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04da27b32201030f474430573bdf0e5c13c4377e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How I can move the clock to the middle of the menu bar? How I can move the clock, by default at the far right side of the menu bar, to the middle of the menu bar?
A: Unfortunately for you, the answer is: you can't. The way the Mac OS X Menu Bar is set up, Application Menus get added starting in the left hand corner (after the Apple menu) and going right; System and 3rd party Menu Extras get added from the right hand corner and go left. There's no way to absolutely position a menu on the menu bar; you can only change the order of the items.
As Tony mentioned in his answer, the user can reorder Menu Extras by dragging them while holding Command. Only the developer of an app can reorder the Application's menus. But there's no way to position anything in the center.
| Q: How I can move the clock to the middle of the menu bar? How I can move the clock, by default at the far right side of the menu bar, to the middle of the menu bar?
A: Unfortunately for you, the answer is: you can't. The way the Mac OS X Menu Bar is set up, Application Menus get added starting in the left hand corner (after the Apple menu) and going right; System and 3rd party Menu Extras get added from the right hand corner and go left. There's no way to absolutely position a menu on the menu bar; you can only change the order of the items.
As Tony mentioned in his answer, the user can reorder Menu Extras by dragging them while holding Command. Only the developer of an app can reorder the Application's menus. But there's no way to position anything in the center.
A: Use: https://www.mowglii.com/itsycal/
Add the icon to menu
Move it to the far left using command click
Then in preferences add as many spaces as needed to center the time you want displayed
See the code below
yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss ZZZZ
A: Holding Command and clicking, and then dragging should do it.
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023e3896bbd058f54e16469604076154b2ad09a5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: software update is stuck on "less than a minute" since 10.8 was installed on my mac, when i try to update itunes, or airport utility, it always gets stuck on "installing - less than a minute". then i have to shut the computer from the power button since it wont restart or shut down, and then when i try updating again, it gets stuck again. i tried fresh installing, and it happens on the next update. i tried repairing disk and disk permissions, same.
why does this happen? am i the only one with this problem? is there a solution?
A: Anything interesting in console? Have you tried just installing airport and not itunes and vice versa?
Can you try running software update from terminal:
sudo softwareupdate --install --all --verbose
| Q: software update is stuck on "less than a minute" since 10.8 was installed on my mac, when i try to update itunes, or airport utility, it always gets stuck on "installing - less than a minute". then i have to shut the computer from the power button since it wont restart or shut down, and then when i try updating again, it gets stuck again. i tried fresh installing, and it happens on the next update. i tried repairing disk and disk permissions, same.
why does this happen? am i the only one with this problem? is there a solution?
A: Anything interesting in console? Have you tried just installing airport and not itunes and vice versa?
Can you try running software update from terminal:
sudo softwareupdate --install --all --verbose
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a78372bf91705330e7e5cd0f5ee36279d827534c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Screen flash disabled but happens anyway My Mac has started flashing the screen instead of beeping. It's exactly the same effect as you'd get if the Accessibility pref pane's "flash the screen" option was enabled, except that it's not enabled.
I also verified that the preferences property list file affecting this setting shows it as being off. In ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.universalaccess.plist I see:
<key>flashScreen</key>
<false/>
In case it makes any difference, the system sound is otherwise normal and not muted. I'm listening to music from iTunes, but getting screen flashes instead of beeps.
This happened a couple of weeks ago, and rebooting the Mac got things back to normal. Why does it keep happening? Is there something I can do to stop it from repeating again? The screen flash is going to give me a seizure.
A: in case your problem still persists: I could solve it by opening the universal access plist file you mentioned in your post with xcode and deleting the flashScreen entry. after a reboot it behaved as it should. If you don't have xcode installed maybe deleting the plist file may help.
cheers,
quam
| Q: Screen flash disabled but happens anyway My Mac has started flashing the screen instead of beeping. It's exactly the same effect as you'd get if the Accessibility pref pane's "flash the screen" option was enabled, except that it's not enabled.
I also verified that the preferences property list file affecting this setting shows it as being off. In ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.universalaccess.plist I see:
<key>flashScreen</key>
<false/>
In case it makes any difference, the system sound is otherwise normal and not muted. I'm listening to music from iTunes, but getting screen flashes instead of beeps.
This happened a couple of weeks ago, and rebooting the Mac got things back to normal. Why does it keep happening? Is there something I can do to stop it from repeating again? The screen flash is going to give me a seizure.
A: in case your problem still persists: I could solve it by opening the universal access plist file you mentioned in your post with xcode and deleting the flashScreen entry. after a reboot it behaved as it should. If you don't have xcode installed maybe deleting the plist file may help.
cheers,
quam
A: In a similar situation, I was about to give up and reboot, but then I found that restarting the audio daemon resolves the issue:
sudo killall coreaudiod
The symptom was: in the "Sound Effects" system setting panel, selecting alert sounds didn't do anything (usually it triggers a preview of the selected effect). My guess is that OS X fails to play an alert sound, and falls back to the visual cue.
A: I had the same thing happen - the setting in Accessibility->Audio is turned off, but the screen flashes anyway.
I wonder if it has something to do with using LogMeIn. It has a long-standing bug of not switching your audio output/input device back to the built-in speaker/mic after a remote session closes. During the session, sound is routed through a special "device" that transmits the sound in/out to the machine controlling the computer. When the session ends, it should revert the audio in/out device back to what it was before the session, but usually fails to do that. The bug has been reported to LogMeIn for years, but apparently they don't plan to fix it, and won't respond on the bug reports.
That's why I wonder if this could be a related issue, although I hadn't seen it happen before today. Did everyone else with this issue also have LogMeIn?
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eef9d6ee24a3e9a8cfc1dfd07d5e1f6597a0c7b2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I change the order in which login items execute under OS X 10.8.2? If I remember right, in earlier versions of OS X, it was possible to "drag-and-drop" to rearrange Login Items so that they start in a different order.
Under OS X 10.8.2 this doesn't seem to work. Short of deleting all the entries, then re-adding them by hand in the new order I want, how else can I conveniently re-order them?
I don't see why Apple would intentionally remove this feature, maybe it's a bug. I'm not too interested in weird work-arounds like external Automator or Applescript scripts with custom delays, etc. Hoping there's just some little thing I'm overlooking.
Here's a screencap of the window I'm talking about:
A: I use TinkerTool (free) to handle that little job.
http://www.bresink.com/osx/TinkerTool.html
| Q: How do I change the order in which login items execute under OS X 10.8.2? If I remember right, in earlier versions of OS X, it was possible to "drag-and-drop" to rearrange Login Items so that they start in a different order.
Under OS X 10.8.2 this doesn't seem to work. Short of deleting all the entries, then re-adding them by hand in the new order I want, how else can I conveniently re-order them?
I don't see why Apple would intentionally remove this feature, maybe it's a bug. I'm not too interested in weird work-arounds like external Automator or Applescript scripts with custom delays, etc. Hoping there's just some little thing I'm overlooking.
Here's a screencap of the window I'm talking about:
A: I use TinkerTool (free) to handle that little job.
http://www.bresink.com/osx/TinkerTool.html
A: I have given up trying to control Login Items in the standard way. DelayedLauncher allows you to control the order in which items are started and to inserts delays. DelayedLauncher V2
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4bfce6b4bef4d07ef70a09eb06014caaaabf7469 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Software KVM for OS X & Windows I have a Dell 27″ monitor with the DVI input connected to my Windows machine and the DisplayPort connected to my MacBook Air. I can change the input manually but it's fairly tedious.
I'm looking for a software KVM that works on both. I've found ShareMouse and Synergy which do the KM part very nicely. There's Input Director which only works on Windows machines which also can switch monitors using DDC/CI (haven't tried this yet). Would anyone know of something that switches all of KVM in software? Like ShareMouse does but with the monitor as well and runs on Windows and OS X.
I have a couple of other monitors connected to the PC so could perhaps use input director on the windows box and switch somehow but seems a bit messy.
| Q: Software KVM for OS X & Windows I have a Dell 27″ monitor with the DVI input connected to my Windows machine and the DisplayPort connected to my MacBook Air. I can change the input manually but it's fairly tedious.
I'm looking for a software KVM that works on both. I've found ShareMouse and Synergy which do the KM part very nicely. There's Input Director which only works on Windows machines which also can switch monitors using DDC/CI (haven't tried this yet). Would anyone know of something that switches all of KVM in software? Like ShareMouse does but with the monitor as well and runs on Windows and OS X.
I have a couple of other monitors connected to the PC so could perhaps use input director on the windows box and switch somehow but seems a bit messy.
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8fe1966a47b54d48a29b50a228728ab6673f0bad | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Mac Terminal support for multiple fonts I was trying to get emacs minimap to work on the terminal - http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/MiniMap
However, the font is the same size as the rest of the screen, which makes it pretty useless. It seems to be the same in iTerm.
The standalone Emacs.app works, but I'd rather not use it.
Is there a mac terminal which supports multiple fonts?
A: I don't think it'll be possible - terminal-based applications (as those running in terminal emulators like Terminal.app, iTerm.app, etc are) don't support multiple concurrent fonts. This is because a terminal application is written to run on a traditional dumb terminal which wouldn't have the concept of multiple fonts. Within a terminal emulator, all text is displayed in the same font and this is why the sidebar doesn't look as it should.
The only solution is to use a version of Emacs running under either Cocoa/Carbon (eg, Emacs.app or Aquamacs) or X11.
| Q: Mac Terminal support for multiple fonts I was trying to get emacs minimap to work on the terminal - http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/MiniMap
However, the font is the same size as the rest of the screen, which makes it pretty useless. It seems to be the same in iTerm.
The standalone Emacs.app works, but I'd rather not use it.
Is there a mac terminal which supports multiple fonts?
A: I don't think it'll be possible - terminal-based applications (as those running in terminal emulators like Terminal.app, iTerm.app, etc are) don't support multiple concurrent fonts. This is because a terminal application is written to run on a traditional dumb terminal which wouldn't have the concept of multiple fonts. Within a terminal emulator, all text is displayed in the same font and this is why the sidebar doesn't look as it should.
The only solution is to use a version of Emacs running under either Cocoa/Carbon (eg, Emacs.app or Aquamacs) or X11.
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3994c0bf8e7cf9e8ad5da578edb0f640228eec4c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why might Finder appear broken with question marks in the toolbar? Recently I noticed some question marks appear in my finder windows. If I click one of them, my finder freezes and has to be relaunched. I can't for the life of me remember what was there that is now missing that the Finder might be looking for. Is there any way to fix this short of reinstalling Mountain Lion? Here is what my Finder looks like:
A: Those seem to be missing apps.
You can "fix" it by removing them:
Press the command key and click the item, move it out of the toolbar until it vanishes.
If you need to find out what those items may be, take a look at the system log:
open /Applications/Utilities/Console.app
Check the System Messages (all) and try to click one of those question marks, because you have a hang, the system will log it.
| Q: Why might Finder appear broken with question marks in the toolbar? Recently I noticed some question marks appear in my finder windows. If I click one of them, my finder freezes and has to be relaunched. I can't for the life of me remember what was there that is now missing that the Finder might be looking for. Is there any way to fix this short of reinstalling Mountain Lion? Here is what my Finder looks like:
A: Those seem to be missing apps.
You can "fix" it by removing them:
Press the command key and click the item, move it out of the toolbar until it vanishes.
If you need to find out what those items may be, take a look at the system log:
open /Applications/Utilities/Console.app
Check the System Messages (all) and try to click one of those question marks, because you have a hang, the system will log it.
A: Either the preference file where these icons are stored has become corrupt (less likely) or the items that were placed in the toolbar are now deleted or moved to another drive (most likely) or your directory is corrupt (least likely).
To fix these,
*
*edit the toolbar to remove the question marks / restore items as desired
*reset the toolbar to defaults (less likely)
*run disk utility to repair or erase / restore the Mac. (least likely)
To learn more, search for toolbar in the finder help menu - you'll see the command to edit/rest as well as more graphical help on how to manage the toolbar.
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92c37ced50ca59f189f69874168fee2920ce0607 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Automatically share new photos with photo stream? Is it possible to make every new photo taken automatically appear in a photo stream that is shared with other users?
Either by some how share the default photo stream or make another photo stream as default. Note that I don't want to jailbreak and I wont use any other application then those that are built in.
A: No - I'd suggest dropbox as an alternative. It's still not flawless since you need to open the app to start pushing new pictures after taking them.
Here is some discussion surrounding the dropbox implementation:
*
*Two Photo Streams, one iPhoto library
*Can photos taken with my iPhone (and Apple ID) stream to my husband's iPad (and Apple ID)?
Alternatively, you could use a specialized app that includes automatic upload, for those are dime a dozen.
| Q: Automatically share new photos with photo stream? Is it possible to make every new photo taken automatically appear in a photo stream that is shared with other users?
Either by some how share the default photo stream or make another photo stream as default. Note that I don't want to jailbreak and I wont use any other application then those that are built in.
A: No - I'd suggest dropbox as an alternative. It's still not flawless since you need to open the app to start pushing new pictures after taking them.
Here is some discussion surrounding the dropbox implementation:
*
*Two Photo Streams, one iPhoto library
*Can photos taken with my iPhone (and Apple ID) stream to my husband's iPad (and Apple ID)?
Alternatively, you could use a specialized app that includes automatic upload, for those are dime a dozen.
A: One possible alternative,
Since iOS 7 includes built in Flickr integration, you can set photos to automatically upload from your camera roll to your Flickr account (as long as you also download the free Flickr app).
The original question does state that no third party apps are wanted, however since that is not an option, I wanted to offer this alternative.
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995d54d15de00c4669758455adc754df860a6dba | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Use Cmd as Ctrl key in vim How can I input commands such as <Ctrl-W> and <Ctrl-]> in vim using Cmd instead of Ctrl? The reason why I want to do it is because it's more comfortable. When I need to switch to a different split, for example, it's way more cumbersome to place my fingers on Ctrl than on Cmd. I'm sure many of you have also met with this problem, but I can't seem to find any resolutions online, other than "just use Ctrl".
A: There is an app called Keymando that I think can do this. Not sure if you can specify to do it only in Vim but you can specify to remap CTRL to CMD in Terminal.
When you've installed Keymando, put this in your config
only /Terminal/ do
map "<Ctrl>", "<Cmd>"
end
| Q: Use Cmd as Ctrl key in vim How can I input commands such as <Ctrl-W> and <Ctrl-]> in vim using Cmd instead of Ctrl? The reason why I want to do it is because it's more comfortable. When I need to switch to a different split, for example, it's way more cumbersome to place my fingers on Ctrl than on Cmd. I'm sure many of you have also met with this problem, but I can't seem to find any resolutions online, other than "just use Ctrl".
A: There is an app called Keymando that I think can do this. Not sure if you can specify to do it only in Vim but you can specify to remap CTRL to CMD in Terminal.
When you've installed Keymando, put this in your config
only /Terminal/ do
map "<Ctrl>", "<Cmd>"
end
A: The application "KeyReMap4MacBook" should do what you want.
Additional suggestions via other methods:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/42907/how-do-i-remap-command-key-to-be-the-control-key-on-a-macbook-4-1
https://superuser.com/questions/263647/how-would-i-remap-mac-cmd-to-ctrl-keys-in-remote-desktop-connection-for-mac-appl
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ad4b857ae9eb36ca453c1e2a0acf2fc450eb82b2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to add localised holidays to iCal How can I add a localised holiday calendar to iCal? I would like to add all public holidays to iCal/iCloud, how to best do this?
(Personally I'm after the Norwegian and Australian Holidays, but I'm after a general answer.)
A: Apple has many calendars you can add: http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/calendars/
| Q: How to add localised holidays to iCal How can I add a localised holiday calendar to iCal? I would like to add all public holidays to iCal/iCloud, how to best do this?
(Personally I'm after the Norwegian and Australian Holidays, but I'm after a general answer.)
A: Apple has many calendars you can add: http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/calendars/
A: Just found official Apple calendar for French holidays at: webcal://files.apple.com/calendars/French32Holidays.ics
I guess from that URL we can derive a generic scheme for other localized iCal sources.
A: update of the calendar files are not easy to find, however as indicated here, microsoft released a new holiday patch in july2012 for holidays up to 2022 (here).
Given a minimal editing it could be converted to ical and then imported.
For instance for Norway one would need to write following for the first 2 instances of Ascension (for more dtails on the syntax:RFC5545)
BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:pyICSParser
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:Ascension2012
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120517
SUMMARY:Ascension
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:Ascension2013
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120509
SUMMARY:Ascension
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR
A: Here are 3 examples of iCloud calendars from which you can extrapolate the one that fits your needs:
*
*French holidays:
https://p01-calendars.icloud.com/holiday/FR_fr.ics
*Swiss holidays:
https://p01-calendars.icloud.com/holiday/CH_fr.ics
*Spanish holidays:
https://p01-calendars.icloud.com/holiday/ES_es.ics
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ef45e15dfb11761cf01eb2414e893b55d90b4a47 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to type a TAB character on an iPhone I'm editing a plain text file on my iPhone and need to type a TAB (\t) character. However, I am unable to find it and starting to wonder if it even exists.
Anyone able to help me out?
A: following answer is not to insert tab, but for indent line.
(currently 2016/05)
for the user of iPhone while using Note app,
*
*on the line you want to indent, touch screen on the current cursor
*then pop-up appear for more editing, you can select indent among of these.
| Q: How to type a TAB character on an iPhone I'm editing a plain text file on my iPhone and need to type a TAB (\t) character. However, I am unable to find it and starting to wonder if it even exists.
Anyone able to help me out?
A: following answer is not to insert tab, but for indent line.
(currently 2016/05)
for the user of iPhone while using Note app,
*
*on the line you want to indent, touch screen on the current cursor
*then pop-up appear for more editing, you can select indent among of these.
A: Using keyboard text replacement:
*
*Use OS X to create a new note in Notes which can by synched to your iOS device.
*Using OS X keyboard, type a tab character in a note.
*From your iOS device, select and copy the tab character, then go to Keyboard → Text replacement → create new phrase.
*Paste the tab character into it and add another character at the end. You can't create an empty "TAB" or "SPACE" phrase, in my case I added "-" at the end.
*Choose a shortcut you prefer such as "tab", "/tab".
A: *
*Create a new shortcut in the new Apple Shortcuts app.
*Add a Text element and type %09 in it.
*Add a URL Encode element and set it to decode.
*Add a Copy to Clipboard element.
*Save and use.
After running the shortcut there is a tab character in the clipboard.
For this you only need an iOS device with the free Apple Shortcuts app found on the App Store.
A: I keep a list of special characters here:
http://dontpad.com/sy
A: If you want the tab character for a specific purpose (e.g. a SSH client), I recommend getting an app that has this feature built in via a quick click or two. Many SSH clients have this.
If you want to just be able to type the Tab character everywhere, you'll probably need a special keyboard. The Emoji keyboard might have the tab key buried in their "600+ unicode symbols". Additionally, this Unicode Map app that allows copying of unicode characters into the copy-buffer also might have support for the tab key. If neither of those apps have what you want, try contacting the developers, as it would be a trivial change to add support for the tab character.
One other potential solution just came to mind: try creating a document in Evernote or the Notes app that contains a tab character generated on your computer. See if you can copy-and-paste this character.
A: I recomend you to use a Sourcecode editing App like Textastic which has a Tab Key.
A: Get TextExpander. It's an app for osx and ios that let's you type predefined bits of text with text shortcuts. It can create very complicated snippets of text, but for this issue I set it up to type a tab character with my shortcut of "tab.."
A: Use talk button and just say "tab".
Works great!
A: Hmm? When typing in this comment box, all shows correctly but when posting the formatting changes and the tabs (below) disappear. Hmmm? But when editing, the tabs return. So the site doesn't display correctly though the formatting is saved. Hmmm?
Holding your finger in place lets me indent in Notes, but not in Mail. It also doesn't let me tab though..,
Pages lets me insert a tab (and many other things).
I can then copy and paste the tab as seen here:
<--TAB
I can also set up a keyboard shortcut for a tab as seen here:
tab
that is a tab before the word tab; you can't put just a tab in a shortcut so I copied in a tab then added the word tab.
BTW: This comment box doesn't let me indent or insert.
A: To insert tab, on the line you want to insert tab, touch the current cursor
then a pop-up appear should appear for more editing. Select Insert; then tab.
A: Easy. Just copy one of the tab characters below while on your iPhone.
Tab: --> <--
Tab:
--> <--
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0d89aa3eaf60d69c6a63ece0dd1d186e7b1d408f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Delete Key on Apple KeyBoard Deleting only 1 char at a time I used to delete characters continuously by pressing my delete key on apple keyboard but for some reason now I can not do it. I have to release and press again to delete the previous character.
For example:
If I have a line like "This is a text to delete". In the past, I will just place my cursor at the end of the sentence.. e.g after delete and keep pressing delete key until the entire sentence is removed. Now, I have press the delete key and release for every character.
I have set keyboard setting to default but still see the same issue.
Any ideas?
Thanks, Rj
A: Go to settings - keyboard - key repeat, change to fast - delay until repeat, change to short.
| Q: Delete Key on Apple KeyBoard Deleting only 1 char at a time I used to delete characters continuously by pressing my delete key on apple keyboard but for some reason now I can not do it. I have to release and press again to delete the previous character.
For example:
If I have a line like "This is a text to delete". In the past, I will just place my cursor at the end of the sentence.. e.g after delete and keep pressing delete key until the entire sentence is removed. Now, I have press the delete key and release for every character.
I have set keyboard setting to default but still see the same issue.
Any ideas?
Thanks, Rj
A: Go to settings - keyboard - key repeat, change to fast - delay until repeat, change to short.
A: This might be a setting in your keyboard system preferences panel. Try adjusting your Key Repeat setting as shown:
A: Reducing the Delay Until Repeat to short will also reduce the wait before the cursor starts moving.
Alternative Method: Holding down the option key while hitting delete enables you to delete a word at each press (except for punctuation).
A: go to settings. click on keyboard icon. under on screen key board, look for filter keys and turn it off.
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66feeb833a7184ada7798f54aff355ef8a76bbf3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I ensure only "whitelisted" applications run on OS X There is a security technique called whitelisting (available in Windows 7) that ensures that only specific applications and processes will run.
This is different from email whitelisting and only applies to applications running on an OS.
How can I implement whitelisting (apps) on OS X?
For example, I generally want to constrain apps to those allowed by the setting "Mac App Store and identified developers", but I would also like to run the IM app called Spark. OS X refuses to run that app with this setting and reports that the app is "damaged". I can change the setting to "Anywhere" and that will allow Spark to run. The problem is that will also allow all apps to run, some of which I might regret.
A: You can do this using the Allowed Apps settings in the Parental Controls System Preferences Control Panel:
| Q: How can I ensure only "whitelisted" applications run on OS X There is a security technique called whitelisting (available in Windows 7) that ensures that only specific applications and processes will run.
This is different from email whitelisting and only applies to applications running on an OS.
How can I implement whitelisting (apps) on OS X?
For example, I generally want to constrain apps to those allowed by the setting "Mac App Store and identified developers", but I would also like to run the IM app called Spark. OS X refuses to run that app with this setting and reports that the app is "damaged". I can change the setting to "Anywhere" and that will allow Spark to run. The problem is that will also allow all apps to run, some of which I might regret.
A: You can do this using the Allowed Apps settings in the Parental Controls System Preferences Control Panel:
A: Go to System Preferences, then click on Security & Privacy. On the General tab, check Allow Applications Downloaded From: Mac App Store and Identified Developers.
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c941db9ff7e62cc7dd657238ece649282a904998 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I delete a song from iCloud? I updated to iTunes 11.0.2 very recently, and I'm fairly certain this version specifically brought a change of wording regarding deleting songs from iCloud, and I'm curious if there's changed functionality to match.
After perusing Apple's support documentation, it seems I was correct:
I intend to replace the current version of this song, and figured the easiest way to ensure everything updates would be to delete the song from iCloud and my Library, and then import the new version.
Now that the functionality of deleting songs has changed, how do I delete the song from both my local library and iCloud as well?
A: No, the functionality hasn't changed. The first screen shot is what you see when you want to delete an item you have purchased. As part of "iTunes in the Cloud," you can never delete those items, but you can hide them. Deleting from iTunes Match is the same, and that's the second dialog you show.
| Q: How do I delete a song from iCloud? I updated to iTunes 11.0.2 very recently, and I'm fairly certain this version specifically brought a change of wording regarding deleting songs from iCloud, and I'm curious if there's changed functionality to match.
After perusing Apple's support documentation, it seems I was correct:
I intend to replace the current version of this song, and figured the easiest way to ensure everything updates would be to delete the song from iCloud and my Library, and then import the new version.
Now that the functionality of deleting songs has changed, how do I delete the song from both my local library and iCloud as well?
A: No, the functionality hasn't changed. The first screen shot is what you see when you want to delete an item you have purchased. As part of "iTunes in the Cloud," you can never delete those items, but you can hide them. Deleting from iTunes Match is the same, and that's the second dialog you show.
A: This seems to be fixed in 11.0.4:
A: I bieleive you are wanting to replace a copy of a song you have in your library and in iCloud. Using iTunes Match I ran into this problem. When you delete a song make sure you select delete from iCloud as well in the pop up to remove it from any device using iTunes Match at the same time.
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bbc10966f6254c7d6b3a5ae538ac88e96183de29 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: LANG variable wrong in iTerm2, where's the bug? Today I noticed that when opening TortoiseHG the app was in Dutch (partially, not fully translated it seems). Looking around in my environment I found out that LANG=nl_NL.UTF-8.
It is indeed true that my locale is set to NL (i.e. number formats and all) but my language in OS X is set to English and I would expect my apps to be in English aswell. A locale is quite different from a language.
So my question is now, where do I report this bug to? Is it an iTerm2 issue or do I need to file a bug report somewhere else?
My goal is to have my number format according to Dutch standards (i.e. 123.456 = 123 thousand and 456 and my language still at English. OS X gets this, iTerm2 (or at least, TortoiseHG started from iTerm2) does not.
# locale
LANG="nl_NL.UTF-8"
LC_COLLATE="nl_NL.UTF-8"
LC_CTYPE="nl_NL.UTF-8"
LC_MESSAGES="nl_NL.UTF-8"
LC_MONETARY="nl_NL.UTF-8"
LC_NUMERIC="nl_NL.UTF-8"
LC_TIME="nl_NL.UTF-8"
LC_ALL=
Versions:
*
*OS X: 10.8.2
*iTerm 2: 1.0.0.20120724
*TurtoiseHG: 2.4
A: The following will do the trick:
Navigate to the
iTerm2 -> Preferences -> Profiles -> Terminal
and unset the "Set local variables automatically" in Environment section.
| Q: LANG variable wrong in iTerm2, where's the bug? Today I noticed that when opening TortoiseHG the app was in Dutch (partially, not fully translated it seems). Looking around in my environment I found out that LANG=nl_NL.UTF-8.
It is indeed true that my locale is set to NL (i.e. number formats and all) but my language in OS X is set to English and I would expect my apps to be in English aswell. A locale is quite different from a language.
So my question is now, where do I report this bug to? Is it an iTerm2 issue or do I need to file a bug report somewhere else?
My goal is to have my number format according to Dutch standards (i.e. 123.456 = 123 thousand and 456 and my language still at English. OS X gets this, iTerm2 (or at least, TortoiseHG started from iTerm2) does not.
# locale
LANG="nl_NL.UTF-8"
LC_COLLATE="nl_NL.UTF-8"
LC_CTYPE="nl_NL.UTF-8"
LC_MESSAGES="nl_NL.UTF-8"
LC_MONETARY="nl_NL.UTF-8"
LC_NUMERIC="nl_NL.UTF-8"
LC_TIME="nl_NL.UTF-8"
LC_ALL=
Versions:
*
*OS X: 10.8.2
*iTerm 2: 1.0.0.20120724
*TurtoiseHG: 2.4
A: The following will do the trick:
Navigate to the
iTerm2 -> Preferences -> Profiles -> Terminal
and unset the "Set local variables automatically" in Environment section.
A: In both iTerm and Terminal the LC_ variables depend on the region selected in System Preferences (defaults read -g AppleLocale) by default. Both have preferences for using the C locale though:
*
*iTerm: Preferences > Profiles > Terminal > Set locale variables automatically
*Terminal: Preferences > Settings > Advanced > Set locale environment variables on startup
You could also add export LANG=C to your shell profile.
$ defaults read -g AppleLocale
ja_JP
$ locale
LANG="ja_JP.UTF-8"
LC_COLLATE="ja_JP.UTF-8"
LC_CTYPE="ja_JP.UTF-8"
LC_MESSAGES="ja_JP.UTF-8"
LC_MONETARY="ja_JP.UTF-8"
LC_NUMERIC="ja_JP.UTF-8"
LC_TIME="ja_JP.UTF-8"
LC_ALL=
$ dddd
-bash: dddd: コマンドが見つかりません
$ export LANG=C
$ dddd
-bash: dddd: command not found
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278fb764b65580e966ff3e4aa5c8dd3773997b9f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: copy simulator from one mac to another mac osx I'm the user with the less internet speed, one of my friend downloaded iPhone Simulator in his Xcode 4.5 to test the code in iOS 5.1, 5.0, 4.3 os too, now if I want those simulators in my mac, is there any way from there I can copy those simulators and simply paste it somewhere in my XCode.app folder that I will get those simulators in my Xcode too? --- I'm taking this as an advantage for not downloading the same thing again and save the time!
I came to know that, we can find the iPhone simulators here for XCode 4.3 or higher versions,
/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/Applications/
Have anyone tried this before? or some other way to get this other than downloading.
A: As @patrix told me to tried on my own self, I've do so, I got the simulator from here,
/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs
and copy the simulator sdk you want to add in your xcode, and paste it on the same path as above in your mac. That's it.
| Q: copy simulator from one mac to another mac osx I'm the user with the less internet speed, one of my friend downloaded iPhone Simulator in his Xcode 4.5 to test the code in iOS 5.1, 5.0, 4.3 os too, now if I want those simulators in my mac, is there any way from there I can copy those simulators and simply paste it somewhere in my XCode.app folder that I will get those simulators in my Xcode too? --- I'm taking this as an advantage for not downloading the same thing again and save the time!
I came to know that, we can find the iPhone simulators here for XCode 4.3 or higher versions,
/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/Applications/
Have anyone tried this before? or some other way to get this other than downloading.
A: As @patrix told me to tried on my own self, I've do so, I got the simulator from here,
/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs
and copy the simulator sdk you want to add in your xcode, and paste it on the same path as above in your mac. That's it.
A: It's changed in xcode 6.3. The new location is MacintoshHDD<Drive of your mac>/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Profiles/Runtimes/...
You need to copy this and paste if you want to copy once downloaded simulators to other Mac.
A: The runtime that ships with Xcode is currently (as of Xcode 8.x) co-located with the corresponding SDK <xcode bunde>/Contents/Developer/Platforms/<simulator>.platform/Developer/SDKs. Do not try to copy this, it is specific to the version of Xcode you have installed. This may change in the future to separate the runtime from the SDK so it is closer to the downloadable runtimes.
Downloadable runtimes are written to /Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Profiles/Runtimes. These can be copied between computers just fine.
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f050b80ff197ebb2e6ccbd9e0f4828308f2bd765 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to know where and when my iphone was bought? Is it possible to look up where and when an iPhone was purchased, based only on the serial number or other unique info inside the phone?
A: I don't know of a public tool for looking this up. However, if you befriend an Apple Genius, I know that the system they use for creating tickets allows them to view the purchase date and sales channel it was purchased through. However, there is no way to tell direct location (i.e. Best Buy on Main Street in St. Paul), only the channel (i.e. Best Buy).
You can also deduce the purchase date yourself by going to Apple's Check Your Service and Support Coverage page. If you locate the expiration date for repair coverage, subtract a year from that to identify original purchase date. If AppleCare was purchased, subtract an extra year.
| Q: How to know where and when my iphone was bought? Is it possible to look up where and when an iPhone was purchased, based only on the serial number or other unique info inside the phone?
A: I don't know of a public tool for looking this up. However, if you befriend an Apple Genius, I know that the system they use for creating tickets allows them to view the purchase date and sales channel it was purchased through. However, there is no way to tell direct location (i.e. Best Buy on Main Street in St. Paul), only the channel (i.e. Best Buy).
You can also deduce the purchase date yourself by going to Apple's Check Your Service and Support Coverage page. If you locate the expiration date for repair coverage, subtract a year from that to identify original purchase date. If AppleCare was purchased, subtract an extra year.
A: Not an exact answer but may help... this page has instructions that will let you determine the manufacture date of a refurbished phone (i.e. one for which you might not have a receipt).
Summary: If the serial number begins with 5, it's a refurbished phone. The third digit is the last digit of the year of manufacture (so if your serial number begins 5K3, this is a refurbished phone manufactured in 2013). The fourth and fifth digits are the week of manufacture, so 02 would be in January, 51 in December, etc.
http://www.wikihow.com/Identify-a-Refurbished-Iphone
A: You can try this :
https://selfsolve.apple.com/agreementWarrantyDynamic.do
But it won't say much.
A: If you have a Mac, you can download coconutID, which lets you check your Mac's serial number as well as any other Apple device's serial number.
A: You can check iPhone/iPad purchase date and contract status with this IMEI checker - www.iphoneox.com
It doesn't show where you purchased the phone, but it should show the original carrier which narrows things down substantially.
Also this checker shows whether a carrier lock is active against that device.
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f4927f7789f706cf5e2bc5802a34f4de5e317244 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Stop Mail from keeping sent drafts? I use iCloud and I like Mail to save my drafts on the server.
But I have no desire to keep them as drafts after they are sent. But Mail keeps the drafts and I have to manually delete them.
I don't to disable the saving of drafts on the server, this isn't a solution.
| Q: Stop Mail from keeping sent drafts? I use iCloud and I like Mail to save my drafts on the server.
But I have no desire to keep them as drafts after they are sent. But Mail keeps the drafts and I have to manually delete them.
I don't to disable the saving of drafts on the server, this isn't a solution.
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db244a7724ad4e235dadd9cb81f7c57516184efe | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Remove app from Location Services? I've used App Cleaner which clears preference and associated files, but I can't clear it from Location Services permissions list in System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy.
Any idea how to remove it?
A: Came here looking for the same answer. I tried checking the box next to the item and once it was checked it disappeared from the list, so yrmv...
| Q: Remove app from Location Services? I've used App Cleaner which clears preference and associated files, but I can't clear it from Location Services permissions list in System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy.
Any idea how to remove it?
A: Came here looking for the same answer. I tried checking the box next to the item and once it was checked it disappeared from the list, so yrmv...
A: It took me a while to narrow down the file that contains the list of apps shown in that system pref pane, but I finally found. The list of apps is stored in /var/db/locationd/clients.plist. Once I found that juicy bit of info a quick Google search revealed this related posting on superuser.com: Remove Applications from Location Services in Security & Privacy on Mac OS X 10.8. That post is more of an answer than a question. It contains detailed step-by-step instructions on how to remove the no longer installed app from the list.
A: When you uncheck these options will automatically disappear (2021 MacBook air on m1).
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cce762c2264b5ef232579d2c0b3e62e6c2a011d2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Create a Terminal command to open file with Chrome I want to create command in terminal that would allow me to use
chrome index.html
and have the the given file open in Google Chrome.
How can I get this working?
A: You can use the open command with the -a flag to open a file or location in Chrome:
open -a "Google Chrome" index.html
This also works with URLs, i.e. open -a "Google Chrome" http://www.apple.com.
| Q: Create a Terminal command to open file with Chrome I want to create command in terminal that would allow me to use
chrome index.html
and have the the given file open in Google Chrome.
How can I get this working?
A: You can use the open command with the -a flag to open a file or location in Chrome:
open -a "Google Chrome" index.html
This also works with URLs, i.e. open -a "Google Chrome" http://www.apple.com.
A: When using this from a script or some automation tool I prefer to alias to the complete binary so I have access to all the command line options, (like --version ...)
alias chrome="/Applications/Google\ Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google\ Chrome"
chrome --version
chrome -open index.html
Then if you want to have this alias permanently you can add it to your .bash_profile manually or using this little snippet:
echo "alias chrome=\"/Applications/Google\ Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google\ Chrome"\" >> ~/.bash_profile
A: I found this way more beautiful:
*
*Edit ~/.bash_profile file and add the following line
alias chrome="open -a 'Google Chrome'"
*Save and close the file.
*Either run source ~/.bash_profile or open a new window in Terminal.
You can now open the file, file.html, by running: chrome file.html on the command line.
A: From anywhere
start chrome path/file.html
just type the file name with extension if you are at that folder where file reside and your default browser should be chrome.
index.html
if chrome is not default Browser for that file
start chrome index.html
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edc69ea67a59e95bab73c31549d3bd2baf589f50 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Keyboard shortcut for "Show Desktop" What is the OS X equivalent of Ctrl+Alt+D for Linux or Win+D for Windows to show the desktop.
Tried to search but didn't get some feasible answer.
A: The F11 key shows the desktop by default.
If you would like to change it, you can in the keyboard preference pane under keyboard shortcuts, Mission Control. Feel free to make it Ctrl-Alt-D or Fn-D
Be aware that the function keys normally map to volume control / brightness, so you have to hold the fn key down to get F11 to be F11 instead of (the best I can do for the volume down icon that coexists on the key labeled F11.)
| Q: Keyboard shortcut for "Show Desktop" What is the OS X equivalent of Ctrl+Alt+D for Linux or Win+D for Windows to show the desktop.
Tried to search but didn't get some feasible answer.
A: The F11 key shows the desktop by default.
If you would like to change it, you can in the keyboard preference pane under keyboard shortcuts, Mission Control. Feel free to make it Ctrl-Alt-D or Fn-D
Be aware that the function keys normally map to volume control / brightness, so you have to hold the fn key down to get F11 to be F11 instead of (the best I can do for the volume down icon that coexists on the key labeled F11.)
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e4762a8bcd318f9c6e82da8095a73b88322cdcda | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Mass change a portion of a file name? I have a whole bunch of files named as following (example):
ADVANTE 18''8.0 PCD5'114.3 ET45 CB73.1.jpg
ADVANTE 18x8.0 PCD6139.7 ET20 CB110.2.jpg
ADVANTE 'A MI576B 20''8.5 PCD6'139.7 ET25 CB110.2 GBXZLDCP.jpg
ADVANTE 'A SH10 15''6.5 PCD8'100-114.3 ET40 CB73.1 3FPBU.jpg
How do I go to each file and change a portion of their filename to:
ADVANTI 18''8.0 PCD5'114.3 ET45 CB73.1.jpg
ADVANTI 18x8.0 PCD6139.7 ET20 CB110.2.jpg
ADVANTI 'A MI576B 20''8.5 PCD6'139.7 ET25 CB110.2 GBXZLDCP.jpg
ADVANTI 'A SH10 15''6.5 PCD8'100-114.3 ET40 CB73.1 3FPBU.jpg
using some sort of command or app? It would take too long to rename each and every one of them manually.
A: If you use the ZSH shell, this can be done easily in Terminal with zmv (included with OS X by default). Why use fancy scripts if the work is already done?
Type zsh in a terminal window if for some crazy reason you do not have it set as your default shell.
autoload zmv
zmv 'ADVANTE(*)' 'ADVANTI$1'
| Q: Mass change a portion of a file name? I have a whole bunch of files named as following (example):
ADVANTE 18''8.0 PCD5'114.3 ET45 CB73.1.jpg
ADVANTE 18x8.0 PCD6139.7 ET20 CB110.2.jpg
ADVANTE 'A MI576B 20''8.5 PCD6'139.7 ET25 CB110.2 GBXZLDCP.jpg
ADVANTE 'A SH10 15''6.5 PCD8'100-114.3 ET40 CB73.1 3FPBU.jpg
How do I go to each file and change a portion of their filename to:
ADVANTI 18''8.0 PCD5'114.3 ET45 CB73.1.jpg
ADVANTI 18x8.0 PCD6139.7 ET20 CB110.2.jpg
ADVANTI 'A MI576B 20''8.5 PCD6'139.7 ET25 CB110.2 GBXZLDCP.jpg
ADVANTI 'A SH10 15''6.5 PCD8'100-114.3 ET40 CB73.1 3FPBU.jpg
using some sort of command or app? It would take too long to rename each and every one of them manually.
A: If you use the ZSH shell, this can be done easily in Terminal with zmv (included with OS X by default). Why use fancy scripts if the work is already done?
Type zsh in a terminal window if for some crazy reason you do not have it set as your default shell.
autoload zmv
zmv 'ADVANTE(*)' 'ADVANTI$1'
A: As of OS X 10.10 (Yosemite), you can use the Finder to search-and-replace strings in filenames. Select the files you want to rename, then invoke the Rename… option. You should see a dialog sheet with Find: and Replace with: fields.
A: In case you need to do this often (and with different file patterns), this perl script might proof very useful. Store the following script as a text file called rename in a convenient place:
#!/usr/bin/perl -w
# rename - Larry's filename fixer
$op = shift or die "Usage: rename expr [files]\n";
chomp(@ARGV = <STDIN>) unless @ARGV;
for (@ARGV) {
$was = $_;
eval $op;
die $@ if $@;
rename($was,$_) unless $was eq $_;
}
You can then use all the standard perl expressions to rename files, in your case
rename 's/^ADVANTE/ADVANTI/' ADVANTE*
A: You can try the commercial app A Better Finder Rename if you want to avoid the Terminal. They also have a free trial.
[Disclaimer: no financial interest in the company which sells ABFR - just a happy customer.]
A: You can use the terminal as follows:
find . -type f -maxdepth 1 -print0 | while read -d $'\0' file; do mv "$file" "$( echo "$file" | sed "s/\.\/ADVANTE/ADVANTI/" )" ; done
*
*find is used to list all the files to be renamed
*
*. is the directory where to start the search
*-type f specifies that only files have to be considered
*-maxdepth 1 specified that find should not recurse on subdirectories
*-print0 prints the filename followed by an ASCII NUL character (since your file names contain spaces we need a special character to separate them: the space cannot be used)
*while read -d $'\0' file processes the produced filenames and stores them in the $file variable
*echo "$file" | sed "s/\.\/ADVANTE/ADVANTI/" performs the substitution (ADVANTE with ADVANTI)
*mv moves the first file (the original name) to the second one (the one with the substitution)
Tested with:
$ ls -l
total 0
-rw-r--r-- 1 corti corti 0 Feb 27 10:26 ADVANTE 18''8.0 PCD5'114.3 ET45 CB73.1.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 corti corti 0 Feb 27 10:26 ADVANTE 18x8.0 PCD6139.7 ET20 CB110.2.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 corti corti 0 Feb 27 10:26 ADVANTE 'A MI576B 20''8.5 PCD6'139.7 ET25 CB110.2 GBXZLDCP.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 corti corti 0 Feb 27 10:27 ADVANTE 'A SH10 15''6.5 PCD8'100-114.3 ET40 CB73.1 3FPBU.jpg
$ find . -type f -maxdepth 1 -print0 | while read -d $'\0' file; do mv "$file" "$( echo "$file" | sed "s/\.\/ADVANTE/ADVANTI/" )" ; done
$ ls -l
total 0
-rw-r--r-- 1 corti corti 0 Feb 27 10:26 ADVANTI 18''8.0 PCD5'114.3 ET45 CB73.1.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 corti corti 0 Feb 27 10:26 ADVANTI 18x8.0 PCD6139.7 ET20 CB110.2.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 corti corti 0 Feb 27 10:26 ADVANTI 'A MI576B 20''8.5 PCD6'139.7 ET25 CB110.2 GBXZLDCP.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 corti corti 0 Feb 27 10:27 ADVANTI 'A SH10 15''6.5 PCD8'100-114.3 ET40 CB73.1 3FPBU.jpg
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1a0f3290bbd13832f06f6041e90ab2c51800541a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Duplex default in Acrobat X My MacOS and Acrobat Pro version are as follows.
Mac OS X 10.7.5
Acrobat 10.1.6
When I'm printing PDF documents, I can never set 'duplex printing' as a default setting.
I think I could do it in previous versions.
What should I do?
A: Try upgrading to Acrobat XI if you can. I've found it's so much better than X in so many ways that it was totally worth the price. I'm not at my Mac now, but you should be able to set the profile you want in either the Print or Print Setup dialog, then save it as a default.
| Q: Duplex default in Acrobat X My MacOS and Acrobat Pro version are as follows.
Mac OS X 10.7.5
Acrobat 10.1.6
When I'm printing PDF documents, I can never set 'duplex printing' as a default setting.
I think I could do it in previous versions.
What should I do?
A: Try upgrading to Acrobat XI if you can. I've found it's so much better than X in so many ways that it was totally worth the price. I'm not at my Mac now, but you should be able to set the profile you want in either the Print or Print Setup dialog, then save it as a default.
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dc8adaa27f39a7be1117881f380d21aefde589b9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What filesystems does iOS use? I can't find this information documented anywhere.
What filesystems do iOS devices use?
Did Apple stick with HFS+?
Is it different between devices and iOS versions?
A: As of iOS 10.3 (March 2017) - APFS/Apple File System is now the file system being used.
Previous to iOS 10.3 HFS+ was being used.
APFS will add improved support for solid-state drives and encryption improvements - things that were not a priority 20 years ago when HFS+ was introduced.
| Q: What filesystems does iOS use? I can't find this information documented anywhere.
What filesystems do iOS devices use?
Did Apple stick with HFS+?
Is it different between devices and iOS versions?
A: As of iOS 10.3 (March 2017) - APFS/Apple File System is now the file system being used.
Previous to iOS 10.3 HFS+ was being used.
APFS will add improved support for solid-state drives and encryption improvements - things that were not a priority 20 years ago when HFS+ was introduced.
A: iOS indeed uses HFSX (HFS+ , case sensitive). You can also use the HFSleuth tool from the Mac OS X/iOS Internals website, to prove this, and delve deeper into the filesystem structures.
A: I can't see any definitve Apple documents but books quoted in these Stack Overflow questions and this and this book say HFSX (ie case sensitive HFS+) which is not the same as the default for OSX.
A: The other answer seems to be correct about the file system being HFSX*, but on being case-insensitive (other answer since edited to correct), I found that not to be the case in the book Mac OS X and iOS Internals. On page 23 it says:
In iOS, being the case sensitive HFSX by default, case is not only
preserved, but allows for multiple files to have the same name, albeit
with a different case. Naturally, case sensitivity means typos produce
a totally different command or file reference, often a wrong one.
[emphasis above is mine]
Since that didn't agree with the other answer, I sought confirmation. I loaded a sample iOS project I was working on and changed the name of the database to only differ by case. After running the app on my iPad mini (iOS 6.1) to re-create the database, I went into iTunes and looked at the files under File Sharing for the application. Here's what I saw:
So, it would appear Mac OS X and iOS Internals is correct: case is preserved and allows for multiple files to have the same name.
Interestingly, when I selected both files in iTunes' File Sharing and clicked "Save to..." my desktop, I did not get any warning. iTunes apparently "saved" both files to my desktop, but only the initial-uppercase version survived (presumably overwriting the initial-lowercase version of the file.)
* 2017 Update to Apple File System (APFS):
As of iOS 10.3, released on March 27, 2017, iOS now uses the new Apple File System (APFS), said to be "optimized for flash and solid-state drive storage, with a primary focus on encryption."
APFS was announced at WWDC 2016 and there is a WWDC video titled Introducing Apple File System, and an Apple File System Guide for developers. The features section of the guide may be of specific interest.
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2144ebad063fba0a3a2c3a0a80dd1bfe0ffef262 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Starting page numbering on page greater than page #1 in Pages '09 I want to add page numbers to the header of my document in Apple Pages '09. However, I would like the page numbering to start on page five; i.e. I want pages 1-4 to have no numbers, and for page #1 to start on page five. Is there any way to do this? I tried creating section breaks, but that has no effect on page numbers.
A: This just worked for me.
Create your you four pages.
Click on the last page (4) and then 'insert' a section break.
Now with page 5 selected ( click inside page)
Go to the 'Layout inspector' and set it to:
Insert Autopage Numbers. Settings:
You can now insert more pages and the numbers continue.
The first 4 pages have no numbers. And page 5 starts from 1 with the rest continuing on consecutively
| Q: Starting page numbering on page greater than page #1 in Pages '09 I want to add page numbers to the header of my document in Apple Pages '09. However, I would like the page numbering to start on page five; i.e. I want pages 1-4 to have no numbers, and for page #1 to start on page five. Is there any way to do this? I tried creating section breaks, but that has no effect on page numbers.
A: This just worked for me.
Create your you four pages.
Click on the last page (4) and then 'insert' a section break.
Now with page 5 selected ( click inside page)
Go to the 'Layout inspector' and set it to:
Insert Autopage Numbers. Settings:
You can now insert more pages and the numbers continue.
The first 4 pages have no numbers. And page 5 starts from 1 with the rest continuing on consecutively
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4f3d8c760409bdffc7041e8847fab46c84d144b6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Memory leak in Message after a sleep I am acually running Mac OSX 10.8.2 on a 2.5GHz Intel Core i5 @ 4 Go (1600 MHz) DDR3.
I am using Apple Message apps for synchronizing my SMS with my computer. The problem is that everytime my computer come back from a sleep, I have a memory leak in Message and I need to quit the process in the Activity Monitor because It's freeze my computer.
As you see, on the screenshot, Message use 1.45 GB and will continue to grow up if I don't quit the process.
I haven't found anything about this memory leak, and I would like to know If someone know how to fix the problem. When I Quit Message, I can reopen it and it works without any problem.
A: I would file a ticket with Apple. It needs to be addressed, and Apple is very good about following up.
http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html
| Q: Memory leak in Message after a sleep I am acually running Mac OSX 10.8.2 on a 2.5GHz Intel Core i5 @ 4 Go (1600 MHz) DDR3.
I am using Apple Message apps for synchronizing my SMS with my computer. The problem is that everytime my computer come back from a sleep, I have a memory leak in Message and I need to quit the process in the Activity Monitor because It's freeze my computer.
As you see, on the screenshot, Message use 1.45 GB and will continue to grow up if I don't quit the process.
I haven't found anything about this memory leak, and I would like to know If someone know how to fix the problem. When I Quit Message, I can reopen it and it works without any problem.
A: I would file a ticket with Apple. It needs to be addressed, and Apple is very good about following up.
http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html
A: Here's what I would do to actually try and fix the problem. We will completely reset iMessage.
First up, log out of all accounts from Messages and Facetime, and then close them down. Create two folders on your Desktop: Messages, and Preferences.
With Finder as the active application, hit shift ⌘ cmd G and enter in ~/Library/Messages/. Drag the contents of this folder into the Messages folder your created on your desktop. Basically, you want to remove everything from the ~/Library/Messages/ folder and back it up on your desktop just in case.
Then, hit shift ⌘ cmd G again and enter ~/Library/Preferences/. Look for any files starting with:
*
*com.apple.imservice
*com.apple.imagent
*com.apple.iChat
and drag them into the Preferences folder on your Desktop.
Now, restart your Mac, log back into iMessage and see if the issue persists.
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baef55da9b1765bae5bd324c5f531814134034f9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a way to get google calendar "video" info from invites into Apple Calendar? At work, we use google calendar to manage our schedule. I use Apple calendar as my local client to sync both that google cal and some iCloud calendars with my wife.
The problem is this - my work invites often have the url for a Google Hangout in them, which gets put in the video field of the invite.
That field doesn't seem to appear in my Apple calendar event. Is there a setting somewhere I can activate it, or is is simply incompatible?
A: This question was asked on StackOverflow, and one answer provides a script to grab this information and populate it in Calendar. You'll find the script at Yeraze/CalendarHangout and a brief description of the solution here.
| Q: Is there a way to get google calendar "video" info from invites into Apple Calendar? At work, we use google calendar to manage our schedule. I use Apple calendar as my local client to sync both that google cal and some iCloud calendars with my wife.
The problem is this - my work invites often have the url for a Google Hangout in them, which gets put in the video field of the invite.
That field doesn't seem to appear in my Apple calendar event. Is there a setting somewhere I can activate it, or is is simply incompatible?
A: This question was asked on StackOverflow, and one answer provides a script to grab this information and populate it in Calendar. You'll find the script at Yeraze/CalendarHangout and a brief description of the solution here.
A: Calendar doesn't have a way for showing that.
If there's some reason that you wouldn't just open your Google calendar to get that information, I think that you could drag the calendar event out of Calendar and onto your desktop. It will create an .ics file, which is a text file. You could then open it in TextEdit and look for the video field. Calendar should preserve everything in the .ics file even if it doesn't actually show all of its contents, including nonstandard fields like "video".
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917f3643a950a9ac019de20e7fd314f92fbef30d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Mac OS X Lion - How do I turn a "regular" user account into a service account? During the installation of PostgreSQL using the installer provided by EnterpriseDB, I was given the option to assign a password to the PostgreSQL account. The installer said something about the account becoming "locked" if I don't assign a password. I didn't know what it meant, so I gave a password. Now I know what it was all about: the installer was actually talking about service account vs regular account. Now the PostgreSQL account appears in the login screen and it's an eyesore. What shall I do to turn it back into just a service account and make it disappear from the login screen? I'm guessing it involves using dscl?
A: A simpler thing to do will be to hide the user from the Login Window. Apple provides a few options on this support article.
| Q: Mac OS X Lion - How do I turn a "regular" user account into a service account? During the installation of PostgreSQL using the installer provided by EnterpriseDB, I was given the option to assign a password to the PostgreSQL account. The installer said something about the account becoming "locked" if I don't assign a password. I didn't know what it meant, so I gave a password. Now I know what it was all about: the installer was actually talking about service account vs regular account. Now the PostgreSQL account appears in the login screen and it's an eyesore. What shall I do to turn it back into just a service account and make it disappear from the login screen? I'm guessing it involves using dscl?
A: A simpler thing to do will be to hide the user from the Login Window. Apple provides a few options on this support article.
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d863769e84f1364832fe9e4b7d69f16279265b9d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Prevent iOS Users from updating iOS Version Using Apple Configurator I have a scenario, where my employees are give iPads and iPhones to help with their daily tasks. There are numerous custom business applications installed on this device.
The problem occurs when these users apply updates to the iOS devices, which leaves created compatibility issues for my custom business applications.
My question is,
Is it possible via the iPhone Configuration Utility or the Apple Configurator, to put these devices in "Supervised Mode", which prevents users from installing these updates, be it OTA or via iTunes ?
A: No, it is not possible to do this.
| Q: Prevent iOS Users from updating iOS Version Using Apple Configurator I have a scenario, where my employees are give iPads and iPhones to help with their daily tasks. There are numerous custom business applications installed on this device.
The problem occurs when these users apply updates to the iOS devices, which leaves created compatibility issues for my custom business applications.
My question is,
Is it possible via the iPhone Configuration Utility or the Apple Configurator, to put these devices in "Supervised Mode", which prevents users from installing these updates, be it OTA or via iTunes ?
A: No, it is not possible to do this.
A: It is possible, but not through official means. Some options are:
*
*Install an AppleTV / tvOS beta software profile to the device. This will cause the device to check the wrong repository for updates.
*Block the update servers from the network that the device uses for internet.
*Configure a DNS server that allows blocking the resolution of the update servers.
Source and additional information: https://simplemdm.com/2016/09/18/how-to-block-ios-updates/
| apple | {
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c3ff49fb8b4cd10861861a5a707039da92ee40b0 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to create an alias with drag and drop? In MacOSX, when dragging a file or folder one can force a copy instead of a move by pressing option. I think that there used to be a way to alternatively create an alias but can't find which key to press.
Which key to press when dragging in order to create an alias ?
A: You must press command + option while dragging.
| Q: How to create an alias with drag and drop? In MacOSX, when dragging a file or folder one can force a copy instead of a move by pressing option. I think that there used to be a way to alternatively create an alias but can't find which key to press.
Which key to press when dragging in order to create an alias ?
A: You must press command + option while dragging.
A: Hold down cmd and option when dragging.
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29964436bd66ac2c149401018b8ef0de359ef169 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Paste into Mac OS X command line I want to paste <TAB> into command line, in order to execute cut command with <TAB> as the delimiter. Everytime I try to do it, it simulates clicking the tab key and completes the command with some file(-s) from the current directory.
Is there any solution (I've tried copying straight from text editor)?
Mac OS X 10.7.5, running bash.
A: You can insert a literal tab by pressing Ctrl-v (quoted-insert) and tab.
You can insert tabs in strings with $'\t':
cut -f2 <<< $'aa\tbb'
Or use pbpaste:
pbpaste | cut -f2
This makes tab just insert a tab:
bind '"\t": self-insert'
If you use option as meta, adding this to ~/.inputrc would make ⌥⇥ insert a tab:
"\e\t": "\C-v\t"
| Q: Paste into Mac OS X command line I want to paste <TAB> into command line, in order to execute cut command with <TAB> as the delimiter. Everytime I try to do it, it simulates clicking the tab key and completes the command with some file(-s) from the current directory.
Is there any solution (I've tried copying straight from text editor)?
Mac OS X 10.7.5, running bash.
A: You can insert a literal tab by pressing Ctrl-v (quoted-insert) and tab.
You can insert tabs in strings with $'\t':
cut -f2 <<< $'aa\tbb'
Or use pbpaste:
pbpaste | cut -f2
This makes tab just insert a tab:
bind '"\t": self-insert'
If you use option as meta, adding this to ~/.inputrc would make ⌥⇥ insert a tab:
"\e\t": "\C-v\t"
| apple | {
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8f60407900f2157b7c4a033bd4c035588377ca76 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What's the easiest way to copy the current URL in Fluid? When I'm in a fluid app, and have navigated somewhere, I sometimes want to share that URL with someone.
What's the fastest way to get it onto the clipboard? It seems like it should be simple, but I'm at a loss.
EDIT: I just figured out that I can turn on "show toolbar", which will add a url bar, but is there a quicker way? I don't really want it on most of the time and enabling it is a lot more annoying than a cntrl-c.
A: Developer of Fluid here.
Yes, there's a very easy way:
⌘ + L (That's "Command - L")
That will temporarily "show" the toolbar (if it was hidden), and select all the text in the URL location field. From there you can copy it, via ⌘ + C.
Then, to hide the toolbar, you can press:
⎋ esc (That's "Escape")
If the toolbar was previously hidden, this will hide the toolbar.
| Q: What's the easiest way to copy the current URL in Fluid? When I'm in a fluid app, and have navigated somewhere, I sometimes want to share that URL with someone.
What's the fastest way to get it onto the clipboard? It seems like it should be simple, but I'm at a loss.
EDIT: I just figured out that I can turn on "show toolbar", which will add a url bar, but is there a quicker way? I don't really want it on most of the time and enabling it is a lot more annoying than a cntrl-c.
A: Developer of Fluid here.
Yes, there's a very easy way:
⌘ + L (That's "Command - L")
That will temporarily "show" the toolbar (if it was hidden), and select all the text in the URL location field. From there you can copy it, via ⌘ + C.
Then, to hide the toolbar, you can press:
⎋ esc (That's "Escape")
If the toolbar was previously hidden, this will hide the toolbar.
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bf628f9e63cdcc3b3f4b871813a8ebea8bd36e5f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How did this ominous file end up in my Application Support folder?
Deleting this file will break the whole internets, for the sake of our children don't do it!.
The above quotation is the content of a text file called STR8369805638PUB6932583035105 that I found today browsing the ~/Library/Application Support using a terminal.
I've found a thread on the Apple forums of somebody having exactly the same issue. It is also discussed on a german forum.
The file is not visible using the Finder, I discovered it because I've done an ls while in ~/Library/Application Support.
This is how the file look in a binary editor, the only odd thing may be that the file ends with a CR (0D) although it's quite recent (it's been created in October):
Does anybody have any idea where this file may come from ?
A: You might not be able to track the process that wrote that file, but why not try.
Grab a copy of fseventer or search for that filename in the Time Machine spotlight field to see if you can narrow down when it arrived on your Mac.
| Q: How did this ominous file end up in my Application Support folder?
Deleting this file will break the whole internets, for the sake of our children don't do it!.
The above quotation is the content of a text file called STR8369805638PUB6932583035105 that I found today browsing the ~/Library/Application Support using a terminal.
I've found a thread on the Apple forums of somebody having exactly the same issue. It is also discussed on a german forum.
The file is not visible using the Finder, I discovered it because I've done an ls while in ~/Library/Application Support.
This is how the file look in a binary editor, the only odd thing may be that the file ends with a CR (0D) although it's quite recent (it's been created in October):
Does anybody have any idea where this file may come from ?
A: You might not be able to track the process that wrote that file, but why not try.
Grab a copy of fseventer or search for that filename in the Time Machine spotlight field to see if you can narrow down when it arrived on your Mac.
A: I found the culprit !
Thanks to the suggestion of @Mark Thalkman I made a DTrace script to monitor applications accessing that file.
The application that creates the file is called AppWrapper. The way I discovered it was to look at the folders created in October in /Library/Application Support. There were only two, appWrapper and eSellerate. So I downloaded AppWrapper again and after launching it the script detected that it was accessing the file.
I'm sure the developer made a mistake and instead of saving the file inside the appWrapper folder he saved it in ~/Library/Application Support.
For those interested, here's the script:
#!/usr/sbin/dtrace -s
\#pragma D option quiet
BEGIN
{
printf("\n Timestamp gid uid pid ppid execname function current directory file name\n\n");
}
syscall::open:entry,
syscall::unlink:entry,
syscall::rename:entry
/strstr(stringof(copyinstr(arg0)), $1) != NULL/
{
printf("%Y %5d %5d %5d %5d %-12s %-10s %25s %s\n", walltimestamp, gid, uid, pid, ppid, execname, probefunc, cwd, stringof(copyinstr(arg0)));
}
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3f3c315d0fc379b8ad2104dca38c404994e1be6f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Show desktop keyboard shortcut doesn't work I have F5 key bound to the show desktop shortcut in keyboard shortcuts. However when I press F5 on the keyboard (with fn on the built in keyboard, or with/without fn on the Apple wireless keyboard), nothing happens. If I try to bind it to anything else such as mission control or notification center, it just works. Any idea why?
A: Create a test user account on your Mac. Adjust this same setting. See if it works. If it does, I recommend moving the following file on your user account to the Trash:
~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.symbolichotkeys.plist
Then log off & back on. This will reset all Keyboard Shortcut settings back to default. If it doesn't fix it or causes other issues, simply drag the .plist file back to its former location.
| Q: Show desktop keyboard shortcut doesn't work I have F5 key bound to the show desktop shortcut in keyboard shortcuts. However when I press F5 on the keyboard (with fn on the built in keyboard, or with/without fn on the Apple wireless keyboard), nothing happens. If I try to bind it to anything else such as mission control or notification center, it just works. Any idea why?
A: Create a test user account on your Mac. Adjust this same setting. See if it works. If it does, I recommend moving the following file on your user account to the Trash:
~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.symbolichotkeys.plist
Then log off & back on. This will reset all Keyboard Shortcut settings back to default. If it doesn't fix it or causes other issues, simply drag the .plist file back to its former location.
A: I just got help from Apple support about this so I'm dropping this in case someone else hits that problem:
*
*Remove all entries from System Preferences -> Users & Groups -> Login Items
*Restart NVRAM/PRAM during system boot
The conclusion is: some app might be messing up the settings, affecting this shortcut. ♂️ I've found solutions online with deleting some files from Library/Preferences, but the problem kept coming back after rebooting my Mac. The 2-step solution described above fixes it permanently
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d3e873daa08e9e2814ee8512d3289b8650f68cdd | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Where does homebrew log? Does homebrew keep logs, and if so where?
I did a brew update which broke python support in macvim, and now I can't even get macvim to build. I'm hoping that there are some clues in the log.
A: ~/Library/Logs/Homebrew/
Homebrew creates log files in your Library folder at: ~/Library/Logs/Homebrew/
You can view the log files by holding down Option and using the Finder menu item: Go > Library, then navigating to Logs > Homebrew.
Alternatively, you can use the Console.app application to browse to the log files.
Homebrew History
The default creation of individual log files was added during 2013 to Homebrew.
Homebrew issue #10430 talks about logging and build errors. The issue report mentions no log file is kept but explains that a log can be created with the command format:
brew install <formula> 2>&1 | tee install.log
| Q: Where does homebrew log? Does homebrew keep logs, and if so where?
I did a brew update which broke python support in macvim, and now I can't even get macvim to build. I'm hoping that there are some clues in the log.
A: ~/Library/Logs/Homebrew/
Homebrew creates log files in your Library folder at: ~/Library/Logs/Homebrew/
You can view the log files by holding down Option and using the Finder menu item: Go > Library, then navigating to Logs > Homebrew.
Alternatively, you can use the Console.app application to browse to the log files.
Homebrew History
The default creation of individual log files was added during 2013 to Homebrew.
Homebrew issue #10430 talks about logging and build errors. The issue report mentions no log file is kept but explains that a log can be created with the command format:
brew install <formula> 2>&1 | tee install.log
A: This works for the normal brew installs, but nothing is logged to these directories for services (for example, if you install bind, nothing is logged to ~/Library/Logs/Homebrew/bind), possibly because you have to start services via sudo.
A: For brew services the logging location is specified in the service's corresponding plist file, using the following tags .e.g.
<key>StandardErrorPath</key>
<string>/usr/local/var/log/that_service.log</string>
<key>StandardOutPath</key>
<string>/usr/local/var/log/that_service.log</string>
The location of plist files for active services may be obtained by running:
brew services list
A: Logs seem to be in ~/Library/Logs/Homebrew/...
They can be viewed either using command line utilities or the Console app.
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6d1daa96e85a962130021409a3ed51035971afc1 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Reparing a corrupt Time Machine backup on a Time Capsule won't work I tried to follow these instructions:
http://www.garth.org/archives/2011,08,27,169,fix-time-machine-sparsebundle-nas-based-backup-errors.html
But after typing in the hdiutil command I only get one partition:
bash-3.2# hdiutil attach -nomount -noverify -noautofsck /Volumes/Data/Ulfs\ iMac.sparsebundle/
/dev/disk1
So all the steps after this command are not available to me.
Afterwards I tried to mount the sparse bundle using the disk utility. After several hours the image appeared in the sidebar of my disk utility. There I tried to execute the repair volume function, which took about two hours. But still I'm not able to mount the image. I tried all this from two different Macs.
Is there anything left I could do to save my backup history?
| Q: Reparing a corrupt Time Machine backup on a Time Capsule won't work I tried to follow these instructions:
http://www.garth.org/archives/2011,08,27,169,fix-time-machine-sparsebundle-nas-based-backup-errors.html
But after typing in the hdiutil command I only get one partition:
bash-3.2# hdiutil attach -nomount -noverify -noautofsck /Volumes/Data/Ulfs\ iMac.sparsebundle/
/dev/disk1
So all the steps after this command are not available to me.
Afterwards I tried to mount the sparse bundle using the disk utility. After several hours the image appeared in the sidebar of my disk utility. There I tried to execute the repair volume function, which took about two hours. But still I'm not able to mount the image. I tried all this from two different Macs.
Is there anything left I could do to save my backup history?
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67e3da22c3ebe6323f25f4edbcabdc12abe6603d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What is Mountain Lion (10.8.2) shutdown cause -81? My 15-inch, Mid 2009 MacBook Pro running OS X 10.8.2 mysteriously crashed while it should have been sleeping. Nothing in the Console logs indicate that it was shutting down, and when it booted up it had a lot of (disk) journal logs to replay, so I'm assuming it just crashed.
The only clue as to why is a kernel log entry during boot up:
"Previous Shutdown Cause: -81". Does anyone know what this is (and what to do about it)?
61% battery life left when I booted it up the next day, so it wasn't loss of power (and in the past it has hibernated when battery got low anyway).
A: In general a negative shutdown codes are related to the hardware issues. Unfortunately the precise meaning of the codes is not publicly documented, so the best is to back up your data and give it to the repair.
| Q: What is Mountain Lion (10.8.2) shutdown cause -81? My 15-inch, Mid 2009 MacBook Pro running OS X 10.8.2 mysteriously crashed while it should have been sleeping. Nothing in the Console logs indicate that it was shutting down, and when it booted up it had a lot of (disk) journal logs to replay, so I'm assuming it just crashed.
The only clue as to why is a kernel log entry during boot up:
"Previous Shutdown Cause: -81". Does anyone know what this is (and what to do about it)?
61% battery life left when I booted it up the next day, so it wasn't loss of power (and in the past it has hibernated when battery got low anyway).
A: In general a negative shutdown codes are related to the hardware issues. Unfortunately the precise meaning of the codes is not publicly documented, so the best is to back up your data and give it to the repair.
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f3c3d77dc3deef803377ec9ba02206c11a643daa | Apple Stackexchange
Q: X11 periodically losing focus I have a very annoying issue with the X11 app on OS X when using it to run things remotely over SSH. Every now and then (it's pretty regular, I'd say about each 1-2 minutes), the app I'm in loses focus, and the keyboard doesn't get sent to it anymore. However, X11 is still the foreground app.
Any ideas on what could be causing this and/or how to debug this?
A: ssh: wrong culprit
I have this loss of focus on a variable frequency on XQuartz
without any ssh command.
On the other hand I found a heavy relationship between this XQuartz loss of focus and the launch of:
Google Software Update (com.google.Keystone.Agent)
Analysis of this bug
2 tools help during this investigation:
*
*watch activations Python script →
[...]
2014-07-22 17:06:04.622 Python[95279:1307] activated Google Software Update (com.google.Keystone.Agent)
2014-07-22 17:06:08.410 Python[95279:1307] activated loginwindow (com.apple.loginwindow)
[...]
*lastcomm | head -10 immediatly after the event →
[...]
diskmanage -S root __ 0.00 secs Tue Jul 22 17:06 (0:00:18.03)
GoogleSoft -S root __ 0.11 secs Tue Jul 22 17:06 (0:00:30.03)
[...]
| Q: X11 periodically losing focus I have a very annoying issue with the X11 app on OS X when using it to run things remotely over SSH. Every now and then (it's pretty regular, I'd say about each 1-2 minutes), the app I'm in loses focus, and the keyboard doesn't get sent to it anymore. However, X11 is still the foreground app.
Any ideas on what could be causing this and/or how to debug this?
A: ssh: wrong culprit
I have this loss of focus on a variable frequency on XQuartz
without any ssh command.
On the other hand I found a heavy relationship between this XQuartz loss of focus and the launch of:
Google Software Update (com.google.Keystone.Agent)
Analysis of this bug
2 tools help during this investigation:
*
*watch activations Python script →
[...]
2014-07-22 17:06:04.622 Python[95279:1307] activated Google Software Update (com.google.Keystone.Agent)
2014-07-22 17:06:08.410 Python[95279:1307] activated loginwindow (com.apple.loginwindow)
[...]
*lastcomm | head -10 immediatly after the event →
[...]
diskmanage -S root __ 0.00 secs Tue Jul 22 17:06 (0:00:18.03)
GoogleSoft -S root __ 0.11 secs Tue Jul 22 17:06 (0:00:30.03)
[...]
A: I found this link: http://xquartz.macosforge.org/trac/ticket/133, which suggests that ARDAgent is the offending app, and that unchecking System Preferences -> Sharing -> Remote Management solves the problem.
I didn't have Remote Management switched on, but I did have File Sharing and Remote Login ticked. Switching off both (finally!) solved the problem of losing focus.
I haven't tested which of the two was causing the trouble.
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095d13e5628393a7a8f36c78f1896192dceb9ba6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to go to tab 5 in Safari? (AppleScript) Is there any way to go to tab number 5 in Safari?
tell application "Safari" to set current tab of document 1 to 5
A: This maybe an old question but I ran into this same problem. The solutions so far don't seem to work with Safari 7.x. This is what I had to do
tell front window of application "Safari"
set current tab to tab gmailTabindex
end tell
The key is the "front window of". If you don't have that it doesn't seem to work.
| Q: How to go to tab 5 in Safari? (AppleScript) Is there any way to go to tab number 5 in Safari?
tell application "Safari" to set current tab of document 1 to 5
A: This maybe an old question but I ran into this same problem. The solutions so far don't seem to work with Safari 7.x. This is what I had to do
tell front window of application "Safari"
set current tab to tab gmailTabindex
end tell
The key is the "front window of". If you don't have that it doesn't seem to work.
A: tell window 1 of application "Safari" to set current tab to tab 5
If you run tell app "Safari" to properties of window 1, you'll see that current tab is a property of windows, and that the class of its value is tab.
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cb15b6f291c06e98e58822d499e40ef24de0c35d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Does iPad battery charging utility like Battery Boost Magic pro really make a difference in prolonging iPad's battery life? Do battery charging utilities such as Battery Boost Magic pro or Kingsoft battery doctor really make a difference in prolonging the life of an iPad battery?
A: No it really can't. What it can do, is show you how much battery the device has left, and hence motivate you to conserve battery with dimming the screen, and perform activities that are less battery intensive.
Apps in iOS are sandboxed heavily and consequently can't perform system-level functions that might possibly be used to conserve battery. The other problem with this sandboxing is it would likely mean any battery conservation would have to happen while the app is open, and the device unlocked. iOS 5 allows certain processes to continue running in the background, but those include things like using the accelerometer, GPS, and such. This again comes back to iOS apps not allowing access to many system-level processes.
| Q: Does iPad battery charging utility like Battery Boost Magic pro really make a difference in prolonging iPad's battery life? Do battery charging utilities such as Battery Boost Magic pro or Kingsoft battery doctor really make a difference in prolonging the life of an iPad battery?
A: No it really can't. What it can do, is show you how much battery the device has left, and hence motivate you to conserve battery with dimming the screen, and perform activities that are less battery intensive.
Apps in iOS are sandboxed heavily and consequently can't perform system-level functions that might possibly be used to conserve battery. The other problem with this sandboxing is it would likely mean any battery conservation would have to happen while the app is open, and the device unlocked. iOS 5 allows certain processes to continue running in the background, but those include things like using the accelerometer, GPS, and such. This again comes back to iOS apps not allowing access to many system-level processes.
A: Sorry but it does not work you should delete the app quickly and report it to Apple to get your money back.
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42b80fd714e9406248e308ee0340fac13ac389f5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Remove an app from Notification Center preference pane My girlfriend added Facebook to my Notification Center. I tried to set the alert style to none, and you can see the check mark to show items in Notification Center is deselected.
I want it completely gone but don't know how else to configure things.
A: Open Safari › Preferences › Notifications
There you can remove objects permanently by selecting the notification you wish to delete and then either hitting the delete key or by using the remove button ('-') if it exists.
| Q: Remove an app from Notification Center preference pane My girlfriend added Facebook to my Notification Center. I tried to set the alert style to none, and you can see the check mark to show items in Notification Center is deselected.
I want it completely gone but don't know how else to configure things.
A: Open Safari › Preferences › Notifications
There you can remove objects permanently by selecting the notification you wish to delete and then either hitting the delete key or by using the remove button ('-') if it exists.
A: I had this problem too. Go to System Preferences > Internet Accounts . You can remove Facebook account from there and then it will no longer appear in the notification center at all
A: Highlight the desired app and hit delete
A: Go to Mail, Contact & Calendars and click on minus sign (-) after selecting Facebook on the left pane.
A: There's an answer found here that worked for me with an app I had uninstalled but was still in the notification center: MacRumors Forums: Remove app from "In Notification Center" list
In that forum thread, two users discover that there exists a folder /Users/<your-username>/Library/Application Support/NotificationCenter/. That folder contains a database file.
A: You can remove these using Safari → Preferences → Websites → Notifications -> (Select the websites you wish to remove) → Remove.
While you are there, also consider unchecking Allow websites to ask for permission to send push notifications.
A: Just drag it down to Not in Notification Center list.
A: For websites that added a Notification, you can remove it by going to Safari Preferences, to the "Websites" tab, then to the "Notifications" section. When you remove it from there, it automatically disappears from the Notifications prefpane.
A: Finder -> Go to floder -> ~/Library/LaunchAgents/ -> Delete the plist file related to notification -> Done.
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d6a5bcbce2fa531c35dea755ecb70146e2ab2e4c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iTunes 11: Default Podcast settings I would like to change the default settings for all podcasts.
I know you can edit each one of them individually, but I would like to change the default for all to "Download All" and keep "All episodes".
A: *
*Right-click on any podcast and select Settings. Or if you are in list view, select the settings button in the lower-left corner:
*
*In the Settings for: drop-down list, select Podcast Defaults, then select Download all and All episodes:
*
*Make sure that all of your desired podcasts are using the new default settings by selecting each one from the drop-down list and checking that the Use Default Settings checkbox is checked:
Update:
iTunes 11.1.2 adds a new dialog for changing podcast settings. Select Settings and select Defaults... to change the default podcast settings.
Update:
In iTunes 12.4.3.1 go to Podcasts, and click Defaults at the bottom of the list of your podcasts. Then you can set the default settings for all your podcasts (changed settings will also apply to existing ones if they're still set to default settings).
| Q: iTunes 11: Default Podcast settings I would like to change the default settings for all podcasts.
I know you can edit each one of them individually, but I would like to change the default for all to "Download All" and keep "All episodes".
A: *
*Right-click on any podcast and select Settings. Or if you are in list view, select the settings button in the lower-left corner:
*
*In the Settings for: drop-down list, select Podcast Defaults, then select Download all and All episodes:
*
*Make sure that all of your desired podcasts are using the new default settings by selecting each one from the drop-down list and checking that the Use Default Settings checkbox is checked:
Update:
iTunes 11.1.2 adds a new dialog for changing podcast settings. Select Settings and select Defaults... to change the default podcast settings.
Update:
In iTunes 12.4.3.1 go to Podcasts, and click Defaults at the bottom of the list of your podcasts. Then you can set the default settings for all your podcasts (changed settings will also apply to existing ones if they're still set to default settings).
A: patrix,
Try selecting NONE of the podcasts. Click on an empty spot in iTunes and then change "Settings..." That should change the defaults for podcasts you subscribe to in the future.
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ae3a4b88b037e7fa70891c31e484bd0eeb329add | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there anyway to lock an iphone to avoid my toddler from leaving his video? I have a toddler iphone app that plays short videos. He loves it and its great to give to him in the car, etc but the one issue is that he keeps hitting the home button and i have to start the app up again. This happens over and over again.
I noticed there is no lock button on the iphone. Why is that? Is there any solution to get the equivalent of what a lock button would do here so going back home is disabled?
A: You can use Guided Access to restrict access to a single app, and even ignore touch on certain (or all) parts of the screen.
To enable, first go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Guided Access. Then once you're in the app, just triple tap the home button.
See iOS: About Guided Access for more information or check out this short video.
| Q: Is there anyway to lock an iphone to avoid my toddler from leaving his video? I have a toddler iphone app that plays short videos. He loves it and its great to give to him in the car, etc but the one issue is that he keeps hitting the home button and i have to start the app up again. This happens over and over again.
I noticed there is no lock button on the iphone. Why is that? Is there any solution to get the equivalent of what a lock button would do here so going back home is disabled?
A: You can use Guided Access to restrict access to a single app, and even ignore touch on certain (or all) parts of the screen.
To enable, first go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Guided Access. Then once you're in the app, just triple tap the home button.
See iOS: About Guided Access for more information or check out this short video.
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e2f4ef92a6f258dd448ed544479735df5f86f9af | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Change default applications I have somehow managed to replace the default movie player, with my FTP client. I'm not sure how that happened, but now every time I double click a movie file in Finder, my FTP client launches.
Can someone tell me how I can go about changing the default application that launches for certain file extensions?
A: Select a video file, press ⌘I, change the application under Open with, and select Change All.
You can also use duti to configure default applications in a text file.
| Q: Change default applications I have somehow managed to replace the default movie player, with my FTP client. I'm not sure how that happened, but now every time I double click a movie file in Finder, my FTP client launches.
Can someone tell me how I can go about changing the default application that launches for certain file extensions?
A: Select a video file, press ⌘I, change the application under Open with, and select Change All.
You can also use duti to configure default applications in a text file.
| apple | {
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a3f6e78a497f9dd2ebd7c11c08f79f3b3308606d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: how to disable Firefox's app tab glow? I recently switched from Linux to Mac OS X, and one little tweak that didn't survive is disabling the blue highlight "glow" that Firefox adds to App Tabs when they have updates. Any idea how to do that?
I followed these instructions to disable it on Linux, but they don't work on Mac OS X. I have this in my ~/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles/personal/chrome/userChrome.css file:
.tabbrowser-tab[pinned][titlechanged]:not([selected="true"]) {
background-image: none !important;
background: none !important;
}
...but no luck. Putting other CSS rules in that file does work though.
I'm on Firefox 19.0 on Mountain Lion (10.8.2).
A: Put one of these snippets in your userChrome.css file, depending on your Firefox version:
Firefox 69
Toggle toolkit.legacyUserProfileCustomizations.stylesheets to true in about:config as well as userChrome.css modification.
Firefox 29 (Australis)
.tabbrowser-tab[pinned][titlechanged]:not([selected="true"]) > .tab-stack > .tab-content {
background-image: none !important;
}
Pre-29
#tabbrowser-tabs > .tabbrowser-tab > .tab-stack > .tab-background * {
background: none !important;
}
Discovered by looking for [titlechanged] selectors in browser.css (chrome://browser/skin/browser.css).
*
*https://www.userchrome.org/how-create-userchrome-css.html
*https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1541233
| Q: how to disable Firefox's app tab glow? I recently switched from Linux to Mac OS X, and one little tweak that didn't survive is disabling the blue highlight "glow" that Firefox adds to App Tabs when they have updates. Any idea how to do that?
I followed these instructions to disable it on Linux, but they don't work on Mac OS X. I have this in my ~/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles/personal/chrome/userChrome.css file:
.tabbrowser-tab[pinned][titlechanged]:not([selected="true"]) {
background-image: none !important;
background: none !important;
}
...but no luck. Putting other CSS rules in that file does work though.
I'm on Firefox 19.0 on Mountain Lion (10.8.2).
A: Put one of these snippets in your userChrome.css file, depending on your Firefox version:
Firefox 69
Toggle toolkit.legacyUserProfileCustomizations.stylesheets to true in about:config as well as userChrome.css modification.
Firefox 29 (Australis)
.tabbrowser-tab[pinned][titlechanged]:not([selected="true"]) > .tab-stack > .tab-content {
background-image: none !important;
}
Pre-29
#tabbrowser-tabs > .tabbrowser-tab > .tab-stack > .tab-background * {
background: none !important;
}
Discovered by looking for [titlechanged] selectors in browser.css (chrome://browser/skin/browser.css).
*
*https://www.userchrome.org/how-create-userchrome-css.html
*https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1541233
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69e9e09f8adfc6ffc6ac37b2cc90abee5e06a457 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can a MacBook Air support 2560x1600 output via HDMI using a Mini DisplayPort/Thunderbolt to HMDI adaptor? The HDMI 1.3 spec can carry signals with resolutions as high as 2560 x 1600 pixels. Is it possible to output this high a resolution signal from a MacBook Air using a Mini DisplayPort/Thunderbolt to HDMI adapter? If so, are there any special considerations for buying this adapter or will any adapter on the market work?
Machine is 2012 MacBook Air
A: I was unable to get anything higher than 1080p with HDMI with several different adapters and monitors. Dual link DVI works with an active mini display port to dual link DVI adapter at 2560x1440 with my MacBook Air 2012.
Given that I haven't gotten my Windows box HDMI or other laptop HDMI to go at 2560x1440 either I would have to answer 'NO' to the question for MacBook Air 2012 and earlier. MacBook Air 2013 or newer seems to work fine.
| Q: Can a MacBook Air support 2560x1600 output via HDMI using a Mini DisplayPort/Thunderbolt to HMDI adaptor? The HDMI 1.3 spec can carry signals with resolutions as high as 2560 x 1600 pixels. Is it possible to output this high a resolution signal from a MacBook Air using a Mini DisplayPort/Thunderbolt to HDMI adapter? If so, are there any special considerations for buying this adapter or will any adapter on the market work?
Machine is 2012 MacBook Air
A: I was unable to get anything higher than 1080p with HDMI with several different adapters and monitors. Dual link DVI works with an active mini display port to dual link DVI adapter at 2560x1440 with my MacBook Air 2012.
Given that I haven't gotten my Windows box HDMI or other laptop HDMI to go at 2560x1440 either I would have to answer 'NO' to the question for MacBook Air 2012 and earlier. MacBook Air 2013 or newer seems to work fine.
A: I have a 2013 Macbook Air connected to Dell monitor (2560 x 1440) which does not have DisplayPort, so I have to use a mini Displayport to HDMI adapter.
Under MacOS, as everyone else has said, it can only do 2048x1080:
However, when I Boot Camp into Windows 10, it supports the native resolution of the monitor:
A: I own a 2013 MacBook Air. This is equipped with a Thunderbolt 1 port :
Mini-DisplayPort -> HDMI adapter (1920x1200 max.)
Mini-DisplayPort -> DisplayPort adapter (upto 2560x1600 max.)
I've used both and am now driving daily on my MBA 13" with a monitor running at 2560x1440.
A: I've used this adapter for years with various different MacBook Pros, TVs, projectors, and monitors without any problem. The resolution that you can output is likely only limited by your video card and monitor, probably not the cable.
HDMI 1.3 supports 2560x1600. What monitor are you connecting the MBA to?
Which model year is your MacBook Air?
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a4946d72ede5fd0f06ba20bc4bdec22b6b909355 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Alternative to "luit" which is available via homebrew I have a few legacy commands which I need to run in the terminal. Unfortunately they only work with ISO-8859-1 encoding being used.
For now I manually switch the terminal encoding, but that bugs me. On Linux I use luit, which can convert the in- and output from utf-8 to iso and vice versa (transparently for the run command).
Is there something similar for OS X, preferably available through homebrew or available as binary?
Greetings
-Sascha-
A: You can install XQuartz as a binary from http://xquartz.macosforge.org. It's the de facto standard X11 for OS X. It comes with luit and all the normal X11 stuff.
Homebrew does not have an X11 installer; it expects you tu use XQuartz, and will compile against it when it is present.
You could also use AppleScript to programmatically change your Terminal settings instead of doing it manually.
| Q: Alternative to "luit" which is available via homebrew I have a few legacy commands which I need to run in the terminal. Unfortunately they only work with ISO-8859-1 encoding being used.
For now I manually switch the terminal encoding, but that bugs me. On Linux I use luit, which can convert the in- and output from utf-8 to iso and vice versa (transparently for the run command).
Is there something similar for OS X, preferably available through homebrew or available as binary?
Greetings
-Sascha-
A: You can install XQuartz as a binary from http://xquartz.macosforge.org. It's the de facto standard X11 for OS X. It comes with luit and all the normal X11 stuff.
Homebrew does not have an X11 installer; it expects you tu use XQuartz, and will compile against it when it is present.
You could also use AppleScript to programmatically change your Terminal settings instead of doing it manually.
A: I have luit on my Mac. It was installed as part of the X11 system from XFree86. I installed it via MacPorts. Perhaps Homebrew has an X11 installer too?
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395c885bdd60cf4c62877d6eec35070f1c6163b4 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is AirDrop possible between iPad, iPhone and MacBook? A new MacBook came with something called AirDrop and worked between many MacBooks such as MacBook Pro and MacBook Air. Can I also use AirDrop to exchange data between Macs and iOS devices?
A: You cannot use AirDrop with iOS devices. It is a feature that is exclusive to supported Macs (and unsupported Macs through a hack, as you've pointed out).
If you are interested in sharing files with your iOS devices, I recommend a solution such as SugarSync or DropBox, or a Wi-Fi tool such as Instashare.
Apple intends for you and developers to use iCloud to get documents from PC to iOS, but it's not widespread yet and perhaps ever.
| Q: Is AirDrop possible between iPad, iPhone and MacBook? A new MacBook came with something called AirDrop and worked between many MacBooks such as MacBook Pro and MacBook Air. Can I also use AirDrop to exchange data between Macs and iOS devices?
A: You cannot use AirDrop with iOS devices. It is a feature that is exclusive to supported Macs (and unsupported Macs through a hack, as you've pointed out).
If you are interested in sharing files with your iOS devices, I recommend a solution such as SugarSync or DropBox, or a Wi-Fi tool such as Instashare.
Apple intends for you and developers to use iCloud to get documents from PC to iOS, but it's not widespread yet and perhaps ever.
A: Looks like iOS 7 is going to have AirDrop as the new UI has an icon for AirDrop right next to the icon for AirPlay.
A: It has been announced that starting with OS X 10.10, Airdrop will interoperate between OS X and iOS.
A: Just update after IOS7 release. Looks like the link between airdrop from supported IOS7 devices to supported OSX Mountain Lion is not working. Probably something that should/will be completed with release Mavericks.
A: The best choice to share with macs, Windows, Linux, NAS servers, FTP, Dropbox, Google Drive,Time Capsule, etc is Quick Explorer.
I used instashare before and its similiar to airdrop but it works only with pictures (not bad, but not enough ) If you want to share andy file, mp3, wav, video, doc, pdf, and otherwise file formats Quick Explorer is the best choice. I've found that it's the best tool for this purpose as it handles different file types and platforms.
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46ab53a9acdd0b52b12dbb40176dc9aa9fc8d756 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: unable to boot my MacBook after FileVault 2 activation after activation of FileVault 2 I am unable to boot my computer, the apple sign turns into a prohibitory sign with a spinning circle beneath it , that spins forever. I really need the data on this computer :( and I can not afford the very expensive data recovery services . Does anyone know how I can overcome this problem or at least decrypt and save my data ?
A: You can press the option + R key to boot into recovery mode. Then using Disk utility and follow this guide to decrypt the partition:
http://derflounder.wordpress.com/2011/11/23/using-the-command-line-to-unlock-or-decrypt-your-filevault-2-encrypted-boot-drive/
| Q: unable to boot my MacBook after FileVault 2 activation after activation of FileVault 2 I am unable to boot my computer, the apple sign turns into a prohibitory sign with a spinning circle beneath it , that spins forever. I really need the data on this computer :( and I can not afford the very expensive data recovery services . Does anyone know how I can overcome this problem or at least decrypt and save my data ?
A: You can press the option + R key to boot into recovery mode. Then using Disk utility and follow this guide to decrypt the partition:
http://derflounder.wordpress.com/2011/11/23/using-the-command-line-to-unlock-or-decrypt-your-filevault-2-encrypted-boot-drive/
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e11f6ac5944235e2821cc6ae3b4ce25ec2c49785 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iMessage not working between two specific devices iMessage works perfectly between my iPhone and my iPad. It works perfectly between my iPhone and my girlfriend's iPod touch. But it does not work at all between my iPad and my girlfriend's iPod touch.
All three devices can use iMessage just fine with other devices. The only issue is when we try to communicate between iPad and iPod, and it's really infuriating. Any ideas?
A: First, check the destination address. On your iPad: open Messages, then open the message thread that's not working. Tap the "Contact" button (top right), then the "info" button (i). The destination address will be highlighted blue.
Next, make sure the destination address is configured on the receiving device. On the iPod: Settings → Messages → Send & Receive. If the destination address is missing, add it here.
And while you're at it, check the FaceTime settings, too: it works in a similar way.
| Q: iMessage not working between two specific devices iMessage works perfectly between my iPhone and my iPad. It works perfectly between my iPhone and my girlfriend's iPod touch. But it does not work at all between my iPad and my girlfriend's iPod touch.
All three devices can use iMessage just fine with other devices. The only issue is when we try to communicate between iPad and iPod, and it's really infuriating. Any ideas?
A: First, check the destination address. On your iPad: open Messages, then open the message thread that's not working. Tap the "Contact" button (top right), then the "info" button (i). The destination address will be highlighted blue.
Next, make sure the destination address is configured on the receiving device. On the iPod: Settings → Messages → Send & Receive. If the destination address is missing, add it here.
And while you're at it, check the FaceTime settings, too: it works in a similar way.
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dce40f162b4aed7a3bcae7f45e9a95d9164ecbd7 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Randomly repeating key My computer will randomly start repeating keys. At first it was the ≥ key, which led me to believe it was more than just a stuck key since that is an option-key character and the chances that they would stick at the same time was slim.
It has now started doing it with the / key. It happens randomly and starts and stops randomly as well. Restarting it isn't a surefire solution, although restarting, resetting the SMC and zapping the PRAM usually fixes it. I have tried reinstalling Mountain Lion.
What else should/is there to do to try to fix this problem?
A: I suspect this is a hardware issue and recommend taking it to an Apple service center.
This happened to me once on a Dell laptop. Our IT department replaced the keyboard and that fixed it.
To diagnose I determined it wasn't a software issue by noticing the key could repeat before the operating system had loaded. If you are dual booting Windows you could use the same technique to determine if it is a software or hardware issue.
| Q: Randomly repeating key My computer will randomly start repeating keys. At first it was the ≥ key, which led me to believe it was more than just a stuck key since that is an option-key character and the chances that they would stick at the same time was slim.
It has now started doing it with the / key. It happens randomly and starts and stops randomly as well. Restarting it isn't a surefire solution, although restarting, resetting the SMC and zapping the PRAM usually fixes it. I have tried reinstalling Mountain Lion.
What else should/is there to do to try to fix this problem?
A: I suspect this is a hardware issue and recommend taking it to an Apple service center.
This happened to me once on a Dell laptop. Our IT department replaced the keyboard and that fixed it.
To diagnose I determined it wasn't a software issue by noticing the key could repeat before the operating system had loaded. If you are dual booting Windows you could use the same technique to determine if it is a software or hardware issue.
A: Take it into your nearest Apple Store to get its hardware looked at properly. You seem to have ruled out potential software issues.
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ca775cec7d488b4c8939d93c40bd607c94a8e3ef | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why does iTunes continually ask me to authorize my computer? I just recently bought an album on iTunes and I have a weird problem. All of the songs (18 in all) except for one, play perfectly fine. When I try to play it, it says "This computer is not authorized to play "". Would you like to authorize it?" It prompts me to sign in with my Apple ID, which I did. Then it says "This computer is already authorized." I have no clue how to fix this! I've tried the steps outlined in iTunes: Missing folder or incorrect permissions may prevent authorization and iTunes repeatedly prompts to authorize computer to play iTunes Store purchases, but neither of them work. Any suggestions?
A: In the end, deleting all the offending track and re-downloading it was the only thing that worked. Why I didn't think about this at first, I don't know, but it worked!
| Q: Why does iTunes continually ask me to authorize my computer? I just recently bought an album on iTunes and I have a weird problem. All of the songs (18 in all) except for one, play perfectly fine. When I try to play it, it says "This computer is not authorized to play "". Would you like to authorize it?" It prompts me to sign in with my Apple ID, which I did. Then it says "This computer is already authorized." I have no clue how to fix this! I've tried the steps outlined in iTunes: Missing folder or incorrect permissions may prevent authorization and iTunes repeatedly prompts to authorize computer to play iTunes Store purchases, but neither of them work. Any suggestions?
A: In the end, deleting all the offending track and re-downloading it was the only thing that worked. Why I didn't think about this at first, I don't know, but it worked!
A: JUST found the solution to my nearly year long battle with iTunes and the: You are not authorized. You're already authorized issue. Just adding this to spread the word that Ctrl +b -> Edit -> Preferences -> Advanced -> Reset Cache
worked for me.
Every time iTunes started it thought it was freshly installed and prompted me to go through the tour, set the default music player, and authorize (each time saying it was already authorized). It wasn't just one song, it was about 50% of my music and 100% of my movies. I had already tried- deauthorizing then authorizing, uninstalling, reinstalling, deleting that SC- folder and restarting -- nothing worked until I cleared the cache.
A: Here's what worked for me:
1) Right click the album or song. The first option that appears is "Remove Download"
2) Click "Remove Download" and blue cloud icons should appear next to the song or
songs.
3) Click the icon to download the song. The cloud icon should disappear after the song is
downloaded.
4) Click on the song to make sure it plays. If there are more songs with the issue,
repeat this process.
A: What worked for me was in iTunes, top right corner on click on down arrow, and then Account info, then manage devices in iCloud. This was very different from the authorised computers under STORE in itunes. Once I deauthorised all, I could then authorise my computer. Big thumbs up to Apple support for that solution, will try to get them to update their support pages with that fix.
A: Maybe you could try uninstall the iTunes and then download and install the latest version, authorize again.
A: I would recommend deauthorizing all your computers from iTunes. Go to the iTunes Store, and look for the Account link under Quick Links on the home page. Under Apple ID Summary, look for Computer Authorizations, then click on Deauthorize All. You'll need to reauthorize all the computers that use your account; though you may just have the one.
A: The "deauthorize all" option will only show up if you have more than one computer authorized on your account. If you have only one computer authorized it can be deauthorized right from the "Store" menu. I had the exact same problem - what worked for me was to make sure the "iCloud download" column was checked and visible (right click in area where artist, name etc labels are and scroll down to click on "iCloud download"), a small icon with a cloud and an arrow were shown beside my song and clicking on that downloaded it from the cloud. I can play it now. I'm not sure why the file went to the cloud at all when I downloaded it - my computer is not connected in any way but I will have to further investigate that. I hope this helps!
A: Had same issue, had just downloaded an album but three of the tracks would not play, giving this 'authorise' error. As suggested deleted them, but to re-download them went to Account (top of screen), Purchased, and listed purchased tracks. A cloud symbol was next to those I had deleted, clicked this to re-download them, and they played normally.
A: De-authorize your computer and then re-authorize it, cured the authorization causality loop.
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82c375cabc37f475907d0369de083219b51c356f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Embedding Web Snippets in Wiki Server and Security Settings I want to edit the embed security settings in Mountain Lion Server's Wiki Service because with the default settings you can't embed anything on pages, which makes it a lot less useful. We're in a school environment where embedding flash apps, video etc. is the norm - and Wiki Server will normally strip out these tags from web snippets for security reasons.
I seems that to do this you change:
/Library/Server/Wiki/Config/whitelist.plist
but I'm not sure how to change it to allow all types of embeds. I'm aware of the security risks but I trust my users on this Server to embed what they need to embed.
A: I found the Lion Server Advanced Admin Guide which mentioned changing the key FiltersEnabled to False /etc/collabd/collabd.plist.
Once I figured that this plist has been moved to /Library/Server/Wiki/Config in Mountain Lion Server from /etc/collabd/ in Lion Server I changed the preference - and we can embed to our hearts' content.
| Q: Embedding Web Snippets in Wiki Server and Security Settings I want to edit the embed security settings in Mountain Lion Server's Wiki Service because with the default settings you can't embed anything on pages, which makes it a lot less useful. We're in a school environment where embedding flash apps, video etc. is the norm - and Wiki Server will normally strip out these tags from web snippets for security reasons.
I seems that to do this you change:
/Library/Server/Wiki/Config/whitelist.plist
but I'm not sure how to change it to allow all types of embeds. I'm aware of the security risks but I trust my users on this Server to embed what they need to embed.
A: I found the Lion Server Advanced Admin Guide which mentioned changing the key FiltersEnabled to False /etc/collabd/collabd.plist.
Once I figured that this plist has been moved to /Library/Server/Wiki/Config in Mountain Lion Server from /etc/collabd/ in Lion Server I changed the preference - and we can embed to our hearts' content.
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6f451fecb602432fa34f78bdc0fbf8f9206e4bd8 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Disk Utility: Incorrect number of file hard links I'm running Mountain Lion on my Mid 2009 MBP. Recently(for last few months) it's acting really slow. Simplest actions are taking forever to perform. So I verified disk using the Disk Utility and it said that Incorrect number of file hard links and The volume Macintosh HD was found corrupt and needs to be repaired. It suggested me to restart and repair. I did that but about a week later it became slow again. I verified again and this time also it gave the same message.
Can I be certain that it's a fault of the HDD and just change it?
A: I took the laptop to Apple service centre. They ran few diagnosis and it turns out the hard disk was fine. One of those test results said that the hard disk is corrupted, and it needs to be formatted and repartitioned. So they formatted the HDD and reinstalled the OS. That seems to have fixed it.
| Q: Disk Utility: Incorrect number of file hard links I'm running Mountain Lion on my Mid 2009 MBP. Recently(for last few months) it's acting really slow. Simplest actions are taking forever to perform. So I verified disk using the Disk Utility and it said that Incorrect number of file hard links and The volume Macintosh HD was found corrupt and needs to be repaired. It suggested me to restart and repair. I did that but about a week later it became slow again. I verified again and this time also it gave the same message.
Can I be certain that it's a fault of the HDD and just change it?
A: I took the laptop to Apple service centre. They ran few diagnosis and it turns out the hard disk was fine. One of those test results said that the hard disk is corrupted, and it needs to be formatted and repartitioned. So they formatted the HDD and reinstalled the OS. That seems to have fixed it.
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6919399ae6ebabd383cc4e8d5fcb0b16944d9901 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Test a launcher app icon on an iPhone I need to test a launcher app icon on an iPhone. Is there any way to do that without having to install an entire app?
A: You could create an HTML page for this which refers to the icon.
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/custom_icon.png"/>
If you then open the web page and add the site to your home screen it will take custom_icon.png as your app icon.
For more detailed information have a look at Apple's developer page.
| Q: Test a launcher app icon on an iPhone I need to test a launcher app icon on an iPhone. Is there any way to do that without having to install an entire app?
A: You could create an HTML page for this which refers to the icon.
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/custom_icon.png"/>
If you then open the web page and add the site to your home screen it will take custom_icon.png as your app icon.
For more detailed information have a look at Apple's developer page.
A: You can use tools for testing icon design such as http://www.ikonica.me, it's much quicker than creating an HTML file, especially if you have to test multiple designs at once.
A: You can also use http://testico.net. Nothing to download on your desktop, no app to install on your phone, free.
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d470e96a3f1bf44649a3fbda0ae534d871d0eefc | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to get menu bar on both of my screens? Is there anyway to get my menu bar to show up on both of my screens? I don't want to use display mirroring, I just want the menu to be mirrored on both screens.
I'm using 10.6, but if this is a reason to upgrade to 10.8 I will. I want this so bad:)
A: Mac OS X does not allow for this natively. However, there is a third-party tool called SecondBar that purports to do just this. I have not used this myself, but you might want to take a look.
| Q: How to get menu bar on both of my screens? Is there anyway to get my menu bar to show up on both of my screens? I don't want to use display mirroring, I just want the menu to be mirrored on both screens.
I'm using 10.6, but if this is a reason to upgrade to 10.8 I will. I want this so bad:)
A: Mac OS X does not allow for this natively. However, there is a third-party tool called SecondBar that purports to do just this. I have not used this myself, but you might want to take a look.
A: I've used Secondbar for years and recommend it. I'm currently using it with 10.8 but have used it with 10.7 and 10.6. The only downside IMO is that it only mirrors the application menus and system time. It will not show system icons such as WiFi, Bluetooth, Time Machine, etc.
You can also rearrange and resize windows quickly by right clicking on the red/yellow/green buttons (X - +) of any window. This is useful when connecting a laptop to a display and the OS not remembering where you previously had windows. I have some AppleScripts that automate this as well if you're interested.
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d5fa4ec94d35f5abfbb3c8eb4b6654a9bc75bd42 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Exporting jpg to pdf: file size grows significantly When I used Preview's "Export" feature to export a 1.4MB jpg file to a one page pdf file, the resulting pdf is as large as 14MB, which is really surprising and annoying. I tried to reduce the file size, for instance by "reduce file size" quartz filter, but the pdf became so reduced (56KB) that the result was not readable at all.
Is there anyway to remedy this? A built-in solution is greatly appreciated.
A: PDF supports JPEG encoding, so the size should not increase very much at all. It should be able to wrap some header info around the jpeg stream and call it a day.
Unfortunately, Preview is very good at viewing PDFs, but when writing PDFs tends to use a subset of PDF that is easy for it to parse, but not space-efficient.
I'm sorry to say this, but you will need to look for a different program that can leave the JPEG alone and shove it in the stream. Acrobat can do this, as can pdftex or convert from ImageMagick. There are probably others.
| Q: Exporting jpg to pdf: file size grows significantly When I used Preview's "Export" feature to export a 1.4MB jpg file to a one page pdf file, the resulting pdf is as large as 14MB, which is really surprising and annoying. I tried to reduce the file size, for instance by "reduce file size" quartz filter, but the pdf became so reduced (56KB) that the result was not readable at all.
Is there anyway to remedy this? A built-in solution is greatly appreciated.
A: PDF supports JPEG encoding, so the size should not increase very much at all. It should be able to wrap some header info around the jpeg stream and call it a day.
Unfortunately, Preview is very good at viewing PDFs, but when writing PDFs tends to use a subset of PDF that is easy for it to parse, but not space-efficient.
I'm sorry to say this, but you will need to look for a different program that can leave the JPEG alone and shove it in the stream. Acrobat can do this, as can pdftex or convert from ImageMagick. There are probably others.
A: "Save as PDF..." from Preview's printing menu does the trick.
The export function blew my original JPG file (293 KB) up to incredible 2.7 MB. With the PDF printer, it only takes 295 KB. Just 2 KB more for that header info Alan talked about. :)
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d30dd30b2d9aed3c66583f1e5bd4922124908c92 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to create a text file in a folder In windows I right click and then there is an option to create a text file.
How to do so in mac?
A: You can also do this in Terminal. Go to the directory where you want to create the file, then run the following:
touch file.txt
Or redirect 'nothing' to a text file
> file.txt
| Q: How to create a text file in a folder In windows I right click and then there is an option to create a text file.
How to do so in mac?
A: You can also do this in Terminal. Go to the directory where you want to create the file, then run the following:
touch file.txt
Or redirect 'nothing' to a text file
> file.txt
A: The simplest version does not require a file or folder to be selected, and adds a keyboard shortcut of your choice.
Part 1: Create a new Quick Action (was Service)
In Automator, create a new Quick Action (previously called a Service):
From the left side, click Utilities then drag "Run Applescript" over to the right panel.
Change the two pulldown menus at the top of the right panel to read:
Workflow receives no input in Finder.app
Replace ALL the purple script with:
tell application "Finder"
set txt to make new file at (the target of the front window) as alias with properties {name:"empty.txt"}
select txt
end tell
Save the Service as "New Empty Text File" (.workflow extension will be added automatically).
This service is now available under the Finder menu in the Finder.
Part 2: Create a Keyboard Shortcut
Under System Preferences › Keyboard › Shortcuts › Services, scroll down to General (it's at the end).
You will see New Empty Text File listed with "none" as the shortcut.
Click on none and type the shortcut of your choice (I used cmd alt N):
You can now type your shortcut in the Finder whenever you want to create a new, empty, text document.
Thanks to Syreeni, whose answer made this possible, and to RoG (comment below) who contributed the line that automatically selects the new file.
A: How to create as an Automator Service (OS X El Capitan 10.11.5):
*
*Open Automator and select File > New > Service.
*Next, choose Folders from the drop-down menu Service receives selected ...
*In the Actions menu search for and add Run AppleSript or drag & drop it from the Utilities category.
*Copy and paste this script into the Run AppleScript action:
tell application "Finder" to make new file at (the target of the front window) as alias with properties {name:"untitled.txt"}
*Save the service as New Text File or similar.
You should now be able to right-click on a folder and find Services > New Text File.
Note: You'll get an error if you try to add a second untitled.txt to the same folder.
A: Here's my script for creating new files from a store of templates.
I run it with FastScripts using a keyboard shortcut, but you can save it to an applet and put it in the menu bar, create an automator action, etc.
-ccs
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- Author: Christopher Stone
-- Created: 2012-10-26 : 01:27
-- Modified: 2012-10-26 : 18:26
-- Application: Finder
-- Purpose: Create a new file from a file-type list in the front Finder window using
-- : template files stored in a folder.
-- Dependencies: Template files provided by the user.
-- Templates: Auto-creates a Text template - others are for the user to supply.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
try
try
set templateFolderPath to ((path to application support from user domain as text) & "Script_Support:New_File_Here!:")
set templateFolder to alias templateFolderPath
on error
set newFilesHereFolder to quoted form of (POSIX path of templateFolderPath)
set textTemplate to newFilesHereFolder & "Text_Template.txt"
do shell script "mkdir -p " & newFilesHereFolder & ";
touch " & textTemplate & ";
open -R " & textTemplate
return
end try
tell application "Finder"
if front window exists then
set winTarget to target of front window as alias
set fileTemplateList to name of files of templateFolder
tell me to set fileType to choose from list fileTemplateList with title "New_File_Here! Templates" with prompt ¬
"Pick One or More:" default items {get item 1 of fileTemplateList} with multiple selections allowed
if fileType ≠ false then
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to (return & templateFolderPath)
set itemsToCopy to paragraphs of ((templateFolder as text) & fileType)
repeat with i in itemsToCopy
set i's contents to i as alias
end repeat
set copiedFiles to duplicate itemsToCopy to winTarget
select copiedFiles
end if
else
error "No windows open in Finder!"
end if
end tell
on error e number n
set e to e & return & return & "Num: " & n
tell me to set dDlg to display dialog e with title "ERROR!" buttons {"Cancel", "Copy", "OK"} default button "OK"
if button returned of dDlg = "Copy" then set the clipboard to e
end try
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A: On el capitan (and probably others) the best solution I found is to download the script here:
http://www.codium.co.nz/touch%5Fhere%5Fapp/
Then open a finder window, right click on the top bar > customize toolbar
and put the script on your toolbar.
Now you have it in one click for all your finder windows, and it will prompt you what file name you want instead of just creating a dumb file name.
UPDATE: I just made a repo for that, which exposes the source code:
https://github.com/lingtalfi/newFileWithPrompt
A: There's a very simple method using touch command in Automator:
Create a new service in Automator
Set it to receive selected "files or folders" in Finder
Add a Run Shell Script with Pass input "as arguments" and paste this code into the shell:
for d in "$@"; do
cd "$d"
touch untitled.txt
done
Save it.
Done!
And if you want to add a keyboard shortcut to it, go to System Preferences > Keyboard
Enjoy ^^
Alternative code to handle files
The above code requires a folder to be selected to work, and does nothing if a file is selected. Changing the shell script code to the code snippet below will handle files as well, and create an empty file next to the selected file:
for df in "$@"; do
if [[ -d "$df" ]]; then
d="$df"
elif [[ -e "$df" ]]; then
d="$(dirname "$df")"
fi
touch "$d"/empty.txt
done
A: New File Applescript with Toolbar Icon
Found this open source gem. Can either use the .App or add the Applescript manually. Will add a New File widget to the Finder toolbar.
A: If you have the Finder window open, use Spotlight to open TextEdit. When you're ready to save the file, option+drag the text file icon from the title bar of TextEdit into the Finder window where you want to save it.
A: Reading through the previous answers, I decided to make a little AppleScript applet you can add to the toolbar in Finder. When clicked, it creates a new blank file in the current directory, letting you rename it immediately – just like in Windows.
In the future, I plan to implement it also as a Finder extension.
A: Here is my workaround:
*
*Do this once, create an empty text file in your desktop to serve as template.
*Opt/Alt-drag this file to the folder to make a copy.
A: I use PathFinder as a replacement for Finder and it includes this in its right-click context menu. It is prboably too expensive a solution just for this but if you want to have a better Finder for other reasons as well.
A: There are two useful utilities that you can download and install that will enable you to create a new text file (or RTF file) in a currently-open folder that you are viewing using the Finder.
The utilities are called NewTextFileHere and NewRTFHere and can be downloaded from
http://mac.softpedia.com/developer/Jonas-Wisser-37498.html
Icons for either of these apps can then be included on all of your Finder windows.
A: I just downloaded New File menu (2$) from the app store and it seems to work fine.
A: You can use the Easy New File Creator, a free app for macOS.
Using Easy New File Creator, a finder extension you can add create new file functionality in the Finder context menu. You can customise the file name and extension for file to be created.
A: On the mac in finder, select a .txt file, hold option and drag it to make a copy, then edit it as usual.
A: This is one of the many things that BetterTouchTool does for me. It has a pre-defined action "Create New File in Current Folder" for this.
A: Amazing demonstration @Andrew Swift. I would add a few things to the script. First, add "at insertion location as alias" to cover the desktop. Second, ((current date) as string) as part of the file name to ensure that you can create multiple empty text files with different names (Timestamps are cool)
on tell application "Finder"
set txt to make new file at insertion location as alias with properties {name:"New_text_" & ((current date) as string) & ".txt"}
select txt
end tell
A: There's two ways to do this, the easiest is the first option;
*
*Open TextEdit and type whatever you need into it then save it to the location you want the file to live.
You can open TextEdit quickly by invoking Spotlight and being typing Tex..., you should see the top hit is the app you want so you can just press enter to open it.
*This is more involved and will require you to create an AppleScript. The contents of the script needs to be:
tell application "Finder" to make new file at (the target of the front window) as alias
Export the script as an Application somewhere safe and make sure you tick Run Only when saving it. Then drag the resulting file to the toolbar in Finder
This will then allow you to create a blank text file in what ever window you're viewing in Finder called untitled which you can then double click to edit in TextEdit
The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide To AppleScript, is good if you want to know more about AppleScript.
A:
Check my answer at - SuperUser.
NOTE: After the introduction of SIP, this app does not work unless you disable it. Read more on how to do it, but it is ill-advised.
Try XtraFinder.
This app is just great, solved all my basic needs after switching from a windows platform like adding "New File" in context menu and finder toolbar, etc. Some of the features as listed on their website are -
XtraFinder add Tabs and features to Mac Finder.
• Tabs & Dual Panel.
• Arrange folders on top.
• Cut & Paste.
• Global hotkeys.
• "Copy Path", "Show Hidden Items", "Hide Desktop", "Refresh", "New File", "Copy to", "Move to", "New Terminal Here", "Make Symbolic Link", "Contents", "Attributes", … .
• Legacy label for OSX 10.9 & 10.10. Light text on dark background. Transparent window.
• Colorful icons in Sidebar.
• Size of selected items in Status Bar.
• Automatically adjust width of columns.
• Press Enter or Return to open selection.
• Display folder item count in List view.
• Middle-click to open folder in new window or new tab.
• Much more.
I use this app with OS X 10.9.5 and did not encounter any issues with it. It has native os x icon style which looks good on retina screens also. Here is a screenshot of my finder toolbar -
Ps. this app is also free!
A: This article from MacWorld indicates how to create a service that creates a new text file.
A: Open Finder and navigate to Applications. Locate TextEdit.app and open it. Select Format--->Make Plain Text (this can also be done using Shift+Command+T). Select File--->Save... and you can save this as a real empty plain text file of 0 bytes.
(I am using macOS Catalina now and saw that there were no clear, simple answers to this question, so I decided to post this as an answer.)
A: Mac being mac, this is the simplest I could think of, out of the box:
*
*Right click on folder, select Services > New Terminal at Folder
*On terminal type touch yourfile.txt
*Cmd+Q on terminal
A: My method to make an empty text file is crude but simpler:
Simply create a new text file in TextEdit, then save as Rich Text Format "whatever.rtf"
Then press cmd-shift-T to convert it to plain text.
Say yes when the dialog box pops up asking to confirm change.
And you're done.
P.S. Once you have changed it to a .txt file. You can then edit it with any text editor and save it and it will remain a .txt file.
A: On macOS, applications create files, not the Finder.
So to create a file (or a text one), you need to use an App creating one; for example TextEdit, BBEdit, TextWrangler, etc.
To save the file, you call 'File > Save'. This is standard on macOS and all apps have it.
'File > Save' offers a dialogue for you to enter a name to your file and to choose the folder in which to save it to.
To save in a specific folder without the need of navigating to it previously:
*
*open the folder in which you want to save your (text) file in the
Finder
*while editing your file… call 'File > Save' and drag the folder
icon from the open window in Finder to the 'Where' popup of the Save
dialogue:
This changes the location where the file will be saved.
*click on 'Save'.
If the file was already saved, to move a file you can call 'File > Move' and proceed similar to above.
A: Create a text file using TextEdit
*
*Open the TextEdit app on your Mac (Applications > TextEdit, or use Spotlight, press Command-Space bar, to search, find and open TextEdit). TextEdit is a text editing and word processing tool that comes with your Mac.
*In the TextEdit app, choose File > Open. TextEdit has two format modes: (a) plain text (.txt file) and (b) rich text (.rtf file). The difference is that .txt mode will not allow formatting, while .rtf mode will let you format like adding images, colors, tables etc.
*Default format is rich text format. You can change this by going to TextEdit > Preferences and select Plain Text.
*You can also change the mode while you editing your text by going to Format > Make Plain Text or Format > Make Rich Text. If you change a .rtf file (rich text) to .txt file (plain text), your document will lose all formatting options.
*Create and edit your text file
*And then go to File > Save to save your text file.
*Name your file and save it.
Found this useful guide from macReports website.
Hope this helps!
A: I spotlight tex, which will immediately suggest TextEdit.app, hit enter, edit my document and navigate to the directory and Save it.
A: Have a PC with Windows on board.
In Windows Explorer, right-click inside any folder, choose Create text file. It creates the file.
Upload the file to any cloud service, or attach to a letter.
On your Mac, download the file wherever you want.
Profit!
A: Another workaround is to visit for example https://www.editpad.org/ and download a .txt file
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Q: OS X dialogs: Can I use 'Enter' to invoke the *currently selected* button instead of the default one? In an OS X dialog, there a way to make 'Enter/Return' invoke the currently selected button instead of the default one (and, if possible, make 'Space' invoke the default button instead). That is, can I swap the behaviors of 'Space' and 'Enter' in this situation?
[This would keep this behavior consistent with that of the web's, and other platforms like Windows and Linux]
A: Updated: Explained here https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/69305/44377
Also, I use KeyCue to find most-if-not-all shortcuts in any context.
| Q: OS X dialogs: Can I use 'Enter' to invoke the *currently selected* button instead of the default one? In an OS X dialog, there a way to make 'Enter/Return' invoke the currently selected button instead of the default one (and, if possible, make 'Space' invoke the default button instead). That is, can I swap the behaviors of 'Space' and 'Enter' in this situation?
[This would keep this behavior consistent with that of the web's, and other platforms like Windows and Linux]
A: Updated: Explained here https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/69305/44377
Also, I use KeyCue to find most-if-not-all shortcuts in any context.
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28ed1b55a2c85257b475605f20bad0e6029bd51f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Sublime Text 2 input laggy I use Sublime Text 2 (ST2) both on Linux & OS X Lion. When entering text, interacting with menus etc, ST2 is very laggy - I can type a few sentences very quickly, then take my hands of the keyboard and watch ST2 catch up.
I've tried reverting ST2 by deleting the ~/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text 2 folder, but the issue persists.
Does anyone know what can cause this lagginess?
Update: Activity Monitor shows ST2 idles at around 5-16% CPU. When typing, it spikes to 80-100%.
A: This issue seems to have been solved in the latest development build:
http://www.sublimetext.com/dev
| Q: Sublime Text 2 input laggy I use Sublime Text 2 (ST2) both on Linux & OS X Lion. When entering text, interacting with menus etc, ST2 is very laggy - I can type a few sentences very quickly, then take my hands of the keyboard and watch ST2 catch up.
I've tried reverting ST2 by deleting the ~/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text 2 folder, but the issue persists.
Does anyone know what can cause this lagginess?
Update: Activity Monitor shows ST2 idles at around 5-16% CPU. When typing, it spikes to 80-100%.
A: This issue seems to have been solved in the latest development build:
http://www.sublimetext.com/dev
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5b7cb90b0ce0dbcd5755e86b483da2ae0d5a12e6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Use MacBook Pro as second monitor for iMac? Is it possible to use a MacBook Pro as a second monitor for my iMac? Both of them have a Thunderbolt port.
If not, is there any other way?
A: You can not use your MacBook Pro as a second monitor for your iMac without additional software.
ScreenRecycler claims to allow you to expand your desktop across multiple computers.
As an alternative approach, Synergy (previously open source at synergy-foss.org) claims to lets you combine multiple computers into one. It will let you use both computers from a single keyboard and mouse.
| Q: Use MacBook Pro as second monitor for iMac? Is it possible to use a MacBook Pro as a second monitor for my iMac? Both of them have a Thunderbolt port.
If not, is there any other way?
A: You can not use your MacBook Pro as a second monitor for your iMac without additional software.
ScreenRecycler claims to allow you to expand your desktop across multiple computers.
As an alternative approach, Synergy (previously open source at synergy-foss.org) claims to lets you combine multiple computers into one. It will let you use both computers from a single keyboard and mouse.
A: For newer computers with Retina Displays and macOS 10.14+, the best way to use another Mac, iPad, AppleTV, etc. as a separate monitor is with AirPlay. See Mirror or extend your Mac display
Alternatively, (and separate from the original question) if you have an iPad Pro or an iPad Air, you can try using Sidecar
A: For modern Macbooks there's a feature called Universal Control which let's you connect to any other Macbook / Apple device and control it using a single mouse and keyboard, you just have to sign into both of them using your iCloud account.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212757
A: Apple Target Display (Thunderbolt method)
*
*Make sure both computers are turned on and awake.
*Connect a male-to-male Mini DisplayPort or ThunderBolt cable to each computer.
*Press Command-F2 on the keyboard of the iMac being used as a display to enable TDM.
Check this link before:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204592
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9a28461e6a07d4cea601dfe390e114f2544d4672 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Where has my Podcast playlist on my iPhone Gone? Where have my podcasts gone from my playlists on my iPhone??? I used to be able to put my podcasts into a playlist in iTunes, but now they don't seem to go onto a playlist and can only be played via the Podcast app. This is terrible as you can't organize or loop podcasts, and is dangerous whilst driving as you have to look at the phone after every episode is finished.
Is there a way to organize my podcasts?
A: Delete the Podcasts app, and you'll be able to play them through the Music app again. Some people have had to reboot their devices to get them to show in Music; turn the iPhone off then on again.
| Q: Where has my Podcast playlist on my iPhone Gone? Where have my podcasts gone from my playlists on my iPhone??? I used to be able to put my podcasts into a playlist in iTunes, but now they don't seem to go onto a playlist and can only be played via the Podcast app. This is terrible as you can't organize or loop podcasts, and is dangerous whilst driving as you have to look at the phone after every episode is finished.
Is there a way to organize my podcasts?
A: Delete the Podcasts app, and you'll be able to play them through the Music app again. Some people have had to reboot their devices to get them to show in Music; turn the iPhone off then on again.
A: Compromise workaround (with issues): Switch 'media kind' from 'podcast' to 'music'.
This allows you to play podcast playlists from the Music app on your iOS device, but it makes for the following issues in iTunes on your computer:
*
*Podcasts may disappear from the Podcasts library and show up in the Music library, but not always. Some will show up in both places.
*The "Download" option in the right-click menu no longer appears and although the cloud/download icon still shows up it is not functional. These will work as expected if you switch back to 'podcast'.
*It becomes difficult to easily tell what media kind a podcast is. If you right-click on a podcast, those converted to 'music' will show "Song Info" instead of "Get Info." View>Show View Options lets you add a file kind column, but this is different than 'media kind'.
*If you select multiple podcasts with mixed 'media kind' you will not be able to use Get Info to edit the details. When you try you'll see this message
*
*Your selection contains more than one kind of media. All items must be the same kind in order to view or edit them together.
Recommended workflow:
*
*Download the podcasts in iTunes
*Put the new podcasts in a temporary playlist (to ensure you don't have mixed 'media kind' attributes)
*Switch to the playlist, select all the podcasts, right-click, Get Info, Options tab, change 'media kind' to 'Music'
*Move podcasts to your podcast playlist
*Connect your iOS device to iTunes, click on it in the upper left, under "Settings" in the left pane click Music, make sure that either
*
*"Entire music library" is selected in the "Sync Music" section, or
*Click the checkbox next to your podcast playlists in the "Playlists" section
*Sync the iOS device
*On the iOS device open the Music app, tap Library in the lower left corner, choose Playlists, play
The workarounds mentioned in Podcast playlist not syncing no longer work for me.
Notes
*
*I'm using iTunes 12.7 on Windows and iOS 11.2.2.
*This leaves the 'genre' as Podcast so they will remain grouped in the Music library.
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d12a1361eeba5f056eb49737b56a5fb6f04a6769 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I fix mura issues on my 15 inch retina Macbook Pro with a Samsung display? My 2.3 Ghz 15 retina Macbook Pro with a Samsung display, seems to have some "mura" spots on the display. I have owned this laptop since July, and just recently have become aware of it.
You only really notice the spots on light backgrounds. It is very hard to see on dark backgrounds. Is there a remedy which I can perform, or does the panel have to be replaced?
Thanks
| Q: How do I fix mura issues on my 15 inch retina Macbook Pro with a Samsung display? My 2.3 Ghz 15 retina Macbook Pro with a Samsung display, seems to have some "mura" spots on the display. I have owned this laptop since July, and just recently have become aware of it.
You only really notice the spots on light backgrounds. It is very hard to see on dark backgrounds. Is there a remedy which I can perform, or does the panel have to be replaced?
Thanks
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b467b88aefe1bc820a9739251a712d8a70ef3ad3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Get a copy of iphone lock screen I no longer have the photo I used for my iPhone lock screen, and I would like to retrieve a copy of it, or a full screen shot of the lock screen without the slider bar and time/date display. Is there a way I can do this?
A: I wanted to keep a background from an older version of iOS that was no longer available. I did the following.
*
*Take a screenshot of your lock screen by pressing the Lock and Home buttons simultaneously.
*Get the screenshot onto a computer by email or syncing.
*Go to Google Image Search, press the camera icon, and upload the screenshot.
*Find a suitable copy to download.
Unfortunately, if it's a photo you took, this won't show any results unless you've also uploaded the photo to the internet at some point.
| Q: Get a copy of iphone lock screen I no longer have the photo I used for my iPhone lock screen, and I would like to retrieve a copy of it, or a full screen shot of the lock screen without the slider bar and time/date display. Is there a way I can do this?
A: I wanted to keep a background from an older version of iOS that was no longer available. I did the following.
*
*Take a screenshot of your lock screen by pressing the Lock and Home buttons simultaneously.
*Get the screenshot onto a computer by email or syncing.
*Go to Google Image Search, press the camera icon, and upload the screenshot.
*Find a suitable copy to download.
Unfortunately, if it's a photo you took, this won't show any results unless you've also uploaded the photo to the internet at some point.
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86411306c6335484d24b7480113b830ea7aa9a10 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Use iPod Classic Without iTunes I use a program called iShuffle with my iPod shuffle. All I do is copy music files in Windows Explorer to the Shuffle's Music folder, then run the little app and it magically works without iTunes.
http://agoraphobeus.free.fr/iShuffle/index.html
Is there an equivalent for the iPod Classic line, and older generations of that line?
A: You could try using Rockbox, however you might want to check whether or not your iPod is supported. Rockbox is an alternative firmware for your iPod classic that allows you to copy music files just like a normal MP3 player.
http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/IpodFAQ
It even plays Doom!
| Q: Use iPod Classic Without iTunes I use a program called iShuffle with my iPod shuffle. All I do is copy music files in Windows Explorer to the Shuffle's Music folder, then run the little app and it magically works without iTunes.
http://agoraphobeus.free.fr/iShuffle/index.html
Is there an equivalent for the iPod Classic line, and older generations of that line?
A: You could try using Rockbox, however you might want to check whether or not your iPod is supported. Rockbox is an alternative firmware for your iPod classic that allows you to copy music files just like a normal MP3 player.
http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/IpodFAQ
It even plays Doom!
A: You can use Foobar2000 which is an amazing music player and manager for Windows. There are dozens (if not hundreds) of add-ons, one of which adding iPod control. I personally use this software and it makes managing songs on the iPod very easy.
The iPod components has many features and supports album artwork. It also gives you the option of converting unsupported audio formats (such as FLAC) when you add those to the iPod.
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fd1dab2084649d546e9c3d52c5f6e288a1888fe1 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What leads to Windows thinking I pressed the Insert key on a MacBook Pro?
Note: This question is how to send an Insert keypress to Microsoft Windows running directly on Apple hardware. This is not about how to use Insert in OS X or through OS X to Windows running in a VM. See here or here for non-Windows Q&A's.
Somehow in my code editor and command line I keep toggling the Insert key, but I'm not sure how. I can toggle it by clicking on OVR/INS in the status bar, but what is the key combo that I'm magically fat fingering?
A: Apparently, for Windows running natively on Apple hardware fn + return creates an Insert key press.
| Q: What leads to Windows thinking I pressed the Insert key on a MacBook Pro?
Note: This question is how to send an Insert keypress to Microsoft Windows running directly on Apple hardware. This is not about how to use Insert in OS X or through OS X to Windows running in a VM. See here or here for non-Windows Q&A's.
Somehow in my code editor and command line I keep toggling the Insert key, but I'm not sure how. I can toggle it by clicking on OVR/INS in the status bar, but what is the key combo that I'm magically fat fingering?
A: Apparently, for Windows running natively on Apple hardware fn + return creates an Insert key press.
A: The keycombination fn + i is resulting in the same as insert does on Windows.
A: I just wanted to point out, that you can map any key or key combination in OSX to any other key or key combination using Karabiner.
In my case, I'm using the following configuration to send Insert to Windows through TeamViewer, for example when running NVDA screen reader software (which heavily relies on key combinations using Insert) to test websites for accessibility.
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<root>
<item>
<name>Fn + Ctrl-Left to Insert</name>
<identifier>private.fn_ctrl_to_insert</identifier>
<autogen>
__KeyToKey__KeyCode::CONTROL_L, ModifierFlag::FN,
KeyCode::PC_INSERT
</autogen>
</item>
</root>
This way, for example, I can send Insert+N (which opens the NVDA menu) by pressing Fn+Ctrl+N in OSX.
A: the answer is Fn + m
however, to make it work:
*
*Run the On-Screen Keyboard (Windows 2012: Windows Key + C to bring up the charms, click Search, type "keyboard")
*Click on Options
*Turn on numeric key pad
*Make sure NumLock is turned off (so you can see the Ins key where the 0 would be)
*on the regular keyboard the "m" is where the 0 is, therefore Fn + m = Insert
A: I'm using Apple Wirelss Keyboard model A1314 on an DELL XPS 13 laptop running Ubuntu 14.04 and for me, Fn+Shift+return key combination offers what shift+insert offers in Windows, which is paste.
A: While running Midnight commander in terminal on MBP (OSX Yosemite) I use ctrl-T for simuating INS
A: I have been able to find no way to do so, with a modern Macbook Pro. (The keyboard view only shows a minimal keyboard)
Apparently fn + return is the winner.
Not on newer Macs, that key combination is just 'enter' (instead of 'return').
A: option + command + i
is the winner
A: fn+Enter works for me in Windows 8.1 in the BootCamp of a MacBook Pro
Other interesting key combinations:
*
*fn+Delete: Delete next character (as opposed to Delete which deletes the previous character)
*fn+Shift+F11: Print screen to clipboard
*rightAlt+3: # symbol
I found many of them in https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT5636
A: Given the diversity of options that sometimes work or not, I thought to try the Onscreen Keyboard that Windows has in it's "Ease of Access" menu. The OSK has an Insert key and it works fine after you select the relevant foreground window. Once done, close OSK and carry on as normal in your VM
A: fn + Enter - it's working on Windows 7 installed at MacBook Pro
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a43968b897ed4576540ef48b75c67203952fe41b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to use Homebrew to install local archive I'm trying to use Homebrew to install wget, but something is happening where the download is always corrupt. This happens for all packages, not just wget. I can download the tar.gz fine through a browser. Can I use Homebrew to install a locally downloaded archive? Something such as:
brew install wget-1.14.tar.gz
A: Five years and change late to the party, but:
The trick is to move the archive into brew's cache. Said cache can be a pain to find by hand; fortunately, you don't have to. Just ask brew itself with brew --cache.
This lets you do the following in bash:
mv wget-1.14.tar.gz $(brew --cache)
alternately, in fish:
mv wget-1.14.tar.gz (brew --cache)
After which running brew install wget should result in brew announcing that it's downloading the archive, followed immediately by its realization that the archive is "Already downloaded", and everything proceeding smoothly from there.
| Q: How to use Homebrew to install local archive I'm trying to use Homebrew to install wget, but something is happening where the download is always corrupt. This happens for all packages, not just wget. I can download the tar.gz fine through a browser. Can I use Homebrew to install a locally downloaded archive? Something such as:
brew install wget-1.14.tar.gz
A: Five years and change late to the party, but:
The trick is to move the archive into brew's cache. Said cache can be a pain to find by hand; fortunately, you don't have to. Just ask brew itself with brew --cache.
This lets you do the following in bash:
mv wget-1.14.tar.gz $(brew --cache)
alternately, in fish:
mv wget-1.14.tar.gz (brew --cache)
After which running brew install wget should result in brew announcing that it's downloading the archive, followed immediately by its realization that the archive is "Already downloaded", and everything proceeding smoothly from there.
A: According to this:
Not really without modifying the formula file.
if your local archive is pre-build file, aka 'bottle' in Brew.
Here is what I dig out:
The brew bottle is MacOS version-related.
Take pkg-config for example.
here on https://bintray.com/homebrew/bottles/pkg-config#files/, it lists different files for different MacOS version.
After downloading the correct file, you need to move it to correct path which can be generated by
brew --cache --force-bottle pkg-config
for 10.14: it's like:
/Users/username/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/dd6c78ec64b7c09961ccdb1bf873b5852fd93783cf25ae9b9399c5896a420462--pkg-config-0.29.2.mojave.bottle.tar.gz
for 10.13: it's like:
/Users/username/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/8b865a8ad8179d4a45289cab9267cc5e3a6153d06432d90cf1745caf5d92a64d--pkg-config-0.29.2.high_sierra.bottle.tar.gz
after that, brew can find the cached local file when you run brew install pkg-config. otherwise, it will still download from a URL.
just move file to $(brew --cache) won't work anymore, at least for today's brew( 2.19 version in my case).
A: If Homebrew already has a formula for it (in /usr/local/Library/Formula), and you have the exact archive that the formula expects (i.e. same file name and same contents, as determined by SHA1 or whatever hash type the formula uses), you can put the archive in ~/Library/Caches/Homebrew and then try brew install formula_name (substituting the correct name for formula_name, of course).
A: It is possible to pre-download a file for a formula but you will need correct cache file name which can be generated using brew --cache -s <formula>.
For example, for Erlang formula, brew --cache -s erlang will print the correct name of the cached download. This means instead of manually renaming a formula, you can run:
wget source-version.tar.gz
mv source-version.tar.gz $(brew --cache -s <formula>)
A: $ brew install -f wget-1.14.tar.gz
A: Brew updated its caching strategy, you need put the downloaded file into ~/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads, and follow its naming convention.
You can let brew start the download, then you will see a .incomplete file, e.g. 544b4d734091aeb6482dbe2496a8ff223d15bc970fa330d3dccbb0bb6fb0e13e--qemu-4.2.0.catalina.bottle.tar.gz.incomplete, then you can rename your file into 544b4d734091aeb6482dbe2496a8ff223d15bc970fa330d3dccbb0bb6fb0e13e--qemu-4.2.0.catalina.bottle.tar.gz.
A: According to https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-cask/issues/21346
but now the source location is changed, you can search download_strategy.rb in your computer
my location is "/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew"
and then lock the rb source file (or it will use git tool to restore itself)
when try to use "brew install xxx" in terminal, you will get the whole file cache path location:
A: Put your brew tarballs in some directory, then set that directory to be your cache directory using the HOMEBREW_CACHE environment variable or specify it with the --cache argument
--cache [options] [formula]
Display Homebrew’s download cache. See also HOMEBREW_CACHE.
If formula is provided, display the file or directory used to cache
formula.
-s, --build-from-source: Show the cache file used when building from source.
--force-bottle: Show the cache file used when pouring a bottle.
--formula: Only show cache files for formulae.
--cask: Only show cache files for casks.
...
HOMEBREW_CACHE: Use the specified directory as the download cache.
Default: macOS: $HOME/Library/Caches/Homebrew, Linux:
$XDG_CACHE_HOME/Homebrew or $HOME/.cache/Homebrew.
Source: https://docs.brew.sh/Manpage#--cache-options-formula
A: *
*Run
brew install -b <formulae>
*If a package fails to download, look for the cached location name and the url to download
Downloading https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/git-2.31.1.tar.xz
…
/Users/home/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/713e2ded9f716221e9b99f888e7c5e69b927b45d91be630596ea80c93ff5448e--git-2.31.1.tar.xz.
incomplete https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/git-2.31.1.tar.xz
curl: (35) SSL peer handshake failed, the server most likely requires a client certificate to connect
Note 3 things from the response:
*
*Cache folder location: /Users/home/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/
*Cached file name: 713e2ded9f716221e9b99f888e7c5e69b927b45d91be630596ea80c93ff5448e--git-2.31.1.tar.xz
*Download url: https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/git-2.31.1.tar.xz
*Download the package by visiting the download url
*After downloading, change the name of the file to Cached file name exactly and put that file in the Cache folder location.
*Run brew install again
brew install -b <formulae>
That did it for me! You might have to do these steps a couple of time if there are several packages you can't download with brew install.
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4093c4ca8f2a9b1549f52d9bcf4f3be696418203 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to stop remote connection/intrusion? A person within my network got access to my MacBook Pro through Wi-fi, and somehow now he can connect remotely. I cannot change the Wi-fi password because we both pay for it. So, my only choice so far is to avoid not to use Wi-Fi at all, until I learn on what to do to remove his fingers of my machine.
I did 3 factory reset, cleaned up all my files but as soon I am within his range he is again messing with my files. I tripled check all my security settings such as firewall, disabled infrared receiver, created a vault, even I now use a firmware password to log into my machine.
How to stop his remote connection?
A: Disable (uncheck) in System Preferences+Sharing:
File Sharing,
Screen Sharing,
Remote Management,
Remote Login + (check in allow access for ?) who has the permission.
also check if there is a user profile set up that is not yours.
| Q: How to stop remote connection/intrusion? A person within my network got access to my MacBook Pro through Wi-fi, and somehow now he can connect remotely. I cannot change the Wi-fi password because we both pay for it. So, my only choice so far is to avoid not to use Wi-Fi at all, until I learn on what to do to remove his fingers of my machine.
I did 3 factory reset, cleaned up all my files but as soon I am within his range he is again messing with my files. I tripled check all my security settings such as firewall, disabled infrared receiver, created a vault, even I now use a firmware password to log into my machine.
How to stop his remote connection?
A: Disable (uncheck) in System Preferences+Sharing:
File Sharing,
Screen Sharing,
Remote Management,
Remote Login + (check in allow access for ?) who has the permission.
also check if there is a user profile set up that is not yours.
A: I recommend that you get a littlesnitch. littlesnitch will track your Web traffic and tell you which applications are sending data from your computer. Be sure to run it awhile because it will trigger a number of alerts. In trail mode, it will run for three hours per boot for a about a month.
http://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html
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af575ddbf7b8606840cf6387e30bbaa6518c7542 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Unable to adjust partition of USB drive with Mountain Lion Disk Utility I have a 500 GB USB drive, which I once partitioned into two parts: one encrypted—Mac OS Extended (Journaled, Encrypted), and the other not—Mac OS Extended (Journaled).
Now I want to change the partition layout, and probably add a new partition. However, I was unable to do this in Disk Utility: all options related to partitions are greyed out. See the screen cap for example (clicking on the partitions does not work, either).
This is pretty weird: not only can't I resize or add partition, I can't make any change to the partition layout, including completely reformatting the disk! Any ideas about this?
A: You cannot resize a drive that has been encrypted. You will first need to unencrypt the drive, then resize the partitions, then re-encrypt the drive.
| Q: Unable to adjust partition of USB drive with Mountain Lion Disk Utility I have a 500 GB USB drive, which I once partitioned into two parts: one encrypted—Mac OS Extended (Journaled, Encrypted), and the other not—Mac OS Extended (Journaled).
Now I want to change the partition layout, and probably add a new partition. However, I was unable to do this in Disk Utility: all options related to partitions are greyed out. See the screen cap for example (clicking on the partitions does not work, either).
This is pretty weird: not only can't I resize or add partition, I can't make any change to the partition layout, including completely reformatting the disk! Any ideas about this?
A: You cannot resize a drive that has been encrypted. You will first need to unencrypt the drive, then resize the partitions, then re-encrypt the drive.
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4ba5511bc5a908de0748cc52460f0d24934e514c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do you show only complete albums in iTunes 11? iTunes 11 seems to revolve around the screen that shows you all of the different albums that you own. However, the vast majority of the albums iTunes is showing me are albums from which I own only one song, and it is making it difficult to find those albums that are actually complete.
In iTunes 11, how do you filter the albums displayed in the Albums pane?
A: Make a smart playlist with the following filter - Comments contains Full Album.
For each album I want to add, I click on Get Info and add Full Album to the comments field
| Q: How do you show only complete albums in iTunes 11? iTunes 11 seems to revolve around the screen that shows you all of the different albums that you own. However, the vast majority of the albums iTunes is showing me are albums from which I own only one song, and it is making it difficult to find those albums that are actually complete.
In iTunes 11, how do you filter the albums displayed in the Albums pane?
A: Make a smart playlist with the following filter - Comments contains Full Album.
For each album I want to add, I click on Get Info and add Full Album to the comments field
A: You can't. Write a suggestion to Apple at:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/itunesapp.html
A: You can create a playlist that contains all full albums in your library using AppleScript. The code below is just a small modification to the script linked in Kirk's answer so that it creates one playlist instead of one per album. It's slow (takes maybe 5 minutes to run through my library) and is very sensitive to any metadata inaccuracies, but it works for me.
-- Creates one playlist of all full albums you have in iTunes
-- Set the playlistPrefix and playlistSuffix as desired before running
-- Original script by duozmo on Ask Different
-- http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20130201061128257
-- http://apple.stackexchange.com/a/77626
-- Based on code by Brad Campbell
-- http://www.bradcampbell.com/2009/05/26/make-a-whole-album-playlist-in-itunes/
tell application "iTunes"
set albumPlaylistName to "Full Albums"
-- Create playlist
if user playlist albumPlaylistName exists then
try
delete tracks of user playlist albumPlaylistName
end try
else
make new user playlist with properties {name:albumPlaylistName}
end if
set albumBuckets to {} as list
set allSongs to (every track of library playlist 1 whose enabled is true and podcast is false and kind contains "audio") as list
-- Find all partial albums in iTunes
repeat with currentTrack in allSongs
set albumName to album of currentTrack as text
set artistName to artist of currentTrack as text
-- First check for missing values, then perform integer comparison
-- Zero is on the left to force interger type coercion, just in case
if album of currentTrack is not missing value and 0 is less than length of albumName then
if artist of currentTrack is not missing value and 0 is less than length of artistName then
if track number of currentTrack is not missing value and 0 is less than track number of currentTrack then
if track count of currentTrack is not missing value and 0 is less than track count of currentTrack then
if albumBuckets does not contain album of currentTrack then
copy album of currentTrack to the end of albumBuckets
end if
end if
end if
end if
end if
end repeat
repeat with currentAlbum in albumBuckets
set albumSongs to (every track of library playlist 1 whose album is currentAlbum)
set firstTrack to first item of albumSongs
-- Filter album list to act only on full albums
if (count of albumSongs) is equal to track count of first item of albumSongs and 1 is less than (count of albumSongs) then
-- This is a full album, construct the playlist
-- Sort tracks by track number
set albumSongsSorted to {} as list
repeat with i from 1 to (count of albumSongs)
repeat with trk in albumSongs
if track number of trk is i then
set nextSong to trk
copy nextSong to the end of albumSongsSorted
end if
end repeat
end repeat
try
repeat with trk in albumSongsSorted
duplicate trk to user playlist albumPlaylistName
end repeat
end try
end if
end repeat
display dialog albumPlaylistName & " playlist created!"
end tell
Another option would be to use Doug's Random Full Albums script if you just want iTunes to act like a CD changer on album shuffle mode.
A: There's no way to do that, alas. This hint shows an AppleScript that can make playlists from all complete albums, but if you have a lot of albums, it might be overwhelming.
A: My workaround is a bit different, because I didn't want to write a script and wasn't sure how long Apple would continue to support AppleScript anyway.
Instead what I do is either:
*
*tag the fact it's an incomplete album in the metadata, by adding "incomplete_album" in the comments field for the relevant tracks, and then editing the smart playlist settings to exclude tracks which have that.
*remove the track number from single tracks, and then write a rule in the smart playlist to exclude tracks where the track number is blank.
Method 2 is arguably slightly cleaner, though the advantage of the first is that should you ever want to look at your list of partial albums (e.g. to decide which of them you might want to get obtain in full) you can write make a smart playlist that works the other way around and lists only "incomplete_album".
Also, I think a good rule is to never remove metadata except where you know it's inaccurate, better to add additional tags so you can do what you want with them.
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1f137754d63c72ddac1f676510e116fc15bfc9a2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Remove _specific_ items from Finder Open With menu Is there any way to purge specific applications from the Finder's "Open With" menu? Mine is cluttered with all sorts of applications I'd never choose to open HTML files with (Word, Calibre, all sorts of undesirables; see image). I know there're various tricks to remove duplicates or uninstalled applications, but I'd just like to prune.
Failing that, is there a way to move an app higher in the list (I'd like Sublime Text 2 higher up the list), or simply to bypass the menu and open the file in the two applications I'm actually interested in opening it with (Sublime and Chrome, essentially).
Running 10.7 Lion, if applicable.
A: You can for example open /Applications/calibre.app/Contents/Info.plist and remove entries from the CFBundleDocumentTypes array. To apply the changes, run sudo touch /Applications/calibre.app/ or /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister -f /Applications/calibre.app/ and relaunch Finder.
If the application is signed, it invalidates the code signature. And since 10.8 some applications like TextEdit and Chess have crashed on launch if the Info.plist has been modified.
| Q: Remove _specific_ items from Finder Open With menu Is there any way to purge specific applications from the Finder's "Open With" menu? Mine is cluttered with all sorts of applications I'd never choose to open HTML files with (Word, Calibre, all sorts of undesirables; see image). I know there're various tricks to remove duplicates or uninstalled applications, but I'd just like to prune.
Failing that, is there a way to move an app higher in the list (I'd like Sublime Text 2 higher up the list), or simply to bypass the menu and open the file in the two applications I'm actually interested in opening it with (Sublime and Chrome, essentially).
Running 10.7 Lion, if applicable.
A: You can for example open /Applications/calibre.app/Contents/Info.plist and remove entries from the CFBundleDocumentTypes array. To apply the changes, run sudo touch /Applications/calibre.app/ or /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister -f /Applications/calibre.app/ and relaunch Finder.
If the application is signed, it invalidates the code signature. And since 10.8 some applications like TextEdit and Chess have crashed on launch if the Info.plist has been modified.
A: This might do the trick. Under ~/Library/Preferences you'll find a file called com.apple.LaunchServices.plist. This file lists the preferred applications to open with for the different formats.
Opening the file with an editor such as TextMate should let you edit the associations.
A: Never say never. You can do that (albeit manually from the command line) with
a CLI called lsregister - /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister. It can be used to either register launchers or unregister there. -dump will show you all the present associations, and -unregister can be used to selectively remove.
A: You can't do that. It used to be possible, using something like Open-With Manager, but changes in 10.7 prevented this from working. I've not seen any other hacks to do this since.
A: RCDefaultApp can do it and it has a nice GUI. See this blog post for a quick explanation of how to use RCDefaultApp
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62f2fd0f0692153f09986da50272731cad167657 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Putting line-breaks in the (Mountain) Lion lock screen message On Mountain Lion, in the [Security & Privacy] pane of System Preferences, you can enter a lock screen message that gets displayed on the login/lock screen.
Sometimes, you might want to put a line break or a paragraph gap there. You might think that you could do this, hence the large text box, however you can't - even if it looks like you can. Enter or Shift+Enter doesn't enter a line break. I know it's possible, because iCloud does it when you lock your computer with Find My iPhone.
Is it actually possible to enter line breaks in your lock screen message?
A: Press Ctrl+Enter for a new line (or Option+Enter, which seems to work as well).
| Q: Putting line-breaks in the (Mountain) Lion lock screen message On Mountain Lion, in the [Security & Privacy] pane of System Preferences, you can enter a lock screen message that gets displayed on the login/lock screen.
Sometimes, you might want to put a line break or a paragraph gap there. You might think that you could do this, hence the large text box, however you can't - even if it looks like you can. Enter or Shift+Enter doesn't enter a line break. I know it's possible, because iCloud does it when you lock your computer with Find My iPhone.
Is it actually possible to enter line breaks in your lock screen message?
A: Press Ctrl+Enter for a new line (or Option+Enter, which seems to work as well).
A: It actually is. You can't do it directly from System Preferences - you can do it using TextEdit. Just type your lock screen message into TextEdit and copy-paste into the text box in System Preferences. If you use more than three lines, then a scroll bar appears and everything looks all buggy and ugly. Three lines or less works perfectly - in fact, I have three lines right now! (Third line blacked out as it contains my email address)
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65ff3ac103b217ab04710d1c6bd4ddc37cebb7f5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: OS X Mountain Lion: keyboard shortcut to move current window to another space In OS X Mountain Lion, is there a way I can assign a keyboard shortcut to move the active window to a specified space (or even the adjacent space if an arbitrary space can't be specified).
Ideally, the space to which the window is moved to, won't itself get activated in the process. That is, the window will simply disappear from the current space, while the current space won't itself change.
I am open to all options: AppleScript, objective C, tweaking with preferences etc.
Lack of this feature really gets in the way of the window management workflow!
A: You could use sizeUp.
sizeUp allows you to send the window to the next/previous space but also it has keyboard shortcuts for mounting a screen to the left or the right of a screen and sending it to the next/previous monitor.
| Q: OS X Mountain Lion: keyboard shortcut to move current window to another space In OS X Mountain Lion, is there a way I can assign a keyboard shortcut to move the active window to a specified space (or even the adjacent space if an arbitrary space can't be specified).
Ideally, the space to which the window is moved to, won't itself get activated in the process. That is, the window will simply disappear from the current space, while the current space won't itself change.
I am open to all options: AppleScript, objective C, tweaking with preferences etc.
Lack of this feature really gets in the way of the window management workflow!
A: You could use sizeUp.
sizeUp allows you to send the window to the next/previous space but also it has keyboard shortcuts for mounting a screen to the left or the right of a screen and sending it to the next/previous monitor.
A: Slate might be an option for you:
Slate is a window management application similar to Divvy and SizeUp (except better and free!). Originally written to replace them due to some limitations in how each work, it attempts to overcome them by simply being extremely configurable. As a result, it may be a bit daunting to get configured, but once it is done, the benefit is huge.
Slate currently works on Mac OS X 10.6 and above
A: Divv is a game-changer.
Give it a try! :)
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26af9c6487e03d3e86e5952ccf4fd89c985bbf7f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Editing songs in iTunes 11.0.2 I've recently got a new Windows laptop and downloaded and installed the latest iTunes (11.0.2). All my music (over 5000 songs) went into iTunes fine, just as they were on my old laptop. However I have now noticed that when I download new music and add it to my iTunes it won't allow me to edit the songs through "Get Info" even though the songs I transferred from my old laptop can be edited perfectly fine. Can anyone help? Thank you.
A: *
*check if you have relocated songs.
*check if your files can be rewritten.
I use self-written python program to remove stale content.
import win32com.client
itunes= win32com.client.Dispatch("iTunes.Application")
ITTrackKindFile=1
mainLibrary = itunes.LibraryPlaylist
tracks = mainLibrary.Tracks
numTracks = tracks.Count
deletedTracks=0
batch_size = 90
deleted = []
while True:
while numTracks !=0:
currTrack=tracks.Item(numTracks)
if currTrack.Kind == ITTrackKindFile:
if currTrack.Location == "":
deleted.append(currTrack)
numTracks-=1
for track in deleted:
track.Delete()
deletedTracks+=1
del deleted[:] # free memory and close handles
if not numTracks:
break
if deletedTracks > 0:
if deletedTracks == 1:
print "Removed 1 dead track."
else:
print "Removed " + str(deletedTracks) + " dead tracks."
else:
print "No dead tracks were found."
| Q: Editing songs in iTunes 11.0.2 I've recently got a new Windows laptop and downloaded and installed the latest iTunes (11.0.2). All my music (over 5000 songs) went into iTunes fine, just as they were on my old laptop. However I have now noticed that when I download new music and add it to my iTunes it won't allow me to edit the songs through "Get Info" even though the songs I transferred from my old laptop can be edited perfectly fine. Can anyone help? Thank you.
A: *
*check if you have relocated songs.
*check if your files can be rewritten.
I use self-written python program to remove stale content.
import win32com.client
itunes= win32com.client.Dispatch("iTunes.Application")
ITTrackKindFile=1
mainLibrary = itunes.LibraryPlaylist
tracks = mainLibrary.Tracks
numTracks = tracks.Count
deletedTracks=0
batch_size = 90
deleted = []
while True:
while numTracks !=0:
currTrack=tracks.Item(numTracks)
if currTrack.Kind == ITTrackKindFile:
if currTrack.Location == "":
deleted.append(currTrack)
numTracks-=1
for track in deleted:
track.Delete()
deletedTracks+=1
del deleted[:] # free memory and close handles
if not numTracks:
break
if deletedTracks > 0:
if deletedTracks == 1:
print "Removed 1 dead track."
else:
print "Removed " + str(deletedTracks) + " dead tracks."
else:
print "No dead tracks were found."
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9ce773b805ea774e25e5675604348b67dc274d06 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Disable password authentication on SSH server on OS X Server 10.8 I want to disable the password authentication of the SSH server on my OS X Server. this should be done in /etc/sshd_config, right? But I’m not sure which setting I should change…
A: In case it helps, I was having trouble with this on 10.10 (Yosemite) and it turned out I was editing the wrong file. /etc/sshd_config is the right one, not /etc/ssh/sshd_config, which is what I was trying based on what man sshd_config says:
SSHD_CONFIG(5) BSD File Formats Manual SSHD_CONFIG(5)
NAME
sshd_config -- OpenSSH SSH daemon configuration file
SYNOPSIS
/etc/ssh/sshd_config
DESCRIPTION
sshd(8) reads configuration data from /etc/ssh/sshd_config ...
| Q: Disable password authentication on SSH server on OS X Server 10.8 I want to disable the password authentication of the SSH server on my OS X Server. this should be done in /etc/sshd_config, right? But I’m not sure which setting I should change…
A: In case it helps, I was having trouble with this on 10.10 (Yosemite) and it turned out I was editing the wrong file. /etc/sshd_config is the right one, not /etc/ssh/sshd_config, which is what I was trying based on what man sshd_config says:
SSHD_CONFIG(5) BSD File Formats Manual SSHD_CONFIG(5)
NAME
sshd_config -- OpenSSH SSH daemon configuration file
SYNOPSIS
/etc/ssh/sshd_config
DESCRIPTION
sshd(8) reads configuration data from /etc/ssh/sshd_config ...
A: As any BSD system you should toggle off some options in your sshd_config like I've described in this Stack Overflow answer:
UsePam yes # it will not be used
ChallengeResponseAuthentication no
PasswordAuthentication no
kbdInteractiveAuthentication no
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567d16a4753c8e1b4f01ec6f5b84f7a8103b2d81 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Connecting a displayport monitor to my Mac Mini (late 2012) using the Thunderbolt port what is the max resolution? I have a 27" ASUS PB278Q display equipped with a display port, the monitor has a resolution of 2560x1440.
If I connect to my thunderbolt port using a mini displayport to displayport cable will it maintain the ultra hi-res of 2560x1440 which is what Apple claims Thunderbolt can produce?
A: I have a 27" ASUS PB278Q connected to a late 2012 mac mini using a mini displayport to displayport cable, and it is stunning!
I tried HDMI and DVI but neither of these solutions worked past 1080p.
| Q: Connecting a displayport monitor to my Mac Mini (late 2012) using the Thunderbolt port what is the max resolution? I have a 27" ASUS PB278Q display equipped with a display port, the monitor has a resolution of 2560x1440.
If I connect to my thunderbolt port using a mini displayport to displayport cable will it maintain the ultra hi-res of 2560x1440 which is what Apple claims Thunderbolt can produce?
A: I have a 27" ASUS PB278Q connected to a late 2012 mac mini using a mini displayport to displayport cable, and it is stunning!
I tried HDMI and DVI but neither of these solutions worked past 1080p.
A: I use displayport from my rMBP to run 2 externals @ 2560 x 1440. Displayport from and mac device should handle that resolution just fine.
A: This discussion in the Apple Support Communities says to use the Mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort Cable to get the full resolution with your monitor. That thread also tells you to avoid anything to do with HDMI which is unable to sustain such a high resolution.
Caveat: Whilst I do have a late 2012 Mac Mini, I (sadly) do not have the ASUS monitor. You may want to wait for a first hand answer from someone who owns both.
A: I have a 27" ASUS PB278Q connected to a late 2012 mac mini using a mini displayport to displayport cable, and I have 1920x1080 :-(
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4654055?start=0&tstart=0
A: I have the same ASUS monitor and a 2012 Mac mini, but I'm running Ubuntu 15.10. I love the 2560 x 1440 resolution.
Sometimes the monitor fails to detect a signal from DisplayPort; when that happens, I have to switch to using the HDMI connection for a while before switching back to using DisplayPort.
A: Use thunderbolt docks hdmi to the monitor. I was able to run 2012 Mac Mini with both Thunderbolt Display and ASUS 27" monitor at 2560x1440 each just fine. So far no problems here.
A: HDMI supports resolutions above 1920*1080 just fine, just not on Mac. I have a 29 inch display with a resolution of 2560*1080 that works just fine through HDMI on my windows pc. However when I connect it to my Mac mini Mac OS X doesn't give me the option itself.
With SwitchresX I was able to set the resolution to 2560*1080 @51Hz which may not be ideal but still is perfectly fine. Since the program is only free for the first 10 days I finally settled with the less expensive mini displayport to displayport cable option.
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103bf11e651f6fdc78f50c1aa61ee338d7cc1af2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to add a website to Safari Top Sites manually? How to add a website to Safari Top Sites manually instead of viewing it so many times that Safari chose it for you?
A: You can add it by dragging URL to top sites window.
| Q: How to add a website to Safari Top Sites manually? How to add a website to Safari Top Sites manually instead of viewing it so many times that Safari chose it for you?
A: You can add it by dragging URL to top sites window.
A: You should edit your top sites and pin what do you want to see every time.
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436cc08fb2cf0a77fbcdb8fe880b7d9a907ec627 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I sort Reminders in OS X? One can enter reminders in OS X in the Reminders app. But how can they be sorted by name or date? I can't seem to find out how.
A: Afaik there's is no "automatic" sort. But you can drag them in the order you want.
| Q: How do I sort Reminders in OS X? One can enter reminders in OS X in the Reminders app. But how can they be sorted by name or date? I can't seem to find out how.
A: Afaik there's is no "automatic" sort. But you can drag them in the order you want.
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1bed6724a963e51aa2d0de31ecc531633d519547 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Two Laptops Sitting on top of Eachother Yesterday, my dad's older Macbook Pro was on the fritz (graphics issues), so he switched to using his newer one. He set the newer one on top of the old one, and it resisted to boot up, even when we could see the status light on it, and we heard the drive spinning. For giggles, I told him to lift the new one off the old one, and whazam, the login screen appeared. Is this a coincidence, or is there deeper magic at play?
A: It sounds like their magnetic latches are interfering with each other. See Apple's support note: Mac notebooks: Magnets in devices may cause computer to sleep unexpectedly
| Q: Two Laptops Sitting on top of Eachother Yesterday, my dad's older Macbook Pro was on the fritz (graphics issues), so he switched to using his newer one. He set the newer one on top of the old one, and it resisted to boot up, even when we could see the status light on it, and we heard the drive spinning. For giggles, I told him to lift the new one off the old one, and whazam, the login screen appeared. Is this a coincidence, or is there deeper magic at play?
A: It sounds like their magnetic latches are interfering with each other. See Apple's support note: Mac notebooks: Magnets in devices may cause computer to sleep unexpectedly
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6f7154a9fea5b6fe0547b211f4c67a80eac6fe6f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to add a line break in a cell in Excel for Mac What key combination do I have to press to create a line break in a cell in Excel for Mac 2011? The Windows combination of Alt+Enter does not work on the Mac.
A: Use Alt+Enter. It should solve your problem.
| Q: How to add a line break in a cell in Excel for Mac What key combination do I have to press to create a line break in a cell in Excel for Mac 2011? The Windows combination of Alt+Enter does not work on the Mac.
A: Use Alt+Enter. It should solve your problem.
A: Control+option+enter
or
Command+option+enter
A: None of these seems to work. Have tried all. I am using a keyboard to interface to the Mac. I am using Office 365.
EDIT: Weirdly if I used fn+f2 to get the curser in the cell, fn+alt+cmd+return then worked...
A: The answer is to use Control+Option+Enter, which will create a line break in the cell.
As an alternative, Control+Command+Enter can also be used to achieve the same.
These combinations work both in Excel for Mac 2011 and the new Excel for Mac 2015.
As pointed out by Shameer in this answer, Alt+Enter now seems to work as well in the new Excel for Mac 2015.
A: The ⌥ alt key is also the ⌥ option key on a Mac keyboard.
Hence, ⌃ control+option ⌥+↩ return works too.
A: http://giffconstable.com/2013/10/mac-excel-keyboard-shortcuts/ helped me figure it out -> it turns out to be ctrl-i worked on my macbook
A: fn + ⌃ + ⌥ + ↩.
The fn causes the option key to become the alt key.
A: ctrl ⌃ + command ⌘ + return ↩ at the same time.
A: In Microsoft Excel for Mac (Preview)
ctrl ^ + U
or
fn + F2
A: All was wrong.
Fn + Shift + Enter is the right combination .
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26b294e8e05c5ff264bebb3dd9d47db27192606c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to insert .flv in iTunes library I have downloaded a flv file, and I would like to save it in iTunes library for later play. I guess I should convert it first, but is this supported by OSX or do I need an extra application. And which file format will keep the quality and the size of original video?
A: You can convert it to the mp4 and insert it. I use handbrake to convert or fix indexes.
Also you can give a try to Perian if it'll work in your OS.
| Q: How to insert .flv in iTunes library I have downloaded a flv file, and I would like to save it in iTunes library for later play. I guess I should convert it first, but is this supported by OSX or do I need an extra application. And which file format will keep the quality and the size of original video?
A: You can convert it to the mp4 and insert it. I use handbrake to convert or fix indexes.
Also you can give a try to Perian if it'll work in your OS.
A: SmartConverter is a free app available on the AppStore and that does the job. It has the added benefit over Handbrake that for .flv files it will just change the container and not actually re-encode the video. Which is quicker and doesn't make you loose quality.
The downside of SmartConverter is the ads displayed and that you cannot do batches of conversions. For that you need to buy the pro version.
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fc6be21173566a4a20afc7da2a1f1ac4502f73cc | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to set Finder to show all files in search including hidden and Library files? When I unistall an application I want to check for all remaining files on computer. Searching them with Finder doesn't show any protected file, for instance from Library, and also hidden files are never included in search. Can this be controlled or changed?
A: You can add the System files and File visibility attributes to the filter bar:
Files that start with a period are still excluded though.
This makes Finder show hidden files:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool true
mdfind includes system files by default, but it doesn't include hidden files unless you specify kMDItemFSInvisible=1.
mdfind 'kMDItemFSName=.bash_profile&&(kMDItemFSInvisible=1||kMDItemFSInvisible=0)'
| Q: How to set Finder to show all files in search including hidden and Library files? When I unistall an application I want to check for all remaining files on computer. Searching them with Finder doesn't show any protected file, for instance from Library, and also hidden files are never included in search. Can this be controlled or changed?
A: You can add the System files and File visibility attributes to the filter bar:
Files that start with a period are still excluded though.
This makes Finder show hidden files:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool true
mdfind includes system files by default, but it doesn't include hidden files unless you specify kMDItemFSInvisible=1.
mdfind 'kMDItemFSName=.bash_profile&&(kMDItemFSInvisible=1||kMDItemFSInvisible=0)'
A: The simplest way is using TinkerTool
A: Alternatively use the free ShowAllFiles app which adds an icon to the bar at the top of the screen. Clicking the icon will toggle hidden files and optionally relaunch Finder to auto refresh.
showallfiles.com
Disclosure: I made this app.
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504ee4013bec058152b611e8ae4e06537e4b2bcf | Apple Stackexchange
Q: how to get ls to list files in case-insensitive order? How do I get the ls shell command to list my files in:
*
*case-insensitive order
*with the directories at the top?
The reason I ask is: I want Aquamacs Emacs dired to list my files and directories this way. Emacs queries ls when displaying dired.
Which means I don't think piping using a command like
ls -whatever | sort -f
will work. (Or will it? Can I do something fancy with aliases?)
I'm using zsh at the moment, but I'm not sure that matters for Emacs.
Similar questions have been asked here before and in other forums, but never resolved.
So, is this possible?
A: Emacs mode hooks to the rescue! Taken from EmacsWiki:
(defun mydired-sort ()
"Sort dired listings with directories first."
(save-excursion
(let (buffer-read-only)
(forward-line 2) ;; beyond dir. header
(sort-regexp-fields t "^.*$" "[ ]*." (point) (point-max)))
(set-buffer-modified-p nil)))
(defadvice dired-readin
(after dired-after-updating-hook first () activate)
"Sort dired listings with directories first before adding marks."
(mydired-sort))
| Q: how to get ls to list files in case-insensitive order? How do I get the ls shell command to list my files in:
*
*case-insensitive order
*with the directories at the top?
The reason I ask is: I want Aquamacs Emacs dired to list my files and directories this way. Emacs queries ls when displaying dired.
Which means I don't think piping using a command like
ls -whatever | sort -f
will work. (Or will it? Can I do something fancy with aliases?)
I'm using zsh at the moment, but I'm not sure that matters for Emacs.
Similar questions have been asked here before and in other forums, but never resolved.
So, is this possible?
A: Emacs mode hooks to the rescue! Taken from EmacsWiki:
(defun mydired-sort ()
"Sort dired listings with directories first."
(save-excursion
(let (buffer-read-only)
(forward-line 2) ;; beyond dir. header
(sort-regexp-fields t "^.*$" "[ ]*." (point) (point-max)))
(set-buffer-modified-p nil)))
(defadvice dired-readin
(after dired-after-updating-hook first () activate)
"Sort dired listings with directories first before adding marks."
(mydired-sort))
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671048d7f3d00e6bacc1e61e72fba87ecac8c3c7 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iPhone - power button intermittent I recently updated my iPhone to iOS 6.1.2 and after the the update the top "power" button will not consistently lock the screen. Sometimes it needs to pressed 5 to 6 times before it will actually lock the phone.
There does not appear to be anything physically wrong with the button. It still has a nice click feel and sound to it.
I know the last update involved a bug fix for bypassing the lock the screen, so I thought others may be having this same issue.
My guess is it would be a software bug, not a hardware issue.
Other than restore the phone any suggestions?
A: This actually ended up being a hardware issue. I took my iPhone 5 into an apple store and they said they have seen this happen many times. When I pressed on the right side of the button vs. the left side it seemed to work always. Strange coincidence it just started happening after the software update.
Apple immediately replaced my iPhone 5, no fuss.
Now everything works fine.
| Q: iPhone - power button intermittent I recently updated my iPhone to iOS 6.1.2 and after the the update the top "power" button will not consistently lock the screen. Sometimes it needs to pressed 5 to 6 times before it will actually lock the phone.
There does not appear to be anything physically wrong with the button. It still has a nice click feel and sound to it.
I know the last update involved a bug fix for bypassing the lock the screen, so I thought others may be having this same issue.
My guess is it would be a software bug, not a hardware issue.
Other than restore the phone any suggestions?
A: This actually ended up being a hardware issue. I took my iPhone 5 into an apple store and they said they have seen this happen many times. When I pressed on the right side of the button vs. the left side it seemed to work always. Strange coincidence it just started happening after the software update.
Apple immediately replaced my iPhone 5, no fuss.
Now everything works fine.
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986213bb6e35f083ce8bcf4df7be191e3ade806a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Where does iTunes store my iPhone and iPad backups? Where does iTunes store data for iPhone and iPad backups? I know that—on a Mac—the following folder is ostensibly the only location.
~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup
I actually replaced this with a symlink to an external hard drive to free up space on my laptop, and was thus a bit surprised to find that backing up my iPhone nevertheless continued to decrease the free space on my laptop's hard drive. I eventually discovered that the following folder was the culprit.
~/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media
Are there any other folders that iTunes uses for its backups?
A: Mobile applications (.ipa files) are stored in the following folder and can take up a lot of space:
~/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Mobile Applications
| Q: Where does iTunes store my iPhone and iPad backups? Where does iTunes store data for iPhone and iPad backups? I know that—on a Mac—the following folder is ostensibly the only location.
~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup
I actually replaced this with a symlink to an external hard drive to free up space on my laptop, and was thus a bit surprised to find that backing up my iPhone nevertheless continued to decrease the free space on my laptop's hard drive. I eventually discovered that the following folder was the culprit.
~/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media
Are there any other folders that iTunes uses for its backups?
A: Mobile applications (.ipa files) are stored in the following folder and can take up a lot of space:
~/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Mobile Applications
A: Based on @Strah's response, I did a quick search for "MobileSync" on my mac and found the folder with the backups. You should be able to find yours here:
/Users/(USERNAME)/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup
Hope that helps
A: The backup file location on Windows system:
On Windows 7/Vista, the file is stored in: \Users\ (username)\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\
On Win XP, the file stored in: \Documents and Settings\ (username)\Application Data\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\
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865923ebcd2ca76479b216529a60e93e288dd601 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Preventing google search for custom top-level domain How can I prevent safari to redirect the user to the google search page for addresses with custom top-level domains?
Given an address of the type http://application.test where test is a primary zone on our intranet, if I enter either:
*
*http://application.test
*application.test/
Then Safari correctly resolves the name and opens the page, if I enter:
*
*application.test
Then Safari assumes it is a search query and redirects the user to the google search page.
Is it possible to prevent this in any way which does not involve the user itself?
A: To just avoid connecting to Google, open Safari's preferences, click on "Search" and then change the search engine to something else.
To prevent that domain from going to any search engine, add a Safari bookmark with the full URL (including the http:// or https:// protocol). Once the domain is bookmarked it should come up when the user begins typing the name in the address bar.
The user's machine will still need a way to route traffic to the custom domain, either via DNS settings, or by adding an entry to the /etc/hosts file on the user's machine.
| Q: Preventing google search for custom top-level domain How can I prevent safari to redirect the user to the google search page for addresses with custom top-level domains?
Given an address of the type http://application.test where test is a primary zone on our intranet, if I enter either:
*
*http://application.test
*application.test/
Then Safari correctly resolves the name and opens the page, if I enter:
*
*application.test
Then Safari assumes it is a search query and redirects the user to the google search page.
Is it possible to prevent this in any way which does not involve the user itself?
A: To just avoid connecting to Google, open Safari's preferences, click on "Search" and then change the search engine to something else.
To prevent that domain from going to any search engine, add a Safari bookmark with the full URL (including the http:// or https:// protocol). Once the domain is bookmarked it should come up when the user begins typing the name in the address bar.
The user's machine will still need a way to route traffic to the custom domain, either via DNS settings, or by adding an entry to the /etc/hosts file on the user's machine.
A: Yes, it frustrates me too, but I'm afraid that there is no easy way to accomplish what you need. Possible workarounds I found are:
*
*use a proper domain name, preferably the one you already own. From my experience, this is a common practice, instead of using made-up TLDs.
*use Firefox, which attempts to resolve custom TLDs.
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ae39e71a8c1e57ab2c02a279b2496f1c3b135bcd | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there official documentation about upgrading your iOS app's minimum requirements? There are a couple of questions addressing what happens when you upgrade the minimum iOS of an app and there are still users on older iOS versions.
The answers don't seem to agree with each other. Some say that the user sees no update, but others say the user does see that there's an update available, but that she should update their iOS first.
To get rid of uncertainty, I was wondering if anyone knows if there's official documentation from Apple about this and where to find it?
update
The question here is an example of the question being answered, but only for the case where the device is actually capable of updating to the new iOS. The answer is also enlightening, but fails to provide any official Apple documentation on it.
This documentation might not exist (I couldn't find it), but I thought it worthwhile to throw the question out there.
A: Nope, not yet at least. Whenever my apps need an upgrade to their minimum requirements due to a new version of iOS, I always have gotten an email explaining everything.
| Q: Is there official documentation about upgrading your iOS app's minimum requirements? There are a couple of questions addressing what happens when you upgrade the minimum iOS of an app and there are still users on older iOS versions.
The answers don't seem to agree with each other. Some say that the user sees no update, but others say the user does see that there's an update available, but that she should update their iOS first.
To get rid of uncertainty, I was wondering if anyone knows if there's official documentation from Apple about this and where to find it?
update
The question here is an example of the question being answered, but only for the case where the device is actually capable of updating to the new iOS. The answer is also enlightening, but fails to provide any official Apple documentation on it.
This documentation might not exist (I couldn't find it), but I thought it worthwhile to throw the question out there.
A: Nope, not yet at least. Whenever my apps need an upgrade to their minimum requirements due to a new version of iOS, I always have gotten an email explaining everything.
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c8345e7de357432ba4b1f85fd9ee1f34f548641a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to access my .ssh folder for Transmit or Cyberduck? I"m trying to connect to my linux server which uses public key authentication. By default, the .ssh folder is hidden on my mac (which I can access via the terminal). However, when I try to setup a connection using either Cyberduck or Transmit, the Finder popup that opens does not show the .ssh folder.
How do I select the key ?
One alternative would be to copy the key to a directory outside the .ssh folder. But i'd definitely like to hear other solutions. How are you doing it ?
A: In the find file window, press Command-Shift-G. It'll ask you what folder to navigate to. Enter ~/.ssh and press return.
| Q: How to access my .ssh folder for Transmit or Cyberduck? I"m trying to connect to my linux server which uses public key authentication. By default, the .ssh folder is hidden on my mac (which I can access via the terminal). However, when I try to setup a connection using either Cyberduck or Transmit, the Finder popup that opens does not show the .ssh folder.
How do I select the key ?
One alternative would be to copy the key to a directory outside the .ssh folder. But i'd definitely like to hear other solutions. How are you doing it ?
A: In the find file window, press Command-Shift-G. It'll ask you what folder to navigate to. Enter ~/.ssh and press return.
A: You need to tell Transmit or Cyberduck to show your hidden folders. The . in the folder name is part of why it is hidden.
In Transmit, there should be a menu option in View -> Show Invisible Files. Cyberduck may have a similar menu option in the View menu, but it may say Show Hidden Files.
This will let you see it in the application. If you need to see it in an Open file dialog, press cmd + Shift + G` while the open dialog window is open. This will drop down a "Go to the folder" screen. Type in the hidden folder path you wish to navigate to and that folder will now display in the open dialog window.
A: Open the Terminal window on your MAC (by default you will be in Home dir):
Type :
$ ls -la
This will list all the files & folder including hidden folders.
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1a6c263b2e6f04d62ba28f00a78ff3ca7c1d3e71 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to control your iPad with your Mac remotely? I would like to know, is there a way to control your iPad with your Mac remotely (be able to see and manipulate iPad's desktop on your Mac)? I know that with the TeamViewer or other programs you can control your Mac with your iPad but not vice versa.
A: There's a tool (made for testing purposes) with the ability to do that, first released on July 18, 2014: iOS Gateway
Enjoy!
| Q: How to control your iPad with your Mac remotely? I would like to know, is there a way to control your iPad with your Mac remotely (be able to see and manipulate iPad's desktop on your Mac)? I know that with the TeamViewer or other programs you can control your Mac with your iPad but not vice versa.
A: There's a tool (made for testing purposes) with the ability to do that, first released on July 18, 2014: iOS Gateway
Enjoy!
A: It is not possible to remotely control the screen of an iPad unless you jailbreak and install a VNC server as MattDMo suggested. This is because the security model in iOS does not allow an app to reach outside of its sandbox to control other apps or the springboard home screen. Apple does not provide any remote control functionality at the iOS level either. There is no way to do what you are asking for without jailbreaking.
Mobile Device Management (MDM) solutions do not allow remote control of the screen on iOS either. MDM can push configuration profiles to control settings on an iPad, or prompt the user to install an app from the app store, but they can't control the screen. Airwatch offers a screen control option, but this only works on platforms that support it (not iOS). I work with several MDM vendors, including Airwatch, and this is not possible because Apple does not make this functionality available in iOS.
A: There are a couple of options. iKeyboardRemote is an app that claims to do just what you want, and is free. However, after installing it, it seems like it's limited to pressing the home button, looking at Pictures, and playing music.
A second option is to jailbreak the iPad and install the VNC server Veency through Cydia. You can then use a VNC viewer like the one from RealVNC to connect.
A: You can remotely control your iOS device's screen using one of many Mobile Device Management solutions, such as AirWatch for example. However, these are enterprise-level tools that are typically used in the workplace. There is no easy way to do this as a home user, unless you enroll in such a program.
You can also jailbreak your iPad and install a VNC server.
A: Here's one (extremely limited) way that I can think of:
*
*You can mirror the iPhone screen using QuickTime, which will allow you to see the screen.
*Then, for a $9.99 fee, you can control the keyboard of your device using 1Keyboard.
A: You can try Reflector to mirror iOS devices on Mac.
According to this tutorial, you can use their 7-day free trial to wirelessly mirror (but not control) it, assuming the devices are on the same WiFi network.
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ce4f5387db4dd23943e329952bbbc144eba3eb27 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is it possible to not keep ios apps on your main computer? I sync my iPhone and iPad with my MacBook. It appears that iTunes stores copies of all of my apps on my MacBook, even though I, for obvious reasons, can't actually use them there. The problem is that they take several gigabytes of space. Is there something I can do about this?
A: Make sure that app syncing is disabled between your Mac and iOS devices (which you can double-check in settings within iTunes when device is plugged in). Then go into Apps section of iTunes and delete all of the apps. With iCloud and iTunes Match I stopped syncing my iOS devices over a year ago and there is absolutely no need to have these apps backed up on your computer.
If you need help managing your syncing, see this article on Apple's Knowledge Base. You will essentially want to do the opposite of what it says.
| Q: Is it possible to not keep ios apps on your main computer? I sync my iPhone and iPad with my MacBook. It appears that iTunes stores copies of all of my apps on my MacBook, even though I, for obvious reasons, can't actually use them there. The problem is that they take several gigabytes of space. Is there something I can do about this?
A: Make sure that app syncing is disabled between your Mac and iOS devices (which you can double-check in settings within iTunes when device is plugged in). Then go into Apps section of iTunes and delete all of the apps. With iCloud and iTunes Match I stopped syncing my iOS devices over a year ago and there is absolutely no need to have these apps backed up on your computer.
If you need help managing your syncing, see this article on Apple's Knowledge Base. You will essentially want to do the opposite of what it says.
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0f829a111f1afed6abbe5efb3220deaf3a094963 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to hide Gmail labels in Apple Mail? When searching for mail in Mail.app with a Gmail account, every instance of the mail shows up with every Gmail label, especially in the Bin label, since Apple mail autosaves drafts as you go along, there can be 50 instances of a single mail just in the Bin folder.
This makes searching impossible.
So I'm trying to turn off those labels in Gmail but no success so far. I have disabled "Show in IMAP" option in the Gmail label settings for all those labels then deleted all the cached items in ~/Library/Mail/V2 and restarted Mail.app but that didn't do the trick.
A: I'm going to suggest that you use this tutorial to make GMail and Mail.app work together. The key for me was disabling the "All Mail" label, which was causing havoc in my mail setup.
LINK
| Q: How to hide Gmail labels in Apple Mail? When searching for mail in Mail.app with a Gmail account, every instance of the mail shows up with every Gmail label, especially in the Bin label, since Apple mail autosaves drafts as you go along, there can be 50 instances of a single mail just in the Bin folder.
This makes searching impossible.
So I'm trying to turn off those labels in Gmail but no success so far. I have disabled "Show in IMAP" option in the Gmail label settings for all those labels then deleted all the cached items in ~/Library/Mail/V2 and restarted Mail.app but that didn't do the trick.
A: I'm going to suggest that you use this tutorial to make GMail and Mail.app work together. The key for me was disabling the "All Mail" label, which was causing havoc in my mail setup.
LINK
A: Those folders are for your convenience, can be deleted in Mail -- or under the Mailbox menu, you can choose "Use this folder for" ...
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929713a40115e42b6784fb9aa7015e950071cf80 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Open iBooks files in other PDF viewers in iPad iBooks permits easy file sharing and import of Pdf files to iPad through iTunes, however it lacks annotation/highlighting. After import, I prefer to open PDF file with 3rd party PDF viewers like Foxit. However I have no idea how to bring my PDF file from iBooks to Foxit reader.
Do you have any idea?
A: I'm afraid it's not possible. I tried several times to do that.
Maybe you'll want to use an app like Documents by Readdle on your iPad? That way you can manage your books from there and open them everywhere you want to.
| Q: Open iBooks files in other PDF viewers in iPad iBooks permits easy file sharing and import of Pdf files to iPad through iTunes, however it lacks annotation/highlighting. After import, I prefer to open PDF file with 3rd party PDF viewers like Foxit. However I have no idea how to bring my PDF file from iBooks to Foxit reader.
Do you have any idea?
A: I'm afraid it's not possible. I tried several times to do that.
Maybe you'll want to use an app like Documents by Readdle on your iPad? That way you can manage your books from there and open them everywhere you want to.
A: Here's what works for me, I email the PDF to myself (my account allows for files up to 50mb) I then read it in Mail and select "Open In" and choose Adobe Reader and voila it's now added to the documents list in Adobe Reader.
Thanks to tex_mex from https://forums.adobe.com/people
A: Here's a work around that worked for me:
Step 1:
*
*Email yourself a PDF copy from iBooks-must be to an account accessible from iPad
*Open iBooks
*Open PDF to transfer
*Tap top of PDF & tap 'share' icon in upper left (rectangle w/arrow rising out of it)
*Email to yourself (account that you can access from th e iPad; I used my @me.com address)
Step 2:
*
*Access email, open PDF & use "Open with" option to open in app of choice
*Open email
*Tap on PDF to download>then tap on it to open it
*While open, tap at top of PDF, tap 'Share' icon, & tap 'Open with' your app of choice ( if app you want not showing, tap 'More')
A: You could try importing a copy of the PDF. For example, if you right-click a PDF in the Books section of iTunes, and then choose "Show in Finder", you can see where iTunes stores the file. For me, it's in Music->iTunes->iTunes Media -> Books -> [authorname] -> [pdfname].pdf.
Then, in the File section of the Apps tab for the device (still in Itunes), you can select your PDF viewer of choice, press the Add button, and select the file you found above. If you select a file manager instead (say, File Pro or similar), you can then use it to open the PDF file with any compatible viewer.
A: I don't think you can bring the PDF file from iBooks to Foxit reader.
except you use another PDF reader such as Foxit Mobile PDF for iOS Pro.
Hmm, Im familiar with PDF viewer on Mac, and also got some cool tools such as PDF Magic for Mac to manage my PDF files, but not so familiar with iPad PDF files.
A: I found a simple way to transfer PDFs from iBooks to any other app you have on your iDevice... However, you must be jailbroken for this to work.
Here's how:
*
*In Cydia, download and install PDF Printer (it's in the BigBoss repo)
(Note: your iDevice will respring once PDF Printer is installed)
*Open iBooks and open the PDF file you want to transfer.
*In iBooks, select the option to print / email PDF
*Choose print option
*Once print option box appears, choose PDF (to the right of "Print Option")
*Once PDF is "Printed" choose the open in icon on the top left of page
*Open the PDF in the app you want a copy kept in, such as PDF Expert.
I know it seems like a lot of steps, but it's not. It's really simple and MUCH easier and faster that emailing each iBook PDF to your self and way more convenient than syncing through iTunes.
A: After connecting iPad to Laptop go to your apps on iPad and select PDF reader which you have installed on iPad. After that select option to add file and select your book. Now open your PDF reader and you will have your book.
A: Install the PDF reader first (Foxit in my case). Upload the file on Google Drive, and then open Google Drive on iPad. After this, tap keep the file on device. Then, tap open in option (this will appear in Google Drive when you tap on i in the icon of the book on the drive). From there, you can select your preferred reader.
A: I've no idea how to export PDF from iBooks to another PDF Reader app in iOS, but you can use iTools software on a Windows PC to do that.
*
*Install iTools in Windows.
*Go to "Books". It's reachable in top menu. This part has access to the iBooks PDF.
*Select the books you want to open in other app.
*Click "Export " and give it direction in Windows.
*Go to "Applications". It's reachable in top menu.
*Find your favorite PDF app you've been installed like "Foxit Reader".
*It has a icon="file share" in front of it. Click it.
*Import your PDF and ePub and texts you've exported in step 4.
Now you can share PDF files with AirDrop in "Foxit Reader" app and have all that books in your favorite app.
A: If it is a book that you downloaded, you can download it again. It will give you options like, Open in iBooks, on the top right. On the left it will give you an option of, Open as.... Select that and then choose the app you want to use to open it (i.e. Copy in Foxit).
A: *
*Open up the Safari browser on your iPad.
*Find the download link of the original PDF file.
*When the file downloads and populates your screen, touch the screen.
*Two options open up on the top of the screen: "More..." and "Open In iBooks".
*Click "More.."
*When "Open File In..." pops up, choose your preferred PDF reader/editor.
*Edit said document in said PDF Editing app.
*Smile! You've just figured out a workaround.
A: There is great program called Diskaid check it out. you can put files directly to foxit.
A: Put files into Dropbox and then download into other reader. I will do this to use Adobe Acrobat Reader.
A: This IS the EASIEST way:
*
*open PDF in iBOOKS
*email PDF to self
*open your MAIL (from apple mail box, NOT GMAIL APP)
*download and open PDF
*open in foxit
:)
A: a am a complete DOLT about these things - had downloaded a pdf copy of a book to ibooks and wanted to be able to highlight it. no deal. i downloaded iannotate after reading the comments of others. then i re-downloaded the book pdf's link to my ipad (where i want it for travel) & among the choices of where to "park it" (my term) was iannotate. i selected it. it downloaded. it opened. i've highlighted. VERY easy.
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7d9a71650708da38ffee9ec99e6bb0201f4f2f41 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I suggest features to Apple? Is there a place on the Apple website where I can suggest features for OSX/iOS to Apple?
For example, I want to suggest that you can drag Launchpad folders to your Dock.
A: Apple maintains a Product Feedback area on their website for reporting feature requests and bugs from the general public. Here is the OS X feedback page.
| Q: Can I suggest features to Apple? Is there a place on the Apple website where I can suggest features for OSX/iOS to Apple?
For example, I want to suggest that you can drag Launchpad folders to your Dock.
A: Apple maintains a Product Feedback area on their website for reporting feature requests and bugs from the general public. Here is the OS X feedback page.
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180e7674ed3a2fd1b15e649be14addb9bf627b2c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Removing phone number from iMessage I'd like to remove my phone number from my iMessage account, but still have my phone enabled to receive messages sent to my email address (also used on iPad, Mac). Is there a way of doing this?
A: You can remove your phone number from Messages on your Mac and iPad. On your Mac, go to Messages > Settings > Accounts. Select your account. Uncheck the box corresponding to your phone number. On your iPad, go to Settings > Messages > Send & Receive. Uncheck your phone number.
You cannot remove your phone number from receiving messages on your iPhone, because this is also where your text messages come in. However, you can set your email address as the default. This will guarantee that all new messages sent from you will show your email, and all responses will come back that way. Go to Settings > Messages. Select to "Start new conversations from" your email. I hope this helps.
| Q: Removing phone number from iMessage I'd like to remove my phone number from my iMessage account, but still have my phone enabled to receive messages sent to my email address (also used on iPad, Mac). Is there a way of doing this?
A: You can remove your phone number from Messages on your Mac and iPad. On your Mac, go to Messages > Settings > Accounts. Select your account. Uncheck the box corresponding to your phone number. On your iPad, go to Settings > Messages > Send & Receive. Uncheck your phone number.
You cannot remove your phone number from receiving messages on your iPhone, because this is also where your text messages come in. However, you can set your email address as the default. This will guarantee that all new messages sent from you will show your email, and all responses will come back that way. Go to Settings > Messages. Select to "Start new conversations from" your email. I hope this helps.
A: You can remove a phone number from receiving messages:
*
*Turn off iMessage and FaceTime under Settings
*Remove SIM Card
*Reset network settings: Settings/General/Reset/Reset network settings
*Insert SIM card
*Turn on FaceTime and iMessage
*Boom, it works!
A: If you want to remove your phone number from your iMessage account, go to http://appleid.apple.com and press the button for "Manage your Apple ID".
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f8ca1bd0c656b91b13f8fc64f44e9b9dccd0be0c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Registered Apple Developer Agreement when under 18 When I registered to be an Apple Developer, I inadvertently did so without realizing the requirement to be 18 years of age (I was 17 and 6 months away from being 18 at the time). I did not take out any sort of paid membership at the time, however.
I am now 20, will this cause me any problems now or is it nothing I need to worry about?
A: You of legal age now, and meet the current age requirement of the agreement with Apple, so there's nothing to worry about.
| Q: Registered Apple Developer Agreement when under 18 When I registered to be an Apple Developer, I inadvertently did so without realizing the requirement to be 18 years of age (I was 17 and 6 months away from being 18 at the time). I did not take out any sort of paid membership at the time, however.
I am now 20, will this cause me any problems now or is it nothing I need to worry about?
A: You of legal age now, and meet the current age requirement of the agreement with Apple, so there's nothing to worry about.
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263bed9efaa38a88b188ae99f735b875a3b807be | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I script Preferences changes in an application? I want to use applescript to change a checkbox in the preferences box of Safari. I can open the preference window, but how to code the check box change?
Example: I'd like to toggle the check box for "Block pop-up windows" on tab "Security" of the preferences
tell application "Safari" to activate
tell application "System Events"
keystroke "," using command down
end tell
--some magic goes here
end tell
A: Use UI Scripting:
http://www.macosxautomation.com/applescript/uiscripting/index.html
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7896680/using-applescript-to-click-the-plus-button-in-a-preferences-window
How to know the name of UI elements using Accessibility inspector (or any other tool)
| Q: How can I script Preferences changes in an application? I want to use applescript to change a checkbox in the preferences box of Safari. I can open the preference window, but how to code the check box change?
Example: I'd like to toggle the check box for "Block pop-up windows" on tab "Security" of the preferences
tell application "Safari" to activate
tell application "System Events"
keystroke "," using command down
end tell
--some magic goes here
end tell
A: Use UI Scripting:
http://www.macosxautomation.com/applescript/uiscripting/index.html
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7896680/using-applescript-to-click-the-plus-button-in-a-preferences-window
How to know the name of UI elements using Accessibility inspector (or any other tool)
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7e7ebf52a0281e6c34b44b1e91e15fc559e0b508 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Extend an Apple wireless network with non-Apple gear I've got an Apple wireless network running (base station is an Airport Express, 2nd generation), and I'd like to extend to it a nearby apartment.
I've got an AT&T modem/router hybrid, a Netgear device. Is it at all possible to extend an Apple wireless network with a non-Apple router such as this?
I can connect to the Netgear box via Ethernet to configure settings, but I'm curious first if this kind of wireless extending is even possible.
A: Unfortunately Apple based networks cannot be extended using non-Apple devices. Even though in theory it should work without any problems, Apple has restricted using 3rd party routers to extended wireless network, and vice versa, non-Apple based wireless networks cannot be extended using Apple routers.
The workaround is to connect both, your Airport Express and your Netgear using Ethernet cable and enabling bridge mode in your Netgear settings page. Bridge mode disables creating second sub-network in your LAN, making Airport Express your default DHCP server.
| Q: Extend an Apple wireless network with non-Apple gear I've got an Apple wireless network running (base station is an Airport Express, 2nd generation), and I'd like to extend to it a nearby apartment.
I've got an AT&T modem/router hybrid, a Netgear device. Is it at all possible to extend an Apple wireless network with a non-Apple router such as this?
I can connect to the Netgear box via Ethernet to configure settings, but I'm curious first if this kind of wireless extending is even possible.
A: Unfortunately Apple based networks cannot be extended using non-Apple devices. Even though in theory it should work without any problems, Apple has restricted using 3rd party routers to extended wireless network, and vice versa, non-Apple based wireless networks cannot be extended using Apple routers.
The workaround is to connect both, your Airport Express and your Netgear using Ethernet cable and enabling bridge mode in your Netgear settings page. Bridge mode disables creating second sub-network in your LAN, making Airport Express your default DHCP server.
A: The short answer is yes. The brand of the hardware doesn't matter, as long as it has the capabilities you're looking for. They all use the same 802.11n (or maybe g, not sure about which generation is which) networking protocol, so as long as you set the new one up to rebroadcast you should be all set.
A: Really, it depends if the router in question supports extending a wireless network. If your router doesn't support this feature, you could use the AT&T device as the main router and use the Airport Extreme to extend the network.
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e970e37b17759b56fb72c131e5a6616aa6ab9b6e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Stopping iOS backspace deleting whole words or lines? Background
Even though I have owned every iPhone from the 3G onwards I have NEVER mastered the backspace key. If you hold it to delete a few words it almost ALWAYS catches me out and starts deleting whole words and then whole lines (if you keep it pressed).
I just want it to continue deleting one letter at a time until I remove my finger. If I want to delete huge blocks I would highlight them. :)
Question
Is there ANY way to prevent this?
My iPhone 5 is Jailbroken so I'm sure there must be a way but no matter how much searching I do I can't for the life of me find it.
Thanks
A: SwipeSelection
While this does not 'fix' your backspace you can use the 'shift' key en swipe over the keyboard to select the text you want to delete. avoiding you to have to hold down the backspace
Check out the video in the link.
Works on iPhone and iPad.
| Q: Stopping iOS backspace deleting whole words or lines? Background
Even though I have owned every iPhone from the 3G onwards I have NEVER mastered the backspace key. If you hold it to delete a few words it almost ALWAYS catches me out and starts deleting whole words and then whole lines (if you keep it pressed).
I just want it to continue deleting one letter at a time until I remove my finger. If I want to delete huge blocks I would highlight them. :)
Question
Is there ANY way to prevent this?
My iPhone 5 is Jailbroken so I'm sure there must be a way but no matter how much searching I do I can't for the life of me find it.
Thanks
A: SwipeSelection
While this does not 'fix' your backspace you can use the 'shift' key en swipe over the keyboard to select the text you want to delete. avoiding you to have to hold down the backspace
Check out the video in the link.
Works on iPhone and iPad.
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aab7d4db56ba240b6d2d1eccbc9137fa54248b90 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Select word under cursor using a keyboard shortcut? What is the keyboard shortcut to select a word that your typing cursor is currently on ?
For example, if the word I want to select is World, while the typing cursor is between one of the letters of that word such as This Wo|rld is huge, what do I press to select only World ?
A: In the current version of Xcode, you can set up the shortcut in Preferences... ( ⌘, ) -> Key Bindings, filter "select word", then you can choose a new shorcut by typing it in the field "Key" associated
| Q: Select word under cursor using a keyboard shortcut? What is the keyboard shortcut to select a word that your typing cursor is currently on ?
For example, if the word I want to select is World, while the typing cursor is between one of the letters of that word such as This Wo|rld is huge, what do I press to select only World ?
A: In the current version of Xcode, you can set up the shortcut in Preferences... ( ⌘, ) -> Key Bindings, filter "select word", then you can choose a new shorcut by typing it in the field "Key" associated
A: *
*Open Preferences..
*Go to Key Bindings > Text tab
*Thus it does not provide default shortcut. You have to customize it by setting keys.
A: I don't know a single shortcut to select the word, but you can do it in two steps, by first moving the cursor to the start of the word, then select the word.
1) Move cursor to left of word:
⌥←
2) Select word to right of cursor:
⇧⌥→
Of course you could do a similar thing with moving to the right of the word with ⌥→ then selecting the word to the left of the cursor with ⇧⌥← if you prefer.
A: You could also create ~/Library/KeyBindings/ and save this as DefaultKeyBinding.dict:
{
"~w" = selectWord:; // option-w
}
You have to reopen applications to apply changes. DefaultKeyBinding.dict doesn't work in Xcode or some cross-platform applications, but you could use KeyRemap4MacBook as a fallback:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<root>
<item>
<name>Xcode</name>
<identifier>private.xcode</identifier>
<only>XCODE</only>
<autogen>__KeyToKey__ KeyCode::W, VK_OPTION | ModifierFlag::NONE, KeyCode::CURSOR_LEFT, ModifierFlag::OPTION_L, KeyCode::CURSOR_RIGHT, ModifierFlag::OPTION_L | ModifierFlag::SHIFT_L</autogen>
</item>
</root>
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f0a4279adafbd6a7edb2078ac3712aa093fe74db | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I install hp officejet printer 4610/4620 onto my apple 4th generation IPad? I have an HP Officejet 4610/4620 attached to an OSX machine, and I would like to print to it from my 4th generation iPad Apple - how can I achieve this?
A: This should be as simple as downloading and installing Handyprint (previously known as AirPrint Activator) which will share out an OSX printer on your wireless network as if it was an Airprint one. Check it out here.
| Q: How do I install hp officejet printer 4610/4620 onto my apple 4th generation IPad? I have an HP Officejet 4610/4620 attached to an OSX machine, and I would like to print to it from my 4th generation iPad Apple - how can I achieve this?
A: This should be as simple as downloading and installing Handyprint (previously known as AirPrint Activator) which will share out an OSX printer on your wireless network as if it was an Airprint one. Check it out here.
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