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605d0d4d26300107d0163212ab56108db5ab0aee | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I manage locations for the Reminders iPhone app? I want to manage where my home, work etc is for the reminders app.
Where can I do that?
A: Your home and work geo-location are picked up from your contacts card in the Contacts app (on iOS devices). To manage where your home or work is, edit the relevant addresses in the Contacts app, under 'add new address'.
You can also edit other peoples addresses, add shops, the gym, clubs, etc, and it will use this data.
| Q: How do I manage locations for the Reminders iPhone app? I want to manage where my home, work etc is for the reminders app.
Where can I do that?
A: Your home and work geo-location are picked up from your contacts card in the Contacts app (on iOS devices). To manage where your home or work is, edit the relevant addresses in the Contacts app, under 'add new address'.
You can also edit other peoples addresses, add shops, the gym, clubs, etc, and it will use this data.
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9f5c9707330ee0e1227f2988c32fc50978ec6e01 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Are there any tweaks for Lion's autocorrect? I've found that Lion's autocorrect handles technical terminology abysmally. Are there any configuration tweaks that adjust its behavior around words that might represent technical terms?
A: For specific terms you find are getting "corrected" often, you could add them to the text substitution list as substitutes of themselves. That should work as a sort of whitelist to stop them from being autocorrected improperly.
Open up the Language & Text panel in System Preferences, and on the Text tab, click the + to add a new substitution. Enter the word you want whitelisted into both fields.
| Q: Are there any tweaks for Lion's autocorrect? I've found that Lion's autocorrect handles technical terminology abysmally. Are there any configuration tweaks that adjust its behavior around words that might represent technical terms?
A: For specific terms you find are getting "corrected" often, you could add them to the text substitution list as substitutes of themselves. That should work as a sort of whitelist to stop them from being autocorrected improperly.
Open up the Language & Text panel in System Preferences, and on the Text tab, click the + to add a new substitution. Enter the word you want whitelisted into both fields.
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d1094d56d29f87a702fd53c63eb280edd0b9d429 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: MacBook Pro Mid 2009 does not boot without resetting system management control (SMC) Today i started my macbook pro and after some seconds it stopped working (just turned). I was not able to start it again. After some apple support search I found a page that described how to reset the SMC. After that the notebook startet. Then I switched it of again and tried to start it again but it did not start.
Now every start requires to reset the SMC. Then the notebook boots up.
Any idea what can cause this behavior?
A: I'd try to boot the Mac into Recovery Mode and then Reinstall MacOS and see if that helps with the issue. If not then the hard drive needs to be taken in for repairs. You can also try inserting a new hard drive with MacOS on it and see if it boots.
| Q: MacBook Pro Mid 2009 does not boot without resetting system management control (SMC) Today i started my macbook pro and after some seconds it stopped working (just turned). I was not able to start it again. After some apple support search I found a page that described how to reset the SMC. After that the notebook startet. Then I switched it of again and tried to start it again but it did not start.
Now every start requires to reset the SMC. Then the notebook boots up.
Any idea what can cause this behavior?
A: I'd try to boot the Mac into Recovery Mode and then Reinstall MacOS and see if that helps with the issue. If not then the hard drive needs to be taken in for repairs. You can also try inserting a new hard drive with MacOS on it and see if it boots.
A: Could be the PMU (power management unit) or I think it is now called SMC. Try this:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964
But do it only once. You could do more bad than good if you do it more than once.
Did you check if there was any firmware upgrade for your MBP?
A: I had experienced this with a 2008 iMac. I was also getting kernel panics.
The issue for me turned out to be a dying hard drive. I had previously thought it was bad memory but it wasn't.
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86d1767a79e880452451b893c5d1944f7859cffb | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there any way to bring back H.264 support in Chromium I'm using Chrome on a daily basis or to be exact, latest-builds of Chromium. I recently uninstalled Flash, in order to increase battery life on my MBP and in general rid my laptop of the evil Flash imply.
Now with Chromium's drop of H.264 codec support, enjoying the web is becoming harder and harder. Is there any way to re-enable H.264 support in Chromium?
I know Microsoft (of all players) released such a codec plugin for Chrome recently. Safari isn't really an option although it's sweet.
A: While announced in January, Chrome hasn't actually dropped support for H264 yet.
| Q: Is there any way to bring back H.264 support in Chromium I'm using Chrome on a daily basis or to be exact, latest-builds of Chromium. I recently uninstalled Flash, in order to increase battery life on my MBP and in general rid my laptop of the evil Flash imply.
Now with Chromium's drop of H.264 codec support, enjoying the web is becoming harder and harder. Is there any way to re-enable H.264 support in Chromium?
I know Microsoft (of all players) released such a codec plugin for Chrome recently. Safari isn't really an option although it's sweet.
A: While announced in January, Chrome hasn't actually dropped support for H264 yet.
A: There doesn't seem to be an easy way to do this. I first thought the following steps would solve the problem, but alas no!
*
*Download and install Google Chrome v40.0.2214.91 from http://google-chrome.en.uptodown.com/mac/old
*In Applications, CTRL-click on the Google Chrome icon and select Show Package Contents
*Go to /Contents/Versions/40.0.2214.91 which contains Google Chrome Framework.framework
*In the Finder, change to list view if you haven't already, so that you can see which files and folders are contained in the above framework
*Copy the file ffmpegsumo.so from the Libraries folder and paste in the the corresponding folder of your Chromium app
*Uninstall Google Chrome
*Restart Chromium
I have found that some users have been successful using the Chromium Embedded Framework. Follow this link to head to a post on the forum detailing how to build CEF with support for proprietary codecs (namely H.264 and MP3).
On Mac, prior to building CEF by running the automated script automate-git.py, open the Terminal and set the GPY_DEFINES variable as follows:
export GYP_DEFINES="proprietary_codecs=1 ffmpeg_branding=Chrome"
Instructions explaining how to build the CEF may be found here.
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4868759e14ffef6b92179c7c9db1aa30ce2788e5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I prevent "Mail" from popping up alerts? I don't use Apple's Mail application at all on my Mac OS 10.7.2 System.
Every so often its icon starts bouncing in the dock and an alert comes up complaining about some configuration issue.
I went into the config dialog and set it to check for mail "manually," thinking that would prevent it from checking on its own, encountering issues, and annoying me with dialogs. But that didn't work. It's still unhappy that it can't reach my mobile me account.
One option would be to configure it properly to access my email accounts, but I specifically don't want it messing around with my email. I definitely don't want it downloading tons of email onto my hard drive.
I could just delete the app altogether, but I sort of want to keep it around in case I feel like using it at some point.
Is there a way to get it to just sit there and not do anything at all, ever?
A: I asked this question at Superuser a while ago and received a good answer (chmod):
https://superuser.com/questions/337134/how-do-i-stop-apple-mail-from-opening-because-of-ical-appointments
| Q: How can I prevent "Mail" from popping up alerts? I don't use Apple's Mail application at all on my Mac OS 10.7.2 System.
Every so often its icon starts bouncing in the dock and an alert comes up complaining about some configuration issue.
I went into the config dialog and set it to check for mail "manually," thinking that would prevent it from checking on its own, encountering issues, and annoying me with dialogs. But that didn't work. It's still unhappy that it can't reach my mobile me account.
One option would be to configure it properly to access my email accounts, but I specifically don't want it messing around with my email. I definitely don't want it downloading tons of email onto my hard drive.
I could just delete the app altogether, but I sort of want to keep it around in case I feel like using it at some point.
Is there a way to get it to just sit there and not do anything at all, ever?
A: I asked this question at Superuser a while ago and received a good answer (chmod):
https://superuser.com/questions/337134/how-do-i-stop-apple-mail-from-opening-because-of-ical-appointments
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37a09e6614416a5d28fac3172d2dd02daa1ac26f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Where did my "Default Group" preference go? In iOS 4.x.x, I remember having a preference in:
Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Contacts
that would allow me to select a Default Group.
Now that I've upgraded to iOS 5, that preference is no longer visible.
Was it removed? Moved? Do I have to have a specific setup in order to have that preference available?
I need to select a "Default Group" in order to reproduce a bug reported by a beta tester, so it'd be handy to be able to set this preference.
A: In iOS 5.1, you can define a "Default Account" for Contacts in Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars. Scroll down until you see a Contacts heading; Default Account is at the bottom of that section. This setting will affect where new Contacts created on the iPhone are placed.
| Q: Where did my "Default Group" preference go? In iOS 4.x.x, I remember having a preference in:
Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Contacts
that would allow me to select a Default Group.
Now that I've upgraded to iOS 5, that preference is no longer visible.
Was it removed? Moved? Do I have to have a specific setup in order to have that preference available?
I need to select a "Default Group" in order to reproduce a bug reported by a beta tester, so it'd be handy to be able to set this preference.
A: In iOS 5.1, you can define a "Default Account" for Contacts in Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars. Scroll down until you see a Contacts heading; Default Account is at the bottom of that section. This setting will affect where new Contacts created on the iPhone are placed.
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a3fe5cebe202dccad0fa13c1e7ab2a7d255d6267 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I compile Doom3? Has anyone compiled doom3, released here:
https://github.com/TTimo/doom3.gpl ?
I have never done something like that before (compile c++/xcode project) and a how-to would be more than welcome.
Also how do I know if it can run in my macbook?
A: Why would you compile the engine? It is not the full game, so you wouldn't be able to play after compilation.
Anyway, if you're still interested, there's a thread on Hacker News speaking about it, they also mention how to compile the project if you don't have Xcode 3.2
Edit: for what is worth, here the instructions for Xcode 4.
| Q: How do I compile Doom3? Has anyone compiled doom3, released here:
https://github.com/TTimo/doom3.gpl ?
I have never done something like that before (compile c++/xcode project) and a how-to would be more than welcome.
Also how do I know if it can run in my macbook?
A: Why would you compile the engine? It is not the full game, so you wouldn't be able to play after compilation.
Anyway, if you're still interested, there's a thread on Hacker News speaking about it, they also mention how to compile the project if you don't have Xcode 3.2
Edit: for what is worth, here the instructions for Xcode 4.
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c7bc8923a227957fa4101f2964ff816b8482f8fb | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Where does Lion's autosave feature save past versions? I just plugged in a USB stick, edited a text file a few times, and found that I could browse through the revision history of the file, even though it's on an external drive. Are these revisions saved on the USB stick? Where exactly?
A: There are a couple SQLite databases located in a hidden folder on the root of your hard drive that are tasked with tracking the files and the differences between the versions.
The directory is:
*
*/.DocumentRevisions-V100
The two databases are:
*
*/.DocumentRevisions-V100/db-V1/db.sqlite
*/.DocumentRevisions-V100/.cs/ChunkStoreDatabase
Source: http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2011/07/mac-os-x-10-7.ars/14#versioning-internals
| Q: Where does Lion's autosave feature save past versions? I just plugged in a USB stick, edited a text file a few times, and found that I could browse through the revision history of the file, even though it's on an external drive. Are these revisions saved on the USB stick? Where exactly?
A: There are a couple SQLite databases located in a hidden folder on the root of your hard drive that are tasked with tracking the files and the differences between the versions.
The directory is:
*
*/.DocumentRevisions-V100
The two databases are:
*
*/.DocumentRevisions-V100/db-V1/db.sqlite
*/.DocumentRevisions-V100/.cs/ChunkStoreDatabase
Source: http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2011/07/mac-os-x-10-7.ars/14#versioning-internals
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b60ed45a1abe3381eafe368d99e482b196cb1770 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Replacement for Quicken 2007 Now that I've upgraded to Lion, Quicken 2007 is history. I need a good replacement that automatically downloads credit card and bank statements from major cards and banks. I need to track investments, too. Importing of old Quicken data would be required, too. Quicken Essentials doesn't fit the bill for me.
I have looked at Money and Moneywell. Both have their strong points, but they don't do everything on the list above. Moneydance is written in Java and I don't like the non-Mac OS look and feel.
Thanks for your suggestions.
A: In an attempt to replace Quicken 2003 for Windows, I ended up on Moneywell. It has a companion iOS app which allows me to enter transactions on the go and sync via Dropbox.
It isn't perfect, but I like it.
| Q: Replacement for Quicken 2007 Now that I've upgraded to Lion, Quicken 2007 is history. I need a good replacement that automatically downloads credit card and bank statements from major cards and banks. I need to track investments, too. Importing of old Quicken data would be required, too. Quicken Essentials doesn't fit the bill for me.
I have looked at Money and Moneywell. Both have their strong points, but they don't do everything on the list above. Moneydance is written in Java and I don't like the non-Mac OS look and feel.
Thanks for your suggestions.
A: In an attempt to replace Quicken 2003 for Windows, I ended up on Moneywell. It has a companion iOS app which allows me to enter transactions on the go and sync via Dropbox.
It isn't perfect, but I like it.
A: I looked at a number of alternatives before concluding that there isn't an alternative as comprehensive as Quicken/Windows. You are going to have to choose between sacrificing some functionality with a native Mac app (hoping for future updates) or running Quicken Windows under Boot Camp/VMware/Parallels/Virtual Box.
iBank is another alternative although Moneydance seems to win most of the time when people compare them (hating the Moneydance look all the way).
A: iBank from IGG software is available in the Mac App Store, and has been a great replacement (and upgrade) from quicken. It also includes direct Quicken import.
They are also running a 'Spring Break Sale' That will take off 25% if you are currently using Moneywell, Quicken for Mac, or Quicken Essentials.
A: You might look at SEE Finance. Lacks tags, otherwise well-featured. (Not affiliated with company.)
A: Intuit has just announced that they are releasing a Lion-compatible version of Quicken 2007 "soon". Press release.
Note that they are not announcing a Quicken 2012 for Lion. They are merely promising a patched version of Quicken 2007.
A: Squirrel is available in the Mac App Store and works quite nicely.
A: moneydance is good, I've used it for 5 yrs. Makes good backups automatically, pretty easy to set it up the way you want.
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0d9d79c10a7e07040356ca61c013ab60f785258e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a way to type Niqqud on iOS? On my iPod touch I am able to type basic Hebrew characters by adding a Hebrew international keyboard.
Is there some way for me to type Hebrew vowels (Niqqud) [without using any specialized apps]?
A: I think not, only by using a hardware keyboard or via copy/paste from another doc or an app like Unicode Maps. You might be able to make a custom layout as well with Unicode Maps. Also have a look at Keyman.
A 3rd party keyboard is Davka Nikud.
| Q: Is there a way to type Niqqud on iOS? On my iPod touch I am able to type basic Hebrew characters by adding a Hebrew international keyboard.
Is there some way for me to type Hebrew vowels (Niqqud) [without using any specialized apps]?
A: I think not, only by using a hardware keyboard or via copy/paste from another doc or an app like Unicode Maps. You might be able to make a custom layout as well with Unicode Maps. Also have a look at Keyman.
A 3rd party keyboard is Davka Nikud.
A: UniK - Unicode & navigation Keyboard extension allows you to do that. Swipe up and press the Aleph base character and if you want niqqud swipe right.
A: Jailbreak your phone, then edit \System\Library\Frameworks\UIKit.framework\Keyboard-he.plist, changing, for example, ז׳ ז to ז׳ ז זִ זֶ זַ זָ זֹ זּ
A: No, you want to use Google Translate for that. For example, the word that they gave me for "USA" is אַרצוֹת הַבְּרִית (ertzot-habreet). Google Translate cannot give you most phrases using niqqud, so I suggest doing the following:
*
*Copy and paste all the words you want to say into Pages (or another word processor).
*Put them together in a Hebrew sentence like:
. אֲנִי לֹא מִכָּאן
(ani lo m'kan) = I'm not from there.
Hope this helps!
A: On iOS 11 to enter Niqqud use an external keyboard, then use Option + key (e.g. Option + 7 is Qamatz).
A: Don't know Hebrew, but on iOS 5 there's a load of built in international keyboards, one of them Hebrew.
Go to Settings > General > International (Near the bottom) > Keyboards.
In there you can add a Hebrew keyboard, and any others you need.
When you activate the keyboard anywhere on your iPod touch now, you should a "world" key near the bottom left. Tap that to cycle through the different keyboards you added.
This should be available in earlier iOS versions, but I'm not sure if the settings are in the same location.
Hope that helps.
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04cfa1b7d7a897957bcbc7a21cd14f5fdff7b580 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What iPad PDF reader can I use to highlight text? What iPad PDF reader can I use to highlight text? I don't really care about annotations, saving, or transferring. It just helps me read better if I can highlight things.
It does not look like I can do anything other than bookmark pages with iBooks.
A: I use GoodReader for this. It can do highlighting, different kinds of underlining, annotating and save annotated copies to preserve your originals.
It's a great general purpose file management and viewing app as well. Sort of like a "Preview.app" for iOS. Costs $5 in the App Store. Well worth it IMHO.
I've heard that iAnnotate is far superior at annotating tasks, hence the name, but it's $10. I already own GoodReader, and it fulfills my needs, so can't see a reason to spend $10 more just to markup PDFs.
Hope that helped.
| Q: What iPad PDF reader can I use to highlight text? What iPad PDF reader can I use to highlight text? I don't really care about annotations, saving, or transferring. It just helps me read better if I can highlight things.
It does not look like I can do anything other than bookmark pages with iBooks.
A: I use GoodReader for this. It can do highlighting, different kinds of underlining, annotating and save annotated copies to preserve your originals.
It's a great general purpose file management and viewing app as well. Sort of like a "Preview.app" for iOS. Costs $5 in the App Store. Well worth it IMHO.
I've heard that iAnnotate is far superior at annotating tasks, hence the name, but it's $10. I already own GoodReader, and it fulfills my needs, so can't see a reason to spend $10 more just to markup PDFs.
Hope that helped.
A: It depends slightly on what you mean by "highlighting text". The PDF specification allows for highlighted text and some apps, such as GoodReader, do their highlighting by taking advantage of this. Other apps, such as iAnnotate and GoodNotes, work in a slightly different way. They consider the PDF as a background and then draw on top of it. If you draw with slightly transparent ink then you can create the effect of a highlighter pen. These two techniques are different:
*
*Proper highlighting. Main characteristics: it follows the text precisely and it goes under the text. The latter is a definite advantage, but the former can be irritating: if you have, for example, maths where the characters go above and below the line then the highlighting goes up and down as well.
*Overlaid highlighting. Main characteristics: it is not constrained to follow the text and it goes over the text. This means that it is much more like a real highlighter pen on paper and so you can highlight absolutely anything on the page.
I use GoodReader, iAnnotate, and GoodNotes and like them all. GoodReader does "proper" highlighting whilst the other two do the "overlay" type (GoodReader can do overlayed highlighting if you choose the pen correctly). I find the overlay type fits better with my reading (but I am a mathematician), but GoodReader has various other benefits that make it the better choice for reading PDFs for me.
(I often have GoodReader and GoodNotes open as "adjacent" apps so that I can flip between reading a PDF and writing my ideas.)
A: I use Easy Annotate, which also enable highlighting text, as well as underlining, drawing, etc on PDFs. It even allows editing two PDFs side-by-side.
Disclaimer: I developed Easy Annotate myself, as there was no app that fulfilled our needs.
A: I use writepdf, which allows you to highlight text and I find it fairly easy to use.
It's an app that isn't shouted about as much as it should be! I have tried various other apps that claim to do the same but as I said for usability it is easy and simple to use, when I downloaded it there wasn't anything fussy and I was opening, editing and saving PDFs quickly. I love the search function which comes up with a list of clickable links also. It wasn't too expensive and just for those options alone it's worth the money. I had one query and customer support dealt with it within 10 mins and I was ready to go. Like I said, worth every penny.
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99259a5d0454955879c58c0c1a86bf91c4d82fa5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Setting Safari SSL/TLS Cipher Suites Does anyone know how to set the priority order of SSL/TLS cipher suites on Safari for Mac OSX (10.7 ideally, but any version would be helpful). Can't seem to find any documentation on that point.
A: Unfortunately, AFAIK, this setting does not exist. (It doesn't exist in another WebKit browser, either: Google Chrome. You can do this in Firefox, though, using 'about:config'.)
About hard-coded cipher priorities/support for the SSL/TLS handshake:
I tested that Safari does not support 40-bit RC4 encryption with an MD5 hash. This means that it does not support some products that are required by US export law to use low (<64-bit) encryption.
See also:
http://www.carbonwind.net/blog/post/A-quick-look-over-some-browsers-and-their-SSLTLS-implementations.aspx
"Initially, in SSL/TLS negotiations, TLS with RSA and weak 128-bit RC4 keys are offered first and second in the cipher order. Worse, ECC (Elliptical Curve Cryptography), AES (Advanced Encryption Standard), and 256-bit keys are never offered as potential cipher choices; further, MD5 is offered first and more frequently than SHA-1, when it should be the other way around."
By Roger A. Grimes, Infoworld Feb 1, 2009 1:19 pm
http://www.pcworld.com/article/158706/how_secure_is_safari.html
| Q: Setting Safari SSL/TLS Cipher Suites Does anyone know how to set the priority order of SSL/TLS cipher suites on Safari for Mac OSX (10.7 ideally, but any version would be helpful). Can't seem to find any documentation on that point.
A: Unfortunately, AFAIK, this setting does not exist. (It doesn't exist in another WebKit browser, either: Google Chrome. You can do this in Firefox, though, using 'about:config'.)
About hard-coded cipher priorities/support for the SSL/TLS handshake:
I tested that Safari does not support 40-bit RC4 encryption with an MD5 hash. This means that it does not support some products that are required by US export law to use low (<64-bit) encryption.
See also:
http://www.carbonwind.net/blog/post/A-quick-look-over-some-browsers-and-their-SSLTLS-implementations.aspx
"Initially, in SSL/TLS negotiations, TLS with RSA and weak 128-bit RC4 keys are offered first and second in the cipher order. Worse, ECC (Elliptical Curve Cryptography), AES (Advanced Encryption Standard), and 256-bit keys are never offered as potential cipher choices; further, MD5 is offered first and more frequently than SHA-1, when it should be the other way around."
By Roger A. Grimes, Infoworld Feb 1, 2009 1:19 pm
http://www.pcworld.com/article/158706/how_secure_is_safari.html
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2470326c1769a47a68d97149b894ed331469f439 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I share apps and music purchased on one apple ID between 7 devices? I have:
*
*1 Macbook Pro for office use
*1 Macbook Air for personal travel use
*1 Mac Mini to run my home theater system
*1 iMac that my wife and kids use
*1 iPad v1 for the kids to play with
*1 iPad v2 for myself
*1 iPhone 3GS
I'm running into problems with iTunes telling me I've authorized too many devices. I have seen in some places people saying that I'm allowed to authorized up to 10 devices, 5 of which can be computers, but iTunes seems to be treating computers and other devices the same for me, limiting me to 5 no matter what.
Any ideas what might be wrong?
A: Maybe you have authorized Macs you no longer have.
Go to your account in iTunes, under Apple ID Overview you can see how many computers you have authorized and (once a year) you can deauthorize all, after that you should be able to reauthorize your Macs. (This does not affect iOS devices, as they do not count towards your 5 devices limit)
| Q: How can I share apps and music purchased on one apple ID between 7 devices? I have:
*
*1 Macbook Pro for office use
*1 Macbook Air for personal travel use
*1 Mac Mini to run my home theater system
*1 iMac that my wife and kids use
*1 iPad v1 for the kids to play with
*1 iPad v2 for myself
*1 iPhone 3GS
I'm running into problems with iTunes telling me I've authorized too many devices. I have seen in some places people saying that I'm allowed to authorized up to 10 devices, 5 of which can be computers, but iTunes seems to be treating computers and other devices the same for me, limiting me to 5 no matter what.
Any ideas what might be wrong?
A: Maybe you have authorized Macs you no longer have.
Go to your account in iTunes, under Apple ID Overview you can see how many computers you have authorized and (once a year) you can deauthorize all, after that you should be able to reauthorize your Macs. (This does not affect iOS devices, as they do not count towards your 5 devices limit)
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56624febcce9b54abd26b80224f0a43534c7a0ce | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Subversion 1.7 for OS X Lion I am quite lost, how do I get this to work. I can't find any GUI Programs that support 1.7 yet. Commandline would be okay, but I can't seem to find one!
Also how would the diff work on the commandline?
A: Macports has a subversion port. Others are listed on the subversion download page which includes Wandisco which seems to have a GUI.
| Q: Subversion 1.7 for OS X Lion I am quite lost, how do I get this to work. I can't find any GUI Programs that support 1.7 yet. Commandline would be okay, but I can't seem to find one!
Also how would the diff work on the commandline?
A: Macports has a subversion port. Others are listed on the subversion download page which includes Wandisco which seems to have a GUI.
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0bd1e7d14c4b2620936b62d1714e545b1591d35c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Apply display settings for a folder recursively Question
When I change the display settings in Finder, it is only applied for the current folder that I'm in.
I want to apply a display settings for all (sub-)folders in ~/Pictures.
Since it's only for ~/Pictures, using the option 'Use as Defaults' will not help me. How can I do this?
Solution (thanks to @hobs)
The following tutorial uses an automator workflow. The workflow has to be run again when you add a new subdirectory to ~/Pictures.
A: I think your question fits with this thread and my answer to it:
System-wide finder view preferences
Short answer, it isnt that easy, but if you are willing do to some work you can make it happen.
| Q: Apply display settings for a folder recursively Question
When I change the display settings in Finder, it is only applied for the current folder that I'm in.
I want to apply a display settings for all (sub-)folders in ~/Pictures.
Since it's only for ~/Pictures, using the option 'Use as Defaults' will not help me. How can I do this?
Solution (thanks to @hobs)
The following tutorial uses an automator workflow. The workflow has to be run again when you add a new subdirectory to ~/Pictures.
A: I think your question fits with this thread and my answer to it:
System-wide finder view preferences
Short answer, it isnt that easy, but if you are willing do to some work you can make it happen.
A: Laborious but should do what you want: open each subfolder, set the display settings you want to use, then check “Always open in * view” at the top of the display settings inspector panel. This will save all the defaults.
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b63d4b61b76aae855a63f65f1014dd79a466cfb9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: MagSafe Power Cord soldering with Power Brick How can I solder power cord back as it was? Has anyone else had the same problem? I know that Apple hardware and peripherals are very hard to "open up", so maybe some of you know some tricks about it. My power adapter looks like this:
A: Messing with a line voltage components like transformers is a huge fire hazard.
When these cords fail due to mechanical abrasion, it's common for other parts to melt or fray and I wouldn't trust myself to know if the repaired unit would be safe. I would worry the heat of soldering would do more damage to the cord close to the solder point.
Have you already called Apple and had them check if that adapter can be exchanged?
| Q: MagSafe Power Cord soldering with Power Brick How can I solder power cord back as it was? Has anyone else had the same problem? I know that Apple hardware and peripherals are very hard to "open up", so maybe some of you know some tricks about it. My power adapter looks like this:
A: Messing with a line voltage components like transformers is a huge fire hazard.
When these cords fail due to mechanical abrasion, it's common for other parts to melt or fray and I wouldn't trust myself to know if the repaired unit would be safe. I would worry the heat of soldering would do more damage to the cord close to the solder point.
Have you already called Apple and had them check if that adapter can be exchanged?
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7af7f3efa3e399ef68a33fe9f8591f9040f2a6cb | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Energy Saver preferences keep breaking This is a new question related to a question I asked previously.
MacBook is sleeping despite being set to "never" sleep
Basically, the MacBook would sleep after 3 hours despite the preferences telling it to "never" sleep.
I fixed the original problem by deleting the Energy Saver plist file.
However, after two weeks, it broke again and the original problem came back. I have no doubt that I can just fix it by deleting the preference file again.
Obviously something external is botching up the Energy Saver preference file. I'm wondering if anyone can tell me how I can determine what could be causing this problem in the first place.
EDIT:
Trashing the Energy Saver plist file no longer fixes this issue. I've removed Caffeine and I'm out of ideas. I can't even effectively troubleshoot this since it takes three hours just to see if it will sleep or not. What else can I do? Where else can I look?
A: Perhaps you should try resetting the SMC, as described here: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964
| Q: Energy Saver preferences keep breaking This is a new question related to a question I asked previously.
MacBook is sleeping despite being set to "never" sleep
Basically, the MacBook would sleep after 3 hours despite the preferences telling it to "never" sleep.
I fixed the original problem by deleting the Energy Saver plist file.
However, after two weeks, it broke again and the original problem came back. I have no doubt that I can just fix it by deleting the preference file again.
Obviously something external is botching up the Energy Saver preference file. I'm wondering if anyone can tell me how I can determine what could be causing this problem in the first place.
EDIT:
Trashing the Energy Saver plist file no longer fixes this issue. I've removed Caffeine and I'm out of ideas. I can't even effectively troubleshoot this since it takes three hours just to see if it will sleep or not. What else can I do? Where else can I look?
A: Perhaps you should try resetting the SMC, as described here: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964
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a5bcc927d1ec2b9dcbd5a1e86a8b5d52e5902b25 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Drag & drop and cut & paste not working
Possible Duplicate:
Can anyone explain this clipboard behaviour?
This is weird. I'm on OSX Lion, and sometimes both drag & drop and cut & paste stop working, at the same time. They stop working in any program, not just the Finder. And it's not just the shortcut: if I try to right click and select "Copy" it doesn't work either.
This has happened three times so far. A reboot fixes it, but it's annoying at best. Anyone with the same problem? Any solution?
A: Well, since the question is “Anyone with the same problem”: yes, it seems at least another StackExchange user has the same problem in “Can anyone explain this clipboard behaviour?”.
| Q: Drag & drop and cut & paste not working
Possible Duplicate:
Can anyone explain this clipboard behaviour?
This is weird. I'm on OSX Lion, and sometimes both drag & drop and cut & paste stop working, at the same time. They stop working in any program, not just the Finder. And it's not just the shortcut: if I try to right click and select "Copy" it doesn't work either.
This has happened three times so far. A reboot fixes it, but it's annoying at best. Anyone with the same problem? Any solution?
A: Well, since the question is “Anyone with the same problem”: yes, it seems at least another StackExchange user has the same problem in “Can anyone explain this clipboard behaviour?”.
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51fe287a4b7351558cb82561c4d7a5819da731e8 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What brand of SSD does apple use for their LATE 2011 MacBook Pros? The ones that came out on October 2011. Models #:
MD311*/A, MD313*/A, MD314*/A, MD318*/A or MD322*/A
The SSD options are listed here with no detailed information:
http://store.apple.com/us/configure/MD322LL/A?select=select&product=MD322LL%2FA
Note that https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/9113/what-brand-of-ssd-come-optional-on-macbook-pros is NOT a duplicate question as the answer is not specific to these model #'s
A: I bought a Apple SSD which is OEMed from Toshiba. The model is TS256C. http://www.tuaw.com/2011/04/17/apple-adds-speedier-ssds-to-latest-batch-of-macbook-airs/
When installing this SSD into my later 2008 MBP, the TRIM is automatically enabled in Lion. However, other brand SSD, you may need to manually enable the TRIM.
So I guess the later 2011 MBP may using the same OEMed Toshiba SSD.
| Q: What brand of SSD does apple use for their LATE 2011 MacBook Pros? The ones that came out on October 2011. Models #:
MD311*/A, MD313*/A, MD314*/A, MD318*/A or MD322*/A
The SSD options are listed here with no detailed information:
http://store.apple.com/us/configure/MD322LL/A?select=select&product=MD322LL%2FA
Note that https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/9113/what-brand-of-ssd-come-optional-on-macbook-pros is NOT a duplicate question as the answer is not specific to these model #'s
A: I bought a Apple SSD which is OEMed from Toshiba. The model is TS256C. http://www.tuaw.com/2011/04/17/apple-adds-speedier-ssds-to-latest-batch-of-macbook-airs/
When installing this SSD into my later 2008 MBP, the TRIM is automatically enabled in Lion. However, other brand SSD, you may need to manually enable the TRIM.
So I guess the later 2011 MBP may using the same OEMed Toshiba SSD.
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baf9858bcbcaef46b045205238f72b92deb3a09a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I display Quicktime's "New Movie Recording" function in ASCII I wonder if anyone could master this one?
So Quicktime can play movies in ASCII mode as per the link below:
http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#samplecode/ASCIIMoviePlayerSample/Introduction/Intro.html
But is it possible to view, through the webcam in Quicktime, the webcam video as ASCII art?
A: Try ASCII Projektor
… computer’s camera as well as from QuickTime files. …
| Q: How can I display Quicktime's "New Movie Recording" function in ASCII I wonder if anyone could master this one?
So Quicktime can play movies in ASCII mode as per the link below:
http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#samplecode/ASCIIMoviePlayerSample/Introduction/Intro.html
But is it possible to view, through the webcam in Quicktime, the webcam video as ASCII art?
A: Try ASCII Projektor
… computer’s camera as well as from QuickTime files. …
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d6d3b684314417a0ce71abc6d57795e6417bc078 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a decent application for personal finances that support multiple currencies on OSX? I'd like to keep track of my finances better and wondering what good options there are out there. Preferably something that isn't geared towards Americans as my dollars tend to be Singapore ones and it'd be nice if also could track my finances in other countries in their native currency. :)
A: iBank sure does:
Go global. Just like your Mac, iBank works worldwide. With multi-currency support, you can set a default currency for any account, download exchange rates and calculate transfers between accounts automatically. iBank supports localization for British English, and now includes full French language support as well.
MoneyWell does as well:
Transaction-Level Exchange Rates
Do you bank in multiple currencies? MoneyWell has you covered. You can track your spending in your primary currency while having accounts in several other currencies and store both amounts in each transaction.
| Q: Is there a decent application for personal finances that support multiple currencies on OSX? I'd like to keep track of my finances better and wondering what good options there are out there. Preferably something that isn't geared towards Americans as my dollars tend to be Singapore ones and it'd be nice if also could track my finances in other countries in their native currency. :)
A: iBank sure does:
Go global. Just like your Mac, iBank works worldwide. With multi-currency support, you can set a default currency for any account, download exchange rates and calculate transfers between accounts automatically. iBank supports localization for British English, and now includes full French language support as well.
MoneyWell does as well:
Transaction-Level Exchange Rates
Do you bank in multiple currencies? MoneyWell has you covered. You can track your spending in your primary currency while having accounts in several other currencies and store both amounts in each transaction.
A: Squirrel does as well.
It's got a clean interface and is easy to work with. If you're on Lion, you might want to grab the version from the Mac App Store (0.8.8 at the time of writing) instead, but that one does not currently support syncing with the iPhone version of Squirrel. iCloud based syncing will be in a coming update.
The version on the web site (0.8.7) has some small issues on Lion but can sync. It works like a charm on Snow Leopard.
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11e285a1bdaf235a3ff47cb66c5b19e9801988d9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I set the background image the same on all master slides without editing each master slide individually in Keynote? In PowerPoint the master slides have inheritance, so you can set common elements on all the master slides easily. I don't see anyway to do this in Keynote. For example, if I want to set the background image on all the master slides then I need to edit the background image on each master slide.
How to set the background image the same on all master slides without editing each master slide individually?
A: Create a slide with the background you want, then copy that background. Go the master slides section, click on the master slide you are using, and paste the background onto the master slide. All your slides (that use that master slide) will have the same background.
| Q: How can I set the background image the same on all master slides without editing each master slide individually in Keynote? In PowerPoint the master slides have inheritance, so you can set common elements on all the master slides easily. I don't see anyway to do this in Keynote. For example, if I want to set the background image on all the master slides then I need to edit the background image on each master slide.
How to set the background image the same on all master slides without editing each master slide individually?
A: Create a slide with the background you want, then copy that background. Go the master slides section, click on the master slide you are using, and paste the background onto the master slide. All your slides (that use that master slide) will have the same background.
A: No, unfortunately there's no way to do such a thing (at least to my knowledge).
However, a quite effective workaround is to select all the items you want to apply to other master slides, by clicking all the items with ⌘ or ⇧ down, then copy them (⌘C) and paste to all other master slides. Luckily, Keynote doesn't move pasted items when pasting on another slide (as opposed to what it does when pasting the same item on the same slide).
Repetitive movement FTW:
*
*Click on the master slide that you just edited.
*Hit ↓.
*Hit ⌘V.
*Loop.
Kind of ridiculous, but you can actually do it pretty fast ;)
(yes, it should be possible to automate this, but I don't feel like it's a common enough use-case to spend time writing an AppleScript)
A: The latest version of Keynote does remember your gradient settings when setting the background on a master slide; so this makes it relatively painless to apply the same background to all the other slides.
A: Drag down the handle at the top of the slide sidebar to reveal the master slides:
From there it works the same as in PowerPoint.
A: It appears the correct answer is I cannot do this unfortunately.
A: yes you can. Click on a random master slide, right click=>select all with all slides being selected and then choose the background just like what you did to a single slide they will be all the same background then.
A: Yes you an do it. Very simple, select all the slides you want to change (shift click & highlight them) Open inspector, slide tab, appearance , background and change the background. There is a drop down where you can change the colour, gradient, image etc.
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2073041895bc8fd7872370eed68092e9b7b9f7e1 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I get tracks from another iTunes library onto my iPhone without wiping it? I got a bunch of audiobooks on a different Mac then my own (to which I don't have access at the present moment). I want to get them onto my iPhone without erasing stuff from my iPhone. How can I do that?
A: GoodReader for iPhone ($5) will let you load files directly to your iPhone over your LAN and play them from there. That should work fine if your audiobooks are a) all one file (if they are in multiple files there may not be 'playlist' support, which would be annoying, and b) not DRM'd. If they are DRM'd you'll need to sync them via iTunes or, in the case of Audible.com, you can download them from the Audible player.
| Q: How can I get tracks from another iTunes library onto my iPhone without wiping it? I got a bunch of audiobooks on a different Mac then my own (to which I don't have access at the present moment). I want to get them onto my iPhone without erasing stuff from my iPhone. How can I do that?
A: GoodReader for iPhone ($5) will let you load files directly to your iPhone over your LAN and play them from there. That should work fine if your audiobooks are a) all one file (if they are in multiple files there may not be 'playlist' support, which would be annoying, and b) not DRM'd. If they are DRM'd you'll need to sync them via iTunes or, in the case of Audible.com, you can download them from the Audible player.
A: Copy the files from the iTunes Library where the files can be found to the Library that your iPhone is synced to and sync your iPhone.
You can add files to an iTunes Library by going to the top-left and clicking 'add file to library'
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94ef206eff48befa212b839acf8d7812f3374b48 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I use Siri to select between multiple email addresses? When using Siri to send an email to a contact with multiple email addresses, I can't find a way to select one of the addresses in a hands-free way (without clicking with my finger). Siri reads out the two addresses, and then gives me a voice prompt to pick one, but when I say one of them back it just loops back to the "Which email address for..." prompt.
Anyone know what to say here? I've tried just saying the domain of the address, "one", "the first one", the entire email address, but none of them work.
A: Ok this is what i saw when i asked SIRI to send a mail to a contact with multiple address, i then chose 'Home' and siri asked me what should she send!. It was pretty straight forward IMHO, so i suggest you try to disable/enable SIRI, if that doesn't work, then i think you will have to restore iOS option. Hope this helps mate
| Q: How can I use Siri to select between multiple email addresses? When using Siri to send an email to a contact with multiple email addresses, I can't find a way to select one of the addresses in a hands-free way (without clicking with my finger). Siri reads out the two addresses, and then gives me a voice prompt to pick one, but when I say one of them back it just loops back to the "Which email address for..." prompt.
Anyone know what to say here? I've tried just saying the domain of the address, "one", "the first one", the entire email address, but none of them work.
A: Ok this is what i saw when i asked SIRI to send a mail to a contact with multiple address, i then chose 'Home' and siri asked me what should she send!. It was pretty straight forward IMHO, so i suggest you try to disable/enable SIRI, if that doesn't work, then i think you will have to restore iOS option. Hope this helps mate
A: When you are looking at the Contact information on the iPhone, tap 'Edit' (top right corner).
Then tap the label next to the email address for that contact, and you should see this:
If you tap that Edit button (shown here; again, top right), you can choose "+ Add Custom Label" to make your own.
(That's how it works for .Mac/MobileMe/iCloud and Gmail/Google Apps, I assume it is the same for Outlook.)
Siri definitely uses those labels when choosing which email address to use.
(Aside: I have actually gone through many of my contacts and if I have more than one email address for them, I put the primary one in the email field, and move the other to the "Notes" in case it stops working. Ditto for phone numbers. If I always call you on your cell phone, or always call your work number, the other numbers move to the notes section. YMMV.)
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ca34fac27c8c4a2e0ca404486a6d2c10aeec5352 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: external hd mac ntfs 3g could not mount I got an external hd "clickfree hd" but when trying it with my Mac I get the following error:
ntfs 3g could not mount, error
I have tried NTFS-3G, MacFuse and FuseOSX. I'm running Lion but this seems not to be working. So I'm missing something to mount the drive with read and write capabilities.
The second question is, is it better to format the HD, as I will only use it in my Macs and when using Linux? So if I format it, can I use it for time machine with the machine running Lion as well as backup for another Mac and a Linux machine?
A: Install NTFS-3g in here: http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/24481/ntfs-3g
Then install OSXFUSE: http://osxfuse.github.com/
MacFuse has been abandoned for a while now. Someone picked it up and rename it to OSXFUSE
If you want to use it for Mac and Linux, use FAT. If you want to use it for time machine, use HFS Journaled.
| Q: external hd mac ntfs 3g could not mount I got an external hd "clickfree hd" but when trying it with my Mac I get the following error:
ntfs 3g could not mount, error
I have tried NTFS-3G, MacFuse and FuseOSX. I'm running Lion but this seems not to be working. So I'm missing something to mount the drive with read and write capabilities.
The second question is, is it better to format the HD, as I will only use it in my Macs and when using Linux? So if I format it, can I use it for time machine with the machine running Lion as well as backup for another Mac and a Linux machine?
A: Install NTFS-3g in here: http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/24481/ntfs-3g
Then install OSXFUSE: http://osxfuse.github.com/
MacFuse has been abandoned for a while now. Someone picked it up and rename it to OSXFUSE
If you want to use it for Mac and Linux, use FAT. If you want to use it for time machine, use HFS Journaled.
A: This solution (see link at the bottom) helped me without any problem. I have Lion 10.7.5 on a Macbook Pro from 2011 and have had the NTFS MacFUSE solution installed from the early beginning. There are also other solutions (that you can pay for), like from Paragon, as well as some others to. The solution that I used (below) looked quite difficult for me to do at first, but when I finally tried it, it only took about 10 minutes. Just don't be scared if you don't know the terminal yet -- you'll be prompted to type your password, and it will look like you can't type it, but you can. Just type your password and press enter.
Here's the link that I used for help:
http://web.archive.org/web/20130328025706/http://fernandoff.posterous.com/ntfs-write-support-on-osx-lion-with-ntfs-3g-f (sometimes archive.org takes a little bit longer to load)
Hope this helps.
A: Here is a good article that describes helps to setup NTFS on macosx.
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f5100f9f4235cec4780522fb6cef89592d739dde | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I kill or refresh Desktop Wallpaper with a Terminal command? Is there a command for refreshing the Display Settings? Or, in specific, refreshing the Desktop Wallpaper?
A: You could try restarting dock which, amongst many things, draws the wallpaper on the desktop. But be careful; as dock also controls a lot of window management apps may 'un-minimise' or un-hide and windows. As dock also controls Mission Control, you won't be able to change spaces or go into Mission Control until dock restarts again (which is mostly instantly).
From terminal, try:
killall Dock
| Q: How can I kill or refresh Desktop Wallpaper with a Terminal command? Is there a command for refreshing the Display Settings? Or, in specific, refreshing the Desktop Wallpaper?
A: You could try restarting dock which, amongst many things, draws the wallpaper on the desktop. But be careful; as dock also controls a lot of window management apps may 'un-minimise' or un-hide and windows. As dock also controls Mission Control, you won't be able to change spaces or go into Mission Control until dock restarts again (which is mostly instantly).
From terminal, try:
killall Dock
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c89d5a9d9a65f86dcbb91b500b30404f0bac0ea5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I full-screen QuickTime Player on an external monitor in Lion? I am trying to play a QuickTime video in Lion on an external monitor. How do I get it to play full screen on the external monitor, not on the laptop screen?
A: Install QT 7 from http://support.apple.com/kb/dl923 and open your movie with QT7. Then open Preferences and select Fullscreen tab and click on your second display.
Update:
Movist is a great player. You can get it from here: http://code.google.com/p/movist/
| Q: How do I full-screen QuickTime Player on an external monitor in Lion? I am trying to play a QuickTime video in Lion on an external monitor. How do I get it to play full screen on the external monitor, not on the laptop screen?
A: Install QT 7 from http://support.apple.com/kb/dl923 and open your movie with QT7. Then open Preferences and select Fullscreen tab and click on your second display.
Update:
Movist is a great player. You can get it from here: http://code.google.com/p/movist/
A: Move the non-fullscreen QuickTime window to the external monitor, then click the fullscreen button.
Sorry, just tested and that doesn't work. It used to, not sure when that changed.
It's not a proper solution, but using VLC would be a workable stopgap measure - it doesn't use the built-in Lion fullscreen functionality, and thus can be put wherever you like, and doesn't blank the other screens at the same time.
A: The only way I can see fullscreen playing on a non-primary display (without editing System Preferences or adding additional software) is this:
*
*select movie file in Finder
*activate Quick Look (click the eye button or press space bar)
*move the Quick Look window over to the target display
*click the "expand to fullscreen" arrows button in its top right corner.
QuickTime Player Version 10.1 (501.8) on Lion - the Quick Look hack only works on non-streamed content so it is kind of a bummer. I seriously hope that Apple fixes this in a software update soon :-/
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ed4d7365bc98e215b4be40d5f900978fa6452322 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I convert a NTFS drive to HFS+ without having to move the data? How can I convert a NTFS drive to HFS+ without having to move the data?
It is an external drive of 2TB and I don't want to spend too much time moving the data.
This is required in order to be able to share the drive on Lion (smbx)
A: Sorry but there is no way to reformat a Hard Drive while keeping the current data intact. You can either move the data off, reformat to HFS+ then move the data back on or add a second partition that is HFS+, move the data to that partition then remove the old NTFS partition and expand the HFS+ one.
| Q: How can I convert a NTFS drive to HFS+ without having to move the data? How can I convert a NTFS drive to HFS+ without having to move the data?
It is an external drive of 2TB and I don't want to spend too much time moving the data.
This is required in order to be able to share the drive on Lion (smbx)
A: Sorry but there is no way to reformat a Hard Drive while keeping the current data intact. You can either move the data off, reformat to HFS+ then move the data back on or add a second partition that is HFS+, move the data to that partition then remove the old NTFS partition and expand the HFS+ one.
A: *
*Always backup first.
*Use a filesystem conversion tool like Paragon NTFS-HFS Converter (commercial product)
There are open source projects such as FSTransform and ConvertFS (abandoned), but unfortunately, they don't support HFS.
Note that converting a filesystem is always slower than copying the contents to another disk, reformatting, and copying back.
A: The OP has probably already solved this problem since posting 2 weeks ago, but for the record, smith is right, you will have to move the data one way or another to reformat to HFS+. And it must be journaled if you want a bootable partition. Lion doesn't support FAT32 or NTFS.
If you don't have room to make a second partition on the current drive to hold all the data, you will have to borrow, rent or buy another HD, and then set it to copy everything overnight or while you're at work.
If you're in a position to buy, look for a great deal, or a nice upgrade to what you have (nothing in between). Costco was recently selling a 3 TB MyBook (USB2) for $100, though USB2 will be much slower and have less longevity, especially given Apple's new Thunderbolt standard. Or, a high capacity can be had for about 7-10c per GB (~$150-200 for a 2TB) with FW800/USB3. Personally, I'd go for the upgrade, unless I were broke.
Once you transfer, you can sell the new drive (or if you have wiggly ethics, return it), or keep the upgraded drive and sell your old one after wiping it clean (triple pass erase and reformat).
You might also look at what you REALLY need out of all those backups. How important are those files, and how often do you use them? Unless you're doing DV / animation work, photography or you have huge media libraries (that you actually use!) you probably have a lot of wasted space.
It's easy to keep buying hard drives and filling them up. It's harder to sift through them for the real jewels ... or bite the bullet and dump all your old ideas to make room for the new.
Now there's an idea for a great backup solution: Only back up stuff that matters!
A: Paragon NTFS-HFS Converter easily convert NTFS volumes to HFS+ volumes and vice versa.
Paragon NTFS-HFS Converter is a specially designed utility, that converts NTFS volumes to HFS+ volumes, or HFS+ volumes to NTFS. This utility consists of a wizard that helps you select the desired volume for conversion, gives you the option to back it up, then quickly performs the conversion.
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933dd33aae4958a5256c194998ca2ee51760ed56 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Image capture opens after iPhone is connected Everytime I connect my iPhone to my laptop, Image Capture opens. How to I stop it? I just need to use iTunes, not Image Capture.
A: The preferences you are looking for are located in Image Capture itself.
Here is what to do:
| Q: Image capture opens after iPhone is connected Everytime I connect my iPhone to my laptop, Image Capture opens. How to I stop it? I just need to use iTunes, not Image Capture.
A: The preferences you are looking for are located in Image Capture itself.
Here is what to do:
A: You can select Other... and then iTunes from the drop down menu below Connecting this iPhone opens.
A: Open iTunes/Preferences with your iPhone connected and check:
And also check in iPhoto's preferences and select "No Application":
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e461a185198dc7a8cbd4e6b5a95d6e930b862558 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I browse /tmp in Finder? I can use the command line to :-
cd /tmp
ls -al
What is the equivalent to do so in finder?
I can't seems find a way to browse to that folder using finder,
(my intention is to view images which I created in /tmp)
Or is there any image browser tools can do the same?
A: You can use the menu Go -> Go to folder and enter the path of the folder you wish to see in the resulting dialog.
You can also use the keyboard shortcut Shift + Cmd + G to summon the dialog.
| Q: How do I browse /tmp in Finder? I can use the command line to :-
cd /tmp
ls -al
What is the equivalent to do so in finder?
I can't seems find a way to browse to that folder using finder,
(my intention is to view images which I created in /tmp)
Or is there any image browser tools can do the same?
A: You can use the menu Go -> Go to folder and enter the path of the folder you wish to see in the resulting dialog.
You can also use the keyboard shortcut Shift + Cmd + G to summon the dialog.
A: One possible way I just find out is to use browser (chrome, firefox),
and in the URL bar :-
file:///tmp/
This work like apache index directory,
is usable, but is far from ideal
A: Writing open /tmp in Terminal will open the /tmp folder in Finder.
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0a644c5ad490e3a6fd2fa52cf8fbfb1a592a0db4 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to register an AppleScript as a potential default web browser? I've written an AppleScript that I want to set as the default browser.
I've added a CFBundleDocumentTypes section to the p-list (copied from Safari) and rebuilt the launch services database, but that didn't work.
The script doesn't show up in the Safari default browser list. If I choose it manually in that preferences dialog, it's ignored, and Safari becomes the default browser.
A: Have you tried adding the CFBundleURLTypes and the sub-key LSIsAppleDefaultForScheme?
<key>CFBundleURLTypes</key>
<array>
<dict>
<key>CFBundleURLName</key>
<string>Web site URL</string>
<key>CFBundleURLSchemes</key>
<array>
<string>http</string>
<string>https</string>
</array>
<key>LSIsAppleDefaultForScheme</key>
<true/>
</dict>
</array>
Not sure that it will help, but I have noticed these keys in the info.plist of all the apps that I have checked that show up in that browser list.
| Q: How to register an AppleScript as a potential default web browser? I've written an AppleScript that I want to set as the default browser.
I've added a CFBundleDocumentTypes section to the p-list (copied from Safari) and rebuilt the launch services database, but that didn't work.
The script doesn't show up in the Safari default browser list. If I choose it manually in that preferences dialog, it's ignored, and Safari becomes the default browser.
A: Have you tried adding the CFBundleURLTypes and the sub-key LSIsAppleDefaultForScheme?
<key>CFBundleURLTypes</key>
<array>
<dict>
<key>CFBundleURLName</key>
<string>Web site URL</string>
<key>CFBundleURLSchemes</key>
<array>
<string>http</string>
<string>https</string>
</array>
<key>LSIsAppleDefaultForScheme</key>
<true/>
</dict>
</array>
Not sure that it will help, but I have noticed these keys in the info.plist of all the apps that I have checked that show up in that browser list.
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ddab33cb144c7f24e9dd5c17a6aa5104f9ef9e54 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Unlock iPhone 4 iOS 5.0.1 with baseband 4.11.08 I had a jailbroken unlocked iPhone with iOS 5.0, but by mistake I updated it to iOS 5.0.1 with iTunes. I'm asking this as both a cautionary tale to others as well in hopes that perhaps there is a jailbreak option I am overlooking.
In the process of the update from 5.0 to 5.0.1, the baseband was also updated to 4.11.08 and as expected, the phone became locked again as evidenced by the fact that it says "No Service" when I try to use my SIM.
Is there a way to unlock my iPhone 4 with iOS 5.0.1 other than asking the carrier to which it was initially locked?
A: You can't. Not only is there no way to unlock the new baseband, but there's also no way to downgrade it. You are out of luck.
| Q: Unlock iPhone 4 iOS 5.0.1 with baseband 4.11.08 I had a jailbroken unlocked iPhone with iOS 5.0, but by mistake I updated it to iOS 5.0.1 with iTunes. I'm asking this as both a cautionary tale to others as well in hopes that perhaps there is a jailbreak option I am overlooking.
In the process of the update from 5.0 to 5.0.1, the baseband was also updated to 4.11.08 and as expected, the phone became locked again as evidenced by the fact that it says "No Service" when I try to use my SIM.
Is there a way to unlock my iPhone 4 with iOS 5.0.1 other than asking the carrier to which it was initially locked?
A: You can't. Not only is there no way to unlock the new baseband, but there's also no way to downgrade it. You are out of luck.
A: There are a number of carriers (in the UK) that allow you to unlock your phone after a contract is over. I know that I was able to unlock an iPhone on O2 as soon as the contract was up, I was able to do the same thing whilst the contract was still.. running on Vodafone.
A: By now it is possible to down-grade your baseband - at least for the iPhone 3G and 3GS (unfortunately not 4/S) - from the iPad's 06.15 to 05.13.04 (un-lockable) thanks to the great work of the iPhone Dev Team:
The iPhone Dev Team is happy to announce a baseband downgrade option in redsn0w for those who are using the iPad’s 06.15 baseband on the iPhone3G or iPhone3GS.
Typically you’d have the 06.15 baseband if you unlock with ultrasn0w but updated your iPhone baseband past 05.13.04. With this new capability, you can now downgrade specifically from 06.15 to 05.13.04 (even if you never had 05.13.04 on that device before). This gives you the best of both worlds: ultrasn0w compatibility and a normal iPhone baseband with full GPS and the ability to use stock IPSWs again.
See this post on their blog.
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7392a6db5e728d845a8ee9e244a4a2b498fd7f9b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iPhone home button no longer works Recently I dropped my iPhone, breaking the screen, so I had that replaced with a new screen by myself that I brought from Amazon.
Now that I replaced it, the iPhone home button doesn't work at all because when I press it, it doesn't do anything, no matter how hard or many times I press it, it still won't do anything.
Later on, I took apart the iPhone and replaced the home button with a new one, and this didn't solve the issue and yet I don't know why it doesn't work at all.
I have pictures of my iPhone 3GS, hopefully it should help or whatsoever.
How can I get the home button working again?
A: If you can't fix the Home button mechanically, you can use a workaround to still be able to use your device, provided you have upgraded to iOS 5 or later.
Enable "Assistive Touch": Settings -> General -> Accessibility. It essentially shows a home button on the screen. A good way to breathe life into a broken phone.
| Q: iPhone home button no longer works Recently I dropped my iPhone, breaking the screen, so I had that replaced with a new screen by myself that I brought from Amazon.
Now that I replaced it, the iPhone home button doesn't work at all because when I press it, it doesn't do anything, no matter how hard or many times I press it, it still won't do anything.
Later on, I took apart the iPhone and replaced the home button with a new one, and this didn't solve the issue and yet I don't know why it doesn't work at all.
I have pictures of my iPhone 3GS, hopefully it should help or whatsoever.
How can I get the home button working again?
A: If you can't fix the Home button mechanically, you can use a workaround to still be able to use your device, provided you have upgraded to iOS 5 or later.
Enable "Assistive Touch": Settings -> General -> Accessibility. It essentially shows a home button on the screen. A good way to breathe life into a broken phone.
A: Have you checked that when you re assembled the phone you lined up the positioning of the dock connector correctly, a tiny bit off and it will cause the home button to not work.
See this solution for removing the back of an iPhone 3GS for disassembly instructions. On step 29 you will see the importance of this components positioning.
A: This is probably a bit of a long shot given the distinct possibility of this being a hardware rather than a software issues (because of historical circumstances). Having said that, I did have this same problem with my iPad 2 (was convinced that there was an issue with the hardware) and this was rectified by a 'hard device reset'.
Have you tried this yet?
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1371eb97f2d7853a60b14f0f1fb4fe96d3240c31 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I use a non "me.com" address to send email with iCloud? I will be buying an iPad and will want to use iCloud. However, I want to use a non "@me.com" address to send email from/reply to. Is this possible when you sign up for iCloud? Thanks
A: Using iCloud doesn't necessarily means you'll have to use Mail on iCloud. You can still use your current mail provider to send/receive email on your iPad. Providing you can connect to your current provider using IMAP, Exchange or POP.
You can also create your iCloud account without having a @me.com address. I use my @gmail.com address as my Apple ID to connect to iCloud to sync Contacts, Calendars, etc.
| Q: Can I use a non "me.com" address to send email with iCloud? I will be buying an iPad and will want to use iCloud. However, I want to use a non "@me.com" address to send email from/reply to. Is this possible when you sign up for iCloud? Thanks
A: Using iCloud doesn't necessarily means you'll have to use Mail on iCloud. You can still use your current mail provider to send/receive email on your iPad. Providing you can connect to your current provider using IMAP, Exchange or POP.
You can also create your iCloud account without having a @me.com address. I use my @gmail.com address as my Apple ID to connect to iCloud to sync Contacts, Calendars, etc.
A: If you use iCloud mail, then you can not use any other email address than me.com.
You can forward the mails from your old email to the me.com, but if you send an email from iCloud then the sender will be me.com.
This is a serious issue with iCloud, and I personally hate it.
A: Yes you can.
Because of security [mainly spam and phishing] issues, respectable outgoing mail (smtp) server operators will only allow you to send mail from an email address and domain that they know you have the right to use.
This isn't just picky, it's an essential part of the mechanism that has cut down SPAM. Apple have no way of knowing whether you have the right to send from [email protected]. If you haven't that right, and Apple lets you use it to spam, then they are likely to end up with their servers being blacklisted and then none of us can send email. Hence the restriction.
But your domain service provider has that knowledge. They are already probably forwarding you incoming email, or mapping your incoming email server address across to Apple. Ask them if they have an outgoing smpt server that you can use to send mail, and use it rather then Apple's outgoing server.
This may seem like a hack, but it is actually a perfectly rational setup. The outgoing email will still get put in your iCloud out box, so there is no downside.
What would be nice is if Apple would take on the whole domain name management issue.
A: You can, but it's a bit of a hack.
You can choose to use an different SMTP server to the normal one, as is the SMTP server for iCloud that rejects the use of an email address that doesn't match up. You can point it to a Google GMAIL server, and then get Google to change the "send from" address to match what you need to use.
A: No - iCloud servers will not send "spoofed" email so you'll need to arrange a second server to receive that email and send it.
There are several ways people configure this, the popular ones being:
*
*configure an alternate SMTP server for outbound mail by setting up iCloud manually
*use DNS and a proxy to handle the traffic
*setting up two accounts on iOS / Mac and letting iCloud send from the alternate account.
A: In my view, the answer is simple: when you setup your iCloud account you can use whatever email address you want, (I have setup iCloud accounts with Yahoo.com email addresses as well as an iCloud.com email address).
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03d3304938cbe7e3850f140e8ecb2f0ad50633b6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: MacBook Air mid 2011 Geekbench results too low My MacBook Air from mid 2011 recently only scores about ~1800 on geekbench vs 5300+ that it was before. I'm starting the benchmarking right after reboot, and the CPU seems initially calm. Any points?
A: I went to the Apple Service, where the guy has booted from an external hard drive and run the Repair Disk Permissions task from Disk Utility. That solved the issue!
Note: I did run Repair Disk Permissions before while trying to solve this problem, but it apparently couldn't fix some of the files due to that the disk was mounted. So, booting from an external disk is crucial here.
| Q: MacBook Air mid 2011 Geekbench results too low My MacBook Air from mid 2011 recently only scores about ~1800 on geekbench vs 5300+ that it was before. I'm starting the benchmarking right after reboot, and the CPU seems initially calm. Any points?
A: I went to the Apple Service, where the guy has booted from an external hard drive and run the Repair Disk Permissions task from Disk Utility. That solved the issue!
Note: I did run Repair Disk Permissions before while trying to solve this problem, but it apparently couldn't fix some of the files due to that the disk was mounted. So, booting from an external disk is crucial here.
A: Alright, another solution that worked for me. Got the same symptoms, but nothing helped this time, including my own original recipe (the one marked as the accepted answer).
Long story short: resetting SMC did the trick - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
Just FYI, this time I tried the following before coming across the SMC reset trick:
*
*Fixing all permission problems, including manual removing ACL on some system files.
*Restoring from TimeMachine.
*Clean reinstall of Lion.
A: Perhaps there is a background process that is taking away some of the processor's powers. Did you check in Activity Monitor if there was a process that took more than say 10 or 15% for no reason? Make sure the "Show All Processes" is selected.
And perhaps a bit of maintenance with apps like Onyx, CleanMyMac or Cocktail is in order. Never a bad thing to do...
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2654d5e4ff79f0d446040653a1db1523438bf446 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can Messages display the timestamp of every incoming message? I was chatting with someone via Messages.app on my iPhone, and they sent me a message saying "call me in 20 minutes". I was away from my phone when they sent it, so I didn't know when they sent the message, and therefore didn't know when to call.
I know that Messages.app displays a start time for new conversations, but I just want to get the time of a specific message.
Tap-and-hold and double-tap on the message just give a "Copy" context item.
How can I see the time of an incoming message?
A: iOS 7, which is now in the wild, can indeed show timestamps for every message. Just slide your finger right to left in a conversation.
Image: The Verge
(I literally yelled "finally!" while sitting at my desk when I read about this.)
| Q: Can Messages display the timestamp of every incoming message? I was chatting with someone via Messages.app on my iPhone, and they sent me a message saying "call me in 20 minutes". I was away from my phone when they sent it, so I didn't know when they sent the message, and therefore didn't know when to call.
I know that Messages.app displays a start time for new conversations, but I just want to get the time of a specific message.
Tap-and-hold and double-tap on the message just give a "Copy" context item.
How can I see the time of an incoming message?
A: iOS 7, which is now in the wild, can indeed show timestamps for every message. Just slide your finger right to left in a conversation.
Image: The Verge
(I literally yelled "finally!" while sitting at my desk when I read about this.)
A: I managed to view the timestamp of the most recent message by going back to the main Messages menu.
That displayed the most recent activity timestamp next to each conversation, and since I hadn't sent a response, the most recent message was the "call in 20 minutes" message.
I still can't find a way to get at the timestamp of an arbitrary incoming message, but this addressed my immediate problem.
A: The primary answer to this question is no:
On the iOS device itself, from within Messages.app, no matter if the messages are standard SMS, or iMessage; only the occasional timestamps, and the latest message time on the overview list, show times. There is no other mechanism for displaying message times.
A: In the messages index view where it shows all messages to from everyone use the search feature at top and search for text specific to the message you need to know the time of and it will show time next to it when found , only hour and minutes though
A: You can jailbreak your phone, then install SMS Timestamp. This will let you see timestamps for every message.
A: In iOS 5 (and in iOS 6, I suspect), if you are willing to delete some messages, you can find the timestamp of ANY message if you delete the ones which precede it in the conversation "snippet", which i describe in somewhat more detail on http://kenamored.blogspot.com/2014/04/how-to-reveal-ios-5-imessages-timestamps.html
A: Use the "Compact view". You'll see the time stamp of the message on the right hand side. View > Messages > Show as Compact
A: Try double tapping each message (in messenger, not text messages, for that it's s simple swipe to the right)
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ada8b38eed035756dd9f6ddeaf2a9ffa32eaa5c3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Securely erase deleted files? I was wondering if it's possible to make sure that some files I've deleted in the past on my mac are really gone?
I know about the option in Finder (Finder -> Secure Empty Trash...), but what if I already emptied Trash the standard way, and now want to make sure the files are fully wiped off?
Cheers.
A: You can erase free space using Disk Utility. (/Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility.app).
In the sidebar of Disk Utility, select “Macintosh HD” (or the drive where you’d originally stored the file). At the top of the window, select the “Erase” tab. Towards the lower left-hand corner of the window, there’s a button labelled Erase Free Space. This lets you overwrite all of the free space on the drive (which is where your deleted file currently resides). You can choose a one-pass, three-pass or seven-pass erase — hopefully that’s more than enough. And if not, I guess you can just do it multiple times.
As always with Disk Utility stuff, be a little careful. I did this a couple of years ago with a three-pass erase, something screwed up and I had to restore from a backup :(
| Q: Securely erase deleted files? I was wondering if it's possible to make sure that some files I've deleted in the past on my mac are really gone?
I know about the option in Finder (Finder -> Secure Empty Trash...), but what if I already emptied Trash the standard way, and now want to make sure the files are fully wiped off?
Cheers.
A: You can erase free space using Disk Utility. (/Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility.app).
In the sidebar of Disk Utility, select “Macintosh HD” (or the drive where you’d originally stored the file). At the top of the window, select the “Erase” tab. Towards the lower left-hand corner of the window, there’s a button labelled Erase Free Space. This lets you overwrite all of the free space on the drive (which is where your deleted file currently resides). You can choose a one-pass, three-pass or seven-pass erase — hopefully that’s more than enough. And if not, I guess you can just do it multiple times.
As always with Disk Utility stuff, be a little careful. I did this a couple of years ago with a three-pass erase, something screwed up and I had to restore from a backup :(
A: Are you using an SSD?
I don't believe it's possible to erase anything securely from an SSD, unless it was only stored encrypted. The easiest way to do this for new files is with FileVault.
Update: Apparently there's something called TRIM that allows the system to securely erase files on an SSD. It may not be on by default. See this answer for more information.
I'd still use FileVault, but it looks like you don't have to. (:
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2031931899103910647ba3cff293f8e5759ff315 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Printing to a Local Printer While Using VPN I use Cisco's AnyConnect VPN client for Mac to access my work network from home. While using the VPN I am unable to connect to my home printer. Is there any way around this? Is it possible to add my home printer while using VPN?
A: This largely depends upon the settings that your network administrator has set up for your VPN connection.
It is possible for them to require that all traffic travel through the VPN tunnel, at which point, no, you will not be able to connect to a networked printer in your home.
It is also possible for them to allow traffic that is not bound for your organization, to be transmitted outside the VPN tunnel, at which point you should be able to access your network print and other network resources in your home.
I would check with your network administrator on this... he/she will be best able to help you out.
| Q: Printing to a Local Printer While Using VPN I use Cisco's AnyConnect VPN client for Mac to access my work network from home. While using the VPN I am unable to connect to my home printer. Is there any way around this? Is it possible to add my home printer while using VPN?
A: This largely depends upon the settings that your network administrator has set up for your VPN connection.
It is possible for them to require that all traffic travel through the VPN tunnel, at which point, no, you will not be able to connect to a networked printer in your home.
It is also possible for them to allow traffic that is not bound for your organization, to be transmitted outside the VPN tunnel, at which point you should be able to access your network print and other network resources in your home.
I would check with your network administrator on this... he/she will be best able to help you out.
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8c89f0cd46293c2c2ed0a167a0b871fc367cd065 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do i get the low battery warning back on my MacBook? I have a MacBook and I did not take care of the battery properly. It started to shut down unexpectedly at around 20% and then even at 30%. I got a new battery and it seems to work fine; it lets me get down to 6%. The only problem is that even with the new battery, a warning does not pop up telling me that it is time to plug in my computer. I was waiting for it to come up when my computer was at 6%, and instead it just died. I don't know if I need to change some kind of setting or what. Any ideas on how to fix this?
A: I had reset SMC several times and changed my battery once. Unfortunately, my MacBook did not show low battery warning anymore. Then I found
SlimBatteryMonitor, it works for me. You can customize the percentage of battery (if drops below x%) to show the warning panel too.
| Q: How do i get the low battery warning back on my MacBook? I have a MacBook and I did not take care of the battery properly. It started to shut down unexpectedly at around 20% and then even at 30%. I got a new battery and it seems to work fine; it lets me get down to 6%. The only problem is that even with the new battery, a warning does not pop up telling me that it is time to plug in my computer. I was waiting for it to come up when my computer was at 6%, and instead it just died. I don't know if I need to change some kind of setting or what. Any ideas on how to fix this?
A: I had reset SMC several times and changed my battery once. Unfortunately, my MacBook did not show low battery warning anymore. Then I found
SlimBatteryMonitor, it works for me. You can customize the percentage of battery (if drops below x%) to show the warning panel too.
A: Try resetting the SMC. Details are listed here. You will notice that the symptom you described is listed on that page too as "The computer sleeps or shuts down unexpectedly."
One additional piece of advice. You only need to do this SMC reset once. Don't reset your SMC repeatedly and consecutively. That's not advisable.
A: I'd really recommend Battery Medic
It's completely free and supports notifications based on a battery threshold that you can set
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67512b8d4758daec056231df2df8efa3ad144356 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I remove Firefox using terminal? I'm a beginner with Mac OS X. Would somebody please tell me how to fully uninstall Firefox using Terminal on Mac OS X Lion?
I'm experiencing hangs and crashes with Firefox 5.0.1, so I want to remove it then re-install it.
Thanks so much in advance.
A: To remove Firefox.app:
*
*Login with an administrator account
*sudo rm -rf /Applications/Firefox.app/
You get the same result by just dragging the Firefox app from /Applications/ to the trash.
If the crashes continue after reinstalling, deleting preferences and support files in the user library may help:
*
*~/Library/Preferences/org.mozilla.firefox*
*~/Library/Application Support/Firefox
*~/Library/Application Support/Mozilla
*~/Library/Mozilla
*~/Library/Caches/Firefox
| Q: How can I remove Firefox using terminal? I'm a beginner with Mac OS X. Would somebody please tell me how to fully uninstall Firefox using Terminal on Mac OS X Lion?
I'm experiencing hangs and crashes with Firefox 5.0.1, so I want to remove it then re-install it.
Thanks so much in advance.
A: To remove Firefox.app:
*
*Login with an administrator account
*sudo rm -rf /Applications/Firefox.app/
You get the same result by just dragging the Firefox app from /Applications/ to the trash.
If the crashes continue after reinstalling, deleting preferences and support files in the user library may help:
*
*~/Library/Preferences/org.mozilla.firefox*
*~/Library/Application Support/Firefox
*~/Library/Application Support/Mozilla
*~/Library/Mozilla
*~/Library/Caches/Firefox
A: It's very probable that your profile is corrupt, rather than Firefox itself (in which case, deleting Firefox won't help as any new installation will use the corrupt profile).
Creating a new profile may help - the safest way to do that is using the Profile Manager.
A: You might also consider uninstalling it using AppZapper, which will remove the app and all of its configuration files. There is a fully-functional free trial available.
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6da2d3bdd2a78e77a6fe77dc873b0a24b288cada | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Finder is very slow in showing the content of server shared folders I'm accessing a Windows File Sharing folder on my home server in Finder on my Mac (OS X 10.7.2) using the SMB protocol. When I'm navigating through the folders, sometimes (most of the time) I have to wait up to 10 seconds until I can see the list of files in the selected folder. Also, there is no visual clue that Finder is fetching the file list, so the first time I got this behavior in Mac OS X Lion, I was thinking the folder was empty.
Even worse, when I'm copying some large files to the server, Finder is delaying the process of getting the file list more or less until the copying is finished.
Is this something I can fix? Or is it a known bug in the Finder/SMB protocol implementation?
A: In finder make sure you have status bar showing under view options. You should see a spinning gif animation while the folder is loading. If you have visited the folder recently the file list should be cached.
| Q: Finder is very slow in showing the content of server shared folders I'm accessing a Windows File Sharing folder on my home server in Finder on my Mac (OS X 10.7.2) using the SMB protocol. When I'm navigating through the folders, sometimes (most of the time) I have to wait up to 10 seconds until I can see the list of files in the selected folder. Also, there is no visual clue that Finder is fetching the file list, so the first time I got this behavior in Mac OS X Lion, I was thinking the folder was empty.
Even worse, when I'm copying some large files to the server, Finder is delaying the process of getting the file list more or less until the copying is finished.
Is this something I can fix? Or is it a known bug in the Finder/SMB protocol implementation?
A: In finder make sure you have status bar showing under view options. You should see a spinning gif animation while the folder is loading. If you have visited the folder recently the file list should be cached.
A: It is an issue with Apples smb implementation. They used to use Samba but because of licensing issues they have now created their own smb client.
There are two solutions you can choose from:
*
*Configure the server to play nice with Apple's smb (if you have access to the server). You can do this by enabling the vfs_fruit module in samba.
*Replace Apple's smb implementation with Samba3.
I detailed the solution in more depth in Slow SMB connection Buffalo Linkstation and you can see everything else I tried and my complete experience in Apple OS X Finder Is Listing Files Very (Very) Slow Over SMB With Shared Hard Drive Connected Directly to a WiFi Router at my company's blog.
A: I would say this is an expected result of mixing designs.
*
*Windows wants certain information to paint the folder contents and serves that to anyone that asks.
*OS X wants different information to paint the folder contents and takes longer to retrieve things from each file (icons to drawn, etc...) since it doesn't get what it wants from the initial directory listing request.
You can experiment with different views (list view, icon view, etc...) to see if your 10 second delay can be minimized, but using the Mac OS to view remote files on a windows share can take a while to get the listing if the data takes time to arrive. You can convince yourself it's not the mac by opening a local folder with similar file count.
A: Doing option-command-escape and relaunching Finder helps me.
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995620f8437e4e4949cac278062967ad7ab585db | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to search text in files of all types (including binary)? I want to find some text inside binary files. Is it possible to do in Finder (it skips binary even if I set up "All kinds" of file types)? Otherwise I would be thankful for utility that can do it.
PS: I need to search among many files in directory.
A: You should use the strings application in the Terminal.
strings filename(s) | grep text_to_search_for
From Wikipedia:
In computer software, strings is a program in Unix-like operating systems that finds and prints text strings embedded in binary files such as executables.
I'm not aware of any way to use Finder to search for text in binary files.
| Q: How to search text in files of all types (including binary)? I want to find some text inside binary files. Is it possible to do in Finder (it skips binary even if I set up "All kinds" of file types)? Otherwise I would be thankful for utility that can do it.
PS: I need to search among many files in directory.
A: You should use the strings application in the Terminal.
strings filename(s) | grep text_to_search_for
From Wikipedia:
In computer software, strings is a program in Unix-like operating systems that finds and prints text strings embedded in binary files such as executables.
I'm not aware of any way to use Finder to search for text in binary files.
A: After some digging on Google I found EasyFind.app. This app can search in selected or all file types.
A: You can try Insider for Mac.
A: Insider 1.1.1 is from 2013 but regardless, appears to work well on macOS 10.15.7 Catalina. However, as of now (Feb 2023) its purchase-website is dead. I just hope the trial period is infinite...
Its searching is apparently based on Spotlight backed up by find and grep (hence is not constrained to what has been Spotlight-indexed).
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fb856f5afd0467886d8827fcd6f3293e844b9ce9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Do I need to know someone's Apple ID email address to gift them an app? I'd like to send an app from the App Store to somebody as a gift. I have their email address, but I'm not sure if it's the email address associated with their Apple ID.
Do I need to enter their specific Apple ID email address, or will they be able to download the gift app if the email gets sent to any of their email addresses?
A: I believe the email sent contains a link with a promo code, it's not bound to the email address.
So you can send it to whatever, they'll still be able to get the app gifted.
| Q: Do I need to know someone's Apple ID email address to gift them an app? I'd like to send an app from the App Store to somebody as a gift. I have their email address, but I'm not sure if it's the email address associated with their Apple ID.
Do I need to enter their specific Apple ID email address, or will they be able to download the gift app if the email gets sent to any of their email addresses?
A: I believe the email sent contains a link with a promo code, it's not bound to the email address.
So you can send it to whatever, they'll still be able to get the app gifted.
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61ac9f1b9f3e98f36feb3bbda91632e7d42f1df6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I repair an NTFS partition from Lion? What free tool can I use to repair an NTFS partition under Lion.
I already have Tuxera NTFS on it and I do not want to install windows for this task.
A: From the Tuxera for Mac manual:
3.3 Checking and repairing NTFS file systems
There is only limited support for checking and repairing NTFS file systems at this time. The best way to repair a damaged NTFS volume is using chkdsk in Windows.
If you install NTFS-3G for Mac OS X, you will find that it includes a utility called ntfsfix, which can repair some fundamental inconsistencies of NTFS volumes. This utility is currently not integrated with the file system bundle, and thus can't be invoked through Disk Utility, because of reports that it has corrupted some users' NTFS drives.
If you want to try it out despite these warnings, you will have to invoke it manually, from the Terminal. Type “man ntfsfix” for usage info.
| Q: How can I repair an NTFS partition from Lion? What free tool can I use to repair an NTFS partition under Lion.
I already have Tuxera NTFS on it and I do not want to install windows for this task.
A: From the Tuxera for Mac manual:
3.3 Checking and repairing NTFS file systems
There is only limited support for checking and repairing NTFS file systems at this time. The best way to repair a damaged NTFS volume is using chkdsk in Windows.
If you install NTFS-3G for Mac OS X, you will find that it includes a utility called ntfsfix, which can repair some fundamental inconsistencies of NTFS volumes. This utility is currently not integrated with the file system bundle, and thus can't be invoked through Disk Utility, because of reports that it has corrupted some users' NTFS drives.
If you want to try it out despite these warnings, you will have to invoke it manually, from the Terminal. Type “man ntfsfix” for usage info.
A: There is Disk Drill that can repair FAT, NTFS and HFS on a Mac.
http://www.cleverfiles.com/file-system-recovery-mac.html
A: I just used the free and open source TestDisk to recover an NTFS boot sector. While other tools couldn't even find the partition, TestDisk worked like a charm!
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7f1c8dd0bfad0138604db66b72d7c875dd5df052 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I show hidden files in Finder with a keyboard shortcut? What is Ubuntu's CTRL+H equivalent in OSX Lion Finder to toggle display hidden files?
My all searches point me to use: defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE which is not exactly the same and its effect is somewhat permanent.
A: defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE reverse it. And there is no such functionality (online hide/show without restart) built in into Finder.
That is probaly because anyone who need it will prefer ls -a anyway.)
BTW If you only need to list hidden files use ls -ld .??*
| Q: How do I show hidden files in Finder with a keyboard shortcut? What is Ubuntu's CTRL+H equivalent in OSX Lion Finder to toggle display hidden files?
My all searches point me to use: defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE which is not exactly the same and its effect is somewhat permanent.
A: defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE reverse it. And there is no such functionality (online hide/show without restart) built in into Finder.
That is probaly because anyone who need it will prefer ls -a anyway.)
BTW If you only need to list hidden files use ls -ld .??*
A: There is a simple keyboard shortcut, at least since Sierra (macOS 10.12). Ensure that Finder is the active app and use this keyboard shortcut:
CommandShift. (that's a full stop/period at the end)
A: You could buy TotalFinder. It is a finder replacement that supports this feature (and many other nice features like tabs). TotalFinder features the ⇧⌘. shortcut as seen here:
See more details about this particular feature on their site
A: The keyboard shortcut
CommandShift.
does not work with international keyboards in Finder window, although it works in "open file" dialogs.
At least this is true with French keyboard.
The shortcut to use then is
fnCommandShift.
It works in both "open file" dialogs and in Finder windows, however you can avoid pressing the extra key fn and use CommandShift. in those dialogs.
A: ⇧⌘. shows hidden files in file dialogs and in some third party applications like TotalFinder. Transmit also has a menu item for toggling hidden files, but it's assigned to ⇧⌘B by default.
There's nothing equivalent to that in Finder though. But you could assign a shortcut to a script like this with FastScripts or by creating an Automator service.
k="com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles"
[[ "$(defaults read $k)" == 0 ]] && b=true || b=false
defaults write $k -bool $b
osascript -e 'quit app "Finder"' && open -a Finder
A: Wow, the above sounds really complex, why not open a terminal, and
*
*type defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles YES and press return
*Now Ctrl-Opt-Click on the Finder icon and select Relaunch
To un-hide run defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles NO the same way.
A: Here's a tutorial for setting up a contextual menu item to toggle visibility of hidden files.
http://www.macosxtips.co.uk/index_files/quickly-show-hidden-files.php
Still not as good as a keyboard shortcut. Filing a duplicate of radar://7096650 at http://bugreport.apple.com is the best way to tell Apple that you want this feature.
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cf17a177abcc71eae250dbf1a68f6edb83e55baa | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I get rid of duplicate Sent, Draft, and Trash folders in my IMAP accounts? I use several IMAP accounts for e-mail, and, except for iCloud, all of them show duplicate folders for Sent, Trash, and Draft mailboxes:
These duplicate folders are (generally) always empty, and seem to have no special status (e.g. the absence of the special icons used in OS X or iOS Mail):
But there seems to be nothing I can do to get rid of them. Is there a way to delete these folders or configure my IMAP accounts so that I at least don't have to see them in my iOS and OS X Mail clients?
Addendum: Here's what the folders look like through the hosts webmail interface:
A: *
*Set Mail to use your operator’s folders by opening them and selecting Mailbox>Use this mailbox for>[folder function].
*Move all messages from old folders to the new ones
*Delete the old, now empty folders.
| Q: How can I get rid of duplicate Sent, Draft, and Trash folders in my IMAP accounts? I use several IMAP accounts for e-mail, and, except for iCloud, all of them show duplicate folders for Sent, Trash, and Draft mailboxes:
These duplicate folders are (generally) always empty, and seem to have no special status (e.g. the absence of the special icons used in OS X or iOS Mail):
But there seems to be nothing I can do to get rid of them. Is there a way to delete these folders or configure my IMAP accounts so that I at least don't have to see them in my iOS and OS X Mail clients?
Addendum: Here's what the folders look like through the hosts webmail interface:
A: *
*Set Mail to use your operator’s folders by opening them and selecting Mailbox>Use this mailbox for>[folder function].
*Move all messages from old folders to the new ones
*Delete the old, now empty folders.
A: This has to do with the IMAP severs. Some folders can be visible, others hidden.
A program like Mail.app shows all folder that it see by default.
If you want to hide some, you need to hide them in the preferences of the email provider.
E.g.:
I've got a Gmail account. By default in Gmail the folders/labels sent, marked, trash... etc. are shown. Unlike Mail.app, Google mail has an option to disable these in Gmail.
On the other hand, Mail.app adds the Junk-E-Mail folder/label. I disabled the Junk-E-Mail option in the App and deleted the folder, since Google's spam filter is more reliable for my taste.
Solution for Gmail
Before:
After:
A: Ok, since you're using an iPhone - which is the reason for the extra labels - follow these instructions:
*
*On your iPhone, go to Settings -> Mail -> (Account Name) -> Account Info -> Advanced
*Under Mailbox Behaviors for Drafts, choose Drafts. On the iPhone this will save all drafts locally.
*For Sent Mailbox choose Sent Mail ON THE SERVER.
*Do the same for Trash.
*In Mail.app, click on the Sent Mail mailbox of the provider. Then on Mailbox -> Use this Mailbox For -> Sent.
*Do the same for Trash.
After a few sync's it should work as expected.
Source: http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/gmail/thread?tid=2cf4ecaa25aa7351&hl=en
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8d4889c5b8bc5728eec721a636e9469cbdecca13 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Trackpad gestures stop working From time to time, my Magic Trackpad gestures will stop working. I can restart to bring them back, but this is pretty disruptive.
Is there a process I can kill to bring them back?
(I've tried turning off the Magic Trackpad; unfortunately, it doesn't fix the problem.)
A: In 10.8, running killall Dock seems to bring back trackpad gestures.
When a reboot didn't fix this, I went to System Preferences → Trackpad → More Gestures and changed
*
*Mission Control to ‘Swipe up with three fingers’, and
*App Exposé to ‘Swipe down with three fingers’.
Those gestures now worked with 3 fingers. Then I changed it back to ‘Swipe up/down with four fingers’ on both and they started working again using the four-finger gestures.
| Q: Trackpad gestures stop working From time to time, my Magic Trackpad gestures will stop working. I can restart to bring them back, but this is pretty disruptive.
Is there a process I can kill to bring them back?
(I've tried turning off the Magic Trackpad; unfortunately, it doesn't fix the problem.)
A: In 10.8, running killall Dock seems to bring back trackpad gestures.
When a reboot didn't fix this, I went to System Preferences → Trackpad → More Gestures and changed
*
*Mission Control to ‘Swipe up with three fingers’, and
*App Exposé to ‘Swipe down with three fingers’.
Those gestures now worked with 3 fingers. Then I changed it back to ‘Swipe up/down with four fingers’ on both and they started working again using the four-finger gestures.
A: If resetting the necessary prefs does not help but the Magic Trackpad is still connected, this is a beautiful alternative: BetterTouchTool
In fact, this is much more fun since it makes the Magic Trackpad so powerful.
http://www.boastr.de/
A: This started happening to me on my early-2013 MacBook Pro since I upgraded to Mavericks. It happens both and with and without the Magic Trackpad.
Based on the note at the end of Andrew's answer, I ran killall Dock from a Terminal window and the gestures started working again.
This blog post has more information about the issue and there is an Alfred extension to fix it too.
A: For me, the problem was that dragging got turned off in Universal Access somehow. Go to Settings -> Universal Access -> Mouse & Trackpad -> Trackpad Options and turn on Dragging if it's not enabled.
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592f11f11b249dd9909ae796093d5e5773af02be | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What are your favorite menulets (or Menu Extras as Apple calls them)? Yes, I know, it's another list, but here goes:
What is your favorite menulet and what is it used for?
*
*Please one post one menulet per answer.
*Add a link to the developer's website, if possible.
*Duplicate answers should be flagged for deletion, so do check or edit an existing entry rather than adding a second answer for the same software.
A: iStat Menus
by Bjango is definitely my favorite. Monitor CPU, memory, disk usage & activity, network, temp sensors, battery, and customize the date & time format. Each of these items also has a customizable drop down menu with more details.
| Q: What are your favorite menulets (or Menu Extras as Apple calls them)? Yes, I know, it's another list, but here goes:
What is your favorite menulet and what is it used for?
*
*Please one post one menulet per answer.
*Add a link to the developer's website, if possible.
*Duplicate answers should be flagged for deletion, so do check or edit an existing entry rather than adding a second answer for the same software.
A: iStat Menus
by Bjango is definitely my favorite. Monitor CPU, memory, disk usage & activity, network, temp sensors, battery, and customize the date & time format. Each of these items also has a customizable drop down menu with more details.
A: Fantastical ($15)
Fantastical is awesome for quickly creating new calendar events and for seeing what's coming up. It's got some pretty smart natural language recognition, so I can just type "Architecture Review Meeting next Thursday from 4 to 6pm in Conference Room #42", and it fills out all the fields for you. Hit return and you're done!
A: MenuMeters
MenuMeters is a free application that displays CPU usage, memory usage, network up/down, and disk write/read.
A: Day-O (Free)
A tiny, dead simple app that replaces the system clock and shows a calendar when you click on it. You can also freely customize the date format.
A: DashExpander
A free text expander a là… TextExpander.
A: InsomniaX 2.0 (free)
It always has been a missing feature: Disabling the sleep mode on a Apple Laptop. Who does not want to use it as a big juke-box or go warwalking?
A: gfxCardStatus (free)
gfxCardStatus is a menu bar application for OS X that allows users of dual-GPU 15” and 17” MacBook Pros to view which GPU is in use at a glance, and switch between them on-demand.
A: Boom
*
*system-wide equalizer
*boost the volume of your Mac
*boost the volume of audio files
A: TinyAlarm
It's great for setting an audible reminder.
A: Camouflage (USD1.99)
Great little menulet to hide all the files and folders on your desktop. Much better than letting clients see all the cruft you've accumulated.
A: FastScripts
One of the most convenient ways to assign shortcuts to running AppleScripts or shell scripts.
A: Radium
Count on it to deliver your music, news, talk, sports, from 50 countries, in 100 languages, at the blink of an eye, with a click of a button.
*
*equalizer
*volume control
*add custom streams
*show current radio-show name in the menubar
A: Keychain Status (included with OS X)
Lock the screen immediately if you need to step away from the computer.
In addition you can lock the keychain. Fast access to Security Prefences and Keychain Access too.
You activate this menu item by checking the Show keychain status in menu bar option in the preferences for Keychain Access:
A: Caffeine
Caffeine is a tiny program that puts an icon in the right side of your menu bar. Click it to prevent your Mac from automatically going to sleep, dimming the screen or starting screen savers. Click it again to go back. Right-click (or ⌘-click) the icon to show the menu.
A: Gmail Notifier
Plain and simple...notifies you when you have a new email. It also integrates Google Calendar into the notifier. All-in-all it's a handy little tool.
A: Shimo
A powerful VPN client that replaces all other clients you may have (including the OSX VPN setting).
*
*VPN profiles based on networks
*Growl notifications
*supported protocols:
A: HUDTube
And it's associated Safari or Chrome add-ons, which allow you to open a youtube video from a page into a small standalone (resizable window) which is great for hour+ long podcasts which don't have video content worthy of their own tab/window.
A: Notify
An extremely lightweight mail client for your status bar. It's been abandoned, unfortunately, but it works on Lion with a few bugs and the developer has let everyone use the Pro version for free. It has tons of flexibility, and lets you preview, reply, compose, and file messages, all from a little unobtrusive icon. It supports Growl, and uses very tiny amounts of CPU and RAM.
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4994de7b577262da2bfe59ca45d7f35a8187d2cb | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I type the "@" symbol via remote desktop with a Swedish keyboard? I am running Remote Desktop to connect from my iMac with Snow Leopard to a Windows box at work that runs Windows 7 Professional. The connection is done over ssh.
When logged in to the window box I can use Alt + Tab to switch between programs, I can also see that when using emacs pressing Alt registers as Meta (which is what I have set it up as). However if I want to type a @ which on my Swedish keyboard is Alt + 2 nothing happens. The same is true for { and [ and so on.
A: Does ⌘ + alt + 2 work? This is a combination for @ in bootcamp.
For the other keys:
*
*⌘ + alt + 7 to get {
*⌘ + alt + 0 to get }
*⌘ + alt + 8 to get [
*⌘ + alt + 9 to get ]
| Q: How can I type the "@" symbol via remote desktop with a Swedish keyboard? I am running Remote Desktop to connect from my iMac with Snow Leopard to a Windows box at work that runs Windows 7 Professional. The connection is done over ssh.
When logged in to the window box I can use Alt + Tab to switch between programs, I can also see that when using emacs pressing Alt registers as Meta (which is what I have set it up as). However if I want to type a @ which on my Swedish keyboard is Alt + 2 nothing happens. The same is true for { and [ and so on.
A: Does ⌘ + alt + 2 work? This is a combination for @ in bootcamp.
For the other keys:
*
*⌘ + alt + 7 to get {
*⌘ + alt + 0 to get }
*⌘ + alt + 8 to get [
*⌘ + alt + 9 to get ]
A: Ctrl+Alt+2 did the trick for me (on Swiss German keyboard).
A: On my keyboard alt-G also did not work, however, alt-E works for the EURO sign. After some trying I found the alt-Q is the solution for the at (@) sign on the remote desktop (which is a Windows system).
A: Perhaps you could set up another keystroke to produce @ via system preferences/language & text/text/symbol and text substitution.
A: Perhaps not an answer, but on a UK keyboard @ and " swap places from Mac to Windows
Shift ⇧ 2 is @ on Mac, " on Win
Shift ⇧ ' is " on Mac, @ on Win
A: You could use the character palette.
System Preferences > Keyboard > Keyboard tab
Check "Show Keyboard & Character Viewers in menu bar"
(If necessary, press Input Sources... and enable Keyboard & Character Viewer)
Then open the Character Viewer from the menu bar, locate the character you need, and double-click it to insert it.
A: I use Cord and Danish keyboard and I get the ampersand (&) using
Right-alt + right-cmd + 2.
A: alt gr (the alt symbol on the right hand side) plus semicolon worked for me
A: Shift + ± worked for me when I typed all the characters on the keyboard using Shift key
A: alt + 0 worked for me. (under mac its produce ø, under vm win7 its produce @)
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2d3532a94e5ac0e03905b8d32622981f5a99796b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: A better way to remove keyboard grease from a MacBook Air's normal keyboard? The grease stain on a black keyboard looks awful. What are the recommended steps to remove the grease?
I have found some posts online suggesting pure alcohol as a solvent. (one such CNET forum)
Is this advice trustworthy?
A: Alcohol is the best answer; it dissolves grease. Power down, soak a cloth with isopropyl (at least 70%), and gently rub the keys until clean. As an added bonus, the alcohol will kill the germs on the keyboard, which are notorious for collecting them.
As you can see in the article How to clean Apple products, alcohol and ammonia based cleaners are specifically not recommended for displays and iOS devices, but not listed as problematic on portables and desktop machines.
| Q: A better way to remove keyboard grease from a MacBook Air's normal keyboard? The grease stain on a black keyboard looks awful. What are the recommended steps to remove the grease?
I have found some posts online suggesting pure alcohol as a solvent. (one such CNET forum)
Is this advice trustworthy?
A: Alcohol is the best answer; it dissolves grease. Power down, soak a cloth with isopropyl (at least 70%), and gently rub the keys until clean. As an added bonus, the alcohol will kill the germs on the keyboard, which are notorious for collecting them.
As you can see in the article How to clean Apple products, alcohol and ammonia based cleaners are specifically not recommended for displays and iOS devices, but not listed as problematic on portables and desktop machines.
A: The ideal solution (that I've found after years of cleaning Apple products) is not to use alcohol directly. Instead, mix it with water. The proportion to mix is simple:
*
*Three parts isopropyl alcohol
*Seven parts water
I use a bottle cap, fill it with alcohol three times then the same cap with water seven times (you can use something bigger if you want more).
With that solution, you're safe to clean all your mac and the alcohol presence guarantees a slow but secure grease removal without leaving the typical alcohol stain/residue that occurs when you use pure alcohol. Also the low concentration makes it safer against things that may get damaged by the usage of pure alcohol like rubber compounds or human skin.
For occasional cleanup you can use the simple, free and excellent Keyboard Cleaner. All it does is make your screen black (so you can clean it better) and lock your keyboard so you don't trigger accidental keys while cleaning. Of course, you can always shutdown the computer too.
Regarding products like iKlear and such, they are ok, in fact I'd recommend you always get a bottle of iKlear around, it's good to have and their small wet towels are very handy for quick clean. Remember never to use toilet/kitchen paper, use instead any "approved" cloth (like iKlear, TomBihn, etc.) the "micro fibers" are designed to not scratch your surface.
I wouldn't use pure alcohol.
A: Try a silicone keyboard cover from kbcovers.com. These work great with typing, keep dust and debris from getting between keys, and also prevent the keys from getting greasy.
A: I've just removed one of those sillicon covers that I bought to leave the keyboard pristine in order to resell it, but it left a sticky residue that I'm now here looking for how to remove it, because the apple recommended cloth + water didn't make the job.
A: The recommendation from apple website is to use a wet wipes (for clean kitchen, etc) ;)
I am using, and it works great!
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728855fa555ae70857b3b02785544e03c8b429d5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a way to get the OSX battery icon to display both percentage and time? I am working on a 2006 MacBook with Snow Leopard.
The battery level indicator has the option to show Time or Percentage remaining. I would like to show both.
Is there a way to enable this?
or
Can you recommend an app that will do it?
A: iStat Menu
offers to display both percentage and Time. http://bjango.com/mac/istatmenus/
When running SL, you could get the old free version. However, it does not contain the battery menulet: http://mac.brothersoft.com/istat-menus-2.0.html
| Q: Is there a way to get the OSX battery icon to display both percentage and time? I am working on a 2006 MacBook with Snow Leopard.
The battery level indicator has the option to show Time or Percentage remaining. I would like to show both.
Is there a way to enable this?
or
Can you recommend an app that will do it?
A: iStat Menu
offers to display both percentage and Time. http://bjango.com/mac/istatmenus/
When running SL, you could get the old free version. However, it does not contain the battery menulet: http://mac.brothersoft.com/istat-menus-2.0.html
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c08f5b16c1fc265035aaae44b1f0d2285a47601a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Finder dragging hang / stuck Sometimes when dragging files from folder to another, or moving a folder, the items being dragged are stuck in the dragging mode and it hangs. I can see Finder use 30-35% CPU at that moment.
Anyone facing the same problem?
I'm on 10.7.2 also using FlexiGlass for Window moving/resizing.
A: *
*I would say restart you Mac if you have not done so in a while.
*Try repairing the disk and repairing permissions in Disk Utility.
*Next try deleting your Finder preferences. Your looking for a file called:
com.apple.finder.plist
Note you might want to back this file up before deleting, if you spent a lot of time configuring Finder view, etc and this turns out to not fix the issue.
This file will be located at /Users/YourUSERname/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist
*Restart and see if it happens anymore.
*Try installing Onyx and use it to reset Finder related settings.
*Try removing FlexiGlass if you suspect that is causing issues.
*Try logging in as another user and see if the issues comes up while logged in as another user.
*If all else fails, back up your stuff and reinstall Lion.
| Q: Finder dragging hang / stuck Sometimes when dragging files from folder to another, or moving a folder, the items being dragged are stuck in the dragging mode and it hangs. I can see Finder use 30-35% CPU at that moment.
Anyone facing the same problem?
I'm on 10.7.2 also using FlexiGlass for Window moving/resizing.
A: *
*I would say restart you Mac if you have not done so in a while.
*Try repairing the disk and repairing permissions in Disk Utility.
*Next try deleting your Finder preferences. Your looking for a file called:
com.apple.finder.plist
Note you might want to back this file up before deleting, if you spent a lot of time configuring Finder view, etc and this turns out to not fix the issue.
This file will be located at /Users/YourUSERname/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist
*Restart and see if it happens anymore.
*Try installing Onyx and use it to reset Finder related settings.
*Try removing FlexiGlass if you suspect that is causing issues.
*Try logging in as another user and see if the issues comes up while logged in as another user.
*If all else fails, back up your stuff and reinstall Lion.
A: If this happens again, try restarting the Finder service by the following commands:
launchctl stop com.apple.Finder
launchctl start com.apple.Finder
A: TEMPORARY FIX
Ok, this is very a very odd & temporary fix but apparently put your mac to sleep and then wake it if you are having this finder hanging issue and it should resolve it. I thought I resolved the issue by deleting finder prefs but it came back a week later. Apparently there is a bug in lion that many other users are experiencing in 10.7.2 and 10.7.3. After waking from sleep I have noticed the issue is always gone, however it will not last across a reboot. Hopefully this is affecting enough users that it makes its way to apple engineers so they can correct it for the next point update.
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a4a71b829881437541b6bd68e13d2b7f054d7448 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a CVS client for Mac OS X? Could anyone recommend me a free tool to use on OSX for keeping my CVS projects?
I am using the integrated SVN on OSX for all my SVN projects; maybe there are similar commands on the terminal to access a CVS repository.
A: I have /usr/bin/cvs, which has been installed together with Xcode; albeit, it might be Xcode 3.
just doing a check the file is still here under Mavericks and Xcode 5 and I have done clean upgrade since the original answer
| Q: Is there a CVS client for Mac OS X? Could anyone recommend me a free tool to use on OSX for keeping my CVS projects?
I am using the integrated SVN on OSX for all my SVN projects; maybe there are similar commands on the terminal to access a CVS repository.
A: I have /usr/bin/cvs, which has been installed together with Xcode; albeit, it might be Xcode 3.
just doing a check the file is still here under Mavericks and Xcode 5 and I have done clean upgrade since the original answer
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1f342af0283730ef21925f5c37728b78efb231c1 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Tools to compress and encrypt files I want to compress several files and encrypt them with a password if possible.
*
*Are there any build-in tools in Mac OS that provide such functionality?
*If not, can you recommend me a (freeware) alternative?
*I'd also be happy with a terminal command.
A: The easiest way to compress is to just right-click any file and select the appropriate option to create a zip file (without password though).
On command-line/Terminal level there are at least
*
*zip which supports encryption (zip -P password ...)
*gzip which doesn't
*openssl which only encrypts (so compress with gzip first), e.g. openssl enc -aes-256-cbc -e -in note.txt -out note.txt.enc -pass pass:money
For zip and openssl the password will be visible to all users while the encryption is running. This is usually not a problem on a desktop system, otherwise you may consult the openssl man page for ways to read the password from a file or similar.
| Q: Tools to compress and encrypt files I want to compress several files and encrypt them with a password if possible.
*
*Are there any build-in tools in Mac OS that provide such functionality?
*If not, can you recommend me a (freeware) alternative?
*I'd also be happy with a terminal command.
A: The easiest way to compress is to just right-click any file and select the appropriate option to create a zip file (without password though).
On command-line/Terminal level there are at least
*
*zip which supports encryption (zip -P password ...)
*gzip which doesn't
*openssl which only encrypts (so compress with gzip first), e.g. openssl enc -aes-256-cbc -e -in note.txt -out note.txt.enc -pass pass:money
For zip and openssl the password will be visible to all users while the encryption is running. This is usually not a problem on a desktop system, otherwise you may consult the openssl man page for ways to read the password from a file or similar.
A: Yes, you can do this using the built-in Disk Images of Mac OS X. A disk image (or DMG file) is a file which, when opened, presents itself as a removable Mac OS X volume, similar to a removable hard drive. Many OS X applications are deployed on disk images. If you encrypt your home directory using FileVault, you're creating a spare bundle disk image.
You can create OS X disk images which are compressed and/or encrypted. However, if you create a compressed DMG, it will be read-only, so that may or may not work for you.
To create a new, empty encrypted disk image in OS X:
*
*Open Disk Utility, which is under the "utilities" folder of the "Applications" folder.
*From the File menu choose New > Blank Disk Image...
*In the dialog that appears, you can specify where to save the disk image, the name of the volume, and choose the type of encryption:
*
*Make sure to choose either "128-bit AES encryption (recommended)" or "256-bit AES encryption (more secure)" from the "Encryption" menu. Also, be sure to set a size for the disk image.
*If you create a sparse bundle (newer, and may be more reliable) or a spare image (older, can become corrupted easily if it's open and your computer is shut down improperly) then the image file will start small and will grow as you add files to it, up to a maximum size you specify.
*If you create a "read/write disk image", then the image file will start at the maximum size specified in the dialog box.
After you save the disk image file, you'll be prompted for a password and verification. Once completed, you'll have a new volume on your desktop and in the "Computer" view where you can begin dropping files!
To create a compressed, read-only image, you can do one of two things:
*
*Follow the same steps above, however instead of New > Blank Disk Image..., choose New > Disk Image From Folder.... This will first ask you to select a folder full of files. From there, it will present a similar dialog to the one above, but will not prompt for a volume name or size; it will use the name of the folder and the size will be automatically calculated. Be sure to choose to make a compressed image and don't forget the encryption
*Alternatively, if you have created a blank image and filled it with files, you can convert that image to a compressed image. This is a handy way to back up your encrypted files. Keep the master read/write uncompressed image as your day-to-day workspace, and periodically convert it to a read-only compressed image which you can back up to an external device. To do this, choose Images > Convert... within Disk Utility. Select the DMG file, and then you'll see the same screen as above.
Protip: if you drag and drop a folder onto Disk Utility's dock icon it will automatically offer to create a disk image out of that folder.
Protip #2: If you create an encrypted disk image out of an unencrypted folder and you want to delete the original, unencrypted files, remember to use secure erase otherwise you risk leaving confidential information on your hard drive.
A: You can do this with just tools in OSX
For simple compression right click on the file in Finder and choose compress..
To compress and add a password - With Disk Utility create a new disk image - choosing the Encryption and Image format options. Then copy the files into it.
From the command line look at gzip and zip
A: Though I recommend and use encrypted DMG files myself-see Josh's accepted answer–there is an alternative way to do this in Terminal using a combination of free and built-in tools.
Jason Seney explains in his article Open, Edit & Save Encrypted Files with Vim and GPG:
Using vim and gpg we can open, edit, and save only the encrypted file and leave nothing in plain text on the hard drive.
Using MacGP2 you can encrypt:
gpg -c -o myfile.mkdn
and decrypt:
gpg -d myfile.mkdn.gpg
Jason's article provides instructions to pipe files directly in and out of vim and the secret sauce for creating alias commands that make encrypting and decrypting easy.
As I said, I make use of the built-in DMG tools, but if you're a command line user, particularly of vim, or if you need to insure that plaintext copies of your secret files never exist on disk or in swap files, Jason's method is worth considering.
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86074c5e64e87acb33594c462c577f955a61b9d5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I make rows and columns for Spaces in Lion? I just recently switched to Lion from Snow leopard and dealing with a few issues (like this question)
I am still loving it, though.
I used to have 3 X 3 spaces (I know, it's insane for some, but I like it), and liked that I can arrange things in a spatial arrangement.
Now on Lion I get a 1 X 9 series of spaces, is there a way to enable the column X row configuration of Spaces in Snow Leopard back?
EDIT: I've been using the four-fingere-up gesture for a while now and I dont miss spaces as much anymore!
A: I’m pretty certain that you can't; you just get a single-line.
From John Siracusa’s review of Lion (when describing the implementation of spaces in Mission Control):
The biggest limitation of this new arrangement is that Spaces are now confined to a one-dimensional line of virtual desktops. Four-finger swiping between spaces feels great, but there's no wrap-around when you hit the end.
| Q: How can I make rows and columns for Spaces in Lion? I just recently switched to Lion from Snow leopard and dealing with a few issues (like this question)
I am still loving it, though.
I used to have 3 X 3 spaces (I know, it's insane for some, but I like it), and liked that I can arrange things in a spatial arrangement.
Now on Lion I get a 1 X 9 series of spaces, is there a way to enable the column X row configuration of Spaces in Snow Leopard back?
EDIT: I've been using the four-fingere-up gesture for a while now and I dont miss spaces as much anymore!
A: I’m pretty certain that you can't; you just get a single-line.
From John Siracusa’s review of Lion (when describing the implementation of spaces in Mission Control):
The biggest limitation of this new arrangement is that Spaces are now confined to a one-dimensional line of virtual desktops. Four-finger swiping between spaces feels great, but there's no wrap-around when you hit the end.
A: Mission Control desktop spaces are strictly linear. 1x9 is all you have, and 1x9 is all you'll get (for the foreseeable future anyways).
Given the use of 9(!) desktop spaces, the two fastest ways to navigate explicitly to one of them are the keyboard shortcuts, or explicitly launching the Mission Control interface and clicking on the specific desktop space you wish to use.
After creating multiple spaces, you can go into your System Preferences and define a keyboard shortcut for each specific space.
System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Keyboard Shortcuts tab -> Mission Control category
A: A new utility call ReSpaceApp promises this functionality:
http://www.macworld.com/article/1166316/promising_prospect_respaceapp_brings_spaces_to_lion.html
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17836fff12c991b8681489e5a72813d9af5d1e75 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I hide 'Hidden' files? I set hidden files to be shown with the following commands:
defaults write com.apple.finder showHiddenFiles TRUE
killall Finder
This worked as expected. Then I tried to hide them again with the following commands:
defaults write com.apple.finder showHiddenFiles FALSE
killall Finder
This has worked in the past, but it doesn't seem to be working for me today. All hidden files are still visible in Finder windows. I tried a reboot and a disk permissions repair to no avail. I'm not sure what else to try. Anyone got any bright ideas?
A: Try:
defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles false
or with a lowercase f in finder, depending on the version of Mac OS X. And then:
killall Finder
| Q: How do I hide 'Hidden' files? I set hidden files to be shown with the following commands:
defaults write com.apple.finder showHiddenFiles TRUE
killall Finder
This worked as expected. Then I tried to hide them again with the following commands:
defaults write com.apple.finder showHiddenFiles FALSE
killall Finder
This has worked in the past, but it doesn't seem to be working for me today. All hidden files are still visible in Finder windows. I tried a reboot and a disk permissions repair to no avail. I'm not sure what else to try. Anyone got any bright ideas?
A: Try:
defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles false
or with a lowercase f in finder, depending on the version of Mac OS X. And then:
killall Finder
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b0f0151d6b14e3e9a7e12f9f642bf7f969058f5d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Will Mac Mini 2011 run two HD monitors? I'm thinking of getting the basic Mac mini with the Intel HD 3000 graphics. I'm planning to run two 1920x1080 screens - one with a mini DisplayPort to DVI, the other with an HDMI to DVI.
Has anyone tried this and confirmed that it works?
I've seen many threads talking about using two monitors, but the resolution hasn't been specified.
The tech specs page says:
*
*Thunderbolt port with support for up to 2560-by-1600 resolution
*HDMI port with support for up to 1920-by-1200 resolution
*DVI output using HDMI to DVI Adapter (included)
*Support for dual display and video mirroring
I'm not clear whether that means that I can run on monitor from the mini DisplayPort and one from the HDMI, or whether the resolution is capped somehow.
A: It is able to do so, I'm doing this exact thing right now. I've got two 1080p monitors connected, one via HDMI (to DVI), one via Thunderbolt (also to DVI) - works all fine :-)
| Q: Will Mac Mini 2011 run two HD monitors? I'm thinking of getting the basic Mac mini with the Intel HD 3000 graphics. I'm planning to run two 1920x1080 screens - one with a mini DisplayPort to DVI, the other with an HDMI to DVI.
Has anyone tried this and confirmed that it works?
I've seen many threads talking about using two monitors, but the resolution hasn't been specified.
The tech specs page says:
*
*Thunderbolt port with support for up to 2560-by-1600 resolution
*HDMI port with support for up to 1920-by-1200 resolution
*DVI output using HDMI to DVI Adapter (included)
*Support for dual display and video mirroring
I'm not clear whether that means that I can run on monitor from the mini DisplayPort and one from the HDMI, or whether the resolution is capped somehow.
A: It is able to do so, I'm doing this exact thing right now. I've got two 1080p monitors connected, one via HDMI (to DVI), one via Thunderbolt (also to DVI) - works all fine :-)
A: You should be able to. 1080p isn't all that high of a resolution these days, and the HD3000 is perfectly capable of driving two displays.
A: I am currently running a HP Pavilion 32-inch (2560 x 1440) and an Acer S232HL 23-inch (1920 x 1080) on a Mac mini (Late 2012) with Intel HD Graphics 4000 1536 MB
I am using a DisplayPort to DisplayPort Cable, Mini DP to DP for the Pavilion and it's perfect.
I am using hdmi to hdmi currently on the Acer, but am unable to get the 1920 with that (max 1600 x 900). But it's an old monitor(2010) so I may think about replacing it as there are no controls on it to adjust width or height.
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2c1307f95645f337287be60bcda1790bf844f7c3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Mini Lyrics Alternative For Mac Have you guys seen the "mini lyrics" app for windows? It downloads the lyrics of the currently playing song and displays it on the screen. The great thing about it is that it highlights the current part of the lyrics. Do you know any alternative of it for mac?
A: Get Lyrical
I use this. It will display the lyrics and add them to your iTunes library (if you choose to) I would highly recommend it.
There is also LessLyrics. I haven't used it before.
| Q: Mini Lyrics Alternative For Mac Have you guys seen the "mini lyrics" app for windows? It downloads the lyrics of the currently playing song and displays it on the screen. The great thing about it is that it highlights the current part of the lyrics. Do you know any alternative of it for mac?
A: Get Lyrical
I use this. It will display the lyrics and add them to your iTunes library (if you choose to) I would highly recommend it.
There is also LessLyrics. I haven't used it before.
A: Singer Song Reader
I used to be very happy with the OS X version of minilyrics, but recently, it stopped working on my machine (OS X El Capitan 10.11.2, Itunes 12.3.2.35).
What I really like with minilyrics was the ability of the app to find lyrics for almost every song, including for relatively obscur songs, and for songs in other languages than english.
I've tried Get Lyrical, Lesslyrics, and other options, but I was never satisfied by the breadth of songs these apps could find lyrics for.
This was until I found Singer Song Reader which gives me as much satisfaction (if not more) as minilyrics.
A: The music app itself will display the lyrics if they are in the ID3 tags. Get Lyrica or Apple Music or hand editing can put them there.
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9c4f4c6d0724b8459368aaeecccc9f8bde26f2c6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is a refurbished Macbook Pro's battery new? When you buy a refurbished Macbook direct from Apple, is the battery in it new? I cannot seem to find a definitive answer on their website or on the internet. I am concerned that the savings from buying a refurb will be cancelled out by having to replace the battery in less than a year.
A: I called Apple's Sale Support, and I asked them what their policy was for batteries in a refurbished Macbook. Their answer is that the battery will be replaced if it has a defect, but if nothing is wrong with it, then the laptop will include the original battery which may or may not have many used cycles.
| Q: Is a refurbished Macbook Pro's battery new? When you buy a refurbished Macbook direct from Apple, is the battery in it new? I cannot seem to find a definitive answer on their website or on the internet. I am concerned that the savings from buying a refurb will be cancelled out by having to replace the battery in less than a year.
A: I called Apple's Sale Support, and I asked them what their policy was for batteries in a refurbished Macbook. Their answer is that the battery will be replaced if it has a defect, but if nothing is wrong with it, then the laptop will include the original battery which may or may not have many used cycles.
A: This is not answering your question, merely providing a data point, but my refurbished MacBook Air (purchased very late December 2011) currently has a single cycle on its battery. I didn't check the machine when it came out the box, but I'd imagine it was probably at zero cycles when I received it (as I've probably put that cycle on it myself in the month I've had it).
A: mine had 3 cycles when i received it. currently at 7% life left and have not yet charged it since I got it.
A: I just received a refurbished 2015 MacBook Pro today (April 20, 2017) and the power cycles shows 0. The product also looks brand new.
I have bought several refurbished iPads before, and the same thing.
I would guess the only way Apple leaves the original battery in there is if it had a relatively low power cycle count. Apple wants you to buy the refurbished products from them. And I stand by it. Every refurbished product I have bought through them looks brand new. Well worth it!
A: I was told by an Apple employee (not a store employee) that most refurb computers are just returns and open boxes, and not computers that were actually used by anyway.
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086d537e4d9cd6c9737264c86b8296f054632d53 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: My Macbook's headphone jack stopped working, how do I fix it? my headphone jack output stopped working a couple days ago. As in - when I jack a cable (or headphones) the sound comes via the built-in speakers.
On the installed Windows (Bootcamp) it works OK (sound coming out via headphones when jacked in).
Any ideas how I can troubleshoot this?
The OS is Lion, freshly updated (update after the problem first appeared).
A: (posted as an answer so you can accept it and mark this issue resolved)
Have you checked the Sound pref pane in System Preferences? There's a tab labeled "Output" where (I'd expect, as I don't have a portable in front of me just now) you can switch output between built-in speakers and the headphone jack. If the first toggle doesn't work, toggle it again.
| Q: My Macbook's headphone jack stopped working, how do I fix it? my headphone jack output stopped working a couple days ago. As in - when I jack a cable (or headphones) the sound comes via the built-in speakers.
On the installed Windows (Bootcamp) it works OK (sound coming out via headphones when jacked in).
Any ideas how I can troubleshoot this?
The OS is Lion, freshly updated (update after the problem first appeared).
A: (posted as an answer so you can accept it and mark this issue resolved)
Have you checked the Sound pref pane in System Preferences? There's a tab labeled "Output" where (I'd expect, as I don't have a portable in front of me just now) you can switch output between built-in speakers and the headphone jack. If the first toggle doesn't work, toggle it again.
A: The question is quite old now, but issue still remains on latest macOS (former OSX) version 10.12.4 Beta (16E163f).
One day I was using the headphones and the next day headphones jack port stopped working.
Tried:
*
*Reboot
*Settings -> Sound -> "Use audio port for: Sound output"
*Select headphones instead of any other thing on "device for
sound output"
*Reset NVRAM (previous PRAM)
*Reset SMC
Nothing worked, then I tried to reboot with headphones plugged in, kind of worked, but if you unplug the headphones after rebooting, and then plug back in, it's not working anymore (it's kind of a workaround).
SOLUTION: >> Shut Down -> Start MacBook and press CMD+R (Recovery Mode) -> Disk utility -> Select boot disk -> "First Aid" (both on the disk and the on the partition, did it also for the "Recover Disk Image", not sure if it helps) -> Reboot.
So far it's working fine.
Hope it solves your problem.
P.S.:What I was going to try next (not sure if it's possible) was to update/force reinstall audio drivers.
EDIT:
It stopped working, and looks like it's not possible to reinstall audio drivers)
Workaround: Without the need to reboot or anything, just: plug headphones in -> close the lid (sleep) -> open the lid (wake)
Sound should now be coming out through the headphones.
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ad50025f7fb13a9c42a353107f4298796c4bb49f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there an OS X terminal program that can access serial ports? What programs can act as a terminal and access serial ports?
This is not for terminal access on an IP connection, this is so I can access a hardware device plugged into a USB/serial converter running at 9600/8/N/1.
A: There's a new Mac app called Serial, available in the app store. Full disclosure- I wrote it. The main advantage over other apps is it can work with most USB to serial devices without having to install any drivers, as it has its own drivers built-in. It also does full terminal emulation so you can use it to work with Linux or other devices that require it. You can try it for free, too.
Also, Apple began including their own driver for FTDI-based devices in Mavericks (10.9). So, if you're on 10.9 or later and your device has an FTDI chip inside, you can use the built-in screen command in the terminal to access your device without worrying about drivers.
| Q: Is there an OS X terminal program that can access serial ports? What programs can act as a terminal and access serial ports?
This is not for terminal access on an IP connection, this is so I can access a hardware device plugged into a USB/serial converter running at 9600/8/N/1.
A: There's a new Mac app called Serial, available in the app store. Full disclosure- I wrote it. The main advantage over other apps is it can work with most USB to serial devices without having to install any drivers, as it has its own drivers built-in. It also does full terminal emulation so you can use it to work with Linux or other devices that require it. You can try it for free, too.
Also, Apple began including their own driver for FTDI-based devices in Mavericks (10.9). So, if you're on 10.9 or later and your device has an FTDI chip inside, you can use the built-in screen command in the terminal to access your device without worrying about drivers.
A: And then there still is the old ZTerm which is just as old as it's looks suggest yet it gets the job done just fine and it is available for free. Works fine with Prolific (PL 2303) and FTDI based USB serial adapters.
A: My preference is cu. I use it for Arduino or Bus Pirate related fun. It's installed by default and supports parity settings among other options (type man cu for more info).
sudo cu -s 115200 -l /dev/tty.usbserial-A6005kdh
To bail out when you're done, type ~. as you would with SSH
A: After trying other approaches (incl. screen) unsuccessfully, I started using goSerial from this list of serial port apps for mac. Seems to be working fine. It's a free (donation based) program.
A: +1 for minicom:
brew install minicom
get address of your USB to Serial adapter:
ls /dev/tty.*
/dev/tty.Bluetooth-Incoming-Port /dev/tty.usbserial-1440
and set it up:
minicom -s
+-----[configuration]------+
| Filenames and paths |
| File transfer protocols |
| Serial port setup |
| Modem and dialing |
| Screen and keyboard |
| Save setup as dfl |
| Save setup as.. |
| Exit |
| Exit from Minicom |
+--------------------------+
Choose Serial port setup
Press A to setup you USB to Serial device
Press F to disable Hardware flow control
So it would look like this:
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| A - Serial Device : /dev/tty.usbserial-1440 |
| B - Lockfile Location : /usr/local/Cellar/minicom/2.7.1/var |
| C - Callin Program : |
| D - Callout Program : |
| E - Bps/Par/Bits : 115200 8N1 |
| F - Hardware Flow Control : No |
| G - Software Flow Control : No |
| |
| Change which setting? |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
Hardware flow control must be disabled for you to be able to send inputs to terminal in typical PL2303 USB to Serial cables.
Esc key is the Meta key for this program. Esc and arrow down to exit menu.
Do not forget to save default!
| Save setup as dfl |
and Exit from Minicom
Next time you start it, it expects defaults you just configured and in my case ready to go from second 1.
A: The best program I know of for this is minicom, available from Homebrew, fink, and macports.
Minicom is a serial communication program. It is a Unix clone of the well-known MS-DOS Telix program. It has ANSI color, a dialing directory, dial-a-list, and a scripting language.
Homebrew installation:
brew install minicom
A: I have had success with cutecom on Ubuntu 16.04
Supported on OSX: http://cutecom.sourceforge.net/
A: Another serial terminal for Mac OS X is Cornflake!
It features Device Selection with a Refresh Button, Baud Rate & Packet Type & Flow Control Selection, Port Control and a View Filter to view incoming data as ASCII, ASCII+, Integer or HEX.
A: If you prefer not to work in Terminal, you might mant to try CoolTerm (free). Scroll down a bit for description and download. Don’t let the fact it‘s written in RealBasic turn you away... I have used it to connect to plotters, Arduino boards and receipt printers via a Keyspan USB<->Serial Adaptor.
A: SerialTools on App Store (free). Good for me
A: I use screen to connect to my router's serial port on my Mac.
After installing it- using either macports or homebrew depending on your preference- use the following syntax:
sudo screen /dev/(serialDevice) (baudRate) (TransmissionRate) (flowControl)
To connect to my MikroTik RB4011 router my screen command is:
sudo screen /dev/ttyUSB0 115200 cs8 ixoff
"cs8" being the bit rate of router and "ixoff" specifying "No Flow Control". "115200" is the baud rate of router. Alternate settings would be "cs7" for 7 instead of 8 bit and "ixon" if flow control supported by your serial device. man screen
All the "HowTo's" for using screen to make a serial connection on the 'net I've found Googling omit these required parameters, so that's why you'll find screen has not worked if you've tried it just passing only the baud rate.
BTW, minicom -s (which would also need to be installed via macports or homebrew) also works great, but I prefer screen as I don't have to go through setup menus- I can just pass the serial connection parameters directly to the screen command.
A: You should have a look at ZOC, what I think to be the best terminal emulation program available for the Mac. I use it everyday for my job. It has the ability to do direct communication with a serial port. Of course it does way more than just serial communication.
ZOC is a professional SSH/telnet client and terminal emulator. With its impressive list of emulations it lets you easily connect to hosts and mainframes, using communication methods like secure shell, telnet, serial cable or modem/isdn.
Its sleek user interface has many ways of making your life easier. In its own way, this is the swiss army knife of thin clients: versatile, robust, proven.
Key features:
- Tabbed sessions with thumbnails
- Customizable to meet your preferences and needs
- Scripting and automation features
- Compatible with Windows 7 and OS X Lion
- Administrator friendly (deployment, configuration)
- Now $79.99 with attractive bulk discounts
A: You can use the terminal command screen to do this!!!
As seen on ServerFault:
I love using [screen] for connecting to serial consoles, i.e.
screen /dev/ttyS0 19200
Or, if you prefer Mac OS X hints...
I often have to do router configuration via a console port, so I use a
Keyspan Serial Adapter to get access. Two problems then present
themselves: ZTerm is a horrible Mac OS X app. It hasn't been updated
in five years or so, and isn't a Universal Binary. The developer
doesn't seem in any hurry to rectify the situation. It is not worth
the shareware fee in its current form. Minicom requires installation
of Fink or MacPorts and is overly complex. Solution: Use screen,
Terminal, and a little AppleScripting.
First, launch Script Editor and type/paste in the following code:
tell application "Terminal"
do script with command "screen /dev/tty.KeySerial1"
set number of rows of window 1 to 100
set number of columns of window 1 to 80
set background color of window 1 to "black"
set normal text color of window 1 to "green"
set custom title of window 1 to "SerialOut"
end tell
Compile and save as an app from within Script Editor, and you have a
double-clickable application to launch a serial Terminal session. You
may want to customize this slightly -- you can change the screen
colors or number of columns or rows. You may also need to customize
the screen command with a different device name if you are using
something other than the Keyspan Serial Adapter (do an ls tty* of the
/dev/ directory to get the right name).
screen uses Control-A to take commands directed to it. So type
Control-A followed by Control-\ to exit your screen session. If you
fail to do this and exit a Terminal session, you'll leave the screen
session alive and the serial resource unavailable until you kill the
screen session manually. man screen will show you further commands to
send to a screen session.
If anyone can reply with a link to a tutorial on how to wrap an
interactive Unix App in Cocoa, that would be the next step -- it would
be nice to do this without involving Terminal. If you prefer to use
Minicom, you could still use the AppleScript to wrap it into a nice
launchable app -- use this older hint to find the right command line
commands.
Many USB-Serial adapters use the chip from FTDI. Install the "Virtual COM Port" driver and look for the proper TTY name in /dev. For example, on a PowerBook G4 it came up as /dev/tty.usbserial-FTALKY8I.
A: C-Kermit is alive and well in Brew, and can be installed with:
brew install c-kermit
Naturally you would require Brew to be installed first. You can find information on how to do this here: http://brew.sh
Alternatively use Macports
sudo port install kermit
This would too require you to have Macports installed
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224e755ef92eb8cf172baddeffbfe9b006d3fe87 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I use an existing Time Machine backup with my new computer? I've just replaced my existing MacBook Pro with a new MacBook Air. I've got 18 months of Time Machine backups from the old computer. I'd like to configure my new computer to use the old computer's Time Machine backups, so the new computer picks up where the old one left off. Is this possible? If so, how?
I didn't restore the new computer from a Time Machine backup because my old computer used more disk space than my new computer. There was a lot of cruft as well, so I decided to start from scratch on the new one. I'm slowly pulling off individual files and settings from a clone of the old computer's hard drive.
A: I found the following solution here:
sudo tmutil associatedisk -a "/Volumes/Macintosh HD" "/Volumes/Time Machine Disk/Backups.backupdb/John Doe's MacBook/Latest/Macintosh HD"
| Q: How can I use an existing Time Machine backup with my new computer? I've just replaced my existing MacBook Pro with a new MacBook Air. I've got 18 months of Time Machine backups from the old computer. I'd like to configure my new computer to use the old computer's Time Machine backups, so the new computer picks up where the old one left off. Is this possible? If so, how?
I didn't restore the new computer from a Time Machine backup because my old computer used more disk space than my new computer. There was a lot of cruft as well, so I decided to start from scratch on the new one. I'm slowly pulling off individual files and settings from a clone of the old computer's hard drive.
A: I found the following solution here:
sudo tmutil associatedisk -a "/Volumes/Macintosh HD" "/Volumes/Time Machine Disk/Backups.backupdb/John Doe's MacBook/Latest/Macintosh HD"
A: By now, there seems to be a dedicated tmutil command:
sudo tmutil inheritbackup <path to previous time machine backups on mounted volume>
Example:
sudo tmutil inheritbackup /Volumes/Seagate\ Backup\ Plus\ Drive/Backups.backupdb/MacBook
A: *
*Make sure the name of the new computer's hard drive is the same as the old computer's hard drive. Click once on the hard drive and hit enter to rename.
*Make sure the new computer's name is the same as the old computer's name. Open System Preferences, then Sharing. Enter the name in the Computer Name field. (This step may not be necessary, but it's what I did.)
*Plug-in the existing Time Machine drive. Open the Time Machine preferences and turn Time Machine on. Click Select Disk… and choose the Time Machine drive. After a few seconds, the backup will start. It will probably take awhile because OS X recognizes that you're backing up an entirely new disk, so backs up the entire disk. It might have to delete a few of your oldest backups, depending on how much space is left on the Time Machine drive.
After the first backup, you can safely change the name of the new computer and its hard drive.
Update: Using this technique, you won't be able to browse any backups from your previous computer with the Time Machine interface (although they are removed when Time Machine needs to free up space for new backups). The old backups are still visible and accessible from the Finder.
A: There is also an extensive guide to troubleshooting Time Machine over on Apple OSX and Time Machine Tips (archive.org link because the original has gone away...) especically the following:
*
*B5. Would you like to inherit (or re-use) the backup . . . ?
*B6. "Reconnecting" to your backups (for when the easy way fails)
A: I restored everything to a new machine and has this problem. I found a new folder on my backup disc indicating that Time Machine had tried to back up the new computer. I deleted it, and when I asked for a backup I was given the option of "inheriting" the old backups. When I accepted this option, everything was fine.
A: I am far from having knowledge about this stuff, but it seems to me one of the Apple Support people had me disconnect the power from the Airport Extreme and restart it.
I just "cloned" my lap top pro from old to a new lap top and got grief from Time Machine. I shut everything down, and the next thing I see "Would you like to inherit from Airport", so I clicked "Inherit".
Woola, I looked up at the screen and it's working.
A: If you want to back up to the same Time Machine disk that your old computer did, you can do that by plugging the external disk in and selecting it for Time Machine. If you don't restore from that backup, however, Time Machine will house both backups on the same volume, but you won't be able to pull files off of the drive from the other computer through the Time Machine interface. You can get to the other computer's backups by accessing the drive through /Volumes in the Finder.
A: Don't know if back then the Migration Assistant was less customizable...
I just did something similar and had the impression with the Migration Assistant I had quite some freedom what to take over or not to a new machine. I migrated from a MacBook Pro to a new iMac with the wish to keep both - my MacBook Pro and the new iMac - running in parallel and also with individual backups.
As told I used the Migration Assistant and could then deselect all kind of stuff, also applications. Of course I didn't have the issue of lack of storage on the iMac as you with your move to a MacBook Air, but i would assume, you can deselect almost all data and application and keep only very little in the migration in order to keep some settings like the Time Machine without the need to migrate all.
Once my migration was done, Time Machine started to do its process and told me, that there is already a Backup and whether I want to inherit the history of that Backup. For someone not wanting to fiddle around with renaming and commands probably the easiest way.
The only issue I had then, was that the backup got stuck in the preparing process, but re-moving and adding - and confirming again the question to inherit the history of the existing backup - fixed the issue.
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bcbe0cf9560cecd2be314caea0392da22d2b315b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Using an iMac 27 inch (2009) as a monitor for a mac mini with Lion My wife has iMac 27" (2009) with Snow Leopard and I want to use it as an external monitor for development on Mac mini with the latest Xcode/Lion (I don't want to upgrade the iMac to Lion to get the latest Xcode because I don't want to mess with her computer). Is it a matter of buying a Belkin mini DisplayPort-to-mini-DisplayPort cable and re-using existing keyboard and mouse? Any other issues?
A: You may have already figured this out, but yes. You can buy that cable or the Apple Thunderbolt cable which is backwards compatible with Mini DisplayPort.
Good luck!
| Q: Using an iMac 27 inch (2009) as a monitor for a mac mini with Lion My wife has iMac 27" (2009) with Snow Leopard and I want to use it as an external monitor for development on Mac mini with the latest Xcode/Lion (I don't want to upgrade the iMac to Lion to get the latest Xcode because I don't want to mess with her computer). Is it a matter of buying a Belkin mini DisplayPort-to-mini-DisplayPort cable and re-using existing keyboard and mouse? Any other issues?
A: You may have already figured this out, but yes. You can buy that cable or the Apple Thunderbolt cable which is backwards compatible with Mini DisplayPort.
Good luck!
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d8637fe126ceba805fdc714bc4e265de776883d9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can Keynote on iOS play PowerPoint files with audio? I have a family member who's considering buying an iPad. The biggest needs she has is to see PowerPoint presentations with music/audio.
She currently has an iMac with Microsoft Office installed, and thus she can read 99% of the PowerPoint ppt/pptx file. I fear that the iPad might not be able to play any presentation's music.
How can this be done on the iPad? If this requires an app to be purchased, that's OK.
A: I have recently just put a presentation together which had music and a video and it played the same as on the computer using Keynote. There is another app (which I have not used) which might work better and be the first thing to try (it's free): Slide Shark.
| Q: Can Keynote on iOS play PowerPoint files with audio? I have a family member who's considering buying an iPad. The biggest needs she has is to see PowerPoint presentations with music/audio.
She currently has an iMac with Microsoft Office installed, and thus she can read 99% of the PowerPoint ppt/pptx file. I fear that the iPad might not be able to play any presentation's music.
How can this be done on the iPad? If this requires an app to be purchased, that's OK.
A: I have recently just put a presentation together which had music and a video and it played the same as on the computer using Keynote. There is another app (which I have not used) which might work better and be the first thing to try (it's free): Slide Shark.
A: If you haven't bought Keynote yet, there are other ways to show PowerPoint presentation with embedded audios - save powerpoint as quicktime movie.
*
*Click “File” on the ribbon and choose “Save as Movie” in the drop-down menu.
*In the pop up window, type in the file name and select a destination folder for the output movie. Click the “Movie Options” button near the bottom.
*In the “Movie Settings” tab, choose an “Optimization” from the pop-up menu. The following options are offered: Size, Smooth Playback, Quality, and Automatic (Normal).
*The default movie size is 640 x 480; you can change it if you wish.
*In the “Slide Transitions” pop-up menu, choose either “Follow Slide Show Settings” retain the transitions you applied in the original PowerPoint document or “None” to eliminate all transitions.
*If you want to add music or narration to your movie, choose “Select Soundtrack” from the “Background Soundtrack” pop-up menu and then choose an audio file to serve as your movie’s soundtrack.
Click the “Loop Movie” check box if you want the movie to play over and over again.
*Click the “Show Movie Player Controls” check box if you want the receiver to be able to start, stop, and pause the movie.
*Click the “OK” button to apply the settings.
Notes: The animation effects of the original PowerPoint file is not saved in the QuickTime movie.
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679ad2613f5bc9ba7333c49b3d70f34faa5cf269 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to disable Preview from opening up the last couple items viewed? osx lion When I download a PDF and open it in Preview on OS X Lion, Preview opens the last couple documents that I viewed. It seems to arbitrarily open anywhere from the last document to the last x documents.
Does anyone know how to disable this feature?
A: To stop only Preview from doing this open up Terminal.app and enter:
defaults write com.apple.Preview NSQuitAlwaysKeepsWindows -bool false
To re-enable this at any time enter:
defaults write com.apple.Preview NSQuitAlwaysKeepsWindows -bool true
If you want to turn off the resume-on-load feature for all applications you can go to System Preferences -> General and at the bottom of the screen uncheck the option Restore windows when quitting and re-opening apps to prevent any application from doing this.
| Q: How to disable Preview from opening up the last couple items viewed? osx lion When I download a PDF and open it in Preview on OS X Lion, Preview opens the last couple documents that I viewed. It seems to arbitrarily open anywhere from the last document to the last x documents.
Does anyone know how to disable this feature?
A: To stop only Preview from doing this open up Terminal.app and enter:
defaults write com.apple.Preview NSQuitAlwaysKeepsWindows -bool false
To re-enable this at any time enter:
defaults write com.apple.Preview NSQuitAlwaysKeepsWindows -bool true
If you want to turn off the resume-on-load feature for all applications you can go to System Preferences -> General and at the bottom of the screen uncheck the option Restore windows when quitting and re-opening apps to prevent any application from doing this.
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af53cedf72bd4de015bb2d68e60673380fa20222 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I force iPhoto to download new photos in my Photo Stream? I'm listing some items for sale online, and have taken a bunch of pictures with my iPhone. About half-way through the process, iPhoto '11 stopped downloading new photos into its local Photo Stream. I've quit iPhoto and re-opened it. I've gone into the Photos app on my iPhone and confirmed all the pictures are there.
Is this normal behavior? Is there any way to tell iPhoto to download my pictures?
A: In iPhoto, turn Photo Stream off then on.
Go to Preferences > Photo Stream. Uncheck "Enable Photo Stream". Close the preferences window. Click Photo Stream in the left-hand navigation pane and confirm there are no photos. Turn Photo Stream back on in preferences (check "Enable Photo Stream"). After a few seconds, iPhoto will start to download all the photos again. Depending on the number of photos, and your bandwidth, it may take awhile.
| Q: How do I force iPhoto to download new photos in my Photo Stream? I'm listing some items for sale online, and have taken a bunch of pictures with my iPhone. About half-way through the process, iPhoto '11 stopped downloading new photos into its local Photo Stream. I've quit iPhoto and re-opened it. I've gone into the Photos app on my iPhone and confirmed all the pictures are there.
Is this normal behavior? Is there any way to tell iPhoto to download my pictures?
A: In iPhoto, turn Photo Stream off then on.
Go to Preferences > Photo Stream. Uncheck "Enable Photo Stream". Close the preferences window. Click Photo Stream in the left-hand navigation pane and confirm there are no photos. Turn Photo Stream back on in preferences (check "Enable Photo Stream"). After a few seconds, iPhoto will start to download all the photos again. Depending on the number of photos, and your bandwidth, it may take awhile.
A: I have found a better way. One that doesn't involve resync'ing the entire stream.
*
*Quit iPhoto
*Open up Activity Monitor
*In the search field enter: photostreamagent
*Select all the PhotoStreamAgent processes listed
*Click the Quit Process button
*In the confirmation dialog that pops up click the Quit button
*Confirm that all the PhotoStreamAgent processes are no longer alive by waiting for the Activity Monitor window to show no processes with that name
*Re-start iPhoto
When you restart iPhoto it will re-start the PhotoStreamAgent process for your iPhoto session and kick off a new Photo Stream sync. You'll get your lastest pictures updated and you won't have to sit through a full re-sync of all your Photo Stream.
Update for Yosemite where the process name has changed to iCloud Photos. This is the what you want to kill:
Update for Yosemite 10.10.4 where the process name has changed to Photos Agent. This what you want to kill:
You can also do this, quickly, from the command line like so:
sudo pkill cloudphotosd
sudo killall cloudphotosd
A: Turning off Photo Stream and turning it back on seems to work even with OSX Yosemite 10.0! And yes, since I have a ALOT of streams it took a long while to download and refresh them all.
A: It depends on whether the photos have made it to iCloud or not. If not see my answer at https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/103856/33389 ... if so the existing answers are adequate.
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a25985df43d172b08415314752191afc9daf10de | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Parallels - Can I have a keyboard shortcut for the context-menu key found on Wintel hardware? On a lot of Windows keyboards there's a key to the right of the spacebar that brings up the context-menu (right-click menu) in applications (I'm running Win7). I can't seem to find a way to map this function to the VM's keyboard in Parallels. Is it even possible?
A: For Bootcamp I'm using AutoHotkey app as a way to remap standard Windows keyboard switch combination to Command ⌘+Space.
I've just tried to remap right command key of my Apple Aluminum keyboard to become Context menu key and it works with editing AutoHotkey.aht configuration file and adding
RWin::AppsKey
as a key binding. You may read more on remapping with AutoHotKey here. And here is a list of key names.
Also, in Windows, Shift ⇧+F10 should act as a context menu shortcut but I can't attest since my F10 key is not working and I'm too lazy to boot into Windows again and remap it just to test it.)
| Q: Parallels - Can I have a keyboard shortcut for the context-menu key found on Wintel hardware? On a lot of Windows keyboards there's a key to the right of the spacebar that brings up the context-menu (right-click menu) in applications (I'm running Win7). I can't seem to find a way to map this function to the VM's keyboard in Parallels. Is it even possible?
A: For Bootcamp I'm using AutoHotkey app as a way to remap standard Windows keyboard switch combination to Command ⌘+Space.
I've just tried to remap right command key of my Apple Aluminum keyboard to become Context menu key and it works with editing AutoHotkey.aht configuration file and adding
RWin::AppsKey
as a key binding. You may read more on remapping with AutoHotKey here. And here is a list of key names.
Also, in Windows, Shift ⇧+F10 should act as a context menu shortcut but I can't attest since my F10 key is not working and I'm too lazy to boot into Windows again and remap it just to test it.)
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e2dfdd6817a95f86e89be3c8dbf4efcde24e5122 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Safari Extension for right click menu: Open in Google Chrome? Is it possible for an extension to add items to the right click menu in Safari? If you enable developer mode, there is a menu item called "Open Page With..." and Google Chrome is a choice if it's installed. Can the Open Page With... menu get added to the right click menu, so I can use one less step when viewing a page in Chrome? Right now I'm required to load the page in safari, then choose the Chrome option, whereas I'd rather just right click on links and send them to Chrome quickly.
I would make it myself if I knew how!
A: RobMathers answer works well for me. You can add a bit to it so you don't have to select the URL.
In Automator, revise his step 3 to "Change the "Service receives selected" drop-down to "no input" "
Then, before adding the "Run AppleScript" with his code, drag "Get Current Webpage from Safari" over from the Internet category in the Automator library. It will pass the URL to the AppleScript code. And then you can assign a keyboard shortcut too
Here is the screenshot:
| Q: Safari Extension for right click menu: Open in Google Chrome? Is it possible for an extension to add items to the right click menu in Safari? If you enable developer mode, there is a menu item called "Open Page With..." and Google Chrome is a choice if it's installed. Can the Open Page With... menu get added to the right click menu, so I can use one less step when viewing a page in Chrome? Right now I'm required to load the page in safari, then choose the Chrome option, whereas I'd rather just right click on links and send them to Chrome quickly.
I would make it myself if I knew how!
A: RobMathers answer works well for me. You can add a bit to it so you don't have to select the URL.
In Automator, revise his step 3 to "Change the "Service receives selected" drop-down to "no input" "
Then, before adding the "Run AppleScript" with his code, drag "Get Current Webpage from Safari" over from the Internet category in the Automator library. It will pass the URL to the AppleScript code. And then you can assign a keyboard shortcut too
Here is the screenshot:
A: Open in Chrome Service
You can make a Service in 10.6 or 10.7 using Automator that will open a selected URL in Chrome.
Here's how:
*
*Open Automator
*When Automator asks you to Choose a type for your document window, select Service
*Change the "Service receives selected" drop-down to "URLs"
*Add a Run AppleScript action (found under the Automator Library, or just search) by dragging from the left pane to the right
*Copy the code below to the text field (replacing all the existing text)
*Save and give the service a name (it will be added automatically to the services menu)
Code:
on run {input}
set theURL to input
tell application "Google Chrome"
if not (exists first window) then
make new window
set URL of last tab of first window to theURL
else
tell first window
set newTab to make new tab with properties {URL:theURL}
end tell
end if
activate
end tell
end run
This will open any selected URL in Safari or other application in Chrome, either in a new tab in the most recent window, or a new window if there is no open Chrome window. To access it, right-click and under the Services item at the bottom of the menu, you should see an item with the name you assigned.
One important caveat: OS X seems to be a bit picky/buggy about passing link to this sort of service. It works fine if you have text selected as a URL, but it only seems to work on some links. If I discover a better method, I'll update this post with it.
You may also need to restart Safari for the service to appear.
A: Sorry to bump this old item, but I was looking for a solution and came up with this one that is working great for me.
Want to open the active webpage in a browser other than Safari on your Mac?
It's simple if you have the developer mode enabled.
*
*Go to Settings - Keyboard - Keyboard Shortcuts tab
*Click the + to add a shortcut.
*Select Safari on the Application drop-down
*Copy the Menu Title letter for letter from Safari's Develop -> Open Page With menu.
"
Examples: on my machine, Chrome = Google Chrome (22.0.1215.0) — /Applications", Firefox = "Firefox (13.0.1)"
Note: you will have to update this when updating any of the browsers. The developer menu ties the menu options to the version number reported by the Finder.
*
*Select your own keyboard shortcut for the alternate browser. I use control+option+command+browser first letter, so Google Chrome = G. I used F for Firefox and O for Opera. control+option+command is not the default for any Safari features as far as I know (for any letter)...
*From any Safari page, simply push the keyboard shortcut and the page will open in the desired browser.
Enjoy!
E
A: You can open the current tab in Google Chrome with a Keyboard shortcut.
This uses macOS keyboard settings to add a shortcut to the Develop - Open Page With - ... setting, but there are caveats: you may need to update this occasionally when Chrome versions change.
*
*In Safari Preferences – Advanced, enable Show Develop menu in menu bar
*Now, try the menu and note down (or take screenshot) of the Google Chrome text in Develop – Open Page With - Google Chrome (version number)
*In System Preferences – Keyboard – Shortcuts, add a shortcut for this option as follows:
*
*Select App Shortcuts on left and Click +
*Select Application – Safari. For Menu Title, put in the above Google Chrome text exactly as noted, such as Google Chrome.app (version)
*Add your Keyboard Shortcut and click Add
*It should work immediately. Check the menu in Safari to see if the shortcut appears there. Make sure the text is copied exactly
Tested on macOS Big Sur 11.6. Did not work in macOS Monterey 12.1 (even if shortcut appeared in menu).
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fae5eff16468ef6290e97b69fe4f05dec8e72ad2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: There is an app that can do screenshots in MacOSX Lion, what's the name? There is an app that can do screenshots in MacOSX Lion, what's the name?
It comes from the OS, not a 3rd party app.
A: You can also take screenshots with Preview via File -> Take Screen Shot. This gives you the following options:
*
*From Selection...
*From Window...
*From Entire Screen
Each screenshot is captured in a separate Preview window so it is mostly useful to collect screenshots and process them afterwards.
| Q: There is an app that can do screenshots in MacOSX Lion, what's the name? There is an app that can do screenshots in MacOSX Lion, what's the name?
It comes from the OS, not a 3rd party app.
A: You can also take screenshots with Preview via File -> Take Screen Shot. This gives you the following options:
*
*From Selection...
*From Window...
*From Entire Screen
Each screenshot is captured in a separate Preview window so it is mostly useful to collect screenshots and process them afterwards.
A: The built-in application is called Grab. You can find it under the Utilities folder in Applications.
You can also use keyboard shortcuts to take screen shots. Here's a quick guide from Apple:
In Mac OS X, you can use simple keyboard shortcuts to do all sorts of things, including capturing images of what’s on your Mac screen. For example, you can take a screen shot of your entire screen by holding down the Command and Shift keys and pressing a 3.
If you hold down the Command and Shift keys and press 4, Mac OS X turns the cursor into crosshairs you can use to select whatever portion of your display you’d like to capture in a screen shot.
If you immediately hit the Spacebar after typing Command-Shift-4, Mac OS X replaces those crosshairs with a little camera. Using the camera, you can take a screen shot of the Dock, the entire menu bar, a single open menu, the desktop, or any open window.
A: I generally use the built-in screen grab utility. If you hold down the Control key in addition to the other keys (i.e. Command-Shift-4), the captured image will be sent to the clipboard rather than being saved as a file. I find this useful when I'm pasting the screen grab directly into a document.
Apple's documentation of this feature is available from the Help Menu. Search for Shortcuts for taking pictures of the screen
There are a number of third-party applications that offer various enhancements to the screen grabbing experience. For example if you plan to do a lot of post-production manipulation, Layers will save every element on the screen as a separate layer of a .psd document.
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cbab811cd94d0f05204239d1d762ed9cba57f1e3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Playing youtube playlist I can access the youtube Playlist with the default youtube application on an iOS device by tapping "More" then "Playlists", but how can I play those lists? When I tap on a playlist, it shows the list of videos included in it, and I can only play them individually one at a time. I want to play the whole list continuously. I don't connect my device (iPod Touch 4) to a computer, so I cannot use a solution that uses iTunes.
A: There is no way you could do that, I have that problem also.
You could try to send YouTube a feature request, but I won't think they will do that as Google now owns YouTube and Google and Apple aren't exactly the best friends...
But you coud try :)
| Q: Playing youtube playlist I can access the youtube Playlist with the default youtube application on an iOS device by tapping "More" then "Playlists", but how can I play those lists? When I tap on a playlist, it shows the list of videos included in it, and I can only play them individually one at a time. I want to play the whole list continuously. I don't connect my device (iPod Touch 4) to a computer, so I cannot use a solution that uses iTunes.
A: There is no way you could do that, I have that problem also.
You could try to send YouTube a feature request, but I won't think they will do that as Google now owns YouTube and Google and Apple aren't exactly the best friends...
But you coud try :)
A: Download the google app. Next open the google app on your iphone and type "youtube" into the search bar. Click youtube.com search result to open the youtube website and it will automatically open the mobile version.
Now you can play playlists and use all of youtubes functionality on your iphone.
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e74e2a71682f5db94664b6e9851abb9432133498 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I send text from an iPhone to a PC? I don't have an email client set up on my PC.
I'm looking for a simple way to send some text from my iPhone to my PC.
I could use Dropbox, or I could email my Dropbox account.
But each of these methods requires a lot of effort.
Ideally, I'd like something where I can paste and tap send and have it pop up on my PC.
Any ideas?
A: Create a gmail or hotmail account as these have a web interface, and send the text as email to said account.
| Q: How can I send text from an iPhone to a PC? I don't have an email client set up on my PC.
I'm looking for a simple way to send some text from my iPhone to my PC.
I could use Dropbox, or I could email my Dropbox account.
But each of these methods requires a lot of effort.
Ideally, I'd like something where I can paste and tap send and have it pop up on my PC.
Any ideas?
A: Create a gmail or hotmail account as these have a web interface, and send the text as email to said account.
A: In order for this to work, you'll need some process running on your PC which will listen for incoming messages.
Email is the simplest solution, primarily because iOS has "send via email" integration built into it.
Another option is Twitter. iOS 5 also has Twitter support built into it. You could setup a Twitter account on your Windows computer and have it follow your main account, and use Twitter to send information to it. That will require some sort of a Windows Twitter client which will look for incoming messages.
But if you want the fastest method, I think your best bet is Instant Messaging. Install an IM client on your PC, and then on your iPhone. Personally, I would use http://www.google.com/talk/ but http://aim.com would also work.
A: I was searching for a mobile-friendly pastebin to share text between my iPhone and PC. None of the pastebin-type sites seem to be formatted nicely for mobile devices.
In the end, I found something better: Naver Memo synchronizes notes between the web and iPhone application. Optionally, you can install a PC client that is very similar to the post-it application that comes with Windows 7. Caveat: you have to create a Naver account and navigate Korean menus. Naver is like Korea's version of Google^^
*
*First install the Naver memo app. Link to iPhone version.
*Here's a link to the Naver Memo mobile web interface.
*You can also see/edit your memos on the right side of Naver's personalized portal.
*Optionally install the Windows PC client for instant, super easy note syncronization!
Alternatively, for sending short bits of text from my PC to iPhone, I found an online QR code generator and QR code scanner works very well. I suppose if your PC has a camera, you could get it to work in the other direction, too.
*
*Recommended QR code generator: http://goqr.me/
*Recommended QR code reader app: Red Laser.
*Recommended PC QR code reader.
A: There's an app for that!
I found the perfect solution, download
Lazy Text iOS app. Works for any desktop computer, you have to be in same network.
And at the moment is FREE.
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e5e08f78d598f970e2e4ea0f39ef3e9cf5758fa5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I make a file un-hidden permanently? I have some files that were hidden on a PC. Now they live on my Mac. How can I remove the hidden property on each of these files?
A: In Terminal defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE, relaunch Finder. After that you'll see all your hidden files in Finder.
Now type
chflags nohidden
into Terminal and just drag&drop file that you want to unhide on the line. Enter.
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE will reverse Finder back to normal.
| Q: How can I make a file un-hidden permanently? I have some files that were hidden on a PC. Now they live on my Mac. How can I remove the hidden property on each of these files?
A: In Terminal defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE, relaunch Finder. After that you'll see all your hidden files in Finder.
Now type
chflags nohidden
into Terminal and just drag&drop file that you want to unhide on the line. Enter.
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE will reverse Finder back to normal.
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fce02ffa31e5aa4c39562980275ba89cda582557 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: I have bought a ipad 2 32gb wifi and 3g it came with ios 4.3.5. how would i jailbreak it? i have seen many people among my friends who have jailbroken their ipad 1. I have just bought an ipad 2 yesterday and wish to do the same . how would i jailbreak it i have also tried downloading an ios 4.3.3 firmware
thanks in advance
A: If you are running iOS 5.0.1 (or if you update to iOS 5.0.1 through iTunes), you can use Absinthe to JailBreak your iPad 2. Go to http://greenpois0n.com/ and look for the "JailBreak iOS 5.0.1" table on the right of the page. Choose your download, and enjoy! It's really easy and intuitive to JailBreak with Absinthe. For further reference, you can always check out http://www.jailbrea.kr/ for the latest updates and info. Note that Absinthe is only for the iPhone 4S and iPad 2 running iOS 5.0.1.
| Q: I have bought a ipad 2 32gb wifi and 3g it came with ios 4.3.5. how would i jailbreak it? i have seen many people among my friends who have jailbroken their ipad 1. I have just bought an ipad 2 yesterday and wish to do the same . how would i jailbreak it i have also tried downloading an ios 4.3.3 firmware
thanks in advance
A: If you are running iOS 5.0.1 (or if you update to iOS 5.0.1 through iTunes), you can use Absinthe to JailBreak your iPad 2. Go to http://greenpois0n.com/ and look for the "JailBreak iOS 5.0.1" table on the right of the page. Choose your download, and enjoy! It's really easy and intuitive to JailBreak with Absinthe. For further reference, you can always check out http://www.jailbrea.kr/ for the latest updates and info. Note that Absinthe is only for the iPhone 4S and iPad 2 running iOS 5.0.1.
A: You can't. You can only jailbreak iPad 2 till 4.3.3. So your version isn't supported by any of the available jailbreak methods at this moment...
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ab7b50864a8b4ff912a3e507a84dc6f82e0dfbe9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I change my TimeMachine volume in a script I have a TM volume on my desk at work and I also have one at home. That way, I have a better shot of my data surviving a disaster. Right noow I have to manually change the TM volume based on where I am.
I'd like to use some location aware software (like Marco Polo) and have it just switch the volume. I tried using Applescript and Automator to make the switch but I haven't been able to be consistently successful.
I'm looking for a more terminal/shellscript based way to switch the TM volume.
Any ideas?
A: Time Machine supports multiple backup volumes on Mountain Lion.
Backup to multiple locations
Time Machine allows you to choose multiple backup locations and seamlessly switch between them. Now you can have a backup of your data at work and at home.
| Q: How do I change my TimeMachine volume in a script I have a TM volume on my desk at work and I also have one at home. That way, I have a better shot of my data surviving a disaster. Right noow I have to manually change the TM volume based on where I am.
I'd like to use some location aware software (like Marco Polo) and have it just switch the volume. I tried using Applescript and Automator to make the switch but I haven't been able to be consistently successful.
I'm looking for a more terminal/shellscript based way to switch the TM volume.
Any ideas?
A: Time Machine supports multiple backup volumes on Mountain Lion.
Backup to multiple locations
Time Machine allows you to choose multiple backup locations and seamlessly switch between them. Now you can have a backup of your data at work and at home.
A: What I'd do is the following. You need to create a copy of /Library/Preferences/com.apple.TimeMachine.plist. Put it somewhere (example: ~/somewhere/com.apple.TimeMachine.plist.diskA). Then change from System Preferences the disk to which you want to back up. Create another copy and put it to ~/somewhere/com.apple.com.TimeMachine.plist.diskB). Then do something like this
ln -s ~/somewhere/com.apple.com.TimeMachine.plist.disk ~/somewhere/com.apple.com.TimeMachine.plist.diskB
sudo rm /Library/Preferences/com.apple.TimeMachine.plist
sudo ln -s ~/somewhere/com.apple.com.TimeMachine.plist.disk /Library/Preferences/com.apple.TimeMachine.plist
Then the script when using disk A would be
rm ~/somewhere/com.apple.com.TimeMachine.plist.disk
ln -s ~/somewhere/com.apple.com.TimeMachine.plist.diskA ~/somewhere/com.apple.com.TimeMachine.plist.disk
and when using disk B would be
rm ~/somewhere/com.apple.com.TimeMachine.plist.disk
ln -s ~/somewhere/com.apple.com.TimeMachine.plist.diskB
~/somewhere/com.apple.com.TimeMachine.plist.disk
This way you don't have to use sudo with MarcoPolo (BTW you should really use ControlPlane which picks up where MarcoPolo left).
EDIT: REMEMBER to have your original file back'd up when you do this.
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5016cfb7c32728cdde4bf1cfdd8888426a4dd6fe | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What is the difference between Top Grossing and Top Paid in the App Store? In App Store, What is the different between Top Grossing and Top Paid?
A: There are three categories: Top Free, Top Paid, and Top Grossing.
In the Top Free category, the apps with the most downloads that have a price of $0 make the list.
In the Top Paid category, the apps with the most downloads that have a price greater than $0 make the list.
The Top Grossing category lists the apps with the highest total revenue (that is, price * quantity sold + revenue from in-app purchases). A $50 app is likely to have fewer downloads than at $0.99 app. The Top Paid list will likely include many inexpensive apps that get purchased often. The Top Grossing category is to indicate which apps have the highest total spent on them.
| Q: What is the difference between Top Grossing and Top Paid in the App Store? In App Store, What is the different between Top Grossing and Top Paid?
A: There are three categories: Top Free, Top Paid, and Top Grossing.
In the Top Free category, the apps with the most downloads that have a price of $0 make the list.
In the Top Paid category, the apps with the most downloads that have a price greater than $0 make the list.
The Top Grossing category lists the apps with the highest total revenue (that is, price * quantity sold + revenue from in-app purchases). A $50 app is likely to have fewer downloads than at $0.99 app. The Top Paid list will likely include many inexpensive apps that get purchased often. The Top Grossing category is to indicate which apps have the highest total spent on them.
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da232bcdfb51e4aa4ff4c980a45325a085eea28c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is it possible to export the current iPhone wallpaper? I have a photo set as my current iPhone wallpaper, which I would like to save. I have forgotten where I stored this file on my computer originally, so I can't easily go back to place it back on my phone. It has since been deleted from my camera roll.
Is there any way to export the photo that is currently set as the wallpaper, so that I can change the wallpaper to something else, but save the other one?
A: This is the best solution for non jailbroken phones with wallpaper on the lockscreen so far.
Put your phone to charge so it will take almost all the UI down for a sec and print the screen. This will get you the image with the battery UI only, then you print another picture from the lock screen after you scrolled everything up or down. compose on photoshop.
Example:
| Q: Is it possible to export the current iPhone wallpaper? I have a photo set as my current iPhone wallpaper, which I would like to save. I have forgotten where I stored this file on my computer originally, so I can't easily go back to place it back on my phone. It has since been deleted from my camera roll.
Is there any way to export the photo that is currently set as the wallpaper, so that I can change the wallpaper to something else, but save the other one?
A: This is the best solution for non jailbroken phones with wallpaper on the lockscreen so far.
Put your phone to charge so it will take almost all the UI down for a sec and print the screen. This will get you the image with the battery UI only, then you print another picture from the lock screen after you scrolled everything up or down. compose on photoshop.
Example:
A: You cannot export the wallpaper, depending on the pattern (if it were repetitive) it would be possible to take screen shots and after emailing these to your self you could edit in Photoshop (other editing software is available)
You would need to take one shot of a page in iOS with only one app, and then if it is a repeatable patern you can edit out or clone out the app on the screen and the apps at the bottom.
Alternatively you can or tap and hold an app to get to wiggle mode, and go to the far right to get a "clean" page, then screenshot this.
Not great but that is the only way, I'm afraid.
A: You may find the photo in the iPhone backup on your computer.
On a Mac press Alt and select Go to in the menu bar. There open Library.
Assure that you are in column view in the new window.
Got to UserName/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup.
There you will find strangely named folders with all the backed up files. Go through the one, that seems to be one that is the latest backup for your iPhone. You may want to check on which date you have created the latest backup for your iPhone in iTunes first. Some of the backed up files will have the same date.
In the right column you will see a preview of any selected file. Many files will be blank though.
Copy the right one to another location on your computer and add .tiff or .jpg to the file name. Open in Preview other any appropriate program.
With that procedure I was able to recover the background that I had carried over from my first iPhone. I had to go through a lot of files though. The desired one was about number 800 of 4.500 files.
A: If your device is jailbroken, you can access the current wallpaper which is stored in:
/var/mobile/Library/SpringBoard/LockBackground.cpbitmap
A: Try this: http://www.tineye.com/
I had the same problem, so I took a screenshot, uploaded it on that website and it found my image!
A: One way that may require the help of an octopus is to go to Wallpaper settings click on wallpaper preview that is not the lock screen and pinch the image so it shrinks in the screen - this will get the "Cancel/Set" buttons out of the image. If you let go of the pinch, it'll bounce back, so the trick is to pinch and screen grab at the same time. Then you can crop out the wallpaper setting details in newly captured image in Photos. I was able to do this with four fingers on two hands (no feet required :)) on an iPhone 4s, not sure how dexterous you need to be on an iPhone 6 or 6 plus.
A: As an expansion to Macjack's answer, here's the process I just followed to retrieve the lock screen wallpaper on my phone.
Looking in the /Users/<youruser>/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backups folder is effective but very time consuming, especially if you have a lot of files/images in your backup (my phone a 16GB iPhone 5 that is pretty full had nearly 7000 files in there). However, the majority of them were not photos for me.
So I wrote a small script to extract the photos and rename them so they have the proper file extension. This makes it possible to use the image carousel preview for reviewing the images quickly.
Get the script here. (right click and 'Save link as' and save into your Downloads folder)
Now, open Terminal (type 'terminal' into spotlight). Then copy and paste this into the terminal window:
cd ~/Library/'Application Support'/MobileSync/Backups ~/iPhone-Backup-Copy
BACKUP=$(ls -t . | head -n1)
cp -rv "$BACKUP" ~/iPhone-Backup-Copy
cd ~/iPhone-Backup-Copy
chmod +x ~/Downloads/img-separator.sh
~/Downloads/img-separator.sh "$BACKUP"
What those six lines do, for non-programmers:
*
*"moves" you into the Backup directory
*Gets the name of the newest backup
*Copies the newest backup directory into a place with looser permissions
*"moves" you into that new backup copy
*Makes the script I wrote above "executable" (able to be run)
*Runs my script, telling it the name of the backup to process
And here is a description of what the script does.
A: If your home screen wallpaper happens to be the same as your lock screen wallpaper then it is possible to extract the image with a screen grab.
With iOS 7 installed on my iPhone 5 and while viewing my lock screen I plugged a power cable into my phone. For a split second all the text overlays disappeared from my lock screen then a battery power status icon appeared. If you are quick you can take a screen grab of the clean wallpaper.
I had spent a couple hours trying to figure out how to recover my lock screen image since the pic had been deleted from my camera roll long ago. Just as I was giving up and was laying down to bed, I plugged my phone into it's charging cable. That's when I noticed the clear image. It was a life saver. I hope this helps.
Important to note
Before doing this, go to Settings->Wallpaper and make sure "Perspective Zoom" is turned off. Otherwise when setting this newly captured image as a wallpaper it is automatically scaled up so you will lose some information around the edges.
A: Just did on a PC successfully. Do a backup of the iPhone. (don't encrypt it!)
the backup goes to:
%Appdata%\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\79e16f33a9886b760edc45268168255ee431973c (that random string of numbers is different for every backup. look at the folder modified date to find the right one)
(Press Winkey + R, type in %Appdata% to launch the folder)
Open a Command Prompt Window
(Winkey + R, type in 'CMD')
type in:
cd C:\Users\'yourusernamehere'\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\'yourcrazynumberstringhere'
type in:
ren *.* *.jpg
(this changes all the files extensions to JPG's)
You can then sift through them and find the picture. Sorting the folder by file size will help narrow it down.
A: To screen grab purist version of home screen: scroll left to the widgets page/screen. Edit to have no widgets present. You will be left with the time and date that you cannot get rid of, as well as the "edit" button, and the search bar at the top. Place phone on flat surface, touch and slide the time/date and edit buttons upward and out of view. Hold them out of view and the execute the screen grab. The only thing stuck on the pic is the search bar and the voice command button to the right of the search bar.
A: Easy( if lock screen wallpaper) just go to settings wallpaper the selet the lock screen one and pinch the wallpaper with fingers and bring it in the middle may take a few tries and thats when you screenshot. Crop later.
A: I would Imagine, if you jailbreak, you can find where the file is stored on the iPhone's file-system.
This would involve jailbreaking, and then installing a package like Samba. All you would have to do then is mount the iPhone from your desktop, and find the image.
Alternatively, there are a number of pieces of software that allow you to browse the iPhone filesystem over USB, again assuming the iPhone is jailbroken (DiskAid is an example).
Last, there are local file managers for the iPhone, that would possible allow you to find the file and copy it directly on the iPhone.
However, I do not think there is really any way to do this without jailbreaking.
A: As you have set a photo as wallpaper the photo should still be listed under photos on your iPhone. You can email that photo yourself.
A: I have the same issue. Best thing I found was to take a screen shot (press the Home and Sleep buttons simultaneously. The screen will flash white, a camera shutter "click" will sound, and the picture will be saved to the
Camera Roll folder in your Photos).
Not ideal as you have the date header and footer but at least you get to keep the original shot.
Hope this helps?
A: Tap and hold an app to make all your apps shake (how you delete apps), move all 4 of your apps on the bottom bar (the one that is at the bottom of every app page) to a page with other apps on it so it is blank. Slide over to a completely blank page (you can do this while app delete is activated), then take your screen shot. You will only have a small grey bar across the bottom of your image. If the image you want is on your lock screen instead of your home screen this will not help you.
A: Go to wallpaper preview, turn perspective zoom off, and take a screenshot, then save with perspective zoom off
…or…
Turn wiggle mode on, go to a new page and take a screenshot
…and…
Double click, remove all apps from recently used, take another screenshot, then edit the 2 photos together, and if done properly, you'll be able to salvage a new version of the background in it's entirety.
This should work for me, hopefully it will work for others, I'm not sure if it will work if the photo was greatly zoomed in initially
A: Always upload your pictures to Google Photos. I found my wallpaper photo from 5 years ago of my daughters by searching on my Google Photos list by my daughter's name. Google photos will index all your photos. Just assign a name to a person in one of your photos, and Google will find all matching photos and assign that name to them. Even group photos will be found under multiple names.
A: I just took screen shot (simultaneously press wake/on and home buttons) of wallpaper photo on old iphone 5. I will crop out the bottom homepage icons. Before taking screen shot, to get a clear wallpaper photo without icons, I moved all icons off the last page of homepage except one icon which I transferred to bottom icon bar. When I initially moved all the icons off last homepage, the last page disappeared so I moved last icon to bottom icon bar in order to get clear wallpaper photo for screen shot.
A: Just take a screenshot of all the default screenshot choices in settings where you change wallpapers. Then take the saved image and zoom up on the one you like and crop it. It's indistinguishable from the full-size image.
A: *
*Backup your device (e.g. use iMazing, iTunes or idevicebackup2).
*Browse the backup and go to folder HomeDomain/Library/SpringBoard/. There you should find HomeBackground.cpbitmap, OriginalHomeBackground.cpbitmap, LockBackground.cpbitmap and OriginalLockBackground.cpbitmap.
*Use https://cpbitmap.github.io/ to convert the cpbitmap files to PNG.
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7b69af6325d6819e252a93290cf20b0a798f9fb7 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Notifications sounds not affected by iPad 2 volume When turn down the volume on my iPad 2 all the way down, It still makes a sound when notifications are received.
Is there any way to globally disable notifications sounds ?
A: In Settings | General | Sounds, you can either set the sound level of the alerts, or choose that it will be affected by the Volume buttons (which is off by default).
Update
In iOS 10 (and maybe earlier versions, I'm not sure when the change happened) this setting is under Settings | Sounds and is called Change with Buttons in the Ringer and Alerts section.
| Q: Notifications sounds not affected by iPad 2 volume When turn down the volume on my iPad 2 all the way down, It still makes a sound when notifications are received.
Is there any way to globally disable notifications sounds ?
A: In Settings | General | Sounds, you can either set the sound level of the alerts, or choose that it will be affected by the Volume buttons (which is off by default).
Update
In iOS 10 (and maybe earlier versions, I'm not sure when the change happened) this setting is under Settings | Sounds and is called Change with Buttons in the Ringer and Alerts section.
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7104f268e527cb58a1a51e574050c8e161bb72f7 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is it possible to use a gesture to go back in Finder? I miss the ability to go back to previous directory via a gesture (swipe with two finger right like in Safari or Chrome) in Finder. Is it possible to enable it?
Edit: I'm on a MacBook Pro, and using the trackpad.
A: With BetterTouchTool, (almost) everything is possible! :)
You can, for any application, map a gesture to a keyboard shortcut.
You will then be able to attach Cmd+[ to the two finger left swipe gesture.
| Q: Is it possible to use a gesture to go back in Finder? I miss the ability to go back to previous directory via a gesture (swipe with two finger right like in Safari or Chrome) in Finder. Is it possible to enable it?
Edit: I'm on a MacBook Pro, and using the trackpad.
A: With BetterTouchTool, (almost) everything is possible! :)
You can, for any application, map a gesture to a keyboard shortcut.
You will then be able to attach Cmd+[ to the two finger left swipe gesture.
A: UPDATE
It looks like this has been broken in Mac OS X 10.9 (and wasn't fixed in 10.9.1)
This works again in the latest Mac Os X 10.10.1, and presumably also in 10.10.
Trackpad
Three-finger swipe left goes back and forth in Finder, just like in Safari.
You don't need 3rd party software to do this, simply make sure your settings are correct.
Go to System Preferences via Spotlight or Launchpad, navigate to Trackpad and click the tab More Gestures. The first option is "Swipe between pages", which enables swiping in Finder, Chrome etc. Make sure to choose one of the two Swipe options.
I've attached an image showing the screen for you here:
Make sure that you've chosen Swipe left or right with four fingers in the Swipe between full-screen apps so the two options don't overrule each other.
You also want to make sure there is no checkmark in the Three finger drag. They are mutually exclusive. You can check this in the Point & Click tab.
Magic Mouse
If you use a Magic Mouse and want to be able to swipe back and forth in Finder, you have to turn off the Swipe between full-screen apps and change Swipe between pages to either Swipe left or right with two fingers or Swipe left or right with one or two fingers (both options enables you to swipe back and forth in Finder when using both fingers.
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654d348b875efdd146ec376c813e6efb5e41b47d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I run VNC (any flavour) from the iPhone (Jailbroken/not jailbroken) How do I run VNC (any flavor) from the iPhone (Jailbroken/not jailbroken)? I would like a solution to remotely manage my PC from my iPhone, I could even use an RDP client? (I'm running a number of OSes Windows XP and Windows 7 and Hackintosh 10.5.6 but I'm interested in remotely managing the Windows XP box first!)
A: Check out Mocha VNC. The lite version is free.
| Q: How do I run VNC (any flavour) from the iPhone (Jailbroken/not jailbroken) How do I run VNC (any flavor) from the iPhone (Jailbroken/not jailbroken)? I would like a solution to remotely manage my PC from my iPhone, I could even use an RDP client? (I'm running a number of OSes Windows XP and Windows 7 and Hackintosh 10.5.6 but I'm interested in remotely managing the Windows XP box first!)
A: Check out Mocha VNC. The lite version is free.
A: LogMeIn has an iPhone app, though it's not free. I haven't tried it, but I'm a fan of LogMeIn (free) in general. Secure connections to multiple computers from any browser, sorts out firewall and port problems itself, handles dynamic IP addresses, multiple users can have different permissions -- all in the free version.
(As always, be wary when using public PCs.)
Update: There is now a free version of the LogMeIn iPhone/iPad app.
A: Jugaari has Jaadu VNC and Jaadu RDP clients for the iPhone. I have both and they work well although the iPhone screen is a little small for my line of work.
You can also use Zinger-Soft's iSSH for tunneled VNC or X server over SSH. Works great even with RSA Key encryption instead of SSH passwords.
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74c34771167d17a7c8e2b400eb7d05da3e37174c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Print e-mail conversation in Mail.app Does anybody know how (if possible) to print a whole conversation thread in Mail.app?
A: I have a work around for you that works and is a bit quicker than copying to pages.
What you do is:
1. Highlight the emails that you want to print. Either the whole thread or selecting particular emails by holding the apple key and selecting the mails.
*
*Click the 'forward' button. This compiles all the emails into on big email
*Print! and you are done.
| Q: Print e-mail conversation in Mail.app Does anybody know how (if possible) to print a whole conversation thread in Mail.app?
A: I have a work around for you that works and is a bit quicker than copying to pages.
What you do is:
1. Highlight the emails that you want to print. Either the whole thread or selecting particular emails by holding the apple key and selecting the mails.
*
*Click the 'forward' button. This compiles all the emails into on big email
*Print! and you are done.
A: In Mail.app on OS X 10.9, Mavericks, this is default behavior when only the conversation is selected in the inbox.
A: There's no way to do this, at the moment. I've looked through the whole web.
A: One way is to select your thread and use the 'Save As…' feature. This will generate a RTF file with all thread messages concatenated. The RTF is then easy to convert to print or convert to PDF. I've tested this with OS X 10.11.1.
A: There is a way to do this.
Right Click on the Conversation in the Inbox Preview,
Select "Forward As Attachment" this will separate each message,
Send to yourself, and you will be able to open each message and print or save.
A: This is now possible (Version 10.3 (3273)). Go to your email thread and cmd + click on every email in the thread that you want to save to .pdf. After that File -> Export as PDF....
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564bb0c57a75f20dc9a8062109b94b4d27a70fad | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Installing 64-bit java on Mac OS X Lion? When playing Minecraft 1.0, a java-based game, when I switch the rendering options to "Far", the game shows a message saying that memory usage for the game might be too high in Far rendering mode, and that I'm running 32-bit java and should install 64-bit java for the Far mode to work properly.
I can't recall ever actually installing java on this Mac at all.
Is there a way for me to install 64-bit java on my Mac?
This is an June/July 2011 iMac with Mac OS X Lion, all updates installed.
A: Look for Java Preferences in Utilities. There you'll find order of Java binaries browser will use.
| Q: Installing 64-bit java on Mac OS X Lion? When playing Minecraft 1.0, a java-based game, when I switch the rendering options to "Far", the game shows a message saying that memory usage for the game might be too high in Far rendering mode, and that I'm running 32-bit java and should install 64-bit java for the Far mode to work properly.
I can't recall ever actually installing java on this Mac at all.
Is there a way for me to install 64-bit java on my Mac?
This is an June/July 2011 iMac with Mac OS X Lion, all updates installed.
A: Look for Java Preferences in Utilities. There you'll find order of Java binaries browser will use.
A: Here's a well-written and detailed discussion about Minecraft & Java including Java order, the Minecraft start stub, etc:
Make sure to use the latest Java:
Java for OS X Lion Update 1 (Java 1.6.0_29, updated 09. Nov.)
Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 6 (Java 1.6.0_29, updated 09. Nov.)
Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 10 (Java 1.6.0_26 on 64bit Intel, Java 1.5.0_30 last release for PPC)
Java for Mac OS X 10.4, Release 9 (only supports Java 1.5.0_19)
At this point it's a good idea to open Java Preferences and check which versions of Java are installed and what the preferred run order is. Sort it so that Java 6 64bit is on top, then Java 6 32bit, Java 5 64bit, Java 5 32bit.
Within Info.plist (see paragraph 2), find the 'JVMVersion' key and change it to '1.6+'. The next step is to replace 'JavaApplicationStub' in
Minecraft.app/Contents/MacOS/
with the one found in
/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/A/Resources/MacOS/
Use 'Show package contents' and 'Go to folder' (⇧⌘G) to find those places.
Most people experience improved performance when switching to 64bit. Add a key to 'JVMArchs' with the value 'x86_64' on top of the existing ones to run Java in 64bit if it is available. This step is optional but recommended.
A: The problem is in the Minecraft launcher itself. I checked it out:
$ cd /Applications/Minecraft.app/Contents/MacOS
$ file JavaApplicationStub
JavaApplicationStub: Mach-O universal binary with 2 architectures
JavaApplicationStub (for architecture i386): Mach-O executable i386
JavaApplicationStub (for architecture ppc): Mach-O executable ppc
So I figure if we put in a 64-bit JavaApplicationStub it will work.
I'm not sure if a newer Minecraft launcher fixes the issue because mine was downloaded pre-1.0.
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f33f85dd2a6bb8fa4f7333af4320f6a7a6105520 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is it possible to downgrade modemfirmware? I've updated the iOS on my iPhone 4 to 5.0.1 the baseband was also updated to 04.11.08. I've downgraded the OS it but the baseband didn't change, can someone help please?
A: In general, it's not possible to downgrade the modem firmware / baseband software version on iOS, even if you jailbreak the device or use software designed to install modified software on an iPhone.
It's a popular request, so I imagine many people are working on it but nothing is out today to perform the task you ask on the iPhone 4.
| Q: Is it possible to downgrade modemfirmware? I've updated the iOS on my iPhone 4 to 5.0.1 the baseband was also updated to 04.11.08. I've downgraded the OS it but the baseband didn't change, can someone help please?
A: In general, it's not possible to downgrade the modem firmware / baseband software version on iOS, even if you jailbreak the device or use software designed to install modified software on an iPhone.
It's a popular request, so I imagine many people are working on it but nothing is out today to perform the task you ask on the iPhone 4.
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f398116a59bab2d2a2e7b0d0ff971e24c0ad4d84 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Device enrollment fails, error: server certificate is invalid I have an Xserve running 10.7.2 Server fully patched today.
We have a valid SSL from GoDaddy installed.
Lion's firewall is off, hardware firewall is not blocking any traffic.
From an iPad I can access the profile manager through the webpage https://mydomain.com/profilemanager and log in successfully. I can install the Trust Profile successfully.
When I try enroll the device it gives me this error:
The server certificate for "https://mydomain.com/devicemanagement/api/device/ota_service" is invalid
A: This issue is resolved. When installing the SSL cert from GoDaddy in Lion server there are two items that need to take place outlined in GoDaddy's guide for OS X Server 10.6:
*
*Install Intermediate Chain
*Install Certificate
The Intermediate Chain had not been completed and thus the Certificate was from showing as coming from an unsigned authority. Once the Intermediate Chain had been installed I was able to successfully enroll the device.
| Q: Device enrollment fails, error: server certificate is invalid I have an Xserve running 10.7.2 Server fully patched today.
We have a valid SSL from GoDaddy installed.
Lion's firewall is off, hardware firewall is not blocking any traffic.
From an iPad I can access the profile manager through the webpage https://mydomain.com/profilemanager and log in successfully. I can install the Trust Profile successfully.
When I try enroll the device it gives me this error:
The server certificate for "https://mydomain.com/devicemanagement/api/device/ota_service" is invalid
A: This issue is resolved. When installing the SSL cert from GoDaddy in Lion server there are two items that need to take place outlined in GoDaddy's guide for OS X Server 10.6:
*
*Install Intermediate Chain
*Install Certificate
The Intermediate Chain had not been completed and thus the Certificate was from showing as coming from an unsigned authority. Once the Intermediate Chain had been installed I was able to successfully enroll the device.
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201ba9bd2f96d09dc3295812befa689e3853434d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How does "sharing" of purchased apps work on iPhone and iPad? If I buy an app for iPad or iPhone, then login to my account on a few other iPhones and download that app, are there any restrictions on how many devices I can install that application on?
Once I've downloaded the app to the maximum amount of devices, will my restriction be lifted if I delete the app on those devices?
Basically, how exactly does installing apps, with the same account, on multiple devices work?
A: There isn't a limit to this (or there isn't yet a limit that is imposed by Apple); you should be able to install iOS apps that you purchase on all your iOS devices (obviously using the same Apple ID).
From the Apple iTunes Terms of Service:
APP STORE PRODUCT USAGE RULES
(i) If you are an individual acting in your personal capacity, you may download and sync an App Store Product for personal, noncommercial use on any iOS Device you own or control.
| Q: How does "sharing" of purchased apps work on iPhone and iPad? If I buy an app for iPad or iPhone, then login to my account on a few other iPhones and download that app, are there any restrictions on how many devices I can install that application on?
Once I've downloaded the app to the maximum amount of devices, will my restriction be lifted if I delete the app on those devices?
Basically, how exactly does installing apps, with the same account, on multiple devices work?
A: There isn't a limit to this (or there isn't yet a limit that is imposed by Apple); you should be able to install iOS apps that you purchase on all your iOS devices (obviously using the same Apple ID).
From the Apple iTunes Terms of Service:
APP STORE PRODUCT USAGE RULES
(i) If you are an individual acting in your personal capacity, you may download and sync an App Store Product for personal, noncommercial use on any iOS Device you own or control.
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ae85bc136f3af9e81c326773749f73d4bfbde396 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to change the default gateway of a Mac OSX machine I am familiar with the route add default gw command in Linux to add a default gateway, but this doesnt work on Mac OS. I cant find any appropriate example in the route manual. Can anyone help me the command.
A: If you are intent on using route the man page for route will show you it's the same as most BSD route commands. You may need ip6config (and man page) as well if you care about IPv6 routing.
The "mac" way is to set it from the System Preference pane under network and is preferred over using unix commands since it honors location changes and other events such as a reboot.
| Q: How to change the default gateway of a Mac OSX machine I am familiar with the route add default gw command in Linux to add a default gateway, but this doesnt work on Mac OS. I cant find any appropriate example in the route manual. Can anyone help me the command.
A: If you are intent on using route the man page for route will show you it's the same as most BSD route commands. You may need ip6config (and man page) as well if you care about IPv6 routing.
The "mac" way is to set it from the System Preference pane under network and is preferred over using unix commands since it honors location changes and other events such as a reboot.
A: $ route delete default
$ route add default 192.168.0.1
or
$ route change default -interface $INTF
$ route change 192.168.0.0/16 -interface $INTF
A: Go to System Preference >> Network, and you can "Set Service Order" of the network interfaces and effectively change the default route order in the routing table.
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047ca22cf2ca3d230bbbf88e3dd9b8e6a2766817 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I download free music from the internet to itunes on the iphone/ipad without using a mac/pc? There are loads of bands on the internet offering their music as free downloads on their websites. Either as zips or direct mp3 downloads. What ways are there for iphone/ipad users to get the music playable via itunes without taking the mac/pc detour and without jailbreacking?
A: There are no ways to download an .mp3 using only your iOS device for later use by the Music app on said iOS device.
You have two options:
*
*Download music via the iTunes app on your iDevice.
*Download music on your Mac/PC and synchronize with your iDevice.
| Q: How can I download free music from the internet to itunes on the iphone/ipad without using a mac/pc? There are loads of bands on the internet offering their music as free downloads on their websites. Either as zips or direct mp3 downloads. What ways are there for iphone/ipad users to get the music playable via itunes without taking the mac/pc detour and without jailbreacking?
A: There are no ways to download an .mp3 using only your iOS device for later use by the Music app on said iOS device.
You have two options:
*
*Download music via the iTunes app on your iDevice.
*Download music on your Mac/PC and synchronize with your iDevice.
A: Depending on the way the audio files are provided it might be possible to load them into GoodReader directly from the web and play them from there. But there is no way to load them into Music directly on the iDevice.
A: iCab Mobile -browser here downloads the files to its own dir in the app and then you can open things in external program let say DropBox. It has some problems with some formats but there is a hack: you can zip things and then it will work for sure. It works at least with PDFs, MP3 and ZIPs.
Below you can find a proof, I used the soundtracks here. And I did not use iTunes -- only iPad, free of iTunes jail :D
A: When "previewing" an MP3 in Safari or in Mail on an iPad, in the past several versions of IOS, you have the "Open In" option to put the file in any installed app that can accept files. Many such apps can play MP3s. However, "Music" (formerly known as iTunes) will not be on the list.
Nothing against GoodReader or iCab, but neither of them is mandatory.
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34e5b9a53c66436c3d854b8249989c398787fc95 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why might a Macbook Pro go back into sleep shortly after waking up? Whenever I wake up my mac by opening the lid, approximately 20 seconds later it will put itself to sleep again, even though I'm actively working on it. I'm guessing it's "deep sleep" (hibernation) because the indicator light turns completely off, not just blinking.
Waiting until the sleep process is completed and then pushing the power button will wake the laptop again, and this time it will work fine. So the whole business takes less then a minute, but it's still a little annoying.
What causes this behavior, and how can I fix it? This happens every time I open the lid, but it's a relatively new thing, just happening for the past week or two.
A: Possibilities include (listed from the best case to worst case):
*
*Incorrect SMC settings. To fix this: read
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964 (your situation is described the Power section)
*A battery that's not retaining its charges. To check: read about Battery Cycle Count at http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1519
There are other possibilities but let's try these first. Feedback if these doesn't work for you.
| Q: Why might a Macbook Pro go back into sleep shortly after waking up? Whenever I wake up my mac by opening the lid, approximately 20 seconds later it will put itself to sleep again, even though I'm actively working on it. I'm guessing it's "deep sleep" (hibernation) because the indicator light turns completely off, not just blinking.
Waiting until the sleep process is completed and then pushing the power button will wake the laptop again, and this time it will work fine. So the whole business takes less then a minute, but it's still a little annoying.
What causes this behavior, and how can I fix it? This happens every time I open the lid, but it's a relatively new thing, just happening for the past week or two.
A: Possibilities include (listed from the best case to worst case):
*
*Incorrect SMC settings. To fix this: read
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964 (your situation is described the Power section)
*A battery that's not retaining its charges. To check: read about Battery Cycle Count at http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1519
There are other possibilities but let's try these first. Feedback if these doesn't work for you.
A: The problem sorted itself out. How? I don't know. Why did it happen in the first place? I don't know. But if any future victim encounters this question looking for a solution, be aware it might go away by itself after a few restarts.
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9b61378ce5c1f2ff0be524e4cc7fc9aeb1d66148 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I change the location of screenshot in OS X Lion? The old method that works for Leopard/Snow Leopard doesn't work any more on Lion:
defaults write com.apple.screencapture location /Users/kamus/Pictures/snap
Has something changed or does anyone have some good workarounds?
A: Perhaps it's because your path isn't really a path to a folder:
Notice to terminating /:
defaults write com.apple.screencapture location /Users/kamus/Pictures/snap/
| Q: How do I change the location of screenshot in OS X Lion? The old method that works for Leopard/Snow Leopard doesn't work any more on Lion:
defaults write com.apple.screencapture location /Users/kamus/Pictures/snap
Has something changed or does anyone have some good workarounds?
A: Perhaps it's because your path isn't really a path to a folder:
Notice to terminating /:
defaults write com.apple.screencapture location /Users/kamus/Pictures/snap/
A: You can also try TinkerTool to accomplish the same thing. I've found that TinkerTool is much easier than having to remember a whole bunch of defaults write com.apple... commands. It has all of the most useful ones in one place for you to easily change. You can find the screenshot destination one under the General tab:
(as noted by this comment, you don't have to log out and back in again, just use the Terminal command killall SystemUIServer)
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55b0ff2824e261357cdf85e01f1b14fa5e992451 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Avoid automatic shutdown I have a MacBook Pro running Lion. Usually, I need to run tasks that takes hours... so I just leave the laptop working before going to bed.
When I wake up, I notice that it tried to shutdown the system. How do I notice this? Well... all apps are closed except for iTerm (which always stops shutdown process when there is more than one tab open).
I tried to search the energy saving settings but there is nothing related to this... I would like to see how to prevent this behavior.
A: *
*Make sure your power adapter is connected to the Mac while you are sleeping.
*In the Power Adapter section in Energy Saver, make the "computer sleep" -> "never".
*You don't want your screen is on when you are in bed right? So make "Display sleep" -> some minutes.
*Uncheck "Put the hard disk(s) to sleep when possible" and "Restart automatically if the computer freezes".
That should work!
| Q: Avoid automatic shutdown I have a MacBook Pro running Lion. Usually, I need to run tasks that takes hours... so I just leave the laptop working before going to bed.
When I wake up, I notice that it tried to shutdown the system. How do I notice this? Well... all apps are closed except for iTerm (which always stops shutdown process when there is more than one tab open).
I tried to search the energy saving settings but there is nothing related to this... I would like to see how to prevent this behavior.
A: *
*Make sure your power adapter is connected to the Mac while you are sleeping.
*In the Power Adapter section in Energy Saver, make the "computer sleep" -> "never".
*You don't want your screen is on when you are in bed right? So make "Display sleep" -> some minutes.
*Uncheck "Put the hard disk(s) to sleep when possible" and "Restart automatically if the computer freezes".
That should work!
A: You can also temporarily disable sleep from the command line with "caffeinate" regardless of the sleep settings in system preferences.
The basic function of caffeinate when run without any arguments it to prevent active sleep while caffeinate is running:
caffeinate
It will prevent active sleep until you stop caffeinate with "Control + C" or kill all caffeinate processes. After termination the MacBook will resume its normal behaviour (perfect for a computational intensive task)
You can also run caffeinate for a specific pre-determined amount of time to prevent sleeping for that specific amount of time e.g. 4 hours (specify time in seconds) - The ampersand makes the terminal run the process in the background so you continue working.
caffeinate -t 144000 &
Caffeinate can also be attached to other commands to prevent the MacBook from sleeping while the given command is being executed:
caffeinate [command_to_run] -arguments
For a full list of options please refer to the man-page
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2660c0ac8d8a6c2769e1683a025562fd0cb38ad4 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I subscribe to RSS feeds in Safari on a page showing the Reader button? Safari (the desktop variant) shows an RSS button in the address bar for any page with an associated RSS (or Atom) feed. Clicking that button opens the RSS feed in your chosen feed reader application (Safari by default).
However, on most pages the RSS button only appears briefly as the page loads, or not at all. When the page is fully loaded it's replaced by the Reader button. There doesn't seem to be any way to disable the Reader button or otherwise get to the RSS button on such pages - so how do I subscribe to the RSS feed for the page (other than hunting around for an RSS link in the page content or worse, the page's source code)?
A: Click and hold the Reader button, and a menu of available feeds appears.
(Discovered after much Googling at Mac OS X Hints.)
| Q: How do I subscribe to RSS feeds in Safari on a page showing the Reader button? Safari (the desktop variant) shows an RSS button in the address bar for any page with an associated RSS (or Atom) feed. Clicking that button opens the RSS feed in your chosen feed reader application (Safari by default).
However, on most pages the RSS button only appears briefly as the page loads, or not at all. When the page is fully loaded it's replaced by the Reader button. There doesn't seem to be any way to disable the Reader button or otherwise get to the RSS button on such pages - so how do I subscribe to the RSS feed for the page (other than hunting around for an RSS link in the page content or worse, the page's source code)?
A: Click and hold the Reader button, and a menu of available feeds appears.
(Discovered after much Googling at Mac OS X Hints.)
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7cdffcf9d0b34305fe0f94e7f66b346a9fac29d8 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Volume Keys not working with HDMI audio on mac OSX Lion? I have a mac mini 2011 with OSX Lion. And I have connected my monitor (with integrated speakers) through hdmi port. The sound is working fine, but the volume keys on the keyboard don't work.
When I press one of them the volume image appears on the screen but with a prohibited signal.
Is there a way to fix this and make my keyboard keys change the system volume?
By the way, they work very well when I use another audio output device
A: As SoundFlower is extremely outdated and not actively maintained. I've started looking for a better solution.
I highly recommend this, works pretty great on my LG monitor:
https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl
This project also supports the default volume/brightness keyboard controls. Instead of using a digital line like SoundFlower, it tries to change the volume of your display itself.
Edit:
Since posting this answer, I've become a maintainer of this project, and it's grown quite a bit.
I would still recommend it to everyone wanting to change volume/brightness on external monitors. Works on both Intel and ARM
| Q: Volume Keys not working with HDMI audio on mac OSX Lion? I have a mac mini 2011 with OSX Lion. And I have connected my monitor (with integrated speakers) through hdmi port. The sound is working fine, but the volume keys on the keyboard don't work.
When I press one of them the volume image appears on the screen but with a prohibited signal.
Is there a way to fix this and make my keyboard keys change the system volume?
By the way, they work very well when I use another audio output device
A: As SoundFlower is extremely outdated and not actively maintained. I've started looking for a better solution.
I highly recommend this, works pretty great on my LG monitor:
https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl
This project also supports the default volume/brightness keyboard controls. Instead of using a digital line like SoundFlower, it tries to change the volume of your display itself.
Edit:
Since posting this answer, I've become a maintainer of this project, and it's grown quite a bit.
I would still recommend it to everyone wanting to change volume/brightness on external monitors. Works on both Intel and ARM
A: *
*Install Homebrew:
ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
*Install Cask
brew install caskroom/cask/brew-cask
*Install Soundflower:
brew cask install soundflower
*Reboot.
*Start soundflowerbed (find it by pressing cmd-space to open spotlight):
*Click the Soundflower icon in the top-right and select your output device (You should pick HDMI instead of DisplayPort):
*In the sound preferences, pick Soundflower:
A: A solution using the free version of Sound Siphon
To solve both of these issues:
Launch the Sound Siphon app. In Sound
Siphon’s preferences select your output device as the pass through
device. Turn Sound Siphon on.
Sound Siphon processes the audio before it goes to your output device.
Now you can use your keyboard to control the volume"
http://staticz.com/add-keyboard-volume-controls/
A: See a solution here for the problem - http://www.vanetta.net/2012/07/enabling-hdmi-audio-controls-on-2011.html
Requires the free third party app - https://code.google.com/p/soundflower/ but it works perfectly.
A: The audio signal over HDMI is encoded. Encoded audio streams should be normalized to 0 dB. You cannot change this behavior as the audio signal would not be normalized anymore. You can only use the volume controls of your TV set.
Some programs (like iTunes) have volume control themselves, those can be used to change the volume of that specific program. (Although this goes somewhat against the principle that HDMI audio should be normalized.)
See also this discussion on Apple Support Communities (same answer).
A: My solution: Sound Control.
Soundflower is very old software and does not work well for me. Use sound control to specify output device to your HDMI/DP/Type-C device, and control the master volume (can define short key).
Bonus point: You don't have to buy a license to control only the master volume.
A: if you don't already have them (well, you should! ), install Homebrew and Homebrew Cask.
Then, install Soundflower and Soundflowerbed:
brew cask install soundflower
brew cask install soundflowerbed
Reboot.
Now, from the Sound Preference Pane, you can configure your Mac to play sound on the Soundflower virtual audio device. And you can launch SoundflowerBed.app (it will sit in the menu bar) to configure this Soundflower virtual output to play on your external HDMI or DisplayPort interface.
This way, macOS will allow you to control the audio volume (from the menu bar and from the keyboard).
A: On Big Sur (or earlier), you can do this:
*
*Install Blackhole or brew install blackhole-2ch
*Install AU Lab
*Configure AU Lab (You'll be using blackhole as a substitute for Soundflower)
This option also has the benefit of allowing you to setup audio effects, like a system wide EQ and use things like NoAudiophile's speaker corrections and AutoEq's headphone corrections.
This worked for me on a monitor that didn't work with MonitorControl
Alternatively, for $40, you can buy SoundSource.
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1f306f8ed0998d8437f4f595b879ee2b9237796c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to disconnect from specific WiFi network (while remembering the connection) I would like to disconnect from my WiFi network on OS X Lion without having the computer to forget the network. So basically I'm looking for a way to just disconnect and connect to a specific WiFi network at will.
How do I do this?
A: You can disconnect from the current wireless network without turning wireless off by running the following command on the command line:
sudo /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Versions/Current/Resources/airport -z
| Q: How to disconnect from specific WiFi network (while remembering the connection) I would like to disconnect from my WiFi network on OS X Lion without having the computer to forget the network. So basically I'm looking for a way to just disconnect and connect to a specific WiFi network at will.
How do I do this?
A: You can disconnect from the current wireless network without turning wireless off by running the following command on the command line:
sudo /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Versions/Current/Resources/airport -z
A: Would setting up different locations under Network preferences, each having different way out settings be an option? You'd 'sort of' be disconnecting.
A: I know that it's old question but maybe someone is looking for better solution.
I've just found that you can detach from a WiFi network by Opt/Alt-clicking on the Wifi icon and then selecting the appropriate option in the dropdown.
A: Your router may also offer a user interface which offers a way to disconnect from the wifi network. I just tested it out with mine and it worked fine. I also tested the command line prompt described above, and that worked, too.
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10241be655d149f5fcedf56b6afd7b414e3dc6c9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Sharing a iPhoto Library between users on the same computer I tried to share my iPhoto library with putting it into my sharing folder. I changed the permissions, so the other users can use it. Now they can use it, but if they add new photos, i cannot edit them. They were displayed, but if I try to edit the, there is only a black screen instead of the picture.
A: Did you have a look at what Apple proposes in the corresponding support document?
It covers using an external hard drive to house one iPhoto Library as well as moving those files to the /Users/Shared folder on the Mac.
| Q: Sharing a iPhoto Library between users on the same computer I tried to share my iPhoto library with putting it into my sharing folder. I changed the permissions, so the other users can use it. Now they can use it, but if they add new photos, i cannot edit them. They were displayed, but if I try to edit the, there is only a black screen instead of the picture.
A: Did you have a look at what Apple proposes in the corresponding support document?
It covers using an external hard drive to house one iPhoto Library as well as moving those files to the /Users/Shared folder on the Mac.
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5d3d3d7b1dede7d114f519b93bb304de47e16579 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Websites stuck in infinite redirect loop after upgrading to iOS 5 (5.0.1) Ever since upgrading my iPhone to iOS 5 (currently at 5.0.1), I've noticed that a few websites that I regularly visit get stuck in a constant redirect loop and never show up. It's only sites that require logging in as a first step. The two sites that I can think of off the top of my head where this happens are:
*
*Oreilly Books Online (Safari)
*FT.com
Though I have seen this on more than just these two sites.
Has anyone else encountered this problem? Is there anything I can do to try and resolve this on my phone (settings, cache clearing, etc.)? Or do I have to wait for an OS update or the sites to make a fix?
Also, I'm on the O2 network in the UK, but I can reproduce the behaviour through a VPN and on WiFi.
A: To clear Safari's cache:
Go to Settings App > Safari then tap Clear History and Clear Cookies and Data.
Hopefully this will help you.
| Q: Websites stuck in infinite redirect loop after upgrading to iOS 5 (5.0.1) Ever since upgrading my iPhone to iOS 5 (currently at 5.0.1), I've noticed that a few websites that I regularly visit get stuck in a constant redirect loop and never show up. It's only sites that require logging in as a first step. The two sites that I can think of off the top of my head where this happens are:
*
*Oreilly Books Online (Safari)
*FT.com
Though I have seen this on more than just these two sites.
Has anyone else encountered this problem? Is there anything I can do to try and resolve this on my phone (settings, cache clearing, etc.)? Or do I have to wait for an OS update or the sites to make a fix?
Also, I'm on the O2 network in the UK, but I can reproduce the behaviour through a VPN and on WiFi.
A: To clear Safari's cache:
Go to Settings App > Safari then tap Clear History and Clear Cookies and Data.
Hopefully this will help you.
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467612931abf2e838c8d3d59f109c5209590a725 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Where is the system wide PATH shell variable set in OS X? I'd like to set the PATH shell variable for all users, but could not find where it is defined.
Having no export PATH in my .bash_profile, I have this:
/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/git/bin:/usr/X11/bin
Where is this the PATH shell variable defined?
A: On a shell level, the PATH variable is set in /etc/profile by calling /usr/libexec/path_helper. To add your own paths, you can add files with a path in it to /etc/paths.d/:
pse@Fourecks:~$ ll /etc/paths.d
total 8
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 13 Jul 22 07:02 50-X11
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 12 Aug 13 14:12 TeX
pse@Fourecks:~$ cat /etc/paths.d/TeX
/Library/TeX/texbin
That's the safer way than editing /etc/profile, /etc/paths or any other system-provided file which may get overwritten with the next OSX upgrade.
| Q: Where is the system wide PATH shell variable set in OS X? I'd like to set the PATH shell variable for all users, but could not find where it is defined.
Having no export PATH in my .bash_profile, I have this:
/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/git/bin:/usr/X11/bin
Where is this the PATH shell variable defined?
A: On a shell level, the PATH variable is set in /etc/profile by calling /usr/libexec/path_helper. To add your own paths, you can add files with a path in it to /etc/paths.d/:
pse@Fourecks:~$ ll /etc/paths.d
total 8
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 13 Jul 22 07:02 50-X11
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 12 Aug 13 14:12 TeX
pse@Fourecks:~$ cat /etc/paths.d/TeX
/Library/TeX/texbin
That's the safer way than editing /etc/profile, /etc/paths or any other system-provided file which may get overwritten with the next OSX upgrade.
A: Well, if you really wanted to OVERWRITE the path, you could just set the new one in /etc/launchd.conf. There is a similar question here.
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73250dae0ffe9092e62205bba962c10165867385 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Looking for an iPhone SSH app Is there any FREE real SSH apps for iOS 5. There should not be any jailbreaking.
I wanted something like these:
*
*iPhone SSH clients reviewed: iSSH, pTerm, and TouchTerm
*Three SSH terminal apps for iPhone
I want to use an online shell.
A: Prompt for iOS
Prompt allows you to remotely SSH into another machine. Without jailbreaking, there is no way to use Terminal to access your file system. However, I've found that if you do jailbreak your phone and want to use Prompt as a Terminal, you can set it to SSH to server 127.0.0.1 and authenticate with the standard iPhone root credentials.
Remoter: Remote Desktop (VNC) for iOS
This app does basically the same thing just a little differently. By default it allows a VNC connection for screen sharing, but it has different add ons that you can purchase that allow SSH, Telnet, and RDP.
| Q: Looking for an iPhone SSH app Is there any FREE real SSH apps for iOS 5. There should not be any jailbreaking.
I wanted something like these:
*
*iPhone SSH clients reviewed: iSSH, pTerm, and TouchTerm
*Three SSH terminal apps for iPhone
I want to use an online shell.
A: Prompt for iOS
Prompt allows you to remotely SSH into another machine. Without jailbreaking, there is no way to use Terminal to access your file system. However, I've found that if you do jailbreak your phone and want to use Prompt as a Terminal, you can set it to SSH to server 127.0.0.1 and authenticate with the standard iPhone root credentials.
Remoter: Remote Desktop (VNC) for iOS
This app does basically the same thing just a little differently. By default it allows a VNC connection for screen sharing, but it has different add ons that you can purchase that allow SSH, Telnet, and RDP.
A: I use Rove Mobile Admin Client on my iPhone. It's free, there are no annoying in-app ads, and it comes with an SSH client which I use to connect to machines at work while I'm on the road. Works great. It's quite possible to run a remote emacs editor and send all the control characters you need.
A: vSSH for iPhone and iPad. There is a free lite version. Ad is quite annoying, but functionality and usability are fantastic.
There is also OS X version and it's possible to share connections between all these apps via iCloud.
A: While I would recommend Prompt, there is an OK SSH client called zaTelnet. It is free, but I think feature limited (as in, a limited number of characters per session, etc).
App Store link for zaTelnet.
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ccfed539b47883086766972ca01f1ebeb1c9fda2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Screen sharing - can you prevent the attached screen from turning on? I have a machine at work that I sometimes like to connect to using screen sharing, but I don't want anyone else in the office to be able to see what I'm doing. I also don't want to give them access to the computer - I password-lock my screen with a screen saver when I'm not at the machine, but when I log on with screen sharing, I have to disable this lock.
So, is there any way to prevent the original screens from becoming active while using screen sharing?
A: in Lion this is possible, but don't remember seeing this anywhere in previous versions. When you start a screen sharing session it will ask you how you want to view the remote session.
| Q: Screen sharing - can you prevent the attached screen from turning on? I have a machine at work that I sometimes like to connect to using screen sharing, but I don't want anyone else in the office to be able to see what I'm doing. I also don't want to give them access to the computer - I password-lock my screen with a screen saver when I'm not at the machine, but when I log on with screen sharing, I have to disable this lock.
So, is there any way to prevent the original screens from becoming active while using screen sharing?
A: in Lion this is possible, but don't remember seeing this anywhere in previous versions. When you start a screen sharing session it will ask you how you want to view the remote session.
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2b1a58a197332db58b4f5352acc4d608fa9b16f8 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why AppleTV displays "An error occurred loading this content. Try again later" error? I bought my AppleTv a couple of weeks ago (Black Friday) got it set up and running just fine. I've been enjoying Netflix and video podcasts, overall its been great.
Then unexpectedly starting sometime yesterday and with increasing frequency today I've been getting the error:
An error occurred loading this content. Try again later.
All the videos start playing, and play for usually a minute or more but then stop and that message appears. I can get back to the previous screen and hit play again and it plays the content, again for just a minute or so.
I've noticed it with video podcasts, Netflix streaming and Youtube streams.
Could this be a problem with the AppleTV or might it be my ISP? Thoughts, solutions appreciated...
A: I fixed mine by just going back to the stv menu and trying to play it again.
In my case I was streaming the content from my iPad.
| Q: Why AppleTV displays "An error occurred loading this content. Try again later" error? I bought my AppleTv a couple of weeks ago (Black Friday) got it set up and running just fine. I've been enjoying Netflix and video podcasts, overall its been great.
Then unexpectedly starting sometime yesterday and with increasing frequency today I've been getting the error:
An error occurred loading this content. Try again later.
All the videos start playing, and play for usually a minute or more but then stop and that message appears. I can get back to the previous screen and hit play again and it plays the content, again for just a minute or so.
I've noticed it with video podcasts, Netflix streaming and Youtube streams.
Could this be a problem with the AppleTV or might it be my ISP? Thoughts, solutions appreciated...
A: I fixed mine by just going back to the stv menu and trying to play it again.
In my case I was streaming the content from my iPad.
A: For my Apple TV 4K, Buddy's answer worked as well, but my remote has no down arrow. I had to reboot the Apple TV by pressing the MENU button and the TV button together for a couple seconds until the LED flashes and TV went dark.
A: I think I have fixed the problem. I unplugged the AppleTV and plugged back in (since I could find no way to reboot via the UI, #fail) and now my programs seem to be playing with no problems.
Another odd thing though was that I had to "reboot" a couple of times as it failed to fully load the menus the first two times and the remote was completely unresponsive... It starting to sound like I may have a faulty unit...
A: If you hold down the Menu button and the down arrow on the remote for 10 sec until the LED on the front of the Apple TV begins to flash. Let go of the buttons and the Apple TV will do a soft reboot.
This has been happening to me several times a week and doing this seems to fix the issue.
A: like all ive seen this error also.
the source can be anything from the apple tv not being able to contact the server where the content is located, so anything on your local network preventing access like your router. Or if you switch tv inputs while a video is loaded and paused, when you come back you may see this error and its due to HDMI content protection DRM crap.
There is also a reboot option under settings now so you dont have to unplug the apple TV anymore.
currently i only see this error when trying to send a video via airplay from my iphone when the video is in a format that the apple tv cant understand, usually from an app using the webview and the video is loaded from there instead of safari.
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7c102ace4f1a7f95650bb47e3502932d353bc29d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Exchange contacts do not appear in iCloud On my iPad and iPhone I have several email accounts: three Gmail and one Exchange account. I stopped using the Exchange account and tried to remove it from the iPhone, but also all my contacts were deleted. On the iPad the Exchange account is still configured and the contacts are still there.
Is there a way to transfer all contacts into iCloud and distribute it again on the iPhone (and my MacBook)?
A: From http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5058 :
Data stored with iCloud will not interact with your Microsoft
Exchange data, while likewise your Exchange data will not interact
with iCloud data.
| Q: Exchange contacts do not appear in iCloud On my iPad and iPhone I have several email accounts: three Gmail and one Exchange account. I stopped using the Exchange account and tried to remove it from the iPhone, but also all my contacts were deleted. On the iPad the Exchange account is still configured and the contacts are still there.
Is there a way to transfer all contacts into iCloud and distribute it again on the iPhone (and my MacBook)?
A: From http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5058 :
Data stored with iCloud will not interact with your Microsoft
Exchange data, while likewise your Exchange data will not interact
with iCloud data.
A: Thought I'd share how I did this since I'm new to iPhones, iCloud.
I found other tutorials that involved iTunes and such but I didn't want the hassle.
Requirements are Gmail Account and a valid iCloud account (Apple ID)
*
*Go to your Google Contacts
*Click the More menu > Export
*Choose the group or all of your contacts you wish to export, whichever you prefer.
*Choose vCard format and click the Export button.
*You will now have a contacts.vcf which has been downloaded to your computer. Put it on your desktop if you prefer.
*Rename contacts.vcf to yournamehere.vcf (example: stephan.vcf)
*Log in to iCloud. www.icloud.com
*Click Contacts
Important Note: Make sure there are no contacts listed here before importing or this may not work. The page needs to be blank.
*Drag the .vcf file into the window under All Contacts.
The page will highlight with a blue rectangle when you drag the .vcf onto it. Wait a little bit. (It took about 8 seconds for mine to import. I only have 136 contacts though.)
On your iPhone, go to Settings > iCloud and make sure Contacts is listed as ON.
The only issue I had with this was the pictures of my contacts did not port over. Not a big deal I guess for how easy it was. Let me know if this helped.
Source: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1253546
A: complicated...but I got it working...here it goes. You will need:
*
*Outlook 2010 on a PC
*A Gmail account
*An iCloud account.
To be able to import Outlook .vcf cards into iCloud, you will not be able to do it directly. You need to export from Outlook, then import to your Google account, then export out of the Google account in the *vCard format (for importing into Apple's Address Book or another application). There you will be able to get all your Outlook contacts, exactly as they are, into your iCloud account. There are some limitations, as Outlook does not let you export several vCards at the same time, and Google does not let you import several vCards at the same time.
Here are the instructions to get this rolling:
*
*On Outlook 2010, go to File>Options>Mail, and in the compose messages section select "Plain Text" from the dropdown box, then hit OK. This is very important, for the next step to work.
*Now go to contact, hit Command ⌘ + A (Ctrl ⌃ + A for Windows users) This will select all your contacts. Then, go up to the ribbon and on the "Share" section, where it reads "Forward Contact", click on the dropdown and select "As Business Cards" (if you don´t do step one, Outlook will crash attempting to create images of the vCards for each contact on an email message).
*If you did right, now you have a new email window opened, with all your vCards as attachment. Select all the Vcards and copy.
*Create a folder and save all the vCards in the folder.
*Time to merge all vCards into a single one, for them to be uploaded into your Gmail account, follow the instructions here.
*Once you managed to create one single .vcf files with all your contacts (don´t try to open it cause you will see nothing), go to your Gmail account and import them. To do that, on the left upper corner of the screen, 3rd row, you’ll see the word "Gmail". Click the dropdown there and select Contacts. Moving along the same row, go to "More", click the dropdown and select "Import Contacts", then select the .vcf file and voilà, your contacts are now in Gmail.
*Now we will export the contacts. Select All contacts (if you have more than 100 contacts, you will need to do this in 3 or 4 pieces, selecting no more than 100 contacts to export) , then hit "More" and select "Export Contacts". Use the last option, *vCard format (for importing into Apple Address Book or another application).
This will give you a VCF files with all the contacts, in a format that iCloud will accept with no issues, then just sync your iOS device, and that is it.
Do not try to export a CSV file from Outlook to import into Gmail, because it will dump most of the contact info into notes instead of the fields. I hope it works for you all as it worked for me.
A: There will be no automatic syncing between Exchange and iCloud. You can manually import the contacts to iCloud. There are different ways to do this, depending on a lot of factors:
If you have Microsoft Outlook with access to the same Exchange account:
*
*Export all contacts as vcf (some hints here: Export Outlook )
*Import into iCloud by following second part of this (Macrumors )
If you don't have Microsoft Outlook, you can still export them from the iPad into a file, which you can import to iCloud using above link. Try this app (Export contacts) or see if you are able to sync it to your computer using iTunes (I'm however doubting that it would sync from the Exchange account for this purpose).
A: I don't have a google account, nor a windows computer with outlook.
I am running iOS 9, and my iPhone was linked to my work's Exchange server (2010 - version 14) with all my personal contacts.
I bought a new Macbook and wanted to link my iMessages on the Macbook to my phones contacts, but I didn't want to link my personal computer to my work's Exchange server.
So...these were the steps I took to move my contacts from Exchange to iCloud.
Log into the Exchange server's OWA web interface (Usually https://your.exchangeserver.com/owa )
Click on the Contacts on the left side.
On the right hand side should be your list of contacts. Select a bunch of them (I had to do it in 3 bunches because it complained when I selected too many). Right click and pick 'Forward as Attachment'. It attached all of them as individual attachments, 1 .vcf each. I sent the email to myself.
When I got all the emails, I saved all the attachments to a directory.
Now...on the phone, in the Settings App->Mail,Contacts,Calendars I went to my Exchange account and turned off Contact syncing. It told me it would delete all my Exchange contacts on the phone, and when I accepted, it did.
So, now I had no contacts.
On my MacBook, I logged into iCloud.com and clicked on 'Contacts'.
From the Finder as a test I dragged and dropped a single .vcf file into the 2nd pane from the left (where the list of contacts is). It imported fine.
But dragging and dropping more than 1 always gave me an import error (the error message was something like "bad data in field").
I didn't want to import 188 files, one at a time. I wanted to do them all at once. From reading on the Web, I suspected that iCloud could import more than 1 record per file, so I concatenated them all into 1 file.
To do so, I opened a terminal and changed directory to where I saved the .vcf files. Then I ran this:
cat *.vcf >> all_contacts.vcf
Then i dragged all_contacts.vcf into the iCloud.com contacts list pane, and it imported all 188 perfectly. Even the photos of my contacts.
On my phone, I went to Settings App->Mail,Contacts,Calendars then picked the iCloud account. I enabled syncing of Contacts, and they were all there.
Hope this helps.
A: There's a $0.99 app that can transfer your Exchange contacts to iCloud in a matter of seconds. It's called "Contact Mover & Account Sync." You can read about it at:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/contact-mover-account-sync/id582605968?mt=8
A: fwiw, you can set up your contacts on an apple device (iOS10 or above, and MacBook Pro Mojave, at least) to use your Microsoft Exchange account by opening the Contacts app on your iOS or MacBook Pro> Preferences> Accounts> Add account (exchange, yahoo, etc)> let it configure (ie not manual) > sign in to your source account (like ms exchange or yahoo, etc.) and if you deactivate the iCloud account in the Contacts > Accounts window, then you won't have duplicates. this allows you to use the ms Exchange server across all of your devices and computers rather than iCloud. :)
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20fcd0bf25e67b3b15d7ca490cb0e659b480e904 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why can't I acces my Mac's webserver from my iPhone using the Mac's ad-hoc WiFi? I want to do a demo of an iPhone optimised WebApp using my MacBook Air with a local server, so I don't have to depend on getting an internet connection or WiFi access from my client.
The Air is running Lion 10.7.2 and the iPhone is on iOS 5.0.1.
When I create a network on the Mac I can join from the iPhone, but when I open "http://my-macbook-air/" in Safari, it doesn't work.
Strangely it doesn't seem to utilize the WiFi, as the indicator never appears (but shows connected in the Settings app).
Possibly related:
Why is my iPhone unable to connect to an ad hoc wifi network? (though my question is Apple <-> Apple, so I expected it to work).
A: It is probably related to resolving the host name.
Try using the IP address of the Mac instead of the name:
| Q: Why can't I acces my Mac's webserver from my iPhone using the Mac's ad-hoc WiFi? I want to do a demo of an iPhone optimised WebApp using my MacBook Air with a local server, so I don't have to depend on getting an internet connection or WiFi access from my client.
The Air is running Lion 10.7.2 and the iPhone is on iOS 5.0.1.
When I create a network on the Mac I can join from the iPhone, but when I open "http://my-macbook-air/" in Safari, it doesn't work.
Strangely it doesn't seem to utilize the WiFi, as the indicator never appears (but shows connected in the Settings app).
Possibly related:
Why is my iPhone unable to connect to an ad hoc wifi network? (though my question is Apple <-> Apple, so I expected it to work).
A: It is probably related to resolving the host name.
Try using the IP address of the Mac instead of the name:
A: I followed the steps here: http://egalo.com/2012/05/29/testing-mac-web-site-using-local-hostname-on-mobile-device/
It took about 5 minutes to setup and works really well.
A: Not sure if the firewall rules apply to an ad-hoc network, but I spent days with both the apache server and python's SimpleHTTPServer without being able to connect my iphone up, although i was able to connect the iPhone to a windows box running SimpleHTTPServer. It ended up simply being the MAC OS firewall. Turn it off in System Preference -> Security & Privacy -> Firewall. It blocks incoming connections.
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