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5caa6077f3629957e136b0eebc5a291dce66b5a8 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Show the Mobile Safari Debug Console on demand Using the same iPad for testing and casual browsing makes the handling of the Mobile Safari Debug Console a little annoying.
Is there any way to enable it on demand (ie on my test sites), without turning it on for all sites?
A: No.
You can only turn it on or off, there is no way to set it only to certain sites.
Instead of using the (limited) debug console on the iphone, try using Safari on a desktop and set the user agent to iPhone (From in the Developer Menu, to enable the developer menu, open Safari preferences and choose Advanced where there is a checkbox to enable it).
You should then be able to catch almost all of the console logs, as Safari and MobileSafari are naturally similar. Although there are things you will need to use the iPhone for (like viewport issues)
| Q: Show the Mobile Safari Debug Console on demand Using the same iPad for testing and casual browsing makes the handling of the Mobile Safari Debug Console a little annoying.
Is there any way to enable it on demand (ie on my test sites), without turning it on for all sites?
A: No.
You can only turn it on or off, there is no way to set it only to certain sites.
Instead of using the (limited) debug console on the iphone, try using Safari on a desktop and set the user agent to iPhone (From in the Developer Menu, to enable the developer menu, open Safari preferences and choose Advanced where there is a checkbox to enable it).
You should then be able to catch almost all of the console logs, as Safari and MobileSafari are naturally similar. Although there are things you will need to use the iPhone for (like viewport issues)
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1f091e6e8a9f419536ea63f6c6e9cb98bbfd1ab3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Disable FN keys in Mac Lion Prior to Lion, I can go to Keyboard and there is a nice little checkbox, then I can get my F1-F12 key back.
How do I do this in Lion ?
A: System Preferences → Keyboard → Keyboard
| Q: Disable FN keys in Mac Lion Prior to Lion, I can go to Keyboard and there is a nice little checkbox, then I can get my F1-F12 key back.
How do I do this in Lion ?
A: System Preferences → Keyboard → Keyboard
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82d7b3304b57217204225c56f0aac8051cedc4fc | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is it possible to make all text fields in OS X editable with Vi keybindings? What I'm looking for is a way to use Vi-style keybindings throughout OS X, similar to how invoking:
$ set -io vi
in a Terminal will give Vi-style keybindings when using the shell.
I'm guessing this doesn't exist but it would be awesome if it did!
If it doesn't exist, anyone have an idea on how it could be approached using OS X's Cocoa APIs?
A: There is an OSX only way to do this, without using any 3rd party apps. You just have to create a file ~/Library/KeyBindings/DefaultKeyBinding.dict and put what you want in it. See an example.
Since I dont use Vi, I'm not sure what the specific keybindings are, but there is a great page about Customizing the Cocoa Text System that should get you going.
| Q: Is it possible to make all text fields in OS X editable with Vi keybindings? What I'm looking for is a way to use Vi-style keybindings throughout OS X, similar to how invoking:
$ set -io vi
in a Terminal will give Vi-style keybindings when using the shell.
I'm guessing this doesn't exist but it would be awesome if it did!
If it doesn't exist, anyone have an idea on how it could be approached using OS X's Cocoa APIs?
A: There is an OSX only way to do this, without using any 3rd party apps. You just have to create a file ~/Library/KeyBindings/DefaultKeyBinding.dict and put what you want in it. See an example.
Since I dont use Vi, I'm not sure what the specific keybindings are, but there is a great page about Customizing the Cocoa Text System that should get you going.
A: There are two option:
*
*Vi Input Manager which hasn't been updated since 2009.
*KeyRemap4Macbook which I've used for a number of different options and has a Vi mode. I can't speak for how well the Vi mode works but the other aspect has been great in a few things I use it.
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ed1f1380742db51378542cccb58b10d1804bfc9b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Windows-style taskbar functionality in OS X? Looking for an OS X add-on that will enable Windows-like (one-click) functionality for switching between different windows of a single application.
Example: I have 5 maximized Chrome windows open, and wish to switch to a specific window. My current options are Exposé, the "Window" file menu, and Cmd-`. None of them are ideal because they take more than one click to execute, which is why I miss the taskbar in Windows. (For those of you unfamiliar with the taskbar, it displays a list of all your system-wide open windows similarly to how tabs are displayed in modern browsers.
So basically, I want to see a list of all of my open windows, and be able to toggle between them with a single click.
A: Could perhaps HyperDock or DockView meet your needs?
| Q: Windows-style taskbar functionality in OS X? Looking for an OS X add-on that will enable Windows-like (one-click) functionality for switching between different windows of a single application.
Example: I have 5 maximized Chrome windows open, and wish to switch to a specific window. My current options are Exposé, the "Window" file menu, and Cmd-`. None of them are ideal because they take more than one click to execute, which is why I miss the taskbar in Windows. (For those of you unfamiliar with the taskbar, it displays a list of all your system-wide open windows similarly to how tabs are displayed in modern browsers.
So basically, I want to see a list of all of my open windows, and be able to toggle between them with a single click.
A: Could perhaps HyperDock or DockView meet your needs?
A: try uBar, which is a Windows-style taskbar for OS X (I am the developer). Just set Window Grouping to Never in the preferences, and it will display each individual window in the bar.
A: Expose is the answer, you just need to configure it properly.
I use a trackpad (on my desktop mac!) and have a four finger swipe to bring up expose. With a mouse you might want to investigate activating expose with a screen corner or keyboard command (eg: left hand on the keyboard, right hand on the mouse).
Properly configured, expose is fast. It also gives you a bigger click target than the task bar.
There is no way to get the exact task bar functionality on OS X, you are going to have to learn a different workflow. But once you learn it, you'll be just as efficient.
A: My solution to this is to not maximize windows: if I have one large window open in the middle, I'll leave ~50 pixels of open monitor on each side (less on the top) and I'll arrange ancillary windows (chat, terminal, Stickies, etc.) so various edges of them stick out beyond the edge of the big central window. Apps that have larger windows (browsers, email, etc.) that I access less-frequently I'll leave in the middle and click on the Dock icon to bring all of them forward and choose which one to use (usually, there's only one window in this sort of app in my normal usage).
If I have a ton of windows open in a certain app (usually BBEdit or Excel), I'll make sure none of them completely occlude another so I can, at the very least, get to any window in two clicks: one on the Dock icon and the second on an edge of the window I want; in some cases, I'll four-finger-swipe to get Exposé and then click on the document window I want.
A: Using your Chrome example,
Hold CTRL and click on Chrome icon on the dock, it will bring up a list of Chrome Window that is currently opened.
A: After trying MANY dock style products, at the suggestion of someone earlier in this post, I trued uBar. (I am in no way affiliated with uBar, just a new customer).
My particular circumstances require a working dock on multiple screens (I have 4 total, including my laptop screen). The majority of the tool bars out there just remake the Mac Dock, which is ok, but has erratic behavior when you move from one screen to another.
uBar is the first window dock I have found that will put a dock on EVERY screen, which for me is a HUGE win. It will reduce and expand windows with a single click and change from one app to the other easily. This doc essentially mimics a Windows toolbar even down to having a quick launch area on the bottom right with the date and time. (DATE!!!) I have been a flustered Mac user for years because of companies that choose to use Mac over PC for the employees, but have been a Windows users since Windows 3.1 really.
If you are a Windows user crossing to Mac, this will ease your passage.
---- update after about 3 years ----
I tried it, and had to ditch it. The issue is that while using multiple monitors, I have found that the monitors peg the CPU. But sadly so did the UBar. I logged a few tickets and stopped using it after I burnt out a laptop.
My company was kind enough to replace the crispy laptop with a 32 gb version with an i7, which handles the monitors better, as long as I have a cooling pad underneath.
But unfortunately, even with the cooling pad, if I fired up the ubar, the fans would scream non stop and there was no way to cut down the CPU and memory usage.
As a result, I just got used to using the native mac capabilities. Probably the best thing I could do under the circumstances, but still curious if someone would make something better. I am going to look at a few of the new entries associated with this thread soon.
A: I haven't seen anything quite what ur looking for, but Witch does a good job of rotating through all open windows whether they are minimized or not.
A: iTaskbar is a product that I'm affiliated with, so be sure to check out other's reviews of it. At the moment it's the only product in this category since creating a taskbar on OS X is not as trivial as on other operating systems. ;)
We hope it will be helpful to all those people who, just like us, need a taskbar to work efficiently.
A: And don't forget that holding down option when clicking between different application windows (or to the Desktop) will hide the app you're clicking out of. If you're a OOTMOOTK (one on the mouse, one on the keyboard) type user, it makes a world of difference.
A: I do not have a mouse so cannot test using one.
With a Trackpad
You can use a gesture to swipe the "Application's Exxposé"
The "Application's Exposé" shows you thumbnails and scaled windows of the current Application.
Or if you hover over any app in the dock which has open windows (does not have to be the currently active) and use the gesture "Application's Exposé" will show you the windows for that app.
You can then click into one of them or gesture back to your current app.
Setup the gesture in the Trackpad preference pane in System Preferences
Using the keyboard
You can do the same by setting a hot key to replace the gesture part. But it will only show the current apps windows.
This is set under the Application Windows in Mission Control preference pane in System Preferences.
A: You might also want to check out Contexts: https://contexts.co. It seems to do a better job of finding all the windows than other things I've tried in the past.
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dcae44adab50cf4adecbad2db706769a6a6de395 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Lion login screen I have a lot of users in my household (6 total + guest). Is there a way to wrap or stack the user icons rather than having them scroll off the right part of the screen?
A: Currently there is no way of changing the users list formatting.
The solution I use on our main computer is to simply disable the login icons and let users type their username/password.
To do so:
*
*go to "System Preferences"
*select "Users & Groups"
*There chose login options
*for the "Display Login Window as" option select "Name and Password"
| Q: Lion login screen I have a lot of users in my household (6 total + guest). Is there a way to wrap or stack the user icons rather than having them scroll off the right part of the screen?
A: Currently there is no way of changing the users list formatting.
The solution I use on our main computer is to simply disable the login icons and let users type their username/password.
To do so:
*
*go to "System Preferences"
*select "Users & Groups"
*There chose login options
*for the "Display Login Window as" option select "Name and Password"
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553dbc1c7a048411f12dc2dda825fe54823687e8 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What's the name of the iOS / OS X calculator app that has 'variables' functionality? I'm looking for an app on the App Store but I forgot its name.
It is a calculator app that looks like it has been written on a noteblock.
You can store the solutions of calculations as quasi-variables and then reuse them later on.
I know it's available for the Mac and all iOS devices.
Does anyone know what app this is?
A: This sounds like the app Soulver which is available on Mac OS X and iOS. It allows you to use a mixture of natural language and spreadsheet/calculator functions to perform easily readable equations.
| Q: What's the name of the iOS / OS X calculator app that has 'variables' functionality? I'm looking for an app on the App Store but I forgot its name.
It is a calculator app that looks like it has been written on a noteblock.
You can store the solutions of calculations as quasi-variables and then reuse them later on.
I know it's available for the Mac and all iOS devices.
Does anyone know what app this is?
A: This sounds like the app Soulver which is available on Mac OS X and iOS. It allows you to use a mixture of natural language and spreadsheet/calculator functions to perform easily readable equations.
A: This sounds like it could be Numi, which describes itself as follows:
Numi is a little calculator, that lives in your menu bar. It magically
combines calculations with text, and allows you to share computations
with other Numi users.
A: Try this one as well http://www.swiftcalc-mac.com It has variables and can calculate many expressions at once
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a6d3ca401a2861d92968a4909893e45cc6dd18c9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I reclaim the "other" space on my iPad? I have 3.3 gigs of space in the "other" category on my 16 gig iPad. The space for "other" has grown over time.
I've synced. I've powered down. I've turned all running apps off.
How do I reclaim this used space that I'm not using?
A: I had the same issue - 2 GB "other" space that I couldn't attribute to anything. After seeing Martin's thought I decided to try installing the iOS 6 update, even though I didn't want to. That did the trick, cleared up 1.8 GB.
Ideally Apple would provide an easier way to reclaim "other" space.
| Q: How do I reclaim the "other" space on my iPad? I have 3.3 gigs of space in the "other" category on my 16 gig iPad. The space for "other" has grown over time.
I've synced. I've powered down. I've turned all running apps off.
How do I reclaim this used space that I'm not using?
A: I had the same issue - 2 GB "other" space that I couldn't attribute to anything. After seeing Martin's thought I decided to try installing the iOS 6 update, even though I didn't want to. That did the trick, cleared up 1.8 GB.
Ideally Apple would provide an easier way to reclaim "other" space.
A: This problem was driving me crazy. I tried everything suggested on numerous websites and forums, until I finally realized what had happened. I installed the programs sugested by many and searched for this other space that was referenced. I couldn't find much, and it was really frustrating. I finally just rebooted it and cleared all the space, so... if you haven't tried rebooting your iPad/iPhone do that.
A: The "Other" space is not necessarily unused as you imply. It could simply be your user data from your applications.
If you check in Settings > General > Usage you can gauge how much space your apps are using up including their data (might be photos, or podcasts, or pictures, or anything).
For example, my Instacast it taking up 406Mb of space, but the application is only 3.3Mb. So that's over 400Mb of "other" space taken up right there:
If you were to add up your the data in this list, then subtract the total amount of "application" usage from it, it should pretty much equate to the bulk of this "other" data. Of course, there are other things that are included as "Other", including your mail data, sms messages, internal log files and location data stores etc etc etc which may fluctuate over time but the big portion is just your apps contents.
A: I've just been through the process of finding out what is included in "Other" and clearing it on my iPod Touch (4th Gen, iOS 5), so I believe the following should apply to the iPad as well.
I had 2.3GB in the Other section as reported by the iTunes bar. This does not include the data within the apps, they are shown as the App section of the iTunes bar and itemised as shown in stuffe's post. The majority of it (2.2GB) was pictures and video taken using the camera, still in the Photos app in Camera Roll. I found that out using DiskAid, which allows you to copy them to your PC/Mac. Right click and Get Info on folders in DiskAid shows you how big each one is. Note that the Photos section of the iTunes bar seems to include the other albums but not the Camera Roll.
I tried this answer, removing the F folders, but it didn't save that much memory for me (about 0.1GB), you may get better results.
A lot of people seem to be saying it's the Mail app, log files, bookmarks, notes, calendar appointments, reminders etc but this doesn't seem to add up to gigabytes.
Another thought - it appears that iOS 6 has downloaded without my permission, which would be a rather large file. As soon as the badge on Settings appeared, I noticed that it gave me the option to download and install. Until the Maps issue is resolved, I don't intend to upgrade, so I definitely haven't given it permission, but now it simply says Install Now.
A: Shut down the ipad completely, restart it sync and you get the free space. Strange but it works. I had 25gb in my other
A: I tried to change the movies on my ipad 2, deleting 3 and adding a new 3 at the same time. The sizes were ok so it should have been able to fit easily. The delete happened but I did not get the space recovered. My Other category swelled.
Re-syncing failed then I found powering off then on solved my problem, "other" went to a normal amount and then I was able to add my movies, I think this is rediculous but it just adds to the "others" mystery.
A: I used DiskAid, went to Media - PhotoData - Thumbnails and deleted everything in the folder. I reclaimed 1.76GB or 3.53GB.
A: This happens to me every three or four syncs. "Other" mushrooms to 3-4 gigs. The solution I use is to disconnect the iPad from the PC. Hard power down. Wait 10 or more seconds. Repower up the iPad and then sync. It works about 95% of the time.
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d5c3074c246b5083a6ea1fbeaa9d1b8237627d5b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Restart Screen Sharing Service on Mac mini Server I'm running Mac OS X (think it's Snow Leopard - 10.6.7) on a Mac mini. I'm trying to connect remotely from an iMac (this has been working fine in the past, for some time). When I click "Share Screen..." in finder on the iMac, I (eventually) see the server's desktop, but it appears to be frozen. However, I've managed to determine (from closing the window and sharing screen again, on repeat) that it IS actually receiving input, just not updating the display.
I can ssh into the server, but how can I restart the screen sharing service?
A: I had the same trouble, and to a headless Mini also. This is what I found that worked…
sudo launchctl unload /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.screensharing.plist
sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.screensharing.plist
I had the opportunity to install an SSD in my Mini, and did a clean install of Lion at that time, and the issue persisted.
I made an alias
alias fixscreen='sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.screensharing.plist && sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.screensharing.plist'
| Q: Restart Screen Sharing Service on Mac mini Server I'm running Mac OS X (think it's Snow Leopard - 10.6.7) on a Mac mini. I'm trying to connect remotely from an iMac (this has been working fine in the past, for some time). When I click "Share Screen..." in finder on the iMac, I (eventually) see the server's desktop, but it appears to be frozen. However, I've managed to determine (from closing the window and sharing screen again, on repeat) that it IS actually receiving input, just not updating the display.
I can ssh into the server, but how can I restart the screen sharing service?
A: I had the same trouble, and to a headless Mini also. This is what I found that worked…
sudo launchctl unload /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.screensharing.plist
sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.screensharing.plist
I had the opportunity to install an SSD in my Mini, and did a clean install of Lion at that time, and the issue persisted.
I made an alias
alias fixscreen='sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.screensharing.plist && sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.screensharing.plist'
A: OK, managed to find the answer (or, at least, an answer; I'm not quite sure on all the details of this command):
$ sudo /System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/kickstart -activate -configure -access -on -users admin -privs -all -restart -agent -menu
As always - be careful when you paste something into terminal - best to inspect the command before running it. Doubly so when sudo is involved.
A: Using launchctl unload and launchctl load still works but the commands are now "legacy commands".
Here's a more recent approach that also works with a single command:
sudo launchctl kill KILL system/com.apple.screensharing
This instructs launchctl to kill the screensharing service and then launchctl automatically restarts it after it has exited.
A: Rather than restart just the screen sharing service, I would suggest remote restarting the Mac Mini. You can do this via SSH by typing in:
sudo shutdown -r now
This will not only restart the screen sharing service, but may also resolve the issue that caused it to act up in the first place.
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2ece3631e8abbb7feb7f58a2955063429f034c0a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Adjusting brightness on 27" iMac used as external DisplayPort monitor for PC I have a Windows7 64-bit machine attached to a 27" iMac as an external displayport monitor It's working well, except I cannot adjust the brightness.
I have attached a Mac keyboard both on the Mac & Windows side to gain access to the brightness controls, with no luck. As soon as I switch to display target mode, the screen jumps to full brightness, and cannot be controlled from the keyboard on either platform.
I have searched the web but have not found the answer:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3924
http://macs.about.com/od/usingyourmac/qt/using-target-display-mode.htm
https://superuser.com/questions/60145/how-do-i-use-a-new-27-imac-as-an-external-pc-monitor-with-full-2560x1440-resolu
A: I just had an issue with not being able to change the brightness on my 27inch iMac in Target Display Mode. It was at full brightness. And the brightness keys on the keyboard hooked up to the TDM Mac would not adjust it. But I found if I pressed and held Commond-F1 on that keyboard it slowly lowered the brightness. This probably won't help much if you have an issue with it defaulting to a low brightness though.
iMac 2009 High Sierra and iMac Pro Mojave.
| Q: Adjusting brightness on 27" iMac used as external DisplayPort monitor for PC I have a Windows7 64-bit machine attached to a 27" iMac as an external displayport monitor It's working well, except I cannot adjust the brightness.
I have attached a Mac keyboard both on the Mac & Windows side to gain access to the brightness controls, with no luck. As soon as I switch to display target mode, the screen jumps to full brightness, and cannot be controlled from the keyboard on either platform.
I have searched the web but have not found the answer:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3924
http://macs.about.com/od/usingyourmac/qt/using-target-display-mode.htm
https://superuser.com/questions/60145/how-do-i-use-a-new-27-imac-as-an-external-pc-monitor-with-full-2560x1440-resolu
A: I just had an issue with not being able to change the brightness on my 27inch iMac in Target Display Mode. It was at full brightness. And the brightness keys on the keyboard hooked up to the TDM Mac would not adjust it. But I found if I pressed and held Commond-F1 on that keyboard it slowly lowered the brightness. This probably won't help much if you have an issue with it defaulting to a low brightness though.
iMac 2009 High Sierra and iMac Pro Mojave.
A: I had the problem of brightness stuck on maximum when using a 27" late 2009 iMac (running High Sierra macOS 10.13.6) as an extra screen (in target display mode) using a MacBook Pro 15in (2018) running macOS Catalina 10.15.3. The iMac had an Apple wireless keyboard connected, and the macBook Pro was connected to the iMac via a USB-C to mini displayport cable (i.e. in target display mode). The display on the iMac toggled from the iMac in the normal mode to being an extra display for the macBook using command-F2 on the wireless keyboard. I found that the brightness control keys on the wireless keyboard (F1 and F2) for the iMac in target display mode only worked when I was logged into an account on the iMac. If the iMac was restarted, and nobody was logged into it, the brightness keys on the wireless keyboard did nothing. So when you start the iMac you need to log in to it before putting it into target display mode.
A: One poster in this Apple discussion forum had a suggestion:
I've futzed with this for a while using a MBP and an iMac, both
running 10.6.8. The problem is inconsistent for me, but seems to be
linked to how long I've had the iMac on. If on chronically (as I
usually leave it), the iMac tends not to respond to F1/F2 brightness
keystrokes when I connect my MBP and use the iMac in target display
mode. But if I reboot the iMac and then connect from my already
running MBP, this restores brightness keystroke response. That is:
*
*With MBP and iMac running, connect mini DP to start target display mode on iMac
*If brightness keystrokes don't respond, disconnect mini DP and reboot iMac, leave MBP running
*After booted to desktop on the iMac, reconnect mini DP - brightness keys should respond
I don't have your setup, so I can't verify that this solution works. However, it's worth a shot.
A: It is probably easier to adjust the brightness in windows from the display drivers settings. usually you can right click empty desktop and the display drivers UI is the first entry in context menu (like "AMD Vision Control Center"). All three major video card vendors can adjust brightness on the drivers side.
A: It is confirmed that should be able to control that with iMac's keyboard. I've tried but it doesn't work in your setup.
Also, the brightness doesn't show up under OS X's System Preferences, and I have no chance to test it under Windows since my Thunderbolt Macs will only connect under OS X, not under Windows 8 Boot Camp.
I will try DDC/CI software though it have a high chance of not working.
Your last option, though bad, is to adjust it with software like how you adjust it in game.
A: I'm running a late 2009 i7 27" iMac in Target Display mode connected to a 2018 MBP. I could not control the brightness on the iMac display using the keyboard running to the MacBook Pro, BUT, by connecting a second keyboard directly to the iMac, I found that the brightness controls on that second keyboard DID allow me to adjust the brightness. Hope that helps....
A: There's lots of good software programs listed under this question: http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/20237/can-i-change-the-brightness-on-a-secondary-display
But for a no-install solution, I've used the new "night shift" feature to dim things. Works if you just need to take the edge off on the brightness. In System Preferences > Displays > Night Shift you can adjust the Color Temperature slider to change how much effect it has.
A: I was having this problem, too. What I found is that when mirroring the displays the external keyboard adjusts brightness on both computers. When NOT mirroring the displays the keyboard on the primary Mac (in my case a Macbook Pro) adjusts the it's own display and the external keyboard connected to the MacBook Pro adjusts the iMac display.
I am running Sierra (10.12.6) on a 2012 27" iMac and El Capitan (10.11.6) on a 2012 15" MacBook Pro.
A: I wound up using:
Brightness Slider, free in the Mac App store.
A: Hoping this will help someone..
I was having the same issue. Brightness control keys on the keyboard connected to the iMac would sometimes work and sometimes would not. I was thinking this is a bug and the whole Target Display Mode is just glitchy, but I just found out that for brightness controls to work the iMac cannot be locked before you go into TD mode. I tested this and works as expected.
I still think this is a bug as volume control keys still work regardless of the iMac being locked or not. Don't see why brightness shouldn't be the same.
Problem is when you go into TD mode with iMac unlocked, and your other mac sleeps, when the iMac also goes into sleep/locked state after a while you get the issue again. When that happens you need to disconnect, unlock, and connect again!
A: I resolved this by unticking auto-brightness on the iMac before connecting via thunderbolt! Hope this helps
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77d5b1f7043c8a733b991a878a7567b4f3eebb2d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Built-In Trackpad and Keyboard Unresponsive after Sleep or Restart I have a MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2008) that's currently running 10.7.3. I've been finding that it will intermittently freeze and then I have to shut down and restart the computer, but sometimes that will not fix the problem.
If I plug in an external mouse and keyboard, then I can move the cursor and type again, but as soon as I remove them, the problem persists.
I've tried resetting the P-RAM, reinstalling Lion, installing a new HD, and I've had the graphics chip tested and it's performing properly. If you have any suggestions on how to fix or diagnose, that would be very helpful. Thank you.
A: So, correct me if I'm wrong, your problem occurs when you open your MacBook Pro?
Resetting your PRAM won't work. Try resetting your SMC. This is responsible for the responses when opening and closing your lid.
| Q: Built-In Trackpad and Keyboard Unresponsive after Sleep or Restart I have a MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2008) that's currently running 10.7.3. I've been finding that it will intermittently freeze and then I have to shut down and restart the computer, but sometimes that will not fix the problem.
If I plug in an external mouse and keyboard, then I can move the cursor and type again, but as soon as I remove them, the problem persists.
I've tried resetting the P-RAM, reinstalling Lion, installing a new HD, and I've had the graphics chip tested and it's performing properly. If you have any suggestions on how to fix or diagnose, that would be very helpful. Thank you.
A: So, correct me if I'm wrong, your problem occurs when you open your MacBook Pro?
Resetting your PRAM won't work. Try resetting your SMC. This is responsible for the responses when opening and closing your lid.
A: Resetting the SMC should fix the issue. Note that this will reboot the MacBook, so you will lose any unsaved work.
*
*Shut down the computer.
*Plug in the MagSafe power adapter to a power source, connecting it to
the Mac if its not already connected.
*On the built-in keyboard, press the (left side) Shift-Control-Option
keys and the power button at the same time.
*Release all the keys and the power button at the same time.
*Press the power button to turn on the computer.
Note: The LED on the MagSafe power adapter may change states or temporarily turn off when you reset the SMC
A: I had this same problem.
Installing OS X 10.9 Mavericks resolved it for me.
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6b135af6aab26da9326f0fb78d86d691afb14a62 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I play YouTube in the background without using Safari? Is there an easy way to keep playing YouTube videos in the background, even if I switch to a different app?
I'm not interested in using the Safari multitasking trick. I want something super easy to use.
A: On iOS 5.1 (not sure for earlier versions) the same procedure works for the YouTube app too (as for Safari):
*
*Start the video in the YouTube app.
*Press "Home" button once to go to springboard (or twice to switch to another app)
*Press "Home" button twice to bring up the app-switcher. Slide to the right to bring up background audio controls. The icon on the right side will show whichever program you last used with background audio: YouTube.
*Press Play. YouTube audio will resume playback.
| Q: How can I play YouTube in the background without using Safari? Is there an easy way to keep playing YouTube videos in the background, even if I switch to a different app?
I'm not interested in using the Safari multitasking trick. I want something super easy to use.
A: On iOS 5.1 (not sure for earlier versions) the same procedure works for the YouTube app too (as for Safari):
*
*Start the video in the YouTube app.
*Press "Home" button once to go to springboard (or twice to switch to another app)
*Press "Home" button twice to bring up the app-switcher. Slide to the right to bring up background audio controls. The icon on the right side will show whichever program you last used with background audio: YouTube.
*Press Play. YouTube audio will resume playback.
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bc267483558faeb139fca91253daef6bea322fcc | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can .wav files be created on an iPhone or iPad? How can .wav files be created on an iPhone or iPad? I want to customize the sounds that Outlook for Windows plays when certain events occur and it would be nice if I could make .wav files on a mobile device and transfer them back afterwards.
A: Twisted Wave
This looks like a solid piece of audio editing software. It uses the internal microphone on your iPad to record audio and can export to .wav or many other formats.
| Q: How can .wav files be created on an iPhone or iPad? How can .wav files be created on an iPhone or iPad? I want to customize the sounds that Outlook for Windows plays when certain events occur and it would be nice if I could make .wav files on a mobile device and transfer them back afterwards.
A: Twisted Wave
This looks like a solid piece of audio editing software. It uses the internal microphone on your iPad to record audio and can export to .wav or many other formats.
A: WavePad
This also looks like a good app for doing what you want to accomplish. It will export as .wav.
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cd58a1c0678214442e98d3bdad7bc7582a57f338 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: HTML/rich text email signatures in iOS? My work (Exchange) email signature has text formatting and a photo in it, as I'm sure many do. Does anyone know of a way to enable Apple Mail like signature customization in iOS?
My iPhone is jailbroken, so if you have a jailbreak solution that works I'm good with that.
A: There's a JailBreak Tweak called Mail Enhancer that does exactly what you want. It's $4.99 in the BigBoss repository, and there's another one called SIGnify for $1.50 in the ModMyi repo. They both allow you to have signatures with HTML formatting, but the more expensive one has many more features that make the Mail.app much more usable.
| Q: HTML/rich text email signatures in iOS? My work (Exchange) email signature has text formatting and a photo in it, as I'm sure many do. Does anyone know of a way to enable Apple Mail like signature customization in iOS?
My iPhone is jailbroken, so if you have a jailbreak solution that works I'm good with that.
A: There's a JailBreak Tweak called Mail Enhancer that does exactly what you want. It's $4.99 in the BigBoss repository, and there's another one called SIGnify for $1.50 in the ModMyi repo. They both allow you to have signatures with HTML formatting, but the more expensive one has many more features that make the Mail.app much more usable.
A: Here's an interesting workaround for getting rich-text signatures to cooperate in iOS' mail.app (without jailbreaking):
*
*Select the rich text you want to use for your signature
*Paste into empty signature field for account within Mail settings
*Shake to Undo and you should see "Undo Change Attributes" prompt
*Pasted text should now appear formatted as it was originally copied
This works well in my testing within iOS7, however inline images still are not supported (they show within the signature field in settings but end up as attachments when emailed)
/via http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1522622
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c382960d7f8bf016e4bd7cd97a25a1ed3e2d18a0 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Show Active Connections to "Internet Sharing" How can I view a list of devices that are connected to my Apple laptop via Internet Sharing (when it's enabled)? If a list doesn't exist, does Internet Sharing log DHCP requests and if so, where? Thanks.
A: You can try arp on the command-line:
NAME
arp -- address resolution display and control
DESCRIPTION
The arp utility displays and modifies the Internet-to-Ethernet address translation tables used by the address resolution protocol (arp(4)). With no flags, the program displays the current ARP entry for hostname. The host may be specified by name or by number, using Internet dot notation.
E.g. for internet-sharing from Ethernet to Airport I use:
arp -i en1 -a
This will list all clients connected via WLAN.
| Q: Show Active Connections to "Internet Sharing" How can I view a list of devices that are connected to my Apple laptop via Internet Sharing (when it's enabled)? If a list doesn't exist, does Internet Sharing log DHCP requests and if so, where? Thanks.
A: You can try arp on the command-line:
NAME
arp -- address resolution display and control
DESCRIPTION
The arp utility displays and modifies the Internet-to-Ethernet address translation tables used by the address resolution protocol (arp(4)). With no flags, the program displays the current ARP entry for hostname. The host may be specified by name or by number, using Internet dot notation.
E.g. for internet-sharing from Ethernet to Airport I use:
arp -i en1 -a
This will list all clients connected via WLAN.
A: InternetSharing does log which address gets a DHCP lease within:
/var/log/system.log
Technically it is the bootpd daemon which does take care of this part of the network access.
You can track who is getting access to your network now with this command:
tail -f /var/log/system.log | grep 'bootpd.*\[en.\]'
and for Mavericks, Yosemite & El Capitan:
tail -f /var/log/system.log | grep 'bootpd.*\[bridge.\]'
You can display who connected and when to your network with this command:
grep 'bootpd.*\[en.\]' /var/log/system.log
and for Mavericks, Yosemite & El Capitan:
grep 'bootpd.*\[bridge.\]' /var/log/system.log
If you need to track it further in the past, the command is:
bzgrep 'bootpd.*\[en.\]' `ls -tr /var/log/system.log.*.bz2`
and for Mavericks, Yosemite & El Capitan:
bzgrep 'bootpd.*\[bridge.\]' `ls -tr /var/log/system.log.*.bz2`
Finally if you'd like to immediately distinguish in these logfiles
known devices from uninvited ones, the method is to fill the configuration file of
bootpd which is:
/etc/bootptab
with all known MAC addresses.
A: In Big Sur (and probably for a few versions prior), there no longer appears to be any log entry written to /var/log/system.log by default, at least for lease renewals.
The arp method in this answer is still useful, but is a round-about way to get there given that it includes all hosts that have been contacted recently. That can result in showing either additional hosts (ie. those not associated with an Internet Sharing lease), or not all hosts (if they haven't been sent a packet recently), depending on recent activity.
A more direct method is to check the leases database at /var/db/dhcpd_leases. That will show all current leases, however that includes hosts that still have a current lease but are not currently connected. To also check for an active connection, you can pass the ip address associated with the lease to something like ping or nmap.
As described in this answer, a one-line using nmap could be:
grep ip_address /private/var/db/dhcpd_leases | cut -d= -f2 | nmap -iL - -sn
If you don't want to use nmap, you can do something similar with ping:
grep ip_address /private/var/db/dhcpd_leases | cut -d= -f2 | xargs -L1 ping -c 1
That will send one ping to every ip address for which there is a DHCP lease.
A: use ndp for ipv6 and arp for ipv4 in the terminal
ndp -a
arp -a
see the manual pages for details and options, I'm new to these and was trying to figure out the same question which seems spread over several answers in parts, over a long span of time (ipv4 not inclusive of ipv6) note too you can ping the ipv4 broadcast address directly to see who responds, I don't yet know if a rough equivalent is possible with ipv6 using ping6 or even relevant. also see https://superuser.com/questions/969831/why-is-arp-replaced-by-ndp-in-ipv6 and possibly also https://serverfault.com/questions/648140/how-to-scan-ipv6-enabled-hosts-on-my-lan and https://superuser.com/questions/495026/ipv6-find-all-hosts-in-a-prefix
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1550257672d4889e0e0ab9bccd50c583e8e31d68 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I turn FTP sharing on in Lion? I recently upgraded to Lion and I tried to FTP into it from another Mac, but I couldn't. I went to System Preferences>Sharing and could only find AFP and SMB sharing. How do I enable FTP sharing in Lion?
A: The option has been removed from the GUI in OS X 10.7 however you can enable it with a few commands.
Here is a good write up on how to do it.
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-20088844-263/managing-ftp-services-in-os-x-lion/
Summary of the link above:
To Load:
sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ftp.plist
Then to start and stop you would run the following:
sudo launchctl start com.apple.ftpd
sudo launchctl stop com.apple.ftpd
To Unload:
sudo launchctl unload /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ftp.plist
| Q: How do I turn FTP sharing on in Lion? I recently upgraded to Lion and I tried to FTP into it from another Mac, but I couldn't. I went to System Preferences>Sharing and could only find AFP and SMB sharing. How do I enable FTP sharing in Lion?
A: The option has been removed from the GUI in OS X 10.7 however you can enable it with a few commands.
Here is a good write up on how to do it.
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-20088844-263/managing-ftp-services-in-os-x-lion/
Summary of the link above:
To Load:
sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ftp.plist
Then to start and stop you would run the following:
sudo launchctl start com.apple.ftpd
sudo launchctl stop com.apple.ftpd
To Unload:
sudo launchctl unload /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ftp.plist
A: If I am not mistaken FTP is not supported anymore, too insecure, eg sends your password in the clear over the network etc. However, if you enable "Remote Login" in sharing, you can use SFTP which works just as well as FTP. SFTP stands for secure FTP and therefore all the information you transfer between computers is encrypted while in transit over the network, internet, etc.
Once you enable it on your computer you can connect to it using SSH / SFTP log in formats for example see below:
sftp username@hostname_or_ip-address
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960082813cacc240a8eff4d60d5590b7aa0010fb | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Will a Perl script still run after I log out of my user account? I have started a Perl script from the terminal that runs in the background:
>perl myScript.pl &
If I logout, will it stop my script from running?
Thanks!
A: In addition to @stuffe's answer, if you are logged in via ssh and run your command, it will die when you close the connection. So, if you were at home and ssh'ed into your office workstation and executed your perl myScript.pl & command, it would die when you exit'ed from the ssh connection.
To avoid this problem, you'll want to use the nohup command, which dates back to the teletype days and stands for "no hangup" --- essentially it causes the command to ignore the POSIX HUP (hangup) signal. It is used as:
nohup perl myScript.pl &
This will keep running on your office workstation even after you have disconnected/logged out from your home machine.
| Q: Will a Perl script still run after I log out of my user account? I have started a Perl script from the terminal that runs in the background:
>perl myScript.pl &
If I logout, will it stop my script from running?
Thanks!
A: In addition to @stuffe's answer, if you are logged in via ssh and run your command, it will die when you close the connection. So, if you were at home and ssh'ed into your office workstation and executed your perl myScript.pl & command, it would die when you exit'ed from the ssh connection.
To avoid this problem, you'll want to use the nohup command, which dates back to the teletype days and stands for "no hangup" --- essentially it causes the command to ignore the POSIX HUP (hangup) signal. It is used as:
nohup perl myScript.pl &
This will keep running on your office workstation even after you have disconnected/logged out from your home machine.
A: Yes, this is dead easy to test. Write a perl script that appends the date to a file every minute, and run it in the background. Log out, wait 5 minutes, log in, check for 5 entries corresponding to the times you are logged out. To get it working in future (too late if it's already running) use nohup as explained in another answer. You can background a foreground script after you start it (CTRL-Z) but you can only nohup it at execution
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3b86c3aef485f26bc42d022343867105e28d3db5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is the 3rd generation iPad Carrier Locked in the US? Is the 3rd generation iPad carrier locked in the US to either Verizon or AT&T? Can you swap out SIM cards between Verizon and AT&T?
A: Effectively yes - you should not expect to be able to use a Verizon iPad on an AT&T account or the other way around. The next two paragraphs only apply to the US iPads.
Internationally (outside the US), the micro SIM slot is unlocked, so you will be able to insert a non-AT&T/non-VZW card in either and have service without needing to jailbreak the device.
See: http://www.apple.com/ipad/4g/ - the section on selecting a carrier and ready to take on the world.
| Q: Is the 3rd generation iPad Carrier Locked in the US? Is the 3rd generation iPad carrier locked in the US to either Verizon or AT&T? Can you swap out SIM cards between Verizon and AT&T?
A: Effectively yes - you should not expect to be able to use a Verizon iPad on an AT&T account or the other way around. The next two paragraphs only apply to the US iPads.
Internationally (outside the US), the micro SIM slot is unlocked, so you will be able to insert a non-AT&T/non-VZW card in either and have service without needing to jailbreak the device.
See: http://www.apple.com/ipad/4g/ - the section on selecting a carrier and ready to take on the world.
A: It appears that you can use an AT&T SIM in a Verizon iPad, but the reverse is not certain yet.
Ars Technica: Verizon iPad found to be compatible with AT&T's 3G network
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4d7e36e1554d0ac406250389d31ecbfe6454a991 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Which cellular carriers worldwide allow FaceTime calls over 3G/4G Networks? Do any carriers allow for FaceTime video and/or voice calls to pass over normal data channels directly from an iOS device? If not, what alternatives exist short of jail breaking or other gray solutions that would run afoul of the current policies of the cellular carriers? (for example WiFi devices that in turn use 3G / 4G for their connectivity)
A: Standard, Apple doesn't allow you to make FaceTime calls on a 3G network. And however 4G is often faster then WiFi, the LTE network isn't supported either.
There are however some ways you can enable FaceTime over 3G using Cydia (so jailbreak) or you can use your personal hotspot feature (jailbreak too) to enable this.
UPDATE:
I've tested the method of Redmondpie (with iFile) and with a Belgium Provider (Proximus) it works like a charm!
| Q: Which cellular carriers worldwide allow FaceTime calls over 3G/4G Networks? Do any carriers allow for FaceTime video and/or voice calls to pass over normal data channels directly from an iOS device? If not, what alternatives exist short of jail breaking or other gray solutions that would run afoul of the current policies of the cellular carriers? (for example WiFi devices that in turn use 3G / 4G for their connectivity)
A: Standard, Apple doesn't allow you to make FaceTime calls on a 3G network. And however 4G is often faster then WiFi, the LTE network isn't supported either.
There are however some ways you can enable FaceTime over 3G using Cydia (so jailbreak) or you can use your personal hotspot feature (jailbreak too) to enable this.
UPDATE:
I've tested the method of Redmondpie (with iFile) and with a Belgium Provider (Proximus) it works like a charm!
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fae139b59737dc230341d01d7fca6e0d76698ddd | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How should I proceed when I get the "Unable to Purchase" alert from the iOS App Store? Recently, whenever I want to buy something from the iOS App Store or update my existing apps, I get the usual password dialog, but after a second that disappears and I see the following alert:
After clicking OK and then entering my password the app installs just fine (and gets billed correctly).
Strangely sometimes the apps mentioned in the Unable to Purchase alert get marked as Waiting... on the homescreen, even though there are no updates for them.
When this happens I am unable to start those apps, until later, when it magically disappears again.
This happens on both an iPhone 4S and an iPad 2, running iOS 5.1.
A: According to a previous discussion on the Apple Discussion boards, you should sign out and sign in again in your Store settings.
And if that doesn't work, their is always another fix, which involves downloading a 3th party software. No jailbreak required!
| Q: How should I proceed when I get the "Unable to Purchase" alert from the iOS App Store? Recently, whenever I want to buy something from the iOS App Store or update my existing apps, I get the usual password dialog, but after a second that disappears and I see the following alert:
After clicking OK and then entering my password the app installs just fine (and gets billed correctly).
Strangely sometimes the apps mentioned in the Unable to Purchase alert get marked as Waiting... on the homescreen, even though there are no updates for them.
When this happens I am unable to start those apps, until later, when it magically disappears again.
This happens on both an iPhone 4S and an iPad 2, running iOS 5.1.
A: According to a previous discussion on the Apple Discussion boards, you should sign out and sign in again in your Store settings.
And if that doesn't work, their is always another fix, which involves downloading a 3th party software. No jailbreak required!
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9272e49789003b619ce4504bbc49433c4ebeb702 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What do I do with an old, dead iPod? I have a third generation iPod classic from 2005 (20GB). Nothing catastrophic has happened to it, but it has sat in a box in the basement for the past two years. When it went into the box, it worked, but now when I push the power button, nothing happens. When I plug it in to a charger (even when I leave it for an extended period of time), I don't see anything happening.
Is there either
*
*anything useful I can do with this device or the parts it contains,
*anyone else who could benefit from my donating it to them, or
*a responsible way to dispose of it?
A: If you're 100% convinced it's broken, you can try one of the 75 tutorials listed here.
Otherwise, there’s always the Apple Recycling program for iPods. It won't cost you any money and I'm sure Apple will find a way to reuse your iPod.
| Q: What do I do with an old, dead iPod? I have a third generation iPod classic from 2005 (20GB). Nothing catastrophic has happened to it, but it has sat in a box in the basement for the past two years. When it went into the box, it worked, but now when I push the power button, nothing happens. When I plug it in to a charger (even when I leave it for an extended period of time), I don't see anything happening.
Is there either
*
*anything useful I can do with this device or the parts it contains,
*anyone else who could benefit from my donating it to them, or
*a responsible way to dispose of it?
A: If you're 100% convinced it's broken, you can try one of the 75 tutorials listed here.
Otherwise, there’s always the Apple Recycling program for iPods. It won't cost you any money and I'm sure Apple will find a way to reuse your iPod.
A: Well, personally, I would sell it. You can try the Apple Recycling Program since they usually give you SOME money back, 90% of the time they can figure out a way to reuse it, and they could even give you a discount towards your next iPod purchase.
If you live in the United States, you can also try using Gazelle. They buy old Apple products and send you cash, they even pay for the shipping.
A: Apple Recycling Program
You can recycle it and receive a 10% discount on a new iPod. This is not only profitable for you and apple, but also a responsible way of deposing it.
Apple often achieves a 90 percent recovery rate by weight of the original product.
A: I would be tempted to get the tools needed to open the case and play with it to learn how the hardware was designed and assembled.
You can always choose to recycle it and might instead decide that the iPod case will make a perfect housing for the many new computers that are being released like the Raspberry Pi or the Cstick cotton candy.
You will of course need to have some machining skills to adapt the case, but most cities have maker groups where you can get help in a machine shop and reusing a solid case is better than recycling in my mind. You can then recycle the innards as needed once you have your new project off the ground.
A: I would try to fix it, sell it, or recycle it. In that order.
Try looking into fixing the iPod if your up for the task, since like you said there should be nothing really wrong with it other than a super dead battery. Probably the only thing you would need to buy to fix it is a new battery and a few simple tools to aid in opening the case. I recommend looking at the Repair Manual for your iPod from iFixit. Once you fix it, you tremendously increase its value and make it a better candidate to sell to people who don't like fixing things themselves. A 20GB iPod still holds its own in 2012 for playing music, and there are a lot of people who would find this device useful, and hence the parts as well even if you don't fix it. Its worth much more than most small electronics things going to be recycled.
After fixing it or not you could try to sell it on eBay, a yard sale, flea-market, Craigslist, etc. Working today March 16, 2012 its worth about $50 USD and for parts about $10 according to recent eBay completed listing prices. And again if you don't fix it you can still try to sell it for parts.
However if you don't fix it that may not be a good idea if you have personal information still stored on the iPod, eg address book, photos, etc. Because you will not get a chance to erase it. But if your not worried about losing any personal information from the iPod then by all means you can just sell it as is without having to break it open.
And lastly if you just don't want to deal with it anymore than just getting rid of it. Check into your local responsible recycling options, you may be able to simply drop it off at a nearby retail store or community waste disposal location that accepts electronics waste. Contact the people who take away your trash and see what their options and recommendations are. If your in the USA you may find the following local recycling links from Gazelle.com useful.
A: I have that exact same model in the same situation. I've found that the batteries in those old iPods tend to not last very long when kept in storage. If you want to make the iPod work again, you can get replacement batteries at a number of sites. You can also replace the hard drive with a Compact Flash card to turn it into a solid-state player (which will get even more battery life), or use the existing hard drive to add storage to some underpowered netbook or the like. Or, as others have mentioned, you can return it to Apple and get 10% off a new iPod.
A: If it's the same one I have (this one), you may be using the wrong power adapter.
Although the dock connector (the wide bit) is the same one Apple is using on nearly all of their products these days, that model of iPod will only charge with a Firewire cable, and most (all?) of the power adapters and cables Apple is making these days are USB.
Hopefully it will come to life when plugged into a Firewire port like mine did.
If so, you could keep using it; you may even be able to replace the hard drive with a more modern-sized one for less than the cost of a new iPod Classic.
Or, you could stick it back in the basement (which is what I did, probably going to hack it later), go with any of the others' options, or one I'd like to add: you might be able to just give it away to somebody. It might be hard to locate someone who wants it, but I'm sure such a person exists. You could try http://www.freecycle.org/ (never used it myself yet).
A: You could use the internal hard drive and screen for many a hobbyist project, as long as they aren't what is preventing the iPod from working. IMO, the battery is probably dead as a result of how long it's been stored between charges.
A: It won't switch on or take a charge because the battery has degraded. This happens when:
1) You store a device with a dead battery (or battery below 50% charge), this applies to Li-Ion and Li-Po batteries!
2) You store a device with a battery in a cold environment (applies to all batteries)
If you can get your hands on a replacement battery, it'll likely work fine (so long as the old cell hasn't leaked and damaged the circuitry in any way).
If you don't want to bother replacing the battery yourself, I'd put it up on eBay for around £20 as "spares & repairs", making it clear that it's probably just in need of a replacement battery (some people will have a broken iPod with a perfectly functional battery, so between the two they can make one working unit).
Disassembly is simple enough, battery replacement is simple enough, reassembly can be slightly more tricky, but a little care and consideration will see it right!
A: The same thing happen to my ipod bettery to but I did find a solution:
If your battery get dead for a long time and you need to make it work again all what you should do is opening the ipod and take the battery out. Take a charger "12v" then touch the teeth of the battery many times and put the battery again in the ipod. Put the iPod in the normal charger then wait for 4 hours and it will work
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644826db0f2ff98f84502372a2524f6fa372b6ee | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I run the game Civilization on mid-2011 MacBook Air? Is there any version of the game Civilization that will run reasonably well on a mid-2011 13" MacBook Air (1.7 gHz core i5; 4GB RAM) that shipped with Lion but now runs Mountain Lion?
PowerPC software won't run on Lion or Mountain Lion, and the graphics performance might preclude the latest releases, but is there any version modern enough to work with Lion/Mountain Lion but old enough that the graphics on an MBA will handle it?
A: I have the same generation MBA. You don't specify 11 or 13 inch, and that makes a potential considerable CPU difference, but on my 11" 1.6Ghz 4Gb RAM Air I have played Civilization V just fine. Slows down a little as the game progresses, but looks good and plays perfectly acceptably to me.
| Q: Can I run the game Civilization on mid-2011 MacBook Air? Is there any version of the game Civilization that will run reasonably well on a mid-2011 13" MacBook Air (1.7 gHz core i5; 4GB RAM) that shipped with Lion but now runs Mountain Lion?
PowerPC software won't run on Lion or Mountain Lion, and the graphics performance might preclude the latest releases, but is there any version modern enough to work with Lion/Mountain Lion but old enough that the graphics on an MBA will handle it?
A: I have the same generation MBA. You don't specify 11 or 13 inch, and that makes a potential considerable CPU difference, but on my 11" 1.6Ghz 4Gb RAM Air I have played Civilization V just fine. Slows down a little as the game progresses, but looks good and plays perfectly acceptably to me.
A: I ran Civ IV & V on a 2008 White MacBook with the old Intel card, so I highly doubt that the latest Air won't be able to handle it. I know on V the diplomacy screens would crash, but I think that was related to the version of the game I had, because it worked fine on my newer machines after an update.
My best advise, try. There is no harm in installing it and giving it a shot.
A: Civilization V works great on my MacBook Air. I run full-resolution (1440x900) with graphics set to middling levels.
A: About the graphics of the Macbook Air
The Macbook Air mid 2011 has Intel HD 3000 graphics. These are basically the same as the integrated graphics of the Macbook Pro models, but run on lower frequencies.
Due to their low power consumption, the MBA's CPU is referred to as an Ultra Low Voltage processor:
*
*ULV processors core ix-2xx7 with Intel HD 3000 graphics (base freq. 350MHz, turbo 900-1000MHz)
The same Intel HD 3000 graphics of higher end models run between 650MHz and 1200MHz.
Civilization 5
You can carefully compare benchmarks that have been run on Macbook Pro models using integrated graphics only. But you need to be aware of the resolution used as it can significantly affect the max fps during gameplay.
Benchmarks submitted at Notebookcheck.net (see picture) suggest that Civilization 5 cannot be played. The human eye can distinguish between up to 12 fps - which is lower that what this benchmark shows - but the fps go down during intensive gameplay.
Civlization 1-4 and Conclusion
*
*We can rule out Civilization 5 and 1, 2 (too old). Which leaves us with Civilization 3 and 4.
*Civlization 4 can be played very well on a MBP 2011 with the 2.3 GHz i5 CPU as this video proves.
Civilization 4 and the less resource demanding version 3 should provide acceptable gameplay.
A: I have the same machine (MBA'11, i5 processor, 4G RAM, 256G SSD) and have played Civ5 too.
This game runs well on my Air, but with two points worth notice.
*
*Air gets hot quickly, so the fan cries very loudly during the gameplay.
*The delay between rounds is acceptable at the beginning, when using a basic setting. However the delay might be much longer with a larger map, more players, and after many rounds.
A: I have a 2010 MacBook Air and it works fine. You have Intel integrated graphics, but the HD 3000 is not like the older Intel graphics, this one is good (it's better than my Nvidia 320M, which is officially supported).
A: The answer is no, according to the System Requirements of Civilization V, IV and III. Intel integrated graphics are not supported across the board according to the system requirements listed on Aspyr's website for the various versions of the game, however they don't say it does not work with your particular version of Intel Ingrated Graphics the "Intel HD Graphics 3000" So it may be the case that it might not work well and if there are problems they will not help you directly. So proceed at your own risk!
Minimum System Requirements for Sid Meier’s Civilization® V: Campaign Edition
Operating System: 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard)
CPU Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo (Dual-Core)
CPU Speed: 2.4 GHz
Memory: 2 GB
Video Memory (VRam): 256 MB
Hard Disk Space: 6GB
Video Card: ATI Radeon 2600 / NVidia Geforce 8600
Peripherals: Macintosh mouse and keyboard
Recommended System Requirements
CPU Processor: Intel Quad Core
CPU Speed: 2.6 GHz
Memory: 4 GB
Video Memory (VRam): 512 MB
Supported Video Cards
NVIDIA GEFORCE 8600, 8800, 9600, GT 120, 320M, 330M
ATI RADEON HD 2600, HD 3870, HD 4670, HD 4850, HD 5670, HD 5750, HD 5770, HD 5870, HD 6750
Languages: English, French and German
NOTICE: Intel integrated video chipsets are not supported.(GMA 950 Mac Mini (2006,2007), iMac (2006), MacBook (2006,2007), GMA X3100, MacBook (2007, 2008), MacBook Air(2008))
NOTICE: This game is not supported on volumes formatted as MacOS extended (Case Sensitive)
And Civilization II is too old to be able to run on an Intel mac according to some Civilization fanatics.
PowerPC
Mac OS 7.5.3 or later
10 MB RAM
CD-ROM drive
Color monitor
Open transport required for multiplayer option
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af23c9b82703b2b77342d795bd4330365f3ae675 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: When I open Terminal, I get an "I have no name!" prompt Suddenly, this morning, I open a Terminal window and I get this:
I have no name!@macbook:~$ whoami
502
** I am not a number! I am a human being! **
What gives? Anyone know what I need to do to get my name back?
I suppose there are two problems here, one is that my hostname is undefined, the other is that whoami reports my name as a number.
A: Something in memory got corrupted, and the mapping between your userID (502) and your username (ipd) was lost. I've seen it happen (usually when I've manually killed hung system processes), although I'm not sure exactly what causes it. launchd maybe?
Because that mapping is lost, whoami can't convert your ID into a username so returns the ID, and your prompt defaults to the "I have no name!" message because you effectively don't have a name.
Logging out and back in might fixit, but restarting is the best way (as you discovered).
Basically, it's a symptom of another problem, and not a problem in and of itself.
| Q: When I open Terminal, I get an "I have no name!" prompt Suddenly, this morning, I open a Terminal window and I get this:
I have no name!@macbook:~$ whoami
502
** I am not a number! I am a human being! **
What gives? Anyone know what I need to do to get my name back?
I suppose there are two problems here, one is that my hostname is undefined, the other is that whoami reports my name as a number.
A: Something in memory got corrupted, and the mapping between your userID (502) and your username (ipd) was lost. I've seen it happen (usually when I've manually killed hung system processes), although I'm not sure exactly what causes it. launchd maybe?
Because that mapping is lost, whoami can't convert your ID into a username so returns the ID, and your prompt defaults to the "I have no name!" message because you effectively don't have a name.
Logging out and back in might fixit, but restarting is the best way (as you discovered).
Basically, it's a symptom of another problem, and not a problem in and of itself.
A: This happens to me randomly when I resume from standby (i.e. opening my laptop). A log out or reboot is the only way for me to fix it. I don’t know exactly what causes it. As I type it is happening right now. As the comment in the original post asked, I ran id -p and it crashed. (Crash report: http://pastebin.com/nmFFQELq)
Console commands:
whoami — returns 501
id -p — crashes
cat /etc/passwd — my user is not in the document.
Any ssh attempt fails with the error:
You don't exist, go away!
I also checked out the console, from waking up, a bunch of random "Socket not connected" errors appear (which I think might be normal, being that wireless doesn’t connect immediately) from programs like Dropbox. An interesting error appears though:
4/12/12 8:37:09.045 PM coreservicesd: _scserver_ServerCheckin: client uid validation failure; getpwuid(501) == NULL
4/12/12 8:37:09.400 PM coreservicesd: _scserver_ServerCheckin: client uid validation failure; getpwuid(501) == NULL
Still not sure what is causing it, but thought I would share these diagnostics.
I’m on a Mid 2009 MacBook Pro with 10.7.3 installed.
A: I see it's an old thread, but here is the solution to this problem (without restarting the whole computer).
The problem is in the opendirectoryd daemon and the earliest reports date from the beginning of 2011. Restarting the daemon (switching users with an admin one via Fast User Switching) fixes the problem.
While writing this answer, I've found a similar question in the Serverfault here, which also covers my answer.
A: See if the permissions of the file /etc/passwd are set up like this:
-rwxr--r--
because it reads the user name from the passwd file.
A: I had this same baffling problem today (Lion 10.7.5) and dscacheutil -flushcache fixed it for me, as suggested in a comment in some blog.
A: I solved the problem by using iterm=>preferences=>URL_handler and connecting whoami to my username .. after restart on iterm, problem was no more
A: Make sure your /etc/passwd file permissions are 644
chmod 644 /etc/passwd
After changing permissions , logout and log back in
A: Go to the home folder in Terminal and run . ~/.bashrc.
It works!!
A: My problem is the permission in passwd archive,
The old permission is
-rw------- 1 root root 1280 Jun 9 15:41 passwd
I used the command "chmod a+r /etc/passwd" and now all users can read this archive.
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1280 Jun 9 15:41 passwd
Logout the user and try.
=)
A: I had this weird issue on my ubuntu when I created a new user
I reviewed the /etc/passwd file
`cat /etc/passwd`
I saw my record had the following details -
`ajit:x:1002:1002::/home/ajitp:/bin/sh`
I changed it as follows -
`ajit:x:1002:1002::/home/ajitp:/bin/bash`
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20edd09b414182c4fae57697336cebace839bf7c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I delete a Service? If I created a service using Automator, how can I delete it if I no longer want it?
A: You can do this by:
*
*In the Finder, press ⌘⇧G to Go to Folder.
*Type "~/Library/Services"
*Find the service you no longer want
*Drag it to the Trash
| Q: How do I delete a Service? If I created a service using Automator, how can I delete it if I no longer want it?
A: You can do this by:
*
*In the Finder, press ⌘⇧G to Go to Folder.
*Type "~/Library/Services"
*Find the service you no longer want
*Drag it to the Trash
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3b3764e93e5ee54fd06a8624352f1b983df358ff | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I put my music on dropbox without moving the iTunes folder I want to copy just my music (not films/tv/etc, so I cant just move the iTunes folder) on to dropbox, so I can listen to it from anywhere for free, but without copying the music as my hard drive space is becoming limited and I don't want to have to recopy everything, everytime I add a new track).
Is there anyway to make Dropbox include the music folder inside the Dropbox folder? If you create a shortcut in the dropbox folder it will just sync the shortcut itself, can I make the shortcut actually be the music folder?
A: The easiest way to this would be to simply create a folder in DropBox and then create a Symbolic Link to your Music only folder in iTunes.
There is a useful article on symlinks available here. Another one specific to DropBox is available here.
In example you could create a symbolic link to a folder named Music in DropBox as follows:
ln -s ~/Music/iTunes/iTunes\ Media/Music ~/DropBox/Music
| Q: How can I put my music on dropbox without moving the iTunes folder I want to copy just my music (not films/tv/etc, so I cant just move the iTunes folder) on to dropbox, so I can listen to it from anywhere for free, but without copying the music as my hard drive space is becoming limited and I don't want to have to recopy everything, everytime I add a new track).
Is there anyway to make Dropbox include the music folder inside the Dropbox folder? If you create a shortcut in the dropbox folder it will just sync the shortcut itself, can I make the shortcut actually be the music folder?
A: The easiest way to this would be to simply create a folder in DropBox and then create a Symbolic Link to your Music only folder in iTunes.
There is a useful article on symlinks available here. Another one specific to DropBox is available here.
In example you could create a symbolic link to a folder named Music in DropBox as follows:
ln -s ~/Music/iTunes/iTunes\ Media/Music ~/DropBox/Music
A: Why not physically move the folder in Finder into your dropbox (so instead of Music > iTunes Music you have Dropbox > iTunes Music) and then change the directory of your library (through iTunes > Preferences) to be in the right place?
No duplicates, music synced, all happy?
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178f1d18f33644030cb48946ed043aa07195cb50 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Are the new iPads (iPad 3) for sale in the US unlocked for the UK? I live and work in the UK, but I am in the US for 2 weeks, and was wondering if I buy the new iPad from the Apple Store here in the States, will I be able to replace the AT&T or Verizon SIM with an O2 or T-mobile (UK mobile carriers) SIM? Or are the iPads sold by the Apple Store locked to US based carriers?
A: If you bought the device without a contract, it's unlocked!
The information about AT&T and Verizon is important when talking about LTE availability in the US. Only AT&T and Verizon provide LTE networks in the US that work with the iPad.
4G LTE is supported only on AT&T and Verizon networks in the U.S. and on Bell, Rogers, and Telus networks in Canada. footnote no.3 - iPad specs
This is important to note as LTE frequency bands used in Europe, Australia and probably most of Asia are not supported by the iPad. You will use DC-HSDPA, HSPA+ or UMTS instead for fast internet access.
| Q: Are the new iPads (iPad 3) for sale in the US unlocked for the UK? I live and work in the UK, but I am in the US for 2 weeks, and was wondering if I buy the new iPad from the Apple Store here in the States, will I be able to replace the AT&T or Verizon SIM with an O2 or T-mobile (UK mobile carriers) SIM? Or are the iPads sold by the Apple Store locked to US based carriers?
A: If you bought the device without a contract, it's unlocked!
The information about AT&T and Verizon is important when talking about LTE availability in the US. Only AT&T and Verizon provide LTE networks in the US that work with the iPad.
4G LTE is supported only on AT&T and Verizon networks in the U.S. and on Bell, Rogers, and Telus networks in Canada. footnote no.3 - iPad specs
This is important to note as LTE frequency bands used in Europe, Australia and probably most of Asia are not supported by the iPad. You will use DC-HSDPA, HSPA+ or UMTS instead for fast internet access.
A: Yes the iPads are unlocked with respect to international (non US sim cards) so you are not tied to a contract and free to use whatever carrier you choose internationally.
It's not clear why Apple is mentioning that UK iPads will work only with AT&T LTE here. The 3G networks between VZW and AT&T are even less compatible than their LTE implementations, but if you went with the AT&T model here, I would be extremely surprised if it's not identical to the ones sold in the UK with exception of the initial carrier settings loaded on the device (and that it will always be known to Apple as an AT&T iPad.)
You can see that the iPads sold in the UK explicitly call out that they will work with AT&T's LTE only and not with Verizon's LTE.
This could simply be a agreement or modem driver delivery choice rather than something physically different with the models. Again, until someone tears apart the various models and posts the differences, we can only go on the Apple marketing information calling out which carriers work with which other ones across the pond. I could see the verizon one being special to take better advantage of verizon's 3G (and slower) network footprint here in the US so you might avoid that one until more is known for sure.
Again, those of us buying the Verizon iPad should get coverage in europe, but perhaps not as good as the AT&T or the UK specific models.
A: I visited the UK from the US with a new iPad 3 which had an ATT sim card.
Upon arrival I purchased My 3 sim card from the Apple store in Lincoln (UK)and replaced the ATT card. It only cost 10 pounds for 1Gb of use for 1 month, ample for my 3 week visit.
I have had no problem connecting all over the UK and would highly recommend the My 3 sim card which was 25% of the cost of ATT in the US for one month's
contract service ($15 for 250Mb per month)
A: The disclaimers on the Apple site (both the US and UK Apple websites) indicate the following:
The iPad with Wi-Fi + 4G model you purchase is configured to work with a particular cellular network technology. Check with your carrier for compatibility and cellular data plan availability.
and
4G LTE is supported only on AT&T and Verizon networks in the U.S. and on Bell, Rogers, and Telus networks in Canada. See your carrier for details.
Given that Apple keeps concluding with this recommendation, I would suggest that the safest answer is to check with your carrier in the U.K. whether an iPad from the United States would work with one of their SIMs. The documentation specifically states that 4G LTE will not work outside the specified carriers in the U.S. and Canada, but U.K. carriers do sell plans for the iPad (3rd generation).
A: Taken directly from the Apple site:
Both the ATT and Verizon model of iPad can roam worldwide on GSM/UMTS networks. In countries without compatible 4G LTE networks, the new iPad will operate on GSM network technologies such as HSPA+ and DC-HSDPA. When you travel internationally, you can use a micro-SIM card from a local carrier.
This means the new iPad (3) is unlocked at time of purchase. No further work necessary, I assume. This also means that you can buy the new iPad (3) from anywhere and it will work anywhere. The fact that your carrier said it be better to buy in the UK is simply because they hope you'll buy it from them. It does not matter where you buy it.
A: I bought my iPad 2 in the States (it is an AT&T model) and I've been using it in England since last June. Works fine on Vodafone UK. But as a thought, after paying sales tax in the US, you don't save terribly much over buying the device in the UK. The days of bargain American pricing have gone, Apple seems much more reasonable about currency differences now.
Of course, if you purchase in a no sales tax state like New Hampsire you can avoid all taxes.
A: All cellular capable iPads are unlocked regardless of the carrier. See this answer on Apple's Forums.
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24347ed7a20af9074ea99fea8b52ee50de95c8ff | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Displaying combined file size of selected files in Finder To find details about a files size, you can right click and select "Get Info":
When I select a large number of files, and want to get information about all if them together as a single selection, such as the combined total size, I get the same window for every individual selection, and not a single view for the selection as a whole.
How can I get total file sizes for file/folder selections?
A: *
*Select the files
*right click
*hold alt (notice the menu options change)
*select 'Show Inspector'
| Q: Displaying combined file size of selected files in Finder To find details about a files size, you can right click and select "Get Info":
When I select a large number of files, and want to get information about all if them together as a single selection, such as the combined total size, I get the same window for every individual selection, and not a single view for the selection as a whole.
How can I get total file sizes for file/folder selections?
A: *
*Select the files
*right click
*hold alt (notice the menu options change)
*select 'Show Inspector'
A: Instead of ⌘+I use ⌘+⌥+I to see the info:
Cmd+Ctrl+I does something similar, but gives you a static Summary Info window which doesn't update as your selection changes, and you can open multiple windows for different selections, which is handy for comparing groups of synced folders for example.
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25bd7439314bbaf2782a877de7836606bfbc2fc3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I assign a keyboard shortcut to a service in OS X? I created a service using Automator and I'd like to assign a keyboard shortcut to it. How do I do this?
A: In System Preferences, go to Keyboard » Keyboard Shortcuts » Services
Find the service on the list.
To the right of the service name, double-click.
Enter the desired shortcut.
| Q: How do I assign a keyboard shortcut to a service in OS X? I created a service using Automator and I'd like to assign a keyboard shortcut to it. How do I do this?
A: In System Preferences, go to Keyboard » Keyboard Shortcuts » Services
Find the service on the list.
To the right of the service name, double-click.
Enter the desired shortcut.
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64287c3d4f40812b9150cf480861233eb7dfcc00 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: US Letter or A4 PDF - which is better for iPad? I am given the option to download a US Letter or A4 formatted PDF - Which fits the iPad screen better?
A: Letter. A4 is slightly longer and narrower than US Letter, and would result in wider borders at the side to fit a full page vertically. US Letter won't fit perfectly, but the aspect ratio of it's dimensions are a much closer fit to the iPads 4:3 (or 3:4 in portrait) screen and the slimmer borders top and bottom would be less noticeable than the A4 equivalent:
Millimetres Inches
Width Length Width Length
A4 210.0 297.0 8.26 11.69 (3:4.24 APPROX)
or 6% too long when scaled to fit the shortest edge, resulting in vertical borders when scaled to fit the longest edge
Letter 215.9 279.4 8.50 11.00 (3:3.88 APPROX)
or 3% too short when scaled to fit the shortest edge, resulting in horizontal borders when scaled to fit the longest edge
See this link for good comparative info and this one for a ratio calculator
| Q: US Letter or A4 PDF - which is better for iPad? I am given the option to download a US Letter or A4 formatted PDF - Which fits the iPad screen better?
A: Letter. A4 is slightly longer and narrower than US Letter, and would result in wider borders at the side to fit a full page vertically. US Letter won't fit perfectly, but the aspect ratio of it's dimensions are a much closer fit to the iPads 4:3 (or 3:4 in portrait) screen and the slimmer borders top and bottom would be less noticeable than the A4 equivalent:
Millimetres Inches
Width Length Width Length
A4 210.0 297.0 8.26 11.69 (3:4.24 APPROX)
or 6% too long when scaled to fit the shortest edge, resulting in vertical borders when scaled to fit the longest edge
Letter 215.9 279.4 8.50 11.00 (3:3.88 APPROX)
or 3% too short when scaled to fit the shortest edge, resulting in horizontal borders when scaled to fit the longest edge
See this link for good comparative info and this one for a ratio calculator
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fc70dc73911829006257530518e5e5100bd0b4be | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a tool or an app to automatically sort home screen icons? Is there any way to automatically sort all apps across all screens?
A: There is a way! If you go to your Settings > General > Reset, there is an option to reset the home screen layout. Pick that option and all your apps will be rearranged in alphabetical order. But you'll lose all your folders and maps...
| Q: Is there a tool or an app to automatically sort home screen icons? Is there any way to automatically sort all apps across all screens?
A: There is a way! If you go to your Settings > General > Reset, there is an option to reset the home screen layout. Pick that option and all your apps will be rearranged in alphabetical order. But you'll lose all your folders and maps...
A: No. Apps are extremely limited when it comes to modifying anything outside their sandbox. You might find an app capable of sorting the icons if your device is jail broken. But there definitely isn't one available on the app store.
A: Tongbu can do this.
It has a feature called "Smart Icons" in its icon manager.
It's actually very extensive the options it gives you. You can even chose to ignore existing folders as well as the first, second and third homescreens.
Even select what categories you want it to use.
I just use it in Sandboxie along with the Run as admin option (which is in sandboxies window). Everything works fine with no ill effects.
This works in all versions of iOS except for 9 as far as I know.
Part of the app is in Chinese and i think there is only a windows version but im not sure.
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3524f06eef38639a9c6ee0b08827d5b722925ddf | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What apps are people using to record voice meetings on the iPad? I'm looking to do some light recording of voice conversations and field recordings on my iPad using the built in microphone.
GarageBand seems to be the obvious Apple solution, but is too heavy for my needs. By the time I set up a new project, turn off the metronome, etc..., I find myself wishing I just had Voice Memos running on my iPad.
I don't mind paying for the app, but wondered what people are using for both light voice recording as well as longer and more numerous recording / light editing where some tagging and filing might be possible.
A: My favorite app is the Voice memos for iPad. It only $0.99 and it supports multitasking!
And if you like free apps, I would recommand using Audio memos free Voice Recorder.
| Q: What apps are people using to record voice meetings on the iPad? I'm looking to do some light recording of voice conversations and field recordings on my iPad using the built in microphone.
GarageBand seems to be the obvious Apple solution, but is too heavy for my needs. By the time I set up a new project, turn off the metronome, etc..., I find myself wishing I just had Voice Memos running on my iPad.
I don't mind paying for the app, but wondered what people are using for both light voice recording as well as longer and more numerous recording / light editing where some tagging and filing might be possible.
A: My favorite app is the Voice memos for iPad. It only $0.99 and it supports multitasking!
And if you like free apps, I would recommand using Audio memos free Voice Recorder.
A: I use Griffin's iTalk Premium which costs $2 on the US store.
A: A different approach is to use an app like Notability or Evernote which not only can record notes, but also integrate with other note taking tools.
Evernote is strong for tagging notes with location and time of capture. Notability is stronger since it allows you to draw notes, sketches or type notes while recording. Once the session is over, you can tap on your notes to queue the sound to the time when you wrote that specific note.
It's got reasonably good options for audio recording, but no audio editing features -- but if the combination of note-taking and audio notes appeals, it's pretty ideal.
If you just need a simple - fast - press one button and go app - try out Just Press Record. It's snappy and works from the Apple Watch to the iPad Pro.
A: With iOS 12 Voice Memos is finally available for the iPad. It should be pre-installed but the App Store link is here.
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bc37ecea565eb7f8d31c729c11b07508b18e5821 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I remove the clip of the iPod nano 6G? Is there a (non-brute-force) way to remove the clip-part of the iPod nano 6G? I find, I don't use it and it add clunkiness. Also it's a bit scratched since it's the only part not protected by a silicone wrapper.
A: It's very tricky.
You have to disassemble the whole iPod nano as the guide for clip removal on iFixit shows.
This is a picture taken from the second last step:
| Q: Can I remove the clip of the iPod nano 6G? Is there a (non-brute-force) way to remove the clip-part of the iPod nano 6G? I find, I don't use it and it add clunkiness. Also it's a bit scratched since it's the only part not protected by a silicone wrapper.
A: It's very tricky.
You have to disassemble the whole iPod nano as the guide for clip removal on iFixit shows.
This is a picture taken from the second last step:
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64c4a25b4d0615b92d3ece6a99a415f30a6438b5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I un-hide a photo in the iPhone iPhoto app? I mistakenly hit the 'x' button while editing a photo from the Camera Roll, and now I can't find the flagged menu to un-hide it as illustrated in the help.
Fortunately the photo is still in my Camera Roll, so how do I get it back into the iPhoto app?
A: Turn your iPhone sideways and in the upper left hand corner hit the down arrow. Then select "Hidden Photos". This will show you a list of the photos you've hidden. Tap one, hit edit, and tap the "X" again to unhide it.
| Q: How do I un-hide a photo in the iPhone iPhoto app? I mistakenly hit the 'x' button while editing a photo from the Camera Roll, and now I can't find the flagged menu to un-hide it as illustrated in the help.
Fortunately the photo is still in my Camera Roll, so how do I get it back into the iPhoto app?
A: Turn your iPhone sideways and in the upper left hand corner hit the down arrow. Then select "Hidden Photos". This will show you a list of the photos you've hidden. Tap one, hit edit, and tap the "X" again to unhide it.
A: You can show the hidden photos by tapping in the upper left corner:
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8f68b8392aec7ac40922435a73fcdda813a1853a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is it safe to play the Macbook Pro/Air speakers at maximum volume? The Macbook Pro speakers have a very crisp sound. I like to play them at almost max. volume very often.
*
*Will the speakers suffer a loss in quality?
*Is this save to use on the long run?
A: The cones in almost any speaker will break down over time. Various environmental factors will determine how long a speaker lasts, but overdriving the element can definitely have an adverse effect.
It's impossible to provide any precise data but in short, you're probably shortening the life of the speakers (by an indeterminate amount of time) by running them at maximum volume but, provided you're not hearing any distortion from the speakers, you're not damaging them by doing so.
| Q: Is it safe to play the Macbook Pro/Air speakers at maximum volume? The Macbook Pro speakers have a very crisp sound. I like to play them at almost max. volume very often.
*
*Will the speakers suffer a loss in quality?
*Is this save to use on the long run?
A: The cones in almost any speaker will break down over time. Various environmental factors will determine how long a speaker lasts, but overdriving the element can definitely have an adverse effect.
It's impossible to provide any precise data but in short, you're probably shortening the life of the speakers (by an indeterminate amount of time) by running them at maximum volume but, provided you're not hearing any distortion from the speakers, you're not damaging them by doing so.
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3220d602590d78d9a8f930f1010d47fee594d9e8 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I zoom in TextEdit? I am given documents from various different sources in various different formats to work with. I use TextEdit to read and make small edits to them.
TextEdit can read and edit all of the formats I need it to: Word 2003 (.doc), Word 2007 (.docx), RTF, and TXT. The problem is that it seems to only be able to zoom in on some of them:
Only .doc and .rtf allow me to zoom (via the 100% menu at the bottom right).
How can I zoom in on documents of all formats, including .docx and .txt, in TextEdit?
A: Format → Wrap to Page or Shift+⌘+W
| Q: How can I zoom in TextEdit? I am given documents from various different sources in various different formats to work with. I use TextEdit to read and make small edits to them.
TextEdit can read and edit all of the formats I need it to: Word 2003 (.doc), Word 2007 (.docx), RTF, and TXT. The problem is that it seems to only be able to zoom in on some of them:
Only .doc and .rtf allow me to zoom (via the 100% menu at the bottom right).
How can I zoom in on documents of all formats, including .docx and .txt, in TextEdit?
A: Format → Wrap to Page or Shift+⌘+W
A: From the menu choose View > Zoom In
or
⌘shift.
A: In most of applications you can use shortcuts ⌘+ and ⌘- for zooming. Very easy and convenient.
However, in Textedit these are for changing font size. It may help sometimes, but keep in mind you are editing the document in this way. To avoid it, you'll have to use Wrap to Page option as gentmatt mentioned.
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715cb0c4070708bfc2f524f0b143769678584155 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I save a Pages document as .docx? I've tried to save a pages document as a *.docx for Microsoft Office.
Pages is able to open, edit and (auto-)save existing *.docx documents.
However, there is no option to export or save a duplicate as *.docx?
*
*Is this a missing compability feature and are there plug-ins for pages to add that functionality?
A: This does seem to be a missing feature. As I see it, you have two options:
*
*Export as *.doc using File -> Export. While not ideal, I imagine almost everything that supports *.docx also supports *.doc.
*TextEdit is able to save as *.docx. Of course this is only really an option if your formatting is simple.
| Q: How can I save a Pages document as .docx? I've tried to save a pages document as a *.docx for Microsoft Office.
Pages is able to open, edit and (auto-)save existing *.docx documents.
However, there is no option to export or save a duplicate as *.docx?
*
*Is this a missing compability feature and are there plug-ins for pages to add that functionality?
A: This does seem to be a missing feature. As I see it, you have two options:
*
*Export as *.doc using File -> Export. While not ideal, I imagine almost everything that supports *.docx also supports *.doc.
*TextEdit is able to save as *.docx. Of course this is only really an option if your formatting is simple.
A: *
*Open the file you want to export in Pages.
*Select all; Copy
*Create a new, empty file in TextEdit and save it with the name you want as a .docx file.
*Open the file in Pages
*Paste your content into the .docx file
*Save the .docx file
(Or create an automator workflow to do all this, if you find yourself doing it often)
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719979b8fa5d512c649c857cc29d7613e1de788e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to Download to Computer a Voice Memo Received via MMS on my iPhone? A friend sent me a Voice Memo recorded on their iPhone, to mine through MMS. How might I go about getting this audio from my phone to my computer?
I've already tried syncing Voice Memos through iTunes, but apparently that's only used for memos recorded on the actual iPhone in question. Since this was recorded on another, it did nothing.
Thanks for your help!
A: Forward the MMS to your E-Mail.
The Email client of your computer can then extract the attachment.
*
*In the SMS/MMS view, touch edit in the upper right-hand corner.
*Touch the circle to the left of the audio clip(s) you want to keep or send to others.
*Touch forward at the bottom and then type in the email address that is linked to your phone, or touch the + and you can pick any of your contacts and send it to their cell/email.
| Q: How to Download to Computer a Voice Memo Received via MMS on my iPhone? A friend sent me a Voice Memo recorded on their iPhone, to mine through MMS. How might I go about getting this audio from my phone to my computer?
I've already tried syncing Voice Memos through iTunes, but apparently that's only used for memos recorded on the actual iPhone in question. Since this was recorded on another, it did nothing.
Thanks for your help!
A: Forward the MMS to your E-Mail.
The Email client of your computer can then extract the attachment.
*
*In the SMS/MMS view, touch edit in the upper right-hand corner.
*Touch the circle to the left of the audio clip(s) you want to keep or send to others.
*Touch forward at the bottom and then type in the email address that is linked to your phone, or touch the + and you can pick any of your contacts and send it to their cell/email.
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028b9457604410f0e697ce52e60f997005a527dc | Apple Stackexchange
Q: I am sharing my iMac's ethernet connection as a WiFi hotspot. Who is connected? I would like to monitor who connects to my iMac's WiFi hotspot. I have protected it with a password, but WEP is easy to crack. Is there a utility for OS 10.7.3/Lion to see who is connected?
A: arp -a
gives a list of connected interfaces on the same network.
*
*en1 is Wi-Fi
*en0 is Ethernet (on the Macbook Air this is Wi-Fi)
How to use
Type this command in the Terminal located at /Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app. To learn more about this command, type man arp in the terminal.
| Q: I am sharing my iMac's ethernet connection as a WiFi hotspot. Who is connected? I would like to monitor who connects to my iMac's WiFi hotspot. I have protected it with a password, but WEP is easy to crack. Is there a utility for OS 10.7.3/Lion to see who is connected?
A: arp -a
gives a list of connected interfaces on the same network.
*
*en1 is Wi-Fi
*en0 is Ethernet (on the Macbook Air this is Wi-Fi)
How to use
Type this command in the Terminal located at /Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app. To learn more about this command, type man arp in the terminal.
A: You could use a network map like Nmap to 'map out' your connection, and see who is connected. Alternatively, Little Snitch should let you see what they do (ie what they visit).
A: Here is a command I let in an xterm (or Terminal) running to be aware of neighbour
attempting to enter my WEP unprotected Wi-Fi network:
/usr/bin/sudo tail -f /var/log/system.log | grep 'bootpd.*\[en.\]'
When this window starts to scroll, I know I got a new uninvited guest at
home.
If I want to know afterward who attempted to access my network, I can find it with:
/usr/bin/sudo grep 'bootpd.*\[en.\]' /var/log/system.log
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255931574f4906bec79e200637d512719509feed | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Does Apple make a modem? I just bought a Time Capsule, and the lack of modem is irritating, as this means I have to buy a seperate one which is another box, won't be as easy to set up and I have to choose one.
Does Apple make a modem themselves, that can be used with a Time Capsule simply and easily? If they don't is there a suggested one for a Time Capsule?
EDIT: I live in the UK, my ISP is TalkTalk and it is ADSL.
A: Apple don't make a modem, but depending on your internet/cable/fiber provider, you may be able to encourage them to give you one for free.
I have Virgin Media in the UK and new customers receive a new Super Hub free (which can easily be configured to be a slave modem, you just turn the wireless off). The same is true of most of the free 'hubs' provided by networks these days.
| Q: Does Apple make a modem? I just bought a Time Capsule, and the lack of modem is irritating, as this means I have to buy a seperate one which is another box, won't be as easy to set up and I have to choose one.
Does Apple make a modem themselves, that can be used with a Time Capsule simply and easily? If they don't is there a suggested one for a Time Capsule?
EDIT: I live in the UK, my ISP is TalkTalk and it is ADSL.
A: Apple don't make a modem, but depending on your internet/cable/fiber provider, you may be able to encourage them to give you one for free.
I have Virgin Media in the UK and new customers receive a new Super Hub free (which can easily be configured to be a slave modem, you just turn the wireless off). The same is true of most of the free 'hubs' provided by networks these days.
A: They do not make a modem, at least not an external one. I'm sure older Macs have them but that's not appropriate for your requirements, and they were not ADSL modems anyway.
I have found that there are few modems available (although there is one DLINK one and a TP-LINK one that looks useful, but I have found that the cheapest way to sort one out is to get almost any old Wireless Router with a modem built in, and configure it in Bridge mode that basically turns off all routing/firewall/NAT/DHCP/Wireless etc functions, and just let's the Apple router (Time Capsule, Airport Extreme Router, etc) pass the old router a username and password and ask it to make the connection and pass the traffic through the link.
I currently use a DLINK DSL2740B Wireless Modem Router in this way, just using the modem functionality.
Using Bridge mode is a far better way than running an old router in normal mode and just turning the wireless off, as it allows proper configuration of back to my Mac etc and allows you to use the standard OS X tools for managing your network rather than having to remember some weirdo IP address and do it all via a dodgy web interface.
A: There are many kinds of modems, because there are many different technologies used to provide an Internet connection. Which one are you using?
By "modem" you could mean dial-up telephone (POTS), or any of a variety of ADSL, cable TV, fiber-optic-to-the-premises like AT&T UVerse, T-1, or many other types of modems. These vary around the world depending on the technology that the various Internet service providers use.
So which "suggested one" model of modem for a Time Capsule would depend entirely on which Internet service provider company you are using, and what kind of method of connecting you to the Internet you are paying for (dial-up telephone, DSL, cable TV, fiber optic, satellite dish, etc.), and ultimately what country in the world you live in. This is not a question with a simple answer.
Apple doesn't make modems, because there's no way that Apple could make all the many different devices that would be required to work with all the different Internet service providers all over the world. There are some Internet service providers that won't even let a customer choose or purchase their own modem for certain kinds of services; they require that you rent the equipment directly from them.
All you need to do is to use whatever method of connection you have to your Internet service provider (the "modem"), and read its manual to find out how to put it in "bridge mode" or "DMZ mode" so that you can connect your Apple Time Capsule or Apple AirPort directly to the modem, and have all your computing devices connect to the Apple Time Capsule's router.
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dc8e6f9a398ecc4d1b6271a499e182102150232f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I limit my download bandwidth? Sometimes, I require a lot of bandwidth but do not want to disturb other's browsing experience.
At the university I'm often connected to networks for multiple users which requires me to limit my download speed.
Question
How can I limit my download bandwith?
A: OSX provides ipfw to define custom firewall rules. Using this tool you can create a pipe with limited bandwidth.
When you assign the throttled pipe to a specific port, this port's bandwidth is limited.
Quick How-To
*
*Create a pipe "1" limited to 500KBytes/s via
sudo ipfw pipe 1 config bw 500KByte/s
*Guide all network traffic of port 80 through pipe "1" using
sudo ipfw add 1 pipe 1 src-port 80
*When you don't need the pipe anymore, remove it from the port using
sudo ipfw delete 1
Other
*
*If you want to set higher traffic barriers, you can use MByte/s
*Port 80: standard port for unencrypted http traffic. This port is used for most browsing and downloading. You should be fine with this in most cases.
*Port 443: standard port for SSL encrypted https traffic.
| Q: How can I limit my download bandwidth? Sometimes, I require a lot of bandwidth but do not want to disturb other's browsing experience.
At the university I'm often connected to networks for multiple users which requires me to limit my download speed.
Question
How can I limit my download bandwith?
A: OSX provides ipfw to define custom firewall rules. Using this tool you can create a pipe with limited bandwidth.
When you assign the throttled pipe to a specific port, this port's bandwidth is limited.
Quick How-To
*
*Create a pipe "1" limited to 500KBytes/s via
sudo ipfw pipe 1 config bw 500KByte/s
*Guide all network traffic of port 80 through pipe "1" using
sudo ipfw add 1 pipe 1 src-port 80
*When you don't need the pipe anymore, remove it from the port using
sudo ipfw delete 1
Other
*
*If you want to set higher traffic barriers, you can use MByte/s
*Port 80: standard port for unencrypted http traffic. This port is used for most browsing and downloading. You should be fine with this in most cases.
*Port 443: standard port for SSL encrypted https traffic.
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e4e227f9e67441b7b95fc38b57f812b000b84c79 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Command Line Tools fail to install OS X Lion 10.7.3 Xcode 4.3 I'm trying to install the command line tools to get gcc, make, and other goodies after a Lion upgrade. I went to Preferences → Downloads in Xcode and attempted to install the command line tools. At the end of the installation, an error box appears with the following message:
The package “BluetoothSDK.pkg” is untrusted.
When I open up a terminal window and try to run gcc, the command is still not found.
Does anyone know why the Apple Developer Tools installer is broken?
A: Just in case anybody comes here after me, I will leave an answer. I found that you can install the command line tools using a separate .dmg file at this link:
https://developer.apple.com/downloads/?=command%20line%20tools
| Q: Command Line Tools fail to install OS X Lion 10.7.3 Xcode 4.3 I'm trying to install the command line tools to get gcc, make, and other goodies after a Lion upgrade. I went to Preferences → Downloads in Xcode and attempted to install the command line tools. At the end of the installation, an error box appears with the following message:
The package “BluetoothSDK.pkg” is untrusted.
When I open up a terminal window and try to run gcc, the command is still not found.
Does anyone know why the Apple Developer Tools installer is broken?
A: Just in case anybody comes here after me, I will leave an answer. I found that you can install the command line tools using a separate .dmg file at this link:
https://developer.apple.com/downloads/?=command%20line%20tools
A: By looking at /var/log/system.log just after the attempt to install the command line tools from within Xcode, here is the error message you get:
May 1 19:50:13 ••My_Mac•• Xcode[4711]: [MT] DVTAssertions: Warning in /SourceCache/IDEKit/IDEKit-2113/Framework/Classes/Downloadables/IDEDownloadablesActivityReporter.m:76
Details: Error Domain=PKInstallErrorDomain Code=102 "The package “BluetoothSDK.pkg” is untrusted." UserInfo=0x400c91e00 {NSLocalizedDescription=The package “BluetoothSDK.pkg” is untrusted., NSURL=file://localhost/private/var/folders/b5/1x0nn19j48l8x21shmcppq3m0000gn/T/attached-image-785d03d028219ec5426def5c3a84ea4de0c91e9e/Command%20Line%20Tools%20(Lion)/Packages/BluetoothSDK.pkg, PKInstallPackageIdentifier=com.apple.pkg.BluetoothSDKLeo, NSUnderlyingError=0x401ec3900 "The operation couldn’t be completed. CSSMERR_TP_CERT_EXPIRED"}
Object:
Method: +initialize
Thread: {name = (null), num = 1}
Please file a bug at http://bugreport.apple.com with this warning message and any useful information you can provide.
This error message means that the certificate signing BluetoothSDK.pkg
is expired.
An independant version of the Command line Tools may be downloaded from here:
Download for Apple Developers
by searching for "Command Line Tools (OS X Lion)" and selecting the last one (Apr 15, 2013):
A: If you want to use the install in preferences, you can change the date for 2012 and it works :).
You do have to start the install with an accurate date first, or else you will get an error about an invalid server. So bring up time preferences, click install in xcode, then within 30 seconds adjust the year in time preferences. Then install succeeds.
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131cc923a226192298a6bfcea68f21a2c55a7cc8 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Where does GarageBand put its downloaded instruments and loop libraries? I've been using the new(ish) GarageBand on Lion for a month or so now. Early on, it prompted me to download instrument sample libraries and loops of around 1.5 GB which were not included in the initial installation. Then, it wanted a similarly-sized download to support iOS GarageBand files. I just recently found another download to enable more loops and MIDI voices.
What is the total size of all of these extra downloads, and where do they go?
A: Neither of these worked for me. Mine were all located into /Library/Audio/'Apple Loops', /Library/Audio/'Apple Loops Index', /Library/Audio/'Impulse Responses', /Library/'Application Support'/GarageBand, /Library/'Application Support'/Logic, i.e. nothing left under ~/Library after I uninstalled GarageBand!
| Q: Where does GarageBand put its downloaded instruments and loop libraries? I've been using the new(ish) GarageBand on Lion for a month or so now. Early on, it prompted me to download instrument sample libraries and loops of around 1.5 GB which were not included in the initial installation. Then, it wanted a similarly-sized download to support iOS GarageBand files. I just recently found another download to enable more loops and MIDI voices.
What is the total size of all of these extra downloads, and where do they go?
A: Neither of these worked for me. Mine were all located into /Library/Audio/'Apple Loops', /Library/Audio/'Apple Loops Index', /Library/Audio/'Impulse Responses', /Library/'Application Support'/GarageBand, /Library/'Application Support'/Logic, i.e. nothing left under ~/Library after I uninstalled GarageBand!
A: The last time I looked it was in:
/Library/Application Support/GarageBand
If they aren't there you can also try:
~/Library/Application Support/GarageBand
Since all the downloaded content is installed per machine, and not per user, it does make it a bit easier to backup if you don't use a Time Capsule, or otherwise to transfer these downloads between multiple machines.
I use the Learn To Play videos and when having to move them between 4 different Mac's I learned quickly where to go find them.
A: As for total size, that is difficult to say. I got my GarageBand instrument, sample library and loop files from an iLife DVD installation a few years ago, rather than downloading them from the Mac App Store, which is the only way to get them today.
It's my understanding that when you first purchase and install GarageBand from the Mac App Store, you do not get all the musical instrument sample libraries and loop libraries that are listed in GarageBand's indexes. If you try to select an instrument or loop from an index and it is not found on your Mac, then you are prompted to download another large section of the libraries. Then there are the music lessons, which you must purchase one at a time, download and install.
My basic installation for GarageBand instruments and music lessons in ~/Library/Application Support/GarageBand is 2.74GB.
The loops for GarageBand are stored in ~/Library/Audio/Apple Loops/, and my installation is 629.9MB. However I do not believe that I have downloaded the whole set.
At an Apple retailer where I have worked, their installation in
*
*~/Library/Application Support/GarageBand is 14.57GB,
and their installation in
*
*~/Library/Audio/Apple Loops is 32GB.
This includes the GarageBand-compatible instruments and loops that you get when you purchase Apple MainStage, which you can get from the Mac App Store for $30. However, this does not include all the music lessons you can purchase within GarageBand.
Furthermore, you can purchase all sorts of Audio Unit-format effects, musical instruments, sample libraries and loop libraries from third parties that you can use within Garage Band or Logic, so you could add many hundreds of gigabytes of additional material if you want to.
It is worth mentioning that electronic musicians who work with large libraries of virtual instruments, samples and loops in GarageBand or other similar programs invariably move all such libraries to external high-speed disk drives so as not to slow down their systems with too much read-write activity on the system hard drive.
If your work with GarageBand is simple enough--not too many tracks in a mix--you can work with just your Mac and system hard drive. But if you discover that Garageband is glitching, hiccuping, or failing to record or edit correctly, or you get errors about input and output being too slow, you need to incorporate additional high-speed hard disks into your system.
It's a general principle that you need at least three hard drives:
*
*your system drive inside your Mac, which holds Mac OS X and the
GarageBand app
*an external high-speed hard drive for sample
libraries, virtual instruments and loop libraries
*another external high-speed hard drive for recording and mixing audio tracks.
All of these have to be interfaced with a high-speed interface such as FireWire 800, USB 3.0, or Thunderbolt. USB 2.0 will not work, because it is not fast enough for composing, recording and mixing music and audio.
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8d262d7b7e07c97f064a9c885da2f9dfdf38bf60 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I keep my iPhone / iPods cooler in a hot vehicle? Sometimes I have to leave my phone in a hot car and don't have any other options other than leaving it in a locked car in the summer heat. What are ways to keep the phone cooler and not overheat it or worse cause damage to the batteries, etc.
The other day I got a overheat warning on my iPhone after having to leave it in the car. What are some ways to prevent this?
A: Place the electronics that contain a lithium based battery in the shade and keep windows open a crack. If possible, place the vehicle in the shade or use light or reflective colored windshield shades to reduce the heat that stays in the car.
Usually the trunk (or a well insulated bag) will lag the passenger compartment many tens of degrees and warm up several hours slower than something in the main cabin.
| Q: How can I keep my iPhone / iPods cooler in a hot vehicle? Sometimes I have to leave my phone in a hot car and don't have any other options other than leaving it in a locked car in the summer heat. What are ways to keep the phone cooler and not overheat it or worse cause damage to the batteries, etc.
The other day I got a overheat warning on my iPhone after having to leave it in the car. What are some ways to prevent this?
A: Place the electronics that contain a lithium based battery in the shade and keep windows open a crack. If possible, place the vehicle in the shade or use light or reflective colored windshield shades to reduce the heat that stays in the car.
Usually the trunk (or a well insulated bag) will lag the passenger compartment many tens of degrees and warm up several hours slower than something in the main cabin.
A: Coffee cups (with lid, of course)
The most flexible and cheap solution are coffee cups. These cups are usually designed to have insulating walls.
Insulation is the most effective way to prevent heat building up. You might want to prefer white cups, but it should not make much of a difference.
A: Insulation, not only can it keep stuff warm for longer, but it can also stop stuff heating up in the first place. So anything that provides insulative properties, styrofoam cups etc can be used. Even a cardboard box.
The first rule of thumb is to keep the thing out of direct sunlight, and even if it's on a pocket or compartment, choose one that is also not directly shone upon.
Another thing would be to turn if off while unattended in the car. If you have left it in the car, you can't be actively using it, so turn that sucker off and save some battery while you are at it.
A: The use of insulated material around some "smart" phones, such as styrofoam cups w/ lids (as mentioned here), could create enough heat from the phone itself to cause a fire; just as reports that have shown some sleeping owners have been known to accidentally smother the phone with nearby blankets and/or pillows while in bed, thus causing the igniting of a fire around it. But no one would likely be there to stop that dangerous situation in a parked vehicle.
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ee1ac65d2874573772a1c29cb98bb04c0127d63f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why does voice dictation not always appear on the new iPad? The new iPad supports voice dictation for voice input, but apparently only sometimes. I understand that some things should not support it, such as password inputs and URLs, for example. What dictates (excuse the pun) where this functionality is offered, and where it is not?
A: The following conditions must be met in order for dictation to work:
*
*You must be connected to the Internet for dictation to work.
*You shouldn't be using audio on your device (e.g. if you are on a FaceTime call, the button will not appear.)
*You must be focused in an text field which is formatted for normal text (more about this below.)
Developers (and even Web Developers) can choose which keyboard layout will be visible to the user, via the UIKeyboardType property. Here's an example of several different keyboard layouts and what they look like on an iPhone (without dictation).
The dictation button is available in the following keyboard types:
*
*Standard (UIKeyboardTypeASCIICapable)
But is not available in the following:
*
*Telephone (UIKeyboardTypePhonePad)
*URL (UIKeyboardTypeURL)
*Email (UIKeyboardTypeEmailAddress)
*Zipcode (UIKeyboardTypeNumberPad)
| Q: Why does voice dictation not always appear on the new iPad? The new iPad supports voice dictation for voice input, but apparently only sometimes. I understand that some things should not support it, such as password inputs and URLs, for example. What dictates (excuse the pun) where this functionality is offered, and where it is not?
A: The following conditions must be met in order for dictation to work:
*
*You must be connected to the Internet for dictation to work.
*You shouldn't be using audio on your device (e.g. if you are on a FaceTime call, the button will not appear.)
*You must be focused in an text field which is formatted for normal text (more about this below.)
Developers (and even Web Developers) can choose which keyboard layout will be visible to the user, via the UIKeyboardType property. Here's an example of several different keyboard layouts and what they look like on an iPhone (without dictation).
The dictation button is available in the following keyboard types:
*
*Standard (UIKeyboardTypeASCIICapable)
But is not available in the following:
*
*Telephone (UIKeyboardTypePhonePad)
*URL (UIKeyboardTypeURL)
*Email (UIKeyboardTypeEmailAddress)
*Zipcode (UIKeyboardTypeNumberPad)
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78f725263f19f28a406b5fe4636ef9e48ffe6dcd | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I get Angry Birds on my Mac? I tried using iTunes, but it only seems to have downloads for iPhone and iPad only. How can I get a version I can play on my iMac?
A: The App Store found in iTunes is only for iPhone/iPod/iPad apps. Mac apps can be found on the Mac App Store. Angry Birds is available for Mac for $5.
You can also play for free online at http://chrome.angrybirds.com/.
Note that iPhone and iPad apps are not linked to desktop Mac apps, so when you buy an app for an iPhone or iPad, it does not come with a Mac version and there is no guarantee that a Mac version is even available.
Sometimes apps are available on both the iOS (iPhone/iPad) App Store and the separate Mac App Store, as is the case for Angry Birds.
| Q: How can I get Angry Birds on my Mac? I tried using iTunes, but it only seems to have downloads for iPhone and iPad only. How can I get a version I can play on my iMac?
A: The App Store found in iTunes is only for iPhone/iPod/iPad apps. Mac apps can be found on the Mac App Store. Angry Birds is available for Mac for $5.
You can also play for free online at http://chrome.angrybirds.com/.
Note that iPhone and iPad apps are not linked to desktop Mac apps, so when you buy an app for an iPhone or iPad, it does not come with a Mac version and there is no guarantee that a Mac version is even available.
Sometimes apps are available on both the iOS (iPhone/iPad) App Store and the separate Mac App Store, as is the case for Angry Birds.
A: Unfortunately, it is not supported anymore.
https://support.rovio.com/hc/en-us/articles/360042909613-I-can-t-find-Angry-Birds-Classic-in-my-app-store-anymore-what-s-up-with-that-
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0f31e2411bb3b939670fce8f38b3ac12be259863 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What is the ⌥ key? Is this key the same as shift?
If so, why don't people just call it shift? I spent a long time looking around for what this key means. Google returned no results. My MacBook Air keyboard does not have this symbol either.
A: The first symbol is the option key, located between the command and control keys on a typical Mac keyboard.
| Q: What is the ⌥ key? Is this key the same as shift?
If so, why don't people just call it shift? I spent a long time looking around for what this key means. Google returned no results. My MacBook Air keyboard does not have this symbol either.
A: The first symbol is the option key, located between the command and control keys on a typical Mac keyboard.
A: That is the Option key (
Alt on Windows).
It's not the same as Shift - it's generally used as a secondary modifier for keyboard shortcuts (Command ⌘ being the primary modifier) and for shortcuts that don't perform an action (e.g. Option-8 is a bullet point • and Option-Shift-8 is a degree symbol °).
From the official "macOS User Guide":
*
*What are those symbols shown in menus on Mac?
*Mac keyboard shortcuts
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f6a7d3e289d625ea8eacf6a7c518e59e27ce9e33 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Disk space not freed up after deleting files and emptying Trash I had approximately 50Gb of Windows VMs on my MacBook Pro internal SSD (128Gb) (OS X 10.7.3).
I copied them to an external drive, then deleted them from the internal drive, then emptied the Trash.
When I look at disk usage in Activity Monitor it shows the same level of usage as it did prior to deleting 50Gb of files.
Any ideas why the space hasn't been freed up?
A: Launch the app System Information.
Then select Window > Storage Management.
This will launch a utility designed for managing and observing storage.
Critically, this screen seems to refresh the system disk space calculations. The free space shown in Disk Utility immediately went down.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206996
| Q: Disk space not freed up after deleting files and emptying Trash I had approximately 50Gb of Windows VMs on my MacBook Pro internal SSD (128Gb) (OS X 10.7.3).
I copied them to an external drive, then deleted them from the internal drive, then emptied the Trash.
When I look at disk usage in Activity Monitor it shows the same level of usage as it did prior to deleting 50Gb of files.
Any ideas why the space hasn't been freed up?
A: Launch the app System Information.
Then select Window > Storage Management.
This will launch a utility designed for managing and observing storage.
Critically, this screen seems to refresh the system disk space calculations. The free space shown in Disk Utility immediately went down.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206996
A: The answer relates to changes to Time Machine backups in Lion.
My understanding is that when a TM back up is attempted when the back up disk is not connected, a back up is made in /Volumes/MobileBackups.
These back ups do not go away the next time TM runs with the back up disk connected. I am not sure if the OS will eventually reclaim this space.
You can disable the local back ups by running one of the following commands (depending on your version of Mac OS):
sudo tmutil disable localsnapshot
# for older versions:
sudo tmutil disablelocal
After you run this command /Volumes/MobileBackups is deleted.
I'm sure there is a good reason for the local backups and I don't necessarily recommend disabling them, but they were - in combination with some large deleted folders - the cause of disk space appearing to be still in use.
You can re-enable mobile backups by running:
sudo tmutil enablelocal
More info here - http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2011/07/mac-os-x-10-7.ars/18
A: On Mojave 10.14.4 I was able to reclaim 50GB of space with:
sh-3.2# tmutil listlocalsnapshots /
com.apple.TimeMachine.2019-04-03-103122
sh-3.2# tmutil deletelocalsnapshots 2019-04-03-103122
Deleted local snapshot '2019-04-03-103122'
Local snapshots are typically created during Time Machine automatic backups. It is not clear why this local snapshot was created, because automatic backups are disabled on my Mac Book. One possibility is that Mojave upgrade automatically made that snapshot.
A: Just switching off Time Machine in Time Machine Preferences (and switching it back on) fixed the problem for me.
A: Sometimes the deleted content gets held in the .Trashes folder in the root directory. From the Terminal you can cd /.Trashes and see if any of your deleted files are still in the Trash. You can then remove them via sudo rm -rf someFolderName.
Caution: this is a rather advanced user operation so be careful what you type and what exactly you remove since rm is permanent and can't be undone.
A: If you look the free disk space from finder it will not include the backups on space used. That is because backups will be deleted if more space is needed by other apps. What I do to keep the mobile backups working without taking much space, is disabling and enabling the time machine once per week (from TM prefs). When you disable it the local backups are deleted.
I guess it wouldn't make much difference to just let the drive get full and then automatically delete backups as needed (maybe slightly slower performance?).
A: If you delete a file, as long as some application has a hold on it the file will not be freed from the filesystem. That's why you can play a movie and delete it while playing and still watch it until the end, presuming you don't pause it (which may even work too).
This is also perhaps why Time Machine related answers are popping up. If Time Machine is in the process of backing up your jumbo file that will take a good long while, and until it finishes the file will not be deleted from the system. You can "Skip backup" to resolve the problem immediately.
A: This happened to me on Mojave, specifically with an APFS-formatted 512GB SSD with an extra volume besides the main one. After deleting many GB of files, almost no space would be freed. I don’t use Time Machine, and the handful of local snapshots I somehow had weren’t very large. Several other solutions also didn’t work.
What worked for me was repeatedly adding and deleting a volume reserving nearly all the “available” space, which appeared to trigger updates to the APFS free space calculations. Note that this method only applies to APFS-formatted drives which use volumes rather than true partitions (and I suspect the problem is caused by some bug in APFS).
Disclaimer: while this seemed to work for me without issues, it’s messing with fundamental parts of the system in a non-reversible way, and should be a last resort (also might not recommend for less technical users). Please do a full backup to an external drive before trying this.
*
*Open Disk Utility
*Select your main hard drive volume and take a note of the claimed available space
*Click the + Volume button in the toolbar
*Set the new volume’s reserved space to slightly under the supposed “available” amount of space (the max space and name don’t matter) and save
*Select the new volume (double checking you’ve selected the right one!) and click - Volume in the toolbar to delete it.
*Select your main volume again and you will probably see the “available” space has increased. Repeat the whole process several times until you no longer see space increases.
Not sure if this was necessary but after completing this process, I ran disk first aid on the APFS container itself and the individual volumes.
A: I not only had to remove TimeMachine local snapshots, but also thin local backups:
I found a date in /Volumes/com.apple.TimeMachine.localsnapshots/Backups.backupdb/MacbookPro
Then I did:
tmutil thinlocalsnapshots / 2021-10-27-121106 4
The command returns
Thinned local snapshots:
com_haystacksoftware_arqagent_12A...
I got 5 GB back after this.
I found the following explanation[1]:
If you are using macOS 10.13+ and the APFS file system, then the files you deleted may still exist within an APFS snapshot. These APFS snapshots are used by macOS and various backup utilities like Time Machine. Many of these APFS snapshots will be automatically deleted after about a week or after TM sends the backup to the external TM drive.
You can examine the current APFS snapshots and try to thin or even delete them using this article as a guide https://derflounder.wordpress.com/2018/04/07/reclaiming-drive-space-by-thinning-apple-file-system-snapshot-backups/
References:
*
*https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252030187
A: On High Sierra the command will be: sudo tmutil disable localsnapshot.
A: First try to restart your mac, then run the Disk Utility app. It will re-calculate your HD available space and show the correct numbers on Finder immediately
A: This happened to me on Mac OS Catalina. I copied ~100GB from internal HD to external HD, deleted the 100GB on the internal HD. I allowed Time Machine to back up everything (internal and external). Still, the Finder shows no change in available disk space.
What worked:
*
*I went to Apple Menu -> About This Mac.
*I selected the "Storage" tab.
*It calculated for a while, and kept increasing the available disk space until the numbers were correct.
Unfortunately, the Finder was a bit "more right", but still off by quite a bit, even after several hours. After a while I rebooted (for an unrelated event), and when it came back the Finder was correct.
A: I had a problem with similar symptoms. I deleted many GB and df -h showed no increase.
It turned up that this was due to Purgeable storage/Optimized storage feature in macOS (files that macOS deems suitable for removal). One can check it's size in Disk Utility by clicking on Info (it shows both Purgeable space and Free space). Both of these can be used for new files - system does delete those purgeable when needed.
A: Had the same problem on MacBook Pro mid 2014. Did backups - nothing. FirstAid reported problems, repaired via Recovery, still space not claimed. Reinstalled MacOS via Recovery - free space increased from 24 to 120 GB.
TaDa. Happy.
A: If you have discovered that the issue is caused by snapshots as mentinoned in the other answers, and you use Carbon Copy Cloner, you can click on your volume in the sidebar on the left, then right-click on the snapshot and choose Delete from the contextual menu.
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85ee07e038e51263b9d41e8db9e7b9f38d5c9d24 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is VMWare Fusion bought through the MacUpdate Spring 2012 Bundle a full valid version? I'm considering buying VMWare Fusion 4. On vmware.com it's available for $49.99. MacUpdate is currently also offering a bundle which includes VMWare Fusion and 10 other apps, for a total price of $49.99 (MacUpdate Spring 2012 Bundle). I'm not particularly interested in any of the 10 other apps, but they might be nice to have. I'm wondering if there's a catch to this offer though. For example, I seem to remember that a similar bundle offered in the past didn't include the right to discounts when upgrading to future versions. So is buying VMWare Fusion through this bundle fully equivalent to buying it through VMWare.com?
A: In addition to the answer of Diago, I got this from the MacUpdate FAQ :
What's the catch?
There isn't one! You get the exact same versions of the apps as if you
paid full price! The same support, update, and upgrade options are
available to you, as well.
So, yes! Buying the spring bundle will give you a full valid version!
| Q: Is VMWare Fusion bought through the MacUpdate Spring 2012 Bundle a full valid version? I'm considering buying VMWare Fusion 4. On vmware.com it's available for $49.99. MacUpdate is currently also offering a bundle which includes VMWare Fusion and 10 other apps, for a total price of $49.99 (MacUpdate Spring 2012 Bundle). I'm not particularly interested in any of the 10 other apps, but they might be nice to have. I'm wondering if there's a catch to this offer though. For example, I seem to remember that a similar bundle offered in the past didn't include the right to discounts when upgrading to future versions. So is buying VMWare Fusion through this bundle fully equivalent to buying it through VMWare.com?
A: In addition to the answer of Diago, I got this from the MacUpdate FAQ :
What's the catch?
There isn't one! You get the exact same versions of the apps as if you
paid full price! The same support, update, and upgrade options are
available to you, as well.
So, yes! Buying the spring bundle will give you a full valid version!
A: Yes
Bundled software, specifically those sold by MacLegion and MacUpdate are 100% fully licensed versions of the applications. I bought Parallels 6 this way last year, and recently upgraded to 7 using the upgrade price without any issues.
MacLegion and MacUpdate sell 4 bundles a year, and they spend a significant amount of time negotiating the deals with the companies that offer the bundles. Since they have build such a good reputation, they tend to come up with some very legit and good deals.
Unless explicitly specified these are full licenses with no string attached. I have bought around 75% of the software I run this way, and one of the reasons I love owning a Mac.
These specials are Cyber Monday coming early.
I can confirm that outside of MacLegion and MacUpdate, I have bought bundles where this is not the case, however, those were small, not as well known bundle suppliers, and the software clearly stated that they don't qualify for updates.
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7c31c116f95363c7434503dc9e4134ea0b8c3df5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I make hot corners require a mouse click to be triggered? I love the "Hot corners" concept. However, it happens very often that I trigger them accidentally.
Is there a built-in way to add a "click" requirement to a hot corner? ie. I have to move the mouse there and then to left-click.
(This would also help recreate Windows 7's "show desktop" behaviour, which is cool for people who recently switched from there to OS X.)
A: Modifier Keys
or keyboard click ;)
You can hold ⌘, ⇧ or ⌥ when selecting a hot corner.
You will need then to use the modifier key and the hot corner to trigger the action.
BetterTouchTool
While you cannot use hot corners, you can use a single finger gesture like this:
| Q: Can I make hot corners require a mouse click to be triggered? I love the "Hot corners" concept. However, it happens very often that I trigger them accidentally.
Is there a built-in way to add a "click" requirement to a hot corner? ie. I have to move the mouse there and then to left-click.
(This would also help recreate Windows 7's "show desktop" behaviour, which is cool for people who recently switched from there to OS X.)
A: Modifier Keys
or keyboard click ;)
You can hold ⌘, ⇧ or ⌥ when selecting a hot corner.
You will need then to use the modifier key and the hot corner to trigger the action.
BetterTouchTool
While you cannot use hot corners, you can use a single finger gesture like this:
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f93414b9e9e79dfa11a79419dde734326a973f38 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Are there any AirPrint compatible print servers? We have several printers here at home, and I am thinking about enabling AirPrint. I'm not interested in driver hacks, since they often require a computer to be running with a shared printer.
I am under the impression that there are devices that can be attached to a regular parallel or USB printer which will enable network printing. With this in mind:
Are there any such devices that enable AirPrint? Are there even such wireless devices?
A: Lantronix xPrintServer is a hardware device which can be plugged into your network to offer AirPrint services to iOS devices. I haven't used it myself, see ArsTechnica for a brief description:
Simply plug it in to your home or office network, and every printer accessible on your local subnet—be it wired or wireless—will now show as an option when using AirPrint. There's no configuration necessary; any printer that supports JetDirect, LPD, or IPP printing will work, and that includes pretty much every printer with network support.
| Q: Are there any AirPrint compatible print servers? We have several printers here at home, and I am thinking about enabling AirPrint. I'm not interested in driver hacks, since they often require a computer to be running with a shared printer.
I am under the impression that there are devices that can be attached to a regular parallel or USB printer which will enable network printing. With this in mind:
Are there any such devices that enable AirPrint? Are there even such wireless devices?
A: Lantronix xPrintServer is a hardware device which can be plugged into your network to offer AirPrint services to iOS devices. I haven't used it myself, see ArsTechnica for a brief description:
Simply plug it in to your home or office network, and every printer accessible on your local subnet—be it wired or wireless—will now show as an option when using AirPrint. There's no configuration necessary; any printer that supports JetDirect, LPD, or IPP printing will work, and that includes pretty much every printer with network support.
A: I know this is an old post, but the Synology NAS has this capability to be an AirPrint Print Server
A: The only one I am aware of is the Lantronix xPrintServer.
xPrintServer fills the gap between the productivity of iPads and iPhones and the inability to print from those devices to office networked printers.
*Bold by me
Unfortunately it only works for networked printers.
Using a machine as a potential AirPrint server is at this point still the easiest way to enable this.
A: Actually, the $99 "home" xPrintServer does support USB printers - up to 8 with a USB hub (not provided). It also supports 2 network printers, but they've just announced a $199 "office" product that supports unlimited network printers - though they recommend up to 10 for good performance.
A: Make sure you go to the Lantronix site to ensure your printer is listed. It doesn't work with the Canon MF4800 series. But they say it works with the Canon MF9000 series but I think that series already supports AirPrint natively since the MF6000 and MF8000 series do.
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5b4fd41dedfee1815170890263baef7542a64be3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I download apps larger than 50MB while using Personal Hotspot? Can I download apps larger than 50MB while using Personal Hotspot? If so, isn't the limitation on iOS itself rather arbitrary? I can just use personal hotspot to download larger files to my computer and then sync them back over to my device.
So, is this possible?
A: 2 x Yes :-)
*
*Yes, it's possible to download apps (or anything else) larger than 50 MB when using the iPhone as a Personal Hotspot
*Yes, the limit is arbitrary and probably mainly exists to reduce the load on 3G data networks
| Q: Can I download apps larger than 50MB while using Personal Hotspot? Can I download apps larger than 50MB while using Personal Hotspot? If so, isn't the limitation on iOS itself rather arbitrary? I can just use personal hotspot to download larger files to my computer and then sync them back over to my device.
So, is this possible?
A: 2 x Yes :-)
*
*Yes, it's possible to download apps (or anything else) larger than 50 MB when using the iPhone as a Personal Hotspot
*Yes, the limit is arbitrary and probably mainly exists to reduce the load on 3G data networks
A: That is perfectly possible. The logic is as simple as "If you are on your mobile carrier network, 50Mb is the max, but no limit for wifi". If your laptop connected over wifi it has absolutely no knowledge of this arbitrary limit and will happily ignore it. The fact that it passes through your phone is of precisely zero interest to it and it won't know any better - neither will your phone have any clue what your laptop is doing.
The limit is I think one agreed to by carriers on the basis that if you are downloading on a phone you will be using your phone plan. If you are using the hotspot feature, then chances are you are paying for the privilege and using a tethering plan. Tethering plans are priced accordingly and you pay more simply for the fact that the expected usage is will be for larger files and bigger downloads or larger bandwidth activities etc. Typically a phone plan is slightly better value than a tether plan because you are simply able to do less on your phone to rack up a huge bandwidth total, especially if they stick the odd arbitrary limit here and there (no 50Mb+ iTunes downloads, no FaceTime etc) thus allowing them to keep phone plans artificially lower than they might otherwise be (as evidences by the price of the tether plans in comparison)
A: I have found that the limit does not apply if I connect my iPad to my iPhone through a personal hotspot, even thought he iPhone remains on the cellular network. Makes the limit seem even more arbitrary.
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08c61ca1645bb3ef1d7c61be849b532b0760a2fa | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I look inside iOS apps' folders from within iTunes? When looking at an app's documents with iTunes (in the Apps tab of the iDevice), it is possible to view folders of the documents created by the apps. How can I look inside them? Double-clicking does nothing.
Here's a screenshot showing what I mean:
I'd like to avoid saving the folder, viewing it in the Finder, changing it, and re-downloading it to the iPad.
A: You cannot using iTunes, however products such as PhoneView allow you to browse inside folders under the App and transfer files also, all outside of iTunes.
| Q: How can I look inside iOS apps' folders from within iTunes? When looking at an app's documents with iTunes (in the Apps tab of the iDevice), it is possible to view folders of the documents created by the apps. How can I look inside them? Double-clicking does nothing.
Here's a screenshot showing what I mean:
I'd like to avoid saving the folder, viewing it in the Finder, changing it, and re-downloading it to the iPad.
A: You cannot using iTunes, however products such as PhoneView allow you to browse inside folders under the App and transfer files also, all outside of iTunes.
A: Unfortunately there is no way. The list is simply a container with a list of files/folders that can be sent between the two devices. The files themselves are stored on the source, and only actually moved once you save them, or sync, depending on the direction.
In short, it's a plist saved with a simple link to the files/folders, which is then retrieved when you perform an action. As far as I know, not even files can be opened directly from there without downloading them first.
In all seriousness, have you considered Dropbox as a medium for this?
P.S.: Double-clicking should allow you to rename, or it does on my version of iTunes.
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2ea3354fb5c7e537cac1bc0f931aaef61642f462 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a 'non-destructive' way to make mix cds in iTunes? I am looking to collect a set of songs from my iTunes Library and build a custom playlist to eventually burn onto a CD. I want the songs to be in a specific order and have the same album title when burned onto the mix cd... but I want to preserve the original album titles and track #s from their albums of origin in my iTunes Library.
Is there a preferred approach to the above scenario?
A: *
*Create the new playlist.
*Select all songs in the playlist and create duplicates (here: AAC version) of them.
*Rename the Album title for all tracks and set the song order via the Get Info menu entry.
*Burn the playlist and remove it.
*You are save to remove the newly created Album in the iTunes Library (here: Testalbum) because you created duplicates earlier.
| Q: Is there a 'non-destructive' way to make mix cds in iTunes? I am looking to collect a set of songs from my iTunes Library and build a custom playlist to eventually burn onto a CD. I want the songs to be in a specific order and have the same album title when burned onto the mix cd... but I want to preserve the original album titles and track #s from their albums of origin in my iTunes Library.
Is there a preferred approach to the above scenario?
A: *
*Create the new playlist.
*Select all songs in the playlist and create duplicates (here: AAC version) of them.
*Rename the Album title for all tracks and set the song order via the Get Info menu entry.
*Burn the playlist and remove it.
*You are save to remove the newly created Album in the iTunes Library (here: Testalbum) because you created duplicates earlier.
A: The easiest way I can think of is to
*
*restart iTunes with the Option key pressed to create a new library
*make sure that the new library stores the tracks in a different place than the original one
*import the relevant tracks from Finder into the new library
*rename, resort and burn
*close iTunes and delete the temporary library
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c62634af111bba81b6143df81a119f4b0c460dfb | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Keyboard shortcut for "Show Package Contents" I know you can use ⌘+O to open a folder, however when you do that on an application it opens the application.
Is it possible to either make ⌘+O always show the contents or is there another shortcut for that?
A: I suggest that you create a custom Finder shortcut in System Preferences → Keyboard → Shortcuts → App Shortcuts → +.
This way you can open packages with ⌥ as a modifier key.
*
*⌘+O to open folders
*⌥+⌘+O to open packages
| Q: Keyboard shortcut for "Show Package Contents" I know you can use ⌘+O to open a folder, however when you do that on an application it opens the application.
Is it possible to either make ⌘+O always show the contents or is there another shortcut for that?
A: I suggest that you create a custom Finder shortcut in System Preferences → Keyboard → Shortcuts → App Shortcuts → +.
This way you can open packages with ⌥ as a modifier key.
*
*⌘+O to open folders
*⌥+⌘+O to open packages
A: If you want a single keystroke to open regular items and regular folders, but show package contents for packages (including Applications), you can turn to Automator.
Create a new Service in Automator.
The service receives files or folders in Finder.app.
The first action is Run AppleScript. Here is the script:
on run {input, parameters}
set my_output to {}
repeat with oneItem in input
if package folder of (info for oneItem as alias) then
try
tell application "Finder" to open folder ((oneItem as text) & "Contents")
end try
else
set my_output to my_output & oneItem
end if
end repeat
if ((count my_output) is 0) then
error number -128
end if
return my_output
end run
The second action is Open Finder Items
Save your service. I called mine BetterOpen.
Then, go to System Preferences » Keyboard » Keyboard Shortcuts » Services and assign a keystroke to the service. Unfortunately, I have not found a way to reclaim shortcuts already claimed by the Finder, so you may have to pick a keystroke other than ⌘O.
If you want to open the package in the same window, replace the line
tell application "Finder" to open folder ((oneItem as text) & "Contents")
with
tell application "Finder" to set target of window 1 to ((oneItem as text) & "Contents")
A: Under snow leopard, I found the simplest way was to use SAVE A COPY as iwork 08. then right click to and the show package content option will be available.
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a4a34f1cea11ca6b61e9794c8cf326f3b04292a1 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What does the "NS" prefix to a class name mean in iOS? I notice the "NS" prefix in all the class names in iOS. What does that mean? (e.g NSMutableArray)
A: It stands for NextSTEP, the operating system that Steve Jobs (caused to be) built after he was evicted from Apple. Objective-C and the NextSTEP API are the basis of the newer OpenSTEP and MacOS-X APIs.
| Q: What does the "NS" prefix to a class name mean in iOS? I notice the "NS" prefix in all the class names in iOS. What does that mean? (e.g NSMutableArray)
A: It stands for NextSTEP, the operating system that Steve Jobs (caused to be) built after he was evicted from Apple. Objective-C and the NextSTEP API are the basis of the newer OpenSTEP and MacOS-X APIs.
A: It is an acronym for either NeXTSTEP or NeXT-Sun - both dating back to the origins of the Cocoa API.
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2b85d9bfd1bcb88fdaae8c82ab4768ab9131853c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What happens, exactly, when an iPhone app is run on an iPad at 2x scale? When I run an iPhone app which supports retina displays on an iPad, does it have increased clarity when shown at 2x size? I've noticed text appears pixelated, but photos do not. Is there a complete list of how iOS handles this scaling?
A: I haven't found a detailed list of the exact behaviors. For the most part, it seems that everything is simply pixel-scaled (which is why text looks bad), except for images which were scaled down to begin with. I presume that the UIImageView class has some behavior to handle this automatically.
On Retina devices, Apple's built-in text and image rendering are aware of the scaling factor of the screen, and will render text and photos in high quality. But this doesn't seem to apply to iPhone apps run on an iPad. (See Apple's developer documentation on high-resolution screens for more information on that.)
| Q: What happens, exactly, when an iPhone app is run on an iPad at 2x scale? When I run an iPhone app which supports retina displays on an iPad, does it have increased clarity when shown at 2x size? I've noticed text appears pixelated, but photos do not. Is there a complete list of how iOS handles this scaling?
A: I haven't found a detailed list of the exact behaviors. For the most part, it seems that everything is simply pixel-scaled (which is why text looks bad), except for images which were scaled down to begin with. I presume that the UIImageView class has some behavior to handle this automatically.
On Retina devices, Apple's built-in text and image rendering are aware of the scaling factor of the screen, and will render text and photos in high quality. But this doesn't seem to apply to iPhone apps run on an iPad. (See Apple's developer documentation on high-resolution screens for more information on that.)
A: App interfaces are scaled up from from an image usually a PNG of a set resolution when photos are usually scaled down to fit the current interfaces. So that's why photos usually look better.
A: If you run an application with iPhone user interface on iPad, it simple doubles all pixels when you zoom it, it does not reload and resize the PNG from the resources of the application as Lyken suggest. Images usually do not have strong contours that's why the "pixelation" is less noticeable. If you have some black text on white background as an image, you will see it same pixeled as text. iPad does not use either the retina variant of the application UI and this I find ridiculous: if the application supports retina, the OS has every information in the application bundle to give much better looking UIs but it does not care about it.
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3dc316fbdc53fde487fedf42d203774d65224900 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a limit to the number of newsstand apps I can have installed? Newsstand seems to be a fancy folder, contianing specific apps. Normal folders on iOS have a limited number of apps which they can contain.
Does newsstand inherit this limit, or does the scrolling shelf bypass this limitation? Is there a hard limit to the number of apps that one can have installed in Newsstand?
A: It's a shelf for a lot of subscriptions. Many more than the standard folder limits. As conceptually you could see it as a folder, but in fact its a newsstand. I tried to find some documentation on the limit for newsstand and couldn't find anything but I've seen some of my clients have a LOT of subscriptions on their shelves.
| Q: Is there a limit to the number of newsstand apps I can have installed? Newsstand seems to be a fancy folder, contianing specific apps. Normal folders on iOS have a limited number of apps which they can contain.
Does newsstand inherit this limit, or does the scrolling shelf bypass this limitation? Is there a hard limit to the number of apps that one can have installed in Newsstand?
A: It's a shelf for a lot of subscriptions. Many more than the standard folder limits. As conceptually you could see it as a folder, but in fact its a newsstand. I tried to find some documentation on the limit for newsstand and couldn't find anything but I've seen some of my clients have a LOT of subscriptions on their shelves.
A: I don't think there is. I just tried filling up my newsstand. As it appears, you only get to see a small bar when opening the application. In the small bar you can scroll through your subscriptions like on a real bookshelf. Very intuitive and smooth.
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41cf0bba4565d5a2533fa730440e388b529b06fe | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Which current Macs have an infrared receiver I have an Apple Remote that I used with a white plastic MacBook. I no longer have the MacBook, but still have the remote. What current Macs have an infrared receiver and can work with the Apple Remote? What current Macs do not have an infrared receiver and cannot work with the Apple Remote?
A: Currently (March 2012) the MacBook Air and the Mac Pro are the only generally available macs that lack a built-in infrared receiver.
The white polycarbonate MacBook that is still available as a refurbished product and from educational sales channels also lacks an infrared receiver.
| Q: Which current Macs have an infrared receiver I have an Apple Remote that I used with a white plastic MacBook. I no longer have the MacBook, but still have the remote. What current Macs have an infrared receiver and can work with the Apple Remote? What current Macs do not have an infrared receiver and cannot work with the Apple Remote?
A: Currently (March 2012) the MacBook Air and the Mac Pro are the only generally available macs that lack a built-in infrared receiver.
The white polycarbonate MacBook that is still available as a refurbished product and from educational sales channels also lacks an infrared receiver.
A: The only current* model of Mac with an infrared sensor is the Mac Mini. Other than Mac Mini and Apple TV, no Apple products have included a sensor since 2012. Here's a list of models from each line of Mac computers which can receive input from an infrared Apple Remote:
*
*MacBook Pro — non-Retina, Mid 2012 and earlier
*MacBook Air — Mid 2009 and earlier
*MacBook — Mid 2009 and earlier
*iMac — Mid 2011 and earlier**
Finally, except for the 4th generation Apple TV, all Apple devices with infrared sensors can only be used with infrared Apple Remotes, and not with any other IR devices.
(Source: Mactracker)
* Most recent version of a product still sold by Apple in May 2017
** Only since the iMac G5 with iSight (from 2005), and with the somewhat surprising lone exception of the 20-inch, Mid 2009 model.
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5677e4da12f6d2ebca0d262f5ef9d7c12d40dea3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How big is this app update? Is it possible to see the size of the download from the App store when updating an iOS device?
As some users have a limited amount of online data they can use in contracts, It would be useful to know the size of the download. Currently the only way I can find out is if the update is larger than 20mb. This then tells me I have to update over a WiFi network.
A: The size is normally the size of the full application. What I do is I open the application info screen and look at the file size. Remember, App Store updates are full versions of the file being downloaded, and the existing one replaced.
There is unfortunately no way to do this quickly, you have to check each application individually from the update screen by tapping on its icon.
As pointed out by @cksum, when finding the app on the iPhone, scroll to the bottom and it will show the size.
| Q: How big is this app update? Is it possible to see the size of the download from the App store when updating an iOS device?
As some users have a limited amount of online data they can use in contracts, It would be useful to know the size of the download. Currently the only way I can find out is if the update is larger than 20mb. This then tells me I have to update over a WiFi network.
A: The size is normally the size of the full application. What I do is I open the application info screen and look at the file size. Remember, App Store updates are full versions of the file being downloaded, and the existing one replaced.
There is unfortunately no way to do this quickly, you have to check each application individually from the update screen by tapping on its icon.
As pointed out by @cksum, when finding the app on the iPhone, scroll to the bottom and it will show the size.
A: If got exactly what you need! If you jailbreak your device, there is an app called AppStore Update Size from the BigBoss repository, it's free and it looks like this:
A: To see how much space an app update takes in iOS 11, tap the more button and it will show you this:
A: When downloading an app, your told how much space is taken over. If you've already downloaded something, but still want to know the space thats being taken over, you can always go to your settings and click on all the lists of your apps. It will show how much mb it takes over.
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9cc180b10b5020cc29fe443d5d0cc33ff8ce0b81 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: OSX Preview: is able to display DRM protected PDF files? (mainly concerned about Adobe DRM) I would like to know if the Preview application (last release) is able to open PDF files that are DRM protected, for example by Adobe DRM system.
A: Preview.app cannot view DRM protected PDFs, the only way to view these files is to change the Default Program for PDFs to Acrobat.
Personally, I would not advocate this due to the unsecure nature of Adobe Reader on OSX (and Windows) and would go through the onetime process to remove the DRM restrictions on each PDF
| Q: OSX Preview: is able to display DRM protected PDF files? (mainly concerned about Adobe DRM) I would like to know if the Preview application (last release) is able to open PDF files that are DRM protected, for example by Adobe DRM system.
A: Preview.app cannot view DRM protected PDFs, the only way to view these files is to change the Default Program for PDFs to Acrobat.
Personally, I would not advocate this due to the unsecure nature of Adobe Reader on OSX (and Windows) and would go through the onetime process to remove the DRM restrictions on each PDF
A: Preview can display encrypted PDF files (if you know the password), if those files are encrypted according to the PDF standard.
There are other types of third-party DRM that can be applied to PDFs, and Preview cannot read those files. Adobe also has their own non-standard "Digital Editions" DRM, which Preview cannot read.
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a5b1e34e47588ffb10976187ffc0a7c54d8f5fdb | Apple Stackexchange
Q: QuickTime X can't use .srt files For some reason, ever since Apple released QuickTime X, QuickTime won't open files with an associated .srt file anymore. I get the error QuickTime can't open it and if I would like to open it in QuickTime 7. And the strange part is, the .srt files are working with Preview.
I have Perian installed correctly.
I don't mind using QuickTime 7 and I know VLC is far better in using .srt files, but still. This question intrigues me a lot.
How can I make QuickTime X work with .srt files?
A: I strongly recommend Subler, with which you can not only soft bake the subtitles but easily add metadata as well. This allows playback with subtitles on iTunes and iOS devices as well, and even swiftly converts .mkv files for playback on these devices as well.
Small tutorial:
*
*Drag a movie file on Subler, then drag the .srt-file on the newly opened window
*Optionally choose a language and set as default to autoload
*Optionally click the search icon on the top right to add metadata
*Click the share icon right next to the search icon to merge the files
| Q: QuickTime X can't use .srt files For some reason, ever since Apple released QuickTime X, QuickTime won't open files with an associated .srt file anymore. I get the error QuickTime can't open it and if I would like to open it in QuickTime 7. And the strange part is, the .srt files are working with Preview.
I have Perian installed correctly.
I don't mind using QuickTime 7 and I know VLC is far better in using .srt files, but still. This question intrigues me a lot.
How can I make QuickTime X work with .srt files?
A: I strongly recommend Subler, with which you can not only soft bake the subtitles but easily add metadata as well. This allows playback with subtitles on iTunes and iOS devices as well, and even swiftly converts .mkv files for playback on these devices as well.
Small tutorial:
*
*Drag a movie file on Subler, then drag the .srt-file on the newly opened window
*Optionally choose a language and set as default to autoload
*Optionally click the search icon on the top right to add metadata
*Click the share icon right next to the search icon to merge the files
A: Or you can put the SRT subtitles to a subtitle track in movies. Quicktime Player X supports multiple language of subtitles and chapters as well. Subtitle Writer on Mac App Store might be a good tool for this.
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9de22f7bfa0bd59851838ba9d631856deb17ba43 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Mac-mini audio out I have a Mac mini (2011) which doesn't produce any sound through the audio out. I've tried with speakers, headphones, etc,... but no sounds to hear.
What can be the problem?
A: Open the Sound Preferences Pane in System Preferences and make sure that the settings for output device, Output volume and Mute are set appropriately:
You might want to plug in a set of headphones or external speakers while this panel is open to confirm that the hardware is registering correctly.
If those settings all seem to be correct, Apple has a knowledgebase article: Troubleshooting issues with no audio from built-in speakers on Macs
I have also seen instances when the settings in the Audio Midi Setup panel (You'll find it in the Utilities folder) are incorrect. Confirm that the settings for the Built-in Output are 44100 Hz 2 channel-24 bit.
If all of this fails, I have seen reports of this problem having being solved by reinstalling the system software. You might want to try that before taking your computer in for repair.
| Q: Mac-mini audio out I have a Mac mini (2011) which doesn't produce any sound through the audio out. I've tried with speakers, headphones, etc,... but no sounds to hear.
What can be the problem?
A: Open the Sound Preferences Pane in System Preferences and make sure that the settings for output device, Output volume and Mute are set appropriately:
You might want to plug in a set of headphones or external speakers while this panel is open to confirm that the hardware is registering correctly.
If those settings all seem to be correct, Apple has a knowledgebase article: Troubleshooting issues with no audio from built-in speakers on Macs
I have also seen instances when the settings in the Audio Midi Setup panel (You'll find it in the Utilities folder) are incorrect. Confirm that the settings for the Built-in Output are 44100 Hz 2 channel-24 bit.
If all of this fails, I have seen reports of this problem having being solved by reinstalling the system software. You might want to try that before taking your computer in for repair.
A: Possible issues:
*
*Volume set too low
*Default audio output not set correctly
*Hardware issue, go to Apple Store if possible
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aa69e61ca2f7533f5f599a02e68c94d4a8542343 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Disable Command-W in the terminal Is there any way to disable Command+W in the terminal?
On several occasions I have accidentally closed a terminal window containing important information when I meant to close a Safari tab and did not realize that the terminal was the active window.
A: To disable ⌘W in Terminal, do the following:
*
*From the menu in the top left corner of the screen, select System Preferences. Click on Keyboard then Keyboard Shortcuts then Application Shortcuts.
*Click the + button to add a new shortcut
*Select "Terminal.app" for the application, and for the command, type Close (this is case sensitive). You must provide a keybinding, but it doesn't have to be the default. In the shortcut box, give it a different shortcut, like ⌘ControlW
*Now ⌘W will not close your terminal windows.
| Q: Disable Command-W in the terminal Is there any way to disable Command+W in the terminal?
On several occasions I have accidentally closed a terminal window containing important information when I meant to close a Safari tab and did not realize that the terminal was the active window.
A: To disable ⌘W in Terminal, do the following:
*
*From the menu in the top left corner of the screen, select System Preferences. Click on Keyboard then Keyboard Shortcuts then Application Shortcuts.
*Click the + button to add a new shortcut
*Select "Terminal.app" for the application, and for the command, type Close (this is case sensitive). You must provide a keybinding, but it doesn't have to be the default. In the shortcut box, give it a different shortcut, like ⌘ControlW
*Now ⌘W will not close your terminal windows.
A: I propose this:
In iTerm: Open Preferences (⌘+,), click tab Keys, at the bottom of Key Bindings click +. In the appearing dialog, click Click to Set, then type ⌘+w and leave the default Action Ignore.
*
*no need to manipulate global settings
*no need to confirm conscious closing
A: A bit of an old question but in iTerm2 this helped me:
iTerm2 → Preferences → keys → Add key mapping: "command + w" => ignore
A: You can set a prompt before closing in the preferences:
Terminal Preferences → Settings → Shell
A: Goto Keyboard System Preferences and select "Keyboard Shortcuts". Then choose Application Shortcuts from the left and click +. Choose "Terminal.app" and enter a menu item that is not that critical. I chose "Bring All to Front". Then click into Keyboard Shortcut and hit CMD+W. Click OK.
Using this technique have have successfully redirected the CMD+W shortcut in Terminal.
A: I tried all of the above, and none worked for me.
What worked was changing the shortcut for the "Close" command.
A: For iterm, as @Shwaydogg mention:
For those using iTerm go to Prefrerences -> Profiles -> Session -> Prompt before closing!
A: Also worth mentioning BetterTouchTool (http://www.bettertouchtool.net/)
I wanted to have both ⌘W & ⌘C both perform Copy (muscle memory, don't ask). The native method only allows you one key per command, with BTT I was able to have both keys mapped to same command, while also avoid the undesired Close WIndow behaviour
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b3b093c6d692b616b37ede5336ad4b8d554197b0 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What impact can a dual monitor setup have in overall performance? I have a MacBook Pro late 2008 (2.4GHz Core 2 Duo with 4GB memory) and am considering getting a second 24" monitor. I understand having a dual monitor setup may decrease performance, but how much would that be? How can I know if a 24" second monitor would in fact have significant impact on my MBP performance without having to go to a store and test it myself?
A: I have the same setup - a 24" iiyama Prolite and a Early-2010 Macbook Pro with 2.4ghz dual core and 8gb of RAM. Originally I had 4, but I upped to 8.
I've noticed almost no change in performance since adding the screen - even running heavy apps like Photoshop, there is very little to no lag - and for general web usage (Chrome, Spotify, Forklift and Textmate) there is absolutely no change and no lag.
I'm starting to think in hindsight that it was unnecessary to upgrade the RAM (although this was a £30 job from Crucial) - the only time where I notice the addition is in boot times.
| Q: What impact can a dual monitor setup have in overall performance? I have a MacBook Pro late 2008 (2.4GHz Core 2 Duo with 4GB memory) and am considering getting a second 24" monitor. I understand having a dual monitor setup may decrease performance, but how much would that be? How can I know if a 24" second monitor would in fact have significant impact on my MBP performance without having to go to a store and test it myself?
A: I have the same setup - a 24" iiyama Prolite and a Early-2010 Macbook Pro with 2.4ghz dual core and 8gb of RAM. Originally I had 4, but I upped to 8.
I've noticed almost no change in performance since adding the screen - even running heavy apps like Photoshop, there is very little to no lag - and for general web usage (Chrome, Spotify, Forklift and Textmate) there is absolutely no change and no lag.
I'm starting to think in hindsight that it was unnecessary to upgrade the RAM (although this was a £30 job from Crucial) - the only time where I notice the addition is in boot times.
A: https://support.apple.com/kb/HT3246 talks about memory usage for various Mac products, including the late-2008 MacBook Pro you are using. Your MacBook allocates a portion of its RAM for video. You can hit the wall with that if you're rendering lots of video, but as far as I can tell, your GPU is discrete (ie. not part of your CPU, so multiple monitors won't affect your CPU performance) and the amount of memory allocated to video doesn't change upon hooking up a second monitor (so you won't decrease the quantity of RAM available to your applications).
A: I have the same model and have had it HDMI ported to my 60in Panasonic for several months acting as my main media center. I've also used it playing Battlefield Bad Company 2 amongst other games and though I have experienced slight lag, it was more than likely due to only have 256MB vRam in that model.
Short answer: No change in performance noticed by being dual monitored while watching movies/tv shows/working in MS Office.
*(I know it's offtopic but..) I have to disagree with the above poster, I have noticed significant differences in my MB 5,1 after upgrading to 8GB ram, particularly with running VMWare/Parallels applications. Where it sits now, I am capable of running OSX 10.6+ with various apps like iTunes and Safari, Visual Studio 2010 in a windows environment, and Ubuntu 11.04 with several apps running such as Xchat and Steam all at the same time without significant lag.
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0539a36198170b1ca63d4fb4088a9149f540cd87 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Cannot rearrange Launchpad Icons I just installed Lion over Snow Leopard. I was trying to rearrange the icons in Launchpad into folders/groups. It worked for a while, but sometime in the middle of rearranging I could no longer take previously foldered/grouped icons out of the group I had previously put them.
I performed the killall tutorial to reset Launchpad, only to have to start over again. I tried restarting, etc., but I ran into the same problem again after a while of rearranging.
I cannot find anything online regarding being locked out of rearranging in Launchpad. Has anyone else had this problem? How can I fix it?
A: You can either...
*
*nuke the Launchpad data and start clean or
*refresh the Launchpad database to get all apps loaded and movable.
Let me know which one works.
| Q: Cannot rearrange Launchpad Icons I just installed Lion over Snow Leopard. I was trying to rearrange the icons in Launchpad into folders/groups. It worked for a while, but sometime in the middle of rearranging I could no longer take previously foldered/grouped icons out of the group I had previously put them.
I performed the killall tutorial to reset Launchpad, only to have to start over again. I tried restarting, etc., but I ran into the same problem again after a while of rearranging.
I cannot find anything online regarding being locked out of rearranging in Launchpad. Has anyone else had this problem? How can I fix it?
A: You can either...
*
*nuke the Launchpad data and start clean or
*refresh the Launchpad database to get all apps loaded and movable.
Let me know which one works.
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6776bc2c1d3eb1f1dee41ce614c376f0a279cef8 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a way to install and use PowerPC applications on Intel Macs? Is there any way to install and use PowerPC applications on Intel based macs? I have older Adobe software that I would like to use, and cannot use on my new iMac.
A: Instructions for installing Snow Leopard (and Rosetta) into Parallels 7 in Lion:
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1365439
| Q: Is there a way to install and use PowerPC applications on Intel Macs? Is there any way to install and use PowerPC applications on Intel based macs? I have older Adobe software that I would like to use, and cannot use on my new iMac.
A: Instructions for installing Snow Leopard (and Rosetta) into Parallels 7 in Lion:
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1365439
A: There was an emulation layer called Rosetta to allow Intel Macs to run PowerPC applications that Apple provided from Mac OS X 10.4 to 10.6. Sadly, they removed it in 10.7 Lion and it no longer works. Given that you said your iMac is brand new, it presumably came with Lion preinstalled, and is unable to run anything older. So, unfortunately, the answer is no.
Your options are to upgrade your Adobe software to an Intel version, trade in your new Mac for a slightly older used Mac (from early 2011 or earlier) and put Snow Leopard on it, or continue to use your old hardware for your Adobe software.
A: There is a solution: Use Snow Leopard. It comes with rosetta which is an emulation layer for PPC apps.
If you use Lion there is also a solution: Use Snow Leopard:
To achieve a dual system configuration use either VirtualBox, VMWare Fusion or Parallels Desktop for Mac.
Install Snow Leopard on a virtual machine.
Install Rosetta and your applications.
Run the applications on the virtual machine.
It is not the most efficient or the most convenient way, but until LionRosetta is released it should do.
An up to date setup is described here.
Edit: LionRosetta is no more.
A: Unfortunately, I have to have a Snow Leo partition. Pro Tools 9 only runs in SL and upgrading is not all that cheap, plus, it performs like a champ. Also, I use an app called DrumCore, which is amazing for solo recording musicians. It contains tons of loops played by top session drummers and allows you to change the speed without degrading sound. You can cut up the loops, use midi data & a sound replacer if you want, etc etc. There is a newer version, but it is SOOOO expensive. Version 2 is PowerPC only. Running a VM isn't really feasible for audio production. So, I have to do all my drum tracks is Snow Leo & PT 9, then if I want, reboot into newer OS and open session in PT 10. But I also still have a dual 2GHz G5 which runs lightning fast with the versions of apps that were designed for it.
In short, don't emulate and keep your PPC Mac or buy one used is the best option.
A: I was experiencing the same problem and was shocked that I can't use PPC on the Mac I bought.
So, after reading all of the sheepshaver and Snow Leopard forums, I finally came across "winebottlercombo.bmg". Look it up, download it and set it up. You might have to download xquartz.dmg as well, I had to.
When you download and set up these two programs, they allow you to use a .exe (Windows execution file) and from there you can use what is known to the Mac as an "unsupported" ppc file as a .exe Windows file through "Winebottler". Totally bypasses the "unsupported PPC" on Mac OS X Lion.
So just copy the image of the CD that you want using a
Windows pc, make sure that you are copying the .exe file and open/set it up with the wine file on your Mac and it will work like a charm, without having to go through all of the set up procedures.
After it is set up, whatever .exe and .lnk file you want to use, always "Open With--> wine.app"
Note: you may have to look for the .lnk file via search in Finder. That is the file I needed to find to use the program I set up.
So sorry if this is not so clear, I am also new to the Mac world and don't know all of the Mac lingo yet.
A: I just used terminal to install FCP6 on my new intel macbook pro. I was getting hit with the "Cannot install PowerPC" error when clicking on the installer.
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A: I bought Lion when it very first came out and it did support my camera which is a PowerPC based Canon. The guys at the Apple Store recently ran updates and now it will not. So it is untrue that the original Lion did not support it. For some reason down the line Apple decided not to support it anymore on Lion. It was never an original cannot do that on an original Lion.
Wish they would offer me going back instead of Yosemite. I'd take them up on that one.
Marjorie Cameron
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4e8ffd85897636ed72d49a78453defb73584b048 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can iPad 3 play 2048×1536 video in its native resolution? Can the third generation iPad play 2048×1536 videos in its native resolution?
I've converted some 4K footage to 2048×1536 mp4s using Apple Compressor. These files play correctly on my Mac, but iTunes refuses to sync them over to my iPad.
How can I achieve 1:1 pixel perfect Post-HD videos on my iPad 3?
A: If you take a look at this page, it looks like the guy figured out how to get to 1920x1440 and even up to 2048x1536 using mpeg4 or h264.
| Q: Can iPad 3 play 2048×1536 video in its native resolution? Can the third generation iPad play 2048×1536 videos in its native resolution?
I've converted some 4K footage to 2048×1536 mp4s using Apple Compressor. These files play correctly on my Mac, but iTunes refuses to sync them over to my iPad.
How can I achieve 1:1 pixel perfect Post-HD videos on my iPad 3?
A: If you take a look at this page, it looks like the guy figured out how to get to 1920x1440 and even up to 2048x1536 using mpeg4 or h264.
A: The answer is no. The following lists the available format for displaying video output on the device:
Video formats supported:
*
*H.264 video up to 1080p, 30 frames per second, High Profile level 4.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
*MPEG-4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
*Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format
So the maximum resolution is 1080p (1920 x 1080), there is no way to displayer higher, and certainly not native through the default media playing apps at least. 3rd party apps may well allow for this if they include a suitable codec, but I am not aware of any that do.
A: If you have an Apple developer account, you could copile your own VLC media player.
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b073ef673f716ac3e9641f3852a7c8a2e77176cb | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Must I download Xcode with the same Apple ID that I'm submitting with? I have an apple account and I have downloaded Xcode on my Mac. If I download Xcode on my friend's Mac because he doesn't have an account yet and he would be on the iOS program later, would he be able to upload his app (saying he downloaded Xcode with my account and he now has an apple account)? Should he download Xcode again (with his account)?
A: Your friend will be fine. The account used to download Xcode is in no way connected to your iTunes connect account, which is what is used to upload your app later. Xcode prompts for login information where appropriate, so your friend has nothing to worry about. There's no need to download it again later.
| Q: Must I download Xcode with the same Apple ID that I'm submitting with? I have an apple account and I have downloaded Xcode on my Mac. If I download Xcode on my friend's Mac because he doesn't have an account yet and he would be on the iOS program later, would he be able to upload his app (saying he downloaded Xcode with my account and he now has an apple account)? Should he download Xcode again (with his account)?
A: Your friend will be fine. The account used to download Xcode is in no way connected to your iTunes connect account, which is what is used to upload your app later. Xcode prompts for login information where appropriate, so your friend has nothing to worry about. There's no need to download it again later.
A: You don't have to download Xcode with the same ID as the one used to submit applications to Apple. They are distinct IDs.
The Apple developer ID is in no way linked to the app store consumer ID (Apple ID). And you cannot use the Apple Developer ID on the App Store or the Apple ID on the Developers portal. But you can create both using the same e-mail address.
You will use the Apple ID on the Mac App Store to download the latest release version of Xcode 4.3. It will will only be required to update said Xcode.
Note: You can create an Apple ID without a credit card as noted in this answer.
When using Xcode you might need to use your Apple developer ID (free) to download additional resources (documentation, support for anterior iOS versions/SDKs, command line tools)...
You can register for an Apple developer ID here for free.
To submit apps you need your Apple developer ID, which you will use to enroll to one or both Developer Programs:
*
*Mac Developer Program ($99/year) for distribution on the Mac App Store
*iOS Developer Program ($99/year) to distribute your apps on the iOS App Store.
These programs will also give you access to additional resources and beta versions of OS X, iOS, tools and SDKs. For beta versions of Xcode and beta frameworks you need to use you apple developer ID to download the DMG with the beta version directly from the developers portal.
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2d7eadd2d7f0baf462e60e7f3e57d86e2d058827 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What app/feature/software is this microphone image from? What is this microphone image from? It appeared on my friend's MacBook and she can't figure it out.
A: This is the Mac OS X built in voice input mechanism.
To turn it off, visit preferences - it's possible to turn it on via a keyboard shortcut which may explain it's random appearance.
Speech Recognition
Speakable Items, built into OS X and located in the Speech pane of
System Preferences, lets you control the computer using your voice
instead of the keyboard. And you don’t have to train your Mac to use
it. You can use Speakable Items to navigate menus and enter keyboard
shortcuts; speak checkbox names, radio button names, list items, and
button names; and open, close, control, and switch among applications
This article from Lifehacker explains how to use the feature is you are interested in learning more.
| Q: What app/feature/software is this microphone image from? What is this microphone image from? It appeared on my friend's MacBook and she can't figure it out.
A: This is the Mac OS X built in voice input mechanism.
To turn it off, visit preferences - it's possible to turn it on via a keyboard shortcut which may explain it's random appearance.
Speech Recognition
Speakable Items, built into OS X and located in the Speech pane of
System Preferences, lets you control the computer using your voice
instead of the keyboard. And you don’t have to train your Mac to use
it. You can use Speakable Items to navigate menus and enter keyboard
shortcuts; speak checkbox names, radio button names, list items, and
button names; and open, close, control, and switch among applications
This article from Lifehacker explains how to use the feature is you are interested in learning more.
A: If your friend navigates to the Speech pane of her System Preferences she'll see that Speakable Items is enabled. Speakable Items is a limited form of voice recognition that allows you to issue commands to your Macintosh vocally. The microphone device you see indicates that the system is listening and, if I remember correctly, can also be used to toggle the listening state of the Mac.
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27593ccedc9960a00816a468125cfac1133855ac | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iOS Stacks or equivalent functionality Fairly simple question, is there a way, either through existing functionality or by jail breaking that you can add Stacks to the iOS dock.
EDIT:
There are three different formats in the way that Stacks work on OSX, Grid (iOS Folder View), Fan and List.
Is there any implementation of Fan or List views?
A: *
*Long press any app icon to enter "wiggle mode".
*Drag the desired folder to the Dock.
*Press the Home button to exit "wiggle mode".
Done!
| Q: iOS Stacks or equivalent functionality Fairly simple question, is there a way, either through existing functionality or by jail breaking that you can add Stacks to the iOS dock.
EDIT:
There are three different formats in the way that Stacks work on OSX, Grid (iOS Folder View), Fan and List.
Is there any implementation of Fan or List views?
A: *
*Long press any app icon to enter "wiggle mode".
*Drag the desired folder to the Dock.
*Press the Home button to exit "wiggle mode".
Done!
A: Not through folders, no, but if you're JailBroken, there're a couple tweaks in Cydia that you can get called Infinidock and Cascade. They're $1.99 and $0.99, respectively. When you put them together, it adds an Overflow type of look to your dock. It's close to what you're asking, but other than that, there isn't anything that does what you want.
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c943f19d222473809f9b191b8c91a5aa23617eb3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Access Applications directory in Terminal I'm really new to command line and I'm trying to access my Applications directory within Terminal.
By default, I am stuck in my user directory but Applications is a child of the "Macintosh HD".
Any tips on how to get to this directory as opposed to username>Applications?
A: In terminal type:
cd /
cd Applications
Or you can just type:
cd /Applications
At this point, if you type pwd (print working directory) it should return /Applications
A great place to start with Terminal is http://linuxcommand.org/learning_the_shell.php even though it is aimed at Linux users
| Q: Access Applications directory in Terminal I'm really new to command line and I'm trying to access my Applications directory within Terminal.
By default, I am stuck in my user directory but Applications is a child of the "Macintosh HD".
Any tips on how to get to this directory as opposed to username>Applications?
A: In terminal type:
cd /
cd Applications
Or you can just type:
cd /Applications
At this point, if you type pwd (print working directory) it should return /Applications
A great place to start with Terminal is http://linuxcommand.org/learning_the_shell.php even though it is aimed at Linux users
A: In the Terminal you can type the absolute path...
cd /Applications
to access applications installed for all users.
If you want to access the root folder (named "Macintosh HD", in your case), it called / in Mac OS X (and other UNIX variants).
And cd, meaning change directory, is used to navigate.
Alternatively, you can use the shortcut ⌘+⇧+G in the Finder and type...
/Applications
You do not need to type out the whole name. Tab-completion automatically adds the last letters. You can invoke tab-completion by pressing ⇥ while typing /Applications.
A: To navigate using the terminal you will use 2 commands; cd and ls.
To change directory you use cd. Ex: cd myfolder/anotherFolder.
You can type pwd to display the current directory you are in.
To list the content of a directory use ls. You can get more info about the content of a directory using ls -al.
You will notice that here are 2 directories which are always present wherever you list the content of a directory: . and ...
. is simply a reference to the current directory so typing cd ./somedir and cd somedir are equivalent.
.. is a reference to the parent directory. So using cd .. will move you back to the parent directory.
There are 2 ways to navigate. Either by using the full path or by using the relative path.
Let's say you are in /Users/user20378. If you want to get to /Applications you can either navigate there using the full path cd /Application or the relative path cd ../../Applications.
Depending on where you want to navigate the relative path can be more or less efficient than the full path.
Use tab while typing the name of a folder or a file to auto complete.
A: The terminal app supports drag and drop if you are more comfortable in Finder.
The cd command of course changes the current directory to the one to type or paste / drop.
So type cd in terminal and then drag in the correct Applications folder from finder shortcut, from a save dialog or a finder window into the terminal window with your mouse and let go.
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a23307d4504248f8c6adcccd09c6ef0b5a4ade51 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Migrating Parallels to a new Machine Hi I am migrating my Parallels install and VMs to a new machine. Is there an easy way to do this without having to reinstall all my software on my VM?
A: Yes there is! The Unofficial Apple Weblog has dedicated a whole topic about moving your copies of Parallels.
Basically it's just a matter of copying your Parallels folder to the new Mac. The only thing you need to do, besides moving the folder, is reinstalling the Parallels Tools.
| Q: Migrating Parallels to a new Machine Hi I am migrating my Parallels install and VMs to a new machine. Is there an easy way to do this without having to reinstall all my software on my VM?
A: Yes there is! The Unofficial Apple Weblog has dedicated a whole topic about moving your copies of Parallels.
Basically it's just a matter of copying your Parallels folder to the new Mac. The only thing you need to do, besides moving the folder, is reinstalling the Parallels Tools.
A: With Parallels Desktop 6 and 7 this has been made even easier.
*
*Install Parallels Desktop on your new Mac
*Copy the complete PVM file to a folder on the new Mac
*Register and run Parallels and select File -> Open
*Select the moved PVM file
*At the Parallels prompt specify whether you copied or moved the file
The latter will generate new GUIDs for the file to ensure that it doesn't clash with any existing VM's on the new machine.
PS: Even easier option once Parallels is installed:
*
*Double click on the copied PVM file. This will launch Parallels and shortcut the above process.
A: These answers didn't help for me. I'm migrating Parallels 12, and Windows 10. I couldn't get my existing VM for Windows 10 to transfer to the new MacBook Pro.
Parallels Desktop is easily restored to the new Mac using Time Machine. Note that the VM and Bootcamp are (ALWAYS) ignored by Time Machine, and must be transferred separately.
Get a USB stick, > 8GB, and format it using using http://www.disk-partition.com/diskpart/format-disk-partition-4125.html.
Insert USB stick in old machine so Windows 10 sees it.
In your old Windows 10 VM, download the "Media Creation Tool" here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10/.
Create the Windows 10 image on the USB stick using mediacreationtool.
Eject USB stick from old Windows 10 machine.
Insert the USB stick into the Mac, and use Parallels Desktop: File/New to create the new VM. Click "Install Windows from image file" and follow instructions. It should auto locate the USB stick with the Windows 10 info.
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be6caaaf7b9f9d8a0afc96629749259c31defedb | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Remove a device from 'Find My iPhone' app I cannot remove any devices from the list of devices in the 'Find My iPhone' app.
I have also looked on iCloud.com and cannot seem to remove them there either. Is this possible outside of MobileMe?
A: If you have physical access to the device, to into the iCloud settings and turn off "Find My iPhone". If you don't, You can remove devices from iCloud.com, provided iCloud can't find them. Go to the "Find My iPhone" section on iCloud.com. Click the device to select it, then click the circled "X" on the right. This removes the device from Find My iPhone.
You can also remove devices from the Find My iPhone app by swiping horizontally on the device. Again, the device must not be locatable for this to work.
| Q: Remove a device from 'Find My iPhone' app I cannot remove any devices from the list of devices in the 'Find My iPhone' app.
I have also looked on iCloud.com and cannot seem to remove them there either. Is this possible outside of MobileMe?
A: If you have physical access to the device, to into the iCloud settings and turn off "Find My iPhone". If you don't, You can remove devices from iCloud.com, provided iCloud can't find them. Go to the "Find My iPhone" section on iCloud.com. Click the device to select it, then click the circled "X" on the right. This removes the device from Find My iPhone.
You can also remove devices from the Find My iPhone app by swiping horizontally on the device. Again, the device must not be locatable for this to work.
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664b1aa09b853656ee82b9a9f3a998591e77f9b6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: New Playlists aren't transferring to iPhone Every time I make a new playlist on my computer, then sync my iPhone to my computer, the playlists never appear on my iPhone.
A: Check to make sure that your entire library is set to sync to your phone. In iTunes, connect to your phone, select the Music tab across the top, then verify that Sync Music is enabled and the Entire Music Library radio box is selected. This allow all playlists that you create on your computer to sync to your phone.
Note that you must sync in order for playlists to transfer - after they have been created.
| Q: New Playlists aren't transferring to iPhone Every time I make a new playlist on my computer, then sync my iPhone to my computer, the playlists never appear on my iPhone.
A: Check to make sure that your entire library is set to sync to your phone. In iTunes, connect to your phone, select the Music tab across the top, then verify that Sync Music is enabled and the Entire Music Library radio box is selected. This allow all playlists that you create on your computer to sync to your phone.
Note that you must sync in order for playlists to transfer - after they have been created.
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6418501a6195c0c4f37f321052b2327cdb4266bb | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is There A Free Photoshop Alternative for Mac OS X? I've been doing quite a bit of searching, but I'm only turning up commercially licensed packages. I don't need something as fully-featured as Photoshop, but something in that genre is sufficient. These features are of most importance to me:
*
*Basic photo editing
*Some filters
*Layering
*Text tool
I want to be able to make simple posters/flyers by combining multiple images and text.
A: My favourite photo editor is online Pixlr.
Even looks like Photoshop :)
| Q: Is There A Free Photoshop Alternative for Mac OS X? I've been doing quite a bit of searching, but I'm only turning up commercially licensed packages. I don't need something as fully-featured as Photoshop, but something in that genre is sufficient. These features are of most importance to me:
*
*Basic photo editing
*Some filters
*Layering
*Text tool
I want to be able to make simple posters/flyers by combining multiple images and text.
A: My favourite photo editor is online Pixlr.
Even looks like Photoshop :)
A: GIMP is widely recognised as a quality free alternative to Photoshop in many regards.
...but it's not considered to be particularly successful in it's approach to embracing Mac OS X application design ;)
If you want something that isn't necessarily free but is at least inexpensive, then there are a number of other programs including Acorn and Pixelmator available in the Mac App Store. You could always try the cut down Photoshop Elements.
For a good roundup, see this wonderful blog post from the Ask Different Community Blog for more info:
GIMP vs Photoshop vs Pixelmator – Graphics Editor Shootout
A: The only free alternatives I know of is GIMP. I don't like it. I don't use it, and I can't tell you anything about it. Ugly is as ugly does—and I don't find GIMP's interface conducive to creative work.
If we change free to low-cost my first choice is Pixelmator. It has a clean and (relatively) intuitive interface, supports layers and, most important to me, has a content aware fill feature. Lots more info and some great tutorials on the website.
A: Okay, mark me down for ignoring the "free" part of the question, but I'm really quite fond of Aperture for the combination of editing and organizing that it does. It fills about 95% of what I used to use Photoshop for, plus I can keyword photos, maintain versions of edits, label faces and search for similar ones, and much more. It's become the centre of my photo organizing and editing activities.
Together with Apple Pages, I can do just about anything I want to do regarding photo editing, organization, and end use.
It won't do "flaming text" or other "graphic arts" sorts of things that Photoshop does, though. I don't miss that.
A: I think you'll find Pixelmator a good alternative to Photoshop. You can get it on the Mac App Store for $14.99.
A: You can also try Seashore which is a scaled down version of gimp.
You can have a look at this chart they have created which compares the features of GIMP, Acorn, Photoshop Elements, Pixelmator and Seashore. Using this you will be able to find what features you need from the editor and make an informed decision whether to stick with a free solution or buy a low cost solution.
A: There's another free, browser based, alternative: Photoshop Online.
A: LazPaint is free software, very light but with many more basic features, including :
*
*antialiasing
*multiple undo
*alpha blending
*BGRABitmap
*selection of any shape
*rotation
*filters
*update checker
A: Photoshop 6 Beta is free on http://labs.adobe.com/
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d0b1aabe7169f56f382c007675da38f139914197 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: ethtool Equivalent for OS X Lion Other than ifconfig, is there an app/script for OS X Lion that produces similar output/info to ethtool?
Specifically, I would like to be able to query the following:
*
*driver info
*online/offline
*speed
*duplex
Output from ethtool looks like this:
ajc@ajc-3] sudo ethtool eth0|grep Duplex ~
Duplex: Full
ajc@ajc-3] sudo ethtool eth0|grep Speed ~
Speed: 100Mb/s
ajc@ajc-3] sudo ethtool eth0|grep Link ~
Link detected: yes
ajc@ajc-3] sudo ethtool -i eth0 ~
driver: pcnet32
version: 1.32
firmware-version:
bus-info: 0000:00:03.0
A: Maybe networksetup can give you some information you're looking for:
networksetup -getinfo Ethernet
networksetup -getmedia Ethernet
NETWORKSETUP(8) BSD System Manager's Manual NETWORKSETUP(8)
NAME
networksetup -- configuration tool for network settings in System Preferences.
But it's not really lean and may give you less information than ifconfig
| Q: ethtool Equivalent for OS X Lion Other than ifconfig, is there an app/script for OS X Lion that produces similar output/info to ethtool?
Specifically, I would like to be able to query the following:
*
*driver info
*online/offline
*speed
*duplex
Output from ethtool looks like this:
ajc@ajc-3] sudo ethtool eth0|grep Duplex ~
Duplex: Full
ajc@ajc-3] sudo ethtool eth0|grep Speed ~
Speed: 100Mb/s
ajc@ajc-3] sudo ethtool eth0|grep Link ~
Link detected: yes
ajc@ajc-3] sudo ethtool -i eth0 ~
driver: pcnet32
version: 1.32
firmware-version:
bus-info: 0000:00:03.0
A: Maybe networksetup can give you some information you're looking for:
networksetup -getinfo Ethernet
networksetup -getmedia Ethernet
NETWORKSETUP(8) BSD System Manager's Manual NETWORKSETUP(8)
NAME
networksetup -- configuration tool for network settings in System Preferences.
But it's not really lean and may give you less information than ifconfig
A: I would mix both ifconfig and networksetup:
ifconfig
alex@smiley:~|⇒ ifconfig en0 | grep status
status: active
networkstatus
alex@smiley:~|⇒ networksetup -getinfo "Ethernet Adaptor (en0)"
DHCP Configuration
IP address: 192.168.1.11
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Router: 192.168.1.1
Client ID:
IPv6: Automatic IPv6
IP address: none
IPv6 Router: none
Ethernet Address: 1c:6f:65:98:de:81
Grep out whichever lines from both tools that you want. Would be easy enough to combine the various lines into a simple script to output all the information together.
A: My primary tools for reading OSX details on hardware are system_profiler and ioreg. For network interface details, ifconfig is the best bet. The first two will show you connection paths for the hardware as well as software driver information. In your example - media and status provide most of the details you listed.
mac:~ me$ ifconfig en0
en0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
options=2b<RXCSUM,TXCSUM,VLAN_HWTAGGING,TSO4>
ether 00:1b:63:a8:33:33
inet6 fe80::21b:63ff:fea8:3333%en0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x4
inet 172.16.1.8 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 172.16.1.255
media: autoselect (100baseTX <full-duplex,flow-control>)
status: active
mac:~ me$ system_profiler|awk '/^Ethernet Cards/{c=15;next}c-->0'
ethernet:
Type: Ethernet Controller
Bus: PCI
Vendor ID: 0x10de
Device ID: 0x0ab0
Subsystem Vendor ID: 0x10de
Subsystem ID: 0xcb79
Revision ID: 0x00b1
BSD name: en0
Kext name: nvenet.kext
Location: /System/Library/Extensions/IONetworkingFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/nvenet.kext
Version: 2.0.17
In your case, you are grepping for Duplex, Speed and Link and on Mac hardware you can get all of that data from ifconfig en0 | egrep [media|status] as desired.
A: Please change en0 to your i/f name
$ networksetup -getmedia en0
Current: autoselect
Active: 1000baseT <full-duplex>
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ac6f16a0e2deabef49f1685aa9b4ff50bcc9731f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Handbrake Settings for New iPad (3rd Gen) What tweaks can be made to the existing presets for iPad output in Handbrake to optimize for new high resolution of the iPad 3rd Generation?
A: The iPad 3's H.264 playback chip is the same as the iPad 2 (and the new Apple TV's) - that is it will support up to:
1920x1080
30 FPS
High Profile at level 4.1
The biggest difference you'll find is that the 8x8 Transform option is now respected instead of being discarded when making sure the resulting settings matches Baseline or Main Profile specs.
The 8x8 transform is the single most useful feature of x264 in terms of compression-per-speed. It improves compression by at least 5% at a very small speed cost and may provide an unusually high visual quality benefit compared to its compression gain. However, it requires High Profile, which many devices may not support.
From Handbrake's tooltip on the 8x8 transform.
| Q: Handbrake Settings for New iPad (3rd Gen) What tweaks can be made to the existing presets for iPad output in Handbrake to optimize for new high resolution of the iPad 3rd Generation?
A: The iPad 3's H.264 playback chip is the same as the iPad 2 (and the new Apple TV's) - that is it will support up to:
1920x1080
30 FPS
High Profile at level 4.1
The biggest difference you'll find is that the 8x8 Transform option is now respected instead of being discarded when making sure the resulting settings matches Baseline or Main Profile specs.
The 8x8 transform is the single most useful feature of x264 in terms of compression-per-speed. It improves compression by at least 5% at a very small speed cost and may provide an unusually high visual quality benefit compared to its compression gain. However, it requires High Profile, which many devices may not support.
From Handbrake's tooltip on the 8x8 transform.
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f5ae5596c6b8a9e6e4e9effe892cfe60440f5133 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can you talk on the iPhone and use Siri with Monster beats headphones? I want a set of Beats by Dre headphones and have seen that they come with a control on the cord. Does this have a Mic? and can it be used with Siri in the same way the official Apple ones can?
I have looked at online reviews etc, but little is mentioned with iPhone voice compatibility.
A: Yes.
The Monster Beats cables are fully compatible with Apple hardware. They have a mic to support voice actions and Siri. They also have all the hardware buttons for playing music and making phone calls.
I happen to own the Beats Solo headphones. This is what the packaging says:
"Made for iPod", "Made for iPhone" and "Made for iPad" mean that an
electronic accessory has been designed to connect specifically to
iPod, iPhone or iPad, respectively, and has been certified by the
developer to meet Apple performance standards.
(also see MiF logo on Apple's website)
These minimum standards would include voice and button actions using the headset.
| Q: Can you talk on the iPhone and use Siri with Monster beats headphones? I want a set of Beats by Dre headphones and have seen that they come with a control on the cord. Does this have a Mic? and can it be used with Siri in the same way the official Apple ones can?
I have looked at online reviews etc, but little is mentioned with iPhone voice compatibility.
A: Yes.
The Monster Beats cables are fully compatible with Apple hardware. They have a mic to support voice actions and Siri. They also have all the hardware buttons for playing music and making phone calls.
I happen to own the Beats Solo headphones. This is what the packaging says:
"Made for iPod", "Made for iPhone" and "Made for iPad" mean that an
electronic accessory has been designed to connect specifically to
iPod, iPhone or iPad, respectively, and has been certified by the
developer to meet Apple performance standards.
(also see MiF logo on Apple's website)
These minimum standards would include voice and button actions using the headset.
A: Yes.
You should be okay. The beats headphones mic is simply an extension of the built-in mic. Additionally, the hardware to filter out background noise is inside of your iPhone and so the mic won't make much of a difference. Can you do same thing with your standard Apple headphones, right? It's the same thing.
I personally use Klipsch ONE headphones with my iPhone 4. It works well with voice commands. I used my Apple earbuds with the new iPad before. Dictation works like a charm. So, yes, you can.
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14363d4cef7731b8aa320220438f667c50d152f8 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How long does it take for Apple to bill me for purchases on iTunes? I've noticed that I'll often get an email about 24 hours after my purchase took place on iTunes. Does Apple have some sort of billing cycle, or does the withdrawal frm my account actually happen immediately?
A: Per the iTunes Store — Terms and Conditions
If a credit card or your PayPal account is being used for a transaction, Apple may obtain preapproval for an amount up to the amount of the order. Billing occurs at the time of or shortly after your transaction. If you are using 1-Click purchasing or your PayPal account, your order may be authorized and billed in increments during one purchasing session, so it may appear as multiple orders on your statement. If an iTunes Card, iTunes Store Gift Certificate, or Allowance Account is used for a transaction, the amount is deducted at the time of your transaction. When making purchases, content credits are used first, followed by Gift Certificate, iTunes Card, or Allowance Account credits; your credit card or PayPal account is then charged for any remaining balance.
| Q: How long does it take for Apple to bill me for purchases on iTunes? I've noticed that I'll often get an email about 24 hours after my purchase took place on iTunes. Does Apple have some sort of billing cycle, or does the withdrawal frm my account actually happen immediately?
A: Per the iTunes Store — Terms and Conditions
If a credit card or your PayPal account is being used for a transaction, Apple may obtain preapproval for an amount up to the amount of the order. Billing occurs at the time of or shortly after your transaction. If you are using 1-Click purchasing or your PayPal account, your order may be authorized and billed in increments during one purchasing session, so it may appear as multiple orders on your statement. If an iTunes Card, iTunes Store Gift Certificate, or Allowance Account is used for a transaction, the amount is deducted at the time of your transaction. When making purchases, content credits are used first, followed by Gift Certificate, iTunes Card, or Allowance Account credits; your credit card or PayPal account is then charged for any remaining balance.
A: From my experience and from checking the last couple of months of receipts my average is 24-72 hours with the longest being just under 2 weeks.
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58dd1ee0d8e613c5f0b7bebae36b4012b704c585 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I manually uninstall the Developer Tools? I installed the Developer Tools way back in Tiger or Leopard and I'd like to uninstall them now. I have Xcode 4.0.2. How do I uninstall them manually?
A: Yes, simply run the following in Terminal:
sudo <Xcode>/Library/uninstall-devtools --mode=all
Where <Xcode> is the default installation of Xcode, typically:
sudo /Developer/Library/uninstall-devtools --mode=all
| Q: How do I manually uninstall the Developer Tools? I installed the Developer Tools way back in Tiger or Leopard and I'd like to uninstall them now. I have Xcode 4.0.2. How do I uninstall them manually?
A: Yes, simply run the following in Terminal:
sudo <Xcode>/Library/uninstall-devtools --mode=all
Where <Xcode> is the default installation of Xcode, typically:
sudo /Developer/Library/uninstall-devtools --mode=all
A: Based on your OP, I am assuming you are running pre-Lion Xcode. This is covered in the documentation that comes with the Developer Tools install:
/Developer/About Xcode
Uninstalling Xcode Developer Tools
To uninstall Xcode developer tools on the boot volume along with the directory, from a Terminal window type:
$ sudo /Library/uninstall-devtools --mode=all
To remove the underlying developer content on the boot volume, but leave the directory and supporting files untouched, from a Terminal window type:
$ sudo /Library/uninstall-devtools -- mode=systemsupport
To just remove the UNIX development support on the boot volume, but leave the directory and supporting files untouched, from a Terminal window type:
$ sudo /Library/uninstall-devtools --mode=unixdev
Finally, to just uninstall the directory you can simply drag it to the trash, or from a Terminal window type:
$ sudo /Library/uninstall-devtools --mode=xcodedir
NOTE: The uninstaller that ships with previous versions of the Xcode developer tools will not clean everything off of your system properly. You should use the one installed with these Xcode developer tools.
Pleae super-double check that this documentation either exists with your installation or is the same as your installation before you act. As with any such commands, precision and compatibility are critical.
A: It looks like you just have to remove the /Developer folder (especially if you have already installed version 4.3 or later of Xcode). The Xcode section of the Apple Developer Support Center actually tells you to do this (emphasis mine).
I've installed the latest version of Xcode from the Mac App Store, but a previous version of Xcode (4.2.1 or earlier) keeps launching. What should I do?
To run the latest version of Xcode, make sure you are launching Xcode.app from the Applications folder. Xcode 4.3 and later is packaged on the Mac App Store as a single application and installs in your Applications folder as Xcode.app.
Previous versions of Xcode placed the tools and frameworks in the Developer folder. You can delete the older version of Xcode by dragging the Developer folder to the trash.
This is reiterated in New Features in Xcode 4.3 (emphasis mine).
The simplification afforded by repackaging Xcode 4.3 as a single app bundle eliminates the need for the /Developer directory containing prior versions of Xcode. As a result, the Install Xcode application and the uninstall-devtools command line script are also no longer needed.
Note: The first time you run Xcode 4.3, you are prompted with a dialog to delete the Install Xcode application from the Applications directory if one is resident, and to remove any older installation of Xcode (Figure 4). These actions are optional, Xcode 4.3 can co-exist with older installations of Xcode on the same Mac. Some operations may require an administrator password to enable them if you switch from one version of Xcode to another.
Figure 4 Option to remove older versions of Xcode
If you choose not to delete these items on the first launch of Xcode 4.3, you can remove the /Developer folder and the Install Xcode application by dragging them to the Trash at any time.
A: cd Library
sudo rm -rf Developer/
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82f6ad486c6b9be81e6ae61f3daa3f089c9ea3eb | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why does my iPhone flash when I receive a message? After the recent iOS upgrade, my iPhone flashes every time I receive a text message, and I can't find a way to turn it off. I checked the setting but there are no options where I can disable it from flashing. It is very annoying.
A: This is a feature introduced with the iOS 5 update.
Accessibility improvements:
*
*Option to light LED flash on incoming calls and alerts for iPhone 4S and iPhone 4
*Custom vibration patterns for incoming calls on iPhone
*New interface for using iOS with mobility-impairment input devices
*Option to speak a selection of text
*Custom element labeling for VoiceOver
You can change the setting in Settings -> General -> Accessibility options:
| Q: Why does my iPhone flash when I receive a message? After the recent iOS upgrade, my iPhone flashes every time I receive a text message, and I can't find a way to turn it off. I checked the setting but there are no options where I can disable it from flashing. It is very annoying.
A: This is a feature introduced with the iOS 5 update.
Accessibility improvements:
*
*Option to light LED flash on incoming calls and alerts for iPhone 4S and iPhone 4
*Custom vibration patterns for incoming calls on iPhone
*New interface for using iOS with mobility-impairment input devices
*Option to speak a selection of text
*Custom element labeling for VoiceOver
You can change the setting in Settings -> General -> Accessibility options:
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b55b57a350397dc4214c1b9f3c7675a432d30cfd | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I find dual Screen iPad apps A feature of having an Apple TV is Dual Screen with an iPad. I would like to find games and apps that use this feature. How would I specify this within the app store? or is there a list online somewhere.
A: AppleNApps
This is a list of games which take full advantage of AirPlay Mirroring by offering special full screen 720P HD modes to show off the power of the A5 ship.
There are other apps that work with AirPlay Mirroring which are not in this list, but they’re either poor apps overall, or it’s not a smooth translation.
(last updated on 7th November 2011)
| Q: How do I find dual Screen iPad apps A feature of having an Apple TV is Dual Screen with an iPad. I would like to find games and apps that use this feature. How would I specify this within the app store? or is there a list online somewhere.
A: AppleNApps
This is a list of games which take full advantage of AirPlay Mirroring by offering special full screen 720P HD modes to show off the power of the A5 ship.
There are other apps that work with AirPlay Mirroring which are not in this list, but they’re either poor apps overall, or it’s not a smooth translation.
(last updated on 7th November 2011)
A: There are a couple of resources:
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*Apple's Featured AirPlay List (iTunes link)
*TheApple.tv's curated list
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8ae009f6a35566828b65c588561db3a7a6779374 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Sparrow for iPhone: Download all mails I use Sparrow for iPhone with Gmail.
Sometimes it confuses me because the unread count for some of my labels doesn't match with the one shown in the Google Mail app (it's lower, presumably because Sparrow doesn't download all mails).
The thing is, that I know the expected unread counts of most labels, and if they differ from the official app, I can't quickly see whether there is something new in or not.
I think for this to work correctly, Sparrow would have to download all mails, or update the unread mail counts from the server instead of the mails it already has on the device.
Is that possible?
A: Sparrow computes the number of unread emails based on the downloaded emails in the specific folder.
That would be possible to show the number of emails based on the server but some servers shows the wrong information, some servers requires to consume lots of bandwidth to get that information.
| Q: Sparrow for iPhone: Download all mails I use Sparrow for iPhone with Gmail.
Sometimes it confuses me because the unread count for some of my labels doesn't match with the one shown in the Google Mail app (it's lower, presumably because Sparrow doesn't download all mails).
The thing is, that I know the expected unread counts of most labels, and if they differ from the official app, I can't quickly see whether there is something new in or not.
I think for this to work correctly, Sparrow would have to download all mails, or update the unread mail counts from the server instead of the mails it already has on the device.
Is that possible?
A: Sparrow computes the number of unread emails based on the downloaded emails in the specific folder.
That would be possible to show the number of emails based on the server but some servers shows the wrong information, some servers requires to consume lots of bandwidth to get that information.
A: No need to waste all your bandwidth on downloading all mails. According to the Sparrow website, there is one button where you can select all your mails as read...
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de1d7deb73b18733d29a1a3805d959abd8bf0e72 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What is the benefit of using flash memory in the Macbook Air? I don't understand why Apple does not use SSD drives in the Macbook Air like some other manufacturers to (e.g. Asus, Samsung). The technical specifications of the Macbook Air on Apple's website never mention the use of SSDs.
Apple only speaks of flash memory in the Macbook Air.
*
*How does the use flash memory compare to SSDs? What are the benefits?
Edit:
*
*Does dropping the SATA interface improve the theoretical throughput and latency of I/O operations to the hard-disk?
A: They are pretty much the same. The only thing that differentiate SSD with a flash is the fact is housed in a big case. And the MacBook Air flash memory is attached to specific card inside the MacBook Air.
To save space for starters (there is simply not any space left for a real SSD) and I thought is served better cooling too.
| Q: What is the benefit of using flash memory in the Macbook Air? I don't understand why Apple does not use SSD drives in the Macbook Air like some other manufacturers to (e.g. Asus, Samsung). The technical specifications of the Macbook Air on Apple's website never mention the use of SSDs.
Apple only speaks of flash memory in the Macbook Air.
*
*How does the use flash memory compare to SSDs? What are the benefits?
Edit:
*
*Does dropping the SATA interface improve the theoretical throughput and latency of I/O operations to the hard-disk?
A: They are pretty much the same. The only thing that differentiate SSD with a flash is the fact is housed in a big case. And the MacBook Air flash memory is attached to specific card inside the MacBook Air.
To save space for starters (there is simply not any space left for a real SSD) and I thought is served better cooling too.
A:
What is the benefit of using flash memory in the Macbook Air?
How does the use flash memory compare to SSDs? What are the benefits?
The Macbook Air uses an SSD. Apple markets it as merely flash memory because in the consumer market there are only two storage types - flash and hard drives. The typical consumer Apple is aiming for does not know what SSD is, nor do they care. But they do know what a "flash drive" is, and due to aggressive marketing they believe it's better than the alternative.
It's a custom form-factor SSD, but it uses a SATA flash controller, and the Air reads it just as if it were any other SATA drive. OS X does, however, understand it as an SSD and treats it slightly differently from a hard drive in order to use it to its full potential, but in every other respect it's just a custom form factor SSD.
The reason Apple uses a custom form factor SSD is for size, weight, and - most important to Apple - cost.
They have both Toshiba and Samsung on the line for supplying these SSDs. When they get a poor price from one, they go to the other. They need this because the SSD is one of the few things in the Air that requires custom PCB layout and comes from multiple suppliers. The pinouts and circuitry are different between the samsung and toshiba flash controllers, so they can't build them into the main PCB as Apple would prefer, without locking them into one vendor or the other.
The flash market is so volatile right now that they can't lock themselves into just one supplier, especially since some 80% of Apple's revenue comes from products that use copious amounts of flash. If they thought they could get a better price manufacturing their own flash, they'd have their own plant - or ten. Instead it's cheaper to play the major flash producers against each other to get the lowest cost.
So:
*
*The Storage in the Air is a SATA interfaced SSD
*It's not on the main PCB to give them the ability to use different parts from different suppliers
*It's not a 2.5", 1.8", or SATA slim interface because they needed it to be smaller - they designed their own interface, but it's still SATA, just with a different low insertion force connector
*They aren't using the latest and greatest chipsets due to cost and power consumption
*They aren't using hard drives due to size, weight, and power consumption
A: There seems to be a lot of confusion about the Air's Storage.
The Macbook Air comes with an SSD which uses an custom mini-PCIe/mSATA connector also found in some Dell and ASUS computers.
Some notebooks (notably the Asus Eee PC, the MacBook Air, and the Dell mini9 and mini10) use a variant of the PCI Express Mini Card as an SSD.
The connector on the motherboard looks like this (the one on the left):
The SSD looks like this:
The Macbook Air does not drop the SATA interface. It uses a variant of the mini-PCIe/mSATA connector. You can buy upgrades which work at up to 6GBPS here for example.
Apple uses the term Flash Storage as it's exactly what this Solid State Drive is as opposed to the mechanical counterparts Hard Drive Disks. An SSD is (mainly) composed of a main board, a connector, a controller and flash memory chips. At least modern SSDs use flash memory as opposed to RAM based SSDs (with backup batteries for storage or without for temporary operations).
The great advantage of the smaller SSD with mSATA connectors comes from their form factor. They are slimmer, thiner and take less room on the motherboard. Smaller connectors require less space and less circuitry to connect with other components.
When you look in the system info the drive shows up as a standard SATA SSD.
If you want to connect the SSD in a laptop or desktop PC there are some pretty siple adaptors like this one:
It seems out of scope but for a good overview of the advantages of SSDs and HDDs see here.
Note: I previously thought the connector was a stock mSATA connector which is a PCI Express Mini Card-like connector which is electrically SATA. But apparently it is a variant. See this question for more info about the connector.
My wife owns one of these and they are great at retrieving large amounts of data and launching programs with large libraries (iPhoto, iMovie, iTunes...).
But a Macbook with a similar standard 2.5" SSD will be just as fast.
A: The genius of the unibody construction is that Apple can cut out all of the protective cases that normally are built around commodity parts to achieve much denser, lighter and slimmer products without sacrificing durability of the product.
By eliminating (or severely honing to a minimum) the protective cases around the battery and the mass storage drive (whether you call it a SSD or flash based storage - the chipsets in the MacBook Air and inside all SSD as well as in PCI card based storage are more the same than they are different.
The air is simply the first machine that required this sort of design, but I expect that soon all macs where size and weight are important can shift to a raw circuit board with a connector type storage rather than conforming to the legacy 3.5 inch and 2.5 inch packaging boundaries established long ago by drives with spinning magnetic platters.
Apple has honed the craft and practice of encasing components in a durable outer shell from the iPhone, to the iPod to the iPad as well as the MacBook Air. I would expect the MacBook Pro, mac mini and eventually the iMac to adopt these space saving designs over time. As volumes of mac sales grow - more custom design can be justified to save shipping costs, material costs, recycling burden and just make things as small as practical.
A: As already mentioned, size was the reason, you can't put a case inside a MBA, no room for it. However, despite the fact that most SSDs use NAND-based flash memory, there's another thing in the SSD Drives that the MBA doesn't have "next to it", and that is the controller. The MBA obviously has a controller for the drive, but possibly not in the same position/size than a regular SSD.
UPDATE
This is how the "Flash Based Storage" really looks on a MacBook Air:
A: SSD is just marketing speak. Solid State Drive. It implies that it's a seperate component unit with all the stuff you usually associate with a drive - power connectors, SATA data connectors, a physical form factor which provides an indication of where is can be used (2.5" SSD, 1.8" SSD etc).
The storage in the Air is not a "drive", it's just storage. It doesn't share any of the physical aspects of an SSD other than the important one that it uses Flash Memory.
To simplify the answer, the storage in an Air is just raw Flash stuck straight to the motherboard. Throw that flash into an enclosure meeting standard dimenions and with standard connectors and you have an SSD. Why don't they use SSD? Simply space, all that periphery is just wasted space.
A: 1. Flash memory is the technology, not the product.
Everyone has seemed to focus on the size aspect, but "flash memory" is really just the technology, and not really an end product. It is used in both USB storage and SSDs (the difference being the quality of the NAND memory) and it was just unfortunate that the name got tagged along and automatically associated with a particular product (USB then, SSD now) — just like how any mention of "Wiki" reminds one of Wikipedia, although it really only refers to the technology underneath.
For example, this article from Seagate, a leading manufacturer of SSDs and HDDs, does not differentiate the two terms as different products. If you also look at Apple's tech specs, they use the term flash storage, and not flash memory, which is just their way of calling it.
2. Marketing — "flash" conveys notions of lightning speed
I believe this is the primary reason — the word "drive" conjures up images of something in motion. From a marketing point of view, that is the exact opposite of the image you wish to convey when you tout these things as not having any movable parts. Now compare that with "flash", which conveys notions of transience, speed (think Flash Gordon), etc. Given Apple's meticulous care for detail, I wouldn't be surprised if they consciously decided to ditch the word "SSD" because of this.
A: This has really been answered already, but the MBA's drive is an SSD, and it is just SATA. Apple simply removed the casing and traditional SATA connector to make a smaller interface and drive.
It's nothing out of the ordinary, just a custom form factor and socket to save space. Just like the RAM is DDR3, but not a SODIMM.
A: SSDs consist of flash memory in a disk package.
The MacBook Air uses the same technology as SSD, but uses individual chips instead to meet the form factor requirements of the device.
A: Most confusion comes from not knowing what the diffrence is from magnetic memory which comes from hard disc drives and what flash memory is in standard flash drives, memory cards ect... If your device is not spinning a hard disk it is using some form of flash memory. Flash DOES NOT MEAN SPEED (I.e. Flash Gordon) Flash is the way the data is saved to the memory. Example: flashing a new operating system to a android phone. The data is pushed together and flashed to the memory card. Flash generally used low current electricity for reading and writing data where as hard disk drives use magnetism. writing data to a flash memory card is actually slower than a hard disk drive f.y.i. Although reading from a flash drive is faster. The notion that flash means faster is rediculous and there are some major things left unknown about flash drives. The main thing you need to know about flash memory is that it does and will run out of memory. It won't matter what you do with it. Flash drives can only be overwritten so many times before it completely runs out of memory corrupting your data. Hard disk drives can be overwritten unlimited times. You can save and delete as much as you want without ever having to worry. It's seems extremely rediculous to me to run flash drives in all our technology in today's world, phones, tablets, notebooks, etc... They know when they put the flash drives in there that it will not last more than a few years with standard use. Some laptops last 10+ years with hard disk drives. You will not find that kind of long term use from a flash drive. It will run out of memory eventually. Flash memory is best used for read only files you never need to move, delete, change, add stuff to, etc. doing those things on flash memory cards wears them out. The worst part about it is you won't know when flash drive has run out of life. One day you turn your device on and it says "data corrupt" no way to save it either.
Think of flash memory like a photo album. You save your pictures in the photo album and can look at them (read) them whenever without any harm done. Well say you want to delete a photo from your photo album. The way flash works instead of taking the photo out of the album it will just stack a blank photo on top of the one already there. So now you have 2 photos on that stack. Keep adding photos to that stack and deleting (remembering photos is any information saved in this example) and eventually the stack gets too full. Then when it is too full you will try to save a new photo on it but can only get part of the photo in there and end up ripping the photo. (This is where data corruption comes in) flash memory actually does work just like camera film in a sense. Take too many pictures on top of eachother and eventually you can't tell what the pictures are.
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efed56004e6a5da23f191f00dbfd7b651223a412 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to fix this OS X Dock Tooltip encoding problem? I'm running Lion in French and have had the following bug in my Dock for the last couple of weeks. It doesn't go away if I reboot or kill the Dock.
Have you ever seen something like that before?
A: You could find the strings file (which holds the translations) and do a search and replace on nonstandard characters.
| Q: How to fix this OS X Dock Tooltip encoding problem? I'm running Lion in French and have had the following bug in my Dock for the last couple of weeks. It doesn't go away if I reboot or kill the Dock.
Have you ever seen something like that before?
A: You could find the strings file (which holds the translations) and do a search and replace on nonstandard characters.
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902adefef1df9f70d09b9058b074f0c8785fdf9f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Single Click in Terminal to Select Text I've been searching for a while on this one and the only answers I can dig up are "use X11"...so I thought I would bring it to the experts. Is there a way to configure mouse gestures/actions in the OS X Terminal app such that single-clicking on text copies the text to the clipboard?
A: I'm not aware of a way to do it with the built-in Terminal app, but this is a feature that some terminal replacement apps, like iTerm 2, support.
| Q: Single Click in Terminal to Select Text I've been searching for a while on this one and the only answers I can dig up are "use X11"...so I thought I would bring it to the experts. Is there a way to configure mouse gestures/actions in the OS X Terminal app such that single-clicking on text copies the text to the clipboard?
A: I'm not aware of a way to do it with the built-in Terminal app, but this is a feature that some terminal replacement apps, like iTerm 2, support.
A: Yes, but not with an unmodified left click. If you want to remap the middle or right mouse buttons to copy text, you can do this with a combination of BetterTouchTool and Automator.
The automator part:
Create a service that accepts text as input.
Single action: Do shell script. The shell script is /usr/bin/pbcopy
Save the action. Use System Preferences to assign an obscure keyboard shortcut to the action.
Then, in BetterTouchTool, remap the center mouse button to the keystroke that triggers your action.
That's the short version. For an expanded version with screenshots and more detailed instructions, come back later tonight, but I'm at work now and only have a Windows PC.
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cc199b7b3e7b4472347ac4235ab1e88e3b89b98a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I export my iPhone's call logs? How can I get export the call log (incoming and outgoing calls) from my iPhone, preferably as a CSV file?
I found
*
*MobileLog Jailbreak needed, $9.99
*PhoneView $19.95
*calLog Doesn't work with iOS 5, $9.99
but none is free and/or open source and none offers a command line interface to automate the process.
A: How about iPhone Call List? (You can download a free copy in the link)
I haven't tried it myself yet (I'll as soon as I get home), but it seems the app you're looking for!
iPhone call list to Mac Transfer fully support latest iOS 4.2, iPad,
iPhone OS 3.1.3, iPod touch FW 3.1.3, iPod nano 5G FW 1.0 and iTunes
10.1.
| Q: How do I export my iPhone's call logs? How can I get export the call log (incoming and outgoing calls) from my iPhone, preferably as a CSV file?
I found
*
*MobileLog Jailbreak needed, $9.99
*PhoneView $19.95
*calLog Doesn't work with iOS 5, $9.99
but none is free and/or open source and none offers a command line interface to automate the process.
A: How about iPhone Call List? (You can download a free copy in the link)
I haven't tried it myself yet (I'll as soon as I get home), but it seems the app you're looking for!
iPhone call list to Mac Transfer fully support latest iOS 4.2, iPad,
iPhone OS 3.1.3, iPod touch FW 3.1.3, iPod nano 5G FW 1.0 and iTunes
10.1.
A: Syncios works great for me, and it's free.
https://www.syncios.com/
Connect your device, select Information -> Call History -> Save.
It saves as a CSV, which I then open and manipulate with xl macros.
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cc95050f6a4d1d16c376d022c6feb1e063e70641 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iPod Nano 5th Gen Can't Disable Shake Gesture I have disabled the "shuffle on shake" feature of my iPod Nano 5th gen, yet occasionally this still happens. I've noticed, for example, if I have it connected to the aux jack in my car while driving, if I hit a speedbump or pothole, it activates shuffle mode. I've double-checked the setting to the point where I'm beginning to feel a bit OCD. I know this is older hw, but is there some way to permanently disable this feature on my specific device?
A: Have you tried running a full restore of the iPod? I know it's kind of a last ditch thing to do, but it seems like you may be experiencing a hiccup in the hardware. Also, make sure you've got the latest update from Apple installed on it.
| Q: iPod Nano 5th Gen Can't Disable Shake Gesture I have disabled the "shuffle on shake" feature of my iPod Nano 5th gen, yet occasionally this still happens. I've noticed, for example, if I have it connected to the aux jack in my car while driving, if I hit a speedbump or pothole, it activates shuffle mode. I've double-checked the setting to the point where I'm beginning to feel a bit OCD. I know this is older hw, but is there some way to permanently disable this feature on my specific device?
A: Have you tried running a full restore of the iPod? I know it's kind of a last ditch thing to do, but it seems like you may be experiencing a hiccup in the hardware. Also, make sure you've got the latest update from Apple installed on it.
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6fad256464a1d9f9c6ad763fa4a092fff4e2b9d7 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Do refurbished Macs come in the standard boxes when ordered from the online store Do refurbished Macs come in the standard boxes when ordered from the online store?
A: Speaking from experience, I can tell you that they do not come in the retail packaging. There are instead shipped in white box packaging.
My Mac was delivered by UPS, it was just the white box, with the handle, on the side of the box was the barcodes and address etc, there was a mention of Apple on the barcode stickers, but no Apple logos, or images.
The standard iMac box, I also know from experience, has an image of the iMac on the outside and is a thinner box (I'm guessing as it doesn't need to be shipped). It also has a gloss finish whereas a refurb box has a matt finish.
I also received a keyboard and mouse with my refurbished Mac and the internal box with these in had
Apple Refurbished Products
on the exterior.
| Q: Do refurbished Macs come in the standard boxes when ordered from the online store Do refurbished Macs come in the standard boxes when ordered from the online store?
A: Speaking from experience, I can tell you that they do not come in the retail packaging. There are instead shipped in white box packaging.
My Mac was delivered by UPS, it was just the white box, with the handle, on the side of the box was the barcodes and address etc, there was a mention of Apple on the barcode stickers, but no Apple logos, or images.
The standard iMac box, I also know from experience, has an image of the iMac on the outside and is a thinner box (I'm guessing as it doesn't need to be shipped). It also has a gloss finish whereas a refurb box has a matt finish.
I also received a keyboard and mouse with my refurbished Mac and the internal box with these in had
Apple Refurbished Products
on the exterior.
A: I ordered a refurbished MBP from the online store (early 2011 model) and it came in generic packaging. However, there was an OEM box inside the outer carton that contained the manual, re-install disc, and power adapter.
In terms of resale, which is why I'm assuming you're asking, you won't get as much without an OEM outer box.
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d300c1a41794e77242ff1ea9c630fbc81ed333ca | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What exactly is a retina display? With the advent of the new iPad, which has a retina display, I started thinking about what exactly a retina display is. I know it has higher resolution, but what exactly is the definition of a retina display?
A: The definition according to Wikipedia:
The screen is marketed by Apple as the "Retina Display", based on the
assertion that a display of approximately 300 ppi at a distance of 12
inches (305 mm) from one's eye, or 57 arcseconds per pixel is the
maximum amount of detail that the human retina can perceive.
| Q: What exactly is a retina display? With the advent of the new iPad, which has a retina display, I started thinking about what exactly a retina display is. I know it has higher resolution, but what exactly is the definition of a retina display?
A: The definition according to Wikipedia:
The screen is marketed by Apple as the "Retina Display", based on the
assertion that a display of approximately 300 ppi at a distance of 12
inches (305 mm) from one's eye, or 57 arcseconds per pixel is the
maximum amount of detail that the human retina can perceive.
A: A retina display is one that equals or surpasses the human eye in resolution - in other words where the resolution of the display is higher than the visual acuity of the eye. Specifically the fovia centralis which is the central region of the retina with the highest visual acuity, or sharpness.
The fovia centralis in the typical human eye can discern two lines as separate when they are more that 57 arcseconds apart, taking the eye as the center of the angle. That's 0.16 degrees apart. For instance, hold your hand at arms length and examine the hairs. You'll find that hairs that are very close together will appear to be one hair, but as you bring your hand closer you'll notice there are two or more hair where previously you thought there was only one.
Apple has determined (or decided...) that people hold their phones about 10" (25.4cm) from their eyes. At that distance the portion of the eye with highest visual acuity (fovia centralis) cannot discern two pixels that are 3 thousandths of an inch apart as separate pixels. The ipad is held about 15" away from your eyes, and at that distance your eye cannot discern two pixels that are 4 thousandths of an inch apart as separate pixels.
Therefore, at the ideal viewing distance, the resolution of these "retina" devices equals or exceeds the visual acuity of the portion of the human eye with the highest visual acuity - meaning that at those distances one cannot tell two adjacent pixels apart, and it appears to be one seamless image composed of continuous tones as one sees in nature, rather than a digital device composed of discrete lights.
This does mean that at a certain distance your monitor pixels will exceed your eye's visual acuity. The distinction is that there's a typical or ideal viewing distance for each display device, be it a monitor, TV, theater, or billboard. If, at that distance, the device exceeds the visual acuity of the fovia centralis, then it could be termed a retina display in the way apple is using the term. A simple trademark search for retina and retina display suggests that Apple has not trademarked this term, and none of their advertising copy has trademark near the term, so others may be able to use this term to describe their products in other ways.
A: Retina displays
To user Philip Schiller's own words from the WWDC2012:
...which means: The pixels of this display are so small that from a
normal working distance your retina cannot discern those individual
pixels. (watch at youtube)
There is no industry standard for "retina display". The term retina display is relative, as the definition follows the human eyes's perception of a display's sharpness.
When the iPhone 4 was introduced, Steve Jobs made the following definition:
At a distance of 10" to the human eye (or retina), a pixel density of 300PPI is the maximum that an eye can distinguish.
Because this definition is relative, calling a display a retina display depends on two factors:
*
*pixel density
*distance between the human eye an the display
Both the iPhone 4S and the new iPad have "retina displays" when you apply Steve Job's definition. A mathematical explanation can be found in this answer.
A: Retina display is a marketing term invented by Apple; it means whatever they say it means. They have said in the keynote address for the iPhone 4 that it is a display in which, when viewed by an average person at an average viewing distance, individual pixels can not be discerned.
While talking about the new display, Steve Jobs went on to detail that after a certain point the human eye fails to distinguish individual pixels. According to the Apple CEO this "magic number," when visible pixelation is no more, is around 300ppi. Therefore, with the iPhone 4's screen coming in at more than 300 pixels per inch (326ppi) the display will supposedly always looks smooth and crisp, with no jaggies in sight.
ᔥ Chris Brandrick: iPhone 4's Retina Display Explained
The iPad (3rd generation) Retina display has a lower pixel density, but it is presumed that the average viewing distance is greater.
A: It has to do with normal viewing distance. The new MacBook Pro has a lower dpi than the iPad, which has a lower dpi than the iPhone, but you will normally view them from respectively farther distances. At that distance it should be impossible to discern individual pixels. I wonder how many HDTVs technically count as "retina displays" if you consider the normal viewing distance to be from across the room.
But note that if you stick even the iPhone right in your face you can glimpse individual pixels.
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7ad909cafdb27f39ddd9eab572dcf39442a09a7b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What is the InterCheck process that occasionally uses 96% CPU on my Mac? I heard my computer's fan spinning fast, so I checked Activity Monitor and saw that a process called InterCheck was using close to 96% CPU. What is this process and why's it using so much CPU?
In the Inspect window, it said that the parent process is launchd.
A: It's a real-time scanning process by Sophos Anti-Virus that scans your computer's running processes in the background.
The parent process is launchd so that when you accidentally kill the Intercheck process, it gets restarted.
| Q: What is the InterCheck process that occasionally uses 96% CPU on my Mac? I heard my computer's fan spinning fast, so I checked Activity Monitor and saw that a process called InterCheck was using close to 96% CPU. What is this process and why's it using so much CPU?
In the Inspect window, it said that the parent process is launchd.
A: It's a real-time scanning process by Sophos Anti-Virus that scans your computer's running processes in the background.
The parent process is launchd so that when you accidentally kill the Intercheck process, it gets restarted.
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fdd001b930cdb37999d52459a123a344e521d623 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Run script when logged out? Is it possible to run a script when and only when a user is logged out? Why I want to do this is so I can change the login message (sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow LoginwindowText "Message"). Is there a way to do this?
A: Machints has got a sample script available here to write the logon and logoff events to a log file.
You basically need to write your script, give it execute rights and then add it to the LogoutHook event:
sudo defaults write com.apple.loginwindow \ LogoutHook /usr/local/bin/logoutscript
For some more advanced script you can also have a look here
Alternative solution
Have a look at the launchd services. It's the built in service management system used by OSX. Some suggestions are to have launchd monitor a file, and using the logoutHook above, touch the file, which will trigger launchd to run. In the launchd job you can sleep the process for a few seconds to ensure that logout is completed.
Not the ideal solution, but could work.
| Q: Run script when logged out? Is it possible to run a script when and only when a user is logged out? Why I want to do this is so I can change the login message (sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow LoginwindowText "Message"). Is there a way to do this?
A: Machints has got a sample script available here to write the logon and logoff events to a log file.
You basically need to write your script, give it execute rights and then add it to the LogoutHook event:
sudo defaults write com.apple.loginwindow \ LogoutHook /usr/local/bin/logoutscript
For some more advanced script you can also have a look here
Alternative solution
Have a look at the launchd services. It's the built in service management system used by OSX. Some suggestions are to have launchd monitor a file, and using the logoutHook above, touch the file, which will trigger launchd to run. In the launchd job you can sleep the process for a few seconds to ensure that logout is completed.
Not the ideal solution, but could work.
A: You can change your login screen text, no need to run a script if this is a one-time or infrequent change. You have to add the key
to /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow.plist either with a text editor or by a terminal command which does the same thing. This article describes both ways.
A: See here for how to run a script: How can I run/stop/relaunch an application automatically, at boot/login/some other time?
Have your script check if user logged in. If yes, exit. If no, do your thing.
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240af3b23e4cc967bdd359d41db1eeac3abf6e38 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iPhone alarm through headphones only? By default the iPhone alarm sounds both through the headphones and speakers (understandably), is there a setting somewhere to set the alarm to only go through the headphones?
(The use case is I want to wake up with the alarm but not wake everyone else in the house)
A: I found a solution, albeit it might not be ideal for some.
Instead of using the alarm app, use the reminders app, as the reminder app plays only through your headphones while also letting you set a time for the alarm.
The only 2 downsides that I can see could cause issues are that it plays the set sound bite once, instead of looping it like the alarm app (solution is probably put multiple reminders back to back), as well as that the reminder app splits time into 5 min intervals, preventing you from say, setting an alarm at 6:48 for example.
| Q: iPhone alarm through headphones only? By default the iPhone alarm sounds both through the headphones and speakers (understandably), is there a setting somewhere to set the alarm to only go through the headphones?
(The use case is I want to wake up with the alarm but not wake everyone else in the house)
A: I found a solution, albeit it might not be ideal for some.
Instead of using the alarm app, use the reminders app, as the reminder app plays only through your headphones while also letting you set a time for the alarm.
The only 2 downsides that I can see could cause issues are that it plays the set sound bite once, instead of looping it like the alarm app (solution is probably put multiple reminders back to back), as well as that the reminder app splits time into 5 min intervals, preventing you from say, setting an alarm at 6:48 for example.
A: I recorded a silent alarm and then used that as the sound and set the alarm to vibrate. This way, the vibration wakes me up but not everyone else. The vibration works really well if you put the phone next to or under your pillow. The phone can get warm if it is under the pillow though so I usually put it just to the side.
A: You could mute the voice before inserting the earphones and then put in the earphones and set the volume. This way the alarm sound will only come through the earphones because you have muted your phone, not the earphones.
A: No, unfortunately there is no such setting. Your best bet is probably to use a 3rd party app with alarm clock functionality. That way it will only play the sound through the headphones and not the speakers. The main disadvantage is that you would need to remember to keep the app launched before you go to bed each time.
A: Use the built in clock app for your alarm and it will bypass the cable and come out the speaker. All third party alarm apps fail at this...
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98e07ce78cfafe52d516698de64a6e532040dbdd | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a command line mail program for Mac? My C++ professor has had us use Terminal for editing code. Is there an app or program that will allow me to send and receive email via Terminal, so I can stay in one window?
A: Take a look at the mail command. It will let you send and receive email in the Terminal.
| Q: Is there a command line mail program for Mac? My C++ professor has had us use Terminal for editing code. Is there an app or program that will allow me to send and receive email via Terminal, so I can stay in one window?
A: Take a look at the mail command. It will let you send and receive email in the Terminal.
A: This sure takes me back to my university days...
Mutt has still got to be one of the best terminal-based mail clients out there. It's been around longer than I'd like to admit. It's available as a homebrew package:
> brew info mutt
mutt 1.5.21
http://www.mutt.org/
Depends on: tokyo-cabinet
Not installed
http://github.com/mxcl/homebrew/commits/master/Library/Formula/mutt.rb
Overall you'll get a much better experience using something like Mutt than you will with something like mail because it supports IMAP, POP3 and SMTP -- you don't have to learn sendmail or anything like that to get it to work with your accounts.
You can even use Mutt with Gmail if that's your bag. See this article for details on setting up Mutt to work with Gmail.
Pretty colours...
A: For a full fledged terminal based email client that supports most email protocols, I'd suggest using mutt. You can download mutt from here, if you'd like to build from source. This webpage gives you directions on how to install on OS X.
If you use homebrew, then installing is as simple as brew install mutt (and similarly for fink and macports).
Here are a few basic steps to get your .muttrc configured:
#Set account info
set spoolfile=/var/spool/mail/jdoe #if using IMAP, use imaps://example.com/INBOX
set folder="$HOME/mail" #if using IMAP, use imaps://example.com/
set imap_user=jdoe
set from='[email protected]'
set realname='John Doe'
set signature="~/.signature"
#Mailbox behaviour
set mail_check=15 #check for new mail
set timeout=30
set include=yes #quote when replying
#Compose/reply/etc...
set editor=vim #change to your favourite command line editor
ignore headers *
unignore headers from to subject date cc
hdr_order from to cc subject date
set fast_reply #don't ask for to, subject when replying
unset metoo #remove myself from replies
set sort=date-received
You can customize these further as you wish, and there are also some useful questions in the mutt tag on Unix.SE and StackOverflow
A: Yes and here is another one called the Alpine Messaging System a.k.a Alpine. Available from the University of Washington
Alpine is a free software email client developed at the University of Washington.
Alpine 1.0 was publicly released on December 20, 2007.
The name "Alpine" stands for Alternatively Licensed Program for Internet News and Email.
Alpine is a rewrite of the Pine Message System that adds support for Unicode and other features. Alpine is meant to be suitable for both inexperienced email users and the most demanding of power users. Alpine is developed at the University of Washington, as was Pine before it. Alpine can be learned by exploration and the use of context-sensitive help. The user interface can be customized.
If you install MacPorts you can install alpine by doing the following:
sudo port install alpine
A: Check the new reincarnation of the mutt - https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt
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1f503c339d9970fb144568d1873b8c85ea7b2331 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Changing my iTunes account details I have a UK account but have relocated to Australia.
I'm trying desperately to change my account details but the system won't let me as I have £10 credit on my UK account.
I don't mind losing the £10 I just want to change my details to my new Oz details.
Anyone know how?
Also, is possible to credit the £10 to my Oz account as that would be fantastic.
A: After searching around the internet, it sounds like other people are having this same issue. You could try contacting Apple to get their advice, but it will probably be easier to just spend the £10 credit on something and then try switching again.
| Q: Changing my iTunes account details I have a UK account but have relocated to Australia.
I'm trying desperately to change my account details but the system won't let me as I have £10 credit on my UK account.
I don't mind losing the £10 I just want to change my details to my new Oz details.
Anyone know how?
Also, is possible to credit the £10 to my Oz account as that would be fantastic.
A: After searching around the internet, it sounds like other people are having this same issue. You could try contacting Apple to get their advice, but it will probably be easier to just spend the £10 credit on something and then try switching again.
A: Remove the credit card from your account first. Then you can spend the £10.
*
*Launch iTunes, go to iTunes store.
*Click the "down arrow" next to your email at the top right side of the page and click "Account."
*Enter your username and password and click "View Account" to log into your account information.
*Next to your Payment Type, click "Edit."
*Select the "None" button and click "Done."
You can confirm your card has been removed by going back to the Apple account info screen and under payment type, it should say that there is no payment information on record.
This will make your account work as if it was started with an iTunes gift card.
From there you should be able to switch over the the aussie store.
A: Not true. The device will still tell you:
"you have a store credit balance; you must spend your balance before you can change stores.".
Terrible catch-22 situation that Apple has put their global users in.
I have an amount of $4cents left on my iPhone, but moved to Europe.
I have no way of spending this amount, so I can start using local European iTune cards.
Completely crazy situation!!
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9baffc60cb7dcaca0068f53fa4a84ec04545de78 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can Numbers save a file as CSV? I'm trying to switch over from Excel to Numbers. Is it possible to save a file as a CSV in Numbers?
The whole idea behind this is I prefer to have my documents on the cloud as well as on Numbers for my iPad and iPhone. I do not do typical data sheets, I manage database files so I do not need any features, I just need to be able to work with CSV files.
A: Saving out and reading in CSV is simple for Numbers. (And perchance you should wonder, the autocorrect runs from the system service, so turning that off will disable that as well for you.)
| Q: Can Numbers save a file as CSV? I'm trying to switch over from Excel to Numbers. Is it possible to save a file as a CSV in Numbers?
The whole idea behind this is I prefer to have my documents on the cloud as well as on Numbers for my iPad and iPhone. I do not do typical data sheets, I manage database files so I do not need any features, I just need to be able to work with CSV files.
A: Saving out and reading in CSV is simple for Numbers. (And perchance you should wonder, the autocorrect runs from the system service, so turning that off will disable that as well for you.)
A: Yes, Numbers can export CSV files.
Go to File » Export and click the CSV tab.
A: You can't save your projects as csv but you can export to csv. Which is kinda the same thing.
Regarding autocorrecting numbers, I'm not entirely sure what that means in your context but if the cell text format is the correct one it'll leave them alone.
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cf29953a8f5944ad7ddb971d5ffe631c1f38fefe | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I uninstall the Messages Beta? I'm thinking about trying the Messages Beta on OS X Lion. I'm wondering if I will be able to uninstall it if I don't want to use it anymore. If so, will I be able to use iChat again?
A: Yes.
In the Messages menu, there's an option to uninstall the beta. Apple just messes with the App bundle to add support for the iMessage protocol. The underlying app is pretty much the same.
See this AskDifferent Answer and this post which it references for more information.
| Q: Can I uninstall the Messages Beta? I'm thinking about trying the Messages Beta on OS X Lion. I'm wondering if I will be able to uninstall it if I don't want to use it anymore. If so, will I be able to use iChat again?
A: Yes.
In the Messages menu, there's an option to uninstall the beta. Apple just messes with the App bundle to add support for the iMessage protocol. The underlying app is pretty much the same.
See this AskDifferent Answer and this post which it references for more information.
A: You can choose uninstall Messages Beta from the menu.
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04e0ef5b2cad42cc3a50d77f5915f10a2824eeac | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Map certain ports to URLs via hosts file or DNS resolver I use SSH tunnelling extensively to gain access to remote machines that are behind a firewall. So to access a development server I use something like http://localhost:8888 which is forwarded to port 80 on a remote host.
Is there a way to simplify my setup with custom domains? For instance, I want to be able to type in http://remote.dev and actually be accessing http://localhost:8888?
A: DNS and hosts are only for domain mapping of IP addresses. Ports aren't part of a domain, and according to this post, it cannot be done in the way you're asking. There is an alternative solution mentioned there, but things can get messy when modifying firewall tables. Essentially what you have to do is redirect 127.0.0.1:8888 to a remote server (you'll have to know the IP address of the server, and it'll have to be unique). That being said, it is possible, but may not be worth the effort or potential consequences.
| Q: Map certain ports to URLs via hosts file or DNS resolver I use SSH tunnelling extensively to gain access to remote machines that are behind a firewall. So to access a development server I use something like http://localhost:8888 which is forwarded to port 80 on a remote host.
Is there a way to simplify my setup with custom domains? For instance, I want to be able to type in http://remote.dev and actually be accessing http://localhost:8888?
A: DNS and hosts are only for domain mapping of IP addresses. Ports aren't part of a domain, and according to this post, it cannot be done in the way you're asking. There is an alternative solution mentioned there, but things can get messy when modifying firewall tables. Essentially what you have to do is redirect 127.0.0.1:8888 to a remote server (you'll have to know the IP address of the server, and it'll have to be unique). That being said, it is possible, but may not be worth the effort or potential consequences.
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d14a9037afb91fe915afc7b655ef01a60493a31e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What does Mail do when you try to quit it? For some reason, Mail takes significantly longer than most of my other apps to quit. It might become unresponsive for a period of time after I hit [command]+[q] before it actually quits. What is taking Mail so long to quit?
A: Turn on the Activity window to see what's going on. You probably have it set to purge deleted emails or some other shutdown maintenance. Press command-option-0 (command-0 if you're not on Lion 10.7) to see it or select from the Window menu.
I keep the Activity window up all the time just to see what's going on. But then, I have to monitor about 30 different email accounts for various work-related reasons.
| Q: What does Mail do when you try to quit it? For some reason, Mail takes significantly longer than most of my other apps to quit. It might become unresponsive for a period of time after I hit [command]+[q] before it actually quits. What is taking Mail so long to quit?
A: Turn on the Activity window to see what's going on. You probably have it set to purge deleted emails or some other shutdown maintenance. Press command-option-0 (command-0 if you're not on Lion 10.7) to see it or select from the Window menu.
I keep the Activity window up all the time just to see what's going on. But then, I have to monitor about 30 different email accounts for various work-related reasons.
A: Mail is like many apps that use the network - it can't just quit if there is network traffic active, it needs to see those requests safely terminated. If for example Mail is checking your iCloud account it needs to wait a certain time until all processes are complete before exiting. It may also be sending an email that you have just hit "Send" on, and then you have immediately tried to quit - can't work that way. Even if the network communication is asynchronous these things need to be tidied up before exiting.
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3982d87a8f69aa24d1975b1ab6e8c57f89141fbd | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Make Spotlight indexing use less CPU? Whenever spotlight begins indexing my files, my computer's fan starts spinning like crazy. Is there any way to essentially tell spotlight that it doesn't need to finish as quickly as possible, and that I would rather it take longer and use less of my CPU percentage at a given time? (I.e. reduce fan noise.)
One thing I noticed is that Spotlight was causing Sophos Anti-Virus's InterCheck process to run at near 100% CPU. By disabling Sophos' "on-access scanner", my CPU usage is less, but still hovers around 50% occasionally.
A: You cannot configure how fast Spotlight will index files. Normally, it should auto-throttle itself and not cause massive CPU usage (unless fully rebuilding indexes or doing first-time indexing).
If you run into trouble with Sophos and Spotlight, you could tell Sophos to ignore Spotlight's metadata folder. Also, note that there a lot of grief about Sophos interfering with spotlight: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3562174?start=0&tstart=0
| Q: Make Spotlight indexing use less CPU? Whenever spotlight begins indexing my files, my computer's fan starts spinning like crazy. Is there any way to essentially tell spotlight that it doesn't need to finish as quickly as possible, and that I would rather it take longer and use less of my CPU percentage at a given time? (I.e. reduce fan noise.)
One thing I noticed is that Spotlight was causing Sophos Anti-Virus's InterCheck process to run at near 100% CPU. By disabling Sophos' "on-access scanner", my CPU usage is less, but still hovers around 50% occasionally.
A: You cannot configure how fast Spotlight will index files. Normally, it should auto-throttle itself and not cause massive CPU usage (unless fully rebuilding indexes or doing first-time indexing).
If you run into trouble with Sophos and Spotlight, you could tell Sophos to ignore Spotlight's metadata folder. Also, note that there a lot of grief about Sophos interfering with spotlight: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3562174?start=0&tstart=0
A: How to Run the Spotlight indexer at a lower priority to reduce CPU load on your Mac
IMPORTANT!:
This procedure has been successfully applied to OS 10.8 (Mountain Lion), OS 10.7 (Lion), and OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard).
Do NOT attempt this procedure on OS 10.9 (Mavericks)! The mds daemon functions differently and cannot have its processing priority lowered. Attempting this procedure will only cause your computer to malfunction.
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7f5b1f07bc53150f716594e7b9541d349ea43d4f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Does Find my Mac work if you boot into Windows on BootCamp? If I have Find my Mac set up and Bootcamp is installed as well, will my computer be trackable when I'm in Windows?
What happens if a thief steals my computer and remains in Windows all the time, will I ever be able to track the laptop?
A: No. The service requires you to be running OS X (Lion specifically) and to have a recovery partition installed (created by Lion during installation). If you attempt to log into iCloud.com to find it's location, it will simply be listed as offline or unavailable.
| Q: Does Find my Mac work if you boot into Windows on BootCamp? If I have Find my Mac set up and Bootcamp is installed as well, will my computer be trackable when I'm in Windows?
What happens if a thief steals my computer and remains in Windows all the time, will I ever be able to track the laptop?
A: No. The service requires you to be running OS X (Lion specifically) and to have a recovery partition installed (created by Lion during installation). If you attempt to log into iCloud.com to find it's location, it will simply be listed as offline or unavailable.
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