How do I record video on iOS with external audio interface?

On your iOS device, launch Camera App. Select the desired recording setting (eg. Video).

THEN plug in your external Audio Interface. Your camera connection kit should already be plugged in, but you should only plug the audio interface usb lead into it once the camera app is running.

Record. It will take in whatever is on channels 1 and 2 and record with your video stream.

NOTE: If you either close the Camera App, power down the iOS device, iOS device goes to sleep or you disconnect your interface - you will need to repeat the above procedure to capture again.

Other issue, these is NO INDICATION you are recording audio from the external interface - so you may want to test the procedure a few times to make sure you know it works for you so you can reproduce exactly in a real situation.


How does Continuity and Handoff work and what are the differences?

I can't embellish on the technical aspects of Continuity and Handoff beyond the WWDC bullet points, but I'll do my best to answer.

"Continuity" is the name of the new feature-set included in OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) and iOS 8 to allow more seamless integration with devices.

"Handoff" is the name of a specific feature in which a task started on one device can be picked up - or handed off - to another device to finish or continue.

Continuity also includes features such as phone call and SMS relaying as well as Instant Hotspot.

And yes - these features will not only work between OS X and iOS devices, but two or more iOS devices as well; Just today I accepted a call on my iPad. All of this is done with Bluetooth, and only devices with Bluetooth 4.0 can utilize them.

And for your technical question (which is above my head at this point in time) can most likely be answered here:

https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/Handoff/HandoffFundamentals/HandoffFundamentals.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40014338


I can't load websites but I can ftp and play spotify, how can this be?

Hi the problem is with your DNS settings the Mac you are using cannot resolve the request into an IP address.  If you look at the other Macs in your house you should copy down the settings and opens System Preferences, Network and compare the settings. If your mac is set for DHCP then your router is not passing on the DNS settings of your ISP, or if it is the same as the Router then the Router cannot act as a DNS server, choose the DNS IP of your ISP that is sure to work.


Location of the resource files for the spinning wait cursor?

Cursors are rendered using CoreGraphics
The Wait Cursor or what is sometimes affectionately know as the "spinning beachball of death" is rendered in CoreGraphics (Apple's 2D rendering engine). Meaning, they are generated on the fly depending on what your preferences are set to (i.e. cursor size).
The CoreGraphics file is located at /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/CoreGraphics.framework/Versions/A/CoreGraphics
From my research I was able to find the parameters for the Wait Cursor: $23766C - $23D66C"
As far as working with images stored in CoreGraphics, I can point you to this tutorial:  Core Graphics on OS X Tutorial
Static Images of Wait Cursor
There is a directory that has static images of the cursors:
/System/Library/Frameworks/GLUT.framework/Versions/A/Resources
Within that directory you will find a number of TIFF files.  The specific file is waitCursor.tiff
Opening the file with preview (open waitCursor.tiff) yields the following graphic (it's quite small):

How I located the file....
The El Capitan cusors link you provided had broken img src links, so I used the one for Yosemite for reference as they are pretty much the same.  The icon you wanted is called the "Wait cursor."
So, using the find command in Terminal, I executed the following:
find /System -iname waitcursor*

The command basically says starting from the /System directory, look for all files with the name "waitCursor" in it regardless of case.
I guessed the format of the name from the file naming conventions in the directory you initially provided.  For example, the "Resize Down" cursor was called "resizedown".


How to uninstall software that is running when the mac logs in

Check the Activity Monitor first to see if the App is running.
( Applications > Utilities > Activity Monitor.app )

If you can/can not find it there, it may be a launchd-process that has some special name.

Open Finder and hit CMD+SHIFT+G. Check these Folders:

/Library/LaunchDaemons
/Library/LaunchAgents

Delete the file you are looking for (App-Name / Company)
but be careful - do not delete any random file.

Restart your Mac.
If it still popp up, it is hidden somewhere else.
I don't know what you installed, maybe it needed admin priviliges and is therefore located in the System/Library/LaunchDaemons folder.

Other Folders that may contain your app/script.

/Library/StartupItems
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons
/System/Library/LaunchAgents

You could also check the logs via the Console Application.


How to speed up "three finger drag" delay on release?

You don't need to wait for the drag to be released before moving the cursor again. If you move the cursor with just one finger after the three finger drag, the drag will be released instantly.


Looking at your .bash_profile, this seems to be the most suspicious line:

trap 'printf "${OPENTITLEBAR} `history 1 | cut -b8-` - `pwd` ${CLOSETITLEBAR}"' DEBUG

It is doing a printf on the history (which will contain your % character).

I have no idea what that is intended to do (update window title with last command?), but I would guess if you comment it out, the error will stop.


How to install and virtualize Windows 10 from USB stick?

Using Parallels Desktop you can import bootable disks as virtual disks. Choose File → New, select existing disk, then choose USB Drive and follow the instructions.


Does the iPad 3rd generation output 1080p video using the HDMI adaptor?

It works at 1080p. As stated on the Apple web site:

AirPlay video streaming to Apple TV (3rd generation) at up to 1080p and Apple TV (2nd generation) at up to 720p
Video mirroring and video out support: Up to 1080p with Apple Digital AV Adapter or Apple VGA Adapter (adapters sold separately)

Enjoy your new iPad!


Is there a way to disable all notifications on the iPhone in one step?

Do Not Disturb does also hide notifications and you can customize it like allow incoming calls from favorites or everyone.

When the device is locked, it won't light up the screen when receiving a message. But by enabling 'Always' on the bottom of the Do Not Disturb setting page, it will also block the notifications when your device is unlocked.

So they won't pop up on your screen, you can only see them by opening the notification center.


How to mount the pc/iso partition of an iso file when it also contains an HFS partition?

You can check that the .iso file does indeed have an HFS/HFS+ volume on it with the file command (I can't remember if this is native or if I installed it via homebrew... might have to do that yourself):

file -k --mime path/to/something.iso

If it does have an HFS volume, then the output will be 3 lines (instead of 2).

something.iso: application/x-iso9660-image
- application/x-apple-diskimage
- application/octet-stream; charset=binary

To mount the PC portion, you have to do more than just doubleclick.

hdiutil attach -nomount something.iso

This will produce output something like this:

/dev/disk3              Apple_partition_scheme
/dev/disk3s1            Apple_partition_map
/dev/disk3s2            Apple_HFS

Keep in mind that depending on what else you might have mounted, the disk number can change. If so, amend the following command:

mount -t cd9660 /dev/disk3 ./path/where/contents/will/show

Also, you will need an empty directory, the path/where/contents/will/show. You can create it as you would any other way on OSX. It can be a relative path, or an absolute one. It won't automatically remove itself after you're done mounting this though.

Finally, when you are ready to get rid of this, there are several commands to undo all of this.

umount ./path/where/contents/will/show
hdiutil detach /dev/disk3

Doing this more than once or twice has the tendency to cause my iMac running Mojave to lock up and required a reboot (but I had done this with as many as half a dozen ISOs at that point).

I forget where I found this (didn't figure it out on my own), and I think it was on Stackoverflow. I apologize to whomever posted the answer there as I can no longer give credit. Answering it here though will make it easier for others to find.


Would an Apple Watch charge any quicker if connected to a 12W USB power adapter?

No.  There is no quick charging feature on any of the Apple watches.

As far as documentation goes, Apple rarely documents what it can’t do; so you’re not going to find anything official.

However, with a little bit of research, we can posit as to why Apple’s watch is limited to 5W: physics.  The Apple watch uses an inductive (wireless) charger that’s held in place with magnets and connected via USB (5VDC).  The thing with inductive chargers is that the receiver coils’ (in the watch) power capacity is determined by the gauge of the wire and the number of “turns” which influences the size if said coil.

In the Texas Instruments paper Designing a Qi-compliant receiver coil for wireless power systems it states that a coil with 5V output at 5W would require a coil with dimensions of 48mm x 32mm with 15 turns (page 4).  Needless to say, thats much larger than the actual watch itself.  The coil in the watch is obviously much smaller with finer gauge wire meaning lower power output.  5W is the smallest USB power adapter they make, so they simply include it rather than create another power adapter specific to the watch (IMO).

This is confirmed with this YouTube video testing both the 5W and 12W chargers.  The charging speed is identical for both meaning the watch won’t “quick charge” with the 12W adapter.  Likewise it continues to show that you can use any USB charger so long as it’s greater than or equal the the power requirements of the device.  You can use a 91W USB-C charger for your watch with no issues (but you shouldn’t the other way around)


Why is the iPod Touch 5th gen able to record 1080p yet the iPhone 4 isn't?

Camera sensors are not only limited in their resolution, but also in the rate at which the image data can be read off of them.

Just because a sensor can take 5-megapixel still images doesn't mean that all of that data can be read off the sensor fast enough to record (smooth) video. Even reading just a subset of the pixels (called pixel binning) to reduce the amount of data may not be enough to get 1080p images at, say, 30 frames per second.

A web search indicates that the iPhone 4 uses an Omnivision OV5650 sensor. According to Omnivision's own product sheet for that sensor, it's limited to 720p video, so it's not just a software thing. I couldn't find any specifics about the sensor in the new iPod touch, but it's almost certainly a different one if it records 1080p.


Unfortunately, it is my experience that iCal and Outlook STILL do not play very nice together, although inviting from Outlook and accepting in Mail/iCal still seems to work much better than going the reverse direction.

There are some third party programs that tweak how ical sends invitations to make them more compatible

http://www.zamain.com/

But, yes this has been a known issue for years as any quick search for "ical outlook" will let you know! I thought this was supposed to be fixed once and for all with Office 2011, but I guess it has not been.


Can I silence alarms from shared calendar (on a calendar-by-calendar basis)?

This answer's for iCal, since I don't have BusyCal, but I would assume that it has similar functionality.  Hopefully, it can help you to find the right control, even if it's not exactly right.

In iCal, you can right-click on a shared calendar in the calendar list and Get Info on it.  In the dialog that pops up (see picture), there's a checkbox to ignore alarms.

I can only assume there's something similar for BusyCal.


Prevent Safari 10.x from auto-downloading files?

To stop Safari from automatically downloading files (and instead ask you with a prompt before downloading):

Open Safari, and go to Safari -> Preferences in the menubar (or hit command+,)

Go to the General tab and hit the dropdown next to File download location. Choose Ask for each download.

Now, if I navigate to the download page for something (for example, the 1Password browser extension) and download it, a download prompt will appear before the file begins to download:

Indeed, the file does not download until I click Save. If I click Cancel, the downloads menu shows me that Zero KB of the file was downloaded:

Asking before each download is a great way to prevent malicious DMGs from being downloaded onto your Mac, but you can read this great answer that explains why these steps I've outlined are completely unnecessary, because DMGs can't harm your computer until you manually install them.

Instructions and images for Safari 10.0.1.


How to trigger Notification Centre notification from JavaScript?

From Terminal,

osascript -l JavaScript -e "app=Application.currentApplication(); app.includeStandardAdditions = true; app.displayNotification('Hello, world', {withTitle: 'Title'})"

From Script Editor,

app = Application.currentApplication()
app.includeStandardAdditions = true
app.displayNotification('Hello, world', {withTitle: 'Title'})


How can I see the call history from one month ago?

There's no way to see the true call history as a proper timeline through the iPhone, although with a bit of work it can be achieved however apps like PhoneView allow you to see your call history as individual, historical calls.

When you connect to the app, it downloads your call history for you, and you can then clear it on the iPhone without losing the history in the app.

Now, one of the things that the iPhone history does is try to group conversations into one event.  If you compare my call log from my iPhone and from PhoneView below.

This first image is the output from PhoneView, showing a list of all my calls for most of a week in February, date ascending.

The second image is a screen cap of my iPhone call history for the same time frame, dates descending just to confuse you.

As you can see, the iPhone does some grouping on calls, both incoming and outgoing, to the same number.  Note that 11 calls on the 10th, plus 2 each from the 12th and 13th, and finally one on the 14th appear against the call log for the 14th making a total of 16 calls.

Here's what the iPhone tells us about that grouping (thats by pressing the blue arrow next to the item)

So what does this tell us:

either you deleted the call log for that call (swipe to delete)
they called again, or you called them on a different date and the
call log is now on that date and you are looking in the wrong place
you accidentally assigned the number to an existing contact and
    you are looking in the wrong place


Apart from being able to encypt an entire volume, what are the other differences of FileVault 2 over FileVault?

Password less 'Guest' accounts can no longer be created since the whole disk is encrypted than just the User's home directory. It's sad that I could not find any information on the kb article in Apple about this.


How can I install the OS from a USB in single user mode?

It seems there is something seriously wrong with your MBP and I would try to figure out, what it might be. When you boot up in verbose mode (press CMD-V), is there any error message on the screen, before it reboots? Or does it freeze at a certain message?


How safe is it to only back up on iCloud

iCloud is pretty safe (and designed to set-and-forget), but cases of corrupt or unusable backups have been seen on both iCloud (1), (2) and iTunes.
It is a good idea to have both local and remote backups, and backup often, so in case of a corrupt backup you have a recent older copy.

Also, local copies are much faster to restore, so ideally do one before upgrading or restoring your phone.


Macbook Pro - Faulty keyboard short circuit at video connector

A short circuit will often damage other components, in this case, the graphics controller, possibly some power smoothing circuitry, resistors in-line with the shorted component would have most likely been damaged etc. In short, the logic board would need to be replaced, along with the connector/LCD.

It's very, very unlikely that the board would be okay after such an event.


No. Upgrading iOS should leave the files that are on the device in the exact same condition as it was before. That said, however, it is always important to do a backup of all the data on the device before upgrading.

When you plug your device in, open iTunes, and select the backup option, it should backup all the data that is on your device, including any music that is not in your current library. Note that this will not add that music to your library, though, it just saves it in case you happen to need to restore your device at a later date.


Is it possible to update the itunes without updating Xcode?

If you have both iTunes and Xcode installed, Xcode needs to be closed to update iTunes even if Xcode itself is not getting updated. There are some dependencies between iTunes and Xcode for app provisioning and such and closing Xcode ensures that the installation will run through.

All that you need to do it quit iTunes and Xcode to make the update continue. Xcode will not get updated from the Store by that.

By the way, if you're not a developer, consider to remove Xcode from your Mac to save space and hassles.


Resume file move after Finder crash (unmoved items appear washed out)

The "washed out" items are basically just placeholders that the files were meant to be copied into. Those files aren't anything until the copy finishes and the real files are there. You can safely delete them and start over.

Step one, I would just reboot. This makes sure any copy operations are ended and you know it's safe to delete the placeholders once you've rebooted.

Sometimes Finder gets upset about you trying to delete its placeholders because it thinks they are still in use (busy). If this happens, open Terminal and use

sudo rm -rf /path/to/file/

Replace /path/to/file/ with the actual path, obviously.

That command will allow you to delete ANYTHING, even stuff your Mac needs to run, so make SURE you point it at the right files. They will be gone after this command runs, ignoring all warnings and restrictions. ...but that's fine for these placeholders; you just want them gone so you can try again.


iPhone 8 totally freezes when trying to connect to WiFi

Try to solve it with:

resetting network settings
trying wifi networks with different settings
reinstalling iOS

Resetting network settings:

Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings

Trying wifi networks with different settings:

try to disable bluetooth, airdrop, and cellular data first (try to activate wifi while in airplane mode)
try wifi networks with different settings like frequency, encryption, name, device vendor, internet connected/disconnected
start with unecrypted wifi, disconnected from the internet

Reinstalling iOS:

make a full backup to iCloud
make a full local iTunes/Finder backup (don't rely on single backup type)
(Tip: use an encryption - more data are backed up)
reset the phone to DFU mode
restore iOS with iTunes/Finder
setup as a new iPhone
connect to Wifi; did it help?
if the phone is now stable, proceed to reset the user data from settings and restore your backup
connect to Wifi; still stable?


Can't navigate dialog using keyboard only

It’s annoying, macOS is generally pretty good with keyboard shortcuts but there are one or two places where it doesn’t work!

I think the dialog does have focus (it’s technically a window and appears ticked in the Window menu, and you can press ⌘M to minimise it) but it just doesn’t allow you to use the keyboard to activate the buttons. Let’s both send feedback to Apple on this.


How to convert the cable in my photo to USB?

The cable you have there is a Thunderbolt Cable (herein referred to as TB).  You can get a TB to USB adapter, but you cannot get a USB to TB adapter.

Why?

First an understanding of Thunderbolt...

In short, TB is a combination of of the PCIe Bus and Display Port (herein referred to as DP).  Thunderbolt Overview

Your PCIe Bus, simply put, is the interface that adapter cards use to connect different peripherals to your computer.  While both PC and Macs have PCIe Interfaces, it's much easier to show the ones on a PC, due to their expandability.  Rest assured, while these connectors aren't in your Mac, the bus is.  It's how your HDD, WiFi, etc all interface with the CPU and each other.

Using the PC as an example again, suppose you want to add a network adapter to your machine.  You just buy an adapter like the one below.

What TB does is take all that tech, put it on a cable and allow you to attach the adapter OUTSIDE your machine.  So, for the example above, TB puts it all in a nice, neat package like what's below:

Or a TB to USB...

USB, for all intents and purposes, is just a serial data cable, it just has two data channels, a ground, and  5v power.  It does not cary any PCIe bus traffic whatsoever - it just doesn't have the capability.

It's sort of like recording your favorite TV show on a DVR.  While you get the finished product, there is no way for you to recreate all of the tracks, video frames, etc to turn it back into raw footage; it's a one way street.

Now...How do you connect that drive so that your PC can use it.   Assuming you have desktop PC with an open PCIe slot, you can use something like this HP Thunderbolt Adapter

If it's a PC laptop, you won't be able to connect the drive, and your best best would be to share it across the network.

How do you do that?

It's fairly easy.  OS X Daily has a very good write up already.

After you have gotten access to your files, I would look at switching out your drive for a USB model so that it would be compatible with all your computers.


This will restart springboard:

killall -HUP SpringBoard

Not very useful unless you want to annoy your signifigant other.


Please check:

If you start the Mail.app, you get a list of Shortcuts (in the upper
left corner)
Below that you should see a list of your accounts. If
you click on one of your accounts, you get a list of all your
Folders/Mailboxes (i hope i translated it correctly).
Check if the Trash-Folder is empty or if there are still Mails marked for
deletion.
Repeat that for all your Mailaccounts and check other Folders like the  'Draft'-Folder too.

Alternative Option: If you have all Mail-Account Credentials, delete all Accounts and re-create them. Perhaps that will change the Usage. Please check before re-creating them.


Accented characters and terminal redirection

I might not be able to fully solve your problem, but I can explain some of what's going on. The shell is behaving correctly; TextWrangler is not coping correctly with a slightly advanced requirement.

In test.txt, you have an a (garden-variety lowercase letter A) followed by a combining tilde (Unicode character U+0303). Combining characters generalize characters with accents. For all intents and purposes, ã (U+0061 LATIN SMALL LETTER A followed by U+0303 COMBINING TILDE) should be equivalent to ã (U+00E3 LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH TILDE).

Quite possibly, if Unicode was invented now, only combining characters would exist, and we'd always use a; but Unicode also has many characters for compatibility with earlier existing encodings. Because these are the characters almost everybody uses, many programs do not support combining characters so well, if at all. In particular, it looks like TextWrangler does not support them at all and shows a “I don't know what this is” mark instead.

Generally speaking, OSX prefers decomposed characters (i.e. letter + combining accent). In particular, as far as I know, all file names are normalized to this form. Normalizing file names (i.e. making sure that if there are several possible forms of a file name, then a specific one will always be used) is very useful, because it avoids being unable to find leão.png when you're looking for leão.png. (You don't see a difference between the two? Good, your browser handles combining characters correctly.)

The ideal solution would be for you to use an editor that handles combining characters correctly. If you want to stick with TextWrangler, make sure you have the latest version, and if you do, contact the authors for support. With TextEdit, jEdit or AlphaX, there's hope yet: they're showing the file as Mac Roman instead of UTF-8; try to switch them to UTF-8.


Can I use iMovie to edit a .mov file without altering the aspect ratio?

Open the video file in Quicktime player and then go edit > Trim or command + T and you can trim the video in the editor.

Save the video and you're good to go.


iMessage went from showing what time it was read to just delivered?

I have seen this too on my own device. It is a bug, though it has persisted through several iOS 9 releases. (I think it started with 9.3 but I'm not positive on that.) It does not affect read receipt display on Messages for Mac.

Read receipts are not retroactive, so even if you were blocked or the other person changed their read receipt setting, this would not occur. If you watch, when a future message is received, you will likely see that the last read receipt shown will move forward one message, to the message immediately before the latest message (in other words, the one where it is not displaying right now).

You can use the iPhone feedback tool to report this bug to Apple.


There are a number of local third-party repair people who specialize in this sort of problem, and may be able to replace the glass for a lot less than Apple. You may want to search around for people who repair Apple laptop repair, as they are likely to be able to refer you to someone local.


Not sure I understand your question. Do you wish to change the default startup disk?

  I can hold Option while booting, select my Windows disk, & proceed to Windows without issue.

On the boot selection screen, instead of pressing enter, hold down control (the arrow will change) and then press enter at the same time. This will now be your new default.


Is there a way to reopen last windows when you launch TextMate in Lion?

As mentioned in the troubleshooting section you can achieve this by entering the following into your Terminal.app:

defaults write com.macromates.textmate NSQuitAlwaysKeepsWindows -bool NO


How to confirm Finder's rename prompt using the keyboard?

Press Ctrl+F7 to enable all controls for Tab key and use it to switch the active button in application dialogs.

This can also be set in System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts.


How to remove an application that doesn't show up in Finder, but is listed in System Information?

System Information does continue to list apps, even if they've been removed. (Even after a refresh with Command R.)

If you've checked that the application is not at the filepath listed, then don't worry.


Problem importing iPhoto library in Aperture

Not sure if this will solve your problem but it might be a good starting point.

Try rebuilding the iPhoto library. You can do this by holding down the Command and Option keys while opening iPhoto. You will then need to choose the rebuild options. I think it would probably pay to select all of them. iPhoto will then work away for a long time and rebuild the library.

There is an Apple support web page that details this process further. I would normally say that you should keep a backup before making any changes like this but I guess you still have the copy of the library on the old iMac

If the rebuild doesn't help then I'm not really sure what you can do.


Why doesn't OS X migrate printer settings after clean install?

No, printers are usually transferred when you restore a backup using backup software such as Time Machine. As you haven't specified a backup software, I presume Time Machine, in which case the preferences should have been transferred. If you have used other backup software, make sure that the preferences have been backed up and restored correctly.

With regard to the drivers, these should have installed automatically too, unless restoring from backup restored the drivers too. Again it depends how you have backed up, but in conclusion, neither of these situations should have happened, but they're pretty minor and have been solved anyway.


Not able to restore my 3TB fusion drive late 2013 iMac

I would suggest following the steps in the answer posted here

Most importantly: diskutil cs create "Macintosh HD" disk0s2 disk1s2

Your diskutil output should look more like this with the "logical volume"

$ diskutil list
/dev/disk0
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *121.3 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:          Apple_CoreStorage                         121.0 GB   disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Boot OS X               134.2 MB   disk0s3
/dev/disk1
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *1.0 TB     disk1
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk1s1
   2:          Apple_CoreStorage                         999.3 GB   disk1s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.1 MB   disk1s3
/dev/disk2
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD           *1.1 TB     disk2
                                 Logical Volume on disk0s2, disk1s2
                                 D11BC089-D75D-4239-AB60-4293803F5F6D
                                 Unencrypted Fusion Drive

And Core Storage list like this:

$ diskutil cs list
CoreStorage logical volume groups (1 found)
|
+-- Logical Volume Group 56F5527E-528E-4FD2-A978-6BDB501423F5
    =========================================================
    Name:         Macintosh HD
    Status:       Online
    Size:         1120333864960 B (1.1 TB)
    Free Space:   0 B (0 B)
    |
    +-< Physical Volume 1CA60BDE-CFCA-414B-A429-B838AD39EA82
    |   ----------------------------------------------------
    |   Index:    0
    |   Disk:     disk0s2
    |   Status:   Online
    |   Size:     120988852224 B (121.0 GB)
    |
    +-< Physical Volume D730D88C-C673-4284-9A91-1B8E705FA5F2
    |   ----------------------------------------------------
    |   Index:    1
    |   Disk:     disk1s2
    |   Status:   Online
    |   Size:     999345012736 B (999.3 GB)
    |
    +-> Logical Volume Family B1CF5519-AC85-4259-9F1F-642EFD4D8B31
        ----------------------------------------------------------
        Encryption Status:       Unlocked
        Encryption Type:         None
        Conversion Status:       NoConversion
        Conversion Direction:    -none-
        Has Encrypted Extents:   No
        Fully Secure:            No
        Passphrase Required:     No
        |
        +-> Logical Volume D11BC089-D75D-4239-AB60-4293803F5F6D
            ---------------------------------------------------
            Disk:                  disk2
            Status:                Online
            Size (Total):          1111826382848 B (1.1 TB)
            Conversion Progress:   -none-
            Revertible:            No
            LV Name:               Macintosh HD
            Volume Name:           Macintosh HD
            Content Hint:          Apple_HFS


Can ThreadSafe errors for ScriptingAdditions be eliminated without deleting the addition files?

As workaround, InjectEventHandler handler can be removed or commented out from Info.plist from the files:

/Library/ScriptingAdditions/SIMBL.osax/Contents/Info.plist
/Library/ScriptingAdditions/MySpeed.osax/Contents/Info.plist

Source:
https://code.google.com/p/simbl/issues/detail?id=7

In example:

--- a/Info.plist
+++ b/Info.plist
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@
                <key>Context</key>
                <string>Process</string>
            </dict>
-           <key>SIMeleop</key>
-           <string>InjectEventHandler</string>
        </dict>
    </dict>
 </dict>

Or you can also try to set ThreadSafe to true:
E.g.

<key>OSAXHandlers</key>
<dict>
    <key>Events</key>
    <dict>
        <key>sysodlog</key>
        <dict>
            <key>Handler</key>
            <string>DisplayDialogEventHandler</string>
            <key>ThreadSafe</key>
            <true/>
            <key>Context</key>
            <string>Process</string>
        </dict>
...

  Handler dictionary keys:

  ThreadSafe - A boolean; is the handler
  thread-safe? (Event handlers only.)

  ThreadSafe OSA and AppleScript in Mac OS X v10.6 are thread-safe. If a
  script is executed on a background thread and invokes an event handler
  that is not thread-safe, it will be called on the main thread, which
  is slower than directly invoking it on the calling thread and may
  reduce application responsiveness to user input. Ideally, all handlers
  should be thread-safe. Some inherently cannot be; for example, almost
  anything that displays UI must be executed on the main thread. You are
  encouraged to either verify that your event handlers are thread-safe
  or update them to make them thread-safe.

  If the value of this key is true, then the handler may be executed on
  a non-main thread and it may be executed concurrently from multiple
  threads. If false, it will only be executed on the main thread. This
  key is required for event handlers, and must not be present for
  coercion handlers, which are required to be thread-safe. If a coercion
  handler cannot be made safe to run on background threads, the handler
  must arrange to execute the coercion on the main thread, such as using
  by using libdispatch and the main dispatch queue.

Read more:
http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/technotes/tn1164/_index.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/DTS10003003-CH1-MAC_OS_X_V10_6__SNOW_LEOPARD__AND_LATER__INFO_PLIST

Related issues:

https://code.google.com/p/simbl/issues/detail?id=7
https://code.google.com/p/simbl/issues/detail?id=38

Other:

https://code.google.com/p/simbl/issues/detail?id=14
https://code.google.com/p/simbl/issues/detail?id=66
https://code.google.com/p/simbl/issues/detail?id=67
https://code.google.com/p/afloat/issues/detail?id=43


Why doesn't Apple Maps find an address that contains a suite letter?

Turns out the Maps app has trouble parsing some address formats. In my case, the address on my contact card was formatted as in the question: <Suite Letter>-<House Number>, with the letter and number joined by a hyphen.

This seems to cause the Maps app to simply ignore the letter/number. Reformatting my address to remove the hyphen (<Letter> <Number> or <Number> <Letter> both work, but to be precise in my case I moved my suite letter to the second address line) resolved the issue, and I can now type Home in the search box, pick my contact info, and get the correct result.

Of course, some streets simply lack detailed geographic data so that Maps doesn't know where each address is along the street. In my case, it was a formatting issue, but in many cases it is simply a lack of detailed data on a block by block basis.


1920x1080 resolution for MBP 13" 2015 Retina - Different settings from attached monitor

The lighting bolt icon indicates that it is a Retina (HiDPI) resolution.

Essentially when you're picking 1920x1080, a 1920x1080 resolution signal is generated and sent to the monitor. This is supported by both monitors.

When you pick 1920x1080 Lightning, in actual fact a 3840 x 2160 resolution signal is generated and sent to the monitor. This consists of the ordinary image, you're used to see - but magnified with a factor of 4 so it looks like 1920x1080 in physical size when rendered.

One of the notable exceptions is though that the text is actually rendered in the higher resolution with a higer font size, so it has the same physical size, but is "prettier" (i.e. less blurry/jagged).

You only get the Lightning choice with the Samsung monitor as it is the only of the two that supports a 4k (3840 x 2160) resolution.


Put it into DFU mode and use iTunes to restore it. You can restore it to either iOS 11 or iOS 12 beta 9.

Here are instructions on entering DFU mode: https://www.theiphonewiki.com/wiki/DFU_Mode (Since the instructions vary between devices and you did not mention which device you have, I won't copy and paste them all to this page)

When it's connected to iTunes you should be able to press Restore. If that doesn't work, try restoring a specific IPSW file. You can download files here: https://ipsw.me

You can use the IPSW by holding option (mac) or shift (windows) when pressing the "Update" button. It will prompt you to select the IPSW.


How to remember only a username in Safari?

Go to Safari / Preferences - Autofill. Make sure: User names and passwords is selected.

If you don't want your FB pasword saved, open Keychain Access.

Applications/Utilities.

Select Passwords on the left.

Delete the Facebook keychain. (That's where the password is stored).

Now navigate to the Facebook page, enter your log in data but when prompted for Safari to save that data to a new keychain, click Never.


How can I receive FM radio broadcasts on my iPhone 4?

The iPhone 4 does not have a radio tuner. All it has is the appropriate cellular band, WiFi, and Bluetooth. In short, no there is no easy way to do this.

Some radio stations make apps so you can stream their content via the internet, or offer live streams. I would check out the radio station's website to see what they have available.


New email message with a global keyboard shortcut

I once found a solution for this over at macrumors.com, that works for me. I will quote the important parts (original post from swiftaw):

Create a service in Automator

Open Automator
Select Service template
On the right hand side, use the pull down menus to make it say "Services receives no input in any application.
From the left hand panel select Mail, then drag "New Mail Message" to the right hand panel.
Save, give it a name like "New Mail Message"

Create a keyboard shortcut

Open System Preferences
Select Keyboard
Select Keyboard Shortcut
Select Services
Find "New Mail Message" in the list, add keyboard shortcut (I used Shift+Apple+M) by clicking to the right of the name.

Check that it works. (You can also launch it by clicking on AppName->Services->New Mail Message in the menu bar of any App.
Note, if Mail isn't running, Mail will launch and then create a New Message.

But there is also a built-in solution for composing a new e-mail from anywhere, although it is not a keyboard shortcut: ctrl+click or right click on the Mail.app icon in the doc to get the menu and select Compose New Message.

Also, there are some individual application shortcuts from within the applications like CMD+i from within Safari.


com.apple.metadata:kMDItemFinderComment is in binary property list format. Using xattr -p -l -x | tail +2 gives you just the hex dump of the attribute. You can then pipe that into xxd -r to turn that back into a binary file.

From there you can open that file in Apple's Property List Editor, assuming you have the Developer Tools installed. You can then edit the property visually.

You should then be able to reapply the edited value to the file using xxd -p -x and xattr -w -x.

This is all much more messy than one really wants for a single property that's just a string.


Do I really need to replace my MacBook Pro?

You can do something to try to make your macbook run a bit cooler:

If you are using an external monitor you can disable the internal screen, while leaving the lid open. This reduces the stress on the GPU and improves cooling: use a (very small) magnet to make the macbook think that the lid is closed. See my answer here: https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/110535/34825
You can disable the CPU turbo boost. One easy way is using this utility: http://www.rugarciap.com/turbo-boost-switcher-for-os-x/

Also, make sure you have trim configured on your SSD.


Make script run without interrupting GUI experience

This can be achieved from the command line using the defaults system, as demonstrated at the SelfControl github site.

To avoid link-rot, I copy the site's text below:

  In some cases, you may want to start a SelfControl block from the command line. This can make it much easier for advanced users to script their SelfControl blocks. This article explains how you can start SelfControl from the command line. If you're not familiar with the command line, this article is not for you.

  Install SelfControl into your Applications folder.
  Set your block preferences via the defaults system. The key values you'll need to set are BlockDuration (length of the block in minutes), HostBlacklist (an array containing the list of hosts to block/whitelist), and BlockAsWhitelist (makes it a whitelist instead of blacklist). There are more preferences if you want them; you can see them by running defaults read org.eyebeam.SelfControl (or just configure them in the app's preferences panel). Don't set BlockStartedDate, that's handled by the program automatically.
  Run sudo /Applications/SelfControl.app/Contents/MacOS/org.eyebeam.SelfControl $(id -u $(whoami)) --install to start a block. It will automatically run checkups to see if the block needs removal every minute.
  Wait for the block to expire. If you want to manually run a checkup to remove the block if necessary, you can do so with sudo /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/org.eyebeam.SelfControl $(id -u $(whoami)) --checkup. If that doesn't remove the backup successfully, you can run our backup removal tool with /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/scheckup.


How do I stop an AppleScript script that is stuck in an endless loop without restarting my Mac?

https://support.apple.com/en-il/guide/script-editor/scrptedshtcut/mac

The answer is indicated here. Command + period (.)


You should be able to do this using AppleScript, saving the script you create as an application, then dragging it to the dock.

For example, if you start the Apple Script Editor (/Applications/Utilities/Apple Script Editor.app). Then type something like the following, replacing my trivial example of /bin/date with the command you want to run

tell application "Terminal"
    do script "/bin/date"
 end tell

or

do shell script "/bin/date"

Either script should work, but the first explicitly opens the Terminal - it just depends on the application you want to run and whether it sticks around.

Then save this script as an application (use the dropdown in the save dialog to change the "File Format" to "Application").

You should then be able to drag the .app file you created to the Dock and run it.


In-App Purchases - How can I know who did the charge-back?

You are not privy to customer details from any of Apple's App stores unless you are selling a subscription and the user opts in to sharing data.

Other than requiring the users to make an account to play and working within Apple's UUID / temporary device ID framework, you have no realistic way to determine who is spending money or who is asking Apple for a refund.

Have your lawyer (or you if you're the business person responsible for agreements) look over the terms and conditions that explain when you do and do not get customer data.

Barring that, you can always open a support ticket with developer support since you are a paid developer to ask them to look into any patterns of unusual sales for your specific application. When there is a problem, I've found them to be very helpful in sorting out what's proper and how to adjust things to fit the App Store rules into your business model.


Not enough space to migrate from Legacy FileVault to FileVault 2

I don't know of any way to remap another drive as a scratch space and, when it comes to data integrity I distrust complex solutions.

First, go ahead and clean all caches, and search and destroy old/duplicate/obsolete/redundant files and applications. I often find a lot of clutter, and uneeded installers, in my Download folder. Don't forget to empty the Trash.  You might be pleasantly surprised at how much space you recover. Also see the excellent tip about recovering drive space by temporarily disabling Smart Sleep.

If that didn't free up enough space,  solve this problem by copying one more of your larger files, for example in my case I might choose my Aperture Library, to an external drive. An alternative would be to copy a large directory. (In fact, the Aperture Library is a actually a directory structure bundle). Your choice of files should be influenced by what is simple (fewer files from fewer places) and will have the least impact on the system. For example, I would be reluctant to move my media files for fear of damaging their sometimes delicate links from the iTunes Library file. (This fear has been somewhat mitigated by iTunes Match, but still I'm cautious.)

Confession, I don't really have to copy this file because it's already on my SuperDuper! clone drive, and also backed up offsite for safety—so in reality, I would just check the integrity of those backups and proceed.

Use copy, not move. While I've never been bitten myself, the reports of problems moving large groups of files to an external drive, particularly when using Finder, are numerous enough to frighten me away from this bad practice. You need to check the integrity of your copy before proceeding.

Provided you already have another trusted (meaning verifyed), redundant, backup copy of the file(s)—you do, right?—you can now delete the file(s) from your main drive. If not, take the time to make another copy. A file doesn't exist until it exists in three places – Alex Lindsay, The Pixel Corps.

The rest should be self-apparent. Turn FileVault off. Copy the file(s) back to your main drive and again verify the integrity of the copied data. Activate FileVault 2—remembering to safeguard the recovery key.

Laborious, but safe and approved by Apple in that there's no voo-doo involved.


Are updates available for Maps on the iPhone 6s plus

Apple does do updates but they're primarily server-side, so you might not notice the updates each time.

The best way to send Apple feedback about incorrect Maps data is to use Report a Problem under the ⓘ button.  There you can indicate what error the map has and send it to Apple.  Unfortunately, Apple has not published or otherwise indicated a timeframe as to when they will push-out corrections.


Transfer app iPhone to iPad with WiFi but no internet connection?

The only way to install any iOS app is from the App Store. [in this situation Configurator isn't an option.]

I'm afraid there's no way out of your situation, short of finding a working connection... which your phone could perhaps provide, using its built-in hot-spot.


Is there some way to automatically find and remove all the "broken referenced" in Apple's Photo App?

Buy PhotoSweeper. It can search photos in the library with many conditions, including referenced or missing:

After you remove these photos, they are added to the album named “Trash (PhotoSweeper)”.

ref: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7993327


Camera QR Code Scan always open in different safari

Cookies are maintained across tabs and windows if not in private mode and not explicitly disallowed in Safari Settings. So if you can create some cookies and update the cart on every page load and reload, different windows will not be a problem.

I assumed that this is a problem when the user is logged out. Otherwise for signed in users, cart can be maintained on the server side.


Seems like a problem with RGtk2 which does not support Quartz GTK on OS X (and provided by Homebrew). I followed the advice posted here:

https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/issues/43290

Which suggests installing the binary version:

install.packages("RGtk2", dependencies = T, type = 'mac.binary.mavericks')


No, this isn't normal.  Considering the age of the machine, I'd guess that it's a failing Bluetooth card.  It could also be some sort of interference.


See sender's email-address in Google Inbox for iOS

The extended headers can be viewed by tapping the "to me" that in small, gray text shown under the sender's name. The "tap target" (area where you can effectively tap to initiate the action) is very small.

The email address is then visible next to the sender's name.


It is likely that you will need to prove to Apple what has happened. EG you are now the legal owner of the iPad and have legal access to her account.

Call Applecare and ask them what the procedure is for these circumstances. I suspect (if they can help) it may involve a death certificate, a copy of the will and a notarized letter from the executor of the estate giving you access.

But then I am guessing...


AppleScript to Add Multiple Files to VLC From List Results

This AppleScript code works for me using the latest version of macOS Mojave.

As a side note, I understand your list is generated from searching a FileMaker database. However, I do not have that application nor do I know what your code is to search the database file, so I "hard coded" the file list just for example purposes.

set theSongs to {"NoDoubt:Music:Rock Pop:ABC:The Beatles:Abbey Road:01_come_together_alac.m4a", ¬
    "NoDoubt:Music:Rock Pop:DEF:Fleetwood Mac:Rumours:01_second_hand_news_alac.m4a", ¬
    "NoDoubt:Music:Rock Pop:MNO:Van Morrison:hymns_to_the_silence_disc_1:1-02_i'm_not_feeling_it_anymore_alac.m4a", ¬
    "NoDoubt:Music:Rock Pop:PQR:Pink Floyd:Wish You Were Here:04_wish_you_were_here_alac.m4a"}

set theSongsAlias to {}

repeat with thisSong in theSongs
    set end of theSongsAlias to alias thisSong
end repeat

tell application "VLC" to open theSongsAlias


How can I get my headphones to work with my iPhone?

Do you have an original (aluminum backed) iPhone? If so then yes, unfortunately Apple recessed the headphone jack and you do need an extender. If you have an iPhone 3G, 3GS, or 4, then you shouldn't need to, as the headphone jack is flush with the device.


Chrome sometimes doesn't detect two finger swipes in Macbook Air with Mountain Lion

I know I'm coming in pretty late but I too was facing this problem, so I thought I'll give the solution.

A hint - Don't use Chrome's in-built two finger swipe. I'm on Chrome 24 right now, so they've had ample opportunity to fix the problem since you reported it. But they haven't.

The problem actually is - web pages that are longer than the viewport and have content you have to scroll down to see will not work with the two finger swipe, the page will just slide up or down based on the direction you're pushing in.

The solution - use BetterTouchTool to define your own two finger swipes for Chrome. I did that and it started working instantly for Chrome. It works on all pages, regardless of whether they have scroll or not. I tested on a lot pf pages.

I know that this will not be as 'sexy' as Chrome's inbuilt swipe, but it works. You will also be dependent on BTT but I use it on so many apps that it remains on at all times.

I use BTT for three finger swipe in Finder to go back and forth and also for four finger tap to close a window (this works globally).

All the best!


How can I fix voice dialing iCloud contacts?

Create a new contact name for your wife's iPhone number.  "Call Mary's mobile".


What's the difference between the swedish and swedish - pro keyboard layouts?

As far as I can tell the only difference is that @ and ™ has switched places on the two layouts.

Screenshots from MacOS High Sierra (10.13.4)


I just had the same problem after moving my iTunes library to my home NAS. Deauthorising and then reauthorising worked for me.


Application not running, but dock thinks it is, so i can't quit/open it

This sounds like a problm with the Dock itself rather than the application. Try killall Finder in the Terminal which restarts the Finder and the Dock.


iPhone 5 iOS7: Prevent screen from locking during voice call

This bugged me for a while. I just found out that (on my phone anyway) if you slide your finger from left to right on the name of the caller, you will see your call menu again.


Does customising MacBook Pro 13inch to 16GB RAM, i7 7th gen processor and 1TB SSD affect it's battery life?

The only upgrade that may impact on your battery life is the processor upgrade. However, while some i7 CPUs are quad-core, the ones offered on the 13" MBP are dual-core processors, just like the i5 CPUs.

Since all dual core i5 and i7 mobile processors support hyper-threading, there's actually very little difference between them in terms of a performance gap and battery usage. In fact, both options for this model also incorporate the same Intel Iris Plus Graphics GPU.

My personal recommendation would be to go with the upgrade if you can afford it, as it will increase it's longevity in terms of future compatibility with software/hardware.

If you had to pick and choose what you upgraded, then the upgrade to 16GB RAM would be the most useful.

Finally, you may want to know that Apple's battery testing for this model was conducted on the following configuration:

2.3GHz dual-core Intel Core i5
1TB SSD
8GB RAM

Source: Apple


How to retrieve deleted text messages from iPhone 5s?

If the iPhone was backed up to a computer through iTunes, you can explore the contents of the backup with a tool like this: http://supercrazyawesome.com if there's no backup then it becomes a lot more difficult as they're removed from the message database.


Can I see how many times I reinstalled an app, after I delete it?


How to make mosquitto broker auto-start on Mac OS (without homebrew)?

The homebrew mosquitto launch agent looks like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
  <key>Label</key>
  <string>homebrew.mxcl.mosquitto</string>
  <key>ProgramArguments</key>
  <array>
    <string>/usr/local/opt/mosquitto/sbin/mosquitto</string>
    <string>-c</string>
    <string>/usr/local/etc/mosquitto/mosquitto.conf</string>
  </array>
  <key>RunAtLoad</key>
  <true/>
  <key>KeepAlive</key>
  <false/>
  <key>WorkingDirectory</key>
  <string>/usr/local/var/mosquitto</string>
</dict>
</plist>

Depending on your installation directory of mosquitto modify the two path strings in ProgramArguments  and the path of the WorkingDirectory.

Also modify the Label to org.user.mosquitto (to avoid future conflicts with a possíble homebrew mosquitto install) and then save the file as org.user.mosquitto.plist to ~/Library/LaunchAgents/.

Load the agent with launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/org.user.mosquitto.plist.

Under certain circumstances (the make install options which you didn't specify in your question) it may be necessary to save the plist file to /Library/LaunchAgents (instead of ~/Library/LaunchAgents), modify permissions to root:wheel 644 and start it with:

sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchAgents/org.user.mosquitto.plist

Now you can test the installation and ensure the server is running successfully.  Open a new command window and start a listener.

mosquitto_sub -t topic/state

In another window, send a message to the listener.

mosquitto_pub -t topic/state -m "Hello World"


Message about Apple ID used in another Mac

The message you got is to notify you that you have singed in on the mac you updated with your apple ID.

Normally you should receive this message on other devices that are connected with your apple ID.

That you received the massage after 3 days could have something to do with the recent outage of some apple services, but I'm not sure about this


How to restore the Mavericks version of the sound effect for the volume button for Yosemite?

It can be done, although you need to find the Mavericks volume feedback sound file. The filename is "volume.aiff" and (for both Mavericks and Yosemite) it is located in:
/System/Library/LoginPlugins/BezelServices.loginPlugin/Contents/Resources

Find the Mavericks volume feedback sound file and put it on your Desktop for easy access.

Open the Terminal and navigate to the folder containing the sound file:

cd /System/Library/LoginPlugins/BezelServices.loginPlugin/Contents/Resources

Create a backup of the original file in case you want to reverse the changes:

sudo cp volume.aiff volume.aiff.bak

Provide the password when prompted.

Now copy in the Mavericks sound file placed on your Desktop:

sudo cp ~/Desktop/volume.aiff ./

Restart


2017 15" MBP & UHD TV: 4k60Hz *very* intermittent

I have the same problem, but with a MacBook 13" 2017, a Samsung 4K TV, and a USB-C to HDMI 2.0 active cable.

How to solve the problem:
First connect the USB-C end of the cable to the MacBook, then after a couple of seconds connect the HDMI end to the TV while powered on. I got 100% success in having 4K @ 60hz using this procedure.

How is this possible:
Not too technical, but... The active chip on the cable's HDMI end first powers up and initializes from connecting it to the USB-C port, and in sequence, the correct resolutions and refresh rates are offered as soon as the other end of the cable is connected to the TV.

I know this is not a proper solution, but at least it doesn't make me want to throw the MacBook out of the window!

I hope there's some more feedback from other users.


Will Pages/Keynote/Numbers be free for old macs?

It appears that everyone that owns an older copy of iWork for iOS gets a free upgrade whether or not your version came from a retail CD or the Mac App Store.

If you don't already own iWork - you will have to pay for either a new Mac or the apps piecemeal on the App Store.

The above summary is my understanding of this MacWorld article that includes calls with Apple Press relations and an "on-the-record" confirmation that all owners of iWork should get free upgrades despite some glitches in the initial roll out today.

http://www.macworld.com/article/2056159/what-you-need-to-know-about-apples-free-apps-policy.html


Does any OS X hardware contain on chip h.264 encoding/decoding?

Apple's own apps on OSX has video acceleration support for years, provided by the GPU. h.264 hardware video acceleration is available to 3rd-party apps via the Video Decode Acceleration Framework since OSX 10.6.3. See:

http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#technotes/tn2267/_index.html

http://arstechnica.com/apple/2008/10/digging-into-new-macbooks-support-of-gpu-accelerated-h-264/

http://xbmc.org/davilla/2010/05/03/osx-gets-h-264-accelleration/


I think you mean OS X, not iOS? MacBooks run OS X. iOS is the OS on iPhones, iPads, etc.

Some good, free antivirus options for OS X are Avast and AVG.

You're definitely safer if you use them. There are viruses out there for OS X. That said, it's not as needed as it is on Windows. I personally don't use any antivirus on OS X, because I feel that it slows down the system a little bit. I feel the risk is rather small, so I am willing to take it.

It comes down to how careful you want to be. If you don't mind your system slowing down a little bit, and want to minimize the risk of viruses as much as possible, then get antivirus. If you don't want the small slowdown, are wise enough to spot obvious traps like fraudulent websites asking you to install programs, etc, and you feel the risk is small enough, then don't install it.


Mac running like a snail after 15 minutes

Here are some ideas for troubleshooting a slow Mac

Open the console app (it is located in the utilities directory). Watch the log for any strange behavior.
Hold the shift key while booting to boot into safe mode, see if the issue continues.
Turn off half of the programs in the startup, see if issue persists, then turn off the other half. Keep repeating until you find the program that is the culprit.
Try creating a new user account
Lastly, backup to time machine, and format.


How can I sync a particular music folder to iPhone?

That sounds like an ideal task for iTunes & a single Playlist sync.

Launch iTunes, connect iPhone then select it from the top menu
Click Music in the Settings section, not 'On my Device'
Set 'Selected Playlists...'
Choose a single playlist to sync.


Screen sharing without allowing others to access my account?

Yes - the Apple Remote Desktop app allows you to curtain the controlled computer to lock out anyone that's physically at the computer while you work remotely.

You could also set your work Mac to boot to a harmless account that auto logs in and is not an administrator. When you use OS X screen sharing (as opposed to Remote Desktop) it will ask you if you want to share screen with the "dummy" user and you can decline and start your own session that isn't visible locally.

Try the second unless you want to invest in the Remote Desktop tool or can't add a second user due to work constraints.


Finder stopped showing the content of a text file

To show contents of a text file you must have the correct settings for your Finder window. You can't use icon view or list view. Your figure shows you are using list view. That view has never shown file contents on my computer. On the Finder header bar there is a label that reads "View", and above that are four icon options: the first is icon view and the second is list view. You want the third option but I don't know what its called. If you select this way of viewing the contents of the Finder window, text files and other types are displayed showing the 1st page of the contents of a file. The correct viewing option is shown in the figure below.


That's a new Privacy process just introduced by Apple.  There's a new popup window that will display when you log into your iCloud account for the first time after the upgrade.

You can read more about it here.

After installing the newly released iOS 11.3, macOS 10.13.4, and tvOS 11.3 software update, users will be met with a page that explains how a new icon, of two figures shaking hands, will appear “when an Apple feature asks to use your personal information”.
The idea is that when personal information is being collected on iTunes, the App Store or other Apple services, users can tap through the icon to read more information about what sort of data is being asked for and how it is being used. It’s pitched by the company as a way for it to increase transparency around how it handles user data, aligned with GDPR rules.


Copy paste a file inside a folder in List view

This is a source of confusion to many.

In List view, the default paste location will be the outermost folder the window is opened from, ie the one named in the window header.

Workarounds are to either Cmd/double click to open your destination in a new window, or more simply right click your destination folder & use Paste Item from there.


how to turn off hyperlinks in text messages on iPhone

Settings -> Siri and Search -> Messages, turn off Siri & suggestions .

It is not present in Messages-> Siri(absent), otherwise it were intuitive, like Safari -> Siri(Present).


To import music copy it to the folder \iTunes Media\Automatically Add to iTunes

Apparently there is no native bulk deduplication functionality.

One can identify duplicates within iTunes by going to View -> Show Duplicates.

However to bulk deduplicate presently one needs to find third-party utilities.  Most are not free.

I tried the shareware iTunes Duplicate Song Manager, but not only did it miss about half of the dupes found by commercial programs, but it also failed to remove them from the iTunes index when it removed the files.  For $12.95 Dupe Away managed to clean everything up and find the other obvious duplicates.


Time Machine reporting thousands of errors: setattrlist failed for path '/.MobileBackups/Computer/

It may relate to this and/or help someone else figure out more about this but when I look at directories that are subject to the failure on my Mac, I see:

    sudo ls -al@ '/.MobileBackups/Computer/2016-11-05-233040/Volume/Library/'
    total 0
    d------r-x@ 4 root  wheel  136 Nov  5 23:33 .
        com.apple.backupdelta.MoveChecked     3
        com.apple.s stem.Security    68
    drwxr-xr-x@ 5 root  wheel  170 Nov  5 23:30 ..
        com.apple.backupd.SnapshotVolumeFSEventStoreUUID     36
        com.apple.backupd.SnapshotVolumeLastFSEventID    20
        com.apple.backupd.SnapshotVolumeUUID     36
    d------r-x  5 root  wheel  170 Nov  5 23:32 Application Support
    d------r-x@ 4 root  wheel  136 Nov  5 23:33 Preferences
        com.apple.backupdelta.MoveChecked     3

I imagine most of these file attributes are related to Time Machine's local backup process, but I also notice that one of the attributes is com.apple.s stem.Security .. note the blank character in the system path component.  Could that be confusing things?  For example, if that attribute was set with that typo and later cleared (or attempted to be) with it spelled correctly, you would see an error like this.

Just guessing ..


How to get Mail.app raw message in the Automator?

Try:

on run {input, parameters}
    set theSource to {}
    tell application "Mail"
        repeat with aMessage in input
            set end of theSource to aMessage's source & return
        end repeat
    end tell

    return theSource as text
end run


How to search only FREE apps on Mac App Store?

There are a number of websites that offer this option including one that I found with a quick Google:

https://theappstore.org

When you search you can select "Price: Free".


How best to restore BootCamp partition from Acronis TrueImage backup?

By using enclosure for your 2.5" disks, I think you could just run the True Image on a PC to copy your TIB backup to your new partition on the SSD. How about this as an idea?


My iPhone sets alarms for me without my permission

I clicked on the "Bedtime" tab and found out that there was a 6:30am alarm set there. As for the other alarms, well, it's possible they were set via the bedtime tab as well.


Purchased movies not available after first time played

Problem arises when I start my MacBook (Should be every computer that is connected to the same iTunes store account). If you avoid using it after the movie/documentary or anything else is streaming, you should not have the problem.

The solution is to sign out from your iTunes Store account and sign in, so rentals are restored. Just checking for rentals doesn't help.


Can I download Mountain Lion and install it later?

Yes, the App store downloads an installer for Mountain Lion and stores it in the usual spot - /Applications.

You should only need a network connection after installing to get updates, etc.. and not to run the installer outright.

Be aware that the installation process deletes the installer once you are done installing the OS, so you might make a backup copy of the Install OS X Mountain Lion program before you run it.


Share iPhone 4G connection over an ethernet adapter?

It will work if you connect the iPhone via usb to a PC or Mac and then forward the connection over ethernet to a wifi router.

  This would work because iOS allows for hotspotting over USB. from there, you can use the sharing preferences on Mac to share internet, you may share the connection to any available interface, which includes wifi/usb to ethernet or any other interface that may be connected.

With a wifi router, you would be able to access both wired and wirelessly what is on the network. The connection would come from the iPhone, go to the computer, then travel to the router; where a NAT would be created, and multiple devices connected to the wifi router would allow for communication between the wired and wireless devices.

A note: your Mac and iPhone will not connect to the network because they are supplying the internet connection. Another device would be needed.

See Screenshot below:


What would it take to make an iPad support multiple user accounts?

One place to look might be at dual booting an iPhone with Android.

Update: iUsers for iPad now makes this possible. Check out the video.


During a Time Capsule 35 Pass Erase, do I have to keep my computer on / running?

The The Time capsule doesn't need your Mac to run. Once it receives the wipe command, it will run to completion without needing anything but power from the all. (Ok - you could cancel the erase or it could error out, but in most cases the erase completes on its own accord.) You also don't need a Mac to start the wipe command. Airport Utility runs on Windows and iOS as well.


Which iPhones support the apt-X codec for Bluetooth audio?

No iPhone has native support for apt-X, but you can buy a dongle such as the Sennheiser BTD 300i or a similar one from Creative to enable apt-X support.


How can I set the iTerm2 window title to be the same no matter which pane is selected?

If you are just looking for a static title you can add that line to your ~/.bash_profile. Just be sure to source it to load it:

source ~/.bash_profile

Otherwise you could use an alias. Those are also added in your ~/.bash_profile as well:

alias title1='echo -ne "\033]0;"Title goes here"\007"'
alias title2='echo -ne "\033]0;"Other Title goes here"\007"'

Hope that helps!


Gmail app on iphone shows notifications for 'everything' instead of just inbox

Went to updates.  Loaded the latest update for the gmail app (Escaped -- er released -- 18 September)

Problem vanished.

Edit 2 days later:

Or seemed to.  It's back now.  I've reported this bug now both from the Gmail App and from the desktop app.  We will see if Google takes action.  While I'm waiting I'm looking for other apps tha understand gmail labels.


How can I delete photos from my iPhone but keep them in iCloud?

Apple’s solution is to manage your storage for you. Under Settings → Photos & Camera, select to Optimize iPhone Storage.

As long as you have enough local storage, photos will remain on your device. When your iPhone needs the space, high-resolution versions of your photos will be removed from your iPhone; all that is kept then is thumbnails, until you decide to view the photo again.

At that point a device-optimized version of the photo is downloaded from iCloud. A full-resolution version won’t be downloaded until you decide to edit or share the photo.

iCloud Photo Library is a photo-sync service, rather than a backup service, which is why deleting a photo anywhere deletes it everywhere. What you see on your device is what you see in iCloud is what you see on all your devices connected to the service.


Startup disks are disabled after upgrading to OS X El Capitan


Play and pause don't work properly with bluetooth headphones (Mac)

Heyho i have the same problem with the same Headset.
I found this in a Spotify forum:
There is a fix everyone!
Just go to Edit -> preferences -< Display options and disable "Show desktop overlay when using media keys"
This fixed my issue atleast

For me it did not help...even worse... i'm more confused. After disable this Options the browser works, but the Ingam-Spund mutes.


iPhone 11 plays random music without prompting, what's going on?

I would suspect one of two things:

(a) you're accidentially triggering "Hey Siri"

or

(b) you have a hardware problem with the digitizer (i.e. the touch sensitive part of the display).

You can try disabling "Hey Siri" by opening Settings > Siri & Search and then turning off "Listen for 'Hey Siri'".

If you have a hardware problem with the touch input, it will probably need to go in for repair. If you some times in various apps or even on the main home screen experience that "something" moves or taps by itself, this would indicate a touch problem.


iPhone/iPad battery charging/discharging cycle

The full discharge/charge cycle is mostly to recalibrate the charge controller and the time remaining indicator.  Since the battery doesn't change that much in one month, you could very likely get by leaving it on the charger all the time except for only a few full cycles per year, until it starts getting old and changes more rapidly.


Dictation under macOS Catalina not working with display microphone

Me too :-( I am on the phone with tech support now. Tech support said,

  "After doing some research it looks like this is something Apple
  engineers are aware of and investigating. They have a suggestion to
  consider using Voice Control as an option."

For the time being, I am using Voice Control... which isn't really a great option IMO.


Even though it looks like you can't, just double click Display Name to edit


How to easily rename voice memos in iTunes

I had this problem too, but I found when I used iTunes to create an mp3 version of the file, the mp3 had the title I had set previously.


Can't disable "Press the Option key five times to turn Mouse Keys on and off"

Change the value of useMouseKeysShortcutKeys to NO in 'com.apple.universalaccess.plist'. I believe you will find the files in ~/Library/Preferences/. When you're done, don't forget to reboot ;)

Also, you can do this via Terminal by typing defaults write com.apple.universalaccess useMouseKeysShortcutKeys NO and pressing enter. You may need admin rights to do this.


Is it safe to delete folder com.apple.appstore?

That is the Download folder for App Store; where it saves apps as it downloads them.

It should be perfectly safe to delete them.

However, I have to say that it is a little strange that the files aren't being deleted automatically, either when you close App Store or when you restart - that is what I would expect. I haven't come across a case where they build up over time.


How to update Xcode from 7.2.1 to 7.3.1 using terminal (commandline tools)

Depending upon the version of macOS/OS X that you have installed as well as your boot volume's storage, you might not see the version of Xcode.app in your /Applications folder update immediately after updating from the App Store app.

For a relatively easy way to deal with MAS apps and updates, check out the mas recipe in Homebrew:

https://github.com/mas-cli/mas

  A simple command line interface for the Mac App Store. Designed for scripting and automation.


Why can't I resolve machine names on my LAN to their IP address?

It appears the router doesn't support Bonjour at all (and Belkin support were totally clueless when approached about it), so I've returned it for a refund and am on the hunt for one that plays nicely with Macs.


Can I set up one Parallels VM to start automatically while leaving the rest off?

Under the account settings, there is a list of items that run on start up, per user.

Place a shortcut to the Windows 7 VM in there, that should do the trick.


In macOS, you can toggle between thumbnails and actual size (max width = 100%) by right-clicking any image in the note and choosing ‘View as Small Images’. This is not possible to set on iOS.


They should automatically connect as soon as you have paired them. They won't automatically reconnect if you take them out of range without turning them off first, to reconnect them, go into range and briefly press the call button on them. If you turn them off, then turn them on again and they don't connect, this is either a product issue, or your MacBook might not have the right settings.
Make sure that your MacBook is discoverable via bluetooth. If none of that works, contact LG and tell them about your problem, including all the steps you took to try and fix the problem. They will know more about it than me.


My bluetooth keyboard keeps losing connection for just a second or two

Go to system preferences, sharing, bluetooth, advanced settings.


I have tried one of those sites in 2010 to unlock my iPhone 4 (SFR), it worked perfectly and I'm still using it. I think that these types of websites have people with access to Apple databases and can easily unlock it from there. I can't think of another way to unlock your phone without going through the original carrier, Apple or these websites. You can still change the mother board but that's like changing the phone.

There are jailbreak methods you may want to check iClarified they'll tell how and if you can do it.


Does Apple notify users before renewing an auto-renewable subscription?

Apple sends an email notifying the user about an upcoming auto-renewal about a month in advance.

SOURCE: I use apps that auto-renew.


Messages beta hangs. How to remove it or at least its accounts?

Messages always hang on my Mac as well, error telling me no account set up etc, and restarting my Mac always helps to bring it back to normal.


Creating a folder with one icon in iOS 4

You describe the only way to achieve this.

Create a folder by dragging one app on top of another, then drag one of them out of the folder again. It doesn't get any simpler than that.


No edit button on events in Apple Calendar with shared Google Calendar (iCal)

There is no edit button...
Just double click on the event you want to edit, then, in the pop up, click the title, and now you’re able to edit the title, click on the other data to change that.


Verizon message+ does not sync your own texts with iphone texts

Ask Verizon why their app does not have some feature you think it should have.
Re why you think it's strange that the recipient sees the message in both apps... what else did you expect to happen?  Verizon's Message+ does not implement a different communication channel, it's a received SMS.  Of course both are going to show it, they'd be useless if they did not.


Does iOS support IEEE802.11e QOS functionality?

Certainly on the Airport range, MacBooks, and iOS devices there's no QOS, Apple doesn't support it. Not sure about the Mac Pro or Xserve.

EDIT: In response to requests for sources, it's very hard to find an official source for something that isn't implemented, but a simple google search for "does apple support qos" will result in many links to posts about someone asking the question about various Apple products, several on Apple's own support communities. Everything points to no QOS because it simply doesn't exist on Apple products.


I have found a very functional utility called CornerClick that allows for a variety of usages for each HotCorner (including minimize current app in focus).

This handy little gem of an app allows for a little more functionality than the default features of HOtCorners offered in OSX.


How to set audiobooks to repeat on iPhone

Hmmm, I'd never noticed that (but then again, I wouldn't normally think to put an audio book on repeat).

If the main thing you want to achieve is to be able to play your audio book on your iPhone, and you want the ability to repeat them, then you can still actually play them using the Music iOS app.

To do this:

Within iTunes on your Mac or PC, add your audiobooks (they can be from any source, including Audible) to a playlist
Sync that playlist to your iPhone
Open the Music app on your iPhone
Select the playlist
Play any audiobook it contains (and use the repeat function)

Hope this helps!

[EDIT]

This answer is being edited to cover a couple of scenarios that may affect the above steps working. Basically, with the latest versions of iOS and iTunes, plus the onset of Apple Music, the above instructions may not work for some people.

If you are in this situation, please use the following steps instead:

Within iTunes on your Mac or PC, select the audiobook you want to play in the Music app on your iPhone/iPad/iPod.
Richt-click on the audiobook and choose Get Info from the context menu that appears.
Click on the Options tab.
At the top for Media Kind you should see Audiobook selected. Change this to Music instead. (Note, if you'd like to listen to your Audiobook using the Podcasts app instead, then select Podcast instead of Music. However, since the OP is wanting to use the 'repeat' function, we need to use the Music app.)
Ensure that Remember playback position is selected.
Click OK.
Now add your Audiobook to a playlist (perhaps one called Audiobooks).
Sync that playlist to your iPhone.
Open the Music app on your iPhone.
Select the playlist.
Play the audiobook and use the repeat function of the Music app.

IMPORTANT NOTES

If you are using Apple Music and iCloud Music Library is switched on in your device, you must also do this step:

After Step 6 and before Step 7: Right-click on the Audiobook file and select Add to iCloud Music Library.
This additional step can actually take anywhere from a few hours to days (not to upload, but for the iCloud music servers to process the file). So, while you can continue with Steps 7 to 11 above, the file won't be available on your device until the file has actually finished processing. The way to tell this is to check that the dotted cloud icon next to the audiobook listed in iTunes is no longer a dotted line to indicate it is waiting.
And yes, as far as I am concerned Apple Music and the iCloud Music Library have 'broken' the way many people want to use playlists - but that's another story!


Pool multiple drives into a single network share in macOS 10.14 or later

Oddly enough macOs (thru Catalina) offers doing a JBOD RAID array (what you are describing) as a part of Disk Utility.

Open Disk Utility
Select RAID assistant... from the file menu
Select Concatenated (JBOD) and click next.

Now there may be some limitations to making a disk pool with Disk Utility that I am not aware of as I have never actually done this myself but I would think it is, at least, worth investigating to see if it works for your setup and needs.


External SSD drive fails to respond after some frequent writes

The usb-c cable was faulty. That's why the read/write started to fail after a certain duration of high volume data transfer.

Once I replaced the usb-c cable that connects the SSD drive to the MBP, and the SSD drive is working as expected.


How can I prevent Opera from closing the window if the last tab gets closed?

This sadly seems to be not available on OSX. You can work around it by pinning a speed dial tab:

As this is not closable via Cmd-W, it will prevent Opera from closing the window on the last tab. I use this for full screen browsing.


How to remove Italian browser ramsonware? Arma dei Carabinieri - Attenzione! Il Suo computer personale è stato bloccato per

Here is a link for removing ransomware on a Mac.
it's pretty easy:
http://www.thesafemac.com/fbi-ransomware-virus-rampant/
From the post:

There have been many reports among Mac users recently of being “infected” with an FBI ransomware “virus,” telling them that their computer has been seized and that they have to pay money to get it unlocked. Fortunately, from the reports I’ve been getting, there is no indication that this is actually Mac malware of any kind. It’s simply an obnoxious browser pop-up, displayed via JavaScript, in an attempt to fool people into paying.
I have yet to see this behavior first-hand, but it’s undoubtedly being caused by JavaScript that has been injected into legit sites, either through malicious ads or by hacking the site. Keep in mind that the old wisdom that you’re fine if you avoid “bad” sites is no longer particularly good. Most malware these days is distributed through legit sites, so any site could potentially fall victim.
force quit Safari
The question, then, is what to do if you see this pop-up. If you cannot close the window or the browser, then you will need to force the browser to quit. Press command-option-esc to display the force quit window. In that window, make sure your web browser is selected, then click the Force Quit button. Once the browser quits, you can close the force quit window.
Depending on your browser and/or system settings, your browser may try to reload the pages that were open the last time it quit. This could cause the problem to recur immediately, as soon as you open your browser again. In Safari, you can avoid this by holding down the shift key while opening the app.
Once you have your browser open again, you should be fine. You could clear your cookies and browser cache if you like, but that really won’t be particularly useful. Contrary to popular belief, this will not cure such problems or prevent them from occurring.


Update from Snow Leopard to El Capitan fails on Macbook pro (Mid 2010)

The installation fails due to a crash caused by the SystemMigrationUtils process while it tries to talk to the battery of your MacBook Pro:

Jan 27 11:29:21 […] Thread 8 Crashed:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.root.default-qos
Jan 27 11:29:21 […] […] 0x000000011b3adff7 logBatteryState + 963

The fact that this fails is indicative of an issue with the battery of your MacBook Pro.

To fix this, first be sure that you are not only connected to the mains but also have a working battery actually attached to the logic board of your MacBook Pro. (Source: Apple Communities)

Second, reset your NVRAM by turning off your Mac, holding ⌥⌘PR and turning your Mac on again. Make sure to hold the buttons until you hear the startup chime for the second time.

Shut down your Mac one more time, then reset its SMC by pressing ⇧Ctrl⌥ and the Power button at the same time. Your Mac needs to be connected to a power supply during that entire process. Keep an eye on the little light on the MagSafe plug while you hold down the for keys. Release the keys at the same time. The MagSafe light should change colors for a second or so; if it doesn’t, retry until it does. Now try installing El Capitan again. (Source: Reset SMC of a MacBook Air, MacBook Pro Retina, or MacBook Pro’s with an internal non-removable battery)

If the installer still crashes during logBatteryState, try resetting the system management controller by physically removing the battery from the logic board. To do this, you’ll need to remove the screws from the bottom case, lift the case just like you did back when you installed the SSD. Locate the battery, then remove the three screws to detach it from the logic board (two screws are in plain sight and the third screw is hidden under a warning label.)

Now lift the battery a bit, remove the connector from the logic board, press the Power button and hold it down for 10 seconds with the battery still disconnected. Now reattach the battery and retry the El Capitan installation one more time. (Source: this comment on ifixit.com)

If you have followed all the steps and the crash still occurs during logBatteryState, you might want to get another battery of the same model that is confirmed to work, then install it in order to figure out whether there is an issue with your battery; if not, it might be an issue with the PMC on your logic board.


This seems to be the job for a hex viewer/editor rather than a text editor. An easy way to do this would be just to use Terminal emacs with hex mode.

If you prefer a GUI application Hex Fiend looks promising

  A fast and clever open source hex editor for Mac OS X.
  Insert, delete, rearrange.  Hex Fiend does not limit you to in-place changes like some hex editors.
  Work with huge files.  Hex Fiend can handle as big a file as you’re able to create.  It’s been tested on files as large as 118 GB.
  Small footprint.  Hex Fiend does not keep your files in memory.  You won’t dread launching or working with Hex Fiend even on low-RAM machines.
  Binary diff.  Hex Fiend can show the differences between files, taking into account insertions or deletions.
  Data inspector.  Interpret data as integer or floating point, signed or unsigned, big or little endian...


upgrade to 9.0.1 disabled App store and other apps

Try updating to iOS 9.0.2, it's yet more bug fixes.


USB audio ducks when Notifications happen

The bluetooth receiver was also paired with my phone at the same time as the mac.

I've unpaired the phone and it stops the ducking.

I figured this out when a call came in and the ring tone played full blast and started trying to figure out how to prevent that from ever happening again.


Short of resetting or jail breaking your device, there's no fast way to do it.  But, maybe you can use the Message History option under the Messages app setting to your advantage.  Assuming you don't already have it set to 30 days, change Keep Messages and have iOS automatically get rid of a majority of your messages.  Then, you can proceed to delete the rest manually, which should be a lot less.


Hard Drive Preview / Disk Utility Used Space Discrepancy?

Do you have Time Machine enabled? This could be a result of the Time Machine snapshots...

Have you looked at this thread here: How to fix Disk Utility, About This Mac, and Finder that disagree on hard drive space usage?

To disable Time Machine Snapshots :

Open the Terminal from Applications/Utilities
Enter : sudo tmutil disablelocal
Enter your password at the prompt


Unable to browse Image folders through Whatsapp

I am no longer receiving this error and it seems to have fixed with the whatsapp update.


Is it possible to always start an application fullscreen?

Yes.

Just leave the app in full screen mode when you quit the application. As long as it's using Lion's full screen library (and not some hack of its own), the next time you start the app it will start back up in full screen mode.

Just tested this with Safari and Sparrow and they both restarted in full screen mode. Chrome 15.0.874.106, however, did not. I don't think Chrome's full screen support on Lion is quite right, it might not be using Lion's full screen window methods in the ways necessary to have it resume in full screen mode.


Why does iStat Menus disable S.M.A.R.T. on my Mac?

Why did iStat Menus disable S.M.A.R.T.?

Nothing can disable S.M.A.R.T.  It is a technology built into the firmware of your HDD or SDD that reports on the health of your drive.  It's not something that can be disabled.

  After I installed iStat Menus my launchd job immediately threw me a
  popup saying me to backup all my files. I checked with Disk Utility
  and I saw S.M.A.R.T. status as Unsupported.

This is because there is a system service residing at the hardware layer that's intercepting responses from the drive's S.M.A.R.T. reporting.  Disk Utility is attempting to send a request to the drive to report back on it's status and iStat Menu is (for a lack of a better word) grabbing the result; no result comes back - thus it's "Unsupported."

Regarding your script....

While your script in and of itself is good, Disk Util's "S.M.A.R.T. Status = Verified" is nothing more than the "check engine light" on a car's dashboard.  It tells you something is wrong, but not what and only  after something has failed.  This is about as useful as closing the barn door after the horse escaped.

S.M.A.R.T. has a number of attributes that Disk Util doesn't monitor nor report on.  To get comprehensive reporting and more granular data as well as thresholds that will warn you of impending failures, look to tools specifically made for this type of task.

Smartmontools (Free, CLI based)
Disk Drill.  (Free for monitoring, paid for data recovery)
Drive Dx.  (Free trial, paid for continued use)

I have personally used the built-in Disk Util to get the S.M.A.R.T. status in a pinch.  However, I  prefer the "pro" tools designed specifically for this type of task.  Smartmontools is sufficient for me, but for clients who aren't comfortable with a CLI, I recommend either Disk Drill or Drive Dx


MACPro restarts one second after shutdown if USB Hub is connected - Why?

You are creating 8 USB connections on a single USB with your set up without additional power supply for the external USB.

That might create some problems in power management for the host USB controller in your system.

Once you connect the device to the USB port, the specification imposes limits on current draw.

The host first recognizes any peripheral as a low-power device, which is limited to less than 100 mA of current. (total of 800mA in your case, which is very close to the limit of 900mA):

The peripheral can then ask the host to recognize it as a high-power device through a process called enumeration.

Once enumeration is complete and permission is granted, the peripheral current limitation increases to 500 mA for that device, but remember the internal limit is 900mA for all.

Your second Error (SetFeature(kUSBFeatureDeviceRemoteWakeup) failed!

The USB specification also includes a suspend mode that supports remote wake-up.

This mode limits quiescent current to a total of 500 µA for a low-power device and 2.5 mA for a high-power device; it often requires switches to power down portions of the peripheral's electronics. That would be normal error with 8 USB ports connected, so just try without them, or leave it alone

Why does you computer wakes up!

Aug 25 14:55:51 Richards-Mac-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Wake reason: EHCI

Based on your information for wake reason, the EHCI is the USB host controller that does that.
One solution would be to used a self powered USB.

To post only the wake reason use the cmd+shift+4 to take a screen shot only of the wake reason.


Open accounts tab in preferences
Open any mail account you have
Drop down "Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)"
Select existing account or select "Edit SMTP Server List" to create and/or modify some.


For merging partitions, it isn't possible, as partitions are not designed that way. You would have to delete the second partition (back up data if there is any on it), resize the first to fill the space, then restore the data of the second on the first. There unfortunately isn't any easy workaround to this.


What is accessible to an attacker who has reset my administrator password?

If someone has your administrator account, everything on the machine is accessible to them. People in IT Security circles say "Physical access = Total access".

Keychains can only be unlocked with the keychain password.  If an account password is changed/updated without being logged into the account AND having the relevant keychain unlocked, the keychain password doesn't change.

Meaning, someone could get access to your account perhaps, but not your keychain, without the original password.  The account and keychain passwords fall out of sync with one another.

FileVault protection similarly, will remain in place until unlocked using the correct password.  I don't believe having root access on the machine allows you to unlock the keychain or the file vault account without the relevant passwords.. that's the whole point.

Of course, theoretically a hacker with godlike skills, patience, and knowledge could manually edit the relevant passwd files to be whatever he/she wanted it to be (if they had root access), but the probabilities of this happening is somewhere between zero and nil.


Screen capture utility no longer saves to Desktop

None of the answers above helped me, but I discovered the my case:

Shift + Command + Control + 4 saves the screenshot to the clipboard.

Shift + Command + 4 saves the screenshot to a file on Desktop.

So if you're using the first short-cuts, you have to manually open a photo editing app and paste the image, but this can be done automatically with the second short-cut.


Application works when OS X was updated but not on a clean install

Filemaker versions prior to 12 may or may not work well on OS 10.10.x

From Filemaker Support:

  FileMaker 12 and earlier versions of FileMaker have not been tested or
  certified with OS X Yosemite (10.10).  These products were developed
  and released before OS X Yosemite became available.

  While these earlier versions may install and run on OS X Yosemite
  (10.10), you may encounter installation and stability issues for which
  there is no resolution. (Italics added)

Although you may get older versions (Version 9 was released back in OS X 10.5 days) to work on newer systems, it is hit and miss.  You could try a fresh install again of FileMaker to see if you can get it to 'stick.'  Be careful to keep a backup of your data.  I can imagine if you are still using FM 9 that you have a great deal of important data that has accumulated in your solution over the years.

As for the exact missing files between your installs, that would require a deep look at both installations and compare every tiny little file in the system.  Excruciatingly painful.  It is impossible to determine without access to the system in question.

The files to check are System files in the ~/Library/Application Support/FileMaker and possibly other places.

There are several professional developers who can assist you with migrating your solution to a newer version. (current is FileMaker 14)  This is expensive, but if your business relies on data and downtime is critical, this is a small price to pay.  Converting a file from .fm7 to .fm12 is not trivial, but it is not very difficult for a seasoned developer. (Not assuming your development skill level here.)  This would probably be best as it will prolong the life of your solution.  Especially with OS X 10.11 around the corner.


Thunderbolt Bridge Mode: compatible to rtp midi/ multicast udp

The Thunderbolt Bridge is not a standard Ethernet connection, but macOS provides you with an IP interface where you can send IP packets between two computers.
RTP-MIDI is a protocol that encapsulates MIDI messages within RTP packets that are exchanged over the UDP protocol. The UDP protocol runs on top of the IP protocol, and as such RTP-MIDI is fully compatible with Thunderbolt Bridge connections.
Similarly multicast UDP runs on top of the IP protocol and as such is fully compatible with Thunderbolt Bridge connections. Obviously its usefulness is not quite the same here, as you normally use multicasting to send the same data to many hosts on the network at the same time. As a Thunderbolt Bridge connection is always between two computers, and two computers only, the multicast element is not really the same.


The first option should be the most reliable:

Open Settings.app, scroll down and tap on "iTunes & App Stores". The Apple ID that the device is currently signed into will be at the top of the screen next to "Apple ID".

Alternate methods (only on iOS 5 or newer):

Settings.app > iCloud (under "Account")
Settings.app > Messages > Send & Receive At (under "Apple ID")
Settings.app > Facetime (under "Apple ID")


Is there a way to ask the Airport Extreme what it's external IP is via terminal?

Is your Airport the 'last hop' before the ISP? Straight into the modem, no other router between you & them?

If so, then asking Google 'what's my IP address?' will show it.

That address is the 'border' between you & the outside world & in fact it kind of is partly at your Airport & partly at the next hop, your ISP, insomuch as it's your last reference point, & their first.
You'd need a hardware engineer to clarify that last point - the details are beyond me, I'm afraid.