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2504c3adfc78dee24cebf4829d69430fc34e7dc7 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I find out what entitlements an app has? Sandboxed apps have to declare their entitlements. Of course, that doesn't do me any good if I can't tell what entitlements it declares. A text editor that has entitlements for Core Location, Network Server, and my Address Book, without my knowledge, could be much worse than an unsandboxed app.
How can I see what entitlements an app has?
A: After some more searching, I found a command-line answer:
codesign -d --entitlements :- /Applications/Whatever.app/
This will print out an XML plist with values like:
<key>com.apple.security.app-sandbox</key>
<true/>
<key>com.apple.security.files.user-selected.read-write</key>
<true/>
For more information see https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/qa/qa1798/_index.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/DTS40014167-CH1-IOS_STEPS
If anyone knows an easier/nicer way, though, I'd love to hear it.
| Q: How do I find out what entitlements an app has? Sandboxed apps have to declare their entitlements. Of course, that doesn't do me any good if I can't tell what entitlements it declares. A text editor that has entitlements for Core Location, Network Server, and my Address Book, without my knowledge, could be much worse than an unsandboxed app.
How can I see what entitlements an app has?
A: After some more searching, I found a command-line answer:
codesign -d --entitlements :- /Applications/Whatever.app/
This will print out an XML plist with values like:
<key>com.apple.security.app-sandbox</key>
<true/>
<key>com.apple.security.files.user-selected.read-write</key>
<true/>
For more information see https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/qa/qa1798/_index.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/DTS40014167-CH1-IOS_STEPS
If anyone knows an easier/nicer way, though, I'd love to hear it.
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94cbacdfc48a6d4d142620a27fa1f0dbb131650e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I have separate Game Center accounts on two different iOS devices registered to the same Apple ID? Our kids each have an iPod touch and share my iTunes account. My son now has my daughter's Game Center info on his iPod touch.. Can we get a separate Game Center ID for him?
A: Yes - the Game Center sign-in can be the same or different than the Apple ID entered in other places (i.e. iTunes Store and iCloud).
Make your son an Apple ID for his Game Center and later he can use it for other uses.
| Q: Can I have separate Game Center accounts on two different iOS devices registered to the same Apple ID? Our kids each have an iPod touch and share my iTunes account. My son now has my daughter's Game Center info on his iPod touch.. Can we get a separate Game Center ID for him?
A: Yes - the Game Center sign-in can be the same or different than the Apple ID entered in other places (i.e. iTunes Store and iCloud).
Make your son an Apple ID for his Game Center and later he can use it for other uses.
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880b054499c974e256a361cdb83b0b86911a4f1d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to open native youtube app from a video embedded in web page when I view a page on my iPad and there is a YouTube video embedded, if I click it I can watch it directly within safari.
This way, though, I cannot favorite the video, I cannot know the title of it or share it. Only thing I can do is watch it.
I'd like to be able to open the link to video in native youtube app, or at least open the YouTube web page of that video.
Is there a way to do it?
A: The following applies to IOS 8 on iPhone:
A YouTube logo appears in the lower right corner of embedded YouTube videos.
If you click on the usual big round 'play button' in the center of the embedded video, it will play fullscreen inside Safari. However if you click on the YouTube logo, the video will open in the YouTube app.
| Q: How to open native youtube app from a video embedded in web page when I view a page on my iPad and there is a YouTube video embedded, if I click it I can watch it directly within safari.
This way, though, I cannot favorite the video, I cannot know the title of it or share it. Only thing I can do is watch it.
I'd like to be able to open the link to video in native youtube app, or at least open the YouTube web page of that video.
Is there a way to do it?
A: The following applies to IOS 8 on iPhone:
A YouTube logo appears in the lower right corner of embedded YouTube videos.
If you click on the usual big round 'play button' in the center of the embedded video, it will play fullscreen inside Safari. However if you click on the YouTube logo, the video will open in the YouTube app.
A: There's a way in iOS 5, but I don't know what happens in iOS 6 and 7, after they removed the YouTube app…
In iOS 5, at the top of the video is the video's title. That title is a hyperlink — tapping it opens the video in the iOS 5 YouTube app.
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"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/52708"
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2bab7e9006c903adb1d38f453332e0270c8e2843 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is it possible to access a Mac via SSH without administrator access? I want to be able to SSH into my Mac, but it's disabled in System Preferences (Sharing --> Remote Connections, I believe). The administrator disabled this, and I'm looking for a way to re-enable it without an admin password. Is there a way I can re-install SSH to enable it, or something along those lines?
A: Not easily and you may be running afoul of policy if you are circumventing the access policies of a computer to which you are not supposed to be modifying the security stance.
If you were to run sshd in your user space, you will need to use a port higher than 1024 and also hope that the firewall and network will allow you to accept inbound traffic on the port you chose.
Here is a decent article on how you would do this with admin permissions. It's not a perfect fit for Mac OS - but should give you a feel for what the issues are in your quest to set up sshd.
Also, netcat.
| Q: Is it possible to access a Mac via SSH without administrator access? I want to be able to SSH into my Mac, but it's disabled in System Preferences (Sharing --> Remote Connections, I believe). The administrator disabled this, and I'm looking for a way to re-enable it without an admin password. Is there a way I can re-install SSH to enable it, or something along those lines?
A: Not easily and you may be running afoul of policy if you are circumventing the access policies of a computer to which you are not supposed to be modifying the security stance.
If you were to run sshd in your user space, you will need to use a port higher than 1024 and also hope that the firewall and network will allow you to accept inbound traffic on the port you chose.
Here is a decent article on how you would do this with admin permissions. It's not a perfect fit for Mac OS - but should give you a feel for what the issues are in your quest to set up sshd.
Also, netcat.
A: It's possible:
User:
dseditgroup -o edit -n /Local/Default -u localadmin -p -a username -t user com.apple.access_ssh
Group:
dseditgroup -o edit -n /Local/Default -u localadmin -p -a groupname -t group com.apple.access_ssh
Make sure to insert your local admin's short name (localadmin) and the user (username) or group (groupname) you're trying to add.
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dd892184aabafc9e8481888418814fa0aef5e7ea | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Mac OS X disk performance monitoring Which tools to use for detailed performance analysis of disk access?
*
*per disk
*per process
*queues
*latency
*data volume/throughput
*errors
*characterisation (read Vs write, burst, etc.)
Tried iostat, iopending, could use a syste
A: Instruments (which is part of Xcode) and dtrace are the heavy hitting analytical tools for most disk measurement jobs. Both are free and both take a little training to use unless you find someone to set up your traces for you to match your above criteria.
Look for errors in system.log or the console app.
| Q: Mac OS X disk performance monitoring Which tools to use for detailed performance analysis of disk access?
*
*per disk
*per process
*queues
*latency
*data volume/throughput
*errors
*characterisation (read Vs write, burst, etc.)
Tried iostat, iopending, could use a syste
A: Instruments (which is part of Xcode) and dtrace are the heavy hitting analytical tools for most disk measurement jobs. Both are free and both take a little training to use unless you find someone to set up your traces for you to match your above criteria.
Look for errors in system.log or the console app.
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"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/52751"
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b2e636831923829e3c603fcde6005409e1a2bab6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to access the IR sensor of MacBook Pro Mid 2010 to be able to use non apple remotes I have an Audio to IR accessory for my iPhone which works very well with most of the TVs and DVD players as the app that comes with it supports them.
I was wondering if it would be possible to write an iPhone App + Mac App that would let me control my MacBook Pro similar to how Apple remote works.
Is the IR sensor on MacBooks accessible to third party applications ?
Any Open Source Projects, SDK's or hacks you nice people can point me towards ?
A: You may want to investigate candlair, or its big brother, Remote Buddy (google them). Candlair I believe only supports apple remotes, but remote buddy should let you configure other types of remotes with relative ease (they have a supported hardware list which is significantly larger than the stock IR port's driver). I've never used it though since my apple remote does everything i need. Good luck!
| Q: How to access the IR sensor of MacBook Pro Mid 2010 to be able to use non apple remotes I have an Audio to IR accessory for my iPhone which works very well with most of the TVs and DVD players as the app that comes with it supports them.
I was wondering if it would be possible to write an iPhone App + Mac App that would let me control my MacBook Pro similar to how Apple remote works.
Is the IR sensor on MacBooks accessible to third party applications ?
Any Open Source Projects, SDK's or hacks you nice people can point me towards ?
A: You may want to investigate candlair, or its big brother, Remote Buddy (google them). Candlair I believe only supports apple remotes, but remote buddy should let you configure other types of remotes with relative ease (they have a supported hardware list which is significantly larger than the stock IR port's driver). I've never used it though since my apple remote does everything i need. Good luck!
A: You cannot access the IR signals directly (read impulses). Third party applications can only capture remote "key presses". You could attach third party IR receiver.
Why don't you take the better way - pair your apps via the local network and use it for communication. If you insist on using IR - you're limited to the 7 keys on the remote.
ps. I have an idea - research the security code sent by the remote control. If you could capture it on a software level, you could have access to many "key codes" on your mac app.
A: Below is the original "content of my post":
I use the Ignition app from LogMeIn on my iPhone/iPad via the network to fully control my Mac.
It works at home and I've also used it in an Iowa cornfield via a cellular data connection.
I posted this in reply a few weeks ago in response to a different question regarding remote computer/screen control.
I have no idea why it linked to this question.
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634625e345f9a963d5be237ffaaa7fec058b27f3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I prevent websites from disabling zoom? I've noticed that more and more websites are disabling the ability to zoom on an ipad using Safari (or other mobile browsers, it seems).
Is there a setting to turn this ability off, or some other way to prevent this?
A: I created a bookmark in Mobile Safari with this url
javascript:document.querySelector('meta%5Bname=viewport%5D').setAttribute('content','width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=10.0,user-scalable=1');
The easiest way to setup this bookmark is by:
*
*Add a bookmark to any page
*Edit the bookmark and set the url to the url I have above
Now anytime you are on page that you can't zoom then click the bookmark icon and select the bookmark you setup. Then you can pinch and zoom.
| Q: Can I prevent websites from disabling zoom? I've noticed that more and more websites are disabling the ability to zoom on an ipad using Safari (or other mobile browsers, it seems).
Is there a setting to turn this ability off, or some other way to prevent this?
A: I created a bookmark in Mobile Safari with this url
javascript:document.querySelector('meta%5Bname=viewport%5D').setAttribute('content','width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=10.0,user-scalable=1');
The easiest way to setup this bookmark is by:
*
*Add a bookmark to any page
*Edit the bookmark and set the url to the url I have above
Now anytime you are on page that you can't zoom then click the bookmark icon and select the bookmark you setup. Then you can pinch and zoom.
A: There is not a way to prevent this using Mobile Safari. However, many alternative browsers will let you change the user agent sent to the server, which means you can make it look like you're connecting with a desktop browser instead of a mobile browser. While this will work, I understand it may not be exactly what you're looking for - unfortunately, you can't change the default browser without jailbreaking.
A: There is not a way to stop a website from disabling zoom in mobile Safari. The zoom is disabled in the HTML code like this:
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no" />
To disable this, you would have to have an HTML stripper that removed this HTML from the webpage. You might be able to use a Cydia app, but I haven't found anything that does this.
Your best bet is probably to use an iOS browser that allows you to change the user agent. Most websites insert the HTML above when they detect that your browser is a mobile browser. Some free web browsers include:
*
*Mercury Web Browser (Free)
*Terra (Free)
*LastPass (Free)
*Sleipnir Mobile (Free)
A more complete list can be found here.
A: Scott Walter's bookmarklet answer above is an excellent solution.
A different, and more permanent, workaround is to enable Zoom in Settings > General > Accessibility. This enables
*
*zooming by double-tapping with three fingers,
*panning by dragging with three fingers,
*further zooming in and out by double-tapping with three fingers and dragging up or down.
http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/201105/ios_tip_how_to_zoom_on_web_pages_that_have_disabled_user_zoom/
A: Reader view in safari is the native way to regain control over web page content.
*
*https://support.apple.com/guide/ipad/hide-ads-and-distractions-ipad0669fc3c/ipados
This mode strips most of the JavaScript shenanigans that mess with zoom and other annoyances. On iOS 14 there are even handy per-site settings to engage this when possible. You may need a custom content blocker for hardened cases of web authors that actively subvert the reader function with further technical tomfoolery.
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8dd82173bb51459b36ed0e89dd6620f6e557c0c1 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Lock keyboard in lion Is there a way to lock the keyboard in Lion? By "lock keyboard" I mean some way to make the computer ignore almost any keypresses, except some special "unlock" sequence. Maybe an OS X feature or utility? It's a laptop, so I can't just unplug the keyboard.
My desire stems from using my laptop to skype with my toddler's grandmother. The kid bangs randomly on the keyboard and interrupts the call. It's more fun if she can get up close to the screen, but then grandma disappears.
Any advice appreciated.
A: I use KeyboardCleanTool, which ignores all keyboard input. It was created so you can clean the keys without accidental key presses, but obviously would work for your situation too.
It's free!
To unlock, just use the mouse to click the unlock button.
| Q: Lock keyboard in lion Is there a way to lock the keyboard in Lion? By "lock keyboard" I mean some way to make the computer ignore almost any keypresses, except some special "unlock" sequence. Maybe an OS X feature or utility? It's a laptop, so I can't just unplug the keyboard.
My desire stems from using my laptop to skype with my toddler's grandmother. The kid bangs randomly on the keyboard and interrupts the call. It's more fun if she can get up close to the screen, but then grandma disappears.
Any advice appreciated.
A: I use KeyboardCleanTool, which ignores all keyboard input. It was created so you can clean the keys without accidental key presses, but obviously would work for your situation too.
It's free!
To unlock, just use the mouse to click the unlock button.
A: I hope this helps. Lockey, It looks to me like it is the very thing that you are looking for.
A: One free solution would be to use Ukelele to create a new keyboard layout. If you save the blank file that it starts with as "null keyboard" or something to that effect, all the letter keys will be blank. That means that ⌘Q and other such combinations will not do anything when that keyboard is selected. Save it to ~/Library/Keyboard Layouts. To switch to this keyboard, enable it using the Language and Text » Input Sources System Preference Pane (if you haven't assigned it a name in Ukelele, it will be called, very creatively, "new keyboard". Then select it via the keyboard menulet.
When you want to re-enable the keyboard, again go to the menulet and select your default keyboard.
A: I use Lock Screen 2 and I love it. It costs money but well worth it and your child
A: I've been using Keyboard cleaner for years. It's super simple and free:
*
*As soon as the app starts, it "locks" your keyboard and displays a black screen with a reminder on how to quit the app
*Command + Q (OSX quit keyboard shortcut) to exit the app
I use it whenever I need to clean my keyboard, and the black screen helps me clean my screen pretty well too.
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0e5bc2340b0873822b6523408502384195bbde8f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Bash commands that work on an iphone I've jailbroken my phone, and I'd like to execute some commands on it from my phone, namely, the Say command. That, unfortunately, does not work. What commands COULD I execute on the iphone, other than the standard ls and cd?
Thanks.
A: There are a lot of command-line tools available for jailbroken iOS, many of them ported by saurik. If you want to find more than come with the default Cydia installation, first check Manage -> Settings (button at top left) to make sure you have your "Who Are You?" category set to Hacker or Developer. Then go to Manage -> Sources -> Cydia/Telesphoreo and browse around.
You can also install "BigBoss Recommended Tools" to install a large list of these at once.
| Q: Bash commands that work on an iphone I've jailbroken my phone, and I'd like to execute some commands on it from my phone, namely, the Say command. That, unfortunately, does not work. What commands COULD I execute on the iphone, other than the standard ls and cd?
Thanks.
A: There are a lot of command-line tools available for jailbroken iOS, many of them ported by saurik. If you want to find more than come with the default Cydia installation, first check Manage -> Settings (button at top left) to make sure you have your "Who Are You?" category set to Hacker or Developer. Then go to Manage -> Sources -> Cydia/Telesphoreo and browse around.
You can also install "BigBoss Recommended Tools" to install a large list of these at once.
A: For an exhaustive list, you can simply do ls for all of the directories in the shell's $PATH variable--that's what the shell uses to search for a command when you type it.
ls ${PATH//:/ }
The above runs ls using the path variable as an argument, but with the $PATH's usual : separators replaced by a space.
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96dcb75a20c77a4ea3aacaa80ab422eaf63b1108 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to change/customize mail signature in Mountain Lion? To add an custom mail-signature in Lion you had to add an signature via preferences, and then replace the contents of the webarchive with your own.
In Mountain Lion, Apple replaced the webarchive format for signatures with an new format: .mailsignature. When I open such an file, I just see HTML (!). But when I change it, it doesn't take effect..
Does someone have an solution to perform this?
A: Quit Mail, edit the .mailsignature file with a text editor changing the HTML to whatever you like then right click the file in Finder and select "Get Info" then tick the "Locked" checkbox. This prevents Mail from resetting the file to the original version and it uses your version.
| Q: How to change/customize mail signature in Mountain Lion? To add an custom mail-signature in Lion you had to add an signature via preferences, and then replace the contents of the webarchive with your own.
In Mountain Lion, Apple replaced the webarchive format for signatures with an new format: .mailsignature. When I open such an file, I just see HTML (!). But when I change it, it doesn't take effect..
Does someone have an solution to perform this?
A: Quit Mail, edit the .mailsignature file with a text editor changing the HTML to whatever you like then right click the file in Finder and select "Get Info" then tick the "Locked" checkbox. This prevents Mail from resetting the file to the original version and it uses your version.
A: • open Mail
• create a new signature
• open this folder /Users/you/Library/Mail/V2/MailData/Signatures/
• open the latest *.mailsignature file with a text editor
• replace everything under this code with your custom html (replace iso-8859-1 with utf-8 for umlaut support)
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Content-Type: text/html;
charset=iso-8859-1
Message-Id: <DDFB0C4D-5555-475C-9B54-115039EF5FE0@Speedport_W_722V_Typ_B>
Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.0 \(1486\))
• save the file and open the Get Info Dialogue and check Locked, so that it doesn't get overwritten by Mail
A: I wrote a Ruby script to batch convert .webarchive to .mailsignature files:
https://github.com/paulschreiber/misc/blob/master/ruby/webarchive2mailsignature.rb
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9b9dbf76328d7165cfcb7042552ef10a69fae91d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I click a button using AppleScript? I'm trying to press a button in TeamSpeak using applescript, here is my code:
tell application "TeamSpeak 3 Client" to activate
tell application "System Events"
tell process "TeamSpeak 3"
click menu item "Connect" of menu "Connections" of menu bar 1
delay 2
click button "Connect"
end tell
end tell
and here is an image of me hovering over the button in accessibility inspector
All I want to be able to do is figure out how to push my button using the information given to me in Accessibility Inspector, but with my code I get the error "System Events got an error: Can’t get button "Connect" of process "TeamSpeak 3"." Here is a screenshot of the window the button is directly inside:
A: You also need to specify the parent objects.
activate application "TeamSpeak 3 Client"
tell application "System Events" to tell process "TeamSpeak 3"
click menu item "Connect" of menu "Connections" of menu bar 1
click button "Connect" of window 1 of window 1
end tell
| Q: How do I click a button using AppleScript? I'm trying to press a button in TeamSpeak using applescript, here is my code:
tell application "TeamSpeak 3 Client" to activate
tell application "System Events"
tell process "TeamSpeak 3"
click menu item "Connect" of menu "Connections" of menu bar 1
delay 2
click button "Connect"
end tell
end tell
and here is an image of me hovering over the button in accessibility inspector
All I want to be able to do is figure out how to push my button using the information given to me in Accessibility Inspector, but with my code I get the error "System Events got an error: Can’t get button "Connect" of process "TeamSpeak 3"." Here is a screenshot of the window the button is directly inside:
A: You also need to specify the parent objects.
activate application "TeamSpeak 3 Client"
tell application "System Events" to tell process "TeamSpeak 3"
click menu item "Connect" of menu "Connections" of menu bar 1
click button "Connect" of window 1 of window 1
end tell
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fc740e7d352acd393f3909de072492ce7410129b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Airplay: stream video and audio components to different Airplay target devices I'm thinking about getting a Libratone sound system that plays music via Airplay. I would have an Apple TV connected to an LCD projector.
My question is whether I would be able to wirelessly stream a movie from my iPad with this setup, such that audio goes to the Libratone and video goes to the Apple TV...
I couldn't find any information on this kind of setup.
A: It just isn't feasible at this time. Video and audio need to stay perfectly in sync for your brain to not notice, and splitting up the streams of data to two different destinations creates a time lag that, at this time, is impossible to sync up. The reason why it works at all going to one device is that the destination spools up both streams and starts them both at the same time.
| Q: Airplay: stream video and audio components to different Airplay target devices I'm thinking about getting a Libratone sound system that plays music via Airplay. I would have an Apple TV connected to an LCD projector.
My question is whether I would be able to wirelessly stream a movie from my iPad with this setup, such that audio goes to the Libratone and video goes to the Apple TV...
I couldn't find any information on this kind of setup.
A: It just isn't feasible at this time. Video and audio need to stay perfectly in sync for your brain to not notice, and splitting up the streams of data to two different destinations creates a time lag that, at this time, is impossible to sync up. The reason why it works at all going to one device is that the destination spools up both streams and starts them both at the same time.
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60bbbf3177f02ddb22d56da410c19d270003b473 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: prevent second hard-drive from spinning up after standby I have a MacBook Pro with two harddrives, an SSD in the main slot and a larger, normal drive in place of the superdrive.
Because of power consumption and noise I managed to get my Mac to not automatically start and mount the second harddrive when booting up, but it still spins up the drive when waking up from hibernation / standby / sleep (don't know the correct terminology here).
Is there a way to prevent this? I have a script that ejects the disk, causing it to spin down. I guess I am looking for a postWakeup-hook of some sort to run it when the laptop wakes up.
Any advice would be appreciated.
A: Running your script on wake up, with Power Manager, or using SleepWatcher, for instance, should do the trick.
There are, actually, different sleep modes, and knowing exactly which one you are using may help too, as Sleeping your Mac should not use the Hard Drive, the second disk should stay idle. Here is a brief explanation of what happens with each sleeping mode.
| Q: prevent second hard-drive from spinning up after standby I have a MacBook Pro with two harddrives, an SSD in the main slot and a larger, normal drive in place of the superdrive.
Because of power consumption and noise I managed to get my Mac to not automatically start and mount the second harddrive when booting up, but it still spins up the drive when waking up from hibernation / standby / sleep (don't know the correct terminology here).
Is there a way to prevent this? I have a script that ejects the disk, causing it to spin down. I guess I am looking for a postWakeup-hook of some sort to run it when the laptop wakes up.
Any advice would be appreciated.
A: Running your script on wake up, with Power Manager, or using SleepWatcher, for instance, should do the trick.
There are, actually, different sleep modes, and knowing exactly which one you are using may help too, as Sleeping your Mac should not use the Hard Drive, the second disk should stay idle. Here is a brief explanation of what happens with each sleeping mode.
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5b4d489fe4c5e3aa651f79238536bffaac86d700 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Xcode installation seems corrupt? I've been try to download Xcode for work, but for some reason the Mac App Store is giving me a bit of trouble. Activity monitor shows some network usage, but in Launchpad it seems the download isn't moving.
When I go to the purchases panel of the Mac App Store, I see this.
No status, no pause button, in fact - the button has no text on it! I've tried restarting the App Store, restarting my computer, even removing the com.apple.appstore folder in /var/folders but alas, no luck.
Can anyone diagnose the issue? When I removed com.apple.appstore, Xcode still showed up on Launchpad, and clicking on it did nothing - it was frozen in time. So can I kill off this partial download and start new?
A: As near as I can tell, this might be a Hidden Purchase. Choose Store > View My Account, where you can see hidden purchases. You may be able to cancel or unhide the download from there.
| Q: Xcode installation seems corrupt? I've been try to download Xcode for work, but for some reason the Mac App Store is giving me a bit of trouble. Activity monitor shows some network usage, but in Launchpad it seems the download isn't moving.
When I go to the purchases panel of the Mac App Store, I see this.
No status, no pause button, in fact - the button has no text on it! I've tried restarting the App Store, restarting my computer, even removing the com.apple.appstore folder in /var/folders but alas, no luck.
Can anyone diagnose the issue? When I removed com.apple.appstore, Xcode still showed up on Launchpad, and clicking on it did nothing - it was frozen in time. So can I kill off this partial download and start new?
A: As near as I can tell, this might be a Hidden Purchase. Choose Store > View My Account, where you can see hidden purchases. You may be able to cancel or unhide the download from there.
A: I always start by searching for "troubleshoot" in the help menu for the App. You will get this link:
http://www.apple.com/support/mac/app-store/troubleshooting/
There are several things that could be going on, but I would follow this link - that has well sequenced steps to try for a quick fix. If those don’t work, the Apple support link at the bottom is where I would ask the vendor to look at the server side or walk me through cleaning folders by hand in terminal if needed I accomplished all the steps in their document to resolve this.
*
*Mac App Store: How to resume interrupted downloads
A: sudo find /var/folders/ -ipath '*com.apple.appstore*' -print
should show you App Store related cache files.
sudo find /var/folders/ -ipath '*com.apple.appstore*' -print | xargs sudo fgrep -i xcode
should show you any of those files which are related to XCode.
You could run
sudo find /var/folders/ -ipath '*com.apple.appstore*' -delete
which will DELETE all of the files that it finds (not just the xcode ones!) but that shouldn't be a big deal. I would expect the App Store.app would re-create any files it needs if they are not found in /var/folders/.
I ran it it did not seem to cause any problems. As always, make sure you have a complete bootable backup before running any Terminal code suggested by some stranger on the Internet :-)
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becbe0e3f7c1831f932289e9710f88a0df5d7381 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: I want to run an applescript whenever a certain person signs onto my Messages buddy list I want to run an applescript whenever a certain person signs onto my Messages buddy list
Exactly. Thats exactly what I want. Pretty self explanatory.
I am aware you can run applescripts for messages events, however I don't know how to check if it was that person who signs in.
A: There is a buddy became available event, that passes in a buddy object. You can use one of the attributes on this object to see 'who' it is (handle, name or full name, for instance).
You can attach an arbitrary script to an event, in the way described at bynkii.com
| Q: I want to run an applescript whenever a certain person signs onto my Messages buddy list I want to run an applescript whenever a certain person signs onto my Messages buddy list
Exactly. Thats exactly what I want. Pretty self explanatory.
I am aware you can run applescripts for messages events, however I don't know how to check if it was that person who signs in.
A: There is a buddy became available event, that passes in a buddy object. You can use one of the attributes on this object to see 'who' it is (handle, name or full name, for instance).
You can attach an arbitrary script to an event, in the way described at bynkii.com
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738ac180b570858e5ea253d481fdcc874b5fba93 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is the iPhone always using Wifi (instead of cellular data network) when connected? When I'm in range and connected to particular Wifi, having cellular data transmission enabled at the same time, will the iPhone always use the Wifi connection?
Or can the app developer choose which network has priority (e.g. always use cellular data transmission and not Wifi)?
A: I believe you cannot chose programmatically whether to use the WiFi or the cellular data connection.
If the iPhone has a WiFi network available, it will automatically use it, otherwise, it will fallback on the cellular data connection.
| Q: Is the iPhone always using Wifi (instead of cellular data network) when connected? When I'm in range and connected to particular Wifi, having cellular data transmission enabled at the same time, will the iPhone always use the Wifi connection?
Or can the app developer choose which network has priority (e.g. always use cellular data transmission and not Wifi)?
A: I believe you cannot chose programmatically whether to use the WiFi or the cellular data connection.
If the iPhone has a WiFi network available, it will automatically use it, otherwise, it will fallback on the cellular data connection.
A: No.
IPhone will use the cellular connection for push notifications at any time, unless
Settings > General > Network > Cellular Data
is turned off.
Also, if the lock screen is on, then iPhone is connected to the cellular network, not wifi.
IPad is always connected to wifi, lock screen or no.
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85f9a14f1d72a310444480ed0ce9f0b1c4aca462 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: The iPhone is over 3 times more expensive than the iPod touch, how much more margin is Apple doing on the iPhone? Besides small differences like a minor camera, fundamentally the difference between the iPhone the iPod touch is the GSM/CDMA antenna and I guess more battery to support the antenna.
Yet the iPhone costs $650 and the iPod touch $200 which is quite surprising to me.
Is it because Apple has a bigger margin on the iPhone or are the components of the iPhone really that much more expensive?
edit: my question is not about the concept of demand and offer. To make it more explicit I'll change the question to how much more margin is Apple doing on the iPhone than on the iPod touch? Original Title: "Why is the iPhone over 3 times more expensive than the iPod touch?"
A: The price for an object is the highest that the market will bear.
| Q: The iPhone is over 3 times more expensive than the iPod touch, how much more margin is Apple doing on the iPhone? Besides small differences like a minor camera, fundamentally the difference between the iPhone the iPod touch is the GSM/CDMA antenna and I guess more battery to support the antenna.
Yet the iPhone costs $650 and the iPod touch $200 which is quite surprising to me.
Is it because Apple has a bigger margin on the iPhone or are the components of the iPhone really that much more expensive?
edit: my question is not about the concept of demand and offer. To make it more explicit I'll change the question to how much more margin is Apple doing on the iPhone than on the iPod touch? Original Title: "Why is the iPhone over 3 times more expensive than the iPod touch?"
A: The price for an object is the highest that the market will bear.
A: According to iSuppli (as reported in the link by Reuters), there are $188 in parts in the iPhone 4S.
Adding in the other costs, Horace Dediu over at Asymco suggests that Apple's operating margin on each iPhone is $319. He explains where he gets each number from.
iPod Touch margins, however, are much harder to track down. iSuppli has done a teardown of the components, but the costs are behind a paywall.
You'd take the iPhone component cost and, roughly, subtract out the amount for a cheaper display and less battery, a much worse camera, the cellular radios and antenna, the proximity sensor, the LED flash, the difference between a Bluetooth 4 chips and a Bluetooth 2.1 chip, and some additional circuitry for things like Airplay. However, how much those cost is, as far as I can tell, unknown outside of that paywall.
A: The answer you are expecting won't satisfy you because the cost of making those devices is much less then the price they sell them for...
But in order to answer your question, I've made a table. Unfortunately, I didn't find any records of the iPod touch 16GB and 32GB, but I expect they are quite alike.
I'm sure Apple does get his share on the sold subsidized iPhones too.
The difference between US and Europe is the difference between a locked iPhone and an unlocked iPhone (because in Belgium, you pay this much for an iPhone...)
Here is an interesting article about the difference in production costs between an iPod touch and an iPhone.
And if you want to know what an iPhone costs in detail (every part), take a look at this overview.
So, although it seems like Apple is making an awe full lot of money on these devices, Apple invested billions and billions of dollars in R&D, design, production, marketing, distribution, stores, packaging,...
So in the end Apple is still taking a lot of profit on these devices, but not as much as you might think. In my opinion, they get paid for their hard work.
To answer your question why the iPhone costs more then the iPod touch, I think it's because, as you've pointed out, the design is quite similar so most of the costs of the iPod touch mentioned above (R&D, design,...) are already recouped with the iPhone, since the iPhone was released before the iPod touch.
A: The premise that components are the primary cost to bring a product to market doesn't hold much water for any iOS device.
The most astute quip I have seen was by Horace Dediu on twitter as @asymco:
The iPhone is a salesman hired by the operator to sell mobile broadband service.
He gets a healthy commission because he's very good at it.
I wouldn't confuse the initial price point or ongoing price point with the incremental cost to manufacture and sell a mass market product several years after release. The iPhone 3GS is still for sale and clearly it doesn't cost as much to make now as it did on the day it was released. It's also clear that each device released at the $650 retail price point doesn't really cost that to make. Retail pricing is more of a calculated gamble that the market will bear that price. Only months to years later can the margins be measured.
I think the cart is a bit before the horse as I read your question. Also, I wouldn't say the difference between 3GS to 4 to 4S rear camera is small. The iPod touch rear camera is measurably worse than all of the above so I'm not sure how to address that other than offereing a different opinion.
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d928904dc158941c8ff58f9781d35e2ba9037cb3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Restarting speakers without rebooting? My MacBook Pro internal speaker has crashed, as it does every few months. I'm sure a reboot will fix it, but wondering if there's any way I could restore the speaker without rebooting? (Setting things back up again is time-consuming.)
UPDATE: It didn't actually work after reboot. I noticed the headphone slot is red, like in this picture, so it seems it's trying to serve optical out, since MBP uses the same slot as explained in that thread.
UPDATE 2: Best solution I've seen is here. https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4220803?start=0&tstart=
Note that it's fiddly and you might need to reboot before re-trying the headphones.
A: Sometimes changing the sound output from your system preferences > sound panel will reinitialize the connection to your hardware. If you only have one output device available, try installing soundflower, just to have a second output in your list that you can cycle through.
Also: setting things back up after a reboot is a snap with snow leopard. It can remember which apps you had open and reopen them for you.
| Q: Restarting speakers without rebooting? My MacBook Pro internal speaker has crashed, as it does every few months. I'm sure a reboot will fix it, but wondering if there's any way I could restore the speaker without rebooting? (Setting things back up again is time-consuming.)
UPDATE: It didn't actually work after reboot. I noticed the headphone slot is red, like in this picture, so it seems it's trying to serve optical out, since MBP uses the same slot as explained in that thread.
UPDATE 2: Best solution I've seen is here. https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4220803?start=0&tstart=
Note that it's fiddly and you might need to reboot before re-trying the headphones.
A: Sometimes changing the sound output from your system preferences > sound panel will reinitialize the connection to your hardware. If you only have one output device available, try installing soundflower, just to have a second output in your list that you can cycle through.
Also: setting things back up after a reboot is a snap with snow leopard. It can remember which apps you had open and reopen them for you.
A: Try quitting CoreAudio from activity monitor, forcing it to relaunch itself.
A: Try restarting the daemon process that processes audio by typing in Terminal:
sudo killall coreaudiod
This should reinitialize the audio and perhaps reload drivers.
A: This answer is based on a comment on @morphos' answer.
Headphones work, but it doesn't work when I take them out. The
prefpane changes to "Digital Out" of type "Optical digital out port"
and doesn't let me even change the volume. (the volume controls faded
and hitting volume keys shows a crossed out sign)
That means that it thinks you have an optical toslink cable connected. Hold down option and click the volume button in the menu. Now select "Internal Speakers"
Alternatively, you could go to System Preferences > Sound > Output and select Internal Speakers
A: Are you using headphones with your MBP? This thing happens when you take the phones out? Just plug them back make the sound go up and down gently pressing F11 or F12 (a few keystrokes). Unplug it and keep pressing the F11 or F12 keys until you hear it...
A: I clicked on System Preferences then chose Sound, clicked on the Sound Effects Tab and then double clicked any sound effect and the sound returned.
A: You want this:
sudo kextunload /System/Library/Extensions/AppleHDA.kext
sudo kextload /System/Library/Extensions/AppleHDA.kext
Checked and works on High Sierra. Taken from here.
A: The command sudo killall coreaudiod worked for my MacBook Air when the speaker volume went low after disconnecting the AirPods.
A: The following is a standard pattern I used to kill a process coreaudiod
sudo kill -9 $(ps -ef | grep coreaudiod | grep -v grep |awk '{print $2}')
This worked whereas the several others I tried from above or in comments did not.
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f7f2b55b6560578f83bd8bb5c1f5bbf2680de214 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I keep QTKitServer (QuickLook Helper) CPU usage from exploding out of control? OR How do I disable QuickLook entirely? I've been watching lots of .MKVs lately, opened from the Finder. In Column View, when you single-click any file, QuickLook will load a viewable thumbnail into the next column over. This causes noticeable and repeated momentary hangs in Finder responsiveness.
I have a feeling this is related to a non-Apple-kosher file-type like Matroska Video giving QuickLook some problems.
Has anyone had experience with this problem, OR have a way to disable QuickLook entirely? I ask because I would rather have my OS always be responsive than have CPU time eaten so that a useless thumbnail can be loaded that I never use.
A: Open Terminal, type:
sudo nano /System/Library/Sandbox/Profiles/com.apple.qtkitserver.sb
This will open the nano editor with the rules file. Scroll right to the bottom of this file and enter:
(deny file-read* (regex #"^.*\.mkv$"))
After this do Ctrl-O and then Ctrl-X to save and exit the application.
Reference: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1463364
| Q: How do I keep QTKitServer (QuickLook Helper) CPU usage from exploding out of control? OR How do I disable QuickLook entirely? I've been watching lots of .MKVs lately, opened from the Finder. In Column View, when you single-click any file, QuickLook will load a viewable thumbnail into the next column over. This causes noticeable and repeated momentary hangs in Finder responsiveness.
I have a feeling this is related to a non-Apple-kosher file-type like Matroska Video giving QuickLook some problems.
Has anyone had experience with this problem, OR have a way to disable QuickLook entirely? I ask because I would rather have my OS always be responsive than have CPU time eaten so that a useless thumbnail can be loaded that I never use.
A: Open Terminal, type:
sudo nano /System/Library/Sandbox/Profiles/com.apple.qtkitserver.sb
This will open the nano editor with the rules file. Scroll right to the bottom of this file and enter:
(deny file-read* (regex #"^.*\.mkv$"))
After this do Ctrl-O and then Ctrl-X to save and exit the application.
Reference: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1463364
A: A quick fix would be removing Movie.qlgenerator from /System/Library/QuickLook/ folder. This will disable thumbnail creation for all movie files, not just MKVs.
A better fix (if you know what you're doing) would be to restrict the Movie.qlgenerator plugin to only displaying content of certain video formats:
Right-click on Movie.qlgenerator - you should be able to open its Contents folder and see its Info.plist file. You could try modifying this to exclude .mkv files; unfortunately there's no way to do this directly, but you could modify the LSItemContentTypes part to only include types that aren't .mkv.
You absolutely must backup Movie.qlgenerator before doing this. Anyway, once you've backed it up, open Info.plist in the original plugin within the Quicklook framework; you'll probably need to use XCode, or you could try using plutil on the command-line if you're comfortable with that (plutil -convert xml1 <path_to_Info.plist>), since the .plist is in binary format by default.
Find LSItemContentTypes (in XCode look for Document types then Document Content Type UTIs). This is an array of items, with one entry of public.movie, which basically means "any movie that Quicktime can open".
Remove this and instead add entries for the following UTIs:
com.apple.quicktime-movie
public.avi
public.mpeg
public.mpeg-4
public.3gpp
public.3ggp2
(or the UTIs for the movie types you would like to keep the previews for)
A: For OS X 10.8.5, the method below works well enough for me to stop looking for a better solution. The file modification has survived reboots, but it might need to be reset after Apple updates.
*
*Edit this sandbox profile as an admin:
/usr/share/sandbox/quicklook-satellite.sb
*Add the file type deny rules at the end and save:
(deny file-read* (regex #"^.*\.wmv$"))
(deny file-read* (regex #"^.*\.mkv$"))
(...and any other files or Quick LooK plugins you are having problems with...)
*Kill all running Quick Look processes using Activity Monitor or command line:
"Quick Look Helper", "qtkitmoviesvalidator", "QuickLookSatellite", etc....
*Now seeing the problematic files in Finder will trigger a "QTKitServer..." process, but it should not take up any CPU resource or launch the file-type-specific Quick Look plugin.
One downside of this method is that access-denied kernel logs are generated whenever the blocked files appear in Finder. If you are bothered by these logs, configure asl or syslog to get rid of them.
A: "A quick fix would be removing Movie.qlgenerator from /System/Library/QuickLook/ folder. This will disable thumbnail creation for all movie files, not just MKVs."
Re 10.8: Does nothing, the next time you boot it will be right back.
Why not just use the "Show View Options" in the Finder and uncheck "show icon preview" and/or "show preview column"? Can do it at the folder level or individual file level. Sort of what its there for.
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0a2fb588707ef6f83f6c25629334232d6e5e8de3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I temporarily disable or mute Messages (iMessage) on OS X? I use Apple's iMessage across several devices, including my (OS X Lion) Mac, using the recent Messages beta.
However, the application has some undesired behaviour.
When I quit Messages, it will relaunch itself when I receive new messages. This is incredibly distracting.
Is there a way to temporarily disable or mute iMessage (including the badge on the Dock) from just my Mac? I'd still like to receive messages on my other iOS devices.
A: Click your apple symbol in the computer -> System preferences -> notifications -> messages -> none
| Q: How do I temporarily disable or mute Messages (iMessage) on OS X? I use Apple's iMessage across several devices, including my (OS X Lion) Mac, using the recent Messages beta.
However, the application has some undesired behaviour.
When I quit Messages, it will relaunch itself when I receive new messages. This is incredibly distracting.
Is there a way to temporarily disable or mute iMessage (including the badge on the Dock) from just my Mac? I'd still like to receive messages on my other iOS devices.
A: Click your apple symbol in the computer -> System preferences -> notifications -> messages -> none
A: On the Messages menubar, go to Messages-> Accounts and uncheck iMessages.
A: In Messages, unselect the "Use Alerts in this Conversation" option in the View menu. This should enable iMessages without the sounds.
A: An update for Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks). You can turn on Do Not Disturb in Notification Centre to mute notifications:
You can show Notification Centre by clicking on the three-horizontal-lines icon on the far-right of the menubar, or perhaps by doing a two-finger swipe from the right edge of your trackpad (if this gesture is enabled in System Preferences -> Trackpad -> More Gestures). Then swipe up to reveal the 'Do Not Disturb' toggle (which is hidden at the top of the notification centre panel).
Update: I've also just discovered that you can option-click on the Notification centre menubar icon to toggle Do Not Disturb mode on and off.
A: If you want to silence a specific person / group (because they blast you while you are trying to work or whatever), but want to receive other notifications. You can click on "details" in the chat (in Messages) window and select "do not disturb".
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10eb914941d348fc779c99322069e41f49431443 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What happens if you stop iTunes Match subscription? If you cancel your iTunes match subscription, what exactly does happen?
Can you still download the songs you matched already, but cannot match any new ones? Or can't you download any song anymore? Will the matched songs you already have downloaded on your Mac or iOS device be deleted or will they be kept?
A: You will no longer be able to download like you currently do, and in effect, iTunes will act like Match was never on.
You will be able to keep any songs you downloaded, though. So if you upgraded files you uploaded that matched to iTunes-Plus-type files, then you keep those once it cancels.
| Q: What happens if you stop iTunes Match subscription? If you cancel your iTunes match subscription, what exactly does happen?
Can you still download the songs you matched already, but cannot match any new ones? Or can't you download any song anymore? Will the matched songs you already have downloaded on your Mac or iOS device be deleted or will they be kept?
A: You will no longer be able to download like you currently do, and in effect, iTunes will act like Match was never on.
You will be able to keep any songs you downloaded, though. So if you upgraded files you uploaded that matched to iTunes-Plus-type files, then you keep those once it cancels.
A:
You are unable to down- or upload Music to iTunes Match
So be careful:
Before iTunes Match is expiring, download all your Music from the
iCloud (iTunes Match).
So, only the music you bought through iTunes is accessible.
Music which you matched through iTunes Match is lost, and cannot redownload on any device.
Only the files you have on your hard drive can kept, and those which bought through iTunes.
A: You will want to download a copy of anything you wish before letting the subscription lapse if you don't otherwise have a copy of the music and playlists on a machine that is backed up.
The match provides playlist syncing, so your iTunes will act just like it does when not connected to the network. You will only be able to play songs that are cached or downloaded locally. I would presume that songs that only existed in the cloud would either be shown as missing or cleaned up and deleted - perhaps with a message letting you know what happened.
I've not found a way to test this yet since subscriptions are only yearly and we haven't gotten to the point where someone can actually have this happen as part of the normal subscription expiration process.
A: There are a few confusing responses here, so let's clarify: if you are going to let iTunes Match expire, make sure you have downloaded the music that is in the cloud to your local hard drive first. Once it is there and you turn off iTunes Match, those items will be left untouched on your computer. You will no longer has access to what was in the cloud.
One of the great benefits to iTunes Match is that you have the opportunity to have all of your music converted to the higher bitrate of 256 kbps. Whatever is matched in the cloud is available to re-download at this bitrate. It does not automatically do this to your library and only matched songs that iTunes Match has from the iTunes Store are available at this bitrate.
I have found it is easiest to go into Album view in iTunes (select an album you know is in a lower bitrate) and delete it from your local hard drive. The cloud icon will appear below that album cover now. Re-download at the higher bitrate by clicking on that icon. There are a couple of prompts when you delete locally, do not check the box that asks you if you also want to delete it from the cloud for obvious reasons.
A: My iTunes match subscription expired last week. Of 64gb of music, mostly from my CD collection, 12gb appears in iTunes with the song title & artist but no album grouping. A further 4gb only the song title appears in iTunes without a link to the artist/album. Also some songs are now linked to the wrong artist &/or wrong album. In all cases I have looked at so far, by playing the piece of music & selecting "show in windows explorer" the music is found in the correct artist/album folder on my hard drive. Deleting & reloading an album from the hard drive does not correct the problem. I think the only option is to find the music affected is to reload the CD's once again. Added to this, all of my ratings, done over many years, have been deleted. I had about two thirds of my music rated & I don't think I'll ever get back to this point again.
A: My itunes match expired today. And all my songs completely dissapeared, even the ones downloaded to my hard drive.
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68a1f365731f28803f4f080ed26aa77cdd510cb2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Apple TextEdit - where is the file being saved? I used to use Save As… to remember the directory I was saving a file in, but that seems to have disappeared with the latest OS.
I have a file open in TextEdit. How does one go about finding the directory that this file is currently being saved to? I can see the name and I can "open recent" (which just displays the name), but, once open, I can't actually figure out how to determine where this file is located.
A: Try pressing Command⌘ while you left-click on the document window title text. It will show the folder hierarchy in a pop-up menu.
| Q: Apple TextEdit - where is the file being saved? I used to use Save As… to remember the directory I was saving a file in, but that seems to have disappeared with the latest OS.
I have a file open in TextEdit. How does one go about finding the directory that this file is currently being saved to? I can see the name and I can "open recent" (which just displays the name), but, once open, I can't actually figure out how to determine where this file is located.
A: Try pressing Command⌘ while you left-click on the document window title text. It will show the folder hierarchy in a pop-up menu.
A: If you want to do more than just look at the path, try this.
*
*Ctrl+Click on the filename in the title bar, or secondary click. That opens the list of "Folder Proxies" (a new term for me).
*Option+Click on the folder name, right under the filename. That opens up a Finder window with the current file selected.
If Finder > View > Show Pathbar has been selected, the bottom of the Finder window will show the path to the file. Rightclick on the filename at the far right end and select Copy '<filename>' as path to put the full path to the current file into the clipboard.
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85cb476f75739de26355178630d3195d195260d0 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to enable push notifications of emails? A quick question with perhaps no answer,
How can I enable push notifications of emails?
What currently happens when I get an email is that my phone vibrates or rings, then I look at the locked screen and no information is displayed.
I'd like a preview of the email in a notification window with at least the sender.
I currently have 3 mailboxes, one in google, one in hotmail, the other a private work exchange server.
Is there a solution to receive push notifications for all of my mailboxes?
A: You're talking about the notification settings for Mail, not whether push is on. To see new mail messages in the Lock Screen:
Settings > Notifications > Mail > Make sure "View in Lock Screen" is turned ON.
If you're concerned about your mail's push settings, those are in:
Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendar > Fetch New Data > Make sure "Push" is set how you want it.
| Q: How to enable push notifications of emails? A quick question with perhaps no answer,
How can I enable push notifications of emails?
What currently happens when I get an email is that my phone vibrates or rings, then I look at the locked screen and no information is displayed.
I'd like a preview of the email in a notification window with at least the sender.
I currently have 3 mailboxes, one in google, one in hotmail, the other a private work exchange server.
Is there a solution to receive push notifications for all of my mailboxes?
A: You're talking about the notification settings for Mail, not whether push is on. To see new mail messages in the Lock Screen:
Settings > Notifications > Mail > Make sure "View in Lock Screen" is turned ON.
If you're concerned about your mail's push settings, those are in:
Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendar > Fetch New Data > Make sure "Push" is set how you want it.
A: For iOS 11+ users, find Push Mail’s Parameters by going to Settings > Accounts & Passwords > Fetch New Data.
A: There is no push for mail settings for iPhone 5
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904c76058ac050bbbeeaa7de321f8187af356f07 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why does sudo ask for a password in terminal? Why does sudo ask for a password when one can sudo su without a password and perform the same commands? Is there a way to make sudo not ask for a password when you're logged in as the an admin anyway?
A: sudo su asks for a password on my system. Did you run another sudo command before the sudo su? Once you've run sudo and entered your password, it doesn't require a password again for a period of time.
| Q: Why does sudo ask for a password in terminal? Why does sudo ask for a password when one can sudo su without a password and perform the same commands? Is there a way to make sudo not ask for a password when you're logged in as the an admin anyway?
A: sudo su asks for a password on my system. Did you run another sudo command before the sudo su? Once you've run sudo and entered your password, it doesn't require a password again for a period of time.
A: You can just modify following lines in /etc/sudoers :
# Members of the admin group may gain root privileges
%admin ALL=(ALL) ALL
# Allow members of group sudo to execute any command
%sudo ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL
to
# Members of the admin group may gain root privileges
%admin ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL
# Allow members of group sudo to execute any command
%sudo ALL=(ALL:ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL
A: sudo will always want a password once, but just set a crazy long timeout -- and note that it is specified in minutes:
Defaults env_reset,timestamp_timeout=60
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1cbb45ffbb3fd27480a28e19eb09c08c03da8d67 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: TextEdit key bindings modified in DefaultKeyBinding.dict stopped working I have customized text editing bindings in ~/Library/KeyBindings/DefaultKeyBinding.dict but they all stopped working in TextEdit.app when I upgraded to Lion. They still work fine in other Cocoa apps like Safari.
The system default bindings like ^F for moveForward: work as usual.
Has anyone else who uses DefaultKeyBinding.dict noticed this? Is there a way to fix it or any other way of customizing the key bindings in TextEdit?
A: The problem was that I had moved the actual DefaultKeyBinding.dict file somewhere else for version-control purposes and symlinked to it.
Most apps were loading the file through the symlink, but TextEdit (and, it turns out, a couple other apps that I thought just didn't support key bindings) must do something different and didn't see it.
So, oops, lesson learned. Don't symlink your system configuration files.
| Q: TextEdit key bindings modified in DefaultKeyBinding.dict stopped working I have customized text editing bindings in ~/Library/KeyBindings/DefaultKeyBinding.dict but they all stopped working in TextEdit.app when I upgraded to Lion. They still work fine in other Cocoa apps like Safari.
The system default bindings like ^F for moveForward: work as usual.
Has anyone else who uses DefaultKeyBinding.dict noticed this? Is there a way to fix it or any other way of customizing the key bindings in TextEdit?
A: The problem was that I had moved the actual DefaultKeyBinding.dict file somewhere else for version-control purposes and symlinked to it.
Most apps were loading the file through the symlink, but TextEdit (and, it turns out, a couple other apps that I thought just didn't support key bindings) must do something different and didn't see it.
So, oops, lesson learned. Don't symlink your system configuration files.
A: I had the same problem myself with symlinking this file, but I didn't want to give in to this limitation, so I created a git pre-commit hook to update ~/Library/KeyBindings/DefaultKeyBinding.dict whenever my version was committed.
Here is the code (for Git):
#!/bin/bash
if [[ $(git diff --cached --name-only | grep '.configurations/DefaultKeyBinding.dict' | wc -l) -eq 1 ]];
then
FILE_PATH_IN_LIBRARY=~/Library/KeyBindings/DefaultKeyBinding.dict
BASE_DIR=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
FILE_PATH_IN_SCM=${BASE_DIR}/.configurations/DefaultKeyBinding.dict
NORMAL=$(tput sgr0)
BRIGHT=$(tput bold)
GREEN=$(tput setaf 2)
printf "${BRIGHT}${GREEN}The file <%s> was modified, updating %s${NORMAL}\n" $FILE_PATH_IN_SCM $FILE_PATH_IN_LIBRARY
cp $FILE_PATH_IN_SCM $FILE_PATH_IN_LIBRARY
fi
To use it all you need to do is replace FILE_PATH_IN_SCM=${BASE_DIR}/.configurations/DefaultKeyBinding.dict with the location of the file in your Git Repository.
If you never created a git hook before (this was my first) - you need to place this code in:
<your-git-repo>/.git/hooks/pre-commit
Don't forget to run chmod +x <your-git-repo>/.git/hooks/pre-commit to make it executable.
Afterwards every commit involving this file will show something like:
The file </Users/myuser/.scripts/.configurations/DefaultKeyBinding.dict> was modified, updating /Users/myuser/Library/KeyBindings/DefaultKeyBinding.dict
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67a5b0459d14d2c2c5f83c5b7c268eeab3b5f63a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: When will Finder use large amount of memory? Sometimes I see the iMac with 4GB of RAM having a few MB of swap file only, and after I left for a few hours and come back, the swap file is 2.7GB.
Looking into the Activities Monitor, the Finder is using 796MB. How can it use so much memory -- could it be due to some "Search" that was left over in a Finder window?
I then chose File -> Close All (by pressing down the Option key while clicking File, and closed all Finder windows, only that it still won't close but just hidden, and looks like the only way is to reboot. How can this situation be prevented?
A: Removing 1k screenshots and images from the desktop reduced Finder's RAM usage from 1.5G+ to 220 MB instantly without relaunch.
| Q: When will Finder use large amount of memory? Sometimes I see the iMac with 4GB of RAM having a few MB of swap file only, and after I left for a few hours and come back, the swap file is 2.7GB.
Looking into the Activities Monitor, the Finder is using 796MB. How can it use so much memory -- could it be due to some "Search" that was left over in a Finder window?
I then chose File -> Close All (by pressing down the Option key while clicking File, and closed all Finder windows, only that it still won't close but just hidden, and looks like the only way is to reboot. How can this situation be prevented?
A: Removing 1k screenshots and images from the desktop reduced Finder's RAM usage from 1.5G+ to 220 MB instantly without relaunch.
A: This inconvenience is caused by a finder prefs entry:
"show in new window: all my files"
this is consuming too much mem. Select a different folder and all is fine
A: I can't say much about preventing this, but there is no need to reboot. Just kill Finder, using Force Quit from the apple menu or killall Finder in a Terminal window. A new Finder will then be started in the old one's place.
A: I have found the following advice most useful to fix the issue of Finder using way too much RAM.
you may be a victim of a corrupt spotlight index. Here's how you fix a corrupt spotlight index:
*
*Open system preferences
*open spotlight (top right)
*click on privacy tab
*click and drag your hard drive into the window (if you have more than one, perform this one at a time.)
you will leave this in here for at least 10 minutes. no less. (seems hokey but osx does stuff behind the scene ie removing existing index)
after your 10 mins at least is up, go back in and remove your HD from the privacy tab, and osx should start rebuilding a new index.
repeat for any additional drives you may have. I would also close out of system preferences while you are waiting your 10 minutes.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3402693?answerId=16422750022#16422750022
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7b1cdba2ea7f44fcfaf48e0dc5b953b462c6ea08 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What is the Numbers keyboard shortcut to get in the formula bar of a cell? I am looking for a keyboard shortcut in Numbers to edit the current cell via the formula bar (if that is the right word). Screen shot:
Please note, I am not looking for this answer. That is how to put your cursor in the current cell, and not the formula bar.
Thanks.
| Q: What is the Numbers keyboard shortcut to get in the formula bar of a cell? I am looking for a keyboard shortcut in Numbers to edit the current cell via the formula bar (if that is the right word). Screen shot:
Please note, I am not looking for this answer. That is how to put your cursor in the current cell, and not the formula bar.
Thanks.
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5208c181bf8a2cfe0963ab821d2e762dbd4e9e7e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Static IP for a adhoc wifi network Do you know if it's possible to give a static IP when creating a ad-hoc network on OS X?
A: Of course, to actually do much in ad-hoc mode you even have to setup static IP addresses.
Just start the ad-hoc network, then in System Preferences -> Network "Click the lock to make changes" and then click "Advanced". And there you have it.
| Q: Static IP for a adhoc wifi network Do you know if it's possible to give a static IP when creating a ad-hoc network on OS X?
A: Of course, to actually do much in ad-hoc mode you even have to setup static IP addresses.
Just start the ad-hoc network, then in System Preferences -> Network "Click the lock to make changes" and then click "Advanced". And there you have it.
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39590e60ecbff4a89baf8268969909ee7243330d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Update from 10.5.8 to Lion with the Lion USB stick I bought this small OS X Lion USB stick for $69 today. The guy in the Apple Store said that I can simply upgrade from my 10.5.8 to Lion with this thing. Well I plugged it in and hello, I'm not able to upgrade.
So question is: Can I even use this thing? I just have this stick, no serial, no nothing. Just this stick http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD256Z/A.
A: I know you can do a fresh install on a clean system, so you could try this: copy your existing install to an external drive (using Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper!), wipe the internal drive, do a clean install of Lion, then use Migration Assistant to copy your old system onto the fresh Lion install.
| Q: Update from 10.5.8 to Lion with the Lion USB stick I bought this small OS X Lion USB stick for $69 today. The guy in the Apple Store said that I can simply upgrade from my 10.5.8 to Lion with this thing. Well I plugged it in and hello, I'm not able to upgrade.
So question is: Can I even use this thing? I just have this stick, no serial, no nothing. Just this stick http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD256Z/A.
A: I know you can do a fresh install on a clean system, so you could try this: copy your existing install to an external drive (using Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper!), wipe the internal drive, do a clean install of Lion, then use Migration Assistant to copy your old system onto the fresh Lion install.
A: The Lion USB drive you bought works to upgrade a Mac with Snow Leopard (10.6) or you can of course use it to install Lion onto a bare (erased) drive.
Most people will make a back up (using the bootable USB drive to run Disk Utility) to an external drive or alternately - install Lion onto an external drive.
At that point you can hand migrate things or see if the Migration Assistant will help to move your documents and the Apps that are compatible with Lion to the new OS.
Since you just bought an Apple product, you get 90 days of phone support - so you can call AppleCare for help step by step if you prefer. The only catch would be if your Mac doesn't meet the minimum requirements for Lion in which case you might take it back and return it if you don't want to spend money on whatever needs updating to run Lion.
A: Since the Apple Lion page points out that Snow Leopard is a requirement for the upgrade, the Apple Store employee should've pointed this out before you bought the Lion USB stick. If you're not willing to upgrade to Snow Leopard, @CajunLuke's answer would be helpful.
There are two paths to obtaining Snow Leopard. If you're currently a MobileMe user, this article notes that Apple is offering free upgrades to Snow Leopard to encourage user migration to iCloud. One other alternative is to purchase the Snow Leopard upgrade. Either way, install Snow Leopard first, update the OS, and then install upgrade to Lion.
A: Are you sure your Mac meets the minimum system requirements?
*
*Macs with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Core i3, Intel Core i5, Intel
Core i7, or Xeon processor;
*At least 2GB of RAM; Mac OS X 10.6.6 or later (Mac OS X 10.6.8 is
recommended);
*At least 7 GB of free hard drive space.
Any Mac with a Core Duo CPU will not run Mac OS X 10.7 Lion - basically any of the 2006-era first generation of ICBMs (Intel-chip based Mac).
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d43f182f1405db5072db7c4d513d0f6a844fb295 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is it possible to receive SMS with the Messages beta for OS X? I feel like I've read 7 or 8 different articles on the Messages beta, but I'm not seeing my question's answer.
So, is it possible with Messages for OS X, to receive SMS texts sent to my phone number?
A: No. Messages beta works like it does on the iPad and iPod Touch. You can only message other Apple iOS 5 (or Messages) users.
| Q: Is it possible to receive SMS with the Messages beta for OS X? I feel like I've read 7 or 8 different articles on the Messages beta, but I'm not seeing my question's answer.
So, is it possible with Messages for OS X, to receive SMS texts sent to my phone number?
A: No. Messages beta works like it does on the iPad and iPod Touch. You can only message other Apple iOS 5 (or Messages) users.
A: To avoid confusion, we might be speaking about two things here:
*
*SMS, MMS - which are a GSM network feature, not a phone feature
*iMessages - have separate notifications and format, but they look like ordinary SMS to you. They are not real SMS, but are working between iPhones, iPads, iPods and Macs. If Wi-Fi is unavailable, iMessages will be sent over cellular data. Carrier cellular data fees might apply.
is it possible with Messages for OS X, to receive SMS texts sent to my phone number?
*
*For SMS: If you OS X operating system have been paired with the iPhone, which has this SIM-card with the phone number, you'll be getting messages on your Mac in Messages App as well, and you can even reply back. If no phone bound - then SMS will be not available.
*For iMessages: this functionality will work with your Messages App on Mac, if your internet connection (cable/WiFi) is available, as it is not requiring carrier cellular network. It works between iPhones, iPads, iPods and Macs. It might reference not only your phone number, but Apple-ID (email) as a unique addressee identifier.
A: Yeah it's like bassplayer7 said - it is because iMessage goes through Apple's own network and the normal sms go through the carrier's network.
Since the iPad and iPod Touch do not allow for the carrier part, they are capable of receiving iMessages and so it is the same for the Mac.
A: Since SMS is a byproduct of the mobile telephone technology GSM it isn't possible.
SMS needs a phone number as the receiver, and that phone must eventually be connected to the network to receive it. The Mac has no GSM connection.
There could be services that receive and forward SMS to you, but I'm not aware of any, and even then, you wouldn't receive these in iMessage.
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d022244cf59e7204ee38ec332f37015ad7688d29 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I change the owner name on my MacBook Pro? When I use Terminal my computer says
Last login: Thu Jun 7 22:00:00 on ttys000
John-Does-MacBook-Pro:~ John$
That was the default account name on the computer when I bought it. I have been using it for 2 weeks now and I am pretty much set with the OS and I really don't want to do a reinstall. I deleted the John Doe account but that did nothing.
How do I change my Terminal so it doesn't display that any more?
A: In System Preferences, go to Sharing and change the name at the top of the window.
| Q: How do I change the owner name on my MacBook Pro? When I use Terminal my computer says
Last login: Thu Jun 7 22:00:00 on ttys000
John-Does-MacBook-Pro:~ John$
That was the default account name on the computer when I bought it. I have been using it for 2 weeks now and I am pretty much set with the OS and I really don't want to do a reinstall. I deleted the John Doe account but that did nothing.
How do I change my Terminal so it doesn't display that any more?
A: In System Preferences, go to Sharing and change the name at the top of the window.
A: I recently had the same issue and found a fix in a day. If this issue hasn't been resolved, follow these instructions:
If there's no HostName available, what you see is probably coming from the DNS or DHCP server.
Set your HostName with sudo scutil --set HostName 'yourHostName'
That should do it.
Why is my host name wrong at the Terminal prompt when connected to a public WiFi network?
A: Create a new "USER" -- named as you wish.
Move the entire contents of your current
User Folder to the new folder via Drag & Drop.
If you hold down the Command Key during
the operation, selected items will be MOVED,
as opposed to copied, aliased, etc.
Reboot while holding down the Option Key.
Voila !
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ce9aa45f59a6a7dd62161ef7099c9a4a4ecffe05 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Disable lock screen on iPhone How do I prevent my iPhone from giving me the "slide to unlock" screen every time I turn it on?
In other words, when I hit the lock or home buttons, I want to be taken straight to the homescreen, without having to "slide to unlock".
A: If you're JailBroken, you can use NoLockScreen. I've used it myself, and it's pretty awesome. It gets rid of the repetitive lock screen and takes you straight back to whatever you were doing before.
| Q: Disable lock screen on iPhone How do I prevent my iPhone from giving me the "slide to unlock" screen every time I turn it on?
In other words, when I hit the lock or home buttons, I want to be taken straight to the homescreen, without having to "slide to unlock".
A: If you're JailBroken, you can use NoLockScreen. I've used it myself, and it's pretty awesome. It gets rid of the repetitive lock screen and takes you straight back to whatever you were doing before.
A: Apple didn't program a way to eliminate the “Slide to unlock” screen. Without jailbreaking the phone, you can't get around this preventative feature.
(I guess the rationale behind this design is as a precaution against accidentally doing something unwanted while your phone sits in your pocket/purse/hand and the power button gets bumped. This also is how the lock screen is designed to work when the device is not powered off.)
The best you can do with a stock OS is to disable auto-locking in “Settings > General > Auto-Lock > Never”. However, whenever the phone is locked manually you will have to slide to unlock before using the device.
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ad1e5333b6808054f5d1ef613a5b00a4bc74bb7d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Blurry/aliased text on external LCD in Lion I have an external LCD hooked up to my MacBook Pro 5,5 running Lion. I have major aliasing on the external monitor in every application. Using the commonly recommended defaults -currentHost write -globalDomain AppleFontSmoothing -int x (with any value 0-4) has no effect on restarting applications or rebooting. The monitor is running at its native resolution, 1440x900, although I had to use SwitchResX to get OS X to recognize this resolution.
Any suggestions?
A: As its on a VGA connection, it may not be aliasing or the resolution, but could be the phase of the monitor. It should have settings on he monitor itself to auto configure or manually adjust things like this. Do you have the ability to reset the monitor via an OSD?
| Q: Blurry/aliased text on external LCD in Lion I have an external LCD hooked up to my MacBook Pro 5,5 running Lion. I have major aliasing on the external monitor in every application. Using the commonly recommended defaults -currentHost write -globalDomain AppleFontSmoothing -int x (with any value 0-4) has no effect on restarting applications or rebooting. The monitor is running at its native resolution, 1440x900, although I had to use SwitchResX to get OS X to recognize this resolution.
Any suggestions?
A: As its on a VGA connection, it may not be aliasing or the resolution, but could be the phase of the monitor. It should have settings on he monitor itself to auto configure or manually adjust things like this. Do you have the ability to reset the monitor via an OSD?
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0028366732ed1402016f656f5590cc2e63555074 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Rsync filter: "OS X label" On OS X, can I rsync selectively based on the file label as set in the Finder?
e.g. rsync all files and directories labelled "green".
A: Not with rsync alone. rsync doesn't know how to read or act on OS X file meta data, which labels happen to be. But, you can pass rsync an explicit list of files to sync. Combine this with the fact that you can use mdls to read label information on files from the command line and you could build a list of files and send that list to rsync.
> mdls -name kMDItemFSLabel Amanda\ Palmer\ \&\ The\ Grand\ Theft\ Orchestra\ --\ Do\ It\ With\ a\ Rockstar.mp3
kMDItemFSLabel = 4
| Q: Rsync filter: "OS X label" On OS X, can I rsync selectively based on the file label as set in the Finder?
e.g. rsync all files and directories labelled "green".
A: Not with rsync alone. rsync doesn't know how to read or act on OS X file meta data, which labels happen to be. But, you can pass rsync an explicit list of files to sync. Combine this with the fact that you can use mdls to read label information on files from the command line and you could build a list of files and send that list to rsync.
> mdls -name kMDItemFSLabel Amanda\ Palmer\ \&\ The\ Grand\ Theft\ Orchestra\ --\ Do\ It\ With\ a\ Rockstar.mp3
kMDItemFSLabel = 4
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58c2522ae41641186ec5b8aa8d0cd6aa225b0974 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a list of commands unique to the OS X terminal? I tend to find out about unique OS X terminal commands piecemeal. As problems arise, or as I read askdifferent, I'll find out about handy things like mdls and mdfind.
Is there a place that lists all the unique OS X commands and gives me an overview of what they do?
A: Check out the Unix Commands Unique to Mac OS X / Darwin page by Matisse Enzer. It's not current (OS X 10.4.2, August 2005), but it's pretty good.
Edit: @bmike said to me things sure have changed since 10.4 so here's hoping he's got a more up-to-date resource! :)
| Q: Is there a list of commands unique to the OS X terminal? I tend to find out about unique OS X terminal commands piecemeal. As problems arise, or as I read askdifferent, I'll find out about handy things like mdls and mdfind.
Is there a place that lists all the unique OS X commands and gives me an overview of what they do?
A: Check out the Unix Commands Unique to Mac OS X / Darwin page by Matisse Enzer. It's not current (OS X 10.4.2, August 2005), but it's pretty good.
Edit: @bmike said to me things sure have changed since 10.4 so here's hoping he's got a more up-to-date resource! :)
A: ss64 has an ok quick list, but it omits many of the Apple-specific commands such as networksetup.
I also learned a lot from the Wicked Cool series, though I'm not sure how up-to-date that is (probably more recent than 2005).
Shell scripting and programming in any of the most common languages (perl, python, ruby etc) is just a form of writing, and good writers borrow; great writers steal. Copy and paste, run it yourself, kick it and take it apart and learn how it works.
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a300b218a9ae5ab6043c2354288b1faf7efee5b1 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: When using an second monitor, is it possible to move the cursor off both sides of the screen? For example, I have a MBP connected to an external monitor. I use both screens but hate the fact that I have to go all the way to the left side of the external monitor (which is huge) in order to go back to my primary screen. Say that I'm on my primary screen and I move my cursor off the left side of the screen, I'd like my cursor to appear on the right side of my external monitor. Also, if I moved my mouse off the right side of my primary screen I'd like my cursor to appear on the left side of my external screen. I'm sure that functionality isn't built into OSX, but are there third party products that do this?
A: Yeah, sure. Use Wraparound (I haven't tried it, but it should do what you're asking). Download it here: http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/19599/wraparound.
| Q: When using an second monitor, is it possible to move the cursor off both sides of the screen? For example, I have a MBP connected to an external monitor. I use both screens but hate the fact that I have to go all the way to the left side of the external monitor (which is huge) in order to go back to my primary screen. Say that I'm on my primary screen and I move my cursor off the left side of the screen, I'd like my cursor to appear on the right side of my external monitor. Also, if I moved my mouse off the right side of my primary screen I'd like my cursor to appear on the left side of my external screen. I'm sure that functionality isn't built into OSX, but are there third party products that do this?
A: Yeah, sure. Use Wraparound (I haven't tried it, but it should do what you're asking). Download it here: http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/19599/wraparound.
A: Wraparound does exactly what you are looking for, but it's worth noting for later readers what OS X will do without additional software:
Say that I'm on my primary screen and I move my cursor off the left
side of the screen, I'd like my cursor to appear on the right side of
my external monitor.
This part you can do without adding Wraparound. Go to:
System Preferences > Displays > Arrangement
"Arrangement" only displays when the second monitor is connected. If "Mirror Displays" is unchecked, you will see two or more blue boxes. The white horizontal bar at the top of one box represents the OS X menu bar, which is usually on your primary display (although you can move it to another display by dragging it there).
By clicking and dragging the boxes you can reposition the boxes relative to each other. This lets you place the secondary display is to the left of the primary display, or along any edge other of that display.
This also allows you to position the secondary display higher or lower along each edge of the primary display, leaving corners open on the primary display for any Active Screen Corners that you have enabled in the Expose settings.
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3013c5e8125a7393afc8619684a3b4496972a194 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iPhone 3GS doesn't react on remote control (headphones) from iPhone 4S Because I lost my iPhone 3GS headphones (those with microphone and remote control), I now tried to use the latest ones (from iPhone 4S). The microphone is working, but somehow the iPhone doesn't react of the remote control (Accepting calls, stopping the music, or changing the volume doesn't work at all). Are the new headphones generally incompatible with the iPhone 3GS, or is it a different problem?
A: I had this issue with my iPhone 4. Turns out some debris got in the headphone jack. As the 3GS is an older device, the contacts may be dirty.
Try taking a cotton swab with most of the cotton removed and dipping it in rubbing alcohol. While it's off, clean the sides of the headphone port on the 3GS.
Let it sit for five minutes and turn it on. See if that helps.
Another thing you can do is quickly and forcefully insert and remove the headphones in question to (hopefully) clear anything blocking the contacts.
Personally, I'd try the first option first.
| Q: iPhone 3GS doesn't react on remote control (headphones) from iPhone 4S Because I lost my iPhone 3GS headphones (those with microphone and remote control), I now tried to use the latest ones (from iPhone 4S). The microphone is working, but somehow the iPhone doesn't react of the remote control (Accepting calls, stopping the music, or changing the volume doesn't work at all). Are the new headphones generally incompatible with the iPhone 3GS, or is it a different problem?
A: I had this issue with my iPhone 4. Turns out some debris got in the headphone jack. As the 3GS is an older device, the contacts may be dirty.
Try taking a cotton swab with most of the cotton removed and dipping it in rubbing alcohol. While it's off, clean the sides of the headphone port on the 3GS.
Let it sit for five minutes and turn it on. See if that helps.
Another thing you can do is quickly and forcefully insert and remove the headphones in question to (hopefully) clear anything blocking the contacts.
Personally, I'd try the first option first.
A: They are compatible, and they (at least partially) work because you can use the mic.I suspect that the buttons themselves may be broken. Try using the buttons in a recent Mac unibody laptop or in another iDevice.
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505cbc9b3d788e032ddcd91e28a3f9f7231f0c66 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Gmail-like keyboard shortcuts in Mail.app (keys without modifiers) How can I create keyboard shortcuts in Mail.app that do not require modifiers? For example, I'd like j/k to scroll the message pane. Maybe n/p to navigate between messages. Maybe N/P to navigate to unread messages. Maybe a to archve a message.
The key point here is that the shortcuts should not require modifiers: No Command, no Ctrl, no Option.
The gmail shortcuts are different, but similar in that they don't require modifiers.
A: Try GMailinator or the current fork. It's free and doesn't require configuration or start any extra process. GMailinator may not as flexible as keyboard macro software while if you're looking for exactly gmail shortcuts, it's a good fit.
BTW, if you don't have Xcode to build from source code, the compiled binary could be found at release tab.
| Q: Gmail-like keyboard shortcuts in Mail.app (keys without modifiers) How can I create keyboard shortcuts in Mail.app that do not require modifiers? For example, I'd like j/k to scroll the message pane. Maybe n/p to navigate between messages. Maybe N/P to navigate to unread messages. Maybe a to archve a message.
The key point here is that the shortcuts should not require modifiers: No Command, no Ctrl, no Option.
The gmail shortcuts are different, but similar in that they don't require modifiers.
A: Try GMailinator or the current fork. It's free and doesn't require configuration or start any extra process. GMailinator may not as flexible as keyboard macro software while if you're looking for exactly gmail shortcuts, it's a good fit.
BTW, if you don't have Xcode to build from source code, the compiled binary could be found at release tab.
A: The link provided above has stopped updating. this guy has forked and updated for the newest Mail.app (comes with El Capitan) ankushg/GMailinator. You need to build from source code, unfortunately, but if you are geeky enough to use Gmail shortcuts, I believe this is easy.
A: I've accomplished this with Keyboard Maestro. I've setup the navigation keys, then activate and deactivate them with Escape.
Setup a group scoped to Apple Mail that is activated via Escape:
Delete Gmail style:
Move down:
Move up:
Create a shortcut for archiving. You could use e when Escape is activated to simulate Gmail's shortcut, but I prefer this as it doesn't matter what mode I am in:
You will need to bind a key to Archive in System Preferences:
Confirm in Apple Mail:
Use your imagination!
A: I was revisiting this and found that there is a fork of Gmailinator that has been kept up to date - the current release supports Apple Silicon and Monterey.
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6060240bd12a4e86d0835f33dfb51b12239010d4 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Software to losslessly optimize batches of image files I frequently work with large numbers of image files to be used in websites.
I'm currently using Photoshop's 'Save for Web' tool to find the most efficient way to compress images, but that takes some time and isn't always perfect.
I'd love to find a nice utility that can automatically go through my images and optimize each one.
Requirements:
*
*Compression should be lossless.
*Utility should be able to chug through a batch process automatically (i.e. without me interacting with it for each image).
*Should support JPEGs* and PNGs, and ideally GIFs.
The app does not have to be free, as long as it's good.
*By JPEG support I mean reducing file size without making the compression any more lossy than it already is (throwing out metadata, etc).
A: ImageOptim?
ImageOptim optimizes images — so they take up less disk space and load faster — by finding best compression parameters and by removing unnecessary comments and color profiles. It handles PNG, JPEG and GIF animations.
ImageOptim seamlessly integrates various optimisation tools: PNGOUT, AdvPNG, Pngcrush, extended OptiPNG, JpegOptim, jpegrescan, jpegtran, and Gifsicle.
| Q: Software to losslessly optimize batches of image files I frequently work with large numbers of image files to be used in websites.
I'm currently using Photoshop's 'Save for Web' tool to find the most efficient way to compress images, but that takes some time and isn't always perfect.
I'd love to find a nice utility that can automatically go through my images and optimize each one.
Requirements:
*
*Compression should be lossless.
*Utility should be able to chug through a batch process automatically (i.e. without me interacting with it for each image).
*Should support JPEGs* and PNGs, and ideally GIFs.
The app does not have to be free, as long as it's good.
*By JPEG support I mean reducing file size without making the compression any more lossy than it already is (throwing out metadata, etc).
A: ImageOptim?
ImageOptim optimizes images — so they take up less disk space and load faster — by finding best compression parameters and by removing unnecessary comments and color profiles. It handles PNG, JPEG and GIF animations.
ImageOptim seamlessly integrates various optimisation tools: PNGOUT, AdvPNG, Pngcrush, extended OptiPNG, JpegOptim, jpegrescan, jpegtran, and Gifsicle.
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6ebac55d7c1d0d7bc1580a5ac8bbde3e94ac888b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to get the system language or the language that was selected when Mac OS X was installed I know the common sudo languagesetup to set the system language. Does someone know how to get the system language or the language that was selected when Mac OS X was installed?
A: The left part of osascript -e 'user locale of (get system info)' is the language selected in Setup Assistant (I think).
The language at the top of the list in the Language & Text preferences should be the second line of defaults read -g AppleLanguages.
| Q: How to get the system language or the language that was selected when Mac OS X was installed I know the common sudo languagesetup to set the system language. Does someone know how to get the system language or the language that was selected when Mac OS X was installed?
A: The left part of osascript -e 'user locale of (get system info)' is the language selected in Setup Assistant (I think).
The language at the top of the list in the Language & Text preferences should be the second line of defaults read -g AppleLanguages.
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ef817cb1c0c20cc523f09a2137e84ddb2f35b9ed | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What's the "@"mark at the file description? I installed princexml for Mac. With ls -alF, I have -rwxr-xr-x@ 1 prosseek admin 14190120 Jun 8 16:11 prince*. What's the meaning of @ in -rwxr-xr-x@?
And when I tried to execute the binary, I got ./prince: Operation not permitted error message. Does this have anything with @?
A: It means that the file has extended attributes. To see these attributes, run xattr -l file, to see the extended attributes of a particular file, or ls -l@ to see the extended attributes of all files in a particular directory.
See the man page for xattr as well.
| Q: What's the "@"mark at the file description? I installed princexml for Mac. With ls -alF, I have -rwxr-xr-x@ 1 prosseek admin 14190120 Jun 8 16:11 prince*. What's the meaning of @ in -rwxr-xr-x@?
And when I tried to execute the binary, I got ./prince: Operation not permitted error message. Does this have anything with @?
A: It means that the file has extended attributes. To see these attributes, run xattr -l file, to see the extended attributes of a particular file, or ls -l@ to see the extended attributes of all files in a particular directory.
See the man page for xattr as well.
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f312b7e02dc9611108469480d99bc5418be0fe1d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What's a good program for syncing files between computers? I've been using Synk from Decimus off and on for a few years to sync files between two Macs.
Since upgrading to Lion, Sync 6 has started hanging during the process of scanning before the sync. Upgrading to version 7 is $45 which seems like a lot.
Is there another program out there that does the same thing? I don't need it to sync the contents of files that have been changed on both computers, just copy the most recent version of a file (or a new file) from one to the other. I'd also like to be able to have it ignore files with a specific Finder label.
A: If you can use command-line tools, try rsync.
For the label part, see Rsync filter: "OS X label".
| Q: What's a good program for syncing files between computers? I've been using Synk from Decimus off and on for a few years to sync files between two Macs.
Since upgrading to Lion, Sync 6 has started hanging during the process of scanning before the sync. Upgrading to version 7 is $45 which seems like a lot.
Is there another program out there that does the same thing? I don't need it to sync the contents of files that have been changed on both computers, just copy the most recent version of a file (or a new file) from one to the other. I'd also like to be able to have it ignore files with a specific Finder label.
A: If you can use command-line tools, try rsync.
For the label part, see Rsync filter: "OS X label".
A: I'm not sure how comfortable you are using Unix tools, but Unison should meet your needs (and it's open source). I don't know how well it supports Finder labels though.
A: I decided to pay the $45 for the Synk update. I figured it would take more than an hour or two to try to get rsync to work with two-way syncing. It was worth $45 to me to not have to spend that time and to use a solution I already know will work.
A: For a two way sync there is a free application with a GUI named Carbon Copy Cloner. Although Carbon Copy Cloner is a visual interface around rsync, you don't need to have rsync installed as it is already included in the software package.
To sync with a remote Mac, there is the option to choose "Another Macintosh" as destination/target. Such a remote sync requires the installation of a 143 KB package on both the local and the remote Mac.
The sync is on demand/upon request or can be scheduled. Though my guess is you need to create 2 jobs: one for each sync direction.
A: Another sync solution is the $11.99 Apple App Store only application named FolderWatch.
Remote sync is unfortunately only done over AFP protocol. In other words you need to enable file sharing on the remote Mac.
The benefit is that the FolderWatch synchronization is done almost real-time. The application needs to be installed on both computers to synchronize in both directions.
A: I use Chronosync for this. You can schedule to sync weekly, daily, or hourly with any frequency you want. You can sync one way or two way. It can automatically send you email alerts when things don't work. It runs quietly as a service in the background. It's total automation, which works for me. Totally worth it's $40 cost.
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7fd12a7caff1a97efea52cae10d1056aed55836e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can you use an iMac backup for a MacBook Pro? Just curious: Is it possible to use a backup from an iMac on a Time Capsule to restore a MacBook Pro with the same items? It seems like it would be possible given that all it really backs up is the software, files, etc., and not the actual system drivers or anything.
A: Yes, you can. The system, cache, or any hardware-specific data such as drivers are not backed up. Even if they were, any installation of OS X contains the necessary drivers for any supported Mac model by that version of the system (with the exception of printer drivers IIRC, which are not included to save space and will be downloaded).
| Q: Can you use an iMac backup for a MacBook Pro? Just curious: Is it possible to use a backup from an iMac on a Time Capsule to restore a MacBook Pro with the same items? It seems like it would be possible given that all it really backs up is the software, files, etc., and not the actual system drivers or anything.
A: Yes, you can. The system, cache, or any hardware-specific data such as drivers are not backed up. Even if they were, any installation of OS X contains the necessary drivers for any supported Mac model by that version of the system (with the exception of printer drivers IIRC, which are not included to save space and will be downloaded).
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772151a655271b0e2b5624948d1003035c4c2c19 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I copy or reveal email password dots to text on iOS 5.1? How can I copy or reveal email password dots to text on my iPhone 4 running iOS 5.1?
I have tried going to Settings -> Mail Accounts -> Gmail -> Account, but it only shows my password in dots and also does not allow me to copy it.
A: You cannot. If you could copy it, someone who had your iPhone could find out your email password by copying it.
If you lost your Gmail password, you need to contact Google so they can reset it.
| Q: How can I copy or reveal email password dots to text on iOS 5.1? How can I copy or reveal email password dots to text on my iPhone 4 running iOS 5.1?
I have tried going to Settings -> Mail Accounts -> Gmail -> Account, but it only shows my password in dots and also does not allow me to copy it.
A: You cannot. If you could copy it, someone who had your iPhone could find out your email password by copying it.
If you lost your Gmail password, you need to contact Google so they can reset it.
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4d4e59abf7f061631ed57ce20b9b66415c432a08 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iPhone died, then started working I had my iPhone die on me yesterday to where it would not respond to anything, would not turn on, would not do a thing. Then about 30 min later it turned back on and has worked fine since. Should I be concerned about this and are there probable causes that could cause this behavior that I should look into?
A: While not a definitive answer, I know someone with an iPhone 4 that did something very similar. After it happened several times, they contacted Apple support, and it was replaced under Apple Care. There's nothing that I'm aware of that you can or should do to help it, and if it starts happening more regularly, you should obviously contact Apple support.
I'm confident you already understand this but while it could be a mere coincidence, factors such as extreme heat, and water damage could possibly have the same effect.
| Q: iPhone died, then started working I had my iPhone die on me yesterday to where it would not respond to anything, would not turn on, would not do a thing. Then about 30 min later it turned back on and has worked fine since. Should I be concerned about this and are there probable causes that could cause this behavior that I should look into?
A: While not a definitive answer, I know someone with an iPhone 4 that did something very similar. After it happened several times, they contacted Apple support, and it was replaced under Apple Care. There's nothing that I'm aware of that you can or should do to help it, and if it starts happening more regularly, you should obviously contact Apple support.
I'm confident you already understand this but while it could be a mere coincidence, factors such as extreme heat, and water damage could possibly have the same effect.
A: Don't sweat it - if it's broken (or in the process of breaking) it will break thoroughly and completely in short order.
Do get a good backup (and understand not everything is backed up or needs to be backed up).
If it happens again - here are three relevant support articles to get you to the bottom of the issue:
*
*http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/assistant/phone/
*iOS: How to back up
*iTunes: About iOS backups
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f12ca9d8829a16aabb919563b91acacd9eb045fc | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Does it hurt a large desktop Mac to be transported repeatedly? I travel to two different homes and spend six months at each one, taking my desktop 27" Mac with me. I travel by car, and always pack it in the original shipping crate so it's well protected. Will all this driving cause things to loosen inside or anything else adverse?
A: Apart from the obvious risk of significant damage from drops and what not (which you seem to have taken precaution against), the only real vibration prone component of computers is generally the hard drive.
When a hard drive is shaken to violently, there is a risk that the read/write head will touch, scratch, and damage the spinning platter. However, in their off state, hard drives park the heads either in a "parking zone" in the very middle of the platter (where no data is stored) or on the outside, away from the platter. In this state, vibration isn't a threat, since the heads aren't able to reach any sections of the platters with data.
TL;DR: It's fine so long as it's off during transport
| Q: Does it hurt a large desktop Mac to be transported repeatedly? I travel to two different homes and spend six months at each one, taking my desktop 27" Mac with me. I travel by car, and always pack it in the original shipping crate so it's well protected. Will all this driving cause things to loosen inside or anything else adverse?
A: Apart from the obvious risk of significant damage from drops and what not (which you seem to have taken precaution against), the only real vibration prone component of computers is generally the hard drive.
When a hard drive is shaken to violently, there is a risk that the read/write head will touch, scratch, and damage the spinning platter. However, in their off state, hard drives park the heads either in a "parking zone" in the very middle of the platter (where no data is stored) or on the outside, away from the platter. In this state, vibration isn't a threat, since the heads aren't able to reach any sections of the platters with data.
TL;DR: It's fine so long as it's off during transport
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2d810e99ee72e83d6014163ad7e65cb3c48c10a9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I use 1333 MHz RAM in a 1067 MHz MacBook Pro? I've got a MacBook Pro from mid 2010 (6,2) and there is 2GB DDR3 RAM at 1067 MHz installed. I want to upgrade to 8GB but with 1333MHz as speed. Is this possible? Can my Mac support this kind of speed or will it generate a lot of erros and kernel panics?
I already saw there were multiple topics about this, but none of them seem to answer the 1067-1333MHz clearly...
EDIT: Will this memory fit my Mac with 100% certainty and without any issues?
A: Mid 2010 MBPs (7,1) with Geforce 320M are known for freezing when using faster ram. Motherboard chipset supports it, but graphics chip doesn't and OSX freezes when initializes the graphics.
My recommendation - buy 1066MHz DDR3. If you can't find it in your local store, try OWC, it's a reputable online store that guarantees compatible ram at good prices.
ps. I'm not in any way connected with OWC.
| Q: Can I use 1333 MHz RAM in a 1067 MHz MacBook Pro? I've got a MacBook Pro from mid 2010 (6,2) and there is 2GB DDR3 RAM at 1067 MHz installed. I want to upgrade to 8GB but with 1333MHz as speed. Is this possible? Can my Mac support this kind of speed or will it generate a lot of erros and kernel panics?
I already saw there were multiple topics about this, but none of them seem to answer the 1067-1333MHz clearly...
EDIT: Will this memory fit my Mac with 100% certainty and without any issues?
A: Mid 2010 MBPs (7,1) with Geforce 320M are known for freezing when using faster ram. Motherboard chipset supports it, but graphics chip doesn't and OSX freezes when initializes the graphics.
My recommendation - buy 1066MHz DDR3. If you can't find it in your local store, try OWC, it's a reputable online store that guarantees compatible ram at good prices.
ps. I'm not in any way connected with OWC.
A: i just tried to put into my Mac Mini 2010 which normally swallows 1033Mhz DDR3 ram modules 1333mhz modules of my newer late 2011 MBP and it happens as mentioned above, kernel panic, Mac won't start up. Don't do it! ;)
A: To support the point by @mspasov (sorry for unable to add comments), my MacBook Pro mid 2010 13" (MacBookPro7,1) did not support Hynix 4GB PC3-12800 DDR3 1600 MHz sticks if used alone or 4GB+4GB, they work only if coupled (2GB+4GB) with pre-installed 2GB 1033 MHz sticks from Samsung.
A: I tried 1333Mhz RAM in my 2009 MacBook Pro 5,5.
It seemed to work for days or even a week, but I had sporadic Kernel Panics and memory corruption Issues.
I was completely stumped. Then I used an SPD editor on a Windows Notebook to set the default frequency of one of the modules to 1066Mhz which pulled the other one down as well. Now its working perfectly.
So due to NOT being able to change any settings of the RAM, I do not recommend to deviate from the recommended RAM specifications.
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7b6de5530e00b3fc31aa12bea8b88220b0765cb1 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Disable system wide Ctrl+Click in OS X I'm used to navigating through my code using Ctrl+Click. In OS X this function still works in my IDE, but it opens a context menu as well, which is very annoying!
I've done lots of Googling and didn't manage to find any answers that would let me disable Ctrl+Click system-wide in OS X 10.6.7. All the answers that I was able to find refer to Fusion and VMware.
I have a proper mouse with two buttons, I never used Ctrl+Click and cannot see the use case for it. Could someone please tell me how to disable it?
A: You can map control+click to command+click globally with KeyRemap4Macbook. Put the following in your private.xml:
<root>
<item>
<name>Control+LeftClick Command+LeftClick</name>
<appendix>Control+LeftClick Command+LeftClick</appendix>
<identifier>control_click_to_command_click</identifier>
<autogen>--PointingButtonToPointingButton-- PointingButton::LEFT, ModifierFlag::CONTROL_L, PointingButton::LEFT, ModifierFlag::COMMAND_L</autogen>
</item>
</root>
This will cause any ctrl-click you type to be seen by the system as ⌘-click. That will prevent the contextual menu (since you won't actually be producing a ctrl). You'll still need to change your IDE settings, but this way you can keep the muscle-memory for the shortcut.
| Q: Disable system wide Ctrl+Click in OS X I'm used to navigating through my code using Ctrl+Click. In OS X this function still works in my IDE, but it opens a context menu as well, which is very annoying!
I've done lots of Googling and didn't manage to find any answers that would let me disable Ctrl+Click system-wide in OS X 10.6.7. All the answers that I was able to find refer to Fusion and VMware.
I have a proper mouse with two buttons, I never used Ctrl+Click and cannot see the use case for it. Could someone please tell me how to disable it?
A: You can map control+click to command+click globally with KeyRemap4Macbook. Put the following in your private.xml:
<root>
<item>
<name>Control+LeftClick Command+LeftClick</name>
<appendix>Control+LeftClick Command+LeftClick</appendix>
<identifier>control_click_to_command_click</identifier>
<autogen>--PointingButtonToPointingButton-- PointingButton::LEFT, ModifierFlag::CONTROL_L, PointingButton::LEFT, ModifierFlag::COMMAND_L</autogen>
</item>
</root>
This will cause any ctrl-click you type to be seen by the system as ⌘-click. That will prevent the contextual menu (since you won't actually be producing a ctrl). You'll still need to change your IDE settings, but this way you can keep the muscle-memory for the shortcut.
A: It's not possible to disable Ctrl+Click at a system-wide level.
You have two options: use Command+Click which is the de facto standard in all the Mac IDEs (which would be my suggestion, since going against such a well-established OS convention brings more headaches than it's worth), or configure your IDE to disable the shortcut: as you have noticed, remote desktop and virtualization environments offer the possibility.
A: Following @statop's idea I used Karabiner-Elements and remapped Ctrl+Left Click to ⌘+Left Click.
To do that copy the mapping JSON snippet shown below to ~/.config/karabiner/assets/complex_modifications/foo.json:
{
"title": "Ctrl+LClick to Cmd+LClick",
"rules": [
{
"description": "Ctrl+LClick to Cmd+LClick",
"manipulators": [
{
"type": "basic",
"from": {
"pointing_button": "button1",
"modifiers": {
"mandatory": [
"left_control"
],
"optional": [
"caps_lock"
]
}
},
"to": [
{
"pointing_button": "button1",
"modifiers": [
"left_command"
]
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
then in Karabiner go to:
Preferences... > Complex modifications > Add Rule
and you should see Ctrl+LClick to Cmd+LClick in the list. Enable the rule. Now configure your IDE to use ⌘+Left Click where you would normally use Ctrl+Left Click.
Using this opportunity I also swapped round Fn with ^, as on my Mac Fn is where ^ should be. To do that in Karabiner go to:
Preferences... > Simple modifications > Add item
and create two mappings:
*
*from fn to left_control, and
*from left_control to fn.
Carry on remapping and soon enough your Mac will become a usable machine!
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be14d83e6ae8dc0cd068ca0a26d8e5aeab44f998 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I change the currency on the App Store? I bought my iPhone 4 in France, but since then moved to the US. I have changed my address, my phone number etc. associated with my Apple ID, but the prices of the apps in the App Store still appear in euros. This is a problem because I would like to purchase apps using my US credit card, without my US bank making me pay foreign currency fees.
So. I've looked on the internet and here but came up short on how to effect a switch.
How do I change the currency on the App Store? Or is there any other way to solve this problem?
A: *
*In iTunes, go to the iTunes Store tab, and click on your account in the top right corner, as shown.
*After typing your password, you will see this page. Click 'Change Country or Region', and change it. All done!
Note: if you have any iTunes Store credit, you will have to spend all of it before it lets you switch countries.
| Q: How can I change the currency on the App Store? I bought my iPhone 4 in France, but since then moved to the US. I have changed my address, my phone number etc. associated with my Apple ID, but the prices of the apps in the App Store still appear in euros. This is a problem because I would like to purchase apps using my US credit card, without my US bank making me pay foreign currency fees.
So. I've looked on the internet and here but came up short on how to effect a switch.
How do I change the currency on the App Store? Or is there any other way to solve this problem?
A: *
*In iTunes, go to the iTunes Store tab, and click on your account in the top right corner, as shown.
*After typing your password, you will see this page. Click 'Change Country or Region', and change it. All done!
Note: if you have any iTunes Store credit, you will have to spend all of it before it lets you switch countries.
A: IPad 2018
I was looking into this in my new Ipad 2018. Things have changed...
All you need to do is to sign in with your Apple ID.
*
*Open the apple app store, then go to your account (rounded icon)
*Then press on Account
*Country/Region
*Change Country or Region
This should work for you!
A: Go onto apple website then onto your profile and change the country.
A: This should help. Found this on the apple support website.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201266
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8d8feb35e64044fca35ad13ff3ed63f4b7fa4e4f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Where can I find information on sales figure of Apple products? I am carrying out some research into Apples product sales over the years. Where can I find information on their sales figures to date? I am looking for information regarding the number of products sold to date, sales of Apple accessories, their market demographic and any other details on who buys Apple products.
A: Apple discloses many of these informations with their quarterly reports. You'll find many sources discussing and analysing these by having a quick search in Google, but you'll also find the original announcements on Apple's website.
Have a look at http://investor.apple.com/
A listing of all press releases with quarterly reports can be found on this page: http://investor.apple.com/results.cfm
| Q: Where can I find information on sales figure of Apple products? I am carrying out some research into Apples product sales over the years. Where can I find information on their sales figures to date? I am looking for information regarding the number of products sold to date, sales of Apple accessories, their market demographic and any other details on who buys Apple products.
A: Apple discloses many of these informations with their quarterly reports. You'll find many sources discussing and analysing these by having a quick search in Google, but you'll also find the original announcements on Apple's website.
Have a look at http://investor.apple.com/
A listing of all press releases with quarterly reports can be found on this page: http://investor.apple.com/results.cfm
A: If you are looking for a lot of data, I can suggest you take a look at these financial quarter results Apple released themselves:
2012
Quarter 2, 2012
Quarter 1, 2012
2011
Quarter 4, 2011
Quarter 3, 2011
Quarter 2, 2011
Quarter 1, 2011
2010
Quarter 4, 2010
Quarter 3, 2010
Quarter 2, 2010
Quarter 1, 2010
2009
Quarter 4, 2009
Quarter 3, 2009
Quarter 2, 2009
Quarter 1, 2009
2008
Quarter 4, 2008
Quarter 3, 2008
Quarter 2, 2008
Quarter 1, 2008
2007
Quarter 4, 2007
Quarter 3, 2007
Quarter 2, 2007
Quarter 1, 2007
2006
Quarter 4, 2006
Quarter 3, 2006
Quarter 2, 2006
Quarter 1, 2006
2005
Quarter 4, 2005
Quarter 3, 2005
Quarter 2, 2005
Quarter 1, 2005
2004
Quarter 4, 2004
Quarter 2, 2004
Quarter 1, 2004
2003
Quarter 4, 2003
Quarter 3, 2003
Quarter 2, 2003
Quarter 1, 2003
2002
Quarter 4, 2002
Quarter 3, 2002
Quarter 2, 2002
Quarter 1, 2002
2001
Quarter 4, 2001
Quarter 3, 2001
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34600475d5951868592f8501b929078af1a7c20a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I tell Firewall to allow incoming connections for Python running a specific script? (In this case: SickBeard) I'm running SickBeard on my Lion installation, but I can't figure out how which Python version or script I should add to the Firewall rules allow connections from outside. In Console I get this message:
Deny Python connecting from <<external-ip:port>> to port <<my-port>> proto=6
So for now I've had to disable my entire firewall to allow for external control, but I'd much rather just allow Python to be connected to. I'm running Python 2.7.3 and I have already allowed the following applications to the firewall — to no avail:
*
*/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/python2.7
*/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Resources/Python.app
*/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Python
*/usr/bin/python
Any suggestions?
A: While checking the programs above I realized I hadn't added the Current alias, which was likely used:
*
*/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/Current/Python
Adding Python from the Current alias folder fixed my problem. Hadn't seen this question or answer anywhere else online so I'm keeping it up.
| Q: How can I tell Firewall to allow incoming connections for Python running a specific script? (In this case: SickBeard) I'm running SickBeard on my Lion installation, but I can't figure out how which Python version or script I should add to the Firewall rules allow connections from outside. In Console I get this message:
Deny Python connecting from <<external-ip:port>> to port <<my-port>> proto=6
So for now I've had to disable my entire firewall to allow for external control, but I'd much rather just allow Python to be connected to. I'm running Python 2.7.3 and I have already allowed the following applications to the firewall — to no avail:
*
*/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/python2.7
*/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Resources/Python.app
*/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Python
*/usr/bin/python
Any suggestions?
A: While checking the programs above I realized I hadn't added the Current alias, which was likely used:
*
*/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/Current/Python
Adding Python from the Current alias folder fixed my problem. Hadn't seen this question or answer anywhere else online so I'm keeping it up.
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27f0fce966c2d31660ff4bd7e4f1b85dd8c38b09 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to disable startup connection to a 'dead' server? My mac (OsX 10.7) try to connect to a disabled server at startup.
How to remove /delete this auto connection (that fail each time) ?
Thanks
A: I solved this by going to Finder -> Go -> Connect to Server (command-K). In there was a "Favorite Server" that was the culprit. Removed it and the problem went away.
| Q: How to disable startup connection to a 'dead' server? My mac (OsX 10.7) try to connect to a disabled server at startup.
How to remove /delete this auto connection (that fail each time) ?
Thanks
A: I solved this by going to Finder -> Go -> Connect to Server (command-K). In there was a "Favorite Server" that was the culprit. Removed it and the problem went away.
A: My guess would be that there is a login item for the dead server. To Remove it access Systems preferences via:
-> System Preferences -> Users & Groups -> Choose your user -> Login items ->
Select the Dead Server and press "-" to remove it.
A: On newer Mac hardware, you may also get this from the Remote Disk settings.
You can fix this by unchecking the Remote Disk box in the Finder Favorites under devices.
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df8546f267d9df3f3a265e231d62fc839363c3fd | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Finder shows me filenames and folder in inverted order. Why? OS X is showing me some folder and filenames, per default in reverse alphabetical order. Why?
A: If you take a close look at your Finder bar, you'll see a little triangle that is to the right of "Name" (which is just above the file names).
Click it, Finder will order your files alphabetically and Finder will remember your choice. By so, it will display the list in alphabetic order next time you open a Finder window.
| Q: Finder shows me filenames and folder in inverted order. Why? OS X is showing me some folder and filenames, per default in reverse alphabetical order. Why?
A: If you take a close look at your Finder bar, you'll see a little triangle that is to the right of "Name" (which is just above the file names).
Click it, Finder will order your files alphabetically and Finder will remember your choice. By so, it will display the list in alphabetic order next time you open a Finder window.
A: HOWTO: Fix file sorting in Finder’s column view on Mac OS X Lion
I’ve been banging my head against this one for a week now: Finder just wouldn’t sort things alphabetically for me. I use column view, and it seemed that my old ^⌘1 and ^⌘2 keyboard shortcuts weren’t working.
Mac OS X Lion’s Finder introduces two ways to sort: Arrange By and Sort By.
Arrange By is more useful in icon view and list view. Setting Arrange by to something else, such as Kind or Last Opened, will have Finder ‘arrange’ the file listing into categories which are ‘sorted’.
If you go to the View menu you’ll see Arrange By. If you then hold down Option (⌥) you’ll get Sort By. Here’s where I got caught out. If you have the submenu open when you start holding Option, you’ll need to have the menu close and reopen before you get the right options.
When working correctly, in column view it seems that the Sort By menu will be disabled unless you have Arrange By set to None.
There’s also a “Arrange” button in the toolbar now, which will display the Sort By menu when you option-click it.
So, if your sorting isn’t working the way you want it, here’s how to reset it:
View > Arrange By > None (^⌘0)
Hold Option, View > Sort By > Name (^⌥⌘1)
A: If @Michiel's answer doesn't work for you because you don't have a clickable list header, like in this picture:
Then what you need to do is set Arrange to None. You can do this through the View menu dropdown or the Arrange dropdown that is just below and to the left of the Documents Icon in the picture above.
A: With MacBook Pro, OS Sierra, open Finder. Go to the Action wheel in the tool bar. Click Show Viewer Options. A menu will appear. Click By Name in Arrange by and click By Name in Sort by. Voila - alphabetized.
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73297fde9f52b871877fb3f176c46e9f991fdc0b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What is covering my iPhone camera? Just today I noticed something new covering my iPhone camera lens. It looks like a shutter or aperture blade over the optics, but knowing that the iPhone has neither, I'm really confused. The camera is able to take pictures still, but I can't imagine this would help. I have not dropped the phone to my recent knowledge and I do not believe this "blade" was covering the optics yesterday.
A: You could clean the lens of your iPhone internally and see what that black object is that blocks the clear view. I've done this when some dust or tiny particles slip into the iPhone...
It's very easy and you won't do any harm with it, if you follow the instructions carefully!
*
*Open up your iPhone according to the tutorial on iFixit
*Use a slightly moistened ear-swab to clean up your iPhone lens
*To reassemble your iPhone, just follow the steps on iFixit in reverse order.
If you find a piece has slipped, once correcting that, you can also clear out all dust from your lens and it can solve your issue.
| Q: What is covering my iPhone camera? Just today I noticed something new covering my iPhone camera lens. It looks like a shutter or aperture blade over the optics, but knowing that the iPhone has neither, I'm really confused. The camera is able to take pictures still, but I can't imagine this would help. I have not dropped the phone to my recent knowledge and I do not believe this "blade" was covering the optics yesterday.
A: You could clean the lens of your iPhone internally and see what that black object is that blocks the clear view. I've done this when some dust or tiny particles slip into the iPhone...
It's very easy and you won't do any harm with it, if you follow the instructions carefully!
*
*Open up your iPhone according to the tutorial on iFixit
*Use a slightly moistened ear-swab to clean up your iPhone lens
*To reassemble your iPhone, just follow the steps on iFixit in reverse order.
If you find a piece has slipped, once correcting that, you can also clear out all dust from your lens and it can solve your issue.
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69dc2758a3a1ad7d11bbc641ac03f648bdd12179 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to disable the special characters shortcut (Cmd+Option+T) in OS X Lion? I just want to use this shortcut for one other application.
A: In Mojave, selecting an Input Source as "Unicode Hex Input" in [ System Preferences > Keyboard > Input Sources ] does the trick.
Note that when you click the + to add this Input Source it appears way at the bottom under "Others".
Make sure to enable "Show input menu in menu bar" and select the new input method from the menu bar since it doesn't seem you can make this the default from the Control Panel.
To type a unicode character in Unicode "Input Source" mode, hold Option ⌥ and type the 4-digit unicode:
*
*Option ⌥ + 2120 = ℠
*Option ⌥ + 2325 = ⌥
Unfortunately, this is not a great solution for anyone needing a layout other than the basic English one. Some might find it suitable to just use the menu bar to switch to this input source when needed (ie. coding) and back to the native one otherwise.
| Q: How to disable the special characters shortcut (Cmd+Option+T) in OS X Lion? I just want to use this shortcut for one other application.
A: In Mojave, selecting an Input Source as "Unicode Hex Input" in [ System Preferences > Keyboard > Input Sources ] does the trick.
Note that when you click the + to add this Input Source it appears way at the bottom under "Others".
Make sure to enable "Show input menu in menu bar" and select the new input method from the menu bar since it doesn't seem you can make this the default from the Control Panel.
To type a unicode character in Unicode "Input Source" mode, hold Option ⌥ and type the 4-digit unicode:
*
*Option ⌥ + 2120 = ℠
*Option ⌥ + 2325 = ⌥
Unfortunately, this is not a great solution for anyone needing a layout other than the basic English one. Some might find it suitable to just use the menu bar to switch to this input source when needed (ie. coding) and back to the native one otherwise.
A: defaults write -g NSUserKeyEquivalents -dict-add "Special Characters..." nul
Or change the shortcut to something else in System Preferences:
A: Going to System Preferences and selecting Keyboard preferences, and then clicking on the Keyboard Shortcuts tab will show a list. If you select Keyboard & Text Input, the shortcut (Cmd + Option + T) should be there, and just follow the directions to change it.
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b4ce7eb6e3dfc609410cc25329ce8b626c2c2e07 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Save screenshot with custom name When I save a screenshot I want to be able to specify any name I want (and maybe destination directory). Sharpshooter for mac does this, but it's a ridiculous $15. Cheaper alternatives?
A: Changing the prefix part of the names
defaults write com.apple.screencapture name "My Screenshot"
killall SystemUIServer
Changing the format of the names
UPDATE: by 2021, the location of ScreenCapture.strings has moved from English.lproj (older macOS) to en.lproj (today's macOS).
f=/System/Library/CoreServices/SystemUIServer.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/ScreenCapture.strings
f2=~/Desktop/ScreenCapture.strings
sudo cp $f $f2
sudo chown $USER $f2
plutil -convert xml1 $f2
open $f2 -a TextEdit
Change
<key>%@ %@ at %@</key>
<string>%@ %@ at %@</string>
To something like
<key>%@ %@ at %@</key>
<string>My %@ %@ at %@</string>
(The default format is currently something like Screen Shot 2012-06-12 at 8.02.40 AM depending on the locale settings.)
sudo chown root $f2
sudo cp $f2 $f
killall SystemUIServer
Changing the default location
defaults write com.apple.screencapture location ~/Pictures/
killall SystemUIServer
Using custom scripts
I've disabled the default shortcuts and have assigned shortcuts to scripts like screencapture -i ~/Desktop/`date '+%y%m%d%H%M%S'`.png.
| Q: Save screenshot with custom name When I save a screenshot I want to be able to specify any name I want (and maybe destination directory). Sharpshooter for mac does this, but it's a ridiculous $15. Cheaper alternatives?
A: Changing the prefix part of the names
defaults write com.apple.screencapture name "My Screenshot"
killall SystemUIServer
Changing the format of the names
UPDATE: by 2021, the location of ScreenCapture.strings has moved from English.lproj (older macOS) to en.lproj (today's macOS).
f=/System/Library/CoreServices/SystemUIServer.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/ScreenCapture.strings
f2=~/Desktop/ScreenCapture.strings
sudo cp $f $f2
sudo chown $USER $f2
plutil -convert xml1 $f2
open $f2 -a TextEdit
Change
<key>%@ %@ at %@</key>
<string>%@ %@ at %@</string>
To something like
<key>%@ %@ at %@</key>
<string>My %@ %@ at %@</string>
(The default format is currently something like Screen Shot 2012-06-12 at 8.02.40 AM depending on the locale settings.)
sudo chown root $f2
sudo cp $f2 $f
killall SystemUIServer
Changing the default location
defaults write com.apple.screencapture location ~/Pictures/
killall SystemUIServer
Using custom scripts
I've disabled the default shortcuts and have assigned shortcuts to scripts like screencapture -i ~/Desktop/`date '+%y%m%d%H%M%S'`.png.
A: Skitch lets you do this, as well as online sharing, annotation, and drawing, and it's free.
A: A much easier way than Laurie's answer is to use a free application called Deeper. It is really easy to use. Just enter in the name of that you want in the screenshot name field (under the General tab):
Click "Apply" and you are done. A nice feature of Deeper is the ability to restore all the default settings. If you've made a change to the settings that is causing your system to act up, no problem! At the bottom of each tab is a button that says "Restore Defaults". Deeper will fix up all your settings. I highly recommend this app, as it is free and adds a great deal of customization that OS X doesn't provide.
A: LittleSnapper does this and more. It's $40, but worth every penny.
A: You can configure Better Touch Tool to open a window like the following after taking a screenshot:
where you can edit/annotate your screenshot and then save it with whatever name you like, or save it to the cloud.
It's a pay-what-you-want model (minimum $3). Best purchase I've ever made (for screenshot-ability and for many other reasons).
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71b009496bc49067a8428b96e7cedc3dfa84ce1f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What does it take to get FaceBook to stop pushing notifications to my iPhone? I don't want FaceBook to put any notifications on my iPhone's home screen for anything, ever.
I've gone into the iPhone's "settings" app and turned off all notifications for FaceBook.
I've gone into the settings within the FB app itself and turned off all push notifications.
But I still get notifications.
What more do they want from me?
A: If there is something FaceBook is good at, it's in bothering it's users :)
So make sure you've unchecked those items:
Make sure you've switched the Notification Center-slider to off and the Alert Style to none in such a way FaceBook is listed in the Not In Notification Center.
And if you go to Settings < FaceBook, make sure you're Push Notifications are all switched off.
| Q: What does it take to get FaceBook to stop pushing notifications to my iPhone? I don't want FaceBook to put any notifications on my iPhone's home screen for anything, ever.
I've gone into the iPhone's "settings" app and turned off all notifications for FaceBook.
I've gone into the settings within the FB app itself and turned off all push notifications.
But I still get notifications.
What more do they want from me?
A: If there is something FaceBook is good at, it's in bothering it's users :)
So make sure you've unchecked those items:
Make sure you've switched the Notification Center-slider to off and the Alert Style to none in such a way FaceBook is listed in the Not In Notification Center.
And if you go to Settings < FaceBook, make sure you're Push Notifications are all switched off.
A:
Settings -> Notifications
You have to choose none in the notification style menu, and disable all buttons.
A: Go onto the persons page that u want to block you notifications from then click "friends"/"add frien" and press notifications and when u press it,it will get rid of a tick on the right hand side! If in stead a tick appears. press it again to stop the notifications! hope this answer helped! thanks! :)
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addaf864d883abd03f7137ca272c1e46dfb4b05f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Size of text in the new Retina MacBook Pros I saw there is a new version of MacBook Pro is out which has Retina Display. This means there are more pixel per inch. Does this imply that text is smaller?
A: It depends on your setting.
There is a new option to configure the resolution and rendering in System Preferences → Color LCD. While you actually change the resolution and redering, Apple only refers to the visual impact of the settings.
So basically changing the setting offers:
*
*Large text, but much crispier.
*More space for visual content (and smaller text), but not as sharp.
*Something in-between (default retina).
(original picture from AndaTech)
| Q: Size of text in the new Retina MacBook Pros I saw there is a new version of MacBook Pro is out which has Retina Display. This means there are more pixel per inch. Does this imply that text is smaller?
A: It depends on your setting.
There is a new option to configure the resolution and rendering in System Preferences → Color LCD. While you actually change the resolution and redering, Apple only refers to the visual impact of the settings.
So basically changing the setting offers:
*
*Large text, but much crispier.
*More space for visual content (and smaller text), but not as sharp.
*Something in-between (default retina).
(original picture from AndaTech)
A: No. Text will be the same size. It will just have two times the resolution in each direction. Just like the difference between the original iPad and the 3rd gen iPad.
A: As you can see on the new MacBook Pro page (under the Retina-feature item), if you use the binoculars on the text, it doesn't look smaller. It just looks much, much, much sharper!
It's the same as the iPhone 4(S) comparing to the iPhone 3G(S). You don't need better glasses to read the text, because it's not smaller. It's just much sharper and easier to read.
Maybe, I can make my point even better with the iPad Retina page. You'll see you can fit as much text on both the Retina screen as the normal screen. It's just sharper!
Before you make a comment, YES, I know it's a screenshot of an iPad and the question is about the new MacBook Pro, but I didn't found any image with this much text on the new MacBook Pro, so hence the iPad Retina screen.
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16ecfcd23a46e306955b629300eb891a88b9c60c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Built-in text editor in Terminal Is there a built-in text editor in the terminal on Lion?
(Like, for example, nano on Linux.)
A: Since ed has not been mentioned yet, even thought I'd choose to use nano over it and the others mentioned, let me offer it as an addition to the cumulative list.
The manual page for ed states:
The ed utility is a line-oriented text editor. It is used to create, display, modify and otherwise manipulate text files.
| Q: Built-in text editor in Terminal Is there a built-in text editor in the terminal on Lion?
(Like, for example, nano on Linux.)
A: Since ed has not been mentioned yet, even thought I'd choose to use nano over it and the others mentioned, let me offer it as an addition to the cumulative list.
The manual page for ed states:
The ed utility is a line-oriented text editor. It is used to create, display, modify and otherwise manipulate text files.
A: Since this question is about "built-in" editors "like" nano, this question needs an updated answer:
The command pico is just a symlink to nano, vi is actually vim as is ex and not counting awk or psed, cat, xargs, constructions and the like, thats about it, since ed is indeed present but very unlike nano (depending on the definition of "editor").
Three CLI text editors (like nano) are present in the default of Sierra:
*
*nano (installed: 2.0.6, current: 2.8.7. "Of course, you should always check the nano homepage to see what the latest and greatest version is.")
GNU nano is designed to be a free replacement for the Pico text editor, part of the Pine email suite from The University of Washington. It aims to "emulate Pico as closely as possible and then include extra functionality".
*vim (installed: Vi IMproved 7.4, current: "Vim 8.0 is the latest stable version")
Vim is a highly configurable text editor built to make creating and changing any kind of text very efficient. It is included as "vi" with most UNIX systems and with Apple OS X.
*emacs (installed: GNU Emacs 22.1.1, current: "Emacs 25.3 − latest release
Released September 11, 2017 Emacs 25.3 fixes a significant security hole.")
An extensible, customizable, free/libre text editor — and more.
A: vim, emacs, nano and pico are all available by default with OS X 10.7.4:
/Users/ian
> which nano
/usr/bin/nano
/Users/ian
> which vim
/usr/bin/vim
/Users/ian
> which emacs
/usr/bin/emacs
> which pico
/usr/bin/pico
A: In addition to ones listed above there is also xedit. It's opened from the terminal by just typing xedit. Opens an editor window where you can edit a file with keyboard and mouse.
A: Yes, nano and vim for example are installed with Mac OS X.
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4c9ffe9bccf183fd2e336155536b6d138d89c5c7 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How does do not disturb in iOS 6 differ from the physical silent switch? In iOS 6, we now will have a Do Not Disturb feature that prevents the phone from making sound when it receives notifications.
How is this any different from using the silent switch? Or is it just that it can be scheduled, unlike silent mode?
A: Do Not Disturb stops all notifications from occurring (so your screen won't light up). Silent will still cause the screen to light up, vibrate if enabled etc. The notifications will still be shown in notification centre.
If you receive a call while on do not disturb the caller gets a call failure and you will be shown a missed call on the recent list as opposed to silent where it will still ring (screen change etc) and you can choose to answer.
Do not disturb will allow certain selected calls to come through (you can customise this in notifications in settings). It can also be scheduled which is what I have been using most.
There is a section on Apple's iOS 6 page but it is not great.
| Q: How does do not disturb in iOS 6 differ from the physical silent switch? In iOS 6, we now will have a Do Not Disturb feature that prevents the phone from making sound when it receives notifications.
How is this any different from using the silent switch? Or is it just that it can be scheduled, unlike silent mode?
A: Do Not Disturb stops all notifications from occurring (so your screen won't light up). Silent will still cause the screen to light up, vibrate if enabled etc. The notifications will still be shown in notification centre.
If you receive a call while on do not disturb the caller gets a call failure and you will be shown a missed call on the recent list as opposed to silent where it will still ring (screen change etc) and you can choose to answer.
Do not disturb will allow certain selected calls to come through (you can customise this in notifications in settings). It can also be scheduled which is what I have been using most.
There is a section on Apple's iOS 6 page but it is not great.
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cc3d91e95040eacb1f94d0e9b4cc7ddc610a7be2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why does AirPort Utility support file sharing? The AirPort utility app for the iPhone allows you to share documents between a computer and an iOS device.
What kind of documents, if any, would I share between my Mac and the AirPort utility app?
A: This is so that you can load configuration profiles. Say you want to set up a campus network where all the base stations have the same network name, admin password (or printing password or iCloud accounts).
This will allow you to make a copy of a configuration and load it from iOS to a computer or the other way for standardized setup.
| Q: Why does AirPort Utility support file sharing? The AirPort utility app for the iPhone allows you to share documents between a computer and an iOS device.
What kind of documents, if any, would I share between my Mac and the AirPort utility app?
A: This is so that you can load configuration profiles. Say you want to set up a campus network where all the base stations have the same network name, admin password (or printing password or iCloud accounts).
This will allow you to make a copy of a configuration and load it from iOS to a computer or the other way for standardized setup.
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abaa739da2a653d09967186754e13647f4678844 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to securely delete versions in mac os lion I know, that there is a possibility to delete selected versions in Mac OS Lion.
Is there a way to securely delete versions?
Although I already deleted the versions by now, that I wanted to delete, but what way can I make sure, that any remains of those version is removed? (Technically: not just the inode is removed, but also it's content.)
A: I can't think of a targeted way to do this, but this should do the trick. Delete the versions that you want to delete using the method outlined in the question you linked to. Then use Disk Utility's "Erase Free Space" option (or diskutil secureErase freespace [level] [device]) to write over the data.
| Q: How to securely delete versions in mac os lion I know, that there is a possibility to delete selected versions in Mac OS Lion.
Is there a way to securely delete versions?
Although I already deleted the versions by now, that I wanted to delete, but what way can I make sure, that any remains of those version is removed? (Technically: not just the inode is removed, but also it's content.)
A: I can't think of a targeted way to do this, but this should do the trick. Delete the versions that you want to delete using the method outlined in the question you linked to. Then use Disk Utility's "Erase Free Space" option (or diskutil secureErase freespace [level] [device]) to write over the data.
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d45f8efd11290f2727c4b75c8041899003d03ef1 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I enable "Announce the time" programmatically? The "Date & Time" System Preferences pane has an option to "Announce the time". I'd like to be able to turn on this preference option by invoking a shell script. Is this possible?
(It's fine if this involves invoking a separate script written in Applescript).
A: That preference seems to be stored in com.apple.speech.synthesis.general.prefs
Try this:
defaults write ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.speech.synthesis.general.prefs TimeAnnouncementPrefs -dict TimeAnnouncementsEnabled -bool YES
or 0 at the end to turn it off. See man defaults for more info.
Edit: Another thing that the shell script should do: if you haven't enabled this preference or another speech synthesis behavior since startup, you'll also need to launch the Speech Synthesis Server daemon:
open /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/SpeechSynthesis.framework/Versions/A/SpeechSynthesisServer.app
otherwise, the option will show up as checked in System Preferences, but nothing will actually read the option when it is time to speak the time.
| Q: How do I enable "Announce the time" programmatically? The "Date & Time" System Preferences pane has an option to "Announce the time". I'd like to be able to turn on this preference option by invoking a shell script. Is this possible?
(It's fine if this involves invoking a separate script written in Applescript).
A: That preference seems to be stored in com.apple.speech.synthesis.general.prefs
Try this:
defaults write ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.speech.synthesis.general.prefs TimeAnnouncementPrefs -dict TimeAnnouncementsEnabled -bool YES
or 0 at the end to turn it off. See man defaults for more info.
Edit: Another thing that the shell script should do: if you haven't enabled this preference or another speech synthesis behavior since startup, you'll also need to launch the Speech Synthesis Server daemon:
open /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/SpeechSynthesis.framework/Versions/A/SpeechSynthesisServer.app
otherwise, the option will show up as checked in System Preferences, but nothing will actually read the option when it is time to speak the time.
A: Summary
There are two steps:
*
*Change the configuration value for "Announce the time"
*Start/stop the speech synthesis server
The instructions below are for macOS Big Sur.
Configuration value
On macOS Big Sur, the configuration values for "Announce the time" are in the ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.speech.synthesis.general.prefs.plist file.
You can view the current state of the file by using the defaults command:
$ defaults read ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.speech.synthesis.general.prefs
{
TimeAnnouncementPrefs = {
TimeAnnouncementsEnabled = 0;
TimeAnnouncementsIntervalIdentifier = EveryQuarterHourInterval;
};
}
The TimeAnnouncementPrefs.timeAnnouncementsEnabled field is a boolean that you can set to enable or disable announcements. You also need the Speech Synthesis Server daemon running, as @mckeed notes.
To enable:
defaults write ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.speech.synthesis.general.prefs \
TimeAnnouncementPrefs -dict-add TimeAnnouncementsEnabled -bool YES
open /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/SpeechSynthesis.framework/Versions/A/SpeechSynthesisServer.app
To disable:
defaults write ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.speech.synthesis.general.prefs \
TimeAnnouncementPrefs -dict-add TimeAnnouncementsEnabled -bool NO
Note you need to use -dict-add and not dict, otherwise the TimeAnnouncementsIntervalIdentifier field will get clobbered.
Speech synthesis server
The service name of the speech synthesis server is com.apple.speech.synthesisserver
The specifier in launchctl is:
gui/$UID/com.apple.speech.synthesisserver
where $UID is your userid (e.g., 501). The UID variable should already be set for you by your shell.
Start the speech synthesis server
launchctl kickstart gui/$UID/com.apple.speech.synthesisserver
Stop the speech synthesis server
launchctl kill SIGTERM gui/$UID/com.apple.speech.synthesisserver
(For some reason, I need to run this command twice to stop the process, not sure why).
Check the status of the speech synthesis server
launchctl print gui/$UID/com.apple.speech.synthesisserver
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94514d4c769f1c3b4e89c6c505e8c2e1e93a29db | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is the retina Macbook Pro's SSD soldered into the logic board? The Macbook Air's SSD can be manually upgraded.
The RAM of the Macbook Air and retina MBP however are soldered into the logic board.
Question
Is the retina Macbook Pro's SSD soldered into the logic board as well?
A: No - The SSD card is a discrete component on the new retina MacBook Pro and can be ordered as an Apple service part. Time will tell if an aftermarket supplier decides to supply parts for that model.
Even though it's not soldered, it still is not a user-servicable part.
As ArsTechnica reports:
While Apple uses the latest SATA protocol, the connector is physically incompatible with either Mini PCIe or mSATA.
| Q: Is the retina Macbook Pro's SSD soldered into the logic board? The Macbook Air's SSD can be manually upgraded.
The RAM of the Macbook Air and retina MBP however are soldered into the logic board.
Question
Is the retina Macbook Pro's SSD soldered into the logic board as well?
A: No - The SSD card is a discrete component on the new retina MacBook Pro and can be ordered as an Apple service part. Time will tell if an aftermarket supplier decides to supply parts for that model.
Even though it's not soldered, it still is not a user-servicable part.
As ArsTechnica reports:
While Apple uses the latest SATA protocol, the connector is physically incompatible with either Mini PCIe or mSATA.
A: It appears that the SSD is removeable. Notice the connector on the right and the single screw on the left.
The iFixit teardown has been completed for the Retina MacBook Pro and confirms that the SSD is removable and its a new proprietary design and form factor.
The picture is provided by Apple and shows the bottom of the laptop and reveals the internals: http://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/design/
A: Though I can't cite any facts, but due to the similarities and the engineering behind the product to give us such a thin form factor. I doubt it. I foresee the RAM being user accessible, not the SSD ( like the Air)
We really wont' know til iFixit.com puts our a guide.
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2121e66eeb422a9f7bb782406943ee214930b344 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to convert Keynote to PowerPoint online Is there a way to convert a downloaded Keynote (from slideshare) file to a PowerPoint file (or an open format like Open/LibreOffice) online?
A: Here is how you can do this...
*
*Sign in / up for iCloud at www.icloud.com
*Open the online "Keynote" app
*Drag your Keynote file onto the browser window
*Keynote browser app will open your presentation
*Make any changes etc.
*Click the wrench icon on top right, and select "Download a copy"
7. Keynote will prompt you with option to download a PPT / PDF / Keynote file
8. Select PPT and ye shall receive a Powerpoint version :-)
| Q: How to convert Keynote to PowerPoint online Is there a way to convert a downloaded Keynote (from slideshare) file to a PowerPoint file (or an open format like Open/LibreOffice) online?
A: Here is how you can do this...
*
*Sign in / up for iCloud at www.icloud.com
*Open the online "Keynote" app
*Drag your Keynote file onto the browser window
*Keynote browser app will open your presentation
*Make any changes etc.
*Click the wrench icon on top right, and select "Download a copy"
7. Keynote will prompt you with option to download a PPT / PDF / Keynote file
8. Select PPT and ye shall receive a Powerpoint version :-)
A: Zamzar claims to convert Keynote files to different formats (including PowerPoint) online. I don't use Keynote, so I can't vouch for the quality of the conversions, but here's one review of the free file conversion service.
A: I don't know if this is what you are after but this YouTube is a video on exporting a keynote slideshow as a powerpoint presentation. There is also Zamzar.
A: Simply Export the file out of Keynote as a Powerpoint. It does a dang good job of maintaining the formatting.
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71a8ff61df1ef8fade7fff63f7be5d89f824e03b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is it possible to echo what your mic records to the speakers? When I talk on my Blackberry with a headset, it echos what I'm recording back into the headphones. This helps me hear my own voice when I'm talking, so I can regulate my volume.
I'm wondering if it's possible in Mac OS to echo what the mic records back into the speakers and even adjust that volume.
If not, should this be handled at the application layer instead of the OS level?
A: I would take a look at Rogue Amobea's application LineIn. LineIn is a free app and can be found at http://www.rogueamoeba.com/freebies/.
From Rogue Amobea's site:
LineIn is a simple application for OS X to enable the soft playthru of audio from input devices. In simpler terms, you can use LineIn to play sound coming in through a microphone or any other device plugged in to your Sound In port, just as was once available with OS 9's "Play input through output device" option.
| Q: Is it possible to echo what your mic records to the speakers? When I talk on my Blackberry with a headset, it echos what I'm recording back into the headphones. This helps me hear my own voice when I'm talking, so I can regulate my volume.
I'm wondering if it's possible in Mac OS to echo what the mic records back into the speakers and even adjust that volume.
If not, should this be handled at the application layer instead of the OS level?
A: I would take a look at Rogue Amobea's application LineIn. LineIn is a free app and can be found at http://www.rogueamoeba.com/freebies/.
From Rogue Amobea's site:
LineIn is a simple application for OS X to enable the soft playthru of audio from input devices. In simpler terms, you can use LineIn to play sound coming in through a microphone or any other device plugged in to your Sound In port, just as was once available with OS 9's "Play input through output device" option.
A: It can. If the program you are using allows it. But realistically go into the sound prefs and have it where the input is via a mic, and the output is via the headset. This should do what you need.
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7818849d49df31ca631bd1496594f29ff2213869 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Forcing Rich Text by default for iPad/iPhone The company I work for uses an Exchange 2010 server, and we have a fair number of users that have iPads/iPhones as secondary devices. We use a custom signature rule on the exchange server to sign each outgoing email that is not a reply (first-sent emails). Unfortunately, the iDevices seem to only send in plaintext. Is there some way to force them to always send as rich text, or alternatively, some sort of cheap/free alternative app that would do this? Currently, we are unable to implement the signatures for the whole company (only IT has them at the moment) because they will look like trash coming from iDevices.
A: It has been solved.
There seems no native way of doing this on iDevices, for some very strange reason.
But, since they'll automatically encode in rich text if there are any HTML tags placed in the message by the device itself, putting a single space ( ) in the signature via the mail app itself, and then bold/italic-izing said space makes it work.
| Q: Forcing Rich Text by default for iPad/iPhone The company I work for uses an Exchange 2010 server, and we have a fair number of users that have iPads/iPhones as secondary devices. We use a custom signature rule on the exchange server to sign each outgoing email that is not a reply (first-sent emails). Unfortunately, the iDevices seem to only send in plaintext. Is there some way to force them to always send as rich text, or alternatively, some sort of cheap/free alternative app that would do this? Currently, we are unable to implement the signatures for the whole company (only IT has them at the moment) because they will look like trash coming from iDevices.
A: It has been solved.
There seems no native way of doing this on iDevices, for some very strange reason.
But, since they'll automatically encode in rich text if there are any HTML tags placed in the message by the device itself, putting a single space ( ) in the signature via the mail app itself, and then bold/italic-izing said space makes it work.
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1433a7d08da6b706d36e6f20463628b8aa51702c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What is the new turbo boost in the MacBook line? The new MacBook line has a new turbo boost added to the processor:
2.3GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz
What exactly does this mean? From what I've heard, the processor can runs above the clocked speed for a short period of time. (source) How does it work?
A: As simply as I think it can be put: it overclocks the CPU without needing the user's interaction. This overclocking is done to meet computing demand.
More info here: http://gizmodo.com/5917500/what-is-intel-turbo-boost
| Q: What is the new turbo boost in the MacBook line? The new MacBook line has a new turbo boost added to the processor:
2.3GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz
What exactly does this mean? From what I've heard, the processor can runs above the clocked speed for a short period of time. (source) How does it work?
A: As simply as I think it can be put: it overclocks the CPU without needing the user's interaction. This overclocking is done to meet computing demand.
More info here: http://gizmodo.com/5917500/what-is-intel-turbo-boost
A: Turbo Boost is built into the Intel CPU. By default the processor runs at 2.3Ghz, and when under heavy load, it will automatically speed up the cores up to 3.3Ghz.
Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 is activated when the Operating System (OS) requests the highest processor performance state (P0).
The maximum frequency of Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 is dependent on the number of active cores. The amount of time the processor spends in the Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 state depends on the workload and operating environment.
Any of the following can set the upper limit of Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 on a given workload:
*
*Number of active cores
*Estimated current consumption
*Estimated power consumption
*Processor temperature
When the processor is operating below these limits and the user's workload demands additional performance, the processor frequency will dynamically increase until the upper limit of frequency is reached. Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 has multiple algorithms operating in parallel to manage current, power, and temperature to maximize performance and energy efficiency. Note: Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 allows the processor to operate at a power level that is higher than its rated upper power limit (TDP) for short durations to maximize performance.
(Source)
You can also view a video from Intel here
A: Turbo Boost is a feature that, when fewer than the total number of cores are being used, the processor can turn off the unused cores and increase the clock speed on the rest of the cores. This increases performance (the cores that are being used get faster) and can reduce power usage.
For instance, if you have the 2011 MacBook Air with the 1.6 GHz Core i5 (as detailed in this AnandTech article), the "Turbo Ratio" is set to 0047. The number sets the amount of boost by digit (4 cores = 0, 3 cores = 0, 2 cores = 4, 1 core = 7; this is a dual-core CPU, so 3- and 4-core mode is irrelevant). The number specifies the boost in 100 MHz increments above the listed clock speed, so if two cores are running, they can be boosted to 1.6 GHz + 400 MHz = 2.0 GHz and if one core is running, it can be boosted to 1.6 GHz + 700 MHz = 2.3 GHz.
To see what your system is set to, go to Console and open the kernel.log (or system.log in Mountain Lion*), then search for AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement and look for "Turbo Ratios". The Mac I'm on now (a 2.0 GHz Core i7 MacBook Pro), for example, has Turbo Ratios set to 6689 for a maximum clock of 2.9 GHz when using only one core.
* thanks to @gentmatt in the comments below
A: This app works great on OS X 10.9 to see a graph of your CPU's clock speed:
https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-power-gadget-20
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2d54966f65e0e3c5d0a04b9cafdddf7ec0f055fe | Apple Stackexchange
Q: secure empty trash is the only option I've been running Snow Leopard 10.6.8 for months. For some reason today I lost the ability to "regular" empty the trash. When I right-click the trash from the dock and select "Empty Trash" I'm presented with the "are you sure you want to secure empty the trash?" dialog. When I open the trash in Finder the button in the upper right corner says "secure empty trash". How can I regain the ability to regular empty the trash?
A: A quick google found this article. You can enable secure empty trash as the default from the Finder preferences:
For nearly every version of Mac OS X, there is also an option to
always securely empty the Trash, enabled within the Advanced Finder
preferences. If you regularly work with private data this is a good
feature to turn on.
| Q: secure empty trash is the only option I've been running Snow Leopard 10.6.8 for months. For some reason today I lost the ability to "regular" empty the trash. When I right-click the trash from the dock and select "Empty Trash" I'm presented with the "are you sure you want to secure empty the trash?" dialog. When I open the trash in Finder the button in the upper right corner says "secure empty trash". How can I regain the ability to regular empty the trash?
A: A quick google found this article. You can enable secure empty trash as the default from the Finder preferences:
For nearly every version of Mac OS X, there is also an option to
always securely empty the Trash, enabled within the Advanced Finder
preferences. If you regularly work with private data this is a good
feature to turn on.
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56ee5081284d78f2e1ac49efa41f064c97907443 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: "Connect to Server" option missing Running OSX Lion, I have no "connect to server" option listed in Finder > Go menu. Everything I've read about connecting to a Windows file share references that option. Why would it be missing and where did it go? I am trying to connect to a SMB share at work from my personal laptop, so there is no corporate policy file disabling that option on it. The network admin knows of no reason why it would be missing.
I hope someone can help with this.
A: Chad,
Thanks for the link. Petrock had the solution. Here it is:
I used the free Pref Setter app to edit the plist file.
You probably used one of those "set hidden finder features"
apps/utils, didn't you... naughty person you is... If you open up
~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist with Property List Editor
and see an entry for "ProhibitConnectTo", then thats the problem. Set
it to false and save the changes. Then Control-Option-Click on the
Finder icon in the dock and select Relaunch. When the Finder comes
back up, Connect To should be available again.
| Q: "Connect to Server" option missing Running OSX Lion, I have no "connect to server" option listed in Finder > Go menu. Everything I've read about connecting to a Windows file share references that option. Why would it be missing and where did it go? I am trying to connect to a SMB share at work from my personal laptop, so there is no corporate policy file disabling that option on it. The network admin knows of no reason why it would be missing.
I hope someone can help with this.
A: Chad,
Thanks for the link. Petrock had the solution. Here it is:
I used the free Pref Setter app to edit the plist file.
You probably used one of those "set hidden finder features"
apps/utils, didn't you... naughty person you is... If you open up
~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist with Property List Editor
and see an entry for "ProhibitConnectTo", then thats the problem. Set
it to false and save the changes. Then Control-Option-Click on the
Finder icon in the dock and select Relaunch. When the Finder comes
back up, Connect To should be available again.
A: I have the same issue as you, no "Connect to server..." from Go menu, and Cmd-K also not work.
But I accidently right-click on Finder icon on Dock and see "Connect to server..." option from there. It works for me!
A: Make sure that you have Finder in focus and hit "Command K" and you should get the connect to server window.
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427cb4b1a5846fcae9d32ffc1da23c432d1f9cc1 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is it possible to completely disable the keyboard backlight on a MacBook Pro? I have a new MacBook Pro 13-inch (mid 2012). I have never liked the backlit keyboard. I am completely a touch-typist and I never look down at the keys. I just find the light going on and off to be annoying.
I have heard about Lab Tick, which provides a slider to control the level of the backlight, but what I really want is a command-line defaults write to simply turn the lights off.
Does anyone know of a means to do this?
A: New for 2014:
You'd think you should be able to take care of this in one location but, no.
*
*Open System Preferences, then open Keyboard, and in the first 'Keyboard' tab panel, uncheck "Adjust keyboard brightness in low light". Also here, be sure to check the "Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys" checkbox so that your 'fn' key works. Close the panel.
*While holding down the fn key, press F5. You should see a semi-transparent control with a setting sun icon. Tap or hold until the bars go down to 0.
| Q: Is it possible to completely disable the keyboard backlight on a MacBook Pro? I have a new MacBook Pro 13-inch (mid 2012). I have never liked the backlit keyboard. I am completely a touch-typist and I never look down at the keys. I just find the light going on and off to be annoying.
I have heard about Lab Tick, which provides a slider to control the level of the backlight, but what I really want is a command-line defaults write to simply turn the lights off.
Does anyone know of a means to do this?
A: New for 2014:
You'd think you should be able to take care of this in one location but, no.
*
*Open System Preferences, then open Keyboard, and in the first 'Keyboard' tab panel, uncheck "Adjust keyboard brightness in low light". Also here, be sure to check the "Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys" checkbox so that your 'fn' key works. Close the panel.
*While holding down the fn key, press F5. You should see a semi-transparent control with a setting sun icon. Tap or hold until the bars go down to 0.
A: Go to System Preferences -> Keyboard and, in the Keyboard tab, turn off (uncheck) "Automatically illuminate keyboard in low light". Then, if you turn the brightness down all the way, it should never turn on. If you then want it on (say, a friend who is not a touch-typist), just use the brightness keys on the top row.
A: Click on the fn button at the bottom left and then click F5, you can completely turn off the backlight by turning it low.
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ae1d1eca16bec13f428982fdc3998f9a9fb93890 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Do games need antialiasing on the Retina MacBook Pro? Since the pixels in the new display are dense enough that they're imperceptible at a normal distance, doesn't that obviate antialiasing?
(Assuming that the game is running at full 2880x1800 resolution, of course.)
A: Antialiasing could still play a part in making the rendered scenes look their best, but, yes, the retina display probably obviates most of that.
As with AA on a non-retina display, it's a tradeoff between the processing resources used and how much better it looks, and that's something only you can judge for yourself. You may find that some AA looks good, but that more-intensive AA isn't necessary.
| Q: Do games need antialiasing on the Retina MacBook Pro? Since the pixels in the new display are dense enough that they're imperceptible at a normal distance, doesn't that obviate antialiasing?
(Assuming that the game is running at full 2880x1800 resolution, of course.)
A: Antialiasing could still play a part in making the rendered scenes look their best, but, yes, the retina display probably obviates most of that.
As with AA on a non-retina display, it's a tradeoff between the processing resources used and how much better it looks, and that's something only you can judge for yourself. You may find that some AA looks good, but that more-intensive AA isn't necessary.
A: In a 3D environment, you will see objects at varying distances, colors, lighting, and other types of scenery that will always make aliasing apparent at any resolution in any game with a lot of "hard" edges, or edges/shapes sculpted using fewer polygons.
In my opinion, antialiasing is always required for optimal viewing quality, but this requires substantial hardware at merely "high" resolutions.
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89c1ab42cec61d3623dc99fb45c5a007b28270b1 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Mac App Store - how to check which account was used to buy app I'm trying to update Growl, however App store says "To update this application, log in with account which was used to buy this application". The thing is that i don't have any other Apple ID. Is it possible to find out what account was used to bought this app?
A: To make the AppStore forget the old credentials with which an app was downloaded, you must remove the _MASReceipt directory in the app itself.
To do this:
*
*Open Finder and navigate to Applications,
*Ctrl+Click the application you want to redownload and choose "Show Package Contents",
*Expand the Contents directory and click _MASReceipt to select it,
*Type Command+Delete to delete the directory permanently---you will be prompted for your credentials since this is a protected file.
Quit and restart AppStore, then find the application you want to update. The button should now say "Free" or "Install" instead of "Update". Clicking it will update your app to the latest version, doing so as the currently logged-in Apple user.
| Q: Mac App Store - how to check which account was used to buy app I'm trying to update Growl, however App store says "To update this application, log in with account which was used to buy this application". The thing is that i don't have any other Apple ID. Is it possible to find out what account was used to bought this app?
A: To make the AppStore forget the old credentials with which an app was downloaded, you must remove the _MASReceipt directory in the app itself.
To do this:
*
*Open Finder and navigate to Applications,
*Ctrl+Click the application you want to redownload and choose "Show Package Contents",
*Expand the Contents directory and click _MASReceipt to select it,
*Type Command+Delete to delete the directory permanently---you will be prompted for your credentials since this is a protected file.
Quit and restart AppStore, then find the application you want to update. The button should now say "Free" or "Install" instead of "Update". Clicking it will update your app to the latest version, doing so as the currently logged-in Apple user.
A: All app downloaded from Mac AppStore(MAS) contain a receipt inside their app bundle (example: appname.app/Contents/_MASReceipt/receipt). MAS will scan this file to check whether the new version is available.
You can use this application (Find Any File) to search any receipt on your drive: http://apps.tempel.org/FindAnyFile/
*
*Launch 'Find Any File' and search for: _MASReceipt
*Go through each result that you think could be the culprit, copy the receipt to your
desktop as a backup, and after that delete the receipt inside _MASReceipt folder.
*Open MAS and let it scan for software update. If it's still showing the wrong ID, it means that you've deleted the
wrong receipt. Restore the receipt backup from your desktop to
it's previous location.
*Repeat the process until you've found the problem receipt.
A: It's probable the developer of that app (growl) has used the same bundle ID so that the app store version and the downloaded version appear the same to the app store.
Basically, you may not have even "bought" the app, but downloaded it.
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fdecdc6498ad8e3c7ce3f2b49266fde1663962b9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I get Siri to list all relationships? As can be seen in this screenshot:
Siri seems to be able to list all of the relationships which it understands.
Does anybody know the command for this? I've not been able to work it out.
A: Ask Siri "Who am I?", and then scroll down.
| Q: How can I get Siri to list all relationships? As can be seen in this screenshot:
Siri seems to be able to list all of the relationships which it understands.
Does anybody know the command for this? I've not been able to work it out.
A: Ask Siri "Who am I?", and then scroll down.
A: I don't know how to make Siri display a list, but you can see all of your relationships on your contact card. Just go to Contacts and select your name, and it will display all of your relationships too.
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3cf2596b2dae8b49b6c9a746356ec447f33d04fa | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why does Force Quit Applications freeze? When an app freezes on my app, I will press Command ⌘+Option ⌥+Esc ⎋ to open the Force Quit window.
However, this will often take minutes, and clicking on the Force Quit button freezes the Force Quit window and makes the beach ball appear. The window confirming the force quit only shows once the application unfreezes.
Also, if I right-click the Dock icon while the app is frozen, then the Dock will freeze, but it doesn't freeze when I just pass over the icon.
It is also possible to move the application's windows.
So how is it possible for some tasks not to be frozen, while the most important task (the Force Quit window) freezes at any interaction? And what do you do when the Force Quit window itself freezes?
A: The Force Quit window usually freezes when the system is paging heavily. (Same with the Dock.) Your computer could probably do with more RAM.
You can move windows around when they're frozen because OS X's window manager isn't frozen, and it controls basic window functions like minimize and move.
| Q: Why does Force Quit Applications freeze? When an app freezes on my app, I will press Command ⌘+Option ⌥+Esc ⎋ to open the Force Quit window.
However, this will often take minutes, and clicking on the Force Quit button freezes the Force Quit window and makes the beach ball appear. The window confirming the force quit only shows once the application unfreezes.
Also, if I right-click the Dock icon while the app is frozen, then the Dock will freeze, but it doesn't freeze when I just pass over the icon.
It is also possible to move the application's windows.
So how is it possible for some tasks not to be frozen, while the most important task (the Force Quit window) freezes at any interaction? And what do you do when the Force Quit window itself freezes?
A: The Force Quit window usually freezes when the system is paging heavily. (Same with the Dock.) Your computer could probably do with more RAM.
You can move windows around when they're frozen because OS X's window manager isn't frozen, and it controls basic window functions like minimize and move.
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1be260237d991353810a3100e3f5a0750788ed30 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: TPM chip on iPhone Do Apple devices ship with a TPM chip? My Mac doesn't have a TPM chip, but does an iPhone have of a TPM chip or how do I determine if the iPhone has a TPM chip or not? On my Mac, I use this command to check if TPM chip is there or not: ioreg -x | grep TPM.
A: I'm assuming that your TPM reference stands for "Trusted Platform Module."
According to Wikipedia:
Due to legal restrictions TPMs may not be deployed in a number of
countries. Possible reasons for these legal restrictions include the
fact that state security services may not be able to access data or
keys secured with a TPM.
*
*China
*Russia
*Belarus
*Kazakhstan
Since Apple sells iPhones in China (see this NY Times article), we can infer that the iPhone doesn't ship with TPM chips.
| Q: TPM chip on iPhone Do Apple devices ship with a TPM chip? My Mac doesn't have a TPM chip, but does an iPhone have of a TPM chip or how do I determine if the iPhone has a TPM chip or not? On my Mac, I use this command to check if TPM chip is there or not: ioreg -x | grep TPM.
A: I'm assuming that your TPM reference stands for "Trusted Platform Module."
According to Wikipedia:
Due to legal restrictions TPMs may not be deployed in a number of
countries. Possible reasons for these legal restrictions include the
fact that state security services may not be able to access data or
keys secured with a TPM.
*
*China
*Russia
*Belarus
*Kazakhstan
Since Apple sells iPhones in China (see this NY Times article), we can infer that the iPhone doesn't ship with TPM chips.
A: See https://www.apple.com/business/docs/iOS_Security_Guide.pdf especially the part about the 'Secure Enclave' coprocessor.
All the Apple S2, Apple A7, and later A-series seem to have such a co-processor.
As stated here it's essentially a TPM: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10918999
Though I guess you could still argue that, especially when not knowing the exact architecture and inner workings of this chip.
I can't (couldn't, see below update) find any mention of a "... unique and secret RSA key burned in as it is produced ..." (Wikipedia, 2017) inside the enclave processor for example. But I guess you could do more research ;)
Update 2-11-2021:
Below is a quote / excerpt from the 'secure enclave' description page.
Root Cryptographic Keys
The Secure Enclave includes a unique ID (UID) root cryptographic key. The UID is unique to each individual device and isn’t related to any other identifier on the device.
A randomly generated UID is fused into the SoC at manufacturing time. Starting with A9 SoCs, the UID is generated by the Secure Enclave TRNG during manufacturing and written to the fuses using a software process that runs entirely in the Secure Enclave. This process protects the UID from being visible outside the device during manufacturing and therefore isn’t available for access or storage by Apple or any of its suppliers.
BTW: I'm not sure if (and how) the presence of the 'Secure Enclave' chip inside iPhones might be affected by the legal restrictions that country's have as @JW8 so clearly states in his answer.
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3af304d75489c2479625365e7303159afd387662 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Extracting zip does not store files in "today" in Finder I have a Mac OS X Lion 10.7. I downloaded a zip file from the internet which shows up in "Today". However, after extracting the zip file, it puts the contents in "earlier". is it possible to show the contents in "today" ?
This is very unusual because for some extracted files, it shows the files in "today" and other files, it shows "earlier"
A: By unzipping the archive you did not modify any file or folder in it, hence the original creation and modification times are used.
In your example the Finder only sees "7 October 2009" as modification date for jquery-form-validate.
The only way to achieve what you want is to use a tool that updates all the modification times when unzipping.
In the terminal you could (untested)
$ find jquery-form-validate -exec touch {} \;
| Q: Extracting zip does not store files in "today" in Finder I have a Mac OS X Lion 10.7. I downloaded a zip file from the internet which shows up in "Today". However, after extracting the zip file, it puts the contents in "earlier". is it possible to show the contents in "today" ?
This is very unusual because for some extracted files, it shows the files in "today" and other files, it shows "earlier"
A: By unzipping the archive you did not modify any file or folder in it, hence the original creation and modification times are used.
In your example the Finder only sees "7 October 2009" as modification date for jquery-form-validate.
The only way to achieve what you want is to use a tool that updates all the modification times when unzipping.
In the terminal you could (untested)
$ find jquery-form-validate -exec touch {} \;
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0796ec6a21bdd98cf8c3884dabc84e7bf605b73f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Bug with regards to .tar.gz in Chrome when 'Asking where to save downloads' Every time I try to download or save a .tar.gz file, I get something like this:
The popup is simply wrong, I've used the right .tar.gz extension. Clicking on Use .gz saves the file as .tar.gz, and clicking on Use .tar.gz saves the file as .tar.tar.gz.
Is there a way to fix this?
A: This is a documented bug:
*
*https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=83084
Look for a nightly build or update to potentially address this or perhaps choosing another browser. Hat tip to jaume for the comment alerting us to the specific issue being tracked.
| Q: Bug with regards to .tar.gz in Chrome when 'Asking where to save downloads' Every time I try to download or save a .tar.gz file, I get something like this:
The popup is simply wrong, I've used the right .tar.gz extension. Clicking on Use .gz saves the file as .tar.gz, and clicking on Use .tar.gz saves the file as .tar.tar.gz.
Is there a way to fix this?
A: This is a documented bug:
*
*https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=83084
Look for a nightly build or update to potentially address this or perhaps choosing another browser. Hat tip to jaume for the comment alerting us to the specific issue being tracked.
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41fcab58ad797784602e6a258413ce29b02af1ab | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How does Eclipse work on new Retina MacBook Pros? I'm thinking about buying the new MacBook Pro. I will use it mostly to write code when I'm not at home and I've read that non-native apps look horrible due to the resolution. I was wondering if someone has tried using Eclipse or Zend Studio and if they work well.
A: To enable a retina rendered Eclipse
From: https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=382972
Here's the workaround:
Do "Show package contents" on the Eclipse.app. Edit Contents/Info.plist using your favorite text editor. Just
above
</dict>
</plist>
Place this:
<key>NSHighResolutionCapable</key>
<true/>
Then, make a copy of the app so that OSX will notice the change.
Now, the info window will not show "Open in Low Resolution" as checked. Launch
Eclipse and enjoy your new retina awesomeness.
| Q: How does Eclipse work on new Retina MacBook Pros? I'm thinking about buying the new MacBook Pro. I will use it mostly to write code when I'm not at home and I've read that non-native apps look horrible due to the resolution. I was wondering if someone has tried using Eclipse or Zend Studio and if they work well.
A: To enable a retina rendered Eclipse
From: https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=382972
Here's the workaround:
Do "Show package contents" on the Eclipse.app. Edit Contents/Info.plist using your favorite text editor. Just
above
</dict>
</plist>
Place this:
<key>NSHighResolutionCapable</key>
<true/>
Then, make a copy of the app so that OSX will notice the change.
Now, the info window will not show "Open in Low Resolution" as checked. Launch
Eclipse and enjoy your new retina awesomeness.
A: I went to the apple store for just this reason. I downloaded and installed eclipse on a MBP, it looked awful. It wasn't just me, another programmer was looking at the machine with me and agreed. I called over one of the Apple guys, and he basically said, yup it'll look like crap till it's updated.
I suggest you try it at an Apple Store. But I found it un-usable (so disappointed)
A: It should work the same, but each pixel it draws will take up four pixels on the screen. Look at a non-retina app on a retina iPhone or iPad and you'll see how Eclipse will look on a retina Mac.
A: Eclipse will work as it always has, however the text and the graphics on screen for non retina optimized apps will look less sharp. To see a worst case example here is one provided from the MacBook Pro Retina Display Analysis done by AnandTech.
On the left is a non-retina app while on the right is a retina app.
A: I came across your question while searching how to fix the way eclipse displays on the retina mbp. It's not that text renders bad, it actually renders how you would see it on a normal computer. It's just that when you switch from looking at super crisp retina text to looking at ordinary text it's kind of like you put on somebody's light prescription glasses.
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a76b34864959b32877c18632acdf491d48af0258 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I use my early 2009 iMac as an external screen? I have an early 2009 iMac (24" version). It has a mini display port in the back. Is it possible to use it as an external screen? If so, how do I do it? And can I attach all kinds of devices, e.g. a Raspberry Pi (with an appropriate adapter cable)?
A: The specifications for the 24" Early 2009 iMacs according to eveymac.com and the Apple Manual for the Early 2009 series of iMacs does not mention target display mode as a feature. That unfortunately means that the Early 2009 generation of iMacs did not offer a target display mode so you will not be able to use that displayport output as an input source.
| Q: Can I use my early 2009 iMac as an external screen? I have an early 2009 iMac (24" version). It has a mini display port in the back. Is it possible to use it as an external screen? If so, how do I do it? And can I attach all kinds of devices, e.g. a Raspberry Pi (with an appropriate adapter cable)?
A: The specifications for the 24" Early 2009 iMacs according to eveymac.com and the Apple Manual for the Early 2009 series of iMacs does not mention target display mode as a feature. That unfortunately means that the Early 2009 generation of iMacs did not offer a target display mode so you will not be able to use that displayport output as an input source.
A: Check in the user manual for your particular model for Command-F2 as a shortcut to enter target display mode.
If yours has a target display mode, you are good to go. If not, then no.
I don't think that any 24-inch iMac model supports this. Initially the 27-inch models had this feature and later it trickled down to the 21-inch models.
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0dc0ebea8f70193f25974d8b2f6a388b4aed9997 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: MacVim -- switch to tab where file is opened if trying to open an already-opened file Over the course of the day, I often open many tabs/windows open in MacVim, I forget exactly which files I've opened etc.
Then when I try to open a file I have already opened somewhere, I get something like the following:
So I have to go look for where I opened the file before, which is annoying (I have to go through all windows one-by-one to find its tab).
Is there a way to make MacVim just close the tab where I last opened the file automatically when I try to open the file again?
A: You can remap tabnew to tab drop so you will be switched to already opened files or directed to newly created file.
cnoreabbrev <expr> tabnew getcmdtype() == ":" && getcmdline() == "tabnew" ? "tab drop" : "tabnew"
| Q: MacVim -- switch to tab where file is opened if trying to open an already-opened file Over the course of the day, I often open many tabs/windows open in MacVim, I forget exactly which files I've opened etc.
Then when I try to open a file I have already opened somewhere, I get something like the following:
So I have to go look for where I opened the file before, which is annoying (I have to go through all windows one-by-one to find its tab).
Is there a way to make MacVim just close the tab where I last opened the file automatically when I try to open the file again?
A: You can remap tabnew to tab drop so you will be switched to already opened files or directed to newly created file.
cnoreabbrev <expr> tabnew getcmdtype() == ":" && getcmdline() == "tabnew" ? "tab drop" : "tabnew"
A: You can use the SwapExists autocmd to take an action when this situation arises. If you wanted to just ignore the message and edit the file anyway you could add the following to your ~/.vimrc
autocmd SwapExists * :let v:swapchoice='e'
Or if you wanted to automatically recover what was in the swap file
autocmd SwapExists * :let v:swapchoice='r'
See the help (:help SwapExists) for more information on your options. They are the equivalent of clicking the options in the dialog that MacVim presents.
Typically a swap file is created when a separate vim process has the file open with edits. It may not be possible to track down that buffer in that other process, but if it were possible you can have this autocmd trigger the function or command to do it.
A: This is not a complete answer, but combined with @claytron you may be able to get it working.
Look up the drop command, e.g. :help drop. I use it in conjunction with tab (tab drop) to open my vimrc in a new tab, or to switch to that tab if it is already open:
nmap <leader>v :tab drop $MYVIMRC<CR>
So you should be able to do the following (NOT TESTED: I don't know if % will pick up the filename you are attempting to open, or the file name of the current buffer, but you get the idea):
autocmd SwapExists * :tab drop %<CR>
The only thing that remains is to test the difference between a swap file that exists because this instance of vim owns it, or because another instance of vim owns it, or because of a crash. In cases 2 and 3 you will have an infinite loop.
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c9169a7a6b00de2fe6e1d3b1fe08da7762c2cdc1 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iMessage falsely reports "could not send" For some reason, since Monday iMessage on the iPhone 4S always tells me it couldn't deliver my message but the messages go through. Anybody have the same problem? Any idea how to fix it? I'm not the only one, a couple friends have it too, but Google didn't help.
A: Apple has a status page to show availability of all the different services: Apple System Status. Worth checking in these moments, it doesn't always look like
| Q: iMessage falsely reports "could not send" For some reason, since Monday iMessage on the iPhone 4S always tells me it couldn't deliver my message but the messages go through. Anybody have the same problem? Any idea how to fix it? I'm not the only one, a couple friends have it too, but Google didn't help.
A: Apple has a status page to show availability of all the different services: Apple System Status. Worth checking in these moments, it doesn't always look like
A: Ok, so it's official, it's not a bug, it's a temporary problem with iCloud service.
http://www.heise.de/mac-and-i/meldung/iCloud-Dienste-und-iMessage-zeitweise-gestoert-1622986.html (in german, english as translated by Google)
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6aede8905ca11b59a0690ee169c09f79b9f3b7db | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Java and Mac retina support Does Java support the retina display with high definition rendering of, for example, text? Or is it treated as an unmodified application, and therefore subject to scaling?
A: Apple's Java 6 JRE will support HiDPI, however it is not currently supported by Oracle's Java 7 JRE. It also doesn't work under the latest dev builds of Java 8. Swing and JavaFX apps are blurry on a Retinia MacBook. This is why IntelliJ still runs under Java 6. Eclipse applications will require the PList mode that Jurriaan Mous mentioned. The milestone builds of Eclipse 4.3 don't require the edit.
| Q: Java and Mac retina support Does Java support the retina display with high definition rendering of, for example, text? Or is it treated as an unmodified application, and therefore subject to scaling?
A: Apple's Java 6 JRE will support HiDPI, however it is not currently supported by Oracle's Java 7 JRE. It also doesn't work under the latest dev builds of Java 8. Swing and JavaFX apps are blurry on a Retinia MacBook. This is why IntelliJ still runs under Java 6. Eclipse applications will require the PList mode that Jurriaan Mous mentioned. The milestone builds of Eclipse 4.3 don't require the edit.
A: From: https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=382972
Here's the workaround:
Do "Show package contents" on the Eclipse.app. Edit Contents/Info.plist using your favorite text editor. Just
above
</dict>
</plist>
Place this:
<key>NSHighResolutionCapable</key>
<true/>
Then, navigate to the folder Eclipse is stored in and execute
touch Eclipse.app
to make macOS notice the change.
Now, the info window will not show "Open in Low Resolution" as checked. Launch
Eclipse and enjoy your new retina awesomeness.
A: I just tested this on my MacBook Pro with retina, so the answer is yes and no - at least under Mountain Lion.
If you use Java directly from the command line, the answer is yes: it will launch in HiDPI and render text in high resolution. Things rendered using Graphics2D will render in high resolution mode. (So if you render a line 0.5 AWT pixels thick and place it at 0.25/0.75 off an AWT pixel, it will render a single "retinal pixel" thick.) Likewise, rendering an image at half-resolution will render it at "retinal" resolution.
So instead of just g.drawImage(image, x, y, observer) you'd need to do:
g.drawImage(image, x, y,
image.getWidth(observer)/2,
image.getHeight(observer)/2, observer);
(Unless you have an odd width/height, in which case you should probably use Graphics2D and just scale(0.5, 0.5) to render a retinal image.)
If you use JavaApplicationStub, then you need the answer provided by Matt Solnit, otherwise it will launch in the "scaled" mode. (Under Mountain Lion, there are added hoops to jump through related to Gatekeeper, but that's a different question.)
Note that this answer applies to both Mountain Lion and the Apple-provided version of Java for it (Java 1.6.0_33). It might be different under Oracle's Java 7 for Mac OS X, and it may not work the same way under Lion.
A: It's likely treated as unmodified, given the number of questions asking about how Eclipse looks and how to make it look better. (Eclipse runs on Java.)
A: At the store I wrote a HelloWorld in Swing, and text looked correctly Retina-sharp. (Didn't try SWT, which requires more downloading to setup.)
A: I don't have a MBP Retina, but the VM renders using aqua as far as I know, and therefore should display buttons, sliders, text and any other Swing control with the retina quality.
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ef59baa9ba8787a25262c85e9fe12e8411fb5e7a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What does Force Quit do in OS X? How does the GUI interface for force quitting applications (⌘+⌥+esc) work?
e.g.
Does it work like killall Finder which would send a TERM signal by default?
A: I just probed this with dtrace. The PID of the program in question is sent a SIGTERM (i.e., signal 15) from loginwindow.
I also tried this with a stopped process (sent SIGSTOP), so that the process showed as "Not Responding" in the Force Quit dialog and got the same result, loginwindow sends a SIGTERM.
If you want to try yourself, run the following in Terminal:
sudo /usr/sbin/dtrace -n 'proc:::signal-send /pid/ { printf("%s -%d %d",execname,args[2],args[1]->pr_pid); }'
You'll then see the name of the process sending the signal, the signal number and the PID the signal is sent to.
| Q: What does Force Quit do in OS X? How does the GUI interface for force quitting applications (⌘+⌥+esc) work?
e.g.
Does it work like killall Finder which would send a TERM signal by default?
A: I just probed this with dtrace. The PID of the program in question is sent a SIGTERM (i.e., signal 15) from loginwindow.
I also tried this with a stopped process (sent SIGSTOP), so that the process showed as "Not Responding" in the Force Quit dialog and got the same result, loginwindow sends a SIGTERM.
If you want to try yourself, run the following in Terminal:
sudo /usr/sbin/dtrace -n 'proc:::signal-send /pid/ { printf("%s -%d %d",execname,args[2],args[1]->pr_pid); }'
You'll then see the name of the process sending the signal, the signal number and the PID the signal is sent to.
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98d51feeb80bfb9344ef03c6270208a123ef3291 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Are the mid-2012 Macbook Air compatible with older MagSafe adapters? Will the mid-2012 Macbook Air models be compatible with the MagSafe power supply of the previous generations?
A: Electrically yes, physically not without an adapter.
Only the physical layout of the pins and metal end that connects to the Air is different. However, with the MagSafe to MagSafe 2 Adaptor ($10) lets any original sized MagSafe adapter slim down to work with the new thinner Mac-side of the MagSafe 2 connection.
| Q: Are the mid-2012 Macbook Air compatible with older MagSafe adapters? Will the mid-2012 Macbook Air models be compatible with the MagSafe power supply of the previous generations?
A: Electrically yes, physically not without an adapter.
Only the physical layout of the pins and metal end that connects to the Air is different. However, with the MagSafe to MagSafe 2 Adaptor ($10) lets any original sized MagSafe adapter slim down to work with the new thinner Mac-side of the MagSafe 2 connection.
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c9a0a3a142c57164dbe962997a18ca12de5d0ad9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How many external displays can I power with the 15" retina MacBook Pro? I have three 24" (1920x1200) Dells that I would like to use on a single setup. With the 15" retina MacBook Pro having two Thunderbolt ports and one HDMI connector, would it be possible to connect them all up in addition to the built-in display?
A: Yes. Much of the official documentation doesn't explicitly address the HDMI port as adding to the two thunderbolt and built in display, this has been shown to work by several early adopters of the retina MacBook Pro. It's also buried in footnote 4 of answer 11 of the useful omnibus Thunderbolt FAQ
See reviews like for details on resolutions and performance:
*
*http://blog.macsales.com/14241-macbook-pro-15-with-retina-display-can-run-3-external-displays
| Q: How many external displays can I power with the 15" retina MacBook Pro? I have three 24" (1920x1200) Dells that I would like to use on a single setup. With the 15" retina MacBook Pro having two Thunderbolt ports and one HDMI connector, would it be possible to connect them all up in addition to the built-in display?
A: Yes. Much of the official documentation doesn't explicitly address the HDMI port as adding to the two thunderbolt and built in display, this has been shown to work by several early adopters of the retina MacBook Pro. It's also buried in footnote 4 of answer 11 of the useful omnibus Thunderbolt FAQ
See reviews like for details on resolutions and performance:
*
*http://blog.macsales.com/14241-macbook-pro-15-with-retina-display-can-run-3-external-displays
A: From http://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/specs/:
Dual display and video mirroring: Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display and up to 2560 by 1600 pixels on up to two external displays, at millions of colors
A: The Other World Computing Blog shows that the new MacBook Pro 15" with Retina Display Can Run 3 External Displays:
image source: http://blog.macsales.com/
These resolutions were used:
*
*Retina on laptop @ “best for Retina”
*iMac used as a display @ 2560 x 1440 via Thunderbolt
*iMac used as a display @ 2560 x 1440 via Thunderbolt/DisplayPort
*LG monitor @ 1920 x 1200 via HDMI
Quote from the MacRumors news article on that:
This makes the Retina MacBook Pro the first Mac -- other than a tower-based workstation like the Mac Pro -- to natively power four displays simultaneously.
A: Through thunderbolt + HDMI, yes, three is the limit, but you can use the DispllayLink monitors to run smaller (15" or so) monitors through the USB. I should have taken a picture because I'm not set up to really use it, but I successfully plugged in two 1920x1200 (thunderbolt), on 1920x1080 (HDMI) and two 1366x768 (USB) monitors running by my 13" Retina Pro. Just plugged em in. (After downloading the DisplayLink drivers.)
A: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004CADY9I/ref=oh_details_o00_s01_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I'm using two of these with a rMBP to cable two external non-Apple displays. I intend to buy a third monitor and cable it via the HDMI port on the right hand side.
If you have a lot of cash to spare, you can daisy chain monitors via thunderbolt. In this process you purchase several apple thunderbolt displays and plug one end of the first thunderbolt cable into your rMBP, the other into your first monitor, then use the second thunderbolt port of your monitor to go to the next, and so on. I have seen video on youtube when the rMBP first came out of a guy powering 4 monitors (5 total including the laptops screen) at full resolution.
Keep in mind, the more monitors you use, the more of a burden it will be on your machine.
A: You can run 3 to 4 external monitors (4 or 5 including the main screen). This is done through USB. By default you can only have 2 external monitors including your native display. But there is a way to add more.
Here is how you do it:
*
*Get a USB to HDMI adapter (this serves as an external graphics card that pulls from your CPU).
*Plug adapter into your USB port
*Plug your HDMI into the adapter and connect to monitor. It's that simple. You can also get adapters for display port, VGA, DVI.
This video demonstrates the steps above.
https://youtu.be/w8gE-ckBwjE
A: The MBP 15" 2015's Radeon chips lack passive display connections (or timers?). Pick up an “active” mDP cable and your monitors (3rd) should come to life. These GPUs only support two passive connections, the rest NEED to be active cables. Source: http://mkn.us/blog/how-to-use-3-external-monitors-on-macbook-pro-2015/
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75f3ff0f16951d6904bb3bbb4630a149af0eddc4 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to extract/rip audio contents of an .exe? I'm not sure if this is possible, but I've looked around for a solution, but never got any where by chance.
Basically I need to rip or extract audio files from an PC executable file (.exe), there is Resource Hacker for PC but there isn't an equivalent one for the Mac.
It would be great if there's a decent app that can do what I wish to achieve - so, is there an app out there that can do this?
I'm using OS X 10.7.3.
A: Try File Juicer - it extracts images/text/audio/video from many types of files (see this list of supported inputs/outputs). The PC executable type (exe) is specifically listed as a supported file type. It's not a free app, but can be used in trial mode.
| Q: How to extract/rip audio contents of an .exe? I'm not sure if this is possible, but I've looked around for a solution, but never got any where by chance.
Basically I need to rip or extract audio files from an PC executable file (.exe), there is Resource Hacker for PC but there isn't an equivalent one for the Mac.
It would be great if there's a decent app that can do what I wish to achieve - so, is there an app out there that can do this?
I'm using OS X 10.7.3.
A: Try File Juicer - it extracts images/text/audio/video from many types of files (see this list of supported inputs/outputs). The PC executable type (exe) is specifically listed as a supported file type. It's not a free app, but can be used in trial mode.
A: Try The Unarchiver.
It is free, either from its website or from The Mac App Store and it can extract some files from EXE archives.
If that doesn't work, I would definitely try FileJuicer (which I own and use and love. It can even 'undelete' pictures on your camera card).
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3337fad4ce70b072a58fe02eac2b519e091cf397 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How will the free update to Mountain Lion work? I am planning to buy a MBP 13" in the coming days. Although as soon as I buy it I will remove its HD and replace it with Crucial M4 256 SSD. Will that stop me from getting free update to ML?
If so, backing up the HD on TM and then restoring from that on SSD would solve the problem ?
A: I suspect it will be serial number based, or model number based. As the new models will no doubt all have serial numbers and indeed model identifiers (iMac 9,1 for example) that will allow them to clearly identify which machines are applicable, and allow the upgrade as appropriate.
In previous "up-to-date" schemes it has been this way, and not reliant in any way on what is installed on your drive.
If you are transferring to a different boot volume, I would recommend using an image file rather than Time Machine. You can pick up a USB enclosure for your SSD, image the existing drive onto it, and then simply swap them over - this is how I have done things in similar scenarios.
| Q: How will the free update to Mountain Lion work? I am planning to buy a MBP 13" in the coming days. Although as soon as I buy it I will remove its HD and replace it with Crucial M4 256 SSD. Will that stop me from getting free update to ML?
If so, backing up the HD on TM and then restoring from that on SSD would solve the problem ?
A: I suspect it will be serial number based, or model number based. As the new models will no doubt all have serial numbers and indeed model identifiers (iMac 9,1 for example) that will allow them to clearly identify which machines are applicable, and allow the upgrade as appropriate.
In previous "up-to-date" schemes it has been this way, and not reliant in any way on what is installed on your drive.
If you are transferring to a different boot volume, I would recommend using an image file rather than Time Machine. You can pick up a USB enclosure for your SSD, image the existing drive onto it, and then simply swap them over - this is how I have done things in similar scenarios.
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cbd1b373edaf2a247aa796b3ede1b8a1e0c3eefd | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Bootcamp over external USB drive Is it possible to use boot camp on external drive? I would like to install windows on an SSD connected using USB 3.0 and boot from there. Has anyone done it ? Any problems with that ?
A: Boot Camp will not install to an external drive, (pg. 6) but you might be able to clone a Windows system to the external volume; not sure if a Mac will support booting it via USB 3.0 though. I'd say you should wait for the next Boot Camp update which will likely bring USB 3 support (and hopefully native drivers for all the new Mac models introduced at WWDC 2012).
| Q: Bootcamp over external USB drive Is it possible to use boot camp on external drive? I would like to install windows on an SSD connected using USB 3.0 and boot from there. Has anyone done it ? Any problems with that ?
A: Boot Camp will not install to an external drive, (pg. 6) but you might be able to clone a Windows system to the external volume; not sure if a Mac will support booting it via USB 3.0 though. I'd say you should wait for the next Boot Camp update which will likely bring USB 3 support (and hopefully native drivers for all the new Mac models introduced at WWDC 2012).
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41eee185a40a35b6bac480307dfe3e0a7a6e0a56 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Fixing dead/stuck pixels on Apple Cinema Display I have a 23" Apple Cinema HD Display, and it has a couple of dead or stuck pixels (don't really know the difference). I am wondering if there is some way to fix these pixels, like some kind of software/app?
A: You can sometimes fix stuck pixels by running something like this:
http://www.flexcode.org/lcd2.html
Hit the fix my screen button and it can attempt to unstick the pixel. If that doesn't work then the best things that you can do is to make an appointment at your local Apple Store Genius Bar:
http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/
and have the Geniuses look at it. If it is under warranty still and it falls with in Apple's Guidelines for Pixel/Screen Replacement, they can replace the screen for you for free.
If it isn't under warranty there will be a parts and labor charge, but they will let you know this up front and you can decide if you want to go through with it. That is one of the great things about Apple, free diagnostics even if you don't go through with the repair. So technically you don't have anything to lose. (Except your time, technically)
| Q: Fixing dead/stuck pixels on Apple Cinema Display I have a 23" Apple Cinema HD Display, and it has a couple of dead or stuck pixels (don't really know the difference). I am wondering if there is some way to fix these pixels, like some kind of software/app?
A: You can sometimes fix stuck pixels by running something like this:
http://www.flexcode.org/lcd2.html
Hit the fix my screen button and it can attempt to unstick the pixel. If that doesn't work then the best things that you can do is to make an appointment at your local Apple Store Genius Bar:
http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/
and have the Geniuses look at it. If it is under warranty still and it falls with in Apple's Guidelines for Pixel/Screen Replacement, they can replace the screen for you for free.
If it isn't under warranty there will be a parts and labor charge, but they will let you know this up front and you can decide if you want to go through with it. That is one of the great things about Apple, free diagnostics even if you don't go through with the repair. So technically you don't have anything to lose. (Except your time, technically)
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9a4fc9314b407f386643a04461d475d9c41dc868 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a Retina Enabled IDE to do some programming on the new MacBook Pro? From the answers to this question: How does Eclipse work on new Retina MacBook Pros?
It seems that Eclipse on the new Retina a display appears pretty bad. Is there an IDE that currently works well on it?
I'd like to do Javascript / jQuery / PHP on it.
A: Coda 2 (OS X) and Diet Coda (iPad3) are both optimized for retina displays.
They have built-in support for PHP, Ruby, JavaScript, and CSS, and a bunch of other stuff.
They also have HTML/CSS/JS manuals, and SFTP/FTP & Terminal built right in.
Get them at Panic Software: http://www.panic.com
Sublime Text 2 just came out, and it also has retina-support built right in.
It's available at: http://www.sublimetext.com
| Q: Is there a Retina Enabled IDE to do some programming on the new MacBook Pro? From the answers to this question: How does Eclipse work on new Retina MacBook Pros?
It seems that Eclipse on the new Retina a display appears pretty bad. Is there an IDE that currently works well on it?
I'd like to do Javascript / jQuery / PHP on it.
A: Coda 2 (OS X) and Diet Coda (iPad3) are both optimized for retina displays.
They have built-in support for PHP, Ruby, JavaScript, and CSS, and a bunch of other stuff.
They also have HTML/CSS/JS manuals, and SFTP/FTP & Terminal built right in.
Get them at Panic Software: http://www.panic.com
Sublime Text 2 just came out, and it also has retina-support built right in.
It's available at: http://www.sublimetext.com
A: While it's not technically an IDE, Sublime Text 2 nightly build has Retina support as of build 2201 on June 17.
http://www.sublimetext.com/nightly
However, this is a nightly build that could (er, will) contain bugs. I've been happy with it. I do Ruby/HTML/JS/CSS with it.
A: To enable a retina eclipse
From: https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=382972
Here's the workaround:
Do "Show package contents" on the Eclipse.app. Edit Contents/Info.plist. Just
above
</dict>
</plist>
Place this:
<key>NSHighResolutionCapable</key>
<true/>
Then, log out or make a copy of the app so that OS X will notice the change.
Now, the info window will not show "Open in Low Resolution" as checked. Launch
Eclipse and enjoy your new retina awesomeness.
A: Seeing how apple is providing documentation on how to optimize for retina displays on Macs, it seems safe to assume that Xcode 4.3.3 should be an IDE optimized for Retina Displays.
Although depending on the Application it might be possible to get retina "Text" if a non-retina app is using Apple native text rendering API's, it just maybe that the icons /interface may look blurry if they are custom to that app.
A: The whole family of IntelliJ IDEA IDE either supports retina or can be used on retina display after small changes into the Info.plist. For details, see here: http://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-87500
A: Komodo Edit (free) / Komodo IDE ($$$) version 8.0 supports OS X retina display:
http://www.activestate.com/komodo-ide/whats-new
A: PyCharm has retina support. I'm using it on my brand-spanking-new 15" Retina Macbook Pro and it looks amazing!
Besides my own subjective experience, this blog post from June 2012 says:
There’s a number of fixes in the IntelliJ platform including some for web developers using SASS and Node.js and also support for Retina displays in the editor.
Screenshot available here.
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67438bfe7c4a5949ef8bed33fad4f5b045fb14c7 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a way to completely reset / regenerate Quick Look preferences (system-wide)? Quick Look fails to work on many file types that actually have Quick Look plugins and I fear that some file clobbering has occurred during my last two OS upgrades.
When Quick Look fails, the Quick Look preview is a blank page with:
foo<TITLE></HEAD....
Has anyone else run into this issue?
A: From the CLI
qlmanage -r will reset the Quick Look cache.
| Q: Is there a way to completely reset / regenerate Quick Look preferences (system-wide)? Quick Look fails to work on many file types that actually have Quick Look plugins and I fear that some file clobbering has occurred during my last two OS upgrades.
When Quick Look fails, the Quick Look preview is a blank page with:
foo<TITLE></HEAD....
Has anyone else run into this issue?
A: From the CLI
qlmanage -r will reset the Quick Look cache.
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c999053257a98fa5ab4a9436fb03fba680108e42 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Kinesis Function Key Bindings I've a Kinesis Advantage Pro Keyboard and am using OS X Lion. I want to bind the function keys to what they are on the MacBook Pro - i.e. controls for brightness, mission control, etc.
How can I do that?
A: Check this question on SuperUser: https://superuser.com/questions/403493/kinesis-advantage-os-x-media-keys
Have you noticed sluggishness/hanging using the Advantage in Lion? I've had issues with the shift key sticking (not physically, but it's like CAPS LOCK is on until I hit shift again), and delete key taking multiple presses to work, and other weirdness.
| Q: Kinesis Function Key Bindings I've a Kinesis Advantage Pro Keyboard and am using OS X Lion. I want to bind the function keys to what they are on the MacBook Pro - i.e. controls for brightness, mission control, etc.
How can I do that?
A: Check this question on SuperUser: https://superuser.com/questions/403493/kinesis-advantage-os-x-media-keys
Have you noticed sluggishness/hanging using the Advantage in Lion? I've had issues with the shift key sticking (not physically, but it's like CAPS LOCK is on until I hit shift again), and delete key taking multiple presses to work, and other weirdness.
A: I have added this to private.xml in KeyRemap4MacBook:
<autogen>__KeyToKey__ KeyCode::COMMAND_R, KeyCode::COMMAND_L, ModifierFlag::COMMAND_L | ModifierFlag::CONTROL_L | ModifierFlag::OPTION_L</autogen>
<autogen>__KeyToKey__ KeyCode::KEY_1, VK_CONTROL | VK_OPTION | VK_COMMAND, KeyCode::VK_CONSUMERKEY_BRIGHTNESS_DOWN</autogen>
<autogen>__KeyToKey__ KeyCode::KEY_2, VK_CONTROL | VK_OPTION | VK_COMMAND, KeyCode::VK_CONSUMERKEY_BRIGHTNESS_UP</autogen>
<autogen>__KeyToKey__ KeyCode::KEY_6, VK_CONTROL | VK_OPTION | VK_COMMAND, KeyCode::VK_CONSUMERKEY_MUSIC_PREV</autogen>
<autogen>__KeyToKey__ KeyCode::KEY_7, VK_CONTROL | VK_OPTION | VK_COMMAND, KeyCode::VK_CONSUMERKEY_MUSIC_PLAY</autogen>
<autogen>__KeyToKey__ KeyCode::KEY_8, VK_CONTROL | VK_OPTION | VK_COMMAND, KeyCode::VK_CONSUMERKEY_MUSIC_NEXT</autogen>
<autogen>__KeyToKey__ KeyCode::KEY_9, VK_CONTROL | VK_OPTION | VK_COMMAND, KeyCode::VK_CONSUMERKEY_VOLUME_DOWN, ModifierFlag::OPTION_L | ModifierFlag::SHIFT_L</autogen>
<autogen>__KeyToKey__ KeyCode::KEY_0, VK_CONTROL | VK_OPTION | VK_COMMAND, KeyCode::VK_CONSUMERKEY_VOLUME_UP, ModifierFlag::OPTION_L | ModifierFlag::SHIFT_L</autogen>
The first line remaps the right command to control + option + command. I mainly use it as a modifier key for opening applications, but it serves as a substitute for fn in this case. I didn't use the F-keys, because key repeat is disabled for them, and they are harder to press without looking.
See the source for other key code constants.
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7b6bb6f481b94e2a0722e65840458225b8928b65 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can an Xbox 360 be hooked up to a Thunderbolt display? Having both the video and audio going to the display would be optimal, but if I can just get the video on the display and use headphones plugged into the Xbox, that's perfectly fine and probably easier to achieve.
I have an HDMI to mini DisplayPort adapter, so I tried using that and plugging it into the Thunderbolt port, unfortunately I didn't get sound or video that way.
A: The Thunderbolt display expects a full Thunderbolt signal (that is, muxed PCI-Express and DisplayPort). It will not work with DisplayPort-only sources.
To date, I've not heard of any announced (let alone released) adapters that could drive a Thunderbolt display from a non-Thunderbolt source.
If you really need to do this, you might be able to hook the Xbox up to an HDMI capture card (it needs to support HDCP) that is connected to a Thunderbolt-equipped computer to which the display is connected. These capture cards are usually used by professional video editors and can be quite expensive.
| Q: Can an Xbox 360 be hooked up to a Thunderbolt display? Having both the video and audio going to the display would be optimal, but if I can just get the video on the display and use headphones plugged into the Xbox, that's perfectly fine and probably easier to achieve.
I have an HDMI to mini DisplayPort adapter, so I tried using that and plugging it into the Thunderbolt port, unfortunately I didn't get sound or video that way.
A: The Thunderbolt display expects a full Thunderbolt signal (that is, muxed PCI-Express and DisplayPort). It will not work with DisplayPort-only sources.
To date, I've not heard of any announced (let alone released) adapters that could drive a Thunderbolt display from a non-Thunderbolt source.
If you really need to do this, you might be able to hook the Xbox up to an HDMI capture card (it needs to support HDCP) that is connected to a Thunderbolt-equipped computer to which the display is connected. These capture cards are usually used by professional video editors and can be quite expensive.
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56eb4b111be3bce73a0228c5b53d26d2dae7443c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Does the Macintosh classic have the signatures of the original Mac team? I am huge fan of Apple, and I just bid on one a 1990-era Macintosh Classic. The bid is going higher, but I only want it if the computer has the signatures of the original Mac team.
It's before I was born, I wish I was born in that era. But please let me know if anyone knows whether this model has those signatures. I am 100% sure the original Macintosh (128k) had those signatures.
A: No. The signatures were really only in the 128K. Each time some the case saw some minor modification, some of the signatures would be cut off in part or in whole. The 512K Mac contained some of the signatures, and the Macintosh Plus contained a few less. At some point, the signatures disappeared entirely.
The Macintosh Classic was an entirely new case design, though, six years later. There were no signatures on it.
Also, not being fully satisfied, I found a picture:
*
*Cracking Open the Apple Macintosh Classic
| Q: Does the Macintosh classic have the signatures of the original Mac team? I am huge fan of Apple, and I just bid on one a 1990-era Macintosh Classic. The bid is going higher, but I only want it if the computer has the signatures of the original Mac team.
It's before I was born, I wish I was born in that era. But please let me know if anyone knows whether this model has those signatures. I am 100% sure the original Macintosh (128k) had those signatures.
A: No. The signatures were really only in the 128K. Each time some the case saw some minor modification, some of the signatures would be cut off in part or in whole. The 512K Mac contained some of the signatures, and the Macintosh Plus contained a few less. At some point, the signatures disappeared entirely.
The Macintosh Classic was an entirely new case design, though, six years later. There were no signatures on it.
Also, not being fully satisfied, I found a picture:
*
*Cracking Open the Apple Macintosh Classic
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e13738affaade723c041ac0fca1330f67a1bef42 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Schedule text message on iPhone Is there an iPhone app in the App Store which allows scheduling of text messages? For example, I would like to setup birthday messages, so I don't forget them, or reminder messages. I know of such apps, but they run only on jailbroken devices.
If there are none, is there any specific reason why no developer creates such an app? Android and Windows Phone have them, why not iOS?
EDIT: Apparently Apple prevents automatic sending of SMS over the SIM card (i.e. over the network carrier). But there are ways to get around this limitation without violating Apple's App Store terms.
A: You can use Launch Center.
It won't send the message automatically (Apple doesn't allow automatic sending of SMS), but you'll have a notification that will open a new message with the contact already selected. All you have to do is write the message and press send.
| Q: Schedule text message on iPhone Is there an iPhone app in the App Store which allows scheduling of text messages? For example, I would like to setup birthday messages, so I don't forget them, or reminder messages. I know of such apps, but they run only on jailbroken devices.
If there are none, is there any specific reason why no developer creates such an app? Android and Windows Phone have them, why not iOS?
EDIT: Apparently Apple prevents automatic sending of SMS over the SIM card (i.e. over the network carrier). But there are ways to get around this limitation without violating Apple's App Store terms.
A: You can use Launch Center.
It won't send the message automatically (Apple doesn't allow automatic sending of SMS), but you'll have a notification that will open a new message with the contact already selected. All you have to do is write the message and press send.
A: The reason I want this feature is because I have employees that go into work at 4am, and I think of things I need to tell them at 11pm. I'm not waking up at 4am to tell them they need to do something.
With a jailbroken iPhone, I use biteSMS to write a text, schedule it, and my employees get it at 4am.
A: Up to now, I haven't got a satisfactory answer to this question. There really was no app on the App Store which let you schedule your text messages. And no, jailbreaking is currently no option.
So, we created our own app which solves this problem: n8message
(just search the App Store for n8message, there is also a Lite version which has no SMS credits bundled)
Yes, the app sends your messages fully automatically.
No, the app doesn't do anything that is forbidden by Apple.
Sending of E-Mails is free, but for text messages you need to buy credits. If you send a text message over my app, you're causing costs to us, so we cannot give away those text messages for free. There are, however, some ways to obtain a few credits for free, so you don't have to pay just to test the app.
The app does not yet work in all countries (due to some cell phone operators blocking messages), so currently it's available in those App Stores where it is working. For example, it does not work in the Americas, so you won't currently find it in the US or the Canadian App Stores.
Please tell us what you think about n8message, comments and feedback are very welcome.
EDIT: Here's some more explanation as to why the app does not work everywhere: When you send an SMS through n8message, we have to send the message in a way such that the receiver sees your phone number as the sender. Without that, the receiver would see something as Unknown or 000 or some random number as the sender.
This is done through what's known as Dynamic Sender ID. Unfortunately, in some countries (like the United States, Canada, China, and many more) dynamic sender IDs in SMS messages are forbidden, for various reasons. The most frequently heard reason is that dynamic sender IDs can be abused for spam, harassment, or even fraud.
That's the reason why n8message currently does not work in the US, and likely won't be working in the near future.
A: Birthday messages and reminders for yourself? Why not use the calendar and reminder apps for that? If you're asking for reminders others of presetting those happy birthday texts then yup, Jailbreak is the only way. I use BiteSMS (Jailbroken).
A: Take a look at Future Scheduler for iPhone this will help you in scheduling text messages but also emails, status update and phone calls.
Apple, does not allow third party apps to automatically send a message or email unless user confirms it. That is part of their security set up and we have to follow that.
A: Personally I use an app called the Auto Sender. It works by storing your scheduled messages on their server, and then automatically sending the message at your scheduled time. While it is not free, you have to pay for each message, it is cheaper then any of the other apps I have used. It also sends the message from a different number since it cannot send it through your phone number; but you can have a signature at the end with your name, and your actual number will always appear at the end of the message.
If you are okay with paying for it, and fine with it coming from a different number then this is something I would recommenced checking out.
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b16d598ece34d8b8d8e94994592c80b315ce3728 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Enlightenment on Lion - make default WM I ran the Enlightenment e16.dmg file from here, http://trac.enlightenment.org/e/wiki/MACOSX , it works pretty good, but it runs on top of the mac osx default Window Manager (Quartz Compositor? i think its called). Is there a way to just run the enlightenment manager?
A: You mean, booting into an X11 powered Window Manager instead of the Finder and Quartz? No, this is not possible (unless you install Linux of course and boot this directly).
| Q: Enlightenment on Lion - make default WM I ran the Enlightenment e16.dmg file from here, http://trac.enlightenment.org/e/wiki/MACOSX , it works pretty good, but it runs on top of the mac osx default Window Manager (Quartz Compositor? i think its called). Is there a way to just run the enlightenment manager?
A: You mean, booting into an X11 powered Window Manager instead of the Finder and Quartz? No, this is not possible (unless you install Linux of course and boot this directly).
A: Apparently Aqua and Quartz-wm (the X11 implementation) can't be separated, if someone is a glutton for punishment, then they could get XFree86 to work, like was outlined in this thread, http://hintsforums.macworld.com/showthread.php?t=21116 . But then you can't run native Mac apps which try to communicate with quart-wm, so its kind of pointless.
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77bec7e55e2a2eb0ccb1dd574ef554dfe579faab | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I pay for an upgrade to Lion and get Mountain Lion free later? I currently have Snow Leopard and do iOS development. I'm wanting to play with the new iOS 6 SDK, but I need to have Lion installed. Is it possible for me to pay for a Lion upgrade now and later get a Mountain Lion upgrade for free later?
A: No, but you can upgrade right from 10.6 Snow Leopard to 10.8 Mountain Lion when Mountain Lion ships next month (for $20 USD), without having to spend the extra $30 USD to go from 10.6 Snow Leopard to 10.7 Lion.
| Q: Can I pay for an upgrade to Lion and get Mountain Lion free later? I currently have Snow Leopard and do iOS development. I'm wanting to play with the new iOS 6 SDK, but I need to have Lion installed. Is it possible for me to pay for a Lion upgrade now and later get a Mountain Lion upgrade for free later?
A: No, but you can upgrade right from 10.6 Snow Leopard to 10.8 Mountain Lion when Mountain Lion ships next month (for $20 USD), without having to spend the extra $30 USD to go from 10.6 Snow Leopard to 10.7 Lion.
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e229eb4b454f1ed6c2b50bd72b9f97ce53202491 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Rent movie on iPad, watch on Laptop or Apple TV I rented a movie on my iPad but there isn't enough space on it to download the movie so now I'm trying to either watch it on my AppleTV or laptop through iTunes, but I can't seem to find how to do that. Is it not possible?
A: No, it is not possible.
See this Apple Support Document for more information:
Movies rented on iPad cannot be transferred to other devices and can only be viewed on iPad.
You'll have to expand the section on "Movie rentals on iPad" to see the above quote.
Your only option is to free up enough space to watch it on your iPad.
| Q: Rent movie on iPad, watch on Laptop or Apple TV I rented a movie on my iPad but there isn't enough space on it to download the movie so now I'm trying to either watch it on my AppleTV or laptop through iTunes, but I can't seem to find how to do that. Is it not possible?
A: No, it is not possible.
See this Apple Support Document for more information:
Movies rented on iPad cannot be transferred to other devices and can only be viewed on iPad.
You'll have to expand the section on "Movie rentals on iPad" to see the above quote.
Your only option is to free up enough space to watch it on your iPad.
A: I have an Apple dock cable with an HDMI connector. Using that cable I was able to play the movie
A: That is a disgrace. My parents bought an Apple TV on the promise of compatibility between Apple devices, and yet now they find that for some bizarre reason the rules are different for their iPad. They rented a film on iTunes on the iPad whilst they were out of the house, and found that it could only be watched on the iPad, unlike films rented on their MacBook which can be watched on all devices. There was no warning or disclaimer about this, only a bit of small print on the we page linked to. I think that is a con.
A: if you have an apple tv all you have to do is stream a movie from your iPad or other apple device. No problem
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8cd37a520d06a6e603e049f45ef850348bd33959 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Will getting my new iPad engraved delay its delivery? I've looked on Apple's site and I can't seem to find any information on whether having an iPad engraved will add a substantial amount of time to the shipping. Does anyone have any first hand experience?
Will there be a delay? If so, for how long?
I'm based in London, I'm not sure if that will make any difference.
Also: I'm not bothered by the idea that I will be "devaluing" my iPad by getting it engraved. I tend to use electronic devices until the end of their life.
Thanks!
A: In my experience, yes, there will be a delay.
The thing is that when you order engraving (at least it was like this when I ordered), Apple does it in a factory somewhere in China, and ships it from there, which takes forever (it took a little more than a week if I remember correctly to ship it to New York).
If you don't order the engraving, Apple can send an iPad that they have in stock somewhere much closer to where you are, which will be faster.
| Q: Will getting my new iPad engraved delay its delivery? I've looked on Apple's site and I can't seem to find any information on whether having an iPad engraved will add a substantial amount of time to the shipping. Does anyone have any first hand experience?
Will there be a delay? If so, for how long?
I'm based in London, I'm not sure if that will make any difference.
Also: I'm not bothered by the idea that I will be "devaluing" my iPad by getting it engraved. I tend to use electronic devices until the end of their life.
Thanks!
A: In my experience, yes, there will be a delay.
The thing is that when you order engraving (at least it was like this when I ordered), Apple does it in a factory somewhere in China, and ships it from there, which takes forever (it took a little more than a week if I remember correctly to ship it to New York).
If you don't order the engraving, Apple can send an iPad that they have in stock somewhere much closer to where you are, which will be faster.
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