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e8a38b5429ed7949f15dc888af563f98da16448e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why does my Mac Pro think it has another display connected? I just bought an Apple NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT for my 1st gen Mac Pro. It now has a weird issue where it thinks there's another display connected, but there isn't.
System Preferences > Displays > Arrangement:
The top display is an actual connected display and the bottom one is a virtual one that the computer thinks is there. It's driving me nuts, because there will always be a side of my screen where my cursor will go out into the void and get lost. Is there any solution to this problem?
| Q: Why does my Mac Pro think it has another display connected? I just bought an Apple NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT for my 1st gen Mac Pro. It now has a weird issue where it thinks there's another display connected, but there isn't.
System Preferences > Displays > Arrangement:
The top display is an actual connected display and the bottom one is a virtual one that the computer thinks is there. It's driving me nuts, because there will always be a side of my screen where my cursor will go out into the void and get lost. Is there any solution to this problem?
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f870234b1c9f061c45bb525594f0e2b28408c2d2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can't connect to rpcbind on localhost Since upgrading to OS X 10.9 Mavericks, I can't connect to the rpcbind daemon anymore. launchctl tells me that rpcbind is loaded but not running:
$ sudo launchctl list | grep rpcbind
- 0 com.apple.rpcbind
But if I try to connect to it, e.g. using rpcinfo, the connection is refused:
ims ~$ rpcinfo -p
Can't contact rpcbind on localhost
rpcinfo: RPC: Remote system error - Connection refused
How do I get rpcbind to start automatically when I try to connect to it?
Another user facing the same issue reported the following in the error log:
rpcbind[970]: Could not join RPC bind multicast address: Operation timed out
A: I am on Mavericks and the following starts rpcbind for me:
sudo launchctl start com.apple.rpcbind
Subsequently, the following will show that it did start:
sudo launchctl list | grep rpcbind
| Q: Can't connect to rpcbind on localhost Since upgrading to OS X 10.9 Mavericks, I can't connect to the rpcbind daemon anymore. launchctl tells me that rpcbind is loaded but not running:
$ sudo launchctl list | grep rpcbind
- 0 com.apple.rpcbind
But if I try to connect to it, e.g. using rpcinfo, the connection is refused:
ims ~$ rpcinfo -p
Can't contact rpcbind on localhost
rpcinfo: RPC: Remote system error - Connection refused
How do I get rpcbind to start automatically when I try to connect to it?
Another user facing the same issue reported the following in the error log:
rpcbind[970]: Could not join RPC bind multicast address: Operation timed out
A: I am on Mavericks and the following starts rpcbind for me:
sudo launchctl start com.apple.rpcbind
Subsequently, the following will show that it did start:
sudo launchctl list | grep rpcbind
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f33d82a3279bea9f53de603105528fbf4db9b56c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: In Mavericks, how can I make Paste and Match Style the default for Cmd-V? The instructions for Mountain Lion and other OSs do not seem to apply to Mavericks.
A: While it may not work in all applications there is a way of doing this for a large number. Certainly it works in Pages, Numbers and TextEdit but not Microsoft Word, where you have to do it within the application.
All you need to do is open System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts and select App Shortcuts in the left hand pane. Click on All Applications in the right hand pane and the + at the bottom.
In the Menu Title field enter Paste and Match Style then click in the Keyboard Shortcut field and press command-V. Then click on Add
You will now see that your shortcut is added. When you open Pages, for example, you will see that Paste no longer has a shortcut (you could add one using the same method) and right next to Paste and Match Style in the Edit menu is your new working shortcut,command-V. Oh, frabjous joy!
| Q: In Mavericks, how can I make Paste and Match Style the default for Cmd-V? The instructions for Mountain Lion and other OSs do not seem to apply to Mavericks.
A: While it may not work in all applications there is a way of doing this for a large number. Certainly it works in Pages, Numbers and TextEdit but not Microsoft Word, where you have to do it within the application.
All you need to do is open System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts and select App Shortcuts in the left hand pane. Click on All Applications in the right hand pane and the + at the bottom.
In the Menu Title field enter Paste and Match Style then click in the Keyboard Shortcut field and press command-V. Then click on Add
You will now see that your shortcut is added. When you open Pages, for example, you will see that Paste no longer has a shortcut (you could add one using the same method) and right next to Paste and Match Style in the Edit menu is your new working shortcut,command-V. Oh, frabjous joy!
A: defaults write .GlobalPreferences -dict-add NSUserKeyEquivalents "Paste and Match Style" -string "@v”
A: I use the following command to maximize the current window in macOS Mojave (10.14):
defaults write -globalDomain NSUserKeyEquivalents -dict-add "Zoom" "@\$m";
so, I suppose this must work in your case:
defaults write -globalDomain NSUserKeyEquivalents -dict-add "Paste and Match Style" "@\$v";
for other keys use:
Command: @
Control: ^
Option: ~
Shift: $
Tab: \U21e5 (Unicode code point for ⇥ character)
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daed2acd1aadc61bc49c1f5dcabec414daccedaf | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to find out which terminal app (iTerm or Terminal) is running from within bash I need to have different color schemes for each of the two terminal types I use. I can set it in the .bash_profile as mentioned here. But how can I tell it to differ depending whether its a iTerm2 or default terminal instance?
A: There is an environment variable set by iTerm and by Terminal as the following:
for Terminal:
TERM_PROGRAM=Apple_Terminal
for iTerm:
TERM_PROGRAM=iTerm.app
You should see this variable by typing in env from the command line.
So - using this variable, you can put a condition in your .bash_profile to select the proper coloring.
| Q: How to find out which terminal app (iTerm or Terminal) is running from within bash I need to have different color schemes for each of the two terminal types I use. I can set it in the .bash_profile as mentioned here. But how can I tell it to differ depending whether its a iTerm2 or default terminal instance?
A: There is an environment variable set by iTerm and by Terminal as the following:
for Terminal:
TERM_PROGRAM=Apple_Terminal
for iTerm:
TERM_PROGRAM=iTerm.app
You should see this variable by typing in env from the command line.
So - using this variable, you can put a condition in your .bash_profile to select the proper coloring.
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55ea28467a396fb323d25f344bcea618191cffe6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can Apple Preview display the page size (dimensions in inches) of a PDF? If I open a PDF file using Adobe Acrobat, when I select File then Properties, I can see that the Page Size is 11 x 8.5 in.
Is there a way to access this information in Apple Preview?
A: Tools/Show Inspector gives you this information and more. The shortcut is ⌘ commandI.
| Q: Can Apple Preview display the page size (dimensions in inches) of a PDF? If I open a PDF file using Adobe Acrobat, when I select File then Properties, I can see that the Page Size is 11 x 8.5 in.
Is there a way to access this information in Apple Preview?
A: Tools/Show Inspector gives you this information and more. The shortcut is ⌘ commandI.
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bb30962de6cbaf9c297894b22890ade3e989cb73 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is it possible to enable mouse right click via Terminal? Is it possible to enable mouse right click via Terminal?
A: Try defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.mouse MouseButtonMode TwoButton
To undo: defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.mouse MouseButtonMode OneButton
| Q: Is it possible to enable mouse right click via Terminal? Is it possible to enable mouse right click via Terminal?
A: Try defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.mouse MouseButtonMode TwoButton
To undo: defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.mouse MouseButtonMode OneButton
A: Depends on mouse you are using too I believe, why not something like this if its the regular Apple mouse?
defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.driver.AppleHIDMouse.plist Button2 -int 2
Or
defaults write /Users/username/Library/Preferences/com.apple.driver.AppleHIDMouse.plist Button2 -int 2
A: This worked for me
Restart required
defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.mouse MouseButtonMode TwoButton
defaults write com.apple.AppleMultitouchMouse.plist MouseButtonMode TwoButton
to revert change TwoButton to OneButton
A: If others search for how to perform a right click from a shell script, you can use MouseTools:
MouseTools -x 1000 -y 500;MouseTools -rightClick
A: You can enable it with BetterTouchTool.
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cd9f10ad5540cae60adf8abd800061148b9ef578 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I restore a supervised device from iCloud I have an iPad that I want supervised. I can get it supervised but if I restore from a non-supervised backup, it removes the supervision.
Is it possible to restore a device from iCloud AND keep it supervised?
A: No — restoring from iCloud will remove the supervision. There's no way round that, other than re-supervising the device afterwards.
| Q: How can I restore a supervised device from iCloud I have an iPad that I want supervised. I can get it supervised but if I restore from a non-supervised backup, it removes the supervision.
Is it possible to restore a device from iCloud AND keep it supervised?
A: No — restoring from iCloud will remove the supervision. There's no way round that, other than re-supervising the device afterwards.
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87ef2b70b47a8b94146b7ff64777eeb0e1a59d85 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iPhone 5 iOS7: Prevent screen from locking during voice call This seems like a simple feature that must exist, yet I can't find it in settings or by googling. I want this behavior:
The screen should never lock while I'm on a voice call, no matter how long I'm talking.
After the call is over, it should return to its normal behavior, locking after X minutes of inactivity or when I click the top button to turn the screen off.
Can this be achieved?
A: This bugged me for a while. I just found out that (on my phone anyway) if you slide your finger from left to right on the name of the caller, you will see your call menu again.
| Q: iPhone 5 iOS7: Prevent screen from locking during voice call This seems like a simple feature that must exist, yet I can't find it in settings or by googling. I want this behavior:
The screen should never lock while I'm on a voice call, no matter how long I'm talking.
After the call is over, it should return to its normal behavior, locking after X minutes of inactivity or when I click the top button to turn the screen off.
Can this be achieved?
A: This bugged me for a while. I just found out that (on my phone anyway) if you slide your finger from left to right on the name of the caller, you will see your call menu again.
A: I agree with the frustration. If I am on a conference call on mute, and someone asks me a questions, I have to unlock my phone first before I can unmute. During such time, I hear people on the other end of the call asking I am still on the line.
Mentioning that the lock/passcode and time limits is enforced by my employer - this is a company owned phone. I cannot change the settings.
It would be ideal to have the phone lock during a call but no passcode protected.
A: To summarize in an actual answer: no, this feature has not been included in iOS - as of iOS 7.
As you are aware, the proximity sensor disables the screen when the phone is close to your ear (to avoid accidentally selecting options on the screen, and reduce battery drain), and you can choose to have the phone auto-lock after X number of minutes, but these two features do not work together at all.
Perhaps a somewhat plausible workaround would be to have your passcode, if applicable, only engage after a set amount of lock-time. That way, at least you wouldn't have to enter in your passcode to resume activity on the device after a phone call.
Otherwise, unfortunately, like many other things on iOS, there is remarkably little "hacking" or workarounds that are available unless you decide to jailbreak your phone.
A: I've just updated from iOS5 to iOS7 and this is a major drawback. A 3 swipe process to hang up a call is fundamentally flawed IMO.
You can hangup by hitting the power button. This doesn't help if you're on 'mute' in a teleconference though.
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f0cbea34bab2ef591fe0a1e454ba576d6672100d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Assign to Desktop x option missing I've noticed that my Mac no longer opens applications I've specified on my second screen. When trying to set the option again via right clicking on the icon and going to Options, the "Assign to Desktop x" is no longer displayed.
What could be the cause of this? There is definitely two screens attached to my Mac as they both display different desktops.
(I am using Mavericks)
A: Following this discussion on Apple.com :
You'll have to delete the following preference files :
*
*~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.spaces.plist (if you have multiple space.plist delete each of them.
*~/Library/Preferences/dock.plist
| Q: Assign to Desktop x option missing I've noticed that my Mac no longer opens applications I've specified on my second screen. When trying to set the option again via right clicking on the icon and going to Options, the "Assign to Desktop x" is no longer displayed.
What could be the cause of this? There is definitely two screens attached to my Mac as they both display different desktops.
(I am using Mavericks)
A: Following this discussion on Apple.com :
You'll have to delete the following preference files :
*
*~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.spaces.plist (if you have multiple space.plist delete each of them.
*~/Library/Preferences/dock.plist
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61b0660868a9defdf9fbca9651c798e4dad390d1 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I enter chinese names in Address Book? Chinese names are quite elaborate and quite different from the "standard American name" that the Mac Address Book is based on.
Notably I'm looking for a good way to
*
*Store a person's Chinese name – an alias written in Chinese characters.
*Store a person's western alias in addition to their transliterated Chinese name.
*Minimize duplicate contact issues (via sync and social network imports) that can't easily be de-duplicated through the Look for Duplicates... command.
This is somewhat related to How do I enter Dutch names in Address Book? but for people who wants to file details of their PRC and Chinese diaspora contacts.
A: Go to Keyboard Preference Pane.There are four tabs there. Select Input Sources. Click the + button located at the bottom of the language sidebar. Select Chinese language from there. You can also switch languages with the "Show input menu in the menu bar".
| Q: How do I enter chinese names in Address Book? Chinese names are quite elaborate and quite different from the "standard American name" that the Mac Address Book is based on.
Notably I'm looking for a good way to
*
*Store a person's Chinese name – an alias written in Chinese characters.
*Store a person's western alias in addition to their transliterated Chinese name.
*Minimize duplicate contact issues (via sync and social network imports) that can't easily be de-duplicated through the Look for Duplicates... command.
This is somewhat related to How do I enter Dutch names in Address Book? but for people who wants to file details of their PRC and Chinese diaspora contacts.
A: Go to Keyboard Preference Pane.There are four tabs there. Select Input Sources. Click the + button located at the bottom of the language sidebar. Select Chinese language from there. You can also switch languages with the "Show input menu in the menu bar".
A: I normally store the western aliases as "nickname".
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057931ca72570745d13d3d940daa39d4ae2cedb9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: See all active clients with Airport Extreme/Express How can I see all (active) clients on my Airport Extreme. I can’t find such option in the current Airport Utility.
A: If your need is a list of the wireless clients you can see them in the current (6.3.x) Airport Utility; hold down ALT and double-click the Extreme.
| Q: See all active clients with Airport Extreme/Express How can I see all (active) clients on my Airport Extreme. I can’t find such option in the current Airport Utility.
A: If your need is a list of the wireless clients you can see them in the current (6.3.x) Airport Utility; hold down ALT and double-click the Extreme.
A: You can do it by installing an older version of AirPort Utility. Alternatively, you can use 3rd-party software…
iNet
iNet will scan your network for all connected devices and show you a list of devices with their hostnames and IP addresses. It also has a dedicated mode for AirPort routers showing devices connected and relevant information about each one.
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97ea6676e405ab0848f73ff82b769b560ffe0e78 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Does OSX 10.9.1 have fontconfig installed by default? I found at least the manual from my Macbook air.
I have installed XCode full package.
How can you see if you have fontconfig?
I cannot find any such command in terminal nor in Fontbook.
A: It's not provided by the system (nor the XCode installation). But you can get it with
*
*MacPort (sudo port install fontconfig)
*Homebrew (brew install fontconfig)
| Q: Does OSX 10.9.1 have fontconfig installed by default? I found at least the manual from my Macbook air.
I have installed XCode full package.
How can you see if you have fontconfig?
I cannot find any such command in terminal nor in Fontbook.
A: It's not provided by the system (nor the XCode installation). But you can get it with
*
*MacPort (sudo port install fontconfig)
*Homebrew (brew install fontconfig)
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f97a4e9d94c416e96ae37237b23022e04c8314f4 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I change shells (bash to ksh) on OS 10.9.1? I need to brush up on ksh after an 8 year hiatus. How can I run korn shell in my OS 10.9.1 terminal then switch back to bash when done with tutorials.
A: The easiest way is to just start Terminal as usual and type ksh to start a Korn shell. If you want to open a new Terminal window for it, type Shift-Cmd-N and run ksh from there.
Depending on how your .profile looks like, you might need to change it as well to identify the shell it's running under and execute initialization commands accordingly.
| Q: How do I change shells (bash to ksh) on OS 10.9.1? I need to brush up on ksh after an 8 year hiatus. How can I run korn shell in my OS 10.9.1 terminal then switch back to bash when done with tutorials.
A: The easiest way is to just start Terminal as usual and type ksh to start a Korn shell. If you want to open a new Terminal window for it, type Shift-Cmd-N and run ksh from there.
Depending on how your .profile looks like, you might need to change it as well to identify the shell it's running under and execute initialization commands accordingly.
A: If you want to change the shell that is used for new Terminal windows, run chsh -s /bin/ksh to change the default login shell, or change the command that shells open with from Terminal's preferences:
A: From your users and group settings, control-click on your account for advanced options:
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bd6588ac64dfc509f5e8bc891917981eca0081f8 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Connecting MySQL DB to Apple iWork Numbers? I'd like to visualize some data from a MySQL database using a Mac, but it hasn't been easy finding a solution to this. I understand Excel has DB connectivity, but currently I only have Apple Numbers.
Is it possible to connect my data source to Numbers so I can start making some charts?
Thanks for the suggestions and information; I'm exploring using OOO Base and Calc instead
A: There is no way to make Numbers get data from a database. (It's more of a consumer tool.) https://discussions.apple.com/thread/1827581
A workaround: you can use Excel to grab the data, and import the XLS file to Numbers for prettier chart-making.
| Q: Connecting MySQL DB to Apple iWork Numbers? I'd like to visualize some data from a MySQL database using a Mac, but it hasn't been easy finding a solution to this. I understand Excel has DB connectivity, but currently I only have Apple Numbers.
Is it possible to connect my data source to Numbers so I can start making some charts?
Thanks for the suggestions and information; I'm exploring using OOO Base and Calc instead
A: There is no way to make Numbers get data from a database. (It's more of a consumer tool.) https://discussions.apple.com/thread/1827581
A workaround: you can use Excel to grab the data, and import the XLS file to Numbers for prettier chart-making.
A: If this is a one-time thing, you can export your data into a .csv file, and then open it with Numbers. Use a query similar to this to export the data:
SELECT order_id,product_name,qty
FROM orders
INTO OUTFILE '/tmp/orders.csv'
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ','
ENCLOSED BY '"'
LINES TERMINATED BY '\n'
A: The way I usually do this, is opening the table in phpMySQL, then simply copy'n'paste the data into Numbers. It's not automatic, but works like a charm if don't mind the added step and/or you don't have to do it with many different tables.
My workflow:
*
*Open phpMySQL in the view that I want (use a bookmark for that)
*Copy the results table
*Paste in Numbers matching style (cmd+shift+opt+V)
That's it.
A: Alternatively you can use Open Office Base which runs on Mac, Windows and Linux. This does support mysql, and this is what I use to store data and retrieve data from my MySql server.
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388a912ba2127ca23817902013dd5181c53ccb7c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I erase Bluetooth devices on my Mac I had an bluetooth audio device (Bose SoundLink Wireless Mobile speaker) remembered on my MacBook Pro running OS X 10.8.5. Now I don't have it anymore and I want to link it with another audio device and it seems to be unable to forget the Bose one and link with my current device, how could I erase the Bose device?
A: Go to System Preferences > BlueTooth and you will have a list of the devices remembered by the Mac. When BlueTooth is on you can select one and then at the right of the selection will be an 'X' icon. Click on it and the item will be removed from the list.
For reasons that escape understanding you can only do this when BlueTooth is on.
| Q: How can I erase Bluetooth devices on my Mac I had an bluetooth audio device (Bose SoundLink Wireless Mobile speaker) remembered on my MacBook Pro running OS X 10.8.5. Now I don't have it anymore and I want to link it with another audio device and it seems to be unable to forget the Bose one and link with my current device, how could I erase the Bose device?
A: Go to System Preferences > BlueTooth and you will have a list of the devices remembered by the Mac. When BlueTooth is on you can select one and then at the right of the selection will be an 'X' icon. Click on it and the item will be removed from the list.
For reasons that escape understanding you can only do this when BlueTooth is on.
A: In System Preferences > Bluetooth, make sure that Bluetooth is on and the Show Bluetooth in menu bar check box is checked. Then hold down alt or option before clicking the Bluetooth toolbar menu icon. Now, in the device's contextual menu you can remove it.
A: In extreme situations sometimes the options mentioned so far do not work. If you are having troubles removing the device you can delete
/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Bluetooth.plist
and reboot. This will remove all bluetooth devices and you can then add the ones you want back by pairing them again. I wouldn't recommend this option if you don't understand clearly how to delete the file and how to pair devices. In other words, don't do it unless you know what you're doing.
Using the terminal:
sudo rm /Library/Preferences/com.apple.Bluetooth.plist && sudo shutdown -r now
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bb5b9a66fd82cf790effb28a5c0553e3b4c4a73d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I upload all photos from a burst on the iPhone? I use Dropbox's automatic upload on the iPhone. Whenever I take a photo, it gets uploaded.
But when I take a burst of photos on the iPhone 5s, only one of them is uploaded. I have to go in and tap Select Favorites and mark each one. How can I change it to mark all photos in the burst as Favorites, or get Dropbox to upload all of them?
I find a computer with a big screen much better suited to the task of comparing photos and picking one.
A: For now, the only way to upload all burst photos to Dropbox natively is to connect your iPhone to a computer with a cable, and let Dropbox Camera Upload sync. There it uploads all the photos, and not just the single image as it does while syncing wirelessly.
I too have struggled with a solution to this problem, and pray that in the future it will be resolved...
| Q: How can I upload all photos from a burst on the iPhone? I use Dropbox's automatic upload on the iPhone. Whenever I take a photo, it gets uploaded.
But when I take a burst of photos on the iPhone 5s, only one of them is uploaded. I have to go in and tap Select Favorites and mark each one. How can I change it to mark all photos in the burst as Favorites, or get Dropbox to upload all of them?
I find a computer with a big screen much better suited to the task of comparing photos and picking one.
A: For now, the only way to upload all burst photos to Dropbox natively is to connect your iPhone to a computer with a cable, and let Dropbox Camera Upload sync. There it uploads all the photos, and not just the single image as it does while syncing wirelessly.
I too have struggled with a solution to this problem, and pray that in the future it will be resolved...
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4daa967c7472d9d4fbe91714bbaf4ace12ac7dc8 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why doesn't OS X Spotlight search inside .json files? I am trying to search a folder for an ID number. The folder contains various different file types. The ID can be found in several .json files, but non of them show up.
If I rename the .json file to .json2 or .jsont then the files show up in the search:
If I try and use terminal and mdfind it is the same, .json files wouldn't show up when searching for the ID.
Is there some setting I need to change such that spotlight/mdfind will search inside .json files? Or will I have to rename all files?
Note: Some of the .json files are quite large (~16 MB). Does this matter?
A: You could try adding JSON to the Spotlight RichText importer. The process for XHTML is described here, and should be analogous for JSON:
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-archive/2013Jun/0079.html
| Q: Why doesn't OS X Spotlight search inside .json files? I am trying to search a folder for an ID number. The folder contains various different file types. The ID can be found in several .json files, but non of them show up.
If I rename the .json file to .json2 or .jsont then the files show up in the search:
If I try and use terminal and mdfind it is the same, .json files wouldn't show up when searching for the ID.
Is there some setting I need to change such that spotlight/mdfind will search inside .json files? Or will I have to rename all files?
Note: Some of the .json files are quite large (~16 MB). Does this matter?
A: You could try adding JSON to the Spotlight RichText importer. The process for XHTML is described here, and should be analogous for JSON:
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-archive/2013Jun/0079.html
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759cc9cd554ca5feb542ea6679b7487848588466 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is the MAC address of my VM different to the MAC address of the host? My landlord provides my connection to the internet and they are changing their network which requires me to register my iPhone and MBA. The instructions require me to use my MAC address at some point in the process. I run a VM using Parallels and all my mail goes to MS Outlook.
Do I provide them with the MAC address from the VM (Windows 7) or from Mountain Lion? Might they be the same?
A: The VM will use a virtual MAC address to map to the physical device MAC Address. Keep in mind that if you provide the MAC Address of the Wi-Fi Adapter from your MBA, that you're now locked to using that device for connectivity. Thus, your VM will need to use that device as it's bridged connection to the internet.
You should provide the physical hardware MAC address to allow your device and your VM access to the internet.
| Q: Is the MAC address of my VM different to the MAC address of the host? My landlord provides my connection to the internet and they are changing their network which requires me to register my iPhone and MBA. The instructions require me to use my MAC address at some point in the process. I run a VM using Parallels and all my mail goes to MS Outlook.
Do I provide them with the MAC address from the VM (Windows 7) or from Mountain Lion? Might they be the same?
A: The VM will use a virtual MAC address to map to the physical device MAC Address. Keep in mind that if you provide the MAC Address of the Wi-Fi Adapter from your MBA, that you're now locked to using that device for connectivity. Thus, your VM will need to use that device as it's bridged connection to the internet.
You should provide the physical hardware MAC address to allow your device and your VM access to the internet.
A: I would have written this as a comment if my user status would allow me to. This is an addition to what james_fuller already explained:
You can connect to your VM to your host's NIC. It's like your host OS becomes a router for your VM. Thus your landlord's network won't see your VM at all but only your registered MacBook.
Read about Shared Networking in this KB entry:
Parallels KnowledgeBase
You can enable Shared Networking in the preferences of your VM, a restart of the VM might be necessary.
Regarding your other question:
Do I provide them with the MAC address from the VM (windows 7) or from Mountain Lion?
MAC addresses are supposed to be unique and having two identical ones in one network would cause some trouble, as ethernet packets aren't transported to an IP, but to a MAC address. A switch for example wouldn't know where to send it's packets and bot MACs would receive only parts of the data.
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e3e82451f17809a94e24f2155239ea4a1d49118d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to show subject line for new messages in OS X Messages.app? Mavericks, if that matters. On the iPhone, there is a separate subject line before the main message, and on the Mac it shows (as on the phone) in bold at the top of the balloon. But when I want to make a new message on the Mac, I only have the body available.
A: As far as I can tell, you can't. I have looked everywhere for this feature.
I'd love for this answer to become wrong though.
| Q: How to show subject line for new messages in OS X Messages.app? Mavericks, if that matters. On the iPhone, there is a separate subject line before the main message, and on the Mac it shows (as on the phone) in bold at the top of the balloon. But when I want to make a new message on the Mac, I only have the body available.
A: As far as I can tell, you can't. I have looked everywhere for this feature.
I'd love for this answer to become wrong though.
A: Some smart people have figured it out. It is in a hidden setting register.
Run defaults write com.apple.MobileSMS MMSShowSubject 1 in the Terminal.
Then restart iMessage.
It should work.
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e192be50c0f58ba43fb3f95bfa3c3177f57088e3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a way to shutdown mac when screen is turned off? I have a mac mini, which is connected to a TV using HDMI cable. TV & mini are connected to separate power source, so that I can shutdown TV and mini independently as required.
Primary use of mini is a media center and i watch lot of online videos over it.
The problem is sometime, if i switch off the TV, online videos continue to play in the computer and thus consuming bandwidth. So i'm looking for a way to shutdown (close my video player application etc.) mini if the TV display goes off.
A: Control + ⏏ followed by Return will shut down your computer. No monitor necessary.
| Q: Is there a way to shutdown mac when screen is turned off? I have a mac mini, which is connected to a TV using HDMI cable. TV & mini are connected to separate power source, so that I can shutdown TV and mini independently as required.
Primary use of mini is a media center and i watch lot of online videos over it.
The problem is sometime, if i switch off the TV, online videos continue to play in the computer and thus consuming bandwidth. So i'm looking for a way to shutdown (close my video player application etc.) mini if the TV display goes off.
A: Control + ⏏ followed by Return will shut down your computer. No monitor necessary.
A: I do not know any way of doing this without 3rd party software, because there are no built-in ways that I am aware of to check to see if the screen is off.
However, this can be done fairly easily with Keyboard Maestro using the conditional SCREENSAVER() which is smart enough to tell if either:
*
*The screensaver of the Mac is turned ON
*The screen of the Mac is turned OFF
I also added a check to make sure that the Mac has been idle for at least 5 minutes (300 seconds) using another conditional: IDLE() > 300. If you do not wish to keep that check, it can be removed by clicking the "-" next to it.
Since the OP did not say which application(s) s/he is using to watch video, I just used VLC as an example, but the macro can easily be adapted to quit any application(s), or run AppleScript, or a shell script, etc.
Here's what the macro looks like in Keyboard Maestro:
And here's a download link for Quit-VLC-on-IDLE.kmmacros (control+click = save link as…)
View this information on Github
A: You could enable hibernation and let it auto sleep via Energy Saver settings. That effectively means the system is fully powered off when sleeping, but can be easily woken and will automatically sleep when not in use.
First, make sure it's sleeping at appropriate times via Energy Saver in System Preferences. Note that adjustments to Energy Saver settings may reset the hibernate mode, so you'll want to set up any other options first.
You can then use the pmset command (from the Terminal) to adjust the hibernate mode.
There are three recommended hibernate modes (none are supported except the default).
*
*0 = basic sleep, memory stays in RAM only
*3 = portable sleep, memory backed up to hibernate file, RAM is kept powered for a fast resume, but if power runs out the hibernate file can be used to resume
*25 = hibernate only, memory backed up to hibernate file and RAM powered down
You can adjust the hibernate mode as follows (this sets it to the 3rd option):
# sudo pmset hibernatemode 25
And you can check its status via:
# pmset -g
Which will list all the power management settings (look for hibernatemode in the list to see how it's set). You'll want to check that after you adjust any Energy Saver settings, or install OS X updates.
A: May be I got it totally wrong, but you are watching a video and then you shutdown your TV? And then you expect that the computer gets notification and stops the video playback?
Why do you not stop the video before the shutdown of the TV?
Or - if you want to shutdown your MacMini and TV: there a several media centers which offer a (remote controlled) shutdown of the computer. The TV should recognize that the MacMini is off and fall asleep too.
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abe1bc29c188501234d2fcf56fed12c6fd99655d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why are my iPhone notes being emailed to me? I just realized that some of the notes in my iPhone (i.e. in the standard "Notes" app) are emailed to me soon after I write them.
There is no "to" address in the email so I can't tell what address they're being sent to (I use different email addresses for everything).
I may decide that this is a useful feature but to be honest I'm a little creeped out by it. How does it know what email address to send it to? I'm assuming it's the one associated with my Apple id but like I said I don't know.
How can I stop it (if I decide I want to), and what options are there for controlling this (and where are they?).
I don't see any settings for this anywhere, in Settings or in the Notes app itself.
A: iOS uses mail to store notes similar to other office type software.
You can disable that by going to settings and turning off notes for any mail account where you are being creeped out.
| Q: Why are my iPhone notes being emailed to me? I just realized that some of the notes in my iPhone (i.e. in the standard "Notes" app) are emailed to me soon after I write them.
There is no "to" address in the email so I can't tell what address they're being sent to (I use different email addresses for everything).
I may decide that this is a useful feature but to be honest I'm a little creeped out by it. How does it know what email address to send it to? I'm assuming it's the one associated with my Apple id but like I said I don't know.
How can I stop it (if I decide I want to), and what options are there for controlling this (and where are they?).
I don't see any settings for this anywhere, in Settings or in the Notes app itself.
A: iOS uses mail to store notes similar to other office type software.
You can disable that by going to settings and turning off notes for any mail account where you are being creeped out.
A: Go to Settings → Notes and change the default account to "On My iPhone". Your problem will be sorted out!
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ed7d66ba76f39894ada4aceb3aa8954515585cf6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iPhone won't ring, only vibrates I have my iPhone5 set on "Vibrate on Ring" and the volume is not on mute, but when someone calls, it only vibrates. I've included it in Notifications Center, but that doesn't seem to do anything. Do Not Disturb has also been turned off.
How do I fix this?
A: I assume that you have checked that the hardware switch on the side of the phone isn't set to silent?
Right near the volume buttons is a switch, if it shows red then your phone is on silent, flick it up and the phone is no longer on silent.
| Q: iPhone won't ring, only vibrates I have my iPhone5 set on "Vibrate on Ring" and the volume is not on mute, but when someone calls, it only vibrates. I've included it in Notifications Center, but that doesn't seem to do anything. Do Not Disturb has also been turned off.
How do I fix this?
A: I assume that you have checked that the hardware switch on the side of the phone isn't set to silent?
Right near the volume buttons is a switch, if it shows red then your phone is on silent, flick it up and the phone is no longer on silent.
A: I fixed the won't ring problem by inserting & removing my headphones jack. This should work if your phone is stuck in headphones mode.
Thanks to http://www.unlockboot.com/2015/11/how-to-fix-iphone-wont-ring-problem.html
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5844f4583a48028d80b6086b966c3146b75606dc | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is it possible to put a iPad data sim card in an iPhone 5s? I would like to purchase an iPhone 5s for data use in the US and as an international phone when overseas. Is it possible to use an iPad SIM card in the iPhone 5s to use for data only?
A: Depends on what iPad you have. Here's Apple's guide to SIM cards in their devices.
| Q: Is it possible to put a iPad data sim card in an iPhone 5s? I would like to purchase an iPhone 5s for data use in the US and as an international phone when overseas. Is it possible to use an iPad SIM card in the iPhone 5s to use for data only?
A: Depends on what iPad you have. Here's Apple's guide to SIM cards in their devices.
A: Yes, it will work and of course you will only have data and no phone possibilites.
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5c1e1476564885c2d2d44203a8b0e9b7ea254a2a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Login directly to terminal instead of GUI First: I'm obviously not talking about logging in and then automatically launching Terminal.app.
In older versions of Mac OS X, you used to be able to type >console in the username field on the login screen and go directly into a command line terminal session.
I haven't done it in years until the other day. However, now, when I try it, my computer just locks up. I can't cancel, and it never sends me to a terminal session.
Is it even possible to do this anymore? If not, does anybody know when it was removed? It seems odd that typing >console would cause the machine to lock up if it wasn't recognizing it in some way.
A: If you find >console not working, newer OS have disabled it by default.
A quick command line modification of the preference will re-enable it:
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow.plist "DisableConsoleAccess" NO
| Q: Login directly to terminal instead of GUI First: I'm obviously not talking about logging in and then automatically launching Terminal.app.
In older versions of Mac OS X, you used to be able to type >console in the username field on the login screen and go directly into a command line terminal session.
I haven't done it in years until the other day. However, now, when I try it, my computer just locks up. I can't cancel, and it never sends me to a terminal session.
Is it even possible to do this anymore? If not, does anybody know when it was removed? It seems odd that typing >console would cause the machine to lock up if it wasn't recognizing it in some way.
A: If you find >console not working, newer OS have disabled it by default.
A quick command line modification of the preference will re-enable it:
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow.plist "DisableConsoleAccess" NO
A: >console works on OS X 10.7.5 , 10.8 and 10.9
I have just tested >console and was able to log into the console without issues running the above OS X's.
I would say there is something else wrong with your system if you cannot get to the basic console.
I would also check your console logs and activity monitor as specified here.
A: Another thing you might want to check is if you can boot in single user mode. Single user mode is triggered by holding cmd-s at startup:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1492
The single-user mode environment is quite a bit different than the standard terminal, because you login as root and a lot of system services are turned off, so it is not equivalent to the >console approach.
A: I'm having the same issue and can add the following:
sshed into the machine prior to entering >console at the login window.
Entered >console and hit return at the login window.
On the machine that was connected via ssh I ran sudo tail /var/log/system.log which showed evidence of a SecurityAgent crash.
killed (kill -HUP ) the WindowServer process (via ssh) and immediately got a white block in the top left corner of the screen. I hit Return and was at the login: prompt and was able to authenticate and work in console mode.
Subsequent tests have all been the same so in order to access >console it looks as if you need a second machine and ssh access.
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9688c136cc4f078a3ac1ed58a23fde04fd448aa1 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Mac Lync Conversation History Storage Location Anyone know where Mac Lync 2011 stores its conversation history? Since it isn't tied to Outlook, it isn't stored on the Exchange server is it? If not, I need to back it up...
A: Found it!
/Users/<username>/Documents/Microsoft User Data/Microsoft Lync History
| Q: Mac Lync Conversation History Storage Location Anyone know where Mac Lync 2011 stores its conversation history? Since it isn't tied to Outlook, it isn't stored on the Exchange server is it? If not, I need to back it up...
A: Found it!
/Users/<username>/Documents/Microsoft User Data/Microsoft Lync History
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2b068856df9e0932823540e813503bd47ee20ae4 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Move file to folder in dropbox How do I move a file from one folder to a different folder in Dropbox? I cannot find any links or tabs to do this from the iOS / iPad app.
A: I'm working from the iPhone app so it may be different on the iPad, but try this.
*
*Browse to the file you want to move.
*Tap the ellipsis ( ... ) at the top of the screen next to the folder name, and choose 'Edit'.
*Tap the checkbox next to the file you want to move.
*Tap 'Move' at the bottom of the screen.
*Navigate to the folder you want to move the file to. You can use the arrow at the top left to go to the parent folder.
*When you are in the desired destination folder, tap 'Choose' at the bottom right corner of the screen.
| Q: Move file to folder in dropbox How do I move a file from one folder to a different folder in Dropbox? I cannot find any links or tabs to do this from the iOS / iPad app.
A: I'm working from the iPhone app so it may be different on the iPad, but try this.
*
*Browse to the file you want to move.
*Tap the ellipsis ( ... ) at the top of the screen next to the folder name, and choose 'Edit'.
*Tap the checkbox next to the file you want to move.
*Tap 'Move' at the bottom of the screen.
*Navigate to the folder you want to move the file to. You can use the arrow at the top left to go to the parent folder.
*When you are in the desired destination folder, tap 'Choose' at the bottom right corner of the screen.
A: I misread the OP but I'll leave it here just incase:
You can drag and drop files from one folder to another on the Website or you can rightclick the file and click "Move". You can also use the Dropbox folder on your Mac (If you've got the client installed) like a normal finder folder.
A: It seems like you are trying to do this on an iPad? If so, I recommend looking into AirFile. Not only can you move files around, you can move/copy them between different cloud services.
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b22d5afd75a4ed4e3820abb965dff70fd78b6e0c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iPhone Mail or GMail apps settings for Gmail label notification I am just wondering how can I set the settings of iPhone Mail App or even GMail apps that could make notification for new incoming message on particular Gmail label and not the inbox only.
I would appreciate if anyone could share how to accomplish this.
Thanks!
A: Presuming you are a free gmail account I don't think it is possible in either the mail or Gmail app.
It's possible using Exchange ActiveSync and the mail app but Google hasn't allowed this to be setup since 2013 for free Gmail accounts.
It should be possible if you are a google apps user.
Apple's instructions for setup for exchange account in mail.
Once the account is set up go to "Fetch New Data" in Settings > Accounts and Passwords. Click the account and select the mailboxes to be pushed.
| Q: iPhone Mail or GMail apps settings for Gmail label notification I am just wondering how can I set the settings of iPhone Mail App or even GMail apps that could make notification for new incoming message on particular Gmail label and not the inbox only.
I would appreciate if anyone could share how to accomplish this.
Thanks!
A: Presuming you are a free gmail account I don't think it is possible in either the mail or Gmail app.
It's possible using Exchange ActiveSync and the mail app but Google hasn't allowed this to be setup since 2013 for free Gmail accounts.
It should be possible if you are a google apps user.
Apple's instructions for setup for exchange account in mail.
Once the account is set up go to "Fetch New Data" in Settings > Accounts and Passwords. Click the account and select the mailboxes to be pushed.
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b37cbbe536995e37c3544516c159fecdb107314d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why doesn't /proc exist in OS X? What is the reason that /proc does not exist in OS X? I was curious to find file descriptors that a process was using in my Mac. The way I do it in linux is to go in /proc/fd folder of that process.
How do I find what fds are used by a process?
A: Going back to basics : Ubuntu is a GNU/Linux, OS X is a FreeBSD : Different systems, different way to work.
On OS X you can use lsof to see the open files.
$lsof -p 68180
would show you every files opened by the process with pid 68180.
| Q: Why doesn't /proc exist in OS X? What is the reason that /proc does not exist in OS X? I was curious to find file descriptors that a process was using in my Mac. The way I do it in linux is to go in /proc/fd folder of that process.
How do I find what fds are used by a process?
A: Going back to basics : Ubuntu is a GNU/Linux, OS X is a FreeBSD : Different systems, different way to work.
On OS X you can use lsof to see the open files.
$lsof -p 68180
would show you every files opened by the process with pid 68180.
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57cec4432e9aa1a2a14fbec6e2453a714d4db106 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: When does macbook second HD work? I changed my optical drive with my old HDD and it works great. Now i have a SSD samsung 840 evo 250 GB. The battery doesn't last as long as before, but still works quite well.
The only thing it pisses me off is that sometimes the second hd starts working even if i'm not using it, does anyone know why? can i stop it?
I've try to google it but i couldn't find any solution.
A: Every time an application access a files on the HD, it will start itself. Sometimes it can be a background process who does this, that's why it may happen although you don't access a file directly.
You can watch this with this command : lsof | grep "/Volumes/HDName"
lsof lists the files accessed by the all process. The grep selects only the files located on the HD.
If you want to stop the hard-drive, just unmount-it.
| Q: When does macbook second HD work? I changed my optical drive with my old HDD and it works great. Now i have a SSD samsung 840 evo 250 GB. The battery doesn't last as long as before, but still works quite well.
The only thing it pisses me off is that sometimes the second hd starts working even if i'm not using it, does anyone know why? can i stop it?
I've try to google it but i couldn't find any solution.
A: Every time an application access a files on the HD, it will start itself. Sometimes it can be a background process who does this, that's why it may happen although you don't access a file directly.
You can watch this with this command : lsof | grep "/Volumes/HDName"
lsof lists the files accessed by the all process. The grep selects only the files located on the HD.
If you want to stop the hard-drive, just unmount-it.
A: You can also use opensnoop for a 'live feed' of accessed files:
sudo opensnoop | grep "/Volumes/diskname"
Run the command, then use your computer. When the drive starts up, look at the Terminal window to see the log.
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2b108ab812ad12a2304f42a63e23911137fb1b2a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I tell if I have the 64-bit version of iTunes installed? As I understand it, the 64-bit version of iTunes is actually a 32-bit application, and so appears in the Program Files (x86) folder. Is there a way to see if the version of iTunes I've installed is the 32-bit version or the 64-bit version?
A: On OS X, you can open iTunes and go to iTunes -> About iTunes and it will tell you. On Windows, you can get to the same dialogue by going to ? -> Info, it won't tell you though. You can open the task manager and if there is a *32 behind the process name, it is 32 bit.
It looks like the Installer is 64 bit but the application remains 32 bit on Windows.
| Q: How can I tell if I have the 64-bit version of iTunes installed? As I understand it, the 64-bit version of iTunes is actually a 32-bit application, and so appears in the Program Files (x86) folder. Is there a way to see if the version of iTunes I've installed is the 32-bit version or the 64-bit version?
A: On OS X, you can open iTunes and go to iTunes -> About iTunes and it will tell you. On Windows, you can get to the same dialogue by going to ? -> Info, it won't tell you though. You can open the task manager and if there is a *32 behind the process name, it is 32 bit.
It looks like the Installer is 64 bit but the application remains 32 bit on Windows.
A: In answer to whether a 64-bit installation shows up, listed as 32-bit in the Task Manager, per https://discussions.apple.com/message/18034729#18034729:
That's normal on a 64-bit version of iTunes. (It's a mix of 32-bit and 64-bit componentry, and the itunes.exe is 32-bit.)
Is your iPodservice.exe running as 64-bit? If so, and your itunes version is 9.x or higher, you've got a 64-bit iTunes installed.
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d6413ff57588cb541bb7ee70f536ccc74495e131 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Swap X and Y axes on Numbers 3.1 This link is now outdated with the new release of numbers.
I want to transpose the X- and Y-axes on a chart in Numbers 3.1. How the heck can I do this?
The first chart I made was able to sum my columns up to 100 just fine:
However, when I try it with fewer columns/geographies, it transposes the selection:
Even when I transpose the cells, it still forces the data to display incorrectly and there is no option to swap the axes:
I'm so frustrated with this! How can I make it plot correctly? Thanks!
A: Was having the same problem – apparently the options to swap axes moved to the bottom left when Editing Data References:
Answer found here.
| Q: Swap X and Y axes on Numbers 3.1 This link is now outdated with the new release of numbers.
I want to transpose the X- and Y-axes on a chart in Numbers 3.1. How the heck can I do this?
The first chart I made was able to sum my columns up to 100 just fine:
However, when I try it with fewer columns/geographies, it transposes the selection:
Even when I transpose the cells, it still forces the data to display incorrectly and there is no option to swap the axes:
I'm so frustrated with this! How can I make it plot correctly? Thanks!
A: Was having the same problem – apparently the options to swap axes moved to the bottom left when Editing Data References:
Answer found here.
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819aa839c57e975645d0b76933ed3253557e209e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I stop Mission Control rearranging windows when I drag a window and press CTRL+number? I have a setup with 4 Desktops/Spaces. When I click CTRL + 2 the focus moves to that desktop. When I want to move an app from desktop 1 to 3 I drag the window a bit and press CTRL + 3 (or 2 or 4 — these are Spaces/Desktop numbers). For some reason, the apps in other desktops move randomly from their desktops (rearranging the whole layout by moving other apps between desktops). Am I doing something wrong or is this some kind of bug?
I’m on Mavericks 10.9.1.
A: Go to System Preferences → Mission Control and make sure that the checkbox for Automatically rearrange Spaces based on most recent use is disabled.
I am able to reproduce your scenario perfectly with this checkbox enabled and disabling this checkbox causes the spaces to be fixed in their position regardless of the switching of window position.
| Q: How can I stop Mission Control rearranging windows when I drag a window and press CTRL+number? I have a setup with 4 Desktops/Spaces. When I click CTRL + 2 the focus moves to that desktop. When I want to move an app from desktop 1 to 3 I drag the window a bit and press CTRL + 3 (or 2 or 4 — these are Spaces/Desktop numbers). For some reason, the apps in other desktops move randomly from their desktops (rearranging the whole layout by moving other apps between desktops). Am I doing something wrong or is this some kind of bug?
I’m on Mavericks 10.9.1.
A: Go to System Preferences → Mission Control and make sure that the checkbox for Automatically rearrange Spaces based on most recent use is disabled.
I am able to reproduce your scenario perfectly with this checkbox enabled and disabling this checkbox causes the spaces to be fixed in their position regardless of the switching of window position.
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2b5c5c24fc1e11af6019c48bc20fc7034e6aa269 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Terminal won't open after brew upgrade (dyld library not loaded) I ran "brew upgrade" from the terminal, before upgrading finished the battery ran out on my MBP and the computer restarted. Now when I go to open a terminal the terminal window flashes up for a split second before closing. I managed to capture the terminal output before it closed:
dyld: Library not loaded: /use/local/lib/libgdbm.4.dylib
How can I fix this?
Please note that I cannot open a terminal to issue any commands!
A: Install iTerm.app You can set up a profile that you can set the start up program do be /bin/bash
Or create a new admin user and use that to restore or reinstall files. I think you might be able to use dscl from that user to change the original users' shell
| Q: Terminal won't open after brew upgrade (dyld library not loaded) I ran "brew upgrade" from the terminal, before upgrading finished the battery ran out on my MBP and the computer restarted. Now when I go to open a terminal the terminal window flashes up for a split second before closing. I managed to capture the terminal output before it closed:
dyld: Library not loaded: /use/local/lib/libgdbm.4.dylib
How can I fix this?
Please note that I cannot open a terminal to issue any commands!
A: Install iTerm.app You can set up a profile that you can set the start up program do be /bin/bash
Or create a new admin user and use that to restore or reinstall files. I think you might be able to use dscl from that user to change the original users' shell
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6a053f1e6b26d2337197231464e7f82101f0f448 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: RW mounted NTFS drive not shown in finder I mounted my NTFS drive in OSX with
UUID=<some-uuid> none ntfs rw,auto,nobrowse
in fstab, but finder does not show the drive. I can do open /Volumes/drivename and will see the files and can even write on it. How can I force finder to show me the drive. (and the unmount icon)
A: You should remove the nobrowse parameter because it tells the system that the mount point should not be visible via the GUI (i.e. on the Desktop).
Also, check your Finder preferences. In the "General" tab are options to show "Hard disks" and "External disks" on the desktop. In the "Sidebar" tab are similar options to show "Devices".
If this is an internal drive, the Finder will not show an "Eject" button, but you should be able to use Disk Utility to unmount.
| Q: RW mounted NTFS drive not shown in finder I mounted my NTFS drive in OSX with
UUID=<some-uuid> none ntfs rw,auto,nobrowse
in fstab, but finder does not show the drive. I can do open /Volumes/drivename and will see the files and can even write on it. How can I force finder to show me the drive. (and the unmount icon)
A: You should remove the nobrowse parameter because it tells the system that the mount point should not be visible via the GUI (i.e. on the Desktop).
Also, check your Finder preferences. In the "General" tab are options to show "Hard disks" and "External disks" on the desktop. In the "Sidebar" tab are similar options to show "Devices".
If this is an internal drive, the Finder will not show an "Eject" button, but you should be able to use Disk Utility to unmount.
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386cf5c500af290934d15266c8fcb00c63cf3a47 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Excessive horizontal mouse scrolling On a MacBook Pro with OS X 10.9.1 (13B42) with both the trackpad and a Bluetooth "magic mouse" I observe an excessive amount of (especially) horizontal scrolling.
A trivial touch to the mouse (or touching the trackpad with two fingers) may result in dozens of (especially horizontal) scroll events. This is especially pronounced in Excel, Firefox, and Emacs (which notice horizontal scrolls) but not in Terminal and Outlook (which mostly ignore them).
Mouse tracking in system settings is set to the 3rd notch (out of 10).
It is possible to disable or reduce horizontal scroll events?
A: Yes, you can disable horizontal scroll events. I know this because unwanted horizontal scrolling with the Magic Mouse used to drive me insane, especially with Adobe products.
MagicPrefs, a "free application […] to improve the functionality and configuration options of the Apple Magic Mouse", indeed let me disable horizontal scrolling. It's somewhere in the "Magic Mouse" settings tab. Hope this helps.
| Q: Excessive horizontal mouse scrolling On a MacBook Pro with OS X 10.9.1 (13B42) with both the trackpad and a Bluetooth "magic mouse" I observe an excessive amount of (especially) horizontal scrolling.
A trivial touch to the mouse (or touching the trackpad with two fingers) may result in dozens of (especially horizontal) scroll events. This is especially pronounced in Excel, Firefox, and Emacs (which notice horizontal scrolls) but not in Terminal and Outlook (which mostly ignore them).
Mouse tracking in system settings is set to the 3rd notch (out of 10).
It is possible to disable or reduce horizontal scroll events?
A: Yes, you can disable horizontal scroll events. I know this because unwanted horizontal scrolling with the Magic Mouse used to drive me insane, especially with Adobe products.
MagicPrefs, a "free application […] to improve the functionality and configuration options of the Apple Magic Mouse", indeed let me disable horizontal scrolling. It's somewhere in the "Magic Mouse" settings tab. Hope this helps.
A: You can use the Scroll app to disable horizontal scroll. You can also specify a space on the bottom half of the mouse that allows horizontal scroll, and configure horizontal scroll to be enabled/disabled based on the frontmost app (using the menu bar in the app). Disclaimer: I'm the developer and the app is not free.
Alternatively, you can use the Multitouch app to disable horizontal scroll. Currently, this will disable horizontal scroll for all devices. Disclaimer: I'm the developer of the app, and the app is not free.
A: The other setting that affects scrolling is "Scrolling speed" under Accessibility > Mouse & Trackpad. From the documentation:
Adjust the speed at which you scroll through documents and windows using the mouse.
Change it for both Trackpad Options… and Mouse Options…
Unchecking Scrolling in the same Accessibility preference will disable scrolling completely.
A: My Specs - OS 10.8 MacBookPro - Adobe products - excessive and unwanted scrolling within the application. I can verify that the terminal route should be avoided (unless you know what you are doing) as it affects the operating system at code level. The second fix above (accessibility preferences) works but turns OFF the magic mouse scrolling universally - its useful for web browsing and you have paid triple for an advanced mouse... to turn it off?
The simple solution is to have a wired, traditional Mac Mouse (none Magic) attached to your keyboard - swap to this for Adobe work... takes seconds to alternate and you don't have to turn anything OFF. You will find one on ebay as Apple don't ship them anymore. Or you can put a dongled Windows mouse on the Mac (USB flash connector - wireless mouse) - in both cases the Mac will accept the none standard mouse using a base driver.
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568d9fa72233c681ce16892aac72f6f1b9fd04fa | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Google Chrome would like to control this computer using Accessibility I installed LastPass and on restarting Chrome got a notification similar to this: https://superuser.com/questions/657015/google-software-update-would-like-to-control-this-computer-what, except it was Google Chrome that wanted to control the computer instead of Google Software Update.
It might not have been related to the LastPass install and might have just been a coincidence and just happened to be the first time I restarted Chrome.
Any ideas on what might have prompted this request?
Chrome 32.0.1700.102
Mac OS X: 10.9.1
A: Many programs use Applescript to automate GUI functions, such as moving and clicking the mouse, but this functionality requires that the accessibility options are enabled. According to their support documents, LastPass is one such program that requires enabling access for assistive devices.
As a result, I wouldn't worry about the request. As you suspected, it is probably LastPass, and everything is working normally.
If you want to know more about GUI Applescripting, check this out:
http://www.macosautomation.com/mavericks/guiscripting/index.html
| Q: Google Chrome would like to control this computer using Accessibility I installed LastPass and on restarting Chrome got a notification similar to this: https://superuser.com/questions/657015/google-software-update-would-like-to-control-this-computer-what, except it was Google Chrome that wanted to control the computer instead of Google Software Update.
It might not have been related to the LastPass install and might have just been a coincidence and just happened to be the first time I restarted Chrome.
Any ideas on what might have prompted this request?
Chrome 32.0.1700.102
Mac OS X: 10.9.1
A: Many programs use Applescript to automate GUI functions, such as moving and clicking the mouse, but this functionality requires that the accessibility options are enabled. According to their support documents, LastPass is one such program that requires enabling access for assistive devices.
As a result, I wouldn't worry about the request. As you suspected, it is probably LastPass, and everything is working normally.
If you want to know more about GUI Applescripting, check this out:
http://www.macosautomation.com/mavericks/guiscripting/index.html
A: This LastPass Support page indicates that this is expected and explains your various options:
Chrome now requires that we ask users for permission to communicate
with our new native messaging host.
So, if LastPass does not detect the binary component the first time
that you click on the LastPass button, we prompt you for permission.
If you:
*
*Click deny, LastPass will never prompt again
*Click accept, LastPass will pop a confirm box stating that if you have not done so yet, you will need to run the universal installer to
install the binary component
Then:
*
*if you click OK, we redirect to the binary component which downloads in the browser.
*if you click Cancel, then we do not download the binary installer.
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962e2457539d886dcb5a5602529e351945bacf76 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Navigate on pop up windows When I was using Windows I could navigate with tab to pop up windows for choosing 'Yes' or 'No' faster. Now on OS X I haven't found a way. In some cases I can choose the first letter and it will be accepted. But in examples like in the picture below, there's no such a thing.
A: Go to the System preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts.
Then you can enable Full Keyboard Access to All Controls !
| Q: Navigate on pop up windows When I was using Windows I could navigate with tab to pop up windows for choosing 'Yes' or 'No' faster. Now on OS X I haven't found a way. In some cases I can choose the first letter and it will be accepted. But in examples like in the picture below, there's no such a thing.
A: Go to the System preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts.
Then you can enable Full Keyboard Access to All Controls !
A: ..or you can press Control + F7 to enable this feature in a wink!
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20b128f629c0bdc964be02e5ef2d2e6b53f613cb | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Home Sharing doesn't work when using WPA2 I'm having problems using Home Sharing with WPA2 personal. With WEP or no password, it's fine.
Here's my setup:
Late 2010 27" iMac used for wireless Internet Sharing, running Mavericks. Apple TV 2 with the latest version running.
The Apple TV is seeing the wifi from the iMac, as I can see purchased films and music. It's just not seeing Home Sharing, even though it's all switched on in iTunes. My iPhone 5 and iPad can't see it either. But when I switch to the less secure WEP or no password, the share option appears on both iOS devices.
All suggestions welcome. Thanks.
| Q: Home Sharing doesn't work when using WPA2 I'm having problems using Home Sharing with WPA2 personal. With WEP or no password, it's fine.
Here's my setup:
Late 2010 27" iMac used for wireless Internet Sharing, running Mavericks. Apple TV 2 with the latest version running.
The Apple TV is seeing the wifi from the iMac, as I can see purchased films and music. It's just not seeing Home Sharing, even though it's all switched on in iTunes. My iPhone 5 and iPad can't see it either. But when I switch to the less secure WEP or no password, the share option appears on both iOS devices.
All suggestions welcome. Thanks.
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ceb4263d0aeeb6073e1cb36bcad3f6805966ad83 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Adjusting the beginning of a track on garage band I would like to remove several seconds from the beginning of my garage band project.
There are several tracks and when I delete this portion off each track I end up with 5 seconds or so of just dead air.
I've tried dragging each track back to the beginning but it just puts the stuff back in I was trying to eliminate.
How do I forward the beginning of the project ahead to eliminate this?
A: You need to grab the middle of the track, not the edge, and pull it back to the point where you want it to start. You can move all your tracks at the same time by selecting all of them with Cmd-A and then grabbing some place in the middle of the track and pulling them back.
If you're grabbing your tracks in the correct spot to move them on the track arrangement grid, your cursor will stay as an arrow instead of turning in to a bracket-type icon which indicates you're extending or shortening the length of the clips, not moving them on the grid.
| Q: Adjusting the beginning of a track on garage band I would like to remove several seconds from the beginning of my garage band project.
There are several tracks and when I delete this portion off each track I end up with 5 seconds or so of just dead air.
I've tried dragging each track back to the beginning but it just puts the stuff back in I was trying to eliminate.
How do I forward the beginning of the project ahead to eliminate this?
A: You need to grab the middle of the track, not the edge, and pull it back to the point where you want it to start. You can move all your tracks at the same time by selecting all of them with Cmd-A and then grabbing some place in the middle of the track and pulling them back.
If you're grabbing your tracks in the correct spot to move them on the track arrangement grid, your cursor will stay as an arrow instead of turning in to a bracket-type icon which indicates you're extending or shortening the length of the clips, not moving them on the grid.
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81c8b38e644fc34f2d1dc919010f8bf40a6e7a8c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Truecrypt error: the OSXFUSE file system is not available (255) My truecrypt files were mounting fine until today when I tried to mount it and I got the error: the OSXFUSE file system is not available (255). The weird thing is I honestly don't know what I could have done on my computer since yesterday when there were no problems that would have caused this. I tried deleting macfuse and osxfuse and redownloading both but it still doesn't work. The weird thing is when I remove OSXfuse it says it is not available (-1) and when I have it says the same thing but with (255). Is there anything I can do to get my files back? I am on mavericks if that matters.
Thanks!
A: I had a similar problem today. I installed osxfuse and ntfs-3g via Homebrew, but I didn't install the kernel extension. I got a similar error message trying to mount an NTFS drive in RW mode. After installing the osxfuse kernel extension (instructions are available via brew info osxfuse), the error went away. Strangely, it didn't happen the first time I mounted an NTFS drive using ntfs-3g.
I hope this helps.
| Q: Truecrypt error: the OSXFUSE file system is not available (255) My truecrypt files were mounting fine until today when I tried to mount it and I got the error: the OSXFUSE file system is not available (255). The weird thing is I honestly don't know what I could have done on my computer since yesterday when there were no problems that would have caused this. I tried deleting macfuse and osxfuse and redownloading both but it still doesn't work. The weird thing is when I remove OSXfuse it says it is not available (-1) and when I have it says the same thing but with (255). Is there anything I can do to get my files back? I am on mavericks if that matters.
Thanks!
A: I had a similar problem today. I installed osxfuse and ntfs-3g via Homebrew, but I didn't install the kernel extension. I got a similar error message trying to mount an NTFS drive in RW mode. After installing the osxfuse kernel extension (instructions are available via brew info osxfuse), the error went away. Strangely, it didn't happen the first time I mounted an NTFS drive using ntfs-3g.
I hope this helps.
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bdae6734b54aa10fcfd082d34526a925c5edc841 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: App that allows to paste text snippets in any applicaton? I'm looking for an OS X application that will allow me to add text snippets, like common text responses to emails or signature postings or whatever standard text phrases I wish to save and resuse.
Something that perhaps runs in the background on the toolbar that allows me to select phrases and insert them when needed.
A: Take a look at CodeBox http://www.shpakovski.com/codebox/
or Dash http://kapeli.com/dash
or Clipmenu http://www.clipmenu.com
| Q: App that allows to paste text snippets in any applicaton? I'm looking for an OS X application that will allow me to add text snippets, like common text responses to emails or signature postings or whatever standard text phrases I wish to save and resuse.
Something that perhaps runs in the background on the toolbar that allows me to select phrases and insert them when needed.
A: Take a look at CodeBox http://www.shpakovski.com/codebox/
or Dash http://kapeli.com/dash
or Clipmenu http://www.clipmenu.com
A: The perfect tool for this job is TextExpander - it allows you to insert snippets from a menu or using a shortcut such as ";;snippet". It is incredibly powerful and is high on my recommended list.
It's $35 but there is a free trial.
A: Alfred with the PowerPack also lets you define snippets which are easily pasted anywhere. TextExpander as Tony Williams mentioned is a bit more convenient, but Alfred is cheaper and can do a lot more than just expanding snippets.
A: there is a built in function in iOS and keyboard settings for Mac that offers shortcuts enter a shortcut and the phrase it expands into when you type the shortcut and a space afterwards.
it doesn't allow for line-breaks however
A: I, personally, like the freeware XMenu from Devon Technologies:
http://www.devontechnologies.com/products/freeware.html
You define snippets by making a text clipping and placing them in a particular folder. The clippings menu resides in your menu bar.
It's also got a nice launcher a'la NowMenu. And as it is an App it doesn't modify the system and cause incompatibility issues like some other clippings apps do.
A: I use PhraseExpress (http://www.phraseexpress.com) to paste in different boilerplate phrases. It even lets you create macros, select different options within your phrase, manipulate dates/times, and do simple calculations. It's on the pricier side though, $50. You can try it out for free, however.
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da1c0cc81df84639ffa764532260d37c202d2e21 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to grant a Mac app permission to read the whole filesystem I bought this app called Xee from the Mac app store. It can open files perfectly fine but when I try to browse through a folder from within the Xee app, it has to request permission. (See the screenshot below.) I have to do this for every folder the first time I browse it.
I assume that this is a limitation imposed by the app store. Is there any way to circumvent this and grant an app (installed on my machine) permission to view any directory, or even to do anything at all that it wants?
A: It's a bit tricky but, but you can remove the sandbox by changing the <key>com.apple.security.app-sandbox</key> value (which is set to <true/>) with a hex editor.
In macOS Sierra 10.12 set it to into <false/>
In macOS El Capitain 10.11 or earlier set it to <fals/>
For Xee you need to edit the following binaries:
*
*/Applications/Xee³.app/Contents/MacOS/Xee³
*/Applications/Xee³.app/Contents/Loader/Xee3.ImageLoader
Source: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7018354/remove-sandboxing
| Q: How to grant a Mac app permission to read the whole filesystem I bought this app called Xee from the Mac app store. It can open files perfectly fine but when I try to browse through a folder from within the Xee app, it has to request permission. (See the screenshot below.) I have to do this for every folder the first time I browse it.
I assume that this is a limitation imposed by the app store. Is there any way to circumvent this and grant an app (installed on my machine) permission to view any directory, or even to do anything at all that it wants?
A: It's a bit tricky but, but you can remove the sandbox by changing the <key>com.apple.security.app-sandbox</key> value (which is set to <true/>) with a hex editor.
In macOS Sierra 10.12 set it to into <false/>
In macOS El Capitain 10.11 or earlier set it to <fals/>
For Xee you need to edit the following binaries:
*
*/Applications/Xee³.app/Contents/MacOS/Xee³
*/Applications/Xee³.app/Contents/Loader/Xee3.ImageLoader
Source: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7018354/remove-sandboxing
A: The app is sandboxed. This means the application has been code signed with a set of entitlements. These entitlements are being enforced by Mac OS X. Apple's developer documentation on sandboxing provides more detail.
You can view Xee's sandbox entitlements using the following Terminal.app command:
codesign --display --entitlements - /Applications/Xee.app
Ole Begemann's article, Checking Code Signing and Sandboxing Status in Code, explains more.
Resign or Strip Entitlements
To remove the entitlements, you need to re-code sign the application without entitlements - using codesign - or entirely strip the code signing from the application.
Ask Xee's Developers
Modifying a Mac application is not recommended. Ask Xee's developers for help on how to work around this behaviour; only they have the appropriate knowledge to solve this problem.
Xee's developers do appear to be aware of the issue:
(Note that the App Store version is sandboxed, while the non-App Store trial and full versions are not sandboxed. If you prefer the safety of the OS X sandbox, you should get the App Store version. However, the sandboxed version needs to ask you for permission for certain operations, and if you find this annoying, you should get the non-App Store version.)
Tell Apple
Consider providing feedback to Apple about this limitation and how it limits your workflow. Customer feedback will help shape what Mac App Store apps can and can not do in the future. For now, apps bought through the Apple Mac App Store are limited.
A: Try copying the app contents to your hard drive and open from there. Maybe the app is protecting their files from itself.
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31d4e8b323b9a1aaccb9884a4dd0576d054bdd9e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to disable keychain completely in Mavericks? Is there any way to completely disable keychain usage in Mavericks? We have a mac mini at work that we use in the conference room. The problem is that the keychain is not staying synced with Active Directory. Is there anyway to disable keychain popups?
| Q: How to disable keychain completely in Mavericks? Is there any way to completely disable keychain usage in Mavericks? We have a mac mini at work that we use in the conference room. The problem is that the keychain is not staying synced with Active Directory. Is there anyway to disable keychain popups?
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0b41781190a408780913123e37dce731b92364b4 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Junk mail doesn't get automatically deleted This is happening with Mail.app 6.6 on OS X 10.8.5, but has been going on for a few OS X versions.
In Mail.app, my account settings specify to delete junk mail after one day. Except it never gets deleted. I can set it to delete on quitting mail, but that still doesn't work. I have to delete everything in the junk mail folder manually. Items are placed in the Junk folder that are identified as junk, but they are never deleted automatically.
The accounts in question (I have the same issue in all of them) are POP3. I tried rebuilding the mailboxes, to no avail. None of the affected mailboxes are gmail, though I do have a gmail account I look at through Mail.app.
I asked this on the Apple discussion forums, but no answer there. can anyone here make any suggestions?
From the online Help for Mail.app:
This is exactly what I've set to anything other than never, but messages in the junk mailbox doesn't ever get automatically deleted.
| Q: Junk mail doesn't get automatically deleted This is happening with Mail.app 6.6 on OS X 10.8.5, but has been going on for a few OS X versions.
In Mail.app, my account settings specify to delete junk mail after one day. Except it never gets deleted. I can set it to delete on quitting mail, but that still doesn't work. I have to delete everything in the junk mail folder manually. Items are placed in the Junk folder that are identified as junk, but they are never deleted automatically.
The accounts in question (I have the same issue in all of them) are POP3. I tried rebuilding the mailboxes, to no avail. None of the affected mailboxes are gmail, though I do have a gmail account I look at through Mail.app.
I asked this on the Apple discussion forums, but no answer there. can anyone here make any suggestions?
From the online Help for Mail.app:
This is exactly what I've set to anything other than never, but messages in the junk mailbox doesn't ever get automatically deleted.
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379f753400745a5931ea0eb1c27c67be8c074558 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Macbook Air Logitech K120 USB Keyboard auto remapping problem I'm having an issue with my 2013 MacBook Air. From day one, I've been using my Logitech K120 USB keyboard with it, and it worked flawlessly from first plug, no problem at all.
I've been a month away from home, carrying my MacBook only, no usb keyboard.
Now I'm back home and keyboard seems to be crazy. For instance, Home key and Page Up work now as Brightness- and Brightness+.
My layout is spanish QWERTY, by the way. Other keys malfunctioning, are ºª\ key (top left key) is working as >< key (left to Z key, next to bottom left).
I don't know what's causing this, and I don't see any setting where it may have been changed.
And Google isn't helping either, so you guys are pretty much my only hope.
Thanks in advance!
A: I think best solution it's made your own keyboard layout with Ukelele.
I solved the problem that interchange "ºª" and "<>" key behaviour on Genius keyboard.
https://github.com/equiman/ukelele-es-layout/blob/master/README.md
Maybe can help you too.
| Q: Macbook Air Logitech K120 USB Keyboard auto remapping problem I'm having an issue with my 2013 MacBook Air. From day one, I've been using my Logitech K120 USB keyboard with it, and it worked flawlessly from first plug, no problem at all.
I've been a month away from home, carrying my MacBook only, no usb keyboard.
Now I'm back home and keyboard seems to be crazy. For instance, Home key and Page Up work now as Brightness- and Brightness+.
My layout is spanish QWERTY, by the way. Other keys malfunctioning, are ºª\ key (top left key) is working as >< key (left to Z key, next to bottom left).
I don't know what's causing this, and I don't see any setting where it may have been changed.
And Google isn't helping either, so you guys are pretty much my only hope.
Thanks in advance!
A: I think best solution it's made your own keyboard layout with Ukelele.
I solved the problem that interchange "ºª" and "<>" key behaviour on Genius keyboard.
https://github.com/equiman/ukelele-es-layout/blob/master/README.md
Maybe can help you too.
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ab06d467be8c36a2aaad087a726f09b136c6e401 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Set Time Machine to backup once per day instead of once an hour I use Time Machine to backup my Mac (running Mavericks 10.9.1). The backup process runs at the standard once per hour. This often slows down my machine while I'm trying to work on it. Understanding that it will provide less protection, is it possible to adjust Time Machine to backup at a different interval (e.g. once per day) instead of once per hour without installing third-party software?
A: No. Given that there are several third-party utilities that provide this functionality (and nothing else), like TimeMachineEditor, it seems highly unlikely that there's a built-in way to do it.
| Q: Set Time Machine to backup once per day instead of once an hour I use Time Machine to backup my Mac (running Mavericks 10.9.1). The backup process runs at the standard once per hour. This often slows down my machine while I'm trying to work on it. Understanding that it will provide less protection, is it possible to adjust Time Machine to backup at a different interval (e.g. once per day) instead of once per hour without installing third-party software?
A: No. Given that there are several third-party utilities that provide this functionality (and nothing else), like TimeMachineEditor, it seems highly unlikely that there's a built-in way to do it.
A: or like this http://www.klieme.com/TimeMachineScheduler.html
works nice for me under Mavericks, ML and Lion
A: for once a day I just do it manually, with the Time Machine turned off in the System preferences.
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8bd539860802cbe046c7d909e2559be98de54acf | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to calculate max with condition in Numbers? How can I calculate max with condition in Numbers?
In other words, I want something like maxifs, which operates max operation instead of sum operation for sumifs.
A: Numbers version 3 on Mac and the equivalent web app/ios app do not have that level of abstraction, but on a Mac, Numbers is fairly scriptable in powerful ways.
I would probably dump the data into a SQLite database if your comment means you are familiar with that. This is documented at the wonderful OS X Automation site.
*
*https://iworkautomation.com/numbers/sqlite-make.html
You could also program the logic you wanted in Applescript or possible the new javascript bridge for AppleScript on later OS X versions. Here is an example of complicated logic used to format cells. You could likely adapt that to process the data and then write the results to a new table.
*
*https://iworkautomation.com/numbers/examples-highlight-intersection.html
It's not the same, but it would let you use numbers and not Excel for Mac.
| Q: How to calculate max with condition in Numbers? How can I calculate max with condition in Numbers?
In other words, I want something like maxifs, which operates max operation instead of sum operation for sumifs.
A: Numbers version 3 on Mac and the equivalent web app/ios app do not have that level of abstraction, but on a Mac, Numbers is fairly scriptable in powerful ways.
I would probably dump the data into a SQLite database if your comment means you are familiar with that. This is documented at the wonderful OS X Automation site.
*
*https://iworkautomation.com/numbers/sqlite-make.html
You could also program the logic you wanted in Applescript or possible the new javascript bridge for AppleScript on later OS X versions. Here is an example of complicated logic used to format cells. You could likely adapt that to process the data and then write the results to a new table.
*
*https://iworkautomation.com/numbers/examples-highlight-intersection.html
It's not the same, but it would let you use numbers and not Excel for Mac.
A: Mac Numbers does now have a MAXIFS function. But, it depends on exactly what you want to do with it. If you could edit your question to add an example, I could expand this answer to address how to use MAXIFS in Numbers for that example.
I use it in a column where vertically there are two types of data: a number for order from 1 to 4 and an associated mass which is greater than 40, so:
MAXIFS(Col Range for max, Col Range for test 1, test 1, Col Range for test 2, test 2, ... more tests as required)
All columns have to be the same length. It takes the maximum value in the subset of the max range of all those values horizontally next to the values in the test ranges that pass their tests.
However, if want a passive value, ie, not one that is maximised, such as a date, that is associated with the maxes calculated in the test ranges, you have to use maxifs to find the maximum value and then use that as an argument to XLOOKUP.
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1f8e1bffacc065966598fa68d6945f0e43ea797e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Built in FTP client (cmd + k) - can't upload files (Mavericks) I have just found out that I can enter a built-in FTP client on my Mac by simply pressing ^ Ctrl + K. Great thing!
But after I have successfully connected to my server and a 'folder' with files located there appeared, it occurred that I can't upload files by simply drag & drop'ing them. When I checked the 'Get info' I saw that it is marked as 'You can only read', yet the ftp account itself is okay, because I could upload files there from dreamweaver (unfortunately I have only Windows licence for this app).
Why is it marked as 'You can only read' and how do I fix that?
Please help!
P.S. Could you explain it in an easy way? Because I'm new to Mac (just bought one few days ago).
A: OS X builtin ftp client in Finder is read-only. I suggest you to use Filezilla.
| Q: Built in FTP client (cmd + k) - can't upload files (Mavericks) I have just found out that I can enter a built-in FTP client on my Mac by simply pressing ^ Ctrl + K. Great thing!
But after I have successfully connected to my server and a 'folder' with files located there appeared, it occurred that I can't upload files by simply drag & drop'ing them. When I checked the 'Get info' I saw that it is marked as 'You can only read', yet the ftp account itself is okay, because I could upload files there from dreamweaver (unfortunately I have only Windows licence for this app).
Why is it marked as 'You can only read' and how do I fix that?
Please help!
P.S. Could you explain it in an easy way? Because I'm new to Mac (just bought one few days ago).
A: OS X builtin ftp client in Finder is read-only. I suggest you to use Filezilla.
A: The FTP feature of Finder only has Read-only access.
The possibilites you have :
*
*The command line ftp from the terminal
*Cyberduck, a Free App also available on the Mac App Store
*Transmit, (my favourite) a 34$ FTP-App which has a nice feature : It can mount ftp servers like you can mount external drives.
A: The built-in ftp is read only since forever unfortunately. From Mavericks help:
Servers and shared computers that you can connect to
You can connect your Mac to the types of servers and other computers
listed here.
...
*
*FTP servers
With read-only access, you can copy files from the server, but to copy
files to the server you may need another FTP app. Choose Apple menu >
App Store to find FTP apps available for OS X.
Maybe try the free Cyberduck or (not free) Transmit.
A: My suggestions are:
*
*muCommander (open source, free, cross platform)
*Forklift (Mac App store, feature rich, sometimes it discounted to 1-2 bucks)
A: I was able to get this to work by just entering the web address into the entry box and leaving off the "ftp://" portion.
Logged in with the proper credentials and had read/write access.
A: Had to send a file for support, just used my ftp command on MacBooks Terminal.
*
*Open Terminal
*Enter: ftp remote-ftp-address port
(ie. ftp hpsupport.com 21 )
*Remote ftp server will ask you for credentials: Name first, then Password. In my case, credentials were: anonymous / anonymous
*On "Login successful", you may enter any commands on lowercase and press RETURN to send:
ls (list directories / files on remote server)
cd remote-folder (to change current folder on remote server to some valid folder)
put local-file remote-file
(put command is to send a file. Must specify your local filename -the one you need to send- and name to send it to remote server.
In my case, I sent a file support.zip saved on my Downloads folder:
put ~/Downloads/support.zip support.zip
(you may use Tab to complete filename just after specify few letters of filename).
HOW TO INSTALL FTP
Just install tnftp with brew. In Terminal: $ brew Install tnftp
HOW TO INSTALL HOMEBREW (to use brew command)
If you don't have installed Homebrew (brew command), you may install it on Terminal with:
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
Hope it helps
A: Mac FTP Instructions:
1) From the Finder menu, click Go, and then click “Connect to Server…”.
2) In the resulting dialog box, type in the FTP address: ftp://webaddress.com
3) Enter the user name and password provided
4) Once connected, a Finder window will open showing the contents of your FTP site.
5) To upload files or folders, just drag-and-drop them from your computer into the space provided.
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5b6e409b253753b27073a893de39f41b04b70109 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I use two wireless keyboards with my iMac? We were hoping that our iMac would accept two wireless Bluetooth keyboards of the exact same model to be used at the same time. (Lego 2 player, in case you're wondering)
However, I can't seem to pair the second. I thought as long as we used different keys to control each player, we'd be fine.
Anyone have any idea?
A: You can connect a wired and wireless keyboard at the same time.
I don't have a way to test two wireless right now, but how are you doing it? Just turning on the second keyboard won't work. Your iMac won't bother because one is already connected. Have you tried connecting manually? In the Bluetooth preferences you can manually connect to other devices. Of course both keyboards have to be paired first. If you have the Bluetooth menu turned on in the preferences, you can try connecting from there as well.
| Q: Can I use two wireless keyboards with my iMac? We were hoping that our iMac would accept two wireless Bluetooth keyboards of the exact same model to be used at the same time. (Lego 2 player, in case you're wondering)
However, I can't seem to pair the second. I thought as long as we used different keys to control each player, we'd be fine.
Anyone have any idea?
A: You can connect a wired and wireless keyboard at the same time.
I don't have a way to test two wireless right now, but how are you doing it? Just turning on the second keyboard won't work. Your iMac won't bother because one is already connected. Have you tried connecting manually? In the Bluetooth preferences you can manually connect to other devices. Of course both keyboards have to be paired first. If you have the Bluetooth menu turned on in the preferences, you can try connecting from there as well.
A: Multiple keyboards is no problem. If using wireless, specifically Apple bluetooth, then once one has been connected, it won't ever bother trying to connect to another one unless you force it. 2 ways of doing this:
1) Turn off your old keyboard, then turn on your new one, and pair it up
2) Manually add another keyboard in system preferences - methods vary depending on OS level
Once you have done this, then so long as both are turned on, then both will be be available to use.
The only provisos are that any keyboard bindings or setup etc will apply to both, you cannot use different settings per keyboard - they will function identically - you will need to ensure that you use different keys if you wish for 2 people to play a game using a keyboard each, or you will end up both controlling the same character. I have no idea what happens when you put caps lock on, it may or may not work on both inputs, or may be specific to the keyboard you used it on - be wary of odd things like that where perhaps a keyboard not showing caps lock is using it etc.
Also, within system preferences you may not be able to identify which keyboard is which, and things like battery level indicators etc will apply to the keyboard which connected first, not to both, and you won't know which this is. To get round this, enable the Bluetooth menu bar icon and you can view settings directly per device from the menu bar
A: Sorry but OS X just let you connect one external keyboard at a time, maybe you can manage this by using a special separate Application. But i don't know if such an App already exists - try to google it.
or perhaps this works for you use a macbook with its internal keyboard and screen for one person and an extra monitor and a wireless keyboard for the 2nd person.
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c54915245af9c17758cfe6f2f2f16bd9753b69da | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is it possible to scroll the tabs in Safari if there are too many like Firefox? When I open a lot of tabs in safari it shows the first ones normally and all those, which do not fit a grouped into one tab. This is very annoying when switching between tabs that are at the end.
Is it possible to make them scrollable as it is done in Firefox?
A: If you are running the latest version of Safari, you can pinch in on a trackpad to reveal all of your tabs. You can swipe through this list using two fingers or by clicking on the dots below the previews.
| Q: Is it possible to scroll the tabs in Safari if there are too many like Firefox? When I open a lot of tabs in safari it shows the first ones normally and all those, which do not fit a grouped into one tab. This is very annoying when switching between tabs that are at the end.
Is it possible to make them scrollable as it is done in Firefox?
A: If you are running the latest version of Safari, you can pinch in on a trackpad to reveal all of your tabs. You can swipe through this list using two fingers or by clicking on the dots below the previews.
A: I would probably wait until Yosimite ships. During the WWDC Safari demo one of the things shown was how you could scroll "quickly" through a large amount of tabs. I usually prefer native solution than add-ons anyway.
A: Take a look at the answer to this similar question. It suggests using Glims which, whilst it won't allow you to scroll tabs, it does allow you to set the minimum tab size to the favicon size, which allows you to have many more tabs open at once without the grouping behaviour.
A: Apple announced that this will be a future feature in Safari when Yosemite ships. There's not any clear indication of older OS will get the newer safari, but that has happened most of the time in the recent past.
http://www.theverge.com/2014/6/2/5765048/apple-wwdc-2014-os-x-yosemite-ios-8-and-all-the-news-you-need-to-know
A: When you have too many tabs to fit in the Safari window, click the chevrons »
You will see a local menu listing the remaining tabs.
Note : Contrary to Firefox, this menu does not list all the tabs of the window. It lists the last visible tab and the invisible tabs.
For another look, see also the answer by @alexsmbaratti
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2090866c0da81ddb5fa2c7fbab15e1eab6d34f63 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Boot up error prohibitory sign flashing folder with question mark 3 weeks ago my hard drive failed so I bought a new one. (Macbook pro late 2011)
5 days ago, the new one flashed prohibitory sign, flashing folder with question mark. Every once in a while I could get it to desktop, but I would reboot, and back into the error. I reinstalled the OS through a USB, but still get the error. Is there a good chance it's the sata cable that needs to be replaced?
A: Try an erase and install, instead of just reinstalling OS X.
*
*Back up your files and boot into an external install media (not the Recovery HD).
*Open Disk Utility, select the internal disk and repartition it to 1 partition.
*Install OS X normally, then restore your files.
| Q: Boot up error prohibitory sign flashing folder with question mark 3 weeks ago my hard drive failed so I bought a new one. (Macbook pro late 2011)
5 days ago, the new one flashed prohibitory sign, flashing folder with question mark. Every once in a while I could get it to desktop, but I would reboot, and back into the error. I reinstalled the OS through a USB, but still get the error. Is there a good chance it's the sata cable that needs to be replaced?
A: Try an erase and install, instead of just reinstalling OS X.
*
*Back up your files and boot into an external install media (not the Recovery HD).
*Open Disk Utility, select the internal disk and repartition it to 1 partition.
*Install OS X normally, then restore your files.
A: Flashing folder with question mark means that your mac can not find OS to boot. It's either it can not find some files needed in the early stages of boot up process, or can't find boot volume, or can't find the hard drive.
Before destroying all your data try reassigning your boot partition in Startup Disk preferences.
If that doesn't help check your cables. You simply might have not plugged them in firmly enough or there might be some dust in there that prevents good connection.
Check an article on the Apple KB for more options: A flashing question mark appears when you start your Mac.
A: First, you need to isolate the problem. Put the internal hardrive in a casing and connect it to your laptop through USB. Then boot up the OS X in this configuration by holding down OPTION key. If everything is smooth after a couple of hours, the problem is definitely SATA cable.
I have a 2011 13' MBP (A1278) and the cable broke a year ago. From what I read, the cable from this year (Parts No. 821-1226-A) is particularly faulty. You can replace it with the next iteration (821-1480-A). The latter is wider and longer, but it fits into older machines.
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a7609999539678248036fb512c47186cc0611660 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iMovie hard drive space I was using my macbook air 2013 to create a youtube video on iMovie. When I started I had 55gb of space left. I recorded everything used handbrake to convert it and edited it in iMovie. I then exported it and put it on youtube. I then deleted absolutely every file from iMovie and the event. But my remaining space had gone from 55gb to 44gb. What is taking up this space?
A: Try looking at your cache. Navigate to ~/Library/Caches/ and look for a folder for iMovie (may also be labeled com.apple.iMovie). Check its size. If it's quite large, then you've found the culprit.
Note: deleting the contents of Caches is safe provided the application isn't running. While not necessary, deleting the contents of the entire folder should prompt a reboot.
You may also elect to give Grand Perspective a try, which will show you the contents of your drive and how files are arranged on it. This will help hunt down the loss of space you are experiencing.
| Q: iMovie hard drive space I was using my macbook air 2013 to create a youtube video on iMovie. When I started I had 55gb of space left. I recorded everything used handbrake to convert it and edited it in iMovie. I then exported it and put it on youtube. I then deleted absolutely every file from iMovie and the event. But my remaining space had gone from 55gb to 44gb. What is taking up this space?
A: Try looking at your cache. Navigate to ~/Library/Caches/ and look for a folder for iMovie (may also be labeled com.apple.iMovie). Check its size. If it's quite large, then you've found the culprit.
Note: deleting the contents of Caches is safe provided the application isn't running. While not necessary, deleting the contents of the entire folder should prompt a reboot.
You may also elect to give Grand Perspective a try, which will show you the contents of your drive and how files are arranged on it. This will help hunt down the loss of space you are experiencing.
A: iMovie now has a “Delete Render Files” button right inside its preferences window (opened via Cmd+,).
You should be able to just open your preferences and use that button to clear any unnecessary hard drive space.
Aside from that, after exporting your movie and backing up both the sources and final result somewhere:
*
*Remove the project from projects list
*Remove the library section with the sources from the iMovie Library
P.S. Here's another approach that explains the current location of cache files and how to delete them manually or with the command line: How to free up iMovie disk space
A: It's probably still stored in a Time Machine local backup since local backups are automatically enabled for laptops.
Open Finder, browse to the original location of the files you deleted, then open Time Machine. Go back in time to find the files, then right-click them and delete the backup. This will return the space.
Alternatively, it might be an error with the drive, which could be fixed using Disk Utility's Repair Disk from the Recovery HD (boot with ⌘R). This would fix errors such as "Invalid volume free block count."
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6700b6b480282260378968811939faae779374d9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Turn off message sending from iCloud? Whenever I send someone a text, I'm told that it shows that "[email protected]" is sending the text and not my phone number. And when someone responds to "[email protected]", I receive the message on my computer and Wi-Fi only iPad, but not my iPhone. Is there any way to only send and receive messages from a phone number?
A: In your Settings go to Messages> Send & Receive and you should be able to set your preferences from there. Go to the "Start New Conversations From:" section and set your phone number to be the default.
If your phone number does not appear, turn FaceTime off and on. Phone number should show up
| Q: Turn off message sending from iCloud? Whenever I send someone a text, I'm told that it shows that "[email protected]" is sending the text and not my phone number. And when someone responds to "[email protected]", I receive the message on my computer and Wi-Fi only iPad, but not my iPhone. Is there any way to only send and receive messages from a phone number?
A: In your Settings go to Messages> Send & Receive and you should be able to set your preferences from there. Go to the "Start New Conversations From:" section and set your phone number to be the default.
If your phone number does not appear, turn FaceTime off and on. Phone number should show up
A: Go to
*
*Settings
*Messages
*Send & Receive
*Uncheck the email address(es) just leaving your phone number checked.
You should be good from there.
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084e6b3f5459fda3e1ab7323cac540eec11a34b5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can't open a file in sublime text using bash_rc My bash_profile function looks like:
function st() { /Applications/Sublime\ Text.app/Contents/SharedSupport/bin/subl /Users/ishan/workspace/nltk_engine/index.py;}
However, when I do st in terminal, it just opens up a sublime text window without opening the file. I copied the line in terminal and it is working. Its not working through bash_profile.
A: The st function which is working when you type st is an old one which you defined interactively within Terminal.
If you enter:
type st
you will see that this definition is not the one you entered within your
.bash_profile.
To execute the definition entered within your .bash_profile, you have to load it within your actual shell:
. ~/.bash_profile
or
source ~/.bash_profile
And you will be able to check that from now on your definition of your st function is correct with:
type st
| Q: Can't open a file in sublime text using bash_rc My bash_profile function looks like:
function st() { /Applications/Sublime\ Text.app/Contents/SharedSupport/bin/subl /Users/ishan/workspace/nltk_engine/index.py;}
However, when I do st in terminal, it just opens up a sublime text window without opening the file. I copied the line in terminal and it is working. Its not working through bash_profile.
A: The st function which is working when you type st is an old one which you defined interactively within Terminal.
If you enter:
type st
you will see that this definition is not the one you entered within your
.bash_profile.
To execute the definition entered within your .bash_profile, you have to load it within your actual shell:
. ~/.bash_profile
or
source ~/.bash_profile
And you will be able to check that from now on your definition of your st function is correct with:
type st
A: Since your command is a static command, you could try an alias:
alias st="/Applications/Sublime\ Text.app/Contents/SharedSupport/bin/subl /Users/ishan/workspace/nltk_engine/index.py"
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940d1576fa6ded73fe4663f68db08bf8f2347f57 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: I removed /bin on my Mac, How can I restore it? I removed the /bin instead of ~/bin :(
My laptop no longer boots up! It has no DVD or CD drive!
How can I restore the OS X?
It is MacBook Pro OS X 10.8, SSD 128GB.
| Q: I removed /bin on my Mac, How can I restore it? I removed the /bin instead of ~/bin :(
My laptop no longer boots up! It has no DVD or CD drive!
How can I restore the OS X?
It is MacBook Pro OS X 10.8, SSD 128GB.
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784386e9375c9fd176160d057730b12dac449c3d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Sharing a provisioning profile among team members under a non-company subscription Let's say there are two iOS developers using 4 computers in total, working on the same project. Because code signing information in the Xcode project file gets checked in to the source repo, and because they can't share the same provisioning profile, it becomes a headache for obvious reasons.
I know it's possible to use your own certs and prov. profiles on multiple computers, but is there a way to share at least the prov. profile (for development) between individuals without a company subscription?
Thanks.
A: Provisioning Profiles can be shared without problems between developers. For them to be valid and usable, though, having both Public and Private keys is needed.
The Public key is stored in the Certificate whilst the Private has to be exported from the certificate's creator Keychain App.
| Q: Sharing a provisioning profile among team members under a non-company subscription Let's say there are two iOS developers using 4 computers in total, working on the same project. Because code signing information in the Xcode project file gets checked in to the source repo, and because they can't share the same provisioning profile, it becomes a headache for obvious reasons.
I know it's possible to use your own certs and prov. profiles on multiple computers, but is there a way to share at least the prov. profile (for development) between individuals without a company subscription?
Thanks.
A: Provisioning Profiles can be shared without problems between developers. For them to be valid and usable, though, having both Public and Private keys is needed.
The Public key is stored in the Certificate whilst the Private has to be exported from the certificate's creator Keychain App.
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b353609bd733bc0756bbe6b8ff23939d6e66e170 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Prevent iOS device from sleeping if plugged to charger This is available in Developer options in Android's system Settings. I'm trying to look for an equivalent in iOS. This is great if I want the screen to be always visible for screen updates/notifications. No problem with battery since it is plugged in anyway.
Is there a Jailbreak tweak for this?
This setting applies for both plugged and unplugged. I'm looking for something specific to a plugged device.
A: In the past there was an Cydia App called ScreenDimmer.
I hope you can find this application via your iPhone and fix your problem.
One of its features:
*
*Doesn't dim the screen if the battery is being charged.
| Q: Prevent iOS device from sleeping if plugged to charger This is available in Developer options in Android's system Settings. I'm trying to look for an equivalent in iOS. This is great if I want the screen to be always visible for screen updates/notifications. No problem with battery since it is plugged in anyway.
Is there a Jailbreak tweak for this?
This setting applies for both plugged and unplugged. I'm looking for something specific to a plugged device.
A: In the past there was an Cydia App called ScreenDimmer.
I hope you can find this application via your iPhone and fix your problem.
One of its features:
*
*Doesn't dim the screen if the battery is being charged.
A: After re-Googling, I found this post on MacRumors. It's not very detailed so I'm going to place the steps to get this working on a jailbroken device:
*
*Install SBSettings
*Go to Activator app
*Under Anywhere > Power > Connected: set to Switches (Deactivate) > Auto Lock
*Under Anywhere > Power > Disconnected: set to Switches (Activate) > Auto Lock
This is the first time I used Activator and my goodness, this thing is powerful.
A: Activator means I can customise my phone down to the tiniest detail so it works exactly as I want it to work.
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d427dc974830f4068dc7367bcd776583fbec6b91 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Changing SSD's and keeping everything I have a mid 2010 13" MBP.
I have an SSD, its not big enough so I am upgrading from 128GB to 256GB.
How can I take everything from the current SSD and then upload it to the new SSD - effectively giving me the same machine without installing OSX all over again?
Presumably I will need some new tech to read the SSD, copy it and then copy everything back once I have changed the SSD into the MBP?
A: One option is to get an external drive enclosure and plug the new SSD into it. Use a tool like SuperDuper or Carbon Copy Cloner to image the old SSD onto the new one. Then switch the drives around, keeping the old one as a backup drive.
| Q: Changing SSD's and keeping everything I have a mid 2010 13" MBP.
I have an SSD, its not big enough so I am upgrading from 128GB to 256GB.
How can I take everything from the current SSD and then upload it to the new SSD - effectively giving me the same machine without installing OSX all over again?
Presumably I will need some new tech to read the SSD, copy it and then copy everything back once I have changed the SSD into the MBP?
A: One option is to get an external drive enclosure and plug the new SSD into it. Use a tool like SuperDuper or Carbon Copy Cloner to image the old SSD onto the new one. Then switch the drives around, keeping the old one as a backup drive.
A: How can I take everything from the current SSD and then upload it to the new SSD - effectively giving me the same machine without installing OSX all over again?
I upgraded my SSD some time ago in a similar configuration (128 GB->256 GB, MacBook Pro 15-inch early 2011).
Below is the procedure that worked for me, but note that for this to work your Mac must support OS X Internet Recovery. According to KB article "OS X: About OS X Recovery" (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4718):
Mac models introduced after public availability of OS X Lion include
the ability to start up directly from an Internet-based version of the
OS X Recovery system.
which means that models manufactured before July 20, 2011 need a firmware update.
In your case you must have MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010) EFI Firmware Update 2.5 or later installed, and that's probably the case, because most firmware updates are available as regular updates in Software Update/App Store.
To find out whether it is installed: Go to Apple menu > About This Mac, press System Report...:
and check if Boot ROM/SMC Version Information is MB71.0039.B0E or greater. If that's the case, you're good to go. Otherwise install it.
These are the steps:
*
*Back up old SSD with Time Machine by selecting "Back Up Now" in menu bar:
*Shut down Mac and replace SSD.
*Start Mac while holding down ⌘-R and choose "Restore From Time Machine Backup":
*Choose new SSD drive as target, wait until restore is completed and reboot.
This will let you keep everything.
A: Best practice IMO:
*
*Get an external HDD mount(or SDD mount - they are the same), and put your current SSD in it leaving it at it is right now.
*Put your new SSD in the Macbook and install a clean version of OSX.
*You can now copy everything you think you need from the one SSD to the other, leaving you with a clean install without possible installed rubbish and overhead files you do not need. (This will always leave you with more empty space than doing a full copy of your current SSD)
Since it's at maximum 128GB we're talking about, this is the best way without getting corrupt data or files.
A: Here is how I did it. @jaume solution should be fine but in my case ⌘-R did not work (endless loadscreen). And with installer USB Stick it failed. You don't need Time Machine for my solution.
You need an USB SATA adapter or external case. Mount either your old HDD or your new SSD via USB.
Boot from an USB Stick with e.g. Snow Leopard or what have you (Hold ALT / Option key while booting). Alternatively I think it's the same as ⌘-R (if you don't have installer stick and don't end up in endless load screen). Select Language and instead of going through the wizard click on Utilities in top menu and select Disc Manager. Click on the restore tab and drag&drop your old HDD as source and your new SSD as destination and press start.
I was very surprised that this hard drive clone feature comes with MacOS installer (since Snow Leopard).
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7408e12516e2bd8cbe6d4134215bd34bb8faaa87 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Preview.app: How can I quickly find all highlights with specific colour in PDF? I have a couple of PDFs (some of which are 500+ pages long). In these PDFs I made a lot of highlights, when I read through them. I came up with a colouring system, such that each colour is associated with a particular theme. Now I would like to focus on one theme/colour. I.e. quickly jump through, say the Pink highlights. However Preview.app, in its 'Highlights & Notes' panel, only shows colour for notes. I am not able to see which colour I used on the highlights.
Can I somehow get an overview of the highlights and their highlight colour? Perhaps in a different program (Skim)?
A: I just found this link where someone used Skim and additional AppleScripts to do exactly what you are looking for, I think.
Update: As the above link is currently inactive, the page can also be reached on blogspot and web.archive.org.
| Q: Preview.app: How can I quickly find all highlights with specific colour in PDF? I have a couple of PDFs (some of which are 500+ pages long). In these PDFs I made a lot of highlights, when I read through them. I came up with a colouring system, such that each colour is associated with a particular theme. Now I would like to focus on one theme/colour. I.e. quickly jump through, say the Pink highlights. However Preview.app, in its 'Highlights & Notes' panel, only shows colour for notes. I am not able to see which colour I used on the highlights.
Can I somehow get an overview of the highlights and their highlight colour? Perhaps in a different program (Skim)?
A: I just found this link where someone used Skim and additional AppleScripts to do exactly what you are looking for, I think.
Update: As the above link is currently inactive, the page can also be reached on blogspot and web.archive.org.
A: click on the dropdwon in the top left corner. find highlights nd notes
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4f84aaaa4ce6afabc178a12ab6cb9f2f4c41bb4f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to stop being logged out of SSH sessions when locking the screen in OS X 10.9.1? Every time I lock my screen I get logged out of any active SSH sessions.
I've added the following to my ~/.ssh/config file, but I still get logged out:
Host *
ServerAliveInterval 60
How can I stop being logged out of SSH sessions when I lock my screen?
A: Two methods…
*
*Add the following to /etc/ssh_config:
TCPKeepAlive yes
*Use screen:
*
*Create a new screen with screen, then use the terminal normally.
*When the connection breaks, reconnect normally.
*Run screen -dr to reattach.
| Q: How to stop being logged out of SSH sessions when locking the screen in OS X 10.9.1? Every time I lock my screen I get logged out of any active SSH sessions.
I've added the following to my ~/.ssh/config file, but I still get logged out:
Host *
ServerAliveInterval 60
How can I stop being logged out of SSH sessions when I lock my screen?
A: Two methods…
*
*Add the following to /etc/ssh_config:
TCPKeepAlive yes
*Use screen:
*
*Create a new screen with screen, then use the terminal normally.
*When the connection breaks, reconnect normally.
*Run screen -dr to reattach.
A: It really depends on what is logging you out. Assuming that this is not an issue of changing Power settings (i.e. your machine is not sleeping), then most things that will break the connection can be solved by using a program called autossh.
It's a wrapper around the regular ssh program (which it uses) and it implements a more robust keep-alive mechanism.
I got mine from MacPorts, but I'm sure Fink has a port, too.
A: Install an app called "Lock Me Now" from the app store and once it has been installed launch it and from the preferences "check" "Just Lock" under "Lock Type" which does the same thing as the screen saver timing out. Also for ease of use you can assign a keyboard shortcut to simplify the process of locking your Mac (I chose to use Command + L )
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4174f410167e14dcbf8b45715e828ff9bf24d3fc | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to sync 30 days of mail in the mail app? I find managing multiple browser windows on OSX a real pain with no solution, so I decided to get rid of some tabs.
I loaded up gmail into the OSX Mail client, but it wants to sync my entire account. Is it possible to sync only new stuff? Basically I want it to only sync the last 30 days and not everything...
It's trying to sync about 6gb worth of mail...
A: You can't do this in the OS X Mail client. Mail.app will download all your emails available on the server.
The workaround is to make the change on the server. You mention that you have Gmail, therefore you can go to Gmail's IMAP settings and restrict the amount of emails available (for example, the most recent 1000).
Also, you can exclude labels from being visible to IMAP, therefore Mail won't download the contents.
| Q: How to sync 30 days of mail in the mail app? I find managing multiple browser windows on OSX a real pain with no solution, so I decided to get rid of some tabs.
I loaded up gmail into the OSX Mail client, but it wants to sync my entire account. Is it possible to sync only new stuff? Basically I want it to only sync the last 30 days and not everything...
It's trying to sync about 6gb worth of mail...
A: You can't do this in the OS X Mail client. Mail.app will download all your emails available on the server.
The workaround is to make the change on the server. You mention that you have Gmail, therefore you can go to Gmail's IMAP settings and restrict the amount of emails available (for example, the most recent 1000).
Also, you can exclude labels from being visible to IMAP, therefore Mail won't download the contents.
A: *
*Go to Gmail.com
*Click on the gear in the top right (settings)
*'See All Settings'
*on the top/middle 'Forwarding and POP/IMAP'
*scroll down, 'Folder size limits' Limit IMAP folders to contain no more than 1000 message (or whatever you decide)
You make the change in Gmail settings but it only affects IMAP clients like Mail app. All messages will still be stored in Gmail.
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dc9d86e2089404c1b38f0fb09829ee892e647fa3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Export local contacts from iPhone My primary means of handling contacts on my iPhone is gmail sync, but somehow it appears I have added a number of contacts to my phone locally. I want just these local contacts to sync back to gmail.
I'm fine with exporting and then importing to gmail, and then deleting the local contacts off my phone. However, I can't seem to find any good way of doing this.
A: You can do this with My Contacts Backup. This will allow you to export all your local contacts as vCard which can be imported into Gmail.
Remove your Gmail account from your device (so that only the local contacts are backed up), then backup your contacts. You can then import the .vcf into your Gmail.
| Q: Export local contacts from iPhone My primary means of handling contacts on my iPhone is gmail sync, but somehow it appears I have added a number of contacts to my phone locally. I want just these local contacts to sync back to gmail.
I'm fine with exporting and then importing to gmail, and then deleting the local contacts off my phone. However, I can't seem to find any good way of doing this.
A: You can do this with My Contacts Backup. This will allow you to export all your local contacts as vCard which can be imported into Gmail.
Remove your Gmail account from your device (so that only the local contacts are backed up), then backup your contacts. You can then import the .vcf into your Gmail.
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d4f8028762e2df58b7ea473ed4b134c8a3026d30 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I prevent text messages going to my Mac? I have just bought a MacBook Pro and all my text messages are coming through to it before coming through to my phone.
I don't want this. I have followed help tips by opening Messages app but can't find the iMessage preferences to change it as advised by other people.
A: *
*Open Messages.app from the Applications folder, or Spotlight (⌘-space).
*Open the Preferences window from Messages → Preferences or press ⌘,
*Select the Accounts tab.
*Select your iCloud account and uncheck the Enable this account option.
| Q: How can I prevent text messages going to my Mac? I have just bought a MacBook Pro and all my text messages are coming through to it before coming through to my phone.
I don't want this. I have followed help tips by opening Messages app but can't find the iMessage preferences to change it as advised by other people.
A: *
*Open Messages.app from the Applications folder, or Spotlight (⌘-space).
*Open the Preferences window from Messages → Preferences or press ⌘,
*Select the Accounts tab.
*Select your iCloud account and uncheck the Enable this account option.
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ff13790db882f89847039b751a9b51f34043c86c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why is my mouse lagging so much it's impossible to use? I've a little logitech mouse, and suddenly, with no reasons, it started to lag heavily, and now it's impossibile to use. I've a MBP mid 2012 13'', and never had problems, but now it is unusable. The mouse is ok, i've tried it on another mac and it works fine. I've already tried to reset the controller, but nothing changed.
I really can't understand what could be the problem? when i restart the mac it works fine for a while and then restart lagging.
Any ideas or similar experience?
A: I had a similar problem with my 2011 17" MBP and Apple magic mouse. Frustrated the hell out of me. I turned off Handoff (Continuity) on my iOS devices and the problem has since disappeared.
| Q: Why is my mouse lagging so much it's impossible to use? I've a little logitech mouse, and suddenly, with no reasons, it started to lag heavily, and now it's impossibile to use. I've a MBP mid 2012 13'', and never had problems, but now it is unusable. The mouse is ok, i've tried it on another mac and it works fine. I've already tried to reset the controller, but nothing changed.
I really can't understand what could be the problem? when i restart the mac it works fine for a while and then restart lagging.
Any ideas or similar experience?
A: I had a similar problem with my 2011 17" MBP and Apple magic mouse. Frustrated the hell out of me. I turned off Handoff (Continuity) on my iOS devices and the problem has since disappeared.
A: It's radio interference and how OS X handles it and Logitech handle it. since one of the tags by the OP is "bluetooth" I think it's safe to say that a Logitech BT mouse is in use here.
From Wikipedia:
Bluetooth is a wireless technology standard for exchanging data over
short distances (using short-wavelength UHF radio waves in the ISM
band from 2.4 to 2.485 GHz[4])
You know what else uses 2.4Ghz spectrum of wireless?
WiFi and the Logitech Unifying Receiver
I had a Logitech MX Master BT mouse that worked perfectly on Windows 10 on a Surface Pro 3. On my iMac on the exact same desk, the mouse lagged. All I did was switch from SP3 to iMac and the issues showed up. I have the same problem with the unifying receiver as well, though not as bad. It works perfectly on Win10, but lags on Mac. It has been documented on Logitech forums.
When I was researching it, it came down to a driver and how either Apple or Logitech had to do something to fix the BT connectivity issue. I didn't save the link, but when I get time, I will re-search again for it and post it here. So basically, it's something the hardware manufacturer has to address. There's nothing outside of getting a different BT mouse from a different manufacturer that will fix the problem.
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378ec027253d8e2b80ac5105f1c0287319b2f80a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why are my Terminal.app colors different from iTerm? I have set the ANSI colors of both terminals to be the same (see 1st screenshot), but the colors for Terminal.app are really bright, and almost unreadable, and not like the colors I set at all.
It's not just the prompt as well. Even with Vim the colors are different.
EDIT: It's like in Terminal.app, something is overriding colors. B
A: There has been some discussion on the web about iTerm2's color accuracy being off,
*
*https://github.com/altercation/solarized/issues/257
*https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7278267/incorrect-colors-with-vim-in-iterm2-using-solarized
Including a bug report on iTerm2 issue tracker, https://gitlab.com/gnachman/iterm2/issues/3989.
Sounds like it might just be a iTerm2 issue.
| Q: Why are my Terminal.app colors different from iTerm? I have set the ANSI colors of both terminals to be the same (see 1st screenshot), but the colors for Terminal.app are really bright, and almost unreadable, and not like the colors I set at all.
It's not just the prompt as well. Even with Vim the colors are different.
EDIT: It's like in Terminal.app, something is overriding colors. B
A: There has been some discussion on the web about iTerm2's color accuracy being off,
*
*https://github.com/altercation/solarized/issues/257
*https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7278267/incorrect-colors-with-vim-in-iterm2-using-solarized
Including a bug report on iTerm2 issue tracker, https://gitlab.com/gnachman/iterm2/issues/3989.
Sounds like it might just be a iTerm2 issue.
A: I think iTerm uses its own configuration file for holding what color values are applied to where.
As for Terminal it relies on the Bash profile configuration file. It is usually found in /User/USERNAME/.bash_config.
Here is an example of mine.
For a bash ls colors generator as seen on line three in this image visit here: http://geoff.greer.fm/lscolors/
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db20d90e600c679192952b40b68e54e5c24e37c9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to start Apple Hardware Test without Apple Software Disk (MBP13 mid-2010)? My question is very simple. I have some trouble on my MBP13 mid-2010 (MC375LL/A) and I want to diagnose it using the Apple Hardware Test.
I try to hold the D key down during restart of the MBP but nothing happens. I think it is due to the fact that I need to use the DVD 2 coming with the MBP. Unfortunately I don't have the DVD currently.
I try to use Internet Recovery (by holding "Option+D") but it seems that Apple Hardware Test does not support my MBP...
So I am looking for a solution to achieve this diagnostic without the original DVD.
Edit: My MBP is currently running on OSX Maverick (10.9.1).
A: By knowing your exact Model Identifier (MacBokPro?,?) you could look in to this data base for the correct version of AHT to download.
Examples:
MacBookPro1,1 3A106
MacBookPro1,1 3A107
MacBookPro2,1 Mac-F42189C8
MacBookPro2,2 Mac-F42187C8
MacBookPro3,1 Mac-F42388C8
MacBookPro3,1 Mac-F4238BC8
MacBookPro4,1 Mac-F42C86C8
MacBookPro4,1 Mac-F42C89C8
MacBookPro5,1 Mac-F42D86A9
MacBookPro5,1 Mac-F42D86C8
MacBookPro5,2 Mac-F2268EC8
MacBookPro5,3 Mac-F22587C8
MacBookPro5,4 Mac-F22587A1
MacBookPro5,5 Mac-F2268AC8
MacBookPro6,1 Mac-F22589C8
MacBookPro6,2 Mac-F22586C8
MacBookPro7,1 Mac-F222BEC8
MacBookPro8,1 Mac-94245B3640C91C81
MacBookPro8,2 Mac-94245A3940C91C80
MacBookPro8,3 Mac-942459F5819B171B
MacBookPro9,1 Mac-4B7AC7E43945597E
MacBookPro9,2 Mac-6F01561E16C75D06
MacBookPro10,1 Mac-C3EC7CD22292981F
| Q: How to start Apple Hardware Test without Apple Software Disk (MBP13 mid-2010)? My question is very simple. I have some trouble on my MBP13 mid-2010 (MC375LL/A) and I want to diagnose it using the Apple Hardware Test.
I try to hold the D key down during restart of the MBP but nothing happens. I think it is due to the fact that I need to use the DVD 2 coming with the MBP. Unfortunately I don't have the DVD currently.
I try to use Internet Recovery (by holding "Option+D") but it seems that Apple Hardware Test does not support my MBP...
So I am looking for a solution to achieve this diagnostic without the original DVD.
Edit: My MBP is currently running on OSX Maverick (10.9.1).
A: By knowing your exact Model Identifier (MacBokPro?,?) you could look in to this data base for the correct version of AHT to download.
Examples:
MacBookPro1,1 3A106
MacBookPro1,1 3A107
MacBookPro2,1 Mac-F42189C8
MacBookPro2,2 Mac-F42187C8
MacBookPro3,1 Mac-F42388C8
MacBookPro3,1 Mac-F4238BC8
MacBookPro4,1 Mac-F42C86C8
MacBookPro4,1 Mac-F42C89C8
MacBookPro5,1 Mac-F42D86A9
MacBookPro5,1 Mac-F42D86C8
MacBookPro5,2 Mac-F2268EC8
MacBookPro5,3 Mac-F22587C8
MacBookPro5,4 Mac-F22587A1
MacBookPro5,5 Mac-F2268AC8
MacBookPro6,1 Mac-F22589C8
MacBookPro6,2 Mac-F22586C8
MacBookPro7,1 Mac-F222BEC8
MacBookPro8,1 Mac-94245B3640C91C81
MacBookPro8,2 Mac-94245A3940C91C80
MacBookPro8,3 Mac-942459F5819B171B
MacBookPro9,1 Mac-4B7AC7E43945597E
MacBookPro9,2 Mac-6F01561E16C75D06
MacBookPro10,1 Mac-C3EC7CD22292981F
A: Just to answer the question of how to get AHT and assuming your Mac is indeed a 13inch mid-2010 MacBook Pro your model is MacBookPro7,1 and for that model you can download AHT from Apple with the link below and follow my steps below to put it on a flash drive.
Apple AHT for MacBookPro7,1 - 022-4653-A.dmg - do not use unless you've verified you indeed have a MacBookPro7,1, it won't mess up your computer if it isn't, it just won't boot.
To some these steps may not make sense, I'm just reformatting what I was told and worked when I did this for my iMac to a guide for this specific MacBook Pro, I don't dare wipe my flash drive to try another method as I don't want to loose its power. Continuing on...
(your flash drive will be WIPED)
1. Insert your flash drive of at least 16MB capacity and open Disk Utility then select your flash drive on the left and go to the Partition tab.
2. Select 1 Partition in the drop down then go to Options... and select GUID Partition Table then verify Format is set to Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
3. Finally enter a name for your drive (I recommend something simple like AHT-FD, do not use spaces) and click Apply
4. After formatting is finished mount (double click) the 022-4653-A.dmg you downloaded and copy everything to your freshly formatted AHT-FD flash drive.
5. In Finder open Go in the menu bar and select Go to Folder... then paste /Volumes/AHT-FD/System/Library/CoreServices/.diagnostics/ and click Go
6. Copy the diags.efi file and paste it to the root of your AHT-FD flash drive.
7. For the final step open Terminal and paste this code then enter your password, your computer will immediately reboot after the command completes, save any work first
cd /Volumes/AHT-FD/ && sudo bless --mount /Volumes/AHT-FD --setBoot --file diags.efi && sudo reboot
You should now be booting into AHT...
After you are finished shut down your computer, remove the flash drive, and at the start up chhime hold down Option on your keyboard and select your Mac's hard drive again.
Source for all this information: Here and here.
A: As per Apple Support Page these Mac's are eligible for Internet Recovery:
*
*MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011)
*MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011)
*MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2011)
*iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011)
*iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011)
*MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2010)
*MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010)
*Mac mini (Mid 2010)
*MacBook Pro (15-inch and 17-inch, Mid 2010)
*iMac (21.5-inch and 27-inch, Mid 2010)
*MacBook Air (11-inch and 13-inch, Late 2010)
Upgrade your MBP with EFI Firmware Update 2.5 for MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010) to enable it.
A: Here we can find a list of AHTs:
https://github.com/upekkha/AppleHardwareTest
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ab0d94b920621bc6b7280155feac838b54bb480a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Moving full screen apps between monitors shortcut Does anyone know if it is possible to move a full screen app to another monitor using a shortcut? Or if there is no existing shortcut would it be possible with Applescript?
BetterTouchTool has "Move window to next monitor" as one of its predefined actions but this only works on desktops and not with full-screen apps.
Thanks in advance for any help!
Simon
A: Did you consider using Keyboard Maestro?
Here is an example of how I deal with moving windows through screens. I just tried to move full screens apps -never tried before- and seems that didn't work well. But you could modify my macros to Exit full screen before moving to the next screen and Enter full screen after that. The macro for that is called Type a Keystroke.
| Q: Moving full screen apps between monitors shortcut Does anyone know if it is possible to move a full screen app to another monitor using a shortcut? Or if there is no existing shortcut would it be possible with Applescript?
BetterTouchTool has "Move window to next monitor" as one of its predefined actions but this only works on desktops and not with full-screen apps.
Thanks in advance for any help!
Simon
A: Did you consider using Keyboard Maestro?
Here is an example of how I deal with moving windows through screens. I just tried to move full screens apps -never tried before- and seems that didn't work well. But you could modify my macros to Exit full screen before moving to the next screen and Enter full screen after that. The macro for that is called Type a Keystroke.
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dfad8ee87e1a78c06dcfebe186ca55dc78d3dcb7 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Internal keyboard and trackpad stop working after plugging in USB device I got a new MacBook Pro with OS X Mavericks. When connecting my phone via USB, the internal keyboard and the trackpad immediately stop working -- not always but in most cases. The bluetooth mouse and an external USB keyboard are not affected. Everything else works also fine. The power button of the internal keyboard still works. Reboot helps. Any ideas?
A: Yes, the culprit is the Android File Transfer application. And following the steps outlined here (disabling the annoying Android File Transfer Agent) seems to solve this. (No need to completely remove it, as it may be useful)
The underlying issue is logged with the developers as 58416: Android File Transfer - Mac 10.8.4 AppleUSBMultitouchDriver Keyboard Input Delays.
| Q: Internal keyboard and trackpad stop working after plugging in USB device I got a new MacBook Pro with OS X Mavericks. When connecting my phone via USB, the internal keyboard and the trackpad immediately stop working -- not always but in most cases. The bluetooth mouse and an external USB keyboard are not affected. Everything else works also fine. The power button of the internal keyboard still works. Reboot helps. Any ideas?
A: Yes, the culprit is the Android File Transfer application. And following the steps outlined here (disabling the annoying Android File Transfer Agent) seems to solve this. (No need to completely remove it, as it may be useful)
The underlying issue is logged with the developers as 58416: Android File Transfer - Mac 10.8.4 AppleUSBMultitouchDriver Keyboard Input Delays.
A: I had the same intermittent problem when connecting my Nexus 4. I did some research and narrowed down my logs to the following:
Jun 10 01:22:30 Steves-MacBook-Pro kernel[0]: CODE SIGNING: cs_invalid_page(0x1000): p=971[ksadmin] final status 0x0, allowing (remove VALID) page
Jun 10 01:22:30 Steves-MacBook-Pro kernel[0]: CODE SIGNING: cs_invalid_page(0x1000): p=976[ksadmin] final status 0x0, allowing (remove VALID) page
Jun 10 01:22:31 Steves-MacBook-Pro kernel[0]: CODE SIGNING: cs_invalid_page(0x1000): p=977[ksadmin] final status 0x0, allowing (remove VALID) page
Jun 10 01:22:31 Steves-MacBook-Pro kernel[0]: AppleUSBMultitouchDriver::message - kIOUSBMessagePortHasBeenReset.
Jun 10 01:22:37 Steves-MacBook-Pro kernel[0]: USBF: 19914. 97 AppleUSBEHCI::Found a transaction which hasn't moved in 5000 milliseconds on bus 0x1d, timing out! (Addr: 4, EP: 0)
Jun 10 01:22:37 Steves-MacBook-Pro kernel[0]: AppleUSBMultitouchDriver::_deviceSetReport - DeviceRequest for reportID 0xac returned with result 0xe0004051 - retrying
Jun 10 01:22:37 Steves-MacBook-Pro kernel[0]: AppleUSBMultitouchDriver::_deviceSetReport - DeviceRequest for reportID 0xac returned with result 0xe000404f - retrying
Jun 10 01:22:37 Steves-MacBook-Pro kernel[0]: AppleUSBMultitouchDriver::_deviceSetReport - DeviceRequest returned error 0xe000404f (interface 1, reportID 0xac, payload 2
Jun 10 01:22:37 Steves-MacBook-Pro kernel[0]: AppleUSBMultitouchDebug: _deviceSetReport returned an error in configureDataMode
Jun 10 01:23:25 Steves-MacBook-Pro.local loginwindow[60]: magsafeStateChanged state changed old 1 new 2
Jun 10 01:24:26 localhost bootlog[0]: BOOT_TIME 1402356266 0
From what I can tell this is essentially that the AppleUSBMultitouchDriver is crashing. Then it tries to restart the daemon in charge and finally bails out with an error. After that the keyboard and touchpad are non responsive.
I have tried to close the macbook (putting it into sleep mode), then waking it up. This does not fix the problem. However, I found this thread discussing conflicting with the Android File Transfer app:
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=58416
Do you have an Android device?
Older issues occur from a hardware issue (circa 2009). In my case I have a faulty cable which causes the connection to drop/reconnect every now and then. This causes an increase in the chances of the software malfunction occurring.
A: I have the same problem when I plug in my Nexus 5. The only solution that I have found other than restarting my computer is to unplug and then plug back in my phone until the trackpad and keyboard start responding. This can take a few tries but it is faster then restarting your computer.
A: I have also had this problem and removing Android File Transfer from OS X seems to resolve the problem for me.
A: I have the same issue. For those reporting rebooting as a fix, just want to suggest something that I found out. After several frustrating reboots, I realized if I just plugged/unplugged the USB cable in question several times I eventually get control of mouse/keyboard back.
Still super annoying, especially if I don't realize it's in this state and walk away from my desk (where the USB cable is).
A: Could you try to plug in a powered USB hub and see if the issue persists?
I would also suggest resetting the SMC just in case, you can find that here
A: I have experienced the same intermittent issue with my Sony Experia SP (model C5303) and the only solution I have found apart from a hard re-boot (hold down the power key for 5 seconds or more) is to unplug and re-plug the USB connection until the keyboard and trackpad kick back in - really frustrating in a professional environment.
I am running Maveric 10.9.4 and this happens daily.
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8bc73a6c5ca596fd995d089c2034332a32cb3cc7 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Blank process name in Activity Monitor on OS X Mavericks In my activity monitor I have noticed that there is a process appearing that has no name.
It is owned by root.
How can I find out what this process is?
A: Try clicking the "info" button and then running a sample on the process. For me, the process turned out to by iStatLocalDaemon.
| Q: Blank process name in Activity Monitor on OS X Mavericks In my activity monitor I have noticed that there is a process appearing that has no name.
It is owned by root.
How can I find out what this process is?
A: Try clicking the "info" button and then running a sample on the process. For me, the process turned out to by iStatLocalDaemon.
A: I usually have process like this on my "Activity Monitor" too, and there is no additional information related to it when I push the "Info" button.
First I get the PID showed at the "Activity Monitor", in your example, is
31602
In my case, it was the 725 PID.
I went to the "Terminal" and looked up for that PID manually, using ps command:
ps -ea | grep 725
The result was:
725 ?? 0:00.13 com.apple.activititymonitor.helper
Now I have an idea about what the process without name is :)
I hope this can resolves your doubts.
Best Regards.
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c2cbab3325576f54615e62d9e53ca0a0cd6e58f4 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: xcodebuild firing after every terminal command After every terminal command, the prompt becomes unresponsive for 2-3 seconds. During this time xcodebuild seems to be running:
Where would this hook be that's causing the xcodebuild to be fired? I couldn't find anything in my .zshrc.
A: According to this blog zsh reads a whole bunch of files on startup (including .profile):
So make sure to check all of them (and also any additional files sourced/called from there).
| Q: xcodebuild firing after every terminal command After every terminal command, the prompt becomes unresponsive for 2-3 seconds. During this time xcodebuild seems to be running:
Where would this hook be that's causing the xcodebuild to be fired? I couldn't find anything in my .zshrc.
A: According to this blog zsh reads a whole bunch of files on startup (including .profile):
So make sure to check all of them (and also any additional files sourced/called from there).
A: The problem is that the Xcode license hasn't been accepted so when running git it tries to prompt you for accepting the license. For me running
sudo xcodebuild -license accept
fixed the issue
A: In my case, the problem had something to do with Apple's version of Git. I'm using zsh and include the current git branch in my command line, so git runs every time a new command prompt is generated. When I switched over to using Homebrew's version of Git
brew install git
and opened a new terminal, the problem went away. I'm not sure why Apple's version of git was causing xcodebuild to run every time. This was the bug that helped me figure it out: https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/issues/2189
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2fba170e1bbf447b26a5f293bdd2f01e5c203574 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Possible to increase the RAM on a MacBook Air? I have a 13" MacbookAir with 4GB of RAM and I was interested in adding some more RAM. I have heard some people say that this cannot be done on the Air.
Is it possible to add more RAM to a MacBook Air?
A: No, the RAM is soldered onto the motherboard to save space.
| Q: Possible to increase the RAM on a MacBook Air? I have a 13" MacbookAir with 4GB of RAM and I was interested in adding some more RAM. I have heard some people say that this cannot be done on the Air.
Is it possible to add more RAM to a MacBook Air?
A: No, the RAM is soldered onto the motherboard to save space.
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7c4d90ef7b7e041457149120977610eba1826e4c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Re-using MacBook Screen I have a MacBook Pro 15" around 2009, that isn't working. Is it possible to take its screen and turn it into an external monitor? Maybe buy some controller and do a little soldering?
A: You will need an LCD Controller board kit that works with your LCD.
Find the model number of the LCD, make sure the controller will work with it.
You're basically looking for an LVDS controller.
The Mid-2009 15" MacBook Pro utilizes a LTN154MT07-G01 made by Samsung, it has a standard 40-pin LVDS connector.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/HDMI-DVI-VGA-LCD-Controller-Driver-Lvds-Board-Monitor-Diy-Kit-for-LTN141W1-L01-/123128016280?oid=280634929240#ht_6675wt_1141
Or
https://www.ebay.com/itm/RTD2281-LCD-Controller-Board-Kit-For-DIY-Apple-A1286-LED-Screen-LG-LP154WP4-TLA1-/152696810140
If you need to find what model LCD is in a different computer, you can easily find out using eBay to search for the LCD for a specific model, find that LCD's model number, then search to find out the connector type.
... coincidently (or not) Hackaday just posted this article:
AN HDMI INPUT FOR A LAPTOP SCREEN, MINUS LAPTOP
| Q: Re-using MacBook Screen I have a MacBook Pro 15" around 2009, that isn't working. Is it possible to take its screen and turn it into an external monitor? Maybe buy some controller and do a little soldering?
A: You will need an LCD Controller board kit that works with your LCD.
Find the model number of the LCD, make sure the controller will work with it.
You're basically looking for an LVDS controller.
The Mid-2009 15" MacBook Pro utilizes a LTN154MT07-G01 made by Samsung, it has a standard 40-pin LVDS connector.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/HDMI-DVI-VGA-LCD-Controller-Driver-Lvds-Board-Monitor-Diy-Kit-for-LTN141W1-L01-/123128016280?oid=280634929240#ht_6675wt_1141
Or
https://www.ebay.com/itm/RTD2281-LCD-Controller-Board-Kit-For-DIY-Apple-A1286-LED-Screen-LG-LP154WP4-TLA1-/152696810140
If you need to find what model LCD is in a different computer, you can easily find out using eBay to search for the LCD for a specific model, find that LCD's model number, then search to find out the connector type.
... coincidently (or not) Hackaday just posted this article:
AN HDMI INPUT FOR A LAPTOP SCREEN, MINUS LAPTOP
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ae951268c77e643ebe46641877c49460bdb0e999 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Convert an already recorded stereo track to mono in Garageband I have a guitar track that I accidentally recorded in stereo. I can't find anywhere in garageband to change it to mono after the fact. Is this possible?
Panning the guitar track to the right silences the track, but if it's panned all the way to the left it's full.
Any ideas?
A: This was driving me mad, but I now use an very smooth way based on JHerran's answer. It has the virtue of only requiring Garageband and is quick.
N.B. I assume your track has a single region: if not you will have to shift-click to select all the regions in the track that you want to convert.
*
*Click on the track that you want to convert. The single region should automatically be highlighted.
*Command-D or >Track>New Track with duplicate settings to create a new track
*Command-V to paste the original regions to the new track
*Shift-Click on the original region(s) to highlight it again
*Command-J to join the regions, select "Mono" for the mix-down
*The mix-down will replace the original stereo track - you can now click on the temporary track and Delete it.
| Q: Convert an already recorded stereo track to mono in Garageband I have a guitar track that I accidentally recorded in stereo. I can't find anywhere in garageband to change it to mono after the fact. Is this possible?
Panning the guitar track to the right silences the track, but if it's panned all the way to the left it's full.
Any ideas?
A: This was driving me mad, but I now use an very smooth way based on JHerran's answer. It has the virtue of only requiring Garageband and is quick.
N.B. I assume your track has a single region: if not you will have to shift-click to select all the regions in the track that you want to convert.
*
*Click on the track that you want to convert. The single region should automatically be highlighted.
*Command-D or >Track>New Track with duplicate settings to create a new track
*Command-V to paste the original regions to the new track
*Shift-Click on the original region(s) to highlight it again
*Command-J to join the regions, select "Mono" for the mix-down
*The mix-down will replace the original stereo track - you can now click on the temporary track and Delete it.
A: There's a command line approach to this that, once you get it all set up, is a little more straightforward.
First you need to install Homebrew, the best package manager for OS X out there. Open up Terminal and type:
ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
With Homebrew installed you can install all kinds of cool command line tools using the brew command. We're going to use it to install sox, "the Swiss Army knife of sound processing programs":
brew install sox
With sox installed we can split our audio file in to two mono tracks with one simple command call. First, from GarageBand, export your stereo track to disk as a wav file. With the file on disk, open up a Terminal program and change to the location:
cd ~/Music/GarageBand/bounces/
And then run this sox to command to split the file in to two mono tracks, one for the left channel and another for the right channel:
sox My\ Song.wav My\ Song.L.wav remix 1
sox My\ Song.wav My\ Song.R.wav remix 2
sox will keep the WAV settings the same as the source material so you should be able to, quite easily, drag and drop these split files back in to GarageBand as mono tracks.
A: 2017: it’s in the Track controls (where the sends and reverb and stuff are, double-click on the track header) next to where it says “No Input” (or possibly input, depending on what you have set up). There are two intersecting circles. Click that and it becomes one circle. This works even AFTER recording, I just checked. Hope this helps!
I made a little illustration because this took me WAY too long to find just now, even with the help of this thread. There are too many things in garageband that are buttons that do not look like buttons.
A: Another really simple option (if you have a spare Plugin slot free) is to apply the "Gain" plugin set to Mono.
Steps:
*
*Click on the track you want to convert to activate it
*Open the Track Controls (that's the one where you can see the knobs for Compressor, EQ etc)
*Scroll that bottom window down (on the left-hand side) and you'll find the "Plug-in" section.
*Choose a plugin you're not using (it will be black or empty) and click on the little up/down arrows next to that plugin to select a new plugin to replace it
*Go to Utility > Gain
*Now click again on that plugin slot, but in the middle this time to open the Plugin controls
*Using the pull-down menu on the Gain plugin control, choose "Convert to Mono"
*You should be good to go!
If you DON'T have a plugin spot you can spare (if you're using all 4) then use the accepted answer to bounce your track down to mono.
A: Found the answer here
Pan the GarageBand track to one side, and export to iTunes via the Share menu. Next, in iTunes, set iTunes' importing preference to the format you want, and mono, Select the song in iTunes and choose the "Create [format] Version" menuItem from the advanced menu. Repeat the steps panning the other way if you want the other channel as a mono file as well.
A: I found an easy way,
*
*Record your stereo track (the one that can only can pan to one side).
*Record another track but set all the controls to the minimum levels (Gain, track volume, etc.) the track can be recorded with silence.
*Select both passages and join them (⌘ + J) GB will show and option to join the tracks in mono!
A: Select the track. Go to edit (click the i in the bottom right to open all the effects and such). On the bottom where it says "Input Source" change to Mono.
A: Here is a quick way in GarageBand.
Specifically, I needed to create a stereo track out of a mono/video track.
Dragging or importing the track into GarageBand did not allow the track to pan. But, by creating an audio/vocal track in GB, then dragging my mono/video track into that lane, it allowed some level of panning. So, I duplicated my first track, to add even more stereo simulation by lessening the more dominant track to balance out the weak one. It’s mono by making stereo; maybe?
I hope this helps.
A: I find Tom Auger's suggestion of using the Gain plug-in to convert to mono the cleanest and simplest method. After doing this I export the track and then re-import it to make sure its mono status is baked in and that it looks like a mono track as you work with it.
A: otherwise, for older GB version : export the track to audio; load it into the audacity free software, there go into the Track menu, then -> Stereo to mono.
Now File -> Export audio ... choose AIFF (Apple...) save it on your desktop.
Now drag the icon on you desktop to an empty GB track that will be mono then =no more problem.
A: download Tipard All Music Converter and when exporting the original stereo file select settings and choose mono. This will blend whatever is on the R & L sides into the same output on each sides of the new file.
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975728353ed2c0e7d4a6b56db6308d0fe13fedf0 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How I can copy to the clipboard the path (or the full url) of a file or a folder? It's very annoying to always have to open the Information about... window to get the path of a folder or a file.
Is there something like a contextual menu to get the url or the path of any file or folder?
A: On OS X "El Capitan",
Option+Command+C the selected file/folder
OR
*
*option right click the file/folder (in Finder)
*Select 'Copy "file/folder" as Pathname'.
Copy file path in Finder
You now have the option to copy the path to a
file without copying the file itself, perfect for working with files
stored on a server. To copy the file path, right-click the file in the
Finder, and then hold the Option key down and choose Copy as Pathname.
(From Apple) http://www.apple.com/osx/all-features/#other-features
| Q: How I can copy to the clipboard the path (or the full url) of a file or a folder? It's very annoying to always have to open the Information about... window to get the path of a folder or a file.
Is there something like a contextual menu to get the url or the path of any file or folder?
A: On OS X "El Capitan",
Option+Command+C the selected file/folder
OR
*
*option right click the file/folder (in Finder)
*Select 'Copy "file/folder" as Pathname'.
Copy file path in Finder
You now have the option to copy the path to a
file without copying the file itself, perfect for working with files
stored on a server. To copy the file path, right-click the file in the
Finder, and then hold the Option key down and choose Copy as Pathname.
(From Apple) http://www.apple.com/osx/all-features/#other-features
A: This is sort of easy.
Select the file and then Command-C will put the path to the file in the clipboard. If you then paste into the Terminal you will get the entire path, unfortunately most other apps you will just get the filename.
If you want the full path then you can create an Automator Service to do it easily :-
Create a new Automator service and change the 'Service receives Selected' to : Files or folders And the in to the Finder application.
Add a Copy to Clipboard Action and Save the Service.
You can now select a file, right click to get a contextual menu and select your service in the Service submenu.
The path will be in the clipboard ready for you to paste. You can even set a keyboard shortcut for it if you like.
Originally I used a Run Applescript Action to get the Posix path to the file and pass it on to the Copy to Clipboard Action.
But I discovered all you needed is to have the selection passed directly to the Copy to Clipboard Action.
This improved on the Applescript because the Applescript could only deal with one item being selected as written.
But now you can select multiple files and get multiple paths in the clipboard without writing any code.
A: You can assign a shortcut to a script like this:
tell application "Finder" to set s to selection as alias list
if s is {} then return
set out to ""
repeat with f in s
set out to out & POSIX path of f & linefeed
end repeat
set the clipboard to out
There was a bug in 10.7 and 10.8 that made it difficult to get the selection property reliably, but it was fixed in 10.9. (Finder ignored windows that were created after the last time focus was moved to another application and back.) If you use 10.7 or 10.8, add these lines to the start of the script:
activate application "SystemUIServer"
activate application "Finder"
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01d950c5d86fb3e065feea9c9b22f8588d7cd52c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Keep wi-fi connection while asleep? Right now my MacBook Pro is set to go to sleep after 1 hour and then when I wake it back up, I have to wait for it to find/connect to Wi-Fi again.
How can I maintain the Wi-Fi connection so when I wake the computer, it's already connected?
I'm running OS X 10.9.1 on a Retina MacBook Pro.
Here are my Energy Saver preferences:
A: See where System Preferences -> Energy Saver says:
Wake for Network Access? If your mac is asleep it can still be accessed via Wi-Fi, and woken up.
Power Nap wakes up and connects to services and then disconnects, going into Bonjour Sleep Proxy mode for being woken up again via Wi-Fi.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5963
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3774
One thing to note tho, when Power Nap "wakes up" for the brief moment, the screen does not wake up...
| Q: Keep wi-fi connection while asleep? Right now my MacBook Pro is set to go to sleep after 1 hour and then when I wake it back up, I have to wait for it to find/connect to Wi-Fi again.
How can I maintain the Wi-Fi connection so when I wake the computer, it's already connected?
I'm running OS X 10.9.1 on a Retina MacBook Pro.
Here are my Energy Saver preferences:
A: See where System Preferences -> Energy Saver says:
Wake for Network Access? If your mac is asleep it can still be accessed via Wi-Fi, and woken up.
Power Nap wakes up and connects to services and then disconnects, going into Bonjour Sleep Proxy mode for being woken up again via Wi-Fi.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5963
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3774
One thing to note tho, when Power Nap "wakes up" for the brief moment, the screen does not wake up...
A: If your Mac enters its full sleep state, then your network connections will be disconnected. Your Mac can not be connected to a WiFi network and be asleep at the same time.
You can avoid full sleep by setting your Computer Sleep to Never. Your MacBook will then sleep all the sub-systems possible when idle, but will remain awake enough to maintain a WiFi network connection.
PowerNap is not the same as full sleep. This is a special state controlled by Apple and, for now, available only to Apple's chosen processes.
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bbd9fbbaaa3c791feef6e4fad65bb40326936953 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I have a screensaver use all monitors as one? I can have screensavers show on all my monitors, but I would like one that would use all screens as if they were one big monitor (so the animation would flow from one to the other).
e.g. something like the swordfish screensaver:
Is that possible, are there any out there?
| Q: Can I have a screensaver use all monitors as one? I can have screensavers show on all my monitors, but I would like one that would use all screens as if they were one big monitor (so the animation would flow from one to the other).
e.g. something like the swordfish screensaver:
Is that possible, are there any out there?
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2d9786a6ecc8959e525b9f4595080d397b133774 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Triggers on specifc applications in Keyboard Maestro How can I tell Keyboard Maestro to only enable a given trigger (e.g. a hot key) when a specific application is active?
For example, I would like a specific macro/hotkey that pastes without formatting to only be active when I am editing a document in Word or TextEdit.
A: *
*Create a Macro Group (File → New Macro Group or ⌘⇧N).
*Set the Macro Group to only be available in certain applications:
*Drag macros to the macro group.
| Q: Triggers on specifc applications in Keyboard Maestro How can I tell Keyboard Maestro to only enable a given trigger (e.g. a hot key) when a specific application is active?
For example, I would like a specific macro/hotkey that pastes without formatting to only be active when I am editing a document in Word or TextEdit.
A: *
*Create a Macro Group (File → New Macro Group or ⌘⇧N).
*Set the Macro Group to only be available in certain applications:
*Drag macros to the macro group.
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960abf6427159682f539cb03a2a6050a7fd961e4 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can sound be off every time I power off? I would like to config my Mac (10.8.5) to turn the sound off every time I power it off so that when I power it back on it is silent and doesn't produce that funny boot sound. Can that be done?
The thing is, I come in to work late and, if I had the sound on before I turned the laptop off (e.g. watched YouTube at home) and forgot to turn the sound off before, my whole cube farm at work resonates and they are like "this guy just came in to work"... LOL
A: You can set the audio value on boot using this:
sudo nvram SystemAudioVolume=%00
00 will set to 0% volume (i.e. mute)
You can reset this by resetting the NVRAM by booting with ⌘⌥PR, or running
sudo nvram -d SystemAudioVolume
| Q: Can sound be off every time I power off? I would like to config my Mac (10.8.5) to turn the sound off every time I power it off so that when I power it back on it is silent and doesn't produce that funny boot sound. Can that be done?
The thing is, I come in to work late and, if I had the sound on before I turned the laptop off (e.g. watched YouTube at home) and forgot to turn the sound off before, my whole cube farm at work resonates and they are like "this guy just came in to work"... LOL
A: You can set the audio value on boot using this:
sudo nvram SystemAudioVolume=%00
00 will set to 0% volume (i.e. mute)
You can reset this by resetting the NVRAM by booting with ⌘⌥PR, or running
sudo nvram -d SystemAudioVolume
A: An alternative to turn off the startup sound is to use StartNinja.
You can download from here:
https://www.allvu.com/start-ninja
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9b1134d5b5609eefb0a6a775853bf815fd7e99e0 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to open a searched file in Finder? When I search a file in Spotlight, it provides me a good result. But the problem is that I want to open the file in Finder, instead of directly opening the file in an application. How can I open in searched files in Finder, meaning that I want to open the folder that contains the searched files in Finder?
If I can do what I want in another application like Alfred, that will be also wonderful.
A: Highlight the result in Spotlight, then press ⌘↩︎. This will open the containing folder in Finder.
Alfred will also let you do this, with a bit more customisation:
| Q: How to open a searched file in Finder? When I search a file in Spotlight, it provides me a good result. But the problem is that I want to open the file in Finder, instead of directly opening the file in an application. How can I open in searched files in Finder, meaning that I want to open the folder that contains the searched files in Finder?
If I can do what I want in another application like Alfred, that will be also wonderful.
A: Highlight the result in Spotlight, then press ⌘↩︎. This will open the containing folder in Finder.
Alfred will also let you do this, with a bit more customisation:
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491c8111c05b8900ad7b4413f20a32b8849c6fe3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Mavericks update broke keyboard shortcut for switching Spaces I've upgraded to Mavericks from Mountain Lion. I've used the keyboard shortcut "Control" + "number" to switch between Spaces. The upgrade broke this. I've checked System Preferences and all the settings are the same as before. Is there a fix to restore this feature? Thanks
A: I actually figured out how to fix this on the fly.
I believe this state occurs when you inadvertently make a swipe gesture while a ctrl-key is held down. I can't be sure of that, but the fix is to do exactly that: hold down the ctrl-key, and then do the desktop-switching swipe gesture (for me it is 3-finger swipe left or right).
I don't know how to prevent it from happening, but it's so quick to fix that it has become a non-issue for me.
| Q: Mavericks update broke keyboard shortcut for switching Spaces I've upgraded to Mavericks from Mountain Lion. I've used the keyboard shortcut "Control" + "number" to switch between Spaces. The upgrade broke this. I've checked System Preferences and all the settings are the same as before. Is there a fix to restore this feature? Thanks
A: I actually figured out how to fix this on the fly.
I believe this state occurs when you inadvertently make a swipe gesture while a ctrl-key is held down. I can't be sure of that, but the fix is to do exactly that: hold down the ctrl-key, and then do the desktop-switching swipe gesture (for me it is 3-finger swipe left or right).
I don't know how to prevent it from happening, but it's so quick to fix that it has become a non-issue for me.
A: System Preferences > Keyboard, as seen here:
Only existing desktops will be shown here, so first add the desktops, then come here to check the boxes.
A: Try this. Move the keyboard shortcuts plist file to your desktop. It'll be recreated when you log out / log back in again, with defaults set and should reenable your shortcuts.
*
*Open Terminal. (LMK if you need more detail here.)
*Paste this into Terminal and press Enter / Return:
mv ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.symbolichotkeys.plist ~/Desktop/com.apple.symbolichotkeys.plist
*
*Log out and log back in again.
Your shortcut keys should be working again. If they are you can safely trash / delete the plist file on your desktop. We just moved it there as a backup in case it didn't fix the problem.
A: When new spaces are created, the little check boxes along side the shortcut in the mission control shortcut's are not ticked automatically. Therefore new Spaces are not enabled.
Make sure they are ticked.
Also you could try and change the shortcut to something else. Try those to see if they work.
If they do. Switch them back and try again. If not still switch them back and see.
A: I have had the same problem and think I just solved it for me.
Go through each one and put the shortcuts in manually. For example, 'Control' + Keypad 1 now goes to Desktop 1. The default settings it just used to beep.
A: This is going to drop right to the bottom of the answers list to start with, of course… however...
If you have an extended keyboard with a 10-key/num-pad to the right of your main keyboard, then in System Prefs > Keyboard >Shortcuts
Ctrl ⌃ + "number key above the qwerty"
is not the same as
Ctrl ⌃ + keypad number.
This is quite important, as the newly-created shortcut in System prefs when you create a new Space [even though disabled by default] is
Ctrl ⌃ + "number key above the qwerty"
…so if you need Ctrl ⌃ + numpad instead, you must replace the key combo, even though they look identical.
A: I had a somewhat similar problem with 10.8 where bluetooth keyboard would stop responding. If I turned off bluetooth, then the built-in trackpad and keyboard would freeze.
I tried all kinds of things, terminal commands, xcode bluetooth explorer, etc.
Believe it or not, The best solution turned out to be --
Logging out and logging back in.
It was suggested from a forum and it does sound like bollocks. But give it a run.
People love Alfred and I've been using Quicksilver to emulate Spotlight. Perhaps it would be worth setting up either of these as hotkeys for "Control" + "number" to switch between Spaces?
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c142e63722db1b2b1673c2f3752ef5902f31d050 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Getting notifications when in full-screen Say I am running an application (e.g. Emacs) in full-screen. Sometimes I will receive a new email in Outlook or a message on HipChat and don't know it until I go back to see my dock or exit full-screen.
I would like to see notification like these while on full-screen. How can I do this?
| Q: Getting notifications when in full-screen Say I am running an application (e.g. Emacs) in full-screen. Sometimes I will receive a new email in Outlook or a message on HipChat and don't know it until I go back to see my dock or exit full-screen.
I would like to see notification like these while on full-screen. How can I do this?
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a7b59febf6725cc9fbbac1ed86cf3c9b52ec73f4 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why does speech recognition take up 1 GB or RAM suddenly? And Gmail in Safari 738 MB? I did enable speech recognition just in case, but very rarely use it, and I did not remember even accidentally activating it since bootup. Now I simply have a few apps running under Mavericks, and I noticed my fan spinning, so checked Activity Monitor and see that com.apple.SpeechRecognitionCore.speechrecognitiond takes up 986.1 MB of RAM.
What could this be?
I do use Chrome Canary, and I installed the Voice Search beta extension, but I don't think it is active now, and I haven't noticed the memory issue before.
By the way, Safari Web Content takes up another 738 MB, even though only a single tab of Gmail is open. What is this about, or how can I troubleshoot it?
A: You can kill this process (in terminal or activity monitor), and it seems as long as the Dictation & Speech pref pane (Yosemite) has dictation and enhanced dictation off and the pref pane is not open, it won't re-spawn.
See for ref:
http://www.mcelhearn.com/os-x-10-9-mavericks-enhanced-dictation-is-a-memory-hog-and-doesnt-work-very-well/
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5824504
| Q: Why does speech recognition take up 1 GB or RAM suddenly? And Gmail in Safari 738 MB? I did enable speech recognition just in case, but very rarely use it, and I did not remember even accidentally activating it since bootup. Now I simply have a few apps running under Mavericks, and I noticed my fan spinning, so checked Activity Monitor and see that com.apple.SpeechRecognitionCore.speechrecognitiond takes up 986.1 MB of RAM.
What could this be?
I do use Chrome Canary, and I installed the Voice Search beta extension, but I don't think it is active now, and I haven't noticed the memory issue before.
By the way, Safari Web Content takes up another 738 MB, even though only a single tab of Gmail is open. What is this about, or how can I troubleshoot it?
A: You can kill this process (in terminal or activity monitor), and it seems as long as the Dictation & Speech pref pane (Yosemite) has dictation and enhanced dictation off and the pref pane is not open, it won't re-spawn.
See for ref:
http://www.mcelhearn.com/os-x-10-9-mavericks-enhanced-dictation-is-a-memory-hog-and-doesnt-work-very-well/
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5824504
A: I've found that the speech recognition services do not load by default. The first time you hit the hotkey (which on my machine is hitting Fn twice), it loads the ~1GB of service into RAM.
Unless you've unwittingly hit the hot key or activated some software that wants to use voice recognition, it shouldn't be loaded. That being said, if you don't want to use speech recognition, you could check the box to disable enhanced recognition and only consume ~18MB of RAM. The non-enhanced recognition action is that it samples your voice and sends it to Apple's servers (obviously creating limits and non-realtime feedback). The enhanced flag just loads those libraries on your Mac locally and avoids going to Apple's servers.
A: I had to "force quit" it two or three times before I finally got rid of it. I thought 16 GB was a lot of memory, but was surprised to see how many processes are running even when I only have two apps running.
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7dc6ab47da52e78f8db4783ce0f7e9106a5a8d21 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a way to power down an AirPort Time Capsule gracefully? There is no obvious way to power down an AirPort Time Capsule in a graceful way. Naturally, you typically won't be powering the thing on and off on a regular basis, but I'm surprised there doesn't seem to be a way to do it given that the device has a storage component that might be damaged by a sudden shutdown.
Is there a way to power down an AirPort Time capsule gracefully?
A: For my AirPort Extreme, I use Airport Utility to restart the Airport, watch for the lights on the front, at the lights off phase I pull the plug, just slightly more graceful.
| Q: Is there a way to power down an AirPort Time Capsule gracefully? There is no obvious way to power down an AirPort Time Capsule in a graceful way. Naturally, you typically won't be powering the thing on and off on a regular basis, but I'm surprised there doesn't seem to be a way to do it given that the device has a storage component that might be damaged by a sudden shutdown.
Is there a way to power down an AirPort Time capsule gracefully?
A: For my AirPort Extreme, I use Airport Utility to restart the Airport, watch for the lights on the front, at the lights off phase I pull the plug, just slightly more graceful.
A: According to Apple (from the Time Capsule manual)
Using Your AirPort Time Capsule Safely
*
*The only way to shut off power completely to your AirPort Time
Capsule is to disconnect it from the power source.
If you want to go above and beyond, you can be sure that all users all logged off, and not performing a backup through the Airport Utility, but this is not necessary...
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adc67c6f35ed361ecc9a5d471c5186e38b030c85 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Putting "widgets" on Mac desktop Is there any software to put certain "widgets" on the desktop, such as notes or a clock? I would like to have apps permanently affixed there, rather than being open as separate apps or hovering over other windows.
A: In some versions of Mac OS X it is possible to detach widgets from the Dashboard and leave them on the desktop.
Enable Dashboard Development Mode
*
*Launch Utilities > Terminal.app
*Issue the command defaults write com.apple.dashboard devmode YES
*Issue the command killall Dock
*Quit Terminal.app
*Display the Dashboard; using the F12 key
*Click and hold on a widget
*Hide the Dashboard; using the F12 key
*In development mode, the widget remains visible and can now be positioned on the Desktop
These steps were originally for Mac OS X 10.4 but this technique is reported to still work with 10.8, Mountain Lion.
| Q: Putting "widgets" on Mac desktop Is there any software to put certain "widgets" on the desktop, such as notes or a clock? I would like to have apps permanently affixed there, rather than being open as separate apps or hovering over other windows.
A: In some versions of Mac OS X it is possible to detach widgets from the Dashboard and leave them on the desktop.
Enable Dashboard Development Mode
*
*Launch Utilities > Terminal.app
*Issue the command defaults write com.apple.dashboard devmode YES
*Issue the command killall Dock
*Quit Terminal.app
*Display the Dashboard; using the F12 key
*Click and hold on a widget
*Hide the Dashboard; using the F12 key
*In development mode, the widget remains visible and can now be positioned on the Desktop
These steps were originally for Mac OS X 10.4 but this technique is reported to still work with 10.8, Mountain Lion.
A: First you have to go to System Prefrences>Mission Control and uncheck Show Dashboard as a Space...
This still works, killall Dock after moving widgets to desktop
A: There is an application called the Dashboard that houses widgets. Below is a screenshot of the app icon, and another screenshot of my Dashboard.
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8cbdf1d0c505ad8b5a59842ead3809c24da35c5a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Stop MacBook Pro from disconnecting network while downloading larger files I am using a Gigabit Ethernet adapter (Apple) to connect to my network. While downloading larger files the MacBook Pro blanks the screen and disconnects the network even though it is active doing the download.
Being new to Mac, I don't know where to look other than in the System Preferences under Energy Saver and Network. Is there any other place to check in order to stop this behavior?
A: What OS is it? 10.9 shouldn't have this problem if you update. Just make sure the network access is checked in energy saver.
Alternatively: 'Note: Portable computers have no network connectivity when in sleep mode, but can wake if the Energy Saver option "Wake for network access" is enabled. If you wish to use file sharing or don't want to interrupt your Internet connection, you should not manually put the computer to sleep, and you should drag the "Computer sleep" slider to Never.'
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2412
| Q: Stop MacBook Pro from disconnecting network while downloading larger files I am using a Gigabit Ethernet adapter (Apple) to connect to my network. While downloading larger files the MacBook Pro blanks the screen and disconnects the network even though it is active doing the download.
Being new to Mac, I don't know where to look other than in the System Preferences under Energy Saver and Network. Is there any other place to check in order to stop this behavior?
A: What OS is it? 10.9 shouldn't have this problem if you update. Just make sure the network access is checked in energy saver.
Alternatively: 'Note: Portable computers have no network connectivity when in sleep mode, but can wake if the Energy Saver option "Wake for network access" is enabled. If you wish to use file sharing or don't want to interrupt your Internet connection, you should not manually put the computer to sleep, and you should drag the "Computer sleep" slider to Never.'
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2412
A: You're already in the right place. In Energy Saver press, set the sleep time to Never.
Perhaps a more convenient option is to use the free app Wimoweh. You can set it to never sleep only while certain apps are running.
http://www.serialangels.co.uk/index.php/wimoweh/
A: Setting Disable idle sleep in InsomniaX will prevent network from dropping.
It is a free and open-source app with source code available on github.
It is abandonware and the author has a security vulnerability note on his site, yet it works fine on High Sierra.
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6f3a859d96a5cbcf6489f98674d715714374df13 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a way to refine my "current location"? I recently purchased the Day One journaling app, and it geotags my posts. However, it really bugs me that it sets my home location as the wrong address. It's close, it's within a few hundred feet, but the address isn't quite right.
Is it possible to "calibrate" at a given location? That is, if I'm on 123 Main Street and it thinks I'm on 200-300 Main Street, can I tell OSX "If you think you're at 200-300 Main Street, you're actually at 123 Main Street"?
That'd be useful to me; I'd get more precise directions and more precise posts in Day One.
A: Register your router's MAC address with Skyhook and enter your correct latitude/longitude coordinates.
http://www.skyhookwireless.com/howitworks/submit_ap.php
After a few days, your location should be correct in any website or app that uses Skyhook's database, which is fairly ubiquitous.
| Q: Is there a way to refine my "current location"? I recently purchased the Day One journaling app, and it geotags my posts. However, it really bugs me that it sets my home location as the wrong address. It's close, it's within a few hundred feet, but the address isn't quite right.
Is it possible to "calibrate" at a given location? That is, if I'm on 123 Main Street and it thinks I'm on 200-300 Main Street, can I tell OSX "If you think you're at 200-300 Main Street, you're actually at 123 Main Street"?
That'd be useful to me; I'd get more precise directions and more precise posts in Day One.
A: Register your router's MAC address with Skyhook and enter your correct latitude/longitude coordinates.
http://www.skyhookwireless.com/howitworks/submit_ap.php
After a few days, your location should be correct in any website or app that uses Skyhook's database, which is fairly ubiquitous.
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4f58095e711c7b60f1b2cdb7c75b621a31daac13 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Mount Windows smb shares on a Mac using Python I would like create a python script that mounts a Windows smb share on a Mac then copies data to it. I am falling at the first hurdle, having problems with mounting the share. It should be really easy but I can't get it to work. I have trawled the internet and have a few clues:
mount -t smbfs //user@server/sharename share
This doesn't work but I have seen another solution that uses the os module for the mount command:
import os
os.system("mount -t smbfs //user@server/sharename share")
But this doesn't work either.
I have also read about creating a local mount point for the remote share to mount to. Is this true? And how would I go about this?
Many thanks for any insights
All the best
John
A: I think, with the help of Tony Williams, I have figured it out. My mount a Windows smb share python script:
import os
directory = "/Users/user.name/foldername"
if not os.path.exists(directory): os.makedirs(directory)
os.system("mount_smbfs //user.name:password@server/servershare ~/foldername")
This will check whether a local folder called foldername exists and create it if doesn't. It will then mount the smb share into it using a defined username/password.
| Q: Mount Windows smb shares on a Mac using Python I would like create a python script that mounts a Windows smb share on a Mac then copies data to it. I am falling at the first hurdle, having problems with mounting the share. It should be really easy but I can't get it to work. I have trawled the internet and have a few clues:
mount -t smbfs //user@server/sharename share
This doesn't work but I have seen another solution that uses the os module for the mount command:
import os
os.system("mount -t smbfs //user@server/sharename share")
But this doesn't work either.
I have also read about creating a local mount point for the remote share to mount to. Is this true? And how would I go about this?
Many thanks for any insights
All the best
John
A: I think, with the help of Tony Williams, I have figured it out. My mount a Windows smb share python script:
import os
directory = "/Users/user.name/foldername"
if not os.path.exists(directory): os.makedirs(directory)
os.system("mount_smbfs //user.name:password@server/servershare ~/foldername")
This will check whether a local folder called foldername exists and create it if doesn't. It will then mount the smb share into it using a defined username/password.
A: I would suggest you start setting up networking using System Preferences.
Go to System Preferences/Network/Wi-Fi (or Ethernet)/Advanced/WINS and set your Workgroup to match the Windows Workgroup
Then go to Finder/Go/Connect to Server
Try to connect using smb://servername
Once you can connect you can try to automate.
A: The first thing to do is to try and get it working at the command line.
What happens when you try it at the command line?
The first thing you might notice is that mount is likely to ask for the password for user "user", which it can't easily do in a python script. Next is that "share" has to exist ready to be a mount point and exist in the directory that python thinks is the current working directory since you didn't give a complete path to it.
I would use mount_smbfs rather than mount. Check the manual page for this command. You would have a command line something like this :
mount smbfs //user:[email protected]/sharename /Volumes/Share
assuming that /Volumes/Share exists as a directory.
A: This is a similar answer, and one I wound up using myself.
import os
os.system("osascript -e 'mount volume \"smb://Server/Share\"'")
#Do my important functions
os.system("umount /Volumes/Share")
The pros are:
*
*Uses the keychain credentials for the current user
*Will wake up a sleeping Mac to attach to the smb share
*Will automatically create/delete the attachment directory in /Volumes
The cons are:
*
*You probably have to attach manually to the share through Finder the first time. This will establish the credentials in keychain.
*This might not be common, but on one of my Macs, this and open will open the server and immediately close it again. Then it works fine on a second try.
Tony had good advice: check out the man pages and then try for yourself at a shell prompt first.
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7246dfad2f9c1cedb6a7ee05f3a679bb5fe7b5b5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I make the icon of a folder to be a given .icns file? I have a .icns file.
I want to make the icon of folder to be this .icns.
How can I make that?
EDIT
The .icns file that I use does not have the .icns file as its icon.
I have tried to copy the .icns file in Preview and paste it to the icon, but it copies the 1024x1024 image.
A: *
*"Get Info" of the folder you want the icon to be replaced,
*using Finder, drag and drop the *.icns file to the current top, i.e. smaller icon of the folder in the "Get Info" window.
| Q: How can I make the icon of a folder to be a given .icns file? I have a .icns file.
I want to make the icon of folder to be this .icns.
How can I make that?
EDIT
The .icns file that I use does not have the .icns file as its icon.
I have tried to copy the .icns file in Preview and paste it to the icon, but it copies the 1024x1024 image.
A: *
*"Get Info" of the folder you want the icon to be replaced,
*using Finder, drag and drop the *.icns file to the current top, i.e. smaller icon of the folder in the "Get Info" window.
A: Open the .png file in Preview (or convert image to png) or open .icns in Preview
Press command+A to select the entire image
Press command+C to copy the selection
Control+Click on the file/folder you would like to change and "Get information"
Click the icon (so there is a blue frame around it)
Press command+V to paste the image into that.
*Sometimes you can go straight from the Get Info window of the .icns and copy the image icon there into the Get Info of the item you want to change. This works for most Apps except Finder.
A: I had this problem myself and the only solution I found was to use Cocoa:
[[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace] setIcon:image forFile:filePath options:0];
I've written a simple app that just asks for an icon, then a file or folder on which to apply that icon. You can download it here:
http://d.pr/f/2qRK/1k0UHTJ6
A: Here's how I solved this problem:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1K63UhKaOA
I created an empty app with the .icns inside and then copy/paste from the info of the app to the info of the folder.
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f6aec6716ed8dc2ab0c43aa3cd0e8c357f2281d9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Using NTFS External drive I'm new to MAC OS.
Using MacOSX 10.9.1 (Mavericks).
My external HDD is formatted with NTFS.
I need some rock-solid, free solution for reading and writing to this HDD. Any suggestions?
A: Use ntfs-3g:
*
*Install Homebrew
*Install fuxe4x and ntfs-3g
brew install fuse4x && brew install ntfs-3g
*Replace (with backup) the mount_ntfs:
sudo mv /sbin/mount_ntfs /sbin/mount_ntfs.orig
sudo ln -s /usr/local/sbin/mount_ntfs /sbin/mount_ntfs
*Get info on fuxe4x-kext
brew info fuse4x-kext
*You should be given two lines based on your version that you need to run. Run these lines in Terminal.
*Eject and remount the disk.
| Q: Using NTFS External drive I'm new to MAC OS.
Using MacOSX 10.9.1 (Mavericks).
My external HDD is formatted with NTFS.
I need some rock-solid, free solution for reading and writing to this HDD. Any suggestions?
A: Use ntfs-3g:
*
*Install Homebrew
*Install fuxe4x and ntfs-3g
brew install fuse4x && brew install ntfs-3g
*Replace (with backup) the mount_ntfs:
sudo mv /sbin/mount_ntfs /sbin/mount_ntfs.orig
sudo ln -s /usr/local/sbin/mount_ntfs /sbin/mount_ntfs
*Get info on fuxe4x-kext
brew info fuse4x-kext
*You should be given two lines based on your version that you need to run. Run these lines in Terminal.
*Eject and remount the disk.
A: It's not free but I have had great success w/ this product: http://www.paragon-software.com/home/ntfs-mac/
A: If you have a seagate device, then Paragon for Seagate is free and reliable.
A: I am using the free 'Fuse for OSX' with 'NTFS-3G'. This Page describes the Installation.
I have used it for a couple of years (since 10.5 through 10.10) without any major Problems and can recommend both.
A: http://sourceforge.net/projects/native-ntfs-osx/files/
Native solution. No 3rd party drivers or software installs.
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af367c966208974de99832bd2130475ea0630f99 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can't move spaces from one screen to another I am using OS X 10.9. I am unable to drag Desktops from one screen to another, I am only able to switch arrangements on the screen that its on.
Here are my Mission Control settings
EDIT: Very strange, after a reboot the functionality seems to be working now without me making any changes.
A: Too late for the OP, but for future reference, my issue with this was resolved as suggested by Wes Campaigne above. Sometimes my Mac (laptop + two external monitors) wakes up with the desktops on the wrong monitors. I could not understand why I was unable to move them back to the right monitor - they would just hit the edge of the monitor and I could not drag them any further. The solution turned out to be to create a fresh desktop on the monitor in question, then make the fresh one the active one. Upon starting Mission Control again, I was able to drag my desired desktop to any monitor, and then make it active again.
| Q: Can't move spaces from one screen to another I am using OS X 10.9. I am unable to drag Desktops from one screen to another, I am only able to switch arrangements on the screen that its on.
Here are my Mission Control settings
EDIT: Very strange, after a reboot the functionality seems to be working now without me making any changes.
A: Too late for the OP, but for future reference, my issue with this was resolved as suggested by Wes Campaigne above. Sometimes my Mac (laptop + two external monitors) wakes up with the desktops on the wrong monitors. I could not understand why I was unable to move them back to the right monitor - they would just hit the edge of the monitor and I could not drag them any further. The solution turned out to be to create a fresh desktop on the monitor in question, then make the fresh one the active one. Upon starting Mission Control again, I was able to drag my desired desktop to any monitor, and then make it active again.
A: You can only move non-active desktops between screens.
If the desktop you want to move is the only desktop on the screen, then create another desktop, make that the active desktop, and then drag the non-active desktop.
A: There is a maximum number of spaces you can have per display. I don't know if this number is determined by the resolution of your display, by memory, or if it is arbitrarily assigned. For me, I have two HDMI displays, and I can have 16 spaces per display.
Is it possible that you have reached the maximum number of spaces for the destination display (the display you are dragging the new desktop to?
Are you able to add new spaces to the destination display by clicking on the + icon when you hover at the top right edge of the display?
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f0b5f9196f824d56a90a6c7444a7913c5c9d94d2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Streaming iPlayer from MBP to AppleTV I'm thinking of getting an Apple TV and streaming BBC iPlayer to it via my 2009 MacBook Pro. So:
*
*Is it possible?
*What is the quality like on ATV content? Does it break up or buffer continuously or is it more or less like watching TV?
*Another solution I am thinking of is to hook up the MacBook Pro to the TV without ATV but using an HDMI (?) cable. Is this going to be good quality? Is it a viable option? Worse than Airplay?
A: *
*Based on an article in 2012, it should be possibile to AirPlay this easily.
*The quality will either be 720P or 1080P, buffering based on the quality of your internet connection. If your connection is fast you have no problems as long as your stream can handle it ;)
*Yes you can do this too, a cable is a direct connection not using Apple TV. It's cheaper as you don't have to buy an Apple TV. However, with Apple TV you can do much more - and it will show subtitles for example in a pre-chosen style.
| Q: Streaming iPlayer from MBP to AppleTV I'm thinking of getting an Apple TV and streaming BBC iPlayer to it via my 2009 MacBook Pro. So:
*
*Is it possible?
*What is the quality like on ATV content? Does it break up or buffer continuously or is it more or less like watching TV?
*Another solution I am thinking of is to hook up the MacBook Pro to the TV without ATV but using an HDMI (?) cable. Is this going to be good quality? Is it a viable option? Worse than Airplay?
A: *
*Based on an article in 2012, it should be possibile to AirPlay this easily.
*The quality will either be 720P or 1080P, buffering based on the quality of your internet connection. If your connection is fast you have no problems as long as your stream can handle it ;)
*Yes you can do this too, a cable is a direct connection not using Apple TV. It's cheaper as you don't have to buy an Apple TV. However, with Apple TV you can do much more - and it will show subtitles for example in a pre-chosen style.
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ef924fe86a9a9ae98c51076b1e890895cd06dd0c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iBooks margin is a waste of screen space On my 7.9" iPad Mini Retina, I'd like to use the full screen to shown content. Currently, the iBooks app simply wastes too much screen space on left/right margins.
Is there an alternative for reading ePUBs, say, to have an option to define margin size?
A: Open up the Settings app > iBooks > Full Justification
| Q: iBooks margin is a waste of screen space On my 7.9" iPad Mini Retina, I'd like to use the full screen to shown content. Currently, the iBooks app simply wastes too much screen space on left/right margins.
Is there an alternative for reading ePUBs, say, to have an option to define margin size?
A: Open up the Settings app > iBooks > Full Justification
A: Here is a comparison of various iOS e-book readers.
Marvin comes with very flexible margin settings:
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5e28f0eb84357634ee358ac1a00dcd4067f2be1d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Does Google Maps for iOS work without data access or with low intermittent data access I am going on a road trip and want to use Google Maps for iOS.
The problem is there will not always be data access along the way.
Will it still work i.e. is the route downloaded when you click start or what should I do?
A: There is a nice feature on the Google Map app : you can cache the map.
Just zoom on the zone you want to cache, then type Ok maps in the search bar and this part of the map will be cached on the phone !
| Q: Does Google Maps for iOS work without data access or with low intermittent data access I am going on a road trip and want to use Google Maps for iOS.
The problem is there will not always be data access along the way.
Will it still work i.e. is the route downloaded when you click start or what should I do?
A: There is a nice feature on the Google Map app : you can cache the map.
Just zoom on the zone you want to cache, then type Ok maps in the search bar and this part of the map will be cached on the phone !
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708cb85f763bfaa21840b39d71d58446d20b4a9f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to make Siri set an alarm AND name/label the alarm at same time? How can I make iOS's Siri set an alarm AND name/label the alarm at same time?
I set many alarms on my iPhone5S running iOS7, and sometimes it's hard to remember what I set them for when they go off. With a label I'm reminded the purpose (of the alarm). I don't want to take time to manually edit the alarm after Siri sets it--that's what I want Siri to do for me.
Some discussion here with apparently no clear answer, or at least nothing that yet works reliably on my phone.
A: Exactly say this:
Set alarm for [time] labeled [insert name here]
This works for me every time, thus it should work for your appointments or alarms too. Make sure you say labeled right: click here for the pronunciation and
just make sure the names aren't too long.
Names I've tried:
*
*Hello
*Triangle
*Square
| Q: How to make Siri set an alarm AND name/label the alarm at same time? How can I make iOS's Siri set an alarm AND name/label the alarm at same time?
I set many alarms on my iPhone5S running iOS7, and sometimes it's hard to remember what I set them for when they go off. With a label I'm reminded the purpose (of the alarm). I don't want to take time to manually edit the alarm after Siri sets it--that's what I want Siri to do for me.
Some discussion here with apparently no clear answer, or at least nothing that yet works reliably on my phone.
A: Exactly say this:
Set alarm for [time] labeled [insert name here]
This works for me every time, thus it should work for your appointments or alarms too. Make sure you say labeled right: click here for the pronunciation and
just make sure the names aren't too long.
Names I've tried:
*
*Hello
*Triangle
*Square
A: You can also have Siri set reminders for you, in the Reminders app, instead of alarms.
Remind me at time to task.
It also works for geofenced reminders:
Remind me when I get home to task.
Remind me when I leave here to task.
This right here is easily 75% of what I use Siri for, and I find it's a more fitting solution than using alarms—in my mind, alarms are for waking up.
A: I found the best way is to say "Set an alarm for [time] and label it [your label here].
A: Heads up though...if you set a reminder, it can synch with your other Mac devices--causing a reminder to pop up on those too. A factor for me, since I've had a reminder to, say, call the divorce lawyer....and then this pops up on the desktop mac in front of the kiddos. If I'd prefer a reminder be JUST to me, I'll use the alarm instead.
A: To make your reminders just appear in your own cloud when using family sharing I found a trick
Go to reminders, hit the plus icon and make a new list in a different colour and label it.
Then go to reminders in settings and change the default list to that one setting it to non family share.
That will be the reminder list that Siri will go to
A: "Hey Siri, Set a XXXX alarm for YY o'clock" will set an alarm with the label "XXXX".
I assume you want an Alarm, and not a Reminder (many of the answers here are about Reminders)
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b7c4a953e90e364652205f8ea4c517ce92024690 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Are L-shaped and T-shaped Magsafe 1 interchangeable? I want to buy replacement Magsafe 1 cable for my MBP 17" Late 2011, and they are available in two options — L-shaped and T-shaped. My computer was shipped with L-shaped connector, however I want to swap it for T-shaped, as I find it more convenient.
So, will it fit? Are there current restrictions on T-shaped connectors, e.g. won't they overheat when powering 85W MBP?
A: In short no, there's no problem.
Apple changed the "old" T-models with new L-models.
However, they are exactly the same and I've been using a 85Watt MagSafe charger for years now as it charges much faster.
Just do it, and nothing will change, except if you go from 45/60 watt to 85 (it will load faster :)). It's just a new look, the connectors are exactly the same.
| Q: Are L-shaped and T-shaped Magsafe 1 interchangeable? I want to buy replacement Magsafe 1 cable for my MBP 17" Late 2011, and they are available in two options — L-shaped and T-shaped. My computer was shipped with L-shaped connector, however I want to swap it for T-shaped, as I find it more convenient.
So, will it fit? Are there current restrictions on T-shaped connectors, e.g. won't they overheat when powering 85W MBP?
A: In short no, there's no problem.
Apple changed the "old" T-models with new L-models.
However, they are exactly the same and I've been using a 85Watt MagSafe charger for years now as it charges much faster.
Just do it, and nothing will change, except if you go from 45/60 watt to 85 (it will load faster :)). It's just a new look, the connectors are exactly the same.
A: Should't be a problem. The interface with the computer is the same. There shouldn't be any issues with overheating or anything. I used the power brick that came with my MacBook Air 11 to power a MacBook Pro 15 all day long while I am working and I haven't had any issues except it takes a bit longer to charge.
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d5869c2d19e5e18c5b73c1f481e9cbbf54cfe2be | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why is Terminal.app corrupting my tcsh history? I've had an ongoing problem that appears to be specific to OS X and Terminal.app: periodically, I get garbage in my tcsh history that looks like this:
^[[1m^[[4mcomputername:~/Code/emacs-source ( 1827 ) $^[[0m^[[24m logout
Somehow my prompt (including markup control characters) is getting stored as part of the command history. In my .history file, the corrupt commands are repeated with the same command number:
#+1391563259
[1m[4mcomputername:~/Code/emacs-source ( 1827 ) $[0m[24m
#+1391563259
Use "logout" to logout.
#+1391563259
[1m[4mcomputername:~/Code/emacs-source ( 1827 ) $[0m[24m logout
This seems to be a result of closing Terminal.app windows and tabs, but I'm not sure why. To fix it -- since I have history merging enabled -- I've had to resort to closing all tcsh sessions and removing the corrupt commands from .history. Is there some way to prevent this from happening in the first place?
A: Are you cutting/pasting commands and picking up some of your prompt by accident?
It's not quite the answer you're looking for but throw sed -i.bak -e "s/\x1b[[0-9;]{1,5}m//g" .history into your .logout or cron it and you shouldn't have to clean it manually again.
| Q: Why is Terminal.app corrupting my tcsh history? I've had an ongoing problem that appears to be specific to OS X and Terminal.app: periodically, I get garbage in my tcsh history that looks like this:
^[[1m^[[4mcomputername:~/Code/emacs-source ( 1827 ) $^[[0m^[[24m logout
Somehow my prompt (including markup control characters) is getting stored as part of the command history. In my .history file, the corrupt commands are repeated with the same command number:
#+1391563259
[1m[4mcomputername:~/Code/emacs-source ( 1827 ) $[0m[24m
#+1391563259
Use "logout" to logout.
#+1391563259
[1m[4mcomputername:~/Code/emacs-source ( 1827 ) $[0m[24m logout
This seems to be a result of closing Terminal.app windows and tabs, but I'm not sure why. To fix it -- since I have history merging enabled -- I've had to resort to closing all tcsh sessions and removing the corrupt commands from .history. Is there some way to prevent this from happening in the first place?
A: Are you cutting/pasting commands and picking up some of your prompt by accident?
It's not quite the answer you're looking for but throw sed -i.bak -e "s/\x1b[[0-9;]{1,5}m//g" .history into your .logout or cron it and you shouldn't have to clean it manually again.
A: I'd forgotten about this issue, but here's an update. The tcsh savehist merge feature is not atomic, so closing multiple sessions simultaneously can lead to history file corruption:
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=632892
I don't know if this has been fixed or will be fixed; I finally got fed up of this and other tcsh issues and switched to bash.
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b056be691c3c7fb3023d7f1c11f00d33810c5452 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Launchpad Search Field not working - cannot type The launchpad search field suddenly no longer accepts text input for me.
Any idea how to get this to accept text again? Searching for an app was so very useful.
A: Hit the tab key a few times. Worked for me.
You need to hit Tab once the launchpad screen comes up. The tab will then put focus on the search bar, and then pressing it again will remove it. Pressing it ~20times seems to cause some sort of reset. Once you visibly notice the cursor, things should be good.
Other things to try:
*
*terminal > defaults write com.apple.dock ResetLaunchPad -bool true; killall Dock
*logout / login
*restart
| Q: Launchpad Search Field not working - cannot type The launchpad search field suddenly no longer accepts text input for me.
Any idea how to get this to accept text again? Searching for an app was so very useful.
A: Hit the tab key a few times. Worked for me.
You need to hit Tab once the launchpad screen comes up. The tab will then put focus on the search bar, and then pressing it again will remove it. Pressing it ~20times seems to cause some sort of reset. Once you visibly notice the cursor, things should be good.
Other things to try:
*
*terminal > defaults write com.apple.dock ResetLaunchPad -bool true; killall Dock
*logout / login
*restart
A: Hit the tab key until a cursor shows up in the search bar at the top of the launchpad view. As mentioned in some of the comments, you could have to hit it 20 times or more.
A: I had the same problem today. On the Apple forums, I found a tip to delete the contents of ~/Library/Application Support/Dock and to restart the Dock using killall Dock afterwards. This causes Launchpad to rebuild its database and supposedly should reactivate the search field.
I tried this and it did not work for me initially.
Meanwhile, I applied another tip, namely to repair the disk permissions with the disk tool (and then forgot about the topic).
A couple of hours later (now) - when I was looking for alternative solutions on Ask Different - I was suddenly able to search again in Launchpad.
So I expect, that either one of the tips or both in combination did the trick.
A: Merely rebooting the laptop did the trick for me.
A: NOTE: This ALSO works when you can't rename a grouped folder on the launch pad. ie: drag two apps on the launchpad together and create a group, then open it, click the name and try to rename it. - I had to hit the tab key like 50 times.
This issue goes back many years, and isn't just OS Sierra. So whatever is around after Sierra, try this first before deleting files, messing with file permissions, or completely resetting Launchpad. This method, you don't have to logout. I have tons of stuff open all the time, and hate logging out. It's a preparation process.
So tap the tab button anywhere from 20 to 50 times. It's worth a shot before doing anything else :)
A: In the Launchpad, press Cmd + Shift + esc. The pad will fade and zoom, and when you hit it again it works so you can type again.
A: Tab 20 times or so worked for me.
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3c18720f92d64f4e7454a27c799c8f54ba5458fe | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Find and replace with grep and perl I'd like to grep and replace specific text in textfiles within a directory and all subdirs. I try the following:
ls -R | egrep '.*\.txt' | perl -i -p -e 's/one.a/two.a/g'
Although grep spits out a list and this executes, I can't seem to get perl to actually write to the files. If possible, I'm interested in learning how to do this without the use of find.
Can anyone spot where I'm going wrong?
Thanks,
jml
A: There are two minor issues: First, to pipe file names to a perl one-liner in this way, you need to use the xargs command.
Second, you will need to pass the full path to the perl one-liner, because it might be in a subdir, so it would be better to use find.
Here's a working command:
find . -name "*.txt" | xargs perl -i -p -e 's/one.a/two.a/g'
| Q: Find and replace with grep and perl I'd like to grep and replace specific text in textfiles within a directory and all subdirs. I try the following:
ls -R | egrep '.*\.txt' | perl -i -p -e 's/one.a/two.a/g'
Although grep spits out a list and this executes, I can't seem to get perl to actually write to the files. If possible, I'm interested in learning how to do this without the use of find.
Can anyone spot where I'm going wrong?
Thanks,
jml
A: There are two minor issues: First, to pipe file names to a perl one-liner in this way, you need to use the xargs command.
Second, you will need to pass the full path to the perl one-liner, because it might be in a subdir, so it would be better to use find.
Here's a working command:
find . -name "*.txt" | xargs perl -i -p -e 's/one.a/two.a/g'
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a85d6dffd9625d592f32c531579a0a84198767ef | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can terminal be launched via keyboard shortcut: CTRL+ALT+T? I am using Alfred and hence I don't have any use for the Cmd+Space keyboard shortcut. I want to invoke terminal using that shortcut. Just like in Ubuntu, when you press Ctrl+Alt+T
I don't want to use Alfred to start the terminal. I just want to press Cmd+Space and I want the terminal to appear just like it would in Ubuntu.
Is there a way to start terminal like that in OS X Mavericks?
A: You can do this very easily with BetterTouchTool:
As the "Specific Application" to open the selected/active folder with, I chose Terminal.
Thus when I use the keyboard shortcut specified (I use option-'), the current Folder is opened in the Terminal.
| Q: Can terminal be launched via keyboard shortcut: CTRL+ALT+T? I am using Alfred and hence I don't have any use for the Cmd+Space keyboard shortcut. I want to invoke terminal using that shortcut. Just like in Ubuntu, when you press Ctrl+Alt+T
I don't want to use Alfred to start the terminal. I just want to press Cmd+Space and I want the terminal to appear just like it would in Ubuntu.
Is there a way to start terminal like that in OS X Mavericks?
A: You can do this very easily with BetterTouchTool:
As the "Specific Application" to open the selected/active folder with, I chose Terminal.
Thus when I use the keyboard shortcut specified (I use option-'), the current Folder is opened in the Terminal.
A: In iTerm2, you can go to iterm preferences, keys -> hotkeys -> set in your key command.
A: If you want to use iTerm (iTerm2), do the same as @tlane's answer, except use this for the AppleScript:
on run {input, parameters}
if application "iTerm" is running then
tell application "iTerm"
create window with default profile
activate
end tell
else
tell application "iTerm"
activate
end tell
end if
return input
end run
A: The closest I've come with macOS as-is and no mods or 3rd party software:
*
*Cmd+Shift+u
Opens the Utilities sub-folder in /Applications/ (where Terminal.app lives)
*t
Selects the Terminal.app
*Cmd+Option+o
Opens the Terminal.app and closes the finder window.
This has worked since day one with every OSX release.
With a slight modification to System Preferences >> Keyboard >> Shortcuts::Services, this is a close runner up, but it requires that you select a folder first:
...for example from the Finder at login you could
*
*Cmd+Up Arrow and your home directory ~/ would open in the Finder, then
*Cmd+Up Arrow again to the /Users/ directory. Now your user home directory ~/ should be selected (if in list or icon view, not column).
*If you then hit your custom "Services" key combination (e.g. Ctrl+Opt+Cmd+t) to launch a "New Terminal at Folder" the Terminal.app will launch at your home directory ~/
Lastly, in an effort to get something as close as possible to launching a Terminal.app window from the Finder with Ctrl+Alt+t... Since the Option key is kinda equivalent to the Alt key... using the "Services" custom key combo to launch a "New Terminal at Folder" you could also create an alias of your home directory on the desktop. If you rename the alias Space, then from the Finder it's:
*
*Space to select your ~/ alias, then
*Ctrl+Opt+t to Open a Terminal there.
...and you end up with a little home living on your desktop which has an arrow pointing to it:
A: Use Quicksilver
*
*Make a new Trigger in Quicksilver by opening Triggers (Cmd+' when Quicksiver is opened)
*Click the +▾ button at te botten of the list and select Keyboard
*Type terminal and this wil show terminal.app then press Enter or click the Save button
*Assign a keyboard shortcut to that trigger by clicking on Keyboard and a slide out window wil, er, slide out
*Then, lastly, click on the empty box after Shortcut: and press your favourite key combination
A: You can do this without using any 3rd party applications:
*
*Open Keyboard settings and navigate to Shortcuts tab
*Now, goto App Shortcuts
*Click on + symbol, choose your Terminal app (If you haven't found the Terminal app, choose "other" and will navigate to the Finder, then search for Terminal)
*naming the shortcut and the shortcut keys that would like to give.
A: Keyboard Maestro
You can do this with Keyboard Maestro, using a macro such as this:
Alfred
You can set up a custom hotkey to launch an app using a workflow:
Go to the workflows tab, create a new workflow and add a hotkey and a 'launch apps' with Terminal selected as the app to launch.
KeyRemap4MacBook
You can use KeyRemap4MacBook with a private.xml such as this:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<root>
<vkopenurldef>
<name>KeyCode::VK_OPEN_URL_Terminal</name>
<url>file:///Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app</url>
</vkopenurldef>
<item>
<name>Activate Terminal with ⌘Space</name>
<identifier>ActivateTerminalWithCmdSpace</identifier>
<autogen>
__KeyToKey__
KeyCode::SPACE, VK_COMMAND | ModifierFlag::NONE,
KeyCode::VK_OPEN_URL_Terminal
</autogen>
</item>
</root>
Automator Service
You can create a service in Automator:
…then in System Preferences → Keyboard → Shortcuts → Services you can assign a keyboard command to run it.
A: I was able to achieve the same behavior as Ubuntu Ctrl+Alt+T by combining following two steps:
*
*Set up an Automator service to open iTerm2: Open Automator app, select "Quick Action" from the menu and assign it a keyboard shortcut Ctrl+command+T.
This will open the app but won't open any more windows (so if the app is open the keyboard shortcut doesn't have an effect).
*Add an iTerm2 key mapping to open subsequent windows. In iTerm2 preferences:
There you have it, no external app needed but far from straight forward
A: 5 months late, but I think this bit is useful.
As far as an automator solution goes this is probably a little better. Instead of running finder just use an applescript. ie add action "Utilities Run AppleScript". Run this script:
on run {input, parameters}
tell application "Terminal"
do script " "
activate
end tell
return input
end run
This will not only open terminal, when run multiple times it will open multiple windows. Then just add a hotkey for it in services (under keyboard), as explained in George Garside's answer.
A: Adding my answer because if you're a linux person trying to get out of this hell, the solution I found is:
*
*Using BetterTouchTool2 to map Ctrl-Cmd-T to run Cmd-N in specific application but..
*Use Alacritty as terminal. This very light terminal window does NOT assume the apple parent / child hierarchy.
The one gotcha is that Alacritty has to actually be running already, so I added it to my login apps. I use LOTS of terminals so I don't care about this limitation. The chances of me not having a terminal window open on some desktop is close to none. As a bonus, I can now open multiple terminals with my preferred keyboard shortcut AND "alt-tab".. or Apple Tab between them.
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ceba4249b18197c1948c7d987190c602d0a95c47 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to have locatedb created / updated automatically? I ran locate blob.txt and I got:
$ locate .bashrc
WARNING: The locate database (/var/db/locate.database) does not exist.
To create the database, run the following command:
sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.locate.plist
Please be aware that the database can take some time to generate; once
the database has been created, this message will no longer appear.
I ran this command and my locate database was built within a few minutes (includes tens of thousand of files).
On my Linux (Ubuntu) system my locatedb database is updated automatically by default, on a daily basis I believe.
How do I turn this on for my Mac?
A: When you run that command, launchd will update the database every week automatically. On my system, the plist is set to run every Saturday at 3:15am.
Edit from OP: Yes, works, note: Also it ran once when submitted, so for me, within a few minutes I was able to use locate. the update process runs in the background so you may have to wait a few minutes before locate then works (You'll get the "The locate database ... does not exist" message until then).
| Q: How to have locatedb created / updated automatically? I ran locate blob.txt and I got:
$ locate .bashrc
WARNING: The locate database (/var/db/locate.database) does not exist.
To create the database, run the following command:
sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.locate.plist
Please be aware that the database can take some time to generate; once
the database has been created, this message will no longer appear.
I ran this command and my locate database was built within a few minutes (includes tens of thousand of files).
On my Linux (Ubuntu) system my locatedb database is updated automatically by default, on a daily basis I believe.
How do I turn this on for my Mac?
A: When you run that command, launchd will update the database every week automatically. On my system, the plist is set to run every Saturday at 3:15am.
Edit from OP: Yes, works, note: Also it ran once when submitted, so for me, within a few minutes I was able to use locate. the update process runs in the background so you may have to wait a few minutes before locate then works (You'll get the "The locate database ... does not exist" message until then).
A: com.apple.locate.plist is a launch daemon with a predefined schedule:
<key>StartCalendarInterval</key>
<dict>
<key>Hour</key>
<integer>3</integer>
<key>Minute</key>
<integer>15</integer>
<key>Weekday</key>
<integer>6</integer>
</dict>
This means that it runs every Saturday (Weekday=6) at 3:15.
You can edit these values in the plist to modify the schedule to your liking. Removing the Weekday key will mean that it runs every day of the week, if you need it to run more often.
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