Downgrading a new mac mini 2012 from Maverick to Mountain Lion

According to the support article listing minimum versions of OS X per computer, your Mac can run OS X 10.8.1

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1159#Mac_mini

Since you have AppleCare, you can actually call them and ask how to install a specific version of the software and be supported on how to install things.

In a nutshell, you'll have to use Internet Recovery to wipe the drive and get back to the version of OS that shipped with your Mac. From that point, you can download the older OS from the App Store (AppleCare may have to issue you a redemption code for that build if you don't have it for your Apple ID).

From there, you can partition your internal drive and install Mountain Lion on a separate partition or install it onto a USB drive.

At that point, you can restore your data and settings on to Mountain Lion and/or wipe the internal drive booting off the external to finally install Mountain Lion as the only OS on the internal drive.

It's a bit of an exercise, but you can ask here or from Apple for guidance on each step along the way if you get lost.


Facebook causes iMac to become unresponsive

This problem seemed to have been solved after upgrading to OS X 10.9.1


Do apps on jailbroken iOS devices have uncontrolled access to all my data?

Yes. Any jailbreak-only app could potentially do everything you describe because they can acquire root access and run outside of iOS's sandbox.


Mount PC's HDD on Mac, with a USB from Mac to PC

You can transfer files over WiFi or BlueTooth. For fast speeds you can plug both computers into a router via Ethernet cables and communicate over the network that way. These are the non-invasive approaches that don't require special cables or enclosures for the HDD you are copying from. You can also try a file sharing server like Samba that you run on one machine and use the other to transfer from. You won't need special drivers for NTFS if using one of these networked approaches.


Where can I find a printable keyboard layout when the option key is pressed?

Use Keyboard Viewer to see the keyboard instead of sys preferences.

Use the Grab app or the Screenshot app in Applications/Utilities to take a picture of it.


Both hard links and symbolic links link a path to a destination, however there is a substantial difference you should be aware of:

Hard links link a path to a file. This means that if you rename/move the destination file, the hard link follows.
Symbolic links link a path to a path. This means if you rename/move the destination file, the link is broken. However, later replacing the file with a different one will make the link work again.

Links of both types are made with the ln tool. Hard links are made without any options, whereas symlinks are made with the -s option.

For more information on constructing the command, see:

How can I create a symbolic link in Terminal?


Virtual Monitor "Off Screen" to Control Remote PC

Synergy is still open source (therefore free), though they don't really go to great lengths to make that known.

https://github.com/symless/synergy

Synergy works pretty well from what I remember.


Can I make a locked iTunes 'house account' for a library?

In a nutshell: No, this is not possible without custom modifications, like with the display models in Apple Stores. It'd be better to set up the apps and content you desire, and then lock out the functions through the parental controls to prohibit any foul play. The last thing you need is legal issues, which validly could happen. App Store apps can be downloaded after purchase by simply authenticating on a separate device. Music and other entertainment forms cannot, and hence will be stuck on the iPad if a customer decides to buy them on the iPad, leaving you guys on the hook for any transaction problems that might occur.

Tread carefully.


Can't update OS from 10.7.3 to Mavericks

Sorry, don't yet have the reputation to comment...

Have you tried simply copying or downloading the entire Install OS X Mavericks.app to the drive you need to update & running it from there? That's the prime update method.


Where can i get a copy of OS X Lion s/w?

If your Mac originally came with OS X Lion, is capable of doing internet recovery, and you have a WPA/WPA2 network, then booting using Internet Recovery will enable you to install OS X Lion. To boot into Internet Recovery, follow these steps:

Shutdown your Mac
Press the power button
Quickly release it and hold down Command-Option-R
Keep on holding it until a globe shows up, or a list of WiFi networks.
For more assistance, visit https://www.apple.com/osx/recovery/

If that is not an option, you can purchase the OS X Lion download code from here. Upon recieving it, go to the Mac App Store and redeem the code. It will download like any other app. If you are installing it on a Mac running OS X 10.8 or later, you will need to create a bootable USB and wipe all your data, as the installer will not allow you to install 10.7 on a newer OS release. If you choose this way, be sure to make a copy of the Lion Installer and backup all of your files.


Can I update apps that I've already purchased through the Mac App Store?

From Daring Fireball:

  Panic on the Mac App Store

  Cabel Sasser on what it’s like for existing
  Mac apps that are now in the App
  Store:

    PS:  If you’re a current customer,
    there’s no way to convert a previous
    purchase into a Mac App Store purchase
    — that requires a re-buy. But
    remember, what you have now will
    continue to work just fine.

    UPDATE: The Mac App Store may show
    software bought from us previously as
    “Installed”, even though they’re two
    different licenses. You will not get
    Mac App Store auto-updates unless you
    purchase from the Mac App Store. To
    re-enable the “Purchase” button in the
    Mac App Store, just drag the app to
    the trash. Your preferences/sites will
    not be affected.

  In other words, for apps that use the
  same bundle ID for the both the Mac
  App Store and non-App Store versions,
  the Mac App Store will not install
  updates to already-installed non-App
  Store versions, but it will recognize
  them as being already installed. If
  you want to get updates via the Mac
  App Store, you’ll have to re-buy the
  app through the App Store.


How to natively enable TRIM in Sierra for a 3rd-party SSD?

Open a terminal window, then type sudo trimforce enable. Enter your password into the command line, trim will be turned on. Devices seen below will not work with TRIM commands. If you are unfamiliar with using the command line, I'd see the bottom of this post for guided images.

To enable trim, see below


There is no company software leftover on your iMac that is prompting you. The most likely explanation is that the iMac that you bought is enrolled into Apple Device Enrollment Program.

DEP lets organization automatically enroll devices into a MDM (mobile device management) system even without touching the device. The devices are enrolled into DEP at the time of purchasing via Apple or partner. Basically, Apple or resale partner associate the device serial numbers with the organization that made the purchase. This will let otganization IT team supply a configuration profile over the air, without even physically accessing the device.

The enrolled device checks with the Apple's servers to see if its enrolled into a DEP. You'll need to contact and ask the organization (basically the IT team thereof) to un-enroll your device from DEP. They should have ideally done this as a part of handing over the device to you (as it is no longer the property of the said organization).

Once un-enrolled, you'll no longer see the message and can use your Mac normally just like any other Mac.


Remount drive without physically disconnecting?

One-liner:

diskutil mount `diskutil list | grep "Volume Name" | sed -n -e 's/^.* //p'`

Find the disk identifier:

diskutil list | grep "Volume Name"

Example result:

4:   Apple_HFS Volume Name   100 GB   disk1s2
Mount the disk:

diskutil mount disk1s2


Apple ID - Want to make my xxx@icloud.com primary Apple ID?

This problem still exists to this day.  When you set up your Apple ID you are required to enter an already in-use email account that is not associated with an Apple domain.  This becomes your primary Apple ID email account.  From here you can then set up your @icloud.com account but you cannot set that @icloud.com address as the primary account address because Apple does not allow users to do so with Apple owned domains.

Not to be confusing, but you can set the @icloud.com address as your Apple ID.  To do so, just attempt to log into your primary email address a few times until you are prompted to go to iforgot dot apple.com.  From here just enter your @icloud.com address and select to verify account by answering security questions; do not use verify by email.  Once you successfully answer the security questions you will be prompted for a new password.  After that your @icloud.com address will become your default Apple ID, you can now access iCloud with the @icloud.com address, and you can now use the @iclould.com address for email.


Launchctl:Dubious permissions on file: Problem Installing Jenkins

If you're in /Library/LaunchDaemons, which I assume you are for a system daemon, and want the files to go back to default:

sudo chown root:wheel org.jenkins-ci.plist
sudo chmod 644 org.jenkins-ci.plist

The plist will register on reboot, or you can load it like this:

sudo launchctl load org.jenkins-ci.plist

You can check the status like this:

sudo launchctl list <<Job Name>>

Note that jobname is not the same as file name. Inside the plist you'll see a Label. That's the name:

    <key>Label</key>
    <string>DataScrub</string>

In my example the name is DataScrub, so would be:

sudo launchctl list DataScrub


iPhone 4s became hot quickly draining battery and shutdown unexpectedly

It sounds like a battery issue.

You may need to take it to a repair shop and have it replaced IMMEDIATELY.

I say that because I have seen an iPhone 4 battery explode before. It's not a pretty sight. Consider the average lifespan of a lithium battery:

  The typical estimated life of a Lithium-Ion battery is about two to
  three years or 300 to 500 charge cycles, whichever occurs first.

This is a very common issue for the iPhone 4 and can be repaired pretty easily.

I'm also going to cite my personal and proffesional experience with this.


Not sure you did this but

Go to System preferences
Open Internet Accounts
Pick Facebook
In the new window check the Calender
in the same window Click on Details and enter your credentials.
New Calender will show up in your Calender app
Facebook Events

That should be it.


Launch daemon not processing program arguments

Try removing the Program argument:
<key>Program</key>
<string>/sbin/pfctl</string>

A deep explanation is found here:
https://akikoskinen.info/launch-daemon-agent-program-programarguments/


Sharing a Dropbox link directly to the clipboard, without having a browser pop open?

No, you can't just get the link in clipboard, which is much safer for you. With Dropbox's version 2.0.5, you can easily share them through the toolbar.

There's a second way of doing it, being a lot better, which is:

Finder > Dropbox > public (move your public file here) > right click > dropbox > Copy public Link


"To use the caffeinate command you’ll need to be running a fairly modern version of OS X, as the feature was introduced in 10.8 Mountain Lion and persists through 10.9 Mavericks, and into 10.10 Yosemite.
Heads up to MacWorld for the tip."
Source: http://osxdaily.com/2012/08/03/disable-sleep-mac-caffeinate-command/

Alternative to caffeinate:
http://lifehacker.com/5767991/how-to-force-your-mac-to-stay-awake-indefinitely-via-the-command-line
Thus work for me!


How to support 32-bit windows installation on boot camp

Basically, you can use your Mac to create a USB flash drive installer for use on a PC. The steps are given below.

Install Virtual Box. This is free software.
Install Virtual Box Extension Pack. This will give virtual machines access to the USB ports.
Create a Windows virtual machine. Do not activate.
Download the flash drive creation tool. This download website is very slow. Be patient.
Put the Windows iso file and the flash drive creation tool on the flash drive.
Copy the iso and creation tool from the flash drive to the Windows virtual machine main drive.
Use the creation tool to transfer the iso to the flash drive.

If you need a better explanation of any step, let me know.

Advice on VirtualBox and Flash Drives

Try these steps.

Click on the image of a USB flash drive on the bottom of the virtual machine window. Note the devices.
Insert the flash drive in a USB port.
Repeat step 1. The flash drive is the new item in the list. Usually something cryptic. The item may be grayed out.
If the item is grayed out, then you must unmount the flash drive. You can do this from the Disk Utility application, but sometimes this fails to work. If you use the Terminal application, you can enter the command diskutil list before and after inserting the flash drive in the USB port. The added disk is the one that must be unmounted. Here, I will assume this is disk1. The command to unmount the flash drive would then be as shown below.

diskutil  unmountdisk  disk1

  Note:  Sometimes you have to wait a few seconds before the status of a flash drive changes. For example, you can unmount a flash drive, but the item may remain grayed out in the VirtualBox list for several seconds.

Click on the image of a USB flash drive on the bottom of the virtual machine window. Select the flash drive. If it is still grayed out, then you must repeat step 4.

  Note: I would not mess with the VM "Ports" settings or USB device filters In fact, I have never figured out what the device filters are for.


How to reinstall from an USB stick on a MacBook or iMac?

If her MacBook was shipped with Lion, you couldn't be able to boot with a Snow Leopard stick. Apple Knowledge Base states that you shouldn't use earlier versions of OS X:

  Note: You should not use a version of Mac OS X that is earlier
  ("older") than the version your Mac shipped with.

If this is the case, you have to create a bootable Lion stick.


FaceTime calls are encrypted sufficiently for most anyone's needs. FaceTime's encrypted stream acts underneath any other WiFi encryption that might also be present. If you feel that end-to-end data streams encrypted with unique keys for each recipient is safe, then I'd say have fun with FaceTime.

Someone with special skills, tools and time could probably crack it, but you probably don't have a high enough profile to be worth the time/effort.


To the best of my knowledge a 'Thunderbolt to twin VGA' adapter does not exist.

I think what The Projector Company are suggesting are the Matrox DualHead2Go adapter boxes. The premise of these adapters is they connect to two displays (or projectors) and present a single connection to the computer. They present the two displays as a single super-wide display to the computer. e.g. if you have two 1024x768 projectors connected the computer will treat them as a single 2048x768 display (this can be very useful sometimes!).

As far as I can see Matrox do not offer a Displayport -> Dual VGA version. But you could get the DualHead2Go Analog and use a Thunderbolt-VGA adapter to connect it to the MacPro. This would probably work. But…

The original problem; the two projectors. I see no reason why the Matrox box should be able to get different resolutions for the projectors than the Mac Pro can. I think you should be able to fix this problem without the Matrox box. I have fought many a projector in my time.

Are you connecting both projectors with the same series of cables and adapters? In my experience projectors often present different resolution options over VGA than DVI, so both should be connected in the same way if they are to behave the same.

Do the projectors both display a list of resolutions in System Preferences > Displays? If one projectors doesn't display a list at all and only allows a single resolution option (800x600 for example), then the cabling to that projector is probably bad.

If you swap over the display cables at the projector end, do the 'stuck' resolutions swap (do the resolutions follow the cable or the projector?).

If you are using VGA cabling to the projectors, can you switch to DVI cabling? This may be costly, depending on cable length, but the picture quality is often significantly better (and hopefully it'd fix the resolutions!)

Try SwitchResX, see if that offers more resolutions options for the projectors.

If none of those things help, look for any factory reset setting on the projector.


List of Times and Dates a Specific App was Accessed on my Mac

Go to Console in the Utilities folder and start it. When the window appears, on the left there is a list of reports. Click on Mac Analytics Data. After clicking this the info will appear in the console window.  Go to the search bar on the top of the console window and enter the name of the program of interest.  See the image below. It shows the window when I performed a session with the app Atom.


What's that site that frames screenshots in iPhone/iPad/Mac stock photos?

It sounds like you’re describing PlaceIt.


Here is some Applescript code to go with grgarside's Answer

I tested and it works. The code needs to be saved as a stay open Application.

When the app is running it will try press the right arrow right. In this code I have set it to ten seconds return 10 But depending on the length of time you set this could be a little bit of a pain if you switch out of aperture for some reason or want to quit the app.

So I have included a  CAPS  lock key down detection. Which will quit the App on the next iteration. You don't have to use it but it is there if you need to.

  on idle
    if isShiftKeyPressed() then
        -- IF CAPS LOCK IS DOWN THE APP WILL QUIT
        display notification with title "Arrow Right App" subtitle "quiting right Arrow App"
        quit me
    end if
    try
        tell application "System Events"
            tell application process "Aparture"
                key code 124
            end tell
        end tell
    end try
    return 10
end idle

on isShiftKeyPressed()

    return (do shell script "/usr/bin/python -c 'import Cocoa; print Cocoa.NSEvent.modifierFlags() & Cocoa. NSAlphaShiftKeyMask > 1'") is "True"
end isShiftKeyPressed

I have tested this in Aperture and it worked as grgarside suggested.

Remember to change the line tell application process "Aparture" to you application if it is not Aperture.


Can I add more math constants to Spotlight search?

Spotlight can only perform the functions listed in the math man page (type man math in Terminal to get a full list of functions). Adding a new constant like τ would likely require modifying a library.


Disable notification when logging in with apple watch

There isn't a way to disable the sound without disabling all notification sounds, as you've already discovered.

I would recommend leaving feedback for Apple here and let them know what new features you'd like to have added to the watch.  I already left my feedback for this option but it would help to have others do the same thing.


How to download older version of an app from AppStore if you have older version of iOS?

Okay I done it with using this method:

I found a friend who has a newer iPhone which has a newer iOS version.
Go to AppStore on her phone and click avatar picture to go to profile.
Scroll all the way down and you will see the "logout" button. Click that.
Now, go to up of this page and you will see an input area that you can enter Apple ID and password. Login with using your Apple ID information.
After that, search the app you want to download and install the app. If your friend's iPhone already has the app you want to download, you have to delete it before, so you can download it with using your Apple ID.
Then you can logout from your friend's AppStore and you can search for the app on your older iPhone.

When you try to download, now it will ask that "this is not compatible app for that iOS version, do you want me to download the last compatible version of this app for this iOS version?". Confirm and voilà!

But I don't know why Apple push us to login from our friend's iPhone just for one time.


Doesn't look like it. It would be a good feature though. You should send them a feature request.


Make apple id from iphone - new region , no credit card

It all depends on where you create your apple id. If you create a new one its possible without a creditcard if you do it in iTunes.

Open iTunes, then go to the iTunes Store by clicking the iTunes Store button at the top of the window.

Scroll down and find the country flag in the lower-right corner of the window. If it's not the flag of the country where you live, click it and choose your country or region.

Go to the App Store, Music, TV Shows, or Books section of the store by clicking on one of the icons in the upper-left corner.

Download a free app, song, video, or book. To find free items, look in the right column of the window and click any link that includes the word "Free," such as "Free on iTunes" or "Top Free." When you find a free item, click Get beneath its icon.

When you're asked to sign in with an Apple ID, click Create Apple ID.

Follow the onscreen instructions. When you're asked for payment information, choose None as the payment type. See what to do if None isn't showing or you can't select it.

After you enter all of the information required, you'll be asked to verify your Apple ID by email. You must verify your Apple ID before you can begin using it.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204034

I just wish you wouldn't do it for Pokemon =)


Slow and laggy Macbook Air 13" mid-2012 (A1466)

The general process I have for rehabilitating old hardware is a complate wipe.

Back up to Time Machine via USB or FireWire local drive. (Optional)
Connect to ethernet (WiFi can be slow and spotty)
Boot to internet recovery and erase install

Before I load anything I repeat all!the tests with clean installs of only a few apps.
In your case, the battery is likely the biggest problem since all Apple devices with glued in batteries depend on a healthy battery for full performance. The AC power supply can’t provide burst current needed by the CPU and GPU so performance is lower without a healthy battery.
Next likely is the storage is failing or throwing errors. Macbook Pro incredibly slow/laggy


MacBook Pro: Some keys not working (correctly) anymore

Working correctly with an external keyboard is a good indicator that the internal keyboard is damaged and needs repair or replacement.


I have a new iMac running Catalina and I too found that I could not travel back in time when entering Time Machine from Mail (but it was OK when entering Time Machine from Finder).
The problem may be with backing up Mail messages.  During a Time Machine backup, the Console app issues unpromising messages including Couldn't create MailLibraryItem at path: /Volumes/com.apple.TimeMachine.localsnapshots/Backups.backupdb/(my mac)/2020-08-16-141340/Macintosh HD - Data/Users/(my user)/Library/Mail/V7
I have just spoken to Apple support, and their engineers are aware of the problem and are working on a fix, to be included in a future OS update, which is great news.
I appreciate that this reply doesn't help with the original problem, but the lady from Apple I spoke to did say that there may be other ways to restore lost email messages, so it might be worth your while calling Apple support.  Good luck!


TextEdit hangs when trying to reopen documents. Can I recover all documents except the one causing problems?

Eventually I gave in and told TextEdit not to reopen windows. It immediately opened, and the documents that had never been saved were still there. Only the named / saved documents had been closed. The document that was causing the problems was also open and usable, though I'm not sure if the paste operation had completed or whether it just had as much of the text as it had been able to cram in before the initial crash.

The overall answer is that choosing "don't reopen" was safe. TextEdit behaved reasonably and didn't, as far as I can tell, lose any data.


There is an application called Time Sink ($5, free trial available) which can track time spent in an application in the foreground. I believe it also tracks background time too.

For a native and more techy solution, you can run this terminal command:

top -d 5 -b > /var/log/top.txt

This command will run top every 5 seconds as defined by -d, -b is for batch mode and this is used for sending output to a file. You wouldn't want to have this running all the time unless you're compressing the log file or using logrotate, as the log file would get large.


Can malware skip the administrator password popup if it already knows the password on macOS

Yes, specifically, if malware can pop that up, you may already “be toast” so it won’t need to do this since it could just install a key logger and not tip you off.
If you want to learn more about keyloggers or other behaviors that are more solid indications of keylogger, try ReiKey by Objective-See is excellent.
LuLu and KnockKnock are excellent as well as general tools in this (malware and PUP) space:

https://objective-see.com/products/lulu.html
https://objective-see.com/products/knockknock.html

When you are prompted for the password, normally that’s the OS asking for your password and very low chance that your password is about to be compromised. Malware could be about to run, but it’s not likely and not likely about to capture your password. The program asking for the password doesn’t get your password, just temporary admin rights.
What it does with those rights is the worrisome part, malware or not. It could install a key logger or persistent processes - those are worrisome.
Worst case, some malware could craft a dialog like your password and fool you to escalate privileges, but this is an unlikely possible scenario.
Anything is possible, especially if you are a high value target. For most people, tricking you or just running something that’s not signed is the risk here - not losing control of a strong and unique admin password.


Why can I no longer open the Security & Privacy pane of System Preferences?

Try applying a combo update

You might try:

download the most recent MacOSXUpdCombo10.7.3.dmg
log in as zoomq
prefer British English or British
install the combination update
restart the computer, you should find 11D50d or greater
run Software Update until all other updates are installed
prefer Chinese (simplified)
quit System Preferences
reopen System Preferences, retry the preference pane.

Background

At OS X Lion Update 10.7.3 (Client Combo) there is no hint that Apple published different downloads with identical names. Differences between 11D50b, 11D50c and 11D50d are not published by Apple. This situation surrounding 10.7.3 is most unusual.

Generally, without focus on 10.7.3: in some problem situations, people find that installation or re-installation using a combo has a positive effect.

In this case: the b in your current installation, 11D50b, probably indicates that a combo (combination) update has been applied once already — maybe through the Software Update routines that are integral to OS X. Reapplying the same update, or a more recent build of the same update, should do no harm.

There may be more technical ways of investigating causes of your problem. However: because the symptoms are unusual, I am inclined to suggest a combo update before anything else.


How to properly install Kali Linux on MacBook Air (dual-boot with El Capitan)

I set up a MacBook Air 2013 from scratch and tried to install Kali Linux 2.0. The install was successful, the big problem is the Broadcom wireless card though. But that's probably a second question.

Here is what I did:

First I made a fresh install of El Capitan 10.11.1 after repartitioning the internal drive to 1 partition with a GUID partition table.
After configuring El Capitan I downloaded Kali Linux and rEFInd 0.9.2
Then  I dd'ed the kali iso image to a thumb drive:

First get the disk identifier of the thumb drive and unmount it:

diskutil list

My thumb drive had the disk identifier disk2.

diskutil unmountDisk /dev/disk2

then dd the iso to the thumb drive:

sudo dd if=/Users/your_user_name/Downloads/kali-linux-2.0-amd64.iso of=/dev/rdisk2 bs=1m

The thumb drive will be bootable without installing rEFInd.
Then I booted to Recovery HD by holding cmdR while booting. Disable System Integrity Protection in Terminal with

csrutil disable

Reboot to Internet Recovery Mode by holding altcmdR.You will see a spinning globe animation while booting.
Since you probably have a CoreStorage partition after installing El Capitan you have to resize it. I doubt that the disk partition tool in the Kali Live USB drive succeeds with that. Open Terminal and enter:

diskutil cs list
diskutil cs resizeStack lvUUID size

lvUUID is the UUID of the Logical Volume. It's the last one listed in the output of diskutil cs list. The size has to be in t, g, m or k. Example: If your main disk has 250 GB and you need 40 GB free space to install Kali Linux to, enter 210g.

If you don't have a CoreStorage stack on your Mac you may choose Disk Utility to resize the main volume. The Recovery HD should be moved automatically in both cases.
Reboot while holding the alt key. Boot to the Windows partition of the thumb drive. Choose Graphical Install and configure the locale settings. The network interface install will probably fail. Choose none. Use the defaults of the disk partitioning tool. It will choose the empty space on your main disk to create a small boot partition for grub, a main partition and a swap partition. Then Kali Linux will be installed. Install grub to the mbr of your main disk.
After a reboot the Mac will boot to OS X. Eject the Kali Linux installer thumb drive.
Install rEFInd:

cd /Users/your_user_name/Downloads/refind-bin-0.9.2
./install.sh

Rename the refind folder and the efi file:

cd /Volumes/ESP/EFI
mv refind boot
mv boot/refind_x64.efi boot/bootx64.efi

Immediately after installing rEFInd the EFI volume is mounted at /Volumes/ESP and the install script fails to unmount it. If you mount disk0s1 later manually (e.g. after a reboot) with diskutil mount /dev/disk0s1 it will be mounted to /Volumes/EFI! Then you have to use cd /Volumes/EFI/EFI instead.
Quit Terminal and reboot while holding alt
Choose EFI Boot at the Mac boot screen and then Kali Linux at rEFInd boot screen.
Set up Kali Linux

Everything except the WLAN interface (and AFAIK the webcam) works now.

To further set up Kali Linux check the following resources:

HOWTO : Kali Linux 1.0.6 on MacBook Air (Mid 2013) 13 inches

To get the Broadcom chip to work check:

How to install Broadcom BCM4360 on debian on Macbook pro
How do I install build-essential without an Internet connection?
Kali 2.0 Installation Tips for Macbook Pro 2015 Retina
Broadcom firmware
Installing Debian On Apple MacBook Air6-2
b43 and b43legacy

Until now I haven't been able to get WLAN working but I'm investigating that and I will extend the answer as soon as I'm successful.

After setting up everything successfully boot to the Recovery HD again and reenable System Integrity Protection in Terminal with

csrutil enable


You can switch off cellular data per app. Go to Settings -> Cellular and scroll to the bottom, tap to turn off cellular data for an app.


macOS 10.15.5 update not installed despite 30gb disk space

Update the xcode to the latest version (I had to try this twice)
Restart
Try again to update to 10.15.5

This time it worked


Typing sudo killall coreaudiod in the terminal fixed the issue straight away for me.

It also removed the delay on the keyboard brightness buttons.
Issue started after going back to internal speakers after streaming audio through airport.


3rd party power adapter causing screen glitches?

It's almost certainly the fact you're using the 3rd party UK plug power adapter (although it's not clear to me how you're doing this).

Regardless, as a simple test to confirm, all you need to do is plug your iPad into a USB port (e.g. on your Mac/PC) using the same cable. If the problem doesn't repeat itself, you have your answer.

If it does still occur, you know then that's it's likely the cable or iPad itself. You could then double-check there's nothing inside the Lighting port of your iPad causing interference/conductivity issues. If there's nothing obvious, retest by using another cable.


What is the difference between various VM solutions?

As you've pointed out, there is plenty of virtualisation software. However, the most famous are Parallels and VMware Fusion (the other ones I haven't used, so I can't give you an opinion about them).

In my opinion, Parallels is the more robust one and gives me the best performance. There are a lot of online battles going one between both camps and there both apps have their (dis)advantages. For me, Parallels is the best way to go, because it has the most functions.

For most people it's a close race and they let the price decide. Both companies often hold special sales, so you should look for those kind of things.


How to get around space limitations in iOS?

If you're asking if this can easily be done for different kinds of space hogs, the answer is yes.

For example you could be using iCloud to push photos, videos, etc. out in the cloud to limit the amount of space used on the device itself.

You can also purchase wireless disks, tethered disks, etc. to store files on there. They usually come with third party apps to manage the space and move files around.

Note however that you cannot keep apps anywhere but the local device if you want to be able to run them.


You can enable a Read Request Receipt in Apple Mail, so if the receiver client support it, you'll get a "Read Receipt" back.

It is possible to add these headers to to outgoing mails:

"Disposition-Notification-To" (Read Request Receipt)
Bcc
"Reply-To"

To make Apple Mail request a read receipt for every message you send:

Open Terminal.
Type "defaults read com.apple.mail UserHeaders".
Press Enter.
If that command returns "The domain/default pair of (com.apple.mail, UserHeaders) does not exist":

Type

defaults write com.apple.mail UserHeaders '{"Disposition-Notification-To" = "Name <email@address>"; }'

replacing Name with your name and email@address with your email address.

The complete line could read defaults write com.apple.mail UserHeaders '{"Disposition-Notification-To" = "FirstName LastName <sender@example.com>"; }'

And to add one of the other headers you just add it to the line - then the line could read like this:

defaults write com.apple.mail UserHeaders '{"Reply-To" = "ReplyFirstName ReplyLastName <reply@example.com>"; Bcc = "BccFirstName BccLastName <bcc@example.com>"; "Disposition-Notification-To" = "FirstName LastName <sender@example.com>"; }'


Correcting wide angle photos from iPhone 6 on iOS

You may wish to try SKRWT for iOS.

From an article from PhotoApps.Expert:

  If you've ever shot a photo of a tall building from the ground, you know when
  you tilt up at it, the perspective goes wonky and your beautiful
  square building starts to look like the pyramids of Egypt.

  SKRWT by mjagielski [$1.99 on the App Store] is an app that makes
  correcting that perspective distortion extremely simple. Not only does
  it do keystone correction, but it can also fix wide angle lens
  distortion.

I tested it with a snapshot of Minneapolis. (I didn't spend a lot of time on this.  Just to test.)


Look in Settings > Notifications for an app that only shows "Sounds". If you have more than one app, turn on Badges or Banners (temporarily) until you get the next notification. The app with the new badge should be the culprit.

Otherwise, go through the list one by one and disallow Sounds for each app successively until you find the offending app.


Safari is not working after moving to a different country

Does the internet work on another browser? (if you have another installed)

Have you tried clearing your DNS? (Click the Apple Icon and Choose System Preferences. Then click the Network icon and choose Advanced. Click the DNS tab and remove any entries in the left pane)

If you don't have any antivirus, VPN or firewall programs installed, then it has to do with the website. Their network encryption is weak and Apple wont let you use it. Which usually notes a certificate issue. Normally the site admin stays on top of this.

  If Safari says it can't establish a secure connection, or the website
  is using weak encryption

  To protect your security and privacy, websites must use strong
  encryption to provide a secure web connection.

  Security enhancements in OS X Yosemite v10.10.4 and iOS 8.4 help
  protect against important security vulnerabilities. If a webpage is on
  a server that doesn't meet secure cryptographic standards:

  Safari will say that it will not open the website because it's using    weak encryption.
  Or Safari will say that it can't open the page because Safari can't    establish a secure connection to the server. To resolve the issue, the website administrator should configure their server to be secure.

How to Correct Certificates

If you only experience the error in Safari but not in other browsers, then open the blocked websites in another browser. Once you have it open, just next to the URL you will identify a tiny green lock, the word secure may be beside it. Click on it and it should show you a certificate option which shows you the current certificate details for that site.

You may see a label name that identifies the certificate. Some say Verisign or Digicert. The naming doesnt matter but you need to find it in your keychain.

Open up Keychain Access either with Spotlight Search (keyboard shortcut - CMD + Space Bar) or you can go to your LaunchPad (or Applications in Finder) and look for a utilities folder. It has Keychain Access in there.

With Keychain access open, click on system roots for all entries. You will find here your certificate by name and it will have a blue cross marked on it. Double click it and another window will come up. You have the option of choosing system setting, always approve or always reject.

You will realize that the certificate was the problem all along. Usually, a certificate will be locked on to the mail server and it will prevent any other website from using it. (Your mail server should be the entry starting with the “smtp” prefix and ending with a “.dk” suffix. Why the certificate would be locked to the mail server is as good as anyone’s guess.

Change the authentication of the certificate to “System setting”

If none of this works, and you have no problems with other networks, then you need to contact the network admin and have them reset the router by powering it down, pulling out the plug for a few mins and then plug it back in and restart it.

If they have reset it and the issue still occurs, then there are some files either missing or corrupt with MacOS. I'd attempt a MacOS reinstallation (make sure you do a backup 1st) and see if things are different from there.


MacOS Sierra - localhost not found while using Hugo (not related to Apache)

The key to this error was the following:

  127.0.0.1:1313 works, but then all of the links fail as they try to resolve back to localhost.

That gave the hint - accessing via IP works but not via hostname.  Thankfully, the /etc/hosts file was also included for examination.  In it we see the following line (1st line):

127.0.0.1       localhostw

The trailing "w" at the end of the hostname localhost will cause the error.  In effect, localhost wasn't defined, but localhostw was.

Removing the "w" will solve the issue.


Using command line how to open a specific section of GUI System Preferences?

You have to know where the actual PreferencePane resides. Just supply the full path to the section you want.

For Apple supplied PreferencePanes it's easy:

open /System/Library/PreferencePanes/Security.prefPane

opens your desired System Preferences > Security and Privacy.

Other preferencePanes might be found at /Library/PreferencePanes or ~/Library/PreferencePanes


I'm not sure if I got you write. I have the problem, that I want some characters on specific keys on my keyboard. I use Spark to redefine this, this works for Terminal and GUI.

http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/14352/spark

I also tried to redefine key under MAC, but this seems to be not so easy. So if you do not want to run an extra program, I cannot recommend you a solution.


iMac 21.5 Core i3 mid 2010 SSD swap, is a bay required

If it never gets moved around, you could actually just leave it loose inside the casing.

It won't make any practical difference, you just don't want to be shaking it around unnecessarily.
I wouldn't think of doing it in a laptop, but a desktop it will be fine.

I had an SSD hanging loose inside the optical bay of a Mac Pro for about 5 years with no ill-effects at all - & in fact I'm not sure that more than one of the Mac Pros here has a proper mount at all, & that one is only because the machine came with it. As soon as I need the bay for another big HD, it will go up in the optical bay like the rest.


How do I eject the Time Machine backup drive automatically after each backup?

~/bin/timemachine:

#!/bin/bash

d="Time Machine"  # (change this to match the name of your backup drive)
diskutil mount "$d" && tmutil startbackup -b && diskutil eject "$d"

~/Library/LaunchAgents/timemachine_eject.plist:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC -//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd>
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>timemachine_eject</string>
    <key>Program</key>
    <string>/Users/username/bin/timemachine</string> <!-- Replace "username" with your username. "~/bin/timemachine" doesn't work -->
    <key>StartInterval</key>
    <integer>120</integer> <!-- run every two minutes for testing. -->
        <!-- Change this to a higher number like 43200 (run every 12 hours) once you've confirmed it works. -->
</dict>
</plist>

Make the script executable, unload the default plist, and load the new one:

chmod +x ~/bin/timemachine
sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.backupd-auto.plist
launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/timemachine_eject.plist

Any time you want to make changes to the plist file, you have to unload and load it:

launchctl unload ~/Library/LaunchAgents/timemachine_eject.plist
launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/timemachine_eject.plist


Active Directory Network Account does not have login keychain?

In Directory Utility edit your Active Directory settings, under Advanced Options, check "Force local home directory on startup disk". I know this is disappointing as you probably want your documents folder to be your AD user folder, but it doesn't work.


How to restore/re-create some folders from Time Machine backup of a different computer?


Having just spent the last 2 minutes or so spamming my volume buttons in various ways and not been able to reproduce this, I'm pretty confident that it's not an iOS 7 bug, or at least not an iPad iOS 7 bug.

It might be extreme, but you could try backing up and restoring the device, which should fix iOS problems such as this.


How can I detect in activity log if 'PC repair shop' guy had a look at my files

In short, if they really, really wanted to look at your data, they could do it in ways that you could not detect.

What generally happens, though, is that these professionals - whose job relies on their reputation & integrity - simply couldn't be bothered even checking to see if you had anything more interesting than a couple of dodgy torrents.


I, too, had this problem.
The way I fixed it was to log out of all accounts on my Mac. After this, >console login worked flawlessly.


it looks like a hardware issue, i would take it to Support. i experienced something similar once, and the problem was my Charger, i bought one that was not original and the beginning worked, but after sometime it was causing problems, i happened to have an original one close to me, i tested it and it worked.


Save downloaded file to iCloud Drive with Safari on iOS8

For anyone else who comes acros this question via Google or some other search engine, there is a way!

The most excellent app, Workflow, once again comes to the rescue.  You can create a file downloading workflow that works perfectly:

http://www.guidingtech.com/36337/file-downloader-safari-ios-8/

I'm on iOS 9 and works great.  I really need to pay attention to Workflow more - it really is the glue that solves many of the little niggling edge cases for iOS lacking what is easily done on a desktop.


The Early 2015 MacBook Air can not boot anything earlier than 10.10.2. So anything earlier than Yosemite definitely don't work on that machine. As to why Yosemite doesn't work you need to make sure you're not installing 10.10 or 10.10.1. Just re-download the Yosemite installer from the App Store it will give you the most recent to version of Yosemite.


autofs and automount

Consider using autofs directly to handle the lazy mounting and unmounting of network drives. The automount manual page explains more.

Apple published Autofs: Automatically
Mounting Network File
Shares in Mac OS X to help administrators set autofs up.

autofs has the benefit of being silent to the user and connects on-demand, instead of at login.

I published setup-autofs to help a customer set up an autofs based connection between their Mac and a Windows shared drive. Once set up, the autofs approach has been resilient.


Why does the Messages.app alert me to new messages quicker than my actual iPhone?

As you are active on your compy, it gives you first opportunity to answer from there. Only if you don't bring Messages to the front does it then ping the phone.

Personally, I like it - I can type a heck of a lot faster with 8 fingers than 2 thumbs ;)

& now it can do SMS too, fabulous.

BTW, if you don't like it, I've never seen any option to change that behaviour. It may auto-switch if you start answering on the phone instead, but I haven't specifically checked for if it does that.


When connected, the phone and computer need to trust each other for data to be exchanged. As a general rule of thumb the computer will trust most usb devices. However, because phones charge through the usb to lightning cable it may be unwise to trust every host device to which the phone is connected.

Because of this you need to unlock your phone (just get past the lock/pin/password/faceID screen) and give permission to "trust this computer", which will usually just pop up on the screen.

If this is still not working, restarting the phone and computer before trying again may be a good place to start.


What is this Google Backup and Sync "Back up your files" dialog asking?

Yes, you can have no "Boot OS X" folder now, but if you backup these files to cloud, there will be such a folder containing these files.
The most probably cause of this dialog is due to the update from old Google Drive to new Backup and Sync changed your source settings automatically though you didn't do by yourself. Thus, better check out your current settings to find out. If it is what i guess, then uncheck the related source folder will terminate such dialog.
Best wishes!


iPad's update to iOS 8 already taken almost 2 days

No, that's not normal. Restart the installation.


You just have to go to the following link, and press the "Delete album" button:

https://buy.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZFinance.woa/wa/offerOptOut

Edit: More info can be found on this official link from Apple.


The three beeps is an indication that for some reason it's not been able to successfully pass the RAM check part of the POST, or a bit more seriously that the logic board is dead. First step is to open it up, pull the RAM and boot it, if it makes one beep then it's the RAM so reseat it and see if it works. If it makes three beeps again, then it's a new logic board.


Upgrading RAM, iMac 27'' 2019: Is it better to mix Apple/Crucial modules, or substitute all old modules with new ones?

As long as all the modules are of the same specification, then there should be no problem, as that's exactly what the spec is there to ensure.


Bought Apple Watch Series 4 Cellular from US, will it work in India?

Yes, you made a mistake I'm afraid. The Americas-regional model of the Apple Watch 4 won't work in India. For that you'll need the Europa/Asia/Pacific-regional model.

In addition to that you'll need a supported carrier in order to get an eSIM for the watch. In India this is only supported with Airtel and Jio. For details refer to Apple Watch Carriers webpage and search for India:

https://www.apple.com/in/watch/cellular/


Where is the Mac OS X Lion that I purchased?

Update OS X Snow Leopard to 10.6.6 or later such that it has a Mac App Store.
Open the "App Store" application
Connect with the same account (Apple ID) that you used to purchase Lion
Click on the "Purchased" button on the top bar (picture 1, between Categories and Updates)
Find "OS X Lion" in the list (picture 2)
Click on the "Download" button

Et voilà!


How do I copy files from old iMac (2009) to usb using single user mode if I can't remember the exact names of the files?

First open a terminal. There you can do all things you would do with Finder.

The Terminal offers a range of commands you can use:

To see, what is in the current directory, run ls.
To copy a file, use cp <from> <to> (and replace  and  with the correct filenames or paths)
To see where disks are mounted, you can use df, mount or ls /Volumes
To change folders use cd <foldername>

You don't need to fully type out all filenames. You can use autocomplete using the Tab key.


To do it in the Emulator, you can just use Quicktime, since the latest version supports Screen Recording. Keep in mind though that it captures the entire screen and not just a particular window.


View Full Path of Current Document in Apps Like Preview & TextEdit

Not in a copy/pasteable format, but if you right-click the file name in TextEdit or Preview, it will show the path as a graphical hierarchy.

Copy/pasteable would be Get Info on the file from the Finder, I guess. Depending on the target application you can also just drag the icon from the application, e.g. into Terminal.


Can I repair my system disk (10.6) by booting off a 10.5 install CD?

Can you boot into Snow Leopard at all?  If you can, try this command from terminal:

sudo diskutil repairPermissions /

Broken down this does the following:

sudo - run this command as superuser/admin
diskutil - run the diskutil program
repairPermissions - obviously this means to repair the permissions
/ - act on the whole file system

If you can't get into Snow Leopard, you might be able to get into single-user mode by holding ⌘+S on boot

You can run Disk Utility from within Snow Leopard but whether it can repair it will depend on what's wrong.

You can do a Repair Permissions on any disk, or a Repair Disk on any disk which is not your startup disk. If you need to do a Repair Disk, you will need to do that from your CD and I think the 10.5 disk would be OK to use for a Repair Disk when booted from, it may not do a Repair Permissions though.

It's worth trying the Repair Permissions first from Snow Leopard. That solves a lot of issues


How to set default application for special link types (e.g., ssh://)?

Update December 2020
Rubicode (RCDefaultApp) seems to have gone. That leaves SwiftDefaultApps as the new go-to for this task.
Late Edit July 2019:
Though RCDefaultApp still works on Mojave, it may not survive Catalina [time will tell]
There is, however, a new kid on the block - SwiftDefaultApps, which may become the newer standard. Time will tell (again;)
Very late edit May 2020. I have no Mac that can run Catalina, so I'm reliant on others to keep this answer up to date.
From comments, SwiftDefaultApps reported as working in Catalina 10.15.5

You can do that with a freeware app called RCDefaultApp. It's ancient, but still works on El Capitan.
Update April 2019 - still works on Mojave too.
You can define the default app for any URL scheme.
I don't have one for github, but this shows how you can set, for example, ftps specifically to any installed app that supports the protocol.


Pre-approve upgraded software/applications for users under parental control

There is no need to log in to individual accounts, at least with more modern versions of OS X. You can set access privileges for managed accounts from within the Users & Groups pane of System Preferences without leaving your own account.

By selecting the Other tab in the Parental Controls dialog you can even enable Remotely managing parental controls.

Upon further clarification by Cra, it seems that Apple's file quarantine system is causing the difficulty. Starting with Mac OS X 10.5, files downloaded from the internet are quarantined and checked for safety.

Applications that are downloaded must be approved the first time that they are run, and only the owner of the account used to initially download the software can grant that approval.

  If you have multiple user accounts on your Mac, the user account that downloaded the file is the only user account that can remove the quarantine attribute to the file.  All other user accounts can open the quarantine file, but they will be presented with the quarantine dialog box asking "Are you sure you want to open it?" every time they open the file.

ᔥ Apple Knowledgebase:About file quarantine in Mac OS X v10.5 and v10.6

Make sure that you download software updates using your administrator account and that you open and approve the software from your account before making any adjustments (which may not be necessary at this point) to the Parental Control settings. It may be necessary to disable automatic updates in Firefox.

The quarantine system works by attaching an extended attribute to a downloaded file. If absolutely necessary, you can remove this attribute using the terminal

  Enter the following command, replacing  appropriately:

xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /applicationPath/<applicationName>.app

See also: Stack Overflow: How do I remove the “extended attributes” on a file in mac


How do I control text alignment in a document with a  3 column layout in Pages 09?

If you've got tabular data (which it sounds like you do), using a table is perfectly appropriate.

The other way is with tabs. Show the ruler by hitting command-R (if it's not already visible). You should see triangles denoting the margins of the page. Click anywhere in the ruler to create a tab stop. Create some more. By default, tab stops are left-aligning, but if you double-click on an existing tab stop you cycle through center-aligning, right-aligning, and decimal-aligning (useful for lining up numbers like $100.10 and $100.).

Once you've got your tabs, start entering some text, with tabs where appropriate. If you want to adjust the tab stops, make sure to select the text it applies to first.

If you want to get really smart, once you've got everything set up exactly the way you like, you'll create a style. Hit command-shift-T to show the styles drawer (if it's not already visible), and click the + at the bottom of the drawer. Create a new paragraph style and call it whatever you want. Then you can apply it consistently to new text in the document.

Using columns to do this is possible but awkward. Using spaces is a bad idea because the text will never line up right—plus it's a PITA.


Old MS Outlook Express for Mac copy/export/move

Your question doesn't specify how you want to be able to view/store them, but I can think of a few options. Unfortunately, MS Outlook Express for Mac 4.01 doesn't offer any export option, so these are all workarounds.

Backup the actual data

Before doing anything else you should backup the actual data. I'm going to assume everything is in its default location, but if not this should be enough for you to locate where the data is.

Double-click on the Macintosh HD icon on your desktop
You should see an Internet folder - open this folder
Now you should see an Internet Applications folder - open this folder
You should now see the Outlook Express folder - open this folder
You should now see an OE Users(s) folder - open this folder
Now you'll see a Main User folder - open this folder
Now you'll see an Internet Mail folder - this is the folder that contains all your email data, including Inbox, Sent Items, etc.
Copy this folder onto another disk

Now that you've got the actual mail data backed up, it's time to look at a number of options.

Manually drag & copy the emails you want

One option you have is to select all the relevant emails, drag them into a folder on your iMac's desktop, and then transfer them to be read with MS Outlook for Mac. To do this:

Create a folder on your old iMac's desktop
Open Outlook Express
Select the emails you want to keep (or you could just select all)
Use your mouse to drag them all into the folder you created at Step 1
Open the folder to check that you now have x number of files in there (there should be one for each email)
Now you need to transfer that folder on to your newer Mac. Probably the easiest way to do this is to copy the folder onto a USB flash drive and then transfer them via the drive onto your newer Mac. However, depending on your setup, you may have other options open to you.

Once you've copied the folder onto your newer Mac, you can open it using MS Outlook. Depending on the version you have, you may need to drag an individual email onto the Outlook icon on your Dock in order to view it.

Using various apps as a go-between to view emails in Apple Mail

If you're wanting to access these old emails in Apple Mail, one option may be to use others apps as go-betweens to try to get the data into Apple Mail. However, this may be a hit/miss exercise. By way of example, one way this could work is to do as follows:

Download Outlook Express 5 to install on your old iMac
Download Eudora 5 to install on your old iMac
Use Outlook Express 5 to import your emails from Outlook Express 4
Use Eudora to import the email from Outlook Express 5
Transfer the Eudora data to your newer Mac
Use Apple Mail to try and import mail from Eudora

The above is not a step-by-step guide, just a broad summary. As you can see though, it requires a lot of importing data into various formats and may or may not get you to your end goal.

Save your emails as PDFs

This option is probably a good one in that you can view them on any device and choose to combine them as one PDF, or make a book, etc from them.

Probably the easiest way to do this is to download an old version of Adobe Acrobat to install on your old iMac and use that to save each of the emails as PDFs. You can then transfer the PDFs to your newer device.

Another option is to do this after you've transferred the emails to your newer computer via one of the above methods.

Save your emails as Text

This option is another good way to go, because like PDFs you can view them on any device. In fact, you can do this directly from Outlook Express as follows:

Create a folder on your old iMac's desktop
Open Outlook Express
Select one of the emails you want to keep
Go to File > Save As
In the Format drop-down menu, select SimpleText Text Document
Navigate to the folder you created at Step 1
Click on the Save button
Repeat Steps 3 to 7 for each email you want to keep
Now you need to transfer that folder on to your newer Mac (e.g. using a USB flash drive)

Once you've done this they will each open in TextEdit (or another similar app if you're using Windows etc). Once there you can print, save as PDF, etc.


Why are jpeg & pdf documents being covered with solid black rectangles?

It is a result of how Apple implemented the display for Preview and Finder which depends on whether the jpeg or pdf has the property of being a color image or greyscale image.


What does Security & Privacy/Accessibility enable?

In essence, the 'assistive devices' feature gives apps the ability to control other apps. It was intended to give assistive applications the ability to read the screen and process information for other methods of interaction, such as VoiceOver or braille readers. However, other apps use the same feature to 'plug in' to other apps.

For example, Steam uses this feature to provide the Steam Overlay on top of games. Apps requiring AppleScript integration also require this feature, as well as apps that want the ability to press buttons in other apps. This would allow assistive apps to press buttons in apps per voice commands or other input, however it could also potentially allow apps to press buttons without your consent.

It doesn't give apps any more access to your data than the app would already have, however there's nothing stopping it from giving itself access to your data by clicking the relevant buttons in the GUI (i.e. opening Get Info and adjusting the file permissions). Despite all this, it would still require that you enter your password.

In conclusion, it simply allows apps to press buttons in other apps and read data from other apps.


Dwell clicking software that supports right-dragging and allows to define shortcuts

DwellClick is a nice dwell clicking app on mac that is customizable, versatile, as well as nice-looking. The following pictures show the hands-free panel and the pop-up panel of the app.

It supports most of the features you mentioned:

single/double click, drag, drag & hold
keyboard shortcuts for changing modes
hands-free panel that stays on top
customizable dwell clicking time

In addition, there are other features such as:

modified click with ⇧, ⌃, ⌥ or ⌘
pop-up panel near the mouse pointer to select different modes

The only modes missing from your inquiry are triple click and right drag, but I don't think Mac OS uses these modes. However, it should be easy to configure a desired short cut or action to the modified clicks using BetterTouchTool mentioned above, so that you can use them instead.


How Can I control my Office Mac with my Home Mac?

There are a number of alternatives, but they depend somewhat upon how your networks are configured. Generally I would assume that a work network would be fairly “locked down”.

The Ideal Case (which seldom works)

Assuming two “open” networks, you’d need to make sure that, on the Office Mac, you have gone to System Preferences » Sharing » and enable either Screen Sharing (at least) or Remote Management (at most).

Remote Management includes a number of options in addition to screen sharing.

If possible, I would also recommend enabling “Remote Login” on the work Mac. That will allow you to connect via SSH, which you can sometimes do while screen sharing for increased security.

But then you need to know how to connect to the Office Mac, which would require "port forwarding on the office network.

Which you are unlikely to have or be able to get in most places.

Which brings me to my other suggestions.

The Common Alternatives

Rather than deal with all of that, there are various programs out there which will try to make the process simpler by installing a "helper" application on the Office Mac, and then using a related app on your Home Mac.

I will mention two that I have used and can recommend:

Screens and Screens Connect
Jump Desktop and Jump Desktop Connect

Both of these apps are very good. Screens is more well-known, I believe, but I have started using Jump Desktop and found it to be every bit as good if not somewhat better. If you have a
Setapp subscription, both apps are included. If you don't, both apps have trial versions available.

The idea is the same with both: install the "Connect" app on your Office Mac. Run it, walk through the configuration process, etc. Then make sure that it is still running when you head home. If you run into errors here, it's probably because your work network is locked down to the point that won't allow it to work. That would not surprise me at all. In fact, I'd be more surprised if it works.

But, assuming that it does work, install the other app on your Home Mac, and use the same login/configuration information that you used when setting up your Office Mac.

If your Office Mac network is allowing the connection, you ought to be able to see, connect, and log in to your Office Mac from your home Mac.


Wifi randomly turning itself off MacBook Pro

I feel your pain.  I had this same problem with my 2012 Macbook Pro. My WiFi would lose connection, and I would have to turn it off and then back on to regain the connection.  Then it started giving me the "WiFi not configured" message when I would turn it back on. Sometimes a reboot, or PRAM reset, or several reboots/resets would resolve it for a little while.

I will say there does not seem to be an easy fix.  Mine started having this problem when I installed Yosemite; my hunch (at least for my case which was very similar) is that is is a software/driver issue and not a hardware issue.  Call apple tech support.

I will say that mine was out of warranty, but they still helped me; they put me in touch with their engineers to work on the problem, gave me software diagnostic tools to figure out what was happening, and eventually were able to resolve my problem. They went to great lengths, and I am no longer working on a computer that has this issue thanks to them.


On the mac, turn off Birthday calendars in the Calendar app preferences.

On the iOS device, unselect the check next to the programmatic calendar to suppress those entries. Short of jailbreaking the device and patching the Calendar app, you can't suppress the package calendar - just show or hide it.

Alternatively, you could purge all birthdays and anniversaries from all Contacts, but that seems too brute force to me when you can suppress each calendar with settings. Most that I have asked choose either the OS X calendar and suppress the iOS one or skip the OS X one and rely only on iOS for birthdays and anniversary entries.


How to block and unblock the media ports in MAC OSX 10.9?

Maybe you can use Little Snitch instead of trying to figure out the commands.

HTH


Add this to your ~/.vimrc to auto-minimize the toolbar in MacVim:

set guioption-=T    "hide toolbar


Solved this today. I'm not sure what finally solved it but this is what I did ...

Install the latest Mountain Lion Update which was published today
Completely uninstall Lync as described here http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2691870
Reinstall Lync + do the Lync update to v14.0.6
Change my password - as my old one contained a German special character.


What are the keyboard shortcuts for copying login and password in 1Password without using the browser extension?

There are not specific keyboard shortcuts for those two individual items in 1Password but you can navigate to them with the keyboard.

Here's how you could get a login or password into your clipboard without pushing a mouse (or fondling a trackpad).

Command-F to search for the account you want to access
↑ / ↓ to move up or down through the search results
Command-E to switch to edit mode for the selected record
Tab until you get to the field you want to copy
Command-C to copy the value from the field
Command-E again to exit edit mode

You now have the value you want on your clipboard.

I know it's not the single shortcut you were looking for but I think it's as close as you're going to get with 1Password.


If I understand your question correctly you are trying to resize the volume group or actually one of the volumes within a group. From what I could gather your disk was converted to a CoreStorage Volume. Could you please verify that by issuing the following command in a terminal and check if you get a similar output to the one in the picture:

diskutil corestorage list

The currently available Disk Utility doesn't support resizing of logical Volumes.  However using the command line, there is a undocumented function that allows you to resize Volumes.

If you consult the help command of diskutil you will receive the following output:

chris$ diskutil corestorage

Usage:  diskutil [quiet] coreStorage|CS <verb> <options>,
    where <verb> is as follows:

 list                     (Show status of CoreStorage volumes)
 info[rmation]            (Get CoreStorage information by UUID or disk)
 convert                  (Convert a volume into a CoreStorage volume)
 revert                   (Revert a CoreStorage volume to its native type)
 create                   (Create a new CoreStorage logical volume group)
 delete                   (Delete a CoreStorage logical volume group)
 createVolume             (Create a new CoreStorage logical volume)
 deleteVolume             (Delete a volume from a logical volume group)
 encryptVolume            (Encrypt a CoreStorage logical volume)
 decryptVolume            (Decrypt a CoreStorage logical volume)
 unlockVolume             (Attach/mount a locked CoreStorage logical volume)
 changeVolumePassphrase   (Change a CoreStorage logical volume's passphrase)

As you can see, it doesn't offer any option of resizing a Volume, hence my guess why Disk Utility doesn't allow you to resize.

However the following undocumented functions exists:

    chris$ diskutil corestorage resizeVolume

Usage:  diskutil coreStorage resizeVolume
        lvUUID|MountPoint|DiskIdentifier|DeviceNode size
Resize a logical volume, which is one of one or more disks that consume storage
out of a logical volume group. The logical volume group will have more or less
available space after this operation, if it was a shrink or grow, respectively.

Example: diskutil coreStorage resizeVolume
         11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555 10g

The resizeVolume function isn't listed in the first listing of available commands above but it still exists and it even provides you with an example on how to use it.

With this command and the correct UUID of the Volume it should be possible to resize one of the Volumes within your logical group.

I did some more digging around the command line and came across the following commands:

Physical Volume (Disk) Commands

resizeDisk (undocumented) – Resize a physical volume
removeDisk (undocumented) – Remove a physical volume from a logical volume group
addDisk (undocumented) - Add a new physical volume to a logical
volume group

Logical Volume Commands

deleteVolume (undocumented) – Delete a logical volume and all of its contents
resizeVolume (undocumented) – Grow or shrink a logical volume
resizeStack (undocumented) – Grow or shrink a logical volume as well as the volume group and physical volume.


Navigate to Settings > Safari. Then scroll down and click the Clear History and Website Data button. This clears history and cookies

If you dont want to clear history, and just cookies then do the following:

Press Settings on the Home screen.
Scroll down to Safari. Press Safari.
Scroll down to Advanced. Press Advanced.
Press Website Data.
Press Edit.
Press the red circle with the minus sign next to the cookie you want to delete.
Press Delete.
Repeat step 7 until you've cleared all the cookies you want to delete, then press Done.


I've adored Briefs app since running across it a few years back. Nothing comes close to the power and design of this app. It for a long time was probably too powerful (sadly) to ever ship on the iTunes store - but the app has finally launched on the Mac and iOS App stores.

http://giveabrief.com

The trial Mac version is free as is the iOS app, Briefscase, which run the briefs. Heavy users of the app will want to buy the actual app on the Mac App Store.


Less RAM and an SSD vs. more RAM and an HDD?

It all depends on what type of usage your rMBP will be subjected to. It does help with the SSD and just cutting it off at 8gb(I had a similar setup but with the earlier 15" rMBPs) if you're trying to save some money but make sure you have enough storage on the SSD(you'll run out fast). Not to mention 2011 RAM speeds are significantly slower than today's.


Delete default folders: Documents, Public, etc -- permanently?

It's definitively not recommended to remove these directories because a lot of applications just assume they are there. But it's your computer of course, so you can do with it whatever you like.

Instead of hunting down all applications/processes which might recreate these folders you could change their properties to make them invisible in Finder and inaccessible for everything :

chflags hidden ~/{Downloads,Documents,Public}
chmod 000 ~/{Downloads,Documents,Public}


The core question here is "What have you done to make / install any application that would request this entitlement?"

A system call by an app you install and then run is what populates this preference pane. Additionally - there are several entitlements, so you might need to allow an app like Microsoft Teams several clicks for screen sharing, controlling the input, accessing the camera and microphone, etc...

I’ve found as I get used to this release, stating from the top of the pane and looking at each in sequence helps to get used to the different security restrictions.


Does iOS report usage in megabytes or mebibytes?

I wasn't able to find conclusive documentation on this so I tested it. I found that iOS uses the base-10 definition when showing usage.

That is, if you send a large file, say 10 mebibytes (10 × 220, or 10485760 bytes), it will report it in megabytes, counting a megabyte as 1,000,000 bytes (not 1,048,576 bytes).

So that 10 MB, shows up as 10.4 MB:

(I'm not suggesting that there's anything nefarious going on here related to billing or data limits.)


How to open more than one app at a time in launchpad?

There is no way to do it, it's one app at a time.


Can I manage another computer in over an Internet connection?

Apple has tools for that in Sharing.

I personally am a fan of the app called TeamViewer and use it with my family and extend family and friends in Europe as well.

It is no so much Sharing but taking the control and fixing stuff remotly, or just watching them do something as a teacher.

It can be set to auto start with mac so you can access any time without need for the other party do to anything.

It of curse offers Audio/Video chat or messaging while in session, but I mostly use that to tell the other party to stop moving the mouse around and just watch me fix they problem :)


Set Apple Script App as custom browser on macOS mojave

I eventually solved the problem using SwiftDefaultApps command line tool swda. It works. Although, this box now shows up blank in system setting.


Is there a way to access HealthKit data through a web interface?

I haven't found any out-of-the-box solutions, but I'm looking for something similar, and posted this related question.

Options:

export data as XML files and email them to yourself
use iTunes backup, 3rd party backup reader, get sqlite3 Databases

Either of these two can be fed into a PHP/RoR/JSP/.NET etc.. web app but so far there's no way to do it without manual intervention.


Is it possible in iOS 6 to make banners only appear when the device is active, but self-dismiss upon unlock?

Yes it is possible.  Turn on Do Not Disturb when you are in your phone.

Or just turn off notifications

http://www.imore.com/how-customize-notification-center-alerts-your-iphone-and-ipad


Where can I learn more about LTE coverage and build out schedules in the US?

Not much in the way of a major community database of real-world speeds, sadly. Here are some other resources:

Verizon's LTE coverage map
AT&T's HSPA+ coverage map (and overview)
Overview of all major carriers, and another (older)
More general information on current/planned deployments
Verizon coverage map with speed tests - Minneapolis/St. Paul area only.

You might also use the FCC's GIS data to find out more about what towers already exist.  Presumably, they're not going to build new towers for LTE - just add antennae to existing sites.


OSX color picker history - save file data

In my investigation it seems the preferences are saved here:

~/Library/Colors/NSColorPanelSwatches.plist

It is my guess that this file would be overwritten on a clean install.  However, if you want keep it, from here on out you may be able to copy it to a safe location.  If you have a Time Machine backup, you may be able to dig through it and recover your previous version of this file.

If you named your custom palette, then in that folder would be a file similar to mycustompalette.clr


Can I use 16 GB RAM with my MacBook Pro 7,1?

Your Mac needs to meet specific criteria for this to work. In the case of the 2010 Macs, here’s what you must have:

a Mac mini (Mid-2010), a MacBook (Mid-2010) or a 13” MacBook Pro (Mid-2010)
Mac OS X 10.7.5 or later
the latest EFI firmware update for your system
the proper specification memory modules

See Certain 2010 MacBook, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini models join the ’16GB’ MaxRAM club for details.
You will need (2x8GB) 16GB DDR3-1066MHz SODIMM. Anything faster like a DDR3-1333MHz or DDR3-1600MHHz SODIMM will fail to boot the machine.


My iPad has a Bad battery-is that possible?

It certainly is possible. Since your symptoms do match those of a defective battery, you should probably take it into an Apple Store to get it replaced for free (if it's under warranty), otherwise it'll cost some money, but not as much as a new iPad. It may just be a software bug, but the Apple Store should be able to help you.

Also, battery issues can be tested automatically online at:

https://www.apple.com/support/ipad/repair/

Choose battery and enter your contact information and you will get emailed/messaged a test diagnostic. Once the diagnostic is run, you can chat/talk directly with Apple to see if it's something they can repair and whether you'll pay for the repair or if Apple will pay for it.


Trying to reset password holding Command+R, at Startup, goes to Wi-Fi

From OS X: About OS X Recovery

  OS X Internet Recovery

  Newer Macs include the ability to start up directly from an
  Internet-based version OS X Recovery. Your Mac automatically uses this
  feature when the Recovery System on the startup drive isn't available.
  For example, if your startup drive encounters an issue, or if your
  startup drive has been replaced or erased. Internet Recovery lets you
  start your Mac directly from Apple's servers. Starting up from this
  system performs a quick test of your memory and hard drive to check
  for hardware issues.

  Internet Recovery initially asks you to select a Wi-Fi network and
  enter a network password when needed. Next, Internet Recovery
  downloads and starts from a Recovery System image. From there, you are
  offered the same utilities and options as the Recovery System on a
  startup drive.


As of 11.3 and 11.3.1 I'm not experiencing many panics on the M1 Macbook air.
previously:
Currently this is a game of whack-a-mole with Big Sur. I've been seeing repeated kernel panics 2 days into 11.2 and the previous 11.1. I've now largely adjusted my workflow to accommodate regular crashing to manage work loss and expect this to remain true for at least several point releases (11.x) given the slow progress--just my guess. Hardware checks reveal no issues and report all good.
As with notable software updates from Apple the past several years this reveals a significant systemic weakness of the company. LinkedIn was recently hiring for head of software and Google Project Zero is revealing related security issues and improvements, so both directly and indirectly seeing that simply adapting to the shortcomings is the norm with Apple products moving forward.


Apple ID with iCloud email vs non-Apple email, any differences in capabilities?

are there any other differences between an @icloud.com Apple ID and a 'non-Apple mail' Apple ID?

No. Both approaches give you a fully capable Apple ID. There's no different type of Apple IDs.

  Any gotchas down the road, like some security or health related synch services not working with non-iCloud accounts, or less cloud space, or...?

No, nada. Any Apple ID created using whatsoever approach is similar in capabilities and security.

Note: A difference that I noticed: I attempted to create an Apple ID using a 3rd-party email and created it via Web. You only get 1 GB of iCloud storage.


The tool chown isn’t good for this. Instead use sudo -s to be root. Now you’re the owner of the root directory.

If you want to ask a follow on question showing a specific path and specific command you get a specific error, there might be a better way to set things up - root won’t help with system read only files and the restricted flag in System Integrity Protection. Also, avoiding root entirely or adding your user to the sudoers file for the things you need also will get you less friction without tearing down all the protections of using a non-root user provide.


The Safari "child" processes are actually children of the init system (launchd which has PID 1) which explains why pstree or other such unix tools cannot make use of the usual parent pid (or process group) relation:

% ps axo pid,ppid | egrep '81921|81925|82022'
81921     1
81925     1
82022     1

Instead you will need to use an Apple API; the launchctl utility indicates that the "domain" or "ASID" may be relevant:

% sudo launchctl procinfo 82022 | grep -1 81921

        domain = com.apple.xpc.launchd.domain.pid.Safari.81921
        asid = 100006
--
--

responsible pid = 81921
responsible unique pid = 81921
responsible path = /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari

But let's post this info before testing what something like launchctl kill ... does.

(Also note the above is from Mac OS X 10.11.6, the interfaces may have been changed by Apple since then.)


These items are defined in the side bar in your finder. Open a new Finder and make sure the Sidebar is shown (if not, go to View menu and select Show Sidebar) and you should see the same items listed there.

You can right click on any of those items and select Remove from Sidebar. That should do the trick.


Cannot export with iMovie on iPad. Memory issues

Not sure if you've found the solution or not, but discovered from this link: http://rockonflash.wordpress.com/2011/04/28/imovie-eating-memory-on-ipad/ indicated that if you make a change to the original project it frees up your space.

Additionally, I've read that it's better to save/export the project to iTunes instead of locally, and then distribute to where you need it.

Hope this helps you, or any other poor traveler who runs into this issue.


After updating to Lion, can't re-install Snow Leopard or Lion

Firmware shouldn't have anything to do with it. I was able to install SL while I had Lion on. Maybe there is some problem with your disk drive on Mac?

I haven't tried it but you might be able to use the disc from a network device but you will have to find more info on it. Also you might be able to revert the system sometime back using Time Machine. Have you looked into that?


Does A New Installation Contain Personal Information?

No, no personal information is stored unless you enter any. If you're performing a clean installation of OS X then simply set it up with a temporary administrator account, no need to sign into iCloud or register etc.


How to create bootable Mavericks external USB hard drive from Sierra?

You are correct that your model MBP did originally ship with Mac OS X 10.9.4.

However, in October 2015 Apple released a firmware update for the EFI Boot ROM of this model. My guess is you updated the firmware (it was an extremely important update to address a security risk). If so, your MBP is unable to boot into any version of OS X prior to 10.9.5.

You can read more a brief description of the MBP111.0138.B16 (2015-002) firmware update or more detailed info here.


You could install 10.8.5 clean on an external drive and just install the opera version you hope to use and test in a clean os. If that fails, you’ll know the program opera had a timer of sorts and can pursue disabling or modifying opera.

If it works, you can then migrate all your settings / apps / data (except opera) to the new os and test. Then restore that image over the broken internal install.

Splitting the troubleshooting up will save you time isolating and testing without risking your current setup that you wish to remain without an upgrade for reasons.


Does Spotlight index dotfiles (OS X Yosemite)?

Using the mdfind command which queries the Spotlight Database I have to say no because the tests I performed would indicate so.  In a Terminal using mdfind -name .bash_history as well as subsequent commands changing the .filename portion of the command, mdfind did not return the specific file names while only returning filenames that contained the .filename portion within where applicable.


what happens if I update unlocked iphone software?

Since this card only works for iOS 5-6 it is likely that it will not work once you upgrade to iOS 8. According to the website you provided there is a NEW GOGUO V15 Unlock Card which works for iOS 8.


Why does SystemUIServer cause high CPU usage?

Same problem here. The problem is caused by a third-party widget that uses the internet. For me, dropbox was the problem. If dropbox is updating my files, systemuiserver keeps using a high amount of CPU .. the only solution is to force quit it (using terminal or activity monitor) or disabling the third-party widget.


HD in caddy seems inactive and blocks application

In system preferences -> energy saving you can disable putting HDDs to sleep. If that doesn't help my first guess would be a faulty cable or caddy.


The Problem is, he is using 10.9.4 - which is the newst OS Release.

Public BETA Release was the same as the Final one
He has a newer Seed Number or Same Build Number so he don't have to update

he can try the Combo Update but on his own riskt. Make a Backup bevore.

And in the Other Answers are some huge misunderstandings:

OS X 10.9 is and will be FREE FOR ALL
Apple Changed nothing for 10.9 user to Yosemite Servers
there are now Public Betas for everybody
Apple is still seeding beta updates for Mavericks


Your phone app requires data for things like visual voice mail which require a data connection.

So, why can you turn this off?

Most, if not all, domestic (at least here in the US) carriers do not charge you (count against your data allotment) for the data access required to get visual voice mail if you have a qualifying smartphone plan.

However, when traveling internationally, you will more than likely be charged for even recieving those messages. From an excerpt from AT&T's Support Website:

  International data or messaging charges apply to receiving, replying
  to and forwarding voicemail messages while roaming internationally.

So, to prevent being charged while roaming, you can disable the data usage for the phone.

Does this mean turning off mobile/cellular data for the Phone app will stop visual voice mail?

No.  As long as you have a data connection, including WiFi, you will get your VVM. It's when you're roaming and not connected to WiFi where you won't get it.