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94322b7fcd153ac2f27508d6b23a88e948920b26 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I secure a Mac's ad hoc network better than just the default WEP? I have created an Ad Hoc network broadcasting from my iMac. Since I am on a University Campus I think it is likely that at least a few people know how to crack WEP. Is there any way on Mac to use WPA? I know it is possible with Windows.
A: I agree the hardware should handle it.
Apple says: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.6/en/8339.html
Apple really just wants you to buy an AirPort Extreme or Express.
| Q: Can I secure a Mac's ad hoc network better than just the default WEP? I have created an Ad Hoc network broadcasting from my iMac. Since I am on a University Campus I think it is likely that at least a few people know how to crack WEP. Is there any way on Mac to use WPA? I know it is possible with Windows.
A: I agree the hardware should handle it.
Apple says: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.6/en/8339.html
Apple really just wants you to buy an AirPort Extreme or Express.
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96ea10403bb7866ea1874623f9c3634be9380701 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I add more then one calendar from a same google account? I have my default google calendar synchronized with my iPod-touch, and I would like to add other calendars from the same account, is there a way?
A: You can choose which calendars to sync by going to: http://www.google.com/calendar/iphoneselect
For more info, you can read Google's support doc about CalDAV Calendar Sync.
| Q: How can I add more then one calendar from a same google account? I have my default google calendar synchronized with my iPod-touch, and I would like to add other calendars from the same account, is there a way?
A: You can choose which calendars to sync by going to: http://www.google.com/calendar/iphoneselect
For more info, you can read Google's support doc about CalDAV Calendar Sync.
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fdf4bd441762f113fe6766dc536f95d89272b75c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Mixing memory sizes I'm looking at upgrading the memory in my mid-2011 iMac. Is there any problem with sticking in 2 4GB modules alongside the existing 2GB modules?
A: You shouldn't have any problem doing this. According to this Apple kbase article, you can install any compatible 2 GB or 4 GB RAM modules in each slot.
Only in certain Mac Pros do you have to worry about specific memory ordering.
The iMac (Late 2009), iMac (Mid 2010) and iMac (Mid 2011) have four
SDRAM slots, each of which can accept a 2 GB or 4 GB SO-DIMM.
| Q: Mixing memory sizes I'm looking at upgrading the memory in my mid-2011 iMac. Is there any problem with sticking in 2 4GB modules alongside the existing 2GB modules?
A: You shouldn't have any problem doing this. According to this Apple kbase article, you can install any compatible 2 GB or 4 GB RAM modules in each slot.
Only in certain Mac Pros do you have to worry about specific memory ordering.
The iMac (Late 2009), iMac (Mid 2010) and iMac (Mid 2011) have four
SDRAM slots, each of which can accept a 2 GB or 4 GB SO-DIMM.
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d05a2789649ef7cf96dbf716df805f9da11069c9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why do I have to reboot my iMac and Wacom Cintiq after sleep? I have an iMac and a 24 inch Wacom Cintiq. When I put the iMac to sleep, it freezes and I have to restart both the iMac and the Wacom Cintiq.
How can I get around this?
A: I've had the same issue with my MacBook Pro (Early 2009).
Only occurred when waking up from sleep initiated by lid close.
Workaround I used was to switch off Automatically adjust brightness (Systems Preferences -> Displays). Hasn't re-occurred since – try that and see how you go.
| Q: Why do I have to reboot my iMac and Wacom Cintiq after sleep? I have an iMac and a 24 inch Wacom Cintiq. When I put the iMac to sleep, it freezes and I have to restart both the iMac and the Wacom Cintiq.
How can I get around this?
A: I've had the same issue with my MacBook Pro (Early 2009).
Only occurred when waking up from sleep initiated by lid close.
Workaround I used was to switch off Automatically adjust brightness (Systems Preferences -> Displays). Hasn't re-occurred since – try that and see how you go.
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048890b654424b3297a183e1ebcd32de15c881b0 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why must I source .bashrc every time I open terminal for aliases to work? I added this line into my ~/.bashrc file.
alias myserver='ssh [email protected]'
However, when I open terminal and run myserver, terminal complains that
-bash: myserver: command not found
When I source my .bashrc file, however, (. .bashrc), the alias works.
Nonetheless, I do not want to source the file every time I open terminal for the alias to work. How do I make that happen?
A: In short, you are putting your aliases in the wrong file .bashrc, that is why you need to keep running source to get the aliases working in any new login terminal instances.
From Chris Johnsen's comment at Why doesn't .bashrc run automatically?
By default, Terminal starts the shell via /usr/bin/login, which makes the shell a login shell. On every platform (not just Mac OS X) bash does not use .bashrc for login shells (only /etc/profile and the first of .bash_profile, .bash_login, .profile that exists and is readable). This is why “put source ~/.bashrc in your .bash_profile” is standard advice.
For more information, see the manual page for bash:
man bash
Then look under the INVOCATION section.
| Q: Why must I source .bashrc every time I open terminal for aliases to work? I added this line into my ~/.bashrc file.
alias myserver='ssh [email protected]'
However, when I open terminal and run myserver, terminal complains that
-bash: myserver: command not found
When I source my .bashrc file, however, (. .bashrc), the alias works.
Nonetheless, I do not want to source the file every time I open terminal for the alias to work. How do I make that happen?
A: In short, you are putting your aliases in the wrong file .bashrc, that is why you need to keep running source to get the aliases working in any new login terminal instances.
From Chris Johnsen's comment at Why doesn't .bashrc run automatically?
By default, Terminal starts the shell via /usr/bin/login, which makes the shell a login shell. On every platform (not just Mac OS X) bash does not use .bashrc for login shells (only /etc/profile and the first of .bash_profile, .bash_login, .profile that exists and is readable). This is why “put source ~/.bashrc in your .bash_profile” is standard advice.
For more information, see the manual page for bash:
man bash
Then look under the INVOCATION section.
A: You can always put
if [ -n "$BASH_VERSION" ] && [ -f $HOME/.bashrc ];then
source $HOME/.bashrc
fi
into the file ~/.profile or ~/.bash_profile on mac I think.
Oooor, you could just put your stuff in .profile or .bash_profile.
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cad782c906572f31aba11d7e3b3ebcdbd914a63a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Dongles to connect 2 monitors to a 13" mid-2010 MacBook Pro (mini DisplayPort)? I won't be using the integrated display. Right now, one external monitor is connected through a mini DisplayPort to VGA adaptor. How should I connect a second?
A: Another option to to use a display multiplexer, like the Matrox DualHead2Go DP. This will have much better performance (frame rate / snappiness) than the USB solution, at about 4X the price. It's best with matched dual external displays - or triple; there's also a 3-monitor solution. I haven't used one personally, but have recommended it to clients with success. The reviews are quite good.
| Q: Dongles to connect 2 monitors to a 13" mid-2010 MacBook Pro (mini DisplayPort)? I won't be using the integrated display. Right now, one external monitor is connected through a mini DisplayPort to VGA adaptor. How should I connect a second?
A: Another option to to use a display multiplexer, like the Matrox DualHead2Go DP. This will have much better performance (frame rate / snappiness) than the USB solution, at about 4X the price. It's best with matched dual external displays - or triple; there's also a 3-monitor solution. I haven't used one personally, but have recommended it to clients with success. The reviews are quite good.
A: An option for this MacBook Pro is to add a USB Video adapter to get that 2nd external monitor. They are available in a wide range of resolutions and connectivity. Not sure which is the best one to buy but here is an example of a USB 2.0 to DVI Display Adapter.
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e064d2cbd0c6c42e1ee20adfc7771a6d40ee8631 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is Front Row included with Lion? I was trying to use Front Row on Lion and I couldn't seem to find it. Is it included with Lion?
A: No, Front Row is not included with OS X Lion. Apple dropped support for it when Lion came out. However, you can get it back by following this 9 to 5 Mac article. You can download the Front Row application here.
| Q: Is Front Row included with Lion? I was trying to use Front Row on Lion and I couldn't seem to find it. Is it included with Lion?
A: No, Front Row is not included with OS X Lion. Apple dropped support for it when Lion came out. However, you can get it back by following this 9 to 5 Mac article. You can download the Front Row application here.
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357ab8ab20696f13f8b033cf1c67f695afc9a0ad | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Disabling startup items that run despite being unchecked on the "login items" list I have a number of (background) programs that startup automatically on login even though they have been disabled (unchecked) on the Login Items pane of the Users & Groups System Preferences. Examples include DropBox, ChronoSync Backgrounder, and Boingo.
Q: How can I disable/control these login items that don't respond to the systems preferences settings?
Related sub-questions:
*
*Why do the checkboxes in the login items list not work?
*What are all of the places that non-system startup items can be found/controlled?
Current system configuration: MacBook (13in Aluminum, Late 2008), Mac OS X Lion 10.7.3 (11D50), But this problem existed on Snow Leopard before upgrading to Lion.
A: All login items are can be found under System Preferences → Users & Groups → User → Login Items which you have correctly noticed.
*
*If you want to disable a startup item you have to remove it.
*The checkboxes are merely for hiding.
*Note:
Some applications need their auto-login option to be disabled in their applications' preferences.
| Q: Disabling startup items that run despite being unchecked on the "login items" list I have a number of (background) programs that startup automatically on login even though they have been disabled (unchecked) on the Login Items pane of the Users & Groups System Preferences. Examples include DropBox, ChronoSync Backgrounder, and Boingo.
Q: How can I disable/control these login items that don't respond to the systems preferences settings?
Related sub-questions:
*
*Why do the checkboxes in the login items list not work?
*What are all of the places that non-system startup items can be found/controlled?
Current system configuration: MacBook (13in Aluminum, Late 2008), Mac OS X Lion 10.7.3 (11D50), But this problem existed on Snow Leopard before upgrading to Lion.
A: All login items are can be found under System Preferences → Users & Groups → User → Login Items which you have correctly noticed.
*
*If you want to disable a startup item you have to remove it.
*The checkboxes are merely for hiding.
*Note:
Some applications need their auto-login option to be disabled in their applications' preferences.
A: The checkboxes are not for disabling the application launch, but if checked, the application gets hidden as if you were pressing CMD+H. To disable it, select it in the list and click on the Minus-button beneath that list. By that you remove them. You can't just disable them with OS X tools.
To see a summary of all LaunchAgents and LaunchDaemons you can use a software like Lingon or you can have a look at /Library/LaunchDaemons, /Library/LaunchAgents, /System/Library/LaunchAgents, and /System/Library/LaunchDaemons as well as ~/Library/LaunchDaemons, ~/Library/LaunchAgents, ~/Library/StartupItems, and /Library/StartupItems.
A: To remove BT cloud from login items search: for file 'com.f-secure.sync.BTCloud.plist' from one of the startup directories and delete file.
A: use
*
*launchctl list to check the configured start up items.
*launchctl print-cache to see current running config which help to locate started process.
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6a357f68955df451b7cc809db2787fb062a6efce | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Duplicates in contacts in iphone I am using icloud, but always sync my contacts using itunes. Still have a lot of duplicates. How do I get rid of the duplicates
A: On your Mac, open the Address Book and goto Card → Look for Duplicates.
You'll be prompted with something like this:
After merging the contacts in the Address Book you should choose to replace the contacts on the iPhone. This option can be found under the iPhone in the iTunes sidebar.
| Q: Duplicates in contacts in iphone I am using icloud, but always sync my contacts using itunes. Still have a lot of duplicates. How do I get rid of the duplicates
A: On your Mac, open the Address Book and goto Card → Look for Duplicates.
You'll be prompted with something like this:
After merging the contacts in the Address Book you should choose to replace the contacts on the iPhone. This option can be found under the iPhone in the iTunes sidebar.
A: Best to not sync your contacts with iTunes and a cable if you're using Mobile me and/or iCloud. The duplicates are probably because you're looking at what's on your computer combined with what's on iCloud.
Once you choose to sync with iCloud turn off contacts and calendar sync through iTunes. This was true in the "old" Mobile Me days and it's still true with iCloud.
A: Follow these official steps:
*
*Make a copy of your contacts.
*Open Contacts app.
*From the Card menu, select Card > Look for Duplicates.
*When asked, click Merge.
*Repeat steps 2 and 3 until no duplicates are found.
*Make another copy of your iCloud Contacts at Apple Support.
Source: If you see duplicate contacts after setting up iCloud Contacts.
If you see duplicates in Contacts on iCloud.com, visit Apple Support for help.
If you see duplicate contacts only on your computer and not on iCloud.com, follow the steps below.
If you see duplicates on your Windows PC, check these Microsoft articles for Outlook 2007, 2010, Outlook 2013 and 2016.
A: Your problem obviously comes from the fact that you use both iCloud and iTunes to sync your contacts.
There is a bit of a complicated solution but which works. First switch off your iCloud contact sync. Next, go to iTunes and set up a Gmail iPhone contact sync.
If you don't have a Gmail account, create one. Next, sync all of your iPhone contacts with your (new) Gmail account.
Finally, select "Find and merge duplicates" from your Gmail Contacts settings (by clicking on the "More" button).
Make sure you effectuate a sync between your Gmail contacts and your iPhone once again (via iTunes). All of your duplicate contacts are now gone (and whenever needed - merged).
Go to Gmail (from your web browser), and navigate to your Gmail contacts (all of your iPhone contacts should now live in your Gmail too).
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7d19bfc71ee768f62f09144874311fea46d60fe0 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I know if I have the Lion recovery partition set up? I am looking to swap my HDD for SSD and OWC recommended methods 2 listed in this link
*
*Perform your drive upgrade.
*Place your original drive in an external enclosure.
*Boot to the recovery partition on your original drive by holding down Command-R and starting up.
*Use Disk Utility to Restore to your new drive.
*Restart or Boot your Mac to the new drive.
So I was wondering if my MacBook has Lion recovery partition set up properly.
A: If you have FileVault 2 whole disk encryption turned on, you can not see the Recovery Partition by holding down the Option key at boot, instead you must hold down Command-R to boot from the Recovery Partition.
| Q: How do I know if I have the Lion recovery partition set up? I am looking to swap my HDD for SSD and OWC recommended methods 2 listed in this link
*
*Perform your drive upgrade.
*Place your original drive in an external enclosure.
*Boot to the recovery partition on your original drive by holding down Command-R and starting up.
*Use Disk Utility to Restore to your new drive.
*Restart or Boot your Mac to the new drive.
So I was wondering if my MacBook has Lion recovery partition set up properly.
A: If you have FileVault 2 whole disk encryption turned on, you can not see the Recovery Partition by holding down the Option key at boot, instead you must hold down Command-R to boot from the Recovery Partition.
A: In the Terminal (located at /Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app) type:
diskutil list
You know that you have a Recovery Partition installed if you see this entry:
Apple_Boot Recovery HD 650.0 MB
A: Additionally you can turn on the Debug menu on Disk Utility that will allow you to see and mount all hidden partitions.
See View & Mount Hidden Partitions in Mac OS X
Show & Mount Hidden Partitions with Disk Utility in OS X
First you need to turn on the debug menu:
*
*Quit out of Disk Utility, and launch Terminal to type the following defaults write command:
defaults write com.apple.DiskUtility DUDebugMenuEnabled 1
*
*Relaunch Disk Utility and look for “Debug” to appear alongside ‘Help’
Click on the new Debug menu and pull down and select “Show every partition” so that a checkmark appears next to it
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f68997ff109b4aa9f9ad4028c7d57fe3a1fd25ec | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why is iCloud not syncing my calendars on my iOS devices? When I create or update a calendar event on one device, it is not being propagated to my other devices via iCloud despite having iCloud enabled for calendars on all my devices and the Apple ID being the same everywhere.
A: Your iOS device may be saving new calendar events to a local calendar instead of the iCloud calendar. This is particularly confusing if that local calendar has the same name as the calendar you want to use in iCloud. To change the default calendar for saving events on an iOS device, navigate to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Default Calendar and select your preferred calendar under your iCloud account:
| Q: Why is iCloud not syncing my calendars on my iOS devices? When I create or update a calendar event on one device, it is not being propagated to my other devices via iCloud despite having iCloud enabled for calendars on all my devices and the Apple ID being the same everywhere.
A: Your iOS device may be saving new calendar events to a local calendar instead of the iCloud calendar. This is particularly confusing if that local calendar has the same name as the calendar you want to use in iCloud. To change the default calendar for saving events on an iOS device, navigate to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Default Calendar and select your preferred calendar under your iCloud account:
A: Problem: Synching a shared calendar did not work from my Mac to iPhone (using iCloud), but worked from iPhone to Mac.
What I did: In the Calendars App on the Mac I exported the calendar - to have it as a backup. The old calendar could not be deleted on the Mac, it just re-appeared again (confirming that changes made on the Mac did not sync to iCloud). I therefore deleted the old calendar on my iPhone and it disappeared on the Mac as well. Good.
Then I re-imported the exported (old) calendar and gave it a new name. It now works. Probably would work using the old name as well (since internally the app uses calendar-IDs).
A: Try this:
*
*Turn off the iCloud calendar on the phone: Settings> iCloud> Calendar> Off
*Do a hard reboot of the phone: Hold down Power & Home buttons simultaneously.
*Turn on the iCloud calendar on the phone: Settings> iCloud> Calendar> On
*Set the phone and computer calendars to Push.
ON PHONE: Settings> Mail> Contacts> Calendar> Fetch new date - turn push on then under the iCloud mccs + 6 more, set to push
ON COMPUTER: in Calendar app> Preferences> Accounts> iCloud> Refresh calendars - set to push
*Refresh the iPhone calendar. In the Calendar app, go to Calendars and drag the screen down for a refresh.
Now it should work.
If some events are still not showing after the previous advice, left click on the event in question (on the calendar on your Mac).
Then click on >Calendar on the drop down; if the event type shows under "on my mac", select the same colour under the "iCloud" portion
Next refresh your phone calendar as per above, by swiping down on the (daily) notes section of the calendar app.
The event should now appear on both phone and Mac.
A: I had this problem and turned out that a setting had been put in place to only sync calendars 1 month back (Go to Settings. Mail, Contacts, Calendars. Sync. All Events)
So I could not see my data from prior months even though it was there in iCloud. I changed it to Sync All Events, turned phone off then on, and voila.
A: This Might be a Problem with an Entire Shared Calendar
If the appointment that is not syncing is in a shared iCloud calendar, it is possible that syncing no longer works for that entire calendar. I experienced this while I was traveling in late September 2012 -- the missing appointments were my itinerary which was in a calendar I share with my executive assistant.
Sidebar: My suspicion is that Apple somehow broke the syncing of (some or all) shared calendars created prior to the iCloud update for the iOS6 release.
Confirm Problem
You can confirm that syncing is broken for a shared calendar by doing the following:
*
*log into your iCloud calendar using a non-mobile browser
*find the appointment that is not syncing
*change the appointment from a shared calendar to a non-shared calendar
If the appointment shows up on your iOS device when you change it to a non-shared calendar, then that entire shared calendar might not be syncing to iOS devices anymore. Test some other appointments in the shared calendar to confirm that the entire calendar is affected.
Another symptom of a broken shared calendar is that it causes Outlook Sync (installed by iCloud Control Panel on Windows) to hang (i.e. endlessly "Refreshing..." in the Outlook Toolbar).
"Solution"
The only solution that seems to work in this situation is to create an entirely new shared calendar. The new shared calendar should accept new appointments and sync them to all devices, but it won't have the appointments from your old broken shared calendar. The appointments from that calendar will have to be migrated to the new calendar.
Appointment Migration Option #1 - Use Outlook Sync
If you are the sharee (but not the sharer) of the broken calendar it is possible that you will see all of the appointments in Outlook (but not in iOS). In this case, it might be possible to change the calendar view in Outlook to a list view and drag-and-drop the appointments en masse from the broken calendar to the new, working shared calendar.
Appointment Migration Option #2 - Use iCloud Web Page or iOS calendar
You can migrate appointments from the broken calendar to the new, working shared calendar by logging into the iCloud Web Page and manually changing each appointment's calendar. This is very time consuming if you have many appointments.
Solution to Outlook Sync Hanging
The only way to solve the Outlook Sync hanging problem that is caused by a broken shared calendar is to delete the broken calendar. Make sure that you migrate all of the important appointments before you do this, because deleting the calendar will also delete all of the appointments on it.
A: I also have problems getting IOS6 "Appointments" calendar to sync with iCloud (my MacBook iCal and Windows8 Pro Outlook 2010 were working normally). I have 4 calendars on iCloud: Appointments (default), Calendar, Work and Home. It took me a while to realise that only the "Appointments" calendar was failing to Sync. I created a new "Appointments2 calendar which appears to work normally". I was planning to migrate my "Appointments" to "Appointments2" using Outlook (because its easy) ... BUT its very comforting to realise that I'm not alone and someone else came up with this already!
A: I've had this problem ever since I got ICloud, months ago. I finally decided to sit at my computer all day until I figured it out and I finally found the answer!
It's just a setting in Outlook-- a hard to find setting! I've given the link below, but also pasted the instructions here. Need to re-start and wait a few minutes for the changes to take place, but it worked for me! On this same page are also instructions for other apps and devices.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook-help/enable-or-disable-add-ins-in-office-programs-HA010034127.aspx
Outlook
1.On the Tools menu, click Trust Center, and then click Add-ins.
2.View the add-ins and application extensions that are categorized as follows:
◦Active Application Add-ins Lists the extensions that are registered and currently running in your Office program.
◦Inactive Application Add-ins Lists the add-ins that are present on your computer but are not currently loaded. For example, smart tags or XML Schemas are active only when the document that references them is open. Another example is the COM add-ins that are listed in the COM Add-ins dialog box. If the check box for a COM add-in is selected, the add-in is active. If the check box for a COM add-in is cleared, the add-in is inactive. To learn how to open the COM Add-in dialog box, see the section called Turn off or manage the installed add-ins.
◦Document Related Add-ins Lists template files that are referenced by currently open documents.
◦Disabled Application Add-ins Lists add-ins that were automatically disabled because they are causing Office programs to crash.
If you find "ICloud Outlook ADd-in" is listed in "Disabled Add-Ins", click to highlight it, and then find "MANAGE: COM Add-ins" below and click "Go".
You will then see a list of all "Add-ins". Make sure ICloud Outlook Add-in is checked.
You should now see it moved from "Disabled" to "Inactive". Restart your computer and it should become active. It will take a few minutes to sync once you restart and open Outlook.
A: When you add a new calendar "Event" on your iMac, there is an option to color tag the event to one of your calendars. If the color tag you choose is labeled "On My Mac", it will not sync to your other IOS devices (because "On My Mac" is not included on the Cloud). Use just about any other color coded calendar and it should sync. The safest is the one color coded "Home".
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325399c615f503df86435a8bd00d594a959d25ba | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a list of menu shortcut icons? For example, see the screenshot below. The menu items have keyboard shortcuts associated with them, but where can I find a list of what keys the icons are referring to?
A: Since people will probably end up here searching for some particular key symbols, here's a more complete list of the commonly used ones.
*
*⌘: command
*⌥: option
*⌃: control
*⇧: shift
*⇪: caps lock
*←, →, ↑, ↓: arrow keys
*⇥: tab
*⇤: backtab
*↩: return
*⌤: enter
*⌫: delete
*⌧: clear
*⌦: forward delete
*⇞: page up
*⇟: page down
*↖: home
*↘: end
*␣: space
*⎋: escape
*⏏: eject
| Q: Is there a list of menu shortcut icons? For example, see the screenshot below. The menu items have keyboard shortcuts associated with them, but where can I find a list of what keys the icons are referring to?
A: Since people will probably end up here searching for some particular key symbols, here's a more complete list of the commonly used ones.
*
*⌘: command
*⌥: option
*⌃: control
*⇧: shift
*⇪: caps lock
*←, →, ↑, ↓: arrow keys
*⇥: tab
*⇤: backtab
*↩: return
*⌤: enter
*⌫: delete
*⌧: clear
*⌦: forward delete
*⇞: page up
*⇟: page down
*↖: home
*↘: end
*␣: space
*⎋: escape
*⏏: eject
A: Here is the Apple KB article on shortcuts
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1343?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
A: The quickest way to get the entire list is to use Finder's help and search for "Symbols used in shortcuts" and refer the to the canonical list of symbols. It's also in the user manual for your mac online and I believe is still shipped with all Macs in the box.
Finder contains six icons in its menu bar and safari has a couple more which visually represent a key on the standard keyboard from Apple (most of which do not share the same icon when made as a physical key cap).
*
*Finder: ⌃ ⌥ ⇧ ⌘ ⎋ ↑
*Safari: adds two more ↓ and ⇥
So the list of common symbols is pretty complete as follows:
*
*Control: ⌃ (also ctrl or ctl)
*Option: ⌥ (also alt or alternate)
*Shift: ⇧
*Command: ⌘ (historically the "Apple" key)
*Esc: ⎋
*Up Arrow: ↑
*Down Arrow: ↓
*Tab: ⇥
We also have some references on the "meta" side of the site where we talk about how to differentiate between what is printed on the keys and what software draws in the Menu bar (and other places).
*
*Keyboard icons & terminology
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df2500f201f03fb0231e712be8fb4b2fb896aaa2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to make the "shake" commands easier? When I want to undo some typing on Notes or Pages, I have to shake my ipod-touch like a crazy (and afraid that it may throw from my hand).
Isn't there a way to configure the "shake sensitivity", or change this command for, say, a button?
A: As of iOS 5, there is no way in stock iOS to adjust the shake gesture sensitivity.
| Q: How to make the "shake" commands easier? When I want to undo some typing on Notes or Pages, I have to shake my ipod-touch like a crazy (and afraid that it may throw from my hand).
Isn't there a way to configure the "shake sensitivity", or change this command for, say, a button?
A: As of iOS 5, there is no way in stock iOS to adjust the shake gesture sensitivity.
A: In settings use accessibility to turn on assistive touch. That gives you a virtual home button which includes many things including shake. Touch the virtual home button, touch device. One of the options under device is shake.
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cd98aa579243cbc44e73567f2cac648d771042ee | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is it possible to send push notifications to the iPhone Simulator? I am developing a push notification infrastructure and would like to test it with the iPhone Simulator on a Mac.
Is this possible, or do I need to use a physical iPhone?
A: Push notifications don't work in the simulator. You have to use a physical iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad.
Good luck,
Mark
| Q: Is it possible to send push notifications to the iPhone Simulator? I am developing a push notification infrastructure and would like to test it with the iPhone Simulator on a Mac.
Is this possible, or do I need to use a physical iPhone?
A: Push notifications don't work in the simulator. You have to use a physical iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad.
Good luck,
Mark
A: You can test Push Notification using any button Click event.
First of all you have to create dictionary, like below.
NSString *StrTemp = @"{'aps':{'alert':'Test alert','sound':'default'}}";
NSData *tempData = [StrTemp dataUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
NSDictionary *testNotification = [NSJSONSerialization
JSONObjectWithData:tempData
options:0
error:nil];
And you can send notification like below.
[[[UIApplication sharedApplication] delegate] application:[UIApplication sharedApplication] didReceiveRemoteNotification:testNotification];
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4998d5a29b941c1e74c5f661f1dbdadfecbd1001 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Forward a thread of messages in Mail In Mail on Mac OS X Lion, is there a way to select an entire thread of messages and forward them to someone in a single e-mail?
Ideally I'm looking for a simple command in Mail (press ⌘ while selecting, or something like that), but I'm open to a more complex (AppleScript?) solution.
A: One thing you could do is start a new mail message to your recipient, then select the messages that you want to forward and drag them over to the new mail. They will be sent as attachments to your desired recipient.
| Q: Forward a thread of messages in Mail In Mail on Mac OS X Lion, is there a way to select an entire thread of messages and forward them to someone in a single e-mail?
Ideally I'm looking for a simple command in Mail (press ⌘ while selecting, or something like that), but I'm open to a more complex (AppleScript?) solution.
A: One thing you could do is start a new mail message to your recipient, then select the messages that you want to forward and drag them over to the new mail. They will be sent as attachments to your desired recipient.
A: It sounds like things have changed in Lion - I'm running 10.6.8 - but with threading enabled in Mail.app it's easy. Select the thread header (which shows the subjects listed in the viewer window below) and press Shift + ⌘ + F. The messages and contents, attachments, etc. are compiled into one new email, ready to be forwarded to a new recipient or group.
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f4d258bb79115ab91a49a3b307366e8ff2afc201 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Syncing iTunes between 2 accounts on the same computer I have 2 accounts (home and work) on my MacBook, and would like have both accounts accessing the same iTunes library.
I have some success by putting the iTunes Library in the public folder of my home account, so my work account can access the same files too. However, what I would like is to have my Podcasts sync as well. So that when I plug in my iPhone, I can sync my Podcast regardless which account I am on.
Any idea how to do that?
A: It seems this is not entirely possible as per this Apple discussions thread:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/1521856?start=0&tstart=0
| Q: Syncing iTunes between 2 accounts on the same computer I have 2 accounts (home and work) on my MacBook, and would like have both accounts accessing the same iTunes library.
I have some success by putting the iTunes Library in the public folder of my home account, so my work account can access the same files too. However, what I would like is to have my Podcasts sync as well. So that when I plug in my iPhone, I can sync my Podcast regardless which account I am on.
Any idea how to do that?
A: It seems this is not entirely possible as per this Apple discussions thread:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/1521856?start=0&tstart=0
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8be03261622df91b8f0222bd92c80d8e0f9add5c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Virtualizing Mac OS X on Linux - is it legal? While browsing i found an interesting tool in sourceforge.net
it says
Mac-on-Linux is a Linux/PPC program that virtualizes Mac OS or Mac OS X in Linux.
Is it legal In india?
A: On Apple hardware, yes - as of OSX Lion / Lion Server. Otherwise, no - it's a violation of the EULA.
| Q: Virtualizing Mac OS X on Linux - is it legal? While browsing i found an interesting tool in sourceforge.net
it says
Mac-on-Linux is a Linux/PPC program that virtualizes Mac OS or Mac OS X in Linux.
Is it legal In india?
A: On Apple hardware, yes - as of OSX Lion / Lion Server. Otherwise, no - it's a violation of the EULA.
A: It's a violation if its not on apple hardware. For the record that is for OS X ppc only. It doesn't work with anything recent at all.
A: Thanks i got solution from askubuntu
It's against the EULA, but in general, each provision of a EULA is
treated separately (at least, according to Wikipedia), i.e. so a part
of a EULA might be found to be legally non-binding. The legality
depends on where you are, but if you're in the US, I would guess it's
illegal because of the DMCA. Apple sued a clone manufacturer(Psystar)
several years ago for selling machines with OS X installed on them.
They sued under several different legal reasons, but one of them was
that Apple uses encryption methods protected under the DMCA to keep OS
X from being installed on non-Apple hardware. The court found that
indeed the DMCA was violated and Apple won.
via cs
A: It is a violation but it runs so crappy if your using VirtualBox anyway (also no guest additions) that you couldn't do anything worth while in it anyway.
there is alot of graphics problems and it makes the OS pretty much unusable.
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bbbc4f79cc5de461052190289cc57b82b0235ef8 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Mac Wireless Mouse, not apple brand Which mouse is able connect to MBP 2011, But not apple brand.
I'm looking for mouse that can connect without need to use the USB port permanently.
A: You can connect any Bluetooth mouse to your MB's integrated bluetooth module. Personally I'd recommend Microsoft mice as they are of good quality. My father recently had some problems with a el cheapo china model, but if you pick a brand, you should not have a problem.
Make sure it has this logo on it, and not some "Yeah we do our own kewl 2.5 GHz radio" (actually there is no reason to do this, except not to pay a few cents for the Bluetooth license):
| Q: Mac Wireless Mouse, not apple brand Which mouse is able connect to MBP 2011, But not apple brand.
I'm looking for mouse that can connect without need to use the USB port permanently.
A: You can connect any Bluetooth mouse to your MB's integrated bluetooth module. Personally I'd recommend Microsoft mice as they are of good quality. My father recently had some problems with a el cheapo china model, but if you pick a brand, you should not have a problem.
Make sure it has this logo on it, and not some "Yeah we do our own kewl 2.5 GHz radio" (actually there is no reason to do this, except not to pay a few cents for the Bluetooth license):
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70439f2e7b38f3af48d30536eb3b912bbbac9129 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why isn't Alt-Tab working for switching windows of the same app? In my MacBook Pro running Lion, I use Command + Tab to switch apps, and Alt1 + Tab for switching windows within an app.
In my work iMac, also running Lion, Alt + Tab isn't doing anything, and I can't find any setting for that. Also, I dont remember tweaking anything in the MacBook Pro to get this to work.
note 1 - Alt is the same as Option on most Mac keyboards, but mine just has Alt printed.
A: Mavericks use Command + Tab to switch between the application but if you want to cycle through the different window of same application use this:
Command + Tab + DownArrow it will show all the open windows of the same application which you can select using arrow keys.
| Q: Why isn't Alt-Tab working for switching windows of the same app? In my MacBook Pro running Lion, I use Command + Tab to switch apps, and Alt1 + Tab for switching windows within an app.
In my work iMac, also running Lion, Alt + Tab isn't doing anything, and I can't find any setting for that. Also, I dont remember tweaking anything in the MacBook Pro to get this to work.
note 1 - Alt is the same as Option on most Mac keyboards, but mine just has Alt printed.
A: Mavericks use Command + Tab to switch between the application but if you want to cycle through the different window of same application use this:
Command + Tab + DownArrow it will show all the open windows of the same application which you can select using arrow keys.
A: Use Hyperswitch. I just stumbled on this posting now, and did some digging and found this nice "new" app.
https://bahoom.com/hyperswitch
Works well for me (basically turns your mac's application-switching into a windows-style task-switching environment <- much more intuitive especially when working w/ multiple screens/spaces).
A: Try Command + ` (backtick). That is the default.
A: Option+Tab shouldn't be assigned to switching windows by default. You could've reassigned it in the Keyboard preferences:
It could also be handled by some third party app like Witch, LiteSwitch X, or Keyboard Maestro on the MacBook Pro.
A: On german Keyboard Layouts changing windows of an app is mapped to Command + < and Command + Shift + < respectively.
A:
Go to Applications ➔ Utilities ➔ Terminal.app
[type]
killall -9 Dock
Reference
https://superuser.com/questions/7715/cmd-tab-suddenly-stopped-working-and-my-dock-is-unresponsive-what-do-i-do/7717#7717
A: I have just tried AltTab. You can check. Hyperswitch is getting really awkward lately.
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17856b1c185b74285da7e98185246207304a8522 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What is the TERM_PROGRAM and TERM_PROGRAM_VERSION environment variables used for? After running:
env ; #from with in terminal
I see the following output:
TERM_PROGRAM=Apple_Terminal ;#Not sure Terminal.app
TERM_PROGRAM_VERSION=273 ;#The CFBundleVersion of Terminal.app
TERM=xterm-color
SHELL=/bin/bash
...
After trying to put meaning to each of the variables listed I can't really find any definitive sources for what exactly the TERM_PROGRAM and TERM_PROGRAM_VERSION variables are used for. Man pages and Apropos are not showing anything explaining it, and Google is not as well. Clearly it is relating to some kind of Apple specific setting in Mac OS X, just not sure what?
A: TERM_PROGRAM is used in /etc/zshrc and /etc/bashrc to run commands that are specific to the terminal program you are using when they open a shell. By default, macOS supplies /etc/zshrc_Apple_Terminal and /etc/bashrc_Apple_Terminal which do some extra work to manage the current working directory and support suspending and resuming the terminal. If you use another terminal program, you can place a file at /etc/zshrc_$TERM_PROGRAM or /etc/bashrc_$TERM_PROGRAM and it will be executed when your terminal program opens a shell. You have to ensure that your terminal program sets a value for $TERM_PROGRAM of course.
| Q: What is the TERM_PROGRAM and TERM_PROGRAM_VERSION environment variables used for? After running:
env ; #from with in terminal
I see the following output:
TERM_PROGRAM=Apple_Terminal ;#Not sure Terminal.app
TERM_PROGRAM_VERSION=273 ;#The CFBundleVersion of Terminal.app
TERM=xterm-color
SHELL=/bin/bash
...
After trying to put meaning to each of the variables listed I can't really find any definitive sources for what exactly the TERM_PROGRAM and TERM_PROGRAM_VERSION variables are used for. Man pages and Apropos are not showing anything explaining it, and Google is not as well. Clearly it is relating to some kind of Apple specific setting in Mac OS X, just not sure what?
A: TERM_PROGRAM is used in /etc/zshrc and /etc/bashrc to run commands that are specific to the terminal program you are using when they open a shell. By default, macOS supplies /etc/zshrc_Apple_Terminal and /etc/bashrc_Apple_Terminal which do some extra work to manage the current working directory and support suspending and resuming the terminal. If you use another terminal program, you can place a file at /etc/zshrc_$TERM_PROGRAM or /etc/bashrc_$TERM_PROGRAM and it will be executed when your terminal program opens a shell. You have to ensure that your terminal program sets a value for $TERM_PROGRAM of course.
A: Use Case:
I use iterm2, Apple_Terminal, and emacs vterm with zsh.
I put the below code in the theme setting section of ~/.zshrc to use different zsh theme in each terminal
ZSH_THEME="agnoster"
if [ "$TERM_PROGRAM" = "Apple_Terminal" ]; then
ZSH_THEME="afowler"
elif [ "$TERM_PROGRAM" = "iTerm.app" ] && [ "$INSIDE_EMACS" = "vterm" ]; then
ZSH_THEME="afowler"
else
ZSH_THEME="agnoster"
fi
A: I assume it is just an environment variable that stores your default program that you want to use to bring up a terminal window. There are several different applications on OS X that give you a Unix-like command prompt. The default is the Apple-supplied terminal in /Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app. If you've installed some other terminal like iTerm or AquaTerm, then this variable is likely set to that particular application, if it is your default. The name Apple_Terminal must be some internal shortcut to the full /Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app path.
Just like your SHELL variable, this is the default that is used in scripts or other programs, unless it is specified in those programs specifically, whereupon the default gets overwritten.
EDIT: actually this answer on stack overflow seems to confirm my suspicions.
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2a3615ca6239a25eb70659f38845711b639cf85c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What is the Apple_PubSub_Socket_Render environment variable for? After running:
env ; #from with in terminal
I see the following output:
...
Apple_PubSub_Socket_Render=/tmp/launch-pc2V6P/Render
...
What is this environment variable used for? Not really finding anything about what its for and why it is set by default.
A: PubSub is the backend for how Safari and Mail handle RSS feeds. There are command line utilities too. From the pubsub man page:
pubsub -- Utility for managing RSS/Atom subscriptions via the PubSub framework
This variable is just part of that process.
The ability to read RSS feeds in Safari is going away in Mountain Lion, but I don't know if the entire RSS infrastructure is going away too.
| Q: What is the Apple_PubSub_Socket_Render environment variable for? After running:
env ; #from with in terminal
I see the following output:
...
Apple_PubSub_Socket_Render=/tmp/launch-pc2V6P/Render
...
What is this environment variable used for? Not really finding anything about what its for and why it is set by default.
A: PubSub is the backend for how Safari and Mail handle RSS feeds. There are command line utilities too. From the pubsub man page:
pubsub -- Utility for managing RSS/Atom subscriptions via the PubSub framework
This variable is just part of that process.
The ability to read RSS feeds in Safari is going away in Mountain Lion, but I don't know if the entire RSS infrastructure is going away too.
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397f925b1d4176aabc845aa08ed70ed7b5153d2e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is it possible to share a keyboard physically connected to a Windows 7 PC with an iPad 2? I have an iPad 2 and a Windows 7 notebook.
Is it possible to, without jailbreaking, share the notebook keyboard with the iPad?
Maybe some application installed on Windows could expose keyboard through Bluetooth?
A: The JUC400 Wormhole switch will do this. There are a number of other solutions mentioned at How can a keyboard be shared with an iPad?.
| Q: Is it possible to share a keyboard physically connected to a Windows 7 PC with an iPad 2? I have an iPad 2 and a Windows 7 notebook.
Is it possible to, without jailbreaking, share the notebook keyboard with the iPad?
Maybe some application installed on Windows could expose keyboard through Bluetooth?
A: The JUC400 Wormhole switch will do this. There are a number of other solutions mentioned at How can a keyboard be shared with an iPad?.
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f9d32dda2f090a67ea335fc3e82f2f15567eea0f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to exclude mailboxes within a smart mailbox? I have made some smart mailboxes in Mail.app. The smart mailboxes I am using only for my Gmail account.
While they send the emails to the smart mailbox they always send duplicates. The email from the Gmail account, email from the whole inbox and email labeled 'important'. Apparently every single email I get is labelled as 'important'. Whenever the mailboxes refresh, they add the duplicates back to the smart mailbox.
I only want one copy to appear in the mailbox. Is there a way to exclude these duplicates or am I just stuck with it?
A: Well, in Mail 4.5 (on Snow Leopard) it's easy: add a condition "Message is in Mailbox" to your smart mailbox's filter. In my case, that "Gmail" mailbox is a sub-box of the (unified) Inbox.
| Q: How to exclude mailboxes within a smart mailbox? I have made some smart mailboxes in Mail.app. The smart mailboxes I am using only for my Gmail account.
While they send the emails to the smart mailbox they always send duplicates. The email from the Gmail account, email from the whole inbox and email labeled 'important'. Apparently every single email I get is labelled as 'important'. Whenever the mailboxes refresh, they add the duplicates back to the smart mailbox.
I only want one copy to appear in the mailbox. Is there a way to exclude these duplicates or am I just stuck with it?
A: Well, in Mail 4.5 (on Snow Leopard) it's easy: add a condition "Message is in Mailbox" to your smart mailbox's filter. In my case, that "Gmail" mailbox is a sub-box of the (unified) Inbox.
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fc26eb07ab46f94a6d6f312e5408bc20c187be0c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Quartz Composer in MacOS X 10.7.3 How do I install Quartz Composer in Mac OS X Lion?
A: According to Xcode 4.3 release notes, Apple restructured Xcode — what gets installed (and where) has changed.
From Apple's documentation:
Several additional tools are no longer part of the default Xcode installation, they are now downloadable as separate packages. The More Developer Tools menu command (Figure 5) provides a direct jump to developer.apple.com/downloads in Safari where these development tools can be found.
Once you open that and log in with your Apple ID, then download and install "Graphics Tools for Xcode - ...", which includes Quartz Composer.
| Q: Quartz Composer in MacOS X 10.7.3 How do I install Quartz Composer in Mac OS X Lion?
A: According to Xcode 4.3 release notes, Apple restructured Xcode — what gets installed (and where) has changed.
From Apple's documentation:
Several additional tools are no longer part of the default Xcode installation, they are now downloadable as separate packages. The More Developer Tools menu command (Figure 5) provides a direct jump to developer.apple.com/downloads in Safari where these development tools can be found.
Once you open that and log in with your Apple ID, then download and install "Graphics Tools for Xcode - ...", which includes Quartz Composer.
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ce378a2ad67f1971666449d1f621ee39b86f21ba | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a way to limit Mail to only keep the last 50 mails? Is there a way to limit Mail to keep only the last 50 emails and delete the older ones? I am using gmail, and most of the stuff are kept there, I do not need to have everything downloaded to the Mail client. Trying to save some HDD space, as I used to have a few gigs of mail stored in /library/mail
Using OS X Lion.
Thanks.
A: Mail can do something sorta like what you want.
*
*Mail > Preferences
*Accounts tab
*Mailbox Behaviors tab
*Trash section
On the line that says "Permanently erase deleted messages when", you can select one month old or one week or even one day. That will help get rid of old email and save you some space.
| Q: Is there a way to limit Mail to only keep the last 50 mails? Is there a way to limit Mail to keep only the last 50 emails and delete the older ones? I am using gmail, and most of the stuff are kept there, I do not need to have everything downloaded to the Mail client. Trying to save some HDD space, as I used to have a few gigs of mail stored in /library/mail
Using OS X Lion.
Thanks.
A: Mail can do something sorta like what you want.
*
*Mail > Preferences
*Accounts tab
*Mailbox Behaviors tab
*Trash section
On the line that says "Permanently erase deleted messages when", you can select one month old or one week or even one day. That will help get rid of old email and save you some space.
A: Since Mail does not have a predefined filter (in Smart Mailboxes) to get the 50 last received messages, I can imagine you could achieve something like this in an AppleScript.
The AppleScript should:
*
*get every message in Inbox
*sort the list by date
*select all but the most recent 50 ones
*delete selected
Then, create a Mail rule that will be triggered whenever a new email arrives (e.g. you could trigger it on the condition that Recipient contains an "@" or that Sender is not empty), and have the rule execute your AppleScript.
To get you started on how to write an AppleScript that processes Mail messages, see the script you can find in: /Library/Scripts/Mail Scripts/Rule Actions/Sample Rule Action Script.scpt
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8e326b681441b376e0bc8192e1cad337fef89249 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Good PostScript viewer for MacOS? On OS X, is there a good application to open PS files without converting them to PDF?
In addition, I want to associate PS.GZ files to this application, but retain the TAR.GZ association to my uncompressor. Is this feasible?
A: There are several possibilities:
*
*Preview.app (comes with OS X) will open any PS (PostScript) file. In the background, I assume, a conversion to PDF takes place, but this should not be an issue.
*Adobe Illustrator can open and edit PostScript files. Shelling out a rather big amount of money for just viewing a PS file seems overkill, though. However, there is a free 30-day-trial (link from January 2013 for CS6).
*PostView by Metaobject is said to support PostScript as well, but I personally am not convinced / could not get it to work.
My personal recommendation: Use Preview.app!
| Q: Good PostScript viewer for MacOS? On OS X, is there a good application to open PS files without converting them to PDF?
In addition, I want to associate PS.GZ files to this application, but retain the TAR.GZ association to my uncompressor. Is this feasible?
A: There are several possibilities:
*
*Preview.app (comes with OS X) will open any PS (PostScript) file. In the background, I assume, a conversion to PDF takes place, but this should not be an issue.
*Adobe Illustrator can open and edit PostScript files. Shelling out a rather big amount of money for just viewing a PS file seems overkill, though. However, there is a free 30-day-trial (link from January 2013 for CS6).
*PostView by Metaobject is said to support PostScript as well, but I personally am not convinced / could not get it to work.
My personal recommendation: Use Preview.app!
A: To answer your first question:
No need to download anything to open the *.ps file without converting just open your terminal.
open -a textedit filename.ps
It will open a *.ps file like Ultraedit.
A: Problem: I recently encountered this problem and found Preview.app was unable to open a *.ps file.
Solution: Changing the extension to *.eps allowed the files to be opened automatically (i.e. double-clicking on the *.eps file converted the file to PDF and opened it in Preview.app).
Caveat: However, YMMV.
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8cd4834d0c615f085d0d788420f41b30b97c4da4 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: cron is failing to run my AppleScript I have the following code in a text file (myfile.applescript):
#! /usr/bin/osascript
tell application "Google Chrome" to quit
I would like Chrome to shut down each night at 9:15PM, so I added the following cron task to crontab:
15 21 * * * ~/Desktop/myfile.applescript
Unfortunately, the script is not triggering. Any thoughts?
NOTE: I am aware I can use iCal to resolve this problem. However, I'd prefer to not clutter my calendar with a daily script-triggering event.
A: Cron has be deprecated on modern versions of OS X. Apple's suggestion is to use launchd instead. You will find Lingon to be a useful tool for creating launchd daemons.
If you would prefer to use iCal to launch the script, you can create a separate calendar for scripted event(s), and hide it from view. It will function, but your calendar view will not be cluttered.
| Q: cron is failing to run my AppleScript I have the following code in a text file (myfile.applescript):
#! /usr/bin/osascript
tell application "Google Chrome" to quit
I would like Chrome to shut down each night at 9:15PM, so I added the following cron task to crontab:
15 21 * * * ~/Desktop/myfile.applescript
Unfortunately, the script is not triggering. Any thoughts?
NOTE: I am aware I can use iCal to resolve this problem. However, I'd prefer to not clutter my calendar with a daily script-triggering event.
A: Cron has be deprecated on modern versions of OS X. Apple's suggestion is to use launchd instead. You will find Lingon to be a useful tool for creating launchd daemons.
If you would prefer to use iCal to launch the script, you can create a separate calendar for scripted event(s), and hide it from view. It will function, but your calendar view will not be cluttered.
A: Make sure the ~/Desktop/myfile.applescript file is executable. You can only call a script by filename if it has the relevant execute bit.
Consider the following Terminal session:
$ ls -laFh sh.sh
-rw-rw-r-- 1 jason staff 278B Mar 2 10:18 sh.sh
$ ./sh.sh
-bash: ./sh.sh: Permission denied
$ chmod 764 sh.sh
$ ls -laFh sh.sh
-rwxrw-r-- 1 jason staff 32B Mar 7 09:40 sh.sh*
$ ./sh.sh
Hello World!
Until I had execute permissions (denoted with an 'x' in either the 4th, 7th, or 10th slot of the permissions string), I could not run it.
You can override it by calling the file with it's particular interpreter:
$ chmod 664 sh.sh
$ ls -laFh sh.sh
-rw-rw-r-- 1 jason staff 32B Mar 7 09:40 sh.sh
$ ./sh.sh
-bash: ./sh.sh: Permission denied
$ sh sh.sh
Hello World!
A: I discovered my original script worked. The problem had to do with my cron entry: it wasn't terminated with a carriage return. Once I did that, the applescript triggered properly.
A: Try the following in your script.
#!/usr/bin/bash
/usr/bin/osascript -e 'tell application "Google Chrome" to quit'
Make sure it's chmod +x and test from CLI.
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a1d37957173563ee7297972ee0e5cfa41477bb6b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a way to program iTunes to only play all of your songs once? I'm tried of hearing the same songs over and over when listening to songs via iTunes DJ.
A: This can easily be accomplished with smart playlists.
Make a smart playlist where the play count is less than one.
Then base iTunes DJ on that playlist.
You could also select all the songs (no matter what play count and simply add them to a normal playlist and have that playlist not shuffle, but play counts are more durable across launches of the iTunes app.)
And, there's no reason you can't make a second iTunes library just for this purpose. Be sure to not import or organize the tracks and have this second library file just reference the main library. Play through one time and the play counts will all be 1 in this "special" library - not the main library. Change the less than 1 to 2 - and you get the second pass of all the songs on DJ.
Also - there is a nice writeup in MacWorld explaining how to use this sort of smart playlist for listing to audio book chapters.
| Q: Is there a way to program iTunes to only play all of your songs once? I'm tried of hearing the same songs over and over when listening to songs via iTunes DJ.
A: This can easily be accomplished with smart playlists.
Make a smart playlist where the play count is less than one.
Then base iTunes DJ on that playlist.
You could also select all the songs (no matter what play count and simply add them to a normal playlist and have that playlist not shuffle, but play counts are more durable across launches of the iTunes app.)
And, there's no reason you can't make a second iTunes library just for this purpose. Be sure to not import or organize the tracks and have this second library file just reference the main library. Play through one time and the play counts will all be 1 in this "special" library - not the main library. Change the less than 1 to 2 - and you get the second pass of all the songs on DJ.
Also - there is a nice writeup in MacWorld explaining how to use this sort of smart playlist for listing to audio book chapters.
A: Yes, and no programming is necessary, just select music under library.
Then click the repeat button to repeat the whole library playing each song just once. For more information see iTunes Play, shuffle, or repeat songs.
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7cf213d235bb627e18d1b9e4fb6d521f29fae4ab | Apple Stackexchange
Q: MacBook HD "Other" all of a sudden almost full As you can see in the below image, my HD "Other" category is almost full. A couple of days ago, I randomly kept getting a popup saying that my disk was almost full. Then I went in and noticed the issue in the image. I ran the repair disk utility and got all my software up to date, to no avail. Haven't found any help on Google. Any ideas?
A: Not sure whether you've already found this, but there are a number of other people having the same issue on the Apple Discussion Groups. There seems to be quite a lot of good information in that thread so I recommend reading it through, but the consensus seems to be that its hidden local backups/snapshots that's causing it.
A few people also used DaisyDisk to find, then delete, hidden space on the hard disk.
| Q: MacBook HD "Other" all of a sudden almost full As you can see in the below image, my HD "Other" category is almost full. A couple of days ago, I randomly kept getting a popup saying that my disk was almost full. Then I went in and noticed the issue in the image. I ran the repair disk utility and got all my software up to date, to no avail. Haven't found any help on Google. Any ideas?
A: Not sure whether you've already found this, but there are a number of other people having the same issue on the Apple Discussion Groups. There seems to be quite a lot of good information in that thread so I recommend reading it through, but the consensus seems to be that its hidden local backups/snapshots that's causing it.
A few people also used DaisyDisk to find, then delete, hidden space on the hard disk.
A: I've also noticed on my copy of Lion that it lists anything as "Other" that it doesn't identify to be part of OSX's categorisations. For example I have 25GB of mkv files in my Movies folder, but OSX only sees as me having 7.46GB of movies...
A: I had a similar issue and finally found the cause of the problem. My mail app had issues connecting to one of my email accounts and I found it was storing all of the error messages (900+ GB worth).
Check to see if your having the same problem:
*
*Open finder
*press command, shift, g
*type ~/Library
*press go
*locate & check the size of your mail folder (mine was 900+ GB!!!)
*delete files
Hope that helps!
A: Have you tried booting up from the recovery partition and repairing the disk in Disk Utility? That just solved a similar issue I was having.
A: Try this delete unnecessary (old) mobile device backups:
*
*In iTunes, go Preferences/Devices and view your device backups
*Delete unneeded copies of device back ups.
Depending on the number of iOS upgrades you did in the past this will regain a bunch of GBs.
A: Could it be that you have a bundle image on this drive that is always mounted?
Although not full these can only be shrunk when unmounted - and therefore it might just keep growing...
A: Try OmniDiskSweeper, to see a hierarchical view of your entire HDD (or partition) based on the files and folders size.
OmniDiskSweeper is really great at what it does: showing you the files on your drive, in descending order by size, and letting you delete them easily!
And it’s free.
A: This also can be a temporary situation.
I've been doing a lot of restoring of Time Machine backups to new machines and for a handful of minutes to a several hours after the restore is done, this tool reports other when in reality a good chunk of space should (and will eventually) be shown to be music, apps and movies.
The picture above looked very similar to yours when I first checked. Unlike spotlight, which shows indexing progress and will incrementally refine search results as new space and files are indexed, System Information takes a momentary snapshot. If you leave that window open and come back in a day - it won't have changed, but if you quit and re-open it, you should see the categorization completed and a truer representation of space.
So, I would also suspect that sometimes the process storing this data could be buggy and a reboot/reinstall/other might be needed to clean things up and re-start the process that determines which file type is using space.
A: I have been manually backing up files from a dying MBP and noticed 49GB+ of images in ~/Library/Container/com.apple.Preview/Data folder. Some of these images were over 2 years old. I'd recommend digging through the folders inside the containers and see what other applications have created copies of your files.
A: I know this is thread is old, but I was experiencing the same problem on my Macbook Pro on El Capitan. Using OmniDiskSweeper was awesome but I found the high quality transcoded media files from Final Cut Pro X were massive, so I did a huge project clean up and it gave me an extra 200gb of free space.
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5f7e3ba5fcd69a0045aa721b8b945ee8a81d2e74 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iPad buyer's regret If someone is amazed by the new iPad that Apple announced today, but recently bought an iPad 2 from an Apple Store, is it too late? Could that person return the previous iPad purchase in order to be able to buy the latest and greatest? What options are available for someone with buyers' remorse?
A: If you are past the 14 day Apple return policy you can try asking your credit card company. Some, like American Express, will allow you to return merchandise for a longer period.
| Q: iPad buyer's regret If someone is amazed by the new iPad that Apple announced today, but recently bought an iPad 2 from an Apple Store, is it too late? Could that person return the previous iPad purchase in order to be able to buy the latest and greatest? What options are available for someone with buyers' remorse?
A: If you are past the 14 day Apple return policy you can try asking your credit card company. Some, like American Express, will allow you to return merchandise for a longer period.
A: The general rule is 14 days to return things, but I would just go in and let someone there know your concerns. Also, there often are price reductions which would make your recent purchase less costly if that was something you preferred to have.
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aebdf640f5553dcc6000a96be07a3901063ad961 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Where can I learn more about LTE coverage and build out schedules in the US? I am looking for sites that do a good job of reviewing / documenting current LTE data coverage in the US. Where do the carriers have coverage maps and plans for build out documented? Also, are there any independent sources that measure actual performance and coverage so that we can educate ourselves about the options available for data on the new iPad?
A: Not much in the way of a major community database of real-world speeds, sadly. Here are some other resources:
*
*Verizon's LTE coverage map
*AT&T's HSPA+ coverage map (and overview)
*Overview of all major carriers, and another (older)
*More general information on current/planned deployments
*Verizon coverage map with speed tests - Minneapolis/St. Paul area only.
You might also use the FCC's GIS data to find out more about what towers already exist. Presumably, they're not going to build new towers for LTE - just add antennae to existing sites.
| Q: Where can I learn more about LTE coverage and build out schedules in the US? I am looking for sites that do a good job of reviewing / documenting current LTE data coverage in the US. Where do the carriers have coverage maps and plans for build out documented? Also, are there any independent sources that measure actual performance and coverage so that we can educate ourselves about the options available for data on the new iPad?
A: Not much in the way of a major community database of real-world speeds, sadly. Here are some other resources:
*
*Verizon's LTE coverage map
*AT&T's HSPA+ coverage map (and overview)
*Overview of all major carriers, and another (older)
*More general information on current/planned deployments
*Verizon coverage map with speed tests - Minneapolis/St. Paul area only.
You might also use the FCC's GIS data to find out more about what towers already exist. Presumably, they're not going to build new towers for LTE - just add antennae to existing sites.
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0929dddfe9582574d28b4bf721521d6a38264da0 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Will voice dictation work on iPad 2? Will the voice dictation technology built into iOS 5.1 running on the new iPad be made available on the iPad 2?
A: No. I installed iOS 5.1 on a Wifi iPad 2, and opened the notes app. No microphone icon is displayed on the keyboard as shown in the keynote or as one sees on the iPhone 4S. This means that voice dictation is a iPad (3rd Generation) and iPhone 4S only feature. There may be apps that enable something like this in the App Store.
I can't guess about the lower priced iPad 2 16 GB, but existing iPads do not seem to get this feature with the iOS 5.1 update.
| Q: Will voice dictation work on iPad 2? Will the voice dictation technology built into iOS 5.1 running on the new iPad be made available on the iPad 2?
A: No. I installed iOS 5.1 on a Wifi iPad 2, and opened the notes app. No microphone icon is displayed on the keyboard as shown in the keynote or as one sees on the iPhone 4S. This means that voice dictation is a iPad (3rd Generation) and iPhone 4S only feature. There may be apps that enable something like this in the App Store.
I can't guess about the lower priced iPad 2 16 GB, but existing iPads do not seem to get this feature with the iOS 5.1 update.
A: It's too bad Apple decided not to include this technology in the iPad 2. I'm dictating this response on Dragon and works just fine. The iPad 2 has ample horsepower to support dictation.
It's unfortunate that many perceive the dictation function was excluded for obvious marketing reasons, but the iPhone 4S features advanced noise cancelling and voice clarification hardware not present in the iPad 2.
A: Maybe it needs to be enabled in settings? See here:
http://9to5mac.com/2012/01/09/looks-like-apple-is-working-on-siri-dictation-for-the-ipad-ios-5-1-beta-reveals/
A: I just installed the iOS 5.1 update on my iPad 2, and dictation is not included.
A: It doesn't come bundled with the 5.1 and I don't see any indication it will. That said I know I downloaded a dragon dictation app a while back for dictation. I sort of forgot about or was turned off because it uses dragon servers so it needs a network connection to work. Don't know if the apple model requires this or if the A5X chip is fast enough to handle speech recognition onboard. Anyway dragon is the only option for existing ipad owners. It's ok, just make sure you have a network connection or it won't work.
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a201199cd8a00dc89973a414c84058d8f9d14e8a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How could one make an automator script to restore all hidden windows quickly? The question is pretty self explanatory: How can one make an Automator script to restore all hidden windows at the same time?
A: This AppleScript should restore all hidden windows.
The first action unhides any hidden programs. The second action restarts the Dock, which has the effect of un-minimizing any windows minimized to the Dock.
tell application "System Events"
set the visible of every process to true
do shell script "killall -HUP Dock"
end tell
If you particularly want an Automator workflow, give it one action: Run AppleScript, and assign this AppleScript.
| Q: How could one make an automator script to restore all hidden windows quickly? The question is pretty self explanatory: How can one make an Automator script to restore all hidden windows at the same time?
A: This AppleScript should restore all hidden windows.
The first action unhides any hidden programs. The second action restarts the Dock, which has the effect of un-minimizing any windows minimized to the Dock.
tell application "System Events"
set the visible of every process to true
do shell script "killall -HUP Dock"
end tell
If you particularly want an Automator workflow, give it one action: Run AppleScript, and assign this AppleScript.
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d016635437b09baeb5a483383cf5004e3d75bec9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Complete documentation of the iOS Settings app's URL scheme The iOS Settings app provides an URL scheme (prefs:) which can be used to open the app directly on a particular page from other apps, in particular, shortcut apps such as Launch Center.
There are various pages on the web that have a list of some of the URLs, but these pages all seem to provide the same subset, and I know there is at least one shortcut that's not included. In fact, I'd imagine that every page in Settings will have it's own URL.
Can anyone provide the complete list of URLs for the Settings app?
A: I stumbled upon this excellent repo with even more URLs than listed above. The URLs have changed over time since these answers were written but this repo is very comprehensive and up to date at the time of writing.
https://github.com/FifiTheBulldog/ios-settings-urls/blob/master/settings-urls.md
| Q: Complete documentation of the iOS Settings app's URL scheme The iOS Settings app provides an URL scheme (prefs:) which can be used to open the app directly on a particular page from other apps, in particular, shortcut apps such as Launch Center.
There are various pages on the web that have a list of some of the URLs, but these pages all seem to provide the same subset, and I know there is at least one shortcut that's not included. In fact, I'd imagine that every page in Settings will have it's own URL.
Can anyone provide the complete list of URLs for the Settings app?
A: I stumbled upon this excellent repo with even more URLs than listed above. The URLs have changed over time since these answers were written but this repo is very comprehensive and up to date at the time of writing.
https://github.com/FifiTheBulldog/ios-settings-urls/blob/master/settings-urls.md
A: About – prefs:root=General&path=About
Accessibility – prefs:root=General&path=ACCESSIBILITY
Airplane Mode On – prefs:root=AIRPLANE_MODE
Auto-Lock – prefs:root=General&path=AUTOLOCK
Brightness – prefs:root=Brightness
Bluetooth – prefs:root=General&path=Bluetooth
Date & Time – prefs:root=General&path=DATE_AND_TIME
FaceTime – prefs:root=FACETIME
General – prefs:root=General
Keyboard – prefs:root=General&path=Keyboard
iCloud – prefs:root=CASTLE
iCloud Storage & Backup – prefs:root=CASTLE&path=STORAGE_AND_BACKUP
International – prefs:root=General&path=INTERNATIONAL
Location Services – prefs:root=LOCATION_SERVICES
Music – prefs:root=MUSIC
Music Equalizer – prefs:root=MUSIC&path=EQ
Music Volume Limit – prefs:root=MUSIC&path=VolumeLimit
Network – prefs:root=General&path=Network
Nike + iPod – prefs:root=NIKE_PLUS_IPOD
Notes – prefs:root=NOTES
Notification – prefs:root=NOTIFICATIONS_ID
Phone – prefs:root=Phone
Photos – prefs:root=Photos
Profile – prefs:root=General&path=ManagedConfigurationList
Reset – prefs:root=General&path=Reset
Safari – prefs:root=Safari
Siri – prefs:root=General&path=Assistant
Sounds – prefs:root=Sounds
Software Update – prefs:root=General&path=SOFTWARE_UPDATE_LINK
Store – prefs:root=STORE
Twitter – prefs:root=TWITTER
Usage – prefs:root=General&path=USAGE
VPN – prefs:root=General&path=Network/VPN
Wallpaper – prefs:root=Wallpaper
Wi-Fi – prefs:root=WIFI
BUT be warned, none of it works any more as of yesterday and the iOS5.1 update.
A: As of iOS 13.1, these URLs are back, and have been exhaustively documented on the MacStories website by Federico Viticci. Please note that the linked page is being actively updated, and contains other useful background and tips such as how to link to the settings for third party apps, so probably a good idea to follow the linke through to that site for the full info:
Settings URLs
iCloud
iCloud: prefs:root=CASTLE
iCloud Backup: prefs:root=CASTLE&path=BACKUP
Wireless Radios
Wi-Fi: prefs:root=WIFI
Bluetooth: prefs:root=Bluetooth
Cellular: prefs:root=MOBILE_DATA_SETTINGS_ID
Personal Hotspot
Personal Hotspot: prefs:root=INTERNET_TETHERING
Personal Hotspot ⇾ Family Sharing: prefs:root=INTERNET_TETHERING&path=Family%20Sharing
Personal Hotspot ⇾ Wi-Fi Password: prefs:root=INTERNET_TETHERING&path=Wi-Fi%20Password
VPN
VPN: prefs:root=General&path=VPN
Notifications
Notifications: prefs:root=NOTIFICATIONS_ID
Notifications ⇾ Siri Suggestions: prefs:root=NOTIFICATIONS_ID&path=Siri%20Suggestions
Sounds
Sounds: prefs:root=Sounds
Ringtone: prefs:root=Sounds&path=Ringtone
Do Not Disturb
Do Not Disturb: prefs:root=DO_NOT_DISTURB
Do Not Disturb ⇾ Allow Calls From: prefs:root=DO_NOT_DISTURB&path=Allow%20Calls%20From
Screen Time
Screen Time: prefs:root=SCREEN_TIME
Screen Time ⇾ Downtime: prefs:root=SCREEN_TIME&path=DOWNTIME
Screen Time ⇾ App Limits: prefs:root=SCREEN_TIME&path=APP_LIMITS
Screen Time ⇾ Always Allowed: prefs:root=SCREEN_TIME&path=ALWAYS_ALLOWED
General
General: prefs:root=General
General ⇾ About: prefs:root=General&path=About
General ⇾ Software Update: prefs:root=General&path=SOFTWARE_UPDATE_LINK
General ⇾ CarPlay: prefs:root=General&path=CARPLAY
General ⇾ Background App Refresh: prefs:root=General&path=AUTO_CONTENT_DOWNLOAD
General ⇾ Multitasking (iPad-only): prefs:root=General&path=MULTITASKING
General ⇾ Date & Time: prefs:root=General&path=DATE_AND_TIME
General ⇾ Keyboard: prefs:root=General&path=Keyboard
General ⇾ Keyboard ⇾ Keyboards: prefs:root=General&path=Keyboard/KEYBOARDS
General ⇾ Language & Region: prefs:root=General&path=INTERNATIONAL
General ⇾ Dictionary: prefs:root=General&path=DICTIONARY
General ⇾ Profiles: prefs:root=General&path=ManagedConfigurationList
General ⇾ Reset: prefs:root=General&path=Reset
Control Center
Control Center: prefs:root=ControlCenter
Control Center ⇾ Customize Controls: prefs:root=ControlCenter&path=CUSTOMIZE_CONTROLS
Display
Display: prefs:root=DISPLAY
Display ⇾ Auto Lock: prefs:root=DISPLAY&path=AUTOLOCK
Display ⇾ Text Size: prefs:root=DISPLAY&path=TEXT_SIZE
Accessibility
Accessibility: prefs:root=ACCESSIBILITY
Wallpaper
Wallpaper: prefs:root=Wallpaper
Siri
Siri: prefs:root=SIRI
Apple Pencil
Apple Pencil (iPad-only): prefs:root=Pencil
Face ID
Face ID: prefs:root=PASSCODE
Emergency SOS
Emergency SOS: prefs:root=EMERGENCY_SOS
Battery
Battery: prefs:root=BATTERY_USAGE
Battery ⇾ Battery Health (iPhone-only): prefs:root=BATTERY_USAGE&path=BATTERY_HEALTH
Privacy
Privacy: prefs:root=Privacy
Privacy ⇾ Location Services: prefs:root=Privacy&path=LOCATION
Privacy ⇾ Contacts: prefs:root=Privacy&path=CONTACTS
Privacy ⇾ Calendars: prefs:root=Privacy&path=CALENDARS
Privacy ⇾ Reminders: prefs:root=Privacy&path=REMINDERS
Privacy ⇾ Photos: prefs:root=Privacy&path=PHOTOS
Privacy ⇾ Microphone: prefs:root=Privacy&path=MICROPHONE
Privacy ⇾ Speech Recognition: prefs:root=Privacy&path=SPEECH_RECOGNITION
Privacy ⇾ Camera: prefs:root=Privacy&path=CAMERA
Privacy ⇾ Motion: prefs:root=Privacy&path=MOTION\
App Store
App Store: prefs:root=STORE
App Store ⇾ App Downloads: prefs:root=STORE&path=App%20Downloads
App Store ⇾ Video Autoplay: prefs:root=STORE&path=Video%20Autoplay
Wallet
Wallet: prefs:root=PASSBOOK
Passwords & Accounts
Passwords & Accounts: prefs:root=ACCOUNTS_AND_PASSWORDS
Passwords & Accounts ⇾ Fetch New Data: prefs:root=ACCOUNTS_AND_PASSWORDS&path=FETCH_NEW_DATA
Passwords & Accounts ⇾ Add Account: prefs:root=ACCOUNTS_AND_PASSWORDS&path=ADD_ACCOUNT
Mail
Mail: prefs:root=MAIL
Mail ⇾ Preview: prefs:root=MAIL&path=Preview
Mail ⇾ Swipe Options: prefs:root=MAIL&path=Swipe%20Options
Mail ⇾ Notifications: prefs:root=MAIL&path=NOTIFICATIONS
Mail ⇾ Blocked: prefs:root=MAIL&path=Blocked
Mail ⇾ Muted Thread Action: prefs:root=MAIL&path=Muted%20Thread%20Action
Mail ⇾ Blocked Sender Options: prefs:root=MAIL&path=Blocked%20Sender%20Options
Mail ⇾ Mark Addresses: prefs:root=MAIL&path=Mark%20Addresses
Mail ⇾ Increase Quote Level: prefs:root=MAIL&path=Increase%20Quote%20Level
Mail ⇾ Include Attachments with Replies: prefs:root=MAIL&path=Include%20Attachments%20with%20Replies
Mail ⇾ Signature: prefs:root=MAIL&path=Signature
Mail ⇾ Default Account: prefs:root=MAIL&path=Default%20Account
Contacts
Contacts: prefs:root=CONTACTS
Calendar
Calendar: prefs:root=CALENDAR
Calendar ⇾ Alternate Calendars: prefs:root=CALENDAR&path=Alternate%20Calendars
Calendar ⇾ Sync: prefs:root=CALENDAR&path=Sync
Calendar ⇾ Default Alert Times: prefs:root=CALENDAR&path=Default%20Alert%20Times
Calendar ⇾ Default Calendar: prefs:root=CALENDAR&path=Default%20Calendar
Notes
Notes: prefs:root=NOTES
Notes ⇾ Default Account: prefs:root=NOTES&path=Default%20Account
Notes ⇾ Password: prefs:root=NOTES&path=Password
Notes ⇾ Sort Notes By: prefs:root=NOTES&path=Sort%20Notes%20By
Notes ⇾ New Notes Start With: prefs:root=NOTES&path=New%20Notes%20Start%20With
Notes ⇾ Sort Checked Items: prefs:root=NOTES&path=Sort%20Checked%20Items
Notes ⇾ Lines & Grids: prefs:root=NOTES&path=Lines%20%26%20Grids
Notes ⇾ Access Notes from Lock Screen: prefs:root=NOTES&path=Access%20Notes%20from%20Lock%20Screen
Reminders
Reminders: prefs:root=REMINDERS
Reminders ⇾ Default List: prefs:root=REMINDERS&path=DEFAULT_LIST
Voice Memos
Voice Memos: prefs:root=VOICE_MEMOS
Phone
Phone: prefs:root=Phone
Messages
Messages: prefs:root=MESSAGES
FaceTime
FaceTime: prefs:root=FACETIME
Maps
Maps: prefs:root=MAPS
Maps ⇾ Driving & Navigation: prefs:root=MAPS&path=Driving%20%26%20Navigation
Maps ⇾ Transit: prefs:root=MAPS&path=Transit
Compass
Compass: prefs:root=COMPASS
Measure
Measure: prefs:root=MEASURE
Safari
Safari: prefs:root=SAFARI
Safari ⇾ Content Blockers: prefs:root=SAFARI&path=Content%20Blockers
Safari ⇾ Downloads: prefs:root=SAFARI&path=DOWNLOADS
Safari ⇾ Close Tabs: prefs:root=SAFARI&path=Close%20Tabs
Safari ⇾ Page Zoom: prefs:root=SAFARI&path=Page%20Zoom
Safari ⇾ Request Desktop Website: prefs:root=SAFARI&path=Request%20Desktop%20Website
Safari ⇾ Reader: prefs:root=SAFARI&path=Reader
Safari ⇾ Camera: prefs:root=SAFARI&path=Camera
Safari ⇾ Microphone: prefs:root=SAFARI&path=Microphone
Safari ⇾ Location: prefs:root=SAFARI&path=Location
News
News: prefs:root=NEWS
Health
Health: prefs:root=HEALTH
Shortcuts
Shortcuts: prefs:root=SHORTCUTS
Music
Music: prefs:root=MUSIC
Music ⇾ Cellular Data: prefs:root=MUSIC&path=com.apple.Music:CellularData
Music ⇾ Optimize Storage: prefs:root=MUSIC&path=com.apple.Music:OptimizeStorage
Music ⇾ EQ: prefs:root=MUSIC&path=com.apple.Music:EQ
Music ⇾ Volume Limit: prefs:root=MUSIC&path=com.apple.Music:VolumeLimit
Photos
Photos: prefs:root=Photos
Camera
Camera: prefs:root=CAMERA
Camera ⇾ Record Video: prefs:root=CAMERA&path=Record%20Video
Camera ⇾ Record Slo-mo: prefs:root=CAMERA&path=Record%20Slo-mo
Books
Books: prefs:root=IBOOKS
Game Center
Game Center: prefs:root=GAMECENTER
A: A lot of the previous App URL structures seemed to have changed with the iOS 5.01 update, at least for the for the native settings.
For example,
prefs:root=General&path=Bluetooth
now returns a "URL could not be opened".
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65c1f2ef8acb41eb2980c414c24e9d76f6bad475 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Configure center mouse button to open new links I have a simple Logitech mouse with 2 buttons and central wheel button.
The central button opens some accessories (calculator and so on). I would like this button to open new links in chrome (as it does on Windows and Linux). Is there a way to configure that?
I've tried Logitech control center, but it can't find the attached mouse.
A: You can set the center mouse button or any other button to open links in a new tab in Logitech Control Center.
Just change the Assigned action of the "Switch Application Button" or "Center Mouse" button to "Advanced click." Under the "Configure Advanced Click" tab, select "click" under click type and select the "⌘" modifier.
Easy Peasy
| Q: Configure center mouse button to open new links I have a simple Logitech mouse with 2 buttons and central wheel button.
The central button opens some accessories (calculator and so on). I would like this button to open new links in chrome (as it does on Windows and Linux). Is there a way to configure that?
I've tried Logitech control center, but it can't find the attached mouse.
A: You can set the center mouse button or any other button to open links in a new tab in Logitech Control Center.
Just change the Assigned action of the "Switch Application Button" or "Center Mouse" button to "Advanced click." Under the "Configure Advanced Click" tab, select "click" under click type and select the "⌘" modifier.
Easy Peasy
A: This is not a feature provided by OSX.
*
*If you want to open a link in a new tab you ⌘+click the link.
*This also works with the URL-bar and search box using ⌘+↩.
Knowing this, you can assign the ⌘+click action to the scrolling wheel click using the free software BetterTouchTool.
I've successfully done this:
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1e6d14483ca39f8663024031157a94960483e4ae | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Word 2011 for Mac: keyboard shortcut for turning balloons on/off in review mode Does anybody know if I can create a keyboard shortcut to toggle "Use balloons to display changes"?
Also, is there a webpage where one can vote for features for the next Word release? I want to have the option to show only comments in balloons and not deleted text that existed in previous versions back.
Thanks
A: There is not one. But you're in luck, because you can assign one using Tools -> Customize Keyboard. See the example below.
| Q: Word 2011 for Mac: keyboard shortcut for turning balloons on/off in review mode Does anybody know if I can create a keyboard shortcut to toggle "Use balloons to display changes"?
Also, is there a webpage where one can vote for features for the next Word release? I want to have the option to show only comments in balloons and not deleted text that existed in previous versions back.
Thanks
A: There is not one. But you're in luck, because you can assign one using Tools -> Customize Keyboard. See the example below.
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b19267169cc460364593d4b1b62deed8f8ee4d88 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What is the difference between "all unplayed" and "all new" podcasts? When configuring the syncing of podcasts between iTunes and a device, it's possible to automatically sync "all unplayed" and "all new" podcasts.
It's not clear to me what the difference is between unplayed and new podcasts. An Apple Support Communities post explains it as follows:
Unplayed podcasts, are those that have previously been synced to your iPod, but have yet to be played while new podcasts are those that have been synced to your iPod for the first time.
If this is the case, what's the difference in sync behavior between the "all unplayed" and "all new" settings?
A: If you have three podcasts as follows:
*
*A - downloaded, synced and played
*B - downloaded, synced and not played
*C - newly downloaded, never synced, and not played
When choosing "all unplayed", podcasts B & C will by synced. A will be removed from the iDevice
When choosing "all new", only C will be synced. A & B will be removed from the iDevice
| Q: What is the difference between "all unplayed" and "all new" podcasts? When configuring the syncing of podcasts between iTunes and a device, it's possible to automatically sync "all unplayed" and "all new" podcasts.
It's not clear to me what the difference is between unplayed and new podcasts. An Apple Support Communities post explains it as follows:
Unplayed podcasts, are those that have previously been synced to your iPod, but have yet to be played while new podcasts are those that have been synced to your iPod for the first time.
If this is the case, what's the difference in sync behavior between the "all unplayed" and "all new" settings?
A: If you have three podcasts as follows:
*
*A - downloaded, synced and played
*B - downloaded, synced and not played
*C - newly downloaded, never synced, and not played
When choosing "all unplayed", podcasts B & C will by synced. A will be removed from the iDevice
When choosing "all new", only C will be synced. A & B will be removed from the iDevice
A: The difference seems to rest on partial playback. New means you haven't listened to even part of the podcast, whereas unplayed means you haven't finished listening to the podcast.
In testing, it seems:
*
*iTunes for Mac (v. 10.6.3) tips from new to unplayed at 15 seconds into a track
*iTunes for iPhone (iOS v. 5.1.1) tips from new to unplayed at 5% into a track
Note this is based on quick experiments, not cited documentation or the like.
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88f05b249f68ee321f646d0514afad10d251551f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Best mode for a router I have this wireless router I use to connect my iPhone and iPad. This router has 4 settings:
*
*802.11b/n Mixed
*just 802.11g
*802.11b/g/n
*802.11g/n
Which one should I choose to have maximum speed on my iDevices?
thanks.
A: Go with:
*
*802.11g/n
That setting covers the first generation iPad through to the latest iPad that got announced yesterday as well as the first generation iPhone through to the latest iPhone 4S. Your devices should pick the faster protocol (N) if they support it. If not, they'll use the slower protocol (G).
But between G and N you've got just about all modern wireless devices covered so your network should be friendly to everything WiFi you bring in to it.
| Q: Best mode for a router I have this wireless router I use to connect my iPhone and iPad. This router has 4 settings:
*
*802.11b/n Mixed
*just 802.11g
*802.11b/g/n
*802.11g/n
Which one should I choose to have maximum speed on my iDevices?
thanks.
A: Go with:
*
*802.11g/n
That setting covers the first generation iPad through to the latest iPad that got announced yesterday as well as the first generation iPhone through to the latest iPhone 4S. Your devices should pick the faster protocol (N) if they support it. If not, they'll use the slower protocol (G).
But between G and N you've got just about all modern wireless devices covered so your network should be friendly to everything WiFi you bring in to it.
A: Pretty much any new iOS based device, including the Apple TV etc, will happily use Wireless "n" (150Mb or even 300Mb).
Practically nothing that you own will still use "b" (11Mb) - the only devices I have are Nintendo DS, and an ancient Palm organiser.
Almost everything else you might have that isn't particular new, or isn't Apple kit, will support "g" (54mb) - Playstations, older windows laptops, non apple phones/tablets, portable gaming systems like the PSP etc etc.
So, for preference I would have G/N. If you have a kid with a DS, consider B/G/N. Bear in mind that Nintendo DS cannot accept WPA authentication, and do WEP as a maximum, and thus if you want to use them, you run the risk of reducing the security on all the other devices.
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87ff57813cbb13ef0ae8e477f0366f423abc3b8c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Retina iPhone app on the new iPad With the new iPads having a retina display, what will happen to iPhone apps that are built to support retina display for iPhone/iPod touch on an iPad sized retina screen. Will the iPad use the retina version of the iphone app or stick with the normal version?
A: The German magazine c't (or rather the new "Mac & i") tested the new iPad (3rd gen.) and found that it finally uses retina graphics in the iPhone apps that provide them:
Übrigens stellt das iPad 3 auch Apps, die für das Retina-Display des iPhone 4(S) optimiert wurden, schärfer und ansprechender dar als sein Vorgänger – iOS zieht nun also endlich die optimierten Grafiken heran. Das wirkt sich positiv auf beide Darstellungsvarianten aus, auf die Originalgröße und den "2x"-Modus.
Translation:
By the way, apps that are optimized for the retina display of the iPhone 4 (S) are displayed by the new iPad sharper and more appealing than by its predecessor - iOS now finally uses the optimized graphics. This has a positive effect on both display variants the original size and the "2x" mode.
| Q: Retina iPhone app on the new iPad With the new iPads having a retina display, what will happen to iPhone apps that are built to support retina display for iPhone/iPod touch on an iPad sized retina screen. Will the iPad use the retina version of the iphone app or stick with the normal version?
A: The German magazine c't (or rather the new "Mac & i") tested the new iPad (3rd gen.) and found that it finally uses retina graphics in the iPhone apps that provide them:
Übrigens stellt das iPad 3 auch Apps, die für das Retina-Display des iPhone 4(S) optimiert wurden, schärfer und ansprechender dar als sein Vorgänger – iOS zieht nun also endlich die optimierten Grafiken heran. Das wirkt sich positiv auf beide Darstellungsvarianten aus, auf die Originalgröße und den "2x"-Modus.
Translation:
By the way, apps that are optimized for the retina display of the iPhone 4 (S) are displayed by the new iPad sharper and more appealing than by its predecessor - iOS now finally uses the optimized graphics. This has a positive effect on both display variants the original size and the "2x" mode.
A: When you run the iPad 5.1 simulator in retina-mode, it seems that iPhone apps are using retina graphics at 1x. As the new iPad screen is 1536x2048 (portrait) and a retina iPhone app is 640x960, it's still the same physical size as a non-retina iPhone app in a non-retina iPad.
So my guess is that yes, the new iPad will use retina-graphics in iPhone apps, but they will look the same size at 1x as non-retina iPhone apps in a non-retina iPad, and 2x will only double the graphics.
Keep in mind that the iPad simulator is just - as the name implies - a simulator. Although it's usually a good indication, there's no guarantee that the hardware will behave in the same way.
A: Using apps which supported the retina display on iPhone 4 on an iPad always resulted in them rendering the non-retina scale graphics. A tweak is available for jailbroken devices to select the retina graphic assets instead so it is feasibly possible, Apple just don't do it as standard.
I suspect that the iPhone compatibility was a crutch to help people over the initial period while there weren't many iPad apps and cannot see Apple implementing it any time soon.
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4998b1d00d9e8ebcf4dbb148bccd4591a5d308b9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Convenient way to store sensitive information on Mac/iPad? Currently I keep an obscurely-named text file on my hard drive which contains things like bank account and credit card details, various passwords, PINs, and other bits of sensitive/confidential information. Obviously this is not too secure and I'd really like to keep this information encrypted and password-protected. I'm thinking of something like Keychain Access, but for small amounts of free form text rather than just passwords, and it would need to be quick and convenient to access (i.e. so not something like a password-protected Word document). If it could work on both a Mac and an iOS device like an iPad, and sync between the two, then that would be a bonus.
A: I use 1Password. I a bit pricey but worth it. There are iOS and Mac OS versions. You have to purchase both. Where 1Password really shines is for website logins. There's a demo for the Mac on their site.
| Q: Convenient way to store sensitive information on Mac/iPad? Currently I keep an obscurely-named text file on my hard drive which contains things like bank account and credit card details, various passwords, PINs, and other bits of sensitive/confidential information. Obviously this is not too secure and I'd really like to keep this information encrypted and password-protected. I'm thinking of something like Keychain Access, but for small amounts of free form text rather than just passwords, and it would need to be quick and convenient to access (i.e. so not something like a password-protected Word document). If it could work on both a Mac and an iOS device like an iPad, and sync between the two, then that would be a bonus.
A: I use 1Password. I a bit pricey but worth it. There are iOS and Mac OS versions. You have to purchase both. Where 1Password really shines is for website logins. There's a demo for the Mac on their site.
A: I use Acrylic's Wallet, works well on iOS and Mac OS.
http://www.acrylicapps.com/wallet/mac/
A: I use, and recommend Splash ID which I have found to be very user friendly. For each "item" that you create (say bank account) you have 10 different forms that you can name the forms and put in whatever you like as well as a comment section which allows for much longer amounts of text. It also work on iOS ($10 from the app store I think). It's normally $20 but I found a coupon online for $10 off.
I believe it to be very secure, and it handles copy and paste really well.
A: I've had much success with Mac's inbuilt Keychain Access.
http://www.macworld.com/article/2013756/how-to-manage-passwords-with-keychain-access.html
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648c3dc4ef328a4885bb64be3aa7215ed2194cf0 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What are the "sleepimage" and "swapfile" documents? I was using Disk Inventory X and found a file called sleepimage in /private/var/vm/ It takes up 4 GB! I also found numerous other files in the same folder called swapfile0 swapfile1, etc. What are they and are they safe to delete so I can free up space? (almost 10 GB)
A: Those are part of the virtual memory system: swapfile* contains literally swap data, which is memory content that has been pushed out to disk.
The sleepimage is used for suspend and resume support; when the system hibernates, that is where the memory data is stored.
Deleting either would cause significant problems: sleepimage is the same size as RAM, and would need to be recreated to sleep; the swap files are memory that is in use, and would cause serious problems to delete.
If you use less swap, the system will automatically deallocate those files, though, and free that disk space.
| Q: What are the "sleepimage" and "swapfile" documents? I was using Disk Inventory X and found a file called sleepimage in /private/var/vm/ It takes up 4 GB! I also found numerous other files in the same folder called swapfile0 swapfile1, etc. What are they and are they safe to delete so I can free up space? (almost 10 GB)
A: Those are part of the virtual memory system: swapfile* contains literally swap data, which is memory content that has been pushed out to disk.
The sleepimage is used for suspend and resume support; when the system hibernates, that is where the memory data is stored.
Deleting either would cause significant problems: sleepimage is the same size as RAM, and would need to be recreated to sleep; the swap files are memory that is in use, and would cause serious problems to delete.
If you use less swap, the system will automatically deallocate those files, though, and free that disk space.
A: swapfile0, swapfile1 and so on are swap files. You can sort of think of them like "backup" RAM. When your computer doesn't have enough RAM to accomodate the memory requests of all your programs (which is almost always, this is normal), it uses these files to "write out" part of what it had in RAM.
The sleepimage has a very similar use, except it's used only when your Mac hibernates/wakes up.
Deleting any of the swapfile* files is likely to mess up your system, but you can safely delete sleepimage. However, it's kind of pointless, it will probably be recreated the next time you put your computer to hibernation. If you really want to delete it, you'd have to use sudo rm, since root owns the file.
Finally, it's normal for the sleepimage to take up to 4 GB; it will usually take the same space as your RAM.
EDIT You can delete /var/vm/sleepimage safely, but it will be recreated when you put the Mac to sleep. If you run sudo pmset -a hibernatemode 0; sudo rm /var/vm/sleepimage, the Mac will use a normal sleep mode (like desktop Macs by default) and it won't recreate /var/vm/sleepimage. See this post with more information.
A: I just deleted my sleepimage and everything works fine, and to permanently prevent it from reappearing, follow the steps outlined in the comments of this article
Summary…
*
*Can I safely delete sleepimage from my Mac?
*Yes, you can remove sleepimage and it will just be created again automatically the next time your Mac is put to sleep. To delete sleepimage, type the following command into the Terminal:
sudo rm /private/var/vm/sleepimage
You’ll be asked for the administrator password to gain access to remove the file, this is normal.
The sleepimage file is only needed for the safe-sleep function where your data is saved to the HDD before sleeping, if you want to permanently reclaim this disk space you can do so using the following commands in a terminal window.
This will revert your computer to the older sleep method, which will sleep faster and wake faster but does keep your data in memory during the sleep period.
to check which mode is active
pmset -g | grep hibernatemode
to change mode 0= old style sleep 3= new (save to disk style)
sudo pmset -a hibernatemode 0
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7e89342535a60811c50c45fa4db6a24d66340822 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Re-colorize iTunes/iPhoto sidebar icons? I simply can't abide Lion's/Apple's dedication to monochrome sidebars everywhere in Lion. The SIMBL technique still works in the Finder, but the new 10.6 version of iTunes breaks all the previous hacks I've tried. What I'd love is to be able to edit the iTunes.rsrc file (and similar) myself but I don't know of any way to do that in OS X. Is there a way to edit (copies of) .rsrc files? Failing that, is there a way to change the depressing gray sidebar icons in iTunes 10.6?
A: There's an app called Lion Tweaks that can do what you want (at least with the Finder icons). There's also a Mountain Lion version.
| Q: Re-colorize iTunes/iPhoto sidebar icons? I simply can't abide Lion's/Apple's dedication to monochrome sidebars everywhere in Lion. The SIMBL technique still works in the Finder, but the new 10.6 version of iTunes breaks all the previous hacks I've tried. What I'd love is to be able to edit the iTunes.rsrc file (and similar) myself but I don't know of any way to do that in OS X. Is there a way to edit (copies of) .rsrc files? Failing that, is there a way to change the depressing gray sidebar icons in iTunes 10.6?
A: There's an app called Lion Tweaks that can do what you want (at least with the Finder icons). There's also a Mountain Lion version.
A: You could try ThemePark
Down with Aqua! ThemePark lets you give your computer a style of its own.
Use ThemePark to create or modify the way Mac OS X looks, as well as to change the appearance of individual applications. Just draw titlebars, buttons, and other widgets in the graphics editor of your choice, and move them into ThemePark to create a new theme or modify an existing one. Also use ThemePark to safely apply themes to your operating system.
Not sure it will do the job, I read about it here.
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cac03ef39528f1f3b4456019aa2051033d5b86b2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: using iSync plugins in OS X 10.7 and later iSync is being phased out from OS X. In 10.7 Lion, it doesn't come with it pre-installed any more.
I have purchased an iSync plugin for my mobile phone. I am currently using iSync in Lion using a version downloaded from the Internet (in a previous version of this question that didn't work, but this has since been resolved, it was an installation glitch). So at the moment, everything is fine, but I'm not sure for how long this will work.
Will I still be able to sync contacts and calendars with my mobile phone (a Samsung B2100) once iSync won't work on OS X at all any more (presumably when Mountain Lion comes out in may)? Is there a product that will continue to work that can deal with iSync plugins?
A: Works a treat*
*
*No guarantee that it will continue to work a treat!
| Q: using iSync plugins in OS X 10.7 and later iSync is being phased out from OS X. In 10.7 Lion, it doesn't come with it pre-installed any more.
I have purchased an iSync plugin for my mobile phone. I am currently using iSync in Lion using a version downloaded from the Internet (in a previous version of this question that didn't work, but this has since been resolved, it was an installation glitch). So at the moment, everything is fine, but I'm not sure for how long this will work.
Will I still be able to sync contacts and calendars with my mobile phone (a Samsung B2100) once iSync won't work on OS X at all any more (presumably when Mountain Lion comes out in may)? Is there a product that will continue to work that can deal with iSync plugins?
A: Works a treat*
*
*No guarantee that it will continue to work a treat!
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71eb5ce5c8afe39b501ac96a0c10eb7d0b195820 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Restoring 10.6.7 wallpapers This may sound a bit silly and I hope it's not off-topic, but... I'm looking for a specific wallpaper that was present in OS X 10.6.7 (an Ansel Adams-style black-and-white landscape with the sun hidden behind some very remarkable clouds). It is no longer present in OS X Lion.
Strangely, it is also not a part of the OS X 10.6 wallpapers pack.
Is there a comprehensive resource from which old OS X wallpapers can be accessed?
A: If its the mountains in black and white with the sun behind clouds.. It's in this pack: http://www.redmondpie.com/download-os-x-snow-leopard-wallpapers/
| Q: Restoring 10.6.7 wallpapers This may sound a bit silly and I hope it's not off-topic, but... I'm looking for a specific wallpaper that was present in OS X 10.6.7 (an Ansel Adams-style black-and-white landscape with the sun hidden behind some very remarkable clouds). It is no longer present in OS X Lion.
Strangely, it is also not a part of the OS X 10.6 wallpapers pack.
Is there a comprehensive resource from which old OS X wallpapers can be accessed?
A: If its the mountains in black and white with the sun behind clouds.. It's in this pack: http://www.redmondpie.com/download-os-x-snow-leopard-wallpapers/
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9ccb5efd5cdd40089179647a48aef2a64edacb04 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: AirPlay Quality Issues from iPad I have a 1st gen iPad 32GB + WiFi and AppleTV 2nd gen.
I'm having issues playing back streaming content from my iPad to my AppleTV over AirPlay. An example of this is audio from Pandora (Internet), and another is playing back films from Movies (local). When streamed to my iPad and then to AppleTV via AirPlay, it is "choppy" by the time it gets to the AppleTV.
When attempting the same thing from my iPhone 4S, I have no issues.
What gives?
A: *
*Restart both devices and try if AirPlay streaming is fluid again.
If that should not work you can try restoring one or both devices as described in this answer by bmike
| Q: AirPlay Quality Issues from iPad I have a 1st gen iPad 32GB + WiFi and AppleTV 2nd gen.
I'm having issues playing back streaming content from my iPad to my AppleTV over AirPlay. An example of this is audio from Pandora (Internet), and another is playing back films from Movies (local). When streamed to my iPad and then to AppleTV via AirPlay, it is "choppy" by the time it gets to the AppleTV.
When attempting the same thing from my iPhone 4S, I have no issues.
What gives?
A: *
*Restart both devices and try if AirPlay streaming is fluid again.
If that should not work you can try restoring one or both devices as described in this answer by bmike
A: Since the iPhone 4S reportedly works, I excluded network bandwith as a posible bottleneck.
iPhone 4S has much more processing power than the 1st gen iPad. If this is not something that used to work and broke, I suspect the iPad is not fit for the task. If it used to work, it could be a software/iOS update that caused it to stop working.
If I understood correctly you are streaming twice: from Internet (Padora) or network computer (Movies) to iPad and then from iPad to AppleTV. You could try to stream directly to AppleTV.
A: If your iPad has 3G, place it in Airplane mode, then connect to the same Wi-Fi network as the Apple TV.
A: Something that could explain things:
The iPad supports 5Ghz wifi networks which normally won't be susceptible to as much interference but have less range (and depending on what other devices you or your neighbors have COULD suffer more interference).
The iPhone only supports 2.4Ghz wifi networks.
If your router supports both make sure your iPad is using the 2.4Ghz network.
A: Are you getting full bars on the iPad? My router is in the basement and has some interference coming up stairs.
I had some lag to my Apple TV so I picked up an Airport Express and extended/boosted the network upstairs.
Huge improvement.
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4818d62daeaa4c3c573d239ea72d304efee9eecd | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What iOS browsers support Firefox Sync? My Mom wants to be able to use Firefox Sync to sync her bookmarks between her laptop and her iPad. What browsers support Firefox Sync?
A: The best browser for this is Mercury Browser (app store link). It supports full Firefox browser syncing. There is a .99 upgrade to remove ads.
| Q: What iOS browsers support Firefox Sync? My Mom wants to be able to use Firefox Sync to sync her bookmarks between her laptop and her iPad. What browsers support Firefox Sync?
A: The best browser for this is Mercury Browser (app store link). It supports full Firefox browser syncing. There is a .99 upgrade to remove ads.
A: How about Firefox Home (if it is available in your country)? It's not a browser but you can sync your bookmark, and open them via Safari.
A: I only know of iLunascape (FREE) and 360 Web ($0.99) to support Firefox Sync.
A: Now Mercury Browser not support Firefox Sync. Foxbrowser is a good alternative. [ https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/foxbrowser/id550365886?mt=8 ]
A: Firefox is now available for iPad.
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600d420337d54621b63667e2b1221df6ff4c87b4 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I clear the Diagnostics & Usage data from my iPhone? Settings > General > About > Diagnostics & Usage > Diagnostic & Usage Data
I've elected not to send this data to Apple, so is there a way to clear or delete it?
A: They are usually deleted when you do a sync.
| Q: How do I clear the Diagnostics & Usage data from my iPhone? Settings > General > About > Diagnostics & Usage > Diagnostic & Usage Data
I've elected not to send this data to Apple, so is there a way to clear or delete it?
A: They are usually deleted when you do a sync.
A: In iPhone 5s iOS 9.2 go to Settings->Privacy and go the last part of the menu ->Diagnostic & Usage. Then select which one you want.
A: Make sure your iPhones is backed up ! Then then General , master reset that clears everything and reset your iPhone back to its original setting, then start your iPhone just like it was a new one ! Once it's has the wifi set up all your information goes back on your iPhone but not the diagnosis & usage ! I have to do this about once every few months to keep my iPhone 6plus s running fast , this works the fastest for me and all you need to have is a Wifi connection ! Time it takes me is 6 to 15 minutes max , your reset may take less or more time depending on the information that you have stored on iCloud !
A: Open iFile. Go to var/mobile/Library/Logs/CrashReporter and delete all files leaving the 3 folders undeleted. Done.
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19ca08b0eb2144ee81b415eeaddbb11ac8bb5d53 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Which service or application is responsible for Mission Control? From time to time I get my OS X bugging up like this:
I tried restarting Finder, Dock or WindowServer processes to no avail. Has anyone encountered this? May be there is a service or an app that I can relaunch to fix this? So far only restart helped. I didn't try the login/logout flow, but I'm pretty sure it would work too. So I wanted to know if there is a way to fix this while logged in.
A: The application responsible for Mission Control should be Dock.
Take a look at this article. Restart Mission Control in OS X Lion
| Q: Which service or application is responsible for Mission Control? From time to time I get my OS X bugging up like this:
I tried restarting Finder, Dock or WindowServer processes to no avail. Has anyone encountered this? May be there is a service or an app that I can relaunch to fix this? So far only restart helped. I didn't try the login/logout flow, but I'm pretty sure it would work too. So I wanted to know if there is a way to fix this while logged in.
A: The application responsible for Mission Control should be Dock.
Take a look at this article. Restart Mission Control in OS X Lion
A: The windowserver handles all mission control animations and knowing which windows are visible at any one time for the screen buffers that are active. From a design standpoint - this process implements the Quartz Display Services.
You might not want to just kill that process since that basically logs you out, but it might be interesting to know if the issue you report persists over sessions or is more of an inadvertent triggering of the mission control view or is really a bug in the tracking so that your presentation layer things that this is really what should be drawn on your main screen currently.
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95808dd330fb873ea6ed706cbe45731a053afbbb | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to move from Aperture to iPhoto What's the best way to import my Aperture library to iPhoto?
A: There are no perfect solutions to the this. To maintain the full quality of the images in Aperture, your best bet is going to be exporting the Master files from Aperture, then re-importing them into iPhoto.
If you've done extensive edits to your images, you will also want to export versions of those files in the highest quality possible, and import those versions into your iPhoto library.
Another possibility—that I haven't fully explored—would be to export your Aperture library as a new library that uses referenced images (as opposed to managed) so that those images exist in an organized folder hierarchy on your hard drive. You can then import those images and keep some of your Aperture organizational structure. (This is unexplored by me because I've never used the referenced image option.)
| Q: How to move from Aperture to iPhoto What's the best way to import my Aperture library to iPhoto?
A: There are no perfect solutions to the this. To maintain the full quality of the images in Aperture, your best bet is going to be exporting the Master files from Aperture, then re-importing them into iPhoto.
If you've done extensive edits to your images, you will also want to export versions of those files in the highest quality possible, and import those versions into your iPhoto library.
Another possibility—that I haven't fully explored—would be to export your Aperture library as a new library that uses referenced images (as opposed to managed) so that those images exist in an organized folder hierarchy on your hard drive. You can then import those images and keep some of your Aperture organizational structure. (This is unexplored by me because I've never used the referenced image option.)
A: As of Aperture 3.3, iPhoto and Aperture can now open the same photo libraries, so no importing is necessary.
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ebf59624881911a85547b97715671ad4222fffb8 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a limit for devices where I can download my purchased apps? I'm thinking about renting an iPad for use. And I would like to know if I can put my password to download my apps every time I rent an iPad, or is there a limit?
A: You can download any app and other media purchased with your apple ID to a new device - as long as you authorize your new device with that apple ID.
This is what the official Apple documentation says:
Your Apple ID can have up to 10 devices and computers (combined)
associated with it. Each computer must also be authorized using the
same Apple ID. Once a device or computer is associated with your Apple
ID, you cannot associate that device or computer with another Apple ID
for 90 days. You can view which devices or computers are currently
associated, remove unused devices or computers, and see how long
before they can be associated with a different Apple ID from the
Account Information page in iTunes on your computer.
Last Modified: November 14, 2011
| Q: Is there a limit for devices where I can download my purchased apps? I'm thinking about renting an iPad for use. And I would like to know if I can put my password to download my apps every time I rent an iPad, or is there a limit?
A: You can download any app and other media purchased with your apple ID to a new device - as long as you authorize your new device with that apple ID.
This is what the official Apple documentation says:
Your Apple ID can have up to 10 devices and computers (combined)
associated with it. Each computer must also be authorized using the
same Apple ID. Once a device or computer is associated with your Apple
ID, you cannot associate that device or computer with another Apple ID
for 90 days. You can view which devices or computers are currently
associated, remove unused devices or computers, and see how long
before they can be associated with a different Apple ID from the
Account Information page in iTunes on your computer.
Last Modified: November 14, 2011
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ed66b030b55b428b77679906a564f7d23f8aa7e9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Mac terminal shows 'null' for host name at the prompt I've got a new Mac and I've noticed on the terminal I get a null instead of some kind of name there before on my previous computer.
Last login: Fri Mar 9 10:14:57 on ttys000
(null):~ Macuser$
I'm pretty sure thats not normal and occasionally it does fix itself! Why is it doing this?
A: Have a look in your .bashrc and .bash_profile... for instance I have the line
PS1="\[\e[0;32m\]\u@monkey:\w\$ \[\e[0m\]"
before fi to set my prompt.
| Q: Mac terminal shows 'null' for host name at the prompt I've got a new Mac and I've noticed on the terminal I get a null instead of some kind of name there before on my previous computer.
Last login: Fri Mar 9 10:14:57 on ttys000
(null):~ Macuser$
I'm pretty sure thats not normal and occasionally it does fix itself! Why is it doing this?
A: Have a look in your .bashrc and .bash_profile... for instance I have the line
PS1="\[\e[0;32m\]\u@monkey:\w\$ \[\e[0m\]"
before fi to set my prompt.
A: I had the same problem too. Fixed it by following this trick
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05750bfb196ece33abc386ba617af9028807aa7a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What does the "4G" that appears on my iPhone 4S's AT&T network indicator mean? Since upgrading my iPhone 4S to iOS 5.1 (from 5.0.1), the AT&T network status indicator now reads "4G" where it once read "3G". What has changed from the previous version? Does this "4G" mean the same thing as it does on the "new iPad"?
A: Nomenclature
The terms 2G, 3G and 4G do not refer to a specific wireless standard, but a a whole bunch of different standards:
There has been controversy on what standards should be referred to as 4G. When Apple introduced the iPhone 4S, they followed other companies in referring to HSDPA as a 4G standard. HSPA+ is the successor to HSDPA.
DC-HSPA+
Technically, HSDPA and HSPA+ are 3G wireless standards. However, HSPA+ has received technological upgrades which increased the theoretical throughput to become similar to that of LTE.
If 4G were to indicate speed rather than a wireless standard, it's legitimate to refer to the upgraded HSPA+ as 4G. However, this improved HSPA+ should be referred to as DC-HSPA+, not merely HSPA+.
| Q: What does the "4G" that appears on my iPhone 4S's AT&T network indicator mean? Since upgrading my iPhone 4S to iOS 5.1 (from 5.0.1), the AT&T network status indicator now reads "4G" where it once read "3G". What has changed from the previous version? Does this "4G" mean the same thing as it does on the "new iPad"?
A: Nomenclature
The terms 2G, 3G and 4G do not refer to a specific wireless standard, but a a whole bunch of different standards:
There has been controversy on what standards should be referred to as 4G. When Apple introduced the iPhone 4S, they followed other companies in referring to HSDPA as a 4G standard. HSPA+ is the successor to HSDPA.
DC-HSPA+
Technically, HSDPA and HSPA+ are 3G wireless standards. However, HSPA+ has received technological upgrades which increased the theoretical throughput to become similar to that of LTE.
If 4G were to indicate speed rather than a wireless standard, it's legitimate to refer to the upgraded HSPA+ as 4G. However, this improved HSPA+ should be referred to as DC-HSPA+, not merely HSPA+.
A: It means that you are connected on HSPA+. It's actually a 3G technology, and unfortunately, you probably won't experience any speed increase in downloading or surfing.
The 4G technology for the "new iPad" is LTE, and is much faster than the existing 3G band.
4G iPhone On AT&T? New Network Indicator Causes Controversy
A: The 5.1 update provides a labeling change for iPhone 4S users - "3G" is now "4G". As the other answerers have noted, HSPA+ is technically considered a 4G technology. A MacWorld article states:
The 4G label in iOS 5.1 instead reflects AT&T’s perspective, namely
that the carrier’s HSPA+ network (also known as Evolved High-Speed
Packet Access) qualifies as 4G technology. Carriers tend to refer to both HSPA+ and LTE—the cellular network technology built into the new iPad—as 4G, though the inner workings of the technologies are vastly different.
The new iPad, however, uses LTE, a different 4G technology. There's more information about the differences between LTE and 3G in this MacWorld article.
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485a4678dca7bb381f9396b8c030410f8f5bba42 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Downgrade iOS 5.1 on my iPad to iOS 5.0 New version of iOS is out & I have upgraded my iPad to iOS 5.1 from iOS 5.0. I didn't realize that some other software will not work with iOS 5.1 so I would like to go back. How can I downgrade iOS version on my iPad?
A: Apple is still signing iOS 5.0.1. You will need to download the 5.0.1 ipfw and then place your device into DFU mode. From there, hold the ALT/OPTION key as you hit the restore button in iTunes. Then point iTunes to the newly downloaded firmware.
You must act fast. When Apple closes this window and stops signing the old firmware, it will not be possible to downgrade iOS.
| Q: Downgrade iOS 5.1 on my iPad to iOS 5.0 New version of iOS is out & I have upgraded my iPad to iOS 5.1 from iOS 5.0. I didn't realize that some other software will not work with iOS 5.1 so I would like to go back. How can I downgrade iOS version on my iPad?
A: Apple is still signing iOS 5.0.1. You will need to download the 5.0.1 ipfw and then place your device into DFU mode. From there, hold the ALT/OPTION key as you hit the restore button in iTunes. Then point iTunes to the newly downloaded firmware.
You must act fast. When Apple closes this window and stops signing the old firmware, it will not be possible to downgrade iOS.
A: Well there is not easy route to accomplish a 5.1 to 5.0 downgrade even if you were to have a backup from a previous version. The upgrade process is typically one way. By upgrading you essentially lock yourself out of downgrading iOS to an earlier version. This is due in large part to Apple imposed changes and restrictions in iOS 5. You can Jailbreak your iPad which does offer other avenues for downgrading but at present there is no route from 5.1 to 5.0 that I could find.
A: You can downgrade an iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad From iOS 5.1 To iOS 5.0.1 easily, just follow the guide in this link.
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ceb3ad9deca1770c4a4a19107191ca8f52f0e18f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is the 3G network used by the iPad the same as the 4G network used by the iPhone? Both my iPhone 4S and iPad 2 are running iOS 5.1. Both are AT&T models. When not connected to Wi-Fi, the network indicator on the iPhone shows 4G while the iPad shows 3G. Does the iPad use a different network?
I'm not looking to stir up religious fervor over the semantics of 4G vs. 4G LTE. I'm just trying to find out if my iPad and my iPhone have the same data connection capabilities or not.
A: iPhone 4S supports HSPA+, while iPad 2 doesn't.
HSPA+ is technically not 4G, but is being advertised as 4G by networks like AT&T and T-Mobile in US. Pre-iOS 5.1, Apple wasn't calling HSPA+ a 4G network, but they have started calling it 4G now to match AT&T's other "4G" phones that are using the same signals and protocols as the iPhone.
If you are in HSPA+ supported area, you should hopefully get better speeds on iPhone 4S.
| Q: Is the 3G network used by the iPad the same as the 4G network used by the iPhone? Both my iPhone 4S and iPad 2 are running iOS 5.1. Both are AT&T models. When not connected to Wi-Fi, the network indicator on the iPhone shows 4G while the iPad shows 3G. Does the iPad use a different network?
I'm not looking to stir up religious fervor over the semantics of 4G vs. 4G LTE. I'm just trying to find out if my iPad and my iPhone have the same data connection capabilities or not.
A: iPhone 4S supports HSPA+, while iPad 2 doesn't.
HSPA+ is technically not 4G, but is being advertised as 4G by networks like AT&T and T-Mobile in US. Pre-iOS 5.1, Apple wasn't calling HSPA+ a 4G network, but they have started calling it 4G now to match AT&T's other "4G" phones that are using the same signals and protocols as the iPhone.
If you are in HSPA+ supported area, you should hopefully get better speeds on iPhone 4S.
A: The short answer is yes - the 4G on the iPhone 4S is merely a label change for AT&T's HSPA+ network. More info can be found in this Apple.SE question.
From Apple's specs page for the iPad 2:
Wi-Fi + 3G for AT&T
*
*UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz);
*GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
From Apple's specs page for the iPhone 4s:
*
*UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz);
*GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
A: They use the same network and speeds will vary depending on how AT&T allocates bandwidth.
Too much is made out of theoretical speeds and not enough about actual, "real world" results. All carriers (and ISPs) throttle bandwidth depending on various factors (network congestion, area, population density, etc.). And you'll likely see no difference between the two devices in terms of network performance (or a negligible one). If you'd like to test the speeds, you can always download Speedtest.net Mobile (by Ookla), found in the App Store. But be careful how you interpret those results. Carriers are known to throttle data differently (for example, Bell Canada, at one time, throttled App Store downloads more aggressively than other data).
As for the badge, it is reflective of the device's technical capabilities. The iPad 2 was not marketed as supporting 4G speeds (unlike the iPhone 4S), which is why it does not present the respective badge. However, this is more of an artificial marketing strategy than an accurate measure of network performance, which as described above, will vary depending on many factors.
A: Yes, the iPad 2 supports the same 14.4Mbps HSPA+ protocol the iPhone 4S does.
T-Mobile markets 4G in phones with both either 14.4Mbps HSPA+ or 21Mbps HSPA+ as both do not have a substantial difference in terms of performance with current 3G network congestion in the US.
On my iPhone 4S I reached a high-5Mbps download speed while on my 4 it reached 3.5Mbps. Meanwhile on the AT&T Galaxy S 2 with 21Mbps HSPA+ I reached speeds of 5Mbps as well.
The new iPad on the other hand expands that to the 21Mbps HSPA+ and dual mode HSPA 48Mbps DC-HSPA+ along with 72Mbps LTE
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45b1af7dca0b7ee0e355636989a7dff01250baa7 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What Mac apps are capable of managing SQL Server databases? I'm looking for a Mac app that has capabilities similar to Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise Manager.
The app should be capable of the following:
*
*Create and administer SQL Server databases, objects, logins, users,
and permissions
*Define and execute SQL Server administrative tasks
*Design and test SQL statements, batches, and scripts
Is an app like that available today?
A: Navicat offers a few products that can connect and manager a MSSQL Server. Their apps are available on the Mac App Store as well.
I have used their MySQL edition, as well as their lowest-cost option, Essentials (I think they used to have a free version).
While I haven't used it for all of the items you have below, it was great for some simple table management tasks.
| Q: What Mac apps are capable of managing SQL Server databases? I'm looking for a Mac app that has capabilities similar to Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise Manager.
The app should be capable of the following:
*
*Create and administer SQL Server databases, objects, logins, users,
and permissions
*Define and execute SQL Server administrative tasks
*Design and test SQL statements, batches, and scripts
Is an app like that available today?
A: Navicat offers a few products that can connect and manager a MSSQL Server. Their apps are available on the Mac App Store as well.
I have used their MySQL edition, as well as their lowest-cost option, Essentials (I think they used to have a free version).
While I haven't used it for all of the items you have below, it was great for some simple table management tasks.
A: You may like SQLPro for MSSQL. (You can also get a trial at our website)
The app has a few neat features such as:
*
*Syntax highlighting.
*Intellisense.
*Tabbed based interface.
*Support for executing multiple queries at once.
*Quick access to tables, columns and more.
*Stored procedure execution.
Disclaimer: I'm the developer.
A: Froq supports multiple databases including SQL Server. I have used this app for Oracle and really like it. Can't speak to specifics of SQL Server support.
The author is also very responsive.
A: There is SQuirreL SQL which is cross-platform. It works great and supports so many data bases including SQL Server.
It's Open source and free.
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2343a24ec6569b45b48926dafba30a1c1cbfedab | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Alarms not working for iCal calendar synced with Google account I have, in iCal two accounts: one local, one synced with my Google account. In the last 3 weeks or so, the alarms on the synced account have stopped working -- that is, I'll create an event, set the alarm, and click "done," and when I click on the event immediately after, my alarm settings have disappeared. This also happens when I add an alarm to existing event on this account. The alarms on my local account appear to be working fine.
I am running 10.6.8 on a 15" MacBook Pro.
Has anyone else had any problems like this? Any ideas as to how I could about fixing it?
A: On snow leopard I find that iCal drops alarms of type "message with sound", which I assume is because google calendar doesn't support them. It works ok for me with alarms of type "message". Could that be your problem?
| Q: Alarms not working for iCal calendar synced with Google account I have, in iCal two accounts: one local, one synced with my Google account. In the last 3 weeks or so, the alarms on the synced account have stopped working -- that is, I'll create an event, set the alarm, and click "done," and when I click on the event immediately after, my alarm settings have disappeared. This also happens when I add an alarm to existing event on this account. The alarms on my local account appear to be working fine.
I am running 10.6.8 on a 15" MacBook Pro.
Has anyone else had any problems like this? Any ideas as to how I could about fixing it?
A: On snow leopard I find that iCal drops alarms of type "message with sound", which I assume is because google calendar doesn't support them. It works ok for me with alarms of type "message". Could that be your problem?
A: Yes!!! I have exactly the same problem. It worked all the time and a few weeks ago it stopped working :(
I found something which does not work for me but eventually for someone of you:
"Mike Riordan
Re: iCal - alarm problems after upgrading from Tiger to Snow Leopard.
11.03.2012 09:27 (in response to Robby W)
I've been having the problem with no alarms in Lion and have finally resolved the problem. The suggestion to check preferences and the disable the alarms checkbox, it's not the only one. I have found that each calendar has the ability to disable it's own alarms. To check this, pull down the calendars and control-click the calendar that has your alarms. Then select "Get Info". You'll see that there's a disable alarms checkbox for each calendar. That was selected and fixed my problem,
I think this got checked when I was trying to set up sharing. One of the sharing option was to disable alarms. I didn't want my alarms going off on someone else's iCal, so I checked it."
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bdcdff15bf161d1e23a972ebcbe262d611080226 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to install an OSX application from source I'm trying to install this application from source.
http://sveinbjorn.org/platypus
It's not installed the same as the usual way in Linux. I got the source and built in in X-Code.
Now how do I install it into my system?
A: Well...you could just download the compiled version. Then unzip it and move it to your applications folder.
But if you want to compile it yourself, that's fine, too. Once you built in in XCode, the built product will be in the Development folder (or the Deployment folder, depending on which build configuration you chose). Be sure to build the correct target. To build the Platyups.app, you want the Platypus target.
Once you built the app, you can run it from right there. Or move it to your applications folder.
| Q: How to install an OSX application from source I'm trying to install this application from source.
http://sveinbjorn.org/platypus
It's not installed the same as the usual way in Linux. I got the source and built in in X-Code.
Now how do I install it into my system?
A: Well...you could just download the compiled version. Then unzip it and move it to your applications folder.
But if you want to compile it yourself, that's fine, too. Once you built in in XCode, the built product will be in the Development folder (or the Deployment folder, depending on which build configuration you chose). Be sure to build the correct target. To build the Platyups.app, you want the Platypus target.
Once you built the app, you can run it from right there. Or move it to your applications folder.
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8a1675e1eb070881147b0880e504c913b8d82d61 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I set caps lock to a more complex keystroke? In the Keyboard settings, it is possible to set Caps Lock to other modifier keys, but it doesn't allow to put in a custom keystroke.
Is it possible to set it to something like Ctrl + A?
I'm using OS X Lion 10.7.3 if that's of any relevance.
A: PCKeyboardHack
allows to change the caps lock key behavior. It's mac software, even tough the name may not suggest it :).
(pic from developer's website)
| Q: How can I set caps lock to a more complex keystroke? In the Keyboard settings, it is possible to set Caps Lock to other modifier keys, but it doesn't allow to put in a custom keystroke.
Is it possible to set it to something like Ctrl + A?
I'm using OS X Lion 10.7.3 if that's of any relevance.
A: PCKeyboardHack
allows to change the caps lock key behavior. It's mac software, even tough the name may not suggest it :).
(pic from developer's website)
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6f435be99ee35dcfec2a30fefa9d28042558d24b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Define order of label color in Finder I have ordered labeled PDF files with the colors green (very good), orange (ok) and red (bad). When I order my files after labels I get:
*
*Green
*Orange
*Yellow
But I want to have
*
*Green
*Yellow
*Orange
Is it possible to configure finder to order labels in my preferred way?
A: You can change the label names in Finder preferences so they'll be sorted how you'd like:
With label names changed, they now sort like this:
| Q: Define order of label color in Finder I have ordered labeled PDF files with the colors green (very good), orange (ok) and red (bad). When I order my files after labels I get:
*
*Green
*Orange
*Yellow
But I want to have
*
*Green
*Yellow
*Orange
Is it possible to configure finder to order labels in my preferred way?
A: You can change the label names in Finder preferences so they'll be sorted how you'd like:
With label names changed, they now sort like this:
A: No.
The ordering after colors is alphabetical. The order you want is 'random' and this is not supported by default.
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076e1c3ec04f50f5af855e06352624906c27efbe | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Auto logout results in severe login screen bug With auto logout enabled, I experience severe display errors at the login screen. These errors do not occur at the login screen right after boot. They appear only when the auto logout is triggered.
I wonder if it's a hardware bug. A major flaw has been discussed at discussions.apple.com (166 pages!!). However, that bug is different and happened with Nvidia GPUs. I have a AMD Radeon HD 6490M (early 2011).
Question
*
*What causes this bug? (hardware? software?)
*What measures should I take?
A: Problem solved
In System Preferences > Energy Saver the timers for display sleep and computer sleep must be greater than the time of auto logout after inactivity in System Preferences > Security & Privacy.
| Q: Auto logout results in severe login screen bug With auto logout enabled, I experience severe display errors at the login screen. These errors do not occur at the login screen right after boot. They appear only when the auto logout is triggered.
I wonder if it's a hardware bug. A major flaw has been discussed at discussions.apple.com (166 pages!!). However, that bug is different and happened with Nvidia GPUs. I have a AMD Radeon HD 6490M (early 2011).
Question
*
*What causes this bug? (hardware? software?)
*What measures should I take?
A: Problem solved
In System Preferences > Energy Saver the timers for display sleep and computer sleep must be greater than the time of auto logout after inactivity in System Preferences > Security & Privacy.
A: I don't get automatically logged out (or at least none of the settings to do so), no file vault, etc, but I have just started to get this; from yesterday afternoon and over night this has started to happen.
I upgraded to Mountain Lion about 1 month ago (followed by Parallels Desktop and a couple of other things) and haven't (so far as I know) installed any new software since then. At least I have not had to enter my password to install anything.
Running an iMac with AMD Radeon HD 6970M.
I put it to sleep and turn off my magic mouse, as always.
Then after "some" time the system wakes, I am logged out, the system has no mouse connected so shows the message and I get a screen with my (logged in) desktop and the redraw behind the cursor (once my mouse it turned back on). I can then log in.
It has always turned itself on or made odd noises but only very occasionally and has never logged me out before.
I guess I need to find whatever it is that is logging me out whilst the system is asleep and sort that out! Oh the joy... just what I needed to do today.
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5224f31ad9b379fea7da7cb3494200965f157e95 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Turning off ambient light control? I have a mid-2011 27" iMac. I have realized that the screen brightness adjusts depending on the ambient light. When the sun hides behind the clouds, and the room gets darker, the brightness decreases. I have located the sensor to be the camera. When putting a finger over the camera on top of the screen I can reproduce the sun hiding.
How do I turn this magic feature off?
A: System Preferences → Displays → Automatically adjust brightness
| Q: Turning off ambient light control? I have a mid-2011 27" iMac. I have realized that the screen brightness adjusts depending on the ambient light. When the sun hides behind the clouds, and the room gets darker, the brightness decreases. I have located the sensor to be the camera. When putting a finger over the camera on top of the screen I can reproduce the sun hiding.
How do I turn this magic feature off?
A: System Preferences → Displays → Automatically adjust brightness
A: In System Preferences, go to the Displays section, under Hardware. There is a slider to control brightness, and right under it (or next to it) there is a checkbox to control automatic brightness adjustment.
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ed8340a53e5334c6acb224c6dc1e39dcbc12fbc2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Organising wallpapers in subfolders What is the simplest a way to have the desktop wallpaper cycle through images that are in subfolders?
This is not possible using the normal way of setting a wallpaper in
System Preferences --> Desktop & Screen Saver
The format of the images:
>Wallpapers
-> Folder one
--> one 1.jpg
--> one 2.jpg
-> Folder two
--> two 1.jpg
--> two 2.jpg
A: It looks like selecting multiple different folders for images for your Desktop or Screen Saver is not a native function. In other words, if you have a hierarchy of a main folder, Pictures, then underneath you have folders (for example) Family, Vacation, and Wedding, and you only want to display Family, and Vacation, there would be no way to do that. I think the simplest would be to create a folder with all the images you want on your Desktop/Screensaver.
| Q: Organising wallpapers in subfolders What is the simplest a way to have the desktop wallpaper cycle through images that are in subfolders?
This is not possible using the normal way of setting a wallpaper in
System Preferences --> Desktop & Screen Saver
The format of the images:
>Wallpapers
-> Folder one
--> one 1.jpg
--> one 2.jpg
-> Folder two
--> two 1.jpg
--> two 2.jpg
A: It looks like selecting multiple different folders for images for your Desktop or Screen Saver is not a native function. In other words, if you have a hierarchy of a main folder, Pictures, then underneath you have folders (for example) Family, Vacation, and Wedding, and you only want to display Family, and Vacation, there would be no way to do that. I think the simplest would be to create a folder with all the images you want on your Desktop/Screensaver.
A: I found a way!
You can use the terminal ln -s command to create soft links from all of the folders you want into a single folder.
For example, if these 3 directories have wallpapers located in ~/images1, ~/images2, ~/images3, and you want to use all of them as your wallpapers:
*
*Create a wallpaper directory somewhere: mkdir ~/wallpapers
*Create soft links of all the images from the 3 directories to the ~/wallpapers directory: ln -s ~/images1/*.jpg ~/wallpapers/, for one.
This isn't a real copy, since you're creating soft and not hard links. It'll barely take any space on your hard-drive.
There's a small catch, though: If you add new wallpapers to the directories, you need to link them manually. However, I believe this can be automated using AppleScript or Automator.
A: I slowly built a terminal command through trial and error and some Googling, exactly for this purpose. It will take all JPGS from a folder and it's subfolders and create symlinks in another directory which you will use to give to the desktop wallpaper chooser.
Be sure both directories exist first.
dirPictures="/path/to/pictures"
dirTarget=“/path/to/symlinks/folder
find "$dirPictures" -type f -iname "*.jpg" -print0 -exec ln -s {} "$dirTarget" ';'
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ce20153fc2aaa9f4fa684b9207629221f8cc1e15 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Paste text stored on Clipboard to a variable using pbpaste I have some text stored on my clipboard. I want to store this text onto a shell script "variable".
So something like:
ls -altr > pbcopy
tmp="something"
pbpaste > $tmp # this doesn't get the ls command output :(
echo $tmp # should not print something
A: This works for me...
#!/bin/bash
ls -altr | pbcopy
tmp=`pbpaste`
echo $tmp
You needed a pipe rather than redirect on the pbcopy line and you can use = to assign tmp to the result of pbpaste - remembering the backticks around pbpaste, of course, otherwise it will just echo the word "pbpaste"!
| Q: Paste text stored on Clipboard to a variable using pbpaste I have some text stored on my clipboard. I want to store this text onto a shell script "variable".
So something like:
ls -altr > pbcopy
tmp="something"
pbpaste > $tmp # this doesn't get the ls command output :(
echo $tmp # should not print something
A: This works for me...
#!/bin/bash
ls -altr | pbcopy
tmp=`pbpaste`
echo $tmp
You needed a pipe rather than redirect on the pbcopy line and you can use = to assign tmp to the result of pbpaste - remembering the backticks around pbpaste, of course, otherwise it will just echo the word "pbpaste"!
A: Try
ls | pbcopy
tmp=$(pbpaste)
And don't forget to remove the files called pbcopy and something you created with your first and second line.
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2666578752323f3d17bcef2a5e127f2f7a402f0c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I use an Apple remote control with customized actions without having the button actions happen? I want to use a white plastic Apple remote with BetterTouchTool to control Safari, but while it works, the default button actions (e.g. skip, volume up) still happen. How can I prevent this?
A: I've been looking for a solution to this for a long time everywhere. That is discussions.apple.com, various popular technology websites and mac forums. The only real solution that I've seen is a piece of software by Twisted Melon.
Mira: Remote Control any Mac
This applications rests in the system preferences and customizes the apple remote buttons on a per-app basis. You can download and try the software from their website.
| Q: How can I use an Apple remote control with customized actions without having the button actions happen? I want to use a white plastic Apple remote with BetterTouchTool to control Safari, but while it works, the default button actions (e.g. skip, volume up) still happen. How can I prevent this?
A: I've been looking for a solution to this for a long time everywhere. That is discussions.apple.com, various popular technology websites and mac forums. The only real solution that I've seen is a piece of software by Twisted Melon.
Mira: Remote Control any Mac
This applications rests in the system preferences and customizes the apple remote buttons on a per-app basis. You can download and try the software from their website.
A: Remote Buddy will allow you do to this (plus a whole lot more if you wish). You can customise a range of actions for each application and assign these to the Apple remote buttons (this includes both press and press-and-hold). You can also define your own custom actions if the built-in ones don't suit. Nothing came close for me in terms of flexibility and ease of use - I tried both Mira and Sofa Control before settling on RB.
Personally, I use this to control my XBMC media centre with a range of custom button-presses and use the launch menu to start it up. It works with the white plastic remote too, I've just got the aluminium one thats shown in the screenshot.
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5eb0aff8cf526f7ee844b0e077374315b0780a47 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Will I lose my messages if I downgrade my iPhone from iOS 5 to iOS 4? I have found some resources on how to downgrade my iPhone 3GS from 5.0.1 to 4.3.3. I have saved the required SHSH blobs so I am ready to proceed.
I have a question though - if I do downgrade, will I be able to keep my SMS messages?
Will I be able to restore a backup done on the iOS 5?
A: Yes, without a doubt. Unlike with the new ability to update only changes to the OS with iOS 5 delta updates, downgrading your OS will require you to restore the phone. Which essentially reformats the drive.
| Q: Will I lose my messages if I downgrade my iPhone from iOS 5 to iOS 4? I have found some resources on how to downgrade my iPhone 3GS from 5.0.1 to 4.3.3. I have saved the required SHSH blobs so I am ready to proceed.
I have a question though - if I do downgrade, will I be able to keep my SMS messages?
Will I be able to restore a backup done on the iOS 5?
A: Yes, without a doubt. Unlike with the new ability to update only changes to the OS with iOS 5 delta updates, downgrading your OS will require you to restore the phone. Which essentially reformats the drive.
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dcc0f8e7cb82fbb43f3294c37298d16ba7f971e1 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Are the Apple text-to-speech voices copyrighted? I want to use an excerpt of an OS X text-to-speech voice in a song that I am recording. Is there any kind of copyright restriction for recordings of the computer voice I should know about, or are they totally free for anyone to use for any purpose?
A: You are not free to use them for any purpose, only for personal, non-commercial use while running Apple software. Read Mac OS X Lion Software License Agreement for full details (section G, it is rather short and clear):
Voices Subject to the terms and conditions of this License, you may use the system voices included in the Apple Software (“System Voices”) (i) while running the Apple Software and (ii) to create your own original content and projects for your personal, non-commercial use. No other use of the System Voices is permitted by this License, including but not limited to the use, reproduction, display, performance, recording, publishing or redistribution of any of the System Voices in a profit, non-profit, public sharing or commercial context.
| Q: Are the Apple text-to-speech voices copyrighted? I want to use an excerpt of an OS X text-to-speech voice in a song that I am recording. Is there any kind of copyright restriction for recordings of the computer voice I should know about, or are they totally free for anyone to use for any purpose?
A: You are not free to use them for any purpose, only for personal, non-commercial use while running Apple software. Read Mac OS X Lion Software License Agreement for full details (section G, it is rather short and clear):
Voices Subject to the terms and conditions of this License, you may use the system voices included in the Apple Software (“System Voices”) (i) while running the Apple Software and (ii) to create your own original content and projects for your personal, non-commercial use. No other use of the System Voices is permitted by this License, including but not limited to the use, reproduction, display, performance, recording, publishing or redistribution of any of the System Voices in a profit, non-profit, public sharing or commercial context.
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b0fe6cf104ed56e927bfeec275e5a2461d1068a6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to change path in Finder by entering the path manually? It seems that by default there is no way to enter a whole path in the Finder, so instead one should traverse through all the tree to get somewhere deep in the filesystem. Is there anyway to overcome this problem? If there is no GUI for it in the Finder maybe launching it from the command line with the path? Something like:
finder /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/
A: Use Spotlight Search (which can be opened quickly with Command + Space or sometimes a dedicated key like ). It has been around since Mac OSX 10.4 Tiger.
Just type or paste the full path into the Spotlight Search box. Even a partial folder and/or file name can also reveal the destination, albeit there might be a long list of matches to weed through.
| Q: How to change path in Finder by entering the path manually? It seems that by default there is no way to enter a whole path in the Finder, so instead one should traverse through all the tree to get somewhere deep in the filesystem. Is there anyway to overcome this problem? If there is no GUI for it in the Finder maybe launching it from the command line with the path? Something like:
finder /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/
A: Use Spotlight Search (which can be opened quickly with Command + Space or sometimes a dedicated key like ). It has been around since Mac OSX 10.4 Tiger.
Just type or paste the full path into the Spotlight Search box. Even a partial folder and/or file name can also reveal the destination, albeit there might be a long list of matches to weed through.
A: The command line version would be:
open -R /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/
or just:
open /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/
depending on you want to go inside the folder or reveal the folder in finder.
A: Finder has a menu item found under Go ("Go to Folder…") where you can type a full path.
The command+shift+G keyboard shortcut makes it handy to summon. This short cut works in the file open and save dialog as well.
Tab file path completion works in this window as does pasting words or a path for a file or network share.
The open command works to do this from the command line.
open /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/
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bdd6a3a106c05826e9e1f1e4e26457dc8c883dda | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What's a free or cheap text-to-speech program that is available for commercial use? As I said in my previous question, I want to use an excerpt of a text-to-speech voice in a song. Where can I find a free or cheap service that'll let me do this without breaking their terms of use?
A: eSpeak is a brilliant opensource text to speech project. It's the default TTS software on many Linux distributations, but there's a Mac version available and it works great. There is also a project based on eSpeak called Mbrola which adds "singing" functionality.
Fwiw, I really don't see Apple suing you if you use the built-in TTS they provide.
| Q: What's a free or cheap text-to-speech program that is available for commercial use? As I said in my previous question, I want to use an excerpt of a text-to-speech voice in a song. Where can I find a free or cheap service that'll let me do this without breaking their terms of use?
A: eSpeak is a brilliant opensource text to speech project. It's the default TTS software on many Linux distributations, but there's a Mac version available and it works great. There is also a project based on eSpeak called Mbrola which adds "singing" functionality.
Fwiw, I really don't see Apple suing you if you use the built-in TTS they provide.
A: Dunno if this is exactly what you want, but GarageBand has options for vocal tracks (Mouse Voice, Deeper Voice, Helium Breath, etc.) so you could speak the text yourself and then alter it. It is then usable commercially, as the GarageBand software license agreement says:
GarageBand Software. You may use the Apple and third party audio loop content (Audio Content), contained in or otherwise included with the Apple Software, on a royalty-free basis, to create your own original music compositions or audio projects. You may broadcast and/or distribute your own music compositions or audio projects that were created using the Audio Content, however, individual audio loops may not be commercially or otherwise distributed on a standalone basis, nor may they be repackaged in whole or in part as audio samples, sound effects or music beds.
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2628fb11abd92ddf871cbd2032f3e9e32f5f3a83 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I set the double-click speed in Lion with a multi-touch trackpad? In Snow Leopard and earlier (or perhaps the difference was with the hardware; I don't know which as I updated my computer and OS simultaneously), there was a preference under Trackpad to change the speed needed to perform a double-click. How can I speed it up now that it isn't there?
A: In Lion, the trackpad double-click speed slider and a few other trackpad options have been moved to: System Preferences > Universal Access > Mouse & Trackpad > Trackpad Options.
| Q: How can I set the double-click speed in Lion with a multi-touch trackpad? In Snow Leopard and earlier (or perhaps the difference was with the hardware; I don't know which as I updated my computer and OS simultaneously), there was a preference under Trackpad to change the speed needed to perform a double-click. How can I speed it up now that it isn't there?
A: In Lion, the trackpad double-click speed slider and a few other trackpad options have been moved to: System Preferences > Universal Access > Mouse & Trackpad > Trackpad Options.
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e89a111e28b15dc77f16b189659cf3e3ab8f8418 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a better way to shutdown/restart OSX? Whenever I want to shutdown/restart OSX I click on the menu, select shutdown, and then click the box for not saving the session, and then click OK. Then there's always at least one program that interrupts the shutdown process.
Is there an easier way to do this? Maybe by using the terminal? I was thinking of shutdown -h now, but that way seems kind of "dirty." What are some ways to do it?
A: If you don't care about saving the session, you can simply hit Ctrl + Option + ⌘ + ⏏ for Shutdown or Ctrl + ⌘ + ⏏ for Restart
You can also check out this post (Disable "Reopen Windows") on disabling resume if you don't want that. There is another solution posted here on Apple's forums for disabling the feature by William Donelson (second post by him on the page).
| Q: Is there a better way to shutdown/restart OSX? Whenever I want to shutdown/restart OSX I click on the menu, select shutdown, and then click the box for not saving the session, and then click OK. Then there's always at least one program that interrupts the shutdown process.
Is there an easier way to do this? Maybe by using the terminal? I was thinking of shutdown -h now, but that way seems kind of "dirty." What are some ways to do it?
A: If you don't care about saving the session, you can simply hit Ctrl + Option + ⌘ + ⏏ for Shutdown or Ctrl + ⌘ + ⏏ for Restart
You can also check out this post (Disable "Reopen Windows") on disabling resume if you don't want that. There is another solution posted here on Apple's forums for disabling the feature by William Donelson (second post by him on the page).
A: Typing Ctrl + ⏏ brings up the shutdown dialog window, which is a bit faster than clicking the Apple menu.
A: This can all be controlled by a Preference. Below is for Mountain Lion, which was changed slightly from Lion:
*
*Apple Menu - System Preferences
*General (under Personal section)
*Select "Close Windows when quitting an Application" - this makes it so windows don't open when you reopen an app.
*Now when you shut down (and tell it not to reopen windows on restart) they will not open then - or later.
A: Functional is a collection of utilities bringing the basic Mac OS X functions from the Apple menu to your Dock. It is the spiritual companion of 'Hypnotize'.
Add the Functional folder as a stack to the Dock, and Logging Out, Restarting, Shutting Down or Sleeping your Mac will be just a mouse-click away.
A review of Functional along with its companion Hypnotize can be found here.
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323e5d206de62af451228b0c9b251f0c863f4617 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Does the AppleTV support multiple Apple ID accounts? I'm considering buying the new AppleTV, but I'm wondering if it works in the way that I want it to work. What I would like is that my wife can take pictures on her iPhone and have them sync via iCloud to the AppleTV, but I want all iTunes purchases like videos to be on my account.
Will this work on the new AppleTV or is it limited to a single iCloud account?
A: You have to use a single apple id in iTunes homesharing on all devices that you want on your appleTV
BUT
This does not mean that you can't buy anything anymore with your personal apple ID everything you buy will still be placed in your library and will be shared on the 'family' apple ID account
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4352
| Q: Does the AppleTV support multiple Apple ID accounts? I'm considering buying the new AppleTV, but I'm wondering if it works in the way that I want it to work. What I would like is that my wife can take pictures on her iPhone and have them sync via iCloud to the AppleTV, but I want all iTunes purchases like videos to be on my account.
Will this work on the new AppleTV or is it limited to a single iCloud account?
A: You have to use a single apple id in iTunes homesharing on all devices that you want on your appleTV
BUT
This does not mean that you can't buy anything anymore with your personal apple ID everything you buy will still be placed in your library and will be shared on the 'family' apple ID account
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4352
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7821d17bf5ab0a5d0e8a08d70071d916793942be | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a way to only enable automatic graphics switching when on battery power? It is rare when I use my MBP on battery power. But is there a way to only enable automatic graphics switching when on battery power?
A: You can try an application called "gfxCardStatus" :)
| Q: Is there a way to only enable automatic graphics switching when on battery power? It is rare when I use my MBP on battery power. But is there a way to only enable automatic graphics switching when on battery power?
A: You can try an application called "gfxCardStatus" :)
A: "is there a way to only enable automatic graphics switching when on battery power?"
Yes.
Go to System Preferences -> Energy Saver
There are two tabs at the top of the window; one for battery and one for AC power.
Set the graphics switching option by checking or un-checking "Automatic Graphics Switching" in those tabs.
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034d26b61949eb5442277ae312a8c92a0a85bda8 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Way to limit how much RAM an arbitrary process can take up? Lets say we have a OS X machine running with 4 GB of RAM. Is it possible to set it up so no single process can take up more than say, 3 GB, so no matter how memory hogging a process is, there's always some memory left over to keep the system responsive?
A: If you are running Lion (or newer OSX) Server on your Mac, you might be able to run OSX inside a VM (VirtualBox, Parallels, or VMWare, et.al.) on that Mac. Limit the VM to 3GB of physical RAM, and any app or process inside the VM will also be so limited. The system hosting the VM should stay responsive even if the OS in the VM is backing-swap-disk-limited or crashes.
If you are debugging a potentially runaway process, you might be able to ssh into the VM to run the debugger or a debug nub from the command line, and log stuff up until things lock up.
| Q: Way to limit how much RAM an arbitrary process can take up? Lets say we have a OS X machine running with 4 GB of RAM. Is it possible to set it up so no single process can take up more than say, 3 GB, so no matter how memory hogging a process is, there's always some memory left over to keep the system responsive?
A: If you are running Lion (or newer OSX) Server on your Mac, you might be able to run OSX inside a VM (VirtualBox, Parallels, or VMWare, et.al.) on that Mac. Limit the VM to 3GB of physical RAM, and any app or process inside the VM will also be so limited. The system hosting the VM should stay responsive even if the OS in the VM is backing-swap-disk-limited or crashes.
If you are debugging a potentially runaway process, you might be able to ssh into the VM to run the debugger or a debug nub from the command line, and log stuff up until things lock up.
A: A similar question to this is noted here How Can I Limit the Amount of RAM a Mac OS Application Can Use?
They recommend using the ulimit command, but they were unable to successfully limit the amount to what they desired. I think the problem that they ran into was the fact that the option being set -u or -v was not accounting for the memory paging system, eg you can only allocate X amount of space for you process in real RAM, but we can page you out to virtual memory all day long.
Note that this may be Dangerous disabling Virtual Memory, it could result in your Mac just locking up, etc when it runs of of RAM.
Try running ulimit with arguments -l, -m, or -v however as noted in the ulimit man page it up to the OS if it will pay attention to these settings or not as noted.
ulimit: ulimit [-SHacdefilmnpqrstuvx] [limit]
Modify shell resource limits.
Provides control over the resources available to the shell and processes
it creates, on systems that allow such control.
Can't really find any definite source that confirms if OS X ignores ulimit or not, but after the referenced ulimit fail
If you can get ulimit to work for your needs by itself then give it a go, if not a combination of ulimit and or disabling virtual memory may be able to let you set up that 3 GB limit on select processes. FYI here is a good link for more information onCompletely Disable Virtual Memory in Snow Leopard System 10.6
sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.dynamic_pager.plist
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a8d71e28e5a5501731b713824523b482f1817ca1 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why does Mail.app automatically add iCal events from invitations I receive? I sometimes receive emails with .ics file attachments. Mail.app automatically adds these events to my iCloud Calendar as soon as I preview the message.
How can I disable this behaviour and only add the event if I click on the attachment manually?
A: There are web app preferences to manage this in newer macOS.
In the Mail.app go to Preferences->general. There is an option "Add invitations to ICal" which is Automatic or None. You need to choose None.
When you have a mail with date and time in Mail.App will highlight that and clicking on that will add an event to iCal.
| Q: Why does Mail.app automatically add iCal events from invitations I receive? I sometimes receive emails with .ics file attachments. Mail.app automatically adds these events to my iCloud Calendar as soon as I preview the message.
How can I disable this behaviour and only add the event if I click on the attachment manually?
A: There are web app preferences to manage this in newer macOS.
In the Mail.app go to Preferences->general. There is an option "Add invitations to ICal" which is Automatic or None. You need to choose None.
When you have a mail with date and time in Mail.App will highlight that and clicking on that will add an event to iCal.
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d40200e236613f1e0209148b1bf52e738a7d02a7 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I open a file with extension DAA on Mac? How do I open a file with a .daa file extension on my Mac? Is there a Mac program that will convert it to an ISO image?
A: According to this reference, .daa is an extension related to the PowerIso application. This 2008 MacWorld article suggests an open source application - DAA Converter for OS X. The app page states:
DAA Converter is a free utility for converting DAA & GBI disk images
to ISO format so they can be accessed on your Mac.
DAA Converter is a native GUI application which wraps the command-line
tool, DAA2ISO/GBI2ISO, by Luigi Auriemma. It runs on Mac OS X 10.3
Panther or later.
I don't have any .daa files to test with, so I can't verify that this utility works. However, it's a GPL freeware app, so it wouldn't hurt to give it a shot.
| Q: How can I open a file with extension DAA on Mac? How do I open a file with a .daa file extension on my Mac? Is there a Mac program that will convert it to an ISO image?
A: According to this reference, .daa is an extension related to the PowerIso application. This 2008 MacWorld article suggests an open source application - DAA Converter for OS X. The app page states:
DAA Converter is a free utility for converting DAA & GBI disk images
to ISO format so they can be accessed on your Mac.
DAA Converter is a native GUI application which wraps the command-line
tool, DAA2ISO/GBI2ISO, by Luigi Auriemma. It runs on Mac OS X 10.3
Panther or later.
I don't have any .daa files to test with, so I can't verify that this utility works. However, it's a GPL freeware app, so it wouldn't hurt to give it a shot.
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30b7b4caff64e0423757c03b097fcd1a78556e64 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How I can get OSX to recognize Canon MP560 Scanner again? I have a Cannon MP560 that kept having communications errors. One of the suggestions I read was to remove the printer from the print & scan menu and re-add it. Once I did that the scanner disappeared as well and I cannot get OSX 10.7 to recognize this device as a scanner again.
*
*Does anybody know how I can get OSX to recognize this device as a scanner again?
Here are some screenshots of my print & scan screen and my add printer dialogue. Bonjour does not show me any information about this device either.
A: Canon has updated most of their software (Easy-PhotoPrintEX, MP Navigator) and their drivers (printer, scanner) around the time when Lion came out. Make sure that you have the latest drivers installed.
You can download all the Canon software for your MP560 Scanner here.
Also, be sure to connect your printer via cable in order to use it as a scanner:
| Q: How I can get OSX to recognize Canon MP560 Scanner again? I have a Cannon MP560 that kept having communications errors. One of the suggestions I read was to remove the printer from the print & scan menu and re-add it. Once I did that the scanner disappeared as well and I cannot get OSX 10.7 to recognize this device as a scanner again.
*
*Does anybody know how I can get OSX to recognize this device as a scanner again?
Here are some screenshots of my print & scan screen and my add printer dialogue. Bonjour does not show me any information about this device either.
A: Canon has updated most of their software (Easy-PhotoPrintEX, MP Navigator) and their drivers (printer, scanner) around the time when Lion came out. Make sure that you have the latest drivers installed.
You can download all the Canon software for your MP560 Scanner here.
Also, be sure to connect your printer via cable in order to use it as a scanner:
A: Have you tried deleting the .plists associated with the printer? These are all in my ~/Library/Preferences list. I would move them to the desktop (just in case you want to move them back), restart your Mac, and try adding the printer again.
A: How to scan wirelessly: if anyone is still interested in using their MP560 scanner wirelessly on OSX Mavericks, I successfully used Image Capture from Applications.
Note the printer must be installed and recognized as a wireless printer - the MP560 will show up twice. Initially I had to install the MP560 via USB cable.
A: After updating my Mac to Yosemite, my Canon MX350 wouldn't scan.
Type in
www.usa.canon.com/cusa/support/consumer
You'll be on Get Product Support.
Type in your model (eg. PIXMA MX350) click Go.
You should see Operating System Yosemite (detected).
Look for the series Scanner Driver Ver. and click Select.
Then you'll see Download and click that and go through the download "motions.
Restart the computer and your scanner should be working great. I just clicked on the icon MP Navigator EX in my dock and viola, it was all there.
This is how I fixed mine after spending hours watching videos and reading so many suggestions. I just did this and actually figured it out myself.
Hope this can help others!!
Cheers!
A: New Scanning Instructions:
Canon MP560 to Mac Computer with OS X Yosemite
(Use USB cable to port)
Go to system Preference
Printer/Scanner Icon
Hit open scanner
Hit scan button and open MP Navigator
Default printer last printer used (MP560)
(Use USB cable to port and indicates on line)
Hit scan
Do selection as needed/required
I set the scan to go desktop to see immediately
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e7c024b06a8009221bf4c6d3bca70676d1aba159 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is it possible to center align text in the Speech Bubble annotation in Preview.app? I can create Speech Bubble-style annotations in preview - and easily change the color and font styles, but the text is always left-aligned. Is is possible to center it?
A: There doesn't appear to be a way to do that (other then manually centering it yourself with the space bar).
| Q: Is it possible to center align text in the Speech Bubble annotation in Preview.app? I can create Speech Bubble-style annotations in preview - and easily change the color and font styles, but the text is always left-aligned. Is is possible to center it?
A: There doesn't appear to be a way to do that (other then manually centering it yourself with the space bar).
A: I look at the speech (and thought) bubble feature in Preview as a nice little extra that provides basic functionality. Unfortunately, at least as of 10.7.3 Lion, text justification isn't an option. If your needs (or wants) go beyond the basics you may be interested in comic creation software like Plasq's Comic Life 2.
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1ec27c0edc82444564c89fcb4b0e97113a49143d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: MacBook Pro doesn't stop when I close the lid It's a 13" late 2009 model and I never had this problem up until now. Also the stop action from the menu doesn't seem to work.
(I have installed Caffeine but I don't think it's the problem because the macbook won't stop even if the application is closed.)
A: Create a new user account. Log out of your current user and into that new user. Close the lid or use the apple menu.
If it sleeps, it's an application running in your user account that's preventing sleep from happening.
If it doesn't, it's system wide, maybe even a hardware problem.
Need more information :)
| Q: MacBook Pro doesn't stop when I close the lid It's a 13" late 2009 model and I never had this problem up until now. Also the stop action from the menu doesn't seem to work.
(I have installed Caffeine but I don't think it's the problem because the macbook won't stop even if the application is closed.)
A: Create a new user account. Log out of your current user and into that new user. Close the lid or use the apple menu.
If it sleeps, it's an application running in your user account that's preventing sleep from happening.
If it doesn't, it's system wide, maybe even a hardware problem.
Need more information :)
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a6f5bc705c2fb2e49934f1738a8a2cb0ee1ce619 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What does the clipped corner in the color picker's sample mean? I've noticed sometimes when using Mac OS X's color picker it has a clipped corner.
What does it mean?
A: I got an answer over Twitter. If that user posts it here, I'll delete this answer:
Usually means a sampled colourspace like Device RGB versus Generic RGB. Toggle the colour sliders toolbar button and click the little rainbow drop down to see the various colourspaces.
It came in two tweets, here and here.
| Q: What does the clipped corner in the color picker's sample mean? I've noticed sometimes when using Mac OS X's color picker it has a clipped corner.
What does it mean?
A: I got an answer over Twitter. If that user posts it here, I'll delete this answer:
Usually means a sampled colourspace like Device RGB versus Generic RGB. Toggle the colour sliders toolbar button and click the little rainbow drop down to see the various colourspaces.
It came in two tweets, here and here.
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7a0538fb4fb29ddf19e19653ae2a272eef00aad8 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Viewing a mms:// live broadcast on my Desktop? I want to view an upcoming live broadcast on my MacBook Pro The URL is mms://media.citris.berkeley.edu/webcast
I am only familiar with MMS with use on Mobile Phones, not desktops.
Is there a desktop application which can view the MMS protocol?
A: VLC Player
You can also take a look at the VLC features list.
| Q: Viewing a mms:// live broadcast on my Desktop? I want to view an upcoming live broadcast on my MacBook Pro The URL is mms://media.citris.berkeley.edu/webcast
I am only familiar with MMS with use on Mobile Phones, not desktops.
Is there a desktop application which can view the MMS protocol?
A: VLC Player
You can also take a look at the VLC features list.
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ef13da0df59b05164b342ab907fcd45494db9d95 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: So how do you re-download movies now? In the iPad 3 keynote, they mentioned that you are now (or will be?) able to redownload movies just like music and TV shows.
However, if I go to my iPad I still only see Music and TV Shows in the redownload section.
Has anyone actually tried this yet? It's a Disney movie so it should qualify (I know some Fox movies or something aren't allowed to do this yet)
Is this an upcoming feature or is this supposed to be available today?
Also, I'm in Canada if that makes a difference... thanks.
UPDATED WITH ANSWER:
Appears to be US only at the moment :(
A: I don't know if there's a difference in Canada, but here in the US if you select the Purchased tab in iTunes, it now appears to be split into 3 sections. Music, Movies and TV Shows.
This more apparent on the iPhone. On the iPad in the upper left corner is a tab indicating "View: Music". If you tap it you can change to Movies or TV Shows.
| Q: So how do you re-download movies now? In the iPad 3 keynote, they mentioned that you are now (or will be?) able to redownload movies just like music and TV shows.
However, if I go to my iPad I still only see Music and TV Shows in the redownload section.
Has anyone actually tried this yet? It's a Disney movie so it should qualify (I know some Fox movies or something aren't allowed to do this yet)
Is this an upcoming feature or is this supposed to be available today?
Also, I'm in Canada if that makes a difference... thanks.
UPDATED WITH ANSWER:
Appears to be US only at the moment :(
A: I don't know if there's a difference in Canada, but here in the US if you select the Purchased tab in iTunes, it now appears to be split into 3 sections. Music, Movies and TV Shows.
This more apparent on the iPhone. On the iPad in the upper left corner is a tab indicating "View: Music". If you tap it you can change to Movies or TV Shows.
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a9b4a5ca27b1eb63ad5ea66c726afe366645ad44 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Mac does not sleep automatically in Lion! My Macbook Pro will not sleep even though it is set in System Preferences → Energy Saver.
*
*I do not have any sharing options enabled (System Preferences → Sharing).
*I do not have "Wake for network access" enabled (System Preferences → Energy Saver).
*It does not matter if the Mac is connected to a power source.
*I've reset the SMC and the PRAM, but this did not help.
I'm running OS X 10.7.3.
A: Another safe boot revealed that the auto sleep mode actually is working. I believe that it would probably have worked the last time I've tried it as well - but, since the sleep occurs several minutes later than the time defined in the Energy Saver settings, I did not notice this.
What about the 'normal' boot?
I've basically tested the auto sleep with all my menu extras enabled one by one, because the iotop command mentioned by @StuWilson didn't show anything helpful to me. As it turns out the menu extra Stack Exchange Notifier caused insomnia.
| Q: Mac does not sleep automatically in Lion! My Macbook Pro will not sleep even though it is set in System Preferences → Energy Saver.
*
*I do not have any sharing options enabled (System Preferences → Sharing).
*I do not have "Wake for network access" enabled (System Preferences → Energy Saver).
*It does not matter if the Mac is connected to a power source.
*I've reset the SMC and the PRAM, but this did not help.
I'm running OS X 10.7.3.
A: Another safe boot revealed that the auto sleep mode actually is working. I believe that it would probably have worked the last time I've tried it as well - but, since the sleep occurs several minutes later than the time defined in the Energy Saver settings, I did not notice this.
What about the 'normal' boot?
I've basically tested the auto sleep with all my menu extras enabled one by one, because the iotop command mentioned by @StuWilson didn't show anything helpful to me. As it turns out the menu extra Stack Exchange Notifier caused insomnia.
A: The biggest cause of macs not entering idle state is usually disk activity.
I'd suggest that you boot into Safe Boot mode then use Activity Monitor to see if any processes are causing IO operations.
If you do see activity then try using iotop in terminal, it will give you a breakdown of Process ID (PID) and the app or process name doing the IO operations.
sudo iotop -C 5 10
A: This might not be your problem, but I've had the same issue for a long time and couldn't find an answer for me, so I'll post what worked for me in case someone comes along later.
My MacBook Pro (and later, my iMac, since I used Migration Assistant) would not sleep when left idle for anything. It would sleep with the lid closed, or if I explicitly told it to, but would not sleep when left alone, as it should have per my preferences in Energy Saver.
I had already checked pmset -g assertions and turned off sharing and other wake-on-LAN settings, and nothing seemed to work. Monitoring pmset -g pslog, I found that the computer would go to sleep at the scheduled time, and wake back up a few seconds later, reporting as wake reason only whatever had been called last—even if it was the power button (that is, it said I had pressed the power button when I had not. That scared me). I had read this and a dozen other answers and forums and couldn't get anywhere.
I found a hint by checking pmset -g log which was a little more detailed than pslog. It turned out that every time the computer went to sleep, a process "cancelled" like so:
3/13/13 12:00:12 AM CDT Sleep Software Sleep Sleep: Using AC 6492 secs
3/13/13 12:00:12 AM CDT Cancelled Kernel: Response from WDDMService is to cancel state change
Looking up WDDMService in Activity monitor, it turned out to be a background daemon that was installed by the notorious "SmartWare" that came on a Western Digital External drive. So I killed the process, and the computer went to sleep as it should! Since I don't use the software, I removed it from launchd (which I think it called the .plist? I didn't really know what I was doing there) so it wouldn't appear again. Everything works fine now!
A: I had the same problem in Mavericks with a brand new Macbook Pro Retina (Late 2013). When I closed the lid and left the laptop closed overnight it never went to sleep. In the morning, the battery would be dead or very low.
As it turns out... my problem was due to a piece of software installed by my company's IT:
Symantec Encryption Desktop (SED)
As noted in this SED setup article:
Hibernation also called Safe Sleep is not supported with PGP WDE, when a Mac goes to sleep and runs out of battery power the Mac will shut down and not go into safe sleep. It’s important to turn off the machine if it will run out of battery power
Here is Symantec's official reason why
PGP Whole Disk Encryption is not supported with hibernation mode in the Mac OS X. In Mac OS X, an image file is created upon hibernation of the system. Once power is restored, the state of the system is restored, including any open programs or other processes that were running. The location of this file is in /var/vm/sleepimage and is the size of RAM memory on the system.
This mode may be referred to as Safe Sleep, Deep Sleep, or Hibernation. This is not the normal Sleep mode in which the power can remain on, but the system is essentially idle. This mode does not keep an image of the processes, but rather the information is stored in the RAM memory.
The Mac OS X operating system does not support foreign file systems for hibernation. Mac OS X Hibernation mode is not supported with "boot != root". This "boot != root" is essentially the system used by Mac to boot a foreign file system. For PGP Whole Disk Encryption to boot a system, a special file system is used which is considered foreign. As PGP Whole Disk Encryption is considered a foreign file system, hibernation mode is not supported by the Mac OS X.
As a safeguard to prevent system issues and data loss, PGP Desktop disables the hibernation mode on Mac OS X. Although Sleep will still work, deep sleep does not build a sleep image.
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f345cf8b5d15582bcb5368c2eed9c05f0e6dbbb8 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I see detailed browser history on the iPhone? I have an iPhone 4 on iOS 5.1. When I go into Safari's History page, I can see my browsing history by day, but I need to know what page I visited two days ago, at a specific time. Is there any way that I can do this?
A: Mobile safari does not have that feature and the application sandbox means you likely won't get at that data from another app running on the device without jailbreaking.
Many tools can export the browsing history to your computer - the trial version of PhoneView might be good to start and see if that meets your needs.
History files in particular are stored as .webloc files.
| Q: Can I see detailed browser history on the iPhone? I have an iPhone 4 on iOS 5.1. When I go into Safari's History page, I can see my browsing history by day, but I need to know what page I visited two days ago, at a specific time. Is there any way that I can do this?
A: Mobile safari does not have that feature and the application sandbox means you likely won't get at that data from another app running on the device without jailbreaking.
Many tools can export the browsing history to your computer - the trial version of PhoneView might be good to start and see if that meets your needs.
History files in particular are stored as .webloc files.
A: You mean the time as in which hour and minute? As far as I know, there's no way to do this. I don't think this is possible in Safari desktop either.
A: Here is a solution :
*
*Make a backup of your iPhone to iTunes.
*Explore the backup. To do so, iExplorer is nice. If necessary, export the file History.plist and view it with TextWrangler.
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d918f3b748834a63027ee5ed23d31f555799c788 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Unknown Error Occurred (-54) Enabling iTunes Match I just added my Apple ID to a new MacBook Pro and tried to turn on iTunes Match. This is the error I get:
The only info I can find indicates this is a connection error, but I can connect to other areas of the iTunes Store. Any ideas how I can resolve this?
A: According to this discussion or this one it seems (-54) is a file-lock problem. The proposed solutions are:
*
*an AppleScript to remove locks
Open the Script Editor in the /Applications/Utilities folder and run the following:
tell application "Finder"
set locked of every item of entire contents of folder "Music:iTunes" of home to false
end tell
*use Terminal to ensure ownership, group, and permissions are correct
*
*use sudo chown your-username your-filename if you don't own the file/folder
*use sudo chgrp staff your-filename if it isn't set to the same group as other iTunes items
*use chmod 666 your-filename and/or chmod 777 your-folder-name to make sure everyone (and thing) can edit
*disabling FileVault if used
In particular, check the permissions on the iTunes/Download folder which is where iTunes will first attempt to download "matched" songs.
| Q: Unknown Error Occurred (-54) Enabling iTunes Match I just added my Apple ID to a new MacBook Pro and tried to turn on iTunes Match. This is the error I get:
The only info I can find indicates this is a connection error, but I can connect to other areas of the iTunes Store. Any ideas how I can resolve this?
A: According to this discussion or this one it seems (-54) is a file-lock problem. The proposed solutions are:
*
*an AppleScript to remove locks
Open the Script Editor in the /Applications/Utilities folder and run the following:
tell application "Finder"
set locked of every item of entire contents of folder "Music:iTunes" of home to false
end tell
*use Terminal to ensure ownership, group, and permissions are correct
*
*use sudo chown your-username your-filename if you don't own the file/folder
*use sudo chgrp staff your-filename if it isn't set to the same group as other iTunes items
*use chmod 666 your-filename and/or chmod 777 your-folder-name to make sure everyone (and thing) can edit
*disabling FileVault if used
In particular, check the permissions on the iTunes/Download folder which is where iTunes will first attempt to download "matched" songs.
A: Check out this video and see if it solves your problem. The intro is annoying, but I hope it helps.
A: It's a permissions denied error.
*
*Are you sure your Apple ID hasn't been linked to more then 5 devices?
*Have you tried to log out- and in again?
*Has iTunes Match worked before?
A: I just ran the standard disk utility and restored permissions on the tome which contained my iTunes library. That took about a minute and fixed the problem for me.
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96ee0c2fee2b6dd6c595c2f30018204cef9bf147 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is it possible to install Flash on a jailbroken iOS device? We all know iOS devices can't support Flash, but how much is just the restrictions placed on the OS? Is it possible to install it with a jailbroken device?
A: The answer to your question is "No."
| Q: Is it possible to install Flash on a jailbroken iOS device? We all know iOS devices can't support Flash, but how much is just the restrictions placed on the OS? Is it possible to install it with a jailbroken device?
A: The answer to your question is "No."
A: The short answer is no. However, Flash was available for JailBroken iOS devices under a tweak called Frash, but it's long since been outdated, forgotten, and abandoned, plus it doesn't work on iOS5. It used to only play videos, and games would hardly run (or make it crash). So yes, it was possible, for it has been done before, but you cannot at the moment. Adobe's discontinuation of support for the ARM Flash Player will retard further development of Frash even more than it already has been.
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8f8c0c1eeb16e683619a1789e6cccfdb851b4e95 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What file types can you convert from a Mac to Windows? What types of files can I change from Mac- to Windows-based file types? What types "just work" on both systems? What types are simply non-transferable or won't work when moved between the OS types?
In particular, I am interested in these three file types: .ess, .app, and .bak.
A: Files are files.
What matters is can the Windows app of your choice make sense of specific files your Mac has created. (Unless I misunderstand what direction you are creating and then sending the files.)
Text encodings and things like that are all standard, and even binary files are well established. A Mac knows if a file is a Windows executable and hands them off to whatever program on the Mac can run them (such as VMware or Parallels virtual machines). The only files that are "Mac" or "Windows" are the executable programs - and even then, on a Mac an application is really a folder of files structured in a specific layout and you can read many of the resources and auxiliary files with no translation needed on a PC.
| Q: What file types can you convert from a Mac to Windows? What types of files can I change from Mac- to Windows-based file types? What types "just work" on both systems? What types are simply non-transferable or won't work when moved between the OS types?
In particular, I am interested in these three file types: .ess, .app, and .bak.
A: Files are files.
What matters is can the Windows app of your choice make sense of specific files your Mac has created. (Unless I misunderstand what direction you are creating and then sending the files.)
Text encodings and things like that are all standard, and even binary files are well established. A Mac knows if a file is a Windows executable and hands them off to whatever program on the Mac can run them (such as VMware or Parallels virtual machines). The only files that are "Mac" or "Windows" are the executable programs - and even then, on a Mac an application is really a folder of files structured in a specific layout and you can read many of the resources and auxiliary files with no translation needed on a PC.
A: Your question is very general so here is a general answer:
Document files are all dependant on the software for compatibility, not the operating system. So files like .doc .docx .pdf .txt .rtf etc are all compatible with Windows and Mac. This is the same for files like Photoshop files or Powerpoint files.
Video files are dependent on the codecs installed on the machine; both Windows and Mac have almost the same codecs installed by default. To view .mov files on a Windows machine you need Quicktime installed. .mp4 or .mpeg files will all work natively.
Image files will all work on both systems. eg .jpeg/.jpg, .tiff/.tif, .gif, .png, etc.
Applications are NOT inter-compatible. You cannot run a .app file on Windows, and you can't run a .exe on a Mac (except in a Windows VM or possibly Wine).
As a general rule of thumb, if you have a file that needs software to open (eg a Keynote presentation) then you would need the same software to open it on the other Operating system (in this case, Windows). Since Keynote is a Mac only product, you won't be able to open it on a Windows machine. In some of these cases, it could be possible to convert the file so it is openable by Windows software; in this case, you'd export the Keynote as a PowerPoint file for use on Windows.
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e58a952e85b348f702fc5d9292583973dd36be32 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to move window to different desktop via keyboard in Lion? In Snow Leopard, to move a window to a different space, I had to use the mouse to select the window and use the keyboard to select the target space (e.g., ctrl + 1,2,3).
In Lion, what keyboard (maybe in slight conjunction with mouse as before) shortcuts can I use to move a window to a different desktop?
A: Here is a mouse-less solution, using BetterTouchTool. You can assign a keyboard shortcuts to move the windows across desktops. In my case I use ctrl+shift+arrow.
| Q: How to move window to different desktop via keyboard in Lion? In Snow Leopard, to move a window to a different space, I had to use the mouse to select the window and use the keyboard to select the target space (e.g., ctrl + 1,2,3).
In Lion, what keyboard (maybe in slight conjunction with mouse as before) shortcuts can I use to move a window to a different desktop?
A: Here is a mouse-less solution, using BetterTouchTool. You can assign a keyboard shortcuts to move the windows across desktops. In my case I use ctrl+shift+arrow.
A: You can also (without modifying system settings) click and hold the window, hold down the control button, and drag to the edge of the screen.
A: Pressing the shortcuts for changing desktops while dragging a window should still work, but the shortcuts have to be enabled in System Preferences.
SizeUp supports for example assigning ⌃⇧→ to moving a window to the next desktop.
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da270ceb7fbd605fce09a0b4a2b862c35e088a7a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Third party Skydrive client for Mac Are there any third-party programs for Microsoft Skydrive (but for Mac)?
Skydrive offers 25GB of free cloud storage.
There is a third-party app for windows that can access Skydrive.
A: Looks like Microsoft just released an official SkyDrive App for Mac according the the MacObserver's article. So there may be less of a need for a third party one, check it out.
Users looking for online storage and syncing that don’t want to go the Dropbox route can now check out Microsoft’s SkyDrive app, released Monday for Windows and OS X Lion (via The Verge). The app ties into Microsoft’s existing SkyDrive service and offers Dropbox-like file management and syncing with 7GB of free storage and the option to add 20, 50, or 100GB of additional storage for US$10, $25, or $50 per year, respectively.
| Q: Third party Skydrive client for Mac Are there any third-party programs for Microsoft Skydrive (but for Mac)?
Skydrive offers 25GB of free cloud storage.
There is a third-party app for windows that can access Skydrive.
A: Looks like Microsoft just released an official SkyDrive App for Mac according the the MacObserver's article. So there may be less of a need for a third party one, check it out.
Users looking for online storage and syncing that don’t want to go the Dropbox route can now check out Microsoft’s SkyDrive app, released Monday for Windows and OS X Lion (via The Verge). The app ties into Microsoft’s existing SkyDrive service and offers Dropbox-like file management and syncing with 7GB of free storage and the option to add 20, 50, or 100GB of additional storage for US$10, $25, or $50 per year, respectively.
A: It is impossible for someone to be for sure. However, my research on this topic has shown that there are no publicly available native Mac clients for SkyDrive. I'd love to be proved wrong! It is reported that Microsoft is developing one.
A: Microsoft might be developing a Mac client, based on a statement they made in August. They have an iOS app already in iTunes, so it is possible they might make a Mac app, too.
It's unlikely there will be a 3rd party client until Microsoft makes it clear whether or not they will developer their own and what the features will be.
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7c86bf8d6daefd62f3b7ae9c279eb9f82b57ad0b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Do MacBook Pro displays degrade over time? I work on MacBook Pro (15", mid 2010) pretty much every day for at least 8hrs. I remember my previous (non-Apple) laptops displays used to darken over time. Should I expect something similar happening to my MacBook Pro?
A: I have had a MacBook Pro since early 2007, and the display is as bright and crisp as the day I bought it. I've also had an iBook G4 since early 2005 and there's no problem with its display, either.
I doubt you'll have any problems for quite awhile if at all, as newer models tend to have better displays then older models.
| Q: Do MacBook Pro displays degrade over time? I work on MacBook Pro (15", mid 2010) pretty much every day for at least 8hrs. I remember my previous (non-Apple) laptops displays used to darken over time. Should I expect something similar happening to my MacBook Pro?
A: I have had a MacBook Pro since early 2007, and the display is as bright and crisp as the day I bought it. I've also had an iBook G4 since early 2005 and there's no problem with its display, either.
I doubt you'll have any problems for quite awhile if at all, as newer models tend to have better displays then older models.
A: Of course!
But by how much?
There are plenty of display technologies out there (LCD, LED-backlight, OLED, ...) which makes a general answer quite difficult. Most of us will also recall some pretty fancy abbreviations like TFT, WXGA...
I'll radically simplify the problem by assuming (!) that we may distinguish between only two basic display technologies used in Apple's Macbook Pro. Each technology has experienced little quality improvements over time, but distinction between the fundamental technology behind should be more important:
*
*Macbook Pros (2006): LCD
*Macbook Pro (2007 - Today): LCD with LED-backlight.
*
*more energy efficient
*thinner
*more color vibrant and brighter
*increased lifespan
I do not have official numbers regarding the lifespan and change in lux of Apple's displays, so I'll tell you my experiences:
On my Macbook Pro mid 2007 I've had to use a higher brightness level year-by-year. This is not as bad as with the LCD display of my black macbook, but degradation is noticable! Today, after more than four years of almost daily use, the black Macbook's brightness is not acceptable in summer. The MBP does a fine job, but during the day I constantly use one of the top four brightness levels.
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e9e5771462a256bf0b12106604e715a4a480a8bf | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What is the appropriate size for album art to display correctly the iPad's retina display? What is the appropriate size for album art to display correctly on the 3rd generation iPad's retina display?
A: This is difficult to answer without any of us having access to an iPad with the retina display.
Therefore, I'll suggest the resolution which Apple provides when you get your covers via the option Get Album Artwork in iTunes. I hope this is fine, as long as you do not use coverflow in full screen mode.
The dimensions are:
*
*max. vertical: 600 pixels
*max. horizontal: 600 pixels
If a cover is not square, then one size dimension has less pixels.
| Q: What is the appropriate size for album art to display correctly the iPad's retina display? What is the appropriate size for album art to display correctly on the 3rd generation iPad's retina display?
A: This is difficult to answer without any of us having access to an iPad with the retina display.
Therefore, I'll suggest the resolution which Apple provides when you get your covers via the option Get Album Artwork in iTunes. I hope this is fine, as long as you do not use coverflow in full screen mode.
The dimensions are:
*
*max. vertical: 600 pixels
*max. horizontal: 600 pixels
If a cover is not square, then one size dimension has less pixels.
A: The new iPad has a resolution of 2048-by-1536.
For good results, I would suggest a multiple of the smaller dimension, assuming you are using square album art, which you should but isn't always the case. This will allow for double scaling in much the same way as a non-retina enabled app will do.
As such, something like 768 square should yield good results. Failing that 384 square may actually scale better (4x exactly) than something arbitrary like 600.
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43efaddeb4c66734afb357111e23704485fc0cf6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I change the default camera app on my iPhone? In the latest iOS update (5.1) Apple added the camera to the lock screen, so now I don't need to unlock the phone to take a picture.
Is it possible to change which app is used for this?
I realise that there are potentially privacy concerns around this which the default app nicely resolves by only showing those photos taken in the current session in the camera roll, but regardless, is this possible?
A: As far as I know, the only way to do this is via a Cydia app called AnyLockApp. It allows you to configure the behavior of the camera button that appears on the lock screen. You can set any app to be activated by that button. See also the AnyLockApp page.
Settings screen:
Edit: As mentioned in the comments and by stuffe's answer, this hack will probably not work in iOS 5.1. However, this is unconfirmed. I will update this answer when I do update and jailbreak iOS 5.1.
Besides this hack, there is no other way to change the behavior of the camera button on the lock screen.
| Q: Can I change the default camera app on my iPhone? In the latest iOS update (5.1) Apple added the camera to the lock screen, so now I don't need to unlock the phone to take a picture.
Is it possible to change which app is used for this?
I realise that there are potentially privacy concerns around this which the default app nicely resolves by only showing those photos taken in the current session in the camera roll, but regardless, is this possible?
A: As far as I know, the only way to do this is via a Cydia app called AnyLockApp. It allows you to configure the behavior of the camera button that appears on the lock screen. You can set any app to be activated by that button. See also the AnyLockApp page.
Settings screen:
Edit: As mentioned in the comments and by stuffe's answer, this hack will probably not work in iOS 5.1. However, this is unconfirmed. I will update this answer when I do update and jailbreak iOS 5.1.
Besides this hack, there is no other way to change the behavior of the camera button on the lock screen.
A: Other than jailbreak you are out of luck, the jailbreak version detail in another answer will likely work on 5.0.1 (double tap home to reveal the camera button and volume controls) but in 5.1 it's not a button any more, but a sliding control and as such highly doubtful that a jailbreak hack will be able to modify it's function.
A: There is no native way to do that.
A: *
*GrabberApp from BigBoss repo for iOS 5.1
*GrabberApp + CameraGrabber from BigBoss repo for iOS 5.0.1
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284d2443f14704f1c115cf77f7cc4c4eb211b410 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can Finder delete a file directly and bypass moving it to the Trash? Is it possible to really delete a file (ie, bypass the Trash) from Finder? Currently, when I want to reclaim space from a USB drive, I rm files/folder from the Terminal, but I'd like to do it from the GUI (similar to Shift+Delete in Windows).
A: No - there's no shortcut for that, but there is a services menu to extend Finder, flexibly bending it to accommodate your wishes.
You'll want to define a service that calls a script to rm or srm and bind the keyboard shortcut of your preference to the service.
Automator's built in help can assist with learning to make a service.
Also invaluable is the site http://www.macosxautomation.com/ which is made by the automation guru Sal Soghoian
| Q: Can Finder delete a file directly and bypass moving it to the Trash? Is it possible to really delete a file (ie, bypass the Trash) from Finder? Currently, when I want to reclaim space from a USB drive, I rm files/folder from the Terminal, but I'd like to do it from the GUI (similar to Shift+Delete in Windows).
A: No - there's no shortcut for that, but there is a services menu to extend Finder, flexibly bending it to accommodate your wishes.
You'll want to define a service that calls a script to rm or srm and bind the keyboard shortcut of your preference to the service.
Automator's built in help can assist with learning to make a service.
Also invaluable is the site http://www.macosxautomation.com/ which is made by the automation guru Sal Soghoian
A: I came across an AppleScript that does something similar to what @bmike has suggested. User Jolly Jimmy listed in a forum post:
tell application "Finder"
set theSelection to selection
if theSelection is {} then
beep
activate current application
display alert "No files are selected for deletion." message "Select one or more files to delete." as warning
else
activate current application
display alert "Delete item(s)?" message "The selected item(s) will be deleted immediately. Are you sure you want to continue?" buttons {"OK", "Cancel"} as warning
set buttonpressed to button returned of result
if the buttonpressed is "OK" then
repeat with i from 1 to (count theSelection)
set item1 to (the quoted form of POSIX path of (item i of the theSelection as alias))
set deleteit to "rm -rf " & item1 & ""
try
do shell script deleteit
on error
do shell script deleteit with administrator privileges
end try
end repeat
end if
end if
end tell
Add this script to the services menu, and you should be able to delete by right-clicking.
A: You could do Command-Delete to move to the trash can and then Command-Shift-Delete to empty the trash can
A: I know the OP was about Lion, but in a newer version you can do that by pressing: ⌘ Command⌥ Option⌫ Delete
Tested on Sierra
A: Delete Immediately @ Github (free)
*
*Download the file Delete Immediately.service
*Move the file to ~/Library/Services. You may have to create the folder.
*Restart the finder by running killall Finder;
*You can also assign a keyboard shortcut to this service in System Preferences → Keyboard → Keyboard Shortcuts →Services
A: I like Trash Without. It's in the app store (not free).
It has an icon available for the dock and the toolbar, but best of all for me is you can add a button in Finder for drag and drop.
A: Not a fully-GUI answer, but you can make the procedure much easier by using a Finder+Terminal+Drag'n'drop approach, i.e. given that you have a terminal window opened, and a non-overlapping Finder window:
*
*type rm -rf in the terminal (with a trailing space).
*Drag the required folder from Finder to the terminal window and press Enter.
Hint: To remove the current folder in Finder, drag the blue icon in the Finder's title bar. This will also work with text editor windows or any OSX app that has a normal title bar displaying the current path or file name.
Hint2: If you are dragging the file/folder from a window that overlaps the Terminal window, then drag the file to the Terminal's icon in the dock, wait until the Terminal windows are displayed and then continue dragging into the the one you need.
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301c465cae06e60525f496da0ac332084301606d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to merge files after using split command from terminal? I've split a large file with the split command from a Terminal and copied it from a USB-stick to my MacBook.
This results in couple of files named 'xaa', 'xab', 'xac'.
How do I merge them together again from within a Terminal?
A: cat xaa > newfile
cat xab >> newfile
cat xac >> newfile
Basically using a single '>' operand send the output to a new file. using a double '>>' operand makes it append the contents to the end of an existing file (and also out of interest create it if it does not already exist.
If all your files are definitely in a neat alphabetical order, then you could use:
cat x* > newfile
or
cat xaa xab xac > newfile
in case the filenames aren't in alphabetical order.
| Q: How to merge files after using split command from terminal? I've split a large file with the split command from a Terminal and copied it from a USB-stick to my MacBook.
This results in couple of files named 'xaa', 'xab', 'xac'.
How do I merge them together again from within a Terminal?
A: cat xaa > newfile
cat xab >> newfile
cat xac >> newfile
Basically using a single '>' operand send the output to a new file. using a double '>>' operand makes it append the contents to the end of an existing file (and also out of interest create it if it does not already exist.
If all your files are definitely in a neat alphabetical order, then you could use:
cat x* > newfile
or
cat xaa xab xac > newfile
in case the filenames aren't in alphabetical order.
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"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/43583"
} |
55f46d02b52f1e283dd364615be89693163f0a7b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Mac App Store purchases are missing When I click on the tab Purchases in the Mac App Store, I'm missing purchases that I've never removed.
How can I get them back to show in the purchase history?
A: In the Mac App Store go to...
*
*Store → View my account
*In the section iTunes in the Cloud click on View hidden Purchases.
*Choose which purchases you want to unhide.
| Q: Mac App Store purchases are missing When I click on the tab Purchases in the Mac App Store, I'm missing purchases that I've never removed.
How can I get them back to show in the purchase history?
A: In the Mac App Store go to...
*
*Store → View my account
*In the section iTunes in the Cloud click on View hidden Purchases.
*Choose which purchases you want to unhide.
A: Not only have developers removed apps from the store causing customers to have their product deprecate or disappear, but Apple themself have removed stuff too, such as OS X server, renaming it to 'Server' and causing all customers who previously purchased the app, to lose their app, and their money when updating their os. This happened with iPhoto and Aperture for a while, and my latest purchase to disappear is Feral Interactive's Tomb Raider Underworld, which appears in my Purchased items list, but cannot download, because the app does not exist in the appstore anymore.
The problem is, none of us can afford lawyers to litigate, if not, we could sue Apple for millions for fraudulent services
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} |
6e73b5146b9ec0284e137b30f947019bfd6d8301 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I change the carrier name in the iPhone Simulator 5.0? I found numerous instructions to set SBFakeCarrier in com.apple.springboard plist but this doesn't seem to work with iOS Simulator 5.0.
Is there any way to change the carrier name in the simulator?
A: For my part, I was able to change the carrier name for the iPhone 5.1 simulator by editing this file:
/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator5.1.sdk/System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/French.lproj/SpringBoard.strings
As the path suggests, I'm French. Switch to whichever localization you choose.
Inside this strings file (editable with XCode if it's a binary plist), you'll find a SIMULATOR_CARRIER_STRING key. Change its value, fire up your simulator, and there you go.
| Q: Can I change the carrier name in the iPhone Simulator 5.0? I found numerous instructions to set SBFakeCarrier in com.apple.springboard plist but this doesn't seem to work with iOS Simulator 5.0.
Is there any way to change the carrier name in the simulator?
A: For my part, I was able to change the carrier name for the iPhone 5.1 simulator by editing this file:
/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator5.1.sdk/System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/French.lproj/SpringBoard.strings
As the path suggests, I'm French. Switch to whichever localization you choose.
Inside this strings file (editable with XCode if it's a binary plist), you'll find a SIMULATOR_CARRIER_STRING key. Change its value, fire up your simulator, and there you go.
A: I wrote a fake carrier hack for recent versions of the iOS Simulator which do not support the SBFakeCarrier hack anymore. Just compile the XCDFakeCarrier.m file in your project and change the FakeCarrier constant to what you want.
A: I wrote a little tutorial that helps you change the carrier name even on iOS 6.0 and up: https://github.com/toursprung/iOS-Screenshot-Automator/blob/master/changeCarrierName
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"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/43647"
} |
91af0e2d8fa6fe2a5336778933422178d8b455d5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What is the latest version of Safari that runs on PowerPC (PPC)? I wonder if Apple still delivers new version of safari for PowerPC-based macs. On that computer, I'm stuck with firefox 3.6.28. Is Safari still updated on PPC system updates?
A: This depends on the OS you're running.
*
*Leopard: Safari 5.0.6
*Tiger: Safari 4.1.3
Newer Macs can use...
*
*Snow Leopard/Lion: Safari 5.1.4
| Q: What is the latest version of Safari that runs on PowerPC (PPC)? I wonder if Apple still delivers new version of safari for PowerPC-based macs. On that computer, I'm stuck with firefox 3.6.28. Is Safari still updated on PPC system updates?
A: This depends on the OS you're running.
*
*Leopard: Safari 5.0.6
*Tiger: Safari 4.1.3
Newer Macs can use...
*
*Snow Leopard/Lion: Safari 5.1.4
A: Safari for leopard has been discontinued. If you are looking for a browser that is currently receiving updates TenFourFox is a fork of firefox that is updated along side the primary version, but remains compatible with PowerPC cpu's.
A: While Safari 5.0.6 is the last version for 10.5, newer versions of the webkit framework can be obtained from the leopard-webkit project https://code.google.com/p/leopard-webkit/ . Webkit based applications can use the newer framework to provide updated rendering.
| apple | {
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"source": "stackexchange",
"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/43664"
} |
57607c038bb24d5f61d1c08ac14eca56ab9065c9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I delete purchased songs from my iPhone4? How do you remove purchased songs from an iPhone when it is connected to iTunes?
A: There is no need to use iTunes for this purpose as of iOS 5. It is now ridiculously easy to delete songs. Simply swipe horizontally on any track title and you are presented with an option to delete the song.
| Q: How can I delete purchased songs from my iPhone4? How do you remove purchased songs from an iPhone when it is connected to iTunes?
A: There is no need to use iTunes for this purpose as of iOS 5. It is now ridiculously easy to delete songs. Simply swipe horizontally on any track title and you are presented with an option to delete the song.
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"source": "stackexchange",
"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/43666"
} |
64d1d9b9e0b9b8df0afff32fe24a310387431f4a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iOS Simulator installed apps location in Xcode 4.3.1 Where can I find the apps installed on the iOS Simulator?
I am running Xcode 4.3.1. I have found the location of the simulator at
/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/Applications/iPhone Simulator.app
but for the life of me I can't find the installed apps.
A: On my computer, it's ~/Library/Application Support/iPhone Simulator/5.1/Applications
Simple NSLog(@"%@", [[NSBundle mainBundle] bundlePath]); did the trick.
| Q: iOS Simulator installed apps location in Xcode 4.3.1 Where can I find the apps installed on the iOS Simulator?
I am running Xcode 4.3.1. I have found the location of the simulator at
/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/Applications/iPhone Simulator.app
but for the life of me I can't find the installed apps.
A: On my computer, it's ~/Library/Application Support/iPhone Simulator/5.1/Applications
Simple NSLog(@"%@", [[NSBundle mainBundle] bundlePath]); did the trick.
A: I had the same issue and then realized that my whole iPhone Simulator directory was now under my User folder:
/Users/[username]/Library/Application Support/iPhone Simulator/5.1/Applications/[app guid]
The one trick with that was that the Library folder was a hidden folder, which I was able to see after turning hidden folders on in system prefs.
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"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/43667"
} |
c3f0b8037a87f91756345aab1d5da8e4f1a3f7bf | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is it possible to display a Smart Folder as a stack in the Dock? I'd like to have my recent files at hand from my dock, preferably via a 'stack'.
I have already created a Smart Folder containing all my files that have been opened in the last 3 days and added it to the dock. However, I can not change the display mode: it is only there as a shortcut that opens a new Finder window.
Is there any way to change this behavior?
A: Instead of your specific recent documents search, you might also like this alternative:
defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-others -array-add '{ "tile-data" = { "list-type" = 1; }; "tile-type" = "recents-tile"; }'; killall Dock;
This adds a recent items stacks to your Dock that has customizabile viewing options (grid/fan/list/automatic) like one is used to.
The right-click menu gives you the option to choose between recent applications/documents/servers and favorite volumes/items.
| Q: Is it possible to display a Smart Folder as a stack in the Dock? I'd like to have my recent files at hand from my dock, preferably via a 'stack'.
I have already created a Smart Folder containing all my files that have been opened in the last 3 days and added it to the dock. However, I can not change the display mode: it is only there as a shortcut that opens a new Finder window.
Is there any way to change this behavior?
A: Instead of your specific recent documents search, you might also like this alternative:
defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-others -array-add '{ "tile-data" = { "list-type" = 1; }; "tile-type" = "recents-tile"; }'; killall Dock;
This adds a recent items stacks to your Dock that has customizabile viewing options (grid/fan/list/automatic) like one is used to.
The right-click menu gives you the option to choose between recent applications/documents/servers and favorite volumes/items.
A: I would love to see a workaround that makes this possible, but by default, the answer appears to be no, you cannot do this.
It appears that a "Smart Folder" isn't actually a folder, and the operating system isn't particularly smart about treating it as if it were one. It's just a text file containing a .plist with search parameters, but when double-clicked, it prompts Finder to open a window displaying the result of that search. The Dock, however, does not have that that layer of interpretation built in, so it treats it as a file (which it is), and when clicked, it opens the file, just like any other file stored in the Dock.
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1bdb689b33ad3a0a8d28ee32fff0b122c701d72c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Reset external monitor settings (Lion) When I plug an external monitor into my MacBook (Air, Pro... it doesn't matter), I can change the monitor's settings (resolution for example) and Mac OS X saves the configuration for the next times I plug it. Is there anyway I can reset those settings? Any file to delete?
A: Locate
~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.windowserver(UUID).plist (may be 2x)
as well as
~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.windowserver(UUID).plist.lock
Put both in trash.
Empty trash.
Restart.
This most likely will not change your graphics settings; however, it was my experience that doing this whole process in "scaled" display from the beginning, allowed me to go back in to settings after restart, and choose "Best for display" and resolve my issue.
YMMV
10.9.1 - mac Mini with 2x displays; orig. issue: best for display output 'out of range' on 2nd display; native settings verified.
| Q: Reset external monitor settings (Lion) When I plug an external monitor into my MacBook (Air, Pro... it doesn't matter), I can change the monitor's settings (resolution for example) and Mac OS X saves the configuration for the next times I plug it. Is there anyway I can reset those settings? Any file to delete?
A: Locate
~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.windowserver(UUID).plist (may be 2x)
as well as
~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.windowserver(UUID).plist.lock
Put both in trash.
Empty trash.
Restart.
This most likely will not change your graphics settings; however, it was my experience that doing this whole process in "scaled" display from the beginning, allowed me to go back in to settings after restart, and choose "Best for display" and resolve my issue.
YMMV
10.9.1 - mac Mini with 2x displays; orig. issue: best for display output 'out of range' on 2nd display; native settings verified.
A: Yes, you can reset your display settings by deleting a certain preference file located here:
~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/
Once in that directory, look for a file that begins with com.apple.windowserver[long text here].
HOWEVER, there is a caveat. Deleting this file can have serious consequences. If I were you, I wouldn't mess with it.
If you're determined to try, then edit the file, only removing the dictionary in the plist that contains the screen settings for the external screen. If it sounds too technical, then I wouldn't try it. Troubleshooting a non-functional system because you deleted a system file just isn't fun.
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