Place screenshots on Desktop on Display 2

I could never find a way to set this with a machine preference.  I ended up just creating a folder on my second monitor name "ScreenShots" and setting the default location for screenshots to that folder.  They will then save to that desktop and into that folder.

Change the default location to new folder on external monitor:

defaults write com.apple.screencapture location ~/Desktop/ScreenShots/

Restart the SystemUIServer to make it take affect:

killall SystemUIServer


Why is there an infinite loop in the File System on a Mac? /Volumes/Macintosh HD/Volumes/Macintosh HD

/Volumes/<startup> is simply a symlink, and there's no rules against where you can link.

$ ls -la /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD
lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel     1B 22 Feb 15:40 /Volumes/Macintosh HD -> /

It's not an actual infinite loop, only a loop of links; once followed, you're put back up the path.


rMBP kernel_task spikes when connecting more than one external monitor

According to Rhys Oxenhams:

  the kernel will keep looping some very simple tasks, e.g. getting the date,
  therefore ‘consuming’ (with the highest priority) the majority of the CPU in a
  bid to cool the system down.

The solution he mentions on his blog should work for earlier Macs. For Ivy-Bridge Macs and a little earlier Richard Schwarting has found the appropriate file to disable. Instructions are included below for convenience. I have tried many things, but this works.

Disable kext by renaming it

cd /System/Library/Extensions/IOPlatformPluginFamily.kext/Contents/Plugins
sudo mv X86PlatformShim.kext X86PlatformShim.kext.disabled

Clear kext cache (not sure if this is needed)

sudo touch /System/Library/Extensions/

Restart

sudo reboot

After installing OSX updates you may need to repeat the above procedure if the updates have re-created the kext.

Update for (High) Sierra:

TL:TR

Rename IOPlatformPluginFamily.kext/ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin.kext/[MacModelIdentifier].plist

Step by step:

Start intro Recovery Mode (press CMD + R while startup)
Utility > Terminal csrutil disable (Disable system file protection)
Restart and rename /System/Library/Extensions/IOPlatformPluginFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin.kext/Contents/Resources/[MacModelIdentifier].plist (Mac > About > System Report > Model Identifier) to bugfix.plist (or something else)
Restart and check if kernal_task process is down below 10%
If successful restart again in Recovery Mode and enable system protaction again with csrutil enable

Tested and worked for me at 10.13.2 on Early 2011 MacbookPro.

Source with pictures (german)
http://www.couchpiratin.de/mac-zu-langsam-kernel_task-cpu-fehler-beseitigen/


How to enter a non-breaking space on iOS?

Find one in a web page (even a page you create yourself, inserting  ) and then copy it to the clipboard. Paste it in when needed.


Measuring page download speed Network Link Conditioner

I am a big fan of using Safari's built in Web Inspector for this sort of task.

Open Safari preferences, go to Advanced and tick the check to show the Develop menu in the menu bar.

Now you can refresh a page and see detailed information on the Timelines section to graph page load times, delays and whatever sequence of steps was needed to render the current page.

You can also use command line tools like curl in conjunction with the time command or using curl's internal timing options curl --trace-time to pick apart some of the files or scripts if you want to get a statistical level of repeatability as opposed to a broad overview of an entire page load.


Can you view a shared iTunes 11 library from iTunes 7, or use iMac as an Airplay target?

Install Airfoil Speakers on the G3.  They have a legacy version that runs on 10.4.

http://www.rogueamoeba.com/airfoil/speakers.php

  Run it on any Mac and it will immediately be able to receive audio.
  Airfoil Speakers for Mac receives audio from Airfoil for Mac and
  Airfoil for Windows, as well as iTunes, iOS devices, and other
  third-party software. See it in action.


Is it possible to lock all notes, and automatically lock new notes, on Notes app?

No, you can't set all notes to be locked. But that doesn't mean they're not all encrypted.

If you scroll ALL the way down in Passcode settings (if you have a passcode), you'll see a little line of text that says Data protection is enabled.

That means everything on your device is encrypted with your passcode. That's why Apple can't unlock it for you - it's silently encrypted.

Therefore, all your notes (if you have a passcode) are already encrypted. Adding a lock is an extra layer, but you can't add a lock automatically.

If you'd like notes to automatically lock, feel free to send apple some feedback at apple.com/feedback


How long can I expect my system to be unusable during an upgrade to OS X Lion?

It's a safe bet that most people are out of business for less than an hour. Of course, you'll probably be spending hours exploring all the new features, so you might want to count that against your system being unusable for "real work" due to "exploration and play".

Since you can't easily interrupt things and won't have use of the mac once the installer logs you out to start the upgrade, do give yourself a little window in case things run long.

Here are some ballpark numbers people are reporting for upgrades with real life amounts of data on their macs:

iMac / Mac Pro + SSD: 8 to 15 minutes
iMac / Mac Pro + HD:  12 to 20 minutes
Portables: 15 to 30 minutes
full drives / Air with HD: 30 to 45 minutes

Furthermore, you won't really know how long it will take if problems crop up moving thousands of tiny files or the process hangs. Then you will need to research what to do if trying again doesn't sort things out for you.

Even if your install should take 15 minutes, why risk it until the pressure is off?

The problem with any prediction is that there are four parts to the install:

common prep tasks (pre-download any updates - lion won't have many to pre download now since it's new)
a file system check of all your data (to avoid problems with bad files or bad file system structure)
the standard install (move the old, write the new - most macs capable of Lion will be within 50% of each other for this part)
upgrade script to crawl through all the your files and programs, upgrade things, and then delete the now un-needed files.

Parts 2 and 4 are where "slow installs" take the majority of your time.

Most people will be done in less than an hour - but you can't really know if your install will go long until you let it start. It matters little that other people had a good experience if your is going to be especially slow.

You can run a full file system check before starting to be sure your directories won't trap the installer in an infinite loop, but other than deleting things like un-needed apps and files that might need "migration", you can't speed up the parts of the process that depend on your pre-existing data.


These instructions are for VirtualBox on Windows and Linux but they work well on OS X as well. Taken from here -- abridged and modified for OS X guest OS:

Rip your original retail DVD of Snow Leopard in ISO format.
In VirtualBox, create a new virtual machine. Name it as you want, but select "Mac OS X" as the operating system, and "Mac OS X Server" as the version. Click next. Assign a good amount of RAM to the VM. I chose 1024 MB. Click next. Create a new virtual hard disk, I chose 20 GB of dynamically expanding storage. Click finish.
Open the settings for this new virtual machine, and in the Storage section, load the Snow Leopard ISO in the now empty CD/DVD device.
Now close VirtualBox (important!). Find the XML file that defines the virtual machine that you just created. This will be in ~/Library/VirtualBox/Machines/<name of the VM>/<name of the VM>.xml. Search this file in a text edit for the ExtraDataItem tags. After the last instance of ExtraDataItem tags add the following two, new, ExtraDataItem tags:

<ExtraDataItem name="VBoxInternal2/EfiBootArgs" value=" "/>

<ExtraDataItem name="VBoxInternal2/SmcDeviceKey" value="ourhardworkbythesewordsguardedpleasedontsteal(c)AppleComputerInc"/>
Save and close the file.
Open VirtualBox and power on the virtual machine. The installation will start after some minutes. Choose your language. Now open Disk Utility under Utilities menu. Select the virtual disk and click Erase. Close it and you can now install OSX. Before that, you can choose to customize the installation. It can be interesting to disable extra language translations or printer support (you save about 2 GB).


Inserted SD-card not showing up on MacBook Pro, can't find or see it anywhere

This may vary by dash cam.  With my dash cam, you must not delete files on the SD card using Finder or some other operating system utility.
The dash cam is intended to manage its own storage and, by itself, will remove old video when full keeping just the most recent.
If there is a need to reinitialise the SD card, this has to be done with the utility provided for the dash cam.
In your case, I think you have corrupted the storage and need to reinitialise the SD card in the way required by the dash cam.


Is there a way to 'search' for items on the desktop by typing the first few letters of the file name?

Just start typing the filename within the Finder window. It should select the first file that matches. If you want to try again, press Esc and start again.


Pages: Can I create text variables like in inDesign?

Sure, at least with the new version of Pages this is possible by using tables. You enter the value that you want to repeat into one (single field) table and you add a formula into the other (single field) table by entering = and then clicking into the source table (the first one). The result is a formula similar to this:

= Table 1::A1

This way the content of field A1 in table 1 is shown / repeated in table 2.

However, this does not work inline - only for full lines / paragraphs.

But if you want the same information (e.g. the document title) to be shown on each page or on several places in the document, this will do the trick.


numbers STOCKH function for historical stock prices

The chart data for WTR on Yahoo Finance – which is indeed the data source – stops at February 24th, 2020.

So, there indeed seems to be no historical data for WTR after this date.

If you use "Feb 24 2020" as the date, Numbers shows the closing price perfectly fine.

Edit:

(a) Please note that STOCK("WTR") returns the price from January 30th, 2020.

(d) As a sidenote, STOCKH("APC.F",0,"29 Mar 2020") returns an error for me, which is correct as there is no trading in Frankfurt on weekends.

The function browser description recommends error handling by using IFERROR in front of the STOCKH function.


How do I Install macOS Sierra from Terminal in Recovery?

If you already have the Install macOS High Sierra.app application bundle, then the easiest way to install macOS is to create a macOS USB Installer and boot the Mac with it and install from there.  Have a look at: How to create a bootable installer for macOS

The startosinstall command that is within the e.g. Install macOS High Sierra.app application bundle is what you need to use:

$ /path/to/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/startosinstall --usage
Usage: startosinstall

Arguments
--applicationpath, a path to copy of the OS installer application to start the install with.
--license, prints the user license agreement only.
--agreetolicense, agree to license the license you printed with --license.
--rebootdelay, how long to delay the reboot at the end of preparing. This delay is in seconds and has a maximum of 300 (5 minutes).
--pidtosignal, Specify a PID to which to send SIGUSR1 upon completion of the prepare phase. To bypass "rebootdelay" send SIGUSR1 back to startosinstall.
--converttoapfs, specify either YES or NO on if you wish to convert to APFS.
--installpackage, the path of a package to install after the OS installation is complete; this option can be specified multiple times.
--usage, prints this message.

Example: startosinstall --converttoapfs YES
$

Note: The Arguments shown above I believe are when the --usage was done when running macOS normally, not from Recovery HD, so there may be some additional Arguments shown when run from the Recovery HD.

Here is an example of the command I used on one of my systems when booted from a macOS USB Installer with a separate copy of the Install macOS High Sierra.app application bundle on it:

/path/to/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/startosinstall --agreetolicense  --volume /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD'

Note: The startosinstall command used was the one in the copy of the Install macOS High Sierra.app application bundle that I copied to the macOS USB Installer after it was created, not the one that gets written to the macOS USB Installer when it's created.


Use only one function key as standard function key

Without some modifications to the system or a special app for that purpose, short answer, no.  Speaking of special apps tho, this link might be where you'll find your answer.  FunctionFlip might be your thing.

How can I change Fn keys usage based on application?


It's the directory that contains the source. In the example given in the link, it's ~/soft, but it really depends where you unpacked the tarball containing the source.

./autogen.sh runs autogen.sh in the current folder. However, autogen.sh and the source files won't be in every folder. It's asking you do go to the folder that contains the app source to run the commands. cd <path> to go there, then run the commands.


how do I enable multiple sshd ports in Mountain Lion

Welp, I found the answer after a few more days of research, with the help of a response to this MacWorld post  I thought there had to be some way to include multiple ports in the one .plist file, but I couldn't figure it out.  You can add an "Alternate Listener" key to ssh.plist for the extra port inside the Sockets scope, such as:

 <key>Sockets</key>
 <dict>
         <key>Listeners</key>
         <dict>
            (...)
         </dict>
         <key>Alternate Listeners</key>
         <dict>
            <key>SockServiceName</key>
            <string>ssh-alt</string>
         </dict>
 </dict>

Notice the ssh-alt string for SockServiceName.  The original "Listeners" key remains as is, so you have Listeners and Alternate Listeners.  You have two entries in /etc/services for ssh and ssh-alt like:

ssh              22/udp
ssh              22/tcp
ssh-alt        4790/udp
ssh-alt        4790/tcp

which preserves the port 22 internal access and creates access via port 4790 for external use (assuming you disable port 22 and port forward port 4790 on your firewall/router.


how do I get an alert if our upload bandwidth used crosses a threshold?

You want an edge router to shape the traffic, set quality of service and optionally have alarms. These are extremely reasonably priced for the features they allow.

https://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-Networks-ER-X-Router/dp/B0144R449W/

Some of the alerting won't be needed since you can shape the actual traffic rather than go react to it.


Random [Google Mail] folder/label in iOS Mail after updating to 10.3

I had the exact same issue and found this solution online. It's working for me and the [Gmail] folder is no longer there. I think you would just substitute [Google Mail] for [Gmail]. Good luck!

"That folder is where gmail store all your mail (like the enclosing folder), I think it's a weird artifact of the way that Google have designed their IMAP system.

In Apple Mail, open the Accounts preferences, select the Gmail account > Advanced Tab. In the 'IMAP Path Prefix' insert [Gmail] (or however the folder is named - for me it is [Google Mail])."


Setting up wireless hot spot on Lion, DHCP issues

Ok, got it. Upgrading Extreme to 7.6.3 might have been the root cause, but in addition I set up two wireless nets rather than one. Here is the set-up

CableModem -> Airport(Spaceship) running 11g serving DHCP values above 10.0.1.100 but accepting 10.0.1.xx with subnet mask. 11g given an obscure (private) name for the wireless account.

Spaceship -> Mac Mini via wire. Mac Mini with fixed address of 10.0.1.2

Mac Mini running internet sharing on 11n. Every wireless in the house able to connect via 11n. The 11n given a different (public) name for the wireless account and that's the wireless I tell friends visiting house.

AirportExtreme -> running in bridge mode, connecting via WDS to Spaceship, reading the 11g. Output on wire from the Extreme going to BoxWithNoWireless

BoxWithNoWireless requests DHCP and gets served an IP address from the Extreme.

Once all in place I did need to reboot the cable-modem too. Not sure why.

Not as clean as running a single 11n everywhere, however, and the BoxWithNoWireless is going to be running Netflix, etc, so I was really hoping to get 11n. But this at least gets me up-and-running.


Depends. If your device has never been jailbroken then no, you cannot downgrade your device.

If your device has been jailbroken, then yes, maybe. Though it is definitely some work to edit your host file so that itunes checks a different server to sign your stuff and allow you to install a certain iOS version on your device. You got to have already given them (those jailbreak servers) your device information, which is typically strongly adviced by Cydia as well as any jailbreak instruction.


How do I delete a downloaded iOS software update on iOS 6?

The easiest way is to back up the iPhone via iCloud Backup. Then sign out of the iPhone, and then "Erase all Content and Settings".

Once the iPhone comes back on, setup the iPhone properly, then when you get to the "Apps & Data" screen, choose restore from iCloud backup, and choose the recent backup.


Why is the CAcert root certificate not trusted on iOS devices?

It turns out that iOS 5 and newer no longer trust certificates that are signed with the MD5 hash algorithm. This is confirmed by the official Apple support document http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4133.

The current CAcert root certificate is signed with MD5, so there is no fix for the problem until CAcert issues a new root certificate.


I haven't seen them sold separately. I imagine it is possible, but good luck finding one or the other by itself.

You can get the "front panel" assembly here ($70), which includes: touchscreen glass, integrated digitizer, metal frame and home button. Install directions here.

The front glass and digitizer should fix the touchscreen problems, but you probably will need a new display to fix the backlight (I haven't seen the light sold separate from the display). You can get that here ($60), with install directions here.

Hope this helps.


How to make Safari remember zoom level per site?

Yes,

There is an extension for this called ZoomBySite. Here is a description of the software from it's website:

  ZoomBySite is a Safari Extension that will automatically zoom each
  site to the zoom level of your last visit to the site. A site is
  defined by a unique domain name (so www.apple.com is considered
  different from store.apple.com and each could have its own unique zoom
  level).

  It does this by intercepting the Zoom In and Zoom Out keyboard
  shortcuts [...]. It zooms the page in or out by
  the desired amount (see the Preferences section below) and also stores
  the zoom level for the site. As each page loads, it checks to see if
  there is a stored zoom level and sets it again for the current
  viewing. If you change the zoom level of a site, any other tabs or
  windows that are open to that site will also change their zoom level.


iPhone 4 stuck on black screen after Jailbreaking with Cydia

Try downloading redsn0w and creating a DFU mode IPSW. Restore the IPSW with iTunes. Now that your phone is in DFU mode, you can totally wipe the iPhone and restore.

You can download redsn0w here.


"Command not found" indicates that the brew binary isn't on one of the directories listed in your PATH environment variable. To check what your path is currently, run echo $PATH. By default, brew installs to /usr/local/bin. To set the path permanently, you should edit your ~/.bashrc file to contain the line export PATH="/usr/local/bin:$PATH".


Does Spotlight normally index links in ~/Applications?

It's actually a symlink and not an alias. Spotlight indexes symlinks to files that are treated as system files, but it doesn't show them in the GUI. It does show aliases though, so you could just command-option-drag /usr/local/Cellar/macvim/*/MacVim.app to /Applications from Finder.

Or convert the symlinks to aliases:

brew linkapps; find ~/Applications -type l | while read f; do osascript -e "tell app \"Finder\" to make new alias file at POSIX file \"/Applications\" to POSIX file \"$(/usr/bin/stat -f%Y "$f")\""; rm "$f"; done

Or if you use Alfred, it can be set to include applications in /usr/local/Cellar in the default search results.


How do I sync my music library from my iPhone to my MacBook Air?

iTunes does not sync non-purchased music (or movies or tv shows) from a device back to the computer. You will need third-party software on the computer, such as iExplorer, to complete this.

(I swear there was another question like this that has been answered before, but I couldn't find it.)


What could cause MacBook battery cells to swell up?

Apple battery packs contain a set of 6 lithium Ion (Li-Ion) cells (the metal covered envelopes), connectivity circuitry, and a small logic board.

The main cause for battery cell swelling is what is known as thermal runaway.

If a cell reaches a certain temperature then a chemical in the cell (usually Cobalt Oxide for Lithium Ion batteries) starts an unintended reaction which is exothermic in nature (i.e. it creates heat).  More heat raises the cell temparature further which causes more of the same chemical reaction

This creates a runaway thermal overload which can end in one of two ways, the cell and therfore the battery pack, catches fire or the reaction fizzles out with the cell in a swollen state.


There is a known bug with the Facebook app which lowers the volume if you have it running in the background. Try double tapping the home button twice and remove Facebook from there and see if that fixes it the issue.


I had to change the format of the command given in the other answer. The correct command is:

diskutil apfs unlockVolume /dev/disk1 -nomount


Glims for Safari is your friend.

After installation go to Safari > Preferences > Glims > Tabs Misc.  and check "Set minimum tab labels size to favicon size".

You'll get something like this…


A game that I've loved for a long time, with a pretty good online community is uRt.

ioUrbanTerror is a FPS built on the quake engine utilizing speed across successive jumps, squat-sliding at speed, and modern swat vs terrorist weapons and maps that could be compared to Counter Strike source.


Why I can't see the “price” tab in itunes producer

When you create an account on iTunes Connect in order to distribute books, you can either create a Free Books Account or a Paid Books Account.

Apparently, for the Price tab to appear in iTunes Producer, you have to be logged in with a Paid Books Account. Make sure you followed the right procedure when you did create your account. If you didn’t, I’m quite sure you can somehow switch from Free to Paid. I don’t know how, though.


Why can I not access my own website - unknown host?

How is your system getting its DNS resolutions?

Do you have DNS servers configured in your router config or in your NIC config? If you don't and it is not pushed to your router from your ISP maybe try setting them yourself.

Use Google's DNS;

8.8.8.8
8.8.4.4

Or OpenDNS;

208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220

If you have custom DNS servers set either in your router config or your computer's NIC config, maybe those are failing. Try removing them.

Are you able to access the site from any other computer or network other than your own?

Are you accessing the website from your home network, company or school network, some other private network? Your website might be blocked!

Have you made any changes to your website's DNS record recently, which might still be propagating?


Booting Mac OS 10.6.7 from an external hard drive if internal drive running Ubuntu?

The myths page from the rEFit author has a lot of information about the subject of booting operating systems that are usually booted via BIOS (i.e. Windows and Linux).

In particular:

  Myth: You need rEFIt to install/boot Linux

  You don’t. The firmware’s built-in boot volume chooser (hold Option to activate it) will recognize Linux boot CDs as well as bootable hard disks and let you boot them. (They may be labeled “Windows”, though.) For triple-booting you’ll get only one item in the built-in chooser, but you can use GRUB, LILO, or NTLDR to act as a second-level menu to choose between Windows and Linux. The gptsync tool can be compiled to run on Linux.

While you can install some Linux distributions on a GPT-partitioned disk, it's much easier to repartition the internal disk and put an MBR partition table on it, depending on the version of Ubuntu you are going to use.

This is all described at the Ubuntu MactelSupportTeam site. The fact that you are going to boot Mac OS X every now and then does not change the approach; in fact it is even recommended on that page.

Before you make any changes, just make sure you have at least one, better two backups of all your data.


Is it possible to install an iPhone app in MacBook Pro?

Nope.

The only way you can run iOS apps on OS X is if you have the iPhone Simulator and have a version of the app specifically compiled to run on the simulator.

The iPhone Simulator (available from Xcode) is not an emulator and can't run ARM code, which means that it has to run a specific version of iOS 7 designed for OS X, and is not able to run iOS apps that have not been designed to run on this version of iOS 7 (i.e. IPAs from the App Store).


Convert audio to OGG format via Terminal

Ogg is a container format. It typically uses the Vorbis audio codec. You can download a static build of ffmpeg and use the bundled libvorbis encoder:

ffmpeg -i input.wav -c:a libvorbis -qscale:a 5 output.ogg

According to the Vorbis encoding guide, the quality range is from 0–10, where 10 is the highest quality and 3–6 are a good range to try. In the above example we used 5 as quality.


Remote Erase through Find my iPhone — Changed Password

Changing your password would have no incidence on whether your iPhone was able to receive an Erase command from iCloud. The reason it took 3 days for your iPhone to become erased is that without a SIM card it had no Internet connection.

What must have happened is the thief inserted a SIM card into the iPhone after a few days, at which point your iPhone connected to the Internet and received the command from iCloud to erase itself, which it did. That’s when you got the confirmation.

You can read up more at iCloud: Erase your device.

  After you set a device to erase

  If your device is online, the remote erase begins. A confirmation email is sent to your Apple ID email address.

Addendum to address lingering concerns:
Unless you can verify that the email is not legitimately from Apple (which you can do by viewing the headers on a desktop mail client), I’m confused as to why you would insist on believing that Apple is lying to you. Apple has a vested interest in making sure your account and devices are safe.

Your iPhone is linked to your iCloud account by a secure token rather than by sending a username and password every time a connection is made. When your iPhone connected to the Internet, iCloud instructed it to wipe itself before telling it its session was expired. It would make no sense for a logout request to supercede a wipe request.

In fact, when a device is compromised in any way (such as theft), changing your password immediately is a good first step towards protecting your account. If changing your own password helped the thief get into your device (by disabling remote wipe), you’d be even more at the mercy of said thief.


Mac Ports keeps on re-installing Perl, Python, etc

What you are seeing there are most probably upgrades for your ports. MacPorts will automatically upgrade all dependencies before installing new ports. Check port outdated to see a list of available upgrades and sudo port upgrade outdated to install them.

It is usually recommended to let MacPorts upgrade dependencies before installing new ports to get the latest fixes. However, if you really need to install a port quickly, you can use sudo port -n install to avoid this behavior and just install the new port only.


how reduce the size of all photos in my iPhoto library?

Before you take this (drastic) step, consider a couple of things.

Make sure the trash in iPhoto has been emptied -- not everyone realises this needs to be done, and it can take gigs of space.
iPhoto creates a duplicate image when it rotates an image, and the original is not required. I'm not sure if there's an easy manual way to remove these, but I use CleanMyMac (http://macpaw.com/cleanmymac). It has a free trial and it will save a large amount of space.
If you're worried about performance due to the size of the library, consider splitting it up helped me. I got to about 60gb, and it was very slow, so I used iPhoto Library Manager (http://www.fatcatsoftware.com/iplm/) to split it (I split into 1 library per year)


Is there a 3rd party program that can change the cursor size?

If you open System Preferences>Universal Access>Mouse & Trackpad, you can adjust the cursor size to be larger. To my knowledge, there is no third party application that will do this since it is allowed natively. Hope this helps!


Why scutil always try to modify system network configuration

It looks like it's a bug of Lion Mountain, and it has been fixed by Apple.

The dialog won't appear after updating to 10.8.2.


How do I delete files older than N days?

Sure - a safe way is to have a backup like Time Machine - you can then delete files knowing you can restore them with ease.

I like to sort a file listing by date - select the first file to be deleted, scroll to the end of the list leaving that one file selected. Then use shift to select the last file - shift then selects the entire range.

Then put all the files in trash. Once you're sure your backup was was good or you selected the correct files - empty the trash.


Your title does not seem to have anything to do with your actual question, you should change that.

There are a number of "Library" folders on your Mac, but the only one you should ever go into is actually hidden, meaning that Apple (for all intents and purposes) recommends you stay out of it.

Why? Because deleting things in your users Library folder without knowing what these files do could cause more than a few things on your Mac to stop working.

If you just need to do some clean-up and delete unneeded files I recommend using a utility like Onyx (I use it, there are others that do similar things). And that will clean up the unneeded (cache and temporary) files for you, safely and easily.

If you want to go exploring though you can view  your Library folder by holding the Option key down while selecting the Finder's "Go" menu. "Library" will show up in the list and then all you have to do is select it to open a Finder window to explore.

But, again, be careful deleting things. If you do not know EXACTLY what a file is or does leave it alone or you could cause problems with your Mac, one or more of your Apps or numerous other things could stop working.


Trying to format USB (using Linux/fdisk) so it shows up on my Mac

If you are using MAC

Open Disk Utility from Lauchpad
Select Your USB Disk Form top left corner

-Select Partition Option

-Crate choose 1 Partition fill Name, and Format details

-Then Click  apply

-Wait till it  the details
-Then select Disk Partition and Erase It.

After completing these steps you can access your USB drive on MAC,
Hope this will help you.


For restoring, iTunes is the best option. Once you’ve determined if iTunes can restore the device - if not, you should have a specific error code from iTunes that explains precisely what’s not working (or have an error code to report here).

If iTunes can’t restore the device, a hardware repair may be in order as well.


10.11.2: QuickLook and thumbnails crashing finder

I was able to solve it:

sudo /usr/libexec/repair_packages --repair --standard-pkgs /

did repair the access rights of the folder /private/tmp. I suspect that Adobe Creative Cloud has altered the rights.

There have been some log lines in the console about quicklookd being not able to scan /, so that is another symptom of that problem.


Bought a brand new SSD Samsung 850 evo, plugged in, restart macbook, hold option, and no disk utility screen

Try using a different thumb drive, because it sounds like yours is broken. Do the same thing and let me know how it goes.


Ordering of events when printing/pdf-ing from iCal

I have resorted to taking a screen shot of the full page view of my calendar using command-shift-3.  This saves the screen image to your desktop.  The image isn't as nice and bright, but it is in the proper order.


How to find which shared library is loaded by a process on OSX?

You can set DYLD_PRINT_LIBRARIES=YES in the environment to have dyld print every dynamic library that it loads into the process:

$ DYLD_PRINT_LIBRARIES=YES /usr/bin/true
dyld: loaded: /usr/bin/true
dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib
[ ... snip ... ]
dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/libc++.1.dylib
dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/libDiagnosticMessagesClient.dylib
$


Using internet recovery to install Mac OS X on SSHD, then replace internal?

Yes. OS X supports external bootable volumes fine, and doesn't differentiate in any meaningful way between an external and internal bootable volume.

I would recommend using Migration Assistant to migrate your files, however, if possible–but you'd need a second Mac for this. A relatively easy workaround is to simply "restore" the external disk using the internal disk as the source. You'll need to first boot onto an external drive of some sort or Internet Recovery (assuming your Mac is new enough) (to my knowledge, the recovery partition won't work), then use Disk Utility from there.

Select the external volume in the sidebar, then select Edit > Restore.
Click the Restore pop-up menu, then choose the internal volume.
Click Restore, then click Done.


Yes. Open iTunes. Click on "iTunes" in the upper left and go down to Preferences. Under the "General" tab, you can choose ratings to be "Loves," "Stars," or "Loves and Stars."


Launch Safari with SHIFT held down. This is a kind of Safari "Safe Mode."

If that works you can then clear caches, change home pages and delete extensions.


Peripherals and the new Macbook's USB C system

Yes. The USB type‑C plug has pins that directly connect to the USB type‑A jack pins. If you have a device that requires a USB A port, then you can use the adaptor to connect the device to a USB C port on the Mac. Still, I would recommend checking to see if your Mac is listed as compatible at the link you provided.

I should point out there are many cheaper Apple compatible adaptors available, especially if the device requires USB 2.0.

Basically, the adaptor just has wires connecting the plug to the jack.

USB Type-A Connector Pin Assignment

  Note: USB type-C plugs are reversible.

   Plug Pin Equivalence

Type A Plug      Type C Plug
-----------   ------------
VCC (VBUS)    + V
D-            D-
D+            D+
GND           GND
StdA_SSRX-    RX1- or RX2-
StdA_SSRX+    RX1+ or RX2+
GND_DRAIN     GND
StdA_SSTX-    TX1- or TX2-
StdA_SSTX+    TX2+ or TX2+

References

USB 3.0
USB-C
USB Type C 3.1 PD to get DC20V output


ThalysNet or other accesspoints destroy my browsing experience

Disable "Ask to join new networks", when selecting Wi-fi in the Network preference pane. You might also need to explicitely forget those networks if you joined them in the past, by clicking on "Advanced..." and removing any undesired network.

Once you are connected to these networks, there is no way in changing this behavior. As every request passes through their access point, they can modify it in every way they want (and return a redirect response instead for example).


No.

Apple's webpage on How to use Siri on your Mac has no indication that using Siri on your Mac can control your iPhone.


iCloud backup/restore - how to get the rest of my stuff (photo's)?

According to Apple overview of iCloud backup photos are only included in iCloud backups when iCloud Photo Library is not enabled.

Photos and videos on your iOS devices
However, if you turn on iCloud Photo Library on your iOS device (iOS 8.1 or later) or Mac (OS X v10.10.3 or later), your photos and videos are already stored in iCloud, so they aren’t included in your iCloud backup.

Photo's are always included in iTunes backups.

Photos already stored in the cloud, like My Photo Stream, and iCloud Photo Library

You should be able to restore your photos by making certain iCloud Photo Library is enabled on your new phone.
You can verify whether your photos are in iCloud by using a computer and browser and going to iCloud.com and logging in with your appleId and password and then clicking the photos icon.


MacBook [Pro] - how many displays, what resolution/frequency?

This may not be the only available resource on this topic, but it is a comprehensive & reliable one...

EveryMac, as the name suggests, has information on every Mac model ever made [also iPhones, iPads, iPods], including but not limited to the number of external displays supported & their maximum specification.

If you are not absolutely certain which model you have from  Menu > About this Mac, then they have a search engine which can identify from many data types, serial number, part number etc, the

Ultimate Mac Lookup

  Lookup Macs, iPods, iPhones and iPads by Apple Order Number, Model Number, EMC Number, Model Identifier, Serial Number and Intel processor number.

This is an example of the data they provide for the current 2018 Core i9 15"

I have no affiliation to EveryMac, their partners, advertisers or sponsors.


No, you cannot disable it for an US iPhone as US law requires that all cell phones be able to call 911 even if no SIM-card is inserted.

You would need to obtain a foreign iPhone. For example in the EU the emergency services are typically not dialed with 911 but rather 112.


Is there a similarly fast alternative to Crtl + Shift + Eject for new Macbook that lack eject keys?

I'm using a MacBook Air 2012 with Mountain Lion, and the new keyboard shortcut is:

Control+Shift+Power


Searching iTunes Library for file location?

This won't do precisely what you ask, but it will provide the track reference in the variable "trackRef" from the file location specified by "filepath" if it is in the library.  If the file is not in the library, it will be added.

tell application "iTunes"
    try
        set trackRef to (add POSIX file "filepath" as alias)
        refresh trackRef
    end try
end tell


The iMac 21.5" Mid 2011 shipped with "500 GB, 1, or 2 TB (7200-rpm SATA) and/or 256 GB (SSD)" Storage and its Hard Drive Interface is "6.0 Gbps Serial ATA (SATA)".  So any normal 6.0 Gbps SATA SSD should work.

As an example, from Crucial, Apple iMac (21.5 and 27-inch, Mid 2011) compatible upgrades


Is there a desktop pager for Mac OS Lion?

You can indeed use a mouse efficiently with Mission Control. Set any corner, preferably bottom, as the hot corner (System Preferences > Mission Control > Hot Corners) for Mission Control. After that, it’s just simple drag and drop, and you can switch apps and desktops in under a sec, or 2 secs with a file being dragged.


Apple App Store continues to show Xcode 4.1 "Installed" even though I have uninstalled it.

Check your applications folder for the Xcode 4.1 application installer. This is what the Mac App Store actually downloads and is probably reported as installed. Run that again to reinstall.


What will happen if I restore my iPhone from itunes?

Your iPhone will return to factory settings as if you had a new iPhone.


How do I get rid of the mackeeper popup from http://mackeeperapp2.mackeeper.com?

Add the following lines to /etc/hosts and mackeeper goes away forever:

127.0.0.1   mackeeper.com
127.0.0.1   www.mackeeper.com
127.0.0.1   mackeeperapp.zeobit.com
127.0.0.1   mackeeperapp.mackeeper.com
127.0.0.1   mackeeperapp2.mackeeper.com


Here you go:

uname -p      print the machine processor architecture name.

uname -m      print the machine hardware name.

The arch command with no arguments, displays the machine's architecture type.

Ultimately I suspect this is the answer you want: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12763296/os-x-arch-command-incorrect

For further confusion, run:

$arch
i386
$machine
i486
$uname -m
x86_64
$uname -p
i386


How can I fix this iPad stuck in the language setup screen?

I figured out the answer. This state is called Voiceover, its an accessibility feature for the visially impaired,

However when used unintentionally by someone who doesnt know the special controls of the Voiceover feature, it can seem that the device simply is not responding to touch.

One simply has to tap buttons to select them then doubletap to click them, navigate to the Voiceover memu under accessibility and turn it off. Alternatively clicking the home-button 3 times in rapid succession enables/disables this feature.


Is there anything special about the "Applications" folder?

From some experimentation here (not official documentation, so interpret accordingly), it appears that

You can run most applications successfully from any folder, but
Yes, there are some special properties of the /Applications folder.

I include the caveat "most" in point #1 because any application could be written to contain a script that (unwisely) had a hard path coded in it to /Applications/App name.app/Contents/whatever, in which case it would break if run from somewhere other than the /Applications folder. Bad design, but certainly someone could write that way. From experimenting, I did not come across any applications that I use that didn't work when from from various folders in my ~ directory, but others report that such applications exist, and include MAMP.

However, I have found that Applications downloaded and run from various points in ~ do not show up in Launchpad. In contrast, as soon as an app is placed in /Applications, it shows up in Launchpad, and remains there correctly pointing to its current location even if you subsequently move it back to a location in your home directory. I have not been able to determine whether Applications need to be in an officially supported /Applications or ~/Applications directory to properly register Services with the operating system.

So my tentative answer here is yes, you can run applications from outside ~/Applications, but there is at least a little that is special about that particular folder.


The .filename was intended by unix to represent invisible file names. Even before there was GUI's, the ls command by default would not list these files for normal users. There is no reason you can not add a . prefix to your own file names.

On the other hand, using ._filename seems to be unique to OS X. One use of these filenames is to store addition information regarding files with the same name minus the ._ prefix. OS X even has a special command dot_clean to delete or merge these types of files.

In my option, I would not risk deliberately using the ._ prefix in my filenames. You may get acceptable results now, but future versions of OS X may interpret such names differently.

For example, let's say you create a file called ._dave. Later could OS X end up creating a file called ._._dave?

Just FYI:
It is possible to create a service that would allow you to set the hidden file flag for highlighted files using the Finder application. The instructions are given below.

Open the Automator application.
From the menu bar choose "File", then "New".
Select "Service" and click "Choose".
Drag the action "Run AppleScript" to where it says "Drag actions or
files here to build your workflow".
Set "Service receives selected text in any application" to
"Service receives selected files or folders in Finder".
Replace the code

on run {input, parameters}

    (* Your script goes here *)

    return input
end run

with

on run {input, parameters}
    try
        repeat with currentfile in input
            try
                do shell script "chflags hidden " & quoted form of POSIX path of currentfile
            end try
        end repeat
    end try
    return input
end run

Save service as "Set Hidden Flag".
Close all Automator windows and quit the Automator application.

The service should have been saved in the ~/Library/Services folder under the name Set Hidden Flag.workflow. If not, move it there.

Now when you highlight one or more files using the Finder application, you can right click and select "Set Hidden Flag" to hide from the Finder application.

A simular service named "Reset Hidden Flag" can be created using the same steps, with the following two exceptions. In step 6, change

do shell script "chflags hidden " & quoted form of POSIX path of current file

to

do shell script "chflags nohidden " & quoted form of POSIX path of current file

In step 7, change to save as "Reset Hidden Files".

Of course, you can not highlight the hidden files unless the Finder application displays them. To do this see my answer to Hotkey to show hidden files and folders in File Open dialog?


The simple answer is no to all.
Macos mail runs its own filters which do not affect the mail server even if the server is Apple's own iCloud.
So the rules on macos will not directly affect ios mail. If your mac is running and the rule moves it to the junk folder then ios will see it.
If you want one set of rules for all machines then mark the item as Junk using the Web interface on the server.
I think Microsoft clients talking to exchange servers do do what you suggest.
I don't exactly know if ios mail interacts with iCloud.


Some songs can't be played using Music app on iOS

The stop sign shows that the file can't be played. This is usually due to a corrupt song. When the music app attempts to play one of these corrupt songs, it fails and skips to the next song. This is why you can't go back a song, since when you go back it attempts to play the song, fails, and goes forward (back to the song you started at).

Make sure that the songs play in iTunes, then delete the songs from your device and re-sync them from your iTunes library, making sure that the sync is complete before disconnecting the device.


Is Automator intended to create distributable stand-alone apps?

It's not really designed for this, but I think you can hack it to do what you'd like.

First, to get the relative path to the .app package, you'll want to add a Run AppleScript action before your shell script. The code for the AppleScript should be something like this:

on run {input, parameters}
   set p to POSIX path of (path to me)
   return {p}
end run

That will pass the path to your .app bundle to your shell script action as an argument. Just set the Run Shell Script to pass input as arguments and you should be set to use the path in your shell script however you need to:

Once that's done, you can package whatever executables you need in the Contents/Resources folder of the .app bundle. You can get there in the Finder by right/command-clicking the .app and selecting Show Package Contents.

Important Note: Automator rewrites the .app bundle every time you save it, so you'll have to add the executables again every time after you make a change.


Retina Macbook Pro BootCamp vs Parallells Performance

BootCamp is usually between 3 and 4 times faster than either VMWare or Parallels. Bootcamp is the actual OS running on real hardware, where the other choices are running  inside the constraints of the host OS and must share resources (memory, cpu, etc...) with the host OS. BootCamp has full control of all of the system's resources.

It should be able to handle PC Games, although I'm not sure what screen resolution will be reported or what graphics card will be used. If the screen resolution is reported as the actual number of screen pixels, some of the in game text may be difficult to read.


10.9.3 update failed to verify on three attempts, now what?

Try installing the combo updater instead:

http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1746


I use chronosync to sync my laptop back to my iMac and NAS. It's not a free solution, but once its setup it works. There are other options available from a simple rsync script to other sync tools.


Shared clipboard between multiple Macbooks

If you are signed into the same iCloud account and have the Continuity features turned on you should be able to copy and paste between machines.

macOS Sierra: Copy and paste across devices

  With Universal Clipboard, you can copy text, images, photos, and videos on one Apple device and then paste the content on another Apple device.

  Note: To use Universal Clipboard, your devices must meet Continuity system requirements. They must also have Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Handoff turned on in System Preferences (on your Mac) and in Settings (on your iOS devices). You must be signed in to iCloud using the same Apple ID on all your devices.


I would try the following:

From the terminal type sudo rm -f <package name>. You should be able to remove it as root. Reboot in safe mode if necessary.
Download and install Cocktail. It has functionality for removing difficult to remove files.


Can AppleScript be able to click the menu extra of a 3rd-party app?

I was having an issue getting AppleScript to click on the menu extra of iTeleport Connect until I tried the following:

tell application "System Events" to tell process "iTeleport Connect"
tell (menu bar item 1 of menu bar 2)
    click --  This click appears to be the important addition that allows you to drill down to the other items
    click menu item "Connect" of menu 1
end tell
end tell


Will HFS+ extended attributes be lost on FreeNAS?

FreeNAS supports the creation of AFP file shares for general use with OS X systems. For Time Machine backups, you need to make sure to specifically enable Time Machine support (Disk Discovery enabled and type set to Time Machine) on a particular AFP share you intend to use.

Further clarification:  AFP currently supports Unicode file names, POSIX and access control list permissions, resource forks, named extended attributes, and advanced file locking.

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Filing_Protocol


MacBook display backlight doesn't turn on after waking from sleep

Make sure you are using the laptop with the correct model magsafe charger - if you use a different model's charger, eg a 15 inch 85 watt charger or such, it can cause this problem to occur. A reset of the PRAM would normally cure the problem temporarily.


Since you are dealing with devices that have LCD screens (and not CRTs), it ultimately doesn't matter what the refresh rate is -- what matters most is how quickly a pixel can change from one color to another, and this isn't constant across the color range the device can display.

It is important how certain videos are processed since 24p can't fit into 60 equally (hence the supposed value of 120hz), but you'll find conflicting views as to if it is all that noticeable, useful, and/or even desirable. Let's just say this: I've never had a problem watching a video on my iPhone or iPad and noticing bad motion blur or odd artifacts.


How can I change the calendar that an event, added from Mail, is attached to?

You should be able to change the calendar it's in, so I don't understand why you can't do that, but I have encountered events I could not edit before & for me, it turned out to be the fact that the event was owned by someone else (even though I imported it on my personal calendar).

I found out that by opening up the .ics file in Text Edit.app and removing the lines which signify ownership before importing, I could edit the event just fine in the Calendar app. Just removed entries containing ORGANIZER, UID:, ATTENDEE, and/or PARTSTAT.  Save and then double-click the edited file.

I created a folder action for it, so all I have to do is drop the .ics file in the folder to import an editable event.


How to migrate selected folders (including custom Library, Application Support and Music data) to second laptop with smaller hard drive?

The easiest way should be with Migration Assistant (included with OS X). Just plug an Ethernet cable into both MacBooks, open Migration Assistant on both, and you'll be able to select what folders/applications you want to move over.


generate e-mail messages from MS-Word 2011 using Mail app.

Unfortunately, MS Word 2011 requires you to use MS Outlook 2011 as your default mail application for the mail merge email feature to work.

You will either have to use Outlook as your default email app (even if it's only temporary) or use another solution.

I have heard good things about SerialMailer although I haven't used it personally. It's not free but you may be able to download a trial. There are versions that work with Mac OS X Snow Leopard and above.

Otherwise, you could search for Mail Merge in the Mac App Store (assuming you have it installed - you didn't specify your OS) for other options.


Stuck in a boot loop after failed update to Mavericks, can't reformat HDD

I’m afraid your hard drive is dying. Updating can be somehow hard drive intensive, so it’s not that surprising that it died during an update. If you have no backup, copy your important data to another hard drive with another computer1.

You can still try to save it with utilities such as DiskWarrior.

Otherwise, you’ll have to buy a new hard drive and install it in your Mac Pro, then copy your data back to it.

And start doing regular back up right now.


I read on forum that one user managed to successfully tether his Omnia to an iPad via the WMWifiRouter, a program that turns the Omnia into a Wireless access point that the iPad can then connect to. I am nearly positive that this will not be able to be done over bluetooth, as the iOS and bluetooth are pretty restricted. Sorry I can't help with the BT issue, and I hope I have provided a decent alternative that you can work with. Cheers.


I achieved this by setting up a profile for each terminal window in Terminal>Preferenes>Profiles (write in the command you want to execute at startup in "Profiles" tab "Run command"), then open each window by right-clicking terminal "New window with a profile" and then saved the window group as I described before, hope this helps somebody


The Magic Mouse.

Coming from a Mighty Mouse you will probably miss the side buttons and middle click (who wouldn't), but you are getting gestures on your mouse and no scroll ball to screw up.

There are even some 3'rd party apps to add extra gestures, and you might even be able to get your middle click back :-)

MouseWizard
BetterTouchTool
sesamouse
Multiclutch


Are you seeing the "Allow your Apple Watch to unlock your Mac" checkbox?

You may need to enable Continuity.  Make sure both devices are on the same WiFi network, and Bluetooth is enabled.  The article also had an error, it says

  "[...] make sure that Disable Automatic Login is unchecked. If the
  option is grayed out, you might need to click the padlock icon at the
  bottom of the window to make the necessary changes."

I think they meant that the box is checked.

EDIT: Here's the Apple article you want to reference: https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT206995


I stopped using Google calendars when iCloud came out, but from what I remember, the delegates thing is just a side effect of how Google implements additional calendars in the CalDAV protocol. I don't think there's anything you can do about it. The upside is that it doesn't break any functionality, it's just a bit annoying in how iCal displays them.


That is a dilemma. If you know the password to access the iPad itself, hold the home and power button down until the iPad reboots.

When it starts, it should not boot back into Guided Access and you shouldn't have to remember the password.


How to change touch bar icons for iTunes / Music app?

There doesn’t seem to be a way to customize the Touch Bar for iTunes/Music. Not all apps support customization.

Apple:

  In many apps, like Finder, Mail, and Safari, you can customize the Touch Bar.
  Choose View > Customize Touch Bar. The customization window appears on your display, allowing you to choose your favorite items

Note how they say “many” instead of “all” and don’t mention iTunes. Also notice the specific instructions given for customizing the Touch Bar - implying that an app made directly by Apple wouldn’t have a roundabout way of configuring the customization.


Rearrange styles in the Microsoft Word Quick Style Gallery

A Workaround

The workaround is to make a separate list somewhere, even on paper (!) or in your head, of what styles you want in the Styles Gallery and then remove everything (or nearly) and reinsert them in your desired order.

HOW TO:

Remove styles until your first choice style is at the front of the list. If necessary, remove all styles and add your first choice to be at the front. Proceed through your list, adding styles into the list in the order you desire.

Since you are identifying your top 6 or 10 styles, reinserting them into the list manually is not an onerous task.

This works if you only use your own defined styles. However, if you use some of the built-in styles, those may get bumped to the front of the list anyway. For instance, you usually only use Title once per document, so it's not really a style you might want in your "Top 5" list, unless you need to be reminded to always give your document a title. But if you add it to the Quick Styles Gallery, it will always be near the front of the list.

If the previous post is true, and it appears to be so, that it is "currently not possible" to change the priority level, that's very sad and another way that shows that Microsoft is not interested in Word being useful for professional writers and designers. (Changing the priority may be possible through editing the XML code, according to one post, but many people could not make that method work for them.)

This is a useful tool and it really should be simpler, if Word is to be a truly professional tool. Making the Style Gallery order drag-n-drop would be the "user friendly" thing to do. But since Word has far more amateur customers than professional, don't hold your breath for it being done "right".


Messages app on my Macbook Pro stopped sending to Android

Text messages from your Mac are actually sent through your iPhone. On your iPhone go to the Settings app → Messages → Text Message Forwarding. You may need to re-do the setup by removing and re-adding your Mac in there.


Can I change the carrier name in the iPhone Simulator 5.0?

For my part, I was able to change the carrier name for the iPhone 5.1 simulator by editing this file:

/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator5.1.sdk/System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/French.lproj/SpringBoard.strings

As the path suggests, I'm French. Switch to whichever localization you choose.

Inside this strings file (editable with XCode if it's a binary plist), you'll find a SIMULATOR_CARRIER_STRING key. Change its value, fire up your simulator, and there you go.


Can iPad show percentage when charging by USB, and does iPad 2 charge slowly too?

The reason you get the Not Charging message is because most machines don't send enough power through USB to charge the iPad. The iPads battery is more like a laptop battery than a phone battery. Newer Macs will send enough power over some of their USB ports.

As for the percentage, If you turn on "Battery Percentage" I think under Settings, General, Usage. This should show it up in the top right.

Due to the iPad 1 and 2 sharing many other similarities, the iPad 2 should also display the 'not charging' message. Although, a new iPad 2 will come with a Wall Charger as well. You can purchase off-brand chargers on amazon or ebay, extra wall chargers at the apple store, and some third party companies make chargers like Griffin


System Preferences lets you choose what is displayed, but (since 10.9?) it no longer lets you select the order/priority of results. It would be nice to have that functionality back. I find that I'm constantly opening/launching something I didn't mean to because of the dynamic ordering of results in 10.11.


You need to edit Audacity's Info.plist file and add mp4 to the list of files it handles.

Using a text editor, open /Applications/Audacity.app/Contents/Info.plist (this is assuming Audacity is installed as Audacity.app, it might be slightly different).

Then, find the section for CFBundleDocumentTypes which should list the supported types like:

<key>CFBundleTypeExtensions</key>
    <array>
        <string>...</string>
        <string>...</string>
        <string>...</string>
    </array>

Then just add a new line for mp4: <string>mp4</string> and save the file.

To get the LaunchService to pick up your change, you have to run (in Terminal):

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

After that, Audacity should show as a Recommended Application for mp4 files.


Can I split the screen vertically in iOS 11, on iPad?

This is currently not possible — apps can only be placed to the left or right, not at the top or bottom, regardless of device orientation.

  Drag an app out of the Dock to make a Slide Over or drag it to the right or left edge of the screen to make a Split View

Use Multitasking on your iPad

You do get to choose if you have the device in landscape mode or portrait mode so if you need to prioritize for extra height, you can. In your case, prioritizing for extra width isn't possible currently.

You can provide feedback to Apple about iPad here if you have a great use case for top/bottom split in the future:

https://www.apple.com/feedback/ipad.html


First Aid failing and a locked HD means your HD is failing.

You should boot into internet recovery, and install OS X on an external HD. (Since you don't have another Mac). Then, boot from the external HD and backup any important files from your internal HD. I'd recommend getting a new HD or SSD and installing it into your machine.


Yosemite mail is horrible, if you have a large inbox it just kills an older machine.  I have a 3ghz mini with 16gb of ram and it STILL crawls.  I am on day 3 of it saying "incoming messages" and slowly the count grows larger and larger. Two apps is all I ask for, Safari and Mail, really people FIX IT.

On my 2009 27" imac I had to restore from time machine back to mavericks.  If you start a restore it will show you what os version was backed up.  Just know it erases your drive so save all of your newer files elsewhere.


iCal events on the desktop; Dashboard widgets vs. GeekTool vs.?

If you decide to look at new solutions, there are a handful of applications that can do this including Blotter and TimeWorks.

I prefer the slightly less in my face menubar solution that Fantastical provides.


Dragged pages larger than source document

The Mac OS does not optimize PDF files the way Acrobat or other PDF generating applications usually do. It may also be that when you drag the page to the desktop is is making a PDF that is really just a wrapper for an bitmap image.

You could try using "Export As..." by right-clicking a thumbnail of a page and see if that results in smaller files. Another choice would be to delete all of the pages you do not want to keep and then save the file.

Here is a decent thread about optimizing PDF file sizes in Mac OS. https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3213814?start=0&tstart=0


After select pinyin in your input language you can open any editor like textEdit:

when you start typing you see the box (like below box) and can select your desire word.


Pen drive does not show on mac on attaching but show error on removal?

If the drive is appearing in Disk Utility and shows up as being mounted, try this:
In the Finder, go to the Finder menu, then Finder Preferences, then General and be sure "external disks" is checked under "Show these items on the desktop". Then on the Sidebar screen and be sure "external disks" is checked under "Show these items in the sidebar."

This should make the drive appear.


Why is my Mac unable to connect to network

After of literal hours of debugging, I discovered that Charles Proxy was not symptom of a broader problem, but rather it was the problem (even though I rebooted several times and Charles was no longer running).
After hours of debugging, I spent a little time mentally backtracking and thinking about when the problem first manifested itself, and remembered Charles. So, I decided to fire up Charles and the network was suddenly restored. And when I quit Charles gracefully, it restored everything to a stable state. Lol.
Clearly, when it froze on me, it left my networking configuration in some internally inconsistent state. But restarting Charles and quitting it gracefully allowed it to restore my computer to an operable state again.
That’s six hours of my life that I’ll never get back. I write this post to hopefully save someone the pain and anguish I just went through.
(FWIW, this is not a criticism of Charles. It’s an invaluable tool, like WireShark, for debugging networking code. I love Charles, but I guess one needs to be careful if it ever freezes on you. This was the first time it has locked up on me in my many years of using it, so it’s clearly a fairly isolated problem. In retrospect, the solution seems obvious, but, OMG, what a painful learning experience.)


Prevent Pages from breaking web link at slash

I fixed it by:

Clicking on the link; pressing escape at the resulting window; then pressing the left arrow to move to the beginning of the link...
In the Format pane, under Text, on the Layout tab, changing the Indent values to zero.

The Indent values were defaulting to 0.5 in for 'First' and 'Left'. Changing the 'First' value was enough to move the text correctly.


Photos App : Using Photos App on a library that is stored on a USB Flash Drive

You should format the secondary storage as OS X extended and journaled. That ensures the mount of the device is quick and you don't have to wait for a full fsck cycle if it unmount uncleanly. The speed penalty of journaling is almost un-measurable. The speed penalty for not journaling is huge each time you mount the drive.

You want OS X style ACL and permissions, so don't choose FAT or other formats if you care about speed and no bugs/issues.

Here is guidance on the actual move and measurement tools to check drive speeds if you don't simply want to time the Photos app once you've moved the folder.

Moving home folder or large folders to HDD
Can I move applications and other data to a JetDrive 128 GB for MacBook Air


The only way you can really emulate this is if you create a Safari Extension for each website which you can put whatever picture you want for the buttons background. Don't think that's something really fluid in terms of work flow and realistic fixes, but trying to alter hard coded UI elements isn't easy to do for every day users.

Note: Creating an extension will require a developer certificate, but this is the closest option to your desired result https://developer.apple.com/library/safari/documentation/Tools/Conceptual/SafariExtensionGuide/UsingExtensionBuilder/UsingExtensionBuilder.html


macbook shuts down immediately after startup

To verify your problem I need you to post the Battery status in detail.

Click About this Mack (top left) > Syst report > Power

then copy the battery information in your original post.

To preserve some power consumption, open syst pref > Energy and disable the Power nap in Battery mode.

To verify is some process is keeping your Mac awake (dark mode) and consuming power open Terminal and paste following

pmset g  and post the info here

also run pmset -g assertions and post it here

Under normal (perfect) condition the battery should last 1,000 cycles, but that is not always the case, so your are getting close with your 700 cycles


"1 alert" is on the next to "About This Mac"

I have macOS Mojave 10.14.6 on my MacBook Pro (2017, 15-inch), and I see the same message, which persists after rebooting.  I do occasionally run CoreServices apps directly.

I'm no systems expert, but it makes me think that:

A CoreServices app added itself to a startup folder upon first launch.  (e.g. the LaunchAgents, LaunchDaemons, or Startup Items folders in one of the Library folders)  It may also show up in the Activity Monitor.
A Terminal command may reveal alerts that can't display in About This Mac screens.  (I tried "mail" for my own account, but there were no messages.)


Finding and disabling unnecessary open ports on High Sierra

The command you're looking for is sudo lsof -i -n -P | grep LISTEN.

lsof by default lists all open files (where an open file may be "a regular file, a directory, a block special file, a character special file, an executing text reference, a library, a stream or a network file (Internet socket, NFS file or  UNIX  domain socket.)" (source: lsof man page).

-i lists all Internet and x.25 network files.

-n tells it not to resolve hostnames but use IPs instead, resolving hostnames potentially takes a long time

-P tells it not to convert port numbers to port names (i.e. 80 -> http).

Piping this output to grep LISTEN shows only the open ports which are listening for incoming connections, if you need to see all open internet connections, omit this pipe.

The list shows all listening ports, their processes, pids and users, so you can easily trace the programs from there.


Is there a Terminal command that will list the current admin account?

Users who have administrative privileges on OS X belong to the group admin. There's no straight forward way to list members of a group as OS X uses Open Directory to manage these things and it's a bit convoluted as a result.

Here is a shell function that will give you all the members of a group. It was taken from this SuperUser.com Q&A:

members () {
  dscl . -list /Users | while read user; do
    printf "$user "
    dsmemberutil checkmembership -U "$user" -G "$*"
  done | grep "is a member" | cut -d " " -f 1;
};

Save that in your ~/.bash_profile or just cut and paste it to a bash or zsh prompt and then you can run:

members admin

and you'll get a list of accounts that have administrator privileges on the machine.


How to remove old iOS device backup (mobile backup) files in macOS Catalina

Starting with macOS Catalina, iOS device sync support has been moved from iTunes into the Finder app. iTunes app itself has been discontinued, and the iTunes media library now made available in standalone Apple Music, Apple TV, Apple Books, and Apple Podcasts.

This Apple Support document lists the steps to access the iOS device backups on macOS Catalina:

Locate backups of your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Find backups stored on your Mac or PC:

  To find a specific backup:

  On a Mac with macOS Catalina 10.15 or later, open the Finder. On a Mac with macOS Mojave 10.14 or earlier, or on a PC, open iTunes. Click your device.
  In Finder, under the General tab, click Manage Backups to see a list of your backups. From here, you can right-click on the backup that you want, then choose Show in Finder, or you can select Delete or Archive. In iTunes, choose Preferences, then click Devices. From here, you can right-click on the backup that you want, then choose Show in Finder, or you can select Delete or Archive.

Once located, you can delete a backup file like you normally delete any file in Finder.


How can I charge my MacBook Pro at work?

The USB ports in the Desktop and monitors don't provide enough power to charge your MacBook. These ports tend to be build "to spec", meaning they output only about 500mA (USB 2.0) or 900mA (USB 3.0). Sometimes PCs have dedicated charging ports (maybe colored yellow) which provide more than 1A (they exceed the official USB specs), but that's still not nearly enough to charge a laptop. [1]

So you will need to get a charger (or a hub/dock[2]) that supports the "power delivery" (PD) protocol.

You can get them from anywhere between 18 and 100 Watts, and the power output makes a big difference in how fast your MacBook will charge. If you have patience, especially if you're not using the computer while it's charging, you can get away with a lower power (and smaller!) adapter (I use a 56W one, I would not recommend going lower than about 45W). Companies like Anker, Aukey, RavPower make some that are much cheaper and more compact than the original Apple charger.

[1]: The power delivery protocol allows the power supply to step up the voltage in order to provide more power at a reasonable current. The Apple 61W charger goes up to about 3A at 21V (the equivalent of 12.2A at 5V, or 24 times as much current as a USB 2.0 port can provide).

[2]: Note that some of the USB PD compatible hubs need a USB-C PD input in order to provide power on the output, so your best bet is to get a USB-C charger with Power Delivery and skip the hub. The ones that don't need a PD input tend to be (expensive) docks with lots of different ports.

Here are Apple's recommendations for how much power your charger should have: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201700


New harddrive on a macbook pro 13 inch, dvd drive doesn't work, what do?

There is a few way you can do this from the working MacBook. The first is to follow the tutorial here which will take you through the process of making a bootable USB disk for Mountain Lion.

The steps involve

Reformat the USB stick to HFS+
Extract the install image from the downloaded installer
Write the image to the USB using Disk Utility

Alternatively just download the Lion DiskMaker software which will do all the work for you.

The only problem I can forsee is that you need an 8GB USB stick for this to work since the OSX installation is bigger then 4GB.


How to join call using "Skype for Business Web App" on macOS Catalina?

Download Skype for Business on Mac from Microsoft and install it. Once installed, links to join a meeting will open in the native application without needing to install any web plug-ins.

The Skype for Business Web App doesn't seem to work on macOS Catalina.


Why to I need to keep putting in my passwords after my Mac sleeps?

Sounds like a keychain issue.

First port of call is to open 'keychain access' Then in Keychain Access Menu run keychain first aid.


It does. Here you can find a list of all the import and export formats QuickTime Pro 7.7 supports.


MacPorts-installed packages not working after updating to Lion

Their migration page should cure all of your ills.


Image capture "import error (-50)" images import fine, but won't delete from phone?

I've noticed this is now solved on my iPhone. I'm not 100% sure how I did it but the 2 notable things I did very recently were:

rename the iPhone from "iphone(3)" to "Sam's iPhone"
turned off iCloud on the iPhone then turned in back on

Not sure which one solved it; would be good if any one who has this issue does the same and report back to be able to clarify.


Searching for "-" in the contents of files

I just tried to use Spotlight on Mavericks (10.9.2) to search for a test text file containing the -<> pattern and it worked.

I used "-<>" as my search pattern (including the double quotes) and it found the test file.


Just to eliminate the possible culprits and short of reinstalling the Office. Please check in you PowerPoint in the Tools > Dictionary ... what language is indicated. If it's Spanish there try to set it to English and see if that helps. Probably after setting this you would better close entirely PowerPoint and then open it again.


IAP is on by default, same is GameCenter. If you do not use them, the app will not get rejected.

If you enable them, that does not mean that you have to use them or are currently using them.


OS X Lion suppresses user's settings for the keyboard backlight

I don't know if it's Lion or a hardware feature, but on my MacBook Air, the system changes the keyboard lighting (and screen brightness) depending on the ambient brightness, which is detected by a sensor near the iSight lens at the top of the screen. In bright surroundings, the keyboard lighting is disabled and pressing F5 or F6 does nothing.


@mankoff got me on the right path. Here's what I had to do in order to get what I want:

Copy Terminal.app to a new file (ex: MyTerminal.app)
Change the icon of the app by:

Copy an icon image to the clipboard from Preview
Right-click (Command-click) on the app
Select "Get Info"
Click the app icon in the upper left corner
Pasting the new icon image from the clipboard

Right-click on the App and choose "Show Package Contents"
Change the following values in Contents/Info.plist:

"Bundle display name" -> "MyTerminal"
"Bundle identifier" -> a unique app-specific string. I chose "ca.softcraft.myterminal" as I own the domain "softcraft.ca"
Bundle name -> "MyTerminal"
Document Types -> Delete
URL Types -> Delete
Application has localized display name -> uncheck
Exported Type UTIs -> Delete

I deleted a bunch of the localization settings (Contents/Resources/*.lproj) as they're not necessary for me; I just need English
In Contents/Resources/English/InfoPlist.strings, I deleted the "CFBundleName" and "CFBundleDisplayName" override settings
In Contents/Resources/Initial Settings, I deleted all but one of the *.terminal files.

I'm using a custom terminal setting, but there's no reason you couldn't use Basic
In Contents/Resources/Initial Settings/settings.plist, I made sure my "Default Settings" value was set to the name of my .terminal file

I set the values in the .terminal file to match what I wanted on open

This is just a .plist file with a different extension; you can use Property List Editor to modify it
You can also set these using Terminal itself and then export them
I mainly changed "CommandString" to be what I want launched when I run the new "app".

This works excellently. The new "Terminal" apps are independent of each other and of the main Terminal. I can spin off new ones fairly quickly now.

I also did this with Firefox to create a site-specific browser for my development website. (I had tried Mozilla Prism but found it too limiting).


Not able to update to macOS High Sierra?

I have recieved this error in the past, make sure the time and date on your computer are correct.

You can do this by going into "System Preferences" > "Time and date"


Only new downloads will count, redownloading or downloading an update does not. And the top is based on number of downloads per time-unit.

Updating your app, on the other hand will (probably) keep users satisfied with new features and layout. If they spread the word, or advertise in any way about your application you will get more downloads. But that's not what you initiately asked.


Can I still update my free apps if I change my iTunes Account Country?

Since they're free, just re-download them. You can update them on your iOS device, but it's a bit of a problem since you need to switch accounts, and you can only do that once every 90 days. You won't be able to update them in iTunes, however, when you switch countries.


macOS Server and Apple Remote Desktop (ARD) are just two of the tools used to administer Apple computers in or organization.

You could use macOS Server to sync up with Active Directory, but in my experience, you can simply join each machine directly to your AD server without the intermediary (in other words....it's not required)

As for ARD....YYMV, but personally, I would rather use custom scripts to push out applications and updates

Apple has an excellent service called Apple Deployment Programs which helps you manage everything from AppleIDs to macOS and iOS deployments.  Contact your Apple business rep to help you set up this and your AppleIDs specific to your organization.


Country/region change in App Store on iPhone

You will probably not be able to change country via your device due to this reason of it asking you to add CC details.

Your next option is to log into Itunes on your pc change your country and there it will give u the "none" option .

Now if u dont have that option available then u have an outstanding debt on your account from a previous purchase wether it was the last thing u brought or something previous to that. You need to clear the debt first by either adding new cc or buying a gift card adding it to the istore and the amount owing will automatically be deducted.

Thanks ,  hope this helped


Logging of all process started since boot?

There is a command execsnoop that you can run in a terminal window. Like so:

sudo execsnoop -v

A more detailed log of all that is going on requires a bit of dtrace hacking, as you need to track the fork and _exit system calls as well.

Edited to add a bit of explanation: Processes don't “start” on a unix system. New processes are created by the fork system call, which results in the calling process being split into two (almost) identical processes. One (the parent) keeps its PID, while the other (the childe) given a new PID. The most common reason for a fork is for the child to exec a new program; it's this fork+exec combination that you most commonly think of as a new process starting up. This is why you need to track three system calls (fork, exec, _exit) for the complete view. But just tracking exec, as execsnoop will do, seems sufficient for your purposes.


Can I upgrade from iPhone 4 w/ iOS7 to iPhone SE and iTunes restore?

Yes. You can always restore from and older to a newer iOS version, however you can't go from a newer iOS version and restore to an older version.


How do I completely disable automatic keyboard backlighting on Macbook Pro with OSX Lion?

Lab Tick is a shareware menu item that gives you complete control over the keyboard backlight. You can set the level of illumination by hand, and electively disable automatic adjustments made by the OS.


I think it does. Because of iCloud, the stuff in your Apple account will transfer to other devices. For example, if I enable app-sharing with iCloud on my iPhone and I download Temple Run, Temple RUn will also be downloaded into my iPad too. so I think that this will work with the Apple TV 3.


Does my Macbook Pro support 5 GHz Wi-Fi?

Yes, your MacBook Pro supports 2.4 GHz & 5 GHz but not simultaneously. All Macs manufactured since 2007 with integrated Wi-fi support 802.11 a/b/g/n and and some 2006 Macs support 802.11 a/b/g.

Only AirPort Base Station and Time Capsules released in March 2009 or later can operate simultaneously over both bands.

Source


How to get the domain name on the command line

There’s /bin/hostname which prints the name of the machine, either including the domain (which is the default mode of operation) or without it. (I couldn’t verify that it really does that because I have no idea where to configure the domain name of my machine. :)


Will my files be deleted if I update OS X?

When updating OS X it only updates the system files, so all the files under /Users/ (which includes your home directory) are safe.

However, keeping a regular Time Machine backup is recommended, so that if something goes wrong you can restore your files and settings as needed.

You can go a step further and make a manual copy of your /Users and /Applications folders to a separate disk before installing major OS updates, so you can retrieve them without having to go through the Time Machine interface (for example, on a non-Mac computer, in case you ever need to.)


How can I get the load average (and only the load average) on Mac OS X?

You can also use this sysctl:

sysctl -n vm.loadavg


Obtain FileVault 2 recovery key with administrator account

It seems strange OS X didn't present you the recovery key. Try:

sudo fdesetup changerecovery -personal

This awesome blog has probably all the info you desire. Look for the section "Managing individual and institutional recovery keys". You can use your Filevault2 password to change the recovery key. And you will have to use an Administrator account.


Delete Bluetooth paired list
Close any Bluetooth associated file that may hinder the process
Copy/Paste following and Press the combination Command + Shift + G

/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Bluetooth.plist

Rename it so to save a copy com.apple.Bluetooth-Old.plist

Now delete the original file and restart your Mac, it should create new Plist.

Alternative approach

Press ⌘ Space to activate Spotlight.

Type "bluetooth", choose the 'Bluetooth File Exchange' application, and press Return.

Bluetooth File Exchange will prompt to enable the bluetooth hardware, press Return.

Bluetooth is now enabled and you can quit Bluetooth File Exchange.

Here it is what it looks on my MBA


Does iOS have a transfer/write speed limit?

When any app quits abruptly and you are back at the springboard - that is a crash. iOS is designed to not make a big deal of crashes since most of the time they are temporary and starting up the program again will clean up the error. That doesn't appear to be happening in your case.

You can confirm it the next time you connect the device to iTunes or Xcode. Xcode let's you look into the engineering details as to why the program is crashing.

ITunes instead copies the crash report to your ~/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/MobileDevice folder. The first time this happens, you are asked if you want to send diagnostic information to apple. This sort of crash will then be sent in the future.

You can connect your device, right click on it in iTunes and reset all warnings to get the asking again - that way you can confirm that this is due to the program crashing and not some other cause.


Triple boot on Macbook Air with external SSD

I think I may be able to help you triple boot, although I haven't tried triple booting yet. I do know how to install Windows on a separate SSD, and I'm pretty sure you can just install Linux by partitioning the SSD. Here are the steps:

Step 1: First, you have to install both Windows 10 and Ubuntu ISO files. Ubuntu from here: Ubuntu ISO File, and Windows 10 from here: Windows 10 ISO File

Step 2: Connect your SSD and partition it in Disk Utility, however you want it. You should probably name one of them "Windows" and the other "Linux", so it's easier to identify.

Step 3: Now, you will need another USB for this, 8 GB or more, so you can store the installation files. Then use Bootcamp Assistant, click continue, and click Create a Windows 10 or later install disk, and make sure Download the latest Windows support software is also checked.

Step 4: Click continue, and I think you can choose the Windows 10 ISO image and install the Windows installer on the USB. It should take around 15 minutes for it to finish. Then restart your Mac while holding Option.

Step 5: Keep holding Option until a screen that shows "Mac" and "WININSTALL" shows up. There may be other drives, but you can ignore them. Use your arrow keys to select "WININSTALL" and press Enter.

(The image is an example, yours shouldn't show Windows)

Step 6: Follow the steps through the installer, and when you get to the "Choose drive" page, and make sure to select the correct drive. If you choose the wrong one, it may erase everything. If you named the partition on your SSD, choose the named one (maybe "windows") and click next. If next is greyed out, click format and try again. If it is still greyed out, then you will have to reply with the error it shows on the bottom left.

Step 7: If the previous step goes smoothly, then it should install Windows 10 on that partition of your SSD. If it successfully installs, it should automatically restart to the Windows 10 Setup for new computers. Follow the steps on the screen and it should finish successfully as well. Now, I think that there will be a "Bootcamp Drivers install" or something pop up. Install that as well so you can use Windows 10 properly with Mac.

Step 8: Alright, you are halfway done now! (The next part about installing Linux is assumed, and reply if you have problems. I'll try to fix them). Restart your mac again, and hold Option. Select the Mac drive to go back into MacOS. Now follow these steps here, from Ubuntu Tutorials. It should explain everything more clearly than me.

Step 9: I don't have any screenshots, but it should be just a simple "follow the steps on the screen" type of thing. You should be able to select where you install it, so make sure to click on the other partition (named "Linux" probably)
and install. Once it finishes, it may put you in the Ubuntu login screen or setup screen or something, and just finished the setup.

Step 10: Ok, hopefully, you have successfully triple booted with Windows 10, Linux, and MacOS. To switch between the 3 boots, just restart your computer while holding Option, and select the drive you want to go to.

Hopefully, nothing goes wrong, but if some error or something happens, just reply with the error or explain what went wrong, and I'll try to fix it for you.

  Good luck!


Connect an iPad Pro to an older Macbook Pro using a generic USB-C to USB-A cable

No, there's no need to use that specific cable. Any standards-compliant USB-C to USB-A cable should work.


How to disable Self Control application?

Have you tried opening Terminal (Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal) and using the commands:

killall SelfControl

or

sudo killall SelfControl

As it is not working try the hosts file:

sudo nano /etc/hosts

And look for something like this

# BEGIN SELFCONTROL BLOCK
127.0.0.1   www.nasa.gov
127.0.0.1   nasa.gov
# END SELFCONTROL BLOCK

delete the entire block and hit CTRL + O to save the file and CTRL + X to exit.
Everything you put at hosts file like:

127.0.0.1 facebook.com
127.0.0.1 nasa.gov
127.0.0.1 stackoverflow.com

Those addresses will be blocked, you will not be able to access them while they are inside the hosts file

To stop and delete SelfControl running as a background process:

sudo su -
cd /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/
rm org.eyebeam.SelfControl

To delete the firewall rules that have been introduced by SelfControl, read this blog article by Joshua Kehn:

http://joshuakehn.com/2010/10/25/Defeating-SelfControl.html


Can I still boot into Single User Mode if I disable the shell for root?

As @fd0 already commented, "single user mode uses /private/etc/passwd for login authentication, not Open Directory":

pse@Mithos:~$ grep ^root: /etc/passwd
root:*:0:0:System Administrator:/var/root:/bin/sh

but

pse@Mithos:~$ sudo dscl . -read /Users/root UserShell
UserShell: /usr/bin/false

So single user mode will happily read the content of /etc/passwd and start a root shell with /bin/sh even if you set the shell to false with dscl.


I found but can't open eclipse.ini (bad parsing)

Well, I've gone crazy and actually searched for the eclipse.ini file. I've actually found it in:
/Eclipse.app/Contents/Eclipse

It's amazing how much advice on the internet (including eclipse.org!) points to:
/Eclipse.app/Contents/MacOS

It must have been true at some point but perhaps with newer versions, this is not necessarily true anymore, which is why I would like to keep this question and this answer despite the basic mistake - in order to inform other people with the same problem.


Can I prevent my (jailbroken) iPhone from retrieving mail between certain hours?

It does not look like there is that level of configuration granularity on iOS for the iPhone out of the box (non-jailbroken).

One of the common jailbroken apps; 'SBSettings' also don't seem to have a specific setting option for scheduling push times...

One option might be, if you don't want to be disturbed at all is to switch to "Airplane Mode" before you go to sleep. But note this will prevent receiving calls and text messages also.

Or simply turn off "fetch data" (or set it to "manually") before you go to sleep.

Steps:

Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Fetch New Data > Push = Off | Fetch = "Manually"


Preview.app does not update a pdf when it changes

Try Skim.  It has a preference option to check for file changes.


AppleScript: Open URL in specific tab (Google Chrome)

This works for me on the latest version of macOS Sierra

set myLink to "https://google.com/"

tell application "Google Chrome"
    tell its window 1
        set theTabs to count of tabs -- how mmany open tabs
        set URL of tab 1 to myLink -- insert desired tab
        --set URL of (make new tab) to myLink
    end tell
end tell


The Developer Tools (760 MB) included on the Snow Leopard DVD are not part of the OS X Lion installer. They are a free separate download in XCode 4.1
A whole whackload of printer drivers (~400 MB) are not included in OS X Lion. Presumably they are downloaded when a new printer is added.
The Snow Leopard DVD includes a Library folder (1.3 GB) with frameworks etc. needed because the DVD is bootable, while the OS X Lion installer creates a bootable partition for installation.
That said, the Essentials.pkg is actually bigger in OS X Lion: 1.35GB vs. 882 MB

Those are the major differences that jumped out at me, I'm sure there are other minor differences I've glossed over. The actual "Installation" package on the Snow Leopard DVD is ~4 GB, the OS X Lion installation DMG is 3.74 GB.


With the release of iOS 11.2.1 an essential feature of my Apple TV was removed

You can buy an Apple TV 4 (not 4K), which is cheaper. Or if you have an iPad model that can be updated to iOS 11 (which is Air/Air 2, 5th gen or newer, or mini 2 or newer) use that as your home hub.

Otherwise you are out of luck. Even if 3rd generation Apple TV had a jailbreak available (it does not) to patch this feature back in, you're talking about encrypted communication between Apple devices and Apple's servers, which is extremely unlikely to be able to be replicated by a third party to reenable it.


Can I share iBooks with another device that is authorized for the purchasing account?

iBooks, like all items bought in the iTunes store, can be shared across different iTunes libraries via iTunes Home Sharing. As Apple states:

  Home Sharing in iTunes is designed to let you easily share your iTunes media libraries between up to five computers in your household.

All libraries setup for sharing with the same ID can import purchases made with that ID, independently of the ID they normally use for purchases in the iTunes store. See Apple Home Sharing Support for details on requirements, setup procedure etc.


Maybe: "750 GB SATA Disk" has one partition called "Macintosh HD" of that smaller size?

Consult Disk Utility, "Partition" for that drive...


The traditional "Internet Radio" feature is not gone from iTunes 12.7.
The feature for offering free for all internet radio streams was not removed from the application but may be hidden and is now named competitively with another "Radio" feature within iTunes.

Check Restrictions for Traditional "Internet Radio"

It may be invisible to you because you may have a setting active in

 iTunes > Preferences > Restrictions > Internet Radio

Obviously, the checkbox under Disable: Internet Radio needs to be off.

Re-Add Traditional "Internet Radio" to the Sidebar

More likely is that the new default preferences violate again Apple's own Human Interface Guidelines:

The first "Library Sidebar" for "Music" in its default state is simplified: without Internet Radio visible. And you do not see how to customise it until you hit an invisible spot to the right of the sidebar section title called "Library" when your sidebar is set to display "Music". Hovering to the right over an apparently empty spot then reveals an "Edit" option where you can then activate the "Internet Radio" setting. Click "Done" if you are done with your customisations in the same spot to re-hide that user-confuser and traditional "Internet Radio" will be in your sidebar again.

That gives you the old big list with a tree structure to choose from.

Adding Custom URLs for Traditional "Internet Radio" Streams

Opening a custom stream is accomplished by entering the URL in the box that appears when pressing Command+u or choosing the menu item File > Open Stream.

Adding this permanently seems not possible.
But again: right-clicking into the info area (The Apple logo in the picture) reveals the option to "Create Station".

Interestingly you can also create playlists with those streams to get them organised to your liking.

The new "Apple Music"-"iTunes Store"-"Radio"

An alternative to this method of interfacing to streams is a much more prominent store-like interface for radio stations that looks like it is somehow tied to Apple Music (this one requires from you to give up at least your AppleID or even subscribe to the "Apple Music" service):

Possible restrictions for that are in iTunes Preferences as a subset under "iTunes Store" and a part of "Apple Music".


Can the macOS keychain generalize across all iOS apps?

Apple simply hasn't opened access to the Keychain to third-party apps. However that is changing in iOS 11. You'll be able to use your Keychain passwords across the system then.


An undiagnosable screen fault (flickering/glitching)

If possible, try using a second display (through Mini-DisplayPort or Thunderbolt).

The objective is to find if the issue is the LCD panel (Screen) or the GPU (Video Chip/"Card").

If the issue persists on a secondary/external display, the issue is the GPU. If the issue is limited to the built in display, you've narrowed down the source of the issue to your LCD.

Have you noticed any other patterns, such as use of Safari or other apps? Some apps, upon opening, switch from basic "integrated" graphics, to the more powerful "discrete" graphics chip, and its possible that this change is causing the distortion.

EDIT: I should also note that service providers' diagnostics are unable to detect connection issues with the LCD panel (unless completely disconnected), so any tests they run will be inconclusive if its the LCD. LCD issues simply require visual inspection, and your photo should be sufficient proof. Source: Apple Employee/tech for 8+ years


Macbook Pro, two external monitors, clamshell mode and heat

From MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) - Technical Specifications:

  Operating temperature for the Macbook Pro Mid 2015: 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C).

You should be able to use it in closed-display mode (a.k.a. closed-clamshell mode) just fine providing the back hinge has a way to dissipate heat appropriately. If it gets too hot, it will auto shut down after the max temperature is reached.