In Terminal, when the the “cd” command is called, libwww-perl's “head” command is also executed

I am going to assume you are using bash.

So in that case when you just type cd it should be running the bash built-in. This is what has the problem.

To confirm this try using the external version - at the command prompt type /usr/bin/cd and you should go to your home directory with no problems.

Now let's check what the other cd might be up to.

type -a cd should give us

cd is a shell builtin
cd is /usr/bin/cd

which head should give us /usr/bin/head

alias might give us a long list but nothing pointing towards an alias for cd

The CD environment variables should have sane entries:

CDARGS_NODUPS=1
CDARGS_SORT=0
CDPATH='.:~:~/bin:~/dev:/usr:/'

The same with:

PROMPT_COMMAND='history -a; history -n; printf "\e]1;${PWD}\a"'
PS1='\[\033[34m\]\h:\W \u$\[\033[0m\] '
SHELLOPTS=braceexpand:emacs:hashall:histexpand:history:interactive-comments:monitor

If all that is OK then my money would be on cd being redefined by a builtin function that has gone pear shaped. At the command line set | less will allow you to page through a dump of all your shell variables, aliases and functions. If you type / you can search through the file for cd (notice the space) and see if that is happening.

Once you have discovered that "someone" - in your case rvm - is defining a shell function called cd then you can either uninstall the culprit or find where it does the nasty work and change the name of the function to something like 'rcd' instead of 'cd'. As the shell function is listed first in the output of type the builtin cd is ignored except where it is getting called by the function (that's what the builtin cd in the function definition is doing - calling the builtin version).

I'd almost guarantee that the function is defined in /Users/user/.rvm/scripts/rvm.

I'd start by uninstalling rvm and then reinstall to see if that fixes it. Are you installing it using MacPorts or Homebrew?


Try:

Settings->General->Cellular scroll down and set

Use Cellular Data for: iTunes = ON

This doesn't mean it's going to re-download anything for the alarm, just gets rid of the stupid warning.

Also you can check
Settings->Itunes & App Stores
Use Cellular Data = ON

If that doesn't make it go away, try resyncing library with itunes also.


What is sound drift correction on OS X and how should I use it?

(This is answering an old question, but since I was researching the topic...)

It's to do with keeping different hardware devices in sync.

When you create an aggregate device, more than one piece of sound generation hardware may be required to operate concurrently. Even if these devices are running at the same sample rate, they're probably all using independent hardware clocks to send buffered audio through their DACs and actually generate sound. If these clocks get out of sync, the audio would drift out of sync too and eventually one or more of the hardware devices would start exhausting its data buffer before others had finished with theirs. In short, it'd get glitchy and break.

So for example, you might connect a TV via HDMI and use it as a second monitor to watch movies, but you might want both the TV speakers and your computer speakers to be used - maybe you've plugged in computer speakers with a subwoofer and you like the added bass that the TV speakers can't produce. So you use Audio MIDI Setup to add an aggregate device for both your computer and the TV. But the computer is sending digital audio over HDMI to the TV which independently decodes it - there needs to be some way to make sure both the computer and the TV decode at the same rate, without any clock drift over time screwing things up.

Over digital links like SP/DIF, hardware devices can both transmit and receive a signal in addition to the audio data which is used to perform this kind of synchronisation. It's called word clock. It's really important when you're recording digital audio, so that the recording digital sink is kept rigidly in sync with the transmitting digital source. You can find out more about it here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_clock

If your aggregate devices all support word clock, then you don't need software drift correction - the master will be used as a word clock source and the word clock data will be sent to the other devices. They'll all use that clock to keep themselves in sync. Otherwise, any devices except the master which don't support word click need the drift correction switch turning on. This uses some sort of software mechanism for trying to combat clock drift (I don't know how it actually achieves this, or how robust / reliable it is).

In the TV example, you'd set the computer as the master audio device and add in the TV audio output, enabling drift correction for the TV (but not for the master device as that wouldn't make sense - the TV audio clock is corrected using them master as the reference). For another example of how word clock and drift correction work together, see steps 11 and 12 here:

http://www.absolutemusic.co.uk/community/entries/set-aggregate-audio-device-mac-os-lion


Is there a way to remotely restart Finder (or wake-up the desktop) from SSH?

This quits the Finder by sending it the "quit" AppleEvent, which is the same signal the system sends when logging out or restarting via the GUI:

osascript -e 'quit application "Finder"'

I (also) don't think quitting the Finder will fix the wake-from-sleep issue, though.


Keychain integration is broken in Safari

The problem is solved. Unfortunately I've done so many things that I don't know what solved it.

Here are some things I did. These steps should be safe but in any case before starting either make sure your time backup is on and/or make a backup of your Keychains folder in ~/Library:

Remove / re-add the keychains
I disabled iCloud and re-enabled it again (and rebooted in the mean time) (I suspect this was part of the solution)
I cleared Safari history data (although I'm pretty sure this didn't have any effect)
I toggled the Safari preferences to remember passwords (for sure this was not the solution but might have helped in combination with iCloud reset)

Some things I did but where you should be a bit more cautious about:

In ~/Library/Keychains: I deleted a folder called F1090786-29BB-5136-A02B-7266FEF0DD9A (actually moved to tmp location) (found somewhere on the apple community sites)
I removed ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.security.plist (again: I actually moved it away)


Most Apple apps wont open on Mac Big Sur

Ideally, you’d make a bootable copy of your primary drive, erase it, and reinstall macOS. The easiest, free option to do so is with SuperDuper but it’s not yet Big Sur compatible.
I think your next best bet is to make sure you have some kind of backup (Time Machine or otherwise so you can at least access your old files) and erase and reinstall macOS.
After you have your backup, hold down Command + R on startup to get into recovery mode. Open Disk Utility, select your primary disk (top-most level), erase it, and reinstall macOS. From there, you can access your backup and pull out the files you need.


The problem is related to accessing the share with a Windows client via SMB. It doesn't happen accessing it with an OS X client via SMB or AFP.

To quickly solve your problem remove all user1 ACLs with

sudo chmod -R -a "user1 allow list,add_file,search,add_subdirectory,delete_child,readattr,writeattr,readextattr,writeextattr,readsecurity,file_inherit,directory_inherit" /Volumes/vol_name/Share

Replace vol_name by the proper volume name. If "Share" is the volume name omit the part "/vol_name"

Then add:

sudo chmod +a "everyone allow list,add_file,search,add_subdirectory,delete_child,readattr,writeattr,readextattr,writeextattr,readsecurity,file_inherit,directory_inherit" /Volumes/vol_name/Share

You may then modify all stubborn subsequent files' and folders' permissions with:

sudo chmod ...

This is no nice solution and I will further inspect the access problem for Windows clients.


How to get rid of "The disk you inserted was not readable" and auto ignore it? (without installing apps)

Due to no answer yet, I did find a workaround and want to share here.

(1) Resize the external drive and create a small 100MB Apple_HFS typed partition on it. (label the partition with the name dummy).

Explanation: Since there is a recognized readable partition in the external drive now, there will be no warning popup at all and will auto mount it as /Volumes/dummy/.

(2) Create a shell script in the PATH with the name vagrant-up.sh which has the following content:

diskutil umount /Volumes/dummy/ && cd ~/vagrant/myVM/ && vagrant up

So to run my vm, simply execute vagrant-up.sh.

That's all. It works well so far.


How can I find a specific JavaScript identifier of a website?

As an example in Google Chrome, using the URL of this question and setting the scroll to point to the question header of the page, use Chrome > View > Developer > Developer Tools ⌥⌘I to find the id. In this case it's called question-header.

You can also right-click and select Inspect from the context menu, which will bring up Developer Tools directly to that point in the code.

The following code will open this page and scroll to the question header.

set myURL to "http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/276314/how-can-i-find-a-specific-javascript-identifier-of-a-website#276314"
tell application "Google Chrome"
    activate
    tell front window to set curTab to make new tab at after (get active tab) with properties {URL:myURL}
    tell curTab
        repeat while (loading)
            delay 1
        end repeat
        -- scroll to the top of the question header.
        execute javascript "e=document.getElementById('question-header');tTop=0; do {tTop +=e.offsetTop || 0; e=e.offsetParent} while(e); window.scrollTo(0,tTop);"
    end tell
end tell

You can see in the code above that question-header was swapped for twc-scrollabe in the execute javascript ... line of code.

You can also get a quick list of the <div id= anchor points using curl in Terminal and piping the output to grep, as in the example for this page.

$ curl -s 'http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/276314/how-can-i-find-a-specific-javascript-identifier-of-a-website' | grep '<div id='

_

</script>

draft saved

draft discarded

Ask Different works best with JavaScript enabled

$

Note: While curl will bring the page down, the grep command as shown in the example may not work as nice as it did for this page. Some page content doesn't have line breaks and the code is a contiguous stream.


Easiest way to gently kill an intermittently unresponsive application?

You should be able to use AppleScript:

tell application "name" to quit

Using 'to quit' rather than 'to force quit' will mean that it won't be forced regardless of whether the app is unresponsive—rather, it will ask the app to quit whenever it can.

With shell:

osascript -e 'tell application "name" to quit'


Do I need "Install OS X Mavericks" after I've upgraded?

No. If you have no use for it, delete it. The OS doesn't need it any more and if you want to reinstall OS X you can use the Recovery HD, so there's generally no need to keep it.

The post-install script will even delete it for you if its found in the default location as far as I know, but if you still have it there's no problem deleting it yourself.


Trackpad does not function after 8 hours of sleep

This has happened to me before to many times. I haven't found one particular thing that works every-time, but after I try different things it eventually starts back up.

Possible solution #1

Unplug all external device from the computer
Hold the power button for 20 seconds then release
Click the power button in attempt to boot

This sometimes works for me, if it doesn't work, try Possible Solution #2

Possible solution #2

Try an SMC Reset

If this doesn't work then I attempt Possible Solution #2 again. I basically just loop the 2 solutions. Also sometimes leaving it for 5-10 minutes after a couple of cycles.

I apologize that this isn't that exact. But this is my method of fixing this issue, and it has always eventually worked for me.


Recover /private/etc/ssh after accidentally deleting

After deleting your ssh folder and no backup you can reinstall some content using the macOS installer and recreate the keys yourself:

The default content of /private/etc/ssh in El Capitan or Sierra are these files:

moduli                          ssh_host_ed25519_key
ssh_config                      ssh_host_ed25519_key.pub
(ssh_config~orig)               ssh_host_rsa_key
ssh_host_dsa_key                ssh_host_rsa_key.pub
ssh_host_dsa_key.pub            sshd_config
ssh_host_ecdsa_key              (sshd_config~previous)
ssh_host_ecdsa_key.pub

Three of the files are part of the macOS installer and can be extracted and installed from the Sierra OS X Install ESD with Pacifist: moduli, ssh_config and sshd_config.

All other files can be created by using ssh-keygen or copying files:

sudo cp /etc/ssh/ssh_config /etc/ssh/ssh_config~orig #just a backup
sudo cp /etc/ssh/sshd_config /etc/ssh/sshd_config~orig #just a backup

Key creation:

sudo ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 2048 -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key
sudo ssh-keygen -t dsa -b 1024 -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key
sudo ssh-keygen -t ecdsa -b 521 -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ecdsa_key
sudo ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key

This may invalidate some services relying on the old keys!


Setting and using a "language" property of an audio file in iTunes?

The set of available columns appears to be fixed, and there is no language column.  But the way to change the set of displayed columns is by contextual menu (right-click) on the column headers.  (At least in 12.1—Apple seems to take pleasure in making sure we can't ever get accustomed to any particular UI for iTunes.)

There is a "category" column which I will use.  Not ideal, but better than usurping BPM or grouping.

Update: Changed my mind.  I can put lang: es; in Grouping and search for that in a "smart playlist."  That still allows me to put other things in Grouping.


Copy pasting italicized content in Pages

Copy the text normally, then paste using ⇧⌥⌘V. This preserves character styles such as bold and italic but uses the destination paragraph styles.


I have a good feeling that the Dark/Light themed wallpapers work similarly to how Dark/Light themed images work with WebKit.

As of macOS Mojave, website developers can make their webpages change based on the system theme (light or dark). Websites that support dark mode will have at least 2 images, a dark-themed image and a light-themed image. When a user changes their theme from light to dark (or vise versa), the webpage will transition from one image to the other accordingly.

For their light/dark wallpapers, Apple may have created two similar images and given them the exclusive ability to transition when the Dark Mode setting changes; but I cannot be 100% certain. If this is the case, they probably just use a standard image file format but made it so only they can make transitioning wallpapers.


Application installer add extention to my browser. Is mavericks following the path of Windows?

During installation many installers, not just uTorrent. (Also Daemon Tools for example on Windows) try to install a lot of stuff on your computer.

If you accept one of the offers (which looks like an agreement), you end up with stupid plugins in your browser and other default search tools - this is exactly what you're facing right now.

I would strongly recommend you to open the installer again and notice the 3rd party installers which are hidden inside the uTorrent installation program so you can spot them in future installations.

For now, to fix this problem: Remove the toolbars / plugins manually and set back Google (or whatever your default search provider was) as default search engine.

To make this answer complete, the same could happen to you on Snow Leopard. This is just the way the installer (ab)uses the way you grant access in installing an application as Administrator.


The message "You do not have permission to open the application" is shown when trying to open a downloaded app

In playing with the Triangulator app I found the following issues on Big Sur:

When decompressing the .zip, the application contents didn't retain the execute bits.  Add it back with sudo chmod -R 755 /path/to/app.
Since the application was downloaded by a web browser (in my case) the quarantine bits are set on the decompressed files.  Remove that with sudo xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /path/to/app.

Once those issues are remediated then the application can be launched.
-Eric


What happens when I unsubscribe from iTunes Match?

No, iTunes distinguishes your content gathered from outside the iTunes Store as either Matched up Uploaded. Matches means if found the song on iTunes while Uploaded means it could find the selected song but instead took your copy and placed it in the cloud. The benefit of the former is that Apple's copies are high quality AAC files and will replace your sometimes inferior lower bitrate MP3 in the cloud. At no time does the service concert any item to the "purchased" status however.

Once the service expires, Matched and Uploaded songs no longer can be downloaded indefinitely. The iTunes Match service is essentially the download portion of the service. Once you unsubscribe, you can no longer download any more songs from the service that have been marked as either Matched or Uploaded. Any song you downloaded while iTunes Match was active, you get to keep, though.

More information on iTunes Match can be found here: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4914


Macbook pro crashed, only displays file with a question mark

Your MacBook Pro cannot find a system to boot from, hence the question mark.

In addition, your troubleshooting was partly in error because you shouldn't have formatted the drive in exFAT format if you intend to install OS X on it.

Since you have access to another MacBook and since it appears your USB thumb drive with OS X 10.11.5 on it isn't a bootable disk, I suggest you startup your MacBook Pro in Target Disk Mode and install OS X using the other MacBook. This approach assumes the following:

the other MacBook has a Firewire port
you have access to a suitable Firewire cable

If not I'm hoping you can get access to either or both of these from your University's tech support.

Assuming you can proceed, follow these steps:

Reconnect the hard drive inside the MacBook Pro.
Connect the two MacBooks via Firewire cable.
Startup your MacBook Pro while pressing the T key down until you see an icon floating around the screen.
Startup the other MacBook normally.
The MacBook Pro's hard drive will appear just like an external disk to the other Macbook.
Run Disk Utility to erase the MacBook Pro's hard drive so that it's formatted in Mac OS Extended format.
Now run the the OS X Installer from the other MacBook to install OS X on the MacBook Pro

NOTE:

If you haven't actually got an installer, you can use the Mac App Store to redownload it. In doing so you'll have to log into your Apple ID account (under the Store menu) on the Mac App Store and go to the Purchased window to find the installer you want to download again. This assumes you have previously used your account to downloaded the installer at some point.

Hope this helps. Let us know how you go.


Why does iCal always show days of the week and months of the year in English?

Apparently the system preferences > language & text > region needs to be set to Italy before the months & days of the week show up in Italian. Fortunately this can be accomplished without changing the language of the entire computer.


CMake GUI failed to create directory in /opt/local/

You say this:

  I’m able to build the library in other places…

But it’s choking here:

  /opt/local/DESTINATION_PATH

While I have not used CMake, in general Unix/Linux context the problem is the /opt/local/ directory would be owned by root. And if you want to create content in there, you would need to launch CMake via sudo so you can gain super user privileges.

According to this answer on Stack Overflow you can do it like this. First open up the terminal command line and type in this command:

sudo /Applications/CMake.app/Contents/MacOS/CMake

Next it will ask you for your password. Go ahead and type that in. And when CMake launches it will be via sudo so writing to /opt/local/ should not be an issue.


Which devices and iOS versions do support iAP2?

The technical specification for iAP2 is only available to the members of the MFi licensing program

This information can't be found on the phone. Most of the devices with up-to-date iOS version should support the protocol, but the actual list and technical details are only available for the members of the MFi licensing program.


In the settings app, there should be an option to change the lock screen background,  the home screen background, and an option to change both. You are likely changing just the lock screen, not the home screen. Try changing the home screen background.


Get out of range error from monitor after rebooting from working monitor config

I'd try clearing the SMC & NVRAM first…

Power down.
Disconnect all but the monitor with the issue, which I'd plug into the port with the issue.

Reset SMC on a Mac Pro -
Power down. Remove the mains cable from the back for 15 seconds. Press the power button for 15 seconds. Plug back in. Wait another 5 seconds, power on.

Reset NVRAM [do this as it's first powering up from the SMC reset]
At the chimes, hold  Cmd ⌘   Opt ⌥   P   R  until you hear the chimes a second time, then release.

See if you can then get through startup & shutdown twice without seeing the issue.

If all is well, power down & connect the second monitor.

If not, try booting in safe mode & see if there is any change.
At the chimes, hold the  Shift ⇧   key until you see the progress bar.

I've had a couple of Mac Pros over the years, with several different graphics cards. They all seem to get this type of monitor 'memory loss' periodically.


Enable mouse wheel autoscroll feature in Chrome

There's an extension called AutoScroll that enables scrolling while pressing a middle button.

You can also enable it everywhere in OS X with Smart Scroll. See this question.

To make middle clicking work with a Magic Mouse, you'd also need to install an application like BetterTouchTool or MagicPrefs.


Send webpage from Mac to iOS using Handoff

See this bug on chromium. Essentially it boils down to security settings that are not available unless the Mac app (Chrome, in this case) is released through the Mac App Store.

Note that due to the way Handoff is implemented in Chrome/Mac, the current tab from Chrome/Mac can be opened in Safari/iOS. When you are in Handoff range and have an open tab in Chrome/Mac, you should see the Safari icon in the lower-left corner on the iOS lock screen. Swipe up on it, enter your PIN or passcode if applicable, and it should open the page in Safari. Alternatively, if the phone is already unlocked, double-tap the Home button to open the Application Switcher, and swipe all the way to the left.

I added a suggestion to the above-referenced bug that they implement an "Open in Chrome" app extension for Chrome/iOS that would allow quickly opening the current Safari/iOS page in Chrome/iOS.


Why does the external monitor on my MBPR constantly lose its signal?

I was able to resolve this issue by using this $10 adapter: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000A8DSY2/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1

For whatever reason, the MBPR likes the monster adapter much better than the Dynex DVI to HDMI cable I purchased from Best Buy. Now I use a DVI to DVI Dynex cable connected to a Monster adapter and it is much more reliable.


Adding newline to lists inside Notes app

I'm assuming your question is about the Notes app on OSX.

When typing your list hold Cntl + Enter to add a newline.  After the newline, just hit Enter again to resume the numbering.  This will give you a blank line between numbers in the list.


How to write a Q with a dot above, for differential notation?

Q̇ can be made a part of keyboard input using the replace.

Then when you type your chosen word it will be replaced with the Q̇.

Here is a sample: I have chosen to call it qdot (genius :)

You can find another Q̇ on the web and use it (Paste) instead.

So now when ever you type "qdot" it will be replaced with your symbol. (works in most applications)


Jar Launcher.app : where is it supposed to be located at?

Yes, it is located at /System/Library/CoreServices/Jar Launcher.app.


How to do Apple Diagnostics on Macbook pro with a dead screen?

This may not work in diagnostics recovery mode, but its worth a try.
After booting into diagnostics mode with the D key at boot, try pressing Command and F5 keys, to activate voicover utility. Then, navigate the utility using voiceover.


If you haven't set up the new machine yet, you can do this by connecting your Time Machine drive before booting. (If the backup is on a Time Capsule, it will search for backups on it.) During the setup of the new machine, you'll be presented with the option of migrating your setup from the Time Machine backup.

If you've already configured the new Mac, use the Migration Assistant (Applications->Utilities) to do the same; or reboot into Recovery Mode to restore from the Time Machine backup. I'd actually do a full system reinstall and migration from the Time Machine backup in Recovery Mode to prevent any issues.


My Finder file detail headers looks weird

You used View » Arrange By or a ctrl+⌘+[number] shortcut. It's new in Lion. Remove it by selecting View » Arrange By » None (or pressing ctrl+⌘+0).

Hold down ⌥ while opening the View menu to get the older Sort By… menu, or press ctrl+⌥+⌘+[number] instead.


What is happening when my Mac is being optimized after an OS X update?

Here's how I would determine what's running when you see messages like that:

Check the battery icon if you have a portable.
Check if Spotlight has queued a large reindex from spotlight
Check Activity Monitor - look in the Energy tab and sort on Avg Energy Impact descending


How to invoke character selection instead instead of key repeat?

In case you are unable to somehow enable the feature you are looking for inside OpenOffice, you can use macOS's Character Viewer or the combining characters (diacritical marks), which you can get with dead keys, to get accented characters. A regular (keyboard) key that gives a combining character when pressed along with a modifier key such as the Alt ⌥ or Shift ⇧ key is called a dead key.

The keyboard shortcut for the Character Viewer (Kntrl ⌃+Command ⌘+Space ␣) does not seem to work inside OpenOffice's macOS version but,  when enabled, you can access it by clicking on the Input menu to the right of the menu bar at the top of your screen. You can enable the viewer via System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Show Keyboard & Emoji Viewers.

To get an accented character using a combining character instead, first put down a combining character such as ` ' " ~ ^ and, quickly after that, the letter to be modified. For example, putting down the combining character ~ and the character a right after that would give you ã. You may have to press the Alt ⌥ or Shift ⇧ key along with one of the regular keys on your keyboard designated as a dead key to get a certain combining character depending on how your keyboard is configured.

The dead key yielding a certain combining character may be different than the key or key combination you press for a similar-looking punctuation mark. Because dead keys differ among different keyboard configurations (US and non-US QWERTY), you might either use the Keyboard Viewer or do some trial and error, i.e. press the Alt ⌥ or Shift ⇧ key and each one of the regular keys on your keyboard at the same time, to discover all the key combinations with the dead keys on your keyboard.

To find the key combinations through the Keyboard Viewer rather than trial&error, you should first enable the Keyboard Viewer via System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Show Keyboard & Emoji Viewers (same sequence as the Character Viewer). Then open the Keyboard Viewer from the Input menu to the right of the menu bar at the top of your screen (similar to the Character Viewer again). Once the Keyboard Viewer is opened, press and hold the Alt ⌥ or Shift ⇧ key and the dead keys are keys highlighted in orange. To utilize a designated key as a dead key in OpenOffice and elsewhere, you need to press the dead key along with whichever key (Alt ⌥ or Shift ⇧) you used to expose it in the Keyboard Viewer.


How can I type the name of the person I'm calling on the dial pad and make the call?

In terms of an easier way, you have a number of options you can try. In addition to using the Contacts tab as pointed out by Nimesh Neema, you can also try:

Installing one of the many 3rd party apps, many of them free, that offer the functionality you're after (i.e. typing a contact's name via the dial pad)
Adding most of your commonly used numbers into your Favourites list
Using Siri to make calls, but not necessarily by saying, "Hey Siri, call...", but also by enabling the Type to Siri feature (more info below)
By swiping down from the middle of your screen to conduct a search and then doing one of the following:

-- start entering the name of your contact until you see them listed as your "Top Hit" and then tap on the phone icon to call them (or the message icon, etc)

-- enter the word "Call" followed by the first few letters of the name of your contact to get the option to call them

Enable the 'Type to Siri' feature

On your iPhone do as follows:

Open Settings
Tap on General > Accessibility
Swipe up until you see the Siri label
Tap on Siri and enable the Type to Siri option at top of screen
Exit Settings

Now when you hold your Home button down (or in the case of an iPhone X or above, by holding the side power button) you’ll get a keyboard pop up from the bottom allowing you to type directly to Siri (see screenshot below):

Now type the word "Call" followed by your contact's name, or just type your contact's name to be presented with a contact card from which you can call, text, email, etc.


Tracking access or edit history for a specific file

macOS (and all other OSs that I know of) only record last access and do not log multiple accesses. It is possible that Chrome remembers in some way.


Clean Lion install, keeping Time Machine history?

I think you'd be better off doing a clean install and using Setup Assistant to copy over just the users and settings.  (Setup Assistant, like Migration Assistant, can use a Time Machine backup as the source.  The are basically the same application, but Setup Assistant configures your Mac for the first time and Migration Assistant helps you copy stuff over to a Mac you've already set up.  You can only use Setup Assistant immediately after a clean install of the OS, which of course includes the first time you boot up a new Mac.)  That way for sure your new users will have the same UID and UUID as your current users, meaning your backup and all your other drives ownership and read/write permissions will still work as before, and there's a chance that the Time Machine interface will work to fetch old files.  I wouldn't bet on the latter, but I've had permissions problems before when not migrating users.  Of course, this might be different if all your machines only have one user; my machines have 3.

I'm pretty sure, also, that if Time Machine doesn't work straight off the bat, you can trick it into working by replacing the com.apple.TimeMachine.MachineID.plist file in the  Time Capsule's sparsebundle disk image for the backup for the machine in question.  But that's a bit advanced and certainly unsupported, so I'd leave that for "when all else fails".


Directories listed in /etc/synthetic.conf not accessible via the link

First make sure that you have created the file with the correct file permissions:

  Owner: root
  Group: wheel

  Owner: read+write
  Group: read
  Everyone: read

Make sure that the two columns in your file are seperated by tab characters, and not just spaces.

Additionally the names of your existing folders probably need to be written without the leading slash. At least this is how the man page specifies it, and it is the only way I have tried it - it might work with a leading slash though.

I.e. you need to write Users/steve/data instead of /Users/steve/data.

Next ensure that you have rebooted your system after modifying or creating synthetic.conf. The links are only available after a reboot.


Enabling breaking news notifications on Sierra

Try this!

[macOS Sierra v10.12.1  &  Safari v10.0.1]

Navigate to Safari>Preferences
Make sure Safari Push Notifications are enabled at the bottom of the Notifications Pane
Delete Safari Caches and make sure Cookies and Website Data are enabled in the Privacy Plane

-You may be able to get away with just deleting "nytimes.com"

Make sure JavaScript is Enabled in the Security Pane
Restart Safari and surf to nytimes.com

Please let me know if you still have any trouble!


Script copy the content of the clipboard into a file

A product like this already exists and is available free on the App Store - Flycut.

From their Github project page:

  Save the clipboard history item currently displayed to a file, closing
  the Bezel. Delete the item from the clipboard history if capital S was
  pressed. Clipping is saved to a file on the Desktop, akin to how
  Screen Shots are saved by OS X. e.g. "Desktop/Clipping 2015-07-15 at
  08.35.10.txt


Migration from 12" MB to 2020 MBA (Intel) Fail

The problem is your cable

AmazonBasics USB Type-C to USB-A Male 3.1 Gen2 Adapter Charger Cable

Emphasis mine
You need a proper USB cable, not a charger cable. A charger cable only provides the connections to send power, not data.
A USB cable for data will typicaly not need a descriptor (like "data") because it's assumed USB cables carry data. However, Amazon sellers may describe it as "sync" in their products title.


Keychain says "Access to this item is restricted" after upgrading to Lion

Does running the command-line version of Keychain:

security dump-keychain -d login.keychain

also fail, but with the weird message In dark wake, no UI possible?

Then part of Mac OS is confused about whether it is asleep or not. There’s no need to reboot. Put it to sleep, wake it up, and Keychain should be fine again. This happens on my MacBook Pro sometimes: I open it to wake it, press the power button out of habit, only to turn it off as it is trying to start up, resulting in weird Keychain behaviour.


Is it possible to write a script to change the Energy Saver settings in OS X (10.7.3)?

Look for the section titled "Changing Power Management Settings" in this MacScripter guide. An AppleScript example from the guide:

do shell script "pmset sleep 30" with administrator privileges


Is it safe to stack Mac minis on top of each other?

In How to position your Mac mini, Apple, perhaps being overcautious, say not to:

  Don't put anything on top of your Mac mini or stack Mac minis on top of each other either. If your Mac mini is configured with AirPort or Bluetooth, you could hamper the signal strength since the antennas are located in the top of the computer.

If you only connect with Ethernet the connectivity issues are moot and even if you do use a Bluetooth keyboard or Wi-Fi you may well find it it works well enough for your situation.

Although not mentioned in the support article the Mac mini dissipates a large amount of heat through the case and insufficient ventilation will cause an increased temperature particularly in the lower mini if the hot air is trapped and can not escape.

It will certainly not harm anything to test stacking them as they will shut down if they get dangerously hot. Prior to a temperature related shutdown however you may find reduced CPU performance as there is less thermal head-room to Turbo the CPU clock, and it may also possibly shorten the lifetime of components due to running near the upper end of their safe temperature range for extended periods.

So while it can't hurt to try you should watch the temperatures. As @IconDemon mentions in their answer with sufficient ventilation this will not be an issue.  As they mentioned in their answer ventilation may be improved by putting rubber feet or other spacers to increase the size of the air gap between them.

If you try it and find it is causing a problem either with heat (and thus fan noise) or connectivity, you could perhaps put them both on their sides with a gap between. As mentioned in the support doc above and in this question Is it safe to run a Mac Mini (i5) on its side? you can safely do this.

This vertical configuration would allow air heated by the cases to easily rise and escape rather than be trapped under the mini above.


You can get the iMovie 8.0.6 from Apple website

https://support.apple.com/kb/dl859?locale=en_US

You can also buy it on Amazon, the "iLife 11" package that contains iMovie 09 version.


Trash folder not a directory, files only delete immediately

Your trash has been turned into a plain file with no permissions.

rm ~/.Trash
mkdir -m 700 ~/.Trash

and normality should be restored.


How to play videos in HD on youtube.com in Safari on iPhone 6

Workaround: Use the desktop site, here is how:

In mobile Safari, find the clip that you want to watch, it will
initially start in low resolution.
Tap the address bar.
Swipe down in the page and you should see Request Desktop Site,
tap it. Sometimes this may open the clip in the YouTube app on the first attempt, try again!
On the second attempt it may ask you to open in YouTube app, don't
allow!
On the third attempt you should see the Desktop version of YouTube.
Tap inside the video to start playing in HD, sometimes you need to tap a second time.

Note: on my iPhone 4s iOS 8.1.2 the Desktop version of YouTube is much slower, unresponsive and harder to use. But since YouTube app can't play any videos over AirPlay, I had to find alternatives.


Maybe you have set a "time to leave" notification, if you have put an exact location for the event. It tells you at which time you should leave, to get at your appointment on time.

To disable it: Preferences > Alerts > Uncheck Time to Leave.


Go to a shop selling Sprint contracts/SIMs and buy one.


The "downside" is that you lose the hardware. That's Apple's entire incentive for offering this exchange feature. If you're ok with the reality that you must exchange the phone you "half-own" in order to receive a new model early, there is nothing further that should stop you.


How stop Macbook White to try to find a CD

If you disable the Spotlight indexing (search) for the DVD it should stop pestering you with the message.


I was not aware that Apple shipped a native RDP app, but regardless. I use the one from Microsoft and it works great:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/microsoft-remote-desktop/id715768417?mt=12

There is an older one available for direct download from Microsoft but I've used both and prefer the new one. Never had a problem with it and it's FREE.


How to prevent text messages from my iPhone to my iPad?

On the iPad open the settings app. In FaceTime turn off iPhone Cellular Calls.


Accidentally ran command to erase volume with "no format", how can I get it back?

The proper command to resize your main volume to completely fill your disk is:

diskutil resizeVolume disk0s2 0

Usually you have to enter a size like 249g but 0 acts as a magic number and resizes to full size (fit to fill) while moving Recovery HD automatically.


What are the pros and cons to updating iOS with a full install via iTunes versus a delta update via the Settings app?

Advantages of full install via iTunes:

Device will be synced and backed up automatically during the update process
If at location without Wi-Fi access (and without an unlimited data plan), won't use up (large?) portion of the monthly quota
Device will be charging during the update

Disadvantages of full install:

Tethered to computer for the duration of the update (unless using Wi-Fi Sync)
Full update could be significantly slower due to the large upgrade file download

Advantages of delta update via Settings:

Convenient - no need to be tethered to a computer while updating
Delta updates are smaller - with potentially shorter total update time

Disadvantages of delta update:

Users might not back up devices if prior to running the delta update - a potential issue if the update fails
Update process might use significant portion of the device's charge on the battery, running risk of corruption if the battery dies during the update
If device isn't at 50% power, the device can't be updated via the update process unless plugged in (per this article):

  To install these updates, however, you need to have at least 50
  percent battery life on your device, or have it plugged into a power
  source.

I'm sure this list isn't comprehensive, but it contains most of the issues that I can think of.


You can check every button of the window and wait until one is titled like you want :

property btnTitle : "Run Cleaner"

set btnFound to false

tell application "/Applications/CCleaner.app" to activate

tell application "System Events"
    tell application process "CCleaner"
        click button btnTitle of window 1
        delay 1

        -- Start checking every seconds if window 1 contains a button titled "Run Cleaner"
        repeat while not btnFound
            repeat with btn in buttons of window 1
                try -- Some buttons don't have title which would return an error if not in try
                    if (title of btn is btnTitle) then
                        set btnFound to true
                    end if
                end try
            end repeat
            delay 1
        end repeat

    end tell
end tell

if btnFound then
    -- Do more stuff
end if


You should be able to do it from UI.

Click on settings icon on the bottom right of lantern browser window:

You can disable auto-startup there.

If that doesn't work, try the following:

Try setting autolaunch to false in lantern config

~/Library/Application\ Support/Lantern/lantern-2.0.10.yaml

version: 3
cloudconfig: http://config.getiantem.org/cloud.yaml.gz
cloudconfigca: ""
addr: 127.0.0.1:8787
role: client
instanceid: 9b965155-2908-4292-b379-69f968f890f1
cpuprofile: ""
memprofile: ""
uiaddr: 127.0.0.1:16823
autoreport: true
autolaunch: true
stats:
  reportingperiod: "0"
  statshubaddr: pure-journey-3547.herokuapp.com
server:
  unencrypted: false
  country: ""
  registerat: ""
  portmap: 0
  frontfqdns: {}
  waddelladdr: ""


I've had success in the past using iExplorer to view files in an iOS file system and iTunes backups. I will add as a caveat that these were native iOS devices and not jailbroken, so your mileage may vary.

High level: install iExplorer on your computer, run it, connect the affected device, unlock it as required, and see what files it finds using the various menus on the left column.


OSX Server: failed to connect to the IGD

sudo /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "delete :managedIGD" /Library/Server/Network/Config/autoportmap.plist
sudo /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "delete :lastIGD" /Library/Server/Network/Config/autoportmap.plist

These commands are from
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT200038?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US which explains how to remove an Airport Base Station from Server in Mountain Lion. They also apply to Mavericks.


Mavericks system tool gets wrong notifications

If you try to log in and the browser fills in the user and passowrd then that is your problem #1

1- Go to the key chain and delete all "your" Facebook accounts there on your dads computer. Be careful not to delete your dads accounts, that might result in a "you are grounded" for a Month penalty.

2- Disable the Keep me logged in in Facebook web page - Browser.

3- In case you have the Facebook set up in sys pref Internet Accounts - delete it.


Does the 2015 Retina MacBook have firmware target disk mode?

Yes - you need an USB C data cable to use this and the power cable Apple ships isn't a data cable for these needs, but the firmware and hardware support target move over USB.

Apple's MacBook ports article now has a section titled "USB Target Disk Mode":

  USB Target Disk Mode
  Your MacBook with USB-C port supports USB Target Disk Mode. Enable Target Disk Mode for use with the following USB-C cables:
  1) USB 3.0 or USB 3.1 USB-A to USB-C Cable
  Target Disk Mode can be used with this cable to manually transfer data from any Mac notebook with USB-A port(s) to your MacBook with USB-C port. This cable cannot be used to migrate data using the Setup Assistant or Migration Assistant application.
  2) USB 3.0 or USB 3.1 USB-C Cable (USB-C to USB-C)
  Target Disk Mode can be used to migrate data from any MacBook with a USB-C port to another MacBook with USB-C port using the Setup Assistant or Migration Assistant application.
  Note: These cables are not currently available from Apple.
  To enable Target Disk Mode, hold down the T button on your keyboard while starting your MacBook. Then connect either USB-C cable described above. Note that the USB-C Charge Cable (2m) that comes with MacBook does not support Target Disk Mode.Your MacBook supports USB Target Disk Mode when you use it with a compatible, full-featured (“super speed”) USB-C cable. Note that the USB-C Charge Cable (included with MacBook) does not support USB Target Disk Mode.

  To enable Target Disk Mode, hold down the T button on your keyboard while starting your MacBook. Then connect the USB-C cable. Use a full-featured USB-C to USB-C cable to connect to another MacBook, or a full-featured USB-A to USB-C cable to connect to a Mac with standard USB-A ports.

Since this section was still available two days ago, and the MacBook launched on April 10, 2015 — I would say the answer is almost certainly yes, but not with the cable it comes with.


How do I find out the hostname of my Mac OS X server?

In a terminal run the command:

$ hostname

The environment variable $HOSTNAME may not necessarily be set.


What is the "128 font limit" in classic Mac OS?

As per http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Fonts_on_Macintosh, System versions 7 to 9 supported a maximum of 128 font suitcases and each suitcase could store multiple fonts.

However, according to http://laegernelipkesgade.dk/Fonts/kptype/Kontrapunkt%20Typefaces/README.txt
Macintosh System 9.x allows you to open 512 suitcases at once. Macintosh System 8.x and earlier only allow you to open 128 font suitcases at one time. If you exceed these limits, not all the fonts you install will work.

If you search for "128" you should find the above statements.


MBP 13" 2016 fast power discharge, no apps using significant battery

From the results of your activity monitor screenshots, it is clear that the bash (shell) program ITerm2 is what is killing your battery. We can see this from the average energy impact of 66.25 and the CPU usage of 67%. This means the program is using over 25% of your Mac's CPU (2x CPUs = 200% total).

If you did not start this program, you should (force) quit it. The fact that it has been running over 1 day (25:42:52 CPU Time), and the fact that the problem just showed up today indicates that it is the source of the drain. Perhaps something has gone wrong and it is stuck in a loop.


How to replace Microsoft Small Business Server 2003 with Mac Mini Server (Mountain Lion)

Yes, in OSX 10.8 Server the alternative to AD is called Open Directory.  There's a fantastic resource here;

https://help.apple.com/advancedserveradmin/mac/10.8/

You'll want to read up on the Manage Users section, but in short you can import all of your data from AD into Open Directory so that both Macs and PCs can authenticate against your OSX Server.  As you already have a NAS you can also store all user directories there too (home folders / my documents).

Its an involved task to do this, so its probably too long to answer here, but that resource from Apple gives you everything you need to know.


High Sierra Screenshot part of screen stopped working

I'm not sure what has prompted it to default to 'whole window' - usually 'selected area' is the default, however, tapping the Space Bar should toggle the behaviour back & forth for that session.


How can I recover my MS Office 2011 product key?

This is an old thread, but I ran into this issue and the way to fix it is as follows:

You have to be able to access the hard drive you migrated from.
Make sure all Office programs are closed.

On the new hard drive/computer you migrated to, delete the following file:

/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.office.licensing.plist

Go to the HD you had a working copy on, and copy that same file from the same location to the new HD.

It should have an older date from when you installed it and activated it.


To erase everything and restore the iPhone to the factory state, go into Settings, then General, then Reset. Press "Erase All Content and Settings". If you have a passcode, you will be prompted to enter it. Select "Erase iPhone" and the wipe will begin. Be sure to have your iPhone connected to a power source as the erase takes a long time. When it's complete, the iPhone will have no SMS, calendar, phone logs, contacts, etc.


How to interpret the USB MacBook maximum monitor resolution?

Apple selects and manages the graphics drivers, so knowing that another OS might have drivers capable of running the resolution is good information,  but no guarantee you’ll see the same on macOS.

https://www.apple.com/macbook/specs/

On the plus side, you get super organized support articles explaining all manner of 4K and 5k support across all Mac models, no matter the drivers or internal chipset details. Also on the plus size, the 2018 MacBook is shipping and you can get information that it supports at 60 Hz more megapixels than the display you ask about.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206587

Our canonical question how to look up detailed specs for all Mac will get you this information:

MacBook [Pro] - how many displays, what resolution/frequency?

  Graphics and Video Support
  Intel HD Graphics 615 Dual display and
  video mirroring: simultaneously supports full native resolution on the
  built-in display and up to 4096-by-2304 resolution at 60Hz on an
  external display, both at millions of colors. USB-C port with support
  for:

  -Charging
  -USB 3.1 Gen 1 (up to 5 Gbps)
  -Native DisplayPort 1.2 video output

Since your MacBook has no HDMI direct and no thunderbolt, the key missing piece of information is what USB-C video will be supported on that announced but not shipping product.

If I had to guess, I would speculate that you need DisplayPort 1.4 to make that LG or the similar dell with a 7.3-megapixel total count to run and I’ll also speculate only a MacBook Pro or Air with Thunderbolt 3 will have DP 1.4. You should probably plan for DisplayPort 1.2 or lower for the MacBook “one” models since Apple could exceed their specs, but that is what the MacBook is listed as fully supporting.

Can LG tell you how that display will function when fed DP 1.2?

https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-ultrasharp-49-curved-monitor-u4919dw/apd/210-arnw/monitors-monitor-accessories
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5K_resolution


The permission command chmod 644 is actually working!

The permission of your file Owner.conf is -rw-r--r--.

The chmod command works by specifying (1) the permissions for the file owner - in this case root, (2) the permissions for anyone in the same group as the file owner - in this case the group is wheel, and then (3) the permissions for everybody else (global permissions).

For each of the three above groups of users, the possible permissions are read, write, and execute. Full permissions would look like this: -rwxrwxrwx.

The permissions are specified using binary notation. 1 means the permission should be set, and 0 means it should not be.

Thus, setting chmod 644 sets permissions 6 - or 110 in binary - for the file owner, and 4 - or 100 in binary - for the group and for everybody else.

This creates the permission string -110100100. This translates to: -rw-r--r--.

Note that in your question above, the username.conf and Owner.conf both do have permissions of 644.


How to transfer entire iMessage conversations to computer?

Your iMessages are already on your Mac, assuming you've got an iCloud account.

Go to ~/Library/Messages/Archive.


How to transfer app documents from Mac to iOS on iTunes 12.7

Oh, to answer my own question:

It has been renamed to "File Sharing" on the connected device's tab.

I didn't see it on the first try.


Find multiple files at once via Terminal

I'm going to assume your list is just a representative list and the filenames follow that pattern and may actually be more then those exact filenames. So, the use of an extended regular expression is going to be used to find the files matching the pattern shown in the example filenames in your OP.

find -E . -regex '.*\/P[0-9]{7}\.JPG'

-E Interpret regular expressions followed by -regex and -iregex primaries as extended (modern) regular expressions rather than basic regular expressions (BRE’s). The re_format(7) manual page fully describes both formats.
. Searches the current directory and its subdirectories.
-regex pattern True if the whole path of the file matches pattern using regular expression.
.*\/P[0-9]{7}\.JPG

.* matches any character (except for line terminators).
* Quantifier — Matches between zero and unlimited times, as many times as possible, giving back as needed (greedy).
\/ matches the character / literally (case sensitive).
P matches the character P literally (case sensitive).
[0-9] match a single character present in the list.
{7} Quantifier — Matches exactly 7 times, 0-9 a single character in the range between 0 (index 48) and 9 (index 57) (case sensitive).
\. matches the character . literally (case sensitive).
JPG matches the characters JPG literally (case sensitive).

$ find -E . -regex '.*\/P[0-9]{7}\.JPG'
./Pictures/P1020799.JPG
./Pictures/P1020800.JPG
./Pictures/P1020801.JPG
./Pictures/P1020802.JPG
./Pictures/P1020803.JPG
./Pictures/P1020804.JPG
./Pictures/P1020805.JPG
./Pictures/P1020806.JPG
./Pictures/P1020807.JPG
./Pictures/P1020808.JPG
./Pictures/P1020809.JPG
./Pictures/P1020810.JPG
$

Note: The . is the current working directory, which by default if you just opened Terminal will be your Home directory. If the files are elsewhere you can use a different starting path, e.g. / will start in the root of the Macintosh HD, (assuming default naming).  As you can see in the example output the target filenames found by the regex pattern were in my Pictures folder.


OS X using lots of memory for no apparent reason

There's nothing to solve here. You should learn about memory management. The OS will keep as much in memory as much it can even seemingly outdated data that might be needed again (think of undo actions, reopened browser tabs, etc.)

However, if really needed to free up some memory, you can use the purge command in a terminal window.


FileVault decryption accidentially started - what will happen?

FileVault decryption does not erase any data or reset your computer.
When the decryption process is finished, the computer will be just like before - except that the data on disk is no longer encrypted. You can use the computer while it is decryption.
As this was done by accident, it is a good idea to enable FileVault again when it is done decrypting. It will unfortunately take a while to encrypt again, but you can use the machine while it is encryption.
There's no way of stopping the current decryption process to immediately encrypt again. You'll have to wait for it to be fully decrypted, and then enable FileVault again.


How to reuse HDD from TimeCapsule without losing the data?

This happens because the TimeCapsule disk contains 3 partitions with the same UUID (so much for being Universally Unique) equal to all "0". macOS comes with a utility to assign a new random unique ID to the volume.
You need to attach the TimeCapsule drive to macOS and unmount all partitions (use diskutil list and diskutil info diskXsY to find the disks and ensure the zeroed-out UUIDs, unmount with diskutil umount diskXsY).
After that you can assign new UUIDs for the two 1 GB volumes, leaving the main data volume as-is (just in case).
/System/Library/Filesystems/hfs.fs/Contents/Resources/hfs.util -s disk2s1
/System/Library/Filesystems/hfs.fs/Contents/Resources/hfs.util -s disk2s2

This should be enough to get the data volume to show up.
I'm not sure if TimeCapsule expects that UUID to be all 0. If it does then this operation will prevent the drive from working in TimeCapsule, and you can't set the UUID manually using hfs.util. The following snippet is constructed by observing the changes hfs.util -s does to the disk header. This is as safe as open brain surgery, but as far as I can tell the hfs.util only writes 8 bytes to one location on disk, 1128 bytes from the start of the partition. This python script zeroes-out that location, hopefully returning the drive to original state:
with open("/dev/disk2s2", "wb") as f:
    f.seek(0x468)
    f.write(bytes([0]*8))

All in all, this is very dangerous, make backups, at least of the header portion of the disk, but it still may corrupt data.
UPD:
Turns out Apple has open-sourced the hfs.util. I’m correct, this script does all that needs to be done, but the hardcoded offset is still a bad practice, since the FS header may be in a different place on the real disk.
If anyone seriously needs to zero-out the UUID on disk - you should modify the hfs.util itself: https://opensource.apple.com/source/hfs/hfs-183/hfs_util/
Or you can ping me in the comments, I’m willing to do it if anybody actually needs this.


Most efficient way to 'export' iTunes protected aac to FLAC (for personal use)?

Try uploading all your music to itunes match. In my experience, when you re-download it all of the protection has been removed.


My iPhone & my daughters iPhone are getting the same text messages

guessing - they're iMessages & both are using the Apple ID rather than just the individual phone number…

though I still don't think it's very wise have 2 people's devices using the same ID, Family Sharing would seem a better option.

Try removing the ID as an iMessage source, leaving just the phone number, on at least one of the devices…


PowerPoint 2011 crashes when trying to format shape

Solution is to completely uninstall MS Office in your local language (Google how to, it's a long and painful process). Then clean install MS Office IN ENGLISH. It worked for me anyway - I've encountered the same weird behaviour on 2 machines with Russian MS Office, while the 3rd (with English one) was running fine. Guess this is just Microsoft's way of saying "learn friggin English, dudes!" :)


How can I get mailboxes settings from iPad to iPhone?

My first thought was that maybe you could use iTunes to sync your Mail settings back to your Mac. Then I found this: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1296

  Mail account settings (email address, display name, server name, and user name) are synced from the computer to the iOS device; iTunes does not sync settings from the iOS device back to the computer and does not sync any email messages.

So considering this, I think your best option is to configure your complex Mail Settings on your Mac by hand first. Then, you could use iTunes to automatically sync those settings to all your iOS devices. Not a 100% solution for your problem, but I think it's the best you can do within the limitations you have.


How can I make auto-hide/show for the dock faster?

To make the Dock instantly leap back into view when it’s needed, rather than slide, open a Terminal window and type the following:

defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier -int 0;killall Dock

I find this useful, but if you’d like the animation for the dock to reappear to last for a split-second, try the following:

defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier -float 0.15;killall Dock

To explain, changing "0.15" with any number can let you tailor things as it represents the time in seconds taken for the dock to reappear fully.

To revert back to the default sliding effect, open a Terminal window and type the following:

defaults delete com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier;killall Dock


Is there a way to show all open windows in OSX 10.9+?

It's a while since I used Mavericks but on OS X 10.11.5 El Capitan in the system preferences for Mission Control there's a Hot Corners button in the bottom left corner.

Opening this I was able to assign the bottom left hot corner to 'Mission Control'. This is about as close to what I recall Expose doing as I can get.

The resulting Mission Control view makes sense to me as it shows the applications open in the desktop space and identifies the other applications occupying their own spaces.

I'm not sure I find the 'Show all Applications' option much use at all either.

Thanks for asking the question - I've gotten used to using the 3 finger 'push' to bring up Mission Control on my MacBookPro. I like the hot corner option being there.


How to change display name on the iCloud email?

After logging in to iCloud.com, click Mail, and then at the bottom-left of the screen click on the Settings (gear) icon. Click Preferences... in the pop-up menu. In the pop-up window, click Accounts then change Full Name to how you'd like your name to appear.

This will change the name that appears on emails you send through the iCloud.com website and the Mail app on OS X. If you are using another desktop mail client, you will need to configure that separately.


To back up photos visible in Photos.app and iPhotos.app, select the folder:

~/Pictures/

Where ~ is your home folder.


This should cover everything you're looking for: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Mac_OS


Name assigned to the scrolling images in the camera app

The term i sought was "scrubber".. Caught a reference watching "Altered Carbon" and my brain immediately recalled this question from weeks ago. ;) I found a few references on the web to confirm.


Mouse freezes when a second mouse is plugged in

I might have fixed this.  Not sure yet, but it's been usable for a whole 10 minutes which is a new record.

The fix?  I shuffled usbs until I found a permutation that works.  Didn't think that would be a problem in 2017, but here we are.


Double tap -> drag and drop stopped working in Chrome when using Logitech mouse

I tested a few other mice, and it seems that it was my mouse that was causing the problem. The clicker got too much use over the last 5-6 years, and does not accept the click+hold any longer.


Need an app to record continous gps with video

IT'S FREE ONLY Requires iOS 7.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.
Link


What Mac apps are capable of managing SQL Server databases?

Navicat offers a few products that can connect and manager a MSSQL Server. Their apps are available on the Mac App Store as well.

I have used their MySQL edition, as well as their lowest-cost option, Essentials (I think they used to have a free version).

While I haven't used it for all of the items you have below, it was great for some simple table management tasks.


Mac OS Sierra - Disk Utility will not let me partition an external hard drive

I've just encounter the same problem, where Partition icon is grayed out. I found the solution.
Simply launch this command in terminal and the partition icon will not be grayed out anymore :
diskutil erasedisk hfs+ External GPT /dev/disk2

For clarity, in the above command, the path argument starts from /dev, not "External GPT "
However, this command will erase the disk, make a backup if needed before !
Source : Apple Discussion - Alberto Ravasio


Which part of my iPhone 5 screen should I take off?

The glass sits in the plastic guide underneath, you should focus on lifting the plastic guide first.
Once propped slightly up, focus on the sides of the guide because there are metal clips connecting to the enclosure of the device.
If too much pressure is applied, the plastic will break!

In other words, #2 should be your focal point.


The (wc5) is probably from Wirecast. Do you have it installed?

It may have added an interface so it can stream and grabbed what it thought was an Ethernet interface but was actually your WiFi interface.


How do you get a clickable path to a file or folder?

You might want to consider using a scripting language to do this. I've created a simple JavaScript for Automation program that can do the job (it can also be fairly easily replicated in AppleScript):

finder = Application('Finder')
finder.includeStandardAdditions = true
file = finder.chooseFile()
path = String(file).replace(' ', '%20')

You could then use the path variable to create a new OutgoingMessage in Mail.

Alternatively, you could use this as a "Run Javascript" block in Automator, then use its result in a New Mail Message (in which case you would need to append return path to then end of the script).


When was the butterfly keyboard introduced to the MacBook Air?

I assume you're trying to avoid purchasing a model with a keyboard that is prone to errors. Apple's "Keyboard Service Program" for the MacBook Air lists the MacBook Air Late 2018 and Mid 2019 models as eligible.

The Mid 2017 MacBook Air and older have the old scissor-style keyboard.

The Late 2018 MacBook Air has the new butterfly style keyboard. It has the newer version of the butterfly style keyboard that has a membrane to keep dust from jamming the keys (as compared to older MacBook Pros that featured a butterfly style keyboard without that membrane). So does the Mid 2019 model.


Browsing another disk in Time Machine just lets me browse my actual hard drive

To retrieve files from a Time Machine disk without using the Time Machine interface, open a new Finder window and open the volume from the sidebar. You should see a folder called Backups.db. Open this and the folder it contains for your computer.

Note: If you're using a Network Disk, such as a Time Capsule or Airport Extreme with a connected disk, you will not see Backups.db, you will instead see a .sparsebundle file. Open this and you should be able to continue these instructions.

You will now see a list of folders, named by their date/time. Open the folder you wish to retrieve the file from and navigate to the appropriate location.


Quickest way to "destroy" the contents of a drive?

The encrypted contents are already useless, unless you have the recovery key.
If someone ELSE has the recovery key, then change it.
From https://derflounder.wordpress.com/2015/02/02/managing-yosemites-filevault-2-with-fdesetup/

You can add or change recovery keys using fdesetup changerecovery. To
change to a new personal key, run the following command with root
privileges:
fdesetup changerecovery -personal
You’ll be prompted for the password of an existing FileVault 2-enabled
user or the existing personal recovery key. Once entered, a new
personal recovery key will be generated and displayed. The former
personal recovery key will no longer work.


Is there an iPhone app available that lets me track data usage on a per-app basis?

Since version 4.3.0 of "My Data Manager" (see screenshot) that app does not track usage based on which app that use the data. According to the version description it was due to a change in the App Store guidelines.
If "My Data Manager" had to remove the feature I assume that all other apps also have to remove it.

If I remember correctly it was something about not showing other developers apps in your own app, but I could be wrong.


What does Purgeable means in Storage under About This Mac section?

Purgeable is a distinct concept from the "Store infrequently used files on iCloud" functionality.  From Mac Help (available from the Help menu, search for "purgeable"):

  “purgeable space” — or space that macOS can free up when needed by  removing files from your computer. You can’t manually remove the files  that are designated purgeable, but macOS removes them as space is  required.

...

  "Purgeable: Contains locally stored files and documents that can be removed when space is needed, and then downloaded or generated again when the files are needed again by you or your Mac."

Effectively the OS has various caches, temp files, copies of things it downloaded, etc. that are being keeping around out of view of normal users, but they can be deleted if space is needed.

If you turn on the optimized storage feature (that stores infrequently used files from Documents and Desktop folders to iCloud), they may or may not be counted with along with the system purgeable files.  But even without turning on that feature, there are other purgeable files present.


Lost admin privileges on user account during rename, trying to access data from that user account

I was able to associate my original User with the user data lost in limbo under /Users/[new Account Name]. While logged in as another user with admin privileges, go to System Prefs > Users & Groups. Right click to go to Advanced Options on the user you'd like to associate with the folder /Users/[new Account Name]. Under the "Home Directory" field, click "Choose" and select [new Account Name], confirm that the path in the field reads /Users/[new AccountName]. Important: Don't change the "Account Name" field. Click OK, restart, log in under the User whose home directory you just changed and verify that the user data is present. Once verified, you can change the "Account Name" associated with that user by following the same procedure (log in as another user with admin privileges, right-click to Advanced Options, change the "Account Name" field, click OK and restart. For some reason, when I tried to change both the home directory and the account name, this did not work, but when I did it step-wise it did. Hope this helps others.


Yes. Open iTunes and the help in the app describes the steps to sync content to iOS.

Or start here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201253


iPad still makes notification noises when muted

I think the key is that iOS gives you control over two "types" of volume: sound volume (for music, videos, etc.) and ringer volume (for notifications, ringtones, etc.). It seems you have indeed muted the sound volume, but your ringer volume is still up. Depending on your settings, one of the following should completely mute your iPad (including notifications):

Slide the side switch right above the volume buttons on the right side of your iPad.
Swipe up from the bottom of your screen to reveal the Control Center. (On newer devices, you access the Control Center by swiping down from the top of the screen). Tap the mute button, which looks like a bell.

You can set the alert volume in Settings > Sounds, if you'd like to turn down the volume or turn it off completely. If you want, you can also enable the switch to allow you to change the alert volume with your volume buttons when no music is playing.


Office 2011 issue with emailing an attachment

I just fixed this for a customer, go into preferences in Outlook and deselect "Make Outlook the default..." checkbox. Then close all Office apps.

Re-open Outlook and re-enable the setting, and the other apps should be able to now email as attachment.


After updating to iOS5, Safari will not run on jailbroken iPhone 4

It's because I jail broke the device with a tethered jailbreak. A tethered jailbreak requires you to use the jailbreak software (viz., Redsn0w) to boot the device (the option "just boot tethered") whenever it is turned off (hence "tethered").

If I don't boot the phone with the jailbreak software, Safari doesn't work (along with some other default applications). All my fault.


Any way to make nicknames appear rather than full names?

Unfortunately, Apple hasn't given us that feature. As you probably already noticed the only place it displays is in the contact listing itself.


Disabling automatic en dash when editing files in TextEdit

Open TextEdit Preferences (⌘,) and uncheck Smart dashes.

You will need to close and re-open your documents for the change to take effect.


How to completely disable backupd-helper?

You could try navigating to '/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.backupd-helper.plist' and changing 'RunAtLoad' to NO. I haven't tested this out, but I suspect it would work.

This (editing the plist) can also be done from the command line, but I won't get into that here.


Is it possible to make a mouse accelerate like it did in Windows?

No, unless you buy a specific mouse

The option to define custom mouse acceleration curves was present in OS X 10.4, but apple simplified it in 10.5, and removed it entirely in 10.6.

Mouse Curve is a supposedly forthcoming pref-pane that completely replaces the OS X mouse HID kext. However, development is really slow, or stalled.

Personally, I have poked about a bit in the kernel myself, but am unfamiliar with kernel programming. Fixing the mouse acceleration on OS X will at minimum require a custom kext, which is non-trivial to code.

The option that is out there is to buy a Microsoft mouse, and use it on OS X. Microsoft has released custom drivers for their mice that mimic the mouse behavior on windows.

Essentially, the windows "Enhance Pointer Precision" option applies linear velocity-based acceleration to the mouse movements, e.g. the distance moved is proportional to the speed the mouse moves. Think of it as basically having the DPI of the mouse inversely proportional to the mouse's speed.

OS X on the other hand, has a stepped acceleration curve, where the mouse moves at one DPI when slow, and another when moved faster then a threshold.

There are pref-panes that let you disable OS X's acceleration curve, but none that allow you to substitute windows.

As far as I can tell (and this is opinion), this curve is optimized for trackpads. In my opinion, it is more then useless for mice (using a mac mouse actually damaged my mousing efficacy on windows, which really affects my work (CAD Stuff)).

Personally, I have entirely dispensed with the idea of using a mouse on OS X, and ust bought a Magic Trackpad.


How can I generate a password-less version of a protected PDF?

Open the document in Preview, select File > Duplicate, enter the file location and save a copy.

You can do a similar thing with File > Export.


External Disk not recognized, can't unmount, cannot erase

When the command line cannot erase the disk, it’s time to reseat and replace all cables or take that drive to another Mac to eliminate a hardware failure.

You are using the correct erase syntax so this is major macOS side failure (unlikely but certainly possible) or hardware failure (likely).


Most suitable Mac OS 10.6 through 10.9 for early 2009 iMac

I would suggest to use Mac OS X 10.6.

For my iMac 24" I have tested all newer versions (on different volumes), and 10.6 is running as it should be. 10.9 seems to be okay, but sometimes I see the "ball" and it takes more time until I can go on...

But it depends what you want to do and what you like - newer systems offers new features (and for me this is exactly why I stay on 10.6). AutoSave and recent application (documents) after computer (re)start might be keywords...

By the way: I would recommend to install LittleSnitch. This tool enhances the firewall for outgoing messages.


Unfortunately, I believe you can't group dictionaries. However, you can re-order them at will by drag-and-dropping them in Dictionary.app's preferences.


Strange unidentified sound playing at random intervals

I would guess that it is coming from Minecraft.  Try playing all the sounds in the ~/Library/Application Support/minecraft/resources/ folder and see if one is what you are hearing.

Be aware that the Library folder in your home folder is hidden by default.  To easily get there, choose the Go>Go to folder menu option (or press shift-command-G) and paste in the ~/Library/Application Support/minecraft/resources/ path.


Since you've restored the iPad I would say that you've got some issue with the Hardware. If possible, Take it to an Apple Store for a Hardware test.

Using an app which requires the use of the Accelerometer may test it too.

EDITED: Its not the Gyroscope what tells the position of the device but the Accelerometer.


I'd recommend checking out EasyFind to see if it solves your problem. My shop has been using it to search SMB network volumes.


Set Find my Friends so it shows my laptop location instead of my iPhone location?

Sure - if Find My Mac (FMM) is enabled and your iCloud accounts match, then open the iPhone Find My Friends (FMF) app and then do the following:

Tap your icon / row that's pinned at the bottom of the screen
Select your Mac from the list below
If the Mac isn't showing on the Mac in System Preferences

In sharing preference item, give your Mac a name that's different than any of the other names in iOS FMF
In the Security preference item, be sure Location Services is enabled and that System Services is enabled for Find My Mac (FMM)
In iCloud preference item, ensure you're signed in with the identical AppleID as on the iPhone
Turn on Find My Mac (FMM) - look for any network errors or server errors that show up within 5 minutes or so of registering

At this point the Mac should be able to select itself or your other iOS devices should be able to select the Mac to report your location. Be sure you leave WiFi on and Bluetooth on for the Mac to have the best chance to get a correct location. Search this site if your Mac doesn't pull the correct or any location


Maximizing app window while persisting Menu bar on top

You can use the free tool Spectacle App which allows to maximize (but no full-screen) the windows to use all available desktop space with following keyboard shortcut:

Option + Command + F

The keyboard shortcuts are visible in the app menu and can be changed within the app if they interfere with your workflow.


Mark email as read if it is moved to trash

One solution could be as follows:

In Macbook, create an Apple script that uploads new emails and marks emails in a given folder as read:

tell application "Mail"
check for new mail
set read status of messages of mailbox "Deleted Items" of account "XXX" to true
end tell

Note that emails that are deleted on iphone do not end up in the Trash but Deleted Items folder in the Mail app on Macbook.

Using the inbuilt Automator on Macbook, create and store an .app that executes the above script.
Use freeware ControlPlane to run the above app upon each log-in. I allowed for a time lag of 10 seconds for the Macbook to establish Internet connection before the app is executed.


Select windows in tmux using the numeric keypad

If your terminal emulator outputs certain codes for the keypad keys, then these commands (e.g. in your .tmux.conf) will bind Keypad 0–Keypad 9 to work exactly like prefix+0–prefix+9:

bind-key -n KP0 select-window -t :0
bind-key -n KP1 select-window -t :1
bind-key -n KP2 select-window -t :2
bind-key -n KP3 select-window -t :3
bind-key -n KP4 select-window -t :4
bind-key -n KP5 select-window -t :5
bind-key -n KP6 select-window -t :6
bind-key -n KP7 select-window -t :7
bind-key -n KP8 select-window -t :8
bind-key -n KP9 select-window -t :9

The -n means that you do not have to use the prefix key; the key names (KPx) do not seem to be in the documentation, but you can find them in the source in the file key-string.c. They values your terminal must send seem to be hard-coded: see tty-keys.c; TTYKEY_RAW means that terminfo is not used, and there are no other entries for the KEYC_KP* keys without TTYKEY_RAW (where terminfo might be consulted; the problem here is that terminfo support for the numeric keypad seems to be incomplete).

You can check whether your terminal emulator sends special codes for the keys by running this outside tmux:

tput smkx;cat -v;tput rmkx

(use Control+c to end the cat instance)

You should probably see something like this for KP0–KP9:

^[Op^[Oq^[Or^[Os^[Ot^[Ou^[Ov^[Ow^[Ox^[Oy

This works for me by default in iTerm2 (Build 1.0.0.20120724), but in Terminal (Version 2.3 (309); from OS X 10.8.2) I had to enable Allow VT100 application keypad mode for a profile (Terminal menu > Preferences…; Settings tab > select a profile > Advanced tab; check Allow VT100 application keypad mode under Emulation).


Change header of all text files in directory in commandline

This will remove first four lines form csv files and remove "(Absorbance)" part from them:

find . -name  "*\.csv" -exec \
    bash -c "tail -n +5 {} |
                 sed 's/Absorbance(Absorbance)/Absorbance/' |
                 sed 's/Elapsed Time/ElapsedTime/' > {}.bak |
                 mv {}.bak {}" \;


It seems that you have only one partition of 1 TB.
What you need to do is :

Select "Fusion Drive"
Click on "Partition" button
Set a partition of 2 TB

I don't have my MacBook so I can't make you some screenshots, but setting new partition should show you your all disk.

But on your second screenshot, I can see that the Untitled part is 2.12 TB. Did you tried to proceed to the install of macOS and then see if everything is all good ?


iPhone plays particular album staticky through a particular system

I solved this two different ways. One was just to purchase and download the album from the iTunes store. The other was to reduce the playback volume for the album in the song/album settings in iTunes. I think the album was recored a bit loud, even though I never noticed before; and either the iPhone or the Beetle couldn't handle the volume level.


Does rebooting an iOS device always unpair connected Bluetooth peripherals?

To answer my own question, no, this isn't OS-wide behavior. It turns out one of the Bluetooth printer models we are supporting does in fact re-pair when the iPad is turned off and back on, so it looks like it's just a limitation of one printer's hardware.


Can I put my Photos library on an external hard drive also used for Time Machine?

You can avoid this problem by making two partitions on one drive - one for Photos, the other for Time Machine.
The safest way to do this would be to temporarily move your Photos Library to another drive first, shrink the existing Time Machine prtition, then add a new partition for Photos & move back again.


Are there any downsides to cloning an HDD to an SSD?

Your question probably arose from awareness of "hot zones" that OS X automatically manages on HDDs (where the location of files on the physical disk has a bearing on performance). On SSDs, the location of files does not have any bearing on the performance. So there shouldn't be any issues cloning from the HDD to the SSD using Carbon Copy Cloner.

These responses from Mike Bombich (creator of CCC) from the official CCC discussion forums would be useful to you:
Clone to SSD on new iMac
Installing an SSD in a MacPro


Fsck followed by mount -uw / fixed my problem.


how can I turn off speech in the parental controls lockout dialog?

When logged into the account with Parental Controls, go to System Preferences > Speech > Text to speech tab > Uncheck the options alerts and application attention.

Source: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2763273


Why does my Apple TV cause wifi to drop on my MacBook?

A few suggestions were made in this thread, which could play into it:

1) Check the device (Apple TV) to see if it is under a warranty replacement program
2) Try adjusting the settings on your WiFi router for the broadcast channels. Setting the device to 40MHz only instead of 20/40MHz auto might help alleviate.
3) Try changing the wireless encryption from WPA to WPA2 or vice versa. There may be an issue with how the devices interact with the authentication.


Change "from" address in Terminal `mail`

Tack an escape to the end of your mail command to pass a header to sendmail.

 -- -f not-bob@address.com

See this answer and others that use the -- terminator to tell the mail program those arguments are for the next program.

https://stackoverflow.com/a/8483239/475228


Software for Mac OS X to view movies on my PS3 or Xbox 360

Nullriver Software:

Medialink - PS3

Connect360 - Xbox360


Does OSX 10.9.1 have fontconfig installed by default?

It's not provided by the system (nor the XCode installation). But you can get it with

MacPort (sudo port install fontconfig)
Homebrew (brew install fontconfig)


Your question contains a myriads of questions, but let me try to give you a hint on some.

Possibly not, unless you can find a way to fix it, Apple will happily charge you fix it for you.
I don't know if it will be better, but I know that the BT on that machine works ok. And that's because I have the exact same model. Mac Pro early 2008 with Dual Quad-Core Xeons in it.
Yes and no. I've used the (included) Mighty mouse for a week. I hated it and simply gave it to a friend who liked it. There IS some latency in BT peripherals and there are some micro-disconnections that get fixed real fast, but if you're playing a FPS, you'll notice a small "it's not working" moment. Also, the less change the batteries have, the more this will happen. Same with the keyboard. You're typing and then ……… a couple of secs of nothing and then it works again. Sometimes you even get the "Disconnected" Bezel on screen.
I can't help you with that. I absolutely hate mighty mice.

The plural of mouse is mice ;-)


Avoiding Spotlight to spin up external drive

Yes, this is pretty annoying behavior, especially if you have multiple hard drives connected to your Mac, and to my knowledge there is no way to prevent Spotlight from doing it.

Fortunately, most app launchers such as LaunchBar, Alfred, Butler, Quicksilver, etc. maintain cached file databases, so they don't spin up all your drives whenever you use them to launch an app or to search for a file. They also have a ton of other useful features. I personally would recommend Alfred or LaunchBar.


How to go to last location in pdf file opened in preview app of mac?

Go to Preview > Preferences... > PDF and check:

          On opening documents: [√] Start on the last viewed page

Edit: Meniu View > Customize Toolbar...> and insert Page History to your toolbar.


Notifications on dual monitors: how can I specify which monitor?

You should be able to do this by choosing the monitor on which the menu bar is active.
Try:

System Settings -> Displays -> Arrangement

and drag the little white bar to the monitor where you want the notifications to show up.
In the picture below, the bar is being dragged from the left to the right window.


Why can't I disable my iPhone's (iOS 5) new mail sound?

I had this problem. It was caused by the Gmail app. If you have it installed, go to your phones Settings and find the Gmail app in the list. Turn off Sounds and that should fix your problem.


Can iPad be upgraded to iOS8 if desktop is running lion?

Per Apple's iTunes 12.0.1 support article, OS X v10.7.5 (last version of Lion) is the minimum requirement for iTunes 12, which in turn is required to sync a device that is running iOS 8.

Based on this, it can be done. Not sure if I'd want to (performance may be horrendous in iTunes on hardware that is closing in on a decade old, and that wasn't particularly powerful even in its time) but it's possible.

You're probably safe til next September/October when iOS 9 (will presumably) be released - it will probably align with iTunes 13 that would almost certainly drop Lion support.


To enable NTFS write support on OS X 10.11 El Capitan or macOS 10.12 Sierra.

Install latest osxfuse (3.x.x) from https://github.com/osxfuse/osxfuse/releases. (you don't need MacFUSE Compatibility Layer) or from Homebrew with brew cask install osxfuse.
Install latest NTFS-3G (2016.2.22) from Homebrew. (you need Xcode)

As follow:

brew install ntfs-3g

Link NTFS-3G to boot after temporary disabling System Integrity Protection.

As follow:

[reboot by holding CMD+R to get in recovery mode]
csrutil disable
[reboot normally]
sudo mv /sbin/mount_ntfs /sbin/mount_ntfs.original
sudo ln -s /usr/local/sbin/mount_ntfs /sbin/mount_ntfs
[reboot by holding CMD+R to get in recovery mode]
csrutil enable
[reboot normally]

You will get those instructions from this wiki page as well: https://github.com/osxfuse/osxfuse/wiki/NTFS-3G


Where is the F13 button on my MacBook Pro?

MacBook's don't have the extended keyboard which contains the additional 7 function keys (F13-F19). They're only on Apple's full size ( with numeric keys) keyboard as presented on this photo:


ifconfig error showing invalid errors for ifconfig en0 | grep ether

You probably installed inetutils 1.9.3 with a package manager like brew or MacPorts.

Besides GNU versions of various tools (telnet, rsh etc.) it also installs a GNU version of ifconfig.

To distinguish the GNU tools from macOS tools with the same names they are usually linked from the install dir (installed with brew this is: /usr/local/opt/inetutils/gnubin) to a directory in the standard PATH prefixed with a g (e.g. ifconfig > gifconfig or ftp > gftp).

If you add this install dir to your PATH variable in a way that gives preference over the standard paths, the GNU tools will be executed instead of the original ones.

Check your PATH variable: echo $PATH. You will likely see something like:

/usr/local/opt/inetutils/gnubin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:...

Now edit the file which determines your PATH variable (probably either ~/.bashrc or ~/.bash_profile) and remove the gnubin path.

Example: nano ./bash_profile

...
export PATH="/usr/local/opt/inetutils/gnubin:/usr/local/mysql/bin:$PATH"
...

Change this to:

...
export PATH="/usr/local/mysql/bin:$PATH"
...

Then close the Terminal window or relaunch Terminal.app. This will "reenable" the standard versions of the commands. The GNU tools are still available by entering a command prefixed with a g (e.g. gifconfig or gftp).


How do I view my purchased movies and TV shows on my Mac?

You can stream small files like music but you can't 'stream' movies (huge files) from iCloud but any movie you have purchased via iTunes will be available through iCloud and 'pushed' to the device you are on. So for instance; you purchase a movie via your pc or mac through your iTunes account and then you pick up your iPad and go to iTunes Store, go to 'more' then purchased, click on your purchased movie from the list and you'll see your movie with a cloud icon. Click this and the film will be pushed to your device to view. But again it won't be actively streaming, rather it will be downloaded to your device! Hope this helps?


Will one get in trouble for taking a jailbroken device through airport security?

From me, a US citizen, I wouldn't worry about it at all.

They shouldn't even touch his iPhone/iPod, let alone turn it on. Also, I can't imagine how he could get in trouble over something that is legal in the US (jailbreaking).

From my experience flying, electronics are just sent through an xray machine. Any search of electronics would make people upset on grounds of the 4th amendment.


Why does my OS X still run older php even though I updated it?

It seems as you did not add the new path to your $PATH.

Citing the FAQ of the website that you have posted:

  Why does php -v on the command line still show my old version?

  php-osx doesn't overwrite the php binaries installed by Apple, but installs everyting in /usr/local/php5. The new php binary is therefore in /usr/local/php5/bin/php.

  You can also adjust your PATH do include that directory, eg. write into your ~/.profile file the following

  export PATH=/usr/local/php5/bin:$PATH

So open you .profile or .bash_profile in a editor like nano or vim and add the last line export PATH=/usr/local/php5/bin:$PATH to the appropiate file.

Source your file with source ~/.bash_profile or source ~/.profile or close and reopen your terminal.


Try editing the app's plist (inside the .app package i.e xScope.app/Contents/Info.plist)

and add or edit the following entry:

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

Because this hides the menu bars, it should be possible to create a keyboard shortcut in System Preferences>Keyboard>Keyboard Shortcuts for any functionality that you need the menus for.


I forced the album to appear by doing this:

Take a new photo on the iPhone
Add newly taken photo to album on iPhone
Reload the iCloud Photos web interface

The new photo and the album now appear.

My theory is that when iCloud recognized the new photo (which happens fairly reliably… for me, anyway) it looked at its other attributes, noticed it's part of an album, noticed that the album doesn't exist on the web yet… and initiated a full sync.

What a total kludge of solution. Seems to work though.


Is there a way to see a list of all the apps available on the app store?

As far as I am aware Apple itself limits this to category. I think they have specifically not included this option to make browsing the AppStore a simpler process for not technical people, which is the bulk of their target market. Therefore even iTunes doesn't have an option to do this yet.

I use an App called AppShopper which allows you to search for specials, and also specify which categories you want to see. I haven't used it in a while but if I recall it does have an option to list all applications in all categories.


Mouse right click intermittently stops working on macOS

In fact it was a hardware issue. I confirmed this by waiting for the behaviour to reappear, then plugging the mouse into a different computer. (See comments below the question).


SOLUTION: the firewall app HandsOff blocked DNS requests even if I desactivated it. I uninstalled it and now it works fine.


Open Parallels Desktop and go to Preferences > Shortcuts > Windows 10 (or whatever your virtual machine is called, in the Virtual Machines section of the sidebar). Add a new keyboard shortcut and map the cmd key to ctrl, or something other than win.

This will definitively stop the Start menu from popping open every time you hit the cmd key individually, but I'm not sure how it affects other shortcuts that make use of the Windows key.


How to stop iMessage from coming to Macbook

The only way for your iMessages to also be delivered to your MacBook is if they've been set up that way with the same Apple ID / iCloud account you've set up on your iPhone.

It's not 100% clear what you've actually done in the Send & Receive settings on your iPhone, but just to be clear:

On your iPhone, go to Settings
Swipe up and tap on Messages
Now tap on Send & Receive
Under the You can be reached by iMessage at heading, make sure that the iCloud email address used on the MacBook is not enabled.

This should rectify the issue. Let me know how you go.


How to set up Reply from email on Apple Mail?

Solving this could actually be as simple as changing one of the preferences:

Apple mail > preferences > composing

..check if "Send new messages from" is set to "Account of selected mailbox"


How to solve the flashlight and camera bug in iOS7?

If you have done a Recovery Mode firmware restore and you still can't use the flashlight or camera, you likely have a hardware problem. Make an appointment at the Genius Bar and see if they can identify the specific failure (no charge for a diagnostic at least in the U.S.).


Can I get (something like) an Apple wireless keyboard with numeric keypad?

Agree with Loïc that this question should be rephrased, but if you're looking for a possible solution without being subject to Apple's whims, there are many third-party bluetooth keypads available...

LMP Bluetooth Keypad -- meant to attach to an Apple wireless keyboard, but has mixed reviews
Microsoft Bluetooth Keypad -- blasphemy, I know, but it has good reviews
Logitech Wireless Keypad -- non-Bluetooth alternative that uses Logitech's mini USB receiver


Besides the main battery, do any components inside MacBooks rely on any other batteries to operate?

There is only one battery in any modern Apple Laptop, and so far as I remember, there have never been other batteries in any Apple laptops.
The PowerPC iMac and other PowerPC G3/G4 tower CPUs did require a button battery replacement for the internal clock. I replaced many of these batteries back in the day.


How do I move a folder in 10.9 Mavericks?

Open your terminal (Terminal.app)

Then do:

mv source_folder destination_folder

e.g:

mv /Users/foo/Music/ /Users/foo/something

This is way faster than copying as it maintains inode


Clean boot to Windows when using Boot Camp

I would do as the KB Article suggests.  If there is an issue you can always boot to Safe Mode and reenable the disabled Drivers, Services, etc.

That said, keep in mind that when first installing Windows via the Boot Camp Assistant that Windows on Boot Camp installs and first runs without any Boot Camp Drivers installed.  So, I see no issues with disabling any and all non-Microsoft Drivers, Services, etc. in order to troubleshoot an issue or clean boot Windows.

Edit: I should have also said, I have done this numerous times, in the past, on PC's as well as Mac's and was never not able to boot because of disabling non-Microsoft Drivers, Services, etc.


This function doesn't exists in Terminal. It doesn't exist within xterm either. It might be really usefull to read log files with very long lines or output of commands as tcpdump. The wrapping render them unreadable.

I suggest you to fill a feedback about this function on:
MacOS X feedback

To make it a winning improvment proposal I suggest you to ask for an horizontal scrollbar so as to be able to display the text which is beyond the right border.


Macbook Pro 2011 A1278 Keyboard Diagnosis

You are lucky to have a keyboard that lasted 7 Years.

Normally their life span is much less, and it depends on your eating habits (yes, eating, believe it or not).

Best way to keep it clean and last longer in the future

use compressed air can from time to time
buy a ~$6 transparent cover foil made to fit your model keyboard
replacing individual keys is possible if you are a surgeon
no comment on eating habits

As for hardware test, use the builtin Apple Hardware test. That might show a problem or not.

Hold D key during restart and follow the instructions.