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8c0f64fc0c2c789be126e9df36124a100c79d309 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a way to make launchd stop a service on sleep and start it up again on wake? I have several pieces of server software installed on my MacBook Pro for work using Homebrew. There is one service in particular, that likes to peg the CPU after the OS wakes up from sleep until I restart it. The service is currently managed by launchd, and I am wondering if there is a way for me to tell launchd to stop the service when the OS goes to sleep, and then start it up again on wake.
A: You can use SleepWatcher:
It can be used to execute a Unix command when the Mac or the display of the Mac goes to sleep mode or wakes up, after a given time without user interaction or when the user resumes activity after a break or when the power supply of a Mac notebook is attached or detached.
Run launchctl load <path> and launchctl unload <path> with SleepWatcher on wake and sleep respectively.
| Q: Is there a way to make launchd stop a service on sleep and start it up again on wake? I have several pieces of server software installed on my MacBook Pro for work using Homebrew. There is one service in particular, that likes to peg the CPU after the OS wakes up from sleep until I restart it. The service is currently managed by launchd, and I am wondering if there is a way for me to tell launchd to stop the service when the OS goes to sleep, and then start it up again on wake.
A: You can use SleepWatcher:
It can be used to execute a Unix command when the Mac or the display of the Mac goes to sleep mode or wakes up, after a given time without user interaction or when the user resumes activity after a break or when the power supply of a Mac notebook is attached or detached.
Run launchctl load <path> and launchctl unload <path> with SleepWatcher on wake and sleep respectively.
A: I ended up using ControlPlane's Laptop Lid Open/Closed event to switch to a context that stops and starts the service using laucnchctl.
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914fc6081bbce2143ff9a2fee37b2327f643b5ef | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Video Output as iSight Input I'd like to be able to display videos and pictures through my MacBook Pro's webcam on Skype and other online chat sites. I previously used programs such as ManyCam to emulate a webcam, however, many online sites no longer accept external video inputs - only iSight (built-in or external).
Is there any way to be able to send the output from ManyCam to the input of iSight? This way, I can still display videos on sites which only allow iSight, as the video will technically be coming from an iSight cam.
A: Camtwist works for such things
(haven't yet personally tested it in mavericks)
| Q: Video Output as iSight Input I'd like to be able to display videos and pictures through my MacBook Pro's webcam on Skype and other online chat sites. I previously used programs such as ManyCam to emulate a webcam, however, many online sites no longer accept external video inputs - only iSight (built-in or external).
Is there any way to be able to send the output from ManyCam to the input of iSight? This way, I can still display videos on sites which only allow iSight, as the video will technically be coming from an iSight cam.
A: Camtwist works for such things
(haven't yet personally tested it in mavericks)
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a1c06991795255255cc137a795aaf54ee356cdeb | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Mavericks."AFP error -1 mapped to EIO" error on console - sharing is unilateral When I try to connect (cmd-k) to my MacBook Pro from my Mac Mini - using "afp://name.local" or the IP instead of the name, I get an error logged to console
AFP error -1 mapped to EIO
I can connect the reverse way, from MacBook Pro to Mac Mini and both run Mavericks.
Both on the same network. Used to work in the past. Any clues?
| Q: Mavericks."AFP error -1 mapped to EIO" error on console - sharing is unilateral When I try to connect (cmd-k) to my MacBook Pro from my Mac Mini - using "afp://name.local" or the IP instead of the name, I get an error logged to console
AFP error -1 mapped to EIO
I can connect the reverse way, from MacBook Pro to Mac Mini and both run Mavericks.
Both on the same network. Used to work in the past. Any clues?
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5c7fb74495fe06419681d3650073a991c0c30998 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to display zero value as blank cell in mac numbers 3.1 How do I display zero value as blank cell in mac numbers 3.1 yet maintain a formula. I want a running balance column that only shows balance to the line of the last entry like a checkbook register.
Thanks.
A: The easiest way is to use "Conditional Highlighting..." found under the "Format" menu.
Select the cell you want to have blank as zero then select "Conditional Highlighting" you then set a highlight when the cell is equal to zero. Choose "Custom Highlighting" at the bottom of the style list and then you can set the text colour to white. A "blank" cell on zero.
| Q: How to display zero value as blank cell in mac numbers 3.1 How do I display zero value as blank cell in mac numbers 3.1 yet maintain a formula. I want a running balance column that only shows balance to the line of the last entry like a checkbook register.
Thanks.
A: The easiest way is to use "Conditional Highlighting..." found under the "Format" menu.
Select the cell you want to have blank as zero then select "Conditional Highlighting" you then set a highlight when the cell is equal to zero. Choose "Custom Highlighting" at the bottom of the style list and then you can set the text colour to white. A "blank" cell on zero.
A: Here's a simple approach: =If(A1<=0," ",A1)
You're simple saying: If the result displayed in Cell A1 is less than or equal to 0, display what's between the parenthesis. It could be Yes, No, Blue, Green, or just Blank space. If Cell A1 is greater than 0, display the value of that cell.
You don't have to leave a space between the "" for the formula to work. Try a simple test of the formula on different values and watch as the cell will switch to a Blank value, if the Cell is less than or equal to 0. Logic formulas using If, And, Or and If And switches are powerful tools in many calculations goals.
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dc5fb458c0e244ab2e4c76b6be5b777933729402 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to turn on Hardware Virtualization on Late 2013 MacBook Pro (for Windows 8.1 using Boot Camp)? I am trying to turn on Hardware Virtualization for my new MacBook Pro for Windows 8.1 setup using Boot Camp.
I have searched online and I know that we can not just go to the BIOS like windows and change settings. Unfortunately, most of the solution I have come across are for Parallels or VMs.
Can anyone kindly let me know how to enable Hardware Virtualization on MBP for Windows 8.1 installed using Boot Camp?
A: It seems that if you boot directly to Windows it doesn't work, but if you boot to OS X and switch to Windows, it works. Or you can boot to Windows, change to OS X and go back to Windows again.
| Q: How to turn on Hardware Virtualization on Late 2013 MacBook Pro (for Windows 8.1 using Boot Camp)? I am trying to turn on Hardware Virtualization for my new MacBook Pro for Windows 8.1 setup using Boot Camp.
I have searched online and I know that we can not just go to the BIOS like windows and change settings. Unfortunately, most of the solution I have come across are for Parallels or VMs.
Can anyone kindly let me know how to enable Hardware Virtualization on MBP for Windows 8.1 installed using Boot Camp?
A: It seems that if you boot directly to Windows it doesn't work, but if you boot to OS X and switch to Windows, it works. Or you can boot to Windows, change to OS X and go back to Windows again.
A: It sounds like you're running into the same issue I did, where after booting into Windows the VT-x shows as 'Disabled' in Task Manager.
Not sure how or why, but after going into
*
*OS X
*System Preferences
*Target Disk
*Select the BOOTCAMP disk as the
startup disk
Everything was well after that and I could happily use Hyper-V, even from a cold boot.
If I cold booted using the Options-key, and then selecting Windows, VT-x was disabled in Task Manager.
Go figure. Could some Mac genius out there explain this one?
A: There is no hardware virtualization to turn on or off like on Wintel PCs.
That switch and many other BIOS switches are there because (at least in part) the hardware manufacturers don't make the hardware AND software, like Apple does.
It is always on in any Mac that has a processor that supports virtualization. Pretty much any Mac in the last several years does so you are good to go with this one.
A: EDIT: I found a better way to get this working instead of the boot dance originally suggested (it's below for reference). Basically set enable_and_lock_vmx true in rEFInd and that's it. Details below ...
Suggested method
*
*Disable macOS System Integrity Protection/SIP (Reboot Mac, hold down Command + R keys, at "OS X Utilities Utilities" pick "Terminal" menu item -> type in terminal csrutil disable; reboot)
*Back inside macOS after the reboot, get rEFInd and extract it anywhere (desktop, downloads etc)
*Open a terminal window, cd to where you extracted it and edit via sudo nano refind/refind.conf-sample
*Uncomment enable_and_lock_vmx and set to true i.e. the whole line should read enable_and_lock_vmx true. <= This is what really fixes the issue!
*[optional] While here, change the timeout to something quick, like 4 or 5 i.e. timeout 4
*Install rEFInd by running ./refind-install from terminal. The sample config you edited is used as the installed config.
*[optional] Enable SIP again. Follow #1 above but run csrutil enable; reboot instead
This method is very smooth - it works on normal as well as encrypted disks (FileVault2, VeraCrypt or BitLocker) and really takes a few minutes to install. Best of all, it works in every reboot.
Old method
None of the other methods worked for me, especially since my Windows 10 was Bitlocker encrypted i.e. it doesn't show up in Startup Disks to chose to reboot to. The steps below work though
*
*Power off
Not just a hard reboot; fully powered off; as in 'count to 10 when off' off
*Power on and Boot to OS X desktop
This process loads virtualization properly. In my case, I had to hold option and select OS X, enter my FileVault password (my OS X is encrypted) and then wait to boot into OS X desktop.
*Reboot to Windows
Soft reboot via the Apple menu i.e. top left Apple icon => restart. During bootup select Windows/Bootcamp (via the option key). My Windows was Bitlocker encrypted, so I entered the disk password, booted to Windows, entered Windows password, landed on Windows 10 desktop. This time Hyper-V was present and functional!
I'm putting this here for future reference but I hope Apple actually fixes their Bootcamp boot process. It's been broken for 8 years now and the above hackery is ridiculous for a $3000 machine and when Bootcamp is an officially supported Mac feature.
A: I tried with and without holding alt key down, from Mac OS to Windows and the other way.
The Hyper-V installation begins and asks for a reboot, and during starting up of windows then 2nd step of the installation failed and rolled back.
Today I bought thunderbolt to Ethernet adapter, plugged it, installed Hyper-V and after reboot I could use it.
Even when I unplug the adapter.
So it seams Hyper-V need some sort of Ethernet Adapter installed.
A: After I installed rEFInd to triple boot my MF839 Macbook (Win10, Ubuntu, OSX), to enable Virtualization on Windows 10, first I boot to OSX, then when it's login screen appear, I hit the restart button so the mac restart again then I choose Windows 10 from rEFInd.
A: I had tried all the various boot / reboot combinations and nothing worked until I added the Thunderbolt to Ethernet adaptor. The next time I started up the Windows Boot Camp partition I could enable Hyper V.
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222e2c671f49f35190ee49b727d7822839b46662 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to automatically mount NFS shares on OS X I have a NFS server set up on my local LAN running on Arch Linux that I can connect to using OS X Mavericks by issuing the following command in the terminal:
mount -t nfs -o resvport host:/srv/nfs4/users /mnt/host
As the NFS client is a MacBook Pro, I would like for it to automatically connect to the NFS server whenever I am home (and do nothing otherwise). Adding the following line in /etc/auto_master did not work:
/mnt/host -fstype=nfs4,resvport host:/srv/nfs4/users
More specifically, running automount -vc yields the following:
automount: /net updated
automount: /home updated
automount: /mnt/host nmounted
automount: no unmounts
...but /mnt/host is an empty directory even when I cd into it.
Can anybody help me out? Thanks in advance and let me know if I omitted important details.
A: If you try default /etc/auto_master file, you can see line
/net -hosts -nobrowse,hidefromfinder,nosuid
Then you can cd /net/host/exported/path and found that mac tries to mount this exported path.
| Q: How to automatically mount NFS shares on OS X I have a NFS server set up on my local LAN running on Arch Linux that I can connect to using OS X Mavericks by issuing the following command in the terminal:
mount -t nfs -o resvport host:/srv/nfs4/users /mnt/host
As the NFS client is a MacBook Pro, I would like for it to automatically connect to the NFS server whenever I am home (and do nothing otherwise). Adding the following line in /etc/auto_master did not work:
/mnt/host -fstype=nfs4,resvport host:/srv/nfs4/users
More specifically, running automount -vc yields the following:
automount: /net updated
automount: /home updated
automount: /mnt/host nmounted
automount: no unmounts
...but /mnt/host is an empty directory even when I cd into it.
Can anybody help me out? Thanks in advance and let me know if I omitted important details.
A: If you try default /etc/auto_master file, you can see line
/net -hosts -nobrowse,hidefromfinder,nosuid
Then you can cd /net/host/exported/path and found that mac tries to mount this exported path.
A: I'm running into the same problem than @ndejay but the cause may differ sightly.
I'm using NFSv3 and my Autofs maps were working on OS X 10.5 to 10.8 :
/mnt -fstype=nfs,nfsvers=3,proto=tcp,resvport myserver:/share
On Mavericks it works only from the command line :
mount -t nfs -o nfsvers=3,proto=tcp,resvport myserver:/share /mnt
With a little debugging and sniffing I figured out that Mavericks's Autofs tries to mount the NFSv3 share only if its "pingnfs" check (with UDP paquets to port 111) is successful.
That behaviour added to a corporate firewall that doesn't allow UDP trafic on port 111 makes Mavericks not usable for us.
A: I found that the automountd service wasn't loaded on my machine (running 10.10 Yosemite).
$ sudo launchctl list | grep -i auto
84878 0 com.apple.autofsd
- 0 com.apple.preferences.timezone.auto
- 0 com.apple.automountd
Restarting autofsd and automountd and then rerunning automount -vc has made it work.
sudo launchctl unload /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.automountd.plist
sudo launchctl unload /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.autofsd.plist
sudo launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.autofsd.plist
sudo launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.automountd.plist
A: I've been using a commercial product called NFS Manager to handle my automounts, and it's been working great. It has a trial mode, so you can see if it works for you and is worth the money.
I have no affiliation with the product.
A: Although quite out of date, I still picked the Stack Exchange page first, 'cause the quality is always so good. In this case, however, Apple's continual re-working of OS X, combined with the passage of time, have rendered the earlier comments only marginally useful. The following should help (yes, they are hyperlinks, but they are links to pages at the internet archive).
This is a good description of the state of play as of Catalina and Big Sur. The Internet Archive link is underlying the main text, and should persist. The archived page is from Feb 2020.
https://useyourloaf.com/blog/using-the-mac-os-x-automounter/
Careful perusal of the comments at this gist.github.com link will provide some additional background to understand how things can be configured to work (also the Wayback Machine version).
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5b014ac1b94eae2566c3d1aa40ccaf9eaa9c2446 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I carry Mac Mini between home & office daily without damaging the hardware? I would like to carry a Mac Mini from home to office daily as I work at both places. Would daily plugging /unplugging have any effect? What extra hardware from Apple would I need to purchase. My office has Windows 8 PCs.
A: Yes. The Mac Mini isn't as fragile as the MacBook line and they survive that exact environment quite well.
| Q: Can I carry Mac Mini between home & office daily without damaging the hardware? I would like to carry a Mac Mini from home to office daily as I work at both places. Would daily plugging /unplugging have any effect? What extra hardware from Apple would I need to purchase. My office has Windows 8 PCs.
A: Yes. The Mac Mini isn't as fragile as the MacBook line and they survive that exact environment quite well.
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a4418810c987e23539f087581c0ba9afb3097c02 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What's the "built-in" firewall in OS X 10.9? By "built-in" I mean the backend of the System firewall (System Preference->Security&Privacy->Firewall). Is it ipfw or pf? (I know that ipfw was the backend for previous versions of OS X).
And, what are the commands/logs that I can use to determine which firewall is running?
A: The firewall in OS X 10.9 is now "pf".
It is controlled by the tool pfctl which can also give you a lot of status about the firewall itself. Try sudo pfctl -s all and you will get a huge dump of info. If you want a lot of information you can add one or two -v to the front of the options for even more info - sudo pfctl -v -v -s all
| Q: What's the "built-in" firewall in OS X 10.9? By "built-in" I mean the backend of the System firewall (System Preference->Security&Privacy->Firewall). Is it ipfw or pf? (I know that ipfw was the backend for previous versions of OS X).
And, what are the commands/logs that I can use to determine which firewall is running?
A: The firewall in OS X 10.9 is now "pf".
It is controlled by the tool pfctl which can also give you a lot of status about the firewall itself. Try sudo pfctl -s all and you will get a huge dump of info. If you want a lot of information you can add one or two -v to the front of the options for even more info - sudo pfctl -v -v -s all
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286b75b23f7d11506cd5709c0dfaf3ee2704f7af | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Use find in Terminal to remove directories and files of same search parameter If I type the following into Terminal, it will remove all files that meet the search parameter:
sudo find . -type f -name "*Xilisoft*" -exec rm -rf {} \;
Then if I start again and type it with d instead of f it will remove all the directories
sudo find . -type d -name "*Xilisoft*" -exec rm -rf {} \;
How do I get it to remove type f and d in one fell swoop?
A: You can provide multiple -type options with -o, such as -type f -o -type d in a single command.
find . -name "*Xilisoft*" -type f -o -name "*Xilisoft*" -type d
-o matches all parameters, so the -name is provided twice in the above command.
Note that find can delete the results using -delete rather than -exec rm -rf {}.
| Q: Use find in Terminal to remove directories and files of same search parameter If I type the following into Terminal, it will remove all files that meet the search parameter:
sudo find . -type f -name "*Xilisoft*" -exec rm -rf {} \;
Then if I start again and type it with d instead of f it will remove all the directories
sudo find . -type d -name "*Xilisoft*" -exec rm -rf {} \;
How do I get it to remove type f and d in one fell swoop?
A: You can provide multiple -type options with -o, such as -type f -o -type d in a single command.
find . -name "*Xilisoft*" -type f -o -name "*Xilisoft*" -type d
-o matches all parameters, so the -name is provided twice in the above command.
Note that find can delete the results using -delete rather than -exec rm -rf {}.
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6e7bb296514beb1e39083c955393289ff7c2757d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: how long time to get approve for Apple Developer Program enrollment? I have registered my program with individual type from India and it's already 6 days delay but still now i haven't got any email yet. So how long it will take for the activation.
A: It usually takes 5 to 7 days for Apple Developer Program enrolment to take place. This may take longer if they have a query, but they will contact you if so.
| Q: how long time to get approve for Apple Developer Program enrollment? I have registered my program with individual type from India and it's already 6 days delay but still now i haven't got any email yet. So how long it will take for the activation.
A: It usually takes 5 to 7 days for Apple Developer Program enrolment to take place. This may take longer if they have a query, but they will contact you if so.
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9895ce8de166127ac8683ae00cbb6667b255fef2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to unplug from thunderbolt display in a safe way? Whenever to unplug from the thunderbolt display one have to unmount all the devices connected to the display ports. Is there an automated way to do this without having to search for everything in finder?
A: Jettison from the App Store for $1.99 has helped me with this.
It's a menubar application that helps in 2 ways: You can click and eject all drives (the only problem is that you can't say something like "Only eject drives connected to the Thunderbolt Display"); you can also select an option to eject all drives when putting the computer to sleep (so if you are disconnecting your computer to go somewhere, you can put it to sleep, wait a moment, then unplug everything).
That being said, I now use Launchbar to accomplish this. I just activate Launchbar and select "Eject All Ejectable Volumes". I'm willing to bet other app launchers (Quicksilver, Alfred) can do this just as easily.
| Q: How to unplug from thunderbolt display in a safe way? Whenever to unplug from the thunderbolt display one have to unmount all the devices connected to the display ports. Is there an automated way to do this without having to search for everything in finder?
A: Jettison from the App Store for $1.99 has helped me with this.
It's a menubar application that helps in 2 ways: You can click and eject all drives (the only problem is that you can't say something like "Only eject drives connected to the Thunderbolt Display"); you can also select an option to eject all drives when putting the computer to sleep (so if you are disconnecting your computer to go somewhere, you can put it to sleep, wait a moment, then unplug everything).
That being said, I now use Launchbar to accomplish this. I just activate Launchbar and select "Eject All Ejectable Volumes". I'm willing to bet other app launchers (Quicksilver, Alfred) can do this just as easily.
A: I found an app in the appstore called undock that does all the unmounting and advice when it's safe to unplug.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/undock/id402359583?mt=12
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aea37181a146f629110f8c0104f9d305f1e034dc | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Apple's Preview prints in middle of page Apple's Preview app always prints in the center of the page, rather than at top & left margins. This is true regardless of the scale (% size) an image is printed at. I'm hoping there's a way to change the default, rather than having to change a setting each time I print, though I haven't found a way to do that, either. Anyone know how this can be changed?
| Q: Apple's Preview prints in middle of page Apple's Preview app always prints in the center of the page, rather than at top & left margins. This is true regardless of the scale (% size) an image is printed at. I'm hoping there's a way to change the default, rather than having to change a setting each time I print, though I haven't found a way to do that, either. Anyone know how this can be changed?
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118323c32411f014b9a1053549f33651b2de36d3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: camera roll "usage" number does not match photos in the app I have completely deleted all photos in all categories from my iPad 3 (16G iOS 7) but my settings continue to state that I still have 3.5G "used" (camera roll) in the Photos/camera app. I have no idea where/what these photos are and how to get rid of them. The management tool in i tunes when sync'ed with my iPad gives the following data. Apps: 2.45G Documents/data 1.25G Other 5.05G and 4.47G free.
A: *
*Go to Settings > General > Date & Time
*Untoggle "Set Automatically"
*Manually set the date a year or two in the past
*Open "Photos"
*Select "Albums"
*If, like me, you had already cleared out everything from the Camera Roll and "Recently Deleted" folder, you'll smile to see that your "Recently Deleted" folder now has thousands of images back. Those are your phantom photos
*Open it, "Select" and start deleting
*Return to "Date & Time" and fix your clock
*Now, go back into Settings > General > Usage > Storage > Manage Storage. You'll notice your Photo & Camera is empty if you deleted everything
Via the official Apple forums.
| Q: camera roll "usage" number does not match photos in the app I have completely deleted all photos in all categories from my iPad 3 (16G iOS 7) but my settings continue to state that I still have 3.5G "used" (camera roll) in the Photos/camera app. I have no idea where/what these photos are and how to get rid of them. The management tool in i tunes when sync'ed with my iPad gives the following data. Apps: 2.45G Documents/data 1.25G Other 5.05G and 4.47G free.
A: *
*Go to Settings > General > Date & Time
*Untoggle "Set Automatically"
*Manually set the date a year or two in the past
*Open "Photos"
*Select "Albums"
*If, like me, you had already cleared out everything from the Camera Roll and "Recently Deleted" folder, you'll smile to see that your "Recently Deleted" folder now has thousands of images back. Those are your phantom photos
*Open it, "Select" and start deleting
*Return to "Date & Time" and fix your clock
*Now, go back into Settings > General > Usage > Storage > Manage Storage. You'll notice your Photo & Camera is empty if you deleted everything
Via the official Apple forums.
A: The iPad/iPhone might be saving cache/meta data to the device (which helps it to load images quicker). It will not show you this via the user interface.
You can delete it by using iexplorer (which is awesome).
Plug in your iPad/iPhone device
Open the program (windows or Mac)
Click on media
The delete "PhotoData", "Photo StreamsData".
You should only do this if you have already removed all your photos from the device and backed them up and not concerned about losing anything.
A: Firstly, be aware that the phone can sometimes take a while to update free space after deleting large items. I have often wondered whether iOS is making the user experience a bit 'nicer' by reporting the item deleted instantly, while doing the actual deleting in the background. Or perhaps its just the time taken to update databases used to record/report used/free space. In any case, try giving it a few minutes (maybe an hour) and see if its 'settled down'.
Next up, in the Photos app, check the albums 'tab'. Is the camera roll reporting entirely empty? Are there any other albums? A 'full' Photo Stream (1000 photos) might take 1-1.5 GB, the photos in the camera roll (presumably 0) are perhaps 2MB each (depends on device). You can check these usage in the Settings app (General -> Usage -> Photos & Camera).
Finally, plug the phone into your computer, and open up an app like Apple's Image Capture or whatever you use on Windows/Linux to import photos from a camera. Check that there's actually no photos in the 'camera' that is your iPad. After clearing out my phone, I found a bunch of small, unreadable movie files and a few photos left over in this app. I don't know how or why, given the iPhone wasn't showing them, but they were clearly taking up space. You may have somehow ended up with a lot of these.
A: If the you cannot delete those photo on iPad, use a third party software like iFunBox to delete all photo data on computer, this will work and without the need of Jailbreak. Sometime iPad/iPhone take some time to delete data, like when I delete a huge game, the usage setting will show the app is deleted by it is actually still erasing the data in the background.
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2ed973cdcbd63be64759d96a198fafb8cddefcc9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iTunes Match Songs Don't Appear on iPhone My iPhone 5S says it has synced with iTunes Match but some music is missing from the iPhone. I have Show All Music turned on. Is there some way to debug what is happening?
A: Just to make sure you have all the necessary settings turned on, make sure you have:
*
*The latest version of iOS
*Navigate to Settings > Music > iCloud Music Library and turn it on;
Also, make sure you are connected to a WiFi network (the default behaviour of Music app is to only allow music downloads through WiFi). If you don't have a WiFI connection, enable Data Downloads navigating to Settings > Music > Use Mobile Data and turn it on.
| Q: iTunes Match Songs Don't Appear on iPhone My iPhone 5S says it has synced with iTunes Match but some music is missing from the iPhone. I have Show All Music turned on. Is there some way to debug what is happening?
A: Just to make sure you have all the necessary settings turned on, make sure you have:
*
*The latest version of iOS
*Navigate to Settings > Music > iCloud Music Library and turn it on;
Also, make sure you are connected to a WiFi network (the default behaviour of Music app is to only allow music downloads through WiFi). If you don't have a WiFI connection, enable Data Downloads navigating to Settings > Music > Use Mobile Data and turn it on.
A: I've having this issue for long time. Go to iPhone icon and pressing sync button mostly works on me.
A: Probably these missing songs weren't correctly uploaded from iTunes to cloud. Try re-scan you iTunes library and re-uploading it. Tell me how it goes, I'm having a lot of issues with iTunes Match.
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37c1c7a4d91df831023b5b7427a6beb90376fbe8 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Quotes problem in Mavericks (or TextEdit) TextEdit in Mavericks changes the standard double quotes "Hello" to using curly, non-ascii quotation marks “Hello”. It does this even when you edit plain text documents. Is there a way to prevent this new behavior in Mavericks?
A: This is not just TextEdit, it's Mavericks.
Under System Preferences > Keyboard, you can change the quotation marks.
Go to the 'Text' sub-menu. On the right-hand side of the box, uncheck the "Use smart quotes and dashes" checkbox.
| Q: Quotes problem in Mavericks (or TextEdit) TextEdit in Mavericks changes the standard double quotes "Hello" to using curly, non-ascii quotation marks “Hello”. It does this even when you edit plain text documents. Is there a way to prevent this new behavior in Mavericks?
A: This is not just TextEdit, it's Mavericks.
Under System Preferences > Keyboard, you can change the quotation marks.
Go to the 'Text' sub-menu. On the right-hand side of the box, uncheck the "Use smart quotes and dashes" checkbox.
A: If you already unchecked System Preferences > Keyboard > Text > Use smart quotes and dashes.
There's also a checkmark on TextEdit > Preferences > "Smart quotes" (I don't know the translation but it something like that).
Be sure to uncheck that one too.
A: The following procedure worked for me:
In TextEdit select all your text by pressing ⌘ Cmd-A and then go to Edit > Substitutions and uncheck Smart Quotes. Make sure Smart Quotes is not active and it should be solved.
A: I tried unchecking the Smart quotes option in both the MAC system preferences system preferences -> keyboard -> text tab untick the use smart quotes and dashes option and in textedit app preferences at textedit -> preferences -> uncheck smart quotes and dashes in rich text documents only option
But the issue was still not resolved for me. When I type single quote or double quote in rich text document then it is converted to curly quote. For example, if I do a search using command+F for the single quote then it will not find any.
The only way I was able to solve this in my MAC is that I need to use ctrl key when typing either single quote or double quote. For example, when typing single quote I need to type ctrl + singlequote and when typing double quote I need to type ctrl + shift + doublequote
I am using MAC OS Catalina and rich text document, hope someone can point to a permanent fix for this rather than remembering the keyboard shortcut each time.
A: It appears that by default, TextEdit (and other apps) inherit from the preferences -> keyboard setting.
But they only inherit from it at start time. So you can change it in preferences -> keyboard, then restart you app.
Or if you specify it within the apps Edit menu -> Substitutions -> Smart quotes then it appears to override whatever the keyboard preference is (permanently) but for just that app. So they both work.
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c934d7a2c1914ac562ed9743af06a13bb6a23649 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Homebrew gives a warning: "You have MacPorts or Fink installed" I just got a new Mac Pro with OS X 10.9. When I run:
brew doctor
I get the warning:
Warning: You have MacPorts or Fink installed:
/opt/local/bin/port
This can cause trouble. You don't have to uninstall them, but you may want to
temporarily move them out of the way, e.g.
sudo mv /opt/local ~/macports
I didn't install MacPorts or Fink, why do I get the warning?
A: Note that some 3rd-party packaging tools may sometimes automatically install MacPorts. I recall RVM does that (or at least used to, I don't know the current state), so while you're not aware of actually installing it manually, it might still be there.
If you move /opt/local to a different location that might break whatever pulled in MacPorts in the first place.
| Q: Homebrew gives a warning: "You have MacPorts or Fink installed" I just got a new Mac Pro with OS X 10.9. When I run:
brew doctor
I get the warning:
Warning: You have MacPorts or Fink installed:
/opt/local/bin/port
This can cause trouble. You don't have to uninstall them, but you may want to
temporarily move them out of the way, e.g.
sudo mv /opt/local ~/macports
I didn't install MacPorts or Fink, why do I get the warning?
A: Note that some 3rd-party packaging tools may sometimes automatically install MacPorts. I recall RVM does that (or at least used to, I don't know the current state), so while you're not aware of actually installing it manually, it might still be there.
If you move /opt/local to a different location that might break whatever pulled in MacPorts in the first place.
A: The error reports that /opt/local/bin/port exists.
*
*If you haven't installed it, the error is shown because the path exists. Move the executable:
sudo mv /opt/local/bin/port ~/Desktop
*If you have installed it, you can run the command given:
sudo mv /opt/local ~/macports
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36814f0b38c2c5868008ffcdab0f3f3a42e633f8 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: 'Add to Contacts' hyperlink in Pages (iOS/iCloud) I'm a one-day novice at Pages (iOS/iCloud). I just figured out how include hyperlinks for emailing (mailto:[email protected]) and calling (tel:+00000), but as of yet I couldn't work out how to include a hyperlink in a Pages document that adds a Contact (plus details) or something equivalent (vcard?) (or a similar action like giving the option to add the contact). Can you help out?
A: I suppose you could only upload the vCard somewhere and link to it from your document (note: only iOS 7 supports opening vCards that way afaik)
| Q: 'Add to Contacts' hyperlink in Pages (iOS/iCloud) I'm a one-day novice at Pages (iOS/iCloud). I just figured out how include hyperlinks for emailing (mailto:[email protected]) and calling (tel:+00000), but as of yet I couldn't work out how to include a hyperlink in a Pages document that adds a Contact (plus details) or something equivalent (vcard?) (or a similar action like giving the option to add the contact). Can you help out?
A: I suppose you could only upload the vCard somewhere and link to it from your document (note: only iOS 7 supports opening vCards that way afaik)
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c10c0518c8f818c968b39575c25826963eabaa94 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Force iPad/iPhone to use specific location for services Is there any way to force an iPhone or iPad (jailbroken) to use a different location other then my actual current one. For searching... Say I am in NY, NY and do a search, I want location services to think I am in Miami, FL to give me results from there as if I am in that location.
I've looked under location services. Only obvious things are to turn it on off along with enabled/disabled for other apps.
A: FakeLocation
FakeLocation is extremely easy to use. Just open it up, choose the app you want to fake out and then pick your desired fake location, save and you’re done. It’s as simple as that. To end faking your location just un-check the desired app.
LocationHolic
Fake your iPhone's location with LocationHolic. You can set any location as your iPhones location.
| Q: Force iPad/iPhone to use specific location for services Is there any way to force an iPhone or iPad (jailbroken) to use a different location other then my actual current one. For searching... Say I am in NY, NY and do a search, I want location services to think I am in Miami, FL to give me results from there as if I am in that location.
I've looked under location services. Only obvious things are to turn it on off along with enabled/disabled for other apps.
A: FakeLocation
FakeLocation is extremely easy to use. Just open it up, choose the app you want to fake out and then pick your desired fake location, save and you’re done. It’s as simple as that. To end faking your location just un-check the desired app.
LocationHolic
Fake your iPhone's location with LocationHolic. You can set any location as your iPhones location.
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077ce768c9faaa5d9e7373a5713f34a484473a3a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I tell who posted a photo in a shared iCloud photo stream? Can you determine which/whose device took a picture in a shared iPhone photo stream?
A: Open the photo in the Shared Photo Stream, then tap to show details if necessary.
It should show the poster of the photo, as below ("Posted by you"):
Individual devices can't be determined from this view though — only the Apple ID.
| Q: How can I tell who posted a photo in a shared iCloud photo stream? Can you determine which/whose device took a picture in a shared iPhone photo stream?
A: Open the photo in the Shared Photo Stream, then tap to show details if necessary.
It should show the poster of the photo, as below ("Posted by you"):
Individual devices can't be determined from this view though — only the Apple ID.
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ca55bb554a0eae83d87e858eda5e9eef3a534939 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is it possible to use a 21" iMac as an external monitor from a MacBook Pro via Thunderbolt? I'd like to get an external monitor for my 15" MacBook Pro, but the 27" Cinema Display is too large (and too expensive) for me. Ideally I'd like a 21" version of the Thunderbolt Cinema Display but such a beast does not exist.
Is it possible to use a 21" iMac as an external monitor from a MacBook Pro via Thunderbolt?
Thanks.
A: The answer is sometimes yes. I found a list of iMacs that support "Target Display Mode" here ...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3924#1
... and it includes "iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011)" and "iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2012)".
That would imply that any iMac with a Thunderbolt port can be used in Target Display Mode.
| Q: Is it possible to use a 21" iMac as an external monitor from a MacBook Pro via Thunderbolt? I'd like to get an external monitor for my 15" MacBook Pro, but the 27" Cinema Display is too large (and too expensive) for me. Ideally I'd like a 21" version of the Thunderbolt Cinema Display but such a beast does not exist.
Is it possible to use a 21" iMac as an external monitor from a MacBook Pro via Thunderbolt?
Thanks.
A: The answer is sometimes yes. I found a list of iMacs that support "Target Display Mode" here ...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3924#1
... and it includes "iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011)" and "iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2012)".
That would imply that any iMac with a Thunderbolt port can be used in Target Display Mode.
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c4c30ee135d462a2278e69e02d8b33cd08f5682a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: (Jailbroken) iOS 7 stock apps missing on springboard All apps from private/var/stash/Applications.xxxxxx are missing suddenly. I can't exactly say when that happened, don't think it was any specific Cydia tweak.
I still can ssh into my iPhone and see that the folder is still there, but the applications inside it won't show up on springboard. I already created a new symlink into root ("/") and I made chmod 775 for the applications folder. I've run out of ideas and would like to avoid a full restore. What could be wrong and what can I do?
A: It's a Springboard glitch where the apps aren't shown.
*
*Install (or reinstall) a tweak in Cydia, then respring.
*Delete /var/mobile/Library/Caches/com.apple.mobile.installation.plist then respring.
*Run uicache as mobile, then respring.
| Q: (Jailbroken) iOS 7 stock apps missing on springboard All apps from private/var/stash/Applications.xxxxxx are missing suddenly. I can't exactly say when that happened, don't think it was any specific Cydia tweak.
I still can ssh into my iPhone and see that the folder is still there, but the applications inside it won't show up on springboard. I already created a new symlink into root ("/") and I made chmod 775 for the applications folder. I've run out of ideas and would like to avoid a full restore. What could be wrong and what can I do?
A: It's a Springboard glitch where the apps aren't shown.
*
*Install (or reinstall) a tweak in Cydia, then respring.
*Delete /var/mobile/Library/Caches/com.apple.mobile.installation.plist then respring.
*Run uicache as mobile, then respring.
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c4020e9739f6c40e198fb5c129f353d5aa929637 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Recording with Audacity using Soundflower causes echo/reverb I'm using Audacity and Soundflower to record sound internally on my MacBook Pro. For example I can play a YouTube video and listen to it with head phones, while recording the sound output. All that works fine, the problem comes when I click record in Audacity. It records the sound, but it is adding an echo or reverb which distorts the sound, especially the bass drum in techno music. How do I turn this echo/reverb off?
Btw, if I listen to the music with my headphones, through Audacity, but I don't click record, the sound is great. The problem comes when I begin to record.
A: I had same problem just fixed it, so assuming you are trying to record audio from Sound Card. The echo reverb is cause by the microphone in your comp, go SoundFlowerBed-->Audio Setup--> Then right click SoundflowerChannel(The one you've setup)---> Set as "Use device for sound input". And that way the microphone its trying to listen to doesnt exist in that channel.
| Q: Recording with Audacity using Soundflower causes echo/reverb I'm using Audacity and Soundflower to record sound internally on my MacBook Pro. For example I can play a YouTube video and listen to it with head phones, while recording the sound output. All that works fine, the problem comes when I click record in Audacity. It records the sound, but it is adding an echo or reverb which distorts the sound, especially the bass drum in techno music. How do I turn this echo/reverb off?
Btw, if I listen to the music with my headphones, through Audacity, but I don't click record, the sound is great. The problem comes when I begin to record.
A: I had same problem just fixed it, so assuming you are trying to record audio from Sound Card. The echo reverb is cause by the microphone in your comp, go SoundFlowerBed-->Audio Setup--> Then right click SoundflowerChannel(The one you've setup)---> Set as "Use device for sound input". And that way the microphone its trying to listen to doesnt exist in that channel.
A: Go to applications folder double click Soundflowerbed. A flower symbol appears on you top menu bar next to volume, etc. check 'built-in output.' You probably already did the following:
In system preferences (sound) set sound effects for built in speakers, set input and output for soundflower.
In Audacity preferences set input and output to soundflower.
A: Had the same problem found out if I went to the audio source on Audacity (between the mic and speaker symbol) and changed it from SoundFlower to Built in Output the echo reverb is gone.
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f50906bc498ca7193a07ddf7da66a229ef48d279 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to delete a trusted s/mime certificate for a contact in iOS7 How do I remove a s/mime certificate for a contact in iOS7 mail.app?
I'm using s/mime for two-way encrypted emails with several colleagues. A new colleague tried to install s/mime in Outlook for Windows and he sent me a signed email which I opened in iOS and trusted the certificate.
Then he changed his mind and stopped using s/mime (trouble with Outlook). iOS still tries to encrypt the email messages I send to him so he sees blank messages. I can find no way to list the certificates I have trusted for my contacts so I can remove this certificate.
Where do I have to look?
A: You should be able to view and remove certificates or S/Mime if you go to:
*
*Mail, Contacts and Calender
*Go to your mail account
*Click advanced
*Uncheck S/Mime or remove the certificate
Please also check out this Official Apple Guide
By clicking the name in the Mail.App you should be able to revoke the certificate.
Check this image:
| Q: How to delete a trusted s/mime certificate for a contact in iOS7 How do I remove a s/mime certificate for a contact in iOS7 mail.app?
I'm using s/mime for two-way encrypted emails with several colleagues. A new colleague tried to install s/mime in Outlook for Windows and he sent me a signed email which I opened in iOS and trusted the certificate.
Then he changed his mind and stopped using s/mime (trouble with Outlook). iOS still tries to encrypt the email messages I send to him so he sees blank messages. I can find no way to list the certificates I have trusted for my contacts so I can remove this certificate.
Where do I have to look?
A: You should be able to view and remove certificates or S/Mime if you go to:
*
*Mail, Contacts and Calender
*Go to your mail account
*Click advanced
*Uncheck S/Mime or remove the certificate
Please also check out this Official Apple Guide
By clicking the name in the Mail.App you should be able to revoke the certificate.
Check this image:
A: Note: Although this is an iOS 7 question, it is still valid for iOS 11.
*
*Re-open the signed email he had sent you (or any other email sent with that certificate)
*Click on the sender address
*Select "View certificate"
*The certificate should be displayed with an option to uninstall it
Once uninstalled, new emails to this sender won't be encrypted any more.
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0a2e3521c4443213f3865ad119a62d42bb00971f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Which application to preview .md files? Is there an application to preview markdown files (.md files) on OSX (for instance on Maverick)?
A: The perfect preview tool for Markdown is Marked 2 which gives a preview of your Markdown and watches the file so that every time you save in an editor your preview is updated.
It also supports custom pre-processors so you can use extra markup such as critic, custom CSS so you can have a preview that looks however you wish and tools to export the result in a variety of formats. It can even track an entire folder and start previewing a different file when you start to edit it.
Taken together all that means that you can write your Markdown in any editor you like and preview and output easily.
You might want to think about installing qlmarkdown which gives you the ability to preview MarkDown files properly in the Finder using QuickLook.
| Q: Which application to preview .md files? Is there an application to preview markdown files (.md files) on OSX (for instance on Maverick)?
A: The perfect preview tool for Markdown is Marked 2 which gives a preview of your Markdown and watches the file so that every time you save in an editor your preview is updated.
It also supports custom pre-processors so you can use extra markup such as critic, custom CSS so you can have a preview that looks however you wish and tools to export the result in a variety of formats. It can even track an entire folder and start previewing a different file when you start to edit it.
Taken together all that means that you can write your Markdown in any editor you like and preview and output easily.
You might want to think about installing qlmarkdown which gives you the ability to preview MarkDown files properly in the Finder using QuickLook.
A: If you would like markdown to be read with Quick Look, you can use QLMarkdown.
You can install it either by:
*
*Download the QLMarkdown.qlgenerator in either ~/Library/QuickLook (current user) or /Library/QuickLook (all users).
*Using Homebrew, run brew cask install qlmarkdown in the Terminal
After that, you should be able to view markdown files.
A: The superuser question, Markdown Live Preview Editor?, provides a wealth of options:
*
*BBEdit
*TextMate
*Mou
*Marked
*MarkdownLive
*Atom
*Marked 2
*MacDown
In additional to those, you can install a markdown QuickLook plugin for Finder based previews.
MarkdownLive
Mou
Marked 2
A: If you are using sublimetext, then you can use MARKDOWN PREVIEW package from package manager.
It has multiple styles like GITHUB, HTML and etc.
https://www.sublimetext.com
https://facelessuser.github.io/MarkdownPreview/
A: There is also Markoff (App Store, GitHub), a pure viewer for CommonMark files:
A: If you'd rather not install a new application, there are browser extensions for this. I use Markdown Viewer for Google Chrome, which allows Chrome to open markdown files and displays them like GitHub would. Then just set your browser as the default application to open .md files (or use open with if you'd rather have an editor be the default program).
A: A lot of ideas here, but most of them are old, some even out-of-date. I came here looking for a previewer - not an editor (as the question says). However, it seems most of the answers are editors. So I'll add this answer for the editor I use. It's still actively under development, open-source, fairly easy-to-use and flexible: Typora.
A: There is also a newish option called Obsidian - https://obsidian.md/, which more of a networked thought tool (like Roam Research) but build on top of markdown files.
A: Visual Studio Code
Source: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/languages/markdown#_markdown-preview
Microsoft's Visual Studio Code has been surprisingly pleasant to use as a general purpose IDE, and elegantly renders markdown.
A: I would like to add the excellent - and open source - MacDown to the list.
A: If you're using the Terminal, I made a thing in Node.
A: Panic Nova can view the file:
*
*open the file in Panic Nova
*click the preview icon ( eye )
A: I just set a proportional serif font in VS Code, add some limited colors, and the normal, inline display is fine.
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b92b4015bc0c140f36d8037b1d2046724661d885 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to disable the warning when saving names that begin with a dot? I get a warning when I try to save a dotfile. The warning message is:
How can I disable this?
A: You can't easily disable that on OS X. You can easily set up a folder action to rename files you save once they hit the filesystem. It's clunky, but better than renaming things by hand.
| Q: How to disable the warning when saving names that begin with a dot? I get a warning when I try to save a dotfile. The warning message is:
How can I disable this?
A: You can't easily disable that on OS X. You can easily set up a folder action to rename files you save once they hit the filesystem. It's clunky, but better than renaming things by hand.
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eac2527983a66cbc16f13d98c358932903a51911 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I stop my MacBook Pro from automatically sleeping when I lock the screen? Whenever I lock my screen (via either the lock icon -> Lock screen or by using the Control+shift+eject key combination), my screen immediately turns off (not showing the screen saver), and the system seems to sleep.
This is inconvenient because it disconnects me from the network, causing Jabber to go offline / ssh connections to die.
I am constantly connected to AC, and am using the following Energy Saver->Power Adapter options:
*
*Turn display off after: Never
*Prevent computer from sleeping automatically when the display is off
*Wake for Wi-Fi access
I have a 'late 2013' MacBook Pro running OS X 10.9.1.
Is there any way to stop this from happening?
A: The answer is in your post. Just uncheck "Wake for Wifi Access" in the System Preferences under Energy Saver, Power Adapter.
When it's checked, it means that your computer disconnects from the network when you're computer's not awake.
| Q: How can I stop my MacBook Pro from automatically sleeping when I lock the screen? Whenever I lock my screen (via either the lock icon -> Lock screen or by using the Control+shift+eject key combination), my screen immediately turns off (not showing the screen saver), and the system seems to sleep.
This is inconvenient because it disconnects me from the network, causing Jabber to go offline / ssh connections to die.
I am constantly connected to AC, and am using the following Energy Saver->Power Adapter options:
*
*Turn display off after: Never
*Prevent computer from sleeping automatically when the display is off
*Wake for Wi-Fi access
I have a 'late 2013' MacBook Pro running OS X 10.9.1.
Is there any way to stop this from happening?
A: The answer is in your post. Just uncheck "Wake for Wifi Access" in the System Preferences under Energy Saver, Power Adapter.
When it's checked, it means that your computer disconnects from the network when you're computer's not awake.
A: Use either caffeinate or something like wimoweh
A: Had the same problem in my Macbook(15") pro running 10.9.4.
I wanted my Mac to be locked while I was away (so configured hot corners) but at the same time did not want it to sleep (irrespective of whether it is connected to power or not) so that my wifi will be "ON" always for my jabber & mails. So here's what I did to prevent Mac from sleeping:
*
*Open Terminal
*Run sudo pmset -a sleep 0
Explanation of the command:
*
*pmset command is to manipulate power management settings.
*-a specifies that the setting applies for all conditions (power & battery)
*sleep configure system sleep timer
*0 to disable
Check out man pmset for more information.
A: I have a Mac Book Pro running 10.9.5. To keep it from sleeping when I locked the screen, I changed the Energy Saver settings for Power Adapter, I checked "Prevent computer from sleeping automatically when the display is off" and I unchecked "Wake for network access".
A: You can use InsomniaX for that.
With that, you can prevent your mac from sleeping, wether it's idle sleep or even when you close the lid.
A: I found a solution that works for my needs: As it turns out, I should not lock the screen, but instead start the screensaver, and require the screensaver to immediately require a password.
I created a 'Start Screensaver' service with Automator, and then selected a keyboard shortcut for that service under Settings->Keyboard->Shortcuts->Services.
A: I went to System Preferences > Energy Saver and unchecked Enabled Power Nap while plugged into a power adapter.
A: Install SmartSleep(from Apple Store) with Insomnia plugin and your problem should be solved. You can even play music with your lid closed with no problems.
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e900f27e43b6fd01bdc41784f667abbe6db67fb5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I trigger an Automator workflow from a Notification Center alert? I know there are ways to trigger Notification Center alerts inside an Automator workflow. I'd like to do the reverse.
I'd like to set up an event listener which, when a particular app emits a Notification Center alert, I can trigger a workflow from it. Is this possible?
I'm running Mavericks.
| Q: Can I trigger an Automator workflow from a Notification Center alert? I know there are ways to trigger Notification Center alerts inside an Automator workflow. I'd like to do the reverse.
I'd like to set up an event listener which, when a particular app emits a Notification Center alert, I can trigger a workflow from it. Is this possible?
I'm running Mavericks.
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5689c249109fae08b5fa00a6dbb3ae0ab7b13acf | Apple Stackexchange
Q: List failed login attempts on Mavericks I want to see if somebody has tried to log in on my computer, which is running Mavericks. I am primarily interested in tracking ssh log in attempts, as well as tracking people physically typing passwords on my keyboard to try to log in.
Related
I have seen How to log login and logout on Mavericks?, but last seems to list only successful logins, or at least it mostly shows successful logins.
I have also seen an answer about looking in system.log or "all messages", using the console utility, but those files/messages seem very cluttered.
Related Q&As for older OSX versions
*
*How do I detect failed remote login attempts and block them?
*Where do I find the logs for OS X authentication attempts?
A: You can use this Terminal command:
cat /private/var/log/system.log | grep "Failed to authenticate"
Feb 11 16:48:04 g authorizationhost[15313]: Failed to authenticate user <grgarside> (error: 9).
Feb 11 16:48:06 g authorizationhost[15313]: Failed to authenticate user <grgarside> (error: 9).
| Q: List failed login attempts on Mavericks I want to see if somebody has tried to log in on my computer, which is running Mavericks. I am primarily interested in tracking ssh log in attempts, as well as tracking people physically typing passwords on my keyboard to try to log in.
Related
I have seen How to log login and logout on Mavericks?, but last seems to list only successful logins, or at least it mostly shows successful logins.
I have also seen an answer about looking in system.log or "all messages", using the console utility, but those files/messages seem very cluttered.
Related Q&As for older OSX versions
*
*How do I detect failed remote login attempts and block them?
*Where do I find the logs for OS X authentication attempts?
A: You can use this Terminal command:
cat /private/var/log/system.log | grep "Failed to authenticate"
Feb 11 16:48:04 g authorizationhost[15313]: Failed to authenticate user <grgarside> (error: 9).
Feb 11 16:48:06 g authorizationhost[15313]: Failed to authenticate user <grgarside> (error: 9).
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48c882118670cf4542b015bd8e4982ba3a2912ff | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I take a screenshot while holding down the control key? I'd like to screenshot a drag operation on OSX (I'm using Mavericks). Specifically, I need to do the following:
*
*Hold down the control key
*Begin the drag
*Take a screenshot
*release the mouse button and control keys
The problem is, the various screen capture key combos (Command ⌘+Shift ⇧+3, etc) don't seem to trigger while the control key is held down. Is there any way around this?
A: Can you give more context of how you want to use it? I was able to get a screen grab of a pop-up menu by control-clicking, then doing (Command ⌘+Control+Shift ⇧+3 (instead of releasing the mouse and dragging the selection). This saved a full screen capture to the clipboard, which I could then crop, etc.
You could redefine the keyboard shortcuts so that adding Control to the normal shortcut saves to a file, rather than making it save to the clipboard.
There is also the Grab program in Utilities, which lets you do timed screenshots, etc, and third party programs which offer even more options.
| Q: How can I take a screenshot while holding down the control key? I'd like to screenshot a drag operation on OSX (I'm using Mavericks). Specifically, I need to do the following:
*
*Hold down the control key
*Begin the drag
*Take a screenshot
*release the mouse button and control keys
The problem is, the various screen capture key combos (Command ⌘+Shift ⇧+3, etc) don't seem to trigger while the control key is held down. Is there any way around this?
A: Can you give more context of how you want to use it? I was able to get a screen grab of a pop-up menu by control-clicking, then doing (Command ⌘+Control+Shift ⇧+3 (instead of releasing the mouse and dragging the selection). This saved a full screen capture to the clipboard, which I could then crop, etc.
You could redefine the keyboard shortcuts so that adding Control to the normal shortcut saves to a file, rather than making it save to the clipboard.
There is also the Grab program in Utilities, which lets you do timed screenshots, etc, and third party programs which offer even more options.
A: Pretty simple.
Go to System Preferences, Keyboard, Keyboard Shortcuts, Screen Shots.
From there you can double click the shortcut and change it to any shortcut with "ctrl" included.
Voilá.
Hope it works for you.
A: Open Terminal and type the command below. From there you have 10 seconds before the screenshot is taken (you can do whatever you want or hold any keys you want in that time).
Afterwards, you can find the screenshot in the directory you executed the command.
screencapture -T 10 screenshot.jpg
A: I have a slightly different suggestion. It could be worth looking at recording a video of the action and then creating a .gif animated image that shows the full action. This neatly sidesteps the problem and would most likely communicate the action better than a still image anyway.
The app that is most widely recommended for screen recording is ScreenFlow which is USD $99.99 on the Mac App Store. It is relatively expensive but I'm not sure what cheaper or free alternatives might be out there.
The app that is most widely recommended for creating a GIF from the resulting video is GIF Brewery which is USD $4.99 on the Mac App Store. Again, there are probably cheaper/free ways to do this.
There is an article I read a while ago that your question reminded me of. This is where I got the idea from.
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10da7ad91b28bdfa9ed8244e8b7fb726a2786020 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why does Fluid open Google links instead of sending them to my default browser? I have Fluid apps for Trello and for MSO chat. Trello's URL whitelist consists only of *trello.com* and Chat's is similarly limited:
Clicking links to any other URL opens the page in Chrome, my default browser. This works perfectly in all cases except with Google documents. Fluid always tries to open Google docs in another tab in its own window, instead of sending it out to my default browser.
I can't figure out where this behavior is coming from. Has anyone else ever experienced it? What's the fix?
A: Developer of Fluid Here. Basically, this is a bug.
It stems from the fact that Google is the search provider supported in the toolbar search field. Therefore google.com URLs are currently always white-listed.
I would like to fix this eventually.
| Q: Why does Fluid open Google links instead of sending them to my default browser? I have Fluid apps for Trello and for MSO chat. Trello's URL whitelist consists only of *trello.com* and Chat's is similarly limited:
Clicking links to any other URL opens the page in Chrome, my default browser. This works perfectly in all cases except with Google documents. Fluid always tries to open Google docs in another tab in its own window, instead of sending it out to my default browser.
I can't figure out where this behavior is coming from. Has anyone else ever experienced it? What's the fix?
A: Developer of Fluid Here. Basically, this is a bug.
It stems from the fact that Google is the search provider supported in the toolbar search field. Therefore google.com URLs are currently always white-listed.
I would like to fix this eventually.
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09be62ac637087f4f4dd4df234d0e2a350866f19 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I rotate my images directly from the finder? I would like to rotate my images directly from the Finder.
The best would be one of these:
*
*a button to click in the menu bar of every Finder's window
*a button to click in Quicklook
But, if it can be done with a keyboard-shorcut, it would be fine also.
Is one of these features possible? And if yes, how can I do?
A: Yes - you can use Automator to make a service for Finder (or all applications) to perform rotation of images. Then you can assign a keyboard shortcut to that action.
I'm not aware of quicklook plug-in that rotate, but that's something that might exist. Modifying finder's shortcut bar might be the least likely way to activate things, but hopefully an Automator service (or app / droplet) will do.
| Q: How can I rotate my images directly from the finder? I would like to rotate my images directly from the Finder.
The best would be one of these:
*
*a button to click in the menu bar of every Finder's window
*a button to click in Quicklook
But, if it can be done with a keyboard-shorcut, it would be fine also.
Is one of these features possible? And if yes, how can I do?
A: Yes - you can use Automator to make a service for Finder (or all applications) to perform rotation of images. Then you can assign a keyboard shortcut to that action.
I'm not aware of quicklook plug-in that rotate, but that's something that might exist. Modifying finder's shortcut bar might be the least likely way to activate things, but hopefully an Automator service (or app / droplet) will do.
A: In Mojave press ⌘+A, then right click > Quick Actions > Rotate Left.
This has the side effect of updating the icon on the Finder.
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f3b2b3e76e1411d276b6505c6793d8dffb591180 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is my iPad 2 a "Rev A"? After spending some time searching with Google and on developer.apple.com, I still can't figure whether my iPad 2 is a "Rev A" or not (its model is MC979LL/A).
How can I know my exact model?
A: You don't have a Rev A iPad 2 — the MC979 is an iPad2,1 (16 GB White).
The Rev A iPad 2 (iPad2,4 — A1395) model numbers start with MC954 (black) or MC989 (white). They use the Apple A5 Rev A.
Source: The iPhone Wiki — Models
To view your model number, you can find it in Settings → About.
| Q: Is my iPad 2 a "Rev A"? After spending some time searching with Google and on developer.apple.com, I still can't figure whether my iPad 2 is a "Rev A" or not (its model is MC979LL/A).
How can I know my exact model?
A: You don't have a Rev A iPad 2 — the MC979 is an iPad2,1 (16 GB White).
The Rev A iPad 2 (iPad2,4 — A1395) model numbers start with MC954 (black) or MC989 (white). They use the Apple A5 Rev A.
Source: The iPhone Wiki — Models
To view your model number, you can find it in Settings → About.
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d1b02b4dae5aa198a93711927e1ec3542380f6c9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there any way to remotly access ios device from another ios device? I have Ipod touch which is connected to TV. Is there any app that allow this Ipod be controlled remotely using another IOS device like Ipad? (for sure without jail breaking)
Or more specifically, Is there any apps available that convert ipod touch into virtual apple tv?
A: No, this is not possible due to restrictions in place on iOS (namely sandboxing and multitasking).
| Q: Is there any way to remotly access ios device from another ios device? I have Ipod touch which is connected to TV. Is there any app that allow this Ipod be controlled remotely using another IOS device like Ipad? (for sure without jail breaking)
Or more specifically, Is there any apps available that convert ipod touch into virtual apple tv?
A: No, this is not possible due to restrictions in place on iOS (namely sandboxing and multitasking).
A: Without a jailbreak? Absolutely not. With a jailbreak? Sure, install veency from Saurik's repository, Telesphoreo Tangelo, in Cydia on the host device, and then install a VNC app from the App Store on the client device.
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1e1fb9720251f65564104b819581bb7378880d89 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: "brew formula" installation logs Sometimes I install a formula with Brew, and I get a series of warnings and notifications. At some point later, I want to go back and read what problems the installation found.
Does brew automatically keep track of these installation logs? If not, is there any way I could instruct it (perhaps with a parameter) to always record the installation log on a file?
A: Logs are stored in ~/Library/Logs/Homebrew.
You can browse this in Finder or using Console.app.
If you want to save your own log of an install, you can use…
brew install <formula> 2>&1 | tee install.log
Source: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/issues/10430
| Q: "brew formula" installation logs Sometimes I install a formula with Brew, and I get a series of warnings and notifications. At some point later, I want to go back and read what problems the installation found.
Does brew automatically keep track of these installation logs? If not, is there any way I could instruct it (perhaps with a parameter) to always record the installation log on a file?
A: Logs are stored in ~/Library/Logs/Homebrew.
You can browse this in Finder or using Console.app.
If you want to save your own log of an install, you can use…
brew install <formula> 2>&1 | tee install.log
Source: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/issues/10430
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ae5f1bcd288a2c074f190886165dd9601d298bfe | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I export my Comcast address book to my iPad? I have tried many systems to export my comcast address book to the Ipad without success. The sync worked for my files but not the contacts. I used carbonites "sync and save" and also tried manually joining the 2 devices. I am one frustrated old lady.
A: Follow this guide to export your contacts from Comcast in the vCard format (VCF): http://www.watchingthenet.com/export-address-book-contacts-from-comcast-webmail.html
Then, email the vCard file to yourself. Open that email on your iPad and download the attachment. Now you will have your Comcast contacts on your iPad.
| Q: How can I export my Comcast address book to my iPad? I have tried many systems to export my comcast address book to the Ipad without success. The sync worked for my files but not the contacts. I used carbonites "sync and save" and also tried manually joining the 2 devices. I am one frustrated old lady.
A: Follow this guide to export your contacts from Comcast in the vCard format (VCF): http://www.watchingthenet.com/export-address-book-contacts-from-comcast-webmail.html
Then, email the vCard file to yourself. Open that email on your iPad and download the attachment. Now you will have your Comcast contacts on your iPad.
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bc65d4e5761b32104fdf50b86b2731acd31a2258 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Custom Finder sidebar icon gets stretched Yesterday, I installed and configured Netatalk 3 on my Raspberry Pi in order to be able to mount it as an AFP share. Today I got fed up with how it looked in Finder's sidebar, so I set out to create an icon for it. I then made this (note the pixel-perfectness of the 16x16 version):
and combined the four resulting files (16x16, 16x16@2x, 32x32, 32x32@2x) using iconutil to get a retina-ready ICNS.
Inside of Finder, the 16x16 version of the icon looks like it got shifted to the side by half a pixel:
Why is that? I double-checked the resolutions of my source icons and those inside the ICNS file and they're all correctly sized.
A: Turns out that Finder uses 18x18px icons, not 16x16px icons.
If you're designing sidebar icons, you'll need to supply these as well, which is impossible because there is literally no tool that'll pack 18x18 images (or their @2x counterparts) into an icns file.
| Q: Custom Finder sidebar icon gets stretched Yesterday, I installed and configured Netatalk 3 on my Raspberry Pi in order to be able to mount it as an AFP share. Today I got fed up with how it looked in Finder's sidebar, so I set out to create an icon for it. I then made this (note the pixel-perfectness of the 16x16 version):
and combined the four resulting files (16x16, 16x16@2x, 32x32, 32x32@2x) using iconutil to get a retina-ready ICNS.
Inside of Finder, the 16x16 version of the icon looks like it got shifted to the side by half a pixel:
Why is that? I double-checked the resolutions of my source icons and those inside the ICNS file and they're all correctly sized.
A: Turns out that Finder uses 18x18px icons, not 16x16px icons.
If you're designing sidebar icons, you'll need to supply these as well, which is impossible because there is literally no tool that'll pack 18x18 images (or their @2x counterparts) into an icns file.
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f8adc5e9eda13fdb53c906ddb84b57516a9ce32c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How many hours since I unplugged my Mac? Mobile phones usually say this as "xyz hours on battery" by counting the time from when they are unplugged from power.
Can I find out how many hours has it been since I unplugged my Mac from charging adapter?
A: On Mavericks take a look in the Activity Monitor's Energy sections bottom.
| Q: How many hours since I unplugged my Mac? Mobile phones usually say this as "xyz hours on battery" by counting the time from when they are unplugged from power.
Can I find out how many hours has it been since I unplugged my Mac from charging adapter?
A: On Mavericks take a look in the Activity Monitor's Energy sections bottom.
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0097d8d3f0c23bd18a568051520a2945a36fac07 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do you keep a window in all spaces? Some apps have this as an internal feature, but is there any way to keep a specific window visible no matter which space you're in?
A: I figured out how to keep an entire application on any screen.
*
*Right click the application in the dock
*Mouse-ver Options
*Select All Desktops from the Assign to sub-menu.
But what if I just want, say one spreadsheet in excel to follow me to any desktop, while it keeps the rest where they are?
| Q: How do you keep a window in all spaces? Some apps have this as an internal feature, but is there any way to keep a specific window visible no matter which space you're in?
A: I figured out how to keep an entire application on any screen.
*
*Right click the application in the dock
*Mouse-ver Options
*Select All Desktops from the Assign to sub-menu.
But what if I just want, say one spreadsheet in excel to follow me to any desktop, while it keeps the rest where they are?
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7961de3e0582b2b9b559caed949cc7579604e00b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to disable Notification for Terminal app? When i am starting a new server from the Terminal app, and i have the window not active, the Dock icon "jumps" up and down, also called "notifies me".
I don't want this behaviour, i want a quiet Terminal. I know when i am starting and stopping sth.
How can i do that?
I've already disabled the audio and visual bell, but still: Jumping.
System version: Mavericks.
A: Whilst it's not ideal, if it's that bad you could disable the app bounce notification completely for all apps:
defaults write com.apple.dock no-bouncing -bool TRUE && killall -HUP Dock
To revert, replace TRUE with FALSE.
You can provide feedback to Apple regarding this at the following page:
*
*http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html
| Q: How to disable Notification for Terminal app? When i am starting a new server from the Terminal app, and i have the window not active, the Dock icon "jumps" up and down, also called "notifies me".
I don't want this behaviour, i want a quiet Terminal. I know when i am starting and stopping sth.
How can i do that?
I've already disabled the audio and visual bell, but still: Jumping.
System version: Mavericks.
A: Whilst it's not ideal, if it's that bad you could disable the app bounce notification completely for all apps:
defaults write com.apple.dock no-bouncing -bool TRUE && killall -HUP Dock
To revert, replace TRUE with FALSE.
You can provide feedback to Apple regarding this at the following page:
*
*http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html
A: I am running the Terminal version 2.9.1 and macOS Mojave 10.14.3 and I could just do this in the preference setting of the Terminal App:
Terminal > Preferences > Profiles tab > Advanced tab > Uncheck everything under the Bell section
Unchecking 'Bounce app icon when in background' option would prevent jumping of the terminal icon.
A: Running your commands in gnu screen can solve your problem.
Steps to replicate bad behavior:
*
*$ sleep 5; tout bel
*Command-Tab away from Terminal
*Wait
Observed behavior: Terminal icon gets badge and bounces
Desired behavior: No badge or bounce
Solution:
*
*$ screen
*Control+A, c # create a new screen window
*$ sleep 5; tput bel
*Control+A, Control+A # switch to screen 0
*Command-Tab away from Terminal
New observed behavior: No badge or bounce
Note that you'll still get badge + bounce if the screen window is the active one. I'm sure you can refine this further.
A: If you're just issuing one long-running command that occasionally pops a bell, you could run the command with the output piped to less. This seems to have done the trick for me:
annoyingcmd | less -R
(The -R flag allows for colors to be displayed)
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031843a844e730d5c0b65f8cc104c62067587530 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iCloud Photos process restarting continuously I noticed in Activity Monitor that the iCloud Photos process is stopping and restarting a few times every minute. The PID is marching up at a pretty regular pace. When a new iCloud Photos process starts up, it uses the CPU for a bit, so I'd like to stop it from running.
Is there any way (a defaults setting?) to prevent this process from running? I don't use iCloud in any way and all of the iCloud services are unchecked in the System Preferences.
A: I think I've resolved this by installing iPhoto (fortunately I had paid for it before when I wanted to use it before changing my mind), enabling Photo Stream in the iCloud Systems section (without iPhoto I couldn't do this), leave it for a minute then disable Photo Stream. The iCloud Photos process disappeared from Activity Monitor and has stayed away.
It's odd that the preferences could get messed up if you don't want iCloud, but sometimes writing the in-correct settings followed by the correct one clears the bad setting.
| Q: iCloud Photos process restarting continuously I noticed in Activity Monitor that the iCloud Photos process is stopping and restarting a few times every minute. The PID is marching up at a pretty regular pace. When a new iCloud Photos process starts up, it uses the CPU for a bit, so I'd like to stop it from running.
Is there any way (a defaults setting?) to prevent this process from running? I don't use iCloud in any way and all of the iCloud services are unchecked in the System Preferences.
A: I think I've resolved this by installing iPhoto (fortunately I had paid for it before when I wanted to use it before changing my mind), enabling Photo Stream in the iCloud Systems section (without iPhoto I couldn't do this), leave it for a minute then disable Photo Stream. The iCloud Photos process disappeared from Activity Monitor and has stayed away.
It's odd that the preferences could get messed up if you don't want iCloud, but sometimes writing the in-correct settings followed by the correct one clears the bad setting.
A: Go to iPhoto → Preferences → Photo Stream and disable Automatic Import.
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14c0ed8a436b06af0f60c38cbdd2b0151b182e1b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Two-finger scrolling stops working after a while I am running into a strange problem. After a few minutes of using Chrome or Firefox, two finger scrolling on my trackpad stops working on these applications.
Every time I restart these applications two finger scrolling scrolling works again, but then after a few minutes, it stops working. All my other gestures work fine (one, three and four finger movements) except two-finger scrolling.
I have no idea what is causing this. I haven't had this problem before until today.
I am working on the latest version of Mavericks on the latest MacBook Pro.
Any thoughts?
A: A simpler solution that seemed to work for me in Firefox:
open about:config
and then find the properties
browser.gesture.swipe.left
browser.gesture.swipe.right
and set them from Browser:BackOrBackDuplicate and Browser:ForwardOrForwardDuplicate to empty. It's a workaround for a known bug ( https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=927702 ).
| Q: Two-finger scrolling stops working after a while I am running into a strange problem. After a few minutes of using Chrome or Firefox, two finger scrolling on my trackpad stops working on these applications.
Every time I restart these applications two finger scrolling scrolling works again, but then after a few minutes, it stops working. All my other gestures work fine (one, three and four finger movements) except two-finger scrolling.
I have no idea what is causing this. I haven't had this problem before until today.
I am working on the latest version of Mavericks on the latest MacBook Pro.
Any thoughts?
A: A simpler solution that seemed to work for me in Firefox:
open about:config
and then find the properties
browser.gesture.swipe.left
browser.gesture.swipe.right
and set them from Browser:BackOrBackDuplicate and Browser:ForwardOrForwardDuplicate to empty. It's a workaround for a known bug ( https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=927702 ).
A: Two-finger scroll stopped working for me after awaking from a low-battery induced hibernate/sleep. I was able to fix the problem by manually going into sleep and then back out of sleep.
A: This is a defect that is caused by trying to use the two finger gesture to swipe between pages. In Chrome/FF it's supposed to go back and forward in the history, but if there is no history, then it will cause an error and prevent any future scrolling via the trackpad.
A reproduction of the issue and a fix can be found in this video on Scroll Not Working Mac OS X Mavericks in Chrome / Firefox (*loud intro)
To fix it, as long as you're not married to two finger page swiping, you can go to System Preferences > Trackpad > and then disable Swipe Between Pages:
Quitting out of chrome and restarting will always restart the trackpad.
If you want to leave it broken, but still have the ability to scroll, you can go to System Preferences > General > and Show Scroll Bars always.
A: Go to Apple --> System Preferences --> Accessibility. Choose "Mouse & Trackpad" from the left column, and click on the "Trackpad Options..." button in the right window. Make sure that the box called "Scrolling" is checked. In my case this was not checked and I couldn't use two-finger scrolling in any window or application.
A: Warning: This may remove much more than you need!
This solution works but first you have to Enable Hidden Folders to be seen (using your preferred method - I recommend Deeper).
From https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5468141?start=30&tstart=0:
Close all applications, if you want, you may do so by pressing cmd + alt + esc and selecting each application and clicking on the "Force Quit".
Then you have to disconnect all external devices (USB, Firewire, etc ...) and any network cables.
Then you have to disable the Wi-Fi connection.
Then must click the Go button, located next to the Finder on the top bar.
Click on "Computer".
Then in the window that opens has to click on "Library".
Now you have to locate the folder Preferences> SystemConfiguration and open it.
Then you have to empty the contents of that folder. If you want you can make a copy first on the desktop.
Then you have to restart your Mac and immediately after the black screen reboot must press this key combination: cmd + alt + P + R, and hold them until they hear the "dong" of the start three times in a row.
After that you can safely release.
And everything should go ok
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bb7765da5be3ac8fad13802131503366f8df9366 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a mail merge solution on OS X besides Microsoft Office? I've been using Microsoft Office for mail merge and it is fraught with character encoding issues. I'm curious if there is another solution for mail merge besides Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac. I've got a homegrown solution I use too, but looking for something more robust. It would be nice if it supported HTML formatted messages.
A: 1-use Mailchimp (mailchimp.com) it has all the bells and whistles: address list management, import lists from a variety of formats, reports, subscribe/unsubscribe, drag & drop html layouts, etc. etc. All of this in their free product.
2-Go LibreOffice (https://help.libreoffice.org/Writer/Mail_Merge_Wizard). It compares nicely with what Office can do and it is a lot more flexible in the char encoding area. It looks clunkier than Office, but it is free.
Hope it helps
| Q: Is there a mail merge solution on OS X besides Microsoft Office? I've been using Microsoft Office for mail merge and it is fraught with character encoding issues. I'm curious if there is another solution for mail merge besides Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac. I've got a homegrown solution I use too, but looking for something more robust. It would be nice if it supported HTML formatted messages.
A: 1-use Mailchimp (mailchimp.com) it has all the bells and whistles: address list management, import lists from a variety of formats, reports, subscribe/unsubscribe, drag & drop html layouts, etc. etc. All of this in their free product.
2-Go LibreOffice (https://help.libreoffice.org/Writer/Mail_Merge_Wizard). It compares nicely with what Office can do and it is a lot more flexible in the char encoding area. It looks clunkier than Office, but it is free.
Hope it helps
A: I just had great success with SerialMailer. The trial version let me send 10 mails, which I created from a csv file.
A: This solution I have used with some success after [a lot of] trial and error. :/ This requires scripting, but the script can be saved and used repeatedly. This answer may not be the best solution, but may be a good starting point and I hope it adds value.
AppleScript with Pages, Contacts and Apple Mail
(Taken from iWorkAutomation)
AppleScript automation, involving three OS X applications: Contacts, Pages, and Mail, that will create and mail encrypted PDF files generated from a Pages template containing text placeholders.
Basic gist of the workflow:
In the Contacts application, create a default card containing the Mail Merge sender’s data. Include First Name, Last Name, eMail address, Mailing Address, and Phone Number. Make the card the default card by choosing Make This My Card from the Card menu.
For testing the script, create small Contacts group containing four to five people. The data requirements for the recipient contacts are: First Name, Last Name, and eMail Address. By default Mailing Address is optional for recipients. Individual Contacts entries with incomplete required data will be skipped.
Create a Pages document.
NOTE: The default set of text placeholders used by the script, such as SENDERFIRSTNAME and recipientLastName, can be customized by editing the properties at the top of the script.
The only requirement for their design, is that a placeholder must be a unique continuous string of text characters, not found as part of other words, and that a placeholder not contain spaces, numbers, hyphens, punctuation, or word delimiters.
Open the script in the AppleScript Editor application and run the script. Follow the prompts and instructions.
TIP: If you want to use this script often, install it into the system-wide Script Menu.
-- USER SETABLE PROPERTIES
property senderFirstNamePlaceholder : "SENDERFIRSTNAME"
property senderLastNamePlaceholder : "SENDERLASTNAME"
property senderEmailAddressPlaceholder : "SENDEREMAILADDRESS"
property senderFullAddressPlaceholder : "SENDERFULLADDRESS"
property senderPhoneNumberPlaceholder : "SENDERPHONENUMBER"
property recipientFirstNamePlaceholder : "RECIPIENTFIRSTNAME"
property recipientLastNamePlaceholder : "RECIPIENTLASTNAME"
property recipientFullAddressPlaceholder : "RECIPIENTFULLADDRESS"
property attemptMailSend : false
property requireRecipientAddress : false
global peopleCount, recipientGroup
tell application "Contacts"
activate
try
-- DISPLAY OPENING DIALOG WITH SETABLE PREFERENCES
repeat
if attemptMailSend is false then
set autoSendState to "OFF"
else
set autoSendState to "ON"
end if
display dialog "This script will perform a Mail Merge between a Pages tagged-template and a chosen Contacts group." & return & return & "Contact data requirements for the sender are: First Name, Last Name, eMail Address, Mailing Address, and phone." & return & return & "Contact data requirements for recipients are: First Name, Last Name, and eMail Address." & return & return & "AUTO-SEND: " & autoSendState with icon 1 buttons {"Cancel", "Set Prefs", "Begin"} default button 3
if the button returned of the result is "Begin" then
exit repeat
else
display dialog "Set AUTO-SEND to:" buttons {"Cancel", "OFF", "ON"} default button autoSendState
if the button returned of the result is "OFF" then
set attemptMailSend to false
else
set attemptMailSend to true
end if
end if
end repeat
-- CHECK AND RETRIEVE THE SENDER DATA
-- assumes that the sender is the default Contact card
set thisPerson to my card
if thisPerson is missing value then error number 10000
-- get the sender’s data
tell thisPerson
set senderFirstName to first name
set senderLastName to last name
if senderFirstName is missing value or senderLastName is missing value then
error number 10001
end if
set the emailCount to the count of emails
if the emailCount is 0 then
error number 10002
else if the emailCount is 1 then
set senderEmailAddress to the value of first email
else -- multiple email addresses, prompt the user to pick one
set theseEmailAddress to the value of every email
set senderEmailAddress to ¬
(choose from list theseEmailAddress with prompt ¬
"Pick the sender email address to use:" default items (item 1 of theseEmailAddress))
if senderEmailAddress is false then error number -128
set senderEmailAddress to senderEmailAddress as string
end if
set the addressCount to the count of addresses
if the addressCount is 0 then
error number 10003
else if the addressCount is 1 then
set senderAddress to the formatted address of the first address
else -- multiple addresses, prompt the user to pick one
set theseAddresses to the formatted address of every address
set senderAddress to ¬
(choose from list theseAddresses with prompt ¬
"Pick the sender address to use:" default items (item 1 of theseAddresses))
if senderAddress is false then error number -128
set senderAddress to senderAddress as string
end if
set the phoneCount to the count of phones
if the phoneCount is 0 then
error number 10004
else if the phoneCount is 1 then
set senderPhoneNumber to the value of first phone of it
else -- multiple phone numbers, prompt the user to pick one
set thesePhoneNumbers to the value of every phone
set senderPhoneNumber to ¬
(choose from list thesePhoneNumbers with prompt ¬
"Pick the sender phone number to use:" default items (item 1 of thesePhoneNumbers))
if senderPhoneNumber is false then error number -128
set senderPhoneNumber to senderPhoneNumber as string
end if
end tell
-- CHECK AND PROMPT FOR TARGET GROUP
set groupCount to count of groups
if the groupCount is 0 then
error number 10005
else if the groupCount is 1 then
set recipientGroup to group 1
set recipientGroupName to name of recipientGroup
else -- multiple groups, prompt the user to pick one
set theseGroupNames to the name of every group
set recipientGroupName to ¬
(choose from list theseGroupNames with prompt ¬
"Pick the recipient Contacts group:" default items (item 1 of theseGroupNames))
if recipientGroupName is false then error number -128
set recipientGroupName to recipientGroupName as string
set recipientGroup to group recipientGroupName
end if
-- CHECK GROUP FOR PEOPLE
set peopleCount to the count of people of recipientGroup
if the groupCount is 0 then
error number 10006
end if
on error errorMessage number errorNumber
if errorNumber is 10000 then
set errorNumber to "NO DEFAULT CARD"
set errorMessage to ¬
"No person in this Contacts database is set to be the default card or “My Card.” Select a person and choose “Make This My Card” from the Card menu."
else if errorNumber is 10001 then
set selection to my card
set errorNumber to "MISSING SENDER INFO"
set errorMessage to ¬
"The current default card is missing a value for the First Name or Last Name fields."
else if errorNumber is 10002 then
set selection to my card
set errorNumber to "MISSING EMAIL ADDRESS"
set errorMessage to ¬
"The current default card is missing a value for the email address field."
else if errorNumber is 10003 then
set selection to my card
set errorNumber to "MISSING MAILING ADDRESS"
set errorMessage to ¬
"The current default card is missing a value for the address fields."
else if errorNumber is 10004 then
set selection to my card
set errorNumber to "MISSING PHONE NUMBER"
set errorMessage to ¬
"The current default card is missing a value for the phone number field."
else if errorNumber is 10005 then
set errorNumber to "MISSING GROUPS"
set errorMessage to ¬
"There are no groups in the current contact database."
else if errorNumber is 10006 then
set errorNumber to "MISSING PEOPLE"
set errorMessage to ¬
"The chosen Contacts group contains no people."
end if
if errorNumber is not -128 then
display alert (errorNumber as string) message errorMessage
end if
error number -128
end try
end tell
-- LOCATE THE TEMPORARY ITEMS FOLDER
set thisDirectoryHFSPath to (path to temporary items folder) as string
-- SWITCH TO PAGES
tell application "Pages"
activate
try
-- CHECK TO SEE ALL DOCUMENTS ARE CLOSED
if the (count of documents) is not 0 then error number 10000
-- GET A LIST OF THE INSTALLED USER TEMPLATES AND PROMPT USER TO PICK THE ONE TO USE
set userTemplateNames to the name of every template whose id of it begins with "User/"
if userTemplateNames is {} then error number 10001
set the chosenTemplateName to ¬
(choose from list userTemplateNames with prompt ¬
"Pick the tagged Pages template to use:" default items (item 1 of userTemplateNames))
if chosenTemplateName is false then error number -128
set chosenTemplateName to chosenTemplateName as string
-- PROMPT FOR THE NAME OF THE EXPORTED PDFs
repeat
display dialog "Enter the name to use for the exported document:" default answer ""
set thisDocName to the text returned of the result
if thisDocName is not "" then
if thisDocName does not end with ".pdf" then
set exportDocName to thisDocName & ".pdf"
else
set exportDocName to thisDocName
end if
exit repeat
end if
end repeat
-- PROMPT FOR PASSWORD (OPTIONAL)
repeat
display dialog "Enter a password for the PDF file:" default answer ¬
"" buttons {"Cancel", "No Password", "OK"} default button 3 with hidden answer
copy the result to {button returned:buttonPressed, text returned:firstPassword}
if buttonPressed is "No Password" then
set usePDFEncryption to false
exit repeat
else
display dialog "Enter the password again:" default answer ¬
"" buttons {"Cancel", "No Password", "OK"} default button 3 with hidden answer
copy the result to {button returned:buttonPressed, text returned:secondPassword}
if buttonPressed is "No Password" then
set usePDFEncryption to false
exit repeat
else
if firstPassword is not secondPassword then
display dialog "Passwords do no match." buttons {"Cancel", "Try Again"} default button 2
else
set providedPassword to the firstPassword
set usePDFEncryption to true
exit repeat
end if
end if
end if
end repeat
-- PROMPT FOR MAIL SUBJECT LINE
set defaultMessageSubject to "Document from " & senderFirstName & space & senderLastName
repeat
display dialog "Enter the subject for the created Mail message:" default answer defaultMessageSubject
set the outgoingMessageSubject to the text returned of the result
if the outgoingMessageSubject is not "" then exit repeat
end repeat
-- OPEN TEMPLATE AND CHECK FOR OPTIONAL PLACEHOLDERS
display dialog "Scanning template…" buttons {"•"} default button 1 giving up after 1
set thisDocument to ¬
make new document with properties {document template:template chosenTemplateName}
tell body text of thisDocument
set recipientFullAddressPlaceholderCount to ¬
the count of (every word where it is recipientFullAddressPlaceholder)
end tell
close thisDocument saving no
display dialog "Scan complete. Beginning Mail Merge…" buttons ¬
{"•"} default button 1 giving up after 1
-- BEGIN MERGE
set the errorLog to "MAIL MERGE ERROR LOG"
set createdMessages to {}
repeat with i from 1 to the peopleCount
set skipFlag to false
tell application "Contacts"
set thisPerson to person i of the recipientGroup
set thisPersonIDString to the id of person i
try
set recipientFirstName to first name of thisPerson
if recipientFirstName is missing value then error
on error
set recipientFirstName to "NO-FIRST-NAME"
set skipFlag to true
set the errorLog to ¬
errorLog & return & recipientFirstName & space & thisPersonIDString
end try
try
set recipientLastName to last name of thisPerson
if recipientLastName is missing value then error
on error
set recipientLastName to "NO-LAST-NAME"
set skipFlag to true
set the errorLog to ¬
errorLog & return & recipientLastName & space & thisPersonIDString
end try
try
set recipientFullAddress to the formatted address of the first address of thisPerson
if recipientFullAddressPlaceholderCount is not 0 and ¬
recipientFullAddress is missing value then error
on error
set recipientFullAddress to "NO-FULL-ADDRESS"
set skipFlag to requireRecipientAddress
set the errorLog to ¬
errorLog & return & recipientFullAddress & space & thisPersonIDString
end try
try
set recipientEmailAddress to the value of the first email of thisPerson
if recipientEmailAddress is missing value then error
on error
set recipientEmailAddress to "NO-EMAIL-ADDRESS"
set skipFlag to true
set the errorLog to ¬
errorLog & return & recipientEmailAddress & space & thisPersonIDString
end try
end tell
if skipFlag is false then
-- open a copy of the tagged template
set thisDocument to ¬
make new document with properties ¬
{document template:template chosenTemplateName}
tell thisDocument
-- replace the placeholders with the person data
set placeholderWordReplacementStringPairings to {{senderFirstNamePlaceholder, senderFirstName}, {senderLastNamePlaceholder, senderLastName}, {senderEmailAddressPlaceholder, senderEmailAddress}, {senderFullAddressPlaceholder, senderAddress}, {senderPhoneNumberPlaceholder, senderPhoneNumber}, {recipientFirstNamePlaceholder, recipientFirstName}, {recipientLastNamePlaceholder, recipientLastName}, {recipientFullAddressPlaceholder, recipientFullAddress}}
tell body text
with timeout of 600 seconds -- allow up to 10 minutes to process really long documents
repeat with i from 1 to the count of placeholderWordReplacementStringPairings
copy item i of placeholderWordReplacementStringPairings to ¬
{placeholderWord, replacementString}
my replaceWordWithStringInBodyText(placeholderWord, replacementString)
end repeat
end timeout
end tell
end tell
-- export the PDF to the temporary items folder
set the targetExportFileHFSPath to (thisDirectoryHFSPath & exportDocName)
if usePDFEncryption is true then
export thisDocument to file targetExportFileHFSPath ¬
as PDF with properties {password:providedPassword}
else
export thisDocument to file targetExportFileHFSPath as PDF
end if
-- close the new document without saving it
close thisDocument saving no
-- make a new message, attaching the exported PDF file
tell application "Mail"
set thisMessage to make new outgoing message with properties ¬
{subject:outgoingMessageSubject, visible:true}
tell thisMessage
make new to recipient with properties ¬
{address:recipientEmailAddress, name:(recipientFirstName & space & recipientLastName)}
make new attachment at end of paragraphs of content with properties ¬
{file name:file targetExportFileHFSPath}
end tell
set the end of createdMessages to thisMessage
end tell
-- delete the exported PDF file
tell application "Finder"
move document file targetExportFileHFSPath to the trash
end tell
end if
end repeat
-- SEND THE CREATED MESSAGES (OPTIONAL)
if attemptMailSend is true then
try
tell application "Mail"
activate
repeat with i from 1 to the count of the createdMessages
set thisMessage to item i of the createdMessages
send thisMessage
end repeat
end tell
on error errorMessage
set the errorLog to errorLog & return & ¬
"Attempt at sending messages failed." & space & errorMessage
end try
else
tell application "Mail" to activate
end if
-- CHECK THE ERROR LOG
if the (count of paragraphs of errorLog) is greater than 1 then
-- create a new Pages document with the eror log
set thisDocument to ¬
make new document with properties {document template:template "Blank"}
set body text of thisDocument to errorLog
error number 10002
else
-- display dialog "Mail Merge completed." buttons {"OK"} default button 1
display notification "Process completed." with title "Mail Merge with Contacts Group"
end if
on error errorMessage number errorNumber
if errorNumber is 10000 then
set errorNumber to "OPEN DOCUMENTS"
set errorMessage to ¬
"Please close all documents before running this script."
else if errorNumber is 10001 then
set errorNumber to "NO USER TEMPLATES"
set errorMessage to ¬
"There are no Pages user templates installed on this computer."
else if errorNumber is 10002 then
set errorNumber to "MAIL MERGE ERRORS"
set errorMessage to ¬
"The open document lists the errors occuring during the Mail Merge."
end if
if errorNumber is not -128 then
if errorNumber is in {10002} then
display notification "Errors occured." with title "Mail Merge with Contacts Group"
end if
display alert (errorNumber as string) message errorMessage
end if
error number -128
end try
end tell
on replaceWordWithStringInBodyText(searchWord, replacementString)
tell application "Pages"
activate
tell the front document
tell body text
-- start at the end and go to the beginning
repeat with i from the (count of paragraphs) to 1 by -1
tell paragraph i
repeat
try
if exists searchWord then
set (last word where it is searchWord) to replacementString
else
exit repeat
end if
on error errorMessage
exit repeat
end try
end repeat
end tell
end repeat
end tell
end tell
return true
end tell
end replaceWordWithStringInBodyText
A: You can try application demo version from http://www.ramasoftwares.com/soft1.html
and full version from app store- https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/mail-merge/id1032436108?mt=12
A: you can use Labels and Databases
The Labels and Databases is a label maker and designer software with seamlessly integrated database management tool. It allows to create labels, envelopes, and cards using various built-in label formats, and then print merge them with the information contained in user databases.
http://cristallight.com/LabelsAndDatabases/mail-merge.aspx
A: Have your tried the Developer Preview of Office 2016 for Mac?
I have been using it for several mail merges and thus far, I have not run into any issues.
A: Um... MS Office 2016? Also, have you tried Apple Mail? Best client on the market, in my opinion (but then again I haven't tried many)
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eca699f7a832036b64949e7ce655c21d3a1ac344 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Convert audio to OGG format via Terminal Is there an app or a method that I can use from Terminal to convert audio files to the OGG format?
I know about afconvert but that doesn't provide the ogg format that I want.
A: Ogg is a container format. It typically uses the Vorbis audio codec. You can download a static build of ffmpeg and use the bundled libvorbis encoder:
ffmpeg -i input.wav -c:a libvorbis -qscale:a 5 output.ogg
According to the Vorbis encoding guide, the quality range is from 0–10, where 10 is the highest quality and 3–6 are a good range to try. In the above example we used 5 as quality.
| Q: Convert audio to OGG format via Terminal Is there an app or a method that I can use from Terminal to convert audio files to the OGG format?
I know about afconvert but that doesn't provide the ogg format that I want.
A: Ogg is a container format. It typically uses the Vorbis audio codec. You can download a static build of ffmpeg and use the bundled libvorbis encoder:
ffmpeg -i input.wav -c:a libvorbis -qscale:a 5 output.ogg
According to the Vorbis encoding guide, the quality range is from 0–10, where 10 is the highest quality and 3–6 are a good range to try. In the above example we used 5 as quality.
A: I've come across this question a couple of times, this is what worked for me:
$ ffmpeg -y -i foo.mp3 -strict -2 -acodec vorbis -ac 2 -aq 50 foo.ogg
Source: http://infoheap.com/ffmpeg-convert-mp3-to-ogg-on-mac/
A: have a look at sox and ffmpeg they should do it.
ffmpeg -i file.mp3 -acodec ogg file.ogg
i think that was the command i used. not sure used to be a long time ago.
also have a look here why you probably wont do a conversion: https://askubuntu.com/questions/147944/bulk-batch-convert-mp3-files-to-ogg-via-command-line
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c4a31360634b1976ac3f770e94e4316cd3d1bb31 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to share .bash_profile between different users in the same group? I have searched by google but cannot find a right solution.The scenario is like this: in my mac, there are two users, lets say user1, user2. these two users are in the same group, which is staff actually.
Now in user2, there is a .bash_profile for user2's terminal, can i share this profile with the user1? I know i can copy one from user2 to user1. but if i copy one, when there is something changed in user2, i have to copy it again. I wonder whether there is a way to share it with user1?
A: i work it out by using command ln -s /Users/user2/.bash_profile /Users/user1/.bash_profile.
But by only this command, i can only change the .bash_profile in user2. in user1, you can only use the file in the read-only mode. Then i check the .bash_profile privilege in user2. its rw-r--r--. So i do chmod 664 /Users/user2/.bash_profile. Finally i can share the .bash_profile in different users.
| Q: How to share .bash_profile between different users in the same group? I have searched by google but cannot find a right solution.The scenario is like this: in my mac, there are two users, lets say user1, user2. these two users are in the same group, which is staff actually.
Now in user2, there is a .bash_profile for user2's terminal, can i share this profile with the user1? I know i can copy one from user2 to user1. but if i copy one, when there is something changed in user2, i have to copy it again. I wonder whether there is a way to share it with user1?
A: i work it out by using command ln -s /Users/user2/.bash_profile /Users/user1/.bash_profile.
But by only this command, i can only change the .bash_profile in user2. in user1, you can only use the file in the read-only mode. Then i check the .bash_profile privilege in user2. its rw-r--r--. So i do chmod 664 /Users/user2/.bash_profile. Finally i can share the .bash_profile in different users.
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ae197bf2a4d02a2767b51c1da7e2ee1a7831cb93 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: GUI PGP / GnuPG application I encrypt all of my documents before storing them in the cloud with GnuPG. My wife needs access to the documents, but running gpg -d foo.pdf.gpg at the command line is annoying to her.
Does anyone know of a GUI app for PGP / GnuPG for MacOS X? It would be great to simply drag an encrypted file to it, be prompted for a private key passphrase, and then get the unencrypted file.
If nothing like this exists, I can probably whip one up in Clojure pretty easily, but I figured it was worth looking for one first.
A: Create a new service with automator so your wife can decrypt the file using the contextual menu in the Finder.
*
*Create an Automator service
*Service receives selected files or folders in Finder
*Add a Run Shell Script action.
*Add your code: gpg -d $1
*Save the service.
*It is now available in the Finder via Right click > Service > youServiceName.
| Q: GUI PGP / GnuPG application I encrypt all of my documents before storing them in the cloud with GnuPG. My wife needs access to the documents, but running gpg -d foo.pdf.gpg at the command line is annoying to her.
Does anyone know of a GUI app for PGP / GnuPG for MacOS X? It would be great to simply drag an encrypted file to it, be prompted for a private key passphrase, and then get the unencrypted file.
If nothing like this exists, I can probably whip one up in Clojure pretty easily, but I figured it was worth looking for one first.
A: Create a new service with automator so your wife can decrypt the file using the contextual menu in the Finder.
*
*Create an Automator service
*Service receives selected files or folders in Finder
*Add a Run Shell Script action.
*Add your code: gpg -d $1
*Save the service.
*It is now available in the Finder via Right click > Service > youServiceName.
A: You can also use gpgtools (https://gpgtools.org) it is got all the possible GPG tools you are probably going to need (they also have a gpg plugin for Apple Mail) and adds Services for signing/encrypting/decrypting/etc. to the contextual menu (right-click->Services).
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07b0840747b3bfef3a6d1028d550df7b77540245 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I make a PDF document smaller? Here's my problem, I have a PDF document 583KB, and I want to make it under 500KB so I can upload it. What should I do?
A: *
*Open the PDF in Preview.
*Go to File → Save As… (⌥⇧⌘S)
*Select Reduce File Size as the Quartz Filter
Apple recommends this method in the KB article Mac OS X 10.6: Compressing a PDF file.
| Q: How can I make a PDF document smaller? Here's my problem, I have a PDF document 583KB, and I want to make it under 500KB so I can upload it. What should I do?
A: *
*Open the PDF in Preview.
*Go to File → Save As… (⌥⇧⌘S)
*Select Reduce File Size as the Quartz Filter
Apple recommends this method in the KB article Mac OS X 10.6: Compressing a PDF file.
A: You might try adding a custom filter.
Reference: http://www.hoboes.com/Mimsy/hacks/quality-reduced-file-size/
The PDF file was nearly 20 megabytes. After saving it with Reduce File
Size, it was down to under one megabyte... but the quality of the
images was so bad that they didn’t serve to illustrate the concepts in
the text.
It was obvious what was happening, and I knew that when saving JPEG
files you are allowed to trade off low file size with increased
quality. But there was no slider available in the Quartz Filter menu
to increase the quality of the image.
The answer, it turns out, is in ColorSync Utility in the Utilities
folder off of the Applications folder. ColorSync Utility can create
new Quartz filters. Open up ColorSync Utility and switch to the
“Filters” pane. This will list all of the filters that you currently
have available.
*
*In the lower left, click on the “+” button. This creates a new filter.
*Give the filter a name, and press return.
*To the right of the filter’s name, choose the down arrow. A menu will pop up.
*From the pop-up menu, choose “Add Image Effects Component”, and from that menu choose “Image Compression”.
*Adjust the image compression Mode to JPEG.
*Adjust the image compression quality however you prefer.
*The next time you use Preview to “Save As...”, you'll have a new option under Quartz filters.
[...] after you create the filter it doesn’t automatically show up in
Preview’s list of Quartz filters. Either ColorSync or Preview is
working from the wrong folder.
ColorSync saves your filters in your personal “Filters” folder under
your “Library”. But Preview looks in “PDF Services” for the filters.
Copy or move the new filter from your Library’s “Filters” folder to
your Library’s “PDF Services” folder. If you want to make the filter
available to everyone who uses your Mac, put it in the main
“/Library/PDF Services” folder instead. Note that Lion has hidden the
Library folder, so you’ll need to use the “Go” menu and “Go to
folder…” to go to your “Library” folder, and also to go to the
“/Library”, depending on whether you are making it available for
yourself or for everyone.
A: Actually, the best way is to use this website.
Smallpdf, it is far more easier and better than other ways.
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7a91e34361453e2cb6c169c79d5de2ba799a431c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Twitter client for OSX that posts via proxy? I am looking for a Twitter client for OS X, which does not directly connect to Twitter.
I mean something like Hootsuite, brought to Desktop.
And why I want this? Because Twitter is blocked in my country, and I want a client acts like a proxy by connecting to their own service, and their own servers connect to Twitter.
PS:
*
*Hola does not work. I think it's blocked too (maybe I am wrong).
*Tor works, but it is too slow. It takes ages to load the first page of Twitter. I am still looking for a better solution.
A: You can use Spotflux. It runs on system level which means you can use Twitter for OS X and other apps without having to install additional plugins in browsers.
There are also other paid alternatives like TunnelBear or NetShade. I personally use NetShade because it doesn’t require Java like Spotflux.
| Q: Twitter client for OSX that posts via proxy? I am looking for a Twitter client for OS X, which does not directly connect to Twitter.
I mean something like Hootsuite, brought to Desktop.
And why I want this? Because Twitter is blocked in my country, and I want a client acts like a proxy by connecting to their own service, and their own servers connect to Twitter.
PS:
*
*Hola does not work. I think it's blocked too (maybe I am wrong).
*Tor works, but it is too slow. It takes ages to load the first page of Twitter. I am still looking for a better solution.
A: You can use Spotflux. It runs on system level which means you can use Twitter for OS X and other apps without having to install additional plugins in browsers.
There are also other paid alternatives like TunnelBear or NetShade. I personally use NetShade because it doesn’t require Java like Spotflux.
A: If I understand your question you can use Hola as a free VPN and simulate you're in an other (selectable) country. Works great, installable as plugin in firefox and google chrome.
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6910ddfbb49d7de0888fa964e4abbd1e177d73d1 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Using `say` to read terminal output from a command line tool? I'm not sure if this is possible. I'm using a command line log parser for an MMO I play. Information is shown in Terminal window but I have to read it while playing rather than hear it while playing. I'd like to program Terminal to say the output as it's being streamed to the screen.
I'm new to the command line and Terminal-- is there a way to do this?
A: <command> 2>&1 | while read line ; do echo $line | say ; done
Replace <command> with the normal command that outputs what you would like to be spoken.
| Q: Using `say` to read terminal output from a command line tool? I'm not sure if this is possible. I'm using a command line log parser for an MMO I play. Information is shown in Terminal window but I have to read it while playing rather than hear it while playing. I'd like to program Terminal to say the output as it's being streamed to the screen.
I'm new to the command line and Terminal-- is there a way to do this?
A: <command> 2>&1 | while read line ; do echo $line | say ; done
Replace <command> with the normal command that outputs what you would like to be spoken.
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dbae2d4acdf8e8c000dd1839266d90bd62dd97d5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Macbook Pro really slow since Mavericks I have a 2010 Macbook pro that is running very slowly (Clicking something takes around 4-5 seconds to react even though no graphical lag is observable) on Mac OS X Mavericks but running really fast and sweet on Fedora 20 and Ubuntu Saucy (Both running from a usb stick).
I decided to try to reinstall the OS using the included recovery partition, which is also painfully slow (10+ hours installation slow). I decided to test for hard disk issues but SMART tests show reasonable values:
And there is also this:
Which troubles me as the speed seems to be progressively slowing down. Is Mavericks related or is the disk in need of a replacement?
A: Did you try Diskwarrior to repair the disk directory? It turned out to be a life saver many times for me.
| Q: Macbook Pro really slow since Mavericks I have a 2010 Macbook pro that is running very slowly (Clicking something takes around 4-5 seconds to react even though no graphical lag is observable) on Mac OS X Mavericks but running really fast and sweet on Fedora 20 and Ubuntu Saucy (Both running from a usb stick).
I decided to try to reinstall the OS using the included recovery partition, which is also painfully slow (10+ hours installation slow). I decided to test for hard disk issues but SMART tests show reasonable values:
And there is also this:
Which troubles me as the speed seems to be progressively slowing down. Is Mavericks related or is the disk in need of a replacement?
A: Did you try Diskwarrior to repair the disk directory? It turned out to be a life saver many times for me.
A: On why the graph data is meaningful
The graph is measuring the time it takes the MBP's drive to read (blue) and write (red) 100MB chunks 100 times. I am not really sure how to understand the green dots though.
What this means is that the drive is bursting out the initial write and read speeds, then progressively decaying (Most likely a cache problem, but i'm not so versed on those matters) towards a crawl. This fact correlates with my setup experience from a Mavericks install usb drive: The installation went off smoothly at first but the speed decayed to a crawl on the last stages, almost to a full stop.
I will have this MBP's drive replaced and report back on my findings.
Aftermath
The new disc somewhat helped for a couple hours but the problem came back. The guys at the mac center support said they replaced the data bus, now the MBP works wonders
A: I agree with @bmike. You really need to run these tests under OS X. however, on the surface it looks like hardware, and i can recommend, based on my own experience with a 2010 MBP with a Core 2 Duo that replacing the stock Hard Drive (which is a paltry 5400 RPM Dog) with a VERY cost effective Seagate Momentus Hybrid Drive will breathe new life into your Mac. It makes an incredible difference.
A: For those who still have this problem, this is the solution:
1 - Start the mac holding 'option';
2 - Choose the recovery boot disc;
3 - Select Disc Utility option;
4 - Select the disc where os x is installed;
5 - Click 'Fix disc permissions' button;
6 - Wait till it's done;
7 - Restart you mac in normal mode;
8 - Problem solved (At least for me and the guy that told me to do this).
A: Just to give a correct interpretation of the SMART Data and the benchmark and clear up the misunderstandings revealed in some answers, comments and the question:
The SMART Data shows a normal degradation of an approx. three years old hard disk.
The benchmark shows the normal behavior of a spinning hard drive.
Usually the linear density of magnetic areas holding a bit is almost constant on the whole platter. Therefore the outermost track contains more bits than the innermost track. With one rotation of the platter the read/write head can read/write more bits on the outermost track than the innermost track in the same time.
Example:
Rotations: 1/second
Bit-density: 100 Bits/inch
Radius of the outermost track: 2 inches -> track length: 12,6 inches
Radius of the innermost track: 1 inch -> track length: 6,3 inches
Bits on the outermost track: 1260 B
Bits on the innermost track: 630 B
Read/write rate outermost track: 1260 B/s
Read/write rate innermost track: 630 B/s
As a result the read rate (blue) and the write rate (pink) slightly decreases from the outermost tracks on the left (≈ 84 MB/s) to the innermost tracks on the right (≈ 45 MB/s).
The average access time (the time it takes before the drive can actually transfer data from a random track.) is also normal (≈ 17 ms). We see only 4 outliers (marked with red circles) in 1000 samples. One sample has an access time of 105 ms and 3 samples of ≈ 90 ms. All other samples show an access time between 7 ms and 30 ms.
The thin grey lines between the small green dots (every dot is one of the 1000 samples) should show the chronological succession of the access time benchmarking test. I emphasized 6 consecutive accesses with a thick green line.
A: You could do a PRAM (http://support.apple.com/kb/PH18936?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US) reset on your mac:
1) turn your mac off
2) turn it on while pressing ALT - CMD - P - R
3) Your mac should automatically restart
I use this technique at my work when a client's mac is slow. Sometimes it helps.
As previously mentioned, fixing disk permissions is also a good option.
At least, what you also could do is open your macbook and make sure there isn't any dust at the fans. Sounds maybe strange but this sometime also is the reason why a macbook is slow.
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b470a196a0188a29f54d82cb636fe8d302465cb5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Workspaces not switching automatically Despite the fact that I have told mission control under 10.8 to spaces when switching applications(to the key window), it does not appear to work. In fact the only time spaces works is when I tell it to switch using keyboard shortcuts. This started happening only once I unchecked show dashboard as space.
The following symptoms also occur:
-Checking "show dashboard as space" does not re-enable dashboard
-Dragging windows to the side of the screen does not cause spaces to switch
-Keyboard shortcuts for mission control do not invoke mission control.
Mac OS 10.8
A: I was also having this problem on mavericks (osx 10.9.5). Here's how I solved it:
*
*In Finder, click Go->Go to Folder...
*Type: '~/Library/Preferences/' and click Go.
*Open the file 'com.apple.dock.plist' using a text editor.
*Edit the bottom line to: 'workspaces-auto-swoosh = ":true";'.
*Restart.
Cheers!
| Q: Workspaces not switching automatically Despite the fact that I have told mission control under 10.8 to spaces when switching applications(to the key window), it does not appear to work. In fact the only time spaces works is when I tell it to switch using keyboard shortcuts. This started happening only once I unchecked show dashboard as space.
The following symptoms also occur:
-Checking "show dashboard as space" does not re-enable dashboard
-Dragging windows to the side of the screen does not cause spaces to switch
-Keyboard shortcuts for mission control do not invoke mission control.
Mac OS 10.8
A: I was also having this problem on mavericks (osx 10.9.5). Here's how I solved it:
*
*In Finder, click Go->Go to Folder...
*Type: '~/Library/Preferences/' and click Go.
*Open the file 'com.apple.dock.plist' using a text editor.
*Edit the bottom line to: 'workspaces-auto-swoosh = ":true";'.
*Restart.
Cheers!
A: I don't think this is a 10.8 specific issue as I experienced the same thing on 10.9.2 when switching out of an application running full-screen. My suspicion is that somehow the spaces plist files get corrupted.
My problem was fixed by regenerating the ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.spaces.plist file:
*
*Navigate to your user's Library folder. This folder is hidden by default, but you can get there by holding down the option key when you click the Go menu in Finder and selecting Library.
*Open the Preferences folder.
*Move com.apple.spaces.plist to the desktop. There might be more than one, so drag them all out.
*Log out and log back in.
A: I've seen this intermittently for a few releases now. I fix it by restarting the "Dock" process (which handles Spaces/MissionControl) using this Terminal command:
killall Dock
I don't know how to do that via the regular GUI, sorry. And before you run that command, do killall -s Dock to see the processes which will get killed. If only the one "Dock" process is listed then you're good to go. Hope this helps!
A: I find the issue sometime appears when I change the connected screens whilst the laptop is in sleep mode.
Restarting "Dock" works fine for me.
To restart "Dock" via GUI:
*
*Hit "command + space" to bring up spotlight search.
*Type "Activity Monitor" an hit "Enter"
*Search for "Dock" in the top-right search field in the Activity Monitor
*Double click on "Dock", press "Quit" and confirm "Quit"
"Dock" will be automatically restarted by the system.
A: *
*Open a Terminal application
*execute defaults write com.apple.Dock workspaces-auto-swoosh -bool YES
*execute killall Dock
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93f425fe9a7a1dcb08d053ebca6d5176e63bff1a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to add still image to audio file to convert it into video? I am using QuickTime Player. From initial research it seems i would need QT Pro to do it. Is there a free opensource tool i can use for a simple task like this?
On opening the audio .m4a file in QT the Edit Tab options like copy paste etc are coming out to be disabled.
A: You can use Mac's in-built iMovie to do this:
*
*Open iMovie.
*Import both image and audio file.
*Add both audio and image to the timeline.
*Extend the image to match with the audio timeline.
*Try playing the video in preview.
*Share as file (mp4).
| Q: How to add still image to audio file to convert it into video? I am using QuickTime Player. From initial research it seems i would need QT Pro to do it. Is there a free opensource tool i can use for a simple task like this?
On opening the audio .m4a file in QT the Edit Tab options like copy paste etc are coming out to be disabled.
A: You can use Mac's in-built iMovie to do this:
*
*Open iMovie.
*Import both image and audio file.
*Add both audio and image to the timeline.
*Extend the image to match with the audio timeline.
*Try playing the video in preview.
*Share as file (mp4).
A: There are many open source video editing softwares that you can use to make a video from a still and a song.
These are some of the best open source video editing tools that you can use.
*
*Blender
*Kdenlive
*Avidemux
Also here is a full tutorial to create video from still image and from audio file.
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de3b77da57e3324f15ce5f94827d0770129bd616 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Launch apps full screen I quite like using full-screen apps on OSX Mavericks (Safari, iTunes, Mail, etc). I'd like all apps that are capable of running full-screen to launch in full-screen mode automatically, instead of me having to press Ctrl-Cmd-F each time, is that possible?
A: I realized the answer to this question well long after I had the problem. I kept trying to use several work arounds until I realized that feature hadn't been removed, but rather rolled into a different set of features.
Most full-screen apps don't remain open because it's a type of window state. By default, under General, the setting "Close windows when quitting an app" is turned on, which means the window you have saved will be closed and return to it's default state.
To retain full-screen, or your previous window preferences, you need to turn off this setting!
| Q: Launch apps full screen I quite like using full-screen apps on OSX Mavericks (Safari, iTunes, Mail, etc). I'd like all apps that are capable of running full-screen to launch in full-screen mode automatically, instead of me having to press Ctrl-Cmd-F each time, is that possible?
A: I realized the answer to this question well long after I had the problem. I kept trying to use several work arounds until I realized that feature hadn't been removed, but rather rolled into a different set of features.
Most full-screen apps don't remain open because it's a type of window state. By default, under General, the setting "Close windows when quitting an app" is turned on, which means the window you have saved will be closed and return to it's default state.
To retain full-screen, or your previous window preferences, you need to turn off this setting!
A: I called Mac support about the issue, and it seems in Yosemite this feature has been since removed in general. However there are some apps that still function this way. One of them being iTunes (which opens in full screen mode).
It was suggested, to get the functionality of a full screen app, after quitting, is to assign an app to a new desktop, and maximize it (press the option key + clicking on green). It will always open that desktop in full screen.
A: set MyApps to {"Google Chrome", "Skype", "Finder"}
repeat with MyApp in MyApps
tell application MyApp
activate
delay 3
end tell
tell application "System Events"
tell process MyApp
set value of attribute "AXFullScreen" of window 1 to true
delay 3
end tell
end tell
end repeat
A: You can use automator to create an application that will launch the application that you want to open in full screen and run an apple script. The script can perform a keystroke to run the shortcut for full screen.
Launch Automator, Choose Application, Drag "Launch Application" from library and choose desired app, Drag "Apple Script" from library, enter apple script (check with specific app for correct keystroke), this works for chrome
here is the script for google chrome fullscreen app:
on run {input, parameters}
tell application "Google Chrome" to activate
delay 2
tell application "System Events"
keystroke "f" using {command down, control down}
end tell
Screenshot
[
Link with tutorial to create Automator Full screen application
https://youtu.be/5L5ikafzCzI
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dcaa599f7869eaa3754668fce410d110bc9ac6b4 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I use Google Calendar etc. with iCloud? Since 3 years, I'm a Linux user. Now I am thinking about switching to OSX. I informed myself about OSX and looked into many youtube videos about it, but still I have a few questions about it
At the moment I'm using Google Calendar as my primary calendar. In my google account I have a dashboard where I see an overview over my data, calendars etc. Where can I find this in my apple Account? If I use iCloud, how does this work? Are calendars etc.. only synced over icloud and Apple devices?
If I don't want to use iCloud, is it possible to integrate my google Account into the OSX calendar etc?
A: Your Google account can be added to System Preferences → Internet Accounts. There you can select the services that you would like to enable.
For example, selecting the Calendars service will enable all of your calendars in your Google account in the Calendars app on OS X.
| Q: How can I use Google Calendar etc. with iCloud? Since 3 years, I'm a Linux user. Now I am thinking about switching to OSX. I informed myself about OSX and looked into many youtube videos about it, but still I have a few questions about it
At the moment I'm using Google Calendar as my primary calendar. In my google account I have a dashboard where I see an overview over my data, calendars etc. Where can I find this in my apple Account? If I use iCloud, how does this work? Are calendars etc.. only synced over icloud and Apple devices?
If I don't want to use iCloud, is it possible to integrate my google Account into the OSX calendar etc?
A: Your Google account can be added to System Preferences → Internet Accounts. There you can select the services that you would like to enable.
For example, selecting the Calendars service will enable all of your calendars in your Google account in the Calendars app on OS X.
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6e417bdfec1dc70ac75ce94a5123125c6ee1e144 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: when is the /etc/hosts file loaded? I'm trying to configure some virtual hosts and I'm quite confused as to when this file is loaded.
At what point is /private/etc/hosts loaded? When logging in? At every DNS call? When Mac OS restarts?
A: The hosts(5) manual page provides some insight into how /etc/hosts is used.
The file is used by mDNSResponder and, given your question, I suspect you want to see edits to /etc/hosts reflected in your DNS look-ups.
After each edit of /etc/hosts reset the mDNSResponder cache using this Apple technical note, OS X: How to reset the DNS cache:
sudo dscacheutil -flushcache
The note explains when you might need to do this:
When you might want to do this
OS X keeps a local cache of resolved DNS queries for a time defined by
the DNS server, but sometimes it may be necessary to reset the cache
immediately and re-query a DNS server. For example, you might do this
after an entry on the server is changed or a new entry is added.
| Q: when is the /etc/hosts file loaded? I'm trying to configure some virtual hosts and I'm quite confused as to when this file is loaded.
At what point is /private/etc/hosts loaded? When logging in? At every DNS call? When Mac OS restarts?
A: The hosts(5) manual page provides some insight into how /etc/hosts is used.
The file is used by mDNSResponder and, given your question, I suspect you want to see edits to /etc/hosts reflected in your DNS look-ups.
After each edit of /etc/hosts reset the mDNSResponder cache using this Apple technical note, OS X: How to reset the DNS cache:
sudo dscacheutil -flushcache
The note explains when you might need to do this:
When you might want to do this
OS X keeps a local cache of resolved DNS queries for a time defined by
the DNS server, but sometimes it may be necessary to reset the cache
immediately and re-query a DNS server. For example, you might do this
after an entry on the server is changed or a new entry is added.
A: Usually changes to /etc/hosts are updated automatically within a few seconds, and I haven't needed to reset the DNS cache manually.
If you try to run sudo opensnoop|grep /etc/hosts and edit /etc/hosts, /etc/hosts is read by mDNSResponder almost immediately after you save it.
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2652877fad121bdc837bbdef838bb5bdae912b88 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Sent email disappeared, heard 'sent' whoosh, but it's not in the Sent file Wrote email, sent it off, heard whoosh sound, assumed it was done.
Not so.
Cannot find the email anywhere, least of all where it should be: in the Sent File.
Tried various setting options - advanced to tick off the 'sent' option on iPad (nothing) and cannot get it to go to the web server where it was in the first place, but then somehow switched.
I just want to see what I sent, that's all. Please help - I've tried everything I could think of.
A: Login to your email provider and see if the email is visible there
(ex: gmail.com if a gmail account).
| Q: Sent email disappeared, heard 'sent' whoosh, but it's not in the Sent file Wrote email, sent it off, heard whoosh sound, assumed it was done.
Not so.
Cannot find the email anywhere, least of all where it should be: in the Sent File.
Tried various setting options - advanced to tick off the 'sent' option on iPad (nothing) and cannot get it to go to the web server where it was in the first place, but then somehow switched.
I just want to see what I sent, that's all. Please help - I've tried everything I could think of.
A: Login to your email provider and see if the email is visible there
(ex: gmail.com if a gmail account).
A: The iOS Mail app will give you the swoosh sound regardless of if the email is sent or not.
If for some reason there is a problem the email may be placed in an Outbox mail box that only shows for this reason.
This will hold the message until it can be sent.
Here you can see I replicated this by turning on Airplane mode. Which in this case I did get the swoosh. ( And before anyone says it. I know I would be warned about airplane mode but this is just to force the issue, since I do not have one ;-) )
A: WiFi or cellular? I've had this happen with cellular on my iPhone when connections were spotty. On several cases the device clearly THOUGHT it had sent the message, and the draft was successfully deleted, but nothing was ever sent. I don't recall having this occur on my iOS device after updating to latest iOS7 though.
A: For what it's worth, I just wrote an enormous email to someone that I spent two days writing. It was safely stored in GMails "Drafts" for days. I finally finished it on my iPad using Mail and sent it. That was the last I saw of it- no Outbox- no record of it whatsoever. Gone. I just get this dialogue popping up every once in a while that says "GMail Not Available" as I search through the local Mail folders on my iPad in furious anger. However, everything on Mail appears to be synced with GMail. I have searched GMail's web interface. It's just gone. I can hardly accept it.
I don't use Mail much because of stuff like this. I guess I have to have an infuriating experience like this to remind me why I use other mail tools and why I put up with them even though Apple doesn't support email sending from any other app but Mail.
So suffice it to say, I feel your pain. A lot. I don't think I have been this angry at Apple in a very long time.
A: Not sure if this is your issue guys but this happened to me when my memory was full. I deleted a few things and was working normally again. Cheers
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2f65939f3f2bc2c0cf1b11cc416505d6d5f4feba | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Does using a hotspot while connected to wifi use cellular data? I'm confused about data usage / hotspot while connected to WiFi.
I'm asking because my Windows 8 laptop cannot recognize my friend's router, as in it can't even find it, however, my iPhone 4 can. I have connected using my iPhone 4 and turned on the "Personal Hotspot" feature.
Does this use my Data Allowance from Telstra, or will all internet/network traffic flow through to the router?
If the above answer is yes, what if I took out my SIM Card? Would it not work at all, or flow through to the router?
A: You cannot use your Wi-Fi connection for Internet connectivity while other devices are using Wi-Fi for Personal Hotspot. You can share only a cellular data connection; you cannot share a Wi-Fi connection.
As seen here: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4517
| Q: Does using a hotspot while connected to wifi use cellular data? I'm confused about data usage / hotspot while connected to WiFi.
I'm asking because my Windows 8 laptop cannot recognize my friend's router, as in it can't even find it, however, my iPhone 4 can. I have connected using my iPhone 4 and turned on the "Personal Hotspot" feature.
Does this use my Data Allowance from Telstra, or will all internet/network traffic flow through to the router?
If the above answer is yes, what if I took out my SIM Card? Would it not work at all, or flow through to the router?
A: You cannot use your Wi-Fi connection for Internet connectivity while other devices are using Wi-Fi for Personal Hotspot. You can share only a cellular data connection; you cannot share a Wi-Fi connection.
As seen here: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4517
A: Yes it does use your data. Even though it says you're connected to wifi the hot spot overrides it & uses your cellular data. I finally figured this out after months of questioning my cellular company as to how it was possible I could use that much data. My son puts it on in the car for his iPad & then when we get out & go inside our home my phone connects to wifi but his iPad still leeches my hot spot from my phone. Of course Rogers couldn't figure that out or at least they didn't want to tell me. It was only after going 4GB over my 10Gb plan & having them cut my data off completely that I was able to figure out what was going on & then called them to confirm. An expensive lesson to learn.
A: If your device are jailbreak ... Then u can do this job. You can mywi 7 on cydia. And you can creat wifi hotspot,blutooth tether and usb tether while you cannected wifi .
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51b8345b84b173feb4885b2f21af5318e1ab24cc | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iBooks: how to sync PDF only? I use my iPad as PDF reader, so my iPad contains many PDFs which I'd like to sync.
It should be the steps below:
*
*You need to login with correct Apple ID on every device you want to sync
*Plug in iPad/iPhone to your Mac (my situation)
*Open iTunes
*In iTunes go to File → Devices → Transfer purchases from <iOS device>.
But iTunes copy all my apps, not only books or PDFs.
A: In Yosemite, this is now possible using only iBooks. On your iOS device (in my case an iPad 3rd Gen running iOS8), enable 'sync collections' in the settings for iBooks (within the iOS Settings app).
On your Mac, create a collection and add a PDF to it. It should then appear on your iDevice.
| Q: iBooks: how to sync PDF only? I use my iPad as PDF reader, so my iPad contains many PDFs which I'd like to sync.
It should be the steps below:
*
*You need to login with correct Apple ID on every device you want to sync
*Plug in iPad/iPhone to your Mac (my situation)
*Open iTunes
*In iTunes go to File → Devices → Transfer purchases from <iOS device>.
But iTunes copy all my apps, not only books or PDFs.
A: In Yosemite, this is now possible using only iBooks. On your iOS device (in my case an iPad 3rd Gen running iOS8), enable 'sync collections' in the settings for iBooks (within the iOS Settings app).
On your Mac, create a collection and add a PDF to it. It should then appear on your iDevice.
A: Preview, Apple's default PDF viewer, works with iCloud, but for some strange reason it can only be synced or viewed on other Macs, not iOS devices or web browsers. According to Apple Support, you can drag and drop PDFs into your iBooks Library on Mavericks. Then, click the "Books" tab in the iBooks app on your iPad, click the "Sync" button, and if you've set up your iBooks sync to sync only selected books/PDFs, check the boxes next to the PDFs you want synced to your device. And that should be all.
This fall Apple is releasing iCloud Drive to both iMacs and iOS devices, so it will not only be able sync your PDFs to your iOS devices for later viewing, but also any other kind of file you want to sync. Then, it should be even easier.
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131dd46052f100b6a10695d0f05f091e8713887e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Special character codes are displayed in the Terminal for diacritics when connecting to an Ubuntu Server When I connect to an Ubuntu Server (ssh) and I try to see some text in the Terminal form the remote server, I get character codes instead of the appropriate text with diacritics.
for example for a git log on the server I get:
Author: Ionic<C4><83> Biz<C4><83>u <bizauionica@...>
instead of:
Author: Ionică Bizău <bizauionica@...>
When I do git log on my local machine in the Terminal, I get the correct diacritics.
I have no idea in which category this issue falls:
*
*Terminal
*bash
*ssh
*Ubuntu
*git
I initially asked Ubuntu for this issue but they redirected me here.
Any ideas?
A: The LC_ALL variable having an empty value was causing the problem.
So the solution of this problem can be found on SO here:
On mac, the LC_ALL variable is not set by default. So writing:
export LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8
in your ~/.bash_profile fixes the problem. I assume that You have a default SSH config that has LC_* in the SendEnv configuration.
| Q: Special character codes are displayed in the Terminal for diacritics when connecting to an Ubuntu Server When I connect to an Ubuntu Server (ssh) and I try to see some text in the Terminal form the remote server, I get character codes instead of the appropriate text with diacritics.
for example for a git log on the server I get:
Author: Ionic<C4><83> Biz<C4><83>u <bizauionica@...>
instead of:
Author: Ionică Bizău <bizauionica@...>
When I do git log on my local machine in the Terminal, I get the correct diacritics.
I have no idea in which category this issue falls:
*
*Terminal
*bash
*ssh
*Ubuntu
*git
I initially asked Ubuntu for this issue but they redirected me here.
Any ideas?
A: The LC_ALL variable having an empty value was causing the problem.
So the solution of this problem can be found on SO here:
On mac, the LC_ALL variable is not set by default. So writing:
export LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8
in your ~/.bash_profile fixes the problem. I assume that You have a default SSH config that has LC_* in the SendEnv configuration.
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baab28931ac814a5c9b4fb90b9c8191552879f07 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there any Mac OS X software I could use to learn keyboard shortcuts? I saw a program on Windows that helped the user learn keyboard shortcuts in various applications by reminding there is a shortcut every time he used a mouse to particular task.
Is there some similar software available for Mac OS X?
| Q: Is there any Mac OS X software I could use to learn keyboard shortcuts? I saw a program on Windows that helped the user learn keyboard shortcuts in various applications by reminding there is a shortcut every time he used a mouse to particular task.
Is there some similar software available for Mac OS X?
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f56149783c6b6122fee62a8ee8454218810f97eb | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Configure Airport to routers DMZ IP I have a router connected to the Internet. I have connected my Airport Extreme to this router. I know this is receiving the message (Double NAT).
Since I want to receive all traffic on my Airport, I want to connect to the router's DMZ.
In which field do I enter the routers DMZ on my Airport Utility?
A: Apple uses the wording "Default Host" for a DMZ.
*
*Open AirPort Utility
*Select the AirPort
*Click Edit
*Click the Network tab
*Network Options
*Click "Enable default host at"
*enter the local IP you wish to use and done.
I hope you have the same version and same options visible as I do...
| Q: Configure Airport to routers DMZ IP I have a router connected to the Internet. I have connected my Airport Extreme to this router. I know this is receiving the message (Double NAT).
Since I want to receive all traffic on my Airport, I want to connect to the router's DMZ.
In which field do I enter the routers DMZ on my Airport Utility?
A: Apple uses the wording "Default Host" for a DMZ.
*
*Open AirPort Utility
*Select the AirPort
*Click Edit
*Click the Network tab
*Network Options
*Click "Enable default host at"
*enter the local IP you wish to use and done.
I hope you have the same version and same options visible as I do...
A: As Rob says, "Default Host" is what you are looking for. The current version (as of June 2015) of the Airport Utilty App (iOS) uses the following path:
*
*Open Airport Utility
*Select the Airport
*Click 'Edit'
*Click 'Advanced'
*Click 'DHCP and NAT'
*Click 'Default Host', and enter the IP address you want.
And the Airport Utility App (Mac) uses this path:
*
*Open Airport Utility
*Select the Airport
*Click 'Edit'
*Click 'Network'
*Click 'Network Options'
*Click 'Default Host', and enter the IP address you want.
Separately, you would probably also go into 'Reservations' on the DHCP and NAT page so that you can map one certain device's MAC address to the IP you just set.
For example, to get XBoxLive to play nice, find the MAC address for your XBox (from the XBox menus), then set a reservation from that MAC address to a specific IP address that you choose, then set the 'Default Host' to that same IP. That will put your XBox on the DMZ.
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d0e84c6ead60d4ebd7246d741773c87f82d972f6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is it better to purchase 1password from agilebits website or the app store? Is it better value to purchase 1password from the https://agilebits.com/ website or the app store?
They cost different amounts, does the app store version include all future versions of 1password?
Which is the best option for consumers based on the license terms of the Mac App store versus a third party license where you buy an app directly from the vendor?
(I have checked the agilebits.com website, but cannot find this information)
A: There are benefits to both sides:
*
*The Mac App Store's 1Password has iCloud syncing whereas the AgileBits store distribution method can't include iCloud syncing since an app must be distributed through the Mac App Store to use such Apple services.
*The AgileBits store's 1Password is updated more frequently since the updates don't have to go through Apple's approval system. This also means you can get beta updates that aren't on the Mac App Store due to Apple's guidelines on beta distribution.
| Q: Is it better to purchase 1password from agilebits website or the app store? Is it better value to purchase 1password from the https://agilebits.com/ website or the app store?
They cost different amounts, does the app store version include all future versions of 1password?
Which is the best option for consumers based on the license terms of the Mac App store versus a third party license where you buy an app directly from the vendor?
(I have checked the agilebits.com website, but cannot find this information)
A: There are benefits to both sides:
*
*The Mac App Store's 1Password has iCloud syncing whereas the AgileBits store distribution method can't include iCloud syncing since an app must be distributed through the Mac App Store to use such Apple services.
*The AgileBits store's 1Password is updated more frequently since the updates don't have to go through Apple's approval system. This also means you can get beta updates that aren't on the Mac App Store due to Apple's guidelines on beta distribution.
A: http://learn.agilebits.com/1Password4/Mac/en/KB/where_to_purchase.html
Should I purchase on the Mac App Store or from your website?
To use iCloud syncing you should purchase on the Mac App Store, but
ultimately the choice is a personal preference. Using the Mac App
Store makes it easier since you don’t need to keep track of a license
key. On the other hand, purchasing from our website is also great
since 1Password provides a great way to keep track of software license
keys, and you will receive updates faster as we approve them directly.
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fc422e1677f4f671af4545dd136262e4d6db4c51 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Delete Wi-Fi network from mac How do I delete a network from my Mac?
I removed it from network preferences in the advanced pane but it still appears connected in my list.
I also tried looking for it in Keychain Access but it's not there and I'm still connected.
A: *
*Disconnect from your current network:
sudo /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/V*/A/R*/airport -z
*Go to System Preferences → Network → Wi-Fi → Advanced… and remove the network from the list of preferred networks.
| Q: Delete Wi-Fi network from mac How do I delete a network from my Mac?
I removed it from network preferences in the advanced pane but it still appears connected in my list.
I also tried looking for it in Keychain Access but it's not there and I'm still connected.
A: *
*Disconnect from your current network:
sudo /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/V*/A/R*/airport -z
*Go to System Preferences → Network → Wi-Fi → Advanced… and remove the network from the list of preferred networks.
A: I have recently asked a very similar question and got much better answer in comments. Sorry for the duplicate, but I was using completely different keywords to describe the issue, so didn't find this one before.
Have a look at Andrew's answer here link to the topic
I would recommend using your MacBook (disabling WiFi and removing it from a wired connection of you have one) then remove the networks from System Preferences and Keychain Access.app . Go to your iPhone and turn off iCloud Keychain. Restart your phone and put your MacBook back on the network/internet and let it sync. After a few minutes (5-10) you should be able to turn on your iPhone's iCloud keychain.
A: The fact that the network can't be successfully eliminated doesn't appear to have any connection to iCloud, as it happens on my MacBook which is not connected to iCloud.
What's happening is that the WIFI network password is being stored in Keychain Access. Until it is eliminated from there the Mac will keep on connecting even though it has been instructed to forget a WIFI network. I even wiped the WHOLE content of the Library/Preferences folder and it still remembered the network, so that gave me the clue to check Keychain Access. As soon as I removed the netowrk from Keychain Access, and restarted, I got the "none of your preferred networks are available" dialog
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2efec46c660c3e3af3d09a8442016a2e6d2cd723 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iPhone 4S loses GPS accuracy My iPhone 4S is 2 years old. Today, the accuracy of the GPS is really bad. Before, it worked very well… I tried to restart but didn't help. Is there any way to know if this is a hardware error?
I also have an Android phone, and it has very good accuracy, so it isn't something "from above".
Is my phone coming to an end?
A: I tried everything I could think of, but I eventually completely reset the phone and did not restore my old configuration. I started from new with my iPhone and now it is working fine.
| Q: iPhone 4S loses GPS accuracy My iPhone 4S is 2 years old. Today, the accuracy of the GPS is really bad. Before, it worked very well… I tried to restart but didn't help. Is there any way to know if this is a hardware error?
I also have an Android phone, and it has very good accuracy, so it isn't something "from above".
Is my phone coming to an end?
A: I tried everything I could think of, but I eventually completely reset the phone and did not restore my old configuration. I started from new with my iPhone and now it is working fine.
A: I would first suggest getting a new sim card from your carrier to rule out any issues on their end.
If this does not solve the issue, the Apple Store has an advanced hardware diagnostic utility which would easily diagnose such a problem.
A: iPhone uses three types of location search (from best to worst):
*
*Satellite GPS signal
*GSM positioning
*Wi-fi networks around
It is possible that your GSM coverage is not very good or GSM base stations report location incorrectly or they report it in the way that the software does not interpret correctly.
I have iPad 2, iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S at home. iPad 2 has the worse accuracy. It always missed by 100m at least. Next comes iPhone 4, it is more or less correct but not exactly at the point. iPhone 4S has the best accuracy among all my devices: nearly always at the right place. So it can be an issue with hardware too.
A: I experienced this same problem on the 19th, from morning until night. It was mostly noticeable when using Maps for navigation; the arrow would go from blue to gray, I'd get frequent "Locating" messages, I'd get "stuck" for a mile or so until it would catch up.
I left my 4S off all night, and now it's accurate and smooth again. No resets of any configuration or data were performed.
The weather was clear yesterday; I think it shouldn't have affected GPS. I didn't seem to be having any phone network problems (Virgin mobile 3G CDMA was working fine). The problem persisted whether I was near Wi-Fi APs or not—a good deal of open country on my drive.
Because I can't observe enough in order to definitively answer the question, I must apologize that this isn't an answer per se, but if anyone does run into this again, try turning your phone off overnight, or perhaps even just waiting 24 hours.
A: Other solutions can fix "iPhone GPS not working" problem:
*
*Reset Network Settings (Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings)
*Reset Location & Privacy (Settings > General > Reset > Reset Location & Privacy)
*Ensure Location Services are ON (Settings > Privacy > Location Services > ON)
*Restore from iTunes backup: restore your iPhone in iTunes with your iOS backup
A: Go to: Settings > general > reset > location and privacy.
Clears all the stored location cache and app privacy settings ie "allow this app to use location" question will pop up again for every app.
This fixed my problem without having to restore my phone to a new one.
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"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/121343"
} |
1513372282c2f347822ec6f9169c5bb412610868 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I put out a cigarette on aluminum Mac Books? Would it damage to put out cigarettes on the chassis of aluminum mac books?
A: The short answer is 'yes,' it will damage the aluminum. The burning cigarette will accelerate the rate of oxidation. Maybe not one cigarette will make a noticeable mark, but given repeated exposure, you would see a difference.
| Q: Can I put out a cigarette on aluminum Mac Books? Would it damage to put out cigarettes on the chassis of aluminum mac books?
A: The short answer is 'yes,' it will damage the aluminum. The burning cigarette will accelerate the rate of oxidation. Maybe not one cigarette will make a noticeable mark, but given repeated exposure, you would see a difference.
A: Depends on how soon after lighting you put it out. If you put it out before sticking it in your mouth and inhaling then overall there will be very little meaningful damage
A: Yes, your cigarette will be irreparably damaged. You will have to replace it with a new one.
A: I would say that the only damage caused by a cigarette to the aluminum itself would be cosmetic.
Clearly, the pebbled surface will trap nicotine and ash on the Aluminum. I suspect that Apple anodizes their unibody parts - and if so, that creates a hard, durable layer of aluminum oxide that protects the metal from scratches, stains, and further oxidation
I also expect that action would drive most neat freaks up the proverbial wall, but from a chemical and heat aspect - a single lit cigarette doesn't have enough heat to do any damage. It would slightly warm up a small area of the case but do no harm to the insides. Also, I've seen solid aluminum ashtrays in use for tens of years in harsh environments with no real pitting or permanent damage to them. An internet search for "milled aluminum ashtray" or "milled aluminum engine block" will show that aluminum (and aluminum alloys) can stand up to substantial heat in diverse settings.
I would be more concerned at the smoke, tar, nicotine getting inside the display and the Mac, corroding the circuit boards, covering contacts in ports and clogging the blowers over time.
*
*Tacky, messy, provoke a reaction in others? - yes
*Damage the aluminum surface? - not so much
A: Yes, you can. But the aluminum surface will very likely be stained and contaminated due to the tar and ash getting lodged in the microscopic surface features. This may not be perceptible after an intense cleaning but a thorough cleaning might do actual damage to the surface. In all, this is a bad idea-- like cracking an egg on the hood of your car in the desert to prove that it will cook. Your paint job will never be the same until it is completely redone, and aluminum isn't removable the way paint is.
A:
Can I put out a cigarette on aluminum Mac Books?
No, it is simply not possible. Apple only ever released Macbooks in plastic and polycarbonate models. While Apple did announce in October of 2008 an all aluminum MacBook model, the updated line of unibody MacBooks were rebranded as MacBook Pro on 8 June 2009 at Apple's 2009 Worldwide Developers Conference.
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62c6c6f9708556ad6f4ff69db9d122d800124504 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Missing "Prevent App Nap" button on app I have an app for which I want to prevent app nap. However, it does not have a "Prevent App Nap" checkbox. What can I do?
Missing app nap prevention:
Has app nap prevention:
A: You can disable App Nap for a particular Application by going to Terminal.app and typing:
defaults write <app domain name> NSAppSleepDisabled -bool YES
Being the <app domain name> the application's name and its company's, with the following format: com.companyname.appname
| Q: Missing "Prevent App Nap" button on app I have an app for which I want to prevent app nap. However, it does not have a "Prevent App Nap" checkbox. What can I do?
Missing app nap prevention:
Has app nap prevention:
A: You can disable App Nap for a particular Application by going to Terminal.app and typing:
defaults write <app domain name> NSAppSleepDisabled -bool YES
Being the <app domain name> the application's name and its company's, with the following format: com.companyname.appname
| apple | {
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7c9501bd8c74a54fd70519b817e9a7e9c834ade1 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to restore my deleted .bash_profile? I have deleted my .bash_profile with rm command and copied another one to use. But now i remember there is some PATH thing in the previous file :(. Can i find the deleted .bash_profile in some place like Trash?
A: When you do rm on a file, it is immediately unlinked from the file system and gone for good.
The Trash is a Finder Idiom that is not available in a unix terminal session. The only way to restore your file is by restoring it from a backup.
| Q: How to restore my deleted .bash_profile? I have deleted my .bash_profile with rm command and copied another one to use. But now i remember there is some PATH thing in the previous file :(. Can i find the deleted .bash_profile in some place like Trash?
A: When you do rm on a file, it is immediately unlinked from the file system and gone for good.
The Trash is a Finder Idiom that is not available in a unix terminal session. The only way to restore your file is by restoring it from a backup.
| apple | {
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2c54a7b6db488077879d75382820cc1ae998ff51 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Podcast syncing via iCloud: Mark episodes as played/watched I use iCloud to sync my podcast subscriptions across multiple devices (Macs, iPhone, Apple TV), and generally, it works: All my feeds and stations appear on all the devices. Also, the play position syncs flawlessly. What doesn't seem to work is the synchronisation of the played/unplayed status*: No matter on which device I play an episode, it never gets marked as played on any other device. It doesn't matter whether I acually play an episode to the end, or just mark it as played by option-clicking the item and selecting Mark as Played.
I'm pretty sure this is a (massive) bug (I've filed a radar, too), but I'd like to know whether (1) everybody has the same problem, and (2), you have found workarounds. I for one use home sharing from my Apple TV and sync manually via USB to my iPhone, but I have to update the played/watched status manually on my Macs.
*Note: For video podcasts, this is the watched/unwatched status, which has the same issue.
| Q: Podcast syncing via iCloud: Mark episodes as played/watched I use iCloud to sync my podcast subscriptions across multiple devices (Macs, iPhone, Apple TV), and generally, it works: All my feeds and stations appear on all the devices. Also, the play position syncs flawlessly. What doesn't seem to work is the synchronisation of the played/unplayed status*: No matter on which device I play an episode, it never gets marked as played on any other device. It doesn't matter whether I acually play an episode to the end, or just mark it as played by option-clicking the item and selecting Mark as Played.
I'm pretty sure this is a (massive) bug (I've filed a radar, too), but I'd like to know whether (1) everybody has the same problem, and (2), you have found workarounds. I for one use home sharing from my Apple TV and sync manually via USB to my iPhone, but I have to update the played/watched status manually on my Macs.
*Note: For video podcasts, this is the watched/unwatched status, which has the same issue.
| apple | {
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f63ce04bc49128950275753dbb32e6e3efba0e19 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I install "R" on macOS using homebrew? How do I install "R" on macOS? Ideally using Homebrew?
There seems to be very little information online.
A: You can download R for Mac OS X simply from here : http://cran.cnr.berkeley.edu
Hit the button : Download R for (Mac) OS X
Install the PKG file that came in the download.
This website might help to go ahead and download home-brew / install home brew as well.
https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/wiki/Installation
| Q: How do I install "R" on macOS using homebrew? How do I install "R" on macOS? Ideally using Homebrew?
There seems to be very little information online.
A: You can download R for Mac OS X simply from here : http://cran.cnr.berkeley.edu
Hit the button : Download R for (Mac) OS X
Install the PKG file that came in the download.
This website might help to go ahead and download home-brew / install home brew as well.
https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/wiki/Installation
A: Assuming you just want to install “R” on OS X and are not interested in homebrew:
Just download the binary from CRAN https://cloud.r-project.org/
*
*Go to http://www.r-project.org/
*Click CRAN
*Select a mirror
*Click "download R for (Mac) OS X"
*Download and install the latest pkg binary
See also the R for Mac OSX FAQ that includes information on installation.
Note also the comments below suggesting that homebrew is often not the best option.
A: I'm a fan of RStudio. It's an IDE that wraps R, makes visualization, organization, debugging, and other tasks much easier. Or, you can just use it as if it were a simple install of R. There's a Mac binary available from that website.
A: After following Matt Burns' answer, you can also install the R.app GUI via brew cask:
$ brew tap caskroom/cask
$ brew cask install r-app
$ open /Applications/R.app
A: Install Homebrew (if needed)
ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
Install R
brew tap homebrew/science
brew install r
A: I stumbled onto this trying to install R in general and I ended up using MacPorts. If your using MacPorts, try
sudo port install R
Taken from http://johnlaudun.org/20140721-install-r-with-macports/
A: 1.- http://cran.r-project.org/bin/macosx/ and download in Mac-GUI-1.62.tar.gz.
2.- INSTALL
You need R built and installed as a framework: see the 'R Installation
and Administration Manual'. A CRAN binary install of R suffices.
Building R.app
Only Mac OS X 10.6 and higher are supported, and only 64-bit R. The
project is called "R.xcodeproj" and requires Xcode 3.2 or higher.
The project can be built by selecting "R" target and "Build" inside
the XCode GUI.
Supported configurations are:
SnowLeopard64 (release, current OS X, default)
Lion64 (release, OS X 10.7+, Xcode 4.5+)
MLion64 (release, OS X 10.8+, Xcode 4.5+)
Debug (with debugging output, current OS X)
The configurations differ mainly in the SDK selected (recent versions
of Xcode only support the current and immediately previous SDKs, so
for example in Mar 2013 the default would build for 10.8, but
configuration Lion64 allows building for >= 10.7).
To build the project from the command line in the Mac-GUI directory
use something like:
xcodebuild -target R -configuration SnowLeopard64
To build the R for Mac OS X FAQ use either
xcodebuild -target Docs
or manually in docs folder
makeinfo -D UseExternalXrefs --html --force --no-split RMacOSX-FAQ.texi
The resulting html FAQ file will be found in Mac-GUI/docs directory.
Note about binary compatibility:
The general rules for R apply, that is binary compatibility is given
only if the major and minor version numbers match - only the patch
level may differ. When using the X.Y.Z version form it means that X.Y
must match. For example R-GUIs linked to 3.0.x and 3.1.x are NOT
binary compatible.
The compiled R.app is usually bound to a specific version, such as
3.0.1. If you upgrade R removing the older version, let's say using
R.app built for 3.0.0 and updating R to 3.0.1, you may need to fix the
absolute path to libR.dylib. The nightly builds use a generic path
/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources/lib/libR.dylib which points
to the latest version of R, but this is done by an additional call to
install_name_tool in the building script. Release versions of the GUI
use a fixed-version path as they come with a specific R version (in fact
the default behavior doesn't depends on the GUI, but on libR.dylib -
changing its own reference entry changes the way R.app is linked).
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909cc3766e96f064142d346924c5f0088f57e57a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to Open .dist extension as folder on Mac OS X? I'am currently developing Java application with Eclipse IDE and having this folder named "workspace.dist". This contains the deployed portlet to be deployed to a framework. Now my problem is, Mac OS recognizes workspace.dist as TextMate extension (a text editor). For the mean time, I had to "Show Package Content" thru context menu to open this file.
So my question is if there a way to associate .dist extension as Finder?
Thank you!
A: *
*Quit TextMate and open /Applications/TextMate.app/Contents/Info.plist in a text editor.
*Remove the highlighted content from line 531 per the screenshot below:
*Log out and back in.
| Q: How to Open .dist extension as folder on Mac OS X? I'am currently developing Java application with Eclipse IDE and having this folder named "workspace.dist". This contains the deployed portlet to be deployed to a framework. Now my problem is, Mac OS recognizes workspace.dist as TextMate extension (a text editor). For the mean time, I had to "Show Package Content" thru context menu to open this file.
So my question is if there a way to associate .dist extension as Finder?
Thank you!
A: *
*Quit TextMate and open /Applications/TextMate.app/Contents/Info.plist in a text editor.
*Remove the highlighted content from line 531 per the screenshot below:
*Log out and back in.
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26a8c0196939ef250311df9671faa3679713887f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I get OSX Mavericks to notice a DNS change in `/etc/hosts`? A common way to "block" a website (eg, to eliminate it as a distraction) is to edit /etc/hosts and point the domain to the loopback address. Eg:
# Stop goofing off
127.0.0.1 youtube.com
On Mavericks, I find that changes like this are seemingly ignored by the OS; after editing the file (with sudo) and saving, the site that should be blocked still loads.
I've tried resetting my DNS cache as follows:
dscacheutil -flushcache
sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder
But the site still loads.
How can I get OSX Mavericks to notice a change to /etc/hosts?
A: Delete your browsers cache and add 127.0.0.1 www.youtube.com to your host file.
youtube.com resolves to www.youtube.com. Your browser is caching that information and redirects you to the www-page.
| Q: How can I get OSX Mavericks to notice a DNS change in `/etc/hosts`? A common way to "block" a website (eg, to eliminate it as a distraction) is to edit /etc/hosts and point the domain to the loopback address. Eg:
# Stop goofing off
127.0.0.1 youtube.com
On Mavericks, I find that changes like this are seemingly ignored by the OS; after editing the file (with sudo) and saving, the site that should be blocked still loads.
I've tried resetting my DNS cache as follows:
dscacheutil -flushcache
sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder
But the site still loads.
How can I get OSX Mavericks to notice a change to /etc/hosts?
A: Delete your browsers cache and add 127.0.0.1 www.youtube.com to your host file.
youtube.com resolves to www.youtube.com. Your browser is caching that information and redirects you to the www-page.
A: According to the the hosts(5) manual page, the /etc/hosts file is used by mDNSResponder. Your attempts are correctly flushing the computer wide cache but you also need to flush the browser's private cache.
After each edit of /etc/hosts reset the mDNSResponder cache using this Apple technical note, OS X: How to reset the DNS cache:
sudo dscacheutil -flushcache
After doing this, reset your browser caches:
*
*Safari: use the menu item Safari > Reset Safari.
*Chrome: use the menu item Chrome > Clear Browsing Data.
A: In OS X 10.9 Mavericks, there are problems with trying to list multiple hostnames on the same line of /etc/hosts. I tried all of the other DNS-related tips in this post and the related post to no avail, until I stumbled on the "problems" link above.
I used to have something like this:
127.0.0.1 localhost host1 host2 host3 ...
but I found that resolution of those hosts would either take forever or not work at all. Trying to access the sites via browsers would be generally OK (although sometimes very slow to resolve), but trying to ping from the command line would not work.
Changing it to the following format made everything work fine for me, and things now work great with ping, in the browser, and everywhere else:
127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.0.1 host1
127.0.0.1 host2
127.0.0.1 host3
More details.
A: On top of Graham's answer, try chrome://net-internals/#dns (for Google Chrome) to see what is cached. Then click Clear Host Cache to wipe it all out.
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4f99785b7ddfe19fcd1194f135e8eb605abf35d3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why is the iPhone label available on some contacts but not others on my iPhone 5S? I have an iPhone 5S running iOS 7.0.4. I want to designate some of my contacts as having an iPhone with the iPhone label vs the generic mobile label. I have edited some contacts and have changed their cell phone number to reflect the iPhone label. However, some contacts the iPhone label is simply not present, nor is the custom option. I can not determine why this behavior is manifesting.
A: If they are stored locally instead of on iCloud they will not sync.
If you can place them in iCloud they will sync correctly.
Uncheck all accounts to find the wrongly placed contacts, happy hunting! (:
| Q: Why is the iPhone label available on some contacts but not others on my iPhone 5S? I have an iPhone 5S running iOS 7.0.4. I want to designate some of my contacts as having an iPhone with the iPhone label vs the generic mobile label. I have edited some contacts and have changed their cell phone number to reflect the iPhone label. However, some contacts the iPhone label is simply not present, nor is the custom option. I can not determine why this behavior is manifesting.
A: If they are stored locally instead of on iCloud they will not sync.
If you can place them in iCloud they will sync correctly.
Uncheck all accounts to find the wrongly placed contacts, happy hunting! (:
A: In iPhone Version 10.3.2, all I have to do, to get the custom labels is go to Settings, Contacts, Default Account and select "On My iPhone" and then I can add Custom Phone Labels.
A: I had the same problem thanks to the Apple tech guys at the Apple store it is solved,
Go to settings
Click on Contacts
Set default account as iCloud, done
A: The custom lable is missing from all contact just because of account save in your iphone like outlook,gmail etc. To solve this problem.
Follw the following steps.
1) Go to settings
2) Tab on mail,account,calendars
3) Than tap on your account like outlook and turn off contact label from all account
| apple | {
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f569b856ec2e958b462009783467fd67aa72b74c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I make my macbook pro liquid proof? As I hang around those who are toilet training, and people who really dislike macs, I'm wondering if there is any way to make my macbook pro urine proof?
Update
What about adding a waterproof case, if any exist? I'd like to be able to use it at the same time if possible.
A: I think you are going about this the wrong way. You are looking defensively when you should be on offense.
Consider getting something like a privacy shield to place around the urinator:
Another alternative might be to simply bring physical pain into the mix. Wounding the urinator that sprays wildly towards you and the Macbook might make the urinator realize that control is important.
Again, think offense...not defense.
| Q: How can I make my macbook pro liquid proof? As I hang around those who are toilet training, and people who really dislike macs, I'm wondering if there is any way to make my macbook pro urine proof?
Update
What about adding a waterproof case, if any exist? I'd like to be able to use it at the same time if possible.
A: I think you are going about this the wrong way. You are looking defensively when you should be on offense.
Consider getting something like a privacy shield to place around the urinator:
Another alternative might be to simply bring physical pain into the mix. Wounding the urinator that sprays wildly towards you and the Macbook might make the urinator realize that control is important.
Again, think offense...not defense.
A: No, Apple do not sell any MacBooks that are liquid-proof.
You can buy various waterproof bags, even ones that are specifically designed for laptops such as the Aqua Quest waterproof sleeve:
…however you can't use your MacBook at the same time though!
A: The guy near the end of this video shows how he waterproofed his iPhone. I imagine applying this method to the major components of the MBP will go a long way to ensuring "liquid" won't destroy anything.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZrjXSsfxMQ
And for disassemnly, iFixit can help you there.
http://www.ifixit.com/Device/MacBook_Pro
So, disassemble your Macbook Pro, waterproof the components, especially the motherboard. I doubt you'll be able to submerge it afterwards, but it'll resist spills.
Also, I haven't actually done this or anything, so, you know, no lawyers.
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b529d29b561a68f74bb536c664dae7e7ee0566b8 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: set default browser (all users) from CL? Is it possible to set the default web browser for the computer (i.e. for all users) from the command line?
If I understand correctly, individual users' browser preferences are stored in ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.LaunchServices.plist; is there a way of directly setting the default browser system-wide, or do I need to find a way of altering this .plist for everyone?
(Thanks in advance, any help would be appreciated!)
| Q: set default browser (all users) from CL? Is it possible to set the default web browser for the computer (i.e. for all users) from the command line?
If I understand correctly, individual users' browser preferences are stored in ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.LaunchServices.plist; is there a way of directly setting the default browser system-wide, or do I need to find a way of altering this .plist for everyone?
(Thanks in advance, any help would be appreciated!)
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"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/121490"
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dcc6fe09bd431835c2f1a75b9c2c08667933a440 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Equivalents for genisoimage and qemu-img on Ubuntu How do I achieve the same result on OS X 10.9 as I do on Ubuntu with commands:
$ genisoimage -output init.iso -volid cidata -joliet -rock user-data meta-data
and
$ qemu-img convert -O raw disk.img disk.img.raw
A: You can use mkisofs instead of genisoimage - they are almost identical (mkisofs is actually newer and better maintained, while genisoimage is debian's old fork of it).
It comes with cdrtools, which you can install from brew:
brew install cdrtools
| Q: Equivalents for genisoimage and qemu-img on Ubuntu How do I achieve the same result on OS X 10.9 as I do on Ubuntu with commands:
$ genisoimage -output init.iso -volid cidata -joliet -rock user-data meta-data
and
$ qemu-img convert -O raw disk.img disk.img.raw
A: You can use mkisofs instead of genisoimage - they are almost identical (mkisofs is actually newer and better maintained, while genisoimage is debian's old fork of it).
It comes with cdrtools, which you can install from brew:
brew install cdrtools
A: $ hdiutil makehybrid -o init.iso -hfs -joliet -iso -default-volume-name cidata config/
Where config/ contains meta-data and user-data.
$ brew install gemu
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053a1e7ac0be07fc6d6cfb330f57fe3ab72f5cdd | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Reverse Magic Trackpad (turn 180°) Prior to Mavericks, one could reverse the direction of a Magic Trackpad, using the following defaults commands, and magic five-finger gesture to reorient.
defaults write com.apple.trackpad.orientation TrackpadOrientationMode 1
sudo defaults write com.apple.MultitouchSupport ForceAutoOrientation YES
You can find more information here and here. Unfortunately, this doesn't appear to work in Mavericks. Does anybody know a modern incantation to bring back the old magic?
NOTE: this is not the same as reversing the scroll direction. It completely reverses all input and gestures on trackpad.
UPDATE: I got it to work. Ray Shan's "reboot the trackpad" might be part of the magic. Also, five fingers + hard click seems to be crucial to activate.
A: sudo defaults write com.apple.MultitouchSupport ForceAutoOrientation YES did the trick for me on 10.9.5 (required a reboot). I haven't tried defaults write com.apple.trackpad.orientation TrackpadOrientationMode 1. Possibly the two methods are interacting strangely with each other?
| Q: Reverse Magic Trackpad (turn 180°) Prior to Mavericks, one could reverse the direction of a Magic Trackpad, using the following defaults commands, and magic five-finger gesture to reorient.
defaults write com.apple.trackpad.orientation TrackpadOrientationMode 1
sudo defaults write com.apple.MultitouchSupport ForceAutoOrientation YES
You can find more information here and here. Unfortunately, this doesn't appear to work in Mavericks. Does anybody know a modern incantation to bring back the old magic?
NOTE: this is not the same as reversing the scroll direction. It completely reverses all input and gestures on trackpad.
UPDATE: I got it to work. Ray Shan's "reboot the trackpad" might be part of the magic. Also, five fingers + hard click seems to be crucial to activate.
A: sudo defaults write com.apple.MultitouchSupport ForceAutoOrientation YES did the trick for me on 10.9.5 (required a reboot). I haven't tried defaults write com.apple.trackpad.orientation TrackpadOrientationMode 1. Possibly the two methods are interacting strangely with each other?
A: This appears not to work anymore on MacOS 10.12 (Sierra). Corroboration from Apple discussion forum, here: https://discussions.apple.com/message/30704137#message30704137
A: I just tried exactly same code, and it works for me in 10.9.3.
You can try reboot your Mac, naturally place your five fingers on trackpad. It should recognise right away. If you turn it around and place your 5 fingers again, it will turn again with it.
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0ee68c6df163c553aa3e42bb0abf6e6eeca8ccb6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: After sleep, my iMac is very slow to respond for a 45seconds+ When my iMac enters sleep, and then I wake it up -- either shortly after, or the next day, while it responds to the wake request quickly, it's basically unresponsive for 45 seconds+ after.
Specifically:
*
*Opening a new window for safari (which was still running on sleep) takes forever
*scrolling in mail will show blank space
*bringing up Alfred can take a while
Things to note:
*
*Late 2010 i7 iMac w/ 1TB disk & 8gb
*Mavericks w/ all updates applied
*HD is audibly being hit aggressively
Is this a known issue, and if not, can I run some tools to tell me who is accessing the hard disk.
At this point, I'm considering a new computer, but it seems odd that a i7 w/ 8gb is becoming pretty useless for light email & browsing. :)
A: Leave the Activity Monitor open and visible so that when you wake, you'll be able to see the memory/cpu hogs.
| Q: After sleep, my iMac is very slow to respond for a 45seconds+ When my iMac enters sleep, and then I wake it up -- either shortly after, or the next day, while it responds to the wake request quickly, it's basically unresponsive for 45 seconds+ after.
Specifically:
*
*Opening a new window for safari (which was still running on sleep) takes forever
*scrolling in mail will show blank space
*bringing up Alfred can take a while
Things to note:
*
*Late 2010 i7 iMac w/ 1TB disk & 8gb
*Mavericks w/ all updates applied
*HD is audibly being hit aggressively
Is this a known issue, and if not, can I run some tools to tell me who is accessing the hard disk.
At this point, I'm considering a new computer, but it seems odd that a i7 w/ 8gb is becoming pretty useless for light email & browsing. :)
A: Leave the Activity Monitor open and visible so that when you wake, you'll be able to see the memory/cpu hogs.
A: Mavericks updated the Spotlight indexer, and many others have noticed this behavior. The Mavericks update has taken its toll on older hardware, and the reason tends to be that many of the updated features are really optimized for more powerful and energy efficient hardware.
If you open activity monitor, you will likely see kernel_task and mds running high. This is due to these "improvements" in the spotlight indexer.
I have a 2011 MBP with a Core i7. My wife has a 2010 MBP with a Core 2 Duo.
I didn't want to spend the money on a SSD for both of them, so I compromised and put a Seagate Momentous Hybrid Drive. It behaves much like a SSD at a much lower cost. Very affordable upgrade that will breathe new life into your Mac.
I use my Mac for Java development and performance and quick wake from sleep are very important. The performance improvement was enough that the only compelling reason I can find to upgrade to a new one would be to gain the extra real estate of the Retina display.
My advice would be to check the Activity Monitor and look into upgrading the hard drive. If you don't want to spend $300+ on a full SSD you will certainly benefit from a Hybrid Drive like the Seagate Momentus. 1TB can be picked up for around $100.
A: How bout turning off spotlight? I guess that would make searches take longer but Mavericks is like pulling teeth the way it puts drives to sleep and you have to wait for it to be happy before it shows any directory structure etc. The concept of replacing perfectly good hardware that worked perfectly before the update seems a bit unreasonable. There must be a way to speed up work flow givene these "improvements" ;)
A: Try verifying the volume using Disk Utility.
If that shows no errors, try creating a new user to see if the new user has the same issue.
If it does, check RAM and HDD (there are a lot of Tools, i personally like Micromat TechTool).
If that shows no errors, try reinstalling OS X and try a external volume. If the error on external volumes does not persist, some software is at fault.
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63aa238dfa815b16b75210cb6d2ccdaf556265b1 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: No Camera in Skype I have Retina MBP with 10.9.1 installed Mac OS X.
I have Skype 6.12.
I'm not using video camera everyday ;) but I'm using Skype every day, and someday when I need it in Skype I saw that it was not detected, so I can't use it. From that point I've started to monitor that situation. And I've found that every time after while the camera is gone...
At the moment the solution is an OS X restart, but I don't like that solution.
Is there any other solution, or any possibility to get know why the system is losing access to the camera.
By the way, when the camera is lost, it is also not available in any other software like: Viber, Photo Booth, Facetime etc...
A: This command from shell:
sudo killall VDCAssistant
restores the camera for me every time.
| Q: No Camera in Skype I have Retina MBP with 10.9.1 installed Mac OS X.
I have Skype 6.12.
I'm not using video camera everyday ;) but I'm using Skype every day, and someday when I need it in Skype I saw that it was not detected, so I can't use it. From that point I've started to monitor that situation. And I've found that every time after while the camera is gone...
At the moment the solution is an OS X restart, but I don't like that solution.
Is there any other solution, or any possibility to get know why the system is losing access to the camera.
By the way, when the camera is lost, it is also not available in any other software like: Viber, Photo Booth, Facetime etc...
A: This command from shell:
sudo killall VDCAssistant
restores the camera for me every time.
A: Based on your description it is not Skype doing it, since all other video programs do not see your build in camera as well.
You might be a good candidate for this fix from Apple.
Resetting computer to fix it, indicates you do have the problem described in the article.
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9e5722d48efd6bce34ead5a93fa8a94eed0d1b6b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Timemachine backups on encrypted volume: What does 'decrypting' message mean? I backup files on an encrypted volume with Timemachine (external disk, USB). The backup itself is not additionally encrypted.
I noticed little message infos in the GUI window about "decrypting the backup-volume" sometimes, e.g. when I exclude some files from the backup.
What does that mean? I thought the encryption during file copy process in both directions is handled transparently? Is there any moment where something is not encrypted on the volume?
| Q: Timemachine backups on encrypted volume: What does 'decrypting' message mean? I backup files on an encrypted volume with Timemachine (external disk, USB). The backup itself is not additionally encrypted.
I noticed little message infos in the GUI window about "decrypting the backup-volume" sometimes, e.g. when I exclude some files from the backup.
What does that mean? I thought the encryption during file copy process in both directions is handled transparently? Is there any moment where something is not encrypted on the volume?
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"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/121560"
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7b77abf624dfede6573bc814d1a0bebf63a74f1a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a tool to save a snapshot terminal session for later recovery, like a virtual machine? I work on multiple projects with multiple type of servers required, and when I switch project I shut down any of the applications and start the ones I need at that moment from the terminal.
I considered using a VM to switch project, but I was wondering if there was a way to save my terminal session (a snaphshot) for later use.
A: Have you tried using screen ?
With screen you can disconnect from the terminal and then reconnect to it later.
| Q: Is there a tool to save a snapshot terminal session for later recovery, like a virtual machine? I work on multiple projects with multiple type of servers required, and when I switch project I shut down any of the applications and start the ones I need at that moment from the terminal.
I considered using a VM to switch project, but I was wondering if there was a way to save my terminal session (a snaphshot) for later use.
A: Have you tried using screen ?
With screen you can disconnect from the terminal and then reconnect to it later.
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cfd4a22196b77c423de276d97a35914fda9aa1b7 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I remove crashplan from my Mac I recently tried out CrashPlan on my Macbook, but I decided not to go through with that. However, now that I'm not going to be using CrashPlan after all, I can't figure out how to remove their app from my Mac.
I've tried simply opening up Finder and moving it to Trash but I get the following error when I try that:
I've also tried deleting it from the command-line using rm -rf CrashPlan.app; even when I run this as root, I still get:
rm: CrashPlan.app/Contents: Operation not permitted
rm: CrashPlan.app: Operation not permitted
I also tried doing this with the GNU version of rm, but I still get an error:
grm: cannot remove ‘CrashPlan.app/Contents’: Operation not permitted
I ran, get info on the CrashPlan app in Finder, and I noticed this:
However, when I uncheck the locked field and then try to move it to Trash, I still get the same error that I got the first time.
Any ideas?
A: Um. I just went to the folder Library/Applicationsupport/CrashPlan and clicked on the uninstaller icon. It uninstalled and it is gone now.
| Q: How do I remove crashplan from my Mac I recently tried out CrashPlan on my Macbook, but I decided not to go through with that. However, now that I'm not going to be using CrashPlan after all, I can't figure out how to remove their app from my Mac.
I've tried simply opening up Finder and moving it to Trash but I get the following error when I try that:
I've also tried deleting it from the command-line using rm -rf CrashPlan.app; even when I run this as root, I still get:
rm: CrashPlan.app/Contents: Operation not permitted
rm: CrashPlan.app: Operation not permitted
I also tried doing this with the GNU version of rm, but I still get an error:
grm: cannot remove ‘CrashPlan.app/Contents’: Operation not permitted
I ran, get info on the CrashPlan app in Finder, and I noticed this:
However, when I uncheck the locked field and then try to move it to Trash, I still get the same error that I got the first time.
Any ideas?
A: Um. I just went to the folder Library/Applicationsupport/CrashPlan and clicked on the uninstaller icon. It uninstalled and it is gone now.
A: CrashPlan app contains an uninstaller built in. You can access the Uninstaller app by following the steps below :
*
*Go to Applications
*Control Click on CrashPlan App & choose Show Package Contents
*Go to Contents Folder
*Locate Uninstall app & double click to run it
*Authenticate using Administrator password & wait for it to complete
This whole process should be over it a minute or two.
A: A much easier solution is to simply run the included uninstaller on the disk image.
A: I had the same problem. Fastest solution and worked on both computers was:
(a) Go to http://www.code42.com/store/
(b) Download free version of CrashPlan
(c) After clicking to install the pop-up with the application symbol (that you drop into your Applications folder) also has a small trashcan in the bottom right corner.
(d) After installation complete click the uninstall trashcan.
(e) All old and new crashplan files get removed instantly.
A: *
*Open the Finder.
*Press Command Shift G
*A dialog box appears: Go to the folder.
*Paste this text into the dialog box:
Installed for everyone: /Library/Application Support/CrashPlan/Uninstall.app
Installed per user: ~/Library/Application Support/CrashPlan/Uninstall.app
*Click Go.
*Double-click Uninstall.
*Follow the prompts to complete the uninstall process.
*Remove the following directory from your system:
Installed for everyone: /Library/Application Support/CrashPlan
Installed per user: ~/Library/Application Support/CrashPlan
A: I used this and it worked for me:
cd /Applications/CrashPlan.app/Contents/.Uninstall.app/Contents/Resources
sudo chmod u+x uninstall.sh
sudo ./uninstall.sh
A: Since Crashplan runs with elevated / non-standard permissions for an ordinary app, you will want to:
*
*Reinstall the same or newer version of the software to correct whatever changes non-standard or half-removed. (Free download from http://www.code42.com/store/)
*Run the uninstaller that is inside the package contents of the app. (Documented https://support.code42.com/CrashPlan/Latest/Getting_Started/Uninstalling_The_CrashPlan_App)
*Optionally delete these two folders if they exist:
*
*~/Library/Application Support/CrashPlan
*/Library/Application Support/CrashPlan
A: I had this same exact problem and no amount of "uninstalling" would get this pesky application file to DELETE. I even connected this Mac in Thunderbolt Target Mode to another Mac and tried to delete it that way. No go. I was at my wit's end, almost ready for a complete system backup, wipe and re-install.
Fortunately before getting that far, I was able to fix it by removing the "system immutable flag" via Terminal.app, using the "chflags noschg" command.
In the terminal:
cd ~/.Trash/
chflags -R noschg *
rm -fR * # or empty via Finder
A: There are other reasons for wanting to delete a specific CrashPlan.app
I am in this camp. I have a backup copy of CrashPlan.app this is created by backup software and sometimes I need to delete the backup file and I get into the probem space of the question.
In this case, I am not deleting the primary CrashPlan.app and thus all the advice about uninstall does not apply.
Here is what I had to do:
# Change directory to the particular trashed or non-trash resident CrashPlan.app
cd /Volumes/Mavericks_NonSSD/_CCC SafetyNet/2015-08-05/Applications/CrashPlan.app/
sudo chflags -R noschg *
sudo rm -r Contents/
cd ..
sudo rm -fR CrashPlan.app/
ls -lsaG
All is good now for me....
I actually had to remove the CrashPlan.app from the trashcan and put it back where I deleted it from to get this to work, but it should not be necessary.
A: On OSX the root user is disabled for security reasons. sudo might work, but if not, you can try the following. You need to login as administrator user. On my system, the default user (rxt) is not admin. So I need to do su adminuser, after which the adminuser password is needed. This makes you administrator, but not root. Now you can become root by using sudo -i. In some situations this is different from using sudo plus rm or some other command. If you need more rights, become root by using sudo -i!
A: I couldn't trash Crashplan, either. And when I did option/click, revealing the Package Contents, the uninstaller wouldn't work.
What worked for me was redownloading & reinstalling Crashplan. Then I did the option/click thing, ran the new uninstaller, and this seems to have completely removed Crashplan, including the pre-existing app that I couldn't get to move to the Trash.
A: I couldn't remove Crashplan also, tried delete, show contents and run uninstaller no success. Downloaded the app again and you get a new uninstall option. This worked a treat.
A: In terminal copy
sudo rm -R /Applications/CrashPlan.app
enter password, done.
You will still see the app icon but all process are stopped for good; for what I can see.
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07e82c55f6f4d00bce8a3b20888d1e05e42d4782 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to download a webpage's all images at once? For example, I love military decorations, and here's Wikipedia's Service Ribbon, how can I download all the ribbon images at once instead of clicking them one by one and then select "Save image as"?
A: Using wget:
wget http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service_Ribbon -p -A .jpg,.jpeg,.png -H -nd
-p (--page-requisites) downloads resources like images and stylesheets even when you don't use -r. -A specifies suffixes or glob-style patterns to accept. -H (--span-hosts) follows links to other domains like upload.wikimedia.org. -nd (--no-directories) downloads all files to the current directory without creating subdirectories.
You can install wget with brew install wget after installing Homebrew.
You might also just use curl:
curl example.tumblr.com | grep -o 'src="[^"]*.jpg"' | cut -d\" -f2 |
while read l; do curl "$l" -o "${l##*/}"; done
Downloading images from Tumblr or Blogspot:
api="http://api.tumblr.com/v2/blog/example.tumblr.com/posts?type=photo&api_key=get from tumblr.com/api"
seq 0 20 $(curl -s $api | jq .response.total_posts) |
while read n; do
curl -s "$api&offset=$n" |
jq -r '.response.posts[].photos[].original_size.url'
done | awk '!a[$0]++' | parallel wget -q
curl -L 'http://someblog.blogspot.com/atom.xml?max-results=499' |
grep -io 'href="http://[^&]*.jpg' |
cut -d\; -f2 |
awk '!a[$0]++' |
parallel wget -q
| Q: How to download a webpage's all images at once? For example, I love military decorations, and here's Wikipedia's Service Ribbon, how can I download all the ribbon images at once instead of clicking them one by one and then select "Save image as"?
A: Using wget:
wget http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service_Ribbon -p -A .jpg,.jpeg,.png -H -nd
-p (--page-requisites) downloads resources like images and stylesheets even when you don't use -r. -A specifies suffixes or glob-style patterns to accept. -H (--span-hosts) follows links to other domains like upload.wikimedia.org. -nd (--no-directories) downloads all files to the current directory without creating subdirectories.
You can install wget with brew install wget after installing Homebrew.
You might also just use curl:
curl example.tumblr.com | grep -o 'src="[^"]*.jpg"' | cut -d\" -f2 |
while read l; do curl "$l" -o "${l##*/}"; done
Downloading images from Tumblr or Blogspot:
api="http://api.tumblr.com/v2/blog/example.tumblr.com/posts?type=photo&api_key=get from tumblr.com/api"
seq 0 20 $(curl -s $api | jq .response.total_posts) |
while read n; do
curl -s "$api&offset=$n" |
jq -r '.response.posts[].photos[].original_size.url'
done | awk '!a[$0]++' | parallel wget -q
curl -L 'http://someblog.blogspot.com/atom.xml?max-results=499' |
grep -io 'href="http://[^&]*.jpg' |
cut -d\; -f2 |
awk '!a[$0]++' |
parallel wget -q
A: Using Firefox (tested with v. 61), without additional software:
*
*Find the media tab of the Page Info window. This can be found through one of the following manners:
*
*Context menu > View Page Info > Media
*Context menu for image > View Image Info
*Select all image addresses.
*Click Save As... and select the folder to download all images to.
A: Automator
Use OS X's Automator.app to find, extract, and save the images from your current web page. The combination of Actions needed are:
*
*Get Current Webpage from Safari
*Get Contents of Webpages
*Save Images From Web Content
To learn more about using Automator, see Apple's Mac Basics: Automator.
Terminal
An alternative approach is to use curl through the command line, What's the fastest and easiest way to download all the images from a website.
A: You can use Firefox and Flashgot, which is an extension which does pretty much exactly what you are looking for.
You can find Flashgot on the official Mozilla addons website here
Flashgot uses a download manager of your choice, either the one integrated in Firefox, curl, wget, or others. Personally I like DownThemAll!.
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2101c180519868fe0835cd1a1961bc01c04c2b2b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Verification required when attempting to purchase free app When I'm trying to install a free app on my iPod, it'll say:
Verification Required
Before you can make purchases, you must tap continue to verify your payment info.
Why do I see this when it's free?
The "None" option is not available.
A: You need to select that you don't want a payment option on your account.
*
*Open the Settings app → scroll down to and tap on iTunes & App Stores.
*Tap View Apple ID → Payment Information.
*Select None as the payment type.
| Q: Verification required when attempting to purchase free app When I'm trying to install a free app on my iPod, it'll say:
Verification Required
Before you can make purchases, you must tap continue to verify your payment info.
Why do I see this when it's free?
The "None" option is not available.
A: You need to select that you don't want a payment option on your account.
*
*Open the Settings app → scroll down to and tap on iTunes & App Stores.
*Tap View Apple ID → Payment Information.
*Select None as the payment type.
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6dc362c4df2a7dbe0004db3beea43f5cd8d6f400 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: `rm` and Mac OS X's Versions feature I assume that deleting a file via Finder also deletes any previous versions in /.DocumentRevisions-V100 that are attached to that file.
But what's happening if a file is deleted in Terminal with the rm command? Are previous versions left behind or do they actually get deleted, too?
A: rm just deletes the file(s) specified on the command line. So if you need to delete additonal files from /.DocumentRevisions-V100 you need to delete them explicitely as well.
| Q: `rm` and Mac OS X's Versions feature I assume that deleting a file via Finder also deletes any previous versions in /.DocumentRevisions-V100 that are attached to that file.
But what's happening if a file is deleted in Terminal with the rm command? Are previous versions left behind or do they actually get deleted, too?
A: rm just deletes the file(s) specified on the command line. So if you need to delete additonal files from /.DocumentRevisions-V100 you need to delete them explicitely as well.
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00207652b4476985b11654efe286a96a2ccc0aa2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What is the double exclamation mark mean beside clip in mail.app
I have received a mail, which has a double exclamation mark beside the attachment file clip, what did it mean?
A: It means the email was marked as very important or urgent by the original sender.
| Q: What is the double exclamation mark mean beside clip in mail.app
I have received a mail, which has a double exclamation mark beside the attachment file clip, what did it mean?
A: It means the email was marked as very important or urgent by the original sender.
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0c7c889bbaf67693cbab3a323015b924bf09fbe0 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What is the VPN icon in the menu bar? I have long wondered what the significance of the VPN icon in the menu bar is:
Anyone know?
Edit:
I think people are misunderstanding my question. It is the icon for the built-in OSX VPN. I use it regularly. My question is what the icon itself represents. A padlock? A tunnel? A spaceship?
A: There's a few people think it's an RSA SecurID tag:
*
*Tribe
*MacTalk
Don't know if I buy it though.
| Q: What is the VPN icon in the menu bar? I have long wondered what the significance of the VPN icon in the menu bar is:
Anyone know?
Edit:
I think people are misunderstanding my question. It is the icon for the built-in OSX VPN. I use it regularly. My question is what the icon itself represents. A padlock? A tunnel? A spaceship?
A: There's a few people think it's an RSA SecurID tag:
*
*Tribe
*MacTalk
Don't know if I buy it though.
A: It is what it says it is - a VPN (virtual private network) indicator. I use it every day to connect to the office. The VPN gives me a secure, encrypted tunnel through a potentially insecure public network (like a cafe or airport).
That indicator changes when you're connected, and optionally you see how long you've been connected alongside it.
This is only for Apple's built-in VPN; there are others like Cisco AnyConnect, that use different encryption protocols; those don't use that icon. You must have a VPN set up on your computer for that to appear (SystemPreferences->Network, in the left hand column)
A: If you have zoom turned on and zoom in real tight on that icon, it does -in a vague sort of way-, look like one of those RSA SecureID tokens that some companies pass out
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314b9434a078b069198d6929f698792bfbab9b0a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Which Mac for Web development + iOS development I'm a Windows user, but I'm looking to get a portable Mac for web development and iOS development.
I will be running sublime 3, Xcode and probably Nginx or XAMPP as my server. Would the 11-inch MacBook Air be a suitable machine? If not, what would be the minimum spec machine.
A: The 11-inch MacBook Air would more than suit your needs as far as specs go.
But, the screen size makes it hard for developers who are used to multiple monitors or windows side-by-side.
On my 11-inch Air, I normally use apps in full-screen mode and use gestures to switch between them quickly, but I sacrifice being able to have side-by-side applications.
You might consider an 11-inch Air with an alternate monitor (or more than one) for when you can sit at a desk and get serious.
| Q: Which Mac for Web development + iOS development I'm a Windows user, but I'm looking to get a portable Mac for web development and iOS development.
I will be running sublime 3, Xcode and probably Nginx or XAMPP as my server. Would the 11-inch MacBook Air be a suitable machine? If not, what would be the minimum spec machine.
A: The 11-inch MacBook Air would more than suit your needs as far as specs go.
But, the screen size makes it hard for developers who are used to multiple monitors or windows side-by-side.
On my 11-inch Air, I normally use apps in full-screen mode and use gestures to switch between them quickly, but I sacrifice being able to have side-by-side applications.
You might consider an 11-inch Air with an alternate monitor (or more than one) for when you can sit at a desk and get serious.
A: I can warmly recommend you the Apple MacBook Air MD711LL/B
Sure it has its price, but it's definitely worth it IMO.
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cd725813c706fe510a6f9edee1232b9d1c78b4e0 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to choose which FaceTime number to call I have a friend with two iPhones, two different numbers. When I call her with FaceTime audio, only phone A rings. How can I call phone B? The phones have two separate Apple ID addresses, but they are both set to receive Facetime calls on their 10 digit phone numbers. I have both numbers listed in my contacts as 'Home' and 'Work' for the same person.
A: I'm not sure there is a standard way. It certainly isn't easy to find by using the Contacts or the Facetime app. But, it can be done:
*
*Send a text message to the specific number you want to Facetime
call.
*Open the conversation thread.
*Click "Contact" in the top right.
*Click the symbol for calling.
*Choose "FaceTime Audio".
| Q: How to choose which FaceTime number to call I have a friend with two iPhones, two different numbers. When I call her with FaceTime audio, only phone A rings. How can I call phone B? The phones have two separate Apple ID addresses, but they are both set to receive Facetime calls on their 10 digit phone numbers. I have both numbers listed in my contacts as 'Home' and 'Work' for the same person.
A: I'm not sure there is a standard way. It certainly isn't easy to find by using the Contacts or the Facetime app. But, it can be done:
*
*Send a text message to the specific number you want to Facetime
call.
*Open the conversation thread.
*Click "Contact" in the top right.
*Click the symbol for calling.
*Choose "FaceTime Audio".
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e7362636d9e4273af9e4ff546f7879b55cc958b2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: how to configure Surfraw on OSX? Has anyone had success configuring Surfraw on OSX? How do I get a working configuration for OSX? http://www.surfraw.org/
A: Once you've installed it (I used Macports) your ~/.surfraw.conf file should look like this, at a minimum:
SURFRAW_graphical=yes
SURFRAW_graphical_browser=open
The open command opens the default GUI application for whatever it's passed. In this case it's passed a http:// URL so it opens it in the default browser.
| Q: how to configure Surfraw on OSX? Has anyone had success configuring Surfraw on OSX? How do I get a working configuration for OSX? http://www.surfraw.org/
A: Once you've installed it (I used Macports) your ~/.surfraw.conf file should look like this, at a minimum:
SURFRAW_graphical=yes
SURFRAW_graphical_browser=open
The open command opens the default GUI application for whatever it's passed. In this case it's passed a http:// URL so it opens it in the default browser.
A: Surfraw 2.2.8 can be installed using either Homebrew or Macports.
Here's how to install via Homebrew. These commands should be typed within the terminal application:
Install Homebrew
ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/go/install)"
Install Surfraw
brew install surfraw
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52c1ba850bcaa4d37c82ddb87e55aa0fa2bea6ad | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Viewing Medical imaging on Mac OS X ? I am looking for a Software on Mac OS X Snow Leopard capable of viewing DICOM files. DICOM stands for Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine.
I found IrfanView on Windows with DICOM PLugin but on MAC I can't found anything.
A: Try OsiriX: http://www.osirix-viewer.com
The viewer is free and I used it myself to inspect x ray images.
| Q: Viewing Medical imaging on Mac OS X ? I am looking for a Software on Mac OS X Snow Leopard capable of viewing DICOM files. DICOM stands for Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine.
I found IrfanView on Windows with DICOM PLugin but on MAC I can't found anything.
A: Try OsiriX: http://www.osirix-viewer.com
The viewer is free and I used it myself to inspect x ray images.
A: I found MIPAV Medical Image Processing, Analysis, and Visualization application http://mipav.cit.nih.gov/
it is in java, multi-plateforme.
A: Another option is to use a web-based DICOM solution. A famous one is the Orthanc, that I completely recommend. We are using the Orthanc on our BreastScreening project, a project that joins contributions from both MIMBCD-UI and MIDA projects.
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e572d62e30d56658b42c5067fff578e8ef4e963e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Deleting an Entire Line Moving Forward Shortcut I'd simply like to know how to delete an entire line moving forward opposite of deleting an entire line backwards (cmd + delete). I know to delete individual characters moving forwards is fn + delete but what about the deleting the entire line itself?
A: You can use Control ⌃-K to do this. This is one of the many key bindings that OS X borrows from emacs by default. Others include Control ⌃-A to go to the beginning of a line, Control ⌃-E to go to the end of a line, and Control ⌃-D as an alternate forward-delete.
| Q: Deleting an Entire Line Moving Forward Shortcut I'd simply like to know how to delete an entire line moving forward opposite of deleting an entire line backwards (cmd + delete). I know to delete individual characters moving forwards is fn + delete but what about the deleting the entire line itself?
A: You can use Control ⌃-K to do this. This is one of the many key bindings that OS X borrows from emacs by default. Others include Control ⌃-A to go to the beginning of a line, Control ⌃-E to go to the end of a line, and Control ⌃-D as an alternate forward-delete.
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679b940053c05f2099922ae306bd3dbec4b9cdee | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I find my iPhone if it's lost and turned off? My iPhone lost when I was skiing. I think its in the snow and nobody can find it. I'm sure that my iPhone has about 40% charge but it turned off because of the freezing.
Is there any way to find my iPhone with any apps when its off?
A: With the phone off there is no way to locate it from remote. And to be honest, a few days embedded in snow will not only kill the remaining charge in the phone but also the electronics itself (water will slowly get in).
| Q: Can I find my iPhone if it's lost and turned off? My iPhone lost when I was skiing. I think its in the snow and nobody can find it. I'm sure that my iPhone has about 40% charge but it turned off because of the freezing.
Is there any way to find my iPhone with any apps when its off?
A: With the phone off there is no way to locate it from remote. And to be honest, a few days embedded in snow will not only kill the remaining charge in the phone but also the electronics itself (water will slowly get in).
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0453d879b1685929542e2b5176a0ad56cd69c779 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why can't I choose to set up Internet Sharing to computers using AirPort? I'm using OSX 10.9. I'm trying to set up Internet Sharing to connect my Android to my Mac directly over Wi-Fi. Every tutorial I've come across (including the one published by Apple) mentions checking a box for "AirPort" in a "To computers using" list. However, the option is simply not available on my machine:
I have a few related questions:
*
*Why isn't the AirPort option available?
*Is there anything I can do to make it available?
*If there isn't, how can I work around it to finish setting up Internet Sharing so I can connect my Android and my Mac directly over Wi-Fi?
A: The option is not available because you have selected to share your connection from Wi-Fi.
You can't share your connection from Wi-Fi to Wi-Fi. Use an alternative method of obtaining a connection to the internet (e.g. Ethernet) so that the internet connection can be shared over Wi-Fi.
| Q: Why can't I choose to set up Internet Sharing to computers using AirPort? I'm using OSX 10.9. I'm trying to set up Internet Sharing to connect my Android to my Mac directly over Wi-Fi. Every tutorial I've come across (including the one published by Apple) mentions checking a box for "AirPort" in a "To computers using" list. However, the option is simply not available on my machine:
I have a few related questions:
*
*Why isn't the AirPort option available?
*Is there anything I can do to make it available?
*If there isn't, how can I work around it to finish setting up Internet Sharing so I can connect my Android and my Mac directly over Wi-Fi?
A: The option is not available because you have selected to share your connection from Wi-Fi.
You can't share your connection from Wi-Fi to Wi-Fi. Use an alternative method of obtaining a connection to the internet (e.g. Ethernet) so that the internet connection can be shared over Wi-Fi.
A: Since you don't want to actually share your internet connection but just establish a WiFi link between the Mac and your phone the answer is to create an ad-hoc network.
To do this go to the WiFi pizza slice in the menu bar and select "Create Network..."
This brings up a dialog that allows you to name the network and set the security type. I set the security type to 128-bit WEP, type in 13 characters and then click "Create".
You will now be able to connect to this network on your phone and you will have a small LAN between the two.
Note that 128-bit WEP is not terribly secure and can be hacked given time. Change the password frequently and you should be OK but don't rely on it being secure.
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379d19c7ae2fe7dcc78410ab05388d72ffdf2f28 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Macbook 13" retina trackpad stuck My trackpad is stuck in the downer position, it doesn't "click up" again. I can still use my trackpad for tapping and it functions just like before but I cant click it so it goes down, it is stuck down there. Did anyone else have this problem, if so how did you fix it?
(To be clear, this is not the common software issue, this is pure hardware. The trackpad is stuck).
A: In case anyone else is having the same problem out there, this may not be the best solution but it worked for me.
My trackpad had been clicking just fine anywhere on it. Suddenly it would only press down in the left bottom corner.
I simply, closed the laptop, flipped it over and slapped it hard in corresponding area where the trackpad is. I also lightly tapped it on all sides on a soft surface (my couch). Sure enough that did it. Been fine since for over a year now.
I guess something must have been stuck underneath it.
| Q: Macbook 13" retina trackpad stuck My trackpad is stuck in the downer position, it doesn't "click up" again. I can still use my trackpad for tapping and it functions just like before but I cant click it so it goes down, it is stuck down there. Did anyone else have this problem, if so how did you fix it?
(To be clear, this is not the common software issue, this is pure hardware. The trackpad is stuck).
A: In case anyone else is having the same problem out there, this may not be the best solution but it worked for me.
My trackpad had been clicking just fine anywhere on it. Suddenly it would only press down in the left bottom corner.
I simply, closed the laptop, flipped it over and slapped it hard in corresponding area where the trackpad is. I also lightly tapped it on all sides on a soft surface (my couch). Sure enough that did it. Been fine since for over a year now.
I guess something must have been stuck underneath it.
A: My first macbook, the normal unibody had this problem too, I fixed it by putting a folded post-it between the battery and the underside of the trackpad.
As unmircea says, this is harder to do on a retina but still possible.
If you are still under warranty I wouldn't risk it though.
A: early 2013 macbook pro 15"retina display. Trackpad stopped clicking. High volume compressed air around edges while holding down pad worked after 3 tries. Whew, saved me expense and trip to Apple store.
A: Depending on the year of your laptop, there is actually a screw that dictates the clicking of the trackpad. It's possible the screw has become lose, however, it's an odd shaped screw, and it might be best to take it in to a repair center. It is also possible that your battery has expanded, as the battery sits directly below the trackpad, and it is not allowing your trackpad to click correctly. In either scenario, I would suggest taking it to a repair center/ Apple Store.
A: I have a different solution. I have the late 2013 macbook pro with retina display. My trackpad click is erratic. I could get it click if I pressed on the trackpad thinking that my battery was expanded and inhibiting the trackpad. But this solution was fleeting and not consistent.
I tried to slip a thin paper in the seam and work it around the trackpad. Some areas are blocked by the device but you can get around the perimeter, even the corners, with a piece of paper. At the office, I found the back sheet on a stack of post-its worked the best.
I did not recall spilling anything on the trackpad but I did see the paper bring up some dirt. I suspect this is the detritus from everyday use.
After the wipe (and some judicious compressed canned air) the pad is much more responsive. I expect that unless I pull the bottom off and the battery, that gunk is going to hand out there. This may become a regular maintenance routine.
I just tested it again after typing this message -- and it is still working!
I tried the tapping and slapping and it only worked sporadically. I didn't want to risk hitting this thing too much. Also, the edges seem to accumulate the debris which gets removed by the paper.
The space is very narrow. On my machine it is wider on the left than the right. You can't see the gap on the right but the paper will slide in there. Even around the corners.
I have gotten into the habit of leaving the air can on my desk to keep all the donut crumbs at bay!
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4606faf2784c2a9749bd0b5ed18e79fb3a4d305e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Force URL link to open with a specific browser I've created a URL link in my dock, however, the link only opens with the default browser. I have safari, Firefox, and chrome (latest being the default) installed in my machine. I'm wondering if someone knows how to default the link to open with Firefox instead of Chrome but still keeping chrome as the default browser.
Note: I'm running Mavericks in my MacBook Pro.
A: You can use Choosy and set the rules for the URL you’ve created in Dock. Not only does it work for the URL in the Dock, the rules also apply to all the links you open in Safari, Firefox, or Chrome. If you need a certain domain, or URL patterns to be opened in separate browser, then Choosy is the one you need.
| Q: Force URL link to open with a specific browser I've created a URL link in my dock, however, the link only opens with the default browser. I have safari, Firefox, and chrome (latest being the default) installed in my machine. I'm wondering if someone knows how to default the link to open with Firefox instead of Chrome but still keeping chrome as the default browser.
Note: I'm running Mavericks in my MacBook Pro.
A: You can use Choosy and set the rules for the URL you’ve created in Dock. Not only does it work for the URL in the Dock, the rules also apply to all the links you open in Safari, Firefox, or Chrome. If you need a certain domain, or URL patterns to be opened in separate browser, then Choosy is the one you need.
A: Finicky - Always open the right browser
Is a free and open-source tool for that with a bunch of different settings and rules, it can:
*
*Write rules to open urls in any browser
*Rewrite and replace parts of urls before opening them
*Automatically resolves the destination url from short url providers
Regarding your direct question, here is settings:
/**
* Save as ~/.finicky.js
*/
module.exports = {
defaultBrowser: "Google Chrome",
handlers: [
{
match: finicky.matchHostnames(["your_specific_url_to_open_in_Firefox"]),
browser: "Firefox"
}
]
};
That's it! Just start this plugin and it will handle all the redirections for you.
For more examples, see the Finicky github page
A: You can use Browserosaurus check this software, this is free for a lifetime. This is exactly like choosy but free.
Check this link for Browserosaurus
Advantage is it is open source. Here is the link
A: You could use the all powerful open command to achive this using a shell script / apple script. Not necessarily the nicest way, but that's the way I do it.
open http://apple.stackexchange.com -a Firefox.app
would be the basic command to open this page in Firefox. You can easily wrap this in a nice to use apple script - let me know if you need to know how!
A: I use the context menu on the URL file to open the site in any browser:
*
*Right click and select the Info sheet
*Beneath "Open With", select Other -> Show all Applications
*Select the web browser of your choice
Now after you done with that, move it to Dock and it will do what you wanted.
A: Firefox (at least my version, 27.0.1) doesn't seem to support .url files, unfortunately.
So, what I did is made a .html file that redirects to the correct URL.
This is all you need to put in the file, just a plain text document:
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;URL_GOES_HERE">
Replace URL_GOES_HERE with the URL you want, including http:// or https://.
Select it in Finder, Command ⌘+I to Get Info, and scroll down to Open With, where it should have a popup menu that shows Chrome. Change that to Firefox. Above that it should say Name & Extension; if it has something like .html.txt you can change it to .html.
A: Here is an Applescript that you can save as an Application and access from your dock like any normal application.
What it does
It allows you to dynamically change the URL to open if you ned to.
This means you do not have to hard code the URL into the application.
Once a URL is set you just need to click the application at any time in the Dock to open it in FireFox. Or open the App as normal from finder.
You can change the URL easily any time by following step 1 below.
Step 1, Setting the Apps URL:
Copy an URL to the clipboard and click the app in the dock.
It will check if the clipboard starts with "http:" if it does it will mean you want to set the url for the app to open in firefox.
A display dialog will open to confirm this and for you to make any adjustments to the URL.
It will then set the store URL and clear the clipboard.
Step 2, Opening The URL once an URL has been set:
Now any time you click the App in the Dock it will open the URL in firefox.
To change the URL Repeat step 1.
The Applescript
(* stored url *)
property theUrl : ""
on run
(* check if the clipboard has an http url*)
set fromClip to the clipboard as string
if fromClip starts with "http:" or fromClip starts with "https:" then
(* Theclipboard has an http url so this means we want to update the apps url to open in firefox *)
(* Confirm this is what we want to do, and we can make adjustments to the url*)
display dialog "Set new URL to " default answer fromClip buttons {"Cancel", "OK"} default button 1
copy the result as list to {button_pressed, text_returned}
if button_pressed is "OK" then
(* Set the url to the stored property*)
set theUrl to text_returned
(* Clear the clipboard*)
set the clipboard to ""
end if
else
(* check if the clipboard DID NOT start with http url*)
if theUrl is not "" then
(* This means we want to open the current url in firefox *)
do shell script "open " & quoted form of theUrl & " -b org.mozilla.firefox"
end if
end if
end run
Note:
This is written in OS X 10.9
Where it seems the {text_returned, button_pressed} list is reversed to {button_pressed, text_returned}
UPDATE
Second idea.
To possibly satisfy any one who does not want to use the clipboard. And wants to stick to using a file (webloc)
This Applescript when saved as an Application and in the Dock.
Will when first run ask for a folder where the single webloc file is stored.
The folder should only ever have one file inside.
When run any time after it will open the file or any other file you place in the folder.
If it cannot find a file in the folder or the folder it's self when you run the app to open the url it will warn you and offer you the choice to reset the folder.
property theUrl : ""
on run
if theUrl is not "" then
try
tell application "System Events" to set chosenFile to POSIX path of (file 1 of theUrl) whose visible is true
do shell script "open " & quoted form of chosenFile & " -b org.mozilla.firefox"
on error errm
display dialog "ERROR : The URL Folder may be empty or not exist" with icon 0 buttons {"Reset Folder", "OK"} default button 1 giving up after 5
copy the result as list to {button_pressed, text_returned}
if button_pressed is "Reset Folder" then
set theUrl to (choose folder)
end if
end try
else
set theUrl to (choose folder)
end if
end run
A: I solved this with a much simpler AppleScript, and posted the solution in detail at https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/267324/71739. In summary, create an AppleScript application with this code:
tell application "Safari" to open location "https://apple.stackexchange.com/"
But keep a copy of the Script file, because you can't reopen Applications in the Script Editor.
A: tell application "Google Chrome"
if it is running then
make new window
open location "http://wdmycloud.local"
delay 1
activate
else
activate
open location "http://wdmycloud.local"
delay 1
activate
end if
end tell
A: Note: I am about to recommend my app which is available on the Mac App Store. Here is the download link
You can use Linko
Features
*
*Easy to use hence good for someone who wants to quickly set up a few basic rules
*Has an inbuilt Rule tester to visualize the rule matching functionality
How is it different from the solutions mentions above?
It is much easy to use as compared to Choosy. Choosy is a powerful tool and is loaded with features. But for someone looking for a simple and easy solution, Linko would be the right tool.
Finicky also does the job well, but few people have mentioned that editing a config file might be cumbersome for some users.
So all in all, Linko is for someone who is looking for a basic and easy interface with no advanced features and no config file to edit.
A: Force URL link to open with a specific browser
There's now a free and portable (Linux, Mac & Windows) way to do this across all major browsers and most importantly, BETWEEN browsers.
For example, I use Opera for a few pinned communication tabs: Gmail, G Calendar, WhatApp, etc... I use Firefox for everything else, and Chrome for a few sites that just never work in Firefox.
Andy Portman's open source "Open In" extensions solve this for every major browser.
https://add0n.com/open-in.html
Step 1: Browser Extension(s)
In Firefox I installed:
*
*https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/open-in-chrome-browser
*https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/open-in-opera-browser
For Opera I installed:
*
*https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/open-in-firefox/
Note that Andy Portman has tons of other versions depending on which browser's you use.
See his whole list at:
https://add0n.com/open-in.html#faq1
Step 2: Native Client (to enable your browser to open other browsers)
Grab the Linux, Mac or Windows client for your platform and install it
https://github.com/andy-portmen/native-client/releases
Step 3: Customize the rules to decide when the browser your using should direct requests to another browser.
For example, in Firefox I'm using two extensions.
1 to send some links to Chrome
1 to send some links to Opera
For Firefox "Open in Chrome" I just set:
For Firefox "Open in Opera" I set:
For Opera "Open in Firefox" I set:
Note that I also set "Reverse Mode" here so the domains that I don't specify will automatically be redirected to Firefox.
DONE
Enjoy using the browser you want on the site you want.
Please post a reply and an upvote if this helps you.
A: Follow the instructions here: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253544940 which produce a quick action in automator to convert .webloc files to .url files. Unfortunately, as of 13.1 Ventura, .url files are always opened in Safari so an additional modification is required. Save your quick action in automator as webloc2html and replace the bash script with the following:
for p in "$@"; do
echo "Found webloc: $p" ## $p: ./some/dir/link.webloc
DIR=$(dirname "${p}") ## ./some/dir
FILENAME=$(basename "${p}") ## link.webloc
FILENAME_BASE=$(basename "$FILENAME" .webloc) ## link
TEMP_FILE="$DIR/temp_link.html.$$.tmp" ## ./some/dir/temp_link.url.2342343.tmp
FILEPATH_url="${DIR}/${FILENAME_BASE}.html" ## ./some/dir/link.url
## remove any "._XY" files - AppleDouble encoded Macintosh file
## see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AppleSingle_and_AppleDouble_formats
dot_clean -m "$DIR"
LINK=`plutil -convert xml1 -o - "$p" | grep "string" | sed "s/<string>//" | sed "s/<\/string>//" | sed "s/ //"`
echo " - Link is: $LINK"
echo " - Create HTML forwarding file"
##echo "[InternetShortcut]" > "${TEMP_FILE}"
##echo "URL=$LINK" >> "${TEMP_FILE}"
echo "<!DOCTYPE html>" > "${TEMP_FILE}"
echo "<html>" >> "${TEMP_FILE}"
echo "<head>" >> "${TEMP_FILE}"
echo "<title>webloc2html</title>" >> "${TEMP_FILE}"
echo "<meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"0; url=${LINK}\" />" >> "${TEMP_FILE}"
echo "</head>" >> "${TEMP_FILE}"
echo "</html>" >> "${TEMP_FILE}"
mv "${TEMP_FILE}" "${FILEPATH_url}"
done
echo "all done."
## EOF.
The workflow is to drag a url from the browser address bar to the desktop or a folder to create a .webloc file. Then right click on the .webloc and choose Quick Actions > webloc2html from the context menu. (Quick actions can also appear in a panel in Finder when you click on a file.) The quick action will run and place a .html file in the same location as the .webloc file. The .html will open in your default browser. You can then dispatch the .html to the particular browser you prefer for them with something like Browser Ninja.
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fca3247f53f9bef2545141edaae93305a5e73eec | Apple Stackexchange
Q: YouTube at double speed on mobile How do I listen to YouTube videos at double-speed?
On the desktop I'm able to change the playback speed to 1.5x or 2x. With podcasts, I'm able to listen to them on my iPhone at 1.5x or 2x speed. Shouldn't I be able to watch YouTube videos at double speed on the iOS app?
A: I've released a new app made just for this: Speedeo
You can watch any YouTube videos on it at up to 2x the speed. Great for tutorials, presentations, and just saving time in general.
Note: I'm one of the authors of the app. If you have any feedback please let me know!
| Q: YouTube at double speed on mobile How do I listen to YouTube videos at double-speed?
On the desktop I'm able to change the playback speed to 1.5x or 2x. With podcasts, I'm able to listen to them on my iPhone at 1.5x or 2x speed. Shouldn't I be able to watch YouTube videos at double speed on the iOS app?
A: I've released a new app made just for this: Speedeo
You can watch any YouTube videos on it at up to 2x the speed. Great for tutorials, presentations, and just saving time in general.
Note: I'm one of the authors of the app. If you have any feedback please let me know!
A: No, mobile versions often have much less functionality. With the official YouTube app there is (currently) no function to speed up a video.
There might be an external app containing this feature, but by default there is no functionality for this.
A: This can now be done with the latest version of Youtube Mobile App
"What's New in Version 12.33
• Adjust video playback speed with new player controls"
A: This app seems not to be available in the Store anymore
The Swift Player app should be able to accomplish what you need, but it is $3.99, so that might not be an option.
A: This app seems not to be available in the Store anymore
I'm very happy with Play Tube Free from VietMobile. It's one of the best because it has:
*
*playback speed control
*swipe gestures to jump forward/backward
*video quality lock
I always use all three to watch tutorials and such.
A: I HAVE THE ANSWER ;)
Uninstall youtube app if you have it.
Go to App Store -> download "chrome".
Open it and go to youtube.com.
On the top right there are three dots -> request desktop site
If you play the video you should be able to see the gear on the bottom right of the video player!
Thank me later.
A: I made an action extension for iOS Safari that does just that. For those unaware, action extension basically adds button to Safari action sheet that allows you to adjust video playback speed. Works on both iPhone and iPad. It works with YouTube and virtually any other HTML5 video player, in Safari itself, rather then having to open different app. https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1205188880
A: Updated answer for those who still prefer to watch in Safari
In the iOS Shortcuts app you can find a shortcut that will change the speed of any video it finds on the web page you're on when you run it. You run it from the share sheet in Safari.
Activate it in the Shortcuts app in Gallery → Javascript Shortcuts → Change video speed.
Visit a Youtube video in Safari and use the share sheet to run the newly added shortcut. It will ask you what speed to play the video at.
Original answer
*
*On the video's mobile Youtube page, tap the menu button at the top left (or right). Scroll to the bottom and switch
to Desktop view.*
*Change the speed controls just like you would on your computer.
*Play the video by tapping it and it will use the new speed settings.
*If you're in YouTube desktop mode but still don't see the gear icon then tap Safari's action/share button and request desktop version from there as well. The request desktop icon looks like a monitor/iMac.
(I recently learned that you can also tap and hold Safari's refresh button to request the desktop version of a page)
If you lock the screen Safari will pause playback, but it can be resumed either from the lock screen or your headset to allow audio only.
A: Tubex is a free (ad-supported) iOS app that offers a range of playback speeds and picture-in-picture support, in addition to all the usual YouTube functionality.
A: You can install MyTube from the app store which is free (non-paid).
During playback, click the box containing the number 1 and set your desired speed such as 1.5 or 2.0. Intermediate speeds such as 1.25 are unfortunately not available.
The app is ad supported, so you might get a couple of ads as you interact with the app.
A: Just download SpeedTube on the app store
A: Just install the Puffin browser and enjoy..
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df976de9a5da33b90a5a7f991e59b85da70ca80a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to tell if the MBA (Mavericks) is connected to the 2.4 or 5 ghz network? I've been having issues connecting to wifi access points, and I am wondering if the band is messing things up. How do I tell what band a wifi connection is using on the laptop if I don't have access to the router settings?
A: Option + Wifi Menu
Hold the Option key down and select your WiFi icon in the menu bar ( ⌥ + ).
Additional information in the menu includes “Channel:” and (5 GHz) or (2.4 GHz) for the current radio settings.
As seen in Yosemite:
Wireless Diagnostics.app
You can get even more information from System Information. But I usually open the Wireless Diagnostics app (in Applications > Utilities folder). Choose Window > Info to get more detailed WiFi networking or scan for better channels, check for interference, etc.
| Q: How to tell if the MBA (Mavericks) is connected to the 2.4 or 5 ghz network? I've been having issues connecting to wifi access points, and I am wondering if the band is messing things up. How do I tell what band a wifi connection is using on the laptop if I don't have access to the router settings?
A: Option + Wifi Menu
Hold the Option key down and select your WiFi icon in the menu bar ( ⌥ + ).
Additional information in the menu includes “Channel:” and (5 GHz) or (2.4 GHz) for the current radio settings.
As seen in Yosemite:
Wireless Diagnostics.app
You can get even more information from System Information. But I usually open the Wireless Diagnostics app (in Applications > Utilities folder). Choose Window > Info to get more detailed WiFi networking or scan for better channels, check for interference, etc.
A: I use iStumbler, which specifies the frequency.
A: About This Mac > More Info > System Report > Network > WiFi
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"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/122007"
} |
483a052d220923fae1fd772d1a337dfaccd3633f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I import photos from iPhone to Mac without a cable? Often I don't have a cable to connect my iPhone to the Mac.
Can I use Bluetooth or Wifi to import photos and movies from iPhone to iPhoto?
A: Why not AirDrop them?
https://www.macworld.com/article/2974043/software-photography/how-to-airdrop-photos-and-videos-between-macs-and-ios-devices.html
Turn on wifi and bluetooth for both iPhone and MacBook. Open Finder on the Mac and on the Go menu select AirDrop.
From the AirDrop workspace be sure to make your Mac discoverable by everyone or with select contacts.
On your iPhone from the Photos app select the image/video you want to transfer, then from the AirDrop connection select the AirDrop target you wish to send the imago to.
From the Mac end accept the transfer attempt from the iPhone
The transferred file(s) should wind up in the Downloads folder.
| Q: Can I import photos from iPhone to Mac without a cable? Often I don't have a cable to connect my iPhone to the Mac.
Can I use Bluetooth or Wifi to import photos and movies from iPhone to iPhoto?
A: Why not AirDrop them?
https://www.macworld.com/article/2974043/software-photography/how-to-airdrop-photos-and-videos-between-macs-and-ios-devices.html
Turn on wifi and bluetooth for both iPhone and MacBook. Open Finder on the Mac and on the Go menu select AirDrop.
From the AirDrop workspace be sure to make your Mac discoverable by everyone or with select contacts.
On your iPhone from the Photos app select the image/video you want to transfer, then from the AirDrop connection select the AirDrop target you wish to send the imago to.
From the Mac end accept the transfer attempt from the iPhone
The transferred file(s) should wind up in the Downloads folder.
A: The procedure of photo transfer from iPhone to Mac is astoundingly simple and takes few minutes. You can simply follow below steps:
*
*Download iPhone to Mac Wifi Transfer
Firstly you will need to download the iPhone to Mac Wi-Fi transfer app to your iPhone through Apple App Store. No installation on your Mac required!
*Connect your iPhone and Mac to the same Wi-Fi network.
If you do not have multiple routers at your place, your iOS devices should detect and connect to the same Wi-Fi network automatically. Otherwise you might need to manually choose the Wi-fi network for your iPhone to the same as the Mac.
*Run the iPhone Photo Wireless Transfer
Run the photos iPhone to Mac Wireless transfer app on your iPhone. You will get a local IP address through which your Mac can access your iPhone photos library.
*Browse through your iPhone photo library from your Mac browser
Open the web browser on your Mac, type the above IP address in the address bar of your web browser on the Mac. It could be Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or any other web browsers you have. Press Enter on the keyboard, all photos and albums from this iPhone’s photo library will be listed on the Photo Wireless Transfer interface right on your Mac browser.
After the Wi-Fi connection between your iPhone and Mac established, you can use the web browser on the Mac to browse through photo library and albums on iPhone. Open the target photo album, you will find all photos listed as thumbnails.
*Transfer photos from iPhone to Mac
Now it’s time to pick up the photos from iPhone photo library and transfer to Mac over Wi-Fi. You can click the ‘preview’ to enlarge the photos; you can click ‘Download original’ to download pictures one by one; you can also select multiple photos or all photos in the album and download them as a compressed zip file. With this iPhone to Mac transfer tool, to copy photos from iPhone to Mac over the air is much easier than ever before.
A: Try iMazing, I'm downloading it.
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c892170f7956db0326ce3d861f60463aee2ecd87 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Does iOS 5 have a SSL security bug that got patched on iOS 6/7? Apple released iOS 7.0.6 and 6.1.6 to patch a specific SSL/TLS security bug.
I can't find anything official about iOS 5. Does iOS 5 have the same bug?
Please cite your answer.
A: Same manual test with gotofail.com
*
*iOS 4.1 = Safe
*iOS 5.1.1 = Safe
*iOS 6.1.3 = Vulnerable
*iOS 7.0.4 + (SSLPatch) = Safe :)
According to SSLPatch you are vulnerable from iOS 6.0 to iOS 6.1.5 and from iOS 7.0 to iOS 7.0.5.
| Q: Does iOS 5 have a SSL security bug that got patched on iOS 6/7? Apple released iOS 7.0.6 and 6.1.6 to patch a specific SSL/TLS security bug.
I can't find anything official about iOS 5. Does iOS 5 have the same bug?
Please cite your answer.
A: Same manual test with gotofail.com
*
*iOS 4.1 = Safe
*iOS 5.1.1 = Safe
*iOS 6.1.3 = Vulnerable
*iOS 7.0.4 + (SSLPatch) = Safe :)
According to SSLPatch you are vulnerable from iOS 6.0 to iOS 6.1.5 and from iOS 7.0 to iOS 7.0.5.
A: You can visit gotofail.com from Safari in iOS 5 and check yourself.
A: Jeffrey Grossman (@Jeffrey903) found that the bug came in with iOS 6, which means that iOS 5 and earlier builds are not affected:
I have confirmed that the SSL vulnerability was introduced in iOS 6.0. It is not present in 5.1.1 and is in 6.0 (22 Feb 2014 at 5:11 PM)
He tested for the bug on a variety of earlier devices and versions:
Not sure about 7.1 (device at office). So far I’ve tested 2.2, 2.2.1, 3.0, 3.1.3, 4.3.5, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.1.3, 7.0.4, 7.0.6 (22 Feb 2014 at 5:13 PM)
I tested the iOS SSL vulnerability using http://gotofail.com on these 16 devices. (22 Feb 2014 at 6:36PM)
I don’t know if he was the first to spot it, but I’m willing to trust his testing.
A: ZDNet says :
iOS 5 and Mac OS X 10.8 never had the bug
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e492428f4d65d318a028eec97a973c5cfef9adca | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I force iOS to check for updates? I've got an iPad2 that's supposedly susceptible to the latest encryption hole in iOS 7. However, it's not offering me the update automatically. Where can I go to force it to check for updates?
A: To check for it manually, go to Settings -> General -> Software Update.
Your device will then check with Apple's servers and let you update if there is newer software available, otherwise it will show you the current version and tell you that you're already up to date.
| Q: How do I force iOS to check for updates? I've got an iPad2 that's supposedly susceptible to the latest encryption hole in iOS 7. However, it's not offering me the update automatically. Where can I go to force it to check for updates?
A: To check for it manually, go to Settings -> General -> Software Update.
Your device will then check with Apple's servers and let you update if there is newer software available, otherwise it will show you the current version and tell you that you're already up to date.
A: The update are pushed over the air (OTA) by Apple. There's not much you can do except checking yourself when you know there is an update since the push notification servers have to churn through lists of all the devices they think are needing the update and might have to retry a few times if your device doesn't receive the first message notifying it of a new update.
A: It's often the case that Apple don't roll out each update to every device in every country at the same time. You may find that it takes a few hours (or even days) to appear as available on some devices. I would suggest trying to update via iTunes which usually allows you to install updates immediately.
imore.com usually has up to date information on releases.
A: My iPad 2 had an earlier update downloaded that I'd never installed (7.0.4) and Settings -> General -> Software Update didn't offer 7.0.6.
I powered down and booted up, then it downloaded the latest and let me update.
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"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/122083"
} |
e9943b81e97508414a78808d8a822362a3dd05e3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to have multiple names in Apple Mail? In Mail.app I can send e-mails on behalf of different mail addresses.
It looks like this:
I've achieved this by inputting multiple e-mail addresses separated by a comma in the Email Address field of the Account information in the Preferences.
I can also select a full name in the mail preferences:
However, any name I input there is the same for all three reply-from e-mail addresses.
How can I set a name for each reply-from e-mail address?
A: In ~/Library/Mail/V2/MailData/Accounts.plist :
*
*In Root > MailAccounts > Item # where # is the account to which you want to link the new aliases.
*Create a new Array called EmailAliases
*In this Array add a dictionary call Item # for each name you want
*In each dictionary you created add 2 string fields : name and alias.
*In name you put the name and in aliases you put the mail address.
*Restart Mail.app
*Enjoy.
Here is a preview of this in the Xcode plist editor.
| Q: How to have multiple names in Apple Mail? In Mail.app I can send e-mails on behalf of different mail addresses.
It looks like this:
I've achieved this by inputting multiple e-mail addresses separated by a comma in the Email Address field of the Account information in the Preferences.
I can also select a full name in the mail preferences:
However, any name I input there is the same for all three reply-from e-mail addresses.
How can I set a name for each reply-from e-mail address?
A: In ~/Library/Mail/V2/MailData/Accounts.plist :
*
*In Root > MailAccounts > Item # where # is the account to which you want to link the new aliases.
*Create a new Array called EmailAliases
*In this Array add a dictionary call Item # for each name you want
*In each dictionary you created add 2 string fields : name and alias.
*In name you put the name and in aliases you put the mail address.
*Restart Mail.app
*Enjoy.
Here is a preview of this in the Xcode plist editor.
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"question_score": "9",
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"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/122144"
} |
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