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94896a0a4f417c964282b7b0337879ccd24e0f0f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Concatenating Lots of Small MP3 Files I have lots of MP3 files that make 1 book. But they're all only about 5 minutes long. Is there an easy way to concatenate all of these that runs in OS X 10.7 (Lion)?
A: For audiobooks, I prefer AudioBook Builder, which takes a bunch of mp3 files and merges them into the audiobook format instead. Advantages of this format is chaptering and the ability to remember where you left off listening.
| Q: Concatenating Lots of Small MP3 Files I have lots of MP3 files that make 1 book. But they're all only about 5 minutes long. Is there an easy way to concatenate all of these that runs in OS X 10.7 (Lion)?
A: For audiobooks, I prefer AudioBook Builder, which takes a bunch of mp3 files and merges them into the audiobook format instead. Advantages of this format is chaptering and the ability to remember where you left off listening.
A: You can actually use the unix command line utility 'cat' to do this. Open terminal.app (in your /Applications/Utilities folder). You then need to get to the directory these files are in, so if in ~/sys.stderr/book, then cd ~/sys.stderr/book/)
Then you can run
cat *.mp3 > audiobook.mp3
Assuming these are all in the right order name wise, they will be added.
Some tips would be to:
*
*backup the original files
*make sure they are all the same bit rate
*strip any current ID3 tags out of the original files
*rename them in the order you need (file1.mp3, file2.mp3, etc)
*do the ID3 tagging after you are done through iTunes or another tool.
There's more information in this Mac OS Hints post as well.
If you don't want to use cat, you could also open up GarageBand, make a new file, and then open all the current mp3's and join them together. Then export that new large file as an MP3 of the audiobook (sorry, not on my Mac right now, so don't have screenshots).
A: There's a piece of software called JoinTogether that should do the trick.
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8db07be2493af5c2bb8c6306dbba17315ef95b91 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I share and play music in my office? I would like to use my old Macbook that is hooked up to stereo equipment, as a media server to allow everybody in my office to play or upload music, jukebox style.
The best case would be a web interface where I can change the music, an upload feature is not mandatory.
A solution using Ubuntu would be fine too. :)
A: Check out 'play' from one of the guys at GitHub. Ive had an interest in it, but never had a chance to use it yet.
| Q: How do I share and play music in my office? I would like to use my old Macbook that is hooked up to stereo equipment, as a media server to allow everybody in my office to play or upload music, jukebox style.
The best case would be a web interface where I can change the music, an upload feature is not mandatory.
A solution using Ubuntu would be fine too. :)
A: Check out 'play' from one of the guys at GitHub. Ive had an interest in it, but never had a chance to use it yet.
A: iTunes has this feature built in. Turn on iTunes DJ and let it play. Individuals using the Remote app (iTunes App Store link) can vote for the next song, or outright start the next song.
It's not a universal app, but being an iPhone/iPod app means at least it can run on iPads as well.
A: I haven't tried it (was interested by your question so I googled around) but Subsonic looks like a winner imho. Free download available for Windows, Mac, Linux and Unix.
Subsonic is a free, web-based media streamer, providing ubiquitous access to your music. Use it to share your music with friends, or to listen to your own music while at work. You can stream to multiple players simultaneously, for instance to one player in your kitchen and another in your living room.
From the features page :
Upload and download files to/from Subsonic, with automatic zipping and unzipping.
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2f10e9c363d023eb32e55960319c74a3e3cbe3be | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a way to monitor which disks are spun down in a Mac Pro? I have an 2009 Mac Pro full of disks, most of them seldom used (boots on a SSD). Is there a way to see which disks are spun down at a given time (currently running 10.6.8)?
A: I'm afraid this isn't made possible by the S.M.A.R.T (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) system that is used to provide details of Hard Drive operation, I was hoping to find a SMART attribute that details the current 'park' status, but it seems that there simply isn't one, and as this is a low level activity that is fully handled by the drive itself without any OS input I cannot see a way of ever retrieving the status as the value isn't available in the first place.
| Q: Is there a way to monitor which disks are spun down in a Mac Pro? I have an 2009 Mac Pro full of disks, most of them seldom used (boots on a SSD). Is there a way to see which disks are spun down at a given time (currently running 10.6.8)?
A: I'm afraid this isn't made possible by the S.M.A.R.T (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) system that is used to provide details of Hard Drive operation, I was hoping to find a SMART attribute that details the current 'park' status, but it seems that there simply isn't one, and as this is a low level activity that is fully handled by the drive itself without any OS input I cannot see a way of ever retrieving the status as the value isn't available in the first place.
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e9b741d0cbfbada4eed66fed222d4c1e20c5431d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is iCloud Document Sync "delta sync" or "full file sync"? I don't mean iWork docs but for example personal docs in GoodReader iCloud folder and perhaps Mac OS ~/Library/Mobile Documents.
Is there any official documentation about it?
A: Delta. It splits this intelligently into chunks and only updates the relevant chunks using Rabin fingerprinting.
You can see this in Apple's WWDC iCloud presentation, and
slides.
A pretty good description of this chunking can be seen in Siracusa's Lion review, however the review describes this process in terms of document versioning, but the fundamentals are the same.
| Q: Is iCloud Document Sync "delta sync" or "full file sync"? I don't mean iWork docs but for example personal docs in GoodReader iCloud folder and perhaps Mac OS ~/Library/Mobile Documents.
Is there any official documentation about it?
A: Delta. It splits this intelligently into chunks and only updates the relevant chunks using Rabin fingerprinting.
You can see this in Apple's WWDC iCloud presentation, and
slides.
A pretty good description of this chunking can be seen in Siracusa's Lion review, however the review describes this process in terms of document versioning, but the fundamentals are the same.
A: I think that it is full file sync. The delta aspect that you are wondering about would be with Versions (or Time Machine), and that is a separate set of functionality beyond the scope of iCloud's Documents.
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737baa19f096c22c0799d8ebe1516e79e28c033c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I use a Linux box's display as a third display for my MacBook Pro? At work, I have a MacBook Pro that I use as my primary machine. I also have a RHEL6 box that has a dual-head graphics card. When my KVM is switched to the Mac, the second display that is hooked to the Linux box is not being used.
I know there is software the enable other computers to act as displays over a network without an additional physical display connection. Is there software that supports a Linux workstation being the third display for my Mac?
A: I'm not 100% sure if it'll meet your needs, but Synergy works very well as a software KVM and it supports any mix of OS X, Linux and Windows.
| Q: How can I use a Linux box's display as a third display for my MacBook Pro? At work, I have a MacBook Pro that I use as my primary machine. I also have a RHEL6 box that has a dual-head graphics card. When my KVM is switched to the Mac, the second display that is hooked to the Linux box is not being used.
I know there is software the enable other computers to act as displays over a network without an additional physical display connection. Is there software that supports a Linux workstation being the third display for my Mac?
A: I'm not 100% sure if it'll meet your needs, but Synergy works very well as a software KVM and it supports any mix of OS X, Linux and Windows.
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49c2fd6607b2bfe40f8447932e72f3af658f95b4 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I connect to one server using two user names - at the same time? I am struggling to find a way to allow users to connect to two different shares on a server at the same time. It seems like it should be possible, but no matter what I try I am always forced to disconnect one user to connect as another.
I have tried using aliases like this:
afp://user1:password1@ServerName._afpovertcp._tcp.local
afp://user2:password2@ServerName._afpovertcp._tcp.local
The first one connected works, and the second one ignores the name/password when connecting and just offers to connect as the first user again.
Is there a user friendly way to make this work?
A: I'm not entirely sure it would work, but try this, from Terminal:
mkdir /Volumes/foo /Volumes/bar
mount -t afp afp://foo:foopass@ServerName._afpovertcp._tcp.local /Volumes/foo
mount -t afp afp://bar:barpass@ServerName._afpovertcp._tcp.local /Volumes/bar
| Q: How can I connect to one server using two user names - at the same time? I am struggling to find a way to allow users to connect to two different shares on a server at the same time. It seems like it should be possible, but no matter what I try I am always forced to disconnect one user to connect as another.
I have tried using aliases like this:
afp://user1:password1@ServerName._afpovertcp._tcp.local
afp://user2:password2@ServerName._afpovertcp._tcp.local
The first one connected works, and the second one ignores the name/password when connecting and just offers to connect as the first user again.
Is there a user friendly way to make this work?
A: I'm not entirely sure it would work, but try this, from Terminal:
mkdir /Volumes/foo /Volumes/bar
mount -t afp afp://foo:foopass@ServerName._afpovertcp._tcp.local /Volumes/foo
mount -t afp afp://bar:barpass@ServerName._afpovertcp._tcp.local /Volumes/bar
A: You can always cheat and use a different protocol for the second connection. OS X works with SMB.
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8003ed82780cfe25add368f0c87971811cbfc7b9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I stop Safari from occasionally downloading "mlingos9.html"? When I'm browsing with Safari, a download of a file called "mlingos9.html" is started on some sites and I end up with several of these in my download folder. How do I stop Safari from doing this?
A: It's a problem with a specific web page — this one.
It specifies the content type application/octet-stream in the HTTP response headers, which is usually used for files meant to be downloaded — and that's what your web browser does. HTML web pages usually use text/html or similar HTTP headers, never application/octet-stream.
If you were browsing web sites with similar topics that might link to this web page, and you clicked a link, or the web page was included in another web page using a frame/iframe, that's the cause for the downloads.
| Q: How do I stop Safari from occasionally downloading "mlingos9.html"? When I'm browsing with Safari, a download of a file called "mlingos9.html" is started on some sites and I end up with several of these in my download folder. How do I stop Safari from doing this?
A: It's a problem with a specific web page — this one.
It specifies the content type application/octet-stream in the HTTP response headers, which is usually used for files meant to be downloaded — and that's what your web browser does. HTML web pages usually use text/html or similar HTTP headers, never application/octet-stream.
If you were browsing web sites with similar topics that might link to this web page, and you clicked a link, or the web page was included in another web page using a frame/iframe, that's the cause for the downloads.
A: I'm the owner of that page. Strangely I have no problems seeing it myself. I am contacting Apple to ask them to fix the header sent by the server.
PS It turns out I was able to fix the problem by replacing that page with a local copy. Something about the one on the server was causing it (and only it) to be served as an application. I have no idea what could have caused that or how the copy of the file on the server got that way. If anyone else does, I'd be interested to hear it.
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5bf63660b65442a8e25d6589e3d2a1399936a23e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is it possible to time adjust push mail on iOS 5? Is it possible to time adjust push mail on my iPhone? What I want is that the phone automatically adjust the push setting for some time slots a day. E.g. that it should push mail between 9-17, but after 17 it should not push mail for an account. Is there an app for that?
A: There is no simple app for this in the default Mail app as unfortunately there is no way for an app to change this setting. You either have to accept notifications all of the time, or manually turn them on/off in the Settings app every time you want to change them as @afragen said.
There may be other email apps that will provide this functionality, but I've not come across any.
| Q: Is it possible to time adjust push mail on iOS 5? Is it possible to time adjust push mail on my iPhone? What I want is that the phone automatically adjust the push setting for some time slots a day. E.g. that it should push mail between 9-17, but after 17 it should not push mail for an account. Is there an app for that?
A: There is no simple app for this in the default Mail app as unfortunately there is no way for an app to change this setting. You either have to accept notifications all of the time, or manually turn them on/off in the Settings app every time you want to change them as @afragen said.
There may be other email apps that will provide this functionality, but I've not come across any.
A: This isn't currently an option, but in iOS 6, Notifications will have a "Do Not Disturb" feature, so you can mute them at certain hours of the day. It won't stop your phone from receiving mail, but the alerts won't bother you.
A: Turn off Notifications from the Settings > Notifications tab. Search for Mail and turn off all notification settings.
If you also want you might need to go to Settings > General > Sounds and turn off the New Mail sound.
A: It might be possible to set your home WiFi router to disable internet access in general or for a specific device or specific service (like Mail) during certain hours. This would normally be under a Parental Controls section of the router setup.
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3ea5949147783f656c3a758910d45b944dbf51fe | Apple Stackexchange
Q: how do I disable preview autosave? Today I was scrolling through my photography gallery with Preview app. I was playing around with files rotating them etc, only to discover that it was actually saving those files (overwriting originals) without giving me a notice!
Is there any way to make it ask me for changes everytime? not only when file is locked...
A: Are you using Lion? If you are, you can check your versions by clicking the file title on the top of the window, then select Browser all Versions to revert back to the previous save.
| Q: how do I disable preview autosave? Today I was scrolling through my photography gallery with Preview app. I was playing around with files rotating them etc, only to discover that it was actually saving those files (overwriting originals) without giving me a notice!
Is there any way to make it ask me for changes everytime? not only when file is locked...
A: Are you using Lion? If you are, you can check your versions by clicking the file title on the top of the window, then select Browser all Versions to revert back to the previous save.
A: This looks like it might provide a decent solution: How to Install the Older Preview App from Snow Leopard in Mac OS X Lion.
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d34a238d80d7d252df6946cd87803a702b22c4a7 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What's the Mac equivalent for CTR+ALT+Backspace on Linux? I need to regularly shutdown brutally my Mac, due to program misbehavior (Starcraft 2 and EVE Online), which take control of the graphics and never surrender it back.
While I admire the tenacity of those embattled programs... I'd rather nuke them with a single stroke, as I would on Linux by killing the X server.
The irritating part is, the underlying OS runs fine, since I can move the mouse around, change luminosity or sound. I just can't switch back to anything, work, email... so I have to fully reboot.
How do I do that? What's the secret key combo?
A: Command ⌘ + Option + Esc opens the "Force Quit Application"
dialog, which lets you select and kill running applications.
If that does not work,
Command ⌘ + Option + Shift + Esc held down for 5 seconds kills the foremost application.
| Q: What's the Mac equivalent for CTR+ALT+Backspace on Linux? I need to regularly shutdown brutally my Mac, due to program misbehavior (Starcraft 2 and EVE Online), which take control of the graphics and never surrender it back.
While I admire the tenacity of those embattled programs... I'd rather nuke them with a single stroke, as I would on Linux by killing the X server.
The irritating part is, the underlying OS runs fine, since I can move the mouse around, change luminosity or sound. I just can't switch back to anything, work, email... so I have to fully reboot.
How do I do that? What's the secret key combo?
A: Command ⌘ + Option + Esc opens the "Force Quit Application"
dialog, which lets you select and kill running applications.
If that does not work,
Command ⌘ + Option + Shift + Esc held down for 5 seconds kills the foremost application.
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9cb5c7a263f7cc1c71d6c3a0dd78d66eb68c34f1 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I setup different "environments" I want to create different environments on my mac, for example work 1, work 2, and at home. The environments have different icons in the doc, different desktop background images etc. Is that possible? I do not want to create different users, because some files are used in every environment.
A: In "Computer -> Users" there's a folder called "Shared Folders". You can put shared files for all users in there (including the iTunes library etc.). With fast user switching enabled it's very easy to handle multiple environments.
| Q: How can I setup different "environments" I want to create different environments on my mac, for example work 1, work 2, and at home. The environments have different icons in the doc, different desktop background images etc. Is that possible? I do not want to create different users, because some files are used in every environment.
A: In "Computer -> Users" there's a folder called "Shared Folders". You can put shared files for all users in there (including the iTunes library etc.). With fast user switching enabled it's very easy to handle multiple environments.
A: There is an application Dockspaces that allows you to switch between different sets of applications in your dock (and I think different desktops but I don't use the desktop at all so I don't know if this does what you want)
A: I've never had a change to try the app in Mark's answer, but it seems like it is a great solution to one of your requirements. These two might also help you get the setup you are looking for:
1. ControlPlane (http://www.controlplaneapp.com)
ControlPlane allows you to build configuration profiles, contexts in ControlPlane lingo, for your Mac based on where you are or what you are doing. ControlPlane determines where you are or what you are doing based on a number of available evidence sources and then automatically reconfigures your Mac based on your preferences.
2. Foreman (http://www.flyingmachinestudios.com/foreman)
You define app groups by dragging apps from the Finder into the space that says "Drag Apps Here To Create New Group".
Click a group to hide all applications which aren't in that group; shift+click to close apps instead of hiding them. Foreman also opens all the apps in the group that aren't already open.
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3e89fade52515b0d4a081e77bcc4506101e481ef | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I remove video noise & grain in iMovie '11? I'm attempting to remove some video noise/grain in iMovie 11 taken in low-light but haven't found a way to do this within iMovie itself. I've looked for plugins but the only ones I've found don't have free trials and I don't trust paying for software if I can't be assured it will work.
Is there a way to remove video noise/grain in iMovie?
A: Unfortunately iMovie doesn't take plugins.
Best bet is external software OR Final Cut Pro 7 has numerous plugins that reduce noise and grain, but they are all very expensive.
| Q: How do I remove video noise & grain in iMovie '11? I'm attempting to remove some video noise/grain in iMovie 11 taken in low-light but haven't found a way to do this within iMovie itself. I've looked for plugins but the only ones I've found don't have free trials and I don't trust paying for software if I can't be assured it will work.
Is there a way to remove video noise/grain in iMovie?
A: Unfortunately iMovie doesn't take plugins.
Best bet is external software OR Final Cut Pro 7 has numerous plugins that reduce noise and grain, but they are all very expensive.
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f1d89a0b99ab537e680f85d95146d557330aa7f7 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: 'script' command in terminal, looking for a flush open When I use 'script' on a unix terminal the -f option flushes the data straight to the file - from the man page "-f Flush output after each write. This is nice for telecooperation: One person does mkfifo foo; script -f foo' and another can
supervise real-time what is being done usingcat foo'."
This is a really handy option for me - but the version of the script command on my mac appears to be lacking this option. Are there any ways I can achieve the functionality?
A: You can achieve more or less the same result by running
script -t 0
From the man page:
-t time Specify time interval between flushing script output file.
A value of 0 causes script to flush for every
character I/O event. The default interval is 30 seconds.
| Q: 'script' command in terminal, looking for a flush open When I use 'script' on a unix terminal the -f option flushes the data straight to the file - from the man page "-f Flush output after each write. This is nice for telecooperation: One person does mkfifo foo; script -f foo' and another can
supervise real-time what is being done usingcat foo'."
This is a really handy option for me - but the version of the script command on my mac appears to be lacking this option. Are there any ways I can achieve the functionality?
A: You can achieve more or less the same result by running
script -t 0
From the man page:
-t time Specify time interval between flushing script output file.
A value of 0 causes script to flush for every
character I/O event. The default interval is 30 seconds.
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742e4b03c8cb251efe06c04e46faea8c5597daa5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I find how much space the camera roll is using on my iOS device? Since iOS5, when I want to find out how much space I have left on my iPhone I go to
Settings > General > Usage
Where can I find out how much space is being used by the Camera Roll?
A: For whatever reason, iOS doesn't break out the size of the Camera Roll as well as other data that is potentially in the cloud like mail, contacts, calendars and photos and videos in the camera app.
If you absolutely must see the size of your Camera Roll without the help of a Mac or PC, you can measure it indirectly by turning on iCloud backup and seeing the space that did/will take on the last/next backup.
Open the Settings app and go to:
iCloud > Storage & Backup > Manage Storage
| Q: How do I find how much space the camera roll is using on my iOS device? Since iOS5, when I want to find out how much space I have left on my iPhone I go to
Settings > General > Usage
Where can I find out how much space is being used by the Camera Roll?
A: For whatever reason, iOS doesn't break out the size of the Camera Roll as well as other data that is potentially in the cloud like mail, contacts, calendars and photos and videos in the camera app.
If you absolutely must see the size of your Camera Roll without the help of a Mac or PC, you can measure it indirectly by turning on iCloud backup and seeing the space that did/will take on the last/next backup.
Open the Settings app and go to:
iCloud > Storage & Backup > Manage Storage
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b28d78136826de1b4a212e5b0b6f44a5ca313f6f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why is "recently added" playlist under iCloud control empty on iPhone? The playlist "recently added" is a smart playlist (created by iTunes) and lists quite some songs in iTunes on the Mac. The library is kept in the iCloud by iTunes match, so the songs and the playlists are synced automatically to the iPhone. But "recently added" always is empty on the iPhone (unlike most other playlists).
A: You're not the only one suffering from this issue. A lot of people are complaining on the internet about this.
A solution would be to turn off iTunes Match on your iPhone, delete all your music on your iPhone (it's all in the iCloud, right? So you won't lose any) and then activate iTunes Match on your iPhone. You'll be able to download all your play-lists, including the recently added.
This should do the trick.
| Q: Why is "recently added" playlist under iCloud control empty on iPhone? The playlist "recently added" is a smart playlist (created by iTunes) and lists quite some songs in iTunes on the Mac. The library is kept in the iCloud by iTunes match, so the songs and the playlists are synced automatically to the iPhone. But "recently added" always is empty on the iPhone (unlike most other playlists).
A: You're not the only one suffering from this issue. A lot of people are complaining on the internet about this.
A solution would be to turn off iTunes Match on your iPhone, delete all your music on your iPhone (it's all in the iCloud, right? So you won't lose any) and then activate iTunes Match on your iPhone. You'll be able to download all your play-lists, including the recently added.
This should do the trick.
A: Try to unsync then re-sync. This happens to me with my bookmarks from time to time with each of my devices
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ff36c0472aaf6ee250e2d1d250c94c97e540e817 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I set OS X to boot by default? I set Windows 7 to my Boot Camp.
Windows 7 starts now by default in the normal boot.
However, I want that OSX boots by default and Windows 7 only as I press ALT and then select it.
How can you set OSX to boot by default?
A: You don't need to boot into OSX to change the default boot system ...
*
*Hold down the Option key when booting, and when you see the system choices
*Select your desired default boot device, then hover mouse over the up-arrow ↑
*Hold down the Ctrl key and you should see the ↑ icon change to a "power on" icon
*Left click on that "power icon" and that system will boot and that system will also be your default boot system.
Older versions of Boot Camp are similar, but I don't remember if the icon changes.
Official documentation here:
If you press and hold the Control key during this step, your selection is saved in Startup Disk preferences, so it persists until you change it.
| Q: How do I set OS X to boot by default? I set Windows 7 to my Boot Camp.
Windows 7 starts now by default in the normal boot.
However, I want that OSX boots by default and Windows 7 only as I press ALT and then select it.
How can you set OSX to boot by default?
A: You don't need to boot into OSX to change the default boot system ...
*
*Hold down the Option key when booting, and when you see the system choices
*Select your desired default boot device, then hover mouse over the up-arrow ↑
*Hold down the Ctrl key and you should see the ↑ icon change to a "power on" icon
*Left click on that "power icon" and that system will boot and that system will also be your default boot system.
Older versions of Boot Camp are similar, but I don't remember if the icon changes.
Official documentation here:
If you press and hold the Control key during this step, your selection is saved in Startup Disk preferences, so it persists until you change it.
A: You can set the default boot disk in System Preferences>Startup Disk.
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679c9f94db0f810536a88bc9a0ddf4fecb8538fa | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there an alternative to Shazam, but for OS X? As you probably already know, Shazam is a music identification service. However, it is only available on mobile platforms. Is there an alternative to Shazam, but for OS X?
A: An alternative is Tunatic. It has a handy little window with a sound visualizer:
Once it identifies the song, it displays the name and artist:
And takes you to a link where you can download it from iTunes or buy the ringtone version:
| Q: Is there an alternative to Shazam, but for OS X? As you probably already know, Shazam is a music identification service. However, it is only available on mobile platforms. Is there an alternative to Shazam, but for OS X?
A: An alternative is Tunatic. It has a handy little window with a sound visualizer:
Once it identifies the song, it displays the name and artist:
And takes you to a link where you can download it from iTunes or buy the ringtone version:
A: Since your question stem from the fact that Shazam was only available on mobile platforms, today would be best to answer with this link and the news that Shazam has a desktop version for Mac OSX as well.
A: http://www.wildbits.com/tunatic/
something like may work, but these are generally not too popular on an actual computer since your usually stationary and know the music being played (usually from your computer) so there is no need to know it, but if your on the laptop or playing a radio in the back round i can see the need. As far as the linked software i cannot speak for it as i have never tried it myself.
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d6221d76cecf6025d7829a7b23b0aa5b64a61926 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Selecting Default Playlist Columns in iTunes When you create a new playlist and select it in iTunes, it displays the following columns (renamed for clarity):
# Song Title iCloud Status Length Artist Album Genre Rating Plays
Is it possible to remove any of these defaults, or more generally pick a specific set of default columns to apply to new Playlists? I have no need for Genre, Rating, or Plays, and always immediately choose 'Auto Size All Columns' in a new playlist view after adding tracks.
A: New playlists use the current columns in the main music list. If you want to remove those columns, just remove them from the main browsing window (Music under LIBRARY). Then create a new playlist and you should see the new columns appear.
| Q: Selecting Default Playlist Columns in iTunes When you create a new playlist and select it in iTunes, it displays the following columns (renamed for clarity):
# Song Title iCloud Status Length Artist Album Genre Rating Plays
Is it possible to remove any of these defaults, or more generally pick a specific set of default columns to apply to new Playlists? I have no need for Genre, Rating, or Plays, and always immediately choose 'Auto Size All Columns' in a new playlist view after adding tracks.
A: New playlists use the current columns in the main music list. If you want to remove those columns, just remove them from the main browsing window (Music under LIBRARY). Then create a new playlist and you should see the new columns appear.
A: After much agonizing, I discovered that claytron's answer above is correct, with the addition of only one very important detail.
The default All Music view's columns will be your default columns when in the same view mode of other items like playlists.
What do I mean by 'same view mode'?
List View, Album List View, Grid (or Icon Mode), and Cover Flow.
The trick is that playlists start in the normal list view, where I use Album List view when browsing all my music. When I made this realization, I entered standard list view of all my music, fixed the columns I wanted displayed, and more importantly resized them, and then created a new playlist, and it looked identical to what I had just set up.
Out of curiosity, I went to an existing playlist and switched to Album List view, sure enough it looked identical to the setup I normally see on my all music view.
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3884cdf5a5b9040407ce91e15e8687eaa1ed5d00 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do you check how much current a Mac USB port can deliver? This question is similar to the superuser question "How to check how much power a USB port can deliver", which is answered for Linux and Windows.
How do you check the same on a Mac?
A: Simply open About this Mac -> More Info... and go to USB on the left side of System Profiler. You will get current (now power or voltage) in milliAmpere but I guess this is what you need to know. E.g.
USB Receiver:
Product ID: 0xc52b
Vendor ID: 0x046d (Logitech Inc.)
Version: 12.00
Speed: Up to 12 Mb/sec
Manufacturer: Logitech
Location ID: 0xfa130000 / 6
Current Available (mA): 500
Current Required (mA): 98
| Q: How do you check how much current a Mac USB port can deliver? This question is similar to the superuser question "How to check how much power a USB port can deliver", which is answered for Linux and Windows.
How do you check the same on a Mac?
A: Simply open About this Mac -> More Info... and go to USB on the left side of System Profiler. You will get current (now power or voltage) in milliAmpere but I guess this is what you need to know. E.g.
USB Receiver:
Product ID: 0xc52b
Vendor ID: 0x046d (Logitech Inc.)
Version: 12.00
Speed: Up to 12 Mb/sec
Manufacturer: Logitech
Location ID: 0xfa130000 / 6
Current Available (mA): 500
Current Required (mA): 98
A: The Knowledgebase article Apple Computers and Displays: Powering peripherals through USB contains some general guidelines and illustrates using System Profiler (System Information in Lion) to provide information about the output (according to specifications) of a Macs USB ports.
If you want to test the real world voltage output of a given USB port on an individual Macintosh at a given load you will have to use a test device. (USB Test Circuit)
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e284fdada71a92e8610da64fe09f337f3961f36a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Add appointment to a specific calendar with Siri My default calendar is 'Home'. I want Siri to add appointments to my 'Work' calendar. I've tried telling Siri to "Move my appointment to the work calendar" but she merely changes the appointment location to "the work calendar". Is there a specific phrase that I can use to get her to understand what I want?
A: At this time Siri will only add events to your default calendar. You can make your work calendar the default calendar if you want to. You do this in Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars on your iPhone.
| Q: Add appointment to a specific calendar with Siri My default calendar is 'Home'. I want Siri to add appointments to my 'Work' calendar. I've tried telling Siri to "Move my appointment to the work calendar" but she merely changes the appointment location to "the work calendar". Is there a specific phrase that I can use to get her to understand what I want?
A: At this time Siri will only add events to your default calendar. You can make your work calendar the default calendar if you want to. You do this in Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars on your iPhone.
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52717491a909accfb64b9ad4ef418cdadd150ea2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: OSX asking for my password OSX asks for my user password pretty often -- seemingly whenever it needs to use Keychain. How do I make it stop asking me?
A: As you phrased this, it generally occurs because the login password was reset at some point, and now the "login" keychain is protected with a different password than the account as a whole. The other possibility is that the keychain is set to lock automatically. Both issues can be addressed using Keychain Access, which lives in your Utilities folder.
If you do not know the password:
*
*Choose Preferences from the Keychain Access menu.
*Click Reset My Default Keychain
If you do know the password, but Keychain is auto-locked
*
*Highlight the "login" keychain on the left of the main window.
*Choose Change Setting for keychain "login"… from the Edit menu
*Adjust settings as desired. By default, keychain does not lock automatically.
| Q: OSX asking for my password OSX asks for my user password pretty often -- seemingly whenever it needs to use Keychain. How do I make it stop asking me?
A: As you phrased this, it generally occurs because the login password was reset at some point, and now the "login" keychain is protected with a different password than the account as a whole. The other possibility is that the keychain is set to lock automatically. Both issues can be addressed using Keychain Access, which lives in your Utilities folder.
If you do not know the password:
*
*Choose Preferences from the Keychain Access menu.
*Click Reset My Default Keychain
If you do know the password, but Keychain is auto-locked
*
*Highlight the "login" keychain on the left of the main window.
*Choose Change Setting for keychain "login"… from the Edit menu
*Adjust settings as desired. By default, keychain does not lock automatically.
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27e6c3259cdda90fa89bf4a458b9914389ff41bf | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Do PDF documents in iBooks get backed up to iCloud? Do PDF documents in iBooks get backed up to iCloud?
It is very strange that there is no answer to this on official Apple forums. Searching for this online often brings up Wifi iTunes sync or using file sharing services like box.net to do this.
A: Yes, as long as you have the iCloud backup enabled your documents will be backed up. I have first hand experience. After exchanging a defective iPad the new one, after entering my iCloud account information, had all my books (both epub and pdfs, I don't buy books from the iTunes store because of DRM), links, gamecenter data, and application data.
What didn't synchronise was music and videos.
| Q: Do PDF documents in iBooks get backed up to iCloud? Do PDF documents in iBooks get backed up to iCloud?
It is very strange that there is no answer to this on official Apple forums. Searching for this online often brings up Wifi iTunes sync or using file sharing services like box.net to do this.
A: Yes, as long as you have the iCloud backup enabled your documents will be backed up. I have first hand experience. After exchanging a defective iPad the new one, after entering my iCloud account information, had all my books (both epub and pdfs, I don't buy books from the iTunes store because of DRM), links, gamecenter data, and application data.
What didn't synchronise was music and videos.
A: Based on my tests, PDF files and non-iTunes store eBook content are backed up to iCloud. However, Video and music files not purchased through the iTunes Store are not backed up to iCloud. (For this discussion I'm ignoring music backed up using the premium iTunes Match service.) These media files are synchronized with (and presumably backed up from) an iTunes library attached to a computer.
Apple doesn't specifically call out PDF files in iBooks, but they do provide some reference: iCloud: Backup and restore overview
You get unlimited free storage for:
Purchased music, TV shows, apps, and books *
You get 5GB of free iCloud storage for:
Photos and videos in the Camera Roll Device settings (for example:
Phone Favorites, Wallpaper, and Mail, Contacts, Calendar accounts) App
data Home screen and app organization Messages (iMessage, SMS, and
MMS) Ringtones
…
The following items are not backed up to iCloud. You can sync these
items with a computer using iTunes:
Music and TV shows not purchased from the iTunes Store Movies,
podcasts, and audio books Photos that were originally synced from your
computer
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c40372593f5402dd1e92d1dc877e876bf23d3edd | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Installing command line GNU utils I've recently started using MacBook Pro with OSX, after years of developing under Ubuntu.
I often use GNU command line tools like make and watch. How do I install these on my Mac?
A: Have a look at these two links:
*
*https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1469994/using-make-on-osx (Installing Xcode will also install make)
*http://osxdaily.com/2010/08/22/install-watch-command-on-os-x/
| Q: Installing command line GNU utils I've recently started using MacBook Pro with OSX, after years of developing under Ubuntu.
I often use GNU command line tools like make and watch. How do I install these on my Mac?
A: Have a look at these two links:
*
*https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1469994/using-make-on-osx (Installing Xcode will also install make)
*http://osxdaily.com/2010/08/22/install-watch-command-on-os-x/
A: make is shipped with Xcode which is free and now in the Mac App Store (there was a short period when this answer was written when Xcode 4 was not free). Note this is BSD make.
watch, GNU make and other UNIX tools Apple didn't include with OS X are available using various package managers including Homebrew, Macports and Rudix.
Update 17 Feb 2012:
Apple added a new package to their official developer tools suite: Command Line Tools for Xcode. More information about why this package was born at Xcode, GCC, and Homebrew.
A: watch and GNU make are also available via MacPorts.
port info watch gmake
For pre-compiled Unix binaries see also Rudix.
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6bf19435ed2c07cb54b7d7983a4037512a099b1a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to disable animations on iPhone? iPhone has many miscellaneous animations. For example, there is a “maximize window” animation whenever we open an app, and a “minimise window” animation whenever we close an app.
On Android, we can opt to disable animations via Settings → Display → Animations → No animations.
How do we turn off animations on iPhone?
A: Since iOS7 there are a couple of options for reducing animations and other UI effects such as translucency:
Settings > General < Accessibility > Increase Contrast: On/Off and
Settings > General < Accessibility > Reduce Motion: On/Off
| Q: How to disable animations on iPhone? iPhone has many miscellaneous animations. For example, there is a “maximize window” animation whenever we open an app, and a “minimise window” animation whenever we close an app.
On Android, we can opt to disable animations via Settings → Display → Animations → No animations.
How do we turn off animations on iPhone?
A: Since iOS7 there are a couple of options for reducing animations and other UI effects such as translucency:
Settings > General < Accessibility > Increase Contrast: On/Off and
Settings > General < Accessibility > Reduce Motion: On/Off
A: The only way I'm aware of to do this is to use a jailbreak tweak called Springtomize. Apple will not allow you to do this natively since it affects the aesthetic quality of the device. That's just Apple!
A: I also had the same problem on my iPhone 5s.
When I checked my Reduce Motion setting, it was disabled. Which means there must be motion.
So I powered off my iPhone and powered on it again. After that everything was back to normal.
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914b99f74347e846b05c5e05dfa97690398e0f13 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why does my iPhone turn on when I plug it in to charge? If my iPhone 4 is turned off and I plug it in to charge, it automatically turns itself on again. Anyone know why this happens?
It appears to happen with all three iPhones in the house (a 3G, and 2 x iPhone 4). All the chargers are the chargers that were bundled with iPhones.
The cable on the chargers range from the original iPhone cable, the original dual charger cable for the iPhone and Apple Bt headset, and the newer low profile connector cable that came with the iPhone 4.
A: The short answer is: there's a better chance you want your phone ON than OFF.
That's why Apple chose to make it turn on whenever there's a power source available.
| Q: Why does my iPhone turn on when I plug it in to charge? If my iPhone 4 is turned off and I plug it in to charge, it automatically turns itself on again. Anyone know why this happens?
It appears to happen with all three iPhones in the house (a 3G, and 2 x iPhone 4). All the chargers are the chargers that were bundled with iPhones.
The cable on the chargers range from the original iPhone cable, the original dual charger cable for the iPhone and Apple Bt headset, and the newer low profile connector cable that came with the iPhone 4.
A: The short answer is: there's a better chance you want your phone ON than OFF.
That's why Apple chose to make it turn on whenever there's a power source available.
A: Apple designed the hardware to power on when it detects charging power.
When the operating system is off, the hardware still remains sensitive to the introduction of charging power. Not only does this help in cases where the OS has frozen and run down the battery past the point where available voltage can even run the system (including the charging circuitry) but it also helps in the more common case of "my phone is dead" and I'd like it back without having to press buttons. Depending on how long the battery self-discharged after crossing the "empty" line, it may need tens of seconds or even minutes of charging to get back to the minimum viable voltage. At that point, the sleep/wake button can become effective again for starting the OS.
You can of course plug in the power and then shut off the operating system phone to Charge with the OS halted. The charging circuitry runs whether the OS is running or not, and that circuitry is what kicks the OS to start when the 30 pin, lightning, USB-C or wireless charging commences while the OS is not running.
A: Software and hardware failures are being cared for.
This is a very important fail-safe for mechanical hardware failure and has been implemented since the first editions of iPhones.
The Standby / Power button on the older model iPhones commonly broke, jammed, or failed eventually. The iPhone 4 & 4s models had issues with it jamming and not working anymore, for example.
The feature has a legitimate reason for existing beyond software, conspiracy, or theories being posted.
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9f7116995f61e582a766e1fddaf79b9ad79fc10e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why doesn't my Macbook detect network after sleep? every time that my 2007 macbook with lion goes to sleep, either manually (closing the lid) or timing out, i have to restart my computer to connect to the wireless network. It fails to detect any networks at all until I restart, then it connects to my default network no problem. What can I do?
A: Clear the network out and re-setup it.
Otherwise, I've run into this issue before, what brand of router are you using? And does it happen with other networks apart from this one?
Related: Why doesn't Airport reconnect after sleep or shutdown?
| Q: Why doesn't my Macbook detect network after sleep? every time that my 2007 macbook with lion goes to sleep, either manually (closing the lid) or timing out, i have to restart my computer to connect to the wireless network. It fails to detect any networks at all until I restart, then it connects to my default network no problem. What can I do?
A: Clear the network out and re-setup it.
Otherwise, I've run into this issue before, what brand of router are you using? And does it happen with other networks apart from this one?
Related: Why doesn't Airport reconnect after sleep or shutdown?
A: Apple claims to have addressed this issue with the OS X 10.7.3 update which, amongst other things, has a fix to:
Resolve a Wi-Fi connection issue when waking from sleep
Ars Technica reports that some people have had problems with the update but they are resolved by reinstalling using the Combo Updater.
A: I also had this problem on Retina running Mountain Lion.
After waking from sleep, WiFi doesn't automatically reconnect although it connects just fine when I manually select the network from the list.
I found a working fix here, kudos to Morris for posting.
For convenience, I reproduce his post here:
The first step is to create a new 'Location' under 'Network Preferences' and use that as default. I have deleted all old locations, don't know if that is necessary though.
The second step is to follow Apple's advice in Troubleshooting Wi-Fi issues in OS X Lion and Mac OS X v10.6.
Expand the Solution section under Symptom: The network connection drops unexpectedly and follow the steps listed under Symptom: After restarting or waking from sleep, my computer might not connect to the Internet.
Just make sure you write down all the passwords for the networks you want to keep as deleting the keys in keychain will permanently remove them.
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5bb235c19f8496e82de41237f6a7528cb46d526d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Prompt when sending text message as SMS instead of iMessage? Is there a way I can get Messages to prompt when it wants to send a message as SMS rather than an iMessage ?
I hate noticing that when a message fails to send, its sent as SMS instead of imessage, which I get charged for. This happens when I activate the SEND AS SMS option.
However I would still want to send a message as SMS if necessary (emergency etc). Is there an option/app/tweak that can help me accomplish that?
A: This is something I wish iOS5 had. Alas, it does not - however if it fails to send as iMessage with send as SMS disabled, it will allow you to tap / hold (I forget which) and specify to send as text.
The main caveat to this, though, is that it doesn't 'alert' you per-se.
| Q: Prompt when sending text message as SMS instead of iMessage? Is there a way I can get Messages to prompt when it wants to send a message as SMS rather than an iMessage ?
I hate noticing that when a message fails to send, its sent as SMS instead of imessage, which I get charged for. This happens when I activate the SEND AS SMS option.
However I would still want to send a message as SMS if necessary (emergency etc). Is there an option/app/tweak that can help me accomplish that?
A: This is something I wish iOS5 had. Alas, it does not - however if it fails to send as iMessage with send as SMS disabled, it will allow you to tap / hold (I forget which) and specify to send as text.
The main caveat to this, though, is that it doesn't 'alert' you per-se.
A: Messages does give you an indicator of when a message is going to be sent as an SMS or an iMessage.
The recipient's name, and the send button will be in green.
Also it will say Text Message. in the text field where you would type your message.
If it is going to send it by iMessage. All of the above will be blue. And it will say iMessage. in the text field where you would type your message.
A: One solution you could test is using your recipients email address.
*
*Your recipient has to have one, his iCloud address, that he used to log in (and he can add as many as he wants).
*If the message is not sent, it shouldn't be sent as SMS.
*You can still send message to his phone number, if you want to be sure he receives it.
A: I found a solution to anyone wondering.
Get a cydia app called xMessages .. Once enabled, you can tap and hold the "send" button and it will you prompt you to switch between text and imessage.
There are other nice options as well to discover, check it out.
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2019c02114f87c7c584df1a093742bf37c615e31 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I increase the resolution of a 13-inch MacBook Pro? I have a 13-inch MacBook Pro with the default resolution 1280x800. I would like to know if there exists the possibility of having a better resolution?
A: There is an app named Retina Display Menu. You can find it like rdm.tar on google and it allows you to switch to whatever resolution you want on your Mac. I have a MBP mid 2012 running 1440x900 as native and it works perfectly.
| Q: Can I increase the resolution of a 13-inch MacBook Pro? I have a 13-inch MacBook Pro with the default resolution 1280x800. I would like to know if there exists the possibility of having a better resolution?
A: There is an app named Retina Display Menu. You can find it like rdm.tar on google and it allows you to switch to whatever resolution you want on your Mac. I have a MBP mid 2012 running 1440x900 as native and it works perfectly.
A: You can do it virtually using SwitchResX, but it looks really bad. I changed back within a few minutes.
A: Retina Display Menu actually works perfectly, and is exacty what you're looking for.
I personaly like to play poker, and by adjusting up the resolution I can have multiple games going on at my 13" screen without any trouble, beforehand the desktop size was to small to allow multiple games
https://roaringapps.com/app/rdm-retina-display-menu
A: Sorry, no. The resolution of the display panel itself is only 1280x800, so there is no way to display more without physically replacing the panel.
A: Whilst not quite for the same reason, I have displayed a higher resolution on my Macbook that it is physically capable of producing natively, by screen sharing from my macbook onto my iMac. I've found that any increase in screen real estate is massively negated by the poorer quality of the display, which is by necessity reduced in detail in order to maintain the appropriate size. Not worth it, in my opinion.
What you can do, in an attempt to also "fake" the overscan method that bmike mentions, is to enable screen sharing on your local macbook, and then using a seperate VNC client, connect to yourself (i.e. localhost, or 127.0.0.1), and configure the VNC client to provide a larger overscanned/panned/scrolling display, but this is also a fudge, and can be proper irritating, especially when you consider the fixed dock and menubar that may both be hidden at any one time.
A: You can just plug in a 21" flatscreen to act as a 2nd screen using a DVI adapter. Then change the resolution of the new screen (via dock settings) to 1600 x 1400 (or similar), then you have a 13" display plus a 21" display. The 21" display isn't just a scaled up 13" picture either. You can see whole documents that you would need to scroll through on the 13" screen. I've dragged large documents across from one screen to the other: on the laptop screen you only see half the document at any one time, on the 2nd screen you see all of it plus margins!
A: you can do it as a "devoloper". No need for a developer account though. download Xcode from the Mac app store.
this video will show u how
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnpzOl58tiY&list=FLWWS5VFXhNlGi9-ZhMNUC2g&index=6&feature=plpp_video
A: Yes, you should try this http://specialmeaning.blogspot.com/2016/07/yes-apple-i-did-it.html
Install Xcode from AppStore and follow the guide to setup maximal resolution.
The program output for MacBook 2016 for example:
Current resolution was 1440x900
Supported resolution modes:
640x480
800x600
1024x768
1280x800
1440x900
2048x1280
1152x720
2304x1440
2560x1600 is the selected top one.
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63166206b8e0c14737d6668005212a6b6a86c633 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Change Network location from terminal I have a two locations set up on my macBook. One for normal use and another for when I use a proxy, which I start from the command line. It would be very useful for me to be able to switch network location from the command line at the same time. Is this possible?
A: Yep, pretty easy too. You may need to 'sudo' the command depending on your system's configuration.
networksetup -switchtolocation "location name"
There are some other options, too:
networksetup -getcurrentlocation
networksetup -listlocations
networksetup -createlocation <location name> [populate]
networksetup -deletelocation <location name>
networksetup -switchtolocation <location name>
| Q: Change Network location from terminal I have a two locations set up on my macBook. One for normal use and another for when I use a proxy, which I start from the command line. It would be very useful for me to be able to switch network location from the command line at the same time. Is this possible?
A: Yep, pretty easy too. You may need to 'sudo' the command depending on your system's configuration.
networksetup -switchtolocation "location name"
There are some other options, too:
networksetup -getcurrentlocation
networksetup -listlocations
networksetup -createlocation <location name> [populate]
networksetup -deletelocation <location name>
networksetup -switchtolocation <location name>
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182c02d6245890709e188fb6fc4bcb5712362dba | Apple Stackexchange
Q: External monitor has "snow" at 1080p/i when connected to MacBook Air When I connect an external monitor to my new MacBook Air via Mini DisplayPort to HDMI, I see the extended desktop but there are snow-like artifacts. When I change the resolution to 720p, the screen looks normal.
*
*MacBook: 13" i7 MacBook Air (late 2011)
*Monitor: 23" ASUS VH236H LCD
*Adapter: non-Apple Mini DisplayPort to HDMI
I have tried other standard resolutions (1024x768 and higher) with the same effect. I have also tried toggling between 50hz and 60hz, 1080i and 1080p, each of which causes the same issue.
I get the feeling it has something to do with my relatively cheap adapter cable, but am unsure. Thoughts?
A: Likely to be the adaptor cable if it's cheap - might not be able to handle the HD throughput (although outputting to HDMI, you'd think it'd be able to).
While this sounds counter-intuitive, try moving around the alignment of the second screen as this might ditch the 'snow'.
Also, have you tried the screen with any other HD inputs?
| Q: External monitor has "snow" at 1080p/i when connected to MacBook Air When I connect an external monitor to my new MacBook Air via Mini DisplayPort to HDMI, I see the extended desktop but there are snow-like artifacts. When I change the resolution to 720p, the screen looks normal.
*
*MacBook: 13" i7 MacBook Air (late 2011)
*Monitor: 23" ASUS VH236H LCD
*Adapter: non-Apple Mini DisplayPort to HDMI
I have tried other standard resolutions (1024x768 and higher) with the same effect. I have also tried toggling between 50hz and 60hz, 1080i and 1080p, each of which causes the same issue.
I get the feeling it has something to do with my relatively cheap adapter cable, but am unsure. Thoughts?
A: Likely to be the adaptor cable if it's cheap - might not be able to handle the HD throughput (although outputting to HDMI, you'd think it'd be able to).
While this sounds counter-intuitive, try moving around the alignment of the second screen as this might ditch the 'snow'.
Also, have you tried the screen with any other HD inputs?
A: In my experience this can also be caused by something as simple/stupid as having your HDMI cable rolled up. The EM field put out by the signal traveling through the cable can throw off the integrity of the signal itself... so, unwrap your cable if you havent already :)
A: I changed the cable to the monitor buying a £8 ($12) cable from Amazon and it stopped immediately.
The cable prior that I was using was a Belkin one that lasted for 4 years and was 5 times the price, before the snow started and just got worse.
A: You may have mirroring on.
With mirroring it seems to only match the resolution of your internal display (1440 x 900, native).
This doesn't always scale up the best to a 1920 x 1080 monitor and at 23" you might start to see some pixelation when you zoom in.
I noticed this on my 22" Acer with my 2012 13" MacBook Air.
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dcea5c7d79c9cdea00c22438255c4826e6ab69af | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why do some apps only Airplay the audio? For the background info: I have an iPod Touch [4g] running iOS 5.0.1 and an AppleTV 2 running the latest software.
I've noticed that while the majority of third-party video apps do AirPlay just fine (like Crackle, YouTube, AirVideo, etc.) there are some apps (like CNET TV, and NBA Game Time) that only send over the audio portion of the video to my Apple TV.
In other words, when I try to AirPlay a video it will continue showing the video portion on my local device while playing the audio on the Apple TV.
This seems very strange. I was wondering if this is because:
*
*I'm doing something wrong?
*The developers of those apps have blocked AirPlay?
*The developers of those apps have not implemented AirPlay properly?
*Or something else entirely?
A: The developers of those apps have blocked AirPlay video. Though the default is to allow video streaming, individual developers can make that call for their app. Older apps (before iOS 5) will all do it, as well many released after iOS 5 came out.
See the developer documentation, specifically "allowsAirPlayVideo" here.
| Q: Why do some apps only Airplay the audio? For the background info: I have an iPod Touch [4g] running iOS 5.0.1 and an AppleTV 2 running the latest software.
I've noticed that while the majority of third-party video apps do AirPlay just fine (like Crackle, YouTube, AirVideo, etc.) there are some apps (like CNET TV, and NBA Game Time) that only send over the audio portion of the video to my Apple TV.
In other words, when I try to AirPlay a video it will continue showing the video portion on my local device while playing the audio on the Apple TV.
This seems very strange. I was wondering if this is because:
*
*I'm doing something wrong?
*The developers of those apps have blocked AirPlay?
*The developers of those apps have not implemented AirPlay properly?
*Or something else entirely?
A: The developers of those apps have blocked AirPlay video. Though the default is to allow video streaming, individual developers can make that call for their app. Older apps (before iOS 5) will all do it, as well many released after iOS 5 came out.
See the developer documentation, specifically "allowsAirPlayVideo" here.
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c5be4b4d1ba5b1e5edc9a50c875a5296951dc4b9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Access Exchange's public folders in Mail app on Lion? Lion's Mail app smoothly setup my connection to our company's Exchange server. However I cannot see the pubic folders anywhere.
Any hints how I can integrate them into Mail?
A: Krumelur
Mail.app used to be able to see Public Folders on Exchange, but no longer has this ability.
Outlook 2011 and Entourage both support this feature.
| Q: Access Exchange's public folders in Mail app on Lion? Lion's Mail app smoothly setup my connection to our company's Exchange server. However I cannot see the pubic folders anywhere.
Any hints how I can integrate them into Mail?
A: Krumelur
Mail.app used to be able to see Public Folders on Exchange, but no longer has this ability.
Outlook 2011 and Entourage both support this feature.
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371fea0634b36dbd17af6c17e22bacbb0f61ac89 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why does iterm2 close new sessions immediately? I've made some changes to my .bashrc file in my new MacBook, mainly aliases for common commands.
Shortly after, iterm2 immediately closes every new session or tab with the following cryptic message:
## exec failed ##
argpath= error=No such file or directory
Notes:
*
*terminal works fine.
*I've tried to rename .bashrc and relaunch iterm, but the problem persists.
A: The default shell was a command shell without command, not a login shell.
Solution:
iTerm->Preferences->Profiles->General->Command
Set radio button to Login shell
| Q: Why does iterm2 close new sessions immediately? I've made some changes to my .bashrc file in my new MacBook, mainly aliases for common commands.
Shortly after, iterm2 immediately closes every new session or tab with the following cryptic message:
## exec failed ##
argpath= error=No such file or directory
Notes:
*
*terminal works fine.
*I've tried to rename .bashrc and relaunch iterm, but the problem persists.
A: The default shell was a command shell without command, not a login shell.
Solution:
iTerm->Preferences->Profiles->General->Command
Set radio button to Login shell
A: For some others go to iTerm > Preferences > Profiles > General > Command.
If the radio button is ‘Login shell’ change the radio button to ‘Command’ and enter
/bin/bash -l
Should look something like this:
A: Given the error message, you are trying to assign some value to the argpath variable, but you have a space after the = -- no spaces allowed there.
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f3fc38492db1992d1e53ac9b1abfe6fa68f40a61 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I sync Google Tasks to an iPhone? I can sync my mail and calendar to Google from my iPhone via the GMail Exchange interface, but my GMail task list is not synced. How can I sync my tasks so that they show up in the built-in Reminders app?
A: There doesn't currently appear to be a way. If you're willing to use an alternative to the built-in iOS Reminders, there's gTasks.
There is more information in the answers to this duplicate question: Sync Google Tasks with iOS Reminders?
| Q: How do I sync Google Tasks to an iPhone? I can sync my mail and calendar to Google from my iPhone via the GMail Exchange interface, but my GMail task list is not synced. How can I sync my tasks so that they show up in the built-in Reminders app?
A: There doesn't currently appear to be a way. If you're willing to use an alternative to the built-in iOS Reminders, there's gTasks.
There is more information in the answers to this duplicate question: Sync Google Tasks with iOS Reminders?
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a5bbe2afd493c965bc0a55ad327d9f48f31be928 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Where does MacVim keep its themes? I'm using MacVim and I am attempting to change the default theme. I have the following in my .vimrc file (and in .gvimrc as well):
colorscheme macvim
But the theme remains unchanged. What am I doing wrong?
The file is read in without errors but the scheme doesn't change. Also, if I download alternate themes, where do they go?
A: By default, you should put custom colorschemes/themes into: ~/.vim/colors
Note that you may need to create the .vim directory in your home directory if it does not already exist.
After doing so, your :colorscheme command should automatically pick up the theme.
| Q: Where does MacVim keep its themes? I'm using MacVim and I am attempting to change the default theme. I have the following in my .vimrc file (and in .gvimrc as well):
colorscheme macvim
But the theme remains unchanged. What am I doing wrong?
The file is read in without errors but the scheme doesn't change. Also, if I download alternate themes, where do they go?
A: By default, you should put custom colorschemes/themes into: ~/.vim/colors
Note that you may need to create the .vim directory in your home directory if it does not already exist.
After doing so, your :colorscheme command should automatically pick up the theme.
A: This is what I have in my ~/.vimrc
if has("gui_running")
syntax on
set hlsearch
colorscheme macvim
set bs=2
set ai
set ruler
endif
A:
Where does macvim keep it's themes?
The themes that MacVim ships with can be found in
/Applications/MacVim.app/Contents/Resources/vim/runtime/colors
but MacVim will also load any custom themes you have on disk. I use the rather awesome Janus plugin distribution with MacVim and Janus keeps all of its themes in ~/.vim/janus/vim/colors. MacVim will load this in as well as the defaults.
But the theme remains unchanged. What am I doing wrong?
MacVim loads both ~/.vimrc and ~/.gvimrc, in that order. Make sure that settings in ~/.gvimrc aren't clobbering settings you're making in your ~/.vimrc file.
A: The easiest way is to create a ~/.gvimrc file and add
colorscheme solarized
or whatever colorscheme you want. That's all I had to do to get my brewed version of macvim working again. I had a conditional like the one at the top of the thread and that worked for sometime, but recently ( I think after an upgrade to OSX ) I had to add the .gvimrc file to get OceanicNext to work.
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6940586c36086e404e224fb9096bdc265620fc8b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Where is the cron log file in MacOSX Lion? I want to troubleshoot a cron job that worked fine until a recent modification, but I can't find the cron log file, where is it?
A: By default, cron does not log output of executed jobs. It is possible to log the fact that cronjobs have been executed, but that is not the default on OS X either.
In order to investigate cronjob execution output, I suggest modifying your cronjob line to redirect STDOUT and STDERR to logfiles. In your crontab file or after running crontab -e, however you go about it, add something like the following to your job line:
0 0 * * * yourcommand >/tmp/stdout.log 2>/tmp/stderr.log
Doing this should send STDOUT (normally printed or echo'ed output to STDOUT) to a text file named stdout.log in the /tmp directory, and STDERR to stderr.log in the temp directory. Many utilities use STDERR to print special error messages out when they're application errors, and not errors generated by the program's actual execution. (You can read more about STDERR on Wikipedia.)
| Q: Where is the cron log file in MacOSX Lion? I want to troubleshoot a cron job that worked fine until a recent modification, but I can't find the cron log file, where is it?
A: By default, cron does not log output of executed jobs. It is possible to log the fact that cronjobs have been executed, but that is not the default on OS X either.
In order to investigate cronjob execution output, I suggest modifying your cronjob line to redirect STDOUT and STDERR to logfiles. In your crontab file or after running crontab -e, however you go about it, add something like the following to your job line:
0 0 * * * yourcommand >/tmp/stdout.log 2>/tmp/stderr.log
Doing this should send STDOUT (normally printed or echo'ed output to STDOUT) to a text file named stdout.log in the /tmp directory, and STDERR to stderr.log in the temp directory. Many utilities use STDERR to print special error messages out when they're application errors, and not errors generated by the program's actual execution. (You can read more about STDERR on Wikipedia.)
A: Turned out when cron was running the job (as me), /usr/local/bin was not in the PATH.
I found this by trial and error and building the job from scratch from a simple things that I knew would work and gradually added things until I found the problem.
About the other suggestions and answers:
For some reason (at least on my machine, which is running a Lion upgraded from SnowLeopard) cron does not use the parameters specified in the plist files that launchd is supposed to read /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.vix.cron.plist or maybe cron on Lion does not write anything to stdout or stderr.
By the way I am using http://s3tools.org/s3cmd to sync a folder with an Amazon S3 bucket as a backup (like a primitive DropBox).
A: By default, "logging" is not enabled. But you may get some useful information by running the mail command.
TL;DR on the mail command: press enter to read messages, and then q and enter to quit.
A: I was able to find cron-job log in,
/var/mail/{user-name}
Following is a cron job log I got for running an AWS CLI command,
From [email protected] Fri Mar 2 10:00:00 2018
Return-Path: <[email protected]>
X-Original-To: build
Delivered-To: [email protected]
Received: by BuildServer1.local (Postfix, from userid 501)
id A7A94296CBA3; Fri, 2 Mar 2018 10:00:00 +0100 (CET)
From: [email protected] (Cron Daemon)
To: [email protected]
Subject: Cron <build@BuildServer1> /app/scripts/s3-sync.sh
X-Cron-Env: <SHELL=/bin/sh>
X-Cron-Env: <PATH=/usr/bin:/bin>
X-Cron-Env: <LOGNAME=build>
X-Cron-Env: <USER=build>
X-Cron-Env: <HOME=/Users/build>
Message-Id: <[email protected]>
Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2018 10:00:00 +0100 (CET)
upload: ../../app/logs/debug.log to s3://**my-s3***/app/logs/debug.log
A: Much easier to simply add the following to /etc/syslog.conf :
cron.* /var/log/cron.log
Then tell syslog to reload its configuration:
sudo launchctl kill SIGHUP system/com.apple.syslogd.plist
or to add the following in /etc/asl/com.vix.cron (which makes the log file discoverable for log consumers like the Console.app):
# Cron logging output, from the /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.vix.cron.plist launch daemon
> cron.log mode=0640 format=bsd rotate=seq compress file_max=5M all_max=50M
? [= Facility cron] [<= Level info] file cron.log
Tested and working on macOS 11.3
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d65e7ebe27a3bf049c2e2e4ea4cfb5e7db0fbb80 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Are there alternate OSes for the click-wheel iPods? The firmware on the click-wheel iPod is very simple and doesn't have a lot of "extra" features. It also doesn't allow you to drop music on it; it has to go through iTunes. Are there alternate OSes for the click-wheel iPods?
A: An alternate OS is Rockbox. It is a free firmware replacement that works on many music players. Rockbox supports:
iPod 1g through 5.5g, iPod Mini, iPod Nano 1g and iPod Nano 2g
One downside to Rockbox is that you have to make your iPod a Windows formatted partition on a Windows computer.
There are many different themes for Rockbox. Here's an example of just one:
| Q: Are there alternate OSes for the click-wheel iPods? The firmware on the click-wheel iPod is very simple and doesn't have a lot of "extra" features. It also doesn't allow you to drop music on it; it has to go through iTunes. Are there alternate OSes for the click-wheel iPods?
A: An alternate OS is Rockbox. It is a free firmware replacement that works on many music players. Rockbox supports:
iPod 1g through 5.5g, iPod Mini, iPod Nano 1g and iPod Nano 2g
One downside to Rockbox is that you have to make your iPod a Windows formatted partition on a Windows computer.
There are many different themes for Rockbox. Here's an example of just one:
A: There's another alternative operating system for click wheel iPods called iPodLinux. Here's the iPodLinux status: http://www.ipodlinux.org/Project_Status/
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a11ebaf342bdf8648ff59fcf60a833d7c1af4e89 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I reset/recover my superuser password without the boot disk? I lost the superuser password for my iMac and I don't have the boot disk. I already tried the second answer on this page, but every time I type su from the command prompt, it still asks for a password that I don't have anymore. Is there another way to reset the superuser password?
A: The best solution for 10.7 and 10.8 is to boot in recovery mode (CMD+R). Then, open a terminal window and type the command "resetpassword". This will open a window which will allow you to reset any user's password.
http://osxdaily.com/2011/08/24/reset-mac-os-x-10-7-lion-password/
| Q: How do I reset/recover my superuser password without the boot disk? I lost the superuser password for my iMac and I don't have the boot disk. I already tried the second answer on this page, but every time I type su from the command prompt, it still asks for a password that I don't have anymore. Is there another way to reset the superuser password?
A: The best solution for 10.7 and 10.8 is to boot in recovery mode (CMD+R). Then, open a terminal window and type the command "resetpassword". This will open a window which will allow you to reset any user's password.
http://osxdaily.com/2011/08/24/reset-mac-os-x-10-7-lion-password/
A: This answer assumes you have the login and password for an admin account within Ventura (possibly earlier version but I have not tested these).
*
*Login on the Mac as an admin user. Let us assume this user is called admin
*Now open Terminal.
*At the command line, type:
dsenableroot -d
*You will see:
username = admin
user password:
*Type the password for the admin user. You will see:
dsenableroot:: ***Successfully disabled root user.
*Type
dsenableroot
*You will see:
username = admin
user password:
*Type in the admin user password again. You will see:
root password:
*Type in your new root password (twice)
*You will see:
dsenableroot:: ***Successfully enabled root user.
Finally, don't forget your new password.
A: I found this on the web.
http://en.kioskea.net/forum/affich-73393-change-mac-admin-password-without-the-disk
The obvious downside is the fact you can't actually recover your password: you'd have to delete the account, and use the new administrator. Nonetheless, you could get hold of the files in the Home Folder before the account is deleted, or even after, as OSX allows you to delete an account but keep the files in it.
The files will be protected, though there are some ways in which you should be able to remove the restrictions on them. You could simply use Terminal to chown the directory and all it's contents, and once you remove the permissions all the files in your previous account should be accessible to your new account.
If you decide to follow this method I could provide more information on how to chown the directory, though a web search should do.
Hope it helps!
A: Open Terminal.app and run:
sudo passwd root
Type the current admin password
Type the new password to root
Re-type new password to root
Done!
A: If you have an administrator user account set up on your Mac in addition to the root account, you can use the Directory Utility to do the following:
*
*Open the Directory Utility from /System/Library/CoreServices or in OS X 10.11 and later, System/Library/CoreServices/Applications.
*Click the lock button and authenticate as an administrator:
*Go to the menu Edit > Change root password...:
*It should prompt you to enter a new root password:
Again, you have to have access to an administrator account to do this (so you can authenticate).
Good luck.
A: "Change Root Password" is only available if Root User is enabled.
sudo passwd root command will NOT work unless Root User is enabled. You'll just get an error that password is incorrect, even if you enter your current Admin password.
If you are able to log in to an Admin account to your iMac, access Directory Utility and 'click the lock to make changes'. Mine was located at /System/Library/CoreServices. It can also be accessed via Menu bar: Apple -> System Preferences -> Accounts -> Login Options -> Join - > Open Directory Utility.
Then from Edit menu -> Enable Root User, then enter some password.
Log out of your current account, and log into the root account via username: root
The sudo commands should work from this account.
When done, you may log back into your Admin account and Disable Root User.
The sudo commands can also be run when logged in to an Admin account, after entering su or su root in Terminal.
Normally the command prompt displays $ and sudo commands may not run; it won't even accept the Admin or root passwords.
To run these commands, first su to an account that allows them to run eg. root; command prompt in this case normally would display #.
To reset your superuser password, login to any other Admin account, enable root user, then su, then sudo passwd <superuser>
Note:
Blank or empty password for root will not allow sudo or su commands; will simply give error: "Sorry"
To enable root user via terminal: dsenableroot
To disable root user: dsenableroot -d
Tested Mac 10.6.8
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5d2b713d9f167808a93d5dd9e0db8b23910e9ce7 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Terminal shortcut keys I've recently immigrated from Ubuntu to Mac OSX Snow Leopard. I use the terminal (iterm2) extensively, and I am a great fan of shortcut keys.
The standard shortcut keys (which work in any GUI textbox) are:
*
*⌘+← Jumps to first character in line
*⌘+→ Jumps to last character in line
*⌥+← Moves one word forward
*⌥+→ Moves one word backward
How can I impose these shortcuts in iterm (or terminal)?
Are there any standard key bindings for these operations in Mac I should know and use?
A: The standard shell shortcuts (M- = meta = option or esc, C- = control):
*
*M-b and M-f correspond to ⌥← and ⌥→
*C-a and C-e correspond to ⌘← and ⌘→
⌥← and ⌥→ are bound to M-b and M-f by default on Lion's Terminal. On 10.6 you'll have to add them manually:
I haven't found any way to reassign ⌘← and ⌘→ in Terminal.
| Q: Terminal shortcut keys I've recently immigrated from Ubuntu to Mac OSX Snow Leopard. I use the terminal (iterm2) extensively, and I am a great fan of shortcut keys.
The standard shortcut keys (which work in any GUI textbox) are:
*
*⌘+← Jumps to first character in line
*⌘+→ Jumps to last character in line
*⌥+← Moves one word forward
*⌥+→ Moves one word backward
How can I impose these shortcuts in iterm (or terminal)?
Are there any standard key bindings for these operations in Mac I should know and use?
A: The standard shell shortcuts (M- = meta = option or esc, C- = control):
*
*M-b and M-f correspond to ⌥← and ⌥→
*C-a and C-e correspond to ⌘← and ⌘→
⌥← and ⌥→ are bound to M-b and M-f by default on Lion's Terminal. On 10.6 you'll have to add them manually:
I haven't found any way to reassign ⌘← and ⌘→ in Terminal.
A: For iTerm2 you can customize hotkeys easily. A similar question was asked here
How can I move through words when typing a command in iTerm2?
A: You'll also find Ctl-e (end of line), Ctl-a (start of line), and Esc-d (delete word from cursor) work nicely in terminal and other apps, too (along with Ctl-k and Ctl-y mentioned above), as does repeat-letter (Esc-NNN d; Esc-22 d for example to output 22 letter d's). In fact, most of the keyboard shortcuts I've tried from other Unix distributions have worked in OS/X.
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573492abe66156515c6616413a8622bafd70e1e6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I save an HTML file to my iPhone and open in Safari? Does anyone know if its possible to save an HTML file to your iphone and then open it with Safari so that you can then favourite it and have it appear on the launcher as an icon?
A: I do it using the 'Notes' app on my iphone.
Quick and free download.
I emailed the file to myself, then opened it on my phone via email.
Inside the email, I clicked the html file.
This opened it. I then clicked the download button on the top right of my particular iphone. After that I clicked "Add to Notes".
Inside the notes app, my html file is there and also all functions work as there is also javascript involved.
| Q: Can I save an HTML file to my iPhone and open in Safari? Does anyone know if its possible to save an HTML file to your iphone and then open it with Safari so that you can then favourite it and have it appear on the launcher as an icon?
A: I do it using the 'Notes' app on my iphone.
Quick and free download.
I emailed the file to myself, then opened it on my phone via email.
Inside the email, I clicked the html file.
This opened it. I then clicked the download button on the top right of my particular iphone. After that I clicked "Add to Notes".
Inside the notes app, my html file is there and also all functions work as there is also javascript involved.
A: Once the page is opened on your iPhone all you have to do is tap the Sharing icon, middle icon on bottom, and select 'Add to Home Screen'
If you want to load an html file that you've created on you Mac to your iPhone you'll need to do the following. From System Prefs > Sharing > Enable Web Sharing. Place the html file in your ~/Sites folder. Go the the URL listed in the Web Sharing panel from your iPhone, while on the home network, and open the html file. It will load in Mobile Safari.
If you want this to stay on your iPhone you'll need to have the page written in html5 and have a properly setup CACHE MANIFEST. This includes the appropriate tag in the html file and have the proper manifest file. Then you can follow the first step and add it to your home screen and always have it on your iPhone.
A: I just put the HTML file in my DropBox and then opened it in my iOS DropBox app and then touch the ThreeDots and MakeAvailableOffline. It then opens thru the DB app while I am in airplane/offline or outside cell coverage.
A: HTML file I'm assuming you are talking about some pages on the web.
If so yes you can by pressing on the:
and you will have the icon on your homescreen to use it next time.
But for your information this is not the actual saving of that page it just like a favorite bookmark icon which can make you easily access to that page with a touch!.
But if you want to really save that page in an offline mode then you have to jailbreak your phone and get a tweak from Cydia which will give you an option to save it as an offline to open it next time.
And last thing if I was wrong for the above answer. And you were talking about actualy HTML code page and you want to save them and open to view the code [Source codes]
then you probably need an app from appstore [or even from cydia] or tweak from cydia to do that otherwise you can't.
A: The only way I know of without jailbreaking is to use Dropbox.
A: What works for me is to actually save the desired web page as a Web Archive from within Safari on the Mac, then have this file emailed to myself. On the iPhone, the only software I have that managed to open this Web Archive file successfully is GoodReader.
A: I've done this using Microsoft OneDrive to generate a URL for an uploaded file. iframe embed code can also be used to display and interact with an Excel spreadsheet online.
A: To get the Page to your Phone there are a lot of ways to do this. You can use any Cloud Drive App you like (iCloud, OneDrive, Dropbox) it will also Work via Mail or if you have an App that Supports in App Transfer via iTunes etc.
To open/view thre Page you can use any HTML Editor App on the Phone but i have found none of them beeing able Preview the Page in Safari all of them had their own HTML Preview.
A Second Downside is that if you are somehow able to Preview the Page inside of Safari from within an App the actual File of the Page is just put to a temp Folder and when you exit the Editor App the File will get deleted.
Now if you later open the Page again over the in the Homescreen saved Icon it won't work cause it isn't there anymore.
If you don't mind opening a App before opening the HTML File you can use one of the Editors or even GoodReader which can also handle HTML Files.
If you really need it to be a Icon i recommend you to write a Simple App with Just a UIWebView in it which displays your Page. If you don't know how to do a iOS App there are many Sites out there which can help you just Google for "iOS App + UIWebView".
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106fc45c4ef536a409c31e01ae3f089aa2426607 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Navigate folder structure in Open/Save File Dialog with keyboard? After hitting ⌘-O, how can I navigate my folders and select a file to open using only my keyboard?
In particular, how can I get the focus into the folder list? (From there I can use arrows or start typing the first letters of the desired file/folder.)
In some programs I can rely on hitting TAB 5 times, but this isn't reliable and I figure there must be a better way.
A: System Prefences > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts > Enable "Full Keyboard Access: All Controls", then you can use Tab to move between elements until your file list is highlighted, and use the arrows to select your file, in fact you should immediately be able to type a letter or use the keys as the default focus should be on the file list.
| Q: Navigate folder structure in Open/Save File Dialog with keyboard? After hitting ⌘-O, how can I navigate my folders and select a file to open using only my keyboard?
In particular, how can I get the focus into the folder list? (From there I can use arrows or start typing the first letters of the desired file/folder.)
In some programs I can rely on hitting TAB 5 times, but this isn't reliable and I figure there must be a better way.
A: System Prefences > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts > Enable "Full Keyboard Access: All Controls", then you can use Tab to move between elements until your file list is highlighted, and use the arrows to select your file, in fact you should immediately be able to type a letter or use the keys as the default focus should be on the file list.
A: File dialogs should support the same shortcuts as Finder.
You can also press ~, /, or ⇧⌘G to open the Go to Folder sheet.
If Full Keyboard Access is enabled (in the keyboard preferences), ⇧⇥ moves focus from the file browser to the source list.
A: What you are looking for is control-tab.
In the "Open" dialog, typing a letter will go to the first element with that letter.
In the "Save" dialog, ctrl-tab will jump between the file name and the document list.
Attention: it is not obvious that the document list is active because by default nothing is selected.
You have to type a letter or use the arrow keys to navigate to a folder.
You do not have to modify your system preferences.
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d3cb029dc5f07ae22351a32ba4a22aca79bb28c7 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I change my iChat name? Now I am using iChat, have set my nickname to be Ben Potter, yet for some reason I always show up as "Jennifer Potter"...
do you know how to fix this?
A: *
*Quit iChat if it is open.
*Open Address Book.
*Choose Card > Show My Card.
*Click the Edit button.
*Edit your first and last name.
*Save changes by clicking the Edit button again or by selecting a different card.
*Open iChat. Your revised name appears after you log in.
| Q: How do I change my iChat name? Now I am using iChat, have set my nickname to be Ben Potter, yet for some reason I always show up as "Jennifer Potter"...
do you know how to fix this?
A: *
*Quit iChat if it is open.
*Open Address Book.
*Choose Card > Show My Card.
*Click the Edit button.
*Edit your first and last name.
*Save changes by clicking the Edit button again or by selecting a different card.
*Open iChat. Your revised name appears after you log in.
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a50da978af707cd8d3a4bcfe62f2faac67b78bbc | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Way to Group MMS on iPhone4s and NOT have everyone see each other's replies? If I add all iPhone users to a Group MMS, then they can all see each other's responses (found out the hard way).
Is there a way to send out a mass text (like "Happy New Year!") and not have everyone see each other's response?
I know that this isn't a problem for non iPhone users...
A: When sending group message to iPhone users, you don't actually send an MMS or SMS, you send an iMessage (sent messages will be in blue bubbles instead of green ones). When sending iMessage to more than one person, you create a group chat, and everybody will be able to see all the conversation.
To actually send an MMS/SMS, you can disable iMessage in the Settings before sending the group message, then re-enable it later.
| Q: Way to Group MMS on iPhone4s and NOT have everyone see each other's replies? If I add all iPhone users to a Group MMS, then they can all see each other's responses (found out the hard way).
Is there a way to send out a mass text (like "Happy New Year!") and not have everyone see each other's response?
I know that this isn't a problem for non iPhone users...
A: When sending group message to iPhone users, you don't actually send an MMS or SMS, you send an iMessage (sent messages will be in blue bubbles instead of green ones). When sending iMessage to more than one person, you create a group chat, and everybody will be able to see all the conversation.
To actually send an MMS/SMS, you can disable iMessage in the Settings before sending the group message, then re-enable it later.
A: Unfortunately, this is something that you cannot change in iOS. There is a Group Messaging switch in Settings > Messages, but my experience has been that it does practically nothing.
One thing you can do that still isn't as fast as one single text to a number of people, but is faster then re-typing it, is forward the texts. Write one text, tap the Edit button in the upper right corner, tap the text you just sent, then tap Forward.
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29c82c3fbff5552873b0124518465b99d5e9ed13 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Any other major difference between iPhone and iPod Touch except telephone function? Any major difference between iPhone and iPod Touch except telephone function?
What does the iPhone have but the iPod Touch doesn't have and vice versa?
A: Graeme got most of them, but here are a couple more I've noticed about the iPod Touch:
*
*previous generation CPU (A4 vs A5)
*less support (1 free support phone call vs 3)
*no LED flash for camera
*no vibrator
*USB power adapter not included ($30 extra)
*headphones have no remote/mic
| Q: Any other major difference between iPhone and iPod Touch except telephone function? Any major difference between iPhone and iPod Touch except telephone function?
What does the iPhone have but the iPod Touch doesn't have and vice versa?
A: Graeme got most of them, but here are a couple more I've noticed about the iPod Touch:
*
*previous generation CPU (A4 vs A5)
*less support (1 free support phone call vs 3)
*no LED flash for camera
*no vibrator
*USB power adapter not included ($30 extra)
*headphones have no remote/mic
A: So far, between iPhone 4 and iPod Touch the minuses (on iPod side) are:
*
*No phone
*No 3G/CSDMA/GPRS
*No GPS
A: The differences aside from design, size, glass back cover and weight is that the iPod touch has:
*
*No cellular data
*No GPS, cell tower, or other non-WiFi Location data
*The iPod touch is not available with a 16Gb HD, only 8, 32, or 64.
*No Digital Compass
*Display is not fingerprint resistant
*Video is 720p on iPod and 1080p on iPhone
*Still photos are .6 megapixels in the iPod and 8 megapixels on iPhone
*No image stabilisation in video mode
*No Siri
*256Mb RAM compared with 512Mb
*£330 more in your pocket.
*previous generation CPU (A4 vs A5)
*less support (1 free support phone call vs 3)
*no LED flash for camera
*no vibration function
*USB power adapter not included
*headphones have no remote/mic
This compares the most upto date iPod Touch (4th gen) with the most upto date iPhone (4S) at time of writing
12-17 were added after Ken suggested more. +1 to Ken for spotting the additional differences.
A: Additionally, there's the Siri functionality that's currently limited to the 4S.
A: Additionally, we have found that the battery in our iPhone 4S lasts longer than the battery in our 4th gen iPod Touch. From what I can find, it seems that the 4S has a 1,432mAh battery, while the Touch only has a 930mAh.
A: If I remember reading about this correctly some time ago, the displays, while both having "Retina" resolution, are different models from different OEM sources. The iPhone display is allegedly somewhat brighter with better colors than the one on the iPod touch. I don't have a reference for this, but you can Google it.
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7b86094bdfb621637cb9f149b9daf1955e56dc55 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Where did /usr/bin/git come from? I have a small problem. At some point I used git but I don't remember if it was installed by default on Lion.
Here is the version and path of git:
$ git --version
git version 1.7.5.4
$ which git
/usr/bin/git
I also have a newer git in /usr/local/git
I would like to use the newer version but I don't know if by removing the old one (/usr/bin has precedence in the path variable) I'll break something.
What is the proper way to resolve this conflict?
A: You don't need to go hacking the other version out unless you are really tight for space. Edit your .bash_profile and make sure that /usr/local/bin occurs in front of /usr/bin in your PATH variable
Personally I prefer to adopt a scheme with tool paths defined and the path built from these e.g.
GIT_HOME=/usr/local
PATH=${GIT_HOME}/bin:${PATH};export PATH
MANPATH=${GIT_HOME}/share/man:${MANPATH};export MANPATH
This means that anything that searches for tools using the PATH will find your version of git, and anything that "really must" have the /usr/bin version will most likely have that path hard wired in and can still find it
| Q: Where did /usr/bin/git come from? I have a small problem. At some point I used git but I don't remember if it was installed by default on Lion.
Here is the version and path of git:
$ git --version
git version 1.7.5.4
$ which git
/usr/bin/git
I also have a newer git in /usr/local/git
I would like to use the newer version but I don't know if by removing the old one (/usr/bin has precedence in the path variable) I'll break something.
What is the proper way to resolve this conflict?
A: You don't need to go hacking the other version out unless you are really tight for space. Edit your .bash_profile and make sure that /usr/local/bin occurs in front of /usr/bin in your PATH variable
Personally I prefer to adopt a scheme with tool paths defined and the path built from these e.g.
GIT_HOME=/usr/local
PATH=${GIT_HOME}/bin:${PATH};export PATH
MANPATH=${GIT_HOME}/share/man:${MANPATH};export MANPATH
This means that anything that searches for tools using the PATH will find your version of git, and anything that "really must" have the /usr/bin version will most likely have that path hard wired in and can still find it
A: I had the same problem: an old version of Git that was the Xcode version. I've tried to install a new version of Git from http://git-scm.com/ and updated the bash_profile with
PATH=/usr/local/git/bin:$PATH
Then reload your bash and try git --version
Worked for me :)
A: git is installed by Xcode. I doubt you'll have any problems if you replace it, but I can't give you a definitive answer to that…
*
*What I'd do is rename the old /usr/bin/git to git_old, then rely on your path to select the new one.
*If that doesn't work, move the new one to /usr/bin. I doubt Xcode is picky about which version of git it's using.
*If that still doesn't work, move git_old back to /usr/bin/git and use either a direct path, rename, or alias for your new one.
I doubt you'll have to go past #1 above, though. That should be enough.
Edit: I read your original post backwards. The first thing you should do is make sure your path includes the new git directory BEFORE the directory that contains the old git.
A: On my system (10.7.3, Xcode 4.3.2) Xcode's git is not installed in /usr/bin/git. All of Xcode 4 (like all apps from the App Store, I think) is in its .app bundle. Specifically, its git is at /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/usr/bin/git.
I use git (via Xcode) all the time, and I have no /usr/bin/git here at all. So it's not part of the default Lion install, either, or at least, not at that location.
FWIW, the git in the Xcode.app bundle has a --version that reads:
git version 1.7.7.5 (Apple Git-26)
so I bet your /usr/bin/git is your own installation, and updating it can't hurt anything.
Alternatively, you could install Xcode (it's free!), and put /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/usr/bin/ in your $PATH, but that's overkill if you only want git.
A: Ken is correct in that git was only available through the Xcode.app path.
When I installed Mountain Lion (10.8), suddenly I had git in /usr/bin/git, so it was a Mountain Lion addition as far as I can tell...
Although...I have installed quite a few things since and am not entirely sure it wasn't a dependency for something else.
A: I really don't know, I think I haven't installed git or XCode for the momment but after install homebrew and run brew doctor it says:
$ brew doctor
Warning: /usr/bin occurs before /usr/local/bin
This means that system-provided programs will be used instead of those
provided by Homebrew. The following tools exist at both paths:
git
git-cvsserver
git-receive-pack
git-shell
git-upload-archive
git-upload-pack
Consider setting your PATH so that /usr/local/bin
occurs before /usr/bin. Here is a one-liner:
echo export PATH="/usr/local/bin:$PATH" >> ~/.bash_profile
So why? I just installed Command Line Tools for XCode (mountain Lion) and I think this one is the one who installed it.
A: I've tried many things. Finally I was able to get brew's version of git to run instead of Xcode's by simply deleting Xcode's additional tools folder:
sudo rm -rf /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools
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7137404ee0a37fb857436f959172ca8c67207252 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I reinstall a single iOS app without losing its data? I have a single app that needs to be reinstalled. I have tried all tricks known to man in attempts to get it to work, but all have failed. There is a lot of data in this app that I'd rather not lose. It isn't explicitly iCloud-enabled, and it's not a game, so there's no hope of Game Center restoring anything. How, if possible, can I reinstall it without losing my data?
A: While I never tried it myself, in theory you could use something like PhoneDisk to open the app's private folder and copy all the content to your computer. Then, after deleting and reinstalling the app, you should be able to copy the content back.
| Q: Can I reinstall a single iOS app without losing its data? I have a single app that needs to be reinstalled. I have tried all tricks known to man in attempts to get it to work, but all have failed. There is a lot of data in this app that I'd rather not lose. It isn't explicitly iCloud-enabled, and it's not a game, so there's no hope of Game Center restoring anything. How, if possible, can I reinstall it without losing my data?
A: While I never tried it myself, in theory you could use something like PhoneDisk to open the app's private folder and copy all the content to your computer. Then, after deleting and reinstalling the app, you should be able to copy the content back.
A: Xcode can reinstall an app. Go to Window -> Devices and click on your device on the left. You can tap the '+' button and browse for an app, or just drag any app you want onto the 'Installed apps' section. You can even drag an app icon straight from iTunes. The app will be reinstalled, over the old one, without erasing any data, documents, caches, etc.
A: Reinstalling the application will almost certainly not solve your problem. iOS applications are digitally signed. If even a single byte is changed, iOS will refuse to run it. What you will be reinstalling will be identical to what you currently have installed.
The problem is far more likely to be with your data or the interpretation of it. There's probably a bug in the application that has either deleted your data or fails to recognise it. You should contact the developers to try to diagnose what is happening here.
You can get your data off your device by using a tool like iExplorer, or, if the application has enabled it, iTunes File Sharing (which is available in the Apps tab for your device in iTunes).
A: As Hui explained, an app can be reinstalled without the loss of it's data by deleting or renaming the iTunesMetadata.plist file in it's directory.
Terminal works as well as iFile for this purpose, but it's tiny and free.
A Terminal command to accomplish this for Facebook:
rm $(dirname $(find -name Facebook.app))/iTunesMetadata.plist
I've just had to reinstall after two failed updates and I've had to do this fairly often in the past, everyone suggesting that doing so is unlikely to help with whatever issue timothymh is experiencing might have terrific net connections. No, iOS won't allow the failed installs to run, but it won't let you retry AND keep your data either.
A: The only way to reinstall an app is by deleting the app and all it's data and then installing again. Unless you have a way to export/copy the data (for example: in app export/import, iTunes file transfer, DropBox/iCloud sync etc).
I would try to do a full backup and restore of the device to see if that fixes it for you (I don't know if all tricks known to man included this).
A: If your iPhone is jailbroken, you can delete the app's metadata and then re-install the app.
You can use SBSettings to find the app's path, then in iFile go to this directory and delete iTunesMetadata.plist. The App Store will no longer see the app as installed and you can re-install it and keep your data.
A: I had the same problem so I went to the app's store page thing and updated it from there
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b637d8c71cfe3915b624ab4de0a9c0a1aa8eae02 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Does the iPhone compress emailed videos? When you open a video in the Photos app and choose to send it via email, does the video get compressed, or is it sent using the same resolution it was shot in?
I'm mainly wondering about the iPhone 4.
A: You are correct. The video will be compressed to a smaller size before sending out.
EDIT: If you want to try to send uncompressed video, you can try the trick from this guy, http://www.quora.com/How-can-I-share-an-uncompressed-video-from-my-iPhone
In the Camera Roll or Photos app, press and hold on the photo. A menu should pop up with Copy as an option. If you want multiple photos, you can hit the Share button the toolbar and select all the photos you want and then hit Copy. Either way, you'll end up with the full-quality photo in your clipboard, which you can then paste into an email.
| Q: Does the iPhone compress emailed videos? When you open a video in the Photos app and choose to send it via email, does the video get compressed, or is it sent using the same resolution it was shot in?
I'm mainly wondering about the iPhone 4.
A: You are correct. The video will be compressed to a smaller size before sending out.
EDIT: If you want to try to send uncompressed video, you can try the trick from this guy, http://www.quora.com/How-can-I-share-an-uncompressed-video-from-my-iPhone
In the Camera Roll or Photos app, press and hold on the photo. A menu should pop up with Copy as an option. If you want multiple photos, you can hit the Share button the toolbar and select all the photos you want and then hit Copy. Either way, you'll end up with the full-quality photo in your clipboard, which you can then paste into an email.
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008ed09c13e764b7089d8024dc9d3b7a0c452626 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can my Macbook Pro's display receive inputs from other sources? Is it possible to use my Macbook Pro's display to receive inputs from other sources?
A:
Is it possible to use my Macbook Pro's display to receive inputs from other sources?
It is generally not economically feasible to build a custom display around Apple panels.
| Q: Can my Macbook Pro's display receive inputs from other sources? Is it possible to use my Macbook Pro's display to receive inputs from other sources?
A:
Is it possible to use my Macbook Pro's display to receive inputs from other sources?
It is generally not economically feasible to build a custom display around Apple panels.
A: Yes, but it's not worth it.
You would have to take the laptop apart, design and engineer a custom converter to drive the LCD interface (internally, it's going to use LVDS to handle the interface between the laptop's motherboard and the screen), and power it somehow. It also would probably render the macbook from which you removed the screen unusable as a laptop.
It would take a few hundred hours of engineering time, and cost a lot in prototypes.
You are better off just buying a separate LCD.
A: If your other input sources are networked computers that are on the same network as your MacBook? You could use a VNC like program such as ScreenRecycler to let other computers show their screen on your Macbook.
A: If you're looking to preview video from various analogue/digital sources, you could also use a video capture device to capture analogue video, HDTV, or digital HD source material.
The Macbook itself will still need to work, but this would be one way of displaying video from other sources on your Macbook's display. You could probably even use the HDMI interface on BlackMagic's thunderbolt capture device to display the (DVI) video output from another computer. It'll be awkward and cumbersome, but should probably work.
Of course, the answer you're probably looking for is that you should just buy a traditional LCD monitor if you need a second display for your desktop. All of the solutions described above are considerably more awkward and expensive than doing that.
A: Well, not in the conventional sense. No you can't just plugin HDMI source and use the Pro as a monitor.
However, Napkin Studio is working to achieve AirPlay mirroring on the Mac. That is, you can mirror your entire iOS screening the Mac. Here: http://www.napkinstudio.com/
Also, there is conventional airplay, where you can just play the video that is on your iOS device on the Mac monitor. Again, this isn't from Apple(yet), rather from developers. Here: http://www.airserverapp.com/
So yeah, if you are in the Apple ecosystem, yes your Pro can receive input from other "sources". Venture outside the fruit world and.. NOP!
A: There are plenty of "HDMI Video Capture" devices out there, in USB-C or normal USB.
Can't recommend any specific vendor, but that's exactly what you are looking for !
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868a1fcba1a836f8850698554e1fe363c44200e3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What are the most modern browsers available on Mac OS 10.4 I have two old Mac Minis both running OS X 10.4 Tiger.
One is a G4 so I'm using TenFourFox for PowerPC.
The other has an Intel processor and I'm having some trouble with Opera 10.62.
(The point is I want to use trello.com and old browsers like FireFox 3 or standard Safari from the 10.4 OS won't work).
What other options am I missing?
A: Sorry to resurrect this thread, but the answer has changed since last year. I'm posting this mainly for the benefit of people who will find this thread by googling "modern web browser for tiger". If you still use this computer, I would have to recommend you upgrade from Camino to Omniweb.
Camino stopped updating their browser a few months ago and has no plans to continue support. Omniweb on the other hand is still being updated and supported and still runs on Tiger. Here is Omniweb running Trello.
| Q: What are the most modern browsers available on Mac OS 10.4 I have two old Mac Minis both running OS X 10.4 Tiger.
One is a G4 so I'm using TenFourFox for PowerPC.
The other has an Intel processor and I'm having some trouble with Opera 10.62.
(The point is I want to use trello.com and old browsers like FireFox 3 or standard Safari from the 10.4 OS won't work).
What other options am I missing?
A: Sorry to resurrect this thread, but the answer has changed since last year. I'm posting this mainly for the benefit of people who will find this thread by googling "modern web browser for tiger". If you still use this computer, I would have to recommend you upgrade from Camino to Omniweb.
Camino stopped updating their browser a few months ago and has no plans to continue support. Omniweb on the other hand is still being updated and supported and still runs on Tiger. Here is Omniweb running Trello.
A: I would highly recommend downloading Camino. Camino is modern enough that it loads Trello:
It's based on the Mozilla project, so the GUI is very similar to early versions of Firefox:
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eeea02b9e6e68d5a7a72c439b1c61249b910142a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Automator: pass-through input I have an "ask for finder items" step in my Automator workflow, which produces a list of files selected by the user.
I then use these files as an input for a second step.
At that point I need to execute a bash command (third step).
In the fourth step, I need to use the original list of files as an input. How do I refer to it in Automator? Is there any pass-through for inputs?
Please note that re-ordering the steps is not an option.
UPDATE: It seems the proposed solution does not work for me:
A: It's very easy to do this; all you need to do is use the 'Set Value of Variable', execute your bash script, then use 'Get Value of Variable'. You can also set multiple variables, name them, etc. as you need. Take a look at the quick example I created, which should resemble what you are intending to do. You'll notice that after I set the variable my bash script searched for files elsewhere, then after that was completed I easily recalled the variable (files a, b, c).
| Q: Automator: pass-through input I have an "ask for finder items" step in my Automator workflow, which produces a list of files selected by the user.
I then use these files as an input for a second step.
At that point I need to execute a bash command (third step).
In the fourth step, I need to use the original list of files as an input. How do I refer to it in Automator? Is there any pass-through for inputs?
Please note that re-ordering the steps is not an option.
UPDATE: It seems the proposed solution does not work for me:
A: It's very easy to do this; all you need to do is use the 'Set Value of Variable', execute your bash script, then use 'Get Value of Variable'. You can also set multiple variables, name them, etc. as you need. Take a look at the quick example I created, which should resemble what you are intending to do. You'll notice that after I set the variable my bash script searched for files elsewhere, then after that was completed I easily recalled the variable (files a, b, c).
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554169d94e69a14e0ce7902897a1c5a7f63612d6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Which photo websites have iPad support for editing and ordering prints, cards and books? I've tried the Shutterfly iPad app, which allows uploading photos, but doesn't support any other functionality available on the website. And I can't edit photos or design cards and books from the Mobile Safari browswer on the iPad, presumably because those features use Flash.
Are there any other photo websites that provide either a full-featured iPad app (that includes creating cards and books and ordering prints) or an iPad or iPhone app that allows uploading photos and a website that allows one to create cards and books and order prints in Mobile Safari?
Note: I download photos directly from my camera to the iPad, so I'm trying to figure out how to avoid any need for a PC.
Update: Someone (on vark.com) recommended Apple's MobileMe. But the official features list doesn't show that it supports editing photos and ordering prints, cards, and books. Does anyone have experience with MobileMe?
A: *
*Adobe apps which fit your need according to editing photos or graphic designing.
https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/catalog/mobile.html
*Canva online editor and app. I haven't used it, but have seen people.
https://www.canva.com
| Q: Which photo websites have iPad support for editing and ordering prints, cards and books? I've tried the Shutterfly iPad app, which allows uploading photos, but doesn't support any other functionality available on the website. And I can't edit photos or design cards and books from the Mobile Safari browswer on the iPad, presumably because those features use Flash.
Are there any other photo websites that provide either a full-featured iPad app (that includes creating cards and books and ordering prints) or an iPad or iPhone app that allows uploading photos and a website that allows one to create cards and books and order prints in Mobile Safari?
Note: I download photos directly from my camera to the iPad, so I'm trying to figure out how to avoid any need for a PC.
Update: Someone (on vark.com) recommended Apple's MobileMe. But the official features list doesn't show that it supports editing photos and ordering prints, cards, and books. Does anyone have experience with MobileMe?
A: *
*Adobe apps which fit your need according to editing photos or graphic designing.
https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/catalog/mobile.html
*Canva online editor and app. I haven't used it, but have seen people.
https://www.canva.com
A: When using an iPad you will have to use an app for anything complex. Mobile browsers aren't built to deliver the desktop experience to mobile devices because they don't function like desktop and laptop computers.
Look for apps that you can use to edit photos, then an app to create cards, then an app to order prints. There maybe a few apps that do all three, but you will be limited in one way or the other regardless of which apps you choose.
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0f46261378968fc316a4c0155a9b312a17790705 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I silence the message ringtone while talking? During a phone conversation on my iPhone (iOS5) today, I received three text messages. Each one caused my phone to play my message ringtone rather loudly in my ear.
Is this normal behavior? Is there a way to adjust the volume of the ringer while on a call?
A: Switch the Ring/Silent switch to Silent.
| Q: How do I silence the message ringtone while talking? During a phone conversation on my iPhone (iOS5) today, I received three text messages. Each one caused my phone to play my message ringtone rather loudly in my ear.
Is this normal behavior? Is there a way to adjust the volume of the ringer while on a call?
A: Switch the Ring/Silent switch to Silent.
A: Here is how things work. The alert volume can be controlled from the sound preference pane. If you have change with buttons on, you cannot use the physical buttons during a call since that changes the call volume and not the alert volume. (the two are distinct sliders).
You can use the slider to change things (requires the phone to move away from your ear to disengage the proximity sensor) or simply flip the silent switch when you are talking to avoid hearing any alerts except for the call in progress.
My read of your description is things are working as designed / normally and you can use the silent toggle rather than the volume buttons.
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a837685535c39891e526e0c7cd1e7b9be57bc880 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Where can I find resources to learn about the internals of Mac OS X? I want to dive into Mac OS X, but don't know any good sources to learn from.
I found this book: Mac OS X Internals, but it's a bit old, and from the recessions it discusses the PowerPC, and not the Intel versions of Mac OS X.
Where can I find good books or websites?
And I don't mean the Apple Developer Forum, I want to know everything about from the kernel up to the Mac OS.
A: Unless you've already found it, how about something like The Mac Hackers Handbook? It seems to have been published in 2009 and references Leopard in the description, so may also be a little out of date, but from the reviews seems to have a reasonable amount of information about security and OS X internals. May be a bit left field for what you want though...?
Or for something newer (due to be publishe June 2012) how about Mac OS X and iOS Internals?
| Q: Where can I find resources to learn about the internals of Mac OS X? I want to dive into Mac OS X, but don't know any good sources to learn from.
I found this book: Mac OS X Internals, but it's a bit old, and from the recessions it discusses the PowerPC, and not the Intel versions of Mac OS X.
Where can I find good books or websites?
And I don't mean the Apple Developer Forum, I want to know everything about from the kernel up to the Mac OS.
A: Unless you've already found it, how about something like The Mac Hackers Handbook? It seems to have been published in 2009 and references Leopard in the description, so may also be a little out of date, but from the reviews seems to have a reasonable amount of information about security and OS X internals. May be a bit left field for what you want though...?
Or for something newer (due to be publishe June 2012) how about Mac OS X and iOS Internals?
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2c62c2ec0224e0bc1b26cbaae70ef75b28b28788 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Removing ACLs from files... can I do damage? Can I do any damage to files if I remove ACLs from them using something like
chmod -RN /directoryWithABunchOfFiles
What is the purpose of these ACL attributes?
A: It depends on the purpose of the file you are removing them from. Remove them from system files, and you may find a world of pain if you do it wrong or remove from the wrong file. Your own files, less of a problem.
ACLs are a way of extending the normal permissions system that is used to control access to a file/folder. Ordinarily the permissions system works by explicitly allowing either read, write or execute permissions against the owner, members of the same group, and other people. An ACL allows you to extend that by providing exceptions and additions to these normal operations, so a file might be writable by the owner, readable by members of the same group (say Users), but not accessible to anyone else. However you could drop an ACL in that allowed user Bob write access, even though the standard permissions should only allow him read access through his User grown membership.
| Q: Removing ACLs from files... can I do damage? Can I do any damage to files if I remove ACLs from them using something like
chmod -RN /directoryWithABunchOfFiles
What is the purpose of these ACL attributes?
A: It depends on the purpose of the file you are removing them from. Remove them from system files, and you may find a world of pain if you do it wrong or remove from the wrong file. Your own files, less of a problem.
ACLs are a way of extending the normal permissions system that is used to control access to a file/folder. Ordinarily the permissions system works by explicitly allowing either read, write or execute permissions against the owner, members of the same group, and other people. An ACL allows you to extend that by providing exceptions and additions to these normal operations, so a file might be writable by the owner, readable by members of the same group (say Users), but not accessible to anyone else. However you could drop an ACL in that allowed user Bob write access, even though the standard permissions should only allow him read access through his User grown membership.
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2cadd52b2b2d35d31d22ea462db5911833a63baf | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iCloud Backup: "The last backup could not be completed" I don't exactly remember when this started but my iPad running iOS 5 started not doing backups to iCloud. When I press the "Back Up Now" button it starts working for a few seconds but then stops and shows the message from the title beneath the button.
I already tried reseting, restoring, deleting my iCloud account from the settings, using another iCloud account and now I'm pretty devastated.
A: Okay, I figured it out now.
After getting to replace my iPad due to a hardware defect I installed the iOS beta I have been using before and forgot to register the new device as a developer device as well.
Stupid mistake, took me weeks to identify the reason for this behaviour.
| Q: iCloud Backup: "The last backup could not be completed" I don't exactly remember when this started but my iPad running iOS 5 started not doing backups to iCloud. When I press the "Back Up Now" button it starts working for a few seconds but then stops and shows the message from the title beneath the button.
I already tried reseting, restoring, deleting my iCloud account from the settings, using another iCloud account and now I'm pretty devastated.
A: Okay, I figured it out now.
After getting to replace my iPad due to a hardware defect I installed the iOS beta I have been using before and forgot to register the new device as a developer device as well.
Stupid mistake, took me weeks to identify the reason for this behaviour.
A: Try going to Settings > iCloud > Storage & Backip and turn off iCloud backup. Backup/Sync to your computer and then turn iCloud backup on the device back on.
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cd0ccfea32deab77c465c8d35b8bad6a37d89154 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What should I do when the menu bar seems frozen/unresponsive? Several times the menu bar on my Mac has frozen and I've had to restart the whole computer. I know that there must be a better way to fix a frozen menu bar than restarting. How can I kill the menu bar via Terminal?
A: In addition to the Terminal option @Nathan Greenstein gave, you can also force quit the SystemUIServer process using the Activity Monitor utility.
BTW, SystemUIServer is only responsible for the menu items (i.e. the right side of the menu bar). If more than that is frozen, this may not do the trick. OTOH, if it is just SystemUIServer, you probably have a buggy menu item and should try to isolate which one is causing the problem and remove or update it.
| Q: What should I do when the menu bar seems frozen/unresponsive? Several times the menu bar on my Mac has frozen and I've had to restart the whole computer. I know that there must be a better way to fix a frozen menu bar than restarting. How can I kill the menu bar via Terminal?
A: In addition to the Terminal option @Nathan Greenstein gave, you can also force quit the SystemUIServer process using the Activity Monitor utility.
BTW, SystemUIServer is only responsible for the menu items (i.e. the right side of the menu bar). If more than that is frozen, this may not do the trick. OTOH, if it is just SystemUIServer, you probably have a buggy menu item and should try to isolate which one is causing the problem and remove or update it.
A: SystemUIServer is the process responsible for the menu bar and any menu extras. You can restart it in Terminal using:
killall SystemUIServer
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62b3c8c74a5ab00cb8c58592f13a7ddb7244b507 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a way to auto-complete the open command in Terminal? I frequently use the open -a command in Terminal to open applications via ssh. How do I make it auto-complete an application's name?
A: _complete_open() {
COMPREPLY=()
local cur="${COMP_WORDS[$COMP_CWORD]}"
local prev="${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD-1]}"
[[ "$cur" == -* || "$prev" != '-a' ]] && return
apps="$(mdfind kMDItemKind==Application -onlyin /Applications -onlyin ~/Applications -onlyin /Developer -onlyin ~/Developer | grep -v '/.*/.*/.*/.*/' | sed -E 's|.*/||g;s|\.app$||g' | uniq)"$'Finder\nArchive Utility\nCharacterPalette\nKeyboardViewer'
local IFS=$'\n'
if [[ "${cur:0:1}" = '"' || "${cur:0:1}" = "'" ]]; then
quote="${cur:0:1}"
cur="${cur:1}"
fi
local found="$(grep -i "^$cur" <<< "$apps")"
if [[ "$quote" == '"' ]]; then
found="$(sed "s|^|\"|g;s|$|\"|g" <<< "$found")"
elif [[ "$quote" == "'" ]]; then
found="$(sed "s|^|'|g;s|$|'|g" <<< "$found")"
else
found="$(sed 's| |\\ |g' <<< "$found")"
fi
COMPREPLY=($found)
}
complete -o default -F _complete_open open
Third version, which should now both be case insensitive and work within quotes.
| Q: Is there a way to auto-complete the open command in Terminal? I frequently use the open -a command in Terminal to open applications via ssh. How do I make it auto-complete an application's name?
A: _complete_open() {
COMPREPLY=()
local cur="${COMP_WORDS[$COMP_CWORD]}"
local prev="${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD-1]}"
[[ "$cur" == -* || "$prev" != '-a' ]] && return
apps="$(mdfind kMDItemKind==Application -onlyin /Applications -onlyin ~/Applications -onlyin /Developer -onlyin ~/Developer | grep -v '/.*/.*/.*/.*/' | sed -E 's|.*/||g;s|\.app$||g' | uniq)"$'Finder\nArchive Utility\nCharacterPalette\nKeyboardViewer'
local IFS=$'\n'
if [[ "${cur:0:1}" = '"' || "${cur:0:1}" = "'" ]]; then
quote="${cur:0:1}"
cur="${cur:1}"
fi
local found="$(grep -i "^$cur" <<< "$apps")"
if [[ "$quote" == '"' ]]; then
found="$(sed "s|^|\"|g;s|$|\"|g" <<< "$found")"
elif [[ "$quote" == "'" ]]; then
found="$(sed "s|^|'|g;s|$|'|g" <<< "$found")"
else
found="$(sed 's| |\\ |g' <<< "$found")"
fi
COMPREPLY=($found)
}
complete -o default -F _complete_open open
Third version, which should now both be case insensitive and work within quotes.
A: Add the following to your .bash_profile or .bashrc and launch a new session:
function _complete_open {
cur=$2
COMPREPLY=( );
[[ "$COMP_WORDS" = "open" ]] || return
[[ "${COMP_WORDS[ $(( $COMP_CWORD - 1 )) ]}" = "-a" ]] || return
OLDIFS="$IFS"
IFS=$'\n'
local _part="${COMP_WORDS[$COMP_CWORD]}"
if [[ "${_part:0:1}" = '"' || "${_part:0:1}" = "'" ]] ; then
COMPREPLY=( $( compgen -W "$( mdfind kMDItemKind==Application | sed -e 's|.*/||g' -e 's|.app$||' | sort -u )" -- $cur ) )
else
COMPREPLY=( $( compgen -W "$( mdfind kMDItemKind==Application | sed -e 's|.*/||g' -e 's|.app$||' -e 's| |\\\\ |g' | sort -u )" -- $cur ) )
fi
IFS="$OLDIFS"
}
complete -o default -F _complete_open open
No need to install anything. This works with bash out of the box.
It will only autocomplete program names if the previous option is -a and otherwise show default behavior, e.g. return a list of all files in the current directory or complete the current path prefix.
The results are generated from system_profiler SPApplicationsDataType, which is the easiest way to get all applications that can be launched this way on your system like that. The list is processed to only return the program names, which can contain spaces and can be different from the bundle names (even when ignoring .app suffix)
Usage: Type open -a, followed by a space, followed by pressing Tab or Esc (twice on my system, not sure if it's everywhere).
Example showing all the helper applications for my scanner:
$ open -a Scan
Scan to E-mail Scan to Excel Scan to Folder Scan to Print Scan to Searchable PDF Scan to Word ScanSnap Manager
Drawbacks and problems of this solution:
*
*There are tons of programs on your system you might not be aware of, like everything in /System/Library/CoreServices. You might not want to list all of them. OTOH, it's really easy to see and launch e.g. CharacterPalette or KeyboardViewer this way. *Configure the mdfind call(s) appropriately with the -onlyin argument.
*It's kind of slow, due to system_profiler SPApplicationsDataType. You might need to wait a second or two before completion shows up. Now uses mdfind to quickly get the programs. Thanks @Lri
*It can handle spaces in application names, and quotation enclosed program names, but it's rather hacky. It requires the quote to be the first character: While Scan" to "P is valid in bash, this program will not detect it. Completion does not work after an escaped space either (e.g. Scan\ to), use quotation marks in such cases ("Scan to). Support for escaped spaces is only good to complete DVD to DVD\ Player.
A: Programmeable autocompletion to the rescue! Needed a lot of copying from the Bash Completion Homepage though, which is worth installing anyway for a lot of auto-completion magic. If you do, you will only need the last function (_open) and the initialising command from below.
Add the following to .bashrc:
# taken from http://bash-completion.alioth.debian.org/
_compopt_o_filenames()
{
# We test for compopt availability first because directly invoking it on
# bash < 4 at this point may cause terminal echo to be turned off for some
# reason, see https://bugzilla.redhat.com/653669 for more info.
type compopt &>/dev/null && compopt -o filenames 2>/dev/null || \
compgen -f /non-existing-dir/ >/dev/null
}
_tilde() {
local result=0
# Does $1 start with tilde (~) and doesn't contain slash (/)?
if [[ ${1:0:1} == "~" && $1 == ${1//\/} ]]; then
_compopt_o_filenames
# Try generate username completions
COMPREPLY=( $( compgen -P '~' -u "${1#\~}" ) )
result=${#COMPREPLY[@]}
fi
return $result
}
_quote_readline_by_ref()
{
if [[ ${1:0:1} == "'" ]]; then
if [[ ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -ge 4 ]]; then
# Leave out first character
printf -v $2 %s "${1:1}"
else
# Quote word, leaving out first character
printf -v $2 %q "${1:1}"
# Double-quote word (bash-3)
printf -v $2 %q ${!2}
fi
elif [[ ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -le 3 && ${1:0:1} == '"' ]]; then
printf -v $2 %q "${1:1}"
else
printf -v $2 %q "$1"
fi
# If result becomes quoted like this: $'string', re-evaluate in order to
# drop the additional quoting. See also: http://www.mail-archive.com/
# [email protected]/msg01942.html
[[ ${!2:0:1} == '$' ]] && eval $2=${!2}
} # _quote_readline_by_ref()
_filedir()
{
local i IFS=$'\n' xspec
_tilde "$cur" || return 0
local -a toks
local quoted tmp
_quote_readline_by_ref "$cur" quoted
toks=( ${toks[@]-} $(
compgen -d -- "$quoted" | {
while read -r tmp; do
printf '%s\n' $tmp
done
}
))
if [[ "$1" != -d ]]; then
# Munge xspec to contain uppercase version too
[[ ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -ge 4 ]] && \
xspec=${1:+"!*.@($1|${1^^})"} || \
xspec=${1:+"!*.@($1|$(printf %s $1 | tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]'))"}
toks=( ${toks[@]-} $( compgen -f -X "$xspec" -- $quoted) )
fi
[ ${#toks[@]} -ne 0 ] && _compopt_o_filenames
COMPREPLY=( "${COMPREPLY[@]}" "${toks[@]}" )
} # _filedir()
# only the following is needed if bash-autocompletion is already installed
_open ()
{
local cur;
cur=$2;
COMPREPLY=();
if [ $COMP_CWORD -eq 2 ]; then
COMPREPLY=($(compgen -W "$(/bin/ls /Applications)" -- $cur ));
return 0
fi
_filedir
}
complete -F _open open
A: This comes enabled by default with the Zsh shell, as long as you have completion itself enabled, of course. Zsh is included in OS X.
All you have to do is put autoload -Uz compinit; compinit in your ~/.zshrc, or enable completion through the first run configuration menu.
Zsh is actually mostly a superset of Bash, so you shouldn't have to learn anything new. Even your scripts will probably work!
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fb52bc693c73443a623f930681b86f74c91569c2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: HTTPS Not working on Macbook Pro I'm having a weird issue on my Macbook Pro (OSX 10.7 Lion) where ANY site on ANY browser doesn't function if it is using HTTPS. For example, http://google.com will appear, but https://google.com will say 'Not Available'. It doesn't matter what browser I'm using (I've used Safari, Chrome and Firefox). I've encountered the issue on many different wifi networks.
I've tried adding a new 'Location' in my Network settings which didn't work. I've disabled the Mac Firewall, reset Wifi, disabled all Proxy checkboxes in the Wifi Settings. It's very strange and freaking me out a bit. Any help?
A: Had this recently when my time and date was reset. Try setting them again.
| Q: HTTPS Not working on Macbook Pro I'm having a weird issue on my Macbook Pro (OSX 10.7 Lion) where ANY site on ANY browser doesn't function if it is using HTTPS. For example, http://google.com will appear, but https://google.com will say 'Not Available'. It doesn't matter what browser I'm using (I've used Safari, Chrome and Firefox). I've encountered the issue on many different wifi networks.
I've tried adding a new 'Location' in my Network settings which didn't work. I've disabled the Mac Firewall, reset Wifi, disabled all Proxy checkboxes in the Wifi Settings. It's very strange and freaking me out a bit. Any help?
A: Had this recently when my time and date was reset. Try setting them again.
A: Does it work for any other machine using the same connection? If not, could be the MTU on your router - it's very common to see problems with sites using https if the MTU is too high (above 1440 for an ADSL connection, for example).
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4e6242031dc46ccef417f8198559840bc4064b9e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Ubuntu on Mac (dual-boot). Where do I install GRUB? When installing Ubuntu, I choose to install GRUB on a partition other than:
/dev/sda i.e. /dev/disk0
as this is stated in various tutorials.
However, this way I end up with the error message: Missing Operating System
When installing GRUB in /dev/sda everythings works fine. Why?
@ mods: I hope this is not off-topic, as this a problem with the EFI boot on a Mac, I assume. If I'm wrong, please migrate this question to askubuntu.
A: Make a new partion from within OS X, then install http://refit.sourceforge.net/ and then ubuntu: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MactelSupportTeam/AppleIntelInstallation
| Q: Ubuntu on Mac (dual-boot). Where do I install GRUB? When installing Ubuntu, I choose to install GRUB on a partition other than:
/dev/sda i.e. /dev/disk0
as this is stated in various tutorials.
However, this way I end up with the error message: Missing Operating System
When installing GRUB in /dev/sda everythings works fine. Why?
@ mods: I hope this is not off-topic, as this a problem with the EFI boot on a Mac, I assume. If I'm wrong, please migrate this question to askubuntu.
A: Make a new partion from within OS X, then install http://refit.sourceforge.net/ and then ubuntu: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MactelSupportTeam/AppleIntelInstallation
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7d17c435899414e0ff0d94cf21dce23d0ee37acd | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I run a hardware test in lion? My Mac was shipped with Lion. Therefore I have no install CDs that I could use to run a hardware test.
How can I run a hardware test?
A: If your mac shipped with Lion, you should be able to run the hardware test by simply holding D when your computer boots.
If your mac did not ship with lion, you will need the original install disks to boot into the hardware test mode.
Reference
| Q: How can I run a hardware test in lion? My Mac was shipped with Lion. Therefore I have no install CDs that I could use to run a hardware test.
How can I run a hardware test?
A: If your mac shipped with Lion, you should be able to run the hardware test by simply holding D when your computer boots.
If your mac did not ship with lion, you will need the original install disks to boot into the hardware test mode.
Reference
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db5ce7470ea4a4b5553a7f714586eac1c227dbdc | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iOS 5.0.1 (jailbroken) binutils package or alternative to search for strings in binaries I have a jailbroken iOS 5.0.1 on an iPhone 4S.
I checked out if there is a binutils package and haven't found it.
Is there a repository for it?
What would be the next best way to search for strings in binary files (strings command emulation).
A: The GNU package "binutils", on darwin, is handled by the package "cctools" (which contains a really old version of gas, but is mostly Apple-specific tooling). We use the package name "odcctools", due to a lineage from OpenDarwin. Regardless, if you use the version of strings from there on a binary that was not linked by the linker in that same package, you will get an error, but can solve that by putting strings in raw mode using "-"; so: "strings - myBinary".
| Q: iOS 5.0.1 (jailbroken) binutils package or alternative to search for strings in binaries I have a jailbroken iOS 5.0.1 on an iPhone 4S.
I checked out if there is a binutils package and haven't found it.
Is there a repository for it?
What would be the next best way to search for strings in binary files (strings command emulation).
A: The GNU package "binutils", on darwin, is handled by the package "cctools" (which contains a really old version of gas, but is mostly Apple-specific tooling). We use the package name "odcctools", due to a lineage from OpenDarwin. Regardless, if you use the version of strings from there on a binary that was not linked by the linker in that same package, you will get an error, but can solve that by putting strings in raw mode using "-"; so: "strings - myBinary".
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bebf4711c6fccecdd7c9a85434acc40e3273b1ee | Apple Stackexchange
Q: SophosAV slows the dictionary pop-up I've got the virus scanner from Sophos installed on my Mac with on-access-scan enabled.
The on-access-scan delays the dictionary pop-up for several seconds for every first prompt after boot up.
You can prompt the dictionary pop-up by using either ctrl+⌘+D or three fingers double-tab.
I can choose to disable on-access-scan for /Applications/Dictionary.app in the SophosAV preferences. However, this does not solve the problem. What should I do?
A: I'm stupid. Of course one has to exclude the location where the actual dictionaries are located.
In the Sophos preferences you need to exclude the following locations from your on-access-scan:
1. /Library/Dictionaries
2. /Users/your_username/Library/Dictionaries
| Q: SophosAV slows the dictionary pop-up I've got the virus scanner from Sophos installed on my Mac with on-access-scan enabled.
The on-access-scan delays the dictionary pop-up for several seconds for every first prompt after boot up.
You can prompt the dictionary pop-up by using either ctrl+⌘+D or three fingers double-tab.
I can choose to disable on-access-scan for /Applications/Dictionary.app in the SophosAV preferences. However, this does not solve the problem. What should I do?
A: I'm stupid. Of course one has to exclude the location where the actual dictionaries are located.
In the Sophos preferences you need to exclude the following locations from your on-access-scan:
1. /Library/Dictionaries
2. /Users/your_username/Library/Dictionaries
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0bb48e9cc77bf2a705dd81fa6580f602ba4361c1 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is it possible to disable auto mount of external devices? How can I disable the auto mount of usb/firewire devices or basically any external disk in MacOSX?
My motivation for this is that in Windows there have been possible attacks via USB trojans that would copy to the internal hard drive just after the auto mount. I thought that disabling auto mount of external devices is a good counter measure. But I'm be open to solutions that protect from such a threat using other methods.
Edit
I assume that a solution to my problem would have to look like the following:
*
*Auto mount disabled for all devices.
*Opt-in of auto mount for my private devices.
A: You should be able to use Disk Arbitrator to do most of what you want. Certainly requirement 1 is met and you should be able to achieve most of 2 with it too.
| Q: Is it possible to disable auto mount of external devices? How can I disable the auto mount of usb/firewire devices or basically any external disk in MacOSX?
My motivation for this is that in Windows there have been possible attacks via USB trojans that would copy to the internal hard drive just after the auto mount. I thought that disabling auto mount of external devices is a good counter measure. But I'm be open to solutions that protect from such a threat using other methods.
Edit
I assume that a solution to my problem would have to look like the following:
*
*Auto mount disabled for all devices.
*Opt-in of auto mount for my private devices.
A: You should be able to use Disk Arbitrator to do most of what you want. Certainly requirement 1 is met and you should be able to achieve most of 2 with it too.
A: As far as I know, such attacks rely on the auto-run feature, not the auto-mount feature, meaning that even manually mounting a disk will trigger the auto-run program.
However, OS X doesn't support auto-run at all, so even if a volume auto-mounts and it does have a trojan on it, the trojan will not start automatically.
A: This is how I disable auto mounting of APFS volumes on macOS Catalina.
For macOS volumes, both Macintosh HD - Data and Macintosh HD type volumes need to be referenced in /etc/fstab.
Find volume(s) using diskutil list and set VOLUME_PATH accordingly.
# Disable auto mounting of "macOS - Data" volume
VOLUME_PATH="/Volumes/macOS - Data"
VOLUME_UUID=`diskutil info "$VOLUME_PATH" | awk '/Volume UUID:/ { print $3 }'`
cat << EOF | sudo tee -a /etc/fstab
UUID=$VOLUME_UUID none apfs rw,noauto
EOF
# Disable auto mounting of "macOS" volume
VOLUME_PATH="/Volumes/macOS"
VOLUME_UUID=`diskutil info "$VOLUME_PATH" | awk '/Volume UUID:/ { print $3 }'`
cat << EOF | sudo tee -a /etc/fstab
UUID=$VOLUME_UUID none apfs rw,noauto
EOF
Here is what is going when running above commands:
Set VOLUME_PATH variable to /Volumes/macOS - Data
VOLUME_PATH="/Volumes/macOS - Data"
Set VOLUME_UUID variable to volume UUID of /Volumes/macOS - Data volume
Running diskutil info "$VOLUME_PATH" outputs volume details of /Volumes/macOS - Data (which includes its UUID).
Piping (|) these details to awk '/Volume UUID:/ { print $3 }' extracts the UUID.
VOLUME_UUID=`diskutil info "$VOLUME_PATH" | awk '/Volume UUID:/ { print $3 }'`
Append UUID=$VOLUME_UUID none apfs rw,noauto to /etc/fstab and output to console (see tee)
cat << EOF | sudo tee -a /etc/fstab
UUID=$VOLUME_UUID none apfs rw,noauto
EOF
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1a31a6db0dd95ffabe1f6be77ffa37e47a958c24 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I view system stats in the Terminal? The widget iStat Pro allows to monitor different system stats like
*
*CPU usage
*network bandwidth in/out
*memory usage
*...
How can I view such system stats in the Terminal?
A: The iStats ruby gem lets you see the CPU temperature via the command-line.
Installation
$ gem install iStats
Usage
$ istats
| Q: Can I view system stats in the Terminal? The widget iStat Pro allows to monitor different system stats like
*
*CPU usage
*network bandwidth in/out
*memory usage
*...
How can I view such system stats in the Terminal?
A: The iStats ruby gem lets you see the CPU temperature via the command-line.
Installation
$ gem install iStats
Usage
$ istats
A: Depending on what you want displayed there are several options available using Terminal:
*
*top: real-time sorted display of running processes such as memory and CPU usage
*iostat: I/O summary statistics for terminal, device and CPU operations
*vm_stat: Mach virtual memory statistics
*diskutil list: disk/volume capacity
*df: used/free space on mounted partitions
*fs_usage: real-time file activity for both disk and network
*nettop: updated information about the network (a bit like top for net I/O)
*w: who is logged in and what they are doing; plus a brief system load summary
*ifconfig and ipconfig: network interface and IP protocol details
Most of these commands have a huge list of options. It's probably best to consult the man pages for details.
I usually rely on:
*
*top -u -s 10 to identify CPU-hogging processes;
*fs_usage -f filesys or fs_usage -f network to identify processes generating a lot of disk/network load.
A: You can use top. It'll show CPU & RAM usage together with all the processes. It'll also show you network packets in/out, and discs data read/written.
A: The above are great commands. Also, I like to use
$ du -ks *
To show how much disk space all the folders below my current directory are using.
This command lists the top 10 directories in order of size:
$ du -sh * | sort -nr | head -10
For an overall system stats tool, I like the python glances better than top:
https://nicolargo.github.io/glances/
This is how you can install it on MacOS using the Homebrew package manager:
$ brew install glances
This is how you can install it on Debian/Ubuntu:
$ sudo apt-get install glances
This is how you can install it on CentOS/Red Hat:
# yum install glances
A: If you are having network problems, especially with a server exposed to the Internet, lsof(1) can be extremely useful. It lists all open files.
For example, lsof | fgrep '/Library/WebServer/ will show you all the files that are open on your web server. I've been using this a lot to find and ban "leeches" and "bots" who are reducing my bandwidth by automatically sucking down file after file.
A: My preferred way to see CPU usage with a single command that returns instantly is
ps -axro pcpu | awk '{sum+=$1} END {print sum}'
-ax: all processes, including non-terminal processes and ones you don't own.
-r: sort by cpu usage
-o pcpu: only output the %cpu field. %cpu is a 1-minute average of the process, but will only average over the lifetime of the process if its lifetime is <1min.
awk: sum the first column in each line and print the sum at the end.
This is a per-core CPU metric, so on a 12 core CPU you can get up to 1200; you're not capped at 100.
A: Here are two commands for determining your local and public IP:
Local IP
ipconfig getifaddr en1
This is when using Wi-Fi. For ethernet use en0.
Public IP
curl whatismyip.org
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495f2f604006c6df24c265dd8a99e92efa0f6cd1 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Apple Lion OS X 10.7.3 Update Wifi As soon as I restarted the system after installing the 10.7.3 update, my wifi stopped working. It wouldn't connect. It would get a private ip assigned to it.
So, I switched on and off the wifi, changed the network settings several times by removing the wifi and adding it again, restarted the system, and when all of these didn't help, I phoned Apple support. After asking me to fiddle with the router, computer and several other things, he accepted that the new update was having issues. And I needed to roll back to the old version. Has anyone run into the same problem? Is there anyway to fix this?
A: Many times the Combo Update will resolve problems. Download that update (on another system if you have to) and install it, then restart. I have not seen generalized WiFi issues after the 10.7.3 update, so it is very likely the combo update will help.
| Q: Apple Lion OS X 10.7.3 Update Wifi As soon as I restarted the system after installing the 10.7.3 update, my wifi stopped working. It wouldn't connect. It would get a private ip assigned to it.
So, I switched on and off the wifi, changed the network settings several times by removing the wifi and adding it again, restarted the system, and when all of these didn't help, I phoned Apple support. After asking me to fiddle with the router, computer and several other things, he accepted that the new update was having issues. And I needed to roll back to the old version. Has anyone run into the same problem? Is there anyway to fix this?
A: Many times the Combo Update will resolve problems. Download that update (on another system if you have to) and install it, then restart. I have not seen generalized WiFi issues after the 10.7.3 update, so it is very likely the combo update will help.
A: I had the same problem even with the combo update. I was able to find a thread on Apple's support forums that described the solution as turning off and on the OS X firewall, however, after booting from Windows (Boot Camp) back into OS X, I found that the issue had resolved itself without further intervention.
A: I saw exactly the same report about wifi and 10.7.3 in a greek forum.
My opinion, after trying many 'tricks' to deal with this lion problem, is that the only final solution to this problem is to buy an airport express.
Since I bought it, some months ago, I can't remember a single problem with the wireless connection between my macbook pro and the airport express.
If internet is critical for your job (I am a professional developer) the only 100% solution so far is to buy airport express.
A: when waking from sleep tap the power button on the back and it will not lose the internet. Do not touch the keyboard when waking from sleep. This is a temp. fix. Waiting for a solution. Easier than going to system preferences > network> choosing network each time.
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eb3cbf0938d9d229093fb91641f7628132c5d91a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Automatically scan/cycle through safari tabs? I have a mac mini setup on a tv to monitor our network. I'd like to setup the monitoring pages we'd like to view in a set of tabs and have safari automatically cycle through them. Something like how gas stations use to change video feeds; some sort of auto-switcher.
I looked at glims but it doesn't appear to have the functionality. Is there a way to do this with base safari or does anyone know of a plugin that will do this behavior in Safari?
A: You can use this block of AppleScript to loop through your tabs on a window:
tell application "Safari"
repeat
repeat with i from (count of tabs of window 1) to 1 by -1
set thisTab to tab i of window 1
set current tab of window 1 to thisTab
delay 1
end repeat
end repeat
end tell
This will go through all your tabs and switch every 1 second. Just change the delay to change the time before each tab switches.
| Q: Automatically scan/cycle through safari tabs? I have a mac mini setup on a tv to monitor our network. I'd like to setup the monitoring pages we'd like to view in a set of tabs and have safari automatically cycle through them. Something like how gas stations use to change video feeds; some sort of auto-switcher.
I looked at glims but it doesn't appear to have the functionality. Is there a way to do this with base safari or does anyone know of a plugin that will do this behavior in Safari?
A: You can use this block of AppleScript to loop through your tabs on a window:
tell application "Safari"
repeat
repeat with i from (count of tabs of window 1) to 1 by -1
set thisTab to tab i of window 1
set current tab of window 1 to thisTab
delay 1
end repeat
end repeat
end tell
This will go through all your tabs and switch every 1 second. Just change the delay to change the time before each tab switches.
A: I found myself wanting to update the tabs on many windows at once by cycling to the next tab, and then back to the beginning.
In my case the windows are identified by having title prefix in common, and my delay is 20s
tell application "Safari"
repeat
set theWindows to windows
set windowCount to count of theWindows
-- log windowCount as text
repeat with theWindow in theWindows
set windowName to name of theWindow
if windowName starts with "<common_prefix>" then
set tabCount to count of the tabs of theWindow
set currentTabIdx to index of current tab of theWindow
log currentTabIdx
if currentTabIdx = tabCount then
set currentTabIdx to 0
end if
set current tab of theWindow to tab (currentTabIdx + 1) of theWindow
end if
end repeat
delay 20
end repeat
end tell
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a46b1040db5eebb8be9ae856f581a63f438ae794 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What stickers are available to hide the glowing Apple logo on the back of my MBP? I would like to hide the glowing Apple logo on the backside of my MacBook Pro.
I'm looking for a simple silver colored sticker. And I don't want to add any message or other brand or art on my laptop.
Is there any unobtrusive sticker available?
A: Any sticker will be obtrusive it's is aim is to just mask the Apple logo. Without you get something to cover the whole rear panel your sticker be as obvious as the logo it's trying to replace, and will probably look a lot worse as there will be some light bleeding through the vinyl unless it's a serious thick sticker, which will then catch on things and have edge-peel issues etc.
Search on Amazon for Macbook and Gelaskins for an idea for covering the whole rear, this is an example:
If you want something smaller, you can use something to take the edge off it by highlighting it in a way that marginally masks it:
| Q: What stickers are available to hide the glowing Apple logo on the back of my MBP? I would like to hide the glowing Apple logo on the backside of my MacBook Pro.
I'm looking for a simple silver colored sticker. And I don't want to add any message or other brand or art on my laptop.
Is there any unobtrusive sticker available?
A: Any sticker will be obtrusive it's is aim is to just mask the Apple logo. Without you get something to cover the whole rear panel your sticker be as obvious as the logo it's trying to replace, and will probably look a lot worse as there will be some light bleeding through the vinyl unless it's a serious thick sticker, which will then catch on things and have edge-peel issues etc.
Search on Amazon for Macbook and Gelaskins for an idea for covering the whole rear, this is an example:
If you want something smaller, you can use something to take the edge off it by highlighting it in a way that marginally masks it:
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44513c7912d6e8928e95a3d08bbcea0ed3c031d3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I disable pop-unders when using Chrome? I know it's possible to disable pop-ups, and that's the default behavior, but It's not affecting the pop-unders.
A: Yes,
but you need to block all scripts on a domain using Chrome's own script blocking feature.
Why?
Pop-unders are usually via JavaScript. In order to disable them, I block javascript on the specific site using the extension ScriptNo Chrome's build-in script blocking in:
Settings → Show advanced settings → Content settings → JavaScript → JavaScript Exceptions
At the moment Chrome's API do not allow proper script blocking which is also why Firefox' NoScript developer has not yet ported his extension. Third-party extensions like ScriptNo suffer from the same problem.
The lack of needed API can allow scripts to still load the first time you visit a website.
By design there is no option for extensions to effectively block scripts like in Firefox, therefore the only way to stop this behavior is to block all scripts on a domain using Chrome's settings which I mentioned at the top.
| Q: How can I disable pop-unders when using Chrome? I know it's possible to disable pop-ups, and that's the default behavior, but It's not affecting the pop-unders.
A: Yes,
but you need to block all scripts on a domain using Chrome's own script blocking feature.
Why?
Pop-unders are usually via JavaScript. In order to disable them, I block javascript on the specific site using the extension ScriptNo Chrome's build-in script blocking in:
Settings → Show advanced settings → Content settings → JavaScript → JavaScript Exceptions
At the moment Chrome's API do not allow proper script blocking which is also why Firefox' NoScript developer has not yet ported his extension. Third-party extensions like ScriptNo suffer from the same problem.
The lack of needed API can allow scripts to still load the first time you visit a website.
By design there is no option for extensions to effectively block scripts like in Firefox, therefore the only way to stop this behavior is to block all scripts on a domain using Chrome's settings which I mentioned at the top.
A: Chrome allows you to set preferences for EACH specific site.
Click on the icon in the browser.
Opens a window allowing to set Java and so on specific to that site.
Now to the pop-unders.
I personally use the Chrommes Poper Blocker extension.
It works for me, but then I have not visited your websites.
Poper Blocker 1.69
Blocks all these annoying popups and popunders that pop no matter!
If interested, get it here:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/poper-blocker/bkkbcggnhapdmkeljlodobbkopceiche
A: I have tried lot of different options, addons, scripts, but sorry to disappoint you mate, none of them works perfectly. Some pop-ups do find a way to evade all such methods
A: Here is a video showing you how to do it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBiOlO1jwX4
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7151d2a53ba51a7170ddc5a36e5f3d8ca120f8cd | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Has Lion Native NTFS read/write support improved? I know about the other third-party options out there, this is more to do with the native stuff that comes bundled from Apple. For years Snow Leopard has had notoriously bad NTFS read-write support hence it was disabled by default. We could enable it like this, but it was dangerous at best. So, has this improved in Lion, or is this still a neglected dangerous feature?
A: I haven't seen any credible reports that NTFS write support has improved with Lion. It was in Snow Leopard and still is disabled natively.
As, it's not supported by Apple, getting a good third party plug in to enable that feature is as mandatory with Lion as it was with Snow Leopard.
| Q: Has Lion Native NTFS read/write support improved? I know about the other third-party options out there, this is more to do with the native stuff that comes bundled from Apple. For years Snow Leopard has had notoriously bad NTFS read-write support hence it was disabled by default. We could enable it like this, but it was dangerous at best. So, has this improved in Lion, or is this still a neglected dangerous feature?
A: I haven't seen any credible reports that NTFS write support has improved with Lion. It was in Snow Leopard and still is disabled natively.
As, it's not supported by Apple, getting a good third party plug in to enable that feature is as mandatory with Lion as it was with Snow Leopard.
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f469a93fb849a0cfd6d92c6d3246204b90c66d1a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a Safari plugin to remove mackeeper ads? I don't mind ads, banners and the like.
What I do mind is the fact that almost all the ads I see recently are ads for Mackeeper. Popups, banners, it's everywhere.
Am I the only one that has this problem?
I've recently installed AdBlock 2.5.13 to take care of the popups, yet the banners remain.
These banners state stuff as: "is your Mac slow? Use mackeeper to make it 21% faster!" I'm really getting frustrated, because:
*
*my Mac is lightning fast,
*I've tried Mackeeper on my friend's Mac, and it really is a textbook example of a bad Mac citizen. I really dislike the app (just an opinion).
*I'm not going to buy an app to make my Mac faster, because I know there is no such thing.
Perhaps this is a google ads problem?
A: Do you understand how to use the customization features in AdBlock to detect a specific ad and configure AdBlock to block it?
Here are the AdBlock instructions.
| Q: Is there a Safari plugin to remove mackeeper ads? I don't mind ads, banners and the like.
What I do mind is the fact that almost all the ads I see recently are ads for Mackeeper. Popups, banners, it's everywhere.
Am I the only one that has this problem?
I've recently installed AdBlock 2.5.13 to take care of the popups, yet the banners remain.
These banners state stuff as: "is your Mac slow? Use mackeeper to make it 21% faster!" I'm really getting frustrated, because:
*
*my Mac is lightning fast,
*I've tried Mackeeper on my friend's Mac, and it really is a textbook example of a bad Mac citizen. I really dislike the app (just an opinion).
*I'm not going to buy an app to make my Mac faster, because I know there is no such thing.
Perhaps this is a google ads problem?
A: Do you understand how to use the customization features in AdBlock to detect a specific ad and configure AdBlock to block it?
Here are the AdBlock instructions.
A: they probably "target" you and you can remove it easily remove it
form here
https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/
(hit the opt out link)
and here
http://www.networkadvertising.org/
(click the opt out red button)
A: I see that many people have also tested mackeeper and have now very outrageous safari plugins from this site. I use now Ghostery and now bye bye mackeeper.
Never use or test mackeeper or other software from this site !!!
A: It's a 'DownLite' trojan files distributed on illegal websites that traffic in pirated movies. Remove it as follows.
STEP 1:- Drag the following item to the Trash. You may be prompted for your administrator login password.
/Library/LaunchAgents/com.vsearch.agent.plist
STEP 2:- Repeat above process with each of these lines
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.vsearch.daemon.plist
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.vsearch.helper.plist
/Library/LaunchDaemons/Jack.plist
STEP 3:- Restart the computer and empty the Trash. Then delete the following items in the same way. Some of these items may be absent.
/Library/Application Support/VSearch
/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/Jack
/System/Library/Frameworks/VSearch.framework
STEP 4:- From the Safari menu bar, select
Safari ▹ Preferences... ▹ Extensionsu
Uninstall any extensions you don't know you need, Including ‘Spigot’. If in doubt, Uninstall all extensions. Repeat with other browsers if you have.
Again restart the computer and empty the Trash. Enjoy safe browsing.
A: Ghostery extension gives you
Full detection of tracker scripts, img tags, and iframes from over 1000 data collection services
and is available for all major browsers.
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e13f04898a5d334da9fa91e317812157685b04f9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why are some iTunes Store songs marked as CLEAN when no EXPLICIT version exists? I have downloaded a number of items from the iTunes store which are marked as CLEAN. I understand this is common in tracks (I'm looking at you, rappers!) where an EXPLICIT song has has the swear words removed or bleeped or reversed etc. However, the tracks I have are the original recordings, and are not clean versions of tracks that were originally explicit:
What makes iTunes decide to add these flags to certain songs, and what is the point of a CLEAN tag?
In the example given every track is marked as clean, but I have seen it on individual songs also.
A: I just had a look at differently tagged files.
The responsible ID3-tag is rtng (short for rating). If set to 1 the song will be marked as EXPLICIT, while 2 shows up as CLEAN. Every other value leads to no label.
I recommend Kid3 as a tag editor.
EDIT:
According to this and this, the values should be 2 (CLEAN) and 4 (EXPLICIT). I can't reproduce those, maybe someone copied it wrong...
| Q: Why are some iTunes Store songs marked as CLEAN when no EXPLICIT version exists? I have downloaded a number of items from the iTunes store which are marked as CLEAN. I understand this is common in tracks (I'm looking at you, rappers!) where an EXPLICIT song has has the swear words removed or bleeped or reversed etc. However, the tracks I have are the original recordings, and are not clean versions of tracks that were originally explicit:
What makes iTunes decide to add these flags to certain songs, and what is the point of a CLEAN tag?
In the example given every track is marked as clean, but I have seen it on individual songs also.
A: I just had a look at differently tagged files.
The responsible ID3-tag is rtng (short for rating). If set to 1 the song will be marked as EXPLICIT, while 2 shows up as CLEAN. Every other value leads to no label.
I recommend Kid3 as a tag editor.
EDIT:
According to this and this, the values should be 2 (CLEAN) and 4 (EXPLICIT). I can't reproduce those, maybe someone copied it wrong...
A: This is a hypothesis, but I expect it's because those songs have been explicitly (no pun intended) listened to by iTunes staff to make sure there aren't swears or R references. Another possibility is that artists, when submitting content to the Store, have the ability to flag them this way, and often do so even when no explicit version exists.
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1ece9050e36e30edd3c688543baa52c919164e67 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Make a file a Stationery pad via command line Is there a way to set make a file into a Stationery pad from the command line?
You can do it by clicking "Get info" on a file and checking the box, but I would like to do it without clicking.
An AppleScript solution would be useful also, but GUI scripting is off limits.
A: The SetFile utility is provided with Xcode, which Apple distributes at no cost. Once you have installed Xcode, you can issue the command
SetFile -a T /path/to/foo.bar
| Q: Make a file a Stationery pad via command line Is there a way to set make a file into a Stationery pad from the command line?
You can do it by clicking "Get info" on a file and checking the box, but I would like to do it without clicking.
An AppleScript solution would be useful also, but GUI scripting is off limits.
A: The SetFile utility is provided with Xcode, which Apple distributes at no cost. Once you have installed Xcode, you can issue the command
SetFile -a T /path/to/foo.bar
A: After failing to find a non-AppleScript way to do this, I bit the bullet.
The AppleScript:
tell application "Finder" to set stationery of ¬
(POSIX file "/path/to/foo.bar" as alias) to true
You can run this from the command line using
osascript -e command
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9732349dd5ea922f026bbc28940272d4729865c0 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Best way to copy all files, ignoring errors? I have a partially corrupted HD that can not be repaired by Disk Utility, but which can be mounted read-only making the data on it accessible.
I am trying to copy all the recoverable contents onto a spare HD, but every method I try fails when an error is encountered - leaving the remaining files un-copied.
*
*Finder - Fails
*SuperDuper - Fails
*Ditto (terminal command) - Fails
I was hoping that Ditto would do the trick, the Ditto man page says:
ditto returns 0 if everything is copied, otherwise non-zero. ditto
almost never gives up, preferring to report errors along the way.
Diagnostic messages will be printed to standard error.
I have submitted a bug to Apple re ditto failing to perform as advertised.
Any other ideas?
A: This Macworld hint suggests using dd to make a bit-by-bit copy (ignoring errors) then mounting the resultant image in Finder to recover your files. I've not tried it, but it sounds like it might work.
| Q: Best way to copy all files, ignoring errors? I have a partially corrupted HD that can not be repaired by Disk Utility, but which can be mounted read-only making the data on it accessible.
I am trying to copy all the recoverable contents onto a spare HD, but every method I try fails when an error is encountered - leaving the remaining files un-copied.
*
*Finder - Fails
*SuperDuper - Fails
*Ditto (terminal command) - Fails
I was hoping that Ditto would do the trick, the Ditto man page says:
ditto returns 0 if everything is copied, otherwise non-zero. ditto
almost never gives up, preferring to report errors along the way.
Diagnostic messages will be printed to standard error.
I have submitted a bug to Apple re ditto failing to perform as advertised.
Any other ideas?
A: This Macworld hint suggests using dd to make a bit-by-bit copy (ignoring errors) then mounting the resultant image in Finder to recover your files. I've not tried it, but it sounds like it might work.
A: I use cp -Rfpv sourcefile destinationfile with success on a pretty regular basis.
*
*cp = copy
*R = maintains file hierarchies, also in -R mode, cp will continue copying even if errors are detected.)
*f = if an existing destination file cannot be opened, remove it and try again
*p = preserve file modification timestamps
*v = verbose mode, displays files transferred as it progresses
*sourcefile = data you want to copy
*destinationfile = directory/drive you want to copy to
If a file cannot be copied due to an error, the job will proceed and you should see logging like:
cp: sourcefile/someBadFile.txt: Input/output error
A: You might consider using the dd command to perform a block-by-block copy from your corrupt HDD to your new HDD.
Assuming your new-HDD (/dev/disk2) is of equal or greater size than your corrupt-HDD (/dev/disk1), then you can issue:
dd if=/dev/disk1 of=/dev/disk2 bs=4096 conv=notrunc,noerror
blocksized @ 4k, don't truncate any data blocks, ignore all errors
To find the device names, run mount from Terminal first.
A: Try Gnu ddrescue -- it's a data recovery program that does block-based copying with corrupt data recovery during the copy operations. You can get it for OS X if you're using Homebrew by typing in an Terminal window:
brew install ddrescue
A guide on arstechnica describes how to rescue a failed disk using ddrescue. Make sure you read through the guide, as it contains helpful information. Here is a gist on how to get there.
*
*Locate the drive using diskutil list. The identifier column is what you are looking for:
/dev/disk1
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: GUID_partition_scheme *750.2 GB disk1
1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk1s1
2: Apple_HFS Macintosh HD 2 80.0 GB disk1s2
3: Apple_HFS Home 509.1 GB disk1s3
*Unmount the disk in question:
diskutil unmount /dev/disk1s3
*Start a rescue operation of the disk into an image. Make sure the location of Rescue.dmg is replaced with your desired location.
sudo /usr/local/bin/ddrescue -v -n -c 4096 /dev/disk1s3 Rescue.dmg Rescue.log
*Recover the image onto a new drive:
sudo /usr/local/bin/ddrescue --force -v -c 4096 Rescue.dmg /dev/disk2s0 recovery.log
Be advised to also read the manual of ddrescue to educate yourself on the available options by running man ddrescue.
A: I like using rsync in order to copy files from a corrupted source to a functional destination:
rsync -auv --delete --ignore-errors /path/to/source/ /path/to/destination/
Where:
-a = "archive mode" = recurses into directories, copies symlinks as symlinks, preserves permissions, times, groups and special files, also preserves owner (when owner = root) and devices (when owner = root)
-u = skips the file in source if its corresponding copy in destination is newer
-v = verbose output
--delete = files in destination that do not exist on source will be deleted
--ignore-errors = deletes a file/directory in case of I/O error during the copy process
A: You might try running SuperDuper and ignoring the files with io errors, if it's only a few and you use the smart update feature that's a pretty effective way to get most of the data off. (I think the dd command would be preferable if you can do that).
Steps:
*
*Select 'backup all files' as the backup strategy
*In options select 'smart update' (otherwise this process will take a ridiculously long time if you have more than one or two errors, you'll need the paid version for this)
*Run the copy
*When the copy fails read the logs to find which file failed to copy, then hit ok/close to get back to the 'start' screen
*Select 'edit selected copy script' from the using dropdown
*Under Script commands add the file which failed to copy, it should say 'ignore' once it's added to the list of files
*Save your script with some name (e.g. ignore-corrupted-files)
*Select your script and repeat steps 3-7 as many times as necessary to ignore all corrupted files.
A: If your drive is still accessible, and you can see the files hirrarchy, but just the copy process stop because of errors, you can use the Unstoppable Copier (windows only) program.
http://www.roadkil.net/program.php?ProgramID=29
A: The ditto command should work, I would use ditto in conjunction with the -v option for verbose so you can see exactly what gives you an error of what it copies.
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36e30a62455fde0c2486fcc380c2b7f138def4f4 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Unchecking "Restore windows when quitting and re-opening apps" doesn't work Unchecking "Restore windows when quitting and re-opening apps" under
System Preferences -> General doesn't work - for example, when I re-open an app (e.g. Preview) it restores a window (call it 'PDF 1') I had open before quitting that app. (At least when I quit it by logging out, even with 'Reopen windows when logging back in' unchecked.) Any pointers?
I've found people describing similar problems, around the web and on StackExchange (in answers/comments, but not dedicated questions). But no answers that work for me. I've tried the solutions suggested at Disable resume for all apps in Daniel's answer (after which ~/Library/Saved Application State/ has stayed empty) and joelseph's comment on his answer.
A: The following Terminal command (found it here) will disable Resume for applications that ignore the "Restore windows when quitting and re-opening apps" settings (for Preview in this example):
defaults write com.apple.Preview ApplePersistenceIgnoreState -bool yes
Swap 'Preview' in the above command with 'TextEdit', 'Safari', 'Xcode' etc.
Also, check out this Terminal command that not only disables Resume, but also Auto Save and Versions.
| Q: Unchecking "Restore windows when quitting and re-opening apps" doesn't work Unchecking "Restore windows when quitting and re-opening apps" under
System Preferences -> General doesn't work - for example, when I re-open an app (e.g. Preview) it restores a window (call it 'PDF 1') I had open before quitting that app. (At least when I quit it by logging out, even with 'Reopen windows when logging back in' unchecked.) Any pointers?
I've found people describing similar problems, around the web and on StackExchange (in answers/comments, but not dedicated questions). But no answers that work for me. I've tried the solutions suggested at Disable resume for all apps in Daniel's answer (after which ~/Library/Saved Application State/ has stayed empty) and joelseph's comment on his answer.
A: The following Terminal command (found it here) will disable Resume for applications that ignore the "Restore windows when quitting and re-opening apps" settings (for Preview in this example):
defaults write com.apple.Preview ApplePersistenceIgnoreState -bool yes
Swap 'Preview' in the above command with 'TextEdit', 'Safari', 'Xcode' etc.
Also, check out this Terminal command that not only disables Resume, but also Auto Save and Versions.
A: It's a bug. According to the release notes, it was fixed by 10.7.4 which came out a few days ago:
The OS X Lion v10.7.4 Update includes fixes that:
*
*Resolve an issue in which the "Reopen windows when logging back in" setting is always enabled.
A: I think it's more or less the intended behavior. Even if Resume was disabled
and reopening windows was unchecked
the state of applications is still restored after you log out and back in and open them manually (or they are opened as login items). The checkbox should be called something like "Reopen applications when logging back in" instead.
The behavior changed on Mountain Lion. It no longer keeps the state of applications if both types of resume are disabled:
A: Try TinkerTool: Its Resume tab has a global "Restore windows when quitting and re-opening apps" option, maybe that will help.
A: RestoreMeNot, a free preference pane
The window restoration feature of Mac OS X Lion is one of the coolest features of Apple's new OS. Sometimes however, one might not want the windows of a certain application to be restored when launching it. Unfortunately window restoration can only be disabled system-wide and not on a per-application basis.
This is where RestoreMeNot comes in and provides a simple preference pane for disabling window restoration for individual applications.
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f5f9b69c40f78db6cb353eaf003bb5f514b0bd56 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Lion won't give out DHCP addresses with Internet Sharing Lion doesn't seem to be giving out DHCP addresses when I turn on Internet Sharing. My firewall is off, I create a shared network with no security sharing ethernet->wifi. In Network Preferences the Wifi connection shows as yellow, with a self-assigned IP, and any device I try to connect (e.g., iPad) doesn't get an address. Help!
A: I finally figured it out.
*
*You said your Firewall is off. You should double-check. This will definitely cause Internet Sharing to not work. System Preferences -> Security & Privacy -> Firewall.
*In the "Sharing" panel, change your Computer Name to something simple. Instead of "Elliot's MacBook Pro", use "MBP".
*
*Turn off Internet Sharing (if it's on). Make sure you have set "Share your connection from:" to "Ethernet", and "To computers using:" to "Wi-Fi". Change the "Wi-Fi Options..." and save.
*If that didn't work: Turn off Wi-Fi on your Lion Mac. Make sure you have internet access from Ethernet, and that it works (test a site in a browser).
*For your Wi-Fi connection, set "Configure IPv4" to "Using DHCP". In the "DNS" tab, delete any existing entries.
Hope this helps!
| Q: Lion won't give out DHCP addresses with Internet Sharing Lion doesn't seem to be giving out DHCP addresses when I turn on Internet Sharing. My firewall is off, I create a shared network with no security sharing ethernet->wifi. In Network Preferences the Wifi connection shows as yellow, with a self-assigned IP, and any device I try to connect (e.g., iPad) doesn't get an address. Help!
A: I finally figured it out.
*
*You said your Firewall is off. You should double-check. This will definitely cause Internet Sharing to not work. System Preferences -> Security & Privacy -> Firewall.
*In the "Sharing" panel, change your Computer Name to something simple. Instead of "Elliot's MacBook Pro", use "MBP".
*
*Turn off Internet Sharing (if it's on). Make sure you have set "Share your connection from:" to "Ethernet", and "To computers using:" to "Wi-Fi". Change the "Wi-Fi Options..." and save.
*If that didn't work: Turn off Wi-Fi on your Lion Mac. Make sure you have internet access from Ethernet, and that it works (test a site in a browser).
*For your Wi-Fi connection, set "Configure IPv4" to "Using DHCP". In the "DNS" tab, delete any existing entries.
Hope this helps!
A: This thread along with https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2108373 helped me.
*
*I turned off all internet connection sharing.
*I deleted the following files:
/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.nat.plist
/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/NetworkInterfaces.plist
/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.airport.preferences.plist
*Restarted
*Turned on Internet Sharing
This resulted in Internet Sharing sharing giving the client the correct DHCP lease details.
A: This worked for me on 10.9 Mavericks (build 13A598)
*
*Open Terminal and run
sudo launchctl remove com.apple.bootpd
*Re-enable Internet Sharing
This guy below has a basic explanation of what he's doing if you want more of an explanation and debugging process.
http://ben-collins.blogspot.com/2010/08/mac-os-x-internet-sharing-problems.html
A: I have OS X El Capitain and the following works for enabling the sharing of internet connection by devices connected to the ethernet connection (the local network) via the wi-fi network (the internet connected network).
1) Network Connection --> the local connection in automatic
2) Sharing --> Internet Sharing (set Share your connection to the Wi-Fi in the drop-down menu and tick the ethernet connection)
At this point if you go back to network connection you will see the wifi with a green dot and the ethernet with a yellow dot. Keep going, as (1,2) may not be enough, yet.
3) Security --> Firewall Options --> remove the tick to "Block all incoming connection". (NB this is different than disabling your firewall!).
Then you will start getting queries like "do you want service XYZ to accept incoming connection?". The answer to most of those questions depends on your security paranoia (mine is high) except for one!
4) Accept bootpd (which is the daemon for DHCP).
In retrospect the last step is sort of obvious: when the poor device on the (local) ethernet network send a DHCP request to your Mac to get an IP address from the perspective of your Mac this is an unsolicited incoming request and therefore the Firwall will quietly drop it.
If you don't want (3,4) then you may set up manually the IP of the local device and your Mac to a pair of addresses on the same subent. So somenting like n0.n1.n2.nDevice and n0.n1.n2.nMac where the Ns are any number in 1-254.
A: I'm using it. InternetSharing and Firewall: on do work together.
(It's already huge enough a security shame to have to start a wireless
network with WEP).
Beware: you should not ride the raw Internet with your Firewall: off.
On the other hand I'm also sure of another behaviour.
InternetSharing doesn't start bootpd if the network connexion to
Ethernet isn't up, i.e. doesn't have an IP valid address. (And bootpd
is the daemon which distribute IP addresses on the Wi-fi side).
Within the valid network configuration on top of which you want to build a sharing of your Ethernet connexion,
*
*the Ethernet connexion should be marked as green, with a valid IP Address,
*the Wi-Fi connexion should be marked as yellow, with Network Name: No network selected.
When you start Internet Sharing 2 details will change:
*
*the Wi-Fi icon in the menu bar should switch to grey with a white
arrow,
*the Wi-Fi connexion should be marked as green, with Network Name: Internet Sharing: on.
A: This issue can also manifest itself when you go to the Firewall Options and Block all incoming connections is enabled.
A: On El Capitan, the following steps worked for me:
1. Open security and privacy under system preferences
2. Click on FireWall
3. Click FireWall Options...
4. Uncheck "Block All Incoming Connections"
5. If it was unchecked, look for "bootpd" in the box below it
6. Click where it says "Block Incoming Connections" next to bootpd
7. Select "Allow Incoming Connections"
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117638c8198d3193ac6572e6f8fbf018178e8f9e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there any way to view word documents within Safari on the Mac? The title pretty much sums up the question. I have looked, and could not find anything, neither paid, nor free. I know about the DocPreview plugin, however that does not work in Safari 5.1+. There is also the Word Browser Plugin, it was last updated in 2009, and also appears to no longer work.
Is there another method to view Word documents inline in Safari? That is, if I click on a link, I would like to see the document full window in safari, and not be downloaded, forcing me to find the file and open it separately.
A: One solution is to use Google docs — unless you hate Google :)
*
*Install the NinjaKit extension so that Safari will be able to use GreaseMonley scripts
*Install the Google Docs Viewer script from userscripts.org
*Now Safari will show a small icon next to Office documents that redirects to Google for online viewing
Incidentally, NinjaKit is a great extension and there are plenty useful scripts on userscripts.org
| Q: Is there any way to view word documents within Safari on the Mac? The title pretty much sums up the question. I have looked, and could not find anything, neither paid, nor free. I know about the DocPreview plugin, however that does not work in Safari 5.1+. There is also the Word Browser Plugin, it was last updated in 2009, and also appears to no longer work.
Is there another method to view Word documents inline in Safari? That is, if I click on a link, I would like to see the document full window in safari, and not be downloaded, forcing me to find the file and open it separately.
A: One solution is to use Google docs — unless you hate Google :)
*
*Install the NinjaKit extension so that Safari will be able to use GreaseMonley scripts
*Install the Google Docs Viewer script from userscripts.org
*Now Safari will show a small icon next to Office documents that redirects to Google for online viewing
Incidentally, NinjaKit is a great extension and there are plenty useful scripts on userscripts.org
A: Also found this
This is a hack, at the moment, for the Google Docs Viewer extension
that exists on Google Chrome.
I hope to develop it further and clean up the code.
This extension, if you don't know the original one,
enables you to preview PDF files and MS Office files using Google Docs
Viewer.
It works for Safari 7 too.
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7cd9f96ab75863e1c4b48d1febad88c501da275b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is it possible to use 6GB of memory in my MacBook Pro 3,1? The specifications of my MacBook Pro say the maximum memory supported is 4GB using two 2GB DDR2 667MHz each.
However, some say that this model can support up to 6GB of memory, putting a 4GB Memory DDR3 1066MHz in one of the slot and 2GB (or 4GB, 6GB directing in this case memory).
The bus is 800MHz MacBook Pro. How should I install memory in the two memory slots to get the highest memory capacity and performance in my MacBook Pro?
A: Yes. I own a MacBook Pro 3,1. I installed 6GB memory and have been using it like that for more than two years. Note the specifications below. You can call the tech support people at Other World Computing if you have any questions.
The RAM in my system is as follows:
*
*Bank 0: 2GB DDR2 SDRAM 667 MHz
*Bank 1: 4GB DDR2 SDRAM 667 MHz
| Q: Is it possible to use 6GB of memory in my MacBook Pro 3,1? The specifications of my MacBook Pro say the maximum memory supported is 4GB using two 2GB DDR2 667MHz each.
However, some say that this model can support up to 6GB of memory, putting a 4GB Memory DDR3 1066MHz in one of the slot and 2GB (or 4GB, 6GB directing in this case memory).
The bus is 800MHz MacBook Pro. How should I install memory in the two memory slots to get the highest memory capacity and performance in my MacBook Pro?
A: Yes. I own a MacBook Pro 3,1. I installed 6GB memory and have been using it like that for more than two years. Note the specifications below. You can call the tech support people at Other World Computing if you have any questions.
The RAM in my system is as follows:
*
*Bank 0: 2GB DDR2 SDRAM 667 MHz
*Bank 1: 4GB DDR2 SDRAM 667 MHz
A: Your Macbook Pro does support 6GB of RAM.
Apple states that it's 4GB, but OWC continuously check the max. supported RAM.
See this list here.
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f91e954785c60217f7fc3643bf3f69cb4d054bbe | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Choosing the default application does not stay as default after reboot When I'm opening .avi files, I want to open them with VLC Media player, when right clicking the item, I see this:
As you can see QuickTime is the default player, I want to change it to VLC, so I change it:
After changing it, every .avi I open gets opened by VLC, however, when I reboot my Mac, the default goes back to QuickTime... how do I prevent this and keep VLC as the default.
A: I was doing it the wrong way like you try to for a long time and also have retreated to using RCDefaultApp in the past... but there's actually a way to do that natively which works.
Do the following:
1) right click your file
2) choose "Get Info"
3) in the popup find the "Open with" strip (this is by default closed) and open it
4) from the drop down choose the program you want to open that type of file
5) click "Change all..."
And that's the correct way to do it
| Q: Choosing the default application does not stay as default after reboot When I'm opening .avi files, I want to open them with VLC Media player, when right clicking the item, I see this:
As you can see QuickTime is the default player, I want to change it to VLC, so I change it:
After changing it, every .avi I open gets opened by VLC, however, when I reboot my Mac, the default goes back to QuickTime... how do I prevent this and keep VLC as the default.
A: I was doing it the wrong way like you try to for a long time and also have retreated to using RCDefaultApp in the past... but there's actually a way to do that natively which works.
Do the following:
1) right click your file
2) choose "Get Info"
3) in the popup find the "Open with" strip (this is by default closed) and open it
4) from the drop down choose the program you want to open that type of file
5) click "Change all..."
And that's the correct way to do it
A: There's a great preference pane RCDefaultApp. It should do what you want.
RCDefaultApp is a Mac OS X 10.2 or higher preference pane that allows a user to set the default application used for various URL schemes, file extensions, file types, MIME types, and Uniform Type Identifiers (or UTIs; MacOS 10.4 only). MacOS X uses the extension and file type settings to choose the application when opening a file in Finder, while Safari and other applications use the URL and MIME type settings at other times for content not related to a file (such as an unknown URL protocol, or a media stream).
A: For anyone Googling for the same issue: as the venerable RCDefaultApp is now broken under 10.12 and later, there's a open-source equivalent SwiftDefaultApp
This Preference pane is chiefly intended to be a modern replacement for the amazing RCDefaultApp developed way back when by Carl Lindberg, which stopped working in 10.12 due to deprecation of ObjC Garbage collection
...
This Preference pane will let you view and change default application
associations for basically any URI Scheme and/or filetype in macOS.
The UI is practically identical to RCDefaultApps, exception that "Extensions" (i.e. file extensions) is now rolled into "Uniform Type Identifiers", and it can be a little harder to find a specific extension. However, it works beautifully, both as a solution to the issue and as a replacement for RCDefaultApp.
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a31f85b07366c860340eab8510d39ed436ad247c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I backup and restore Wi-Fi profiles in Lion? I want to reinstall my Macbook, but i do not want to loose all my saved WPA/WEP Wi-Fi profiles.
Is there a way to back them up and restore them after the reinstall?
A: If you backup your keychain as well as the file /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.airport.preferences.plist
and restore them on a new installed Lion, you won't lose them.
Another way would be to use the Migration Assistant on a Time Machine Backup of your old system, but this would restore ALL your system settings. That's probably not what you want, otherwise you wouldn't consider reinstalling.
| Q: How can I backup and restore Wi-Fi profiles in Lion? I want to reinstall my Macbook, but i do not want to loose all my saved WPA/WEP Wi-Fi profiles.
Is there a way to back them up and restore them after the reinstall?
A: If you backup your keychain as well as the file /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.airport.preferences.plist
and restore them on a new installed Lion, you won't lose them.
Another way would be to use the Migration Assistant on a Time Machine Backup of your old system, but this would restore ALL your system settings. That's probably not what you want, otherwise you wouldn't consider reinstalling.
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e1671d0643e05fed892dc62fd2e9d99b0abb03f2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I mount a remote SSH folder on Mac? I do not like SFTP client applications, like Cyberduck. I want to access the SSH folder as a local disk driver, where you can read/write/copy/paste files.
I tried fuse4x+sshfs. It works but has a bug: the mounted driver disappears when Mac OS X wakes up, and I can not mount it again except by resetting Mac OS.
Is there a better choice?
A: Transmit - The ultimate Mac OS X FTP + SFTP + S3 app can do this.
Another choice would be ExpanDrive - SFTP/FTP/S3 Drive but I think Transmit is the better option (I own both and am affiliated with neither).
There are demos of both programs available, so you can try both.
Note that Transmit is sold both through the Mac App Store and directly the developer (Panic). You would be better off buying it from Panic directly because of the impending sandboxing rules for the Mac App Store.
| Q: How can I mount a remote SSH folder on Mac? I do not like SFTP client applications, like Cyberduck. I want to access the SSH folder as a local disk driver, where you can read/write/copy/paste files.
I tried fuse4x+sshfs. It works but has a bug: the mounted driver disappears when Mac OS X wakes up, and I can not mount it again except by resetting Mac OS.
Is there a better choice?
A: Transmit - The ultimate Mac OS X FTP + SFTP + S3 app can do this.
Another choice would be ExpanDrive - SFTP/FTP/S3 Drive but I think Transmit is the better option (I own both and am affiliated with neither).
There are demos of both programs available, so you can try both.
Note that Transmit is sold both through the Mac App Store and directly the developer (Panic). You would be better off buying it from Panic directly because of the impending sandboxing rules for the Mac App Store.
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a20e5ad3e1f30328ac9bf33f3900aa9346c5ce4c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Contacts in a calendar appointment I've noticed that I can add contacts to a calendar appointment. What is this useful for? Will they be notified of the appointment? What can they do with the appointment? What is the whole purpose? I can invite contacts to attend, so I don't see what this is used for.
A: Adding contacts will send automatic email invitations. The contacts can accept the invitation and the appointment will appear in their own calendar(s).
| Q: Contacts in a calendar appointment I've noticed that I can add contacts to a calendar appointment. What is this useful for? Will they be notified of the appointment? What can they do with the appointment? What is the whole purpose? I can invite contacts to attend, so I don't see what this is used for.
A: Adding contacts will send automatic email invitations. The contacts can accept the invitation and the appointment will appear in their own calendar(s).
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a935f72fb92aad7c69b7aa62a7f7ca3421f16650 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do you clean dust from the inside of a MacBook Pro? I have a 2010 MBP and lately I've noticed dust showing up underneath the keys and above under the screen hinge. I've looked at the ifixit.com tutorials here but they don't have any guides on how to clean dust. I also have AppleCare, but this thread mentions it doesn't cover cleaning dust. I imagine "dusty" would be subjective, but they could give you 2 cleans a year or something. Can anyone verify that they don't clean dust from parts? In the end I'll probably open it up and use a dust-buster, but thought it'd be good to check first.
A: Yeah, on a 2010 MacBook pro, there is no way to separate the keyboard from the top case without disassembling the entire machine. The best way to clean out those keys is to get some compressed air and go to town on it.
| Q: How do you clean dust from the inside of a MacBook Pro? I have a 2010 MBP and lately I've noticed dust showing up underneath the keys and above under the screen hinge. I've looked at the ifixit.com tutorials here but they don't have any guides on how to clean dust. I also have AppleCare, but this thread mentions it doesn't cover cleaning dust. I imagine "dusty" would be subjective, but they could give you 2 cleans a year or something. Can anyone verify that they don't clean dust from parts? In the end I'll probably open it up and use a dust-buster, but thought it'd be good to check first.
A: Yeah, on a 2010 MacBook pro, there is no way to separate the keyboard from the top case without disassembling the entire machine. The best way to clean out those keys is to get some compressed air and go to town on it.
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9cfd0ab64fbf6b5af25bbe5e07567bfa5d2812d5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to avoid iOS devices being first selection when launching iPhoto As an developer I often have an iOS device connected to my MacBook Air when I launch iPhoto. The standard behaviour is for the last selected item in the source list to be selected on launch, except when a device is connected, in which case iPhoto attempts to show you photos ready to import from the connected device.
How can I get iPhoto to ignore the connected device and just show me last item selected, which in my case is always Photostream since I'm constantly posting screen grabs of app defects?
A: Iphoto>Preferences>General>Connecting A Camera>Opens No Application.
or
you can do it through the Image Capture application. There is a pane in the lower left where you can change the preferences when the iPhone is connected.
So
1. connect the phone
2. open Image Capture
3. change the settings for the iPhone which is treated as a camera.
| Q: How to avoid iOS devices being first selection when launching iPhoto As an developer I often have an iOS device connected to my MacBook Air when I launch iPhoto. The standard behaviour is for the last selected item in the source list to be selected on launch, except when a device is connected, in which case iPhoto attempts to show you photos ready to import from the connected device.
How can I get iPhoto to ignore the connected device and just show me last item selected, which in my case is always Photostream since I'm constantly posting screen grabs of app defects?
A: Iphoto>Preferences>General>Connecting A Camera>Opens No Application.
or
you can do it through the Image Capture application. There is a pane in the lower left where you can change the preferences when the iPhone is connected.
So
1. connect the phone
2. open Image Capture
3. change the settings for the iPhone which is treated as a camera.
A: I'm afraid there isn't a way of doing this. Either plugging your phone in after starting iPhoto, or starting it with it plugged in immediately switches to it. I can't even think of a workaround, so the only advice I can offer you is to file a feedback entry suggesting it as unwelcome behaviour.
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2042870ffee49781301286de9d7e7fadd4613167 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do delete pictures from the iPhone 4S camera roll but still keep them in my album? I made albums for my pictures and want to keep them in the albums and delete them from the camera roll. When I try to delete the pictures from the camera roll it says it will delete from everywhere. Then I no longer have them in the albums.
A: Download your photos to your computer and put them in albums in iPhoto (or whatever photo software you use). Then sync those albums back to the phone using iTunes.
I don't think there's a no-PC solution to this yet.
| Q: How do delete pictures from the iPhone 4S camera roll but still keep them in my album? I made albums for my pictures and want to keep them in the albums and delete them from the camera roll. When I try to delete the pictures from the camera roll it says it will delete from everywhere. Then I no longer have them in the albums.
A: Download your photos to your computer and put them in albums in iPhoto (or whatever photo software you use). Then sync those albums back to the phone using iTunes.
I don't think there's a no-PC solution to this yet.
A: If you delete pictures from the camera roll on iPhone you get only one option: Delete from everywhere.
To solve this headache connect your iPhone to your pc, then look for the iPhone icon click on it and it will show only pictures on the camera roll.
Highlight these pictures copy or move them to a folder you create on the hard drive then delete all the pictures you don't need from the pc and the pictures you have in albums on iPhone will not be touched, now sync the iPhone using iTunes and you won't see the deleted pics again.
A: Apple has an answer here (HT3603):
Pictures and screenshots taken with your iOS device are stored on the Camera Roll (or Saved Photos for devices without a camera). When you sync or perform a restore, iTunes creates a backup of the contents of your iOS device, including the Camera Roll and Saved Photos. The more pictures or other multimedia files that are on the Camera Roll, the longer a backup or restore will take.
Improve backup and restore times by regularly importing the contents of your Camera Roll or Saved Photos, and then sync that content back to the iPhone.
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367a6f02a21ac562c8367d7f7e8760cb92d1f2e6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I use a PC3-10600 memory on a MacBook with PC3-8500 slots? I have a MacBook (13-inch, Late 2009) with the default 2GB of RAM, I want to update it to 8GBs, but I only found this model of memory to buy.
The question is since the memory is more "powerful" than the slot it will work? Will I have any issues? If not, what should I buy? only PC3-10600?
A: You should be able to use the faster RAM without a problem. No guarantees when it comes to RAM compatibility that hasn't been vendor qualified (which is seldom an option) so make sure you buy from someone with a good return policy.
You might consider buying through somebody like OWC (macsales.com) that specializes in Mac parts.
| Q: Can I use a PC3-10600 memory on a MacBook with PC3-8500 slots? I have a MacBook (13-inch, Late 2009) with the default 2GB of RAM, I want to update it to 8GBs, but I only found this model of memory to buy.
The question is since the memory is more "powerful" than the slot it will work? Will I have any issues? If not, what should I buy? only PC3-10600?
A: You should be able to use the faster RAM without a problem. No guarantees when it comes to RAM compatibility that hasn't been vendor qualified (which is seldom an option) so make sure you buy from someone with a good return policy.
You might consider buying through somebody like OWC (macsales.com) that specializes in Mac parts.
A: I recently upgraded my Mid-2010 13 inch MacbookPro 7,1 to 16 GB using cheaper PC3-10600 DDR3 modules.
It did involve taking a chance on a program called Thaiphoon Burner to modify the EEPROM on one of the modules so it could pretend to be PC3-8500. The OS would not boot otherwise. I would not recommend trying this unless you're comfortable with all the steps involved.
An alternative is to use one 8 GB PC3-10600 module along with a 4 GB PC3-8500 module for a total of 12 GB, but there would probably be a speed penalty from having mismatched module sizes.
OWC has a blog post Certain 2010 MacBook, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini models join the ’16GB’ MaxRAM club going into more detail.
They list the following requirements:
*
*A Mac mini (Macmini4,1), MacBook (MacBook7,1), or 13” MacBook Pro (MacBookPro7,1) from 2010
*OS X 10.7.5 or later
*Latest EFI Update for your machine
A: Good article explaining how to use Thaiphoon Burner to change RAM clocking speed. By default faster ram most likely will have an issues and the computer may not even start (depends on RAM setup)
http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware-13-m11x/576475-how-update-spd.html
CAUTION:
USE THIS ON YOUR OWN RISK! YOU MAY DAMAGE YOUR RAM/NOTEBOOK!!
I Use Thaiphoon Burner 7.X on my Windows 7 64 bit.
(you need the "full Version" to be able to write the modified data to RAM!)
1.) Start Windows with "deactivated Driver signature force"
(F8 before windows starts)
2.) Read Data from Ram
Press on" Read" and choose your RAM to want to read from.
3.) Press "Editor" to open the timing editor
4.)Choose the frequenz where you want to change the timings
The ratio FSB to RAM is 1:3.
The default FSB is 133mhz so the RAM is running @ 400 Mhz (you can not change this!) so i change the value (Min SDRAM cycle time) so the Clock frequenz is showing 400Mhz.
5.) Choose the latency you want to use at 400Mhz
Change the value "Min CAS latency Time" so that the "DEF CAS" is showing the Latency you want to use. ( in my case: CL7)
6.) change the timings
Of course you have to change all the other timings.
Well - i use 7-7-7-20 and i changed the other values a little bit - maybe someone know how to calculate the other timings - i just raise them up a little bit.
7.) Press next to choose what you want to do with your new config.
I always update the Hex editor.
After that i check the checksum (EEPROM - correct Checksum).
Now you can write the timings to RAM and make a reebot.
IMPORTANT:
- After the first "READ" save your config in a file to have a backup!
- DON'T ever change the CL over CL8! The Bios is not able to work with the RAM using CL9 or higher!
- I don't know whether my timings are perfekt - but they work fine ;-)
- When you "killed" a ram and the notebook will not come up anymore: use a working RAM, start your notebook and plugin the not working RAM while the System is running (ON YOUR OWN RISK!) it works fine - Thaiphoon Burner is able to work with this RAM an you can restore the timings from your backup.
Why to change the timings?
The Bios is using the RAM @400Mhz with the specific timings (6-6-6-18 in my case.)
Whe I use an overclocked FSB from 166 Mhz, the RAM is working at 500Mhz (you overclocked your RAM very much!!!)
So you have to slow down the timings to get a stable work of the RAM.
A: Since they use different clocking, there could be issues, up to the new RAM being inaccessible by the system.
I also have a MBP (15", 2010) which uses PC3-8500 RAM, and it has 8GB in it; I purchased the memory banks at Amazon.
A: The easiest way to get the steady work of DDR3-1333 and higher DRAM modules with your Macbook is to derate the speed bin to DDR3-1066 since NVIDIA MCP79/MCP89 memory controller is not capable of operating at 667MHz. Thaiphoon Burner can do this work perfectly.
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6dab9eef257e4fd867a96f804c70f1dc8519e29f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Will the old version of Airport Utility still be usable if I upgrade to 6.0? I would like to know if, once I upgrade Airport Utility to version 6.0, the old version I had previously will disappear, and I want to know if I can use both of them (old and new) on the same Mac.
A: Yes, the old version will be removed when you download the new one.
Yes, you can download the old version and use both, side by side (according to this TUAW article).
| Q: Will the old version of Airport Utility still be usable if I upgrade to 6.0? I would like to know if, once I upgrade Airport Utility to version 6.0, the old version I had previously will disappear, and I want to know if I can use both of them (old and new) on the same Mac.
A: Yes, the old version will be removed when you download the new one.
Yes, you can download the old version and use both, side by side (according to this TUAW article).
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e58a3e91f924bc91661b7d07549177e09f0a1673 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to obtain the direct link to a specific podcast episode in iOS iTunes Store? My friend, on her iPhone, wants to email me an iTunes Music Store link directly to a specific episode of a podcast. She wants to do this without downloading any 3rd party apps.
Problem is....at least half the time, the link she sends me takes me to a page with many episodes of the given podcast. We just want to link directly to one particular episode so I can be assured I'm gonna' download the right one.
How can this be done?
A: This is how it would work on a Mac; I don't see a way of obtaining a podcast episode URL from within the built-in iTunes iPhone app.
*
*In the iTunes app, navigate to the podcast episode and copy the episode link by clicking the little triangle next to "FREE" in the right column:
*When the link is opened on the Web, you can see what specific episode was linked to in two ways:
*It's slightly highlighted in the list (that is, until you start hovering the mouse over that list).
*Part of the episode's name is in the URL:
| Q: How to obtain the direct link to a specific podcast episode in iOS iTunes Store? My friend, on her iPhone, wants to email me an iTunes Music Store link directly to a specific episode of a podcast. She wants to do this without downloading any 3rd party apps.
Problem is....at least half the time, the link she sends me takes me to a page with many episodes of the given podcast. We just want to link directly to one particular episode so I can be assured I'm gonna' download the right one.
How can this be done?
A: This is how it would work on a Mac; I don't see a way of obtaining a podcast episode URL from within the built-in iTunes iPhone app.
*
*In the iTunes app, navigate to the podcast episode and copy the episode link by clicking the little triangle next to "FREE" in the right column:
*When the link is opened on the Web, you can see what specific episode was linked to in two ways:
*It's slightly highlighted in the list (that is, until you start hovering the mouse over that list).
*Part of the episode's name is in the URL:
A: I don't think it is possible to obtain the link to a specific episode, either from the iTunes app on iOS where you can browse the store, or from the iOS music app after if has already been downloaded.
Often a direct link to the episode is included in the show notes that are included, but the built in apps have scant support for allowing you to actually view these properly, they just overlay the text (or the top section of it) without giving you a way to interact with it.
To be honest, and I know you specifically asked not to suggest other apps, but given the above should hopefully be a suitable answer in it's own right I will do so anyway. Try Instacast, it's a far superior app for both downloading/subscribing and actually listening to podcasts. As you can see if allows full acces to the show notes, you can just click the download link provided to copy the URL, or use the built in sharing functions.
While you are at it, you should download the Ask Different Podcast to test it ;)
A: There is no way to do this in Apple Podcast (iTunes, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV). Sharing an episode will take visitor to the Podcast page instead of the episode page. Apple's current Podcast website still lacks a good way to handle episode level sharing.
I have switched to Pocket Casts and it not only allow episode sharing but also allow the receiver of the shared link to play the episode directly on a browser for free. You can even point the receiver to start a certain position within an episode, like: http://pca.st/H211#t=1m0s
A: I wrote a simple javascript tool to find the iTunes xml rss feed with the Apple api from iTunes podcast page or iTunes ID.
Just paste the Apple store url or product ID.
A: google the podcast episode by name, it will give you the link.
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a475a3165fbe092943e265203055937f51d640aa | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a (free) graphical SSH file transfer client for Mac?
Possible Duplicate:
What's a good graphical SFTP utility for OS X?
I'm looking for an SSH client that includes drag and drop file transfer functionality. I'm aware of CyberDuck, but it's a bit pricey. I found one or two other programs, and they're not free. I need it for my computer science class this semester. (I'm technically ok using the Terminal, but some of my Mac using classmates are not.)
A: Apparently, I was wrong. Cyberduck is donation ware, so it will serve my purposes over the semester.
| Q: Is there a (free) graphical SSH file transfer client for Mac?
Possible Duplicate:
What's a good graphical SFTP utility for OS X?
I'm looking for an SSH client that includes drag and drop file transfer functionality. I'm aware of CyberDuck, but it's a bit pricey. I found one or two other programs, and they're not free. I need it for my computer science class this semester. (I'm technically ok using the Terminal, but some of my Mac using classmates are not.)
A: Apparently, I was wrong. Cyberduck is donation ware, so it will serve my purposes over the semester.
A: If you feel guilty about not donating to Cyberduck even though you've found it useful, Fugu is the daddy of SFTP clients for OS X... completely free and open source. The stable versions are PPC only, but there's a pre-release Intel version available.
A: FileZilla can also do full SFTP (FTP over SSH) and it's free.
The downside obviously is it's not a very pretty application under OSX.
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b54723cea1d621a1037ba81388eaa6fa386ac779 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Where are Microsoft Office for Mac My Templates stored? Where do Word for Mac and Powerpoint for Mac store user templates?
A: According to this page, and confirmed by experiment, the path has changed for Office 2016. It is now ~/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/User Content/Templates. (This is what you see in the Finder: if you use Terminal the last two directories have ".localized" appended to their name, which Finder evidently suppresses).
Be aware that if you performed an upgrade of Office, you will still have the ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/User Templates/My Templates directory, but Powerpoint, at least, won't look in that location.
| Q: Where are Microsoft Office for Mac My Templates stored? Where do Word for Mac and Powerpoint for Mac store user templates?
A: According to this page, and confirmed by experiment, the path has changed for Office 2016. It is now ~/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/User Content/Templates. (This is what you see in the Finder: if you use Terminal the last two directories have ".localized" appended to their name, which Finder evidently suppresses).
Be aware that if you performed an upgrade of Office, you will still have the ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/User Templates/My Templates directory, but Powerpoint, at least, won't look in that location.
A: In the English version of Word and PowerPoint 2011, Templates are stored inside your Home folder in ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/User Templates/My Templates. In other languages, the User Templates/My Templates part is localized (e.g. Benutzervorlagen/Eigene Vorlagen/ in German).
The User's Library folder is hidden in 10.7 and later, but you can go there by holding down option while clicking the Go menu in the Finder, then selecting Library.
A: The location changes with newer Microsoft Office versions for Mac. The location for my MacBook Pro 2021, using Microsoft Office 365, matches that from TechnoCat's comment under Dave Mulligan's answer. /Users/[your_username]/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/User Content/Templates][1].
The location is normally invisible, so you will need to reveal hidden files to find it. There's more than one way to do this. The easiest is simultaneously pressing cmd + shift + .. Using Terminal:
defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles true
killall Finder
And then to hide the files again:
defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles false
killall Finder
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a6ef5d355d313a21f7a53dc05dccc146d31124b7 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I open images in Preview at full size? Is there a way I can get Preview to open images in Actual Size by default and not have it fit to screen? I vaguely remember this as an option in previous versions of Preview, but am unable to find anything in the current version. System is 10.7.3 with Preview Version 5.5.1 (719.11).
A: View>Actual Size or Command + 0 (zero):
| Q: How do I open images in Preview at full size? Is there a way I can get Preview to open images in Actual Size by default and not have it fit to screen? I vaguely remember this as an option in previous versions of Preview, but am unable to find anything in the current version. System is 10.7.3 with Preview Version 5.5.1 (719.11).
A: View>Actual Size or Command + 0 (zero):
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e7bca96bd868f3f8164177f42104a9c3bf4b76a9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I prevent widgets from moving around on the dashboard? Is there a way to disable moving widgets around in the dashboard? I have a neat layout all set up, and would like to prevent accidental widget movements.
A: In Finder, press ⌘ShiftG and type ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dashboard.plist and press Enter. Press ⌘I to bring up the file information pane. Click the Locked checkbox.
This will not prevent you from moving widgets around,opening new widgets, etc., but will preserve the arranged state of widgets at the time of locking such that any future time you launch Dashboard (rebooting, logging in, restarting Dock, etc), they will be preserved in their state at the time you locked the Dashboard.
| Q: How do I prevent widgets from moving around on the dashboard? Is there a way to disable moving widgets around in the dashboard? I have a neat layout all set up, and would like to prevent accidental widget movements.
A: In Finder, press ⌘ShiftG and type ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dashboard.plist and press Enter. Press ⌘I to bring up the file information pane. Click the Locked checkbox.
This will not prevent you from moving widgets around,opening new widgets, etc., but will preserve the arranged state of widgets at the time of locking such that any future time you launch Dashboard (rebooting, logging in, restarting Dock, etc), they will be preserved in their state at the time you locked the Dashboard.
A: I am using Doc Unlocker 2 for this
http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/networking_security/dockunlocker2.html
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624393cb43f9c02103026dbd9a756ad49d5ba09b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can you power on a MacBook with a wireless keyboard? Is it possible to power on a MacBook using a wireless keyboard?
If that sounds strange, I'm asking because I use a Bose radio as the sound system and the radio fits nicely on top of the laptop.
A: No, you cannot power on a laptop (or desktop, for that matter) from a wireless keyboard (or a wired USB keyboard).
You can, however, wake the computer from sleep with a wireless keyboard.
| Q: Can you power on a MacBook with a wireless keyboard? Is it possible to power on a MacBook using a wireless keyboard?
If that sounds strange, I'm asking because I use a Bose radio as the sound system and the radio fits nicely on top of the laptop.
A: No, you cannot power on a laptop (or desktop, for that matter) from a wireless keyboard (or a wired USB keyboard).
You can, however, wake the computer from sleep with a wireless keyboard.
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ce1a89bb20b087d4024843fbf0368dd26abfa22c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I transfer photos from the Camera Roll to Photo Stream? Not all of my photos go to Photo Stream, some still go to my Camera Roll. I'm trying to get them on my Photo Stream so they will be on iCloud.
With 30 photos on my camera, 10 in stream, I took 6 photos. 2 appeared in stream, 4 did not. Some of my subsequent photos also appeared in the stream, but not all. This is arbitrary behavior by the program. How to fix? Assume ios 7.0.
A: Any photos that exist in the Camera Roll that didn't come from the device itself had to come from another device. The primary method for getting these pictures into iCloud's 1000 picture buffer is to enroll that other device into iCloud.
You have one case of a picture that was taken either more than 30 days ago or 1000 pictures ago or you deleted your entire Photo Stream and want to start over. In this case, you may need to sync those photos to a computer or another device using the Camera Connecton Kit to inject them into your current Photo Stream.
| Q: How can I transfer photos from the Camera Roll to Photo Stream? Not all of my photos go to Photo Stream, some still go to my Camera Roll. I'm trying to get them on my Photo Stream so they will be on iCloud.
With 30 photos on my camera, 10 in stream, I took 6 photos. 2 appeared in stream, 4 did not. Some of my subsequent photos also appeared in the stream, but not all. This is arbitrary behavior by the program. How to fix? Assume ios 7.0.
A: Any photos that exist in the Camera Roll that didn't come from the device itself had to come from another device. The primary method for getting these pictures into iCloud's 1000 picture buffer is to enroll that other device into iCloud.
You have one case of a picture that was taken either more than 30 days ago or 1000 pictures ago or you deleted your entire Photo Stream and want to start over. In this case, you may need to sync those photos to a computer or another device using the Camera Connecton Kit to inject them into your current Photo Stream.
A: You can go to any picture in your Camera Roll, select it and then copy it by pressing the Home button and the Sleep button. This will make a screenshot of the picture in your Camera Roll and send that up to iCloud.
With iOS 6 you can select photos from your camera roll and share them to a personal photo stream to yourself.
A: It's possible the photos you are looking for are in the stream, but just ordered differently than you expected. For example on my iphone I imported some images from mail. Because the pictures had been taken a while ago they were at the top of the stream instead of the bottom, where I expected them to be. The stream orders them by date taken, where as the camera roll orders them by date imported.
A: From iPhoto or Aperture, copy the photo you want or drag into the Photostream folder on the sidebar
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236de32b8e87e08589c26faee3f0a4cd25b6ec19 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I report security vulnerabilities for open source OSX applications? In the event of finding a security vulnerability in the Linux world, the procedure involved would be to report the vulnerability...
*
*...to the developers or the maintainers of the package in a particular operating system.
*...to the security team of that particular operating system.
Then patches are made and CVE's are released.
I'm curious about how does open source vulnerability reporting work in the OSX world? Do the developers release CVE's if a security issue is brought to their notice?
A: You can contact Apple about this at [email protected] (or you can open a Radar report if you're a developer), or you contact the maintainer of the package.
Often the mail addresses can be found in the README (or AUTHORS) of the source code, or on the project's website.
Yes - both Apple (specifically) and the open source developers (in general) do reference CVE in patch and security emails and participate using that mechanism for tracking reported vulnerabilities.
| Q: How can I report security vulnerabilities for open source OSX applications? In the event of finding a security vulnerability in the Linux world, the procedure involved would be to report the vulnerability...
*
*...to the developers or the maintainers of the package in a particular operating system.
*...to the security team of that particular operating system.
Then patches are made and CVE's are released.
I'm curious about how does open source vulnerability reporting work in the OSX world? Do the developers release CVE's if a security issue is brought to their notice?
A: You can contact Apple about this at [email protected] (or you can open a Radar report if you're a developer), or you contact the maintainer of the package.
Often the mail addresses can be found in the README (or AUTHORS) of the source code, or on the project's website.
Yes - both Apple (specifically) and the open source developers (in general) do reference CVE in patch and security emails and participate using that mechanism for tracking reported vulnerabilities.
A: Apples official security posture is Apple Product Security.
But I would say that your best bet would be to submit vulnerabilities via the Apple Bug Reporter and their product-security email address . Additionally, if the part with the vulnerability is an open-source project, you should also notify the open source project as well.
A: The procedure for reporting security vulnerabilities varies but the place to report would be directly to the open source project. If the application is hosted in the app store then you could report directly to Apple.
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eb1826624bff43a2634dcf84e10a954f3a0904dd | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I batch convert a lot of .doc file to .html? I have some archive documents in .doc format, and I want to convert them to a searchable data base. I know that .pdf is searchable, but PC users seem to find .html documents more easily searchable ( I don't understand this).
How can I do this conversion, preferably as a batch conversion?
A: Open terminal and navigate (cd) to the directory containing the .doc files and run the following:
for i in *.doc; do
textutil -convert html $i;
done
I am using zsh so not sure if that would execute right in default bash shell. However, you can always invoke zsh for this purpose by just typing zsh at the prompt and hitting enter. The textutil command line has many options and capabilities. Just type textutil to see the options or look up the manual pages.
Or:
textutil -convert html *.doc
That also does the trick in default shell settings from within the directory containing the .doc files.
| Q: How do I batch convert a lot of .doc file to .html? I have some archive documents in .doc format, and I want to convert them to a searchable data base. I know that .pdf is searchable, but PC users seem to find .html documents more easily searchable ( I don't understand this).
How can I do this conversion, preferably as a batch conversion?
A: Open terminal and navigate (cd) to the directory containing the .doc files and run the following:
for i in *.doc; do
textutil -convert html $i;
done
I am using zsh so not sure if that would execute right in default bash shell. However, you can always invoke zsh for this purpose by just typing zsh at the prompt and hitting enter. The textutil command line has many options and capabilities. Just type textutil to see the options or look up the manual pages.
Or:
textutil -convert html *.doc
That also does the trick in default shell settings from within the directory containing the .doc files.
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7f8f11e74d9b706612a83f3b64fe482ab3ab5909 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I detect failed remote login attempts and block them? How do I detect failed remote login attempt on my MacBook Pro and how do I block them? My MacBook Pro is on a network with built-in firewall, if that's relevant.
A: Login attempts are logged in the file /var/log/secure.log, but there's a lot of other entries in the file also. You could search for lines containing the phrase "Failed to authenticate user" to narrow down the failed login attempts.
In Mac OS X, by default, telnet and rlogin are not enabled at all. As far as ssh is concerned, it can be turned off and on using System Preferences. If you deselect "Remote login" then it should not be possible to ssh into your computer.
| Q: How do I detect failed remote login attempts and block them? How do I detect failed remote login attempt on my MacBook Pro and how do I block them? My MacBook Pro is on a network with built-in firewall, if that's relevant.
A: Login attempts are logged in the file /var/log/secure.log, but there's a lot of other entries in the file also. You could search for lines containing the phrase "Failed to authenticate user" to narrow down the failed login attempts.
In Mac OS X, by default, telnet and rlogin are not enabled at all. As far as ssh is concerned, it can be turned off and on using System Preferences. If you deselect "Remote login" then it should not be possible to ssh into your computer.
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2fa802378f8038fb2f0c0248acfd5bc604a239d9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to disable automatic wifi connection? When OSX already knows an wifi network it auto connects to it, but when it doesn't know the wifi network it will auto connect depending of the setting of the "ask to join" toggle setting in system preferences.
How do you force OSX to ask to join for every wifi network, whether it is known or not? I don't want OSX to ever connect automatically.
A: The only way to stop from automatically joining a preferred, or known, wi-fi network, is to not store the password for that network and type it in each time without clicking the "save password" button.
As soon as you save the password the network will be added to the preferred list even if the remember networks button isn't selected, and it will connect to it automatically (or rather it will connect to the first one on the list that is finds in the order in which you have them listed).
| Q: How to disable automatic wifi connection? When OSX already knows an wifi network it auto connects to it, but when it doesn't know the wifi network it will auto connect depending of the setting of the "ask to join" toggle setting in system preferences.
How do you force OSX to ask to join for every wifi network, whether it is known or not? I don't want OSX to ever connect automatically.
A: The only way to stop from automatically joining a preferred, or known, wi-fi network, is to not store the password for that network and type it in each time without clicking the "save password" button.
As soon as you save the password the network will be added to the preferred list even if the remember networks button isn't selected, and it will connect to it automatically (or rather it will connect to the first one on the list that is finds in the order in which you have them listed).
A: In System Preferences | Network Preferences, click the Advanced button. On the Airport tab (should already be selected) of the dialog that comes up, untick "Remember networks this computer has joined". In the "Preferred Networks:" box above it, select all of the known networks and delete them. You should have a naive WiFi after that.
A: Hold down Option key while clicking on the wifi icon in your menu bar. Then select "Disconnect " - I'm using Mavericks. Not sure what version this was introduced into.
A: Turn off the wifi til you are ready to go online. A top of your screen you see the little airport symbol..click on it and there is the option to turn off the wifi
A: Currently I have achieved this with my keychain settings and some wifi network settings in Mavericks. However, I like to have an admin account and run as a plain user for daily use. I do this for security reasons. Note: I have only tested this running as a user not an admin.
WIFI settings:
Uncheck "Ask to join new networks".
Advanced:
Uncheck "Remember networks this computer has joined".
The order of preferred networks does not matter due to keychain settings.
Keychain (Repeat steps for every airport wifi password):
Open keychain access -> system -> Select each airport wifi password ->
Right Click -> Get Info -> Access Control -> enter admin username and password
Remove everything from "always allow access by these applications" and
ensure only "confirm before allow access" is selected.
Hope this helps.
A: I think the easiest way to do this is to just not save your password to the networks you want to be asked to join.
A: Another good idea is to use priorities.
System Preferences → Network → Advanced. Then drag'n'drop WiFi entries by priorities.
In many cases, it helps.
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62b7b82addccfb86367c77b857879f326402dcc5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: External monitor has wrong resolution I have a 23' external monitor (through VGA) which always worked at 1440x900 and looked amazing. Today after I unplugged it, it still says it's working at 1440x900 but it's actual resolution is bigger.
I've tried unplugging, rebooting, Detect Displays, change res. and change back but no dice. Any clues on what might be happening?
Thanks!
A: Try resetting the PRAM and see what happens.
| Q: External monitor has wrong resolution I have a 23' external monitor (through VGA) which always worked at 1440x900 and looked amazing. Today after I unplugged it, it still says it's working at 1440x900 but it's actual resolution is bigger.
I've tried unplugging, rebooting, Detect Displays, change res. and change back but no dice. Any clues on what might be happening?
Thanks!
A: Try resetting the PRAM and see what happens.
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476825958f843d80ea4d4131be5e92f2873ecd29 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I hide the unread counter from Outlook 2011 Dock icon? I find the unread counter on Microsoft Outlook 2011 for Mac distracting. Whenever it's there I feel the need to click on it. How can I hide the unread count?
Mail.app provides an option to disable it, I'm hoping there is a setting in Outlook too.
A: Previous answer does work now for outlook 2016. Outlook 2016 is present in the Notifications center where the badge can be disabled.
| Q: How can I hide the unread counter from Outlook 2011 Dock icon? I find the unread counter on Microsoft Outlook 2011 for Mac distracting. Whenever it's there I feel the need to click on it. How can I hide the unread count?
Mail.app provides an option to disable it, I'm hoping there is a setting in Outlook too.
A: Previous answer does work now for outlook 2016. Outlook 2016 is present in the Notifications center where the badge can be disabled.
A: If you are using Mac OS 10.8 Have a look in the notifications menu by clicking the apple button in the top left and then choosing 'System Preferences' and then choose 'Notifications' and you will be able to disable the red badge icon from there.
Check out the link below for more info.
http://osxdaily.com/2013/04/29/disable-red-badge-app-icons-mac-os-x/
A: You can set up a rule to mark all of your incoming mail as read. If there's never any unread mail, there's never a count in the dock.
This works for me, since I do inbox zero and don't have much mail in my inbox. It might not be a good solution for everyone.
To set this up, go to Outlook > Preferences > Rules. Then add a new rule, as shown here.
A: I was able to hide the unread count by opening Notifications in System Preferences and under Microsoft Outlook I de-selected the Badge app icon setting.
A: Deselecting "Badge app icon" in Notifications Center preferences worked for me (Outlook 2016 for Mac).
A: I found an alternative way to solve this by completely removing the app from the Dock. This has the side effect of removing the top menu nav, so you need to be comfortable with keyboard shortcuts and the occasional nuisance of not being able to access a feature, but it solved my problem well!
http://www.maclife.com/article/columns/easy_mac_hacks_run_os_x_applications_without_their_dock_icon
Specifically for Outlook for Mac 2011 with default locations:
*
*Close Outlook
*In Finder, go to /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft Outlook
*Right click and choose Show Package Contents
*Open Contents/Info.plist in a text editor
*Scroll to the bottom of the file and add this to the bottom of the file above '
<key>LSUIElement</key>
<true/>
*The last four lines of your file should be:
<key>LSUIElement</key>
<true/>
</dict>
</plist>
*Save the file
*Open terminal and enter this command
sudo codesign -f -s - /Applications/Microsoft\ Office\ 2011/Microsoft\ Outlook.app
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Q: Is there an .ogg plugin for quicklook? Is there one of these?
I could not find one with a basic search on google.
If not, is it possible to make it look and behave exactly like the default audio quicklook in objective-C?
A: Whenever I want a new Quicklook plugin, I look through three places:
*
*quicklookplugins.com
*qlplugins.com
*And a specially crafted google search.
Neither of the third party quick look plugin sites list any results for 'ogg' or 'vorbis', and the link to bravobug.com in a MacWorld forum post no longer works either because the domain has been squatted, or the blog software has just become completely overrun by spam, which is also why I didn't actually link directly to blog post.
Xiph (the company responsible for OGG and so much more) created the XiphQT components forever ago, but they haven't been updated in years, and there's no updates to suggest QLPlugins or anything else of the sort.
It seems like this does not exist. Unfortunately.
| Q: Is there an .ogg plugin for quicklook? Is there one of these?
I could not find one with a basic search on google.
If not, is it possible to make it look and behave exactly like the default audio quicklook in objective-C?
A: Whenever I want a new Quicklook plugin, I look through three places:
*
*quicklookplugins.com
*qlplugins.com
*And a specially crafted google search.
Neither of the third party quick look plugin sites list any results for 'ogg' or 'vorbis', and the link to bravobug.com in a MacWorld forum post no longer works either because the domain has been squatted, or the blog software has just become completely overrun by spam, which is also why I didn't actually link directly to blog post.
Xiph (the company responsible for OGG and so much more) created the XiphQT components forever ago, but they haven't been updated in years, and there's no updates to suggest QLPlugins or anything else of the sort.
It seems like this does not exist. Unfortunately.
A: XiphQT works! Install it and Quick Look plays ogg files. Tested on Mountain Lion.
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