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7bc6af2f766ec71d222db8f97512dad2866c60ab | Apple Stackexchange
Q: nohup or persistent process on Mac OS X ssh I know this has been asked before but none of the answers seems to work in OS X Mountain Lion. I would like to launch a process via SSH and close the terminal without killing the process.
nohup ccl64 -e '(ql:quickload :"file")' &
Doesn't work. When the terminal is closed, the process dies.
nohup ccl64 -e '(ql:quickload :"file")'
Same here.
I think there must be a way. This is very annoying as it works as a standard in any Linux system, yet Mac OS X refuses to work with any of these combinations.
A: Try screen instead, it should still be part of the default install. Some people even use screen as their default shell so they don't need to worry about nohup at all.
| Q: nohup or persistent process on Mac OS X ssh I know this has been asked before but none of the answers seems to work in OS X Mountain Lion. I would like to launch a process via SSH and close the terminal without killing the process.
nohup ccl64 -e '(ql:quickload :"file")' &
Doesn't work. When the terminal is closed, the process dies.
nohup ccl64 -e '(ql:quickload :"file")'
Same here.
I think there must be a way. This is very annoying as it works as a standard in any Linux system, yet Mac OS X refuses to work with any of these combinations.
A: Try screen instead, it should still be part of the default install. Some people even use screen as their default shell so they don't need to worry about nohup at all.
A: One thing that always works is screen. http://ss64.com/osx/screen.html it seems to be available on Mac OS X per default.
Edit: http://web.archive.org/web/20130413070916/http://macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/07/06/unix_gems.html another tutorial abut screen.
Additionally, here is some quick tips on how to use screen
Open a new 'screen' instance
$ screen
Once, in the screen, you can 'detach' (or close out of it) the screen like this:
ctrl+A and then press D
To resume a screen, you typically do this:
$ screen -x
If you have more than one screen instance, it will tell you their IDs, in which case you can choose which one to resume like this:
$ screen -r <screen id>
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02652938d12bc35e382cf41c117340ff3be2d8aa | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to change computer name so terminal displays it in Mac OS X Mountain Lion? When I setup my computer I named it "Scott's MacBook Pro". And so when I go to System preferences->Sharing, it says Scott's MacBook Pro there as my computer name. However, opening up a terminal gives me this prompt:
Last login: Sun Oct 7 11:02:49 on ttys003
new-host-4:~ scott$
When I login to Backblaze, they list my computer as "new‑host‑4_2012_10_07". Did I not fully set my computer name? Should I use the traditional hostname command?
A: In my case, I found that it was a problem with our DNS server, as the reverse DNS lookup didn't scavenge because there was duplicate DNS entries for the IP address and hostname.
| Q: How to change computer name so terminal displays it in Mac OS X Mountain Lion? When I setup my computer I named it "Scott's MacBook Pro". And so when I go to System preferences->Sharing, it says Scott's MacBook Pro there as my computer name. However, opening up a terminal gives me this prompt:
Last login: Sun Oct 7 11:02:49 on ttys003
new-host-4:~ scott$
When I login to Backblaze, they list my computer as "new‑host‑4_2012_10_07". Did I not fully set my computer name? Should I use the traditional hostname command?
A: In my case, I found that it was a problem with our DNS server, as the reverse DNS lookup didn't scavenge because there was duplicate DNS entries for the IP address and hostname.
A: For those who are not looking for a command line solution, you can change it under
System Preferences -> Sharing -> Computer Name:
A: If you use:
sudo scutil --set HostName name-you-want
it will work a bit better. From the scutil(8) man page:
--get pref
Retrieves the specified preference. The current value will be
reported on standard output.
Supported preferences include:
ComputerName The user-friendly name for the system.
LocalHostName The local (Bonjour) host name.
HostName The name associated with hostname(1) and gethostname(3).
--set pref [newval]
Updates the specified preference with the new value. If the new value is not
specified on the command line then it will be read from standard input.
Supported preferences include: ComputerName LocalHostName HostName
The --set option requires super-user access.
A: You can define what you want to see before the $ in your terminal by modifying the file ~/.profile.
For example if you add to the file ~/.profile the following line:
# h is the host name, w the complete path
export PS1="\h:\w$ "
you will see the host name and the complete path of the current directory:
host_name:current_directory_path$
You can also modify my example by using the following options in the export command:
\d – Current date
\t – Current time
\h – Host name
\# – Command number
\u – User name
\W – Current working directory (i.e: Desktop/)
\w – Current working directory, full path (i.e: /Users/Admin/Desktop)
A: I didn't do anything to my computer, but eventually for some reason the hostname and computer name all registered as the name I initially set! In fact I had the following terminal open the whole time and this is exactly a cut and paste:
new-host-4:~ scott$ hostname
new-host-4.home
new-host-4:~ scott$ hostname
Scotts-MacBook-Pro.local
A: I am adding an answer here because I have recently run into this problem as well.
In OSX 10.7.4 and possibly prior, there appears to be a bug in the Edit Hostname option in the Sharing preference panel. It sets the hostname to the last thing set instead of the current this set.
I had to run sudo hostname [preferred hostname] in order to set it correctly, after setting it in Sharing.
A: After following Jeffrey J. Hoover's tip,
sudo scutil --set ComputerName "newname"
sudo scutil --set LocalHostName "newname"
sudo scutil --set HostName "newname"
I would add these last two steps.
*
*Flush the DNS cache by typing:
dscacheutil -flushcache
*Restart your Mac.
EDIT: It didn't work for me until I restarted my mac.
A: You can run
sudo hostname Name-Of-My-Computer
in Terminal to change the name.
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7431ff37419ef8ead600f07744cdf44afb3daf95 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Increase sensitivity of Trackpad? I currently have the sensitivity level to the max, but I still feel its kind of slow for my liking. Is there a way I can make the trackpad on my rMBP even more sensitive ?
A: The setting in System Preferences changes the com.apple.trackpad.scaling key in ~/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences. You can also edit it manually:
defaults write -g com.apple.trackpad.scaling -float 5.0
The normal minimum and maximum values are 0.0 and 3.0. You have to log out and back in to apply the changes. Moving the slider in System Preferences resets the setting.
| Q: Increase sensitivity of Trackpad? I currently have the sensitivity level to the max, but I still feel its kind of slow for my liking. Is there a way I can make the trackpad on my rMBP even more sensitive ?
A: The setting in System Preferences changes the com.apple.trackpad.scaling key in ~/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences. You can also edit it manually:
defaults write -g com.apple.trackpad.scaling -float 5.0
The normal minimum and maximum values are 0.0 and 3.0. You have to log out and back in to apply the changes. Moving the slider in System Preferences resets the setting.
A: Absolutety, I'm using Better Touch Tool for a very long time now, and I can't imagine using my Magic Mouse or Touchpad without it anymore. The maximum pointer speed provided by OS X is simply not sufficient (especially for the Magic Mouse). And there's so much more you can do with the hardware (lots of options in the tool).
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b7bc08425463dea2f2475c1470373923fe6a802d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Measuring PDF margins, etc. with Preview? I would like to measure the size of the margins and other distances in a PDF without having to print it out. I would like the results in "as printed" units (e.g. inches or cm once printed)
Is it possible to measure PDF margins or other distances with Preview?
If not is there another (hopefully free) application that can?
Update:
I see at this TeX stack exchange post some options for windoze and linux. Any thing like this for OSX?
A: In macOS Mojave, this works:
*
*Tools > Show Inspector (Command-I)
*Click the 'ruler' tab in the inspector window, and select the units that you want
*Tools > Rectangular selection
*Drag in the pdf to make a selection, and the inspector will show the size of your selection
| Q: Measuring PDF margins, etc. with Preview? I would like to measure the size of the margins and other distances in a PDF without having to print it out. I would like the results in "as printed" units (e.g. inches or cm once printed)
Is it possible to measure PDF margins or other distances with Preview?
If not is there another (hopefully free) application that can?
Update:
I see at this TeX stack exchange post some options for windoze and linux. Any thing like this for OSX?
A: In macOS Mojave, this works:
*
*Tools > Show Inspector (Command-I)
*Click the 'ruler' tab in the inspector window, and select the units that you want
*Tools > Rectangular selection
*Drag in the pdf to make a selection, and the inspector will show the size of your selection
A: Found it!
In Preview,
*
*open the Inspector (Command-I)
*Select the Crop and Rotate tab, whose icon looks like a small ruler. Change the units as required
*Now use the select area tool and the corresponding (printed) dimensions will be shown in the Inspector.
As an alternative, you can also download Free Ruler, which displays a nice ruler on screen, though requires care in both setting the ruler DPI and ensuring that the PDF is viewed at 100% size.
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26cd68e69a13cccbd853d51ca4e433597ada1036 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I decline a call in iPhone when the screen was locked? I have an iPhone 4S. I really don't know in which basis it shows Answer/Decline buttons when someone calling me. Sometimes it shows both buttons and sometimes it only show the option "Slide to answer".
The scenarios are,
*
*The iPhone is locked/unlocked
*The iPhone is in normal mode/silent mode
Note: I does not use Voice mail. I just need the "Decline" button in any mode/ any situation, because the mobile mode should not decide to hide the decline button. The owner of the mobile should decide it!
A: Push the power button on the top of the phone twice. The first time, the call is silenced. The 2nd time the call is rejected/directed to voice mail (if set up).
| Q: How can I decline a call in iPhone when the screen was locked? I have an iPhone 4S. I really don't know in which basis it shows Answer/Decline buttons when someone calling me. Sometimes it shows both buttons and sometimes it only show the option "Slide to answer".
The scenarios are,
*
*The iPhone is locked/unlocked
*The iPhone is in normal mode/silent mode
Note: I does not use Voice mail. I just need the "Decline" button in any mode/ any situation, because the mobile mode should not decide to hide the decline button. The owner of the mobile should decide it!
A: Push the power button on the top of the phone twice. The first time, the call is silenced. The 2nd time the call is rejected/directed to voice mail (if set up).
A: When the phone is locked (the screen is off)
On iOS 6, it show slide to answer and a little phone, that, when you slide it up, shows more options, such as accept / decline and more options.
On iOS 5, it only shows slide to answer. Like Mark said, tap the power button once to silence the call, twice to reject it.
When the phone is in use (screen on, unlocked)
On All versions since the beginning of time, it will show Accept / Deny buttons.
A: Double-press the power button.
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b8bab4e2d7f2b61d1a0126ebc9fa50b47e7d79c8 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Mountain Lion printer not found on bonjour, can't install by IP My networked HP6310 suddenly stopped working today from my MBPro running Mountain Lion. Other laptops in the house (MB running Snow Leopard, MBP running Lion) can still print. I can connect via USB and print, so I don't believe it's the driver. I deleted the networked printer, intending to reinstall, but found that the printer is not found by Bonjour. I can access the printer on the web using the IP address, but not by using the address HP4xxxxx.local. I tried adding the printer by IP, but got this:
Suggestions on how to resolve?
A: I have a solution, although I'm unable to say why it works, or if I've lost something else in the process. A search on Bonjour/Actiontec/wireless yielded (http://yabfog.com/blog/2012/09/14/making-fios-actiontec-router-and-apple-bonjour-services-play-together) with the suggestion to disable IGMP proxy on the Actiontec router. No issues since I made the change.
| Q: Mountain Lion printer not found on bonjour, can't install by IP My networked HP6310 suddenly stopped working today from my MBPro running Mountain Lion. Other laptops in the house (MB running Snow Leopard, MBP running Lion) can still print. I can connect via USB and print, so I don't believe it's the driver. I deleted the networked printer, intending to reinstall, but found that the printer is not found by Bonjour. I can access the printer on the web using the IP address, but not by using the address HP4xxxxx.local. I tried adding the printer by IP, but got this:
Suggestions on how to resolve?
A: I have a solution, although I'm unable to say why it works, or if I've lost something else in the process. A search on Bonjour/Actiontec/wireless yielded (http://yabfog.com/blog/2012/09/14/making-fios-actiontec-router-and-apple-bonjour-services-play-together) with the suggestion to disable IGMP proxy on the Actiontec router. No issues since I made the change.
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8cb9d0cb310641dc6f0b9ad259d23b199310b7cf | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can Apple Mail be optimized to perform well when I have 30k messages in my inboxes? I have about 31,300 emails in 4 different inboxes in Mail. Sadly to say, it is extremely slow.
Is there any tips or trips to optimize Mail? And no, I don't want to delete any, I need them for work.
A: The easiest thing to do is clean up the index file Mail uses to track the messages:
sqlite3 ~/Library/Mail/V2/MailData/Envelope\ Index vacuum;
Thanks for this tip to the estimable Brett Terpstra. The linked article explains how to make an AppleScript file to measure things before and after to see if the operation thinned out the size of the file Mail uses to store the pointers to the messages. I would add, quit Mail and make a backup before trying to clean the file. A vacuum operation is normally harmless, but why not get a backup just in case.
Also, this thread probably goes back to @bbum and his weblog-o-mat and perhaps even deeper back...
| Q: Can Apple Mail be optimized to perform well when I have 30k messages in my inboxes? I have about 31,300 emails in 4 different inboxes in Mail. Sadly to say, it is extremely slow.
Is there any tips or trips to optimize Mail? And no, I don't want to delete any, I need them for work.
A: The easiest thing to do is clean up the index file Mail uses to track the messages:
sqlite3 ~/Library/Mail/V2/MailData/Envelope\ Index vacuum;
Thanks for this tip to the estimable Brett Terpstra. The linked article explains how to make an AppleScript file to measure things before and after to see if the operation thinned out the size of the file Mail uses to store the pointers to the messages. I would add, quit Mail and make a backup before trying to clean the file. A vacuum operation is normally harmless, but why not get a backup just in case.
Also, this thread probably goes back to @bbum and his weblog-o-mat and perhaps even deeper back...
A: For me the sqlite3 vacuum didn't speed Mail.app back up.
The thing that returned my Mail.app to blazing fast speeds was deleting the mail sandbox folder.
*
*Quit Mail.app
*Delete the folder ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.mail (use rm -r ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.mail from Terminal, or in Finder press Cmd-Shift-G, enter ~/Library/Containers then find the com.apple.mail folder and drag to trash and empty trash)
*Relaunch Mail.app
Source: https://discussions.apple.com/message/20662231#20662231
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7c9fff6728f7899a03623c517898ff83ce3f18c2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Have iTunes Link maker show localized images? Using the iTunes Link Maker, is there a way to have the "Available on the App Store" image show up localized? The image (the one with the black background below) always show up in English and having it localized all way would be nice. I know Apple provides localized graphics for download, but it'd be nice to have work on the fly with the iTunes Link Maker.
| Q: Have iTunes Link maker show localized images? Using the iTunes Link Maker, is there a way to have the "Available on the App Store" image show up localized? The image (the one with the black background below) always show up in English and having it localized all way would be nice. I know Apple provides localized graphics for download, but it'd be nice to have work on the fly with the iTunes Link Maker.
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a0f7492d3f11a2fdb18be077b56461678e4d3a12 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is it possible to migrate keyboard shortcuts for all my applications via an export? I have a bunch of keyboard shortcuts setup for Pages, Keynote, and several other programs. Is there a way to export and then import these shortcuts? I just reformatted my home computer and am now going through the painful process of re-creating all the shortcuts.
Paul Irish's dotfiles got me thinking about this: https://github.com/paulirish/dotfiles
A: It depends on how you have defined the shortcut keys. The files responsible for storing these preferences are in the usual place: ~/Library/Preferences
You could simply move the files that store the preferences over to the new Mac:
*
*com.apple.symbolichotkeys.plist
*com.apple.universalaccess.plist
*com.apple.iWork.Keynote.plist
*com.apple.iWork.Pages.plist
If you were good at parsing JSON or XML, you could do the export to a text file as well using the plutil tool.
| Q: Is it possible to migrate keyboard shortcuts for all my applications via an export? I have a bunch of keyboard shortcuts setup for Pages, Keynote, and several other programs. Is there a way to export and then import these shortcuts? I just reformatted my home computer and am now going through the painful process of re-creating all the shortcuts.
Paul Irish's dotfiles got me thinking about this: https://github.com/paulirish/dotfiles
A: It depends on how you have defined the shortcut keys. The files responsible for storing these preferences are in the usual place: ~/Library/Preferences
You could simply move the files that store the preferences over to the new Mac:
*
*com.apple.symbolichotkeys.plist
*com.apple.universalaccess.plist
*com.apple.iWork.Keynote.plist
*com.apple.iWork.Pages.plist
If you were good at parsing JSON or XML, you could do the export to a text file as well using the plutil tool.
A: The shortcuts for sandboxed applications are stored in ~/Library/Containers/*/Data/Library/Preferences/*.plist. The shortcuts for all applications are in ~/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences.plist. You could probably just copy the preference files from the old account.
I use a shell script like this to configure the shortcuts in the old-style property list format. You can print the current settings with defaults read.
defaults write -g NSUserKeyEquivalents '{
"Back" = "@\UF702";
"Go Back" = "@\UF702";
"Forward" = "@\UF703";
"Go Forward" = "@\UF703";
"Minimize" = "\0";
}'
defaults write com.apple.finder NSUserKeyEquivalents '{
"Show Package Contents" = "@\r";
}'
A: The above answer is too complicated. With Keynote 9 (v 5.3) and Mountain Lion, and assuming that the format bar is visible, you can simply define a key in Keyboard Shortcuts panel of the Keyboard System Preference:
*
*Select "Application Shortcuts", and click the + icon
*Select the Keynote application.
*For the Menu Title type the font name exactly as it appears in the format bar. I entered "Times New Roman".
*Type the shortcut key (I used Option+Command+R).
*Quit Keynote and restart it.
*Select some text and type the shortcut key. The font will change to Times New Roman.
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0d62bef2235c6c484daf9d7e1c20fc092922b058 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I right click on a Mac using only the trackpad in a dual-boot environment? I am absolutely new to Mac OS and can't determine hot to issue a right click on my Mac. If I want a shortcut menu to appear I can ctrl + click to get the same effect or I can use an old mouse that has two buttons.
How would I right click if I don't have a mouse and I have only track pad and my laptop is dual boot with Windows or Linux?
A: If you have a MacBook Air you can "right-click" by placing two fingers on your trackpad and clicking with one of them. Of course this work when you are using OS X.
You can configure this option (if it isn't already configured) by going to Settings > Trackpad > Secondary click
If you are using Windows with Boot Camp instead, you should install the additional driver provided by Apple. They should allow you to right-click in the same way you do it on OS X.
| Q: How can I right click on a Mac using only the trackpad in a dual-boot environment? I am absolutely new to Mac OS and can't determine hot to issue a right click on my Mac. If I want a shortcut menu to appear I can ctrl + click to get the same effect or I can use an old mouse that has two buttons.
How would I right click if I don't have a mouse and I have only track pad and my laptop is dual boot with Windows or Linux?
A: If you have a MacBook Air you can "right-click" by placing two fingers on your trackpad and clicking with one of them. Of course this work when you are using OS X.
You can configure this option (if it isn't already configured) by going to Settings > Trackpad > Secondary click
If you are using Windows with Boot Camp instead, you should install the additional driver provided by Apple. They should allow you to right-click in the same way you do it on OS X.
A: After installing Windows in an early 2008 MacBook Pro, I could not do a right click with the Trackpad. I did the following:
*
*Downloaded Bootcamp 4.0.425
*Extracted the files
*Looked inside the folder Drivers > Apple > x64
*Double-clicked on AppleTrackpadInstaller64.
That installed the correct Trackpad driver. I just finished setting up windows 10 on a early 2008 Macbook Pro. But first I downloaded and installed Bootcamp 6.x.x.
A: With the new Boot Camp you'll need to enable this feature. By default right clicking is actually disabled. You'll find it under Control Panel ==> System and Security ==> Boot Camp ==> Track pad. I use the bottom right corner of the trackpad, but you'll find a good variety of options in there.
A: I have had this problem to. However I come with a solution for those who even need a single click secondary button.
Instructions
*
*Click start
*Search and Open BootCamp (when opening your computer will ask to give the application privileges , agree)
*There is a tap that says "Trackpad" select it
*Make any adjustments to he trackpad you may need such as single finger right click and dragging.
*Click apply and your trackpad should be working fine
If this does not work reinstall the driver for the trackpad
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262660c6763a71b040ca3d50459756aae3f41d63 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Swap Hard Disks Is it in principle possible to swipe the hard disk out of a MacBook, swipe a new (blank) hard disk in, install the OS on the new disk, then swipe the old disk back in and find the machine operational again?
I would like to tinker with a new hard disk (bootcamp and perhaps rEFIt), but if that fails, I'd like to continue from the installation I have right now.
Edit Clearly, the hard disk will be unchanged. My question is whether the process of installing OS X / bootcamp will change something (SMC, PRAM, ...?) that makes the machine incompatible with the previous installation.
A: Yes, certainly. Removing the original drive will leave it exactly as it was before.
| Q: Swap Hard Disks Is it in principle possible to swipe the hard disk out of a MacBook, swipe a new (blank) hard disk in, install the OS on the new disk, then swipe the old disk back in and find the machine operational again?
I would like to tinker with a new hard disk (bootcamp and perhaps rEFIt), but if that fails, I'd like to continue from the installation I have right now.
Edit Clearly, the hard disk will be unchanged. My question is whether the process of installing OS X / bootcamp will change something (SMC, PRAM, ...?) that makes the machine incompatible with the previous installation.
A: Yes, certainly. Removing the original drive will leave it exactly as it was before.
A: On the first boot after changing a drive it may take an extra couple of seconds for the new boot destination to be written to the PRAM, but it won't cause any issues.
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c01f0a21a25014fb1261213366b78fb14c029d80 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Shortcut to Clean up folder by Name? I would like to create a keyboard shortcut to Clean Up Folder by Name. Which can be done by right-click > Clean up by > Name
What is the Automator code needed to achieve this ?
A: On my Mac (running 10.7 Lion), there's already a default shortcut for this, ⌥⌘1 (optioncommand1). You can access the Clean Up By menu under the Finder's View menu, which will show the shortcuts assigned:
Note that this option is only available on the Desktop or a Finder window in Icons mode (not List, Column or Cover Flow modes).
If you don't have shortcuts assigned by default, you can add them in the Application Shortcuts section of Keyboard Preferences.
| Q: Shortcut to Clean up folder by Name? I would like to create a keyboard shortcut to Clean Up Folder by Name. Which can be done by right-click > Clean up by > Name
What is the Automator code needed to achieve this ?
A: On my Mac (running 10.7 Lion), there's already a default shortcut for this, ⌥⌘1 (optioncommand1). You can access the Clean Up By menu under the Finder's View menu, which will show the shortcuts assigned:
Note that this option is only available on the Desktop or a Finder window in Icons mode (not List, Column or Cover Flow modes).
If you don't have shortcuts assigned by default, you can add them in the Application Shortcuts section of Keyboard Preferences.
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bcc0c036ffc847fa4ba81943ad4862cd253c2672 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Safari Auto Fill problem At some point I misspelled my name when I typed in my email address to one of the those log in boxes.
Now the misspelling always comes up and fills in and I have to delete it and start over.
I have tried clearing history and cookies and the auto fill feature but it still happens.
How can I clear this and why will it not use my correct one after I type it in.
A: You can edit all of your AutoFill information under Safari / Preferences / AutoFill.
As your issue is with your contact information, you can, even, change it directly from your card in the Address Book application, as there is where it gets this information from.
| Q: Safari Auto Fill problem At some point I misspelled my name when I typed in my email address to one of the those log in boxes.
Now the misspelling always comes up and fills in and I have to delete it and start over.
I have tried clearing history and cookies and the auto fill feature but it still happens.
How can I clear this and why will it not use my correct one after I type it in.
A: You can edit all of your AutoFill information under Safari / Preferences / AutoFill.
As your issue is with your contact information, you can, even, change it directly from your card in the Address Book application, as there is where it gets this information from.
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ade6dd1b1b5e19286d7efe3fe9f9a9720159fac3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I hide **some** birthdays in iOS Calendar? I have entered the birthday for several of my Contacts, and these birthdays show up in Calendar. I know that I can enable or disable all birthdays by selecting or deslecting "Birthdays" from Show Calendars in the top corner of the Calendar app. But I only want to see some of my contact's birthdays in the Calendar; for example, personal contacts but not ex-coworkers.
How can I prevent the display of certain birthdays?
A: You could edit out the birthdate information from those contacts you do not want to see in the Birthdays calendar.
Another way to accomplish this would be by manually adding the birthdays you do want to see to a new or existing calendar and then disable the Birthdays subscription.
| Q: How can I hide **some** birthdays in iOS Calendar? I have entered the birthday for several of my Contacts, and these birthdays show up in Calendar. I know that I can enable or disable all birthdays by selecting or deslecting "Birthdays" from Show Calendars in the top corner of the Calendar app. But I only want to see some of my contact's birthdays in the Calendar; for example, personal contacts but not ex-coworkers.
How can I prevent the display of certain birthdays?
A: You could edit out the birthdate information from those contacts you do not want to see in the Birthdays calendar.
Another way to accomplish this would be by manually adding the birthdays you do want to see to a new or existing calendar and then disable the Birthdays subscription.
A: As a compromise, you can disable the notification for that person's birthday. In calendar, double click on the birthday even and then change the alert to none. You will then be prompted if you want to change this event or all future events. Select all future events and you will no longer receive notifications for that birthday. It will however remain in your birthday calendar, but you will no longer be pestered with reminders (which is what I came her looking for before figuring out I could disable the reminder)
A: Contacts.app in macOS 11 Big Sur now with more differentiated date fields which address use cases like yours and more:
Preparation:
*
*Open Contacts.app > Preferences > Template.
*Add fields > Dates: Birthday or custom (depending on what's in your template already)
*
*Locate the date section in the template.
*Leave the original "birthday" field.
*Add a custom field "birth-day" or similarly odd spelled to never collide or get confused with the real "birthday" field.
*You may also add "date-of-death" if you want to document your deceased contacts.
Then for any contact do the following:
*
*Fill the real "birthday" field if you want the person to show up in the dedicated "Birthday Calendar".
*Fill "birth-day" (your custom date field) if you want to have that documented for a contact but not show up in the dedicated "Birthday Calendar".
A: I modified the script to be as follows:
(*
This script iterates over your contacts. For each contact, it will delete the contact that has the birthdays
*)
tell application "Contacts"
set peopleToChange to people whose (birth date) is not missing value
repeat with thePerson in peopleToChange
delete ((birth date) of thePerson)
end repeat
save
end tell
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68ededf5d93746b10a18803a410487ca541fd753 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to reverse the F keys default functionality I am newbie Mac user and I recently stumbled upon this annoying F6 problem: when I debug in Xcode or Eclipse, I must use fn+F6 to run the debugger. By default, F6 is the function key to adjust the keyboard light. How can I reverse its functionality, in order to use F6 for the debugger and fn+F6 for the keyboard light?
A: System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Keyboard tab -> check "Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys"
UPDATE: If you have a touch bar Mac you'll want System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Keyboard tab -> "Touch Bar shows" -> "F1, F2, etc. Keys"
UPDATE 2: in macOS Ventura (13.0) the setting has moved to System Settings... -> Keyboard Shortcuts... (button) -> Function Keys -> "Use F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys"
| Q: How to reverse the F keys default functionality I am newbie Mac user and I recently stumbled upon this annoying F6 problem: when I debug in Xcode or Eclipse, I must use fn+F6 to run the debugger. By default, F6 is the function key to adjust the keyboard light. How can I reverse its functionality, in order to use F6 for the debugger and fn+F6 for the keyboard light?
A: System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Keyboard tab -> check "Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys"
UPDATE: If you have a touch bar Mac you'll want System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Keyboard tab -> "Touch Bar shows" -> "F1, F2, etc. Keys"
UPDATE 2: in macOS Ventura (13.0) the setting has moved to System Settings... -> Keyboard Shortcuts... (button) -> Function Keys -> "Use F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys"
A: And Paula allows you to set the global F1-F12 vs "special key" mode based on the focused application.
A: You can also invert single keys with FunctionFlip:
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325fb0a9e72003a0540d6b40af81a7949f593e2f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to mute the camera shutter sound effect? It used to be that I was able to use the lock switch on my iPhone to mute all alerts and sounds (with the exception of any music, video, etc.); and this included the camera's shutter noise. Then when I went to set the switch to the un-mute setting, I could get the camera's shutter noise back.
This was especially useful when I needed to inconspicuously take photographs.
It seems now, though—perhaps even as early as iOS 5.1, I can't recall—the camera noise goes off each time I take a photo, regardless of other mute settings.
And I've already toggling the Settings » Change with Buttons setting, it has no effect.
Is there some sort of hidden option I've lost track of to let me regain this functionality?
A: Some countries (notably Japan and South Korea) have laws requiring camera phones to make audible shutter sounds.
I can't find a definitive reference for this (at least not one in English), but there are many second-hand references if you Google.
| Q: How to mute the camera shutter sound effect? It used to be that I was able to use the lock switch on my iPhone to mute all alerts and sounds (with the exception of any music, video, etc.); and this included the camera's shutter noise. Then when I went to set the switch to the un-mute setting, I could get the camera's shutter noise back.
This was especially useful when I needed to inconspicuously take photographs.
It seems now, though—perhaps even as early as iOS 5.1, I can't recall—the camera noise goes off each time I take a photo, regardless of other mute settings.
And I've already toggling the Settings » Change with Buttons setting, it has no effect.
Is there some sort of hidden option I've lost track of to let me regain this functionality?
A: Some countries (notably Japan and South Korea) have laws requiring camera phones to make audible shutter sounds.
I can't find a definitive reference for this (at least not one in English), but there are many second-hand references if you Google.
A: Here’s the official support page.
https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/adjust-the-shutter-volume-iph6cfaf98b6/ios
The frustrating thing is it seems you have to mute the whole phone rather than do something app specific. This might be one of those “Apple simplifications” which come at the cost of full control.
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75e6ac04a0893c4dd6916bae3a42c200186d7b11 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to delete downloaded iOS 6 update? I have an iPhone 4 with iOS 5.1.1, and the other day I found that it had downloaded on its own the iOS 6 update and it was sitting there in my phone, ready to be installed and taking about 2 GB of space. Since I have no interest at all in iOS 6 right now, I'd like to delete that update, but I don't know how. Does anyone know if it can be done?
A: I had exactly the same problem: OTA will download software updates and they take up space on the device until the user installs them. Then when the next one is released, it takes up more space. You notice them under 'Other' on the capacity graph in iTunes.
To fix I jailbroke and installed the package called "Software Update Killer". It not only prevents future automatic downloads, it deletes the software that's awaiting installation. Notice the shrink in 'Other' next time you sync. For me both 6.0.1 and 6.1 were downloaded and I recovered almost 1.5 GB.
| Q: How to delete downloaded iOS 6 update? I have an iPhone 4 with iOS 5.1.1, and the other day I found that it had downloaded on its own the iOS 6 update and it was sitting there in my phone, ready to be installed and taking about 2 GB of space. Since I have no interest at all in iOS 6 right now, I'd like to delete that update, but I don't know how. Does anyone know if it can be done?
A: I had exactly the same problem: OTA will download software updates and they take up space on the device until the user installs them. Then when the next one is released, it takes up more space. You notice them under 'Other' on the capacity graph in iTunes.
To fix I jailbroke and installed the package called "Software Update Killer". It not only prevents future automatic downloads, it deletes the software that's awaiting installation. Notice the shrink in 'Other' next time you sync. For me both 6.0.1 and 6.1 were downloaded and I recovered almost 1.5 GB.
A: It can probably be done if you have a copy of iOS 5.1.1 lying around on your computer, but people have had not much success doing that.
One sure way, though very tedious, is to save your SHSH blobs and use online guides to downgrade to iOS 5.1.1.
A: I would imagine restoring the iPhone via iTunes would work (as long as you have a copy of iOS 5 (a *.ipsw file) on your computer). You might want to sync your iPhone with iTunes and/or iCloud before restoring the software.
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10836dc340c7dd71c0247919c2dd8cb52fbd88ed | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can the iPhone screen's digitizer be safely separated from the glass? I recently broke my iPhone 3G screen. I've had it replaced, and I still have the broken screen. Seems like the digitizer on that screen is fine and could be reused.
I would like to separate the digitizer from the glass and try to do some hacks with it.
Can I use a heat gun to take it apart from the glass, or will this damage the digitizer? Is there another way I can take it off?
A: The digitiser is built into the glass with epoxy, so no, there is no way to separate it.
We tried. If you look at the lower left corner of the LCD you can see the scarring of our attempts to seperate the LCD from the digitizer.
Source: iFixit: Can I separate the glass from the LCD screen?
| Q: Can the iPhone screen's digitizer be safely separated from the glass? I recently broke my iPhone 3G screen. I've had it replaced, and I still have the broken screen. Seems like the digitizer on that screen is fine and could be reused.
I would like to separate the digitizer from the glass and try to do some hacks with it.
Can I use a heat gun to take it apart from the glass, or will this damage the digitizer? Is there another way I can take it off?
A: The digitiser is built into the glass with epoxy, so no, there is no way to separate it.
We tried. If you look at the lower left corner of the LCD you can see the scarring of our attempts to seperate the LCD from the digitizer.
Source: iFixit: Can I separate the glass from the LCD screen?
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c8e3de5db044c7fb76126c6c43e355406cad4262 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Love DND -- Can It Be Applied to Individual Contacts? I think do not disturb is a great improvement in iOS 6. I have a super annoying persistent caller but I need to hear their voicemails. Is there any way to have calls from their phone number forward directly to voicemail?
A: Your service provider should be able to provide that service. The number would be stopped at the call side, and redirected before it gets to your phone.
Give them a call.
| Q: Love DND -- Can It Be Applied to Individual Contacts? I think do not disturb is a great improvement in iOS 6. I have a super annoying persistent caller but I need to hear their voicemails. Is there any way to have calls from their phone number forward directly to voicemail?
A: Your service provider should be able to provide that service. The number would be stopped at the call side, and redirected before it gets to your phone.
Give them a call.
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de9d623f3a130f9c8753998d94ce3b4bad3a2f54 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Remap Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V, and Ctrl-X only I know that I can globally swap the Control and Command in Mac OS and this is not what I need. What I would like to do is keep both buttons as they are and only and make Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V, and Ctrl-X work as if they were pressed with the Command button. What is the easiest way to do this?
A: You can install and configue Karabiner app with the following configuration of private.xml file (edit in Misc tab):
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<root>
<item>
<name>Copy with Ctrl-C</name>
<identifier>private.use_ctrl_c_for_copy</identifier>
<autogen>
__KeyToKey__
KeyCode::C, ModifierFlag::CONTROL_L,
KeyCode::C, ModifierFlag::COMMAND_L
</autogen>
</item>
<item>
<name>Cut with Ctrl-X</name>
<identifier>private.use_ctrl_x_for_cut</identifier>
<autogen>
__KeyToKey__
KeyCode::X, ModifierFlag::CONTROL_L,
KeyCode::X, ModifierFlag::COMMAND_L
</autogen>
</item>
<item>
<name>Paste with Ctrl-V</name>
<identifier>private.use_ctrl_v_for_paste</identifier>
<autogen>
__KeyToKey__
KeyCode::V, ModifierFlag::CONTROL_L,
KeyCode::V, ModifierFlag::COMMAND_L
</autogen>
</item>
</root>
and enable newly created item after reloading the file in the Change Key tab.
| Q: Remap Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V, and Ctrl-X only I know that I can globally swap the Control and Command in Mac OS and this is not what I need. What I would like to do is keep both buttons as they are and only and make Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V, and Ctrl-X work as if they were pressed with the Command button. What is the easiest way to do this?
A: You can install and configue Karabiner app with the following configuration of private.xml file (edit in Misc tab):
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<root>
<item>
<name>Copy with Ctrl-C</name>
<identifier>private.use_ctrl_c_for_copy</identifier>
<autogen>
__KeyToKey__
KeyCode::C, ModifierFlag::CONTROL_L,
KeyCode::C, ModifierFlag::COMMAND_L
</autogen>
</item>
<item>
<name>Cut with Ctrl-X</name>
<identifier>private.use_ctrl_x_for_cut</identifier>
<autogen>
__KeyToKey__
KeyCode::X, ModifierFlag::CONTROL_L,
KeyCode::X, ModifierFlag::COMMAND_L
</autogen>
</item>
<item>
<name>Paste with Ctrl-V</name>
<identifier>private.use_ctrl_v_for_paste</identifier>
<autogen>
__KeyToKey__
KeyCode::V, ModifierFlag::CONTROL_L,
KeyCode::V, ModifierFlag::COMMAND_L
</autogen>
</item>
</root>
and enable newly created item after reloading the file in the Change Key tab.
A: One option would be to use DefaultKeyBinding.dict, but it wouldn't work in all applications or text views.
{
"^x" = cut:;
"^c" = copy:;
"^v" = paste:;
}
KeyRemap4MacBook would work almost everywhere, and it also allows excluding specific applications.
Here's the definition of the remapping selected in the screenshot:
<item>
<name>Use PC Style Copy/Paste</name>
<appendix>(Control+C to Command_L+C)</appendix>
<appendix>(Control+V to Command_L+V)</appendix>
<appendix>(Control+X to Command_L+X)</appendix>
<appendix>(Except in Terminal, VM, RDC, Emacs, X11, Eclipse)</appendix>
<identifier>remap.copy_paste_winstyle_no_term</identifier>
<not>EMACS, TERMINAL, VIRTUALMACHINE, REMOTEDESKTOPCONNECTION, X11, ECLIPSE</not>
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::C, VK_CONTROL, KeyCode::C, ModifierFlag::COMMAND_L</autogen>
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::V, VK_CONTROL, KeyCode::V, ModifierFlag::COMMAND_L</autogen>
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::X, VK_CONTROL, KeyCode::X, ModifierFlag::COMMAND_L</autogen>
</item>
A: Another option would be to use BetterTouchTool.
It is pretty straightforward to use, and you can set it up to trigger any action from a keyboard shortcut:
However, by doing this, CTRL+C or CTRL+X no longer works as expected inside the terminal. But you can disable BTT for Terminal completely to handle this case.
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932dc45df935d580a26b248e8ad6561a6c744344 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I add reminders via the command line? Once in a while it may be useful to add some reminders to Reminders.app from the command line — especially because they are synced to iCloud. Is there any way to do so?
A solution that does not rely on AppleScript is preferred: a) for performance reasons (probably silly) and b) AppleScript solutions often feel clumsy or overly verbose to me.
A: osascript - title <<END
on run a
tell app "Reminders"
tell list "Reminders" of default account
make new reminder with properties {name:item 1 of a}
end
end
end
END
You could also create an Automator workflow with just an empty New Reminders Item action and then run it with automator -i title test.workflow.
See also this post at Mac OS X Hints.
| Q: How can I add reminders via the command line? Once in a while it may be useful to add some reminders to Reminders.app from the command line — especially because they are synced to iCloud. Is there any way to do so?
A solution that does not rely on AppleScript is preferred: a) for performance reasons (probably silly) and b) AppleScript solutions often feel clumsy or overly verbose to me.
A: osascript - title <<END
on run a
tell app "Reminders"
tell list "Reminders" of default account
make new reminder with properties {name:item 1 of a}
end
end
end
END
You could also create an Automator workflow with just an empty New Reminders Item action and then run it with automator -i title test.workflow.
See also this post at Mac OS X Hints.
A: Here's the same functionality as the above AppleScript; but in JXA with ES6.
#!/usr/bin/env osascript -l JavaScript
const RemindersApp = Application('Reminders');
function run(argv) {
[name, date, time] = argv;
dueDate = new Date(date + " " + time);
reminder = RemindersApp.Reminder({name: name, dueDate: dueDate});
RemindersApp.defaultList.reminders.push(reminder);
}
A: tell application "Reminders"
activate
show list "Reminders"
end tell
set stringedDate to "12/11/2015"
set stringedHour to "10:00:00PM"
set stringedAll to date (stringedDate & " " & stringedHour)
tell application "Reminders" to tell list "Reminders" of default account to make new reminder with properties {name:"this is just test remainder", remind me date:stringedAll, due date:stringedAll, priority:1}
A: This github project works great, and doesnt use AppleScript. It's a compiled XCode app.
https://github.com/keith/reminders-cli
A: Here's another version that allows you to set the title, end date and time via command line arguments.
#!/usr/bin/env bash
# Make a new reminder via terminal script
# args: remind <title> <date> <time>
osascript - "$1" "$2" "$3" <<END
on run argv
set stringedAll to date (item 2 of argv & " " & item 3 of argv)
tell application "Reminders"
make new reminder with properties {name:item 1 of argv, due date:stringedAll}
end tell
end run
END
So if you were to name this script "remind" and give it executing privileges (chmod 755 remind), you could do this:
$ ./remind "Go to grocery store" 12/15/2013 10:00:00PM
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e00a739712cd8e1b161784f01f0ed5281fcb5336 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Time machine for hd upgrade Does time machine work well for hd upgrades? Looking to go to ssd but don't want to lose things like custom plist settings, init.d items, .profile items and all my brew installed items. Is times machine going to help me here or do I need something like superduper?
A: Carbon Copy Cloner is my recommended way to migrate a hard drive. It's like SuperDuper, but free. Does enough to get the job done.
I wouldn't rely on Time Machine. There's quite a bit of stuff that's excluded from Time Machine by default. And it doesn't always follow symlinks around your file system properly when backing up. For example, I had trouble with it backing up duplicates of a few files installed by Homebrew instead of the symlinks that they were. It de-linked them. That could wreak havoc on your Homebrew install if you were to restore from it.
| Q: Time machine for hd upgrade Does time machine work well for hd upgrades? Looking to go to ssd but don't want to lose things like custom plist settings, init.d items, .profile items and all my brew installed items. Is times machine going to help me here or do I need something like superduper?
A: Carbon Copy Cloner is my recommended way to migrate a hard drive. It's like SuperDuper, but free. Does enough to get the job done.
I wouldn't rely on Time Machine. There's quite a bit of stuff that's excluded from Time Machine by default. And it doesn't always follow symlinks around your file system properly when backing up. For example, I had trouble with it backing up duplicates of a few files installed by Homebrew instead of the symlinks that they were. It de-linked them. That could wreak havoc on your Homebrew install if you were to restore from it.
A: Unless you are doing unusual things, Time Machine is the normal Apple-supported manner of restoring your entire Mac should the internal hard drive fail. In this case, you still will have the old drive and can connect it to do a sanity check using an inexpensive SATA to USB adapter.
I figure I've got larger problems if the tools I need don't get backed up properly and Ian has linked to a nice question (ahem) that will let you know before you start if Time Machine is capturing the data you need. Using it might be a great test before you lose your primary hard drive and lose actual data.
You could also implement Carbon Copy Cloner or Super Duper and test them as your backup solution, but why not use this as a "dress rehearsal" for your chosen backup strategy? (no matter which is best for your needs)
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e30b1de2ac357278758f71faa207689d53d20253 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iPhone mail fecthing time < 15 minutes Is it possible to set iPhone mail fecthing time < 15 minutes under iOS 5?
The current configuration only allows 15 minutes data pushing, but I need to react to my mail fast. Is there a way to get around this or an application that could help this?
A: Set Push to ON (under settings->Mail, Contacts, Calendar->Fetch New Data). You can even select push or pull for each single mail account under Advanced.
| Q: iPhone mail fecthing time < 15 minutes Is it possible to set iPhone mail fecthing time < 15 minutes under iOS 5?
The current configuration only allows 15 minutes data pushing, but I need to react to my mail fast. Is there a way to get around this or an application that could help this?
A: Set Push to ON (under settings->Mail, Contacts, Calendar->Fetch New Data). You can even select push or pull for each single mail account under Advanced.
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5877a6dbe5044f8641b3a504fc88ae6f363c4d3e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Hide password text on iPad I've recently bought new iPad 3 and I'm new to use an iPad. I'm trying to find a way to set password asterisks by default while currently when I type password each character is display for 2-3 seconds. How can I set password at asterisks by default?
A: Characters are not displayed for 2-3 seconds if you keep typing. Typing a new character immediately masks the old one.
It is not possible to hide all typed characters behind asterisks at all times.
The solution? Just keep typing :). The last character you typed is there in case you're wondering if you made a mistake. But only for a few seconds.
| Q: Hide password text on iPad I've recently bought new iPad 3 and I'm new to use an iPad. I'm trying to find a way to set password asterisks by default while currently when I type password each character is display for 2-3 seconds. How can I set password at asterisks by default?
A: Characters are not displayed for 2-3 seconds if you keep typing. Typing a new character immediately masks the old one.
It is not possible to hide all typed characters behind asterisks at all times.
The solution? Just keep typing :). The last character you typed is there in case you're wondering if you made a mistake. But only for a few seconds.
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edd351a6bea923a88368cbfb14e669142ea5a8e2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Remote access of an iPad display from another iPad I've got an iPad and I was searching for new applications with new features. Currently I'm searching for an application by that I can remotely access another iPad screen just like Teamviewer.
Is there any iPad application available which can be useful to access another iPad's screen.
A: The iOS security sandbox will prevent any App store app from sharing the screen of any other app on a stock iPad. However the built-in AirPlay mirroring will allow a user to send a mirror of their iPad display to an Apple TV.
| Q: Remote access of an iPad display from another iPad I've got an iPad and I was searching for new applications with new features. Currently I'm searching for an application by that I can remotely access another iPad screen just like Teamviewer.
Is there any iPad application available which can be useful to access another iPad's screen.
A: The iOS security sandbox will prevent any App store app from sharing the screen of any other app on a stock iPad. However the built-in AirPlay mirroring will allow a user to send a mirror of their iPad display to an Apple TV.
A: A clunky workaround would be to have the client take a screenshot and email or iMessage it to you. Screenshots are taken by pressing the home and sleep buttons at the same time until the screen flashes and you hear the camera noise. The screenshot is saved to your Camera Roll.
A: What if you use reflection on the other person's iPad and then use a desktop viewer on your iPad to view the desktop that is viewing the other person's iPad? You just need a desktop as an intermediary between you both.
A: You can try using RHUB iOS app. You can use it for conducting online meetings and providing remote support. It is free.
A: Zoom lets you share pictures, and other thins - but, not the desktop.
A: Bombar has ipad support. It is from a pd or Mac though. Not from another ipad.
A: I have not tried it, but there is an application called Reflector that claims:
Your iPhone or iPad. On your Mac or PC.
AirPlay mirror your iPhone 4S, iPad 2 or the new iPad to any Mac or PC, wirelessly.
So you then be able to share your desktop screen with your client, and be in business.
If Reflector doesn't work for you, there are a few alternatives that offer screen-sharing. Currently the following are listed, though more may be added over time:
*
*AirServer
*iDemo
(NB I didn't include a link to Shairport4w as says it only streams music)
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766785f31772b83e39b52ca5f38920873e67ff46 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Completely clear all output from a Terminal window I would like to clear all output from a Terminal window (including all historical output) to get it back to a clean state as if you had just opened a new Terminal window, or a new Terminal tab.
I can use the clear command to clear just the current screenful, but then you can still scroll up to see all the historical output. I'm using the Terminal to trace program output and at the end I would just like to do ⌘ + A to select all the text so I can grab the output from the just last run, without having to scroll up and see where it started. I could also just open a new tab, I was just wondering if this can be done in the same window?
A: Have you tried the clear all combination ⌘+K?
There is also ⌥+⌘+K, which just clears the scroll-back.
| Q: Completely clear all output from a Terminal window I would like to clear all output from a Terminal window (including all historical output) to get it back to a clean state as if you had just opened a new Terminal window, or a new Terminal tab.
I can use the clear command to clear just the current screenful, but then you can still scroll up to see all the historical output. I'm using the Terminal to trace program output and at the end I would just like to do ⌘ + A to select all the text so I can grab the output from the just last run, without having to scroll up and see where it started. I could also just open a new tab, I was just wondering if this can be done in the same window?
A: Have you tried the clear all combination ⌘+K?
There is also ⌥+⌘+K, which just clears the scroll-back.
A: The combination ⌘+L will clear the output of last command in mac default terminal zsh.
this way you can keep pressing for as much cleaning you want to do
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93a415c31f7490c080af585a1ca0497059d690c2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I configure custom repeat intervals for Reminders? I would like to configure an alert for a recurring reminder in Reminders.app on Mountain Lion. Currently the only options I have for repeating the alert are "Every Day", "Every Week", "Every 2 Weeks", "Every Month" and "Every Year".
Is there a way to get more fine-grained control on the repeat schedule? For example I'd like to be reminded for something on Mon-Tue-Thu-Fri? The only way I found to accomplish that is creating 4 seperate reminders with a weekly interval, which I want to avoid.
A: This bugs me too. It isn't possible to do in Reminders, but you can achieve the same thing by creating a repeating event in Calendar, which has a "custom..." item in the Repeat menu:
Then you can specify exactly when to repeat the event:
It seems like an oversight that Reminders doesn't have the same feature (it would be just as useful), especially since the event/reminder detail UI is the same...
| Q: How can I configure custom repeat intervals for Reminders? I would like to configure an alert for a recurring reminder in Reminders.app on Mountain Lion. Currently the only options I have for repeating the alert are "Every Day", "Every Week", "Every 2 Weeks", "Every Month" and "Every Year".
Is there a way to get more fine-grained control on the repeat schedule? For example I'd like to be reminded for something on Mon-Tue-Thu-Fri? The only way I found to accomplish that is creating 4 seperate reminders with a weekly interval, which I want to avoid.
A: This bugs me too. It isn't possible to do in Reminders, but you can achieve the same thing by creating a repeating event in Calendar, which has a "custom..." item in the Repeat menu:
Then you can specify exactly when to repeat the event:
It seems like an oversight that Reminders doesn't have the same feature (it would be just as useful), especially since the event/reminder detail UI is the same...
A: I found out you can accomplish this with BusyCal, which has iCloud support.
Unfortunately it comes with a $49.99 pricetag, which I am hesitant to pay for the sole purpose of adding custom intervals to reminders. I also prefer not to install a 3rd application in addition to Calendar and Reminders just for managing my tasks.
That's why I did some digging and found an alternative (though very cumbersome) way to accomplish this specifically for iCloud reminders, but probably for other CalDav accounts too. You'll also need to be comfortable with editing raw iCal files.
*
*Create a reminder for your iCloud account in Reminders.app and set it to repeat weekly.
*Locate the local cache of your iCloud calendars in ~/Library/Calendars. You should have one or more subfolders {UUID}.caldav. If you have multiple of these folders, you'll want to have a look in the Info.plist inside to determine the correct one. Look for the key PrincipalURL which should be something like https://p01-caldav.icloud.com:443/272548408/principal/ for an iCloud account. Make note of the server name, in this case p01-caldav.icloud.com.
*You will have one or more {UUID}.calendar subfolders, where one of these will be a calendar specifically for reminders. You should find a .ics file for the reminders you created inside its Events subfolder, then you know you found the right calendar. Have a look at the Info.plist inside this calendar folder, and look for the value for CalendarPath.
*Use a WebDav client like Transmit to connect to iCloud directly. Fill out the servername from step 2, your iCloud email address and password as credentials, and specify the value for CalendarPath (step 3) as the initial path.
*When connected, you should see one or more {UUID}.ics files. Locate the correct one for the reminder you want to edit (UUIDs should match with the ones in the local cache) and edit the file. Look for the line RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY and edit that one to specify a custom recurrence. For my example I put RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;BYDAY=MO,TU,TH,FR instead.
While Reminders.app on the Mac does not show anything different in the UI, I can see the change was effective on iOS:
A: Ask Siri to 'remind me to order prescriptions every four weeks starting on Monday 20th January'
A: I realize this is an old question, but I just discovered they recently added this feature to Reminders.
On OSX Yosemite, it appears they've since added the "Custom…" option under the repeat menu, so you can now add the more fine-grained controls that you could only add via the Calendar app or other workarounds.
A: Fantastical allows you to do this and the price is a reasonable $20.
A: I found that iCloud calendar (which I sync with my other devices) has a "Custom..." option here. (No Siri required.) That's how I did it when I needed an unusual repeat pattern.
A: There's a great iPhone app from Readdle called Calendars 5 (£4.99) which has a tasks manager (as well as an intuitive calendar function) which will sync tasks back to Reminders and then via iCloud to your mac. Recurrences/repeats can be customised to an infinite degree.
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891cbdaf25013de1ea3a3593ae57a6cf4c5ac661 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Locate iPhone without an internet connection I want to desperately locate my lost iPhone 4 (factory unlocked). It does not have an Internet connection—no 3G, no 4G and it is not in a Wi-Fi zone. The bell rings when I call which means that SIM is the same and battery has some juice left.
Can somebody please help?
A: Unfortunately with today's technology it is not possible to locate your iPhone, if it has no connection to the internet of any kind.
| Q: Locate iPhone without an internet connection I want to desperately locate my lost iPhone 4 (factory unlocked). It does not have an Internet connection—no 3G, no 4G and it is not in a Wi-Fi zone. The bell rings when I call which means that SIM is the same and battery has some juice left.
Can somebody please help?
A: Unfortunately with today's technology it is not possible to locate your iPhone, if it has no connection to the internet of any kind.
A: Technically it is possible to locate a cell phone based on the IMEI number, but only your carrier can do that, and I assume in most parts of the world it requires a police or court order to do so.
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95b0c3caaa4d8cdce487639b1093b5210222d5d2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Using iPhone while charging and when charged Is it OK to use an iPhone 4 that is fully charged while keeping it plugged to wall outlet?
I am worried about stressing battery too much since it is charging and discharging at the same time.
Any issues here?
A: None whatsoever unless you somehow drop the phone since it's attached to a cord.
The charging system on iOS devices is adaptive and only engages when the battery needs charging current. It's smart and slows down the charge appropriately whether you are using the device or not.
Put another way, the device only asks for enough power to run itself and charge if needed from the wall. The wall doesn't send too much power so there's no risk of overcharging.
| Q: Using iPhone while charging and when charged Is it OK to use an iPhone 4 that is fully charged while keeping it plugged to wall outlet?
I am worried about stressing battery too much since it is charging and discharging at the same time.
Any issues here?
A: None whatsoever unless you somehow drop the phone since it's attached to a cord.
The charging system on iOS devices is adaptive and only engages when the battery needs charging current. It's smart and slows down the charge appropriately whether you are using the device or not.
Put another way, the device only asks for enough power to run itself and charge if needed from the wall. The wall doesn't send too much power so there's no risk of overcharging.
A: TL;DR - Perfectly safe.
The iphone doesn't accurately display it's current charge level with the on screen indicator. If you turn if on (it's in Settings, but off by default) the available battery range is the standard 0-100%. But when it hit's 0%, it still has enough juice to safely close all your apps and save their state for future use. You can test this by having a text half written as your phone dies. Charge the phone u p, and hey presto, your half written text will be there to the letter, because it didn't just pull the power and turn off, it gracefully closed all the apps.
Likewise, when it hits 100%, it doesn't actually stop there, it continues charging even further. I'm not sure for the phone, but I believe that on an iPad 3 it will charge to the equivalent of something like 107%. Why? Well, leaving a battery fully charged without using it, is bad for it's health. Also depleting a small amount of charge (say 2-3% and then recharging is also not ideal. That's why if you have a Mac and you charge it fully, then use a bit so it drops to 97%, and then put it on charge again, it won't actually charge it any further, and will stay on 97% until it drops lower than that, at which point it decides it has safely depleted enough to make it worth charging again. The iPhone does something very similar, but is more clever about it. So it will say 100% before it has actually reached it's charge limit, and from that point on until you start to use sufficient battery, it will charge it to 107% (equivalent, roughly), then use battery until it drops back to %100, then charge to 107% etc etc and so on, so it never just sits there at full charge. You have have noticed that occasionally when at 100%, it will take a long time to hit 99%, this is dependant on whereabouts in the "overcharge" cycle it is in.
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2e62e4ea1cdc721143ce11289ded1ac0040feb87 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What counts as data usage on the iPhone? I went from low usage of data on an average to over my limit and I do not know why. How can I tell? Does streaming music count? I have AT&T, so I think I have unlimited texting. Do photos on my phone count? Or just when you send them?
A: Everything that is not either a) texting or b) phone calls uses data. (That is to say, everything that sends or receives something.) Streaming music uses a lot of data (streaming video uses even more). Photos only count when you send them or receive them.
Also, note that the phone will use a WiFi network if available instead of the cell network, so that data doesn't count.
Your bill should give you some idea of how your data usage increased; if it doesn't a call to AT&T customer service (or visiting one of their stores) might be helpful.
| Q: What counts as data usage on the iPhone? I went from low usage of data on an average to over my limit and I do not know why. How can I tell? Does streaming music count? I have AT&T, so I think I have unlimited texting. Do photos on my phone count? Or just when you send them?
A: Everything that is not either a) texting or b) phone calls uses data. (That is to say, everything that sends or receives something.) Streaming music uses a lot of data (streaming video uses even more). Photos only count when you send them or receive them.
Also, note that the phone will use a WiFi network if available instead of the cell network, so that data doesn't count.
Your bill should give you some idea of how your data usage increased; if it doesn't a call to AT&T customer service (or visiting one of their stores) might be helpful.
A: To keep track of your mobile data usage you could reset the "Statistics" on the phone on the first day of your billing cycle. To do this go to Settings → General → Usage → Cellular Usage and go to the bottom of the page. There you will see the amount of Cellular Network Data sent and received.
A: Cellular data is utilized for services such as sending and receiving MMS, web browsing, app downloads and updates, sending and receiving mail, as well as iAds, and any other data transmitted via Apps. Phone calls do not count as "data" but do, obviously, count against the minutes on your plan. It is important to note that while connected to Wi-Fi, only MMS uses data. iMessage, Apps, mail, web browsing, etc, all utilize Wi-Fi over EDGE/3G/4G, while MMS does not, regardless of Wi-Fi connectivity.
Regular SMS does not count against your "data" allowance, only against your text messaging plan.
A: If you're on AT&T, you can install their "myAT&T" app which will tell you how much data you've used in the current billing cycle. The information lags by a day or so (it's not "live") but if your goal is avoiding overage charges it should give you an idea how much of your "allowance" you've used.
Less relevant to this question: the app also tells you how many text messages are left in your billing cycle, how much your last bill was, etc. etc. - basically everything you can learn by logging in to their website.
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c59638ca8dea38c13fd0afe1e56b78afa7574b78 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I dismiss a frozen "Deleting Trash" dialog box? I have the trash dialog box up, and it's frozen. What process needs to be killed in order to remove it, without having to restart?
A: Relaunch the Finder if you don't want to use the terminal.
Apple menu > Force quit... > Finder > Relaunch.
| Q: How can I dismiss a frozen "Deleting Trash" dialog box? I have the trash dialog box up, and it's frozen. What process needs to be killed in order to remove it, without having to restart?
A: Relaunch the Finder if you don't want to use the terminal.
Apple menu > Force quit... > Finder > Relaunch.
A: If you want to stop ONLY the Empty Trash process, open the Activity Monitor utility and force quit the Locum process.
Enter your admin password when requested.
A: Try killall Finder in Terminal.app.
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c1af9261d9e0b22fbecd867f922cacb73d9b551e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to disable the built-in MacBook keyboard? Is it possible to completely disable the built-in keyboard on a MacBook? No input should be possible from that keyboard when I connect an external keyboard. This is sort of possible with the trackpad and the mouse, is there an option (or indeed a hack!) to do the same with the built-in hardware?
A: *
*Install Karabiner
*Choose your external keyboards on Devices > Advanced.
*Check the corresponding box
Source
| Q: How to disable the built-in MacBook keyboard? Is it possible to completely disable the built-in keyboard on a MacBook? No input should be possible from that keyboard when I connect an external keyboard. This is sort of possible with the trackpad and the mouse, is there an option (or indeed a hack!) to do the same with the built-in hardware?
A: *
*Install Karabiner
*Choose your external keyboards on Devices > Advanced.
*Check the corresponding box
Source
A: From Googling around, I found this page.
It suggests that you unload a AppleUSBTCKeyboard.kext to disable keyboard:
sudo kextunload /System/Library/Extensions/AppleUSBTopCase.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleUSBTCKeyboard.kext
This will prompt you for your password and then give some errors, but it does disable the built in keyboard (tested on my ML 10.8.2)
To re-enable the builtin keyboard, load the kext file again:
sudo kextload /System/Library/Extensions/AppleUSBTopCase.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleUSBTCKeyboard.kext
BTW, I noticed that this immediately prints all that was typed on the builtin keyboard, so be ready for this (in Terminal this should probably just output some text).
For newer versions on MacOS / alternative solution:
List loaded kexts for keyboard
kextstat | grep Keyboard
It's going to output something like:
81 0 0xffffff7f833c5000 0xb000 0xb000 com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard (208) 96DDE905-9D31-38A9-96B7-FB28573587C8 <43 6 5 3>
com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard is loaded kext identifier.
If you want to plug-in Apple Magic Keyboard / some other Bluetooth keyboard, turn it off first. Then follow the instruction below.
To disable keyboard:
sudo kextunload -b com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard
To enable it back:
sudo kextload -b com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard
A: There is a little utility called Keyboard Cleaner and it seems to work fine for me on 10.10.5. You run the program and only cmd + q stay functional to then quit it.
http://jan.prima.de/~jan/plok/archives/48-Keyboard-Cleaner.html
A: KeyboardCleanTool is like Keyboard Cleaner, but instead of dropping a curtain that takes all the strokes, it disables it through Accessibility API. Main advantage is it also blocks media keys and doesn't produce sounds when keys are hit. Nothing works except power button.
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dad934bdf7d9ced765999abc973015095f9f70e4 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Temporarily put OS X notifications in "do not disturb" mode? A person will be sitting next to me, working together with me on my Mac, and I would like the make sure none of my personal notifications appear during that time. I would not want to lose my carefully chosen notification settings though so a "temporarily do not disturb me" would be perfect.
Note: this is for OS X, not iOS...
A: You can option click on the notification center icon in the menu to quickly enable or disable alerts and banners.
(Notifications are temporarily disabled and will be automatically reenabled the next day)
| Q: Temporarily put OS X notifications in "do not disturb" mode? A person will be sitting next to me, working together with me on my Mac, and I would like the make sure none of my personal notifications appear during that time. I would not want to lose my carefully chosen notification settings though so a "temporarily do not disturb me" would be perfect.
Note: this is for OS X, not iOS...
A: You can option click on the notification center icon in the menu to quickly enable or disable alerts and banners.
(Notifications are temporarily disabled and will be automatically reenabled the next day)
A: Make sure that Notifications are visible and then scroll down (I pull down with 2 fingers with natural scrolling on my trackpad), a new option Show Alerts and Banners with a toggle switch appears at the top, turn that off.
When you want them back on, repeat the process and turn it back on.
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69fc94f095935ac21265e57dbfedf679e80def4b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I dismiss the App Store banner in Notification Center without taking an action? This is the notification that pops up from the App Store on Mountain Lion:
As you can see, the only options are Details and Update. Most of these banners have a 'close' button, to dismiss the notification without taking an action. On this one though, it seems like the only action I can take is opening the App Store with it.
Just clicking the x in the Notification Center list doesn't get rid of this actual notification.
How can I close this without taking the time to open up the App Store?
A: To dismiss the notification temporarily:
Click and hold the banner and flick it to the right to put that notification in Notification Center. If you are using a Trackpad, You can hover over the alert and use two fingers to flick it to the left.
The notification will still remain in the Notification Center until you update.
Unfortunately, there is currently no way to dismiss the notification permanently.
| Q: How can I dismiss the App Store banner in Notification Center without taking an action? This is the notification that pops up from the App Store on Mountain Lion:
As you can see, the only options are Details and Update. Most of these banners have a 'close' button, to dismiss the notification without taking an action. On this one though, it seems like the only action I can take is opening the App Store with it.
Just clicking the x in the Notification Center list doesn't get rid of this actual notification.
How can I close this without taking the time to open up the App Store?
A: To dismiss the notification temporarily:
Click and hold the banner and flick it to the right to put that notification in Notification Center. If you are using a Trackpad, You can hover over the alert and use two fingers to flick it to the left.
The notification will still remain in the Notification Center until you update.
Unfortunately, there is currently no way to dismiss the notification permanently.
A: Yep, duci9y's answer is the only real way to "dismiss" it. Unfortunately, Apple does not allow you to alter the type of notification. Therefore, there is never a close button. Now, if you are using a non-apple mouse, then you will have some problems doing duci9y's answer. I believe the only way you can dismiss it with a regular mouse would be to click on the notification button on the top right of the screen and then turn off notifications and then turn it back on.
It's not convenient, but that's how it works.
A: You can turn off this notification. It's annoying AF. Go to your System Preferences and then to Software Update... UNCHECK THAT BOX for Automatically check for updates.
That banner will leave you alone now! Good Riddance.
mr.
A: Clicking on the banner itself -- not either of the buttons -- opens the App Store.
You can Quit or Close the App Store window, and the banner disappears.
I just discovered this, so I don't know whether it will come back . . .
A: on terminal
launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.notificationcenterui.plist
source:
http://osxdaily.com/2012/08/06/disable-notification-center-remove-menu-bar-icon-os-x/
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1437648c7939b7739e0d7b98ba15957fdd83fc6e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can a Keyboard Shortcut be Set to Connect to VPN? I now this may sound quite lazy, but I connect to a VPN several times a day (since the laptop gets disconnected from time to time).
I am aware of the "Show VPN Status in the Menubar" option, but is there a way I can make it a keyboard shortcut?
A: You could create an AppleScript which would run a shell script to racoonctl - the specific commands will depend upon your VPN connection. Then use Script Utility to enable the global Script Menu, then add a new keyboard shortcut in System Preferences > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts, and assign it to the script (or use a launcher utility such as Quicksilver).
| Q: Can a Keyboard Shortcut be Set to Connect to VPN? I now this may sound quite lazy, but I connect to a VPN several times a day (since the laptop gets disconnected from time to time).
I am aware of the "Show VPN Status in the Menubar" option, but is there a way I can make it a keyboard shortcut?
A: You could create an AppleScript which would run a shell script to racoonctl - the specific commands will depend upon your VPN connection. Then use Script Utility to enable the global Script Menu, then add a new keyboard shortcut in System Preferences > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts, and assign it to the script (or use a launcher utility such as Quicksilver).
A: *
*Open the Automator utility and create a new "Service" workflow.
. Set the workflow to receive "no input" in "any application" in the top-most menus.
*Add the "Run AppleScript" action to the workflow, and replace its script contents with the following:
tell application "System Events"
tell current location of network preferences
set VPN to "SERVICE NAME"
set VPNactive to connected of current configuration of service VPN
if VPNactive then
disconnect service VPN
else
connect service VPN
end if
end tell
end tell
Be sure to replace SERVICE NAME with the name of your VPN connection, which can be looked up in the Network system preferences (if the name is truncated, click the Advanced... button and view the full name at the top of the Advanced Settings panel).
*Save the workflow with a name like "Connect to VPN"
*When this is finished, go to the Keyboard system preferences and select the Keyboard Shortcuts tab, where you can locate the "Connect to VPN" service in the Services section, and assign a custom keyboard shortcut to it. You should now be able to toggle your VPN connection on and off from within any application by using this shortcut.
I personally assign `Control + Option + Command + V' to toggle my VPN.
From cnet.
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709d398099730d5261df391a65689e9eac86db76 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Adding SMB share to sidebar in OSX Mountain Lion Is there a way to add an SMB share to the sidebar in Finder, such that when I click on the alias, it mounts the share and opens it up like a regular folder? You can do this in Linux and Windows, and if I recall correctly, OSX Lion.
It doesn't work on Mountain Lion (10.8.[0-2]).
A: It works on 10.8.2 without creating an alias. You can drag the shared folder to the sidebar. It will auto mount after you have disconnected.
| Q: Adding SMB share to sidebar in OSX Mountain Lion Is there a way to add an SMB share to the sidebar in Finder, such that when I click on the alias, it mounts the share and opens it up like a regular folder? You can do this in Linux and Windows, and if I recall correctly, OSX Lion.
It doesn't work on Mountain Lion (10.8.[0-2]).
A: It works on 10.8.2 without creating an alias. You can drag the shared folder to the sidebar. It will auto mount after you have disconnected.
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0d5c248c210ea69a390143ccf905fd355993cf5d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why does iPhone Safari not save login credentials for a certain Wi-Fi hotspot? My Academy's wi-fi requires me to log in via a web-browser portal page before I have access to the internet. Safari on my iPhone doesn't save my username and password for it. Is there a way to manually force it to save them?
A: check out this link http://www.ausbt.com.au/how-to-save-passwords-in-safari-on-the-ipad-iphone to setup autofill name and passwords for safari on IOS.
And it totally is a matter of safari not remembering username/password.
It's a little hidden, but it's there, and thanks for asking a good question. The other answerers here must never have logged into a captive portal before or something.
| Q: Why does iPhone Safari not save login credentials for a certain Wi-Fi hotspot? My Academy's wi-fi requires me to log in via a web-browser portal page before I have access to the internet. Safari on my iPhone doesn't save my username and password for it. Is there a way to manually force it to save them?
A: check out this link http://www.ausbt.com.au/how-to-save-passwords-in-safari-on-the-ipad-iphone to setup autofill name and passwords for safari on IOS.
And it totally is a matter of safari not remembering username/password.
It's a little hidden, but it's there, and thanks for asking a good question. The other answerers here must never have logged into a captive portal before or something.
A: Do you really need to log in using Safari?
Otherwise you go to 'System Preferences' > 'Wi-Fi' > Select the appropriate network > Log in > Deselect 'Ask To Join Networks'
This way, your iPhone remembers this Wi-Fi network and your iPhone will automatically connect to this network when you're within the range of the academy Wi-Fi.
A: If this is a "captive portal" - a wifi network where you need to input your password into a form on a web page, or check a box agreeing to terms of use, then in my experience the iPhone will not remember the password.
A: It's not a matter of Safari not remembering the password, its a matter of the network requiring login based on the browser. Most captive walled gardens require it with every disconnect for security purposes.
A: I had this problem. Turns out I was in Private Browsing mode.
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55dc91cd0e73ed9b35b1f408125858f253458683 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to stop iPhone users from sending iMessages and send SMS instead I used to have an iPhone, but I changed to an android (shock, horror!). Unfortunately Apple refuses to let me go and whenever friends message me the messages get sent as iMessages (unless they remember to specifically chnge the format). I never get these messages. They never get resent as SMSs automatically as is supposed to happen. How can I get my phone number deleted from the iMessage list. I've turned off iMessage on the old iPhone.
A: Disabling iMessages on an account that no longer has an iPhone can be frustrating. But there is hope. I've written a quick howto which answers this question in full. Please see it at Why are iMessages being sent to a non-iPhone device. You will find step by step instructions on how to end your troubles with iMessage.
Hope this helps!
| Q: How to stop iPhone users from sending iMessages and send SMS instead I used to have an iPhone, but I changed to an android (shock, horror!). Unfortunately Apple refuses to let me go and whenever friends message me the messages get sent as iMessages (unless they remember to specifically chnge the format). I never get these messages. They never get resent as SMSs automatically as is supposed to happen. How can I get my phone number deleted from the iMessage list. I've turned off iMessage on the old iPhone.
A: Disabling iMessages on an account that no longer has an iPhone can be frustrating. But there is hope. I've written a quick howto which answers this question in full. Please see it at Why are iMessages being sent to a non-iPhone device. You will find step by step instructions on how to end your troubles with iMessage.
Hope this helps!
A: You need to unregister your old iPhone:
*
*Sign in to My Support Profile with your Apple ID.
*Find your iPhone and click the small arrow circle on the right side.
*Click the Unregister button and follow the prompts.
(Yes, these instructions accomplish the same thing as this answer. Since the answerer never wrote the instructions up as requested, I decided I should, as I feel this is an important question to have formally answered.)
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65b240bae152da7f7b75ff802432bfca4a544c36 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Screensaver changes images too quickly – is there a way to adjust it? I like to display my own images using the Mac OS X screensaver, but it seems that Mountain Lion has shortened the duration for which each image is displayed. The duration is too short for my tastes – that is, the screensaver changes images too quickly. I searched online but could not find an explanation of how to change the refresh rate; I also looked inside the likely preferences files (~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.screensaver.plist and ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.preference.desktopscreeneffect.plist) and none of the properties there appear relevant.
Is there a way to change the rate at which images are shown?
A: Found the solution!
I followed these instructions and it worked for me!
http://wiki.daveking.com/index.php?title=Change_The_Slide_Duration_In_Screensaver_%22Ken_Burns%22_Slideshow
| Q: Screensaver changes images too quickly – is there a way to adjust it? I like to display my own images using the Mac OS X screensaver, but it seems that Mountain Lion has shortened the duration for which each image is displayed. The duration is too short for my tastes – that is, the screensaver changes images too quickly. I searched online but could not find an explanation of how to change the refresh rate; I also looked inside the likely preferences files (~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.screensaver.plist and ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.preference.desktopscreeneffect.plist) and none of the properties there appear relevant.
Is there a way to change the rate at which images are shown?
A: Found the solution!
I followed these instructions and it worked for me!
http://wiki.daveking.com/index.php?title=Change_The_Slide_Duration_In_Screensaver_%22Ken_Burns%22_Slideshow
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3d44f2c2a5dddfdec67fcc92a7692fcbbba0c332 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Hide the Finder sidebar permanently I've Googled for this a little bit, and I wasn't able to find an obvious answer, so is it possible to hide the Finder sidebar completely? So that it never comes back until I tell it to? The same goes for the toolbar.
Thanks for any help you can provide. :)
Extra info:
*
*I am using OS X Mountain Lion on this Mac.
A: defaults write com.apple.finder ShowSidebar -bool false; killall Finder
ShowToolbar -bool false didn't seem to work.
| Q: Hide the Finder sidebar permanently I've Googled for this a little bit, and I wasn't able to find an obvious answer, so is it possible to hide the Finder sidebar completely? So that it never comes back until I tell it to? The same goes for the toolbar.
Thanks for any help you can provide. :)
Extra info:
*
*I am using OS X Mountain Lion on this Mac.
A: defaults write com.apple.finder ShowSidebar -bool false; killall Finder
ShowToolbar -bool false didn't seem to work.
A: Use FinderMinder. In preferences check Run AppleScript, click edit and add this line
set toolbar visible to false
A: FinderMinder is the answer... with some deeper explanation.
Download here: FinderMinder http://www.irradiatedsoftware.com/labs/
Setup Instructions
In FinderMinder's "Contents" (right click the app, select "Show Package Contents") you will find a "Contents" folder. Open that, then open "Resources" then you will see a file "com.apple.finder.scpt".
Open com.apple.finder.scpt in the native "Script Editor" app. Delete the (* and the *), change the set toolbar visible to true to set toolbar visible to false, then save the script. Now run FinderMinder and set it up normally to allow it to control the Finder through the System Preferences. Voila!
Visual Setup
On and off for years I have I have been searching for a way to remove the Finder's sidebars and toolbars, never to show again. Unfortunately the "bar" epidemic became a pandemic with Catalina which randomly likes to re-show sidebars and toolbars on windows where they were turned off. Finder has been a hot-mess since the inception of Mac OS X and FinderMinder provides some serious relief from the highly frustrating experience of Mac OS X Finder. (FTFF)
Props to @1.61803 for the original FinderMinder tip, you are my freekin' hero! This might be the best Christmas gift for me for 2019!
A: Open Finder, both options are in the View menu.
View -> Hide Sidebar
For the Status bar,
View -> Hide Status Bar
A: New Finder windows in Mountain Lion appear to behave as in previous versions:
Create a new Finder window in any manner--Command-N, click on Finder in dock, etc. Adjust this window as to screen location, size, view style--everything customizable. Close the window -- and all future new Finder windows will be exactly as you have set.
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0a1a4c835285528ff4c35e0b917387eb28f0f7bd | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I set my Logitech harmony remote to control my Apple TV? I know I can teach the Apple TV to "learn" a 3rd party remote, but thats not what I'm looking for.
I want to add the Apple TV as a device, and I know it's possible, but I don't know where to find the right device in the harmony menus. I know it's possible, as i know others who have done it in the past, but am no longer in touch with them.
Anyone know how to do it?
A: I believe the correct setting is found in the following location
Computer-> Media Center PC -> Apple -> Apple TV
| Q: How do I set my Logitech harmony remote to control my Apple TV? I know I can teach the Apple TV to "learn" a 3rd party remote, but thats not what I'm looking for.
I want to add the Apple TV as a device, and I know it's possible, but I don't know where to find the right device in the harmony menus. I know it's possible, as i know others who have done it in the past, but am no longer in touch with them.
Anyone know how to do it?
A: I believe the correct setting is found in the following location
Computer-> Media Center PC -> Apple -> Apple TV
A: Type in the model number as well
example: Apple/TV3
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05ebd45839a694b0a0b64c463137e1cdd2ee5508 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I recover deleted apps and content on my jailbroken iOS device? Is it possible for a restored iPod touch to recover former apps that had been installed on an iPod touch?
Is it possible for a deleted app to be re installed containing the same information from its previous use, and also still be signed in?
A: If you restore using a backup that is recent, depending on the app, associated information will get restored (i.e. most games will generally have your high scores) as long as the app uses the standard way of storing data on an iOS device (which optionally involves iCloud).
This is the information that is at /var/mobile/Applications/{GUID}/Documents generally. Some apps do not store certain items there for security or space (in the backup, such as large in app purchase content) reasons. The app itself will generally have a way to retrieve such data on first launch after you provide credentials.
| Q: Can I recover deleted apps and content on my jailbroken iOS device? Is it possible for a restored iPod touch to recover former apps that had been installed on an iPod touch?
Is it possible for a deleted app to be re installed containing the same information from its previous use, and also still be signed in?
A: If you restore using a backup that is recent, depending on the app, associated information will get restored (i.e. most games will generally have your high scores) as long as the app uses the standard way of storing data on an iOS device (which optionally involves iCloud).
This is the information that is at /var/mobile/Applications/{GUID}/Documents generally. Some apps do not store certain items there for security or space (in the backup, such as large in app purchase content) reasons. The app itself will generally have a way to retrieve such data on first launch after you provide credentials.
A: Yes, just restore from an iCloud or iTunes backup.
If you're talking about forensics / recovering deleted files, that won't happen unless you have a lot of time and/or a lot of money. (And you probably won't get anything back.)
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598df30731e4a647fd6185867568f6518e888400 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I make my Mac stop responding to an Apple remote? I've got a MacBook running OS X 10.5 and an Apple TV sitting next to each other. The remote for the Apple TV is being picked up by the MacBook. I want it to only control the Apple TV.
A: OS X 10.5: Go to Security in System Preferences.app, then select Disable remote control infrared receiver at the bottom.
newer versions of OS X: Go to Security and Privacy in System Preferences.app, then click on Advanced at the bottom and select Disable remote control infrared receiver.
| Q: How do I make my Mac stop responding to an Apple remote? I've got a MacBook running OS X 10.5 and an Apple TV sitting next to each other. The remote for the Apple TV is being picked up by the MacBook. I want it to only control the Apple TV.
A: OS X 10.5: Go to Security in System Preferences.app, then select Disable remote control infrared receiver at the bottom.
newer versions of OS X: Go to Security and Privacy in System Preferences.app, then click on Advanced at the bottom and select Disable remote control infrared receiver.
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b9e862754dd3b3b4b79556a8bd6a8373742d492c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there any way to rename app name in lauchpad? I have 3 eclipses installed on my mac eclipse jee, eclipse for android and eclipse for php.
all three eclipses are cooming in launchpad with the name eclipse.
Is there any way i can rename app name like
eclipse jee, eclipse php, eclipse android in launchapad?
A: You can by using an Administrator account and renaming the apps in Finder. LaunchPad will show the changed name accordingly.
There also is this app, which seems to make renaming items and other operations in LaunchPad possible. Unfortunately, it seems to be discontinued, so try it at your own risk.
Finally, if you are comfortable with SQLite databases and SQL, you could manually make the necessary changes in the LaunchPad database. I'd advise you to first back up your database before you start tinkering with it. You can use the built-in sqlite3 command-line client to manipulate this database. You'll want to find the appropriate records in the apps table, and update their title field.
| Q: Is there any way to rename app name in lauchpad? I have 3 eclipses installed on my mac eclipse jee, eclipse for android and eclipse for php.
all three eclipses are cooming in launchpad with the name eclipse.
Is there any way i can rename app name like
eclipse jee, eclipse php, eclipse android in launchapad?
A: You can by using an Administrator account and renaming the apps in Finder. LaunchPad will show the changed name accordingly.
There also is this app, which seems to make renaming items and other operations in LaunchPad possible. Unfortunately, it seems to be discontinued, so try it at your own risk.
Finally, if you are comfortable with SQLite databases and SQL, you could manually make the necessary changes in the LaunchPad database. I'd advise you to first back up your database before you start tinkering with it. You can use the built-in sqlite3 command-line client to manipulate this database. You'll want to find the appropriate records in the apps table, and update their title field.
A: Fer's answer works perfectly without the danger of renaming the apps. Perhaps it was misunderstood by some.
The easiest way to do this is to open Terminal, type ln -s (included trailing space) and drag the App to be "renamed" into the Terminal window twice. You should have the full path to the app in your command twice, modify the second path to rename the app, just keep the path the same.
For example, to rename "Microsoft Remote Desktop" to just "Remote Desktop":
ln -s /Applications/Microsoft\ Remote\ Desktop.app /Applications/Remote\ Desktop.app
You don't even need to hide the original icon for the app in LaunchPad, as the new one replaces it.
A: Create a symbolic link of your Launchpad app:
ln -s Launchpad.app Launchpad_renamed.app
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c783dae7c8ec543aa6cfa41251e951402ca3ab77 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iPhone: why is the Add Call button disabled for 15 seconds? When I make a phone call, the add call button is disabled for 15 seconds... I.e. it's grayed out. Then it becomes active and works as I expect. But how I can set up conference calls without this delay every time?
A: You can only make a second call once the first call is connected. That delay is to connect and set up the first call.
| Q: iPhone: why is the Add Call button disabled for 15 seconds? When I make a phone call, the add call button is disabled for 15 seconds... I.e. it's grayed out. Then it becomes active and works as I expect. But how I can set up conference calls without this delay every time?
A: You can only make a second call once the first call is connected. That delay is to connect and set up the first call.
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4cc8d12fde48f8dbf96fae7d3612a45b17a0fd16 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: terminal sudo or su asks for password in Mountain Lion OS X I don't know the root password on my system and I'm trying to start Apache.
$ sudo apachectl start
WARNING: Improper use of the sudo command could lead to data loss
or the deletion of important system files. Please double-check your
typing when using sudo. Type "man sudo" for more information.
To proceed, enter your password, or type Ctrl-C to abort.
Password:
Sorry, try again.
Password:
Sorry, try again.
Password:
Sorry, try again.
sudo: 3 incorrect password attempts
------- or -----------
$ sudo su apachectl start
(same results)
My user account is an admin account. This is a refurbished MacBook Pro - new to me.
A: This is standard behaviour for a Mac, even if the user is in the Administrators group. The password is that of your user account, not the root account (which is typically disabled by default). OS X asks for your password in a number of situations, not just when using sudo.
If you've forgotten your user account password, you can reset it following Apple's instructions.
| Q: terminal sudo or su asks for password in Mountain Lion OS X I don't know the root password on my system and I'm trying to start Apache.
$ sudo apachectl start
WARNING: Improper use of the sudo command could lead to data loss
or the deletion of important system files. Please double-check your
typing when using sudo. Type "man sudo" for more information.
To proceed, enter your password, or type Ctrl-C to abort.
Password:
Sorry, try again.
Password:
Sorry, try again.
Password:
Sorry, try again.
sudo: 3 incorrect password attempts
------- or -----------
$ sudo su apachectl start
(same results)
My user account is an admin account. This is a refurbished MacBook Pro - new to me.
A: This is standard behaviour for a Mac, even if the user is in the Administrators group. The password is that of your user account, not the root account (which is typically disabled by default). OS X asks for your password in a number of situations, not just when using sudo.
If you've forgotten your user account password, you can reset it following Apple's instructions.
A: You should always know the root pw of your machine. If not, you can reset it with the installation disks.
But what am I confused about is if you can use your admin user ID and password to override it?
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eeff32cd45bab504055616be0fab82efbb3475b5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can "mdfind" search for phrases and not just unordered words? Is there a way to search for an exact phrase using the mdfind utility? For example, I created two text documents titled "test1" and "test2". The contents of "test1" are:
I love Apple
And the contents of "test2" are:
Apple love I
When I type this in terminal (I placed both files in ~/Documents):
mdfind "I love Apple" -onlyin ~/Documents
I get:
~/Documents/test1.txt
~/Documents/test2.txt
How would I search for the exact phrase "I love Apple" so mdfind only returns results containing those words in that order (in this case only "test1.txt")?
A: You need to escape your quotes like so:
mdfind \"I love Apple\" -onlyin ~/Documents
This results in just the one document being found:
~/Documents/test1.txt
Without escaping them, I don't think the quotes actually get passed to the mdfind command, they're just interpreted by your shell to say that I love Apple is a single argument. With the backslash-escaping, the argument then includes the quote characters.
| Q: Can "mdfind" search for phrases and not just unordered words? Is there a way to search for an exact phrase using the mdfind utility? For example, I created two text documents titled "test1" and "test2". The contents of "test1" are:
I love Apple
And the contents of "test2" are:
Apple love I
When I type this in terminal (I placed both files in ~/Documents):
mdfind "I love Apple" -onlyin ~/Documents
I get:
~/Documents/test1.txt
~/Documents/test2.txt
How would I search for the exact phrase "I love Apple" so mdfind only returns results containing those words in that order (in this case only "test1.txt")?
A: You need to escape your quotes like so:
mdfind \"I love Apple\" -onlyin ~/Documents
This results in just the one document being found:
~/Documents/test1.txt
Without escaping them, I don't think the quotes actually get passed to the mdfind command, they're just interpreted by your shell to say that I love Apple is a single argument. With the backslash-escaping, the argument then includes the quote characters.
A: The double quotes can also be placed inside single quotes:
mdfind '"exact phrase"'
This would search only in the contents:
mdfind 'kMDItemTextContent=="*exact phrase*"'
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41ec92de0fbcdb221857070efa5bca8939958dda | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Add Windows Printer to Mac OS X 10.6.8 I have a Windows 7 computer that I am trying to print to from a Mac. I have added my printer using a smb:// protocol and it works and says Idle, however when I try to print I get the following:
Status: On Hold (Authentication required)
Job Message: Session setup failed: NT_STATUS_INVALID_PARAMETER
I have tried as a guest user and logging in to an account on the computer. It is shared and I can print fine over the network using another Windows computer. The printer will not show up under Windows printers in the add printers dialog (from System Preferences -> Printers). I have also tried as an LPD (yes I did enable it on the Windows side) and that didn't work either.
| Q: Add Windows Printer to Mac OS X 10.6.8 I have a Windows 7 computer that I am trying to print to from a Mac. I have added my printer using a smb:// protocol and it works and says Idle, however when I try to print I get the following:
Status: On Hold (Authentication required)
Job Message: Session setup failed: NT_STATUS_INVALID_PARAMETER
I have tried as a guest user and logging in to an account on the computer. It is shared and I can print fine over the network using another Windows computer. The printer will not show up under Windows printers in the add printers dialog (from System Preferences -> Printers). I have also tried as an LPD (yes I did enable it on the Windows side) and that didn't work either.
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} |
df7e6b163ba94926e884ce6825881f3b7f143c73 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Read/Edit Textedit icloud files on an iPad Does any one of you know a solution to either read or edit on an iPad files stored with Textedit on iCloud ?
A: As @patrix said there is no way.
However you can use iA Writer. It's an application available for Mac, iPad and iPhone, which allows you to read and write txt files, which are the same produced by Textedit. It as a native iCloud and Dropbox support.
Unfortunately it is not free.
Alternatively Brett Terpstra has an amazingly comprehensive review of iOS editors where you can find a replacement or be alerted when a program does in fact cooperate with TextEdit for document storage in iCloud.
| Q: Read/Edit Textedit icloud files on an iPad Does any one of you know a solution to either read or edit on an iPad files stored with Textedit on iCloud ?
A: As @patrix said there is no way.
However you can use iA Writer. It's an application available for Mac, iPad and iPhone, which allows you to read and write txt files, which are the same produced by Textedit. It as a native iCloud and Dropbox support.
Unfortunately it is not free.
Alternatively Brett Terpstra has an amazingly comprehensive review of iOS editors where you can find a replacement or be alerted when a program does in fact cooperate with TextEdit for document storage in iCloud.
A: using iCloud Drive w/ iOS 9 it is possible.
"On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 9, you can access your files from the iCloud Drive app. To show or hide the app, go to Settings > iCloud > iCloud Drive. Next to Show on Home Screen, choose On or Off. On your PC with Windows 7 or later and iCloud for Windows, you can go to iCloud Drive in File Explorer"
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201104
necro, I know. I was searching and found this thread.
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4973d8aa38409f6bd31b9fc426d6854352c1419a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Time Machine - List of Files that were backed up I'd like to know to see which files are getting backed up by my time machine? I often see a large amount of data being transfered and I'm not sure sure what it is.
A: If you want to watch which files are being transfered in realtime you can monitor the time machine daemon with
sudo fs_usage -f -R filesys backupd
If you see abnoramly large file transfer you might see disk images from virtual machines in the list
| Q: Time Machine - List of Files that were backed up I'd like to know to see which files are getting backed up by my time machine? I often see a large amount of data being transfered and I'm not sure sure what it is.
A: If you want to watch which files are being transfered in realtime you can monitor the time machine daemon with
sudo fs_usage -f -R filesys backupd
If you see abnoramly large file transfer you might see disk images from virtual machines in the list
A: I combined the above tmutil answer by BMIKE into this handy one-liner, hopefully it can help someone!
This will take the last 2 backups, and diff them for you. The sed is to put quotes around the backup names which will probably have spaces in them.
sudo tmutil listbackups | tail -2 | sed 's/.*/"&"/' | xargs sudo tmutil compare
A: The command tmutil compare lets you compare file lists if you don't want to do it using ls or other commands that can show differences in files and folders like rsync and many graphical diff programs.
You can list backup paths and then copy them into the compare command. Example:
sudo tmutil listbackups
sudo tmutil compare "path1" "path2"
Many people adore BackupLoupe as well. It makes a powerful database of what files are included with each backup interval.
A: If you're interested in seeing what files are being read as the backup happens, you can use this command:
sudo opensnoop -n backupd | grep -v 'Time Machine Backups'
Note: the above worked in earlier versions of macOS. In High Sierra, something approximating this is:
sudo fs_usage -f filesys backupd
However there's a lot of noise from the backup volume itself that I haven't figured out how to get rid of.
A: I really like this commercial software BackupLoupe for analysing my backups.
A: You can use timedog for that.
timedog is a Perl script that displays the set of files that were saved for any given backup created by Mac OS X Time Machine. By default it shows those files that were saved in the most recent backup. The listing includes the file sizes before and after, as well as a total file count and size. The script includes an option to summarize changes to a particular directory depth, producing a more concise display, helping to get an understanding of which areas of your system are taking up the most space in the backups. It can also sort by size, and/or omit files below a given size.
A: For me, on MacOS Ventura, the following code line works as a charme to show only files written to the backup disk:
sudo fs_usage -f -R filesys backupd | grep RdData
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} |
54695e58c0f2a86532ccab6b9155153311906722 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Image dimension column in Finder? Is it possible to add a column in the list View in Finder, that displays the dimensions of image files ?
A: Just add the word Pictures (capital P) to the front of your folder name, and you will miraculously get Dimensions and Resolution as a column option. Then just rename it back.
Note: You may need to right-click on the list view's header bar to see this option, rather than View > Show View Options (⌘ J).
| Q: Image dimension column in Finder? Is it possible to add a column in the list View in Finder, that displays the dimensions of image files ?
A: Just add the word Pictures (capital P) to the front of your folder name, and you will miraculously get Dimensions and Resolution as a column option. Then just rename it back.
Note: You may need to right-click on the list view's header bar to see this option, rather than View > Show View Options (⌘ J).
A: It would appear that the answer is no, not directly.
Options for columns include:
*
*Date modified
*Date created
*Date Last Opened
*Date Added
*Size (file size, not image size)
*Version
*Kind
*Comments
*Label
and image size is not one of the choices.
You could, however, use a Folder Action to assign image size to the Comments field of a file in a folder and display the Comments column.
Note that in icon view, you can press ⌘J and check "show item info" to display image sizes.
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} |
d86e5b1b2988d8312865d11e0accae659ba31351 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Install Older Versions of Java on OSX 10.8.1 I have a MacBook Pro Retina, running 10.8.1 and Java 1.6.0_35
I need to install some older versions of Java in order to track some bugs that my customers are seeing on older versions of Java.
I tried finding installers for older versions of Java from the Apple Developer Network, but none of them will install on Mountain Lion.
Where can I find installers for older versions of Java? Specifically, 1.6.0_07 and 1.5.0_xx that will run on OSX Mountain Lion?
A: You simply cannot get arbitrary Java versions for the Mac. Apple provides their own Java binaries and does not provide every single Java release. Also, those old versions have known security problems with active exploits in the wild, so it's dangerous to use them on a desktop system.
My best recommendation would be to create a Linux VM using VMware Fusion and install the old versions either from the Linux package installer or using packages downloaded from Oracle.
| Q: Install Older Versions of Java on OSX 10.8.1 I have a MacBook Pro Retina, running 10.8.1 and Java 1.6.0_35
I need to install some older versions of Java in order to track some bugs that my customers are seeing on older versions of Java.
I tried finding installers for older versions of Java from the Apple Developer Network, but none of them will install on Mountain Lion.
Where can I find installers for older versions of Java? Specifically, 1.6.0_07 and 1.5.0_xx that will run on OSX Mountain Lion?
A: You simply cannot get arbitrary Java versions for the Mac. Apple provides their own Java binaries and does not provide every single Java release. Also, those old versions have known security problems with active exploits in the wild, so it's dangerous to use them on a desktop system.
My best recommendation would be to create a Linux VM using VMware Fusion and install the old versions either from the Linux package installer or using packages downloaded from Oracle.
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ab4d601cdb6c3b6293086996b8f4cb87d0aeafdb | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iPhone time sync, mobile operator vs. NTP There is very little information how the iPhone syncs time.
From what I gather the iPhone uses the mobile operator's time through some protocol.
There is a general problem when the operator supplies the wrong time. Mine supplies 7 minutes behind.
My mac syncs using NTP and this is by default, which is far more accurate and dependable.
Unfortunately I haven't found any native way to sync the iPhone with NTP standalone. Even if there is an app, I'll have to start it and this makes it far too unusable.
Sometimes when linked to iTunes my iPhone will sync the time with my mac's time. But not always. I cannot find what is the pattern.
Solution one: disable automatic time sync. I don't like it.
Is there a solution for NTP sync? A native, easy-to-use, setup-and-forget solution?
| Q: iPhone time sync, mobile operator vs. NTP There is very little information how the iPhone syncs time.
From what I gather the iPhone uses the mobile operator's time through some protocol.
There is a general problem when the operator supplies the wrong time. Mine supplies 7 minutes behind.
My mac syncs using NTP and this is by default, which is far more accurate and dependable.
Unfortunately I haven't found any native way to sync the iPhone with NTP standalone. Even if there is an app, I'll have to start it and this makes it far too unusable.
Sometimes when linked to iTunes my iPhone will sync the time with my mac's time. But not always. I cannot find what is the pattern.
Solution one: disable automatic time sync. I don't like it.
Is there a solution for NTP sync? A native, easy-to-use, setup-and-forget solution?
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"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/68525"
} |
5fd0528d6023705d556e514a0cb0729ab3b5b76f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: "Open with" in Finder.app gives duplicate entries
Possible Duplicate:
How to omit apps from external drives in “Open With” menu?
in finder's open with menu are a lot of dups. I am running latest OX X and patches.
I googled and found this command, which didn't help
sudo /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/Current/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user
| Q: "Open with" in Finder.app gives duplicate entries
Possible Duplicate:
How to omit apps from external drives in “Open With” menu?
in finder's open with menu are a lot of dups. I am running latest OX X and patches.
I googled and found this command, which didn't help
sudo /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/Current/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user
| apple | {
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"question_score": "4",
"source": "stackexchange",
"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/68530"
} |
34da1df347a524e3f902ade1f3cfa229c74d66b0 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I view/inspect my Mac’s Parameter RAM (NVRAM)? Inspired by this question I started looking for apps that allow to read the data saved in my Mac’s Parameter RAM. Aside from a very antique (pre OS X) application for Classic, I could not find any. Is there any way to access the info stored in the PRAM on current Macs?
A: To clarify, for PowerPC based Macs, this memory was called PRAM, but for Intel based Macs, the proper name is NVRAM.
To show the contents of the NVRAM or even manipulate them, you can use the nvram shell commando in Terminal. For info on usage, execute man nvram.
If you just want to display the entire contents of the NVRAM, you can execute it with th -p parameter:
nvram -p
| Q: How can I view/inspect my Mac’s Parameter RAM (NVRAM)? Inspired by this question I started looking for apps that allow to read the data saved in my Mac’s Parameter RAM. Aside from a very antique (pre OS X) application for Classic, I could not find any. Is there any way to access the info stored in the PRAM on current Macs?
A: To clarify, for PowerPC based Macs, this memory was called PRAM, but for Intel based Macs, the proper name is NVRAM.
To show the contents of the NVRAM or even manipulate them, you can use the nvram shell commando in Terminal. For info on usage, execute man nvram.
If you just want to display the entire contents of the NVRAM, you can execute it with th -p parameter:
nvram -p
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"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/68539"
} |
a9bdb60bf0ac0c5730e7b62bb869ec12b21cbc30 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Getting Time Machine backups working with an Iomega Home Cloud Edition NAS I'm getting some strange behaviour from Time Machine since upgrading to Moutain Lion using the Iomega Home Cloud Edition NAS as the end point for the backups.
Getting the first backup to complete took some effort and the problem I'm facing now is that automatic backups don't start.
When I right click the menu bar icon and select Back Up Now I get the following error from Time Machine:
Time Machine couldn’t complete the backup to “iomega”. The backup disk
is not available.
If I go in the Time Machine preferences however and do the same thing by right clicking the drive icon, the backup starts just fine.
What's strange is that the backup drive is properly mounted and there are 2 separate behaviours depending on where I start the backup from.
How can I get Time Machine backups working automatically with this setup?
A: It seems that TM is looking for an other/older backup drive.
You can check it in TM preferences, under select disks panel.
If you have 2 entry disk, remove the one you don't use.
| Q: Getting Time Machine backups working with an Iomega Home Cloud Edition NAS I'm getting some strange behaviour from Time Machine since upgrading to Moutain Lion using the Iomega Home Cloud Edition NAS as the end point for the backups.
Getting the first backup to complete took some effort and the problem I'm facing now is that automatic backups don't start.
When I right click the menu bar icon and select Back Up Now I get the following error from Time Machine:
Time Machine couldn’t complete the backup to “iomega”. The backup disk
is not available.
If I go in the Time Machine preferences however and do the same thing by right clicking the drive icon, the backup starts just fine.
What's strange is that the backup drive is properly mounted and there are 2 separate behaviours depending on where I start the backup from.
How can I get Time Machine backups working automatically with this setup?
A: It seems that TM is looking for an other/older backup drive.
You can check it in TM preferences, under select disks panel.
If you have 2 entry disk, remove the one you don't use.
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} |
5c3b9725f493412929bfd8557963c0c771a70543 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to open files from unknown developers without a warning in OSX? I believe I have too much security on my mac. Whenever I try changing a file name or install a program I have to enter my laptop's password. Moreover, I cannot quickly access downloaded programs because they are from unidentified developers, and I must right-click > open in order for me to run them. That is really frustrating.
Do I need to my laptop to be THAT secure (due to recent malware attacks on Macbooks ? ) Can I chance the settings to have it a bit more flexible ?
Platform : Mountaion Lion Retina Macbook Pro
A: You can disable Gatekeeper in System Preferences:
This removes the warnings about opening files downloaded from the internet:
defaults write com.apple.LaunchServices LSQuarantine -bool false
It doesn't affect the dialogs about opening applications for the first time though.
You can run Finder as root with osascript -e 'quit app "Finder"' && sudo /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/MacOS/Finder, but it's not really meant to be done permanently.
| Q: How to open files from unknown developers without a warning in OSX? I believe I have too much security on my mac. Whenever I try changing a file name or install a program I have to enter my laptop's password. Moreover, I cannot quickly access downloaded programs because they are from unidentified developers, and I must right-click > open in order for me to run them. That is really frustrating.
Do I need to my laptop to be THAT secure (due to recent malware attacks on Macbooks ? ) Can I chance the settings to have it a bit more flexible ?
Platform : Mountaion Lion Retina Macbook Pro
A: You can disable Gatekeeper in System Preferences:
This removes the warnings about opening files downloaded from the internet:
defaults write com.apple.LaunchServices LSQuarantine -bool false
It doesn't affect the dialogs about opening applications for the first time though.
You can run Finder as root with osascript -e 'quit app "Finder"' && sudo /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/MacOS/Finder, but it's not really meant to be done permanently.
A: You can make an AppleScript droplet to clear quarantaine status on items.
From elsewhere on the internet:
on open paths
set xattr to "xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine"
repeat with path in paths
set xattr to xattr & space & quote & POSIX path of path & quote
end repeat
do shell script xattr
end open
Open Applescript, paste the text, save as an Application. To use, drop
files onto the app, making sure you drop ZIPs or DMGs instead of the
files they contain. If you already expanded the ZIP and it contained
an app, you won't be able to use the droplet with it.
(http://www.tonymacx86.com/mac-os-x-support/104276-simple-applescript-droplet-prevent-gatekeeper-warnings.html)
What this basically does is use the xattr command to clean the quarantaine status on the file you drop on top of the applet.
You can extend the script to "open" the file after clearing it, see the AppleScript documentation to see how to do that.
A: When you receive a message that indicates you are prevented from opening an app from an unidentified developer, to open from Safari you can:
(1) click on the download icon (the down arrow in the top right corner of Safari.
(2) right click on the file to open;
(3) select "Show in Finder";
(4) in Finder, right click on the file;
(5) select "open"
(6) confirm open
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3322fa7d6f67f69990c0c3736a6eec731d35d0c8 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Does a deactivated iPhone 4 still have GPS capability? I just got my iPhone 5, and I deactivated my iPhone 4. I am wondering if I can keep my iPhone 4 as a iPod that I run with. Question is can, my Nike+ app still accurately track my runs?
I would much rather continue using my iPhone 4 running equipment (special case, armband, etc) instead of going to buy new stuff.
A: Yes, the GPS does not need cellular data or cellular service to work. It will get better results when GPS is offline if it can poll the location database and trilateralate from both Wi-Fi and cellular towers, but GPS is generally better than the these secondary sources of location data.
The phone should connect to Wi-Fi regularly to keep the location database up to date - perhaps while tethered to your iPhone 5 for optimal results.
For most situations it will work almost as if it were connected to cellular data and the cellular data switch was off.
| Q: Does a deactivated iPhone 4 still have GPS capability? I just got my iPhone 5, and I deactivated my iPhone 4. I am wondering if I can keep my iPhone 4 as a iPod that I run with. Question is can, my Nike+ app still accurately track my runs?
I would much rather continue using my iPhone 4 running equipment (special case, armband, etc) instead of going to buy new stuff.
A: Yes, the GPS does not need cellular data or cellular service to work. It will get better results when GPS is offline if it can poll the location database and trilateralate from both Wi-Fi and cellular towers, but GPS is generally better than the these secondary sources of location data.
The phone should connect to Wi-Fi regularly to keep the location database up to date - perhaps while tethered to your iPhone 5 for optimal results.
For most situations it will work almost as if it were connected to cellular data and the cellular data switch was off.
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1f8e06fefe000af0d267138264bcf064f05f121b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to set an iPad back to factory settings where I have forgotton the restrictions passcode? I am trying to help my uncle reset his iPad. He has not had it long and has forgotten the restrictions passcode (to manage restrictions in Settings). He is OK with putting it back to the factory settings. However, the restrictions code is required to do the reset. How do we bypass it and reset it?
The restrictions passcode is required to set and enforce limits on age restrictions, categories and other parts of the iPad's interface in Settings.
A: Connect it to a computer, open iTunes and click "Restore" in the "Summary" tab for the device. Note that you will lose all data and settings on the iPad.
See: iTunes: Restoring iOS software
| Q: How to set an iPad back to factory settings where I have forgotton the restrictions passcode? I am trying to help my uncle reset his iPad. He has not had it long and has forgotten the restrictions passcode (to manage restrictions in Settings). He is OK with putting it back to the factory settings. However, the restrictions code is required to do the reset. How do we bypass it and reset it?
The restrictions passcode is required to set and enforce limits on age restrictions, categories and other parts of the iPad's interface in Settings.
A: Connect it to a computer, open iTunes and click "Restore" in the "Summary" tab for the device. Note that you will lose all data and settings on the iPad.
See: iTunes: Restoring iOS software
A: Put the iPad in DFU Mode first. This will let you bypass any software problems, even if your device is bricked.
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"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/68572"
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689720829ac3120b3ce1732030dc3fe2f52a94ac | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Add anniversary to calendar iOS calendar add birthdays but no anniversary.
How can I add them from the contacts to the calendar?
A: Another work around would be to add a contact, called for exemple Wedding Me and My Wife and add a birthday to it. So it will show like a birthday in the calendar but you'll not it's an anniversary.
| Q: Add anniversary to calendar iOS calendar add birthdays but no anniversary.
How can I add them from the contacts to the calendar?
A: Another work around would be to add a contact, called for exemple Wedding Me and My Wife and add a birthday to it. So it will show like a birthday in the calendar but you'll not it's an anniversary.
A: Not directly through the iPhone, but, BirthDayScanner does exactly that.
It scans the Address Book for all dates. Then presents them to you, to choose and edit, or play around, and then generates events directly in iCal which can be synced with the iPhone.
A: Asked quite some time ago, and the feature was not yet implemented.
But there is a work-around, using your friend Google.
In short:
*
*Create/use a Google mail account
*On https://contacts.google.com create a contact with birthday and/or other dates:
*Add your Google account to your iOS/macOS device - how? read https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/99358
*In iOS Calendar, activate from that account the calendar Birthday
*See your contact's birthday and/or other dates in the Calendar app:
(Please excuse the unprofessional screenshot)
A: Hmm, I can tell you how to add the field easily, but it doesn't seem to be widely supported. (Only Fantastical 2 on my Mac seems to automatically import this into it's calendar. I don't see it in the stock Calendar app on iOS or OSX, nor do I see it in Fantastical 2 on my iPhone.)
When editing a contact, click on + to add a new field. Choose 'Date' from the options. A new field will be added, and by default it will be of type 'Anniversary'. Just fill in the original date of marriage here, and you're done.
Note: I am using Google to sync contacts, but the field seems to be sync'ing correctly to my iPhone.
A: In iOS 12, go to Calendar > + > and at the bottom of the "New Event" screen, choose "Repeat" and select "Every Year." Alternatively, at the bottom of the "Repeat" screen, choose "Custom."
A: free tool to remeber anniversaries..
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/anniversary-reminder/id614159715?mt=8
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b102ca235818546be2c9e773b25856c6487405e1 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: resolv.conf search domain not working on OS X I use network setup to modify my search domains which works fine so far, but it only does it per device. Once I VPN somewhere, it no longer uses those changes. Is there a way to set the search domains globally (ie. for every device: Ethernet, Wi-Fi, and VPN) on Mac OS X Lion?
A: There was a similar issue in 2002 with OS X. I found a few articles about it and I've been able to address this issue by simply adding "local" to the Search Domains in the advanced network properties of my network interface. This has allowed those of connecting via VPN to resolve .local hosts.
| Q: resolv.conf search domain not working on OS X I use network setup to modify my search domains which works fine so far, but it only does it per device. Once I VPN somewhere, it no longer uses those changes. Is there a way to set the search domains globally (ie. for every device: Ethernet, Wi-Fi, and VPN) on Mac OS X Lion?
A: There was a similar issue in 2002 with OS X. I found a few articles about it and I've been able to address this issue by simply adding "local" to the Search Domains in the advanced network properties of my network interface. This has allowed those of connecting via VPN to resolve .local hosts.
A: Why not just add it to the adapter in question? i.e. ethernet or Wi-Fi: http://support.apple.com/kb/PH14159
Per: https://web.archive.org/web/20150227052942/http://support.apple.com/kb/PH14159
For example, if you specify the search domain apple.com, typing “store” in your web browser takes you to store.apple.com. Or, if you use campus.university.edu as a search domain, you can type “server1” in the Connect To Server dialog in the Finder to connect to server1.campus.university.edu.
Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Network.
Select the network connection service you want to use (such as Wi-Fi or Ethernet, unless you named it something else) in the list, then click Advanced.
Click DNS, then click Add (+) at the bottom of the DNS Servers list. Enter the IPv4 or IPv6 address for the DNS server.
Click Add (+) at the bottom of the Search Domain list and enter the search domain, for example, apple.com.
When you’re finished, click OK.
Domains are searched in the order you list them, and the search stops when a valid name is found.
To search a name hierarchy, use search domains of varying scope. For example: building.campus.university.edu, campus.university.edu, and university.edu.
com.apple.mDNSResponder.plist can be overwritten by something else/update and you will forget it. The url above is the "supported" way to add the domain search path to the DNS query.
A: If you want a strict command line solution, you can add the search domains manually to each adapter/service.
*
*List all networkservices to get the common names:
$ networksetup -listallnetworkservices
Wi-Fi
FT232R USB UART
Thunderbolt Bridge
Thunderbolt Ethernet
*Check the current searchdomain setting on the device you want to update (You must fully quote devices with spaces in the names):
$ networksetup -getsearchdomains "Thunderbolt Ethernet"
yourdomain.com
yourdomain.lan
*Then add the searchdomains you want where they are missing:
$ networksetup -setsearchdomains "Wi-Fi" yourdomain.com yourdomain.lan
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62bb212d446016c59601c387be13b58b77fbe066 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Which key is Num Lock on an Apple keyboard in Windows? I have an extended keyboard as in the image below
When connecting to a Windows machine, which key is Num Lock?
For future reference, the key on this UK keyboard does not say Clear, it has an image of a horizontal rectangle with an X through it ⌧ but it is the same key and provides the same functionality in OS X.
A: You can try the combination Shift + Clear ⌧.
| Q: Which key is Num Lock on an Apple keyboard in Windows? I have an extended keyboard as in the image below
When connecting to a Windows machine, which key is Num Lock?
For future reference, the key on this UK keyboard does not say Clear, it has an image of a horizontal rectangle with an X through it ⌧ but it is the same key and provides the same functionality in OS X.
A: You can try the combination Shift + Clear ⌧.
A: *
*Windows Key (on a Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad - US English - Silver) it is the Command Key.
*Type Onscreen and the On-Screen Keyboard Application appears.
*Select "Options" (Lower Right, next to Help)
*Enable numeric keypad
*You are done!
A: Under Boot Camp, it's the Clear ⌧ button, according to Apple's documentation.
That makes some sense, at least, because that key is where Num Lock normally lives on other keyboards.
(Note: I don't have the same keyboard to test with, but I'm guessing this document isn't actually Boot Camp-specific; it's just a guide to how the keys are mapped under Windows.)
A: left shift + key over number 7
that works for me
A: You can take the following steps:
*
*click a SYSTEM PREFERENCES
*click a accessibility
*click a mouse & trackpad
*click a enable mouse keys
A: *
*Ease of Access Center
*Start on screen keyboard
*Options
*Turn on numeric key pad
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50358ec84fd17ca437ab76b1e05d34ce30c7d5d2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to play music from my computer on iPhone (without iTunes)? How can I play music that resides my computer on my iPhone (plugged in to my stereo)? I am at home, they are on the same wifi network. The computer runs Windows 7.
I tried iTunes's sharing feature and my computer's "library" was listed on the phone, but when I select it, the symbol spins for a minute then gives up. Once it did work, but it only listed about a hundred songs (of tens of thousands). I don't know why.
I'd like to choose the music from the iPhone.
Edit: I have much more music than disk space on my iPhone, so I can't copy it all.
A: You want a DNLA streaming app for your iPhone, which can play a music library via a DLNA server running on your PC.
For the PC side, google "windows DLNA server" will get you current choices, but at this time there are Plex, Tversity, and Twonky
On the iPhone side, look at apps like Media:connect. There are summaries of current choices online, like this one: http://blog.dreamcss.com/iphone/dlna-streaming-apps-for-iphone/
| Q: How to play music from my computer on iPhone (without iTunes)? How can I play music that resides my computer on my iPhone (plugged in to my stereo)? I am at home, they are on the same wifi network. The computer runs Windows 7.
I tried iTunes's sharing feature and my computer's "library" was listed on the phone, but when I select it, the symbol spins for a minute then gives up. Once it did work, but it only listed about a hundred songs (of tens of thousands). I don't know why.
I'd like to choose the music from the iPhone.
Edit: I have much more music than disk space on my iPhone, so I can't copy it all.
A: You want a DNLA streaming app for your iPhone, which can play a music library via a DLNA server running on your PC.
For the PC side, google "windows DLNA server" will get you current choices, but at this time there are Plex, Tversity, and Twonky
On the iPhone side, look at apps like Media:connect. There are summaries of current choices online, like this one: http://blog.dreamcss.com/iphone/dlna-streaming-apps-for-iphone/
A: I can't offer you another option, but I have run into the sharing issue as well. Occasionally my iPhone will connect very slowly and not show my entire library.
The fix that has always worked for me, is to remove and then reset the home sharing Apple ID from the iPhone Music settings. This seems to reset everything to how it should be and has solved my issue in the past.
A: I never thought to do this because I have an iPod that I generally use for music but it sounds interesting. I might try this app when I get home.
http://wifi2hifi.cleverandson.com/
It's 3.99 but it supposedly works well, you need to download something on your computer for it to work; it looks like it only supports up to 10.6 but maybe you can find more information about that; it's likely compatible with newer versions. Also, the reviews said there is a few seconds of lag but as long as you don't have the sound on your computer or watching video it shouldn't be a problem.
You could also upload your music to music.google.com and stream that way. I haven't used it in a while though so I don't know how well it works anymore. At the time there was no app for it either so you had to do it through your phone's browser.
A: Check out Subsonic. It's free and can stream to almost any device with a web browser. There's also and native iPhone client (and native clients for several other platforms). It can stream a stand alone music library or an existing iTunes library.
It's pretty easy to setup. Basically just run the installer and point it to your music folder.
I've been using it for a few years and it works great.
A: I'm surprised no one has suggested the Plex Media Server. Basically you have the Plex Media Server running on your PC (either Mac, Windows, Linux) and can play media from your iPhone with their iPhone/iPad app.
You can even set it up so you can play music/watch videos when you are not at home. They will stream from your home PC.
Take a look at http://www.plexapp.com/
A: Have a look at Tonido. It does a lot more than music streaming, but it looks like it would fill your desired role well. You run a server component on your computer, and there's an iOS app for playback. If you want you can even access your music collection when you're not on your home network.
A: You could also try StreamToMe (iOS & Mac App) and ServeToMe (Windows & Mac). I do believe it works over the internet as well, but am not sure as I haven't used it in quite a while. It allows you to Play Music, Videos and Photos.
A: You can try WiFi2HiFi , works great..
Just download the app onto your iPhone and PC or Mac .
On Itunes : https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wifi2hifi/id417409424
Mac or PC : http://www.wifi2hifi.com/
Well Apple also has a solution , Airport Express but costs 99 $ .
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48b67f4d8fcb08f3d41695af7a5d278da0527ee2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Dictation not working in OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion I have enabled dictation in the preferences, but it fails to start.
When I tap fn fn, the Icon with three dots appears, and quickly disappears. I don't see a microphone.
My system is connected to the Internet with an ADSL router, through an Ethernet LAN. I have temporarily disabled the router firewall, but it does not seem to help.
My system is in French (but I think "Dictation" should work since it is indeed called '"Dictée")
How can I have logs?
What can I investigate?
A: I had the same problem and it drove me crazy! This helped me:
*
*Go to ~/Library/Preferences
( ⇧+⌘+G )
*Locate com.apple.assistant.plist and move it to the Trash
*Open Dictation & Speech preference panel, disable dictation
*Reboot
*Re-enable Dictation & Speech.
Voila!
PS This hint has the nicest side-effect: In Mail, all accounts used to be offline after sleep (Small triangle icons next to account), and would only come back on after quitting and restarting Mail.app. Now, all is well again. Ts!
| Q: Dictation not working in OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion I have enabled dictation in the preferences, but it fails to start.
When I tap fn fn, the Icon with three dots appears, and quickly disappears. I don't see a microphone.
My system is connected to the Internet with an ADSL router, through an Ethernet LAN. I have temporarily disabled the router firewall, but it does not seem to help.
My system is in French (but I think "Dictation" should work since it is indeed called '"Dictée")
How can I have logs?
What can I investigate?
A: I had the same problem and it drove me crazy! This helped me:
*
*Go to ~/Library/Preferences
( ⇧+⌘+G )
*Locate com.apple.assistant.plist and move it to the Trash
*Open Dictation & Speech preference panel, disable dictation
*Reboot
*Re-enable Dictation & Speech.
Voila!
PS This hint has the nicest side-effect: In Mail, all accounts used to be offline after sleep (Small triangle icons next to account), and would only come back on after quitting and restarting Mail.app. Now, all is well again. Ts!
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5c415577e077ef2e1a8994a8c741613f1a5d9f6b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I keep track of the bandwidth usage through my Airport Extreme wireless router? I have 3 Macs, 1 iPad, and 1 Apple TV (using HD Netflix, mostly).
I need to keep an eye on bandwidth usage. What is the best way to monitor the bandwidth usage (preferably per device) that passes through my Airport Extreme router?
Thanks!
Rob
A: The Airport Express/Extreme allows monitoring via SNMP if you enable it via the Airport Configuration Utility (version 5.6 ONLY).
Apple removed advanced configuration parameters from Airport Configuration Utility 6.0. Please download a version 5.6 of the utility from Apple’s support page to get a full access to all configuration parameters of your router. SNMP configuration is located under Advanced settings.
From there, ANY snmp polling engine can get traffic as a whole.
You would be hard-pressed to find anything that could differenciate traffic between devices that isn't a real router (Cisco, etc) or custom built Linux box.
I just found this during a quick serach: NetUseApp via iTunes Store allows you to monitor any SNMP device with a pretty interface.
| Q: How do I keep track of the bandwidth usage through my Airport Extreme wireless router? I have 3 Macs, 1 iPad, and 1 Apple TV (using HD Netflix, mostly).
I need to keep an eye on bandwidth usage. What is the best way to monitor the bandwidth usage (preferably per device) that passes through my Airport Extreme router?
Thanks!
Rob
A: The Airport Express/Extreme allows monitoring via SNMP if you enable it via the Airport Configuration Utility (version 5.6 ONLY).
Apple removed advanced configuration parameters from Airport Configuration Utility 6.0. Please download a version 5.6 of the utility from Apple’s support page to get a full access to all configuration parameters of your router. SNMP configuration is located under Advanced settings.
From there, ANY snmp polling engine can get traffic as a whole.
You would be hard-pressed to find anything that could differenciate traffic between devices that isn't a real router (Cisco, etc) or custom built Linux box.
I just found this during a quick serach: NetUseApp via iTunes Store allows you to monitor any SNMP device with a pretty interface.
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c346bf516c67d3a2aaf305ff6a98367aabb4681b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to find out frame rate (FPS) of an AVI video on OS X? Pretty straightforward question: How can I find out FPS of a video file on Mac OS X?
(QuickTime does not open the video because of not installed codec; but VLC does, though.)
A: You could also use mplayer -identify -frames 0 file.avi.
| Q: How to find out frame rate (FPS) of an AVI video on OS X? Pretty straightforward question: How can I find out FPS of a video file on Mac OS X?
(QuickTime does not open the video because of not installed codec; but VLC does, though.)
A: You could also use mplayer -identify -frames 0 file.avi.
A: MediaInfo is a pretty comprehensive cross-platform tool for getting all sorts of information about pretty much any video format around.
A: With a recent version of VLC, go to the "Window" menu and choose "Media Information" (or press ⌘ I). If you have more than one video in your playlist, make sure the desired one is selected.
Switch to the "Codec Details" tab, then click to expand the details for each stream until you find the video stream. The frame rate is listed there.
The screenshot below comes from VLC 2.0:
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50a5c62b72f6e46a39bb41f17a072fbd0503cde9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Sync an iDevice apps with two Apple IDs
Possible Duplicate:
2 Apple IDs on one device?
I was planning on getting a new iPhone and I want to give my old one to my younger brother, both of us have different Apple ID. The question is, can I retain my old apps on the old iPhone while syncing/installing my brother's purchased apps in it?
A: Yes, you can do that. I use two Apple IDs on my iPhone 4S.
It is not the most comfortable setup though: You must switch IDs in Settings>iTunes & App Stores. Just tap on your Apple ID and select Sign Out. Then log in with your brother's Apple ID.
I don't think the iPhone will pull the apps your brother bought when he signs in with his Apple ID. He will have to install them manually.
| Q: Sync an iDevice apps with two Apple IDs
Possible Duplicate:
2 Apple IDs on one device?
I was planning on getting a new iPhone and I want to give my old one to my younger brother, both of us have different Apple ID. The question is, can I retain my old apps on the old iPhone while syncing/installing my brother's purchased apps in it?
A: Yes, you can do that. I use two Apple IDs on my iPhone 4S.
It is not the most comfortable setup though: You must switch IDs in Settings>iTunes & App Stores. Just tap on your Apple ID and select Sign Out. Then log in with your brother's Apple ID.
I don't think the iPhone will pull the apps your brother bought when he signs in with his Apple ID. He will have to install them manually.
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58ff1e5bbdaea9d9045ac6951d88bba8bf769826 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is is possible to add tag, notes or labels to backups made by Time Machine? Is it possible to add label, tag or notes to Time Machine backups. Lets say after fresh reinstall of OS X - label it as "Base System 1" then after few days (at some point with more software/work) "Designer Workstation - Base System 2" etc.
So, in case if system needs to be restored to a known good state (because of crash or otherwise). It would be easy to look at tag/notes and decide which one to restore. Than to just look at date-time stamps.
I know full bootable clones are the way to go. In addition to one bootable clone, it will be great to have multiple tagged restore points in Time Machine.
Is there a way to achieve this?
A: No, it's not possible to tag any specific revision in TimeMachine.
| Q: Is is possible to add tag, notes or labels to backups made by Time Machine? Is it possible to add label, tag or notes to Time Machine backups. Lets say after fresh reinstall of OS X - label it as "Base System 1" then after few days (at some point with more software/work) "Designer Workstation - Base System 2" etc.
So, in case if system needs to be restored to a known good state (because of crash or otherwise). It would be easy to look at tag/notes and decide which one to restore. Than to just look at date-time stamps.
I know full bootable clones are the way to go. In addition to one bootable clone, it will be great to have multiple tagged restore points in Time Machine.
Is there a way to achieve this?
A: No, it's not possible to tag any specific revision in TimeMachine.
A: In brief - tag a file on your filesystem and let Time Machine store the tagged file. You could also decide to keep a text file anywhere on the backup and adding tags / labels / narrative to that file. Someone could program a UI for this and present the history of Time Machine backups quite easily since everything is stored in a native filesystem storage view. I haven't seen any program that does tagging, but you might look at BackupLoupe for browsing your backups.
If you had a general purpose tagging system using spotlight - that also would work for searching since spotlight also indexes Time Machine backups:
*
*Tag any file in OS X using spotlight and a marker character
*Tag files using finder and metadata fields
*Many third party apps exist to add tagging to the filesystem - search the app store for "file tagging" if the previous links are not helpful for you.
In practice, I can usually figure out which backup I need by looking at the contents of a backup and checking the modified date of a specific App or system file to correspond with a specific update or install. I do see how for some, having a place to write detailed notes to evernote or a text file or elsewhere would be useful in parsing a Time Machine store - especially if your store isn't full or long enough where Time Machine starts deleting older backups to reclaim space for newer versions of files.
A: Yes，I find a sample way to do that, just use the command line add a Readme.txt on the backup disk. My backup disk mount path is "/Volumes/TimeHub", Example command like this:
sudo touch /Volumes/TimeHub/Readme.txt
Input your password
sudo vi /Volumes/TimeHub/Readme.txt
Input your password againt, then, you can write down any info by vi, sample and easy.
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b9626eabd7afcfa57b1579def134261828e4afe2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to batch rename images, in reverse numerical order? My camera names its images IMG_0001.jpg, IMG_0002.jpg, IMG_0003.jpg, etc.
I have about a thousand images and would like to rename them without having to do it manually if possible.
Is there a good way to automate the process of renaming them in the reverse order - e.g. IMG_0003.jpg, IMG_0002.jpg, IMG_0001.jpg?
A: Here's another shell script. You can save it as a normal text file and then run bash /path/to/script.sh from Terminal. Remove the echo to actually rename the files.
cd ~/Pictures/
IFS=$'\n' # the input field separators include space by default
i=1
for f in $(ls -r IMG*.jpg); do
echo mv "$f" "IMG_$(printf %04d $i)".jpg
(( i++ ))
done
| Q: How to batch rename images, in reverse numerical order? My camera names its images IMG_0001.jpg, IMG_0002.jpg, IMG_0003.jpg, etc.
I have about a thousand images and would like to rename them without having to do it manually if possible.
Is there a good way to automate the process of renaming them in the reverse order - e.g. IMG_0003.jpg, IMG_0002.jpg, IMG_0001.jpg?
A: Here's another shell script. You can save it as a normal text file and then run bash /path/to/script.sh from Terminal. Remove the echo to actually rename the files.
cd ~/Pictures/
IFS=$'\n' # the input field separators include space by default
i=1
for f in $(ls -r IMG*.jpg); do
echo mv "$f" "IMG_$(printf %04d $i)".jpg
(( i++ ))
done
A: Try this in the Terminal:
mkdir new
ls IMG* > 1
sort -r < 1 > 2
paste 1 2 | awk '{ print "mv " $1 " new/" $2} ' > 3
. 3
The renamed files will be in the new folder.
Here is a brief explanation of how this works: it creates a script named 3 that does the renaming. For that, it creates a listing of the images in alphabetical order in 1 and in reverse order in 2. Then one line is read from each file and combine into a mv command, which is executed when you run 3. The images are renamed into the new folder to avoid collisions.
A: Name Mangler ($10 and has a free trial) or Name Changer (free/donationware) is also very good for this sort of thing if you're after a nice, simple app.
A: You can use an Automator Workflow.
Something like this:
Sort Finder Items step will sort image names descending (IMG_0003.jpg, IMG_002.jpg, IMG_001.jpg).
Make Sequential step will rename them sequentially (IMG_0001.jpg, IMG_0002.jpg, ...).
Copy Finder Items step is optional, just to be sure not to mess with original files.
A: You can use the perl rename.pl script looming around the web (for example, from here), and put it into the folder with your image files.
Its usage is simple and documented and it is pretty powerful. To use it for your case, replace MAXIMUM_NUMBER by the number in the last photo, then run:
perl rename.pl 's/IMG_0+(\d+)/"A_IMG_".sprintf("%04d",(MAXIMUM_NUMBER- $1))/xe' *.jpg && perl rename.pl 's/A_//' *.jpg
To explain:
*
*The first rename (before &&) will rename all files to MAXIMUM_NUMBER minus the number already in the file name. It will also prefix the filename with A_ in order to avoid overwriting already existing files.
*The second rename simply deletes the A_ from the file names.
Note that the rename.pl script can do much more than that if you ever need more complex renaming.
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6ee42754cdbfecaae080fd8f9026a4650a8a316d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Where can I download Safari for Windows? This sounds like an absurd question, I know, but when I go to:
http://www.apple.com/safari/
There isn't a download link! I'm sure it used to be there :-/
Here's what I see:
Scrolling further just has more features. No link!
A: The Windows version was discontinued, but the latest version (5.1.7) can still be downloaded directly from Apple as of 2021-04-13:
http://appldnld.apple.com/Safari5/041-5487.20120509.INU8B/SafariSetup.exe
It is also available on archive.org:
http://web.archive.org/web/20210413145735/http://appldnld.apple.com/Safari5/041-5487.20120509.INU8B/SafariSetup.exe
| Q: Where can I download Safari for Windows? This sounds like an absurd question, I know, but when I go to:
http://www.apple.com/safari/
There isn't a download link! I'm sure it used to be there :-/
Here's what I see:
Scrolling further just has more features. No link!
A: The Windows version was discontinued, but the latest version (5.1.7) can still be downloaded directly from Apple as of 2021-04-13:
http://appldnld.apple.com/Safari5/041-5487.20120509.INU8B/SafariSetup.exe
It is also available on archive.org:
http://web.archive.org/web/20210413145735/http://appldnld.apple.com/Safari5/041-5487.20120509.INU8B/SafariSetup.exe
A: There is no link to Safari for Windows because Apple stopped making it. If you want a copy of Safari for Windows you have to download the installer somewhere, or retrieve it from your backup.
Update: This link still works: SafariSetup.exe
A: Safari on Windows is no longer supported by Apple.
Safari 5 (from 2010) is available via Apple's KB. The original page no longer exists, but the EXE is still hosted.
According to 9to5mac, it seems that have Apple decided to stop producing Safari for Windows, so Safari 5 is all that's likely to be available moving forward.
A: Like the others have said, Apple has ceased development for it. The latest Windows version is 5.1.7 and you can find it in several places including wordsoftech.com (https://www.wordsoftech.com/download-safari-for-windows/)
It will give you warnings galore, that its not the latest most secure browser, but if you must run it for some reason - there it is.
A: You have two options to still use Safari on Windows PC.
*
*Using a cross-browser testing tool
*Installing Safari 5.1.7 (The last supported version)
Since it is not safe to use dated version, the cross-browser testing tool is the best way if you just want to test your projects.
However, if you still want to install the last supported version of Safari, you can find the download link to Safari for Windows here.
Warning: Don't use the old version of Safari as your daily driver. It is not secure and pain to your eyes.
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3583cd4470bd3d29f1c11a78b969359c53e62c31 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Stop Desktops from Reordering
Possible Duplicate:
Why do full-screen applications change their order in Mission Control?
Say I'm on desktop 1 and a click an app in the dock for a window on desktop 3. It will reorder my desktops, moving 3 to 2. How can I keep it from doing this?
A: The setting to turn that off is in your Mission Control preference pane.
| Q: Stop Desktops from Reordering
Possible Duplicate:
Why do full-screen applications change their order in Mission Control?
Say I'm on desktop 1 and a click an app in the dock for a window on desktop 3. It will reorder my desktops, moving 3 to 2. How can I keep it from doing this?
A: The setting to turn that off is in your Mission Control preference pane.
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3edad6f0c82a88d9b4753e465c6320d43355edf9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I ask Siri to turn OFF Do Not Disturb mode? As from iOS 6, I can ask Siri something like "Don't Disturb Me", and it replies confirming that Do Not Disturb is activated.
However, I have not been able to deactivate Do Not Disturb mode by voice.
What verbiage should I use?
A: In the past, You could ask Siri that all you want, but she wasn’t programmed to toggle that switch for you.
Until now on iOS 12 - we now have sweet satisfaction in voice mastery over this toggle.
| Q: How can I ask Siri to turn OFF Do Not Disturb mode? As from iOS 6, I can ask Siri something like "Don't Disturb Me", and it replies confirming that Do Not Disturb is activated.
However, I have not been able to deactivate Do Not Disturb mode by voice.
What verbiage should I use?
A: In the past, You could ask Siri that all you want, but she wasn’t programmed to toggle that switch for you.
Until now on iOS 12 - we now have sweet satisfaction in voice mastery over this toggle.
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44897ba93d0456495135b38ad98f831eefd1782a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to refresh Messages on Mac after hibernation? I've set up iMessage on my iPhone correctly (apple id) with Messages on my Mac (OSX Mountain Lion), and it syncs.
But the syncing isn't flawless.. Everytime I wake up my Mac after hibernation, it won't update my messages. I first have to restart the app a few times, to get all my messages. Sometimes even the order of the messages isn't correct.
From my experience the syncing is still quite buggy.
Does anyone have the same issues, and maybe a workaround?
ps: I don't use wifi on my Mac, if that's relevant.
A: The closest solution I found is to ping one of your connections.
| Q: How to refresh Messages on Mac after hibernation? I've set up iMessage on my iPhone correctly (apple id) with Messages on my Mac (OSX Mountain Lion), and it syncs.
But the syncing isn't flawless.. Everytime I wake up my Mac after hibernation, it won't update my messages. I first have to restart the app a few times, to get all my messages. Sometimes even the order of the messages isn't correct.
From my experience the syncing is still quite buggy.
Does anyone have the same issues, and maybe a workaround?
ps: I don't use wifi on my Mac, if that's relevant.
A: The closest solution I found is to ping one of your connections.
A: If you scroll up and down consistently in the sidebar (where all the convos are held) for a while it usually tends to send and receive. At first it might only do one side of the messages, but keep scrolling up and down and it will eventually all be there. Takes less than 15 seconds at most.
A: the messages app is always slow, restart it (and wait a long time).
A: You can't really do it. It's the server side that is laggy. When All my iMessage devices are off at the same time, I'll receive all my messages at the same time hours after the actual time
A: restart your computer and just keep clicking on and off the message icon
A: close the messages app & press command + Q and click on the messages. a applications window will pop up so just open your iMessage from there. works sometimes.
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866fdb48dbe0a44be97132170e6b099b13ad435a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why are all of my windows tiny when I plug in an external monitor? I have a mirrored display setup with a 17" MacBook Pro and an Apple LED Cinema display. When I plug in the monitor, sometimes the mirroring does not kick in properly and some items are half on-screen.
Opening and closing the lid gives it a kick in the pants and fixes it, but some application windows are collapsed to almost nothing (see screenshot) and I have to resize them all. Kind of a PITA since this happens every morning. Is there a fix?
(I also think this is responsible for my VirtualBox issue)
Screenshot:
A: I don't have the correct solution, but I use the Moom app from the App Store configured with some shortcuts to maximize, shrink and or move my windows around.
So in my case it only takes around .5 seconds for me to resize the screen.
| Q: Why are all of my windows tiny when I plug in an external monitor? I have a mirrored display setup with a 17" MacBook Pro and an Apple LED Cinema display. When I plug in the monitor, sometimes the mirroring does not kick in properly and some items are half on-screen.
Opening and closing the lid gives it a kick in the pants and fixes it, but some application windows are collapsed to almost nothing (see screenshot) and I have to resize them all. Kind of a PITA since this happens every morning. Is there a fix?
(I also think this is responsible for my VirtualBox issue)
Screenshot:
A: I don't have the correct solution, but I use the Moom app from the App Store configured with some shortcuts to maximize, shrink and or move my windows around.
So in my case it only takes around .5 seconds for me to resize the screen.
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06732d99b21b234f580059ed264fe9d2180061f9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a way to change the naming scheme for screenshots?
Possible Duplicate:
Save screenshot with my own name
Is there any way, short of a third-party application (I'm quite fond of the baked-in functionality of the screenshot system in Mac OS), to change the filename that screenshots get named with when they're created?
Failing that, are there any notable screenshot apps that give you better granular control over your screenshots, without nuking the process too much?
A: If you can use the Terminal, screencapture lets you specify the name of the file (and much more).
| Q: Is there a way to change the naming scheme for screenshots?
Possible Duplicate:
Save screenshot with my own name
Is there any way, short of a third-party application (I'm quite fond of the baked-in functionality of the screenshot system in Mac OS), to change the filename that screenshots get named with when they're created?
Failing that, are there any notable screenshot apps that give you better granular control over your screenshots, without nuking the process too much?
A: If you can use the Terminal, screencapture lets you specify the name of the file (and much more).
A: You can't remove the "date at time" portion, but you can change the "Screen Shot" part preceding it.
Open Terminal and run defaults write com.apple.screencapture name NAME_HERE (replacing NAME_HERE of course). Then run killall SystemUIServer.
If you want to change the whole format, then you'll either need a 3rd party utility, or you could come up with a script and folder action to rename the files immediately as they're created.
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933bfcfa2e36c4f5f046e914ed2dfb5e6c7991bb | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why does SystemUIServer cause high CPU usage? The SystemUIServer process is taking 30% of my CPU. Searching around reveals a Snow Leopard daylight savings bug which is solved by removing the clock from the menubar. I am on Lion and I have tried this without success. Any ideas on how to fix this?
A: Same problem here. The problem is caused by a third-party widget that uses the internet. For me, dropbox was the problem. If dropbox is updating my files, systemuiserver keeps using a high amount of CPU .. the only solution is to force quit it (using terminal or activity monitor) or disabling the third-party widget.
| Q: Why does SystemUIServer cause high CPU usage? The SystemUIServer process is taking 30% of my CPU. Searching around reveals a Snow Leopard daylight savings bug which is solved by removing the clock from the menubar. I am on Lion and I have tried this without success. Any ideas on how to fix this?
A: Same problem here. The problem is caused by a third-party widget that uses the internet. For me, dropbox was the problem. If dropbox is updating my files, systemuiserver keeps using a high amount of CPU .. the only solution is to force quit it (using terminal or activity monitor) or disabling the third-party widget.
A: Looks like there are actually a couple ways to solve this.
I have been having the same problem, and today I also noticed my clock hadn't been showing the correct time in about 2 hours, and when I hover over the clock I get the spinning beach ball.
So I found from this article that you can simply kill the SystemUIServer process and it will just restart itself and all should be well again.
In order to kill the SystemUIServer process, you can simply open Activity Monitor, Filter by Process Name or %CPU (as it will likely be the highest CPU user), then select "SystemUIServer", and choose "Quit Process" from the options at the top of the window (button that looks like a stop sign).
Once you kill the process, OS X will simply re-initiate the process, and you should be back on track. However this seems to be only a temporary solution, and you may encounter it again.
So for a more permanent solution (if you are not afraid to venture into terminal land), try the process outlined in this article, which was provided by Joshua Taylor where you add a cron job to OS X that restarts SystemUIServer at the beginning of every other hour (automating the solution above to this problem):
Open your terminal (/Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app).
Type:
crontab -e
..and hit enter.
Hit the letter "a" on your keyboard.
Enter the following, using tabs for the large separations:
0 */2 * * * killall SystemUIServer
Hit the escape key on your keyboard.
Type:
:wq
..(that's colon, w then q) and hit enter.
Close Terminal.app.
A: This would terminate the process only if the CPU time is over 5 minutes:
*/15 * * * * [[ "$(ps -e | grep SystemUIServer | awk '{print $3}')" > 5:00.00 ]] && killall -kill SystemUIServer
If you don't know how to use vi, you can modify the crontab with EDITOR=nano crontab -e.
A: I've recently had the same problem on a Mac Pro running system 10.7.5 with DropBox installed. Updating to the current version of DropBox (2.6.2) has helped considerably, but not completely. Instead of getting a system slow down with a spinning rainbow wheel and SystemUIServer reporting 98% cpu usage multiple (annoying) times per day, it is now down to twice today.
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63d5e257acf175715e8ff0206136880d8c8e7c01 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Disable boot from CD/DVD Is there a way to disable the boot from CD/DVD? I don't want to disable it permanently, just when it automatically checks on boot for the presence of a CD/DVD.
| Q: Disable boot from CD/DVD Is there a way to disable the boot from CD/DVD? I don't want to disable it permanently, just when it automatically checks on boot for the presence of a CD/DVD.
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c03845d53df6cac2a2f9eed6b84a10b261cd2049 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I download iTunes U videos faster? I want to download the videos from iTunes U, such as iPad and iPhone Application Development.
Lectures of previous semesters were on YouTube, so those of us with slow Internet connections could download/watch them without having to wait too long. But the latest videos are only in iTunes and seem to be, high quality, large files only. They take too long to download.
Is there a way to download these videos faster, or download lower quality versions just like YouTube?
This isn't exactly a MacOS question, rather it is related to iTunes. I am asking the question in this site, because I can't find any solution in the internet.
A: I had the same issue. If u use Wi-Fi for Internet access, try using a different Wi-Fi network when downloading or restart your Wi-Fi router. Try using an ethernet cable for wired Internet access instead of using Wi-Fi.
Also check for updates for your computer or for any security software you may have.
| Q: How can I download iTunes U videos faster? I want to download the videos from iTunes U, such as iPad and iPhone Application Development.
Lectures of previous semesters were on YouTube, so those of us with slow Internet connections could download/watch them without having to wait too long. But the latest videos are only in iTunes and seem to be, high quality, large files only. They take too long to download.
Is there a way to download these videos faster, or download lower quality versions just like YouTube?
This isn't exactly a MacOS question, rather it is related to iTunes. I am asking the question in this site, because I can't find any solution in the internet.
A: I had the same issue. If u use Wi-Fi for Internet access, try using a different Wi-Fi network when downloading or restart your Wi-Fi router. Try using an ethernet cable for wired Internet access instead of using Wi-Fi.
Also check for updates for your computer or for any security software you may have.
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73df6e8cd846f12035fa85b90c00ab1b13ed0350 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Problems with Time Capsule full restore from Leopard to Mountain Lion I have a backup of my OS X Leopard on Time Capsule. In the meantime I've upgraded to Mountain Lion. When I try to restore from Time Capsule in full it takes me back to Leopard.
In Mountain Lion they want you to use the OS x restore which I did and got me back to leopard or if I use Mountain Lion time capsule feature they want you to find each file and restore it separately, which would take forever.
How would I go about restoring all my information and files from my old backup to have on Mountain Lion?
Should I take another backup with my time capsule, so it has an updated OS X or shoule I just do them separately?
Any Ideas?
| Q: Problems with Time Capsule full restore from Leopard to Mountain Lion I have a backup of my OS X Leopard on Time Capsule. In the meantime I've upgraded to Mountain Lion. When I try to restore from Time Capsule in full it takes me back to Leopard.
In Mountain Lion they want you to use the OS x restore which I did and got me back to leopard or if I use Mountain Lion time capsule feature they want you to find each file and restore it separately, which would take forever.
How would I go about restoring all my information and files from my old backup to have on Mountain Lion?
Should I take another backup with my time capsule, so it has an updated OS X or shoule I just do them separately?
Any Ideas?
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52c01c0a60e4e570aa47c4f6be4b7b6948a238d7 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Folder in root greyed out in Finder but accessible in Terminal I've just migrated from an old MBP to a new one. I had a folder Transmachina in the root in which I keep a large SVN working copy. I just copied this over with cp -R but on the new machine this folder is greyed out in Finder, and I can't navigate into it.
In terminal, I can access it fine as my user (no sudo) and the permissions are:
drwxr-xr-x 56 nic wheel Transmachina
which are the same as on the old machine. Both are running 10.8.2, but the old machine was 10.5 when originally purchased and configured.
Update: xattr -l Transmachina doesn't show anything at all.
Any ideas on how I can fix this?
A: I found my answer here: http://stephenmonro.wordpress.com/2012/11/03/the-best-file-management-utility-for-mac-osx/
Use a command like this on the folder:
SetFile -d 06/13/2011 PATH/
| Q: Folder in root greyed out in Finder but accessible in Terminal I've just migrated from an old MBP to a new one. I had a folder Transmachina in the root in which I keep a large SVN working copy. I just copied this over with cp -R but on the new machine this folder is greyed out in Finder, and I can't navigate into it.
In terminal, I can access it fine as my user (no sudo) and the permissions are:
drwxr-xr-x 56 nic wheel Transmachina
which are the same as on the old machine. Both are running 10.8.2, but the old machine was 10.5 when originally purchased and configured.
Update: xattr -l Transmachina doesn't show anything at all.
Any ideas on how I can fix this?
A: I found my answer here: http://stephenmonro.wordpress.com/2012/11/03/the-best-file-management-utility-for-mac-osx/
Use a command like this on the folder:
SetFile -d 06/13/2011 PATH/
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4d8f903e3e164534829440f996329895451d46e9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Open in Low Resolution checkbox on Retina MacBook Pro checked and disabled On a Retina MacBook Pro some Java applications (such as IDEA 11.1.3 that is supposed to support it) won't run in HiDPI mode. When I got to "Get Info" on the app, I can see that the "Open in Low Resolution" checkbox is checked and disabled. Is there a way to change this? I have Java 1.6.0_37 installed.
A: It doesn't sound like the application actually supports HiDPI mode. Here's a tutorial for modifying Microsoft Word's application package so it will support HiDPI Mode: http://imgur.com/a/0P5KY. Perhaps it would work for this application as well.
Summary of the link:
*
*Make a backup copy of the application
*Open the application folder, then right click the app and choose "Show Package Contents"
*Edit Contents/info.plist
*Toward the bottom of the file, just before </dict>, add the following lines:
<key>NSHighResolutionCapable</key>
<string>True</string>
*Move the app package out of the applications folder. Then move it back in.
*The application may now allow a hacked, possibly glitchy retina mode.
| Q: Open in Low Resolution checkbox on Retina MacBook Pro checked and disabled On a Retina MacBook Pro some Java applications (such as IDEA 11.1.3 that is supposed to support it) won't run in HiDPI mode. When I got to "Get Info" on the app, I can see that the "Open in Low Resolution" checkbox is checked and disabled. Is there a way to change this? I have Java 1.6.0_37 installed.
A: It doesn't sound like the application actually supports HiDPI mode. Here's a tutorial for modifying Microsoft Word's application package so it will support HiDPI Mode: http://imgur.com/a/0P5KY. Perhaps it would work for this application as well.
Summary of the link:
*
*Make a backup copy of the application
*Open the application folder, then right click the app and choose "Show Package Contents"
*Edit Contents/info.plist
*Toward the bottom of the file, just before </dict>, add the following lines:
<key>NSHighResolutionCapable</key>
<string>True</string>
*Move the app package out of the applications folder. Then move it back in.
*The application may now allow a hacked, possibly glitchy retina mode.
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64c6364605eb032b43923ca7500cf321939d7391 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iPhone 5 alarm—is there an option to have an “increasing melody” for the alarm? I just made the switch from an Android and I had this option there. Does the iPhone have it as well?
And a second question: will the alarm activate when the phone is off?
A: The alarm will not activate when the iPhone is turned off. This was tested with an iPhone4 running iOS6.
| Q: iPhone 5 alarm—is there an option to have an “increasing melody” for the alarm? I just made the switch from an Android and I had this option there. Does the iPhone have it as well?
And a second question: will the alarm activate when the phone is off?
A: The alarm will not activate when the iPhone is turned off. This was tested with an iPhone4 running iOS6.
A: As Pro Backup states, if the iPhone is off, it will not turn on by itself to activate your alarm.
And as far as the stock alarm built into the iPhone, there's no option for you to enable a gradually increasing volume alarm. However, a quick Google search found the goodNite Lite - Alarm Clock Night Light app that should give you the functionality you're looking for in that department.
A: I've been using Yocto Clock for my alarm. It has an increasing volume that can be adjusted up to 30 seconds. As far as turning the phone on goes, I don't think it does that. It does, however, use the proximity sensor to enable a kind of sleep mode. This allows you to turn the phone over, screen faced down, so it sleeps. The alarm still goes off, and picking the phone up enables the other features (like built-in flashlight).
A: I got an app called "Chronology". Its alarms do occur even when the iPhone is sleeping. (I never turn my iPhone off, so I know nothing about that state.)
A: Use the built in Bedtime function inside the iPhone Clock app on iOS 10. It has calm sound files where the volume increases gradually.
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0140ecfdd65ae78b2b2fb09c997aa79daef8dcfa | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What to Remove before selling Macbook? My macbook (feb 2008 white) sold on ebay, but I haven't shipped it yet. I'm concerned about my privacy. I can't wipe the hd clean because I sold the computer with valuable software on it. What files should I remove so that the person who receives the computer can't log into my accounts? And what other things should I do to ensure my privacy is safe?
A: The simple solution
Create a new admin account, then use it to delete your personal account(s).
When you delete a user, you have the option of performing a "secure erase" on their home directory:
Assuming you haven't stored any personal files outside of your home directory, this will do the trick.
The paranoid solution
If you want to be really thorough, the only way to ensure that none of your personal data remains is to securely wipe the drive. You can do this from Disk Utility by clicking "Security Options" on the "Erase" tab:
After that, reinstall your applications. None of your personal data will remain.
| Q: What to Remove before selling Macbook? My macbook (feb 2008 white) sold on ebay, but I haven't shipped it yet. I'm concerned about my privacy. I can't wipe the hd clean because I sold the computer with valuable software on it. What files should I remove so that the person who receives the computer can't log into my accounts? And what other things should I do to ensure my privacy is safe?
A: The simple solution
Create a new admin account, then use it to delete your personal account(s).
When you delete a user, you have the option of performing a "secure erase" on their home directory:
Assuming you haven't stored any personal files outside of your home directory, this will do the trick.
The paranoid solution
If you want to be really thorough, the only way to ensure that none of your personal data remains is to securely wipe the drive. You can do this from Disk Utility by clicking "Security Options" on the "Erase" tab:
After that, reinstall your applications. None of your personal data will remain.
A: Here is another way to do it:
*
*Create a new user.
*Encrypt the old user's personal folder with FileVault using an insane random password. (E.g. 100 random characters.)
*Remove old user and select to remove user data.
As all the old user's file are encrypted and then erased, even if those files are restored they would be useless without the encryption key.
This solution assumes that no software is installed as "for this user only" as that software would be removed with the old user.
A: Don't skip the first steps of the process:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201065
Especially signing out of iTunes is very much recommended to avoid running into limitations of the maximum number of the devices active.
A: Here is one way to do it:
*
*Take a full backup
*Secure wipe the hard drive. (Software like DBAN should do the job nicely.)
*Reinstall Mac OS
*Restore apps, but not personal files, from the backup.
A: A guide from here
https://macback.us/sell-macbook-pro/
1 - Create a backup
2 - Sign out of iTunes
3 - Sign out of iCloud
4 - Sign out of iMessage
5 - Erase and reinstall OS X
A: you can also use rm -rfP ~/stuff. usage with sudo may or may not also be required
from there you can target various folders and files for secure deletion
-P Overwrite regular files before deleting them. Files are overwritten three times, first with the byte pattern
0xff, then 0x00, and then 0xff again, before they are deleted.
keep in mind that if you are removing symbolic links you are only removing their references and not the origin files.
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8e5593957bf982ba2b3fcd36a92dde81c9a8187a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is it possible to disable the game center completely and permanently in iOS 6? I am trying hard to avoid signing in to Game Center, but the interruptions and pop ups make this hard to do.
My impression is that after the third time I don't sign into Game Center, a pop-up asks if I want to disable game center. The text implies I want to be really sure as disabling GC means I'll lose so many wonderful features. It also tells me I can always enable it later in Settings. Each time I'm offered to opt out, I say yes intending to disable GC.
If this worked, I'd think it great, but the next time I launch a game, the now allegedly disabled and definitely signed-out-of Game Center (into which, by the way, I've never signed in) is back asking me to sign in.
What can I do to avoid this?
A: I'm concluding the answer is no until someone proves otherwise.
| Q: Is it possible to disable the game center completely and permanently in iOS 6? I am trying hard to avoid signing in to Game Center, but the interruptions and pop ups make this hard to do.
My impression is that after the third time I don't sign into Game Center, a pop-up asks if I want to disable game center. The text implies I want to be really sure as disabling GC means I'll lose so many wonderful features. It also tells me I can always enable it later in Settings. Each time I'm offered to opt out, I say yes intending to disable GC.
If this worked, I'd think it great, but the next time I launch a game, the now allegedly disabled and definitely signed-out-of Game Center (into which, by the way, I've never signed in) is back asking me to sign in.
What can I do to avoid this?
A: I'm concluding the answer is no until someone proves otherwise.
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78955966094753ef1616de25f6b245a0fccfcf3a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I use TimeMachine with a Thunderbolt hard drive? The Apple technicians told me that I needed a specific device to use Time Machine... namely a wireless device that had a relatively small hard drive.
Since I use Oracle Virtual Box and have very large files, I think it would be best to backup using Thunderbolt, instead of Wifi.
Can I use a normal Thunderbolt harddrive and have Time Machine work with that?
A: Yes. You can use Time Machine with any directly attached hard drive. It is much faster, although if you have a laptop, it is somewhat less convenient to remember to plug the drive in than to use wireless.
The folks from Apple were probably recommending a Time Capsule, which is a wireless router with a built-in drive for backups. It's definitely an easy way to do it, but not required.
| Q: Can I use TimeMachine with a Thunderbolt hard drive? The Apple technicians told me that I needed a specific device to use Time Machine... namely a wireless device that had a relatively small hard drive.
Since I use Oracle Virtual Box and have very large files, I think it would be best to backup using Thunderbolt, instead of Wifi.
Can I use a normal Thunderbolt harddrive and have Time Machine work with that?
A: Yes. You can use Time Machine with any directly attached hard drive. It is much faster, although if you have a laptop, it is somewhat less convenient to remember to plug the drive in than to use wireless.
The folks from Apple were probably recommending a Time Capsule, which is a wireless router with a built-in drive for backups. It's definitely an easy way to do it, but not required.
A: As per Alan's answer, any drive will do. It's your call as to how big it is, and how fast the access to it is etc.
A point of note though, is that by default Time Machine works on a per file basis (at present), not a block basis, and as such those who use data that is held in single large files that regularly change, will find that TM regularly shifts a lot of data to their backup drive. This can result in filling your backup drive quickly, constantly backup etc etc, and you may find that there is a better solution for certain files like these.
For example, Entourage stores all it's mail in a large database file. Receive one email, and the whole database is backed up again. Make any change whatsoever to a virtual machine file, and the whole file is backed up again, every hour. The other day I was just using Twitter for an hour, and it backed up 14Gb. I couldn't understand why as I hadn't used any other program, until I realised I has Steam running, and it has downloaded a couple of updates...
If your VM program of choice has the ability to make snapshot backups, you may be better off making a manual copy of your VM files to your TM disk (You can arbitrarily store data of your choice on the same drive as your TM backups, just don't use the TM folder structure), then exclude the file from future TM backups, and set up regular snapshots instead, backing those up. Other workarounds exists I'm sure.
Of course, if your data is important to you, you should do whatever it takes to back it up, and a Thunderbolt drive will handle it I'm sure, just make sure that you have a seriously large drive attached to ensure that it's not filled too quickly! If you have say 100Gb of VM machines, and you use them all during a 7 hour working day, you could in theory push out 700Gb of backups per day, which Thunderbolt will certainly handle, but even if you have a 2Tb drive hanging off the wire, you won't even get 3 days worth of backups before it's full and starts replacing the earlier ones. And that's not a very good backup regime if your data is important, in fact it's barely any better than a once a day drive clone.
Just some things for you to consider :)
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55ec39775f3fb9a0090ed9adcd58131226f39836 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Which options exist for SSH tunneling clients on iOS? I need a solution that will work without jailbreaking, but answers that include that can help others are welcome but just might not be selected as the answer.
On Linux and on OSX, I use ssh on the command-line to open ssh tunnels so I can run client-server applications securely.
I need to do the equivalent on ios (run some kind of tunnel in the background, while I run a client application through that tunnel).
What tools or options exist and listing supported iOS versions would be even more helpful if you can provide that level of detail.
How can I set up a ssh tunneling service on iOS?
A: If you are looking for an application to setup local port forwarding like:
ssh -f -L 3000:talk.google.com:5222 home -N
You could check SSHTunnel, it allows you to easily manage and precisely control your ssh tunnels. Can create and share SOCKS5 proxy (aka Dynamic Port Forwarding) or setup a Local Port Forwarding.
Also, you can manually specify the local port to bind, configure connection timeout, see logs and statistics etc.
| Q: Which options exist for SSH tunneling clients on iOS? I need a solution that will work without jailbreaking, but answers that include that can help others are welcome but just might not be selected as the answer.
On Linux and on OSX, I use ssh on the command-line to open ssh tunnels so I can run client-server applications securely.
I need to do the equivalent on ios (run some kind of tunnel in the background, while I run a client application through that tunnel).
What tools or options exist and listing supported iOS versions would be even more helpful if you can provide that level of detail.
How can I set up a ssh tunneling service on iOS?
A: If you are looking for an application to setup local port forwarding like:
ssh -f -L 3000:talk.google.com:5222 home -N
You could check SSHTunnel, it allows you to easily manage and precisely control your ssh tunnels. Can create and share SOCKS5 proxy (aka Dynamic Port Forwarding) or setup a Local Port Forwarding.
Also, you can manually specify the local port to bind, configure connection timeout, see logs and statistics etc.
A: vSSH supports tunneling. You can setup tunneling in the "Port forwarding" section of the connection settings. Local, remote and dynamic (SOCKS proxy) forwarding are supported.
You are able to use tunneling even without opening SSH session (shell permissions are not necessary for ssh user in this case).
Due to iOS limitation the app can work in background only for 10 minutes (iOS 5,6) or 3 minutes (iOS 7). vSSH reminds you about this timeout through Notifications.
A: This isn't possible under the current iOS App Store rules (and this is unlikely to change in the foreseeable future). Apps are very limited in what they can do in the background, and keeping the sort of persistent connection that an SSH tunnel requires wouldn't be permitted.
Some apps (such as VNC clients) have built-in SSH tunnelling capability to get around this, but if the apps you're using don't include it, the only option (short of jailbreaking) is to use the built-in iOS VPN capability. It doesn't support SSH, but it does support L2TP/IPSec, PPTP, and some other variants.
A: iSSH supported opening tunnels. For example, I can set a tunnel on local port 4444 that points to an IP address and port 80. Opening localhost:4444 in Safari then loads that website through the tunnel. iSSH also has good support for saved configurations and public key authentication.
Under the App Store rules, iSSH is only allowed to keep the connection open for up to 10 minutes in the background, so after 9 minutes or so I'll get a notification and the tunnel will be closed if I don't switch back to iSSH quickly enough.
As of 2015, iSSH isn't available anymore. The same functionality likely exists in other iOS SSH clients, but I haven't tried any myself.
A: I have it working for a jabber client (sort of) with vssh app to an Ubuntu server. Once the SSH session is open I launch top or glances to keep the session active, but it will seem to go dormant after 3 mins. After that I need to toggle over to the vssh app then back to the jabber client and it will work for another 3 mins. Not the best solution for chatting but it will work in a pinch.
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5d9a4744a30f3ee45729f667b3a01e4b5870e145 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is Geotag Location Sent for iMessage Photos? When I send a photo to a friend via iMessage and not MMS, will the geotag location be sent along with the photo? If so, is there any way to remove the location before the photo is sent for privacy reasons.
A: The location data is definitely sent with images sent over iMessage; I've saved an image sent by another person and itappeared on the "Places" tab in Photos. A trick you could use to remove the location data is to open the picture, take a screenshot (press home and sleep together) and then send the screenshot. The downside though is that it might be lower quality.
| Q: Is Geotag Location Sent for iMessage Photos? When I send a photo to a friend via iMessage and not MMS, will the geotag location be sent along with the photo? If so, is there any way to remove the location before the photo is sent for privacy reasons.
A: The location data is definitely sent with images sent over iMessage; I've saved an image sent by another person and itappeared on the "Places" tab in Photos. A trick you could use to remove the location data is to open the picture, take a screenshot (press home and sleep together) and then send the screenshot. The downside though is that it might be lower quality.
A: There seems to be a bug/feature (at least in iOS 10.0.2) that prevents the geotag being applied when you take a photo from within iMessage. (You click the camera icon within iMessage and take a new photo.) If you attach a photo from your gallery that has a geotag, it will be sent as usual.
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1d6d864a89518cee68a44719e308e94e8d6971c6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to create custom Mountain Lion Installer Is it possible to create custom image of the Mountain Lion with the certain third party applications (Chrome , Adium , Firefox) pre-installed with the operating system. This will not require me to separately download and install these software. This should be similar to installation of the iLife along with the OS installation from the DVDs which came with Macbooks.
A: You could do a clean install of OSX on a drive, install your base software, and set up any user accounts you use by standard (or just one "admin" account). Then use a tool like Disk Utility to copy that install over to a USB drive as a DMG file (in disk utility you use the backup/restore tool).
Or you can just install the OS on that thumb drive and use Carbon Copy Cloner to clone it to any systems you need it on.
Naturally you would need to follow all the terms of the EULA and not install this on anyone's machine who asks.
| Q: How to create custom Mountain Lion Installer Is it possible to create custom image of the Mountain Lion with the certain third party applications (Chrome , Adium , Firefox) pre-installed with the operating system. This will not require me to separately download and install these software. This should be similar to installation of the iLife along with the OS installation from the DVDs which came with Macbooks.
A: You could do a clean install of OSX on a drive, install your base software, and set up any user accounts you use by standard (or just one "admin" account). Then use a tool like Disk Utility to copy that install over to a USB drive as a DMG file (in disk utility you use the backup/restore tool).
Or you can just install the OS on that thumb drive and use Carbon Copy Cloner to clone it to any systems you need it on.
Naturally you would need to follow all the terms of the EULA and not install this on anyone's machine who asks.
A: Since hacking the actual install process is quite painful in terms of time and knowledge required, most people image rather than do the work to change the actual OS installer.
For this, you will want to use a packaging / deployment tool if you do this professionally. Here are three in terms of decreasing cost (and total functionality):
*
*JAMF's Casper Suite
*OS X Server's NetInstall
*DeployStudio
You can also, just use Disk Utility or another tool to clone a drive and remove the parts you don't want on the standard image. There are lots of tools and ways to accomplish your basic task, so choosing a workflow often depends on what else you need and how often you will be imaging. If you want a linux based NetBoot appliance, this appliance might be a good place to start.
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5a26e256af33588172830aaaa3c354044a0c585c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I change the default search engine in Safari? Safari for OS X only offers three search engines:
*
*Google, Yahoo, Bing
I want to use https://startpage.com as a default search engine to search directly from the unified URL/search bar.
Is this possible?
A: The AnySearch extension allows you to set any search engine you want.
It achieves it by listening to the beforeSearch event, canceling the default behaviour and checking your settings for your chosen search engine. Then it puts your query into the specified search engine and displays the results.
You could, too, edit the host file, redirecting form any of the default search engines to the one you want, but that wont be so neat.
| Q: How can I change the default search engine in Safari? Safari for OS X only offers three search engines:
*
*Google, Yahoo, Bing
I want to use https://startpage.com as a default search engine to search directly from the unified URL/search bar.
Is this possible?
A: The AnySearch extension allows you to set any search engine you want.
It achieves it by listening to the beforeSearch event, canceling the default behaviour and checking your settings for your chosen search engine. Then it puts your query into the specified search engine and displays the results.
You could, too, edit the host file, redirecting form any of the default search engines to the one you want, but that wont be so neat.
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71ebcf74803867553202a8b50536ff021389962b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Mirroring iPad to Apple TV using local router and using data connection? I have a iPad 3 or the new iPad and it's 3G. I plan on using this at trade shows so I can mirror what's on my iPad to the TV using Apple TV. We'll be using a local router instead of wi-fi because it's a fortune to purchase internet at shows. My question is once I access an app that requires 3g connection will I lose my connection to Apple TV?
A: If your cellular network allows you can turn on the “personal hotspot” feature on iPad and connect Apple TV to that network. Then you can AirPlay the content to Apple TV (not mirroring) and at the same time use the cellular 3G network for internet.
| Q: Mirroring iPad to Apple TV using local router and using data connection? I have a iPad 3 or the new iPad and it's 3G. I plan on using this at trade shows so I can mirror what's on my iPad to the TV using Apple TV. We'll be using a local router instead of wi-fi because it's a fortune to purchase internet at shows. My question is once I access an app that requires 3g connection will I lose my connection to Apple TV?
A: If your cellular network allows you can turn on the “personal hotspot” feature on iPad and connect Apple TV to that network. Then you can AirPlay the content to Apple TV (not mirroring) and at the same time use the cellular 3G network for internet.
A: As far as I know the iPad can only have one IP-based connection at a time. That is either local Wifi or 3G. I am not exactly sure if you will loose the AppleTV connection or you won't be able to access the internet, but I sure you won't be able to have both.
You might want to try to bring another iPhone or iPad and use it's Personal Hotspot Feature. You would then connect the AppleTV and your new iPad to this Personal Hotspot Wifi.
Please note that the 3G is usually very crowded at trade shows, because you are not the only one using it ;-)
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2b93d87c45f37c96a6a2245a2f8f31ca9e87e698 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to replace Mac OS X utilities with GNU core utilities? I found there is some differences between the utility command I used on the mac OSX and linux. I want to make my experience united.
How could I replace all my mac utilities with GNU utilities?
A: Besides brew install coreutils, you may also need to install some other packages, such as gnu-sed, grep:
brew install findutils
brew install gnu-indent
brew install gnu-sed
brew install gnutls
brew install grep
brew install gnu-tar
brew install gawk
Note that the --with-default-names option is removed since January 2019, so each binary has to be added to the path if they are to be used without the g prefix.
Old reference (when --with-default-names was available): http://www.topbug.net/blog/2013/04/14/install-and-use-gnu-command-line-tools-in-mac-os-x/
| Q: How to replace Mac OS X utilities with GNU core utilities? I found there is some differences between the utility command I used on the mac OSX and linux. I want to make my experience united.
How could I replace all my mac utilities with GNU utilities?
A: Besides brew install coreutils, you may also need to install some other packages, such as gnu-sed, grep:
brew install findutils
brew install gnu-indent
brew install gnu-sed
brew install gnutls
brew install grep
brew install gnu-tar
brew install gawk
Note that the --with-default-names option is removed since January 2019, so each binary has to be added to the path if they are to be used without the g prefix.
Old reference (when --with-default-names was available): http://www.topbug.net/blog/2013/04/14/install-and-use-gnu-command-line-tools-in-mac-os-x/
A: This adds symlinks for GNU utilities with g prefix to /usr/local/bin/:
brew install coreutils findutils gnu-tar gnu-sed gawk gnutls gnu-indent gnu-getopt grep
See brew search gnu for other packages. If you want to use the commands without a g prefix add for example /usr/local/opt/coreutils/libexec/gnubin before other directories on your PATH.
$ brew info coreutils
coreutils: stable 8.21
http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils
Depends on: xz
/usr/local/Cellar/coreutils/8.20 (208 files, 9.4M)
/usr/local/Cellar/coreutils/8.21 (210 files, 9.6M) *
https://github.com/mxcl/homebrew/commits/master/Library/Formula/coreutils.rb
==> Caveats
All commands have been installed with the prefix 'g'.
If you really need to use these commands with their normal names, you
can add a "gnubin" directory to your PATH from your bashrc like:
PATH="/usr/local/opt/coreutils/libexec/gnubin:$PATH"
Additionally, you can access their man pages with normal names if you add
the "gnuman" directory to your MANPATH from your bashrc as well:
MANPATH="/usr/local/opt/coreutils/libexec/gnuman:$MANPATH"
A: I'm not sure that I would recommend replacing them; however, you can install them to a different path and utilize them that way. Overall, if you are coming from Linux and would like access to more "generic" *nix utilities, and a system similar to apt, then I would recommend looking into Macports:
http://www.macports.org
It allows, for example, using the latest "generic" GCC, as opposed to/in addition to Apple's included GCC, just as an example.
A: As an alternative to setting the PATH and MANPATH environment variables (which I would actually recommend), it is also possible to symlink binaries to an existing PATH location like this:
You need to know where Homebrew installs coreutils binaries.
/usr/local/opt/coreutils/bin
The /usr/local/opt directory is where Homebrew stores relatively static files that are unlikely to change between updates.
Then you can create symbolic links from there to a location that is already on your PATH. It must be a path that is loaded early on PATH, because the PATH is searched on a first-come, first-serve basis. /usr/local/bin is a good choice based on looking at echo $PATH.
which sha256sum # prove it is not on PATH
ln -s /usr/local/opt/coreutils/bin/sha256sum /usr/local/bin/
which sha256sum # prove it is on PATH
This way, it would almost as easy to create symbolic links. In some cases, like when you want tighter control, it is a good option rather than adding an entire directory to your PATH and MANPATH.
A: I've written a script to do exactly this! The script can be viewed here (or below). However, I can't always guarantee this post will reflect the latest version of the script linked previously.
Upon running the script, Homebrew will be installed (if not already), all the associated GNU utilities will be installed (if not already), and the PATH variable will be built from the installed utilities.
#!/bin/bash
# Install Homebrew (if not already installed)
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL "\
"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
# Install required packages from Homebrew
brew tap homebrew/dupes
brew install coreutils binutils diffutils ed findutils gawk gnu-indent gnu-sed \
gnu-tar gnu-which gnutls grep gzip screen watch wdiff wget bash gdb gpatch \
m4 make nano file-formula git less openssh python rsync svn unzip vim \
--default-names --with-default-names --with-gettext --override-system-vi \
--override-system-vim --custom-system-icons
# Empty the .bash_path file that holds GNU paths
[[ -f ~/.bash_path ]] && mv ~/.bash_path ~/.bash_path.orig
# Build PATH variable script in ~/.bash_path
for i in /usr/local/Cellar/*/*/bin; do
echo 'export PATH="'$i':$PATH"' >> ~/.bash_path
done
for i in /usr/local/Cellar/*/*/libexec/gnubin; do
echo 'export PATH="'$i':$PATH"' >> ~/.bash_path
done
for i in /usr/local/Cellar/*/*/share/man; do
echo 'export MANPATH="'$i':$MANPATH"' >> ~/.bash_path
done
for i in /usr/local/Cellar/*/*/libexec/gnuman; do
echo 'export MANPATH="'$i':$MANPATH"' >> ~/.bash_path
done
# Check if .bash_path is being called from .bash_profile
PATCH=`grep "~/.bash_path" ~/.bash_profile`
if [ "$PATCH" == "" ]; then
# Add Ubuntu-style PS1 to .bash_profile
cat <<EOF > ~/.bash_profile
export PS1="\[\033[1;32m\]\u@\h\[\033[0m\]:\[\033[1;34m\]\w\[\033[0m\]# "
EOF
# Add .bash_path to .bash_profile
echo "source ~/.bash_path" >> ~/.bash_profile
fi
A: I have written a script that transparently transforms the macOS CLI into a fresh GNU/Linux CLI experience by
*
*installing missing GNU programs
*updating outdated GNU programs
*replacing pre-installed BSD programs with their preferred GNU implementation
*installing other programs common among popular GNU/Linux distributions
https://github.com/fabiomaia/linuxify
git clone https://github.com/fabiomaia/linuxify.git
cd linuxify/
./linuxify install
It also allows you to easily undo everything.
./linuxify uninstall
A: I agree with using brew install coreutils to install the tools. But if you want to use them without the g prefix and are using Oh My Zsh, you can add gnu-utils to your zshrc file to do enable this easily:
plugins=(... gnu-utils)
More info available here: https://github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/tree/master/plugins/gnu-utils
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3c74e0f5c77defe691747bbde61c65d70663b7fc | Apple Stackexchange
Q: how to store Time Machine backups on NFS and keep metadata? There is a Mac OS 10.7 (Lion) desktop, it stores Time Machine backups on a separate partition. Also there is an Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise) server with NFS daemon running, it exports a /BACKUP disk. This disk is mounted by Mac OS desktop and I'd like to copy Time Machine backups to this network disk. Which tool shell I use to store backups properly with all associated metadata, hfs extended attributes and forks?
A: If you're explicitly looking to make a copy of the existing backups (a backup of the backups), you will need to make a disk image with Disk Utility. Time Machine uses hardlinked directories which are only supported by HFS+, so you need HFS+ in a container.
You'd be much better off running netatalk on the Ubuntu server, which will share the disk over AFP, allowing Time Machine to back up directly to it. Here's one guide: http://pwntr.com/2012/03/03/easy-mac-os-x-lion-10-7-time-machine-backup-using-an-ubuntu-linux-server-11-10-12-04-lts-and-up/
| Q: how to store Time Machine backups on NFS and keep metadata? There is a Mac OS 10.7 (Lion) desktop, it stores Time Machine backups on a separate partition. Also there is an Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise) server with NFS daemon running, it exports a /BACKUP disk. This disk is mounted by Mac OS desktop and I'd like to copy Time Machine backups to this network disk. Which tool shell I use to store backups properly with all associated metadata, hfs extended attributes and forks?
A: If you're explicitly looking to make a copy of the existing backups (a backup of the backups), you will need to make a disk image with Disk Utility. Time Machine uses hardlinked directories which are only supported by HFS+, so you need HFS+ in a container.
You'd be much better off running netatalk on the Ubuntu server, which will share the disk over AFP, allowing Time Machine to back up directly to it. Here's one guide: http://pwntr.com/2012/03/03/easy-mac-os-x-lion-10-7-time-machine-backup-using-an-ubuntu-linux-server-11-10-12-04-lts-and-up/
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4976695cad6e605495da7b47d744413a4f7511bf | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to tell what time I sent a text? Is there any way to find out when exactly an un-timestamped chat was sent?
My friend Max swears I didn't promptly inform him of my whereabouts this past weekend. I remember the exchange differently.
A screenshot:
Is there any way to know for sure?
(I am using iOS 6 on an iPhone 4S.)
A: One way of doing this:
Delete the texts above the un-timestamped text until the relevant message is assigned a timestamp. In this case you will just have to delete one message.
| Q: How to tell what time I sent a text? Is there any way to find out when exactly an un-timestamped chat was sent?
My friend Max swears I didn't promptly inform him of my whereabouts this past weekend. I remember the exchange differently.
A screenshot:
Is there any way to know for sure?
(I am using iOS 6 on an iPhone 4S.)
A: One way of doing this:
Delete the texts above the un-timestamped text until the relevant message is assigned a timestamp. In this case you will just have to delete one message.
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b99ab73d61f39a41746e5703190af81adf2969b6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Notification Center preferences shows duplicate apps I was running the Tweetbot for Mac Beta, and still had it installed when I installed the full release from the Mac App Store.
Now I have 2 entries in my preferences for Notification Center, and I don't know which is which. I have removed the Beta application, and only have the real thing installed, but oddly whereas the Beta had the 'Egg" icon rather than the bird, both set of preferences use the bird icon.
Where does this preference pane get it's information about installed applications? How can I remove an app from the list?
A: Open terminal and run this command:
/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user && pkill Finder
Or, if you have OnyX utility app, go to "Maintenance" > "Rebuild" > check on "LaunchServices" (leave the other options unchecked) > execute
| Q: Notification Center preferences shows duplicate apps I was running the Tweetbot for Mac Beta, and still had it installed when I installed the full release from the Mac App Store.
Now I have 2 entries in my preferences for Notification Center, and I don't know which is which. I have removed the Beta application, and only have the real thing installed, but oddly whereas the Beta had the 'Egg" icon rather than the bird, both set of preferences use the bird icon.
Where does this preference pane get it's information about installed applications? How can I remove an app from the list?
A: Open terminal and run this command:
/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user && pkill Finder
Or, if you have OnyX utility app, go to "Maintenance" > "Rebuild" > check on "LaunchServices" (leave the other options unchecked) > execute
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"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/69276"
} |
c41ccb8d315b8787b57059e4e4ac7dd860148050 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to stop messages from opening when I touch the icon When I only have one unread message (or all from the same person), it opens that thread when I open the Messages app. I don't want the thread to open automatically when I touch the message icon, and would rather it opens the list of message threads. What can I do to stop this automatic action of opening the thread?
A: Silly answer: don't touch it.
Sensible answer: presume you are not wanting to send read receipts until you are ready? If so, note that it should return you to the same view you left it in, so to avoid this have a new conversation to a blank sender and select this conversation before minimising/quitting.
| Q: How to stop messages from opening when I touch the icon When I only have one unread message (or all from the same person), it opens that thread when I open the Messages app. I don't want the thread to open automatically when I touch the message icon, and would rather it opens the list of message threads. What can I do to stop this automatic action of opening the thread?
A: Silly answer: don't touch it.
Sensible answer: presume you are not wanting to send read receipts until you are ready? If so, note that it should return you to the same view you left it in, so to avoid this have a new conversation to a blank sender and select this conversation before minimising/quitting.
A: They seem to have changed this behavior in ios 7. It now goes directly to the list of messages rather than the latest new message.
A: I have sometimes wondered about this behavior myself, and wish there was a way to change this.
The short answer is there is no way to configure this.
I have used the notification center (iOS 5, iOS 6) as a bit of a workaround, but obviously this will depend entirely on what you want to do, and doesn't enable you to send new messages or reply to different threads. If you have a device with Siri, you may be able to use that as a bit of a workaround as well.
A: Bit of a workaround, but if you go into Contacts, go into one and press Send Message, from there you can go back to the Message list and the new message will still be marked as unread.
A: I hate this too. I just wait until a message from someone else comes in. Or I've used my email to send a message to my phone so it provides a secondary text.
A: I have this problem to especially because when the read receipts are on, you dont want them to think that they are ignoring you...best thing ive found is to turn your read receipts off temporarily so you can look at it without them knowing then when you are ready to answer just go turn them back on.
| apple | {
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11265cb701921186252196f8faa6f99a8ce09bf3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to use Finder to find all files that do not match a certain criteria? How can I use Finder's search feature to find all files that do not match a certain criteria?
For instance, all files that don't end in ".txt" in the current folder.
A: Just typing the operand NOT before the criteria will do the trick.
So, in this case, typing NOT .txt will show all the files but the ones with the .txt extension.
| Q: How to use Finder to find all files that do not match a certain criteria? How can I use Finder's search feature to find all files that do not match a certain criteria?
For instance, all files that don't end in ".txt" in the current folder.
A: Just typing the operand NOT before the criteria will do the trick.
So, in this case, typing NOT .txt will show all the files but the ones with the .txt extension.
A: Exclude search results by using the '-' symbol
like this: Name -GMT
Will display filenames that don't include '-GMT'
| apple | {
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"question_score": "15",
"source": "stackexchange",
"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/69312"
} |
48b125820d33201c566b53369e02ea40af686002 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Missing glibtoolize One package I want to install (lua-posix) needs glibtoolize, where do I get that? I installed XCode and that Development Console Tools stuff, brew doctor is happy, and according to the them, glibtoolize should somewhere come from Apple.
What do I need to install?
A: I had the same problem, and i installed libtool via brew
brew install libtool
| Q: Missing glibtoolize One package I want to install (lua-posix) needs glibtoolize, where do I get that? I installed XCode and that Development Console Tools stuff, brew doctor is happy, and according to the them, glibtoolize should somewhere come from Apple.
What do I need to install?
A: I had the same problem, and i installed libtool via brew
brew install libtool
| apple | {
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"source": "stackexchange",
"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/69318"
} |
8bcd8ac727aab8d3e0b09cd467f98ba3f72e4239 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Does mac os x have any command tool like pidstat in linux? It can tell me the current status of a process, for example, whether it is still running or has been terminated.
A: I'm not sure there is a list of terminated processes, but for a list of processes and their current state you can use the "top" command. It's fairly user-friendly for a Unix tool.
There is also the "Activity Monitor" (in the /Applications/Utilities folder) that is basically top with a GUI.
| Q: Does mac os x have any command tool like pidstat in linux? It can tell me the current status of a process, for example, whether it is still running or has been terminated.
A: I'm not sure there is a list of terminated processes, but for a list of processes and their current state you can use the "top" command. It's fairly user-friendly for a Unix tool.
There is also the "Activity Monitor" (in the /Applications/Utilities folder) that is basically top with a GUI.
| apple | {
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"source": "stackexchange",
"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/69330"
} |
9bada37fefdff1417b665a55004b7ec337c9ef1b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: PDF software to read many documents side-by-side in iPad? This thread is a part of the major thread about using iPad for education purposes here.
When I do my homework, I often need to recap lecture notes and at the same time do assignments. Before my printer broke, I printed everything -- now with my iPad, I use only the screen. The problem is that I have only one iPad and so I am looking for a software using which I could read many PDFs at the same time. Does such a PDF reader exist?
I have used PDF Expert but it lacks this feature. I have also tried apps such as iAnnotate but cannot find this feature.
A: Side by Side allows you to read up to 4 different PDFs side by side on an iPad.
| Q: PDF software to read many documents side-by-side in iPad? This thread is a part of the major thread about using iPad for education purposes here.
When I do my homework, I often need to recap lecture notes and at the same time do assignments. Before my printer broke, I printed everything -- now with my iPad, I use only the screen. The problem is that I have only one iPad and so I am looking for a software using which I could read many PDFs at the same time. Does such a PDF reader exist?
I have used PDF Expert but it lacks this feature. I have also tried apps such as iAnnotate but cannot find this feature.
A: Side by Side allows you to read up to 4 different PDFs side by side on an iPad.
A: Try Easy Annotate, it allows showing and annotating two PDFs next to each other.
According to the website" "The only app that can annotate PDFs side-by-side"
They have a dropbox option which I use myself.
A: iRead PDF.
Alternatively you can just email them to yourself and open them up in Safari or whatever web browser you use. I'm not aware of any way to have view of multiple PDFs at once but you can only read one thing at a time anyway so I think most people think tabs is sufficient.
A: Try Foxt PDF. It can open 5 documents in 5 tabs at a time. However it seems the resolution is slightly poorer than Adobe Acrobat. If it's a matter of settings then I haven't gotten the trick. That's why I still use Adobe for single document viewing. I hope that helps.
A: I was also looking for the same thing .what i used to do is open in two apps and read ..rather difficult . But if you try GoodNotes then there is an option to do it. You can also open a note in another tab and copy important things there . Hope you find this helpful
A: try ezPDF, can open 2 pdf in split screen
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} |
d4aa5261a47e14796f2a5da7ab279245a2274731 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I see version numbers of my apps on iOS? The App Store is telling me I have an update to an app that is currently installed, and it shows the new version. How do I see the version I currently have?
The closest thing I was able to find is a Cydia app called AppInfo, but I can't jailbreak yet (nor am I comfortable doing so).
Is there another way? The ideal answer could be done on the device itself, but barring that, I'm ok with transferring something to my Mac and viewing it there (e.g. with iExplorer).
A: On your iPhone, before iOS 14:
*
*Open Settings -> General -> Usage -> Storage
With iOS 14 and above:
*
*Open Settings -> General -> iPhone Storage
Then wait till it shows the list of apps, and select the app you're interested in.
This will show the app version but not the build number.
This works only for third party apps. The Apple provided stock apps will not show this information.
In iOS 11 the method described also works for Apple provided stock apps.
| Q: How do I see version numbers of my apps on iOS? The App Store is telling me I have an update to an app that is currently installed, and it shows the new version. How do I see the version I currently have?
The closest thing I was able to find is a Cydia app called AppInfo, but I can't jailbreak yet (nor am I comfortable doing so).
Is there another way? The ideal answer could be done on the device itself, but barring that, I'm ok with transferring something to my Mac and viewing it there (e.g. with iExplorer).
A: On your iPhone, before iOS 14:
*
*Open Settings -> General -> Usage -> Storage
With iOS 14 and above:
*
*Open Settings -> General -> iPhone Storage
Then wait till it shows the list of apps, and select the app you're interested in.
This will show the app version but not the build number.
This works only for third party apps. The Apple provided stock apps will not show this information.
In iOS 11 the method described also works for Apple provided stock apps.
A: Settings / General / iPhone Storage / <app_name>
A: To identify Applications Version on iOS
Step A
*
*Open Settings
*Click General
Step B
*
*Click iPhone Storage
Step C
*
*Either Allow Apps to load or search for APP
*Select App
Step D
App Version is to the right of Application Icon
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} |
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