I can't disable find a phone on my iphone 5

When you are not able to remove the iPhone from Find my Iphone in iCloud, try turning on the device and then try to disable Find My iPhone with a mac or pc.

When you erase the iPhone via iCloud, all your settings will be deleted. To place all your data on a new iPhone, you need an iCloud backup or iTunes Backup.

Contacts, photo's, mail, ... Are synced to iCloud by default when logged in on an iDevice. Logging in to iCloud on a new device will fetch all data from iCloud and place it in your photo's, mail, agenda, contacts, ...


Catalina 10.15.6 automatically connecting to NFSv3 shares on Ubuntu 20.04 machine

https://lowhangingfruit.dev/2019-10-21/automount-nfs-on-macos/ is working:
I just had to remove some parameters from command and it worked out, I only left -fstype=nfs,nfsvers=3, and that's it.


iPhone 5s takes blurry photos only in apps that access camera

Sometimes, even when we have tried "everything," a reset of the device can help.  This 'reboots' the phone.

Hard Reset

Hold the Home and Power buttons down at the same time until the  logo comes back to the screen. (The screen will go black, keep holding.)
Let go of BOTH buttons when the logo comes back.  (Continuing to hold the Home button will put the iOS device into Recovery Mode)

Recovery mode will re-download iOS and then give you the option of restoring from a backup.

If this doesn't work, and a restoration of the phone from scratch in Recovery Mode (which is time consuming for the download) doesn't work, if you iPhone is under warranty see if Apple will be able to help.  They want you to be happy and will do what they can within reason.

From a thread in Apple support community:

  Soft = Turn phone off and on.
  Hard = BOTH buttons held until you see Apple Logo.

  Difference: I like to explain by thinking of a laptop. On a laptop (or
  even computer) you can go to hibernation mode (memory gets written to
  disk then powers down). When turned on, it loads back up from memory
  and thus everything that was loaded in memory before shutting down is
  put back. That is what a Soft reset is (when you do the power button
  the slide to turn off). Thus if there was a memory leak for example in
  some program causing issues (sluggish, crashes, etc)....then if you
  just turn off and on, it will still have issues. A hard reset is like
  pulling the plug on your computer. It will have to turn back on and
  reboot fully. It does write an error log out to itself (nothing you
  see) but causes no harm to your phone or data. It is just a way to do
  a full clean boot up. This actually fixes about 90% of the issues most
  people have.

  Has no effect on battery outside of the fact it has to boot up thus
  processor and read writes will be happening.


Right click on your username, in the current user list, and select "Advance Options", from there you can change/add your Apple ID.


Wise Way To Boot Into Windows With Bluetooth Keyboard?

If you can't access the boot menu at startup, you can always select which OS to reboot into from within OS X or Windows.

In OS X, just go to Startup Disk in System Preferences, and select your Windows partition, then restart.

In Windows, you need the Bootcamp tools installed (but they should have been already). You should see Startup Disk in Control Panel, which allows you to do the same thing.


Suddenly the "diagnosticd" daemon rise up to over 200% CPU usage

I had the same issue and realized that some process (in my case osascript) was flooding the system log with error messages (AEGetDescData of non-desc type 'reco' not a good idea). This apparently led to lots of CPU intensive processing in the Console app (I see that's pretty high up on your process list as well) and the diagnosticd process .

Quitting the Console app solved the issue.


Default program dropdown in preferences – where is this list retrieved from?

lsregister, found in /System/L*/Fr*/CoreS*/V*/A/F*/L*/V*/A/S*/ manages this list by looking in the Info.plist of all the apps on the system. Apps register themselves as being able to action certain files (such as Mail registering .eml) or protocols (such as mailto: which is also registered by Mail) and lsregister makes a note of this.

For more information about Uniform Type Identifiers, see:

https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/FileManagement/Conceptual/understanding_utis/understand_utis_declare/understand_utis_declare.html


Mail crashes permanently - can't open it anymore

First, try rebuilding your Mails' Envelope Index..

To do this:

log into your user
make sure Mail is NOT running.
pull down "Go", click (near the bottom item) "Go to Folder", and insert this in the window:  ~/Library/Mail/V2/MailData/
Look for:  Envelope Index
Delete it (drag to trash).. DO NOT EMPTY TRASH YET...
restart Mail.  It will tell you that it needs to rebuild the account.. this could take seconds, minutes, or hours..... do not interrupt it...

This is the fastest/best way to rebuild your Mail account...


Voltage fluctuations are normal.  I am assuming you are in the UK or Europe.  If so, your voltage should be between 220V and 240V so everything is within range.  Besides, the UPS is designed to "smooth out" these voltage fluctuations so your power is clean coming into your Mac.

What is key to finding out what your issue is what the shutdown code is in your system log.

In Terminal, type the following command and paste the output to your question

syslog | grep shutdown

You should get something like "Previous shutdown cause: X"

Based on your error message as "Previous shutdown cause: 0" means there was a power loss.

You said that you have a UPS; it's very easy to test whether it is working or not:  just unplug it from the wall while your Mac is powered.  If it continues to run, your UPS is good.  For the record, I doubt it's your UPS because you would know if you were having power outages, but it's always good to test.

Once you have confirmed your UPS, take a look at this post:  iMac randomly shuts down  I believe it will answer your question as to why your iMac is powering off; basically your iMac's power supply failing.


Has anyone managed to put a GeForce 980m inside iMacs with MXM slots?

GTX980M in Mid-2011 iMac 27" (Jan 2017):
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4175243/all


How I can force Safari App to download a file in local machine?

You can hold Alt (Option) down and click on the link to download the linked file (this is similar to the functionality found in Chrome). This will generally use the file name as supplied by the website.

You can also use the context menu ("right click" or Ctrl click) and select the "Download  Linked File" or "Download Linked File As..." as required.


kernel_task is using 90% CPU, what could be the cause?

It might actually be spotlight trying to index your drive.


my magic mouse is sluggish and hangs sometime when I try to move it

There is a known problem with Bluetooth being interfered with by WiFi and especially by USB3 devices. This seems to be a particular problem with the 2018 Mac Minis. See this discussion.

What Mac model?


Can OS X be installed on the ssd part of the fusion drive?

Yes, there's a way to install OS X on the SSD. It's called "install OS X on the Fusion Drive."

The Fusion Drive automatically puts the most frequently-used files on the SSD. When there are vital system files that your hard drive needs to access in its every waking moment, there's really no reason why the Fusion Drive would ever demote it to the HDD.


OM tags (com.apple.metadata:kMDItemOMUserTags) as well as user defined tags (com.apple.metadata:_kMDItemUserTags) are stored in an extended attribute and its value is a binary property list that contains a single array of strings.

Example with the tag user (xxd'd and converted to a xml with plutil):

<?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">
<array>
    <string>user</string>
</array>
</plist>

Simply using xattr -w com.apple.metadata:kMDItemOMUserTags tag1 file won't create a properly defined OMUser or (Apple) User tag.

I recommend to use an "add tag" Python script like this one.

kMDItemOMUserTags seems to be outdated (or at least "difficult" to use) in macOS and are sometimes/often replaced with the _kMDItemUserTags even in OpenMeta apps.


Problems installing Audio Unit components on High Sierra

Actually, I have made progress with my setup. The trick seems to be to be disciplined enough to carry out the installations, then deleting /Users/[USER]/Library/Caches/AudioUnitCache/com.apple.audiounits.cache, then rebooting, before finally opening Logic Pro X again, at which point it should rescan all the new plugins. It's a fiddly procedure but it seems to work!


What's happening is that your iPhone is only fetching new data from the server only every so often, like every hour. To fix this, go into Settings->Mail, Contacts, Calendars->Fetch New Data and make sure that "Push" is enabled. Some mail services don't support Push, so the "Fetch" schedule below would be used. Scroll down and select "Every 15 Minutes" under the "Fetch" pane. That's a fast as you'll get notifications for mail that doesn't support Push, but you can always check for mail manually in the Mail app. Also, I should note that enabling Push and more frequent mail Fetching will result in worse battery life.


Can Lua config files be downloaded and executed in an iOS app?

This is fine. Apple doesn't approve of apps which download executable Objective-C. Other languages seem to be fine, including but not limited to JavaScript. A configuration file, regardless of the language, is perfectly within the guidelines.

The specific wording of the guideline indicates that content (used figuratively to mean data, executables, scripts, etc) that is provided by the app developer, modifying the functionality of the app further than is already built in to the app at review time, is prohibited. This is to prevent apps changing completely once they've been reviewed and accepted. Your app which runs Lua scripts presumably can run Lua built in, rather than executing the scripts externally and receiving the result. This means that all the functionality is within the app, thus acceptable.


I had to run the below commands to make my icons come back. It took a while to find, but it finally sorted everything.

sudo find /private/var/folders/ -name com.apple.iconservices -exec rm -rf {} \;
sudo rm -rf /Library/Caches/com.apple.iconservices.store
killall Dock


Prevent apps from changing the default app to open PDF files?

Try rebuilding your Launch Services database.

In Terminal:

/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user

Then reboot immediately.

References:

https://www.tekrevue.com/tip/rebuild-launchservices-fix-duplicate-entries-os-xs-open-menu/
https://eclecticlight.co/2017/08/11/launch-services-database-problems-correcting-and-rebuilding/


iCloud Catch 22 - Cannot sign out of old dead Apple ID on iPads

Prior to the upgrade to iOS 9.02 this was unresolvable without going to an Apple Store with proof of purchase.  With 9.02 it you can work around it.
The steps I used were:

At the Apple ID site, change the Apple ID email to "oldemail@oldcompany.com" -- this will never be verified.
On the iPad go to Settings|iCloud - It will ask for the password.
I logged on with the correct password - it now greys out the entire iCloud area and puts a Validate Email message at the top of the form, BUT does not grey out the Sign out.
I Signed out and it asked for the password twice again, paused for a long time and then was asking for a new iCloud Apple ID.
Back at the Apple ID site, change the Apple ID back to the valid account.
From the mail client, validate the Account with the correct password.
On the iPad, Settings|iCloud enter the new Apple ID and password.

Poof - problem solved


Testflight In App Purchases, sandbox user still needed after passing Beta Review?

No. According to this article, sandbox accounts are automatically created for TestFlight users. Anyway I haven't been able to find this in the official Apple documentation. If anybody finds it it would be great to have an official reference.


Temporarily disable autocorrect (in Lion)

Go to System Preferences, Keyboard, Shortcuts. Add a shortcut for All Applications. Give it the keystroke you like. The name should be: "Correct Spelling Automatically".


How can I use the output sound from GarageBand as my 'mic' for Skype or similar?

I just used the Blackhole. It worked perfectly.
At the very high level you have to do these things:
Follow these screenshots and steps to:

Add blackhole to your OS. It's not an app you install. It's a package. Once you install it. This creates a new audio device ie adds an item named blackhole to the list of your audio inputs and outputs.
Create a Multi-output device (I did blackhole + Headphone) using your Mac's Utilities.

Then

In Garageband you set your output to that blackhole (not Multi-output)
In Skype your set your Mic input to that blackhole (not Multi-output)
Done! Begin speaking into your primary audio input source (I used my Mac's microphone)

All the steps are mentioned in detail here. Garageband is the 'sending application'. Skype is the 'receiving application'
The end result for me looked like like:
Create new project:

GarageBand Settings

I've also been told that you can achieve the same using the Loopback app.
btw, everything I mentioned in my answer is free.


how many devices can be registered for iOS Enterprise programme

I'm pretty sure it's unlimited, tho I couldn't confirm it from any official source. There are reports of people using it for way over 300 devices, tho, so you should be fine.


Site Blocker for Mobile Safari Google Searches

Mobile Safari does not support browser extensions, which is what powers the block list.

We may see something in the future, but you're out of luck until then.


Cannot use AirDrop on my Mac running Yosemite

Your Mac may not meet the system requirements. At the bottom of this page, you'll see a list of the computers that support AirDrop.

(If your computer is one of the ones that should support AirDrop, please edit your question to say so.)


Outlook 365 - cannot search mailbox after restore

According to this Microsoft Knowledge Base article, the search bug has been fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.5. However some users still are unable to search Outlook messages, even with fresh Mojave installations.

Solution A

Make sure that your new SSD drive is NOT excluded from the Spotlight index. Open System Preferences > Spotlight > Click the Privacy tab. If so, remove your disk partition. Rebuilding the Spotlight without command line:

Open again System Preferences > go to Spotlight > Click the Privacy tab
Click the Add (+) button to add your SSD disk
Select your SSD disk that you just added, then click the (–) button
Spotlight will begin reindexing you new SSD disk

UPDATE to Solution B

Microsoft provides a Outlook Search Repair for previous macOS versions. It turned out Outlook Search Repair is no longer compatible with macOS Mojave.

Solution C

Let's try to manually re-index specifically the Outlook profile folder.

In Finder Select Go → while holding down alt on your keyboard select → Library". Navigate to → Group Containers then open UBF8T346G9.Office
Open System Preferences > Go to Spotlight > Click the Privacy tab
Drag and drag the Outlook folder to the Privacy window list
Close the System Preferences window
Open again System Preferences > Spotlight > Privacy tab.  Select the Outlook folder that you just added, then click the (–) button
Wait 10-20 minutes

Depending on your disk size, rebuilding Spotlight could take some time e.g. 30-60 minutes before result will show up in Outlook.

Solution D

I have stumbled up the following solution. Before proceeding, please make absolutely sure that you create a full backup (You have been warned!). This process could take a lot of time.

Close Outlook
In Finder Select Go → while holding down alt on your keyboard select → Library". Navigate to → Group Containers then open UBF8T346G9.Office/Outlook/Outlook 15 Profiles/Main Profile/Data
Move Outlook.sqllite file to your desktop or trash.
Open Outlook and click Repair. It will start a rebuilt process and it creates a new Outlook Profile, including a new *.sqllite database.
Depending on your Outlook Profile size, rebuilding might takes several hours.


How can I tell Music for iPad to play all of an artist's songs without making a playlist?

Not obvious at all, but:

Tap My Music from bottom nav.
Tap the red filter menu selection that's located roughly upper central on the screen, just below the Recently Added section.

The filter menu should say Artists or Albums or Songs etc. Choose your desired filter option (Artists in this case).
The list items below the filter will update.

Tap the list item's avatar (tap the artist photo, in this case). Do not tap the list item's text (the artist's name), unless you want instead to navigate into sublists.
A queue will begin playing from your selection.

If you already had a queue, the old queue will be replaced with this new queue.
The first song in the queue will not be random, even if you had shuffle enabled.

An almost-too-skinny-to-tap bar will appear at the bottom of your screen.

Tap it to view the current song, to access shuffle and continuous buttons, and to preview the queue (menu icon to the right of the fast-forward button).

Complain to http://apple.com/feedback.


Terminal leaving a blank line on High Sierra when tabs are used

This issue has been corrected in macOS Mojave 10.14.


iPhone turns off display whenever covering the proximity sensor

There are several reasons why this may be happening:

You have a case or screen protector that interferes with the proximity sensor. If so then try to remove them.
Do a force restart of your device. Press and hold both the Side and Volume Down buttons for at least 10 seconds, until you see the Apple logo.

If that doesn't work then take your iPhone to an Apple Store.


When I type a capital P in pages or safari, there is a bar above my keyboard that says an explicit name. How do I remove the bar and/or the name

You can't remove individual words from QuickType. To clear the custom dictionary, go to Settings → General → Reset → Reset Keyboard Dictionary.


Will Find my iPhone Lost Mode be useful if stolen phone as shows Offline?

Lost mode combined with iOS 7 is extremely useful as long as th phone has cellular service or is connected to WiFi networks that it trusts. The device needs to connect to the Internet to be re activated after wiped, at which point it will enter lost mode and refuse to work again without your password for Apple ID.

Be sure to not remove that device from your account since that makes the device far more risky and expensive to sell, pawn or try to use by the thief or even someone that ends up with the device. Someone could desolder the CPU and try to reserialize or cannibalize the parts, but the quick hit of cash for a stolen device is defeated by Activation Lock and Lost Mode features.

The device shows as offline when it hasn't checked in recently to the Apple servers despite an attempt by the Apple Push Notification service attempting to send a check in request to the last active address of the device on the Internet.

If the device ever gets connected to Wifi or cellular data reconnects it, your Lock request will get sent, acknowledged and you'll get an email. If you are quick, you can log in to find my friends and see if the location data updates as well at that point.


TestFlight tab doesn't load in iTunes Connect

I'm experiencing the same, it appears to be down. Hopefully they fix it soon, as it is the only place to manage your test flight apps.


What does the iPad Mini warranty actually cover?

No - damage caused by external forces is excluded from all Apple Warranties.

It lists some other hazards that don't get covered as a manufacturing defect like fire, liquid, earthquake, etc.

AppleCare plus does however cover accidental damage of all sorts as long as you have the device to hand in. (It doesn't cover loss).

Many people have some coverage from a credit card or other insurance - so you might check that and depending on whether you are pre / post purchase (or within the time widow when you can buy AppleCare for that iPad) to see what your best options are for coverage.

In your case - you might get it to Apple as soon as possible - just because the wording is to deny coverage - sometimes there are times when an exception could be made or some compromise reached - especially when the device is very, very new and you were unaware of the AppleCare plus when this was gifted / purchased.


Apple Music offline files still there if subscription stops after free trial?

No - as Apple says here

  *You can save music offline on up to 10 devices. These songs are accessible only during your Apple Music membership.

Note that you do not need to 'join the subscription after the free trial period', Apple will just start charging your credit card for the subscription.

The point of offline files is so that you can listen to Apple Music without using up your mobile data usage, not to download music to keep forever.


How can I install Debian on a PowerBook G3 with Mac OS 9.2?

According to this how to article:

You'll need a working OS X partition and you'll need to reboot with Option + Command + O + F. It is a bit complicated so follow the link for more info.

I personally would go with Ubuntu on your Powerbook. Follow this guide for info on how to install. Although the guide is for a Power Mac G4, it should work with your Powerbook.


DesignScience are the ones making MathType – an application used by Microsoft Word to be able to type out complex math formulas and display them easily. If you have Microsoft Word installed on your Mac, I think that's what it is. I can't confirm this though, as I don't have MathType installed.

Edit: I'm trying to get someone from Mathematics to confirm it.
Edit 2: I was unable to get a confirmation for this, but I'm still pretty certain it belongs to MathType. Check in Word if you have MathType installed!


Downloads stack progress bar "stuck" at 100% after completion of downloads

There's a bug with Google Chrome that seems to have been fixed. Make sure your Chrome is up to date.

https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=150743


The easiest (and cheapest) way is to check the data usage through Activity Monitor. Just type in the name in Spotlight to launch it, and navigate to the Network tab. You can sort by bytes sent/received, though I think you'll have to keep it running to get historical data by app (otherwise shows only total data sent/received).

For a complete solution, where you would get prompts for all apps trying to access the internet, and the ability to create filters etc., you can check out Little Snitch 3 (https://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html).


Flickr backup/sync with new OS X Photos app

Use the FlickrUploadr application available at this link (which is visible at the bottom right of Flickr's Camera Roll feature).


How do I turn off the Front Row keyboard shortcut?

Under Keyboard & Mouse on System Preferences there is a Keyboard Shortcuts tab.


How do I clone from a Mac OS Extended (Journaled) spinning hard drive to a new SSD on 10.13.6

While the only format options available for the new drive were APFS variations, after formatting I was able to use the Partition tool in Disk Utility to morph the new drive into "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)". Once the format type matched between the two drives I was able to restore from the existing system drive onto the new SSD.


Withdrawing iTunes Connect payment in another territory

The Cayman Islands is supported by the App Store to buy apps. This means you can receive payments. The app store is available in these countries.

Please keep in mind: Apple will only payout you monthly if you earned at least 150 dollar a total. If you don't make the 150 dollar this month, it will be combined to next month untill the 150 dollar minimum is reached.


Buying a new imac, which memory should i get?

Those are desktop DIMMs, you want the laptop DIMMs.
Try this search instead. or this search which starts a the Mac search below.
1600 would work, but it wouldn't be
much faster as they would run at the lower frequency, but might have better latency.


How to bypass password prompt with vnc connection from terminal

I've noticed that too but couldn't figure out how to properly pass credentials into VNC either.
The docs for screen sharing say that if both machines are signed into the same iCloud account, then a screen sharing session will begin. Otherwise a username password prompt is displayed. I didn't see much difference between the Catalina and the Big Sur versions of the page unfortunately.
If you want a work around, I hacked together some Apple Script that will open up the screen sharing app, fill in hostname, username/password, then re-enter the password on the remote machine and press enter:
tell application "Screen Sharing"
    activate # start Screen Sharing if not running yet
    tell application "System Events"
        key code 51 using {command down} # Delete whatever is in the textbox
        keystroke "192.168.1.1" # host you want to connect to
        key code 36 # press enter
        delay 1 # wait a moment for the next screen to appear
        keystroke "username" # username
        keystroke tab
        keystroke "hunter2" # password
        key code 36 # press enter
        delay 2 # wait to connect to the target machine
        key code 51 using {command down} # delete anything in the textbox
        keystroke "hunter2" # typing the password on the remote machines textbox
        key code 36 # hitting enter to log in
    end tell
end tell

To use throw the above code into a file called file.scpt and run it via osascript file.scpt. You need to give the Terminal app the Accessibility permission within the Security & Privacy section of the Settings app.


If you want to stay up with the entire course, press the large subscribe button and you will then get a warning that explains a bit more about how the process works.

At that point, you can double check what content you want to actually download (just like a podcast works) and you will of course have to enter an AppleID with payment set up if the specific course you have chosen requires such for some or all of the materials.

You can also press the free buttons along the right to download individual lessons to your computer (or iOS device) for offline viewing.


You can easily do this with a short bash snippet.

p=SOME.CRAZY.STUFF
for i in *; do
    f="${i%.*}"
    if [[ "$p" != "$f" ]]; then
        zip "$f" "$f".*
    fi
    p="$f"
done

If you are not familiar with Terminal/bash and don't plan to use this too often, you can do the following to use it:

create a folder where you move all your kings and queens to (and nothing else)
open Terminal, type cd followed by a space, drag the folder you've just created into the Terminal window (release the mouse button once a green cross appears) and press Enter
type p=SOME.CRAZY.STUFF followed by Enter
type (or even better copy/paste)

for i in *; do f="${i%.*}"; if [[ "$p" != "$f" ]]; then zip "$f" "$f".*; fi; p="$f"; done

again followed by Enter
(assuming no error message etc was displayed) quit Terminal again


Did you disable your swap file? As ghoppe, bmike, and I mention in the top answers to this question, this is a bad idea for exactly the problems you're having.

The other option is that you have bad RAM. Run a memory checker (like Memtest86) to see it you have a bad stick or two and remove and replace the offending modules.


Send clicks to multiple windows / spaces

The built in Automator app is the solution I'd try first.

The simplest thing that could work is the "watch me" and record function.
Automator is free and a first-party tool that ships with the OS

This function knows about windows that are open and mouse events, so simply could click the three times in the three locations you wish.

One nice feature past the one that is you can speed up or slow down the actions 10x so you can be careful and precise when recording and then have the replay be faster, for instance.


Is parallels 7 better in performance then Vmware Fusion 4?

Ars Technica recently did a rundown of the performance differences between Parallels 7 and VMware Fusion 4: http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2011/10/virtual-showdown-parallels-desktop-7-and-vmware-fusion-4-reviewed.ars

The general takeaway seemed to me to be that Parallels is delivering better performance outside some very particular uses.


Connecting to password protected AFP server from terminal?

To mount a share in Terminal use the following commands:

mkdir /Volumes/mount
mount -t afp afp://user:pass@ipaddress/Desktop /Volumes/mount

This works because the folder /Volumes is world read & writable.

If you use sudo mkdir /Volumes/mount mount has the following permissions:

drwxr-xr-x+ 2 root  admin  -       68  8 Mär 02:40 . <- mount
drwxrwxrwt@ 5 root  admin  hidden 170  8 Mär 02:40 .. <- /Volumes

and the only possible command to mount a share is:

sudo mount -t afp afp://user:pass@ipaddress/Desktop /Volumes/mount

because you are not allowed to "write" (=mount) to the folder mount as non-root user.

with the following result:

drwx------  1 root  wheel  -        264  8 Mär 02:38 . <- mount (the share "Desktop")
drwxrwxrwt@ 5 root  admin  hidden   170  8 Mär 02:42 .. <- /Volumes

and you can't even open (=read) the folder with your user.

If you create the mount folder with mkdir /Volumes/mount the permissions looks like this:

drwxr-xr-x+ 2 user  admin  -       68  8 Mär 02:42 . <- mount
drwxrwxrwt@ 5 root  admin  hidden 170  8 Mär 02:42 .. <- /Volumes

After mounting the share with:

mount -t afp afp://user:pass@ipaddress/Desktop /Volumes/mount

the permissions look like this:

drwx------  1 user  staff  -        264  8 Mär 02:38 . <- mount (the share "Desktop")
drwxrwxrwt@ 5 root  admin  hidden   170  8 Mär 02:42 .. <- /Volumes


Keyboard shortcut for "Revert Changes" in closing dialog?

Your screenshot doesn't seem to show it, but for me [Revert Changes] has a blue outline...

...which means it can be activated with the Space Bar.

I literally just figured this out (even relative experts can learn something new every day!), but apparently it's been a feature of macOS for quite some time.

(BTW, to change which button is outlined (and therefore which button is activated by the Space Bar), use the Tab key.


Is there a synonym suggestion keyboard out there for iPhone

I found two apps that might fit this bill:

The first: a keyboard with synonym suggestions. ($4), Hemingboard Rhymes, Puns, and Synonyms keyboard.

The second: a word processor with advanced features including synonyms/antonyms. ($4), WriteRight.


Correcting text on iOS: fixing capitalization

iOS 12
Starting with iOS 12, you can turn the software keyboard into a trackpad even on an iPhone that doesn’t feature 3D Touch.
Simply press-and-hold the spacebar until the keyboard blanks out. Then slide your finger across the keyboard to move the cursor.
This trick also works on iPads.
Screenshot courtesy of iMore:

iOS 9 (iPad Only)
On iPad only, iOS 9 originally trackpad mode for the iPad only. To activate it, simply press-and-hold two fingers on the keyboard until the keyboard blanks out.
In addition, you can also double-tap-and-hold on the keyboard with two fingers to select the current word, then drag the selection by sliding your fingers across the keyboard.
Screenshot courtesy of iMore:

3D Touch
Of course, if you have an iPhone 6s or later you can achieve the same thing by 3D Touching anywhere on the keyboard. The advantage of 3D Touch is that once you’ve moved your cursor you can then press a little harder to select the entire word, then keep dragging your selection across more text.
Do note that immediately after pressing a key on the software keyboard, you will need to wait for the cursor to blink once before you can activate trackpad mode with 3D Touch.
Older Devices / iOS Versions
On iPhones without 3D Touch running iOS 11 or earlier, and on iPads running iOS 8 or earlier, you needed to press-and-hold on the text to bring up the loupe, then drag the cursor to the exact desired position.
An alternative on 4.7” and 5.5” iPhones was to flip the iPhone into landscape orientation. Many (but indeed not all) applications then offered < and > keys that let you move the cursor left or right. You could then tap at the beginning of the word you want to edit, then move the cursor right and delete.


Try saving something like this as private.xml:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<root>
<item>
<name>test</name>
<identifier>private.test</identifier>
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::PAGEDOWN, KeyCode::OPTION_L, VK_OPTION</autogen>
</item>
</root>

I'm not sure, but it might not work if you don't have another keyboard with an option key connected.

If KeyCode::PAGEDOWN doesn't work, you can see the key code constants in the source and the hexadecimal key codes with Key Codes.

The test folder has an XML file with all the predefined remappings.


Why won't launchctl automatically load my plist entries?

Make sure that your plist in /Library/LaunchDaemons/ has appropriate permissions, which is root:wheel otherwise the system will not process them. To set them use following Terminal command:

sudo chown root:wheel /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.something.plist


Prevent Mail.app from sending read receipts?

There are two header tags related to receipts:

Return-Receipt-To This is asking for a verification that the mail got to your inbox.  I was surprised that mail responded by sending the original message back to me. macOS 10.10.5  I see this as a minor privacy issue in most circumstances. Could be used to tell if your work computer was powered on and mail app running.
Disposition-Notification-To This asks for what you did with the email. Mojave gives you some options. I'd display what you have then delete it.
To control, Disposition-Notification-To,  you may use terminal comments document on this web page
https://miln.eu/mailreceipt/, see below, or install Mail Receipt which is a free macOS application that adds delivery notification and read receipt requests to your e-mails. https://miln.eu/mailreceipt/

As far as I know, you cannot change how mail responds inbound "Return-Receipt-To". Mail will always echo back your message to the sender. You can control how mail responds to "Disposition-Notification-To" via commands or an app

Terminal commands:

I'd display what you have then delete it. To view existing UserHeaders enter the following Terminal.app command:

defaults read ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.mail/Data/Library/Preferences/com.apple.mail.plist UserHeaders

To set a Disposition-Notification-To header via UserHeaders enter the following Terminal.app command:

defaults write ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.mail/Data/Library/Preferences/com.apple.mail.plist UserHeaders '{"Disposition-Notification-To" = "email@address"; }'

To remove all UserHeaders enter the following Terminal.app command:

defaults delete ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.mail/Data/Library/Preferences/com.apple.mail.plist UserHeaders

Via the free Mail Receipt macOS app.


There is a folder, located at ~/Library/Mobile Documents/, that iCloud-enabled apps store their data in. You can trickily use this folder by simply putting any files in there that you want to access from another iCloud-enabled computer. Unfortunately, there's no way to access this folder via the web or on an iOS device, but Macs synced to the same iCloud account will all have your files in that location. I'd recommend creating an alias of some sort as well, to get quick access to it.

In answer to your P.S., there is no way to access this folder on Windows, as it doesn't exist. If you are for some reason only wanting to move iWork files, you can use and access the iCloud web interface on any computer, but I doubt this will help you.


How can I find out whether my MacBook is supported by Lion?

About This Mac > More Info... will give you a model # and serial #. With those, Apple can tell you whether your machine is compatible. Or you can look in the table on this iMac page on Wikipedia to identify your machine.  Or compare the physical requirements for Lion to what you find in About This Mac.


deleted the backups folder from time machine

I had this problem, in my case I simply dismounted the backup drive. Apparently although these appear to be in the trash they are still connected to the drive (at least that is how I understand it) I needed a new backup drive anyway so just replaced it. I presume, although didn't try it, reformatting the drive would have the same effect.


Help! After signing up for Apple Music, 'Media Services' on iPhone is gobbling up all my cellular data despite my settings to not use it

After some extensive testing and looking at the data usage time period, I have concluded that I was bitten by the 'wifi assist' feature (which is now set to off).   The massive sync of songs to my device from the cloud was actually when I was or should have been connected to my wifi, and was 'assisted' by my cellular connection, even though that sync would not have been allowed given my settings if just on cellular and not wifi.


You'll need to create a HFS+ .sparsebundle disk image and use the tmutil command line utility to tell Time Machine to use that drive as the backup destination. In turn, you can put that drive just about anywhere. Note that you need to give a permanent home (i.e. don't move it elsewhere) to the disk image first before targeting it with tmutil as a backup destination.

I've recently wrote a blog post how to use a network drive as a Time Machine destination. You can also use the same technique to use drives with other filesystems (like NTFS for example) as a Time Machine destination drive, as long as Lion can write to it (for NTFS, you'll need either NTFS-3G, Tuxera, or Paragon's drivers to write to them).


manually edit shortcuts on os x 10.9 (Mavericks)

Run plutil -convert xml1 ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Terminal.plist.
Quit Terminal.
Edit the plist in a text editor:

<key>ToggleVisor</key>
<dict>
  <key>KeyCode</key>
  <integer>53</integer> <!-- escape (see Events.h) -->
  <key>Modifiers</key>
  <integer>9437184</integer> <!-- command -->
</dict>

Terminate the cfprefsd process from Activity Monitor.
Open Terminal.

Preference files are cached in 10.9, so if you edit a preference file directly, just quitting and reopening the application does not apply the changes. You can also run defaults read com.apple.Terminal instead of terminating cfprefsd.


Using a gift certificate for an app without fully redeeming it

There are two different types of Apple gift cards. iTunes cards can only be redeemed on iTunes, and conversely, Apple gift cards can only be redeemed at an Apple Store, the online Apple Store, or 1-800-MY-APPLE. What you are asking is not possible since Apple gift cards cannot be redeemed for apps. (Or if you have an iTunes gift card, it cannot be redeemed for physical goods.)


Should I delete an old Photo library having created a new one?

It's unlikely that there will be any conflict as Photos will pick the new one by default. Nevertheless you will gain some disk space back if you remove the unused library.
To be on the safe side

Verify that all the photos are in the new library in full quality
Create a backup of the old library on an external device
Rename the old library, reboot and keep using the system for 1-2 weeks
If everything works as expected, delete the old library (but keep the backup around for a while)


Make middle-click on app icon in dock show app window exposé once more

I didn't find any hidden preferences for it with gdb, but there is a preference that makes scrolling up show all windows:

defaults write com.apple.Dock scroll-to-open -bool true
killall Dock


How can I have a fixed order of the menu-extras?

You can hold command while drag and drop it to change the order. I don't know it will remember the order or not though.


You've answered your own question - if you see that they are longer, then they are obviously shipped with longer headphones - but for everyone else, I compared them.

The distance from the cord split to the ends of the headphones is the same; however, the distance from the edge of the connector to the split is approximately two inches longer on the iPhone 7 (Lightning connector) EarPods than on the iPhone 6s EarPods.


How do I stop getting password notifications from iCloud?

From Apple KB : If your Apple ID is locked

If your Apple ID is locked
If you or someone else enters your password, security questions, or
other account information incorrectly too many times, your Apple ID
automatically locks to protect your security and you can't sign in to
any Apple services. You can unlock your Apple ID after you verify your
identity.
If your Apple ID is locked for security reasons, you might see one of
these alerts:

“This Apple ID has been disabled for security reasons”
"You can't sign in because your account was disabled for security reasons"
"This Apple ID has been locked for security reasons"

When you see one of these alerts, you can go to iforgot.apple.com
to unlock your account with your existing password or to reset your
password. After multiple unsuccessful attempts to unlock your
account, your Apple ID will remain locked and you can try again the
next day.
If you use two-step verification, you need to use your recovery
key and a trusted device. And if you use two-factor
authentication, you need a trusted device or trusted phone number
to unlock your Apple ID.
If you see a message that is different from the alerts above and you
can't reset your password, contact Apple for help.


Unable to install Windows 8.1 using Bootcamp, system volume doesn't contain required free space?

To free up space in your EFI partition, you would have to first mount it. This can be done using the command given below. Enter the command in a Terminal application windows.

diskutil  mount  /dev/disk0s1

Below is an image of the entire contents of my EFI partition. I assume you can delete any folder and/or file other than what is shown below. (Actually, I am not even sure the Firmware.scap file is needed. I do not know what it is for.)

Click on image for a better view.

When finished, you may need to empty the trash. Finally, enter the command below to unmount the EFI partition.

diskutuil  unmount  /dev/disk0s1

If you are doing BIOS/MBR install, then what is posted below applies

From reading other posts, I thought 2015 Macs can no longer be installed in BIOS/MBR mode. So this would apply to older Macs.

To change the system partition to partition 4, you need to run the following commands in a Terminal Application window. You need to do this before attempting to install Windows.

INPUT=$(printf  "f  4\nw\ny\nq")
sudo  fdisk  -e  /dev/disk0  <<<"$INPUT"

This will require your login password. This is normal.


There is no photo library but pictures are still visible in Photos app

The default location for the photo library is ~/Pictures/, but it's possible that it's different for you. Open the Photos app, open the Preferences pane and the General tab will show you the location of your photo library.


Sierra 10.12.6 incremental update caught in reboot loop

Download the ComboUpdate 10.12.6 (direct d/l link: macOS Sierra 10.12.6 Combo Update). Open the downloaded dmg and launch the pkg file inside. Reboot when asked.

Alternate solution: clearing the App Store cache often seems to fix the problem.

Quit the App Store
Open Terminal
Run open $TMPDIR../C/com.apple.appstore/
Delete all contents in that folder
Open the App Store again and wait for it to check for updates


Sync multiple gmail contacts with Lion Address Book?

Cobook seems to be what you are looking for.


Allow m3u files to be edited in TextEdit, saved, and used without a "is damaged and can't be opened" message

.m3u files are really nothing more than just basic plain text files. My guess is that you're getting this issue because TextEdit is not currently set to use plain text as its format.

You don't specify what version of macOS you're running, but in the more recent versions of TextEdit you can change how it deals with file formats by default.

Change the default TextEdit format

You can change the default TextEdit format as follows:

Launch TextEdit
Go to TextEdit > Preferences... (or just use the command, shortcut)
Ensure you have the New Document tab
At the top you'll see three options for Format. Select the Plain text option.
Exit preferences

Now when you edit an existing .m3u file (i.e. it already has the .m3u extension) then it should be fine.

If you create a new file, be it a .m3u file or one in another format, you will need to manually add the extension to the filename when you save it. If not, it will default to the Plain Text extension (i.e. .txt) instead. You can also change this behaviour in Preferences by going into the Open and Save tab and unticking the checkbox for Add ".txt" extension to plain text files.


I do know that the degraded quality can be fixed by switching the Mic (Input device) to your Mac's mic rather than the headphone's mic. It's a software issue as far as I know.


I have Photo Fixer Pro and guessing the lite version you have may have a limit.  My icloud photos have over 80,570 photos and videos and if I scan weeks to months it scans way over 30,000

my first try it crashed because I have so many but it scanned 53,204 the first time until I narrow my search down.


Options 3,4 was the only ones that worked for me, but no guarantees...

Holding Opt+Cmd while opening Photos, to do a "Repair".
Selecting to keep originals on the computer, not optimize" them.
Carefully wipe what you have and start again.  This should include deleting "Events" folders in iCloud.com>Photos, before swapping libraries on the computer, to avoid orphaning them. See below...
Use "iPhoto Library Manager" to "Rebuild" the original iPhoto Library, then re-migrate.  This assumes you have backup of an "un-migrated" version, in Time Machine or elsewhere.  I had a folder with 1.6Gb of iPod thumbs in my original library.  Also, I think it may update the Last Modified" date to help the upload.  I'm not sure why it worked..

How do I delete Unlinked folders

iPhoto Library Manager


How do I force my iOS device to create a new backup on iCloud?

You can't fork a backup on the iCloud servers.

All you can do is delete the existing backup and then start one over. Over time, abandoned forked backups get pruned and deleted as well, so keep that in mind if you manage to separate things.

Disable iCloud Backup without deleting existing backup?


I'm looking for a quick entry TODO application that syncs across an iPhone and my laptop


How to setup Indian rupee format in Numbers?

You didn't mention which version of Numbers you were using.  Here are general directions to create a custom cell format in both Numbers '08 (1.0) and Numbers '09 (2.0).

In Numbers '09, once in the Custom Number Format dialog, drag a few integer elements into the format box.  Pull the menu down for each, and choose Hide separator.  On the appropriate groups, change the number of digits to two.

If you're not mixing with USD and prefer India's conventions, a much simpler approach is in the Language & Text panel of System Preferences.  Choose India from the Region menu, and any cells set to Currency format will not only have the correct symbol, but the correct groupings.  Of course, then if you want USD formatted correctly, you'd need a custom format for that - so use whichever region is most appropriate to the bulk of your content.


Is a "listen again" service available for Beats 1?

Yes, as an Apple Music subscriber, I can verify that paid Apple Music subscribers may go back and listen to replays of most Beats 1 shows on-demand. I personally use this feature to catch up on Zane Lowe all the time. It will allow you to go back and listen to shows up to a couple months old. For example, right now I could go back and listen to many shows from December 2015, but not any earlier.

This is part of the regular Apple Music service, so it also gives you access to on-demand tracks from (much of) iTunes, iTunes Radio, and For You.

$5 per month - student

$10 per month - individual

$15 per month - family


If you don't want to install the iCloud utility, you can go to iCloud Web Page, choose Photos and select all the pics you want to download.
But you have to click on every photo to download the entire collection, I did't find any "Select All" option (even CMD + A does't work).
But anyway, you're lucky, we're talking about 'just' 296 photos ;)


You should try jwzlyrics. It picks up songs changes in iTunes (and Spotify), finds lyrics and displays them in a window.

It's dependent on https://lyrics.wikia.com/ for it's lyrics, and works quite well for me.


Just for the completeness of this issue. If you land here and do not use MacOS Server, but a Synology DiskStation, do the following:

Login to your DiskStation as root
Open the main menu
start the resource monitor
switch to connected users
select the blocked user and press disconnect


Yes, this is possible by purchasing an appropriate external case or "enclosure". You just need to make sure it's one suitable for the SSD you have.

These cases are not hard to purchase. You can get them from eBay, Amazon, etc. Purely as an example, here is a link to one on macsales.com.

NOTE: The one in the example is for Mac SSDs used from June 2013. As I said, be sure you get the correct one for your SSD.


As you can find here, in the Apple Developers webpage:

  Xcode 7 requires a Mac running OS X version 10.10.4 or later. It
  includes SDKs for watchOS 2.0, iOS 9, and OS X version 10.11.

As you see in the attached pic, Yosemite can still be valid to run XCode7, if it is updated to the 10.10.4+ version required.


Can the CIA hack my iphone if I have the latest firmware installed?

The iOS hacks are specifically tied to jailbroken phones and phones running old software. If your phone is up-to-date, then you ought to be relatively safe from your phone being compromised remotely.  Read here for more info: http://bgr.com/2017/03/08/cia-iphone-hack-wikileaks-vault-7/


iTunes music available from iPad iTunes to iPhone iTunes?

It depends on where you got the music from.

If you purchased it through iTunes on your iPad, then you can open iTunes on your phone, select the "More" tab, then tap "Purchased", then download the music onto your phone. "Purchased" is an iCloud feature. iCloud must be enabled, and configured correctly on all your iOS 5 or later devices. The navigation in getting to Purchase history has changed slightly, I believe, between iOS 5 and iOS 6, but the idea is the same.
If you ripped CDs, then transferred the content over to your iPad, you will have to use the computer that you ripped them to to sync the songs onto the iPhone.
If you downloaded them from somewhere such as Amazon on your computer before transferring them to your iPad, then you will need to connect your iPhone to your computer to sync those purchases.

One thing to note: you cannot transfer songs from your iPad to your computer with iTunes (unless it was purchased from iTunes, and the computer is authorized). So, in other words, if you no longer have the computer that had all your songs on it, and just your iPad does, you will want to look for third party software (maybe like this? I haven't used it, but just did a Google search) to transfer your media to your computer, then to your phone.


It's not possible to use Home button to lock your iPhone. If your iPhone's lock button is broken, using assistive touch is your only resort.

You can optionally set up your iPhone to auto-lock. The minimum duration you can set for auto-lock is 30 seconds.


Unexpected files showing up with tar on OS X 10.6.4

They're resource forks. The Mac's filesystem supports multiple forks, and some Mac files have two, a data fork and a resource fork. Most file systems don't support multiple forks, so tools will split the resource fork into a separate file prefixed with ._.


Charging a Macbook pro 15-inch (late 2016 touch bar)

Officially according to Apple:

  You can use a compatible higher wattage adapter without issue, but it
  won't make your computer charge faster or operate differently. Lower
  wattage adapters don't provide enough power.

There is no mention of risking damage to the battery, but you may not be able to charge at all at lower wattages.

Additionally, you have to use a USB-C cable that is meant for charging. The Switch cable appears to be made for such.

In personal experience with MagSafe-powered MacBook Pros, the battery indicator in the menu may say "Battery is not charging", but I've noticed it stays powered on longer than just running off the internal battery alone. Your miles may vary.

Source: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201700


Make sure App Store doesn't update apps over Mobile Data

There is no such mechanism of displaying an alert or notification when attempt is made to update apps over Mobile Data. (If you think about it, such a mechanism won't make any sense, as you may or may not notice the notification/alert when update is attempted over Mobile Data).

Your best bet is to turn off Mobile Data for automatic downloads. Go to Settings app → iTunes & App Stores and turn off the switch for Use Mobile Data.

You can also choose to turn off Automatic Downloads of Updates, but that setting will apply to both Wi-Fi and Mobile Data.

Alternatively, you can turn on Low Power Mode by going to Settings app → Battery → Low Power Mode. This will turn off automatic downloading of Music, Apps and Updates. An active Low Power Mode is indicated by orange colour battery indicator in Status bar.

The unintended side effect of this approach would be that it will also turn off automatic download of updates over Wi-Fi.

Lastly, the best approach in my personal opinion would be to turn off Mobile Data for App Store app by going to Settings app → Mobile Data. This way there wouldn't be any intended or unintended downloads via App Store over Mobile Data. Also, this way you would be reminded when browsing the App Store, that you are not currently on Wi-Fi, even if you accidentally try to download or update an app.


How to change the location where iTunes stores backups of iPhones?

For Mac OS X, I had to use this guide: http://osxdaily.com/2011/03/05/how-to-move-the-iphoneipad-itunes-backup-folder-to-an-external-hard-drive/ and create a symbolic link to move the Backup folder, but it worked great.

The main thing is to move the Backup folder to an external drive/partition that has more space and then create a symbolic link like so:

ln -s /Volumes/YourExternalDrive/Backup/ ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup

Then execute a Backup by syncing via iTunes to try it out.


Reduce size of 'bottom corner' for seconday click

As such there is no way to reduce the size of the 'bottom' corner. What you can do is enable "Click or tap with two fingers" if clicking at bottom corner doesn't work out well for you. This option is available in Trackpad menu of system preferences.


How can I get iTunes to use iTunes Store Album Art?

What I usually do in this situation is look up the album in the iTunes Store.

If it’s not available in the iTunes Store, I get the album art from some other source.
If it is available in the iTunes Store but “Get Album Art” doesn’t seem to do anything, there’s probably a mismatch in the meta data somewhere. Compare the Artist, Album Artist, and Album fields and make sure the fields in your local copy match those from the iTunes Store. Then try again.

This should take care of it in most cases. If that still doesn’t work, try adding a space after the album title and/or the artist name.


You can't install Mavericks on a 2006 MacBook.

  To install Mavericks, you need one of these Macs:

  iMac (Mid-2007 or later)
  MacBook (13-inch Aluminum, Late 2008), (13-inch, Early 2009 or later)
  MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid-2009 or later),
  MacBook Pro (15-inch or 17-inch, Mid/Late 2007 or later)
  MacBook Air (Late 2008 or later)
  Mac mini (Early 2009 or later)
  Mac Pro (Early 2008 or later)
  Xserve (Early 2009)

Source: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5842


How to avoid unselect file dialog when pressing minus sign in Midnight commander on macOS

You need to edit ~/.config/mc/ini config file and look for only_leading_plus_minus entry. By default it is set to false which causes this behavior. If you set it to true

only_leading_plus_minus=true

then - will trigger Unselect dialog only if - is the first character you type which pretty much would never be a problem. If you do not have only_leading_plus_minus just add it. Make sure you do not have Auto save setup enabled in your config and if you do, quit all instances of mc prior editing your ini.


Why does my USB audio device have problems with Google Hangouts?

Make sure you've selected the Plantronics device in the mic chooser window in the Hangouts settings once the Hangout has begun (gear icon.)

Change the default setting (which should be the internal mic on the Mac if there is one:)

To Plantronics:

(I have the Blue Snowball connected in this screen cap.)


Why won't iTunes update my iPod Touch from 4.0b to 4.1?

If you have the 4.0 beta, you are able to download the 4.1 GM from developer.apple.com and use Xcode's Organizer or iTunes (by holding the option key when clicking restore) to choose the correct version of iOS (which is on the disk image you downloaded) to reload onto the iPod.


iPhone doesn't automatically get inbox' child folder mail

You need to pick folders to push if you want to sync certain sub-folders for notifications. To do this, go to Settings > Email > Accounts > Fetch new data > iCloud, and choose which folders should be pushed automatically.

I'm using a free app called 'myMail' that lets me choose the sub-folder to get the notification when there is new e-mail. It's working perfectly with my Gmail, Hotmail and IMAP account that has around 10 sub-folders. You can try it too.


Can the number given to the Cellular version of the Apple Watch be reached over the PSTN?

Are you perhaps confusing an eSIM with a telco technology PSTN?

An eSIM is an Electronic Subscriber Identity Module.  It's the digital version of the "old fashioned" SIM or the plastic card that you put into the phone to get onto the cellular network. It's not tied to a phone number per se.  It's tied to an account that allows you access to the cellular network.
The PSTN is the Public Switched Telephone Network. It's the aggregate of all the switched circuit telco systems including cellular.
A phone number is just a sequence of digits assigned to an account so that another telco device can connect to it.  It's just a "pointer" to an account - you dial the digits and the phone company can make a single phone ring or multiple phones around the planet ring simultaneously (and a number of variations in between).

As far as how the iWatch's eSIM works, it is attached to your cellular account and for all intents and purposes, shares your existing phone number.  It's not given it's own unique phone number.

It's important to note that an eSIM or plain SIM do not have to have a phone number - any mobile hotspot that you can't make calls to won't have a phone number as the plans for these devices are data only.


Intermittent input delay on keyboard (MacBook Pro 2018)

I think I remember a problem from long ago related to the Dock. Try opening /Applications/Utilities/Terminal, then executing "killall Dock" (It comes right back). This may just be a workaround and you might have to do it whenever you experience the problem.


Can I partition an iPod (nano, classic, shuffle) for use as a flash drive?

It can be done, but truthfully i would just spend the $15 on an 8gb USB drive.

Anyway, one way of doing it:

Reboot ipod by pressing menu and center button for 5 secs.
Before apple logo appears (ie: do it fast) press play/pause and center for 2 secs
a green checkmark should appear on the screen. It is now in flash disk mode. Connect it to the mac
Go to disk utility and format it for Fat-32 (or ntfs)
Use it to install windows.
after you are done, start up itunes and Restore it.

OBVIOUSLY you will lose everything in the ipod. So after restore copy all the music back.

You might be able to skip the first 3 steps and format it straight away, depending on your h/w version it might work, so check that first.


iPhone camera app to document wear and tear of items?

Look for photography apps that support onion skins. Time lapse photography and stop motion apps are a good example. Frameographer gets very good reviews, but is a bit pricey. Check the web for alternatives!


WiFi problems after wake up (MBP2011 OS X 10.10.3)

I think my problems are solved. I opened my cover on the MBP and saw 2 screws that were loose. They were supposed to hold the WIFI antenna. I tightened them up and now it seems to work...

Strange that they opened themselves?


A particular picture copies by itself multiple times in camera roll every day

Porting this to a community wiki answer so it doesn't remain hanging, as I've seen similar questions asked a couple of times recently

Some third-party messaging applications copy photos to the Camera Roll after receiving them, such as WhatsApp. Assuming you received it in a third-party application, there may be a bug in that application causing it to be saved repeatedly.

Try removing the photo from any 3rd party app it may have originated in.


Google Chrome tabs titles are not completely visible (cut)

The problem is related to the San Francisco font on Yosemite, remove it and it get fixed


Pages Quit Unexpectedly- using Yosemite 10.10.5

Create a new user account, and run Pages from there.

If that works, then the problem is localized to your user account.

If that is the case, quit Pages and try deleting the cache file at

~/Library/Caches/com.apple.iWork.Pages

where ~ stands for your user account. Use the Finder’s “Go To Folder” command to get to ~/Library/Caches and then look for the appropriate folder.

If that doesn't work you may have corrupted preferences, which can be found at

~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.iWork.Pages.plist

which you can also delete (or move to your Desktop while Pages is not running).

(These suggestions assume that you are running Pages from the Mac App Store, not the iWork '09 version.)


Mac OS Update Error - The Recovery Server Could Not Be Contacted

Finally following steps worked for me,

From System preference -> Date & Time, enable set time zone automatically using current location option
Share location for the time being if asked

Press CMD + Space to open Spotlight search, write 'Terminal' and hit
return. It will open Terminal window
Enter the following command in Terminal window

      sudo ntpdate -u time.apple.com


How loud a noise can MacBook Air speakers produce?

Output statistics such are usually reported as Watts. This sounds like what you are looking for. This is, unfortunately, a totally worthless data point, and the reasons why are beyond the scope of an answer on this forum.
Your best bet for measuring output, such as decibels/watt/meter, is an SPL (sound pressure level) meter. This would give you the best data set of output at different volumes and distances with different types of audio. You can actually get one for iOS right here that can measure the output of your speakers.


How are brew services different from launchctl services?

Brew handles the complexity of parsing each package and then issues the appropriate launchctl commands for you. So in the end, launchctl and launchd do the lifting, brew just is an intermediary to make it easier for you to get going.

% brew services -help

  Usage: brew services subcommand

  Manage background services with macOS' launchctl(1) daemon manager.

  If sudo is passed, operate on /Library/LaunchDaemons (started at
  boot). Otherwise, operate on ~/Library/LaunchAgents (started at
  login).

This is all covered well in the first 6 lines of the help and you can inspect the code in github if you are curious how this actually works behind the scenes.


iPhone configuation utility for Windows not working

I figured out that reinstalling the profile file into iOS Configuration Utility fixed it for me so probably make copies.


Yosemite focus indicator animation & highlight standard behavior

It looks like you have full keyboard access turned on. I've noticed this makes large borders around sometimes unintended controls. You can change the settings in System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts.
The default should be "Text boxes and lists only"


Using laptop as third monitor? Best way to set up (without thunderbolt)?

Take a look at AirDisplay. It supports turning you Mac, Windows, iOS or Android into an external screen.

There are several other apps like this such as Screen Recycler, but AirDisplay is the one I currently use.

Any of these apps will likely work best on a wired ethernet connection.


After RESTART every new Safari window no longer reflects its DEFAULT appearance. How fix this? High Sierra MBP

A New window will be the same size as the last one you opened, & will align just below & right of the last window [standard window cascading] - if the previous window was 'new' this session.
If the is insufficient space to fit the next new window below-right, then it will open aligned under the menu bar, the same distance right & start cascading again from there.

If the last new window was reopened from a previous session, then the sizing will match, but the position will be aligned to the menu bar.

afaik, this is not changeable.


While I'm a big fan of OWC normally, I would go with the Transcend Jetdrive 725. That's what I just ordered for my Mid-2012 Macbook Pro Retina.

The main reason I did not go with the OWC Auro drive is I've had a couple of friends who've upgrade their systems to the OWC Auro drive have problems. While they were both happy at first, at least one of them had their OWC Aura drive, for a Mid-2012 Macbook Pro Retina, die after 6 months of use. The other friend complained about their Macbook Air running hotter after the upgrade (not sure if they screwed up their upgrade) and having drive issues as a result. There are also other stories floating around the web about the OWC Auro drives failing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_sK0336Hto.

The Transcend Jetdrive 725 comes with a 5 year warranty for the same price as the OWC Auro, which only has a 3 year warranty. The OWC Auro Pro version does have a 5 year warranty, but is more expensive than the Transcend at that point.

Plus, the Transcend 725 drive now has TRIM support under the latest Mac OS (thanks to Apple). On the other hand, OWC recommend that you DON'T enable TRIM support with their drives.

  "In fact, enabling TRIM could actually hurt the performance and reliability of your OWC SSD, rather than help it."

I hope this helps in your decision making process.


Safari on OSX closes all tabs (crash?) after playing a YouTube video

I follow to advice from the link and determine that Grammarly addon crash my Safri.


How do I add a custom field to the login dialog?

Probably not.
I would imagine that the lock screen is locked down fairly tight - imagine a piece of malware that did just that - except the Automator action sent the password to a server in Bangladesh.


Why is networksetup so slow compared to manually changing Wi-Fi networks?

I note what @Allan has stated in his comment below your question.

Whilst I don't get a delay as long as 10-15 seconds using the commandline, I do find it demonstrably and consistently slower (by a few seconds) than clicking the WiFi icon.  I don't know the underlying operations performed by networksetup, but I'm wondering if it performs a network scan each and every time a request is made to join a new network, which may account for the delay.  Network scanning times can be influenced by many factors, so this delay would likely vary between users in different environments.  This is just hypothesis, though.

  I'd love to be able to make an applescript that manually clicks to change Wi-Fi networks

I'll give you two scripts.

1. Service-scripting with AppleScriptObjC

The first script uses AppleScriptObjC to interface with the system directly and control the WiFi interface.  A quick summary, which I expand on below:

+ Robust/reliable
+ Faster than networksetup
+ No need to manually enter passwords
+ No visual disturbances on screen; operates in background
− Slower than clicking the WiFi icon
○ SSID case-insensitive, whole phrase matching (can be changed)

use framework "CoreWLAN"

property this : a reference to current application
property nil : a reference to missing value
property _1 : a reference to reference

property CWWiFiClient : a reference to CWWiFiClient of this
property NSPredicate : a reference to NSPredicate of this

to joinNetwork given name:ssid as text, password:pw as text : missing value
    local ssid, pw

    set |?| to NSPredicate's predicateWithFormat:("self.ssid ==[c] %@") ¬
        argumentArray:{ssid}

    tell CWWiFiClient's sharedWiFiClient()'s interface()
        its setPower:true |error|:nil

        set networks to {}
        tell cachedScanResults() to if it ≠ missing value then ¬
            set networks to filteredSetUsingPredicate_(|?|)

        if the number of networks = 0 then set networks to ¬
            (its scanForNetworksWithName:ssid |error|:nil)

        set network to (allObjects() in networks)'s firstObject()
        its associateToNetwork:network |password|:pw |error|:_1

        set [success, E] to the result
        if E ≠ missing value then return ¬
            E's localizedDescription() ¬
            as text
        success
    end tell
end joinNetwork

You would then call the joinNetwork handler from within your script like so:

joinNetwork given name:"my network ssid", password:"Passw0rd1"

This script will be robust and reliable (barring any human error on my part, which I will correct if you find a bug I've overlooked during testing).  It preferentially uses cached scan results to connect to networks; if none are available, or the specified SSID didn't appear when the scan results were last cached, it will perform a fresh network scan.  Therefore, if my hypothesis about networksetup is a contributing factor, this script will be faster than the commandline on the majority of runs, but may take the same amount of time on the occasional run when forced to do a scan.

One benefit is that, because you can specify a network password when calling the joinNetwork handler, you won't need to enter it manually when joining a new network.

The SSID—specified by the name parameter—is case-insensitive in both scripts; the password, obviously, is not.  The script above has elected to perform an entire phrase match on the SSID, i.e. "my net" will not ever join a network called "my network"; the script below has elected to do a fuzzy matching, i.e. "net" will potentially join "my net" or "my network".

2. UI Scripting

This second script is actually the one you requested: it interfaces with the UI to click the WiFi menu icon and then select the network (if it appears in the list).  A summary:

+ Despite being a UI script, it ought not to suffer from the same weaknesses inherent to most UI scripts; so hopefully reliable
+ Fastest implementation—networks joined immediately
− Visually jarring when menu appears; also, user must not interact with system until the script has exited (the nature of any UI script)
− Must manually enter passwords if not already saved
○ SSID case-insensitive, fuzzy matching (can be changed)

    use application "System Events"

    property process : a reference to application process "SystemUIServer"
    property menu bar : a reference to menu bar 1 of my process
    property menu bar item : a reference to (menu bar items of my menu bar ¬
        where the description contains "Wi-Fi")
    property menu : a reference to menu 1 of my menu bar item
    property menu item : a reference to menu items of my menu

    to joinNetwork given name:ssid as text
        local ssid

        if not (my menu bar item exists) then return false
        click my menu bar item

        repeat until my menu exists
            delay 0.5
        end repeat

        set M to a reference to (my menu item where the name contains ssid)

        repeat 20 times --> 10 seconds @ 0.5s delay
            if M exists then exit repeat
            delay 0.5
        end repeat
        click M
    end joinNetwork

    joinNetwork given name:"my network ssid"

Scripts that try to control the UI are using a method called UI or GUI scripting. These are popular amongst and popularised by novice scripters, simply because these are the most commonly-found scripts on the internet.  I won't go into it here too much other than to caution you against using scripts that rely on clicks and keystrokes—they're inherently fragile and unreliable even when well written, but most UI scripts (written by novices) are terribly written, which compounds the problem.  There's almost always a better way to achieve the desired outcome.

That said, this is one of the few sorts of UI scripts that are perhaps an exception to my warning, and in my view, a pretty acceptable implementation.  This is because it's targeting an aspect of the UI (a menu bar icon owned by the system) that is virtually guaranteed to always be accessible regardless of what window or desktop has focus, etc.  The one situation where the script of this nature would potentially break is if the menu bar icon wasn't there (i.e. the user has specifically set a preference not to have the WiFi icon available); however, I've put a line in the script that checks for this, and performs a graceful exit in that situation.

This script appears to be the speediest implementation, which doesn't surprise me as it will be equal in speed to clicking the icon manually; but, it impresses me in that I can't think of many UI scripts that would end up out-performing an application- or service-targetted script.  The network is joined almost instantly, provided the password is already saved in your keychain.  On occasion, the network you'd expect to see in the menu list might not be there until the background scanning refreshes and the list updates.  Therefore, I built in a 10-second period within which the script checks every half second to see if the menu item has appeared; if it doesn't, the script exits and you'll have to try again.

The drawback is the absence of a keychain password for a network will necessitate you needing to manually enter the password when asked for it.  It is possible to script this using UI techniques as well, but this immediately makes the script highly susceptible to the issues I mentioned and then I, personally, wouldn't use it.

System info: AppleScript version: 2.7  System version: 10.13.6


Reading this thread and this article, it seems as if your library is corrupt.

Follow the recommendations and instructions from the above linked official support article for error 13001.


How to use CTRL+W instead of CMD+W in Chrome?

You can customize some shortcuts in System Preferences:

You could also use an application like Keyboard Mastro to assign control-W to a macro that emulates pressing command-W. But it might have a small additional delay or not work everywhere.

But it would be nearly impossible to have the shortcuts changed consistently or to use control instead of command as a modifier key everywhere in OS X.


Can I configure a fixed IP address on my iPhone?

It's in the network settings:

Wi-Fi
join your network if needed
tap the blue right arrow
Select Static instead of DHCP/BootP and enter in the fixed IP you prefer

Visit http://help.apple.com/iphone/ if you want pictures to guide you to the network settings part of the settings app.

This only works on Wi-Fi since your carrier issues you an IP address. You could also use a VPN profile to tunnel all traffic to a fixed IP if you had a router / server set up to provide that sort of IP / DHCP to iOS devices.


Macbook touchbar pressing some buttons on its own

It's a capacitive screen much like the touch screens on cell phones.

The first thing to do is rule out 3rd party apps/software/drivers that could be causing it.  Boot into Safe Mode (Hold ⇧ Shift
 while booting).  If the problem stops, then it's a 3rd party app. Start investigating things like:

Login items (System Settings → Users & Groups → Login Items).  Disable each one.  See if the problem goes away.  Yes?  Re-enable each one individually and test/observe if the problem comes back.  Repeat until you've found the item causing the problem.
Issue the command sudo launchctl list | grep -v apple.  This will list any LaunchAgents or LaunchDameons that are running excluding anything that has "apple" in the name (i.e. com.apple.coreduetd) which are native Apple daemons.
Create another User account and see if the problem exists there.  If so, it's definitely system wide.

You can also try resetting the Touchbar by killing it's processes:

    $ pkill "Touch Bar agent";
    $ killall "ControlStrip";

If the problem returns, it's definitely hardware.

However, from experience, it's most likely it's due to a physical problem with the touch screen itself.  Unfortunately, it means it has to be replaced.


Can I mark an email as read on the Apple Watch?

When you've previewed the email, that's marked it as read. Therefore the option is to undo this action and mark it unread. If you just want to leave it read after you've previewed it, close the notification and it'll be read.


Why does opening the camera app pause music or podcasts on an iPhone 6s?

Live photos use the microphone to record sound as well as video when you take a picture. Look at the camera settings when you open the app to see whether video is going to happen (or already be happening since it records video from before you press the shutter).

There appears to be a bug (that hasn't been fixed yet as of iOS 9.3) on that hardware that makes iPhone 6S worse than others - it pauses even when you are aware of the video aspects and request a non-live photo and non-video recording setting.


How to disable the calendar alarm for another device?

The only way would be to disable Reminders on your brother's phone completely. Unlike iMessage, Reminders can't be set per device, but is bound to the Apple ID.

We may see Apple bring the functionality to Reminders in the future.


Spotlight in Mavericks does not search Tags - how to enable?

Tags have never worked that way for me. I don't know if they should, but they work for me if I prefix the tag with tag: like this:

tag:Firma


Private WiFi network between OSX and Android

Other than your self-found answer, my suggestion would have been to get an Airport Express base station and take it with you all the time.  All it is requiring is an extra power outlet.

Any other router would possibly do as well, but the Airport Express is fairly small and fits into almost every pocket.

Since you frequently do presentations and it can be used at home or elsewhere as well, the price tag would not be too bad either.


After Time Machine restores a system: what's the permissions fix; why is it needed; what happens without it; why is it not integral to restoration?

The permissions fix is to Open Disk Utility, select your boot disk and run the Repair Disk Permissions

What this does is compare the permissions of the files and directories installed by Apple to what is expected and changes them if needed.

If you have just installed OSX and then installed from a good backup then all the files will have the correct permissions and will not change anything. So it is a step that is a double check and probably not required but might find something on odd occasions.  I would not run this as if there was a difference between expected and actual permissions I would want to know what it is and work out what action broke the set up and fix that error and fix that action.


iOS In App Purchases and other content deleted every few days

Could you check if Apple ID is correct in Settings > iTunes & App Store, as below pic, check if the AUTOMATIC DOWNLOADS optionns are checked? Well I prefer to cancel all of them.


Yup, if you no longer want it on your system, those are the two biggest offenders in terms of size. To be completely thorough, have a look through ~/Library/Preferences/ for the .plist file and trash that too.

If you're on a purge, it may be worth looking at iMovie/iDVD too if you don't use those.


How to download photos from iMac desktop to external drive (WD 1 TB My Passport )

It's likely that the problem you are having is that the drive as shipped is formatted as NTFS, which works fine on a Windows computer but is a read-only format on a Mac.

Run Disk Utility, which is found in the "Utilities" folder in "Applications" and you can erase the drive and turn it into a Mac formatted drive. Select "GUID Partition Map" for the Scheme and "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" as the format. If you want to use the drive under both Mac and Windows then select "ExFAT" as the format.

(If you are running High Sierra then you will need to select "Show All Devices" under the "View" pop up at the left of the window to see the physical drive.)


Unable to install macOS 10.13.6 on mid 2012 macBookPro. Error: Disk does not meet requirements

Unless you are already on 10.13.5 then you cannot update using the regular delta updater, you must use the combo updater, which will work for anything from 10.13.0 up to 10.13.5
Link is here Download macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 Combo Update
After [many] comments:-
If this doesn't work for you... then assume your own situation is not similar, not that the answer is wrong.


Shady password required for Update Apple ID Settings

You should ignore this and click cancel. This screen is an undocumented part of Apple's security practices (i.e. they don't mention it in their own documentation anywhere) and it exposes you to the risk that Apple will store, or could compromise (possibly resulting from a warrant/writ) your password for your local device.

This is documented further here https://privacylog.blogspot.com/2019/05/security-flaws-with-apples-two-factor.html


How do I extract X.509 certificates embedded in executables?

Apple's root certificates are available via Keychain.app in the System keychain. Both expending too much effort, confirm the certificates you are trying to extract truly differ from those in the System keychain.

Be sure to review Apple's published source code for their tools, code signing, and signature verification at https://opensource.apple.com or ask on the Apple cryptography mailing list to chat directly with Apple's security engineers.

Mach-O Maybe?

Assuming the embedded certificates are stored in a data segment of the Mach-O files, see the article Parsing Mach-O files for details about how to access this content.

The open source tool MachOView will probably provide enough insight to judge if the certificate is encoded as a Mach-O segment.


Simplenote or Evernote or something else?

I personally prefer Simplenote because it's simpler, plain text and not that fancy. Well, it's just text snippets and notes for me.

Google gets you loads of comparisons:

Simplenote and Evernote – in a rather large nutshell
Simplenote vs Evernote
Evernote vs. Simplenote

EDIT

If you want to look into Simplenote check out Notational Velocity!


Double encryption when using encrypted Time Machine on MacOS Extended encrypted?

When use select Encryption in Time Machine it is actually the disk that is formatted as Encrypted - the same way you yourself could format an external USB drive as Encrypted. The files are not individually encrypted on two different levels.


I want to change login type of a local user to a network (AD) user

Once AD logins are working as expected I think the best answer here is to re-use your current home folder rather than trying to link accounts.

Since you're using a local home for the AD user you can shuffle the home folders and update the ownership. Be sure to do this from another account- not the local user or the AD user (you may have to create a temporary admin user).

To be clear, don't do this until you have AD logins working properly...   :)

For example:

sudo mv /Users/aduser /Users/aduser-orig
sudo mv /Users/localuser /Users/aduser
sudo chown -R aduser:staff /Users/aduser


There's quite a few possible reasons why fan speeds vary, but as a starting point you're probably best to see whether a reset of the System Management Controller (SMS) changes things for you.

To reset the SMC on your iMac

Shut down your computer
Unplug it from power
Wait 15 seconds
Plug the power cord back in
Wait for an additional 5 seconds
Press the power button to turn it back on


You probably have Dictation enabled.

This setting is under Keyboard System Preferences.


Microphone / Headphones combo port does not work in BootCamp

Not sure if people are still having a problem with this as it's been almost a year, but I was running into this problem with my Mac mini 2014 with Windows 10 Home and Bootcamp v6.0.
  The sound card is Cirrus Logic CS4208 (AB 108), and I couldn't get Windows to recognize the mic on my headset which was designed for iPhone/Apple usage.

After not being able to find the driver for the CS4208 (AB 108) at a legitimate site on the net (results almost always required a 3rd party driver downloader - no thanks!), I went to Cirrus Logic's website and tried to search for another driver.  I was able to find CS4207 from their website, downloaded the zip file, and tried to update the CS4208 driver with files on this zip.  The driver was taken, and, after a restart, the microphone now showed up (even though it was still showing CS4208 AB 108).  It works!

I even rolled back the driver and updated again to confirm it works, and it sure does!  I also have another 2016 MBP that I would like to test.  Will update here after.

Here's a few screenshots before the driver update to CS4207:

And after updating the drivers and restart:


Files disappeared after Mavericks upgrade

There was a bug in a recent iTunes update causing the Users folder to disappear. You can read about it in this article meanwhile you can try updating again since a new update should have fixed it.
Just make sure to update iTunes, you can do this by going to the updates tab in the App Store, or by going to iTunes and in the menu clicking iTunes/ find new versions.


There was an error connecting to the Apple ID server - akd NSURLSession/NSURLConnection HTTP load failed (kCFStreamErrorDomainSSL, -9807)

I've had the same problem with App Store and Icloud for some time. For me the root cause for was a security hardening tip to enforce OSCP and CRL verification.

To see if you have the same problem start "Keychain Access" and open "Preferences". Select "Certificates" and verify that you have "Best attempt" for CRL and OCSP. After changing these values back to "Best attempt" I could login to Itunes. I had to restart to be able to login to App Store.


How can I stop iTunes 10 launching when pressing the Play/Pause buttons?

Just found this on Lifehacker.  I think it's exactly what you're looking for.  The post talks about a patch called MMFix, which changes the media control daemon to stop exactly this from happening.  Apparently, it comes with a one-click installer.

And, if some reason you would like to remove the patch, just run the one-click installer again and the original rcd daemon will be restored.

(Works on OS X 10.7 Lion, too!)


Backup verification canceled due to thermal pressure

Thermal pressure comes and goes. Unless your verification cannot complete after a week of attempts, I wouldn't worry about that specific error.

However, this is some cool technology to manage variable workloads on Mac hardware that integrates with Intel chipset power management for multiple core and variable clock rate CPU. If you don't mind using the command line - open terminal and type:

pmset -g thermlog

Then you can watch as you run some programs that use the CPU to see the various warnings come and go. Basically the OS will schedule the kernel_task to "soak" CPU and idle the system to keep the thermal heat generation from overwhelming the cooling method.

On my MacBook - there is no blower or fan, so the thermal throttling lets the conduction of heat from the CPU / GPU to move out to the frame. Sometimes I have to remember get my Mac up off a thick conformer / blanket (which insulates the case) or open the display when I run it attached to a USB-C display in closed clamshell mode. More air past the frame = better heat dissipation. The keyboard area can also let off a lot of heat when the closed screen (thin layer of glass and air - a nice greenhouse) is causing thermal pressure on the CPU during a movie render or long compile cycle that uses all the cores.

Other Macs with active cooling, the blowers will speed up in response to thermal events. Once they can no longer turn faster, the same CPU throttling will take place.


You can also configure iCloud on your Mac to sync your contacts.
Go to Preferences > Internet Accounts > iCloud and check Contacts. That will restore them to your Mac and keep them in sync with your iOS devices (iPhone in this case), so if you add, delete, or change a contact in any of your devices it will reflect on the rest.


Swipe up with 3 fingers = show mission control.
When mission control is shown, move your mouse to the app window, and
Swipe up with 2 fingers

This will show the app's windows.


How can I view (not download) iPhone pictures on a Mac screen?

Apple's mandated solution would be to wait for the photos to upload to your Photo Stream or iCloud Photo Library, then start a slideshow in iPhoto or Aperture.

Alternatively, you could make your Mac into an AirPlay receiver using a 3rd party app such as AirSquirrel's Reflector. This one is paid, but I'm not aware of any free equivalent.


How can I stream all audio from my Mac to my Android phone?

Rogue Amoeba's Airfoil will do what you want. Run Airfoil on your Mac and the Airfoil Speakers app on your Android device.

Alternatively, there may be free solutions. The protocol used by Apple devices to send audio to e.g. AppleTV and Airport Express devices is called Airplay and has been reverse-engineered by projects such as Shairport. There may be an Android app which emulates this protocol to make your phone into an Airplay destination. However you'll have to search carefully as the more common implementation is to enable the Android device to send audio to the AppleTV etc.


Messages on iPhone, iPad and Macbook. One persons messages not on iPad

Messages syncing can be finicky. Go to Settings > Messages > Send & Receive and verify that your iPad is configured to use all the same addresses that your iPhone and Mac are using.

It is also helpful to make certain that all devices have the same "Start new conversations from" setting. I recommend setting them to start from your phone number, as that's where other are likely to message you. Otherwise you end up with multiple conversation threads with the same person.


What workarounds are there for websites that block Safari Reader?

I have heard that readitlater works to assemble the full article whether you have paid for it or not.

I just went to the Introduction page in Safari 5.1 and reader is already to page 15. I'm not going to let it finish, but it doesn't look like it's blocked to me. I haven't paid yet - so something might be up in terms of server overload if reader isn't working for you.

The author of Instapaper did mention this specifically in his last podcast that it was quite possible technically for instapaper to scrape the whole article. The gist I recall is he didn't want to cross the line of bypassing ARS' intent since ARS has clearly decided to offer single page view as a benefit to their subscribers.

He urged people to spend the $5 for a month's access if they wanted the whole article to load in instapaper for later reading.

My take is that many of the services actually made sure their tools would not parse the whole article out of respect for a journal as well as an author that penned 27,000 words.


Allow application to control computer (assistive devices) on Mavericks via Terminal?

The settings are stored in /Library/Application Support/com.apple.TCC/TCC.db:

$ sudo sqlite3 /Library/Application\ Support/com.apple.TCC/TCC.db 'select * from access'
kTCCServiceAccessibility|com.apple.ScriptEditor2|0|1|0|��

kTCCServiceAccessibility|com.red-sweater.FastScripts|0|1|0|��

kTCCServiceAccessibility|com.apple.AccessibilityInspector|0|1|0|��

kTCCServiceAccessibility|com.slate.Slate|0|1|0|��

kTCCServiceAccessibility|com.apple.Automator|0|1|1|
kTCCServiceAccessibility|com.googlecode.iterm2|0|1|1|

The schema, as given by sudo sqlite3 /Library/Application\ Support/com.apple.TCC/TCC.db '.schema access', is:

CREATE TABLE access (service TEXT NOT NULL, client TEXT NOT NULL, client_type INTEGER NOT NULL, allowed INTEGER NOT NULL, prompt_count INTEGER NOT NULL, csreq BLOB, CONSTRAINT key PRIMARY KEY (service, client, client_type));

On my installation the last four columns (client_type, allowed, prompt_count, and csreq) are 0|1|0|\xfa\xde\x0c for applications that were added after the "example.app" would like to control this computer using accessibility features dialog was shown and 0|1|1| for applications that I added by dropping them to the list in System Preferences.

~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.universalaccessAuthWarning.plist contains a list of applications for which the warning dialog has been shown:

$ defaults read com.apple.universalaccessAuthWarning
{
    "/Applications/Automator.app" = 1;
    "/Applications/Automator.app/Contents/MacOS/Automator" = 1;
    "/Applications/FastScripts.app" = 1;
    "/Applications/FastScripts.app/Contents/MacOS/FastScripts" = 1;
    "/Applications/Slate.app" = 1;
    "/Applications/Slate.app/Contents/MacOS/Slate" = 1;
    "/Applications/Utilities/AppleScript Editor.app" = 1;
    "/Applications/Utilities/AppleScript Editor.app/Contents/MacOS/AppleScript Editor" = 1;
    "/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Applications/Accessibility Inspector.app" = 1;
    "/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Applications/Accessibility Inspector.app/Contents/MacOS/Accessibility Inspector" = 1;
    "/Applications/iTerm.app" = 1;
    "/Applications/iTerm.app/Contents/MacOS/iTerm" = 1;
    "/Users/lauri/Desktop/aa.app" = 1;
    "/Users/lauri/Desktop/aa.app/Contents/MacOS/applet" = 1;
    "com.apple.AccessibilityInspector" = 1;
    "com.apple.Automator" = 1;
    "com.apple.ScriptEditor.id.aa" = 1;
    "com.apple.ScriptEditor2" = 1;
    "com.red-sweater.FastScripts" = 1;
    "com.slate.Slate" = 1;
}

I couldn't figure out how to actually allow access for assistive devices for an application though. I tried for example running these commands:

sudo sqlite3 /Library/Application\ Support/com.apple.TCC/TCC.db 'insert into access values ("kTCCServiceAccessibility","com.apple.ScriptEditor.id.qq",0,1,0,"'$'\xfa\xde\x0c''");'
defaults write com.apple.universalaccessAuthWarning com.apple.ScriptEditor.id.qq -bool true
defaults write com.apple.universalaccessAuthWarning /Users/lauri/Desktop/qq.app -bool true
defaults write com.apple.universalaccessAuthWarning /Users/lauri/Desktop/qq.app/Contents/MacOS/applet -bool true
sudo killall tccd

I also tried restarting to apply the changes and setting the last four columns to 0,1,1,"".


Apple Sierra deleted GarageBand still taking up 1.76G of space!

OK so.... after posting this, on a whim I decided restarting my laptop to see if that purged anything extra, even though it was still showing the 1.76G being used. I didn't think it would make any difference, but I suddenly remembered that was always worth a try when dealing with things like this.

Gonna answer my own question by saying, once you've actually followed the above linked-thread, restart your computer!

Storage Management now shows Zero KB of space being used for "Music Creation". GarageBand is no longer the space hog it was. Huzzah!


How can I configure the iPhone to send/receive mail through Gmail, but using a different e-mail address?

This worked for me

  Assuming you have already setup the alternate account in your gmail

  Remove the gmail account from your iphone
  Add new mail account

  Settings > Mail > Add Account > Other
  Enter standard gmail id and password in New Account screen
  Enter standard gmail id and password in IMAP and SMTP screens (imap.gmail.com, smtp.gmail.com)
  After account is setup, under "IMAP Account Information" change address field to the desired account (Note that the "Incoming Mail Server" settings will remain as
  gmail info, this is the difference between creating the account manually and using the automatic gmail setup)

  Enjoy


How do I connect my Bose QC35 with my MacBook Pro under iOS?

After reading Gummibando's suggestion in the comments I resetted the bluetooth module on the MacBook Pro via:

  Hold Shift-Option while clicking on the BT menu bar item > Debug menu > Reset the Bluetooth module

This solved it for me.


There are a few, if you are a Spice fanatic then I'd give this one a try first:

Spicy Schematics Free is a trial version of the full iPad app, Spicy Schematics

Circuit Lab HD and DCircuit Lab HD are two fully featured node analysis simulators, the first is an analog simulator in the Spice mould, the second purely for Digital gate and logic combinatory analysis.