A quick search turned up QLVideo, which I've now installed. It provides limited functionality with mkv (as well as avi, flv, asf, and a few others) including preview screen shots in QuickLook and thumbnails in Finder's GetInfo window. Unfortunately it does not actually play the video.

https://github.com/Marginal/QLVideo/releases/tag/rel-172

Sadly, Perian (a brilliant piece of software that I miss dearly) does not work with Apple's new replacement for the QuickTime infrastructure in MacOS.


See this answer - https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/45719/11118

Basically you enable a higher-resolution mode where everything uses twice as many pixels, so things appear bigger.


How to search more magazines in Apple Newsstand on iPod?

No - You have to click on Search and a serach queery will bring up all results accross iTunes.

The store page behind newsstand is just a coverpage for the iTunes store. You will find that once you have entereed the store from newsstand you are able to browse and download any iTunes content.

It is easier in this case to use iTunes on the desktop of a computer.

You can browse in alternate ways by tapping on release date and then sorting by name, most popular or release date.

However when you use the iTunes store on an iPad, you have the additional option of filtering results by Category, you can then select Newsstand.


How can I disable the system feedback when using the "fn" button on a Touch Bar-equipped MBP?

How embarrassing: the clicks were due to Shush's audio cues. I thought I had disabled them.


iCloud Family Sharing: Notifications to others member if you leave?

Yes. Everyone in the family will get a notification in their notifications center.


Use osascript to call an AppleScript from the command line.

Save the following script or one like it somewhere, then run osacript [path to file]:

tell application "Numbers"
    activate
    close every document without saving
end tell


Why Microsoft Word for Mac won't open on other computers

When you are ready to quit Microsoft Word, select the “Word” menu and hold down the Option/Alt (⌥) key.

That will change this menu:

to this one:


How to remove Your carrier may charge for SMS Messages used to activate FaceTime

Source

You didn't mention the iOS version you're using so I'm assuming you're on the 11.1.2.  Here's a few things to try (not in any particular order):

Make sure that your date, time, and time zone are set correctly. Turn Messages off and on in Settings > Messages. Open Message, under the Message settings, a popup message will appear saying your carrier may charge for SMS messages and select “Cancel”. Message activates itself after you have clicked Cancel.
Make sure that your iPhone has the latest version of iOS. In not, backup your iPhone and then simply update.
Remove and reinsert the Sim card. Apple explains how you can do that.
Tap Settings > Your Name (and iCloud ID). Then tap Name, Phone numbers, Email. Under Reachable At tap Edit and add your phone number.
Reset network settings. Go to Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings.  As the action states, this will reset your network settings (e.g. your Wi-Fi passwords will be removed etc).

If you are still having this problem, contact your cell carrier (AT&T, T-Mobile etc.). You may also contact Apple support.


High Sierra how to move menu bar to external monitor

When you have the external screen connected, in system preferences : Display you can move that menu bar to the other screen - I usually get the displays icon in the menu bar as well.


How to install user Applescripts for Safari and activate the Scripts menu item?

You haven't specified the version of macOS or Safari you're running, but usually you would do this:

In the Finder, go to the top level of your Mac's hard drive (or SSD)
Navigate to /System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/
Double-click on the Script Menu.menu file

This should add the Script Menu to a number of supported apps, etc.


Local User LaunchAgent via SSH: Operation not permitted

This appears to be an issue with the launchctl 'session' that is used for the agent and that is incorrectly inferred by the start command. The new version of launchctl has some new commands for loading agents that allow you to specify this, see here.

The following seems to work via SSH:

launchctl bootstrap gui/<UID> /Users/me/Library/LaunchAgents/org.my.custom.plist

You can then (re)start the service using

launchctl kickstart -k gui/<UID>/org.my.custom

Here <UID> is the user's UID which can be found with id -u <username>.


How can I manually force a file of a Fusion Drive to the SSD?

I am aware this may not be the technical answer you seek, but it's the pragmatic solution at present. Hopefully, a non-buggy way to micro manage the tiered storage will become known, but here are things you can do today, out of the box.

ensure all data fits on the SSD so that no tiering takes place.
manually access these files to ensure the algorithm sees them as being read more than the rest. Using dd to read the files would be a good start and rebuilding the iPhoto library databases should also force a full read of the contents. It's not clear reads only will affect tiering in a "mandatory promotion to SSD storage" sense.


How to accommodate changed yahoo mail password on iPad?

As @Tyson mentioned, your friend will obviously need to reset her Yahoo password through Yahoo directly. Once that's done:

If she's pulling her email in the Apple Mail app, she can update the password in Settings (the gear-like icon) > Mail, Contacts, Calendars. Once she navigates there, she needs to select Yahoo under the account list, then select the top "Account - (email address) >" option which will then give her the opportunity to enter her new password.

If she's using Yahoo's own "Yahoo Mail" iOS app, I'd imagine that the settings are within the app itself (sorry, I don't use Yahoo Mail anymore).


Yes, but the sites you want to use must be saved in a folder in your bookmarks.

Once you've bookmarked the sites all in the same folder (the only contents of the folder should be these sites), go to Safari -> Preferences -> General. Click the Choose Tabs Folder... item in the New windows open with: menu and select your folder.

New windows will open with each of your websites in tabs.


Same advice as the Apple forums. Backup and reformat your system.

Apple has not released an APFS specification or code yet. As you have found, only very rough reverse engineering has been done. Trying to interpret what key 2 miscompare in the fsroot tree is pure speculation at this point.

There is no way to convert back to HFS+. There is an unofficial way to opt out though.

There is no need for a fsck command means that the FS will try to fix anything wrong on-the-fly, online. No filesystem can be immune from all potential damage or implementation bugs. If something can't be fixed by fsck offline, then there really is no chance to have it fixed online.

However, one potential scenario is a bug with fsck and not the system code, but again that's pure speculation without being able to understand what's wrong. It's your choice, but a reformat is the safest point.


I've uninstalled Xcode and many apps were uninstalled too

Both of those tools should be in your /Applications/Utilities folder. They should not be removed when uninstalling Xcode using that tool.

If they are no longer there, you can copy them from another machine running 10.7.2. I would make sure to pull them from another machine running the same version of the OS. This is only if you know you are missing a particular application.

The better route, if these applications are truly missing, would be to reinstall the OS, since as noted in the comment below, there could be many other items missing as well. With Lion, there is a new recovery tool built in. Make sure you backup your data first though.

To recover, just hold down Command + R when rebooting. More information is available on Apples website.


Does Xcode 7.3.1 run on MacOS Sierra (10.12)?

Yes it works. I have macOS Sierra with Xcode 7.3.1.

Tested:

Simulators
Debug on device
Validate/Upload to store
CocoaPods


How does TimeMachine store Calibre's metadata and backup files?

To manually dig through the paths, start at
/Volumes/[TM drive]/Backups.backupdb/[drive name]/Latest.
'Latest' is an alias - I'm not sure how that will resolve on nix.

The following all depends on the alias resolving correctly, as the actual locations are not 'fixed' but each may be in a different 'dated' folder on the TM drive itself.

Assuming that resolves correctly, then the Calibre plist is at [relative refs to your current folder]
~/Library/Preferences/net.kovidgoyal.calibre.plist.

Calibre Library itself is straight in your user folder ~/Calibre Library.

Prefs are in ~/Library/Preferences/calibre.


Do the Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic work with an iPhone 3G?

I just checked; the "play/pause" button works, but not the "up/down volume" buttons.


screensaver causes error "share does not exist on the server" to endless loop

OK, I got it  solved.  I first mounted the disk with the image files from it's new, permanent location on the server.  Then I opened iPhoto and slowly, image by image opened them.  The bulk of them opened with no problem from the new location.  A fair number, 100 or so out of 10,000, had lost their connection to the actual file.  Most of these I was able to locate on the hard drive and re-link with no problem.  A few, perhaps 20, I seem to have lost completely.  None of them were of much importance.  I allowed iPhoto to take it's time quitting so that it could update it's library etc. Now, even without that drive mounted to my desktop, the Screen Saver will start with a simple AppleScript and opening the Screen Saver control panel works with no trouble and does not spawn any error messages at all.


Sorry but you don't really have any control over this. Some sharing panels offer a "Open  In..." option in the bottom-right corner. If you check an application that does offer this option (for example Dropbox) you'll likely find Instagram in that list.

For some reason Apple doesn't provide that "Open In..." option in the Camera or Photos apps.

The Facebook and Flickr options are hard-coded by Apple. They always appear in the sharing list even if you don't have the applications installed.


Why is iWork Keynote is suddenly linking images instead of embedding them?

go to Keynote > Preferences > under general Preferences make sure under Saving: "include Preview in document by default" and "copy auto and Movies into Document" is checked.


I've experienced this problem before, and I managed to get back two-page functionality by switching iBooks to full screen mode.  You also might be able to get it back by adjusting the iBooks window size -- the bug appears to be triggered when iBooks assumes there isn't enough space in the window to display both pages.


How to delete all photos from iCloud library without having to manually delete every 1000 items?

Deleting photos is easy if you can borrow a Mac.

https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/179483/5472

If not, you’ll want to pick away with it or open a support case with Apple. The engineers can blow away files if you give them a support PIN and they have a reasonable belief you can’t do it by plugging away with the tools Apple ships and you realize the limitations are there to prevent a moment where someone destroys another’s library when their phone is unlocked and not hassle someone that legitimately wants to remove thousands upon thousands of photos.


Recreate old aliases in bulk to reduce their file size, keeping their name and creation date

On macOS 10.14 Mojave, inspecting any individual legacy alias with Get Info (⌘I) causes it to be regenerated with a smaller size.

To use Get Info to regenerate aliases in bulk, first show a list of the aliases to update in Finder in List View. To find all your aliases, press ⌥⌘Space to open a new search in Finder, click ‘+’ to add an criterion, and set the criterion to “Kind” is “Other”, typing in “Alias”.

In this list of aliases in Finder, select the top result, then press ⌥⌘I to Show Inspector. The selected alias will be regenerated – you will see its size go down. Now hold down the ↓ arrow key to select each alias one at a time. Each of them will be regenerated, getting an updated Date Modified but keeping its Date Created.

You have to inspect each alias one at a time because inspecting multiple aliases will only update the first one.


Since upgrading to iOS 9.1 my iPad mini does not work

One of the things that they always tell you to try is to do either do a full backup to iTunes or iCloud and doing a full iPad reset & restore. (Settings -> General -> Reset -> Reset All etc)

But obviously be careful about what apps you have and whether there is data that won't get backed up. There is no 'revert'.

Eliminating the possibility of a software problem is easier for you than determining a hardware problem. If you still have the problem after a full restore...

Do you have warranty?


Why does iTunes Match hang on Step 3 on files it has already processed?

Have you tried deleting the iTunes preferences files? You can find them on ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.iTunes.plist and com.apple.iTunes.plist.lockfile
Erasing them will force iTunes to "start fresh" and hopefully fix the problems you have. It won't delete your data (songs, playlists, etc), so it's quite safe to try it.


How to print PDF documents without highlights in Preview.app

In Preview.app there isn't an option, although there is a way:

  Open your .pdf document
  Select All (Command A)
  Everything should be highlighted
  Control mouse click on any page
  From the popup menu > select the circle with a slash through it

  Print your document
  Press Command Z to undo (re-enable highlights)


Control iTunes remotely on 10.3.9 (or maximum 10.4.11)

I think the trouble you're going to run in to is that much of the remote control software for iTunes out there, especially for the smartphone market, requires an iTunes version that support Digital Audio Control Protocol (DACP, aka "Home Sharing"). Not sure you can get to an iTunes version that supports DACP if your highest OS level is 10.4.11.

For control from another Mac I highly recommend TuneConnect. Very cool little program that lets you remote control iTunes on another Mac from your current Mac. Even streams the cover art and playlist back to the remote app. It uses a daemon approach to controlling iTunes so it works with older, non-home sharing capable, iTunes installations. There's also the simpler iTunes Remote Control which works over Bonjour IIRC -- not quite as fancy, but it gets the job done. Both of those are free.

For control from an iPhone Apple has it's own iTunes Remote you can download from the iOS App Store for free. Works well. Requires home sharing be turned on in iTunes -- so you might be out of luck there if you can't run the latest iTunes on your older iMac.

For an Android device there's TunesRemote (which uses the home sharing protocol, so it requires a newer iTunes installation). TunesRemote is free and open source. There's also Remote for iTunes which also relies on DCAP and costs $5.

For control from a non-Mac machine your best bet is probably still VNC. Just get a remote desktop on the Mac and click away. I couldn't find anything that solves this particular problem. I'll admit I didn't look that hard. :)


Is it possible to use an iMac's screen as a second monitor?

I don't know your iMac spec, but look at Apple knowledge base

  With Target Display mode, you can use your iMac (27-inch, Mid 2010) or
  iMac (27-inch, Late 2009) with Mac OS X as an external display.
  Connect any computer or other device with a Mini DisplayPort to your
  27-inch iMac using a Mini DisplayPort to Mini DisplayPort cable or
  using a converter that converts other electrical, video, and audio
  protocols from another source device to Mini DisplayPort compliant
  signals.  (Cables and converters available separately.)


How to I access documents saved in iCloud with Mountain Lion on my iOS device

Although the files saved from TextEdit and Preview are actually saved in the cloud (and not just synced), they don't have corresponding iOS apps.

One of the biggest problems with iCloud is that an app can only access files in its container. There is no ability to open files from other apps. This is even more of a problem now that apps like Preview and TextEdit, which deal with generic files, are iCloud enabled.

If you are a developer, you can view all the files from all the apps stored in your iCloud account at developer.icloud.com. You can also download most of the files from there, but normal users are stuck.

So, if you only have one Mac (and any number of iOS devices), then the iCloud part of Preview and TextEdit is useless, other than that it provides another method of manually backing up a select number of files.


How do I tell the MacPorts Python to look in /opt/local/lib for dylibs?

Libraries are usually referenced using absolute paths on OS X, making it unnecessary to set any variables. Your otool -L output on the Python module should thus contain

/opt/local/lib/libgnuradio-grgsm.$version.dylib (...)

This path is copied from what Apple calls the "shared library identification name" in a library when you link against it. That means that whatever value is in the output of otool -L on the Python module is the same value that you get by running otool -D on /opt/local/lib/libgnuradio-grgsm.dylib (or just using otool -L and looking at the first line). If you do this on your machine, you will notice that it also does not contain an absolute path. That's the root cause of the issue you see.

First, this is a bug in GNU Radio, or MacPorts' packaging of GNU Radio. Please file a ticket so this can get fixed or addressed with the GNU Radio developers.

Second, there are a couple of ways to work around this issue for now:

Method A: Fix the identification name of libgnuradio-grgsm.dylib. This can be done using install_name_tool -id $correctID /opt/local/lib/libgnuradio-grgsm.dylib. Note that the absolute path to the unversioned dylib is likely not the correct value for this. libgnuradio-grgsm.dylib is likely a symlink to another symlink with the major version embedded. This path is the one that should be used as install name. After this change, rebuilding the Python module should solve the issue.
Method B: Fix the path in the load command of the Python module. Use install_name_tool -change libgnuradio-grgsm.dylib $correctID /opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages/grgsm/_grgsm_swig.so to do this. $correctID should be chosen as explained in Method A.


Unfortunately, there is no native method to access an encrypted Linux volume on macOS.

A technique that may work for you is downloading VirtualBox (a free and open source virtual machine program), installing a Linux distribution in a VM, setting the host (macOS)'s /dev directory as shared to the VM, and then try to mount the disk on the virtual machine, through the shared /dev file. The likelihood of this working is not great, but it might work. Can't hurt to try.


How to connect MacBook Pro mid-2014 to monitor: hdmi, dp or usb-c?

According to this answer, you are probably better off with DisplayPort.

Does USB-C to HDMI take more processing power than direct USB-C to DisplayPort?

HDMI will work, but probably only give you a 30Hz refresh rate rather than 60Hz that your system is capable of.


How can I prevent the administrator password prompts?

You can use the root user. This is highly unrecommended, but it will never show you an administrator privileges dialog.


Airdrop or export multiple original quality videos from iOS Photos app

I can transfer HEVC videos perfectly fine via AirDrop (iOS 12 → macOS Mojave).
Please check the transfer settings in the iOS Settings app > Photos (last element). Setting should be "Keep Originals".


How to change iOS app "developed by" name?

You can't. Must contact Apple Support to do it.

  How can I update or change my iOS Developer Program account information?

  Please contact us for assistance with:

  Address changes
  Contact information updates
  Company/Organization name updates or changes

Apple Developer Support


I just discovered a reasonable way to add the Evernote bookmarklet to Chrome on my iPad.

Start to create a new bookmark on any page by clicking the star in the URL bar
Enter a name for the bookmarklet. I just used Evernote.
Delete the URL in the bookmark dialog box and replace with the Evernote bookmarklet:

javascript:(function(){EN_CLIP_HOST='http://www.evernote.com';try{var%20x=document.createElement('SCRIPT');x.type='text/javascript';x.src=EN_CLIP_HOST+'/public/bookmarkClipper.js?'+(new%20Date().getTime()/100000);document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(x);}catch(e){location.href=EN_CLIP_HOST+'/clip.action?url='+encodeURIComponent(location.href)+'&title='+encodeURIComponent(document.title);}})();

Save the bookmark

Now if you type the name of the bookmark Chrome should show an autocomplete list with the Javascript code — just select it and press Return. For me there is a longish pause before the Evernote pop up appears.


Do I have to repurchase Apple apps through the Mac App Store to get updates there?

Yes, you do have to re-buy to get updates via the Mac App Store. Via Daring Fireball:

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

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

Honestly, I'm really surprised by this.

UPDATE: I'd recommend reading Cabel Sasser's blog post over at Panic about this as it provides a more comprehensive picture of what's going on, and includes some developer-related information.


It depends on what kind of programming you're going to do. Especially if you going to test the programs that you're developing.

Any of these "is it worth it" questions are going to be highly subjective.

I would think that an average programmer would value the SSD more than the extra CPU speed, as compiling/building involves a lot of small files which the SSD will handle faster than the ordinary hard drive. However, a RAM drive would be faster than either disk. So it depends on your setup.

Also remember that the MacBook Pro is a 2012 model compared to the 2015 MacBook Air, so you cannot compare the CPU as simply 2.5 Ghz vs. 1.6 Ghz. This could lead you to believe that the MacBook Pro has a CPU that is 56% faster than the MacBook Air - however benchmarks show that the CPU is really only about 4% faster. The GPU is also faster on the Air (Intel HD6000 vs. Intel HD4000).


Can I upgrade MacBookPro13"(Early 2011-1333 MHZ DDR3-2.3 GHZ i5) to 16GB 1600 MHZ RAM?

The source I have, MacTracker, says your laptop can be upgraded to 16 GB. I don't know about the 1600 MHz but I assume that would be ok if all of the memory modules were 1600 MHz.


Watch PBS videos while in Spain using Proxy

It appears that the PBS video is transported via http, but there are other resources on that page that connect via https. You may also need to establish an https proxy as well. In your screenshot, you only have an http proxy set up.


The time stamp shows the time the message was successfully sent. This is shown in local time (i.e. whatever time it was in your time zone).


Consolidating music from three drives to one

Under Prefs > Advanced set the Media Folder to your chosen location on C:

Then, File Menu > Library SubMenu > Organize Library.

Select "Consolidate Files".


How do I prevent OS X from making ".filename" files?

What format is the volume in? If you mean the AppleDouble files that start with ._, they are not normally created on HFS volumes. They are used to store metadata like extended attributes, ACLs, and resource forks on non-HFS volumes.

You can delete the ._ files with find:

find /Volumes/volume -name ._\* -delete

If the volume is in an HFS format, you can use dot_clean to remove the ._ files after merging the metadata stored in them with the metadata stored in native formats:

dot_clean /Volumes/volume


Mac Mail - Stagger / batch download emails from gmail over imap

Assuming you are using Mail.app included with OS X, there is no built-in way within the application itself.

There are other approaches.

Lower Your Internet Speed

However, you could artificially limit the speed of your Internet connection while the initial synchronisation takes place.

You can limit your Internet connection using Apple's Network Link Conditioner. See the NSHipster article about how to get and set up this useful developer tool:

Using this approach will allow you to run Mail continuously without risking your IMAP access being limited.

Manually Enable and Disable the Account

You could add the mail account, then manually enable and disable the account as desired.

Mail.app > Mail (menu) > Preferences > Accounts > Enable Account (checkbox)

You can measure the network traffic using Activity Monitor.app's Network view; see Sent Bytes and Rcvd Bytes.

Applications > Utilities > Activity Monitor.app

This would allow you to watch the initial synchronisation traffic climb to a reasonable level before disabling the account.


How can I share a link to a folder on a Time Capsule drive?

Have you tried something like

afp://gator._afpovertcp._tcp.local/Data/Test

It's general with the following terms....

afp://TimeCapsule._afpovertcp._tcp.local/Data/Test

This would work for a Time Capsule with name TimeCapsule and a Folder Test inside the drive named Data (I added the emphasis for clarity - you'll want to simply send the link in plain text)

You can get this by dragging the folder to your Finder sidebar and then looking in the Info window for that item.


Can not boot into Windows 10 with Boot Camp after partitioning more space to Windows in Disk Utility

You will need to boot into Windows to access the recovery key. Do you have the T2 security chip? If so, try disabling Secure Boot. Apple doesn't recommend resizing the Bootcamp partition so that might be the issue.


Sony codes their recording in their own format, hence the .mt2s, and they want you to use a Sony Laptop to edit the footage. Anyways, there is a Mac app called, MPEG Stream Clip, that converts the footage to any format you want at any frames/second you want. You can download it for free from Squared 5, http://www.squared5.com/svideo/mpeg-streamclip-mac.html.

It is a great piece of free software.

As for video editing software you can use Apple's iMoive (for the amateur) or purchase Apple's Final Cut Pro (wait until July, they are releasing a new version).


How do I share files with users based on Apple ID?

Set up iCloud on both computers, that's what its intended to do.

Go to

System Preferences... iCloud

Alternatively, use either Dropbox or Google Drive. Personally I prefer Dropbox, but they're all pretty much of a muchness.


Apple takes applications for refunds for MobileMe boxes. I don't know if they would give a refund for .Mac or not, but it's worth trying.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4445


How to get apps to finish updating on iOS?

Go back to the App Store app, and try hitting the update button again.  Your account login activity time may have expired sometime during the process.  If so, it will ask you to enter your password again before resuming downloading your updates.


How can I associate localhost in Snow Leopard to a specific ip?

You don't want to do this. As you pointed out, there are warnigs in the /etc/hosts file not to change the localhost entry.

The localhost entry is meant to resolve to the local host and more specifically the loopback address 127.0.0.1. On your Snow Leopard machine, localhost should resolve to your Snow Leopard machine and on your Ubuntu machine, localhost should resolve to your Ubuntu machine.

If you are trying to access the Ubuntu system from your Snow Leopard system, why don't you just use the IP address of the Ubuntu system?


Can't access specific websites with Macbook Air (10.7.5 Lion)

For such problem one more option is there where you can check your DNS settings.
To fix that problem, open the Network pane of System Preferences and select your network connection in the list on the left. Click Advanced followed by DNS.

In the DNS Servers field, you should see one or more IP addresses. If those addresses are enabled (black, as opposed to gray), select each one in turn and click the minus-sign (-) button. Then, regardless of whether there are already addresses there in gray, click the plus-sign (+) button and enter 208.67.222.220; repeat with 208.67.222.222.

Some more Ipv4 and Ipv6 addresses are given at computerknow.org, you may see there.


AppleScript: Cannot click Menulet (Menu Bar 2) for Third Party App

I encountered the same problem (the script infinitely spinning) in macOS Sierra. I spent some time using Automator and was able to solve it by modifying the script slightly:

ignoring application responses
  tell application "System Events"
    click menu bar item 1 of menu bar 1 of application process "Pomodoro One"
  end tell
end ignoring
do shell script "killall System\\ Events"
delay 0.1
tell application "System Events"
  click menu item "Start Pomodoro" of menu 1 of menu bar item 1 of menu bar 1 of application process "Pomodoro One"
end tell


Recover ssh private key from Keychain Access

"Export "SSH key"" (or whatever the name of your key is) should be available below the copy and removal options in the right-click context menu of a key in keychain access.

Don't you see an option for export?


Apple external (magic) keyboard: SHIFT + [ not working

I had a problem like this once. What I did was look through the accessibility settings to try to find something, but it seems like you already did that with dication. You could also delete some .plist's that have to do with the keyboard, but I would only do that if you have a backup of your computer


What is the 13th extra key on the new MacBook Air (vs. the new MacBook Pro)?

You can compare photos of the two keyboards here:

Here we can see that the two keyboards have the same number of keys in the 5 lower rows of keys. The only difference being that the MacBook Air has 12 function keys where the MacBook Pro has the TouchBar.
The difference in Apple's technical specs I would attribute to Apple describing the power button (TouchID sensor) as a seperate key on the Air, whereas the Pro is is thought as a part of the TouchBar - even though it is physically separate (which is wasn't on earlier models).


Is there a way to force specific apps to run and remain in a specific order?

In OS X 10.11 the default under System Preferences > Mission Control for the Automatically rearrange Spaces based on most recent use is checked. So to not have your Spaces rearranged on you, uncheck the checkbox for that setting.

To have an App tied to a particular Desktop, open the target App on that Desktop, then control-click (right-click) the target App's Dock Tile and select: Options > Assign To > This Desktop

To have an App launch automatically upon Login, go to System Preferences > Users & Groups > select the User > click Login Items and add the App.


Is Other World Computing's 1.5TB Toshiba Aquarius laptop hard drive legit?

Other World Computing is a very reputable Apple specialist and I don't doubt that the Toshiba drive is compatible. If they list your particular Macbook Pro in the compatibility list, then it surely should fit. And the description mentions 12.5mm height which also confirms it should work.

And a quick Google search on the Toshiba part # MQ01ABD150 yields several results on other availabilities of that drive, albeit more limited than many smaller capacities.

It's worth noting that it is a 5400rpm drive and not 7200rpm, which you would be even less likely to find, if 7200rpm drives at that capacity even exist in the notebook compatible (12.5mm height or less) variety yet.


Adding MP3s to iTunes 10 doesn't work for some files

In many cases, improper tagging causes the files to go weird places. I suggest you create a smart playlist that shows you “new added” stuff:

I usually have the same problem with mp3 with dubious tagging.


tldr: No, you don't have an issue going on with keychain. Yes this could be a contribution to the hanging and very slow systems right now.

I have also been experiencing SERIOUS freezes with everything. I also have these same log messages for nearly every currently running application/task being spammed into the console at a ridiculous rate. Running terminal commands takes 10+ seconds in between input and forget a git status with this.

Apple has always had an unreasonable fetching rate for AddressBook, Calendar, and other apps which always cause these log issues since el capitan.

Currently Safari and WebKit is being added into this mix with it being quite unstable and has been since Sierra's beta throwing these log errors.

<compose failure [shared UUID]>

The log rate is quite substantial and is more than likely the reason or atleast a major part in our very slow systems right now.

Mid 2012 Macbook Pro Retina 2.6GHz Intel quad core here and I've never had it this bad.


It is none of them, however it is compatible with VNC.


It seems like it is legitimate for the following reasons:

When I launch Adobe Reader, it automatically updates the UI of the application to tell me that Adobe Reader needs to be closed in order for me to install this update.
My current version really is one below the one it's asking me to update to (10.1.2).
Under Adobe Reader's Update preferences, I had it checked to automatically download and prompt me to install updates.
Adobe's website shows that 10.1.3 really is the latest version.
When I run Help > Check for Updates, the same Adobe Reader Updater application is launched (or rather focused).


What you're asking could be done but chances of failure are too high. The reason is you could use a plugin to alter the tempo of one of the MP3s but that will introduce two big problems:

If you change it beyond certain threshold, pops and clicks will start to be heard.
It will be really hard to sync them. It may look in tempo at the beginning, but a very small tempo difference will be noticeable as the tracks advance, which will require lots of micro adjustments (not good).

My advice is to take the tracks to an Apple Store and ask the guys there if you can use a Garageband for a couple of hours. They will rarely have any problem with that. There you can use Garageband or even a Logic Express (or pro!), that have a better Flex feature.


Unable to send text messages after restoring iPhone

Try disabling iMessage and then enabling it again (from Settings => Messages => iMessage).


Like Linux, OS X is designed not to require restarting. There is no system wide means to determine if a restart is required - or even requested by a process.

For situations where a restart is required, the process responsible for needing the restart is also responsible for organising the restart.

Tools that update OS X are most likely to request a restart.

softwareupdate

Take a look at the  softwareupdate manual page for the most likely candidate to request a restart.

softwareupdate prints a message at the end of the updating process stating if a restart is required. The calling script or user is then responsible for restarting.

Delayed Updates

If an update requires a restart to be successfully and safely installed, OS X will delay the updating process. The update will wait until the next restart or shut down.

This approach allows updates to be downloaded as part of a schedule but not interrupt or interfere with running processes or active users.

Pending Updates

To see if an update is pending, check the contents of /Library/Updates/. This folder appears to contain property list files documenting packages and updates queued for installation.

You can use the tool defaults in your scripts to read plist files such as /Library/Updates/index.plist:

defaults read /Library/Updates/index.plist InstallAtLogout


What are these google host entries that keep showing up automatically in my etc/hosts file?

216.239.32.20 seems to be a legit Google Inc. IP-address - so nothing to worry about in the first instance: Please check herdprotect.com.

The behavior is probably related to Kaspersky Security. Check this thread at discussions.apple.com.

To prevent the flooding of your hosts file uninstall Kaspersky Security. Then clean it up by editing it with sudo nano /etc/hosts.


App Store - Free app with externally paid for login - does this require revenue split with Apple?

This is fine, providing there is no link within the app to your website to purchase access.


Deleting Stuff Off Of Camera Roll And Photo Stream

The camera roll on an iOS device is totally independent of your photo stream.

So, if you have an iPhone 6s for example, and you've taken 1,234 photos on it, these photos will remain in your camera roll until you have manually deleted them yourself. Even if you have used iCloud's Photo Sharing feature to share 500 of those photos and then decided to delete them from the shared album, those photos will remain in the camera roll unless you delete them from there as well.

In a nutshell, any photos taken on a particular device and stored within that device's camera roll will remain stored in that camera roll until they are manually deleted from that camera roll. It is irrelevant whether you have deleted them from a photo stream, a shared album, etc.


Yes.  If you go to the Issue Navigator (cmd-4), you'll see a list of build warnings and errors.  You can select one from the list and hit cmd-c.  You'll get something like this:

  /Users/dave/Developer/Cocoa/EmptyFoundation/EmptyFoundation.m:180:15:{178:2-178:6}{178:2-178:7}: warning: conversion specifies type 'unsigned long long' but the argument has type 'NSUInteger' (aka 'unsigned long') [-Wformat,7]


The answer to your second question might lead you directly to a solution to the first.

You'll want a tool that edits PDF files to append docments (or conversely, split them up). I use PDFPen for the job, but there are others that do less but might meet your needs.

Here is an article on using Hazel to script PDFPen as well as documentation on how PDFPen is scriptable in general. There is a Pro version of the app for a higher cost, so you might see if you need the extra features, but the normal version seems to meet your needs well enough.

Many helpful PDFPen example scripts can be found after you install the software in your user library:

~/Library/Application Support/PDFpen/Scripts

Opening them in the AppleScript Editor is a great way to learn more.


When Updating or Downloading an App on my iPod touch, it Only Appears as "Waiting"

Requirements:

iExplorer (free) for both PC and Mac
You do not need a jailbroken device to do this

Steps:

Plug your iPod/iPhone/iPad into your computer. You don't need to let it sync
Open iExplore and let it load
Open the directory labeled "Downloads" (On jailbroken devices that should be "/var/mobile/Media/Downloads")
Delete all files in this folder*
Close iExplore and reboot your device


My mac's hostname keeps getting reset to default

Try these two steps:

1) First edit the file /etc/sysctl.conf:

sudo pico -w /etc/sysctl.conf

and add the line:

kern.hostname=felucia

2) Then do this:

sudo sysctl -w kern.hostname=felucia

The first command sets the hostname that should be saved after reboot.

The second command sets the hostname immediately.

I'm not positive this will help, but it's worth trying.


Is it possible to make iCloud Photo library read only on iPad?

Photos has a "Recently Deleted" album. Whenever a photo is deleted, it goes into that album, where you have 30 days to restore it before it disappears forever. If you trust your daughter to not delete photos from the main library and then discover that album and manually delete the photos, all you'll have to do is check the Recently Deleted album regularly and you'll be fine!


There's a mention of "Apple wants to make changes" in this Apple discussions thread.  Someone there ran Malwarebytes, which found "Adware.OperatorMac", and mentions the following files:

~/Library/Application Support/com.SearchSystem
~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.SearchSystem.plist

So, if you have those files, that would seem a good place to find out more.

I don't have 10.12.6 installed at the moment, but I do have machines running 10.11.6 and 10.13.6.  I don't have those files on either machine, so they aren't part of a standard install.

If you do have these files, perhaps you could post their contents as an update?


No Jailbreak Firewall for iOS (iPhone) for iOS 7

As of now, and for the foreseeable future, it is not possible for 3rd party developers to create a firewall app.

Apple need to do it, and my personal guess is they will not, since even for the mac os x the firewall "configuration" the os itself provides, is minimal.

I think Apple is still in the mindset that you can build a bulletproof ecosystem of OS and apps (which IMHO very very very naive).

I wish there was a version of little snitch that you could run on iphone. I would jailbreak my devices in an instant if there was one.


How to access a website despite a certificate error?

For Google Chrome the following flag exists to circumvent certificate errors and continue browsing:

Close Google Chrome
Open Terminal and enter:

/Applications/Google\ Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google\ Chrome --ignore-certificate-errors &> /dev/null &

If the app resides somewhere else than in /Applications/ apply the path to Google Chrome respectively.

Launching Google Chrome like this is rather meant for dev purposes than for normal browsing since the security of the https-connection(s) is flawed.


I believe that we can change this kind of icon with an app. In previous macOS releases, there were many apps (e.g, CanyBar) for these kinds of things. You can change any file type as per your liking with an app called LiteIcon which is free.

LiteIcon


Try looking at your cache. Navigate to ~/Library/Caches/ and look for a folder for iMovie (may also be labeled com.apple.iMovie). Check its size. If it's quite large, then you've found the culprit.

Note: deleting the contents of Caches is safe provided the application isn't running. While not necessary, deleting the contents of the entire folder should prompt a reboot.

You may also elect to give Grand Perspective a try, which will show you the contents of your drive and how files are arranged on it. This will help hunt down the loss of space you are experiencing.


Can I use Apple emoji in App Store icons?

I would say no.

Apple review guidelines state that you must own the rights for any images you display in, or on, your app. https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/

Guideline 2.3.9 states:

  2.3.9 You are responsible for securing the rights to use all materials in your app icons, screenshots, and previews, and you should display fictional account information instead of data from a real person.

Also, Apple gives violations of this guideline as one of the top reasons for rejection and/or removal from the App Store. If you include artwork that you don't own, you might get thru Review but they're getting stricter and might remove it.


Restoring iOS apps (+data) that weren't transfered to PC before iPhone backup

Full disclosure: I'm the lead developer of the repair software you're most likely referring to ;)

The data for the apps are stored in the backups, just not the apps themselves. Normally, the apps should be downloaded again automatically from the app store after you restore and setup (logging in to your app store account/AppleID). You don't have to have the apps themselves transferred into iTunes in order for their data to be in the backup.

So yes, normally if you repair it, the apps should reinstall, and the data for those apps should be there waiting after the restore. In the rare event (but does happen) that the app data that you need was part of what was broken in the backup, that's why we offer a guarantee with our software :)


MacBook Pro Intermittent internet connection

I had a very similar question to this which I answered.  I believe the OP ended getting a "version 2 Superhub" from Virgin which solved his particular issues.

Check this out:

Wifi Keeps Dropping Macbook Pro 13in Retina Early 2015

You also want to check how crowded your Wi-Fi is.  When you view all the wi-fi networks in your area, how many show up?  The more networks, the more traffic, and the more issues you are going to run into.


The only MacBook models that hid the IO ports behind a door was the 1st gen MacBook Air design:

MacBookAir1,1, aka MacBook Air (original) (2008, no longer listed on Apple's site)
MacBookAir2,1, aka MacBook Air (Mid 2009) (tech specs)

https://www.macstories.net/mac/the-macbook-air-a-decades-worth-of-legacy/

In 2010, the ports were moved to the side of the laptop:

https://www.trustedreviews.com/reviews/macbook-air-13in-late-2010


After I upgrade to Mojave I have a major error

Hei I got this error yesterday and this is what I do.

For my case, I got Sandbox: LKplUJjx(76) error, so check detail log with console.
After found the path file, I delete that directory then restart. Now my Mojave can run normally even thought I don't know whether this file is important or no.

error   13:13:02.393416 +0700   kernel  Sandbox: LKplUJjx(76) System Policy: deny(1) file-write-create /Library/Updates/.dat.nosync004c.RCzwHW
error   13:13:02.393448 +0700   sandboxd    Sandbox: LKplUJjx(76) System Policy: deny(1) file-write-create /Library/Updates/.dat.nosync004c.q7zMU7
Violation:       System Policy: deny(1) file-write-create /Library/Updates/.dat.nosync004c.q7zMU7
Process:         LKplUJjx [76]
Path:            /Library/LKplUJjx/LKplUJjx.app/Contents/MacOS/LKplUJjx
Load Address:    0x1038bc000
Identifier:      org.nn.updater
Version:         1.0 (1.0)
Code Type:       x86_64 (Native)
Parent Process:  launchd [1]
Responsible:     /Library/LKplUJjx/LKplUJjx.app/Contents/MacOS/LKplUJjx [76]
User ID:         0

Date/Time:       2018-11-25 13:13:02.234 GMT+7
OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.14.1 (18B75)
Report Version:  8

MetaData: {"path":"\/Library\/Updates\/.dat.nosync004c.q7zMU7","profile":"platform","storage-class":"SoftwareUpdate","normalized_target":["Library","Updates",".dat.nosync004c.q7zMU7"],"vnode-type":"REGULAR-FILE","errno":1,"action":"deny","pid":76,"rdev":0,"responsible-process-pid":76,"primary-filter":"path","profile-flags":0,"process":"LKplUJjx","flags":21,"uid":0,"platform_binary":"no","operation":"file-write-create","build":"Mac OS X 10.14.1 (18B75)","primary-filter-value":"\/Library\/Updates\/.dat.nosync004c.q7zMU7","platform-binary":false,"suffix":".dat.nosync004c.q7zMU7","responsible-process-path":"\/Library\/LKplUJjx\/LKplUJjx.app\/Contents\/MacOS\/LKplUJjx","summary":"deny(1) file-write-create \/Library\/Updates\/.dat.nosync004c.q7zMU7","platform-policy":true,"hardware":"Mac","process-path":"\/Library\/LKplUJjx\/LKplUJjx.app\/Contents\/MacOS\/LKplUJjx","target":"\/Library\/Updates\/.dat.nosync004c.q7zMU7","file-flags":524288}

Thread 0 (id: 580):
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib          0x00007fff5ceafbce __open + 10
1   Foundation                      0x00007fff31f2534f _NSWriteDataToFileWithExtendedAttributes + 224
2   Foundation                      0x00007fff31f24e5b writeStringToURLOrPath + 216
3   LKplUJjx                        0x00000001038bd8d6
4   libdyld.dylib                   0x00007fff5cd7608d start + 1
5   LKplUJjx                        0x0000000000000001

Binary Images:
       0x1038bc000 -        0x1038bffff  org.nn.updater (1.0 - 1.0) <170a4f2b-d3c0-3f9d-9729-3b9cd77f5484> /Library/LKplUJjx/LKplUJjx.app/Contents/MacOS/LKplUJjx
    0x7fff31ee3000 -     0x7fff322b1fff  com.apple.Foundation (6.9 - 1560.12) <b5dc275c-12c9-320a-a117-c8fe9034931a> /System/Library/Frameworks/Foundation.framework/Versions/C/Foundation


This was  problem with LittleSnitch after all. Disable the network filter and it works as expected.


IPv4 port mapping will only be available if the AirPort Express has its router mode set to DHCP and NAT. You can check router mode setting in Network tab of AirPort Utility.

If you happen to have the router mode set to one of the other settings, then you may have another device on your network running NAT and port mappings would need to be configured on that other device. Another option would be do disable NAT on other network devices and enable it on the AirPort Express so that you can manage port mappings on the AirPort.


What are some tactile iPad apps to show to a graphic designer?

Your question didn't specify free apps so here are a few paid apps:

Manage - currently $2.99 in AUD. Has a faux leather look.
Corkulous - currently $4.99 in AUD. Simulates a corkboard complete with sticky-taped labels and sticky notes.
Ruler 2 - currently $0.99 in AUD. Looks like a wooden ruler.
ABC News - this one is free. It's not tactile, but the lead stories are presented wrapped around a globe.

There is a free app called Stylapps that is a showcase for stylish apps, though not specifically for apps that look like tactile materials.


Why isn't my MacBook running 64 bit mode?

I don't think these machines booted into 64bit. (the new macbook pros do).

You can hold down 6 and 4 whilst rebooting for a temporary 64bit boot (if available)

If that works, you can try this in terminal and then reboot

sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot 'Kernel Flags' 'arch=x86_64'

This will make the mac boot in 64bit mode by default.


Can I download free apps without a payment method?

This official guide can help you:
Create or use your Apple ID without a payment method

If you already have an Apple ID
You can choose to remove the payment method for your existing Apple ID after you have signed in to the iTunes Store, App Store, or iBooks Store. You won't be asked for a payment method again until you make a purchase. Have a look at: Change or remove your Apple ID payment information


What happens if I unsubscribe from Apple Music, then resubscribe at a later date?

When you unsubscribe from Apple Music, all your playlists, downloaded songs/videos will be removed from your devices. If you want to resubscribe at a later date, then you have to start from scratch. You have to find songs, create playlists and so on.


How to back up iPhoto and iTunes using Dropbox

I've done something similar to this, only mine is on a network drive, but the same steps apply.

First, we need to copy your libraries to your Dropbox folder. So open a new Finder window and make sure you're in your Home folder.

For iTunes:

Navigate to Home > Music. You should see a folder named iTunes here. Copy this folder to your Dropbox, wherever you want it stored at there.

Now, if iTunes is in your Dock, hold ALT/OPTION and click the icon. If not, go back to Finder and navigate to Applications. Find iTunes in the Applications folder and do the same, hold ALT/OPTION and click the icon.

iTunes will open and ask you to choose a library. (If it bugs you about not being able to find the folder first, ignore it. We're about to fix that.) Click "Choose Library" and navigate to the iTunes folder you copied to Dropbox earlier. Select this folder and click open. iTunes will take a few moments to respond, but if all worked correctly, it will open up and you will see all of your music and such there.

For iPhoto:
Now, navigate back to Home, only this time, open the Pictures folder. You should see a file named iPhoto Library. Copy this folder to your Dropbox, wherever you want it stored at there.

Now, if iPhoto is in your Dock, hold ALT/OPTION and click the icon. If not, go back to Finder and navigate to Applications. Find iPhoto in the Applications folder and do the same, hold ALT/OPTION and click the icon.

iPhoto will open and ask you to choose a library. (If it bugs you about not being able to find the folder first, ignore it. We're about to fix that.) Click "Choose Library" and navigate to the iPhoto folder you copied to Dropbox earlier. Select this folder and click open. iPhoto will take a few moments to respond, but if all worked correctly, it will open up and you will see all of your photos there.

NOTE: Keep in mind, one caveat to using this method is that you should only have iTunes or iPhoto open on a single machine at a time. Running it on more than one machine may result in some problems. Dropbox keeps the latest copy of a file, and quite often, while iTunes and iPhoto are running, they write to their main library file (think of it as a journal of what they're doing, including settings and changes like that). If computer A writes to the file and Dropbox syncs it, then computer B goes to write to the file, computer B might overwrite something it wasn't expecting to be there, corrupting the file.

Long-story short, this method will keep your libraries in sync and available on any of your Dropbox devices. Just use caution if you choose to run iTunes or iPhoto on more than one machine at a time using this method.

Also, as far as being backed up, the music will be stored on Dropbox, so you can always get it back if your Mac dies or crashes. However, just remember, if you move or remove any files from the libraries in Dropbox, you won't have a spare copy. I highly recommend using Time Machine or another backup solution, and having it include your Dropbox folder to protect against this potential scenario.

I know this was a lot of info, moreso on the warning side than the actual "how-to", but I'd rather give you a heads up now so you don't run into the same problems I've had in the past.

Good luck, and enjoy your music and pictures!


Here is a shell script I drafted for Mac OS X to use SOCKS, which works okay for me. You can modify it toward your need. For you, you will need to modify values of network.proxy.http and network.proxy.http_port in prefs.js
#!/bin/bash
FIREFOX="/Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/firefox"
PREDIR="$(ls $HOME/Library/Application\ Support/Firefox/Profiles/ | grep release)"
PREFILE="prefs.js"
FULLPATH="$HOME/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles/$PREDIR/$PREFILE"

#IPADDR="localhost"
#PORT="7777"
#PROXYTYPE="1"

IPADDR="$1"
PORT="$2"
PROXYTYPE="$3"

TMPSOCKS="/tmp/network.proxy.socks.tmp"
TMPSOCKSPORT="/tmp/network.proxy.socks_port.tmp"

# Insert an ip into firefox for the proxy if there isn't one
if ! grep 'network.proxy.socks\"' "$FULLPATH"
  then
    echo "no network.proxy.socks defined"
    echo "no need to save value"
    echo 'user_pref("network.proxy.socks", "'"$IPADDR"'");' >> "$FULLPATH"
    echo 'user_pref("network.proxy.socks", "'"$IPADDR"'");' placed in $FULLPATH
  else
    echo "network.proxy.socks exists, preserving value ..."
    grep 'network.proxy.socks\"' "$FULLPATH" > "$TMPSOCKS"
    sed -i '' 's/^.*network.proxy.socks".*$/user_pref("network.proxy.socks", "'"$IPADDR"'");/' "$FULLPATH"
  echo replaced network.proxy.socks to $IPADDR
fi

# Set the port
if ! grep network.proxy.socks_port "$FULLPATH"
  then
    echo "no network.proxy.socks_port value defined"
    echo "no need to save value"
    echo 'user_pref("network.proxy.socks_port", '''$PORT''');' >> "$FULLPATH"
    echo 'user_pref("network.proxy.socks_port", '''$PORT''');' placed in "$FULLPATH"
  else
    echo "network.proxy.socks_port found, preserving value ..."
    grep network.proxy.socks_port "$FULLPATH" > $TMPSOCKSPORT
    sed -i '' 's/^.*network.proxy.socks_port.*$/user_pref("network.proxy.socks_port", '''$PORT''');/' "$FULLPATH"
    echo inserted port $PORT to network.proxy.socks_port
fi

# Turn on the proxy
if ! grep network.proxy.type  "$FULLPATH"
  then echo 'user_pref("network.proxy.type", '''$PROXYTYPE''');' >> "$FULLPATH"
  else sed -i '' 's/^.*network.proxy.type.*$/user_pref("network.proxy.type", '''$PROXYTYPE''');/' "$FULLPATH"
fi

# Open Firefox ...
/Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/firefox

# After Firefox is closed, need to replace the original value
if [ -f "$TMPSOCKS" ];
    then
    ORGSOCKS=`cat $TMPSOCKS`
    sed -i '' 's/^.*network.proxy.socks".*$/'''$ORGSOCKS'''/' "$FULLPATH"
fi
if [ -f "$TMPSOCKSPORT" ];
    then
    ORGSOCKSPORT=`cat $TMPSOCKSPORT`
    sed -i '' 's/^.*network.proxy.socks_port.*$/'''$ORGSOCKSPORT'''/' "$FULLPATH"
fi

# Turn off the proxy
if ! grep network.proxy.type  "$FULLPATH"
  then echo 'user_pref("network.proxy.type", 0);' >> "$FULLPATH"
  else sed -i '' 's/^.*network.proxy.type.*$/user_pref("network.proxy.type", 0);/' "$FULLPATH"
fi


Saving information of all current apps on Mac

Seeing as you said you have Time Machine already set up then there is nothing you need to do. Go ahead and reinstall OS X and once you're finished restart and hold Command + R at the start up chime, there you will be given the option to restore from a Time Machine backup. OS X El Capitan: Recover your entire system


Fixing MBP battery which has been sitting

According to http://www.apple.com/batteries/notebooks.html:

  If you don’t plan on using your notebook for more than six months, Apple recommends that you store the battery with a 50% charge. If you store a battery when it’s fully discharged, it could fall into a deep discharge state, which renders it incapable of holding any charge. Conversely, if you store it fully charged for an extended period of time, the battery may experience some loss of battery capacity, meaning it will have a shorter life.

So you are most probably out of luck.


Mac mail does not work after 10.8.5 update

Grayed out Quit in Mail usually indicates that mail is busy doing something (like sync) and does not allow quitting.

Here are few steps you can do:

1- Run the Connection doctor

2- Enable the Activity window to see what is going on (get mail)

3- Delete that account and recreate it. (no worry, your email should be on the original server (ie gmail), but better check that before.

4- Wait for it to complete its duty. (like updating 10000 emails)


What is this infrared light on my iPhone 4 and how do I turn it off?

Well, that is the proximity sensor which should detect when you hold the phone to your ear and turn off the touch screen, etc. On my iPhone 5 it is only active when I make a phone call or use a App that uses it (e.g. SmartSleep). It is also visible to the eye when you are in a dark room.

These (rather old) articles (1, 2) has more info and states that this is a known problem on the iPhone 4. They suggests to try the following:

Hard reboot (hold power and home button until the Apple logo appears again)
Reset your settings (Settings > General > Reset > All Settings)
Reset Network setting (Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings)

After resetting you should also reboot the device.


I like to use BackupLoupe to locate the files I want to restore and not actually do the lifting.

Once you have a Finder window - you could use Finder to show you the progress of the copy or even use a tool custom designed for syncing folders that can be paused / stopped / resumed.

http://www.kaleidoscopeapp.com does file merges primarily but it's also nice for syncing folders
https://www.panic.com/transmit/ is another wizard level program for managing files and copying them - it's also not exclusively for local copies but does that well.
I like to use BackupLoupe to locate the files I want to restore and not actually do the lifting.

So in a nutshell, get a file moving tool and let BackupLoupe do the indexing / searching is my advice.


How do I get a high-quality version of my account iChat icon?

If you wish to extract a 320x320 version of your account picture you can do so by running the following command: dscl . -read /Users/short_username JPEGPhoto | tail -1 | xxd -r -p > /PATH/TO/accountImage.jpg

Since a 320x320 image would be too small for many purposes, it would be preferable to look first for the actual photo in ~/Library/Images/iChat Recent Pictures/.

The following "generic" command, when copy-pasted directly into Terminal and run without modification, creates a small file named MyAccountPic.jpg on the current user's Desktop:

dscl . -read /Users/`id -un` JPEGPhoto | tail -1 | xxd -r -p > ~/Desktop/MyAccountPic.jpg


Well you can use any digital audio editor to combine songs. Like Audacity.

  Audacity is a free open source digital audio editor and recording
  computer software application, available for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux
  and other operating systems.

Here is link that tells step by step how can you do that using Audacity.

http://www.wikihow.com/Combine-Songs-on-Your-Computer-Using-Audacity


You can run a Terminal command to batch edit the extensions and move the files to the processed folder:

  cd /path/to/folder

where /path/to/folder is the folder containing the originals.

  for file in *.tiff; do cp "$file" "${file%tiff}tif"; mv *.tif ~/Desktop/Processed; done

This command will leave the originals in the original folder, and move the "processed (tif)" files to the "Processed" folder. The script is a bit sloppy regarding syntax, but would easily get the job done. I don't know how to automate unchecking "Alpha."

Note that you can incorporate Shell commands into an Automator routine as well, under Library > Utilities > Run Shell Script.


How do I install OS X Yosemite on an unsupported MacBook?

You should use following to make a bootable Yosemite USB.

sudo /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Yosemite.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Untitled --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Yosemite.app —nointeraction

Just replace the Untitled with name of the USB drive


Printing in black and white without intermediate greys

To convert easily any image in Black & White (no gray):

Open the file in Preview
Choose "Save As…" (Visible in the File menu, while holding the Alt key in Mountain Lion)
In the save dialog, choose the PDF file format
Still in the dialog, apply Quartz filter: "Black & White"

EDIT: You can convert to black & white with dithering using The Gimp (free & open-source):

Open the image using The Gimp
Select menu item Image -> Mode -> Indexed…
On the window that opens:

Select the Black & White palette
Select a dithering mode (I chose Floyd-Steinberg)

You can also use Photoshop using the same technique. However, Photoshop is expensive.

Finally, command-line solutions exist: convert (part of the imagemagick package), or gm (part of the graphicsmagick package).


Is it possible to rename default directories in the users home folder?

Basically you can't. If you mainly work with Terminal you can just set symlinks to make the folders also reachable via the names you are used to (ln -s ~/Documents ~/doc etc). This also works for Finder of course, your home directory may just look a bit cluttered then.


Scanner sharing service stops after logout. How do I make it always share?

You might have to set up a default user that logs in automatically and shares the scanner after a reboot. You could have it password protected, non administrator, with a short timer on the screen saver to lock the screen after a power failure if you care about that sort of thing.

Snow Leopard just doesn't mount external drives or start the sharing software when a user is not logged in.

I have long kept around an old mac mini to serve up iTunes and a scanner for my network rather than mess with a "fake account" as I proposed.


If you are trying to disable the nVidia graphics card, you can do the following:

Reboot into safe mode. If you don't know how to, refer to here for more information. Make sure that the Mac is configured to boot from Windows in the Boot Camp Control Panel.
After booting into safe mode, open Device Manager by pressing Win+R, and then typing devmgmt.msc.
Expand Display Adapters
Right click on the nVidia driver and select Disable. MAKE SURE THAT YOU DO NOT DISABLE THE INTEL HD GRAPHICS OR IRIS PRO
Reboot the Mac into Windows 8.1
If it boots normally, great. If it screws up, do steps 1-3 and select enable.

Note that this will DISABLE your discrete graphics, so that means that you cannot use it until you re enable it in Device Manager.


Transfer FreeOTP secrets to new device using iOS 11 Automatic Setup

This answer can help you if your device is jailbroken (I would rather comment, but I am unable to).

Using the Filza app, navigate to the FreeOTP data folder. Copy the .plist file that is in the root of the folder. This contains the (unencrypted) secret and other information necessary to add the secrets to the new device/installation.

Using the FreeOTP QR Code Generator website, use the data from the .plist file to generate QR codes and scan the QR codes with the FreeOTP app on the new device/installation.


What are specs of this MagSafe wire, and what is its purpose?

There are two cables that come out of the adapter (white brick) - a white cable and a bare cable (it's actually black on the very end of the cable at the adapter end).  The bare cable wraps around the white cable.  White being positive 18V and and black being ground.

Can you repair this?

Yes.  However it will involve destroying the case of the adapter because it's held together with adhesive.  I did this once and had to reassemble it with duct tape.  However, instead of fixing the cable, replacements can be had relatively inexpensively on eBay.

However, I highly suggest getting a new adapter because the case will never quite close properly and you run the risk of breaking the plastic because the adhesive is so strong.  If you do get a new adapter, get a genuine Apple and not a knock-off.


"Unable to obtain authorization for this operation" when trying to reset my default keychain

I was able to fix this issue by restarting my computer in recovery mode and using disk utility's First Aid to repair all volumes and the disk itself. I don't know which repair actually fixed the issue, but when I restarted I was able to view and save items in my keychain.

You can enter recovery mode by restarting your computer and holding down the keys command and r. Once you're in recovery mode you can select "Disk Utility" to get to the First Aid tool.

Once you're here you can click on each of the volumes (the indented names on the left. E.g. Macintosh HD) and then click the First Aid button.

I repaired both of my volumes and the disk itself (the APPLE SSD SM...). The first aids for the volumes and the disk itself do different things.

After you're done, restart your computer and try to use/view your keychain. Cross your fingers and hope you don't have to do more googling!


Macbook pro (Retina 15 inch Late 2013) Horizontal gray line across screen

This is definitely a hardware defect, because, as Tetsujin mentioned, the lines do not show up on the picture. I would suggest going to an Apple retail store or otherwise the store you bought the Macbook to get it checked up. Are you still under warranty/AppleCare?


Grub2 Reboot ISO - Similar process for Mac OS Bootloader

You need startup files for your target OS.

1) Plug the Linux Installer on a Windows OS (It will mount the EFI partition only)
2) Copy the contents to some shared place to access it in Mac
3) Mount the EFI partition on your MAC
4) Copy the Linux startup files alongside Apple folder


Restored iPhone from iTunes backup - where's all the iMessage storage that was previously used?

I updated iOS* and the screens shown in the screenshots above showed the results I expected; that is, they showed storage amounts consistent with those prior to my restore.

I suspect that the upgrade forced the statistics to be updated.

*The upgrade was to iOS 13.1 but my gut feeling is that any upgrade would have "resolved" the problem.


TripMode

TripMode works on a whitelist system and blocks entire apps/processes from accessing the internet.

It is advertised with these relevant features:

  When TripMode is ON, it prevents all your Mac apps from accessing the Internet but those that have been whitelisted by yourself. It typically stops automatic updates, online backups, Photos syncs, and various obscure apps from consuming precious data. Both uploads and downloads are blocked.

  Track your data usage.
  See the data used per app,  session, day, and month. Spot the data hungry apps.

  New: You set the limit
  Set your data limit. All traffic stops when you reach it. Never go over your plan again!


Getting an error when formatting a thumb drive

You're asking it to partition a whole disk - it wipes existing volumes, and creates the ones you specify.

But, you're giving it /dev/disk1s2, which is itself a partition.

If you're trying to reformat the whole drive, you should be using /dev/disk1

Also, typically, people use eraseDisk to wipe and reformat it -

  diskutil eraseDisk Usage:  diskutil eraseDisk format name
  [APM[Format]|MBR[Format]|GPT[Format]]
          MountPoint|DiskIdentifier|DeviceNode (Re)-partition a whole disk (create a new partition map). This completely erases any existing
  data on the given whole disk; all volumes on this disk will be
  destroyed. Format is the specific file system name you want to erase
  it as (HFS+, etc.). Name is the (new) volume name (subject to file
  system naming restrictions), or can be specified as %noformat% to skip
  initialization (newfs). You cannot erase the boot disk. Ownership of
  the affected disk is required. Example: diskutil eraseDisk JHFS+
  UntitledUFS disk3


MS Office 2011 Word printing range of pages fails

I had the same problem occur and I found a solution…

When you look at the number of pages in the status bar in Word (bottom left corner) it reads something like: Page: 1 of 20 (or however many pages your document has in it).

Now go to your "Insert" Tab and look for the "Page Number" menu/button and drop it down to the "Format page numbers…"  In this dialog box, what does it read for "Page Numbering/Start at:" ?  If you have changed this setting to start at a new number, that is now the new page parameter set.

That should be the beginning of the print dialog box print range.

So say you have it set to "Start at: 9"  When you go to print the page range in the print dialog box your document is actually set now as Pages: 9-29 (instead of page 1-20).

If you only want to print the last ten pages you need to say print range "19-29".


How can I retrieve image files from a damaged zip archive file?

If the issue is actually a damaged zip file, the command line zip tool can try to repair it.  For that you'd use the -F or -FF options, like that:

zip -F damaged-copy.zip --out repaired.zip
zip -FF damaged-copy.zip --out repaired.zip

It's always a good practice to do that on a copy of the damaged file, so you're sure you don't damage it any further.  To see what the -F and -FF options do, look at the man page: man zip.


Is there a way to hide certain apps from the cmd+tab menu?

Yes, it is possible, however the only way I know of doing it also hides the dock icon.

  you must modify the file named 'Info.plist' inside the Application's package (i.e. Sherlock.app/Contents/Info.plist). Open this file in your favorite text editor and add the following section (if it's already present simply change the 0 to a 1 in the string tag):

<key>LSUIElement</key>
<string>1</string>

Source: Hide any program’s Dock icon - Macworld Mac OS X Hints

In the newest version of macOS, a string should not be set for LSUIElement. Instead, you need to use a boolean as follows:

<key>LSUIElement</key>
<true/>

Before OS X 10.8, use this instead (note NS instead of LS):

<key>NSUIElement</key>
<string>1</string>


Try adding single quotes around the word "disabled".  Like this...

tell application "Google Chrome"
    tell tab 2 of window 1 to set RemoveBtRestriction to execute javascript ¬
        "javascript:Array.from(document.getElementsByClassName('action-button'))
.forEach(function(v){v.removeAttribute('disabled');});"
end tell

I don't have a URL to test it on but at least the code compiles now


Using three-finger drag and three-finger back on browser

You cannot use both. Maybe a third-party app will come along to support it or it may in the future, but not now.


Check your settings in System Preferences > Sound > Output.

I had the same problem and for some mysterious reason my left-right balance was completely screwed up.

No idea how it happened but once I adjusted it to center it now plays back perfectly (:


Create Backup Image of OS X Lion Before Upgrading to Mavericks

Before you start, I would strongly recommend MacWorld's excellent series of articles on upgrading to Mavericks.

For taking a copy of your internal disk Carbon Copy Cloner is the best way to go. SuperDuper! is good too, but it's not compatible with Mavericks which might cause you problems if you want to back out.  You can use CCC to create a separate bootable external disk (or even an internal partition).  Try to use a USB 3 or FireWire disk as USB 2 is painfully slow to boot from.

Once you have taken your copy, upgrade your internal disk to Mavericks.  If you don't like Mavericks you can undo your work by booting off your external disk and from there overwrite your internal disk using CCC.


Is firefox hiding from the energy monitor?

Nope. For one, Fx 38.0.1 shows up in my Yosemite 10.0.3.

Energy tab only displays at most 23 items. That could be why.


Safari > Prefs > Privacy > Website use of Location services:


Why is my Macbook Pro 2011 video garbled after sleep?

It was bad memory.  I had upgraded to 8GB, but at some point suspected the memory for some other problem, so put the original Apple 4GB back in.  Both problems went away (tested for 3 months) so I ditched the 8GB and got 16GB of higher quality memory that more closely matched the timing specifications of the original Apple memory.

So far, after two months, I haven't seen this or the other issue yet.  So in this case it was bad (or wrong) memory.


Collect results in for loop when run shell script

The problem is that "Automator" is not support some encoding such as GB18030.Once your file name encoding with them, they can't be convert to utf-8 , it returns a error.


ok, found the problem.
It was doublequotes ..


GoodReader is not free but supports linking.


Is there any way to reproduce Windows' new "Sets" feature?

I don't think an existing utility exists that is exactly like the upcoming Sets feature in Windows 10.

On the other hand, I cannot see why you suspect that Apple does not support "wrapping" applications like that. The Sets feature sounds like a window manager. You can find examples of open source macOS window managers, and use that as a basis for creating your own that essentially does tabbed windows.

Take a look at for example chunkwm:

https://github.com/koekeishiya/chunkwm


How to reinstall OS X on an iMac which only has Ubuntu installed on it?

I have installed only Ubuntu. it warned that i may not be able to recover. However, if you hold Alt (option) key since the booting, it will prompt you to select a Wireless network (so make sure there's one available). Once connected it will ask you to confirm on Internet Recovery Mode. Select the option and proceed. This will take a while, so be patient.


How to enable password lock on Notes in iOS 9.3?

The relatively difficult-to-find solution to the problem is to go to the Note you wish to lock:

in the top-right corner, tap the "Share" icon
on the bottom row, there will be a lock symbol with a caption that says "Lock Note".
select that symbol
you will be prompted to create a password that locks this note, but remember that this single password will secure all your protected notes, not just the note you're on.

You can also use Touch ID to secure your notes. Remember that if you secure the note, it will no longer be accessible by devices running versions of OS X older than 10.11.4, or devices running a version of iOS different from 9.3 or higher. Next time you try to open that Note (or others that are locked with the passcode), you'll be prompted for your password to unlock it.

You can change the Notes password by going to your Home screen, then Settings > Notes > Password.


I haven’t come across this, but it may be worth trying to create an additional Admin account and logging into that to reset your password on your current account.

How to create an additional Admin account

You can do this by tricking your Mac into thinking it's being set up as new:

Boot into Single User Mode by restarting your Mac and pressing and holding ⌘ + S as soon as you hear the startup chime
Keep these keys down until you see a black screen with white text
Mount your drive by typing in /sbin/mount -uw / and then pressing the enter key
Remove the Apple Setup Done file by typing in
rm /var/db/.AppleSetupDone and then pressing the enter key
Now reboot your Mac by typing in reboot and then pressing the enter key
Follow the prompts to complete the setup process and create a new admin account

Once you've done the above, try starting up and logging in as the new admin user. Assuming you can, then see if you can edit the password in your old account (just try changing it to your existing password).

[UPDATE]

Since we've established that even trying to boot into Single User Mode isn't working for you and that trying to do so results in the normal login screen appearing, I think we'd better investigate the possibility that your keyboard is faulty. This would explain your password not being accepted and the fact that pressing keys during startup may not have the desired result.

The best way to test this is to connect a USB keyboard and try using that. If you haven't got one, any cheap USB keyboard will do.


How can I make this Apple Script shorter? (quitting multiple apps via tell)

You can use a list of apps and a loop. Just add new apps to that first list and they'll be quit automatically.

set apps to {"Google Chrome", "Tweetbot", "ForkLift"}
repeat with thisApp in apps
    tell application thisApp to quit
end repeat


Yosemite OSX iMac reboot progress bar stuck at 50%

From your describe("progress bar typically showing during updates"). sound like the system is updating and doing something. Click "⌘L" will show you installation log, you can check what's going on


macOS Mojave -- Finder won't show favorites and can't drag new folders into favorites

If you hover your mouse over the word "Favorites", you should see "Show" button.


troubleshooting Finder (and disk access?) speeds — Dropbox extension problems?

Kill the service from terminal:

$ launchctl remove com.apple.photostream-agent

Then go into Apple / System Preferences... and check your iCloud settings. Often this is caused if iCloud photos or disk is on, but the Photos app has sharing off.


Can I view iMessage history from an iPhone set up as a new device?

You can only restore your data (messages are part of your data) by restoring from backup. That should work fine, assuming that the backup iOS version and the new phone iOS version are the same. If your data backup is from an earlier iOS revision than your new phone, all bets are off.

Restoring your data from backup shouldn't introduce sync problems as the operating system of the phone is not part of the backup scheme.


How to make custom routes survive reboots?

See this script (don't forget to change ADDRESS/MASK GATEWAY with your values ):

$ sudo mkdir /Library/StartupItems/AddRoute
# cd /Library/StartupItems/AddRoute
$ echo "{
        Description     = \"Add static routing tables\";
        Provides        = (\"AddRoutes\");
        Requires        = (\"Network\");
        OrderPreference = \"None\";
}" > StartupParameters.plist
$ echo "#!/bin/sh

# Set up static routing tables
. /etc/rc.common

StartService ()
{
        ConsoleMessage "Adding Static Routing Tables"
        sudo route add ADDRESS/MASK GATEWAY
}

StopService ()
{
        return 0
}

RestartService ()
{
        return 0
}

RunService "$1" > AddRoutes
$ sudo chmod 755 AddRoutes


Update of app shown in iPhone but not in iPad?

From what I've noticed with universal apps, and also with iPhone only apps between my devices is that sometimes an update might come one day to one device and the next day to another and at the third day the last one gets it. Might be that Apple does this so their servers wont be overloaded when everybody updates the same app at the same time.

You should also check that you've released the update to all platforms, not only iPhones.


How to clear space on c drive on windows 7 laptop

On the Apple iTunes end - I would do anything to not remove the Apple Software Update program since it’s small and provides security updates.

Run a tool to find large files you can delete. Removing the installer or the application is really a mole hill compared to the mountain of video files, music files, other files you might have hanging around on the C:

If this is about should you delete that app, I say no. Either uninstall iTunes entirely and uninstall the update tool or keep both and find another way to save space or move data files to a different drive.


Where does Mac OS X save the list of items/icons it shows in the Finder sidebar?

The Finder Sidebar is defined in ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.sidebarlists.plist. It may be stored in binary. If you have a property list editor, this won't matter; if you don't, you'll want to convert it to XML first:

plutil -convert xml1 ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.sidebarlists.plist

Then, open it in a text editor. There's probably an entry like so in there:

<dict>
    <key>Icon</key>
    <data>…</data>
    <key>CustomItemProperties</key>
    <dict>
        <key>com.apple.LSSharedFileList.TemplateSystemSelector</key>
        <integer>1935819892</integer>
    </dict>
    <key>Name</key>
    <string>Desktop</string>
    <key>Alias</key>
    <data>…</data>
</dict>
</plist>

(Note the key Name with string value Desktop.)

Delete that whole <dict> node, and save.


You may want to check out some of the suggestions from this Apple.SE question. Basically, make the music libraries of your two computers (PC and laptop) available to your iPhone via either:

iTunes Home Sharing
iCloud (if your library isn't too large OR you don't mind paying)

This article also suggests iTunes Match as an option.

Another alternative is to merge the music libraries from your two computers:

Copy the music from one machine to the other that your phone is currently syncing with
Copy the music from your iPhone to a computer - see this Lifehacker article for suggestions for several platforms (Windows, OS X, Linux)

Lastly, you can manually manage your music on the iPhone, which prevents a sync altogether and allows you to drop music in from multiple computers. This Apple Support article explains it in detail.


How can I charge my MacBook Pro and not block one thunderbolt 3 port for other uses?

Apple makes a USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter which you can use to connect a USB-A thumb-drive and power the computer simultaneously. Other manufacturers make similar devices, but Apple's offering is well-made.

All sorts of hubs exist so you can pick your price point, support, features and decide if a larger, more rugged device is less likely to disconnect while the event is happening.


disk become empty after delete a large file

The first thing I try is testdisk. Choose the advanced mode, I find my files all are there. Cheers!

I copy them all out. Then I try further to get the disk repaired so that it show all files.  But further try on testdisk results nothing.

Then I google a little more. And find ntfs is more compatible in windows. So I mount the disk on windows and use chkdsk. 10 min later, all things become right!


I set my startup disk to Macintosh HD. But after opening it, the name becomes "/"

Macintosh HD is the partition name. The mount point is /, however. Other volumes are mounted in the /Volumes/ directory, such as /Volumes/MyDisk, if MyDisk is the name of the partition. This is similar to how Windows operates, where the boot disk is always C:\.
I'm not sure why Finder is showing it as /, though. On both my Mojave and Sierra machines, it shows "Macintosh HD". I don't have the bottom info bar, so that may be the reason.


The URL scheme for the Notes app is mobilenotes://

Source:

https://ios.gadgethacks.com/news/always-updated-list-ios-app-url-scheme-names-0184033/


USB thumbdrive plugged into Macbook Pro which instantly goes black, bricked?

Either your USB thumb drive is broken, or the specific USB port on your MBP is.

The easiest way to test is for you to plug another USB device to the same USB port, then

Locate the Apple logo on the top left corner of your display, and click on "About This Mac"
A window will appear. Click on the "More Info…" button
If you're running OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, skip to the next step. If you're running OS X 10.7 Lion, another window will appear on which you'll have to locate and click on the "System Report" button.
A new window will appear, on the left column, locate "USB" which is listed alphabetically under "Hardware". The details of the USB device you connected to that USB port should be displayed. If it is, then your USB port is working normally, which means your USB thumb drive is the problem.


Least expensive prepaid data roaming with an unlocked iPhone in the US

My solution was to activate an iPad MicroSIM and use it in the iPhone.  It required a bit of trickery to get it going but worked like a charm - $25USD for 2GB for 30 days

Activating an iPad MicroSIM from Safari (when you don't have an iPad to use): http://modmyi.com/forums/unlocking-activation/712894-activating-ipad-3g-sim-without-ipad.html


How can I open a file from a shared location on OSX?

Think I got it
In case someone runs into the same question

From Finder, command + k brings up the window to connect to a remote machine

I entered the smb:// and the path I wanted to, it prompted for credentials and that was it


Yes, You can use VLC. You can adjust the audio during video playback. Perfect for when you have sync issues.

With the most recent version of VLC (Version 1.1.9) the keys to adjust the audio during playback are:

g - Audio delay up

f - Audio delay down


Cannot install macOS update with error "cannot verify this update"

Try downloading the macOS Sierra 10.12.6 Combo Update instead. Then open the dmg file and run the installer.

The combo updater includes all minor updates since the .1 release, and it is therefore larger than the delta update. However since it reapplies any system changes brought on by previous updates, it should resolve any issues that came up during regular updates.


iTunes 12.2 blank tab, in the song section

Right click on the top bar where it's not blank, and see what columns you have turned on - it's going to be one of these:

Actually on looking again, I think this is a duplicate of your Track number column. What happens if you toggle it off and back on?

If that doesn't work, try hitting the blank one and clicking "Auto Size Column", the label may then appear.


How can I automatically upload files to remote server when I make changes

It may depend on what type of files and what type of connection to the server you're using, but a good starting point would probably be Cyberduck, an FTP/SFTP client. You can open files directly off the server with any program on your Mac you choose, edit them as you would a local file (I believe they're actually stored in temporary local storage), and uploaded whenever your changes are saved.

Most other FTP programs should have this functionality built in as well.


How can I apply a terminal script using ssh to all users?

Use the sudo command

The command is sudo -u username command

So, after you SSH in as the admin, issue the command:

sudo -u <username> defaults write  /Users/<username>/Library/Preferences/com.google.Chrome.plist D
isablePrintPreview -boolean true

That will set the preferences value for the particular user you are interested in without having to know their password.

I personally checked this on OS X 10.11.4 using an account called "testguy".  I was able to SSH into the machine, set the preferences using the command you provided and verify that it was set by issuing the command:

sudo -u testguy defaults read  /Users/testguy/Library/Preferences/com.google.Chrome.plist Di
sablePrintPreview

The response was 1 (true)


In Safari "Export to PDF" looks different then "Print as PDF" - Why is this?

Well, I know this is an older question, but I came upon it and thought I would answer...

There are two things that can be different here -- one, as is noted in the question, is the special set of styles used for printing. This is set up on the website you are looking at, and is not something you have control over. The second are the print options. I think by default printing of background images and colors is turned off, and it is possible to make other settings too. These are controlled through the print dialogue.

The automatic print stylesheet is a a pet peeve of mine. I've always thought a better solution was to offer a button to let visitors choose to format the page for print, rather than doing it without their control. I always want to default to giving users more control rather than taking it away.

I would assume that if you set up a special user stylesheet to be applied to all pages in the Safari preferences (normally done for folks with needs for special display characteristics such as high contrast or extra large type), those styles would be applied when printing as well. I haven't tried that out, though.

TLDR: if the website has their CSS set up to serve special styles when printing, there isn't much you can do about it. While you do have control over some elements of printing, such as printing of background colors and images through the print dialogue.


iPhone Email - How to prevent a datestamp from being turned into a Link to Create an Event

From my experience no,

Apple is just trying to make your life and the recipients lives easier by using microformats, an in this case the hCalendar version so that they can be understood by other programs {like a calendar app}.

see:

http://microformats.org/wiki/hcalendar for a full explanation of the format.

The only way-tat i know of-to solve this would be to jailbreak your iphone and change the style of the formatting [or remove the format altogether].

There is an issue with microformats that you may want to consider if you email blind people, see:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2008/06/removing_microformats.html

I know that this does not explicitly tell you how to sort this yourself, but I hope that with this knowledge you may just overlook the bad style in favour of the time savings that the hCalendar offers you and others.


Why does command up (⌘↑) from /Documents take me to /iCloud instead of /Users?

@nohillside @Marc Wilson thanks for the tips. I wasn't aware of making the choice to store my docs & desktop, but clearly I had. My first clue was that in Terminal, the prompt wasn't /Users/~me it was something like 'ivm123xz..' a string I'd never seen before.

I did another fresh build and turned iCloud off. ⌘↑ Now works as expected.


Can I use a USB headset with my iPad's camera connection kit?

According to this and other articles, yes, it does work! (And it functions just like any other audio input/output device — with any application that supports audio in/out.)


Bootcamp: is there an advantage of 64-bit vs 32-bit Windows?

According to the store pages, it looks like all the retina models have 8GB memory, with option for more, and as such you should choose the 64-bit version to make sure you can take advantage of all that memory in Windows.

A 32-bit Windows installation would only be able to use 2GB/3GB of the available memory.


How to record both screen and sound with Quicktime on El Capitan?

You  need to install Soundflower in order to run it on El Capitan. El Capitan requires kext to be signed in order to load them. This one gets its kext installed in /Library/Extensions/.

This is due to System Integrity Protection

Then, you have to create a multi-output device with: Audio MIDI Setup.app, which is found in /Applications/Utilities/ :

Finally, when you want to do the actual recording, make sure you use this multi-output device, and capture from the same Soundflower device used in this multi-output device. Otherwise, you can't both listen to and capture the sound, because it goes directly to soundflower without being copied to the built-in output.

alt/option + right clicking on volume gives you this menu:

and Quicktime now looks like this:


Dual Monitor setup partially working with Mac Mini

Your Mac Mini has a NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics card which uses either 128 or 256 MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with your computer's main RAM.

If you're wanting to simultaneously use the Mini-DVI port and the Mini DisplayPort, then your Mac Mini needs to be set up as follows:

Use the Mini-DVI port to connect a DVI or VGA display at 1920x1200 pixels
Use the Mini DisplayPort (with an optional Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI adapter) to connect a dual-link DVI display at 2560x1600 pixels

If you've got the right resolutions set and are using the correct cables, then you can try resetting the NVRAM to see if that resolves the issue.

Here’s how to reset the NVRAM on your computer:

Shut down your machine. Yes, a full shut down, not just logging out.
Press the power button and then press the
commandoptionpr keys. You
have to make sure you press these keys before the gray screen appears or it won’t work.
Hold those keys down until your Mac reboots again and you here the startup
chime.
Let go of the keys and let your Mac reboot normally.

Note: When you log back in you may need to readjust some of your system preferences (e.g. speaker volume, screen resolution, startup disk selection, time zone information, etc).


Photoshop CS issues on Mac Mini PowerPC G4 (1.2)

General information before we get to the crux of the question: "PowerPC" means you're not on Intel. 7 gigs free hard drive space is getting close to insufficient, but I usually don't have problems until I get less than 4-5 gigs. You may want to get an external hard drive and move some of your data files over there to free up space.

At 1 gig of RAM, you should probably look into upgrading that. I would expect the machine would work with two gigs, more would be pushing it. iFixit has very complete instructions of how to disassemble and reassemble nearly all Macs.

Your processor speed is high enough that you can upgrade to Leopard (10.5), but that may not actually improve much for you. For starters, if you upgrade to Leopard, you will no longer be able to run programs in Classic (Mac OS 9). If this is important, don't upgrade the OS. Also, I doubt an OS upgrade will make it easier to run Netflix and other online videos, as that is more of a hardware thing: Netflix, for instance, requires an Intel Mac. (I just tried it on my iBook G4 1.33 GHz, a fairly similar machine to yours, running 10.5 and got the system requirements page instead of the video. Netflix requires Microsoft's Silverlight which requires an Intel processor, so that's never going to work.)


disable SIP on a remote/headless machine running Sierra?

Disable SIP without using recovery mode at all? I have found other threads (such as here and here) about this and the consensus appears to be "no", but I thought I would reiterate the question here to be thorough.

System Integrity Protection cannot be disabled from a normal mode boot (from ones's Desktop). The Apple provided method is to use csrutil disable from Terminal while booted to macOS Recovery. What good would it be if it could be disabled from a normal mode boot? (Rhetorical question!)
As mentioned by David Anderson in a comment, one could use rEFInd to disable SIP, however, this cannot be done from a normal mode boot (from ones's Desktop) and would require having rEFInd installed and rebooting the system to rEFInd, which you'd have no control of from a headless-system without a keyboard.

Empty the trash of protected items without having to disable SIP first?

From a normal mode boot (from one's Desktop), no, however one can delete the various .Trashes and .Trash directories from Terminal in macOS Recovery without disabling SIP and then reboot back to normal mode boot and those directories will be recreated.
What good would SIP be if one could bypass its restrictions from a normal mode boot? (Rhetorical question!)
Obviously, you'll need to temporarily add a keyboard and monitor to the Mac mini to boot to macOS Recovery in order to resolve the issue.


Is there a way to burn into a virtual CD-R instead of burning into a real one?

While you can write data to a .iso file in Disk Utility, I don't believe there's any way to do so with the burning functionality built in to iTunes.

You could however get a program like Virtual CD-RW, which presents itself as a CD-RW drive to the OS, which iTunes could then burn to. The reviews for that program don't look great, so I'd suggest getting the demo version and seeing if it works for you before paying any money.

Roxio's Toast Titanium may include similar functionality, but I couldn't find any definite confirmation of that on their site.


It's not possible to access the Airport Express from the command line.

If you want to dig into SNMP and are comfortable with Java, you can look at the code for the latest version of the Linux version of Airport Utility on Ubuntu Launchpad.


Macbook Pro late 2011 version won´t boot up

If you want to recover some data from you hard drive, I think that the best option is to start your Mac with CMD + R.
You'll need an external Hard Drive. From Utility choose "Disk Utility" and format the extenal HD in Mac OS X Extended (Journaled) with GUID Partition option.
After that, quit Disk Utility and Choose "Restore Mac OS X" from the main menu.
Complete the installation on the external HD and boot your Mac while pressing Option key.
Choose the External HD, and it will boot up with the new system where you can try to access to your data from Macintosh HD.

Otherwise unplug your internal HD and connect to your computer with a SATA-USB adapter.


Keyboard Shortcut to Fill Right in Numbers?

Go to

Systems Preferences > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts > +

to add a shortcut, select or add Numbers as the Application, and put "Fill Down" (exact, no quotes) in the command spot and then assign your shortcut (Ctrl + D)


How do I copy files between OS X and Android 6 over USB cable?

Pull down notification menu.
Tap "USB for charging / Touch for more options"
Tap "Transfer files (MTP)"