Does iTunes balance transfers when you change country?

I opened my iTunes account in the US in 2009, and then moved back to Norway in 2010. After asking customer support, I learned that I needed to use up (most of) my remaining balance before I could change country, and I lost the remaining balance when doing the switch. (This was no great hardship to me. I had to use gift cards to pay when I was in the US, because my only credit cards were issued in Norway, so the balance was never very high to begin with.)

Of course, that was two and a half years ago, and procedures may have changed since then.


Cannot "Enter Time Machine" from Mountain Lion

I had to reformat the external drive I use for Time Machine. It said there was a permissions problem, that it was Read Only - which it wasn't, and a look at the Info for it confirmed it was Read & Write. Still, I just erased the drive and started again. Works fine now.


Sending text to a Terminal or iTerm2 window?

You can use the Applescript keystroke command.

tell application "iTerm" to activate
delay 0.5
tell application "System Events"
    keystroke "a"
    delay 0.2
    keystroke "b"
    delay 0.2
    keystroke space
    delay 0.2
    keystroke "c" using control down
end tell


Remove macOS Dock icon with a command in Terminal

I recommend using dockutil for this. You can either download and install this directly from github, or you can install it using Homebrew with the command

brew install dockutil

Once installed, you can use a command like this to remove an app from the dock

dockutil --remove 'Microsoft Excel'


Download 1080p from iTunes store on Windows

This is dictated by a setting in your iTunes preferences:

Go to your iTunes Preferences
Select the Downloads icon
You will see a checkbox for Download full-size HD videos
If you tick the above checkbox, this means iTunes will download movies and TV shows in 1080p when they're available

Exit your preferences.


iPhone 4 requires recalibrating the compass almost every time I use it

According to an Apple support article:

  After updating or restoring your device, you may notice that the recalibration alert appears more frequently. This is expected behavior, because the calibration database is being recreated. The frequency diminishes over time as you calibrate the device for various locations.


Function key does not get passed on to Windows in Amazon WorkSpaces

I played around with the Keyboard settings and found a workaround. In the Keyboard settings, set the "Touch bar shows" to "F1, F2, etc. Keys". After this setting, my function keys are being recognized in Amazon WorkSpaces. Although it does not recognize F11 as it still shows desktop on Mac. You also lose firect access to App Controls.


Can I map mouse mouse buttons 3 and 4 to control the system volume?

What kind of mouse? Is there a proprietary driver for it?  Kensington has a driver for their mice & trackballs that can assign their buttons.  Before I had  an effective Kensington driver, I used USB Overdrive. It works with a lot of multi-button HID devices.


Can I use Messages on OS X for two different iPhones with two different Apple IDs?

Depending on how committed you are, you could install a virtual machine on OSX and from there login to your business iTunes account. Furthermore, it's possible to drag just the iMessages application (from the virtualized OSX instance) to your Dock giving the impression of running two different iMessages accounts simultaneously.

I've accomplished similar tasks using VMware for Mac, but Virtual Box may be a good free alternative.


Looks like you want an app that can use the libmobiledevice library. Some possible suggestions in the News section of that page.


Open Favourites Page in Safari with search bar text

If you just want to set the favourites as the home page, you can do this from Preferences → General: set ‘New windows open with’ and ‘New tabs open with’ to ‘Favorites’.

There doesn't appear to be a URL to navigate to favourites. When I wrote my answer in your linked question, topsites:// went to the favourites page if that's what you had selected, but nowadays it doesn't and there doesn't seem to be a replacement.


Select and quit multiple processes at the same time in Activity Monitor

This doesn't seem possible in the Activity Monitor.

However, it can be done from the Terminal like so, as long as the processes you want to quit have the same name.

To view running processes, in the Terminal

$ ps

To end processes by name

$ pkill -9 "nameofprocess"


I use NetNewsWire, but if you're coming from something simple like Safari's RSS reader, I can see how it might feel like overkill. If you don't care for NNW, have a look at Reeder for Mac. It's got a simpler aesthetic, perhaps more to your taste. It's $4.99 on the Mac App Store, and does require a Google account, as it uses Google Reader for the backend.

Google Reader is of course another popular option, if you don't mind a web-app. You could use Fluid to turn it into a bit of a hybrid app if you want a more native feel.


I manage to find a solution from @Tetsujin's comment. Using the keyboard configurator for the WhiteFox keyboard, I created a layer of A, O and '. I then use a fn key together with alt/opt (+ shift for CAPS) to write Æ, Ø and Å.


Is there a practical ePub book reader program for Mac OS X?

I haven't used it - so I can't say if it's any good - but I noticed that you didn't include the Barnes & Noble app in your list. Have you tried using that to view your ePub books?


If your programing needs include displaying an iPad with retina simulator, then perhaps a 13" MBP limited real estate will slow you down. Choose a 13" MBP for mobility.

From my talks to programmers who are happy with only MBP 13" (without external display) are programming HTML, Terminal/console shell scripter types. The others who develop apps for iOS tend to either have an MBP 15" or MBP 13" with an external display.


Only sync photos to icloud when plugged in?

For syncing photos to iCloud, you can turn it off by going to Settings > iCloud and search for Photos and then turn off My Photo Stream.

If you want to access photos uploaded on iCloud, you need to turn on iCloud Photo Library (Beta) (in the same settings) so that it will automatically upload and store your entire library in iCloud to access photos and videos from all your devices.


I’ve experienced that kind of behavior from iTunes when an application keeps a connection to iTunes’ AppleScript interface open – whenever iTunes tries to quit, the open connection forces a restart. Are you running any kind of tool or app accessing iTunes? Menu bar control apps, sync solutions, or maybe an audioscrobbler? If yes, try to quit that first and see if iTunes quits cleanly after that.


How do iOS devices handle music storage when iTunes Match is enabled?

Some research led to this article from AllThingsD about how an Apple rep had confirmed that the service does indeed stream the music, but it also saves to the device, thus taking up storage space.  It starts playing before it finishes downloading, but it does actually download and save.

MacRumors and a video from InsanelyGreatMac are somewhat unclear about this, but MacWorld agrees that on an iOS device, it's downloading (scroll down to "Playing iTunes Match songs on your Mac and on iOS").

UPDATE as per comment:
As of iOS 5, the device will delete cached data from apps when it's low on space.  This caused some controversy at first because apps had no way to prevent cached data from being removed automatically.  In the linked article, Marco Arment provides an example:

  A common scenario: an Instapaper customer is stocking up an iPad for a
  long flight. She syncs a bunch of movies and podcasts, downloads some
  magazines, and buys a few new games, leaving very little free space.
  Right before boarding, she remembers to download the newest issue of
  The Economist. (I think highly of my customers.) This causes free
  space to fall below the threshold that triggers the cleaner, which —
  in the background, unbeknownst to her — deletes everything that was
  saved in Instapaper. Later in the flight, with no internet
  connectivity, she goes to launch Instapaper and finds it completely
  empty.

This was fixed in iOS 5.0.1 (Apple Developer documentation) so that developers can differentiate between cached data that is and isn't important.

So, the short version: Once free space gets below a certain level, the device will regain whatever space it can by removing cached data from installed apps.  If it can't do that, or if you're completely out of space, it'll probably just tell you that you don't have enough space to do what you're trying to do.


My home folder opens up Photo Booth when clicked on

Figured it out. The home folder somehow got changed to type "package." I figured out how to change it back to folder and it's opening up in the Finder again.


What happens if you create another folder alongside the Contents folder in an application bundle?

It wouldn't be that bad except for the whole completely using app packaging completely incorrectly. Anything inside that app won't get indexed by spotlight, if you delete that app then all notes and references are also gone.

I can't think of a sensible use case where this would be a good idea. Unless of course you are an app developer and you are wanting to store things during app execution.

I would not recommend doing this even though it should technically work.


I used the following command in 10.9.5:

read -p "Size in GB? = " s; ((s= 10**9*s/512)); read -p "Name of image volume? = " n; read -p "External Volume name (Escape spaces with a backslash - the volume has to exist)? = " m; cn=`scutil --get ComputerName`; mac_addr=`ifconfig en0 | grep "ether"`; mac_addr=${mac_addr#*ether}; mac_addr=${mac_addr// /} ; mac_addr=${mac_addr//:/}; sudo hdiutil create -size ${s}b -fs JHFS+X -volname "${n}" -type SPARSEBUNDLE "/Volumes/${m}/${cn}_${mac_addr}.sparsebundle" && echo "Done"

and it works (with a workaround for spaces in volume names like "Macintosh HD") for internal volumes:

Size in GB? = 2
Name of image volume? = aaa
Existing External Volume Name (Escape spaces with a backslash)? = test\ 2
created: /Volumes/test 2/host_001122334455.sparsebundle
Done
host:~ user$

This doesn't work if you create a sparsebundle on a network share. Here you mustn't use the sudo command. Instead use (I also simplified $mac_addr):

read -p "Size in GB? = " s; ((s= 10**9*s/512)); read -p "Name of image volume? = " n; read -p "External Volume name (Escape spaces with a backslash - the volume has to exist)? = " m; cn=`scutil --get ComputerName`; mac_addr=`ifconfig en0 | grep ether | awk '{print $2}' | sed 's/://g'`; hdiutil create -size ${s}b -fs JHFS+X -volname "${n}" -type SPARSEBUNDLE "/Volumes/${m}/${cn}_${mac_addr}.sparsebundle" && echo "Done"


How can I run iPhone app in Simulator without opening Xcode using command-line utility

Ok, I have found the solution to this question and it is their in my StackOverFlow link.

OR

http://blog.abrahambarrera.me/2010/12/iphonesim.html

Thanks to Abraham Barrera.


Looking for an ARD/ Unix command to clear firefox history/cache on a mac

I think you're looking in the wrong folder.  The more recent versions of Firefox put it here.  You may want to alter your command slightly to delete folders as well.

rm -rf /Users/<username>/Library/Caches/Firefox/Profiles/<xxx>.default/cache2


How to use custom font for codes in Quick Look?

Removed the erroneous suggestion that it was Xcode font settings that provided this functionality.

You can find out which application is responsible for displaying source code in QuickLook by using this command in the terminal:

qlmanage -m plugins | grep -i "public.source-code"

If nothing shows up you don't have an application that provides this functionality.

In that case you can try this quicklook plugin https://github.com/anthonygelibert/QLColorCode.


What steps do I need to take to replace my Apple TV 4 remote?

Make sure the old Apple TV Remote is out of Bluetooth range, then while in front of the Apple TV set top box press a button on the new remote. This should pair the remote to the Apple TV.

If not, try pressing Volume Up and Menu simultaneously on both remotes for 2-3 seconds, new and old, then do the aforementioned steps again with the new remote.


How do I emulate Internet Sharing from the command line?

This could possibly get you part of the way on your journey to the final solution, though it hasn't worked for me so far on mountain lion.  I'd very much like to know what your solution is if you find one!


Is it possible to upgrade the camera on an iPhone 4S?

If you are good enough to design custom cable from say iPhone 5/5S/6 camera sensor to logic board of iPhone 4S then provided there is drivers for that sensor in 4S iOS code it might work.

But no there is no off the shelf solution.


Appstore error 500 (com.apple.commerce.client)

this worked for me (what the user 'trs96' said):
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/appstore-the-operation-couldnt-be-completed-com-apple-commerce-client-error-500.270957/

basicly, just fire up a terminal session and run this command:

defaults write com.apple.appstore.commerce Storefront -string \
    "$(defaults read com.apple.appstore.commerce Storefront | sed s/,8/,13/)"


Possible to upgrade RAM to 16 GB for mac mini mid 2011?

Everymac says it will take 16 - & they're pretty much always right in these things.

The machines from that time didn't have official 8GB RAM stick support, as they were pretty new at the time & I guess untested; but it later turned out all those older machines would take 8s, even though only qualified for 4s.

I've had several machines over the years with double the officially-supported RAM.


What can be the different filetypes of videos shot using iPhone/iPod Touch?

The iPhone and iPod touch only shoots one format:

H.264 in a .mov container - at 1280x720 at 30 FPS.


How to configure iOS 12 sharesheet to add WhatsApp Messaging?

If the developer didn’t program the hooks to receive a forward, you cannot accomplish this. Contact the developer or choose another app that has that feature.

If the developer enabled this, the mechanics are easy to curate your list of share destinations:

Tap share, swipe to the right end and tap “more” for shifting the order of apps, and also enabling/disabling them.
Scroll towards the bottom and you'll see all apps that are allowed to use sharesheet.

It’s possible a third things could happen, which would be corruption of the data store that holds your customizations. I would back up the device and then erase the device and install only WhatsApp to validate. Use the "three bar" icon to shift it in the list. If it doesn't appear, then seek assistance from Apple or hope restoring your full backup allows the addition.


Icons not showing properly in Yosemite's Safari favourites bar

These are two different icons:

the ones in the sidebar are Favicons icons
the one in the favourites are Apple specific (only shown by Safari) and called Web Clips (or Apple Touch Icons)

They are both downloaded from the site but can be different.

For example IMDB specifies

http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/G/01/imdb/images/favicon-2165806970.CB379387995.ico as Favicon and

http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/G/01/imdb/images/mobile/apple-touch-icon-web-76x76-53536248.CB361295462.png as Web Clip

From the comments: you can add a clip following these instructions:

  To create a webclip, go to the site you want and tap the box-and-arrow icon used to create bookmarks. In the menu that pops up, tap the Add to Home Screen option. Edit the name of the webclip and tap Add. You'll then be taken to your home screen and shown the webclip. Tap it to go to that site.


Performance of MacBook Air SSD Targeted from iMac

So I tried it out and wanted to share my findings. First off, the equipment I was using:

Early 2015 13" i7 MacBook Air, 8GB Ram, 500GB SSD
Late 2015 27" i7 iMac 5K Retina, 16GB Ram, 1TB SSD

I restarted the Air in target disk mode & plugged it into the iMac via Thunderbolt 2. It wouldn't boot. After a few minute, it just showed a ban icon (circle with a line through it).

I ran some 5GB Blackmagic Speed Tests to gather transfer rates (in MB/S):

iMac against its SSD - 1817 Read, 1510 Write
Air against its SSD - 300 Read, 241 Write
iMac & Air against USB3 Flash Drive - 245 Read, 185 Write
iMac & Air against USB3 External Drive - 160 Read, 170 Write
iMac using Air via Thunderbolt 2 shared folder - 400 Read, 490 Write
iMac using Air in target disk mode - 79 Read, 107 Write

So obviously there's a big performance loss for target disk mode.

If you're wondering why I'd want to target the air, it's because I mainly work off my Air and don't want the hassle of an external drive, thumb drive, file syncing, etc. I love the idea of getting to my office and "docking into" a faster processor, more RAM, and a big screen.


Where does Preview save a clone of a document?

I found out where it went to: it is from some prior "File Save" from a different application (not Preview!). It is not possible to re-specify - or even _see !_ - the directory when using the Duplicate functionality. Instead it is necessary to use the File | Rename.  That is a bug imo.


How to check the VPN setting created by an app on an iOS device?

Yes you can on a jailbroken iPhone using an app called OpenSSH.

It will allow you access to all the system files and in normally conditions you can simple change the extension to .txt and open it with textedit for example.

What you’ll need:

A jailbroken iPhone/iPod Touch with Cydia installed.
OpenSSH Cydia Package.
Wi-Fi and Internet access on the device.
Mac/PC on the same Wi-Fi connection
Suitable FTP/SSH clients like Cyberduck, Transmit etc.

Here is the guide on CultofMac

Also a link to the OpenSSH Cydia Package

Basic Instructions:

install the OpenSSH package

(click, Install, Confirm, Close, Back)

open Wi-Fi from Settings
click your network's
read the "IP Address" field

(example: 192.168.1.100)

open Terminal on desktop

(open Spotlight, search for "Terminal")
Or if you're on Windows, you can use a desktop terminal application such as PuTTY(http://www.putty.org/).

run "ssh root@[insert IP Address]"

(example: ssh root@192.168.1.100)

wait a few minutes (just once)

(it's generating some crypto keys)

accept new computer host key

(if it doesn't ask you, that's fine)

log in with password "alpine"

(you should change this now)


Install clicktoflash or some other flash blocking thing.

Also disable java and other plugins. These are particularly useful for Safari 4.


The "Open" and "Save" system dialogs get taller every time I open them

This is a common and known bug. Just google "Save Dialog Grows" to see.

Hopefully Apple will fix it with the next point release.


Monitoring network usage of individual applications?

The app Little Snitch can do this. Among many other things, it shows traffic by app.

It costs $29, but there is a free trial available.


How do I create a new iCloud account for my daughter's iPad?

Here is the official Apple guide:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2731?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

If you get stuck somewhere in between just ask.


How to snooze reminders on the notification screen?

The answer is actually simple...  Just swipe the notification to the left and you get the Snooze selection.


How to prevent iMessage syncing without access to device

Try changing your Apple ID password. That'll lock any device out of any service using your Apple ID without the new password. Good luck to you!

You can change it from your iOS Device, right in the iTunes or App Store at the bottom go to "Apple ID: [Your Apple ID here]", click on "View Apple ID" and change your password.


MacBook Pro can't output to Panasonic HDTV (P60GT30)?

You may require a TV that has a native HDMI input. VGA is becoming unsupported in many configurations, such as with the iPad 2, and all through the industry, not just with Apple products.


Trying to close open port 5900 or find process that opened it

TeamViewer is a proprietary protocol not the same as VNC. However, macOS has screen sharing (VNC) built-in. Turn it off in System Preferences->Sharing->Screen Sharing:


You might need to create the folder first. For this, open Terminal and run

mkdir ~/.ssh; chmod 700 ~/.ssh

Also, when entering ~/.ssh in the dialog shown after pressing Shift-Cmd-G it's important to enter the string without the "":


What's the best way in terminal to move a file from deep in one directory to deep into another?

Have you looked at the mv command?

mv /desktop/a/b/c/file.txt /desktop/x/y/z/

will do what you want.

Read about mv by typing man mv from the command prompt in Terminal.app.


Are there any specific configurations for SSD's on mac?

It sounds like you found this blog post. Looks like he changes hibernate to mode 0 (so it doesn't create a sleep image file), mounts the drive in noatime mode.
A note on TRIM, if you have a sandforce controller in your SSD, like the OWC drives and many (most) of the OCZ drive, it's not recommended to enable TRIM. It can cause instability and these newer controllers are supposed to do  much better cleanup. Intel drives are supposed to benefit quite a bit from TRIM though.


Is it important to backup public keys for iOS Developer Certificates?

There's no need of backing up the Public Key as it is in the actual Certificate, which can be easily downloaded from the iOS Dev Center.

When you manually generate a Certificate, you firstly need to generate a Certificate Signing Request through the Keychain Access application. When this is done, both Public and Private keys are generated. The private one is automatically saved into your Mac, whilst the public key is included in the CSR file sent to the Provisioning Authority. One of the items contained in the generated certificate sent back from the Provisioning Authority will be this public key.


You can try pressing the home and sleep button down at the same time until you see the apple logo.
You can wait until the battery is empty.
You can ask a friend or family member for a PC / Laptop (should also work on an public computer) and download and restore it with iTunes.

I hoped I helped you out!

*Mark


Any REAL good Mac/iPhone combo IM applications out there?

I'm not sure about the unified session requirement - I've never seen that in any IM client.

However, I find Adium (http://adium.im/) is the best Mac IM application (and it's open source!).

As for the iPhone, have you considered IM+ (http://www.shapeservices.com)?  It works quite well for me.


IPhone Notes App is not loading all my notes but I can search for them from Home screen

You need to make sure you are looking in the right folder. When you open Notes, you should see the word Folders near the top of the window to the left. Tap on Folders and it will list all the Folders in Notes. Select the folder you want and the Notes app should display all the notes in that folder.


how to uninstall the app or packages in the Home-brew

Homebrew packages can be uninstalled with
brew uninstall PACKAGE-NAME

Homebrew can‘t know which packages you don‘t need anymore, you have to decide yourself.


Does OS X Yosemite support spotlight on network drives?

Indexing of an AFP-network drive isn't a problem:

To enable spotlight indexing on a network drive open Terminal.app and enter:

 mdutil /Volumes/name -i on

To disable the indexing of a connected network drive:

 mdutil /Volumes/name -i off

To check the status of indexing on a connected network drive:

 mdutil /Volumes/name -s

Source

In the comments there, a Synology NAS has been mentioned explicitly:

  MacHouis • a year ago
  Thanks a lot, it works very fine :):):). I had to mount the volume (a Synology Ethernet server) in afp to start the Spotlight Indexing... thanks thanks thanks...

This also works for older Mac OS Xs (in the example below it's Lion). Make sure that you've switched to 'Shared' in the search window:


How to get a list of available `defaults write` terminal commands for OS X El Capitan (expert / superuser)

This is like asking for a list of all possible websites or all possible registry settings. These commands write to Apple and non-Apple software, and will vary depending on the apps/services installed and their versions.

Since this isn't a single unified settings database, I wouldn't assume Apple maintains a single document or manual on the settings.


How to disable ellipsis autocorrect on macOS?

Go to System Preferences, select Language & Text, then the Text tab, and deselect the box for that option.

Or you can disable the feature completely by deselecting the box at the top.


MacVim forks (spawns a new process) to launch external processes, but it waits for the external process to return before resuming execution. Thus, killing MacVim simply detaches the child process (your program) from MacVim and attaches it to the main process running, in essence, OS X on the whole.

You have to quit, or Force Quit, your program explicitly in order to kill it.

It's also very likely that if you kill your program, and NOT MacVim, you can continue using MacVim without issue.


How can I browse or search the iOS app store from my desktop?

Apple have very quietly released iTunes 12.6.3 - compatible with iOS 11 & still containing the App Store.

Apple KB: Deploy apps in a business environment with iTunes

You need the direct link, it apparently does not appear as an update.
Mac link.
Windows 32 bit link.
Windows 64-bit Link.

If you've already been using 12.7 you may have luck importing your 12.7 lib  to a clean 12.6.3 Library, as outlined on MacRumors, but I had no joy.

I ended up restoring a backup of my Library [just the catalog not all the tunes] from a time before i updated to 12.7.


What can you use the iPod 4th generation bluetooth for?

The iPod touch 4th gen should allow you to do the following:

iPhone, iPad, iPod touch: Supported Bluetooth profiles

With A2DP:
This profile defines how high quality audio (stereo or mono) can be streamed from one device to another over a Bluetooth connection. For example, music can be streamed from a mobile phone, to a wireless headset, hearing aid & cochlear implant streamer, or car audio or from a laptop/desktop to a wireless headset.

With AVRCP:
This profile is designed to provide a standard interface to control TVs, Hi-fi equipment, etc. to allow a single remote control (or other device) to control all of the A/V equipment to which a user has access. It may be used in concert with A2DP or VDP.

With PAN:
This profile is intended to allow the use of Bluetooth Network Encapsulation Protocol on Layer 3 protocols for transport over a Bluetooth link.

With HID:
Provides support for devices such as mice, joysticks, keyboards, as well as sometimes providing support for simple buttons and indicators on other types of devices. It is designed to provide a low latency link, with low power requirements. PlayStation 3 controllers and Wii Remotes also use Bluetooth HID.

-From Wikipedia

If you are having problems pairing, try out iPhone and iPod touch: Third-party headsets, headphones, and car kits


Python launcher Icon every time a script runs

Well, it sure seems the difference is caused by different methods of installing Python. If your systems are identical then its caused by Python itself. You could try installing python via homebrew on your new machine and see if the behavior changes. You should run python in a virtual environment. If you do that you can have multiple versions of python3 on your machine.
How are you running Python?  If you run it from the command line you may not have this happen. Are you trying to stop this behavior or are you just curious why it happens? If you are trying to stop it then use the file you link to in your question.


The package available for download at MacFlasher_3.12.1.dmg contains the following files which you can remove manually. You can also remove the package receipt from /var/db/receipts/.

To find this list of files from the package, I extracted the package to a custom location using the following, then inspected the contents of the temporary directory.

pkgutil --expand /path/to/nokia_flasher.pkg /path/to/temporary

For an automated solution, try using UninstallPKG. This will parse the package receipt and allow you to remove the files.


Error installing lxml on Mac Snow Leopard

There is a workaround here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/lxml/+bug/790518

  export ARCHFLAGS="-arch i386 -arch x86_64"


Why does Network Restore on my MacBook Air 2012 give me Mountain Lion, not Mavericks

Internet Recovery will only download the original version of OS X that came with the computer. This is not configurable.

Back when Internet Recovery was released, OS X updates weren't free, so Internet Recovery didn't know if you paid for the upgrade from Lion to Mountain Lion. Therefore it was easiest to just install the original OS X, and then make the user update afterwards.


Dual Booting a Macbook Pro (OSX) with Ubuntu 12.10

I had a sucessful live USB boot on a MacBook Pro mid 2012 with Ubuntu 13.04. I just followed the official tutorial.

Try uninstalling rEFIt. The live boot doesn't require it: just press alt at boot and select the live USB.

If you still have problems, I recommend you the rEFInd boot manager, which is currently developed (rEFIt is abandoned).

Before you install Ubuntu from the live CD/USB, I recommend to do the partitioning from Disk Utility.


Apple magic keyboard not working on Windows 10 PC

I have searched for

https://magicutilities.net/magic-keyboard/download

whereby I have downloaded a copy of the keyboard and you have to install it. Then go to your Bluetooth settings and connect to the keyboard even if it does not respond to your pin.

So

Go to this website and download the software for the keyboard and install it
Redo the Bluetooth connection
press the pin
even if it does not respond press connect

This has worked for me.


No.
Apple securely transmits and stores the data to the cloud by using secure tokens for authentication - as officially stated in the iCloud security and privacy overview1 and the iCloud design guide2.
Apple also states they they will "never provide encryption keys to any third parties", which of course is not entirely true due to the Patriot Act3.
ArsTechnica states that Apple holds a master encryption key4 and is able to unencrypt any personal data - i.e. also for government requests. "This includes contacts, notes, unencrypted e-mails, application preferences, Safari bookmarks, calendars, and reminders." The data is only encrypted during transit and again when stored on Apple's servers. This is a necessity if Apple wants to provide browser access to iCloud data.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation  notes5 that Apple is not inclined to be transparent about government requests.
As far as I understand the concept of client-side encryption, it suggests that all encryption must happen by the client as keys are not stored on the server (zero-knowledge policy).
Because Apple encrypts the data itself on the server for browser access it must store a key. Hence this is no client-side encryption.
1 - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4865
2 - https://developer.apple.com/library/.../iCloudDesignGuide
3 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_act
4 - http://arstechnica.com/...apple-holds-the-master-key.../
5 - https://www.eff.org/pages/who-has-your-back/


Why my MacBook Pro 15" (2011) power adapter turns orange?

It could be that your battery is defective.

If you go to System Information > Power, what do you see under "Battery Information" - "Charge Information"?

Mine says:

Charge Information:
  Charge Remaining (mAh): 4693
  Fully Charged: Yes
  Charging: No
  Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 4744
Health Information:
  Cycle Count: 219
  Condition: Normal


Cleaner for Xcode needs permission clean files

You don't really need a separate app for cleaning Xcode files. I frequently do it manually, when the build logs are old, irrelevant. You can navigate to that ~/Library/Developer folder and remove what you don't like. Be careful not to remove UserData or you'll lose your preferences. I remove simulators because I don't need them.

Reduce size of the Xcode application

I also set the iOS DeviceSupport folder as locked after cleaning it up, since it eats 2.5 GB for nothing.

How to stop Xcode downloading iOS support package of my iPhone?


Wifi access point no longer found on my macbook pro

You can try to manually connect using the terminal (copy and paste following (one by one).

You can skip step one and two, and go to step 3, and enter your SSID and password.

Turn On

networksetup -setairportpower en0 on

Find

/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Versions/A/Resources/airport scan

Connect

networksetup -setairportnetwork en0 WIFI_SSID_I_WANT_TO_JOIN WIFI_PASSWORD

In your case it sounds like your Router is denying you the access. The settings depend on the router type.

Here is a example of mine. (not blocking anyone)

You know this but just making sure:


There are 2 trouble shooting methods if the Safe mode fails.

But before you go in to them, try the PRAM reset.

  Turn on your Mac.

  Immediately press and hold the Option-Command-P-R keys. You must press
  this key combination before the gray screen appears.

  Continue holding the keys down until your Mac restarts, and you hear
  the startup sound for the second time.

If that did not help move to the start up in Verbose mode (hold v during start up).

  Verbose mode will load a terminal-like screen that logs the boot
  process in realtime to identify the source of any particular errors
  that may be preventing the computer from booting properly.

Once you have identified the source (where verbose mode stops processing), move on to the Single user mode([command]+[S]).

  This mode will boot the Apple computer into a terminal-only mode where
  bash commands may be entered to perform further troubleshooting from
  the command line.

WARRING...if you do not know what you doing in this mode do not do it.

Now... the next step will depend on the cause identified in the Verbose mode.


how can I diagnose the root of the problem when my mac starts freezing for 10 sec each time I switch to an app?

I provide three techniques for diagnosing the problem. Don't miss 2 & 3 below.

I'd run etrecheck. Etrecheck will analyze your machine and
software and generate a report. Post results here so others can
view.  Experienced users have found the reported information useful
when diagnosing problems. The proprietary stuff in the report gets
filtered.

Install and run

Download etrecheck.  Goto the  EtreCheck.com download page.  The download link is at the bottom of the screen
Install etrecheck. Goto your download folder. Double click on EtreCheckPro.zip
drag the app to the application folder if you wish.
Double click on etrecheck to run.   The first five runs are free.

An alternative explanation how to install, run and report output for the EtreCheck Application by the author.
    https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-11591

How to report etrecheck data.

When the report is done, click on the export icon.

click on "Copy report" to copy to the clipboard

Get back in your web browser and access your discussion. Create a new reply. Click on the <> code icon. Paste you etrecheck output into the code block.

which results in...

 You may find Old Toad's write up helpful.
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-250000211

run /Applications/Utilties/Activity Monitor.  Leave it in a visible window if you can.  Maybe you can see some reason for the problem.
Try a safe boot.
Shutdown your machine.  Hold down the shift key.  Poweron.  The boot up will take longer than normal because the filesystem on the startup drive is being checked and repaired as needed.   All about safe mode including what features and apps safe boot leaves out.  Safe boot uses a software driver instead of using your machines video hardware.
  http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1455


A tech from MacKeeper wishes access to my computer for licensing and activation. Is this a scam?

Do not do this.
There are exactly zero reasons a tech, or anyone else for that matter, would need remote access to your computer to "fully license and engage a program."
That phrasing alone is more than enough to elicit a high degree of skepticism of the intention and/or competence of the "tech" who is looking to access your computer.
For just a brief (hypothetical) moment; giving the "tech" the benefit of the doubt and assuming his motives are genuine, how good can this software be that it needs special handling to activate?
Bottom line...
You don't need this software, avoid it.


I wouldn't expect a patch anytime soon. If you read the twitter strem of @saurik you will see that the author of substrate wasn't given time to work with the team that released the jailbreak and that there are at best - strained relations and differing motives and at worst, possibly a disengagement of iOS 7 patches for some time.

https://twitter.com/saurik/status/414743665362231296

Read through the posts up to 24 dec for more of the back story of what doesn't work and why.


Safari homepage hijacked and I can't change back

This answer is not for a malware hijack situation, but rather a bug in Safari 11.0 that does not allow you to change the homepage. If you try to change the homepage, as soon as you defocus from that field, it reverts back to the original.

The workaround is:

Enter the new homepage. Do not press tab/enter or leave the field.
Click on another tab in Preferences, such as the Advanced tab.

Now it should ask you to confirm to change your homepage.


How to remove 'Cycle Tracking' from my Apple watch?

Removing some built-in Apple Watch apps, like Cycle Tracking, must be done from the Watch itself.  You can't do this from the iPhone's Watch app.

On the Watch, open the App Grid by pressing the Digital Crown (if you're in the List view, press firmly to change to the Grid view first).
Lightly tap and hold on any app to start the familiar 'wiggle' mode.  If you press too firmly you'll trigger the List/Grid view.
Icons with an 'X' on the top can be deleted.  After tapping the 'X' you'll be asked to verify you want to delete the app.  Select 'Delete'.
Release the pressure and tap on this button to delete the app.

From the List view you also slide the app name to the left and select the red delete (trash can) button.

Apps like Mail, Maps, Music, and Photos are still permanently installed and you can't delete them.


How can I get a photo from an iPad (iOS 5) to my Mac?

You can use an app such as iExplorer to browse your iTunes backups.

Select Explore iTunes Backups.

Your photos will be in MediaDomain → Media → DCIM.


It seems like apple moved the option for enabling tap-to-drag to the accessibility pane. You can enable it there:

Note: ticking three-finger drag (in the Trackpad prefs pane) will change the Accessibility-pane setting. Unticking the drag setting in the Trackpad-pane first then follow these instructions to check your Accessibility preferences.


Rather than using nice, you might be interested in an app that lets you delay the launch of certain apps for a few seconds after startup.

DelayedLauncher
Exhaust
Startupizer


Missing a lot of options from Finder's right click context menu

From your question it looks like your Dropbox is misbehaving.

Do you have the latest version of Dropbox? Reinstall Dropbox with the newest version.

  Dropbox uses a "hack" which extends the Finder (in an unsupported way) to provide this "sharing" link.  Because these "hacks" can cause crashes, Apple tends to disable them when newer versions of OS X ship. There's probably a newer version of DropBox that gets around these restrictions that you'll need to download.

Source: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5577081


The tee command prints the piped stdout to the file path given as well as displaying it in the terminal. This is commonly used for recording the output of commands to file which would otherwise only be ephemerally printed to the terminal.

Without tee and using simple redirection of brew install > install.log would prevent stdout being printed to the terminal as well as the file, requiring the file to be accessed to view the messages.
2>&1 redirects stderr to stdout alongside the existing stdout, meaning that the error messages are redirected as normal output.

Without this, tee would only print stdout without the error messages to the install log.

install.log is relative to the current directory.


Faster way to expand submenus using keyboard

Why don't you use hotkeys from that menu? ⌘F, ⌘R etc.

Use Control + ]


Show Library folder and subfolders in Spotlight Search

You can include System Files like those in the Library folders in a Spotlight search, if you use Spotlight within Finder via the search bar in the top right corner of each Finder window.

Just type in your search and click the small + appearing below the search bar.
In the opening window search for System files and tick it's box for In Menu and click OK.

Afterwards select System files from the dropdown menu on the left and select are included in the next dropdown.

The process is also described here: How to Search for Hidden, Packaged, and System Files in OS X

If you want a simpler method you can use an alternative for Spotlight like Alfred or LaunchBar. These tools work just like spotlight and can include System files within their search scope besides lots of other features.


New all-out installation of an old computer with time machine from another computer

In theory no it's not a problem but you'd be better off using SuperDuper! or Carbon Copy Cloner to make an identical clone using Target Disk Mode over FireWire or Thunderbolt.

Also Apple has a built in app for migrating data via FireWire, Thunderbolt and Ethernet, even Wi-Fi if you want to wait!

The migration option is given after a fresh OS install, so if you are trying to get a clone these options would be a better bet than making a Time Machine back up then restoring from it, importantly the option for the Migration Assistant is actually in the same list of options at restoring from a Time Machine backup after a fresh OS install.


Image files made with Disk Utility creates parent folder

I'm pretty sure you created the image wrong. When you create the image in Disk Utility, it's very important that you specify the source correctly. I'm not certain I remember exactly right, so you should test this before you trust the results, but here's the process as I remember it:

In Disk Utility's sidebar, select the DVD's entry. IIRC, it'll actually list two entries in the sidebar: the DVD itself, and then indented under that the installer volume ("Mac OS X Install DVD" or something like that. You want the DVD entry, not the volume entry under it.
IIRC older versions of Disk Utility would actually list three entries: the DVD, a session under that, and the volume under that. In this case, I'm pretty sure it's the session (the middle entry) you want.

Under the File menu, choose "New" > "Image from disk2" (or whatever the disk ID is). This tells Disk Utility you want a raw device image, not just image the files contained in the disk.

In the save dialog, set the Image Format to "DVD/CD master"

I think that procedure will work, but to be sure it's best to rename the file from ".cdr" to ".iso", copy it to your Windows computer, burn it to a DVD-R, and actually try booting the Mac from it. Note that if you mount the .iso on Windows you will not see anything like what you expect -- IIRC the 10.5 install DVDs are actually in a hybrid format that contains a Windows-readable driver disk for Boot Camp, and a Mac-readable (& bootable) installer volume. So if you mount it on Windows, you'll see Windows drivers, not a Mac installer. (BTW, this is also true of the original DVD, so try mounting that on your Windows computer to check my memory.)


Apple TV A1469 Wi-Fi Direct not available

You have Bluetooth turned off on your iPhone according to one of your (many) screenshots. Bluetooth must be turned on for Peer-to-peer Airplay to function. See e.g. this Apple support article (scroll down to Peer-to-peer Airplay).


Why does OSX always print ApplePersistence=YES to stderr?

The error message is printed to STDERR. You can simply redirect the output to /dev/null:

osascript -e 'tell application id "com.spotify.client" to quit' 2>/dev/null


How do I change the brightness button to scroll lock button?

USB could be working correctly and the keyboard could need a program or another OS and driver to be updated and controlled.

Have you already ruled out getting support from the vendor or seller? Without any sort of details it will be a lucky coincidence if someone can guess what hardware you bought.


What security vulnerabilities does macOS Sierra fix?

All security fixes in Sierra 10.12.0 compared to the latest El Capitan release 10.11.6 are available here:

About the security content of macOS Sierra 10.12.

As far as I know most or all of the vulnerabilities are still unfixed in El Capitan and Yosemite. Usually a Security Update for the prior two systems is released at the same time as the new system comes out - not this time.

To get an impression of the severity of the vulnerability you can look up the CVE-number in different databases like CVE Details, National Vulnerability Database or Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures.

IMHO the former are more informative for laypersons because they provide a vulnerability scoring (CVSS3/CVSS2) (like a traffic light food labeling system) and vulnerability types. The first one also lists already available MetaSploit modules.

Example: apache_mod_php.so CVE-2016-6290

Explaining each vulnerability in detail is far beyond the scope of an answer here.


Backup and sync icon not showing on task bar.

I think the 4-finger salute may help, but please refer to this thread at Google support. Be sure to open all the "more" buttons so you can read all the responses.


Connecting Apple TV HD to a monitor over USB-C port

No, the Apple TV does not support outputting to a display over USB-C. There's also no way to enable that as the hardware to do so simply isn't there.

The USB-C connection can only be used for USB data transfers (such as for example upgrading firmware, connecting to Xcode debuggers or similar).


Yosemite or Snow Leopard for 2008 MacBook?

I am currently using Yosemite successfully with a very similar computer: 2008 iMac 2.66 C2D. I would strongly encourage you to upgrade to 8GB of RAM and swap your drive out for an SSD. After upgrading the RAM to 6GB and making a roll-your-own Fusion drive (I installed an SSD in the Optical drive bay), Yosemite runs very well. Unless you need to use Snow Leopard for Rosetta (i.e. PowerPC compatibility), I'd go with Yosemite.


Cleaning Chromium based browser (Citrio)

Install the extensions: Extensions Manager (aka Switcher)

Removes one-click plug-ins :)


How do I type the typeset "space" character?

There doesn't seem to be any way to insert it using the default U.S. input source or other normal keyboard layouts:

$ grep -r '&#x2423;' /Volumes/Ukelele\ 2.2.4/System\ Keyboards/
$

Unicode Hex Input is the only keylayout that uses multipliers. If you use Unicode Hex Input, you can insert ␣ by typing 2423 while holding option.

Or create ~/Library/KeyBindings/ and save a property list like this as DefaultKeyBinding.dict:

{
    "~S" = (insertText:, "␣"); // option-shift-s
}

You could also make a new keyboard layout or add characters to the press and hold popovers. I'm currently using an AppleScript (posted in this question) to insert special characters and plain text snippets.


My theory: Obviously, you have tried with several headphones, and the situation has not changed. Your headphone jack might have become dirty.

In some cases, this blocks the connections from one ore more audio channels to the headphone. You might want to try to clean it gently, e.g. with a cotton swab. You can find more info on how to do this here or google a bit. Good luck!

PS: I did overlook the comment on this question, which I virtually duplicated with this answer. Nevertheless, have you tried to fix your iPhone jack with the methods described?


MacBook Pro (Tiger): Get keyboard defaults to stick

Based on this hint, you may be able to open System Preferences as the root user and configure the keyboard layout there (which will cause it to become the default).

1) Open System Preferences as root:

sudo open /Applications/System\ Preferences

2) Select the "International" System Preference pane

3) Click the "Keyboard" tab

4) Select the layout that you'd like to use, and quit System Preferences


The app store download could not start because it has already been downloaded too many times

I finally installed MacOS Catalina.
Previously I was pressing Command + R during startup.
I Finally pressed Command + Option + R and it installed Catalina on my Mac.


Unable to open "Remote Desktop Protocol" (RDP) URLs from command-line

According to Remote Desktop client URI scheme support, the correct syntax is:

open rdp://full%20address=s:localhost

This also works:

open rdp://address=s:localhost

For convenience, the following shell function can be defined:

# Compare two binary files.
# Usage: open-rdp ip.address
open-rdp() {
  open rdp://full%20address=s:$*
}

Note: The above code can be copy & pasted into terminal or added into shell startup rc files.

Usage:

open-rdp IP.Address


Not if you’re trying to do something different on each display.

If you’re just looking to mirror the same content on twelve displays, then it should be okay: you just need a bunch of DVI splitters such as this one on Amazon.

To elaborate somewhat: the Mac mini is probably the least powerful Mac you can buy today (putting aside refurb models). It only has an integrated graphics processor, and while the Intel HD Graphics 4000 is better than some of the graphics cards Apple has used in the past, it’s still no substitute for a proper graphics card.

If we look at the Mac Pro tech specs page:

  Support for up to six displays

  Connecting more than three displays requires installation of two ATI Radeon HD 5770 graphics cards.

Even though it hasn’t been updated properly in several years, the Mac Pro still outstrips the Mac mini considerably. You might be able to fiddle it somewhat and get an extra display or too on top of what Apple cite, but I think twelve would be a struggle on a Mac Pro. Doing it on a mini is probably impossible.

Another comparison: the Verge tested a Retina MacBook Pro, and were able to drive three external displays with it (four total). That’s one of Apple’s most modern Macs, and it was struggling:

  There’s certainly a performance hit overall, and when trying to play four separate videos at once on all four displays (one of which was the 4K footage), we did notice the frame rates begin to drop.

Note that three external displays is more than Apple specifies for that machine. (Two running at 2560 by 1600 pixels.)

Driving twelve individual displays on a Mac mini is almost certainly impossible. I would guess that you probably can’t get a Mac from Apple today that will do it, even with a lot of work.

You can add graphics processing power, but eventually it won’t be your graphics that are the bottleneck. Trying to draw windows across twelve 1080p displays (nearly 25 million pixels) will strain what the window drawing tools in OS X are capable of. I suspect memory and CPU power would rein you in.

(That’s not to say that you can’t get computers that will drive twelve displays: you can buy such machines for trading floors, or maybe build a Hackintosh that will do it, but I’m fairly sure Apple don’t cater to that market.)

Also, what on earth are you trying to drive twelve displays from a single Mac mini for? If you really need to drive twelve displays, you need to buy several machines.


What is the yellow warning sign in the "Login Items" Tab under the "Users & Group" System Preferences?

The yellow warning sign means that the login item can no longer be found, most likely because the application was deleted or moved after it was added to the login items. If you hover your cursor over the triangle, it will tell you:

To re-add iTunesHelper:

Find iTunes in /Applications
Right-click on it, and select "Show Package Contents".
Navigate into Contents, and then MacOS
Drag iTunesHelper into your Login Items in System Preferences
Check "Hide" to hide it on launch (this may not be necessary, but it's how iTunes sets it up)


Try opening Terminal and entering the following command to enable the App Store Debug menu:

  defaults write com.apple.appstore ShowDebugMenu -bool YES

Then, quit the App Store (if it was already open), and relaunch it. You should see a new menu after the Help menu labeled Debug. Open it and select Reset Application.

If that doesn't solve your problem, you might need to flush the DNS cache, the commands are listed below.

Yosemite:
sudo discoveryutil mdnsflushcache

Lion, Mountain Lion and Mavericks: sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder

Snow Leopard: sudo dscacheutil -flushcache

(to remove the debug menu from the App Store, enter the same command above used to enable it, and change the end from YES to NO.)


It is a python2 source. You are 'building' it with python3. macOS comes with python2.

You can try these shell commands.

# Verify the version of python in $PATH
python --version

# Use stock python
/usr/bin/python setup.py install
# Or
python2.7 setup.py install


Can I report stolen iPhone if I just logged out of iCloud on that phone?

If you just logged out of iCloud on your iPhone, Find My iPhone was most likely also turned off, so it won't be of any help to you. However, if you didn't logout of iCloud, and the device is just offline, anything you set in Find My iPhone will be applied the next time your phone connects to a network.
Meanwhile, Apple suggests to:

Report your lost or stolen device to local law enforcement. Law enforcement might request the serial number of your device. Find your device serial number.
Report your lost or stolen device to your wireless carrier. Your carrier can disable the account, preventing phone calls, texts, and data use.

Good luck.


Find your original installation (grey) DVD or acquire a DVD that is not bound to the machine (e.g. "Snow Leopard" DVD with the animal picture, not a grey CD).
Boot from the DVD
Using the disk utility (available from the DVD), fully erase the drive.
Install the original OS (e.g. "Snow Leopard 10.6.3")
If you installed snow Snow Leopard, get the "10.6.8" combo upgrade package and install it.
Search on Apple's site how to install OS X El Capitan on old MacBooks. I remember the link is not easy to find, but there's one. Download it and install it.


Any cydia App for choosing specific proxy country?

This is a non-Cydia solution. I hope it still applies as answer for your question though.

Maybe you would like to try an app called VyprVPN. It lets you choose your server location basically with a single button. It advertises on its Website as a "security measure", but this review states

  VyprVPN can be used to bypass website restrictions or bans implemented by certain countries.

I have not tested this app myself, so I cannot "recommend" it as such, but I think based on the information provided it should to the job for you. Good luck!


Cannot download Office 365 on macOS El-Capitan

I can't download it to my computer..

App Store page says OS X 10.6.6 or later is required.

After sign-in, https://portal.office.com/account#installs you'll see  two different links for Office download. One for MacOS Sierra 10.12 or later and another for 10.10 or 10.11.

You can also see all available apps https://www.office.com/apps?auth=2&home=1 and use their online version with our without simplified ribbons. I never used them, so can't say about functionalities.

  computer is still not taking Mojave.

You can check compatibility for Mojave at https://support.apple.com/macos/mojave

For Sierra https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208202

and for  High Sierra at https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208969

  apple said it might be a hardware issue since I was practicing scripts on the terminal last year.

That is very broad.


Safari makes weird noises, even when the sound is closed

I would be more interested in looking at the resources being taken up by your computer when you run Safari (CPU, memory, etc.). Safari in and of itself does not harm the hardware or software.

See if there is a heavy load on the computer during operation of Safari to verify that the computer isn't straining under a bug or something else getting stuck when it runs.


Difference between "Get Xcode" and "Install"

Get Xcode installs both the IDE and command line developer tools.

According to apple this is the contents of that package:

  This package enables UNIX-style development via Terminal by installing command line developer tools, as well as Mac OS X SDK frameworks and headers. Many useful tools are included, such as the Apple LLVM compiler, linker, and Make. If you use Xcode, these tools are also embedded within the Xcode IDE.

Source XCode Command Line Tools - Apple Developer


Looking around at different forums I found out that this behaviour might be caused by a dirty lens. I ended up buying this cleaning CD, and after giving it a spin I could burn CD's normally again.


One Apple ID being used for multiple phones. How to create a new Apple ID for one?

Go to http://appleid.apple.com and grab a new Apple ID.
Open the Settings.app on your dad's iPhone.
Select "iCloud" and scroll to the bottom of the page.
Select "Delete Account".

Don't worry, this won't delete the actual Apple ID account, it will just remove it from the phone.
Now login to the new Apple ID.


Will using iTunes Match with a large music library use up all the storage space on my iPhone?

In short, no. When you turn on iTunes Match on your phone, nothing happens automatically. The key setting is in Settings -> Music:

Show All Music - if this is turned on, all music that you've uploaded to iTunes Match appears in the Music app on your iPhone. However, this music is not actually present in your phone's storage. If Show All Music is turned off, only music that is in your phone's storage appears in the Music app.

Once the Music app is showing your iTunes Match music, there are two ways these tracks will actually be stored on your iPhone:

If you just start playing music, it will by default stream the track from Apple's servers (if you're not on a Wifi network, it will only do this if the Settings -> iTunes & App Stores -> Use Cellular Data setting is on). When you stream a track, it will be downloaded to your iPhone and subsequently stored.
If you tap the download button that appears when you view Albums or Playlists, the associated tracks will begin downloading from Apple's servers, to be stored on your iPhone.

In both cases, you retain control over what actually takes up space on your phone: only the music that you either choose to play or explicitly download. There are two other details worth noting here:

I believe that, when space on your iPhone starts to get limited, iTunes Match tracks that have been streamed to your device may be deleted from storage to reclaim space (the idea being that you can always stream them again). I don't know whether or not tracks that you explicitly chose to download will also be cleaned up in this way.
If the Settings -> iTunes & App Stores -> Automatic Downloads settings are on, your phone will automatically download new songs (or apps, or books) that you purchase on your other devices. However, your existing purchases will not be downloaded automatically.


macOS: Does activating iCloud preserve "Pictures" folder structure?

It turns out that pictures on iCloud work with the Photos app; photos are "special" and you don't sync the Pictures folder in the same way items on iCloud drive are synced. In order to sync photos to iCloud you need to use the Photos app and copy when importing. If you import photos in-place from an unmanaged location they will not be synced to iCloud.


Videos from Shared Album Not Appearing in iPhoto

Turns out that it worked fine after upgrading to Yosemite and Photos 1.0.1. So I'll just chalk it up to the old version of iPhoto.


Is there a usb c dock with USB and thunderbolt 2 connectors?

I am basing my answer off this statement in your question:

  I need at least 1x USB and 1x Thunderbolt (for external Monitor)

What you need is a USB-C Multi Port Adapter with Power Delivery.  This will connect via the USB-C port, give you an HDMI port for video, USB 3.0 ports for expansion and another USB-C port for charging.

As far as the adapter that you previously bought is concerned, you bought a "Thunderbolt 2/3 converter."  What you needed was a Thunderbolt or USB to display (HDMI, DispayPort, VGA, etc.)

It's important to note that the ports on your MacBook are Thunderbolt 3 ports with USB-C connectors.  USB-C is the physical specification of the port while Thunderbolt is the protocol.


How to change keyboard shortcut for opening Character Viewer on OS X El Capitan

For some reason you can't just disable this shortcut, since it's not listed in the preferences by default.
You have to add a shortcut in System Prefs / Keyboard / Shortcuts named "Emoji & Symbols" and bind it to something else, and it will become available.


Can I specify WiFi network AP to connect to using MAC address?

Open up the Terminal application, and try the following:

/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Versions/Current/Resources/airport --associate=XXX --bssid=YYY

Where XXX is the SSID/network name and YYY the MAC address of the access point you want to connect to.


My iPhone won't download certain free apps

Go to your iTunes account, manage your hidden and downloadable apps and unhide the app you want to download again.

Open iTunes
Select 'Store' menu option --> 'View Account'
Look in section iTunes in the Cloud
Look for subsection 'Hidden Purchases'
Click on the 'Manage' link
Press the 'Apps' button
Find the App you are trying to download from the list
Click 'Unhide'

You can now download app from App Store on your iPhone.


I recommend the following:

Boot to Recovery HD by pressing cmdR while starting your Mac, open Disk Utility and first check the superior disk, then inferior volume for errors and repair them if necessary.
Boot to single user mode by pressing cmdS while starting your Mac and enter fsck -fy. If you get a message stating ""FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED", reenter fsck -fy until you get the message "The volume … appears to be OK". Then enter reboot.
If you still can't reinstall Windows with Boot Camp Assistant consider rebuilding the GUID partition table.


Send a (push) message to everyone who is in the range of my Wi-Fi router?

The only way I can think of doing this over wi-fi is if you have a captive portal, where the users have to accept a TOS each day for example - you could then amend the portal page to include your daily message. There are some open source options available but you'll likely need to purchase a dedicated router/hotspot.

Another option would be to use Bluetooth/iBeacons - a lot of people leave it switched on so they can easily connect with speakers/car kits etc, and there's a lot of options available - a quick Google for "Bluetooth push advertising" or "iBeacon" should help. It's possible to set the low cost RaspberryPi up as an iBeacon, depending on your technical knowledge!


iTerm2 - zsh - keep history of commands when opening a new pane

To share history between sessions, you need to use the SHARE_HISTORY option.  Additionally, you will want to append, rather than overwrite your history file.

setopt SHARE_HISTORY
setopt APPEND_HISTORY

Per the ZSH documentation (Chap. 16 - Options) you should also disable INC_APPEND_HISTORY.

  This option both imports new commands from the history file, and also causes your typed commands to be appended to the history file (the latter is like specifying INC_APPEND_HISTORY, which should be turned off if this option is in effect). The history lines are also output with timestamps ala EXTENDED_HISTORY (which makes it easier to find the spot where we left off reading the file after it gets re-written).

There's also a few other commands that you may be interested in to deal with your dupes:

HIST_NO_STORE - removes the history command from history.
HIST_IGNORE_ALL_DUPS - deletes an older version of added commmand
HIST_SAVE_NO_DUPS - when saving the history file, older commands that duplicate newer ones aren't saved


Outlook 2016 email and events not showing in Spotlight preview

I was able to solve a similar problem by updating the timestamp on all my Outlook mail files.  After that Spotlight properly indexed them.

I used a terminal window, went to the Outlook messages folder using the following command:

cd ~/Library/Group\ Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/Outlook/Outlook\ 15\ Profiles/Main\ Profile/Data/Messages

and then used find command to touch the files.

find . -type f -name \*.olk15Message -exec touch {} \; -print


What's the best way to use IRC on the mac?

The most popular IRC client on the Mac platform is undoubtedly Colloquy (free).  It has a sleek interface and is extremely configurable.

You can find others here: http://osx.iusethis.com/tag/irc


You can use two programs, Imagemagick's convert command and ffmpeg, to do this.
convert -coalesce animation.gif frames%04d.png

Then convert the pngs to a movie:
ffmpeg -r 10 -i frames%04d.png -vcodec mjpeg -y movie.mp4

For a GUI, it would not gain you much convenience, but I know QuickTime Pro (you might have to get the old version) will convert a stack of sequential images into an animation. I don't know if it will read the GIF properly.
Edit: see @Henry's answer for another codec using h264. In short, for a more modern compression scheme on the movie, use -vcodec h264 instead


brew cask install java6 - Cannot install on volume / because it is disabled - MacOS 10.15 beta

I found a workaround here: https://oliverdowling.com.au/2015/10/09/oracles-jre-8-on-mac-os-x-el-capitan/

  You can have it (Java6) installed without actually using it, however, it’s
  possible to trick the applications into thinking legacy Java 6 is
  installed, without actually doing so.

  If you’re running El Capitan, this is actually a little difficult now,
  because Apple added SIP (System Integrity Protection) to OS X. I have
  written a post explaining how to disable and enable SIP.

  If you’ve disabled SIP, or are not running El Capitan yet, you can
  trick some applications into thinking legacy Java 6 is installed by
  creating two folders with the following commands in Terminal:

 $ sudo mkdir -p /System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk
 $ sudo mkdir -p /System/Library/Java/Support/Deploy.bundle

  Don’t forget to enable SIP again after creating these directories.


How do I add a custom alert sound in macOS Sierra?

Copy the sound file to ~/Library/Sounds, which is in your Home folder not /System/Library/Sounds in the root of the Macintosh HD. The sound file will then show in System Preferences > Sounds > Sound Effects for you to select as the alert sound.

Note: To expose the Library folder within your Home folder, click Finder > Go > press the option key and select Library.

Update to address comment:

First you need to disable System Integrity Protection.

Reboot the Mac and hold down commandR keys simultaneously after you hear the startup chime, this will boot macOS into Recovery Mode
When the macOS Utilities screen appears, click the Utilities menu, at the top of the screen instead, and choose Terminal.
Type the following command into Terminal then press enter:

csrutil disable

You’ll see a message saying that System Integrity Protection has been disabled and the Mac needs to restart for changes to take effect
Reboot the Mac.

After copying the file(s) to /System/Library/Sounds you'll need to enable System Integrity Protection using csrutil enable following the steps above.

With System Integrity Protection disabled, then to copy the sound file(s) to /System/Library/Sounds you'll needed to use sudo with cp in Terminal.

Example:

cd /System/Library/Sounds
sudo cp /path/to/custom_sound.aiff .

Note that is a . at the end of the command, so as to copy the file into the current directory. You'll be prompted for an Administrator password when using sudo and when you type the password you'll not see any response as the typing of the password is hidden.  Just type the password and press enter for the command to execute.


Can "ld" add the rpaths automatically to an executable if it can find the needed dylibs at link time?

The answer to your question is: no, it cannot.

Your question sounds a lot like an XY problem, so first I would recommend going back and reexamine if this really is your main problem, or there's some higher level problem that is actually the problem, you're trying to solve.

First off, I would note that you do not have to use install_name_tool to set these values after the fact. You can set these while compiling the library and the program. If you're using clang/gcc, you can use the -install_name option. Similar exists for other compilers.

The reason that ld doesn't automatically add rpaths according to where it found the dylibs is that this would in general produce a binary that runs on your machine, and your machine only. I.e. it is tailored for your specific installation. This is normally not what you want. You want to produce a binary that others can take and run on their computers.

If you're making a "standard project" (i.e. like from an Xcode template) with shared libraries, you won't have to fiddle with rpaths or install names. I.e. usually you have the shared libraries placed at standard locations that are search by the dynamic linker by standard, so that you won't have to define anything special.

However, it seems you're wanting to create something very customized for your usage. If you really want to specify that the dylib is at a specific place (because you only want to run it on your own computer, or computers set up like yours) - you can do so by simply specifying an absolute path for it.

If you want to create something that can easily be copied to other computers without needing seperate installation of dylibs, you often want to bundle your dylib with the application itself. Then you can use a path relative to the executable by using @executable_path instead of @rpath.

In my view @rpath is most helpful when you have multiple applications that are "loosely connected" that you would like to share a library that you do not want to place in a system-wide standard location.


How to import an old iPhoto 09 library to iPhoto 11?

Open the old library directly by holding down the [option] key while starting iPhoto. iPhoto will then allow you to browse to the library location (use the "Other Library" button) and should update it automatically to iPhoto '11 format. You may want to back it up first

Close iPhoto and restart holding [option] once again, make sure the active library is your current (new) one. Try reimporting the old library now. It might still be greyed out in the file picker but double click it anyway, it should import.


Is there a keyboard short cut to edit a cell in Numbers?

(⌥OptionEnter↩).

Or just return if you've unchecked Return key moves to next cell in the inspector:


Why is screencapture taking the screenshot of the desktop image and not the windows on top in Catalina?

Instead of screencapture -s ~/Downloads/screen.png source where -s is for

  Only allow mouse selection mode.

try -w. It will show a camera icon and wait for you to select a window. Hit esc to cancel the process.

screencapture -w ~/Downloads/screen.png

  -w      Only allow window selection mode.

I cannot say why -s doesn't work, but on Mojave, the man page says

  The screencapture utility is not very well documented to date.  A list of
       options follows.


Your memory and CPU usage are normal. And you don't appear to have anything massive running.

Modern computers utilize as much memory as possible before swapping anything out to the (much slower) disk. If you have more than 1-2 programs open you should expect to see the memory mostly full. The OS will handle swapping / clearing it as needed.

  My computer is getting old (almost 6 years old I think) and is becoming increasingly slow.

Computers do not slow down with age. But they do accumulate stuff. How full is your disk drive? If you have less than 20Gb or 15% free space your disk will take a lot longer to return results.

Or your disk is having issues. Either way, installing an SSD is a simple and cheap way to get a huge performance boost out of an older machine. The drives cost under $200 now, changing one takes 15 minutes but on a macbook Pro will require some special screwdrivers.


At one time you must have used "lesleyxxx" as administrator account.

Terminal shows "Simon-Desktop:~lesleyxxxx$"

Simon-Desktop is the name you gave it in the system preferences- Sharing (you can change it there.

the ~lesleyxxxx part shows you are using a home directory called ~lesleyxxxx.

That is because you are logged in as ~lesleyxxxx!- Change that in Users & Groups.

You can also delete other users but be aware they settings will be deleted as well.


In what ways can I separately manage entries in Contacts.app and SIM card contacts?

My answers are only about usual not jailbreaked iPhone

You can import contact from SIM, more on this here. It's not possible to export contacts to the card.
It is not possible to view the contacts that are stored on sim/iPhone separately.
The default memory storage for contacts is iPhone memory. Can't be changed.
Here is a universal way to delete all contacts from Address Book. iPhone can't delete contacts from SIM card.


Replaced iPhone 8 Battery, Now Home Button is Dead

You have a couple options.  For diagnosing the issue you could buy a new display to see if that is the issue, or buy a new home button called the JC home button.  It will not restore Touch ID, but it will tell you if the screen cables are broken, or the home button itself.
Before you do any of that, try using the old battery again to see if your home button works again.  Also take off the display and reseat the display cables.
I have replaced several batteries on iPhones and have never had that issue, so I'm guessing a cable isn't seated correctly or a ribbon wire got torn.


How can I know if my iPhone had been erased?

When the device is erased, you should receive an email notification informing you that the device has successfully been erased. This is regardless of whether the device was online or offline when you clicked Erase, since the next time the device is online the device will be erased and an email will be sent.

  If your device is online, the remote erase begins. A confirmation email is sent to your Apple ID email address.
  If your device is offline, the remote erase begins the next time it’s online.

Source: http://support.apple.com/kb/PH2701

You will be unable to track the device through Find My iPhone if you erase it.

  Note: If you erase your iPhone, you won't be able to use Find My iPhone to locate or protect it, but your Apple ID and password will be required to reactivate it.

Source: http://support.apple.com/kb/TI79


How to save password for Cisco IPSec in Mac native VPN client?

This looks like a very annoying and longstanding bug in Mac OS X/macOS.
10.6: Save Cisco IPSec password in the Keychain:

Mac OS X Snow Leopard added the support for Cisco IPSec VPN
connections – that is, plain IPSec with XAuth authentication and
mode_cfg.
That makes it two layers of authentication: first, Machine
Authentication with a password (Shared Secret) or an X509 certificate.
Then a traditional username-password pair for XAuth, both of which you
can enter and save in the Account Name and Password fields
respectively when you set up the connection. Trouble is, even though
you entered your password and it is apparently saved in the keychain
properly, Mac OS X keeps nagging you to manually enter the password
every time you connect. Turns out this is a just bug with a simple
fix.
Open the Keychain Access Application, select the System keychain and
find your saved XAuth password entry in the list. Its Kind field will
say IPSec XAuth Password. Open it, then on the Access Control tab
click the Plus button to add another application. The file we need to
select, /usr/libexec/configd, resides in a hidden folder. To navigate
there, press Command+Shift+G, enter /usr/libexec, then pick configd in
the dialog. Save your changes and that's it – your saved password
should now work.

Another guide using pretty pictures:
https://anders.com/guides/native-cisco-vpn-on-mac-os-x/
Apparently the same manual fix of adding configd to the Keychain-allowed applications has to be applied for using the built-in ipsec-vpn tools.
VPN ipsec Prompting Saved Password:

Symptoms:
On Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6.x) you are prompted to enter your VPN
password even though you’ve previously saved it in the keychain You
are using IPSec on the built in VPN client on Mac OS X Snow Leopard
Explanation:
This is caused by a problem with the Keychain Access item for the VPN IPSec   connection.  A two minute fix will sort it out
for you.
Solution:

Launch Keychain Access by clicking Applications > Utilities > Keychain Access
On the left upper pane, under Keychains select System
On the left lower, under Category select All Items
On the right side of the screen scroll to the bottom and locate the two items called VPN(IPSec)
Double-click the VPN(IPSec) whos kind is IPSec XAuth Password
Click the Access Control button/tab.  The applications permitted to use this keychain item will be displayed below.  If you’re prompted
for your password, enter it.
Click the plus (+) sign
When the Finder window appears, press Cmd + Shift + G on your keyboard
When the Go To Folder dialog appears, enter /usr/libexec
Click Go
When the /usr/libexec folder appears scroll to configd, select it and click Add
Click Save Changes
Close Keychain Access and try connecting to your VPN again


Resolving "There is a problem with your mailboxes." in El Capitan

I too am having this issue since upgrading to El Capitan in October. It is quite frustrating as any email being composed is lost once the error dialog box hits.

The only partial work around I have found is deleting the log files found at:
\library\containers\com.apple.mail\Data\library\logs\Mail*.log

Mail seems to keep writing to these log files, using more and more ram in the process, until mail becomes unresponsive and the error dialog appears.


How to remove or disable a default keyboard layout?

For macOS 10.8 and later:

Change the current input source to your custom keyboard layout.
Open ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.HIToolbox.plist (in 10.9) or ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.HIToolbox.*.plist (in 10.8 and earlier). You can convert the plist to XML with plutil -convert xml1.
Remove the input source or input sources you want to disable from the AppleEnabledInputSources dictionary. If there is an AppleDefaultAsciiInputSource key, remove it.
Restart.

For macOS 10.7 and earlier:

Enable an input source that is not like your physical keyboard layout from System Preferences (I used Afghan Dari).
Run f=~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.HIToolbox*.plist; plutil -convert xml1 $f; open $f -e.
Remove other input sources except the temporarily enabled keyboard layout and your custom keyboard layout.
Log out and back in.
Remove the temporarily enabled keyboard layout from the property list.
Log out and back in.


How to make my workflows run again with Automator Runner after upgrading to Mountain Lion?

You could always convert your workflows to Automator Applications if you want to be able to run them by double clicking. Open the workflow up in Automator, duplicate it, and save it with a File Format of Application, rather than the default Workflow:


What kind of 3.5mm extension cables are compatible with Apple EarPods?

You want a four pole 3.5 mm TRRS jack for full compatibility. You’ll lose mic and likely control with the three pole extension but sound should still play.

The spacing is the same (three insulator rings spaced every 1/8 inch apart). Disrgard that signaling using the four conductors isn’t a global standard since his extension just passes the signal between devices.

See some great technical discussions and a comparison of TRS vs TRRS to match your excellent photos of the extensions.

Can I use non-apple headphones with an iPhone?


What would be a stable OS upgrade for my mid/late 2007 Mac Book Pro?

I actually have the very same machine. I started with Snow Leopard, since it originally had 1GB of RAM. After a bit of playing, I decided I liked the newer UI better and upgraded to Lion. Lion is a LOT better on this machine, very snappy, and has support for newer software from the Mac App Store. Unfortunately, some pre-Unibody MacBooks CANNOT be upgraded past Lion without hacks. Main reason being the graphics unable to keep up with the later 'beauty' introduced into the operating system.


Contacts on iPhone 6 will not merge with Cloud

The contacts can be cached on the phone hence why they show up if you search for them, although they are not going to be retrievable. The easiest way to get the contacts back will be importing the v-card files into iCloud.com/contacts under the settings, there is an import button.

Did you have the email account synced to any applications that are on a computer? For example in a mail application or outlook application, digging through them might allow you to pull the card files up.

Another alternative is to go through the cache on the phone, and start typing them into the contacts application on a computer / iCloud, but thats a pain staking way to do things.

One theoretical way to get the contact files out of the unit would be to use a backup extractor, that can look at the database files of the cache, and pull the contacts out, you would have to do some searching to locate an application like this, although there should be some on the market (http://supercrazyawesome.com)


There is similar question (with answers :)), hopefully this will help: https://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/questions/3859/limit-bandwidth-on-a-per-app-basis-on-os-x


Extremely High DNS Data Usage (GBs per Month)

Turns out my ad blocker (1Blocker) was the cause.  Once I disabled it, DNS usage flatlined to near zero.  I was chewing up 50-100MB a day in DNS and now it's been a single MB in a week.

Strangely, I have Safari blocked from using cellular.  I often tether another phone's hot spot for use, but that should burn data on that phone and not this one.  Still, 1Blocker burned a ton of data use on this phone.  I don't know if that means it's poorly designed or it was doing something shifty under the covers.


My Today Extensions in El Capitan are all missing

Figured it out.

There's some solutions for Yosemite I found online but none of them worked for me.

Turns out part of the issue is that El Capitan introduces System Integrity Protection (SIP) which is causing the bug, or it's preventing the fixes from working, or something.

Anyway I got the answer from here. Basically you just

Reboot in Recovery mode (CMD+R at the chime)
From the recovery menu pick Terminal
Run this command to (temporarily) disable SIP: csrutil disable
Reboot into El Capitan
Verify that the extensions are back in the sidebar and in system preferences
Reboot in Recovery mode again
At the Terminal re-enable SIP with run csrutil enable
Reboot back into El Capitan. Everything should still be back and all is well.


Which kind of iPod is this? iPod Touch? iPod Classic...

Apple recommends the following steps to troubleshoot iPod issues. Exactly how these steps are performed will depend upon which iPod and OS you're using:

Reset the iPod
Retry connecting. Use a different USB port and cable.
Restart your computer. Make sure you have the latest software
updates installed
Reinstall the latest version of iTunes and the iPod software. Connect the iPod and select
"Check for Updates" in the iPod's source page.
Restore the iPod. This erases everything and takes it back to its factory state.

These are the same troubleshooting steps taken at Apple retail stores. They will fix the vast majority of iPod issues. If they don't, the device has likely experienced hardware failure of some kind. If it's still under warranty you can ask Apple to replace it.

For advice on the above steps specific to your device you can visit Apple's iPod troubleshooting site.


Perform an action when bluetooth keyboard is connected or disconnected

The app Tooth Fairy ($5.99) should be able to do this. Although it's designed for AirPods, it works just as well with keyboards and other Bluetooth devices. After adding a device, you can set scripts to run upon connect and disconnect, so you can call your own scripts to perform whatever action you'd like to take.


Time machine backup/restore: "This user's data doesn't need to be transferred"

Just restore from a snapshot that is a bit older than when you did the wiping. If for some reason this isn't easy, you can also delete the folders by time in your backup.

If you have any doubts, you could use a tool like BackupLoupe to make sure you prune only the "bad" backup events and data.


Refresh iTunes metadata on songs purchased from the iTunes store

For songs you purchased, check to see if iTunes in the cloud allows you to download again the songs from the store.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519 - Downloading past purchases
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5085 - iTunes in the cloud availability per country

If so, delete all the incorrect purchased tracks (making a backup of the computer just in case) and then re-download the affected tracks.


Remove seconds of silence at end of GarageBand exports

As far as I know, GarageBand doesn't add anything to the end of exported tracks, but it exports as much as there's sound in any track. Therefore, to avoid having extra "stuff" exported, you should always create a loop region and export with that. As you can see in the following picture, I'm at second 47 in the "timeline", however, I've created a region (the yellow bar on top) that starts at second 1 instead of 0, therefore creating a 46 second clip.
The exported version can be seen in quicktime with a length of 46 seconds, without any extra silence or sound.

In order to create such region, you have to activate the "repeat/loop" (next to the Play button in GarageBand). That will create an extra space below the Beat Bar (where you move the Play Head). When you hover your mouse over that small region, the cursor changes. You can click and "drag" to paint the yellow zone. That's the zone that will be repeated over and over.
Always export with a repeat/loop zone created and Garageband will only export that.
NOTE: Logic Pro/Express behaves the same way when creating bounces.
There's a draggable cursor at the end of the timeline on the upper right corner. If it is beyond the end of your sound on your longest track GB will include that much silence. Drag it back to the end of your longest track, or leave however many seconds of silence you want.
Update 2020 - What about iOS?
I don't use macOS anymore but if you want to do this on iOS or iPadOS, if I don't incorrectly recall, your only choice is to have a region that encompasses the part you want to export, tap it (to select it), then tap it again (to see a floating set of buttons), and pick "Loop". I don't know/think there's a way to do the same "playback region selector" on iOS. I may be wrong, but this question was about the OS X version of GarageBand so I don't know more :)


You can assign that fn to show/hide dock in Keyboard shortcuts, but you will override the original fn key.

Or you can create a Service in Automator that act upon a keystroke

use this action pack to act upon key and do what you want building up your workflow.


How to make external disks reappear on desktop in Mountain Lion?

Somehow, the upgrade to Mountain Lion enabled the hidden Finder setting that completely hides desktop icons. You can reenable it using

defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop -bool true


How to change filepath structure using automator (windows to mac)?

Blank spaces have to be escaped. To escape a special character, like a blank space, you use a forward slash, so " " will become "\ ".

You can modify the script, https://gist.github.com/2211017, link to from the post you linked to by adding the following line set mytext to searchReplace(mytext, " ", "\ ") after line 16.

...
15. set mytext to searchReplace(mytext, ">.", "")
16. set mytext to searchReplace(mytext, ">", "")

17. set mytext to searchReplace(mytext, " ", "\ ")

18. set findIt to "\\"
19. set replaceIt to "/"
...


How to enable privacy requirement for apps myself

$ tccutil reset Camera
tccutil: Failed to reset Camera

Just realized that it has nothing to do with the OS update, because of the above failure, as I realized that I had changed my HOME folder. Right after having changed it back the problem is solved.
Sorry & Thanks everyone!


OSX El Capitan changing my display profile automatically

If you use F.lux

F.lux has a known issue (see seventh bullet point) of display flickering on El Captian. You can fix it by turning off your Mac's Automatically Adjust Brightness feature.

To turn off Automatically Adjust Brightness, go to System Preferences -> Display.

If you don't use F.lux

Your issue sounds like a bug in OS X. It may be fixed in Sierra, but if you don't want to try out the beta first, you can easily stop it from happening by switching to F.lux:

Delete the Warm Colors profile (or any other display profiles you have set up in System Preferences -> Display -> Color)
Download F.lux and follow the setup to get your ideal screen warmth (if you want your screen to turn warmer at night).
Set up F.lux to turn on automatically at your desired time or just turn off that functionality and turn it on/off manually.


A 250 GB HDD stuck with one 180 GB partition

I have solved the problem now.
All I had to do, is the following, in the right order:

1. Go to Disk Utility > 250.06 GB Hitachi HTblablabla > Partition.
2. Click on "Recovery HD".
3. Click +.
4. Click - on the newly created partition.
5. Click - on the Recovery HD, which suddenly jumped from 650 MB to 62 GB.
6. Resize "Macintosh HD" to 249,72 GB.
7. Click "Apply".

PS: it takes a hell lot of time to finish the process.


Quick combination or text replacement for typing schwa

You can't achieve the first, as you'd have to have one instance for each word in which it occurs. As you've discovered, the text replacer needs a space before & after.
The second idea could be done using Ukelele & designing your own replacement keyboard layout. It's not an app I'm terribly experienced with, but I have managed to make my own modified structure without too much learning curve.
you end up with a 'new' layout copied from your existing one…


Try to restart your computer and try repeat last actions.

It was helpful at similar discussion.


Typically you want to install memory in pairs (i.e. two 8 GB "sticks" or 4 GB "sticks") to make use of something called the dual-channel memory interface. What that in essence means from your perspective is that the computer can use two memory modules at once, one in each "channel," if they are matched. That gives better performance than using one and then the other.

The way Mac OS X works, your computer will use all of the available RAM when it can to cache things that it might need later--even if you don't need them in RAM right at the moment. The price of RAM what it is today, I would try to order another module of the exact same type as your 8 GB.

Source: http://support.apple.com/kb/TA38415?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US


James Dempsey and the Breakpoints do a song every year at WWDC.  Knowing the secret to which session will have the song requires knowing some very subtle clues to watch for in some of the Monday sessions.

Besides "Model View Controller" (2003), there's been:

"Fetch Specifications" - 2001
"Relationships" - 2002
"Model View Controller" - 2003
"Modelin' Man" - 2004
"Release Me" - 2005
"Endian Reservations" - 2006
"I Love View" - 2007
"Designated Initializer" - 2008
"Pasteboard Writin'" - 2009
"Anti Patterns" - 2010

Sorry I can't find all of the videos.

There are also comical songs about Mac OS X.

"I'm On A Mac (I'm On A Boat cover)" - 2008


ITunes Match: syncing smart playlists that reference other playlists

I think the best option you have is to recreate your super playlists as a single more complex playlist.

When you are editing a smart playlist you can option click the '+' button (turns into '...' while you are holding option) and this creates a subgroup that can a condition of it's own.

This playlist picks music based on rating and last played choosing higher rated tracks more often:

One technique I used in some playlists was to put NSFW tracks in a playlist and then build other playlists to exclude NSFW tracks.  Putting tracks in a playlist is an easy way to add additional information about them without having to edit the ID3 tags.  That doesn't work with these more complex smart playlists.

You will have to put additional information like that into the ID3 fields.  You can use the comments block for this, but I don't like to do that because I like to be able to add this kind of flag to multiple tracks at once and I can't do that as I may be losing comments already entered. Genre works if you're willing to use that instead.  Any field will work; as I don't have tracks that use grouping I used that for my own NSFW tags.

One slightly more complex place to put these kinds of tags is the 'Category' field.  iTunes keeps a category field but doesn't show that field in the editing UI so it's normally not used for anything.  Doug's Applescripts offers a script that will let you edit this field. (script and instructions)


Can't access boot options in MacOS Sierra

So this issue is more common than you'd think. To me what you're describing sounds like the issue where the keyboard is not initializing on time to recognize the full key sequence you're holding down. If you're getting to the Recovery Partition by holding command, option, P and R that means that the system is either only recognizing the command and R keys at that time (which happens to be the exact sequence to get to the Recovery Partition), or at the very least not recognizing the option key.

First I would try resetting the SMC in case it's a System Management Controller issue. If you've never done one it's actually pretty easy, you just have to make sure it's charged over 10% first. Shut down your Mac. Disconnect the power source. Press Shift + Control + Option on the left side of the keyboard, then press the power button at the same time. Hold all 3 keys and the power button for 10 seconds and release. (I do recognize that if the 'option' key is the issue, this reset may fail as well.)

If this works you should now be able to reset the PRAM as well as access the startup disk screen.

If you still cannot reach the startup disk screen holding option, may I suggest testing with a usb-keyboard? (Not a permanent solution obviously but would give further insight as to what's going on.)


Does the bootcamp with Windows 10 use the same kernel that the MacOS uses on a Macbook Pro?

Windows works on a Mac that same as a PC. The words "Boot Camp" are associated with the following.

There is a Boot Camp Assistant application included with macOS that can download the Windows Support Software and aid in the installation and removal of Windows.
There is the "Boot Camp Support Software" (which has been renamed "Windows Support Software") which contains the Windows drivers and other software to be installed in Windows.
The name of the volume where Windows is installed is labeled "BOOTCAMP".
There is a Boot Camp application which is accessible from the Windows Control Panel and System Tray.

When you boot to Windows on a Mac, you are running an entirely difference operating system from macOS. If fact, once Windows is installed on your Mac, you could remove macOS entirely.


Can I exclude itunes from the Software Update feature in system preference?

In the Software Update app, select the update and select Ignore Update... from the Update menu.

If you ever want to bring it back, select Reset Ignored Updates from the Software Update menu.


Fresh install of macOS takes up too much space

I found this answer which says to download OmniDiskSweeper

It seems like my previous Downloads and Applications are still there but not showing under my File System. Somehow they are still on the disk, in a "hidden" place between both partitions.

I will try a new fresh install and I'll edit this answer later.

I managed to remove ~300 GB of the total space used by Previous Content using OmniDiskSweeper, but some items are "protected" against deletion, that's why a second fresh install might help.

After fresh install following these steps:

Shut down Mac
Turn it on again while pressing ⌘ R
Selected Disk Utility
Click on Erase
Closed Disk Utility
Selected Reinstall macOS
Waited for it to install
Success!

The picture below shows that, I've already installed some apps when I took this SS.


How can I open a text file with TextWrangler from the Terminal (command line)?

As a one-time thing,

open -a /Applications/TextWrangler.app myfile.txt
open -b com.barebones.textwrangler myfile.txt # same thing by ID

You can also create an alias for opening TextWrangler, that you would put on the .bash_profile file, which is an hidden file by default that is usually in your home directory.

This is the command that you could insert:

# Type 'tw' on the terminal to open TextWrangler
alias tw='open -a /Applications/TextWrangler.app'

To make TextWrangler the default:

"Get Info" on a text file in the Finder.
Change the "Open with:" program to TextWrangler, in the fifth information pane.
Click the "Change All..." button at the bottom of the pane.


warranty on tablets/ipads bought from Malaysia

Yes, the iPad is in warranty, only iPhones have a country specific warranty, rest all Apple products have international warranty.

UPDATE
Apple has launched international warranty for iPhones. Details can be checked here.