How I can save a screenshot of an iPhone application?

Press the home button and the sleep button simultaneously. Newer phones have the sleep,on the side instead of the top but save images the same.

This will save a picture of the current iPhone screen to the "Photos" application. From there, you can either email it to anyone you want or sync it to your computer.

Assistive touch also works on newer iOS versions.

How can I create iPhone screenshots without the lock button?

On iOS 11 screen recording might be if use for capturing transient events where your reflexes or the device itself isn’t responsive enough at the correct moment.

How do I take a screenshot in iOS without hitting the Home Button and the Power Button?


How to assign to the "home" key the action "Go to the start of line" Globally

If you don't mind a third party application, KeyRemap4Macbook can do it for you (and a whole lot more too).


Interestingly enough, I recently swapped my 17" Macbook for a 13" Retina. Every time my 17" would run out of battery (while in sleep mode), my computer would go into hibernation. Recently, it has been shutting down completely.

After doing some digging, I found out that because I use an app to prevent my SD card from being ejected (I'm using it as additional storage), it's causing issues with the deep sleep option of macOS.

If the issue comes back, take a look at these links that may offer insights into this.

More on macOS hibernation:
Do MacBooks have a true "Hibernate" option?

A handy (and free) hibernation widget/app:
Can Macs be put in hibernation voluntarily?


Determine source of ⌘⌥\ being an alias of ⌘C

I found the issue. An Alfred hotkey (Preferences => Features => File Search => Navigation => Previous Path [no wonder it was so difficult to find!]) was conflicting with the 1Password hotkey. As far as I can tell, there is no mechanism to uncover such conflicts other than by exhaustive search.

As far as I'm aware, the hotkey I use with 1Password is the default. I'm amazed this conflict doesn't seem to be more widely-known.


Using rsync to copy data from one Drobo (NTFS) to another Drobo (Mac OS Extended (Journaled))

Check out the man page for rsync. In particular, the -a (archive) option you show will invoke the -rlptgoD options.

-r, --recursive (recurse into directories)
-l, --links (copy symlinks as symlinks)
-p, --perms (preserve permissions)
-t, --times (preserve times)
-g, --group (preserve group)
-o, --owner (preserve owner (super-user only))
-D (preserve device and special files)

Permissions can be preserved, but everything you copy will be owned by you unless you run under sudo so the -o option will take effect. Also note that without sudo, rsync gives you no special abilities to copy files that you do not have access to on the source drive.

You may also want to look at the -E option, but I don't know if it will work from an NTSF drive. Maybe it will preserve ACLs (if they exist on the source)?


Restore functionality of Escape key in Finder (Mavericks)

Right shortcut is: CmdOpt-A

In System Preferences > Keyboard > App Shortcut
you can create your custom shortcut, only for Finder if you want (You must use at least combination of cmd or option or maiusc + another key).


I managed to figure out the problem.

First I used ls -laO which showed the flags for all files. It turns out that both schg and uchg had been set on the files. To override those, I did:

sudo chflags nouchg /Applications/Karabiner-Elements.app
sudo chflags noschg /Applications/Karabiner-Elements.app

This unlocked both flags, and allowed me to delete the files.

Thank you all for your help.


Size of Xcode app seems too big at over 12GB? Is this correct?

App Store sizes are reported as the compressed download, which for Xcode is around 5 GB. Once downloaded, uncompressed and installed, over 10 GB is the size observed in Finder.


How can I restore photos and videos from an iPhone back up?

Use your iCloud ID or send via Bluetooth coppy your file ent back up and go to settings choose erase all content restart your phone login your ICloud ID restore it .


Different Spotlight preferences per boot volume

Spotlight indexing and searching (or the respective privacy setting) is volume based and not system based. So turning off Spotlight on one volume is enforced, whether you boot from one or the other system volume.

So the only possibility I see is the following solution:

Don't mount the respective alternative volume while booted to one. Or mount it read only (Spotlight will not index it then, but will search it).

Example (while booted to Mavericks):

diskutil info /Volumes/NameOfTheYosemiteVolume

Locate the volume UUID, select and copy this number.

Open Terminal and run the following command to edit the "fstab" file (you will be prompted for your password):

sudo nano /etc/fstab

Then add

UUID=UUIDFoundAbove none hfs rw,noauto

or

UUID=UUIDFoundAbove none hfs ro,noauto

or

UUID=UUIDFoundAbove none hfs ro

The first of these will prevent the drive from being mounted, but if you do mount it using Disk Utility or another means, then the drive will be read and writable.
The second of these will prevent the drive from being mounted, but if you do mount it using Disk Utility or another means, then the drive will be read-only.
The third option will make the disk be treated as read-only, but it will still show up automatically in the Finder when you start your system.

When finished with the edit, press ctrlo followed by Enter or y and Enter to save the changes, and then press ctrlx to exit the editor.

To undo these changes, simply run sudo nano /etc/fstab in the Terminal again to edit the fstab file, and delete the lines you added.

Afterwards revert the Spotlight privacy settings to the default settings.

This should prevent the Yosemite volume being mounted after a restart.
As a result Spotlight shouldn't index or search the volume, if you have chosen one of the first two options.

Now boot to the Yosemite volume and repeat all for the Mavericks volume.

The drawback of this solution is that you probably have to hit the alt/opt button while booting to select an alternative start-up volume, because the respective PrefPane shows only your current one.


You've got your rule set up correctly - if it's an ANY set of predicates it's as if there is an OR between them. It may be slow (and why nothing is showing up) because an Entire Message Contains has to search every email you have.

What happens if you have only criteria three and not criteria two - there may be an issue with criteria three that is causing the search to fail. (Check Console)

You can kludge a smart mailbox with AND and OR rules by using other Smart Mailboxes and the "Message Is In Mailbx" or "Message Is Not In Mailbox" predicate.


Why are iPhone4 and iPhone5 (iOS 7) not recognizing bluetooth devices?

iPhone 4 has bluetooth whereas iPhone 5 has AirDrop. So they are not compatible with each other.

That is answer to a part of your question that iPhone doesn't recognise other iPhone (5 and 4).


AppleScript sending Mail messages before file attachments are attached in El Capitan

One workaround is adding a delay prior to send — in my case a delay 1 works but .5 would not, but found elsewhere people that were able to do .2, so experiment to see what works for you:

tell application "Mail"
    set theNewMsg to make new outgoing message with properties {subject:theReportSubject, visible:true}
    tell theNewMsg
        make new to recipient at end of to recipients with properties {address:theAddress}
        make new attachment at after the last paragraph with properties {file name:theTempFileName}
        delay 1
        send
    end tell
end tell


How to increase the font size of plist editor (not code editor) in Xcode?

I too have the same requirement and couldn't find any possible way to adjust font size of plist editor in Xcode.

I ended searching for a 3rd party plist editor and came across PlistEdit Pro. It lets you choose a custom font face and font size for displaying contents of plist via preferences.


I think I got the answer.

Open Disk Utility
Select the root of Internal drive on the left pane.
Click Partition button on the top pane.
Delete un-wanted partition(s).

It's easy if you know!


Recovery Mode: FireVault psswd unrecognised and CoreStorage not found

If you have access to another mac, a potential way to be able to back up your data is to boot in target disk mode https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201462. This will mount your internal HD on the host mac like it would a normal external HD and the OS will immediately prompt you to unlock it using your FileVault pw. I have encountered basically this same bug you are describing in the past and have had success unlocking with this method, even if it fails from recovery.

If you don't have another Mac handy, you can also reset your FileVault pw (I understand that you know it, but this method may still get you back into the machine) by opening terminal from the utilities menu in recovery (or internet recovery, whichever) typing resetpassword, hitting enter and following the prompts. However, if you don't have your recovery key or apple ID access set up this method won't be much help. Good luck!


No iBook app on iPhone X; cannot find app in App Store

Open this link on your iOS device, then install the app.

 iBooks by Apple on the App Store

When searching for built in apps on the App Store, ‘make sure that you use the exact name of the app’ per the Apple KB article Remove built-in Apple apps from the Home screen on your iOS 10 device or Apple Watch. The exact name is ‘iBooks’ so search for this word on the App Store and you should find the app. The first item may be an ad, but the first result below any ad should be the right app.


When in Fullscreen OSX Yosemite won't show the dock if "auto-hide-dock" is enabled.

I was a bit stumped by this, but actually I think there is an explicit procedure.

When in full-screen mode, move the cursor to the bottom of the screen; then drag down with one finger. The dock will then appear.

It appears it doesn't matter where you do this (which application icon you happen to hovering over) as far as I can see.


Is it possible to type something into the address bar without going to the URL?

This is technically impossible to achieve in the current version of iOS.
Though, you may want to try this trick which isn't right what you'd like to do, but may be a way around:

Tap the address bar and type whatever you want to search
Copy what you've just typed
Tap on cancel in order to get back to your current open webpage
When you're done and you want to search what you typed before, simply long press the address bar and tap on Paste and Search.

As I said before, this is not what you'd like to do, which indeed is not possible to achieve at the moment. Although, this may be an easy and quick trick as a way around of what you wanted to do.
Hope this helped you out!


My Itunes and AppStore are in German, and I can switch them to english

First check Region of your Apple ID:
Open iTunes and click on iTunes Store. In the store, click on Anmelden on the top right and enter your password. Under Apple ID Übersicht select Land oder Region ändern. Choose the appropriate one.

Then check your system locale. You can find it under Systemeinstellungen (System Preferences)->Sprache & Text (Language & Text)->Sprache (Language). Drag English to the top of the list. This will change your system language to English.

If you don't want to, you could use Language Switcher to permanently or temporary to change the language iTunes starts up in. This does not affect the stores!


Is it possible to use iTunes Match to replace my existing metadata with metadata from the iTunes Store?

No - the design clearly is intended to honor whatever set of metadata you have currently entered into your library. As you have discovered, the matching process can find songs based on other criteria and re-downloading the "canonical" AAC 256 kbps stereo will not currently fill in any metadata holes or correct parts of the metadata that do not match what Apple has in the store (or it's Match database for songs that are not for sale like the AC/DC catalog)

I can see two reasons for this:

Intentional - preserve user customization where the data may be better on the individual customer iTunes database.
Not automating the process of cleaning up songs that may have been passed or downloaded rather than ripped when connected to a metadata lookup server or otherwise encoded by the official artist when it was sold or released.

I specifically have hundreds of Hawaiian songs where I've entered the metadata with the help of a native speaker to have the correct punctuation (and that doesn't match Apple's punctuation). There certainly is a great need for a tool to help people manage this, but iTunes Match isn't that tool today.


remove track number from start of song name iTunes

The track name is taken from the metadata (or, if there isn't any, from the filename) of the tracks during import. So if after the import you end up with the track number in the title this was already encoded in the file itself.

To remove, either edit each title after the import or pick an appropriate script from Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes.


Will the Mac Mini drive 2 different displays

Yes it will, exactly in that configuration.

HDMI to DVI you can use any cheap converter it does not matter. Mini Displayport (aka Thunderbolt) to VGA i suggest buying an apple branded converter, i've had trouble with third party ones.
You can probably get both, apple branded for cheap from ebay as long as you make sure they are in good condition.


How to set custom m4a format audio file as alarm tone on iPhone

First you'll need to add the audio file as a custom ringtone to your iPhone. For doing so, follow the instructions in the linked answer:

https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/1885/279727

Once you have the custom ringtone into your iPhone (you can check the same by going to Settings app → Sounds & Haptics → Ringtone), you can also use it as an alarm tone in Clock app.


Accesing iphone gps position from the macbook?

I don't have an iPhone 4 to test this, but I assume Core Location will do.

Here's a simple sample application with a map (and coordinates).

Lucubrator is also an option, and comes with some more information.


How do I force a folder to be opened in column view in Finder?

Workaround

While in Finder (in any view) drag the Column_Folder/ to the Finder's sidebar.
Select the Column_Folder/ from the sidebar
Switch to column view
Show view settings

You can see the view settings will now affect the intended folder

Tick "Always open in column view"; click OK
Remove Column_Folder/ from the sidebar

Now Column_Folder/ will open in column view!


Mr. Macintosh lists 8 ways of getting macOS installers. All get them from Apple though some involve running scripts to make it easier. I suggest one of these:
Method 1. The easiest way (if your Mac is eligible) is via the App Store.
Method 8: Direct Apple links to some installers.
Method 5: For myself, I often the Mac Deploy Stick (MDS).  This is 3rd party software (aimed at those who administer many MACs), but inspects what is available from Apple and downloads what you choose.
But select a method for yourself. All download from Apple.


Broken Command Line Tools on Sierra, can't install Node.js native packages, build Python etc

From your log, it looks like the build process expects ccache to be installed.  Depending on your preference, use either Homebrew or MacPorts to install ccache, and then try the build again.


Automator Help: copying and renamig files from one static folder to one created dynamically

From the Copy Finder Items "To:" menu, select "New Variable" and give it an appropriate name. Then after that, you can use the Set Value of Variable to set the value of the newly created variable. Note that you must do this above your Copy Finder Items action so that the variable is set before the copy operation happens.

Example workflow:


Your calendar couldn't be refreshed (Operation: CalDAVRefreshDelegateListQueueableOperation)

Sign out of iCloud

To fix this sign out of iCloud in the preferences pane. No data will be lost and all will be retrieved when you sign back in again. If you use iCloud Keychain, when you sign back in to iCloud follow one of the procedures described in this Support article to set it up on an additional device.

If that doesn't work

If signing out and in of iCloud doesn't work there are several other options you could try.

Re-enabling the calender account

You could try re-enabling the affected calender account. From the Calendar menu bar, select
Calendar ▹ Preferences ▹ Accounts.

Choose the affected account from the list on the left and uncheck the box marked. Then check it again to enable the account.

Add the account again with the same settings

You can make a note of the settings for that acxoint, then delete it and add it again with the same settings.

Check your settings

If you can't add the account, the settings may be invalid. Verify them. How you do that depends on what kind of account it is. If it's a Google calendar and you've activated 2-step verification, you need to generate an application-specific password in your Google account and enter it in place of your old password.


Is it possible to use an iPhone device for storage?

There's an app called Phone Disk that seems to do exactly what you need. The one downside is that it needs to be installed on the host computer to work.


How can I "link" different files to my folder without using soft link?

You can create a smart search for each type of file. Make a search in Finder by file name (you can also enter other criteria) and when you're satisfied with the results, save it.


WiFi problems have been a constant problem with OS X over the past few releases.  El Capitan is supposed to have fixed them, but problems still persist.

Fortuntaley, there is a fix and it invloves trashing your wireless setttings and starting again from scratch.  OS X Daily has a good write up on how to accomplish this.


I'm assuming you're using MS Outlook 2016. If so, the location of your data will be within your user's Library folder.

To view this:

Go to Finder
Press and hold the option key
Click on the Go menu and select the Library option
You can let go of the option key now
Within the Library folder navigate to the Group Containers folder
Within the Group Containers folder look for a folder starting with "UB" and ending with .office
Open this folder and you will see the Outlook folder

Within this folder are located any profiles you created - you can delete these as you wish.


How can you stop sites from sending unwanted or 'enforced' downloads in Safari?

The real solution is upgrading to Safari 13, but there does exist a solution on Safari 12 and earlier.
Open Safari Preferences, choose the General tab, and for the download location choose ‘ask for each download’.
With this option select, Safari will prompt for a file name and a location to save the file, which you can cancel so the download doesn't take place.


Is there a Windows VNC app that can ask a Mac user (via apple id) to share their screen?

Must it be VNC?  Must the connection use the AppleID to point to the desired computer?  If so then not likely.  I expect that Apple guards dearly how their servers work in getting an AppleID to point to a specific computer screen.  There's other screen sharing systems besides VNC, some of which have a similar means to request a screen sharing session by entering some unique identifier for that person.  It's not likely to be their AppleID except by coincidence that the person uses the same name for their AppleID as they use for their ID on this other system.
Since you specified VNC in the question I suspect that you are aware that the macOS screen sharing system is using the VNC protocol, and that with a VNC client on Windows one can establish a screen sharing session to a macOS computer.  Apple extended the VNC protocol to make this request by AppleID work so smoothly.  Replicating that will not be easy.
The use of an AppleID to connect to another person's computer works because Apple's servers are a central point of contact for the client and server to meet for establishing this connection.  Getting something like that will mean finding or creating a similar central point of contact.
There are dynamic domain name services that can allow an ID to follow a person or computer as the IP address changes.  Changes in the IP address can be from either the ISP moving it randomly as ISPs like to do for non-commercial users, or because people move their computer from a home network to a cellular hotspot when away from home.  This will not always be sufficient as there can be firewalls or something that can block a VNC connection.  These may be intentionally created blocks for security reasons, or merely coincidental to how a part of the network is configured.  Clearing such hurdles may not be trivial.
Both people using a VPN client to some central network can allow for the Windows VNC client to find the Mac VNC server by use of an unchanging ID no matter where either computer might be.  The network could be one a business or university uses for people to work or study at home.  Such networks might even allow for an ID for the Mac computer to not be some pseudorandom sequence of letters.  Setting up one's own network with VPN access is not likely to be trivial, and can run into the same shifting IP address problems if there's no commercial grade internet connection.  Using some commercial VPN service may or may not make establishing a VNC session any easier as their business model might not have peer to peer connections in mind.
Using an AppleID on Windows is not likely to work since Apple isn't in the business of making Windows easier to use.  Some alternative like a dynamic domain name or a VPN might get real close to offering a means to create a kind of user ID to enter as an address for a VNC client to use.  The many options on this and how each would be set up would provide enough material for a good sized book or a semester long course at a university.  Hopefully I gave some ideas on where to start looking for a solution.


Can't boot into Windows 10 after latest updating Mac OS to 10.15.4

You can try recreating the Windows boot files. This answer assumes you are UEFI booting Windows 10.

To rebuild the boot files you need to boot to Windows Recover Environment (WRE) of from a Windows installation flash drive. If you can boot to Windows and have a properly working WRE, then restart Windows while holding down the shift key. You will need to navigate to where you can open a Command Prompt window. Otherwise, to create a Windows 10 installation flash drive and then open a Command Prompt window, follow the steps below.

Create a Windows 10 Flash Drive Installer

Download the latest Windows 10 ISO.
ExFAT format a flash drive using the MBR partition scheme.
Mount and copy all the files from the ISO to the flash drive.
Use the Boot Camp Assistant to download the Windows Support Software.
Copy the Windows Support Software to the flash drive.
Boot from the flash drive.
Proceed as if you are installing Windows until asked for a product key.
Press the shift+F10 key combination to open a Command Prompt window.

Rebuild Boot Files

Once you have a Command Prompt window open, enter the following commands.

Mount the EFI volume and assign to drive S:.

mountvol s: /s

Remove any previous backup. If no previous backup exists, then expect error messages to appear.

rd /s /q s:\efi\Microsoft.old
rd /s /q s:\efi\boot.old

Backup exiting files by renaming folders.

ren s:\efi\Microsoft Microsoft.old
ren s:\efi\Boot Boot.old

Determine the existing drive letters. Determine by inspection the drive letter of the main Windows volume. Usually, this is drive C:. If you are using a different drive letter, then make the appropriate substitutions in the subsequent commands.

echo list vol | diskpart

Create new boot files.

bcdboot c:\windows /s s: /f UEFI

Delete the Boot Configuration Data file (BCD) created in the previous step.

del s:\efi\microsoft\boot\bcd

Rebuild the BCD. Answer yes to any questions.

bootrec /rebuildbcd

Close the window.

exit

References

Use Bootrec.exe in the Windows RE to troubleshoot startup issues
REAgentC command-line options
BCDBoot Command-Line Options
mountvol


Keyboard shortcut for cascading multiple windows of same application in macOs

Apparently if you hold the "Option" key wile selecting "Arrange In Front" from the Window menu of your application, that should do what you want. To make a shortcut for that, you should be able to add a shortcut in the keyboard preferences.

You might also look into Better Touch Tool


"This Apple ID is valid but is not an iCloud account"

Go into System Preferences » Users and Groups » and then under your name on your login it says Apple ID. Put your details in there and that should sort out your problem. Well, at least it did for me.


Notification area icons are sometimes invisible in Windows 7 (Boot Camp)

What I did to fix this was disconnect the Ethernet cable from my iMac, and when installing Windows 7, don't connect to wifi just yet. Then, install all Boot Camp drivers, and only then can I reconnect Ethernet and wifi. This prevents Windows 7 from automatically downloading drivers when it is unable to communicate with the iMac's features, since the Boot Camp drivers were not initially installed.

So, the notification area problem seems to somehow be related to conflicting Windows 7 and Boot Camp drivers. I notice the problem briefly returns when I install Windows 7 updates, so that seems to prove my point.


I only see a .pkg file when restoring from DMG in TransMac. What is wrong?

I found a quicker and easier way to do this, so I'll share it here.
I found a website called https://bootableinstaller.com/, and it works like magic. If you run the script (Included with download), it converts the installer DMG into a bootable ISO.
As for my original problem:
It looks like I tried to flash the installer DMG without unpacking the .PKG file properly. The script mentioned above does that for me.


Why are applications (like Adobe Fireworks and Appcelerator Titanium) crashing on startup?

According to your crash log (thread 7 crashed) - it's trying to start up the updater and the updater is crashing attempting to read the preferences - so it's quite possible several of your preference files have been corrupted.

First thing I'd recommend is to open up Disk Utility, click on your startup drive and click Verify Disk to be sure that it's not a symptom of directory damage. If that checks out fine I'd recommend deleting the appropriate preference files from your Preferences folder (eg. com.adobe.Fireworks.plist from your Preferences folder) and see if that sorts things out.


iPad 3 used up 250 MB of LTE data in 3 hours without active usage

If you use Photostream or iTunesMatch there is a good chance that one of the two uses cellular data unexpectedly. As far as I remember there was a problem (before iOS 6) with syncing these two services: when you started the sync in WiFi mode and then switched to cellular (e.g. because of leaving from home), the sync would continue independent of the setting disallowing usage of cellular.


Apple script to toggle comment/uncomment in Script Editor?

I found the script, which is in your Mac:

/Library/Scripts/Script Editor Scripts/Comment Tags.scpt


If the only thing that's broken is the keyboard/typing, your logic board is most likely fine.

The logic board (motherboard) will cause lots of problems if it's broken. The fact that your computer is working (mostly) normally means that the logic board is probably fine.
If you want to know for sure, you can run Apple Hardware Test to find out.

It is entirely possible that your keyboard isn't working, but before you buy a new one you may as well look to make sure it isn't a software problem.
Can you detect any pattern in when you have this problem? Are some apps worse than others? If so, it's likely that this is a software problem instead of a hardware problem.

To troubleshoot a software problem, I recommend that you do a safe boot and try typing. If the problem doesn't occur, you know that it is being caused by something related to your account. Try quitting apps and making sure that no startup items are being troublesome.


On my iPad, how can I tell if a website is secure on Safari?

If the site is being accessed over HTTPS, then the lock icon is shown (in black).

If the HTTPS certificate has been verified, the lock icon is shown in green.

Both are secure, however the latter vouches for the authenticity of the site as well as the security of the connection.

For example:

https://www.icloud.com/ shows a green lock icon, having been verified as Apple Inc.

https://georgegarside.com/blog/ shows a black lock icon. Even though it's secure over HTTPS, it hasn't been verified.

You can visit the two links on your iPad to see the difference in lock icon.


How to create a bootable USB Drive that will boot on BOTH an Intel Mac and a PC

In my Mac's Startup Security Utility, I had selecte "Allow booting from external media", but not "No Security" from the section above called "Secure Boot". Once I had selected "No Security" as well, I was able to boot from by thumb drive (FAT32).


Unfortunately there is no way.
http://imore.com/wish-list


In Finder, first tag vanishes while adding a second tag

Not seeing the tag in the tag-line is not a proof the tag is not there.
Try moving the cursor while it is in the tag-line (like it is seen in the second of your screenshots) using the left arrow keyboard key. In my case I can scroll that way through all my attached tags.


removed /etc/hosts on a mac and now can't sudo

The file /etc/hosts is in no way related to the ability to run sudo. You probably hosed your sudoers file in a previous step.

To solve your problem boot to Recovery Mode and open Terminal in the menubar > Utilities.

Run df to get the name of your main system volume.
Change your working directory to /Volumes//etc:

cd /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD/etc #"Macintosh HD" is just an example name here

Copy the spare files hosts~orig and sudoers~orig (or with similar names which may exist as "backup" in /etc by default - check this with ls!):

cp hosts~orig hosts
cp -i sudoers~orig sudoers #enter yes here

If they don't exist create the hosts file and and check your sudoers file:

/Volumes/<name_of_main_volume>/usr/bin/nano /Volumes/<name_of_main_volume>/etc/hosts

The content of the default hosts file is.

##
# Host Database
#
# localhost is used to configure the loopback interface
# when the system is booting.  Do not change this entry.
##
127.0.0.1   localhost
255.255.255.255 broadcasthost
::1             localhost

The POSIX permissions are root:wheel 644. Modify this with chown and chmod if necessary.

/Volumes//usr/bin/nano /Volumes//etc/sudoers

A minimal (to type less!) working sudoers file looks like this:

Defaults    env_reset
Defaults    env_keep += "BLOCKSIZE"
Defaults    env_keep += "COLORFGBG COLORTERM"
Defaults    env_keep += "__CF_USER_TEXT_ENCODING"
Defaults    env_keep += "CHARSET LANG LANGUAGE LC_ALL LC_COLLATE LC_CTYPE"
Defaults    env_keep += "LC_MESSAGES LC_MONETARY LC_NUMERIC LC_TIME"
Defaults    env_keep += "LINES COLUMNS"
Defaults    env_keep += "LSCOLORS"
Defaults    env_keep += "SSH_AUTH_SOCK"
Defaults    env_keep += "TZ"
Defaults    env_keep += "DISPLAY XAUTHORIZATION XAUTHORITY"
Defaults    env_keep += "EDITOR VISUAL"
Defaults    env_keep += "HOME MAIL"

Defaults    lecture_file = "/etc/sudo_lecture"

root        ALL = (ALL) ALL
%admin      ALL = (ALL) ALL

The POSIX permissions are root:wheel 440. Modify this with chown and chmod if necessary.
Reboot your Mac by entering:

reboot

This can also be done in single-user-mode after mounting the root volume rw.

After regaining the ability to run sudo, either extract it from the macOS installer app with Pacifist or from a backup or modify it yourself with visuso. The default content is:

#
# Sample /etc/sudoers file.
#
# This file MUST be edited with the 'visudo' command as root.
#
# See the sudoers man page for the details on how to write a sudoers file.

##
# Override built-in defaults
##
Defaults    env_reset
Defaults    env_keep += "BLOCKSIZE"
Defaults    env_keep += "COLORFGBG COLORTERM"
Defaults    env_keep += "__CF_USER_TEXT_ENCODING"
Defaults    env_keep += "CHARSET LANG LANGUAGE LC_ALL LC_COLLATE LC_CTYPE"
Defaults    env_keep += "LC_MESSAGES LC_MONETARY LC_NUMERIC LC_TIME"
Defaults    env_keep += "LINES COLUMNS"
Defaults    env_keep += "LSCOLORS"
Defaults    env_keep += "SSH_AUTH_SOCK"
Defaults    env_keep += "TZ"
Defaults    env_keep += "DISPLAY XAUTHORIZATION XAUTHORITY"
Defaults    env_keep += "EDITOR VISUAL"
Defaults    env_keep += "HOME MAIL"

Defaults    lecture_file = "/etc/sudo_lecture"

##
# User alias specification
##
# User_Alias    FULLTIMERS = millert, mikef, dowdy

##
# Runas alias specification
##
# Runas_Alias   OP = root, operator

##
# Host alias specification
##
# Host_Alias    CUNETS = 128.138.0.0/255.255.0.0
# Host_Alias    CSNETS = 128.138.243.0, 128.138.204.0/24, 128.138.242.0
# Host_Alias    SERVERS = master, mail, www, ns
# Host_Alias    CDROM = orion, perseus, hercules

##
# Cmnd alias specification
##
# Cmnd_Alias    PAGERS = /usr/bin/more, /usr/bin/pg, /usr/bin/less

##
# User specification
##

# root and users in group wheel can run anything on any machine as any user
root        ALL = (ALL) ALL
%admin      ALL = (ALL) ALL

## Read drop-in files from /private/etc/sudoers.d
## (the '#' here does not indicate a comment)
#includedir /private/etc/sudoers.d


Can I suppress the visual/audible bell in Mail when I press ⌥ (option) plus a symbol?

Have you turned off Sound EffectsSystem Preferences>SoundUntick the box play user interface sounds effects


Solutions for typing backslash on MacOS with Japanese keyboard in specific app

You could make a custom keyboard that uses another key for backslash, with

http://scripts.sil.org/ukelele


Automatically mount AFP for Time Machine (without saving a password in plaintext)

Here's how you can pull the password out of the Keychain in OS X.

pw=$(security find-internet-password -wl mntpt)

This presumes the item is stored in the keychain with the name "mntpt"

Then you should be able to use your script on the next line:

mount -t afp afp://user:$pw@domain.tld/location /Volumes/mntpnt


Upgrading SSD on mid 2014 MB: which SSD?

Without having heard of this sort of incompatibility before, I'd suggest you check out Other World Computing, who have a great reputation for Mac aftermarket parts - including a great line of SSDs. I've been happy with one of their SSDs in an old MacBook Pro myself. Great product backed with a thorough understanding of Apple's product line and fantastic customer service.

And to be clear, I'm not affiliated in any way other than being a happy customer.

Update: Thanks to @enguerranws for doing the extra legwork; OWC indeed does have a solution available for the 11,1 in 240GB, 480GB and 1TB as of at least Dec 2016.


Is my BootCamp-ed Windows seeing less VRAM than my Macbook (Pro, 13", mid-2014) actually has? If so, how can I make it see that it has more?

Windows can allocate as much video memory as the driver allows. So the problem is not really with Windows, but the driver that Apple provides for that system. Yes Apple wrote the Windows driver for bootcamp on your Mac.

I don't have specific experiences with this but I have heard of people going directly to the manufacturers web site and downloading the drivers for the specific version of Windows and the graphics card in your Mac. Often this will work for other system hardware as well.

The worst that should happen is that you'll have to boot into safe mode to remove the driver, assuming you can find it on Intel's web site and get it to install.


Can I upgrade from Mountain Lion To Mavericks without the app store?

In short: No, at least not yet.

What's wrong with creating an Apple ID? Your computer won't be tied with it as you can simply signout.
Even after installing Mavericks you have to set up an Apple ID, or skip the part afterwards.

You don't have to keep it connected.

Sidenote: You create an account here, but an Apple ID is one step too far?


Is there a Safari Extension for adding Mail-style Data Detectors to Web Pages?

There is the HTML <address>-Tag and hCard, which are supported by Safari and are used for semantic data. Unfortunately, there is no data detector in Safari for those standards.

There is a workaround, until those detectors are implemented, by using "Mail Contents of This Page" from the File menu.


Why am I getting an “invalid active developer path” when attempting to use Git after upgrading macOS?

Solution

Open Terminal, and run the following:

xcode-select --install

This will download and install the Command Line Tools package and fix the problem.

You do not need Xcode, you can install only the Command Line Tools here, it is about 130Mb.

If the above alone doesn't do it, then also run:

xcode-select --reset

Further reading

The problem is that one needs to explicitly agree to the license agreement.  As a follow on step, you may need to reset the path to Xcode if you have several versions or want the command line tools to run without Xcode.

xcode-select --switch /Applications/Xcode.app
xcode-select --switch /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools

I found the solution in this question, Command Line Tools not working.

You may get an error message: "Can't install the software because it is not currently available from the Software Update server". In this case xcode-select --reset works as pointed by akozin.


multi-home High Sierra and block one address?

The easiest way to achieve a guaranteed reject with no timeout is to use a broadcast address 255.255.255.255. Edit your /etc/hosts file and for hosts that you want request rejected put an entry such as:

255.255.255.255  rejectedhost.com
255.255.255.255  someotherhost.net

This free and simple technique can also be used to block out advertisement hosts on ad-ridden or popup-ridden web pages.


Finding drivers for Macbook Pro (13 inch, i5, 2.3GHZ) without bootcamp

Get a Snow Leopard retail install disk. Fix the partitions and erase and install Snow Leopard. Download and install the latest SL combo update, or continue on the the usual upgrade path to Lion and/or Mountain Lion according to the customer's preference and the capabilities of the Mac.

Download and install VirtualBox. Make a new Windows VM and re-install Windows. Note that Bootcamp doesn't yet support Windows 8.


I just found that in iTerm2, set options key as ESC+ key under profile -> keys.


All file recovery software does the same thing: searches the disk for places where files are but the catalog says are free.

The single most important thing to do to ensure that you can recover an accidentally deleted file is recoverable is to do nothing to the HD. If it is the OS disk then just using the computer runs the risk of the OS writing to some or all of the space that the deleted file occupies.

So when you recover a file you should always recover it to another volume. As recovering to the same volume can be overwriting other files you may need to recover.

After a month I am surprised there was even 5MB left that was recoverable. If that was all the recovery software found and the files are not openable it is unlikely they ever will be.

The first time this happened to me I went out and bought a backup drive and software. It's a lot easier than file recovery.


Catalina (10.15.5) Spotlight calculator CPU spike?

I have this issue too, on two Macs. As a workaround I've had to kill mds_stores and launch an app, the App Store or something to have the CPU return to idle.
Here is the bug in action:
https://youtu.be/Ymc5ElAdUIQ
I've reported to Apple FWIW.


You said your phone was jailbroken.

Open Cydia
Install an app called iFile.
Open iFile.
Navigate to Library -> SMS -> sms.db
Make your edit.
Launch Messages.


macOS built-in spell checker performs badly - what can I do?

There is a small application that runs in the background called popclip which has add-ons to check your spelling. Seems to work almost everywhere. It has many other add-ons to help you work. I've been using pop=clip for years with no problem. The spell checker seems to run everywhere and if you select the misspelled word and double-click it, popclip presents you with an alternative spelling.


What are "Photo Stream" events in iPhoto?

You may have had it turned on in the past.

Go to System Preferences>iCloud and remove the tick to the left of Photos if it's there.
This will switch off Photo Stream if it is still on. It is also explained if you click on the 'options...' button on the right of Photos icon.


How do I get rid of this item in my menu bar on macOS

To uninstall the Citrix Receiver for Mac, open the
  CitrixReceiver.dmg file and select Uninstall Citrix Receiver.

  After uninstalling the Receiver and rebooting the system, ensure
  that the files or folders listed in this section have been removed
  from your system. If they still exist, remove them manually.

  /Applications

  Citrix Receiver.app

  /Library

  /Internet plug-ins/CitrixICAClientPlugIn.plugin
  /LaunchAgents/com.citrix.AuthManager_Mac.plist
  /LaunchAgents/com.citrix.ServiceRecords.plist

  /Users/Shared

  /Citrix/Receiver Integration (entire folder)

  ~/Library

  /Internet plug-ins/CitrixICAClientPlugIn.plugin
  /Application Support/Citrix Receiver

  CitrixID
  Config
  Module

  /Preferences/com.citrix.receiver.nomas.plist
  /Preferences/com.citrix.receiver.nomas.plist.lockfile
  /Preferences/com.citrix.ReceiverFTU.AccountRecords.plist (added in 11.6)
  /Preferences/com.citrix.ReceiverFTU.AccountRecords.plist.lockfile (added in 11.6)

  ~/Applications

  Under this folder, you can delete any applications you previously added via the Receiver UI.

  /private/var/db/receipts

  com.citrix.ICAClient.bom
  com.citrix.ICAClient.plist

To get to some of these locations faster using Finder, hit Command+Shift+G (or use menu Go > Go to Folder...) and paste the location there.

More info on the Citrix website.


How do I rename the Downloads folder (in Lion)?

To extend the idea raised by cksum in a comment already:

Create a symbolic link to Downloads with the name you want: ln -s ~/Downloads ~/Temp
Hide the real Downloads folder from the Finder: chflags hidden ~/Downloads

All browsers etc. will still save to Downloads (so you don't have to reconfigure anything) but you can access your files in Temp without having to bother with Downloads any longer.


Unwanted 'Favourites' folder in Photos App

I am answering my own query - I found out that the empty 'favourites' folder disappears about a week after all its contents have been deleted. Problem solved with no intervention.


User named [Update Needed] after installing yosemite with encrypted drive

Log in into the Mac as administrator.
Backup the Mac with Time Machine (optional but recommended)
Launch System Preferences selecting System Preferences from the Apple menu.
Click the Security & Privacy preference pane.
Click the FileVault tab.
Unlock the pane clicking on the padlock (administrator password required)
Disable FileVault and wait (…about 3hrs with a 250GB no SSD HD)
Restart the Mac (optional but recommended)
Go back the FileVault tab.
Enable FileVault and wait (…about 7hrs for me!!!)
Restart the Mac.
The unknown user account will disappear.
This should also now allow you to set automatic login.

Sources: FileVault and update needed at the login screen: How to solve
Fresh install of Yosemite adds [Update Needed] user
Login screen shows "update needed" but no updates are available


Folder action with Automator file search

The solution was to replace Find Filter Items with Filter Finder Items


Where has my route gone in the Activity app?

I recently had the same issue. I force restarted the watch and the next activity it showed a map again.
Still testing if it resolved the issue for ever.


Wifi Tx rate in airport and speedtest cli upload/download speeds are drastically different

Tx rate is the speed of connection between your computer and the WiFi; this is not the same as the speed of your network connection provided by your ISP. So you might have a high speed in your local network, but accessing the internet has lower speed limited by your internet plan (which is what speedtest-cli tests for as it establishes a connection with a server somewhere else).
If you want to test LAN speed, use iperf on local devices.


Microsoft Office 2011 interface blurred on Retina display

According to Microsoft, they've supported Retina Display since version 14.2.4. If you are using an older version of Office 2011, then you should upgrade.


Microsoft Excel not working on macOS Catalina

The issue is macOS Catalina no longer supports 32-bit apps, and Microsoft Office 2011 is 32-bit. Support for it was stopped a few years ago and it won’t be updated.

You will either have to buy a newer version of office or use an alternative software like G Suite by Google.


Repeated "Connect to iTunes to Use Push Notifications" prompts?

I had to work this out because it was happening to me to but with the snapchat and facebook messager app. All you need todo is reboot your phone and reset your network settings then after that sign back into your wifi or just use 3G. I'm sure if you tried it would work with any app.


How to determine wasted space by large chunk size on macOS RAID array?

The chunk size of your RAID array does not determine how much space on disk a single file uses. Therefore no space is actually wasted due to having a larger chunk size than optimal.
The amount of space wasted is instead determined by the file system block size, which is independent of the RAID array chunk size. On macOS, you're typically looking at APFS, which uses 4096 byte blocks - or HFS+ which uses 512 byte sectors that are typically grouped together in allocation blocks of 4096 bytes (unless you have a RAID drive that is more than 16 TB, then it is larger).
You can determine your allocation block size by running this command in the Terminal (change the device node to match your disk setup):
diskutil info /dev/disk2s1

Unfortunately lots of "myths" and wrong information has circulated regarding RAID chunk sizes, as it has been seen as a form of "dark arts" to choose the right size. It is essentially hard to choose the optimal chunk size from a long list of options without actually benchmarking with the actual data and operations done on them.
However, in your case you actually have the type of setup you want. If you have many small files, you actually want a big chunk size on your RAID. If you have fewer, large files, you want a small chunk size on your RAID.
Unfortunately some have heard the opposite advice here. That comes from the fact that if you have a single disk, you want the opposite - i.e. for storing few, large files you want big blocks, and for storing many, smaller files, you want small blocks. This is because you want to minimize the number of block operations per second with large files to optimize throughput, whereas for smaller files, you want to optimize for latency by having smaller blocks and thus more operations per second.
However, on a RAID-system with many disks - things are ofcourse different. When dealing with large files, you want to distribute the workload evenly over many drives to optimize performance. This means relatively small chunks so that you can get many drives working for you at once - each with their own small chunk. On the other hand, when you're dealing with small files, you want to ensure that most operations can be completed by a single drive only, so you get the lowest latency possible. This means a large chunk size to ensure that your data is contained in a single chunk that can be processed by a single disk.


Disk space used by iPhoto/iMovie libraries on OS X

iPhoto pictures are stored in ~/Pictures/iPhoto Library
iMovie movies are stored in ~/Movies/iMovie Events (iMovie 9) or ~/Movies/iMovie Library (iMovie 10, name may be different as my system runs on German settings)

Select the library and type Cmd+I to open the "Get Info" window which also shows file size (may take a while to calculate).


How do I troubleshoot "An error has occurred" when trying to update the Kindle app in the Mac App Store?

If you like XML, you might consider turning on debug mode.

Does the Lion App Store have a debug menu?

If not, use spotlight to find/move to trash all kindle apps and partial downloads, reboot and try again.


Where did the button to hang up the phone from the lock screen go on iOS 10

On the lock screen in iOS 10, a swipe right gets you to that new lock info screen (this used to get you call controls), a swipe left gets you the camera.  I had the same reaction, how do I get to call controls?!?

It turns out, you just need to tap the phone number or contact name displayed on the lock screen, and you will get the call controls.  This makes sense, in hindsight, as the swipe right now has a new behavior, but it wasn't obvious to me either.

Also, the sleep/wake physical button hands up the phone, so that's often easier than using the screen in many situations.


how to download Rando photos from iPhone to Mac

Any on screen image can be captured in a screenshot (press and hold home then press lock) which will be saved to your local camera roll.  If Rondo does not support exporting photos explicitly, you can just create a local copy using this method, the only downside being that the resolution will be capped to your devices screen size, not the original photo dimensions.

After actually checking the app out, I noticed that if you double tap an image it gives you the option to save to the camera roll anyway, so you then transfer via the method of your choice: Photostream/iTunes Sync/Email/iMessage etc


How does an iOS device keep time when it is out of power?

The iPhone is not completely depleted when the battery "dies."  If you'll notice, when you try to turn it on when the battery is dead, the screen will come on briefly to tell you the battery is dead -- i.e., there is still some energy left in the battery.  The clock continues to run off of the battery, and takes such a small amount of energy that Apple decided to keep the clock going.

Eventually, the battery will completely die (probably after many days or weeks), and the clock will eventually stop keeping time.  As Ian C. mentioned, the clock will synchronize when the phone does get plugged in and turned on again, if a network is available.


There is a version of El Capitan specifically being kept available for any Mac that needs the stepping stone to Sierra, or that can run El Capitan but not Sierra.

It's on the App Store at https://itunes.apple.com/app/os-x-el-capitan/id1147835434?mt=12

You cannot use it to revert from Sierra to El Capitan, for that you need to already have El Capitan in your purchase history.

As far as I'm aware, but cannot test, you cannot use it to upgrade to Sierra if your machine could do it without the stepping stone.


Can I activate an iPhone without an Apple ID?

Assuming you are on the first Apple ID screen below, tap "Forgot password or don't have an Apple ID?". From there, there is an option to set up an Apple ID later (or not at all) in Settings.


Disable external requests by checking the Reject incoming Audio requests!

Also check your BT settings to make sure you do not have Audio devices set up.

It is possible you get the error from there.


How to restore a deleted HFS+ partition table?

Since the table has most likely been written over, scanning for the files and backing them up that way is probably the only option. DataRescue is one of the more popular ones.


Macbook pro (mid-2012) startup chime delayed (slow booting) after HDD to SSD conversion

Avoid cloning a HDD to a SDD
The problem with cloning is that you are making an exact copy of all the data on your drive at the block level - including the deleted data.
Spinning media acts and breathes differently than solid state media (i.e. TRIM support) and as such, you will be introducing problems for your SSD where none existed on the HDD.
What do do instead?
Do a clean install and utilize Migration Assistant to transfer your user data.


Excluding specific file names and types (not categories, not folders) from Spotlight

I am the developer of HoudahSpot, a file search utility that uses the Spotlight index.

I don’t know of a way to teach the Spotlight interface to skip certain files. Nor do I know a way to get the Spotlight indexer to exclude files by name.

In HoudahSpot you can add criteria to exclude files whose names contain readme or faq or have the php file extension. You can then make this search your default setup. Your HoudahSpot searches will always start with these exclusions.


Merging APFS Containers using the Disk Utility Application

If you wish to do this in the GUI, you can do advanced hard disk editing with Paragon Hard Disk Manager.
Not "merge" merging the containers, but most likely you'll need to remove a containter and then resize main container where the macOS resides. It can be done on the fly - i.e. you can edit the same partition/container from which you booted the system. Paragon Hard Disk Manager has 10 day trial period, during which you can use all its functions.


Why won't disk utility let me remove a partition from my external hard drive?

Disk Utility isn't willing/able to resize partitions on MBR disks.

It a way, it's telling you now (poorly) that you can only rename or erase the partitions. It's happy to create this scheme, just won't touch it keeping any data intact.

You will need another tool to make changes to that particular flavor of partition scheme unless you are willing to let Disk Utility repartition and erase all the data.

I don't see a recent article (or have a drive to test on hand), but it sure was a limitation on Leopard.

Mac OS X 10.5: About resizing disk partitions


Uninstalling PyGTK from macpkg on Mac OS X

Find the BOM file in ~/Library/Receipts or /Library/Receipts
refer this article you can uninstall a pkg easily http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20100107090139622

if you can not find that, download the .pkg file again if you already delete

following these steps you can see what and where all the files install by this pkg

put the .pkg into temporary directory, /tmp e.g.
cp XZ.pkg /tmp  for example, "XZ" is the .pkg filename
cd /tmp
expand the pkg file
pkgutil --expand XZ.pkg /tmp/XZpackage
Go ahead and cd in the directory
cd /tmp/XZpackage
go into the directory XZ.pkg or local.pkg
cd local.pkg
list the install files
lsbom Bom

PS: simply you can use the Pacifist, this App will show you the result


Changing the keyboard layout (NOT language) based on the input language

Have you added the desired keyboards under System preferences -> Keyboard -> Input Sources? If yes you can change the layout of input source pressing: Cmd+Shift+Space.


I just ran into this exact same error message when I enabled the rabbitmq_tracing plugin on Fedora21. Short story: you should be fine. RabbitMQ started right up for me with this plugin enabled (and all its dependent plugins including rabbitmq_management and Mochiweb)

I think there may be a problem with how RabbitMQ is detecting Erlang versions? From looking at http://www.erlang.org/documentation/ it appears that:

Release R13B01 maps to version 5.7.2
Release 17 maps to versions 6.x

So by running Erlang release 17 we appear to be running a sufficiently recent version to work with the Mochiweb plugin.


Broadcast a private wireless network from Mac to iPhone via ethernet

On the Mac, go to System Preferences > Sharing. In the list on the left-hand side, check the box for Internet Sharing, then ensure your current connection (probably listed as Ethernet) is selected in the combobox. In the checklist below that, check the box for Wi-Fi.

(In the screenshot, Internet Sharing on the left is not checked, but it must be for this to work.)

The Wi-Fi Options button allows you to set the network name (SSID) and password.


Do executables in OS X need to be built in specific way to be used as a service?

An executable on macOS can be run as a service or application almost regardless of how it is created.

The question to ask is, does the process require access to the WindowServer? The WindowServer is needed to provide a graphical interface.

Graphical User Interface and User Sessions

A process requiring a graphical user interface can be used as a background process or service. Do this by launching the process with launchd from the /Library/LaunchAgents folder.

To present a graphical user interface, the process must be launched within a user session. In launchd terms this means within an Aqua environment.

An example of this would be Power Manager's pmuser process. This process manages tasks specific to the user and handles tasks that the computer wide pmd process can not directly perform.

Computer Wide Processes

A process that does not require a user interface can be launched as a background service with launchd from the /Library/LaunchDaemons folder.

A non-graphical process can exist outside of any user session and thus run even when no-one is logged in.

A computer wide process can not access much of macOS's unique functionality. See Apple's TechNote 2083 and the Living Dangerously section.


Repeatedly asked to install firmware update 1.8


System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts -> App Shortcuts

Just add a new CMD-W shortcut should override the actual behavior.

Edit: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7634486


Right click in the empty area > "Customize Toolbar" > drag the address bar back up.

You probably accidentally command-dragged it out.


Is it possible to change the birthday format in calender?

No, but you can turn off the iCal birthday calendar and download Dates 2 iCal 2 which allows you to sync birthdays (and anniversaries) and customize the text to your preference.


How can I reactivate the fn + arrow buttons that changed in Safari 5.1?

I've noticed that home/end/pgup/pgdown aren't working on my main user account but if I create a new user and log in as them, they all work as expected.  So I figure it's a snipe hunt for some preference/library/plugin manager that is doing horrible things to Safari.  I already purged SIMBL but it doesn't look like it helped.

(edited to add) I poked around some more and I guess I made some changes to my default key bindings at some point - I removed ~/Library/KeyBindings/DefaultKeyBinding.dict and now PgUp/PgDown/Home/End all work as I expect in a browser, although now I'm stuck with emacs navigation inside of editboxes.  I can manage.


Zoom in/out keyboard shortcuts for Swedish keyboard?

Firstly, I'd check which keyboard shortcuts are documented for zoom in/out in the relevant menu.  My View menu (in Aperture 3.4.4) is as shown below: note the keyboard shortcuts to the right of the menu option.

I read that '=' is shift-0 on a Swedish keyboard.  On my UK keyboard, '=' has a key to itself (pressing shift-= produces '-'), so I'd guess that the issue is to do with the shift key.
So, secondly, a different approach -- if we can't work out how to generate this key combination on a Swedish keyboard, I'd suggest changing the keyboard shortcut.  To do this, go to Apple menu > System Preferences > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts.  Select Application Shortcuts on the left.  Press the '+' button, then select Aperture as the application, type Zoom In for Menu Title (making sure you get the spellling and capitalisation exactly right), and then type the key combination you'd like to use in the Keyboard Shortcut box.

Finally, if you are eligible for software support, I'd suggest calling AppleCare and asking them for help...


How to share iOS Pages document that was created on Mac?

You can share a pages document from your iPhone. Instead of clicking "Edit", then the share icon, try clicking the document itself, and opening it. Once you have opened the document on your iPhone, click the spanner icon in the top right. A list of options will appear. Click the one that says "Share and Print". Now click "Email Document". You will be given an opportunity to choose whether to email a Pages, PDF, or Word document. After selecting the appropriate option, an email window will appear, with the document as an attachment.


Why does OS X want me to "upgrade" from El Capitan to Yosemite Beta 4?

The App Store can get confused for several reasons. I find it silly as well when it's confused but untangling things is a bit prickly and removes the humor in most cases :-(

The first and most likely is that somewhere on your filesystem an older version of the Yosemite installer exists and the store is seeing an "update" to offer. It's not really designed for the case where a downloaded app then installs the OS and clearly doesn't contemplate that the installer you "update" will in fact not run since downgrades do not happen by design on OS X.

Here are some of the various situations where clearing caches might help as well if you can't find the app itself and compress/delete/move it to a folder where Spotlight does not index it:

How can I hide / remove updates from the Mac App Store?
Remove application from App Store's Update section
How to remove deleted app from OS X update list?

My personal favorite is to edit the App itself to remove the _MASreceipt files that indicate an app came from the Mac App Store itself:

How can I opt out of updates for one app when using the App Store?
Mac App Store - how to check which account was used to buy app


It would be interesting to know where that information came from, as, as far as I am aware, it is totally incorrect.

These are Accessibility Controls...
Opt x5 is to enable Mouse Keys; that allows your 10-key pad to act like a mouse.
Ctrl/F1 I think you are confusing with "Full Keyboard Access" which allows more complete navigation using only the keyboard.

It Toggles between this :-

and this

The only way I know to actually disable it is to use a utility called KeyboardCleanTool [freeware]


Automatic DVD to .iso copy after disc insert with two drives

I've managed to solve it very easily.

After comparing Mac DVD Ripper Pro, MacX DVD Ripper Pro (don't confuse the two), RipIt and AnyDVD for Windows. I decided to use Mac DVD Ripper Pro.

It has a setting to start automatically after inserting a DVD and ejecting it after being finished.

I run two instances of the app using open -n /Applications/MDRP.app. Since MDRP picks up the first DVD it finds, and the first one won't be available, the second instance will pick up the second DVD drive and vice versa.

Output .iso is not a bitwise copy, since MDRP takes care of the copy protection (at least CSS was no problem) but played well in my tests with VLC and Kodi (on my Media Server).

Only thing I didn't find were log files, but everything else I've been looking for is solved this way.

If you prefer video_ts output over .iso you can do the same thing using RipIt, RipIt also in-officially supports ripping from two drives at the same time.

Note: I haven't yet tried ripping DVDs protected with Sony ArccOS, UOPs, and Disney X-project as mentioned in the comments. CSS protection worked.


How do I configure an archived Outlook folder

Maybe it is the terminology.

The Outlook has a "On my Mac" directory.

Those folders and emails reside on your Mac- you could call them Archive.

Consequently they are already archived since they are not obeying the IMAP rules and activity in the email folders (that are online folders).

So, just create a new folder name it Archive (or anything you choose) under the On my Mac, and drag emails from your emails folders under your account(s)and inbox in to it. That action will move the email from its current location (online) to your hard drive.


Your phone is fine. The Speck CandyShell cases offer excellent protection. In general, the iPhone often takes falls quite well with the particular exception of shattered screens if it falls onto concrete/rock. I dropped my previous iPhone 4S multiple times and it was still in great condition. One time it fell from about 3' onto concrete and survived with just some scratching and minor dings to the metal.

As a side note, my personal opinion is that the Speck CandyShell (while they last) is not at all far off from the Otterbox Defender that many people have: so you phone was well protected. I suspect you wouldn't notice a difference even if there was no case, though with that fall.

So, don't worry about it and your phone is just fine.


Making Hidden Apps Appear Faded Whilst Sitting On The Dock?

You can use the following Terminal command:

defaults write com.apple.Dock showhidden -bool YES && killall -HUP Dock

This can be undone with…

defaults delete com.apple.Dock showhidden && killall -HUP Dock


I just set the domain name once as root (using sudo) and launchd has launched ypbind for me ever since. The man pages for yp and ypbind might come in handy.

Is /etc/defaultdomain set? You could issue a ypbind -ypset to see if any servers are responding but it's better to have a list of masters and slaves laid out in /private/var/yp/binding/DOMAINNAME.ypservers


Separating EFI partitions of Ubuntu 20.04 and Mac OSX on Macbook Pro

I am not sure why the Ubuntu installer allows the user to select which EFI partition to use, then ignores the setting and installs to the first EFI partition. Below are the step to move the boot files to the second EFI partition.

Boot to Ubuntu.

Press the control+option+T key combination to open a Terminal window.

Enter the command below to become the root user.
sudo bash

Enter the command below to format the second EFI partition.

Note: This command will erase the contents of this partition.

mkfs.vfat -F 32 -n EFI2 /dev/sda3

Enter the command below to mount the second EFI partition.
mkdir efi2
mount -t vfat /dev/sda3 efi2

Enter the commands below to copy the boot files from the first EFI partition to the second EFI partition.
mkdir efi2/EFI
mv /boot/efi/EFI/BOOT efi2/EFI
mv /boot/efi/EFI/ubuntu efi2/EFI

Enter the commands below to get the UUID of the two EFI partitions.
blkid /dev/sda1
blkid /dev/sda3

Edit the /etc/fstab file to change the UUID value for the mount point /boot/efi. This can be accomplished by replacing the UUID of the first EFI partition with the UUID of the second EFI partition. Below is the command to open the file in the nano editor.
nano /etc/fstab

Enter the command given below to output the contents of the /etc/fstab file. Visually confirm the changes to the file.
cat /etc/fstab

Enter the command given below to unmount the second EFI partition.
umount efi2
rmdir efi2

Enter the commands given below to close the Terminal window.
exit
exit

Restart the Mac.


How to recreate /usr/local with SIP/rootless mode on El Capitan?

/usr/local has been both re-creatable and writable on El Capitan since 2015-10-21 when Apple released /System/Library/Sandbox/Compatibility.bundle version 12 in software update 031-40358 patching 10.11 and 10.11.1, and installed as part of the 10.11.2 update, 10.11.2 combo update, and 10.11.2 clean installs. You do not need to do anything special unless you have not updated to the latest point release of El Capitan.

A patched system will have compatibility bundle greater than or equal to 12 and show

iMac-TMP:~ joe$ grep /usr/local /System/Library/Sandbox/rootless.conf
*               /usr/local
iMac-TMP:~ joe$ grep /usr/local /System/Library/Sandbox/Compatibility.bundle/Contents/Resources/paths
/usr/local
iMac-TMP:~ joe$ defaults read /System/Library/Sandbox/Compatibility.bundle/Contents/Info.plist CFBundleVersion
12.0
iMac-TMP:~ joe$

An unpatched system will have compatibility bundle less than 12.0 and not have the /usr/local entry in /System/Library/Sandbox/Compatibility.bundle/Contents/Resources/paths.


How do I get rid of orphaned application entries after uninstallation?

The MobileCal.app is part of Xcode's iPhone SDK, so the easiest way to get rid of that app is to either remove the Xcode completely or remove just the app. The file can be located inside the Xcode package:

Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator.sdk/Applications


Trying to delete a program that's not open, but says it is?

Go to Applications > Utilities and open up Activity Monitor. Scroll down until you find your application. Highlight it and click the "Quit Process" button in the upper left. Now it is no longer running and can be deleted from your computer.


Here's a fix for disappearing contacts in iOS 13.1 on iPhone 7 plus:

It turns out the issue isn't with iCloud, it's with a new default in iOS 13.1.

Go to your Contacts app.
Press (+) from the top right and add new contact.
Save your new contact.

Now wait for ~1 minute and your contacts will appear again in your phone.

Probably the problem is in the sync functions for the first run.


Some information about an extra SSD drive in MacBook Pro

Crucial. They've got a 4.5-star average review out of 810 reviews on Amazon. Further, their 128GB model only sets you back $104.97.
OptiBay is the only option I've heard of for this type of modification, and I have yet to read anything negative about it.
I've never heard any such rumor, and I've actually gone and installed the 256GB variant of that same Crucial drive I linked in my own 2011 17" MacBook Pro with nothing but outstanding results.
This post at MacRumors would go along with your idea to use an enclosure from OptiBay:

  First, I ordered a kit from Optibay, you can google their site. The
  base kit comes with the "frame" for the SSD to fit into your Macbook
  Pro, as well as a USB enclosure for a slot load SuperDrive. The cost
  of the kit is $99, a bit pricey, but it was well worth it and came
  with the enclosure.

5.As far as performance is concerned, you're gonna find the most bang for your buck by installing the operating system on the SSD for sure, as well as any apps that you find yourself using most often.


Dstat is a versatile replacement for vmstat, iostat and ifstat. Dstat
  overcomes some of the limitations and adds some extra features.

As you said, iostat is available on macs. But, additionally you can install ifstat using homebrew by typing the following:

brew install ifstat

To install homebrew -if you haven't it yet-, just use the following command:

ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"


Can't display content of emails on iPhone 4

When I had this problem it was due to a network issue. Make sure that you are able to surf the web in "accurate" speed. If websites will not load, restart your phone.

If websites are loaded as fast as ever, restart your phone nevertheless (press the key in the upper right corner for a few seconds).
I would also suggest to completely close the Mail.app before (doubletab on the home button, press and hold the mail icon until it starts wobbling, click on the red X on the corner when it appears).


Unable to ssh root@localhost on jailbroken iPad with iOS 8.1

A much better alternative than to run Prompt as root, is to create another sshd instance listening to a port above 1024.

In this example I have used port 10022.

Copy /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.openssh.sshd.plist to /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.openssh.sshd2.plist
Change the Label and the SockServiceName in com.openssh.sshd2.plist by appending 2 to ssh / sshd:

com.openssh.sshd -> com.openssh.sshd2
ssh -> ssh2

Add the following lines to /etc/services:

ssh2              10022/udp     # SSH Remote Login Protocol
ssh2              10022/tcp     # SSH Remote Login Protocol

Differences for iOS versions:

iOS 12.1.2 / unc0ver, iOS 13.3.1 / checkra1n:

from this answer choice #2.
copy the plist as above, but change the SockServiceName in com.openssh.sshd2.plist from ssh to simply the new port number 10022. The section will look like this:

<key>Sockets</key>
<dict>
   <key>Listeners</key>
   <dict>
      <key>SockServiceName</key>
      <string>10022</string>
   </dict>
</dict>

iOS 12.4 / chimera.sh

don't copy the plist file
instead, edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config as root. Details from this article
remove the comment in front of Port 22
add another line beneath for Port 10022

All iOS versions:

Reboot the device (or launchctl load com.openssh.sshd2.plist if you do not want to reboot)
Connect via port 10022 instead of 22

If you have installed bash, coreutils and sed you can automate it with this script:

#!/bin/bash
cd /Library/LaunchDaemons
cp com.openssh.sshd{,2}.plist
sed -i'' '/<key>Label<\/key>/{N;s/sshd/sshd2/}' com.openssh.sshd2.plist
sed -i'' '/<key>SockServiceName<\/key>/{N;s/ssh/ssh2/}' com.openssh.sshd2.plist

cd /etc
if ! grep ssh2 services; then
    cat >> services <<EOF
ssh2              10022/udp     # SSH Remote Login Protocol
ssh2              10022/tcp     # SSH Remote Login Protocol
EOF
fi


How do I group similar emails (same subject) as a thread inside Mail 10.3 on macOS Sierra 10.12.5?

Make sure View → Organise by Conversation is checked.


How do you delete a mailbox from your Yahoo app on the iPhone?

From Yahoo's site:

Tap the Menu icon Image of the Sidebar menu icon..
Tap Manage Accounts.
Tap Account info below the Yahoo Mail account that's linked.
Tap the X beside the linked account. <- I assume you did this, and it did not delete.
Tap Unlink to confirm.

From:
https://help.yahoo.com/kb/add-remove-email-accounts-yahoo-mail-sln26459.html (your link took me to different document...)

If the account doesn't go away via the Yahoo delete instructions, I think you should look for sending a report to Yahoo.


Xserve shuts itself off and boots at will

The original G4 Xserve was prone to structural 'sagging' after spending a while in a rack. I'm not aware of any specific fix for this problem, which causes random kernel panics / shut-downs / other weirdness; later model XServes were not affected (not sure when exactly, but I've never seen this on any intel xserves, while I did see it on a significant number of g4 serves).

http://tidbits.com/article/11735

Sorry for the bummer news :/ If you can get your hands on a late-model intel xserve, they still hold up pretty well. I use several of them on a regular basis.


TimeMachine with multiple disks (one at a time)

You just have to select both disks as backup disks from Time Machine Pref pane, one at a time.
Edit:

Attach your first drive, open the Time Machine system preference, click the Select Disk button, and choose the attached drive as the backup destination. Initiate a backup and wait until it’s done.
Now attach the other drive, open the Time Machine system preference yet again, click Select Disk, and choose the new drive as the backup destination. Again, wait for the backup to complete. You now have two identical backups.

Taken from Macworld Article


How to make the items in a variable a single item

If you have: set Q to {"a", "b", "c"}

You can then do:

set Q to (Q as string) as list

(Q as string) coerces the Q list {"a", "b", "c"} into a string, "abc", and as list turns the string into a list item assigned to Q.

Not necessary, but if you also add:

return Q

Just to see what it returns, it will return:

{"abc"}

Which is what you wanted.


How to add additional partitions to Windows under bootcamp

Your problem is likely related to your partitioning method. When you edit a Windows 7 partition with Disk Utility it will let you do it but it doesnt work very well and will likely cause a lot of problems.

Your best option would be to back up your partitions data to another drive and then re-create the bootcamp partition using BootCamp assistant as you did before. But when it comes to partitioning the Windows 7 Partitions only use Windows disk management tool (Can be found by right clicking on computer and going to Manage->Storage->Disk Management.

Windows 7 for adjusting Windows 7 partition (NTFS)
Disk Utility for adjust any OSX (HFS partitions)


Is /usr/bin/python3 provided with macOS Catalina?

Kinda. A clean installation of Catalina includes a /usr/bin/python3 binary, but it's a stub for installing the command line developer tools, which includes Python 3.

If/when the command line developer tools are installed, the /usr/bin/python3 stub will run the actual python3 binary, but a clean install will just have the stub.

The Python 2 binaries (/usr/bin/python /usr/bin/python2) are still present on a default installation, but they are deprecated and the warning message says they will be removed in future versions (presumably 10.16).


Accessing files/folders on home machine over internet

Back to My Mac (iCloud)
If you're running Lion and have an iCloud account, you can use Back to My Mac. With Back to My Mac, your server will show up in the Finder's sidebar under Shared, just like it would if you were on the same local network.
This solution does not have a web interface, but I personally prefer connecting to my file servers the same way (through the Finder) whether I'm on the LAN or connecting remotely.
Slink
An alternative to iCloud that doesn't require Lion is Slink, which I highly recommend. I've been using Slink as an alternative to VPN for about a year without any problems.
Slink works similarly to VPN, connecting you to your network, not just your file server, but is extremely easy to setup (doesn't require entering a public IP anywhere). You setup your server by installing a System Preference pane (the Slink Agent), then setup the Slink app on each of the client computers.
Like Back to My Mac, this solution does not have a web interface. Also, like Back to My Mac, your server will show up in the Finder's sidebar once you've used Slink to make the connection.
You can purchase Slink from Slinkware directly or on the Mac App Store. They also have a demo available.
TeamViewer
TeamViewer is a common cross-platform solution for remote control and file sharing over the Internet, and it's free for personal use. It doesn't integrate with the Finder as Back to My Mac and Slink do, but being cross-platform definitely has its advantages. It also doesn't have web-based access, but there are TeamViewer clients for OS X, Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android, which may make up for it.
LogMeIn Pro
For a web-based solution, you could use LogMeIn Pro. Because it's web-based, it's also cross-platform, and there are client apps for iOS and Android. Unfortunately, the free version doesn't include file sharing.
You may also want to check out LogMeIn Hamachi, which functions more like Slink, but with more options. I haven't tried Hamachi in a long time, but when I tested it, it was less reliable and more difficult to setup than Slink, so I went with Slink instead.


How do you edit the favorites list on Lion finder?

You should still be able to drag items on to the sidebar. To remove them either right/command(⌘)-click and select Remove from Sidebar or drag while holding ⌘.


The photo isn't stored within the video. The phone creates a photo and video separately which can be pulled separately off the device using Image Capture's equivalent on Windows or Linux.


How to disable certificate transparency check in macOS Mojave(10.14)

Certificate Transparency only applies to publicly trusted certificates, which mean WPA2 certs aren’t affected by CT.
It’s probably because the certificate was signed with MD5, which isn’t trusted, starting from iOS 12 and macOS Mojave.

The reason why MD5-signed certs aren’t trusted is because MD5 weaknesses allow fake TLS certs to be created.

There is simply no such way to make macOS Mojave to make trust MD5 certs; request the network administrator to update & resign the cert with a different algorithm.


Can't boot Windows 7 USB Install on iMac 8,5

I think the problem is the way the computer is locked, if your computer has a Super Drive, your Mac is automatically configured/locked to boot from that drive and ignore the USB.

Their is no amount of reconfiguration or software tricks that would change that, what you can do is take out the Super Drive, or try cleaning it with a CD cleaner - the one with the brush.


You can easily find out where the duplicate contacts come from by going to your Contacts app on your iPhone and tapping on Groups. Then uncheck your Exchange account and see whether the duplicates persist.

If you are sure that there are no common shared contacts between your personal and your business accounts (Exchange vs CardDAV), I would suppose the duplication comes at the Mac sync stage.

See this for difference between syncing with CardDAV and Exchange.

It is true, however, that once shown on your iPhone, you cannot tell the difference between the two just by looking at the contact entry.


Bypassing the Failed Disk "Read Only" Mode

Have you tried repairing the disk from recovery HD or while booting into MacOS from a different hard drive?

If you truly want to be able to write to that disk again I would recommend this attempt: Clone the HD to a different HD. Check the health of the new HD and make sure all the files are accountable. Then reformat the previous HD, check the health then put the files back...   However, the disk may be writable again, it’s not going to be reliable.

If I were you, I would get ready to retire drive.


iTunes automatically stops/starts music whenever I start/stop Skype call

iTunes has a separate volume control that seems to run independently of the master volume control. It's in the top-left corner, press ⌘↑ or ⌘↓ in iTunes to adjust.

Yours may be too low relative to the master volume.

Skype too has a separate volume control. In the Skype app press ⌥⌘↑ and ⌥⌘↓ to adjust call output volume only.


Force MacBook to turn on when low battery indicator is showing

No, there's no way to force it to turn on - except by plugging in the charger, which you seem to not want.


Re-Installing GarageBand from iLife '11 DVD (Guitar Tracks Issue)

You might try installing Pacifist - it allows you to get inside apple's installer packages and install individual items

http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/6812/pacifist


Is there a way to circumvent the 20MB file limit on iOS without jailbreaking?

This is a limit imposed by Apple.

  Cellular downloads are limited to a file size of 20 MB or smaller.

See comment below, iOS 5.1 has increased this limit to 50 MB.


Where can I buy iMovie that is compatible with SL?

I found that on ebay you can buy iLife '09. If you look at the iLife '09 tech specs, you can see this:

  Software:
  Mac OS X v10.5.6 or later.

So that should work for you if you have SL. iLife '09 is also available on Amazon.


How can I fix the Dual Monitor Fullscreen issue without updating to Maverick

This was fixed in Mavericks as you are aware, but I don't know of any canonical way to fix this for apps in prior versions of OS X, and even app specific fixes don't work properly.

Whilst you said without updating to Mavericks, this really would be the best option since it is the 'official' fix to a core part of OS X.


It is encoded in a plist file at the location /private/var/db/dslocal/nodes/Default/users

For more information on this, see another Q&A here:

Where does OS X store the profile photo it takes when you first create an account?


How can I get rid of the notification that a Mac App store app which is not installed on this machine wants to update

One simple way to stop this would be to go ahead with the update and let it do what it wants to do. If it installs the app you can then remove it. The app could be in a different folder than applications. Have you tried searching for the app name using Spotlight search or a Finder Search? The update button in the App Store just says it thinks the app is on your machine.


Is there any way to delete hundreds of empty contacts group

Thanks Leonard Challis, I finally solved this problem with AppleScript.

I found the script here. Script to delete all groups in contacts

Just copy the code to "Script Editor" and run it.

set counter to 0
display dialog "Name of group to delete?" default answer ""
set theGroupName to text returned of result
tell application "Contacts"
    repeat
        try
            set theGroup to group theGroupName
            delete theGroup
            set counter to counter + 1
        on error
            exit repeat
        end try
    end repeat
    save
    display dialog "Removed " & counter & " instances of the group" with icon caution buttons {"OK"} default button "OK"
end tell

It will run a very long time if you have a lot of groups, just wait, it's working.


How to add a Python application to OS X right-click menu?

You can use a service created by Automator to call your python script.

Once your service is created, it will be available in the service submenu of your contextual menu.


Extracting copy from screen without printing screen

You may be interested in checking out Aristocrat, a simple app that performs OCR on a selected region of your screen. It's currently free on the App Store.

Disclaimer: I'm the developer :)


Export Keychain Items is not enabled from File menu of Keychain Access

You can only export one key at a time, or one key and a matching certificate.
It will be encrypted upon export and can only contain one key.

If you need to move an entire keychain to a different computer, look at ~/Library/Keychains - example login.keychain (in finder, cmd + shift + g, paste path, go)

It can be added to another machine and you can change the password of the keychain.


Transferring Emails saved on Mac to generic folder

Email archiving is hard. I've used all of the solutions above and many more (see below).

In the end, I partially gave up after making several archives and decided to keep a structured master archive on my main work computer (we're talking about 20 GB of email) just to be sure that I have a single copy in a  very standard format Apple Mail 4.6 (Snow Leopard edition) with more or less attachments still attached for the last seven years (most Eudora attachments are listed and are findable but are not directly attached to the email). The other advantage of keeping all your mail in Apple Mail is that it's a single archive to search. Surprisingly often I do find that I want to find and review a conversation from 2003 or 2006.

Emailchemy does work although I used Eudora Mailbox Cleaner for my own migration from Eudora (read the notes there and at Tidbits to fully understand just how hard email migration/archiving is). The Weird Kid licenses are so expensive (imagine that if you are using at work, you should be paying about $300 for the privilege, even if you only have a few computers/accounts to migrate).

The simplest solution would be to migrate your Apple Mail account to Thunderbird and the use Thunderbird's built-in archiving tool which does offer unencrypted structured archiving:

  Beginning with version 3.x, Thunderbird has built-in support for archiving e-mail. The "archived" messages are moved to a dedicated folder (or hierarchy of folders) within the Thunderbird profile. These are ordinary mail folders (using either mbox or maildir files, depending upon how the account is configured), not compressed files.

Paid alternative options

EagleFiler with its fair $40 license let you do pretty much whatever you like. Great documentation and support available from Michael Tsai is personal and of high quality (I've had good answers myself as well as seeing much public praise for the support). There is an option for storing messages in mbox or eml files:

  EagleFiler can also store messages as individual .eml message files, one per message. This is less efficient (for EagleFiler, Spotlight, Time Machine, etc.) but is more flexible because you can drag and drop the messages to different folders to rearrange them. Message files can also be mixed in the same folder with other files of different types, e.g. PDF or Word documents that are related to those messages. You can double-click a message file to open it in Apple Mail.

Mailsteward Pro uses full MySQL (i.e. open source but a bit tricky to install) and costs $100. You can export and merge databases and automate archiving. John Seward's application is pretty geeky. While support is gruff, it is available and personal. As it's MySQL, you'll always be able to get your data out in the format you want.
MailSteward normal is $50 but uses MySQL Lite so is not suited for large archives.
Devonthink Professional is $150 and does a good job of providing an archive but foregoes opens source standard mail message or mailbox structure and loses attachments. That said, search is fast, fine grained. Devonthink looks great for a text application. I've owned Devonthink and have the opportunity to use the pro mail import but have chosen not to. With my large archive, I've not been happy with it and have never liked that Devonthink import is truly a one way street.

Conclusion

First I'd try Thunderbird and see if I like its archive format. Then I'd go to EagleFiler. If I was more persnickety and there were still issues bothering me about EagleFiler, I'd then consider full Mailsteward.

I would not fiddle with fragile Apple scripts or
Automator which would need regular renewal and maintenance and are subject to immediate Apple style deprecation.

I'm going to follow my own advice take another go myself with EagleFiler and consider removing any mail older than 5 years from Apple Mail.


how to turn off rotating cube animation upon user switch?

Running the following inside a terminal window (shell) worked for me.

defaults write -g userMenuExtraStyle 0


Can I sort the songs in a playlist on my iPhone?

Im sorry, but in my knowlege there is no way to change the sorting in the way that you describe. The only close solution that i know of would be to edit the playlist manually, by pressing the "Edit" button in the top of the playlist, press and hold the three gray stripes on the right side of a chosen song title, and move it to its intended location within the playlist.


I have both the Magic Trackpad and the Magic Mouse, and IMO the trackpad works really well for browsing, navigating in the general system, and is a very natural way to interact with the computer.

That being said, it is not precise enough to be used when you need to do
photo/video editing, and in those rare occasions I use the mouse.

I also do programming, but barely use the mouse/trackpad when I'm coding.

Pros:

Very easy to navigate in pages (Web browsing, preview, etc.)
Enable one to use the built-in gestures, and that make a huge difference in day-to-day computer usage
Ideal for an "HTPC" usage of your Mac : I frequently casually use my Mac from the couch, and not having to move a mouse is a definitive plus.

Cons:

Precision
Doesn't fully replace a mouse
You'll miss the gestures as soon as you'll use a different computer.


Unable to install Meld via MacPorts 2.0.3 on OSX 10.6.8

Running mdfind -name tclIndex on Mac OS X 10.6.8 shows that the path to tclIndex is /System/Library/Frameworks/Tcl.framework/Versions/8.5/Resources/Scripts/tclIndex!

Anyway, if there is a pristine MacPorts 2.0.3 system running on Mac OS X 10.6.8, meld gets installed without any (serious) complaints.

The same goes for koffice provided that it can use an older version of libpng (< 1.4); this can be achieved by giving koffice its own fresh MacPorts 2.0.3 system in a custom location, e. g. /opt/macports-koffice.

Try the following Bash script to see if this approach works for your machine as well:

#!/bin/bash

# cat mpmeld
#
# 1. back up the old /opt/local MacPorts system by moving it to ${opt_local_off}
# 2. install a fresh MacPorts 2.0.3 system to /opt/local for building meld
# 3. install a fresh MacPorts 2.0.3 system to /opt/macports-koffice for building koffice (due to PNG_MAX_UINT error)

# usage:
# sudo -H -i                                                 # get a root shell to prevent sudo timeout
# /path/to/mpmeld 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3 3>&- | tee mpmeld.log       # swap stdout & stderr to log stderr messages only

# koffice usage:
# /opt/macports-koffice/bin/port contents koffice | grep '/bin/' | nl
# /opt/macports-koffice/bin/kword 2>/dev/null
# /opt/macports-koffice/bin/koconverter --help-all

# See also:
# What does 'Xlib: extension "RANDR" missing on display "/tmp/launch-XXXXXX/:0"' mean?
# https://trac.macports.org/wiki/FAQ#randr

unset CDPATH PATH IFS LC_ALL

IFS=$' \t\n'
LC_ALL=C
PATH=/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin
export IFS LC_ALL PATH

#if [[ $(id -u) -ne 0 ]]; then
if [[ $(id -u) -ne 0 ]] || [[ "${HOME}" != '/var/root' ]]; then
   echo 'This script must be run as root!' 1>&2
   echo 'To get a root shell to prevent sudo timeout use: sudo -H -i' 1>&2
   exit 1
fi

# prevent idle sleep
pmset noidle &
PMSETPID=$!
pmset -a force sleep 0 displaysleep 0 disksleep 0

sleep 1
usr_local_off="/usr/local-off-$(date '+%Y-%m-%d-%H_%M_%S')"
opt_local_off="/opt/local-off-$(date '+%Y-%m-%d-%H_%M_%S')"
opt_macports_koffice_off="/opt/macports-koffice-off-$(date '+%Y-%m-%d-%H_%M_%S')"

tmpDir="$(mktemp -d /tmp/macports.XXXXXX)" || exit 1

trap "
   #set -xv
   cd    # avoid: sudo: cannot get working directory
   [[ -d '${tmpDir}' ]] && rm -rfv '${tmpDir}'
   [[ -d '${usr_local_off}' ]] && sudo mv -iv '${usr_local_off}' /usr/local
   kill -TERM ${PMSETPID}
   exit
" EXIT TERM HUP INT QUIT

# make sure /usr/local is not interfering with MacPorts build processes for /opt/local
[[ -d '/usr/local' ]] && sudo mv -iv /usr/local "${usr_local_off}"

# back up the old MacPorts system
[[ -d '/opt/local' ]] && sudo mv -iv /opt/local "${opt_local_off}"

# back up /opt/macports-koffice
[[ -d '/opt/macports-koffice' ]] && sudo mv -iv /opt/macports-koffice "${opt_macports_koffice_off}"

# meld

cd "${tmpDir}" || exit 1

curl -L -O https://distfiles.macports.org/MacPorts/MacPorts-2.0.3-10.6-SnowLeopard.dmg

hdiutil mount MacPorts-2.0.3-10.6-SnowLeopard.dmg
installer -pkg /Volumes/MacPorts-2.0.3/MacPorts-2.0.3.pkg -target "/"
hdiutil unmount /Volumes/MacPorts-2.0.3

port -v selfupdate
port -f install meld

# enable dbus with launchd
launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.freedesktop.dbus-system.plist
launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchAgents/org.freedesktop.dbus-session.plist

# koffice

# get a fresh MacPorts 2.0.3 install in /opt/macports-koffice for koffice
# note: koffice @1.6.3, Revision 4  requires libpng < 1.4  (due to PNG_MAX_UINT error)

cd "${tmpDir}" || exit 1

# cf. http://guide.macports.org/#installing.macports.source.multiple
unset PATH
export PATH='/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin'
curl -L -O https://distfiles.macports.org/MacPorts/MacPorts-2.0.3.tar.bz2
tar -xjf MacPorts-2.0.3.tar.bz2
cd MacPorts-2.0.3 || exit 1
MP_PREFIX='/opt/macports-koffice'
./configure --prefix="${MP_PREFIX}" --with-applications-dir="${MP_PREFIX}/Applications"
make
make install

# get the Portfiles and update the system
/opt/macports-koffice/bin/port -v selfupdate

# see: "How to install an older version of a port",
# https://trac.macports.org/wiki/howto/InstallingOlderPort

cd "${tmpDir}" || exit 1
svn co -r 71090 http://svn.macports.org/repository/macports/trunk/dports/graphics/libpng
chmod  755 "${tmpDir}"  # avoid error message: could not read "/path/to/Portfile": permission denied
cd libpng || exit 1
/opt/macports-koffice/bin/port install -v +universal
cd "${tmpDir}" || exit 1

/opt/macports-koffice/bin/port -f install koffice

find /Applications/MacPorts /Library/LaunchAgents /Library/LaunchDaemons -name "*.mp_*[[:digit:]]" -delete

exit 0


macbook pro 2019: text garbled on Google Chrome preferences and others

This is a font issue, causing characters to be shifted by one (somehow!).
Uninstall Roboto from your system.
Source:

https://www.reddit.com/r/chrome/comments/ki7qss/strange_text_showing_in_chrome_started_after/
https://support.google.com/chrome/thread/86605680?hl=en


Amending/deleting Notes or Calendar entries on iPad or in iCloud

If you are signed into iCloud on your iPad, generally changes you make to iCloud-synced items will sync to your other devices through iCloud.

Particularly for Notes, you can have device-specific notes by doing the following on your iPad:

Go to Settings > Notes and go to the bottom where you should see an "On My iPad" Account option. Toggle that on and you will then have a place in Notes to store notes that stay just on your iPad. This will appear in the list of folders under "ON MY IPAD" and you can create new folders under that section, just as you would for iCloud.

For Calendars, there is no way to maintain a local-only calendar and still sync another calendar to iCloud. (You can do this if you use something other than iCloud to sync your calendar, such as Gmail, but not with iCloud.)


Incredibly slow user interface and incredibly high disk writes

It's probably Dropbox or Google Drive. I've seen similar problems. Typically it's caused by Dropbox or Google Drive repeatedly downloading the same files over-and-over. They are both somewhat buggy programs.

Do you have any symbolic links in either your Dropbox or Google Drive? Neither deal well with symlinks; Dropbox specifically does not support them. (See https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Files-folders/Symbolic-link-on-Mac/td-p/27496 and https://help.dropbox.com/installs-integrations/sync-uploads/symlinks).

You can find symbolic links from the Terminal with this command:

find $HOME -type -l -print

or to see where it points:

find $HOME -type -l -ls

You can also run a program that monitors all writes to your hard drive by file, to diagnose the problem youself. Turn off System Integrity Protection and run opensnoop or iofileb.d.


Safe to delete "Recovered Messages" Mailbox in Apple Mail on Mac?

I get one such folder occasionally after I run a script to perform some housekeeping. I simply right-click and delete it, and Mail creates it anew the next time it needs it.

If your folder is empty, it should be safe to delete it.


Sublime Text 2 - Save Dialogue Tab Issues

Chances are high you have the same keybinding active in Sublime.

Sublime Text uses a huge load of hotkeys/combinations and these are all defined in a simple textfile.

Go to "Menu/Sublime Text/Preferences/Key Bindings - Default", search for that combination and comment it out (or assign it to another hotkey).


Confusion with sudo and multiple local accounts

You aren't carrying forward your shell environment into the su adm session. so if you echo $PATH in the usracc account and the adm account, you'll find that they aren't equal (which is why adm can't find the updatedb command). All you need to do is tell su that you want to carry forward your env (su -m adm should do it) or just add the path to updatedb.

Though on my box updatedb is called /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb and is a script.