Flagged/Starred Messages not working in Apple Mail

Maybe it's too late for this reply but I found a solution: Just create an empty mailbox in your mac, then drag and drop the emails that should be flagged to that folder. They'll appear again correctly in the Flagged folder.

I came up with this solution because I found out that new mail that I received and then flagged did appear correctly.


Add text captions/subtitles to videos without Adobe Premiere? (burn in)

You can use Video Caption Maker to add captions/subtitles directly to your videos. Its free (with a watermark).


MacBook Air (1st gen) running really slow, basic apps crash and no internet

Have you run the Apple Hardware Test that came with the MacBook Air?

  To use Apple Hardware Test on your
  MacBook Air:

  Disconnect all external devices from your computer except the power
  adapter.
  Restart your MacBook Air while holding down the "D" key.
  When the Apple Hardware Test chooser screen appears, select the
  language for your location.
  Press the Return key or click the right arrow button.
  When the Apple Hardware Test main screen appears (after about 45
  seconds), follow the onscreen
  instructions.
  If Apple Hardware Test detects an issue, it displays an error code. Make
  a note of the error code before
  pursuing support options. If Apple
  Hardware Test doesn't detect a
  hardware issue, the issue may be
  software related.

If AHT found no issues, run a memory test. Download memtest86+ and burn that to a CD, and boot the MacBook Air from the CD. I have personally had RAM issues which AHT didn't find but memtest did.

EDIT: Sorry, I only just not noticed that you said you're unable to run AHT, presumably because you don't have an external optical drive. I'd recommend taking the MacBook Air in to an Apple store. Or by using a USB Ethernet Adapter you could probably get it to boot AHT from the network.

EDIT2: Have you tried booting from a USB drive? You could use another Mac to install a fresh copy of OS X to a US disk and see if the Air can boot that. or, you might be able to copy the Mac OS X Install DVD to a USB disk and try to run AHT off there...

Ultimately, a visit to the Apple Store is probably your best bet :-(


Older version of gfortran doesn't get installed despite removal newer version

You can use apps such as App Cleaner to fully uninstall apps.

In your case there are likely files left on your computer for v6.3.0 and using App Cleaner will remove these additional files.

You can do this manually by finding and deleting the .plist and .bom files associated with gfortran. Type 'locate gfortran' in a terminal window will find the path names to these files.


How can I resize an image within a table in Pages

You can reshape the image in a table by playing with its dimensions on the sidebar. After clicking on the image once, click on the "Format" icon on the toolbar at the top of Pages and play with the Width and the Height numbers in the "Size" option in the "Arrange" tab that appears on the sidebar. Reshaping is done more freely if the "Text Wrap" option in the same tab is set to "None".


If it doesn't happen again, you'll probably never know. That's unfortunately the reality of things.
AirDrop, as much other software today, is based on several very complex subsystems. Bugs happen and it can be difficult or almost impossible to explain them or locate them, unless it is possible to reliably reproduce the problem.
It is very likely that some bug caused some software that AirDrop depends on to be in the wrong state. It could be a driver failure, a bug in the network protocol implementation, or any other bug. When you rebooted the Mac, everything starts over from a valid state - and you won't experience the problem.


Trying to install Command Line Tools without Xcode

Maybe things have changed since this question was originally asked but I had no trouble downloading command-line tools from here:

https://developer.apple.com/download/more/

(I did this after deleting XCode to save about 13 GB of disk space).


When installing some apps, I get an "Extras" folder, where do I put this?

An "Extras" folder inside a DMG file has no particular significance, it is just a subfolder distributed with the disk image and could just as well go by any other name. Therefor there is no generic answer to your question.

In the case of your example DiffMerge, the "Extras" folder contains a Readme.txt with suggested instructions on how to install these additional utilities.

 sudo cp Extras/diffmerge.sh /usr/bin/diffmerge
 sudo chmod 755 /usr/bin/diffmerge
 sudo cp Extras/diffmerge.1 /usr/share/man/man1/diffmerge.1
 sudo chmod 644 /usr/share/man/man1/diffmerge.1


Terminal not launching correctly, prompt does not appear until SIGINT

It turns out I was wrong about what caused the problem. I had edited my ~/.profile in an attempt to fix the wrong hostname problem, in such a way that I was accidentally sourcing recursively. Hopes that knowledge helps someone else who makes the same mistake in the future.


Can no longer log into CUPS web admin on macOS Mojave Beta?

I had to enable the cups webinterface first:
Open a terminal and type:

sudo cupsctl WebInterface=yes

Confirm with <enter> and enter your password.

Then authentication as described worked fine (on the final Mojave, though, not the beta)


How do I make a shortcut command in terminal?

Add it to your .bash_profile by running nano ~/.bash_profile and adding

alias ll='ls -ll'

Control + X, then Y, then Enter to save the file.

Restart Terminal. ll should now be an alias for ls -ll. Use it like you would any other commands.


How to move Preview window to other desktop in MacOS?

I use the "3-finger-pushup" method for this;

Make sure you have "Mission Control" enabled

Execute the "3-finger-pushup" move; the menu bar is replaced with a list of your desktops:

Select one of the app windows & drag it to any desktop you like.


Can't add a new ID to Volume Purchase Program Customers

Apple website is broken and has been since 3/13.  I opened case#769729461 for this.  They are working on it, no ETA on a fix.


In a word, yes.

If I may 'esplain. While it is possible that a board level repair shop might be able to resurrect the system to full functioning. Cleaning, drying and the like.

You didn't specify the model year of your MBAir but in this case I am not sure it matters as MBAirs are famous for being small and light and generally not upgradable. I believe (not sure but pretty sure) that the WiFi radio is likely integrated into the system board and not replaceable. Or not easily replaceable unless you find someone to do board level repair and have them replace the damaged components.

If a new Mac is not currently affordable you might find a USB WiFI adapter that is Mac compatible and that would give you WiFi at the expense of having a USB stick sticking out of your MBAir all the time.


AppleScript to change default web browser

You can deal with the confirmation window via UI scripting. This will press the “Use” button:

try
  tell application "System Events"
    tell application process "CoreServicesUIAgent"
      tell window 1
        tell (first button whose name starts with "use")
          perform action "AXPress"
        end tell
      end tell
    end tell
  end tell
end try

Source


Nope. In the stock keyboard provided by the API, a "Forward Delete" (as opposed to a Backward Delete/Backspace), none of the keys, nor combination therein, provide a Delete keystroke to occur. Your only option, as you now see, is to use an external keyboard to accomplish this.

Any other options would just be something else entirely. Like selecting a word, and deleting it, or using replace, etc.


Clicked EFI volume kali installation, mac stuck

The first thing you’ll want to do resolve nearly every power related issue on a Mac is to reset the SMC, or System Management Controller. This will dump and reset settings for anything power management related, and is long known to resolve problems with things like fans, heat, sleeping problems, and of course, display issues.

On any modern MacBook Pro or MacBook Air with a built-in battery, which is just a bout all of them nowadays, this is how you do that:

Shut down the Mac and connect it to your MagSafe adapter and a wall outlet as usual

Hold down the Shift+Control+Option+Power button at the same time for a few seconds

Release all keys at the same time, then boot the Mac as usual


Is it feasible to install Sierra atop a Mountain Lion that won’t boot?

While your friend's MacBook Pro is compatible with macOS Sierra (MBP Mid-2010 or newer) I suggest to fix the issue first.

It sounds as if the HDD is corrupted. Try replacing the HDD or to boot from an external HDD (USB or FireWire).

Make sure everything runs smoothly before upgrading to a major version of OS X / macOS.


If you are unable to search for apps you could once find, check your settings to see what apps you prevented Search from searching within.

Apple recently changed the behavior of the relevant setting (Siri & Search). Prior to iOS 11 disabling this setting for an app prevented Search from showing results from "inside" the app (e.g. Dropbox listing files). With iOS 11 this behavior has changed: now this setting must be enabled for the app itself to appear in Search results at all.

Note that while this appeared to have been "fixed" in the betas of 11.2 with a new explicit option, "Show App" to search for the app, this seems to have been released (in 11.2.1) as "Suggestions in Look Up" which doesn't achieve the same result.


How can I share reminders from one iphone to another?

Pick one of your apple ID's and log in on both phones with this ID. In settings under iCloud you can select what you want to sync, just turn off the features you do not wish to share.

More info on using multiple accounts:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4020?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US


Mac Book Pro - View movie while keyboard disabled?

You can try KeyboardCleanTool (download in upper right). I just searched everywhere and it seems to be the only tool for Mac that does this exact thing for free and is still available. I just did a quick test and it seems to work like a charm.


Using external NTFS drive from windows on mac with bootcamp

Windows 10 installed on a Mac does not need a third party driver in order to read an external NTFS hard drive (question was based on wrong perception). Thank you to David Anderson


Where can I find resources to learn about the internals of Mac OS X?

Unless you've already found it, how about something like The Mac Hackers Handbook? It seems to have been published in 2009 and references Leopard in the description, so may also be a little out of date, but from the reviews seems to have a reasonable amount of information about security and OS X internals. May be a bit left field for what you want though...?

Or for something newer (due to be publishe June 2012) how about Mac OS X and iOS Internals?


As long as your router broadcasts 802.11n or 802.11g WiFi, you should be ok.


Something like this might help

  Create an all-white screen in a graphics application such as
  AppleWorks or Photoshop, and save it as a JPEG file.

  Use this as the image displayed by the screen saver.

  Turn the display brightness down (but not off) to preserve backlight
  bulb life.

Leave the white screen saver on for a while.

or more simple, use the build in "Flurry" screen saver and let it run overnight.


How to enable Google Translate on text selection in iPhone?

A workaround could be to download Apple's Shortcuts app from the app store and use it to invoke the MS translation service, as described in this article.


Generate « and » characters from keyboard

On UK English, those characters are available on

 Opt ⌥   \    «
&
 Opt ⌥   Shift ⇧    \   »

The Keyboard Viewer is useful for finding some of the obscure ones, available from the menu bar after setting System Prefs > Keyboard > Keyboard to show there.


Startup Sign in screen MacBook Pro - Strange option box says Home - Switch with options of Keyboard, Pointer, or Location. What is this?

You have somehow enabled Switch Control, a macOS Accessibility feature.
Follow the instructions on the page above and figure out how to disable it, or configure it to something that may be useful for you.


Fully charged MacBook Air turns off when power cord removed

The battery is dead.
The computer (in this case your MacBook Air) turns off because there is no more/not enough charge in the battery.  If it's necessary to have the power adapter plugged in when trying to turn it on, it's a sure sign that the battery is  discharged.
There are a number of utilities that you can get (paid and free) that will look at your battery status:

coconutBattery
Watts
Battery Health

These are all good, but in my opinion, I would much rather use built in tools to get this info.
Using Terminal, just issue the command:
$ system_profiler SPPowerDataType

That will give you all the power settings related to your Mac.  The output can be rather lengthy; the info you need will be at the top.  You can limit it to just the battery info by tweaking the command as follows:
$ system_profiler SPPowerDataType | grep -i "charge information" -A 10

Results:
Charge Information:
          Charge Remaining (mAh): 3433
          Fully Charged: Yes
          Charging: No
          Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 3517
      Health Information:
          Cycle Count: 941
          Condition: Service Battery
      Battery Installed: Yes
      Amperage (mA): 0
      Voltage (mV): 12343

Here we can see that the battery is in need of service. (Coincidentally, I have a MBP with the exact same symptoms you have, so the output here works perfectly!)  The key here is that under "Amperage" we get a "0" which means there is literally no current coming from the battery (Note: even though it may have voltage, if there are no amps, it won't have the "power" to supply).
If we unplug the power adapter, the battery has nothing to supply so the computer shuts off.
The Fix
You just need a new replacement battery battery (I suggest getting ones with at minimum a 12 month warranty; 18 month is better).  From personal experience, the more "warranted" batteries lasted much longer.  Definitely  avoid the ones with less than a 12 month warranty no matter how inexpensive they are.

To replace the battery; it's actually very simple.  Just remove the screws holding the back cover in place.

Then, just remove the screws holding in the battery and swap.  Just be careful when disconnecting the battery from the logic board. Don't yank it off, use a spudger or similar tool to disconnect the molex connector by "wedging" it off.

Reverse the procedure to reassemble.  Make sure you note where each screw comes from as they are different.
That's it.  Your MBA will now be able to hold a charge like it did when new.


Is there any stable Adobe Reader for OSX?

I also have the AR XI on my MBA 10.9.2.

  Architecture: i386

  Build: 11.0.06.70

  AGM: 4.28.134

  CoolType: 5.11.135

  JP2K: 2.0.0.32097

So far no crashes here with any kind of PDF, online or of line, in German and English with > 70 pages long ect..

Maybe you should look in your Console after a crash to see what is doing it.

Additionally some more information:

The Adobe Reader is not recommendable when editing LaTeX documents because it is uncomfortable regarding forward and inverse search between source code and PDF output. It does not support SyncTeX and therefore is only usable for viewing (and perhaps printing) the finalized document.


Phone numbers in iPhone's Notes are automtically hyperlinked and hard to see

One option on your iPad is after to type in your number tap the Aa button on the left side over the keyboard. This won't allow you to change the font color but you can change the font size by selecting Title and make it bold. This increases the visibility by a lot on my iPad. You must do it immediately after typing the number in.  Here is the location of the formatting buttons.


Playing MP4 videos from a website in iPad vs. iPhone?

Does the browser location actually end with ".mp4" and you get the Can't Play (play triangle with the slash through it) icon?

Who set up the site? It's possible that it is serving MP4s for "mobile" devices like the iPhone, but the full Flash site for the iPad.


Free space on hard drive going up and down too much

Install Homebrew (www.brew.sh)
In the teminal, use this command to install ncdu

brew install ncdu

then, run it

cd ~; sudo ncdu

You will get a nice overview of the size of all folders in your home directory, largest topmost. It should be easy to track your gigabytes.

If this does not give results, you can run ncdu for your whole disc as well. Just go to /Volumes/DISKNAME e.g.

cd /Volumes/MACBOOT; sudo ncdu

You should also make sure that no application is simply "eating ram" by running

top -o mem

In the top lines, if there are applications that have a "G" in the "mem" column, they use gigabytes of ram. Make sure this is adequate. You might have an application with a memory leak installed.


Buying MacBook Pro off of craigslist - what to look for?

I wouldn't purchase this machine unless it's still covered by AppleCare.

Inspect it closely for nicks and dents, indicating a drop.  I would check the Console logs for any indication of ongoing OS level problems.

Unfortunately testing hardware can take a while, but is worthwhile before buying.  Run AHT (see http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1509?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US) and do the quick test.  To do it you'll probably need the original disks that came with the machine.

The only other thing I can think of would be to verify that modules such as bluetooth, WiFi, Ethernet etc, are showing up properly (and information is being populated in) system profiler.  To get there, hold option while going to the apple menu - it's the first option.

Listen for loud fans, can indicate overheating or bad sensors.

Aside from that... it's always risky.  Check Apple's stock of refurb units.  They come to you refurbished by Apple, with a 1-year warranty, and often don't cost that much more than a CL unit, but with much less risk.


Is the CD version of iWork '09 updatable to the newly released version?

I finally reinstalled iWork from the iWork '09 disk.

At the following launch of the App Store I got a nice surprise.

And each application can be updated separately. No need to launch them prior to the App Store update.

All in all, I am pleasantly surprised by apple's choice to support the version of iWork which was still updated outside of the App Store in Mountain Lion.

Note:

After installing Mavericks, I updated the up to date version of iWork on my wive's computer and both versions are now installed. While on mine the fresh install of iWorks '09 was simply replaced with the latest iWork from the App Store.


After searching for hours and trying several different "fixes" which didn't work, Trevor Da Silva's solution here worked.

The fix essentially consists of deleting the problematic site's certificate, opening the site in a private Safari window, choosing to trust it and then retrying in a regular Safari window.

Edit: This has to be redone every time the computer is restarted, so it isn't a true solution.


You may have disabled Spotlight index searching which also affects Mail.

To enable index search again, go to Settings > Spotlight > Privacy tab > Remove your hard disk from the list.


Simple tool to recover old version of overwritten file

Without a backup the chances of recovery are slim. And assuming that you have been using your Mac even after you deleted/overwrote the file the chances are even lower (because the freed space may have already been reused).


Shift key damaged how to disable it at boot?

You could enable a firmware password.  When a firmware (EFI) password is active it prevents modifier keys during the boot process unless you first disable the firmware password.  Apple's KB article detailing this behavior - HT1352

I'm going to assume that you can't boot to your recovery partition, or an installer disc, thanks to the stuck shift key.  Typically you would enable the firmware password from either of these options, however it's still possible to do from the OS.

To enable the firmware password while inside your OS, 10.7 or newer:

Enter the following string in Terminal.  This enables the debug menu in Disk Utility. defaults write com.apple.DiskUtility DUDebugMenuEnabled 1
Open Disk Utility and choose "Show every partition" from the Debug menu.
Your Recovery partition should now be visible on the left side of Disk Utility, select and click Mount to mount it in your system.
In Terminal, enter the copy & paste the following command to load the Recovery disk image. open /Volumes/Recovery\ HD/com.apple.recovery.boot/BaseSystem.dmg
The Recovery disk should open in a new window, browse to it's /Applications/Utilities folder.
Locate the Firmware Password application and double click to launch it.
Follow the on-screen instructions to enable a firmware password.  I would recommend keeping this password very simple and easy for you to remember.  The firmware password CAN be bypassed but the difficulty of doing so varies between Macs.

If your version of Mac OS X is 10.6 or older:

While booted to your OS, insert the gray restore disc labeled "Install Mac OS X".
Open Terminal and copy & paste the following command, this will open a window showing the Utilities folder from the system installer. open /Volumes/Mac\ OS\ X\ Install\ DVD/Applications/Utilities
Double click the Firmware Password application to launch it.
Follow the on-screen instructions to enable a firmware password.


Why doesn't Google Drive show up in the list of apps when sharing a photo?

I just had the same issue here in August 2018 on iOS 11.4.  I am using the Apple-native Photos app and installed Google Drive two days ago, when I successfully was able to share from the Photos app onto Google Drive.  Now, two days later, it isn't working.  I tried the Save to Files option but Google Drive doesn't show up there either.

Turns out, it appears that I have selected too many photos at one time to upload.  When I select ten or fewer photos to share, it shows the Google Drive icon in the Activities list as an option.  But when I select more than ten photos, the Google Drive icon disappears from the Activities list.  Must be some kind of internal limit placed on it or perhaps a total upload size limit.  So if I want to upload more than ten photos, I will just do more than one upload.


Deleted everything from iCloud but storage space not freed

It looks like iCloud Drive is still on:
Delete all files from it and then turn it off.


MySQL 5.5.11 "the installation failed" after removing old installation on Snow Leopard

You may try to remove manually everything again, and to create the mysql user by yourself using this guide.

Then try to perform the installation again.


QLStephen displays files with no extension or with arbitrary extensions as plain text. You can install it by moving the qlgenerator bundle to ~/Library/QuickLook/ and running qlmanage -r.

If it doesn't display some file types, try adding their UTIs to CFBundleDocumentTypes:LSContentTypes in the Info.plist.


Why ALT+. (last parameter) does not work in Bash?

Try ESC. instead, this will work in both Terminal and iTerm.


How can I add my Facebook friends in Waze?

I had this exact same problem (I'm on an iPhone 5) and just fixed it. I connected Waze to my Facebook account - setting my privacy level at 'My Facebook Friends' - and then went into Settings > Facebook > 'Update Contacts.' That took a few seconds, but when I went back to Waze all my Facebook friends had magically appeared. Hope that helps.


How to force Thunderbolt-ethernet connection when switching networks without restarting computer?

I had this problem, too, and an Apple Support call and Genius Bar visit later, I had the answer: if you're using Network Locations that preexist your Thunderbolt display, it doesn't seem to auto-add the possibility of "Display Ethernet" to your available network ports. To solve this, either:

Create a new Location in your Network system preferences. It will finally detect the "Display Ethernet" and use it. It'll slowly change from disconnected to No IP to green-is-for-go.

or

Fix an existing Location by clicking the + to add a port and choosing Display Ethernet. It'll slowly change from disconnected to No IP to green-is-for-go.


It is sorted by relevance by default, but you can change it in the upper right corner, by clicking relevance. The option are then

Relevance
Most popular
Release date
Customer rating


You can't, is the short answer. iCloud Photo Library is a two-way street - if you want to be able to upload to it, it has to be turned on, which means photos will also be synced to the device.

You can enable Optimize Device Storage under Settings > Photos, but that will still use some storage on the device. There is no way to bring that to zero without disabling iCloud Photo Library on the device entirely.


There's a possibility that it's Time Machine local storage; though I'd use something like GrandPerspective to see what is taking up the most space.

If it is local backups...

Disable Time Machine Local Backup Storage

Here’s how to turn off local backups:

Launch Terminal from /Applications/Utilities
Enter the following command:
sudo tmutil disablelocal

Enter the admin password when requested to disable local backups

Re-Enable Local Time Machine Backups

sudo tmutil enablelocal

Remember, if you disable this feature you will not have local backups anymore, so if something goes wrong you will be out of luck. It’s important to have regular backups of your data, and so if you’re going to disable this be sure to still use Time Machine, perhaps even initiating a manual backup before you disconnect the drive, in order to preserve a recent copy of your data.

Source: http://osxdaily.com/2011/09/28/disable-time-machine-local-backups-in-mac-os-x-lion/

As regards temporary downloads…
They really ought to clean themselves up automatically, but if you're feeling brave & want to dig [very carefully] down into the filesystem, they live deep inside /private/var/folders/
I'd use something like EasyFind (freeware) to search for the string com.apple.appstore in Invisible files & folders, & look inside the most recently-modified folder matches (double click one of the found folders to open in Finder).
But I'd be really careful to be absolutely certain of what you're doing in there - I don't know if partial downloads will be obvious & in cleartext. I wouldn't touch anything with an unfathomable name.


I've had a similar problem in the past.

First, open the file you want to use as an icon in Preview. Select all, then copy.
Close Preview.

Navigate to the folder whose icon you want to change. Go to File-> Get Info. Select the icon at the top left of the info window and paste. The folder's icon should be changed.

Basically, by copying the image directly from Preview, we don't have to worry about how the image has been saved and whether the image's icon is a generic one or a rendered preview (which was likely the problem originally).


iCloud setting on iPhone changed without user intervention

Kind of happened to me. Log out of iCloud and log back in. And delete the backup using iCloud manage storage on a computer, idk why but it never works on my phone for me


Discoveryd & LaunchServicesd Huge Memory Consumption

This is a known issue in Yosemite, although it doesn't affect everyone - I have 5 Macs running Yosemite and one suffers badly, but the others not at all.

Temporary relief comes from rebooting or stopping and restarting the affected services. For discoveryd, in Terminal, do:

sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.discoveryd.plist

sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.discoveryd.plist

Launchervicesd may respond to the same commands - I don't have any experience of that


How to delete the list of songs on iTunes

Methode A:

Open iTunes
Go to Music
Go to the "songs" area where each song is listed on one row.
Select a song, then click Control - A (which will select all the songs in your library)
Go to 'Edit' menu
Select 'Delete'

Methode B:

Close iTunes
Find the iTunes folder (C:\Users\username\My Music\iTunes)
Go to the Music folder
Delete all of it's content
Start iTunes again, all music should be gone

I'm not using windows so I can't double check


VMWare Fusion on Main drive or Firewire 800 drive?

In general, you could expect the Mac to get slightly faster and the VM to get slightly slower. However, depending on how much paging you were doing and how much disk access the VM does, it could be that the VM would get faster. The VM certainly won't get all that much slower, if any.


How can I import Apple Card statements into Quicken?

The CSV import fails because Quicken’s CSV import, “Mint.com (CSV)”, expects a particular format produced by the Mint financial application. We can solve this by reorganizing the CSV file data exported by the Wallet app.

To export an Apple Card statement as CSV, tap the Apple Wallet on you iPhone, tap the Apple Card, and tap Card Balance under the card image. Scroll and tap the statement you wish to export, and tap Export Transactions at the bottom of the page. Choose the first item, “Comma Separated Values (CSV)”. After a moment, you will see it, and you can save the file a number of ways using the icon in the upper right. You can save it as a file, you can send it as email, you can even Copy To Numbers. I’ll leave it up to you how you get the file to your Mac.

Once you have the CSV file, you need to edit it. You can do this manually in a spreadsheet like Numbers, or even in a text editor, though it’s more difficult to keep track of columns. Fortunately, the editing is simple enough that it can be automated, but I’ll show the steps required first:

Rename the "Transaction Date" column to "Date"
Delete column 2 (was "Clearing Date")
Swap the "Description" and "Merchant" columns
Rename "Description" to "Original Description"
Rename "Merchant" to "Description"
Rename "Amount (USD)" to "Amount"
Rename "Type" to "Transaction"
Swap the "Category" and "Amount" columns
In the Transaction column, change all "Payment" to "credit", and "Purchase" to "debit"

Save the file as CSV, and Use the import command in Quicken's File menu to import. This adds a manually managed account in Quicken, which can be renamed. When importing the next month, QUicken will make a new account. You can view that account, select all transactions, and drag them to the previously existing Apple Card account. You can delete the newly created account.

This can be done with this python script, which uses uses AppleScript to display a file dialog:

#!/usr/bin/env python
# coding: UTF8

import csv
import numpy as np

import sys
import os
import subprocess

default_path = os.path.expanduser('~')

def user_action(apath, cmd):
    ascript = '''
    -- apath - default path for dialogs to open too
    -- cmd   - "Select", "Save"
    on run argv
        set userCanceled to false
        if (count of argv) = 0 then
            tell application "System Events" to display dialog "argv is 0" ¬
                giving up after 10
        else
            set apath to POSIX file (item 1 of argv) as alias
            set action to (item 2 of argv) as text
        end if
        try
        if action contains "Select" then
            set fpath to POSIX path of (choose file default location apath ¬
                     without invisibles, multiple selections allowed and ¬
                     showing package contents)
            # return fpath as text
        else if action contains "Save" then
            set fpath to POSIX path of (choose file name default location apath)
        end if
        return fpath as text
        on error number -128
            set userCanceled to true
        end try
        if userCanceled then
            return "Cancel"
        else
            return fpath
        end if
    end run
    '''
    try:
        proc = subprocess.check_output(['osascript', '-e', ascript,
                                       apath, cmd])
        if 'Cancel' in proc.decode('utf-8'):  # User pressed Cancel button
            sys.exit('User Canceled')
        return proc.decode('utf-8')
    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
            print('Python error: [%d]\n%s\n' % e.returncode, e.output)

def csvToMint(src, dest):
    # coverts apple Pay csv format to Mint csv format, for Quicken
    # if dest is empty, the src path is used, appending in " (Mint)"
    with open(src, 'rb') as csvfile:
        data = np.array(list(csv.reader(csvfile)))
        data = data[:,[0,2,3,6,5,4]]
        data[:,4] = np.core.defchararray.replace(data[:,4], 'Purchase', 'debit')
        data[:,4] = np.core.defchararray.replace(data[:,4], 'Payment', 'credit')
        data[0, :] = ['Date','Description','Original Description','Amount','Transaction','Category']

    if dest == '':
        dest = src
        if dest[-4:] == '.csv':
            dest = dest[0:-4]
        dest = dest + ' (Mint).csv'
    with open(dest, 'wb') as csvfile:
        writer = csv.writer(csvfile, quoting=csv.QUOTE_ALL)
        writer.writerows(data.tolist())

def main():
    src = user_action(default_path, "Select").strip()

    # could let user choose destination file
    #dest = user_action(default_path, "Save").strip()
    dest = ''

    csvToMint(src, dest)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    sys.exit(main())

The script supports separate open and save dialog, but I've disabled the save dialog, which causes the script to save with the same file name as the one you opened, but with " (Mint)" appended. To enable the save dialog instead, remove the "#" from "#dest..." line to uncomment, and remove or comment out the "dest = ''" line below it.

A convenient way to use this script is to built it into an application created with Automator. I've done that for this application, cvsToMint. Download, double-click to extract from the zip archive, and launch the application. Select your csv file, and it will save a Mint-format copy in the same directory.


Trackpad delay on 15" MacBook Pro with touchbar late 2016

I'm pretty sure it's a built-in delay allowing macOS to detect the smart-zoom gesture (two finger double-tap).  If you go to Settings → Trackpad and disable the smart zoom, does the delay go away or noticeably shorten?


How can I do the equivalent of a Unix find / -print [under user permissions] under Mountain Lion?

find can do this itself as per Apple's man page. You ned the -x option to

  Prevent find from descending into directories that have a device number different than that of
               the file from which the descent began.


Why aren't my sent messages from iPad and iPhone syncing?

When you send a message from iPhone Messages app, all your messages are texts, but not all your texts are SMS.


Can't boot to newly created Recovery Partiton

That process seems to install a 10.7.2 version of the recovery partition. The Retina MBPs were released with a special build of 10.7.4, so they won't be able to boot off a recovery partition based on the earlier version.

To get a working partition for the rMBPs, try using these instructions with the 10.7.5 (or 10.8.x) installer. Alternatively, if you want to stay on 10.7.4, you could do a clean restore from Internet Recovery on one of the rMBPs to get the default restore partition back, and use that as a source to clone to the others.


Is there a display screen with a Thunderbolt interface that is not made by Apple?

It's not advertised all that well, but Apple still sells the non-Thunderbolt 27" LED Display (Apple Store US Link).

As CajunLuke points out, there are other good 27" displays out there, notably by Dell and HP, just be careful that you're getting one that isn't low resolution (1920x1080 on a 27" won't look great - the good ones are 2560x1440), and has a native Displayport input - as you may be aware, the miniDisplayport to dual-link DVI adapters have some issues.


I want to create and automator that opens a specific file

Create a service like this and give it a shortcut in System Preferences > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts > Services:

There's a bug in 10.7 and 10.8 where the shortcuts for services don't always work until you hover over the services menu from the menu bar. There is also a short delay before services are run, and the shortcuts don't work when the frontmost application doesn't have a services menu.

I use Alfred:

In Alfred 2 hotkeys have a short delay unless you change the trigger behavior:


fix: mismatch between extentref entry reference count

Is this a serious issue? Maybe...

It is an issue with your disk that needs to be run in an environment where the normal boot volume is not the active startup volume. Fortunately that is built into all recent Macs.

FIRST, you have a recent backup, right? If not and you can make a backup, do so now.

Now boot into recovery mode by holding the ⌘ Command R keys during a reboot. Eventually you will get to a screen (if memory serves...) that asks you to pick a language and then you get the recovery environment.

Go to the (I believe) Tools menu and select Disk Utility. Now select the HD that you boot from and click on repair.

Depending on what is wrong and how fixable it is this might take a few minutes. It also might take an hour or more. Let it do its thing. Hopefully it can repair the error.

Note: as the OP mentioned sometimes running Disk Utility a few times will fix it on subsequent attempts. So try it again, and maybe again and again.

If it can't repair the error... Well normally I would advise using DiskWarrior (or other disk repair utilities) but I am not aware of any 3rd party disk repair utilities that work on APFS. Perhaps someone else in the AskDifferent community knows of one...

If there isn't one you basically should check your backup (make sure you have everything) and then reformat the disk and reinstall from scratch and then restore your backup. Why? Well if you have a disk error that Disk Utility can't fix and there are no 3rd party utilities then all you can do is reformat, reinstall and restore.


How can I stop LinkedIn popups on my iPhone?

4.2.2 has, due to customer feedback, added a setting under You and Settings (Gears icon) to turn off the Week in Review and all notifications that fall outside the normal notifications.

In detail, click the blue 'In' icon in top left corner of screen, then the 'You' pane, then the gear icon in the top right corner of screen, then set 'Notifications' to 'off'.


Can you (semi-)automatically rate all songs with at least X plays with Y stars in iTunes?

Create a smart playlist in iTunes with criteria set to all of

is Music
rated less than 1 star
play count greater than whatever count you want

Check “update automatically”. Make sure the contents conform to the list of songs you want to rate automatically. Name it “Unrated Songs” (or similar).

Now create the following AppleScript:

tell application "iTunes"
    set unratedSongs to tracks in (playlist "Unrated Songs")
    repeat with unratedSong in unratedSongs
        set rating of unratedSong to 60
    end repeat
end tell

Save it to ~/Library/Scripts/Applications/iTunes (creating the folders that do not exist yet – note ~/Library is hidden under Lion: use the Finder’s “Go To” menu while pressing Option to get to it or press Cmd+Shift+. in the Save dialog to show hidden folders) as “Rate unrated songs”. You will find the script in iTunes’ script menu, ready to do your bidding.


How to stream audio to multiple AirPlay devices

I must sound to some others on this site like I'm paid to advertise* Rogue Amoeba ;-))
Basically, if it's Mac audio routing, this is the go-to company.

This is one of theirs I've never needed so never tried, but their stuff is usually absolutely rock solid. Have a look at Airfoil

* I'm not, of course, but I wouldn't turn them down if they offered ;)


What will happen when a video's resolution is not as high as that of the screen (of Apple's products)

By default, no. It is though very common for video to be "upscaled" meaning basically that it is resized to fill more of the screen. This doesn't improve it's quality - some times it can actually degrade quality (when the source and target resolutions are not scaled by an integer factor).
However in general you cannot say either yes or no to your question. A program or app can choose to do its own quality improvement of videos before displaying them. Usually such quality improvements comes with a set of drawbacks, or at least that it only actually works for a subset of videos.


The design of versions is very client Mac centric.

The local Lion OS detects an app is calling document based API and enabled the versioned store in a space that is local to the Mac and different than the actual document.

All version data is stored at /.DocumentRevisions-V100 and you can explore and test with simple documents in TextEdit to poke at the implementation artifacts.

I suppose you could mount that directory to the server and experiment, but I don't see any locking or merge functionality and expect a world of hurt if two clients tried to share the same document and version chain simultaneously.

Perhaps the engineering work will be done in the future to allow versions over Xsan storage, but it looks to me that the implementation is only for local versions.


What is Safari Safe Browsing Data and why does it need to copy every time I sync my iDevice?

Google Safe Browsing Data Syncs to iOS Devices Via iTunes explains what it is:

  This database, provided by Google, is used by mobile Safari to check for known malicious web sites. To check if this is activated on your iOS device, go to Settings > Safari, then look for the Fraud Warning slider. If it’s not set to “On,” do so; it’s a good way to protect your device and yourself from known malicious websites.


iPod Touch 1st Gen songs stuck on repeat

So I stumbled upon a solution. I clicked on "Now Playing" After which I clicked on the "Play" button to start the song. Staying in portrait mode I touched the screen once (where the default song icon is) and the song time along with the shuffle and repeat option slid down. I was able to turn off repeat from there by clicking on the "repeat" option (it turned from blue to white color")


System Preferences → Keyboard → Keyboard


iPhone lock time not showing showing all options

As described by Apple, they fixed a security flaw in iOS 3.0.1:

  An administrator of an Exchange server has the ability to specify a "Maximum inactivity time lock" setting. This requires the user to reenter their passcode after the expiration of the inactivity time in order to use the Exchange services.

Long story short, it's because of your Exchange email account. If you have administrator access to your exchange server, you can change the mentioned "Maximum inactivity time lock" setting. As described by this page it's changed by

  In the console tree, navigate to Organization Configuration > Client Access.
  In the work pane, click the Exchange ActiveSync Mailbox Policies tab, select an existing mailbox policy, and then click Properties in the action pane.
  Click the Password tab.
  Select the Require password check box.
  Select the Time without user input before password must be entered (in minutes) check box.
  Enter the inactivity time-out value in minutes.
  Click OK.


You can also try picking up a relatively cheap FireWire soundcard. They are usually produced for con- or prosumers and are of a relatively high quality. Picking one up second-hand should not be that expensive.


What apple device takes photos with a resolution of 2250px x 3000px?

i think the photo was cropped because that image is 6.75 megabytes and i don't know of an Apple device with a 6.75 megapixel camera. The small camera on the new ipad pros are 2320 x 3088. it cold easily be a slightly cropped image from an ipad pro.

The main Camera on the ipad pro is about 12 megapixels or 4032 X 3024 = 12.192768 Megapixels. This could also easily be cropped to your size.

I don't know what sizes the newer iPhone cameras are but your probably looking foe a 7-meg camera or larger.


I have Apple Remote Desktop installed both on my home and office, how do I make them see each other?

There are several issues to address in order to successfully connect two different Macs in this scenario.

Consider signing up for a dynamic DNS provider such as FreeDNS so that you can use a domain name rather than an IP to initiate a connection from the local Mac to the remote Mac.  With a small amount of scripting, or by creating a launchdaemon or launchagent, you can have both ends update their IP automatically.

Next, you'll need to make sure that any router, firewall or other edge device on both networks have the proper ports open.  Apple's kbase article specifies ports 3283 and 5900, but make sure you have considered the risks of opening these commonly-used ports to the public Internet.

Also you will need to forward those ports from your router (which has the public/internet IP address) to your home Mac (which has a private IP address not available on the Internet). You may have to contact your ISP if you are unsure how to do that as there are as many ways of doing this as their are different types of routers.

Depending on the network hardware on both ends, you might also be able to leverage a solution such OpenVPN or IPSec to create a persistent tunnel, but that won't remove the need to update the configuration when either end's dynamic IP changes.

Finally, enable Remote Desktop access on both Macs.  Open System Preferences > Sharing and enable Remote Management.  Then, open the Apple Remote Desktop application on both Macs, choose Preferences (command-,), and from the Security pane, enable "Allow control of this computer when this application is running."

Exposing these machines to the public Internet entails risks.  Make sure you are using long, strong passwords for the local accounts, that are not used anywhere else - longer is better than 'complicated'.  Have known-good backups and test them regularly.  Finally, make sure that enabling remote access to any device on your office's network won't violate your organization's security policies, AUP, etc.

ARD is still a good app for remotely managing and controlling Macs, but you may also be better served with a dedicated remote access tool such as LogMeIn or TeamViewer.


Controlling MacMini volume with MacBookPro volume keys?

You could try using the Airplay for that.

The models that support Airplay

– If you want to mirror to a Mac: OS X Mountain Lion, a supported Mac, and an app to support mirroring.. Supported Macs are:

iMac (Mid 2011 or newer)
Mac mini (Mid 2011 or newer)
MacBook Air (Mid 2011 or newer)
MacBook Pro (Early 2011 or newer)


Unless the hard drive was damaged, you should still be able to get your things off. You'll need:

A set of adapter cables (similar to the USB enclosure @crasic recommends), which will run you ~$10 on Amazon or hopefully similar at CompUSA or Fryes or whatever. The advantage of the cables over the enclosure is that the cables are cheaper, and you don't need the permanence the enclosure provides.
Another Mac, preferably, or a Windows PC running something like Paragon.

Once you have these, plug the SATA-to-USB cable into the appropriate slots, then do the power. Try not to move the disk while it's in use, as this could damage the moving parts. Get what you need, and MAKE SURE TO EJECT THE DISK before unplugging it.

(Despite the ominous warning, it is reasonably hard to mess up a good drive unless you're super careless. Don't worry too hard, just don't do anything stupid.)


What purpose does this broken plastic clip serve in the MacBook Pro?

That clip holds the bottom piece snug in the middle. I would remove the broken plastic to avoid bending the metal tab that matches this on the bottom case. Also, you don't want it pushing on the connectors that are delicate and behind the metal cage above it. Lastly, if the piece breaks free it could wedge in the wrong spot (like a blower or worse) and cause more harm than it should.

You can see about a repair part from Apple by contacting AppleCare and this sort of thing is often sold used when a machine is liquid damaged or otherwise scrapped for parts. Many places sell used parts like ebay, amazon and ifixit.


It sounds like what you are describing is what happens when you go in full screen mode in any app, the menu bar and the dock hide regardless of the dock auto-hide settings. I would suggest just resizing the safari window instead of putting it in full screen mode. (If that is what is happening.)


Where does homebrew download software from?

If you look at the details of a homebrew package (e.g. on http://braumeister.org), you'll find the address of the source code in the ruby script. So it is not stored in a centralized manner but directly on GitHub etc.
Anyone can submit a package to be installed and the maintainers either accept / modify / reject hosting the software in the main directory.
However, it’s easy to set up your own directory and tap that and then install anything you want using the homebrew scripts and tools. It’s pretty open to change if you want to add to it.


Bluetooth Headphone constantly disconnecting

After going nuts for a couple of days, I found a somewhat solution that is working for me.
I reset the bluetooth module with Shift-Option click the BT menu bar item > Debug > Reset the Bluetooth module.
After that I ran the command to read the configuration for the Bluetooth audio daemon.
sudo defaults read bluetoothaudiod

Mine had 0 entries witch means that it is all defaulted to what Bluetooth audio daemon thinks its best.
Then I ran the command bellow.
sudo defaults write bluetoothaudiod "Apple Bitpool Max" 40
sudo defaults write bluetoothaudiod "Disable AAC codec" 1
sudo defaults write bluetoothaudiod "Disable AptX codec" 1

It disables AAC and AptX codec, I think because my BT headphone is a little older is getting some incompatibility with then, and set the max Bitpool to 40 (I think it defaults to 64).
Then I tried to connect my BT headphone again and it's working like a charm for a hole day.
Update
Well. I did find a evidence for my solution...
Using this site and Apple Packet Logger on the Additional Tools for Xcode I extracted
How to create btsnoop log on macOS?

Download Additional Tools for Xcode
Mount the DMG
Open PacketLogger in the Hardware folder
Stop the capture (Play icon on the top left)
Clear the list (Trash icon)
Turn off Bluetooth
Start the capture (Play icon on the top left)
Turn on Bluetooth, connect to your headset
Let it run for at least 30 seconds
Stop the capture again
Filter by the device you are trying to find the info (top middle)
Go to File > Export > BTsnoop...
Save it on your Desktop for easy reference
Use this file to upload on the site above

After upload you will be redirected to a page with the info bellow:
Connection:
  78:4f:43:78:2e:61 () → b0:91:22:bc:5d:4e (JBL Everest Elite 150NC)

Supported codecs:
  Audio SBC (48000 | Mono JointStereo | block: 4 8 12 16 | subbands: 8 | allocation: Loudness | bitpool: 2..40)
  Audio non-A2DP (aptX - 48000, Stereo)

Used for audio:
  Audio SBC (48000 | JointStereo | block: 16 | subbands: 8 | allocation: Loudness | bitpool: 2..40)

Latest SBC Bitpool value: 40

Update 2
Found other values that work
{
    "AAC Bitrate" = 255;
    "Apple Initial Bitpool" = 53;
    "Enable AAC codec" = 1;
}

I found that my headphone apear to have AAC codec compatibility and enabled it. And for my surprise setting the initial SBC Bitpool above de one it was auto discovering (48) it still works


So after resetting SMC, rebooting safe mode and every other solutions that is suggested on different forums, changing the battery solved the problem!!! By the way, the battery was changed last year and it didnt need repair!!!


OS X Lion: app.log file in Applications Folder

Probably a bit sledgehammer-to-crack-a-nut, but if its happening fairly regularly and you can't figure out what's creating it another way, you could start a terminal prompt and leave the following command running

sudo opensnoop | grep -i app.log

This will monitor for app.log being created and tell you the process that created it (I'm assuming there won't be that many processes creating a file called app.log, but I guess you could narrow it down to /Applications if you wanted to). At least then you'll be armed with the knowledge of what is creating the file and can potentially do something about it.

For example, whilst running the above command, if you type

touch app.log

in another terminal tab or window, the original one running the opensnoop command displays

501  10576 touch          3 app.log
501  10099 mdworker       6 /Users/binarybob/Documents/app.log


How do I restore the default folder icon?

Get Info on the folder.
Click the icon on the top-left of the window.
Press ⌘X or Backspace

Alternatively, cd into the directory and run

rm Icon$'\r'

To delete the icon from multiple folders at the same time, run the following command:

find ~/Desktop -name Icon$'\r' -delete

Replace ~/Desktop with the containing folder of the folders that you wish to remove the icons from.


Is there any way to programatically remap the keys in a Macbook running OSX Mavericks?

Have you looked into Keyboard Maestro?  I use it all the time,  I believe you can accomplish with what you want using Keyboard Maestro.

For example:  You can have it check for a typed in string "good" and return morning or afternoon based on the time of day.

With Keyboard Maestro you can execute AppleScript or Shell scripts.  Keyboard Maestro is pretty powerful.   Your macros can then be global or specific to an application.


Using an Air as an iPod dock for extra headphone volume

Try using a line-in cable and plug it into the headphone/microphone jack. This Apple support article could have your answer: https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201929


How to change margin width of iBooks in macOS

Is it possible to change the margin width in iBooks in macOS

The margin width is not user customizable in iBooks for macOS.

  My question is can I shorten or widen the left/right margins?

The margin width is dynamically adjusted (while keeping both left and right margin equal) based on the window and the font size. You can play around with it to suit your preference.

The window size is preserved on per book basis. (Different books can have different window size, which is restored when opening the book)


Mac OS: Some apps (mostly java) are very slow at first loading

I found the problem. The antivirus Sophos was running constantly (InterCheck process) including for zipped files (that is, jar files too). Being off, everything works fine.


how do you load the US Department of Defense Certificate into an iPhone?

Firstly you'll need to obtain the SSL certificate, sending it to you via email or grabbing it from a web. Once opened (tapping on it from the email attachment, for instance) an installation process will start.

On the Install Profile screen, tap on Install.

A warning message saying that Installing this profile will change settings on your iPhone will appear. Tap Install now.

If your device is Pin Protected you'll be prompted to enter it.
You'll, then, be prompted to enter the certificate's password. Tap on the Next button on the top right corner of the screen, once the password has been entered.

The certificate will be installed, and a screen with the new certificate will be show.


SIM Unlocked means SIM unlocked. There is no lock, so you're free to go.


2010 MacBook Pro does not DHCP on a certain network (WiFi and Ethernet)

Have you tried to set 'Configure IPv6' to OFF in the Network > Advanced settings for the en0 ?

I've just had a sim problem as yours (never got an address, other windows machines worked) that was resolved by turning it off. Then my IPv4 address was received.


Can I bind a Launchpad shortcut on my [PC] mouse?

One option would be to use BetterTouchTool:


how to download OS X El Capitan for MacBook Pro A1278

Apple has a page How to get old versions of macOS which includes a link to download OS X El Capitan 10.11.
The next question is going to be how to make a bootable installer. Do you have another Mac available?
If so, DiskMaker X would be the place that I would start.


launchd StartCalendarInterval not working reliably

It was a bug introduced in 10.10.0 as mentioned here

It seems to have been fixed in 10.10.3


I have removed all mail accounts from my iPhone and reset it. What's using storage?

I struggled with this and spent a whole day trying to figure out why my mail app on my iphone suddenly took up 2.5.gigabytes of storage!  I did all of the suggestions on various websites to no avail.  I did however finally FIX IT.  I deleted all of my mail accounts and then DELTED THE MAIL APP.  Presto!  This seemed to be the key to fix the problem.  I was able to recover 2.5 gigs of storage back to my 16gb iphone.   I then reinstalled the mail app and started over again.  This seemed to work for me.  Another thing to try is to download one of the many (and good) third party email apps.  Hope this helps you all.
-Patty


How to retrieve a password from Keychain command-line?

Seems proxy as part of internet, require another command:

security find-internet-password -s "proxy_test" -g


Now when Chrome is 64-bits, how do I install the Java plugin?

You can download the latest version of Java, install, and reboot, and it should be listed in chrome://plugins. Make sure that it's enabled (there should be a button saying Disable):

Note: You probably want to check Always allowed because Java always pops up and asks you if you want  it to run.

Once you finish this, you can test java.


Can non iPhone iOS devices (iPad specifically) be used to dial short USSD codes for carrier information?

Nope, not possible! The USSD code would be sent over a voice call of sorts, but there's no phone app on the iPad. The cellular access is strictly for data (at least without jailbreaking).

You'll just have to find a different way of checking your data balance! You could just keep track manually by going to Settings -> General -> Usage -> Cellular Usage. That will allow you to reset your usage statistics and then keep tabs on how much data you've used up to that point.


What does the "Resample image" option do in Preview?

Resizing an image changes the size that it will print at without changing the number of pixels in the image. Notice if you disable resampling, "pixels" is no longer an option on the drop-down menu next to Height and Width, because resizing does not change the number of pixels, so you can't express the new size in pixel dimensions.

Resampling an image changes the number of pixels in the image. Resampling would generally be used when preparing images for the web, since you have a target PPI (see below) and need to reduce the pixel dimensions while maintaining that PPI.

One important thing to know before going further: The number of pixels in an inch, or PPI, determines the sharpness of an image. The more pixels in an inch, the sharper an image is. If you have an LCD monitor whose physical dimensions are 12" wide x 9" high, with a resolution of 1920x1080, it would have 160 PPI. A monitor with the same resolution but physical dimensions of 16" wide x 12" high would have 120 PPI and would look noticeably more grainy or blurry.

Resizing

If you make an image smaller without resampling, the resolution will increase to compensate, since when you resize, the number of pixels present does not change.

If you make an image larger without resampling, conversely, the resolution will decrease. Your image will become blurrier because while no new pixels are being added, the pixels are spreading out to cover more space and PPI drops.

Resampling

If you make an image smaller by resampling, the number of pixels present will be reduced. This means PPI stays the same, since while you are reducing the dimensions of the image, you are reducing the number of pixels present at the same ratio.

If you make an image larger by resampling, the pixel dimensions will increase and PPI will again stay the same. In order to accomplish this, pixels have to be created where there weren't any before. Your image will again become blurrier. The program has to estimate what pixels should be added based on the existing pixels, and it won't be perfect, resulting in jagged lines and overall blurriness.


"Word of the Day" Screensaver without Words?

Here's an edited version. This is just the backdrop — I've removed the text scrolling, the dictionary result and the keyboard controls.

georgegarside.com/o/se/Word of the Day Background.qtz

Place this in ~/Library/Screen Savers and restart System Preferences, then select it from the list.


How to install a arbitrary version of iOS on iPhone?

There's no official way of installing an older iOS on a device that Apple has stopped signing the SHSH keys for.

Your best bet is either to get a hold of a device that still has an older iOS or just using a simulator when developing the app.


What is the risk of changing my user account's "full name" mac os x? Why the warning of "might damage this account"?

There is no danger in changing the user's full name in this dialog.  Some of the settings on this pane could mess things up. For example:

It's possible to change your shell to something that doesn't exist
Changing your user id can mean that you can't access your files, since they are owned by the old id
Changing the short username might affect all sorts of weird things, since many apps may depend on your username staying the same.


iOS Xcode development on MacBook Air 2015

MacBook airs are computers generally aimed at people travelling a lot but have lots of intense work to do with production etc. If you have a different MacBook that has more power I would say it's a good choice. Overall, the xCode 6 would run on it.

However, for the price the new MacBook comes and the specs it has, I would suggest gathering a little bit more money and investing it in the MacBook Pro 13". It comes with a 2.7GHz i5 processor, 8GB or RAM and a better graphics card.


Applescript: Duplicate selection (folder) to desktop and moving the folder to a different location

tell application "Finder"
    set desktop position of (selection as alias) to {200, 200}
end tell


How can I find what program is preventing my Mac from going to sleep?

You’ve done a pretty good job so far of troubleshooting this yourself and there are many things that prevent sleep out of the box and by design.

What I would do next is exactly what you’re asking about - a targeted check to see if an application is what’s stopping your Mac from going to sleep.

To do this, follow these steps:

The next time your Mac isn’t going to sleep, open Activity Monitor
Click on the Energy tab
Now you’ll see a list of applications with a number of columns, one of which should be headed “Preventing Sleep”
Now check to see if any applications have a “Yes” listed in this column

IMPORTANT: If an application has an expansion triangle to the left of its name, make sure you expand it to confirm whether anything is preventing your Mac from going to sleep. For example, web browsers such as Safari often have multiple windows/tabs open and one of these could be preventing your Mac from going to sleep. However, this will not be obvious unless you click on the expansion triangle.

If so, you can force them to Quit by selecting them and pressing optioncommandQ
Now wait to see if your Mac will go to sleep

Notes:

If you don’t see a “Preventing Sleep” column at Step 3, then go to View > Columns > Preventing Sleep to display it.
If no applications are listed as preventing sleep, then let me know via the comment box below and we'll proceed with other steps.

For people that like command line options - there is an assertions log that shows what is going on - things that make the Mac think you are active, things that will block sleep, etc...

pmset -g assertions

This is the same information that the activity monitor shows, just more detail and you can see items come and go by letting the log run:

pmset -g assertionlog

One nice thing about command line is you can ignore everything that doesn't have "sleep" in it:

pmset -g assertionslog|grep -i sleep


Since anyone can fake the From field, the use of junk or Rule filter has become uselles.

So I have tentatively solved my issue with a

Rule in Mail:

And Apple Script to at least Warn me:

set alertResult to display alert ¬
    "Buscar, this could be a SCAM." buttons {"Cancel", "OK"} as warning ¬
    default button "Cancel" cancel button "Cancel" giving up after 10


How to download embroidery design files to iPad

The .ART extension files are most likely in a vector graphics format, which might be openable in Adobe Illustrator. Within Adobe Illustrator, you can then save the file as in PDF format, which can then be opened on the iPad.

Failing that, the companies which make these files available need to design an iOS app specifically for this purpose.


How do I set iOS 6 iCal start of week preference to Monday?

Unfortunately, the region format for Ireland sets the start of the week to Sunday.

There's no way to override this other than to set the region format to United Kingdom, which has Monday as the start of the week.


How can I find my IP address - not my company's router, but my local machines


Configure Google Calendar notification sound on iOS

Be reminder.

There is no way to customise the notification sound for 3rd party applications until the app developer build that functionality into their app. Applications like WhatsApp has options for that, you can change the notification sound from the app settings itself.

I suggest your can sync your account with Calendars and change Calendars notification sound.

Settings > Calendar > Accounts > Gmail(your account) > turn on sync Calendars


Update:

I originally thought You don't need Applescript to do this.

And you could create a Smart Group that does it for you.

BUT  the 'Company: is set' is not for the checkbox. Its for the actual Company text field.

So you cannot use the above for this as it does not care if the checkbox for company is ticked or not. It only cares if there is text in the Company field.

So Applescript IS the way to go. And using  company is true which refers to the checkbox.

    property groupName : "Business"
tell application "Contacts"

    if not (exists (group groupName)) then
        make new group with properties {name:groupName}
    end if
    set the_people to people whose company is true
    repeat with i from 1 to number of items in the_people
        set this_person to item i of the_people
        add this_person to group groupName
        save
    end repeat
end tell


Why do the Image Capture Extension and softwareupdated processes consume so much memory?

Since I upgrade my late 2009 iMac (4GB memory) to Yosemite, the system had not been performing well. It would be slow at time particularly after it had not been rebooted for a a day or more. In the Activity Monitor I noticed the it Image Capture Extension was steadily growing to become a major user of memory, and the memory pressure was in the yellow as the extension used more memory. I could not determine what program or process was causing this. I then installed two 4GB memory boards increasing my memory to 12GB. Now the Image Capture extension stays at a low value (25-50MB) and does not grow, and the memory pressure stays in the green. Memory is now cheap, your 2GB is likely your problem.


Unfortunately Apple does not provide this option in the health app.

There is an app that does though called Fitbit which tracks your steps and you can input your step length. This feature does not require a tracker.

Link to app in AppStore:
Fitbit by Fitbit, Inc. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/fitbit/id462638897?mt=8


How to enable journaling to be able to upgrade to El Capitan?

Warning: before trying my solution, ensure you have a complete backup of your hard drive (usually Macintosh HD)

Before trying the method below, try the following:

Open Disk Utility (booting to Recovery Mode by holding cmdR while starting your Mac, select Disk Utility in the OS X Utilities menu)
Select your main volume (usually Macintosh HD)
Select First Aid -> Repair volume... then wait for the operation to complete.
Go to File > Enable Journaling

If the above does not work, try

Erase your drive and install OS X

(From Apple's website)

  You can use these steps to erase the files on your startup disk and install a new copy of OS X:

  Before you begin, make sure your Mac is connected to the Internet.
  Restart your Mac. Immediately hold down the Command (⌘) and R keys after you hear the startup sound to start up in OS X Recovery.
  When the Recovery window appears, select Disk Utility then click Continue.
  Select the indented volume name of your startup disk from the left side of the Disk Utility window, then click the Erase tab.
  If you want to securely erase the drive, click Security Options. Select an erase method, then click OK.
  From the Format pop-up menu, select Mac OS Extended (Journaled). Type a name for your disk, then click Erase.
  After the drive is erased, close the Disk Utility window.
  If you’re not connected to the Internet, choose a network from the Wi-Fi menu.
  Select the option to Reinstall OS X.
  Click Continue and follow the onscreen instructions to reinstall OS X.


Problems with target disk mode, HD does not show in Finder/Desktop (only in Disk Utility)

Just let it sit - I have the same EXACT situation and while I was researching online, it just "popped up" and was available. It seemed like my good computer was trying to fix the bad computer first, before it mounted as ext hd.

Hope this helps.


How to find the Lion installation image on the iMac?

When you buy Lion from the App Store, it downloads an application named Install Mac OS X Lion to your Applications folder.  InstallESD.dmg is hidden inside this application.  Since it's hidden, a Spotlight search normally won't show it; you need to find the installer application, right-click on it, choose Show Package Contents, and then navigate to the image inside it (both links have instructions for this).

There is one more complication: when you run the Lion installer application, it installs Lion and then deletes the installer.  But you can re-download it if you know the trick: open the App Store, Option-click on the Purchases icon in the toolbar, and you should have a Download button available for OS X Lion.


Pair an Apple watch with an iPhone for display in an Apple store?

So, I would 100% ask for help at the store in setting up your Watch rather than trying to use the display devices for pairing or setup. The display devices are heavily managed, your personal data could be synced up to Apple’s account if you managed to do this.

They have staff dedicated to the task of getting you set up and have equipment specially prepared / wiped / sanitized to help you with getting your watch set up.

If you can’t borrow a friend’s device / wipe it and then set it up, I would seek help at the store and only with staff help - attempt to pair your device to the display phones. Also, try Apple support online - they might be able to help you get set up watch free or make an appointment so you know you’ll be seen when you arrive.

https://www.apple.com/iphone-and-apple-watch/

I don’t know what WWDC 2020 will bring, but you really need an iPhone to set up and do some critical tasks with your Apple Watch with the current version of watchOS and iOS.


How to keep process running when I lock my Macbook

In System Preferences > Energy Saver, check the box for "Prevent computer from sleeping automatically when the display is off" (on laptops, this is under the Power Adapter tab)
In System Preferences > Security & Privacy, check the box for "Require password after sleep or screen saver begins" and set the delay in the dropdown menu to "immediately"

Now, you can hit command-option-power to turn off the display without sleeping the computer, and doing anything that turns on the display (like hitting a key or clicking a mouse button) will prompt you for your account password.

Credits: This answer


How do I recall the last sent message in Colloquy?

Per Colloquy's FAQ:

  Is there a way to see my sent history as well as to navigate around in the existing text with the arrow keys?
  Sent history is controlled by the up/down arrow keys while holding option, switching between panes in a window with command-up/down, and scrolling with home/end/page up/page down; you can use any other key combination to navigate or select text. Change this within the hidden preferences.

So; ⌥+↑ or
⌥+↓ gives you the last, or next message, respectively.

And per that Hidden Preferences link, it would appear that you can change it to use up/down arrows only by opening Terminal.app (either search for Terminal via Spotlight, otherwise you can find the app in Applications > Utilities), and enter:

defaults write info.colloquy JVSendHistoryUsesOnlyArrows -bool true

Restart Colloquy after entering this command if it was already open, and see if that works.


Photos app wants to upload my library to iCloud once again

Had same problem, steps to start syncing again:

open system preferences
iCloud
control...
locate your Media data and click delete
it will be marked as deleted and available for download during 30 days, free space will show all of your space
go to Photos
Settings...
click [x] iCloud
now it will turn on
go back to System preferences
iCloud
Control...
locate your Media data and click Cancel Delete
be happy
let me know if that helped ;)


Windows external hard drive not detected in Startup Disk List

This procedure will not work for your 2015 Mac. Step 6.2.5 states: "Run: clean". The next step (6.2.6) states: "Run: create partition primary". This indicates the external drive is using the Master Boot Record (MBR) partition scheme. The 2015 and later Macs can no longer boot operating systems using this scheme. The question you refer to involved a 2014 Mac.

This procedure you reference requires you to download the "Windows 7 Automated Installation Kit" in step 3. Later, step 6.2.4 uses the imagex command from this kit. This command has been deprecated and should not be used with Windows 10. The replacement command is dism.exe, which is included in the Windows 10 installation iso. So steps 3 and 5.3 are unnecessary.

This procedure may be adapted for your model Mac. One change would be that the external drive needs to be using the GUID Partition Table (GPT) scheme.  This is probably not the only change needed. The accepted answer to the question "Unable to boot Windows 10 from Bootcamp external HDD" documents another possible change that may be needed.


Stopping iOS backspace deleting whole words or lines?

SwipeSelection

While this does not 'fix' your backspace you can use the 'shift' key en swipe over the keyboard to select the text you want to delete. avoiding you to have to hold down the backspace

Check out the video in the link.

Works on iPhone and iPad.


iCloud features requiring use of @icloud.com account versus actual account name

I had a similar issue and eventually got sick of dealing with the issues you have noticed and gave in and used the icloud account. Calendar, app store, reminders, notes, etc. It all works better with the icloud account. I never use the email address associated with it (and I've had one since the @me.com days).

Yes it is annoying but Apple's built-in apps work much better with Apple's accounts. You can spend hours of your time troubleshooting or moving over to dedicated 3rd party apps or just "grin and bear it."

I know that doesn't solve your problem, per se. And there may be folks who have found acceptable workarounds (if not here try macintouch.com) who can offer a better solution but I found that not fighting city hall ended up working for me rather well after all... YMMV...


From the Terminal.app (or equivalent) you can use the host command to show the network name of the computer. This returns the name even if it has all sharing settings turned off and thus not showing via Finder.

For example, in my network I get the following (where I know the IP-address and the first part of the returned name is the computer's name)

➜ ~ host 192.168.2.135

135.2.168.192.in-addr.arpa domain name pointer raspberrypi.private.lan.

It depends on the actual name of the computer if the network name is exactly the same, as in your example, I guess it would become Jacobs-MacBook.


Creating an animation from a bunch of .pdf files

You could try the following:

Join your PDF files: How to merge pdf files in Mac OS X – CombinePDFs
Convert your PDF to Keynote format: PDF to Keynote
Create your movie: Exporting Keynote Presentation to QuickTime Compatible Movie File

Later you can use your created .MOV in another Keynote presentation.


Is otool available in a stock OS X installation with no Xcode?

No, it's part of the CLI Developer Tools package in the XCode download:

andy:/Volumes/Xcode and iOS SDK/Packages$ pkgutil  --payload-files DeveloperToolsCLI.pkg |grep otool
./usr/bin/otool
./usr/share/man/man1/otool.1


There's official manual about it:

Reinstall Spotify
Reinstalling gives the app a new lease of life; fixing many common issues you may be experiencing.
Note: Any offline playlists will need to be re-synced once reinstalled.

Click Spotify in the menu bar then Quit Spotify.
Open Finder then click Go > Library in the menu bar. (You may need to hold the Alt key if Library isn’t visible).
Open Caches and delete the com.spotify.Client folder.
Click the back arrow.
Open Application Support and delete the Spotify folder.
Download and install Spotify!


It appears that Your default editor is Sublime Text instead of vim. You can change it with this command:

git config --global core.editor vim


Changing default font size in Safari using JavaScript

Your question doesn't provide a lot of detail, and it's also a little ambiguous (hence the comments you're getting).

Here is an answer assuming you're wanting to do this for your own personal web browsing, rather than as a web developer. This answer also assumes you're trying to only reduce the font size rather than the whole page.

Since there's no way to do this through Safari's preferences, you have two options open to you:

Using a custom style sheet
Installing an extension

Style sheet

If you know how to create your own style sheet, then follow these steps:

Create a style sheet to set your font properties
Go to the Safari > Preferences menu
Select the Advanced tab
In the Style Sheet drop-down menu, select Other...
Navigate to your style sheet and select it
Exit the Safari preferences.

Extension

There are probably many extensions that will achieve what you want. Here are the steps for one that I'm aware of:

Go to: https://safari-extensions.apple.com/details/?id=com.sobolev.stylish-5555L95H45
Install the Stylish extension
Restart Safari
Take note that to the left of the address bar you should now see the Stylish S button
Go to: https://userstyles.org/styles/68263/global-font-size
Click on the Install with Stylish button
You've now installed this style

Now, if you need to customise this style, do the following:

click on the Stylish S button I referred to at Step 4 above.
Click on Manage
Under the Global Font Size option click on Edit
This displays the CSS code for this style. Edit it as you need.
Save your changes

Hope this helps.

If I've misunderstood your question, please clarify it.


Macbook Pro doesn't accept any incoming connections - Firewall disabled!

The solution to your issue may be a simple one. Have you gone into System Preferences/Sharing and configure & enabled the Remote Management, Remote Apple Events, Remote Login etc. Services?


Can I run one KeyQuencer Macro from inside of another?

I can't believe this but the answer is so obvious I'm embarrassed.
Call the second macro from the first using it's hotkey!


Host Wi-Fi Access Point without tethering

I'm not sure how to provide it with a specific network range however the best way to make an ad-hoc network on your Mac is to disconnect from any other network (as you mentioned you don't want to share a connection you want to make a new one), open System Preferences -> Sharing -> Internet Sharing and share wireless over wireless, it should give you the option to configure your SSID and Security from the same settings page.Hope this helps!


MacBook as audio source for iPhone USB compatible speakers

You can output Mac sound via USB by changing the settings in Sound. Connect the USB speaker, then open System Preferences. Select Sound. There are three 'tabs' in this window: Sound Effects, Output, Input. Select Output. You may see your speakers, or perhaps "USB audio CODEC". Choose either one.  Sound will come out of the USB speakers.


When will my Mac (15inch MacBook Pro Mid 2012 ) become a vintage product?

Generally speaking, based in part on information in the linked support article in your question the vintage designation is a 5 to 7 year window, so the two Mid 2012 15" MacBook Pro models vintage windows are shown below:

The MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012) was discontinued in October 2013. So October 2018 would be the start of the 5 year window, with October 2020 being the 7 year window.
The MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2012) was discontinued in Feburary 2013. So Feburary 2018 would be the start of the 5 year window, with Feburary 2020 being the 7 year window.

That said, if you live in Turkey, California or France, make note of what it said in the article, quoted below.

From Vintage and obsolete products:

  Vintage products are those that have not been manufactured for more than 5 and less than 7 years ago. Apple has discontinued hardware
  service for vintage products with the following exceptions:

  Mac products purchased in the country of Turkey. Owners of vintage Mac products may obtain service and parts from Apple service
  providers within the country of Turkey.
  Products purchased in the state of California, United States, as required by statute

  Owners of vintage Mac products may obtain service and parts from Apple service providers within the state of California, United
  States.
  Owners of vintage iPod products in the state of California may obtain service from Apple Retail Stores or by contacting AppleCare at
  1-800-APL-CARE.
  Owners of vintage iPhone products in the state of California may obtain service from Apple Retail Stores or by contacting AppleCare at
  1-800-APL-CARE. For products purchased in France, see Statutory
  Warranties of Seller and Spare Parts.


Almost all Mac users won't ever see hidden files and folders in Finder. There's no need for Apple to hide actions on stuff which is already hidden in the first place.

Experienced users like you, who know how to show hidden folders in Finder, should also know that moving the Trash into itself is a weird idea.


Thin green lines on boot, then screen goes grey (late 2011 MBP – 8,2)?

You may be suffering from a known graphics card issue. The good news, if you are, is that Apple will cover it via a repair extension program:

Apple has determined that a small percentage of MacBook Pro systems may exhibit distorted video, no video, or unexpected system restarts. These MacBook Pro systems were sold between February 2011 and December 2013.
Apple or an Apple Authorized Service Provider will repair affected MacBook Pro systems, free of charge.


I thought the AppStore provided information regarding if the APP was retina ready ? I think most of the apps in the market today are coming out with standard of Retina Ready .

And for the previous answer to the question - AppTrackr is now shutdown :)


Arrow cursor hotspot off by a few pixels

After closer inspection I figured out that the white border of the arrow cursor is not considered part of the cursor, only the black part is, then it seems pixel perfect. It is very confusing to me but I guess its working as intended.


How can I run Windows Software .exe on a PowerBook G4?

VirtualPC is the most stable option, but x86 -> PowerPC instruction emulation is slow and cannot be used to play games at all, unless it's legendary Solitaire.

Mac OS X 10.4 is the fastest OS X system you can find for PowerPC Mac, but the system itself will eat 512 MB from available RAM for adequate speed and that leaves you with 256 MB for Windows, not enough to run Windows XP, maybe Windows 95?


How to trace who sent email from yahoo account; family member hacked email account

There are no steps you can take because you don't have access to the server logs at Yahoo!  If this is a legal matter, you might be able to obtain a search warrant for the mail server logs if law enforcement is involved.  This would only prove where the connection was established from, which may or may not be useful.

In the meantime, have the owner of the Yahoo! account change their password to something stronger and ensure they don't leave their iPad or any other device logged in where somebody else can access it.


Need to show my Mac desktop (no remote control, preferably free) to multiple PC clients

Apple’s screen sharing is designed around security, so having multiple views in would be my last resort.

How about something like Skype for Business / MS Teams / Google Hangouts. None are truly free - you are selling access and attention to Google if you use their option and Microsoft charges for O365 to host the meeting tools. There are dozens of other collaboration tools like Slack that also enable sharing as well as the vendors like WebEx, Zoom, GoToMeeting, TeamViewer and handfuls of other startup / smaller collaboration tools.


How can I extract an .xz archive graphically on Mac OS X 10.4?

Not graphically, but this showed up in searches so for those of us who want to do it from the command line using Homebrew:

$ brew install xz
$ xz -d to-extract.xz


Yes, you can reuse exiting ssh connection and open ssh in whatever terminal you like. See this answer to a StackOverflow question for details:

  If you open the first connection with -M:

ssh -M $REMOTEHOST

  subsequent connections to $REMOTEHOST will "piggyback" on the
  connection established by the master ssh. Most noticeably, further
  authentication is not required. See man ssh_config under
  "ControlMaster" for more details. Use -S to specify the path to the
  shared socket; I'm not sure what the default is, because I configure
  connection sharing using the configuration file instead.

  In my .ssh/config file, I have the following lines:

host *
  ControlMaster auto
  ControlPath ~/.ssh/ssh_mux_%h_%p_%r

  This way, I don't have to remember to use -M or -S; ssh figures out if
  a sharable connection already exists for the host/port/username
  combination and uses that if possible.


Accessing OS X built in dictionary lookup in Firefox

As of now (Dec 1 2014), although the option is not present in right-click menu, three-finger dictionary lookup works perfectly fine in my Firefox (Developer Edition 35)

Also there have been certain plugins which help you look up words in dictionary through right click. For example https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/look-up-in-dictionary-7261/

EDIT (Oct 2017): I'm now using the new e10s Firefox and the dictionary lookup still works. You don't need any plugin, just tap with three fingers or press Control + Cmd + D.


You need to write /unix as a flag, as you are one a Mac. You can specify the directory Mac-style that way and it will work, just don't forget the quotes.
Maybe these will help you:

Start a program, or open a document in the program normally used for
files with that suffix. Usage: start [options] program_filename [...]
start [options] document_filename
Options: "title"        Specifies the title of the child windows. /d
directory   Start the program in the specified directory. /b
Don't create a new console for the program. /i             Start the
program with fresh environment variables. /min           Start the
program minimized. /max           Start the program maximized. /low
Start the program in the idle priority class. /normal        Start the
program in the normal priority class. /high          Start the program
in the high priority class. /realtime      Start the program in the
realtime priority class. /abovenormal   Start the program in the
abovenormal priority class. /belownormal   Start the program in the
belownormal priority class. /node n        Start the program on the
specified NUMA node. /affinity mask Start the program with the
specified affinity mask. /wait          Wait for the started program
to finish, then exit with its
exit code. /unix          Use a Unix filename and start the file like Windows
explorer. /ProgIDOpen    Open a document using the specified progID. /?             Display this help and exit.

Still, there is a error, but at least this fixes one for me:
0023:err:mscoree:CLRRuntimeInfo_GetRuntimeHost Wine Mono is not installed


The speech voice my new Mac speaks is different from my old one

In System Preferences > Accessibility, click on Speech (in the left-hand sidebar). Then open the System Voice menu and select Customize. Here, verify if the selected voices have downloaded to your system:

(Screenshot from macOS Mojave).
Note also the "Upgrade to enhanced quality" option, next to already downloaded voices.


Change low battery notification from 10% to 20%? (High Sierra)

Check out this free app you can set up when to give a notification at which percentage also you can also add multiple percentage to notify you:https://github.com/codler/Battery-Time-Remaining/downloads


Cannot make a disk image with disk utility Status 27

The Format of the partition must be Journaled to be able to make an image


Is multi desktop more resource expensive?

YES ! it is , but not sure about 30%, it would not be a linear function, since generating a picture is one task, distributing is another, and it will depend on your monitors demand.

There is great new feature in Mavericks - Activity Monitor that could help you.

It is called the Energy.

So just connect one monitor at the time and observe it.

It shows energy consumption which can be used to interpolate the load to the CPU/GPU.


Yes - in general, you are allowed to mix apps from more than one Apple ID on the same device as long as the other terms of the license agreement are upheld. Technically, there is only the requirement that you first log into the account A and accept the license terms, download the apps that Account A has purchased.

Then you switch to Account B to accept the license terms, download the apps from Account B.

When you have updates, you will have to enter the passwords and switch back and forth to accomplish the updates, so it adds work and time, but isn't something I have seen blocked as a general case.

I can't speak for whether this is legal or might be a violation of the terms of service - I could see instances where if the only reason for this was to bypass restrictions in a country you could get called out or have your accounts terminated if you were not providing true information. As long as everything was legitimate in each account as it stood alone, I see no reason why you couldn't have this situation for some apps on a limited number of devices that you "own or control" according to the iTunes store terms that govern each account respectively.


Does Time machine backup apps data and OS configuration?

Simple answer is yes.

Time Machine essentially creates incremental backups from everything. Can roll back folders and files to previous points - a more detailed explanation can be found on Wikipedia at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Machine_(macOS) or setup a new Mac or reinstall Mac OS from a time machine backup detailed at Apple Support page here https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203981


How to begin a document numbering with a number other than 1?

On Pages '13 :

Go on Setup (Top right corner)
Section thumb
Start at '21'

On Pages '09 :

Show inspector
2nd thumb
Section
Start at '21'


How to delete a list of files and folder generated via find in terminal?

What's wrong with the -delete flag?

find ~/ -iname "whatIwantToRemove" -delete


Is there any way to force CLI "softwareupdate" to display & install updates other than the latest one?

We script softwareupdate  to pick from some or one of the advertised installs but not to pick a “n-1” patch version like you are asking.
I don’t think you can pull 10.5.5 from the command line now that 10.5.6 is out. Hopefully someone smart and clever can let me know if I’m wrong here.
I would grab the files from the download link and script them if that’s your main goal. Apple is being asked by the Macintosh admin community to allow a delay so we can pause / delay the latest for 2 weeks or 4 weeks, but that functionality isn’t shipping yet. The command line tools are a special case where you can fake things out as far as I can tell from working with Apple Engineering on this the past year or so (and talking with peers in the macadmin community).
The consensus “long term / stable solution” seems to be to get some machines in the beta program / seeding program so you can test these releases before they ship and then hop on updates on your fleet a week to three past when the general availability. Then you can just not update when a new one or blocking one arrives - as opposed to try to pick something that’s not the latest.
We like to let machines update as soon as they can and only block a new update due to known issues / inability to have a backup / restore checkpoint if we run into issues. Then once we know we’re good, we push an update to catch up the machines where people don’t self update on day 1 of an update being available.
Don’t under estimate Apple’s clear goal to get everyone to patch securely and rapidly. User experience is poor when an update breaks things, but also degrades when too many patches are in service and bugs not fixed.


How does the Docx rendering in Pages compare to Mac Office 2011

To answer my own question.

I've found that Pages does a much better job at rendering more complex DOCX layouts than OpenOffice currently. Pages does not save in DOCX format.

BTW.... You can get pages for $20 through the new Apple App Store :)


In OS X is it possible to specify which network connection an app uses?

The main way you would have to go about this is probably using ipfw command line, although I really don't have much experience with it. You could make custom routing rules to do what you need to do.

Some other options:

If the app was trying to use something specificially on that network, it should route that way. As in, if you local network is 192.168.x.x, and your remote is 10.0.x.x, if you try to access something on 10.0.x.x, it should route that way.
Another idea that comes to mind (Which really just jumps around the problem) would be to have an applescript that changed the order of interfaces when you needed it. Your mac should be using whatever is at the top of the list as its primary network in preferences. If you drag airport up, it would use that as the main network. Maybe scripting this would be easy to do and a quick change when you need to test something in simulator.


Is it possible to "hack" a MacBook so as to be able to install macOS Mojave?

macOS Mojave requires Metal support. Apple is justified to prevent installation on older models because they literally do not have the capability to render the GUI.

Edit: A recent upvote has reminded me about this answer. I'm appending this section to say that an inability to run Mojave is not entirely the case. Mojave still has software rendering for Recovery Mode. AnyOS'll Do's answer is not entirely wrong, despite most of the answer being assumptive.

This answer links to a tool already in existence (that has been brought to my attention before, although I didn't think much of it) to enable installation of Mojave on unsupported Macs. The only catch is that hardware acceleration will be disabled, since hardware acceleration for old GPUs has been dropped.


Software to allow saves to external drive when it's not present?

Maybe not in the form you want, but have you thought about using rsync via Terminal?

i.e., rsync –r /Users/you/Documents/ /your_network_mount/destination_folder/

Then either run it from the Terminal whenever you need to, or save the above as a .command, create an Automator workflow, and run the .command using "Do Shell Script". If you save the workflow as an Application, you can just double-click it and voilà.. instant directory syncing to your external drive at your fingertips.


Send key for message when using Bluetooth keyboard

Unfortunately, this is not possible. In previous versions of iOS you could change a setting in Keyboards, however it doesn't seem to work in iOS 8. Sorry :(


mupdf command does not install with homebrew

As of 2019, the accepted answer doesn't work for me.

I installed it with
brew install mupdf

After that, mupdf-gl, or mupdf-gl <file path> works. You might want to redirect STDOUT if you are using it in a script, for say in midnight commander like this:

# PDF
type/^PDF
    Open=mupdf-gl %f >/dev/null 2>&1 &


Can I upgrade an iPhone from iOS 4 to to iOS 5 now that iOS 6 has come out?

You can still download the IPSW files that contain iOS from Apple - here's a list of all of them. Just find the correct 5.1.1 file for your model.

The problem is installing that IPSW. The trick to make iTunes use a specific IPSW instead of downloading the latest from Apple is to hold option (shift on Windows) while clicking the Update or Restore buttons. There is a limit to how long Apple will allow installations of old versions (without using jailbreak-related hacks), so you'll want to try this ASAP.


I have an apple macbook pro i7 17" mid 2010 model 6,1. I need to do a hardware diagnostic on it, but don't have the DVD anymore, how can I do it?

You should be able to run AHT from boot, by holding  D  at the chimes, assuming you're on something later than 10.7, Lion.

Ref: Apple KB - Using Apple Hardware Test


Lion version of vim crashing repeatably - caught deadly signal SEGV

There are two avenues when you have located a repeatable crash (and from the comments and discussions it sure looks like the shipping version is more crash than ideal for the latest shipping OS).

File a bug at bugreporter.apple.com - it's free if you sign up for a free developer account.
Use something like homebrew to get a newer (or older) version of vim that isn't crashing.