How do I restore iOS safari history/determine when it was cleared?

There isn't a simple way to do this since the system doesn't record an audit log of changes to safari that would allow you to easily detect the when and more importantly the what changed from moment to moment.

Theoretically, the file system would have a last modified date (that can easily be changed) to indicate the last time the file was saved - but you would either need some forensics skills to build up a history and a snapshot of the filesystem going back in time - like Time Machine might provide you.

Since Time Machine doesn't exist on iOS - your best bet is to restore the entire phone from your backups and test to see if the history is correct. This is similar to building a new house because you want a new cabinet drawer in one bathroom, but there just isn't an interface (at least built by Apple) to automate what you ask.


iPhone Activation with NO SERVICE problem

It sounds like you have a physical problem with your iPhone; specifically the SIM card slot.  It could be a broken connection within the slot itself or a problem with  the circuitry.  The fact that the SIM works fine in another phone eliminates it as a potential problem

In order to activate your phone, you need to be connected to your carrier’s network.  This means you need a valid SIM.  Since your phone can’t read the SIM, it can’t connect.  Unfortunately, there’s no DIY fix for this.  Apple or an authorized service center will replace the phone’s logic board; there are some repair shops that might be able to do board level repair.

Until you get that fixed, you can’t activate it.


AppleScript referencing tabs suddently breaking on Chrome

I can actually get your example to work with no problems, just doing something simple:

tell application "Google Chrome"
  tell window 1
    tell tab 1
        get URL
    end tell
  end tell
end tell

That makes me think the problem might be in the "do something here" section of your script—I've never found Applescript's error messages to be very reliable.

That said, you could also try shortening your code:

tell application "Google Chrome"
  tell active tab of first window
    [do something here]
  end tell
end tell

Using my earlier, super simple example, this works for me:

tell application "Google Chrome"
  get URL of active tab of first window
end tell

I should also note that I'm using Script Editor 2.7 (176) on Yosemite 10.10.1


What is the correct usage of working folders and bookmarks in Versions (Subversion Client) for local repositories?

I have used Versions, but I prefer Cornerstone 2.  It is a much more robust client.

A repository is a folder stored on a computer (local or remote.)  It contains all the data regarding the version control of a set of files, stored in a data structure that most people don't need to understand.

A working folder is a folder on your local system that contains a copy of the files that are stored in the crazy data structure that is the repository.

So, if you have a local repository, that folder is stored on your hard drive.  You should never need to access this from the Finder or the Terminal, or well, through any means whatsoever other that through your SVN client (Versions).

In order to work with the files stored in that local repository, use Versions to "Check Out" a working copy of the files.  These files will go into a second folder somewhere on your filesystem.  These files you can access directly using whatever application floats your boat.  After making changes to the files, you go back to Versions and check the files into the repository.  This action creates a second version of the files within the crazy data structure that is your repository.

Using Versions, you can then move back and forth through these various versions of your files.   Whatever version you want to work form is then loaded into your working copy or you can check out a second working copy if you want to work with a different version of the files, while keeping your current working directory as well.

Here is how I arrange my SVN repositories and working directories.

First:  The repositories are all stored in ~/svnroot.  I have a couple of types of projects that I use SVN for, so the structure looks like this.

~/svnroot/scripts/project1
~/svnroot/scripts/project2
~/svnroot/documentation/project3
etc etc etc

Keep in mind that in each example above, the last part of the path above is the actual repository.

Second: Then I create working copies of these repositories.   I keep those in the same structure in my home directory.  It looks like this.

~/scripts/project1
~/scripts/project2
~/documentation/project3
etc etc etc

Note the absence of the svnroot directory in these examples... Also, keep in mind that the last part of the path above is the directory that is under version control, otherwise referred to as the Working Copy.  These are the files you can edit to your heart's content.

Then, to keep things organized, I create the scripts and documentation directories in the sidebar of Versions and put the entries for the working directories and repositories in here.

I will try to remember to provide a screenshot when I get home tonight.

Third:  Now, put the files you want under version control into the Working Copy folders in the Finder.   Back to Versions and check the files into the repository.  Now you are all set and should be able to work.

Versions does not generate tags, branches, and trunks.  If you want to use them in your project, create each folder in the Working Copy, and then check them into the repository.  In order to create a tag or a branch, you will want to check the Versions website.  Their help documentation covers that item... and it needs to be done in the repository view, not the working copy view.

http://versionsapp.com/support

Oh, and "Bookmarks" is just the term that Versions uses to keep track of your repositories and working copies in the sidebar of the main window.


Changing date created of bulk files to 9 hours before

To do that, you need to open the 'Terminal'

In your Terminal, enter the following command:

touch -t YYYYMMDDhhmm.ss (DON'T press enter yet)

replace YYYYMMDDhhmm.ss by it's respective characters

So for example:
touch -t 197512232000.23 (DON'T press enter yet)

Locate the files you want to change their timestamps in Finder

Select all the files you want to modify and drag them into your Terminal and now, press enter

The timestamps are now changed.


Why do you want to run tsplay in a Terminal anyway?  Surely it is a graphical app if it displays video? Why not do a sleep for a while to let the Pi start sending and then start tsplay to receive?

fi
...
(sleep 5; ./tsplay ) &
...
date


Finder stacked icons in icon view causes finder to crash

As tubedogg has mentioned, it is the .DS_Store which stores the information related how the Finder formats a particular folder's view.  By deleting the .DS_Store file using Terminal.app, you will reset the view options of that folder.

However, if you are not comfortable using the terminal, you can go to Finder, and open a new window from the File menu: File > New Finder Window.

Now, click on your home folder in the sidebar, and then set the window view to column mode by clicking the button shown in the following screenshot, or by going to the View menu and selecting As Columns.

Navigate to your camera uploads folder, and select one of the images in the folder, just to make sure that the Camera Uploads folder is selected.  Next, from the View menu, change some view parameters, such as Arrange By, and then change the view to List (all this is just so that the .DS_Store file gets overwritten with new changes)

No guarantee that it will work, but it's worth a shot.

Having said all that, the simplest way to reset it is just to simply use the terminal command that tubedogg suggested. However: I would recommend against the -rf. There is no need for the force & recursive flags.  It just adds extra risk if something were to be mistyped. I'd suggest the following:

rm "/Users/$(whoami)/Dropbox/Camera Uploads/.DS_Store"


Run from iTunes?: A Workflow Service (contains just an AppleScript) created in Automator

Just to cover all bases, I thought I would go through the process you would need to go through in order for this to work. That way you can just do it from scratch and hopefully correct wherever you've gone wrong (or, if it still doesn't work, at least eliminate an error on your behalf as the cause).

In summary you will need to use:

Automator to create a service that runs an Apple Script
System Preferences to assign a keyboard shortcut to the service

Below are the steps involved for each.

1. Create a service using Automator

Launch Automator (usually found within your Applications folder)
Go to File > New.
Select Service and click Choose.
In the top right hand of the window that appears, ensure that "No input" is selected from the Service receives drop-down list.
Ensure the In drop-down list is showing "Any application".
In the second column containing the long list, find "Run AppleScript" and double-click on it.
This will add the Run AppleScript window on the right.
Now, replace the ( Your script goes here ) with the script you want (taken from the question you reference)
Save the service using a meaningful name (e.g. iTunesFade).

Now to the next step.

2. Creating your shortcut

Go to System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts.
Select Services from the sidebar.
Find your service (it'll be in the list on the right-hand side).
Add a shortcut by double clicking on the service name.
Now go to System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy.
Select Accessibility in the sidebar.
Click on the + sign (you may need to unlock the padlock if it's locked).
Add Automator.
Add Finder (to find this you will need to navigate to /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app).
Exit your System Preferences.

Now you should be able to do two things:

1. Run the service from any application by going to the Services list within any Application menu (e.g. Finder > Services, Safari > Services, Mail > Services, etc) and select the service you just created. If iTunes is running, the service will fade iTunes in/out

2. Use the keyboard shortcut to run the service.

NOTE: I am aware that for some users keyboard shortcuts do not seem to work even though they've been assigned to a service. This is a whole other topic, but if this happens in your case, at least you can run the service from within any application you're using.

Let me know how you go.


brew changes from php71 to php@7.1 on installation

Found my answer!
After this update (brew) we need to install pear (pecl) for installing extensions for php.. so i.e. redis extension was installed pretty easy like pecl install redis
But need to be set correct php version that pear (pecl) would found where to install extension.


How to install default/stock Terminal app?

You can restore it from your backup. Because you wouldn't start deleting bits of the system with a third-party app without making sure you had a backup.

Failing that, you can reinstall the OS over the top of your existing installation, and all your files, apps and settings will still be in place. This will make sure that anything else important that ApplCleaner has deleted will be restored.

Some people do this from time to time, just to make sure nothing's got corrupted or missing.


TouchBar appears on the screen when clicked

Apparently this is the zoom feature of TouchBar. It was already disabled, I have enabled and then disabled again before. To fix the problem,

Open System Preferences -> Accessibility -> Zoom
Click Enable Touch Bar zoom checkbox twice to reset its status, final version should be unclicked.


External Hard Disk Drive Not Showing Under 'Devices'

The 'Sharing and Permissions' option has been changed to 'Read-Only' for no apparent reason. This has happened to me previously, but it still showed up under 'Devices' in the Finder window.

I believe in the macOS Sierra update, this does not show.

Fix for issue:
Download the Paragon Driver for Mac OS to gain access for Seagate external drives without having to reformat from the following link:

http://www.seagate.com/gb/en/support/downloads/item/ntfs-driver-for-mac-os-master-dl/

Install the Paragon Driver and follow the steps. You will be asked to restart your Mac. Once your Mac has been restarted, the external HDD will display once again under 'Devices'.

Note: This resolution allows you to have access to your external HDD to modify it as you wish. It does not reformat the HDD - so your data is safe.


How do I update Safari on the Macintosh?

I assume that you would go to the apple menu and click Software Update.  This will launch the App Store and search for updates for all your software.  If there is new software out there, it will show up.

Or, alternatively, you can go here: http://www.apple.com/support/safari/ and click the update link.

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I upgraded my CC programs and now they are no longer on the dock. How to get them there?

The simplest way to put anything in the Dock is just to find it in your Applications folder & drag it there

it will become a permanent addition.

You can remove it again by dragging the Dock icon out to the desktop...

None of this will affect the app itself, only its appearance in the Dock.


I'm reluctant to suggest this without knowing more about your situation, but taking your question at face value, you might want to look into Apple's Find My Friends app.

It has various settings that control who can see a phone's location and for how long they can see it. And with the Restriction settings within iOS you can set various settings and lock them down.

There are various articles online about parents using Find My Friends in a positive way with their children. For example:

http://www.allprodad.com/articles/dads-and-teenagers/find-my-friends/

http://dotcomplicated.co/content/2013/05/location-tracking-app/


How did you uninstall it? The title bars in the screenshots show that the current command is still zsh, or maybe /bin/zsh.

If you changed this setting in Terminal's preferences, change it back to the default login shell:

If you changed the default login shell, you can change it back to /bin/bash with chsh -s /bin/bash.


Re-directed screenshot location via defaults file doesn't work

If you use sudo you change the default for the user you are sudoing into, in this case the root user. Just run the commands without sudo and you should be fine.

You can also clear any settings for a user with:

defaults delete com.apple.screencapture

You can test and log out if the system doesn’t realize the change was made. That’s usually better than killing the system UI server.


New Macbook Pro 2012 Operating System onto new SSD?

Macs that shipped with Lion or newer come with a recovery feature which is part of the EFI firmware, so that if the hard drive fails, or you install a new hard drive without OS X, the computer can start recovery directly from the internet over a broadband connection.

To start Recovery, hold down the Command + R keys while booting. The interface is pretty straightforward after that and you should be able to figure it out.

Apple also has as support article on OS X Recovery, and one on which models can support internet recovery through a firmware update.


Issue installing "JetDrive 720" SSD to MBP late 2012 Retina

The solution was to download Carbon Copy Cloner software because apparently Disk Utility and APFS created a bug after High Sierra update. Just connect your JetDrive or any other drive, follow the prompts and press "clone". That should work for everybody.


Have you tried the built-in Grapher app in /Application/Utilities ?


How can I control the default save location for PDFs in Microsoft Word for Mac?

The save as PDF option in the Print window is controlled by the system, not Word. It will default to the last place you saved a PDF because that's all it knows about. It is completely separate from (and unaware of) the Open and Save dialog boxes. That said, you can save a Word document as a PDF from File > Save As, and that will respect your last working directory related to the docx file.


Mobile data connection lost on iPhone 5S

This is probably not a problem with your phone. It is up to the carrier to decide which individual handsets are actually allowed on LTE on the current cell tower. So you might just be experiencing that your carrier hasn't got enough capacity to allow everyone on LTE, so they put you on a slower network.

So even though a coverage map tells you that LTE is available - it doesn't necessarily mean it is available to everyone.


Can I use the normal desert background image in Mojave dark mode?

Yes. Also you can use the dynamic mode where the image is changing according to the clock time of the macbook.
The wallpaper can be change independently on top of the mode that you are working on.


Is Photo compression-ratio for JPEG exports too high?

You can export unmodified original photos from the Photos.app from File > Export > Export Unmodified Original.

You can also select a higher resolution when exporting from File > Export > Export or cmd + ⇧+ E; and select "Maximum" from the drop down menu.
I suspect it is still recompressed, so it is expectable that the image will be smaller.

Also, check this question and answers.


Buying iPhone 4S under another family member's name

Yes - not only is this allowed, Apple and AT&T have systems in place to effect this purchase. Note - this is only for plans where you are billed together. If you can get on the same plan, just ask them about using a cross upgrade so that you can burn the upgrade eligibility of a different number on your family plan to get a new phone for a line that currently isn't eligible for upgrade pricing.

In your case, where you are not billed together it gets messy. If they don't buy the phone off contract - then the carrier could hold them to pay for the data plan if the contract has that provision. This situation is analagous to them buying a new phone and then selling it on the open market. I haven't heard of AT&T cracking down on this, but you could easily see how they intend the subsidy to generate 2 years of revenue from the buyer.

As you are not eligible for an upgrade, it goes to sense that you haven't yet paid off your last "loan". Have you asked how much it would cost for you to end your contract? Unless you also are on a family plan, you might shop around and then go to AT&T and not threaten to leave, but explain your budget and your options and ask them how long you have to wait or how much you might need to pay to get back to a more budget friendly place for you to upgrade your handset. I've seen times when they'll budge a few months, but keep in mind if you haven't honored your last contract with them, you've got to be reasonable when asking for further accomodations.


Why are my existing Reminders and Notes not saved to iCloud on my Mac?

If you've created these Reminders before you turned on iCloud, then they will be local to the device. Newly created Reminders should automatically be 'in' iCloud.
(In fact, I can't see how to create a Local one on my Mac or iPhone.)
You can select an individual item, and then move it to a new List. This might be easier to do wholesale on the iCloud website or on a Mac.


Why does the iPhone 4S treat a generic 30 pin cable as a line out source?

That's a third-party cable, not an official Apple cable, so what's probably happening is that for some reason that cable is bridging the 2nd and 11th pins, telling the device to send the audio out the 3rd and 4th pins:
From http://pinouts.ru/PortableDevices/ipod_pinout.shtml:

2  GND     Audio & Video ground (-), internally connected with Pin 1 on iPod motherboard
3  Right   Line Out - R (+) (Audio output, right channel)
4  Left    Line Out - L(+) (Audio output, left channel)
11     AUDIO_SW    If connected to GND the iPhone sends audio signals through pin 3-4, otherwise it uses onboard speaker.


Macally makes two USB-based game controllers that are OS X compatible. Both are around USD$30 at the time of writing on Amazon.

Macally ISHOCKX

Macally ISHOCKII

Sony DualShock 3

You can also pair a Sony Playstation DualShock 3 bluetooth wireless controller with OS X without the need for any additional drivers. Everything you need is built right in to Snow Leopard and Lion.

Press the PlayStation logo on the controller and OS X should show the controller in the list of available devices to pair with under the BlueTooth menu bar list. Once paired you'll need to map the buttons to key actions so it works with your games. For that  you can use the GamePad Companion app from the App Store.


Found some photos of disassembled MBP 2016 (13") on the internet.
Looks like there is only one fan so I should not worry.


See what a previously purchased app costs on iOS App Store

If you're looking for the current price (which might not be the price you paid), you can Google search for the product and Google will display the App Store price in the results:


Edit the descriptive name of an email address displayed in Mail

Create a contact with your name in Contacts app and add your email to that contact.

Seems like you have such a contact but with name Holidays in Italy instead of yours.

In case you have that email in your Mail app, then make sure you have the desired name in the "Full Name" field of the account. One way to do that is via "System Preferences" -> "Internet accounts" -> select your account and then click on the "Details" button

I think those descriptive names comes from either a contact or some previous emails in the Mail app.

Click the '+' sign at the end of the "To:" field and (in the popped-up search field) start typing the email address as you would before.
Check the results there.

If nothing is found again, then try typing the "Holidays in Italy" and see if it finds something.

The options above are mostly a way to find why this is happening.

If you just want to remove the description every time:

click on the little arrow next to "Holidays in Italy"
select "Edit Address"

You can also select "Show Contact Card" (if available) to check things.
Another option could be "Remove from Previous Recipients list". In that case you can select it in order not to have it being auto-filled again.


AppleScript : convert decimal to hours / days

The AppleScript constants days, hours, and minutes are the number of seconds in a day, hour, and minute respectively, so you can just perform some modulo math to get the components.  For example, the hour would be the number mod days div hours, the minute would be the number mod hours div minutes, and the seconds would be the number mod minutes.

Putting all that together into a few general-purpose handlers would be something like:

set myVariableDateHere to "25/03/2019 00:00:00"
set myWantedDate to convertDate(myVariableDateHere)
log result
set difference to (current date) - myWantedDate
log result
log timeString(difference)
log formatTime(difference)

# Convert date text to an AppleScript date.
# format is DD/MM/YYYY hh:mm:ss (time is optional)
to convertDate(dateText)
  set dateTemplate to (current date)
  tell dateTemplate to set {its day, its month, its year} to words 1 thru 3 of dateText
  set time of dateTemplate to 0
  tell words of dateText to if (count it) > 3 then set time of dateTemplate to (hours * (item 4)) + (minutes * (item 5)) + (item 6)
  return dateTemplate
end convertDate

# Return an elapsed time string from a number of seconds.
on timeString(theSeconds)
  if class of theSeconds is integer then set theSeconds to "" & ¬
    (theSeconds div days) & " days, " & ¬
    (theSeconds mod days div hours) & " hours, " & ¬
    (theSeconds mod hours div minutes) & " minutes, and " & ¬
    (theSeconds mod minutes) & " seconds"
  return theSeconds
end timeString

# Return a formatted time string from a number of seconds.
# format is hh:mm:ss (wraps at 24 hours)
to formatTime(theSeconds)
  if class of theSeconds is integer then tell "0" & ¬
    (10000 * (theSeconds mod days div hours) ¬
      + 100 * (theSeconds mod hours div minutes) ¬
      + (theSeconds mod minutes)) ¬
      to set theSeconds to (text -6 thru -5) & ":" & (text -4 thru -3) & ":" & (text -2 thru -1)
  return theSeconds
end formatTime


Why does my MacBook's screen continually dim and brighten without my input?

Go your System Preferences, select "Displays", and uncheck Auto-adjust Brightness.


Where can I find the task manager in Mac OS X Lion?

It's called Activity Monitor. You can find it in this folder: /Applications/Utilities/


Mac connects to anonymous wireless networks randomly

Go to System Preferences > Network > Wifi
Click on Advanced
Remove the preferred networks from the list by using - button


How to remove "where from" xattr data from image files downloaded in Mac?

Your command works for me, even copying it and supplying an appropriate filename. As suggested in the comments, you need to ensure that the correct filepath is being supplied, and that the file has the attribute to start with.

You can see whether the file has the attribute in a number of ways:

ls -l@ /path/to/filename

Or:

xattr /path/to/filename


Characters and notification bounce when Terminal loses focus

Some program you're interacting with has enabled terminal Focus In/Out events, normally used along with Mouse Reporting (aka “Xterm Mouse Tracking”). When enabled, the terminal sends events to the TTY to indicate when the terminal gains or loses keyboard focus (i.e., becomes active or inactive).

The terminal command for enabling focus events is:

CSI ? 1 0 0 4 h

(CSI = Control Sequence Introducer: ESC [.)

The focus in/out events that the terminal sends to the tty are:

Focus In:  CSI I
Focus Out: CSI O

These are the sequences you're seeing when you use cat to view them.

The terminal Dock-icon bounce and badge indicate when a BEL (Control-G) is sent to the terminal when it isn't the active/frontmost terminal. (There are preferences to control these behaviors in Preferences > Profiles > [profile] > Advanced.)

So it appears that some program has enabled Focus In/Out events and is sending a BEL in response to them.

It could also be that the program sending the BEL is not the same as the program that enabled the Focus In/Out events. For example, an editor like vim may have enabled them, but some intervening program like screen or tmux (or possibly ssh, although it seems less likely) is intercepting the Focus In/Out events and responding with a BEL to indicate that it considers the input to be invalid.

  …it's happening in a tab running an SSH session…

Since you didn't say, I'll assume you're just using a shell within that session and not some other program. If that's the case, it's likely that you ran some preceding program within that SSH session that enabled the focus events and then exited without disabling them, leaving the shell to receive them, and if you type ESC [ I or ESC [ O manually into Bash, by default it will emit a BEL to indicate that the input is considered invalid.

If you have only used a shell within that SSH session, then you should examine the shell startup/configuration files on the remote host to see if there's some code to enable the focus events.

You can simulate this situation by running the following command in Bash (and probably other shells):

printf '\e[?1004h'

Then you'll find that Bash beeps (sends a BEL) when you activate or deactivate the terminal view/window.


Can I have two Time Machine partitions on one hard disk drive?

It is definitely possible to partition a single drive into two partitions and have separate encrypted Time Machine backups on each partition for your two individual Macs.

The only downside is a single point of failure since there's a single physical drive used for two machines. If anything goes wrong with that disk, both the Macs would be left without usable backups. You could still go ahead with this approach, but it would be better if you have disk clones also done regularly on (additional) separate physical drives and/or use some online backup service for important data.

For more information on Time Machine and encrypted backups, see:
Time Machine FAQ - How do I set up and use encrypted backups?


Brew cask install emacs takes control of the emacs command line command

You could create an alias in zsh that invokes emacs -nw whenever you write emacs. The -nw argument means to start emacs in "non-windowed" mode - i.e. a command line text interface.

You can create the alias by editing the .zshrc file you mention, and add the following line:

alias emacs="emacs -nw"


Using Windows 8 .img file to create a bootable USB thumb drive

It seems Bootcamp Assistant should be able to help you with this (especially as you have a MacBook Air). It odd that it doesn't. Another weird move from Apple. Because of this you may need to do some system editing, as ethanlee16 points out, to convince BA to give you the option of creating a Bootable USB.

Follow his instructions, or if you don't want to go into terminal, follow these instructions.

And then follow these:

First, convert your Windows 8 .img file to an .iso file. You can do this within OSX by following these simple instructions.

Next, just use the new .iso image with Bootcamp Assistant to create a bootable USB drive with Windows 8 on it. These instructions (as posted by Alexandr Mazanov in the comments) do a great job of explaining what to do.

No need for Windows or any VMWare. Good luck!


As Tetsujin said, Command,alt,S works to toggle the sidebar, but alternatively you should be able to access you albums from the top middle of the screen (third button over):


In Lion, if I keep pressing a key, why doesn't it repeat?

This is a new "feature" that Apple introduced in Lion.  To disable no key repeat, enter

defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false

in Terminal, and then restart your computer.

Source: https://discussions.apple.com/message/15678809


Create El Capitan installer thumb drive from Catalina

Honsestly I find the easiest way to make a bootable macOS installer is using DiskmakerX.

It is a GUI interface to create pretty much all recent versions of macOS. Just look for the one specifically for the version you want to create.


How do I configure Gmail Sync Accounts for iOS post January 2013?

No, I wouldn't say you're missing anything. As you say, Google will continue to support any configured devices beyond January 31, 2013 (from http://googleblog.blogspot.ch/2012/12/winter-cleaning.html):

  Starting January 30, 2013, consumers won't be able to set up new
  devices using Google Sync; however, existing Google Sync connections
  will continue to function. Google Sync will continue to be fully
  supported for Google Apps for Business, Government and Education.
  Users of those products are unaffected by this announcement.

so no changes for your devices whatsoever (from http://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2716936):

  What do I need to do if I’m already using Google Sync?

  Nothing! Existing users can continue to use Google Sync on their
  current devices.

  What will happen if I keep using Google Sync after January 30, 2013?

  The service will continue to work for existing Google Sync devices.
  Google Sync will continue to work, be supported, and take new sign-ups
  for Google Apps for Business, Education, and Government customers.

For new devices, or if you wish to stop using Google Sync on your devices, check these links:

CalDAV for iOS devices: http://support.google.com/calendar/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=151674
CardDAV for iOS devices: http://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2753077

As a side note: Windows Phone users, on the contrary, got an extension and Google will accept new device connections until July 31, 2013 (from http://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2716936):

See also this blog post.


Using VNC to connect to a Mac (10.7.5) from Windows

I stumbled on Vine Server 4.01 by Eggplant, which solves this problem completely and is available at www2.tesplant.com (The earlier versions apparently cause trouble for 10.7+).  Note this is not the version available on sourceforge.

Vine Server 4.01 worked immediately on my Mac and automatically selected an port to use for VNC connections, something which had been baffling me before I found the Vine Server software.  I could then include this port with my Mac IP address when I used TightVNC on my Windows 7 laptop, and was able to connect remotely to the Mac with (almost) no trouble:  The only hitch was that first I needed to set a VNC password in Vine Server, which you have the option to do upon launching the server.  (No need to set a VNC password through System Properties->Sharing, so all the choices are centralized in the Vine Server interface.)


Blocking Internet access for a particular user

Have you tried using the Parental Controls preference pane? A lot of options there, none specifically to block all internet access, but you can get to the same place by only allowing access to applications without it.

From the Apple menu, choose System Preferences.
From the View menu, choose Parental Controls.

More info on the Apple web site: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2900?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US


When I click on Install App, nothing happens

I solved this issue by doing the following

Turn on the Debug Menu in the App Store using

defaults write com.apple.appstore ShowDebugMenu -bool true

Using the Debug Menu, clear cookies and reset the application
Open the Downloads directory and delete the com.apple.appstore folder
Quit the App Store and kill the storeagent process
Try to install again

I had to do the above steps a couple times before I got it to work.


Prevent Finder from restoring previous tabs?

You have the option at Shutdown or Restart for whether or not to reopen windows...
though it does include whether to reopen Apps, too

If you want only the Finder to not save its state, try this in Terminal

defaults write com.apple.finder ApplePersistenceIgnoreState YES

You can revert the setting using NO instead of YES


How to recover my harddrive if I can't see it in the disk utility

Sorry Rhubarb but the next step is to physically remove the hard drive from the iMac. If you are not comfortable then the best option is to go to an Apple Store or Authorized repair center and let them do it for you.

They might even be able to test the iMac, hard drive cable, and the hard drive for you. Best case the cable just crapped out. Worst case the drive is dead and recovery is not possible. There are dozens of things in between both of those but more can be said concretely once the drive has been removed and tested in another enclosure.


Need to automate an SMB path into a UNC path before sending to Win10 clients

NOTE: This answer is intended only as an example when the SMB Path, aside from the colon, slashes and backslashes and without spaces, only contains alphanumeric characters in the name! If you need to account for anything else, i.e. read the comments to this answer, you'll need to modify the code according to your needs. That said, in all of my years as a Network Systems Administrator and Network Systems Engineer I never created shares containing spaces or other then the need for colons, slashes, backslashes and alphanumeric characters and therefore this simple example is all that I'd need to translate any, e.g. smb://server/folder to \\server\folder, SMB Path I ever used to a UNC Path. YMMV!

In Automator, create a new Service workflow, then add a Run AppleScript action to it while replacing the default AppleScript code with the code below:

on searchReplace(theText, SearchString, ReplaceString)
    set OldDelims to AppleScript's text item delimiters
    set AppleScript's text item delimiters to SearchString
    set newText to text items of theText
    set AppleScript's text item delimiters to ReplaceString
    set newText to newText as text
    set AppleScript's text item delimiters to OldDelims
    return newText
end searchReplace

on run {input, parameters}
    set selectedText to item 1 of input as string
    set convertedText to searchReplace(selectedText, "smb://", "\\\\")
    set convertedText to searchReplace(convertedText, "/", "\\")
    set the clipboard to convertedText as string
    return convertedText
end run

Then save the Service as: Convert SMB Path to UNC Path

Now Convert SMB Path to UNC Path will appear on the Services menu or Services context menu when text is selected and when the Service is used, the UNC Path is placed on the Clipboard. (This of course assumes the selected text was actually an SMB Path, otherwise what's placed there is just whatever text was selected when the Service was run which will include any substitutions made.)

Example SMB Path smb://server/folder will be converted to UNC Path \\server\folder and placed on the Clipboard.

Note: Note the settings of the Service in the image below. The Output replaces selected text checkbox is unchecked. You may check it, if that's what you want, however, if the selected text is not actually replaceable then the Service will not appear on the Services menu or Services context menu.


I had the same problem, rebuilding the Launch Services database did the trick for me. Entered the following in Terminal:

/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain user

Then log out and back in. The open with menu should be clear of duplicates.

Credit: https://discussions.apple.com/message/15251482#15251482


How do I use my own money for purchases rather than using family sharing data?

Family Sharing uses a single credit card for all users on linked account. You cannot change this on an account by account basis.

You can purchase and redeem an iTunes Store gift card and add that to your account. iTunes and the App Store should automatically pay for the item with your store credit before using the family credit card.


Why do I have Apple certificates in my keychain?

OS X ships with at least two apple root CA and several intermediate certificates installed.  They are used to verify things like software updates.

You can find them published on apple.com at the url below.

https://www.apple.com/certificateauthority/


Can I pair and use two microphones with my iPhone 6+?

To my knowledge you do not need bluetooth microphones to record a conversation.

iPhones have a built-in app called voice memos which, assuming you have a relatively new iPhone, should be able to pick up the conversation fairly well if you just set the iPhone to record and put it in your pocket.


Does sound check on the iPhone have album mode

Answer

Yes, I am pleased to tell you that Sound Check respects both the track gain as well as the album gain (album mode).

How to use it

Go to Settings > Music > Playback and enable Sound Check.

Please be aware that Sound Check's Album Gain it only works if you

play an album directly

(Library > Artist > 'Album Title' > Play)

play an album directly

(Library > Artist > 'Album Title')

play all albums by an artist

(Library > Artist > Play)

play all albums by an artist shuffled

(Library > Artist > Shuffle)

This enables Sound Check's Track Gain:

the song appears in a playlist

even if you exclusively add all tracks of an album a play it in the correct order

you play a single song using (Spotlight) Search

Validation

To understand the algorithm in iOS' Music.app I have tested it with an iPhone 6s running iOS 10.3.3 and iOS 11 beta 5 and two albums from the iTunes Music Store (iTMS):

Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (I) (1969)

SC = Sound Check

Examples:

Led Zeppelin's song Communication Breakdown (track 7)

Library > Artist > 'Album Title' > Play SC on: Volume is higher
Library > Artist > 'Album Title' > Shuffle SC on: Volume is higher

Library > Playlist> 'SC test LZ' > Play SC on: Volume is lower
Library > Playlist> 'SC test LZ' > Shuffle SC on: Volume is lower
Library > Playlist> 'Sound Check test' > Play SC on: Volume is lower
Library > Playlist> 'Sound Check test' > Shuffle SC on: Volume is lower

Pink Floyd's song Money (track 5)

Library > Artist > 'Album Title' > Play SC on: Volume is higher
Library > Artist > 'Album Title' > Shuffle SC on: Volume is higher

Library > Playlist> 'SC test LZ' > Play SC on: Volume is lower
Library > Playlist> 'SC test LZ' > Shuffle SC on: Volume is lower
Library > Playlist> 'Sound Check test' > Play SC on: Volume is lower
Library > Playlist> 'Sound Check test' > Shuffle SC on: Volume is lower

Pink Floyd's song Brain Damage (track 8)

Library > Artist > 'Album Title' > Play SC on: Volume is higher
Library > Artist > 'Album Title' > Shuffle SC on: Volume is higher

Library > Playlist> 'SC test LZ' > Play SC on: Volume is higher
Library > Playlist> 'SC test LZ' > Shuffle SC on: Volume is higher
Library > Playlist> 'Sound Check test' > Play SC on: Volume is higher
Library > Playlist> 'Sound Check test' > Shuffle SC on: Volume is higher

Note:

The playlist called 'SC test LZ' only contains Led Zeppelin's 1969 album.
The playlist called 'SC test PF' only contains Pink Floyd's 1973 album.
The playlist called 'Sound Check test' contains Led Zeppelin's and Pink Floyd's album.

Additional resources:

iTunes' behavior with Sound Check turned on explained by Bob Katz (Hydrogenaudio forums)
Apple's documentation for 'Mastered for iTunes' (2012) (PDF)


Is there any way to organise movies into separate playlists in iPad Videos / iTunes?

1.) Click create new playlist folder in the bottom left hand corner
2.1) Name the folder
3) Click new playlist
3.1) Name the playlist
4) Drag folder in finder to playlist
5.) Sync with iPad
6.) Click include playlists in the Movies window and select playlist to be included.


Apple Mail generating Mail[378]: No worthy mechs found. What is it?

I just solved this problem (on a system that was NOT running postfix) by changing the authentication method on one email account from Password to MD5 Challenge-Response.


Why does mdworker keep spamming the logs on Lion?

The messages are coming from Spotlight search.

The message themselves are in relation to iPhoto's data on your images.  The tags can be found in the AlbumData.xml written out by iPhoto for sharing use (such as Spotlight and other media sharing tools)

Without more information about the version of iPhoto in use, or whether you have any issues with iPhoto itself (and Spotlight's integration) there's not more more I can tell you.


There's several possible reasons for this. I've personally had it happen that the iCloud authentication servers just could not be reached for a while, so I was scratching my head for quite a bit until it all of a sudden worked...

Assuming that's not the case for you here, the first step to do would be to ensure that the phone is no longer associated with the apple id of your friend. For this your friend should go here, log in and ensure the device is not listed anymore (if it is, remove it). Something that I noticed is that this doesn't necessarily remove the device from "Find my iPhone" in iCloud, so your friend should probably also go to iCloud and verify (and possibly remove) it's gone there as well. Make sure to have them do so under "Find my iPhone" (or whatever it's called in English, I'm on the German equivalent atm) and in the "Settings".

Unfortunately I can't guarantee this does the trick, as said I've had weird sign in problems in the past as well, so this is just a hunch. In the end, you might have to contact the support if the problem persists.


APFS, two data volumes on a single OS partition for dual booting

No, the firmlinks are bidirectional so you should have two pairs of filesystem if you need separate systems. The good news is that with space sharing and the smaller size of the system, having two Catalina around is ~22 GB for my Macs.

https://eclecticlight.co/2019/10/11/macos-catalina-boot-volume-layout-revised-for-10-15-release/

See the red boxes in the PDF for all the firm links you would have to remap and contend with...


Why would Preview "want to use" my (unused) login Keychain just to execute hotkeys?

Short answer: It doesn't.

Long answer: There are plenty of reasons why this may occur. I discuss a couple of scenarios below.

If you recently changed your password, I would recommend reading this support article from Apple.

  The password of your macOS user account might not match the password
  of your login keychain. Either create a new login keychain or update
  it with your new password.

If this is not the scenario for you, or if that article does not solve your problem, there are other probable scenarios. Sometimes, after updates, the Keychain may become corrupted. Using Keychain Repair from the Keychain App, you can easily fix this problem. I would refer to this answer for more information.

I have been personally facing this issue since El Capitan, and only recently fixed this issue. When El Capitan was released, this bug was introduced to some users using FileVault. Disabling FileVault and re-enabling solves this problem as well.

For additional solutions, I would refer to other answers left in similar questions:

How to stop my machine asking for multiple passwords when I log in? by klanomath
OS X is repeatedly asking for login keychain password by Andrei Glotov


How to switch to other apps/spaces when running full-screen game

Have you tried using ctrl-arrow keys? This will move you between the left and right spaces.

A similar question is also here:

How to switch between fullscreen applications in OSX (Mavericks)


iSight Camera in iPhone 5 , 5s, 5c: Is the image resolution 3264 x 2448 or 3284 x 2448?

The iPhone 5 spec given is definitely wrong (2) and the 3 have the same resolution :  3284 * 2448 => 8.4 Mpx.


How to stop OS X from trying to run TeamViewer every 10 seconds

This kind of behavior is usually the result of a leftover .plist file, startup daemon or something similar. Without an uninstaller you have to root through

/Library/Application Support
/Library/LaunchAgents
/Library/LaunchDaemons
/Library/Preferences
/Library/StartupItems
~/Library/Application Support
~/Library/LaunchAgents
~/Library/Preferences

for any & all related files and delete them too.
If the behavior persists after all that then use the find command in Terminal to see if you can find any instances of the offending app (or sudo find if necessary) just in case there's something leftover in the normally invisible "unix-y" folders at the root level of your drive.


kernel_task hundreds of % CPU yet cpu frequency is being lowered

Apple documents this.

  Activity Monitor may show that a process named kernel_task is using a large percentage of your CPU, and during this time you may notice a lot of fan activity. This process helps manage temperature by making the CPU less available to processes that are using the CPU intensely. In other words, kernel_task responds to conditions that cause your CPU to become too hot. When the temperature decreases, kernel_task automatically reduces its activity.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203184

You might want to reset the SMC one time to be sure it's not stuck and providing incorrect temperature readings to the processor.

If the SMC or high temperatures is the root cause, you should be able to correlate the various internal temperature sensors and physical measurement of the case and exhaust air temperature with the design throttling of the kernel scheduling and the clock rate adjustments the chipset is designed to make in response to thermal measurements.

Worst case, you have a hardware issue with faulty temperature sensors or an out-of-spec CPU that generates more heat than it should for a given GHz clock rate.


"suggestd quit unexpectedly" means what?

Try deleting the ~/Library/Suggestions and restarting your Mac.

Using terminal:

mv ~/Library/Suggestion ~/.Trash

This will move it to the trash incase you want to revert back.

Reboot your Mac and it should begin working.


Can iTunes songs be transferred from one account to another account?

No, unfortunately, you can not change 'ownership' of the files to another account. You would have the same issue with a married couple that bought all the music on one account, but then got divorced. This happened with my dad and his ex-wife's account, and we contacted Apple to make sure.

The most 'legal' route would be to possibly convert this current account into his new account. As in, change the contact, billing, and email address to use his info. This way, his account just moves with him. If you ever wanted to make an account, you could create a new one.

The closest thing you could possibly do otherwise is when he has his second account set up, turn on Home Sharing on both machines. He could then add this music to his new library, and your account could authorize it.

Another option would be to possibly use iTunes Match. He could copy all of the files he purchased into his library, and turn on iTunes Match. Then delete those files locally, and re-download from iTunes in the Cloud. This would remove DRM on some files, so he could play them, and have them in his library. (This is the path my dad chose).

The legality of either of the last two methods though is questionable, since that's not really the design of the service. Although, this may be more of the 'right' thing to do than illegally download them. I am not a lawyer, so what I say in regards to that is only in observation or feeling, not official.

In the end, with DRM'd files, and many Terms of Use of digital files, the purchaser is the only one who owns the 'rights' to the files. While he may have purchased them on an account you owned, you are actually the owner, etc. iTunes does not let you transfer this ownership, but they do provide services like the two above to help families.


Which app does this menu bar icon belong to?

It's a stupid LibreOffice icon showing up when a new update is existing.

https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/252910/361005


iTunes does not recognize folder structure when importing music

Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes are a good place to start looking for any iTunes scripting solutions.
In your case Tags Mirror Artist-Album-Filename looks very promising:

This script copies the names of the Artist folder, Album folder and filename (minus its extension) of the selected tracks' file paths to each corresponding track's artist, album and song name tags, respectively.
For best results your files and folders should be arranged in this format:
Artist folder / Album folder / filename.xxx


I had a white MacBook with roughly the same specifics (except for a 160 GB HD) and it wouldn't run so slowly.

You can try the following software fixes:

Go to System Preferences -> Users and disable unnecessary login items. These items are executed right after login.
Go to /Library/StartupItems and disable unnecessary startup items. These items are executed before login, just after boot. This is safe because essential system scripts are not placed there. Don't touch anything in /System/Library, instead.
Use Activity Monitor and identify third-party daemons and processes that are running in background. Disable/uninstall unnecessary software.
Open Console and look for unusual error messages.
Clear ~/Library/Caches and /Library/Caches.
Check and — if needed – repair your hard drive. You can do this booting with Recovery HD.
Check and repair permissions with Disk Utility.
Go to Dashboard and close unnecessary widgets. Some widgets run in background and use system resources.
Only if you know what you're doing, you could also check third-party kernel extensions.

Hardware improvements:

Buy a SSD. The spinning hard drive is the greatest bottleneck in modern laptops.
If you're running short of RAM, consider upgrading to 8 GB if your machine supports it (4 GB should be enough, though).


Spawning multiple instances of applications via shortcuts

you can open a file from the terminal by using the open command. For example to open the Atom editor you could type open -a /Applications/Atom.app/Contents/MacOS/atom. To open another instance of the app, use the -n option with open. For example, to open another instance of Atom type: open -n -a /Applications/Atom.app/Contents/MacOS/atom.

I suppose a script could be written to execute this and then a keyboard shortcut for the script could be set.


Do I need to do anything after upgrading my RAM?

Nothing other then checking  to see if the OS detected the change. To do that, click the Apple-icon (in the upper left corner), then About This Mac, then you should see your new RAM amount listed there. If not then I'm not sure how your computer is even working.


Can I use the same Apple ID from my iPod for my iPhone?

Yes, use the same Apple ID, do not create a new one. The Apple ID is what 'ID's' you to the Apple system, allows backups, preferences, purchases, etc to be sync'd between devices. If you create a new Apple ID, you will lose all your purchases, etc.

You can use a different Apple ID for the App store than your Messages, iCloud, backups etc. Before Family share, you could have an Apple ID that was shared with your Family for purchases (everyone got access to the app or song), while maintaining different, personal Apple IDs for Messages, iCloud etc. However, with Family Share, you do not need to do this, as Family share allows you to include personal Apple IDs in a purchasing 'group'.


If you fan is making enough noise to give you a headache it's because the bearing has worn out.

Removing the fan is not a good idea.  Fans in computers either pull in cool air or expel warm air.  The fact that this fan was close to the drive doesn't negate the fact that it wasn't displacing the "other" warm ambient air around the drive.

You have three options:

Replace the fan.  A quick search on eBay shows there are still fans available for the eMac.
Replace the motor.  The good news is that the fan motor and blades aren't so custom as you would think.  The fan PN# is 4710KL-04W-B56 and can also be found on eBay quite easily.  You can disassemble the fan, extract the motor/blades and replace it.
Replace the bearing.  These older fan assemblies could actually be taken apart (if you're careful).  Simply replace the bearing assembly (you'll need ID and OD measurements) and purchase a bearing online.


Wake sleeping screen with mouse move not click?

I believe the wake on click issue has more to do with the pointing devices shipping with the preponderance of new Mac systems: wireless keyboards, mice or trackpads for desktops and laptops.

There are two potential reasons for a click:

To maximize battery power, wireless keyboards, mice and trackpads power down when not in use--just like computers.
Today's mice are all optical (laser or otherwise) and they turn off the light sources when asleep. The device does not register a movement until awakened. Wired mice might still wake a computer on movement.

I also don't believe the computer sees a difference when "waking" from any of the low power states available to it, be it a dimmed screen, a screen in lowest power state, or the computer "sleeping". A device "click" initiates full power mode.


Why do I keep losing my ‘text substitutions?’

After removing the folder com.apple.InputMethodKit.TextReplacementService from the depths of the ~/Library heirarchy and restarting the computers my current list of Text Replacement shortcuts is available on two Macs that previously refused to synchronize. Both of these Macs legitimately run Sierra, but didn’t start life that way. The folder com.apple.InputMethodKit.TextReplacementService is buried somewhere inside ~/Library. Sorry, I didn’t make note of the full path — I found it using a Finder Search.
Update: A friend in the Ars Technica: Macintoshian Achaia forum reports that the path is ~/Library/Group Containers/com.apple.InputMethodKit.TextReplacementService

ᔥ A VooDoo fix for Macintosh Text Replacement Sync - Jeff Berg - Mini'app'les


`scutil --nc start` VPN not working - macOS 10.13 High Sierra

I had a similar issue on macOS 10.12.6.
Root cause was, that I also changed the configuration name of the VPN.

After removing the old VPN and creating a VPN with another name and configuration "Default", it works with both the command
scutil and networksetup


Change Web Sharing "Sites" folder to SkyDrive?

Yes, you can change your web server's user-specific directory to point to another location within your home directory.  Be aware there are security implications when doing this – aim to understand what they are before you proceed.

First, back up the configuration files mentioned below, then, use Terminal to edit the files as root; e.g. via sudo vi [filename].

Edit /etc/apache2/extra/httpd-userdir.conf, changing the UserDir value from 'Sites' to the new target folder within the home directory structure.  Note: This directive changes the Sites folder location for all users .. I'll assume there's just you and this is OK.
Edit the corresponding user-specific configuration file in /etc/apache2/users/[username].conf so the path mentioned in the Directory directive matches what you set above. This ensures the options that were originally being applied to your Sites folder will be applied to the new location.
Ensure permissions to the new folder (including directories leading to it) are permissive enough for the web server process to access.
Restart the apache web server; i.e. sudo apachectl restart

That should get it working.


How did TechCrunch get in my notifications center?

You can check if you have desktop notifications enabled in Safari. Go to Safari Preferences > Notifications. If the site is listed in there, remove it.


Here's what I would do, in order:

Restart the iPhone
Open the iPhone up, disconnect the camera, and reconnect it
Clean the contacts on the logic board with isopropyl alcohol (with the battery disconnected, of course)
Return the camera and get a new one from a different source

Also, I don't know from where you ordered the camera, but if you have to return it and get a new one, don't just buy the cheapest thing you see. Try to find a seller from your country that cares enough to post real photos of the camera instead of those stock photos and buy one from them.

If the next one still doesn't work, you could try one more from another seller, but if it still doesn't work, then it's the almost certainly the iPhone at fault and about the only thing to do would be get another one if you want the camera fixed.


Any "Always On Top" app working on Mojave?

If you only need it for a terminal app, I'm pretty sure iTerm2 still knows this: https://www.iterm2.com/features.html


Where to buy the Logitech crayon for educational iPad use?

After September 12 the crayon for iPad will be for sale to the general public.

https://news.logitech.com/press-release/consumer-products/unleash-creativity-logitech-crayon-exclusively-new-97-inch-ipad

Until then it’s still available in the initially exclusive education channel at Apple. That means someone in education needs to purchase it - not that you’d interact with the retail stores, retail app or any online channel as someone shopping the B2C or B2B sales channels.

https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/crayon

  LOGITECH CRAYON All sales and samples are handled through the Apple
  Education channel.

  • Contact your Apple Education rep for additional details
  • Don’t know your rep? Call 1(800) 800 APPLE or find more info at
  www.apple.com/education/purchasing

More information is available on pricing and dates where other retailers are expected to start carrying this accessory.


Is there a keyboard shortcut for playing a song next in iTunes DJ?

You didn't mention what keyboard, but on the Apple keyboard:

F7 - restart current song

F8 - pause/play

F9 - skip forward

Note that you need to have the box unchecked in OSX that says use function keys as normal. In the event you use your function keys for something, I've also successfully created trigger hotkey combos in Quicksilver. You can also probably just remap them in keyboard preferences.


Why isn't Finder updating a folder's contents?

I've known it happen if memory was being paged heavily, or if a drive was particularly full.

F5 has no effect on a Mac, btw, it's a Windows command.

The only real equivalent - to a system that really ought to never need to be refreshed under normal circumstances - is to switch view style…

…from list to column then back again, for instance…
 Cmd ⌘   3  then  Cmd ⌘   2


Try clearing temporary/cache files

These files are automatically generated and don't contain any of your data. Sometimes, they will corrupt and create problems similar to yours.

Please backup all data and read the entire answer before proceeding.

First, copy the below path and paste it into the Go to Path dialog box found by going into the Go menu in Finder, or right-click it and select Services ▹ Reveal in Finder. It might be simply Services ▹ Reveal.

/var/folders/zz/zyxvpxvq6csfxvn_n00000sm00006d

A folder should open with another folder in it selected. The selected folder would be zyxvpxvq6csfxvn_n00000sm00006d. Select only that folder and move it to the Trash. Do not tamper with the rest of the folder.

You may be prompted for your administrator login. After you empty the Trash, restart your computer. Turning on Location Services should now work.


Have you seen this fork?  https://yousseb.github.io/meld/
Maybe that will work???

As for alternatives there is FileMerge that comes with Xcode.  To open it from the terminal, run opendiff.


How does Apple achieve the all aluminium enclosure with RF on the MacBook Pro?

Apple cleverly places the WiFi antenna assembly adjacent to the cooling vent to seemingly "circumvent the laws of physics" and get around the Faraday cage problem.

Looking at the underside of the MacBook Pro (15" 2017), you can see a cooling vent that goes for about 80% of the width of the machine.

The WiFi antenna assemblies are put on either side of the MacBook directly adjacent to the cooling vent.  So, while it appears that the WiFi antenna is hidden behind an all aluminum case, it's actually out in the open which is how it receives WiFi signals in closed-clamshell mode.


Can I reactivate my Peggle Nights in-app purchase on my new iPad without being charged again?

iTunes Store: About In-App Purchases

  If you lose your In-App Purchases
  because apps were accidentally
  deleted, or if you had to restore your
  device without a backup, you may be
  able to download some of your in app
  purchases again for free. Not all
  In-App Purchases are eligible for free
  download again.

  Replenishable In-App Purchases and    subscriptions cannot be downloaded again for free, and must be  repurchased. Examples include but are not limited to: extra ammo additional health, extra experience points, or other one-time services.
  Non-replenishable In-App Purchases    and auto-renewing subscriptions can be downloaded again for free. Examples include: bonus game levels a map/city guide, a daily news subscription, or other recurring  services.
  To download an In-App    Purchase again, you must download it from within the installed app using the same iTunes Store account name for the original In-App Purchase.

It's an addon that is not limited, ergo a non-replenishable In-App purchase. So I would say it has to work.


Firstly, well done for exploring and doing your own research with which you've come armed to ask how it can be applied to form a solution.  It makes it so much easier to provide useful help.

With that in mind, the screenshot from UI Browser is immensely helpful, as it literally lays out the hierarchy of UI elements that we need to traverse in order to reach the target menu item and issue a click via AppleScript:

tell application "System Events"
    tell application process "Discord"
        tell menu bar 2
            tell menu bar item 1
                click

                tell (a reference to menu 1)
                    repeat until it exists
                        delay 0.2
                    end repeat
                    tell menu item "Mute"
                        click
                    end tell
                end tell
            end tell
        end tell
    end tell
end tell

However, there is a known and well-queried/documented/complained-about phenomenon of an irritating 5-second inexplicable delay between the first click that shows the menu, and the second click that selects the menu item.  This isn't specific to Discord, but seems to apply to menu bar icon menus.

Various solutions have been put forward to workaround this, but I won't go into them in detail because none of them are a) reliable, b) without side-effects, or c) clean to implement.  You'll undoubtedly do a quick search yourself, and come upon the most common solution, which is to kill the System Events process between the first two click events.  But you'll find upon further reading that later on, users report that this method stops working; and in the interrim, causes System Events to throw other, unrelated errors where it didn't before.

Therefore, this solution for you is bittersweet, I'm afraid.  I've shown you how to AppleScript your way to the menu item you want; but the end result may not be any more appealing than your first option.

EDIT: Possible Non-AppleScript Solution

Having downloaded a copy of Discord myself to see what's what, I first note that my version of the application has no such menu bar icon to speak of.  It must be a setting I haven't gleaned upon.

What I did glean upon, however, is the option to set a user-defined keybinding that triggers one of a selection of functions, one of which being a toggle for the mic mute:

Here, I set up one to bind ⌘⌥⇥ to Toggle Mute.  As you'd expect, it works within the application.  Surprisingly, it works outwith the application too, when it doesn't have focus, and even when it's minimised.  Even more surprisingly, it worked when Discord was resident on a separate desktop (space), and at no point did the Discord app need to attain focus or the active desktop be switched away from.

I believe this is exactly the solution you're after - a hotkey that operates globally on your system to mute your Discord microphone.


Windows on BootCamp cannot start upon a fresh installation

This basically is a repost of the following sites:
get "appleSSD.sys" error when installing windows 7 through bootcamp and
bootcamp - appleSSD.sys digital signature can not be verified

Looks like there are problems with Boot Camp Support Software (BCSS) being downloaded from Apple. Here is a solution:

Download an older version of the BCSS for your Mac. See
System requirements to install Windows 7 and earlier on your Mac
using Boot Camp. In your case, the software can be found at Boot
Camp Support Software 5.1.5621.
Using Boot Camp Assistant, prepare the USB flash drive. Select the
first two items and prepare the disk.
Quit Boot Camp Assistant.
Using the Finder, move the $WinPEDriver$ and BootCamp folders
from the USB flash drive to the Trash. Empty the Trash.
Using the Finder, copy the $WinPEDriver$ and BootCamp folder
from the BCSS to your flash drive.
Reopen Boot Camp Assistant and select only the third option, install
Windows.

An explanation regarding the purpose of these folders can be found at Limitations of $WinPeDriver$ when used in conjunction with other driver injection methods.


Yes. Using an external GPU with your Mac (with support for eGPU) can give your computer a performance boost.

Refer to the Apple support article, Use an external graphics processor with your Mac.

  An eGPU can give your Mac additional graphics performance for professional apps, 3D gaming, VR content creation, and more.

  eGPUs are supported by any Thunderbolt 3-equipped Mac running macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 or later.

For a list of Thunderbolt 3 equipped Macs and to check if your Mac support eGPU, refer to the Apple support article, Adapters for the Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) or USB-C port on your Mac or iPad Pro

These Macs have Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports:

  iMac Pro
  iMac models from 2017
  Mac mini (2018)
  MacBook Pro models from 2016 or later
  MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018)


iMac has two internal drives, what is the best setup?

Format your SSD as APFS and use it as your boot drive. That will make a noticeable speed improvement over using a magnetic disk. APFS is optimized for SSDs and runs poorly on spinning platters, so format your 120GB drive as HFS+.
Your 120 GB drive is nearly worthless at this point. Maybe you could use a tool like Carbon Copy Cloner to keeps some important documents backed up to it, but really you should be using Time Machine. Maybe use the 120 GB drive for downloads or something.
As for what kind of drive to use for Time Machine, definitely get a 3.5" Hard Drive (best value), and I recommend getting bare drives plus a dock rather than drives in an enclosure, again because you get better value that way. Beyond that there are 2 schools of thought:

As Apple did with Time Capsule, you buy a single rugged drive that is unlikely to fail. Get one designed for 24/7 server use with a 5 year warranty. Something like the Hiachi Western Digital Ultrastar.
Buy 2 drives and alternate backups between them. Expect they will both fail at some point, just hopefully not at the same time. For this, buy ordinary internal drives. To help ensure they do not both fail at the same time, I recommend buying drives from 2 different manufacturers. 2 Drives also allows you to keep one off-site, which can be critical if your computer and backup drive are both stolen, destroyed in a fire, or suffer some other common catastrophe just due to being in the same place at the same time.

One thing to be careful about, especially with high capacity drives, are drives that use Shingled Magnetic Recording (SMR, DM-SMR). Long story, but those devices perform fine when used as Time Machine backups until Time Machine starts pruning old files, at which point they perform quite poorly. What is worse is that it can be hard to tell if a drive uses SMR because some manufacturers fail to disclose this. So I would stick with drives labeled for use as internal desktop drives (not RAID or NAS drives) unless you have assurance that the drive does not use SMR.
2 other sources for information about disk drives to consider
You can look for disk reliability data published by heavy commercial users. Backblaze publishes their report about every quarter. The Q1 2020 report is here. Any drive they have selected to test will be high enough performance, and you can judge for yourself the reliability, which Backblaze explains in great detail. I think some other companies publish similar reports.
You can also pick your favorite NAS or RAID system and stick with the list of certified compatible drives. Just make sure you select a system that is a high-performance system, not something touted as a cheap media server or something like that. As a random example, here is a link to the compatibility list for the Synology 220+. Being on a list like that would assure me that the drive will perform well enough for Time Machine.


Can I execute a Terminal command in a new tab?

iTerm 2 is a powerful replacement for Terminal.app and it has support for AppleScript. You can use AppleScript to tell it to run commands in a new tab or window.

For example, let's make a little AppleScript action that's callable. Enter the following in to the AppleScript Editor:

on run argv
    set AppleScript's text item delimiters to {" "}
    tell application "iTerm"
        make new terminal
        tell the current terminal
            activate current session
            launch session "Default Session"
            tell the last session
                write text argv as string
            end tell
        end tell
    end tell
end run

and then save it as a Script in ~/Documents/Scripts/run-in-new-iterm-tab.scpt. We can now call it from the command line like so:

/Users/ian
> osascript ~/Documents/Scripts/run-in-new-iterm-tab.scpt ls ~/Documents/Scripts

/Users/ian
>

and I get a new tab in my iTerm session with:

Last login: Thu Aug 28 22:17:17 on ttys003
ls /Users/ian/Documents/Scripts

/Users/ian
> ls /Users/ian/Documents/Scripts
edit                         keep_drives_alive.sh         run-in-new-iterm-tab.scpt    touch-in-order.pl
find-missing-itunes-files.pl keep_drives_alive.sh~        start-utorrent.scpt          touch-in-order.pl~

/Users/ian
>

Which is not too bad. There are some refinements you can make to the AppleScript like maintaining the current working directory when you call the command. But that's gets you in the ballpark.

If you use this hint in this question you can turn the whole thing in to a bash-wrapped script that's even easier to execute:

#!/usr/bin/env osascript

on run argv
    set AppleScript's text item delimiters to {" "}
    tell application "iTerm"
        make new terminal
        tell the current terminal
            activate current session
            launch session "Default Session"
            tell the last session
                write text argv as string
            end tell
        end tell
    end tell
end run

Save that to a spot on your PATH and make it executable and then you only need to run:

run-in-new-iterm-tab ls ~/Documents/Scripts

to get it to work.


How many 1080p Monitors i can connect to MacBook pro 13 inch 2019 model with 4 thunderbolt port?

The 13" MacBook Pro 2019 supports 2 external monitors (in addition to the built-in monitor).

If you want to connect more monitors, you'll external equipment such as a DisplayLink adapter or an eGPU for hooking up extra monitors.


Computer not booting up again after booting up with option key

So, it has finally loaded after a few power kills and restarts. Really hope apple fixes this bug soon. Very annoying.


Any good multi-threaded SFTP clients for Mac?

Old question, but I found that Cyberduck supports multiple connections. When transferring over SFTP, it's possible to select multiple connections in the upper-right of the progress dialog. Whether that has an effect on the total speed, I am currently not able to measure.


Stuck with unwanted advertisements in-game

You can force the app to close and then reopen it:

 1. Double-click the Home button.
 2. Swipe left or right until you have located the app you wish to close.
 3. Swipe the app's preview up to close it.

Now reopen the app from the Home screen and you should be set.

Pro Tip: Sometimes tapping excessively with an app can cause it to slow down, freeze or lock up like you describe.


I have a Verizon iPhone 4, and while I'm not using it with an actual Exchange server, I have several Gmail and Google Apps accounts setup as Exchange accounts that push emails to me without issue.
I would try two things if I were you:

Setup a Google account on your iPhone as an Exchange account if you have't already, and see if those emails get pushed to you. If so, you can confidentially narrow the issue down to your specific Exchange server at work.
Talk to your IT department at work and see if they have any errors logged related to ActiveSync. They might be able to determine if this problem is server-wide, or specific to your account.

Based on what I've read, this could be an issue related to your Exchange 2003 server at work. This Microsoft TechNet discussion is marked "solved" with an answer that links to an Exchange Team blog post titled "Direct Push is just a heartbeat away" that provides technical details for Direct Push/ActiveSync.


These are the Python bindings for X11. More info can be found in the X11 Documentation.


Missing Time Machine Files caused by FSEvents Failure?

Yes.

It is known that FSEvents is the basis for Time Machine, and in fact Spotlight indexing as well before that.

In both cases, it acts as a tripwire for the relevant parts of your system, so that Time Machine knows what it needs to back up and Spotlight knows what it needs to index.

However, using FSEvents for backups does leave a tiny bit of room for error, as you have probably discovered. This old post from the Apple mailing lists details another idiosyncrasy.

Fseventer is a brilliant little app that can help you delve into the FSEvents world if you are interested.

At the end of the day, Time Machine isn't really considered professional-grade. It's brilliant for what it is, and I still use it, but I highly recommend pairing it with something like a weekly full disk clone (off-site if possible) for a more comprehensive backup strategy.


How to exchange two keys on the keyboard (El Capitan)

Use the (free) program Ukelele.

Create a new keyboard layout based on your current one (File -> New From Current Source).
On the graphical interface click on the key to which you want to assign a different value, then  provide the intended output:

Save the new layout as a .keylayout file to /Library/Keyboard Layouts*.

Log off, log on.
Open System Preferences and select the new layout in Input Sources -> + -> Others -> your_layout_name.

* You can also save the file in your user's Library folder instead of the system one, but then if you lock the machine (i.e. switch to the lock screen), the keyboard layout might change at each unlock.


Bandwidth throttling / simulation for selected host

I make a VM when I need this and only install the conditioner on the VM. It’s usually no hassle for me to have the entire computer slow or lossy when I’m testing and then I return it to full performance when I’m done.
I suppose it depends on why you are wanting to have differential speeds out of the same network interface.  It’s really a lot of complexity to poke holes in the filter when it’s implemented on a per interface basis. I’m curious what your use case is for not just doing the testing and returning your network interface to full speed.


Can I use my PC to mirror an iPod Touch screen like Apple TV?

You could try Reflector for PC:

Your iPhone or iPad. On your Mac or PC.

AirPlay mirror your iPhone 4S, iPad 2 or the new iPad to any Mac or PC, wirelessly.


Running a Win XP scanner driver on CrossOver

CrossOver doesn't emulate or simulate hardware - it just translates a subset of the Windows API - just enough to fool normal apps. You'll want something like VirtualBox, Parallels or VMWare Fusion to scan directly into Windows.

Since VirtualBox is free, start there and then spend money on a commercial solution if or when your time becomes more scarce than your budget.


Does MacOS periodically purge older files in /Users//Library/Caches/...?

In my mind, Caches should not be cleaned by an OS.
In general, the process that generates the cache is responsible for always working - if the cache is missing it should recreate it, it should run periodically and clean the cache or expire old data. Each cache should exist for specific reasons, triggers and expirations so a routine clean up imposed by any OS uniformly on all caches would be a bad design depiction and constrain the usefulness of caches in general.
In specific don’t see macOS ever cleaning ~/Library or /Library cache folders either. I can’t be sure it’s not cleaning at a time I don’t see or just leaving my stuff there alone. There could be low disk space triggers that do clean there and I just don’t run my machines to trigger that occasional cleanup or emergency cleanup if the OS is about to run out of all space.
There are triggers where the OS will just kill running processes when there is no memory, so only Apple could tell you if they have any circumstances where this would be cleaned.


You simply need to install the "Guest Additions". See the instructions on VirtualBox web site.

Once installed, reboot the VM and you will be able to resize the "window".


I was looking for a similar app for video (projector issues), I came across a lot of mirror apps that were mainly for photo's and other images but some for text, others for both, as we as for inverting colours. Just search "mirror" in the app store.


Adding macros to Touch Bar in Terminal.app

BetterTouchTool has the ability to create widgets on the Touch Bar. BTT cannot add widgets to the existing app controls, but can provide a secondary Touch Bar layout which can be switched to using your own defined shortcut or other trigger.

BTT provides normal buttons which can perform any action when tapped (whether standard actions provided by BTT or custom shell or AppleScript). BTT provides widgets which can run AppleScript or shell scripts, displaying the result on the bar in the button and colouring the button appropriately, or taking other action.


Examples of Apps with PIN protected content

There are for example apps from Good Technology. You need a login and PIN from the admin in order to use the app. As for the review process You would need to provide the PIN to Apple in order to test the app (could be sample account).

Here's the info on Apple site about test accounts in iTunes Connect under App Review Information.


It was indeed a Hard Disk issue. I have bought a Crucial SSD from Amazon and a USB 3.0 to SATA III connector. Since then, I have been using this configuration with the macOS being installed on the external SSD. I get r/w speeds of 480 MBps. The Mac runs magnificently. Nothing to complain.


Can the "drag to applications" of a mounted DMG volume be done in the terminal?

Use this command once the .dmg is open to copy the app:

 cp -R /Volumes/Docker/Docker.app /Applications

The user will get the usual pop-up security window when the app is first run:

You can further automate the process by ejecting the disk image:

 diskutil unmount /Volumes/Docker

Then opening the app to get the security warning:

 open /Applications/Docker.app


Installing Previous Firmware in iPhone | New Firmware keeps Rebooting iPhone

If I have to be honest (and it’s really neat that you are doing this), you probably shouldn’t install previous firmware. It’s probably rebooting for a reason. There might be some broken blocks or code. It could also be infected, possibly malware or an app that uses your device for Crypto Mining. It could also be your device. Please let me know if this helps!


How can I copy a Google search URL from Safari?

Like suggested elsewhere, you can drag the search text from the URL bar into some plain text view. However, one can also directly drag it into a (rich text) email or chat message. Or into Google's search field which is conveniently close to Safari's location bar:

(In previous versions, you could drag the magnifying glass icon; in 2016 versions just drag the search text like shown above.)

After dragging into Google's search field, the additional search text is already selected and focussed, ready for Command+C:

(In earlier versions, Safari's location bar will still have focus, and the URL in Google's search input will be gray, not blue. In those versions one could first hit Tab after searching to go into Google's search field, hit Delete to clear it, and then drag the icon. After that, the search field is ready for Command+C as well.)

The Share button to the right of the location bar can also share the URL, but probably only when messaging has been configured:

As an aside: the Google URLs include a lot of irrelevant things, specific to your browser, language, etc. Often, it's enough to use www.google.com#q=elvis+is+alive, or for image search www.google.com#tbm=isch&q=elvis+is+alive, but then one needs to change the spaces into plus-characters to ensure it's clickable. (And one also needs to percent-encode other special characters.) It would be nice if Google would provide some bare sharing link on its own site.


Shutdown without and close all windows from terminal

I am searching for a solution to the same problem. I have not found a nice solution although there is a hacky one here which in short is:

Disable saving application state:

rm -r '~/Library/Saved Application State/*'
chmod -R a-w '~/Library/Saved Application State'

Disable 'Reopen windows when logging back in':

defaults write com.apple.loginwindow TALLogoutSavesState -bool false
chmod a-w ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow.plist
sudo chown root ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow.plist

See the provided link for more details.

But I really hope there is some better solution to this ? In my case the problem is that I have a mac in a server room that automatically runs a script in a terminal window. This machine can be rebooted remotely. But thus every time it reboots it keeps the old terminal window and opens a new one, so if I have rebooted it 10 times there will be 10 terminal windows open where only one is in use.


Can I purchase an unsubsidized (month-to-month contract) iPhone 5 from Verizon and let my brother use it in Europe?

Yes, for Verizon phones in the US, neither the month-to-month contract (unsubsidized) phones (when they become available) nor the subsidized phones are in any way carrier-locked.

I tested this by establishing AT&T service on my subsidized iPhone 5 before I did anything with the Verizon side of things and it has worked with both data and cellular provisioning on the nano-SIM from AT&T.

The Apple LTE page will guide you to know which frequencies are available for which model of iPhone 5. The model of each phone is conveniently printed on the back plate of each device.

The carrier you intend to get service from is in the best position to guide you in picking a US model to import, but Apple's documentation show no difference in the GSM 3G capabilities of any of the three phones available at launch, namely the A1428 (GSM), A1429 (CDMA or GSM).


I would suggest starting with this thread, which describes using Cocoa Objective-C calls from within AppleScript. There is an example Xcode project here.

And Launch is a complete application written in AppleScript that functionally does this. Its Xcode project file is here.

The basic premise is to generate NSMenuItem instances and add them to the system's NSStatusBar:

set statusMenu to (NSMenu's alloc)'s initWithTitle_("Launch")
-- (build and do stuff with the statusMenu here)
set sysStatusBar to NSStatusBar's systemStatusBar
set statusItem to sysStatusBar's statusItemWithLength_(32)
tell statusItem to setMenu_(statusMenu)
tell statusItem to setHighlightMode_(1)
set menuImage to NSImage's imageNamed_("icon.png")
tell statusItem to setImage_(menuImage)

AppleScript excerpt from Launch's source code, Copyright © Lee Hanken


The iTunes Store has no record of past Audiobook purchases

I would advise you to take your question directly to the iTunes Store personnel, they are the ones who keep track of user accounts and purchases made.

You will want to be able to provide them the billing address and payment method you used for those purchases. Also, if you can find any of the invoices that Apple emails between a few hours to a few days after each purchase - you can also let the Apple Store support person you contact that email in case your Apple ID is different than the email on file.


Numbers create a chart with transposed data

I found it out. It was actually simple. I just had to go to the table containing the data and click on the little icon at the top-left of the table.

I added a couple of pictures to clarify what I had to click.
Notice the arrow on the first arrow that shows the button you have to click.


According to Apple Support you can get MDP to HDMI adapters with sound support from Griffin and Moshi.

According to http://store.moshimonde.com/faq-minidisplayport-to-hdmi:

  Which audio formats are supported via Apple's Mini DisplayPort?

  Recent Apple/Mac models (see above table for compatibility list) do
  support multi-channel 24-bit digital audio output such as Dolby
  Digital Surround and DTS as well as 2-channel stereo. Our Mini
  DisplayPort to HDMI adapter is a translation device that would then
  pass the audio bit stream unaltered to your AV receiver or TV for
  further processing.

I don't see why that would be necessary.
As long as audio output is set to HDMI.


Will Homebrew installations, root password, hidden users, etc. carry over with Migration Assistant? or with a Time Machine backup? or something else?

Unfortunately, it does not necessarily not transfer what you tell it not to transfer, nor does it for what you do tell it to transfer for that matter. I told it to exclude one of the users, and that was honored. However, I told it not to transfer certain folders, but it did that anyway. I told it not to import printer settings, but it did that anyway. I told it to import network settings, but it did not regardless. I did have to reconfigure the Root User, but the rest went well… except that a bunch of things went wrong toward the end but I wasn't around to see what they were at the time, so when I noticed the alerts that disappeared the moment I saw them, I became worried. Not a big deal, really. All seems to be operational.
Homebrew transferred just fine, too, btw.
How do I know that all my system tweaks transferred as well? I'm not entirely certain (Gatekeeper will need to be tweaked again, brightness settings are different per the device, and… well, practically everything under the Security & Privacy settings did not transfer [successfully?]), but I had no trouble finding what migrated successfully… at least, I had less trouble when Spotlight finished caching the entire hard drive because apparently it didn't transfer that useful data.
Ironically, it even brought over the broken stuff. Two remnants from my time trying to get Avid Media Composer to work (question mark icons in my Dock, which is still pinned to the right side of the screen like it was on the other device). Probably the most hilarious and frustrating flaw it inherited is my DNS-VPN-Proxy-WiFi-internet-related problem– on which I shall seek answers next.


Issue Enabling VNC Access on Mojave 10.14

Did you install VNC Server? This will create the vnc directory for you and install the "vncagent" and you will be able to allow/add the vncagent under System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy > Accessibility

https://www.realvnc.com/en/connect/download/vnc/


Possible to return to the 3 vertical Mail.app columns?

Hoshts is correct—I've made a recording showing what it will look like when you "resize" the invisible column:


How do I force Safari 5.1.7 to ask to remember my Gmail password?

Copy the code from this page http://ostermiller.org/bookmarklets/rememberpass.js into the address field of a new bookmark, effectively creating what's known as a bookmarklet.

Once created, click on the bookmarklet while on the gmail login page.  Wait for the page to refresh and then enter your password.  If done correctly, the browser will ask to remember your password.


Where is the option to disable iTerm2 confirm window on Log off?

In macOS, you can find the preferences for any app by choosing the app name in the menu bar, then selecting Preferences.

In this case, the preference being referred to is this one:


you always use data to text using imessage, although if you have it set to text message. it will not
( as seen in picture )


You probably copied/pasted the example listed in the man page, which actually is supposed to show how security can be run interactively. To fix, you can do one of the following:

Run in interactive mode by executing security -i in Terminal and then just entering export -k SystemCACertificates.keychain -t all -f openssl -o goodone.txt when you get the security> prompt
Run security export -k SystemCACertificates.keychain -t all -f openssl -o goodone.txt from the shell


After Printer Sharing is enabled, follow these steps to connect to that printer from other computers on your network:

Click System Preferences in the Dock.
Click the Print & Fax icon.
Click the Add button (which carries a plus sign).
You might be prompted to add a printer automatically when the Printer Setup Utility opens. Click the Add button to begin the addition.
From the Browser window that opens, click the Default button on the toolbar.
Choose the printer.
Click the shared printer you want to use and then click the Add button.


Logged into 4 iPhones and 2 iPads - how can I remove my account or deactivate them all except one?

If you have the devices simply go to Settings>iCloud turn off Find my iPhone, and sign out of iCloud, then tap on Settings>General>Reset>Erase All Content and Settings.

If you don't have th devices the only options you have is remote wipe, or change all passwords for your accounts.  Remote wipe is an iCloud feature.  Go to www.icloud.com from a computer and sign-in. Click on 'Find my iPhone' tap on the device name and you will see an option to 'remote wipe'.  This can be done on your iPad with the Find my iPhone app.

If your devices are not found in Find my iPhone then change your iCloud/AppleID password(s) at myappleid.com.  Change all your account passwords.

Lastly, don't forget to deauthorize those devices from iTunes.  From a computer go to the iTunes Store click on 'Account' then click on 'Deauthorize All'.


Desktop and Documents folder invisible in finder, but visible with ls command

This is normal behavior if you have activated Desktop & Documents Folders syncing in iCloud (as @pjc90 has mentioned in the comments).


Search for emails within specific folders

This is definitely possible, but there's a trick to it:

Firstly you need to ensure you have your Favourites Bar visible
Secondly you need to have the folder added to the Favourites Bar

See the screenshot below for what I mean by the Favourites Bar:

You can make this bar appear/disappear with the optionshiftcommandH keyboard shortcut.

Now, to add a folder (or smart folder) to the bar, just drag it into the bar. In the screenshot above you'll see I've added the Last Month, This Year and other Smart Folders to my bar.

Now, after entering a search term in your Search field, just select one of the folders in your Favourites Bar and it'll filter the search to those items located within the folder.


Also. If the keyboard is not faded. It might just be that you have the velocity turned down to zero. turn it up :). the velocity controls are right below the keys when you have the keyboard on musical typing mode


So not sure how you created the user but if you are expecting a locally cached home directory, and this is not a network account, you will want to user commands like the following to create the user account:

Credit for Script: http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php/Mac_OSX_adduser_script

dscl . -create /Users/$USERNAME
dscl . -create /Users/$USERNAME UserShell /bin/bash
dscl . -create /Users/$USERNAME RealName "$FULLNAME"
dscl . -create /Users/$USERNAME UniqueID "$USERID"
dscl . -create /Users/$USERNAME PrimaryGroupID 20
dscl . -create /Users/$USERNAME NFSHomeDirectory /Users/$USERNAME
dscl . -passwd /Users/$USERNAME $PASSWORD

If you are looking to have the user directory provided by ActiveDirectory then ensure you have the following checked in your Active directory config and that all your server side AD settings are correct for this:

'User UNC Path from Active Directory to derive network home location'


Photos not deleting off iPad when deleted from iPhone

My opinion that you had better make format to your ipod.I don't know exactly whether will be ok or not.you do as well.


file transfer from Tiger (10.4.11) to Mountain Lion (10.8)

Do you have specific files you are transferring? Ie, your home account? If you put the old Mac into TARGET mode, you can use the ThunderBolt->FW800 adapter and a FW800->FW400 cable to mount your old Mac like an external drive and copy whatever you need over. The migration assistant may be able to read from the drive to pull data as well.


iPad to control Mac Pro computer audio system

This is kind of half an answer as it's been so long since I actually did this that the method is a bit hazy…
Apple's iTunes Remote - https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/itunes-remote/id284417350 There's a one-off sign in procedure to authorise 'foreign' remotes.


New HD - Mid 2007 MacBook - Wrong OS Disk

Your MacBook should be able to run 10.5.x - to be precise it should run anything up to OSX Lion (10.7.5).

The way to install it is by using a retail version of the OS you want to install. If the DVD is e.g. for an iMac you won't be able to install from that on your MacBook, even though its the same OS.

Try downloading an image of the version you want from Apple and then follow these instructions: http://www.macworld.com/article/1161069/make_a_bootable_lion_installer.html

Hope that helps!


How do I get the Mail app to use its configuration settings?

What I did is quit Mail and make a shortcut of the Mail Downloads in Library to where I want it in the Downloads folder, from there I can just delete what I don't want and maintain the folder to my liking.


Can I still add friends to Game Center on iOS 9?

Many Game Center's features were removed from the Game Center service itself so they still wouldn't work, including adding friends, even if you have Ios 9 (and in Ios 10 obviously).
Now, you  can see just the rankings and the goals of the game; you can also invite and challenge your friends only through iMessage, and only if the game supports it.


How do I transfer my old mail to my new Lion mail.app

In the IMAP protocol, all E-Mails are stored and managed on the server. This allows multiple clients on different computers to manage the same mailbox.

By default, the Mail.app in OSX Lion also stores Drafts, Notes and Sent Messages on the server.

Just setup your mail account in System Preferences → Mail, Contacts & Calendars and you should be fine. Your E-Mails will be downloaded from the server.


In answer to question 1, it depends. Some carriers allow WiFi calling on other devices (you can check by going to FaceTime > Preferences > Calls from iPhone checkbox). If WiFi calling is being used, your Mac sends it over the internet to the cell carrier. If it's not, then it's sent through your phone (I'm not sure if it's sent over the LAN or through Apple's servers to the iPhone, but I think it's the first).
Second question: correct, you'd only be able to send iMessages to AppleIDs.
Hope this clarifies your questions.


How can I tell if a given *.ipa will run on an iPad or iPhone?

Every app has a info.plist file with some configurations for the app. Using this file, you could see if the app has been build for iPhone and iPod, or iPad. To view this file, do the following:

Make a backup of the .ipa file
Rename filename.ipa to filename.zip
Open the .zip file

In the zip file you just opened (or extracted), you have another app. With a right mouse click, you can show the package contents of that file.

When viewing the package content, there is an info.plist file. I prefer Xcode to view the data within the plist file, but on the App Store there're various other apps that your could download do view the contents of the plist file.

The info.plist file has a "UIDeviceFamily" key that should contain an array. The value of this array could be a 1 or 2 or both. Please refer to the image below to find out what the number means.