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d6e4a063c06c9d24001a47cd1d7adfaa016966b1 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a UNIX-style triple click to select path in Terminal.app? In Red Hat, if there is a path somewhere on my terminal window and I triple click it, the whole path is selected. I can then easily copy it using middle-click or a regular copy-paste.
This doesn't seem to work in Terminal.app, i.e. triple click selects the whole line which is most of the time useless.
Is there a way to change this behavior? Should I look into other terminal apps like iTerm?
A: Although this doesn't answer your question directly, a better terminal program is probably iTerm2. This does allow for this kind of selection, even nicer, double clicking also automatically copies it to the clipboard as well!
| Q: Is there a UNIX-style triple click to select path in Terminal.app? In Red Hat, if there is a path somewhere on my terminal window and I triple click it, the whole path is selected. I can then easily copy it using middle-click or a regular copy-paste.
This doesn't seem to work in Terminal.app, i.e. triple click selects the whole line which is most of the time useless.
Is there a way to change this behavior? Should I look into other terminal apps like iTerm?
A: Although this doesn't answer your question directly, a better terminal program is probably iTerm2. This does allow for this kind of selection, even nicer, double clicking also automatically copies it to the clipboard as well!
A: The shortcut for Terminal.app is ⌘+⇧+doubleclick.
You might also be interested in the following shortcuts:
*
*⌘+K to clear the screen
*ctrl+U to delete everything to the left of the cursor
*ctrl+K to delete everything to the right of the cursor
*ctrl+A to jump to the left end
*ctrl+E to jump to the right end
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a8cf622fd5c1870cf98a57bec5355a11177a58ac | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I delete saved commands from Terminal? As all of you know, Mac OS X stores all commands that run from Terminal in Terminal itself, however, I want to delete (for example) the last 3 commands from the terminal. How can I do this?
A: For Mac Terminal user
delete bash commands history with the following command
$ echo '' > ~/.bash_history
For Mac zsh user
delete zsh commands history with the following command
$ echo ''> ~/.zsh_hostory
| Q: How can I delete saved commands from Terminal? As all of you know, Mac OS X stores all commands that run from Terminal in Terminal itself, however, I want to delete (for example) the last 3 commands from the terminal. How can I do this?
A: For Mac Terminal user
delete bash commands history with the following command
$ echo '' > ~/.bash_history
For Mac zsh user
delete zsh commands history with the following command
$ echo ''> ~/.zsh_hostory
A: It's not a Mac OS feature but a shell feature. Assuming that you are using bash (the default):
*
*the command history is stored in memory and persisted in a file (usually ~/.bash_history)
*you can list and edit the history with the history command
With man bash (in the SHELL BUILTIN COMMANDS section) you will find the description of the different options.
You can:
*
*list the history entries
$ history
*delete the whole history
$ history -c
*delete a given entry
$ history -d offset
A: Mac OS does not store anything anywhere.
bash, which is the shell that is run in the terminal, does store the command history.
The terminal command history is stored in a hidden file in your user directory called .bash_history
This means the file is: /Users/{username}/.bash_history
You have to enable "Show System Files" to see it (from the "View" menu in finder).
The file is just a textual list of everything you type in the shell. You can open it in TextEdit, or your editor of choice.
You should probably close Terminal.app to flush any recent changes into the file before making changes, or it may get overwritten from a version Terminal.app has in memory.
A: In addition to Text Edit, Also, if you are old school, use 'vi' to edit the file and remove the offensive commands. Similar command-line editors are emacs (which shares editing shortcuts with OS X) or nano (which has simplified navigation and visual help on how to save and quit the editor without needing a reference sheet).
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90bda06d7b26069e701a8a5f77267b213e01d85d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I put more than 8GB of Ram in a MacBook Pro 5.1 I have a 5.1 MacBook Pro (5.1 Model Late 2008) with 4GB of Ram. All the apple documentation I can find that the maximum supported for this model is 8GB of RAM (2 x 4GB). Has anyone tried to put bigger DIMMs into one to see if they would work? Given the price of RAM at the moment I would go for 2 x 8GB if I knew it would work.
A: Your Macbook Pro supports only 8GB (15'') or 6GB (17'') of RAM.
Apple states that it's 4GB, but OWC continuously check the max. supported RAM.
See this list here.
| Q: Can I put more than 8GB of Ram in a MacBook Pro 5.1 I have a 5.1 MacBook Pro (5.1 Model Late 2008) with 4GB of Ram. All the apple documentation I can find that the maximum supported for this model is 8GB of RAM (2 x 4GB). Has anyone tried to put bigger DIMMs into one to see if they would work? Given the price of RAM at the moment I would go for 2 x 8GB if I knew it would work.
A: Your Macbook Pro supports only 8GB (15'') or 6GB (17'') of RAM.
Apple states that it's 4GB, but OWC continuously check the max. supported RAM.
See this list here.
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d00d78f43dacd293c34de688cf9d15022622d7c0 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Time machine is not including new directories in its backup My Time Machine is going for a year quite strong, but I recently noticed it is not including new directories in its backup. Basically new directories are being excluded by rule or error and I'd like some help figuring out which.
*
*It still does its normal backup. The system log files says:
Dec 21 19:35:59 leosbook com.apple.backupd[2218]: Starting standard backup
Dec 21 19:35:59 leosbook com.apple.backupd[2218]: Backing up to: /Volumes/Wisdom/Backups.backupdb
Dec 21 19:36:02 leosbook com.apple.backupd[2218]: 2.28 GB required (including padding), 319.50 GB available
Dec 21 19:36:04 leosbook com.apple.backupd[2218]: [...]
Dec 21 19:36:07 leosbook com.apple.backupd[2218]: Backup completed successfully.
*The newly created directory is not excluded. Checking via tmutil reveals in Terminal:
> tmutil isexcluded "/Users/bongu/Pictures/Import/Eye-Fi/NewDir"
+ /Users/bongu/Pictures/Import/Eye-Fi/NewDir
*However the new directory NewDir never gets backed up. The directory is not part of the latest backup:
> ls /Volumes/Wisdom/Backups.backupdb/leosbook/latest/book/Users/bongu/Pictures/Import/Eye-Fi/NewDir
ls: /Volumes/[...]: no such file or directory
How does this possibly happen? And any idea how can I resolve it?
A: In your System Preferences << Time Machine you can tell Time Machine which files to skip. Maybe you listed the directory in this list?
| Q: Time machine is not including new directories in its backup My Time Machine is going for a year quite strong, but I recently noticed it is not including new directories in its backup. Basically new directories are being excluded by rule or error and I'd like some help figuring out which.
*
*It still does its normal backup. The system log files says:
Dec 21 19:35:59 leosbook com.apple.backupd[2218]: Starting standard backup
Dec 21 19:35:59 leosbook com.apple.backupd[2218]: Backing up to: /Volumes/Wisdom/Backups.backupdb
Dec 21 19:36:02 leosbook com.apple.backupd[2218]: 2.28 GB required (including padding), 319.50 GB available
Dec 21 19:36:04 leosbook com.apple.backupd[2218]: [...]
Dec 21 19:36:07 leosbook com.apple.backupd[2218]: Backup completed successfully.
*The newly created directory is not excluded. Checking via tmutil reveals in Terminal:
> tmutil isexcluded "/Users/bongu/Pictures/Import/Eye-Fi/NewDir"
+ /Users/bongu/Pictures/Import/Eye-Fi/NewDir
*However the new directory NewDir never gets backed up. The directory is not part of the latest backup:
> ls /Volumes/Wisdom/Backups.backupdb/leosbook/latest/book/Users/bongu/Pictures/Import/Eye-Fi/NewDir
ls: /Volumes/[...]: no such file or directory
How does this possibly happen? And any idea how can I resolve it?
A: In your System Preferences << Time Machine you can tell Time Machine which files to skip. Maybe you listed the directory in this list?
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5676ad8742f0389a415eb1133da3b45d712a217b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Navigating back after following link in iBooks I was reading a book in iBooks and clicked on a link in the text which took me to the index at the end of the book. Is there any way I can get back to where I was reading before I tapped on the link (without manually flipping through the pages/table of contents)? There's no obvious back button that I can see.
I'm using iBooks 1.5, which I believe is currently the latest version.
A: If you touch the middle of the screen to show the buttons and controls, there should be a text link at the bottom left saying "Back to p. ###". It is beneath the dots and the slider to scroll quickly through the book. Touch it and you'll be back where you came from.
| Q: Navigating back after following link in iBooks I was reading a book in iBooks and clicked on a link in the text which took me to the index at the end of the book. Is there any way I can get back to where I was reading before I tapped on the link (without manually flipping through the pages/table of contents)? There's no obvious back button that I can see.
I'm using iBooks 1.5, which I believe is currently the latest version.
A: If you touch the middle of the screen to show the buttons and controls, there should be a text link at the bottom left saying "Back to p. ###". It is beneath the dots and the slider to scroll quickly through the book. Touch it and you'll be back where you came from.
A: Or you can use the short keys shows below:
go back: command + [
go forward: command + ]
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32c1bfa16a9953eaff048ef04622b9ad5b4ed6e4 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I disable Spaces in Lion? I used to use spaces a lot on Leopard and Snow Leopard, but the way it works on Lion is annoying for me, especially when it sends the full screen apps to a Space at the end of the row.
Is there a way to disable Spaces altogether on Lion?
A: *
*Enter Mission Control
*Hover over the selected space or hold ⌥
*remove by clicking on the x
| Q: How can I disable Spaces in Lion? I used to use spaces a lot on Leopard and Snow Leopard, but the way it works on Lion is annoying for me, especially when it sends the full screen apps to a Space at the end of the row.
Is there a way to disable Spaces altogether on Lion?
A: *
*Enter Mission Control
*Hover over the selected space or hold ⌥
*remove by clicking on the x
A: The function "Spaces" doesn't exist any more.
This new Feature is called "Mission Control" in OS X Lion, and it's including the old Feature Spaces.
You cannot deactivate Mission Control, because it's an implemented way to handle FullScreen-Apps.
You have to live with that, but it can bee very helpful after a few days!
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45007ae69d8bd18128c11f1849dfb266beffb86b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Create a Smart Playlist for iCloud Songs that have been downloaded Locally Is there a way to create a Smart Playlist in iTunes that will contain the songs in my library that have been downloaded locally? I have to reduce the bandwidth used at my job but I can download files at night and I want to only play songs that are downloaded to my computer (plus I don't want to play all the songs I own :-)).
A: If you use the "location" parameter, and select "is on this computer", that will show only the ones downloaded—providing you don't have any other music.
This works for me, as I want to keep the storage on my MacBook Air to the minimum.
| Q: Create a Smart Playlist for iCloud Songs that have been downloaded Locally Is there a way to create a Smart Playlist in iTunes that will contain the songs in my library that have been downloaded locally? I have to reduce the bandwidth used at my job but I can download files at night and I want to only play songs that are downloaded to my computer (plus I don't want to play all the songs I own :-)).
A: If you use the "location" parameter, and select "is on this computer", that will show only the ones downloaded—providing you don't have any other music.
This works for me, as I want to keep the storage on my MacBook Air to the minimum.
A: Try setting the "Date Modified" parameter to "in the last [n] months". It worked for me on Windows 10.
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17bf48c8221924357e7ab17ac7080c99dab4f060 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I see where a program writes to my disk? If I want to uninstall a program and remove all trace of data it stored on my computer,
is there a tool to see where a program has written data? I expect it isn't going to be possible after the fact, but perhaps there is something that can run when a program is first launched to monitor all the locations to which it writes?
I think I'm looking for something that does for local storage what Little Snitch does for the internet.
A: If I get it right, you want to monitor all file-system operations of your app when you launch it and when it's running ?
Rather than finding each and every byte that this program has ever written to your hard-drive.
For the first case I have two recommendations:
*
*fseventer
*
*Instruments.app from /Developer/Applications/ (you need Xcode for that)
*
*Choosing "File Activity" from the templates
Supplement from 2011-12-22
*
*And for the command-line, copied from here
sudo opensnoop -p PID
Shows you all of the files that are being accessed on your system by a particular process (by passing its PID)
| Q: How can I see where a program writes to my disk? If I want to uninstall a program and remove all trace of data it stored on my computer,
is there a tool to see where a program has written data? I expect it isn't going to be possible after the fact, but perhaps there is something that can run when a program is first launched to monitor all the locations to which it writes?
I think I'm looking for something that does for local storage what Little Snitch does for the internet.
A: If I get it right, you want to monitor all file-system operations of your app when you launch it and when it's running ?
Rather than finding each and every byte that this program has ever written to your hard-drive.
For the first case I have two recommendations:
*
*fseventer
*
*Instruments.app from /Developer/Applications/ (you need Xcode for that)
*
*Choosing "File Activity" from the templates
Supplement from 2011-12-22
*
*And for the command-line, copied from here
sudo opensnoop -p PID
Shows you all of the files that are being accessed on your system by a particular process (by passing its PID)
A: There method isn't as automated as other options, but it has the advantage that it finds files associated with an app even if they aren't used during the monitoring session.
I use an app called Find Any File, which lets you search your entire hard drive easily using some complex queries.
This method relies on the assumption that all app files either have the name of the app in the filename, or are stored somewhere with the name of the app in an enclosing folder's name. This is almost always true; Application Support, login items/launchagents/launchdaemons, caches, the app bundle itself, etc all follow it.
I've yet to find an app with files in non-obvious places that don't follow this rule.
Here's how I would formulate my query for the app Balsamiq Mockups, which I installed a few days ago:
The reason I've got the two parts of the name separately is to cover cases where there is a space between the two words (like the app bundle) as well as where there isn't (like a com.developer.AppName file).
The Modification Date is within the past ... component is optional and only helpful when the app has been installed relatively recently. Generally, just the app name should be just fine.
The results show all the files that the app has created:
I've got the view in hierarchical mode to show the location of the files, but either view mode is fine.
If you want to delete the files, switch to the list view, select them all, right click and choose Move to Trash.
Bonus: If the app has a custom file extension, you can easily round up all of those files too: Name ends in .ext
A: This isn't ideal, but here's another idea:
*
*Create a new user account.
*In terminal:
*
*touch ~/Desktop/first_dir
*touch ~/Desktop/second_dir
*ls -laR ~ > ~/Desktop/first_dir
*Install the program in question
*Run it
*In terminal:
*
*ls -laR ~ > ~/Desktop/second_dir
*diff ~/Desktop/first_dir ~/Desktop/second_dir
A: The command line is the most efficient option here, just use the command lsof (list open files) with the relevant options, you can limit the results to file opened all, by user, by parent process, by group ID, etc.
Type in man lsof to the Terminal for all the options.
Another option is use the Activity Monitor app, locate your running app in the list, double click it, then select 'open files and ports'.
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eb9d3d927ca827d325958760c8a14b5f61a1520b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How Do I Remove Duplicate Apps From Launchpad? I have three copies of Skype. How do I remove them from Launchpad?
A: First make sure you don't really have three copies of the Application. You can use spotlight to clean out any duplicates and keep one copy of the application mounted.
Once that is resolved, you can delete the duplicates from Launchpad one by one; if they all go, just reinstall Skype.
You can also force Launchpad to recreate its database, if it is corrupt, or just to refresh the apps alphabetically by using this hack:
*
*run Terminal
*execute sudo rm ~/Library/Application\ Support/Dock/*.db
*execute sudo killall Dock to restart Dock and Launchpad
Just be aware that you will use any user-defined grouping/sorting etc. this way.
Another wonderful high-level (and safe with undos and backups) GUI solution is Launchpad control, which is a system preference panel.
| Q: How Do I Remove Duplicate Apps From Launchpad? I have three copies of Skype. How do I remove them from Launchpad?
A: First make sure you don't really have three copies of the Application. You can use spotlight to clean out any duplicates and keep one copy of the application mounted.
Once that is resolved, you can delete the duplicates from Launchpad one by one; if they all go, just reinstall Skype.
You can also force Launchpad to recreate its database, if it is corrupt, or just to refresh the apps alphabetically by using this hack:
*
*run Terminal
*execute sudo rm ~/Library/Application\ Support/Dock/*.db
*execute sudo killall Dock to restart Dock and Launchpad
Just be aware that you will use any user-defined grouping/sorting etc. this way.
Another wonderful high-level (and safe with undos and backups) GUI solution is Launchpad control, which is a system preference panel.
A: Pretty simple, in the new OS X (OS X El Capitan), follow the following instructions:
*
*Open Launchpad
*Hold Alt/Option and click the Application
*Re-open Launchpad and hold Alt/Option again, click the big X near the application.
Hope this helped! :D
A: I couldn't find where the duplicate was with spotlight so I just launched it, right-clicked it's icon on the Dock (or ctrl + click), selected Options -> Show in Finder and found the duplicate. After deleting it I entered the following command in Terminal (not sure if this step was necessary):
killall Dock
Then in Launchpad I deleted the duplicate (whose icon was displayed with a question mark) by long clicking it and then clicking the X button.
A: Search for the app in your Finder by typing in the name of the app into the Search box in the upper right hand corner. For example, if you have three Gmail apps which you are attempting to remove, type in Gmail. All the apps with that name will appear. Search for the apps you want to delete and drag them into the trash. It is really THAT easy.
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9fa17e086cc6ddabbd353a5b91fc4bbe4da34073 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iTunes Match - This item is not eligible for iCloud I signed up for iTunes Match and have uploaded nearly all of my collection to iCloud. Unfortunately, I have several tracks that have given me the following error:
This thread indicates that I can convert them all to mp3 (even though most are already mp3) and I should be able to upload them to iCloud. However, as pointed out in that thread, this is undesirable because of a) potential loss of quality due to the conversion process, and b) having to make sure that I properly replace the tracks in all associated playlists.
Does anyone know what the underlying cause is? Is there another way to fix the problem?
UPDATE
Here's a screenshot of the file info summary, as requested:
A: The reason why this particular song is not eligible for iCloud is, that it is compressed with a variable bitrate. And the bitrate at the beginning of the track is less than 96 kbit/s wich is the minimum to be matched bei iTunes Match.
| Q: iTunes Match - This item is not eligible for iCloud I signed up for iTunes Match and have uploaded nearly all of my collection to iCloud. Unfortunately, I have several tracks that have given me the following error:
This thread indicates that I can convert them all to mp3 (even though most are already mp3) and I should be able to upload them to iCloud. However, as pointed out in that thread, this is undesirable because of a) potential loss of quality due to the conversion process, and b) having to make sure that I properly replace the tracks in all associated playlists.
Does anyone know what the underlying cause is? Is there another way to fix the problem?
UPDATE
Here's a screenshot of the file info summary, as requested:
A: The reason why this particular song is not eligible for iCloud is, that it is compressed with a variable bitrate. And the bitrate at the beginning of the track is less than 96 kbit/s wich is the minimum to be matched bei iTunes Match.
A: I've got that same CD and iTunes was able to download that track via Match.
It looks like your problem is due to the file's bit rate. Match requires bit rates greater than 96kbps, yours shows 84kbps:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4124
I found this tip for reencoding from within iTunes:
http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/ipod-hardware-accessories/58137-change-encoding-itunes-possible.html#post361408
You can change the encoding quality by changing the quality settings in iTunes ->
Preferences -> Advanced -> Importing. Reselecting the songs that are
at 320, right clicking and hitting Convert to MP3 (Or AAC whatever you
use) will reencode them to the lower rates
I believe when you do this, it preserves the original file, but make a backup, anyway - better safe than sorry.
A: I had the same situation where a selection of my older tracks were marked as ineligible. After some brief investigation I realized it was because I'd bought these using a different iTunes account (I created a new account after I emigrated to a new country). I guess there's nothing I can with these old ones.
A: You can also convert the songs to AAC by selecting them and then rightclicking them. You will see the option "Convert to AAC". You will have all songs double now. You can delete the original songs. The converted ones will be eligible for uploading to iCloud.
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00d500a8ea4806ba2abdab3ba80cb6817184c467 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Sorting Contacts in Other Languages I use the iPhone in English, but I save the names of my contacts in Russian. The problem is that they all appear now under (#).
Is there any way to fix that?
A: I had a similar problem. Have several contacts in Serbian (cyrillic) others in English. I solved the problem by adding to each contact written in cyrillic new fields for phonetic spelling for the last and the first name.
| Q: Sorting Contacts in Other Languages I use the iPhone in English, but I save the names of my contacts in Russian. The problem is that they all appear now under (#).
Is there any way to fix that?
A: I had a similar problem. Have several contacts in Serbian (cyrillic) others in English. I solved the problem by adding to each contact written in cyrillic new fields for phonetic spelling for the last and the first name.
A: Unfortunately since your iPhone is set to the default language of English; your contacts in Russian will be sent straight to the # section of your contact listings. The reasons are that the Russian and English alphabets are not associative, and therefore you cannot file Russian characters under English ones. Even though it could make sense that character sounds in Russian could be relatively phonically associated with English ones; it doesn't make sense to program something that heavy into a mobile OS. I have Japanese contacts on my phone, and it is pushed to the # section as well. I'm sorry that I couldn't solve your dilemma, but there isn't a solution (yet).
A: I'm not sure when this feature is added. My iOS version is 10.3.2 and this might change in the future.
Assuming you already have many contacts with English first/last names, and say you want to add a Chinese-named contact in the list so that it is not arrange inside the "#" section.
All you need to do is scroll to the bottom when adding a contact->add field->"Phonetic first name" and "Phonetic last name"->type in the first/last name field properly. The phonetic fields will be filled in automatically.
When editing an old contact, you can type a whitespace after the existing first/last name to auto fill the phonetic fields. Removing the whitespace afterward might change the format of the phonetic fields but will not remove them.
For other languages, you might have to type in them manually. Then this contact will be ordered by its phonetic field but displayed in its original language.
A: For Russian, Japanese, and other languages whose alphabets don't sort "properly" in an English system on the iPhone, enter your Contacts' names phonetically. The phonetic spelling will be used for alphabetization.
If you simply want to correct the way Siri says the names (without affecting the way the name is sorted -- either in English or phonetic), then enter your Contacts' names using the Pronunciation field.
For details on how to add these fields and enter the info, see Josh Centers' article in TidBITS (and the comments thereto), Socializing Siri: Add Relationships, Teach Pronunciations, and More.
A: Sorting Japanese or Chinese is not only difficult—it’s an unsolved problem. This seems hard to believe if you are not familiar with the complexities of processing Japanese or Chinese digitally. But what is trivially easy in English is impossible in Japanese or Chinese, even with the amount of computer power we have available today.
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2a84bb262f330dd33ea1f23b073c53aaf7371e2e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a keyboard short cut to edit a cell in Numbers? Back when I used Excel you could easily do all the navigation and editing on a spreadsheet with the keyboard. I could navigate around with the arrow keys and hit F2 to edit a cell and start typing.
In Numbers '09 I can navigate easily using the arrows then start typing to overwrite the contents of a cell. But I can't figure out how to navigate to a cell and then edit its contents without clicking on the cell with the mouse[1].
Is there an easy way to do this without the mouse?
1 - Okay, so I did figure out one way (⌘+C, space, backspace, ⌘+V) but it's such a hack that the mouse starts looking better.
A: (⌥OptionEnter↩).
Or just return if you've unchecked Return key moves to next cell in the inspector:
| Q: Is there a keyboard short cut to edit a cell in Numbers? Back when I used Excel you could easily do all the navigation and editing on a spreadsheet with the keyboard. I could navigate around with the arrow keys and hit F2 to edit a cell and start typing.
In Numbers '09 I can navigate easily using the arrows then start typing to overwrite the contents of a cell. But I can't figure out how to navigate to a cell and then edit its contents without clicking on the cell with the mouse[1].
Is there an easy way to do this without the mouse?
1 - Okay, so I did figure out one way (⌘+C, space, backspace, ⌘+V) but it's such a hack that the mouse starts looking better.
A: (⌥OptionEnter↩).
Or just return if you've unchecked Return key moves to next cell in the inspector:
A: There are two ways to change the content of a cell using the keyboard:
*
*Navigate to the desired cell with the arrow keys and then simply start typing. The previous content of the cell (if there was any) will be replaced.
*Navigate to the desired cell with the arrow keys and the press ALT+Return. The content of the cell will not be replaced and the cursor appears at the end of the cell content.
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60016630d007ed5b97577b86b82004bf001c11c9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What files are accessed when an app starts up? I am wondering if there is a way to see which files an application accesses (reads or writes) when starting up.
/usr/bin/fs_usage seems like one tool, but I wondered if there are others.
I am trying to make it easy to copy preferences between two computers, and I figured that this was one step approaching that goal, but I'm interested in the question for several reasons. I know preferences are usually kept in ~/Library/Preferences/ and ~/Library/Application Support, but how do I find out which files/folders specifically?
A: I think there's a couple of options. You could use a launchd script with a WatchPaths property that triggers on those directories.
You can also use the command-line tool lsof to list open files of a process.
You can inspect open files per-process using Activity Monitor. If you click on the process and click "Inspect", it should bring up additional information. One of the tabs here should be for open files (see below).
| Q: What files are accessed when an app starts up? I am wondering if there is a way to see which files an application accesses (reads or writes) when starting up.
/usr/bin/fs_usage seems like one tool, but I wondered if there are others.
I am trying to make it easy to copy preferences between two computers, and I figured that this was one step approaching that goal, but I'm interested in the question for several reasons. I know preferences are usually kept in ~/Library/Preferences/ and ~/Library/Application Support, but how do I find out which files/folders specifically?
A: I think there's a couple of options. You could use a launchd script with a WatchPaths property that triggers on those directories.
You can also use the command-line tool lsof to list open files of a process.
You can inspect open files per-process using Activity Monitor. If you click on the process and click "Inspect", it should bring up additional information. One of the tabs here should be for open files (see below).
A: When I'm curious about things like this, I immediately turn to fseventer. It is essentially a GUI for fs_usage, and simply presents a list of files as they're being modified/created/deleted. In the default tree view mode, you good a nice hierarchy of files modified and their paths. In tree view, you can hover over a file or directory with a red (i) icon over it and see which application touched it.
Over in the second tab (grid mode), you can easily see which files were modified by an application. Screenshots of each of these are on fseventer's homepage.
There are a lot of nice options to tailor the output to exactly what you need, such as when (if ever) files should disappear from the list, various output views, and a few more nice-to-haves.
fseventer is free, donations-suggested; some people call it "nag-ware" because you have to dismiss a donation dialog on application start.
A: Another option is the opensnoop DTrace script. It traces file opens and can show various details, like time (-v) and error codes (-e). You can also restrict snooping to a particular process (-n or -p). The man page (run man opensnoop) has all the details.
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7700e71aa7c1be67c7ff23d45c5b25ed283325ad | Apple Stackexchange
Q: I don't want to carry all of my old contacts on my iPhone. How could I select which groups to sync with iCloud? I have about 800 contacts in different contact groups on my iMac. Some of these groups are a sort of archives. I don't want to use all my contacts on my iPhone but still I don't want to delete the permanently from my iMac.
I could select groups for sync until iCloud arrived. Now I'm syncing everything on the air, and now I need to sync all my contacts with my iphone since there is no contact group selection in iCloud.
If you know any method, how could I choose which contact group to sync with iCloud, pls let me know.
A: Currently the only way to do this is by synching your contacts via iTunes. It's not possible via iCloud. I also want this feature. Please leave Apple feedback.
http://www.apple.com/feedback/icloud.html
| Q: I don't want to carry all of my old contacts on my iPhone. How could I select which groups to sync with iCloud? I have about 800 contacts in different contact groups on my iMac. Some of these groups are a sort of archives. I don't want to use all my contacts on my iPhone but still I don't want to delete the permanently from my iMac.
I could select groups for sync until iCloud arrived. Now I'm syncing everything on the air, and now I need to sync all my contacts with my iphone since there is no contact group selection in iCloud.
If you know any method, how could I choose which contact group to sync with iCloud, pls let me know.
A: Currently the only way to do this is by synching your contacts via iTunes. It's not possible via iCloud. I also want this feature. Please leave Apple feedback.
http://www.apple.com/feedback/icloud.html
A: There is a way! See this link https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4245237?start=0&tstart=0
Works great
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e3989483ed1518478f875f53a8bd988df61948d8 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Installed reFIT on Lion and now I can't login I installed reFIT on my new MBP, and now, unfortunately, OSX can't get past the login screen. When I try logging in, it simply bounces me back to where I started, the login page.
Since I can't get in to OSX, I can't delete the /efi folder as recommended. Is there any way for me to fix this so I can at least get back into OSX to fix things?
A: If you disable journaling for the Macintosh partition (in order to access files from within Linux) this should work:
*
*hold ⌥ upon boot
*select Recovery HD OR boot from Mac install DVD/USB
*open Disk Utility. Select Macintosh HD. Hold ⌥ and click on File. Select Disable Journaling.
*boot from a Linux Live CD. Open root terminal.
*delete /Library/StartupItems/rEFItBlesser on the Mac partition
*delete /efi on the Mac partition
If journaling was already disabled on the Mac Partition, move to step 4.
| Q: Installed reFIT on Lion and now I can't login I installed reFIT on my new MBP, and now, unfortunately, OSX can't get past the login screen. When I try logging in, it simply bounces me back to where I started, the login page.
Since I can't get in to OSX, I can't delete the /efi folder as recommended. Is there any way for me to fix this so I can at least get back into OSX to fix things?
A: If you disable journaling for the Macintosh partition (in order to access files from within Linux) this should work:
*
*hold ⌥ upon boot
*select Recovery HD OR boot from Mac install DVD/USB
*open Disk Utility. Select Macintosh HD. Hold ⌥ and click on File. Select Disable Journaling.
*boot from a Linux Live CD. Open root terminal.
*delete /Library/StartupItems/rEFItBlesser on the Mac partition
*delete /efi on the Mac partition
If journaling was already disabled on the Mac Partition, move to step 4.
A: Start up in single-user mode and remove reFIT
*
*Shut down your Mac if it is on.
*Press the power button to start the computer.
*Immediately press and hold ⌘+S for single-user mode.
*At the prompt, type /sbin/fsck -fy
*
*Press Enter or Return key to execute the command.
*Text will start updating the progress...if there is damage, the final line will say ***** FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED *****.
*If you see that message, REPEAT step 4 until that message no longer appears. Having to run fsck more than once is normal, because the first run's repairs may uncover additional problems.
The end should read: "The volume appears to be OK."
*Mount your disk using mount -uw /
*Move or delete /Library/StartupItems/rEFItBlesser
*Move or delete /efi
Assembled from Mac OS X: How to start up in single-user or verbose mode, Booting in Single User Mode and Running fsck -fy and Matt's suggestion
Good luck.
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ce72806f06216c18d40e9e938446aace80136389 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Share internet connection over Wi-Fi I am using MacBook Pro with Snow Leopard, and my system is connected to internet via wired broadband connection.
I want to share internet connection from my MacBook Pro via Wi-Fi, so I can connect other devices to internet.
How can I achieve this?
A: This all happens inside the "Sharing" pane of "System Preferences":
*
*Select "Internet Sharing" from the list
*Select "Ethernet" from the popup menu
*Click the checkbox next to "Wi-Fi"
*If you wish to secure the wireless network a password, click the "Wi-Fi Options..." button
*When you've got it all set up how you like, click the checkbox next to "Internet Sharing"
*There is no step 6
| Q: Share internet connection over Wi-Fi I am using MacBook Pro with Snow Leopard, and my system is connected to internet via wired broadband connection.
I want to share internet connection from my MacBook Pro via Wi-Fi, so I can connect other devices to internet.
How can I achieve this?
A: This all happens inside the "Sharing" pane of "System Preferences":
*
*Select "Internet Sharing" from the list
*Select "Ethernet" from the popup menu
*Click the checkbox next to "Wi-Fi"
*If you wish to secure the wireless network a password, click the "Wi-Fi Options..." button
*When you've got it all set up how you like, click the checkbox next to "Internet Sharing"
*There is no step 6
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ac34380147bb086dae8ead745c1045f76b33c70f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why is the audio volume level at 0 every time I start my Mac? I don't know if this is a bug or a feature in Mac OS X 10.7. Every time I (re)start my Mac the volume of my audio device is set to zero and doesn't remember the last level I set.
I think this started some weeks ago, maybe with a Lion update. I don't remember changing any audio-related setting.
Is this something I can change? I'm running Mac OS X 10.7.2 on a 2009 MacBook Pro which sometimes I connect to a 24" Cinema display (but it seems that the behavior doesn't depend whether it's using the laptop's or the display's speakers.)
A: I found the answer on AskDifferent's sister site Superuser.com:
Snow Leopard resets sound volume whenever I start my computer
In Macintosh HD / Library / Preferences / Audio there are two audio setting files. Delete them. Set your sound to the desired setting. Restart.
This solved my issue.
| Q: Why is the audio volume level at 0 every time I start my Mac? I don't know if this is a bug or a feature in Mac OS X 10.7. Every time I (re)start my Mac the volume of my audio device is set to zero and doesn't remember the last level I set.
I think this started some weeks ago, maybe with a Lion update. I don't remember changing any audio-related setting.
Is this something I can change? I'm running Mac OS X 10.7.2 on a 2009 MacBook Pro which sometimes I connect to a 24" Cinema display (but it seems that the behavior doesn't depend whether it's using the laptop's or the display's speakers.)
A: I found the answer on AskDifferent's sister site Superuser.com:
Snow Leopard resets sound volume whenever I start my computer
In Macintosh HD / Library / Preferences / Audio there are two audio setting files. Delete them. Set your sound to the desired setting. Restart.
This solved my issue.
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b2c06951ed32b03d8ef60b7c9371bbb5d5f74ebe | Apple Stackexchange
Q: mac osx lion security configuration guide I could find the security configuration guide for mac osx versions at http://www.apple.com/support/security/guides/ however, I can't find any for OS X Lion. Any one know if it is in the works or if it is moved else where?
A: Correct. They're sadly slow to publish this info. Try this: http://www.mactech.com/articles/mactech/Vol.21/21.02/Security/index.html
Cheers!
| Q: mac osx lion security configuration guide I could find the security configuration guide for mac osx versions at http://www.apple.com/support/security/guides/ however, I can't find any for OS X Lion. Any one know if it is in the works or if it is moved else where?
A: Correct. They're sadly slow to publish this info. Try this: http://www.mactech.com/articles/mactech/Vol.21/21.02/Security/index.html
Cheers!
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26b92b2247261f4e6b93bf419f8f6a6fba4d6fea | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Keyboard shortcut in Finder for selecting a different custom Favorite? I know I can get to e.g. Desktop with ⌘+⇧+D, but what about custom folders that I have added to Favorites? Can I move which Favorite is selected up and down?
A: You could use an application like Alfred or Automator services to assign shortcuts for opening folders:
If you want to open the folders over the current Finder window, you could use FastScripts to assign shortcuts to scripts like this:
tell application "Finder"
reopen -- open a new file browser window if there are no open ones
activate -- make Finder frontmost if the script was run with a global shortcut
tell window 1
set target to POSIX file "/Library/"
end tell
end tell
Default Folder X allows adding custom shortcuts that work in both file dialogs and Finder.
| Q: Keyboard shortcut in Finder for selecting a different custom Favorite? I know I can get to e.g. Desktop with ⌘+⇧+D, but what about custom folders that I have added to Favorites? Can I move which Favorite is selected up and down?
A: You could use an application like Alfred or Automator services to assign shortcuts for opening folders:
If you want to open the folders over the current Finder window, you could use FastScripts to assign shortcuts to scripts like this:
tell application "Finder"
reopen -- open a new file browser window if there are no open ones
activate -- make Finder frontmost if the script was run with a global shortcut
tell window 1
set target to POSIX file "/Library/"
end tell
end tell
Default Folder X allows adding custom shortcuts that work in both file dialogs and Finder.
A: This is doable, but kind of tricky—at least as I've experienced it. I am neurotic about optimizing my keyboard shortcuts, so I've spent quite a bit of time on this very issue.
There seem to be a few different ways you can go about this. The three with which I'm most familiar are:
*
*Add a keyboard shortcut via System Preferences > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts > Application Shortcuts. This is the easiest method, but it's limited to locations which are already contained in the Finder's menu system. e.g. I use ⌘⇧L for "Library" and ⌘⇧W for "Downloads"—but that's about all that's available via this method, to my knowledge.
*Create a service (in Automator), and then assign a keyboard shortcut to trigger that service via the Keyboard section within System Preferences. Personally, I find Automator to be maddening at times, but I think the service(s) I've set up for this are pretty solid. (Details below)
*Use an App specifically intended for controlling keyboard shortcuts. I've tried a few, and the one that I use now is simply called Shortcuts (available via the App Store). It's surprisingly trouble-free… and in fact, it's one of the only apps I have set to launch upon system start-up. It has several other nice features as well—one of which I really like: using the volume keys to control volume without requiring the fn key to be pressed. (i.e. It overrides my "Use all F1, F2… as standard function keys" setting—but only for my volume keys, which is great for a Photoshop user like myself.)
Note: Invoking a shortcut from within Save and Open dialog boxes leads to different results, depending on your method. The first 2 methods (i.e. not the Shortcuts app) have no effect whatsoever. e.g. When saving a file, if I press ⌘⇧L, nothing happens —whereas pressing ⌘⇧H (which is built-in to the system) would take me to the Home folder. The Shortcuts app (rightfully) has no idea when you're in a Save dialog box within another app, so invoking one of those shortcuts will actually just open up a new Finder window at that location (sometimes, smack dab in front of the dialog box you were just using.)
Final note: I recently came across an app called KeyCue (perhaps when lurking on this site, actually). To date, it's the only app I've found that provides a comprehensive overview of all your keyboard shortcuts (system and app-specific) in one place. I'd love to change a few things about the interface, but it can be pretty helpful at times.
(Note: I tried to post a screen-cap of my Automator service for custom keyboard shortcuts in Finder; also showing a script for invoking Moom upon opening the specified folder—but was denied because it's my first post on this forum. Will update it when possible.)
A: I have had great luck with Spark. It looks like it may no longer be under active development, but so far it has done the trick with no issues. It's light, easy to configure, and FREE!
A: Not to my knowledge, no.
I would love to learn what distinguishes the system default shortcuts from those which the user creates. It would be nice to be able to navigate to custom locations with a simple keyboard shortcut when within an Open/Save dialog window.
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f51a51dd3121f38adc3811bd608402cd971d86e7 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: My iPad won't respond to anything. So I have had my iPad for about a year but I haven't used it in a few months. I've been easy on it. It has never fell or anything and now it won't work. When I hold down both buttons (or the power one) absolutely nothing happens. Also when I plug it into my computer iTunes doesn't even recognize it. What can be wrong and how can I fix it?
A: Plug the iPad into the original Apple charger (the one that came with the iPad) for a few hours. Your computer's USB port may not provide enough power if the iPad's battery is completely discharged. The iPad charger is rated to provide twice as much charging current as a typical computer USB port.
| Q: My iPad won't respond to anything. So I have had my iPad for about a year but I haven't used it in a few months. I've been easy on it. It has never fell or anything and now it won't work. When I hold down both buttons (or the power one) absolutely nothing happens. Also when I plug it into my computer iTunes doesn't even recognize it. What can be wrong and how can I fix it?
A: Plug the iPad into the original Apple charger (the one that came with the iPad) for a few hours. Your computer's USB port may not provide enough power if the iPad's battery is completely discharged. The iPad charger is rated to provide twice as much charging current as a typical computer USB port.
A: Sounds like time for recovery mode and a possible iTunes update.
So first put your device into Recovery Mode and make sure you are using the latest version of iTunes.
If you cannot put the device in recovery mode, head to an Apple store. If you can then plug into the newly update iTunes and follow the on-screen instructions.
A: Long-Term Storage
If you don’t plan on using your iPod touch for more than three weeks, Apple recommends that you store it with the battery charged between 50%-75% and the device completely turned off, not just put to sleep.
If you store it when the battery is fully discharged, it could fall into a deep discharge state, which renders it incapable of holding any charge. Conversely, if you store it fully charged for an extended period of time, the battery may experience some loss of battery capacity, meaning it will have a shorter life.
I'm not sure if this will apply to your situation or not, seeing as it was intended for iPod's and not iPad's, but I would think that the concept would be the same.
This is the apple page where I got the information from.
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43464176bfbe2c93841164dc1cd8f298cd686f9e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I copy an email address from a text message? I got a text message, and I want to copy an email address from message context, but iOS comes to send email app, how can I copy it?
Thanks in advance.
A: Revised for clarification. Use IOS's copy functionality to copy an email message. Press on the desired message (with email) and hold for a few seconds to bring up the Copy dialog. Click on the Copy dialog to copy the message (including email address). The entire message is copied. At that point, paste the message for further modification if desired (if it contains more than the email address).
Note: This worked for me in iOS 5.
| Q: How can I copy an email address from a text message? I got a text message, and I want to copy an email address from message context, but iOS comes to send email app, how can I copy it?
Thanks in advance.
A: Revised for clarification. Use IOS's copy functionality to copy an email message. Press on the desired message (with email) and hold for a few seconds to bring up the Copy dialog. Click on the Copy dialog to copy the message (including email address). The entire message is copied. At that point, paste the message for further modification if desired (if it contains more than the email address).
Note: This worked for me in iOS 5.
A: At least under iOS 5 you should be able to see a blue circle with a white arrow inside next to your text message; tapping on this will bring up a list of links (if there are more than one in your message), including the e-Mail address.
Tapping on the e-Mail address will bring up the default "Info" page, from which you could create a new contact.
More importantly, on that "Info" page you´re now able to tap-and-hold on the e-Mail address at the top, which will bring up the "Copy"-Bubble.
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1d0ca4cd52355c4aae07cbcda59f4239b93916e5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iTunes Home Sharing I want to transfer my entire iTunes library from old laptop to my new laptop.
I want to use Home Sharing for the same..Since the data is almost about 15 GB, I would like to use Home Sharing over a local network (and not through internet). I have a Wireless router.
I already tried doing a copy through iTunes Media folder (and Consolidate), but for some reasons, it does not copy all the songs..So I am trying Home Share..
Please help me. Thank you.
A: Check out this link from apple:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527
I think the section on transferring your music library via an external drive is what you're looking for, with appropriate substitutions given that you're looking to transfer over a network.
| Q: iTunes Home Sharing I want to transfer my entire iTunes library from old laptop to my new laptop.
I want to use Home Sharing for the same..Since the data is almost about 15 GB, I would like to use Home Sharing over a local network (and not through internet). I have a Wireless router.
I already tried doing a copy through iTunes Media folder (and Consolidate), but for some reasons, it does not copy all the songs..So I am trying Home Share..
Please help me. Thank you.
A: Check out this link from apple:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527
I think the section on transferring your music library via an external drive is what you're looking for, with appropriate substitutions given that you're looking to transfer over a network.
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ecc45a5d8cd4d3c6ed8e17aea9e1a2431763d9fb | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I flag a time machine backup so it never gets overwritten I'm about to upgrade to lion and at some point in the future I might want to restore back to a snow leopard time machine backup.
However, recently my first time backups have been overwritten.
Is there any way I can preserve a backup so it won't get overwritten ?
A: No - Time Machine has set permissions on the drive and has full root access to delete any and all backups that the algorithm feels needs to be deleted.
You get warned after the deletion happens, so you will need to copy that snapshot to another drive or outside the Backups.backupdb folder on that drive to ensure Time Machine won't delete it if you leave it mounted and space fills up on the drive to the point where the estimated size of the next backup exceeds the free space on the volume.
| Q: Can I flag a time machine backup so it never gets overwritten I'm about to upgrade to lion and at some point in the future I might want to restore back to a snow leopard time machine backup.
However, recently my first time backups have been overwritten.
Is there any way I can preserve a backup so it won't get overwritten ?
A: No - Time Machine has set permissions on the drive and has full root access to delete any and all backups that the algorithm feels needs to be deleted.
You get warned after the deletion happens, so you will need to copy that snapshot to another drive or outside the Backups.backupdb folder on that drive to ensure Time Machine won't delete it if you leave it mounted and space fills up on the drive to the point where the estimated size of the next backup exceeds the free space on the volume.
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bb747d17aa22763bde4e287ce0159574e1946c71 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Cannot log in on Youtube iPad app I get an Authentication failed error when I try to log in to the Youtube iPad app. But the same username and password work on Youtube Safari and other browsers.
A: Do you have two-factor authentication enabled on your Google account? If so, you may have to create an application-specific password for the YouTube login.
http://support.google.com/youtube/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=184968
| Q: Cannot log in on Youtube iPad app I get an Authentication failed error when I try to log in to the Youtube iPad app. But the same username and password work on Youtube Safari and other browsers.
A: Do you have two-factor authentication enabled on your Google account? If so, you may have to create an application-specific password for the YouTube login.
http://support.google.com/youtube/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=184968
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bae28bea59747f9acac401c91512490ba03140bc | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why won't my macbook pro wake up when docked? I got a HengeDock for Christmas. When I close my Macbook Pro and dock it to the external monitor, mouse, and keyboard, it will not wake up. I move the mouse around and type on the keyboard, but it stays asleep. Is this because I have a non-Apple monitor (I have a Sumsung -- highly rated by Consumer Reports). Is something set incorrectly in my preferences?
A: According to Apple's kbase article HT3131, your machine must be plugged into power for clamshell mode to work.
| Q: Why won't my macbook pro wake up when docked? I got a HengeDock for Christmas. When I close my Macbook Pro and dock it to the external monitor, mouse, and keyboard, it will not wake up. I move the mouse around and type on the keyboard, but it stays asleep. Is this because I have a non-Apple monitor (I have a Sumsung -- highly rated by Consumer Reports). Is something set incorrectly in my preferences?
A: According to Apple's kbase article HT3131, your machine must be plugged into power for clamshell mode to work.
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d844f3082af10fa9ee2a1c257309e054435de138 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I add personal info to my iPod touch's lock screen? My dad just got a new iPod Touch, and he'd like to add his personal info to the lock screen. If possible, how do I do this (without jailbreaking)?
A: You can do this simply by opening up the Notes app, Adobe Ideas app, or anything of the like. Add your father's information in either of those applications to your liking. Take a screenshot of the final image by pressing the Home button and the Sleep/Wake button at the same time, or save the image to your Photos if that option is available within the app of choice itself. Go to Settings -> Wallpaper -> select the image you just captured/created, and then save it to your Lock Screen. Rejoice!
| Q: Can I add personal info to my iPod touch's lock screen? My dad just got a new iPod Touch, and he'd like to add his personal info to the lock screen. If possible, how do I do this (without jailbreaking)?
A: You can do this simply by opening up the Notes app, Adobe Ideas app, or anything of the like. Add your father's information in either of those applications to your liking. Take a screenshot of the final image by pressing the Home button and the Sleep/Wake button at the same time, or save the image to your Photos if that option is available within the app of choice itself. Go to Settings -> Wallpaper -> select the image you just captured/created, and then save it to your Lock Screen. Rejoice!
A: I did some research and came up with several paid apps.
All of these apps does not automatically update the lock screen (weather, calendar, etc portions). Some of them will send you a scheduled reminder to update the image, then opening the app, you'll be able to update the image.
Reading some reviews, many users bought these apps thinking they would get something that you simply can't do with non jailbroken devices: automatic lock screen updates.
Lock Screen
It adds not only personal info, but weather and calendar notifications to the lock screen:
Screen Maker
Adds a lot more than just the lock screen. It also allows you to make changes to the home screen as well:
If Found Lock Screen
Simple and easy...adds personal info to the lock screen. I think this may be what we'll go with.
Smart Lockscreen creator
Adds a little more functionality than the rest...calendar, weather, quotes, etc.
A: The easiest way to go about this without jailbreaking is to use some custom wallpaper.
Make a new document in Photoshop, Pixelmator, GIMP, or your editor of choice.
Find a high-resolution image on the Web that you like and copy it into the document. Crop it to 640 x 960 pixels.
Add some text with your personal info over the image. Make sure that you leave ~225px space at the top of the image and ~150 at the bottom (these will be covered by the unlock UI). A subtle drop shadow can help make the text easier to read.
Export the image is a JPEG or PNG.
Use your preferred method to get the photo onto your iPod (sync with iTunes, email to yourself, Dropbox app, etc.).
On the iPod, go to Settings-> Wallpaper and select your custom image. You can set it as wallpaper for only the lock screen or the lock screen and home screen.
You'll now have custom text on the lock screen:
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da381a2c390b07435303107c1d51342610a74522 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Install iOS device drivers on Windows without installing iTunes I have a Windows PC that doesn't have iTunes installed, because I don't want it. But I still want to be able to use other software to transfer data from my iPad, which means I need the drivers for it.
Apparently, they only install with iTunes, but is it possible to install them standalone, with no other software needed?
A: I found this tip from DiskAid website:
You need to manually install the required driver, the "Apple Mobile Device Support" or AMDS.
*
*Download the iTunes installation package from the official Apple Website.
*You need a program that can open a CAB file and extract contents from it. 7-zip or WinRar can do it.
*Inspect the content of the iTunes installer iTunes64Setup.exe (that you downloaded in step 1) with 7-zip (right click, 7-zip, Open archive). 7-zip will show the files inside that installer file.
*Extract AppleApplicationSupport.msi and AppleMobileDeviceSupport64.msi from the installer file to harddisk.
*Run AppleApplicationSupport.msi and then AppleMobileDeviceSupport64.msi.
After AppleMobileDeviceSupport64 is installed, windows should be able to detect the iDevice.
| Q: Install iOS device drivers on Windows without installing iTunes I have a Windows PC that doesn't have iTunes installed, because I don't want it. But I still want to be able to use other software to transfer data from my iPad, which means I need the drivers for it.
Apparently, they only install with iTunes, but is it possible to install them standalone, with no other software needed?
A: I found this tip from DiskAid website:
You need to manually install the required driver, the "Apple Mobile Device Support" or AMDS.
*
*Download the iTunes installation package from the official Apple Website.
*You need a program that can open a CAB file and extract contents from it. 7-zip or WinRar can do it.
*Inspect the content of the iTunes installer iTunes64Setup.exe (that you downloaded in step 1) with 7-zip (right click, 7-zip, Open archive). 7-zip will show the files inside that installer file.
*Extract AppleApplicationSupport.msi and AppleMobileDeviceSupport64.msi from the installer file to harddisk.
*Run AppleApplicationSupport.msi and then AppleMobileDeviceSupport64.msi.
After AppleMobileDeviceSupport64 is installed, windows should be able to detect the iDevice.
A: Old thread but it is still a common "issue" of Apple
You can install the free drivers provided by Copytrans company
Go "Downloads" page and download "CopyTrans Drivers Installer"
https://www.copytrans.net/download/
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d47f0e7d2657ee6baf04903a1150a8ad1686344c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Are iPad/iOS updates region dependant or serial number dependant? I've got an iPad running iOS version 4.x and I want to upgrade to iOS 5 but I'm currently in the middle east. iPads in the middle east don't have FaceTime installed on them. I'm a little worried that if download the latest version of iOS the apple update site would notice my IP address and give me a version of iOS without FaceTime.
Is the version of iOS downloaded for an update based on location/ip address or device serial number?
A: AFAIK, hardware wise they are all the same (well outside of storage and 3G) it is serial number that determines some features. The serial number has a country code in it and the update process can determine which applications need to be removed. If, for example the SN country code is in the EU, the volume has to be limited and the radio has to be adjusted for differences in Wifi channels.
| Q: Are iPad/iOS updates region dependant or serial number dependant? I've got an iPad running iOS version 4.x and I want to upgrade to iOS 5 but I'm currently in the middle east. iPads in the middle east don't have FaceTime installed on them. I'm a little worried that if download the latest version of iOS the apple update site would notice my IP address and give me a version of iOS without FaceTime.
Is the version of iOS downloaded for an update based on location/ip address or device serial number?
A: AFAIK, hardware wise they are all the same (well outside of storage and 3G) it is serial number that determines some features. The serial number has a country code in it and the update process can determine which applications need to be removed. If, for example the SN country code is in the EU, the volume has to be limited and the radio has to be adjusted for differences in Wifi channels.
A: If you want to download using a US IP, you can use a VPN service to acquire a US iP.
Hotspotshield is free (ad-supported): http://hotspotshield.com/
A: I updated my iPad and still have FaceTime so I can only assume that it's linked either to the devices serial number or the currently installed OS.
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a169f4932057818befac539c88459856f2ac3255 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: app that reminds to take a break at times I am looking out for an app (for Mac OS X) that reminds to take a break (gives out a message) at pre-scheduled time.
Free (or low cost) app will do, as I don't want to spend my hard earned cash on this simple app.
A: There is one such tool I know, called (unsurprisingly) Time Out. It's free as in beer and seems to be well-maintained.
| Q: app that reminds to take a break at times I am looking out for an app (for Mac OS X) that reminds to take a break (gives out a message) at pre-scheduled time.
Free (or low cost) app will do, as I don't want to spend my hard earned cash on this simple app.
A: There is one such tool I know, called (unsurprisingly) Time Out. It's free as in beer and seems to be well-maintained.
A: An application that I use to be aware of the time on the computer is awareness it don't put a message only a sound indicating the time you have been using the computer without a break.
A: If you just want to limit the time you spend online, you can use the freely available app Freedom.
A: AntiRSI does what you want.
A: I was doing a quick google search and this question came up. You can also try Rest, which is a break reminder app that can also suggest exercise suggestions.
Disclaimer: I made it.
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0c5fd6c7dfc8cbe5f934292b9bc681a8f5de3832 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Are there no explicit Power modes in Mac? Does Macbook Pro not provide power modes (Power Saver, High Performance, etc) like a Windows laptop?
If there is nothing like that, then I'd assume that OS X manages optimal settings itself.
Or is there something which I'm missing?
A: There are no build-in power modes in Mac OS X. Still, the standard configuration in Mac OS X in combination with the high capacity batteries used in the MacBooks offers quite good battery life.
If you want to optimize your energy usage, you need to manually tweak settings.
Here's, what OS X offers to save power:
System Settings -> Energy Saver
*
*dim display when using battery
*display/computer sleep
System Settings -> Display
*
*Automatically adjust brightness
System Settings -> Security & Privacy
*
*disable remote control infrared receiver
Menubar
*
*Wifi Icon -> disable Wifi
*Bluetooth icon -> disable Bluetooth
| Q: Are there no explicit Power modes in Mac? Does Macbook Pro not provide power modes (Power Saver, High Performance, etc) like a Windows laptop?
If there is nothing like that, then I'd assume that OS X manages optimal settings itself.
Or is there something which I'm missing?
A: There are no build-in power modes in Mac OS X. Still, the standard configuration in Mac OS X in combination with the high capacity batteries used in the MacBooks offers quite good battery life.
If you want to optimize your energy usage, you need to manually tweak settings.
Here's, what OS X offers to save power:
System Settings -> Energy Saver
*
*dim display when using battery
*display/computer sleep
System Settings -> Display
*
*Automatically adjust brightness
System Settings -> Security & Privacy
*
*disable remote control infrared receiver
Menubar
*
*Wifi Icon -> disable Wifi
*Bluetooth icon -> disable Bluetooth
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0c76e23a216807cf63ebe75f862a6a47ef592678 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What's alt+spacebar character and how to disable it? I am writing code in various text editors with Finnish keyboard layout. Sometimes I press alt+spacebar accidentally when writing symbols. E.g.
if(foobar || foobar2) {
... there is a high change I type pipe+pipe+magical alt-spacebar character.
The thing is, this alt+spacebar character is invisible like space, but behaves differently. Mainly it breaks code syntax in various occasions. However, because the character is invisible it is hard to track down.
What is this alt+spacebar character?
Is it possible to disable it so that when you press alt+spacebar it would type in a normal space?
A: optionspace inserts a non-breaking space (NBSP, U+00A0) by default.
What I've done I've set my editor highlight the non-breaking space, so that I see when I accidentally enter it.
You could remap ⌥␣ to a normal space by creating ~/Library/KeyBindings/ and saving a property list like this as DefaultKeyBinding.dict:
{
"~ " = (insertText:, " ");
}
| Q: What's alt+spacebar character and how to disable it? I am writing code in various text editors with Finnish keyboard layout. Sometimes I press alt+spacebar accidentally when writing symbols. E.g.
if(foobar || foobar2) {
... there is a high change I type pipe+pipe+magical alt-spacebar character.
The thing is, this alt+spacebar character is invisible like space, but behaves differently. Mainly it breaks code syntax in various occasions. However, because the character is invisible it is hard to track down.
What is this alt+spacebar character?
Is it possible to disable it so that when you press alt+spacebar it would type in a normal space?
A: optionspace inserts a non-breaking space (NBSP, U+00A0) by default.
What I've done I've set my editor highlight the non-breaking space, so that I see when I accidentally enter it.
You could remap ⌥␣ to a normal space by creating ~/Library/KeyBindings/ and saving a property list like this as DefaultKeyBinding.dict:
{
"~ " = (insertText:, " ");
}
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b6940a0086539dc7e969e217a6e330044febd4ad | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I post to Twitter using Siri? It seems like there is no voice command in Siri to directly update your status on twitter.
Am I missing something? I thought that with iOS 5 Twitter is tightly integrated into iOS?!
A: For completeness, in iOS 6, posting to Twitter is now a fully-supported feature through Siri. Just say "Tweet ..."
| Q: How can I post to Twitter using Siri? It seems like there is no voice command in Siri to directly update your status on twitter.
Am I missing something? I thought that with iOS 5 Twitter is tightly integrated into iOS?!
A: For completeness, in iOS 6, posting to Twitter is now a fully-supported feature through Siri. Just say "Tweet ..."
A: Workaround
Because Twitter offers to update your status via SMS, there is an easy workaround.
*
*Create new Contact
*Assign as first name: Twitter
*Assign phone number: 40404 (this number is for United States residents)
Now you can update your Twitter status via Siri:
Tell Twitter Hello World.
Enable SMS for Twitter
In order for the workaround to work, you need to enable the SMS feature for Twitter first.
You can do this either online by editing your profile on twitter.com or send the text message start to 40404 (for US residents only!). Then follow the instructions in the reply. However, the latter way is more complicated.
International Twitter SMS codes
United States 40404
United Kingdom 86444 (Vodafone, Orange, 3 and O2 customers)
Australia 0198-089488 (Telstra customers)
...
You can get a full list of the world-wide twitter short codes here.
Some countries or providers do not support short codes. You have to use long codes instead. Fees may apply:
United Kingdom +44-762-4800379
Germany +49-157-05000021
Finland +35-845-73950042
A: You can also go to the Twitter app and press the microphone button on the keyboard.
As Siri is in beta not all features are available, this is something that could be added in the full release.
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d2f7ed3ad7974580693eb676575d96c83b973d95 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I enter my pass code when in voice over mode? Is it possible to unlock the iPhone 4s when in voiceover mode?
I need to be able to enter my pass code in voiceover mode.
A: *
*Slide to Unlock at the bottom of the screen.
*Tap the first digit of your passcode once. VoiceOver will read the digit aloud.
*Double-tap on that digit to enter the digit of the passcode.
*Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the next three digits.
*Your phone will now be unlocked.
| Q: Can I enter my pass code when in voice over mode? Is it possible to unlock the iPhone 4s when in voiceover mode?
I need to be able to enter my pass code in voiceover mode.
A: *
*Slide to Unlock at the bottom of the screen.
*Tap the first digit of your passcode once. VoiceOver will read the digit aloud.
*Double-tap on that digit to enter the digit of the passcode.
*Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the next three digits.
*Your phone will now be unlocked.
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096efe3289d277d2768ca5a0ea9e2347cb39ce83 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What is the best way to make free phone calls from an iPod touch? I want to be able to make free phone calls from an iPod touch. I've used Google Voice for my computer, but it doesn't work for an iPod touch. How should I go about doing this?
A: These are the ones that I mostly use, in order of relevance:
*
*Viber
*Skype
*Tango
| Q: What is the best way to make free phone calls from an iPod touch? I want to be able to make free phone calls from an iPod touch. I've used Google Voice for my computer, but it doesn't work for an iPod touch. How should I go about doing this?
A: These are the ones that I mostly use, in order of relevance:
*
*Viber
*Skype
*Tango
A: Nimbuzz
Nimbuzz to Nimbuzz
Free (video) calls (over 3G, 4G and WiFi) for iPhone to iPhone and iPhone to PC.
Connect with any SIP
You can connect to any SIP provider.
Get your own cheap provider for VoIP calls and connect it with Nimbuzz.
Nimbuzz also connects with:
*
*Yahoo! Messenger
*MSN Messenger
*AIM
*ICQ
*GoogleTalk
*Facebook
*MySpace
*Hyves
A:
Talkatone (App Store link) Free
Allows you to make completely free phone calls using your Google Voice account. There are ads, but hey, it's free! I've had no trouble with it at all and I highly recommend it.
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6090ae927476e0a43691b3d5e683da14d0992a3f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is it possible to log out of 'mail' on the iPad? I set up my email into the iPad 'Mail' app, and I cannot find how you log out to prevent another user from opening and reading my mail.
Is it possible to log out of 'mail' on the iPad?
A: As far as I know, this is not possible. iPad is not made to be a multi-user device. I am in a similar situation myself as I share the iPad with my wife but haven't yet fixed it. Some alternatives:
*
*Set a different account as default account in Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars. It could even be a dummy account. At least it means email will not be sent accidentally from your address.
*In Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > [Your email account], you can turn off Mail temporarily. It does not provide any security though, anyone can just turn it on again.
*If you want to guarantee security, you need to use something like Gmail in Safari and login and logout every time.
| Q: Is it possible to log out of 'mail' on the iPad? I set up my email into the iPad 'Mail' app, and I cannot find how you log out to prevent another user from opening and reading my mail.
Is it possible to log out of 'mail' on the iPad?
A: As far as I know, this is not possible. iPad is not made to be a multi-user device. I am in a similar situation myself as I share the iPad with my wife but haven't yet fixed it. Some alternatives:
*
*Set a different account as default account in Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars. It could even be a dummy account. At least it means email will not be sent accidentally from your address.
*In Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > [Your email account], you can turn off Mail temporarily. It does not provide any security though, anyone can just turn it on again.
*If you want to guarantee security, you need to use something like Gmail in Safari and login and logout every time.
A: You can turn a mail account on/off as explained by RipperDoc (Settings -> Mail,Contacts,Calendars).
On the iPhone, you can also turn off the ability to change the Mail settings; which requires a passcode. Settings -> General -> Restrictions -> Allow Changes (Accounts)
It's a bit of a hassle; but, by turning off the mail account, and then disallowing changes to the account settings, you can prevent the mail from being accessed.
A: Go to Settings → Mail, Contacts & Calendars, then go to your email settings and erase your password. Enter a fake password and save it. Ignore the warnings and push done. You will be signed out until you go back and enter the correct password.
A: Go to Settings > Mail, contacts, calendars and in the list of accounts, tap the On/Off button to turn off Outlook.
A: Go to settings, click mail, click the first button ( the one thats at the top ) , click delete account andd PROBLEM SOLVED!
A: Go to settings then select mail go to hotmail or whatever you use and delete the account from your device you can always log back on when you want to
A: just go to setting, click mail and put mail off.. thats all finish, want to access again mail on.
A: Go to Settings, Reset App, and Reset. The next time you open the app, it will ask you for the user and password.
A: As a drastic measure you could remove the account by going to Settings -> Mail/Contacts/Calendars and deleting it there.
A: Go to settings go to mail (it will say mail contacts calendars) once your in scroll to the bitten it will say delet account
A: Go into settings mail and delete account
A: It is possible. You have to go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars and delete the profile from mail. This will delete the account from your device only, it will not delete your stuff stored in iCloud itself.
A: Delete the account from the device as advised, and use it in Safari.
A: For an iPad, go into settings under Mail, Contacts, Calender, you will have the option to delete the account.
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71b2502b51ae115816b3a0e7a48c35b71a135eaf | Apple Stackexchange
Q: I can't log into my iChat After iChat is open, I click the menu named 'iChat', inside it says "log into [email protected]" (which is my Apple ID). I've clicked on that item but nothing else prompts me for a password afterwards.
The buddy list still says 'Disconnected'. I am using Leopard (10.5.8). I have changed my password before, but I'm never prompted to actually log in and update it.
A: I might not be understanding your problem correctly, but in the iChat menu, try selecting Preferences. From there, click on the Accounts tab. If you click on your account, there is a place to enter (and store) your password. Try entering your correct password there.
| Q: I can't log into my iChat After iChat is open, I click the menu named 'iChat', inside it says "log into [email protected]" (which is my Apple ID). I've clicked on that item but nothing else prompts me for a password afterwards.
The buddy list still says 'Disconnected'. I am using Leopard (10.5.8). I have changed my password before, but I'm never prompted to actually log in and update it.
A: I might not be understanding your problem correctly, but in the iChat menu, try selecting Preferences. From there, click on the Accounts tab. If you click on your account, there is a place to enter (and store) your password. Try entering your correct password there.
A: Also, you mentioned it just says "Disconnected", can you click that and perhaps change your status to something else? That would trigger it to try and connect.
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dbfad8f3cb3eec26825123fa86aeb16603fc8d9b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Send audio output of MacBook to iPhone for remote listening Is it possible to send audio from music in iTunes, or from movies on Netflix, or video game sounds, etc., from my MacBook and receive and listen to the audio on my iPhone? I'm thinking of this working like wireless headphones, except with a really long cord. If there is a way could you let me know how the solution works, I'm interested in creating my own script/app to do this if it's not too daunting.
If its important, I'm running an old 2009 MacBook, running Snow Leopard.
A: I didn't fancy paying for Airfoil - plus I'm a bit suspicious of not being able to use all audio sources on the Mac.
Instead I'm making use of Airphones (DELETED - app now unavailable)
| Q: Send audio output of MacBook to iPhone for remote listening Is it possible to send audio from music in iTunes, or from movies on Netflix, or video game sounds, etc., from my MacBook and receive and listen to the audio on my iPhone? I'm thinking of this working like wireless headphones, except with a really long cord. If there is a way could you let me know how the solution works, I'm interested in creating my own script/app to do this if it's not too daunting.
If its important, I'm running an old 2009 MacBook, running Snow Leopard.
A: I didn't fancy paying for Airfoil - plus I'm a bit suspicious of not being able to use all audio sources on the Mac.
Instead I'm making use of Airphones (DELETED - app now unavailable)
A: In a similar way to @Robin's answer you can use the BlackHole virtual audio driver - which works on newer MacOS versions. A simpler way to do streaming is to use ffpmeg (e.g. brew install ffmpeg). Then direct your audio output to the BlackHole driver (select it as the output device - or include it as part of an aggregate device) and find out which output number it goes to:
ffmpeg -f avfoundation -list_devices true -i ""
Then use the AVFoundation audio device number (e.g. 5) to stream the audio to your_device (You can use your_device.local or it's IP address):
ffmpeg -f avfoundation -i "none:5" -acodec mp3 -f rtp rtp://your_device:1234
To listen on your_device use the VLC client (e.g. on an iPhone/iPad/MacBook) and go to Network->Open Network Stream and tap in rtp://@:1234
A: Here is a little solution that uses the open source programs Soundflower, VLC and SoX.
First of all, you need to install the necessary programs using Homebrew:
brew install sox
brew install --cask soundflower vlc
Choose the Soundflower (2ch) device in the system settings for the sound output such that it can be forwarded to a VLC server which we will set up next. (Note, that this mutes the internal speakers/headphone jack.) By checking "Show volume in menu bar", you can also change the output device by alt-clicking the menu bar item more conveniently.
Now, run the VLC server:
sox -t coreaudio "Soundflower (2c" -t mp3 -C 96 -q - | \
vlc - --sout "#standard{access=http,mux=ogg,dst=localhost:8080}" --intf dummy
You can adapt the quality and bit rate with the -C switch (see the SoX documentation). Remove -q to get visual feedback about whether sound is playing.
Finally, on your iOS device, install the iOS VLC client. In the side menu, choose Network Stream and enter http://[YOUR-LOCAL-IP]:8080 to start the stream.
Caveats: This setup is not suitable for real-time applications like gaming or chat because there is a ~2 seconds lag. However, it can be used for watching videos in VLC by shifting the sound track to account for the lag (Window > Track Synchronization).
A: Yes, using Airfoil for Mac (also available for Windows) and the companion app Airfoil Speakers Touch you can stream any audio from your Mac to your iOS device.
I haven't tried it much myself, and reviews are mixed, but you can try it for free before shelling out the money for it.
This can also be used to send audio from a MacBook to a bluetooth headset connected to an iOS device. Something which is very difficult otherwise.
A: I used Airfoil and was able to stream music from iTunes (on an iMac running OSX Mavericks 10.9.1) to my iDevices.
I admit the $25 price tag was not something I liked.
However it does work. You can play music from iTunes on a your laptop and simultaneously listen to the music on your iPhone remotely.
You can have the entire house playing the same music through various speakers: your laptop, your iphone and perhaps an imac or ipad.
For me, the price of the $25 is a little easier to swallow than buying a USD $94 Apple Airport Express plus Speakers to connect to the Airport Express.
What's more the Airport Express only has One Audio Jack Port so one speaker for one Airport Express.
Hope this helps.
A: Using the VLC GUI:
*
*install and set up Soundflower
*install VLC
*set your sound output to the Multi-output device set up for Soundflower (or to Soundflower 2ch directly)
In VLC:
*
*File > Open Capture Device
*Check "Audio" and select Soundflower (2ch)
*Check "Stream Output" and click "Configure"
*
*Select "Stream"
*Type: HTTP
*Address: your local IP address
*Port: 8079 (or a port of your choice)
*Encapsulation Method: Ogg (or something else)
*Check "Audio" in transcoding options
*Select "mp3" for audio (or something else)
*Select 96kbps for bitrate (or something else)
*Select two channels (or something else)
*
*Press OK and then open the stream
*On your phone, open VLC and go to the network tab and open the stream at
http://[your local ip]:8079
Unfortunately, this seems to not be very reliable. An alternative is going over the internet with Soundflower and two Discord accounts, or some other method of voice calling yourself.
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5abbf6a9d1141e80e5b0c0f7e3c1e70c20fcc6ad | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I get my iTunes rented movie onto another computer? My father has rented a move on iTunes, but on his old computer (which can't cope and crashes when he tries to play it). He's now on a newer computer, and logged into iTunes with the same account, but we can't find the rented movie.
A: I can confirm that the following works:
*
*I downloaded a movie on my pc-laptop
*I moved it via my network share, added it to the library on my macbook
*It was visible as rented there but could not be watched (authorized to another computer)
*Then I unauthorized the computer I downloaded it on and it worked on my macbook
| Q: How can I get my iTunes rented movie onto another computer? My father has rented a move on iTunes, but on his old computer (which can't cope and crashes when he tries to play it). He's now on a newer computer, and logged into iTunes with the same account, but we can't find the rented movie.
A: I can confirm that the following works:
*
*I downloaded a movie on my pc-laptop
*I moved it via my network share, added it to the library on my macbook
*It was visible as rented there but could not be watched (authorized to another computer)
*Then I unauthorized the computer I downloaded it on and it worked on my macbook
A: You should move your dad's entire iTunes library from his old computer and merge it with the iTunes library on his new computer.
Read Apple's technical support documentation article: iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer
A: You need to log into the other computers iTunes with the same iTunes username and password. Go to the "store" menu bar item and click "Check for available downloads".
This will bring up movies you have rented with the same account - as long as they are still valid.
A: You can manually copy the movie.
Right-click on the file and select Show in Finder then copy the movie onto a flash drive and move it to the new computer.
When on the new computer - opening the file should open iTunes. Since it's connected to the same account, the movie should play.
A: The computer is already authorised. It appears that it is the 'file' that needs to be authorised to play on another computer
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7064b1d546b211fb810648f9b08b75919affe04a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can you search in the trash, and sort deleted files by date of deletion? In Snow-Leopard: Is it possible to search in the Trash, and sort deleted files by date of deletion?
A: If you open up your trashcan into a Finder window. Then right click on empty space in that window go to "arrange by" and then down to date added. This is at least true in Lion I don't know what you are running or if it is true with other versions. Good luck!
| Q: How can you search in the trash, and sort deleted files by date of deletion? In Snow-Leopard: Is it possible to search in the Trash, and sort deleted files by date of deletion?
A: If you open up your trashcan into a Finder window. Then right click on empty space in that window go to "arrange by" and then down to date added. This is at least true in Lion I don't know what you are running or if it is true with other versions. Good luck!
A: You can use terminal to browse to the trash directory for your user
cd ~/.Trash/
then you can use
ls -la
to see all the files and you can search also using grep.
EDITED
to see in date order try
ls -lt
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51da438894c24136877a9de460d8be2a94d5899f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Dual monitors and OS X Lion : get menubar and app switcher on both displays I've just plugged in another monitor into my 13 inch MBP running OS X Lion.
It works fine, except for three little annoyances:
*
*Whenever I use the application switcher (or whatever it's called, I mean the thing that appears when you use command-tab), it appears only on the MBP screen. I also want it on the external screen I attached.
*same problem with the top menu bar. It only appears on the MBP screen, but I also want to see it on the external screen.
*and again, same problem for the dock.
Is there a way to fix these three things?
A: Actually, there is a way to do this natively. (without downloading third party software)
Preferences > Mission Control
tick the box that says "Displays have separate spaces"
Then you will have to log out and log in back again to see the menu bar on both displays
| Q: Dual monitors and OS X Lion : get menubar and app switcher on both displays I've just plugged in another monitor into my 13 inch MBP running OS X Lion.
It works fine, except for three little annoyances:
*
*Whenever I use the application switcher (or whatever it's called, I mean the thing that appears when you use command-tab), it appears only on the MBP screen. I also want it on the external screen I attached.
*same problem with the top menu bar. It only appears on the MBP screen, but I also want to see it on the external screen.
*and again, same problem for the dock.
Is there a way to fix these three things?
A: Actually, there is a way to do this natively. (without downloading third party software)
Preferences > Mission Control
tick the box that says "Displays have separate spaces"
Then you will have to log out and log in back again to see the menu bar on both displays
A: Try SecondBar and Dock Spaces. I haven't gotten around to trying either yet but together they satisfy your request for the menu bar and dock though not the app switcher.
A: They can't appear on both screens. You can, however, have it swap to being on the external screen when the external screen is attached, by selecting "Arrangement" and just dragging the 'little grey bar' (not sure how else to describe it) onto the external screen. This also moves the quick switcher onto the big screen.
I have exactly the same setup as you - and the same annoyances - to solve mine I elevated my screen put the MBP underneath it - then I can have my menubar and switcher on the MBP and the apps themselves on the big screen.
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acd00e35c3bf52cf783075cd02086153536d5650 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I change the default width of Finder columns? I have found OS X's default column width to be a bit too narrow. Is there any way to make it wider?
I know how to resize columns manually, but it's annoying to repeat the process every time I open a new folder. Can I force Finder to "remember" the new column width? Also, if this is possible, can anyone point me toward the official Apple documentation that describes how to do it?
A: In column view in the Finder, you can resize columns by positioning the mouse pointer over over the thin line that separates column panes, and dragging it to the left to make it narrower or to the right to make it wider.
To make the Finder remember the new width, hold down the option key(⌥) while dragging the pane separator to the desired width.
The best documentation I can find on this from Apple alludes to the fact that holding down option resizes "all columns at once" but does not explicitly say that this makes the change persistent.
| Q: How can I change the default width of Finder columns? I have found OS X's default column width to be a bit too narrow. Is there any way to make it wider?
I know how to resize columns manually, but it's annoying to repeat the process every time I open a new folder. Can I force Finder to "remember" the new column width? Also, if this is possible, can anyone point me toward the official Apple documentation that describes how to do it?
A: In column view in the Finder, you can resize columns by positioning the mouse pointer over over the thin line that separates column panes, and dragging it to the left to make it narrower or to the right to make it wider.
To make the Finder remember the new width, hold down the option key(⌥) while dragging the pane separator to the desired width.
The best documentation I can find on this from Apple alludes to the fact that holding down option resizes "all columns at once" but does not explicitly say that this makes the change persistent.
A: I am using El Capitan. I have found the following:
Shift + Left click on right hand border makes width and height change.
Option and Left click on right hand border reduces horizontal width from the right maintaining column width.
At the bottom of the column borders are 2 small vertical lines. Placing the cursor on these will ...
Shift + Left click changes column width of the left side column.
Option + Left click changes column width of all columns to the same size.
Using Command instead of Shift seems to have the same effect.
A: In MacOS Catalina, You can OPT-Drag the thick divider by dragging it from the bottom most part. You'll see an icon like ||. Use that to drag. Clicking anywhere else, doesn't work.
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5767120d85ccb4e853fbfefbc6f993bf37617f3c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Create a command to focus a specific window from anywhere in OS While developing for the web I tend to jump back and forth between my text editor and the browser a lot. I'd like to set a keyboard shortcut at the OS level that allows me to jump to a specific, definable window every time. Even better would be the ability to issue a tell that application to execute something, but I'll save that for later.
Are there technologies available that will let me do this? There must be something between C and AppleScript that let's me create this kind of an interaction. Does anybody know where to begin?
Thanks.
A: I had a lot of trouble getting this to work with iTerm2. Here is single command solution:
osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to tell process "iTerm2"' \
-e 'set frontmost to true' \
-e 'if windows is not {} then perform action "AXRaise" of item 1 of windows' \
-e 'end tell'
| Q: Create a command to focus a specific window from anywhere in OS While developing for the web I tend to jump back and forth between my text editor and the browser a lot. I'd like to set a keyboard shortcut at the OS level that allows me to jump to a specific, definable window every time. Even better would be the ability to issue a tell that application to execute something, but I'll save that for later.
Are there technologies available that will let me do this? There must be something between C and AppleScript that let's me create this kind of an interaction. Does anybody know where to begin?
Thanks.
A: I had a lot of trouble getting this to work with iTerm2. Here is single command solution:
osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to tell process "iTerm2"' \
-e 'set frontmost to true' \
-e 'if windows is not {} then perform action "AXRaise" of item 1 of windows' \
-e 'end tell'
A: You should give Automator a try. You could "Record" a new service (that you can later publish for all Apps and assign a Keyboard Shortcut), that clicks the app from the Dock. In fact, you could add more actions and perform your "tell that application to execute something".
I've tried creating one (that is relatively useless but works) that clicks on Mail in my Dock, then clicks the get new mail icon in the toolbar. Fun ;)
Attached is the shot of the Automator result:
I used the Record button on the top right corner and then did the actions myself (clicked on the Mail's dock icon, then clicked on Mail's Get New Mail icon in the toolbar, then clicked "Stop Recording"). Please notice I've selected "Service receives [no input]" in the first combo box, as I wasn't interested in any input.
This gives you multiple possibilities to have a couple of services that go back and forth your TextEditor and your Browser.
Automator is located by using Spotlight and typing Automator (also located in /Applications/Automator.app)
In this case I've created a new "Service" but you could probably get away by creating "scripts". Not sure which one would be faster tho. Experiment. Automator is your friend.
A: You might do something like this with AppleScript:
tell application "Terminal"
activate
windows where name contains "bash"
if result is not {} then set index of item 1 of result to 1
end tell
Or using System Events:
tell application "System Events" to tell process "Terminal"
set frontmost to true
windows where title contains "bash"
if result is not {} then perform action "AXRaise" of item 1 of result
end tell
A: I use BetterTouchTool for setting different keyboard shortcuts or trackpad gestures on Mac OS X. One of the actions it can launch is Execute Terminal Command
So in the settings of the command I provide following:
osascript -e 'tell application "NameOfTheApplicationHere" to activate'
Here is an example from the BetterTouchTool preferences:
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0fdf4f7693ae1bb5f0081ff3de7bfe77a4a38d16 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I view Image Dimensions in Finder List View? How do I view image dimensions in List View in Finder? I found this but I don't find this option on my machine. I'm running Snow Leopard; is this a Lion only feature?
A: I'm not sure about 10.6, but on 10.7 the dimensions are shown in information panels:
| Q: How can I view Image Dimensions in Finder List View? How do I view image dimensions in List View in Finder? I found this but I don't find this option on my machine. I'm running Snow Leopard; is this a Lion only feature?
A: I'm not sure about 10.6, but on 10.7 the dimensions are shown in information panels:
A: Lion only
Any subdirectory of ~/Pictures can do this:
Note: (Thanks to @koiyu)
While the first nine options are available for any list view, the options below the first line differ according to the relative location in your folder.
Options in:~/Pictures/.. Options in:~/Music/..
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87088a477d7bfb0038ceabfff629a62cfe04fc2f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Where and how are the extra columns available for list view in Finder defined? In an answer to an earlier question I found out that the available columns for Finder's list view are relative to the folder path. This means that one could choose to add a Dimensions column when browsing under ~/Pictures or Artist under ~/Music or Codec under ~/Movies.
Where and how these are defined?
Is there a centralised file that links a path ~/Pictures, column Dimensions and action "get file's dimensions" together?
Or is the column and the action defined in a centralised location and then a folder's property (like "this is a folder for pictures") enables the columns?
Or are these all defined relatively under the folder path? Or something else?
I think I'm indirectly asking whether or not it is possible to customise the columns (add own) and enable them for different locations.
A: Try renaming the folder to "Pictures" or moving it into a folder named "Pictures" -- that did the trick for me.
| Q: Where and how are the extra columns available for list view in Finder defined? In an answer to an earlier question I found out that the available columns for Finder's list view are relative to the folder path. This means that one could choose to add a Dimensions column when browsing under ~/Pictures or Artist under ~/Music or Codec under ~/Movies.
Where and how these are defined?
Is there a centralised file that links a path ~/Pictures, column Dimensions and action "get file's dimensions" together?
Or is the column and the action defined in a centralised location and then a folder's property (like "this is a folder for pictures") enables the columns?
Or are these all defined relatively under the folder path? Or something else?
I think I'm indirectly asking whether or not it is possible to customise the columns (add own) and enable them for different locations.
A: Try renaming the folder to "Pictures" or moving it into a folder named "Pictures" -- that did the trick for me.
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ae9e94613215ead8bb4b3e736e6ca63039382edb | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I view mouse-over text with an iPad? Some websites have text that appears when you hover over an image or link with the mouse cursor. Touching the screen of an iPad does not appear to activate this text.
Is there a way to see mouse-over text on an iPad?
A: This hint at MacWorld recommends a bookmarklet that you can install that allows you to tap an image to display its alt text.
Try that - works great for me on my iPhone.
| Q: How do I view mouse-over text with an iPad? Some websites have text that appears when you hover over an image or link with the mouse cursor. Touching the screen of an iPad does not appear to activate this text.
Is there a way to see mouse-over text on an iPad?
A: This hint at MacWorld recommends a bookmarklet that you can install that allows you to tap an image to display its alt text.
Try that - works great for me on my iPhone.
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928334f69ce9f77c917b5bf08527096d1ca485b7 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iPad stolen, last sync is about 6 month old: can I still restore my purchases? My iPad was stolen from my flat together with other belongings during X-mas.
I used it primarily as a game console for my son and as a reading device for PDFs, so I haven't synced it with iTunes for about half a year or so.
Meanwhile I bought about 100 different applications from AppStore directly on iPad using my AppStore account and credit card. These purchases were never transfered to any iTunes sync.
The question is whether I can still restore these purchases if I buy a new device?
I have searched the web for a manual how I can do it, but it always begins with "transfer your purchases to iTunes...", there is no way just to get them directly from my AppStore account, or at least I didn't find it...
A: Yes, you can redownload your purchases at no cost as long as you log the new iPad in to the same iTunes account. The only exception will be apps that have since been withdrawn from the iTunes store.
| Q: iPad stolen, last sync is about 6 month old: can I still restore my purchases? My iPad was stolen from my flat together with other belongings during X-mas.
I used it primarily as a game console for my son and as a reading device for PDFs, so I haven't synced it with iTunes for about half a year or so.
Meanwhile I bought about 100 different applications from AppStore directly on iPad using my AppStore account and credit card. These purchases were never transfered to any iTunes sync.
The question is whether I can still restore these purchases if I buy a new device?
I have searched the web for a manual how I can do it, but it always begins with "transfer your purchases to iTunes...", there is no way just to get them directly from my AppStore account, or at least I didn't find it...
A: Yes, you can redownload your purchases at no cost as long as you log the new iPad in to the same iTunes account. The only exception will be apps that have since been withdrawn from the iTunes store.
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20d76eedad3b610bdff66e01568196f6c7a0aaa3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iDevice as a Macbook remote control (remote desktop) Is there any software application that allows iPhone or iPod Touch to be used as an advanced remote control for a Macbook Pro?
A: I have heard good things of these two apps, although I have not used them personally:
*
*Real VNC
*iTeleport
Hope this helps.
| Q: iDevice as a Macbook remote control (remote desktop) Is there any software application that allows iPhone or iPod Touch to be used as an advanced remote control for a Macbook Pro?
A: I have heard good things of these two apps, although I have not used them personally:
*
*Real VNC
*iTeleport
Hope this helps.
A: Touch Mouse by Logitech (free)
This app turns your iPhone into a remote mouse or wireless trackpad. You need to install a Touch Mouse Server software on your Mac in order for this to work.
A: TeamViewer (free)
This is a remote desktop type of software for the iPhone.
A: I use Remoter VNC but have also heard good things about Screens.
A: Last I looked, there were several dozen VNC, RDP, SSH and X11 type iPhone apps in the iOS App store for remote viewing and control of a Mac's desktop from an iOS device (Wyse PocketCloud to name just one of many). Just search some of those keywords in the iOS App store and read tons and tons of reviews (vastly more than you'll get in the answers here.)
Some require helper software to be installed on the Mac. Some use the built-in remote desktop options. There are a couple 3rd party RDP server options for the Mac as well (iRapp is one) if you prefer the RDP protocol to VNC.
SSH into a terminal session is another option that allows doing any advanced system control that can be done from a Mac's command line.
A: LogMeIn's iOS app is free (as of 2011-12-22). You need to install the LogMeIn software on your computer (Mac or Windows), which will run in the background and allow you to connect regardless of whether or not a user is currently logged in to your computer. Your iOS device (or any other computer) does not have to be on the same network as the computer you want to control, nor do you have to adjust any firewall settings.
The basic LogMeIn Free accounts give you full desktop remote control, while the paid Pro accounts add file transfers, remote audio, and remote printing features.
A: For just controlling your Mac remotely — as in doing presentations for a class or group — I have used Mobile Mouse (iPhone, iPad) and TouchPad (universal app). Mobile Mouse has a few more features, but requires running a server app on your Mac. TouchPad is a little more streamlined and it uses the built-in VNC server (Screen Sharing) that's already on your Mac.
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8c61867b37810b3ff84a27540b9607cc6cfa47af | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I dim the screen from Terminal? Is it possible to dim the screen from Terminal, in a Mac with OS X Lion? Is there any command to do control brightness and volume?
A:
I've created a node module for this that supports setting the brightness using the CLI. See https://github.com/kevva/brightness-cli.
npm install --global brightness-cli
And then simply just run brightness from your command line.
| Q: How can I dim the screen from Terminal? Is it possible to dim the screen from Terminal, in a Mac with OS X Lion? Is there any command to do control brightness and volume?
A:
I've created a node module for this that supports setting the brightness using the CLI. See https://github.com/kevva/brightness-cli.
npm install --global brightness-cli
And then simply just run brightness from your command line.
A: You can install this command line tool from github.com/nriley/brightness. The install is pretty easy if you have homebrew:
brew install brightness
And usage is straightforward:
*
*Set 100% brightness: brightness 1
*Set 50% brightness:
brightness 0.5
Unfortunately it doesn't work for external monitors. See Does Apple support DDC/CI for 3rd party displays via Apple's Thunderbolt to DVI adapter for background on why.
A: You can do it via an Applescript and run it as such:
Dimmer:
tell application "System Events"
key code 144
end tell
Brighter:
tell application "System Events"
key code 145
end tell
You can save these as .script files and then run them from the CLI like this:
osascript ~/Path/to/File
You may refer to this.
You can also do it this way, but that requires more setup.
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117e29b864b722e5dd4dc8b205df9065d08575b6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How secure is Apple File Protocol from Airport Extreme How secure is the file sharing feature for use over WAN on an Airport Extreme? i.e. Are the content and/or passwords encrypted when accessed over the Internet?
A: AFP (Apple Filing protocol) is unencrypted for the most part. Authentication is the only place where encryption is used, and it is negotiated between client & server. I believe that the Airport Extreme offers DHCAST128 and DHX2 UAMs (User Authentication Methods), both of which encrypt the user's password with CAST-128 (they differ in how they come up with the key used to do the encryption, DHX2 is better).
AFP with either of the above UAMs is susceptible to Man in the Middle attacks and I would not recommend it for use over the Internet. AFP can be tunneled through SSH for better security, but I don't think the Airport Extreme supports that usage.
| Q: How secure is Apple File Protocol from Airport Extreme How secure is the file sharing feature for use over WAN on an Airport Extreme? i.e. Are the content and/or passwords encrypted when accessed over the Internet?
A: AFP (Apple Filing protocol) is unencrypted for the most part. Authentication is the only place where encryption is used, and it is negotiated between client & server. I believe that the Airport Extreme offers DHCAST128 and DHX2 UAMs (User Authentication Methods), both of which encrypt the user's password with CAST-128 (they differ in how they come up with the key used to do the encryption, DHX2 is better).
AFP with either of the above UAMs is susceptible to Man in the Middle attacks and I would not recommend it for use over the Internet. AFP can be tunneled through SSH for better security, but I don't think the Airport Extreme supports that usage.
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1ae5b4c23aeea2ec4b004d1ef6a57ea76af62758 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there any way to make the confirmation dialog stop appearing when clearing history in Safari? Every time I clear my history I am presented with a small alert window. Is there any way to avoid/disable this?
A: You could try the "Reset Safari" under Safari settings. Its right below Private Browsing (at least on my computer). you can uncheck everything but clear history. I tried it, and wasn't asked if i was sure I want to clear history.
My source
| Q: Is there any way to make the confirmation dialog stop appearing when clearing history in Safari? Every time I clear my history I am presented with a small alert window. Is there any way to avoid/disable this?
A: You could try the "Reset Safari" under Safari settings. Its right below Private Browsing (at least on my computer). you can uncheck everything but clear history. I tried it, and wasn't asked if i was sure I want to clear history.
My source
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d993e543f647d667adecda2b9e9b07ca6afaf733 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to hide computer name and user name in terminal command prompt How can I hide username and computer in terminal command prompt?
In Terminal it says
Last login: Mon Jan 13 00:00:14 on ttys000
Whatever:~ UserName$
Is it possible to show just the current folder and $ sign?
A: Edit ~/.bash_profile to save your changes to prompt.
nano ~/.bash_profile
At the end, add your changes.
# Change prompt
export PS1="\W \$ "
Exit, save changes. Hit enter to confirm the file name.
Run source to see the change.
source ~/.bash_profile
| Q: How to hide computer name and user name in terminal command prompt How can I hide username and computer in terminal command prompt?
In Terminal it says
Last login: Mon Jan 13 00:00:14 on ttys000
Whatever:~ UserName$
Is it possible to show just the current folder and $ sign?
A: Edit ~/.bash_profile to save your changes to prompt.
nano ~/.bash_profile
At the end, add your changes.
# Change prompt
export PS1="\W \$ "
Exit, save changes. Hit enter to confirm the file name.
Run source to see the change.
source ~/.bash_profile
A: I had a similar issue with this but did not get it working at first.
This may of been because I wasn't sudo but either way this works just as well.
*
*Open the preferences in the terminal (top right)
*Then go into the shell tab
*Then copy/paste the command export PS1="\W \$"; clear;
*Then restart the terminal and should work
A: Create/Edit your .bash_profile file or your root:
sudo vim ~/.bash_profile
and add this line
export PS1="\W$: "
The space will give you some breathing space in command prompt.
After this modification your command prompt will looks like this:
~$:
A: echo "export PS1='$ '" >> ~/.bash_profile
. ~/.bash_profile
This will leave just $ as a prompt. If you want to restore the old prompt, you will need to edit .bash_profile to remove that "export ..." line.
A: Check out this tutorial on how to change your bash prompt.
A very short version (only username and no current path):
PS1="\u$ "
Result: myusername$ cat something.log
A: Change your prompt in your ~/.bashrc file. The example you asked for would be:
export PS1="\W \$"
It would result in the current folder you're in being shown plus a $ for the regular prompt and a # if you're root. Check out this guide for more examples of what you could show in your prompt.
Edit:
As per one of the comments below, you might need to source your ~/.bashrc from your ~/.bash_profile or even put this code in your ~/.bash_profile instead. You can read this article for a better explanation on which file to use.
A: Set DEFAULT_USER in ~/.zshrc file to your regular username. You can get your exact username value by executing whoami in the terminal.
Something like this:
export DEFAULT_USER=username
A: export PS1="[\033[01;32m]\W \$ [\033[00m]"
\W will give you the current folder (\w to include the path too). The brackets set the color codes. So this puts the current folder in green, and then resets the color to white after the prompt.
A: Mine is: PS1="\W[\033[32m]\$(parse_git_branch)[\033[00m] $ "
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90a3a54e20178c71f5c4f4db5f6a9141bb6f4079 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How long should Boot Camp formatting selecting drive take? I'm trying to install Windows 7 using Boot Camp Assistant. Now the boot camp is on task "Formatting the selected drive" and it has been going on three hours and it is not even on the half way. How long this task should take normally, or is this normal? Or is task frozen somehow?
A: The formatting should only last seconds. The behavior which you're experiencing is not normal at all.
I would cancel the installation and verify the disk.
| Q: How long should Boot Camp formatting selecting drive take? I'm trying to install Windows 7 using Boot Camp Assistant. Now the boot camp is on task "Formatting the selected drive" and it has been going on three hours and it is not even on the half way. How long this task should take normally, or is this normal? Or is task frozen somehow?
A: The formatting should only last seconds. The behavior which you're experiencing is not normal at all.
I would cancel the installation and verify the disk.
A: It will take a while if it needs to download the Windows support files prior to burning the disk. The actual speed depends on your network bandwidth and traffic.
A: You're supposed to set up a partition and format it as exFat. Then download the windows drivers into that partition. Next, go into windows and install the drivers from that exFat partition.
If you select a Mac partition to download into, it spends hours chasing its tail until it realizes there is nothing for it to partition. Silly software!!!
A: The formatting should last undefined amount of time, as there are many factors potentially involved, such as disk encryption or using slow external USB drives.
Before cancelling the task, you should verify if there is no progress indicated by the app, for example by marking the position of progress bar with some other window or mouse cursor, and checking the progress after 1h.
Currently accepted answer is wrong, as evidenced by "Thanks, it took long (4 hours) but everything worked out fine after all. " and my own experience of the issue.
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9c96628db166a41bc740a4ac57279fc3fc20c438 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Floating virtual keyboard iOS
This happens every now and then. Just this time rebooting my iPad doesn't solve it.
Any idea what caused this? Unfortunately I'm on the go and this makes safari practically unusable.
A: This is not a bug, it's a feature
Just long click on the bottom right key of the keyboard, when the menu pops up, click Dock.
You can enable that by dragging up the keyboard with this key. Also, you can dock him back by dragging it to the bottom of the screen.
FYI, you can also split the keyboard, making it easier to type while holding the iPad.
| Q: Floating virtual keyboard iOS
This happens every now and then. Just this time rebooting my iPad doesn't solve it.
Any idea what caused this? Unfortunately I'm on the go and this makes safari practically unusable.
A: This is not a bug, it's a feature
Just long click on the bottom right key of the keyboard, when the menu pops up, click Dock.
You can enable that by dragging up the keyboard with this key. Also, you can dock him back by dragging it to the bottom of the screen.
FYI, you can also split the keyboard, making it easier to type while holding the iPad.
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d3f5fd8b96204b1a0689ae8f281e1e3620da19e5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: When should I reset the SMC on a Mac? I want to know when I should reset the SMC on a Mac. I have a very quirky G5 and was wondering if resetting the SMC would fix some of its problems.
A: SMC is short for System Management Controller.
The SMC manages hardware conditions related to temperatures and power consumption. Therefore a reset can only help in problems that are related to such.
Possible cases where an SMC Reset could be necessary include (according to Apple):
*
*fans running fast but should not
*keyboard backlight, battery indicator light, display backlight or magsafe LED behaves incorrectly
*power button does not respond
*closing/opening the lid does not work properly
*battery not charging properly
*system unusually slow
| Q: When should I reset the SMC on a Mac? I want to know when I should reset the SMC on a Mac. I have a very quirky G5 and was wondering if resetting the SMC would fix some of its problems.
A: SMC is short for System Management Controller.
The SMC manages hardware conditions related to temperatures and power consumption. Therefore a reset can only help in problems that are related to such.
Possible cases where an SMC Reset could be necessary include (according to Apple):
*
*fans running fast but should not
*keyboard backlight, battery indicator light, display backlight or magsafe LED behaves incorrectly
*power button does not respond
*closing/opening the lid does not work properly
*battery not charging properly
*system unusually slow
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9437fdce49e2be454968609f4d6c2f1d2c0eb88b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: ClipX equivalent for Mac?
Possible Duplicate:
Good simple Clipboard manager
ClipX is a Windows clipboard management application.
The search feature would be incredibly powerful if I could find a suitable equivalent to Clipx on OS X.
I'm currently using Flycut but it's a bit buggy, inteface isn't what I'd prefer and interacts poorly with Eclipse.
Thanks! So curious if something like this exists.
A: I searched Alternativeto.net and came up with these search results:
Jumpcut
Jumpcut is an application that provides "clipboard buffering" — that is, access to text that you've cut or copied, even if you've subsequently cut or copied something else. The goal of Jumpcut's interface is to provide quick, natural, intuitive access to your clipboard's history.
It sits in your menu bar:
And you can assign a hotkey to bring up a pasting window:
According to the Flycut website, Flycut is based on Jumpcut. I am currently using it and love it!
PTHPasteboard
Pretty close to Jumpcut, with the exception that there is a paid upgrade.
| Q: ClipX equivalent for Mac?
Possible Duplicate:
Good simple Clipboard manager
ClipX is a Windows clipboard management application.
The search feature would be incredibly powerful if I could find a suitable equivalent to Clipx on OS X.
I'm currently using Flycut but it's a bit buggy, inteface isn't what I'd prefer and interacts poorly with Eclipse.
Thanks! So curious if something like this exists.
A: I searched Alternativeto.net and came up with these search results:
Jumpcut
Jumpcut is an application that provides "clipboard buffering" — that is, access to text that you've cut or copied, even if you've subsequently cut or copied something else. The goal of Jumpcut's interface is to provide quick, natural, intuitive access to your clipboard's history.
It sits in your menu bar:
And you can assign a hotkey to bring up a pasting window:
According to the Flycut website, Flycut is based on Jumpcut. I am currently using it and love it!
PTHPasteboard
Pretty close to Jumpcut, with the exception that there is a paid upgrade.
A: I'd recommend Alfred and its Powerpack for clipboard history. Aside from the actual keeping of history, you can save snippets that you use often and call them up with a combination of letters and search among recently copied texts. Alfred's interface for this is much nicer than Jumpcut's in my opinion. I haven't tried any of the others. I haven't found any application to be incompatible with Alfred either.
The price of the Powerpack might seem a little steep for just a clipboard history keeper, but Alfred can do so much more. It has become one of my most essential apps, so give it a try.
A: I would use ClipMenu. It doesn't only keep the clipboard, but snippets as well.
A: I've tried multiple clipboard managers, but none of them are as polished as Clips, a $10 app that saves clipboard history and allows you to organize and view it in a desktop overlay interface like the way dashboard used to be in snow leopard.
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b639558aac338f92d8b91e1b8e5173a4280b6173 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I enable AHCI mode of the SATA controller when booting to Windows on a MacBook with Nvidia chipset? Is there a way to enable AHCI mode under Windows on a Macbook5,2 (white) on N-Force 730i chipset?
If you want to just say 'no', please put it in the comments instead. Thanks.
Advanced Host Controller Interface mode provides additional features of the SATA standard and can be implemented in BIOS on some motherboards to improve performance.
| Q: Can I enable AHCI mode of the SATA controller when booting to Windows on a MacBook with Nvidia chipset? Is there a way to enable AHCI mode under Windows on a Macbook5,2 (white) on N-Force 730i chipset?
If you want to just say 'no', please put it in the comments instead. Thanks.
Advanced Host Controller Interface mode provides additional features of the SATA standard and can be implemented in BIOS on some motherboards to improve performance.
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e263092a90b55dc794b7f0133c6925ad64f71c03 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I set the iOS Springboard wallpaper to a different image than the lock screen wallpaper without jailbreaking? How can I set the iOS 5 Springboard wallpaper to a different image than the lock screen wallpaper without jailbreaking? The answer may very well be "you can't." I just want to know for sure.
A: After going to the Wallpaper section from within Settings.app and choosing an image;
*
*On the iPad, there are 'Set Lock Screen', 'Set Home Screen', and 'Set Both' buttons on the top of the screen while previewing the image.
*On the iPhone, a menu pops up asking whether you'd like it on the Lock Screen or Home Screen, or Both, after tapping 'Set'.
| Q: How can I set the iOS Springboard wallpaper to a different image than the lock screen wallpaper without jailbreaking? How can I set the iOS 5 Springboard wallpaper to a different image than the lock screen wallpaper without jailbreaking? The answer may very well be "you can't." I just want to know for sure.
A: After going to the Wallpaper section from within Settings.app and choosing an image;
*
*On the iPad, there are 'Set Lock Screen', 'Set Home Screen', and 'Set Both' buttons on the top of the screen while previewing the image.
*On the iPhone, a menu pops up asking whether you'd like it on the Lock Screen or Home Screen, or Both, after tapping 'Set'.
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e8f547b2674b8ead005f45d4f4b0bf71aaa6e24f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a setting for black and white printing from iOS? I have a color printer that supports airprint but I don't want to waste the color toner on random docs. Is there a setting in iOS (iPhone, iPod, iPad) that would allow me to override and print black and white?
A: There doesn't seem to be a way to do this natively.
Your options seem to be:
*
*Get a black-and-white airprint printer.
*Use a black-and-white, non-airprint printer with AirPrint Activator.
*Use Epson's app which seems to let you print black-and-white photos.
*Use HP's app which seems to let you choose these kind of settings.
*Tell Apple you want this feature.
| Q: Is there a setting for black and white printing from iOS? I have a color printer that supports airprint but I don't want to waste the color toner on random docs. Is there a setting in iOS (iPhone, iPod, iPad) that would allow me to override and print black and white?
A: There doesn't seem to be a way to do this natively.
Your options seem to be:
*
*Get a black-and-white airprint printer.
*Use a black-and-white, non-airprint printer with AirPrint Activator.
*Use Epson's app which seems to let you print black-and-white photos.
*Use HP's app which seems to let you choose these kind of settings.
*Tell Apple you want this feature.
A: With iOS 9 AirPrint now has the option to print Black & White.
Screenshot:
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e9768abe6aa1fc3117c338a99b2ec0e2204f72e6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to have Mail.app in Lion sort messages within a thread oldest to newest (like gmail) In Mail.app on 10.7 Lion, When I select an email thread, it shows all the emails within that thread in the right-hand pane, with the newest message first. How can I change this to sort from oldest to newest (the way that gmail shows messages when you are viewing a thread)?
A: Go to:
Preferences -> View Tab
Then uncheck the bottom item labelled "Show most recent message at the
top"
| Q: How to have Mail.app in Lion sort messages within a thread oldest to newest (like gmail) In Mail.app on 10.7 Lion, When I select an email thread, it shows all the emails within that thread in the right-hand pane, with the newest message first. How can I change this to sort from oldest to newest (the way that gmail shows messages when you are viewing a thread)?
A: Go to:
Preferences -> View Tab
Then uncheck the bottom item labelled "Show most recent message at the
top"
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1e26808dc1ae83f296917f978ea195dba3aa4a07 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I have a fixed order of the menu-extras? Like the OSX menu items for wifi, battery... I would like to be able to have a permanent order of the third-party menu bar items.
I do not want to mix OSX with third-party menubar items, I simply want them to always appear in the same order.
Setting an order for the menu extras to launch in the startup items does not do the trick.
A: You can hold command while drag and drop it to change the order. I don't know it will remember the order or not though.
| Q: How can I have a fixed order of the menu-extras? Like the OSX menu items for wifi, battery... I would like to be able to have a permanent order of the third-party menu bar items.
I do not want to mix OSX with third-party menubar items, I simply want them to always appear in the same order.
Setting an order for the menu extras to launch in the startup items does not do the trick.
A: You can hold command while drag and drop it to change the order. I don't know it will remember the order or not though.
A: In your system preferences if you remove a menu item for whichever program is on there, and then put it back, it will go on the end of the line (left). So you can remove them and then put them all back in the order you want them. Not exactly and elegant solution but it works.
A: Edit:
As it turns out, disabling resume upon login is enough.
With Applescript, this is a nice solution.
set theAppList to {{name:"Growl", vis:false}, {name:"Caffeine", vis:false}, {name:"Boom", vis:false}, {name:"Shimo", vis:false}, {name:"Twitter", vis:false}}
set theDelay to 0.5
repeat with currentApp in theAppList
tell application (name of currentApp) to launch
delay theDelay
tell application "Finder" to set visible of process (name of currentApp) to (vis of currentApp)
end repeat
Important Note
You need to disable resume upon login for this script to work. ("Reopen windows when logging back in").
This can be done permanently with one line in Terminal.
How to implement the script
*
*Open AppleScript Editor.app
*Paste Script above and customize to your use.
*Save as Application
*Right-Click on the created application and navigate to .../Contents/Info.plist It will open in Xcode.
*Menubar -> Editor -> Add Item
*Select: Application is agent (UI Element): YES and save.
*Add the script to the Login Items in the System Preferences.
*Remove all the Apps that are used in the script from the Login Items.
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1d6f31da5561d24900a3340e6ca2f982c0e0b66f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I save flash videos from Safari? A long time ago, I found this post online with some tips for finding files in the browser cache. Specifically, Flash videos. However, I'm currently running OS X 10.7.2 and Safari 5.1.2 and this method doesn't appear to be accurate anymore.
I also tried the RealPlayer Downloader method mentioned in the comments on that link, but it's not detecting the videos in the browser.
Can anybody think of an updated version of this? Where might I find Safari's cache items to copy them?
A: This is how you do it: Capturing streaming video in OSX Lion.
It's basically the same method as in the post you referred to, with the difference being that you access the file through the activity window in Safari instead of navigating to the temp file in Finder.
| Q: How do I save flash videos from Safari? A long time ago, I found this post online with some tips for finding files in the browser cache. Specifically, Flash videos. However, I'm currently running OS X 10.7.2 and Safari 5.1.2 and this method doesn't appear to be accurate anymore.
I also tried the RealPlayer Downloader method mentioned in the comments on that link, but it's not detecting the videos in the browser.
Can anybody think of an updated version of this? Where might I find Safari's cache items to copy them?
A: This is how you do it: Capturing streaming video in OSX Lion.
It's basically the same method as in the post you referred to, with the difference being that you access the file through the activity window in Safari instead of navigating to the temp file in Finder.
A: I would recommend launching Firefox and using the DownThemAll! plugin when you want to download a Flash video. It works so well for me that I've never tried to find an equivalent solution in Safari.
A: I'm running 10.7.3 and I was trying to find this for a while. I ran into the Flash temp folder accidentally while looking for something else. For me, it was located in /private/var/folders/ This worked in 10.7.2 as well.
In the Finder menu, if you click on Go → Go to Folder → /private/var/folders/ and have a dig around, it will hopefully be there.
On my MacBook, it was a folder called
/private/var/folders/gd/xx16s42d6b1ffmyph3qy386r0000gn/T
The files themselves are called FlashTemp.xxxx (where xxxx is a random bunch of letters). I rename them to Whatever.flv and use MPlayerX to play them back.
I usually check this folder while the video is still open (and fully loaded) in Safari.
I've made an alias to this Flash temp folder in my downloads folder and use that if and when I need it.
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9c2d39d523c73ca11bf57a59842751fb2c05cd7b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Sharing internet connection from ethernet to wifi NOT using apple sharing I want to share my internet connection on 2 pcs (imac+mac mini), however, the default internet connection sharing stuff, is really unstable.
Is there any 3rd part alternative, working stable?
Thanks.
A: i've personally never seen any 3rd party apps.
If you really want a stable connection i'd recommend buying a cheap router. I don't think the wifi module in mac's are good enough to share a connection reliably.
| Q: Sharing internet connection from ethernet to wifi NOT using apple sharing I want to share my internet connection on 2 pcs (imac+mac mini), however, the default internet connection sharing stuff, is really unstable.
Is there any 3rd part alternative, working stable?
Thanks.
A: i've personally never seen any 3rd party apps.
If you really want a stable connection i'd recommend buying a cheap router. I don't think the wifi module in mac's are good enough to share a connection reliably.
A: No need for Internet Sharing
Your Question and Comments are unclear.
If you have an Ethernet connection to the Internet, and you want multiple Macs to took up to that, get a small hub or switch and plug them in via Ethernet cable.
[Internet]--[modem/router with NAT via Ethernet ports]--[hub/switch]--[ethernet cable]--[Mac]
If you want to connect those Macs via wifi, get a small router such as an Apple AirPort Express and plug it into the Ethernet, and connect your Macs to the new wifi network.
[Internet]--[modem/router via Ethernet port]--[Ethernet cable]--[wifi base station]--[wifi]--[Mac]
So no need for Apple’s software "Internet Sharing" feature.
If these do not work for you, you need more detailed explanation in your Question.
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bbb9369787a035323a3698ab80760d3df26558fe | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a way to sort audio by file name in the music app on iOS 5? I got an MP3 audiobook download for Christmas.
The downloaded and unzipped files are named in this manner:
*
*01 Prologue.mp3
*02 Chapter 1 - Don't start yappin.mp3
*03 Chapter 2 - Stack Exchangin your way to success.mp3
*04 Chapter 3 - Don't eat that Unicorn meat and three other warnings.mp3
*05 Epilogue.mp3
After syncing them to my iPhone and opening the music app I saw that they are displayed in alphabetical order by title:
*
*Don't eat that Unicorn meat and three other warnings.
*Don't start yappin'!
*Epilogue
*Stack Exchangin' your way to success.
*Prologue
Listening in the order they're presented in while I'm driving is bizarre.
Is there a way to sort audio by file name in the music app on iOS 5?
A: Have you tried setting the track number in iTunes and then syncing again?
| Q: Is there a way to sort audio by file name in the music app on iOS 5? I got an MP3 audiobook download for Christmas.
The downloaded and unzipped files are named in this manner:
*
*01 Prologue.mp3
*02 Chapter 1 - Don't start yappin.mp3
*03 Chapter 2 - Stack Exchangin your way to success.mp3
*04 Chapter 3 - Don't eat that Unicorn meat and three other warnings.mp3
*05 Epilogue.mp3
After syncing them to my iPhone and opening the music app I saw that they are displayed in alphabetical order by title:
*
*Don't eat that Unicorn meat and three other warnings.
*Don't start yappin'!
*Epilogue
*Stack Exchangin' your way to success.
*Prologue
Listening in the order they're presented in while I'm driving is bizarre.
Is there a way to sort audio by file name in the music app on iOS 5?
A: Have you tried setting the track number in iTunes and then syncing again?
A: While not actually answering your question, do yourself a favor and select all the files for your audio book, Right-click one of them and choose 'Get Info' opening a dialog, similar to that in Loïc Wolff's answer;
Click the 'Options' category, and change the Media Kind to 'Audiobook'.
Only when something is classified as an Audiobook will you get features such as resuming mid-file. Music will always start from the beginning when you re-select it.
A: I was frustrated by this as well and ended up writing a simple script for just this task using Ruby (which comes pre-installed on MacOS and is available on all OSes) with the taglib library. If you're a little programming savvy, just plug in the directory where the files are into the "mydir" variable and save this script (say as "rename_audio_title_to_filename.rb" ). After running it, the filenames will match the title tag and when you drag them them into Itunes playlists, they will be sorted correctly. You can also change the mp3 to other file formats that are supported.
#! /usr/bin/env ruby
require 'taglib'
mydir = "/path/to/my/audio/files"
Dir.glob "#{mydir}/*mp3" do |filename|
TagLib::FileRef.open( filename ) do |fileref|
tag = fileref.tag
puts "The title is #{tag.title} and will become #{File.basename(filename)}"
tag.title = File.basename(filename)
fileref.save
end
end
Then just run it:
ruby rename_audio_title_to_filename.rb
A: Updated yuvilio's script. This version does not change the title mp3 tag. Instead it extract the number from the file name and writes it as 'track' mp3 tag. The file name is expected to be in the form '232 - your file name.mp3'. If your file name is in different format, you can modify the regular expression /(\d*) -.*/.
#! /usr/bin/env ruby
# The script extrats the number from the beginning of the file name
# of the form '123 - The File.mp3' and save it as a 'track' mp3 tag.
#
# Based on https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/71220/201515
require 'taglib'
mydir = '/Users/evgenii/Downloads/audio'
Dir.glob "#{mydir}/*mp3" do |filename|
TagLib::FileRef.open(filename) do |fileref|
tag = fileref.tag
track_scan = File.basename(filename).scan(/(\d*) -.*/)
next if track_scan.empty?
track = track_scan[0][0].to_i
tag.track = track
# tag.title = "#{track_scan[0][0]} - #{tag.title}" # Uncomment to prefix the track number in the title
fileref.save
end
end
A: I found one easier solution. I simply changed CD number in the file's info. For example 01-01 I just put track 1 CD 1. When I did this randomly for file 03 -01 (track 1 CD 1), the files reorganised themselves. :)
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51e8594dbf8f41538489c7e2dcfa32e84ccbec2d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Where is a dmg file mounted? When I double click a dmg file it's mounted (or so I assume) in the filesystem. I want to explore the dmg file in the terminal for hidden files (like the background for example), but I'm not sure where it's mounted - I checked /media and /mnt, but it's not there.
A: All volumes, including DMGs, are mounted in /Volumes.
You can get a list of mounted volumes by typing ls /Volumes in Terminal.
You can navigate to a Disk Image using cd /Volumes/nameOfImage.
| Q: Where is a dmg file mounted? When I double click a dmg file it's mounted (or so I assume) in the filesystem. I want to explore the dmg file in the terminal for hidden files (like the background for example), but I'm not sure where it's mounted - I checked /media and /mnt, but it's not there.
A: All volumes, including DMGs, are mounted in /Volumes.
You can get a list of mounted volumes by typing ls /Volumes in Terminal.
You can navigate to a Disk Image using cd /Volumes/nameOfImage.
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ec8f7b722afe8d8baded29e312bd016b3bff2736 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Looking for a manga reader for the original iPad hardware I'm currently using the app icomic with my 1st generation iPad and have used it for probably 2 years.
It's decent, but it struggles to display very large images well. Specifically, the images become pixelated and unreadable.
I wish to read more of the very large image comics there are rendered unreadable with this app.
Is this a limitation inherent to the hardware of the iPad (e.g. not enough ram or GPU) or perhaps limited by the app's design? I can't confirm hardware being the cause, in fact I feel like it's the app rather than the device. Other apps like Safari do well with detailed large pictures given enough time to download and render them.d
Are there better manga/comic readers for viewing large images on the 1st gen iPad?
Edit: The majority of manga I'm reading works fine. I actually really like the app. But some images just don't work.
Example of an image that doesn't display correctly: please try opening this image in your recommended comic app and see if it's readable.
A: Try "Stanza" or "CloudReaders"...
| Q: Looking for a manga reader for the original iPad hardware I'm currently using the app icomic with my 1st generation iPad and have used it for probably 2 years.
It's decent, but it struggles to display very large images well. Specifically, the images become pixelated and unreadable.
I wish to read more of the very large image comics there are rendered unreadable with this app.
Is this a limitation inherent to the hardware of the iPad (e.g. not enough ram or GPU) or perhaps limited by the app's design? I can't confirm hardware being the cause, in fact I feel like it's the app rather than the device. Other apps like Safari do well with detailed large pictures given enough time to download and render them.d
Are there better manga/comic readers for viewing large images on the 1st gen iPad?
Edit: The majority of manga I'm reading works fine. I actually really like the app. But some images just don't work.
Example of an image that doesn't display correctly: please try opening this image in your recommended comic app and see if it's readable.
A: Try "Stanza" or "CloudReaders"...
A: I used to use Stanza, but a few months ago I discovered ComicFlow it's free and it is very well done. I haven't had any issues with the wide assortment of comics I've uploaded to it.
I use both CBZ and CBR formats.
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3ecf1a335399ed1a8311f0015af8cfaed2706da8 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there an app that will track "Time since last full charge" on OS X? I am trying to troubleshoot battery life issues in OS X Lion on my MBA13. Is there an app (or hidden system information) that can tell me how long my computer has been on since last full charge. I am not looking for uptime, but looking specifically for Time Since Last Full Charge, just as is available in iOS.
A: Everything you need is provided with OS X.
For graphical details and an overview, open Activity Monitor and the energy tab lists the time you have been on your current power source:
In my case, it was showing 5 hours on AC power, so I disconnected the charger to show that the battery is just starting up. The graph on the right will give you a nice history if you go between multiple charge/drain events over the last 12 hours.
For details, use the pmset command in terminal app:
pmset -g log
Since that log is verbose, you might start with filtering the messages about Using
pmset -g log | grep Using
| Q: Is there an app that will track "Time since last full charge" on OS X? I am trying to troubleshoot battery life issues in OS X Lion on my MBA13. Is there an app (or hidden system information) that can tell me how long my computer has been on since last full charge. I am not looking for uptime, but looking specifically for Time Since Last Full Charge, just as is available in iOS.
A: Everything you need is provided with OS X.
For graphical details and an overview, open Activity Monitor and the energy tab lists the time you have been on your current power source:
In my case, it was showing 5 hours on AC power, so I disconnected the charger to show that the battery is just starting up. The graph on the right will give you a nice history if you go between multiple charge/drain events over the last 12 hours.
For details, use the pmset command in terminal app:
pmset -g log
Since that log is verbose, you might start with filtering the messages about Using
pmset -g log | grep Using
A: You could try MiniBatteryLogger
It helped me troubleshoot my battery issues. I'm not sure it will do exactly what you asked for but when you have it running (on battery or power adapter):
MiniBatteryLogger monitors your laptop’s battery, traces the graph of charge and amperage over time, compares your battery with other users, logs relevant power events and alerts you with Growl notifications.
And right now it's even free:
We are undergoing some changes and cannot issue licenses.
… In the meantime, you can use this evaluation key:
Register MiniBatteryLogger
A: I found Battery Logger by Ananta Sjartuni does exactly what I want.
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4e298054c62d2ab33a814ca032479f2912b88db4 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Wireless Keyboard disconnects I am having a little trouble with my wireless keyboard.
In the past 3 weeks it has disconnected 3 times and then reconnected after a few moments. The Magic Mouse is working fine alongside it, and the power is up over 70%.
Any advice for when this happens or why this happens would be appreciated.
A: Mine did this for a bit - turn it off, pull out the batteries, and turn it on again. Failing that, un-pair it from your computer (ideally, pair it with something else too) and then re-pair - this solved my problem (although it was never as regular as yours).
| Q: Wireless Keyboard disconnects I am having a little trouble with my wireless keyboard.
In the past 3 weeks it has disconnected 3 times and then reconnected after a few moments. The Magic Mouse is working fine alongside it, and the power is up over 70%.
Any advice for when this happens or why this happens would be appreciated.
A: Mine did this for a bit - turn it off, pull out the batteries, and turn it on again. Failing that, un-pair it from your computer (ideally, pair it with something else too) and then re-pair - this solved my problem (although it was never as regular as yours).
A: It seems like Apple is aware of this happening now and then, and has built some support into Mac OS X to minimize the problems. They call it "Favourites". It basically means that the OS will prioritize re-pairing the favourited device if it looses connection with it.
Visit Apple Support for more info: http://support.apple.com/kb/TA21371
A: Finder > Search > Type
If your keyboard mysteriously fails to register key presses while working in an app, try this workaround:
*
*Switch to the Finder.
*Click in the Search field, and type. Type anything, such as tttt. Text will appear.
*Switch back to your app, and all is well, try typing again.
This has worked for me many times on different Macs with different versions of macOS and with different keyboards
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fce056f9f73507cd0a85142350286af4132e6a1a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to get iTunes to keep playlist created on iPhone I am running iTunes 10.5.2 (11) on Lion 10.7.2 and I have an iPhone 4. Several times now I have created a playlist on my phone and the next time I sync to my mbp, itunes blows away the playlist on the phone. I had expected that iTunes would copy the playlist to the computer. Is there a way that I can prevent these playlists from being deleted?
A: It sounds like you have 'playlists' ticked in your syncing preferences and that iTunes is overwriting your playlists with no playlists as it syncs from the computer.
First thing to do is to check that Playlists are not being synced under the device in iTunes and Music. Uncheck "sync playlists" and try again.
| Q: How to get iTunes to keep playlist created on iPhone I am running iTunes 10.5.2 (11) on Lion 10.7.2 and I have an iPhone 4. Several times now I have created a playlist on my phone and the next time I sync to my mbp, itunes blows away the playlist on the phone. I had expected that iTunes would copy the playlist to the computer. Is there a way that I can prevent these playlists from being deleted?
A: It sounds like you have 'playlists' ticked in your syncing preferences and that iTunes is overwriting your playlists with no playlists as it syncs from the computer.
First thing to do is to check that Playlists are not being synced under the device in iTunes and Music. Uncheck "sync playlists" and try again.
A: *
*Create a new playlist on the iPhone and add some songs to it
*Connect the iPhone to iTunes
*From the Summary tab in iTunes, check the "Manually manage music and videos" then click "Sync"
*The playlist should appear under your iPhone entry in iTunes now
*Now uncheck the "Manually manage music and videos"
*Navigate to the Music tab and check "Sync Music and Entire music library"
*Sync again and the playlist will appear in your iTunes library.
I am not sure whether this is some kind of bug but it worked for me by following the above instructions.
Otherwise iTunes would delete the contents of the iPhone-created playlist upon sync without following the above steps.
A: Might not be the perfect solution, but iTunes Match will sort this. I create on the fly playlists all the time when I'm out, and they're immediately available on other devices.
A: This drove me mad when I inadvertently deleted all my playlists...
Unplug iPhone from PC.
in your iPhone:
Go to Settings - Music -
then
Turn off iCloud music library.
When you reconnect your iPhone to PC - should now be able to select the music tab under your mobile device in iTunes and select which playlists you want to sync.
voila! they should be back on your trusty phone.
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2be2c1032e2e086f91fe3fa3cd9e413fb33d62a7 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Google on my iOS devices is stuck in a different region than I live in For some reason, my browser always defaults to New Zealand. I've reset my location in the Store and in the settings, but it always pulls up google.co.nz when doing a search and the default map centers on New Zealand when I turn off my location.
Anyone know how I can set the region of the browser to match where I am?
A: I finally figured it out.
In Settings>General>International for some reason New Zealand was selected instead of United States. I had to close out safari, clear
browsing data and then re-search something from the iPad search bar and it finally worked.
| Q: Google on my iOS devices is stuck in a different region than I live in For some reason, my browser always defaults to New Zealand. I've reset my location in the Store and in the settings, but it always pulls up google.co.nz when doing a search and the default map centers on New Zealand when I turn off my location.
Anyone know how I can set the region of the browser to match where I am?
A: I finally figured it out.
In Settings>General>International for some reason New Zealand was selected instead of United States. I had to close out safari, clear
browsing data and then re-search something from the iPad search bar and it finally worked.
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3122acf05d635691298dafee35acc0ec1637698f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What's the simplest way to password protect a text file? I'd like to password protect a text file. Not necessarily a .txt file - just a file that's got text in it that I can edit with a standard text editor. I'd like to set a password and be prompted for it every time I open the file in any app. What's the best way?
A: Easy Method
Appstore / GUI:
Install the free software "Encrypto" from the Appstore. Encrypto: secure your files. Drop the file (e.g.: filename) you want to encrypt from Finder, add your password hint and then "save as", which gives you a filename.crypto. Don't forget to remove/delete the original file.
Advanced Method
Terminal / Command Line: find your text file and use gpg:
gpg --symmetric filename
which asks you for a password you have to give twice, the output is filename.gpg in the same directory.
| Q: What's the simplest way to password protect a text file? I'd like to password protect a text file. Not necessarily a .txt file - just a file that's got text in it that I can edit with a standard text editor. I'd like to set a password and be prompted for it every time I open the file in any app. What's the best way?
A: Easy Method
Appstore / GUI:
Install the free software "Encrypto" from the Appstore. Encrypto: secure your files. Drop the file (e.g.: filename) you want to encrypt from Finder, add your password hint and then "save as", which gives you a filename.crypto. Don't forget to remove/delete the original file.
Advanced Method
Terminal / Command Line: find your text file and use gpg:
gpg --symmetric filename
which asks you for a password you have to give twice, the output is filename.gpg in the same directory.
A: You can print->save as PDF->password protect the PDF. It's not as transparent as having the .txt in a DMG, but it's easy enough to copy/paste the contents when it's time to edit.
Another container version akin to a DMG is OpenPGP. The suite for OS X is pretty nice, and it adds encrypt/decrypt to the services menu. It's very easy to right click your text file, choose 'Encrypt File' enter a password, verify, done.
Don't forget Keychain Access as well. It has the ability to create Secure Notes, which are password protected by the keychain they are stored in.
A: Assuming you're the file's owner, a built-in and system-wide way to do this would be to adjust the file's permissions so that only a specific user or users (I'm assuming you want to lock the file so only you can view/edit it) can read or write to the file.
As Mark pointed out in the comments, however, this only protects you if:
*
*No other user has admin rights to the machine, and
*No one gains access to the machine while you're logged in
Making Coconut Man's solution by far a better one. I'll leave this answer here as an alternative that may be helpful in similar situations.
A: You can put the file into an encrypted disk image.
*
*Open "/Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility"
*File > New > New Blank Image...
*In the new image dialog make sure to choose:
*
*Encryption = 128 or 256-bit AES
*Image Format = read/write disk image
*Because you chose encryption, you will be prompted to set a password for the disk image
You now have a password-protected disk image that you can save any kind of file in.
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39604851427b9ca5ca6411ef7622473a2f362d5f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Pictures from photo stream back to camera roll? I recently had my iPhone wiped from keyboard issues so my pictures were backed up with the iCloud in photo stream. How do I place those photo stream pictures back to my camera roll? I've tried to select all my photo stream an move it to the camera roll folder but it wouldn't let me.
A: Yes, you can it save to the Camera Roll with the Arrow in the left corner and choose "Save to Camera Roll". It's the last Menu Point.
| Q: Pictures from photo stream back to camera roll? I recently had my iPhone wiped from keyboard issues so my pictures were backed up with the iCloud in photo stream. How do I place those photo stream pictures back to my camera roll? I've tried to select all my photo stream an move it to the camera roll folder but it wouldn't let me.
A: Yes, you can it save to the Camera Roll with the Arrow in the left corner and choose "Save to Camera Roll". It's the last Menu Point.
A: Go to photo stream, there is an arrow in the RIGHT corner (not left). Touch the arrow and it will come to a screen that says select photos, touch a photo it will have a check mark on it then in lower right corner touch save and it will appear in your camera roll. I am just learning myself, I hope the helps.
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5a6a6234d82281726e80810c6a4c0ca89be81cda | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Secure erase drive in Single User Mode My 2007 Macbook Pro has suffered from a failure of its GPU and will now only boot in Single User mode.
I want to sell it on eBay for spares, but obviously I don't want a hard drive with live data on it ending up on eBay.
I know you can destroy a drive's contents with a secure erase in Disk Utility, but as I said, I can't boot into any mode that requires graphics because the GPU is dead.
How do I secure erase the machine's drive in Single User mode?
A: Normally from the command line, you would use the diskutil command with the zeroDisk, randomDisk or secureErase options to securely wipe a disk. However, I would imagine this doesn't work on the disk you've just booted from. So I suspect you'll either have to find another Mac and connect yours in target disk mode via a Firewire cable, or physically remove the drive and connect it to another Mac using a disk caddy, to wipe it the way you wish.
| Q: Secure erase drive in Single User Mode My 2007 Macbook Pro has suffered from a failure of its GPU and will now only boot in Single User mode.
I want to sell it on eBay for spares, but obviously I don't want a hard drive with live data on it ending up on eBay.
I know you can destroy a drive's contents with a secure erase in Disk Utility, but as I said, I can't boot into any mode that requires graphics because the GPU is dead.
How do I secure erase the machine's drive in Single User mode?
A: Normally from the command line, you would use the diskutil command with the zeroDisk, randomDisk or secureErase options to securely wipe a disk. However, I would imagine this doesn't work on the disk you've just booted from. So I suspect you'll either have to find another Mac and connect yours in target disk mode via a Firewire cable, or physically remove the drive and connect it to another Mac using a disk caddy, to wipe it the way you wish.
A: It should be possible to boot an external drive (including the installation DVD) in single user mode:
Hold Option as you turn the power on, select the DVD/HDD with the arrow keys then press and hold Command+S+Return, holding them down until you see the now-familiar-for-you console boot: at which point it would be possible to use a whole disk shredder as mentioned by scottishwildcat.
A: Had the same task. And finally I've found the way to do it without other mac.
*
*Boot in single user mode from external hdd / recovery. (see @Ryccardo answer). Note: you can't erase partition you booted from.
*Create new partition in place of one you want to erase:
newfs_hfs -J 0 /dev/diskXsY
Make sure to change X & Y in diskXsY to proper values.
Note: create with journal (-J option) to override previous journal, which can make impossible to mount partition in single user mode.
*Mount created partition.
*Fill partition with (random) data. The easiest way is to create large file(s) to occupy all space. You can use openssl rand or dd of=… bs=… count=… as described in answers of this question.
*Optional: securely remove created file(s) with srm.
Note: maybe this method will not fully erase data such as previous files' names / dir structures, if such data stored in some system areas of fs. I'm not sure, because I don't know how HFS+ stored. But in my case it's not a problem.
A: If you want to completely wipe it, I'd think you could type this in single-user mode, hitting return after each "-----": /sbin/mount -uw / ----- rm -rf *
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eed3a83d95ee666251d881d202e844d1f63a19ab | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Videos taken with an iPod Touch (or iPhone 4GS) play upside down on my Windows PC Anybody has an idea why videos taken with an iPod Touch (or iPhone 4S) play upside down on my Windows PC with Windows Media Player? However with QuickTime, videos are oriented correctly.
A: Windows Media Player is either ignoring or misinterpreting the orientation information in the video's metadata.
Since QuickTime better supports the format that your iPhone records in, it makes sense that it's doing a better job.
If you want to use Windows Media Player, your best bet is probably to convert the video into another format that WMP supports better. One app that allows you to do this is HandBrake.
Otherwise, you should be fine using QuickTime, iTunes, or a Mac.
| Q: Videos taken with an iPod Touch (or iPhone 4GS) play upside down on my Windows PC Anybody has an idea why videos taken with an iPod Touch (or iPhone 4S) play upside down on my Windows PC with Windows Media Player? However with QuickTime, videos are oriented correctly.
A: Windows Media Player is either ignoring or misinterpreting the orientation information in the video's metadata.
Since QuickTime better supports the format that your iPhone records in, it makes sense that it's doing a better job.
If you want to use Windows Media Player, your best bet is probably to convert the video into another format that WMP supports better. One app that allows you to do this is HandBrake.
Otherwise, you should be fine using QuickTime, iTunes, or a Mac.
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b2f5b07fa93a042e3f5af9cb132a06ede6094d32 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I access the remote clipboard when Screen Sharing into a Linux system I am using Screen Sharing to do vnc to my work computer running Linux,
however the Edit -> Cut,Copy, Paste,Delete commands are all greyed out.
Is there some way to enable these options ?
On a related question, I could get text from one vnc window to the clipboard when highlighted with the mouse, and can paste to the same vnc window, but I can't paste the same text to another vnc window... as if the clipboard isn't updating. Seems each vnc window remembers its own clipboard updates only,
which is not what I want. Would prefer clipboard info to be available to
all vnc windows, is this possible ?
A: There's a program called vncconfig that makes clipboard integration work. Just run it in your sever like:
vncconfig &
And now it works. Kind of a miserably named program though. Another tip is to add vncconfig & to your ~/.vnc/xstartup script so you always have it.
| Q: How can I access the remote clipboard when Screen Sharing into a Linux system I am using Screen Sharing to do vnc to my work computer running Linux,
however the Edit -> Cut,Copy, Paste,Delete commands are all greyed out.
Is there some way to enable these options ?
On a related question, I could get text from one vnc window to the clipboard when highlighted with the mouse, and can paste to the same vnc window, but I can't paste the same text to another vnc window... as if the clipboard isn't updating. Seems each vnc window remembers its own clipboard updates only,
which is not what I want. Would prefer clipboard info to be available to
all vnc windows, is this possible ?
A: There's a program called vncconfig that makes clipboard integration work. Just run it in your sever like:
vncconfig &
And now it works. Kind of a miserably named program though. Another tip is to add vncconfig & to your ~/.vnc/xstartup script so you always have it.
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7f476ed72b8483905fc31bc14ebef6e2fd7766a2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I retrieve a specific photo from iCloud backup of my camera roll I just received an iPad for Xmas. I took a video through the iPad camera, which was stored in my ipad camera roll. I turned on the iCloud backup of photos previously. Last backup was before I deleted the video. Can I get back just that video without having to restore all iPad contents?
A: I guess with videos and Photo Stream you're out of luck.
From the iCloud: Photo Stream FAQ:
*
*Does Photo Stream support video?
*
*No. Photo Stream only works with photos.
With a local backup you could use something like the iOS Backup Extractor to extract the iOS files, including your video.
Don't know about iCloud backups and extraction of specific parts.
Good luck.
| Q: How do I retrieve a specific photo from iCloud backup of my camera roll I just received an iPad for Xmas. I took a video through the iPad camera, which was stored in my ipad camera roll. I turned on the iCloud backup of photos previously. Last backup was before I deleted the video. Can I get back just that video without having to restore all iPad contents?
A: I guess with videos and Photo Stream you're out of luck.
From the iCloud: Photo Stream FAQ:
*
*Does Photo Stream support video?
*
*No. Photo Stream only works with photos.
With a local backup you could use something like the iOS Backup Extractor to extract the iOS files, including your video.
Don't know about iCloud backups and extraction of specific parts.
Good luck.
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37c26c692cdd06230f87209368d64c092c8f9cf3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Identifying which iOS app caused the notification sound to play I often hear the notification bell go off in my iPhone, but when I pull down the drop-down of alert events, I dont see anything which matches the time the alert went off. Is there a way to see what event caused the alert notification to go off?
A: In the settings, go to Notifications, and select Notification Center for every app with Sound selected.
Then chose to Sort Apps by time.
That way, when you hear the sound, just access your Notification Center, and the culprit app will be on top.
| Q: Identifying which iOS app caused the notification sound to play I often hear the notification bell go off in my iPhone, but when I pull down the drop-down of alert events, I dont see anything which matches the time the alert went off. Is there a way to see what event caused the alert notification to go off?
A: In the settings, go to Notifications, and select Notification Center for every app with Sound selected.
Then chose to Sort Apps by time.
That way, when you hear the sound, just access your Notification Center, and the culprit app will be on top.
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b0a38f329dc67d7663c5560bd3df9f3271972c52 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can my iPhone have more than one iCloud account on it at a time? Can I add more than one iCloud account to an iPhone? For example if I set my wife and I both up with an iCloud account, could I get her calander and mine on my phone?
A: No - the iCloud section of the Settings app only allows for one account on iOS 5.
You can however add as many iCloud accounts to the Mail, Contacts, Calendars as you have time to set up. You will see that you can enable the majority of the services on each subsequent non-main iCloud account.
The following items work only on the main account:
*
*Backup
*Documents & Data
*Photo Stream
The following item is exclusive - any one (but only one) account can have:
*
*Find My iPhone
For example, I use one iCloud account as my primary personal account and have a second account for a consulting business. Here is what that non-main account looks like when set up.
| Q: Can my iPhone have more than one iCloud account on it at a time? Can I add more than one iCloud account to an iPhone? For example if I set my wife and I both up with an iCloud account, could I get her calander and mine on my phone?
A: No - the iCloud section of the Settings app only allows for one account on iOS 5.
You can however add as many iCloud accounts to the Mail, Contacts, Calendars as you have time to set up. You will see that you can enable the majority of the services on each subsequent non-main iCloud account.
The following items work only on the main account:
*
*Backup
*Documents & Data
*Photo Stream
The following item is exclusive - any one (but only one) account can have:
*
*Find My iPhone
For example, I use one iCloud account as my primary personal account and have a second account for a consulting business. Here is what that non-main account looks like when set up.
A: Yes but the non primary account is limited to only a few services. Simply add a new account to the mail, contacts and calendars section of settings, and tap iCloud
A: If all you want to do is to share iCloud calendars, you can easily do this from the iCloud calendar web app. Each calendar in the sidebar has a "share" icon next to it. Simply click this and enter the name of the person you want to share with.
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e7bb13161392779dd8cf05a90d595a3f476d4183 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Add a delay to menubar dropdown in fullscreen apps In Lion, the menubar drops down way to fast when I'm in a fullscreen app. This mostly becomes a problem when I have multiple tabs open in Terminal. When I move to the top to change tabs, the menubar drops down and I click it on accident. So is there any way to add a delay to the menubar dropping down? Or maybe change the drop down hotspot to one of the corners instead of just the top edge?
A: I don't believe this is possible in Lion.
For your specific problem, I'd just use the keyboard shortcuts to move to a new tab; it's much faster anyway.
To move to the next tab, command-shift-}. To move to the previous tab, command-shift-{.
| Q: Add a delay to menubar dropdown in fullscreen apps In Lion, the menubar drops down way to fast when I'm in a fullscreen app. This mostly becomes a problem when I have multiple tabs open in Terminal. When I move to the top to change tabs, the menubar drops down and I click it on accident. So is there any way to add a delay to the menubar dropping down? Or maybe change the drop down hotspot to one of the corners instead of just the top edge?
A: I don't believe this is possible in Lion.
For your specific problem, I'd just use the keyboard shortcuts to move to a new tab; it's much faster anyway.
To move to the next tab, command-shift-}. To move to the previous tab, command-shift-{.
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84b7c70ad98f30fb4ddc249606e8c7b351a67336 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I use my iphone charger to charge my kindle? Can I use my iphone charger to charge a kindle
A: I use the Kindle USB cable with the iPhone wall adapter (US-style plug). It works fine.
| Q: Can I use my iphone charger to charge my kindle? Can I use my iphone charger to charge a kindle
A: I use the Kindle USB cable with the iPhone wall adapter (US-style plug). It works fine.
A: Yes, if you attach a USB cable, you can charge with the iPhone charger everyting.
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52af876f3c3a322bb7ba8f1fe4d0a51fc34cb185 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I format a (non-formatted) drive when the menu options in the Disk Utility are greyed out? So I tried installing Lion on an old (white) Macbook, but first I wiped by my drive clean. Just to find out that I only had 1GB memory and Lion requires 2GB.
Now the drive is clean, with no filesystem (I think), and it won't even allow me to install Snow Leopard.
Keeps saying 'Can't install OS X' on this computer - that happens after I boot to the install Disc and choose English.
I am assuming it is because the drive is not formatted for an OS X friendly filesystem....but the Disk Utility option is greyed out.
How do I fix this?
A: You need to format/partition the drive as a MacOSX Journal Extended first then you will be able to install Snow Leopard.
| Q: How do I format a (non-formatted) drive when the menu options in the Disk Utility are greyed out? So I tried installing Lion on an old (white) Macbook, but first I wiped by my drive clean. Just to find out that I only had 1GB memory and Lion requires 2GB.
Now the drive is clean, with no filesystem (I think), and it won't even allow me to install Snow Leopard.
Keeps saying 'Can't install OS X' on this computer - that happens after I boot to the install Disc and choose English.
I am assuming it is because the drive is not formatted for an OS X friendly filesystem....but the Disk Utility option is greyed out.
How do I fix this?
A: You need to format/partition the drive as a MacOSX Journal Extended first then you will be able to install Snow Leopard.
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1e1c862d2d7b0e115874e5490503a30d2f178a6d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to make global keychain in Mac OS X Lion I need to create a keychain that can be used by any user.
When I check a keychain as shared in Keychain Acess->Edit->Keychain List, it just disappears and I can't see this keychain in the list anymore.
What's the problem? Thanks.
A: Create the new keychain in
/Library/Keychains/
like the System.keychain, this way any user can access the keychain.
| Q: How to make global keychain in Mac OS X Lion I need to create a keychain that can be used by any user.
When I check a keychain as shared in Keychain Acess->Edit->Keychain List, it just disappears and I can't see this keychain in the list anymore.
What's the problem? Thanks.
A: Create the new keychain in
/Library/Keychains/
like the System.keychain, this way any user can access the keychain.
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9647a76da022c25292f1b057d3ab900d6fe27a31 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Mac OS X Lion Server: How to disable Sleep/Restart/Shutdown options for users? The Apple-Menu shows Sleep, Restart..., Shut Down... elements for all users.
I would like to be able to prevent users from shutting down the system or from restarting the system. While a Restart... may not be result in only temporary downtime, a Shut Down... would lead to a downtime until someone has physical access to the machine.
A: I've removed shutdown for my lab Macs on OS X Lion. The two commands that should accomplish this are:
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow ShutDownDisabled -bool true
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow ShutDownDisabledWhileLoggedIn -bool true
I've not had 100% success with them, so I've also edited the interface file at: /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIToolbox.framework/Versions/A/Resources/English.lproj/StandardMenus.nib/objects.xib
If you want to remove the Sleep and Shut Down options, look for the following id's in object and reference tags. Delete the entire object, one for the Sleep option and two for the Shut Down option, and each of the references.
id's:
Sleep - 236
Shut Down - 238, 285
Source: http://rustyisageek.blogspot.com/2012/06/editing-apple-menu.html
Edit: I've been told that when these settings are applied with MCX, they work as expected!
| Q: Mac OS X Lion Server: How to disable Sleep/Restart/Shutdown options for users? The Apple-Menu shows Sleep, Restart..., Shut Down... elements for all users.
I would like to be able to prevent users from shutting down the system or from restarting the system. While a Restart... may not be result in only temporary downtime, a Shut Down... would lead to a downtime until someone has physical access to the machine.
A: I've removed shutdown for my lab Macs on OS X Lion. The two commands that should accomplish this are:
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow ShutDownDisabled -bool true
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow ShutDownDisabledWhileLoggedIn -bool true
I've not had 100% success with them, so I've also edited the interface file at: /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIToolbox.framework/Versions/A/Resources/English.lproj/StandardMenus.nib/objects.xib
If you want to remove the Sleep and Shut Down options, look for the following id's in object and reference tags. Delete the entire object, one for the Sleep option and two for the Shut Down option, and each of the references.
id's:
Sleep - 236
Shut Down - 238, 285
Source: http://rustyisageek.blogspot.com/2012/06/editing-apple-menu.html
Edit: I've been told that when these settings are applied with MCX, they work as expected!
A: When I removed the objects completely the Finder kept crashing. So I merely changed the command issued by the menu to be the same as "About This Mac"! Works a treat. I suspect a system update might revert it as some stage though.
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e40aaa2aed67455ebcd9f8b7427ecb5242189a5e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: loosing vi mode in terminal My favorite text editor beeing VIM made me add the follwing line to my ~/.bashrc
set -o vi
As expected, hitting escape lets me execute a vi command, BUT ONLY ONE ?!?
For example if I do this:
escape, b, b
it jumps to the beginning of the word and then types "b" to the line instead of jumping another word back.
This happens on all my osx boxes (10.6 and 10.7) and non of the linuxes I use.
Anyone else experiencing this? Or is this expected?
A: You can use C-xC-e to go into editor mode. This will use vim if your $EDITOR is set to vim. Also, if you switch to zsh there are options to have a psuedo-normal mode on the command line. See this blog post describing it: http://www.civet.ws/?p=165
| Q: loosing vi mode in terminal My favorite text editor beeing VIM made me add the follwing line to my ~/.bashrc
set -o vi
As expected, hitting escape lets me execute a vi command, BUT ONLY ONE ?!?
For example if I do this:
escape, b, b
it jumps to the beginning of the word and then types "b" to the line instead of jumping another word back.
This happens on all my osx boxes (10.6 and 10.7) and non of the linuxes I use.
Anyone else experiencing this? Or is this expected?
A: You can use C-xC-e to go into editor mode. This will use vim if your $EDITOR is set to vim. Also, if you switch to zsh there are options to have a psuedo-normal mode on the command line. See this blog post describing it: http://www.civet.ws/?p=165
A: If you're using set vi then C-xC-e will not open your editor as Conner suggested. Instead, use Escv.
A: This problem can come up when you have both ~/.bash_profile (or ~/.profile) and ~/.bashrc files with different settings. To determine if this is your issue, try typing these commands to start a "clean" bash prompt and set vi mode therein:
bash --norc --noprofile
set -o vi
If the vim keybindings don't vanish after one movement, then read on.
The fix for me was first to change ~/.bash_profile to only read:
[ -r ~/.bashrc ] && . ~/.bashrc
Then I put the set -o vi option in ~/.bashrc.
For me, it was no problem for .bash_profile to refer exclusively to .bashrc. Notably, command-line tools with automagic installers like [gvm|http://gvmtool.net/] and [rvm|http://rvm.io/] may manipulate your .bash_profile file, so you may need to set it back after an install or update of those.
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bf7bf350177c5337eaaf48f27886f1abdada6a59 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Mac OS X, install another keyboard layout? I'm a developer and I'm just so used to using Spanish (Argentina) as my keyboard layout on my PC both at home and at work. Now I want to develop on my Macbook Pro too, but the only Spanish layouts available are "regular" and ISO, both of which are basically the same as the one I use, except I have to press the alt key to input characters that are very common for me, like {}[].
How can I set my keyboard layout to Spanish (Argentina)? Thanks a lot!
A: Would the Windows Latin American layout mentioned in this article meet your needs?
http://m10lmac.blogspot.com/2007/02/more-ways-to-type-spanish.html
| Q: Mac OS X, install another keyboard layout? I'm a developer and I'm just so used to using Spanish (Argentina) as my keyboard layout on my PC both at home and at work. Now I want to develop on my Macbook Pro too, but the only Spanish layouts available are "regular" and ISO, both of which are basically the same as the one I use, except I have to press the alt key to input characters that are very common for me, like {}[].
How can I set my keyboard layout to Spanish (Argentina)? Thanks a lot!
A: Would the Windows Latin American layout mentioned in this article meet your needs?
http://m10lmac.blogspot.com/2007/02/more-ways-to-type-spanish.html
A: You might find this question to be helpful for your problem. The two tools referred to in the answers are Ukulele and Spark.
Ukulele allows you to edit keyboard layouts (thus creating the layout you want), while Spark creates shortcut key combinations, which you could use to remap a few keys to create the layout you want.
A: I created this project in github for Latin American keyboard in macOS, maybe it helps you. https://github.com/neosergio/Latam-Keyboard
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b2085942d6bce944f3bf6636097c4612afd55d33 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I have ClickToFlash except for YouTube? I use the ClickToFlash Safari extension, out of concern for Flash security vulnerabilities and to remove annoyances. However, I do not like its replacements for YouTube video players over YouTube's own player.
How can I configure ClickToFlash so that it does not affect YouTube players (whether on YouTube pages or embedded), but blocks/replaces all other Flash? Putting “www.youtube.com/” in the “Allow Flash on these sites:” list works for YouTube itself, but not embedding.
A: bmike's comment prodded me into actually, y'know, reading the manual, which led me to find that the whitelists are in fact substring matches. Therefore these settings work:
I had to find the /v/ URL by looking at the source of a page with a YouTube embedding.
| Q: How can I have ClickToFlash except for YouTube? I use the ClickToFlash Safari extension, out of concern for Flash security vulnerabilities and to remove annoyances. However, I do not like its replacements for YouTube video players over YouTube's own player.
How can I configure ClickToFlash so that it does not affect YouTube players (whether on YouTube pages or embedded), but blocks/replaces all other Flash? Putting “www.youtube.com/” in the “Allow Flash on these sites:” list works for YouTube itself, but not embedding.
A: bmike's comment prodded me into actually, y'know, reading the manual, which led me to find that the whitelists are in fact substring matches. Therefore these settings work:
I had to find the /v/ URL by looking at the source of a page with a YouTube embedding.
A: These days, you need to remove killers/YouTube.js from "conversion scripts" in the General preferences pane. This seems to apply to both ClickToFlash and ClickToPlugin. Note that after making the change, you have to restart Safari, then wait a second for plugins to load, then open a YouTube tab to test.
I believe Kevin's answer was correct in 2012, but the FAQ now says, "Starting from Safari 8, YouTube is completely Flash-free." I found whitelisting both youtube.com and googlevideo.com had no effect.
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26fe051fb1823dd478749bd099983d59fb99b9e3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Cannot access CUPS utilities after upgrade to Lion Since upgrading to Lion, I cannot access any of the local functions in the CUPS web-based interface. The response I get is "Internal Server Error".
For example:
http://localhost:631/admin or http://localhost:631/jobs/
The printers are all working fine, but I can't access job queues, etc.
Any ideas?
A: Enter the following at a Terminal command prompt:
cupsctl WebInterface=Yes
You will be able to access the CUPS web interface thereafter.
| Q: Cannot access CUPS utilities after upgrade to Lion Since upgrading to Lion, I cannot access any of the local functions in the CUPS web-based interface. The response I get is "Internal Server Error".
For example:
http://localhost:631/admin or http://localhost:631/jobs/
The printers are all working fine, but I can't access job queues, etc.
Any ideas?
A: Enter the following at a Terminal command prompt:
cupsctl WebInterface=Yes
You will be able to access the CUPS web interface thereafter.
A: I have this problem too on all Lion machines. Somehow Apple did not set up the cups system correctly. In /var/log/system.log you will find error messages like "xpchelper[6719]: Could not get real path of user account (uid: 26) home directory: /var/spool/cups; error: The operation couldn’t be completed. Permission denied. Using home directory." uid 26 is user _lp.
It helps to become root ("sudo bash") and kill the running cupsd ("killall cupsd") and restart it ("cupsd"). Afterwards cups admin works in the browser.
I know that this is a temporary fix only which will be gone with the next reboot.
If you want to do this without using Terminal, you can open AppleScript Editor, and create an AppleSript with the following content:
do shell script "/usr/bin/killall cupsd; /usr/sbin/cupsd" with administrator privileges
Save the AppleScript as an Application. When you double-click the application, it will prompt you for your password (using a standard MacOS X dialog box), then restart the print daemon. If you find yourself having to do this often, having an icon to double-click to do it can make the job easier and less intimidating (and no Terminal needed!).
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9a64b4311b48c6781d1bad07ed70e3e5e0ec1469 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: 1920 x 1200 resolution monitor with VGA not detected by Mac OS X 10.7.2 I recently got a Dell 2412m monitor with a screen resolution of 1920 x 1200. But in system preferences it only shows 1920 x 1080. I had it connected, beautifully, to my spare linux machine, so that's not the issue.
How can I get the correct resolution on my display?
Specs:
Dell 2412m
Mac OS X 10.7.2
Connecting with MiniDisplay Port to VGA
A: You are unlikely to be able use the VGA input to go above 1080p
But just to make sure follow this answer how to view more Resolutions to try with.
MacBook Pro with Retina display (Late 2012) not outputting anything above 1080p
Select the monitor in System Preferences:
System Preferences -> Displays -> Monitor(not Built-in Display) -> Display Tab -> Resolution
Change from 'Best for Display' to 'Scaled' whilst holding the 'alt' key, more resolutions will be listed for you to select,
As noted in the comments, you have to start in the default mode 'Best for Display', and move into 'Scaled' whilst holding the alt/option ⎇ key, not the other way round
| Q: 1920 x 1200 resolution monitor with VGA not detected by Mac OS X 10.7.2 I recently got a Dell 2412m monitor with a screen resolution of 1920 x 1200. But in system preferences it only shows 1920 x 1080. I had it connected, beautifully, to my spare linux machine, so that's not the issue.
How can I get the correct resolution on my display?
Specs:
Dell 2412m
Mac OS X 10.7.2
Connecting with MiniDisplay Port to VGA
A: You are unlikely to be able use the VGA input to go above 1080p
But just to make sure follow this answer how to view more Resolutions to try with.
MacBook Pro with Retina display (Late 2012) not outputting anything above 1080p
Select the monitor in System Preferences:
System Preferences -> Displays -> Monitor(not Built-in Display) -> Display Tab -> Resolution
Change from 'Best for Display' to 'Scaled' whilst holding the 'alt' key, more resolutions will be listed for you to select,
As noted in the comments, you have to start in the default mode 'Best for Display', and move into 'Scaled' whilst holding the alt/option ⎇ key, not the other way round
A: For whoever still has the same problem, just unplug and plug again the minidisplay adaptor into your Mac.
I had the same problem with a smaller Dell and that does the job.
P
A: OK, I know you guys down voted paolap, however, for whatever reason, that worked for me. When I connect by 1440 x 900 monitor to my macbook pro, it tends to default to a 800 x 600 resolution, and I am not able to change it (or at least change it to what I wanted, even with the use of the alt key). It seems that somehow the order and timing of how things are plugged in and turned on can "magically" cause it to occasionally (1/5 times) default to the correct resolution. My theory is that somewhere, the monitor tries to tell the computer the correct resolution, but if the computer already decides to send a 800 x 600 signal, the monitor just decides to go with it. So somehow unplugging and replugging can sometimes make the computer realize what the correct resolution should be.
Edit: I eventually switched to using DVI for the monitor and haven't had a problem since.
A: Reconnecting sometimes REALLY solves this problem. You should try it.
Check if the right color profile set for the monitor. You can see it on the title of display preference window. If it is not the monitor's model but something different like 'Display',
*
*Try an another USB port to connect the monitor. Sometimes simply doing this solves the issue
*Delete the wrong profile in /Library/ColorSync/Profiles/Displays and try to connect again.
I'd been using DELL U2412M with a screen resolution of 1980x1200 via VGA cable with my Macbook Pro(USB-C) + USB-C>VGA adapter for many years without an issue.
But recently I encountered this issue several times. My mac changed the resolution into 1980x1080 when it woke up/I reconnected the monitor.
*
*I tried unplug and plug -> didn't work.
*and tried to set resolution to 1920x1200 but I couldn't find it on the
list(which MichaelStoner mentioned) even on the expanded one. There
were many, only up to 1920x1080 though.
It seemed that the profile set in the mac somehow got changed. The title of display preference window on it was 'Display' not 'DELL U2412M'. I needed to reset it to solve this.
A: Change the different VGA cable, I know this sounds silly but it worked for me
A: If you go to display settings -> Display. And hold 'option'-key before clicking scaled, you will get all the resolutions that are otherwise hidden.
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1fd6bc3fc3a5b0391141144a220702467becc485 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What happens when I close the lid on my MacBook Pro running OS X? I'm a new Mac user. What happens when I close the lid on my MacBook Pro running OS X Lion?
Is it sleeping? Or hibernating? Something else?
A: By default, it does both sleep and hibernate -- that is to say, it powers down what it can but keeps the RAM powered so that it can resume immediately, but it also dumps the current state of the RAM to disk so that it can resume from disk if it runs out of power.
| Q: What happens when I close the lid on my MacBook Pro running OS X? I'm a new Mac user. What happens when I close the lid on my MacBook Pro running OS X Lion?
Is it sleeping? Or hibernating? Something else?
A: By default, it does both sleep and hibernate -- that is to say, it powers down what it can but keeps the RAM powered so that it can resume immediately, but it also dumps the current state of the RAM to disk so that it can resume from disk if it runs out of power.
A: Short Answer
MacOSX uses Hybrid Sleep. When closing the lid, the desktop state is written to both RAM and disk.
Then, while the computer still has enough power for the RAM, it wakes from RAM (sleep). However, in case the power gets cut, the computer wakes from the disk (safe sleep).
Keep in mind, that the battery isn't actually at it's lowest charge when switching to safe sleep. It still keeps some charge left. Therefore, if you want to fully drain your battery, the computer must stay in safe sleep for several hours until the white led stops 'breathing'.
Long Answer
Here is an excerpt of the official Apple Documentation:
On all Macs:
*
*The microprocessor goes into a low-power mode
*Video output is turned off, and a connected display may turn off as well, or enter its own idle state
*Apple-supplied hard disks spin down; third-party hard disks may spin down
On portable Macs:
*
*The Ethernet port turns off, if applicable
*Expansion card slots turn off
*The built-in modem, if present, turns off
*An AirPort card, if present, turns off
*The USB connection only responds to the power key on an external keyboard
*The optical media drive spins down
*Audio input and output turns off
*Keyboard illumination, if a feature of your portable computer, turns off
A: Basically, closing your Mac is what you want to do when "turning it off" in any situation. It goes to sleep (using very little power, just keeping your RAM active) and this allows it to turn back on again within only a second or so.
Additionally, whilst in this state, it makes a copy of the RAM on your hard drive in case its battery goes flat whilst it's sleeping. In this case, it will take quite a bit longer to turn back on, but this will happen only very rarely.
Bottom line is, if you close the lid, it'll remember everything of what you were doing, it'll lock your Mac and in almost all cases, it'll turn back on incredibly fast.
Also worth noting that Macs don't really get "overloaded" like Windows does. You can keep a Mac running (as in, no proper reboots) for good month or so without it "clogging up" and getting slow. Usually, the only reason you'd want to reboot is after an update or something similar.
A: You don't do any harm to close the lid. In fact I never shut down my Mac, I always close the lid. It's fast, it's secure, just like Mike just told you.
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a4b13bb16e574b6f178d86c6b83a76bcf9421a8e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I change my sender name in iCloud email? I want to correct how my 'sender' name appears when I write mail with my iCloud account.
For some reason, iCloud shows my first name in all caps & I can't edit it.
A: iCloud is linked directly to your Apple account. You should be able to edit the details on your Apple ID here: https://appleid.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/MyAppleId.woa/
| Q: How can I change my sender name in iCloud email? I want to correct how my 'sender' name appears when I write mail with my iCloud account.
For some reason, iCloud shows my first name in all caps & I can't edit it.
A: iCloud is linked directly to your Apple account. You should be able to edit the details on your Apple ID here: https://appleid.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/MyAppleId.woa/
A: I had the same problem and changed my Apple ID to show regular text, not all caps, using the link provided in the first answer. However, it didn't carry over to my outgoing email when I tried sending a test email from icloud.com a few minutes later.
I found success using a different method:
*
*I logged into my account on www.icloud.com, clicked on the "gear" symbol in the top right corner of the page, selected Preferences > Accounts and changed my Full Name from ALL CAPS to Regular.
*I also made the change on the Apple Mail program where I collect my iCloud email: Mail > Preferences > Accounts > Full Name (edit it to your desired style).
A: You may have to change it on your iphone (if you use one) as well. Go to Settings, then Mail, contacts and Calendars, then iCloud, then Account, the Advanced (at the way bottom) - there you can change the name that goes out from the iphone.
A: Just managed to change mine on my iPhone by changing the contact information in contacts - I share an iCloud email with my husband and all my messages sent from my iPhone came from him. I deleted my email alias from his contact information and made sure my contact information had my name and my email alias - problem solved!
A: There is many kind of methods to do this but none of them can do in one shot for all, means change in one place (ipad, iphone, mac pc) and them forget the other, it depends from where you would send your mails you have change in that place the id information, here is the tree methods whatever device you have.
FROM IPAD - IPHONE - IPOD TOUCH
*
*OPEN SETTING (GEAR ICON)
*GO TO MAIL, CONTACTS, CALENDARS
*OPEN ICLOUD MAIL ACCOUNT
*HIT ON "ACCOUNT"
*INSIDE OF ACCOUNT WINDOW HIT ON "MAIL" OPTION
*CHANGE THE "NAME" AS YOU DESIRE, THEN "DONE" (3 TIMES UNTIL EVERYTHING CLOSE)
FROM ICLOUD EMAIL (PC OR MAC)
*
*OPEN "MAIL" ON ICLOUD (BLUE ENVELOPE ICON) (https://www.icloud.com/#mail)
*HIT ON "GEAR ICON" (TOP RIGHT CORNER)
*SELECT "PREFERENCE"
*SELECT "ACCOUNT"
*CHANGE "FULL NAME" AS YOU DESIRE, THEN DONE
FROM GMAIL ACCOUNT (YOUR ICLOUD ATTACHED TO GMAIL)
*
*OPEN YOUR GMAIL ACCOUNT
*HIT "SETTING" (GEAR ICON AT THE TOP RIGHT CORNER)
*SELECT "SETTING"
*CHOOSE "ACCOUNTS AND IMPORTS"
*POINTING ON YOUR ICLOUD ACCOUNT HIT "EDIT INFO" (AT THE MIDDLE RIGHT SIDE OF YOUR SCREEN)
*ON "EDIT EMAIL ADDRESS" SMALL WINDOW CHANGE THE "NAME" AS YOU DESIRE
*HIT ON "NEXT STEP"
*FINALLY HIT " SAVE CHANGES"
ALL DONE
HOPES THIS ONES HELP
A: There is no way to change the prefix for @icloud.com for example if you made [email protected] you can't change the part "the dude" you can only make an alias.
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01700df06a236b878c5c4a53c58d4cecb12702f1 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I edit the Info.plist of an App so that is always starts hidden? Well, the title says it all:
Can I edit the Info.plist of an App so that is always starts hidden?
A: Open the info.plist in textedit and check if the key "LSUIElement" exist. If not, then add the following piece of code.
<key>LSUIElement</key>
<true/>
If it does, then just change the key from <true/> to <false/>.
| Q: Can I edit the Info.plist of an App so that is always starts hidden? Well, the title says it all:
Can I edit the Info.plist of an App so that is always starts hidden?
A: Open the info.plist in textedit and check if the key "LSUIElement" exist. If not, then add the following piece of code.
<key>LSUIElement</key>
<true/>
If it does, then just change the key from <true/> to <false/>.
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406b76636e59822101b4ddf969ae014be77b300f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: System sounds "queued" up Occasionally, when I've had my mac on mute for a period of time (eg., several hours), and then plug in a set of headphones, I get a backlog of system sounds played to me. (chirps, new email sounds, etc).
These are sounds that would've/should've been played over the day, but weren't. It seems the sounds are queued / buffered, then when I plug in my headphones, the queue is emptied.
What causes this, and how do I prevent this?
A: This is a bug that still exists in 10.8 unfortunately. It also randomly happens now when turning on AirPlay Mirroring so you can hear it on the big screen!
www.apple.com/feedback
| Q: System sounds "queued" up Occasionally, when I've had my mac on mute for a period of time (eg., several hours), and then plug in a set of headphones, I get a backlog of system sounds played to me. (chirps, new email sounds, etc).
These are sounds that would've/should've been played over the day, but weren't. It seems the sounds are queued / buffered, then when I plug in my headphones, the queue is emptied.
What causes this, and how do I prevent this?
A: This is a bug that still exists in 10.8 unfortunately. It also randomly happens now when turning on AirPlay Mirroring so you can hear it on the big screen!
www.apple.com/feedback
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926a8b9994ff27f0209a92fac930d400ccfc307f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to know which app is playing a sound? There are a couple of sounds that my mac makes, which annoy the heck out of me.
However, I don't know which application that's running is making these (perhaps it's the system itself)
Is there a way to identify which app recently caused a sound to play?
A: I was going to suggest WireTap products from Ambrosia
They had the ability to differentiate sounds from different applications, however due to the nature of Lion these products no longer do that and Apples sand boxing requirement is going to make it worse.
| Q: How to know which app is playing a sound? There are a couple of sounds that my mac makes, which annoy the heck out of me.
However, I don't know which application that's running is making these (perhaps it's the system itself)
Is there a way to identify which app recently caused a sound to play?
A: I was going to suggest WireTap products from Ambrosia
They had the ability to differentiate sounds from different applications, however due to the nature of Lion these products no longer do that and Apples sand boxing requirement is going to make it worse.
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84de2a737ffeb96dbc7fa0529f59e36ac864ac5d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I delete an individual photo from my photostream?
Possible Duplicate:
How do you erase pictures from the Photo Stream album on an iPhone running iOS 5?
Either on my Mac, or on iPhone or iPad, how can I delete an individual image from my photostream? I can't seem to work this out...
A: At the moment you can't. My guess is it will be included in the next iOS update though.
| Q: How can I delete an individual photo from my photostream?
Possible Duplicate:
How do you erase pictures from the Photo Stream album on an iPhone running iOS 5?
Either on my Mac, or on iPhone or iPad, how can I delete an individual image from my photostream? I can't seem to work this out...
A: At the moment you can't. My guess is it will be included in the next iOS update though.
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7c68eafb324ca66bd611d25390bf45de280eee47 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to take a full length screenshot of the iPhone Messages app? How can we do a "full page" (full length, from first message to the last message) screenshot?
For example, this should be the resulting image:
It's just one unified image, not multiple screenshots.
Is there a way to do this easily?
(Taking multiple screenshots and merging them together with Photoshop like what we have above is not a real solution.)
A: There is no other way without venturing into the adventures of jailbreaking your phone, and even in doing that I make no promises that something to save your conversation exists already. The ability to view the output of Messages.app is otherwise completely protected in a normal iPhone software setup, except to a full screen screenshot. You will have to take a series of screenshots, and stitch them together via photo editing software.
There may be stitching apps on the iPhone that can do the editing part appropriately (some kind of panorama software?), but you will still have to take screenfuls of screenshots manually.
| Q: How to take a full length screenshot of the iPhone Messages app? How can we do a "full page" (full length, from first message to the last message) screenshot?
For example, this should be the resulting image:
It's just one unified image, not multiple screenshots.
Is there a way to do this easily?
(Taking multiple screenshots and merging them together with Photoshop like what we have above is not a real solution.)
A: There is no other way without venturing into the adventures of jailbreaking your phone, and even in doing that I make no promises that something to save your conversation exists already. The ability to view the output of Messages.app is otherwise completely protected in a normal iPhone software setup, except to a full screen screenshot. You will have to take a series of screenshots, and stitch them together via photo editing software.
There may be stitching apps on the iPhone that can do the editing part appropriately (some kind of panorama software?), but you will still have to take screenfuls of screenshots manually.
A: Stich It! is the App you're looking for I believe.
A: [Drumroll please....]
This can be accomplished by using Quicktime to create a "Movie Recording"
http://www.apptamin.com/blog/capture-iphone-ipad-screen-video/
A: Try this app, it stitches your screenshots into one long image
“Tailor - Screenshot Stitching”
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a7b4dfe98e1a3ee50a642f7ddefc3ff7c78d4df8 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Installing Windows 7 without a SuperDrive in Boot Camp on 2010 MBP Just switched out my SuperDrive for an SSD on my 2010 MacBook Pro and am running into whale of a time trying to get Windows 7 installed onto the SSD for Boot Camp. Initially tried installing via an external DVD drive connected over USB, but that wouldn't let me boot into Windows 7 setup. Tried setting up a Windows 7 USB stick, and that wouldn't boot either.
I then tried following along here with the basic procedure of tricking VirtualBox into installing Windows 7 to your drive and going from there, but that created a non-bootable Windows partition.
There must be some way to get Windows 7 up and running WITHOUT having to reinstall the SuperDrive. Anyone have any success doing this?
BTW, I'm running 10.7.2, which means rEFIt is out, as it isn't Lion compatible.
A: Only way I was able to was by reinstalling the super drive I spent more time looking for a work around then the time it took to move the ssd to the hard drive location and reinstalling the super drive.
Sorry.
| Q: Installing Windows 7 without a SuperDrive in Boot Camp on 2010 MBP Just switched out my SuperDrive for an SSD on my 2010 MacBook Pro and am running into whale of a time trying to get Windows 7 installed onto the SSD for Boot Camp. Initially tried installing via an external DVD drive connected over USB, but that wouldn't let me boot into Windows 7 setup. Tried setting up a Windows 7 USB stick, and that wouldn't boot either.
I then tried following along here with the basic procedure of tricking VirtualBox into installing Windows 7 to your drive and going from there, but that created a non-bootable Windows partition.
There must be some way to get Windows 7 up and running WITHOUT having to reinstall the SuperDrive. Anyone have any success doing this?
BTW, I'm running 10.7.2, which means rEFIt is out, as it isn't Lion compatible.
A: Only way I was able to was by reinstalling the super drive I spent more time looking for a work around then the time it took to move the ssd to the hard drive location and reinstalling the super drive.
Sorry.
A: So, I just broke down and installed rEFIt. It actually worked - I could boot off of the Windows USB key and install. After installation, I immediately removed rEFIt, and everything seems to be working correctly after that. I doubt this is a 100% will work in every case procedure, but so far things seem to be back to normal.
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06094ae400ab10d2bfb519b3d0a225f926d3e526 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to make a custom keyboard layout be recognized as Latin so I can remove the US default layout? I have a custom keyboard layout which MacOSX doesn't recognize as Latin, so it doesn't allow me to remove the US default layout.
I'd like to know what would make my layout be recognized as Latin.
Is the US default layout stored in a file somewhere? so I can compare it to mine and figure out what to change.
My layout is a modified US-international so it should be recognized as Latin with no problems.
Update: I solved it by setting the keyboard id to 1.
A: I solved this by setting the keyboard id to 1.
| Q: How to make a custom keyboard layout be recognized as Latin so I can remove the US default layout? I have a custom keyboard layout which MacOSX doesn't recognize as Latin, so it doesn't allow me to remove the US default layout.
I'd like to know what would make my layout be recognized as Latin.
Is the US default layout stored in a file somewhere? so I can compare it to mine and figure out what to change.
My layout is a modified US-international so it should be recognized as Latin with no problems.
Update: I solved it by setting the keyboard id to 1.
A: I solved this by setting the keyboard id to 1.
A: Disclaimer first: I haven't tried this myself.
In the message from user biovizier at 05-07-2007 10:44 PM in the MacWorld forum thread: http://hintsforums.macworld.com/archive/index.php/t-71629.html , it is claimed that it is possible if it matched both the ID and the name of an existing "approved" layout, and that the cache should be cleared to remove the old, compiled version of a such.
However, the thread is quite old so it may have been tightened even further in newer versions.
A: I think to do what you want you would probably have to modify what is in AppleKeyboardLayouts.bundle, and I haven't seen a way to do that.
A: There are several different layouts you can use and install from The University of Chicago Library page:
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*http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/su/mideast/encyclopedia/alt-latin.html
Handy Unicode utilities tools listed here:
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*http://www.alanwood.net/unicode/utilities.html#osx
And, you can also customize your layout System Preferences > Language & Text > Text:
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1d2855baacfe00aeff264b7e1fcb054fc904341f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Monitoring power consumption on Mac The Android OS monitors the power consumption of running apps and hardware (display). As you may guess, this is a useful feature as it allows to track down energy greedy apps.
Is there an application that would do such monitoring on Mac OS?
It should calculate the percentages of the charge that an application/process/hardware has used.
I use plenty of little software that runs in the background permanently. It would be nice to know if such little helpers drain the battery significantly.
A: iStat Menus
let's you monitor your current computer power usage. Unfortunately, it does not break it down by app.
| Q: Monitoring power consumption on Mac The Android OS monitors the power consumption of running apps and hardware (display). As you may guess, this is a useful feature as it allows to track down energy greedy apps.
Is there an application that would do such monitoring on Mac OS?
It should calculate the percentages of the charge that an application/process/hardware has used.
I use plenty of little software that runs in the background permanently. It would be nice to know if such little helpers drain the battery significantly.
A: iStat Menus
let's you monitor your current computer power usage. Unfortunately, it does not break it down by app.
A: As of Mavericks, this is provided by the OS. Activity monitor has a tab devoted to displaying the energy use of running (and recently running) apps.
Also, the battery icon shows applications that use significant energy on Mavericks and newer.
A: If you try to catch an app or process that is exceptionally energy-hungry, to the point it annoys MacOS, you can also open the Mac console application (in /Applications/Utilities folder) and select the "Diagnostic Reports" group on the side-bar. high-energy incidents are recorded there, many times with quite detailed information. Each report is for one energy-impact incident. For example
shows that the 'zoom' application was imposing high energy impact several times (dozens of times to be exact...) This technique is useful for retrospective analysis - not for what's going on NOW on the machine (where Activity Monitor is your friend) but for the long run - to see what apps are better removed from your Mac altogether.
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613f925f3b58aab227fb13c5598c94dae50c9475 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why do I have to "transfer purchases" from my iPad when syncing to iTunes? I just started syncing my iPad to my desktop iTunes and it's taking a very long time to "transfer purchases" from the iPad. I was under the impression that iTunes remembered all my app downloads and purchases via iCloud (and verified I could see them in iTunes) so I don't understand why iTunes would need to transfer anything off my physical device.
What exactly is it doing and why is it necessary?
A: This process assumes that iCloud is not enabled.
It is possible to update apps on the device without doing so in iTunes. For this to work you will need to have enabled automatic downloads.
If you sync your iPad with iTunes without transfering purchases you coukld end up with older apps and losing the updates.
With iCloud there is no need for you to sync with iTunes, so if a device is plugged in iTunes would assume that you do not use iCloud and will transfer all the updated apps to the computer.
All in all it is more of a safety precaution if you are already using iCloud.
| Q: Why do I have to "transfer purchases" from my iPad when syncing to iTunes? I just started syncing my iPad to my desktop iTunes and it's taking a very long time to "transfer purchases" from the iPad. I was under the impression that iTunes remembered all my app downloads and purchases via iCloud (and verified I could see them in iTunes) so I don't understand why iTunes would need to transfer anything off my physical device.
What exactly is it doing and why is it necessary?
A: This process assumes that iCloud is not enabled.
It is possible to update apps on the device without doing so in iTunes. For this to work you will need to have enabled automatic downloads.
If you sync your iPad with iTunes without transfering purchases you coukld end up with older apps and losing the updates.
With iCloud there is no need for you to sync with iTunes, so if a device is plugged in iTunes would assume that you do not use iCloud and will transfer all the updated apps to the computer.
All in all it is more of a safety precaution if you are already using iCloud.
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8b333946c0ddd21c04c74ba4d2da3725a9e2f138 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I sync two folders in OS X Lion? I have some files and folders on a USB drive connected to my iMac...I would like to sync them with a folder on my iMac...how do I do that?
Is there built-in functionality in Lion that allows me to do that, or do I have to use a 3rd party solution?
A: Another donationware is SyncTwoFolders:
This program synchronizes two folders. The oldest files will be replaced by the most recent, and in certain cases, some files will be removed.
Use the help tags to familiarize yourself with the options.
Be sure of what you are doing when you start a synchronization. If in doubt, do a Simulation. This will show you what will happen if you choose to synchronize, but no files will be replaced or removed.
| Q: How do I sync two folders in OS X Lion? I have some files and folders on a USB drive connected to my iMac...I would like to sync them with a folder on my iMac...how do I do that?
Is there built-in functionality in Lion that allows me to do that, or do I have to use a 3rd party solution?
A: Another donationware is SyncTwoFolders:
This program synchronizes two folders. The oldest files will be replaced by the most recent, and in certain cases, some files will be removed.
Use the help tags to familiarize yourself with the options.
Be sure of what you are doing when you start a synchronization. If in doubt, do a Simulation. This will show you what will happen if you choose to synchronize, but no files will be replaced or removed.
A: arRsync is a free OS X GUI to the rsync command line utility. It will get you started on the path to rsync enlightenment. You can save common sync operations to recall them at a later time for easy rsync. And it supports the common rsync use case scenarios: push A to B but leave stuff that's in B but not A in place, push A to B and delete stuff that's in B but not in A, make A and B look the same (with a conflict report).
A: SyncTwoFolders is a free great app that's very useful and handy for Mac users. I use this to sync my GoogleDrive and Dropbox folders. Here is the link to setup SyncTwoFolders.
Actually you can schedule a sync. You have to create as setting of your own for ex. "mysync' by clicking the '+' sign next to 'Last Settings' drop down and saving it. This 'mysync' will appear in your window to the right when you click the '*' button above the 'Synchronize' button.
At the bottom of that sliding schedule window you can set the time interval at which it can sync.
You need to keep the application running in the background for it do scheduled syncing.
A: If you are comfortable with the terminal, rsync is a great utility that will sync folders easily. Take a look at a tutorial here (the tutorial is on an "Everything Linux" website, but the rsync utility comes with both Linux and Mac OS X).
Example commands:
Copy/merge everything newer from SOURCE into DEST, do not delete anything:
rsync -va /path/to/folder/SOURCE/ /path/to/folder/DEST/
Copy everything newer into DEST, and delete any items from DEST that don't exist in SOURCE:
rsync -va --delete /path/to/folder/SOURCE/ /path/to/folder/DEST/
Be sure to include the trailing forward-slash / at the end of your folder paths.
A useful hint here is that you can drag folders into the Terminal window to have it insert the full path to that folder (or file), saving you lots of typing and typos.
A: I have had good luck with Chronosync for synching folders/Macs.
A: Install Xcode from the App Store and use File Merge.
Then you can open both directories, and compare individual differences and pick which one is "correct" (even down to lines of text within a file), merging the results to a new directory or over the top of one of the two you're comparing.
(it should be available in Spotlight after you've installed Xcode, if not open Xcode and from the Xcode Menu it's under "Other Developer Tool)
A: For a decent GUI based file synchronizer, check out File Synchronization (website found here) It is a low cost ($15) utility that has nice control over the sync process. GUI arrows give you a pretty good feel of what is going to happen, ensuring you use the tool properly and don't end up overwriting the wrong file. Nice tool.
A: Dropbox is the answer. Simple. Multi-platform. Free.
Give it a go!
A: Free Dropbox account is great if you need to sync small amount of files with other devices too, but if you have many devices, you should either upgrade Dropbox or get Chronosync. I personally use both of these solutions, so all my Macs are basically in sync. :)
A: I use Beyond Compare for Mac. I used it before on Windows and it is very good with maximum control.
http://www.scootersoftware.com/download.php
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51cd5848740989f097037835261a33afdf63bdac | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I remove the explicit label from a song? I bought a song from iTunes that is marked as explicit. However, the song is not actually explicit. When I try to edit the song's info in iTunes Music Library.xml, it simply reverts to the original information upon opening iTunes. Is there any way to remove the explicit label?
Edit: I would prefer to do this without any third party software, but it doesn't matter too much.
A: Remove rating for one song
The app subler allows to edit a song's info manually. I've successfully tried version 0.14 in Lion.
Remove (suppress) ratings for all songs
You can choose to not show explicit labels for all songs in the parental controls of iTunes: iTunes Preferences -> Parental -> Show content ratings in library
| Q: How can I remove the explicit label from a song? I bought a song from iTunes that is marked as explicit. However, the song is not actually explicit. When I try to edit the song's info in iTunes Music Library.xml, it simply reverts to the original information upon opening iTunes. Is there any way to remove the explicit label?
Edit: I would prefer to do this without any third party software, but it doesn't matter too much.
A: Remove rating for one song
The app subler allows to edit a song's info manually. I've successfully tried version 0.14 in Lion.
Remove (suppress) ratings for all songs
You can choose to not show explicit labels for all songs in the parental controls of iTunes: iTunes Preferences -> Parental -> Show content ratings in library
A: *
*Go to Google and find "how to make MP3 files with iTunes"
*Convert your song(s) to MP3, then that explicit label would be gone.
*That's it, then you're done.
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