Can't reduce size of OSX partition in bootcamp

Update 2:

I assume OS X is installed on partition 2 of disk 0. If you want me to check this, then post the output of the next three commands and I will verify. Otherwise proceed and attempt the resize.

diskutil list
sudo gpt -r -vvv show -l /dev/disk0
sudo fdisk /dev/disk0

To resize to a smaller size, you will have to boot using OS X Internet Recovery. (Hold altcmdR at startup.)  Open the Terminal application and enter the following command.

diskutil resizeVolume /dev/disk0s2 limits

Here is an example output. Your numbers will be different.

For device disk0s2 Steelhead:
        Current size:  345.1 GB (345131147264 Bytes)
        Minimum size:  35.3 GB (35299999744 Bytes)
        Maximum size:  345.1 GB (345131147264 Bytes)

Take the minimum size and use that in the next command. (i.e. replace 35.3 with your number)

diskutil resizeVolume /dev/disk0s2 35.3G

Hopefully this will resize to the smallest possible size.

Note: When testing this procedure, I did not use OS X Internet Recovery. My 2007 iMac is just to old. I had to use a flash drive to boot the OS X Recovery System. While you can also create and use a flash drive, I just assumed OS X Internet Recovery would be easier. You CAN NOT use the OS X Recovery System stored on your internal disk. If you want to try using  the OS X Recovery System from a flash drive, you will need the OS X Recovery Disk Assistant v1.0.

Update 1:

Justin if you are afraid of violating the warranty, should I assume my answers should only be Apple approved? Well, that would just lead you to following the instructions that you have been already following. So, if that is as far as the slider will go then ... that is as small as you can make the OS X partition.

On the other hand, I would remove the Core Storage and then see if you can move the slider further. Why bother with backup anything up first. You are not going to use OS X anyway. The worst that could happen is you would have to reload from the internet. Your connection speed is fairly good, so that should  not take long.

Of course, it would have helped to post more than the first line produced from the distutil cs list command. I assume you either misunderstood my instructions or are really bad at using OS X. I was hoping to determine if you had a Fusion drive and/or if Core Storage is revertible. Also, I believe you need the UUID to enter the command to revert.

If you choose to keep Core Storage, I would refer you to klanomath, he is far more experianced than me. (Actually, I have no experience with Core Storage other than reading his posts.) One of us could ask him for help, or at least, his opinion.

What is the model year of your macbook air? You can find this by clicking the apple icon on the menu at the top of your screen, then selecting "About this Mac". Also, you might as well determine if you are using core storage. To do this: Open the Terminal application and type the following command.

diskutil cs list

If the output is something other than

No CoreStorage logical volume groups found

then edit your question and post the results there. Don't worry about the format, I will clean it up for you.

I assume your Mac is new enough to boot off the internet. This is where you hold the keys cmd-alt-r down at startup. What I want to know is how long does that takes? Also, do you have any way to do backups. For example, do you have a external hard disk. If so, what format and how much free space. Or, do you use Time Machine? Finally, do you have another way to access the internet, other than your macbook air? If you can not add comments to my answer, the edit your question and post the answers there.

How to proceed, depends the answers to my questions. If possible I would backup your OS X partition. Then if you are using core storage, I would remove it. Core storage is only useful if you have a Fusion Drive. Next, if internet recovery is to slow, then I would transfer my Recovery partition to a flash drive. (You probably don't even know you have a Recovery partition hidden on your internal SSD.)

If you intend to leave OS X on your internal SSD and you are able to shrink to a size smaller than 38Gb, what happens when software updates need to be installed? Or, OS X 10.10.3 comes along? If you need to grow the OS X partition in the future, then the Windows partition will have to be removed to do so.


Did you have issues using a Microsoft 4000 keyboard with your Mac?

The only issues I had (on Lion) were with the Microsoft drivers not retaining their settings between reboots. It seems the drivers were vastly improved (no more kernel panics) since you've tried them; see David Röthlisberger's article.

Other than that, I think the ergonomic part is well worth the trouble of getting the 4000 set-up properly. And with KeyRemap4Macbook you can get almost limitless customizability.


Why does Apple recommend a 2TB FD over a 1TB Fusion Drive for iMacs with 32GB of memory?

The second part of that statement "or all flash storage" is universally true. Solid state storage that ships with the current (2015) lineup of hardware is almost an order of magnitude faster than HDD technology. If you can make a justification that the increased performance is worth the uncharge then a pure SSD storage chain is a first choice/no brainer solution.

As for the 1 TB vs 2 TB fusion drive - there could be two items in play:

If the SSD component of the Fusion Drive is manufactured as faster than the 1 TB version, that would be a clear win. The page lists the 1 TB flash component as 24 GB of fast flash. The 2 TB drive contains 128GB of fast flash which is 5 times the space for fast file storage.
Just common sense. Internal iMac storage is not user serviceable so if you know you are a power user and need 32 GB of RAM, you likely won't mind the incremental cost of SSD or larger fusion drive and would statistically be someone that would want more storage in a year according to Apple's marketing research and experience.

I wouldn't think the sleep image usage would matter on 10.10 or 10.11 for several reasons:

The image is not purely based on the size of total RAM. The OS thins the sleep image through memory compression and other virtual memory enhancements.
Writing a sleep image file is a large sequential write, which is the one benchmark where a traditional HDD performs quite well as compared to SSD since the drive cache and firmware to write a large chunk of contiguous storage to a spinning drive is quite optimized. SSD really shines for random small IO where the HDD seek times and latency causes large slowdowns.


Recover data with file structure HFS+ on Mojave

This sounds like an ad. It's not. Just timing - I just did this the other day (but on purpose). I've been erasing old drives for the last week or so. For kicks, I reformatted one (If I recall correctly, default security settings (no zeroing or writing random data), formate as HFS+ journaled/encrypted.
Then I decided to see what I could still get from the original drive.

I used Data Rescue 5. You can download a demo (this is what I used, as my old paid version doesn't work on Mojave). I did not delve in to file contents for more than a few sample files, but I did get what looked like the entire directory structure. The demo let's you recover a whopping total of 10 files. I recovered none, but opened a few for viewing. Paid version is $99. A tad painful, but beats the 2kish that the recovery company was probably going to charge.

It requires another blank (hfs+) drive to use for working space, and you might want another to recover to.


How to clear the cache or do a hard refresh in Safari?

Go to Safari > Empty Cache, or hit ⌘ Command+⌥ Option+E. To refresh, click the refresh button on the addressbar or press ⌘ Command+R.

Another tip. If you want to restore Safari, like completely clear all the caches, or parts of it, go to Safari > Reset Safari. I use it usually when I need to clear a lot of memory from Safari, for it will clear the webpage screenshots, the cookies, the favicons, etc.

Edit: On the latest version of Empty Cache isn't on the Safari menu any more. It's now on the Develop menu. To show the Develop menu it, go to Safari > Preferences..., click the Advanced tab, and check Show Develop menu in menu bar. The keyboard shortcut remains unchanged, though.

Safari > Reset Safari isn't an option any more. To clear history you can use History > Clear History... and to clear cookies/local storage data, go to Safari > Preferences..., click the Privacy tab, and either click Remove All Website Data... or Details... to view and remove it for individual sites.


Unibody White MacBook display dims when laptop on top of another

I've had this happen to me a few times, and it is annoying. My best guess is that the magnets in one MacBook are tricking the other one into thinking that the lid is closed. I know that it's at least possible to intentionally trigger the magnet that detects if the lid is closed, and my guess is that the other MacBook has a magnet in close proximity that's triggering it.


I had the same symptoms that were described in the question as well as a new and stale PID file in /var/run/dnsmasq.pid every 10 seconds. I am working with dnsmasq 2.77 installed via Homebrew, and macOS 10.12.5. I had 29,000+ hosts defined in /etc/hosts, which was fine until some point - upgrading macOS or dnsmasq, perhaps.

I made a backup of /etc/hosts and then removed all lines from the hosts file except as follows.

127.0.0.1       localhost
255.255.255.255 broadcasthost
::1             localhost

255.255.255.255 broadcasthost

After trying it with the minimal hosts file, I found dnsmasq working.

ps aux | grep dnsmasq
sudo lsof -n -i4TCP:53 | grep 'LISTEN'

But I didn't lose the definitions of hosts to block. They were migrated to the dnsmasq configuration file. A host definition in /etc/hosts looks like the following sample.

0.0.0.0 analytics.google.com

The corresponding definition in dnsmasq.conf looks like the following sample.

address=/analytics.google.com/0.0.0.0

Encouraged, I then added back to the hosts file all of my own definitions for my home LAN, my work LAN, some remote host nicknames, and local virtual hosts.


Experiencing enormous noise when initiating Bluetooth headset call mode on iPhone

I had the exact same problem and reached out to Slack support.   Got this reply

Thanks for writing in with those details, and sorry you're not able to make any hands-free Calls at the moment!
Unfortunately we don't yet support bluetooth connectivity on iOS devices -- that's only available on desktop for now.
That said, full support is in the works! I don't have an ETA to offer right now, but please trust that the team are working on freeing up your hands!

So surprisingly it looks like bluetooth support is app specific not iOS specific.


PDF files replaced by question mark icon in Dock

You can drag broken links out of the dock by click and drag them to the middle of the screen. Then use spotlight to locate the files - on your Mac or on a time machine backup before they went missing.


How can I stop my mac from switching desktops when I receive a phone call

Assign it to either "All Desktops" or "None."  Right Click to access the context menu and then select "Options"

I have mine set to "None" and regardless of where I am, it does't switch but the notification pops up in the Notification center as expected.


How can I use Mighty Mouse Swipe Gestures for Back/Forth in Mac App Store?

Unfortunately, the native Magic Mouse preferences pane is a little sparse.  As far as I can tell, unless you are willing to move to a 3rd party solution, the Magic Mouse does not support the behavior you are looking for.  In order to enable this functionality on an Apple trackpad, one must change the preference from 2 finger swipe to 3 finger swipe ("2 or 3" finger works as well).  It should be noted though, that even when enabled, in apps without the fancy page sliding across the screen animation, the swiping does not follow the "Natural Scrolling" paradigm, as in you must swipe left to go back and right to go forwarded.

While not the answer you were hoping for, it sounds like your best bet would be to either investigate a 3rd party option like MagicPrefs or even better, invest in a Magic Trackpad.  The gesture options, even natively are greatly expanded.  It will open up a whole new world of gesture based computing for you.


Photo app is unable to handle a photo and shows '1 item' in a summary. How to identify and remove it?

I used an Investigator app on my iPad and discovered there was a pdf file in there. Then I used the Photos app on my Mac and searched for the term ‘pdf’ and the offending file was revealed. Then I just deleted it.


Browser (Safari, Chrome, Firefox) routes to incorrect server for domain

The problem resolved itself... somehow. I guess somewhere between my MacBook and my server there was a DNS cache that needed to be cleared. Kinda wished I knew what the issue was so I could learn from it, but oh well.


Under iCloud Preferences, optimize iphone storage should be disabled. Turning it off and making sure that the pictures' originals are available(by opening & then trying to edit it) should resolve the issue.


Your question is old but still relevant. Sorry I didn't see it soon enough.

This is an important feature in iOS and has caused a tremendous stir among privacy advocates and law enforcement. Just do a search for "graykey device"

For all intents and purposes your iPhone is locked and will stay that way. Depending on the iOS version you have installed it may or may not be able to be "hacked" using a zero day exploit. This isn't realistic to the 99.999% of us out there who have forgotten some old pin lock.

You can use your iCloud account associated with the device, and IF you can see it with "find my iPhone/ iPad" you can initiate an erase command.

If you have synced with iTunes at anytime in the device's history, you can put it into DFU mode and restore that way.

The data is gone forever either way

I'm sorry but I see this occasionally, especially with senior citizens who walked out of the cell phone store with a shiny new iPhone, and haven't kept up their backups, never synced to a computer, and forgotten their Email account, email account password, itunes account, icloud account and the email account it's associated with... they lose all of those grandkid pics and videos.

It's the sad price honest people pay for security and privacy


Do iTunes Connect sales chart show updates as well as new downloads?

The downloadable iTunes Connect sales and trend reports separate new sales and update downloads by separate line items with a different code for each type.  You can also select separate charts for new downloads or for updates in the app and on the web site.


Why doesn't iTunes backup every time I charge my iPhone?

It doesnt back up everytime you charge it. Wireless syncing just means you dont need the data transfer cable, that you can do it "over the air", so the week old back ups are the legit ones


Unable to use gpt to restore efi partition

I figured it out, my hd was getting mounted under Volumes and had to be removed with diskutil unmount /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD

Don't know why unmountdisk wasn't fixing this but whatever


Black screen with cursor after logging out of guest account on High Sierra

How I solved this issue on Mac OS 10.13 High Sierra:

Boot into Recovery Mode (Command-R)
Open Terminal, disable SIP (csrutil disable), restart
Login to Guest, logout (it should not hang on a black screen now)
Boot into Recovery Mode (Command-R)
Open Terminal, enable SIP (csrutil enable), restart
Login to Guest, logout (it still works!)


Best surgical way to archive, wipe and clean install Catalina on a 2017 MacBook Pro

If you believe that macOS has been infected by malware, then you can try reinstalling macOS from macOS Recovery without losing personal data and settings.

If you believe that malware has infected your personal files, then I would recommend backing up necessary personal files to your external hard drive by copying and pasting them. Doing a Time Machine back up will bring your problems along with you because it backs up every single thing.

After you have your files, boot into macOS Recovery (reboot then Command + R). From there, go to Disk Utility and Erase Macintosh HD (and Macintosh HD - Data on Catalina). If you are on Catalina, then you will get an error when attempting to erase the contents of Macintosh HD (system files). To fix this, go to Terminal and type 'rm -rf /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD'. Then follow through with the erase. If you want to make sure that nothing on the disk exists after the erase, then choose Security Options and increase as needed. This will erase everything. Then, use macOS Recovery to reinstall macOS.

Good luck!


How do I get iCal push notifications working?

MobileMe was discontinued on June 30, 2012. Your phone isn't able to sync because the sync servers are no longer available. If you want to sync calendars with an iOS 4 device, you might have to use a Google account and IMAP.


How to calculate used memory on Mac OS by command line?

You can use the macOS equivalent to unix vmstat, which is vm_stat.

➜ vm_stat
Mach Virtual Memory Statistics: (page size of 4096 bytes)
Pages free:                              139824.
Pages active:                           1673261.
Pages inactive:                         1073096.
Pages speculative:                         2909.
Pages throttled:                              0.
Pages wired down:                        788478.
Pages purgeable:                         226206.
[...]

To calculate the memory, multiply the number of pages with the page size (4096 bytes) and divide by 1024 to adjust the prefix to your needs.


Using Applescript to append user input to existing note in Notes App

This question explains how to modify text on Notes, so here's how that would be implemented in your code:

set noteName to "JAT"
set myDate to date string of (current date)
set myTime to time string of (current date)
set myStamp to myDate & " " & myTime

set JAT to text returned of (display dialog "What's on your mind, Weston?" default answer " " with icon note buttons {"Cancel", "Continue"} default button "Continue")

set entry to return & ">" & myStamp & " | " & JAT

tell application "Notes"
    tell account "iCloud"
        set body of note noteName to (get body of note noteName & entry)
    end tell
end tell

quit

Don't forget to create the note first, though.


Is there any way to connect my iPhone to the internet through my MacBook Pro?

Sharing wifi to your phone is a piece of cake. Your computer just can't bridge a network. Go to System Preferences -> Sharing and enable the network. Then connect to it from your iPhone.

Traveling on an airplane would not affect the performance of your computer's wifi, and yes, at least in the U.S., you are allowed to do that above 10,000' feet (although I've never seen them enforce it below).

The FAA has changed rules within the past years that require devices to be on airplane mode (no antennas activated) while below 10,000' but that isn't necessary above. Many airlines actually provide wifi onboard (like many Southwest and some Delta aircraft).


I want to share iOS apps with my daughter

I have solved the issue (after a hour with Apple support, which was escalated to an Expert).

The short answer; I needed to log out of the Apple ID which I use for Contacts and Calendar, and log into the original "Primary" Apple ID.

I could not do this, because "it was already logged in". This was "resolved" by deleting the ID in Internet Accounts.

I could then login as the old Apple ID, enable sharing, logout, then login as my iCloud ID.

In the mean time I could not login because I did not know the answers to the "Security Questions", and was prompted to enter new answers (which seemed to be designed for an American teenager, not an ageing man who can't even remember his time at school). It then INSISTED I change my password, and refused to accept most of my compliant attempts, for some undisclosed reason - this is where Apple became involved.


There are a few tools that can visually display database schemas. If you're using MySQL, you can use MySQLWorkbench. Commercially, there is the Navicat line of products. I haven't used them though. They are available on the Mac app store.

Looking just now, I see Wikipedia has a page on data modeling tools.


Why do I not have sufficient permissions to restore my Library folder?

Library like many of the folders that exist in the root of your home folder have special permissions. I have better luck selecting all inside the folder, trashing them, then restoring all in place.

Working inside the folder is less error prone than trying to change the folder itself.


Can't delete manually added static route

I was using the wrong syntax. This works:

$ sudo route -n delete 10.10.10.0


What is a Group's Password field used for?

Groups with passwords will allow a user to become a member of that group if the user knows the group password and even if the user is not a member of that group. I'm not sure that group passwords are even implemented in OS X.

In general, if you see the password field set with a single "*" that means the password is not set. Since macOS is POSIX, consulting the Open Group documentation will always give you some clues-http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/newgrp.html


I'd go for the standard "first fix" tasks.

Disk Utility, Repair Permissions, then Verify & if necessary Repair Disk.
Apply or re-apply the latest combo updater - 10.10.5 here. This can fix many odd issues.


Why is there no "Restore" or "put back" button in my trash?

From comments, it appears the folder may have been deleted by an app/script.
I general, the only time the Put Back flag is created is if the file/folder is deleted in the 'normal' way, by the user themselves, in Finder.
I'm afraid i don't know how it does this or the spec of the tagging it uses - perhaps someone smarter than me could provide analysis on that - I just know this through empiricism.


panorama photos on iPhone 6 are too narrow

What I have figured out myself by trying:

Hold the iPhone vertical (Portrait mode).
Start the picture-taking by pressing the software button.
Turn the phone in the direction in which the arrow points.
Move the phone rather slow but steadily.

Keep the tip of the arrow as close on the line as possible.

You are shown some kind of thumbnail image. That is the panorama view which you got already recorded. If the whole thing works you can see how the panorama view grows.

By the way:
You can change the direction of the arrow before you start the picture-taking by tipping on the arrow.

Finalise the picture-taking by pressing the software button again.


That's perfectly ok. You just shouldn't store batteries completely empty for a long time.


Simplify it to

Message content contains 'XXXXX'

& add 'Stop evaluating Rules' as your last action in the Rule.

Or, if the number may possibly occur in other emails, make the rule.

All
Message content contains 'The statement for your account ending in'
Message content contains 'XXXXX'

Adding 'Stop evaluating Rules' is a sensible precaution for all rules that should stop at that point.


Yosemite Spotlight on Client not index server shared folder

I think that the Spotlight stuff is only supported over AFP - making sure that only AFP is being served should do the trick. This might be useful: Does OS X Yosemite support spotlight on network drives?


Use the long tag like

<?php
phpinfo();

in test.php instead of your somehow malformed test.php and it should work.


Do I need to decrypt the hard drive before repair?

You should have to remove an EFI password or permit them to reset that since it prevents Service Providers from network booting to diagnostic images or selecting an attached bootable volume to run test software.

You don't need to decrypt FileVault 2 in any service I've ever seen unless you want them to log in to your user account and look at your software. With physical access they can wipe a drive, make a clone/copy of it, but encryption is your way to protect the contents of the files reasonably well without impacting service testing.

My guess is that the person communicating with you mis-spoke or mis-understood the notes from the technician and if you call them back (or have AppleCare update the case notes and alert the technician), they can confirm if you have EFI locked firmware password set.

Apple documents this in the repair terms and conditions both online and you should have received them before signing the machine in for service.

Technically, they could wipe your drive and reset all passwords per the terms, but generally they give you a courtesy notice before doing so intentionally.

See: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203253

Despite my generally trusting Apple repair employees, I would not give a machine password to an AASP until I had a very good understanding of who in that organization would have access to it, how it would be protected and when it would be destroyed. As to an iCloud password, the bar for yielding that is far, far, far higher bordering on almost never ever.


How to merge folders based on file content rather than filename

Why wouldn't you have a script to loop over all the files and rename them with the value of a hash based on the file contents.

md5 file.png
MD5 (file.png) = d5438a3187b73fa362dceb269e158908
crc32 file.png
87a1ffdd
shasum -a 256 file.png
34d126a6990b59dd45a4d7d19e471943569060bc54cb3b42b3d0be1934f16f11  file.png

I've listed these in order of fastest to slowest on my Mac - you should test for a few files if you can't just let the script run overnight and do care about performance of the script.

Then you could merge based on file name since the same content would be the same name, barring any collisions in the space of the hash.

When is CRC more appropriate to use than MD5/SHA1?


What you are really looking for is a smbclient alternative using smbutil but just like you, I couldn't make it work.
So what you can do is to install samba with homebrew  like this:

brew install samba

If brew link complains with:

  Error: The `brew link` step did not complete successfully
  The formula built, but is not symlinked into /usr/local
  Could not symlink lib/auth
  /usr/local/lib is not writable.

you can link smbclient manually:

cd /usr/local/bin
sudo ln -sfv ../Cellar/samba/3.6.25/bin/smbclient smbclient
sudo chown -R your_user /usr/local/bin/smbclient

Now you should be able to print like this:

smbclient "\\\\your.server.com\\YourSharedPrinter" -U "Domain\User" -c "print YouFileToPrint"


Yes, you can configure Mac OS X 10.7, aka Lion, to serve multiple web sites using URLs like http://[my-local-ip-address]/~mytestsite.

The format of URL you suggest can be achieved by creating a new user for each site, and storing the web pages in that user's Sites folder.

Alternatively, you could create subfolders within your site's folder:

http://[my-local-ip-address]/~[myusername]/site1
http://[my-local-ip-address]/~[myusername]/site2
http://[my-local-ip-address]/~[myusername]/site3

Going another step further, you can customise the Apache httpd 2 configuration files at /etc/apache2/users/[myusername] to tweak the set up to your exact needs.


Invalid certificate for a specific website

Try changing your DNS.
Go to System Prefferences -> Network -> Advanced -> DNS
Then write down every DNS entry in case something goes wrong, and remove every DNS entry from the list.
Add at least two DNS servers. My favorite are Cisco (1.1.1.1) and IBM (9.9.9.9).
Click Ok, then Apply.
Try visiting the website.


I have a company MacBook Pro and I no longer can see my username on the login screen

Fixed! Had to go IT department.

The IT Department didn't enable/setup Filevault properly. They just had to login with their credentials and set it


Installing mc (midnight commander) without root access?

You can compile it yourself or use HomeBrew, that doesn't require root access.


Can you configure the port to use for IMAP in Mail.app?

Uncheck "Automatically manage connection settings" below the "Host Name" field. The port number field should appear.


Youtube wont fullscreen properly with Safari 9

I have never had that issue with YouTube, but similar things happen a lot with Facebook's videos and this helps.

Pinch with 2 fingers to zoom all the way out until you see this:
Once you see this, click the YouTube tab again.
Hover over the URL Bar so you can see the refresh icon like this:
Click on the refresh icon so that the page refreshes.


This fixed itself when I updated to latest version of iOS.


Can I free up space on my iPhone 3GS taken by application data?

On your iPhone's home screen, tap and hold on the app you would like to delete. An "x" will appear and the icons will begin to wiggle. Tap the "x", and accept the prompt to delete the app.


Transferring an iTunes library between Apple IDs, users AND computers?

If it's music you ripped yourself, or is otherwise DRM-free, you can just copy the iTunes library and files over to the new computer via networked file sharing, or a USB hard drive or similar. When you open iTunes it should read the library files and load everything automatically.

Apple's support article on moving your music to a new computer should be exactly what you need.


how to install hypre using terminal on OS X 10.9.1

I don't really understand why you say it's safer to install it from the terminal. It's (almost) the same when you install it from the GUI.

Since the official website uses a form with a CGI, you'll have to download the installer from your browser.


Can I remove just Music from All My Files?

Given that the results of “All My Files” smart search respects Spotlight Preference Pane's search results, if you uncheck or drag music below pictures, that order is respected.

I infer this, because I have music disabled in Spotlight and I don't see music in my “All My Files”.

I see PDF, Images, Spreadsheets, Developer and Documents (in that order). Which more or less mirrors what I have in my Spotlight: (considering that the canned search doesn't look for contacts, apps, etc.)

You will need to log off and on again for changes to take effect.

NOTE: I don't use All My Files anyway, I have it removed from my finder Sidebar


I tried your request:

I selected 50 emails, then choose Print under File Tab.

It took some time to generate the print files, but then it showed me print preview for 50 emails.

Without proceeding (do not want to waist my toner), I see there is no problem in printing 50 emails all at once.


As far as I know, that is impossible. But, you can use the Lightning to HDMI adapter or AirPlay to an Apple TV.


My Mac crashes and shuts down when charger is unplugged, not immediately

Unfortunately, you have to make that journey as there’s really nothing you can do.

if it’s the battery or hardware, which I suspect, it’s got to go in for service
if it’s an update or macOS issue, your IT department will have to address since it’s locked down as you describe
even some of the diagnostic procedures will require sudo access which you stated you don’t have means you have to take it in

When an IT department locks down an asset like yours, it’s best to let them handle things. They should have loaners and/or replacements at the ready.  Make sure when you communicate to them, emphasize that it stops your work (just some lingo to use to prioritize you in the  queue).


Safe to remove - .rnd and .CFUserTextEncoding

.CFUserTextEncoding is used to store defaults for language and encoding
.rnd is used as entropy bytes to aid in randomness algorithms
.DS_Store holds your Finder preferences for viewing that folder
.Trash is the terminal version of your macOS trash can

Deleting files you don't understand is generally considered a really terrible idea. For macs, we sometimes get lucky because the OS will kindly regenerate many of these for you after you delete them, but I would not count on always being saved this way. These files take up nearly no space, do not hurt anything, and deleting them has no benefit and causes their almost immediate recreation.


I wouldn't trust some website to unlock my phone.

Look at your previous question, somebody updated its answer, there's now a (somehow complicated) way to unlock any iPhone (if it's jailbroken). I would advise to try that instead of paying (those kind of website really look like scam).


How do I backup an external HDD using TimeMachine?

Make sure the external drive is some flavor of Mac OS X Extended format.

If it's not, wipe it and reformat it or use another tool to back up those files.

Once that's done, make a couple of sample files on the drive.

touch /Volumes/whatever/test1
touch /Volumes/whatever/test2
tmutil isexcluded /Volumes/whatever/*

You can see what exclusion rules might be causing the test files to be backed up or not backed up. The manual page for tmutil will show you how to add and remove exclusions that the UI won't show you.

On OS X, what files are excluded by rule from a Time Machine backup?


How to set default page size for Pages '09?

change the region under System Preferences > International > Formats.
I believe that most of the region settings will cause Pages to default to ISO paper sizes (such as A4).
The only ones I know of which result in US Letter are United States, United States (Computer), and Canada.

If all you care about is the paper size for new blank documents, you can always save a custom template with your preferred page setup, use that, and not touch your system settings.


AD users are unable to log into web server on Yosemite server

Sorry that this question goes unanswered so far…..
However just updated my Server app to 5.0.3 and vow the domain users can authenticate to the web server hosted on Yosemite 10.10.5.

I will try to check what has changed…but as now it works. Really needed this functionality.

thanks


Does Apple use your PayPal or gift card first?

Gift card balance (called ‘store credit’) is used first before other payment methods, except where not possible to be used, such as for gifts.

Which payment method is charged
This is the order in which Apple attempts to charge your payment methods:

If you have an Apple ID balance, Apple attempts to use your Apple ID balance to cover the full amount of the bill.

If you don't have an Apple ID balance or you don't have enough balance to cover the full amount of the bill, Apple attempts to charge your primary payment method. Your primary payment method is the payment method that's listed at the top of your Manage Payments page.

…

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201359


I erased the partition where Windows 10 was previously installed. How can I merge it with my OS X partition?

You can't simply merge a Bootcamp partition or empty space and a FileVault volume with Disk Utility (Boot Camp Assistant should handle this though). You first have to remove the Bootcamp partition and then expand the FileVault volume.

To remove the Bootcamp partition and resize the CoreStorage Volume Group (containing the FileVault volume) the Mac has to be booted to Internet Recovery Mode. Recovery Mode is not sufficient because the Recovery HD has to be moved. The actual boot volume or partition can't be moved.

Preparation:

Detach any external drive (especially your external Time Machine backup drive)
Restart to Internet Recovery Mode by pressing alt cmd R at startup.
The prerequisites are the latest firmware update installed, either ethernet or WLAN (WPA/WPA2) and a router with DHCP activated.
On a 50 Mbps-line it takes about 4 min (presenting a small animated globe) to boot into a recovery netboot image which usually is loaded from an apple/akamai server.

I recommend ethernet because it's more reliable. If you are restricted to WIFI and the boot process fails, just restart your Mac until you succeed booting.

Alternatively you may start from a bootable installer thumb drive (preferably Yosemite or El Capitan) or a thumb drive containing a full system (preferably Yosemite or El Capitan).

Remove bootcamp partition and expand CoreStorage Volume Group

Booted to Internet Recovery Mode open Utilities → Terminal in the menubar and enter:  diskutil list to get the disk identifiers and diskutil cs list to get a CoreStorage listing. Below I assume that your main disk has the disk identifier disk0 and the CoreStorage Logical Volume disk2.
First you have to remove the Bootcamp partition:

gpt -r show /dev/disk0 #to get an overview

To remove a partition with gpt the disk (and all related disks like the inherent CoreStorage volume) has to be unmounted

diskutil unmountDisk /dev/disk2 #if your FileVault volume is unlocked and mounted (check this in the output of `diskutil cs list`)
diskutil unmountDisk /dev/disk0
gpt remove -i 4 /dev/disk0 #remove the Bootcamp partition

Then you have to resize the Logical Volume Group:

diskutil mount /dev/disk0s2 #mount the physical volume of the CoreStorage Logical Volume Group
diskutil mount /dev/disk2 #mount the Logical Volume of the CoreStorage Logical Volume Group
diskutil cs unlockVolume LVUUID #if your FileVault volume is locked

in your case:

diskutil cs unlockVolume 27640FE7-1349-4C98-B101-CE17EF75673E

and enter your passphrase if asked.

Then resize the stack:

diskutil cs resizeStack LVUUID size

in your case:

diskutil cs resizeStack 27640FE7-1349-4C98-B101-CE17EF75673E 500g

Enter exit and quit Terminal
Open Disk Utility and check the main volume for errors
Reboot to your main volume


iMessage shows error message: "Not Delivered"

You probably somehow got disconnected from iCloud. First, you should probably log in at icloud.com with the Apple ID that you normally use for the Messages app to ensure you're not having a general account issue. If that's successful, while using the Messages app, select Preferences from the Messages menu. Click Accounts and select the iCloud user that appears for you. Be sure Enabled has a check mark next to it. If it does, remove the check mark and use the provided fields in the window to log back in. If you don't see Enabled, use the provided fields to log into your iCloud account. Once successfully logged in be sure to put a check mark in all the boxes that apply.


The specs for your Mac can be found at everyman.com. Navigating the various link leads to this website for possible SSD upgrades available for your Mac. Other links lead to this installation video website.


hdiutil convert/rsize resource temporarily unavailable

The problem appears to happen when you unmount the image using umount.

Remount the image (either using hdiutil attach or just double click the image) and use the command hdiutil detach it again. This will unmount and eject the image.

hdiutil detach /Volumes/<your image>


what is the purpose of mds folder on a Mac

I think in this particular case MDS stands for Module Directory Services, as explained in this apple doc. As far as I can tell this is unrelated to Spotlight's mds (which stands for metadataserver).

You use the search object created by this function in subsequent calls to the SecPolicySearchCopyNext function to obtain trust policy objects. Policies are stored in the Module Directory Services (MDS) database. MDS is described in detail in “Part 8: Module Directory Service (MDS)” of Common Security: CDSA and CSSM, version 2 (with corrigenda) from The Open Group (http://www.opengroup.org/security/cdsa.htm).

Going to that link, we have the following extra information

The Module Directory Services (MDS), which is a standalone service outside of CDSA, implements a database describing CDSA components available from the local platform. Applications and CDSA components can query MDS to obtain the compatibility information and numerous other attributes describing features of the CDSA components. This information can be used as the basis for selecting appropriate and compatible components at runtime.

We can see the source for some of pieces of MDS in Security.framework here and see indeed there are the implementations of the "DL interfaces supported by MDS" as enumerated here
So from the above, if I understand correctly from skimming the docs we can say that at a high level MDS is a database used by the Security.framework component of OSX to manage policies.
Now what about the specific per-app example you noted? We see here that mDNSResponder needs read-write access to pieces of MDS:
; Our Module Directory Services cache
(allow file-read-data                 (regex #"^/private/var/tmp/mds/"))
(allow file-read* file-write*         (regex #"^/private/var/tmp/mds/[0-9]+(/|$)"))
(allow file-read-data                 (regex #"^/private/var/db/mds/"))
(allow file-read* file-write*         (regex #"^/private/var/db/mds/[0-9]+(/|$)"))
(allow file-read* file-write*         (regex #"^/private/var/folders/[^/]+/[^/]+/C/mds(/|$)"))
(allow file-read* file-write*         (regex #"^/private/var/folders/[^/]+/[^/]+/-Caches-/mds(/|$)")) ; Required on 10.5 and 10.6

and that second-to-last line matches the file path you noted. So that could be one reason why such a file exists.
Deleting it should not pose any issue since it is part of the cache directory.


How can I be in the sudo file on MacBook Air

It is giving you that error because:

your specific username is not configured in the sudoers file
your specific user group is not configured in the sudoers file
you are not a member of a group defined in the sudoers file.

macOS, by default, configures the members of the wheel group to have sudo permissions.  All admins are a member of this group.

If you are not an admin, or you have changed your groups associations and/or reconfigured the /etc/sudoers file, you will need to make the appropriate changes to grant yourself sudo privileges.


Accessing a NAS device from Python code on Mac-OS

If you want to mount the network volume (or make sure that it is mounted) from the python code, then you could use the shell command mount, from inside an os.system() call. See this answer.

Once mounted, you can access the contents of the drive like any other connected drive with a filepath under /Volumes.
It is likely to be something like:
/Volumes/My\ NAS/path/to/file (where "My NAS" is the name of your share.)

Note that whether the Finder shows the drive under "Devices" or "Shared" is irrelevant.

If you need to find the filepath for a given item on the NAS, use Command Alt C in the Finder to copy the filepath to the clipboard as text.

If the correct path still isn't working in your python, then we need to see your python code.


Git vs rsync when resource fork must be preserved

You want to use rsync -E.

$ rsync --help
...
-E, --extended-attributes   copy extended attributes
...


Why iPad is not listed in the Personal Hotspot area as the iPhone?

The Personal Hotspot is for devices signed in using the same Apple ID. Even if your hotspot is turned off it will still show up if you have the same Apple ID.

The lower portion is any detectable networks, including hotspots.


What's this "Finder" icon on my Desktop and how do I get rid of it?

Relaunch the Finder app to get rid of the tiny window.

Go to Apple Menu → Force Quit... or press Option + Command + Esc. In the Force Quit Applications window that appears, click on Finder and then click on Relaunch button.

It will get rid of the tiny window.


Find My iPhone: Cancel "Lost mode Pending"

If you remove the device from your account while it's offline, any pending actions for the device are canceled.

Apple Support - If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch is lost or stolen - What if your device is off or offline?

Keep in mind the impact of removing the device from your account — you will no longer be able to use Find My iPhone and Activation Lock will be disabled.


How can I assign a customisable mouse button to open Notification Center?

Depending on your mouse and driver software, your best bet would probably be to set a keyboard shortcut for Notification Center and program your mouse button to trigger that shortcut.

You can set up the shortcut in System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Keyboard Shortcuts -> Show Notification Center.

The setup for your mouse driver will vary, but on a Razer mouse you can assign the button to a Keyboard Function and type your shortcut.


"Watch Me Do" workflow succeeds in Automator but not as app

I've previously discovered when attempting to Applescript an application through UI scripting, that the Applescript command of the mouse didn't quite behave the same as the real mouse. For instance, I would be able to command the change of a dropdown box, but the app wouldn't register the change until a "real" selection by mouse occurred.

It must have been a bug in the design of the app, but it was defunct and I had to find a solution. I ended up using "Extra Suites" by Kanzu, which was able to simulate the equivalent of a "real" mouse click.

Automator uses the same Apple Events as Applescript, and perhaps is falling to the same problem. What VPN client are you using? You might be able to solve the problem by using some Applescript (if the client supports it), or switching to another VPN client.


Launching Character Viewer (aka CharacterPalette) from command line

My approach to launching Character Viewer ("CharacterPalette") proved otiose as there is an OS X shortcut I was previously unaware of: ctrl+cmd+space opens character Viewer.

For reference this call in Applescript is:

    tell application "System Events"
        key code 49 using {control down, command down}
    end


Just delete the app and go to AppStore and try downloading it from your Apple ID . I had the same issue and now it’s resolved!


Spotlight search bar doesn't show up in middle of screen

The Spotlight window remembers its last location. You can drag it back to the original location — it snaps to the X and Y coordinates of the initial position, so you can ensure it is back where it started.

If the Spotlight bar does not remember its last location, make sure ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Spotlight.plist is writeable, as this plist file is where the coordinates are stored.


How can I automaticly move every file on desktop to specific folder based on extension?

You can do this in the terminal (shell). Open the terminal and type cd ~/Desktop to change you current working directory to the Desktop.

Then for the different cases you listed:

mv *.PSD *.Ai *.INDD ~/Desktop/Workfiles

mv *.PNG *.JPG ~/Desktop/Pictures

mv *.doc *docx *.xls *.pdf ~/Desktop/Documents

mv file target is the command to move files. You can move multiple files at once: mv file1 file2 file3 target. The asterisk * is the so-called wild card character. So * stands for every character or character sequence. *.doc would mean that it would affect all files that end with .doc. You could also do it other way around, e.g., A* to affect all files that start with A.

If you want, you can copy the following lines into an empty text file and save it as example.sh and add #!/bin/bash to the first line. Make it executable by typing chmod ugo+x example.sh. Then, you can use it every time you want to move your files from your desktop by typing ./example.sh in the shell from your desktop.

So the suggested script contents would could look like this:

#!/bin/bash

cd ~/Desktop

mv *.PSD *.Ai *.INDD ~/Desktop/Workfiles
mv *.PNG *.JPG ~/Desktop/Pictures
mv *.doc *docx *.xls *.pdf ~/Desktop/Documents

As mentioned in the comments, you can save it as example.command and use chmod ugo+x to make it clickable and executable


File path error in Applescript/TextExpander

I might be totally off track, but give this a try:

tell application "Finder"
    activate
    set f to "Users/MrT/Dropbox/School/Hardvard/6-Fall Session 2013"
    set a to POSIX file f
    open a
end tell

If that fails to work, change it to the following:

tell application "Finder"
    activate
    set f to "Macintosh HD:Users:MrT:Dropbox:School:Hardvard:6-Fall Session 2013"
    set a to POSIX file f
    open a
end tell


iMac wireless speed drops precipitously after extended time away

From your analysis you have a typical interference problem within channel 6 and 802.11b use. This interference problem might have appeared after a move of only a few centimeters. The day before you were protected from your neighbour interference with a glass, this day when moving out of the shadow of this glass you are under the full light from the AP (or iPhone) of your neighbour.

If you want to investigate this problem and really choose the best wireless channel in the exact position you are using your iMac at the period of the day you are using it there is one uniq tool to know and use:

iStumbler

Please note: the 802.11b channels [1 ; 13] are a field of interferences for Bluetooth equipments and leaking microwave owens (they are both on the
ISM band of radio frequencies).


CPU Intensive task on Big Sur is really fast for 5 minutes, then really slow

We can dig deeper to understand what’s consuming the time, but let me preface this by saying that this may be normal behavior. I’ve seen plenty of cases where a compilation or linking phase takes a long time with large or complex projects.
Given that you’re not seeing thermal pressure and CPU utilization goes down to 10% during the slow phase, however, I’m inclined to suspect that your build is getting serialized behind a blocked process.
We can start to understand what process(es) is/are blocked by taking a stackshot during build:

Run the following Terminal command to enable kernel symbolication: $ sudo nvram boot-args="keepsyms=1"
Reboot your machine and don’t open any apps except for Terminal.
Start your build and wait until you’ve entered the slow phase.
Run the following command, making sure you’re only running it during the window of time that the build is slow: $ sudo spindump -reveal -noProcessingWhileSampling
After waiting for 10 seconds to collect a sample and another minute or two to symbolicate and format, you’ll get a file in /tmp/spindump.txt that contains a stackshot of every process.
Upload the file to PasteBin or some equivalent place.

That will be the most direct way to begin root-causing. Also, just to rule out memory pressure, does your system “feel” sluggish to you during the build? (I suspect not, but you should run top in another Terminal window while you’re building anyway and monitor your swapouts to see if they’re growing.)
Without knowing any of the details of the code or its build process, a crude guess would be that it’s waiting on a resource (e.g. a network server that’s slow to resolve, or an indirect filesystem lookup on a slow partition/disk). If you feel like experimenting, try disabling all of your network interfaces, unmounting every partition, and disconnecting every device.


Stealth Mode is a feature of the built-in firewall. If enabled, it simply keeps the firewall from responding to ”ICMP echo requests“ (aka Pings). It doesn’t keep browsers from connecting to a web server.

In your case, the reason could be a problem with your DNS configuration. Please check both the client’s and the server’s DNS setup. Try to resolve volhq.mmf.yii.dev from the client’s command line:

host volhq.mmf.yii.dev

and see what reply the command gives you. Get back here if you don’t receive an error…


How can I get my entire iTunes Match-based music library to appear on my iPhone?

There could be a corruption in your music library that is preventing the 'sync' to finish.

On your iPhone, turn iTunes Match off, then open Settings > General > Usage > (wait for usage to populate) > Music >
tap Edit and then the red remove icon.
Restart your phone
When your phone is back on, open Music to ensure its empty. If its not, complete the above again.
Turn iTunes Match back on and leave the Music app open. It should take no longer than 15 minutes for it to display something other than the cloud logo.

If the issue is still persists, try deleting your Music library using iExplorer

  Note: Before using iExplorer, ensure you have a backup of your information

Download, open iExplorer, and plug in your iPhone
Select Media on the left, and then right click iTunes_Control and delete that folder

Restart your iPhone and turn iTunes Match back on and leave the Music app open. It should take no longer than 15 minutes for it to display something other than the cloud logo.

If the issue still persists I would recommend you do a complete restore through iTunes


Since Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) Apple has replaced the utmp/wtmp mechanism with the Apple logging system. See man 5 utmpx for details.  Here is a pertinent excerpt:

Traditionally, separate files would be used to store the running log of the logins
and logouts (wtmpx), and the last login of each user (lastlogx).  With the avail-
ability of the Apple system log facility asl(3), these separate files can be
replace with log entries, which are automatically generated when utmpx entries are
written.  The API to access the logins and logouts is described in
endutxent_wtmp(3) while the last login info is accessible with getlastlogx(3).

See man asl for the programatic interface to the log system.  Apple Syslog saves all its utmp/wtmp/lastlog-like information in /var/log/asl/*.


How to remove boring message from itunes

My French is bit rusty, but if i understand it right, that message is from

  iTunes Store

, telling you the session has ended.

To stop that message do following.

In iTunes menu bar got to Account, then Sign out.


How to disable Facebook Messenger vibration on iOS 12

To disable vibration in Facebook Messenger on iOS 12, open the app the tap your profile icon in the upper left hand corner.

This will open your "Me" page. You'll see the fourth option, notifications. Tapping on it will open the notifications page. You can then select the option "Notifications in Messenger."

That will then open a page where you can toggle sound and vibration for notifications.


Battery drains too fast when device is Shut Down

Firstly, try disabling WiFi before you sleep or power it off in case that is preventing sleep or waking it excessively.

I would get Apple service to run a battery diagnostic. This is the sort of thing they can very rapidly diagnose and easily measure if they have it in for service.

You should have months of stability if you charge your battery to 50% and then power it down. That’s what Apple recommends for long term storage. Something isn’t proper and warranty / AppleCare likely covers repair the bulk of them. Even if you’re out of coverage, get a quote and free diagnostic.

https://www.apple.com/batteries/maximizing-performance/

Support is easy to get started over chat or phone - https://support.apple.com. You are doing everything right and I hope it’s not a flat battery that you end up having to pay to swap when it becomes too unfit for your needs.


Multiple users working remote on one mac?

If your plan is development using Xcode , then forget about multiple users on a single mac, because of 2 reasons

Multiple instances of XCode will make the system slow ,
even if you solve issue 1 buying adding lots of RAM and a powerful processor, the iOS simulator won't allow us to run more than 1 instance at a time.

So developers will face issue while developing. The best option for you for to reduce initial cost is go for multiple mac mini's with non-Apple displays and keyboard.

Hope this helps


Is there any way to upload screenshots directly to FTP or image hosting and give me the url?

Two of the best apps for this are CloudApp and Skitch.

Cloud app has an option to automatically upload screenshots (image courtesy of Softpedia). It is very drag and drop friendly and pastes the URL to your clipboard for convenience.

Skitch is a little more heavy on the screen snapping controls. It's like grab on steroids. You can quickly hide private information, point out items, and edit the snap before uploading.

The free version of both are well worth it. Both have paid upgrades that are low cost, but you don't need to pay to use either. I have also heard really good things about Droplr so you might check it out as well.

Both CloudApp and Skitch are available on the App Store. The two are better together - skitch is better for grabbing a great screen shot, and droplr for upload and sharing it.


Does APFS reduce the needed free space on SSD's?

If we assume that the Anandtech study's conclusions are correct, then no, there's no change in the needed free space when using APFS instead of HFS+. You would need no more and no less free space.

It is important to note that the "free space" that Anandtech talks about is not the free space inside the file file system (i.e. part of the filesystem structure that is not currently used for storing user data), but rather free space outside the file system (i.e. part of the disk that has never been written to).

As both HFS+ and APFS support the TRIM command, the essential here happens outside the file system, and thus the change from HFS+ to APFS does not affect the result.

However, you might still observe a performance difference when using APFS compared to HFS+. This is not caused by the free space issue itself, but rather that APFS and HFS+ simply have different performance characterics. Some things APFS does faster than HFS+, and vice versa.


Where could be the ringtones, wallpapers located on iOS IPSW package?

They're in the biggest of the three DMGs (the one containing the root file system, it's 2.3GB in my IPSW), under /Library/Wallpaper/iPhone:

Ringtones can be found in the same DMG, under /Library/Ringtones.


No. Apple requires controller be MFi certified, which the Xbox One controllers are not. Though newer Xbox One controllers (namely S and X) have Bluetooth, and in theory could be paired with an iOS device, they won't work in games, and in my experience (same as yours), won't even show up for pairing without a jailbreak.


Yes, you can get iOS 5 on iPod Touch 3G, which includes the iMessage application. However,  make sure that you truly have an iPod Touch 3G and not an iPod Touch 2G, which can only be updated to iOS 4.2.1. According to this link from Wikipedia, iPod Touch 3G can go up to iOS 5.1.1.


Deleting all but favorite photos and videos on the iPhone

A user on the MacRumors forum has built an app to do exactly this task, find and delete all photos in a folder or in the camera roll that have not been marked as a favorite.

The app is "Deleter" by saleksandras and it's at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/deleter/id1180101544?ls=1&mt=8

I just ran the app, and it worked perfectly!  It selected the 2,600 photos on my phone that I hadn't marked as favorites and ignored the 600 that I had favorited.  When I hit delete, it moved all of the non-favorites from my camera roll to the recently deleted folder (so I could recover them for 30 days if I needed to).  It took a minute or so to delete everything, but it was 9gb of photos, so I think it can be excused for that :)

It was a bit nerve-wracking to hit delete on that many photos, but I had already backed up my camera roll to my PC using the PhotoSync app (another great tool), so I wasn't really worried.

I don't know why Apple doesn't include a mass-selection tool to easily select all favorite or non-favorite photos, but this app does the job!


How to show file/window names in Mission Control?

I keep one app on one desktop, so I switch to the relevant desktop, and use App Exposè which is generally three finger swipe down. It shows the window name below each window and hovering isn't required.

Application name not appearing below thumbnail in mission control unless cursor is on it
What is an efficient way for developers / power users to use OSX window management and Spaces on a single screen?


There's a Mac implementation of mkpasswd on GitHub - https://github.com/PrototypeAlex/mkpasswd

Alternatively, Keychain Access has a built-in GUI password generator
File menu > New Password Item... > [click the key icon]

drop-menu artificially offset for visibility

I also found this Apple Discussion on how to achieve it natively, though it's unfortunately above my skill-level, so I'll let you see if you think it might be suitable.


How do I remove a directory that has a file with colon in it

Assuming it is on your local drive

rm DIRECTORY/*\:*

should remove the file.


Using NetGear Genie, you must Reboot the router in order for the changes to be applied.

Second, I received an error when trying to add both (http) and (https) at the same time. I had to reboot with both links being (http). then, go back, and add the (https).

https://mesu.apple.com
https://appldnld.apple.com
appldnld.apple.com
mesu.apple.com

This seems to work as of now. Of course, this only works with your home-WIFI. If you were to go connect at someone else's WIFI, you end up with the same problem. So, I found an alternative by installing the tvOS Beta Profile, which stops it forever. If you decide to update, just go into Settings - General - Profile - and then Delete Profile.

Steps to install the tvOS Beta Profile:

Click on the link using your Safari app on your phone.
Click Install.
Click Install again.
Reboot your phone.

You won't be bothered by the recurring notification.

You're only left with a red circle on your settings app. Which doesn't annoy me as much, but if you would like to get rid of that as well, theres another process in which involves using a third party app and turning off your "Find My iPhone".

Article: How to stop your iPhone from asking to install OS updates


Trackpad left-click is unresponsive - MBA

The 2013 MBP has still the mechanical trackpad. Check if the trackpad is stressed physically in some way. When the battery swells it happens that the trackpad stops registering clicks, because it can not be pressed.


close Safari
delete  /Users/Daisy/Library/Safari/Favicon\ Cache (insert your username where appropriate)
delete /Users/Daisy/Library/Safari/Touch\ Icons\ Cache
delete /Users/Daisy/Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari
restart Safari

Now watch all blank icons being auto-filled by Safari after a few seconds.

This should work unless the websites that the icons you are missing can no longer be retrieved from the web (website is down, inaccessible etc).

Alternatively, you might try to just delete the offending icon (keep the pointer above it for two seconds to get a close/pin control toggled visible), then open the desired page and drag its favicon to a new window with TopSites again.

To find these folders:

Press Cmd+Shift+G in Finder or select Finder Menu > Go > Go to Folder
or just open Terminal and type

rm -rv /Users/Daisy/Library/Safari/Favicon\ Cache

rm -rv /Users/Daisy/Library/Safari/Touch\ Icons\ Cache

rm -rv /Users/Daisy/Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari


Is there a way to clear update data from the Mac App Store?

There certainly is.
I believe that I have worked out one of the best ways of going about such a task as I found myself having to do this frequently due to problems similar to those you are experiencing. I may just add that they stopped after the macOS High Sierra upgrade in September of 2017.
Go directly into the Mac AppStore's temporary files folder:

Quit the Mac AppStore completely (no updates running etc.)
Open Terminal and type: open $TMPDIR../C/com.apple.appstore/, hit the Return key.
A Finder window should have popped up with the files and folders in the "com.apple.appstore" location. Move (not copy) these to another folder (perhaps make one on the desktop) in case things go sideways, or (if you are confident), move them to the Trash right away.
Most importantly, do not delete or adjust any other files outside of this directory, when finished close the "com.apple.applestore" folder.
Relaunch the App Store.

Verification and several other download issues should be fixed with these steps and you may find that you are once again able to properly download and install the applications fully (i.e. not starting midway).
What next?
I would further suggest running one or two sweeps of CCleaner for Mac (a free, trusted software) with options to fine-tune specific types of files.

Open CCleaner

Go to Cleaner, select the Applications tab

Under Applications, check App Store
If CCleaner is run after completing clearing the AppStore temp files as described in the first set of steps, CCleaner will most likely remove any residual files and folders from the App Store that are only half downloaded or otherwise exhibit similar properties.
It just works!

For an additional read, this article explains my thinking behind the first suggestion, while this one may be a little more general.
Let me know how you make out or if there is anything you would like me to clarify. I'm always more than happy to do into further details.


What's a good iOS app for quickly posting screenshots on the web?

There's also the official Flickr app. It supports uploading photos and videos from the Camera Roll. Flickr specifically will require that you already have an account on the service, most Twitter integrated networks (yFrog, TwitPic) will "create" an account when you use it for the first time.

Flickr the site.
Flickr.app the iOS app.

(Native to iPhone only, obviously works on the iPad using small screen emulation.)


Is it a way to offer subscription as In-App purchase but for service and not for content?

Apple developer site offers a summary called: In-App Purchase for Developer. It contains an In-App purchase category, where the subscription is time limited:

Non-Renewing Subscriptions
Non-Renewing Subscription allow the sale of services with a limited duration. Non-Renewing Subscriptions must be used for In-App Purchases that offer time-based access to static content and are only available for both iOS and OS X apps.
Examples of Non-Renewing Subscription purchase types are:

One week subscription to voice guidance feature within a navigation
app
Annual subscription to online catalog of archived video or audio

Services
In-App Purchase also gives you a way to sell digital services within your application.
Digital services are usually either Non-Consumable or should be a Non-Renewing Subscription. The differentiation would be whether access to the service is limited to a specific time period.


apple software is not working in the app store

It should be easy, sometime Apple blocks some account for security reasons.
So go to iForgot and insert your Apple ID.
There you can unlock or reset you Apple ID password (I recommend to reset).

For more details, here's the official article If your Apple ID is locked


I Installed Server.app on Yosemite to enable caching, but see many server processes in Task Manager (_xcsbuild and _devicemgr and _calendar processes)

You can stop the _xcsbuild "session" by running sudo xcrun xcscontrol --shutdown. This will also stop it from starting at launch.

Although it's probably a better idea to use xcscontrol, the individual launchctl tasks are:

com.apple.xcsd.plist
com.apple.xcscouch.plist
com.apple.xcsredis.plist
com.apple.xcscontrol.plist

You can also delete all the remaining data by running sudo xcrun xcscontrol --reset.

I'm still looking myself for _devicemgr and _calendar, but just this one is enough to let you shut down/reboot without the warning.


What’s the best way to view all my iCloud Documents without opening different apps?

I use Cloud Mate which shows all iCloud documents from all Apps (including iOS ones). Only been using it for a couple of days, but it's very simple and does exactly what it says it does:

http://www.rwe-uk.com/app/cloud-mate


How can I set the default width, height, and position of my Mac terminal app?

One way to do it is

Set your window how you would like it,
Go to Window > Save Windows as Group...

Enter a name next to Save As:
Check "Use window group when Terminal starts"
Click Save

However, after you have launched Terminal, if you chose Terminal > New Window you will still have to resize the window. This is most useful if you want to have multiple terminal windows open at launch.

If you go to Terminal > Preferences > Profiles you can create a (or edit an existing) profile for a terminal window by column and row size which is available at the end of the terminal window title bar (Your screenshot shows a window 80 columns wide and 24 rows tall)

You can then set that profile to the default by pushing the default button (if the default button is ghosted out that group is already the default):


How to disable the special characters shortcut (Cmd+Option+T) in OS X Lion?

defaults write -g NSUserKeyEquivalents -dict-add "Special Characters..." nul

Or change the shortcut to something else in System Preferences:


Downloaded ios app never shows as purchased

Are you using the same Apple ID for iTunes on all of these devices?

Check your iPhone settings > click on [your name] > click on iTunes and AppStores > then where is says your email address at the top and make sure that the emails match.

If they do, leave a comment stating that they match. What's going on is that if they do match, then check for items that you have purchased to see if they are are there. If they aren't you need to call Apple Support to speak to iTunes Support.

But MAKE SURE THAT THE EMAIL IS THE EXACT SAME EMAIL ADDRESS.


Mount RAM Disk at boot with a specific path?

With regards to your question, there doesn't seem to be a way to mount it at a specific point, hover to mount it at boot, have you looked at the Make RAM Disk application?

  Make RAM Disk is an application that provides an easy way to create, format, and mount a RAM disk in one shot.

If you add the application to your Login Items it will automatically create the RAM disk at each boot.

PS: Tested this on OSX Lion without any issues.

For completeness sake the following is from the Readme File:

  How do I use it?
  Just run it. By default, it creates a 64-MiB RAM disk named “RAM Disk”.

  Can I have it create a RAM disk on startup/login?
  Yes. Add it to your Login Items in the Accounts pane of System Preferences.

  How do I get rid of the RAM disk?
  Click on the Eject (⏏) button next to its name in the Finder's sidebar. Alternatively, use Disk Utility (in /Applications/Utilities) to eject it.

  I want to create a bigger or smaller RAM disk or to create it with a different name. How do I do that?
  Hold down the Option key while launching Make RAM Disk; it will present a window wherein you can change the size or name of the volume. If the “Save settings for next time” checkbox is checked, the settings you enter here will be saved (obviously); if not, they are forgotten just before quitting.

  Remember: the Option key for the Options window.

  Can I change the options without actually creating a RAM disk?
  Yes. As long as the box is checked, the options will be saved, whether you create a RAM disk or not.


Mac mini 2012 (2.3 quad core) Vs late 2014 (2.8 dual core)

Go with the older model.

The quad core i7 can run circles around the dual core i5 in multithreaded applications, which Xcode is (especially for code compilation tasks). You've seen that on the Geekbench scores.

The hard drive's speed is not really going to make much of an impact on your intended use.

The graphics chip is completely irrelevant.

The additional RAM will be a big boost especially running Yosemite.


On connecting device - iTunes or iPhotos must not open

You just have to change the prefs of those 2 apps. For instance, iPhoto you have to choose "No application" in the pop-up menu show hereunder :

And you adjust the settings of iTunes the same way : just check the checkbox "Prevent ...".


Can I frequently switch Apple IDs on my iPad?

Yes - you can switch accounts on one device many many many times. Once you have associated that account with that device, it uses one of your 10 slots for the next 90 days. After then, that device doesn't count as a "new device" for your limited slots.

The text "You may switch an Associated Device to a different Account only once every 90 days" appears twice in the current iTunes, Mac App, App Store and iBookstore T&C under two subsections:

AUTOMATIC DELIVERY AND DOWNLOADING PREVIOUS PURCHASES - under the iTunes store
AUTOMATIC DELIVERY AND DOWNLOADING PREVIOUS PURCHASES - under the Mac App, App Store and iBookstore

So - if you take one of the many accounts that can exist on one device - only one account gets the "automatic" pushing of content purchases prior or elsewhere until the 90 day timeout expires.

Other than that one restriction, think more about your account rather than the specific device. Accounts are intended for one person, so when you create it, you can't go and use it on 11 devices after the tenth new device your account hits, you need to wait 90 days from the first device to account pairing.

It doesn't matter what other accounts are on a specific device - its about your ID being used in the app store on multiple devices.

For questions like this here are some nice references:

Apple Legal Index Page


How to Export Google Calendar Events That Have Not Synced and are Stored Only on iPhone

What you're looking for is iMazing, which can do exactly what you want, and a whole lot more. The calendar export feature does require a paid license, and it is a pretty expensive program, but it's also available as part of Setapp, a subscription service that gives you access to more than a hundred otherwise expensive applications for $10/mo, but they also have a 7-day free trial.

Here's what I'd do:

Update your phone and your Mac! There have been many calendar sync issues fixed with updates to macOS 10.13; the phone should be at 10.4.1.
On your Mac, sign in to the Google account.
Sign up for and download/install Setapp.
Download/install iMazing through Setapp.
Connect the iPhone to your mac and perform a full backup of the phone using iMazing (just in case).
Log into the Google account.
Make sure all calendars you want to sync are checked, here.
On the phone, under Settings > Calendar > Sync, make sure "All Events" is selected.
In iMazing, follow the instructions here to export each full calendar as an ICS file.
In Google Calendar, import the data from each of these ICS files.
Check that all your events, etc., are now available at calendar.google.com.
On the phone, delete any and all versions of this same Google Account under Settings > Accounts & Passwords.
On the phone, open the Calendars app, tap Calendars at the bottom, and delete any and all remaining/duplicate calendars, particularly if there is one under "On My iPhone", and/or superfluous iCloud calendars.
On the phone, open the Calendars app, tap Calendars at the bottom, and delete any and all unused calendars, particularly if there is one under "On My iPhone".
Then you have two options:

A. Switch to using the Google Calendar app from the App Store for iPhone.
   I recommend this.

B. If you wish to continue syncing Google Calendar with the Apple Calendar app:

On the phone, re-add your Google Account in Settings > Accounts & Passwords, making sure to select "Google" as the type, not "Other" or "CalDAV". Once added, check the account, and make sure calendar slider option is enabled.
On the phone, go to Settings > Calendar. Make sure "Default Calendar" is set under "Gmail" to the correct account.
On the phone, open the Calendar app. Under calendars, make sure only the calendar(s) you want are checked. At the top, under Gmail, should be the Google Calendar.
Give it a few minutes to sync up; you may need to quit the Calendar app and re-open it.

That should do it!

If anything goes wrong
you can restore from the backup from step 5.


"System" taking up nearly 90 GB on my mac?

I'd download DaisyDisk from the Mac App Store. It will make a graphical mapping of everything stored on your drive. I have a similar problem and I ran it and there is no 89 GB sector on my disk. It's a little pricey at $10. A free option that does a similar task is GrandPerspective.


Sadly, the best solution is to isolate the failure. Take your AppleID to a clean install of macOS (you could download the installer and install on to a USB drive or boot to Internet Recovery and see if you can install on to a USB drive.

Then you'll know if the problem is your computer or your AppleID. Despite the delay in getting to Apple Support - they are the one true source of account information and the best troubleshooting and the inside access to engineering to fix your account and/or get you the best chance of a precise fix.

Sorry it's not some easy thing, but the likely cause is you need to wipe and reinstall your Mac and that might only take a couple hours overnight - especially if you have a backup to restore tomorrow. Ideally you would have a second Mac you could borrow and run the test there if you don't want to touch your main Mac or be sure you can restore your current system to a new OS with no issues brought forward with the migration.


How does a family with multiple idevices and multiple laptops share music and digital movie copies?

Here's our setup:

Computers:

iMac x 1 (wife's primary computer & used by the kids)
MacBook Air x 1 (my primary computer)
MacBook Pro x 1 (wife's)

iOS Devices:

iPhone 4 x 2 (wife's and mine)
iPhone 3G x 1 (Younger Daughter's, used in airplane mode)
iPod Touch x 1 (Older Daughter's)
iPad 2 x 1 (mine but can be used by all when it's at home)
Apple TV 1st Generation x 1 (used in kid's playroom)
Apple TV 2nd Generation x 1 (used in main living room)

The Setup:

We use one Apple ID for all iTunes purchases (music, videos, books & apps) across all devices. Each user of an iOS device also has their own unique Apple ID used for iCloud.

The iMac is our main hub. All music and videos are stored on it. All iOS devices with the exception of any that are mine sync with the iMac. I maintain my own music on the MacBook Air that I manually manage (I will copy over items from the iMac that I want on to the Air and will copy over times that I have added to the Air back to the iMac - I believe that this can be automated with the use of Home Sharing when both computers are on the same network). All iOS devices that are mine sync with the my Air.

Music on the kids's and wife's iOS device are managed individually via syncing with the iMac. This goes for videos as well, however we usually only access videos when we are at home and therefor rely on the built-in Home Sharing ability of each iOS device to stream content from the iMac to the device. This is also how we use the 2nd gen Apple TV.

We have no iTunes setup on the MacBook Pro as my wife uses the Apple TV or her iPhone to listen to music and only uses the laptop for web browsing.

The 1st gen Apple TV has been jail broken and has had its hard drive upgraded. I manually copy over videos to it for the kids (only non-iTunes purchased videos).

More info on Home Sharing: http://www.apple.com/support/homesharing/getstarted/

On Merging Apple IDs:

This cannot be done: http://support.apple.com/kb/HE37 (5th question down).


"macOS installer app" is Sierra, all prior OSes were "OS X".

A unibody can't run Sierra [macOS].

You need El Capitan [OS X], which can be downloaded from the App Store [though it's difficult to actually search for], especially kept live by Apple because of the 'break' in OS support that happened at Sierra.

See Apple KB: Upgrade to OS X El Capitan which gives links that will open the correct location in the App Store app.

...or try this direct link


"A password reset request was sent..." System-level phishing?

I suggest changing your iCloud password and enabling 2-factor authentication if you haven't already.  But DO NOT click the notification to do this.  Go to Apple's website to do it.  (Also, don't trust anyone on the internet to give you a good link.  Check your URL bar to make sure you are at appleid.apple.com when you click even my link.)
Also, go to System Preferences -> Notifications and see what apps have notification access and restrict notification access to anything that looks suspicious.
Judging by the way the notification looks, it does not look legitimate as it does not have an app icon.  You can call Apple if you want to make sure, though.


Can the 3rd party apps be mirrored on Apple Tv?

Yes...   Works with my Iphone 4s and latest Apple TV


Can I deauthorize all computers on iTunes, without being on an authorized computer?

I solved it myself.

For reference here's the steps I followed.

On the iTunes menu open Store->View Account, then in Account Summary click "Deauthorize all computer/devices/whatever.." (I'm translating in english the steps)

I wasn't able to do this on the menu with Store->Remove Authorization, because it was asking me to be authorized first to do it (and I already had 5 authorized computers).


Unable to Access Local Snapshots when external Time Machine is disconnected

I have seen this on several occasions and I have done this to clear up the corruption or glitch that prevents browsing local snapshots without an actual full time machine destination mounted:

Connect to one of my destinations and force a good backup

tmutil startbackup --block --rotation

Disable local snapshots

sudo tmutil disablelocal

Enable local snapshots - being sure the cleanup is done

sudo tmutil enablelocal

I do watch the console app (or tail -f /var/log/system.log) during the backup and commands above to make sure that the local filesystem gets cleaned up and give the computer several minutes between the disable and the re-enable since it does have to unmount the network filesystem, delete old copies of files and clean up things before trying again with a local snapshot.

The downside of this is you do lose any copies of files that only existed on the local snapshot intervals and didn't get saved to an actual remote location. It also doesn't really dig into why the store became corrupt so you might have the same thing happen again at a later date. I've also had good luck with reproducible time machine problems reporting it to Apple for assistance. They'll want you to run tmdiagnose and probably not reset things like I mentioned above if you want to get at the root cause of what really happened as opposed to getting it working again.


Magic mouse smart zoom not available on trackpad

I think you're looking for Smart Zoom.

Unless you've changed it from the default, tapping with 2 fingers will zoom in and out.

See this Apple page for more options and gestures on the trackpad.


Changing keyboard command for retrieving mouse cursor coordinates

That key combination is for producing a picture from a section of the screen selected by the mouse and so that key combination is already fixed. It just conveniently shows the co-ordinates when selecting.

Unless it is possible to edit in the kernel or somewhere...


Faulty 2006 iMac - what is it useful for?

Recycle or sell it for parts. Since the GPU is soldered, you likely cannot bypass the temperature sensors that the system monitors to ensure safe operation with consumer skills at soldering. Have you looked into a logic board repair or buying a Mac with a shattered screen at low cost to assemble one workable Mac?

Operating a machine where you know the protection mechanisms are shutting it down to prevent overheating and persist in doing so, being frugal crosses a line into taking risks with fire if you don't go to great lengths to protect yourself and other property nearby.

Also - your characterization of design flaws seems unsupported with one link to a 540 entry discussion thread. A six year old computer having failures seems more like a car needing an engine rebuild after things start failing and not so much a design failure, but perhaps the link wasn't correct.


Dell 1320c - Catalina 10.15 Mac Pro - will print but only from single feed - How to fix?

I had the same issue. I started playing with the tray settings. When I switched to 250+500 sheets - everything started working ok.
Also, if you are in the Word, use this setting - you can choose them by selecting


Flashing folder with question mark, spinning beachball when wakes up

The Folder with a question mark on boot indicates that it could not find a bootable partition. There is something flaking with your drive, get it diagnosed, repaired, or replaced, ASAP.


How to get iTunes to keep downloading podcasts even if I don't listen to them right away?

Apple covers this feature in their Making a Podcast page.

  Automatic Unsubscribe.

  iTunes automatically unsubscribes from
  a podcast if the following conditions
  are both met:

  The user has not played any episode downloaded in the past 5 updates
  (there may be more than one episode
  downloaded per update.
  More than 5 days have elapsed since an episode was played.

  In addition to minimizing unnecessary
  bandwidth costs for both the user and
  the podcaster, the unsubscribe logic
  built into the iTunes client makes it
  more likely that episode downloads, as
  reported by a podcaster to a sponsor,
  are roughly in line with actual plays
  of the episode

And as far as I am aware, you cannot disable this feature.


10.9 Mail "smart mailbox" doesn't filter properly

Here are two more possible solutions.

Reset Permissions

chmod -a 'everyone deny write,delete,append,writeattr,writeextattr,chown' ~/Library/Mobile\ Documents/com~apple~mail/Data/MailData/* ~/Library/Mobile\ Documents/com~apple~mail/Data/MailData/Signatures/*

This resets permissions on email related items (you can reset permissions on everything in Disk Utility).

Remove Indexes

rm -rf ~/Library/Mail/V2/MailData/Envelope*
mdimport ~/Library/Mail

This second possibility gets rid of Mail's index (Mail will rebuild it upon restart) and refreshes Spotlight with your email content.


A Finder search for com.apple.preview with system files "are included" revealed the location of the file:

~/Library/Containers/com.apple.Preview/Data/Library/Saved Application State/com.apple.Preview.savedState.

Thanks.


There are two likely possibilities:

First, you're accidentally holding down the Option key or it is stuck - do you get the same behavior if you use a different keyboard?

Second, the permissions on your ~/.Trash may have become corrupt; run Disk Utility from your /Applications/Utilities folder and verify permissions on the drive containing your home folder - if errors are reported, restart from Recovery Mode and run Disk Utility again.


Parental Controls flooded system.log with errors

I had to remove the account with Parental Controls and stop using that feature. It became a CPU melter in my case. You may also want to upgrade to Mac OS X 10.6.8.


Unknown error message in Terminal .bash_profile

If you want to export a variable, the variable name, the equal sign and the value of the variable mustn't be separated by spaces! Especially the equal sign is no valid variable name and surrounded by spaces it's interpreted as such resulting in the "=': not a valid identifier" error message.

So change the line

export SECRET_KEY_BASE = 0de946b3adfc5de6336ff06ca740ffbeba68f055323038a179def14f63ee3b1b7aa0b50bdd8a7b7578d8c19f1a5e62fff0047843b252e551426e2c0a5f49ee88

to

export SECRET_KEY_BASE=0de946b3adfc5de6336ff06ca740ffbeba68f055323038a179def14f63ee3b1b7aa0b50bdd8a7b7578d8c19f1a5e62fff0047843b252e551426e2c0a5f49ee88

and either re-source .bash_profile or close your current Terminal window and open a new one to get rid of the error.


How to create a new Snippet in TextMate 2's Bundle Editor?

In the bundle editor window, choose File › New (or Cmd + N) and you'll get a sheet like this:

Just choose 'Snippet' from that drop down.


Securely Deleting Text Messages from iPhone?

The only way to be fully protected against this is to delete the messages from the phone, create a backup of the phone and then completely wipe the phone. You can restore the backup afterwards.

Because wiping the phone means that the encryption keys previously used are thrown out and new ones put in place, it is not possible for a (reasonable) attacker to get to the messages even if they should be available in encrypted form on the NAND flash.

If you know the file structure of the app that the messages are saved in, it is possible to create a somewhat weaker defense against outsiders accessing your now-deleted texts. For example if the messages are stored in a SQLite database (such as with for example the Messages app), you could jailbreak the phone, export the database to a dump text file (which wouldn’t contain the deleted messages), remove the original database and then fill up the disk with random bytes. When the disk is filled up, delete the file with random bytes and import your database dump as a SQLite database.

The above mentioned procedure is necessary because when you delete a single message from a SQLite database, it is not a file that is removed. It is merely space within a file that is marked as non-used at the application layer. The file is not shrunk nor does the operating system know that parts of the file are non-used. The above mentioned process forces these deleted areas to be made available to the operating system for overwriting.

In addition overwriting is in itself not a good protection on a NAND flash disk with wear-leveling (i.e. the flash storage in a modern iPhone is comparable to a SSD drive with its own controller, etc.). The reason being that even when you overwrite a data block on disk, the controller inside the flash storage might decide to simply “stow away” that physical block and map other physical blocks in instead. This is a byproduct of wear-leveling.


iPhone takes a long time to turn on while charging

This makes great sense if your battery is aging in the normal way for a lithium cell. The automatic turn on happens when the voltage level from the battery raises above a set limit and when the battery is new, it won't discharge as deeply or take as long to rebound when you re-apply charging current.

A simple battery exchange would remedy the situation if you care to remedy this. Just knowing it's normal and expected might let you decide to just be more patient and not drain the battery past 15% so you don't have to wait when you plug it in.

The shutting off is another sign of aging - that won't get better and you can't wait that out - so replace the battery or have the phone serviced if you need that part of the operation more stable.


iSight cable for mid 2009 macbook pro 13" help

As you can see in step 20 of the take apart guide from iFixit, the camera cable and wireless card are one and the same cable.

http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Replacing+MacBook+Pro+13-Inch+Unibody+Mid+2009+AirPort+Card/6019/3#s26379

Getting the clutch cover off the display assembly is a bit tricky even for trained technicians and the cable routing is something you will want to be nimble and intentional when removing the connectors from the logic board and especially when repairing parts in the display.

I would say you could rule out software quite easily without taking your Mac apart by just installing a clean OS onto an external drive or USB storage device (be patient if your USB is slow). You could also reseat the cables on the logic board and inspect for damage there without too much harm of breaking things further if you are properly grounded when you open the Mac.

I believe bluetooth is controlled by the airport card and shares the airport antenna, but don't have access to definitive hardware manuals to know for sure. It's hard to guess if your issue is hardware or software just from the symptom.


how can i set up mamp or web sharing to show clients php application remotely?

I personally prefer using Web Sharing and installing only MySQL Server, just to stick with the  Mac OS X Apache setup.

Web sharing has support for PHP, all you need to do is remove the comment (#) from the following line of the file /etc/apache2/httpd.conf:

#LoadModule php5_module      libexec/apache2/libphp5.

So it becomes:

LoadModule php5_module      libexec/apache2/libphp5.so

The PHP module includes MySQL support, so you just need to install the MySQL Server, turn it on and then you are ready to go.

After turning Web Sharing on, put your .php files inside your personal Site folder, and access it on your browser using the address informed on the Web Sharing activation screen, inside Settings.


iOS administration: Fleet Management / remote setup / remote control **without jailbreak**

It's now 2017 so this is much easier than in 2012.

Start with either:

Apple Configurator
Jamf Now

Both are free to start, well documented, capable in the long term. As you get started in what you need, then look to see if perhaps a different single solution or combination of solutions makes sense for your budget, number of devices, and skillset(s).

For those interested in how it was in 2012 and the next several dozen months, it was a bit harder to manage iOS since the tools and iOS itself didn't have the hooks and maturity for this function. Then, the least expensive way to manage iOS mobile devices is to use the iPhone configuration utility. It is free, runs on Macs and Windows PC and you can email and host the configuration profiles on traditional web and file sharing solutions. I'm amazed it's still called the "iPhone" utility since it long ago became the iOS configuration profile utility.

The free support method would be FaceTime and iMessages and you can have your users take advantage of Apple's free tutorials, guides and retail worships and training. Past that, some businesses prefer to enroll in Joint Venture for training where your core team can get personalized business level training from Apple.

The next level of mobile device management would be Lion Server or one of the pay as you go MDM solutions like Robot Cloud where you can get started with MDM for $5 a month before deciding if your workplace needs the extra features of a full management suite like JAMF Software's Caspar Suite or Mobile Iron type solutions.

Whether you use profiles made by the Configuration Utility or a server based solution that hooks into Apple's Push Notification Service (APNS) so you can push remote wipe and remote updates to the devices in the field - all of these MDM solutions use the built in iOS management hooks and have various costs and expenses to acquire, learn and automate controlling change to 10 or 10,000 iOS devices.

Start small, and consider that your users will be highly motivated to learn on their own. You will want to make sure you have open feedback channels and learn from them. iOS deployments generally are less IT headache than many expect and much of the learning and support can be self-paced, on-demand and as needed. Getting iPads into the hands of the decision makers and support people months ahead of a wide scale deployment is critical to remaining nimble and avoiding making decisions before you know how the devices work in your work environment. Small pilot programs are also ideal to measure and adjust deployment when you are unsure how you will ultimately be managing these devices. Hang on, iOS deployment is a fun ride.


Why do I have a .subversion folder hidden in my home folder on mac OS?

Why not make a Time Machine backup and delete it? It’s a common code control tool and any number of packages could use it to manage the software changes in your home directory without even going into if it’s not actually subversion and instead malware.

You would figure out how it was created by looking at snapshots of backups and also using the mdls tool to examine all the date related metadata and origin of each file in that folder. The modification and creation dates of the files will clue you in to how recent the files are and help you see if it’s something currently running or perhaps just migrated in from a long time ago on an old computer.


BenQ PD3220U with 2014 MacBook Pro Retina (USB hub question)

If you have another system (PC or Mac) and this 2014 MacBook Pro, you can have a DisplayPort KVM switch to have both systems share the monitor and keyboard/ mouse/ other USB devices.  With the DisplayPort KVM switch, you don't need to have a Thunderbolt 2-to-3 converter.  And you also can get extra USB sharing ports at the same time.
Just carefully to select the right DisplayPort-to-Type-C active converter for the connection between the KVM switch video out to the Type-C monitor.
We tested and recommended CAC-1557 for the cable  and UDP-12AP for the KVM switch.


Once iOS files are backed up to iCloud, can you access them programmatically?

Apple's iCloud programming guide states:

  Apps that use iCloud must be signed with iCloud-specific entitlements. These entitlements provide a level of security for your app by ensuring that only your apps can access the documents they create.

So I don't think it's possible to retrieve another app's data without compromising the application's private key, which should be safely stored on the application developer's computer. (And backups, hopefully)


It's because you are supplying dates in the format dd-mm-yyyy, where you need to be supplying them in the format yyyy-mm-dd.  So your creationDate was already in the correct format before your script adjusted it.

There's no need to replace slashes with hyphens—the handler is, for the most part, indifferent to the delimiter being used (notable exceptions include "." and "+").