo "<span style=\"font:14px 'Monaco'\"> </span>" | textutil -format html -convert rtf -stdin -stdout | pbcopy -Prefer rtf
pbcopy -Prefer rtf doesn't include plain text data, so paste will only work in rich text views.
Insert a character with a specific style:
try
try
set old to the clipboard
end try
set html to quoted form of "<span style=\"font:14px 'Monaco'\"> </span>"
do shell script "echo " & html & " | textutil -format html -convert rtf -stdin -stdout | pbcopy -Prefer rtf"
tell application "System Events" to keystroke "v" using command down
delay 0.03
set the clipboard to old
end try
Paste style:
try
try
set old to the clipboard
end try
tell application "System Events" to keystroke "c" using command down
delay 0.03
set input to Unicode text of (the clipboard as record)
set txt to quoted form of ("<span style=\"font:14px 'Monaco'\">" & input & "</span>")
do shell script "echo " & txt & " | textutil -format html -convert rtf -stdin -stdout | pbcopy -Prefer rtf"
tell application "System Events" to keystroke "v" using command down
delay 0.03
set the clipboard to old
end try
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94fddc8fde5b95cd5cf3bee82fd224156beb1997 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Customizing Guest Account under OS X Lion I am customizing the guest account under Lion. Several questions here, any feedback is greatly appreciated!
Currently after opening the user panel in sys prefs, some of the settings saved for the Guest Account in the workgroup manager are lost. How do I prevent this from happening?
Is there a way to copy all the settings from an existing regular user account into the guest account? If that's not possible I'd like to define standard settings for the following:
*
*Turning off "natural scrolling" when using the trackpad
*Turning off "welcome screens" for Firefox, iWork and others
*OS language
A: How to Customize the Guest Account
It would probably take me longer to type out how to do it than it will take you to make your changes so I am going to send you to this YouTube video which details the process:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ra9ThVi7zZo
The only thing I would add is that may want to make a backup of the original template.
| Q: Customizing Guest Account under OS X Lion I am customizing the guest account under Lion. Several questions here, any feedback is greatly appreciated!
Currently after opening the user panel in sys prefs, some of the settings saved for the Guest Account in the workgroup manager are lost. How do I prevent this from happening?
Is there a way to copy all the settings from an existing regular user account into the guest account? If that's not possible I'd like to define standard settings for the following:
*
*Turning off "natural scrolling" when using the trackpad
*Turning off "welcome screens" for Firefox, iWork and others
*OS language
A: How to Customize the Guest Account
It would probably take me longer to type out how to do it than it will take you to make your changes so I am going to send you to this YouTube video which details the process:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ra9ThVi7zZo
The only thing I would add is that may want to make a backup of the original template.
A: The technique I use is:
*
*Sign into the Administrator account. Enable "fast user switching".
*Switch to the Guest Account.
*Set things up as I like.
*Switch to the Administrator account. Copy preferences files as needed.
*Log out of the Guest Account, and back in.
I do the copying from a 'Terminal' window:
cd /System/Library/User\ Template/English.lproj/Library/Preferences/
sudo defaults read /Users/Guest/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dock.plist
sudo cp /Users/Guest/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dock.plist .
Which copies the current Guest dock to be the system default dock for new accounts. The Guest account is a "new account" every time it is used.
Here's the magic juice to set 'unnatural' mouse direction for the Guest Account:
defaults write /System/Library/User\ Template/English.lproj/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences.plist com.apple.swipescrolldirection -bool false
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09c80893b63e161e599b193e0321f2fa3591471d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I move my data to the new harddrive? So I am planning to upgrade my Macbook pro's harddrive to a SSD. I don't know much Mac OS X tools, so I was wondering if anyone could let me know how I can copy my entire harddrive (including OS) to my SSD.
I have a MacBook 2011 and am using OS X Lion.
A: CarbonCopyCloner or SuperDuper. Both are amazing programs, and will do a bit-for-bit copy to your new HD. CCC is free, while SuperDuper costs about $30. There are very few differences between the two, so I'd go with CarbonCopyCloner for being free.
| Q: How can I move my data to the new harddrive? So I am planning to upgrade my Macbook pro's harddrive to a SSD. I don't know much Mac OS X tools, so I was wondering if anyone could let me know how I can copy my entire harddrive (including OS) to my SSD.
I have a MacBook 2011 and am using OS X Lion.
A: CarbonCopyCloner or SuperDuper. Both are amazing programs, and will do a bit-for-bit copy to your new HD. CCC is free, while SuperDuper costs about $30. There are very few differences between the two, so I'd go with CarbonCopyCloner for being free.
A: I just connect the new SSD using a cheap USB to SATA adapter, install Lion on the new drive, then boot from that new drive (hold the option key while booting to select an alternate boot source).
It asks if I want to migrate data from another drive, and I say yes and point it at the internal drive. Everything migrates over, you get to test things on the external drive to be sure all is good, then power off and make the exchange.
The benefit is this gets you a Lion recovery HD since some of the imaging tools don't yet perform that operation and only move the main partition data to the SSD.
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9b5c7419e5ac2d51a2120bf512091e8f3a7a10b8 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Good Video Editing Software, around $100? I'm looking for some Video Editing software that allows me to
*
*Have more than one video track, so I can do Picture-in-Picture, cross-fades etc.
*Read AVCHD and AVCHD Lite
*Have good options for synchronizing video and audio
*Have a few limited options to cut audio and take parts of audio, just so that background tracks can be made to fit
*Export into at least one standard format, be it uncompressed so that I can do it later
*Compatible with Lion
Usually, Final Cut Pro X would come into mind now, but it's $300. In the Windows world, there's stuff like Pinnacle Systems Studio, but I don't know what's available on a Mac and what doesn't totally "suck" ("Consumer" Products that are limited, naggy and otherwise just a cash grab)
A: Just FYI, I bit the bullet and went with Final Cut Pro X in the end.
| Q: Good Video Editing Software, around $100? I'm looking for some Video Editing software that allows me to
*
*Have more than one video track, so I can do Picture-in-Picture, cross-fades etc.
*Read AVCHD and AVCHD Lite
*Have good options for synchronizing video and audio
*Have a few limited options to cut audio and take parts of audio, just so that background tracks can be made to fit
*Export into at least one standard format, be it uncompressed so that I can do it later
*Compatible with Lion
Usually, Final Cut Pro X would come into mind now, but it's $300. In the Windows world, there's stuff like Pinnacle Systems Studio, but I don't know what's available on a Mac and what doesn't totally "suck" ("Consumer" Products that are limited, naggy and otherwise just a cash grab)
A: Just FYI, I bit the bullet and went with Final Cut Pro X in the end.
A: Check out Openshot — It's free and quite powerful; it's definitely one of the best. Another one you might look at trying is Mediaedit ($40), which isn't bad for the price. In my opinion FCPX is not much better than iMovie currently; Actually iMovie might be better.
A: I would recommend getting FCE 4, if you can find it. I was able to get it for $50 from a friend. The one thing I haven't figured out is how to export nicely from FCE. I think I may have solved it by getting the $50 Compressor from Apple. I highly recommend the editing part fo FCE, but I'm not so sure about the exporting. I know there's a way; I just haven't figured it out.
EDIT: FCE 4 is just fine when you export using Export>Export to QT, then drop it into Compressor.
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ab41d8e480dd7c8eba31fa42c626d50e75c7bf48 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Show text in large type on the screen via terminal I can put large text on the center of my screen with certain apps, such as Address Book (click on a phone number and choose "Show in Large Type") or using Quicksilver (type some text and choose the "Large Type" action).
Is there any way I can invoke this functionality from the terminal, to show arbitrary large text by writing, say, Applescript or a bash script?
A: Since you already have QuickSilver installed:
osascript -e 'tell application "Quicksilver" to show large type "your text here"'
You can use this to define a bash function (and put somewhere like ~/.profile):
function big {
osascript -e "tell application \"Quicksilver\" to show large type \"$1\""
}
Then you can invoke it with arbitrary strings by doing
$ big "This will cause large text to appear"
| Q: Show text in large type on the screen via terminal I can put large text on the center of my screen with certain apps, such as Address Book (click on a phone number and choose "Show in Large Type") or using Quicksilver (type some text and choose the "Large Type" action).
Is there any way I can invoke this functionality from the terminal, to show arbitrary large text by writing, say, Applescript or a bash script?
A: Since you already have QuickSilver installed:
osascript -e 'tell application "Quicksilver" to show large type "your text here"'
You can use this to define a bash function (and put somewhere like ~/.profile):
function big {
osascript -e "tell application \"Quicksilver\" to show large type \"$1\""
}
Then you can invoke it with arbitrary strings by doing
$ big "This will cause large text to appear"
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a38db4e59d9d1f8f2a2f49623868bb0a14446fa3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I delete the /Developer-3.2.6 or /Developer-3.2.5 folders? I did a quick, pseudo-system audit this morning and found an unexpected directory hogging up ~10GB of space on my drive. I assume that it's a remnant from a reasonably recent upgrade to XCode 4, but that's more of a guess than anything else.
I'm not an Objective-C/Cocoa developer. XCode is really installed just to support Homebrew. Off the top of my head, I can't think of anything else that I do with it.
Are these older 3.2.x directories safe to delete if I can reinstall Xcode 4 or will doing so make kittens cry?
A: Nuke it (you've got a backup, right?)
If you run sudo /Developer-3.2.6/Library/uninstall-devtools it should clean up things like terminal add ons, but they take little space.
Since you only use gcc and such for homebrew - you'll not need all the SDK and such from this old alternate install of Xcode. One compiler set is plenty unless you're really into maintaining some old code that breaks when the newer compiler sees it.
It's probably from an old install where you could pick an alternate destination - not something Xcode 4 moved around.
| Q: Can I delete the /Developer-3.2.6 or /Developer-3.2.5 folders? I did a quick, pseudo-system audit this morning and found an unexpected directory hogging up ~10GB of space on my drive. I assume that it's a remnant from a reasonably recent upgrade to XCode 4, but that's more of a guess than anything else.
I'm not an Objective-C/Cocoa developer. XCode is really installed just to support Homebrew. Off the top of my head, I can't think of anything else that I do with it.
Are these older 3.2.x directories safe to delete if I can reinstall Xcode 4 or will doing so make kittens cry?
A: Nuke it (you've got a backup, right?)
If you run sudo /Developer-3.2.6/Library/uninstall-devtools it should clean up things like terminal add ons, but they take little space.
Since you only use gcc and such for homebrew - you'll not need all the SDK and such from this old alternate install of Xcode. One compiler set is plenty unless you're really into maintaining some old code that breaks when the newer compiler sees it.
It's probably from an old install where you could pick an alternate destination - not something Xcode 4 moved around.
A: Do you use XCode? If you don't go run the XCode uninstaller script, then go to the GCC installer github page and download that. It should let you keep running Homebrew without needing all the very disk heavy XCode iOS/OS X stuff included.
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c05ba3f06d5e25dafcef8c49f5b915c499573fa6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Continuous Scrolling Through Desktops on Lion I have a few desktops set up in mac and and browser with my calendar and mail in full screen mode. In total I normally have 3 running. I also have custom hotkey to quickly scroll through the desktops, but when I get to the last one how do can I make it cycle through to the beginning.
For example if I'm on the 3rd of three desktops, is there a way I can go the right to a 4th, but since it's not there it will go back to the 1st.
Thanks
A: Alas, this feature was removed along with some others when apple moved from Expose/Spaces to Mission Control.
| Q: Continuous Scrolling Through Desktops on Lion I have a few desktops set up in mac and and browser with my calendar and mail in full screen mode. In total I normally have 3 running. I also have custom hotkey to quickly scroll through the desktops, but when I get to the last one how do can I make it cycle through to the beginning.
For example if I'm on the 3rd of three desktops, is there a way I can go the right to a 4th, but since it's not there it will go back to the 1st.
Thanks
A: Alas, this feature was removed along with some others when apple moved from Expose/Spaces to Mission Control.
A: TheWellington is right, sadly. Using the Keyboard pane in System Prefs, you can still assign Command-n to take you to the nth desktop, though. So Command-1 (or whatever your favorite hotkey is) would take you to the first space from the third.
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fdd7bd2caa905b799b4d226792a118a10516613f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Optimize macbook pro for internal SSD+HDD drives I upgraded my MacBook Pro by replacing the SuperDrive with an SSD. I'm now using the SSD as the boot volume and have all my applications. My home folder is on the HDD.
My question is how to best optimize my setup for speed/performance/lifetime.
A few specifics questions
*
*Is the SSD the ideal location for applications?
*Where should the swapfile be located? Will it decrease the lifetime of the SSD?
My computer's specs
A: Yes, absolutely keep all of your applications on the SSD. You'd lose many of the benefits of switching to an SSD by keeping the apps on the main hard drive.
As for the swap file, there seems to be a good deal of debate both for and against on the subject such as on Super User and official Windows 7 support docs. My thought is to enable TRIM on the drive (using the handy TRIM Enabler) and keep the swap on the SSD. TRIM will help to minimize the read/writes, and everything I read implies that even considering the worst case for swap degradation, the drive will long outlast the computer it's in.
| Q: Optimize macbook pro for internal SSD+HDD drives I upgraded my MacBook Pro by replacing the SuperDrive with an SSD. I'm now using the SSD as the boot volume and have all my applications. My home folder is on the HDD.
My question is how to best optimize my setup for speed/performance/lifetime.
A few specifics questions
*
*Is the SSD the ideal location for applications?
*Where should the swapfile be located? Will it decrease the lifetime of the SSD?
My computer's specs
A: Yes, absolutely keep all of your applications on the SSD. You'd lose many of the benefits of switching to an SSD by keeping the apps on the main hard drive.
As for the swap file, there seems to be a good deal of debate both for and against on the subject such as on Super User and official Windows 7 support docs. My thought is to enable TRIM on the drive (using the handy TRIM Enabler) and keep the swap on the SSD. TRIM will help to minimize the read/writes, and everything I read implies that even considering the worst case for swap degradation, the drive will long outlast the computer it's in.
A: Is the SSD the ideal location for applications?
The SSD is the ideal location for all your data. However, if you are short on room (as are most SSD owners), "offloading" some of the bigger and more generic files types (music, movies, etc.) is recommended and won't adversely affect the performance of your day to day.
However, with that said, having your home folder on a separate drive may be overkill as there are many small files housed there (application preferences, program caches, and other miscellany) that help your software and system function efficiently, and in doing so, you may inadvertently decrease your performance moderately to quite substantially in some cases.
Also bear in mind that OS X will create tmp files as needed and even juggle things back and forth depending on the demand and this is all written to the drive where your system is installed (places like /var/tmp, etc.). And truthfully, there is little point in purchasing an SSD to make use of its benefits if you are going to offload everything. SSDs are cheap these days and all have longer warranties (most are 5 years) than most traditional HDDs.
Where should the swapfile be located? Will it decrease the lifetime of the SSD?
Leave the swap file alone. One of the first things new SSD owners do is scour their systems looking under ever nook and cranny for ways to prevent read and writes (read: slow cell wearing), ultimately in an attempt to lengthen the life of their drive, as if they had only a few short months (BitMICRO actually debunked some of the myths around SSD life-span). This is an impossible task. OS X (and all other OSes) perform millions upon millions of small read/writes to and fro in their tasks.
Files are cached multiple times over and a lot of "voodoo" is done under the hood. Lion, with Versions, local Time Machine backups, etc. doubly so. It will drive you towards insanity if you constantly worry about read/write cycles and all those that suggest the disabling of swap, running without atime, or even creating a RAM disk, are just peddling snake oil (however, there are some optimizations you can perform to free up space or reduce SSD wear, but the do often involve disabling services, which some may find useful). None of them ever present real, hard data on their performance increases. My car drives way better after it's had a good wash and detailing, but clearly, soap and water don't tune engines. It's a placebo affect and it is quite strong.
Now the new trend is TRIM. Firstly, the only genuine article on the subject (which has been criticized to some extent, though no one has debunked it outright) shows that OS X benefits very little from TRIM. Secondly, TRIM enabler (developed by Oskar Groth) has been a point of contention lately, with some claiming the installer is inherently flawed. Grant Pannell took it upon himself to fix it. But one question still remains: Does OS X need TRIM? And if that's a resounding "yes," under what circumstances?
It is now the case that many SSD manufacturers are putting their own garbage collection routines right on the drive. All SandForce chipsets come with something dubbed recycler, "which intelligently performs garbage collection with the least impact on flash endurance" (and it is now the consensus that TRIM shouldn't actually be used for any SSD with these controllers). Therefore, adding TRIM only serves to add overhead and decrease performance, albeit only slightly (based on my own testing using XBench and HD Speed Test). Other manufacturers, like Kingston, are also following suit by adding native garbage collection right on the controller (though this is nothing new). Therefore, it's not enough to flip the switch on TRIM and assume it's to your benefit.
While the net is filled with misinformation and rumour, one particular person (Hyram) as posted some interesting information on the topic. You can head over here to read more about what he has to say as to why exactly Apple has not elected to enable TRIM for all SSDs (be sure to read his follow up comment as well, just a couple below). He talks of the following in his initial post:
Apple locked TRIM support for a very good reason — their code works reliably with the SSD’s they’ve chosen to use and no others, because they have programmed in nanosecond-critical timing loops that match perfectly with the access timings of the controllers used in Apple’s SSDs. Using these drivers with other controllers can, at best, slow them down, and at worst, increase the thermal effect that kills storage cells by forcing the controller to act when it isn’t quite ready. This thermal increase hastens the death of the SSD, reducing the already-low lifespan down to six months, if not less.
Then there is the Sandforce issue. SSDs which use one of Sandforce’s DuraClass controllers (SF1200 or better) do not need TRIM at all, as they have their own garbage collection and wear levelling system built in which uses parallel writes, as there are actually two sets of chip controllers built in — whilst one is satisfying the demands of the host in reading & writing requested data, the other is autonomously managing the solid state arrays, shifting regularly-accessed data into new cells, updating block indexes and generally spreading the workload around to ensure thermal effects are kept to an absolute minimum. By enabling TRIM, the SSD is forced to work twice as hard as there are now two separate element management systems running, one from the OS and one built into the device itself. This dramatically increases thermal damage, and again, reducing the life-span of the drive.
While no one has officially confirmed whether he's on the mark or not, you'd have to be quite thick to completely ignore his warning. To put it bluntly, it does make sense. If the issue is nothing more than telling a kernel extension to flip the switch on TRIM for all SSDs, it wouldn't make much sense for Apple not to do it. Many would counter-argue that Apple does it so you'll buy their high-priced SSDs, but from my experience, Apple is in the business of expanding the user-experience, not stifling it. There exist a myriad of cheap, 3rd party peripherals on the market (from video adapters to mice and keyboards) and Apple has not blocked any of them from working optimally. Why would they start with SSDs? Clearly there is more going on here.
I urge you to look into your SSD and find out if it has on-board garbage collection. And even if it doesn't, I would give TRIM a second thought. It is my understanding and interpretation that TRIM is a deprecated system, in favour of much more efficient on-board garbage collection.
In all honesty, SSDs all carry a minimum 3 year warranty (most manufacturers have bumped it up to 5) and should the drive fail before then, you will receive a new one. Anandtech has written an exceptional article on the current state of SSDs that you may find useful, but even such things shouldn't frighten you. Just make regular backups and enjoy your new drive, balance the limited space of course.
A: I just turned off my swap all together. I have 8Gb of ram on my 2009 MBP. I just don't see the value in adding Virtual-RAM (what the old Mac OS called it) where I never really seem to need any, and if anything just slows the system. The system has been running cool and cleanly for a while now. I'm sure someone will pipe up with some reason why that is "dangerous." But it's a laptop, it has a battery, OSX is designed to hibernate before the battery dies. I rarely run any apps that would consume 8Gb of RAM anyway. I'm thinking of moving my home folder, and yes, the home library folder does hold plenty of user specific data for each Application, But the drive I'm planning to offload to is a hybrid. So I'm sure much of that library data will end up in the 4Gb SSD part of the hybrid drive, as it would be frequently accessed.
A: OK, this is much later, but of course, now you would create/use a Fusion Drive with your SSD(s) and HDD(s). Then, the OS will manage putting oft-accessed files on the SSD and lesser used files on the HDD.
Automagically.
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4a888fc55f9b22f22d1b6c2f1f4b2028ae4b8f9a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I remove the ".local" suffix from my computer's hostname? I used to have a Mac hostname as simply "macpro" under Snow Leopard. After doing a clean installation of Lion, then a migration to restore my files, it's now called "Georges-Mac-Pro".
What is the current recommended way to change the hostname (preferably to something that does not include ".local")? From some googling, it appears that $ hostname macpro won't stick permanently.
A: Just put macpro back in the sharing field.
The .local is there to catch fully qualified domain names and help with bonjour - you can't avoid that, but it won't show up anywhere but that pane.
| Q: How do I remove the ".local" suffix from my computer's hostname? I used to have a Mac hostname as simply "macpro" under Snow Leopard. After doing a clean installation of Lion, then a migration to restore my files, it's now called "Georges-Mac-Pro".
What is the current recommended way to change the hostname (preferably to something that does not include ".local")? From some googling, it appears that $ hostname macpro won't stick permanently.
A: Just put macpro back in the sharing field.
The .local is there to catch fully qualified domain names and help with bonjour - you can't avoid that, but it won't show up anywhere but that pane.
A: The submenu Sharing under System Settings is the preferred way to change the hostname of your machine.
The .local domain simply means that the IP address will be resolved by the Bonjour ZeroConf service instead of DNS.
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c7276532870244046d88c67b1f731ed3165c9be9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I sync Outlook 2011 with an iCalendar feed? I want to sync my calendar with a Basecamp generated ical feed, like:
webcal://test.basecamphq.com/feed/project_ical?token=c9d3d7b7d0a77ce8b9f615c8b4c2295eproject_id=8024071
Can it be done?
A: Basically, no. Outlook 2011 does not support the webcal protocol for calendar syncing. It supported Apple's Sync Services as of Office 2011's Service Pack 1, but then Apple discontinued Sync Services support as of 5 May 2011.
Microsoft, unsurprisingly, wants you to sync your calendars with an Exchange server, not via webcal.
Two links from Microsoft will give you more information:
How to sync calendars in Outlook for Mac 2011 (don't get your hopes up; it basically tells you how you can't sync) and Outlook for Mac and Your Calendars (again, tells you what doesn't work).
It's unfortunate how this doesn't work. I suggest you consider strong calendaring alternatives, such as BusyCal.
| Q: Can I sync Outlook 2011 with an iCalendar feed? I want to sync my calendar with a Basecamp generated ical feed, like:
webcal://test.basecamphq.com/feed/project_ical?token=c9d3d7b7d0a77ce8b9f615c8b4c2295eproject_id=8024071
Can it be done?
A: Basically, no. Outlook 2011 does not support the webcal protocol for calendar syncing. It supported Apple's Sync Services as of Office 2011's Service Pack 1, but then Apple discontinued Sync Services support as of 5 May 2011.
Microsoft, unsurprisingly, wants you to sync your calendars with an Exchange server, not via webcal.
Two links from Microsoft will give you more information:
How to sync calendars in Outlook for Mac 2011 (don't get your hopes up; it basically tells you how you can't sync) and Outlook for Mac and Your Calendars (again, tells you what doesn't work).
It's unfortunate how this doesn't work. I suggest you consider strong calendaring alternatives, such as BusyCal.
A: Here is one way to get webcal feeds to show up in Outlook 2011 for Mac if you are using Office 365.
*
*Open the Office 365 Web Application
*Go to My Calendars on the left and right click
*"Open Calendar" and paste your webcal URL into the "from the Internet" field
*The calendar (basecamp or tripit for example) will now show up both in your Office 365 web app and also in Outlook 2011 for Mac (assuming you have this set up)
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cf0822023f67e1821236b9ae17971bb942ef296c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I export my iPhoto library so I can import it on another computer? I want to export my iPhoto library so that I can import it onto another computer and still keep the Events I've organized etc. How can I do this?
A: Everything in your iPhoto Library is stored in ~/Pictures/iPhoto Library.aplibrary (note that the extension is hidden by default).
Simply copy that file to whatever Mac you'd like to move it to. Just make sure you are running the same version of iPhoto in both cases to minimize incompatibility and error.
Apple has an article about moving it if you are interested.
| Q: How can I export my iPhoto library so I can import it on another computer? I want to export my iPhoto library so that I can import it onto another computer and still keep the Events I've organized etc. How can I do this?
A: Everything in your iPhoto Library is stored in ~/Pictures/iPhoto Library.aplibrary (note that the extension is hidden by default).
Simply copy that file to whatever Mac you'd like to move it to. Just make sure you are running the same version of iPhoto in both cases to minimize incompatibility and error.
Apple has an article about moving it if you are interested.
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32b567948378c781d803940fd7ffd2297095c33e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Compare Excel Spreadsheets I would like to compare two excel spreadsheets. I have found many Windows-based solution but nothing for Mac OS X.
Are you aware of
*
*a build-in way to perform a diff (didn't find much in the help)
*a standalone tool (for Mac)
*an online tool (data is not sensitive, comparing in the cloud would be no problem)
At the moment the only solution I got is exporting to a comma separated file and compare with diff on the command line. I was thinking to write a small Perl script but before investing too much time I wanted to be sure I am not missing a simpler option.
A: Usually what I would do is copy the Excel spreadsheets into Word, then use Word's Merge Documents feature (might have been Merge/Compare or simply Compare Documents previously to 2011) to see the differences between them. Depending on how big your spreadsheet is, however, that might not work for you.
| Q: Compare Excel Spreadsheets I would like to compare two excel spreadsheets. I have found many Windows-based solution but nothing for Mac OS X.
Are you aware of
*
*a build-in way to perform a diff (didn't find much in the help)
*a standalone tool (for Mac)
*an online tool (data is not sensitive, comparing in the cloud would be no problem)
At the moment the only solution I got is exporting to a comma separated file and compare with diff on the command line. I was thinking to write a small Perl script but before investing too much time I wanted to be sure I am not missing a simpler option.
A: Usually what I would do is copy the Excel spreadsheets into Word, then use Word's Merge Documents feature (might have been Merge/Compare or simply Compare Documents previously to 2011) to see the differences between them. Depending on how big your spreadsheet is, however, that might not work for you.
A: There is a Mac version of Araxis Merge, which is an excellent program for comparing and merging mange kinds of files, and folders of files.
Its History page seems to suggest that it does compare Excel files on Mac.
There's a 30 day evaluation, so you could try it out and see if it does what you need.
(I have no affiliation with the company - am just a very frequent user of the Windows version of the tool)
A: You might want to try this tool. It does the job and it's free.
http://www.nunobrum.com/excelcomparator.html
It works in Windows and on MAC OSX. It's based on a VBA macro running in the native Excel Application, so it doesn't need any installations.
Only suffice to enable the Macros and it works.
Contrary to other Excel comparators, this one also enables you to compare different sheets of the same workbook or, different ranges of the same sheet. Compares Values or Formulas.
This tool annotates the differences directly on the sheets you are comparing, and offers the possibility of navigating through the differences on the Report sheet.
Note: the author of this answer is also the author of this donationware software.
A: You can compare 2 Excel sheets with highlighting the differences (update, new, removed) cells and rows without using any formula using Dose for Excel Add-In:
https://www.zbrainsoft.com/Compare-Sheets.html
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00d1d44b477c2403ef79dba2643ce19460235949 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: External applications opening Safari links in new window rather than new tab I've noticed that when an application, such as iChat or Twitter for Mac, sends a link to Safari it opens in a new window rather than a new tab. I can manually force it to open in a new tab by holding down cmd, but I'd like this to happen automatically. I don't recall links opening in new windows in Snow Leopard.
To be clear, I'm not talking about opening links within Safari itself, I've set these to open in new tabs already. I'm talking about external applications sending links to Safari.
A: So this is strange - I just got this to work.
In the above window I set "Open pages in tabs instead of windows: Always" and then I unchecked the option for command-click opens a link in a new tab. After doing that - links from external apps opened as a tab in the same window.
| Q: External applications opening Safari links in new window rather than new tab I've noticed that when an application, such as iChat or Twitter for Mac, sends a link to Safari it opens in a new window rather than a new tab. I can manually force it to open in a new tab by holding down cmd, but I'd like this to happen automatically. I don't recall links opening in new windows in Snow Leopard.
To be clear, I'm not talking about opening links within Safari itself, I've set these to open in new tabs already. I'm talking about external applications sending links to Safari.
A: So this is strange - I just got this to work.
In the above window I set "Open pages in tabs instead of windows: Always" and then I unchecked the option for command-click opens a link in a new tab. After doing that - links from external apps opened as a tab in the same window.
A: In Safari > Preferences > Tabs, there's a preference for setting when pages should open in windows or tabs.
Look here:
*
*Open Safari > Preferences and select Tabs along the top
*Under the option for "Open pages in tabs instead of windows:" select "Always" from the drop-down.
This will force every application to open links in tabs.
A: If it only happens occasionally, it can be because there's some unsubmitted text on the location bar. If you've typed something on the location bar, open http://example.com opens a new window even if you've told Safari to always open pages in tabs.
A: What I want to say is... the "Safari > Preferences > Tabs > Always" is correct.
But my suggestion is that... set the value "automatically" instead of "Always".
in Always... if code wants to open the page in new window then also browser restrict it
to open the page in the new page and open in new tab...
but in automatically... it opens according to requirement..
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485244bf57ad74edb7162022dffbdd6310092268 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I specify delimiters in Terminal for word and character selection before copying and pasting? I am new to Mac and still struggling to be productive with fewer clicks and keys...
When I use Terminal and click on a word, I would like the delimiter to be only space and not other characters like . _ / etc. I want these to be treated as part of the word. Then, I would like to be able to click on a word, be able to select the whole word and then copy and paste it to another place, say command line or into an editor etc. How do I achieve this?
Many thanks!
A: You might want to take a look at iTerm2, where you can set the word delimiter in the preferences. I'm a recent convert myself and like it a lot better than Terminal.app. There's a special Terminal.app keyboard shortcut compatibility set to make switching easier.
| Q: How can I specify delimiters in Terminal for word and character selection before copying and pasting? I am new to Mac and still struggling to be productive with fewer clicks and keys...
When I use Terminal and click on a word, I would like the delimiter to be only space and not other characters like . _ / etc. I want these to be treated as part of the word. Then, I would like to be able to click on a word, be able to select the whole word and then copy and paste it to another place, say command line or into an editor etc. How do I achieve this?
Many thanks!
A: You might want to take a look at iTerm2, where you can set the word delimiter in the preferences. I'm a recent convert myself and like it a lot better than Terminal.app. There's a special Terminal.app keyboard shortcut compatibility set to make switching easier.
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607c8e22741b6712589b93615f15338b453e291c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Aperture to automatically import videos Is it possible to have Aperture import videos alongside pictures when importing from a phone. It can handle videos, but when it shows me the list of things to import, only pictures are displayed.
A: Aperture 3.2.2 imports video and stills by default for me from my iPhone with iOS 5.0.1. Are you perhaps using older software or different hardware?
The only time I've seen Aperture not show items for import is when you take more photos / videos after the import window is open and the new captures will not show until you disconnect and reconnect the USB 30 pin connector.
| Q: Aperture to automatically import videos Is it possible to have Aperture import videos alongside pictures when importing from a phone. It can handle videos, but when it shows me the list of things to import, only pictures are displayed.
A: Aperture 3.2.2 imports video and stills by default for me from my iPhone with iOS 5.0.1. Are you perhaps using older software or different hardware?
The only time I've seen Aperture not show items for import is when you take more photos / videos after the import window is open and the new captures will not show until you disconnect and reconnect the USB 30 pin connector.
A: You may have video files disabled in the import options.
*
*Open Aperture and click Import
*Click Import Settings on the right, and make sure File Types is checked in the list to show the File Types options.
*Under the File Types options, make sure Exclude videos is not checked.
If these options are set properly, connect the phone, locate the video files in the Finder, and verify they're playable by Quicktime player and/or the Finder (via Quick Look). You can also try importing the file directly, by dragging it onto Aperture's dock icon.
If you can't view the video via Quicktime Player or Quick Look, try installing Perian and rebooting, but I'd be surprised if this is the case; most Android phones record in standard formats.
Update: Missing Sync reportedly correctly synchronizes Android videos, according to someone with the same phone as you http://androidforums.com/htc-desire/79684-htc-desire-mac.html
This is more of an alternative, but hope it helps.
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5363aca0d0a1bf37a9db65ad01632f9caa32fb3f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do you prevent a process from automatically restarting? (specifically, sophos antivirus) I am required by my VPN software to have Sophos anti-virus installed and running. However, when I'm NOT on VPN, I don't want it running at all - I want it dead.
However, killing the tasks is ineffective:
ps -ax | grep -i soph
40972 ?? 0:07.34 /Library/Sophos Anti-Virus/SophosAutoUpdate.app/Contents/MacOS/SophosAutoUpdate -d
41069 ?? 28:08.48 /Library/Sophos Anti-Virus/InterCheck.app/Contents/MacOS/InterCheck -d
41078 ?? 0:02.42 /Library/Sophos Anti-Virus/SophosAntiVirus.app/Contents/MacOS/SophosAntiVirus -d
$ sudo kill 40972 41069 41078 41084
$ ps -ax | grep -i soph
44344 ?? 0:00.03 /Library/Sophos Anti-Virus/SophosAutoUpdate.app/Contents/MacOS/SophosAutoUpdate -d
44345 ?? 0:00.02 /Library/Sophos Anti-Virus/SophosAntiVirus.app/Contents/MacOS/SophosAntiVirus -d
44347 ?? 0:03.03 /Library/Sophos Anti-Virus/InterCheck.app/Contents/MacOS/InterCheck -d
It just automatically restarts. What do I need to do to prevent that?
A: I'd comment on Agos' post, but I'm too new to do that. So:
As far as I remember they should have a launch agent in /Library/LaunchAgents. I'd just ask you to do a ls /Library/LaunchAgents, ls /Library/LaunchDaemons and ls /System/Library/LaunchDaemons. Something will show up.
Also you could open /Applications and check Uninstall Sophos.app with Show Package Contents then check out the uninstall script.
| Q: How do you prevent a process from automatically restarting? (specifically, sophos antivirus) I am required by my VPN software to have Sophos anti-virus installed and running. However, when I'm NOT on VPN, I don't want it running at all - I want it dead.
However, killing the tasks is ineffective:
ps -ax | grep -i soph
40972 ?? 0:07.34 /Library/Sophos Anti-Virus/SophosAutoUpdate.app/Contents/MacOS/SophosAutoUpdate -d
41069 ?? 28:08.48 /Library/Sophos Anti-Virus/InterCheck.app/Contents/MacOS/InterCheck -d
41078 ?? 0:02.42 /Library/Sophos Anti-Virus/SophosAntiVirus.app/Contents/MacOS/SophosAntiVirus -d
$ sudo kill 40972 41069 41078 41084
$ ps -ax | grep -i soph
44344 ?? 0:00.03 /Library/Sophos Anti-Virus/SophosAutoUpdate.app/Contents/MacOS/SophosAutoUpdate -d
44345 ?? 0:00.02 /Library/Sophos Anti-Virus/SophosAntiVirus.app/Contents/MacOS/SophosAntiVirus -d
44347 ?? 0:03.03 /Library/Sophos Anti-Virus/InterCheck.app/Contents/MacOS/InterCheck -d
It just automatically restarts. What do I need to do to prevent that?
A: I'd comment on Agos' post, but I'm too new to do that. So:
As far as I remember they should have a launch agent in /Library/LaunchAgents. I'd just ask you to do a ls /Library/LaunchAgents, ls /Library/LaunchDaemons and ls /System/Library/LaunchDaemons. Something will show up.
Also you could open /Applications and check Uninstall Sophos.app with Show Package Contents then check out the uninstall script.
A: man launchctl
launchctl list |grep -i 'sophos'
to unload a daemon permanently, but not uninstall it
launchctl unload -w /full/path/to/file.plist
A: This means that there is another monitor process which relaunches it.
You can check out who is the parent process: select the process in activity monitor and use the Info button, or via terminal with ps -ax -O ppid if I recall correctly.
*
*It might be another process by Sophos but with a stealth name, or maybe even your VPN software. In that case you can just kill'em all.
*The other possibility is that the process is being kept alive by the launch daemon launchd. In this case you will find an entry (a plist XML file) for your antivirus in either ~/Library/LaunchAgents, /Library/LaunchAgents (likely) or /System/Library/LaunchAgents (I dearly hope not).
If the second is the case, you can either:
*
*Edit the file, and change the KeepAlive parameter, either removing or changing it (you can do nifty things, see the docs for more).
*Just ask launchd to do the stopping for you. Unfortunately you can't just tell to launchtl stop since the process would just respawn. You'll have to use sudo launchctl unload /path/to/the/plist file
A: To find out which launchd job is spawning things back, tail -f /var/log/system.log and sudo kill -9 <pid> the process you are interested in.
Suddenly, launchd will tell you exactly which job is responsible:
com.apple.launchd[1] (com.sophos.managementagent[83911]): Exited: Killed: 9
You can also try increasing the log level to precisely determine what's happening: launchctl log level debug
Bear in mind that some jobs will be run as root, so sudo launchctl list might show you some extra jobs running on your machine.
A: You can also control which Launch Agent and Daemons run and when with the useful app Lingon, available through the Mac App store and online.
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f82de40dad0bc8241c2977a0d1771af41b76feb1 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to use an existing Apple ID to download free apps from App Store without using Credit Card? I have an Apple ID which I had registered years back (when I had bought my Ipod Shuffle). I wanted to use the same Apple ID to download apps on my newly purchased MBP - but whenever I try to login with that Apple ID, it tells me "This ID hasn't been used with Itunes", and proceeds to let me "Review" it. In the last step, I'm asked to furnish credit card information, which I don't want to, since all I want to do is to be able to download free apps !!
So, do I have to register a second Apple ID just for downloading free apps ??
A: As I commented - try setting your payment type to None in iTunes
Open iTunes, and go to the iTunes Store, then click on your account on the top right. It'll take you to your account page where you can change your type.
| Q: How to use an existing Apple ID to download free apps from App Store without using Credit Card? I have an Apple ID which I had registered years back (when I had bought my Ipod Shuffle). I wanted to use the same Apple ID to download apps on my newly purchased MBP - but whenever I try to login with that Apple ID, it tells me "This ID hasn't been used with Itunes", and proceeds to let me "Review" it. In the last step, I'm asked to furnish credit card information, which I don't want to, since all I want to do is to be able to download free apps !!
So, do I have to register a second Apple ID just for downloading free apps ??
A: As I commented - try setting your payment type to None in iTunes
Open iTunes, and go to the iTunes Store, then click on your account on the top right. It'll take you to your account page where you can change your type.
A: For those still having this issue (like I did) Select the "Redeem a code or gift" option then sign in again. Once it gives the line to input the code, the option to select "None" shows up.
A: I just had the same problem: an existing Apple ID I made couldn't be used for downloading free apps in the App Store without entering credit card information. But here's the steps I used to free up the old account and make a new one:
*
*Go to appleid.apple.com and sign in using the existing ID.
*Update your email address to another email address of yours. This will also change your Apple ID to that email address.
*Verify the account using the email.
*In iTunes, try to download a free app, and when it asks you to sign in, choose the Create Apple ID button.
*Create a new Apple ID using the old, original email you removed from your Apple ID in step 2.
*Choose none while entering other basic info (name, address, etc) and voila, you can download free apps using the same Apple ID.
But if you had used that first Apple ID to make purchases on your iPod shuffle, they wont appear.
I just use this trick because I wanted to download free apps using that particular email address as my Apple ID (while not entering my billing information).
A: *
*Go into iTunes and make sure you are NOT SIGNED IN.
*Go to the App Store and click "Redeem"
*When it asks you to review your account details, just click the "Review" button
*After agreeing to the terms, there should be a "None" button under payment details!
A: Yes, you have to create a new account. You can do this from your computer or from your iDevice.
You have to create it from the App Store, not the iTunes store.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2534
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521cbb2c7a72a1ab5187cd5d7945f29b02350b67 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Say name of a caller on iPhone Is there an app, or any other way, to make my iPhone 4 to say the name of the caller while ringing, just the same way we are used to on Nokia phones? Preferable without jailbreak or sophisticated scripting trickery...and preferably a text to speech solution.
A: By default, no.
But it wouldn't be that hard to record the name (or perhaps using the voices in VoiceOver Utility to speak them), turn that into a ringtone, and then apply it to the specific contacts you have via the Address Book as a custom ringtone.
It's a bit of legwork, but it's a clean way of doing it and won't require any outside software or hacking of the device.
| Q: Say name of a caller on iPhone Is there an app, or any other way, to make my iPhone 4 to say the name of the caller while ringing, just the same way we are used to on Nokia phones? Preferable without jailbreak or sophisticated scripting trickery...and preferably a text to speech solution.
A: By default, no.
But it wouldn't be that hard to record the name (or perhaps using the voices in VoiceOver Utility to speak them), turn that into a ringtone, and then apply it to the specific contacts you have via the Address Book as a custom ringtone.
It's a bit of legwork, but it's a clean way of doing it and won't require any outside software or hacking of the device.
A: I know you said Preferably without jailbreak, but if you do there are a few solutions:
CallTell - Announces who's calling before ringing. Text support too.
iAnnounce - Announces incoming calls. iOS4
I personally use CallTell and would happily recommend it.
A: Google Voice has a feature similar to this. It's called call screening. The main problem with the feature, though, is that it will probably annoy your callers. Basically every time you get a call from a new number, the caller is asked to say their name. Then when you pick up the phone, you hear their name, and have the option of answering the call or sending it to voicemail.
While it's not exactly what you requested (since you have to answer the phone before you hear who it was that caused the ringing), it does provide a similar solution.
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1bff725d17d2c9d0ee10b319118f1306a19a942e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I use Sparrow to send iCal e-mail notifications instead of Mail.app? I am really annoyed how iCal uses Mail.app to try to send e-mail notifications. It always pops up Mail.app and I do not want it to at all. How can I make iCal use Sparrow instead to send e-mail notifications/reminders?
I tried this: http://gidogeek.com/post/6037637963/ical-sparrow
But that didn't work for some reason.
A: There is a solution to your issue but it requires a little AppleScript jiggery pokery.
Johan Bruning posted an AppleScript for this on GitHub. He's included instructions for installing it in the README which is also visible on the project's GitHub page.
In his blog post about the script he writes, "I am happy to report it works like a charm and my iCal now finally sends e-mails trough Sparrow."
| Q: How can I use Sparrow to send iCal e-mail notifications instead of Mail.app? I am really annoyed how iCal uses Mail.app to try to send e-mail notifications. It always pops up Mail.app and I do not want it to at all. How can I make iCal use Sparrow instead to send e-mail notifications/reminders?
I tried this: http://gidogeek.com/post/6037637963/ical-sparrow
But that didn't work for some reason.
A: There is a solution to your issue but it requires a little AppleScript jiggery pokery.
Johan Bruning posted an AppleScript for this on GitHub. He's included instructions for installing it in the README which is also visible on the project's GitHub page.
In his blog post about the script he writes, "I am happy to report it works like a charm and my iCal now finally sends e-mails trough Sparrow."
A: It is still using Mail.app because the script from github is the original. You need the other one which seems to be missing. Someone will need to contact the author to let him know that it is not showing up.
A: As mentioned, I'm not sure about the specifics of your question/input, but I can confirm that the modified script does not function as the author intended (or confirmed as such). Apple Mail is still used to send notifications of iCal events even though I have completed the script workaround originally mentioned.
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d169445e224af42a35225e96bf6e424f1b639dda | Apple Stackexchange
Q: App Store thinks apps are installed I had a few apps originally purchased through the App Store that got corrupted. I removed them with the intent of re-installing them from the App Store, but it seems that the App Store thinks they're still/already installed. The action button is disabled. I found How can I reinstall an application that the Mac App Store thinks is installed already? but the solution reported there didn't work for me.
The app doesn't exist in either /Applications or /Downloads. Do you have any idea about what I might be able to do to re-download the app?
A: It sounds like you have a backup drive attached. The easiest thing is to add the backup drive to the ignored list in Spotlight preferences.
| Q: App Store thinks apps are installed I had a few apps originally purchased through the App Store that got corrupted. I removed them with the intent of re-installing them from the App Store, but it seems that the App Store thinks they're still/already installed. The action button is disabled. I found How can I reinstall an application that the Mac App Store thinks is installed already? but the solution reported there didn't work for me.
The app doesn't exist in either /Applications or /Downloads. Do you have any idea about what I might be able to do to re-download the app?
A: It sounds like you have a backup drive attached. The easiest thing is to add the backup drive to the ignored list in Spotlight preferences.
A: Try the following steps in order:
*
*Quit the App Store
*Eject all disks (including any .dmg files you have mounted)
*Use Spotlight to search your hard drive for anything with a similar name to your application.
*If you find anything related to the application in question remove those files.
*Delete the file at ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.appstore.plist
*Delete the file at ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.appstore/Cache.db
*Delete the file at ~/Library/Cookies/com.apple.appstore.plist
*Delete the file at ~/Library/Cookies/Cookies.plist
*Open terminal and run this command: /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user
*Logout of your computer & log back in
*Reopen the Mac App Store
*Try to install the application again.
A: Might it be possible that you have some other version or backup copy on another volume lying around? I've read about people having the Beta of Reeder on another volume and that blocked the App Store. This person solved it by unmounting that volume while installing from the MAS. (found the source: http://reverttosaved.com/2011/06/09/mac-app-store-a-newer-version-of-this-app-is-already-installed-on-this-computer/)
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2608fcf2db89badb7ec100ea64018969900748c4 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What is the cheapest way to upgrade from OS X10.4 to 10.6? I have been living in the past, and it is finally catching up to me.
What is the cheapest way to upgrade from Mac OS X 10.4 to 10.6?
A: Spend the 30 bucks to get the 10.6 DVD and then use it for a clean install.
There's no reason to buy 10.5 so you can "upgrade" to 10.6. The 10.6 DVD is exactly the same as all the other release DVDs.
| Q: What is the cheapest way to upgrade from OS X10.4 to 10.6? I have been living in the past, and it is finally catching up to me.
What is the cheapest way to upgrade from Mac OS X 10.4 to 10.6?
A: Spend the 30 bucks to get the 10.6 DVD and then use it for a clean install.
There's no reason to buy 10.5 so you can "upgrade" to 10.6. The 10.6 DVD is exactly the same as all the other release DVDs.
A: Well, the cheapest way to upgrade to Snow Leopard is to find someone who has a legal DVD but is no longer using it, and ask him/her to give it to you.
(Note: IANAL and I don't know if Apple's EULA "allows" such transfers, but you did ask for the cheapest way, and I'm assuming that you do not want to simply use Bittorrent.)
If it was me, I would definitely spend the $30 to buy it from Apple.
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06de07d8c562a432f26c6ace836ef1c410cbe4fa | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a way to reduce the opening tab of safari When opening a new tab or window in Safari, sometimes the address field is selected, and sometimes it isn't. If it's not, there's no way to tab to it. Is there a way to make the bar always selected by default?
A: There is no setting to do this but if you press Command+L the cursor will move to the address bar.
| Q: Is there a way to reduce the opening tab of safari When opening a new tab or window in Safari, sometimes the address field is selected, and sometimes it isn't. If it's not, there's no way to tab to it. Is there a way to make the bar always selected by default?
A: There is no setting to do this but if you press Command+L the cursor will move to the address bar.
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6c7b79df25c94c6ba2c973d2640aa3f85f69da2e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I stay in the same desktop when I switch to a full screen app? When I switch to a full screen mode app in OS X Lion, it automatically switches to Desktop 1. I prefer to automatically switch back to the Desktop that I was in before I switched to the full screen app. I tried configuring the app for "All Desktops" and "None" by right clicking on the app in the Dock and choosing "Options". Both resulted in the same problem. Thanks!
A: You can't set it to go back to the last Desktop you were in, but you can set it to go to a specific Desktop when you exit full screen.
Just move the application in windowed mode to the desktop you want, right-click the app in the Dock and set to "This Desktop". Whenever you come out of full screen, it will always go into windowed mode in that particular desktop.
| Q: How do I stay in the same desktop when I switch to a full screen app? When I switch to a full screen mode app in OS X Lion, it automatically switches to Desktop 1. I prefer to automatically switch back to the Desktop that I was in before I switched to the full screen app. I tried configuring the app for "All Desktops" and "None" by right clicking on the app in the Dock and choosing "Options". Both resulted in the same problem. Thanks!
A: You can't set it to go back to the last Desktop you were in, but you can set it to go to a specific Desktop when you exit full screen.
Just move the application in windowed mode to the desktop you want, right-click the app in the Dock and set to "This Desktop". Whenever you come out of full screen, it will always go into windowed mode in that particular desktop.
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493a9f8420546e9f4ff6e39dffe58c4a46e5d130 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I delete data for one game in the iPad Game Center? I have one particular game that saves data through the game center. Somehow the saved game data got messed up which causes the game not to work properly when I a connected to the internet (I.e. When the game center is accessible).
Is there some way to delete all the data belonging to that game only?
A: The simplest way is to delete the game from your iPad, which will destroy any local stored game data, and will prompt you to remove the app from Game Centre (which I assume you want to do if it's corrupt on the Server). Then redownload the app (or re-add it in iTunes in your computer). This should allow you to start with a clean slate.
| Q: How do I delete data for one game in the iPad Game Center? I have one particular game that saves data through the game center. Somehow the saved game data got messed up which causes the game not to work properly when I a connected to the internet (I.e. When the game center is accessible).
Is there some way to delete all the data belonging to that game only?
A: The simplest way is to delete the game from your iPad, which will destroy any local stored game data, and will prompt you to remove the app from Game Centre (which I assume you want to do if it's corrupt on the Server). Then redownload the app (or re-add it in iTunes in your computer). This should allow you to start with a clean slate.
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ae03fd4ddc029f062492b277272897dede722e2e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I open Google Chrome in Incognito mode by default Is there any way (using apple script or by using settings on chrome) to open Google Chrome in incognito mode.
A: Another workaround:
mode (text) : Represents the mode of the window which can be 'normal' or 'incognito', can be set only once during creation of the window.
tell application "Google Chrome"
close windows
make new window with properties {mode:"incognito"}
activate
end tell
| Q: How do I open Google Chrome in Incognito mode by default Is there any way (using apple script or by using settings on chrome) to open Google Chrome in incognito mode.
A: Another workaround:
mode (text) : Represents the mode of the window which can be 'normal' or 'incognito', can be set only once during creation of the window.
tell application "Google Chrome"
close windows
make new window with properties {mode:"incognito"}
activate
end tell
A: Zdne has written a nice way to do this that works even if you've already got Chrome open:
if application "Google Chrome" is running then
tell application "Google Chrome" to make new window with properties {mode:"incognito"}
else
do shell script "open -a /Applications/Google\\ Chrome.app --args --incognito"
end if
tell application "Google Chrome" to activate
Save that as an Automator application using a Run Applescript block and you can run it from Spotlight using the name you gave the application.
A: This can be achieved with the following in script editor:
do shell script "open -a /Applications/Google\\ Chrome.app --args --incognito"
Save it as an application, throw the alias in the dock. Tested this in 10.6.8.
Only works if you don't have chrome open already.
A: I quickly created an app with platypus to launch Chrome incognito.
You can download it including the source from:
http://ente.limmat.ch/ftp/pub/software/applications/GoogleChromeIncognito/
The app features:
*
*opens a new incognito window whether Chrome is open or not
*does not stay in the dock when Chrome has been started
*shows the new window with a blank page
*finds Chrome from every where in any location
*Chrome update resistent
*open source
(OS X 10.6+ required).
The script inside the app is the following:
#!/bin/bash
# (c) 2012 by Adrian Zaugg under GNU GPL v.2
CHROMENAME="Google Chrome"
MYPATH="$(dirname "$(dirname "$0" | sed -e "s%/Contents/Resources$%%")")"
MYAPPNAME="$(basename "$(dirname "$0" | sed -e "s%/Contents/Resources$%%")" | sed -e "s/\.app$//")"
# Ask Spotlight where Chrome is located, chose top entry since this was the latest opened Chrome version
CHROMEPATH="$(mdfind 'kMDItemContentType == "com.apple.application-bundle" && kMDItemFSName = "'"$CHROMENAME.app"'"' | head -1)"
# Expect Chrome next to me, if the system doesn't know where it is.
if [ -z "$CHROMEPATH" ]; then
CHROMEPATH="$MYPATH/$CHROMENAME.app"
fi
if [ -e "$CHROMEPATH" ]; then
# Is there an instance already running?
if [ $(ps -u $(id -u) | grep -c "$CHROMEPATH/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome") -gt 1 ]; then
# use apple script to open a new incognito window
osascript -e 'tell application "'"$CHROMENAME"'"' \
-e ' set IncogWin to make new window with properties {mode:"incognito"}' \
-e ' set URL of active tab of IncogWin to "about:blank"' \
-e 'end tell'
else
# just open Chrome in incognito mode
open -n "$CHROMEPATH" --args --incognito --new-window "about:blank"
fi
# bring Chrome to front
osascript -e 'tell application "'"$CHROMENAME"'" to activate'
else
# Chrome not found
osascript -e 'tell app "'"$MYAPPNAME"'" to display dialog "Place me next to '"$CHROMENAME"', please!" buttons "OK" default button 1 with title "'"$MYAPPNAME"'" with icon stop'
fi
exit 0
A: I combined Lyken and user3936 answer to open a new chrome incognito window if it does not exist, and if a incognito window exists the script will bring it to the foreground.
on is_running(appName)
tell application "System Events" to (name of processes) contains appName
end is_running
set chrome_running to is_running("Google Chrome")
if chrome_running then
tell application "Google Chrome"
repeat with w in (windows)
if mode of w is "incognito" then
set index of w to 1
tell application "System Events" to tell process "Google Chrome"
perform action "AXRaise" of window 1
end tell
activate
return
end if
end repeat
end tell
tell application "Google Chrome"
make new window with properties {mode:"incognito"}
activate
end tell
else
do shell script "open -a /Applications/Google\\ Chrome.app --args --incognito"
end if
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290d1a7316815164c4165279846e5507fb289a4b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I troubleshoot "An error has occurred" when trying to update the Kindle app in the Mac App Store? I'm able to update other apps, but for several days now I get "An error has occurred" when I press the Update button for the Kindle app:
I wonder if the App Store is confused since it's displaying "No Updates Available" above the update for the Kindle app.
I'm running Mac OS X 10.7.1.
How do I get more information on this error? I don't see anything in the Console app related to the App Store.
Update: I turned on the Debug menu, but it wasn't clear how I could use it. (So I turned it back off.) I then deleted the Kindle app, which removed it from the Updates tab. But now I get an error when I try install it again:
A: If you like XML, you might consider turning on debug mode.
*
*Does the Lion App Store have a debug menu?
If not, use spotlight to find/move to trash all kindle apps and partial downloads, reboot and try again.
| Q: How do I troubleshoot "An error has occurred" when trying to update the Kindle app in the Mac App Store? I'm able to update other apps, but for several days now I get "An error has occurred" when I press the Update button for the Kindle app:
I wonder if the App Store is confused since it's displaying "No Updates Available" above the update for the Kindle app.
I'm running Mac OS X 10.7.1.
How do I get more information on this error? I don't see anything in the Console app related to the App Store.
Update: I turned on the Debug menu, but it wasn't clear how I could use it. (So I turned it back off.) I then deleted the Kindle app, which removed it from the Updates tab. But now I get an error when I try install it again:
A: If you like XML, you might consider turning on debug mode.
*
*Does the Lion App Store have a debug menu?
If not, use spotlight to find/move to trash all kindle apps and partial downloads, reboot and try again.
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d3914b2b8584034560fbe2f4587c40b880e11d81 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: When I unplug my headphones, my speakers (and headphones) stop working Happens intermittently:
When I unplug my Sony headphones, I am unable to get my 17" MBP (2.8ghz intel core 2 duo, running Lion), to make any sound. I've tried a handful of different hardware, and nothing will make a peep.
Restarting "fixes" it.
A: Its a bug Lion has.
This thread should provide you with more info of users suffering the same bug.
This app claims to fix it (I found it on that same thread).
I haven't had the bug for a while, but I did have it quite a bit before. I really hope Apple fixes it, by 10.7.2 perhaps.
Hope it helps!
Edit: Probably the most relevant information in the thread is that it seems to be a bug on Core Audio. $ sudo killall coreaudiod quits the process and the system automatically restarts it, effectively providing a quick fix to the bug. The rest are people posting about their personal experiences and thanking the developer of the app that automatically applies this fix.
| Q: When I unplug my headphones, my speakers (and headphones) stop working Happens intermittently:
When I unplug my Sony headphones, I am unable to get my 17" MBP (2.8ghz intel core 2 duo, running Lion), to make any sound. I've tried a handful of different hardware, and nothing will make a peep.
Restarting "fixes" it.
A: Its a bug Lion has.
This thread should provide you with more info of users suffering the same bug.
This app claims to fix it (I found it on that same thread).
I haven't had the bug for a while, but I did have it quite a bit before. I really hope Apple fixes it, by 10.7.2 perhaps.
Hope it helps!
Edit: Probably the most relevant information in the thread is that it seems to be a bug on Core Audio. $ sudo killall coreaudiod quits the process and the system automatically restarts it, effectively providing a quick fix to the bug. The rest are people posting about their personal experiences and thanking the developer of the app that automatically applies this fix.
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0783fa95664bb8ea3d2f6e0a3771173b2d89dd5d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How Do You Label The 3D Axis in Grapher? I want to label each axis with an x, y, and z. I know it's possible to label x and y axes in 2D view, but for some reason, I can't do it in 3D view.
Any suggestions?
A: Another helpful method that I've found was to save a standard 3-d template with colored unit vectors for the positive xyz-axis. I made the positive x-axis red, the positive y-axis blue, and the positive z-axis green.
| Q: How Do You Label The 3D Axis in Grapher? I want to label each axis with an x, y, and z. I know it's possible to label x and y axes in 2D view, but for some reason, I can't do it in 3D view.
Any suggestions?
A: Another helpful method that I've found was to save a standard 3-d template with colored unit vectors for the positive xyz-axis. I made the positive x-axis red, the positive y-axis blue, and the positive z-axis green.
A: It appears as though it's impossible to actually label them in 3D view. Although this probably wasn't the answer you were looking for, there is a workaround.
The reason you can't actually label the graphs:
Labels can not easily be added to 3D graphs because the text would have to be rotated through three dimensions with the graph itself (Apple explained this as difficult to write the code for).
So, a workaround for this:
*
*Save as a pdf
*Open the graph and then copy it.
*Paste into a word document
*Add any text where you need it with text boxes, label axis.
If you'd like to see the original copy of the above information, you can find it here.
A: Note: If you want to quickly know what axis is what without labeling realize that the z axis will always be above the "horizon." Now use the Right hand rule with the thumb pointing to z (above the horizon). Your fingers should curl from pointing to the X to the y axis. Look up "right hand rule" for a picture.
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652e73ac79bf26bdecbaa70f10ea3d8b7642b05a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Automatic network location in Lion I'm looking for a Lion compatible application similar to AirportLocation that will automatically change the Network Location based on my current location.
It's becoming a bigger and bigger pain to change it every day, manually. I have different settings for home and for work. I'll also be adding several new places in up coming weeks.
It's a shame that AirportLocation isn't compatible with Lion because it's exactly what I was after and more!
Edit: I've seen an application called Sidekick, but I'm preferably after a free application, bash script, whatever.
A: I forked MarcoPolo for the explicit purpose of getting it working right on Snow Leopard and Lion. I use it on Lion everyday, everything should be working perfectly.
http://controlplane.dustinrue.com/
https://github.com/dustinrue/ControlPlane
| Q: Automatic network location in Lion I'm looking for a Lion compatible application similar to AirportLocation that will automatically change the Network Location based on my current location.
It's becoming a bigger and bigger pain to change it every day, manually. I have different settings for home and for work. I'll also be adding several new places in up coming weeks.
It's a shame that AirportLocation isn't compatible with Lion because it's exactly what I was after and more!
Edit: I've seen an application called Sidekick, but I'm preferably after a free application, bash script, whatever.
A: I forked MarcoPolo for the explicit purpose of getting it working right on Snow Leopard and Lion. I use it on Lion everyday, everything should be working perfectly.
http://controlplane.dustinrue.com/
https://github.com/dustinrue/ControlPlane
A: I don't have a Lion machine available right now to test this, but I've been digging ControlPlane 1.0.6 on Snow Leopard for a week now, works great on my work MBP. Worth a look, LMK if it works on 10.7.
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f05e8c3be265be5bbc6292a238a0e947e1e98ead | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Adobe Creative Suite CS5 - One License Multiple Macs As freelance web designer I have a total of four macs. I have an office I use during the day with an iMac and MacBook for taking to client meetings. And I also have a iMac and MacBook at home for generally personal use.
I have bought licenses for Coda, Postbox and a few other programs that I use and they work across all four macs but I would like to do the same with Adobe Creative Suite CS5.
I know the simple answer is buy more than one license but at the price they are that would be very expensive. I understand that using it on more than computer may break terms of the EULA? My question is will it even activate on more than one computer or is this impossible?
Any advice or guidance would be much appreciated, thanks.
A: Adobe's answer will be:
Q: Can I distribute a Creative Suite 5.5 edition across multiple
users or computers? | Q: Adobe Creative Suite CS5 - One License Multiple Macs As freelance web designer I have a total of four macs. I have an office I use during the day with an iMac and MacBook for taking to client meetings. And I also have a iMac and MacBook at home for generally personal use.
I have bought licenses for Coda, Postbox and a few other programs that I use and they work across all four macs but I would like to do the same with Adobe Creative Suite CS5.
I know the simple answer is buy more than one license but at the price they are that would be very expensive. I understand that using it on more than computer may break terms of the EULA? My question is will it even activate on more than one computer or is this impossible?
Any advice or guidance would be much appreciated, thanks.
A: Adobe's answer will be:
Q: Can I distribute a Creative Suite 5.5 edition across multiple
users or computers?
A:The software license agreement accompanying your product may
entitle you to install and activate the software on two systems with
certain restrictions. The product license agreement for suite
editions does not allow you to install the individual components of a
single suite edition across multiple computers. Read the software
license agreement for more information. Subscription editions follow
the same license agreement terms.
With that in mind you will need two licenses for the products you use, you may not need the entire creative suite on each computer and find it cheaper to purchase licenses for individual apps.
If you buy apps from the Apple App Store you can install those apps on any computer that you use the same Apple ID with. Adobe has yet to move their apps to the App Store, but I suspect they will at some point.
A: You can activate CS on 2 different computers. You can however install it on more than 2 computers and (de)activate on an as-needed basis, given that only 2 installations are activated at any given time. To deactivate, go to the Help menu of one of the CS applications.
A: Why don't you email Adobe and ask them to give you an additional license key, explaining your situation. I've heard of other software vendors doing similar things such as Ableton
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397766c59636a50ea02738e0c96cd901abd67862 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why is my RAM nearly fully used? I bought a Macbook Pro 15 inches 3 months ago. It's running on Mac OS X Snow Leopard and it has 4GB of RAM.
I consider having a fair use of this computer :
- surfing (Chrome)
- developing (Fraise)
- gaming
But after some hours of use, here is what happens :
It's in french but you can easily see that only some tens of MB (Mo) are still available, whereas the sum of all launched processes is far to reach 4GB...
So where the hell did my RAM go ?
A: There's more memory available there than you think. "Inactive" memory is memory that has been used, and is essentially keeping its old data so that it can be swiftly grabbed again if needs be. However, if your computer needs the memory for some new process, that memory is capable of being used - the old data is dropped out, and new data is put in.
As others have said, you also need to show all processes for a full idea of what's going on with your memory. But you're not nearly as tapped out as it first appears.
| Q: Why is my RAM nearly fully used? I bought a Macbook Pro 15 inches 3 months ago. It's running on Mac OS X Snow Leopard and it has 4GB of RAM.
I consider having a fair use of this computer :
- surfing (Chrome)
- developing (Fraise)
- gaming
But after some hours of use, here is what happens :
It's in french but you can easily see that only some tens of MB (Mo) are still available, whereas the sum of all launched processes is far to reach 4GB...
So where the hell did my RAM go ?
A: There's more memory available there than you think. "Inactive" memory is memory that has been used, and is essentially keeping its old data so that it can be swiftly grabbed again if needs be. However, if your computer needs the memory for some new process, that memory is capable of being used - the old data is dropped out, and new data is put in.
As others have said, you also need to show all processes for a full idea of what's going on with your memory. But you're not nearly as tapped out as it first appears.
A: You are displaying only your processes 'Mes opérations'. You can switch to 'All processes' to see what is using the remaining part of the memory.
A: Unix-like kernels automatically take almost all available memory for the page cache. The page cache is essentially a copy of portions of your hard drive present on DRAM. This greatly improves performance. As your applications require more memory, the kernel will quickly decrease the size of the page cache to give the applications more room.
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30ef212df0f3b5347a897e8376a7138864582938 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I use Macbook Pro as a wireless router? The only internet connection point in my current apartment is PPPoE service(via cable). I can plug it into my Macbook Pro to get internet connection. The problem is how to bring the internet connection to my iPad. Is it possible to configure my Macbook Pro as a wireless rounter for my iPad?
Or, if I have a separate wireless router with the PPPoE cable plugged in, how can I get it to work?
A: Try this...
Sharing your Internet connection - http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.5/en/8156.html
Your mac will basically create a WiFi network for the iPad to join and then it will share traffic from the ethernet connector/PPPoE/cable.
Your mac's buit in help might be newer than the link I provided, so check there first. Also, be sure you turn off any firewalls if you don't know how or what holes to poke in them. You may be less secure, but it's a bit harder to set up the firewall on one interface and not the other.
| Q: Can I use Macbook Pro as a wireless router? The only internet connection point in my current apartment is PPPoE service(via cable). I can plug it into my Macbook Pro to get internet connection. The problem is how to bring the internet connection to my iPad. Is it possible to configure my Macbook Pro as a wireless rounter for my iPad?
Or, if I have a separate wireless router with the PPPoE cable plugged in, how can I get it to work?
A: Try this...
Sharing your Internet connection - http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.5/en/8156.html
Your mac will basically create a WiFi network for the iPad to join and then it will share traffic from the ethernet connector/PPPoE/cable.
Your mac's buit in help might be newer than the link I provided, so check there first. Also, be sure you turn off any firewalls if you don't know how or what holes to poke in them. You may be less secure, but it's a bit harder to set up the firewall on one interface and not the other.
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8dd459797369156591fec690e7de180abed906fc | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I add static route? How can I add a static route "forever", that means without retyping add route in Terminal each time I'm using VPN? I found this solution for 10.6, but what if there is a nicer one for 10.7?
A: I would use Lingon to script this as a system startup - you can always use launchd to load or unload the job from the command line (or delete the route).
You don't need Lingon, it just makes it so much more friendly to assemble a plist that launchd likes to run.
| Q: How can I add static route? How can I add a static route "forever", that means without retyping add route in Terminal each time I'm using VPN? I found this solution for 10.6, but what if there is a nicer one for 10.7?
A: I would use Lingon to script this as a system startup - you can always use launchd to load or unload the job from the command line (or delete the route).
You don't need Lingon, it just makes it so much more friendly to assemble a plist that launchd likes to run.
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462b53cbd585aceb1645a8d523c18f2514d1eec8 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why is mdfind only returning my most recently accessed files? I've imported most of a javascript code base via mdimport (using the packaged SourceCode.mdimporter provided by Xcode) and it succeeds. However, mdfind only ever returns to me at most two results, those being the two most recently accessed files. For example, if files A, B and C all contain the substring "term", mdfind "term" would show only A and B. If I then opened file C, the subsequent call of mdfind would only show B and C. How do I get mdfind to return to me all files containing my term?
A: When I performed a test for a term contained in three files, it showed all the files when running the mdfind command. I would recommend rebuilding your spotlight index on the current folder/s you are in and see if that fixes it. To rebuild your spotlight index: Spotlight: How to re-index folders or volumes
| Q: Why is mdfind only returning my most recently accessed files? I've imported most of a javascript code base via mdimport (using the packaged SourceCode.mdimporter provided by Xcode) and it succeeds. However, mdfind only ever returns to me at most two results, those being the two most recently accessed files. For example, if files A, B and C all contain the substring "term", mdfind "term" would show only A and B. If I then opened file C, the subsequent call of mdfind would only show B and C. How do I get mdfind to return to me all files containing my term?
A: When I performed a test for a term contained in three files, it showed all the files when running the mdfind command. I would recommend rebuilding your spotlight index on the current folder/s you are in and see if that fixes it. To rebuild your spotlight index: Spotlight: How to re-index folders or volumes
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490d22339592a2f82d707bd3aa6de668445521d3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I sync Gmail contacts with my iMac's address book and my iPhone? I enable the sync with Google inside the preferences of address book on snow leopard but I don't know how to set the time between the syncing and how to force to update. I added a new contact to gmail from the web browser now I eed this contact in the iPhone and on the iMac too.
Before Lion there was iSync which stay in the status bar and keep update my contacts every time I wanted, but now with Lion it's gone!
How do I do that?
A: When I had Snow Leopard I had the Google address book sync enabled and I somehow managed to put a 'sync' icon in the menu bar.
If I remember correctly I added it from the "old" iSync application (unsuccessfully trying to sync with a Samsung phone).
Now in Lion I still have it and it allows me to manually force the update of my Google address book, but I can't find how to obtain it as the iSync app seems to have disappeared.
This article here describes the situation of iSync in more details
| Q: How do I sync Gmail contacts with my iMac's address book and my iPhone? I enable the sync with Google inside the preferences of address book on snow leopard but I don't know how to set the time between the syncing and how to force to update. I added a new contact to gmail from the web browser now I eed this contact in the iPhone and on the iMac too.
Before Lion there was iSync which stay in the status bar and keep update my contacts every time I wanted, but now with Lion it's gone!
How do I do that?
A: When I had Snow Leopard I had the Google address book sync enabled and I somehow managed to put a 'sync' icon in the menu bar.
If I remember correctly I added it from the "old" iSync application (unsuccessfully trying to sync with a Samsung phone).
Now in Lion I still have it and it allows me to manually force the update of my Google address book, but I can't find how to obtain it as the iSync app seems to have disappeared.
This article here describes the situation of iSync in more details
A: You probably want to give this a read:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3963741?start=0&tstart=0
The key part would be:
For AB to send new info immediately (not knowing the time interval), quit AB and restart it. It should update all info. If not, uncheck the sync option in AB prefs, the recheck and reinput the username and password. That should create an immediate sync.
A: I sync between mac, iphone and gmail (I have google apps for our company, so we can share contacts etc).
The best way to do it is through iTunes as follows:
*
*Connect your phone.
*When iTunes pops up, click the info tab.
*Make sure "Sync Address book contacts" is selected
*Click "Sync with Google"
*Click Configure and enter your gmail username and pass.
That's it. Now whenever your phone syncs (settings you can further control, but not really for this post), your contacts will sync with both google and your address book.
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c52825eb03b729c429cb2df8ad8694f4b991806f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I delete folder Developer-3.2.5? I saw a similar question (Can I delete the /Developer-3.2.6 or /Developer-3.2.5 folders?), but I am unclear if it would break anything. That question assumes the user is not a developer, so I was a little worried and would like to be sure before I do anything. Can I delete this folder? I updated to Xcode 4, but I am unsure if deleting this would remove things that I may need. For example, before Xcode 4 came out, I installed Xcode 3 to compile my C programs (gcc).
Right now, there is a Developer and a Developer-3.2.5 folder, so I assume Developer is for Xcode4 stuff.
A: Yes, you can absolutely delete the folder Developer-3.2.5 - it shouldn't effect your workflow in any way UNLESS you want to add an older SDK at a later date.
If you are interested in seeing more discussion about it, there is also an Apple Support Community thread that essentially says the same thing - that you don't need the folders.
| Q: Can I delete folder Developer-3.2.5? I saw a similar question (Can I delete the /Developer-3.2.6 or /Developer-3.2.5 folders?), but I am unclear if it would break anything. That question assumes the user is not a developer, so I was a little worried and would like to be sure before I do anything. Can I delete this folder? I updated to Xcode 4, but I am unsure if deleting this would remove things that I may need. For example, before Xcode 4 came out, I installed Xcode 3 to compile my C programs (gcc).
Right now, there is a Developer and a Developer-3.2.5 folder, so I assume Developer is for Xcode4 stuff.
A: Yes, you can absolutely delete the folder Developer-3.2.5 - it shouldn't effect your workflow in any way UNLESS you want to add an older SDK at a later date.
If you are interested in seeing more discussion about it, there is also an Apple Support Community thread that essentially says the same thing - that you don't need the folders.
A: It should be safe to delete, if for no other reason than if something does get messed up, you can just reinstall Xcode 4.
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d8200b87e76a4c93914a4a8fdd589281d4164273 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Password protect removal of apps on iOS I have had instances of people deleting my applications (purposedly or unpurposedly) and it's a real annoyance to get them back, plus you lose all of your data.
Is there a way to password protect the removal of applications, maybe through the use of a Cydia tweak?
A: No need for a jailbreak. Simply go into Settings>General>Restrictions and don't allow "Deleting Apps". Restrictions are protected using a password just like your lock passcode (although it can be a different code if you would like).
| Q: Password protect removal of apps on iOS I have had instances of people deleting my applications (purposedly or unpurposedly) and it's a real annoyance to get them back, plus you lose all of your data.
Is there a way to password protect the removal of applications, maybe through the use of a Cydia tweak?
A: No need for a jailbreak. Simply go into Settings>General>Restrictions and don't allow "Deleting Apps". Restrictions are protected using a password just like your lock passcode (although it can be a different code if you would like).
A: If you have the current or a recent version of iOS such as iOS 13 or 12, you can prevent accidental app deletions by disabling all app deletions via Settings -> Screentime-> Content & Privacy Restrictions -> iTunes & App Store Purchases > Deleting Apps > Don't Allow. If you want this option to be password protected, set a password via Settings -> Screentime-> Content&Privacy Restrictions -> Use Screen Time Passcode.
A: Erase and supervise the device in Apple Configurator, then enroll it in Jamf Now - first three devices are free forever. Other MDMs are similar, but Jamf is the easiest and most developed.
With a supervised device, you can then enable various security settings, including disabling the ability to delete apps, among many others. You could also use Jamf to distribute and remove free apps, or set up an Apple Business Manager account (requires a DUNS number) and manage free and paid content from the App Store and Books Store.
In this way, app management is password protected - but at the login to Jamf, not onboard the device.
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16ccd56f4d9aac6f50363b2636717abe9eeb8902 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: SIMBL Plugins not launching properly under OS X Lion I have OS X Lion installed on my 2011 MacBook Pro. I also have SIMBL with two plugins: Colorful Sidebar and Safari Omnibar. I (obviously) have Finder launch when I login, and I also have Safari launch at login.
My issue is that when I first use either application, the desired effect of the application does not kick in. i.e. the icons in Finder's sidebar are still gray, and the google search box can still be found as a separate entity in safari.
Restarting either application causes the SIMBL plugin to kick in for that application.
My question is why are these plugins not activating and doing what they are supposed to do until after I relaunch their respective application?
A: Unfortunately, this is the behaviour of the SIMBL plugin.
One oddity about this solution is that you may need to kill the Finder
again to bring the color icons back after a full system reboot
Source
| Q: SIMBL Plugins not launching properly under OS X Lion I have OS X Lion installed on my 2011 MacBook Pro. I also have SIMBL with two plugins: Colorful Sidebar and Safari Omnibar. I (obviously) have Finder launch when I login, and I also have Safari launch at login.
My issue is that when I first use either application, the desired effect of the application does not kick in. i.e. the icons in Finder's sidebar are still gray, and the google search box can still be found as a separate entity in safari.
Restarting either application causes the SIMBL plugin to kick in for that application.
My question is why are these plugins not activating and doing what they are supposed to do until after I relaunch their respective application?
A: Unfortunately, this is the behaviour of the SIMBL plugin.
One oddity about this solution is that you may need to kill the Finder
again to bring the color icons back after a full system reboot
Source
A: On the Omnibar page's FAQ they say that it is known issue and it is suggested to reinstall Omnibar since newer versions are shipped with patched SIMBL.
See the third question from the bottom of this page.
A: The plugins will not activate by themselves. They activate when the app is launched, as an intended accessory to the app.
I do not know what to do about Safari Omnibar, but I have an Applescript someone compiled that runs on login. It shuts down the Finder and relaunches it immediately after the Finder is active at startup, giving me thee Colorful Finder window.
I would imagine that the Applescript could be modified to do the sam for Safari Omnibar, but I am not a scripter.
I just searched for the source of this script to provide the link, but failed. Being new here, I don't know the protocol about sharing this script, as it is essentially a hack.
A: Here you can find the answers
http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20110825114202681
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08df1433c9e75ab9f72d77c0058b6f012186cc73 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Sparrow always set itself as the default mail reader I have Sparrow configured for my personal gmail account, and Mail.app for working. However, every time I open Sparrow, it will set itself as the default .eml file reader, although I didn't config the Sparrow doing so (as in the following picture). I like to use the Mail.app as the default .eml file reader, so every time after I use Sparrow, I have manually re-config the .eml file reader to Mail.app.
Is it a Sparrow's bug?
| Q: Sparrow always set itself as the default mail reader I have Sparrow configured for my personal gmail account, and Mail.app for working. However, every time I open Sparrow, it will set itself as the default .eml file reader, although I didn't config the Sparrow doing so (as in the following picture). I like to use the Mail.app as the default .eml file reader, so every time after I use Sparrow, I have manually re-config the .eml file reader to Mail.app.
Is it a Sparrow's bug?
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2e4fad866b90dcdeacf3373bbcd11c0d996803cd | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How does one reorganize one's entire Aperture library from scratch? I imported pictures into Aperture from iPhoto and since then, added a lot of new ones. I'd like to start over because the dates on the tags/folders in which the pictures are organized are not consistent.
In effect, what I'm looking for is a way to do a re-import of all pictures in my current Aperture library (not that many... just over 1,000) to have it apply its import rules/magic to have it all sorted properly.
That feels like a hack, though. Is there a proper way to do this?
A: By default, there is not any magic when importing photos to aperture.
Probably at that point, what it might be confusing is that Aperture has transformed your iPhoto albums to folders/projects, which are not what you exactly want.
My advise would be to create one project, move all your images there, delete all other projects/folders, and then create new projects as desired.
Furthermore, you can find a lot of articles of how you may use projects/folders to organize your photographs, like this one.
| Q: How does one reorganize one's entire Aperture library from scratch? I imported pictures into Aperture from iPhoto and since then, added a lot of new ones. I'd like to start over because the dates on the tags/folders in which the pictures are organized are not consistent.
In effect, what I'm looking for is a way to do a re-import of all pictures in my current Aperture library (not that many... just over 1,000) to have it apply its import rules/magic to have it all sorted properly.
That feels like a hack, though. Is there a proper way to do this?
A: By default, there is not any magic when importing photos to aperture.
Probably at that point, what it might be confusing is that Aperture has transformed your iPhoto albums to folders/projects, which are not what you exactly want.
My advise would be to create one project, move all your images there, delete all other projects/folders, and then create new projects as desired.
Furthermore, you can find a lot of articles of how you may use projects/folders to organize your photographs, like this one.
A: I'm not sure what you mean when you write that the dates/tags are not consistent after import from iPhoto. Do you mean that those attributes are wrong in the metadata? Or that you have a folder structure organized by date, and the photos are in the wrong folders (but with correct metadata)?
If your situation is the latter, I had a similar problem when I moved from iPhoto to Aperture. At the time I wrote a little Applescript to help me reorganize. I won't post it unless you'd like to see it, as the code is very specific to my situation and probably won't be helpful to you. But in general, my approach was this:
*
*Create a set of folders by year (i.e. "2007", "2008", "2009")
*Identify a set of photographs to move (in my case the contents of a single large folder containing everything from iPhoto)
*Loop over each photograph, get the date from the EXIF data, and move it into the appropriately dated folder.
That sounds conceptually simple, and writing the script that way is fairly straightforward since Aperture has a good scripting dictionary. Remember that Aperture has both folders and projects, which is a slightly different nomenclature from iPhoto albums. You'll need to decide how you want to use projects and folders for organization. I use projects named by Year-Month, for example, with one giant folder of Archives and one folder of Current photos.
(I realize that I've resurrected an old discussion here, but this was a problem I've encountered just recently and I thought it would be helpful to document one possible solution)
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7a92d432bd8cbd6501b722fe15331cdba7022b14 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I share a link to a folder on a Time Capsule drive? We have a Time Capsule in the office. I'd like to share a clickable link to a specific folder on the Time Capsule with my fellow employees. Is there any way to do this?
Ideally, I'd like to be able to email out a link to people and they can click the link at it will open a Finder window in the specified folder on the Time Capsule.
Thanks.
A: Have you tried something like
*
*afp://gator._afpovertcp._tcp.local/Data/Test
It's general with the following terms....
*
*afp://TimeCapsule._afpovertcp._tcp.local/Data/Test
This would work for a Time Capsule with name TimeCapsule and a Folder Test inside the drive named Data (I added the emphasis for clarity - you'll want to simply send the link in plain text)
You can get this by dragging the folder to your Finder sidebar and then looking in the Info window for that item.
| Q: How can I share a link to a folder on a Time Capsule drive? We have a Time Capsule in the office. I'd like to share a clickable link to a specific folder on the Time Capsule with my fellow employees. Is there any way to do this?
Ideally, I'd like to be able to email out a link to people and they can click the link at it will open a Finder window in the specified folder on the Time Capsule.
Thanks.
A: Have you tried something like
*
*afp://gator._afpovertcp._tcp.local/Data/Test
It's general with the following terms....
*
*afp://TimeCapsule._afpovertcp._tcp.local/Data/Test
This would work for a Time Capsule with name TimeCapsule and a Folder Test inside the drive named Data (I added the emphasis for clarity - you'll want to simply send the link in plain text)
You can get this by dragging the folder to your Finder sidebar and then looking in the Info window for that item.
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28b4c33720c01f5c28cf8855d340af35751c056d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: equivalent of windows+L in osx snow leopard
Possible Duplicate:
Is there a quick way to lock my Mac?
whenever i used to leave my system i just press WINDOWS+L in my windows system. Now i have macbook pro with snow leopard OS and i am searching for equivalent of windows+l.
So my question is what is the keyboard shortcut to lock macbook pro?
i know the shortcut COMMAND+SHIFT+Q.
But this shortcut is for logout not to lock the system.
A: There isn't really a "lock" feature in Mac OS X. Your best option is to enable the "Require password after sleep or screen saver begins" option in System Preferences > Security & Privacy > General. Then, either put the screen or entire computer to sleep. To put just the screen to sleep from the keyboard, type Shift+Control+Eject. This will make the screen go blank, but your computer will still be running. To put the entire computer to sleep, type Command+Option+Eject. This will cause all running processes to stop until the computer is woken up.
| Q: equivalent of windows+L in osx snow leopard
Possible Duplicate:
Is there a quick way to lock my Mac?
whenever i used to leave my system i just press WINDOWS+L in my windows system. Now i have macbook pro with snow leopard OS and i am searching for equivalent of windows+l.
So my question is what is the keyboard shortcut to lock macbook pro?
i know the shortcut COMMAND+SHIFT+Q.
But this shortcut is for logout not to lock the system.
A: There isn't really a "lock" feature in Mac OS X. Your best option is to enable the "Require password after sleep or screen saver begins" option in System Preferences > Security & Privacy > General. Then, either put the screen or entire computer to sleep. To put just the screen to sleep from the keyboard, type Shift+Control+Eject. This will make the screen go blank, but your computer will still be running. To put the entire computer to sleep, type Command+Option+Eject. This will cause all running processes to stop until the computer is woken up.
A: control+shift+eject sets the display to sleep. If you have then the option "Require password immediately after sleep or screen saver begins" set in "Security & Privacy" it will lock your machine.
This will only put the display to sleep not the system: not exactly what you asked but the additional screen sleep is not bad (less energy consumption :-)
There are other answers here that point out ways to establish a automation to lock the screen from a keyboard command of your choosing. See
*
*Is there a quick way to lock my Mac?
*Lock screen with LaunchBar
*https://superuser.com/questions/45740/fast-user-switching-apple-menu
The last two show several methods to script this. You can then use LaunchBar or FastScripts or another tool to launch the action you prefer.
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867345afd4e757ec30fb18dafae25042c569f4ca | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why can't I access Server.app in Lion Server? I can't access Server.app in my mac mini server, i don't know why.
The username and password are correct.
How can I solve this problem?
A: I found a problem, the servermgrd was not running, I was search in Active Monitor and no found it.
To resolve just run:
sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.servermgrd.plist
| Q: Why can't I access Server.app in Lion Server? I can't access Server.app in my mac mini server, i don't know why.
The username and password are correct.
How can I solve this problem?
A: I found a problem, the servermgrd was not running, I was search in Active Monitor and no found it.
To resolve just run:
sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.servermgrd.plist
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fc9dc793bbe800396c0190b6300a55d620f3c0f1 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I stop my whole screen from flashing white on errors? Whenever I access Terminal and press Command ⌘ + Delete ⌫ my screen flashes white.
It also happens when Chrome's Command ⌘ + F returns no results.
Have I somehow messed up my settings?
I already verified that Universal Access » Hearing » Flash the screen when an alert sound occurs was unchecked. I've tried toggling the setting and still get the flash animation.
A: rm -f ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.universalaccess.plist
This will fix it every time. Maybe someday apple will fix the bug that keeps corrupting com.apple.universalaccess.plist.
| Q: How can I stop my whole screen from flashing white on errors? Whenever I access Terminal and press Command ⌘ + Delete ⌫ my screen flashes white.
It also happens when Chrome's Command ⌘ + F returns no results.
Have I somehow messed up my settings?
I already verified that Universal Access » Hearing » Flash the screen when an alert sound occurs was unchecked. I've tried toggling the setting and still get the flash animation.
A: rm -f ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.universalaccess.plist
This will fix it every time. Maybe someday apple will fix the bug that keeps corrupting com.apple.universalaccess.plist.
A: Uncheck the 'visual bell' box in the preferences for your terminal style.
Terminals->Preferences->Profiles->Advanced:
Bell:
Audible bell
Visual bell <>
A: This sounds ridiculously simple, but it has worked for me in the past. Try checking and then unchecking Universal Access » Hearing » Flash the screen when an alert sound occurs -- this really sounds like that is the behavior in question, and sometimes setting it and the unsetting it resets to the desired behavior. (Note, this might be under Audio in newer versions of Mac OS.)
This basically checks that the preference file can be written to have a no then a yes and will clear up all sorts of minor issues in how apps can store preferences. The next step is to delete (or move to the desktop) the preference file for the affected application. In this case, the system stores this flash preference here:
~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.universalaccess.plist
At this point, you might need to expand to see if rebooting, trying a new user account helps isolate the issue.
A: As discovered by corwin.amber in another post, the problem sometimes lies with a dead coreaudiod and can be fixed with:
sudo killall coreaudiod
A: Reposting here from another post as suggested by David Wolever.
In a similar situation, I was about to give up and reboot, but then I found that restarting the audio daemon resolves the issue:
sudo killall coreaudiod
The symptom was: in the "Sound Effects" system setting panel, selecting alert sounds didn't do anything (usually it triggers a preview of the selected effect). My guess is that OS X fails to play an alert sound, and falls back to the visual cue.
A: Aware this is an old thread, but today I realized this was happening since updating to Mac OS Catalina, so hopefully, this can help others.
user20095's comment above helped me to solve it.
In Sound > Sound Effects, the output device for alerts (HDMI monitor) was set differently to my main audio output (Headphone port). As this selected output was muted, no alert sounds were playing, therefore Mac OS defaulted to flashing the screen - even though the screen flash option was unchecked in Accessibility.
A: Restart. This happens to me periodically. Restarting always fixes it.
A: You can turn it off in System Preferences > Accessibility > Audio > Flash screen
A: Could have to do with your audio alert set-up. This worked for me in OS X Mavericks. Under apple > preferences > assessability > audio:
uncheck "Flash the screen when an alert sound occurs".
A: Checking and then unchecking Universal Access » Hearing » Flash the screen when an alert sound occurs works pretty well. Seems there is some bug. Apple need to solve this issue.
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fa7382a3759be0e3466d7d19e63d27bf76181178 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Mail.app extension to avoid sending email from the wrong account? I have recently starting using Mail.app with two email accounts (work and home). Every now and then I send email while having the wrong folder selected, and the default "from" account will be not what I expect. Are there any extensions or tips to make the currently selected "from" jump out at me in the compose window if it's not the 'default' from address? In other words, 99% of the time, I use my main account, but if I accidentally open a compose window with the alternate account, I'd like a different background color in the compose window, or some big flashing icon or something. The problem case happens because I was reviewing a folder in the non-default account. Any ideas?
A: Mail > Preferences > Composing
| Q: Mail.app extension to avoid sending email from the wrong account? I have recently starting using Mail.app with two email accounts (work and home). Every now and then I send email while having the wrong folder selected, and the default "from" account will be not what I expect. Are there any extensions or tips to make the currently selected "from" jump out at me in the compose window if it's not the 'default' from address? In other words, 99% of the time, I use my main account, but if I accidentally open a compose window with the alternate account, I'd like a different background color in the compose window, or some big flashing icon or something. The problem case happens because I was reviewing a folder in the non-default account. Any ideas?
A: Mail > Preferences > Composing
A: Mail.app has the ability to flag in red any e-mail address (in the To, CC, BCC fields, or From pull-down menu) that does not match a particular domain ending.
If you go to Mail -> preferences -> Composing and enter your primarydomain.com in the "Mark addresses not ending in:" field.
I use this all the time for exactly what you are asking for.
if primarydomain.com is in this field, then the when your secondarydomain.com e-mail address is selected in the from menu, it will display in red. This calls my attention to it and I can make the decision to change it or send.
The drawback is that any contacts who are not at the same domain as you will show up in red in the To, CC, and BCC fields. I have gotten used to it and don't find it distracting any more. also you can put multiple domains in here "@example1.com, @example2.com, etc'
The purpose of this setting? If you worked at example.com, you would place example.com in this field. Then, whenever you e-mail somebody outside the organization, their address shows up in red, calling your attention to the fact that this e-mail is addressed to people no in your organization.
Hope that helps. I's not exactly what you wanted.
A: You can easily switch accounts from the pop-up in a new mail message, just below the CC or BCC field and just above the body of the message:
I have multiple addresses from not just multiple domains but also within one domain, so the clever answer with highlighting different domains with colour does not work for me. To avoiding hassles sending from the wrong account with multiple mail accounts the only satisfactory way I have found, is as follows:
*
*Create a real email account that does exist, for instance [email protected], and set it up so that it works.
*Once set up set after working so it appears in the available list of default mail accounts from which to send, set it as your default account. Then open Mail preferences, edit that account and chose 'None" from SMTP server list for that account so you cannot send email from it, by mistake or otherwise. Save, and voila, you cannot send email from the wrong account.
It does mean you have to select the account you want to send to each time, but since the embarrassment of using the wrong account outweighs the hassle, for me, it is worth it. If you hit send without spotting it you just get the SMTP server list or the choice to edit your message, and so choose the right From account after clicking Edit Message.
I wish Apple would have a blank field, or Null, for the default send account, that would solve this problem more elegantly.
A: You can set up distinctive signatures, and link different ones to each account [in Mail/Preferences/Signatures].
At one point I had an account that was being forwarded to me, but didn't have the capability to send outgoing emails. Kept getting errors when I would inadvertently just try to reply from that account. So I made a sig for it that was 36 pt bright red and said "Wrong Account!" Usually, though, the differences are just strong enough to catch my attention without looking too "loud" to the recipient. Perhaps just your work affiliation/title for the business one and a favourite quote or just a friendly signoff ("Toodle-oo!") for the personal one. Since the sig is inserted at the end of the email automatically, it's easy to notice if it doesn't match your intent.
A: There's a way to safely prevent sending new emails from a wrong account:
If you want to ALWAYS send emails from the same account, simply select that account in the "Send new message from" dropdown at Mail - Settings - Composing.
If you want to be forced to ALWAYS select the sender when composing an email, do the following:
*
*At Mail - Settings - Accounts add a new account which you call "INVALID". At "Server Settings" provide invalid credentials for the outgoing email server.
*Then at Mail - Settings - Composing select "INVALID" in the "Send new message from" dropdown.
Whenenver you compose a new email, you see "INVALID" (you can also call it "PLEASE SELECT ME") in the FROM line, incidcating to pick the correct account from the dropdown. Even if you forget to choose the correct account, Mac mail will remind you to do so by prompting that sending is not possible.
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abb3a6c0b573c7d9d2184677acf03dbf929c8566 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Launch terminal in new window by default Is it possible to set up Terminal to launch a new window by default? I recently came from running Ubuntu and I normally open hundreds of terminals a day. It's a pain to have to always right-click on the shortcut and select "New Window". If I could use Spotlight and have it open a new window instead of giving focus to the existing window, it would speed things up a lot.
A: Not precisely the answer you asked for, but when Terminal is open, hitting Command-N will open a new window. Also, the first set of Terminal preferences (Settings tab, the "On startup, open:" buttons might be useful to play with.
| Q: Launch terminal in new window by default Is it possible to set up Terminal to launch a new window by default? I recently came from running Ubuntu and I normally open hundreds of terminals a day. It's a pain to have to always right-click on the shortcut and select "New Window". If I could use Spotlight and have it open a new window instead of giving focus to the existing window, it would speed things up a lot.
A: Not precisely the answer you asked for, but when Terminal is open, hitting Command-N will open a new window. Also, the first set of Terminal preferences (Settings tab, the "On startup, open:" buttons might be useful to play with.
A: You can create a AppleScrip with this command:
open -n /Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app
And add a global shortcut to call this script ;)
A: If you want to have a means to quickly open a new Terminal window whether or not Terminal is already open, and whether or not it is the active application, you could use an AppleScript "applet" to do so. By placing the applet in the Dock, you can click on it to open a new Terminal window.
This script will create a new Terminal window:
tell application "Terminal"
activate
do script
end tell
To create an applet containing this script from the command line:
osacompile -o "New Terminal Window.app" -e 'tell application "Terminal"' -e 'activate' -e 'do script' -e 'end'
To reveal it in Finder so you can drag it to the Dock:
open -R "New Terminal Window.app"
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e12aaf3bfe709c793a2c9463a0a55c634172b136 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Keyboard shortcuts for renaming file and accepting extension When I try to rename a file (by pressing enter, then changing the extension of the file), it pops up with an alert asking "Are you sure you want to change the extensions ... " and the old extension is selected in blue. I haven't found a keyboard shortcut for selecting the new extension from the popup alert. Is there a way? I need to rename dozens of files, and doing it all through the keyboard would be so much quicker than selecting this one alert with a mouse.
A: You can disable the prompt under Finder's Preferences (see picture below):
This might save you some time if you are renaming multiple files. Additionally, you may want to look at Rename. It is a free utility that should serve you well for such simple batch renaming.
| Q: Keyboard shortcuts for renaming file and accepting extension When I try to rename a file (by pressing enter, then changing the extension of the file), it pops up with an alert asking "Are you sure you want to change the extensions ... " and the old extension is selected in blue. I haven't found a keyboard shortcut for selecting the new extension from the popup alert. Is there a way? I need to rename dozens of files, and doing it all through the keyboard would be so much quicker than selecting this one alert with a mouse.
A: You can disable the prompt under Finder's Preferences (see picture below):
This might save you some time if you are renaming multiple files. Additionally, you may want to look at Rename. It is a free utility that should serve you well for such simple batch renaming.
A: After trial-and-error, figured it out. It's ⌘+U.
A: There is no keyboard equivelant that I am aware of...
You could however use the terminal to make your life a little easier. If you need to rename the files one at a time, use the command
mv orig_file_name.ext new_file_name.newext
A: Those buttons highlighted in blue (e.g in your case "keep old") press enter; for those button with a blue background (e.g in your case "Use ...") press space bar.
A: In Mountain Lion, ⌘ + A works like a charm
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ef7876a6a84d55d351a1fd53f919ee557212ca12 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why is my Mac constantly trying to connect to another server? After logging on, I see this dialog box pop up. Whenever I dismiss it, it reappears 30 seconds later. (Stealing focus at the same time! Grrrr!)
"Slate" is my old iMac, which is sitting on the desk next to me, turned off. How can I stop my new Mac from constantly trying to connect to my old one? Both are running 10.7.1.
A: I'm pretty sure this was happening because when I logged out, I was running an app which was located on the other computer.
I logged off and unchecked the "Reopen windows when logging back in" box, which stopped Lion from trying to reopen the app the next time I logged in.
| Q: Why is my Mac constantly trying to connect to another server? After logging on, I see this dialog box pop up. Whenever I dismiss it, it reappears 30 seconds later. (Stealing focus at the same time! Grrrr!)
"Slate" is my old iMac, which is sitting on the desk next to me, turned off. How can I stop my new Mac from constantly trying to connect to my old one? Both are running 10.7.1.
A: I'm pretty sure this was happening because when I logged out, I was running an app which was located on the other computer.
I logged off and unchecked the "Reopen windows when logging back in" box, which stopped Lion from trying to reopen the app the next time I logged in.
A: This error typically comes up when OSX is trying to access a file or folder on a remote server, but it cannot connect to that server.
I have two examples to give an idea of where this can come from:
*
*You are able to have OSX connect to a remote folder automatically at
login. Typically these are shown in the "Login Items" tab of the
"Users & Groups" pref pane
*When an application attempts to open a file that's on a remote
server, OSX automatically tries to connect to that server in order
to access the file.
For example: If the music in your iTunes library is on a mounted
network drive, and you have not connected the drive yet, playing a
track will delay while it connects the drive and then iTunes will
play the track.
In both cases, if the server where these files are located cannot be found, that error will come up.
Full disclosure: this was originally my answer to Endlessly repeating "There was a problem connecting..." error. That question has been marked as a duplicate of this one.
A: I suspect you are connecting to a legacy file server as described in the kbase article below.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4700
We saw similar pop ups but clearing up our mounts addressed the issue.
A: Check System Preferences>Accounts>Login Items to see if there is a disk that is supposed to mount when you login. Make sure you check all of the user accounts.
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0bcd4639fb3e2c31f2a4d0e810baee802771a486 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: where are python packages installed on Lion? I'm pretty sure before Lion, I was using /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/Current/lib/python2.7/site-packages
Although this might have been from a manual install of 2.7 on 10.6 OS X.
Anyway, any idea where standard location is for python packages that are installed?
A: /Library/Python/x.x/site-packages
(x.x designates the version).
| Q: where are python packages installed on Lion? I'm pretty sure before Lion, I was using /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/Current/lib/python2.7/site-packages
Although this might have been from a manual install of 2.7 on 10.6 OS X.
Anyway, any idea where standard location is for python packages that are installed?
A: /Library/Python/x.x/site-packages
(x.x designates the version).
A: Found it! Python packages are installed in /Library/Python/2.7/site-packages by default.
A: Answers are correct for the default OSX install of Python. If you have been mucking about trying different versions and changing paths you might be using a different one. If you are struggling with not being able to import packages that you installed. Try:
from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib
print(get_python_lib())
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e6dc660ec866e4c8f84fa6fb8253519f73234f86 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What's a good graphical SFTP utility for OS X? I need a small graphical utility, using which I can ssh to a server and see all the files and copy and paste (drag and drop) into my local machine.
I am running Snow Leopard.
A: ExpanDrive
ExpanDrive acts just like a USB drive plugged into your computer. Open, edit, and save files to remote computers from within your favorite programs—even when they are on a server half a world away. ExpanDrive enhances every single application on your computer by transparently connecting it to remote data.
| Q: What's a good graphical SFTP utility for OS X? I need a small graphical utility, using which I can ssh to a server and see all the files and copy and paste (drag and drop) into my local machine.
I am running Snow Leopard.
A: ExpanDrive
ExpanDrive acts just like a USB drive plugged into your computer. Open, edit, and save files to remote computers from within your favorite programs—even when they are on a server half a world away. ExpanDrive enhances every single application on your computer by transparently connecting it to remote data.
A: Transmit
Panic's Transmit tops my list. An extremely well built and executed FTP Client that fully supports sFTP. Priced at $34.
Transmit is an excellent FTP (file transfer protocol), SFTP, S3
(Amazon.com file hosting) and iDisk/WebDAV client that allows you to
upload, download, and delete files over the internet. With the most
Mac-like interface available, Transmit makes FTP as simple, fun, and
easy as it can possibly be.
Forklift
Forklift 2 is another terrific client that is just as solid and just as well built. Priced at $29.95.
ForkLift will connect to any remote server FTP, SFTP, Amazon S3,
WebDAV, the SMB, NIS and AFP shares on your local network, or your
Bluetooth mobile phone- pretty much anything you can plug into or hook
up to a Mac. ForkLift also carries a complete toolbox for managing
your files, including Folder Synchronization, Batch Renaming, Archive
handling, Application deleter, editing files over remote connections
and many more. All these power features are packaged into a
Finder-like, dual-pane interface that delivers superior workflow while
remaining absolutely familiar to use, along with QuickLook, Spotlight
search and all.
Cyberduck
Lastly, Cyberduck rounds out the list. It is not as well polished, but it sturdy and does the job. It is free.
Cyberduck is a robust FTP/FTP-TLS/SFTP browser for the Mac whose lack
of visual clutter and cleverly intuitive features make it easy to use.
Support for external editors and system technologies such as
Spotlight, Bonjour, Keychain and AppleScript are built-in.
There are others to be sure, but these are the one's I've used and personally recommend. Additionally, you may want to hit up places like MacUpdate, VersionTracker, or iUseThis for these types of questions. You will find much more diversity and get a better understanding of the programs available to you.
A: FileZilla
I have tried Cyberduck and Flow in the past but Filezilla offers a side-by-side interface which is quite useful. The only limitation with this tool is that it's not really MacOSX-aware, e.g. it shows all hidden files
A: Most other answers gave an objective analysis, but I'll share my experience.
Top clients:
*
*Flow: really nice interface.
*Transmit: very fast, can mount as Finder volume.
*Cyberduck: the best for the inexistent buck.
A: Cyberduck (Free)
A great free FTP client. This is my go-to application. Anytime I need FTP access, I use Cyberduck. It's not quite as lightweight as Fugu, but it adds a lot more functionality than Fugu. I also really like the Growl integration with Cyberduck.
Fugu (Free)
Awesome little FTP client. As I noted above, this is a lightweight FTP client. It is great for simple FTP transfers and browsing. I do like the dual panel navigation.
EDIT: I forgot to add these.
Filezilla (Free)
I haven't actually used Filezilla extensively, but from what I've seen of it, I really like it. I downloaded it and played with it for a bit and I really like the tabbed connections. I also like the ability to jump to a path easily.
RBrowser (Free, $29 Upgrade)
A free FTP/FTP-SSL client. I don't usually use RBrowser because a $29 upgrade is necessary to unlock other protocols (Local, FTP/SSL/TLS, SFTP-SSH). I do like the Site Manager. It's a handy little thing to have.
I searched and came up with some other free FTP clients:
FireFTP (Free) - Firefox extension
The one downside I see is that this is for Firefox. The website doesn't make it clear how it works with Firefox, so I assume it is an extension.
Macfusion (Free)
This one relies on Google's MacFUSE. Since I don't know anything about MacFUSE, I don't know if this is good or bad.
Transmit ($34) By Panic
I have never used Transmit before, but I have used Coda and I definitely would recommend anything from Panic. The only reason I haven't used this because of the $34 price tag.
ForkLift2 ($30)
Never used it, just found it when searching.
Fetch ($24 per user)
An amazing program with a long, long, long mac heritage. It's way up there with Transmit by Panic and Interarchy as a file transfer program loved by long time Mac power users.
Flow ($30)
Never used it, but looks good from the screenshots. I really like the fact that it looks like Finder. I may have to give this one a try.
OneButton FTP (Free)
Just searching around and found yet another one...It looks pretty nice, except it's no longer supported. However, you can still download it.
A: Add to others
Unfortunately RBrowser in not compatible with BigSur onwards
RBrowser
This provides more of an interface like Finder than the others (stricyly much more like the original NeXT version) Apart form standard ssh/ftp it will syncronise directories etc.
A: A more recent option is to use the newer implementation of Fuse for OSX in combination with SSHFS. This is a better solution because most of the applications mentioned are either outdated or payed (and expensive).
Fuse for OSX allows you to use new file systems in user space and SSHFS configures the system to allow you to connect to SSH drives automatically, as if they were drives supported by OSX.
A: Yummy FTP (commercial) : http://www.yummysoftware.com/
Can't believe the one that blows most of the above out of the water hasn't yet been mentioned.
A: If you need graphical utility with support for SSH you may try CRAX. This software has a built-in SSH client and after connection to the SSH server it's possible to invoke file operations like copy, move, and delete.
A: It's worth considering some of the Web-based alternatives, like Monsta FTP (Disclaimer: I'm involved with this).
They save you having to install software on every device; instead you do it all through your Web-browser, with the same features as any desktop client.
A: If you are working with large files, then maybe consider Truck.app.
It employs rsync for file transfers, which is generally faster than FTP.
Disclosure: I am the developer of Truck.
A: I tried Cyberduck and Transmit. None of them has functionality of preserving modification date. SCP on terminal does that.
A: If you have set up ssh public key authentication, you can use
SSHFS-Mountlet
which is a graphical front end to sshfs. It provides a menu bar icon under which you can mount or unmount your connection you have set up before. Sshfs has already been suggested by Fernando in a previous answer. Handling of the remote files happens using the macOS Finder.
I was unhappy with the GUI clients for sshfs, so I wrote my own (GPL'ed).
A: CaptainFTP is the best choice
Easy to download from itunes:
http://itunes.apple.com/nl/app/captain-ftp/id416544161?mt=12
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6ea43ca301e5258209cfbcd3205194aa90367c49 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Time Machine over SMB/CIFS share? As far as I understand there's no way to make Time Machine with SMB/CIFS; you have to connect using AFP.
Is that true ? Is there a way to make it work ?
I'm using OS X Lion.
A: You'll need to create a HFS+ .sparsebundle disk image and use the tmutil command line utility to tell Time Machine to use that drive as the backup destination. In turn, you can put that drive just about anywhere. Note that you need to give a permanent home (i.e. don't move it elsewhere) to the disk image first before targeting it with tmutil as a backup destination.
I've recently wrote a blog post how to use a network drive as a Time Machine destination. You can also use the same technique to use drives with other filesystems (like NTFS for example) as a Time Machine destination drive, as long as Lion can write to it (for NTFS, you'll need either NTFS-3G, Tuxera, or Paragon's drivers to write to them).
| Q: Time Machine over SMB/CIFS share? As far as I understand there's no way to make Time Machine with SMB/CIFS; you have to connect using AFP.
Is that true ? Is there a way to make it work ?
I'm using OS X Lion.
A: You'll need to create a HFS+ .sparsebundle disk image and use the tmutil command line utility to tell Time Machine to use that drive as the backup destination. In turn, you can put that drive just about anywhere. Note that you need to give a permanent home (i.e. don't move it elsewhere) to the disk image first before targeting it with tmutil as a backup destination.
I've recently wrote a blog post how to use a network drive as a Time Machine destination. You can also use the same technique to use drives with other filesystems (like NTFS for example) as a Time Machine destination drive, as long as Lion can write to it (for NTFS, you'll need either NTFS-3G, Tuxera, or Paragon's drivers to write to them).
A: For reference, Time Machine now officially supports SMB shares, tho they need special protocol extensions (supported e.g. by Samba >= 4.8). Sources:
*
*https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202784#nas
*https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/releasenotes/NetworkingInternetWeb/Time_Machine_SMB_Spec/index.html
*https://kirb.me/2018/03/24/using-samba-as-a-time-machine-network-server.html
A: A guy worked on this:
Lion, Time Machine and AFP feature bits
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4fe792c7fb2a15d199dec90ae07a87efbdff68e6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Closing a window in Mission Control Is it possible to close a window within the Mission Control interface?
E.g. by highlighting a window and perform a keyboard/mouse shortcut?
A: If you use Better Touch Tool, you can configure a shortcut for the keyboard, mouse, magic mouse, trackpad or even Apple remote to close a window, and it will work in Exposé.
BTT is free and it works really well, in my case I configured the close shortcut as a pinch out gesture for my trackpad.
| Q: Closing a window in Mission Control Is it possible to close a window within the Mission Control interface?
E.g. by highlighting a window and perform a keyboard/mouse shortcut?
A: If you use Better Touch Tool, you can configure a shortcut for the keyboard, mouse, magic mouse, trackpad or even Apple remote to close a window, and it will work in Exposé.
BTT is free and it works really well, in my case I configured the close shortcut as a pinch out gesture for my trackpad.
A: You can use Mission Control Plus to close windows in Mission Control: it adds an "X" sign on the upper left corner of a window when you hover over it; clicking the "X" sign would close that window.
You can also close windows by using the cmd+W keyboard shortcut, or the mouse middle click.
Full disclosure: I'm the developer behind Mission Control Plus.
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547f85f589bf9b15d279918997a28755e39c0214 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a Mac equivalent to Windows 7's library feature? Having several related files in different folders, I was looking for a way to combine them in the same view, like the "Libraries" of Windows Explorer in Win7.
While Finder has great smart folder capabilities, I don't see any way to do this? Third-party tools are welcome.
A: Easiest way I can think of to do it is if you bring up the file info window by pressing ⌘ + i keys, and then add something into the Spotlight Comments field that you keep the same through the files you want. Rinse and repeat for the files. Create a new Smart Folder, for the search option go to Other... and it'll bring up the full list, which will include Spotlight Comments.
| Q: Is there a Mac equivalent to Windows 7's library feature? Having several related files in different folders, I was looking for a way to combine them in the same view, like the "Libraries" of Windows Explorer in Win7.
While Finder has great smart folder capabilities, I don't see any way to do this? Third-party tools are welcome.
A: Easiest way I can think of to do it is if you bring up the file info window by pressing ⌘ + i keys, and then add something into the Spotlight Comments field that you keep the same through the files you want. Rinse and repeat for the files. Create a new Smart Folder, for the search option go to Other... and it'll bring up the full list, which will include Spotlight Comments.
A: At the risk of stating an idea too obvious to merit an answer, I will point out that ever since OS X 10.9 Mavericks, tags are perhaps the most obvious way to take "several related files in different folders" and "combine them in the same view" as stated in the original question.
In the Finder, select any item and then use the Tags... menu item (to which you can assign a keyboard shortcut in the Keyboard system preferences pane), or the Edit Tags button in the toolbar of any Finder window, to assign a tag to that item. You can then click on the name of that tag in the recent tags list (in the sidebar of any Finder window) to see a list of all files tagged with that tag. Or you can search for that tag and save the search as a smart folder. You can tag any items that appear in Spotlight search results, including email, contacts, reminders, etc. For more information about working with tags, see my answer to this question about tags best practices.
A: I found a hint about it, the idea is to make a saved search that scopes the first folder you want, edit the XXX.savedSearch in a text editor and add other folders to the scope, so that it looks like this
<key>FXScopeArrayOfPaths</key>
<array>
<string>/Volumes/DD/Documents</string>
<string>/Users/charles2/Documents</string>
</array>
It's not exactly like library because you get all the files, though.
A: For documents there is an app in the Mac App Store iDocuments Lite. It seems similar to iPhoto and/or iTunes but for documents.
*
*Auto Import & Management
*Organize and manage documents on your Mac using collections, folders and smart folders.
*Quick tag, Open Metadata supported.
*Search the documents by small clue like keywords, title, and author's name etc.
*Auto Run, Batch process (full version)
*Click to share (full version)
There are some other features available not listed above. The app puts everyone of your documents in an easy to access library. Haven't been able to find a single app that encompasses all file types rather a separate app for music, photo's, documents etc. The Lite version in the App Store is free, might be worth checking into. The Full version is $49.95.
A: There is no particularly complete way of replicating the libraries feature on Windows. The many options already offered make a great way to combine the existing files, but all fall down when it comes to adding new ones.
The problem is knowing where the default location for new files goes. In the Windows 7 system it's not just a collection of (say) 3 users picture libraries shown individually in a picture library, it's the contents of those libraries all lumped together without any distinction as to where the originally came from. A new file added into it would go into the users default library directory.
In our Smart Folder attempts to recreate this the folder would necessarily be read only, as it's not a genuine location, and the only way we can add files into the folder would be to go to the source and add them direct. Creating a collection of sym links, or using the Burn folder (Great tip for creating sym link folder collections by the way) has the benefits of allowing you to write into the folder direct, but you will still have a top level where each individual source is shown separately rather than an amalgamation of contents that you can also write into.
So, the short answer is a No, sadly, there no way to recreate this in the same way.
A: I found a couple of ways that might work.
*
*Make a Burn Folder (Finder > File > New Burn Folder) and drag those items you want to include into it. They will be aliases, but as far as I can tell (from a little research, without having used Windows 7) aliases are what Windows 7 is using for the contents of its Libraries. You can rename the Burn Folder and put it where you please and, of course, you could even burn it to a CD (but you don't have to).
*Make an ordinary folder (Finder > File > New Folder) and fill it with aliases of those items you wish to place in it. This would be the roll-your-own method, I guess.
A: First, a disclaimer that I haven't worked with the Windows Library function, so if I've missed some major benefit or function, I apologize. As others have stated, Mac OS X doesn't currently directly support (what I would call) collections of files–groups of files related by user-defined criteria–directly. (Technically of course, a "folder" fits into this definition, but, ignoring aliases for the moment, a file can only live in one folder collection.)
A few years back Lifehacker posted Metadata as a 'filing system'. The idea is, in essence, to tag all of your files and use Spotlight and Smart Folders to find and "organize" those files.
On a smaller scale, I keep many of my text files in Yojimbo and use it to create collections. My writing workflow is now plaintext/markdown based, so Yojimbo is an archive of my writing. Once I drank the kool-aid, Yojimbo reduced my Documents folder, and it's hierarchy, significantly.
Yojimbo doesn't work for all file types though. EagleFiler brings many of Yojimbo's features to the Finder and can be applied to different file types. The caveat being that of these programs build a database of your files and you have to manage the files from within the software UI.
Enter Yep which uses OpenMeta tags, allowing you to move, copy and delete files freely using the Finder. Yep seemingly provides much of the functionality, flexibility and convenience of the Microsoft Library with the least imposition on workflow.
OpenMeta is an OS X Cocoa Objective - C technology that allows any
application to read and or write tags, ratings, etc to any file. It
works with 10.5 and 10.6
The idea of the project is for commercial, open source and in house
programs to be able to use OpenMeta for reading, writing and dealing
with user defined meta data. The metadata is stored in extended
attributes (xattr).
Some of the metadata stored can be stored in such a way so as to
trigger the Spotlight indexer to add the data to the Spotlight DB,
allowing it to be searchable.
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2757baf39cbea65864e3936e5e28f3d744d6d91d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Transfering iPhone4 pics to iPad2? there
I know there's many ways to transfer multiple pictures from an iPhone to an iPad,but i want to transfer them using only the iPhone and iPad, without a PC or Mac. I was wondering if there was an app that would allow me to do this on the go.
Hope you nice guys can help me,ths!
A: It is called iCloud and is released next Month.
| Q: Transfering iPhone4 pics to iPad2? there
I know there's many ways to transfer multiple pictures from an iPhone to an iPad,but i want to transfer them using only the iPhone and iPad, without a PC or Mac. I was wondering if there was an app that would allow me to do this on the go.
Hope you nice guys can help me,ths!
A: It is called iCloud and is released next Month.
A: The Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit allows you to transfer pictures from a camera (including an iPhone) to an iPad via USB.
A: you can use Dropbox to share files between your devices
A: This article suggests that LY MobileSoft has developed an app that allows pictures to be shared between iOS devices.
A: Upload all of the pictures from the iPhone to a photo sharing service (ie. Flickr, Photobucket, Google, et al.), and then download them using the same app on the iPad. It might be tedious, but it's possible now (instead of waiting for iCloud)
A: You may use PhotoSync to transfer pictures between iPhone/iPad/Mac/PC by Wi-Fi.
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9da1b2a1447592a1309c435351611f9d0727b2dc | Apple Stackexchange
Q: OS X Application for Scraping HTML of a Set of Tweets I recently went to a Tweetup event and want to scrape from my Twitter account all the tweets made during that either by selecting a date/time range or by matching to a hash tag.
Is there an app to pull all these tweets out (hopefully with links intact) and all so I can "archive" them on my own web site?
A: Storify.com is a pretty cool way to curate something like the Tweetup you mention. It lets you search for tweets (or other social media) and stream it into a list of points to make up your story.
I first noticed Jason Kottke using it a couple of days ago to make a story out of the tweets from Gavin Purcell about production of that night's Jimmy Fallon show. I have been fascinated by it ever since.
| Q: OS X Application for Scraping HTML of a Set of Tweets I recently went to a Tweetup event and want to scrape from my Twitter account all the tweets made during that either by selecting a date/time range or by matching to a hash tag.
Is there an app to pull all these tweets out (hopefully with links intact) and all so I can "archive" them on my own web site?
A: Storify.com is a pretty cool way to curate something like the Tweetup you mention. It lets you search for tweets (or other social media) and stream it into a list of points to make up your story.
I first noticed Jason Kottke using it a couple of days ago to make a story out of the tweets from Gavin Purcell about production of that night's Jimmy Fallon show. I have been fascinated by it ever since.
A: You might want to add them to google calender or iCal. You could try http://twistory.net/
From there the data will be accessable for you to do whatever you want :-)
A: I actually ended up using this site
http://twitprint.com/
and then just didn't print, but rather viewed the source and copied out the body contents..
Did some search and replace stuff to style it better (and to remove their inline styles).
A: If you have the Twitter application installed on your Mac, and you feel like doing some things with AppleScript, you should be able to make your own application to do this.
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afed21eec16cc571c860e67d33f56367a9e547cf | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Connecting camera to the iPad2 I want to connect a camera (web cam or just regular digital camera) to the iPad and download the pictures from the camera and showing it on the iPad. I need it to be live - take a picture with the camera and than download it from the camera into the iPad. any suggestions?
Is there a way to connect the camera to the iPad and connect the power supply of the iPad at the same time (the iPad should be connected to power supply all the time).
if it is not possible is there any other tablets which can make these requirements?
Thanks in advance,
Shahar.
A: Yes this is possible with the iPad2 see iPad Camera Connection Kit
and also with the Galaxy Tab 10.1 Galaxy Tab™ Adapter (USB)
| Q: Connecting camera to the iPad2 I want to connect a camera (web cam or just regular digital camera) to the iPad and download the pictures from the camera and showing it on the iPad. I need it to be live - take a picture with the camera and than download it from the camera into the iPad. any suggestions?
Is there a way to connect the camera to the iPad and connect the power supply of the iPad at the same time (the iPad should be connected to power supply all the time).
if it is not possible is there any other tablets which can make these requirements?
Thanks in advance,
Shahar.
A: Yes this is possible with the iPad2 see iPad Camera Connection Kit
and also with the Galaxy Tab 10.1 Galaxy Tab™ Adapter (USB)
A: How about buying an Eye-Fi memory card. It's memory cards with Wifi built in. With Direct Mode you should be able to transfer the pictures on the fly.
Make sure you check that the card you buy is Direct Mode compatible by studying their compare cards chart.
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89f96f3155b3996a4f3415006f77c3906194338a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I restore a case-sensitive, journaled Time Machine backup to a case-insensitive, journaled filesystem? I would effectively like to switch from a case-sensitive journaled filesystem to that of a case-insensitive journaled filesystem. Booting into Lion's recovery allows me to format the drive as I wish, however, no matter what I choose Time Machine will always reformat it as a case-sensitive journaled filesystem (which makes sense). My question is, how can I make this switch?
A: The correct answer (after several days of experimentation) was to remove all ambiguously named files that would have a conflict. Then using another admin user, restore the original user using migration assistant. If you don't remove ambiguously named files, migration assistant will move what it can and then fail at some point giving no indication that it actually failed. You'll be without data and you won't know what.
| Q: How do I restore a case-sensitive, journaled Time Machine backup to a case-insensitive, journaled filesystem? I would effectively like to switch from a case-sensitive journaled filesystem to that of a case-insensitive journaled filesystem. Booting into Lion's recovery allows me to format the drive as I wish, however, no matter what I choose Time Machine will always reformat it as a case-sensitive journaled filesystem (which makes sense). My question is, how can I make this switch?
A: The correct answer (after several days of experimentation) was to remove all ambiguously named files that would have a conflict. Then using another admin user, restore the original user using migration assistant. If you don't remove ambiguously named files, migration assistant will move what it can and then fail at some point giving no indication that it actually failed. You'll be without data and you won't know what.
A: You can restore from TimeMachine manually by opening Terminal.app and using cp to copy the latest backup back to your main drive. Taking care of all the permission and metadata issues isn't for the faint of heart though (which makes it a bit difficult to provide a specific answer as well).
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e0330c1b6b6a0b6345f068e7fa967fcf47f8659b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Reverse Resume Functionality for Safari I would like to reverse the resume keys for Safari. i.e.; Command-Q should quit and not save any tabs (since that is what I normally want to do). Cmd-Opt-Q should save windows.
I know I can disable resume system-wide.
I know I can use
defaults write com.apple.Safari NSQuitAlwaysKeepsWindows -bool false
or other trickery (locking the saved state folder) to disable Resume per application.
In this case, I don't want to disable Resume for Safari, I just want it to reflect that 90% of the time, it isn't what I want to do.
A: This is easily done using the normal Keyboard system preference.
Go into the Keyboard Shortcuts section, then Applications, then Safari
Add the last two and you should be good to go...
| Q: Reverse Resume Functionality for Safari I would like to reverse the resume keys for Safari. i.e.; Command-Q should quit and not save any tabs (since that is what I normally want to do). Cmd-Opt-Q should save windows.
I know I can disable resume system-wide.
I know I can use
defaults write com.apple.Safari NSQuitAlwaysKeepsWindows -bool false
or other trickery (locking the saved state folder) to disable Resume per application.
In this case, I don't want to disable Resume for Safari, I just want it to reflect that 90% of the time, it isn't what I want to do.
A: This is easily done using the normal Keyboard system preference.
Go into the Keyboard Shortcuts section, then Applications, then Safari
Add the last two and you should be good to go...
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bbf794f63392f598d21292f79c300a258a899cb3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Remove services from context menus (but leave them in the app's Services menu) I created a few services with Automator and it seems OS X automatically adds these to the context menu of files/folders that they apply to. Is it possible to remove the services from the context menu BUT still have them be accessible from the application's Services menu (under App Name > Services)?
Services appear to be stored in ~/Library/Services, and when I remove them from this folder, they're removed from both the context menu and the Services menu.
A: You may want to try Services Manager.app:
Download the application and put it into your /Applications folder (or any other convenient place). After you started it you can configure each service to appear in the Services menu (by enabling it in the Active column), in the Context Menu (by enabling it in the Context Menu) or in both.
| Q: Remove services from context menus (but leave them in the app's Services menu) I created a few services with Automator and it seems OS X automatically adds these to the context menu of files/folders that they apply to. Is it possible to remove the services from the context menu BUT still have them be accessible from the application's Services menu (under App Name > Services)?
Services appear to be stored in ~/Library/Services, and when I remove them from this folder, they're removed from both the context menu and the Services menu.
A: You may want to try Services Manager.app:
Download the application and put it into your /Applications folder (or any other convenient place). After you started it you can configure each service to appear in the Services menu (by enabling it in the Active column), in the Context Menu (by enabling it in the Context Menu) or in both.
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ba5134eb971c5f43f1f68aeef37048ba1fc959c9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I maximize a window vertically?
Possible Duplicate:
What Window Management Options exist for OS X?
Is there some keyboard shortcut, mouse gesture, or add-on I can install that will allow me to maximize terminal windows vertically?
When I press the green button on a terminal, it maximizes vertically and horizontally. I want a way to maximize vertically only.
A: It's not a stock feature of the OS, but you might have some luck with third-party add-on BetterSnapTool, which mimics Windows Aero Snap features.
| Q: How do I maximize a window vertically?
Possible Duplicate:
What Window Management Options exist for OS X?
Is there some keyboard shortcut, mouse gesture, or add-on I can install that will allow me to maximize terminal windows vertically?
When I press the green button on a terminal, it maximizes vertically and horizontally. I want a way to maximize vertically only.
A: It's not a stock feature of the OS, but you might have some luck with third-party add-on BetterSnapTool, which mimics Windows Aero Snap features.
A: Another 3rd party program you may be interested in is Divvy. Divvy is a window management tool that allows you to very easily resize windows. You can set shortcut keys to have predefined window sizes and make the active window fit to that predefined size.
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3b3a2c2ba4a5667a635b44043366c4246437d537 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I add words to the OS X user dictionary? If someone has a word that they commonly use, but OS X Lion keeps "correcting" to something in it's dictionary, how does the user add the word to Lion's dictionary?
A: Right click on the word and choose Spelling and Grammar from the list. Then select Show Spelling and Grammar.
You'll see the option to "learn" the word (see picture).
The learned words are stored in ~/Library/Spelling/. ~/Library/Spelling/LocalDictionary applies to all languages and for example ~/Library/Spelling/en only applies to U.S. English. When you press the learn button, the word is added to ~/Library/Spelling/LocalDictionary if the spelling language is set to automatic or to ~/Library/Spelling/en if the spelling language is set to U.S. English.
If you edit the files in ~/Library/Spelling/ directly, you can apply the changes by terminating the AppleSpell process. Just quitting and reopening applications does not apply the changes.
| Q: How do I add words to the OS X user dictionary? If someone has a word that they commonly use, but OS X Lion keeps "correcting" to something in it's dictionary, how does the user add the word to Lion's dictionary?
A: Right click on the word and choose Spelling and Grammar from the list. Then select Show Spelling and Grammar.
You'll see the option to "learn" the word (see picture).
The learned words are stored in ~/Library/Spelling/. ~/Library/Spelling/LocalDictionary applies to all languages and for example ~/Library/Spelling/en only applies to U.S. English. When you press the learn button, the word is added to ~/Library/Spelling/LocalDictionary if the spelling language is set to automatic or to ~/Library/Spelling/en if the spelling language is set to U.S. English.
If you edit the files in ~/Library/Spelling/ directly, you can apply the changes by terminating the AppleSpell process. Just quitting and reopening applications does not apply the changes.
A: It works not only for words but for sentences too; in my case the long fixed-form greetings used at the start and finish of messages in Japanese which are PITA to type on an iphone. :-)
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e0dce651edf4fe9cf5a541e17f1cb51b027db313 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I change the default text color in Mail? How can I change the default text color (black to dark grey) in Mail on Lion?
A: Unfortunately I'm unaware of any way to do this without a workaround. Here it is:
*
*Go to preferences -> signatures and create one that uses the font color you want to use. You have to select the text, right-click, go under font and pick the color from there (at least on my Lion machine)
*Set that signature as your default
*When you compose a new message, put your cursor on the beginning of the line that the signature is on, hit enter a few times, and when you start typing your message it will be in that font/color. There will be a blank line at the top that is formatted black, which you can backspace to delete, just make sure you've started typing something first or it will set it back to black.
| Q: How can I change the default text color in Mail? How can I change the default text color (black to dark grey) in Mail on Lion?
A: Unfortunately I'm unaware of any way to do this without a workaround. Here it is:
*
*Go to preferences -> signatures and create one that uses the font color you want to use. You have to select the text, right-click, go under font and pick the color from there (at least on my Lion machine)
*Set that signature as your default
*When you compose a new message, put your cursor on the beginning of the line that the signature is on, hit enter a few times, and when you start typing your message it will be in that font/color. There will be a blank line at the top that is formatted black, which you can backspace to delete, just make sure you've started typing something first or it will set it back to black.
A: Some people have created apps to try and make up for this feature (setting default font, size, color) being missing in Mail:
MessageFont
Universal Mailer
I have not tried them myself.
Commonly used alternative email clients which do have the feature are Thunderbird and Entourage/Outlook.
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b7a044dff01ee4f3446cccc2bde732264ae24938 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Where are the default (system) wallpaper folders located on OS X?
Possible Duplicate:
Where are Apple's default desktop images stored?
Does anybody know where the folders containing the default (i.e. system) wallpapers are located on OS X Lion? (it may not have changed from previous versions of OS X, so please also tell me if you know where they are on a previous version of OS X). Thanks!
[EDIT:] Indeed, a dupe. What threw me off was that I was looking for "Wallpaper", not "Desktop Pictures". Maybe add a tag synonym [wallpaper] for [desktop], to aid searching people who make the same mistake.
A: Its on:
/Library/Desktop Pictures/
Notice though this is the system library, not the user library, so its right on the root of the drive and not inside your user folder.
Its hidden by default. Go to terminal and type open /Library to open it.
Hope it helps!
Edit: On Finder, you can hit CMDShiftG and paste the path to go to the folder. (thanks Sjoerd)
| Q: Where are the default (system) wallpaper folders located on OS X?
Possible Duplicate:
Where are Apple's default desktop images stored?
Does anybody know where the folders containing the default (i.e. system) wallpapers are located on OS X Lion? (it may not have changed from previous versions of OS X, so please also tell me if you know where they are on a previous version of OS X). Thanks!
[EDIT:] Indeed, a dupe. What threw me off was that I was looking for "Wallpaper", not "Desktop Pictures". Maybe add a tag synonym [wallpaper] for [desktop], to aid searching people who make the same mistake.
A: Its on:
/Library/Desktop Pictures/
Notice though this is the system library, not the user library, so its right on the root of the drive and not inside your user folder.
Its hidden by default. Go to terminal and type open /Library to open it.
Hope it helps!
Edit: On Finder, you can hit CMDShiftG and paste the path to go to the folder. (thanks Sjoerd)
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861f94cf9173660f5d25b3bb2168ee2b1fa6cd1c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Apple TV2 Remote not working My Apple TV2 stopped responding to the IR remote all of a sudden. The white LED would blink with every button press, but nothing would happen. I was able to pair the Apple TV's remote with my Macbook Pro, and it worked fine. My old plastic IR remote, which still works with my MBP also displayed the same behavior with the Apple TV.
The Apple TV did respond to the iOS remote app, so that's not the problem either.
A: I only asked this question because it was bothering me all day and couldn't find an acceptable answer, so here it is:
Hold the Left/Back button and the Menu button (on the aluminum remote) for 6+ seconds.
That's it!
| Q: Apple TV2 Remote not working My Apple TV2 stopped responding to the IR remote all of a sudden. The white LED would blink with every button press, but nothing would happen. I was able to pair the Apple TV's remote with my Macbook Pro, and it worked fine. My old plastic IR remote, which still works with my MBP also displayed the same behavior with the Apple TV.
The Apple TV did respond to the iOS remote app, so that's not the problem either.
A: I only asked this question because it was bothering me all day and couldn't find an acceptable answer, so here it is:
Hold the Left/Back button and the Menu button (on the aluminum remote) for 6+ seconds.
That's it!
A: Same thing happened to me. In my case, the solution was to use a iOS device (iPhone, iPad, iPod touch) and download the free Remote App.
With that App you gain control again to the AppleTV, move to the configuration menu and pair again the remote with the box. It takes a minute and everithing was back to normal.
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739d07aaba617ce4458b335aa4cafab9067a41f8 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: FileVault 2 encrypted disks with my home directory on a different drive I have multiple volumes on my mac and I just enabled encryption on the other drives. My home folder is stored on one of those drives. Now I can't login because it can't see my home directory, but if I login with my admin account it unlocks the drives and then I can login.
How do I add those passwords to my login keychain, so they can find my home directory?
I could decrypt my home directory, but that kind of defeats the purpose of having it encrypted. And my home directory is too big to fit on my boot disk.
A: When logged in as your admin user, you can use Keychain Access.app and just move (or copy) the keychain item containing the password for the encrypted volume to the System keychain. This makes the password available at boot time. I've got a similar setup, and it worked like this for me.
| Q: FileVault 2 encrypted disks with my home directory on a different drive I have multiple volumes on my mac and I just enabled encryption on the other drives. My home folder is stored on one of those drives. Now I can't login because it can't see my home directory, but if I login with my admin account it unlocks the drives and then I can login.
How do I add those passwords to my login keychain, so they can find my home directory?
I could decrypt my home directory, but that kind of defeats the purpose of having it encrypted. And my home directory is too big to fit on my boot disk.
A: When logged in as your admin user, you can use Keychain Access.app and just move (or copy) the keychain item containing the password for the encrypted volume to the System keychain. This makes the password available at boot time. I've got a similar setup, and it worked like this for me.
A: Make sure you've added your non-admin account to the list of users permitted to unlock the drive. This is accomplished in System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Filevault.
http://one.utsa.edu/sites/oit/OITConnect/mac/MacKB/Pages/Adding%20Login%20Users%20to%20FileVault.aspx
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b95f63639d3877b61714c2ae476cd0fdb988474a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Do Macs care which USB socket you plug devices into? Windows never likes when you stick things into different (USB) holes. It has to recognise the thing again, install drivers, again, etc.
Is that the case with Mac? Eg. I keep Time Machine on a USB drive. Does my MacBook Pro care which port I stick it into?
A: Not really, or at least not to the same level that Windows does.
| Q: Do Macs care which USB socket you plug devices into? Windows never likes when you stick things into different (USB) holes. It has to recognise the thing again, install drivers, again, etc.
Is that the case with Mac? Eg. I keep Time Machine on a USB drive. Does my MacBook Pro care which port I stick it into?
A: Not really, or at least not to the same level that Windows does.
A: It's up to the driver; here are some rules for devices supported by default.
*
*It doesn't matter for disks.
*It doesn't matter for HID devices (mouse/keyboard).
*It does matter for audio interfaces. You won't have to “reinstall”, but it will be considered a different device so you'll have to choose it again from the list of audio devices.
A: There is something else to keep in mind with the Apple laptops.
For some reason there is slightly more power that comes out of the USB port that is closer to the power adapter on your machine.
You can tell the difference because trying to charge an iPad in the wrong USB port will cause it to take MUCH longer.
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2008/05/the-macbook-all/
However, as far as the software goes - there mac is very forgiving if you plug a printer (for example) in to one USB port one day, and another USB port another day. You don't have to re-install (or anything similar)
This apple help document is probably better worded than my reply is:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4049
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4e95623a17cb4705ac1a1ef79cb4840b9414e8d0 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: On OS X, what files are excluded by rule from a Time Machine backup? In addition to whatever files I may choose to exclude, what files does the system exclude by rule or classification?
It might make sense not to backup Trash or Caches, but I'm looking for a way to tell what files are skipped "behind the scenes." Knowing if the system maintains an exclusion list or exclusion pattern would be very helpful in managing larger groups of macs.
A: You'll probably find this useful - http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20080328025026826
Specifically:
sudo mdfind "com_apple_backup_excludeItem = 'com.apple.backupd'"
Will return what is being ignored. Apps can tell TimeMachine to ignore certain files.
| Q: On OS X, what files are excluded by rule from a Time Machine backup? In addition to whatever files I may choose to exclude, what files does the system exclude by rule or classification?
It might make sense not to backup Trash or Caches, but I'm looking for a way to tell what files are skipped "behind the scenes." Knowing if the system maintains an exclusion list or exclusion pattern would be very helpful in managing larger groups of macs.
A: You'll probably find this useful - http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20080328025026826
Specifically:
sudo mdfind "com_apple_backup_excludeItem = 'com.apple.backupd'"
Will return what is being ignored. Apps can tell TimeMachine to ignore certain files.
A: The root folders of snapshots also have a property list with folders that were excluded from the snapshot.
sudo defaults read /Volumes/Time\ Machine/Backups.backupdb/*/Latest/.exclusions.plist
My latest snapshot included the folders in StdExclusions.plist and the folders excluded in Time Machine's preferences. It didn't include files or folders that just had the com.apple.metadata:com_apple_backup_excludeItem extended attribute.
A: If you want to check for the presence of the extended attribute com.apple.metadata:com_apple_backup_excludeItem on a specific file/directory you can use the xattr command:
xattr path_to_file_name
Or the mdls command (which will also show you the metadata attributes):
mdls path_to_file_name
But the best way to check if a file/dir is excluded from backup is to use tmutil, as suggested above, since it also checks whether it is on any exclusion list:
tmutil isexcluded path_to_file_name
A: In earlier versions of macOS (pre-11.x) there was a built-in list of exclusions stored in /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd.bundle/Contents/Resources/StdExclusions.plist. It's a bit too long to paste here comfortably, so I've posted a copy StdExclusions.plist (10.7.1) on Pastebin. There also is StdExclusions.plist (10.6.8 Server) on Pastebin.
Some of the more obvious user file exclusions are Trash, Document revisions and MobileBackups from the local Time Machine store are all excluded. The rest of the exclusions are for system things like caches and databases that exist to index other files where the system can regenerate these databases after a restore.
In addition, apps can use a file's metadata to exclude a file from backups. You can view this list of files by running the command:
sudo mdfind "com_apple_backup_excludeItem = 'com.apple.backupd'"
On my system this outputs the following:
/Users/brant/Library/Calendars/Calendar Cache
/Users/brant/Music/iTunes/iTunes Music Library.xml
/Users/brant/Library/iTunes/iPod Software Updates
/Users/brant/Library/iTunes/iPad Software Updates
/Users/brant/Library/iTunes/iPhone Software Updates
/Users/brant/Pictures/iPod Photo Cache
/Volumes/Archive/brant/Pictures/iPhoto Library/iPod Photo Cache
/Volumes/Archive/brant/Pictures/iPhoto Library/AlbumData.xml
/Users/brant/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Safe Browsing Csd Whitelist
/Users/brant/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Safe Browsing Bloom
/Users/brant/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Safe Browsing Bloom Filter 2
/Users/brant/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Safe Browsing Download
/Users/brant/Documents/Virtual Machines/Visual Studio.pvm/{ae6f7518-762e-4fcd-b166-c7a914fc237f}.mem
/Users/brant/Music/iTunes/Album Artwork/Cache
/Users/brant/Library/Saved Application State
/Users/brant/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/History-journal
/Users/brant/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Favicons-journal
/Users/brant/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Favicons
/Users/brant/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/History
/Users/brant/Library/Icons/WebpageIcons.db
/Users/brant/Library/Safari/WebpageIcons.db
As you can see, there are a few files here which various apps have told Time Machine not to bother with. Internally, this works by changing the extended attribute com.apple.metadata:com_apple_backup_excludeItem.
Furthermore, on Lion, the tmutil command allows you to query, set, and delete file exclusions from the command line:
*
*tmutil isexcluded _item_ will determine if the volume, directory or file is currently excluded.
*tmutil addexclusion _item_ sets an exclusion rule so that the item (even if moved to a new location or renamed) will be excluded from future backups.
*tmutil addexclusion -p _item_ sets an exclusion rule so that the item path is excluded. This remains unchanged so if the file moves it will be backed up if not at this exact path and also will prevent backing up a file if it comes back in the same location as the rule specifies.
*tmutil removeexclusion _item_ removed either type of exclusion rule as appropriate.
A: By default, Apple Time Machine does not back up:
*
*System log files
*Spotlight indexes
*Cache files of any type
*Files in the Trash (or any other user's Trash)
*Temporary files
*Specific application data that an app may flag for Time Machine to not back up
This applies to all versions of Mac OS X which have Time Machine.
Source: Kevin M. White. Apple Training Series: Mac OS X Support Essentials v10.6. Peachpit Press.
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82be46a88e3ba94a2f4f348d4c0df9d7b55a8ef4 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I get iCal push notifications working? If I update an event on my iPhone 3GS running iOS 4.3.3, it is updated correctly on the MobileMe calendar web site, but not on iCal – I have to refresh the latter manually. I took a look at my system log, and there are entries like this:
Sep 23 10:40:59 Musa applepushserviced[147]: : Stream error occurred for : Error Domain=kCFErrorDomainCFNetwork Code=2 UserInfo=0x10012d5e0 "The operation couldn’t be completed. (kCFErrorDomainCFNetwork error 2.)"
Could this be responsible? If so, what is the solution?
A: MobileMe was discontinued on June 30, 2012. Your phone isn't able to sync because the sync servers are no longer available. If you want to sync calendars with an iOS 4 device, you might have to use a Google account and IMAP.
| Q: How do I get iCal push notifications working? If I update an event on my iPhone 3GS running iOS 4.3.3, it is updated correctly on the MobileMe calendar web site, but not on iCal – I have to refresh the latter manually. I took a look at my system log, and there are entries like this:
Sep 23 10:40:59 Musa applepushserviced[147]: : Stream error occurred for : Error Domain=kCFErrorDomainCFNetwork Code=2 UserInfo=0x10012d5e0 "The operation couldn’t be completed. (kCFErrorDomainCFNetwork error 2.)"
Could this be responsible? If so, what is the solution?
A: MobileMe was discontinued on June 30, 2012. Your phone isn't able to sync because the sync servers are no longer available. If you want to sync calendars with an iOS 4 device, you might have to use a Google account and IMAP.
A: I haven't been able to locate any documentation on the returned error. My best advice is to submit this as a bug report to Apple. If they haven't heard of it before, their engineers will get back to you for some more information, and may even offer the solution.
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160d13ef0d5c9581d8992ac4c533377a6c012d31 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I force homebrew to update installed software? I have pianobar installed and I'm trying to update it using brew update pianobar. I also tried brew update pianobar --force but that didn't have any effect. It says that I have local changes, but I'm not sure how to tell it to just overwrite these.
From http://github.com/mxcl/homebrew
* branch master -> FETCH_HEAD
error: Your local changes to the following files would be overwritten by merge:
Library/Formula/android-ndk.rb
Library/Formula/android-sdk.rb
Library/Formula/center-im.rb
Library/Formula/putty.rb
Library/Formula/python.rb
... (lines removed) ...
Library/Formula/upx.rb
Library/Formula/vimpager.rb
Library/Homebrew/cmd/doctor.rb
Please, commit your changes or stash them before you can merge.
error: The following untracked working tree files would be overwritten by merge:
Library/Formula/tth.rb
Please move or remove them before you can merge.
Updating 45bc7ad..36f4400
Aborting
Error: Failed while executing git pull http://github.com/mxcl/homebrew.git master
A: As @Felix said, use upgrade not update.
If the problem comes from your dirty git tree and you just want to forget about your modifications, type git reset --hard HEAD before upgrading.
| Q: How do I force homebrew to update installed software? I have pianobar installed and I'm trying to update it using brew update pianobar. I also tried brew update pianobar --force but that didn't have any effect. It says that I have local changes, but I'm not sure how to tell it to just overwrite these.
From http://github.com/mxcl/homebrew
* branch master -> FETCH_HEAD
error: Your local changes to the following files would be overwritten by merge:
Library/Formula/android-ndk.rb
Library/Formula/android-sdk.rb
Library/Formula/center-im.rb
Library/Formula/putty.rb
Library/Formula/python.rb
... (lines removed) ...
Library/Formula/upx.rb
Library/Formula/vimpager.rb
Library/Homebrew/cmd/doctor.rb
Please, commit your changes or stash them before you can merge.
error: The following untracked working tree files would be overwritten by merge:
Library/Formula/tth.rb
Please move or remove them before you can merge.
Updating 45bc7ad..36f4400
Aborting
Error: Failed while executing git pull http://github.com/mxcl/homebrew.git master
A: As @Felix said, use upgrade not update.
If the problem comes from your dirty git tree and you just want to forget about your modifications, type git reset --hard HEAD before upgrading.
A: I don't know why this happens with Homebrew when you don't do anything to mess with it, but here's how I fixed it:
*
*Change to your Homebrew cellar directory cd `brew --cellar`
*Reset git repository git reset --hard HEAD
*Upgrade pianobar, at last! brew upgrade pianobar
FYI, brew update will update Homebrew to the latest version, so you may want to do that before step 3.
A: This is a general answer, not specific to your pianobar problem.
To update installed software, first update brew: brew update
and then upgrade the installed software: brew upgrade
To prevent some software from being upgraded, do brew pin YOUR-PACKAGE-HERE
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4f78e517f033e8faf13401b694801e32ba8c3199 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Add an up button to the Finder? Is it possible to add a button to the Finder that goes up a directory? I looked at the buttons available under customize and didn't see one, but thought there might be a hack out there.
A: Another option would be to save a script like this as an application in AppleScript Editor and drag it to the toolbar.
try
tell app "Finder" to tell window 1 to set target to container of target
end try
| Q: Add an up button to the Finder? Is it possible to add a button to the Finder that goes up a directory? I looked at the buttons available under customize and didn't see one, but thought there might be a hack out there.
A: Another option would be to save a script like this as an application in AppleScript Editor and drag it to the toolbar.
try
tell app "Finder" to tell window 1 to set target to container of target
end try
A: I found this app that does what I was looking for. Once extracting it to your Applications folder or wherever you want to keep it, drag it to the Finder next to the Back/Forward buttons. It's a little bit smaller than them in Lion, but the styling fits.
Click here to download
Credit to Simon Slangen for creating the app
A: When you Command-Click on the folder icon on an item in the title bar of a Finder window, you get a contextual menu showing the folder hierarchy to the root of the drive. You can then use the mouse to select a higher level of the hierarchy and move there in the Finder window. It's convenient and appealing because you see the whole hierarchy.
A: You can make a simple Automator app to do this and put it's icon in the tool bar. It may be slightly slower than an AppleScript app, but the Automator app won't change the focus of the window when it launches (the current Finder window remains the active window the whole time), so it has a more integrated feel.
Still, the quickest way is definitely to use Cmd+Up Arrow.
In Automator, add a "Run Applescript" action and replace the entire default script with this:
tell application "Finder"
tell application "System Events" to key code 126 using command down
end tell
This script simply sends Cmd+Up Arrow to the Finder.
Save your Automator app, then drag its icon to the Finder's tool bar. You may want to first make a new icon for it to indicate its function.
A: The current solution I'm using is XtraFinder which lets you add an up button as well as do many of the things that PathFinder or TotalFinder let you do (like sort folders to the top) but for free.
A: Would you be willing to just use a keyboard shortcut instead?
⌘ Command↑ Up
Voilà.
A: Choose View > Show Path Bar to show the Path bar at the bottom of Finder windows.
Then, to go up one level, just double-click on the second-to-last item in the hierarchy. For example, I'd double-click on mdouma46 in the image below to go up one level.
A: I made an App for up button.
http://autometa.ro/apps/up_button.html
It is free.
thx.
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69e5ff89d892551226b9392f4ad4d08fabb1b97d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Disable the "None of your preferred networks are available" dialog on OS X How do I disable that horribly annoying dialog that tells me I am not connected to any wifi network?
None of your preferred networks are available.
Choose the Wi-Fi network you want to join from the list below.
Edit:
I use the wifi.
So why do I want the dialog gone?
*
*The dialog only shows up when I have no internet connection. Great. That dialog won't magically help me know encryption keys to random networks I am around. There is only like one time that it was useful, and thats the first time I ever turned this machine on.
*The dialog is annoying.
*The dialog has zero uses. I can use the status bar icon to do all the needed work that the dialog provides, except I get to chose when to stop and use it, not the dialog choosing "stop what ur doing and connect to the f-ing internet"
A: *
*Open the Network pane of the System preferences.
*Select AirPort in the list on the left.
*Uncheck the “Ask to join new networks” checkbox.
*Et voilà! :)
| Q: Disable the "None of your preferred networks are available" dialog on OS X How do I disable that horribly annoying dialog that tells me I am not connected to any wifi network?
None of your preferred networks are available.
Choose the Wi-Fi network you want to join from the list below.
Edit:
I use the wifi.
So why do I want the dialog gone?
*
*The dialog only shows up when I have no internet connection. Great. That dialog won't magically help me know encryption keys to random networks I am around. There is only like one time that it was useful, and thats the first time I ever turned this machine on.
*The dialog is annoying.
*The dialog has zero uses. I can use the status bar icon to do all the needed work that the dialog provides, except I get to chose when to stop and use it, not the dialog choosing "stop what ur doing and connect to the f-ing internet"
A: *
*Open the Network pane of the System preferences.
*Select AirPort in the list on the left.
*Uncheck the “Ask to join new networks” checkbox.
*Et voilà! :)
A: There are two options that I could see that might work for you Uncheck ask to join new networks and try unchecking show wifi status in bar. These are options available in the Network Preferences. You could also try to set the wifi service to inactive. Click the service cog at the bottom left while the wifi service is selected.
If all else fails just turn the wifi off. I assume you aren't using it since you want to disable the warnings and you know its not connected.
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2fd8dc6d0bc019b5f47d9f030d9d125013b330bd | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I open files in TextEdit from the Terminal in Mac OS X? I frequently find that a Terminal command to open a file in TextEdit would be very handy. Does such a command exist on Mac OS X?
A: The open command can be used to open files (in their default apps, unless using the -a flag), URLs (in your default web browser), and directories (in Finder).
An example would be
open /Users/Example/Desktop/example.rtf
| Q: Can I open files in TextEdit from the Terminal in Mac OS X? I frequently find that a Terminal command to open a file in TextEdit would be very handy. Does such a command exist on Mac OS X?
A: The open command can be used to open files (in their default apps, unless using the -a flag), URLs (in your default web browser), and directories (in Finder).
An example would be
open /Users/Example/Desktop/example.rtf
A: Direct, easy answer - add an alias to your ~/.bash_profile like:
alias textedit='open -a TextEdit'
Invoke it like:
textedit theFiletoEdit.txt
The difference between this and the other answer, is you can easily remember it when you want it. Typing text and Tab to autocomplete it will make it instantly available
For those with a bit more bash background, who want the reasoning without having to fuss with figuring it out:
*
*The problem is that a trivial symlink (or its ilk, like a shell script redirect) to /Applications/TextEdit.app/Contents/MacOS/TextEdit causes a new instance of TextEdit to open the file you pass to it. This works, but does not give your expected Mac OS X default behavior. (if you try it, you'll see)
*To get the default UI behavior, using the Mac built-in open command, with that '-a TextEdit' flag (that others mentioned) induces the Mac UI to have (any) currently running instance of TextEdit handle the call (with no inapropos 'sudo' needed for general case usage).
A: For those finding this post:
The solution was to use the command sudo open -t /path/file.txt
And the man pages for the open command also show how to do some other things like show the file in the finder.
http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man1/open.1.html
A: open -a TextEdit filename should do the trick.
The -a flag specifies any application you want, so it's applicable to any number of situations, including ones where TextEdit isn't the default editor.
Other relevant options
*
*-t opens in the default editor (i.e. if you use BBEdit, TextMate, etc.)
*-e will open the file specifically in TextEdit
A: This is not a programming question. But I did a quick google and found this site:
http://ss64.com/osx/
http://ss64.com/osx/pico.html pico: Simple text editor
http://ss64.com/vi.html vi: Text Editor
And this site explains how to use TextEdit from terminal.
http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/2754/os_x_edit_file_using_textedit_as_root_superuser/
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da6ec5ef6874b9f47371b48a84a952513b6e3539 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I create an ad-hoc connection from my Macbook Pro wifi connection? My Macbook Pro using a Wifi internet connection & I would like to share this connection to other systems in my house. When I tried to configure by myself I don't see the usual "airport" option to create the ad-hoc connection.
How can I do this in lion OS X?
A: You can only share Internet from an Ethernet, Bluetooh, or FireWire connection over Wi-Fi.
That's because you can only use your Wi-Fi connection for one thing at a time. If you're connecting to the Internet over Wi-Fi you won't be able to share that connection over Wi-Fi.
If you've got Share your connection from: set to Wi-Fi, it's normal that To computers using: doesn't have a Wi-Fi option:
| Q: How can I create an ad-hoc connection from my Macbook Pro wifi connection? My Macbook Pro using a Wifi internet connection & I would like to share this connection to other systems in my house. When I tried to configure by myself I don't see the usual "airport" option to create the ad-hoc connection.
How can I do this in lion OS X?
A: You can only share Internet from an Ethernet, Bluetooh, or FireWire connection over Wi-Fi.
That's because you can only use your Wi-Fi connection for one thing at a time. If you're connecting to the Internet over Wi-Fi you won't be able to share that connection over Wi-Fi.
If you've got Share your connection from: set to Wi-Fi, it's normal that To computers using: doesn't have a Wi-Fi option:
A: Based upon my understanding of your description of the problem, this is not a question of configuring your MacBook Pro. If you have a Linksys E2000 WiFi router, you do not need to share the Internet connection "ad-hoc" from the MacBook Pro. In fact, this would be counterproductive.
This is a matter of learning to use your Linksys E2000 router to connect multiple computers to your Internet connection. Here is a link to the support page for the Linksys E2000. You can read the user manual and the FAQ.
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cadb632bcc159b027d154bb98ae5fd8c85d35594 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Renaming the startup disks shown during boot I'm dual booting OS X (Lion) and Arch Linux, and when I hold down "option" during the boot process, I am presented with both of my startup disk options (i.e., OS X and Linux); however, they are named "IluvatarHD" and "Windows". Does anybody know of a way to rename the "Windows" option to something more accurate.
I assume this is on the Mac OS X side as nowhere on my Arch install is the label "Windows" applied.
In an ideal world, I would be able to change the disk icon as well...
NOTE: I've uninstalled refit as it's unnecessary once Arch has been installed and would rather keep using the Apple boot loader.
Any help would be appreciated!
A: Maybe I'm missing the subtleties here, but it should be as simple as:
diskutil rename /Volumes/oldvolumename newvolumename
| Q: Renaming the startup disks shown during boot I'm dual booting OS X (Lion) and Arch Linux, and when I hold down "option" during the boot process, I am presented with both of my startup disk options (i.e., OS X and Linux); however, they are named "IluvatarHD" and "Windows". Does anybody know of a way to rename the "Windows" option to something more accurate.
I assume this is on the Mac OS X side as nowhere on my Arch install is the label "Windows" applied.
In an ideal world, I would be able to change the disk icon as well...
NOTE: I've uninstalled refit as it's unnecessary once Arch has been installed and would rather keep using the Apple boot loader.
Any help would be appreciated!
A: Maybe I'm missing the subtleties here, but it should be as simple as:
diskutil rename /Volumes/oldvolumename newvolumename
A: I'm fairly certain this isn't possible. The EFI boot loader just assumes that if it isn't an OS X partition then it must be Windows.
A: Try the following command in Terminal if you can mount the devices directly in MacOSX
sudo bless --folder "volume_path" -label "volume_label"
Otherwise try the following option:
sudo bless --device "device_path" -label "volume_label"
found it via apples man pages: Bless Man Page.
Hope it works.
A: This is a quirk of the Mac bootloader. While Mac and newer Windows volumes are booted via the native EFI system, older operating systems (like Windows XP and 32-bit Windows 7) require BIOS support to boot, which is provided in the firmware by the CSM (compatibility support module). Any volumes that are bootable via BIOS are always shown with the label "Windows".
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5219597f5274b4cecd7490ce4a4508c728073a36 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Mac OS X Lion Finder Window Size I know that when I close a finder window the next time it opens, it will open at the same size.
This works with me for a while, but sometimes all the finder windows just go back to the default size (Small window) except for the Macintosh HD folder!
Why is that? How can I fix it? It is VERY annoying.
A: Whenever you close all finder windows, the last window closed seems to determine the default size for new finder windows. By 'new finder windows' I mean those created with the Command + N shortcut. If you happen to Command + double click on a folder to open it in a new window it does not always respect this 'default size'.
| Q: Mac OS X Lion Finder Window Size I know that when I close a finder window the next time it opens, it will open at the same size.
This works with me for a while, but sometimes all the finder windows just go back to the default size (Small window) except for the Macintosh HD folder!
Why is that? How can I fix it? It is VERY annoying.
A: Whenever you close all finder windows, the last window closed seems to determine the default size for new finder windows. By 'new finder windows' I mean those created with the Command + N shortcut. If you happen to Command + double click on a folder to open it in a new window it does not always respect this 'default size'.
A: If you hold down option while resizing the window and then close it, the next time you open it from the dock it will open at the new default size.
You will need to do this with the other ways of opening the finder window, such as clicking the HD icon on the desktop of after closing a window going to file -> new finder window.
Once these have all been done you will not have to do it again.
A: Set your favourite Finder window size and then go to Finder's menu: View -> Show View Options (you can also change settings in this window) and finally click "Use as Defaults".
A: There is a bug in some versions of OS X where if you move even a small part of the window off screen before closing it then, when next you open that folder, it will reset to the built in os x default position and size. (I've tested 10.9-Mavericks and 10.10-Yosemite)
After confirming this issue for yourself you can report the bug at bugreport.apple.com
By the way, this is made more complicated if you have multiple screens of differing sizes. Say you have a macbook pro 13 inch attached to a 27 inch iMac type display, now size a window as desired on that screen and put it in the centre of the 27 inch screen. When you next open that folder window on the MacBook Pro's built in screen it would be, positioned from the top left corner, now somewhat off screen; the size and location resets.
I noticed this issue when I started using one 4k display with a few other much smaller screens. Since discovering this issue I try to keep my finder windows completely within the top left quadrant of the 4k monitor, or completely within the bounds of the other smaller displays.
A: Make sure you have a password (make one if not - SystemPreferences:Users&Groups).
Launch Terminal from Applications:Utilities
Close all Finder windows.
At the UNIX shell prompt enter the following UNIX command:
sudo find /-name ".DS_Store" -depth -exec rm {} \;
When prompted for a password enter the Mac OS X Administrator password.
This command is to find and remove all occurrences of .DS_Store starting from the root (/) of the file system through the entire machine.
If the problem still remains with particular window, you will need to copy any DS_Store file in that directory manually.
Enter the following UNIX command:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool true
Then:
killall Finder
Open Finder window and copy DS_Store file. Then paste it to the directory which had previously displayed is not correct.
Enter the following UNIX command:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool false
Then:
killall Finder
So this way I fixed the bug with displaying the size of windows on my computer (Mac OS X 10.7.2).
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4de428529974a73f97ffe8f14471590e07cc7226 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I unset an IP address set with ifconfig? I recently used ifconfig en1 1.2.3.4 to set the IP address of a network interface (specifically, the wireless card) on a Mac… How can I remove/unset it?
Using the graphical network configuration tool doesn't seem to change (or even be aware of) this address - when I use it to manually set an address, a second address is added to the device.
For example, right now ifconfig shows:
en1: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
ether 00:23:xx:xx:xx:xx
inet 192.168.141.99 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.141.255
inet 192.168.1.112 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255
media: autoselect
status: active
The first address - 141.99 - is the address I manually set. The second address — 1.112 — is the address assigned by my network's DHCP server.
A: Use delete:
ifconfig en1 delete 192.168.141.99
| Q: How do I unset an IP address set with ifconfig? I recently used ifconfig en1 1.2.3.4 to set the IP address of a network interface (specifically, the wireless card) on a Mac… How can I remove/unset it?
Using the graphical network configuration tool doesn't seem to change (or even be aware of) this address - when I use it to manually set an address, a second address is added to the device.
For example, right now ifconfig shows:
en1: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
ether 00:23:xx:xx:xx:xx
inet 192.168.141.99 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.141.255
inet 192.168.1.112 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255
media: autoselect
status: active
The first address - 141.99 - is the address I manually set. The second address — 1.112 — is the address assigned by my network's DHCP server.
A: Use delete:
ifconfig en1 delete 192.168.141.99
A: To clear all ip address associated with en1:
sudo ifconfig en1 0.0.0.0
A: I believe a reboot should reset it.
A: Try:
sudo ifconfig en1 down
sudo ifconfig en1 up
A: Sounds like you are looking to change the device en1 from 'static' to 'dhcp'. To do this perform the following:
sudo ipconfig set en1 BOOTP
sudo ipconfig set en1 DHCP
After making the config changes you will need to bring that interface down and back up:
sudo ifconfig en1 down
sudo ifconfig en1 up
A: Try :
ifconfig en* down detach delete
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2b66587ebcca04c3350d71d3f5b040588cac7b79 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is the i7 2.3 Ghz CPU significantly faster than the 2.2 one? I'm shopping for a 17-inch MacBook Pro and trying to figure out my minimum specs.
From the Apple website it appears these are the two procesor options...
2.2GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor with 6MB shared L3 cache; or optional 2.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor with 8MB shared L3 cache
Do the additional .1 Ghz and 2 MB of cache make the 2.3 Ghz model noticeably faster?
(I do understand that HD access is usually the biggest bottleneck, but for my particular tasks CPU speed does make a difference.)
A: Even in CPU-intensive tasks, the difference is going to be more of the "noticeable in synthetic benchmarks" variety, rather than "I see it in the real world" variety. I'd save the money and put it first towards an SSD option, then more RAM.
Processor speed is almost flat these days, so minor bumps aren't worth the money.
My very aging MacPro got a new lease on life when I replaced the boot disk with an SSD earlier this year. There's nothing better for improving perceived responsiveness.
| Q: Is the i7 2.3 Ghz CPU significantly faster than the 2.2 one? I'm shopping for a 17-inch MacBook Pro and trying to figure out my minimum specs.
From the Apple website it appears these are the two procesor options...
2.2GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor with 6MB shared L3 cache; or optional 2.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor with 8MB shared L3 cache
Do the additional .1 Ghz and 2 MB of cache make the 2.3 Ghz model noticeably faster?
(I do understand that HD access is usually the biggest bottleneck, but for my particular tasks CPU speed does make a difference.)
A: Even in CPU-intensive tasks, the difference is going to be more of the "noticeable in synthetic benchmarks" variety, rather than "I see it in the real world" variety. I'd save the money and put it first towards an SSD option, then more RAM.
Processor speed is almost flat these days, so minor bumps aren't worth the money.
My very aging MacPro got a new lease on life when I replaced the boot disk with an SSD earlier this year. There's nothing better for improving perceived responsiveness.
A: Without knowing what you intend to use the system for, the increase in performance is going to minimal, even with the turboboost. For the difference in price you should the money into more RAM. Also, configuring it to with an SSD will have noticeable performance over a standard HDD.
Here's comment from someone who purchased the 2.3 Ghz model:
A very small minority will need this, for whatever reason, and for
them it is worth it. For everyone else, do not bother and get the 2.2.
The extra money is better spent elsewhere.
I have the 2.3, HR AG, but got a good deal so am sticking with it.
A: The difference (however minute it is) will only be seen when the process is the bottleneck, and it's pushed to 100% load. If ur just using part of the CPU's potential (like in pretty much every situation apart from video rendering) you'll notice no difference except for in your wallet.
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295e3a6c25a55978d4707f70ae5430e562647051 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: PPC Applications on Lion Is there any way to play PPC applications on Lion without running them in a VM?
The application in question is Halo Demo.
A: No, there isn't. And if there was an emulator, it probably wouldn't be fast enough for games (unless it was the equivalent of Rosetta).
| Q: PPC Applications on Lion Is there any way to play PPC applications on Lion without running them in a VM?
The application in question is Halo Demo.
A: No, there isn't. And if there was an emulator, it probably wouldn't be fast enough for games (unless it was the equivalent of Rosetta).
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ee487f9a577b7ec5405542c83bc0b0873d540d71 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Keyboard Shortcut for moving left/right a space doesn't work After going to:
Preferences > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts > Mission Control
I am able to assign a keyboard shortcut to move left/right a space. However pressing shortcut I assigned does not activate the command. I have tried other keys which are not binded to any other system commands and they do not work as well. Other shortcut are fine
Any ideas on how to fix this?
I am running Mac OS X Lion 10.7.1.
A: This helped me:
Paste this into Terminal (it's all one line, not two):
mv ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.symbolichotkeys.plist ~/Desktop/com.apple.symbolichotkeys.plist
Press Return and log out/back in again. Then go to System Preferences and set up your hotkeys as you want.
Background: the plist file can become corrupt. The mv command moves the file to your desktop (you could also directly delete it with rm). Since the file is no longer located in its original location, the operating system creates a new file with default shortcuts
| Q: Keyboard Shortcut for moving left/right a space doesn't work After going to:
Preferences > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts > Mission Control
I am able to assign a keyboard shortcut to move left/right a space. However pressing shortcut I assigned does not activate the command. I have tried other keys which are not binded to any other system commands and they do not work as well. Other shortcut are fine
Any ideas on how to fix this?
I am running Mac OS X Lion 10.7.1.
A: This helped me:
Paste this into Terminal (it's all one line, not two):
mv ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.symbolichotkeys.plist ~/Desktop/com.apple.symbolichotkeys.plist
Press Return and log out/back in again. Then go to System Preferences and set up your hotkeys as you want.
Background: the plist file can become corrupt. The mv command moves the file to your desktop (you could also directly delete it with rm). Since the file is no longer located in its original location, the operating system creates a new file with default shortcuts
A: This solved the problem for me:
*
*Open the keyboard shortcuts in settings.
*Change the 'move left and move right' for mission control to something new and obscure.
*enable
and change conflicting shortcuts for desktop 11,12,13 to something
more obscure, then disable them again.
*restart the computer.
A: Did you have any luck with this? I'm having the same issue with Yosemite. All the shortcuts work except those ones, I try changing them to anything and they still don't work. I even tried assigning "move right/left a space" on BetterTouchTools and that doesn't work either, even if the assignment is done by using a touchpad gesture, it seems there is no way to move between workspaces, the only way it works is using a 4 finger drag with the touchpad.
Shortcuts to move to a specific space work without issues. And the shortcuts work on the guest account. Still not working after logging out and back in.
Edit: Restarting the computer seemed to solved the issue.
Edit2: Happened again, but I think I finally discovered the reason behind this behaviour. It seems to me it's very strange bug with shortcuts.
If you go to the preferences and change the shortcut from ^+→ and ^+← to something like ^+1 and ^+2 you're going to have conflict with the "Switch to desktop 1/2" shortcut. That's not really a problem if you disable them.
Ok so you change the shortcut and you disabled the other one and now it works perfectly.
Now try doing a killall Dock. Tachan! Shortcut is not working! Weird! Nothing you do makes it work, changing the shortcut doesn't work, nothing works!
Now change the disabled "Switch to desktop 1/2" shortcut to something like ⌘+1 and ⌘+2 and to another killall Dock. And tada! The switching is working again!
What's happening? I honestly have no idea, it seems the conflicting shortcuts interfere if the Dock is started with the 2 conflicting shortcuts, even if one of those is disabled.
Edit3: Created a video explaining how to reproduce the defect, and how to solve it.
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6caee4cbb872827da956e10fb157f33c304c0529 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Macbook Air - i5 vs i7 I am buying a Macbook Air and would like to know about the difference between the i5 and the i7 option. The i7 is only 100mhz faster and has 1mb of extra cache on the CPU. Does that small difference make a big difference to performance? Or is it so small that its not really worth the AU$100 extra?
A: AnandTech did a report comparing the two options and came to the conclusion that there isn't really a noticeable difference. Just 7-12% improvement on certain benchmark tests.
Below are the figures they got for reference.
| Q: Macbook Air - i5 vs i7 I am buying a Macbook Air and would like to know about the difference between the i5 and the i7 option. The i7 is only 100mhz faster and has 1mb of extra cache on the CPU. Does that small difference make a big difference to performance? Or is it so small that its not really worth the AU$100 extra?
A: AnandTech did a report comparing the two options and came to the conclusion that there isn't really a noticeable difference. Just 7-12% improvement on certain benchmark tests.
Below are the figures they got for reference.
A: Technical Details
I see you are in Australia. There was a recent article published by PC World Australia that goes into some detail on the differences between these processors at a technical level.
The i7 has a larger on-chip cache than the i5 (4 MB instead of 3 MB). A larger cache can speed up intensive operations like video encoding.
MacBook Air 2011 i5 vs. i7
Mac Crazy published an article specifically directed at answering your question with relation to the MacBook Air it was titled, "MacBook Air 2011 i5 vs i7 – Is the upgrade worth it?".
They include this table detailing the two i5 and single i7 CPUs used in the mid-2011 MacBook Air models.
There bottom line was this,
People who would find the upgrade to the i7 worthwhile would be those
doing heavy media work, particularly video encoding, or people who are
very speed-sensitive.
I would argue that people who are that speed sensitive would probably do better to buy a MacBook Pro.
Air vs. Your Current Machine
I am a designer who makes extensive use of Photoshop and I have been very happy with my recent purchase of a MacBook Air i5. The MacBook Air easily beats my MacBook Pro. Here's a video from the article showing a MacBook Air i5 beating a 2010 MacBook Pro 15″ Core 2 Duo 2.66 GHz:
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b557e027403ccfda83e9afc709866e2f7d4a31cb | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Recommendations for a good Bandwith Tracker on OS X Is there a way I can track total bandwidth usage over the course of a month? My service provider requires me to stay within fairly strict limits.
A: I really like BitMeter OS. It's free, runs as a service and has a slick browser-based interface. It also runs on Windows and Linux.
| Q: Recommendations for a good Bandwith Tracker on OS X Is there a way I can track total bandwidth usage over the course of a month? My service provider requires me to stay within fairly strict limits.
A: I really like BitMeter OS. It's free, runs as a service and has a slick browser-based interface. It also runs on Windows and Linux.
A: If you want to measure it from your Mac: MenuMeters keep a running total of the network volume since last reboot. Of course this total does not differentiate between local and internet traffic so if you have other computers on your LAN you may be better of to measure it directly in the modem/router (which usually has statistics functionality builtin).
A: Probably the most polished app is Rubbernet ($$). Does bandwidth throttling too.
Rubbernet provides a breakdown of per-app network usage, so you can quickly detect apps that phone home, connect to certain servers without your knowledge, or blame the app that's slowing down your network.
A: Have a look at vnstat:
vnStat is a console-based network traffic monitor for Linux and BSD that keeps a log of network traffic for the selected interface(s). It uses the network interface statistics provided by the kernel as information source. This means that vnStat won't actually be sniffing any traffic and also ensures light use of system resources. However, in Linux at least a 2.2 series kernel is required
It also works on BSD and Mac OSX.
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38bb503641e1cd3f03c6ddf376c6e81992ba9b37 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Custom Finder "go to" shortcuts I am struggling with the new Lion finder features. There are some subtle differences that are putting me off.
I used to have custom "go to" shortcuts in Snow Leopard. For example, I used to have a folder called "Tools," and I had assigned a custom keyboard shortcut from the preference panel. Now I am not able to find those options.
Does Mac OS X Lions still have those options? If it does have them, where can I find them?
A: As long as the folder appears under the "recent" sub-menu, it will respond to a custom shortcut.
| Q: Custom Finder "go to" shortcuts I am struggling with the new Lion finder features. There are some subtle differences that are putting me off.
I used to have custom "go to" shortcuts in Snow Leopard. For example, I used to have a folder called "Tools," and I had assigned a custom keyboard shortcut from the preference panel. Now I am not able to find those options.
Does Mac OS X Lions still have those options? If it does have them, where can I find them?
A: As long as the folder appears under the "recent" sub-menu, it will respond to a custom shortcut.
A: Default Folder X will do this and a lot more. Highly recommended.
(Aside: It was also part of one of the recent Mac Software bundles, so if you bought one of those, you may already own it. Otherwise the price may seem steep, but once you realize how handy it is, it's worth it. There's a 30 day trial.)
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cd582ed11979dcc7c895ad0cca9b725470457ab5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Does an iOS app have the ability to set iOS Safari cookies? My specific interest is in the context of the Facebook for iOS app, but it can be asked of an iOS app really.
Given all the recent changes to Facebook and the way that Facebook cookies are not cleared when you log out of Facebook I've become keenly interested in knowing how my access patterns to Facebook can result in tracking cookies sticking to me.
What I'd like to know is: if I use an iOS application, like the Facebook for iOS application, can I end up with session cookies set in iOS Safari that relate to Facebook? Or are all login cookies related to Facebook completely contained to just the Facebook application?
A: The iOS security sandbox prevents App store apps from writing to the Safari app's data directories, including wherever Safari writes cookies.
| Q: Does an iOS app have the ability to set iOS Safari cookies? My specific interest is in the context of the Facebook for iOS app, but it can be asked of an iOS app really.
Given all the recent changes to Facebook and the way that Facebook cookies are not cleared when you log out of Facebook I've become keenly interested in knowing how my access patterns to Facebook can result in tracking cookies sticking to me.
What I'd like to know is: if I use an iOS application, like the Facebook for iOS application, can I end up with session cookies set in iOS Safari that relate to Facebook? Or are all login cookies related to Facebook completely contained to just the Facebook application?
A: The iOS security sandbox prevents App store apps from writing to the Safari app's data directories, including wherever Safari writes cookies.
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62835dbee24585c46f61cb73b52d6bf0e12acee2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a built-in text-to-graphic utility for OS X Lion? I believe I've seen one or more utilities, possibly command-line or Applescript, which will take a string and create, for example, an image containing that text with the specified font size, etc.
I can't find it again. Does anyone have a hint?
A: ImageMagick doesn't come with OS X, but it should though.
convert -background skyblue -border 10 -bordercolor skyblue -fill 'hsb(10%,50%,50%)' -font /Library/Fonts/Arial\ Narrow.ttf -pointsize 24 label:"some text" output.png
If you have to specify some more complex styles, using webkit2png might be easier.
echo "<style>em {padding:5px}</style><em>Test</em>" > test.html
webkit2png test.html --clipwidth=55 --clipheight=35 --scale 1 -C
| Q: Is there a built-in text-to-graphic utility for OS X Lion? I believe I've seen one or more utilities, possibly command-line or Applescript, which will take a string and create, for example, an image containing that text with the specified font size, etc.
I can't find it again. Does anyone have a hint?
A: ImageMagick doesn't come with OS X, but it should though.
convert -background skyblue -border 10 -bordercolor skyblue -fill 'hsb(10%,50%,50%)' -font /Library/Fonts/Arial\ Narrow.ttf -pointsize 24 label:"some text" output.png
If you have to specify some more complex styles, using webkit2png might be easier.
echo "<style>em {padding:5px}</style><em>Test</em>" > test.html
webkit2png test.html --clipwidth=55 --clipheight=35 --scale 1 -C
A: Image Magick will do what you want, I believe. It's not built-in.
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1a608833a95100be83a51030730eb337a041da7b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Root password stopped working I used to be able to enable “root” user and log in under it.
(I know this is not recommended but let's just assume there is an actual reason for doing so.)
I just repeated the instructions, set another root password and logged out of my account.
However, logging in with root user and the password I typed doesn't seem to work.
The login screen just shakes as if the password is incorrect.
I already tried setting it to a different one, then to an empty string—nothing works.
What do I do now?
A: Assuming you have followed these instructions and still can't get it to let you in as root, I would recommend trying out the instructions in this support discussion to get it working.
| Q: Root password stopped working I used to be able to enable “root” user and log in under it.
(I know this is not recommended but let's just assume there is an actual reason for doing so.)
I just repeated the instructions, set another root password and logged out of my account.
However, logging in with root user and the password I typed doesn't seem to work.
The login screen just shakes as if the password is incorrect.
I already tried setting it to a different one, then to an empty string—nothing works.
What do I do now?
A: Assuming you have followed these instructions and still can't get it to let you in as root, I would recommend trying out the instructions in this support discussion to get it working.
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56c55a052af19395beae3a62d6bdb6c9afcbda64 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do you test network speed without an app? The usual Internet speed test is written in Flash. Is there an HTML one that works with iPad and iPhone?
A: SpeedTest.net has an iPad/iPhone/iPod app.
| Q: How do you test network speed without an app? The usual Internet speed test is written in Flash. Is there an HTML one that works with iPad and iPhone?
A: SpeedTest.net has an iPad/iPhone/iPod app.
A: Try http://speedof.me
It use html5 and works without flash.
You can also see your bandwidth graph which is interesting.
A: ISPGeeks.com has a non-flash java based bandwidth tester. It pretty accurately measured the speed of my iPad on my home connection, as compared to similar tests on the usual Flash-based sites.
A: dslreports.com is my go-to resource for carrier/network info and diagnostics. Free membership, no spam, genuine user generated content, reviews, and support all are part. The "tools" section is very robust.
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bd210b2cfb18dcff73c921157954a51ff08388f6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is password to make purchase from App store on iPad and iPhone encrypted? Is it safe to purchase apps when connected to an unsecured Wifi network (like Starbucks)? Can your password be seen?
A: According to Apple, "The iTunes Store and Mac App Store uses Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption on all functions that require personal information."
So passwords are sent encrypted, not in cleartext. If the NSA is packet sniffing at your local Starbucks, chances are they know how to get your password (but if they're looking for your App store password, you've got bigger problems), but it should be reasonably safe.
| Q: Is password to make purchase from App store on iPad and iPhone encrypted? Is it safe to purchase apps when connected to an unsecured Wifi network (like Starbucks)? Can your password be seen?
A: According to Apple, "The iTunes Store and Mac App Store uses Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption on all functions that require personal information."
So passwords are sent encrypted, not in cleartext. If the NSA is packet sniffing at your local Starbucks, chances are they know how to get your password (but if they're looking for your App store password, you've got bigger problems), but it should be reasonably safe.
A: Yes, the App Store's use SSL, there is no way they'd be allowed to take credit cards without using SSL.
A: You should probably be more concerned about the risks from "shoulder surfers" and/or a weak guessable iTunes password, than packet sniffing of SSL traffic.
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07aa9d5687bdd85b34f5b7ad526a5bd08678e7d9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: FaceTime Failed: Person Not Available Consider an iPad 2 using WiFi attepting to make FaceTime calls to users on an iPhone 4. Each contact has their phone number defined under the iPhone tag (as opposed to Mobile).
Whenever attempting a FaceTime connection, FaceTime attempts to connect, and fails with the error:
FaceTime failed - 'Person' is not available for FaceTime.
Measures attempted:
*
*close FaceTime from running apps.
*disable & re-enable FaceTime from Settings.
*confirmed the device's WiFi is active & enabled.
I've seen the 'solution' of "reset all settings", but suspect that's overkill, and likely won't work, as reported by lots of other users.
How can this error be avoided?
A: According to Apple, some of the symptoms are:
*
*When you are calling someone on FaceTime, the number on their screen
is not your number.
*People are unable to initiate a FaceTime call
with you.
*After installing a new carrier settings update, FaceTime
does not activate.
How to fix:
*
*In Settings > Phone, turn FaceTime OFF and turn it back ON again
*Go to Settings > General > Reset > Reset all settings
*Done
| Q: FaceTime Failed: Person Not Available Consider an iPad 2 using WiFi attepting to make FaceTime calls to users on an iPhone 4. Each contact has their phone number defined under the iPhone tag (as opposed to Mobile).
Whenever attempting a FaceTime connection, FaceTime attempts to connect, and fails with the error:
FaceTime failed - 'Person' is not available for FaceTime.
Measures attempted:
*
*close FaceTime from running apps.
*disable & re-enable FaceTime from Settings.
*confirmed the device's WiFi is active & enabled.
I've seen the 'solution' of "reset all settings", but suspect that's overkill, and likely won't work, as reported by lots of other users.
How can this error be avoided?
A: According to Apple, some of the symptoms are:
*
*When you are calling someone on FaceTime, the number on their screen
is not your number.
*People are unable to initiate a FaceTime call
with you.
*After installing a new carrier settings update, FaceTime
does not activate.
How to fix:
*
*In Settings > Phone, turn FaceTime OFF and turn it back ON again
*Go to Settings > General > Reset > Reset all settings
*Done
A: Also be sure that BOTH devices are on wifi, not just the iPad.
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5a813e70751762ab5b0e16bef9a68199d7e2ec17 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What is the best way to move Microsoft Office 2011 to a new Mac? I've purchased Microsoft Office for Mac Home & Office 2011 (single computer), and have installed and activated on my current Mac.
Given that I've already activated the software for my current Mac, what steps should I do to move the app to the new Mac, without having any problems re-activating the software? Would Apple's Migration Assistant automate the process completely?
A: There are no special steps. Install it using the installer just like you did on your old Mac. When prompted for the activation key, select "activate by phone" and input nothing, keep trying and it should provide a number to call.
Microsoft (unlike Adobe) does not have an automated system for licence deactivation. This has been a point of great angst among Mac users as it requires them to call Microsoft each and every time they move the Office application from one machine to another.
I believe the number in the US is: +1 (800) 936-5700. Your product support number may vary.
Here is a rundown on activation and product key information.
| Q: What is the best way to move Microsoft Office 2011 to a new Mac? I've purchased Microsoft Office for Mac Home & Office 2011 (single computer), and have installed and activated on my current Mac.
Given that I've already activated the software for my current Mac, what steps should I do to move the app to the new Mac, without having any problems re-activating the software? Would Apple's Migration Assistant automate the process completely?
A: There are no special steps. Install it using the installer just like you did on your old Mac. When prompted for the activation key, select "activate by phone" and input nothing, keep trying and it should provide a number to call.
Microsoft (unlike Adobe) does not have an automated system for licence deactivation. This has been a point of great angst among Mac users as it requires them to call Microsoft each and every time they move the Office application from one machine to another.
I believe the number in the US is: +1 (800) 936-5700. Your product support number may vary.
Here is a rundown on activation and product key information.
A: This worked for me: After an incomplete timemachine backup (I excluded the folder /System/Library) I had to do the following to get it working again on the same machine (I guess it should also work on your second Mac).
Beside the App that was installed to /Applications/Microsoft\ Office\ 2011 Restore these files from your previous installation:
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper
/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.office.licensing.plist
Source: this guide
A: The previous answer is missing one path/folder. For simplicity here is the complete list:
/Library/Application\ Support/Microsoft/
/Applications/Microsoft\ Office\ 2011/
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper
/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.office.licensing.plist
The above includes the apps, licensing and the Microsoft Office AutoUpdater
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1c6360761c56491b0dac4114c3accfe474fd4d09 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How come I have 52GB of swap files?
Possible Duplicate:
Why does Finder use 59GB of swap space?
So I have a regular (fresh) install of OSX Lion on my 2009 MBP, and I installed an SSD as the primary HDD prior to installing Lion. It's a 128GB SSD drive, but the system is using 52.6GB of this for it's swap files, which regularly results in zero space remaining on the drive and the system locking up.
Any idea why it would be using so much space for this (please see the visualisation screenshot, above)?
A: The Original Poster explained that the answer was as follows:
I killed Sequel Pro that was using 2GB of RAM, and then ran:
$ sudo periodic daily weekly monthly
This had the effect (correct if wrong) of running some tasks which cleaned up the swap files. I now have between 30GB and 50GB space remaining (it's fluctuating..)
| Q: How come I have 52GB of swap files?
Possible Duplicate:
Why does Finder use 59GB of swap space?
So I have a regular (fresh) install of OSX Lion on my 2009 MBP, and I installed an SSD as the primary HDD prior to installing Lion. It's a 128GB SSD drive, but the system is using 52.6GB of this for it's swap files, which regularly results in zero space remaining on the drive and the system locking up.
Any idea why it would be using so much space for this (please see the visualisation screenshot, above)?
A: The Original Poster explained that the answer was as follows:
I killed Sequel Pro that was using 2GB of RAM, and then ran:
$ sudo periodic daily weekly monthly
This had the effect (correct if wrong) of running some tasks which cleaned up the swap files. I now have between 30GB and 50GB space remaining (it's fluctuating..)
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4b6dc7c89097d1b5fddf1fe054e3f9b66642c055 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: AirDrop: How to access AirDrop from command line? I was looking for an option to use Airdrop to sync a set of directories between two computers.
I want to achieve this wirelessly (hence chose Airdrop without having the computers connect on a network or with cross cable wires).
Is there a command to send files to another Mac?
Also, is there a way to allow a Mac to automatically receive the requests?
A: There is now an opensource implementation for AirDrop (with some limitations)
See https://github.com/seemoo-lab/opendrop
| Q: AirDrop: How to access AirDrop from command line? I was looking for an option to use Airdrop to sync a set of directories between two computers.
I want to achieve this wirelessly (hence chose Airdrop without having the computers connect on a network or with cross cable wires).
Is there a command to send files to another Mac?
Also, is there a way to allow a Mac to automatically receive the requests?
A: There is now an opensource implementation for AirDrop (with some limitations)
See https://github.com/seemoo-lab/opendrop
A: If both computers have Wi-Fi capability built-in (otherwise AirDrop won't work either), you can setup a WLAN between them directly (no additional hardware required). The procedure is extremely simple (more or less copied verbatim from Apple):
*
*Choose Create Network from the AirPort status icon in the menu bar.
If the icon isn’t in the menu bar, choose Apple > System Preferences, and then click Network. Click AirPort and select the “Show AirPort status in menu bar” checkbox.
*Give the network a name and select a channel from the pop-up menu (or just use the default channel).
*Select the Require Password checkbox to protect your network with a password. Type the password users will need to enter in order to join your network. Unfortunately WPA/WPA2 is not supported so pick WEP128 and type a password of exactly 13 ASCII characters or 26 hex digits
From the other computer you now can access the network under the name assigned in step 2. To exchange files, either use the Public/Drop Box folders of the individual users or share a specific folder for everybody.
A: AirDrop is a single purpose function. It is for transfer of files. It is a pipeline only, open or not. I believe any manipulation of those files must be done at either the origin or the destination. I believe only an object can go through the pipeline, and not an action.
You seem to want a synching action
I think this is the concept of AirDrop.
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5eceac797654f332936f7b5e5c99deb95d1e2a7b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Search through terminal history with up and down keys in OS X Lion After I upgraded to OS X I am not able to use my ~/.inputrc bindings to search through the shell command history:
# these allow you to start typing a command and
# use the up/down arrow to auto complete from
# commands in your history
"\e[B": history-search-forward
"\e[A": history-search-backward
Any idea what I have to change or do? Are there any default keys for that I could use?
A: The up/down history scrolling in Terminal only works in bash, not sh. Try typing bash in Terminal, and see whether the arrow keys work. If this is the case, you can go to preferences and set your default login shell to /bin/bash.
| Q: Search through terminal history with up and down keys in OS X Lion After I upgraded to OS X I am not able to use my ~/.inputrc bindings to search through the shell command history:
# these allow you to start typing a command and
# use the up/down arrow to auto complete from
# commands in your history
"\e[B": history-search-forward
"\e[A": history-search-backward
Any idea what I have to change or do? Are there any default keys for that I could use?
A: The up/down history scrolling in Terminal only works in bash, not sh. Try typing bash in Terminal, and see whether the arrow keys work. If this is the case, you can go to preferences and set your default login shell to /bin/bash.
A: For those who are looking for Page Up/ Page Down key instead of up/down arrow. Use the below settings.
# Page Up/Down
"\e[5~": history-search-backward
"\e[6~": history-search-forward
Tested with iterm and bash version 3.2
A: For searching your history, you can also use a nifty feature of the bash shell.
This maybe a little off topic, but in bash shell you can use CTRL-R to search backwards in your shell history.
Example - search for ssh connections in your history:
tatooine-2257:~ mallert$
(reverse-i-search)`ssh': ssh mallert@localhost
And when I hit CTRL-R again, bash does a search within the former search results:
tatooine-2257:~ mallert$
(reverse-i-search)`ssh': ssh localhost
And you can hit CTRL-R again and again. You can also work with regular expressions.
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