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c38626cf2b0b62406278553049bbc0f691b1ff60 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What is the name of the iOS browser app that automatically navigates to the URL that is on the clipboard upon launch? There is an iOS browser app that will automatically navigate to a URL upon app launch if there is a URL on the clipboard but I cannot remember the app. Does anyone know?
A: Mercury (free, or $0.99 pro version) will prompt you to open a copied URL on launch. You tap "Okay" and it opens a new tab in the foreground containing the page.
I haven't been able to find an iOS browser which automatically opens the URL on the clipboard with no user action.
| Q: What is the name of the iOS browser app that automatically navigates to the URL that is on the clipboard upon launch? There is an iOS browser app that will automatically navigate to a URL upon app launch if there is a URL on the clipboard but I cannot remember the app. Does anyone know?
A: Mercury (free, or $0.99 pro version) will prompt you to open a copied URL on launch. You tap "Okay" and it opens a new tab in the foreground containing the page.
I haven't been able to find an iOS browser which automatically opens the URL on the clipboard with no user action.
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1edcd6a8e91b7050adfaa2953a2a8fe5fa72a266 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I remove stickers from the lid of my MacBook Pro? I've got a MacBook Pro with Retina display and I've got a ton of stickers on it. Is there a method for removing the stickers from the back without damaging the finish and without leaving sticky residue on the laptop?
Is this something I can get help with from the Genius Bar?
A: I first peeled off the paper sticker and then rubbed softly with alcohol wipes. It came off surprisingly fast. I can see the shiny apple again.
| Q: How can I remove stickers from the lid of my MacBook Pro? I've got a MacBook Pro with Retina display and I've got a ton of stickers on it. Is there a method for removing the stickers from the back without damaging the finish and without leaving sticky residue on the laptop?
Is this something I can get help with from the Genius Bar?
A: I first peeled off the paper sticker and then rubbed softly with alcohol wipes. It came off surprisingly fast. I can see the shiny apple again.
A: Some stickers are made with a water soluble glue, others with an organic soluble glue.
Peel what you can off first, by hand. Once you've pried an edge up, pull slowly and carefully, not letting the angle between laptop surface and label get too large. That encourages separation of lable and glue layer. If it comes off clean, great! If not, fingernails, or a guitar pick can often get the last bits off without surface damage. If you've still got some residue, try soapy water. Give it some time to work, then go with the fingernail/guitar pick. If no joy, the glue is probably organic soluble. Any of the Limonene based orange oil cleaners should take care of that for you. Orange cleaner is available in any hardware store, and most grocery stores.
A: Just peel off the stickers.
The best thing for removing the residue is Teatree oil. You can get it from Walgreens in the US, and most chemists in Australia.
Just soak some cotton wool (or other soft cloth) in the oil (so you don't scratch the surface of your MacBook) and wipe until no residue is left.
Because the oil is viscous I would make sure that your TimeMachine backup is up to date before use. Don't kiss your brand new looking Mac as the oil is poisonous if ingested.
A: I've found it most effective to use a combination of hydrogen peroxide and rubbing alcohol. They hydrogen peroxide may seem a little weird, but it does a much better job at cleaning up large clumps of goo (in my limited experience). My process:
*
*Peel off as much of the sticker as possible
*Pat a paper towel (or another cloth) with hydrogen peroxide and rub away large spots of goo
*Pat another paper towel with rubbing alcohol and rub remaining streaks away for a nice polished finish
A: I have used Goo Gone, orange liquid, to remove a sticker from the back of an iPad.
A: After the stickers are peeled off, alcohol, a washcloth, and iteration worked surprisingly well for me, getting off the residue.
And at least during COVID times, 70% rubbing alcohol is approved by Apple.
Is it OK to use a disinfectant on my Apple product?
Using a 70 percent isopropyl alcohol wipe or Clorox Disinfecting
Wipes, you may gently wipe the hard, nonporous surfaces of your Apple
product, such as the display, keyboard, or other exterior surfaces.
Don't use bleach. Avoid getting moisture in any opening, and don't
submerge your Apple product in any cleaning agents. Don't use on
fabric or leather surfaces.
Link:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204172
A: If you're in the UK then there's a wonderful thing called 'sticky stuff remover' which pretty much DWISOTT - I have to confess I haven't used it on my MBP yet (though I have stickers on it so I may need to at some point!) but I very much doubt it will damage the surface.
A: Goo Off will take anything off of anything. It's amazing and highly toxic so wear rubber gloves and be careful not to let it drip into the actual computer or any crevices.
A: I recommend acetone (nail polish remover). It's not as toxic as some of these other recommendations.
A: I took the sticker off as best as I could, at a right angle. Then I dabbed the residue with an alcohol swab, and rubbed it with a tissue and it worked for me
A: I used some nailpolish remover, worked just fine! :)
A: I've found I can get a lot of the residue off with the sticker itself. After removing, then with your index finger press the backing of the sticker firmly onto a spot of residue and a lot of the residue comes right off on to the sticker backing. Repeat many times. I can get 90+% of the residue off this way. Then rubbing alcohol whatever to get the lingering stuff.
A: Sticky label remover (UK), it reactivates the glue so you can peel off the stickers and reuse them (i.e. It makes dried glue sticky again) it comes in a spray can with a 90 degree pointy nozzle.
A: Just did this (July 2015) and it's a three-step process:
Step 1: Using fingernail, and going slow, peel sticker off laptop
Step 2: Using a wet paper towel and a thumbnail sized drop of soap, clean laptop surface
Step 3: ... actually I guess it's just two steps.
Worked great! No damage, good as new.
A: I used nail polish remover with a towel and it worked wonders, I wouldn't anything else. Once I was finished I used these anti-static wipes made by Endust to make it feel new again. Please don't ruin your 1k+ computer with WD40 or Goo Gone.
A: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhMGB0tLfnc try this.
Peel off the stickers.
Just apply any perfume with alcohol. Wait a couple of minutes than just clean it off with a clean dry tissue.
http://www.decorsfuk.co for more cleaning stickers from your devices.
A: In the past, I've also had success with removing whatever residue is left with a rubber eraser! It usually picks up every bit of glue. Unfortunately, I haven't tried on my MB, but I don't doubt that it will work.
A: peppermint essential oil works as well
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8825ac5d9487fe0668423117aa1d6b28c4751eeb | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Offline (Python) documentation? (for ActivePython Mac or similar) I'm a long-time user of ActivePython, and also own a couple of Komodo licenses.
I've recently moved to the Mac, and one thing that I'm missing a lot is the "offline" documentation (i.e., in Windows Help format) that was included with ActivePython.
Is there a Mac "equivalent" of that documentation? I'm not always online when banging away on some script (actually I've found that plane trips are great for some quick coding) so "googling it" doesn't work.
A: You can download the Python documentation directly from python.org, see Python Documentation for details.
You can also use pydoc in Terminal to access the documentation already stored on your Mac.
| Q: Offline (Python) documentation? (for ActivePython Mac or similar) I'm a long-time user of ActivePython, and also own a couple of Komodo licenses.
I've recently moved to the Mac, and one thing that I'm missing a lot is the "offline" documentation (i.e., in Windows Help format) that was included with ActivePython.
Is there a Mac "equivalent" of that documentation? I'm not always online when banging away on some script (actually I've found that plane trips are great for some quick coding) so "googling it" doesn't work.
A: You can download the Python documentation directly from python.org, see Python Documentation for details.
You can also use pydoc in Terminal to access the documentation already stored on your Mac.
A: Thanks for the answers and suggestions so far. Finally the "answer" I've found has several components:
*
*As @patrix commented, the offline docs in the Python home page are a good starting point (duh!) - Specially the PDF version as that's pretty searchable.
*Updating ActivePython to the latest version (2.7.5.6) also added documentation in file:///Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Resources/Python.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/Help/index.html - so it comes closer to the "experience" of the CHM docs that come with the Windows version; the search still seems to be a bit odd, but it might be an issue of getting used to it...
*... And that part is what gave me the last link: Search for CHM viewers so I know for sure I'll be able to access this and any other docsets that "come" from Windows. I've tested a couple and so far I've settled on iChm
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371c9a597d9afbe41f04c91a8a56c2d16008da67 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Microsoft Office 2011 interface blurred on Retina display I am using Microsoft Office 2011 Suite on my MacBook Pro with Retina Display.
The user interfaces are super blur as shown below.
Am I missing out some patches or paddings or MS Office does not support retina display at all?
A: According to Microsoft, they've supported Retina Display since version 14.2.4. If you are using an older version of Office 2011, then you should upgrade.
| Q: Microsoft Office 2011 interface blurred on Retina display I am using Microsoft Office 2011 Suite on my MacBook Pro with Retina Display.
The user interfaces are super blur as shown below.
Am I missing out some patches or paddings or MS Office does not support retina display at all?
A: According to Microsoft, they've supported Retina Display since version 14.2.4. If you are using an older version of Office 2011, then you should upgrade.
A: Updating the Version itself which can be found here: http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads at the bottom of the website. Download and update it and it should go back to normal.
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bc7e2fcef9b81befe1f7e7100b50777475e32f87 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can gray weekend coloring be eliminated on Calendar for Mavericks? I'm running OS X 10.9.1 (Mavericks). The new calendar design has the weekends tinted gray. Fine, I suppose, if you're a 9-5er, but I'm a musician and weekends are my weekdays. Weeks aren't all the same, and any day can be a work day or a day off.
Does anyone know how to turn off the gray tint if I can't assign my weekends to match my actual schedule?
A: No, this cannot be changed.
It is hard coded.
| Q: Can gray weekend coloring be eliminated on Calendar for Mavericks? I'm running OS X 10.9.1 (Mavericks). The new calendar design has the weekends tinted gray. Fine, I suppose, if you're a 9-5er, but I'm a musician and weekends are my weekdays. Weeks aren't all the same, and any day can be a work day or a day off.
Does anyone know how to turn off the gray tint if I can't assign my weekends to match my actual schedule?
A: No, this cannot be changed.
It is hard coded.
A: I checked all of the preference values stored in com.apple.iCal.plist and there's nothing that affects what days are gray, so I don't think this is possible even with a hidden setting.
A pragmatic approach might be to use a different calendar app to read the same data as Apple's calendar uses. Two of the best options for third party calendars are:
*
*http://www.busymac.com/busycal/
*https://flexibits.com/fantastical
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b83be0c65f42b2a720c01c2d90cefd77a1cdf11f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: for what should I use fn key by default on mac book pro I have fn key in left bottom conner of my macbook pro keyboard. For what purpose does it exist?
I understand that I can remap it to my needs, but what is its default function?
A: It swaps the function of the function keys between the OS X function and the actual F1-F12 key. For example, pressing F1 normally will lower the brightness, but pressing fn+F1 will pass an actual F1. You can see these mappings by looking at the icon on the key itself.
This can be swapped in System Preferences → Keyboard so that fn+F1 will lower brightness and F1 will pass an actual F1.
Alternatively you can swap it by running the following Terminal command, then logging out:
defaults write -g com.apple.keyboard.fnState -bool true
Also, fn+fn is used by default to start OS X Dictation.
Perhaps the most common usage though, is using FN+Backspace to get a delete key.
You can learn this by using help from Finder (⌘?), search for "fn" and read the article titled "Use keyboard function keys"
| Q: for what should I use fn key by default on mac book pro I have fn key in left bottom conner of my macbook pro keyboard. For what purpose does it exist?
I understand that I can remap it to my needs, but what is its default function?
A: It swaps the function of the function keys between the OS X function and the actual F1-F12 key. For example, pressing F1 normally will lower the brightness, but pressing fn+F1 will pass an actual F1. You can see these mappings by looking at the icon on the key itself.
This can be swapped in System Preferences → Keyboard so that fn+F1 will lower brightness and F1 will pass an actual F1.
Alternatively you can swap it by running the following Terminal command, then logging out:
defaults write -g com.apple.keyboard.fnState -bool true
Also, fn+fn is used by default to start OS X Dictation.
Perhaps the most common usage though, is using FN+Backspace to get a delete key.
You can learn this by using help from Finder (⌘?), search for "fn" and read the article titled "Use keyboard function keys"
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885dc139e09edb7d66b1f8bf6b7f3242ee914857 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I move a window vertically above the menu bar? How can I move a window so that the title bar of the window is above the menu bar?
I've tried using AppleScript…
tell application "System Events" to tell process "System Preferences"
set position of windows to {-100, -100}
end tell
…and whilst the x variable works, moving the window partially off-screen, the y doesn't, moving the window up to the menu bar and no further.
I've also tried Keyboard Maestro:
…but have the same problem: the x value works but the y does not.
This question is related, but opposite: How do I move a window whose title bar is off-screen?
I want to be able to cause the title bar to be off-screen.
A: Finder does not allow this as a general rule. Sometimes a glitch can make this possible, but relaunching Finder usually rectifies it. There's currently no known way to actually get this to happen as a desired behavior, sorry.
| Q: How do I move a window vertically above the menu bar? How can I move a window so that the title bar of the window is above the menu bar?
I've tried using AppleScript…
tell application "System Events" to tell process "System Preferences"
set position of windows to {-100, -100}
end tell
…and whilst the x variable works, moving the window partially off-screen, the y doesn't, moving the window up to the menu bar and no further.
I've also tried Keyboard Maestro:
…but have the same problem: the x value works but the y does not.
This question is related, but opposite: How do I move a window whose title bar is off-screen?
I want to be able to cause the title bar to be off-screen.
A: Finder does not allow this as a general rule. Sometimes a glitch can make this possible, but relaunching Finder usually rectifies it. There's currently no known way to actually get this to happen as a desired behavior, sorry.
A: Not really an answer, more a 'don't try this, it doesn't work'
... one thing not to do is try changing which of 2 screens ought to have the menu bar - unless you want to spend 10 minutes putting all your windows back in the right place
A: 1) Download and build Megazoomer, or use this binary
2) copy megazoomer.bundle to /Library/Application Support/SIMBL/Plugins/ (you need SIMBL pre-installed)
3) restart app that you want to maximize
4) press CMD+Enter or choose Window -> Megazoom
Window will be maximized and placed above the menubar so it will take 100% of screen space without actually entering fullscreen mode.
Here is a really big TextEdit.app for your enjoyment (it doesn't support fullscreen out of the box)
http://i.imgur.com/ir4tFQe.png
This plugin will do nothing to Carbon-based applications, since SIMBL will only inject code into Cocoa applications.
A: the only way to get a window fullscreen (not showing the menubar) is to either go to fullscreen mode or write your own Application using CoreGraphic (like programming a game).
So the Apple window handling (integrated in the OS) doesn't impact cause the Application is drawing it selfs via the graphic driver and not via the OS.
A: Try this:
*
*System Preferences>General
*Click Automatically hide and show the menu bar.
*The menu bar will disappear.
*Drag your window to where you want it.
*Uncheck Automatically hide and show the menu bar.
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c5591230a48498afe87f9a804adbbe4f77006ad6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Mac OS X Finder filter image by orientation How can I filter images by orientation in Finder to show only portrait/vertical images or only landscape/horizontal images?
A: From https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3481136:
*
*Search for images by pressing Command + F
*Add a search attribute
*Pick the "Orientation" attribute
*Set "equals" to
*
*0 if you want landscape/horizontal,
*1 if you want portrait/vertical
| Q: Mac OS X Finder filter image by orientation How can I filter images by orientation in Finder to show only portrait/vertical images or only landscape/horizontal images?
A: From https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3481136:
*
*Search for images by pressing Command + F
*Add a search attribute
*Pick the "Orientation" attribute
*Set "equals" to
*
*0 if you want landscape/horizontal,
*1 if you want portrait/vertical
A: On OS X El Capitan, to bring up the search screen I use the key combination Command F, instead of CTRL F.
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8bd666f244525e9e1d6d6b4bd85637ea628ef05d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Change Airport signal strength I want to change the WiFi signal strength of my Airport base. That feature was removed along many others in the Airport configuration tool since version 6, so I used the previous version to solve my problem like this:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3974623?tstart=0
However the latest version before 6.0 (seems to be 5.6.1) cannot be installed in Mavericks.
How can I access to the lost AirPort configuration features now?
A: You can make 5.6.1 work with on Mavericks with a workaround, as detailed here:
http://coreyjmahler.com/2013/10/24/airport-utility-5-6-1-on-os-x-10-9-mavericks/
The issue with AirPort Utility v5.6.1 under OS X 10.9 Mavericks is
that a system file upon which AirPort Utility relies was updated in
10.9 and that update broke backwards compatibility with AirPort Utility v5.6.1. The file in question is Apple80211 in
/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Versions/A.
Replacing this file with the older version allows AirPort Utility
v5.6.1 to be run under 10.9, but only via Terminal (i.e.,
double-clicking it will not launch it, it will throw an error).
However, there is a way to get around this issue by importing the older library into AirPort Utility v5.6.1 before running it. That is
what the new solution, downloadable, infra, does.
| Q: Change Airport signal strength I want to change the WiFi signal strength of my Airport base. That feature was removed along many others in the Airport configuration tool since version 6, so I used the previous version to solve my problem like this:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3974623?tstart=0
However the latest version before 6.0 (seems to be 5.6.1) cannot be installed in Mavericks.
How can I access to the lost AirPort configuration features now?
A: You can make 5.6.1 work with on Mavericks with a workaround, as detailed here:
http://coreyjmahler.com/2013/10/24/airport-utility-5-6-1-on-os-x-10-9-mavericks/
The issue with AirPort Utility v5.6.1 under OS X 10.9 Mavericks is
that a system file upon which AirPort Utility relies was updated in
10.9 and that update broke backwards compatibility with AirPort Utility v5.6.1. The file in question is Apple80211 in
/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Versions/A.
Replacing this file with the older version allows AirPort Utility
v5.6.1 to be run under 10.9, but only via Terminal (i.e.,
double-clicking it will not launch it, it will throw an error).
However, there is a way to get around this issue by importing the older library into AirPort Utility v5.6.1 before running it. That is
what the new solution, downloadable, infra, does.
A: You could install Mountain Lion in a VM (both VMWare and Parallels will do) and run APU 5.6.1 from there. I'm using this to still be able to switch between Aiport Profiles (which also are gone in APU 6.x).
A: Apple still has the link:
https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1536
Using third-party vendors for downloading this I would not recommend.
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acb038340b669628d187907ca3e35afb38fe90bd | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Blur Interfaces of TeXworks on MacBook Pro with Retina Display？ I am using TeXworks as the LaTeX editor on my new MacBook Pro with Retina Display.
The interfaces are super blur. It seems that TeXworks does not support the retina resolution. See below.
The MacTeX.pkg was downloaded from MacTeX TUG today. Hence, I think it is the latest version.
How may I fix it?
A: You can use Retinizer:
Retinizer is a small app I wrote that allows apps that aren’t retina ready and are displayed pixelated at 1x to display their UI widgets at 2x. That way, only their custom images will look bad and not the whole app.
Tested, and works great:
Before:
After:
| Q: Blur Interfaces of TeXworks on MacBook Pro with Retina Display？ I am using TeXworks as the LaTeX editor on my new MacBook Pro with Retina Display.
The interfaces are super blur. It seems that TeXworks does not support the retina resolution. See below.
The MacTeX.pkg was downloaded from MacTeX TUG today. Hence, I think it is the latest version.
How may I fix it?
A: You can use Retinizer:
Retinizer is a small app I wrote that allows apps that aren’t retina ready and are displayed pixelated at 1x to display their UI widgets at 2x. That way, only their custom images will look bad and not the whole app.
Tested, and works great:
Before:
After:
A: You can also use TexShop, which also comes in the bundle. It looks quite good on a retina display and is quite similar to TexWorks otherwise:
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5490147975baadec37f7bcec63223a5eaa0feb20 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I retrieve a saved WiFi password from iOS / iPadOS on secure hardware? I have some wireless networks that I joined on my iOS device and I now want to retrieve the passwords from the device.
These are stored in the keychain presumably so I’d like (by hook or crook if necessary) to get into the iOS / iPadOS keychain and obtain saved passwords or secrets.
I'm primarily interested in old hotspot passwords, but being able to list other items in the iOS keychain would be generally useful. If I need to use a computer, that's fine, but I would also be interested in ways to accomplish this from iOS itself if that is possible.
Is the keychain exportable forensically or natively on modern iOS devices with a physical Secure Enclave?
A: There is a jailbreak application called WiFi Passwords. It's free by Malcolm Hall in the BigBoss Cydia repository. It allows you to view all of the passwords for the networks that you've joined (including usernames for WPA2 Enterprise networks).
| Q: How can I retrieve a saved WiFi password from iOS / iPadOS on secure hardware? I have some wireless networks that I joined on my iOS device and I now want to retrieve the passwords from the device.
These are stored in the keychain presumably so I’d like (by hook or crook if necessary) to get into the iOS / iPadOS keychain and obtain saved passwords or secrets.
I'm primarily interested in old hotspot passwords, but being able to list other items in the iOS keychain would be generally useful. If I need to use a computer, that's fine, but I would also be interested in ways to accomplish this from iOS itself if that is possible.
Is the keychain exportable forensically or natively on modern iOS devices with a physical Secure Enclave?
A: There is a jailbreak application called WiFi Passwords. It's free by Malcolm Hall in the BigBoss Cydia repository. It allows you to view all of the passwords for the networks that you've joined (including usernames for WPA2 Enterprise networks).
A: One trivial solution is to enable keychain sync for iOS 7 and have the keychain contents sent to iCloud.
Then, on a Mac, enable keychain syncing in the iCloud preference pane in system preferences and use Keychain Utility to inspect the iCloud keychain.
Once above step is completed. Open Keychains on Mac and look for iCloud on the right panel. You should then see all the SSID you have ever saved on your various devices and computers synced through iCloud.
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e89d3dc695fafe6eb0d0d8dab0d5399b7e7e5287 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is it possible to update from 6.0.1 to 6.1.3 instead of 7.0.4? I have iOS 6.0.1 on iPhone 4s. I would like to upgrade to iOS 6.1.3 (afaik latest 6.x for iPhone 4s?) and not to 7.x as software updater suggests.
Is there any way to do so?
A: In iTunes, on the Summary tab for your device, hold Shift, then click the Update button. This will allow you to manually specify an IPSW file to update your device with.
As for obtaining said IPSW file, there are various links around the web to get the version you want. This article has some links to various IPSW files for various iDevices, as well as additional information on this process.
Note: You cannot downgrade to a prior iOS version using this process.
| Q: Is it possible to update from 6.0.1 to 6.1.3 instead of 7.0.4? I have iOS 6.0.1 on iPhone 4s. I would like to upgrade to iOS 6.1.3 (afaik latest 6.x for iPhone 4s?) and not to 7.x as software updater suggests.
Is there any way to do so?
A: In iTunes, on the Summary tab for your device, hold Shift, then click the Update button. This will allow you to manually specify an IPSW file to update your device with.
As for obtaining said IPSW file, there are various links around the web to get the version you want. This article has some links to various IPSW files for various iDevices, as well as additional information on this process.
Note: You cannot downgrade to a prior iOS version using this process.
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83a2bfedf508c8fe4c3b59ea96f4cc90a9a7e075 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a keyboard shortcut to bring up Finder? Is there a default keyboard shortcut to start a new Finder window?
If not, is there a way to assign one?
I tried System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > App Shortcuts and created a new item for Finder, and assigned shift-command ⌘-F, among other things, but nothing worked.
A: If you have the Powerpack for Alfred 2, you can create a workflow like this:
Hotkeys have a short delay by default, but you can reduce it by changing the trigger behavior:
Another option is to use a private.xml like this with KeyRemap4MacBook:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<root>
<vkopenurldef>
<name>KeyCode::VK_OPEN_URL_FINDER</name>
<url>file:///System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app</url>
</vkopenurldef>
<item>
<name>shortcuts</name>
<identifier>shortcuts</identifier>
<autogen>__KeyToKey__ KeyCode::F12, ModifierFlag::NONE, KeyCode::VK_OPEN_URL_FINDER</autogen>
</item>
</root>
| Q: Is there a keyboard shortcut to bring up Finder? Is there a default keyboard shortcut to start a new Finder window?
If not, is there a way to assign one?
I tried System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > App Shortcuts and created a new item for Finder, and assigned shift-command ⌘-F, among other things, but nothing worked.
A: If you have the Powerpack for Alfred 2, you can create a workflow like this:
Hotkeys have a short delay by default, but you can reduce it by changing the trigger behavior:
Another option is to use a private.xml like this with KeyRemap4MacBook:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<root>
<vkopenurldef>
<name>KeyCode::VK_OPEN_URL_FINDER</name>
<url>file:///System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app</url>
</vkopenurldef>
<item>
<name>shortcuts</name>
<identifier>shortcuts</identifier>
<autogen>__KeyToKey__ KeyCode::F12, ModifierFlag::NONE, KeyCode::VK_OPEN_URL_FINDER</autogen>
</item>
</root>
A: There is a few native keyboard shortcuts to open a new Finder window:
*
*shift+⌘+C: Computer folder
*shift+⌘+D: Desktop folder
*shift+⌘+H: Home folder
*shift+⌘+O: Documents folder
*shift+⌘+A: Applications folder
*opt+⌘+L: Downloads folder
Note that the active app has priority over global shortcuts, so you might want to click on your desktop before trying those.
A: If you use TotalFinder there is a nice 'visor' feature which causes a Finder window to slide up from the bottom of the screen. The sliding in or out can be linked to a hot key combo (double press option works well for me) and then it is always easy to do a bit if quick Finder manipulation.
A: If you want to open Finder with your home folder then open Spotlight, type ~ (tilda) or your user name, and then press Enter.
If you want to open Finder with a specific file or folder:
*
*Press ⌘+Space to show Spotlight and start typing the name of the file/folder you want.
*Use the Up and Down to highlight the file or folder, and then press ⌘+R — you'll get a Finder window with the given folder or file.
Hint: While an item is selected in Spotlight you can press ⌘ to have the path displayed in the status line.
Hint: To configure what Spotlight should search type ⌘+, (Command+comma) while the Spotlight search bar is open.
A: *
*Open Automator and choose the service template.
*Change the input type from selected text to no input.
*Add a Launch Application action and drop Finder on the pop-up button from /System/Library/CoreServices/. (The dialog for choosing an application does not allow selecting Finder.)
*Save the service and give it a shortcut in System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Services.
The service only opens a new window if there is no existing Finder window. To open a new window every time, add a Get Specified Finder Items action, drop the folder you want to open on the list, and then add a Reveal Finder Items action.
Automator is included in OS X: http://support.apple.com/kb/PH14303 (Mavericks), http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11360 (Mountain Lion), etc.
Background: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automator_(software)
Further reading if you're interested in doing more with Automator: http://www.macosxautomation.com/automator/
A: I also had this question too and was hoping that one of these solutions that didn't require 3rd party software I would be happy with but unfortunately the OPTION + CMD + SPACE doesn't cut it for me because it opens a blank Finder window every time. And I couldn't figure out the instructions to get an Automator script to launch Finder.
I even tried using an Apple script action in Automator but they just didn't work the way I wanted.
However I did find a SUPER simple app on the Mac App store that behaves exactly the way I wanted so I thought I would share.
NOTE: you do need to create a manual shortcut for Finder as this app doesn't count Finder as the first app in your dock. But the thing I like most is a second press of the shortcut will hide the app too. Simple and beautiful.
Snap. https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/snap/id418073146?mt=12
(And lolz at the person who wrote a 1 star review about clicking their fingers hoping this app would do something. trolololol!)
A: Without any special tools you can simply use ⌘+TAB and while you cycle through the apps highlight the Finder and hold option ⌥, then let go of ⌘. A new Finder window will open with whatever folder is set in the Finder preferences > New Finder windows show option.
A: Actually I find it easy to bring up the finder with COMMAND-TAB. Cycle thru the open applications till you have selected Finder.
If any windows are already open but hidden they pop to the front if none are open a simple COMMAND-N opens a new window.
Not exactly a simple WINDOWS-E but it does work.
A: By default, no, there's no keyboard shortcut to activate Finder.
Keyboard Maestro can do this though:
A: It's actually easy. On Yosemite, just press option ⌥+command ⌘+spacebar. That will open a new Smart Finder window. You then can navigate from there. It works on a system level no matter what application you're running.
No need for scripts or complicated setups.
Turn this option on in System Preferences > keyboard > shortcuts > spotlight > "show finder search window" in recent versions. This can be mapped to other keys too, but it can cause conflicts in other apps that might be using your desired shortcut.
A: You can always use this trick to open Finder..
alt + command + <space>
This is actually a shortcut to search for files IN FINDER MODE, In other words it opens Finder directly without needing to install any tools.
You can add your favorite directory onto the sidebar (Finder > System Preferences > Sidebar) and access it easily.
A: command ⌘+E configured to summon Finder window:
Settings => Keyboard => Shortcuts => Show Finder search window: change tocommand ⌘+E
A: Please go to System preferences > Keyboad > Shortcut tab.
On the left pane, select Services, and make sure spotlight is selected. It is by default COMMAND + SPACE + F. You may change id if you wish.
A: Here is the answer.
Press 'command + shift + ~' ,then you will have a surprise.
A: Pres the the following keys combination
Command+Shift+F
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cf77e00ce1384f4bf0a832a5581708841cbc8bb0 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Network usage whitelist for cell tethering on OSX? I frequently use my Macbook on my iPad's data plan. Unfortunately, unlike iOS, OSX can't limit application network usage based on whether it's on a cell network, and I always have to remember to close Steam, uTorrent, Dropbox, automatic updates, etc. whenever I start tethering. Is there an app out there that I can turn on and off quickly to whitelist a small number of applications and prevent everything else from using the network?
A: It looks like Little Snitch allows you to configure whitelists, blacklists, and even more advanced configurations for network access. You can make a cellular profile and switch to it when you use your tethering. It also measures how much bandwidth you've used, per app and total. You can even automatically switch profiles when you connect to your tethered Wi-Fi or Bluetooth network.
| Q: Network usage whitelist for cell tethering on OSX? I frequently use my Macbook on my iPad's data plan. Unfortunately, unlike iOS, OSX can't limit application network usage based on whether it's on a cell network, and I always have to remember to close Steam, uTorrent, Dropbox, automatic updates, etc. whenever I start tethering. Is there an app out there that I can turn on and off quickly to whitelist a small number of applications and prevent everything else from using the network?
A: It looks like Little Snitch allows you to configure whitelists, blacklists, and even more advanced configurations for network access. You can make a cellular profile and switch to it when you use your tethering. It also measures how much bandwidth you've used, per app and total. You can even automatically switch profiles when you connect to your tethered Wi-Fi or Bluetooth network.
A: TripMode was made specifically for this purpose, and even turns on automatically when connected to designated cell hotspots.
A: LuLu is the best choice, nowadays.
*
*It's given for free and it doesn't force you to pay for it (but it's worth spending a dollar or two on Patreon, as gratitude).
*It's open-source.
*Has a simple GUI.
*Allows to blocks the outgoing connections (for the incoming is better to use Apple firewall or something else)
*Allows to choose the apps that should be allowed or blocked
It's really great.
IMHO the only feature missing is that it lacks a passive mode that "blocks all by default". That would be especially useful when tethering or using a limited-traffic hotspot; but it just 5 minutes to block everything (except few system daemons) and then allow just the apps that should have internet access.
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4d32f2c866e5bd8da11380ac3fc8aa7efe40b630 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Completion for git commands I recently switched from using an Ubuntu box for the last 7 years to a Mac. I have read other posts like Switching from Ubuntu to OS X and I'm lost and What is the difference between iTerm2 and Terminal?
Why don't iTerm2 and Terminal complete the arguments for a command?
Eg. If I do gi+Tab, it autocompletes this word to git which is good. When I add a space and try remo+Tab, why don't I get it autocompleted to remote like in Ubuntu. I have to type everything manually after the word git. Same for other commands.
Am I doing something wrong, or missing something?
(Please note that I am not talking about the cmd + ; shortcut which autocompletes previously typed entries in iTerm2.)
A: I have two suggestions:
*
*use fish, it's really simple and easy
a. extend it by using oh-my-fish
*zsh with oh-my-zsh. zsh is already installed so you don't need to do much.
a. chsh -s /bin/zsh
b. logout and login again
c. execute this to install oh-my-zsh wget --no-check-certificate https://raw.github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/master/tools/install.sh -O - | sh more info here: https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh
I use oh-my-zsh but fish is great as well.
| Q: Completion for git commands I recently switched from using an Ubuntu box for the last 7 years to a Mac. I have read other posts like Switching from Ubuntu to OS X and I'm lost and What is the difference between iTerm2 and Terminal?
Why don't iTerm2 and Terminal complete the arguments for a command?
Eg. If I do gi+Tab, it autocompletes this word to git which is good. When I add a space and try remo+Tab, why don't I get it autocompleted to remote like in Ubuntu. I have to type everything manually after the word git. Same for other commands.
Am I doing something wrong, or missing something?
(Please note that I am not talking about the cmd + ; shortcut which autocompletes previously typed entries in iTerm2.)
A: I have two suggestions:
*
*use fish, it's really simple and easy
a. extend it by using oh-my-fish
*zsh with oh-my-zsh. zsh is already installed so you don't need to do much.
a. chsh -s /bin/zsh
b. logout and login again
c. execute this to install oh-my-zsh wget --no-check-certificate https://raw.github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/master/tools/install.sh -O - | sh more info here: https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh
I use oh-my-zsh but fish is great as well.
A: This somewhat sidesteps the problem, in case someone wants to keep the Apple-provided version of Git on their system.
You can create aliases in the .gitconfig file in your home directory for shorter git commands. For example, I have git set up so git st runs git status instead.
Example aliases in .gitconfig:
[alias]
co = checkout
ci = commit
st = status
br = branch
A: One option that might help is to use .git-completion.bash for bash git autocompletion.
It lets you type git commands and then have autocomplete for the remote name (e.g. 'origin' or 'heroku') and then (and more significantly) for the repository branch names.
See https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/55886/24565
Your download the file from
https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
A: For those looking for a command completion solution for bash that's as easy to use as zsh + oh-my-zsh, there's now the bash-it project. Which, in its own words, is "a shameless ripoff of oh-my-zsh" -- nothing wrong with that really!
It sets up a plugin like architecture like oh-my-zsh does, where you can bring things in and out of your environment easily and get new things via sync'ing to their github project.
Installation needs three steps:
*
*Check a clone of this repo: git clone https://github.com/revans/bash-it.git ~/.bash_it
*Run ~/.bash_it/install.sh (it automatically backs up your ~/.bash_profile)
*Edit your ~/.bash_profile file in order to customize bash-it.
If you're afraid of a full-on switch to zsh, bash-it is a nice middle ground that keeps you on bash but gives you a lot of powerful plugins to extend your environment with.
A: A solution when switching from ubuntu is to use homebrew, a package manager for Mac OSX. In particular, for git, you will have included a number of additions including bash completion. This will be true for other programs which are faliliar for developpers, like make.
In 2 steps:
*
*install with ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/go/install)"
*Run brew doctor to get your path set up properly
*Install git and bash completion: brew install git bash-completion
*Add the command return in the previous step in your .bash_profile.
*Restart your bash sessions once the new tools and configuration are written to your file system.
More on this howto.
A: The easiest way to get autocompletion on OS X is to switch your shell to zsh.
*
*Change default shell from bash to zsh
You can test things by running zsh in iTerm and terminal before making the switch above. If you really want to stick with bash you can start with these two questions:
*
*Is there a way to auto-complete the open command in Terminal?
*How can I make autocomplete in the shell work with case-folding?
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03ae0b9fb0a114132790428b6e57e9b86ce2be60 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Install Ghostscript on OS X 10.9 using DMG file I want to install Ghostscript on my OS X 10.9 using a valid DMG file, where can i find it?
A: You can find the package (.pkg installable with the Installer built-in utility) on the site of Richard Koch.
| Q: Install Ghostscript on OS X 10.9 using DMG file I want to install Ghostscript on my OS X 10.9 using a valid DMG file, where can i find it?
A: You can find the package (.pkg installable with the Installer built-in utility) on the site of Richard Koch.
A: The program homebrew worked for me on Mac OS10.9.5:
Type the following in the command line:
brew install ghostscript
A: I found this link and hope it assists you.
http://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/Download
Kind regards,
A: Think Marie-Brigitte Souci and her link-only answer pointing to http://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/Download shows where to find the libgs.dylib file...
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117d3173f0b00557d38f8df6c5ebdb60f71e05e4 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Install Xcode in OS X Tiger 10.4.11 So I'm attempting to install Xcode on OS X Tiger on my iBook G4 (It was a gift.) I needed Xcode because I was trying to install MacPorts so that I could easily install software, namely git.
However, when I attempt to install it via what MacPorts says to do: http://guide.macports.org/#installing.xcode.other via the link for 10.4, it just sits there loading… nothing happens.
Does anyone know of a better way to install MacPorts than via Xcode, because I can't download it. …or if anyone knows how to install Xcode for OSX 10.4.11, that would be great!
A: I had more success with downloading it from developer.apple.com directly
*
*Point Safari to http://developer.apple.com/
*Click on Mac Dev Center (on the left, in the OS X Mavericks box
*Sign in (or create a free account if you don't have one yet)
*In the "Additional Downloads" section at the bottom, click on "View all downloads"
*Deselect all categories besides "Developer Tools"
*Jump to about page 10 (of 11), the package is from Nov 2, 2007
*Click on "Xcode 2.5 Developer Tools"
| Q: Install Xcode in OS X Tiger 10.4.11 So I'm attempting to install Xcode on OS X Tiger on my iBook G4 (It was a gift.) I needed Xcode because I was trying to install MacPorts so that I could easily install software, namely git.
However, when I attempt to install it via what MacPorts says to do: http://guide.macports.org/#installing.xcode.other via the link for 10.4, it just sits there loading… nothing happens.
Does anyone know of a better way to install MacPorts than via Xcode, because I can't download it. …or if anyone knows how to install Xcode for OSX 10.4.11, that would be great!
A: I had more success with downloading it from developer.apple.com directly
*
*Point Safari to http://developer.apple.com/
*Click on Mac Dev Center (on the left, in the OS X Mavericks box
*Sign in (or create a free account if you don't have one yet)
*In the "Additional Downloads" section at the bottom, click on "View all downloads"
*Deselect all categories besides "Developer Tools"
*Jump to about page 10 (of 11), the package is from Nov 2, 2007
*Click on "Xcode 2.5 Developer Tools"
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57f8f75de80727f57427b1451f4e06933e71df13 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Changing path of Xcode Server I'm running Xcode Server on my Mac Mini, and the HTTP port is open to the internet. I want to be able to host other content on port 80.
Is there a way I can change the path where the Xcode Server webpage is hosted?
To clarify, I want to access Xcode Server by typing either http://host.name.tld/xcode or http://host.name.tld:43211, rather than it being the root document served on port 80. I can't find anything to this effect in the auto-configured Apache config file.
A: First, make sure you are looking at the right apache config. Base OS X includes a config file, but the one used in Server is at /Library/Server/Web/Config/apache2/sites.
The two lines that makes Xcode the default is in 0000_any_80_.conf:
DocumentRoot "/Library/Server/Web/Data/Sites/Default"
DirectoryIndex index.html index.php /xcode/ /wiki/ default.html
That means Apache will look for an index first in /Library/Server/Web/Data/Sites/Default, but if there isn't an index file, it will try to use /xcode/ as the index (and will fall back to the wiki after that).
To override it, all you need to do is put some content in index.html. After that, you will still be able to access Xcode server in http://host.name.tld/xcode
| Q: Changing path of Xcode Server I'm running Xcode Server on my Mac Mini, and the HTTP port is open to the internet. I want to be able to host other content on port 80.
Is there a way I can change the path where the Xcode Server webpage is hosted?
To clarify, I want to access Xcode Server by typing either http://host.name.tld/xcode or http://host.name.tld:43211, rather than it being the root document served on port 80. I can't find anything to this effect in the auto-configured Apache config file.
A: First, make sure you are looking at the right apache config. Base OS X includes a config file, but the one used in Server is at /Library/Server/Web/Config/apache2/sites.
The two lines that makes Xcode the default is in 0000_any_80_.conf:
DocumentRoot "/Library/Server/Web/Data/Sites/Default"
DirectoryIndex index.html index.php /xcode/ /wiki/ default.html
That means Apache will look for an index first in /Library/Server/Web/Data/Sites/Default, but if there isn't an index file, it will try to use /xcode/ as the index (and will fall back to the wiki after that).
To override it, all you need to do is put some content in index.html. After that, you will still be able to access Xcode server in http://host.name.tld/xcode
A: You can do this with the OS X Server app.
*
*Open Server.app.
*Go to the Websites service.
*Double-click your server website in the list.
*Click Edit… for Index Files.
*Delete /xcode/ from the list.
*Click OK on both boxes and wait for the service to update.
Then Xcode will only be accessible from host.name.tld/xcode
A: In an effort to keep this somewhat up to date, deleting Xcode's config file as suggested by Apple Support seems to do the trick:
/Library/Server/Web/Config/apache2/other/COM.APPLE.WEBAPP.XCODE.conf
The server root no longer always redirects to http://example.com/xcode/, and Xcode is still accessible via http://example.com/xcode/.
Now, if someone knows how to make it only accessible via a specific subdomain (http://xcode.example.com/xcode/), I'm all ears...
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04416da48380af24ea042feb6130e559fe5c51c7 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Ridiculously high CPU temperature and fan speeds on MacBook Pro Retina, late 2013 The temperatures on my CPU cores spike up for no reason sometimes. This bumps my fan speeds to run near 6000 rpm, which is extremely loud. I know this is not normal because my previous Retina MacBook Pro, early 2013 never ran at this high fan speed, even when the processor had a greater load to process and more memory was used.
Does anyone else have this problem?
A: By default iStat Menus reads in Fahrenheit. Those are not unreasonable values for Fahrenheit. Go into the settings and switch to Celsius.
| Q: Ridiculously high CPU temperature and fan speeds on MacBook Pro Retina, late 2013 The temperatures on my CPU cores spike up for no reason sometimes. This bumps my fan speeds to run near 6000 rpm, which is extremely loud. I know this is not normal because my previous Retina MacBook Pro, early 2013 never ran at this high fan speed, even when the processor had a greater load to process and more memory was used.
Does anyone else have this problem?
A: By default iStat Menus reads in Fahrenheit. Those are not unreasonable values for Fahrenheit. Go into the settings and switch to Celsius.
A: There is no way those temp are in Celsius.
Your 194 F = 94 C !
The Intel specification for maximum operating temp is 110 dgr Celsius.
Once that temp is reached the build in self protection kicks in and reduces the power.
So the CPU will self protect from melting.
However, since your fans are running at full speed, it is getting hot in there.
You might want to use the Official tools from Intel to see how your CPU is actually doing.
A: Hopefully you're not running a browser showing Flash video. I notice my Mac Mini and Macbook Air trigerring the fans unnecessarily when I open Youtube and other websites that use Flash. This can happen even hours after I watched the Flash video but kept that browser open.
My advice, always close those browser that opened a Flash video.
A: That's the same on my late 2013: when I watch youtube videos on Chrome, temp goes to almost 100°C. That doesn't happen on Safari. I changed also to HTML5 instead of Flash.
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2df9c06abd64d2d75712b9cd25c43f721dc254fd | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Command Line: create a link to folder and access files in this folder I want to do this thing:
*
*Create a link to a folder.
*Put this link in home (~) directory
*Access files in linked folder from home directory (~/LinkToFolder/file)
What is the best way to it?
Main Problem.
I have a set of scripts, that lay in specific folder in git repository local clone.
I want to access them from home directory in very simple way.
perl ~/LinkToFolder/myWorkScript.pl param1 param2
A: You can do this with Symlinks:
ln -s /path/to/original/location /path/to/intended/shortcut
For example, if you want ~/Scripts to go to ~/Dropbox/Documents/Scripts you can do…
ln -s ~/Dropbox/Documents/Scripts ~/Scripts
Then open ~/Scripts/test.sh will open the file at ~/Dropbox/Documents/Scripts/test.sh.
To see the symlink you can run ls -laPGh ~/Scripts.
For example, I have my Mobile Documents folder symlinked as iCloud, so…
ls -lapGh ~/iCloud
lrwxr-xr-x@ 1 grgarside staff 41B 12 Nov 2012 iCloud -> /Users/grgarside/Library/Mobile Documents
| Q: Command Line: create a link to folder and access files in this folder I want to do this thing:
*
*Create a link to a folder.
*Put this link in home (~) directory
*Access files in linked folder from home directory (~/LinkToFolder/file)
What is the best way to it?
Main Problem.
I have a set of scripts, that lay in specific folder in git repository local clone.
I want to access them from home directory in very simple way.
perl ~/LinkToFolder/myWorkScript.pl param1 param2
A: You can do this with Symlinks:
ln -s /path/to/original/location /path/to/intended/shortcut
For example, if you want ~/Scripts to go to ~/Dropbox/Documents/Scripts you can do…
ln -s ~/Dropbox/Documents/Scripts ~/Scripts
Then open ~/Scripts/test.sh will open the file at ~/Dropbox/Documents/Scripts/test.sh.
To see the symlink you can run ls -laPGh ~/Scripts.
For example, I have my Mobile Documents folder symlinked as iCloud, so…
ls -lapGh ~/iCloud
lrwxr-xr-x@ 1 grgarside staff 41B 12 Nov 2012 iCloud -> /Users/grgarside/Library/Mobile Documents
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56b24f60128394fa3bf3875db51ee14bd6fb7db3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: MAME emulator for Mac? Everybody knows MAME.
I wonder where can I find an updated Mac version (if possible with a GUI) of Mame.
I've found SDL Mame that looks promising (no GUI however), but I'm not able to download it from the official site.
Do you have any alternative or a mirror?
A: OpenEmu
Hands down the most beautiful, elegant and functional emulator to ever grace OS X. The initial public release was loosed on December 25, 2013.
If you'd like a version that has MAME support (among other consoles not included in vanilla download), click the arrow and choose the experimental version.
Then simply install the MAME core, drag your ROMs to the Arcade window, and OpenEmu will do the rest.
Lastly, for discussions on the topic, see this thread on github.
| Q: MAME emulator for Mac? Everybody knows MAME.
I wonder where can I find an updated Mac version (if possible with a GUI) of Mame.
I've found SDL Mame that looks promising (no GUI however), but I'm not able to download it from the official site.
Do you have any alternative or a mirror?
A: OpenEmu
Hands down the most beautiful, elegant and functional emulator to ever grace OS X. The initial public release was loosed on December 25, 2013.
If you'd like a version that has MAME support (among other consoles not included in vanilla download), click the arrow and choose the experimental version.
Then simply install the MAME core, drag your ROMs to the Arcade window, and OpenEmu will do the rest.
Lastly, for discussions on the topic, see this thread on github.
A: Try MAME OS X:
http://mameosx.sourceforge.net/
• MAMEOSX 0.135 — 24 MB .dmg containing compiled version (GUI)
• source code - 14 MB .tgz containing uncompiled source
Another option is OpenEmu (which uses Modules), The latest version is quite nice looking, and is available here, or you can compile it from source, available here.
A: I currently use MAME Launcher as a frontend for SDLMAME, MAME OS X or MacMAME. If you use SDLMAME, along with the binary, don't forget to install the SDL Runtime Library in ~/Library/Frameworks. Then just set the correct paths in MAME Launcher.
The reason I use MAME Launcher (and SDLMAME) is because I can play a ROM (eg. ddragon.zip) simply by double-clicking on it, after setting it to open with MAME Launcher via Finder's/Path Finder's Get Info. Or even quicker, just by browsing my Games/Arcade folder in LaunchBar and press enter to run a game. Since SDLMAME is just a binary, MAME Launcher will open but will run the game immediately.
If you prefer, you can use MAME Launcher as a frontend and browse/launch your ROMS from there, if you like the extra options such as screenshots, flyers, info, search, etc.
MAME Launcher v3.2 Mirror Link - In case the official website goes down.
MAME Launcher http://microvoid.in/repo/public/app/mame-launcher/mame-launcher.png
A: I try SDL MAME Emulator for my MAC OS PC and it ok for the demanding that I want for playing MAME Games. I had the first time problem while the game loaded every time occurs error about " change the SDL settings" I download a BIOS file that should help me but no the error still appears. And suddenly I found out that the game name and Winrar name should be the same or the game wouldn't play and extracting of the files wasn't needed. After fixing that problem the real joy starts by playing lots of MAME games like I was young and after work the kids days where back.
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5e5eb4113fc5e55a32b8c6c252bd53d3709a54c4 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Disable iTunes 11 arrows Is there any way to remove these arrows from the songs list?
I know they only appear on hover but are still annoying. I always hit them accidentaly when trying to play a song.
A: This is no longer possible. There used to be a way to disable them (iTunes 10 and earlier), but the ability was removed in iTunes version 11.
| Q: Disable iTunes 11 arrows Is there any way to remove these arrows from the songs list?
I know they only appear on hover but are still annoying. I always hit them accidentaly when trying to play a song.
A: This is no longer possible. There used to be a way to disable them (iTunes 10 and earlier), but the ability was removed in iTunes version 11.
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bf39b34d6d9cd42eae065b7f8b4d4a48d8456a79 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to restore Mac OS X on a new hard-drive? I am going to upgrade my MacBook Pro hard-drive, but before doing so I'm trying to figure out how to restore OS X on it. My DVD drive doesn't work so I cannot re-install from the DVD.
I have a recent Time Machine backup, is that enough to restore the OS? And in that case, what would be the procedure? Also, in case the Time Machine restoration fails, is there any way to re-install OS X from a USB or external hard-drive? Any suggestion would be much appreciated.
A: Yes a Time Machine (TM) backup is sufficient; you don't need to "install" the OS and then restore the backup. However you will need a copy of the OS at least and that can definitely be placed on either a USB stick or external HDD. The OS media contains the utilities you'll need to restore the TM backup. Example here.
(edit for clarity) Depending on how new your MBP is, more specifically which version of OS X you have, you may also have a built in Recovery that has all the tools you need to do this as well.
| Q: How to restore Mac OS X on a new hard-drive? I am going to upgrade my MacBook Pro hard-drive, but before doing so I'm trying to figure out how to restore OS X on it. My DVD drive doesn't work so I cannot re-install from the DVD.
I have a recent Time Machine backup, is that enough to restore the OS? And in that case, what would be the procedure? Also, in case the Time Machine restoration fails, is there any way to re-install OS X from a USB or external hard-drive? Any suggestion would be much appreciated.
A: Yes a Time Machine (TM) backup is sufficient; you don't need to "install" the OS and then restore the backup. However you will need a copy of the OS at least and that can definitely be placed on either a USB stick or external HDD. The OS media contains the utilities you'll need to restore the TM backup. Example here.
(edit for clarity) Depending on how new your MBP is, more specifically which version of OS X you have, you may also have a built in Recovery that has all the tools you need to do this as well.
A: If you have access to the OSX installer (on the AppStore) you are better off installing the system on your new drive (just fire the installer and specify the external disc as a target). This will install the rescue partition that other methods may skip. Then you can boot from the new drive and import your data either from the old drive or from a time-machine backup (using Migration Assistant).
A: Just restored my macbook pro late 2011 13" running 10.7 off of nothing more than a time machine backup and it worked fine, even with a blank internal.
Remember to format your new drive with disk utility using the mac journaled file system.
Make sure your external drive is powered and on before you boot, then press option while booting.
Select time machine, format the new drive, and restore.
Simple...
A: For some reason it wouldn't boot from my Time Machine backup. (Maybe I didn't partition it with a GUID partition table?) It just flashed a disk with a question mark after trying to boot from the partition with the TM backup.
So I created a Mavericks install disk on my other computer, and booted from that disk. I was a little worried that it wouldn't create a Restore partition on the new hard drive if I just selected "Restore from Time Machine backup onto disk", so I opted to do a Mavericks install onto the new hard drive. Then, during Mavericks' opening sequence, they give you the option to copy everything from a Time Machine backup. Voila!
A: if you really like to have 1 to 1 the same it's better to copy the disk than to use Time Machine. With time machine it works like this at first it does a proper new os install the copies the files from these Folders back to your disk.
/Applications
/Users/*
/Library/*
so if you use something like homebrew, macports or fink or any other terminal tools witch install them selves in /usr/local/bin they will be lost.
Also things like changes made by lion tweaks
and candybar etc. will be lost.
Also self made permission changes on System folders or icon changes on these folders may get lost.
For a 1 to 1 copy you can use a os x install usb stick or any live linux stick with gparted on it.
then clone the whole disk (including the hidden restore partition).
now boot into the new disks restore partition and run a disk permission verify/repair and if needed also a disk verify/repair so you know your os on the new disk works all fine.
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ae8f82e3c26be24e2c1ed4cf4484d0e0a9e5cdf6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Use rsync to automatically copy a file to another folder I found this command to copy the content of source to a destination folder.
rsync -r source/* destination
What I would really like is to have this command run automatically each time a file is added to my source folder.
Is this possible?
A: You could use, Automator and Folder actions to watch the folder and run the script.
When launching Automator and choosing New, one of the options given is to make a 'Folder Action'. At the top of the screen after selecting Folder Action you are given the option to choose a folder to 'watch'.
What I think you would want to do in your case is to then select 'Utilities' on the leftmost column, and then drag 'Run Shell Script' from the second column into the workflow window.
Here is where you would write whatever script you would like to run when changes are made to the folder. In this case your rsync script.
| Q: Use rsync to automatically copy a file to another folder I found this command to copy the content of source to a destination folder.
rsync -r source/* destination
What I would really like is to have this command run automatically each time a file is added to my source folder.
Is this possible?
A: You could use, Automator and Folder actions to watch the folder and run the script.
When launching Automator and choosing New, one of the options given is to make a 'Folder Action'. At the top of the screen after selecting Folder Action you are given the option to choose a folder to 'watch'.
What I think you would want to do in your case is to then select 'Utilities' on the leftmost column, and then drag 'Run Shell Script' from the second column into the workflow window.
Here is where you would write whatever script you would like to run when changes are made to the folder. In this case your rsync script.
A: One quick and dirty solution to this question that is portable across UNIX platforms (not specific to OSX, but may be used on HP-UX, Solaris, Linux, etc.) is to call rsync from the user's crontab, and let rsync's folder synchronization logic itself determine if the folder has been changed or not. One refinement to using this portable solution is to wrap the call to rsync with a date test between a touched file (actually its modification time) and the modification time of the folder that is to be synced, but this is not necessary unless the folders to be synced are very large (deep and/or wide). A single folder with several subfolders is ideal for this solution.
An entry for the crontab that will perform the "quick and dirty" case at a minute polling interval is:
# run sync every minute:
* * * * * /usr/bin/rsync -avz $HOME/source_path $HOME/target/path 1>> $HOME/.my_sync.log 2>&1
That should do it for the quick and dirty case - in other words, the folders will be kept up-to-date within a minute of making a change. Check the ~/.my_sync.log file for execution statuses - this file will grow without bounds over time, so once correct operation has been determined, change ">>" to ">" to at least log the most recent rsync status.
Another pointer is that the -z switch to rsync should be used when syncing over a network. The -z switch will cause compression to be used for the network file transfers. When using rsync to sync between folders on filesystems local to a server, the -z switch may usually be omitted.
Note about using the crontab:
If you cannot edit your crontab with:
$ crontab -e
Then you'll have to give yourself permission to have a crontab. See the man page for crontab. In OSX, this is what needs to be done - the change is slightly different on linux systems: In a nutshell, make sure your user id is in /usr/lib/cron/cron.allow or that /usr/lib/cron/cron.allow does not exist. Also, make sure your user id is not in /usr/lib/cron/cron.deny.
A: The tool I would use to monitor your folders is Hazel. It would be excellent to kick off the script and you might end up using it for many more folders over time as you think of things you could automate.
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0a78f6845a6d64223bbd22716d8b59659a7b2c63 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: "control +a" not working on mac, but "control + e" works Today control+a combination stopped working. So I cannot move cursor to beginning of line in terminal or browser input.
Although yesterday it was working well. control+e works good.
In eventViewer of KeyRemap4MacBook app I cans see that when I press control+a, control key is logged, but a key not logged.
When I press a key without control it is typed in any application and logged in eventViewer.
Why control+a not working? How to enable it?
A: The reason was application Music Player for VK Lite. When quit it, control+a start working again.
| Q: "control +a" not working on mac, but "control + e" works Today control+a combination stopped working. So I cannot move cursor to beginning of line in terminal or browser input.
Although yesterday it was working well. control+e works good.
In eventViewer of KeyRemap4MacBook app I cans see that when I press control+a, control key is logged, but a key not logged.
When I press a key without control it is typed in any application and logged in eventViewer.
Why control+a not working? How to enable it?
A: The reason was application Music Player for VK Lite. When quit it, control+a start working again.
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ea9434a6e53b2be61b889f4b6907224be18dc536 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to disable Cmd + [Num] in Safari I use WordPress keyboard shortcuts a lot, but Safari's use of Cmd + [Num] (e.g. 1, 2, 3) is overriding WordPress' use (which formats text with tags).
How can I disable Safari's use of the keyboard shortcut so that I can use it for WordPress?
A: The shortcuts are defined as the first few bookmarks in your Bookmarks Bar. You can see which bookmarks are defined by going to Bookmarks → Favorites Bar. Since they are menu items, you can disable them by remapping them to something else.
*
*Open System Preferences → Keyboard → App Shortcuts.
*Click the + to add a new shortcut.
*Set the Application to Safari, the Menu Title to the exact name of one of your bookmarks, and the Keyboard Shortcut to something other than ⌘#.
*Repeat the process for the other bookmarks.
| Q: How to disable Cmd + [Num] in Safari I use WordPress keyboard shortcuts a lot, but Safari's use of Cmd + [Num] (e.g. 1, 2, 3) is overriding WordPress' use (which formats text with tags).
How can I disable Safari's use of the keyboard shortcut so that I can use it for WordPress?
A: The shortcuts are defined as the first few bookmarks in your Bookmarks Bar. You can see which bookmarks are defined by going to Bookmarks → Favorites Bar. Since they are menu items, you can disable them by remapping them to something else.
*
*Open System Preferences → Keyboard → App Shortcuts.
*Click the + to add a new shortcut.
*Set the Application to Safari, the Menu Title to the exact name of one of your bookmarks, and the Keyboard Shortcut to something other than ⌘#.
*Repeat the process for the other bookmarks.
A: i had the same issue, my stupid fingers type CMD+2 instead of ALT+2, i notice that bookmarks automatically assigns this option and you can't disable it, BUT! the only way is to delete roots, on your favorite, the direct link is assigned to CMD+#, but if your favorite is inside a folder it doesn't get a #, so, you need to MOVE your direct shortcuts to a folder, then you'll lose the shortcut of evil! THAT RESOLVE MY ISSUE!!!
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e385d8d2d95f63d5875e54417c65f86a96aee915 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Super simple accessibility app for iPad/iPod Touch My mother is now visually impaired and I've got an old iPad which I want to turn into a "audiobook station" for her. However, with the vision problems, operating the Music App turns out to be impossible (also, she's 80+y/o and really not into tech). Also, accessibility options on the tablet were not enough.
I can take care of keeping the iPad online and feed with new books, but I wish she had at least the ability to play/pause the book at any given moment. For that, would be ideal if the screen were a big simple Play/Pause button she'd simply hit once.
Kind of like Big Button Music Player but hopefully even simpler.
Suggestions?
A: This list of apps is for the people with low vision or the blind. There was blind guy I met that was using an app that used sound and voice when he moved his fingers across the iPad.
http://www.applevis.com/apps/ios-apps-for-blind-and-vision-impaired
| Q: Super simple accessibility app for iPad/iPod Touch My mother is now visually impaired and I've got an old iPad which I want to turn into a "audiobook station" for her. However, with the vision problems, operating the Music App turns out to be impossible (also, she's 80+y/o and really not into tech). Also, accessibility options on the tablet were not enough.
I can take care of keeping the iPad online and feed with new books, but I wish she had at least the ability to play/pause the book at any given moment. For that, would be ideal if the screen were a big simple Play/Pause button she'd simply hit once.
Kind of like Big Button Music Player but hopefully even simpler.
Suggestions?
A: This list of apps is for the people with low vision or the blind. There was blind guy I met that was using an app that used sound and voice when he moved his fingers across the iPad.
http://www.applevis.com/apps/ios-apps-for-blind-and-vision-impaired
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4fff7d882cd47edc1c775e598ba7f70cf303491f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Will using a temporary travel SIM affect anything on my iPhone? I'm off to Japan for a couple of weeks and wanting to take my iPhone 4 as I need to contact a few people while I'm there.
If I use an international SIM to save massive roaming charges will it affect anything on my phone? i.e the apps or notes or anything else? I'll be putting my normal sim back in after 2 weeks.
A: No, it shouldn't.
Your apps and data are stored on the phone, and changing SIM card won't affect them.
| Q: Will using a temporary travel SIM affect anything on my iPhone? I'm off to Japan for a couple of weeks and wanting to take my iPhone 4 as I need to contact a few people while I'm there.
If I use an international SIM to save massive roaming charges will it affect anything on my phone? i.e the apps or notes or anything else? I'll be putting my normal sim back in after 2 weeks.
A: No, it shouldn't.
Your apps and data are stored on the phone, and changing SIM card won't affect them.
A: WhatsApp or Apps that need to be verified via a phone number would be effected but the majority of all the Apple Apps would be fine. They are all synced with your Apple ID. I would recommend only using iMessage and FaceTime with your Apple ID though so that you can’t be contacted in your temp number.
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24d73d43e37028b6b67117faf520efe53c603191 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Failed To Install syslinux on USBDRIVE with Mac OS X I am creating Ubuntu Server 13.10 Bootable USBDRIVE with command line using Mac OS X, In this i tried to install Syslinux on USBDRIVE by using syslinux command by following:
xxx-Mac:~xxx$ sudo syslinux /dev/disk2s1
here i am using disk2s1 for my usbdrive but i got following error:
-bash: syslinux: command not found
What is alternative to install syslinux on usbdrive, Mac OS X dont include any syslinux command?
A: No there isn't syslinux on Mac OS X.
You will have to install it first as described on this blog:
Creating a bootable USB stick from OSX
The essentials steps will be based on:
*
*Disk Utility,
*Syslinux
*UNetbootin
The second explains the few basic steps to get and install Syslinux.
| Q: Failed To Install syslinux on USBDRIVE with Mac OS X I am creating Ubuntu Server 13.10 Bootable USBDRIVE with command line using Mac OS X, In this i tried to install Syslinux on USBDRIVE by using syslinux command by following:
xxx-Mac:~xxx$ sudo syslinux /dev/disk2s1
here i am using disk2s1 for my usbdrive but i got following error:
-bash: syslinux: command not found
What is alternative to install syslinux on usbdrive, Mac OS X dont include any syslinux command?
A: No there isn't syslinux on Mac OS X.
You will have to install it first as described on this blog:
Creating a bootable USB stick from OSX
The essentials steps will be based on:
*
*Disk Utility,
*Syslinux
*UNetbootin
The second explains the few basic steps to get and install Syslinux.
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08a0e9fb2e72ad220db4d0d2db0abcd25a655fcc | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What is $RECYCLE.BIN in MAC? I had a directory called $RECYCLE.BIN which I did not create. I deleted it accidentally and as result all other directories beside it was removed too.
This is what happened in the terminal:
b@thebeast ~/Downloads]$ ls
$RECYCLE.BIN
Note.txt
Objective-C Essential Training
[ben@thebeast ~/Downloads]$ rm -r $RECYCLE.BIN
[ben@thebeast ~/Downloads]$ ls
[ben@thebeast ~/Downloads]$
Does anybody have had the same experience or know what is special about this $RECYCLE.BIN?
A: Were you running Parallels Desktop with a Windows Virtual Machine?
These folders are created if you are using the Shared Folders feature in Parallels Desktop. You can disable it in Virtual Machine -> Configure -> Shared Folders.
These folders can be safely deleted if you don't care about their contents.
| Q: What is $RECYCLE.BIN in MAC? I had a directory called $RECYCLE.BIN which I did not create. I deleted it accidentally and as result all other directories beside it was removed too.
This is what happened in the terminal:
b@thebeast ~/Downloads]$ ls
$RECYCLE.BIN
Note.txt
Objective-C Essential Training
[ben@thebeast ~/Downloads]$ rm -r $RECYCLE.BIN
[ben@thebeast ~/Downloads]$ ls
[ben@thebeast ~/Downloads]$
Does anybody have had the same experience or know what is special about this $RECYCLE.BIN?
A: Were you running Parallels Desktop with a Windows Virtual Machine?
These folders are created if you are using the Shared Folders feature in Parallels Desktop. You can disable it in Virtual Machine -> Configure -> Shared Folders.
These folders can be safely deleted if you don't care about their contents.
A: The shell running in Terminal uses $ to identify variables. So if you want to remove or edit (or reference in general) a file whose name contains a $ you need to protect/escape it
rm -r \$RECYCLE.BIN
vi SYS\$OUT.txt
As the variable $RECYCLE most probably didn't exist, the variable got replaced by "nothing" in your case resulting in
rm -r .BIN
being run. This still doesn't fully explain what happened though because all you should have gotten is a rm: .BIN: No such file or directory error.
A: $RECYCLE.BIN is a hidden folder on Windows systems. It's the Recycle Bin, as you may have guessed. Did you by chance use this disk in a Windows machine at some time? That would explain how it arrived on the disk. Since it's in your Downloads folder, it's more likely that it was accidentally included with a .zip file that you extracted.
A: Since it is in your Downloads folder I would bet it was in a poorly compressed file. It could have been compressed with the Note.txt file.
I get the Thumbs.db files all the time, it is created by Windows when it makes the thumbnails and is not removed during compression like hidden files should be.
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0fbf89b8babab1a72c0f0a775b9cfa88cecd56c9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Unable to select and highlight on Preview in OSX Lion I've been trying to highlight my pdf notes on preview, but am unable to select or highlight a single sentence. When I try to highlight, it just shows the chosen highlight colour on the whole page, then when I let go of the mouse button, it just disappears.
I've followed all the usual methods of selecting the annotation tool and also the highlight button option but am still unable to do so.
Any suggestions?
A: PDFs are just a wrapper for various kinds of content. Depending on how the PDF was created the text might be selectable. A lot of them have the text stored as graphics and in that case you wont be able to select/copy/highlight it. I suspect PDFs also allows the "protection" of content so that viewers cannot select and copy bits of text.
Where did you get the PDFs if you can track the source you can change how they are created. If it was prom a scan it will normally be a picture. Utilities like PDFPen etc. allows OCS of Scans. If you do that the text will become selectable/highlightable.
| Q: Unable to select and highlight on Preview in OSX Lion I've been trying to highlight my pdf notes on preview, but am unable to select or highlight a single sentence. When I try to highlight, it just shows the chosen highlight colour on the whole page, then when I let go of the mouse button, it just disappears.
I've followed all the usual methods of selecting the annotation tool and also the highlight button option but am still unable to do so.
Any suggestions?
A: PDFs are just a wrapper for various kinds of content. Depending on how the PDF was created the text might be selectable. A lot of them have the text stored as graphics and in that case you wont be able to select/copy/highlight it. I suspect PDFs also allows the "protection" of content so that viewers cannot select and copy bits of text.
Where did you get the PDFs if you can track the source you can change how they are created. If it was prom a scan it will normally be a picture. Utilities like PDFPen etc. allows OCS of Scans. If you do that the text will become selectable/highlightable.
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9485a6a675a16757c1feea2c7931bc95a528426e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Attempting to share a video in iMovie '13 results in error -50 I have updated to iMovie '13 (v10.01.0) and can no longer share my videos to Vimeo or export them. I get the following error message:
Video rendering error: -50
Why is this happening and what can I do to fix it?
A: That error isn't the most helpful, but you can do several things to rule out some easy problems:
*
*Export onto a different drive - plug in an external with at least 10 GB of space assuming your movie isn't more than 20 minutes long.
*Change the size and try re-exporting to your disk.
*Open the console app and search All Messages for iMovie errors and post them if they are not clear to you on next steps.
| Q: Attempting to share a video in iMovie '13 results in error -50 I have updated to iMovie '13 (v10.01.0) and can no longer share my videos to Vimeo or export them. I get the following error message:
Video rendering error: -50
Why is this happening and what can I do to fix it?
A: That error isn't the most helpful, but you can do several things to rule out some easy problems:
*
*Export onto a different drive - plug in an external with at least 10 GB of space assuming your movie isn't more than 20 minutes long.
*Change the size and try re-exporting to your disk.
*Open the console app and search All Messages for iMovie errors and post them if they are not clear to you on next steps.
A: This may be because some files in the editing process may be corrupted. You could try screen recording the corrupted files and replace the files in the iMovie with the new files.
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8579179c7837f6e8fc0eab828a560a2b8231563e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Visualizing Keychain Item Details I'm a developer working on doing some keychain related features. A piece of my application changes / looks for items in the keychain. However, visually verifying some of these changes can be difficult because the Keychain Access.app doesn't show all of the fields. For example, the kSecProtocolItemAttr attribute for internet passwords is not displayed in the Keychain app.
Is there a better way (Command line or other) to visual items that are in a .keychain file, that show all of the properties associated with that item?
A: The CLI for keychains is: security.
It lets you do many things such as…
*
*Getting item info:
security find-generic-password -a <item-name>
*Getting passwords:
security 2>&1 >/dev/null find-generic-password -ga <item-name>
Read the man page for more info or do security help.
| Q: Visualizing Keychain Item Details I'm a developer working on doing some keychain related features. A piece of my application changes / looks for items in the keychain. However, visually verifying some of these changes can be difficult because the Keychain Access.app doesn't show all of the fields. For example, the kSecProtocolItemAttr attribute for internet passwords is not displayed in the Keychain app.
Is there a better way (Command line or other) to visual items that are in a .keychain file, that show all of the properties associated with that item?
A: The CLI for keychains is: security.
It lets you do many things such as…
*
*Getting item info:
security find-generic-password -a <item-name>
*Getting passwords:
security 2>&1 >/dev/null find-generic-password -ga <item-name>
Read the man page for more info or do security help.
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0d1cda70bb4e6a64fe1067dabf3be8f0c1d41ae5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: There's a "Change what happens when you close the laptop lid" setting in Windows. Is there an equivalent in OS X? In Windows one can usually choose between
*
*Do nothing,
*Sleep,
*Hibernate.
The Macbook, however, doesn't seem to have this setting. It'll always go to sleep. I would like to set it to "Do nothing" to be able to finish downloads.
A: You can use the command line utility pmset to change the behavior of the lid closed/open state.
To disable wake/sleep on lid state:
sudo pmset -a lidwake 0
To undo the last setting
sudo pmset -a lidwake 1
By default, closing the lid will put the Mac to sleep. Setting the lidwake 0 value will disable it meaning closing the lid will do nothing.
| Q: There's a "Change what happens when you close the laptop lid" setting in Windows. Is there an equivalent in OS X? In Windows one can usually choose between
*
*Do nothing,
*Sleep,
*Hibernate.
The Macbook, however, doesn't seem to have this setting. It'll always go to sleep. I would like to set it to "Do nothing" to be able to finish downloads.
A: You can use the command line utility pmset to change the behavior of the lid closed/open state.
To disable wake/sleep on lid state:
sudo pmset -a lidwake 0
To undo the last setting
sudo pmset -a lidwake 1
By default, closing the lid will put the Mac to sleep. Setting the lidwake 0 value will disable it meaning closing the lid will do nothing.
A: Steps:
*
*Connect keyboard and mouse to your macbook
*Connect the external display and let it be identified
*Connect charger
*Just close the lid
Works on my early 2015 macbook pro A1502
It is recommended to put your macbook to sleep before unplugging the external display.
More here > https://support.apple.com/en-in/HT201834
NOTE: I am on High Sierra, missed reading OSX while pushing the answer, but the link suggest same may work on all. Do try and leave a comment if it works!
A: One possible solution would be to use this pmset setting:
ttyskeepawake - prevent idle system sleep when any tty (e.g. remote login session) is 'active'. A tty is 'inactive' only when its idle time exceeds the system sleep timer. (value = 0/1)
Regarding another solution:
sudo pmset -a lidwake 0
According to the man page, the lidwake only takes a laptop out of standby.
lidwake - wake the machine when the laptop lid (or clamshell) is opened (value = 0/1)
If doesn't say anything about staying awake when the lid closes
If the lidwake setting actually does work for you, you will likely NOT want to use the -a flag because sometime when you are out and about, you will kill your battery becuase your laptop will not go into standby.
Use the -c (charger) flag instead.
sudo pmset -c lidwake 0
Finally, type the word caffeinate on the command line and that will prevent the laptop from going into standby for as long as the terminal is open or the command is running.
A: Nope, there's no such setting in OS X. This has lead to the creation of a number of sleep-prevention apps:
*
*InsomniaX
Simple app but lets you set options for each:
*macosx-nosleep-extension
A preference pane for enabling/disabling sleep-prevention.
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597555f62113ecd460520713b4ffc8c99951a002 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Icons Within Apple Apps Disappearing in Mavericks Recently (as in today) I noticed that Finder had some missing icons in the toolbar. I also noticed that Xcode 5 has some missing icons as well. I have included an image of the Finder issue here.
I am running 10.9.1 (Most current version of Mavericks).
Any ideas on a cause?
A: Not entirely sure what the cause is, but this fixes it for me:
*
*Boot into safe mode by holding shift on boot.
*Login to your account.
*Restart normally.
There appears to be some sort of caching error and this mechanism also is susceptible to the same fault on older OS as well.
From an Apple Support Communities thread, it seems that it can be fixed for some people by deleting the Dock's Application Support files.
rm ~/Library/Application\ Support/Dock/*.db && killall -HUP Finder Dock
| Q: Icons Within Apple Apps Disappearing in Mavericks Recently (as in today) I noticed that Finder had some missing icons in the toolbar. I also noticed that Xcode 5 has some missing icons as well. I have included an image of the Finder issue here.
I am running 10.9.1 (Most current version of Mavericks).
Any ideas on a cause?
A: Not entirely sure what the cause is, but this fixes it for me:
*
*Boot into safe mode by holding shift on boot.
*Login to your account.
*Restart normally.
There appears to be some sort of caching error and this mechanism also is susceptible to the same fault on older OS as well.
From an Apple Support Communities thread, it seems that it can be fixed for some people by deleting the Dock's Application Support files.
rm ~/Library/Application\ Support/Dock/*.db && killall -HUP Finder Dock
A: *
*1. answer
This answer was taken from here. The person seemed to experience the same problem under OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3). Maybe these steps will do the trick for you, too.
Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a diagnostic test. It’s unlikely to solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
The purpose of the test is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party software that loads automatically at startup or login, or by a peripheral device.
Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards. Boot in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. Note: If FileVault is enabled, or if a firmware password is set, or if the boot volume is a software RAID, you can’t do this. Ask for further instructions.
Safe mode is much slower to boot and run than normal, and some things won’t work at all, including Wi-Fi on certain iMacs. The next normal boot may also be somewhat slow.
The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
Test while in safe mode. Same problem?
After testing, reboot as usual (i.e., not in safe mode) and verify that you still have the problem. Post the results of the test.
*
*2. answer
Another person who experienced a more complex problem incl yours. The entire thread can be found here. But the problem was solved like this:
*
*I downloaded Mountain Lion from Apple Store (yesterday).
*Today I executed the Installation File form Launchpad.
*The installation executed perfectly and now everything is working again.
*Everything: Missing Icons, Spotlight ... is now perfect!
Maybe this helps, too.
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39c04e73f31edfc0e53852784eba5bd20ee41991 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I rotate a movie on the iPad/iPhone? I have a movie in my camera roll that is incorrectly rotated. I would like to rotate it 90 degrees to fix the problem.
Using this tip I was able to rotate the movie using iMovie.
However, the problem is that the movie is now cropped incorrectly. The movie is stuck in a landscape orientation instead of a portrait orientation, so that the bottom part of the movie is now cut off.
How can I rotate a movie in iOS while preserving its proper aspect ratio and dimensions?
A: I don't have any experience with this app but it seems like it will do what you are after: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/video-rotate-free/id626614962?mt=8
| Q: How do I rotate a movie on the iPad/iPhone? I have a movie in my camera roll that is incorrectly rotated. I would like to rotate it 90 degrees to fix the problem.
Using this tip I was able to rotate the movie using iMovie.
However, the problem is that the movie is now cropped incorrectly. The movie is stuck in a landscape orientation instead of a portrait orientation, so that the bottom part of the movie is now cut off.
How can I rotate a movie in iOS while preserving its proper aspect ratio and dimensions?
A: I don't have any experience with this app but it seems like it will do what you are after: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/video-rotate-free/id626614962?mt=8
A: On OS X After rotating your movie in iMovie, click the crop button (in adjustments) in the upper left. You should have a green dragable box inwhich you can resize.
Crop button may be in different place per device.
On iOS Tap the clip you want to crop. When a magnifying glass appears tap on it. From there you should be able to pinch with two fingers to adjust the frame of the video. This is per latest iMovie update.
A: Following up on @FlippinFun's answer, since I don't have a high enough score to comment.
On iOS, using iMovie: Import the clip into a new project, THEN tap the clip you want to crop. A magnifying glass will appear on top of it. You can just put two fingers on the clip, and rotate clockwise or counter-clockwise.
This works in iMovie for iOS 2.0 (791), and likely earlier versions of iMovie 2.0 for iOS 7.
You can find a detailed description of this in the "detailed help" within the iMovie app.
A: Disclaimer: I have the iMovie app installed
I had a vertical video I wanted to edit in the iMovie app, but it kept saving it as a horizontal 1920x1080 video, so I needed it rotated back to a vertical 1080x1920 video.
Here's what I did:
*
*Go to the video and click "Edit"
*Tap the three dots
*Choose iMovie
*Use two fingers to perform a rotating gesture in a desired direction. Once happy with the result, click Done
Took me a while to figure this out, so I hope this helps
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31920f08c7c71091bcdda0acabfd3e8d54c2e494 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I get Wikipedia embedded audio and video to play back in Safari? What is required to get the embedded Ogg Vorbis/Theora media on Wikipedia to play back natively in Safari, assuming a clean, up-to-date OS X install?
The Wikipedia page for Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 14 can be used as an example. In Chrome, this page renders the following infobox:
In Safari, this same excerpt renders as following:
A: Wikipedia is not directly using the HTML5 audio tag (which it should be) and is not supporting media in Safari at this time (likely due to it's lack of popularity) so It's recommended to use Chrome (which is basically safari that Google improved upon) or Firefox.
example page:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Libre_music
document.querySelectorAll('audio').length
0
The "compatibility" layer (mw.PopUpMediaTransform) they are trying to use makes the audio tag after you click play but in safari it tries some java applet that breaks.
| Q: How can I get Wikipedia embedded audio and video to play back in Safari? What is required to get the embedded Ogg Vorbis/Theora media on Wikipedia to play back natively in Safari, assuming a clean, up-to-date OS X install?
The Wikipedia page for Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 14 can be used as an example. In Chrome, this page renders the following infobox:
In Safari, this same excerpt renders as following:
A: Wikipedia is not directly using the HTML5 audio tag (which it should be) and is not supporting media in Safari at this time (likely due to it's lack of popularity) so It's recommended to use Chrome (which is basically safari that Google improved upon) or Firefox.
example page:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Libre_music
document.querySelectorAll('audio').length
0
The "compatibility" layer (mw.PopUpMediaTransform) they are trying to use makes the audio tag after you click play but in safari it tries some java applet that breaks.
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b5a611fee0d16018cba59294539f3ddd833f43ad | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to uninstall Numbers and Keynote on Mavericks? I installed Pages version 5 on Mavericks via the "App Store". But the problem is Keynote and Numbers are installed also.
I'm not interested in Keynote and definitely not in Numbers. I want to uninstall them. On Google, some people say use AppCleaner and others say don't use it because it will do harm.
So how to uninstall Numbers and Keynote (the right way)?
A: I recommend you just delete Numbers and Keynote using Finder.
The Mac App Store will detect the missing apps and allow you to reinstall them in the future if you ever need them.
Alternatively, you can use AppCleaner to delete them. This will remove all associated preference/cache files. This is usually superfluous unless you have an actual need to delete the preferences. They're not doing any harm leaving them there.
| Q: How to uninstall Numbers and Keynote on Mavericks? I installed Pages version 5 on Mavericks via the "App Store". But the problem is Keynote and Numbers are installed also.
I'm not interested in Keynote and definitely not in Numbers. I want to uninstall them. On Google, some people say use AppCleaner and others say don't use it because it will do harm.
So how to uninstall Numbers and Keynote (the right way)?
A: I recommend you just delete Numbers and Keynote using Finder.
The Mac App Store will detect the missing apps and allow you to reinstall them in the future if you ever need them.
Alternatively, you can use AppCleaner to delete them. This will remove all associated preference/cache files. This is usually superfluous unless you have an actual need to delete the preferences. They're not doing any harm leaving them there.
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aae680bed32213751700f43b7033c8fedc5e7b30 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I disable the Minimize (command-M) shortcut in Mavericks? I want to unset the Cmd+M shortcut but I can't seem to find it. I've checked System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts but no luck there. I've even tried running defaults write -g NSUserKeyEquivalents -dict-add 'Minimize' '\0' to no avail.
A: Using Karabiner, this works with High Sierra and higher.
Make a file something like this in ~/.config/karabiner/assets/complex_modifications/emacs_shortcuts.json
{
"title": "Emacs",
"rules": [
{
"description": "Emacs Shortcuts",
"manipulators": [
{
"from": {
"key_code": "m",
"modifiers": { "mandatory": ["command"] }
},
"to": [{
"key_code": "m",
"modifiers": ["left_command", "left_shift", "left_control"]
}],
"type": "basic"
}
]
}
]
}
Then go to Karabiner and activate it.
| Q: How do I disable the Minimize (command-M) shortcut in Mavericks? I want to unset the Cmd+M shortcut but I can't seem to find it. I've checked System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts but no luck there. I've even tried running defaults write -g NSUserKeyEquivalents -dict-add 'Minimize' '\0' to no avail.
A: Using Karabiner, this works with High Sierra and higher.
Make a file something like this in ~/.config/karabiner/assets/complex_modifications/emacs_shortcuts.json
{
"title": "Emacs",
"rules": [
{
"description": "Emacs Shortcuts",
"manipulators": [
{
"from": {
"key_code": "m",
"modifiers": { "mandatory": ["command"] }
},
"to": [{
"key_code": "m",
"modifiers": ["left_command", "left_shift", "left_control"]
}],
"type": "basic"
}
]
}
]
}
Then go to Karabiner and activate it.
A: Alternative Solution
I tried to follow setting my own shortcut like Machal has suggested. However it didn't work for me and just doubled the keybinding for minimize.
I did find, that setting something else to CMD+M worked perfectly:
A: You don't need to install any additional software.
*
*Go to System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > App Shortcuts
*Click the button below
*Enter "Minimize" (use "Minimize All" to override minimizing all windows with ⌥⌘M) into the Menu Title text input field.
*Assign some bizzare key combination that you won't press by accident.
*Repeat steps three and four for "Minimise" (alternate spelling) which is required for some apps.
*Close the window to save the changes.
I'm aware that this is not really "disabling it" but the result is effectively the same and without depending on 3rd party software.
A: macOS 10.12 (Sierra):
The accepted answer didn't work for me. But setting the CMD-M mapping to a different action worked right away:
*
*Go to System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > App Shortcuts
*Check off the Show Help Menu item and
*assign it a CMD-M key combination.
Not a perfect solution, but still much better than minimizing the window accidentally.
A: The easiest way to do this is to install a key remapper (I use KeyRemap4MacBook). Though the name seems to suggest otherwise, currently KeyRemap4MacBook actually works with all Apple computer products that can run OS X 10.4 or later, including iMac, Mac mini, and Mac Pro.
Using this method, you can map ⌘M, which OS X maps to the minimize function by default, to Fn+⌘M, which is significantly harder to accidentally press, and which OS X maps to no functionality by default.
In other words, you can swap the functionality of these two key combinations so that ⌘M no longer has a functionality and is essentially disabled. While it is not strictly "disabling" the shortcut, this workaround achieves the same effect.
Use the following steps to disable the minimize shortcut in Mavericks:
1. Install KeyRemap4MacBook
Download the appropriate .DMG file from the link above and double click it. If you get a message like this:
Your security preferences allow installation of only apps from the Mac App Store and identified developers
Then open the System Preferences program already installed on your computer and, under the Personal tab, select Security & Privacy. Next, under the General tab, click the lock in the lower left corner to make changes (provide an administrative password if needed), and under Allow applications downloaded from: label, select the Anywhere radio button.
Now you can install the application; you may need to restart once it's finished.
2. Configuring the custom settings
While KeyRemap4MacBook offers a diverse collection of useful features, disabling the minimize shortcut is not among them. Instead, it provides a handy XML file that you can modify using their API to achieve almost any key remapping you can think of.
Open KeyRemap4MacBook, and navigate to the Misc & Uninstall tab. Under the Custom Setting label, click the Open private.xml button. Make sure the document opens in a plain-text editor such as TextEdit. Once opened, you should see a blank XML file with empty root tags. Replace the entirety of its contents with the following code snippet:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<root>
<item>
<name>Disable Minimize</name>
<identifier>private.disable_minimize</identifier>
<autogen>
__KeyToKey__
KeyCode::M, ModifierFlag::COMMAND_L,
KeyCode::M, ModifierFlag::COMMAND_L | ModifierFlag::FN
</autogen>
<autogen>
__KeyToKey__
KeyCode::M, ModifierFlag::COMMAND_L | ModifierFlag::FN,
KeyCode::M, ModifierFlag::COMMAND_L
</autogen>
</item>
</root>
[Note: The previous code uses the left-most command key. If you are interested in disabling the right-most command key, change each instance of COMMAND_L with COMMAND_R.]
Save the private.xml file. Return to the Change key tab. In the main list, under the remapping label, you should now see a Disable Minimize checkbox.
Check the checkbox, and you should now no longer be able to minimize your windows with the ⌘M shortcut. If you ever need to use the shortcut again, use Fn+⌘M, or simply uncheck the Disable Minimize checkbox.
A: macOS 10.16 (Catalina):
*
*Go to System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Accessibility
*Enable Invert colors shortcut
*Assign Command + M combination
*Disable Invert colors shortcut
Profit!
macOS 12.5 (Monterey):
*
*Go to System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > App Shortcuts
*Add all following shortcuts with different bindings under All Applications:
*
*Minimise = Cmd + Ctrl + Opt + Shift + 9
*Minimize = Cmd + Ctrl + Opt + Shift + 8
*Minimise All = Cmd + Ctrl + Opt + Shift + 7
*Minimize All = Cmd + Ctrl + Opt + Shift + 6
*<Your Localised Names for these commands> = Cmd + Ctrl + Opt + Shift + 5, 4, ...
*Switch from System Preferences to any other application (Cmd + Tab)
*Go to Menu bar > Window > check new shortcuts are in effect
Profit!
A: In 2023 on macOS 13.2, the answer suggested here: https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/73957/330523 worked perfectly - and it's much easier to script so that you don't loose the setting if you move to a new machine:
defaults write -g NSUserKeyEquivalents -dict-add 'Minimize' '\0'
Remember that the change only applies to applications that have been reopened (or after system restart). Maybe that is why it didn't work for you?
A: I disabled Mission Control in "System Pref>Shortcuts Tab>Mission Control" by unchecking checkbox Mission Control in the column and then Cmd-M would minimize any app open instead.
So, using "Keyboard Maestro" I creating a "Do Nothing" Group and assigned Cmd-M to "No Action" as in screenshot. Worked like a charm!
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59bdfc8ffc6ee94ca5f621e3888998bee8751f32 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to set an iTerm2 startup command How do I set a command on a profile so that when I start a new terminal window, it fires off that command.
Specifically, I'd like to be able to set my virtualenv with:
workon ENV
So that it starts automatically into my virtual environment when that I use that profile.
A: Using the image to illustrate, please note the command selection and Send text at start: option.
| Q: How to set an iTerm2 startup command How do I set a command on a profile so that when I start a new terminal window, it fires off that command.
Specifically, I'd like to be able to set my virtualenv with:
workon ENV
So that it starts automatically into my virtual environment when that I use that profile.
A: Using the image to illustrate, please note the command selection and Send text at start: option.
A: In iTerm2, preferences>profiles>tab general, there is an option in Command called send text at start that executes any command you put there after login.
In particular, I typically have
source ~/.virtualenvs/.../bin/activate
for profiles that use Python.
A: Profiles -> General -> Command
Everytime you open a new tab your bash profile will be sourced.
A: Got it, there is an option added in the development branch of iTerm that adds a "Send text at start" option to the profile settings. This will eventually be added to a (more) stable version of iTerm.
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5ccf3a88e4f7a6ab07d072c5248b8d168f5d2835 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I change the length of photos in iMovie '13? I'm trying to make a simple iMovie time lapse video and it's my first time trying to iMovie '13. I have photos that I would like to change the duration of, only when I click the info icon there's just an image of a clock and no option to change the duration, which is how I've been directed on every other forum, only the option just isn't there. Any other ideas on how to change the time length of multiple photos at once?
A: *
*⌘-click on all the pictures that you want to adjust the timing of in the timeline.
*Go to Window → Show Adjustments Bar or press 3.
*Select the info button on the adjustments bar.
*Enter the duration into the box on the right and press Enter.
This will change the duration of all the selected clips (or in this case, pictures).
| Q: How can I change the length of photos in iMovie '13? I'm trying to make a simple iMovie time lapse video and it's my first time trying to iMovie '13. I have photos that I would like to change the duration of, only when I click the info icon there's just an image of a clock and no option to change the duration, which is how I've been directed on every other forum, only the option just isn't there. Any other ideas on how to change the time length of multiple photos at once?
A: *
*⌘-click on all the pictures that you want to adjust the timing of in the timeline.
*Go to Window → Show Adjustments Bar or press 3.
*Select the info button on the adjustments bar.
*Enter the duration into the box on the right and press Enter.
This will change the duration of all the selected clips (or in this case, pictures).
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2d62d718e2e1a1f0682c8941bfdf700db347106c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: OS X restarts every app when waking up When my MacBook Pro (late-2013, Mavericks) wakes up, it restarts all apps after a few seconds. After a wake up, firstly I see all apps running normal then all apps begin restarting. I think I accidentally changed a preference but I can't find it.
A: At last I've found the solution.
When I was watching a movie I saw that message "Are you sure you want to quit all applications and log out now?" It was all about a "Security and Privacy" preference that quits all application and logout. I found the solution on Apple Support Communities. Here is the solution:
Open the "System Preferences". In the "Security and Privacy" preference pane click the "Advanced..." button and uncheck "Logout after XX minutes of inactivity".
| Q: OS X restarts every app when waking up When my MacBook Pro (late-2013, Mavericks) wakes up, it restarts all apps after a few seconds. After a wake up, firstly I see all apps running normal then all apps begin restarting. I think I accidentally changed a preference but I can't find it.
A: At last I've found the solution.
When I was watching a movie I saw that message "Are you sure you want to quit all applications and log out now?" It was all about a "Security and Privacy" preference that quits all application and logout. I found the solution on Apple Support Communities. Here is the solution:
Open the "System Preferences". In the "Security and Privacy" preference pane click the "Advanced..." button and uncheck "Logout after XX minutes of inactivity".
A: I presume you're talking about Resume, a feature that will cause apps that were left open when you logged out to open again when you login.
From your explanation, I presume you see a window of an app, but then it will fade out and appear to 'restart' — in actuality the app hasn't loaded once yet, and is loading, not restarting.
You can stop Resume by unchecking the Reopen windows when logging back in option in a log out or shutdown dialog.
A: This might be due to a bug in OS X Mavericks with no permanent solution so far. A temporary solution might be given here (at least worked for me);https://discussions.apple.com/message/23638089#23638089#23638089
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b5cb20449947f9da62677cadf92f439813e02dfc | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can a non-retina MacBook's screen be replaced with a Retina screen? I'm using a MacBook Pro Late 2011. The processor, RAM, hard drive - just about everything else still work fine. I'd like to have retina display without necessarily buying a new unit.
Is there a way to change my screen to a retina display - i.e. physically removing the old screen and replacing it with a retina one?
A: Not easily. The Retina MacBook Pro introduced a new display assembly which makes retro-fitting very difficult.
Rather than sandwich an LCD panel between a back case and a piece of glass in front, Apple used the aluminium case itself as the frame for the LCD panel and used the LCD as the front glass
Source: http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/MacBook+Pro+Retina+Display+Teardown/9493
The cost of doing so would probably be more than the rMBP itself.
| Q: Can a non-retina MacBook's screen be replaced with a Retina screen? I'm using a MacBook Pro Late 2011. The processor, RAM, hard drive - just about everything else still work fine. I'd like to have retina display without necessarily buying a new unit.
Is there a way to change my screen to a retina display - i.e. physically removing the old screen and replacing it with a retina one?
A: Not easily. The Retina MacBook Pro introduced a new display assembly which makes retro-fitting very difficult.
Rather than sandwich an LCD panel between a back case and a piece of glass in front, Apple used the aluminium case itself as the frame for the LCD panel and used the LCD as the front glass
Source: http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/MacBook+Pro+Retina+Display+Teardown/9493
The cost of doing so would probably be more than the rMBP itself.
A: It won't work. This iFixit answer outlines the various issues:
Unfortunately, the simple answer is no. The graphics card would have issues running the display if you were even able to install it. The Retina display MacBook Pro also has different connectors and dimensions then the regular Macbook Pro and therefore not fit and not connect. The firmware for you computer will also not scale the resolution and render properly so you would have a 1440 x 900 resolution displaying on a 2880 x 1800 display which would only take up 1/4 of the display.
As the answerer says, your biggest problem is the graphics card. The mobile card on your Late 2011 MacBook Pro just isn't designed to push quadruple the pixels at an acceptable framerate.
A: Since Apple computers hold their value so well, you might be able to sell your existing Mac and buy a new one for less than the difference in part cost and have two fully supported Macs in service - the one you sold and the one you now have.
Doing any sort of DIY customization is always possible with enough budget and experience, but even if you were to get the display panel connected the old CPU/GPU will likely be very underpowered or balk at running the new display without extensive firmware modifications or tweaks.
A: i did by bringing to a tech fix store near me, and i assume it could be done to yours if the computer would support it.
A: actually i think you can, as I bought the wrong display to my 15" macbook pro 2009, i bought on ebay a macbook pro display of late 2012/early 2013 and these are retina display! It worked fine but i had to re-sale it as the video conectors are the same but not the wifi/bluetooth/camera connectors, and the screw of the hinge are placed differentley but it still holds minus 1 screw! For the resolution i havn't tried to configure it to retina resolution to see if it could work, I suppose it was working at the native resolution of what my macbook could offer, but it was working fine!
A: You can change it to a Hi-Res (but not Retina) display from Apple, I think, but it is only for the 15 inch model
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93fc9a3130d16065c37620c5941465a69a682509 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I create a symbolic link in Terminal? What command is used to create a symbolic link/soft link?
A: The command is called ln. If used with the option -s it will create a symbolic link in the current directory:
ln -s /any/file/on/the/disk linked-file
If you want to overwrite an already existing target (linked-file), use
ln -Fs /any/file/on/the/disk linked-file
| Q: How can I create a symbolic link in Terminal? What command is used to create a symbolic link/soft link?
A: The command is called ln. If used with the option -s it will create a symbolic link in the current directory:
ln -s /any/file/on/the/disk linked-file
If you want to overwrite an already existing target (linked-file), use
ln -Fs /any/file/on/the/disk linked-file
A: ┌── ln(1) link, ln -- make links
│ ┌── Create a symbolic link.
│ │ ┌── the optional path to the intended symlink
│ │ │ if omitted, symlink is in . named as destination
│ │ │ can use . or ~ or other relative paths
│ │ ┌─────┴────────┐
ln -s /path/to/original /path/to/symlink
└───────┬───────┘
└── the path to the original file/folder
can use . or ~ or other relative paths
$ echo content > original
$ ln -s original symlink
$ ls -la original symlink
-rw-r--r-- 1 grgarside staff 8 28 Jan 18:44 original
lrwxr-xr-x 1 grgarside staff 8 28 Jan 18:44 symlink -> original
$ cat symlink
content
For more information about ln(1) see the man page.
The path to the symlink is optional; if omitted, ln defaults to making a link with the same name as the destination, in the current directory:
$ cd ~/Documents
$ ln -s ../Pictures
$ ls -l Pictures
lrwxr-xr-x 1 user staff 11 Feb 1 17:05 Pictures -> ../Pictures
To create a symlink to replace a system directory (e.g. if you want to have /Users pointing to another disk drive), you need to disable System Integrity Protection. You can re-enable it after the symlink is set up.
A: I know this question is explicitly asking about the Terminal, but if you're in GUI Land and don't want to enter Terminal Land, you can use SymbolicLinker. This puts a "Make Symbolic Link" option in your Services menu in Finder.
A: It's just ln -s <source> <destination>.
A: ln -s /some/dir/ ~/Desktop/dir
You can also create a symlink for directory using the same command
ln -s "$(pwd)" ~/Desktop/dir
To create symlink to current directory you are in.
A: As a heads up to anyone, you must use full path names. This wasn't immediately clear to me, as I felt I could symlink relative paths in a folder that I was running the command inside. I could be wrong (I'm a macOS novice).
For example, if I try to symlink my Pictures folder inside of my Downloads folder, while cd'd in my user home directory, this will not work:
Users\stevebauman >_ ln -s Pictures Downloads
Instead, you must use:
Users\stevebauman >_ ln -s /Users/stevebauman/Pictures /Users/stevebauman/Downloads
A: Unless the source path is relative to your destination, use an absolute path to your source path, and put it in single quotes
$ ln -s '/any file/could have (special chars)/or spaces/test' '/some/other place/file'
You can always figure out the current full unescaped path to something by going to that folder in the terminal, then typing
$ pwd
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36d144d003304cd3d7335bffb43fd1bbebb867f7 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Running Steam game in fullscreen doesn't allow second screen to show anything else (Mavericks) In Mavericks, when I'm running a full screen game, the second screen can't show desktop (or browser, or anything else.) My understanding is that Mavericks sets the second screen in a different Space so both can be used. Am I doing something wrong or is that a wrong understanding?
A: I believe Steam uses its own full-screen mechanism independent of the system's full-screen option. Since it's not the typical full-screen provided by OS X, the multiple spaces feature doesn't work here.
| Q: Running Steam game in fullscreen doesn't allow second screen to show anything else (Mavericks) In Mavericks, when I'm running a full screen game, the second screen can't show desktop (or browser, or anything else.) My understanding is that Mavericks sets the second screen in a different Space so both can be used. Am I doing something wrong or is that a wrong understanding?
A: I believe Steam uses its own full-screen mechanism independent of the system's full-screen option. Since it's not the typical full-screen provided by OS X, the multiple spaces feature doesn't work here.
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2ad8103b76186681d83f313995faaffc6aedd518 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why is the Apple menu icon in the wrong place on my secondary monitor? So I'm running Mavericks and absolutely love having menus on each monitor. I have two external monitors working with my 15" Macbook Pro, and one of the two monitors has the top menu kind of messed up. The Apple icon is way over on the right, and is actually overlapping with some of my other icons. I've removed the Apple TV icon to prevent some of the overlap, but I can't figure out for the life of me why the Apple icon is in the wrong place or how to fix it.
I have one monitor attached via standard DVI adaptor through the Thunderbolt connection. The other, that is having this issue, is using a StarTech USB to DVI adapter. Could that be causing this issue? I'm not sure how it would... but that's the only difference between the two setups that I can find for the secondary displays.
Help?
A: I suggest removing (at least temporarily) all your non-Apple menu bar icons, and then restart your machine. In Mavericks you should have two identical menu bars.
| Q: Why is the Apple menu icon in the wrong place on my secondary monitor? So I'm running Mavericks and absolutely love having menus on each monitor. I have two external monitors working with my 15" Macbook Pro, and one of the two monitors has the top menu kind of messed up. The Apple icon is way over on the right, and is actually overlapping with some of my other icons. I've removed the Apple TV icon to prevent some of the overlap, but I can't figure out for the life of me why the Apple icon is in the wrong place or how to fix it.
I have one monitor attached via standard DVI adaptor through the Thunderbolt connection. The other, that is having this issue, is using a StarTech USB to DVI adapter. Could that be causing this issue? I'm not sure how it would... but that's the only difference between the two setups that I can find for the secondary displays.
Help?
A: I suggest removing (at least temporarily) all your non-Apple menu bar icons, and then restart your machine. In Mavericks you should have two identical menu bars.
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086e7646e4b83ebef8e8af28aeaa6012e323156c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iChat sends out connections to an IP address when configuring camera and mic settings Using LittleSnitch I noticed that Messages (iChat) tries to connect to 17.154.239.222 over udp when I open the audio and video preferences for the application. Apple owns that IP address but does anybody know why it would need to call home?
A: The port is used to "set up Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP), Real-Time Control Protocol (RTCP)" according to Apple.
According to wiki, "the Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP) defines a standardized packet format for delivering audio and video over IP networks. RTP is used extensively in communication and entertainment systems that involve streaming media, such as telephony, video teleconference applications, television services and web-based push-to-talk features."
Note: iChat became Messages.
Source: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1629?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
| Q: iChat sends out connections to an IP address when configuring camera and mic settings Using LittleSnitch I noticed that Messages (iChat) tries to connect to 17.154.239.222 over udp when I open the audio and video preferences for the application. Apple owns that IP address but does anybody know why it would need to call home?
A: The port is used to "set up Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP), Real-Time Control Protocol (RTCP)" according to Apple.
According to wiki, "the Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP) defines a standardized packet format for delivering audio and video over IP networks. RTP is used extensively in communication and entertainment systems that involve streaming media, such as telephony, video teleconference applications, television services and web-based push-to-talk features."
Note: iChat became Messages.
Source: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1629?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
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27b7aff9427b747a83d0cccabd53d88caef6113f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Time estimate to location in Today's view? I found an article (can't remember where) that there's an option to show time estimate of arrival at a location in the Today's view, with regards to traffic too.
How do I enable this option ?
A: I presume you are referring to the following section:
To enable, you need to go to Settings → Privacy → Location Services → System Services and turn Frequent Locations on. Then go to Settings → Notification Center and turn Next Destination on.
| Q: Time estimate to location in Today's view? I found an article (can't remember where) that there's an option to show time estimate of arrival at a location in the Today's view, with regards to traffic too.
How do I enable this option ?
A: I presume you are referring to the following section:
To enable, you need to go to Settings → Privacy → Location Services → System Services and turn Frequent Locations on. Then go to Settings → Notification Center and turn Next Destination on.
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73da29d4bd9485c848a6fe90c8b79c4d9327ab33 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Transferring Mail data from one MBP to an other I try to transfer my mails, preferences and all settings from one Mac to an other. Both are using the most recent Mavericks OS X.
I copied the ~/Library/Mail directory from the old one, as well as the ~/Library/preferences/com.apple.mail.* files. The 3 accounts seems to be working fine, and it appears, as if some of the mails have been transferred indeed, but I certainly miss the whole "ON MY MAC" folder structure form the new setup.
What is missing, where is that information stored?
A: In Mail.app in the "Mailboxes" section on the left side, (where Sent and Junk folders are) look toward the bottom of all the folders; there should be Smart Mailboxes and below that On My Mac folders.
It seems that some people are finding that it's hidden after they've upgraded to OS X 10.9 Mavericks.
Next to "On My Mac" you should be a small "show/hide" as you hover over it with the mouse cursor. If you click on that hopefully you'll see those items once again.
| Q: Transferring Mail data from one MBP to an other I try to transfer my mails, preferences and all settings from one Mac to an other. Both are using the most recent Mavericks OS X.
I copied the ~/Library/Mail directory from the old one, as well as the ~/Library/preferences/com.apple.mail.* files. The 3 accounts seems to be working fine, and it appears, as if some of the mails have been transferred indeed, but I certainly miss the whole "ON MY MAC" folder structure form the new setup.
What is missing, where is that information stored?
A: In Mail.app in the "Mailboxes" section on the left side, (where Sent and Junk folders are) look toward the bottom of all the folders; there should be Smart Mailboxes and below that On My Mac folders.
It seems that some people are finding that it's hidden after they've upgraded to OS X 10.9 Mavericks.
Next to "On My Mac" you should be a small "show/hide" as you hover over it with the mouse cursor. If you click on that hopefully you'll see those items once again.
A: I did multiple things in parallel and finally it works:
*
*removed all Mails from the new MBP (~/Library/Mail/*)
*removed all preferences from the new MBP (~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.mail*)
*rebuilt the mailboxes on the old MBP
*copied everything once more
*after a restart, now it's working
A: This worked for me:
copy the containers from the old to the new MBP
~/Library/Containers/com.apple.mail
~/Library/Containers/com.apple.MailServiceAgent
A: I read somewhere on the Apple forums about this tip.
I wanted to configure my mail account from scratch, in Mavericks, sync the remote e-mails by IMAP and then import the local e-mails. Since I forgot to use the export function in Mail, before installing Mavericks, I just copied the old local mbox over, but Mail wouldn't automatically pick it up, and using the import function on the same folder, simply didn't import anything.
So, to get my old local On My Mac > Archive folder I
*
*Quit Mail.app
*Copied Archive.mbox from a backup to ~/Library/Mail/V2/Mailboxes
*Deleted from ~/Library/Mail/V2/MailData the following items
*
*Envelope Index
*Envelope Index-shm
*Envelope Index-wal
*Relaunched Mail.app and proceed with the importing wizard
*Renamed the newly imported folder to Archive (until renamed the e-mails show up as blank)
Here, Archive is just my example mbox, substitute with yours.
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b41c48a99f85960999b569644ff03d27f844db87 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Transferring purchases from iPhone to iTunes - Why is it necessary? When trying to restore my iPhone 5s to 7.0.4 via iTunes I get this message:
There are purchased items on the iPhone “X’s iPhone” that have not been transferred to your iTunes library. You should transfer these items to your iTunes library before updating this iPhone. Are you sure you want to continue?
I know how to go about transferring the purchases by File → Devices → Transfer Purchases but what I don't understand is why it is necessary. I thought all my purchases were linked to my iTunes account. Can't I just re-download all my purchases from the iTunes App Store?
Is this to make sure apps that are no longer available in the app store are saved?
A: As you said, Apple knows what you have purchased and they are all linked to your account. However, transferring your purchases means that the purchased files (apps, music, movies…) will copy from your device (iPhone 5s) to your computer then you don't need to re-download them from the internet.
| Q: Transferring purchases from iPhone to iTunes - Why is it necessary? When trying to restore my iPhone 5s to 7.0.4 via iTunes I get this message:
There are purchased items on the iPhone “X’s iPhone” that have not been transferred to your iTunes library. You should transfer these items to your iTunes library before updating this iPhone. Are you sure you want to continue?
I know how to go about transferring the purchases by File → Devices → Transfer Purchases but what I don't understand is why it is necessary. I thought all my purchases were linked to my iTunes account. Can't I just re-download all my purchases from the iTunes App Store?
Is this to make sure apps that are no longer available in the app store are saved?
A: As you said, Apple knows what you have purchased and they are all linked to your account. However, transferring your purchases means that the purchased files (apps, music, movies…) will copy from your device (iPhone 5s) to your computer then you don't need to re-download them from the internet.
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4a3820a1ae2440c4c0c7a02feb2d54b93b54415c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to use Ctrl+left/Ctrl+Right (instead of Alt+left/Alt+right) to move to the previous/next word On a Mavericks system, I would like to use Ctrl+left/Ctrl+right instead of Alt+left/Alt+right to move to the next word or the previous word.
Mission Control is not using Ctrl+left/Ctrl+right (I changed that from the default value).
Is it possible to do this with some system setting (i.e. without a keymapper)?
A: You can use KeyRemap4MacBook with a private.xml such as this:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<root>
<item>
<name>⌃← & ⌃→ to ⌥← & ⌥→</name>
<identifier>remapCtrlLeftAndCtrlRightToAltLeftAndAltRight</identifier>
<autogen>
__KeyToKey__
KeyCode::CURSOR_LEFT, VK_CONTROL | ModifierFlag::NONE,
KeyCode::CURSOR_LEFT, ModifierFlag::OPTION_L
</autogen>
<autogen>
__KeyToKey__
KeyCode::CURSOR_RIGHT, VK_CONTROL | ModifierFlag::NONE,
KeyCode::CURSOR_RIGHT, ModifierFlag::OPTION_L
</autogen>
</item>
</root>
I'm not aware of any System Preferences setting regarding this.
With regard to comment, change the contents of the <autogen> to…
__KeyToKey__
KeyCode::CURSOR_LEFT, VK_OPTION | ModifierFlag::NONE,
KeyCode::CURSOR_LEFT, ModifierFlag::CONTROL_L
__KeyToKey__
KeyCode::CURSOR_RIGHT, VK_OPTION | ModifierFlag::NONE,
KeyCode::CURSOR_RIGHT, ModifierFlag::CONTROL_L
| Q: How to use Ctrl+left/Ctrl+Right (instead of Alt+left/Alt+right) to move to the previous/next word On a Mavericks system, I would like to use Ctrl+left/Ctrl+right instead of Alt+left/Alt+right to move to the next word or the previous word.
Mission Control is not using Ctrl+left/Ctrl+right (I changed that from the default value).
Is it possible to do this with some system setting (i.e. without a keymapper)?
A: You can use KeyRemap4MacBook with a private.xml such as this:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<root>
<item>
<name>⌃← & ⌃→ to ⌥← & ⌥→</name>
<identifier>remapCtrlLeftAndCtrlRightToAltLeftAndAltRight</identifier>
<autogen>
__KeyToKey__
KeyCode::CURSOR_LEFT, VK_CONTROL | ModifierFlag::NONE,
KeyCode::CURSOR_LEFT, ModifierFlag::OPTION_L
</autogen>
<autogen>
__KeyToKey__
KeyCode::CURSOR_RIGHT, VK_CONTROL | ModifierFlag::NONE,
KeyCode::CURSOR_RIGHT, ModifierFlag::OPTION_L
</autogen>
</item>
</root>
I'm not aware of any System Preferences setting regarding this.
With regard to comment, change the contents of the <autogen> to…
__KeyToKey__
KeyCode::CURSOR_LEFT, VK_OPTION | ModifierFlag::NONE,
KeyCode::CURSOR_LEFT, ModifierFlag::CONTROL_L
__KeyToKey__
KeyCode::CURSOR_RIGHT, VK_OPTION | ModifierFlag::NONE,
KeyCode::CURSOR_RIGHT, ModifierFlag::CONTROL_L
A: Another option is to create ~/Library/KeyBindings/ and save a property list like this as ~/Library/KeyBindings/DefaultKeyBinding.dict:
{
"^\UF700" = moveWordUp:;
"^\UF701" = moveWordDown:;
"^\UF702" = moveWordLeft:;
"^\UF703" = moveWordRight:;
"^$\UF700" = moveWordUpAndModifySelection:;
"^$\UF701" = moveWordDownAndModifySelection:;
"^$\UF702" = moveWordLeftAndModifySelection:;
"^$\UF703" = moveWordRightAndModifySelection:;
}
Quit and reopen applications to apply the changes.
More information:
*
*http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~jrus/site/cocoa-text.html
*http://osxnotes.net/keybindings.html
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a03c67753759ac0f46291d41a72038ee36a5029f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: latest compatible version of an app Where on the app store can I find this "latest compatible Version thing? I have tried to download the remote app for ios6 but there is no button or anything. So I downloaded the iOS7 App but that one does not install on my iPhone (5).
A: iTunes on Mac or Windows currently doesn't offer a way to download older versions of an app. If you have an incremental backup and downloaded the app before you might be able to pull the old .ipa file from your backup.
Otherwise you need to download the app directly from your iPhone/iPad running iOS6 (or any other older version). The Store app will try to download the most recent version first and then get back to you with a prompt asking whether you want to download the most recent compatible version instead.
There doesn't appear to be a way to expose this previous version information other than attempting a download on an app by app basis.
| Q: latest compatible version of an app Where on the app store can I find this "latest compatible Version thing? I have tried to download the remote app for ios6 but there is no button or anything. So I downloaded the iOS7 App but that one does not install on my iPhone (5).
A: iTunes on Mac or Windows currently doesn't offer a way to download older versions of an app. If you have an incremental backup and downloaded the app before you might be able to pull the old .ipa file from your backup.
Otherwise you need to download the app directly from your iPhone/iPad running iOS6 (or any other older version). The Store app will try to download the most recent version first and then get back to you with a prompt asking whether you want to download the most recent compatible version instead.
There doesn't appear to be a way to expose this previous version information other than attempting a download on an app by app basis.
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27e93812f5e61b802c0c5b5fa6d682f7efa34ca8 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to create sum in Numbers up to a specific row? I have column which contains prices for my work. The last row of that column should contain the total. Currently I have to adjust the SUM() calculation every time I add or remove a row.
Can I somehow magically sum up to the row the SUM() formula is contained in?
A: You can do this using header and footer rows. These automatically adjust the formulas contained within them based on the number of rows above.
*
*Make sure you have the footer row enabled:
*In the footer cell, enter =SUM↩︎.
*Select the column by clicking the relevant header cell or column reference.
The formula will automatically adjust from now on.
An animation for further explanation:
| Q: How to create sum in Numbers up to a specific row? I have column which contains prices for my work. The last row of that column should contain the total. Currently I have to adjust the SUM() calculation every time I add or remove a row.
Can I somehow magically sum up to the row the SUM() formula is contained in?
A: You can do this using header and footer rows. These automatically adjust the formulas contained within them based on the number of rows above.
*
*Make sure you have the footer row enabled:
*In the footer cell, enter =SUM↩︎.
*Select the column by clicking the relevant header cell or column reference.
The formula will automatically adjust from now on.
An animation for further explanation:
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f1cae07ab18a13657f71ce5abbe0d4f09db25542 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Shell Script for Yesterday's Date I'm trying to execute the following shellscript with hazel app on any file in the folder. It works, but the only thing thats causing a problem is the date for yesterday.
#! /bin/bash
saveDir="TJ"
dd=$(date --date='yesterday' +'%m-%d-%Y')
for file in *.csv ; do
saveName="${saveDir}/TJ ${dd}.csv"
cut -d',' -f2,14 "$file" > "$saveName"
done
Any ideas why it isn't working?
A: Try using date like this:
dd=$(date -v -1d '+%m-%d-%y')
as mentioned yesterday is part of GNU Date, but using an offset of -1d should be equivalent for OS X use.
| Q: Shell Script for Yesterday's Date I'm trying to execute the following shellscript with hazel app on any file in the folder. It works, but the only thing thats causing a problem is the date for yesterday.
#! /bin/bash
saveDir="TJ"
dd=$(date --date='yesterday' +'%m-%d-%Y')
for file in *.csv ; do
saveName="${saveDir}/TJ ${dd}.csv"
cut -d',' -f2,14 "$file" > "$saveName"
done
Any ideas why it isn't working?
A: Try using date like this:
dd=$(date -v -1d '+%m-%d-%y')
as mentioned yesterday is part of GNU Date, but using an offset of -1d should be equivalent for OS X use.
A: The date utility bundled with OS X is not GNU date (which accepts the --date option).
You can use homebrew to install it.
You can probably use Perl to get what you want:
perl -MPOSIX=strftime -le 'print strftime("%d-%m-%Y",localtime(time()-86400))'
# or
perl -MTime::Piece -MTime::Seconds -le 'print((Time::Piece->new - ONE_DAY)->dmy)'
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9dafd365ff46a4b9c9b271269f7f7b5419764709 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Auto-fill username and password in Fluid.app webapp I'd like to have my Fluid.app webapps auto-login to various sites (Gmail, DropBox, etc.) using passwords stored in AgileBits 1Password.app.
I'd appreciate directions or suggestions on how to go about this, if it is possible.
A: 1Password only integrates with a browser that supplies an API which Fluid does not see this thread on AgileBit's website and Fluid does not seem to be able to read any OS APIs to get stored information
Patrick Welker has used using Keyboard maestro to copy around but this uses Apple's keychain, I have not tried this
| Q: Auto-fill username and password in Fluid.app webapp I'd like to have my Fluid.app webapps auto-login to various sites (Gmail, DropBox, etc.) using passwords stored in AgileBits 1Password.app.
I'd appreciate directions or suggestions on how to go about this, if it is possible.
A: 1Password only integrates with a browser that supplies an API which Fluid does not see this thread on AgileBit's website and Fluid does not seem to be able to read any OS APIs to get stored information
Patrick Welker has used using Keyboard maestro to copy around but this uses Apple's keychain, I have not tried this
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7dfa277d2bd140e4f21fbd0a454a0d134ef6d99f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Where are Time Machine local backups/snapshots stored? Out of curiosity, I'm wondering where in the file system Time Machine stores its local backups/snapshots.
A: They are stored on your hard drive in the folder entitled:
/Volumes/MobileBackups
Note: This answer is now dated and incorrect for current MacOS versions. It was accurate for MacOS Lion, but has changed since that time. See other answers for updated locations.
| Q: Where are Time Machine local backups/snapshots stored? Out of curiosity, I'm wondering where in the file system Time Machine stores its local backups/snapshots.
A: They are stored on your hard drive in the folder entitled:
/Volumes/MobileBackups
Note: This answer is now dated and incorrect for current MacOS versions. It was accurate for MacOS Lion, but has changed since that time. See other answers for updated locations.
A: Under the new file system in High Sierra (Apple File System (APFS)), this it is different. You can see what is considered the "local backups" via command line like this:
sudo tmutil listlocalsnapshots /
Ones that are listed as "(dateless)" will cause all sorts of problems:
com.apple.TimeMachine.2017-12-23-090037 (dataless)
so you can delete any backup by command line like this (deletes the one listed above, note only date used in reference):
sudo tmutil deletelocalsnapshots 2017-12-23-090037
Note that in my latest problem with macOS, the "bird" process was eating up egregious amounts of CPU. It was suggested that dumping backups that were damaged (damaged, who knew?) would help.
A: The actual data is stored in a hidden directory called .MobileBackups at the root of the volume.
There is a special virtual filesystem type called mtmfs which translates the raw data in these hidden directories into a virtual Time Machine drive which is automatically mounted on /Volumes/MobileBackups
This mechanism of storing local backups existed on HFS format file systems and is no longer how things work on APFS Macs. Snapshots now are built in to the filesystem as opposed to needing to make “shadow copies” of files in a new location, the “shadow copies” are of the whole disk state.
*
*Now that disablelocal is gone, how to stop local (internal drive) TimeMachine backups?
A: On Catalina they seem to be in:
/Volumes/com.apple.TimeMachine.localsnapshots
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27b71b3595601bc6cd6a561a626165d3a482bce3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Setting up key bindings of Corsair Vengeance K70 to work with OS X I recently purchased a Corsair Vengeance K70 and am trying to get set the ctrl windows alt keys to match the ones on a mac keyboard, control option(alt) command. Currently the windows key acts like command.
So far I've tried setting the key bindings by going to System Preferences -> Modifier Keys -> Corsair K70R Gaming Keyboard and testing different configurations of key settings though this appeared to have no effect.
I also attempted switching the BIOS switch on the keyboard though that seemed to have no effect.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!
Update: By opening the on screen keyboard I can confirm that the problem is that the windows key is synced with the alt key and command with window so I need a reliable way to switch those.
A: KeyRemap4MacBook also supports device-specific settings:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<root>
<devicevendordef>
<vendorname>KINESIS</vendorname>
<vendorid>0x05f3</vendorid>
</devicevendordef>
<deviceproductdef>
<productname>ADVANTAGE</productname>
<productid>0x0007</productid>
</deviceproductdef>
<item>
<name>test</name>
<identifier>test</identifier>
<device_only>DeviceVendor::KINESIS, DeviceProduct::ADVANTAGE</device_only>
<autogen>__KeyToKey__ KeyCode::COMMAND_L, KeyCode::OPTION_L</autogen>
<autogen>__KeyToKey__ KeyCode::COMMAND_R, KeyCode::OPTION_R</autogen>
<autogen>__KeyToKey__ KeyCode::PC_APPLICATION, KeyCode::COMMAND_L</autogen>
</item>
</root>
I don't know the vendor or product IDs for Corsair Vengeance K70, but you can see them with EventViewer.app, which is located in /Applications/KeyRemap4MacBook.app/Contents/Applications/.
| Q: Setting up key bindings of Corsair Vengeance K70 to work with OS X I recently purchased a Corsair Vengeance K70 and am trying to get set the ctrl windows alt keys to match the ones on a mac keyboard, control option(alt) command. Currently the windows key acts like command.
So far I've tried setting the key bindings by going to System Preferences -> Modifier Keys -> Corsair K70R Gaming Keyboard and testing different configurations of key settings though this appeared to have no effect.
I also attempted switching the BIOS switch on the keyboard though that seemed to have no effect.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!
Update: By opening the on screen keyboard I can confirm that the problem is that the windows key is synced with the alt key and command with window so I need a reliable way to switch those.
A: KeyRemap4MacBook also supports device-specific settings:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<root>
<devicevendordef>
<vendorname>KINESIS</vendorname>
<vendorid>0x05f3</vendorid>
</devicevendordef>
<deviceproductdef>
<productname>ADVANTAGE</productname>
<productid>0x0007</productid>
</deviceproductdef>
<item>
<name>test</name>
<identifier>test</identifier>
<device_only>DeviceVendor::KINESIS, DeviceProduct::ADVANTAGE</device_only>
<autogen>__KeyToKey__ KeyCode::COMMAND_L, KeyCode::OPTION_L</autogen>
<autogen>__KeyToKey__ KeyCode::COMMAND_R, KeyCode::OPTION_R</autogen>
<autogen>__KeyToKey__ KeyCode::PC_APPLICATION, KeyCode::COMMAND_L</autogen>
</item>
</root>
I don't know the vendor or product IDs for Corsair Vengeance K70, but you can see them with EventViewer.app, which is located in /Applications/KeyRemap4MacBook.app/Contents/Applications/.
A: The following worked for me:
*
*Open System Preferences --> Keyboard --> Modifier Keys
*Select the Corsair Vengeance K70 from the Select Keyboard pulldown list
*Setup your mappings - for me I remapped
*Ctrl Lock to Control
*Option to Command
*Command to Option
*Close the Keyboard System Preferences
*Restart the computer (I believe that you can also just close the Preferences unplug the keyboard instead of restart)
After a restart everything worked as expected on Mavericks
A: I decided to go with DoubleCommand as it seemed to fit my needs and it made it easy to switch the keys. My only complaint is that there is not a per keyboard setting so this also affects my (less used) mac keyboard. Cheers
A: You can use Karabiner https://pqrs.org/osx/karabiner/, a keyboard customizer for macOS.
The interface is easy to use and works well.
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5a58be21de3dabdbdb5da4305dc7a86d2058a133 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I determine if my Macbook pro has switchable audio input? Some audio ports on Apple computers are switchable from stereo output to stereo input, but not all of them are.
How do I determine if my Macbook Pro supports audio input through the audio jack?
A: You can list specifically which audio devices your system is using in Terminal:
system_profiler SPAudioDataType
Another way you can determine if you have the combination audio port is when you're viewing System Preferences > Sound you will have an output option that shows up on the input tab.
| Q: How do I determine if my Macbook pro has switchable audio input? Some audio ports on Apple computers are switchable from stereo output to stereo input, but not all of them are.
How do I determine if my Macbook Pro supports audio input through the audio jack?
A: You can list specifically which audio devices your system is using in Terminal:
system_profiler SPAudioDataType
Another way you can determine if you have the combination audio port is when you're viewing System Preferences > Sound you will have an output option that shows up on the input tab.
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930fa3553d3d3346327373d47fea5828c8251dff | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to maximise a window to fill up screen in Mavericks? Before Mavericks, I could maximise a window while holding shift key, and the window would always fill up the entire screen without needing any third party tools or changes.
It no longer works in Mavericks, is there a workaround or hidden setting to revert to the old behavior?
A: While holding Shift + Option, click the green Plus button on the upper-left corner of the window.
| Q: How to maximise a window to fill up screen in Mavericks? Before Mavericks, I could maximise a window while holding shift key, and the window would always fill up the entire screen without needing any third party tools or changes.
It no longer works in Mavericks, is there a workaround or hidden setting to revert to the old behavior?
A: While holding Shift + Option, click the green Plus button on the upper-left corner of the window.
A: I have been using SizeUp but recently I heard of Spectacle:
which seems to do most, but not all, of the same things, and is free and open-source.
A: For maximizing windows (and more), I use SizeUp: http://www.irradiatedsoftware.com/sizeup/
This is not the same as full-screen mode which Mark refers to.
A: What you can do is make an app go full screen. This is done by hitting the double arrow icon at the top right of the window (see picture below) or the keyboard shortcut ^+⌘+F.
A: In OS X Yosemite, Double click on window title. That's all.
A: Option + click on maximize button works for me.
A: To summarize the options above for OSX yosemite 10.10.3.
*
*I am able to go into full screen mode by going to the top left and clicking
the green button
*
*If I click Option (a.k.a. Alt) then the green button turns into a + (plus) symbol and will maximize VERTICALLY ONLY.
*If I click Option + Shift then the green button turns into a + symbol as above but will maximize the both horizontally and vertically to take up the whole screen.
THIS DOES NOT WORK ON FINDER. only the vertical maximize works on finder no idea why.
A: BetterTouchTool will do this using a trigger such as this:
A: BetterTouchTool is actually the best solution. You can do so much with it. ANd once again it comes to the rescue here since Apple is too stupid to fix this after 15 years of a senseless green window button. I setup left clicking the green button normally to the old behavior (i.e.: does whatever it wants without rhyme or reason), ctrl-left click green button = maximize to the left, alt-left click green button = maximize to the right, shift-left click green button maximize window to fill the desktop (NOT fullscreen mode, i.e.: window does not take up a new space). Brilliant.
Note: in BTT, you have to go to the "OTHER" tab and add a new trigger. Not under trackpad.
A: Shift + Click in Mavericks is working for me to maximize a window to fill the entire screen. This is the first I have learned about that option. I have been endlessly frustrated by that on Mac in the past.
A: Just updated to Yosemite:
Alt+maximize (the green + in the upper left corner of the window) seems to work in both directions (not in finder, there it just stretches the window).
A: Shift+ option + Green button on the window fills the screen without covering the dock
A: The only sure-fire way that works for all apps* is hold the cursor over any window corner until you see this diagonal double-headed arrow, then Opt/double-click.
Opt/double-clicking either the horizontal or vertical version of this arrow by hovering over a window edge will maximise in that plane only.
This doesn't have an inverse function to return to the previous size, unlike the green dot alternatives.
*The only app I know of that this doesn't work in is Microsoft Remote Desktop, where the window aspect is fixed to that of the remote display, so it wouldn't make sense to perfectly maximise to a different aspect ratio.
A: I have used FastScripts to assign a shortcut to this script:
try
tell application "Finder" to set b to bounds of window of desktop
try
tell application (path to frontmost application as text)
set bounds of window 1 to {item 1 of b, 22, item 3 of b, item 4 of b}
end tell
on error
tell application "System Events" to tell window 1 of (process 1 where it is frontmost)
try
set position to {0, 22}
set size to {item 3 of b, (item 4 of b) - 22}
on error
click (button 1 of window 1 where subrole is "AXZoomButton")
end try
end tell
end try
end try
Changing the bounds of a window doesn't work with all applications, but using the accessibility API through System Events is slightly slower. Other applications like Slate always use the accessibility API.
A: In 10.0, I use Option + left click to small green plus button on top left windows
A: Mavericks 10.9.5 — the maximising behaviour is different according to the Appearance setting in System Preferences/General. If this is set to Graphite, the x, -, and + buttons are grey and their behaviour is unchanged by modifier keys. If it's set to Blue, then those buttons are coloured in the usual traffic-light scheme and shift+click or shift+option+click will maximise without entering full screen. Lord knows what Apple were thinking but that's how it is...
A: Once i used "Better Touch" in Mac to enable the maximise feature and it was successful.
All-time mac users and pc-migraters understand different things when asked "to maximise windows without going fullscreen"
This usage wish is coming from pc-usage.
Alt + "click maximise button" does not maximize the window borders to screen's every edge and snap it.
it only changes the windows size big enough to show all content without needing to scroll.
That's not maximising without going fullscreen.
All-time mac users do not understand the wish since they never experienced it.
i also like going full screen and snap to borders without going fullscreen like macromedia-flash or video-fullscreen fullscreen. that's something missing in Mac.
When pc-users asks for going full screen, this is what they ask > maximise window to left screen border, to screen right border, to dock upper border, to status bar bottom border. do not hide status bar, and dock
A: http://teohm.com/blog/2012/03/22/working-effectively-with-iterm2/
For anyone using iTerm:
toggle maximize window: Cmd + Alt + =
A: Shift + Alt click on Full Screen button
A: I use Cinch
Which basically gives you Win 8 features plus a maximise to window (but not full screen/hide everything else).
I find this limitation in OSX effing annoying and even more annoying that I have to pay for an app to do this. I read somewhere Apple Fanboys stating that this is 'just how OSX does things so you need to adjust' sort of thing and that Apple is clever because the window just adjusts to the 'optimal screen size'. This is rubbish as pretty much all the 'optimal' sizes cause the page to show the tablet/reduced resolution page rather than the full experience webpage.
I can't believe Apple have not added this very basic and useful 'feature'. Green maximise is so awful I never use it as it takes a second delay to even get in/out of it! I thought UX/HCI (apparently Apples strong point...) was about reducing cognitive load but OSX actually increases it in many ways my experience!
One of the major niggles I have with the limitations of OSX, even Linux is better at these things!
A: Hold Option and Shift while the application is active and click on the Green Button, top left corner.
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1c1c3507749819e4c26201426ba0630bce2ca8d6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Macbook2,1 late 2006 fan not spinning My macbook is very hot, the fan never starts. I tried some softwares like Fan Control 1.2, scmfancontrol 2.4 and Macs Fan Control but each of them is giving me always 0 rpm on the main (right) fan…
Why? What can I do?
The system is a very fresh install of Lion, updated to the last, 10.7.5
Ps: I remember that before going to reinstall it, a manual control on the fan was working...
A: Zero for fan speed can be often a sign phisical damage of a fan or its connector. If resetting of SMC won't help, then it is what I said.
| Q: Macbook2,1 late 2006 fan not spinning My macbook is very hot, the fan never starts. I tried some softwares like Fan Control 1.2, scmfancontrol 2.4 and Macs Fan Control but each of them is giving me always 0 rpm on the main (right) fan…
Why? What can I do?
The system is a very fresh install of Lion, updated to the last, 10.7.5
Ps: I remember that before going to reinstall it, a manual control on the fan was working...
A: Zero for fan speed can be often a sign phisical damage of a fan or its connector. If resetting of SMC won't help, then it is what I said.
A: Reset the SMC on a MacBook with removable battery
*
*Shutdown and disconnect your charger
*Remove the battery.
*Press and hold the power button for 5 seconds, then release.
*Connect the charger and press the power button to turn your Mac back on.
Reset NVRAM
*
*Shutdown.
*Boot whilst holding ⇧⌥PR until the second chime.
A: If one attempt at resetting the SMC didn't revive the fan, then I would say the fan has failed and you will need to reseat the fan cable or replace the fan to tell if it's the fan itself or something on the logic board that has failed.
Also, before spending money, I would try installing a clean OS X onto a USB stick or SD card just to be sure it's not software or the SMC modification tools you have installed that are causing the issue. Unlikely, but you'd hate to spend money on a software issue.
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"question_score": "3",
"source": "stackexchange",
"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/115913"
} |
764ed4005a5c07d349737f92fe51f9ebdf77c93a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I access data on Windows outside VMWare from within the OS X VM? I am running OS X Mountain Lion on VMWare Workstation installed on Windows 7. How can I access my Xcode projects outside VMWare (i.e. from host)? I know I can do this by copying projects in the shared folder of my machine.
Can I have a folder on host where I can create Xcode projects from within VMWare? I want to do this because VMWare may crash and I may want to keep all Xcode projects safe and access them from host.
Any ideas?
A: Sure you can. You don't have to use the shared folders set by VMWare. You can create new ones on you host in the Options > Shared Folders tab in you VM's settings. And they can be located everywhere. I don't know if there are any restrictions from xCode where you project files have be be saved but the new shared folder should be accessible from your OSX VM without any problems.
| Q: Can I access data on Windows outside VMWare from within the OS X VM? I am running OS X Mountain Lion on VMWare Workstation installed on Windows 7. How can I access my Xcode projects outside VMWare (i.e. from host)? I know I can do this by copying projects in the shared folder of my machine.
Can I have a folder on host where I can create Xcode projects from within VMWare? I want to do this because VMWare may crash and I may want to keep all Xcode projects safe and access them from host.
Any ideas?
A: Sure you can. You don't have to use the shared folders set by VMWare. You can create new ones on you host in the Options > Shared Folders tab in you VM's settings. And they can be located everywhere. I don't know if there are any restrictions from xCode where you project files have be be saved but the new shared folder should be accessible from your OSX VM without any problems.
| apple | {
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9261eb4e0cbcc10bcd928eccc5e4c196a8129eec | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to install Apache into a custom directory? How to install a copy of Apache into a local custom directory via Terminal (to ~/Desktop/ for example), so it can live without conflicts with another global version of Apache and I cant start and stop it from there?
A: homebrew
Consider using homebrew to manage a private, isolated, installation of Apache httpd on your Mac.
To install brew and Apache httpd on your Mac, follow the steps on homebrew; the two main steps are:
ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/go/install)"
This will install the brew command line tool.
Next use jabberwik's tap to install httpd:
brew tap jabberwik/homebrew-httpd
brew install httpd24
MAMP
An alternative approach is to use a pre-packaged application, such as MAMP. Running MAMP will immediately provide Apache httpd, PHP and MySQL preconfigured and ready to use.
| Q: How to install Apache into a custom directory? How to install a copy of Apache into a local custom directory via Terminal (to ~/Desktop/ for example), so it can live without conflicts with another global version of Apache and I cant start and stop it from there?
A: homebrew
Consider using homebrew to manage a private, isolated, installation of Apache httpd on your Mac.
To install brew and Apache httpd on your Mac, follow the steps on homebrew; the two main steps are:
ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/go/install)"
This will install the brew command line tool.
Next use jabberwik's tap to install httpd:
brew tap jabberwik/homebrew-httpd
brew install httpd24
MAMP
An alternative approach is to use a pre-packaged application, such as MAMP. Running MAMP will immediately provide Apache httpd, PHP and MySQL preconfigured and ready to use.
| apple | {
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"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/115931"
} |
552034ce5bb368e0f2a5a6263144f4b15fb7a133 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Locating an app by its bundle identifier from the command line I am looking for a way to find an app's location on the system from the command line using its bundle identifier. I can open it like this:
open -b 'com.zerotier.ZeroTierOne'
... where com.zerotier.ZeroTierOne is my bundle ID, but what I want to do is locate where the app is actually installed. I want a command that will return (for example):
/Applications/ZeroTier One.app
in response to a query by identifier 'com.zerotier.ZeroTierOne'.
The "-R" option to open will reveal in finder but I want this to be completely non-interactive and done via a shell script.
A: The magic command is:
mdfind kMDItemCFBundleIdentifier = "com.zerotier.ZeroTierOne"
You can determine this by working backwards from mdls foo | grep kMDItemCF
So if you didn't know iPhoto's CF Bundle Identifier:
Mac:~ me$ mdls /Applications/iPhoto.app | grep kMDItemCF
kMDItemCFBundleIdentifier = "com.apple.iPhoto"
| Q: Locating an app by its bundle identifier from the command line I am looking for a way to find an app's location on the system from the command line using its bundle identifier. I can open it like this:
open -b 'com.zerotier.ZeroTierOne'
... where com.zerotier.ZeroTierOne is my bundle ID, but what I want to do is locate where the app is actually installed. I want a command that will return (for example):
/Applications/ZeroTier One.app
in response to a query by identifier 'com.zerotier.ZeroTierOne'.
The "-R" option to open will reveal in finder but I want this to be completely non-interactive and done via a shell script.
A: The magic command is:
mdfind kMDItemCFBundleIdentifier = "com.zerotier.ZeroTierOne"
You can determine this by working backwards from mdls foo | grep kMDItemCF
So if you didn't know iPhoto's CF Bundle Identifier:
Mac:~ me$ mdls /Applications/iPhoto.app | grep kMDItemCF
kMDItemCFBundleIdentifier = "com.apple.iPhoto"
| apple | {
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6d79405a8cd76e84da01eef1a036abf8152cb8d1 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to remove an Adobe 'upgrade'? I accidentally installed an upgrade of Adobe Acrobat Pro 7 to Adobe Acrobat Pro 11.
(I had the Adobe Pro 7 for Windows and was sold the upgrade without being told that I had to separately buy the base version for Mac)
To be clear : I don't have Adobe 7 on my Mac but ran the upgrade to Adobe Acrobat Pro 11.
I get the error
The serial number you provided is valid, but a qualifying product could not be found on this computer.
This of course makes sense.
I then tried to install the Trial version of Mac Adobe Acrobat Pro 11, but when I go to start that program, I get the same message.
I want to remove the 'upgrade' info on the Mac so that when I run the trial version, I don't get that error message.
How do I do that?
A: I solved it.
I moved the /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Slcache and Slstore into a backups folder.
Then I ran the installer again.
Running the uninstaller did not remove these files before - that's why we kept getting the error.
| Q: How to remove an Adobe 'upgrade'? I accidentally installed an upgrade of Adobe Acrobat Pro 7 to Adobe Acrobat Pro 11.
(I had the Adobe Pro 7 for Windows and was sold the upgrade without being told that I had to separately buy the base version for Mac)
To be clear : I don't have Adobe 7 on my Mac but ran the upgrade to Adobe Acrobat Pro 11.
I get the error
The serial number you provided is valid, but a qualifying product could not be found on this computer.
This of course makes sense.
I then tried to install the Trial version of Mac Adobe Acrobat Pro 11, but when I go to start that program, I get the same message.
I want to remove the 'upgrade' info on the Mac so that when I run the trial version, I don't get that error message.
How do I do that?
A: I solved it.
I moved the /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Slcache and Slstore into a backups folder.
Then I ran the installer again.
Running the uninstaller did not remove these files before - that's why we kept getting the error.
A: Adobe offers a standalone cleaner tool which will remove all traces of an installation, even if the installation has been broken in some way. Download the cleaner and run it, and it will remove the installation.
| apple | {
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622b7017bad10d07c1141a52451c0ff4a4b08af4 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Does the iPad Air support Wi-Fi Direct? I'd like to use my Seagate Wireless hard drive with my iPad or even my iPhone 5.
A: Whilst the device hardware does support Wi-Fi Direct, the limitation in this case is software.
There is currently no software on iOS that connects to a wireless hard drive through Wi-Fi Direct, but that hasn't stopped apps being developed to take advantage of this — Seagate has an app that connects to wireless hard drives:
*
*http://www.seagate.com/gb/en/services-software/apps/seagate-media-app/
| Q: Does the iPad Air support Wi-Fi Direct? I'd like to use my Seagate Wireless hard drive with my iPad or even my iPhone 5.
A: Whilst the device hardware does support Wi-Fi Direct, the limitation in this case is software.
There is currently no software on iOS that connects to a wireless hard drive through Wi-Fi Direct, but that hasn't stopped apps being developed to take advantage of this — Seagate has an app that connects to wireless hard drives:
*
*http://www.seagate.com/gb/en/services-software/apps/seagate-media-app/
| apple | {
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"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/115962"
} |
742a2b6d1c6eff534b81648ca5f2f94d848cb17c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a way to automatically delete old boarding passes in Passbook? Is there a way to make old boarding passes go away automatically from Passbook, instead of manually deleting them?
A: In this article, it says:
"I'm surprised old boarding passes don't automatically delete from
Passbook post departure. You have to manually delete them."
It doesn't look like it is possible yet.
You can provide feedback to Apple regarding this at the following page:
*
*http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html
| Q: Is there a way to automatically delete old boarding passes in Passbook? Is there a way to make old boarding passes go away automatically from Passbook, instead of manually deleting them?
A: In this article, it says:
"I'm surprised old boarding passes don't automatically delete from
Passbook post departure. You have to manually delete them."
It doesn't look like it is possible yet.
You can provide feedback to Apple regarding this at the following page:
*
*http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html
A: No - passbook items might even be retained on purpose since Apple allows developers to use Apple's push notification service to refresh a passbook with new information that might make them no longer expired.
It's up to each developer to decide if they keep sending you one-off passbook items or make them more of a reusable container to store the information you need when you need it.
There are clearly cases where this won't work - for boarding passes where you want to be able to perhaps load 3 to 6 of them before an overseas trip, but I would expect Apple to add a clear system if people end up commonly having dozens or more expired items and make a case for that feature to be added.
A: In iOS 11 (possibly earlier) it’s now much easier to delete old passes: In the Wallet, swipe all the way down and tap the “Edit Passes” button (the button only appears if you have more than one pass stored). Then you can easily see the “last updated” dates of all passes and easily delete them from the list.
| apple | {
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9dd25c6cd7c6767dd4d0906ba003d032f0b74b65 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Lion and later: Stop auto launching iTunes on Bluetooth headset connect? iTunes has an annoying habit of auto launching upon connecting a Bluetooth headset to Mac. Pre-Lion, you could go to System Preferences -> CD/DVD Settings, and disable an option for auto launching iTunes.
However, in Macs without a CD/DVD, and post-Lion, up to Mavericks, there is no such setting available. Neither iTunes 11, nor System Preferences 10.9 present a setting to disable this annoyance.
Some say to disable the iTunes Helper from Users & Groups -> Login Items, but this appears to have no effect.
Is there another way to change this behavior?
Also posted on Reddit.
Also posted on Apple Discussions.
A: I'm on a MBP with osx 10.9.2. Disabling iTunes in "CD and DVD" preferences does not help. Just renaming iTunes to something else does not work.
The service "Remote Control Daemon", rdc, is responsible for delivering commands to (for example) iTunes. Use this script, iTunesPatch. This script modifies the actual binary for rdc to inhibit the command it sends to start iTunes, which means that all other functions of rdc still works as expected.
| Q: Lion and later: Stop auto launching iTunes on Bluetooth headset connect? iTunes has an annoying habit of auto launching upon connecting a Bluetooth headset to Mac. Pre-Lion, you could go to System Preferences -> CD/DVD Settings, and disable an option for auto launching iTunes.
However, in Macs without a CD/DVD, and post-Lion, up to Mavericks, there is no such setting available. Neither iTunes 11, nor System Preferences 10.9 present a setting to disable this annoyance.
Some say to disable the iTunes Helper from Users & Groups -> Login Items, but this appears to have no effect.
Is there another way to change this behavior?
Also posted on Reddit.
Also posted on Apple Discussions.
A: I'm on a MBP with osx 10.9.2. Disabling iTunes in "CD and DVD" preferences does not help. Just renaming iTunes to something else does not work.
The service "Remote Control Daemon", rdc, is responsible for delivering commands to (for example) iTunes. Use this script, iTunesPatch. This script modifies the actual binary for rdc to inhibit the command it sends to start iTunes, which means that all other functions of rdc still works as expected.
A: Have you tried removing permissions from the Remote Control Daemon?
sudo chmod -x /System/Library/CoreServices/rcd.app/Contents/MacOS
(there was a similar thread on Apple Discussions)
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35a63ff23092227a5f93394b8e3c275f63fd9e0a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Terminal.app equivalent of `xterm -e 'cmd'` With xterm (and gnome-terminal, terminator, etc), you can run the following command:
$ xterm -e 'vim somefile.txt'
xterm will open and run the specified program (in this case, Vim). When the program exits, the terminal window closes as well. Running the above command, if you were to quit Vim, the terminal would go away as well.
Is there any way to get this (or similar) functionality through Terminal.app (on OSX)? The solution can be in AppleScript, Bash or anything else really, as long as it's achievable via commands I could run in a Bash script.
A: With AppleScript, you can do:
on run argv
set command to item 1 of argv --you can customize this to be constant
tell application "Terminal"
activate
do script (command & "; exit")
end tell
end run
This will open Terminal and tell it to run a command (Your default settings need to close the window when the shell exits).
To run this, just use osascript filename.scpt "$command_to_run"
| Q: Terminal.app equivalent of `xterm -e 'cmd'` With xterm (and gnome-terminal, terminator, etc), you can run the following command:
$ xterm -e 'vim somefile.txt'
xterm will open and run the specified program (in this case, Vim). When the program exits, the terminal window closes as well. Running the above command, if you were to quit Vim, the terminal would go away as well.
Is there any way to get this (or similar) functionality through Terminal.app (on OSX)? The solution can be in AppleScript, Bash or anything else really, as long as it's achievable via commands I could run in a Bash script.
A: With AppleScript, you can do:
on run argv
set command to item 1 of argv --you can customize this to be constant
tell application "Terminal"
activate
do script (command & "; exit")
end tell
end run
This will open Terminal and tell it to run a command (Your default settings need to close the window when the shell exits).
To run this, just use osascript filename.scpt "$command_to_run"
A: You could use the open command (/usr/bin/open).
For example, say that I want to open the file test.txt with Textmate and close the shell afterwards. I could use the following command:
open -W -a Textmate test.txt && exit
*
*The -W option will cause it to wait until Textmate is closed.
*The -A option allows you to specify the application
The second part of the command line (exit) will not cause the Terminal application to quit, but can close the Terminal window if you change the default preferences. In the Terminal preferences, click on the Shell tab and change the setting When the shell exits to Close the window
If you really want to exit the Terminal application, you could replace exit by a call to a Bash script. For example:
#!/bin/sh
echo | osascript <<EOF
tell application "Terminal"
quit
end tell
EOF
(Source adapted from Mac OS X Hints)
This will still cause Terminal to show a popup asking if you want to close the application.
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d2a074f64c17fd0f6c542e996362a1518ecb52b9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Take screenshot and copy its file path to clipboard I want to have the file path of a screenshot to be available in the clipboard to paste it directly into some text. Greenshot on Windows can do this in just one keyboard shortcut simultaneously taking the screenshot and putting its file path into the clipboard. How can this be done in Mac?
A: You can assign a shortcut to a script like this:
f=~/Desktop/$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S).png
screencapture -i $f
osascript -e 'set the clipboard to POSIX file "'$f'"'
One way to do that is to create a service in Automator:
Then give the service a keyboard shortcut from System Preferences.
If you just want to copy the path as text, replace the last line with printf %s $f | pbcopy.
| Q: Take screenshot and copy its file path to clipboard I want to have the file path of a screenshot to be available in the clipboard to paste it directly into some text. Greenshot on Windows can do this in just one keyboard shortcut simultaneously taking the screenshot and putting its file path into the clipboard. How can this be done in Mac?
A: You can assign a shortcut to a script like this:
f=~/Desktop/$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S).png
screencapture -i $f
osascript -e 'set the clipboard to POSIX file "'$f'"'
One way to do that is to create a service in Automator:
Then give the service a keyboard shortcut from System Preferences.
If you just want to copy the path as text, replace the last line with printf %s $f | pbcopy.
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fbe4b772579826bf6c5a45d611423e28c13d548e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iPad tries to connect to Apple TV but then gives up I am trying to set up my Apple TV and running into some difficulties.
I can see the mirroring option on the iPad, and when I select it I can see my Apple TV. When I select these options it nothing happens. It looks like it's thinking about it for a second, then it just pops back to "iPad" — there is no error message.
I've updated the Apple TV.
Checked the network type (802.11n).
I know the TV is on the network as I can get at YouTube.
Any suggestions?
| Q: iPad tries to connect to Apple TV but then gives up I am trying to set up my Apple TV and running into some difficulties.
I can see the mirroring option on the iPad, and when I select it I can see my Apple TV. When I select these options it nothing happens. It looks like it's thinking about it for a second, then it just pops back to "iPad" — there is no error message.
I've updated the Apple TV.
Checked the network type (802.11n).
I know the TV is on the network as I can get at YouTube.
Any suggestions?
| apple | {
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"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/116002"
} |
a694e631529791dccb506e98c3ed2e10cc3192ed | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What is an iPhone 4,1? I have developed an iOS app, and I am using a service called TestFlight to distribute the application to some beta testers.
Here is an image of the service:
What is an iPhone4,1?
If it is referring to a normal iPhone 4, I suppose it wouldn't include the ,1 there. So what is this? Perhaps some model number?
A: iPhone4,1 = iPhone 4s
Full list:
╔═══════════════╦═══════════╗
║ iPhone ║ iPhone1,1 ║
║ iPhone 3G ║ iPhone1,2 ║
║ iPhone 3Gs ║ iPhone2,1 ║
║ iPhone 4 ║ iPhone3,1 ║
║ iPhone 4s ║ iPhone4,1 ║
║ iPhone 5 GSM ║ iPhone5,1 ║
║ iPhone 5 CDMA ║ iPhone5,2 ║
║ iPhone 5c ║ iPhone5,3 ║
║ iPhone 5s ║ iPhone6,1 ║
║ iPhone 6 ║ iPhone7,2 ║
║ iPhone 6 Plus ║ iPhone7,1 ║
╚═══════════════╩═══════════╝
| Q: What is an iPhone 4,1? I have developed an iOS app, and I am using a service called TestFlight to distribute the application to some beta testers.
Here is an image of the service:
What is an iPhone4,1?
If it is referring to a normal iPhone 4, I suppose it wouldn't include the ,1 there. So what is this? Perhaps some model number?
A: iPhone4,1 = iPhone 4s
Full list:
╔═══════════════╦═══════════╗
║ iPhone ║ iPhone1,1 ║
║ iPhone 3G ║ iPhone1,2 ║
║ iPhone 3Gs ║ iPhone2,1 ║
║ iPhone 4 ║ iPhone3,1 ║
║ iPhone 4s ║ iPhone4,1 ║
║ iPhone 5 GSM ║ iPhone5,1 ║
║ iPhone 5 CDMA ║ iPhone5,2 ║
║ iPhone 5c ║ iPhone5,3 ║
║ iPhone 5s ║ iPhone6,1 ║
║ iPhone 6 ║ iPhone7,2 ║
║ iPhone 6 Plus ║ iPhone7,1 ║
╚═══════════════╩═══════════╝
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bd74056cd9d4bc1881d8adaf91aa1871f19d33a1 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Do you need to activate an iPhone 5s with the original carrier sim card before you can factory unlock it? I bought an iPhone 5s and gifted it to a friend abroad without opening it and activating it. I was wondering if it's possible for that friend to unlock the iPhone without having to activate it with the original carrier sim card since he doesn't have that sim, and can't get it in his country.
A: No. A factory unlock feeds the unlock status to the collective database that iTunes or the device polls when it does the activation.
Once the carrier has confirmed unlock status (or Apple feeds the unlock status to the carriers when you buy an iPhone factory unlocked out of the box) - the next restore event will alert you that the device is now unlocked.
In the case of a third party unlock - again, as long as the device sees that it is whitelisted when activation time happens, it doesn't matter who caused your phone's device ID to be cleared - just that it matches perfectly for the unlock to succeed.
| Q: Do you need to activate an iPhone 5s with the original carrier sim card before you can factory unlock it? I bought an iPhone 5s and gifted it to a friend abroad without opening it and activating it. I was wondering if it's possible for that friend to unlock the iPhone without having to activate it with the original carrier sim card since he doesn't have that sim, and can't get it in his country.
A: No. A factory unlock feeds the unlock status to the collective database that iTunes or the device polls when it does the activation.
Once the carrier has confirmed unlock status (or Apple feeds the unlock status to the carriers when you buy an iPhone factory unlocked out of the box) - the next restore event will alert you that the device is now unlocked.
In the case of a third party unlock - again, as long as the device sees that it is whitelisted when activation time happens, it doesn't matter who caused your phone's device ID to be cleared - just that it matches perfectly for the unlock to succeed.
A: I have been battling for two months now on this problem.
I bought an iPhone from someone in the United States, I am in South Africa - but he sent it to me without the original SIM-card. There is nothing I can do - I have called ATT and they say that the only way I can unlock the phone is if I have the original SIM.
I have confirmation that the phone is 'whitelisted'. I have the email saying all the "congratulations" etc., but the 3rd bullet says
Ensure that the original SIM-card is in the phone to be able to unlock with iTunes.
This really really sucks. Oh and one more thing - because I am not the original owner they will not give me a solution or further details.
A: I ended up buying the unlock service even though I didn't have the original sim card. Fortunately the unlock service wasn't able to unlock the iPhone 5S so they refunded me my money. I ended up going to the mobile operator and explaining my case, and even though I was on contract and had recently bought the phone, they agreed to unlock it. I might've been lucky or it might've been some new law against locking the new iPhones, however the person in the other country was able to activate the iPhone after the unlocking without the original sim card.
The carrier the iPhone was locked to was Telenor and was based in Sweden.
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cb8689cd32d2b1a9b8840270cea720e3ca4b6597 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Cannot edit /etc/fstab to let NTFS drives write I have Mac Os X 10.9 Mavericks. I want to write to NTFS drives. I followed the instructions here.
The following command was not allowed to run:
$ sudo echo "UUID=7575C85E-F6F7-4ABD-B7FB-6180B795DD81 none ntfs rw,auto,nobrowse" >> /etc/fstab
-bash: /etc/fstab: Permission denied
What should I do to edit /etc/fstab?
A: You need sudo to perform the write to /etc/fstab and not the echo. Try:
echo "xyz" | sudo tee -a /etc/fstab > /dev/null
I added the > /dev/null to suppress the echoing of the long UUID (which I abbreviated "xyz" for clarity's sake). You can skip the > /dev/null part and it will function the same as the command you listed.
echo "UUID=7575C85E-F6F7-4ABD-B7FB-6180B795DD81 none ntfs rw,auto,nobrowse" | sudo tee -a /etc/fstab
....
| Q: Cannot edit /etc/fstab to let NTFS drives write I have Mac Os X 10.9 Mavericks. I want to write to NTFS drives. I followed the instructions here.
The following command was not allowed to run:
$ sudo echo "UUID=7575C85E-F6F7-4ABD-B7FB-6180B795DD81 none ntfs rw,auto,nobrowse" >> /etc/fstab
-bash: /etc/fstab: Permission denied
What should I do to edit /etc/fstab?
A: You need sudo to perform the write to /etc/fstab and not the echo. Try:
echo "xyz" | sudo tee -a /etc/fstab > /dev/null
I added the > /dev/null to suppress the echoing of the long UUID (which I abbreviated "xyz" for clarity's sake). You can skip the > /dev/null part and it will function the same as the command you listed.
echo "UUID=7575C85E-F6F7-4ABD-B7FB-6180B795DD81 none ntfs rw,auto,nobrowse" | sudo tee -a /etc/fstab
....
A: You could use an editor under sudo
e.g. for nano
sudo nano /etc/fstab
Then copy the line from somewhere to the clipboard and then use paste to paste into the edit session. Then save.
A: In OSX 10.9 the file /etc/fstab does not exist, so I just create that file and works perfectly.
Just don't be confused (like me) with a file called /etc/fstab.hd.
A: Ummm, last time I heard writing to NTFS volumes is not fully supported by Apple as evidenced by it not being enabled out of the box. So proceed with caution.
A quick google search will yield several third party drivers (free and paid) that enable writing to NTFS drives.
http://www.paragon-software.com/home/ntfs-mac/
That's the number one hit in google, there are a lot more. But if you want to live dangerously then go for it! ;-)
A: My mac won't let me access /etc/fstab, and hfs.util won't even show me what the UUID is.
I'm on Mac OS X 10.6.8 and bought NTFS 4TB Seagate USB3.0 drive.
Plugged in, Mac allowed me to read files from it, but not write to it. When I select 'Get Info' for the volume/disk, I see 'You can read only' under 'Sharing & Permissions'.
I copied a large file from Windows 10 to the USB Drive, worked fine. I then downloaded the file to Mac, worked fine, but won't allow me to write anything from Mac to the USB drive, or make any changes to it eg. delete or rename files on the USB drive.
My reason for getting this USB drive formatted in NTFS was to copy files from Mac larger than 4GB to Windows for redundant backup, because of 4GB limit in FAT.
One solution I found online was to sudo echo UUID to /etc/fstab
When I diskutil info, I don't get UUID.
I also see the following extracts:
File System Personality: NTFS
Type (Bundle): ntfs
Name (User Visible): Windows NT File System (NTFS)
&
Read-Only Media: No
Read-Only Volume: Yes
Ejectable: Yes
My solution was to download Samsung NTFS for Mac Driver from:
https://www.seagate.com/au/en/support/downloads/item/samsung-ntfs-driver-master-dl/
After installation & reboot, I noticed the following changes:
*
*When I select 'Get Info' for the volume/disk, I see 'You can read and write' under 'Sharing & Permissions'.
2.
File System Personality: UFSD_NTFS
Type (Bundle): ufsd_NTFS
Name (User Visible): Windows NT Filesystem
3.
Read-Only Media: No
Read-Only Volume: No
Ejectable: Yes
The readme file (pdf) that comes with the download says NTFS features also work in Mac for the USB drive.
Now I can read/write to the disk, and is also visible in Finder. I've tested read & write speeds with a 2GB file, and don't see any difference in performance/speed between the NTFS & HFS+ Journaled volumes.
Finally after 2 days of reading about sudo, hfs.util & diskutil, I can now get back to backing up data from Mac 10.6 to USB NTFS drive.
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28f1b86b005adcbbf8ad3d3c8d6a7b53ffd9e029 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Sync iPod Touch Automatically when on WiFi but not plugged in I haven't seen this addressed anywhere, and I sort of understand why Apple would implement this but I want to see if there's any work around I haven't found yet.
Basically, I have an iPod Touch I keep in my car's glove compartment hooked up to my stereo. The auto wifi sync only works when plugged in, but I would love for every time my ipod connects to my network for it to sync.
Currently, I can manually do it, and I have an Applescript that tries to sync every night, but that only works about 10% of the time. Is there any automation apps or other work around you have found that will allow me to never have to take my ipod out of the glove compartment yet sync every time it is able? Thanks in advance.
A: If you're willing to jailbreak, you can install Wi-Fi Sync.
This is a jailbreak tweak invented before Apple implemented the actual iTunes Wi-Fi Sync, and can be scripted with AppleScript to sync whenever you want it scheduled.
| Q: Sync iPod Touch Automatically when on WiFi but not plugged in I haven't seen this addressed anywhere, and I sort of understand why Apple would implement this but I want to see if there's any work around I haven't found yet.
Basically, I have an iPod Touch I keep in my car's glove compartment hooked up to my stereo. The auto wifi sync only works when plugged in, but I would love for every time my ipod connects to my network for it to sync.
Currently, I can manually do it, and I have an Applescript that tries to sync every night, but that only works about 10% of the time. Is there any automation apps or other work around you have found that will allow me to never have to take my ipod out of the glove compartment yet sync every time it is able? Thanks in advance.
A: If you're willing to jailbreak, you can install Wi-Fi Sync.
This is a jailbreak tweak invented before Apple implemented the actual iTunes Wi-Fi Sync, and can be scripted with AppleScript to sync whenever you want it scheduled.
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139e7b25fcdab8b1e2e05762c952fcc8d8dce5f4 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Saved passwords in Safari keep coming back So I had saved some some passwords in my Safari on my Mac (Mavericks). I went to Safari > Preferences > Passwords > Remove All to remove all the stored passwords. But no matter how many times I do it, all of them keep coming back. All autofill options are disabled. I also disabled the cloud keychain on my iPhone.
I don't want to have any Passwords stored in cloud or anywhere. What am I missing?
A: Found the solution. I searched for keychain in spotlight and found something called Keychain Access. All the passwords were here under Login. When I deleted them from here, it removed them from Safari as well.
Safari's preference to Remove All just removes the locally stored passwords in Safari and not the ones that are in the user keychain.
Additionally, go to System Preferences and make sure that keychain syncing is disabled if you don't want any data stored in iCloud. You can empty that keychain if desired using Keychain Access before disabling the sync for extra security if you are sure no other devices depend on keychain syncing.
| Q: Saved passwords in Safari keep coming back So I had saved some some passwords in my Safari on my Mac (Mavericks). I went to Safari > Preferences > Passwords > Remove All to remove all the stored passwords. But no matter how many times I do it, all of them keep coming back. All autofill options are disabled. I also disabled the cloud keychain on my iPhone.
I don't want to have any Passwords stored in cloud or anywhere. What am I missing?
A: Found the solution. I searched for keychain in spotlight and found something called Keychain Access. All the passwords were here under Login. When I deleted them from here, it removed them from Safari as well.
Safari's preference to Remove All just removes the locally stored passwords in Safari and not the ones that are in the user keychain.
Additionally, go to System Preferences and make sure that keychain syncing is disabled if you don't want any data stored in iCloud. You can empty that keychain if desired using Keychain Access before disabling the sync for extra security if you are sure no other devices depend on keychain syncing.
A: I had the problem that for a particular website that I would occasionally log in to the username field started autofilling with a huge bunch of gibberish. However, no matter how many times I looked in the Safari saved passwords on my Mac that bit of gibberish was no where to be found, but would also autofill. It would even autofill on my iPhone, but it wasn't in the Safari saved passwords.
So the other answer helped me figure it out. That gibberish was saved in the Keychain and not in Safari. Deleting it there fixed my problem. However, if that gibberish was saved in my keychain but was also on my iPhone then that means the keychain was being synced as well, and not just what Safari has saved. So be aware of that as well if you want to remove everything from the cloud. I also know that the keychain shares across the cloud because as soon as I've put a wifi password in on one device then my other devices will connect to that wifi automatically as well. There are several things that get shared and not just your Safari passwords.
UPDATE (restored after being deleted): I'm sorry I couldn't just make this a comment on the other correct answer but at the time of writing I didn't have enough reputation to leave comments so I was forced to write this as an answer against my will. I hope I'm forgiven. (And please don't censor me. I'm all for editing what I wrote for clarity, but what I said in this update is the truth and so help me I might just give up on SE if someone removes it again without asking me about it first.)
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724afd140883fd1694b99e6f568fc4e84ac4285d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I disable the screenshot sound on iPad? How to get rid of the screenshot sound on iPad? (iOS 7)
I have tried muting the iPad but it doesn't work.
A: Go to Settings
You will get a search box right on top of the left corner of the ipad as you sweep from downwards
Search for "lock sounds"
You will get ringer and alerts turn that to zero
It's done
| Q: How can I disable the screenshot sound on iPad? How to get rid of the screenshot sound on iPad? (iOS 7)
I have tried muting the iPad but it doesn't work.
A: Go to Settings
You will get a search box right on top of the left corner of the ipad as you sweep from downwards
Search for "lock sounds"
You will get ringer and alerts turn that to zero
It's done
A: If your device is jailbroken you can rename the sound file.
mv /System/Library/Audio/UISounds/photoShutter.caf /System/Library/Audio/UISounds/photoShutter-off.caf
Note:
*
*The file will be restored on an iOS update.
*The same file is used for the camera shutter sound, so renaming it will remove the sound from the camera shutter.
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50f460fca6ef3baf0ab7eb2452e6518d2aa471c4 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I stop Safari from playing videos on a site automatically? Safari has started to play advertisement videos it finds somewhere on a site (I often cannot find them myself) very loudly. That is annoying. How can I tell Safari not to play anything with video or audio without me first clicking on it?
Update: I downloaded and installed both recommended extensions. The Web browser is still playing advertisements (at least their audio).
A: The Safari extension ClickToPlugin is similar to other plugin-blocking extensions, but it has many features and customizable settings which most blockers don't, including the ability to block plugins other than Flash. Scroll down the linked page to see some of the other features.
Here is a screenshot of an example YouTube video, showing the video preview along with the type of plugin blocked:
Here is a sample of some of the settings in ClickToPlugin:
| Q: How can I stop Safari from playing videos on a site automatically? Safari has started to play advertisement videos it finds somewhere on a site (I often cannot find them myself) very loudly. That is annoying. How can I tell Safari not to play anything with video or audio without me first clicking on it?
Update: I downloaded and installed both recommended extensions. The Web browser is still playing advertisements (at least their audio).
A: The Safari extension ClickToPlugin is similar to other plugin-blocking extensions, but it has many features and customizable settings which most blockers don't, including the ability to block plugins other than Flash. Scroll down the linked page to see some of the other features.
Here is a screenshot of an example YouTube video, showing the video preview along with the type of plugin blocked:
Here is a sample of some of the settings in ClickToPlugin:
A: There is an extension made rightly for your needs. It is called ClickToFlash and it will block all Flash content, which will only play if you want it and click it.
A: The easiest (and free) way would be to upgrade your system to OSX 10.9 (Mavericks); they actually built this into the newest version of Safari which is included.
If you don't want to venture down that route, there are a few Safari extensions you can use to accomplish your goal.
*
*ClickToPlugin and/or ClickToFlash
http://hoyois.github.io/safariextensions/clicktoplugin/
*YouTube5 extension - blocks them by not supporting them
http://www.verticalforest.com/youtube5-extension/
3: AdBlock Plus - follow the development builds page (the 2nd link) to see when they release their version for Safari - I know it's delayed right now but still in development,
You'll need to google this as I don't have enough rep to post more than 2 links, sorry.
Personally I run Mavericks, but also use ClickToPlugin; it works for any ads that the newest version of Safari doesn't catch.
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63aa541d77630736ba7c4181daabadf0e24c5bd2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Downloads stack progress bar "stuck" at 100% after completion of downloads
As you can see, the downloads stack's progress indicator is at 100%, and is permanently stuck there even after the completion of all downloads. The only way I can remove the progress bar is by restarting dock (killall Dock) or rebooting. Is there any reason this is occurring and/or any way to prevent it?
A: There's a bug with Google Chrome that seems to have been fixed. Make sure your Chrome is up to date.
*
*https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=150743
| Q: Downloads stack progress bar "stuck" at 100% after completion of downloads
As you can see, the downloads stack's progress indicator is at 100%, and is permanently stuck there even after the completion of all downloads. The only way I can remove the progress bar is by restarting dock (killall Dock) or rebooting. Is there any reason this is occurring and/or any way to prevent it?
A: There's a bug with Google Chrome that seems to have been fixed. Make sure your Chrome is up to date.
*
*https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=150743
A: Duplicate of What is this line on my dock? and Can't get rid of incomplete download bar underneath dock icon
It doesn't just happen with Chrome.
FinderDock is a good solution.
Or you can just move the Downloads icon to a different place on the dock, then move it back, that usually fixes it.
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cad2bea88567360cf55377db0b444da3e2c58a1e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Where are ssh login attempts logged to on jailbroken iPhone with OpenSSH? I know in Ubuntu they are in /var/log/auth.log but I can't find where they are logged on the iPhone. Ive made sure logging is enabled and have looked in /var/log and /var/logs as well as pretty much everywhere. Still cant find where the attempts are being logged.
A: I just found the answer to this
you have to manually edit /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.openssh.sshd.plist
change this part:
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/usr/sbin/sshd</string>
<string>-i</string>
</array>
to this:
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/usr/sbin/sshd</string>
<string>-E /var/log/auth.log -i</string>
</array>
then reboot or restart sshd
| Q: Where are ssh login attempts logged to on jailbroken iPhone with OpenSSH? I know in Ubuntu they are in /var/log/auth.log but I can't find where they are logged on the iPhone. Ive made sure logging is enabled and have looked in /var/log and /var/logs as well as pretty much everywhere. Still cant find where the attempts are being logged.
A: I just found the answer to this
you have to manually edit /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.openssh.sshd.plist
change this part:
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/usr/sbin/sshd</string>
<string>-i</string>
</array>
to this:
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/usr/sbin/sshd</string>
<string>-E /var/log/auth.log -i</string>
</array>
then reboot or restart sshd
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598d1c4b91543c6a787d53af32c681f0b9c5742a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Poor battery stats on rMBP late-2013 I unpacked my new MacBook only 2 days ago and it showed 9-10 hours of battery life (as advertised). I didn't calibrate it, since it is no longer necessary (I was told).
Today I noticed that it started to show only 4 hours of battery life with 98% charge. I am a student and it shows me these stats when I run nothing - I am not editing photos, watching movies, etc. I only had I tab in a browser (Chrome) opened.
Do you know, why is that? Should I check with Apple if my battery is somehow faulty?
I am a first time MacBook owner.
A: *
*Check the Energy tab of Activity Monitor and look for processes that have a high energy usage.
Screenshot Source
*Leave it for a bit longer (up to a week) to see if there's any change.
| Q: Poor battery stats on rMBP late-2013 I unpacked my new MacBook only 2 days ago and it showed 9-10 hours of battery life (as advertised). I didn't calibrate it, since it is no longer necessary (I was told).
Today I noticed that it started to show only 4 hours of battery life with 98% charge. I am a student and it shows me these stats when I run nothing - I am not editing photos, watching movies, etc. I only had I tab in a browser (Chrome) opened.
Do you know, why is that? Should I check with Apple if my battery is somehow faulty?
I am a first time MacBook owner.
A: *
*Check the Energy tab of Activity Monitor and look for processes that have a high energy usage.
Screenshot Source
*Leave it for a bit longer (up to a week) to see if there's any change.
A: Open up the activity monitor (can be found in Utilities) and see on the energy tab if there are processes running in background that consume much energy. If there's nothing listed you could also check the complete process list on the CPU tab.
If your MacBook has two graphics cards, the one with higher energy consumption might be currently running. This tool can show which card is in use: http://gfx.io/. Using the second graphics card decreases battery life a lot.
A: Hmm. What you should check is, go to system information, and go to power. Put a screenshot here.
It should include cycles, charge capacity, etc.
Put it here so we can see what's going on.
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21f4df680dc69386d731c95d37ca9718bb9bdd51 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to sync OS X Contacts and Calendar with Windows Phone? How can I sync Windows Phone contacts and calendar with the Mac contacts and calendar?
I have done some research and found the following:
*
*Windows Phone app
…but it's taking care of the media only (music, films and photos)
*SyncMate
…but it's not compatible with Mavericks at the moment, and the paid version has bad reviews on the app store.
*Nokia Support Discussions — Sync contacts and Calendars between a Mac and Windows Phone about sync with Gmail account
…but I don't want to use a Gmail account.
A: If you have a Microsoft Exchange account (which I presume you have as you have a Windows Phone) or any other major account (eg. Yahoo) then it is fairly easy. Go into System Preferences/Internet Accounts and select your account type. Put in you username and password and select the apps you want to sync. Viola! Your contacts and calendar are now synced between your phone and your Mac.
| Q: How to sync OS X Contacts and Calendar with Windows Phone? How can I sync Windows Phone contacts and calendar with the Mac contacts and calendar?
I have done some research and found the following:
*
*Windows Phone app
…but it's taking care of the media only (music, films and photos)
*SyncMate
…but it's not compatible with Mavericks at the moment, and the paid version has bad reviews on the app store.
*Nokia Support Discussions — Sync contacts and Calendars between a Mac and Windows Phone about sync with Gmail account
…but I don't want to use a Gmail account.
A: If you have a Microsoft Exchange account (which I presume you have as you have a Windows Phone) or any other major account (eg. Yahoo) then it is fairly easy. Go into System Preferences/Internet Accounts and select your account type. Put in you username and password and select the apps you want to sync. Viola! Your contacts and calendar are now synced between your phone and your Mac.
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de847a60273a575d2c2f83387053353ae813490d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Stop TextEdit from using iCloud save Every time I save a TextEdit file 'SAVE' always goes to iCloud, even though I have been saving to another folder. Can I stop 'SAVE' from doing this?
I run OS X 10.9.4
A: You can run the following Terminal command, which will revert the new behaviour of saving new files to iCloud:
defaults write com.apple.TextEdit NSDocumentSaveNewDocumentsToCloud -bool false
To set this for all apps, run…
defaults write -g NSDocumentSaveNewDocumentsToCloud -bool false
To revert, replace false with true.
| Q: Stop TextEdit from using iCloud save Every time I save a TextEdit file 'SAVE' always goes to iCloud, even though I have been saving to another folder. Can I stop 'SAVE' from doing this?
I run OS X 10.9.4
A: You can run the following Terminal command, which will revert the new behaviour of saving new files to iCloud:
defaults write com.apple.TextEdit NSDocumentSaveNewDocumentsToCloud -bool false
To set this for all apps, run…
defaults write -g NSDocumentSaveNewDocumentsToCloud -bool false
To revert, replace false with true.
A: Saving to cloud is easy to disable in system preferences:
*
*Go to the iCloud Preference Pane
*Select iCloud Drive
*Click on "Options"
*Check and uncheck the apps you want saved in iCloud.
This was tested on Yosemite and a Macbook Pro 2015
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e359cb33908298b4cbe87b02da809f4be56c75ab | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Execute Shell Scrip individually for each selected file in Finder I am trying to create an automator workflow that will do a google search for the filename of each selected file in finder.
Unfortunately the workflow I have created works just with one selected file. If I select multiple files it doesn't work.
How can I set the Shell Scrip to be executed individually for each selected file in Finder?
I have used a custom 'Get Names of Finder Items' Automator Action downloaded from here.
A: Use a shell script such as the following that will run the command each time for each of the arguments:
for f in "$@"
do
open "http://www.google.com/search?q=$f"
done
| Q: Execute Shell Scrip individually for each selected file in Finder I am trying to create an automator workflow that will do a google search for the filename of each selected file in finder.
Unfortunately the workflow I have created works just with one selected file. If I select multiple files it doesn't work.
How can I set the Shell Scrip to be executed individually for each selected file in Finder?
I have used a custom 'Get Names of Finder Items' Automator Action downloaded from here.
A: Use a shell script such as the following that will run the command each time for each of the arguments:
for f in "$@"
do
open "http://www.google.com/search?q=$f"
done
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840c42da0ca01058e5e3a1fd0d6e5f287d1ae1a9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to view Silverlight traffic in Safari Web Developer? I'm running a Silverlight application in my browser. The app communicates to a web server over HTTPS. I want to see the communication between the app and the webserver. Now when I open Web Developer I can see the requests being made. However, when I try to inspect the response from the webserver, a spinner is shown and it stays like that. How can I view the response in Safari 7?
A: I can't understand if your app do a XmlHTTPRequest.
Anyway... in the resource section (red circle in the image) you can find all the information about a request, even its response.
Hope this will help you! :)
PS: Sorry, my GUI is in italian, but you will understand as well
| Q: How to view Silverlight traffic in Safari Web Developer? I'm running a Silverlight application in my browser. The app communicates to a web server over HTTPS. I want to see the communication between the app and the webserver. Now when I open Web Developer I can see the requests being made. However, when I try to inspect the response from the webserver, a spinner is shown and it stays like that. How can I view the response in Safari 7?
A: I can't understand if your app do a XmlHTTPRequest.
Anyway... in the resource section (red circle in the image) you can find all the information about a request, even its response.
Hope this will help you! :)
PS: Sorry, my GUI is in italian, but you will understand as well
A: If you click on Network Requests (in recording mode) you will see list of all request in the table. If you select a row it is highlighted in the resource section. Clicking on it will show its body.
A: Silverlight is a plug in that draws all content outside the DOM so any normal web tools to introspect how a page loads will fail (and in this case, fail without much grace).
You will get similar problems if you try to "debug" a netflix or hulu stream or other streaming content that relies on a plug in as opposed to HTML and CSS and Javascript (for example) to do the rendering.
A: Web Inspector doesn't show network traffic for legacy plug-ins. It is simply not reported to the user interface, which is why you can't see it.
Feel free to file a bug about this at: https://www.webkit.org/new-inspector-bug
A: You can do the following :
*
*Safari < Settings < Advanced < "Show Develop in Menu" --> Turn this on.
*In the Develop Menu bar, choose "Show error console"
*In the console, select the tab for "Instrument"
In the Instrument toolbox you can see Network Requests and more. That will let you keep track of the requests you want.
Screenshot for reference below ::
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51aea1e6e0596d530748f936c2fbe1cd80dcbfaa | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What is a good App for OSX that locks your Macbook when outside "known" wifi area I am looking for an app that locks my Macbook when not connected to a known wifi network. And I am the only one who can manage my known networks: I'm asked for a password to add networks to my "known list".
Who knows a good app for that?
A: You can use ControlPlane where you can set up rules based on various criteria.
ControlPlane supports multiple contexts where a context is defined as a location or activity you are performing. Using evidence sources you can create a set of rules that tell ControlPlane what context to apply to your environment. When ControlPlane enters or leaves a context a set of Actions are performed.
| Q: What is a good App for OSX that locks your Macbook when outside "known" wifi area I am looking for an app that locks my Macbook when not connected to a known wifi network. And I am the only one who can manage my known networks: I'm asked for a password to add networks to my "known list".
Who knows a good app for that?
A: You can use ControlPlane where you can set up rules based on various criteria.
ControlPlane supports multiple contexts where a context is defined as a location or activity you are performing. Using evidence sources you can create a set of rules that tell ControlPlane what context to apply to your environment. When ControlPlane enters or leaves a context a set of Actions are performed.
A: 1) Well, you can compare the current SSID against a list of all known Wi-Fi networks easily enough:
#!/bin/sh
# This may be 'en1' on computers with a built-in Ethernet port
WIFI_PORT='en0'
SSID=$(/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Versions/Current/Resources/airport -I | awk -F': ' '/ SSID/{print $NF}')
KNOWN=$(networksetup -listpreferredwirelessnetworks "${WIFI_PORT}" | egrep -v '^Preferred networks on' | sed 's#^ ##g')
echo "$KNOWN" | egrep -q "^${SSID}$"
EXIT="$?"
if [[ "$EXIT" != "0" ]]
then
echo "$NAME: Unknown network!"
exit 1
fi
# EOF
You can do whatever you want instead of exit 1 to lock the computer.
You could trigger it using SleepWatcher from http://www.bernhard-baehr.de.
The problem is: then what do you do when you are on a new friendly Wi-Fi network that you want to add to your list of known networks?
2) There’s also Sidekick which might be able to help. See http://oomphalot.com/support.html for more.
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b8b4fb5473f829c64a1abe4c35ac027c6d2efac5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Where to submit ticket about printing PDF issue I was not able to print a password-protected PDF with Preview even though I have the password.
But I'm able to print with Adobe Acrobat Reader
Where is Apple's bug tracker to submit issue?
A: File bugs at https://bugreport.apple.com
Start with https://developer.apple.com/programs/which-program/ and at the bottom of the page is a free option to start up a developer account (which will need an AppleID) you want to use for bug reporting.
Lastly, check out QuickRadar and http://openradar.appspot.com/ if you want others to see your bug report.
| Q: Where to submit ticket about printing PDF issue I was not able to print a password-protected PDF with Preview even though I have the password.
But I'm able to print with Adobe Acrobat Reader
Where is Apple's bug tracker to submit issue?
A: File bugs at https://bugreport.apple.com
Start with https://developer.apple.com/programs/which-program/ and at the bottom of the page is a free option to start up a developer account (which will need an AppleID) you want to use for bug reporting.
Lastly, check out QuickRadar and http://openradar.appspot.com/ if you want others to see your bug report.
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bceb560171fa1e455850319156f52cf464ba308a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I undo "always allow" in keychain item By mistake, I clicked on "always allow" on a file in my keychain on the Mac. How do I undo this and restrict access? I tried to correct it by clicking on Access Control. There I selected "confirm before allowing access" but it didn't work. I can still see the password for that file without entering a password.
A: You should be able to clear out any white listed programs and then reset the default behavior from Keychain Access.
*
*First select Fantastical (or any apps that are cleared) and then press the -
*Second, choose Confirm and Ask as needed.
*Third, select Attributes and make sure the changes are saved (you should probably have to authenticate as well at this step)
*Go back to Access Control to verify the settings have been saved properly
If this doesn't work, you might need to repair that keychain containing that item, also using Keychain Access menu to open the Keychain First Aid tool.
| Q: How can I undo "always allow" in keychain item By mistake, I clicked on "always allow" on a file in my keychain on the Mac. How do I undo this and restrict access? I tried to correct it by clicking on Access Control. There I selected "confirm before allowing access" but it didn't work. I can still see the password for that file without entering a password.
A: You should be able to clear out any white listed programs and then reset the default behavior from Keychain Access.
*
*First select Fantastical (or any apps that are cleared) and then press the -
*Second, choose Confirm and Ask as needed.
*Third, select Attributes and make sure the changes are saved (you should probably have to authenticate as well at this step)
*Go back to Access Control to verify the settings have been saved properly
If this doesn't work, you might need to repair that keychain containing that item, also using Keychain Access menu to open the Keychain First Aid tool.
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bff1c6076355a2a8adf732933e85035aa3300846 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Gray folder with circle next to it I've got the strangest problem with some of my folders on an external drive. They folders in the root of the drive show up, but they are grayed out and I can't click them. However if I change viewing mode I can see the files that they contain. Any idea what this could be and how to fix it? I've attached two screenshots of the different events.
A: It's a tag without an assigned colour, and the contents is hidden due to the view options. Change the view options (⌘J) to Sort By and Arrange By Name.
| Q: Gray folder with circle next to it I've got the strangest problem with some of my folders on an external drive. They folders in the root of the drive show up, but they are grayed out and I can't click them. However if I change viewing mode I can see the files that they contain. Any idea what this could be and how to fix it? I've attached two screenshots of the different events.
A: It's a tag without an assigned colour, and the contents is hidden due to the view options. Change the view options (⌘J) to Sort By and Arrange By Name.
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b04268c4bbdd7c76967e638bc7b676296363073a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Detecting typing in Messeges app using applescript? In the new Messages app, which replaced iChat, you can see when another person is typing:
And i've been scripting around the messages app and was wondering if there was any way to detect when the bubble appears and in which chat through AppleScript. I have studied the script suite and have not found anything pertaining to it, so i may have to fall back to grabbing the packets and scanning for it. Any idea on how to detect this would be great, Thanks!
| Q: Detecting typing in Messeges app using applescript? In the new Messages app, which replaced iChat, you can see when another person is typing:
And i've been scripting around the messages app and was wondering if there was any way to detect when the bubble appears and in which chat through AppleScript. I have studied the script suite and have not found anything pertaining to it, so i may have to fall back to grabbing the packets and scanning for it. Any idea on how to detect this would be great, Thanks!
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0f2a4774589208c11b84751de39565634565190a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Setup Apple TV (2nd Gen) with neither a remote nor home sharing turned on How to pair Apple TV (2nd gen) without a remote and without home sharing turned on?
A: Setting up Apple TV without Apple Remote:
*
*Connect Apple TV as usual to the TV with the HDMI cord and power cord.
*Connect an ethernet cable to the Apple TV and your Modem.
*Apple TV will automatically connect to the internet.
*Use your App Remote from your iPhone and click on remotes, use App remote
*With the remote click on menu to get to settings and enter your network info.
*Take the ethernet cord out and you will be able to use your app remote.
| Q: Setup Apple TV (2nd Gen) with neither a remote nor home sharing turned on How to pair Apple TV (2nd gen) without a remote and without home sharing turned on?
A: Setting up Apple TV without Apple Remote:
*
*Connect Apple TV as usual to the TV with the HDMI cord and power cord.
*Connect an ethernet cable to the Apple TV and your Modem.
*Apple TV will automatically connect to the internet.
*Use your App Remote from your iPhone and click on remotes, use App remote
*With the remote click on menu to get to settings and enter your network info.
*Take the ethernet cord out and you will be able to use your app remote.
A: I decided to answer my own question after 2 hours of figuring out ways around the problem that "If home sharing is not turned on, apple TV cannot be controlled with an ios device".
Note that I am talking about a 2nd gen apple TV. A 3rd gen can be worked around by http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5900?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
You actually can get the 2nd gen synced with your ios, a little sneaky but it is easily managable.
Here is what you do...
*
*Connect the apple TV to your laptop and reset to factory settings on the apple TV (I did this to get a clean box + latest software update).
*Now when apple TV powers up (just hook the HDMI to the TV and the power up the apple TV) it will ask you for a bluetooth keyboard pairing if needed (if you have one, rest is straight forward, if not go to step 3 else step 5). New versions of apple TV software ask you for this pairing, hence the restore to factory + software update on the apple TV. NOTE: Restoring may not work on a Mac running Catalina, perhaps because Apple broke the functionality when they decided to remove iTunes. On MacOS 10.15.2 it gave an "unknown error (1)" and left the Apple TV stuck in recovery mode (showing the "connect to iTunes" screen when plugged into the TV). However it seems to work fine on macOS Mojave which still has iTunes.
*I do not own a bluetooth keyboard so I downloaded 1keyboard app from the app store for free (I own a mac, something like this should be doable for windows too).
*Using 1Keyboard I could emulate a bluetooth keyboard functionality from my mac.
*Once I had the keyboard connected to the apple TV, use up down etc. keys to navigate and setup your apple TV. Then go to settings and pair your ios Remote App.
*Save 20$ by not buying the remote :-)
Hope this helps someone.
A: It seems to be impossible. You might need to borrow one or buy one.
A: Buying the 1keyboard app from the mac appstore (not the ios store) worked
I'm on iMac mid 2010 model with Lion and forgot to take my apple remote tv to our holiday home.
This suggestion worked
You actually can get the 2nd gen synced with your ios, a little sneaky but it is easily managable.
Here is what you do...
Connect the apple TV to your laptop and reset to factory settings on the apple TV (I did this to get a clean box + latest software update).
Now when apple TV powers up (just hook the HDMI to the TV and the power up the apple TV) it will ask you for a bluetooth keyboard pairing if needed (if you have one, rest is straight forward, if not go to step 3 else step 5). New versions of apple TV software ask you for this pairing, hence the restore to factory + software update on the apple TV.
Here comes the cool part...
I do not own a bluetooth keyboard so I downloaded 1keyboard app from the app store for free (I own a mac, something like this should be doable for windows too).
Using 1Keyboard I could emulate a bluetooth keyboard functionality from my mac.
Once I had the keyboard connected to the apple TV, use up down etc. keys to navigate and setup your apple TV. Then go to settings and pair your ios Remote App.
Save 20$ by not buying the remote :-)
Hope this helps someone.
A: For those of us lucky enough to have a Samsung Galaxy phone with infrared sensor - here is the easiest solution. Download the app from Google called "Apple TV Remote." When downloaded, make sure the Apple TV and your Galaxy are connected to the same wireless. When you open the app, your screen will look just like a gigantic silver Apple TV remote. Just push it normally and your Apple TV will IMMEDIATELY RESPOND. No pairing. No home-sharing nonsense. No need for an ethernet to connect AppleTV to your computer.
Just download and click. Done.
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a42bc072d70520db20565cbff83f3d3525e75794 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Automate daily saving of webarchive? Is it possible to automate the saving of a webpage (using the .webarchive format) using either Automator (in a background process) or using Terminal?
A: Downloading & saving as webarchive
A command line tool named webarchiver will download URLs and save them to .webarchive format. You can install this tool via MacPorts (alas, not homebrew!) or compile it with XCode. I am a XCode dummy, but succeeded with instructions found here.
How to operate:
webarchiver 0.5
Usage: webarchiver -url URL -output FILE
Example: webarchiver -url http://www.google.com -output google.webarchive
-url http:// or path to local file
-output File to write webarchive to
Nice file names
This lenghty one-liner for terminal allows you to configure the desired URL and will download a YYYY-MM-DD-prefixed webarchive file:
URL="www.nytimes.com"; ./webarchiver -url "http://$URL" -output "/Users/<your username>/Desktop/$(date +"%Y-%m-%d-$URL.webarchive")"
This will save a webarchive to your Desktop:
2014-02-10-www.nytimes.com.webarchive
If you are not sure what <your username> is, enter whoami in Terminal.app (and press enter, of course).
Cron
I would rather use launchd, as "the use of cron on OS X is discouraged". There is a nice launchd editor named Lingon. Have fun!
| Q: Automate daily saving of webarchive? Is it possible to automate the saving of a webpage (using the .webarchive format) using either Automator (in a background process) or using Terminal?
A: Downloading & saving as webarchive
A command line tool named webarchiver will download URLs and save them to .webarchive format. You can install this tool via MacPorts (alas, not homebrew!) or compile it with XCode. I am a XCode dummy, but succeeded with instructions found here.
How to operate:
webarchiver 0.5
Usage: webarchiver -url URL -output FILE
Example: webarchiver -url http://www.google.com -output google.webarchive
-url http:// or path to local file
-output File to write webarchive to
Nice file names
This lenghty one-liner for terminal allows you to configure the desired URL and will download a YYYY-MM-DD-prefixed webarchive file:
URL="www.nytimes.com"; ./webarchiver -url "http://$URL" -output "/Users/<your username>/Desktop/$(date +"%Y-%m-%d-$URL.webarchive")"
This will save a webarchive to your Desktop:
2014-02-10-www.nytimes.com.webarchive
If you are not sure what <your username> is, enter whoami in Terminal.app (and press enter, of course).
Cron
I would rather use launchd, as "the use of cron on OS X is discouraged". There is a nice launchd editor named Lingon. Have fun!
A: Yes is the simple answer with either.
I am on my iPad at the mo. But you can use unix command curl to download the webpage to and pipe it to the unix command textutil which can output it to a webarchive file.
If I get a chance I will post an example.
Here is a small example (quick ) of what I was thinking. Written in Applescript running do shell script commands.
property agent : "Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.6; en-US; rv:1.9.1.3) Gecko/20090824 Firefox/3.5.3"
property outPutFormat : "rtf"
property saveDIR : "/Users/USERNAME/Desktop/"
property fileName : "test2"
set theData to do shell script "curl " & " -A" & space & quoted form of agent & space & "http://weather.yahoo.com/france/auvergne/france-29332634/" as string
do shell script "echo " & quoted form of theData & "|textutil -format html -convert" & space & outPutFormat & space & "-stdin -output " & space & saveDIR & fileName & "." & outPutFormat
Although this works. I am not very happy with the results. This is due to curl and textutil only processing the html code but not resources.
So am working on something else that will save a webArchive in a much better way. 90% there but will take a little longer for me to write
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26ae53b67c04a03a0d8d541d35eb28610560d3fa | Apple Stackexchange
Q: The iPhone is synced with another iTunes library error Message Whenever I select to manually manage music and videos, I get an error message that says "The iPhone is synced with another iTunes library. Do you want to erase this iPhone and sync with this iTunes library?"
I haven't connected my iPhone to any other computer, the one I am using now is the original it was connected to (Windows PC), why is this message appearing? The only reason I can think of that it thinks it is a new iTunes library is that I updated to iTunes 11 recently. Is there anything I can do to fix this without erasing my iPhone?
A: The fact is you are switching to manual syncing, thus everything will be removed and synced back on your device. You don't have to worry if everything is in your iTunes library.
Or you could leave it to the automatic version of sync and you don't get a warning like this.
| Q: The iPhone is synced with another iTunes library error Message Whenever I select to manually manage music and videos, I get an error message that says "The iPhone is synced with another iTunes library. Do you want to erase this iPhone and sync with this iTunes library?"
I haven't connected my iPhone to any other computer, the one I am using now is the original it was connected to (Windows PC), why is this message appearing? The only reason I can think of that it thinks it is a new iTunes library is that I updated to iTunes 11 recently. Is there anything I can do to fix this without erasing my iPhone?
A: The fact is you are switching to manual syncing, thus everything will be removed and synced back on your device. You don't have to worry if everything is in your iTunes library.
Or you could leave it to the automatic version of sync and you don't get a warning like this.
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2fe4882198cbb9bad9d0cc938e70ff2092b1ef74 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Difference between 'Home sharing' and 'Network sharing' When I like to share my iTunes library, I have to options to do so.
*
*Home sharing via my Apple ID
*Network sharing.
What is the difference between these to? Are there any advantages or disadvantages or missing features comparing these two methods?
A: While both options offer the possibility of streaming the content of up to five iTunes libraries through a home network, it's only through Home Sharing when you are able to actually import the content into your own iTunes Library.
Even more, when you use a computer on your Home Sharing network to download an item from the iTunes Store, you can have the item download automatically to other computers on your Home Sharing network.
Other big difference is that Home Sharing lets you stream content from your iTunes library into your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Apple TV (2nd and 3rd generation), whilst Network sharing don't.
| Q: Difference between 'Home sharing' and 'Network sharing' When I like to share my iTunes library, I have to options to do so.
*
*Home sharing via my Apple ID
*Network sharing.
What is the difference between these to? Are there any advantages or disadvantages or missing features comparing these two methods?
A: While both options offer the possibility of streaming the content of up to five iTunes libraries through a home network, it's only through Home Sharing when you are able to actually import the content into your own iTunes Library.
Even more, when you use a computer on your Home Sharing network to download an item from the iTunes Store, you can have the item download automatically to other computers on your Home Sharing network.
Other big difference is that Home Sharing lets you stream content from your iTunes library into your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Apple TV (2nd and 3rd generation), whilst Network sharing don't.
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b2047c7bb50ef3faf3c3f5df77fdcfcddb3001be | Apple Stackexchange
Q: CA storage for cURL on Mavericks I was troubleshooting a problem with Arcanist and Phabricator on MacOSX, a cURL/60 error, but it wasn't clear how to check where the php curl libraries were getting their Certificate Authority trust from.
Where or how does Mavericks handle trust storage for Certificate Authorities and self-signed certificates for cURL and/or the curl libraries? Is there a source of documentation on this which I'm missing?
Nb, I'm pretty new with MacOS.
A: For documentation: If you want to read any of the Unix library instructions, you can open the Terminal application. Type "man curl" and you will get the manual for the curl function. There is an app called "iMan" which does a nice job of showing manual pages in a more readable format, and can search for manuals or show variations of similar libraries (https://sourceforge.net/projects/iman-macosx).
| Q: CA storage for cURL on Mavericks I was troubleshooting a problem with Arcanist and Phabricator on MacOSX, a cURL/60 error, but it wasn't clear how to check where the php curl libraries were getting their Certificate Authority trust from.
Where or how does Mavericks handle trust storage for Certificate Authorities and self-signed certificates for cURL and/or the curl libraries? Is there a source of documentation on this which I'm missing?
Nb, I'm pretty new with MacOS.
A: For documentation: If you want to read any of the Unix library instructions, you can open the Terminal application. Type "man curl" and you will get the manual for the curl function. There is an app called "iMan" which does a nice job of showing manual pages in a more readable format, and can search for manuals or show variations of similar libraries (https://sourceforge.net/projects/iman-macosx).
A: cURL no longer bundles ANY CA certs; so it rejects all SSL certificates as unverifiable.
You'll need to obtain your CA's cert in order for things to work as they should:
*
*Download the cURL cacert.pem file and save it to your server
*update php.ini — add curl.cainfo = "PATH_TO/cacert.pem"
*Or add the following and/or similar to your cURL options for each instance:
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CAINFO, "PATH_TO/cacert.pem");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, true);
More information here
A: I did some experimenting with the "Keychain Access" utility http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keychain_(Apple)#Keychain_Access . It seems that cURL uses the same trust store as Safari, and it is configured there.
I can trust a cert in Safari and it will be trusted in cURL. I can then tell the system not to trust the cert in the Keychain Access utility and cURL will no longer trust it.
Not sure where this is documented, but it works perfectly.
I guess I'll be doing more reading on how Mavericks works.
A: The documentation you are looking for is here. It explains how to use cURL on Mavericks and how to supply your certificates:
http://curl.haxx.se/mail/archive-2013-10/0036.html
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00958e83e0f6e8af64198b69d0d54c4e1791e2a9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Deleting pictures sent in a iMessage? When you send a picture via iMessage on the iPhone or computer and ask that person to delete it, is there a way to know they have?
If I delete the picture on my iPhone, will it be deleted on their iPhone?
A: No, you won't get to know if or when they delete a sent picture. Also, the picture sent is retained on Apple's servers in that person's receive queue until their space gets cleared over time and/or volume of new messages and attachments.
The only way you would know they deleted it was by observation, trust or having access to their account to check. You don't get any delete receipt from the system should they comply with your request. Lastly, deleting a message on one of their devices may not even delete it on others, so you might ask them to delete a message on all their devices that can receive iMessage attachments and monitor new devices for a period of time.
| Q: Deleting pictures sent in a iMessage? When you send a picture via iMessage on the iPhone or computer and ask that person to delete it, is there a way to know they have?
If I delete the picture on my iPhone, will it be deleted on their iPhone?
A: No, you won't get to know if or when they delete a sent picture. Also, the picture sent is retained on Apple's servers in that person's receive queue until their space gets cleared over time and/or volume of new messages and attachments.
The only way you would know they deleted it was by observation, trust or having access to their account to check. You don't get any delete receipt from the system should they comply with your request. Lastly, deleting a message on one of their devices may not even delete it on others, so you might ask them to delete a message on all their devices that can receive iMessage attachments and monitor new devices for a period of time.
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d64ec2375394efbc2d314dfd2523af8133628733 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I enable and/or disable OS X's power nap feature from within Terminal? I can deal with it using some command-line commands such as defaults write … etc, but don’t know what the exact command and argument names to use?
A: It seems the more clearly named powernap option has replaced darkwakes, which is also now documented in the pmset man page. Its usage is similar e.g to disable (0) it for all (-a) power sources:
sudo pmset -a powernap 0
However it seems that, according to the latest pmset source code, for the time being either option will work.
| Q: How can I enable and/or disable OS X's power nap feature from within Terminal? I can deal with it using some command-line commands such as defaults write … etc, but don’t know what the exact command and argument names to use?
A: It seems the more clearly named powernap option has replaced darkwakes, which is also now documented in the pmset man page. Its usage is similar e.g to disable (0) it for all (-a) power sources:
sudo pmset -a powernap 0
However it seems that, according to the latest pmset source code, for the time being either option will work.
A: OS X: About Power Nap
The following Mac computers can use Power Nap. Some of these computers may require an SMC update in order to use this feature.
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT5394
A: Use pmset to change the darkwakes parameter:
sudo pmset -c darkwakes 1
The darkwakes parameter is not mentioned in the man page, but it is shown by pmset -g if your Mac supports Power Nap and is operating on an AC power.
-c is AC power (or charger or wall power), -b is battery power, -u is UPS, and -a is all.
You can also edit the plist directly, but you have to restart to apply the changes:
sudo /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c 'Set "Custom Profile":"AC Power":DarkWakeBackgroundTasks 1' \
/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.PowerManagement.plist
Or using sed:
sudo sed -i '' '/DarkWakeBackgroundTasks/{N;s/false/true/;}' \
/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.PowerManagement.plist
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0f3d4eb65618b5d09418631766bbd08819e2a107 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is the power button on my iPhone being turned off programmatically? I would like to know if there is a code / glitch to make the sleep/wake button on the iPhone 5/5S to stop working. i am almost 100% certain it exists due to some programmers making the code but i want to know if anyone on here knows or heard about it.
A: The likely cause is hardware failure, and not software.
| Q: Is the power button on my iPhone being turned off programmatically? I would like to know if there is a code / glitch to make the sleep/wake button on the iPhone 5/5S to stop working. i am almost 100% certain it exists due to some programmers making the code but i want to know if anyone on here knows or heard about it.
A: The likely cause is hardware failure, and not software.
A: It is almost certainly a hardware failure. There is known hardware defect with some early iPhone 5 units that causes the sleep/wake button to stop working.
Apple has acknowledged the problem and is offering to repair devices that were manufactured with this defect. You can go to Apple's support site to see if your device qualifies for repair and, if it does, to get instructions for how to get your phone repaired.
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4f62e90ca73e52f50efe2f6958b09c9b61595630 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Numbers: Grouping daily data into weekly data I have a spreadsheet where I am keeping track of several statistics on a daily basis.
I have another spreadsheet where I am keeping track of several statistics on a weekly basis.
I want to graph the data together. In order to do this, I want to aggregate the first (daily) set of data into weekly data. This will enable to me to get it all on the same graph so I can better visualize it.
Suggestions?
--
Apple makes searching for help hard by calling their product "Numbers".
A: Figured this out, finally. Thanks, community!
I created a table with weekly dates. Then I added summary columns for the daily data:
=SUMIFS(
column_I_care_about_from_daily_spreadsheet,
date_field_in_daily_spreadsheet, ">="&date_in_this_spreadsheet,
date_field_in_daily_spreadsheet, "<"&date_in_this_spreadsheet
)
I then added a "summary" column to match the weekly data
=SUMIF(
date_field_in_daily_spreadsheet,
"="&$date_in_this_spreadsheet,
column_I_care_about_from_daily_spreadsheet
)
Two things:
- Yes, the second formula is overkill
- Yes, SUMIF and SUMIFS reverse their fields from each other
From here, I could easily get a graph.
| Q: Numbers: Grouping daily data into weekly data I have a spreadsheet where I am keeping track of several statistics on a daily basis.
I have another spreadsheet where I am keeping track of several statistics on a weekly basis.
I want to graph the data together. In order to do this, I want to aggregate the first (daily) set of data into weekly data. This will enable to me to get it all on the same graph so I can better visualize it.
Suggestions?
--
Apple makes searching for help hard by calling their product "Numbers".
A: Figured this out, finally. Thanks, community!
I created a table with weekly dates. Then I added summary columns for the daily data:
=SUMIFS(
column_I_care_about_from_daily_spreadsheet,
date_field_in_daily_spreadsheet, ">="&date_in_this_spreadsheet,
date_field_in_daily_spreadsheet, "<"&date_in_this_spreadsheet
)
I then added a "summary" column to match the weekly data
=SUMIF(
date_field_in_daily_spreadsheet,
"="&$date_in_this_spreadsheet,
column_I_care_about_from_daily_spreadsheet
)
Two things:
- Yes, the second formula is overkill
- Yes, SUMIF and SUMIFS reverse their fields from each other
From here, I could easily get a graph.
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7ffbffc9180d4651dfb1dc9d7fa06de5f714e85e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Find all executable files within a folder in terminal I have a folder myfolder that contains a huge hierarchy of files/folders.
How to find all executable files within this folder?
On Ubuntu this works: find . -executable -type f
But Mac OS X Mavericks (which also uses bash) fails to get it:
find: -executable: unknown primary or operator
A: I couldn't make Ian's answer work (10.6.8), but, the following gave the expected results:
find . -type f -perm +0111 -print
edit update
This seems to work as well!
find . -type f -perm +ugo+x -print
I guess the "x" is meaningless without the user/group/other specifiers.
| Q: Find all executable files within a folder in terminal I have a folder myfolder that contains a huge hierarchy of files/folders.
How to find all executable files within this folder?
On Ubuntu this works: find . -executable -type f
But Mac OS X Mavericks (which also uses bash) fails to get it:
find: -executable: unknown primary or operator
A: I couldn't make Ian's answer work (10.6.8), but, the following gave the expected results:
find . -type f -perm +0111 -print
edit update
This seems to work as well!
find . -type f -perm +ugo+x -print
I guess the "x" is meaningless without the user/group/other specifiers.
A: From the man page for find in OS X:
-perm [-|+]mode
The mode may be either symbolic (see chmod(1)) or an octal number. If the mode is symbolic, a
starting value of zero is assumed and the mode sets or clears permissions without regard to the
process' file mode creation mask. If the mode is octal, only bits 07777 (S_ISUID | S_ISGID |
S_ISTXT | S_IRWXU | S_IRWXG | S_IRWXO) of the file's mode bits participate in the comparison.
If the mode is preceded by a dash (``-''), this primary evaluates to true if at least all of
the bits in the mode are set in the file's mode bits. If the mode is preceded by a plus
(``+''), this primary evaluates to true if any of the bits in the mode are set in the file's
mode bits. Otherwise, this primary evaluates to true if the bits in the mode exactly match the
file's mode bits. Note, the first character of a symbolic mode may not be a dash (``-'').
So you need:
find . -type f -perm +0111 -print
Remember that OS X is BSD-based, not Linux based, so the Gnu commands you're used to in Linux distributions (of which find is one of them) aren't necessarily the same as they are in OS X. This isn't a shell difference, it's an operating system/operating system utility tools difference.
A: This will find all files (not symlinks) with the executable bit set:
find . -perm +111 -type f
This will also find symlinks (which are often equally important)
find . -perm +111 -type f -or -type l
Here's how the command works if its not obvious:
*
*find is obviously the find program (:
*. refers to the directory to start finding in (. = current directory)
*-perm +111 = with any of the executable bits set (+ means "any of these bits", 111 is the octal for the executable bit on owner, group and anybody)
*-type f means the type is a file
*-or boolean OR
*-type l means the type is a symbolic link
A: A very old question, I'm aware, but searching for a solution I may have found a better answer.
The main problem with using "find" is that it relies on an attribute set to executable, even if this attribute is set for a non-executable file.
MacOS comes with a handy little command-line tool "file", which displays file information, for example:
$> file *
Distribution: directory
SomeFile.icns: Mac OS X icon, 3272878 bytes, "ic09" type
MyPicture.png: PNG image data, 1024 x 1024, 8-bit/color RGBA, non-interlaced
NSHelpers.pas: Algol 68 source text, ASCII text
myProgram: Mach-O 64-bit executable x86_64
As you can see, 'MyProgram' is an executable, and nicely indicated as such.
Since old 32bit executables will have the phrase "executable" in this as well, the following should list all true executable (binaries):
file * | grep "executable"
Hope this will be useful to somebody looking for an answer to the same question as well.
Note: file does not seem to have a function to recurse through subdirectories.
A: I believe @Hanzaplastique is on the right path, but to do 'find' correctly, I would use:
find . -type f -exec bash -c "file {} | grep 'executable'" \;
You can also add -name "*some_wild_card*" after the . to filter for specific type of executables. And of course, you can replace bash with your favorite shell.
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b1fe3c6d6a9c564c8edbc7070eab55688209f286 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Identify the web site loaded in web view iOS application? I have an iPhone application that just shows a web page when you use it. I don't know the URL of the site it loads. Is there any way I can get the URL of the page the application loads?
A: To determine the web site, you will need to intercept the network traffic travelling between your iPhone and your Internet Service Provider (ISP).
To do this you need to set your phone to use WiFi and to pass network traffic through a proxy. Proxies include squid and Charles.
A good proxy will offer log files and allow you to see server addresses and, if not encrypted, requested URLs.
Alternatively, you could contact the application developer and ask.
| Q: Identify the web site loaded in web view iOS application? I have an iPhone application that just shows a web page when you use it. I don't know the URL of the site it loads. Is there any way I can get the URL of the page the application loads?
A: To determine the web site, you will need to intercept the network traffic travelling between your iPhone and your Internet Service Provider (ISP).
To do this you need to set your phone to use WiFi and to pass network traffic through a proxy. Proxies include squid and Charles.
A good proxy will offer log files and allow you to see server addresses and, if not encrypted, requested URLs.
Alternatively, you could contact the application developer and ask.
A: No, You can't get the URL of the loaded page until the developer of that application intended to show the url.
A: The other way to intercept the traffic apart from a proxy is to set up a sniffer, such as Wireshark.
Here are some instructions from stackoverflow.
If you prefer to use command line tools you could also use tcpdump, which is available from the OS X command line.
Another good proxy which I used to use in my work is paros, but it has now been superseeded by ZED attack proxy from OWASP.
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