Will apple reject app if there is trial version?

If you come out with “this is a trial” you will likely be rejected. If your app is “we do this and this” and if you want extra Y - try that, too and then decide to pay or go back to just “this and this”

If the app does something significant like Microsoft Word or Omni Graffle and then allows you to buy up to subscribe monthly / indefinitely or one time purchase an unlock to added functionality like editing a document, you should be totally in the clear - especially with one time / non consumable IAP entitlements.

Basically, the app can’t be trial after the 5 days or whatever. The key for your design is that the reviewer can clearly see some functionality that will always work for free. If your app has no long term utility past the trial, you will need an alternate model or design in all likelihood.


In iOS, they recently introduced an option to have all your photos saved to the cloud, and have low-quality photos remaining on your phone. If you go into Settings > Photos and select Optimize iPhone Storage, this will happen and a considerable amount of space will be freed.

Another alternative is by an app that you can download. Search for "battery doctor" on the app store. The icon is a green battery with a plug coming out with a silver border.

Here's where it gets weird:

Open the app
Wait for the spinning wheel to go away (located in the top menu bar, next to the WiFi indicator)
Double tap in the blank bottom area (above the bottom menu, but below the top header)
Quit the app via the app switcher
Open the app again, if it looks different, you're good. If not, go back to step 2.
Go to the bottom menu item labeled "Junk"
Clear your cached files.

As always, I recommend backing up before you do this. I was able to clean >1 GB this way, results may vary.


Does Apple still fix screen coating issues on the mid-2014 MBPs?

Apple has a list of current Repair Programs on their website; unfortunately, this one is not listed.

However, a Macworld Article (which references MacRumors) states:

  According to MacRumors, Retina MacBook Pro owners affected by this
  issue will be able to get a free replacement display for up to three
  years from the original date of purchase or until one year from
  October 16, 2015—whichever comes last.

So, if you purchased it new in early 2015, you have until "early" 2018 to get it repaired (it sounds like you missed the window).

I would still take it to an Apple store and plead your case; it never hurts to ask.


Multiple users developing for iOS simultaneously on a Mac using RealVNC

Simple solutions

Virtual Machines

You can create OS X virtual machines and connect to them instead of the main session. Apps that can do this are for example: VMware, Virtualbox etc.

VPN clients spawning sessions

I do not know about Windows, but on OS X when you connect via Screen Sharing.app there is a possibility to create new session remotely. Maybe someone from the "Windows world" knows about that kind of software and can share knowledge about it.

Advanced solution

If You have a remote access app, which is able to connect also to the login window (the place where you choose the user and provide the password) - you can use a little hack:

Run the process with those lines (can be done via SSH):

CGSSessionID outSession = 1;
CGSCreateLoginSessionWithDataAndVisibility(&outSession, NULL, false);

This has to be compiled to the executable - it's written using C language and private API (more info on stackoverflow).

This will create separate GUI session in the background - then connect to the server running on the login window and connect to this "new" session.

NOTE:

The easiest way is to use VirtualMachines.
One of the app, that I know which can log into login window is NoMachine ( I was a developer of this app couple years ago and multiple sessions on OS X were possible, but that was proof of concept. Maybe this works out of the box right now).
I do not know if this CGSCreateLoginSessionWithDataAndVisibility hack still works in the newest OS X (I made this on Yosemite). And You will have to have some knowledge about programming and GUI sessions on OS X in order to use it properly. There could also be a problem with "disappearing" session (fun to experiment with this, though).


For TextMate 2 you can do the following.

In a Terminal window run:

defaults write com.macromates.TextMate.preview disableAntiAlias -bool YES

To disable it, run:

defaults write com.macromates.TextMate.preview disableAntiAlias -bool NO


Quick switching to maximized application on Lion

Use Ctrl + the arrow keys:

Ctrl + Right: switch to next space / maximized app to the right.

Ctrl + Left: switch to next space / maximized app to the left

Ctrl + Up: Exposé / Mission control showing everything

Ctrl + Down: Exposé for just the windows of the current app


How do I reassign the F3 key to another application?

FunctionFlip allows you to change the function keys individually.


Accidentally dragged a font's typeface out of the font dialog and "deleted" it

I had the same problem with the hack typeface and managed to resolve the issue.

You have to go to /Users/>>your_username<</Library/Developer/Xcode/UserData/FontAndColorThemes
and then open a *.dvtcolortheme file.

This file has xml syntax. There you'll find string elements with the current font, typeface and size.

Select all font and typeface and change it with your deleted one.

Save the file and restart & check your Xcode.
Your missing typefaces should be there again.


Ok so this is a known issue when upgrading to Catalina. I found a solution and I can't explain how/why it works, but it did work.

I put the mp3 I was trying to use into Garageband, then selected Share>Export Song To Disk & saved the file as an mp3. I then went into Logic, File>Import>Audio File, selected the saved file from GarageBand and it somehow imported without issue! Can't explain why it worked but it did.


Why do I get my own text message sent back to me in a group message on iphone 5S?

Several things can cause this.  I would need more information to give you an accurate answer. If you are using iMessage it could be that a number or email in the group is somehow associated with your contact information.  Go to Settings>Msessages and make sure that only one phone number and AppleID is linked to your account. Check the group and make sure you only see your email or your phone number in the list, not both.

If it's SMS contact your carrier as that is controlled by the carrier programing.


This won't work at the moment. Problem is that Google doesn't expose the tasks calendar in their sync procedure since many years, neither over Exchange nor CalDAV. You can only sync tasks into Google's cloud by using an app which directly communicates with Google Tasks (i.e. gTasks for iOS, GTasks for Android). This is the only way to sync Google Tasks over different devices & systems.

Furthermore, iCloud tasks can only be synced between the Mac & iOS versions of the Reminders.app at the moment so there is no other app which is able to communicate with these tasks. Therefore, it's not possible to get your tasks out of the Reminders.app, including syncing it to another service.

For now you would need to decide on one service and stick to it on all your devices. And this would be Google Tasks because you can't access iCloud reminders from Android.

But: in the future, it should be possible to sync iCloud reminders down to Android with SmoothSync for Cloud Calendar which says "iCloud reminders are not synced yet" in the current release notes.


Is there a button in iTunes to say "Stop after playing this song"?

iTunes 11

Click on the Up Next button and press clear. It will stop after the current song regardless where you start the song from.

iTunes 12

"Clear" is at the end of the Up Next list, rather than the top, so you'll have to take the extra step of scrolling to the bottom.


How do you get notes to stay only on your iPhone and not sync to any other device on the Notes app?

Notes may sync via other email services, like gmail.

You need to check the settings of EACH of your email accounts, and, if necessary, disable syncing notes.

It is also possible that notes sync to your Mac when you connect your iPhone to iTunes (via the USB cable or wireless). To avoid this, you might want to check iTunes sync settings (not 100% sure about the latter is still valid, it was definitely present in older versions of iTunes).


Will Samsung Galaxy Buds work with iPod Nano Gen 7?

Yes, the Samsung Galaxy Buds work with the iPod Nano Gen 7. AirPods 1 & 2 also work just fine with the Nano Gen 7. I've already personally tried them and they work great.


I believe this is associated with automatic downloads and/or iTunes Match. See http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4627

  Once a device or computer is associated with your Apple ID, you cannot associate that device or computer with another Apple ID for 90 days.

This article makes it sound like you can only sign in with a different account every 90 days, but this doesn't seem to be the case in my experience. I regularly sign into different accounts on our family's iPad when downloading apps and this has never been a problem.

I've only gotten warnings regarding this 90-day lockout when enabling iTunes Match.

The article also notes that:

  Note: Removing a device from your Apple ID does not override the 90 day timer. The timer must complete 90 days from the day the device was associated before it can be associated to another Apple ID.

It looks like you'll have to contact Apple if you want to have the device reset.


Detect a connected USB-C charger cable that is not charging

In about this Mac, overview -> System Report -> Power, last block displays connected and charging info. Cannot comment on programmatically retrieving.


iPad 1 stuck in DFU mode after 5.0.1 -> 5.1 OTA-update

This suggests that your NOR is failing/has failed. It could be a communications error also, but strange it gets so far before failing if it is a comms error.

Almost certainly this is hardware. If you still have extended warranty, use that. Otherwise you need to get this replaced via Apple's out of warranty program.
I'm not sure any third party hardware repair place could fix this, they would need to copy the unique data that is stored in another part of your NOR chip to a good NOR chip. This unique data is encrypted and I don't know if it can actually be copied successfully.

source: http://www.hackint0sh.org/f131/212842.htm


Find My Stolen Mini Mac After Installing New Clean Mac OS X Installation

I bought an iMac from a colleague - he wiped it completely and it was in the power up install process choose language.

Then as I continued the normal install it stopped as it thought it was stolen...

The serial number is checked against Apple ID’s and as it was still listed against my colleagues Apple ID it refused to continue...

Once my colleague removed it from his device list for his Apple ID all was then fine as I added it to mine.

So it may not work for them even if they do a fresh install until you remove that serial number from your Apple ID - at least that was my experience.


Getting duplicate iOS notifications from IFTTT

I just fixed this. What I did was I deleted the iOS Notifications channel, then deleted the app from my iPhone, then re-installed the app, re-activated the channel, and re-created the recipe.


What is a "standard" boot camp partition setup?

Well I did a bit more searching and came across this page which gave me the correct commands to hide the recover partition:

%mount (find the partition of "Recovery HD")
%diskutil unmount <partition>  (in my case: /dev/disk0s3 )
%sudo asr adjust --target /dev/disk0s3 -settype Apple_Boot

After this, I verified I could boot into all OSes (I could), went back to Yosemite installer and it approved of my partition scheme.  Everything is working great in 10.10 now.


Switching from shared Apple ID to Family Sharing - will we lose app data?

I also shared my Apple ID with my wife for app purchases, and found the transition to Family Sharing painless. This Apple support page goes into details, and I'll answer some of your specific questions below.

What will happen to her existing apps, some of which have saved local data?

Most likely your wife's iPhone is set up so that iCloud (Settings > iCloud) is using B's Apple ID, and iTunes & App Store (Settings > iTunes & App Store) is set up with A's Apple ID. This makes the transition easy, but just in case please make a full encrypted backup with iTunes.

On your wife's iPhone, go to Settings > iTunes & App Store > Apple ID and click "Sign Out", reboot the iPhone, and then sign in with your B's Apple ID. A should then create the family group and invite B to the group.

The existing apps might still be marked as "purchased by" A. If my wife wants to update them, she'd need to enter the A credentials

The linked answer describes how app authentication works when there are apps purchased under multiple Apple IDs on the same device. The authentication process for Family Sharing works differently.

Under Family Sharing, account B's credentials will be valid for purchases shared by other family members if she has been flagged as a Parent/Guardian by the Family Organizer. This includes apps, music, movies, and iBooks. To download apps made by other members, open the store app that you want to download content from, and go to the purchased page. On iOS devices this is located at:

App Store: Tap Updates > Purchased.
iTunes Store: Tap More > Purchased.
iBooks: Tap Purchased.

The only time that a purchase needs to be authenticated is when a child that has be set as "Ask to Buy" tries to make a purchase.


Forgot iCloud Keychain password while updating iOS on iPhone 6s Plus

As far as I know, there is no way to regain access to your iCloud keychain if you don't have access to your passcode or any other devices associated with your keychain. You'll most likely have to reset your keychain.

In the future, consider using a password manager like LastPass or KeePass.


Open a new Safari window in the current Space from Terminal with multiple tabs (URLs)

Here is an AppleScript that should help you. Open AppleScript Editor and save this as a script. I have modified the source that I found here to support taking arguments on the command line.

Use it like this:

osascript new_window.scpt http://www.google.com http://www.stackoverflow.com

Of course, replace the URLs above with your own URLs.

new_window.scpt

on run argv
    tell application "Safari"
        if (count argv) = 0 then
            -- If you dont want to open a new window for an empty list, replace the
            -- following line with just "return"
            set {first_url, rest_urls} to {"", {}}
        else
            -- `item 1 of ...` gets the first item of a list, `rest of ...` gets
            -- everything after the first item of a list.  We treat the two
            -- differently because the first item must be placed in a new window, but
            -- everything else must be placed in a new tab.
            set {first_url, rest_urls} to {item 1 of argv, the rest of argv}
        end if

        make new document at end of documents with properties {URL:first_url}
        tell window 1
            repeat with the_url in rest_urls
                make new tab at end of tabs with properties {URL:the_url}
            end repeat
        end tell
        activate
    end tell
end run

You could even create an alias for this in Terminal and be able to use it easier. I would add the following to ~/.bash_profile:

alias newwindow='osascript /path/to/new_window.scpt'

Call newwindow whatever you want. Save .bash_profile and restart Terminal for it to work.

In case anyone is looking for a similar solution for Google Chrome, here is a different take on the same idea.

chrome_new_window.scpt

on run argv
    tell application "Google Chrome"
        if (count argv) = 0 then
            make new window
        else
            tell (make new window)
                set URL of active tab to item 1 of argv
                repeat with the_url in the rest of argv
                    open location the_url
                end repeat
            end tell
        end if
        set active tab index of first window to 1
        activate
    end tell
end run


Yes, if you enable iCloud Photos on the iPhone, your iCloud photo library and the iPhone's photo library will automatically be synchronized. Then if you delete a photo on the iPhone, the same photo in the iCloud library will automatically be deleted.

You'll find the guide for turning on iCloud Photos here:

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT204264


How can I transfer all data except photos to a different iPhone?

With iTunes & already having your master Photos library in the Photos.app, you can do this without any additional apps.
I've done this when my own phone went in for a new battery - for me it was the size of my iTunes music library, but it works the same for Photos…
First ensure the Photos.app has all your newest photos.
Connect your current (big) phone to iTunes, click its icon, then from the left column Photos deselect the Sync Photos option.
Run sync.
Run Backup (from the summary tab)
Disconnect your 'big' phone & connect your 'small' replacement.
From the Summary tab, select Restore iPhone.
Set it up as the 'same phone' as the one you just backed up.
You now have an identical copy (but with a different name), without photos.
Wipe your 'big' phone & release FindMy to send it in for repair.
When you get it back, repeat the same process in reverse order, sync, backup, set up as new, then once more switch on the Photo sync option on the 'big' phone & resync one more time.


How to change citation language in Microsoft Word for Mac 2015 (15.17.1)?

There is a rather inconvenient solution to this problem, but this seems to be the only currently available solution due to the lack of Mac OSX support of Microsoft Word features.

After inserting the reference in German (or whatever) language, you can right-click it and choose Toggle Field Codes.... Then you will see the code of the inserted field. For German citations this is something like {CITATION ABC15 \l 1031} where ABC15 is the unique name of the source and \l 1031 refers to the language of the inserted field. 1031 is in fact German (Germany) according to Locale identification numbers for language-specific files.

Knowing the unique source name, you can insert a field on your own from Insert > Field... > Citation and in the box below enter CITATION ABC15 \l 1033 where 1033 now stands for English (US). Then the citation will be inserted in English (US) language. More information on the citation field can be found here.

Looking at Microsoft Word 2015 for Windows, there you have the ability to change the language of every single source in the Edit Source dialog and also to gather its unique name from the Edit Source dialog.


How to update iMovie on Mid 2009 MacBook Pro

I know this is not what you are asking however if iMovie will update to the latest version on your Mac there is a hack (that I used on Sierra) that lets you run the latest version of iMovie. I would make a copy of iMovie first, in case something goes awry. But this trick, worked for me.

It involves a simple script and some Terminal work but is not especially difficult, if you can get the current version installed on your Mac.

But to be sure make a copy of your current version and if it updates, a copy of the new version too. If it goes south you can revert!


Is there a UNIX-style triple click to select path in Terminal.app?

The shortcut for Terminal.app is ⌘+⇧+doubleclick.

You might also be interested in the following shortcuts:

⌘+K to clear the screen
ctrl+U to delete everything to the left of the cursor
ctrl+K to delete everything to the right of the cursor
ctrl+A to jump to the left end
ctrl+E to jump to the right end


The iMovie Library file is actually a folder…
Right click it & 'Show Package Contents'

Then the original file is inside [movie name] > Original Media

You can drag a copy out to any other location. Keep the original in place, or iMovie will lose it.


Does battery condition have anything to do with macbook pro performance?

Yes, it could have something to do with the battery - and yes, it could be something else. In short, it's not possible to know without examining your actual hardware.

The "Replace Soon" warning combined with the fact that the battery lasts only for 1 hour really means that you should get the battery replaced. It is not going to get better by itself. Nor is unusual - getting 4.5 years of life out of a battery is actually quite good.

If the battery problem causes extra heat - either from the battery itself, charging circuits or elsewhere - it might be the source of your computer heating up.

The source of the heating up might also be something else entirely. For example it could be as simple as a broken or very dirty fan. Replacing the fan could fix the problem.


Deleted Windows Through DiskUtility, 100GB in "Free Space", Unable to Combine to Main Partition

If you are using High Sierra and APFS. Try this.

Below command to find the list of Drives.

diskutil list

run this to retrieve the the free space.

diskutil apfs resizeContainer disk0s2 0

Now your unused free space will be added to your existing hard disk as a single partition.


Whiteout (missing UI graphics) on toolbar icons in Yosemite

Restart into Safe Mode by holding Shift on boot, then log in, then reboot normally. This clears any broken caches.

Also try disabling TotalFinder and other Finder extensions if the problem persists.


What does Converting (forward) mean in diskutil?

Converting "forward" means that direction is from not encrypted -> encrypted. I.e. you started with a blank disk and enabled encryption.
It is possible to do a conversion in the opposite direction if you later decide you do no want your disk to be encrypted.
Your backup was encrypted - it is not stored in the clear when encryption is enabled.
Encryption does take a long time, yes. It is intentionally throttled to not consume system resources, but takes place in the background. You can keep using the computer and the disk while it is working.
It can be a pain if you're encrypting an external disk and need to keep it connected for a long period of time, but unfortunately that is normal.


Updating path openssl keeps using wrong path

/usr/local/Cellar/openssl/bin (which currently is in your PATH) doesn't exist. If you want to use openssl from Homebrew use /usr/local/opt/openssl/bin (which will always point to the latest version installed via Homebrew).

export PATH="/usr/local/opt/openssl/bin:$PATH“


If you quit TextEdit, then reopening TextEdit will re-open all your documents. If it didn't give you an option to save, then they were stored by Restore in the Saved Application State. When you next open the app, they should have been there as the application state is restored. If this did not occur, then something else went wrong and the application state was either not saved or not restored correctly (e.g. force quit whilst opening will cancel restoration of application state).

If you closed TextEdit, then all the documents will be closed, and clicking Don't Save will delete them and you will not be able to recover them.


Access radeon setting on mac, 3d defective

MacOS does not have Radeon Settings/Catalyst as Windows does. Apple publishes their own drivers through system updates. While Nvidia does offer their own Mac drivers, they often lag far behind the PC counterparts and don't seem to offer any sort of Wattman-equivalent for changing clock speeds.

While there is an app called ATICellerator, it hasn't been updated in almost a decade, and almost certainly won't work with a more modern card, like the one in your iMac.

Conceivably, you could create a custom ROM and reflash your card using Zeus–however, both Zeus and the guides/support for such a modification are relatively limited, especially for a niche card like yours–generally this was used to flash desktop PC cards with Mac firmwares. This is a potentially risky process that may leave you with bricked/dead hardware if you mess up–though you may decide you've got nothing left to lose.

The simplest and best solution is probably to just buy a replacement GPU and replace it following a guide such as the one iFixit publishes. If your card is dying, underclocking it may not save it much longer anyways. If you want to test this, consider installing Windows and attempting to apply a clock change using some sort of reputable app such as Wattman (bundled with the AMD drivers) or MSI Afterburner. You may find that even then, clock changes refuse to stick (even within Windows) for one reason or another. Note that these changes will not pervade through to MacOS.


Deleting WhatsApp chat history from work Mac

WhatsApp can be used on a Mac either using the macOS app or using Web app running on any modern Web browser.

Unlike the mobile app, in the desktop app the chat history is not stored locally on computer and is fetched from the WhatsApp servers. In-fact, the desktop app/Web app requires the mobile counterpart to be online in order to work.

To remove traces of any cached chat history from your desktop computer, simply log-out from WhatsApp macOS app or the Web App. You may also choose to uninstall the WhatsApp desktop client and clear Web browser history to ensure all the traces are removed.

The logout can also be performed from the within the WhatsApp mobile app if you don't have physical access to the desktop computer.


How can I remap the play/pause key to Grooveshark?

It is possible for Desktop apps to take control of the play/pause key. Spotify, the Last.FM desktop scrobbler, and a few other apps I've used have all allowed the play/pause media key to work with their app in Mountain Lion. However, browsers will probably never allow websites to register key handling on a global level, because this is an incredibly large security risk. Imagine if a site registered a global handler for all your standard keyboard keys.

I don't believe this is possible. Maybe some combination of browser scripting will allow you to use hotkey software like KeyRemap4Macbook to run an Applescript that finds a tab on the domain grooveshark.com with the status playing, and sends a javascript command into the page to pause it.

But if GrooveShark is 100% flash based, (and IIRC it is,) you're completely out of luck.

GrooveShark needs an app. A native, first-party OS X app that can actually take advantage of modern desktop APIs. Until then, I don't believe this is possible.


Finder Search (spotlight) not finding all relevant results

The Spotlight window does not include files treated as system files by default. Try setting "System files" to "are included":

Or use mdfind:

$ mdfind -name tweetbot
/Applications/Tweetbot.app
/Users/lauri/Library/Application Support/CrashReporter/Tweetbot_4C49445B-E14E-51E5-87DC-7CE59AE6A841.plist
/Users/lauri/Library/Containers/com.tapbots.TweetbotMac/Data/Library/Application Support/CrashReporter/Tweetbot_4C49445B-E14E-51E5-87DC-7CE59AE6A841.plist
/Users/lauri/Library/Containers/com.tapbots.TweetbotMac/Data/Library/Application Support/Tweetbot
/Users/lauri/Library/Containers/com.tapbots.TweetbotMac
/Users/lauri/Library/Speech/Speakable Items/Application Speakable Items/Tweetbot
/Users/lauri/Library/SyncedPreferences/com.tapbots.TweetbotMac.plist


Reinstall or Time Machine? How do I get back up and running?

A SuperDuper clone will be easy and will move your exact setup to the SSD. Put the new SSD in an external USB drive, format  the SSD in Disk Utility, and clone the boot drive onto it. You don't need to purchase SuperDuper as the Erase then Copy option works in the unregistered version.

If your current boot drive data takes up more space than the SSD can hold then you need to delete files to slim it down or use a custom script in SuperDuper to exclude what you don't want transferred.

After the clone is successful boot the computer with option held down and make sure you can boot from it. If that works shut it down and swap the drives.


AppleTV is compatible with iPad 2 (and newer), and with computers since 2011

More info at: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5404

You can hook up your AppleTV to any HDMI-compatible TV


Internet Sharing won't show under Share settings on OS X Server 10.6.8

The server OS doesn't offer the one-click Internet Sharing.  It can be done, although the server OS wants to be much more involved than the client OS.

Go to your Server Admin.
Select your server and click NAT (if you don't see it, click your server name, then click the Services tab at the right, then put a check-mark at NAT.  Now, back at the left hand panel, click the NAT service you just enabled.
On the Settings tab, make sure IP Forwarding and Network Address Translation (NAT) is selected, and choose the proper External network interface.
On the Overview tab, click the Gateway Setup Assistant... button.

At this point, unfortunately, I can't provide the details.  My 10.6.8 mini server is a DHCP client, so I can't continue with the assistant without altering my setup :(

Do reply though with the results of the Gateway Setup Assistant...


Why do apps which are not installed run from an external bootable drive?

Migration Assistant copies everything, including corrupted preferences.

If you want to have a truly clean system, what you need to do is do a secure reformatting of the hard drive that you will be installing the new system on, make sure that you only install applications directly using the installer from the original installation source (and if available, you should get it from the Mac App Store).

On Mountain Lion, the OS will recognise apps installed on an external drive in a previous system as installed on the System. You need to uninstall or delete those apps and then they will not be seen as installed.

As regards the apps you cannot launch due to the GateKeeper security in Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, that is part of the enhanced security. If you try and launch those apps from within PathFinder, you will not be able to. The first launch must happen in the Finder, and if you get an error telling you that the app cannot be launched due to security settings in GateKeeper, then you launch the app by right-clicking on the app and selecting "Open" from the contextual menu. Then you will get a new dialog box that asks you if you are certain you would like to open the app as it is not signed/recognised.

You can disable that feature by changing the settings in the Security & Privacy Control Panel, and setting "Allow applications downloaded from:" to Anywhere. The default setting is "Mac App Store and identified developers"


How to convert and adapt from a "Save As" person to a "Version" person?

Saving versions

The first thing to know about Versions is that ⌘ Command+S now means "Save a Version". While you're editing the document, your work is automatically saved — but these snapshots are only created when a new version is created. So, rather than Save As, you can Save a Version.

Of course, versions will be automatically created as well — every hour, I believe, as well as when you open or rename the document — but you can also explicitly save a version whenever you want.

(You should be cautious about how long these versions stay around, too. I'm finding some information which says that the automatically-saved versions will be pruned to save space, but it's not clear whether the versions you save manually might also be pruned. If anyone finds more information about this, please add it in a comment or edit this post!)

Using content from old versions

When you enter the Versions browser, you can see every version of your file that you've saved:

The great thing is that these past versions are live, so you can easily copy & paste text between a past version and the current version of your document. From Apple's page about Auto Save & Versions:

  Click the timeline to see how your work looked at any given time in previous versions. Click a version to see it in its entirety. Copy and paste between versions or revert to an earlier version of the document.

Sending old versions

If you want to send someone an old version without destroying your current work, you can hold down the ⌥ Option key, and the "Restore" button becomes a "Restore a Copy" button:

Clicking this will give you a new document with a copy of your old version.

Or, depending on the type of file and the program you're using, you can do other things directly in the Versions browser — for example, in TextEdit you can use File > Export on an old version without first restoring a copy.


How Do I Import Burst Photos That Aren't Being Recognized By My iMac?

No matter which burst photo,
until it isn't marked as 'Favorite' , it doesn't get to the actual 'Camera Roll'.

So,
Mark those photos as 'Favorite'. Then, try connecting your iOS Device to your Mac. Now, the 'Image Capture' app should open automatically. [If it didn't, check the cable connection(USB<->iOS Device) or manually open the app.
If you're not sure the problem is the wire(cable), see if the iOS device is being charged(of course this happens if you have turned on USB Charging in Settings).]

Also, there's a 3rd-party app named iExplorer  which can help you in many ways. I recommend this app, but I'm not responsible for any further problems within your Macs or iOS devices.

As the iPhone User Guide (By Apple, available on the iBooks Store for free) suggests:

  Take rapid-fire shots: (iPhone 5s) Touch and hold the shutter button to take photos in burst mode. The counter shows how many shots you’ve taken, until you lift your finger. To see the suggested shots and select the photos you want to keep, tap the thumbnail, then tap “Favorites.” The gray dot(s) mark the suggested photos. To copy a photo from the burst as a separate photo in Camera Roll, tap the circle on the lower-right corner. To delete the burst of photos, tap it, then tap .


Is there a way to unlock screen programmatically?

The duplicate link I added has some really good Apple Script options.

$ osascript -e 'tell application "System Events"
> keystroke "verysecurepassword"
> key code 36
> end tell'

I might also suggest using LockScreen. It's a hidden application that comes preinstalled and is protected by System Integrity protection. It will put a lock icon on the screen, lock the keyboard and mouse, and freeze the Touch Bar (Sounds malicious, right?).

System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Uncheck "Require Password...."
To lock the Mac use

$ /System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/AppleVNCServer.bundle/Contents/Support/LockScreen.app/Contents/MacOS/LockScreen

To unlock the Mac use (non tested but should work)

    $ killall LockScreen


Can you export/capture the contents of a Genius Mix?


Here is an example of setting the percent charged of the internal battery to a variable using AppleScript.

In the sample code below the batteryPercent variable holds the numeric percentage of battery charge and is shown in a message.

set batteryPercent to do shell script "pmset -g batt | awk '/InternalBattery/ { sub(/;/, \"\"); print $2 }'"

display dialog "Battery is " & batteryPercent & " charged." buttons {"OK"} default button "OK"


How do I renew my Developer Program Account?

Links updated Nov 2016

According to Apple, you can renew your membership anytime after it expires by signing in to Member Center with the Apple ID you used to enroll in the iOS Developer Program.

Following that link, after login, you will see an screen with renew options.

Source: Apple Developer Support


Is there an option to delete old photos off my iPod?

You can choose what should synchronise, from iTunes > [iDevice] > Photos

You can switch off sync entirely, or choose from Albums, Events, Faces; whether to include videos & whether to automatically add recent Events.


What are safe files to delete to free up space?

Technically, you can delete every thing in the User Library and the system will continue to work just fine. A brand new user account has nothing in its Library, after all.
The user Library contains iCloud Drive files, iOS backups, user-specific app data like Mail and Messages, as well as settings and preferences.
But realistically, the small amounts of space you can save here and there (and the constant manual management) is not worth the effort: the biggest occupier of space is your apps and your files. If you're filling up a small internal storage drive, then you need to think about using external drives, network or cloud-based storage.


No, App Shortcuts are not synced over iCloud.

The shortcuts are stored in ~/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences.plist, so if you want to sync them you are free to symlink this through Mobile Documents, however that file contains many preferences outside of just your app shortcuts.


Airplane mode on Apple Watch, by default, mirrors the setting on your iPhone. When you disable Airplane mode on  your iPhone, it can not be mirrored to Apple Watch, because the radios on the watch are turned off. You need to disable Airplane mode on Apple Watch manually by using the interface on the Apple Watch.

You can disable the automatic mirroring of Airplane mode the following ways:

iPhone

Go to the "Apple Watch" app
"My Watch"
"General"
"Airplane Mode"
Make sure the "Mirror iPhone" switch is turned off.

Apple Watch -

Go to the "Settings" app
"Airplane Mode".
Make sure the "Airplane Mode" switch is turned off.


Media Keys Not Working for a Specific User Account

So I typed this whole thing out and the culprit presented itself right after I posted it!

I have a trackball by Elecom, love it, but apparently there was a problem with their Elecom Mouse Assistant software; an error message popped up, so I force quit it, trashed its settings and relaunched it, and now my media keys are fine again.

It must have something to do with the ability to remap the mouse buttons to various functions (volume and media functions being some of them).

For anyone that experiences the same problem, and has Elecom Mouse Assistant installed, you may wish to try:

Relaunch the app:

Open mouse assistant (from System Preferences)
Make a minor change (e.g- assign a mouse wheel click function), and click Apply.
Check your media keys, this may have resolved your issue.
If necessary, re-open mouse assistant and change your settings back to the way you wanted them.

If that doesn't work, you may try the following:

Locate your settings file and delete it. This appears to be a hidden XML file stored under your user directory, so it will most easily be found using Terminal:
Open Terminal.app
Enter the following command and hit enter: ls -al
Look for a strangely named file with the .xml extension. I'm not sure of the naming convention, it may be model specific, but mine is: .VID056e_PID00fc.xml
Remove the file using the rm command, substituting in the correct name for the file, like so: rm ~/.VID056e_PID00fc.xml
Logout of the user account, and then log back in again

Using either option your normal use of your media and volume keys should be restored without having to uninstall mouse assistant.

I won't mark this as the right answer, but may leave the question in place in case anyone else has the same issue, or has other causes they would like to document for others.


can i close my apple id account and open a new one?

I believe that contacts and notes can be synched to whatever Apple ID is set up, so changing accounts shouldn't affect these things. You will lose access to any Music, Movies, or Apps bought under the old Apple ID.


Keep getting locked-out of corporate domain accounts

I tried everything suggested many times and have finally had to just re-image my machine. there was apparently something running on my laptop that was attempting to constantly login but, neither I or our corporate Mac support team could figure it out. I have not had any issues since re-imaging.

Thank you for all the suggestions!


Will MS Office 2010 (PC version) work via homebrew's wine on a Mac?

Install to a clean wineprefix following the instructions in the https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=17336. After installing set riched20.dll to native to get around bug 14980. Do not install it with winetricks; Office installs its own version.

But I really recommend use CrossOver for Mac http://www.codeweavers.com/ use can try it for 14 days and if you like it. The license is $30. CrossOver takes care of all you need to install office 2010 on your Mac without problems. I must say that I am not employee of Code Weavers, I am not the developer of the application. I am just happy customer from 2006.

Regards


Is it possible to set up my phone to automatically be in DND mode during particular calendar events?

Short answer… No.

There is no public API that manages the "Do Not Disturb" feature. There are also no frameworks that can achieve this.

Googling would also say it's not the kind of sandbox breakout Apple would be likely to allow in the future, either.


Look for updated drivers.

This is an app written for Mac OS 9, so there's really no way to get it to work with a computer running OS X.


How do I make my MacBook Pro (mid 2009) running Lion, DNLA compatible?

One way would be to install p3mediaserver which is free and does provide DNLA functionality. Despite its name it not only works with a PS3 on the other end.

To install just download the .dmg linked above, double-click to open and drag the application to your /Applications folder. All folders are shared by default, but this can (and should) be restricted in the settings.

OTOH you might be better off with investing in an Apple TV box which makes the whole sharing thing much easier.


Open Mission Control in System Preferences. You should check if Left Control Key is being used to call Mission Control. Try to remove it from selections.


Unable to click continue while Reinstall/Disk utilities in Boot

For a MacBook Pro there is a possibility. Assuming you are using the trackpad to click, it may be worth trying a wired USB mouse. Try on all USB ports just in case.
Oddly enough older MacBooks have actual ADB bus pointing devices, long after Apple supported ADB as an available port. Not sure if this is one of those Macs but a curious historical note, none the less.


Select your playlist.
Tap on or drag the mini player up to display the full player.

Then tap the repeat icon.

If tapped twice, it will repeat the song currently played only (a tiny "1" appears on the top right side of the icon).


Yes, it's possible, but your video must be in one of the photo albums or your Camera Roll.

In Keynote, tap the Add Object icon at the top-right of the display in Keynote for iOS:

Tap the Media tab in the selection screen that appears.
Tap the photo album that contains your video.
Tap the video thumbnail you want.
Tap Choose.

The thumbnail for the video will be placed on the slide and will play when tapped on.


How to send email from OS X command line

Sendemail works great with Gmail and all other SMTP servers I have ever tried:

brew update
brew install sendemail
man sendemail

Edit: Thanks for the edit/link/clarification, @patrick.

I also wanted to clarify that I have always used sendemail flawlessly on Debian-based systems, but encountered TLS error after upgrading from OS X Mountain Lion to Mavericks when Mavericks was first released.  I don't recall if I even tried to uninstall/re-install from a "Mavericks bottle", but I believe the problem actually had to do with Google updating their accepted handshake protocols or whatnot around this time.

The fix was easily-found by Googling and involved editing a line in the sendemail config to [I believe] remove a reference to SSL and replace it with TLS 1.1 (or something of the sort).

I'm sure sendemail itself has been upgraded since then to account for this, because I believe I have used it successfully since then on both OS X Yosemite and El Capitan with Gmail without having to make any weird modifications to the configuration.

It truly is a great program, and I cannot give it enough praises.  If any of you are familiar with blat for Windows, sendemail is like that, except much more powerful and very easy to use.


Ball and Stick molecule modelling program for Mac OS

Try Avogadro. It's open source, and cross platform.


How to disable powerchime in macOS Catalina?

Use this Github repo:

  curl -sL git.io/powerchime | sh

Run it to either turn it on or off


Prevent iPhone "Trust this computer" on work PC

You can buy "charge only" cables.  For examples open Amazon and type "usb charge only cable" in search.

Electrically a "charge only" just connects the power pins, and not the serial date pins between the computer and device.


How to get particular folders from time machine backup?

According to the Apple documentation about using TimeMachine and Migration Assistant you can select all, several or no User accounts to transfer; select all or no applications; select computer settings and sub-settings or none at all; and finally, other files and folders not explicitly chosen from above.

Additionally, under the User account migration you can chose to migrate
a subset of the Users' account folders, namely any mix of the folders Desktop, Document, Downloads, Movies, Music, Pictures, Public (if it exists), Sites (if it exists) and other files that may reside in the Users's account but not in the Apple default folders mentioned above.

Furthermore, there are arguments for and against migrating the contents of the Applications folder. Some power-users with full sets of installation CDs and DVDs, with all the documentation and serial numbers for the software they own, say it is best not to migrate the Applications folder and instead reinstall all non-Apple software titles from scratch, and to download new copies of other software. While this scheme may be time-consuming and cumbersome, it does guarantee fresh installs. Given the utility of Apple's App store being able to download up-to-date versions of software you have purchased through the store, this may not be as difficult as it seems. On the other hand, if you have a slew of software titles for which you no longer have the distribution media, or for software which is no longer available, migrating the whole Applications folder is your best bet.

Lastly, you can access the TimeMachine disk itself and copy over files & folders manually.


How does OS X connect to other computers on the LAN?

There are several Protocols in a LAN Environment which a Mac can use (AFP, SMB etc.). You can connect to a PC's usually (or a PC Share) via SMB.

In order to connect to that PC you have to provide credentials, a Username and a Password. If you have a local Account (ignoring complex Network-, Server- and Domain-Architecture for a moment) on that Computer you can use these Credentials and have access to all Folders for that User-Account, including a 'Documents' and 'Desktop' Folder. So you are not actually seen the Folders from your OS X User-account, but the default Folders from the Microsoft OS which happen to be Named the same ('Desktop' etc.). There are differences, f.e. on OS X you have a 'Library' Folder which you don't have on Windows etc.

FTP is a completely different Protocol, requiring an FTP Server and Credentials. I doubt that this is the case in your environment, even though you can access it via Finder (on the menu bar, click Go > Connect to Server and enter "ftp://test.domain", if "test.domain" is the name of the Server).


TextWrangler does not natively support code completion BUT because it is so extensively
AppleScript-able, such capabilities can be added on. In particular, BBAutoComplete adds code completion features to TextWrangler. BBAutoComplete is free (donations accepted).

Disclosure: I have no connection to C-Command Software, but I did file a bug report that led to the release of the latest version of BBAutoComplete, and served as a volunteer beta tester. It's pretty amazing software.


You might want to reduce the font size. Go to Settings -> Display & Brightness -> Text Size and drag the slider to the left.

Unfortunately, this will change the font size in all apps that support dynamic font sizes but as far as I know, there’s no other option that would solve your problem.


Enabling remote login without password authentication

Allow me to answer myself as I found a resolution.

If PasswordAuthentication no doesn't work on its own (and I read in some situations it may) make sure to uncomment and set to "no" this:

UsePAM no

Kudos for this resolution go to Mac OS X Hints - http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20050815135941513&lsrc=osxh.


Item: "Documents", Kind "Unknown" in Login Items

Somehow or another it sounds like your Documents folder was added to your startup items. I think this used to be a way to have the Finder open a specific folder on login, but it hasn't worked that way for some time.

It is not serving any purpose now, and there's no reason to keep it.


How can I sync and store data for offline access on an iPad?

I was able to use GoodReader for this. It allowed me to connect to a web-dav server that I was running, and then synchronize files as I update that directory


If you just want to append a randomized string the for loop is rather simple:

cd ~/Desktop/test/
for file in *; do
    suffix="${file##.*}"
    base="${file%.*}"
    mv "$file" "$base.$(rand_string 10).$suffix"
done

Change the 10 to the number of random characters you want to add.


MacBook Pro disk utility - disk0s2 not mounted

Select the parent of disk0s2 in Disk Utility and try the erase operation again, at least twice if it doesn't work first time. If that works, proceed with the reinstallation of OS X.


Hooking up a MacBook Air to a traditional stereo system

I would recommend getting a usb audio device ("USB soundcard"). I'm not an expert audiophile, but an amazon search for usb audio interface will reveal a lot of price points to give you different audio out options which should sound better in a stereo system than the headphone port.


Can I run multiple processes on admin user account while logged in to another account on OSX Server (Yosemite)?

The services that are installed/managed via Mac OS X Server can run in the background and do not require a GUI login session. The Server application itself is just a config/monitoring tool and does not need to be running for the services to run. So it is quite OK to run those services and have a limited user logged into a GUI session.


Something else to try: add a forward slash at the end of the URL (so instead, type site.local/).

I do this at work sometimes when trying to access intranet sites. It usually forces the browser to load that resource rather than search. Has worked for me in Chrome and Firefox too.


What features won't I get with a Magic Mouse under Windows XP and 7?

I have a Magic Mouse on my laptop, and dual boot between OS X and Windows 7.

The basic mouse functionality works well, but the scrolling does not work at all (neither vertical or horizontal), and the gestures do not work either, as all of these functions are done by software and don't use the standard MouseWheel commands that windows expects.

I set it up a long time ago so my memory has faded, but I think you may also have to install the some apple mouse driver package from the Snow Leopard Boot Camp DVD too, but hopefully I'm wrong and you don't need this.


How to start App Expose without using Force Touch or the keyboard?

The following command will enable mouse scroll to open App Expose
defaults write com.apple.dock scroll-to-open -bool TRUE; killall Dock

To disable the gesture, use
defaults write com.apple.dock scroll-to-open -bool FALSE; killall Dock


My Macbook reached 100 degrees Celsius while compiling a software package, is this normal?

Yes this is normal, Intel lists a "Thermal Junction" for the Intel® Core™ i7-3615QM Processor (6M Cache, up to 3.30 GHz) at 105 Degrees Celsius.  This CPU information is referenced from details in EveryMacs' Apple MacBook Pro "Core i7" 2.3 15" Mid-2012 Specs. Modern CPUs pretty much detect when there is a temperature problem and will shutdown if it detects that its overheating.

Large Compiling tasks can take the CPU to its limits, which is causing your MacBook Pro to have to dissipate way more heat that it does normally, hence why its hot and blaring its fans to keep it from overheating. This happens pretty much across the board with most Apple laptops when you push the CPU's to 100% for an extended period of time.

Ear plugs, a laptop stand, headphones, or a Mac Pro desktop (with whisper quiet fans) may be good accessories if you plan on compiling a lot of software packages on a regular basis.


How to import Live Photos from Finder to Photos.app?

You have to import the two files of the same picture (the photo and the video) with the same name.

Photos will recognise them as a live picture then.


Annotate/Highlight Safari webpages, and preserve highlights forever

Use the Print command

then Select Save as PDF

Now you can use Adobe for Highlights and Notes


Enable ssh-key-only login to my Mac for 1 user

To disable password authentication you need to edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config. In Terminal:
sudo vim /etc/ssh/sshd_config

(or replace with your favourite editor)
Look for the line:
#ChallengeResponseAuthentication yes

And change it to:
ChallengeResponseAuthentication no

That is, remove the # at the beginning, and change yes to no.
All subsequent ssh logins will now REQUIRE you to use an ssh key and will not prompt for a password. Ensure your ssh key works before doing this if you have no local access! There's no need to restart the ssh daemon or anything because it is started on demand for each new incoming connection. Note that you may also see a PasswordAuthentication line, but that defaults to no already.
If your ssh keys aren't working then that's a separate issue really, but this answers the question as it is posed now :)


How can you add your own custom video to your iPhone/iPod on start up?

This should solve your video portion:

iStartupMovie is a new jailbreak tweak, which allow to play any video of your choice before the iOS home screen is displayed.This jailbreak tweak only add a “iStartupMovie Manager” to your iDevice and doesn’t effect on your other settings.

Once you have installed iStartupMovie, a new app will be appear on your Home screen. With this app, you can enable or disable the movies (MP4/M4V). Add videos of your choice to /var/mobile/Library/Startup Movies directory using either iFile (which can be obtained from Cydia).You can move as many videos into that directory as you want, in order to select which one you actually want to be played at bootup, launch the iStartupMovie Manager app and just pick your favorite video. The change should take effect immediately. There’s no apparent length limit for the boot up video but be reasonable.

You can Download iStartupMovie from Cydia’s BigBoss repository for free. You must jailbreak your iPhone before installing this tweak. You can follow our step by step Tutorial jailbreak your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch on iOS 4.3.5 using (PwnageTool), or on iOS 4.3.4 or on iOS 4.3.3

Reference:

http://techflipper.com/add-custom-startup-video-to-iphone-or-ipad-jailbreak-tweak/


Why is the number of unread messages in Messages negative?

I believe that negative numbers show up when you read a message on another device before you read it on what ever device has the negative number. I had the same thing happen to me. I have a "-1" badge on my Messages icon.


Install a package .pkg into a custom directory

Try unpkg. It has  worked flawlessly for me for several years.
unpkg solves the problem of installing a .pkg outside its intended location. You still have to figure out how to run gcc from that location. I assume it's a matter of setting the correct environment variables or setting symbolic links in /usr/local .


You can't read 300 gigabytes at once (in one block). Try

dd if=/dev/urandom of=random.bin bs=2g count=150

instead.


It's up to the website to disable autocorrect on fields. You can disable autocorrect globally: go to System Preferences → Keyboard → Text and uncheck ‘Correct spelling automatically’.

Instead of disabling it, you can click the × to cancel that correction, and once you've done that a few times, the word will be added to the dictionary and won't be autocorrected.


iPhone Notes synced on different accounts do not push to the Mac

You can share the Notes created under your Gmail account by adding the Gmail account that you're using on your iPhone to your Mac. To do this, go to Settings → Mail, Contacts & Calendars. Select the Gmail button and add your account information and be sure to check the box next to Notes. If you already have your Gmail account set up on your Mac, follow the same instructions but when you access the Mail, Contacts & Calendars area click on the Gmail acct on the left and a list of options will show on the left. From there you can see if the Notes option is selected. If not, check the box and they should sync. One caveat: some CalDAV notes show up in Mail app instead of the OSX Notes app. I'm not sure about Gmail.

If none of the above work, I recommend checking Help online in Gmail (or similar; that's how I solved a shared calendar sync problem.


Cannot authenticate to twitter, facebook, linkedin in "Internet Accounts" MBP OSX 10.9.4

I looked in my logs and I get a different reply... seems that the linkedin processes/api have changed

Jul 31 19:07:20 --- last message repeated 9 times ---
Jul 31 19:07:20 baksons.local accountsd[259]: /SourceCache/Accounts/Accounts-336.9/ACDAccountStore.m - -[ACDAccountStore verifyCredentialsForAccount:saveWhenAuthorized:withHandler:] - 1413 - com.apple.preferences.internetaccounts.remoteservice (com.apple.preferences.internetaccounts.remoteservice) is trying to verify account credentials for account: peter.bakker@alumni.insead.edu
Jul 31 19:07:21 baksons.local accountsd[259]: (null) - (null) - 0 - Request status was 500
Jul 31 19:07:21 baksons.local accountsd[259]: /SourceCache/Social/Social-279.11/LinkedIn/LinkedInAuthenticationPlugin/LinkedInAuthenticationPlugin.m - __65-[LinkedInAuthenticationPlugin _authenticateAccount:withHandler:]_block_invoke - 262 - Access token request failed. Response: <!DOCTYPE html>

      <title>Your LinkedIn Network Will Be Back Soon</title>
      <meta charset="UTF-8" />

            We're getting things cleaned up.
            We'll be back soon.

            Follow @LinkedInHelp on Twitter to get site availability updates.
            In the meantime, learn what's new at LinkedIn by visiting our blog.

          &copy; 2013 LinkedIn Corporation

            Error Id: 140679763152567

Jul 31 19:07:21 baksons.local accountsd[259]: /SourceCache/Accounts/Accounts-336.9/ACDAccountStore.m - __70-[ACDAccountStore saveAccount:pid:verify:dataclassActions:completion:]_block_invoke539 - 1362 - Could not verify account: The operation couldn’t be completed. (com.apple.accounts error 3.)
Jul 31 19:07:21 baksons.local WindowServer[102]: window 4fd is already attached to window 4fb
Jul 31 19:07:26 --- last message repeated 9 times ---
Jul 31 19:07:26 baksons.local Preview[74667]: CoreText CopyFontsForRequest received mig IPC error (FFFFFFFFFFFFFECC) from font server
Jul 31 19:07:50 --- last message repeated 1 time ---


Navigate Finder Sidebar using arrow keys Yosemite

There is no way of navigate that way. You can only use the following shortcuts to navigate through finder:


Can I move Applications to another partition?

Just move them is probably the best solution. The user caches and preference files stick with the user home folder, so other than convention - most cases it doesn't really matter which volume contains an application. You'll need sudo or file permission tweaking to actually delete some of the apps, but I've found no downsides to moving any apps to an external drive.

Spotlight still indexes them, updates to the App Store work as long as the drive stays mounted when you want to see that an update is available.

Tools like LaunchBar and others will probably need hand-holding to find your moved applications - especially if you don't place them in /Applications on the destination volume.

You will need to re-introduce the moved copies of the App to Launchbar, but in some brief testing, the following apps worked flawlessly when moved to the root of an external drive.

Mail
iWork 09/Keynote
Utilities/Terminal


How can I get my laptop's existing system onto a new replacement drive?

A few ways to approach....

Clone your existing drive to a drive image on the 1TB (if it has room). As @revolver mentioned, Carbon Copy Cloner is a good tool. Super Duper does very much the same thing. Your choice. Swap drives and then restore. You'll need a boot drive that has your clone tool. The 1TB could do this, or a flash drive, etc.
Plug the new drive into the USB/SATA adapter. Install OS X on the new drive so you get the recovery partition setup properly. Then clone directly from internal to external drive. No drive image involved. You can even reboot while in this config to confirm everything worked. Then swap the hardware.
Run a Time Machine backup. Install the new drive. Install OS X, with its recovery partition. Boot to the recovery partition and restore from Time Machine.
Install OS X on the new drive and use the Migration Assistant tool to move all your data and apps over from Time Machine backup. This has the advantages of removing some cruft and getting you a "fresher" environment.

I'd pick #2 as you can test the new drive before you commit to the hardware install.


How Do I know which Version of Beta OS X I'm Running?

Login to developer.apple.com with your developer account, you should see in the download section the current release build on the download page for OS X.

Go to developer.apple.com and login with your credentials
Navigate to the Member Center section
Select OS X
On the download tab you will find the current build

This is to answer how to find the build as per OP.


This error message is not coming from Safari.  It's coming from the content management system of the website: the SLAED CMS, in particular from the editor this CMS uses, TinyMCE.  There isn't anything you can do.  The website author needs to change this setting on their site or upgrade the CMS/TinyMCE version.  The site you refer to is running a version of TinyMCE from 2005 when Safari support was new.


The last ever version of Palm Desktop for Mac [4.2.2] was released in 2008 - though 4.2.1 is more common, & still available if you look around - https://palm-desktop.en.softonic.com/palm though I haven't run the Mac version in a long time, so compatibility might be suspect.

I've found it's simpler to use a VM of Windows 7 & install to that - though my Palm iQue 360 installer now fails on anything other than a backup restored drive, as the associated internet app downloader points to nowhere.

It's not hugely surprising that software for something that hasn't been manufactured in 8 or so years is not easy to obtain or run.

[download locations untested]


Why doesn't my VPN work with my new Mac?

It turns out that Migration Assistant doesn't copy the VPN shared secret, if any. So if that's what your VPN connection uses, go to System Preferences > Network > (your VPN) > Authentication Settings... and set the correct value for the shared secret. Then Apply and try to connect again.


How do I set it up so when my child uses iMessage I can see the messages?

On your iPad, go to Settings > Messages > Send and Receive > Add Another Email and enter her email address. This will generate a confirmation email to your daughter's address, if her email hasn't been used with this Apple ID before. She needs to click the link in that email for you to see her messages.


Trigger custom script on specific log message

AirServer implements a basic AppleScript interface which can tell you if AirServer is in use by calling:
osascript -e "tell application \"AirServer\" to inUse"

Another approach is create a basic app which monitors AirServer's notifications using NSDistributedNotificationCenter:
com.airserverapp.MirroringDidStart, com.airserverapp.MirroringDidStop,
com.airserverapp.AudioDidStart, com.airserverapp.AudioDidStop,
com.airserverapp.VideoDidStart, com.airserverapp.VideoDidStop


OSX Mavericks doesn't reboot/shutdown/logout from menubar

Since no one knows what you did in Terminal in the past your best option is:

Reinstall Mavericks from AppleStore.

It will not temper with you personal data.

It will however rest any changes you made to the system and preferences.

see this for instructions how to.


Ideally you create an additional user account for yourself on the family Mac. Of course this will lead to having two copies of specific tracks and apps on the disk but overall it's much easier to handle than trying to combine two accounts (or handle two Apple IDs/ITS accounts from within one iTunes configuration).

For additional information concerning the migration see

iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer
How can I switch the computer I sync my iPhone with and keep my apps?


Is this safe to download and use Gutenprint driver for Mac from their site?

I'll answer very simply, if you want to know if something is safe or not, go on Virus Total and copy paste the link of the download file. But, if you download a software from their official website and you trust this company, just download it, it should be fine


A backup drive is automatically excluded from a Time Machine backup. In your case the nested backup strategy will not work using Time Machine because External HDD1 will be excluded from being backed up to External HDD2:

Macintosh HD -> External HDD1 (TM1 + Data)
Macintosh HD -> External HDD2 (External HDD1 will be excluded)

You may either split External HDD1 into a Data volume and a backup volume (External HDD1-BV) and then backup Macintosh HD + Data to External HDD1-BV/External HDD2 or you have to use another tool to backup External HDD1 to External HDD2.


Is it necessary to "Restore" files from a Time Machine backup if I can already access them directly from the backup disk using Finder?

No - you don't need to have two copies of the files you backed up.

I think it's a good idea to restore all the files you want to have a backup copy of, however. Spotlight search will let you read / search all the files, but you have no safeguard for when the backup disk dies or fails, so your retention policy for everything you don't copy back is until that disk has a problem.

Files within Backups.Backupdb are intended to be read only, so you shouldn't expect to ever make changes there (or even be able to delete them) so if you can modify them - you have a backup that's disabled or malfunctioning and making a restore so you can set up a new backup is highly advisable.


How does MacPorts work with /Applications/MacPorts and /opt/usr/local/bin

The different install paths does not have a consequence here. It doesn't matter where the application is installed in terms of running under X11 or native OS X.

kitty on macOS is a native macOS application, and is not "managed" by Xorg. You do not need Xquartz, Xorg or X11 at all to run kitty on macOS.

i3 is a window manager for X11. It will only work with and affect X11 applications. You will not be able to use it as a tiling window manager for native macOS applications, such as the default kitty.

In order for kitty to be managed by i3 you would have to recompile kitty using an X11 backend, if that is possible. The X11 backend is already made as it is used on Linux. However it doesn't seem like the X11 backend has been tested on macOS, as the author intends the user to use the native Carbon backend.

Another solution would be to install a macOS tiling window manager such as chunkwm with skhd. That window manager would then be able to tile windows of both native macOS applications as well as the ones managed by XQuartz for example.


Is there any keyboard shortcut to send an email in iOS 9.2?

I did not test this myself, as I do not have a Bluetooth keyboard, but I've seen a few article stating that to send an email you could type CMD - Shift - D.


How to install Python on macOS Catalina using homebrew?

chown the usr/local directory:

sudo chown -R $(whoami) /usr/local

Then try to install python3 again and it should work:

brew install python3

OR,

You can try this also if the above solution didn't help

sudo chown -R $(whoami) $(brew --prefix)/*

Reference: https://gist.github.com/irazasyed/7732946


How to activate an iPhone 5 with an inactivated SIM card

You can't activate the phone using an inactive sim card. However, if the phone is unlocked you can use any active sim card to activate it.

Take one from a family member or a friend. It's a few seconds process.


How do I change my TimeMachine volume in a script

Time Machine supports multiple backup volumes on Mountain Lion.

  Backup to multiple locations

  Time Machine allows you to choose multiple backup locations and seamlessly switch between them. Now you can have a backup of your data at work and at home.


Mac OS X Snow Leopard cannot install python 2.7 readline

How do I stop setup.py from trying to include -arch ppc on MacOSX builds?


Automatic download of top apps from iTunes App Store in iTunes

“

Is there a script... to have iTunes download the top (free) apps (in all categories, or specific category) from the app store, like once a week or day?

”
No. But its a really neat idea. And iTunes is very very scriptable.

“

Is there a... other way to have iTunes download the top (free) apps (in all categories, or specific category) from the app store, like once a week or day?

”
Yes, its called AppleScript, and it is the language of iTunes automation.

Unfortunately, it appears the #applescript@freenode.irc channel is quite dead (which says more about irc than AppleScript!), but there are still some great online and offline resources available.
I found a very nice tutorial for beginners to get you started.


The Apple Configurator was made for this exact reason: easy deployment of iOS devices in large numbers.


Turns out that the iPhoto version was being reported incorrectly. It was really version 9.0 (from the iLife '11 DVD) not 9.2.1 as it said in the GetInfo box, so all of those later updaters were being honest. What I really needed was the 9.1 updater found here https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1322?locale=en_US
Once I got 9.1 installed, I was able to bring it up to 9.4.3, which will work just fine.


Write an AppleScript to create a web link on the desktop

This script will do what you asked. It grabs the URL and the Name of the current Safari tab and creates a weblink file on the desktop. It uses the page's name to name the file. If you want help parsing a better option for the file name, just ask.

try -- will just silently quit if front window is not valid
tell application "Safari"
    set theURL to URL of current tab of window 1
    set theName to name of current tab of window 1
end tell

tell application "Finder"
    make new internet location file at desktop to ¬
        theURL with properties {name:theName}
end tell
end try


In the Skype Preferences, under the Notification tab, you can set the Skype icon to bounce, play a sound and display a built-in visual notification when you receive new messages. Click on the "Event" dropdown to select the events you require. Is this the sort of thing you were after?


Application shortcuts do not match keyboard layout

So, I asked the question on Apple Discussions, here.

There is a solution, but requires one to manually reassign the shortcuts, one by one. Not ideal, but it's a workaround until Apple decides to take macOS development seriously again.

Anyway, the solution is here: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH25377


Reinstalling MacOSX on MacBook from scratch (deleted Macintosh HD volume)

Use a different OS like Linux, and see if it detects the drive. Or alternatively you can install OS X on an external drive from Internet Recovery (if its large enough) and then try working with the drive. Usually reading a drive as an external drive has less problems when partitioned on Mac, as I learned when installing Ubuntu and Windows on my MBP. Work with the drive from there and find a way to reformat it as either exFAT or macOS journaled (extended).


Some of "Services" menu is in Portuguese

Although it seems unclear why did that happen (perhaps you've got some permission issues?), you could delete the Portuguese language package from your System with Monolingual, and that should do the trick.


Resolving host...: Internet doesn't work (Chrome and Safari)

Does the issue eventually come back when creating another location? If not, this is being caused by settings.


How to disable screen time out for a specific iPad app?

Sorry, it is not possible with iOS settings.  You will have to goto settings and turn off auto-lock whenever you don't want the screen to turn off.

See here: Disable iPhone timed auto lock when an app is running?


Is it possible to use multiple flags on a single email in Mac Mail?

Mac Mail doesn't allow you to do that, but the Outlook client for macOS does.


Updating Operating System to play Diablo 3

Just doing a quick search, we can find the System requirements for Diablo III we see that the minimum macOS requirement is El Capitan (10.11). If you are using Yosemite (10.10) or Mavericks (10.9), this game will not work.

We also see that it's capable of running on Sierra (10.12).  You should be able to upgrade to at least El Cap with no performance issues.

To address your specific questions:

  Does Apple impose an operating system cap because her Mac is too old?

Yes.  In fact, with the release of Sierra, many vintage Macs were left out in the cold.

  Is it advisable to upgrade her operating system to the lastest
  version, or would it be too much of a strain on her system resource?

It's not a requirement to upgrade unless you need to, but given your case that you wish to use a specific application (game), it's necessary.  It's always advisable to upgrade as there are lots of fixes and added features with new releases.


Yes. You can automate things on macOS.
Before you start, since you are a developer - make a time budget for things you need to do so you can learn how to automate. Then have fun learning things, the first is how to split up a project into small tasks.

https://xkcd.com/1205/ quick estimator for time budgets
https://xkcd.com/1319/ much of what you seek could fall under continuous maintainance / ongoing development, though...

Have you tried seeing how much time you can waste on containers? (jk, not really) it’s far superior to making lots of user accounts and you can’t just use virtual environments for such a wide ranging project.


Bluetooth devices wake Mac OS X persistently

Reinstalling OS X fixed it in case anyone has the same problem.


Is it possible to develop for iOS10 and deploy to a personal iPad for testing without a developer account?

You don't need a developer account but you do need a Mac.  These points are taken from this blog:

In order to take advantage of this, you’ll need three things:

Xcode 7
iOS 9 (minimum)
A free Apple ID

To start, you’ll need to set up a provisioning profile to code sign your apps:

Open Xode preferences (Xcode > Preferences…)
Click the ‘Accounts’ tab
Login with your Apple ID (+ > Add Apple ID…)
Once you’ve successfully logged in, a new ‘Personal Team’ with the role ‘Free’ will appear beneath your Apple ID.

There's a few more details that you can view on that site.


Macbook battery runs flat while "charging" with nearly full USB Brick

SHORT ANSWER:

The non- Apple cable I was using with the Anker USB brick WAS killing charging performance as proven by the testing I did which is documented in the "Long Answer" section which follows

The Apple USB-C/Thunderbolt cable would require a USB2.0-to-USB-C adapter to work with my Anker USB brick, so I just bought a brick with native USB-C support which works great:

Zendure X6 45W 5 Ports USB-C Hub Portable Charger 20000mAh PD&QC 3.0 Power Bank

HOWEVER: I remarked in the comments in the Apple store that the Apple USB-C/Thunderbolt cable received many 1-star reviews; not robust. Coiling & uncoiling this cable seemed likly to damage it, so I did some searching on Amazon and found the following cable, which works well with the Zandure X6 Brick from my (short) experience of it:

Anker USB-C to USB-C Thunderbolt 3.0 Fast Charging and Data Transfer Cable

Now my brick runs flat first before the Macbook's battery begins to run-down.  Problem solved.

Do remember to shut-down any unnecessary CPU-intensive tasks while running on a USB brick or you will watch it drain fast. And I do mean "FAST"

If you want to see how I arrived at my results, please continue reading "Long Answer" section.  Lots of pictures to support my analysis

LONG ANSWER

Since my Macbook charged correctly using the supplied 87 Watt Power Adapter and USB-C/Thunderbolt cable, I needed to assess the charging properties of this connection to obtain a baseline of what "normal" performance was.  But how?

Task #1: Identify Appropriate Power Meter:

I'm not an electrical engineer, but searching in Amazon I found the tool for the job:

Jokitech USB Type C PowerMeter tester

Task 2: Identify baseline performance of a correct power connection

Armed with the Jokitech tool, I measured the properties of the stock Apple 87 Watt Power Adapter and USB-C cable that ships with my Macbook Pro 2018:

Stock Apple 87 Watt Power Adapter using Apple USB-C Thundebolt Charging cable

The voltage fluctuated between 19.7-19.9 volts, so we'll use the median number 19.8 as a baseline for assessing performance of other USB cables.

Task #3: Determine charging performance using a USB Brick with non-Apple cable

This test I swapped-out the Apple 87 Watt Power Adapter with an Anker USB brick to power my Macbook

Anker 26800 mAH USB Power Brick and USB 2.0-to-USB-C cable

The voltage of the USB Brick's cable is barely 1/4 of the correctly charging connection using stock Apple Power Adapter & USB-C/Thunderbolt cable.

But is it the USB Brick or the Cable- or both?!?!

Task #4: Compare Apple USB-C cable with non-Apple cable

The Anker Brick I had been using had no USB-C interface, so I found the Zendure X6 45W (5) Port USB-C Hub Portable Charger 20000mAh PD&QC 3.0 Power Bank which enabled me to test both the non-Apple cable reporting low voltage and the Apple USB-C/Thunderbolt cable with the same USB brick.

The first test shown below with the non-Apple cable reporting low-voltage, still demonstrates same poor 5-ish volts performance with the new brick when connected to the USB-C port via an adapter:

Now, if I connect the Apple USB-C Cable which was known to work correctly with the Power Adapter and it continues to operate at about 19.8v (or thereabouts), then that cable I was using with the Anker was causing me the pain.  Let's see how tha Apple USB-C cable behaves:

Note that there's no issues with low voltage with the Apple cable.  The original cable I had tried with both the Anker & Zandure X6 USB bricks performed 5-ish volts consistently. As you can see, the USB cable you use to charge from a USB brick can have a HUGE effect on charging performance


Is there any indication when WiFi Assist is being used?

There's actually no visible indication on the screen when it's being used (right now). I have noticed that when leaving home and getting on the road, the network switches from my wifi as I drive away onto the 4G a lot faster (without causing a drop in any streaming audio), but there is no indication on the screen that this is happening.

In short, it's a background feature.


iPhone 5S touchscreen become unresponsive, how to properly calibrate it?

I would suggest taking a full encrypted backup of the phone using iTunes. Then restore the phone with the latest iOS without restoring your backup.

If the problem with the touchscreen freezes persist, you most probably have a hardware error (or at least an error that is not user-fixable). If so, you'll have to take it in for repairs.

If the problem with the touchscreen disappears, the problem could be a corruption in the settings in your backup. If you can do without restoring the backup, that would be ideal - otherwise you'll have to use third party utils to pick and choose stuff from the backup and copy them to the device again.


macOS calendar.app - app reset results in calendars reappearing

So after deleting the above folders and if the issue still exists enter the following terminal command

defaults delete com.apple.SyncServer SyncServicesResetWorldRunOnce

Then reboot the system.


What are the private and public keys associated with an Apple Distribution Certificate?

The certificate contains a copy of the public key. Having the certificate without the private key is meaningless in terms of distributing iOS programs.
The private key is created automatically when you create the certificate signing request as described by the linked to guide. The private key is stored on your local computer, and can be found in the Keychain program.
The private key is not contained in the certificate nor it is not downloadable from Apple's developer web site. You will want to keep the private key, well, private - and secure.


Try formatting the USB stick twice as HFS+ (journaled)/GPT. Then use DiskMaker X to write the image. This is a piece of software that is updated very often and usually doesn't have any bugs (at least to my knowledge), so it might work better than the app you are using now. If nothing helps, then you probably have a broken USB stick - go buy something like a SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 (I have it and it works great).


Restart the computer, hold SHIFT before the apple logo show up, this will boot the Mac in safe mode, which will disable all other applications that are not required to start your Mac.  Note that this will take a few minutes. After this, try to locate the Input you need, it should be there.

If that fails, try the fix suggested by Apple.

If this fails, create a new Account.

祝你好运！！ (Good Luck!!)


How do I find my purchased OS X 10.9.2 which was accidentally deleted from App Store?

You can´t really delete your purchases - but you could hide purchases.

Apple has a Support file for this case.

You have to:

Open the Mac App Store.
Choose Store > Sign In, then enter your Apple ID and password.
Choose Store > View My Account.
Click on View Hidden Purchases from the Account Information page.
From the Hidden Purchases page, locate the app you would like to unhide.
Click the Unhide button.


Difficult to find any hard and fast sources here but I think the problem you are seeing is because you are running two hypervisors at the same time.
There are various places online where you can find people discussing problems when people try to run various combinations of Parallels, Fusion and VirtualBox at the same time.
I thought this post from one of the VirtualBox developers was particularly interesting:

VT-x [the virtualisation tech inside Intel processors] is designed such that there can only be one entity using it at a time. That's why you can't use VT-x when it's already in use by, say, Hyper-V (and why Type 1 hypervisors suck :P ).
One relatively minor difference with OS X is that it's currently the only OS which has APIs to enable and disable VT-x. Windows/Linux/Solaris just don't care and everything is up to the hypervisor. But that is really a minor difference.
The short story is that VT-x is not designed to be shared (that's meant to be a security feature). Because operating systems typically do not offer VT-x management APIs, one and only one hypervisor "owns" VT-x on a given logical processor at any moment. The way to "share" VT-x is to initialize and un-initialize VT-x (aka enter/leave VMX root mode) around every execution of guest code. Hypervisor A comes in, enables VT-x, runs guest code, disables VT-x. Hypervisor B does the same. If both/all hypervisors do this, VT-x can be "shared".

So my guess is that the two hypervisors are trying to share the virtualisation features of the Intel chip in your machine, but one (or both) of them has caused the system to loss track of the resources on your machine.
I'd try closing one and then the other to see if the memory figures return to something normal. If closing both doesn't help, I'd reboot and start again.


Can't search for files on Mac with just file labels

I encountered the same issue....it appears that in High Sierra, file labels are supplanted by tags. so, searching by tags, matching the name you gave the colored file label, will get the result you want (searching by file label seems broken)


Sync Apple Maps Favorites across personal devices

Do I really have to exchange Maps links between devices to get it on the intended device?

No, you do not have to exchange Maps links for Favorites to and fro between your Mac and iOS devices. If you are logged in with same iCloud ID on both of your devices and have iCloud sync enabled, favorite created on one device automatically syncs on the other.

To verify if the settings are configured correctly, on your Mac, go to System Preferences → iCloud → iCloud Drive (Options...) and verify that Maps is checked:

On your iPhone, go to Settings app → Your Name → iCloud and check that Maps is enabled under Apps Using iCloud section:

If the above two verifies, you are all set. Mark a location as favorite in Maps macOS app by searching for it, clicking on the pin, clicking on the ⓘ button and clicking on the heart icon. The heart icon changes to solid fill when the location gets added to favorite.

Now, open Maps app on your iPhone, drag to pull the search view up from the bottom of the screen. You'll see a Favorites entry. Tapping on it will show you the recently added favorite. Tapping on the item name will locate it on the Map view.

Now do the reverse. Search for a location in Maps app on your iPhone, pull up the info sheet for the location and tap on the heart button to add it to Favorites. The heart icon changes to red color to indicate successful add.

Now open Maps macOS app, click within the search bar shown along the top and click on Favorites button to reveal the list of favorites. You'll find the newly added favorite item from your iPhone listed.

Make sure both your devices have an active Internet connection for the sync to happen.


Photos section of OSX Yosemite file picker dialog out of date -- any way to force an update?

I just had the same problem. It may seem that the fact that I have my Photos library on an external drive causes it.

In Apple Photos, I saw in the Preferences dialog (tab General) a button "use as System library". Pushing that solved my issue.


Does SSH on Mac keep a local cache of data?

SSH simply allows you to use a shell (command line) on a remote machine; it doesn't cache the data that you access.

If you're looking for a solution to back up files from another machine, and Time Machine isn't what you want, perhaps check out rsync.


Is there a better way to shutdown/restart OSX?

If you don't care about saving the session, you can simply hit Ctrl + Option + ⌘ + ⏏ for Shutdown or Ctrl + ⌘ + ⏏ for Restart

You can also check out this post (Disable "Reopen Windows") on disabling resume if you don't want that. There is another solution posted here on Apple's forums for disabling the feature by William Donelson (second post by him on the page).


Apple Magic mouse often loses connection

The thing is, you can fix your mouse with just your fingers. Simply remove the back cover and bend it so that ends curve up on the Apple logo side. Then, replace the cover. This is why buying a new mouse can fix the issue: Over time, the back cover starts to bend so that there is more room between it and the batteries.


Emojis appear on some parts of apps but show as question mark in other parts

I had to reinstall Mac OS. I did this by pressing Command+R on reboot and then it present a menu. You chose Reinstall Mac OS and it'll reinstall it for you.

I did a backup before doing this reinstall using TimeMachine and an external drive because I thought I was going to have to restore everything again.

Good news is that I didn't have to at all. All my files were intact and the emoji issue was fixed!

Here's more info on this type of install.


I was able to delete the hidden folders that existed in the root of my iCloud Drive from iOS and macOS that apps I'd previously deleted from my devices.
I'm using macOS Catalina version 10.15.2 but this may work on earlier versions of macOS.

Open Terminal.app and type this but do not press return yet:
rm -rf

Make sure there is a space after the "f" at the end of the command

In Finder, open the iCloud Drive folder and change it to List view (command+2) so you can easily see all of the hidden folders.

Select all of the folders you want to delete, then drag them in to the Terminal window. It will automatically add the path of the folders to the command, separated by spaces.

So the command would look something like this:
    rm -rf /Users/username/Library/Mobile\ Documents/com~apple~Automator/Documents /Users/username/Library/Mobile\ Documents/com~apple~ScriptEditor2/Documents /Users/username/Library/Mobile\ Documents/com~apple~TextEdit/Documents /Users/username/Library/Mobile\ Documents/com~apple~QuickTimePlayerX/Documents /Users/username/Library/Mobile\ Documents/6LVTQB9699~com~seriflabs~affinitydesigner/Documents /Users/username/Library/Mobile\ Documents/iCloud~net~doo~scanbot~vpp/Documents /Users/username/Library/Mobile\ Documents/com~apple~Numbers/Documents /Users/username/Library/Mobile\ Documents/F6266T9T75~com~apple~iMovie/Documents /Users/username/Library/Mobile\ Documents/com~apple~Keynote/Documents /Users/username/Library/Mobile\ Documents/WUGMZZ5K46~com~bohemiancoding~sketch/Documents /Users/username/Library/Mobile\ Documents/iCloud~com~readdle~Scanner~PDF/Documents  /Users/username/Library/Mobile\ Documents/iCloud~is~workflow~my~workflows/Documents /Users/username/Library/Mobile\ Documents/F3LWYJ7GM7~com~apple~garageband10/Documents /Users/username/Library/Mobile\ Documents/com~apple~Preview/Documents

Press return. It may ask you for your computer password.

After running the command, nothing will happen in the iCloud Drive window.

The only two things I observed at this point that were different from before were:
a. When clicking on of one of the folders, the Finder Path Bar will show iCloud > and the folder's icon, but will not show the folder name
b. Dragging the folder to Terminal again does nothing - it does not generate the text path like before.

Restart your Mac

Return to iCloud Drive in Finder and the hidden folders should be gone.


You need to buy officially unlocked iPhone. There is no universal way to tell if particular phone is officially unlocked until you restore it in iTunes and it's still unlocked.

Here you can find countries/providers that sell unlocked phones if that could be of any hep to you.


There are several 3rd party AirPlay receivers which could run on Mac OS X and receive/record screen mirroring from an iDevice.

You have to download and install one of these applications. Try LonelyScreen (free) or Reflector ($15).

Another way is by using QuickTime. QuickTime on OS X 10.10+ can record iDevice screens, but you must connect your iDevice to Mac, while the AirPlay receiver method can work with Wi-Fi.


Placing finger twice on Finger Scanner on iPhone 6 plus changes view

This is called "Reachability" and is Apple's way accommodating allow for one handed use where the thumb can reach the top of the screen.

It exists on the iPhone 6 line where few people have hands large enough to reach the top of the screen when holding the device from the bottom. Smaller devices such as iPhone 5s and older do not have this toggle. iPads also lack this control.

It is described here: https://www.apple.com/iphone-6/design/


Why did my Mac reboot into the "Set up your new Mac" screen after a power failure?

At boot, it was having a problem in finding any users accounts, so it offered to create a new one.

In process of doing so, it repaired it self when it found out there are already users.


Transferring files between two Apple ID accounts

I guess each Apple ID has a dedicated iCloud account.  Login and logout with each individual Apple ID from your MAC and use terminal to access all the documents belong to each Apple ID that are stored in the iCloud . After you access the iCloud account you can move files from the iCloud account to your personal Desktop or anywhere you want.

Try the following Terminal commands:

cd ~/Library/Mobile\ Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs
mv fileName.ext folderName


iOS Untrusted Developer error when testing app

Enterprise and other certificates have to be manually trusted on iOS 9 when they didn't have to on iOS 8 and earlier.

Open the Settings app
Open General
Open Profiles (you won’t see this until after the first profile is installed on an iOS device)
Choose the affected profile and trust it

If you don't see "Profiles & Device Management" then your device needs to reinstall the app or get the appropriate profile from MDM / other enrollment. Also, if your network or system blocks any outbound traffic to Apple servers for time sync, OCSP/CRL or notarization checks, you will see errors or potentially have other challenges to run apps.


`createinstallmedia` fails to create bootable volume for some Macs

I just experienced a similar, though non-identical, issue with my own 2012 Mac Mini which failed to start-up from a bootable High Sierra installer on a 64GB multi-boot flash drive. The drive is formatted with bootable installer partitions for 10.6/10.8/10.9/10.10/10.11/10.12/10.13/blank. I, too, was able to view all the partitions as start-up drive options, but the Mini refused to actually boot from any of them. And recovery mode’s reinstaller was forcing the internal start-up SSD to reformat as AFPS, which I did not want. I put the Mini in target disk mode & connected it to my MacBook Air & the Air to the flash drive & used Terminal on the Air to install HFS+ High Sierra on the Mini. So, my take is that the issue is likely not related to details of the boot drive or its partitions but to something innate in the 2012 Mac Mini, itself.


What is the meaning of the check box and circle in this iTune U

The checkbox is a tool for downloaded items to specify if you want that specific item to sync to your device. There is a setting in your iTunes device list to sync only checked items in iTunes:

If you have that setting turned on, unchecking any song or video will tell iTunes not to sync that item to your device during the next sync.

The circle is a progress indicator for downloaded items:

A filled circle indicates that the item is unplayed.
A half circle indicates that the item is partially played.
No circle indicates that the item has been played to completion.


iTunes 12.4.1 cannot sync music to my iPad

First of all, you had better create a free Apple ID.

I think iFunBox is what you need. A tool for iOS management from Mac/PC(without syncing iTunes and using an Apple ID). iExplorer is another app that is a little bit easier to use.


I want to lend my phone to my bro. How to save data that I can restore some other times?

I have used an iTunes backup to restore my phone on more than one occasion. I personally prefer an iTunes backup over iCloud for many reasons. The time required to complete a backup is significantly reduced with a wired connection. With iTunes you have the ability to backup any apps .ipa files. This is useful if you've ever updated an app you love and then immediately regretted the update.

Be aware that when you backup your data with iTunes, by default every time you backup your data it overwrites the old backup with the new one.  This is not always such a good thing but you can overcome this easily with the following steps.

Open iTunes and click Preferences in the menu bar
Once inside Preferences click on the section labeled devices.

In the Devices section you will find a list of backups for your device.
Right click on any backup listed and you should then see an option to Archive.
Select Archive for any backup you want to keep. This will prevent it from being overwritten the next time you back up your device and from any future backups.

If nothing is listed in the Devices section of Preferences, that means you don't have any saved backups for your device in iTunes and might want to go ahead and do that.

Hope this helps.


How to stream video with subtitles from computer to Ipad?

You can install VLC or Infuse (my favorite) and have them connect to your various machines.


Macbook Pro stuck booting after Sierra 10.12.1 update

my MBP is a Mid-2012 Retina, and I have had this issue with both the HP Printer Update 5.0 and 5.1. I successfully ignored the update for a while, but tried today and ended up with the same problem. Here's a step-by-step fix that helped me get back on the road:

The Fix (if this sounds scary, don't do it - find someone who is comfortable with  this process to help you):

Hold the power button until your machine shuts off.
Hold the 'command' and 'R' keys simultaneously, then start your machine. Wait
for the chimes before you let go.
You will boot into the recovery partition.
Open the 'terminal' application (hint: it's in a menu)
cd /Volumes/'your volume name here'/Library/Extensions (to figure out your volume name, type 'cd /Volumes', then type 'ls' to see the list of available volumes. The one you want to use is the one you normally boot into.
type 'ls - l' when you are in the Extensions directory of your boot Volume, and confirm that you see the directory 'hp_io_enabler.kext'
type 'rm -rf hp_io_enabler.kext' this will recursively delete the directory and all contents. the f means 'force'.
if you like, type 'ls -l' to confirm that the 'lil guy is gone.
quit the Terminal and reboot your machine to the normal Startup.
get on with your life!

To hide specific updates in Sierra, right-click (Command click) on the specific update, and select the convenient 'Hide Update' that appears. How easy is that?


I do not know of any way to disable the physical clicking of a
Trackpad. The OS X trackpad preferences can be found here, or by going to System Preferences -> Trackpad. If the Trackpad is constantly telling the OS to click, then there is little you can do to get around this. Trackpad replacements are $69, I believe, at the Genius Bar.


How to monitor the network usage of specific apps on iOS?

You can do this with Onavo Count

Onavo Count monitors and analyzes all types of mobile data and phone use. This includes background, foreground, and Wi-Fi use.