Facebook Messages won't work on OS X (10.9) Messages when two-step verification and other safety features are used on Facebook

You'll need to get an application specific password from Google.

Fire up your web browser and go to Google.com
Once there, sign in if you haven't already done so.
Go to the section where your picture is, and click on the "Account" link.
Once in that Account page, on the top there are links, click on the "Security" link.  Here you will probably notice that the 2-Step authentication is enabled.
Go to the App Password's "Settings" link. It will probably ask you to authenticate yourself, go ahead and do that.
Now you should be on the "Authorized Access to your Google Account" page, and you should be able to generate a new password for "Messages on Mavericks. Go ahead and give it a name, I named mine "Mac Pro Messages Google Talk Account", and then I clicked "Generate".
Once you have this password, go to "Messages" on your Mac, try to log in and copy/paste that password.

You should be all set.


How do I send a set of youtube URLs from a Mac to the youtube app on Apple TV?

In your Apple TV YouTube app, you should see an option to activate.. To login to your YouTube account.  Once you follow the instructions displayed on your TV, you should then be logged into your YouTube account and on your TV you can see your favorites and playlists etc.


tmutil and full disk access, run as root or give access?

Running the command as root does not give it the necessary permission to bypass the "Full Disk Access" prompt.

You will need to actively give it the "Full Disk Access" privilege as described in the message, you have cited. Afterwards you can take away the privilege to ensure it is a temporary thing.


copy the link of the current played video/stream in iOS

I wasn't able to copy the URL, however if you want to view the entire thing to transcribe it, start playing your video and then lock your iOS device.  The full URL should scroll by on your lock screen.


Optimise use of hardware under Mac + Windows in virtual machine

Compiling takes CPU even if pure OSX so in a VM will take all the CPU. Fan working and hot is not an issue - it will happen (try compiling gcc under OSX on an i7 CPU all 8 threads will be running for several minutes) I would although give more memory to the VM

To see what is taking CPU you need to look at Activity Monitor in OSX (which will show Parallels taking up a lot of CPU) and Task Manager(I might have forgotten the correct name) in Windows to show what the VM is spending its time on


How can I turn my top menu bar and all the window bars dark?

You can do this with Obsidian Menu Bar:

  Obsidian Menu Bar

  A hack that makes your OS X menu bar black. And yes, it blends.
  Ready for 10.9.2!


How to create a 'New Email with Attachment' option in Finder?

Is the service present and enabled in the Services section of Keyboard Preferences?

You should see this:

If it's not there for some reason, you can recreate it easily in Automator.

Create a new Service in Automator, add the "New Mail Message" action to the workflow, and change the first drop down at the top so it reads "Service receives selected files and folders in any application". It should look like this:

Then save it, and you should have it available in your services menu.


Restoring Catalina timemachine back-up to Mojave

If you already have the system software installed, time machine will install your personal files and the files you select. It will not install the system software.
See this answer for more detail.


No need for a jailbreak. Simply go into Settings>General>Restrictions and don't allow "Deleting Apps". Restrictions are protected using a password just like your lock passcode (although it can be a different code if you would like).


Is it possible to add other networked sources to the Apple Dictionary program?

There are a few things you could do, but none of them are exactly what you're asking for. If you have a dictionary in the StarDict format, you could convert it for use in Dictionary.app with DictUnifier. You could also develop your own dictionaries, perhaps using the project template available as a supplemental download to Xcode.

Those would create static dictionaries, though, not a "live" dictionary source like we have for Wikipedia. Wikipedia has special support files built into the Dictionary.app package. Cheaters!

My approach to this kind of thing has been to use the web search module in Quicksilver to add every dictionary I might want to check against (Oxford English Dictionary, Wolfram|Alpha, Black's Law Dict., Google "define word, etc.), along with a keyboard shortcut that sends QS any selected text (or I can just bring up QS and type my search directly). Alfred, et. al., probably also have a similar feature.

This approach only searches one dictionary at a time, but usually I know which one(s) will give relevant results. Results come up in your browser; all the QS web search module does is format the URL for each source to perform the appropriate search. Also, since we're not using Dictionary.app these dictionary options will not appear when you CTRL+CMD+D on a word. (In fairness, neither does Wikipedia!) All that said, this approach requires minimal setup and is really quick.


Where are default apps for file types listed?

Right click on a file with that file extension, click Get Info (or just select the file and Cmd+I). Now in the Open with section change to an app you want to open that file with, now there should be a button under the place where you set the app to open with that sets all file with this extension to open with that app. After clicking the button, you might need an admin password. Here is a screenshot of the app chooser and the change all button:


How can I solve a mathplotlib error on BigSur?

This issue is not related to Big Sur pre-release version but rather broken matplotlib after Python 3.9 update, the problem exists on Catalina (10.15.7), too:
https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/issues/18678
Most likely missing wheels support in NumPy is causing the issue:
https://github.com/numpy/numpy/issues/17482
Installing older Python version should fix the problem until the problem is fixed on NumPy side. (The current 3.8.x version is 3.8.6).
To install specific Python version please see:
How to install specific version of python on OS X


Anyway to obtain list of Application that can open a file via Terminal?

Open will consult the same database as finder to match a file type to potential apps. The name for this database is the Launch Serices Database and it's quite large and unwieldy if you dump it all.

 lsregister -dump | wc -l

I have 533,000 lines of text in my database, so you might need to narrow down what you're seeking rather than just consuming the entire fire hose of data about every possible file type and every possible application. If you don't have lsregister in your path, find it here and optionally make a sym link to it in /usr/local/bin

mdfind -name lsregister
ln -s $(mdfind -name lsregister) /usr/local/bin

But, if you want the whole enchilada - you can dump the database and dig into the glorious technical details.

Let's go two more steps down the rabbit path. Say you have a movie file on your desktop. You would use the metadata listing tool to dump all the attributes of that file (61 entries for one movie I have) and then you have to parse out the content type to match that up with the database dump from launch services.

mdls ~/Desktop/video.mov | wc -l

And to pick out just the one most specific content type (since a file has a tree of potential content types - you may have to consider them as well in your search - but since we're keeping this simple - let's assume the final type is what's matched for your case)

mdls ~/Desktop/video.mov | grep -w kMDItemContentType

So for me, that movie is categorized by spotlight indexing as a com.apple.quicktime-movie type file and in the launch services dump - one of the apps that claims to open that file is /Applications/QuickTime Player.app

Scripting this is going to be quite an exercise, but the data is there for you to examine and play with. Enjoy!

This other question has some awesome more detail and a tool called http://duti.org that might be the tool you seek. Even better, it's open source so you can see how it works.

Programmatically/Script-atically changing the default Open-With setting


How do I mount ejected external USB flash storage?

The problem you describe was initially the intention for me to write an app that allows you to manage your drives from the menu bar. It is called Mountain and you can get it here.

Hope you enjoy it!!

UPDATE: The only way to re-mount ejected external USB flash drives is to unload and load the USB mass storage kernel extension:

kextunload /System/Library/Extensions/IOUSBMassStorageClass.kext

Followed by:

kextload /System/Library/Extensions/IOUSBMassStorageClass.kext

Be aware that this will re-mount ALL external USB drives..


Yosemite can't call numbers that contain two hash characters

Confirming that this bug is still present in El Capitan. Frustrating. Curious if anyone has come up with a workaround using AppleScript, Keyboard Maestro, or other tool.


I haven't encountered this particular problem, but I also don't use the built in searching feature very much.

Because of how this is programmed, it does duplicate work. Say you want to search for "set background mode"; as you are typing it searches for "s", then "se", then "set", etc. Using copy and paste for your search term may help a little bit but probably not noticeably.

Alternative 1: Play with iTerm settings

You can find the iTerm 2 scrollback settings in Preferences > Profiles > Terminal > Scrollback Buffer

Mine are set to:

[x] Unlimited scrollback
[ ] Save lines to scrollback when an app status bar is present
[x] Save lines to scrollback in alternate screen mode

Alternative 2: Reduce the size of your scrollback buffer

If you untick "Unlimited scrollback", you can then set a small value for Scrollback Lines. This will reduce the amount to text that have to be searched. It could make your searching more tolerable at the expense of a smaller scrollback.

Alternative 3: Upgrade to the latest version

I'm using iTerm2 Build 2.9.20151111, which is a Beta for 3.0. It operates very well and has additional features over the stable 2.x version.

Alternative 4: Take this question to the developers

This should really be Alternative 1. Truthfully, this question is probably best addressed to the developers of iTerm 2. Don't worry, they don't bite.

The main page is here. You can post questions on their forum or report this on their bug tracker.


How do I stop my Excel spreadsheets from opening when starting my IMac and also the first time I open Excel?

One idea: try right-clicking (or hold the ctrl key and click) the Excel icon on your Dock, and see if Options > Open at Login is ticked.  If it is ticked, click that menu entry to untick it.


Disable "Share Mac Analytics" with defaults command?

sudo defaults write /Library/Application\ Support/CrashReporter/DiagnosticMessagesHistory.plist AutoSubmit -int 0


Another device is connected to my Clash of Clans village

In case you know the other device, this article can help you out..

Source: Supercell Game Support


What different Stack Exchange apps are available for the iPad?

I have used 2 for iPhone, and have eventually gone back to the Mobile View as it was considerably better than either:

Six-to-Eight: Free. Worked OK, but you can't actually log in, you can merely track yourself as a user without being able to actually do anything

StackMate: $.99. Looked great, but soon worked out that by Stack Exchange it actually meant just SO, and not the SE network - wasted dollar.

As for iPad, there are only 2 available that work on iPad:

Answers for Stack Exchange
FullStack

And they both suck (imho).

For a start, FullStack only supports the Trilogy sites and Ask Ubuntu, so not the whole network.  And while "Answers for" covers all sites, it shares a further letdown with Fullstack in that neither of them allow you to actually log in and do anything other than browse.  This (as per the comments) may be because the API calls do not allow posting, but there is no reason why an App developer cannot use the APIs where they are available, and also put in a normal HTML webview of the actual site to finish of the missing parts - using the API does not limit you to only using the API if you are writing an app.

The mobile web view is far superior in every respect unless you are looking for non interactive bedtime reading.  One noted problem with the mobile view is that Chat does not seem to recognise the fact that you are logged in, meaning that while transcripts are available, you cannot enter a room and participate.

In addition to the above, a quick hunt about StackApps yeilds the following results, which are either deprecated, or were never fully released and may be interesting to read up on.:

StackUp
Stack Reader
iStack

If you are wanting a native iOS app for reasons such as getting push notifications, you can easily bodge up a system for allowing push notifications for your inbox to be sent to you iOS device.  You will need the following:

An account with IFTTT
An account with Boxcar
Your Boxcar account linked into IFTTT
A task within IFTTT that says IF RSS - New feed item from  apple.stackexchange.com/feeds/user/9495/responses (change to your own user ID) THEN Boxcar - Send a message to my inbox
The Boxcar app downloaded and installed on your iOS device.

Then, whenever you get a notification (an answer to your question, a comment on your answer, a shout in Chat etc) in your SE global inbox, it will send you a message into Boxcar, that may look something approaching the following:

You can customise the wording in the notification,but I have stuck to the defaults in this example.  Note, that the IFTTT feed checks currently run every 15 minutes.


How can I overwrite a file or prevent 'copy' from being appended?

By default in OS X Mavericks, dragging a file into a folder that contains a file with the same name will prompt you for what you would like to do.

Take, for example, these two folders: Folder1 and Folder2. Both contain a text file called Test.txt.

Dragging Test.txt from Folder1 into Folder2 will result in this dialog:

"Keep Both" will result in the file being named Test copy.txt. "Replace" does exactly what you want - replaces Folder2/Test.txt with Folder1's Test.txt.

As user dval has discovered, earlier versions of OS X may require that you hold down ⌘ while you drag a file into another folder in order to see the "Replace" option.


It's very easy to do this; all you need to do is use the 'Set Value of Variable', execute your bash script, then use 'Get Value of Variable'. You can also set multiple variables, name them, etc. as you need. Take a look at the quick example I created, which should resemble what you are intending to do. You'll notice that after I set the variable my bash script searched for files elsewhere, then after that was completed I easily recalled the variable (files a, b, c).


Can I change launchd program arguments based on calendar interval?

The "standard" thing to do is make a new .plist for each different time/argument combo. This is essentially the equivalent of making multiple entries in the crontab, except that each "entry" is an entire file, not just a line.

There's a good example of this in macOS's launch daemon entries for the periodic maintenance program. /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.periodic-daily.plist runs /usr/libexec/periodic-wrapper with the argument "daily" and a 24-hour interval, ...periodic-weekly.plist runs it with the argument "weekly" and a 7-day interval, and ...periodic-monthly.plist runs it with the argument "monthly" and a 30.44-day interval.


Kingston SV100S2/128G on MacBookPro 6,2 (late 2010) issue

OS X doesn’t support the TRIM command (which is usually tied with the OS and an NTFS volume), however, a few benchmarking have apparently reach the conclusion that OS X’s performance with an SSD drive is not affected like it was in Windows (with TRIM Disabled).

In other words, Windows without TRIM suffered massive performance degradation over time. With TRIM, Windows did well.

OS X, on the other hand, having no TRIM support, didn’t suffer the performance degradation in the first place. The interesting article can be found here at bit-tech.net.

TLDR Version (and I quote):

  While we know SSD performance is affected by the OS - after all, you need Windows 7 for TRIM support - but for OS X not to suffer from performance degradation when it's using an SSD seeming stunning to the point of being difficult to believe.

(Emphasis added)

TRIM aside, your battery problem might be mitigated by a few things and there are a few recommendations about how to make it work better under OS X.

The original article is a blog post found here which I suggest you read for more detailed information.

In short:

Modify Sleeping mode so it doesn’t save the content of RAM to drive when closing the lid (if you do this and remove the battery while in sleep, you lose the ram contents and will have to restart your computer).
Hard Drive Sleep: turn it off, SSD has no reason to go to sleep.
Sudden Motion Sensor: You can also disable this, an SSD has no moving mechanical parts that may be affected in case of a sudden impact.
Enable noatime for SSD filesystems. This will make the SSD write less info. (If you’re using FileVault make sure you read the article)
Spotlight: The article suggests disabling it if you don’t use it, but I wouldn’t do that.

On top of all that, I recommend you do a few things:

Check this question and answers on this site about how to identify possible CPU processes that may be hogging your CPU and therefore eating your battery life.
Perform a full battery cycle charge. All the relevant information is in Apple’s Battery Page, which is linked in this question on this site too, with some more interesting links you might want to follow.

To address your question, it shouldn’t happen, as SSDs are usually more energy efficient than mechanical drives. I bet either spotlight or time machine are doing some work and draining your battery life.

Try starting your machine in safe mode (hint: press ⇧ shift after the chime) and monitor your battery life there. Don’t forget to perform the battery tips before doing that.


How do I stop 'mdwrite wants to use the "metadata" keychain' prompts?

I had the same problem.  I opened my login keychain and searched for MetadataKeychain.  I clicked show password and copied and pasted it into the dialog asking for the password.

It worked!


Numbers: Creating a Summary table based on values from different table

If your category column contains categories that are correctly spelled each time, then a simple solution would be to use the SUMIFS() and the COUNTIFS() formulas.

In the Summary table, add a category from the category column from the Finances table.
Next, in the Amount column of your Summary table, add the following formula: SUMIFS(2017 Finances::Amount,2017 Finances::Category,A2) Where A2 contains a unique category.
In the Count column, use this formula: COUNTIFS(2017 Finances::Category,A2)
Drag the formulas down the columns to fill for each category.
Sort Ascending or Descending as desired.

The SUMIFS and COUNTIFS compare the category column with the entry in the Summary table's entry.  If there is a match, it sums or counts based on the category.  Repeat as needed.

NOTE:

Dynamically creating a Summary table without knowing the categories is quite a bit more complicated as Numbers does not have Pivot Table (as Excel or Google Sheets has) functionality as of the date this answer was posted.  Great suggestion for Apple Feedback.

See the illustrations below.


AppleScript : do a mouse scroll on a Finder window

You can set scroll bar position using Apple Script. In Finder without horizontal scroll bar You can do something like:

activate application "Finder"
tell application "System Events"
    tell process "Finder"
        -- range is from 0.0 to 1.0, so to scroll halfway you would use 0.5
        set value of scroll bar 1 of scroll area 2 of splitter group 1 of front window to 0.0
    end tell
end tell

Tip from https://discussions.apple.com/thread/1540280?start=0&tstart=0 User James Nierodzik


Where should I place shared folders on an OS X Server?

Generally, the shared folders for a group should go in /Groups/groupname/.
/Users/Shared/ is more designed for local users to share, though there's nothing stopping you from using this too other than it is non-standard.


how to bind double tapping the shift key in tmux

Binding C-S-M won't work for two reasons. Firstly there is no key S-M - M is already shifted. Secondly, there is are no uppercase control keys. See https://github.com/tmux/tmux/wiki/Modifier-Keys#limitations-of-ctrl-keys.
Your best bet for keys that the terminal cannot send are to map them to a key that the terminal can send (like F11 or C-F2) using xbindkeys or similar program.
You don't need to change prefix to make double pressing a key work, you can do it with key tables, for example something like:
bind -Tmytable F11 lsk
bind -Troot F11 switchc -Tmytable


This probably isn't the best Applescript code ever written but it did work for me to list the people in a specific group (on 10.8 mountain lion).

tell application "Contacts"
    activate
    set grp to first group where (name = "friend")
    tell grp
        get people
    end tell
end tell


This is either a colour profile or possibly a hardware issue.
It may also be a True Tone or Night Shift issue [though I've never had a Mac that can use those so I've no experience with them].
Your screenshot does not show any colour cast at all and 'white is white', as in this image showing the Digital colour meter over your screenshot (whether or not you see it that way, that's what the numbers say.)

First check the Apple KB links above to make sure it's not True Tone/Night Shift.
If neither of those is the cause, then either someone/something has changed your screen profile… or you have a hardware issue.
System Prefs > Display > Colour
Check what profile is shown as in use.
Check other profiles to see if they all show a similar colour-cast - some will look OK & some will look awful, but you need to determine if it's always 'too blue'.
If most profiles show the colour is 'balanced' if not 'good' then you could try re-calibrating your display by eye.
To the right of that control panel is Calibrate…
Hold  Opt ⌥  as you click it & it will open with the Advanced parameters as an option. Check 'Expert Mode' & work your way through the following screens, adjusting each as best you can all the way through.
If all your efforts come out blue no matter what you do, then suspect a hardware fault & take it to Apple.


If I remove GarageBand and iMovie from my MacBook Air, can I restore them later?

You should be able to download them with your Apple ID (the one used when you bought or registered your new Mac) from the Mac App Store.
You can try to log in, and then see if you have access to them (you should also have access to the OS X, so you can re-install it too), otherwise you should contact Apple, so you get access to the free apps - and OS X Mountain Lion.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4718

Restoring iLife applications after Internet Restore of OS X Lion or OS X Mountain Lion
If you erase install OS X Lion or OS X Mountain Lion on a new Mac that shipped with OS X Lion or OS X Mountain Lion installed, you can download iPhoto, iMovie, and GarageBand from the Mac App Store.

After installation, start (up) from OS X.
Double-click the App Store icon in the dock.
Enter your Apple ID and password.
Click Purchases.
If you haven't previously accepted your bundled iLife applications within the Mac App Store, you should see your iLife applications appear in the Accept portion of the screen. Click Accept.
You may be asked for your Apple ID and password once again. Your iLife applications now move to the Purchased section. These applications are part of the software that came with your Lion based computer. Your account will not be charged for them. Click Install to complete installation of your applications.


Remove command removed my important documents on El Capitan

Except that the command from the Ureka Web site doesn't do that, of course.  So what did you actually type?  Perhaps something more like

rm -rf $HOME / .ureka

Note the extra spaces.

In any case, if files were actually removed, learn from the experience, restore your backup, and move on.


How do I update iTunes Match info on my iOS 7 device?

I turned off iTunes Match on my phone. All the Match songs that were downloaded were still available (cool!) and the non-downloaded ones were no longer listed. I then killed the Music app and rebooted the phone. Same thing. I then turned iTunes Match back on. It re downloaded all the metadata, but reattached to all my downloaded songs. It didn't need to re download them.
Pretty awesome.


How to gracefully import CSV files into Numbers.app v3?

So the Apple thread recommended changing the txt to csv. This didn't work, my file was already csv, properly formated etc. No, changing to txt did the trick.
I'm finding it harder and harder to recommend switching from Microsoft to Apple. This sort thing just shouldn't be happening.


How can I remove stickers from the lid of my MacBook Pro?

Just peel off the stickers.

The best thing for removing the residue is Teatree oil. You can get it from Walgreens in the US, and most chemists in Australia.

Just soak some cotton wool (or other soft cloth) in the oil (so you don't scratch the surface of your MacBook) and wipe until no residue is left.

Because the oil is viscous I would make sure that your TimeMachine backup is  up to date before use.  Don't kiss your brand new looking Mac as the oil is poisonous if ingested.


500gb take up space on my HD, but don't belong to any visible file or folder

Did you emptied the trash after removing the image file (if it was removed in Finder).
Check in About this MAC > Storage, if this 500 GB is not used by Backups. If it is, that means that it might be local snapshot of time Machine backup including this file. See http://support.apple.com/en-us/ht4878


Make a simple bash script, that starts on startup instead:

#!/bin/bash
#Wait for however long you want:
sleep <num of seconds>
#Use the following if the program is a .app:
open -a /path/to/app/myApp.app
#Use the following if the program is an executable (not a .app):
/path/to/exec/theExec

Now, save the file to your documents folder as startupScript.bash.

Note: If you use textedit to create the file, hold down  shift  +  command  +  T  before saving it.

Open up "Terminal". Type:

chmod +x ~/Documents/startupScript.bash

Then open up System Preferences, and add the script to the login items tab.


You can filter the list of options for one with the text you're looking for, then select that one. This can be achieved with the following JavaScript:

Array.from(document.querySelector('select#reasonPopUpButton').children)
  .find(el => el.textContent == "Unauthorized purchase")
  .selected = true;


Soundflower + AU Lab + Mavericks results in incessant clicking

Soundsiphon solved it for me as well. You do not need to buy the pro version, because the capturing of whole system audio (which means no specific application like safari needs to be selected as an audio source) is for free. :-)

My setup:
soundsiphon as default system audio device:

any Audio player/source on OS Yosemite -> AU Lab 2.2.2 (IN soundsiphon -> Waves GEQ -> OUT FiiO DAC:

Sorry for the german screens :-)


It depends on how you have configured the hibernate bits in the power manager.

Setting aside desktop machines which by default to not write anything to persistent storage when the system enters sleep, the default behavior is to write a copy of RAM to storage so that either power remains to wake the machine from RAM or the system will detect the sleep image and restore from that rather than booting from a clean state.

You can set more exotic combinations using pmset and a shell, but it is not officially "supported".


Use MacBook as a monitor and controller for iMac

You can't really use the MacBook as display or keyboard. What you can do is control the iMac remotely via Screen Sharing. This is a builti in function in OS X since 10.5:
Screen Sharing.

Please note that his is not a workable solutions for anything that requires fast display refreshes as all data is send via your network.

There are several instruction out there:
http://macs.about.com/od/usingyourmac/qt/Mac-Screen-Sharing-How-To-Connect-To-Another-Macs-Desktop.htm


How would I access my 2012 MacBook Air's Hard drive?

This site claims that the drive is not officially user replaceable, but it’s simply a case of the connector being different.

But you say it’s the Mid 2012 model 4,2? That is the model number for the Mid 2011 model as per the specifications listed here. iFixit has a good rundown on how to get to that one. And Other World Computing sells and external enclosure called the Envoy that can take that internal SSD and make it an external USB 3.0 drive. Instructions on how to install a drive in that Envoy enclosure are here as well.


What kind of NFC-Tag is only readable in Shortcuts App?

NFC is a standardized set of protocols - so in that sense "NFC is NFC". However the standard allows for multiple types of tags (i.e. your wrist band has an NFC tag embedded in it).

Currently the standard allows for 5 different types of tags, which vary in speed, capacity, mode settings, etc. For example you can set tags to be read-only or rewritable, and some types allows you to change from read-only to rewritable and vice versa, and others do not.

On top of that, NFC tags are produced by many different companies, allowing you to pick from a huge variety of form factors (dimensions, weights, etc) in various materials.

However the reason your tag is not readable by other apps is not because of these differences, nor that iOS has quirks.

It is simply so that apps tend to limit the tags that they scan to the ones associated with that app. I.e. no need to scan any random tags, if you're only interested in very specific ones. The phone actually scans every tag, but the app filters those out it is not interested in.

The Shortcuts app allows you to use more or less any tag - so it will do just that.

Update: You have updated your question indicating the specific apps you have used. You have tried to use generic apps that should read "any" tags - and thus app specific filtering is not your problem.

However your problem is instead that on iOS 12 and prior, the system allowed apps to read only tags encoded in the NFC Data Exchange Format (NDEF). Your tag must likely is not encoded in NDEF, and thus cannot be read by those apps.

On iOS 13 that limitation has been lifted. However, app developer must change their apps to expand the types of data encodings they can read. Those app you have tried aren't updated to read the specific type of tag you have.


Selecting all files in Finder with column view

It depends on the way the folder (or other folder-like item) is selected. If you select an item by clicking on it, command-A selects all items in the next column. If you select an item with the keyboard (or by for example revealing a folder in Finder from another application), command-A selects all items in the same column.

You can select all items in the current column by pressing the up or down arrow key and then command-A, or all items in the next column by pressing the right arrow key and then command-A.


How do I delete a stubborn file in the Bin?

Assuming that the file tunnelBlick.tblk is in ~/.Trash, then one sure way of deleting this file is to boot to  Recovery Mode, (⌘R when restarting the Mac), and then in Terminal (on the Utilities menu)... use the following command, e.g.:

rm -f /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD/Users/Your_Short_Name/.Trash/tunnelBlick.tblk

The example command above assumes the main Startup volume is Macintosh HD, change as needed.
The Your_Short_Name is that which you normally see in Finder as the name on your Home folder.

Then type reboot and press enter to restart the Mac back to normal mode boot.

NOTE: The rm command, especially with the -f option is potentially destructive if the target is not properly typed. Make sure the command is properly typed before executing. You can also first try without the -f option and the see if e.g.:

ls /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD/Users/Your_Short_Name/.Trash/tunnelBlick.tblk

Returns anything, and is so, then use the -f option.

Update: Based on the answer to the question I asked in the comment under your question, you would use the following command from Recovery Mode, (⌘R when restarting the Mac):

rm -f /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD/Users/Your_Short_Name/Library/CloudStorage/iCloud\ Drive/.Trash/tunnelBlick.tblk

With the same caveats applying:

The example command above assumes the main Startup volume is Macintosh HD, change as needed.
The Your_Short_Name is that which you normally see in Finder as the name on your Home folder.

Note: You can first try from normal mode:

rm -f /Users/Your_Short_Name/Library/CloudStorage/iCloud\ Drive/.Trash/tunnelBlick.tblk

If that doesn't work you can also try prefacing the command with sudo; however. if it will not delete from normal mode then boot to recovery mode.


Unfortunately I think you're out of luck. While Launchpad appears in the Applications folder and Dock like a normal application, it's really more of a built in OS feature. You can't make it full screen or assign it to it's own space like a normal app.


Dictation workflows don't activate keypress

I finally got an error message which answered my question: com.automator.runner.xpc is not allowed to send keystrokes.


Do you want to record multiple tracks, or multiple takes?

For multiple takes you need two things

Make sure Cycle mode is on
In General settings (GarageBand/Preferences/General) Cycle on is set to Create Takes

To record multiple tracks simultaneously:

Make sure that the Record Enable button is shown

Activate recording for multiple tracks. You can only do that for separate input channels.


How can I make iPhone clock alarms obey vibrate-only mode?

Calendar alarms obey the mute switch.  Clock alarms do not.

Personally, I consider this a feature and not a bug--but I can understand why you'd at least want the option.

However, short of jailbreaking, there is currently no way to change this behavior in the Apple-provided applications.


Sometimes, you may not know that the configurations of your Apple Watch push notification system is different from your iPhone. The phone may receive the latest messages while the watch is lagging or doesn't receive any at all. This post might help you out.


The GPU and CPU are all soldered to the logic board, so in theory someone with enough skill and tools could repair the logic board itself, but in practice replacing the board or the computer is more cost effective in almost all cases.


Planito seems to be a good app for offline map viewing. It allows you to cache and view many different maps:

Planito does cost $4.99, but there is a trial available.


What are the Manual settings for Internet sharing between 10.9 and 10.7?

Your manual set up should work if you configure the 10.9 host to use:

IP address: 192.168.2.2
router: 192.168.2.1

Set the DNS to 192.168.2.1 as well.


Why is Skype using 100% of my CPU or more and how can I fix it?

I found this fix on a Skype community thread:

  Quit Skype, then in your home directory, look for a folder called Library/Caches/com.skype.skype and delete or rename that folder then start Skype... cpu usage should be back to normal.

If you can't find that folder, open your Terminal and simply type:

$ open ~/Library/Caches/com.skype.skype


How to get an applescript to play a song file

Activating QuickTime is a lot of overhead for playing a single file.

You can use afplay instead:

do shell script "afplay " & songpath


After speaking to a friend I established that this problem is potentially due to the macOS Sierra update. I followed the first step in this link - removing existing Wi-Fi preferences. Which seems to have worked for now.


macOS does not support RDP out of the box. There does not seem to be a canonical best solution for getting it working, but you can see OS X RDP server application.

VNC is supported by macOS. Go to System Preferences → Sharing → Screen Sharing → Computer Settings and enable VNC viewers may control screen with password.

Here are windows VNC clients that work well with Mac and a question on setting up the mac sharing:

Is there a Windows remote desktop client compatible with Lion's virtual display feature?
Remote Management vs. Screen Sharing?


Why does updating Xcode make my computer so slow?

Run Xcode post updating to make sure any post installation scripts get a chance to run.

After that, restart your Mac and see if the problem goes away.


Why is my Mac's CPU throttled? (Turbo Boost Ratio)

So, I ran some Cinebench R11.5 benchmarks to get more information about the single threaded performance of my i5-3427U1 (1.8-2.8 GHz) CPU:

  1 thread → 1.10

I also contacted the author of the linked article by AnandTech - @anandshimpi2.  Anand Lal Shimpi was so kind to send me a benchark chart which compared the single threaded performance of the 2011 13" Macbook Airs with the 2012 13" Macbook Airs using Cinebench R11.5.

Into this picture, I have added information about the maximum single threaded CPU clocks along with a comparison of the measured performance such as Anand Lal Shimpi has suggested.

[image source]

In this info graphic I am comparing specifically:

  2011 13" Macbook Air, i5-2557M 1.7GHz/2.4GHz/2.7GHz
  2012 13" Macbook Air, i5-3427U 1.8GHz/2.6GHz/2.8GHz

As you can see, the single threaded clock of the 2012 model is 3.7% increased in turbo boost mode.

However, the benchmark score saw a 9.9% increase which is not simply due to the higher clock, but also due to the more efficient Ivy Bridge architecture which is about 5-15% faster3 than Sandy Bridge.

In sum, the benchmark scores are as expected whereas the Turbo Ratios log entries are not. Anand Lal Shimpi had "figured it was a bug, submitted it to Apple back in July"4.


Giving myself permissions in /etc/sudoers does nothing

The sudoers file only gets read by sudo so you still need to run

sudo pmset ...

to execute the command. What your addition to sudoers does is that every user on your Mac can now execute pmset without entering a password (or even be in the admin group).

If you want to avoid having to type sudo pmset each time define an alias

alias pmset="sudo /usr/bin/pmset"


Deleting old email caches on macOS Sierra

If you already deleted the emails, the cache will be deleted when the operating system needs more space. You can also delete the folders in ~Library/Mail/v4, only the next time you launch Mail it will write there when you add a new account.


I don't recommend Stealth Mode for this reason, constant pop-ups.

Mac Help says:

  If you don’t either allow or deny access, the message remains
  displayed, and any attempts to connect to the app are denied.

But in  my experience, they dismiss instantly.

Unless you want to manage the firewall with one of the third-party apps--which are certainly available—Apple in their wisdom hath now given us an application firewall, and that's what we've got.


If you're using an external mouse, clicking both buttons (if it's a two button mouse) should do it.

I'm not aware of a way to do it with the trackpad only unless you use a third party tool like KeyRemap4Macbook which will let you bind, eg, ⌥ + left click to a middle click. I've just tested exactly that combination and it works fine for pasting into an X11.app Xterm so should work fine with your VM.


Return to current Album in iTunes on Mac

Press CMD+L.

Enjoy your music!

Edit:
You may also go to

Controls > Go to Current Song


Why can I set VLC as my default browser?

It's probably because VLC supports generic http URLs.  If you want to experiment, proceed with caution.

First, make a backup copy of /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/Info.plist and put it in a safe place.

Then, using a text editor such as emacs or vi (not TextEdit.app !), remove the following lines:

            <dict>
                    <key>CFBundleURLIconFile</key>
                    <string>generic</string>
                    <key>CFBundleURLName</key>
                    <string>http url</string>
                    <key>CFBundleURLSchemes</key>
                    <array>
                            <string>http</string>
                    </array>
            </dict>

This should be enough to convince the OS that VLC should not be used as a browser; although I don't know what (if anything) will break in VLC.  You may need to reboot in order to see the effects of the plist change as well.

If things are unstable after that, you can restore the backed up Info.plist file to /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/Info.plist in order to return to the way things used to be.


iPad 3, web pages and pixel-specified sizes

According to Quirksmode, a "pixel" is "essentially an abstract construct created specifically for us web developers". In other words, yes - the iPad web browser, and other browsers (and other applications!) in the same situation handle this smoothly. You can read more about this in the QuirksBlog post.


External drive for Time Machine cannot be mounted, formatted or repaired

This solution eventually worked for me,
I erased again the disk through Disk Utility, but giving it a different name.
I also erased the disk in the Time Machine preferences, and then assigned the "new disk". It could then be found and a backup is currently on-going.


How to have chrome app on my kids iPads?

Two things could interfere with the download.

Parental restrictions would suppress Chrome if your children's iPad doesn't allow that app due to age limits or explicit content filters.
Not using the same AppleID on both devices.

To address the restrictions, go to the settings app and inspect / relax any restrictions to get that one app installed. To address the Apple ID, take both devices and sign out of the App Store from the settings app. Then sign them both in with the same account. At that point, the purchase history for both should be equivalent.


The latest iOS version supported by iPhone 4 is 7.1.2. There is no official way to install iOS 8 or newer on older iDevices.

You can find a compatability list on Wikipedia.


Does Lightning to 3.5 mm support High-Res headphones?

High resolution headphones work with the same analog signal as ordinary head phones. High resolution headphones “just” have to be compliant with some quality requirements for the head phones themselves. There’s no guarantee that a pair of high resolution headphones are better than a given pair of non-high resolution headphones.

Therefore yes, you can use them with the Apple Lighting dongle.


How to identify codec (AAC vs ALAC) used in an m4a file

When I use the file command on an .m4a file, I get back a generic response of "ISO Media, Apple iTunes ALAC/AAC-LC (.M4A) Audio" for both AAC and ALAC files. I can think of two other approaches off the top of my head that don't require either the heavy hand of iTunes or installing new software :

Open the audio file in question with QuickTime Player. Select "Show Movie Inspector" from the 'Window' menu (or press ⌘-i) to see the file's size, data rate, and the codec used in its creation.
Use the afinfo (audio file info) command in Terminal.app to get a more information than QuickTime Player provides. Here's some sample output:

$ afinfo /Users/admin/Desktop/01\ The\ Guns\ of\ August\ 1.m4a

Num Tracks: 1 Data format: 2 ch,  44100 Hz, 'alac' (0x00000001) from
16-bit source

4096 frames/packet

Channel layout: Stereo (L R)

estimated duration: 18702.930431 sec audio bytes: 1006059541

audio packets: 201367 bit rate: 430332 bits per second

packet size upper bound: 12334 maximum packet size: 12334

audio data file offset: 48

optimized audio

824799232 valid frames + 0 priming + 0 remainder = 824799232

For any readers unfamiliar with using the terminal, it's quite simple, and you won't break anything. Open Terminal, and type in--or cut and paste from below--the word afinfo followed by a single space:

afinfo

Next, drag an audio file over to the Terminal window and drop it in. You will see the file's path get appended to the afinfo command. If dragging the icon caused the Finder to become the active process, you'll need to click on the Terminal's window to wake it up before the final step of pressing enter to run the command. If you like, you can get information on more than one file at a time by dragging and dropping multiple icons instead of just one. When you're finished, just quit Terminal.app as you would any other program.


What is .git folder and can I delete it?

Git is a version control system and stores the history in a subdirectory .git

That is a way of keeping copies of snapshots source code or other documents in a way so that you can go to the complete set of documents at an earlier given time and/or see when and who changed a file and what change was made.

A version control system can be used just for your documents or put in a shared place so people who collaborate all can see and make changes.

You can use tools like SourceTree to view what is in your history.

Thus is you are not using git you can delete the .git directory but I would ask how did it get there. It is possible that another application could use git, I would see if any of your apps say they keep old copies of data however I would hope that they would not do this for all of ~/Documents as this would mess up other peoples' use of this directory. The actual directory .git is in would help to identify the application using it.


Definitely sounds like its fragmentation-related.

I found a few sources, take with a grain-of-salt but it seems to back up the hypothesis.

http://sites.google.com/site/tony72/ppc_frag
http://www.lagom.nl/misc/flash_fragmentation.html
http://www.springerlink.com/content/a2515t43pg067522/
http://www.diskeeper.com/blog/post/2007/06/22/The-Impact-of-Fragmentation-on-Flash-Drives-%28iPods-Jump-Drives-etc%29.aspx

My earlier post:

Edit: Thank you for the info.

Some additional info could help with this:

iPhone release (orig, 3g, 3gs etc...)
codec of audio: (mp3? apple lossless?
aiff?...)

Without the additional info, my first hypothesis would be that its a memory issue. You might try killing some other apps (yes, I know they shouldn't be running, but there may be some related processing happening in the background.)

To take it to another extreme for testing purposes, do you have video clips you could try? If so, test them out and come back if there's any useful information gathered.

One last thing, I doubt its related but, how full is the storage on the iPhone?


Use this adapter if it's a Thunderbolt device -> https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MMEL2AM/A/thunderbolt-3-usb-c-to-thunderbolt-2-adapter

You will need a Thunderbolt cable as well.  That should work for you, it's worked for me.

If this is not a Thunderbolt device with a USB-C port, but is instead a USB 3.x device with a USB-C port then you need a different cable.  Like this one -> https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Type-C-Adapter-Charger-Cable/dp/B01GGKYR2O

If you want to get gigabit speeds then make sure it's a USB 3.x cable and not a USB 2.0 cable.

If the device has a captive USB-C cable then there is no cheap solution.  You will need a Thunderbolt 2 dock with a USB-C port, and these are hard to find.  It would likely be cheaper to just replace this USB-C device with a USB-A or Thunderbolt 2 version than get an adapter.


Shortcut iPhone/iPad app to send email to a specific address?

There are at least two apps which support something like this:

Drafts

Note application with the ability to define actions for these notes based on the standard URL scheme. Sending mails to pre-defined addresses is easily possible
LaunchCenter Pro

Quick starter for apps, using URLs as well. Using an URL with the mail recipient included will open Mail with an empty mail already addressed correctly.


Will it ever be possible to port BlackBerry messenger (BBM) to the iPhone?

It's almost certainly technically possible, but the reason it hasn't been done isn't a technical one, it's a business one.

BBM and the network of users that go with it is one of RIM's strategic assets, and their thinking is likely that opening it up on other platforms would eliminate a reason for people to buy their hardware (which is where they make their money). Whether that's a sound decision or not and whether RIM may change its mind may be up for debate, but at the moment, that's why there's no BBM for iOS, Android or any non-Blackberry platform, not technical challenges.


Applescript to Unmount Volumes Matching a Pattern

This is how I'd do it... The following example AppleScript code will unmount any mounted disk that starts with "Backup":

set listOfDisks to list disks
set listOfDisksToUnmount to {}

repeat with thisDisk in listOfDisks
    if thisDisk starts with "Backup" then
        copy contents of thisDisk to end of listOfDisksToUnmount
    end if
end repeat

if listOfDisksToUnmount is not {} then
    repeat with thisDisk in listOfDisksToUnmount
        do shell script "diskutil unmount /Volumes/" & thisDisk's quoted form
    end repeat
end if

Note: If you have an issue with the unmount verb with diskutil, try unmountDisk instead.

Note: contents in copy contents of thisDisk to end of listOfDisksToUnmount doesn't copy the contents of the disk, it copies the contents of the list item, which is the name of the disk.

Note: The example AppleScript code is just that and does not contain any error handling as may be appropriate. The onus is upon the user to add any error handling as may be appropriate, needed or wanted. Have a look at the try statement and error statement in the AppleScript Language Guide. See also, Working with Errors. Additionally, the use of the delay command may be necessary between events where appropriate, e.g. delay 0.5, with the value of the delay set appropriately.


"Winclone has been discontinued". Now what?

Good news is that CNET Downloads still have the file on their own server so, we can easily get it form there

Winclone 2.2 on CNET Downloads

and after that the beauty come to us!

Unfortunately, WinClone will not work under OSX Lion...


If you have Xcode installed, you can recompile it yourself.

Go to /Developer/Examples/TextEdit, double click on TextEdit.xcodeproj, and click the play button.

In case you are Xcode less, let me know, I'll upload a build for you on my server.


Adding on my command to services menu or adding keyboard shortcuts

Use Apple's automator and save the result as a service. If you select the right conext for the service it will appear in the right click menu. You can add shortcuts to services using System Preferences > Keyboard > Keyboard shortcuts. Click somewhere to the right of the service name (near the right edge of the white box). A field appears and you can type a shortcut. This is not very intuitive.


How do i know exactly what is taking up space in iCloud?

On your iPhone/iPad, go to Settings->iCloud->Storage and Backup->Manage Storage.

On your Mac, go into System preferences ->iCloud and click on the button labeled "Manage…" to see an overview of the usage per app / service.


When I close the lid and open it later in the day, will command line programs resume?

It should continue, if your script has any error-handling for loosing connection to the database (assuming off-site DB).

Though the exact behaviour is hard to predict without seeing the actual code. Sleeping the system may also leed to unexpected results in the script.


How to test my installation script on macOS?

Your best bet is to create a macOS VM for testing. Install VirtualBox (it's free), create a macOS virtual machine, and then create a snapshot before testing your script. Once you've finished testing your script you can restore the VM to its previous, unmodified state using the snapshot feature. Hope this helps!


AppleScript editor to connect and disconnect again to specific server

I finaly figered out how to do that so i write this code and it works

tell application "Finder"
    try
        eject alias "Volume name"
    end try
    mount volume "afp://Server/volume"
        open alias "Volume name"
end tell

I hope it will be helpful.


Retina 2012 15" Macbook Pro: Vertical Lines like dead pixels

Is this only happening when running Windows ? Do you have the same issue when you run MacOS, when your mac boots, or if you are running any other operating system ? It seems like a graphical driver problem. You could maybe try to update your bootcamp drivers if you're using bootcamp. The support of Windows 10 for macbook is very recent so it might be buggy... I had those sorts of problems when running Linux on mac.


Clean Install of Lion OS X / Optimizing My Machine

The best way to back up your documents is to back up your entire hard drive (aka "clone").

I use SuperDuper for this (you can use it for free, although the SmartUpdate feature is worth paying for, IMO. CarbonCopyCloner is another program which many people like).

Once you have a bootable backup of your hard drive (verify this by actually booting from it!) you can make a clean installation of your computer. From there you should be able to use "Migration Assistant" (/Applications/Utilities) to copy files and applications from either Time Machine or your clone.

Ok, now, having answered the question that you asked, two comments:

10gb free isn't a whole lot of space, especially if you are on a non-SSD drive.
If you are having problems with your current installation, I would highly recommend that you do not use Migration Assistant or any other method to automatically copy files from your current setup to your new one.

Instead, I would recommend that you keep the clone handy, and if/when you need files from it, then copy them. If you need an app, go make sure that you are downloading the latest version from the website, and install that version.

Most applications will run from the backup drive (some which use installers might not) so if you need quick access to some program, you can probably just run it from there in an emergency.

You can get a 500GB bus-powered USB drive for about $50 from Amazon [note: I just picked that one at random, it's not a specific recommendation] which will fit easily into your laptop bag.


So a desktop that's connecting to the router via ethernet cable experience the same exact problem! Many other devices operated fine. This allow me to pinpoint the router is messed up somehow.

A power down restart on the router fixed everything.


Will my Mac Pro be able to run WebGL applications?

Here is the answer from Chrome help article:

You'll need Mac OS 10.5 and Mac OS 10.6 (recommended).
10.7 I believe is also supported.

If you have the following graphics cards, WebGL is unsupported and is disabled by default:

NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5200
ATI Radeon HD2400
ATI Radeon 2600 series
ATI Radeon X1900
GeForce 7300 GT

So, yes, upgrade videocard for WebGL to work.


What's the current state of delta updates for iOS apps? Were they ever promised? If not, any word from Apple on if it will come?

I believe you mixed the two.

iOS supports delta update, but only for the OS itself. iOS 5.0.1 was a ~40MB update.

Mac OS X supports delta update for the Mac App Store apps.


VS Code - Code Helper process using more than 100% CPU on macOS

The behaviour you describe could either be a bug in VS Code or it is intended behaviour simply because the numbers of files you have require large amounts of CPU time to process. I strongly suspect that the problem is a bug.

The issue you have found have the same externally observables as your problem, i.e. the CPU usage of Code Helper is very high. However there could be many different reasons for that to happen. Therefore it is not a problem that that specific issue has been closed for outside comments.

I would highly suggest opening a new issue instead. Go to this page:

https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues

And click the "New issue" button.  Select that you want to file a "Bug report". Then please describe everything carefully, including which of the recommendations you have tried that did not work.

Hopefully the VSCode team will be able to fix the bug and release a new and fixed version.


Mail: keyboard shortcut to move email to trash?

Actually, you don't need to go to all this effort. The default command+delete keyboard shortcut will do exactly what you want, so long as you've set your Mail preferences that way.

In summary, you need to:

Go to Mail > Preferences
Select the Accounts tab
Select the account (or email address) from the left pane
In the right pane, select the Mailbox Behaviours tab
At the bottom, tick the checkbox for Move deleted messages to the Bin mailbox
While at it, ensure that the other settings on this tab for erasing deleted messages are what you want

Now when using the command+delete keyboard shortcut to delete emails they will be moved to the Bin mailbox for the Account in question.


Why the system takes up almost all the storage of iPhone

If you are using iOS 12 beta. You should be submitting a bug report to Apple to check this, no? It might be leftover system files from iOS 11 or a way for you to go back and restore iOS. Point is. It is beta. So this question does not belong here.


Warning: high geekery follows.

When the UIPhotoPicker control (which manages still/video capture from the camera as well as selection of images from the image library) returns a camera image to the app that launched it, the image is at native resolution of the camera, which is Very Very Big. 5 megapixels at 2592 x 1936.

An image object takes up space in the app's memory allocation, obviously. The amount it takes up is 4 bytes per pixel (r, g, b, and alpha). So an image at full resolution takes up 2592 x 1936 x 4 pixels: almost 20 megabytes. On a device that starts to complain if you take up (on the latest, beefiest version of the hardware) more than 30 or 40 mb.

So the solution to that that most developers employ is to immediately scale the image down to something manageable, memory-wise, pretty much immediately on capture. An app that promised full resolution images would need to do nearly nothing else. It was only in the last couple versions of the hardware that we didn't have to dump a whole bunch of stuff from memory before going for a camera image.


How can I successfully uninstall the new Mac Pages program and go back to the 09 version

The Mac App Store updates to iWork should not have replaced the original iWork '09 apps. Simply delete the new apps and use the old ones.

The original apps should still be available under /Applications/iWork '09 as well as if you search for them in Spotlight. If you've deleted the older versions, you can use Time Machine or reinstall them from the retail CD.


Delayed image on second monitor, MacBook Pro 13 inch i5

The problem is because analogue (VGA) connection is used and the "auto" positioning does not detect the image bounds correctly. Check your monitor controls (menu) and move the image left/right and up/down (usually labeled HPOS/VPOS). Here are my recommendations:

Use the native resolution (1440 x 900) and 60 Hz refresh rate.
If still not centered, use the monitor's controls to position the image.
If this does not work - try lowering the resolution or changing the refresh rate and again centering the image.


Mac lag terribly when restarted from chosen Startup Disk

did you check for disk errors in Disk Utility?  Verify the disk, and repair if it finds anything.

If this is a sudden change, you could have either:

a full disk
a failing drive
corruption


`diskutil list` shows type Windows_NTFS, but `Disk Utility.app` shows type ExFAT. So What is the type?

There is no mystery here. The volume is ExFAT formatted.

The drive is using the legacy Master Boot Record (MBR) partition scheme. The diskutil command displays the TYPE based on the single byte partition id. In your case, the partition id is a hexadecimal value of 07. The diskutil has this hardcoded to the string Windows_NTFS. This partition id is also used for Microsoft's ExFAT format and IBM's HPFS format. The Disk Utility application actually looks at the contents of the volume to determine the format.

You can get the partition id by entering the command fdisk /dev/disk1. A list of MBR partition id's can be found here.

The diskutil command does know the partition is ExFAT formatted. If you enter the command diskutil info /dev/disk1s1, you can see for yourself. The diskutil list /dev/disk1 command displayed the Partition Type, while the Disk Utility application displayed the Name (User Visible).

Example

Below is the diskutil list /dev/disk3 output for a small mounted file named exfat.dmg.

/dev/disk3 (disk image):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:     FDisk_partition_scheme                        +100.0 MB   disk3
   1:               Windows_NTFS myexfat                 100.0 MB   disk3s1

Below is what is shown by the Disk Utility application.

The output from fdisk /dev/disk3 shows the partition id as 07.

Disk: /dev/disk3    geometry: 775/4/63 [195376 sectors]
Signature: 0xAA55
         Starting       Ending
 #: id  cyl  hd sec -  cyl  hd sec [     start -       size]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1: 07 1023 254  63 - 1023 254  63 [         1 -     195375] HPFS/QNX/AUX
 2: 00    0   0   0 -    0   0   0 [         0 -          0] unused
 3: 00    0   0   0 -    0   0   0 [         0 -          0] unused
 4: 00    0   0   0 -    0   0   0 [         0 -          0] unused

The output from the command diskutil info /dev/disk3s1 is shown below.

   Device Identifier:        disk3s1
   Device Node:              /dev/disk3s1
   Whole:                    No
   Part of Whole:            disk3

   Volume Name:              myexfat
   Mounted:                  Yes
   Mount Point:              /Volumes/myexfat

   Partition Type:           Windows_NTFS
   File System Personality:  ExFAT
   Type (Bundle):            exfat
   Name (User Visible):      ExFAT

   OS Can Be Installed:      No
   Media Type:               Generic
   Protocol:                 Disk Image
   SMART Status:             Not Supported
   Volume UUID:              EE0D02D3-C2F6-3230-B97D-17C9C3AD7724
   Partition Offset:         512 Bytes (1 512-Byte-Device-Blocks)

   Disk Size:                100.0 MB (100032000 Bytes) (exactly 195375 512-Byte-Units)
   Device Block Size:        512 Bytes

   Volume Total Space:       99.8 MB (99831808 Bytes) (exactly 194984 512-Byte-Units)
   Volume Used Space:        24.6 KB (24576 Bytes) (exactly 48 512-Byte-Units) (0.0%)
   Volume Free Space:        99.8 MB (99807232 Bytes) (exactly 194936 512-Byte-Units) (100.0%)
   Allocation Block Size:    4096 Bytes

   Read-Only Media:          No
   Read-Only Volume:         No

   Device Location:          External
   Removable Media:          Removable
   Media Removal:            Software-Activated

I am using macOS High Sierra version 10.13.6.


Can I install mac mini and wireless keyboard/mouse without USB keyboard/mouse?

you have to buy a usb bluetooth, mac mini comes with no Bluetooth module installed! If your not it you have to buy the usb stick! Once this is done you can assign the keyboard and mouse to the mac mini! ;)


Mojave can't be installed but still boots to Installer partition

You would have to get another Mac with an ethernet port, boot your Mac in Target Disk mode (Command T) and connect it via ethernet to the other Mac. You can also use the Thunderbolt 2 ports to network the two Macs.

Once it's up, you can access your Mac's HD as if it was an external HD, and you can remove the file from there.

Additionally, you could try booting into recovery Mode (Command R) and fix your HD's permissions with Disk Utility.

The thing is, the App store would have prevented you from even downloading Mojave, since it checks your hardware for compatibility. Mojave also lists its system requirements as well a the compatible systems on the website, as well as the App store.

So, I suppose you must have downloaded Mojave from somewhere else. The reason why we can't install Mojave in older systems is because of compatibility. Mojave also needs a lot of resources that only newer systems can handle. The oldest systems that can still handle Mojave are those released in 2012, whereas those from 2011 and below can only handle up to High Sierra.


To view the full contents of this document, you need a later version of the PDF viewer

Certain PDF files (dynamic XFA forms) created in Adobe LiveCycle can only be opened in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat. When you try to open these files in an alternative PDF viewer, then you will see this error message.

Unfortunately, it's not easy remove this message and modify the PDF so that it can be opened in alternative PDF viewers. The person who created the original form must re-create the form using options that do not restrict which PDF viewers can open and display the file.

Adobe has made the decision that since very few non-Adobe products support these special PDF files, that it is better to show this message -- and require the user to download Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat -- than it is to let the PDF viewer try to render the document.

Source : http://www.quickpdflibrary.com/faq/if-this-message-is-not-eventually-replaced-by-the-proper-contents-of-the-document.php

...so the answer to your question is no, Preview can't do it. It's Adobe Reader or nothing


Where is the file .vimrc in macOS? (Downloaded Macvim through Homebrew)

If you use vim before the installation, the file .vimrc should be on your $HOME directory (/Users/your-username/.vimrc). Macvim will use that file if exists.


Can I erase a missing device to iCloud after removing it from My Devices?

I'm afraid since the device is removed from Find my iPhone app you can no longer make changes from iCloud.com. If you would be able to start the device again - sometimes you don't even need to go all the way as fully booted system - it will reappear in the Find my iPhone app.

I work at a retail chain as a service agent and have seen this many times. Customers wanting to leave their phone for repair/replacement, have removed the unit from iCloud.com but not erased it - simply starting it will reactivate the Find my iPhone and remote erase is available again.

Hope you get any way to start the device - even if it's not a fully booted system.


How can I link to a specific point in a YouTube video from an iPhone?

The format of the query string is very simple. Just append ?t=#m##s to the video URL to link directly # minutes and ## seconds into the video. If the URL already contains a ?, make that &t=#m##s instead.

For instance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVPRkcczXCY&t=1m22s will take you 1 minute and 22 seconds into the presentation video for the 2016 MacBook Pro.

So just figure out what point in time you want to link to in a YouTube video, and you can make the link yourself.


As the commenter said, Caffeine is what you want.


Under what cases will I get iWork or iLife?

Every new Mac (MBP, iMac, Mac Mini, MacBook Air, Mac Pro) purchased from Apple comes preinstalled with

the latest version of Mac OS X
the latest version of iLife
no iWork

Every new iDevice has:

the latest version of iOS
no iWork
no iLife

Every new copy of Lion has:

Lion
no iWork
no iLife


iTunes updated my iPhone 5c to 9.1 but now iTunes on my PC wont connect to my phone

Your version of iTunes is unlikely to be up to date [currently 12.3.1], as the latest version requires a minimum OS of Windows 7.

Your only real solution would appear to be to upgrade your OS.

  Windows System Requirements

  Hardware:

  PC with a 1GHz Intel or AMD processor with support for SSE2 and 512MB of RAM
  To play standard definition video from the iTunes Store, an Intel Pentium D or faster processor, 512MB of RAM and a DirectX 9.0-compatible video card are required.
  To play 720p HD video, an iTunes LP or iTunes Extras, a 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or faster processor, 1GB of RAM and an Intel GMA X3000, ATI Radeon X1300 or NVIDIA GeForce 6150 or better are required.
  To play 1080p HD video, a 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or faster processor, 2GB of RAM and an Intel GMA X4500HD, ATI Radeon HD 2400 or Nvidia GeForce 8300 GS or better are required.
  Screen resolution of 1024x768 or greater; 1280x800 or greater is required to play an iTunes LP or iTunes Extras
  16-bit sound card and speakers
  Broadband Internet connection to use Apple Music, the iTunes Store and iTunes Extras
  iTunes-compatible CD or DVD recorder to create audio CDs, MP3 CDs, or back-up CDs or DVDs. Songs from the Apple Music catalogue cannot be burned to a CD.

  Software:

  Windows 7 or later
  64-bit editions of Windows 7 and Windows 8 require the iTunes 64-bit installer; for more information, visit www.itunes.com/download
  400MB of available disk space
  Screen reader support requires Window-Eyes 7.2 or later; for information about accessibility in iTunes, visit www.apple.com/accessibility
  iTunes is now a 64-bit application on 64-bit versions of Windows 8 and 7. Some third-party visualisers may no longer be compatible with this version of iTunes. Please contact the developer for an updated visualiser that is compatible with iTunes 12.1 or later
  Apple Music, Apple Music Radio, iTunes in the Cloud and iTunes Match availability may vary by country

Source: http://www.apple.com/uk/itunes/download/


Internet recovery mode: Always restart after download complete

I had MBP 2012 mid and it showed a similar pattern (infinite rebooting). I took it to the Apple service center and the source of the problem was in the mainboard. I suggest take it to the Apple service center.


Finder folder icons look like document and image files

Try resetting the Launch Services database. Dig into your Utilities folder and paste this into Terminal:

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

You may need to restart the Dock and Finder to see if it's worked:

killall Dock; killall Finder

Alternatively, just reboot after you've reset the Launch Services database.


Go into Settings > Battery > Turn Off Low Power Mode. If that doesn't work ask Siri to turn off Low Power Mode for you.


I have observed this problem before: seemingly solid-tone 100%K text or other vector image in a PDF gets printed out with a 'dotted' pattern.

The problem is caused by color definitions in the PDF file, which get rasterised into 'half-tone'. So you end up with an object that is 100% Black, but comprised of dots, rather than solid tone.

The solution is to make sure that Color Matching is switch to "In Printer" and NOT to "ColorSync". This for Preview and other Apple apps. In Acrobat, use "No Color Management".

I printed sample pages from your exemplar PDF, and they were fine. The PDF is non-optimal, admittedly, as there is Transparency and mixed CMYK and RGB objects.


How to make Energy Saver Schedule to Shutdown when logged out

You can use the pmset repeat commands in Terminal to accomplish this:

pmset repeat shutdown MTWRFSU 11:00:00 will shutdown at 11AM.

pmset repeat wakeorpoweron MTWRFSU 23:00:00 will boot (or wake from sleep) at 11PM.


Mac Mini with Dell UltraSharp U2713H - Not Sharp

Over HDMI that machine can only do 1920x1200.
Need Thunderbolt or MiniDP->DP or DVI to get 2560x1440 according to EveryMac

& those screens have more input options than you could ever need; I'd go miniDP to miniDP [or DP] as simplest solution.
That's what I use here on 2 of the same monitors - but I also double up with DVI-DVI on one screen, to toggle between 2 computers.


MacBook Pro Kernel Panic on Boot - even without a hard drive installed

I don't think you're missing anything. This all makes sense if you assume a dead logic board.
What makes you think that isn't the problem? Seems like plenty of evidence for it to me.


how do I know what files are installed by an installer program?

You can press command-I in an installer window to see a list of files that would be copied by the installer:

You can also use lsbom:

lsbom bundle.pkg/Contents/Archive.bom
lsbom $(pkgutil --bom nonbundle.pkg)

If you have already installed a package, you can use pkgutil --files or lsbom:

pkgutil --files com.tapbots.TweetbotMac
lsbom /var/db/receipts/com.tapbots.TweetbotMac.bom


Yes, it seems to be a MITM attack. The pcr.apple.com has a certificate issued by Symantec for Apple - but you're getting an entirely different, self-signed certificate.

Note that MITM doesn't mean that it must be a "malicious" attack as such.

You do not mention the internet source you're connected to when the problem occurs. Some connections, particular public WiFi such as in restaurants, on trains and busses, etc. will use seemingly MITM for presenting sign-on pages for their WiFi, or for the purpose of injecting ads into web pages.

The certificate you're getting is from an Icomera system. They supply systems for passenger WiFi on trains and busses. If you're using such WiFi, this is the source of your problems.

And yes, it is a terrible practice for Icomera and others to be building their systems like this.


How to disable wifi password sharing on iOS 11?

This happens because someone, that also is in your contact list, tries to enter a password for the WiFi network your device is connected to. If possible, find the MacBook Pro it wants to share the WiFi code with, and check if the MacBook is trying to connect to the WiFi network. If it is, power the MacBook off or type in the WiFi password on the MacBook.

Let me know if you have any questions or if it worked :)


The fact that Safe Mode works suggests that the old drivers for your external audio interface are no longer compatible with the newer OS. Check on the manufacturer's website for a new version, and/or follow any instructions for uninstalling the old driver.

Some audio interfaces are "CoreAudio compliant" and can actually work fine without any additional drivers to those built-in to MacOS. After you've removed the old drivers, it's worth seeing if it will work without installing new ones.


What is a good App for OSX that locks your Macbook when outside "known" wifi area

You can use ControlPlane where you can set up rules based on various criteria.

  ControlPlane supports multiple contexts where a context is defined as a location or activity you are performing.  Using evidence sources you can create a set of rules that tell ControlPlane what context to apply to your environment.  When ControlPlane enters or leaves a context a set of Actions are performed.


Mac Pro 2008 will not boot and no video out

You could try setting the PRAM. I think that was still effective on those models. But you are probably right about the graphics card. You can still pick up "cheap" cards from places like Powermax or powerbookmedic or owc


Keyboard shortcut (App Shortcut) taken? Cannot use "^Z"

just a guess… but sounds like something might have a custom map to "Undo" because Cmd/z & Cmd/shift/Y are alternates for Undo.

For it to be auto-replacing inside system prefs would make me think it is not a system key command, but a third party, Karabiner, TypeIt4Me etc


Can I play DVDs from a DVD player on an Apple Cinema Display 23-Inch (Aluminum)?

AFAIK these display are not HDCP compliant therefore you'll have some troubles watching movies that have these protections.


/etc/profile not being sourced for login shells

Unlike other systems, sh is its own compiled binary as if you called bash --posix. From the Bash Reference Manual:

The POSIX startup files are executed ($ENV) rather than the normal Bash files.

env -i strips every environment variable. Even adding it back as env -i ENV=/etc/profile does not work.

Instead of sh just use bash:

env -i bash -l -c env


Open the Settings app on your iPad
Go to the iCloud tab
Scroll down, tap Sign Out.
In your case, tap Delete from my device, then  enter your password.

To get a new iCloud account on your iPad, go to back to the iCloud menu, then sign in by following the setup prompts.


Mysterious second Ethernet stack on my Mac?

TUN and TAP are software-based network devices. They're usually created by VPN or ssh-tunnelling applications to handle network address translation or bridge functions from one network to another. They're also used for virtual machine bridging and you'll find them created by VirtualBox if you happen to use it as a VM solution. Possibly Parallels or Fusion might create them as well (though I don't have them on my Fusion-enabled machines).

From this wikipedia entry:

  Packets sent by an operating system via a TUN/TAP device are delivered to a user-space program that attaches itself to the device. A user-space program may also pass packets into a TUN/TAP device. In this case TUN/TAP device delivers (or "injects") these packets to the operating system network stack thus emulating their reception from an external source.

If LittleSnitch resides between your ethernet interface and the OS, a TUN/TAP pair won't help route traffic around it. Though it may encrypt it beyond inspection.

That wikipedia lists a bunch of legitimate applications that might set up TUN/TAP pairs on your machine but that list by no means exhaustive. The pair might even be present for Little Snitch packet routing and inspection (though, truthfully, I thought Little Snitch just enhanced OS X's default Firewall service, not replaced it...I may be wrong about that though).

You can use netstat -nrl to try and ascertain what, if any, routes are being shuffled through the TUN/TAP pair. First do an ifconfig and get the ether value (the MAC address) for the pair, and then look up routes in the table that netstat -nrl returns to see if you can spot either MAC address.

If that doesn't work you can use Wireshark to listen on the interface(s) for traffic and see if you can figure out from where and to where it's headed. There's a homebrew recipe for Wireshark to install it:

brew install wireshark

It's a fairly complicated program to use so leave a comment if you need this expanded upon.


Script to relocate the menu-bar on dual monitors set-up

You can use a command line utility named cscreen to do that.  You can wrap it in a AppleSctipt script or in Automator.  You can download the cscreenIntel.dmg from the link provided. In a terminal use cscreen -h to output the internal help information.

I have a MBP and a Thunderbolt Display so in a Terminal I want to have cscreen list my displays

$ cscreen -l
DisplayID  Index     Depth     Width     Height  Refresh
5ac6fa7f       1        32      1440        900     0
 3247b0f       2        32      2560       1440     0
use -h to display all usage options
$

So to set the Thunderbolt Display to have the menu bar I run the following command:

cscreen -s 2 -p

I can then toggle it back using the same command as the Index shifts.

In AppleScript: do shell script "/<path_to>/cscreen -s 2 -p"

In Automator add Run Shell Script and add command: /<path_to>/cscreen -s 2 -p

Note:  This is a simple toggle if you only have two displays however if you have more then two you'll need to write some logic flow into the script.

You can also use, cscreen -i <DisplayID> -p, e.g. cscreen -i 3247b0f -p to code with the DisplayID which doesn't change.

This can also just be used in a Terminal as a singular command or incorporated into a shell script without using AppleScript and or Automator.


I found the file back using Spotlight. Open Finder and press Cmd + F. Than search for filetype 'Movie'.

It was located in /Users/name/Library/ScreenRecordings.


What to do about broken WiFi on iPhone 4S after iOS 7 update?

I say give Apple a shot. I've been successful in resolving similar upgrade issues by calling the support number or making a Genius Bar appointment.

Local repair shops are fine for fixing a hardware component (i.e. replacing a screen) but not much help for an iOS software problem. Also see ifixit.com for DIY hardware repairs. They are amazing.


Windows 10 VM Freezes in Parallels 13 - Windows 7 VMs are OK

I have the same issue with MacOS High Sierra 10.13.6, Parallels 13 and 14 and Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 10.0.16299. Windows 10 worked w/o any problems until recently. Last week we installed Windows updates.

In order to reduce the number of possible issues, Parallels support recommends to disable all third party services (to include the ones started during startup). I just did this except for Symantec (this application runs for years w/o problems and would require a de-install). On the list of third party services now disabled are Google and Adobe.

I'm advised to get back to Parallels support if the problem occurs again.

Update: Today I experienced a sudden crash. Screen of MV and Mac freezed and after a few seconds the Mac rebooted. There was no way to switch to the Mac host. Received a crash dump after the login completed (indicating graphics problems). I'm back on square one. A session/chat with Apple support showed that there are no hardware problems. I was advised to reset SMC and NVRAM/PRAM. Completed both tasks. At the moment I'm testing again.

Update: Since the reset of SMC and NVRAM/PRAM (3 days), the problem has not occurred.


Will it damage the battery if I use my MacBook Pro while playing WOW or just using it, while charging?

If your computer says it's charging but the battery level percentage is still going down, then you're putting way too much stress on it. It's a rare occasion, but I have seen it happen once or twice.

If your battery percentage goes up, no matter how slowly, you should still be okay to use it while charging.

EDIT: Sorry, I don't know whether or not a charging-but-decreasing battery is actually bad for the hardware. I was just thinking that it's a situation that you should know could happen if you're doing a lot of battery-intensive processes. I don't know whether or not it damages your battery in the long run, just that it's possible that plugging your charger in won't actually charge the battery as quickly as you're draining it.


How to add a shortcut to an individual iBook file to the iPad home screen?

Host your epub somewhere, preferable direct link to open the epub itself. Eg. https://epub-samples.googlecode.com/files/mymedia_lite-20130621.epub
From the address bar, select the Share icon and add it to Home Screen, rename it to your epub name.

When they open the URL, they'll see options to open epub in supported app, with Open in iBooks on the right button.

The first time they open the epub, it'll be imported to iBooks, open them in iBooks. After that, choosing the same option will open the same epub, preventing duplicate.


Is there a way to shutdown mac when screen is turned off?

Control + ⏏ followed by Return will shut down your computer. No monitor necessary.


How can I change the target resolution of a VNC Server

I had a similar issue years ago using VNC with an ancient Power Mac 7100.  The 7100 was headless and the video defaulted to 800 x 600.

I discovered that the VNC server doesn't care what the resolution is but that it is limited to resolutions that the remote machine will support.

In my case, after connecting the remote 7100, I then using the Displays Control Panel to crank the display to the highest resolution the remote machine could handle.  The VNC screen then changed to match the new remote resolution.

Unfortunately, this means you can only use the maximum resolution that the remote machine's hardware will support.


Seamless title bar and terminal background?

Sorry I don't really know for sure, but there is no option for that I know of. As a last resort you could edit the source code for the interface, you could fork there.

If you wanted you can check the advanced tab in the preferences, but i don't think you'll be successful there.


macOS Catalina (10.15) includes new functionalities that allow selective sync on iCloud. In the context menu, accessible by right clicking on a file / folder in iCloud, there are two new options:

Remove Download: the selected item(s) will be removed from your device, while remaining in iCloud.
Download Now: download previously removed files from iCloud.


To live stream your desktop, you will want to get two pieces of software:

Software to capture your desktop as a stream and redirect:

1) CamTwist - http://camtwiststudio.com/download/ - does desktop live capture and turns it into a video stream that is compatible for "webcam" input applications. I've used this to live stream my desktop to ustream.tv, Google Hangout, etc. (free)

AND

2) SoundFlower - https://code.google.com/p/soundflower/ - Allows you to redirect the system sound output so that it can be routed as an input for your stream (free)

Software to publish from your desktop:

1) EvoCam - http://www.evological.com/evocam.html - does a local http streaming server to serve your "webcam" stream out to the local area network. ( $30 )

OR

2) VLC - http://www.videolan.org/vlc/streaming.html - VideoLAN streaming component of VLC to livestream your "webcam" produced from your camtwist/soundflower combo.  (free)

Can post more details, if this solution path works for you.

Edit: Note, a few test runs of VLC to export a stream crashes on my Mac. Looks like recent VLC builds support streaming the desktop, which is cool. With soundflower, you can also redirect the system output as well as the mic so that output from the apps and programs are livestreamed as well... provided your copy of VLC is running stably. :)

EDIT:

CamTwist is 32bit. So you will need to download the 32bit version of VLC for Mac OS X:

http://get.videolan.org/vlc/2.0.6/macosx/vlc-2.0.6-intel32.dmg

Fire up CamTwist
Select Desktop (not Desktop+) by double clicking it. This will add it to the list.
Select "Save Setup", and give it a name.
Go to [tools]->[Studio], which will pop up a new window showing a list of "sources", a preview pane, and a program pane. Your new stream probably shows up in "Program", which is the "live webcam" indicator. You can select another source via the buttons and it will show up in the "green preview" window. Hitting "cut" will cut over from preview to program.
Fire up your 32bit VLC
[file]->[open capture device]
Under Capture Device, choose CamTwist.
check the [streaming] radio box
Choose the streaming settings
Choose the [stream] radio button
Leave most of the options as default
Hit OK
Hit Open
This should start the stream.

On my box, my copy of VLC happens to crash at this point, but then again, my version of VLC (2.06 and 2.10) both seem to crash when I try to stream anything. So it might be a problem on my system.

But the above is how I get CamTwist setup and VLC to see CamTwist.


How to view Apple Card account information on a desktop computer?

There is some info in System Preferences/Wallet & Apple Pay if you add the card there.  The main desktop interface is https://card.apple.com/  Neither of them shows the Mastercard account number or the most recent transactions.  You can see your statement history.  I hope Apple eventually ports the full Wallet app to Mac and makes a feature complete card web site.


Its possible you deleted some printer folders but left the actual kext files in place.  To delete the kext files that are causing an issue, open terminal and type

sudo rm -rf /System/Library/Extensions/Belcarra.USBLAN_netpart.kext

The system will ask for your password.

Repeat this for any other files the system complains about.  You will then need to reboot.

If something stops working as a result of the above, you may need to re-install the drivers.


Screen saver settings keep defaulting back to National Geographic Photos

After trying the other "fixes" and nothing worked, I went with what was previously suggested here.  Located the Nat Geo folder (HD>Library>Screen Saver>Default Collections>1-National Geographic) and removed those pictures.  This does require your Administrator Password. Then I moved the pictures I wanted into that folder. This works, but it is not a fix as the Screen Saver still defaults to that folder.


Macbook is lagging and freezing when connected to WiFi

I figured out the problem was with my network cache. None of the online help worked for me.

The problem was occurring only for my home WiFi. I connect with the VPN and noticed everything was working smoothly as earlier.

I cleared my DNS cache, and reset the network configurations. I deleted the directory /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/ and run the commands to flush the DNS cache

$ sudo dscacheutil -flushcache
$ sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder
$ sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder;sudo killall mDNSResponderHelper;sudo dscacheutil -flushcache

Make sure to take the backup of the SystemConfiguration just incase. Your system can generate the files later.

Hopefully, this will help anyone else who seems to be having freezing issues when connected to the internet.


Note the last line. It similar, but different:

Press and quickly release the Volume Up button.
Press and quickly release the Volume Down button.
Then, press and hold the Side button until you see the recovery mode screen

Then iPhone will get into restore mode and you'll be able to proceed by connecting it to your PC/Mac with iTunes and then choosing Restore and Update.


The information you need in order to work through your project are in those other threads:

1) Applescript to click green (zoom) button with Option down
    --->   You can find there (^) how to fullscreen a window (or only maximise it)

2) Retrieve the screen's resolution of a window [which screen is used?]
    --->   Information on how size and position are defined on (different) screens

If you start this script (or app) from Editor or Apple's -used-items-menu you will need lines 2 & 3.
Otherwise, e.g. called by a shortcut, they must be deleted.
ANYWAY: Better test this script with a new empty window!

Your script might look like this:

tell application "System Events"
set visible of first process whose frontmost is 1 to 0   -- These 2 lines MAY be
delay 0.2                                                -- necessary, or may NOT.

set dTopSize to size of scroll area 1 of process "Finder" as list  -- Screen size
set frontApp to first process whose frontmost is true    -- Frontmost app
set win_Size to size of window 1 of frontApp as list     -- Window size

-- EITHER [1.]: to move a window onto a screen to its right side:
set position of window 1 of frontApp to {item 1 of dTopSize, 22}
perform action "AXPress" of (first button whose subrole is "AXFullScreenButton") ¬
  of window 1 of frontApp

-- OR [2.]: to move a window onto a screen to its left side (=> negative value):
set position of window 1 of frontApp to {(item 1 of win_Size) * -1, 22}
perform action "AXPress" of (first button whose subrole is "AXFullScreenButton") ¬
  of window 1 of frontApp
end tell

I do not use a secondary screen myself, so I can only deduce this code from source 2).
Please take care to use EITHER [1.] OR [2.] … if BOTH are called, funny things may happen …
(Be aware that fullscreen mode temporarily "creates" an additional work space.)
You might want to test behaviour with "AXZoomWindow" instead of "AXPress".

Please post your experience(s) and/or problems with this code here !!!


Prevent calls to iPhone launching FaceTime on MacBook in Mojave?

Try Settings -> Phone -> Calls on Other Devices -> turn it off


Restoring from Time Machine to different type of Mac

Actually that is, in most cases just fine.

I've been restoring my user profile on an older Mac to a newer Mac since the Migration Assistant was available on OSX. And I always do what you just did, restore everything.

That said, if you were having issues with your networking on the old Mac then it might carry over to the new Mac. But I have never seen restoring the network settings to a new Mac cause the new Mac to misbehave in any way.

That said, just because I didn't have any problems doesn't mean it can't happen. You could go through your ~/library/Preferences and /Library/Preferences folders, delete any networking related files and reboot. That would likely tell you if that was the problem.


Prevent Gmail signatures from syncing between iPhone and iPad

It looks like Gmail only differentiates between desktop and mobile signatures:

  You can create a mobile signature that will only be used when you send emails from the Gmail app. (Link)

Obviously, mobile signature applies to any mobile device with a compatible Gmail app.


What's a good XML viewer/editor for Mac OS X?

OS X Software for Editing XML

EditX (commercial)
oXygen (commercial)
XML Edita (commercial)
XMLMate (free/open source
plugin) for TextMate (shareware)
XMPlify (commercial)


Ethernet Working but No Internet Connection

I had to state the DNS manually and only one of the two DNS was stated and with that, problem solved.

Thanks


Can I have two apps running split screen on an iPad?

You'd have to have one app that does both the displaying and input, and I know of no apps like that.

There is no provision for split-screening apps, even iPhone apps. The best you'll be able to do is fast app switching.


Use iWork.com embedding  :)

Since January (Keynote 5.0.5), iWork lets you embed your published presentation and play them in Safari (link contains a demo). Follow the instructions there!

Note that not all transitions will be available, so it won't be a “pixel-for-pixel” in all cases, but I guess it's the best alternative we can get, and it will be 100% compatible with Windows (with the limitation that a recent WebKit browser is required).


How to Repeatedly capture fixed screen region to sequence of images

You can use screencapture commandline utility. Create an Automator Service (takes no input) which will do a shell command and assign keyboard shortcut to it.

The shell script will look like this:

/usr/sbin/screencapture -R0,0,1000,400 /path/to/save/FileName$(date +"%m_%d_%Y_%H_%M_%S_%s").png

screencapture has -R modifier not listed in man but it's listed in help as:

-R<x,y,w,h> capture screen rect

The values I used above captured this image which also shows how the rect coordinates worked.

Change x,y,w,h values for those You need.

The date +"%m_%d_%Y_%H_%M_%S_%s" adds a timestamp to the file name

You can actually use Screencapture to find the rect you want by using cmd +shift+4  which will give you some cross hairs with the numbers on for click drag release capture rect.

In Terminal.app  typing: /usr/sbin/screencapture -h  will give you the help documentation

usage: screencapture [-icMPmwsWxSCUtoa] [files]
  -c         force screen capture to go to the clipboard
  -C         capture the cursor as well as the screen. only in non-interactive modes
  -d         display errors to the user graphically
  -i         capture screen interactively, by selection or window
               control key - causes screen shot to go to clipboard
               space key   - toggle between mouse selection and
                             window selection modes
               escape key  - cancels interactive screen shot
  -m         only capture the main monitor, undefined if -i is set
  -M         screen capture output will go to a new Mail message
  -o         in window capture mode, do not capture the shadow of the window
  -P         screen capture output will open in Preview
  -s         only allow mouse selection mode
  -S         in window capture mode, capture the screen not the window
  -t<format> image format to create, default is png (other options include pdf, jpg, tiff and other formats)
  -T<seconds> Take the picture after a delay of <seconds>, default is 5
  -w         only allow window selection mode
  -W         start interaction in window selection mode
  -x         do not play sounds
  -a         do not include windows attached to selected windows
  -r         do not add dpi meta data to image
  -l<windowid> capture this windowsid
  -R<x,y,w,h> capture screen rect
  files   where to save the screen capture, 1 file per screen


Windows 7 Boot Camp Automatic Brightness

Go to Control Panel → Hardware & Sound → Power Options → Change Plan Settings → Change advanced power settings → Display → Enable adaptive brightness and switch it on for On battery and Plugged in.


Safari does not allow extensions or plugins to mess with the tab bar. If you really need this functionality, your best bet is to use Firefox with the plugin you mentioned.


Presumably, this is the Apple 27" Thunderbolt Display (the only Apple-branded display 'with Thunderbolt 1 cable coming out of the back').
Unfortunately, that display will not work with anything other than a Thunderbolt connection.
Will Thunderbolt Cinema displays work with Mini DisplayPort equipped macs?
Are there adapters to use Thunderbolt Display with non-Thunderbolt computers?
Fortunately, these are not made anymore, so you may be able to find a buyer that has more cash than displays and you can have fewer displays and more cash.


2013 MacBookPro with Nvidia GPU and recent macOS

What you've been reading about are the third party nVidia Web Drivers, which nVidia created (primarily) for Mac Pro users installing new graphics cards in their towers. The nVidia Web Drivers do not work in Mojave or newer, leaving users of those GPUs stuck on High Sierra.

Your nVidia GPU is natively supported by Mac OS, and will continue to work in Mojave / Catalina.


Powering up a MacBook Air with non-functional keyboard

Various internet sources (YouTube, iFixit) mention that bridging two solder points with a flathead screwdriver will start up the MacBook Air.

The following iFixit question includes an answer showing the location of the two points in question on the 2015 MacBook Air:
iFixit.com

More images and repair guides also can be found on the iFixit site:
https://www.ifixit.com/Device/MacBook_Air_13%22_Early_2015

With liquid damage, the chance the keyboard fails and no other damage is done is very low. Be sure you’re prepared for a short to the electronics and a fire if you keep charging a liquid damaged and clearly non functioning device. It would be best to have someone qualified to make a safety determination look over the device if charging is now affected in addition to keyboard function.