You were actually doing it correct, its just that when you want to save it, you actually have to export it as a separate file. If you wish to keep the same file name, you'll have to save it as a different name 1st, then delete the original and rename the new one.

Here is the step by step guide:

Combine two PDFs

  Open a PDF in Preview.
  Choose View > Thumbnails to show page thumbnails in the sidebar.
  To indicate where to insert the other document, select a page thumbnail.
  Choose Edit > Insert > Page from File.
  Select the PDF that you want to add, then click Open.
  To save, choose File > Export.

Combine part of a PDF with another PDF

  Open the PDFs that you want to combine in Preview.
  In each document, choose View > Thumbnails to show page thumbnails
  in the sidebar.
  Press and hold the Command key, select the page thumbnails that you want to add to the other document, then let go of Command.
  Drag the selected thumbnails into the sidebar of the other PDF, then
  release where you want them to appear.
  If your Mac has macOS Sierra or earlier, drag the thumbnails
  directly onto a thumbnail in the other PDF.
  To save, choose File > Export.

You can view more information and details here:
https://support.apple.com/en-ph/HT202945


How to automatically attach E-mail, not embed them

You can do this individually by dragging the image(s) in, right clicking on them and clicking "View as Icon". You can select multiple images at once to do this as well.

If you would like Mail to do this automatically with all attachments, try the following Terminal command:

  defaults write com.apple.mail DisableInlineAttachmentViewing -bool yes

Relaunch Mail for this to take effect.

Hope this helps!


If you are not holding down the s key while booting then your NVRAM has a flag set or the keyboard has failed and is signaling that the key is pressed.

Try disconnecting USB keyoard at boot or resetting the NVRAM so that the normal boot proceeds.

Should that not work, you'll have to proceed with an odd-ball article followed by the general "Mac fails to start" article:

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4376
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2570


How do I remove Podcasts from IOS Podcast app

if you pull down on the list of podcast, there is an edit button in the top left corner. the podcast can then be removed by clicking the x


What ways are there to edit corrections for Gboard for iOS?

You can move the cursor by sliding your finger on the spacebar. Using this technique I can move the cursor back and fix a letter although fixing the last letter is a little problematic. AFAICT to edit the last letter move cursor left then right and pressing backspace won't delete the entire word just the last letter.


Reset your phone by holding down on the off button slide the red button to the right and your device should shut off wait for a few seconds take and hold down on your off button again until an Apple appears wait for a few more seconds and you should be able to work your phone. Good luck


The launchd daemons and agents should be mounting these for you...

com.apple.diskarbitrationd
com.apple.diskmanagementd
com.apple.DiskArbitrationAgent

... so unless you were editing these or your filesystem had the files go corrupt it might be faster to install Lion onto an external drive and test to see if a clean install remedies the issue.

If so, you could migrate your data to that external drive and make sure it's not a configuration issue.

If not, you could then start down a hardware isolation or repair path.


Free U2 album doesn't show up in artist folder under U2

Check the Songs list, sort by Artist & see if the same happens; then shift/select the entire album tracklist, hit  Cmd  +  I  & make sure both Artist & Album Artist say U2.


1 key faulty on Macbook Pro Retina - is a replacement keyboard, battery etc the only fix?

This is still the top answer here for replacement keyboard, so I figured I'd offer my recent experience in repairing my keyboard after spilling soda on it.

There are three options to fix a key that is stuck due to a spill. I list them in order of ease.

Keep in mind that all of this is likely to void any warranty. Some of it may damage your computer more than it already is.

Remove the top of the key and clean under it.

Using a toothpick or other small prying device like a guitar pick, a plastic spudge, you can pry from the sides and pop the key cap off. There is a metal clip holding the key top down to a surface with a rubber membrane that actuates the key switch.  If done carefully, you can remove enough of this to clean the mechanical workings of the single key.  This may not be practical if you have many problem keys.

Replace the keyboard.

The keyboard is not simple to get to.  Officially, as mentioned in other answers, you must replace the whole assembly which includes the keyboard, backlight, trackpad, and batteries.

If you are willing to spend nearly a full day doing the work yourself, or happen to be a computer repair person and can do it faster, this is a reasonable option.

You will need the right screwdrivers and an anti-static work surface. Pentalobe, hex, and a tiny philips are all needed.  See other guides for sizing, but most computer repair kits these days come with the needed sizes. You will also benefit from a fine pointed plastic pick, and a strong plastic spudger for flipping open cable connectors and moving tiny wires into place.

Follow the teardown guides you can find on the net.

When you get to the keyboard, you will see it's secured with what look like rivets. It's necessary to rip the keyboard out of those 100+ holes, trying to get all the rivets out of the case in the process.  From what I've seen, this works fairly well, but you may have to pull some that got left behind with tiny pliers or drill them out.

The new keyboard can be purchased online in various places for not too much money.  You will also need the pack of 100+ tiny screws, ph000 I think.

The keyboard can now be screwed in place using the holes left by the rivets.  The screws should self thread into the aluminum.

Put everything back together and see how it works.

Give the keyboard a bath.

This is the option I chose because I didn't like the idea of ripping the keyboard out and didn't know how much of a complete pain it would be to remove the batteries. None the less, it seems to have worked out since I'm using that laptop right now to compose this.

It's necessary to completely disassemble the laptop as before, but also remove the battery and trackpad.

Removing the battery is ridiculously difficult, and in most places on the net it's written off as simply impractical to attempt.  Even Apple techs are instructed to replace the whole assembly when replacing a battery.

You risk puncturing the battery cells in this process.  That's double plus not good. These batteries can quickly turn into a smoking jet of flame if damaged in the right way.

But if you are willing to try anyway, here's how.

Get a strong pry tool that can slide under the battery packs and cut through the thick double sided tape in the process, without bending up and into the battery cells.  I used relatively thick plastic pry tools made for door panel removal on cars.  But I think a thin metal pry tool as sold for working on computers would have worked better. Work one pack at a time until you have them all loose.

The two center batteries on the 15" are taped to a strong piece of spring steel that is then taped to the case to cover the trackpad.  I'm not sure which is easier to remove, but it seems that the steel plate will go with the case or the two cells depending on which tape seal you break.  The steel curves over the side edges and won't be possible to get under from the sides, but can be gotten to from the center of the laptop side if you can get past the cables that are in the way.

I used some 70% isopropyl alcohol in a syringe to try to make removing the tape easier.  Others suggest applying heat to the case for the same reason.  I found the alcohol did remove the stickyness of the tape at the edges, but the tape is about half an inch wide and the alcohol did not do well at penetrating.  Also, I'm not sure if the plastic covering the batteries was keeping the alcohol out of the batteries since they formed pucker lines under the tape in prying.

Be careful to not deform the batteries when working them out.  They are like a very hard clay inside a plastic cover. And definitely don't puncture the plastic!

I can't really say for sure if heat or solvent is very helpful.  But I can say that removing the batteries was just about the most frustrating thing I've ever done in computer repair.

Assuming you manage to get the batteries off the case, the trackpad under the steel plate is fairly easy to replace. There is a screw over a switch on the underside of the trackpad. It's designed to be an adjustment for the clicking action on the trackpad.  If you screw it back in too tight, your trackpad won't click.  Too loose and the pad will rattle

Once everything else other than the keyboard is removed you can clean the whole keyboard.

Depending on what you spilled in it, choose your cleaner.  If it's something fatty like coffee with cream, you may need to use alcohol or similar solvent.  If it's just sugars, distilled water will do. Ideally, find Deionized water as it's even cleaner than distilled. I couldn't find deionized locally so I used cheap distilled and it's working fine.

Using a clean plastic tub to avoid any new contaminants getting dissolved, simply submerge the body and keyboard in your solvent and swish it around. Brush the keyboard with a toothbrush while submerged.  Be careful to not leave behind any bristles if you brush the underside. Actuate all the keys over and over to work loose any dirt or stuck on residue.

When you think it's fairly clean, repeat the process with a fresh batch of cleaner.

Then repeat with distilled or deionized water, and once more with a clean batch.

Dry it very well

After it was clean, I shook out the water, dried it with a microfiber towel, and then with a hair dryer set to low heat.  Then I let it sit overnight in front of a dehumidifier with the dry air blowing over it all night. Since distilled and deionized water contain very little mineral content of any sort, it should dry with no water spots at all, and nothing left inside the components.

Reassemble

Reassembly is easy except for knowing which screws go where if you didn't organize them well.  I recommend taking a photo of the layout as you go along, and possibly printing out the photo and placing the screws on it as you take them out.  It's not that hard to figure out which length to use where, but if you get it wrong you might go too deep and strip out the socket trying to get to tight.

Also be mindful of which parts go on in which order.  Best to take notes on disassembly since there are times when things have to go under other things, or partially under them. I found myself having to take up the main logic board several times to fit things back right.

Batteries may rattle

The biggest issue I had with the reassembly was the batteries again.  With the tape all malformed and not sticky anymore, it's pretty useless at holding the batteries firm.  They rattle in the case now.

I plan to resolve this by using some foam tape to reduce the gap. But I won't be using double sided adhesive.

Prior Mac laptops had removable battery packs and didn't have a need for heat sink. But I suspect these batteries may be using that tape as a heat sink connecting to the case with a lot of surface area.  The palm rests have always gotten warm with use. So I'm thinking of options to restore that heat transfer capability without resorting to similar tape. It's probably not really an issue.  But I'd like to at least stop the rattling of the batteries in the cavity.

New Info:

I found thermal padding that can be cut into shapes to stick to the batteries and thereby remove the gap while giving them a thermal bridge to the case as the tape was likely doing. These pads are tacky, but it's not so much an adhesive and they stay in place, but can peel off easily if needed.

I found it necessary to put them on front and back of the batteries unlike how Apple had the tape only on the hidden side. Since the pads aren't super sticky, this keeps the batteries from falling the sub-mm distance to the case bottom when it's sitting normally.

Personal Note

I hope this guide is useful for at least knowing how much of a pain the process can be.

I personally find Apple's use of rivets and adhesive on a "Pro" product that would normally have a useful life of up to 10 years (multiple owners likely) to be a huge detraction from the quality of the product, and a big ding on my feeling of Apple's brand superiority in hardware.


Root isn’t what you need, SIP must be disabled if you desire to modify the system files while booted from the same system as the files to be edited.

  A centerpiece is the protection of system-owned files and directories against modifications by processes without a specific "entitlement", even when executed by the root user or a user with root privileges (sudo).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_Integrity_Protection

macOS Recovery is part of the built-in recovery system of your Mac.
First, boot to recovery, then open terminal from recovery and run sudo -s to become root. Then you are clear to make modifications to the normal system on the Macintosh HD volume.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201314

You could also run the disable from recovery and restart it you want to opt out of protection indefinitely and not just temporarily.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204899

I’m generally not doing that but your system, your call totally.


Is it possible to keep archive functionality when setting up GMail as Exchange account on iPhone?

I'm actually about to ask the opposite question, but the delete functionality in Exchange GMail archives the email and does not delete it.


Mac equivalent of /etc/nsswitch.conf for PHP chroot

It turns out that on OSX the DNS lookup is done through the service mDNSResponder service which is running as a socket at /var/run/mDNSResponder.

It does not use /etc/nsswitch.conf or /etc/resolv.conf so there is no way of mapping those files into a chroot. Instead it's a better idea to use a localhost proxy.


Disable iPhone 1.8 GHz radio transmitter?

No. Apple doesn’t allow control over specific radio frequencies. You could jailbreak and try installing / modifying the baseband software or avail yourself of the normal controls to turn on or off WiFi, cellular data, airplane mode and Bluetooth. Note, turning many of these off doesn’t disable the radio, but disassociates them from the active connections. Based on what you intend to do, that might suffice.

Keep in mind, you don’t need a SIM or even a registered phone to dial 911 (in the USA and other emergency numbers globally) so the radios stay running independent of the cellular data and service working.


Open the same terminal without switching spaces

I've been working at this for a while, and controlling spaces–with or without GUI scripting, which I don't use since it's inelegant and breaks–is really hard. AppleScript lacks functions needed to properly control spaces. What can be hacked together through shell scripts and writing to/from files can't even do what's needed.

Here's what I could manage:

tell application "Terminal"
    if not application "Terminal" is running then
        activate
    else
        if (exists window 1) then
            activate
        else
            do script ""
            activate
        end if
    end if
end tell

This script does:

If a Terminal window is open, bring it to the front.
If not, open a new one in the current space.

It does not:

Check only within the current space when testing for an open window


You normally have to access a shared resource on the Mac rather than use a magic packet.
The simplest way is to set up file sharing (allowing SMB for the PC) and try to access that from the PC.  This could be any folder you like so you do not have to worry about it being visible to others on the network and can (should) be password protected.
Other things that should work are:

Shared printers / scanners
Music
Music play lists
Screen sharing (I think but that may have been via VNC on the Mac)


As a workaround: add the correction to your Keyboard prefs.

SysPrefs > Keyboard > Text

formating --> formatting

I know it's not the real solution you want, but perhaps helps in the mean time.


You would use a formula for this.  In the cell you want the SUM to display (BG1 in your question), enter this formula
=SUM(I1,O1,U1)

Note that the function is SUM() preceded by an equal sign = and the cell values are comma separated. You can also include ranges by putting a colon between cells.  Say you wanted to select A1 through E1, then I1, O1, and U1:
=SUM(A1:E1,I1,O1,U1)

Here is a list containing some of the functions available to you in Numbers.  Apple - Numbers - Functions


Is there any way to REMOVE alert default from All day events?

Go to Calendar preferences and select alerts. Select None on All Day Events like in the image below. You have to do it for every Account defined (iCloud in the example image, but can be Gmail, On my Mac, Whatever...).


Downloading videos and saving to camera roll?

There are a few tweaks for jailbroken iOS that can import videos into the Videos app:

Music2iPod (free). I haven't tested this one though.
Bridge ($2).
The paid version of iFile ($4), using the Gremlin library.
YourTube ($4) also uses the Gremlin library and lets you import videos directly from the YouTube app.


Apple Developer Program: Individual vs Organization

I would advise you to seek legal or accounting advice in your local area.

Many places it would be a very bad idea to sell an app that is owned by a corporation through an individual account. First you risk misrepresenting to Apple who's actually selling something, and secondly you risk that the money earned would end up getting taxed with your personal taxes instead of a corporation tax.

There could also be other drawbacks depending on your locality such as breaking VAT regulation, etc.


How do I automate a key press in AppleScript?

Run a script like this in AppleScript Editor:

activate application "Firefox"
repeat 100 times
    tell application "System Events" to keystroke "a" using command down
    delay (random number from 0.5 to 5)
end repeat

More examples:

tell application "System Events"
    key code 123 using {shift down, command down} -- shift-command-left
end

set old to (path to frontmost application as text)
tell application "Notes"
    reopen
    activate
end tell
tell application "System Events" to keystroke "f" using {control down, command down}
delay 1
activate application old

delay 0.5 -- time to release modifier keys if for example the script is run with command-R
tell application "System Events" to tell process "Notification Center"
    try
        key down option
        delay 0.1
        click menu bar item 1 of menu bar 1
    end try
    key up option
end tell

See Events.h for a list of key codes.

  $ grep '^ *kVK' /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIToolbox.framework/Versions/A/Headers/Events.h|tr -d ,|while read x y z;do printf '%d %s %s\n' $z $z ${x#kVK_};done|sort -n
  0 0x00 ANSI_A
  1 0x01 ANSI_S
  2 0x02 ANSI_D
  3 0x03 ANSI_F
  4 0x04 ANSI_H
  5 0x05 ANSI_G
  6 0x06 ANSI_Z
  7 0x07 ANSI_X
  8 0x08 ANSI_C
  9 0x09 ANSI_V
  10 0x0A ISO_Section
  11 0x0B ANSI_B
  12 0x0C ANSI_Q
  13 0x0D ANSI_W
  14 0x0E ANSI_E
  15 0x0F ANSI_R
  16 0x10 ANSI_Y
  17 0x11 ANSI_T
  18 0x12 ANSI_1
  19 0x13 ANSI_2
  20 0x14 ANSI_3
  21 0x15 ANSI_4
  22 0x16 ANSI_6
  23 0x17 ANSI_5
  24 0x18 ANSI_Equal
  25 0x19 ANSI_9
  26 0x1A ANSI_7
  27 0x1B ANSI_Minus
  28 0x1C ANSI_8
  29 0x1D ANSI_0
  30 0x1E ANSI_RightBracket
  31 0x1F ANSI_O
  32 0x20 ANSI_U
  33 0x21 ANSI_LeftBracket
  34 0x22 ANSI_I
  35 0x23 ANSI_P
  36 0x24 Return
  37 0x25 ANSI_L
  38 0x26 ANSI_J
  39 0x27 ANSI_Quote
  40 0x28 ANSI_K
  41 0x29 ANSI_Semicolon
  42 0x2A ANSI_Backslash
  43 0x2B ANSI_Comma
  44 0x2C ANSI_Slash
  45 0x2D ANSI_N
  46 0x2E ANSI_M
  47 0x2F ANSI_Period
  48 0x30 Tab
  49 0x31 Space
  50 0x32 ANSI_Grave
  51 0x33 Delete
  53 0x35 Escape
  55 0x37 Command
  56 0x38 Shift
  57 0x39 CapsLock
  58 0x3A Option
  59 0x3B Control
  60 0x3C RightShift
  61 0x3D RightOption
  62 0x3E RightControl
  63 0x3F Function
  64 0x40 F17
  65 0x41 ANSI_KeypadDecimal
  67 0x43 ANSI_KeypadMultiply
  69 0x45 ANSI_KeypadPlus
  71 0x47 ANSI_KeypadClear
  72 0x48 VolumeUp
  73 0x49 VolumeDown
  74 0x4A Mute
  75 0x4B ANSI_KeypadDivide
  76 0x4C ANSI_KeypadEnter
  78 0x4E ANSI_KeypadMinus
  79 0x4F F18
  80 0x50 F19
  81 0x51 ANSI_KeypadEquals
  82 0x52 ANSI_Keypad0
  83 0x53 ANSI_Keypad1
  84 0x54 ANSI_Keypad2
  85 0x55 ANSI_Keypad3
  86 0x56 ANSI_Keypad4
  87 0x57 ANSI_Keypad5
  88 0x58 ANSI_Keypad6
  89 0x59 ANSI_Keypad7
  90 0x5A F20
  91 0x5B ANSI_Keypad8
  92 0x5C ANSI_Keypad9
  93 0x5D JIS_Yen
  94 0x5E JIS_Underscore
  95 0x5F JIS_KeypadComma
  96 0x60 F5
  97 0x61 F6
  98 0x62 F7
  99 0x63 F3
  100 0x64 F8
  101 0x65 F9
  102 0x66 JIS_Eisu
  103 0x67 F11
  104 0x68 JIS_Kana
  105 0x69 F13
  106 0x6A F16
  107 0x6B F14
  109 0x6D F10
  111 0x6F F12
  113 0x71 F15
  114 0x72 Help
  115 0x73 Home
  116 0x74 PageUp
  117 0x75 ForwardDelete
  118 0x76 F4
  119 0x77 End
  120 0x78 F2
  121 0x79 PageDown
  122 0x7A F1
  123 0x7B LeftArrow
  124 0x7C RightArrow
  125 0x7D DownArrow
  126 0x7E UpArrow

You can also use AppleScript to click menu items:

tell application "System Events" to tell (process 1 where frontmost is true)
    click menu item "Minimize" of menu 1 of menu bar item "Window" of menu bar 1
end tell

tell application "System Events" to tell process "Finder"
    set frontmost to true
    tell menu bar item 3 of menu bar 1
        click
        click menu item "Open With" of menu 1
    end tell
end tell


OS X menu bar missing after application crash

You might try force quitting Dock with killall Dock. It should be reopened automatically by launchd. The Dock process seems to be responsible for many general UI features like Mission Control and the application switcher.

You can usually just log out and back in instead of restarting the OS. sudo killall loginwindow would be even faster than that, but it only seems to quit some processes.


Will the 2017 15" MBP touchbar work with a Dell U3417W?

Why wouldn't it work?  It's just a monitor and the MacBook Pro is an Intel based computer.

The MacBook Pro will support

Up to two displays with 5120-by-2880 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors
Up to four displays with 4096-by-2304 resolution at 60Hz at millions of colors
Up to four displays with 3840-by-2160 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors

The Dell will support a maximum resolution of 3440 x 1440 at 60 Hz

Just go from DisplayPort to DisplayPort with the proper USB-C to DisplayPort cable (I prefer to avoid conversion to HDMI) and it should work just fine.

For the record, the only monitors I use are Dells.  I have sizes ranging from very old 19" DVI models to 30" Dual Link DVI models and everything in between.  I use a 24" UltraSharp at my remote office with both a MacBook Pro and a Surface Pro and it performs beautifully with zero issues.


Guides are the only non-printing elements in Keynote.

You can either use a duplicated set of masters (e.g. one master which includes your guide elements and one which doesn't). Then either manually switch masters before printing or delete the guide-elements master and replace with the non-guide-elements master.

Or you can insert "regular" guides (drag out from the rulers) on your master slides, then enable "View Master Guides" (Keynote View menu > Guides > View Master Guides) to show the guides from the Master slides on the "regular" slides.


How do I refresh the devices in Image Capture?

If you quit the application and re-start it, that seems to resolve any devices that connect and get missed when you plug them in after the application has launched and enumerated the connected USB devices.

Even if you have iTunes and Xcode and other apps running, I've not seen Image Capture fail to recognize connected devices if you restart the program and I have certainly seen it miss device connects on occasion when other apps are running and want to talk with an iOS device.

That being said, here are things to check:

Different USB ports and cables
Trust setting on the iOS device (Settings -> Reset -> Reset Location & Privacy.)
restart either the phone or the Mac or both
update software on the phone or the Mac or both (iTunes updates install sync software and drivers needed)
make a new account on the Mac (to test once)  in case image capture or your photo library settings or data are corrupt

See https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202778 for trust issues and iOS.


How to restore last El Capitan/Safari session manually with Time Machine backup?

I don't know what you are talking about, since I just restored a lost session using Time Machine following the usual steps: quit Safari, restore the ~/Library/Safari/LastSession.plist file from a backup, launch Safari, hit "restore last session" menu option. (Safari 11, El Capitan)


Which iOS emojis are currently available across most (all?) modern platforms?

You can see a full comparison of most current platforms at https://emojipedia.org
but only as far back as Windows 8.0

For Windows 7: http://classic.getemoji.com


Short (and only) answer: No, you cannot rent or buy movies in other languages. I share the same problem in Spain, movies are dubbed in spanish.

Matrix sounds hilarious in spanish, trust me.

There's no way to change that. The only solution is -like you've said- switch to the US Store, but that requires billing address changes and all the hurdles involved in that.


Partially redeem Apple Gift Card on App Store

You cannot partially redeem using the redeem page you're referring to. I don't know whether there are other methods that allow this (such as calling) but the redeem page will redeem the entire card.

If you have a gift card balance, all subscriptions including iCloud Storage will bill to the gift card balance on your account.


Can i extract from my iPhone browser the history older than 8 days ago?

You're looking for var/mobile/Library/Safari/History.plist. Try looking in that file, but I'm pretty sure Safari itself will only store the most recent seven days of data in that file, though. You'd have to make a tweak that modified Safari to extended that time frame.


how to add ip routes with host name instead of ip address?

You can't do this; this is not the way IP routing works.

DNS is name resolution.  It's nothing more than an address book of names pointing to some numbers (IPs)

myhost.com --------> 111.222.333.444

DNS tells you what the address is, not how to get there.  IP routing is the mechanism of how you get from one point to the next.  It's the same difference between "Contacts" and "Maps" in your iPhone.

  I basically want tell macOS to search for a host in a specific
  interface:

You can't tell an interface what "hosts" (names) are there.  You tell it what networks are accessible.  Networks are defined by IP address(es).

For instance:

en0 has an IP of 192.168.1.4 and is on the network 192.168.1.0/24
en1 has an IP of 10.0.0.9 and is is on the network 10.0.0.0/24
A subnetwork, 10.0.5.0/24 is attached (via switch) on the 10.0.0.0/24 network

 en0+------------> 192.168.1.0/24

 en1+------------> 10.0.0.0/24
                             +
                             |
                             +------> 10.0.5.0/24

Now, you add a host called foo.bar in DNS and it has an IP address of 10.0.0.12.  Your system will know to go through interface en1 to get to it.

If another host, called foobar.foo had an IP address of 10.0.5.12, again, it would know to go through en1 because that route would be defined.

To accomplish what you're looking to do, your host has to be able to get name resolution across two separate domains (not interfaces).  You can accomplish this two ways:

update your hosts file manually
have a multi-horizon DNS server (aware of both domains/networks)


How to transition from macOS Server deprecated services to the open source alternatives?

In June 2018, Apple released official documentation outlining the step by step directions to move most services to alternatives.
The services included in this are

DNS
DHCP
VPN
RADIUS
NetInstall
Websites
Wiki
Calendar and Contacts
FTP
Software Update

The goal of each section is to have

The identical configuration as the macOS Server [service name] service.

Note: Some services are unable to be replicated completely

Major elements of the macOS Server Wiki structure, user model, and semantics—that is, separate wikis with separate ACLs, pages and files associated with specific wikis, user pages and blogs, page histories, directory- based users and groups, themes, avatars, custom banners won’t fully map to any current open source project.
APNs requires special Transport Layer Security (TLS) certificates in order for the server to authenticate to the Apple-hosted service. Those certificates are generated by macOS Server. There is currently no alternative means of generating the required APNs certificates, so push notifications can’t be used when macOS Server is no longer available.


It looks like you Mac doesn't detect an OS on the drive (or the OS is corrupted...) at least, that's what the crossed circle means. It's trying to boot, but it's missing some files in the System folder.

There are some solutions to this issue:

If your MacBook Pro is still able to "boot" (meaning, it reacts when pressing the power button):

Select your start-up disk:
Hold the alt button immediately after pressing the power button until some drives appear on the screen. Now select you Macintosh HD to start up from.
Try to force start from your system folder:
Press the X immediately after pressing the power button. It will force the Mac to start up from your Mac OS X. If this works, go to System Preferences and make sure your folder is the System Folder.
Boot from a bootable drive (like a Mountain Lion Startup USB disk) and re-install the OS. I sure hope you have a back-up of your files...

If your MacBook Pro isn't able to "boot" (same meaning as above):

Unplug the drive and connect it to another computer. Try to access the drive as an external hard drive, take a backup of your files and format the drive.
After that, plug it back in your MacBook Pro and use the last bullet of above to re-install your OS.

Since I've been there and struggling for many hours to get things working, I think of myself as a semi-expert :)
So, if you've any questions at all, feel free to ask.


Delay in receiving e-mails on MacBook Air

Check how frequently Mail app is checking for mail - it's adjustable…


AppStore Review: Is there any way to get to another reviewer?

There is no way to guarantee a different reviewer.

It is highly likely that each review is documented internally, with future reviewers examining the application's past before starting a new review. Thus problems or concerns raised before, will be raised again.

Contact Apple Developer

Only Apple can help you. Contact Apple Developer and ask them for more information about the rejection. Phoning Apple may result in a more detailed answer and start a conversation about eventually being accepted.

Regrettably Apple's reviews can feel capricious; this is a cost of being in Apple's App Store.


Is there an app for iPhone to make pictures after a delay?

Self Timer

  Self Timer allows you to delay the shutter release, giving you time
  between pushing the button and taking the actual photo. Once you push
  the button, a beeping sound is emitted which becomes faster as the
  moment of the shot approaches.


SysAdmin account shows at login, but doesn't work and is not listed in Users & Groups

YES !!!!
I got it. I used Directory Services.

Full details are here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203513

I summarise below, in the unlikely case the link disappears:

Log in with a user account you want to keep.
Press Command-Space to open Spotlight.
Type Directory Utility and press Return.
If the lock  in the lower-left corner of the Directory Utility window is closed, click it and enter an admin user's name and password.
Click Directory Editor in the Directory Utility window's toolbar.
Choose Users from the Viewing pop-up menu.
From the list on the left side of the Directory Utility window, select the user that you want to remove. The name you select should be identical to the name shown in the Users & Groups pane of System Preferences when that user is logged in.
Click “-“ in the lower-left corner of the Directory Utility window.
Verify that the selected user is the one that you want to be removed, then click the Delete button.

After you remove the user account, you can delete its folder:

In the menu bar, choose Go > Go to Folder, type /Users, and then press Return.
Drag the folder for the account you just removed into the Trash.
Choose Finder > Empty Trash to delete the folder and its contents.

Problem solved.


How to update a MacOS installed in an external SSD beyond Sierra

Below are some possible solutions.

Replace the internal drive. This website shows replacement drives and links to installation videos.

Use another Mac with a working internal drive to upgrade the external drive to High Sierra or Mojave. Once completed, you Mac should boot from the upgraded external drive.

Try upgrading directly to Mojave, thus bypassing High Sierra.

Use an virtual machine to update to High Sierra. Here, the virtual machine would have a virtual internal and a physical external drive. Once the upgrade is complete, you should be able to boot from the upgrading external drive using the physical Mac.

Many answers explaining how to install Windows 10 on a external drive have been posted here at Ask Different. You could start with this answer. Since you have El Capitan installed on the external drive, you probably will have to adapt an existing answer.


When the program goes unresponsive, open Activity Monitor and see if a process is followed by a message in red which says unresponsive. You can get the name of the process from there.


RedQuits (or alternative) on Mac OS X 10.10

I just had this same accessibility issue using RedQuits 2.0 and was able to get it working with Yosemite (10.10).  Just follow the steps below.

Download RedQuits v2.0 RedQuits Download Link
Double click the downloaded package. (You will most likely get a warning telling you the software was not downloaded from the mac store)
Click the apple icon in the top left of your screen and navigate to [System Preferences] [Security and Privacy] [Privacy]
Click Accessibility menu item on the left panel.
Click the lock in the bottom left corner to make changes, then click the ReQuits checkbox in the right pane.
Launch the RedQuits app again, and check all three checkboxes when prompted.
Launch the terminal app (You can find this by searching for 'terminal' with the spotlight search in the upper right of your screen.
Paste the following code into the terminal and hit [Enter]

sudo sqlite3 /Library/Application\ Support/com.apple.TCC/TCC.db 'delete from access where client like "%RedQuits%"'
Restart your computer.
Once again navigate to [System Preferences] [Security and Privacy] [Privacy]
Click Accessibility, click the lock to make changes, check RedQuits.
It should now be working.  If not try restarting your computer once more.


Disable Safari plugin without (re)moving the file

Maybe just use the clicktoflash extension (also available from Safari Extensions Gallery)?


How do I make my 1.5 GHz PowerBook G4 boot from a USB stick?

I have done this many times since I posted this question.

Create usb stick like this:

sudo dd if=/<path to iso file>/<name of iso file> of=/<path to usb stick> bs=32768 conv=notrunc,noerror,sync

Put the USB stick into your Mac and press the power button while holding down Command ⌘+Option+O+F
At the prompt, type the following:

boot usb1/disk@1:,\\yaboot

Note: If you are booting linux then use ,\\yaboot, but if you are booting a Mac OS use ,\\tbxi.

Note 2: If your stick is in the right side of the machine, then you need to do this:

boot usb0/disk@1:,\\yaboot

Note 3: If these commands don't work, then there is most likely a problem with your media or iso file.

I have found that Ubuntu, Debian, and openSUSE work great. I cannot get Fedora or Gentoo to boot this way yet. My optical drive does not work anymore, so this is how I install OS X on my machine. I made a live USB stick of the OS X install disc this way.


Mac completely freezes when waking up from sleep

This is a common problem with Macs, but it's usually easy to fix. You probably just need to reset your System Management Controller (SMC), which controls things like how your computer sleeps/wakes and responds to opening the lid from sleep, etc.
If this does not work, you could go a step further and reset your Nonvolatile Random- Access Memory (NVRAM) and/or your Parameter Ram (PRAM). These two things store small pieces of memory related to your system settings. The SMC, NVRAM, and PRAM all sometimes contain errors, or simply bug out, which just requires a quick resetting of their stored information. Sometimes the steps for resetting each differs depending on your model Mac, so I suggest reading through Apple's Official docs on their steps here:
How to reset your Mac's SMC
and
How to reset your Mac's NVRAM or PRAM

I hope this helps.


iPhone contact sync no longer working with google

Ugh, of course while typing this, I do the one thing I hadn't tried.

I turned the phone off and then back on again.

It picked the sync up and now I'm back in business.


Hotkeys being captured in save menu in GIMP?

The problem was fixed in GIMP 2.8.10, so if you're running into this problem please download a newer version.


Is there a way to prevent predictive text from learning what the user typed

Unfortunately, this is not possible.  The only remedy is to reset the Keyboard Dictionary (Settings -> General -> Reset -> Reset Keyboard Dictionary) and that too, is quite limited.  It’s an all-or-nothing scenario meaning if you accidentally added a misspelled word, you can’t remove just that one, all your custom words must go.
This is definitely something you want to submit feedback for:  https://apple.com/feedback/iphone
There is a potential solution, however, if you're willing to use a 3rd party keyboard - Microsoft Swiftkeys.  I've been evaluating it for a while now and have found it quite capable.  Specific to your question, it has the ability to delete individual auto-predicted words instead of having to remove the entire dictionary. It's contingent upon signing into the swiftkeys account so that it can back-up and store your dictionary and settings.

Swiftkeys is free with in-app purchases which seem to only be the themes.  So, if you stick to just the included themes, you won't be out of pocket anything for this app.
Bear in mind that this is a third-party keyboard and will require "Full Access" for full functionality.  This means that any third party keyboard can see and send what you type back to the developers.  Google's keyboard, while strong on features, seems to be a privacy nightmare.  While I don't trust Microsoft completely, I trust them much more than I do Google or other unknown app devs.
Why does my Microsoft SwiftKey Keyboard need Full Access?


Will the battery from an iPhone 4 fit an iPhone 5

This is not something I would even try to do.

The batteries on iPhones are designed for the particular model they're officially compatible with. Even an iPhone 5 battery is not compatible with an iPhone 5s or iPhone 5c. Likewise, the battery used for the iPhone 4 16GB and 32GB models is not officially compatible with the iPhone 4 8GB model (launched later).

In your example, they are also different in physical size and if you've ever seen the inside of an iPhone you will know how all the parts are designed to fit in perfectly with each other - even a fraction of a millimetre can make all the difference.

The above should be enough reason not to, but in addition to this, the actual specs of the batteries are different.

In a nutshell, it will be easier and cheaper in the end to just buy a replacement battery rather than do what you're suggesting. You can buy replacement batteries on eBay or specialist sites such as iFixit US, iFixit Europe or Macfixit Australia.

Also, if your iPhone 4 is still in working order, you never know when you may need it again (or need to lend it to someone else).

[EDIT]

I just realised I forgot to mention that you may be eligible for a replacement battery as part of an Apple recall program. To check if you are, refer to this info on Apple's website.


install binary file != move binary to path folder?

When you use install, it will copy a file to it's destination, while mv changes the directory listing and is atomic. When you move a file from one file system to another then mv is not atomic and will copy the file to the other file system then remove the source file. Obviously, mv and install have different options with install offering you more fine grain choices.


Time Machine Restore Button Greyed Out For External Hard Drive

Guess I needed to boot while pressing command + R and choose to restore from my hard drive. Though it will down grade me to Mavericks.


ellipses dots in iPhone message app but no message sent

Most likely they started and stopped.  Maybe they saw you typing at the same time and you both decided to wait for the message before  responding?  Theoretically it should only show when someone is typing a message to you.


It makes sense that the machine will throttle if the battery is dead, because the charger is not capable of delivering on-demand high power throughput - that's the battery's job.
The fix is… a new battery.
I don't know whether this is technically bypassable, but if you do, then whenever high power is required, the mac will just hard-crash.


You can do the opposite. You can check for inactivity.

So then it is just a matter of doing nothing as long as inactivity increases...

#!/bin/sh

# Pause/Interval between checks
checkInt=5

# Keep track of the idle timer
lastIdle=0

while true ; do
   ioresp=`ioreg -w 0 -c IOHIDSystem | sed -e '/HIDIdleTime/ !{ d' -e 't' -e '}' -e 's/.* = //g' -e 'q'`
   idleNow=`echo $(( ${ioresp} / 1000000000 ))`

   re='^[0-9]+$'
   if ! [[ $idleNow =~ $re ]] ; then
      echo "error: ioreg did not return a number" >&2; exit 1
   fi

   echo "Idle now is $idleNow secs, was $lastIdle secs"

   # if idle decreased then action occurred so we do something...
   if [ $idleNow -lt $lastIdle ] ; then
      osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to display dialog "Hello World"'
      lastIdle=0
   else
      lastIdle=$idleNow
   fi

   sleep $checkInt
done

It is crude but may be it will do the job.... !?!


Dual monitor DELL P2415Q MacBook Pro 13" early 2015

You can run one external display at 3840x2160@60Hz, or two external displays at 2560x1440@60Hz. There are two thunderbolt connectors, but only one thunderbolt controller, which only has the bandwidth of a single DP1.2 port. If you connect two UHD (3840x2160) displays, I'd expect both of them to run at 30Hz.

Contrary to my expectation, I have two UHD monitors running at              3840x2160@60 Hz connected to a Mid 2014 15" Retina MacBook Pro (MacBookPro11,3). Both external displays are Samsung U28D590 with DP1.2 enabled. There are two separate ways of displaying the resolution and refresh rate (the monitor's own report, and System Preferences), and for both monitors, 3840x2160@60 Hz is reported by both methods. To see all of the details in System Preferences, hold Alt (Option) while changing Default for display to Scaled, then select Show low resolution modes. With my displays, it doesn't allow me to change Refresh Rate, but it displays as 60 Hz on both displays.

On a separate note, I recently discovered that the Apple Store claims that a 27" Retina iMac can drive two external UHD displays at 60 Hz, or a single 5120x2880 display with dual inputs. When I first saw that I wondered whether the newest Retina iMac has a second Thunderbolt controller, but today's test on my Mid 2014 MacBook Pro suggests another possibility, a software improvement that somehow makes better use of the available bandwidth. I'm not convinced today's experiment would have had the same outcome a year ago, but I'm not quite tempted to install an older release and repeat the test (this MacBook Pro is running MacOS X 10.11.4 (15E65)). If anything, I'm more tempted to buy a Dell UP2715K to see if anything I already have can drive that.

I have neither a DELL P2415Q nor a 13" MacBook Pro to test, but based on today's experiment I'd say there's a good chance your Mac can drive two P2415Q displays at 3840x2160@60 Hz. Failing that, the second display can probably do 30 Hz with the HDMI port.


Is it possible to tune OS X so it will execute exe files without having to prefix the command line with wine?

How about setting all .exe files to "open with" wine?


This movie requires Quicktime, which is not supported by this version of iTunes

Shouldn't all versions of iTunes support QT MOV video? Or you can try to save the QuickTime movie to MP4 and then add into itunes, that works for me.


Is there an equivalent in iChat to Adium's "Force old-style SSL"?

Go to iChat's Preferences > Accounts, choose the account in question, and go to the "Server Settings" tab. Make sure that "Use SSL" is checked, but change the port to 443. You should probably also turn off "Automatically find server and port" if it's on.


Since you didn't list enough technical details about how file vault is set up (for instance if you have auto log in enabled or disabled, whether you are using institutional keys or just having one or more users storing the unlocking keys in the user accounts so that the recovery HD can unlock things) - I'll start with some steps to narrow down what might be happening.

First thing is to check if the machines are capable of restarting by storing the file vault key in RAM:

fdesetup supportsauthrestart

If that reports "false" then your hardware might not support restarts with FileVault 2 enabled. If it's true, does the system reboot if you ask for a controlled restart?

fdesetup authrestart

Also, if you're not comfortable with the fdesetup tool, you might want to review some of the helpful articles from Rich Trouton's blog. You'll want to start with an old article getting the basics covered if the current articles assume too much knowledge of how fdesetup works as dealing with file vault from the command line is a lot like the proverbial "sip of water from a fire hose" to many.


In which countries can I use 3G service with a Wi-Fi + 3G model of the iPad 2 that was purchased in the U.S.?

A GSM iPad should work in any country where GSM carriers operate and offer data plans.

mobileworldlive.com is a great resource. They have a list which is up-to-date with live and planned availability as well as supported frequencies.

Of course you can use your iPad in any country where your carrier has roaming agreements. But at a very high rate. And you might have to call your carrier in advance to activate the option. But this will cost you much more than getting your data access from a local carrier.

If you chose to get your data access from a local carrier here are a few things to consider:

The carrier will not necessarily offer a micro SIM. In that case you will have to trim the sim to the right dimensions yourself.
You will have to setup the APN settings yourself on most networks.
Internet access could mean something else than data plan. Beware of obsolete offers with WAP or very limited access.
Some carriers will have better coverage than others. Check the coverage of each carrier before committing.
Some carriers will not sell prepaid data.
In some countries there could be restrictions for foreigners or non residents and you might have to get your SIM from someone who can buy it for you.

  Does this mean that any iPad 2 purchased in the U.S. is incompatible with 3G service abroad?

No. The GSM version (AT&T) will work in most countries. The same cannot be said of the CDMA version (Verizon).

Wikipedia tels us the iPad supports UMTS / HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz) GSM / EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)

Two networks are referenced as providing support for GSM based 3G in japan :

NTT DOCOMO, INC. (DOCOMO) 3G on 2100 MHz
SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp. (SoftBank) 3G 2100 MHz

Note: I would recommend a 3rd party solution if you go abroad for a short period of time. There are mobile WiFi modems like the huawei-mifi-e585 that could offer a better alternative if you need internet access on more than one device at a time.


HDR color problem on MacBook Pro 16" 2019

The trouble with colour is you need to know the start point & you need your workflow to be correctly calibrated & profiled..
I'm not so sure that YouTube is a great start point, as there is no constant definition of how anything is encoded.
After that you get the issue of each device decoding & interpreting differently.
You can only fix this with accurate calibration & profiling using a hardware colorimeter. [This is not cheap, maybe $£€ 250 for a decent one].
From the youtube info on that video…

To view this video in real HDR you need a 4K HDR TV and a device with YouTube HDR such as Chromecast Ultra.
If you are viewing this video on an SDR (normal non-HDR TV) the color and contrast may not look correct.

I have one of those LG OLED 4k TVs, but I don't have a chromecast, so I can't view it on there. What I do have, though is a fully-calibrated workflow on my Mac.
So, this is what it looks like on there, in standard HD…

Which, of course, you can only see the same as I do if your display is also fully-calibrated ;)
However, compared to both your Mac & iPhone pictures to me looks more natural [It's still over-punchy & nothing like "real life", but at least the white point looks acceptable]. Your Mac image is even more contrasty & has a yellow cast. The iPhone image is heavily over-saturated & has a yellow deficit, leaving red & blue too hot.
I'm surprised the phone isn't closer to accurate, out of the box they tend to be reasonably close. I have never, though, seen a laptop screen that wasn't set up badly, unless it's been accurately profiled.  What we're seeing of the phone image, of course, is a photo of its screen taken on another device, meaning we have one, possibly two, further places where the colour-management is poor.
As you don't have the recommended hardware to view HDR, then I wouldn't try to view things that way.
If you could post further images of how they look in SDR, that could be an interesting comparison.
[BTW, my personal opinion of HDR as a semi-pro colour "almost-expert" is that it completely messes up what might have been a really nice picture;)
My LG TV has also been calibrated & all this "clever" stuff switched off, because it's just horrible.
Edit
I just noticed you said it looks worse in Chrome - that's not a surprise. Chrome ignores so much of the Mac standard toolbox I'm surprised anyone puts up with it.
This is taken on the same screen from Chrome - yup, it looks worse. I would expect it to look worse because of Chrome's flagrant disregard for colour profiling. This is not fixable, even with calibration.

Some background qualification, in case my opinions seem too… opinionated;)
I'm a keen semi-pro photographer, used to working in a fully-calibrated environment - every screen in the house has been accurately profiled. I work in the TV/film industry so I am very used to also seeing correct colour imagery on real professional displays, day in, day out. (By 'real professional' I mean 30 grand for a 21" display;)


Replacing Macbook Pro HDD & Installing Operating System

As far as I understand, you have a running Macbook Pro with an ageing HDD and want to upgrade/replace the current one and also move to Mountain Lion in the process.
I can suggest you the following.

Purchase a USB casing for your new HDD and temporarily convert it to a USB Drive. These are not too expensive and you'll see more benefits in the end.
Connect it to your current system.
Run the installer on your machine and choose to install on the connected USB drive instead of your current system disk.
After the setup is done, remove the HDD from USB casing and replace the system disk.
Use the system disk in the USB casing to have a high capacity backup drive.


Does apple associate apple ids with the device?

Apple will not link the Apple ID with the device unless you use the ID. Turning on services such as Find My iPhone will result in linking the device and the Apple ID so you can find it. This means that if you lose it, go to icloud.com, and report it as lost, the device will lock itself and ONLY the password of the linked ID can unlock the device (also known as "bricking up"). I'm not sure if you can use an account for App Store and a different one for iCloud.


What are the apps in iOS app store which are used to fetch data from External Accessories?

Is it mandatory to have an MFi device, to download an app for the Mfi device?

No. For instance you can download the Oscium apps and use them in demo mode without owning or attaching the hardware MFi device they interface with.

You keep asking specifically about MFi devices, but there are also a number of non-MFi devices that connect through the headphone jack, such as credit card readers (square, intuit, and others) and heart rate monitors (60beat.com).

So far Apple has allowed many of these devices and apps to be developed and sold in the app store, although they prefer people use the MFi program, it's not always necessary.


Are the chargers the same on the iPad and the iPad 2?

The charger is 10W like the old iPad. It's called iPad 10W USB Power Adapter and has product number MC359LL. Specs and QnA are available at the Apple US online store.


Log individual users out of a period of inactivity?

The MacEnterprise list has discussed this topic recently, Forcing Log-Off For Idle Users.

autologout Defaults

John NcNair suggested the following autologout defaults:

defaults write /Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences com.apple.autologout.AutoLogOutDelay -int 900
defaults write /Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences com.apple.securitypref.logoutvalue -int 900

Limitations

Bruce Carter mentioned...

  Note that nothing using Apple's internal mechanism for this will work if
  the user has unsaved files open.  It will simply stop at the dialog box and
  time out.

See the related question How can I automatically log out the guest account after a period of inactivity? for other approaches and tools.


I use KeepassX on my macs so I don't have to use the terminal. It is free and you'll find it here:
http://www.keepassx.org


How do I stop getting notifications to Try Safari on Mac

You can turn off notifications in Safari in Notification Centre in settings:

Set it to None.


iPhone dock connector problems, with and without accessories

This commonly occurs when there is an issue with your dock connector.  It is likely dirty, obstructed in some way, or possibly even broken with a bent pin or something.  Very often this is not apparent, because with 30 pins to play with, chances are most of the time you only need the ones for charging and USB data transfer, leaving the rest unused such that you will not notice if they start working sub optimally.

There are 3 ways I would try to fix this, in order of most likely to fix:

Clear it out

Your first step is to check for any obvious blockage.  If  you have a can of compressed air, you can try to blow any debris out.  If you don't, then using a fine non metallic scraper (a plastic toothpick is ideal, a wooden one may leave small fibers behind) carefully clean out what you can - even if it looks clean you will be surprised how much crap and fluff you can scrape out. Take care to blow any debris out of the phone, and not into it - i.e. hold it upright and get at it from underneath, don't sit it upside down and work from the top

Clean it up

If there is no obvious obstruction then the problem may be more subtle, a coating on one or more of the pins that is preventing a neat conductive contact, or is grounding a pin against another one for example - perhaps there has been some contact with a liquid in the past etc.  You need to clean the pins to get rid of this.  You will need a couple of things things - 1) some cleaning agent, 2) a lint free cloth/piece of sponge, or an old toothbrush.

For a cleaning agent, 99% isopropyl is perfect, but if you don't have that kicking around you could try a very small quantity of the neatest and purest alcoholic drink you have in the house - I've used Vodka which is by and large 50/50 alcohol and water.  Don't use anything flavoured or anything that it likely to have anything other than alcohol and water in it!  Especially sugars or salt!.

Using a very small amount of your cleaning agent, and keeping the phone upright so any drips fall out, and not into the phone, lightly brush or wipe the dock connector, taking care not to be rough enough to disturb the pins out of alignment.  I've used a small piece of synthetic sponge and prodded it about with the same toothpick I used earlier.

Hit it

If this doesn't work, then the issue could still be a physical obstruction, although it may be beyond the dock connector and more internal.  Short of taking the phone to bits, there is not a lot you can do, and whilst you cannot clean the inside, you can try to dislodge anything that's stuck by using a combination of lightly tapping the phone on all 4 sides whilst playing about with the vibrate functions for alarms etc.

Using the first 2 methods above I solved the "Accessory not supported problem", but still had the intermittent docking issue.

Assuming I could not fix that one, I went to turn on Vibrate alerts (which I had previously turned off) as a workaround, only to find that after playing with all the vibrate "tones" etc it magically fixed itself!

Note 1 It's possible that the issue is not with the connector on your phone, but on your device/cable - you can try all the above on the cable end too if doing it on your phone does not yield results.
Note 2 If your device is failing to charge, or will only charge from a certain cable or dock, then the same fix potentially applies.


Why do Twitter notifications in Notification Center open in Safari?

Indeed, the Twitter notifications will always redirect you to the web application, even if you have a native Twitter client installed. In fact, Twitter notifications also work without Twitter.app as long as you have your Twitter account configured.

There currently is no way to change this behaviour.


How to get native resolution on Macbook Air external monitor?

The most likely explanation is that your miniDP to VGA adapter is not an original/high-quality one. I've seen it happen before, and as soon as that person bought an original Apple miniDP to VGA adapter the issue is gone and native resolution is recognized without any issue.


How do I remove all the tags at once from the Finder sidebar?

To remove all Tags at once, from the Sidebar in Finder, uncheck Recent Tags under Tags in the Sidebar preferences in Finder:

Finder > Preferences... > Sidebar > Tags > uncheck Recent Tags

This stops Tags from appearing in the Sidebar in Finder without deleting the Tags that have been set.


applescript: Appropriately escape input in script invocation

Here is what worked for me:

assuming that you grab input by having as a first line in your script the following:

on run {input}

Then you can perform within an iTerm window:

write text "watch -n1 " & "'"  & "kubectl get pods | grep -i " & input & "'"


Connect dual Monitors to a single USB-C Port

I don't have a Macbook 2016 but you could try this (or more cheaply a third party cable that converts USB3A to DVI/DisplayPort/HDMI) connected to this connected to your Macbook.

You may want to look at the review for the second one. Apparently it has some reliability issues.


Storing the photos in iCloud only and not on local disk is possible, but it’s not the default. In the Photos app go to Preferences, select the iCloud tab and make sure that “Optimize Mac Storage” is selected.


I think you should be able to just edit Transliterator.txt.  I did this once long ago and it worked.  But things may have changed since then...


Macbook Pro Audio Input Not Working With Microphone

Mac laptops have not supported a non-powered microphone input for years.
The input you see is a "line-in" input that requires more input signal level than a passive (non-powered) microphone can deliver.

You will need an additional pre-amp or active mic (a microphone with phantom power will suffice).


Load untrusted kernel extension in macOS Mojave

I wrote the developer and received the following reply (I hope he doesn't mind me posting it here):

  I would prefer not to have the limitation of disabling SIP to install Volta's kernel driver. But Apple has rejected my request to sign the driver (understandably) as it makes low level changes to the CPU Machine Specific Registers.

  You can read about MSRs in Intels architecture documentation (Chapter 35): https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/manuals/64-ia-32-architectures-software-developer-vol-3c-part-3-manual.pdf

  Why is the kernel driver needed? In order to execute WRMSR and RDMSR instructions kernel level permissions are required.

  It is possible to partially disable SIP by only allowing unsigned kernel drivers to be installed, but maintaining other SIP protections.

  Unsigned drivers used to be allowed until recent macOS versions; as long as you are careful with what you install on your Mac you should be fine.

I replied asking if Apple also had veto power over kexts even if they were not distributed in the App Store. His reply:

  Correct, regardless of distribution method.

  https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/Security/Conceptual/System_Integrity_Protection_Guide/KernelExtensions/KernelExtensions.html

  "You can request a Developer ID Certificate for signing kexts by visiting https://developer.apple.com/contact/kext and filling out the required details."

  My request was rejected, I even referenced the 'Intel Power Gadget' in my request as it uses similar MSR instructions as Volta.

  I don't think Apple likes the idea of users controlling their hardware. Especially when undervolting can cause stability issues.

Therefore, it looks like if you want to install a kext not blessed by Apple, you have no choice but to disable SIP. Looks like Apple, through some convoluted reasoning, thinks I'll be safer if, in order to run code they don't approve of, I also have to open a gaping hole in my computer's security in the process.


I created my own "keyboard combiner". It lets me use the Kinesis Savant Elite Triple Foot Pedals for shift, alt, and command modifiers on a Mac.

https://github.com/davidbkemp/KeyboardCombinerArduinoSketch/wiki

It is quite easy to assemble, but I cannot guarantee that it will work for you. It certainly does not work with some pedals and some keyboards.  For the Kinesis pedals, you will initially need to configure them to act as shift, alt, and command keys, and that means using a PC to do the initial configuration.


how do I save the extra files that come in a dmg?

Personally, I create a folder within the Applications folder with the same name as the app installed from the DMG and put the extra files in that folder. That way, they're always side by side and I can easily find them.

That, of course, is just personal preference. There is no strictly correct way of doing that.


How to auto-change all new .webloc files' icons to web page favicon?

Disclaimer: This answer is being presented strictly as a proof of concept in that it has had limited testing, shell script contains limited error handling, and requires the use of a third-party shell script to apply the favicon to the .webloc file(s).

Note that the third-party shell script is making use of native macOS utilities so it should inherently be safe to use. I did review the code within the third-party shell script and felt comfortable using it as I saw nothing ominous within.
Third-party shell script: fileicon -- I used the manual installation instructions on the linked web page.

That said, you would need to assign a Folder Action to the destination folder to which the URL dragged from the browser, or file, is dragged and dropped.
The Folder Action would then trigger e.g. a shell script that would extract the domain name from the URL within the .webloc file to then download an e.g. .png file of the website's favicon and then set it as the icon of the .webloc file.
Retrieving the favicon is done using curl and a Google URL designed for that.
You can use Automator to create a Folder Action workflow using a Run Shell Script action, with settings as shown in the image further below.
Replace the default code in the Run Shell Script action with the following example shell script code:
for f in "$@"; do
    [ -f "${f}" ] || continue
    [[ ${f} =~ ^.*\.webloc$ ]] || continue
    domain="$(/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print :URL" "${f}" | awk -F '/' '{print $3}')"
    /usr/bin/curl "https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?sz=64&domain_url=${domain}" -o "/tmp/favicon.png"
    /usr/local/bin/fileicon set "${f}" "/tmp/favicon.png"
    [ -e "/tmp/favicon.png" ] && rm "/tmp/favicon.png"
done

Notes:
What the shell script code in the Run Shell Script action is doing for each item dropped in the target folder that has the Folder Action set:

Checks the object dropped is a file, or continues to the next item if more than one was dropped.
Checks the object dropped ends with .webloc, or continues to the next item if more than one was dropped.
The third line of code within the for loop sets the value of the domain variable to that which is between // and the following / in the URL of the .webloc file.
Downloads the target website's favicon as a .png file.
Set the downloaded favicon.png file as the icon for the .webloc file using the third-party fileicon shell script.
Deletes the downloaded favicon.png file.

More about the domain variable:
Using a .webloc file created for this question, its contents is, e.g.:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>URL</key>
    <string>https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/411944/how-to-auto-change-all-new-webloc-files-icons-to-web-page-favicon</string>
</dict>
</plist>

The PlistBuddy -c "Print :URL" "${f}" portion, of the compound command, returns:
https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/411944/how-to-auto-change-all-new-webloc-files-icons-to-web-page-favicon

Which is piped to awk and returns e.g. apple.stackexchange.com, and through command substitution $(command), which allows the output of a command to replace the command itself, sets it as the value of the domain variable to then be used in the URL of the subsequent curl command.

More about the URL used in the curl command:
Google provides a method by which to retrieve a .png file of a website's favicon and as coded, it retrieves a 64 pixel size of the favicon as set in sz=64 segment of the Google URL. This can be changed, however anything higher the 64 is probably going to be too blurred and would not look as nice.  Even 64 in some cases may be too blurred. If this becomes an issue set it to 32, although by the nature of typical favicon files, which are 16x16 pixels, there will always be issues when increasing its size.

Removing the applied favicon:
If you do not like the favicon that was applied to the .webloc file, or just want to remove it, you can remove it from its Get Info window by selecting the target file in Finder and press ⌘I, and then select the icon and press the delete key.
You can also, in Terminal, use fileicon to remove it, e.g.:
fileicon rm /path/to/filename.webloc

The command above assume fileicon is within the PATH passed to the shell, otherwise use e.g.: /path/to/fileicon

Working with the Folder Action afterwards:
If after you have initially created and used the Folder Action and would like to edit/stop/start/remove the Folder Action, this can be done using the Folder Action Setup utility. Press ⌘Spacebar to bring up Spotlight and start typing Folder Action Setup until it appears, which you can then press enter, or click it the list, to open it.
The UI of the Folder Action Setup utility should be self-explanatory and easy to use.


The strength of the screen was greatly improved in the 4s. The 3Gs broke quite easily and alot of people weren't happy with this. My 4s has taken a hammering and still looks (almost) as good as new.


How to stop gatekeeper always asking for app verification in standard account?

you can try this in terminal To add an application to Gatekeepers exceptions and approved application launch list,

spctl --add /Path/To/Application.app

replace the Path and Application with yours


How to delete Grammarly extension from Safari?

After some trying, I figured it out.

Close all the apps that might be using Grammarly and delete it from finder.

No need to remove the extension from Safari after that.


How do I keep a MacBook Air from connecting to a Bluetooth speaker when its lid is closed?

Building on other answers and giving most/all puzzle pieces but not a whole solution:

Make sure to check if you want to have Bluetooth devices wake your Mac

If you don't want that, uncheck it in system preferences and check if the undesired behaviour persist (It's in Bluetooth → Advanced… → Allow Bluetooth devices to wake this computer)

If you need/want to wake your Mac by Bluetooth devices or this keeps happening despite turning off the option follow these steps:

Install a helper program to check for system sleep (if you want to distinguish only lid open/closed without the Mac sleeping, it seems there is currently no easy way – i.e. I didn't find out how to detect that), and toggle Bluetooth depending on sleep/wake events.

Helpers to detect sleep/wake (check the various options in this post):

Possible to run scripts on sleep and wake?

See also this post about "Automatically turn bluetooth on or off depending on current network (MBP running Lion)" mentioning ControlPlane

Toggle bluetooth from scripts:

How to control Bluetooth wireless radio from the command line?

My recommendation: install blueutil via homebrew

Run blueutil power 0 upon sleep

And blueutil power 1 upon wake

Now about my contribution to this problem: If power nap causes a wake event try this script for wake to distinguish between other wake reasons and lid opening:

#!/bin/bash
limitSec=3
currentEpoch=$(date "+%s")
wakeEpoch=$(cat /var/log/system.log | grep LidOpen | tail -n 1 | date -j -f "%b %d %T" "$(cut -c1-15)" "+%s")
wakeSeconds=$(( $currentEpoch - $wakeEpoch ))

if [[ $wakeSeconds -lt $limitSec ]]; then
    logger "Enabling bluetooth again due to lid open"
    blueutil power 1
fi

It sets a timeout of 3 seconds (limitSec), gets the current time and the last time of wake with Wake reason: EC.lidOpen, and if that was less than 3 seconds ago it will re-enable Bluetooth


After re-assembly, iMac 27" fans blowing at full speed all the time

Yes, there is a 3rd party app called Mac's Fan Control which allows you to adjust the speed of your fans. It gives you the current speed of your fans and has different options for setting the speed. You can set a variable speed which forces the fans to go faster as temperature goes up - as they are supposed to do.

there is also an app Temperature Gauge 4.1 that lets you monitor the temperature of different areas of your Mac and the fan speeds.


How to get OpenVPN details from macOS to iOS

Assuming I understand your question correctly, you can use iTunes on the MacBook to transfer the profile you're using into OpenVPN on your iPhone.

Broadly speaking, you need to:

Download and install the OpenVPN app from the app store onto your iPhone
Locate the OpenVPN config file (it should have a .ovpn extension) you downloaded on your MacBook so you know where it is
Connect your iPhone to your MacBook
Launch iTunes
Select your iPhone (within iTunes)
Click on Apps on the left-hand menu
Scroll to the bottom in the main window (on the right-hand side) and click on the OpenVPN icon in the Apps box
Drag and drop the OpenVPN config file (the one you located at Step 2) into the OpenVPN Documents box
Click on Done
Open the OpenVPN app on your iPhone
You should now see the new certificate listed
Click on the green + sign
Enter your username, password etc
Tap on the Save toggle

Now when you want to connect to the VPN from your iPhone, just tap on the toggle that appears below the Disconnected label. You should be connected shortly thereafter.


I had a little trouble with this as well. To view the familiar iChat style list of online "Buddies" (a.k.a Contacts) in the Messages app, you can go to "Window" in the menu bar and click on "Buddies."

The keyboard shortcut is ⌘+1.


For what does AppleTV have micro-USB port?

Service & diagnostics, recovery etc.

See Restoring your Apple TV


What tools read SMART data and can run on USB bootable media?

The process to make your own test rig is quite easy:

Install OS X onto a USB hard drive. A partition with 20 GB should be just fine.
Use the Startup Disk preference pane to reboot to that new OS and create an admin user.
Install homebrew - https://brew.sh
Install smartmontools - brew install smartmontools
Get a USB drive or SD card if you don't want to boot from the hard drive/partition.
Thin out files if your image won't fit on the chosen media (or buy larger media)
Use Disk Utility to Restore the OS from the partition to the media chosen

Now you have a UDB/SD card that can boot your Mac and run one of the best free SMART tools.


Can Numbers create stacked column charts with two columns for each category?

EDIT (Complete revision):

Based on your data, the only way to accomplish this without redesigning the table is to create separate charts for each Segment shown.  As each segment has 4 pieces of data, this is the only way to do this.  (There may be someone out there who is a charting expert that could do much better, I'm sure)

First, as you have done is to make a Total chart:

Then crate separate charts, positioned together for the segments:

The charts can be edited for looks and data views in the Inspector but that is beyond the scope of the question.


Short question, many solutions

The easy way

Using the Terminal, unregister all the links from you file types to iTunes    /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Support/lsregister -u /Applications/iTunes.app

If you still have trouble and iTunes opens automatically, check out RCDefaultApp. Old, but still working (right click->open...)
http://www.rubicode.com/Software/Bundles.html#RCDefaultApp

Install, go to system preferences, disable all the "media" links to iTunes

"Quick and dirty" (Teminal)

First, do

sudo chown -R $USER /Applications/iTunes.app
chmod ugo-x /Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS

This will prevent iTunes from starting EVER.
To start iTunes manually, do

chmod ugo+x /Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunes; open /Applications/iTunes.app; chmod ugo-x /Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunes

The way for the brave

Use duti, http://duti.org/documentation.html. Install using "brew install duti", make sure to have homebrew installed first (http://brew.sh).
Remove all links to iTunes.
Make sure to read Change file association in terminal? to get all current file types.


Does my Air have malware if windows pop up when I click on any link?

You can check for malware and also make sure that you don't have some known adware installed:

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT203987

The second link is quite long, so feel free to point out one line or a paragraph that don't make sense if you need a hand digesting it and then implementing the fixes.

I've also checked into http://www.thesafemac.com/arg/ and their product free but donation supported product Adware Medic and the program and site are valuable and honest tools for fighting malware and adware. I've chipped in some cash to help them continue to make information clear and available.


Running iMac 2009 on external screen due to Broken LCD

Yes it is possible to diagnose and install macOS on an iMac with a broken LCD and missing hard drive.

The iMac all-in-ones from that vintage has a mini Display Port for a second display.  It supports Leopard through El Capitan.  Here’s what you’ll need at a minimum:

A mini display port to VGA, DVI, or HDMI adapter, depending on the monitor you’re hooking up to.
A bootable USB - either an installer or a USB with a full installation on it.  You can create an installer by following one of the many guides found online.  If you want to use the full install, you’ll need to install macOS to a USB flash (64GB is sufficient) or a USB hard drive.

As for a keyboard, I’m assuming it comes with one, but if it doesn’t, you don’t need an Apple one; a cheap USB keyboard will work fine. Just remember, the “Windows” and “Alt” keys are the Command and Option keys, respectively.


How to get Wi-Fi entry dialogue box to appear on MacBook

Have you confirmed if the hotel's wifi connection requires logging in via a connection splash page in the browser?
(I would post this as a comment, but I can't)


How to add a confirmation dialog when deleting any item in finder

Yes, just lock it!

Right click the item and Get info, or select the item and hit CMD + i.


This isn't an Apple issue per se.  It's an issue with the organization's (in this case, the university's) security protocol not allowing you onto their network.

You indicate that your WiFi is functional

  it is getting connected to all other wifi and hotspot devices

It's not going to work everywhere and then suddenly stop working on one particular network.  A symptom like this points to an authentication issue.

More than likely, your Uni is using an accounting and authentication mechanism like RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service). True...nobody really uses "dial in" any more, but the acronym stuck.

You need to contact your organization's IT support department to assist you in getting your device(s) authorized on their network.  Once they do this, you will be able to access the resources you are authorized to utilize.


I dropped my iphone and now it smells weird

Yes - moderate concern is warranted. Even from a fall from 3 feet / 1 meter, the lithium battery could get damaged and overheat and cause plastic to melt. A wire or board could short circuit as well. Worst case, you have a fire that ignites and releases not safe for human smoke and chemicals in addition to the idea you have a fire where you don't want one.

Your drop was so far, it’s amazing anything works so please get it checked out or take immediate steps to prevent a fire.

If you can power it off and disconnect from any charger, that would let you know if it cools off and stops making odors. I would probably keep it in a safe place if you can't watch it or get it to someone that knows electronics / repairs iPhones.

It could be coincidence and nothing, but I'd rather not risk it not being able to see pictures or know what may have moved / broken inside.


Select settings that look interesting, paste them in a terminal, and then quit and reopen applications to try them out.

You might also save the whole script as for example ~/.osx and then run bash ~/.osx in a terminal. It includes commands for things like changing the computer name though.

The defaults commands modify files like ~/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences.plist, and you only have to run them once. Adding them to .bash_profile would only make your shell startup time longer. You might keep a personal file like .osx though in case you make a clean installation of OS X. And for example chflags nohidden ~/Library has to be run again after every OS X update.

I have a file like .osx only for settings that can't be changed from the UI (defaults.txt). I think it's easier to transfer settings to new OS X installations by recreating them manually, by copying the plist files, or by using Migration Assistant.


Different language for Mac OS and AppStore's softwares

Yes! You can launch a single app into any other language with this nifty tool: Language Switcher. I use this all the time when I need english error messages for writing questions on stackexchange.com etc.


How to prevent automatic suspending / restore of applications?

The problem seems to have been fixed in High Sierra.

However, the whole system now occasionally freezes when switching users.


Show categories in the sidebar of Outlook?

You could create a Smart Folder for each of your categories to accomplish this.  In the search bar, search for "category:yourcategoryname" and hit enter.  The Search tab in the Ribbon will appear.  There, you can select "Save", which will save your search as a Smart Folder.


how do I get Terminal's Search with Google to open in the default browser?

Search with Google is a service provided by Safari and has nothing to do with Terminal.

Google Chrome should provide its own service for this feature. It doesn't.

Or you can write your own, e.g. using Automator and AppleScript:

Open Automator and select to create a new Service. At the top, select text and any application. Then, add a Run Shell Script action from the library to the workflow by drag&drop or double-clicking. Change its input to as arguments, and paste the following script in its main text area:

#!/bin/bash
function urlencode {
    echo -n "$@" | perl -MURI::Escape -ne 'print uri_escape($_)'
}
open "http://google.com/search?q=$( urlencode "$@" )"

This will open the URL http://google.com/search?q= followed by your URL-escaped text selection in your default browser.

Save as Search with Google in Default Browser and try again.


Couldn't Modify Partition Map using external disk

I found my silly error. The solution: in Disk Utility, I chose specifically the partition that wasn't able to increase in size, then I ran the verification. It turned up problems so I ran the repair command. Then I was able to increase the size of the partition. Mt external hard disk, Mac Swap, is now only one partition.

To be clear about my error, in case you're reading this for help. In Disk Utility, there is always both an icon for the disk as a whole and below it immediately there will be all of its partitions. If you run the verification on the hard disk as a whole, then it may not catch what's wrong on your partition.


What is this icon in Apple Watch Control Center?

I was able to determine the button’s purpose through VoiceOver, which reads this button as “announce messages”.


How do I get all music off my iPhone without losing my audiobooks?

As John Ramos said, you should sync your iPhone with iTunes on your computer, at which point you should have the option to sync audiobooks but not music.


So the culprit was Little Snitch blocking a process called commerce. If you deny access to commerce then the App Store will refuse to load. Allow it to make all well again:


El Capitan - Login problems with SIP enabled

VirtualBox is not compatible with El Capitan. From the VirtualBox build instructions page:

  Prerequisites on Mac OS X: 10.6.x (Snow Leopard), 10.7.x (Lion),
  10.8.x (Mt. Lion), 10.9.x (Mavericks) or 10.10.x (Yosemite) running on Intel hardware.


Can an app in iOS 8 access Location Services even when it is not running?

The app itself must support the "While Using the App" option. If it doesn't, then as you have discovered, your only options are "Always" or "Never".

Presumably you would only want to allow this app to access your Location for geofencing-type reminders (e.g., offers). If so, you have to pick "Always" and you are at the mercy of the app to some extent with regard to how often it gets your Location, and how it is used. iOS 8 apps, even when terminated and even with Background App Refresh off, can still have certain Location service events delivered to them by iOS :

significant location change service
region monitoring service
visit service

The only other option is to deny Location to the app using "Never".

Apple's Core Location Manager reference is here: https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/CoreLocation/Reference/CLLocationManager_Class/index.html


QuickTime Player.app New Movie Recording Error: won't record

I don't know why this was a problem in the first place, but I was able to resolve the issue from the Activity Monitor so that QuickTime can now access my FaceTime HD Camera:

launch Activity Monitor
select Activity Monitor >> View::All Processes
select the process "VDCAssistant"  (owned by root)
select Activity Monitor >> View::Quit Process
 (also: Option+Cmd+q)

The same can be done from the command line with killall:
sudo killall VDCAssistant

...and here's a more complete listing of things to try if the FaceTime camera has gone wonky.


How can I get messages beta to start in "hidden mode"

You can create an AppleScript to do that for you.

Open AppleScript Editor
Type/paste this in:

    tell application "iChat"
        set minimized of window 1 to true
    end tell

launch "iChat"
tell application "iChat"
    close window 1
end tell

Save as an application somewhere
Open System Preferences > User/Accounts > Login Items
Click Add, navigate to application, add and enable


Streaming high quality videos without loss of quality?

I use Air Video HD (US$3) and the free server for OS X.


How can I implement AirPrint using any mac-served printer using this "DNS-SD" configuration?

I know this isn't directly what you asked for, but if you are looking for a non-techie approach to sharing printers via Airprint, you could do far worse than to use Printopia.  It's not free, but it isn't expensive and it works very well indeed.


I keep getting logged out when I switch users

As you may know, troubleshooting is a process of elimination and often requires patience. There are a number of things I suggest you try to get to the bottom of this.

1. Bootup into Safe Mode

First of all let's boot up into Safe Mode. Not only can you test to see if the problem is replicated in Safe Mode, but the very act of booting into Safe Mode will run some checks, delete system cache files, verify your startup disk, and attempt to repair directory issues (if any are identified).

Follow these steps to boot your Mac into Safe Mode:

Fully shut down your Mac
Restart your Mac
Immediately press the Shift key and keep it down
Let go of the Shift key when you see the login window (NOTE: If you have FileVault enabled you may need to log in twice).
Take a note of what happens (i.e. could you boot your Mac okay, is the issue still present, etc)
To exit Safe Mode just restart your Mac as normal

Once you've booted into Safe Mode, let me know how you went. This will help determine if the issue is related to third party software etc.

2. Reset your PRAM/NVRAM

Older Macs had what's called Parameter RAM (PRAM), newer Macs use Non-Volatile Random-Access Memory (NVRAM). It may be worth you also resetting this.

Your question doesn't specify what model of Mac you're using, but all Macs (except for Late-2016 MacBook Pro models) use the same process. I've included steps for both scenarios below:

For ALL models EXCEPT for Late-2016 MacBook Pros

Shut down your machine. Yes, a full shut down, not just logging out.
Press the power button and then press the commandoptionpr keys. You have to make sure you press these keys before the gray screen appears or it won’t work.
Hold those keys down until your Mac reboots again and you here the startup chime.
Let go of the keys and let your Mac reboot normally.

Note: When you log back in you may need to readjust some of your system preferences (e.g. speaker volume, screen resolution, startup disk selection, time zone information, etc).

For all Late-2016 MacBook Pro models (with and without Touch Bar) follow these steps:

Shut down your machine. Yes, a full shut down, not just logging out.
Press the power button and then immediately press the commandoptionpr keys.
Keep these keys pressed down for at least 20 seconds!
Let go of the keys and let your Mac reboot normally.

Note: When you log back in you may need to readjust some of your system preferences (e.g. speaker volume, screen resolution, startup disk selection, time zone information, etc).

3. Delete preferences

If starting in Safe Mode and resetting your PRAM/NVRAM does not resolve the issue, delete the com.apple.systempreferences.plist and com.apple.loginwindow.plist files.

To do this:

While only logged into your main account and within Finder, hold the option key while clicking on the Go menu
Select the Library option from the drop-down menu
In the Library window that opens up, find and open the Preferences folder
Right-click on com.apple.systempreferences.plist and select Move to Trash
Right-click on com.apple.loginwindow.plist and select Move to Trash
Restart the computer
Empty the trash

Test to see whether this has made any difference to your problem.

4. Create a new user account

If doing all three things above do not resolve the issue, I suggest creating a new user account. However, do not do this until you know the problem isn't resolved.

Create a new user account
Reboot your Mac as normal
Log into the new account and use it for a little while (maybe some web browsing)
Now try using fast user switching to switch to another account
Take note of what happens (was the new user logged out or not?)
If the new user wasn't logged out, continue to step 7, otherwise stop here and report back
Use the account you're now logged into for a while
Now try fast user switching back to the new user account
Take note of what happens (was the old user logged out when you switched back to the new user account?)
Regardless of what happens at Step 9, now try using fast user switching to switch to another account
Take note of what happens (was the new user logged out or not?)

After doing the above, report back on what happened at Step 6. If you progressed further, also report on what happened at Steps 9 and 11.

If you found the problem was not replicated in the above 11 steps, then use your computer normally (but do not delete the new user account you created). If the problem reappears, then start using the new user account instead for a while as your main account and see whether the problem returns.


Preventing iPhone 3GS from auto-updating to iOS 6

Fortunately for you, iOS will not update without your consent. You have to physically go in and choose to Download, and Install the Update (two steps) in order for it to update to the next version of iOS.

iOS 5 or higher have a feature called OTA (Over the Air) updates, which bring the convenience of not having to plug your iPhone into iTunes to update it - which you are aware of. It displays a badge on the Settings app on iPhone homescreen, but this will still not update without your consent (unlike some Windows OS updates).

Unfortunately, the Settings.app is not in the list of notifications that you have control.  So you will have to get used to seeing the "1" on the Settings.app.

You will also have to be careful to decline (skip) updating your device anytime you plug it in via USB to iTunes. One thing to note, is that you don't have to worry about Wifi syncing with your device. It will not update your device using iTunes Wifi sync.


The operation can’t be completed because the original item for “Новый том” can’t be found

I just had this issue from my Ubuntu file server and iMac running El Capitan. The way I solved it is to make sure the samba guest account in Linux has read access to the directory I'm sharing. I did this by adding guest account = foo under the [global] section of /etc/samba/smb.conf and making sure that user foo has read access to the directories I'm sharing. For reference, my share definitions (at the bottom of smb.conf) look like this:

[share_name]
  path = /media/path_to_directory
  browseable = yes
  read only = yes
  guest ok = yes


How to disable keyboard play button for Keynote

What I am reading here is that you want to..

Remove and/or replace the key binding in Keynote that starts/stops a presentation
Remap that keybinding to Spotify

There is a program that does it, it's called Karabiner.  It will allow you to remap keybindings at the application level.


Ok, so the problem seems to be that you don’t have the MultiClutch bundle in InputManagers.

Multiclutch allows you to assign custom keyboard shortcuts in a given app to a given gesture, for example if you wanted to “swipe” to change a tab in safari or similar.

  It works by installing a simple input
  manager that catches gesture events,
  looks to see what shortcut you’ve
  defined for it in the frontmost app
  (if you haven’t defined anything, it
  behaves in the standard manner), and
  performs that shortcut.

I don’t know what iChrono does but you might try downloading MultiClutch (the free little app) because that will surely install the InputManager, if you later “remove” it (by dragging it into the thrash), the Input Manager will stay there and your widget should be able to use it.

Check that you have

  /Library/InputManagers/MultiClutchInputManager.bundle

… and if you do and it still doesn’t work, try thrashing that bundle (save a copy just in case) and see if you can get a new copy.

UPDATE:
Could you create a new user and try to download + decompress + install from that user instead? Logoff and login with the new user.

There might be some weird or incompatible bundle sitting in your user.

UPDATE 2
As an added bonus, you can try to replace your Megazoomer’s SIMBL with the original one. I think you have an old version that somehow is not Universally compatible. To those effects a version was compiled by Mathias Meyer who forked the original version.

You can find his version here (links to zip). Download and uncompress the zip and drop megazoomer.bundle into ~/Library/Application Support/SIMBL/Plugins (overwrite it!)

I’ve taken this information from GITHUB: here


Download the app in iTunes on your PC.
Find the app in your library and reveal its location in Explorer.
Copy the .ipa to somewhere else and rename the extension to .zip.
Extract the zip archive.


Have you tried Transmit? I think it'll do most of what you need.


It's not beyond the realms of possibility. Allocation block size is 4k. If every file was 5k, then they'd each take up 8k on disk, which gives 218MB.


Measuring PDF margins, etc. with Preview?

Found it!

In Preview,

open the Inspector (Command-I)
Select the Crop and Rotate tab, whose icon looks like a small ruler. Change the units as required
Now use the select area tool and the corresponding (printed) dimensions will be shown in the Inspector.

As an alternative, you can also download Free Ruler, which displays a nice ruler on screen, though requires care in both setting the ruler DPI and ensuring that the PDF is viewed at 100% size.


Is it possible to turn off the screen after 15 or 30 minutes on iPhone?

There's no setting higher than 5 minutes except the "Never" setting. So no, you cannot set it to 15 or 30 minutes with the current iOS software.
Note that the certain apps block turning the screen off while they're running. For example if you're playing a movie in Netflix.


connecting my laptop to iPhone HotSpot using Ethernet adapter

Just for grins and giggles, I thought I'd give this a try and I could not get it to work.

Hardware was an iPhone 8 running iOS 13.3, Apple Lightning to USB 3 camera adapter, power from a third party power brick, Apple USB to Ethernet adapter, with an Ethernet cable to an older MacBook with built-in Ethernet.  Cellular service is from AT&T if that matters.

I was able to get a hotspot working fine with a Lightning to USB cable to the same laptop so I know the hotspot function works.  To set up the test I disabled WiFi and Bluetooth on the iPhone and MacBook to avoid either device from looking elsewhere for the internet.  I verified a live Ethernet connection between the two by pinging the iPhone from the laptop.

After verifying that the hotspot function didn't work I wanted to check that the Ethernet would do more than a ping.  I set up the laptop to share WiFi internet on Ethernet to the iPhone and the iPhone was able to load web pages, with airplane mode enabled to assure it didn't connect by other means.

When enabling the hotspot function on the iPhone it did report that it was sharing the internet by USB-only, Ethernet was not mentioned.  Checking the settings on the Ethernet port I saw no IP address configured when left as auto-configure.  Internet sharing still did not work when I tried manual configuration.

I don't know if anyone cares about this anymore as I am resurrecting a zombie thread.  I was looking on if others tried this and I found this thread.  My intention on doing this was to ditch my poorly performing cable internet and instead use an old iPhone 7 for internet, to avoid having to tether my iPhone 8 every time and wanting Ethernet so I can share it on multiple wired computers without having to dedicate a computer for routing the internet.  It looks like if I do go with cellular internet at home then I'll have to stick with WiFi and USB from the iPhone, and anything on a wire would have to be connected by USB to the iPhone directly or have a computer in the middle to route from the iPhone to Ethernet.

Unless I missed something important somewhere I guess I have my answer.  I just thought I'd share my experimental results since so far it looked like educated guessing, and some time has passed which may have changed the result.  So, thanks and I hope this helps.


Finder not showing toolbar and sidebar sometimes

You should check, if you have View -> Show Toolbar option enabled. When toolbar is disabled, there's no option to have sidebar and "Show Sidebar" option in Finder Menu View -> Show Sidebar is grayed out.

Worked for me.


Select and copy part of the text from a link in Safari

I made the extension.

Because I don't want to pay $100 a year for Apple's Developer program, this extension has to be reloaded each time Safari is restarted.

I never quit Safari though so I am safe ;)

To install and use it:

Make sure 'Show Develop menu in menu bar' is enabled in Safari preferences.

Clone my extension from GitHub

git clone https://github.com/theonlygusti/shift-to-select.git
open -a Finder shift-to-select

Open the Extension Builder, Develop > Show Extension Builder.

Add an extension.

Choose the one you cloned from GitHub