If that's for a single user, you can add export PATH=/new/path:${PATH} to ~/.bash_profile. If it's going to be really global (for all users), then add it to /etc/profile and make sure the users have permission to access the path you're including. After that, you need to re-launch the shell, or reload the configurations with source /etc/profile or source ~/.bash_profile.


External disk takes a long time to appear in Finder

After upgrading to macOS Sierra, I uninstalled FUSE and ntfs-3g and started using the hidden NTFS support from Apple (through Mounty). The disk now mounts very fast, so I'm assuming it was the NTFS driver.


Safari on MBP keeps running extensions for the 'first' time on startup

Soon after writing the question, I realized that even with no plugins installed, I had the Welcome page appear, which changed what I googled for. That helped me find:

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6663182?start=0&tstart=0

sudo find ~ $TMPDIR.. -exec chflags -h nouchg,nouappnd,noschg,nosappnd {} + -exec chown -h $UID {} + -exec chmod +rw {} + -exec chmod -h -N {} + -type d -exec chmod -h +x {} + 2>&-


What is that delay between a tap and cursor movement?

In essence, this is due to poor drivers in Windows. The Mac drivers have been created better than those in Windows.

The problem is created because the trackpad is waiting for the possible second tap to indicate a double-click. In OS X, the drivers are simply 'smarter' and understand better when you intend to double click or click and move.

Indeed, actually clicking the trackpad then moving is instantaneous since the physical difference between a click and the cursor movement means that it can distinguish between a double-click and a click and move much faster since it doesn't have to wait for that second click.

Such behaviour can be noticed if you put an old iPhone without multitasking next to an iPhone with multitasking, and press the home button on both. You should notice that even though the newer iPhone should be quicker, it's not. The older iPhone reacts quicker, since it doesn't care if the home button was pressed twice - the same action is carried out. Conversely, the newer iPhone must wait those extra few milliseconds to see if you press the home button a second time, indicating that you want something other than the app to close (you want the multitasking bar).

With careful timing, it is possible to notice a similar yet opposite effect in OS X to the one apparent in Windows. Whilst a tap-move in Windows causes the cursor to lag as you noticed, and the same behaviour in OS X doesn't cause any lag (the cursor moves immediately), you may notice that a tap-move-tap in OS X causes the cursor to 'snap' back to its original position (if the 'move' was small enough) since it predicts that you wanted to do a double-tap on the same spot. In Windows, a similar tap-move-tap is equally predicted as a double-tap, and to make you do this in the same spot, it prevents you from doing the 'move' for a split second. Two different methods for overcoming the same problem, yet one is considerably better than the other!

Whilst I haven't tried it, Trackpad++ seems like something that should fix it by replacing the Boot Camp drivers with "much better ones"…


Ruby -e does not execute the code in the argument

The " around the link are unnecessary, but there is one " missing at the end. Try

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

or just copy/paste from Homebrew.


How can I remove TickTick's icon from the menu bar?

Run this command in Terminal:

strings -ao /Applications/TickTick.app/Contents/Resources/Assets.car | grep menubar_icon_task@2x.png | awk "{print \$1}" | xargs echo 232+ | bc | \
xargs -I{} echo "printf '\x01' | dd of=/Applications/TickTick.app/Contents/Resources/Assets.car bs=1 conv=notrunc seek={}" | sh

It will narrow the menubar icon down so much that it will become invisible. Ctrl+'mouse drag' the icon to the left most place.

Explanation:
strings finds the position of the icon in the asset container, echo and bc move a few bytes forward to get to the position that is responsible for the width of the icon. printf and dd set that byte to 1 for minimum width.


Why does my iOS device beep at noon every day?

Under the app in the list, there should be a description of which types of notification an app can send. Look through the list for apps that say 'Alerts' or 'Sounds' and disable the 'Alert Tone' or 'Sounds' respectively.


BBEdit - The authenticated save for this file failed (application error code: 20004)

Yes, the App Store version is not able to do authenticated saves. From the Bare Bones Mac App Store FAQ

  Are there any differences between the Mac App Store versions of your
  software and the versions available directly from your web site?
  [...]

  In BBEdit and TextWrangler, authenticated saves (the ability to save
  changes to files that you do not own) and the command-line tools are
  not available in the Mac App Store versions, in order to comply with
  Apple’s submission guidelines.
  [...]

  Authenticated saves will not be possible in versions of BBEdit or
  TextWrangler obtained from the Mac App Store. If you desire this
  capability, please purchase BBEdit directly from us or download
  TextWrangler directly from us.

  If you have already purchased BBEdit from the Mac App store and need
  support for authenticated saves, please contact our customer service
  department for assistance. We will require proof of purchase from the
  Mac App Store in order to assist you; if you include that information
  when you write us, doing so will speed the process.

Update: As of version 10.1.1 there is a script that BareBones has provided to allow users of the Mac App Store version to enable this feature. More information is available on this Auth Saves Support Page.


Export an iMovie project to QuickTime to import into another iMovie project

Open the project, then select Share → Export Movie.

Select a destination and other options if relevant, then select Export. Once the project is exported, you can import it just like any other video.

More information: iMovie ‘11: Export your movies to a Finder folder


To create bootable backups which contain everything including system files, you may want to look at Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper.


Apple Watch airplane mode disadvantages?

I imagine the WATCH will keep as much data as its onboard storage will allow, which is several gigabytes. So, caching Health data really shouldn’t be an issue for most intents and purposes.

Since the title of the question is about the disadvantages of Airplane mode, know that placing your WATCH in airplane mode will preclude you from connecting to the Internet. Therefore, any feature that requires an active Internet connection will not work. Siri comes to mind.

Finally, since the Bluetooth antenna is also disabled, you will be unable to connect a set of Bluetooth headphones, or an external heart rate monitor. Any app that requires an iPhone connection will not work either, meaning all watchOS 1 apps, as well as many, if not most, watchOS 2 apps. GPS via your iPhone will also cease to function.

Enabling Airplane mode thus disables most of the features of your WATCH. On the other hand, there aren’t too many advantages to enabling it. You might see some gains in battery life, though most of that will come from not being able to use your WATCH for a whole lot of things. But if you weren’t using your WATCH a lot to begin with (outside of activity tracking), then battery life is more than adequate to last you an entire day.

Even if you are on a marathon hiking trip, you will defeat much of the purpose of tracking that workout anyway, since the lack of GPS will result in less accurate distance measurements. In that situation, it would be preferable to turn on Power Saving Mode under Apple Watch → Workout.


mac book pro headphones not working even with the correct sound settings .

To diagnose the problem verify the following things:

Are you sure that the headset is set as source under Input? (Make sure it isn't using the built-in mic of the computer)
If you unplug the headphones, can the MacBook play sound through the built-in speakers?
If you plug your headphones into some other device (i.e. another computer or, an iPhone), can you play sound and hear it?
With the same settings as in your screenshot but with a different headset or a set of speakers (if you have any of those), can you hear sound through the MacBook?

If the MacBook either doesn't play sound regardless of the output device, you probably have a hardware problem. To be extra sure, try running Apple Hardware Test (AHT).

If the headset can't output sound when connected to other devices, that might be what's defective.


How to set Adobe DC PDF reader as default for ALL pdfs without having to open security preferences every time

Select a pdf file in Finder and click the Command-I keys to display the Get Info panel. Click on the lock icon at bottom of the panel and enter your password. Then  click on the "Open With" pull down and select Adobe DC and click the "change all" button. This sets Adobe as the default for pdf files.


If, as you say, there is no iCloud account associated with that phone then restoring it using the DFU method should work. (This method applies when iPhone is on and plugged into a Mac with iTunes open)

Hold down the Power and Home buttons on the iPhone until the screen goes black
Continue holding Power and Home for two seconds after the screen goes black and then release the Power button, while still holding Home
iTunes will display a message saying it has detected a device in DFU mode (or recovery mode) and will give you an option to restore it. Release the buttons.

If you're having issues with the actual download of the IPSW file itself then that'll be either your internet having issues with the download or Apple's software server having issues with delivering it.


how to find out the submenu item's name in this special case (for a shortcut)

The indented menu items start with tabs, but there are still two of them.

tell application "System Events" to tell process "TextEdit" to name of menu items of menu 1 of menu item "Writing Direction" of menu 1 of menu item "Text" of menu "Format" of menu bar 1

You can specify some shortcuts like Format->Indentation->Increase in 10.8 (or >Format>Indentation>Increase in 10.7), but it doesn't help in this case.

You can enable shortcuts for changing writing direction in System Preferences:


How can I activate my Iphone 4 without sim and wi-fi?

Get a sim don't activate it or use someone else's sim for a second. It's only locked to the provider so by a sim from that provider an no one else or borrow someone's who is with that provider or call that provider an ask them to unlock it


How to restore a Mac if you forgot recovery password

Apple documents firmware passwords and how you want to schedule an in person appointment if you lose the password:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204455

  If you forgot your firmware password

  If you can't remember your firmware password or passcode, schedule an in-person service appointment with an Apple Store or Apple Authorized Service Provider. Bring your Mac to the appointment, and bring your original receipt or invoice as proof of purchase.


Why does the file creation date remain the same when copying and pasting a file?

This is because the GUI copy function on macOS preserves all attributes by default.
To put it in command line terms:
When you copy and paste a file in macOS, by default its doing this:
cp -a /source/file1 /destination/

which preserves attributes such as permissions and timestamps.
The only workaround for this (i.e., to achieve Windows-like behavior) is to copy files using the command line. Applications -> Terminal.app
and use the following command:
cp -r /source/file1 /destination

Alternatively, you can simplify the process by allowing terminal to get file paths by simply dragging and dropping the source file and the destination folder:

Search
Type "Terminal". Press return
Type cp -r
Drag and drop the source file
Drag and drop the destination file
Press return again.


Into Finder, when clicking on a color tag, loading unfinishing and finally no folders displayed as expected

I had this exact issue recently and these steps solved it for me.
First try to rebuild the spotlight database:

Open System Preferences and select Spotlight
Select Privacy
Drag your HDD icon from the desktop to this pane
Wait a second and then remove it.

This should rebuild the spotlight database on that drive.
If that fails you can do it manually using the command line in Terminal.
This command will do a system wide Spotlight reindex:
sudo mdutil -E /
This is a more extensive rebuild as it removes a possibly corrupt index database:

mdutil -i off /
sudo rm -rf /.Spotlight-V100
sudo rm -rf /.Spotlight-V200
mdutil -i on /
mdutil -E /

There are many websites and forums that explain how to do this.
https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/rebuild-spotlight-search-index-on-mac/


How best to isolate my development environment on OS X?

There will be no correct answer to your question. Much relies on your preferences and development needs.

Developers working on Mac or iOS software are expected, by Apple, to do so without using a virtual machine.

If you are deploying to Linux or a non-Mac platform, a virtual machine is probably recommended.

To test your software on other versions of OS X, a virtual machine can be helpful.

Compiled Languages

To develop with C, C++, Objective-C, and Swift use Xcode. Xcode is Apple's own development tool and it will not harm your installation of OS X.

Scripts and Dynamic Languages

To develop with python or another scripting language, consider using a tool that allows installation of multiple versions of your language.

For python investigate virtualenv; see Multiple Python Versions on OSX with Virtualenv and Homebrew;
For perl this would be perlbrew.

The aim is to install and use a version of your language that is isolated from the OS X provided binaries. Updates may change the OS X provided edition, but your environment will remain unchanged.

Homebrew and MacPorts

You should be able to use both homebrew and MacPorts without risk to your installation of OS X. Both package managers try to isolate their installations and both simplify removal of unwanted or troublesome software.

If you encounter problems, please log bugs with the developers.

As of 2015, both package managers are being actively developed:

You can follow homebrew's development on Github;
You can see recent changes to MacPorts in their timeline.


Deleting and re-loading a Kindle book from a device, such as a reader on my PC or the book from my Kindle, somehow causes the notes to finally come down to the desired device.  Evidently the IPad had sent the notes up to whisper net, but Amazon didn't push those notes to other devices.

In short, this is more an Amazon problem than an IPad issue.


How to make my Garage Band '11 ringtone louder?

I found a solution that works for me. Thanks to bmike for pointing me in the right direction. What I used was the Visual EQ to bump up the Output level of my master track. The Visual EQ is found under Master Effects of the Master Track window:

I adjusted to taste and boom! I've got a much better volume level for my ringtone.


How do I delete a file from my desktop using keyboard

command+delete works just fine. Highlight the file (single click or use your keyboard to select it), then hold command and without releasing it, push delete. This moves the file or folder to the trash.

Note that delete is in the same place as Backspace on a Windows keyboard.


OSX Unmount usb disk drive from Automator bash script

When run from Automator how are you inputting your password when prompted by sudo?  You're probably not being prompted if you're just running it the same way as if in Terminal.

You'll need to add some AppleScript code and run it via osascript so you're prompted for an Admin password:

osascript -e 'do shell script "sudo diskutil unmountDisk disk3" with administrator privileges'


Is there any podcast App that allows to listen to episodes chronologically, starting at episode 1?

In settings for the podcast .
Choose to sort and play the podcasts from oldest to newest

Do not limit episodes. You will end up with all episodes

If syncing from iTunes you should be able to choose the x oldest podcasts in iTunes settings but the syncing is unreliable


external keyboard: cannot use f1,f2 etc. keys without pressing fn key

Unfortunately trying to fix this problem is as simple as checking a box on macOS. It is simply not something that macOS is capable of modifying—at least without third-party apps.
On a very simple level, keyboard work by sending "keystrokes" to the operating system that they are connected to. It is the job of the operating system to interpret the meaning of those keystrokes, which is generally does accurately.
The way the keyboard that you linked is designed is that it sends out the "special" keystrokes by default. For example, instead of sending out the F10 keystroke, it send out a "mute" keystroke. The OS interprets this keystoke and carries out the respective action.
If you wanted that button to send the actual F10 keystroke, the only way you can do it is by pressing Fn on the keyboard and then that button. Unless there is a specific setting that can be configured on the keyboard itself, there is no way of changing the keystroke that is sent out, and it looks like the keyboard does not support this useful feature.
So there is no way to change the actual keystrokes that are sent because the keyboard stubbornly doesn't want to send them. However, you can trick the keyboard. You can tell macOS to interpret the keystroke as something else—for example, you can tell macOS that, if it receives the "mute" command from that keyboard, it should interpret that as the F10 key. This is possible through the amazing little Karabiner Elements utility.
After installing Karabiner, open Karabiner EventViewer. Press the key that you want to change (for example the mute button). Click on the button that appears on the top right which says "Add mute to Karabiner-Elements." Then, change the action to F10. Ensure that the device at the top that is selected is your external keyboard and not "All Devices" because you don't want F10 to be triggered every time you use your Mac's keyboard to mute.
Note: one potential caveat: there are some keys that do not send a keystroke to the OS and thus can't be remapped. One example is the Fn key on external keyboards. Apart from those exceptions (to my knowledge only the Fn key), you should be able to remap just about any other key.


Why is the Lock feature not working on my folder?

If your goal is to prevent someone accidentally stumbling into a folder, making the folder un-readable through the Finder dialog would likely accomplish that goal (and without needing a password — one is unlikely to "accidentally" open the File Info dialog, change the permissions settings, then open the folder.

If you are concerned about some snooping that isn't quite accidental, you really need more protection. I'd recommend using an encrypted disk image. That way you can give your folder real password protection, and the password you use doesn't have to be the system password (which users of your computer might need to know).


gmail account emails only appear in iCloud Inbox

you might have an rule set-up to automatically forward mail in the client.


You can simply use

⌘ + G in order to jump to the next occurrence

and

⌘ + Shift + G in order to jump to the previous one.


How to uninstall 3rd party keyboards on ios8

You can only disable it in the General -> Keyboard section. To delete it, you have to delete the application that provides it.


Need old music transferred to new computer

Your old Apple ID is probably still valid and I imaging the old password will still work.

For example, if I have an email address blahblahblah@something.com and create an Apple ID it's just using that email address as my username. It is not actually using your email account's password to authenticate. Does that make sense? I'd just try logging in with your old Apple ID (email address) and your last known password.

If all else fails then I hope you had a rescue email address setup for your Apple ID!


SSH stops at 'SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_ACCEPT received'

Running unset SSH_AUTH_SOCK in Terminal worked for me, though I'm currently unsure why. One thing I did not mention in the body of my question was that I had to modify /System/Library/LaunchAgents/org.openbsd.ssh-agent.plist in order to get sshd to work: here's a link to my org.openbsd.ssh-agent.plist in case anyone in the future thinks they know what caused the problem.


Where are the temporary passwords located on mac

When you don't check the ‘Remember this password in my keychain’ box, that's not to say the password is remembered somewhere else, but rather that the password isn't remembered at all.

I'm inclined to believe the problem is elsewhere. This is exemplified by the inability to connect using a completely new account.


Why do my headphones hiss when I plug them into my iPod touch

The iPod touches (and most recent iPods, dating back to the 6th gen original iPod) have four contacts to allow stereo audio as well as the microphone and inline controls. (This uses a TRRS [tip-ring-ring-sleeve] plug instead of a TRS [tip-ring-sleeve] plug as usually seen on stereo headphones. More info at Wikipedia.)

Your headphones, since you said there were three connectors, are almost certainly TRS. If you can shine a flashlight into the headphone hole, there might be a bent pin in there that is causing a poor connection or a connection to the wrong segment. The only way I can think of to fix this, however, is to try to shove it around with a paperclip or other stiff wire.


How do you perform a proper time machine backup when you have existing data in the hard disk that you have saved

Take a look here: Does my Time Machine backup disc need to be dedicated?
My TM backup hdd also has other files. TM is in a directory that it makes on the first run.
The issue can be the size of your backup. Is will grow over time. TM will remove old files when the hdd gets full.
When in doubt get an extra hdd. Your backup is worth the money.
And after a few years it is wise to start again with a fresh hdd. Hdd don’t get better over time. Just start a new backup, don’t copy the TM data, it will take extreme amount of time and it does not help you in finding old files. You can open the old TM backup also.


Setting a shortcut to "Right Size This Column" in Finder on El Capitan

There is no menu item in Finder named "Right Size This Column" so this shortcut does nothing as no matching menu item can be found.


Is there a Mac text editor that has live display of unique word count?

Emacs can do it (as most things). Have a look at this page. The part: "How many times was each word used?" - is quite similar to your problem. WordCountMode shows how to put the info in the modeline. Shouldn't be too hard to get in a form you need.


How do I cut-and-paste plain text from Notes to another iOS app?

To get rid of the formatting, copy the data to a coding app like iEditor from iEditor copy the data and paste to where you need it.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ieditor-text-code-editor/id562162723?mt=8

To avoid the double copy, work in iEditor. I do this all the time on macOS.

Copy and paste involves how the "copy" app and the "paste" app handling the text. The copy app may make several formats of the data available. One format must be a styled version. Another will likely be a text only version.  The "paste" app is free to select any of the formats.

What I do on macos, when the "copy" app is passing formatted data that I do not want, is to copy the data to a coding editor.  The coding edit will pick the data form without any styling information.  You end up with plan text.  I then copy and paste into the destination app.


Can't select a disk to install High Sierra

I think the installer is not allowing you to install because you need to FIRST update the firmware.  You do this by making a USB installer from the installer app and booting to it.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372

You will need to choose HFS+ as the format and the High Sierra Installer will convert the disk to APFS (if the target drive is an SSD).


Exchange account in Mail has wrong username, but is not editable

I've been looking for an answer to this as well. Here's how i resolved it.

I found the file that stores the username in ~/Library/Accounts/Accounts3.sqlite. I used the sqlitebrowser app from http://sqlitebrowser.org/ to open it.

Drag and drop Accounts3.sqlite to the dock icon to open the file.
Click the Browse Data tab.
Change the Table to ZACCOUNT.
I used the ZACCOUNTDESCRIPTION field to determine the right row to make the change.
Update the value in the ZUSERNAME field.

For me, entering the full email address didn't work. I used domain\user instead.


This Mac can't connect to iCloud because of a problem with myEmail popup

Chris Haertel's answer to a different question also works here, as evidenced by an Apple Discussions thread:

In your user folder, go to ~/Library/Keychains/ (hold down the option key when clicking in the Go menu in Finder to show the Library folder).
In that folder, there are the regular keychains, plus some folders with monstrously long names like F2555809-AAC0-5CFA-BEF6-57BB56345BIUR or some such.
I deleted those folders only.

After restarting, you may need to log into iCloud again, but the persistent popup and "An unknown error occurred" messages should be gone for good.


Setting up different passwords for Filevault 2 and my user account

No, you can't have CCC be able to unlock a drive without storing those credentials somewhere.  The best you could do is create a new account that has the ability to unlock the drive and store those credentials instead, which unlocks the drive but not your primary administrator account.


What happens with my external drive upon using Time Machine?

Two things happen:

Time Machine sees if the format is acceptable and makes a change to enforce enhanced security on that drive if needed.
Time Machine makes a folder named Backups.backupdb if needed and makes a folder for each machine that uses that drive.

Assuming you don't have a Backups.backupdb folder - then everything on the drive won't be touched by Time Machine. If the drive isn't in a mac format, you may be asked to erase the drive and reformat it. Do use care and read any messages carefully before you start that first backup.

Full details on this is at http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1427 - look for the section titled Changing your backup disk about a quarter of the way down for the restrictions on which format drives are supported and which need to be erased.


Can I sync my iPhone with the new Apple Photos app via iTunes / without iCloud?

Yes, it's possible with iTunes 12.1.2 which was released today.


Voice in iOS switches language during text-to-speech

Go to Settings -> General -> Language and region and make sure that English is at the top of the list:


How do I install ios10 without a developer account?

Without any research on the matter I would say: you can't.

That's exactly what developer account are for: so a new software / a new system can be released to a small group of expert users. While the software / system may already look ok in a presentation, it probably still is way too buggy for the average user. So  either be patient, or become a developer.

Also, Apple has released the last few major OS upgrades (for both Macs and iPhones/iPads) as Public Beta some months before the official release. This will allow you do get your hands on these new versions some time between now and whenever-the-release-date-will-be.


Generally speaking you must be an administrator to change this setting. If you are using a non-admin account you can click on the lock at the bottom of the pref window and enter any admin credentials to enable the setting.


What is the difference between `brew` and `brew cask`?

Homebrew

brew is the core command for the Homebrew project.

  The missing package manager for OS X

  Homebrew installs the stuff you need that Apple didn’t.

Homebrew typically deals with command line software. Most of the software is distributed under an open source licence. See the Formulas for a list of available installs.

brew prefers pre-compiled binaries but will compile from source in some cases.

Cask

brew cask is an extension to brew that allows management of graphical applications through the Cask project.

  Homebrew Cask extends Homebrew and brings its elegance, simplicity,
  and speed to OS X applications and large binaries alike.

Cask deals with a mixture of software and licences. The software I work on is covered by a commercial licence and available via cask.

Cask offers a way to command line manage the installation of graphical applications.

See brew cask issue #7002 about the project's focus on predictability and how that affects the use of pre-compiled binaries or source.

Licensing

Availability through brew or cask does not imply any specific licence.


How to create a link using Pages online (iCloud)

Just got off the phone with Apple Support, and you cannot make hyperlinks in the iCloud online version of Pages as of Feb 23rd, 2017

This is particularly bad, because it is a document that is edited by 4 coworders, and owned by a VP. So to fix the hyperlinks, I have to get the VP to fix it on his computer, or download a copy, fix the links, and then convince everyone to stop using the old link. This is even harder because the link is the only way to access the shared doc. So it becomes the 'use this link, not this link, is this the most upto date attachment' problem.


Configure terminal dimensions to show as Lines x Columns

There is no straightforward way to change the Terminal option, you can define your own resizing function though to accomplish this (you may want to add error handling if required):
tsize() {
     resize -s ${2:-25} ${1:-80}
}

Put this into your .bashrc (and deploy to all your computers if you are using several).


How to get stationery back in Apple Mail on macOS Mojave?

You must have a copy of the following files from a computer running High Sierra (10.13) or lower In this example I used files from Sierra (10.12)

/Applications/Mail/Contents/Resources/ComposeWindow.toolbar
/Library/Application Support/Apple/Mail

If you would like the stationery in the original mail application then skip step 1, disable SIP, and continue with the original application, SIP can be reenabled after. Make copies of everything. Instead of "replace" add a .orig to the file extension.

Duplicate the Mail Application
Right click on the new Mail Application and go to /Contents/Resources/
Replace the ComposeWindow.toolbar with the ComposeWindow.toolbar from the copied files
Go to Finder>Go To Folder>/Library/Application Support/Apple/
Copy the Mail folder from the copied files to this folder
Open the Mail application and compose a new email
Right Click on the Toolbar and select Customize Toolbar
Drag the icon labeled Show Stationery to your toolbar and hit done
Click the Show Stationery button in your toolbar

Note:  The toolbar item DOES work with dark mode but the Stationery Panel does not.

macOS Sierra (10.12) Files are available on Github → https://github.com/jbis9051/StationeryMailFiles


Apparently not much these days unless you want to play standard definition content or heavily mod the thing.

See here for more info on making it into a useful device for that purpose (Kodi can be configured to stream media from those services you mentioned):

http://kodi.wiki/view/Apple_TV_1


how can I recover a file overwritten in the .app directory inside /Applications on OSX

If you have Time Machine enabled as a local store option or backing up to an external drive, then that file would be backed up - perhaps several versions and stores.

The filesystems Apple ships do not have any archive or redo, so you would need to have backed up your application. It's odd that it would store things in the application bundle and not the user home folder. Did you check that perhaps it moved the files to the proper location as part of an update?


Is it possible to buy an Apple product in the UK and return it in the US?

More reading on Apple discussions indicates that the warranties are not honored internationally for iPads and iPhones. If you buy somewhere and it breaks, you will likely have to send it back to the country of purchase. Apparently, this is because most countries have their own warranty laws.


Is there an 802.11ac Airport Extreme card available for older Mac Pro machines?

The Apple Broadcom BCM94331CD adapter will add 802.11 a/b/g/n with Bluetooth 4.0 to an older Mac Pro, while the Apple Broadcom BCM94360CD adapter will enable 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac support (the primary difference between the two adapters being 802.11 ac).

You can easily DIY by finding suitable parts on eBay or Amazon and following instructions on forum sites such as MacRumors and elsewhere.

If you're running Yosemite and want to take advantage of Continuity, you'd then just need to buy a third-party Bluetooth 4.0 USB dongle that utilizes the Broadcom BCM20702 chipset (e.g. Asus BT400, IOGEAR GBU521, GMYLE 3340).

A far easier — albeit more expensive option — is to install an aftermarket Wi-Fi + Bluetooth "upgrade kit" from either OS X WiFi or MacVidCards, which will add 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac and enable Bluetooth 4.0 LE.

With the necessary hardware requirements met for Continuity, you could then use the Continuity Activation Tool to enable support for your particular Mac model.

You'll then get full native support for all of the new features in OS X 10.10 Yosemite that are part of Continuity, including Handoff, Instant Hotspot and the new AirDrop.


Plug in any USB keyboard to make sure the OS is working and then triage and troubleshoot the wireless keyboard.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204621


Will any files or apps delete after updating to Mavericks?

The upgrade to Mavericks overwrote the config file for the Apache web server (localhost). It also overwrote the environment variable giving access to Java.


Although this does not answer the original question, as it is about an earlier mac model, this is a somewhat common issue for newer macs, and I feel that this answer may be helpful from the people that come here from Google, where this page is one of the top results.

If, when entering single user mode, you encounter the issue shown in this question's GIF (the mac shows the single user mode white text, but never prompts a terminal and just contiunes booting anyway), the answer is that Single User Mode via CMD+S does not work on T2 macs (if your mac's model appears on this list, then it has a T2 chip).
Apple's official guidance (which strangely now leads to a 404 page, but is still available on the Wayback Machine) is to:

Turn on your Mac, then immediately press and hold CMD+R to start up from macOS Recovery.
Select Disk Utility from the Utilities window, then click Continue.
From the Disk Utility sidebar, select the volume that you're using, then choose File > Mount from the menu bar. (If the volume is already mounted, this option is dimmed.) Then enter your administrator password when prompted.
Quit Disk Utility.
Choose Terminal from the Utilities menu in the menu bar.
You can now enter UNIX commands. When done, choose Apple () menu > Restart.

These steps replace the CMD+S method, which doesn't work with the recommended settings on current Mac computers.


App windows move spontaneously on display wake (2 monitors) - OS X 10.8.3

I'm guessing the 2nd display is not an Apple display.

I believe what is happening is that the display is, in fact, going to sleep, but in such a way that the Mac thinks it has been powered off.

Replacing the  HDMI --> DVI converter with an Apple Thunderbolt --> DVI converter is your best bet at fixing this.


How to make double click on titlebar maximize a window to fill up screen?

BetterSnapTool has the option that you're requesting. (The drop-down has many options including maximize.) You can also change the behavior of the green zoom button to do this as well.


Can I change the clock on the 6th gen Nano to digital instead of analog?

The 6th gen Nano can now be updated with a software update which introduced the features from the 7th gen, including 16 watch faces, some of which are digital.

Version 1.2 of the iPod nano software brings improved fitness features (which are better able to detect and track walking or running work outs), as well as the new single icon scrolling interface, which replaces the 4×4 icon grid. You can switch back to small icons or turn off home screen items altogether from the Settings menu.
Last but not least, you’ll get access to all the new iPod nano clock face options.


can you change iMessage settings by contacts on iPad Air?

Actually yes it is possible, although it isn't as automatic/intuitive as would be nice.

On iOS 8, it is possible to mute any message thread. What I recommend that you do is go through and mute the conversations that you do not want coming into your iPad. You will no longer receive those notifications.

To do this, simply open the conversation, tap Details, and turn Do Not Disturb on.

Perhaps, in a future version of iOS, we will be able to control these things on a per-contact-group basis.


Mac external displays are now in the wrong order

I've found one solution to this: reseting my mac's NVRAM. This seems to reset the order of my monitors to how it was before. However, if I leave my Thunderbolt 3 display connected while booting my mac, the problem will come back again.

I'll wait a while before marking my own answer as the accepted solution to this question since a) it's not a particularly good solution, and b) I'd like to give other people a chance to post a better one.


iPhone photo download workflow for ONLY new photos onto Mac

What you’re asking is a hell of automation and it can’t be done “just” like that.

I suggest you try to make a combination of Automator and Smart Albums on iPhoto. Things you want to know about iTunes: EXIF is not preserved when Synced to iPhone through iTunes which is part of your requirements.

You could use a Smart Album in iPhoto and Flag the pictures you want to transfer then create another Smart Album with those flagged pictures and only transfer those (or vice versa). Use Keywords to your advantage. Consider a nice app like Keyword Manager for iPhoto to help you with that.

I have no idea why iPhoto makes you nervous, but you should be pointing at iTunes for that…

iPhoto is perfectly suitable for picture maintenance and sorting. You can later use automator to resize them and do fancy things (even tagging!). The same can be said about Aperture.

Your workflow should be, download to iPhoto automatically. Classify, Tag, Delete Bad ones, Adjust, Edit, and transfer to your devices for later viewing (and backup). If you just want to have a backup up of what you do, let Time Machine do it’s work with your iPhoto Library or add another step, use Image Import (or Cameras) to organize, then add to iPhoto for treatment and later transfer to your device(s). The original imported folder will be untouched and, eventually backed up by Time Machine too.


Is chmod enough to change the permissions? My file needs sudo everytime

It looks like those files are coming from a Time Machine backup, and still have the don't-mess-up-the-backup access control ("group:everyone deny write,delete,append,writeattr,writeextattr,chown") attached. You can remove this with e.g.

chmod -N Python.recipies.handbooks.pdf

You might also want to remove the stray extended attributes with

xattr -c Python.recipies.handbooks.pdf


Can I buy an Apple SIM card if I’m not a resident of the country where it's sold?

Yes, you can1.

I can confirm that you are able to get an Apple SIM, regardless of the status of residence in the country you are buying it in. Buying an Apple SIM does not require registration.

In Canada, it cost CA$5.00 for one.

1Can’t find a source, but I tried it out.


What is the ‘has list-id containing’ iCloud Mail rule?

a unique identifier for a mailing list regardless of the particular host that serves as the list processor at any given time.

https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2919
You can use this to perform an action for a specific mass email, such as a company's newsletter.
If you used the email address, that might change. list-id won't change.
You can find the list-id in the email header.


There are two ways of navigating menus on macOS:

Modern: Click or right-click and release the button, then click on an option by once again depressing the button and releasing it again.
Classic: Click or right-click and keep holding the button, then move the mouse to the option, where releasing the button on an option selects the option.

It seems like macOS is receiving inputs following half of each of these: the click is held long enough that macOS thinks you're going to use the classic option, but you're actually trying to use modern.

There are a couple of possibilities for why this is occurring:

There's a bug with the Dock. Restart the Dock with killall Dock or log out and back in.
The mouse is broken and registering a longer click than it should be. Is the button sticking down? Do you have an alternative mouse to try?


Display problem with macbook pro mid 2015

Looks like the connectors to those columns of pixels are coming loose.
I had the same problem with a 2009 model MBP, about 1/2 the size of your problem and not at the very edge but in roughly the same position. It was intermittent at first but got worse over time until that column of pixels stopped displaying properly at all.
Apple would want to replace the top of the macbook. Possibly an electronics repair should could fix the cable instead of replacing the whole display section.


How do you access a subdomain on localhost with VMWare Fusion on a Mac?

Navigate to C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc where the 'hosts' file is located.


Applescript and SpeechRecognitionServer: reading in a file as "listen for"

The items to listen for need to be in a list, so you will need to extract the items from the text.

If the items in the text are separated by end-of-ine characters:

list item 1
list item 2
list item 3
list item n

you can just get the paragraphs:

set theQueryList to paragraphs of (read POSIX file "/Users/username/folder/text.txt")

If the items in the text are separated by commas (or tabs, or whatever):

list item 1,list item 2,list item 3,list item n

you can use AppleScript's text item delimiters:

set separator to "," -- the separating text
set fileText to (read POSIX file "/Users/username/folder/text.txt")
set {tempTID, AppleScript's text item delimiters} to {AppleScript's text item delimiters, separator}
set theQueryList to text items of fileText
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to tempTID -- restore original


It seems that I've fixed it.
I made this steps:

Restore /System/Library/Frameworks/WebKit.framework/ from a Time Machine backup.

This fixed all the crashes but now is quite impossible to close Safari tabs or the program itself.

Reinstall OS X 10.10.5 update. It is available for download here or here as combo update.

This fixed everything.
As mentioned below in comment, the combo updater runs checks and balances for every update between the 10.10.0 and the current version. This is the best solution.

I think that is sufficient to perform only the step 2.


Torrent client for OS X that can be shared between multiple user accounts

You could use Transmission. But instead of just using the app set up the daemon and use the web interface or the remote client GUI to access the service.

This way you will be able to access the service even from other computers without having to open a user session on the computer.


Keyboard shortcuts have gone screwy since Mavericks upgrade

Ahhh this is embarrassing. Seems like this is a hardware problem. I tried following the steps Apple support suggested, and when I do the keyboard input identification in System Preferences OSX tells me my keyboard isn't recognised. I've just remembered I scrubbed the keyboard with a cleaner cloth a few weeks ago to try and get rid of the yellow grease it had accumulated - I guess this must've messed it up. Sorry Mavericks! Thanks a lot for your help Asmus!

Lesson: wear gloves when using white keyboard.


Can I get iTunes to stop updating a specific app?

There is no directly supported way to exclude apps from update. You either can Update All or update one-by-one.

That said, there are a few things you could try. Depending on how many apps are being updated, if it's more than three, the app in question could be queued for download when you click Update All instead of starting immediately. If so, simply remove it from the queue. Similarly, depending on the app's size, it may not download instantaneously so you could cancel the download of it after clicking Update All.

You could use something like Little Snitch to block connections from iTunes, hit Update All, remove the app in question from the list, then reenable connections. Might not work depending on what Update All actually does with network connections. I haven't tested it. If you want to go this route, you could use the answer to this question about the domains for Apple's app CDN to only block the domains which contain the app data, and not control servers which might be used when you click Update All.

Finally, you could try this:

Copy the good version of the app from the iTunes Media folder (usually at ~/iTunes/iTunes Media/Mobile Applications unless you moved either the iTunes or iTunes Media folders) to a safe location like the desktop
Update All in iTunes.
Remove the bad app version from iTunes.
Re-add the good app version from the desktop by dragging it into iTunes.


Issue downgrading MacOS Catalina to Mojave using bootable install on 16 inch MacBook Pro

Downgrading MacBook Pro 16” to Mojave

The 16 inch MacBook Pro will not install Mojave. For those that are new versions of older gear like Mac Mini and iMacs, the drivers are likely good enough in Mojave so you can try using safari to download. There’s some good discussions on that below:

How to download Mojave now that Catalina is available?
How can I download an older version of OS X/macOS?
Mac OS X downloads do not begin, other app store downloads normal


MacBook Pro 15'' Retina Mid-2015: Upgrade RAM to 32Gb

It's not that the amount of RAM doesn't exist, it's that the upgradeability doesn't exist. The Retina MacBook Pro's RAM is soldered to the motherboard. Nothing is getting in or out.


The photos library is not synchronised to iCloud Drive as itself. Rather, Photos syncs the contents of the library to iCloud to appear in the Photos section of iCloud.com. This means the library itself won't appear in the Pictures folder on iCloud.


My guess is that it doesn't use multi core as I have the same problem.
iMac 2011, 27″, 3.4 GHz i7, 6970M 2 GB, 12 GB RAM, 120 GB SSD.


Dock Notifications Displaying Odd Red Icons Instead

This looks like it might be a problem with a system font.  Try this...

Open Font Book (in /Applications)
Select the "All Fonts" collection in the left-hand pane
Click any font in the right-hand pane to focus that pane
Select all the fonts using Edit -> Select All or Cmd+A
In the File menu, click "Validate Fonts"

If any fonts are corrupt, this method should alert you to the problem.


Macbook pro 13 mid 2010 external monitor

Your Macbook supports an external monitor with a max resolution of 2560x1600. It will be fine, for better performance, close the lid so that there is only 1 display open.

I had 2x Thunderbolt displays at 2560x14400 (13" Late 2011) and was only experiencing slow movements after I plugged in the 2nd display. 1 will run just fine. :)


My personal settings on OS X disappear after booting Windows (XP or 7) on my MacBook Pro

Try to backup and delete the file under ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginitems.plist

This will remove the login item you have and Mac OS X will create a new (clean) one.

For more information:

Do you by any chance use some kind of app cleaner on your Mac that would delete .plist files?
When on Windows, do you mount your Mac partition with read access?


Opt+arrow cursor manipulation stopped working

I found the answer.

Even though it wasn't selected, I did have installed "Unicode Hex Input" as an Input Soure (along side U.S) in the Keyboard->Input Sources preference pane. I removed the Unicode option altogether, and the opt-arrow shortcut started working again instantly.


tree command shown Chinese character as unicode

I have problems same as you, but I did Google and found the answer! Just add the option

tree -N /name_of_directory

man tree reads:

-N     Print non-printable characters as is instead of as escaped octal numbers.

Tell me if this still does not work!

Also, you seem to use zsh?? I am not familiar with that. I use bash, though.


importing a book from to iPhotos back into iPhotos

No, you can't reimport the PDF. You should still have the photos in your library and you can use the PDF to guide you in recreating the book.


Tile *Previous* Window Side-by-Side with Current

It can be done via AppleScript.

I might be able to fudge some kind of script for you in a day or so, but take a look at:

http://tom.scogland.com/blog/2013/06/08/mac-raise-window-by-title/
(mostly for how to make the script non-specific to an an application) and  https://macosxautomation.com/applescript/firsttutorial/04.html
(for relative window indexes).

I don't unfortunately know the scripting terminology for placing windows side-by-side, so either someone else can take a crack at it, or I will in a couple days.


Sort of... you can go into Safari, choose a website, then click the bookmark icon, select the @ tab, click Subscriptions and then click Add Current Site.

Otherwise Reeder for IOS is a great RSS reader. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/reeder-2/id697846300?ls=1&mt=8


Those might be Local Backups Feature of Time Machine.

  Local snapshots complement regular Time Machine backups that are stored on your external disk or Time Capsule by creating a local backup on your startup disk when your normal backup drive is not available. This provides you with a "safety net" for times when you might be away from your external backup disk or Time Capsule but accidentally delete a file. When your normal backup is available again, Time Machine copies the local snapshot contents from your startup disk to your normal backup drive.

Read the link above for detailed explanation.


Disable Two-Factor Authentication for macOS?

Two-Factor Authentication is applied at the account level, not at the device level. So you can either remove it entirely from your iCloud account, or you’ll have to use it on all of your devices equally.
If it worked any other way a hacker could simply pick the least secure entry point to attack your account.
Thankfully you can still login on an older device, even with Two-Factor Authentication enabled.
First, login using your regular credentials, just as you would on a system that did support Two-Factor Authentication. An authentication code will be sent to all your Trusted Devices. Now simply login again, this time appending your authentication code to your password.
For instance if your account is basil@icloud.com, your password 123apple and your authentication code 456789, then you would login using the following credentials:
basil@icloud.com
123apple456789

You can read up more about this at Two-factor authentication for Apple ID:

What if I use two-factor authentication on a device running older software?
If you use two-factor authentication with devices running
older OS versions, you might be asked to add your six-digit
verification code to the end of your password when signing in. Get
your verification code from a trusted device running iOS 9 and later
or OS X El Capitan and later, or have it sent to your trusted phone
number. Then type your password followed by the six-digit verification
code directly into the password field.

Apple also provides a few additional methods to Get a verification code and sign in with two-factor authentication.


Cmd+Tab switches to the correct space, but doesn't bring app up to front

It's a feature not a bug :-)

Start tabbing with Cmd-Tab until you get to the application you want to switch to, then press and hold Option before releasing Cmd-Tab.


MBP 2010 mini-DisplayPort detected but "No Signal" when connected to external DisplayPort monitor

Here's what worked for me (none of the above worked): unplug the DP cable. Then slowly plug it in until the laptop screen (not the external) flickers and returns back to the normal image, then immediately push (not too hard) the cable in the rest of the way. Seems that some MacBooks have finicky ports.


Steam keeps asking for accessibility features even though is has access?

A temporary fix (requires terminal):

sudo sqlite3 /Library/Application\ Support/com.apple.TCC/Tcc.db 'delete from access where client like "%Steam%"'
Restart Steam
Allow steam access in accessibility via UI or something like: sudo sqlite3 /Library/Application\ Support/com.apple.TCC/TCC.db "INSERT OR REPLACE INTO access values ('kTCCServiceAccessibility','com.valvesoftware.steam',0,1,0,NULL);"


"use F1, F2, etc. keys ..." in system preferences doesn't work, how should I do?

A windows keyboard will not necessarily send the same Fn combinations as a Mac keyboard. One way to test the Preference itself is switching is to listen for the error beep. When you press [actual] F3 in Finder, it should error beep, because it has no assigned function. The alternate Special Function should invoke Exposé, moving all your windows out so you can see them all. Whether you hold Fn to invoke this depends on which way that pref is set. The pref switches immediately as you check/uncheck it, you don't even need to close the window.
If it still beeps on both settings, the keyboard is likely sending the wrong message.
It's hard to tell what message the special function keys send because they're combined in the keyboard & acted upon before anything else in the computer can read them.
Try Key Codes (freeware) from the App Store & test to see what shows when you press F1 and Fn/F1. The 'true' F-key will show a true code, the Special Function version will show nothing, it will just do the special function. If that's not what you see in KeyCodes, then you can be fairly sure your keyboard is not sending something the Mac can act on.


Is there an equivalent utility to Linux's tracepath for OS X?

You can use the standard ping that the Mac OSX comes with to find pmtu.

ping -D -s <size> <host> shoud do the trick. Please note, the size is just the ICMP datagram payload size. To see the IP MTU, you need to add 8 bytes of the ICMP header and 20 bytes of the IP header (so for example, to send 1500 Bytes long IP packet, you need to specify size as 1472). Please note, -D is important here, as it sets the Dont-Fragment flag on.

You can also use ping -D -g <minsize> -G <maxsize> -h <sizeincr> <host> to run a ping sweep. This pings your host with packets starting from minsize up to maxsize in sizeincr increments. Again, same rule applies to your sizes - these are just for ICMP payload (so you need to add 28 Bytes to the size specified here for the full IP MTU size).

What you're looking for is an ICMP unreachable message back with a "Fragmentation needed but Don't Fragment flag on" sub-type back. The IP address of the sender of the above ICMP message is the host or router which has its MTU set to lower than the size of your packet, on the link which it would use to forward your packet further towards the destination.

Please note as well, that sometimes (badly misconfigured) firewalls or traffic filters will block all ICMP messages and in such case, you'll just see no response. To test which host dropped the packet, you could run traceroute to your destination and then repeatedly ping every hop on the way with '-D' and a size or a sweep to discover the local MTU of the link that hop is connected to. It will be the link between the last host you can ping and the first host you can't that will have a smaller MTU.

Again - this is all subject to routers handling ICMP, which they might not.

The PMTUD (Path MTU Discovery) protocol works in the same fashion. It uses TCP packets with DF flag on. The TCP sessions endpoints agree on their MSS (Maximum Segment Size, which is MTU less IP and TCP headers, 40B) - they choose the smaller of the MSS values advertised by each host in the TCP handshake. Then they send all traffic with DF flags on, and wait for the ICMP unreachable or a TCP ACK. The latter means the PMTU is sufficient, the former mean they need to drop MSS.

Hope that helps!


This happened to me on my iPhone. I let it slide for a couple of weeks but then I decided to troubleshoot it. Signing out and back in to my store account, and then getting updates again fixed it. Here's how I did that:

In the App Store app on the Featured tab, scroll down to the bottom
and tap the 'Apple ID: _______' button
In the pop-up menu tap the Sign Out button
Tap the Sign In button, choose Use existing Apple ID, and sign in with your credentials
Tap the "Updates" tab to find those updates again
Update all of them again


Stickies App Stopped Remembering Note Position

Try this:

Quit Stickies
Open a Finder window
Navigate to ~/Library/Saved Application States/
Look for com.apple.Stickies.savedState and Trash it
Relaunch Stickies

Hopefully that helps. :)

NOTE: This will reset the positions of ALL your current Stickies.


Avoid stutter when watching Amazon Prime video on Mac Mini 32-bit?

My guess is that your CPU just isn't up to the task of decoding the stream of data that makes up the video stream for several reasons.

Amazon video is using a somewhat inefficient codec and software stack to deliver the content.
The software to render the video is likely single threaded on your Mac OS.
Your CPU has only two cores and at 1.66 GHz of that era isn't keeping up.
Your desktop size is too large and/or you can't ask the video server to send a smaller picture that can be processed. Each time you double the sides of a rectangle, you have to calculate 4x the pixels. Even reducing from 1080 horizontal pixels to 720 horizontal pixels would drastically reduce the processing power needed to render the video.

You can verify that the CPU is indeed the culprit by rebooting your Mac and opening only the Activity Monitor app and watching the CPU graph. Set the update interval to be 5 seconds in the app and then open your web browser of choice to an empty page. Again, let the CPU settle. Lastly, load the video you want and then pause the stream.

Looking at the CPU load at that point will let you know if any other process is hitting the CPU in a meaningful way. Anything over 5% would be worrisome from a maximum performance standpoint.

Then let the video play and watch the CPU allocation.

Knowing that the CPU is the problem, you can try reducing the screen resolution or putting the browser on an external display VGA or reducing the color depth of the main display might all help or hurt CPU load - so running some controlled tests might get you to acceptable settings. If not, you could get a secondhand iPod touch or iPhone/iPad and probably stream Amazon video inexpensively and far more smoothly than your Mac.


How do I fix Excel 2008 Date Formats in Mavericks

After some searching and trial-and-error, I have identified that the issue relates to the absence of a key file: com.apple.HIToolbox.plist, which for some reason is not created when setting up a new User account (and may not be copied across if importing from another computer). Luckily this file is created when opening the Guest account, which can then be copied across to all required User accounts.

Here is a detailed summary of the procedure I eventually used to fix this date format issue:

Create and open a Guest Account (if not already enabled, go to Users
& Group Preferences)
Go to the Library folder (it’s a hidden folder,
so to find it, use Finder to go to the home folder, then select from
the menu ‘Go:Go to Folder’ and type in ‘Library’)
Go to the
Preferences folder
Make a local copy of the file:
com.apple.HIToolbox.plist (e.g. onto an SD card, or external/cloud
drive)
Now open your desired User account
Go to your Library folder
(again it will be hidden, so find it as above)
Go to the Preferences
folder
Copy the file: com.apple.HIToolbox.plist (from local storage)
into this folder
Quit Excel and then log out of your user account,
and then log back in
Next time Excel starts, UK date format will be
correct!

(Source:
http://www.yellowsbest.com/solved-uk...excelmac-2008/)


Can I get bootcamp to use existing free space on physical disk?

More people have problems with BootCamp trying to partition manually than any other way. This is what I would do:

Boot into recovery mode.
Get into disk utility
Delete the partition you created for Windows
Expand your Mac partition all the way into the available space
Now (assuming you already have the BootCamp media created) Run the BootCamp.app and follow the prompts
Part of the process will present you with a graphical representation of your disk and allow you to set as much space as you want for both the Mac and Windows partition.

The thing you have to learn (or un-learn as the case may be) coming from Linux or Windows is that the first thing you should do is nothing. Let the App and/or Operating System do it's thing the way it wants to. Which means things like, "just plug it in," "follow the prompts in the app," or as a last resort read the (usually brief) instructions in the app or on Apple's support web site.

I've been supporting Macs and PCs for 20+ years and it is a whole different mindset. Yes you can tinker, it's just a different method. What you did is not wrong, it just adds unnecessary complications making it necessary to then work around Apple's work-around that they build into BootCamp so you would not have to do all the partitioning manually.


No output in right channel audio headphones

It sounds like this is an electronics issue. Its probably a single wire (the one wire that carries the right channel sound).

There is little that you can do about this unless you know how to solder/feel comfortable doing this repair yourself.

I would suggest checking if your computer is still under warranty and if it is having apple take a look at it. That should likely be covered.


Display an overlay while a hotkey is pressed

I ended up using Karabiner as suggested by CJK, with the following custom script which I placed under ~/.config/karabiner/assets/complex_modifications/custom.json. Just replace AppName with the name of your app and the "from" keybind to your preferred combination. The format is described here.

{
  "title": "Custom modifications",
  "rules": [
    {
      "description": "Toggle AppName visibility",
      "manipulators": [
        {
          "type": "basic",
          "from": {
            "key_code": "f1",
            "modifiers": {
              "mandatory": ["shift", "control", "option", "command"]
            }
          },
          "to": [
            {
              "shell_command": "osascript -e 'tell application \"System Events\" to set visible of process \"AppName\" to true'"
            }
          ],
          "to_after_key_up": [
            {
              "shell_command": "osascript -e 'tell application \"System Events\" to set visible of process \"AppName\" to false'"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Then, inside of Karabiner-Elements, in the "Complex Modifications" tab, click on the "Add rule" button, then enable your custom rule (in my case, the application I want to toggle is Helium).


Getting Automator file selection from multiple windows

The only thing a can think of is a little bit of GUI Applescript.

Place this code into a 'Run Applescript' action above your 'Run Shell script' action.

The Applescript is commented to explain what it is doing. But be aware this code is to start you of.

It works in my tests.

NOTE THIS SCRIPT WORKS WHEN THE WINDOWS ARE IN LIST VIEW

But not if you select an item in a list that is actually under another folder .i.e folder discloser is pointing down and you have selected an item from within it. You will get an error.

    set thePaths to {} -- empty list

    (* NOTE THIS SCRIPT WORKS WHEN THE WINDOWS ARE IN LIST VIEW *)
    tell application "Finder"
        activate
        set theWindows to target of windows -- get the windows target paths
        repeat with i from 1 to number of items in theWindows -- repeat for each window
            set this_window to item i of theWindows -- get window #n
            set thisSelection to my getSelected(i) as string -- run sub routine and pass the item count as the arguments

            set thePath to POSIX path of (item thisSelection of this_window as alias) -- convert the path to unix style path
            copy thePath to end of thePaths -- add to list
        end repeat
    end tell
Return thePaths

    on getSelected(i)
        set theRowSelection to "" -- declare variable
        tell application "System Events"
            tell process "Finder"

                set theRowSelection to value of text field 1 of UI element 1 of ((rows of outline 1 of scroll area 1 of splitter group 1 of window i) whose value of attribute "AXSelected" is true) -- get the selected item by using the attributes of the window - WHICH HAS THE SIDE BAR SHOWING

                 if theRowSelection is {missing value} then -- THE SIDE BAR SHOWING WAS NOT SHOWING SO THE scroll area 1 NEEDS TO CHANGE TO scroll area 2

                    set theRowSelection to value of text field 1 of UI element 1 of ((rows of outline 1 of scroll area 2 of splitter group 1 of window i) whose value of attribute "AXSelected" is true)

                end if

            end tell
        end tell
        return theRowSelection -- return the selected item name
    end getSelected


USB-Stick (Format: FAT) retaining incomplete files

It seems as if Disk Utility can't lock the device. This is usually because some other process has open handles on a mount point that resides on the drive. As it's an USB pen drive, I guess you already tried plugging and reinserting it. Thing is: As soon as it gets mounted, something immediately seems to request a lock. This MIGHT be Finder. If you want to know which process is responsible for this, execute sudo lsof /Volumes/Stick from terminal. This shows you all open handles and their respective owners affecting /Volumes/Stick.

Try disabling auto mount. Unfortunately it's a bit complicated.

Plug in your supposedly faulty stick. Open a terminal and wait until Finder recognizes the drive.
Enter mount. You will see something like
/dev/disk3s1 on /Volumes/Stick (exfat, local, nodev, nosuid, noowners). Note down the first part which refers to the device and the first part in brackets, in this example /dev/disk3s1 and exfat, the filesystem on that drive.
Run diskutil info <device> | grep "Volume UUID" in terminal, where <device> must be replaced with the device you noted down in the second step, so you'll end up with something like diskutil info /dev/disk3s1 | grep "Volume UUID".
The output of this command is a UUID. It should read something like Volume UUID:              03D819D9-49E0-387E-AC9E-2CB54BF0DDD9
Now unplug your USB drive and run sudo vifs. If you are not used to vi you want to put a EDITOR=nano afterwards. Edit the last line of the file making it read UUID=<UUID> none <filesystem> noauto, e.g. UUID=03D819D9-49E0-387E-AC9E-2CB54BF0DDD9 none exfat noauto. Exit the editor.
Now plug it back in. If you done the steps correctly, the drive won't be mounted automatically.
Try to format it again using Disk Utility.


Not exactly what you've asked for, but try pressing Command+Return while the cell is still in edit mode, instead of just Return. This should keep the same cell selected.

Edit after OP clarification:

There is no option to disable cursor movement on Enter in the latest version of Numbers. It used to be there in earlier versions (pre 3.0, I believe).


Is it possible to perform a factory reset on an old Apple iMac (OS X Snow Leopard) without a disk

Erasing an old 'spinning rust' Hard Drive is not the safest or most secure way to totally prevent data recovery by a bad actor, even if you use the old 'secure erase' functions.

The simplest & most secure method is to destroy it.
Whether that's by drilling holes through it or taking a very large hammer to it is pretty much dependant on how much fun you may find either option ;)

The remains are recyclable no matter which way you do it.


Safe key combinations for global shortcuts

For personal macros, I usually simply use the control key—practically nothing uses just the control key as a modifier; it's always paired with command. (e.g. ⌃J/L)

If you're asking so you can include it in software you're developing to widely distribute, though, I wouldn't recommend this for exactly the reason that it's a good idea for personal use: it's pretty non-standard.


Why don't Projects folder and subfolders dynamically update with file system changes?

I don't believe this is the problem of Sublime Text as I am also using OSX 10.7.5 and have the same problem when viewing files and folders on a NAS (network server).

For some reason the Finder doesn't 'build' the folder/subfolder view as it used to on my earlier OSX 10.4.11 iMac - so it MUST be the newer operating system and Finder.

I have to force the Finder to quit and relaunch it for it to show me the up to date cached file system. It is causing me a real problem.


iPhone 3G blacks out and displays random static

It's the display connector cable inside the iPhone which can come a little loose. You can open it up and reseat the cable if it happens again. Ifixit.com have guides.


Where is the CE certification on Apple Watch?

After scrutinising every angle of the Apple Watch I finally spotted the CE marking!

It is hidden on the inside of the slot that holds the wristband. See pict below. The etchings are not visible to the eye. The shot was taken with my iPhone X. Even using the x2 lens, I had to pinch zoom quite a lot  to get this picture.

I can only imagine this must have taken an army of certification experts to make it happen. Kudos to Apple for putting much effort into creating a clean product! It really throws some light on the amazing amount of work it takes to make something perfect.


default application to open folders with

To resolve the issue expressed in the OP, I'd follow the directions as shown by the developer of Path Finder using information in How do I completely uninstall Path Finder?, which is quoted below, for your convenience.

Also note that if for some reason you what to keep that backed up copy of Path Finder, first I'd archive it to a zip file, then delete it per the directions below.

Quoted from the link above:

  Before removing the Path Finder application, make sure to reset all
  preferences that tell the system to use Path Finder by default. After
  that, make sure to relaunch all running applications, logout or reboot
  so applications can re-read the default settings.

  From Path Finder's preferences window, make the follow changes:

  Path Finder 6 & 7 preferences:

  In the Finder tab, disable these options:

  Hide Finder's desktop
  Quit Finder when Path Finder launches
  Enable Finder's "Remove from Dock" menu option

  In the General tab, disable these options:

  Launch Path Finder at login
  Set as the default file browser

  Path Finder 5 preferences:

  In the General tab, disable these options:

  Launch Path Finder automatically after log in
  Quit the Finder automatically at launch
  Hide Finder's desktop

  In the Reveal tab, disable "Set Path Finder as the default file viewer"

  To remove all traces of Path Finder, delete the following files and
  folders (some of these may not be on your system).

  FreeMacSoft's free application AppCleaner is an excellent tool for
  automating this process. Just
  make sure to disable the settings listed above before using
  AppCleaner.

  /Applications/Path Finder.app
  /Library/Application Support/Path Finder/
  /Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/Path Finder/

  /Users/<username>/Library/Preferences/com.cocoatech.pathfinder.plistv
  /Users/<username>/Library/Preferences/com.cocoatech.PathFinder.plist.lockfile
  /Users/<username>/Library/Preferences/com.cocoatech.PathFinder.LSSharedFileList.plist.lockfile

  /Users/<username>/Library/Caches/com.cocoatech.PathFinder/
  /Users/<username>/Library/Caches/QCCompositionRepository-com.cocoatech.PathFinder.cache

  /Users/<username>/Library/Contextual Menu Items/Path Finder CM.plugin
  /Users/<username>/Library/Saved Application State/com.cocoatech.PathFinder.savedState/

  /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.cocoatech.pathfinder.SMFHelper[#]
  /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.cocoatech.pathfinder.SMFHelper[#].plist

  [#] Can be a number, eg. 6, 7, etc.


Download App Store app on one Mac to install on another?

I've tried it, and it works, provided that the app's makers don't put in their own special encryption system. There isn't even a limit of 5 computers per account on the Mac App Store (only iTunes and iOS), so you won't have to worry about that.

Edit: There's another question like this here. The answerer agrees with me.


You can disassociate/remove the number from FaceTime/Messages by following the steps outlined in the Apple support document, Add or remove your phone number in Messages or FaceTime:

Remove your phone number
If you don't want calls or messages for your iPhone on your iPad, iPod touch, or Mac, you can remove your phone number. There are two ways to do this:

On your iPhone, go to Settings > Messages > Send & Receive. Select your Apple ID and tap Sign Out. Then go to Settings > FaceTime, select your Apple ID and tap Sign Out.

If the phone number that you want to remove belongs to an iPhone that you can't access, change your Apple ID password. This removes all phone numbers from your iPad, iPod touch, and Mac. Calls or messages for the removed numbers won't appear on those devices anymore.


How can I use Automator Service to create a .zip file from two original files using the same name?

Yes, this is doable, and in more then one way too.

The following describes a minimal no frills workflow:

In Automator, select: File > New > Service
Set: Service receives selected files or folders in Finder
Add the following Actions:
Run Shell Script

Settings: Shell: /bin/bash and Pass input: as arguments
Replace all of the default code with just: echo "$(basename "${1%.*}")"

This returns the filename portion of the first file, sans its extension, and is what Set Value of Variable gets set to.

Set Value of Variable

Click, Variable: New variable... and give it an appropriate name, e.g.: ZipFileName

Get Selected Finder Items

Set Options to: [√] Ignore this action's input

Note that this creates a wanted break between this action and the previous action.

Create Archive

Set Save as: to ZipFileName by drag and drop of the variable from the Variable section at the bottom of the workflow pane.
Set Where: to Same Folder as Input.

Update to add moving files to the Trash:

Add these additional Actions:
Get Selected Finder Items

Set Options to: [√] Ignore this action's input

Note that this creates a wanted break between this action and the previous action.

Move Finder Items to Trash
Save the Automator Service Workflow giving it an appropriate name, e.g.: Compress File Set

Now in Finder, select two of the matching filenames, sans having different extensions, then right-click and select Compress File Set, from the services section of the context menu.

Note: This minimal no frills Automator Service Workflow employs no error checking. It relies on one to properly select the two matching filenames, sans the differing extensions, to be compressed together in a zip archive of the first file's filename, sans its extension.

See the second workflow, below the picture, that employs conditional error checking and handling and has some features the no frills workflow doesn't have.

Second Automator Service Workflow

The following workflow has conditional error checking and handling. It can be used instead of the no frills workflow above:

It uses as single Run Shell Script action to handle the entire process.

In Automator, select: File > New > Service
Set: Service receives selected files or folders in Finder
Add a Run Shell Script Action

Settings: Shell: /bin/bash and Pass input: as arguments
Replace all of the default code with the code show further below.

Save the Automator Service Workflow giving it an appropriate name, e.g.: Compress File Set

Now in Finder, select two of the matching filenames, sans having different extensions, then right-click and select Compress File Set, from the services section of the context menu.

This Automator Service Workflow employs the following conditional error checking and handling:

Makes sure only two items are selected in Finder.
Makes sure both files have the same filename, sans extension.
Makes sure the filename extensions match the expected type, 'cdg' and 'mp3'.
Employs appropriate error handling if processing errors out.
Is coded to be able to give both verbal and visual messages as appropriate.

Is set to use Notification Center for visual messages, but can be easily changed to speak the messages too.

Frills:

Makes the same sounds when compressing and or moving the files to the Trash in Finder.

Can be set to play this event sound or not, default is to play it.

Can directly delete the files instead of placing them in the Trash.

The default is to move the files to the Trash, make this setting change only of you totally understand the finality of this action.

The script has two Functions and a Main section.

function CompressSelectedFiles ()

This handles the grunt work and has the settings for the compress event sound and moving files to the Trash.

function NotifyUserMessage()

This handles notifying the user with the various messages and the settings for the type of notifications, verbal and or visual.

Main

This handles the main logic flow validating conditions are met before processing. This section does not have user setting as that within the two functions have.

Read comments throughout the script so as to modify it features appropriately.

Code for Run Shell Script Action:

#!/bin/bash

    ### Functions ###

function CompressSelectedFiles () {

        # Change to the target directory,
        # or notify user of failure and exit.

    if ! cd "$(dirname "$1")"; then
        NotifyUserMessage 'nochgdir'
        exit
    fi
        # Set the two filenames to variables.

    f1="$(basename "$1")"
    f2="$(basename "$2")"

        # Check to see if the target zip archive
        # already exists, and if not, create it.

    if [[ ! -e "${f1%.*}.zip" ]]; then
            # Syntax: zip [options] zipfile file ...
        if ! zip "${f1%.*}.zip" "${f1}" "${f2}"; then
            NotifyUserMessage 'ziperror'
            exit
        fi

    #       # The following lines of code mimic Finder's Compress command
    #       # as to numerically incrementing an archive's filename. It has
    #       # been commented out as the user requested to delete the files
    #       # after I wrote this. I've left it, in case it's found useful.
    #
    # else
    #       # The zip archive already exists!
    #       # Numerically increment the zip filename.
    #   n=2
    #   for f in ${f1%.*} *.zip; do
    #       if [[ "${f1%.*} $n.zip" == "$f" ]]; then
    #           n="$(( n + 1 ))"
    #       fi
    #   done
    #       # Syntax: zip [options] zipfile file ...
    #   if ! zip "${f1%.*} $n.zip" "${f1}" "${f2}"; then
    #       NotifyUserMessage 'ziperror'
    #       exit
    #   fi

            # Make the same event sound Finder does when compressing files.
            # Note: Despite its name, this *is* the sound made by Finder when compressing files.
            # If you do not want to hear it, set 'playthis=1' to 'playthis=0'.

        playthis=1

        [[ $playthis -eq 1 ]] && afplay "/System/Library/Components/CoreAudio.component/Contents/SharedSupport/SystemSounds/system/Volume Mount.aif"
        [[ $playthis -eq 1 ]] && sleep 1    # Pause to allow time between event sounds.
    fi

        # The following was added per user request.
        #
        # Move File Set to the Trash. So you can then use
        # Put Back from the Trash in Finder, if necessary.
        # Default is to use the Trash, setting 'trash=1'.
        #
        # If you don't want to put the files in the Trash,
        # just delete them directly, then set 'delete=1'
        # and set 'trash=0' when setting 'delete=1'.
        #
        # WARNING: Setting 'delete=1', this method
        #          is immediate and irreversible.

    trash=1
    delete=0

    [[ $trash -eq 1 ]] && osascript -e "set theFiles to {}" \
                                    -e "set the end of theFiles to POSIX file \"$1\"" \
                                    -e "set the end of theFiles to POSIX file \"$2\"" \
                                    -e "tell application \"Finder\" to move theFiles to trash"

    [[ $delete -eq 1 ]] && rm "$1" "$2"

        # Notify user processing is finished.

    NotifyUserMessage 'finished'
}

function NotifyUserMessage() {

        # Set servicename='' to the name of this service.

    servicename='Compress File Set'

    # As currently set, messages are sent to the Notification Center.
    # If you want a verbal message, change the value of 'verbal=0'
    # to 'verbal=1'. If your OS version is older and doesn't support
    # Notification Center from scripts, e.g. OS X 10.8, then change
    # 'visual=1' to 'visual=0'. Whichever your preference is, set 0
    # for false and 1 for true.

    verbal=0
    visual=1

    case $1 in
        selected )
                msg='This service requires two files to be selected.'
                [[ $verbal -eq 1 ]] && say "$msg"
                [[ $visual -eq 1 ]] && osascript -e "display notification \"$msg\" with title \"$servicename Error\""
                ;;
        filenames )
                msg='The filenames, sans extensions, are mismatched.'
                [[ $verbal -eq 1 ]] && say "$msg"
                [[ $visual -eq 1 ]] && osascript -e "display notification \"$msg\" with title \"$servicename Error\""
                ;;
        extensions )
                msg='One or both file extensions are not the expected type.'
                [[ $verbal -eq 1 ]] && say "$msg"
                [[ $visual -eq 1 ]] && osascript -e "display notification \"$msg\" with title \"$servicename Error\""
                ;;
        nochgdir )
                msg='An error occurred while trying to change directory.'
                [[ $verbal -eq 1 ]] && say "$msg"
                [[ $visual -eq 1 ]] && osascript -e "display notification \"$msg\" with title \"$servicename Error\""
                ;;
        ziperror )
                msg='An error occurred while compressing the files.'
                [[ $verbal -eq 1 ]] && say "$msg"
                [[ $visual -eq 1 ]] && osascript -e "display notification \"$msg\" with title \"$servicename Error\""
                ;;
        finished )
                msg='The selected files have been compressed.'
                [[ $verbal -eq 1 ]] && sleep 1  # Pause so as not to step on previous event sound.
                [[ $verbal -eq 1 ]] && say "$msg"
                [[ $visual -eq 1 ]] && osascript -e "display notification \"$msg\" with title \"$servicename\""
                ;;
    esac
}

    ### Main ###

        # Validate Conditions #

    # Make sure only two items are selected in Finder.

if [[ $# -eq 2 ]]; then

        # Make sure both files have the same filename, sans extension.

    if [[ ${1%.*} == "${2%.*}" ]]; then

            # Make sure the filename extensions match the expected type, 'cdg' and 'mp3'.

        if [[ ${1##*.} =~ [cC][dD][gG] ]] && [[ ${2##*.} =~ [mM][pP]3 ]]; then

                # All conditions met, create zip archive.

            CompressSelectedFiles "$1" "$2"

        elif [[ ${2##*.} =~ [cC][dD][gG] ]] && [[ ${1##*.} =~ [mM][pP]3 ]]; then

                # All conditions met, create zip archive.

            CompressSelectedFiles "$1" "$2"

        else
            NotifyUserMessage 'extensions'
        fi
    else
        NotifyUserMessage 'filenames'
    fi
else
    NotifyUserMessage 'selected'
fi


How can I delete pictures off Photo Stream to free up iCloud storage space?

"My Photo Stream" does not consume space in your iCloud account storage quota so deleting photos from Photo Stream will not free up iCloud storage space.

If Photos.app has "My Photo Stream" turned on in the iCloud preferences, any photos that any device adds to "My Photo Stream" will get automatically imported into the Photos.app library on your Mac. They do not have to be manually imported.

In recent (2017) versions of Photos.app, individual images can be selected and deleted from "My Photo Stream", but be careful when deleting things. Photos deleted from "My Photo Stream" MAY also be removed from the local library on the device (depending on exactly how they were deleted: delete key; menu items; contextual menu; etc.), but they will not be removed from any other devices that have imported the images into their local library (which happens automatically with Photos.app on the Mac). Photos that were removed from the local library can be recovered from the "Recently Deleted" folder on the device, and are not added back to "My Photo Stream". Note that the photos visible in "My Photo Stream" can differ between different devices, perhaps due to time lag between local caches and server updates.

To reclaim iCloud storage space, remove data from other services such as Documents and Data, Mail, and iCloud backup. In particular, iOS device backups can consume a lot of iCloud space - you might consider having iOS devices backup to your Mac through iTunes rather than backing up to iCloud. This change can be made using iTunes when the iOS device is attached via a USB cable.


You could use Lingon (Mac App Store link) to set up a schedule to run the Automator action (or pretty much any other program/command for that matter). It's a GUI interface to the launchd command that allows scheduling by time, or on specific events (I believe system start/wake is one of them).


Hm, I don't Apple's tutorial about using the device as a storage drive will work in this case. This only used to work for older iPod Classic devices as far as I know. There exist apps in the App Store (both free and paid or with paid upgrade) that could bring the iPhone as close as possible to a regular USB drive. Check this resource: Turn your iPhone into a USB flash drive


I want to update to the most recent firmware while jailbroken

OK, I'll try to answer one-by-one.
Updating without loosing jailbreak
I'm afraid that it's no longer possible. The most recent iOS version - 6.1.3 - does not currently have a jailbreak available. You would keep all you info, but wouldn't keep your jailbreak - nor be able to get it back soon.
Verify this update with Apple
It just means that Apple will sign your update and get stats on what kind of devices are updating, etc. Ever wondered where those percentages they get for the Keynote graphs are coming from? Now you know.
They won't tell AT&T. Even if they did, there is nothing wrong with using a phone without a data plan. Who cares, anyway?
The Backup
Yes, it's only information - apps, app data, settings, pictures, etc.
Restoring to that backup would keep your data and put you on iOS 6.1.3.


A couple years ago I used a paid software called iPhone Backup Extractor, to download a copy of your backups or other iCloud synced data. iTunes was not required in any of the steps. I have not used it in a while, so I am not sure if it will still work as it did, but you could give it a try.


iOS Mail Turns off SMTP Server if two or more are listed

Rebooting the iPad mysteriously solved the problem.


Will this hard drive work with my 2009 15 macbook pro unibody?

No experience with that drive but you may encounter issues with that model MBP  and any replacement drives. Downgrading the firmware may fix the issue or you any need to replace the SATA cable. You may not want to do either in advance but don't be surprised if you encounter a problem.


How do I get Chrome-like tab switching shortcuts in Safari [pre-version 9.0]?

Window > Show Next Tab

Should display the keyboard shortcut to switch between open tabs, I have mine custom set but I believe the default keyboard shortcut is :

Control+-->

However if you want a specific tab to be populated corresponding to the number you can set custom keyboard shortcuts within Automator or go Ian's route

I was able to reproduce your desired results with Automator in conjunction with the AppleScript you provided :

Automator Walkthrough :

Follow the link to my Discussion

The general parameters are the same and I'm sure you smart enough to figure it out.

Services Receive : NO INPUT
In : Select Safari so this service isn't available outside the application
Drag and Drop the 'Run AppleScript' action to the workflow
Include the AppleScript code you provided
Save the service - I saved mine in increments
System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Services > General > Safari Tab 3 (whatever you named yours)
Create your shortcut : For some reason Apple has blocked CMD+#'s even though those shortcuts aren't used in the app as far as I diagnosed. I was able to successfully replicate your desired results with ⌥+⌘+3, but your computer, do what makes you happy
Enjoy for $0

EDIT If you use ⌥+⌘ + 1/2 they are already reserved for the History Menu (so you should change these in Keyboard > Shortcuts by altering the keyboard board shortcut for that menu title) and then ⌥+⌘ + 1/2 will be up for grabs again

RE-EDIT Apparently ⌘+#s are reserved for jumping to bookmarks. Since I don't have any it didn't prompt anything on my end. But again, all menu title keyboard short cuts can be altered with no work at all in the keyboard shortcut area in system preferences. So looks like you can use your Command + 1-9 buttons


I have an app that won't open/sync & I can't delete it

Make sure you are connected to WiFi, then restart your device.

If you're desperate to just use the App, you can still access it by double-tapping the home button and entering the App via the multi-tasking menu.


Why don't pinned tabs in Chrome save when the browser is closed?

I'm not an expert on OS X, but it seems that if you use the red 'x' to close the window, the application itself is not closed, only that window of the application. If you were to use Command + Q or quit via the application menu, the pins do save as expected.


Uploading pictures on iPhone to Facebook application doesn't work

Go to Settings->general->Location Services, switch facebook to "ON" and try again.
Hope this helps!


Why does rotating a TIFF in Preview increase the file size?

So when you make any changes to a file and 'save' it in Preview, the file is re-encoded.  It must be using different settings that the program that originally created it.

It has nothing to do with rotating.  If it did you could try rotating it back and the file size would drop, but that's not the case.

I just tried saving a TIF and I can see that Preview seems to be adding an Alpha channel to the image.  Not sure if that would be the reason for the increase, but it is something that is different.


Are there alternate OSes for the click-wheel iPods?

An alternate OS is Rockbox. It is a free firmware replacement that works on many music players. Rockbox supports:

  iPod 1g through 5.5g, iPod Mini, iPod Nano 1g and iPod Nano 2g

One downside to Rockbox is that you have to make your iPod a Windows formatted partition on a Windows computer.

There are many different themes for Rockbox. Here's an example of just one:


How to Enable Paste Menu Item in System 7

From comments - just try drag & drop instead.

Whatever limitations System 7 had for copy operations, I really can't recall. It just seems like the simplest workaround ;)


Is it possible to have two computers that save to iCloud independently with the same Apple ID?

The answer to your question is "no". It's not possible to have two computers, both using the same Apple ID, to save files or data to two independent instances of iCloud storage.

However, there may be more to your question. "iCloud" consists of several different features, including iCloud Drive, iCloud Photos, Contacts and Calendar sync, etc. You noted that "everything from the Air seems to have transferred to the Pro" and "I wanted to keep the two desktops different". It sounds like you are talking about the "Desktop and Documents" feature of iCloud. This syncs your Documents folder and your Desktop between devices, and it can be controlled independently of the other iCloud features. To turn it off:

Go to System Preferences > iCloud
Click the "Options" button next to "iCloud Drive"
Uncheck the "Desktop & Documents Folders" box
Optionally, uncheck any other app that you don't want to use or sync with iCloud

In this way, you can still have benefits of iCloud, such as Calendar and Contact sync, Mac App Store purchases, and a shared iCloud Drive space for files and selected apps, without having your Documents and Desktop folders synced. If you don't want any of those things, just sign out of iCloud on your new device, create a separate Apple ID, and sign in with that.


How can I type ` character when using Chinese input source?

You can enter ` character, even without using Karabiner-Elements.

Just turn on Caps Lock and simply press the ` key (The one below the Esc key), and it will enter ` character, while in Chinese input mode.


A way for whole Calendar to show after swiping down in Iphone

If you have any events scheduled for today there's going to be a text in the Notification Center (when you swipe down) right under the current date saying "Your first meeting today...". Tap that and it'll bring up the Calendar.

If you don't have anything scheduled for today, you can scroll to the bottom of the Today view and tap the Tomorrow section instead.


You need read/write permissions to the containing folder as well as the plist itself for Xcode to modify the file in place.

A workaround for this if you are unable to change the permissions of the containing folder is to copy the file out, edit it, then copy it back over the top of the existing file. Alternatively, you can use a different property list editor such as the CLI ‘defaults’.


If you turned off back up & sync, then it should not upload the photos to the cloud. However, you can still view the photos in the app, but each picture that is not uploaded will have a no cloud sign -- a cloud icon with a line through it.


Disable loopback interface lo0 on 10.8.4?

The version of iperf I have (from Homebrew) does indeed allow binding the client and server to different interfaces, like so:

iperf -s --bind 10.0.0.1
iperf -c 10.0.0.1 --bind 10.0.0.2

(for the purpose of this answer I assume that you want the server on .1 and the client on .2)

The problem is that the routing table (visible through netstat -rn) appears to override this, sending traffic to 10.0.0.1 through the loopback interface.

Rather than disabling loopback altogether, you can delete that specific route:

sudo route delete 10.0.0.1 127.0.0.1

I found that this caused my Mac to be unable to reach itself (on that IP) for a few seconds, until it found an alternate route out the other interface and through my router. Once that route showed up in netstat -rn, iperf worked fine. Here's my before and after:

[  4] local 192.168.2.99 port 5001 connected with 192.168.2.101 port 5001
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth
[  4]  0.0-10.0 sec  16.7 GBytes  14.3 Gbits/sec

And after:

[  4] local 192.168.2.99 port 5001 connected with 192.168.2.101 port 5001
[ ID] Interval       Transfer     Bandwidth
[  4]  0.0-10.0 sec   343 MBytes   288 Mbits/sec

288Mbps being a fairly reasonable speed considering that one of the interfaces in use is 802.11n wireless.

I was also able to return my routing table to normal by simply toggling the interface off and on again.


Get drive name
diskutil list

then try
diskutil unmountDisk force /dev/DRIVENAME

Then format
diskutil eraseDisk JHFS+ Emptied /dev/DRIVENAME

or
diskutil eraseDisk FAT32 NEWNAME /dev/DRIVENAME


How do I get notified when the Dropbox app is updated?

Try MacDropUpdate.

It's an automatic updater that automatically updates your Dropbox to the latest forum build of Dropbox. Works on OS X Leopard|Snow Leopard|Lion.

Edit: it's also Growl-enabled, so you may get notified whenever Dropbox's been updated.


So I made a Mountain Lion boot stick, wiped it, reinstalled fresh, and it's blazing fast again. Either Yosemite / Mavericks beforehand had slowed it down, or the drive itself had just become very fragmented / clogged / heavy.

All good now, I'd forgotten how nippy the thing can be!


As far as I know, it's not possible without jailbreak.but if your iPhone is jailbroken, you can at least redirect the sound to your headphones : http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20130312010845251

I didn't try it since my phone is not jailbroken.

Hope that helps !


How to Restrict iOS Wifi Settings from being Changed?

This may be possible if you setup and install a custom security profile like many businesses do for devices they issue.  Apple makes a Mac app called Apple Configurator 2 that I am going to look into.  I will try to remember to post back if I figure it out.


What happened after an upgrade to Catalina

The widgets feature is known as "Dashboard", and was retired with macOS Catalina. The screen with the notes, calculator, etc. is gone.
You can access your sticky notes by opening the app Stickies. All your notes should have been imported there.