Can I link two different kinds of Macs each using different OSes?

You can't really join seamlessly two separate macs, and have it all just work out of the box, eg having one Intel based Mac that can run the Lastest OS's and One older PowerPC Mac that can run all the Classic OS's and have it all work at the same time  merged into a single OS where all apps just run together.  Something like that may be theoretically possible but it has never been done, and would require Apples full support to do so.

So in other words Paying someone to port your old classic software to  the latest version of OS X would probably be less expensive than the solution necessary for merging two independent operating systems and architectures into one, so lets not even go there any further.

The good news is that there are options that will allow you to independently connect two macs or emulate a classic mac enviroment within an Intel mac.

Options:

Just use both computers (each is working fine why mess with that) and connect them to make it work for you.

Connect them physically and use each one directly. What you could do is get a KVM and an extra monitor to share between them.  A KVM would let you switch one USB keyboard, USB mouse, and monitor between the two Macs at the touch of a button or keyboard stroke. Additionally, the  second monitor could be used as constant output, for example it could be showing video content as a second display from the Intel Mac while you are working on your Classic Apps on the Power PC Mac on the KVM connected / active screen.
Another solution would be to network your two Macs onto the same network and then enable screen sharing or VNC on the Power PC mac and then connect to the Power PC from the Intel Mac, effectively giving you a picture in picture view to your older Power PC mac while working within the Intel Mac.

Use only the newer computer and find an emulation solution to run your legacy classic application on the Intel Mac. For more information on emulating classic on Intel macs see How to run Classic (pre OS X) apps on Intel Macs

Sheepshaver seems to be the goto solution for emulating Classic OS, so if your software can work within "MacOS 7.5.2 thru 9.0.4" than this should be able to do it for you.


Problem solved. I just went to the apple id site and changed my apple id email to one that had been previously verified. Works now.


Problem setting up Exchange server on Outlook 2011

Outlook 2011 requires an Exchange 2007 and above server. This is because Outlook 2011 works over the Exchange Web Services protocol (EWS). This wasn't Apple's decision, but Microsoft, as it is the latest form of the Exchange service as they are phasing out MAPI, the legacy Exchange protocol. Apple's Exchange implementation in 10.6 and 10.7 also uses EWS.

iOS devices however connect to Exchange via ActiveSync, which is supported all the way back to Exchange 2003. ActiveSync is designed for mobile devices and does not work on a desktop system.


With AdblockPlus, you can right-click on an ad and click Block Element to block that ad specifically, and from there it normally blocks those ads in the future. Or, you can follow the steps as shown in this link: https://malwaretips.com/blogs/ads-by-macwizz-removal/


How can I retrieve the deleted backup file from iTunes for iPhone?

Usually the backups are stored in this location:

  ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/

Just hop into TimeMachine or whatever your backup solution is and restore the contents of that folder.

Digging into these files is hit or miss and based on the version of iTunes and encryption settings, they may only be understood by iTunes. There is no easy way to get specific info (like contacts or calendars) from these files. Besides the name of the files are random numbers and letters, so good luck making sense of that...

As to the initial dilemma, I don't really understand what happened. iTunes never deleted a backup, unless I did it manually in the Preferences. Do you see some backup files in iTunes Preferences > Devices, especially ones dating before the upgrade to iOS 5? I find it very odd that in the middle of the upgrade it would decide to destroy such important data.

Do you have a Time Machine backup? Were you subscribing to a sync service like MobileMe, or Google where your contacts and other stuff like that would still be?

And how did you delete the backup files actually? Did you do it manually or the OS asked your permission to do it?


Cap energy consumption of processes on macOS

I think that what you are probably looking to do is keep the multipliers locked to a low value, and/or disable turbo boost.   The former is probably not feasible given the largely proprietary nature of Apple's environment.  Perhaps someone can correct me.

However there is an app out there that will turn off turbo boost

Intel also had a utility to monitor the CPU, not sure if it still works... see this answer


How to store proxy credentials on macOS so they are used by system services?

This is most likely expected behavior if your system/network administrator has configured the proxy force authentication that requires more than just a basic authentication scheme.
From Microsoft's page Handling Authentication under About HTTP Authentication section:

There are two general types of authentication schemes:

Basic authentication scheme, where the user name and password are sent in
cleartext to the server.
Challenge-response schemes, which allow for a
challenge-response format.

Challenge-response schemes enable more secure authentication. If a
request requires authentication using a challenge-response scheme, the
appropriate status code and Authenticate headers are returned to the
client. The client must then to resend the request with a negotiate.
The server would return an appropriate status code with a challenge,
and the client would then require to resend the request with the
proper response to get the requested service.

If the proxy you are using utilizes the basic authentication scheme, what's saved in your keychain will suffice to authenticate you.  If a challenge response scheme is being used, you will most likely have to provide more info - in this case - re-enter your password - to authenticate; and this is what you are seeing.
NTLM Authentication Process
This is much more than just storing credentials.  The client must generate a response based upon a generated request from the server.  Following is a very abridged description of the authentication process from the client/server perspective per  Microsoft's documentation

The client sends the user name to the server (in plaintext).

The server generates a 16-byte random number, called a challenge or nonce, and sends it to the client.

The client encrypts this challenge with the hash of the user's password and returns the result to the server. This is called the
response.

The server sends the following three items to the domain controller:

User name
Challenge sent to the client
Response received from the client

The DC validates the encrypted challenge and response.  If authenticated, access is granted.

The third step above, requires the client to hash a random number it got from the server.  This inherently means there's nothing to be stored on your macOS client.
At a very minimum, you need to be joined the Active Directory domain.  This means you need Kerberos support enabled and configured properly for your specific organization.
There's a key phrase in the "Handling Authentication" document I linked above:

If authentication is required, the INTERNET_FLAG_KEEP_CONNECTION flag
should be used in the call to HttpOpenRequest. The
INTERNET_FLAG_KEEP_CONNECTION flag is required for NTLM and other
types of authentication in order to maintain the connection while
completing the authentication process. If the connection is not
maintained, the authentication process must be restarted with the
proxy or server.

(Emphasis mine)
Based on your the symptoms being presented it appears that your organization requires authentication to the proxy; your username/password are valid, but it keeps (re)asking for authentication.  It's probably because you are losing the connection state and having to do this all over again.  Which further emphasizes the point....
To solve this issue, you will need to contact your network admin to assist you with the authentication issues.


MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) dual UHD external monitor

In regards to question 1: Yes, it should work perfectly fine for those purposes. I use the same dock and similar 4K monitors with several setups here with the 2017 15" MacBook Pro without any flicker issues or similar. It should be the same for the 13" model.
In regards to question 2: The dock has a mini-DisplayPort port as well as a Thunderbolt 3 port for display output. The monitor has HDMI as well as DisplayPort inputs.
I would recommend using a mini-DisplayPort to DisplayPort cable for one monitor, and a Thunderbolt 3 (i.e. USB-C connector) to DisplayPort cable for the other monitor. I use these cables myself.
The meaning of "B" is that one Thunderbolt 3 port on the dock is used to connect to the laptop, the other Thunderbolt 3 port is connected to the monitor so it is "daisy-chained". Essentially this just means that the monitor signal for the monitor travel through the Thunderbolt cable from the computer to the dock, and is then passed on from the dock to the monitor.


Try this:

  Restart the computer. Immediately after the chime hold down the (Command-Option-R) keys until a globe appears.
  The Utility Menu will appear in from 5-20 minutes. Be patient.
  Select Disk Utility and click on the Continue button.
  When Disk Utility loads select the drive (usually, the out-dented entry) from the side list.
  Click on the Erase tab in Disk Utility's main window. A panel will drop down.
  Set the partition scheme to GUID.
  Set the Format type to APFS (SSDs only) or Mac OS Extended (Journaled.)
  Click on the Apply button, then click on the Done button when it activates.
  Quit Disk Utility and return to the Utility Menu.
  Select Reinstall OS X and click on the Continue button.

(Source)


To use the App Store on your iPod 1st-gen, you will have to purchase the iOS 3.1 update for iPod Touch (1st Gen), which is $4.99.

This link will take you to the App Store on iTunes which will allow you to purchase and download the software update. The App Store was released in iOS 2.0.1 for iPhone 3G, so this update is required.


Applescript to run when iPhone connects/disconnects

Is this sort of what you're looking for?

  Usbmux

  ...usbmuxd then watches for iPhone connections via USB; when it detects an iPhone running in normal mode (as opposed to recovery mode), it will connect to it and then start relaying requests that it receives via /var/run/usbmuxd – this is to say, usbmuxd is the only thing that actually speaks USB to the iPhone.

http://theiphonewiki.com/wiki/Usbmux


How to associate an iPhone with an Apple ID/account via iTunes?

Maybe I'm missing something from your question, but...

Launch the Settings app on your iPhone 7 Plus.
At the very top you'll see your photo or an icon pertaining to your name. Tap on this.
On this screen you should see a whole range of settings, including for iCloud, iTunes & App Store, etc. You should also see your devices listed.
Ensure that you're logged into your Apple ID for iTunes etc
Assuming you see your iPhone 7 Plus in the list of devices, tap on that as well to verify the device.
If prompted to sign in to iCloud etc, then enter your password and tap OK.
If prompted to answer security questions, etc, then do so.

After going through the above process, do you find your iPhone 7 Plus is associated with your account? If not, then try downloading a song or app you've previously purchased with your Apple ID and check again.


In Shortcuts, how to find a specific photo?

Individual photos can be selected by their (file)names. But without the dot part.
So: Name is IMG_123
The letter case must also match!
The following will not match the photo named IMG_123.JPG:

IMG_123.JPG
img_123.jpg
img_123

To find out the filename of a photo in the Photos app:

open the photo
tap the action/sharing icon:
in the menu select Save to Files

The file name will be shown at the top, next to the file icon. No need to actually save the file.
PS: There does not seem to be a way to filter by photo caption.


Inheriting Time Machine and merging old history

After I posted this question, I thought of a possible solution.  And it turned out to be the right one.  It's the same command!

After running

# sudo tmutil associatedisk -a "/Volumes/Macintosh HD" "/Volumes/Time Machine/Backups.backupdb/My MBP/Latest/OWC Aura SSD"

I did the same thing with the old Macintosh HD backups:

# sudo tmutil associatedisk -a "/Volumes/Macintosh HD" "/Volumes/Time Machine/Backups.backupdb/My MBP/2017-09-26-102523/Macintosh HD"

The -a flag is important because it associates all backups with the same disk identity in the same way.

The result is that all the backups on my Time Machine Drive are associated with my MacBook Pro, and that's just how I wanted it.  Once I ran these commands, Time Machine was able to delete the oldest backups and do a new one.


What is the difference between "App Store" and "App Store Connect"

App Store Connect is the developer only service, native and web app suite that connects you to the App Store and your customers.
On iOS and iPadOS each has its own app to help you keep things straight.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/app-store-connect/id1234793120


Quicktime record screen without the overlay

start recording. hold option key and press quicktime icon at dock. dimming disappears.


The easiest way of changing your default boot is to open System Preferences and then choose Startup Disk. This will let you pick a new default OS to load.


How can I reset the service battery warning?

The bad news is you can not reset the cycle counter, it is a part of battery circuit. Your battery is at its end of life (EOL).

Temperature

How to keep battery running just a bit longer, keep it cold.

Do not have your laptop on your lap even if the name says so.

Go to your fridge and get one of those jelly-packs and put it under the laptop.

Energy Saving

Quit or disable any applications you are not actively using.

Dim the screen as much you can.


If I change my computer name how does it affect my computer's paths?

Not sure what you mean- you can't change the computer name in the Users & Groups pref pane, you do that in the Sharing pref pane. Did you change you user account name accidentally?

In general- changing the Computer Name in Sharing will set the bonjour name (My-Computer.local), you can use the 'scutil' command to set your hostname:

sudo scutil --set HostName mycomputer


Installing a major Ruby implementation without XCode

OS X includes the ruby interpreter it is in /usr/bin so on your path

On Yosemite

ruby --version

shows

ruby 2.0.0p481 (2014-05-08 revision 45883) [universal.x86_64-darwin14]


System Preferences > General and in block "Show scroll bars" select "Always"


AirDrop

Open Finder on both Macs, on the left you'll see the AirDrop icon with the parachute and box. Click that on both macs and you should see each other. Then just drag files to the other computer's picture.

You don't even have to be on a wifi network at all, you just have to have wifi enabled on both Macs.

Edit: As mentioned below, not all Macs have AirDrop. The next best solution is to choose "Create Network" under the wifi menu on the Menu Bar (or join the same wifi network on both machines).

Then enable file sharing.

Now open finder and choose "network" on the left of a finder window, or in the top most folder (ctrl-click on the title  at the top of the finder window, mine's called "Lance's MacbookPro") you should see "network" there.


script works in Script Editor but not as app (MacOS Mojave)

You need to do two things in order to get this to run:

First of all you need to make sure System Events itself has permissions in the Accessibility preference pane.

Secondly, you should add a delay after clicking the menu item to give it time to load.  That ultimately is what is causing the index error, because the menu hasn't propagated yet and it's trying to access items in it.  Change your script to the following:

....
        click nord
    end ignoring
end tell
delay 0.3
do shell script "killall System\\ Events"
....


iPad screen doesn't respond on corners and types on its own after dropping it

The digitizer (the part that senses touch) was damaged in the drop. It will likely need the digitizer replaced. Not sure if that is replaceable separately or of you have to replace the whole screen assembly but that is what needs to be done, no way around it.


Where does System Preferences store the name of the Time Machine Destination

The tmutil utility does exactly that, but I think it was only added in Lion.

As an added bonus, Apple doesn't document the tmutil argument you'll need, but I dug through the output of "strings /usr/bin/tmutil" and found this, which is what you're looking for:

  tmutil destinationinfo

Also, "tmutil status" will tell you if a backup is currently running. It's another undocumented command.


Dotted underlines in Word for Macbook users 2011

Select the text you want to underline, right click and select 'font'.

Now you can set the underline style and color.


Copy text from command line as formatted text

As aglasser commented, you can use textutil like so:

create-codeblock | textutil -stdin -format html -convert rtf -stdout | pbcopy


Do >iOS8 devices randomize Bluetooth-MAC address

Not on iOS 9.1 and earlier. Also, the wifi isn't always "randomized"


Try this:

Launch the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad.
Tap on General.
Tap on Accessibility.
Under the Hearing section, tap on Subtitles & Captioning.
Turn On the option for Closed Captions + SDH.
Tap on Style in order to customize how closed captions work if you'd like.

Also, what app/website are you viewing this in?

Source(s):

Google (googled "subtitles on iPad")
http://www.imore.com/how-enable-subtitles-and-captioning-auditory-accessibility-iphone-or-ipad


Why is there so much outbound traffic from Airmail 3 (from Bloop)?

Privacy Policy and EULA

You should read Bloop SRL's Privacy Policy and End User Licence Agreement.

Bound by the GDPR

As an Italian organisation, based within the European Union, Bloop SRL is bound by the General Data Protection Regulation which should give you some reassurance.

No absolutes

However, no-one here can answer with absolute certainty that you can trust your information with the organisation. Policies and organisations can and do change.


Do All of the Macbook Pros Have That GPU-Kernel Panic Issue?

AFAIK there have been no widespread reports of kernel panics due to GPU related issues on 2017 MacBook Pro 15", and I doubt there are any. There's always some quantity that have hardware issues, but nothing outside of the norm. According to Apple, the issues with the 2016 version were software related and patched in 10.12.2.

With that said, the norm doesn't seem to have a brilliant track record; for whatever reason, GPU failure seems to be medicore across their products. Here's a short list that I know of:

All 2011 MacBook Pros
Mid 2012 and Early 2013 15" MacBook Pros
2011 27" iMac
Late 2013 Mac Pro

That said, if any widespread issues are present, they probably won't begin to show up in wide numbers until some time this year. Widespread reports of GPU failure in the 2011 MacBook Pro didn't really garner support until 2013 with Apple doing nothing centralized until 2015.

Though, Apple (generally) is known for good support, and I wouldn't worry too much about this.


iCloud music library won't load on new phone

Try logging out from iCloud and logging back in. Sometimes Apple Music has issues detecting the Music account.


If you just want to remove hyperlinks, this post (the first result of this Google search) should help. Summarized below:

Select all cells using ⌘+A (or Edit -> Select All)
Copy cells using ⌘+C ( or Edit -> Copy)
Paste and Match Style using ⌘+⌥+ ⇧ +V (or Edit -> Paste and Match Style)

This will remove all hyperlinks, however it will keep formatting like Bold, Italics, etc. If you want all formatting to be gone, use the suggestion from Steve Chambers to export to CSV and import from CSV, as the CSV Format is just plain text and doesn't save any formatting.

File -> Export to -> CSV...
Select the CSV you just exported in Finder and right click -> Open With -> Numbers

This will completely open a new Numbers document without formatting, unless you have Numbers set to automatically detect hyperlinks. If you do not want hyperlinks to be detected:

Open Numbers preferences using ⌘+, (or Numbers -> Preferences...)
Go to the Auto-Correction tab and uncheck "Automatically detect links" under the Formatting section


How do I stop using iCloud for document storage and use it only for email?

Go to System Preferences -> iCloud (it's in the third row), and uncheck the iCloud Drive option:

It will ask you if you want to keep a copy of the files currently in iCloud, so you can immediately store them somewhere else if you want to. And you have to delete those files manually in iCloud to free up space, e.g. via https://www.icloud.com/.


Does PressAndHold automatically combine region with general language?

I can’t be sure, but I suspect the answer is NO.

I finally found some pages about how “firmlinks” can be created. One said I would have to specify them in /usr/share/firmlinks. Another said that file is only for directories from Apple and users must specify them in /etc/synthetic.conf.

Neither method worked, using the syntax in the pages’ examples.

But then I learned that the file I should modify is not actually in the read-only area.  So I made the changes I wanted and tried it out.  Didn’t work!

A little more investigation revealed that Apple put an identical file in the read-only area which overrides the one in the data area.  Copied the one I had edited into the read-only area, and the pop-ups I had added worked.


Any way to remove all folders that contain only .DS_Store recursively?

Do you have Finder open to that folder? I don't see why the .DS_Store folders would be recreated unless you were viewing them.

If the folders are truly empty, you should be able to use rm -rf <path>. Be careful, it will completely remove that folder and any files in it. Do man rm to learn more.

You shouldn't need the sudo unless you are touching system files. Don't do this unless you understand the ramifications.


iCloud lock - how to interpret the number of asterisks present

The number of dots is not indicative of the number of characters missing at all—there could be 5, more than 5 or less than 5. The characters shown, however, are correct, including '.com'.


Applescript if statement : greater than and lower than

Change:

else if theLength > 4 and < 6 then

To:

else if theLength > 4 and theLength < 6 then

Or, since you asked "Can I run a script if a variable is between 4 and 6 characters only?", which is equal to 5, you can also use:

else if theLength = 5 then

In place of:

else if theLength > 4 and theLength < 6 then

However, if testing between two numbers that are (one or) more then one, just use the variable twice in the test as shown above.


Skewed Log In Screen When Screen Sharing

Reconnect the monitor.  On the Mac Pro, set the resolution to a lower setting (as a test to the lowest possible one).  Then try again with the monitor disconnected.

If it works, you can then increase the resolution.

I've had similar problems happen several times over the years.  Sometimes connecting a display adapter to the video card (even though it is not connected to anything) will fool the video hardware into working properly.


Is there a widget for Mac OS X dashboard that has bigger sticky notes?

I'm using SimpleNote on my Mac and iPhone for pretty much all my note-taking. It automatically syncs notes between computers/devices, so might not be for you if you only want local notes. I find it's really convenient for accessing my notes everywhere, though.

It doesn't look like big sticky notes, instead you get a list view of your notes with a preview, from which you can open the entire note. I find it really pretty, but it might not be the aestethic you're after.

Edit: Forgot to mention that I use the DashNote widget on my Macs. There are other options as well, but they mainly come as stand-alone programs.


iCal doesn't send invitations - Google Calendar do.

You need to set up Notifications for each Google Calendar - main and sub-calendars.

"Google Cal->Calendar settings->Calendars->[select calendar]->Notifications->[set check mark at Email and/or SMS for each type of invitations]"


Chrome can't load certain sites but Safari can - how can I diagnose the problem?

You did eventing right except for one step.

Making new account.

Quit Google Chrome completely.

Go to the Go menu > Go to Folder.

Enter the following directories in the text field, then press Go.
    ~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/

Locate the folder called "Default" in the directory window that opens and rename it as "Backup default."

Try opening Google Chrome again. A new "Default" folder is automatically created as you start using the browser.

Alternatively you can "teach" your browser.

That is done by adding the :80 to the web address.

Example www.myseite.com:80

Also run the netstat -a -p tcp  to see if https (443) are open)

Last not least, turn off the experimental "Built-in Asynchronous DNS" is Disabled in chrome://flags/


How to download previously purchased iTunes songs

Go iTunes → Music → iTunes Store. Then you must see something like this on the right side:

Hit Purchased and you will see and be able to re-download your songs.


Always show menubar in full screen applications

The whole point of fullscreen is to hide all the distractions. So the short answer is no. Unfortunately, there's no way of keeping the menu bar or the dock, while in fullscreen mode.


QuickTime 7 Pro still works on Mojave ¹
/System/Library/Frameworks/QTKit.framework still exists

If you're looking for more information, I'll need something a little more specific.

I hope that helps.

¹ more specifically:

ProductName:    Mac OS X
ProductVersion: 10.14
BuildVersion:   18A347e

(aka “Mojave Public Beta 4”)


Migration Assistant fails on FireWire Mavericks-to-Mavericks migration

I have the same setup except my iMac sports Thunderbolt.  I had the same
problem and never solved it, but I did find the following work-around helpful:

Place the iMac in Target Mode by going to Apple|System Preferences|Startup Disk, make sure your startup disk is highlighted, select Target Disk Mode and confirm.  Connect the computers by Firewire or Ethernet. Start Migration Assistant on the MacBook Pro, allow it to change your system, and select the iMac's startup disk.
From there it is easy sailing - choose what you want and how to handle the user accounts and you are home and dry!  Don't forget to eject all connected iMac drives before unplugging the cables.


Outlook 2011 for Mac "could not synchronize record"error

It turns out that these meetings were still on the hard drive.  I went to Finder, searched on the title of the meetings (which was in the Error message itself), and simply deleted the files in question.  They were kind of "grayed out", which led me to believe they were either owned by another user or had failed to get deleted correctly.


How to disable "right click acting as left click"

You're clicking for too long.

Short click & the menu will wait for another distinct click.
Click & hold & it will trigger as soon as you let go.

If your mouse has a dodgy button, it may let go before you think you did, causing behaviour 2.

With behaviour 1, you can just take your time wandering around sub menus without having to click anything until you're completely ready. The menu will just wait for you.


Native Youtube app suddenly stopped working on iPad 1

Solution (Seems Bullet Proof)

Note: It is not a network issue, it is software.  Native YouTube App worked on 3st gen iPhone OS 5.1.1 on same network where iPad 1 OS 5.1.1 did not.

I tried all suggestions found on internet and after 2 days I found no more options to try. This issue goes back years and no help from Apple! F..kng Frustrating!!!

But I learned enough from those suggestions to come up with this solution below.

Warning: I have only tried this with (2) iPad1 (mine and a friend) which is why I wrote "seems" bullet proof.  Also, you must only use the PC which is tied to your device.  The native YouTube device will be repaired BUT not all of your other apps will be restored if you use a different computer. If this happens, then simply reinstall each app on your device through the app store. (When I did this on my friends iPad the apps had not lost their data...Woo Whoo!)

Let's Get Started.

Backup your iPad 1
Download legacy OS ( In my case it was OS 5.1.1)
Easiest way is to open it in iTunes rather than save it to your computer
Plug your device in and open iTunes.
When your device appears, click on restore. It should now display the version of the OS you just downloaded.  (When I first tried this, iTunes wanted to upgrade my iPad 1 to OS6.1 which deletes the native iTunes app)
When the reinstall is complete iTunes should ask you if you want to restore or configure a new install. (tell it to restore the copy you saved in step 1)
Enjoy a fully functioning Native YouTube App, with Favorites restored as well.

No guarantees of course, but I hope this helps.


Does a mac support UAS (USB Attached SCSI)?

Apparently what you need is already in Lion see this blog OSX Mountain Lion 10.8 UAS UASP USB Attach SCSI drivers

Note I have nothing to do with the blog.  It was at the top of the list when I googled USB Attached SCSI OSX


How to control volume on Philips monitor

The volume for most displays can only be controlled externally (i.e., from the monitor itself).

However, there is a workaround that is documented at Lifehacker.


Is there a free tool that allows for cutting of videos?

You could just put them into iMovie and trim the beginning and end and export them.

I tried using iMovie with .avi files before posting this answer, so I know it works.


Sent my iPhone to assistance and them have the answer: The problem is in the power management IC


Automator workflow to close programme when laptop is closed / goes to sleep

Yes, this is possible. There are restrictions to performing scripts before sleep but it is possible.

Run a script on sleep

See Possible to run scripts on sleep and wake? for various tools that can run a script before sleep. I wrote, and thus recommend, Power Manager.

For the script, consider using AppleScript instead of Automator. Running an AppleScript before sleep will be simpler. The script could read:

tell application "MemoryLeak.app" to quit


How can I activate Mac speech without pressing a key?

This is quoted directly from the Speech Recognition Settings preferences:

Listen only while key is pressed:

  With Speakable Items turned on, you can also select this method by
  speaking the command “Turn on push-to-talk.”

Listen continuously with keyword:

  Use the “Keyword is” pop-up menu to change when you need to speak the
  keyword. Use the Keyword field to specify what the keyword is.


Why don't images in iCloud appear as available in iMovie on IOS?

I checked on my iMovie and it seams like you can only import video from iCloud Drive and the tab you are in will only accept video files, that's why the image file is greyed out.

To use that image in you iMovie project I recommend that you save the image to your local Camera Roll from iCloud Drive and then import it to iMovie.

You can save the image file to your Camera Roll from iCloud Drive with a application that allow you to manage your iCloud Drive. I use "Documents" by Reedle (it's free on the AppStore).


How can I save a bmp (bitmap) image file at 16bpp?

GIMP has the A1R5G5B5 option when using Export Image as BMP > Advanced Options

For images without any transparency A1R5G5B5 will be greyed out.
Use X1R5G5B5, also 16bpp format, for images without transparency.


"Remote Desktop Client" updated, but NOT installed

Not patching that software is the most insecure thing - so approve the update. All OS X ship with some version of the Remote Desktop Client but it is not enabled by default.

Secure your Mac if you don't want this by:

Turn on the firewall in the security preference pane
Open sharing preference pane and deselect Screen Sharing and Remote Management if they are checked.
Don't let people know your user name, short user name or password or re-use a password with another service that could get compromised and then be used to try that same password against your Mac.

It's not malware, but malware could be used to change the settings or snoop your password (key logger) or phish you to enter your username and password where it can then use it for bad purposes. Out of the box, you shouldn't be open to exploits due to Apple shipping the Remote Desktop Client on OS X.


How about the date naming below and an attempt to ensure no more than one collision of names happens. You could also add seconds to the mix, but this seems more than robust enough for most cases.

DATE=$(date +"%Y%m%d%H%M")
final=${file1sname}_${DATE}
if [-a $final]
  then final=${file1sname}_${DATE}_1
  sleep 60
  #we will prevent another run of this tool in the current minute
fi


What are the shutter speed and ISO ranges for the iPhone 4S camera?

You can scrape that information off photos on flickr taken with an iPhone 4S:

http://www.flickr.com/cameras/apple/iphone_4s/

Here are a few examples of extremes.  The dark end seems to show a max ISO of 800 and max shutter of 1/15, which several dark photos agreed with, and none of the ten I looked at went further, so here are two examples:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/funinthegym/6328079422/in/photostream/
0.067 sec (1/15)
800

http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewthecoolguy/6534661585/in/photostream/
0.067 sec (1/15)
800

Looking at very bright photographs, I saw a few claiming very high shutter speeds (1/9259 and 1/2600) but none of them matched the same exif format for the shutter speed field as the rest of the iPhone 4S photos I reviewed, suggesting that these fields were modified in post processing.  The lowest shutter speed I saw that matched the format of the other 4S exif files was 1/1842, and the lowest ISO was 64:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/67660035@N04/7110241863/in/photostream/
0.001 sec (1/1842)
64

http://www.flickr.com/photos/xiahou/6298147263/in/photostream/
0.001 sec (1/1842)
64

This should answer your question for highest and lowest ISO, and highest and lowest shutter speed.  Keep in mind I only sampled a few dozen photos on flickr, it's possible I missed the ends of the ranges.

A random sampling from the "interesting" section, showing the mid range of shutter speed and ISO combinations:

Shutter speed
ISO

0.008 sec (1/122)
64

0.05 sec (1/20)
200

0.008 sec (1/120)
100

0.002 sec (1/550)
64

0.025 sec (1/40)
64

0.002 sec (1/464)
64

0.004 sec (1/242)
64

0.042 sec (1/24)
64

0.059 sec (1/17)
800

0.067 sec (1/15)
640

0.006 sec (1/170)
64

0.067 sec (1/15)
640


iOS - how to merge "on my iPad" Notes to iCloud after iCloud already activated?

Here is what you can do, on at least iOS 9.

Launch Notes on your iPhone or iPad.
While on the list of notes, tap Edit to enter edit mode.
Tap Move All to move all notes or, alternatively, select the note(s) you want to move and tap Move To...
Select iCloud Notes

That's all.


how to make default torrent handler (.torrent files and magnet links) a certain Transmission Remote GUI URL?

Install https://github.com/transmission-remote-gui/transgui on every mac.
Launch it and input Remote host: that-macs-url, Port: 9091. I found out the hard way that a .local (mDNS) hostname will not work on macOS, due to bugs.
It's up to the application what happens when you click on a magnet link. In Safari nothing seems to happen for me for some reason*, but in Firefox I get the option to browse for an app. For torrent files my best bet would be to right click a torrent file → Show Info → Open with: and change all to open in transgui.

Disable prompting for download options in transgui, and use transgui as the default app in your browser to quickly send torrents immediately to your server with a single click and zero context switching. Update: seems that I lost the feature of zero context switching at some point (transgui 5.16.0 on macOS 10.14.4). Transgui now always steals focus when opening magnet links.
* I believe magnet:-links aren't strictly valid URIs.


iCloud, created @me.com email with wrong Apple ID, how to claim it with correct Apple ID?

If I understand correctly, you would like to change the primary email address associated with your apple id, this is not only possible but fairly easy to do if you have the right site.

Click "Manage your account" about halfway down http://appleid.apple.com and you should be presented with an option to edit "Apple ID and Primary Email Address".


How to download contacts from iPhone to Mac?

The best solution *IS* iCloud sync.

Simple and without any fuss

But a simple syncing over USB or Wifi to iTunes should ask you if you want to merge your contacts when contacts syncing is enabled (iTunes>iPhone>Info>Sync Contacts)


Mavericks has a new external-hard-disk power management system in place which would turn off the hard-disk (only concerns external drives) if it's not used for a certain amount of time.

I suspect this is what's causing the lag rather than iTunes forgetting the location of the library.


Dictionary application needs to download dictionary "Apple Dictionary" before use

The Apple Support article “How to free up storage space on your Mac” mentions:

  Other ways that macOS helps automatically save space

  macOS Sierra and later automatically takes these additional steps to save storage space:

  Detects duplicate downloads in Safari, keeping only the most recent version of the download
  Reminds you to delete used app installers
  Removes old fonts, languages, and dictionaries that aren't being used
  Clears caches, logs, and other unnecessary data when storage space is needed

While the article says “dictionaries that aren't being used”, I have the impression even recently used dictionaries get deleted if free drive space gets low.

I find this “feature” terribly annoying, as I’ve already found myself unable to consult Dictionary.app a few times while offline, but I’m not aware of any way to turn it off.


Running mc (midnight commander) under su on Mojave/Catalina

It appears that mc requires to match precompiled shell version, e.g. /bin/bash to be the one.

In order to resolve this, its is required to change default root shell from sh to bash, and do it with following command:

sudo dscl . -change /Users/root UserShell /bin/sh /bin/bash

To revert back in case you have some problems, just reverse the parameters:

sudo dscl . -change /Users/root UserShell /bin/bash /bin/sh

Just in case above commands do not work, may be default shell was already changed. Check it with command:

dscl . -read /Users/root UserShell

Hope it will save tons of time for you.


Colored dots on iCloud calendar are too dim, any setting i need to change?

Click the 'Edit' button in the top right portion of your calendar list
Click the color blob next to the calendar you want to change
Click custom color
Adjust the color value
Repeat
Click "Done"


What should I do to make the iPhone always remember I have trusted the Windows 10 device?

Firstly, ensure you have the most recent version of iTunes installed on your machine, then:

Plug in your device.
Type Windows Key + R, then type devmgmt.msc in the box which appears, hit enter.
Click Portable Devices.
Right click on Apple iPad/iPhone/iPod, then Update Driver Software.
Choose "Browse my computer for driver software"
Navigate to "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile  Device Support\Drivers"

This should install the baseline iTunes framework required for remembering your computer's unique address. You may need to trust the computer once more after having updated the Apple iPhone driver software.

Note: You may need to search in some other tabs in Device Manager to find the Apple device, such as Unknown Devices. You'll know when you've found it.


Will an original Smart Cover work on an iPad 3?

According to the Smart Cover page on the Apple store:

  The iPad Smart Cover is compatible with iPad 2 or later.

Also at the bottom of the page:

So, the answer, based what Apple has said, is yes, the original Smart Cover will fit both the iPad 2 and the iPad 3.

There are also several questions linked in the product page that say that the cover will fit.

Edit 9/1/12:
I did mean to update this when I found the link, but I lost it for a time and recently found it again.

According to a MacRumors report on March 22nd, some people did (and presumably still are) have some trouble with the magnets on the iPad 3. According to Marc Booth, Apple changed the polarity of the magnets sometime in 2011, because "some iPad 2 customers were having issues with their iPads entering sleep mode when they flipped Apple's Smart Cover around flat behind their iPad 2". Marc also reports that "Apple is replacing older Apple Smart Covers at Apple Stores for customers who ask."


Per Apple, you will need to use your Apple ID to login on that screen, and then you will be able to remove the device from your account.

If that doesn't work, continue setting up the device using your account. Once it's set up, enable Find My iPad, make sure it shows back up in your iCloud account, then disable it again. Ensure it no longer shows up in your iCloud account. Then reset the iPad again and it should no longer have the Activation Lock in place. You can also verify if the iPad currently has Activation Lock using https://www.icloud.com/activationlock/.


You most probably are going to the Google Chrome desktop website, which will "download" a .app or .exe. Open the iOS App Store, search "Chrome", then download it from there.


Changing 10.6.8 from mounting ext4 as read-only to read-write with OSXFUSE & fuse-ext - in fstab?

I finally found something that worked, and I have verified it does as well. Please see the link: http://www.dbsysnet.com/how-to-mount-ext2ext3-linux-volumes-in-mac-os-x-snow-leopard-with-readwrite-access/

Basically there is a mount option that can be added "rw+" to the file:

/System/Library/Filesystems/fuse-ext2.fs/fuse-ext2.util

under the Macro() function.


iTunes smart playlist not syncing to iPhone

I had the same problem, try:

right click the playlist
click 'duplicate'
delete the old playlist
then re-sync your iPhone/iPod or whatever

This worked out fine for me, i then just renamed the playlist taking '1' off the end (you'll know what i mean) - hope this helps!


What is the most advanced JavaScript editor for OS X?

I use the free version of Komodo Edit by ActiveState on Mac and PC. Through its plugin architecture it has extensions that let you edit Javascript files wonderfully, with intellisense, code completion, and so on, and it also lets you write Javascript macros. Very cool. I have a JSBeautify macro that formats the code wonderfully as well.

Edited to add sample macro I made in Komodo Edit. The following sorts lines in alpha order:

var appObj = ko.views.manager.currentView.scimoz;
if (appObj.selText == '') {
     appObj.selectAll();
}
var docText = appObj.selText;
komodo.editor.beginUndoAction();
var ary = docText.split('\n');
ary.sort( function(a,b){
 var a1 = a.toLowerCase();
 var b1 = b.toLowerCase();
 return (a1 > b1) ? 1 : (a1 < b1) ? -1 : 0;
});
docText = ary.join('\n');
appObj.replaceSel(docText);
ko.commands.doCommand('cmd_cleanLineEndings');
komodo.editor.endUndoAction();


Create script to disallow using Mac at night?

This is what Parental Controls can be used  for.

You can set the times where you can and cannot use the computer.  The caveat is that you cannot be an Admin so you will need to give the reins of control over to a trusted person.

That said, Parental Controls is just one avenue and you cannot rely on tech to address an issue like this.

I say this with the utmost sincerity and with nothing else than the stated goal of seeing you helped:

This is symptomatic of an addictive behavioral disorder and can be something that is very difficult to overcome.  In addition to the tech blocks, I highly suggest you seek out a licensed therapist.


For converting file types (fonts) from Macs (.dfont) to TrueTypeFont (.ttf) that then can be used with Windows I recommend to use the DfontSplitter.

  Convert Macintosh .dfont files into TTF format

However, converting file type will not add new characters, it will only convert the file type while the characters stay the same.

For Latin fonts the (special characters) and accents are keyboard feature and can be set in the keyboard system preferences.

I you have for example US keyboard and want to use the French accents like èé ÈÉ, set your keyboard to French.

But if you want to continue to the US keyboard and still need those characters, then use the:

1- Insert function from the (Characters viewer)

2- create a special function "Replace- With" in keyboard menu, then use a word to be replaced with the accent character. (now you just type the word and it will be replaced)

3- or another way is to use this method (while keeping your original keyboard layout:

: To get accented vowels on a Mac, hold down the Option key, and while holding it down, type the letter e; to get (é É) then release those keys and type the letter that you want the accent to appear on:

Press alt and e now release those keys and type the letter you want with accent.

4- Finally if you just hold the key pressed there should be a pop up allowing you to select the right accent for that letter.

So the choice is your what method suits you best.


How do I create a blank desktop (on OS 10.7.5)

The point of spaces is that they allow for different collections and configurations of application windows, and they do not allow for having different desktops; the desktop is not a window.

The desktop icons shown are simply file and folder items at a file system level that are displayed without requiring to be viewed through an application window. There is only a single desktop folder per user.

Taking both of these into account, what you want can't work for a number of reasons


You are confusing between two different features available in iOS.

What you are observing is the iOS default behaviour and is called state restoration. As long as an iOS device has available memory (main memory or RAM), it preserves the running state of most recently used app(s). The assumption is that the user is likely to re-open the recently used app.

Background app refresh setting is relevant for apps that need to communicate with remote sever over the Internet to fetch data (typical example of such apps is social networking, email client apps etc.). Enabling background app refresh for an app (if enabled), will let iOS fetch data for such app at opportunate moments (such as when iOS device data connection is activated). This enables the apps to instantly present up-to-date data to users when launched, thereby providing a good user experience.

Since invoking device radio costs a relatively higher battery usage penalty, enabling this setting ensures best user experience while optimising resource usage.


How can I get an expired AA battery out of a wireless keyboard?

this happened to me.  i had to use a curved pick to pierce the battery and pull it out.
but it wasn't so simple because not only was the battery swollen, but it was also chemically bonded after the alkali leak. i did eventually get it to work again, it did require some sanding and grinding after.

good luck


Unable to reset password in Recovery Mode

I called apple support team for further help. They took required information from me and helped to reinstall OS. My data is erased as previously i did not kept any backup and after reinstallation it was like new MAC machine.


I'm a big scrapbooker myself when I ordered print I just set PrintSetting to Photo paper and make sure it's in Default Mode when print dialog pop up. Im using HP printer and HP everyday photo paper along with iPhoto '11, iOS 10.6.8.

It's turned out really great!!

Hope this help.


What potential dangers arise from a mass iOS UDID leak?

Now that more "truth" has come out, this leak was from a third party company, Blue Toad and by all reputable accounts, the leak did not in fact contain the either volume of UDID or the additional personal data that would strike anyone as "concerning." The leak was of data collected according to the existing policy by Apple and the app store and is not at all unique as hundreds of companies will have that volume and type of data due to the past use of UDID to identify customers.

The leaked document itself is mostly harmless from a technical standpoint, but quite shocking if you expected to be private and now have some details exposed publicly.

It contains one line with the following types of information for each device that is purported to be listed:

UDID, APNS token, device name, device type

Unless you are a programmer and run a service that could push a message through Apple's push notification service (APNS), then you can't really take any action whatsoever based on the leaked file.

If you do have records of transactions that list a UDID or a device name / type and wanted to confirm another piece of information, this file could be used to link two pieces of information together if you already had that information.

The real security ramifications are that this "leak" is from a spreadsheet file that supposedly contains 12 million entries - not the million that were leaked. The best information we have (if you believe the words of the release text which has some mild profanity if you care about that sort of thing) is that the real data that was stolen also had very personal information like zip codes, telephone numbers, addresses and full names of people associated with the UDID and APNS tokens.

That sort of information in a the hands of a skilled person (government employee, hacker, or simply an engineer with a grudge against you) is something that could do damage to most of us in terms of violating our privacy. Nothing in this release would seem to compromise the security of your using the device - but it does make things that would normally be seen as anonymous less so if the FBI is regularly carrying around lists of millions of subscriber information that would let them tie logs of application use to a specific device or a specific person.

The worst case event with the data leaked today would be someone who has already registered with Apple to send push notifications could perhaps attempt to send unsolicited messages to the million devices (assuming the APNS tokens are still valid) or otherwise correlate a device name with an UDID if they had access to sensitive logs or a database from a developer or another entity. This leak doesn't allow remote access in the way that knowing a password and user ID would.


Does Chase's QuickDeposit feature work on the iPod Touch 4G?

looks like they just updated to version 2.8.1202, release notes say "Quick Deposit for iPod touch - Now you can use your camera-enabled iPod touch to make a deposit."


ImageMagic

You can use ImageMagick to convert your PNG images to PDFs.

convert -density 100 sample.png sample.pdf

See How can I convert a PNG to a PDF in high quality so it's not blurry or fuzzy? for a related question and answers over on the Unix & Linux site.

Installing ImageMagick and convert

To install the free and open source ImageMagick, and the included convert tool, you can use the Homebrew project.

Once brew is installed, use the following command to install ImageMagick:

brew install imagemagick

Online Services

Alternatively, you can use a web service to perform the conversion for you. Search for convert png to pdf to find such services:

http://png2pdf.com
https://www.zamzar.com/convert/png-to-pdf
https://cloudconvert.com/png-to-pdf


Can you let Preview (the app) cycle through anything?

As more or less already answered in the question you linked to, you can get the effect you want by

selecting the first file, pressing Space to open Quick Look and use the cursor key to jump to the next one
selecting all the relevant files (pictures) and pressing Space to enter Quick Look
selecting all the relevant files (pictures) and pressing ⌘+O to open them in one Preview window
command-doubleclicking the folder containing the pictures to open a new finder window followed by ⌘+4 to switch the new window to Coverflow mode
command-doubleclicking the folder containing the pictures to open a new finder window followed by ⌘+3 to switch the new window to Column mode and just step through the files to get the content displyed in preview mode in the last column.

Given the different options already available to get the desired result, do we really need another one?

PS: Technically speaking, Preview.app is just an application able to display pictures and PDFs. It doesn't know anything about a next file in a folder.


Grub on Mac via EFI (Linux: /dev/sda1 Darwin: /dev/disk0s1) (MacBook Pro Early 2011 if it matters)

I'm posting the solution that worked for me in case of anyone else that has this problem comes across this. I changed the path of the grub EFI executable from /efi/debian/grubx64.efi to /efi/boot/bootx64.efi. Now it is appearing as a boot device in the boot selector, but it still wasn't booting by default. So to make grub boot by default I ran the following command (from Linux, not OS X): efibootmgr -d /dev/DRIVE -p PARTITION NUMBER -c -L "Grub" -l /efi/boot/bootx64.efi, where "DRIVE" is my internal hard drive, with GRUB, OS X and Debian installed, and "PARTITION NUMBER" is the EFI partition ID, so for me it would be efibootmgr -d /dev/sda -p 1 -c -L "Grub" -l /efi/boot/bootx64.efi


Jailbreak: Need Top Option + Restore + Choose ipsw Anymore?

The basic restore through iTunes will download the latest software image and restore it. This is equivalent to downloading the latest ipsw and using the Option + Restore method.

The Option + restore method has typically been useful for situations where you need to restore to an older or modified ipsw file, which was more useful in the earlier days of jailbreaking.


Keyboard shortcut expansions not being expanded

Some apps do not support iOS keyboard shortcuts, having disabled autocomplete. Try using a first-party iOS app and see if the shortcuts work.
Make sure you have defined the shortcuts in the right way, whereby the "Replace" is what you type and the "With" is what the autocomplete should fill, not the other way round.


Determining OS X version from Time Machine backup

Just open the file

/Volumes/BackupVolumeName/BackupName.ext/ComputerName/latest/VolumeName/System/Library/CoreServices/SystemVersion.plist

to determine the product version ("latest" is a sym-link).

BackupName.ext, BackupVolumeName, ComputerName and VolumeName are all variable and depend on the type of backup or the names configured/given to your backup volume, Mac and main system volume. BackupName.ext is often Backups.backupdb though.

Here is my SystemVersion.plist (it's the original file and not a file in a  backup) opened in PlistEdit Pro. You may also open it with an arbitrary text editor or Xcode:


Can a lightning cable plug get short circuited by a metal surface?

I do not think that that can happen: when you look carefully at the lightning connector you will see that the metal body of your mac will touch the upperside of the lightning connector which is one band only and not one of the contacts that are on the sides.


Mounting a disk as though it were an external disk

It looks like you're not the only person with this question.  As a workaround, could you use FileVault 2 for full-disk encryption instead?  That does play well with Time Machine.

More information about why this doesn't work at Backup mounted drive of an image in Time Machine.


What are the technical differences between A1387 and A1431 iPhones

China around the iPhone 4s and 5 used WAPI variant of wifi and a country specific CDMA network. The A1431 is tailored to those differences.

http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/iphone/specs/apple-iphone-4s-gsm-china-unicom-a1431-specs.html

  The China-only iPhone 4S still is believed to be a "world phone," supporting both GSM and CDMA networks (UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz), and CDMA EV-DO Rev. A (800, 1900 MHz), and the "antenna automatically switches between send and receive."


How do I reply to a mail with in-line comments on iOS?

IOS support also what you need:

from upper right icons of the received mail, press the curved to left arrow to generate a replay;
press return on the line where you need to write an answer to create an empty new row;
on your keyboard, upper right, touch/press the letters "B" and "I" to generate bold and italics. Please note these letters become color blue;
type your answer. It will be written in bold italics;
send as usual!


How does macOS select a name for a Time Machine backup?

The name of the Time Machine ’backup disk’ (‘WD MyPassport’ in your example) does not matter. You can rename this as you wish and Time Machine will continue to back up as usual. References to the backup disk name in places such as Time Machine preference pane will be updated accordingly automatically. Per tmutil man page:

  In Mac OS X, HFS+ volumes have a persistent UUID that is assigned when the file system is created. Time Machine uses this identifier to make an association between a source volume and a snapshot volume.

The computer name (‘GregoryMBpro’) is used as the ‘machine directory’. Like the backup disk, you can rename your computer such as from the Sharing preference pane and Time Machine will continue to back up to the previous computer name. This is because…

  Machine directories and sparsebundles are owned by one computer at a time, and are tracked by unique identifiers rather than computer name, host name, or ethernet address.

However, unlike renaming the backup disk, renaming your computer doesn't rename the actual directory path used for backups — rename your computer and it will continue to back up but to the old computer name.


App Store update not working in Mac after upgrading to Sierra

Here's some things to try:

Close and reopen App Store
Reenter iCloud credentials in System Preferences
Turn Mac off and back on

If none of those work, it might be an issue with Apple's servers, in which case you'll have to wait it out.


If you can connect your battery to a Mac, get the app CoconutBattery and run it with your iphone connected to the Mac. It will tell you if iPhone battery is charging properly. I used it with my iPhone 6 and it correctly identified that battery was faulty and not charging properly. I took my phone in for a new battery.


Can I make a symlink (to a .app folder) in Applications directory show up in spotlight?

In the Finder, press CommandShiftG for Go to the Folder. Type /usr/local/Cellar/macvim/7.3-61/ and press return. Select the file (actually a folder) MacVim.app Press CommandL for Make Alias. Depending on permissions, you may be prompted for an administrator password here.

Press CommandN to create a New Finder Window.
Press CommandShiftA to go to the Applications folder in that window.

Drag the newly created alias from the window in which it was created to the window containing the Applications folder. Rename the alias so it no longer ends in " alias".


How to enable OS X screen sharing (VNC) through SSH?

Source: http://technotes.twosmallcoins.com/?p=279 (archived)
Putty is a good SSH client for Windows.

SSH into your remote OS X machine with an administrator’s log in and password.

Enable Remote Desktop (a.k.a. Screen Sharing, a.k.a. VNC) with this command:
sudo /System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/kickstart \
-activate -configure -access -on \
-clientopts -setvnclegacy -vnclegacy yes \
-clientopts -setvncpw -vncpw mypasswd \
-restart -agent -privs -all

Login using a VNC client. As I mentioned, TightVNC worked for me;
for some reason, RealVNC and UltraVNC didn’t.  Your password is
“mypasswd” (see the -vncpw flag in the above command;  you can and
should change this).

When you are done, turn off screen-sharing using your SSH session:
sudo /System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/kickstart \
-deactivate -configure -access -off


The exclamation mark means that a message you attempted to send was not sent—you had no signal, for example.


Backlit keyboard is OFF after recovering from clamshell mode

Unfortunately problems with Maverics and the build in camera is well known and document.

You have a little bit a odd one, but using the recommended procedure to try to fix it could not harm.

Resetting the PRAM and SMC is also recommended.

As for your flash light experiment:

As you shine the light in to the camera the keyboard back light is triggered indicating your camera is alive but not doing so well. The light sensitivity is not set properly.


Deleting Time Machine backups from external drive

Make sure you have all iTunes files on your Mac. Make one library with all music in it. You can put music back with TM from the backups to your Mac.

After you have one library you can delete the whole TM backup. And start using the external harddisk by copying the iTunes library to it.


how transfer videos from within an App to the mac?

You can use an app such as iExplorer to copy the files over USB from the app's container.
iTunes File Sharing only works if the app in question supports this.


How can my iPhone status change to online if it was locked when stolen

The iPhone when locked will join known WiFi hotspots that it's set to join when plugged in to power.
If it's connected to iTunes, it will communicate to the server if someone tries to erase or activate it.
If a working SIM with cellular data is inserted (or you turn data back on) then the lock/tracking can engage

If none of those three items happen, the lock may sit on Apple's servers until cancelled or they shut down / purge old requests. I would turn on your data if you can to get it back or tracking remotely the quickest.

The good news is it's locked to your account, so whoever buys it or tries to sell it won't get any value/satisfaction and your data is as secure as the passcode settings are (4 digits can generally be brute forced, erase after 10 and a longer passphrase/password is generally not crackable). The bad news is without a viable data connection, you can't track it's whereabouts while the battery or device is powered.


Zero-width characters embedded in phone number whenever they are copied from the macOS address book

update 11/2020: It seems like this may be finally fixed in macOS 11. When I just tried it, copying a phone number using the normal ⌘command + C did not add the extra gremlins. Can anyone else confirm?

This isn't an answer but I wanted to add a screenshot as some people have requested it.
I noticed this bug as well (as recently as 10.15.7) and was glad to find this already reported, and surprised it hasn't received more attention.
I filed bugs #47763641 & #5235503 with Apple, hopefully they will notice. I encourage others to report it.
Here are steps to repro & a screenshot that shows the issue:

From Contacts.app, right-click → Copy on a phone number.
Paste into Sublime Text or any other plaintext editor.
Save as test.txt
Open in a Hex Editor, I used Hex Fiend in this example
You can now see the extra bytes (I highlighted them below)

a couple of bits of information:

This seems to only affect phone# fields. Others such as email, addresses, notes etc don't exhibit this bug.
If, instead of using ⌘command + A (select-all), you very carefully select just from the start of the phone# to the end and then copy, the unwanted zwsp characters aren't copied.

My workaround for now is an Alfred workflow that I mapped to ⌘⇧C that copies the selected field and trims the whitespace. Not exactly elegant, but it works well enough until Apple fixes this (which they may have as of 11.0)


Mail.app extension to avoid sending email from the wrong account?


Be sure that the two devices are connected via wifi and bluetooth. If Bluetooth has lost the link, go into settings and find the other device, touch 'connect'. Check both ways.
I am not sure if handoff will work on your iPad. At least update to the latest systems. Good luck!


It's not 100% clear to me what you've actually tried, but give this a go:

Launch Terminal
Enter the following command:

ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)" < /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; brew install caskroom/cask/brew-cask 2> /dev/null

Press enter and wait while the command runs
When it's complete, enter: brew cask install texmaker

Let me know how you go.


USB 3.0 disk not mounting in single user mode

Have you tried Safe Booting it? (Will bypass loading discreet graphics kext so you might be able to use GUI)
https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT201262

If you have another Mac with Thunderbolt handy you could put this one into Target Disk Mode and transfer your data through a Thunderbolt Cable?
https://support.apple.com/kb/ph10725

Otherwise it's likely the needed kext for USB3 isn't loaded in single user mode and you're out of luck and need a USB2 storage device.

As a side note the part needing to be replaced to resolve the graphics issue is the main logic board, separate from the storage, so I'm sure if you ask nicely to the Genius at the Apple Store to please not erase your data they won't.

See https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/MacBook+Pro+15-Inch+Retina+Display+Late+2013+Teardown/18696 showing that it's a separate part.


Why can't my friend text me on my iPad mini 2 from her phone which is not and iPhone?

iPad can only send and receive iMessages. If your friend don't have any device from Apple (iPod, iPad, Mac, iPhone), he can't send you a message through iMessage. Use another chat service.
(Like Messenger from Facebook or WhatsApp)


Why can't I restrict all from executing a folder?

A folder/directory requires at least one executable bit or you won't be able to open/traverse it. Therefore chmod 666 folder is a pointless command.


Whilst you can't restrict the size of Time Machine backups on a Time Capsule, you can reserve space for other files and Time Machine will expand to the remaining space.

Open Disk Utility and go to File → New → Blank Disk Image….
Give the image a file name, then select the options that you would like at the bottom of the window. Here you set the size that you want to reserve for other files.

The others should be set to default (but you can have a custom name).
Select your Time Capsule → Share as the destination for this image.
Click Create.

You can then store any files you wish inside this disk image and Time Machine will not intrude upon the space you selected when you created the image. You can change the size of the image later if you have sufficient space using the Resize button in Disk Utility.


Use ReiBoot app to push the phone out of recovery mode cycle. I had the same problem and only one that app solved it. I tried going into DFU mode and  without DFU mode, using .ipsw files to restore old and new iOS version, and none worked. I installed ReiBoot and in 5 minutes I solved the problem. Just install the app for mac (I do not know if it works for windows) and plug the iPhone in the computer. Open the ReiBoot and push the phone out of recovery mode cycle. VOILA! This was the only thing that worked for me. Nothing else worked. I tried different USB ports, different USB cables, nothing else worked, literally.


MacBook Pro early 2015 not turning on and not charging

Your MacBook is dead.

Without putting hands on, I would guess that you have an issue with the DC-in board.  It's the interface between your charger and the logic board and battery.

You have already done the requisite diagnostics:

Verified the your charger works
Verified that known working charger doesn't work on your MBP
Attempted to boot with battery disconnected

One final test you could attempt (if you have it available to you) is to use a battery from a known good MacBook Pro of the same model.  If it boots, you will verify that the logic board is functional and confirm it's the DC-in board.

As far as the trackpad goes, it has no relevance here.  It's ultimately a USB device and if the MBP has no power, the trackpad won't either.

If it is the DC in board, it's a relatively easy and inexpensive fix.  iFixit.com has excellent instructions.  It is still possible that it could be a logic board failure, but based on my experience that's it's unlikely.


Does clamshell mode affect wireless connectivity?

It's not so much there's an issue with WiFi while in clam shell mode, is where the laptop is positioned while in clam shell mode.

The WiFi antenna is located in the display assembly itself, so when it's open, you are in effect "raising the antenna."  When closed, you are "lowering the antenna" to a flat position which will affect reception.

There is a possibility that a poorly shielded HDMI cable/adapter will cause WiFi interference.  However, given that you experience the problem while in clam shell mode is indicative of placement.

Consider getting a "[vertical dock][2]" for your MBA so that the antenna is "raised."


The files were already present in ~/Library/Fonts but they had different permissions than the other files. By changing permissions -- using sudo chmod 755 blah.ttf -- and then running FontBook, everything worked.


Cannot access any websites { other than google, yahoo, gmail, youtube and facebook (http type) } on macbook air

Assuming the actual issue lies in the fact that Avast has messed with some of your connectivity settings, I recommend re-installing the software, followed by performing another uninstallation.

  (((Avast has some pretty good instructions letting us know that throwing it into the trash does not uninstall the software for Avast (I know your explanation mentioned you clicked on uninstall, but I'm just  covering basics here).)))

Avast Official Instructions:

Click the Avast Menu bar icon  on the top-right of the screen and
select Open Avast to open the Avast user interface,
...alternatively, open Finder, go to Applications, and double-click
the Avast icon.
Then click Avast in the Menu bar on the top-left of the screen,
select Uninstall Avast,
...and when asked to confirm the uninstallation, click Uninstall.

Source (has pictures to follow).


Copying the current directory's path to the clipboard

Option+Command+C

Will copy the path for selected folder or file to the clipboard. Tried on El Capitan.


How can you see the value of a cookie on an iPhone?

You can't see cookie data on the phone itself, but if you activate Settings > Safari > Advanced > Web Inspector you can connect the iPhone to an Apple computer with a cable and open Safari. Activate the Develop menu in Preferences > Advanced > Show Develop menu in menu bar

Now you can open a page on the iPhone and then select Develop > your_phone > the_page on the computer to see an inspector for the page on the phone. The second icon at the top is for storage and will show cookies for the page you show on the phone.

Sadly I can't find a way to show all cookies on the phone but if it is for development it is possible to monitor the cookie data.


Registering Excel on iPad, when iTunes and Microsoft account emails differ?

After days of looking, I've found the answer, via
Having Problems Activating Office for iPad? Here’s a Simple Solution

Briefly:

Instead of saying “I already have a subscription”, choose the Read-only option
Then click on the Activate button at lower-left
Then you have an option to activate by using your Microsoft Office 365 account credentials

For me, doing this in Excel also activated my Word and PowerPoint iOS apps.


Is there a native QR Code reader on iPhone?

You don’t actually specify whether your iPhone was brand new, or just new to you, but if you’re running iOS 11 you can just open the Camera app and point it at a QR code. It will automatically recognise it for what it is and present you with a notification you can tap on to complete the action.

For example, using your camera to scan a QR code will prompt you to open a website, make a phone call, add a contact, launch a video, make a payment, etc.

Below are some screenshots showing examples of the prompts you can get:

By tapping the prompt iOS will open the appropriate app and perform the related action.

NOTE: If the iPhone you got for Christmas is not a new iPhone and it's running an older version of iOS, then you’ll need to install a QR reader app (of which there are many) or, if the iPhone supports it, you can upgrade to iOS 11.


On iPad Pro, does some apps stay full screen even when working in a 2 app side-by-side mode?

Yes, that is true. The app must be compatible to run side-by-side - and if the app is not, there's nothing users can do about it other than encourage the developers to add the support.


How to switch between mail and safari on iPad 2?

As far as I know there isn't a gesture: but you don't have to find email again. If you double click on the button the lower bar will show all the (open) applications in order of recent usage. Mail should be the first one.


Is it possible to configure a work iPhone to have the company user and the personal user separated?

No, that is not possible with iPhones.

Your only option is to take an encrypted backup and deleting everything on the iPhone before giving it out to another user, and then restoring your backup when you get it back.


cmd + [num] doesn't change screen to go to app in fullscreen mode

You can simply do ⌃ → (default) to move one space to the right, which is where your app should be. You can change these settings in the Keyboard preferences:

An alternate is to use Cmd-Tab to bring up the applications list and navigate.


Is there a car-friendly way to play music on the iPhone without a car kit?

You could get something like this remote, which has passthrough for any standard 3.5mm audio, and provides volume controls and a clicker remote (just like on Apple's headphones). The clicker can to play, pause, and skip (double click for forward, triple click for backward).

There are other similar products out there, I found a few by searching for "iPhone inline remote".


How can I set up an email alert on my iPhone 6 or iPad

Apple allows this with the VIP functionality

Set up notifications for the mail app (inside the settings app) to have whatever push alert you want for VIP email. You can get sounds, etc...
Then add the mail senders you want to VIP status.

Apple documents this second step here: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH12515

You will want to be sure your email is set up to push email to the phone. Otherwise,  forward those emails to your iCloud address if that’s the only way to get VIP alerts.


Screeching Metallic Sound when plugging in USB-C Charging Cable

I had this same thing happen to me around July 2018 on a MBP 2017 15", this happened when I connected an AmazonBasics AV adaptor, I only own a couple of dongles, that one and the usb c to ethernet one from Amazon too, it has never happened again.

After it happened, I noticed that when using the internal speakers as soon (could be a few seconds) the audio reached a certain level, high sounds would be lost and audio would sound muffled.

It's on service now, they are replacing the top cover which houses the keyboard, battery, speakers and other components.


Can I use multiple gmail-based accounts with the same username (but different domains) with Mail.app & IMAP?

Follow these steps:

Open Mail and delete each of the conflicting accounts. Close Mail.
Go to ~/Library/Mail/ and make sure any IMAP-username123@imap.gmail.com folder has been deleted. If there is any such folder left, delete it now.
Open Mail and create one of the accounts and let Mail load your messages. Close Mail.
Go to ~/Library/Mail/ and verify that a folder called IMAP-username123@imap.gmail.com has been created.
Open ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.mail.plist. If you have installed Xcode, this file will open with Property List Editor. Otherwise you can download a free trial of PlistEdit Pro to open this file. Using a plain text editor with .plist files is more difficult.
With the .plist file open, click the disclosure triangle for MailAccounts. Here you will find Item 0, Item 1, etc.
If you click the disclosure triangle for each of the Item headings, you will find that one of them has the value username123@gmail.com or username123@company.com for the AccountName key, depending on which account you created in step 3.
Change the value for AccountPath for this Item so that the path will not collide with that of the next account you are to create.
Save and close the .plist file.
Open Mail and let it reload your messages. Close Mail.
Go to ~/Library/Mail/ and verify that a folder with the path value you provided in step 8 has been created. Delete the old folder called IMAP-username123@imap.gmail.com.
Open Mail and create the remaining account normally and let Mail load your messages.


Force iTunes update overnight using cron

You can use the following AppleScript to ask iTunes to update all your podcast feeds:

tell application "iTunes"
    updateAllPodcasts
end tell

This AppleScript can be performed from the command line through osascript:

osascript -e 'tell application "iTunes" to updateAllPodcasts'

You can use a range of tools to schedule your AppleScript to run each night. One option is to run the AppleScript as part of an iCal event: How to Use iCal to Run an AppleScript

Alternatively, you can create a launchd job ticket and place it in your ~/Library/LaunchAgents folder.


El Capitan - Right Click Menu - Open Terminal Here

As already mentioned in comments, using the built in service definitely works for folders. As for files, if you were to open them in finder, nothing would happen unless you can first established default editors in your .bash_profile.

If you're not dead set on using the right click menu, one way to open a folder location or file with terminal without downloading additional software would be to drag a file or folder onto your Terminal icon in the Dock. I do this often and it works great.


Secure setting for shell for unused root account

Basically bash and sh are two different shells, have a look here. Maybe an Apple employee liked sh more than bash and changed? :-)

This question and answer discuss login shells in some details. But the short answer is yes, it always makes sense to put the login shell for root to something non-existing.

(Technically it is not always, but in those cases you hopefully don't have to ask that question :-) )


To get the spreadsheet to start at 0 instead of year-0 you can do one of 2 things. Change the label "Year-0" to just "0" or add another pair of points as the very first entry. Make the x-value whatever it should be and set the label name as "0" and the y value forthis new point is whatever it is.


Yes, the "shake to undo" idiom on iOS works to undelete or unarchive a message. You need to perform the shake fairly quickly after realizing the mistake, since if you switch apps or go to the home screen, the undo status goes away rapidly.

Also, you can always browse the trash|archive folder and re-move messages back, assuming you can locate that message by sight or depending on the current inbox sort (date range, etc…)


Can you set own prices when selling music on iTunes?

Check this info in official Apple site.This & this interesting sources. I think it could help.

If you already have an account with iTunes for music distribution, you can review your pricing options in the legal documents by logging in to https://itunesconnect.apple.com/ and then selecting Agreements, Tax, and Banking - if you don't have a selling account, you can apply and if accepted, you will get to review the legal agreements and then decide to proceed with signing them if you wish.

https://www.apple.com/itunes/working-itunes/sell-content/music-faq.html


Remove duplicate files from TargetFolder that are also in SourceFolder -- if they have same filename

I used this script with the latest Bash 5. You should be fine with the stock install. Please be careful. You should be able to set your directories as "dir1" (source) and "dir2" (destination files that will be removed if they exist in source).
Basically, the "getall" function will create two arrays of recursive files like: "/fullpath/filename." The ladder part will trim the paths to the filenames for comparison, compare the file names and file sizes, and list or delete duplicates.
You should always make backups and test the script on dummy files. Hopefully you can edit the script to meet your needs. You can simply copy and paste into terminal after you choose your directories.
#!/bin/bash
#This tool is for removing duplicate files among backup directories.
#compares two directory trees, matches filenames, calc/ compare sizes to determine duplicates.

unset _my_array
unset _my_array_1
unset _my_array_2

function getall() {
  local home="$(pwd)"
  for file in *; do
    if [[ -d $file ]]; then
      cd "$file"
      getall
      cd "$home"
    else
      ! [[ -f $file ]] && break   #ensure the entry added is a file
      _my_array+=("$(pwd)/$file") #add path/file to array
    fi
  done
}

dir1="/User/user/Downloads/somefolder"
dir2="/Users/user/Downloads/someotherfolder"

#generate recurisve full paths array for each directory
clear
echo "parsing tree 1"

unset _my_array
cd "$dir1" || exit
getall                          #create dir list 1
_my_array_1=("${_my_array[@]}") #create array 1

echo "parsing tree 2"

unset _my_array
cd "$dir2" || exit
getall                          #create dir list 2
_my_array_2=("${_my_array[@]}") #create array 2

#comparison process
for filename1 in "${_my_array_1[@]}"; do
  trim_name_1="${filename1##*/*/}"
  for filename2 in "${_my_array_2[@]}"; do
    trim_name_2="${filename2##*/*/}"
    if [[ "$trim_name_1" == "$trim_name_2" ]]; then
      size1="$(stat -f %z "$filename1")"
      size2="$(stat -f %z "$filename2")"
      if [[ $size1 == $size2 ]]; then
        echo "SAME $filename1"
        echo "     $filename2"
        #  rm "$filename2" #uncomment to REMOVE FILES PERMANENTLY
        break
      fi
    fi
  done
done


How to perform hard / cold reboot of iPhone or iPad?

See Restart your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support:

iPhone 8 or earlier
Press and hold the Home and Power Button until your iPhone / iPad reboot (ignore the "Slide to turn off"), you can release both buttons when you see Apple logo.
iPhone X
Press and hold Volume up [or down] and Power Button until your iPhone reboots (ignore the "Slide to turn off"), you can release both buttons when you see Apple logo.

See If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch won‘t turn on or is frozen - Apple Support:

If your screen is black or frozen
If your screen is black or frozen, you might need to force restart your device. A force restart won't erase the content on your device. You can force restart your device even if the screen is black or the buttons aren't responding. Follow these steps:

On an iPhone X, iPhone 8, or iPhone 8 Plus: Press and quickly release the Volume Up button. Press and quickly release the Volume Down button. Then, press and hold the Side button until you see the Apple logo.

On an iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus: Press and hold both the Side and Volume Down buttons for at least 10 seconds, until you see the Apple logo.

On an iPhone 6s and earlier, iPad, or iPod touch: Press and hold both the Home and the Top (or Side) buttons for at least 10 seconds, until you see the Apple logo.


Run Minecraft Server using OSX Lion Server?

Yes. You don't even need to have the Sever edition of Lion. Here is how:

   Download minecraft_server.jar from the Minecraft website
   Open terminal and paste the command listed below (there should be a space after -jar
Drag the minecraft_server.jar into the Terminal window and type nogui. Then hit enter. Your server should start up.

Read this article on the Minecraft Wiki for more information.

java -Xmx1024M -Xms1024M -jar


How does the new iOS 6 Limit Ad Tracking improve user privacy?

I understand it to be limiting the type of information apps are allowed to track about you. Specifically, they shouldn't store your UUID.

For example, apps could associate your UUID with behaviors you demonstrate in the app and so provide targetted marketing. The idea of behavioral tracking and targeting are discussed on this World Privacy Forum page.

The upshot is that if you enable privacy, apps shouldn't provide tailored (targetted) adverts to you based on what you do in their apps. I'm not sure how it'll be enforced though; perhaps, it prevents access to your UUID, but I'm not sure if that'll be for iAd apps only.

The "Learn More" link at the bottom of your screen gives some explanation in Apple's own words. The non-personal reference I think is about anonymising your UUID (so it can't be traced back to you personally) but in essence its still a UUID.

I'm sorry I don't have more specific information about the implementation but hopefully this sets the scene somewhat.


What's the difference between a package and bundle?

From Apple's Bundle Programming Guide

Although bundles and packages are sometimes referred to interchangeably, they actually represent very distinct concepts:
A package is any directory that the Finder presents to the user as if it were a single file.
A bundle is a directory with a standardized hierarchical structure that holds executable code and the resources used by that code.

Also

The Finder considers a directory to be a package if any of the following conditions are true:
The directory has a known filename extension: .app, .bundle, .framework, .plugin, .kext, and so on.
The directory has an extension that some other application claims represents a package type; see Document Packages.
The directory has its package bit set.

In code with bundles and packages are manipulated by the same NSBundle class


OSX loud siren that starts every 1-5 minutes?

Does anyone else have access to your iCloud account?  If they do, they can play a loud noise using Find My Mac.  If you've recently received an email notifying you that someone has signed into your iCloud account using a web browser, that would be an excellent sign that the Find My Mac siren is what you're hearing.

Another possibility: Did you install Prey Project on your Mac? It's a piece of software similar to Find My Mac, and it can produce a very loud siren noise.  Check your Prey account settings; if someone else has access to the account, they can play a siren noise.


What’s the difference between the “Indoor Walk” and “Indoor Run” workouts?

If it's a mixture of run and walk; go with indoor run. The sensors pick up your jogging stride differently when it knows your running so it will be more accurate when it expects your arms to be in a run position.


How to disable guest browsing in chrome on Mac?

By piecing together information I found on various forums, I was able to come up with this method that worked on my Mac Mini running macOS 10.15 (Catalina):

Open the "Terminal" application. Use "Spotlight Search" (magnifying glass icon in upper righthand corner of screen) to search "Terminal" and click on the first result to open the application, or go to Finder --> Go --> Utilities --> Terminal.
Copy and paste the command below into the Terminal window and hit "Enter" on the keyboard.

defaults write com.google.Chrome BrowserGuestModeEnabled -bool false

Restart your Mac and the option for guest browsing will be gone the next time you open Chrome.


What is the easy way to get my wireless access point IP in OS Catalina

There are two options:

Click on topbar WIFI Icon -> Open Network Preferences and you can see IP Address below Status.
Open terminal and put: ifconfig | grep "inet "


Toggle iCloud services in System Preferences via command line / Bash

Since I couldn't find any defaults write-like command line solution, I'd suggest using Applescript and UI scripting.

In the following example, you activate "System preferences">"iCloud" and then define that the "Back To My Mac" feature is the checkbox in row 11 (where "iCloud Drive" would be row 1). Then you can simply tell the checkbox to turn on/off, or (as shown below) always turn on if it's currently off (value of checkbox is a boolean, thus can be directly used in an if statement).
You can simply save this script and execute it on the command line via osascript /my/path/to/the/script.scpt".

It is important to note that I did not try every checkbox and further UI scripting may be necessary, e.g. where further options can be toggled or passwords are requested.

tell application "System Preferences" to set current pane to pane "iCloud"
tell application "System Events"
    tell window "iCloud" of process "System Preferences"
        set btmmBox to checkbox 1 of UI element 1 of row 11 of table 1 of scroll area 1 of group 1
        tell btmmBox
            if not (its value as boolean) then click btmmBox
        end tell
        --get value of btmmBox
    end tell
end tell


What speed does maps.app use when calculating walking times

My Map is set to miles, but you could do the same for kilometres..

Drop a pin & keep moving it until it says it will take an hour to walk there.
Check the distance.
Mine says 2.8 miles.

Google tells me 2.8 mph is approx 1.25 m/s


Is there a high quality webcam-cover solution for a MacBook Air?

What about c-slide? (http://www.c-slide.com)
1 mm thin and works with all latops and pad devices.

The cool thing is that you can open and close it without having to remove any parts from you laptop. And it's sleek, the only downside is that it is black and might not look very nice on a white MacBook frame.


How can I create an Apple ID for China if I live in the U.S.A

You have to make another apple account, there are tons if tutorials for that. When you get to verify or review or something on your iPhone you need to choose the country. You may not find "China" but at the end of the list is China written in Chinese (translate China via google and it works).

When you get to the address you must write like I did:


macOS uses the same TimeZone layout as FreeBSD.
Look in /usr/share/zoneinfo for each time zone file.
ls /usr/share/zoneinfo
Africa          Australia       Etc             MET             WET
America         CET             Europe          MST             posixrules
Antarctica      CST6CDT         Factory         MST7MDT         zone.tab
Arctic          EET             GMT             PST8PDT
Asia            EST             HST             Pacific
Atlantic        EST5EDT         Indian          SystemV

Traverse the directories to drill down to the timezone you need.  Eg.  Eastern time would be:
/usr/share/zoneinfo/America/NewYork
The file is a C library.  To get the output of the file, you can use one of two commands - zdump or file:

zdump /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/New_York
file /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/New_York


Why is SubmitDiagInfo failing on Yosemite?

When your Mac generates diagnostic logs, submitting them to Apple helps them know what issues are actually happening as opposed to one person reporting a bug. In the long term, not sending any reports is bad for you since your issues will be underweighted / undervalued and other people's crashes will possibly get more attention.

In the short term, one or two errors likely won't make any difference.

To figure out the error, you could use the command line to open a test connection to the server indicated in the failure message:

openssl s_client -connect radarsubmissions.apple.com:443

Several lines of text should flow by if you have no errors or issues. The tail end of a successful test should look like:

SSL handshake has read 2962 bytes and written 456 bytes
---
New, TLSv1/SSLv3, Cipher is AES128-SHA
Server public key is 2048 bit
Secure Renegotiation IS supported
Compression: NONE
Expansion: NONE
SSL-Session:
    Protocol  : TLSv1
    Cipher    : AES128-SHA
    Session-ID: 9B9A3A1B0136419E428B0857BEBDE5CA2EC2276083B9A6568943E475B59D7F25
    Session-ID-ctx:
    Master-Key: 976B51D8E678BB520EEB66BB701510F40620551AFE88A51D62F0167434D9695A0784A4DDA8956CE1EBA73ED034BA8AC5
    Key-Arg   : None
    Start Time: 1445003611
    Timeout   : 300 (sec)
    Verify return code: 0 (ok)
---

At this point, you wan wait for the timeout or press control-D one time to exit the openssl test connection. The obvious thing that would break is if your computer and Apple's servers thought the time now was more than 4 or 5 minutes apart. You can go to your system preferences and toggle the "set time automatically" switch once or twice to get your clock updated with Apple's public time servers.


What is this green symbol on the touch bar?

This is no icon or a symbol but rather a hardware error.

The greeninsh flashing rectangle next to the TouchID button has been recognized as sign of a faulty Touch Bar in several cases:

Video:

Guide to AppleCare for Mac & Overnight Shipping (title is misleading!)

Online Forums:

Flashing Touch Bar rectangle (text only)
2017 MBP touchbar flashing issues (text, the pics and videos linked in the thread don't work for me)
little white box on touch bar when macbook pro is asleep. anyone know what it is? (the issue was reinterpreted as a "feature": It’s your sleep notification light)


Server app. How to fix / re-enable broken VPN after update to Mojave?

These instructions are largely the same as the ones in the official PDF-file that goes through the migration progress, but with the (hopefully) helpful addition that the the incorrect command is corrected and the other commands are copy:able as-is.

Turn off the VPN service in the Server app. (If visible. For me it was not.)
Make sure you are in the wheel group. I followed these steps (link )
Open Terminal (where the rest of the instructions will be executed)  and go to the appropriate directory with:

cd /Library/LaunchDaemons
Create an empty file called vpn.ppp.l2tp.plist in current directory with:

sudo touch vpn.ppp.l2tp.plist
Set the right owner for the file with

sudo chown root:wheel ./vpn.ppp.l2tp.plist
Open the file with nano (to avoid problems with saving that can occur if you use TextEdit or similar):

sudo nano vpn.ppp.l2tp.plist
Copy paste the content below into nano:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN"
“http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
  <dict>
    <key>Disabled</key>
    <true/>
    <key>EnableTransactions</key>
    <true/>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>vpn.ppp.l2tp</string>
    <key>KeepAlive</key>
    <true/>
    <key>Program</key>
    <string>/usr/sbin/vpnd</string>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
      <string>vpnd</string>
      <string>-x</string>
      <string>-i</string>
      <string>com.apple.ppp.l2tp</string>
    </array>
    <key>EnableTransactions</key>
    <false/>
    <key>EnablePressuredExit</key>
    <false/>
  </dict>
</plist>

Save with changes by pressing Control + o, confirm file name with Enter and close nano with Control + q.
Load your new file by running:

sudo launchctl load -w ./vpn.ppp.l2tp.plist
Verify with:

launchctl print system/vpn.ppp.l2tp

These steps worked for me. Hopefully they can help for someone else that, like me, struggled to get the VPN feature up and running again after macOS Mojave update.

The official PDF guide (mentioned above) has some additional information about "Ongoing management":

  Settings can be changed after vpnd is configured by editing the
  /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/
  com.apple.RemoteAccessServers.plist file. Refer to the vpnd (5) man page for details on the configuration format. After changes are made, you can have the service reread the configuration file by executing the command
  sudo killall -HUP vpnd.


Keyboard shortcut for show window.(opposite function of Command-H)

You can simply use the task switcher ( ⌘ cmd + ⇥ tab ) to bring the application back into focus and display it normally.


Accidentally turned on Siri using an iPhone 4 (not 4S)

Was it Siri or was it Voice Control?  Voice Control has been on iPhone since iOS3.

Siri on the left,Voice Control on the right.

You activate Voice Control by holding the Home button for a few seconds, even while the phone is locked.


If an honest person finds your phone, they need to know who to contact to give it back.

As they cannot get into the phone itself because it is locked to your ID/thumbprint, then the contact number can be displayed on the lock screen.

Personally, I have my emergency contact number embedded into the lock screen photograph itself - in case of accident & you haven't triggered the Find My iPhone functionality.


Are there any differences between iPhone 7/7plus sold in different countries?

No such quality difference has been disclosed by Apple, nor do I know of anyone outside Apple discussing such a quality difference.


Is there an adapter / Dock / hub with 2 display outputs?

A lots of Thunderbolt 3 docks exists that will allow you to have 2 display outputs. Usually these are organized such that one display is connected to an HDMI or DisplayPort output on the dock, and the other is connected to the chained Thunderbolt 3 port on the dock which is used as a DisplayPort output.

For example you could use the Elgato Thunderbolt 3 Dock, the OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock or the Caldigit Thuderbolt Station 3.

Note: Before you rush out and buy any of these make sure that you actually have got a Thunderbolt 3 enabled MacBook Pro or similar. Your question contains conflicting information as you claim to have a MacBook with Thunderbolt 3, which doesn't exist. The MacBook (2015, 2016 and 2017) have USB-C only.


Is there a way to move window off top edge of display?

No, it isn't possible to move an app window past the top edge of screen in macOS (irrespective of whether Menu bar is set to auto-hide or not).

Some app windows (such as FaceTime, QuickTime Player, VLC etc.) can be dragged by clicking and holding the window anywhere, not just the title bar. However, attempting to drag past the top edge may lead macOS to invoke Mission Control.


Request Applescript to copy only one file type from 2 folders, into a 3rd folder

There are actually many different ways to do it in Automator! Here is one set of actions you could use:

Ask For Finder Items
Get Folder Contents
Filter Finder Items
Copy Finder Items