I say that depends on the program you open the file with, but in most programs you can right-click the file name in the top bar, click the containing folder, and a new Finder window will open with the file already selected:


How can I move my photos from my iPad storage to my Windows 7 computer without a USB cable, AirDrop and iCloud?

There is a way but you need to enable 1 thing in windows - it means - make a writable ftp server and connect to that server directly from ios app named „files” then you can do it. Only that you need to know how to configure ftp in windows (but that’s not a place I think for sharing thoughts about windows).


On an iPad, can I "markup and reply" to two PDFS in the same email?

I do this all the time.

Save both to Files
Mark up with abandon
Reply and attach

This works in Outlook, native mail, and the fastmail iOS/iPadOS app.


If you're impatient about letting the clock run out, check your calendar and alerts for the next 24 hrs and jot down anything important during that time.

quit SelfControl

Go into System Preferences, date and time, and sign in your password to unlock. Advance the date one day, and relock everything. SC's timer goes strictly by the system clock.

Start up SC again. You'll get timer at all zero's (SC thinks it's tomorrow [and so will everything else on your machine, which is why you want to check time-sensitive things beforehand] ) and likely a message 'stuck?' or something like that. un-stuck it. Now you'll get the standard timer selection. You can set it for the minimum--15 minutes--and let it run out again, to get a more graceful time-out. Now you can go into your blocklist and delete everything there, start it up again for 15 minutes and run it out. In fact I recommend you delete everything there, because selfcontrol can really crap your system, especially when you have other blocking elements (system security blocking, lulu, etc.) competing.

( I wound up with Safari, Chrome, Skype blocked which I had nothing to do with, and were never in the blocklist (I checked the plist manually; there was nothing but n.c.h .c.o.m sites: I got SC specifically for stopping n.c.h apps from phoning home.) I couldn't wait 24 hours, Skype and a browser are an essential for me. )

From there you can decide whether to delete SC altogether and be done with it. Wharton School absolutely recommends having nothing to do with it in the first place, and gives 5 very good reasons why.


What can be done when Finder crashes constantly?

Only solution was complete clean reinstall of the system.


You can reset a preference using defaults delete:
sudo defaults delete /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow LoginwindowText


How to increase the adhesive grip of a Magic Keyboard 2 rubber feet?

The rubber feet on Apple's newer keyboards are teeny, tiny, little hard bumps, and they don't prevent the keyboard from sliding around on some types of surfaces at all (like they should). Judging from the dirt on mine they look like in addition to being very hard plastic they also only have a contact area of one square millimeter.

I think the easiest, least destructive, and cheapest way would be to buy new soft rubber feet. The main point would be to make sure they are soft, not hard. Also, the larger the rubber feet, the more force they will be able to resist when being pushed around.

I found two products on Amazon that could do the job just fine. If you don't mind the shape of these rubber feet, they are a good solution:

but if you prefer to have a larger contact area, these would be a great choice:


App for offline bookmark reading on iPad

I really like Instapaper. Not only does it allow storage and hierarchical organization of seemingly unlimited bookmarks/pages, it has a nice, big cache and reading offline works like a charm.

It will save articles that are broken into multiple pages automatically which I particularly like.

It also sports an iBooks-like UI which allows typographic control, strips ads and fluff out, and helps with the reading experience. Frankly, I prefer reading in Instapaper than on the original site.

Lastly, it keeps track of where you left off in multiple articles if you don't finish one and move to another.


Unlocking appears to be a pretty easy process. Just call them up or go online. Here's another article from Apple about it.

After the phone is unlocked, you should be home free to swap SIM cards with no jailbreaking required at all. I've had multiple unlocked smartphones (Blackberrys which previously had data contracts) in the past, which come down to just pulling the SIM, and moving it to a new device. Apple started with just AT&T, and at that point made it difficult to change carriers, but things have changed, and particularly the iPhones 4/4S do quite well at switching networks. The two year data contract can also be confusing, because this is required if the phone is to be purchased at a lower price. After that, there is no ties, to speak of with the carrier that originally sold you the phone.

After the contract ends (and in this case, it is unlocked), you can use the device as a iPod Touch (wifi) + phone. You could even get a prepaid SIM card (from AT&T) and use it without unlocking it.

*Apparently (thanks to @jsd), you don't even need to unlock your phone. Switching to ST should be pretty easy for you.


I'm sorry to hear about your MacBook Air being stolen.

While there is software built in to macOS and separately available to track, monitor, or lock a device, this software must be installed and turned on ahead of time. Once the device is no longer in your position, there is no way to remotely activate any tracking feature.

If you mean Wireless Protected Setup, this is a feature of Wi-Fi routers to make connecting to the wireless network easier. It would not help you recover your stolen device.

I can't say I know much about Pakistan's laws, but I would recommend providing as much identifiable information about your MacBook Air (serial number, MAC address, proof of purchase, stickers or other external marks) to the local law enforcement. If the device is recovered, I would hope they would contact you.

Good luck.


How to have a specific contact make a ring sound even in silent mode

This is an old question but I stumbled on it when trying to find an answer for my iPhone 8.  There is now a real solution to this problem— edit the contact and turn “Emergency Bypass On”.  The text says it overrides Do Not Disturb, but I tested it and it overrides the silent switch too!


How to stop Chrome’s "Google Chrome wants to use your confidential information stored in your keychain." question?

That is many questions all in one. In order to manage our search engine, we prefer to have 1 question at the time.

  1) I'd prefer Chrome to save the credentials in its own storage,
  instead sharing one with Safari. 2) If not, I'd rather it to not ask
  me about that. 3) Failing that, it should at least give me the right
  credentials.

To prevent the pop up is done with granting the Access Control in the key-chain.

Here is a sample:

Open the relevant key chain item and click on access control.

Add and allow Google Chrome to use it.


Turn Scaling Off from the View menu of Screen Sharing.


I would recommend Noteshelf 2 or GoodNotes. Both are not explicitly math-apps, but really good note-taking tools. You can export all your notes as PDF and even import PDFs or pictures in a note


Screen starts flickering when in streaming

Your problem

If the problem appears on screenshots, then that would mean it's most likely a software problem. There can be a lot of reasons for this to occur and it's not possible to deduce from your story what causes it in this case.

Possible solution

I would advice you to reinstall macOS and see if that solves your problem.
Instructions


What apps/programs/daemons on OS X use my ~/.ssh/id_rsa* keys?

Amusingly, your own question includes the answer. GitHub for Mac uses Git via SSH, and will automatically generate unprotected SSH key pairs (e.g. no passphrase) in order to push/pull contents between the remote repo and your local ones.


How do I back up videos using IFTTT, not just photos or is there an alternative?

IFTTT does not support videos with iOS Photos.

You can, however, use Dropbox for iOS on your iOS device and enable Camera Uploads (Dropbox > Settings > Camera Uploads).


Why can't I add or edit contacts on my new iPhone 4?

You can use the Contacts application provided in the iPhone 4, and create/edit contacts in there.


Simplest way to get youtube videos to be saved locally on an iPad

You don't specify what web browser you use, but if you use FireFox a simple plugin like Easy You Tube Video Downloader may be just what you are looking for.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/easy-youtube-video-downl-10137/

For Chrome you can use the following:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/save-your-videos/pipiejpiplliidbnncmckaljhhchoihc

Step 1: Find YouTube Video
Step 2 (Click 1): Click "Download" button
Step 3 (Click 2): Drag Downloaded video into iTunes, dropping on iPad icon
Step 4 (Click 3): Click "Sync" can be via USB or via WiFi
Step 5: Watch videos in the Videos app on iPad


Why won't iTunes copy my new mp3 to the iPod?

As @iampearce answered in the comments:

  If you're manually syncing, grab the file from in iTunes and drag it
  onto the iPod itself. This will force it to copy over, and you'll be
  able to see it happen in the progress bar.


Is there a limit to how old a device/iOS version iTunes can backup?

Yes, the latest versions of iTunes (at least going back through Spring of 2016 & possibly winter 2015; I don't quite remember) no longer support the iOS 3 and lower backup protocol. I haven't found it documented anywhere, I just know when people started emailing me about the issue.

Unfortunately, any version of iTunes that speaks BackupAgent (the old protocol) won't support an iPhone running iOS 10. I actually don't know if BackupAgent2 will handle an iOS 3 backup. If it doesn't, you would need to make a backup of the iOS 3 device using an old iTunes, restore to an iOS 9 device using that same version of iTunes, make a new backup of the iOS 9 device, then update iTunes and restore to the iOS 10 device.

Depending on what you need to migrate, there may be easier ways :)


Shortcut for conditional formatting in Excel 2011 in OS X

press Alt + O + D and In the New Formatting Rule dialogue box, select the option 'Use a formula to determine which cells to format'. Set the format that you want to apply to the cells that are blank or have errors.


Mail app is slow/unresponsive under macOS Mojave. What can I do?

After I chose "Mailbox" - "Rebuild", the problem was immediately solved.


Why is screentime and app usage reporting different numbers?

If you click the blue "SHOW CATEGORIES" button, you'll see the categories listed in the list at the bottom of the screen. You can see what usage is labelled as Social, Education and Creativity - the rest of your usage is shown as the grey bar.
This can include for example having the phone displaying the lock screen or the home screen. It does not count as time for any particular app, and thus do not interfere with your app limits - but it is still counted as time the phone is displaying something.


I would back that drive up and then erase it entirely.

You should get a clean single partition out of Disk Utility and then be able to tell if the hardware needs to be servicesd or it was just a problem with partitioning or data corruption and fixable by a clean start.


Installation of Yosemite taking over 20h

I'm not recommending this to anyone, just thought I'd report on what worked for me:

Let Yosemite upgrade sit at the white progress bar screen at 50% for 4 hours.
Once I was nearly positive it wasn't doing anything like writing to the hard drive...
Held power button for 10 seconds to turn computer off
Waited about 10 seconds again
Turned power on and held Command R  (It took about 3 minutes to boot)
Clicked on WI-Fi symbol on upper right and turned off Wi-Fi
Selected restart from the System menu option
Computer rebooted and finished the upgrade

I have since rebooted (twice to be sure) and run a few things and all seems fine at this point.


How do I set the default search for Finder to filenames which INCLUDE the search term (rather than just begin with it)? Yosemite

The Finder searches for word prefixes.

If you save your search as a Smart Folder and then inspect that using a text editor (e.g. TextMate) you will see the raw Spotlight query:

((kMDItemDisplayName = "foo*"cdw))

The "w" modifier tells Spotlight to search for words. The "*" wildcard at the end of the search string makes Spotlight search for word prefixes. It will match names that contain a word beginning with "foo".

That matches all of your examples but one. "foo" comes at the start of the file name, after a space or punctuation or is capitalized. The exception is "snafoos" where "foo" is just a sequence of letters in the middle of the word.

You could change the query in the smart folder to:

((kMDItemDisplayName = "*foo*"cd))

Or click the "+" button below the search field in Finder and add a "name" "contains" "foo" criterion.

Or use mdfind in Terminal:

mdfind -onlyin . '((kMDItemDisplayName = "*foo*"cd))'

Or use HoudahSpot (of which I am the developer) to get more control over your search.


How to simulate location on Safari on OS X

It seems that this still not possible in Safari.

For Firefox, there is a browser extension called Geolocater which does exactly what you want, but the latest reviews seem to indicate it is not compatible with the current version of Firefox.

Chrome has this functionality built-in in the Developer Console. Press ⌥ + ⌘ + I, go to the Console tab and inside the Console tab to the Sensors tab. There you can enable location simulation and specify the coordinates.


How to hide or remove useless network names from the wifi menubar icon

You could place something like this Applescript in you Applescript Menu and use it to list you preferred networks, choose on and connect to it.

set the getList to paragraphs of (do shell script "networksetup -listpreferredwirelessnetworks en0")

    set title to item 1 of getList
    set wifi_list to items 2 thru -1 of getList

   set the chosen_newtwork to choose from list the wifi_list with prompt "Choose a " & title without multiple selections allowed

    if the chosen_newtwork is false then return

    do shell script "networksetup -setairportnetwork en0  " & (chosen_newtwork as string)

(I cannot say this is perfect as I have found it sometimes does not always want to connect but I am unsure if that is just my router/wifi)

Update.

Using the same idea above, you could also create a banned list of bad ssids.

And filter them.

The main command is using a airport framework command instead of the networksevice command so is a tad slower. But scans for available networks instead of just you preferred.

    set bannedList to {"BTWifi-X"}
    set wifi_list to {}
    set the getList to paragraphs of (do shell script "/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Versions/Current/Resources/airport -s |awk '{print  $1}'")

    set title to item 1 of getList
repeat with i from 2 to number of items in getList
        set this_item to item i of getList
        if this_item is not in bannedList then
            if this_item is not in wifi_list then -- stops duplicates from original list
                copy this_item to end of wifi_list
            end if
        end if
    end repeat

    set the chosen_newtwork to choose from list the wifi_list with prompt "Choose a " & title without multiple selections allowed

    if the chosen_newtwork is false then return

    do shell script "networksetup -setairportnetwork en0  " & (chosen_newtwork as string)


Ok I figured out whats wrong. See this thread for an answer (TLDR: iTunes database was corrupted) https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4474508

  DO NOT RESTORE

  It could be one of two (or both) files are corrupt on your
  iPhone (or other iDevice), they are
  iTunesDB andiTunesCDB.There
  is an fast fix for this, even if your
  iDevice is non
  jailbroken.You want to disconnect your
  iDevice from your computer and close
  iTunes to ensure you DO NOT
  RESTORE.Download iFunBox or
  iTools a Free Tool for accessing the
  iDevice file system. It has both a OSX
  version and Windows version for
  download.After you download the version of
  iFunBox or iTools for your OS, you
  will need to install it and run it.After installing and
  running iFunBox or iTools, connect
  your iDevice to your computer.You will see a
  message in the Upper Right of iFunBox ”connecting to
  iDevice“, after iFunbox has
  connected to your iDevice, click on the tab
  “iFunbox Classic“.On the left panel, expand
  “Raw File System” (click on the +),
  then expand “iTunes_Control“, then click on
  “iTunes“.In the right panel you will see a
  number of files, right-click on the file
  “iTunesCDB” and select rename, please add X after the
  iTunesCDB in the file name, this will allow you keep
  the file in case you need it again (you should never need it, but
  better to be careful than sorry.) Do the same for iTunesCDB, iTunesControl and iTunesPrefs. After you have renamed the file, click on your iDevice name on the upper right
  of iFunBox and select “Device Safe
  Removal“, this will ensure the file name change will be
  written back to your iDevice.After you see
  your iDevice is closed (“No device connected” will be
  displayed in the upper right), you should now close
  iFunBox

  Now run Apple iTunes, it will see your
  iDevice and you will be able to Sync again.


How do I set the default RSS reader in Safari 6 on Mountain Lion

Further research yields this solution to the problem:

http://www.rubicode.com/Software/RCDefaultApp/

RC Default App is a (free) preference pane install that allows you to easily change what types of media are opened by which application.  Although it has not been updated in a while it still works on Mountain Lion.

I think this will solve your problem.  I've tested it on my own Mac.


Results of find cannot be encapsulated in quotes

From Bash Pitfalls (which also explains in detail why for file in (find ...); do doesn't work):

When using find use it properly eg. use -exec
find . -type f -exec some command {} \;

Instead of ls consider,
for i in *.mp3; do    # Better! and...
    some command "$i" # ...always double-quote expansions!
done

POSIX shells such as Bash have the globbing feature specifically for this purpose -- to allow the shell to expand patterns into a list of matching filenames. There is no need to interpret the results of an external utility. Because globbing is the very last expansion step, each match of the *.mp3 pattern correctly expands to a separate word, and isn't subject to the effects of an unquoted expansion. (If you need to process files recursively, see UsingFind.)
Question: What happens if there are no *.mp3-files in the current directory? Then the for loop is executed once, with i="*.mp3", which is not the expected behavior! The workaround is to test whether there is a matching file:
# POSIX
for i in *.mp3; do
    [ -e "$i" ] || continue
    some command "$i"
done

Note the quotes around $i in the loop body above.


Adding Apps to "Security & Privacy" Settings (Automatically)

Just found it. The settings are in one of these two files:

System-wide settings: /Library/Application Support/com.apple.TCC/TCC.db
Per user settings: ~/Library/Application Support/com.apple.TCC/TCC.db

They are SQLite databases of the following form:

sqlite> .schema access
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, CONSTRAINT key PRIMARY KEY (service, client, client_type));

Example (MS Office and Address Book setting):

sqlite> select * from access;
kTCCServiceAddressBook|com.microsoft.Word|0|1|0
kTCCServiceAddressBook|com.microsoft.Excel|0|1|0
kTCCServiceAddressBook|com.microsoft.Powerpoint|0|1|0

For other services, just pick the correct service name (such as kTCCServiceAccessibility) and the application bundle ID and add it to the appropriate database.


Installing Ubuntu Server on my MacBook without a CD

The Mac EFI bootloader necessarily supports booting from properly-configured USB drives; I've installed Arch a number of times using the method described on their wiki. If you're in any doubt, make your USB drive before wiping anything and try to boot off it as you would to install just to make sure it'll work.


How do I stop call log syncing back after iOS erase and install?

You simply can't. Not yet anyway. Apple hasn't added a switch for it so as long as you connect to your iCloud account, the call log is going to sync.


How Do I Stop the Native Podcast App from Removing Played Episodes?

In iTunes on the computer when the iOS device is connected choose the device in the sidebar. This will goive a page with a menu on top allow select od Podcast. Like this

The second oval shows that I have selected to sync podcasts automatically keeping the 5 least recent unplayed.

Alter these options to either keep updates manual or choose new rather than unplayed.


Can I configure the same gestures on Magic Mouse as Trackup?

BetterTouchTool lets you configure both devices.


My 6S screen has gone black. What do I do?

If the screen stays black after a reboot it's most likely a hardware issue. If you still have warranty or Apple Care reach out to Apple to have it fixed. Otherwise you can try an independent repair center.


Access iCloud shared photo stream files on filesystem

Ok, I think I found it. Hopefully this is stable over time. Credit goes to Where does Photos store iCloud photos shared with me?

/Users/user/Library/Containers/com.apple.cloudphotosd/Data/Library/Application Support/com.apple.cloudphotosd/services/com.apple.photo.icloud.sharedstreams/assets/


OS X Mavericks, somehow, solves this issue.


Difference between sleep, hibernate, etc

Sleep refers to when the machine pauses processes and such but with the RAM still powered.

  What happens when the Mac goes to sleep (not just into idle mode or display sleep)?

  On all Macs:

  The microprocessor goes into a low-power mode
  Video output is turned off, and a connected display may turn off or enter its own idle state
  Apple-supplied hard disks spin down; third-party hard disks may spin down

  On portable Macs:

  The Ethernet port turns off, if applicable (see note below)
  Expansion card slots turn off
  The built-in modem, if present, turns off (see note below)
  An AirPort card, if present, turns off (see note below)
  The USB ports only responds to the power key on an external keyboard (see below)
  The optical media drive, if present, spins down
  Audio input and output turns off
  Keyboard illumination, if a feature of your portable computer, turns off

  A computer uses considerably less power when in sleep mode than when awake. The computer will continue to power RAM in sleep mode, so that whatever was in RAM when the computer went to sleep will still be there when the computer wakes. This also means that computers with more RAM use slightly more power in sleep mode.

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201714

Hibernation is called Safe Sleep in macOS. This is where the contents of the RAM is saved to disk.

  OS X includes a deep sleep mode known as safe sleep. Your Mac may enter safe sleep if your battery begins to run low, or your computer is left idle for a long time. Safe sleep copies the contents of memory to your startup drive, and powers down the computer. This helps you when your battery is depleted on Mac notebooks. All you have to do is connect your notebook to AC power again to pick up where you left off, without losing your work.

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT202824

  Safe Sleep ensures that data stored in the main memory of your Mac isn't lost when the computer shuts down due to its battery being drained completely.

  Before your Mac enters sleep, Safe Sleep automatically saves the contents of its main memory — like desktop settings, open applications, and other work in progress — to the hard drive.

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201635

Idle sleep is not a sleep mode, but rather a description of how Sleep can be activated: through the machine being idle for a set period.

  When you leave your computer idle, OS X automatically turns off or powers down features that you aren't using. When the computer needs to perform a task, related components are powered back up.

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT202824

Standby mode is similar to Safe Sleep but used when your machine has an SSD.

  For Mac computers that are started from an solid-state drive, OS X includes a deep sleep mode known as Standby Mode. Mac computers manufactured in 2013 or later enter standby after one to three hours of regular sleep. A computer with a fully charged battery can remain in standby for up to thirty days without being plugged in to an AC power source.

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT202824

  Mac notebook and desktop computers have a power standby feature that conserves energy. During standby, the state of your session is saved to flash storage (SSD). Then, the power turns off to some hardware systems such as RAM and USB buses.

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT202124

pmset's autopoweroff sets the time it takes from Sleep starting until Safe Sleep is initiated.

  autopoweroff - Where supported, enabled per default as an implementation of Lot 6 to the European Energy-related Products Directive. After sleeping for <autopoweroffdelay> minutes, the system will write a hibernation image and go into a lower power chipset sleep. Wakeups from this state will take longer than wakeups from regular sleep. The system will not auto power off if any external devices are connected, if the system is on battery power, or if the system is bound to a network and wake for network access is enabled.

https://developer.apple.com/legacy/library/documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man1/pmset.1.html


So I gave up on Putty and MacPorts.. I've now removed both programs due to breakage around gtk dependencies.

For normal ssh communications, The built in terminal app and screen command line interface programs do everything putty is needed to do on windows or other os.

For a while my USB to FTDI serial communications used a program called Cornflake.  Choose ettings = device with USB in the title, baud: 115200, packet: none-8-1 and flow: none)

  Hint: You want to have the USB/FTDI device plugged in with Cornflake running BEFORE you power up the Raspberry Pi.

In the end Cornflake worked fine, kinda, sorta initially but has issues with some things you may want to do.

It didn't hide my login password which is not normally a problem, but I'm teaching others realtime with screen broadcast so those credentials leaked.
Any command line tool that does fancy stuff (e.g. nano) fails in
Cornflake.

Instead I've now migrated to using the native command line terminal and the screen command, per this reference.

Open Terminal.

$   ls /dev/tty.*          # to see all available ports.

You can now use the screen command to to establish a simple serial connection.

$    screen <port_name> <baud_rate>          # to create a connection.

In my particular case:

$    screen /dev/tty.usbserial-AE00BS5L 115200

This works quite well for all my needs.


Is there way to show disk i/o read/writes per process in real time?

iStat Menus  shows, among many many other things, disk activity by process. It is not free, but you can do a 14 day trial.


Why is my iPhone 4S's home button not responding from home screen?

These features should definitely work with the home button on your 4S. You should contact Apple to get a solution, which may include repairing or replacing the phone. If you are near an Apple retail store, set up a genius bar reservation. If not, call Apple for support.


Can I use my brothers old SIM card that's in an iPad he gave me?

If you leave the carrier OFF the card should actually not be charged. At least that's usually the recommendation when using an iPad abroad. As far as I know you could actually even remove the SIM card and still use the iPad over wifi – and maybe that would be the best option if you want to be 100% sure your brother's account is not charged.


How can I omit FCPX Render Files from a Time Machine backup?

I have realised today, that OS X seems to automatically omit Render Files in the Time Machine Backup.

Apparently, Time Machine intentionally doesn't backup certain files/folder.  The file /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd.bundle/Contents/Resources/StdExclusions.plist includes all absolute paths (globally and for each user) that TimeMachine ignores, as suggested by this article. File-patterns, are, however, not included in this file.

Note

I have examined this behaviour by comparing the two directories after a completed backup:

diff --brief -r timemachinefolder localfolder


EFI Boot Frozen When Trying to Install Windows 8.1

If you want to EFI boot the installer you need to flash your firmware from MacPro4,1 to MacPro5,1.

Create an installer like mentioned here without any bootmgr files to force an EFI boot.

Remove all disks from Mac Pro to avoid further trouble with Mac EFI looking for MBR or protected MBR.

EFI boot your installer.

Be sure to clean the unneeded Bootcamp partition and create GPT install target.

See also here.


As far as I know, you cannot, because the dock tells the window server to reduce the windows max height to : screen height - dock current unmagnified size.

So the taskbar (which is in a window), is automatically placed on top on the dock.


How to delete all cookies in safari 5.1.3 on osx lion

Safari

  Privacy Pane
  A new Privacy pane in Safari preferences gives you more
  control over your online privacy, allowing you to clear website data,
  customize cookie settings, and choose whether websites can request
  your location information.

This is also a known issue in some versions of Safari when working with the YouTube HTML5 Beta.

Since it is not a Safari or OS X issue, you may want to try other browsers like  FireFox or Chrome.

Lastly, Always make sure OS X is updated along with Safari. Safari is currently at 5.1.5 right now. Here is how to update


The general answer is

  "just be sure to paste into an unoccupied area of the Keynote slide"

My issue was that I was trying to paste into an area already occupied by a textbox.  It may not be obvious due to a bunch of blank lines that make the box extend longer than immediately apparent.


Copy contents of a smart folder to a new folder in Mountain Lion

You could use mdfind in a shell script to simulate your smart folder's settings (mdfind is how you use Spotlight from the command line). Use kMDItemKind to specify the kind and kMDItemAudioBitRate for the bitrate.

Then you can use that list of files and copy them to your external drive.

Something like this script below. (scp copies files to a server; use cp to copy to a drive. Or, if you want to get fancy, rsync is generally better for incremental backups.)

#!/bin/bash

for FILE in $(mdfind 'kMDItemAudioBitRate >= "44000"')
do
    scp $FILE myname@myserver:~/music-backup
done


If I'm using Gmail, can I clean out the space that "Mail Messages" are taking up on my hard drive?

Mail is caching your Gmail contents and this is normal for IMAP. See this SuperUser question and answers for possible solutions and implications regarding SpotLight search through emails:

Disable all message caching
Disable attachment caching


Fine-tuning "Open safe files after downloading"

The preferences file is located at ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.DownloadAssessment.plist

If the file doesn't exist, then create it and include the following:

<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com-PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
        <key>LSRiskCategorySafe</key>
        <dict>
            <key>LSRiskCategoryExtensions</key>
            <array>
                <string>docx</string>
                <string>xlsx</string>
            </array>
        </dict>
    </dict>
</plist>

To exclude Zip files, add the following to the preferences:

<dict>
    <key>LSRiskCategoryNeutral</key>
    <dict>
        <key>LSRiskCategoryExtensions</key>
        <array>
            <string>zip</string>
        </array>
    </dict>
</dict>

More info at: Source


What is the minimum hardware needed to run Xcode 4?

1GB of RAM will kill you: frankly, I can't imagine that it would meaningfully run. I'm currently using a 2009 MacBook (not Pro) with 4GB of RAM, and for the first two or three hours Xcode runs pretty well.

After that, though, it gets slower and slower. On a pretty small project Xcode will be using multiple gigabytes of RAM with the OS swapping 2-3GB to disk. Before long I not only have to quit Xcode, I also have to restart the machine to get things back up to speed. (To head off potential commenters, no, it's not something else on my system, it's Xcode 4: no other piece of software, including Photoshop operating on a 20+ GB file, fails to clear up the swapping speed problem after quitting the app.)

I can safely say, both from my experience and from talking to others, that 2GB of RAM is the bare, bare minimum, and it's not going to be a good experience. I'll be replacing this system soon, but in the meantime I'm upgrading to 8GB because I'm losing too much time to only having 4.


Cannot Add, Remove, Move, or Drag icons from Dock

Make sure the Dock is not locked:

defaults delete com.apple.Dock contents-immutable && killall -HUP Dock


Reset the SMC.

From https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295:

  On Mac notebooks with non-removable battery Mac notebook computers
  that have a battery you should not remove include: MacBook Pro (Early
  2009) and later, all models of MacBook Air, MacBook (Late 2009), and
  MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015). To reset the SMC: Shut down the
  computer. Plug in the MagSafe or USB-C power adapter to a power source
  and to your computer. On the built-in keyboard, press the (left side)
  Shift-Control-Option keys and the power button at the same time.
  Release all the keys and the power button at the same time. Press the
  power button to turn on the computer. On MagSafe power adapters, the
  LED might change states or temporarily turn off when you reset the
  SMC.


How can I get Itunes on Mac to see all of my music?

iTunes uses an internal database for your song list. Move the songs you added manually from Finder to the Desktop (for example).

Check in iTunes settings that it's set to let iTunes manage the Music Library.

Open iTunes and drag and drop the song folder on iTunes (either the window or the icon in the Dock).

iTunes will then copy them and add them to its library.

You can now delete the songs you have on your Desktop.


SSH no longer works after update to 10.12.4

no matching host key type found. Their offer: ssh-dss

This error says that the remote server is offering only DSA host key. This is considered weak these days with fixed length of 1024 bits. You should update the server and set up different keys (RSA).

As a workaround, you can use HostKeyAlgorithms +ssh-dss in ~/.ssh/config, which will allow you to connect to this server, exactly as described in the official documentation for legacy algorithms in OpenSSH.


Make sure that it shows nothing over here:  under today's date or the title that you have given it. If there is indeed nothing, then try File > Update Projects and Events. If it still doesn't show up, then your only hope is that you have a time machine and that you backed it up.

Just asking, what version of iMovie are you using?


Can Find My iPhone be linked to multiple devices?

Yes, you can have multiple devices linked to a single Apple ID each with Find My iPhone turned on, and they will be tracked individually. You can switch between showing different devices (or all devices) using the link at the top of Find My iPhone.


Your model iMac uses 204-pin PC3L-14900 (1867 MHz) DDR3 SO-DIMM memory chips, so you need to ensure that any chips you use meet this criteria.

You can go for faster memory (so long as everything else matches), but note the Mac won't use it at those faster speeds. I mention it just in case you can't find compatible chips at the correct speeds. Also, there's no mention of voltage in the official specs, but the 1.35v is fine.

As an aside, your iMac can actually use up to 64GB RAM (not just the 32GB officially supported by Apple).


How to Erase Hard Drive Mac System (this partition can't be modified/unmount)?

Turn off your computer and then turn it on again holding the "Option" key on your keyboard.

You'll be showed your boot options. You'll have to boot from a different disk than the one that you are trying to erase. Mac OS X won't erase the disk from which it is currently running.


Try the free AVCHD to MOV Lite on the App Store to convert it to MOV format, and then import to Photos. This will remux the video (convert it without reprocessing/converting the audio or video) losslessly.

(Hat tip to How can I convert .MTS file (AVCHD) to .mp4 by ffmpeg without re-encoding H264 video stream?
).


Mission control and Cmd + Tab not working since Yosemite 10.10.3

Try resetting all the defaults for Mission Control. I had the same problem and now it works.

Type the following command into Terminal:

defaults delete com.apple.dock mcx-expose-disabled && killall Dock


If the icon is gone, you can still start a search by   cmd + space?

If that doesn't work, you'll need to troubleshoot things a bit and post back with some more details.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201516


How can I delete a partition (coreStorage logical volume?) from the Terminal?

I highly recommend completely backing up the machine before attempting this, either using TM with no exclusions set, or better yet, cloning the whole drive using a program like Carbon Copy Cloner.

Unmount the Logical Volume:

sudo diskutil unmount force /dev/disk1

Remove the Logical Volume Group and all of its contents:

sudo diskutil cs deleteLVG B6308EC8-297D-44BD-9212-6BD867F6331B

From diskutil's man page:

  delete | deleteLVG lvgUUID | lvgName
           Delete a CoreStorage logical volume group. All logical volume families with their
           logical volumes are removed, the logical volume group is destroyed, and the now-
           orphaned physical volumes are erased and partition-typed as Journaled HFS+.

Merge the now orphaned partition disk0s4 into startup volume disk0s2 (note: disk0s3, one recovery partition, will be erased and merged as well). disk0s5, the other recovery partition, shouldn't be affected:

sudo diskutil mergePartitions HFS+ "Apple_HFS Macintosh HD" disk0s2 disk0s4

Again, from the man pages:

 Merge two or more partitions on a disk.  All data on merged partitions other than the first
                will be lost.  Data on the first partition will be lost as well if the force argument is
                given.

                If force is not given, and the first partition has a resizable file system (e.g. JHFS+), the
                file system will be preserved and grown in a data-preserving manner; your format and name
                parameters are ignored in this case.

Verify the boot Volume structure.

diskUtil VerifyVolume /

Verify the partition map:

diskutil verifyDisk disk0

Boot into Recovery Mode, or Internet Recovery if needed -- if any errors appear:

You should be left with:

/dev/disk0
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *320.1 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD            319.7 GB   disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3


How to (Right click + Move mouse to the Left) in MACBOOK PRO

Press down on the trackpad with two fingers to click the trackpad.
Keep the fingers held down and move them left.
Release fingers.


How to connect dualshock3 (PS3) controller when it cannot be found

According to the steps listed here, you have to connect it with a USB cable first, press the PS button until the blinking lights speed up, then disconnect the cable. The faster lights indicate it is trying to pair. Once the cable is disconnected, the Mac should request the pairing passcode which is 0000.

This pairing process should only be a one-time setup, and going forward you should be able to connect simply by turning the controller on.

Note that you may need to reset the DS3 before attempting to connect it to your Mac - to do so, use a paperclip to click the reset button, which is left of the L2 button.

(Image from Sony)


Risks of upgrading from OS X 10.5.8 to 10.6.3

As with any major change to an OS I'd recommend taking a backup of the machine before the migration. TimeMachine is the Apple's built in backup software. If your upgrade goes poorly you'll be able to restore from a TimeMachine backup without supplying OS media. To ensure that you have a complete and consistent TimeMachine backup I'd recommend running the backup with all applications closed. Preferably get a few different backups so you have multiple points to roll back to.

Secondly, I'd check the installed third party applications and their compatibility with 10.6, some applications might not support 10.6 and will need to be updated to continue to work. You could install a third party program that will track application that will inform you of application updates. I use, and would recommend, AppFresh for this purpose.


Spotlight can't see renamed label in Lion

It's a little convoluted, but I've found a workaround. The renamed label is still not appearing with the -label operator autocomplete, but you can search for it another way.

In a Finder window, choose File > Find
In the criterion dropdown (defaults to "Kind"), select Other... and enable File Label
Select the File Label criterion and all the colors will be available


How dangerous is it to share my iTunes ID?

The danger is considerably high.

Sharing your iTunes ID with another person enables them to make media purchases from any of Apple's stores using the credit card information associated with the account. This includes, but is not limited to:

iTunes Music Store
iTunes Movie and TV Store
iOS App Store
OS X App Store
Apple's online store http://store.apple.com/

The would also be able to access your iTunes ID details and change billing information, address information, view purchase history, sign you up for any Apple-based subscription services like iCloud Storage or iTunes Match, etc.

It also allows the user access to your iCloud account and any email, documents, music, applications, purchases or address book entries you have stored there.

iCloud access could also be used, via Find my Mac/iPhone/iPad, to track your whereabouts if you've enabled the Find My services on any of your devices. They can also lock or permanently wipe the data from these devices, remotely, using the Find My services.

My advice to you is to tell your acquaintance to buy the tracks with their own money since they are, legally speaking, bound to you and your iTunes account by the terms under which you purchased them.


Get folder tag recognised by Automator within Photos library file

Select everything you want inside the package, ⌘+C and ⌘+option+V somewhere else. Adapt your search for the new path. So the files/folders won't be "hidden" inside the package.


Changing my primary email and thus Apple ID Fails. Can anyone help?

The answer to my questions is that there appears to be an incompatibility between the Apple "update ID" process and at least Internet Explorer - so a work round is to use Safari or another PC browser for the update.

I have not explored further and thus have no further suggestions - others may know the detail but I regret I am unable to suggest more.


My Mac switches to speaker after locking the screen

Yes, make sure that under System Preferences -> Sound that the default device (Headphones) is selected. After setting this, my Mac was remembering that I was using headphones after unlocking the screen.


My mom's MacBook Air is making rattling noises when it is moved ever since I dropped it. Diagnosis?

At the risk of sounding obvious, something inside broke. If you are the handy type and have the tools you could open it up following the directions for your model on iFixit.com or take it to an Apple store (or other Apple dealer who does repairs) and see what they say.

Also do not power on a laptop with something rattling around in it after you dropped it. It could make the problem worse.


How can I change the country of an iTunes account?

To change stores you can do so on the iTunes Store:

Click on your Account in the iTunes Store to go to your Account Page.
Click "Change Country or Region".

Choose your Country or Region:

Another alternative is to use Apple's Manage your Apple ID site and change your address - next time you use iTunes it will ask you to change your region and verify your address details.


What you want is Tools -> Show Inspector.

This will then display the inspector, with four tabs.  The first one is titled "General Info", and includes the dimensions in pixels next to the label "Image size".


Select disk destination on app installation with keyboard

Once you have reached the screen that requests you to "select the disk where you want to install macOS using keyboard", to select the disk destination:

Turn "VoiceOver" on by pressing:  cmd + F5  (laptops might need to
use "cmd + fn + F5"

Move around on a pane you are interacting with
by using the following:  Control-Option-Arrows (up/down/left/right) Example:  control + option + "up arrow"  --  You will move your selection to the next selection above...
To select a sub-category (e.g. in a grid or table) use:
Control-Option-Shift-Down Arrow
To exit a sub-category use: Control-Option-Shift-Up Arrow

Source: https://discussions.apple.com/message/31115644#31115644


I found it, it located at /etc/paths we can edit it from terminal with this code

sudo nano /etc/paths


Terminal: Switch between panes after vertical split

From this answer:

  You're misinterpreting the feature. It's not meant for two separate terminals. It's intended to allow a user to see two different view points in the same terminal. For instance, if you have 3000 files in a directory, and you perform an ls command, that output is going to be very long.

  If you use the split pane, you can scroll through that long output without having to flip back and forth, possibly losing your place along the way.

  If you want two terminals, use tabs, or separate windows.

Alternatively, you can also install and use a widely used 3rd party Terminal emulator called iTerm2. iTerm2 has various features including the ability to create Split Panes, with support for keyboard shortcuts.


I think I have solved my problem.

In Terminal I used chflags nohidden on the .help file and all the files now appear in Finder


What is the purpose of the scale at the top in TextEdit

It is a Tab ruler, for setting indents, tab stops and other text alignments.

Apple explains it fully here:

Adjust margins and paragraphs in TextEdit on Mac


Order of parameters for command-line tools

I believe that handling of the parameter order is compiled into the executable. This would mean you'd have to modify the source code of the program(s) to change this behavior.


Has the account that customers use to log into Apple services always been known as an Apple ID?

I still have .mac .me & .icloud addresses & also one from my own domain I first registered with iTunes in maybe 2005 & I don't remember it ever being called anything other than an Apple ID.
I just found this from when I joined the iTunes Store in 2005…

and this from .mac in 2004 [pictures are long gone, only text remains]

I don't have anything from earlier - I had an unfortunate break in my email storage in 2001, so have nothing older, but that probably covers it.


Upgrading to Lion - Questions about disks, RAID and backups

Well you already have a pretty optimal setup. Having the two disks in RAID-0 as your boot drive gives you the greatest possible performance. Just be sure to keep a good backup, since if either disk fails you lose the whole array. Superduper! is great since it makes a bootable backup for you, unlike Time Machine. I highly recommend it.

Otherwise you're good to go. The only suggestions I have are to buy an SSD for even more performance, and to upgrade your graphics card, you can get a PC 5770 or something for really cheap and it works great.


How fast does a modern Mac SuperDrive spin a CD or DVD?

According to ISO/IEC INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 10149 (Second edition 1995-07-15), which is the basis for the "1x" speed, the linear velocity at whatever point on the disc is being read needs to be between 1.2 and 1.4 meters per second. That would translate into a different RPMs at different parts of the disc.

A back of the envelope calculation suggests that the fastest a drive in a modern MacBook Pro would spin the disc would be during 24x read at the center of the disc; that would be around 12,000 revolutions per minute.

The full text of the standard is downloadable for free at http://standards.iso.org/ittf/PubliclyAvailableStandards/s025869_ISO_IEC_10149_1995(E).zip


Macbook Pro 2018 13 inch Partition Won't Delete

I suppose your System is High Sierra or Mojave.
I'm amazed that Boot Camp Assistant created a container during its installation.
Otherwise, to remove this container, the terminal command is:
diskutil ap deletecontainer disk1

Then to free disk space :
diskutil erasevolume free space disk0s3

and finally add this space to your system container :
diskutil ap resizecontainer disk2 0b

After these operations, give the result of :
diskutil list

There is a partition that seems useless to me:
4: Apple_Boot Boot OS X 134.2 MB disk0s4

Before removing it, are you using Filevault (data encryption)?
Edit : Filevault don't need this partition type. I've try on a Virtual Machine.
You can delete this partition :
diskutil erasevolume free space disk0s4

Then add this space to your system container :
diskutil ap resizecontainer disk2 0b


Mountain Lion: Use standard keyboard function keys, F1, F2, etc.?

It's still shown for me. Have you tried changing the keyboard type or running defaults write -g com.apple.keyboard.fnState -bool true and logging out and back in?


“Untitled” item on my MacBook Pro desktop

This is just your system hard drive. You didn’t provide a name when you formatted it, and so macOS gave it a default name of Untitled.

You can rename it by right-clicking it in the Finder sidebar under the heading Devices, or by opening Disk Utility and right-clicking it there. Then simply choose Rename.

You can also hide hard drives from your desktop by going into the menu bar Finder → Preferences → General and unchecking Hard disks under the heading Show these items on the desktop.


Is it possible to change iPhone X, iPhone XS, XS Max, XR, to display the screen in 16:9 aspect ratio?

No, it is not possible to generally change the aspect ratio of the screen for any third party app.

You'll have to contact the app developers and let them know that their app has difficulties working correctly on these phones.


How do I get a folder to stop forgetting its sorting options?

"Arrange by Name" is a one-time command to arrange the icons. When an item in the folder gets deleted, or new ones added, they don't adhere to this rule, until you force another "Arrange by Name". It looks like this is the behavior you are seeing.

The solution is to choose "Sort by Name", which applies an ongoing rule.


Can't prevent Preview from permitting copying content with Adobe Acrobat document security

Preview on macOS, like many PDF readers, don't care about these kinds of obscure restrictions on what you can and can't do with PDFs. If you're displaying content to the user, they can copy it, it's as simple as that.

Password protecting the entire file encrypts its contents, and password protecting printing can be followed by PDF readers including Preview, but apart from that all the other restriction types are worthless outside of Adobe Reader.


How can I import contacts into iPhone from Palm Centro?

Have a look into SyncML, it was the only way i managed to get my contacts out of my decade old Nokia.

I'm not sure what the iPhone uses as a contact manager on Linux (Would MobileMe be a good workaround?), but once you've got them out, it's a lot easier to import them into something else.

Google Sync is also worth a look and would avoid your desktop altogether.


Undo an autocorrected word on the iPhone keyboard

There's a pretty simple way to undo any auto-correct on the iPhone's keyboard: if you type a word that autocorrects, just hit the delete key, and a popup of suggestions for that word will pop up. The first suggestion is the word you had before it was autocorrected.

So say you type thid, which autocorrects to this, but you really meant to type thid.
Just type thid, then hit space, then backspace, then a popup with the word thid will appear. Tap it to undo the autocorrection.

Here's a video.


Disabling a specific system notification?

Have you tried...

  This applescript will close them for you. Paste it into Script Editor
  and then Save as an application. Then grant access to that application
  in (System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Accessibility) Then you
  can use an application like ControlPlane
  https://www.controlplaneapp.com/ to run the application on wake thus
  closing them all automatically! ** Note: You will need to grant
  Accessibility access to ControlPlane as well.

tell application "System Events"
tell process "NotificationCenter"
    set numwins to (count windows)
    repeat with i from numwins to 1 by -1
        tell window i
            set temp to value of static text 1
        end tell
        if temp contains "USB Accessories Disabled" then
            click button "Close" of window i
        end if
    end repeat
end tell
end tell

From How do I disable this message: "the disk was not ejected properly"?

This will need some tweaking to close the window you are looking for maybe a cron job or something similar but it might be a step in the right direction.


Amazon and Safari 11.0 no longer work after macOS 10.13.2 upgrade

Introduction
To start with, I can verify that, when viewed in Safari, the content of the Amazon website displays correctly. I am a frequent user (and from your wording of the problem, it sounds like you are too) of their services and have undergone the macOS upgrade (through every version of the High Sierra releases) myself several months ago.
Before or after the upgrade, I have not witnessed any of the problems you describe in the question.

This got me thinking that it is most likely an internet, Safari Settings or Location problem as certain content can only be served under certain conditions, e.g. your physical location.

Analysis
Let's begin to eliminate a couple of things:

As you mention that this has occurred after the macOS upgrade (which brought with it a new version of Safari - 11.0) and all was fine before the upgrade, I am almost certain that your physical location (determined by your IP address) is not to blame.
I doubt it is an internet issue (as it appeared instantly since the upgrade), which could cause the website content (i.e. the scripts that serve you the dynamic content such as Amazon listings) to fail intermittently. Visual feedback of such would include very long load times and frequently unrendered website data.
That leaves us with the Safari Preferences and content blockers you may have enabled. Based on my earlier observation that everything displays as usual when I access the website, I would like you to check your own Safari Preferences: Safari -> Preferences for the following:

Security Tab: Check that Enable JavaScript is checked.
Websites Tab: Go to Content Blocker and remove any Amazon entries from the list. Next, click on  Location and ensure that no Amazon entries are set to deny. If you scroll down in the sidebar on the left (where you also found Content Blocker and Location), you find Plug-ins, uncheck any that you haven't heard of.
Extensions Tab: Ensure that no extensions added by you (such as AdBlock Plus) prevent content on Amazon from loading. Whitelisting Amazon's website is recommended.
Advanced Tab: Select Proxies and ensure that no proxies or VPN tunnels are set, giving Amazon a reason to hinder access.
Privacy Tab: Ensure that Block all cookies is unchecked - Amazon required them.  You can further delete all Amazon cookies in case Cookie corruption occurred.
Go to: Privacy Tab click on Manage Website Data... and use the provided search field in the top right-hand corner to search for amazon then click Remove All. This next time you visit the Amazon website, everything is as though you have never been there before, simply log in again and the data you deleted in the previous step (cookies) will be regenerated. This method may prove to be a key step in solving your problem as cookie corruption (although uncommon) has been known to happen between browser upgrades from time to time.

  Cookies essentially store website information between sessions to
  allow you to get back to where you left off much quicker.

Conclusion
To wrap up, the issue (from what I am gathering) is with your installation of Safari 11. At this time, the latest version is 11.0.2, is this what you have or are there further updates you have not yet installed?
Although I think my answer pretty much covers the essentials, you can read up on resetting Safari if the problem persists. Let me know if that makes sense and definitly how you get on.


Getting Apple TV 2 to work with third-party iPad app

From Apple's Apple TV 2 AirPlay page (in the footnotes at the bottom of that page):

  AirPlay is available on all devices running iOS 4.3 or later. Some features require the latest software. Second-generation Apple TV or later required.
  AirPlay Mirroring is available with iPad 2 or later; iPhone 4S; iMac (Mid 2011 or newer), Mac mini (Mid 2011 or newer), MacBook Air (Mid 2011 or newer), and MacBook Pro (Early 2011 or newer) with Mountain Lion.

This explains your situation as far as what you're describing, which sounds like mirroring. In my experience with the 1st gen iPad, there is usually a speaker icon next to the name of your Apple TV when you are attempting AirPlay and audio-only capability is available. When you're using hardware with video AirPlay capability (i.e., Mirroring), there is a TV icon next to the name of the Apple TV. Beyond the footnotes listed above, this is a sure indicator of your iPad to Apple TV connectivity options.


What are the default QuickLook plugins in /System/Library/QuickLook/ under OS X 10.8?

I try to do what I can, unfortunately I did not exactly 10.8, I would like to point out that the following list is for

System Version: OS X 10.9.3 (13D65)

Audio.qlgenerator
Bookmark.qlgenerat
Clippings.qlgenera
Contact.qlgenerato
EPS.qlgenerator
Font.qlgenerator
Icon.qlgenerator
Image.qlgenerator
LocPDF.qlgenerator
Mail.qlgenerator
Movie.qlgenerator
Notes.qlgenerator
Office.qlgenerator
PDF.qlgenerator
Package.qlgenerato
SceneKit.qlgenerat
Security.qlgenerat
StandardBundles.ql
Text.qlgenerator
Web.qlgenerator
iCal.qlgenerator
iChat.qlgenerator

Then in addition to /System/Library/QuickLook/
there is also /Library/QuickLook/
where I found:

iBooksAuthor.qlgenerator
iWork.qlgenerator


Upgrading Catalina on non-supported hardware fails with "Install macOS Catalina Application Is Damaged"

Research led to the macOS tccutil, which in turn led to tccplus, a generously thorough implementation of the undocumented capabilities of tccutil, which provides the ability to manage the privacy database directly.


Connect 23” Apple Cinema HD Display to MacBook Pro USB-C

To answer my own question: The Apple HDMI to DVI Adapter + a Belkin USB-C to HDMI Adapter does indeed work for the 23”. No need for the expensive Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter. Yay!


MBP Battery normal but won't charge, pro is now glitchy and slow

Your battery is dead.

I’ve written a short guide to diagnosing a battery problem which you’ve already done.  A battery charging or not won’t have anything to do with the OS installed, how much space you have or even if there’s a virus. Remember, your battery will charge when the machine is off.  So, while checking that info doesn’t hurt, it’s not going to help solve the issue.

There’s one other thing and that’s to check the charger itself.

For more info see the following posts:

Mid 2012 MBP shuts down claiming no power with charge at 30% or 40% or more
Can a low-wattage adapter fully recharge the battery of a turned off MacBook?
3rd Gen Macbook pro randomly suspends

One last thing you can try is to disconnect the battery and try to run your Mac. Yes, you won’t be able to disconnect your charger, but it will help you diagnose the battery issue by removing it from the equation.


Where to find a picture from photo library on the file system?

Oddly enough you did get the physical location of the picture.

It is inside the Photos Library.photolibrary package

While you can open that package file by right-clicking or control-clicking on that file and selecting "Show Package Contents" it is generally not a good idea to do this as just deleting the original will not remove it from the Photos.app. In other words the next time you launch Photos that picture will seemingly still be there.

Your best bet is to delete the picture from within the Photos.app and stay out of the photolibrary package.


Trying to play steam pc games on my macbook pro

It will run almost like a PC yes.

Also considering you have 16GB of Ram you are good to go! But be careful not to fill up your Hard Drive with the games you install as they can stack up your Hard Drive pretty easily.

I would suggest to install all PC games on an external Hard Drive. Since filling up the SSD could potentially slow down the performance and boot-up speed.


No need for command line...

Add all the images to be renamed into a folder.
Select all files, right click mouse and select "Rename x items"
Select "Add text" from first drop down menu
Select "Before name" from the second drop down menu
Enter "Vacation_" into the text box (without the quotation marks)
Press Enter.


Make sure you did exactly this step by step:

Create a new blank wrapper with the latest Wine Engine
Select Install software and click SteamSetup.exe in Downloads or wherever you put it
Go through the setup wizard.
This is where the crash takes place. Force Quit all Wineskin processes.
Launch your wrapper again and click Advanced options
In the EXE flags, type -no-dwrite, tick use Start.exe and change nothing.exe on top to C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe
Now do a test run and see if it worked. Now whenever you launch your wrapper, Steam should launch.


Lion: four finger swipe to switch desktops (spaces) works on internal trackpad but not magic trackpad?

Do any 4 finger gestures work? If not, it's likely the trackpad faulty and not just some software bug in Mission Control.


First off, don't download AVI's of you can help it. Look for MKV's or MP4's.

Depending on the format of the video in the AVI you may be able to play it with the Perian plugin for QuickTime.

VLC is a good player and will play MKV and MP4 files, but if you still want to remove it you can just drag it to the trash. If you want to remove all of its corresponding files then download a free app called AppCleaner and use that to remove it.


How do I reload the Mac OS on a new MacBook Pro that comes without Mac OS X DVD?

Any computer that shipped with Lion or Mountain Lion has Internet Recovery, which is a very limited installer that downloads the full OS from Apple and installs it. To get into the Recovery mode, just boot while holding down commandR, and it will prompt you for the rest.

However you can also do a direct clone of your existing disk to your SSD, which will avoid having to download the installer (it's about 4 GB) or reinstall all your programs and data. You'll need an external enclosure to put one of the drives in. You can do this with the built-in Disk Utility tool, or a tool like SuperDuper (the free version of which suffices for this task).


In the menu bar click on View > Show Word Count

When you click on 'Show Word Count' a display will populate in the lower left hand corner of your current page. You can click on the right side bar of that display, additional options will populate that you can set to your preferences.


security find-generic-password -ga <account>

You can find the account by opening Keychain Access, opening the application password (titled Exchange) and looking at the Account field. It should be in the form emailaddress@server e.g. ‘username@example.com@mail.example.com’.

Upon running this command, you will be prompted to allow access to the item in your Keychain, upon which you can Allow or Always Allow.

The password is printed in the last line of the output:

…
password: "abc123"


Hide full screen button on all Mac OS windows?

It is not possible to remove the green, full screen button from an app window's title bar.

To stop an app from going full-screen you can tap and hold the Option key, and the window will be maximized normally. (However, you won't remember to hold the Option key when hitting the button accidentally).


Is it possible to automate FTP in Terminal?

The easier way to do this is with wget. For example:

Ian-Cs-MacBook-Pro:ianc ian$ wget ftp://gnjilux.cc.fer.hr/welcome.msg
--2011-08-02 19:48:00--  ftp://gnjilux.cc.fer.hr/welcome.msg
           => `welcome.msg'
Resolving gnjilux.cc.fer.hr... 161.53.74.67
Connecting to gnjilux.cc.fer.hr|161.53.74.67|:21... connected.
Logging in as anonymous ... Logged in!
==> SYST ... done.    ==> PWD ... done.
==> TYPE I ... done.  ==> CWD not needed.
==> SIZE welcome.msg ... 1462
==> PASV ... done.    ==> RETR welcome.msg ... done.
Length: 1462 (1.4K) (unauthoritative)

100% [======================================================================================================================================================================================================================================>] 1,462       --.-K/s   in 0s

2011-08-02 19:48:03 (63.4 MB/s) - `welcome.msg' saved [1462]

wget supports options to supply a user name (--user=user) and password (--password=password) if anonymous FTP access isn't available. And a --quiet mode so it's cron-friendly and doesn't fill up your local inbox without messages for successful downloads.


Can't Get Files Off Of Old Hard Drive On New MacBook Pro

Perhaps its the way you're wording it, but it probably would have been easier to connect the laptops together in target disk mode (hold T when turning on the old macbook), assuming you have the correct cables.  It should then appear as an external drive on the new macbook.

Anyway, Mtn Lion should read the drive without issue as 10.6 uses the same native mac filesystem as 10.7 and 10.8 (journaled hfs).  Are you able to use terminal to list files?  Perhaps it's an issue with Finder taking forever to list the directory.  I would try Disk Utility again or run fsck -fy on the volume to force a filesystem check if you know that the old drive is in good working order.


Open the computer (have a look at Youtube for instructions) and blow away all dust that has gathered. I use compressed air you can buy in a hardware store for this. If you haven't done it on a computer that is a couple of years old it can make a huge difference.

Good to do it before the summer (if you are located on the northern hemisphere). The problem is that the more the fan blows, the more dust it suck into the computer which makes the fan go even faster etc.


Using OS X of a new MacBook on an "old" iMac

The licence the install of OS X included with a new Mac is exclusive to that Mac, you can't re-use it on another. Buying Mountain Lion from the App Store entitles you to install it on all of your personal Macs.


TextWrangler running Python 2.7 after I removed it from my Mac

As the root of your question seems to be, "How can I run scripts via TextWrangler in Python 3 (rather than 2.7)?", I'll provide an answer to that. (Please let me know if I've misunderstood).

As I'm not sure how you've chosen to install Python 3, I'd suggest working with Homebrew and installing python and python3 with the command brew install python python3 once you've gotten Homebrew up and running.

Homebrew defaults to installing software to /usr/local/bin/, so make sure that is present in your PATH variable.

Once Python 3 is installed, you can create a new TextWrangler document and enter the following code to test:

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import sys
print(sys.version)

Then, run the script by going to #! -> Run in the TextWrangler menu (see attached image).

The output (shown in a new window by default) should give you your system and Python information. In my case, the results were:

=========================================================================
Feb 18, 2016, 15:07:45
untitled text
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
3.5.1 (default, Dec  7 2015, 21:59:10)
[GCC 4.2.1 Compatible Apple LLVM 7.0.0 (clang-700.1.76)]

Alternately, you can directly input the path to your python3 executable in line 1 (/usr/local/bin/python3 is the default for Homebrew).


Has 10.6.7 broken the built-in Cisco IPSec VPN client?

Not sure if it's the same issue, but I've had problems with the 10.7 built-in Cisco IPSec client from within my work network - there are some cryptic references (i.e. tech-speak I don't understand) to what Apple changed at the bottom of this support discussion.

Switching over to a tethered 3G connection fixed the problem. I mention it here in case someone stumbles across this page & it helps them.


Make sure you have wi-fi switched on if you don't already. It doesn't need to be connected to an access point.

For some reason I get the GPS error even with a good GPS fix if I have my wi-fi switched off.


The Feature is still there.

I do not have 10.6.8 (I have the 10.8.4) and it shows this.

If you do not see it, but had it before then check the
Library/Saved Application State folder to see what files are in it.

I would suggest to run the cmd and R and run the repairs from there.


Can I deploy Retina with any JAVA version at all?

Taken from the instructions for how to modify Eclipse’s plist to get retina display. I can verify, this works. Perhaps something similar can be done with your app, assuming that the Mac version has a plist.

Do "Show package contents" on the Eclipse.app.
Edit Contents/Info.plist.
Just above

</dict>
</plist>

Place this:

<key>NSHighResolutionCapable</key>
<true/>

Following were instructions on how to clear the cached version, but in a development environment while you are creating your apps, they are probably not useful.


How to turn off horizontal split screen on iOS 14 on an iPhone?

Unlike iPadOS (variant of iOS, renamed to reflect features specific to iPad, such as the ability to view multiple running apps at once), iOS has no ability to view two or more running apps in a split screen mode.
What you are encountering is an iOS (running on iPhone) feature called Reachability. Reachability is a feature available on iPhones with an iPhone 6–sized screen or larger. The rationale is to make single-handed use of larger screens easier by temporarily shifting the on screen elements to make them easily accessible.
You can learn more about Reachability in the official iPhone user guide.
Reachability is enabled by default in iOS. On iPhones with a home button, Reachability can be invoked by double tapping on the Home button. On iPhones without a home button (i.e. those that use Face ID), Reachability can be invoked by swiping down on the bottom edge of the screen.
Reachability is available on the following iPhone with Home button:

iPhone 6

iPhone 6 Plus

iPhone 6s

iPhone 6s Plus

iPhone 7

iPhone 7 Plus

iPhone 8

iPhone 8 Plus

iPhone SE 2nd gen

and on the following iPhone which come without Home button/with Face ID:

iPhone X

iPhone XR

iPhone XS

iPhone XS Max

iPhone 11

iPhone 11 Pro

iPhone 11 Pro Max

iPhone 12

iPhone 12 mini

iPhone 12 Pro

iPhone 12 Pro Max

You can move out of Reachability mode by double tapping the Home button or swiping up on the bottom edge.
Reachability mode is not persistent after invoking and the iPhone also automatically moves out of Reachability mode after a little while once you start interacting with the on screen elements.
If you do not wish to use Reachability feature, you can disable it on your iPhone by going to Settings app → Accessibility → Touch and turning the switch corresponding to Reachability off.

To answer your specific questions:

How to turn off horizontal split screen on iOS 14 on an iPhone

By turning off Reachability from within Accessibility settings.

how do I make sure the screen does not split?

By turning off Reachability.

Which gesture even causes the split?

Swipe down on the bottom edge on iPhone without Home button/with Face ID.


SafeMode v0.9.5000 is not working well on iOS 5.11
You should downgrade to v0.9.4000
See http://www.jailbreakqa.com/questions/304545/screen-is-unresponsive-to-touch-in-substrate-safemode-ios-421


How to activate mod_rewrite on MacOSX Lion

You need to add a conf file to the following dir

/etc/apache2/users/yourname.conf

<Directory "/Users/yourname/Sites/">
     Options Indexes MultiViews
     AllowOverride All
     Order allow,deny
     Allow from All
</Directory>


add the division symbol on OpenOffice Writer (Word) on Mac OS X

The division symbol ÷ can be written in any editor (OpenOffice, Word, Safari text fields, Pages, TextEdit etc) with the key combo Option-/


Installing Ubuntu via Boot Camp on 1st gen Macbook running Lion

Boot Camp steps

Download Windows drivers for your Mac.
Partition your hard drive to make space for Windows.
Sets your Mac to default boot into Windows after installation.

None of these options will help you  with your Ubuntu installation except for the partitioning. But this can also be done using Disk Utility. Therefore, I recommend using Disk Utility to change your partition scheme. This will also take care moving your Recovery HD partition (which GParted on the LiveCD will not do that easily).
Easiest Ubuntu Install

Using Disk Utility, add a second "partition" and make that free space.
During the Ubuntu installation process choose to install Ubuntu next to the Mac OS. This will also automatically partition the free space for your needs.
Install rEFIt to sync the partition tables.

Further options

creating a file exchange partition for Ubuntu and MacOSX
manually formatting the free space using the LiveCD in order to create a separate /home directory


There's no way anyone here can know what exactly was stored on a specific hard drive handled by an unspecified technician in an unspecified location. You should ask the technician if you can instead.

The contents on that hard drive has most possible changed numerous times between then and now. There's no guarantee in any form that any "KG" drive has the same contents as any other "KG" drive across countries, stores, technicians, etc.

In practical reality, there's really no chance for you to get an exact copy of that technicians hard drive at the time of your repair.

Moderne Macs have recovery partitions on their hard drives or SSD by standard. They also contain internet recovery within the flash portion of their main board - so even if you replace the hard drive or SSD, you'll be able to boot from that and reinstall macOS or alternatively fix problems with the drive.


Charging Earbuds Charging Case 5V DC (USB C) with 96W Apple Macbook Charger?

Was I being stupid of connecting this charger to this device which states that it should be connected to 5V charger?

Technically, no, you were not bring stupid.

The charging capacity of the charger can be larger than the device so long as the device conforms to the charging specifications.

Is the Macbook 12 inch's USB-C charger interchangeable with other USB-C chargers or devices?

  Within few seconds of connecting, steam started coming out of the charging case.

That’s not steam.  It’s the “magic smoke” and you let it out.  In all seriousness, the case got burnt to a crisp.

Now, if the charger is USB-C, one would assume that it’s compatible with other USB-C type chargers that conform to the USB PD (Power Delivery) specification.  It sounds like this device doesn’t.  Reading the user manual, it doesn’t list USB-C PD, but refer to it as a “Type C charging port” (page 3). It also lists the charger as a “5V output charger” (page 12) with no reference to USB.

This is very misleading because it makes you believe you can use a USB-C charger with this device. In fact, you can only use a charger that only outputs 5 volts, it’s not clear if it’s a bona fide USB charger that’s being used.

IMO, this is a horrible design.  They should have used either a USB mini port or USB-C that conformed to the Power Delivery specification.

Now, the USB Power Delivery specification has four normative voltages: 5V, 9V, 15V, and 20V.  The charging device will negotiate with the charger as to how much voltage to deliver.  By default, it supplies 5V.  So, it should work.  Since it got fried, this is clearly a case of a faulty design or manufacturing defect of the charging case.


There's still no ski tracking capabilities in any of the Apple Watch series.

But, all the data inputs needed are there. Barometer, motion tracking, heart rate tracking, location via GPS and cell tower trilateration, etc...

After the initial announcement, Apple referenced that this feature would be available toward the end of 2017, probably before winter.

The HomePod IPSW leak a few months ago provided some indication that Apple would add this feature to Workouts.  This screen grab shows there's references to skiing workouts already built into the firmware.

For now, you can use the myriad of different ski tracking apps out there.


Terminal shows ">" after running command

In your case, the problem is you are inputing a ” character in your command after nou} (note, not a " but a ”) .

The command should look like this:

for file in *.txt; do echo mv "$file" "${file/#new/nou}"; done

To break out of any ongoing command just press Ctrl+C.


How do I access my google chrome sync'd bookmarks on my iPhone while I'm out n about?

Ever use X-marks? I use it for firefox and it's free and easy. Whenever you close firefox it syncs. If you need to access it from a different browser, you just go to xmarks.com and put in a name and password, and it takes you to your bookmarks as clickable links.


How do I determine the speed of a disk drive?

Xbench: Comprehensive Macintosh Benchmarking
Freeware benchmarking solution for Mac OS X.
EDIT: The download link is in the right-hand corner.
Main Window

Graphics Test


Adding options to application, upon startup?

You can change the option temporarily by quitting Chrome if it is already open and running either of these commands:

open -a Google\ Chrome --args --enable-easy-off-store-extension-install

/Applications/Google\ Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google\ Chrome --enable-easy-off-store-extension-install

You can change the options permanently by replacing Chrome's executable with a shell script or by using another application or script for opening Chrome. See this question.


How does one rotate iMac display using Yosemite?

This isn't the most elegant solution but there is a C based utility available at https://github.com/CdLbB/fb-rotate. To use the utility, click the download zip in Github. Extract the zip to your downloads folder and then run these commands in the terminal (copy and paste one line at a time, pressing enter after each line) to compile the program (only needs to be done once):

cd ~/Downloads/fb-rotate-master
gcc -w -o fb-rotate fb-rotate.c -framework IOKit -framework ApplicationServices

After that is done, you can run the program like this:

~/Downloads/fb-rotate-master/fb-rotate -d 0 -r 270

The 270 at the end is the rotation you would like. Applicable values are 0, 90, 180, 270. If you feel comfortable enough, you could move this out of your downloads folder, but you would need to edit those terminal commands. You could also turn it into an apple script to make the process easier. (Let me know if you need help with this)


Pages: rotate existing, wide table by 90 degrees so that the rows are now vertical possible? (equations in several cells)

In order to rotate a table, the document must be changed to a Layout type of document.  Also, be aware that this is a bit of a hack, your mileage may vary.
Note: It may be best to start with a new document or a copy of your current document to be safe.
Select Document to reveal the Document sidebar.

Next, untick the Document body checkbox.  You will see a dialog that asks you to confirm the change to your document.
Select Convert.
Add a new Table and edit its contents first.  You cannot edit the table once it has been grouped. ♂
Add a shape (hint: put the shape behind the table to hide it)
From the Format sidebar, choose arrange.
Select both the Table and the shape.  Shift+click or Drag selection.
Select Group.
Now Rotate the table.


Why can't i hear anything on my macbook pro?

Your analog/digital switch in the port is stuck -- the red light is the digital audio signal.

Basically your computer thinks you have the optical out plugged in.

Try the headphone plug again, this time wiggling it from side to side while it's plugged in. Repeat as needed.

or this, that has very high success rate:

Use a air duster can (those pressurized cans that are made for dusting computer components) and blast in the headphone jack.

Probably just something stuck in there.

If no luck, take the machine in for repair.


IOS 10.0.1 on an IPhone 7 with WhatsApp 2.16.10

WhatsApp is using the new CallKit VOIP framework that allows apps such as WhatsApp and Skype to integrate more directly with iOS. This allows, for example, incoming calls to show up on the lock screen like cell phone calls do. As you've discovered it can also integrate with the native Phone app's call history ("recents"), contacts and so forth.

There is no setting to disable this as it is a fundamental change to how iOS handles VOIP apps.


Answering this

  Is there an iPad app that that can open Mac files over WiFi on the
  iPad?

I bought a app called Files Connect on my iPad, I use it to access files over the Network to access shared folders on my Mac using my iPad and iPhone. It is universal app for iPhone/iPad.

It works also with Windows PCs, Dropbox and other services.

You can also use it to access your iPad files using the Mac/Pc (opposite way)

I bought for $5, This is looking too much as a ad (I'm not related to this company), so read description for details.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/files-connect/id404324302?mt=8


Did you restart the phone after you deleted the emails? If that doesn't work, try removing that particular email account, rebooting the phone and then re-adding it via
Settings App > Mail, Contacts & Calendar


If you are in a basic office scenario, I dont think you would need much beyond a good setup and deployment of Apple Remote Desktop, and a proper application of Google Apps for your Business.

Apple has plenty of reading material on ARD, and most of it is actually useful, for instance, the ARD 3.1 Admin Guide talks about performing basic maintenance remotely and automatically, describes how to create reports, install applications, the whole nine yards.

On to the Google section, and there are two big pieces that I would recommend:

Why Google Docs?

Easily share documents, though for super quick stuff I recommend iChat
track revisions
collab editing
offsite storage
get free stuff like the GAS

Why Gmail?

The insane storage
spam protection
letting google handle all the email crap (99.9% SLA aka 8 hours of downtime a year)
the centralized control of groups and shared contacts
all which sync with mail.app and your address book.

You also get a plethora of other Google products for your business like Google Groups and Google Video, but I dont think those would be that useful in the organization you mentioned.

I could go on, but it is a great small business package, and it is cheap as dirt (50$ per user per year). The biggest cost I find with Google Apps is some user adoption work (though Google makes it painless as possible).

You can even sign up for Google Apps for your domain and try out 50 users at a time, or go with the 30 day free trial of Google Apps for your business (different, better, the one you actually want), that way you don't have to make a big purchase, and still see if your users would be amicable to the change.


To not have Spotlight index your Time Machine hard drive while it's powered and attached to your Mac, add Time Machine backup drive (by clicking on the + button at the Privacy tab of the Spotlight system preference.


How to create Table of Contents in Keynote?

Assuming one is using Keynote 6 (OP did not state version used.), one way to create a Table of Contents or Handout is to use the Print dialog.

This can be printed to PDF for handouts.  One way to customize would be to create a duplicate copy of your presentation then edit the copy before printing the outline.

Edit After printing the outline to PDF, one can create a new slide at the beginning of the presentation and insert the PDF outline onto the slide.


Key combination to enable two-finger scrolling with mouse

Okay I actually found it. I installed Keyremap4Macbook and mapped CursorMove to ScrollWheel.


Are you able to confirm that your MiniDisplay port to 2x HDMI cable supports two separate outputs and not just mirroring of the output?

If you go to System Preferences : Displays : Arrangement can you see the two monitors?

Can you uncheck the box the says “Mirror Display”?

If you don’t see the two monitors, I’d guess that the adapter is an HDMI splitter and does not support two Independant desktops.


Is it possible to share files between iCloud Music Libraries?

I understand the issue and simply, the answer is no.

Apple's Family Sharing is limited to iTunes purchases (music, movies, TV, books). What it does not provide is access to the main account's full iCloud Music Library. While the main account can add, access, and delete non-iTunes media to the iCloud Music Library, it cannot share that content, even with those in Family Sharing. I think it stinks and cripples the value this service.

I can only imagine this is Apple (and thusly, music industry) trying to thwart major music peer-sharing in constantly shared "Family" libraries.


All security updates are recorded in receipts folder located here:

ls -ltr /var/db/receipts

If you list the receipts folder, you can see the most recent updates installed.


Pairing multiple iOS devices with one bluetooth keyboard

Whilst you can pair one master with many slaves, as far as I'm aware, you cannot connect one slave to many masters simultaneously.
You need to un-pair & re-pair each time.

There is a rather complex guide to piconet & scatternet technology at the Bluetooth Developer Portal

Bluetooth v4.0 spec distinctly says it cannot be done, however v4.1 says it can - so it may depend on which version is used in the device.
http://9to5mac.com/2013/12/05/bluetooth-4-1-will-bring-more-reliable-automatic-connections-multiple-roles-more-via-software-update/


High CPU utilization due to Firefox in El Capitan 10.11.4

Q.  My Mac hangs due to high CPU utilization by Firefox as per Activity Monitor. Can someone help me with this.

A.  Cache/permissions would explain the logs.

I'm not sure that high cpu is what is causing the problem, it might be a symptom.

A starting point could be to boot your computer, see which errors do not involve firefox at all, then open chrome and see if/when that generates an error, and then one by one open the websites slowly.  That way you can isolate what come from the system, what come from the browser and what errors come when you have everything running.

There are 3 things that are apparent in the logs at first glance.  The first is a Chrome issue, the second seems to be a permissions issue, and the last one (mdns) might be unimportant but it seems to occur quite frequently.

  Google Chrome He[94343] triggered unnest of range
  0x7fff95a00000->0x7fff95c00000 of DYLD shared region in VM map
  0x28972ae0d1d3028b. While not abnormal for debuggers, this increases
  system memory footprint until the target exits.

  Sandbox: coresymbolicatio(94393) System Policy: deny(1)
  file-write-create /System/Library/Caches/com.apple.coresymbolicationd

  Sandbox: com.apple.Addres(94386) deny(1) network-outbound
  /private/var/run/mDNSResponder

The first issue might eventually require a fairly easy re-install of chrome.
The second is a permissions issue regarding cache.  That is the one that might be the most serious.  Any unusual permissions changes might be responsible for this.  Take a look at this document from apple support on how to diagnose and fix that.
https://discussions.apple.com/message/29625454#29625454
And there are outbound messages that probably should exist or else they should not be denied regarding mdns.  There are different ways of tracing where this comes, but the key would be to fix system and user issues that exclude browsers, then deal with the browser / website / chat client / networking part.

It is the first 2 issues that are most relevant I believe.  If you fix the issues in your log and get the applications working without errors, that would be the first step before looking at limiting the processes.

Once things are running smoothly, nice is something that might be very useful for you.  Cpu limit should not be necessary but I will include it also.

A. Nice  (lowering the priority)

You can also launch the program with a higher "nice" value (lower priority).
https://superuser.com/questions/42817/is-there-any-way-to-set-the-priority-of-a-process-in-mac-os-x

Information about nice levels:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nice_%28Unix%29

A.  You can limit your CPU utilization

You should use cputhrottle through homebrew:
Can I manually limit the %CPU used by a process?

There is a script for OS X:
http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20110131001708255


old printer refused to work under Big Sur

Try to install https://support.apple.com/kb/dl905?locale=en_US drivers from Apple, then add new printer in Printers & Scanners panel. In the list of available drivers choose ML-1860 instead of ML-1670 and apply.


Force Time Machine to perform a deep traversal?

Deleting the .fseventsd directory on the backup drive would be one way to do it.

However in my experience there have been a few times where Time Machine did a full traversal, estimated that it would have to back up the entire drive, and then proceeded to
 check everything but only back up files that were different. For example, this happened after upgrading from 10.7 to 10.8. The size of the new backup was much less than it first estimated.


Run multiple instances of El Capitan on a single Apple laptop?

Virtual Machine

A virtual machine is a software app that emulates a complete computer.

File System

The VM opens one big file in the host, and stores an entire file system inside. That file system includes an OS to boot such as BSD, Linux, MS Windows, or Mac OS X. Apple’s license permit Mac OS X to be run in a VM only when hosted on a real (physical) Mac.

Easy Backups

One benefit of having an entire guest file system stored in a single file on the host OS is easy backups. Attach an external hard drive and copy over the single (but large) VM file to capture a snapshot. Note that you should exclude these VM files from your Time Machine as their size will overwhelm your Time Machine storage. To exclude them, use the Privacy tab in the Time Machine pane of System Preferences. Also, your VM app may offer a setting to exclude from Time Machine.

Entire Desktop Within a Window

The VM runs in a window like any other app on the host computer. Inside that window will be an entire other Mac desktop. You may find it less confusing to run the VM in full-screen mode, so the virtual desktop takes over the entire screen thereby appearing to be a second Mac. See the System Preferences panes for mouse, trackpad, and Mission Control gestures for switching between full-screen apps.

I regularly work this way as a software developer. Each development project lives in its own virtual machine. This works so well that I set the virtual Mac Dock to right side of the screen while the real Mac Dock is on the left, so I can differentiate as a reminder while I work.

VM Products

The main VM products available for Mac hosts are :

Parallels
Fusion by VMware
VirtualBox by Oracle

See these comparisons.

All three are solid products, actively maintained and improved. All work surprisingly well on a Mac. All run various operating systems as guest OSes including BSD, Linux, and many more.

The first two directly support installing Mac OS X as a guest OS. Just point them to Apple’s installer app for any of the more recent versions of Mac OS X going back at least to Mountain Lion. VirtualBox is not so simple, apparently requiring some tricks to install Mac OS X as a guest.

The first two listed products have put much work into features to integrate the guest OS with the host OS. I find those features unnecessary and even counter-productive. Fortunately you can disable much of that integration.

Networks

The network can be shared with the host computer, using same IP address. Or VM can present its own IP to the network, appearing as a second computer. Thirdly, the VM can be isolated from the external network. Your choice.

Limitations

VMs work surprisingly well overall. Every version of every VM tool I have used always has some some glitch or another, but never a show-stopper.

One major limitation is a lack of support for hardware-accelerated graphics. So playing videos and games performs poorly. Overall usage can seem sluggish as menus and windows do not draw as quickly. I have verified this is true for all three listed products when running Mac OS X as a guest OS, as of 2015-10.

I do not know about the support of multiple monitors. I have used Parallels versions 8, 9, 10, and 11 successfully with multiple monitors on the host Mac, but the virtual machine knew only of one monitor at a time.

Requires Much Memory

I use a MacBook Retina 15" laptop with either an HDMI monitor or a DisplayPort monitor. I have 16 gigs of memory installed. The VMs do require much memory, and may not work well on Macs with two or four gigs.

Requires Storage Space

Each VM file can be large, usually starting at a few gigs and rising to several tens of gigs. Plan accordingly. Each product listed has a feature to reclaim empty space that may accumulate within its' VM file.


How to reset iTerm2 Window/Tab Title when disconnecting from remote host?

The solution to this problem is solved by using Terminal Control Codes (Esc 22 and 23) and  placing four simple lines in .bashrc of the remote host:

# ~/.bashrc
#
# Set the Terminal Title

echo -ne "\033[22;0t"                     #Save Title on Stack
echo -ne "\033]0;${HOSTNAME}\007"         #Set New Title

trap 'echo -ne "\033[23;0t"'  EXIT        #Reset Title Window

How This Works

By using the Terminal Escape Sequence Codes 22 and 23, we can save and retrieve the original title.  The trap function (man bash) will execute a command when a signal is received; in this case upon exit.

Now, when I exit (terminate) the remote host, the title reverts back to the proper host name.

Why .bashrc?

I want to have this available to me whether I log into the host from a remote machine (most common) or when I am local to it.  .bash_profile is read for an interactive login shell and .bashrc is read for an interactive, non-login shell (local) is started.

To ensure that this is the same for both conditions, I include the following in my .bash_profile:

# run a .bashrc file if it exists.

test -f ~/.bashrc && . ~/.bashrc


What steps can be taken to recover from rm -rf ~

rm is one of those dangerous commands where to "Err is human, but to really foul things up, you need a computer."  rm immediately deletes the files and bypasses the Trash...you don't pass "Go" and you don't "collect $200."

Your best bet is to....

Stop using the machine as in ASAP.  The more your use it, the more disk activity, the less of a chance of recovery.
Look at getting something like DiskDrill.  It's free to use but the actual recovery will cost around $100.  There are others, but I found this one works really well for me.
Start a Time Machine regimen and adhere to it.


Videos taken with an iPod Touch (or iPhone 4GS) play upside down on my Windows PC

Windows Media Player is either ignoring or misinterpreting the orientation information in the video's metadata.

Since QuickTime better supports the format that your iPhone records in, it makes sense that it's doing a better job.

If you want to use Windows Media Player, your best bet is probably to convert the video into another format that WMP supports better. One app that allows you to do this is HandBrake.
Otherwise, you should be fine using QuickTime, iTunes, or a Mac.


How to find closest AppleCare service provider

You can use http://www.apple.com/buy to find a reseller or for third-party AppleCare support. For the Canary Islands, you could use http://www.apple.com/es/buy; either open a UK/US version of the same page side-by-side, or use Chrome to translate it.

In any case, I can see a result when searching /es/buy/ for "Canary Islands" under "Servicios":

UNIVERSOMAC, S.L.
ROBAYNA, 13, LOCAL IZQ
38003 - SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE
Tel. +34 922 226 086
Authorised Training Centres
Apple Authorised Service Providers


Yes is can be fixed. All connectors on a logic board can be replaced with the correct tools. SMD Soldering station, hot air.  Find your local repair shop and they can most likely do it for you.


Mac won’t get connected to internet even it has signal

Final solved the issue after tweaking every possible setup in my Mac. Somehow the proxy SOCKS was enabled and by default denying all SSL certifications.

Still don’t know how it was enabled and maybe the malware that I had activated it like another user commented before.

Thanks all by the way for your comments