Ethernet not working on MacBook pro retina 13

If this is recent, you may be the victim of a bad malware protection update from Apple. They have posted a support article explaining how to check if this was the cause, and how to fix it.

  First, check your version number

  While pressing the Option key, choose System Information from the
  Apple menu.
  Expand the Software section and select Installations.
  Click the Software Name column header to sort the list
  alphabetically.
  Look for “Incompatible Kernel Extension
  Configuration Data.” If the most recent version installed is 3.28.1,
  follow the steps below.

  If you can connect to Wi-Fi, follow these steps to update to version 3.28.2

  Open the Terminal app.
  Enter this command to update to the current version of the “Incompatible Kernel Extension Configuration Data” kernel extension:
  sudo softwareupdate --background
  Quit Terminal and restart your Mac.

  If you can't connect to Wi-Fi, follow these steps to update to version 3.28.2

  Restart from OS X Recovery by holding down Command-R while your Mac starts up.
  Select Disk Utility from the list of OS X Utilities.
  Select your drive from the list of internal drives in the sidebar. The default name is “Macintosh HD.” Your drive might have a different name or location, if you renamed or moved it.
  If the drive name is dimmed, your drive might be protected by FileVault. Choose File > Unlock from the Disk Utility menu, then enter your FileVault password.
  Choose File > Mount in Disk Utility to mount your drive, if it's not already mounted.
  Quit Disk Utility.
  To make it easier to enter the command shown in step 9, you might want to copy it from Safari:

  Choose Get Help Online from the OS X Utilities list, then go to support.apple.com/kb/HT205956.
  Select the command in step 9, copy it, then quit Safari before you continue to the next step.

  Choose Utilities > Terminal to open the Terminal app.
  Type or paste the following command as one line in Terminal, then press Return. Replace Macintosh HD with the name of your hard drive, if different: rm -rf "/Volumes/Macintosh HD/System/Library/Extensions/AppleKextExcludeList.kext"

  Now complete these steps to update to the current version of the “Incompatible Kernel Extension Configuration Data” kernel extension:

  Quit Terminal.
  Choose Restart from the Apple menu. After your Mac restarts, your Ethernet connection should work.
  Open Terminal and enter this command: sudo softwareupdate --background
  Quit Terminal
  Choose Restart from the Apple menu.

  Alternatively, if you confirmed that your Mac has Incompatible Kernel Extension Configuration Data version 3.28.1, you can also restart your Mac into OS X Recovery mode, then select Reinstall OS X. You can reinstall OS X on your drive without reformatting it.


How can I read/write to several hard drives created on windows 7,8 from OS X

The "read only" status has to do with the UUID of the files on the drive no longer matching what is coming from your Mac.  So, basically, you have to "orphan" those files.

Here is a good writeup on how to do it, but note that this is an UNOFFICIAL method and not sanctioned by Apple.

How to Enable NTFS Write Support in Mac OS X


Can I activate three 3GS iPhones if i set them all back to factory settings using iTunes?

Yes, as you said yourself you need a simcard to activate them. But afterwards you can use them "just Wi-Fi" without any problem. Sorry I can't write any longer answer, this is just as it is.


How to get Automator to "Copy Finder Items" and only keep one copy?

I believe the following workflow answers your question: "How can I make automator make one copy of the newest file, but not delete the backup when the original file gets deleted?"


Set different double click times for physical click and trackpad double-tap

You can rule out SteerMouse, I just connected a second mouse and there is only one setting for double-click delay shown. Based on that I'm doubtful of USB Overdrive's claim:
"The USB Overdrive can easily handle several USB devices at once and can assign different settings to each one." - but it's probably worth a look!

I think ControllerMate could do it if the developer felt like it - it's a way more configurable approach and is flexible enough to build complex control schemes for HOTAS game controllers. You should register your interest in being able to control the Magic Trackpad with a quick email. I don't know for sure that ControllerMate can't do what you want, it all depends on whether its building block approach sees a "Source" for each mouse-like device or whether it just uses the kernel's mouse driver output and sees an aggregate of control input for the two devices. There is a time-limited trial available.


In Catalina, Can Fingerprint Replace Password Requests on Preference

Yes, you can replace a password request on System Preference with Fingerprint also.

You can also use Touch ID to unlock these features on your Mac:

•   Password-protected Notes

•   The Passwords section in Safari
preferences

•   System Preferences

Note: If you have FileVault turned on, you must type your password to unlock the Security & Privacy pane and the Users & Groups pane.

•   Just make sure that you have enabled all the checkboxes to select the Touch ID features that you want to use on your Mac.


[Gmail] and its children (Important, Spam, Starred) are not regular mailboxes (or tags, as internally used by Gmail), they are linked to specific Gmail functionality and therefore cannot be deleted. You can delete tags/mailboxes that you defined.


How to activate new device without access to other devices and SMS?

If the new iPhone is set up with the same Apple ID as your other devices you need to turn off Two Factor Authentication for the Apple ID.
If you're using iOS 10.3 or later:

Go to Settings > [your name] > Password & Security.

Tap Turn Off Two-Factor Authentication.

Tap Continue.

If you're using iOS 10.2 or earlier:

Go to Settings > iCloud.

Tap your Apple ID > Password & Security.

Tap Turn Off Two-Factor Authentication.

Tap Continue.


There are several companies which offers you all 5 points.

I've got a lot of experience with the Zagg Invisible Shields. They offer great quality and lifetime guarantee. But they are a bit expensive though. Quality comes at his price.

Then there is BodyGuardz. A bit cheaper, lifetime replacements as well but I don't have any experience with it. And they don't seems to offer a specific protector for the new iPad, but the protector of the iPad 2 will fit.


It is always a security risk to run a binary as root. The better way of doing things would be to set the unix raw socket capability.

sudo setcap cap_net_raw+ep /usr/bin/hping3

That way the you dont give the binary permissions that it doesnt need.

(You can also look at set capabilites, e.g.: getcap /bin/ping)


Mac Mini with Ubuntu how to restore MacOS

The keyboard light that was blinking helped. Searching for reason where that would happen said there was not enough power to the keyboard. The (non-Apple) keyboard was going through a KVM switch (which actually is powered). So I figured there is something it doesn't like about the keyboard.
After directly connecting an Apple keyboard to the Mac Mini I was able to start the recovery process.


Application to Brainstorm in Corkboard mode

I've not used it properly, but there's a free piece of software called MindNode on the Mac App store. It doesn't have the corkboard & card graphics that Scrivener does, but, if I understand you correctly, I think it has the required functionality.


Can a 21.5 inch iMac (non-Retina late 2015 - 2.8 Ghz, Intel Iris Pro graphics, model 16,2) drive two external displays?

Not according to EveryMac who are usually spot on with their info, including unsupported 'hacks', none of which are mentioned for this model.

  This model can simultaneously support the internal display at full native resolution and up to 4096x2304 on an external display in both extended desktop (second workspace) and video mirroring (internal display duplicated on the external display) modes.


Configure Time Machine after reinstalling Mac OS to take previous backups into account

Yes. The command line utility can assist

man tmutil

You'll want to use the verbs inheritbackup, setdestination and/or associatedisk to point out the pre-existing backup you wish to adopt by the new Mac/OS.

This is covered in very nice detail on the help / manual page - pay attention to the section after this sentence:

  A concrete example of when and how you would use associatedisk:


After contacted Apple Support I got this problem resolved, by using the following steps.

Shut down Mac
Unplug all external devices. To me they are bluetooth keyboard and trackpad
Start Mac and hold on Command + Option + P + R immediately
Mac tried to restart (the screen turned on and off)
Release Command + Option + P + R, let Mac restarted

"Command + Option + P + R" cleared PRAM and let Mac re-exam all hardwares and build correct info into PRAM.

For more information about it please refer https://discussions.apple.com/thread/1788029


How to avoid macOS for keep asking for the passphrase for key ~/.ssh/id_rsa while remotely operating via ssh?

You need to use ssh-agent to manage your passphrase.

This assumes you have already generated SSH keys to log into your host(s).  If not, see How to SSH in one line for a primer on how to do this.

Next add your key to the agent

ssh-add

If it requires a passphrase, it will ask for it.  Now, every time you SSH to your remote Mac, it won't ask you for the passphrase until you kill the (local) Terminal session.  If you start a new one, it will ask once then remember it for the duration of that Terminal session.

Can you get around having to enter a passphrase at all?  Yes...

Don't put one in.  It's asking because you created a key file with a passphrase.
hard code it into a script (not advisable)

As for going from one Mac, to another and finally out to another server (i.e. GitHub), you will need to enable (set to "yes") ForwardAgent in both your ssh_config and sshd_config.  See this article for more info.


Flaky DNS/connection issues when using Wi-Fi in Japan. Fifty-percent of page/images load if lucky

Try running Namebench to determine the best DNS entries for your connection.  The project hasn't been updated in awhile but runs fine even on OS X 10.11.2 betas.

If you are constantly switching wireless networks you may want to consider running this regularly to get a sense of what domain name servers are most often available from these different connections.


Not getting Messages effects on iOS 10.2 (14C92)

Not sure what happened, but eventually it just started working. Perhaps there's a glitch in the release.


How do I tell OS X to never include certain folders in Recent Places on Open/Save dialogs?

You cannot do it on a per directory basis. What you can do is:

Clear the current list with the following command in Terminal:

defaults delete -g NSNavRecentPlaces

Then repeat it each time you want the list to be cleared.
Disable saving the Recent Places history completely with:

defaults write -g NSNavRecentPlacesLimit -int 0


Can't format 2nd HDD in optical bay on Mid-2012 Macbook Pro 13

So the problem was with the cable. Apparently one of the small pins on the cable that connected the optical drive to the motherboard, got broken.

If it was a total failure of the drive this may have been more obvious, alas, it was not. It merely caused the drive to work in an unstable manner.

As soon as I replaced the flex-cable with a salvaged one, the problem disappeared.


OS X has a bit of mouse input lag and acceleration.

You can fix this by installing SmoothMouse. It works great for me in CS:GO. You can enable and disable it separately for the mouse and trackpad from the preference pane.


Have you ever tried to reset NVRAM or PRAM (older Mac)? With Mac turned off, power on the Mac, then press and hold CMD (⌘) + Option (⌥) + P + R until restart itself, this should take a couple of seconds. This could be find at Apple Support, Hope it helps


How to get MacBook Pro(early 2011,13 inches) logic board schematic?

"Silviu St" tho a tad snarky is absolutely correct. Apple has not released Schematics for computers since the Apple-II days.

Apple uses state of the art PCB manufacturing and I would be willing to bet that taking a soldering iron to it or even a volt meter would be like taking a framers hammer to a dent in your car: likely to do more harm than good.

You are welcome to try but you are likely to end up with a pile of garbage worth nothing more than the alloys and rare-earths the components are made of and with.


MacBook will not boot to recovery after setting boot args

Boot with ⌘S to boot to single-user mode.
Remove the boot arguments by running nvram -d boot-args.
Reboot by running reboot.

For future reference, you can boot to safe mode for a specific boot by holding ⇧ on boot without needing to set any boot arguments.


What power class does an iPad and an iPhone have?

The radio frequencies and they respective power are regulated by official sources. In the USA, you will need to go to the FCC web site to get precise numbers for the radio power output.

In order to search the FCC OET Equipment Authorization database, you will need the FCC ID of the device you want to lookup.

All devices that use radio frequency spectrum are required to print their unique FCC ID on a label on the device.

It may also be printed on a separate document that accompanies the device.

Example for iPhone 4S WiFi radio.


Official Unlock after Jailbroken Unlock?

Return your phone to its standard state, so ios4.1 and then yes, you can ask the carrier to request unlock from Apple.

The unlock works by changing a database entry for your UDID on Apple servers and therefore whether or not it's jailbroken should make little difference. With that said, to be sure it's all worked ( and because you are planning to) taking it back to a standard OS install would make sense.

Hope this helps.


I can’t update but I can install apps (App Store)

It is possible that the developer has changed the bundle-ID of the application, which essential makes it a completely new app - just with the same name. This could explain why you cannot update your app that has the old bundle-ID, whereas other user's who downloaded the newer app with the new bundle-ID can.
This can happen for example when a company that owns an app sells that app to another developer. In certain cases, they need to use a new bundle identifier.


How to disable Safari's Frequently Visited blacklist on macOS?

I don't know whether there is a blacklisting mechanism.
I think that if you ever delete a site from the frequently visited window, then it'll never appear again:
Check BannedURLStrings in ~/Library/Safari/TopSites.plist with
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c print ~/Library/Safari/TopSites.plist


No backlight + no keyboard backlight implies fuse problem?

If your backlight fuse was defective it might have damaged the backlight of the display. In official repairs an authorized service provider would replace the logic board AND display when the fuse was defective.


How does integration between macOS and iOS work if they are not releases from same year

The essential element here is the iTunes version. Older versions of iTunes sometimes play not so well (or not at all) with recent iOS versions. So if you get a new iOS version on your phone you may need to install an update of iTunes as well in order to enable your Mac and your Phone to talk to each other.


Why does the Dock executable not yield any useful strings, unlike other OS X apps?

This is because many OS X binaries are encrypted. They are decrypted in real time by the “Don’t Steal Mac OS X.kext” in your /System/Library/Extensions. I don’t know why Apple does it. The Get Info string of the file:

  The purpose of this Apple software is to protect Apple copyrighted materials from unauthorized copying and use. You may not copy, modify, reverse engineer, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, transfer or redistribute this file, in whole or in part.  If you have obtained a copy of this Apple software and do not have a valid license from Apple to use it, please immediately destroy or delete it from your computer.


iOS Disregards Airplane Mode Setting on Reboot

This is by design.
I've tested this on several iOS devices of various iOS versions (iOS 9, 13, 14 and iPadOS 14) and all do the same thing.
I haven't found anything that specifically says so, but it makes sense so that if it's ever lost/stolen while in Airplane mode (WiFi/Bluetooth/Cellular off) when it comes back on after a period of time, it will automatically turn things on to be able to be found.
If you turn off WiFi individually, you get a message that it's "disconnecting from WiFi for 24 hours," not permanently. This is obviously to get you connected again in case you forget or the phone is lost or stolen.
It falls into a design philosophy of "fail secure" meaning if everything fails, it will fall back to a config that will allows you to find it and/or wipe it.


I believe that imported pictures aren't displayed in the "Media Inspector" > "Photos" tab > "iCloud "sidebar item…

In "iPhoto.app" > "Preferences" cmd , check if in the "iCloud" tab the followings are ticked :

"My Photo Stream"
"Automatic Import"

If so you might consider creating a "Smart Album" cmd alt ⌥ N
For example "iCloud Stream" that will match "all" the following conditions :

"Keyword" > "is" > "Photo Stream" ;

get last month (as for iCloud)

"Date" > "is in the last" > "1" > "Months" ;

In a "Media Inspector" you may know select your newly created smart album "iCloud Stream" :


Connecting to a Folder on a Different Partition Using AFP or SMB

For anyone who runs into this, the folks on the DeployStudio forums posted the answer:

afp://192.168.0.1/Volumes/NetRestore-Images/Repository

when connecting to a share, don't use the full path to the share point.  If the Share is named "Repository", then as far as your client is concerned, "Repository" is the root folder.  For example,

afp://192.168.0.1/Repository

or if you are sharing the NetRestore-Images folder,

afp://192.168.0.1/NetRestore-Images/Repository


your question is rather poorly worded, but i think you're asking: why does MacOS allow multiple Apps to simultaneously use/share the same camera, whereas Windows does not allow this? and how is that a problem?


Purchased apps lost after Apple ID change

Sorry but purchases are tied to an apple id and currently Apple does not provide a way to merge Apple ID's.   However since Apple changed your id without your permission then they may help you out.  Best thing to do is call Apple and ask why the Apple ID was changed.

This comes right from Apple's faq page (http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5622) about Apple ID's:

  Apple IDs cannot be merged. You should use your preferred Apple ID
  from now on, but you can still access your purchased items such as
  music, movies, or software using your other Apple IDs.


Bash not running script at /opt/local/etc/bash_completion.d/

In order to automatically load all scripts from a directory, put this in your ~/.bashrc file

# LOAD ALL AUTOCOMPLETIONS IF ANY ARE INSTALLED
if [ -d /usr/local/etc/bash_completion.d ]; then
    for F in "/usr/local/etc/bash_completion.d/"*; do
        if [ -f "${F}" ]; then
            source "${F}";
        fi
    done
fi


Follow those instructions for single-user-mode, then when you are done, type "exit" and copy some of the first few lines of the output - on paper if you need to. I'm mentioning this because I skipped the exit step a few times, but more interesting things might come up there. When I brought the lines with me and showed them to the Apple tech (genius) he recognized them right away and knew what had to be done (clean OS install). Back up what you can and what you know is good; my hard drives were fine, but I didn't want whatever was causing the problem.


My recommendation is to do a restore to factory settings and then dont restore the backup and see if the issue persists. I read the comments and saw that you had the device replaced and that the issue persisted once you restored the backup. Apparently there is some app data that is corrupt in your backup that is causing the issue. I urge to just set up the iPhone as new, and then dont restore the backup. If you need those apps back, all you have to do is login to both iCloud and iTunes & App Stores in settings (iOS 11 click on your name above). Next go into the App Store app and then look for updates, and then click on your profile icon (iOS 11) and then look for purchased apps (or purchased). In both lists are your recently purchased/downloaded apps. If you used another account then those apps may be on that other account.


There is no single setting that you can change for iOS logging as there is for macOS.

If you are running a beta version of iOS, the private log information seems to be collected, so that is one option.

The other option is to see if there is a profile on this page that covers the logging you need.

Once you install the relevant profile you will see the previously <private> information appearing in the iOS console log.

In my case I was able to use the "Baseband" profile to enable caller id logging while working on a CallKit extension.

To disable the private logging you simply remove the profile from general settings on the device.


Get all the files that changed most recently

Try setting up a search in Finder like so:

This won't search system files however. For that you'll want to use EasyFind. It also won't specify which program modified the file.


iPhoto export shrinks images (and shows inconsistent file properties)

"The path it's taking me to in Finder is obviously not the original." It is taking you to a location that looks like this?
Also, Depending on how your exporting may change the characteristics of the file format, hence changing from the "Original" and the original location.
It should also be noted that PhotoStream can change the size of files. For example, if you take a photo with you iPhone and sync via cable to you Mac, but then alter the photo in an iPad using iPhoto, what you get is a different sized file. There's a similar discussion here.


Avoid involuntary data pushing to iCloud during updates

This is a bug that affected the update to iOS 10.3. Apple has resolved this issue with iOS 10.3.1.

See also Apple Warns iCloud Users Some Disabled Services Were Accidentally Re-enabled in iOS 10.3

iCloud sync settings are not supposed to change after an iOS update. In the case of iOS 10.3 this was due to a bug.

To answer your question: You don't need to change any settings to prevent iOS to enable any iCloud sync settings with 10.3.1 and higher. Older iOS releases (10.2.1 and 10.3) can not be updated to any more.


How to reimport Live Photos in Apple Photos?

I ran into the same problem, luckily I had not deleted the files from the camera roll of my iPhone.

Photos.app will recognize the Live Photos as duplicates when already imported by Photo Stream as still photo.

The good thing is that you can reimport those "duplicate" Live Photos in Photos.app and they will not duplicate but will be replaced with the correct Live Photo version. Use "Import Selected" button.

The problem now is that manual selection of thousands of photos is not an option.... so I reimported the whole camera roll by dragging a frame over all the already imported files, including all duplicates (still photos and Live Photos) into the Photos.app. You will get an error message that "Duplicate bursts are not supported“, if you also have duplicate bursts to import,  but that is even better in this situation avoiding unnecessary dupes. The rest of the duplicate still photos then can be filtered out using third party software like Duplicate Annihilator or PowerPhotos.

It is really stupid that the Photos.app is not giving an option to just replace the still versions of the Live Photos during import... would make our lives easier.

Don't forget to disable Photo Stream to not run into this issue again!
And make backups before messing around with your Photos.app Library!

UPDATE

I yesterday checked my iCloud settings on iPhone running iOS 12.2 and discovered, that somehow Photostream was active again. I am not sure how that happened. Had to go through the whole process again. I will now check after every iOS and macOS update if settings changed...


How to add colors for Charts in Numbers v6

I just filled  2 columns and 12 lines in a spreadsheet. I then made a donut chart as shown in the image below.

The chart needed more than 6 colors so some colors were repeated. I clicked on the chart once to select it and then clicked again on a colored segment. See next image

You can see here that I have selected one of the colored segments and slightly separated it.  Now I go to the Style tab at the top right of the Numbers file. You can see here where you can change the color of the segment. I changed one instance of light blue to bright blue, one instance of green to a dull green, one instance of gold to yellow and finally one instance of red to fusia. This final plot is shown below.


Is it possible to enable kerberos on OS X 10.9 without joining the Active Directory domain?

Here is my partial success so far. I was able to setup Kerberos authentication but only on Firefox and Google Chrome, on Safari it doesn't work and it seems to be impossible to make it work without really joining the domain.

OS X Kerberos Setup

>kinit username@EXAMPLE.COM

>klist
Ticket cache: FILE:/tmp/krb5cc_0
Default principal: user@EXAMPLE.COM
Valid starting     Expires            Service principal
06/05/14 11:36:00  06/05/14 21:36:06  krbtgt/EXAMPLE.COM@EXAMPLE.COM
        renew until 07/05/14 11:36:00

Now you can use /System/Library/CoreServices/Ticket Viewer.app to view the ticket, or to renew it when it expires.

CURL

 curl -v --negotiate -u : -b ~/cookiejar.txt -c ~/cookiejar.txt --output /dev/null http://example.com

Firefox

go to about:config and configure network.negotiate-auth.trusted-uris: .example.com

Chrome

defaults write com.google.Chrome AuthServerWhitelist "*.example.com"
defaults write com.google.Chrome AuthNegotiateDelegateWhitelist "*.example.com"

Safari [broken!]

Base on https://www.pingidentity.com/support/solutions/index.cfm/How-to-configure-supported-browsers-for-Kerberos-NTLM#safari it seems that Safari will use SPNEGO only when it is joined into the domain. Otherwise it will only try NTLM which is probably disabled as being insecure.

Any contributions are more than welcomed!


You need to use the bcdboot command to create the boot files for each Windows installation in separate EFI partitions.

  Note: This answer assume Bitlocker has be disabled. In other words, the answer assumes the Windows NTFS partitions are not encrypted.

Below is an example which closely (but not exactly) matches your situation.

Here, I have already setup two Windows 10 installations where the boot manager, shown below, is used to choose which Windows to boot.

The drive, used in this example, contains your 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 7th, 8th and 11th partitions, albeit the sizes might be different. Also, note the following:

My equivalent to your 3rd partition has the label BOOTCAMP.
My equivalent to your 7th partition is a unformatted and of type Microsoft Basic Data.

For simplicity, I did not include separate recovery partitions. However, creating these partitions for both Windows installations is possible. If using the Boot Camp Assistant to create the first Windows installation, then you probably will need to create and initialize the recovery partition after Windows finishes installing.

  Note: A good new question would be how to create the second Windows installation without making such a mess of the partitioning.

Here I will assume you correctly built the Windows USB installer.

  Below is the procedure I used to separate the booting of the two Windows installations.

Boot from the Windows 10 USB installer. Proceed until you reach the screen shown below.

  At this point, any drivers that may be required to access disk0 have been loaded.

Next, enter the shift+F10 key combination to open a Command Prompt window, as shown below.

Next, use the diskpart, ren and bcdboot commands to separate the booting of the two Windows installations. Below is an example of how I accomplished this. Most of the work involves creating the second EFI partition.

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.18362.418]
(c) 2019 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

X:\Sources>diskpart

Microsoft DiskPart version 10.0.18362.1

Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.
On computer: MINWINPC

DISKPART> select disk 0

Disk 0 is now the selected disk.

DISKPART> list partition

  Partition ###  Type              Size     Offset
  -------------  ----------------  -------  -------
  Partition 1    System             315 MB  1024 KB
  Partition 2    Unknown            722 GB   316 MB
  Partition 3    Primary            208 GB   722 GB
  Partition 4    Primary            315 MB   931 GB
  Partition 5    Reserved            16 MB   931 GB
  Partition 6    Primary             68 GB   931 GB

DISKPART> list volume

  Volume ###  Ltr  Label        Fs     Type        Size     Status     Info
  ----------  ---  -----------  -----  ----------  -------  ---------  --------
  Volume 0     E   WinInstall   exFAT  Removable     14 GB  Healthy
  Volume 1     C   BOOTCAMP     NTFS   Partition    208 GB  Healthy
  Volume 2                      RAW    Partition    315 MB  Healthy
  Volume 3     D   Loisir       NTFS   Partition     68 GB  Healthy
  Volume 4         EFI          FAT32  Partition    315 MB  Healthy    Hidden

DISKPART> select volume 4

Volume 4 is the selected volume.

DISKPART> assign letter=s

DiskPart successfully assigned the drive letter or mount point.

DISKPART> select volume 2

Volume 2 is the selected volume.

DISKPART> format fs=fat32 label=EFI2 quick

  100 percent completed

DiskPart successfully formatted the volume.

DISKPART> set id=c12a7328-f81f-11d2-ba4b-00a0c93ec93b

DiskPart successfully set the partition ID.

DISKPART> gpt attributes=0x0000000000000000

DiskPart successfully assigned the attributes to the selected GPT partition.

DISKPART> assign letter=t

DiskPart successfully assigned the drive letter or mount point.

DISKPART> detail partition

Partition 4
Type    : c12a7328-f81f-11d2-ba4b-00a0c93ec93b
Hidden  : Yes
Required: No
Attrib  : 0000000000000000
Offset in Bytes: 1000340455424

  Volume ###  Ltr  Label        Fs     Type        Size     Status     Info
  ----------  ---  -----------  -----  ----------  -------  ---------  --------
* Volume 2     T   EFI2         FAT32  Partition    315 MB  Healthy    Hidden

DISKPART> list partition

  Partition ###  Type              Size     Offset
  -------------  ----------------  -------  -------
  Partition 1    System             315 MB  1024 KB
  Partition 2    Unknown            722 GB   316 MB
  Partition 3    Primary            208 GB   722 GB
* Partition 4    System             315 MB   931 GB
  Partition 5    Reserved            16 MB   931 GB
  Partition 6    Primary             68 GB   931 GB

DISKPART> list volume

  Volume ###  Ltr  Label        Fs     Type        Size     Status     Info
  ----------  ---  -----------  -----  ----------  -------  ---------  --------
  Volume 0     E   WinInstall   exFAT  Removable     14 GB  Healthy
  Volume 1     C   BOOTCAMP     NTFS   Partition    208 GB  Healthy
* Volume 2     T   EFI2         FAT32  Partition    315 MB  Healthy    Hidden
  Volume 3     D   Loisir       NTFS   Partition     68 GB  Healthy
  Volume 4     S   EFI          FAT32  Partition    315 MB  Healthy    Hidden

DISKPART> exit

Leaving DiskPart...

X:\Sources>ren s:\efi\microsoft\boot\bcd BCD.original

X:\Sources>bcdboot c:\windows /s s:
Boot files successfully created.

X:\Sources>bcdboot d:\windows /s t:
Boot files successfully created.

X:\Sources>exit

After the Command Prompt window closes, you can abort the Windows installation.

References

UEFI/GPT-based hard drive partitions
DiskPart commands
ren
BCDBoot Command-Line Options


It sounds like it is telling you to connect the phone to iTunes not that it is connected.  Why was the iPhone disabled?  Apple has a support article here with some suggestions on how to address this:

  On an iPhone 6s and earlier, iPad, or iPod touch: Press and hold both
  the Home and Top (or Side) buttons for at least 10 seconds, until you
  see the Apple logo.

  If you still see the Connect to iTunes screen after you restart, you
  need to reinstall iOS:

  Make sure that you're using the latest version of iTunes. Connect your
  device to your computer using the cable that came with your device.
  You should see this message: "There's a problem with the iPhone [your
  device name] that requires it to be updated or restored." Click Update
  (not Restore) to reinstall iOS and keep your personal data.

This will wipe you're iPhone completely so if there is any data on the phone that you need you should consider that first.

If the iPhone being disabled is iCloud related you will still need to enter the associated account credentials after restoring.


The Mac being locked shouldn't impact on the delivery of the iMessages. You should still receive all the iMessages regardless of when the Mac was locked.


In macOS 10.14 (Mojave), can Finder remember previously opened tabs like Safari pin tabs?

Me too, also annoyed by this new behavior. Not really an answer, but here is a snippet of the AppleScript I'm using to save the opened tabs to an array fot

tell application "Finder"
    set windowCount to number of windows
end tell

set fot to {}

tell application "Finder"
    repeat with x from 1 to windowCount
        set tn to (target of window x as alias)
        copy tn to the end of the fot
    end repeat
end tell

The array can then dumped to a temporary file e.g. foo, where foo follows the Applescript format of posix file paths using colons, e.g. set foo to "full:path:to:file", then

try
    set dataStream to open for access file foo with write permission
    set eof of dataStream to 0
    write fot to dataStream starting at eof as list
    close access dataStream
on error
    try
        close access file foo
    end try
end try

You can then read the file (e.g. foo) at a later time to restore the tabs,

set foo to "full:path:to:file"
set readdat to (read file fphds as list)

repeat with i from 1 to length of readdat
    set tb to item i of readdat
    tell application "Finder"
        activate
        open tb
    end tell
end repeat

The order of the opened tabs might be changed (I think the order is current tab followed by tabs sorted by their creation date), and to my knowledge, unlike safari, finder does not have the tab properties accessible to AppleScript (to AppleScript, tabs and windows of finder are indistinguishable). I'm using the snippet with hammerspoon (a lua scripting tool) to manually save/restore using keyboard shortcuts. Hammerspoon also has api to detect window losing focus(deactivate) so this may be potentially automated.

If speed is not a concern, you may try doing the whole thing in hammerspoon (no need for temp file, keeping tab orders but can take a second or two. primitive code, may break in some edge cases):

get_finder_ctab = [[tell application "Finder"
    set tn to (target of the front window as alias)
end tell

get POSIX path of tn
]]

tab_save = {}

function h_save_finderTab()
    fapp = hs.application.get'Finder'
    hs.application.launchOrFocus("Finder")
    num_ftab = fapp:focusedWindow():tabCount()
    tab_save = {}
    for i=1, num_ftab do
        fapp:focusedWindow():focusTab(i)
        runokay,tab_save[i],_ = hs.osascript.applescript(get_finder_ctab)
    end
end

function h_restore_finderTab()
    for _,t in ipairs(tab_save) do
        hs.open(t)
    end
end

Alternative

If it's a one-time thing like clicking the red-cross by accident, you may also try hold down the option key then right click finder icon in dock, then choose "Relaunch", which can trigger Finder to read the saved state (I find sometimes it may be not up to date and may restore an old tab list)


Short answer, no. It's been asked many times on many apple forums.

If you just need bigger text, the only sort of solution is to reduce your screen res.


Can Facebook and other iOS 5.0 apps be installed for iPhone 3G on iOS 3.1.2?

Note: This answer is no longer valid.
(See @stuffe's answer on how to install apps onto old versions of iOS)

The short answer is there is no way to install an app that was created for an iOS newer then the one you are running. You should connect the device to iTunes and see if you can get it updated to the latest 4.x iOS as many games and apps that target the 4 to 8 year old demographics will certainly work on that older OS.

The longer answer (and some related discussion on this site) is that developers of more powerful apps want to use the latest APIs that are introduced every iOS, and for a developer to create an app for an older iOS version, would mean he couldn't use the newer tools. Worse, it's more work to keep using the older API so cutting them makes schedule and financial sense. For example, a resource known as ARC (Automatic Resource Counting) has made a huge difference in reducing the time and cost of app development by automatically doing things that otherwise the developer would have had to manage.
Because these necessary APIs don't exist on pervious iOS versions, there is no way to run a newer app on an older iOS. Hopefully you can use the web versions or find acceptable apps to do the things you need this device to do to continue to be of use.


Make external optical drive appear identical to internal SuperDrive?

you can get this working by editing a plist file:

open a new Terminal window
edit: /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist
Insert mbasd=1 in the <string></string> value below the <key>Kernel Flags</key>. If the string is not empty to begin with (it normally is) or doesn't exist (sometimes happens), then use a space to separate the mbasd=1 from what’s already there or create the entry.

The original solution was from Lukas Zeller's blog here

A Gist is available on GitHub for this change also.


Basically you should be able to use Find My iPhone to locate your device and take additional actions that can help you recover it and keep your data secure. It is possible that the GPS locator has been disabled.


Disable Shutdown prompt or solve it that it won't show

this user could loose data

Then they had better tighten the data up.

  when I shutdown computer

Don't. Just close the lid. If it is plugged in, background processes (like XCode compilation) will still run. If not, it's their problem and if it is XCode that particular process will simply fail and get processed elsewhere.

There is really no need to shut down a Mac daily. Mine only get powered down for disassembly-level maintenance, and only get rebooted for updates.


Is there a way I can customize the application names in the Application folder?

you are right changing the names may have unforeseen consequences later.

You can make a new folder somewhere. Named Apps. Or what ever you want to name it.

Then create alises to the applications Placing the aliases in the new folder.
You can name the aliases what ever you like and have the new folder in the dock.

1, Create the Aliases. Drag Applications to your new folder.

They should automatically choose to be alias files because you are dragging from the Applications folder.
The cursor should become a curved arrow while you are dragging. If not then hold down the alt+cmd keys to make the copies allies files.

2, Now rename the alias files what ever you want. This will not affect the real files.

I have just named some of them here

3, Place the Folder in the Dock. And now when you go to it the Alias file will look like the real apps. Have your names and open the real apps.

You can Also just place any of the Alias files directly on the Dock.


Output folder contents to .CSV with alphabets removed from filename

You could try the following example AppleScript code:

set src to quoted form of ¬
    (choose folder with prompt "Choose source folder where source tree is rooted at")'s POSIX path

set shellCommand to ¬
    "cd " & src & " && echo 'Object #' > \"$HOME/Desktop/names.csv\"; ls | grep -Eo '^[0-9]+' | sort -u >> \"$HOME/Desktop/names.csv\""

do shell script shellCommand

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


When I press the o key on macbook pro i get multiple o's

Sounds like the key contact is contaminated.

Simple starter options would be...

Switch off the machine.
Repeatedly tap the key, 20 or more times, firmly but not too forcibly.
Turn the machine vertically & repeat.
Use a can of compressed air to blow out any dust/bits from under the keys.

If still no joy, I'd recommend professional repair.


Why is Terminal complaining "-bash: export: `PATH;': not a valid identifier"

Look at the output of path_helper -s:

$ /usr/libexec/path_helper -s
PATH="..."; export PATH;

(The actual value assigned to PATH isn't important; I've elided it here.)

The output is intended to be executed with eval, as it is in /etc/profile. The purpose is to provide an initial value for the PATH variable, then set the export attribute on the name.

In your .bash_profile, you are unnecessarily executing it again, but also incorrectly letting the output be used as additional arguments to an export command. The line

export VISUAL=vscodeeval $(/usr/libexec/path_helper -s)

is treated as

export VISUAL=vscodeeval PATH="..."; export PATH;

except the semicolons are treated as literal characters, not command terminators. Thus, it tries to do the following:

Set VISUAL to vscodeval and set the export attribute on VISUAL. That's OK.
Set PATH to an initial value (ending with a semicolon, which would not be what you want, but syntactically not an issue) and set its export attribute.
Set the export attribute on a variable named export. Unnecessary, but not an error.
Set the export attribute on a variable named PATH;. That is your error, since a variable name cannot contain a ;.

The fix is to just remove the $(/usr/libexec/path_helper -s) from your .bash_profile; it only needs to be executed once from /etc/profile.


iPhone Application for Email Address Shortcut

An excellent application for shortcuts is Smile Software's TextExpander touch. Because of limitations in iOS, it doesn't work to expand shortcuts in every app (including, sadly, all of Apple's apps). From the manufacturer's site:

  Given the current feature set of the
  iPhone OS, TextExpander touch cannot
  work in the background (as it does in
  Mac OS X), expanding text snippets
  while you work in other apps, except
  for apps with TextExpander-integration
  built-in. You must first compose your
  text in the TextExpander touch Compose
  screen, and then transfer it to
  another app.


The latest MacBook Pro 13" (MacBookPro12,1) comes with a special internal HD interface based on PCIe and uses a special form factor for the SSD. Check the ifixit replacement guide how it looks like. This replacement guide shows a MacBook Pro 2014 but the SSD in the recent model looks similar.
So internally there is neither space nor an appropriate interface to upgrade it with HDD storage.

The last MacBook Pro 13" with a SATA interface and an HDD is the MacBookPro9,2. Check the link in the answer provided by Tuan Anh Tran where to purchase it.


The short answer is "no" but you can get around that if you try hard.

See this answer, Does Notification Center have keyboard shortcuts? for one way using AppleScript and Services. It refers to tweeting but the principle is the same for iMessage.

You can also set a keyboard shortcut to open Notification Centre then use tab to move to the iMessage button and space to open the new message dialog.


Is it possible to install Linux packages on OS X?

Yes, it is possible to install and run a variety of UNIX applications on OS X. There are a few solutions out there, my choice and recommendation is Homebrew. I've found other solutions to be overly complex and unwieldy.


partition map check failed because no slices were found

Reboot into Single User Mode (hold cmd-S on boot)

Run /sbin/fsck -fy
fsck is File System Consistency checK. -f forces the process, and -y assumes yes.
This will basically run Disk Utility's Repair Disk, but outside of the OS so that is has full read/write to the disk.

Once complete, reboot


It's meant to be like that. See this Super User answer:

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

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

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

I would add that, for two separate terminals, you can use separate tabs as well.


Increase volume of alarm in countdown timer?

There are three avenues to this:

get a soft toothbrush and make sure the speaker grill is clean and free of debris
position the phone so the speaker echoes/reverberates from a hard reflective surface that channels the sound to your ears.
choose custom alarm tones that are audio compressed and recorded "hot" and perhaps alternate loud/soft as your brain will hear the changes as more relevant than a flat loud monotone


Is Late 2016 MacBook Pro 13" Capable of 3440 x 1440 @ 100 Hz?

The Startech adapter didn't work for me with the Samsung CF791 (the monitor was not getting any signal and I had to return the cable). I did however get 3440x1440 @ 100 Hz using the Anker USB-C to HDMI adapter. You can see it here:


What is the difference between a "sparse disk image" and a "sparse bundle disk image"?

From the DropDMG manual:

  Sparse
  bundle disk images appear as a single
  file but are actually stored as a
  folder with many files inside. This
  makes it more efficient to back them
  up using Time Machine or other backup
  utilities, as only the changed parts
  need to be copied. Additionally,
  sparse bundle disk images work well
  with the Compact Image… command.
  Compatible with Mac OS X 10.5 and
  later.

  Sparse
  disk images are stored as a single
  file. This can make backups
  inefficient for large disk images,
  because the entire file must be copied
  each time. The Compact Image… command
  generally does not reclaim as much
  disk space as with sparse bundle disk
  images. Compatible with Mac OS X 10.3
  and later.


What is the radius of the windows on BigSur?

As far as I can tell from analyzing a screenshot from a MacBook Pro 15 Inch: 18px


Can you add a pause to a Better Touch Tool macro?

You can set it by "Delay Next Action" in Trigger Predefined Action.


What does the option to "Allow Full Access" for my iOS keyboard do?

"Allow Full Access" has nothing to do with using the actual keyboard. The keyboard is accessible for you to use throughout the system regardless of this setting. In short, allowing full access grants the developer of the keyboard additional access to some of your information and gives the developer access to the internet. From the technical specifications under "Designing for User Trust", Allow Full Access does this:

Keyboard can access Location Services and Address Book, with user permission
Keyboard can send keystrokes and other input events for server-side processing
Containing app can provide editing interface for keyboard’s custom autocorrect lexicon
Keyboard can employ iCloud to ensure settings and autocorrect lexicon are up to date on all devices
Keyboard can participate in Game Center and In-App Purchase

The second bullet point is what Apple really wants you to understand. With Allow Full Access a developer COULD send your keystrokes to their server for processing, which might include:

analyzing your sentence for grammar
analyzing a word for spelling
predicting the word you are typing.

Apple is highlighting the fact that a developer COULD use your keystrokes for nefarious reasons instead of the legitimate reasons I listed above. It is possible for a developer to record your sensitive information such as credit card number or street address.

In my opinion, it is not possible for a developer to write a fully-fledged keyboard extension without requesting full access. Without Full Access I can't utilize In-App Purchases, I can't sync your preferences using iCloud, I cannot even provide a basic auto-correct feature.

I just finished developing a keyboard extension for iOS. My keyboard never sends your keystrokes across the internet. I will never see what you have typed. There are no privacy concerns in my opinion, yet you still receive a scary message from Apple when you turn on Allow Full Access. If you have concerns about turning Allow Full Access ON, ask the developer how they are using your data/keystrokes.

One additional note, you cannot use a custom keyboard to type into a password field. iOS will always use the system keyboard for password fields. Developers that do process your keystrokes will not have access to your passwords, unless you type your passwords into a non-password field.


What is the bash version shipped with Mountain Lion?

I did the same serious Googling to reveal this article.

According to the article, Mountain Lion would have a bash version 3.2.53 unless there were more updates after that. Bear in mind that Mountain Lion was already on limited support phase.

Also you can read the message Apple sent out on its mailing list about the same update.


Installing windows on Mac won't recognize USB

Since this question has been marked as a duplicate, I have moved my answer to the other question. Please see my answer posted at Boot camp install of Windows 7 issue, no bootable devices.


WhatsApp notifications show contact name instead of sender-defined name

The simplest way is to not have that person in your contacts or have their Whatsapp name in contacts. You can't have them both in your contacts and also just display the regular Whatsapp username as far as I know.


Is there a way to quit an app when the last item is closed?

It's an implementation detail that the developer has to implement. In your example case, for Office, it's Microsoft.

Here is the Cocoa Objective-C code that allows the developer to implement this feature:

- (BOOL)applicationShouldTerminateAfterLastWindowClosed:(NSApplication *)sender
{
   return YES;
}

What you're observing is normal behavior on almost all applications on OS X and even the classic Mac OS. It's one of those things you should get used to on the Mac. However, these days, you are in luck that things are changing in your favor in Lion and probably later as OS X gains more features from iOS. As referenced in Lion Is a Quitter.

    Lion will quit your running applications behind your back if it decides it needs the resources, and if you don’t appear to be using them. The heuristic for determining whether an application is “in use” is very conservative: it must not be the active application, it must have no visible, non-minimized windows — and, of course, it must explicitly support Automatic Termination.

Clearly, it looks like that version of Microsoft Office does not support Automatic Termination yet, but it may be coming.

So for now, the most you can do is check the program's preferences for options relating to quitting the application when it has no more windows open. Also, I encourage you to give Microsoft and / or any developer of apps feedback that you would like to see "quitting on last window closed" as a preference option or suggest they add support for Automatic Termination to their products.

Until then, just remember to use ⌘+Q when you are done with those applications that do not automatically quit when you close all its windows.


No - Apple does not document the storage format for iTunes backup of iOS data.

It's been reverse engineered by several companies, though. You can search for iTunes backup extractor and all manor of forensic software suites that companies and governments buy to extract data during investigations.


Changing the Region changes the Language on iOS11?

You are being asked if you want to update the language in addition to the region change. This is because your current language is US English and you are now choosing a region which generally speaks UK English. So iOS is being helpful and offering you the additional option of changing the language that best suits your new region. If you choose the "Keep ..." option then only the region is updated and not the language.


install 10.11.2 update and see if that helps.


What leads to Windows thinking I pressed the Insert key on a MacBook Pro?

Apparently, for Windows running natively on Apple hardware fn + return creates an Insert key press.


iOS mail app opens links in safari, not Facebook

There's no way, at the current time, to open links in anything other than Safari from iOS.  Apple has not provided a way to set the default application for opening links, it's always Safari.

I'm assuming she's using the default Mail app (you didn't mention if she's. using a 3rd party app).  One way might be to have her try a to tap and hold the link.  This could bring up a share sheet.  If Facebook is in that share sheet, she can tap Facebook to send the link to the Facebook app.

Another option is to you an app like Opener.

This app lets you open a copied URL in different applications but it's more of a work-around to the problem.  You know your mom best, these additional steps might be more than she's willing/wants to do.


What is a software or app that extracts old flip phone data to a Mac via USB?

Have you tried contacting any local stores your phone provider has? It's becoming less common nowadays as basic phones are no longer the norm but back in the day they had a machine they could connect your phone to and transfer information out of it then on to a different phone.
Maybe you could call around to local stores and see if any of them still have such machine.
Otherwise, I did a bit of research because I used to know of some software that was for advanced phone modification before smartphones came around however it had a small feature to also see saved files.
I can't seem to find the software I remember using anymore, however I did find BitPim:

BitPim is a program that allows you to view and manipulate data on many CDMA phones from LG, Samsung, Sanyo and other manufacturers. This includes the PhoneBook, Calendar, WallPapers, RingTones (functionality varies by phone) and the Filesystem for most Qualcomm CDMA chipset based phones. To see when phones will be supported, which ones are already supported and which features are supported, see online help.
http://www.bitpim.org/

It seems very similar to the software I used to use, however I've never used it before so I can not offer any help with it other than this YouTube video I found.


How do I get a Save As… option always appear in my Apple apps without using the OPTION key?

The easiest workaround is to actually create a custom shortcut for Save As… using the same keyboard shortcut as the Duplicate option. In other words, don’t use the default keyboard shortcut of shiftoptioncommandS, but change it to optioncommandS instead.

You can do this as follows:

Go to Apple > System Preferences…
Click on the Keyboard preference pane
Select the Shortcuts tab
In the lefthand pane select the App Shortcuts option
Now click on the + button
Ensure that All Applications is selected for the Application field
For the Menu Title field type in “Save As…”
Click on the Keyboard Shortcut field and now press the optioncommandS keys (remember, this will totally replace the Duplicate option from appearing in the menu).
Now click on the Add button

Now you’ll have the Save As… option by default in your various Apple app File menus.


How to resume a "paused" application after an out of memory situation?

Not in front of my mac right now, but basic steps would be:

Open the Terminal application: just type Terminal into Spotlight
List the running processes : ps -ax
Find the process you want to unpause. You need its PID *Process Id
To unpause, strangely enough you use the "Kill" command on the process with the CONT flag: kill -CONT [app_pid] dont forget the -CONT as otherwise you will kill it instead of unpausing. In your example that'd bekill -Cont 69971

You can get the pid from the Activity Monitor if you have that column showing


Why is there an emacs keybinding for character transpose?

There’s about a gazillion and 3 Emacs keybindings. You’re not missing out on anything if you don’t use it. Why is it there?  It came with the technologies that Apple acquired that made the basis of OS X.

What you should remember is that Emacs was born in a world that didn’t have advanced editors like we have and take for granted now. You’ve already developed your “workflow” on how to deal with typos in this modern environment, but way back when, having text transposing functions was a lot easier than taking the editor out of insert mode, putting it into overwrite mode, retyping the characters, then returning to overwrite (yeah, that many steps).

As for remapping keys, you can, of course, remap keys. There are many tutorials and software recommendations on this site dealing with that very topic.


What is the best method of syncing photos from iPhone to (windows) desktop?

My issue ended up being driver related, what tipped me off was that the iPhone wasn't browseable in 'This PC' with DCIM available, so the photo app must have been using some alternate method of transferring the files.
Downloading the official drivers to make the iPhone show up as a removeable storage media device, allowed Windows Photo's to transfer all of the files successfully.
The files didn't seem to be packaged with iTunes as explained in https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT204095
So I ended up installing iTunes normally, checking for the drivers and not finding them, installing iTunes from the windows store, then following the instructions to update the driver in device manager.


Need to move child onto their own Apple ID

If you set up a new AppleID account you will not have access to items bought from the iTunes store. But iCloud accounts are separate from AppleID accounts; she can have a unique iCloud account with her own contacts, email, and other settings, but will need to use the shared AppleID to have access to the apps, music, books, movies, etc... bought from iTunes.

There are some ugly hackish ways to get around this, but they sound like a waste of time and very sketchy to me.


How do I run a .sh or .command file in Terminal

Open Terminal, type in sh /path/to/file and press enter.

Faster is to type sh and a space and then drag the file to the window and release the icon anywhere on the window.


I think the message is quite straightforward: It seems like your USB stick is formatted as APFS and the error message says that you can't.

Reformat the USB Stick using Mac OS Extended instead.


Can a Thunderbolt 3 (usb-c style) to Thunderbolt 2 (mini-DP style) adapter work in reverse?

The Apple TB3 to TB2 adapter is bi-directional, it can connect a TB2 device to a TB3 host, connect a TB3 device to TB2 host, or connect a TB3 host to TB2 host for either to be in target disk mode or to create a network between the two hosts.  What this adapter cannot do is pass DisplayPort signals, for that you need a DisplayPort adapter.  I have the Apple TB3 to TB2 adapter and tested that it will not work with DP devices, at least not my DP devices.
What ports exist on this hub besides the two DP outputs?  Will you be using any ports other than the DP outputs?  There's reasons why it's difficult to find adapters to plug USB-C devices into anything other than USB-C ports.  One is that USB is host/device protocol, as opposed to peer/peer protocols like FireWire and Thunderbolt.  Another big reason is that USB-C can carry far more power than most other computer ports, things can end up not working if there's not enough power and things can end up not working (and on fire!) if too much power is applied.
Generally speaking Thunderbolt and DisplayPort adapters will not care which is the host and which is the device.  Thunderbolt doesn't care because it is a peer/peer protocol, the cables are usually active but there's no distinction between input and output ports.  DisplayPort cables typically do not care because the cables are passive, they just mate one port type to another with no changes to voltages or whatever.
If all you care about is connecting DP displays to DP hosts then you can likely find inexpensive DP adapters to do what you want.  If this hub is used for anything other than DP devices then the solution will be either impossible or expensive.


Using Finder, how can I view /System/Library?

Press ⇧⌘G (Shift-Command-G) to bring up Go to Folder and type in the path, then click Go as shown in the image below.  Or if using the mouse or trackpad, click: Finder > Go > Go to Folder

You can also change Finder Preferences to show Hard disks on the Desktop under General and or in Devices under Sidebar, thus being able to open the Macintosh HD from the root of the partition without having to use Go to Folder.


Hide specific calendars from Notification Center

You could use a 3rd party calendar app just for their notification functions as a bodgy workaround.

I recommend Calvetiva, Agenda, or Tempus.

The workflow would go something like this:

Choose a secondary calendar app.
Configure you secondary calendar app to only use the calendars you want alerts for (steps vary on choice of app). Some (like Calvetica) are clever, and extend the alerts function by allowing a snooze option etc.
Configure secondary calendar alerts and notifications via the normal settings> notifications app to show as you want them.  They will only trigger for the active calendars in the app.
Configure your normal calendar alerts to be off.  Remove from Notification Centre, set alert style to none, and also go onto Sounds > alerts and set the calendar alert to none.

Now your existing calendar app will still have access to all calendars but won't alert, the secondary app will do alerting only for the active ones.

Downsides:  You will need to periodically open and then shut the secondary calendar every so often in order for it to read the current alerts from the calendar data store and create it's own local notifications from them.

I hoped you could get round this by following the above steps but using the built in calendar as your selective alerting calendar (as it is always running and won't need to be opened to update), and using a replacement calendar app with all calendars shown but no alerts - sadly the normal Calendar app includes all calendars regardless of if you have turned a calendar off or not.


MBP Late 2013 A1502 High fan usage and kernel_task at 300%, mobo replaced no luck

I found a thermal sensor under the trackpad that was returning a bad temperature reading. This throttled the CPU and forced the fan to 100%. Bought a new palm rest/upper case assembly and will update if it resolves the issue.


is there a way to disable a drive bay from the command line?

Create a small JHFS+ formatted partition. Install the rEFInd Boot Manager to this partition. Configure rEFInd to silently boot Mojave. If configured properly, rEFInd will appear in the Startup Disk pane of System Preferences of Mountain Lion. You then can select rEFInd from Mountain Lion. When rEFInd boots, the software will silently instruct the firmware to boot Mojave.
A simpler alternative may be to rename the System/Library/CoreServices/boot.efi  file in the Mountain Lion startup volume. The may prevent Mountain Lion from booting, which may result in Mojave booting.


Modify SATA link speed down (Mac won’t boot)

Have you tried to change the SATA cable?

Also have a look to the kernel logs inside the /var/log/system.log with the command:

grep kern /var/log/system.log -a2


Here's my stab at solving this problem with Applescript. The following applescript will take selected aliases in the Finder and try and relink them to the new path replacing Backup with External in the POSIX path.

Hopefully it's straightforward. You could probably make it recursive to search for aliases in selected folders, but that's more work than I care to do -- and then there's the problem of dealing with aliases to folders. Things could get messy. ;-)

Hope it helps.

tell application "Finder"
    set these_items to the selection
end tell

repeat with i from 1 to the count of these_items
    set this_item to (item i of these_items) as alias
    set this_info to info for this_item

    if class of this_item is alias then
        tell application "Finder"
            set original_file to original item of this_item
            set this_alias_file_name to displayed name of this_item
            set container_folder to container of this_item

            set the_path to the POSIX path of (original_file as alias)
            set new_path to my replaceText("/Backup/", "/External/", the_path)

            move this_item to trash
            try
                make new alias file at container_folder to (POSIX file new_path) with properties {name:this_alias_file_name}
            on error errMsg number errorNumber
                if errorNumber is -10000 then -- new original file not found, try relinking to old
                    try
                        make new alias file at container_folder to (POSIX file the_path) with properties {name:this_alias_file_name}
                    on error errMsg number errorNumber
                        if errorNumber is -10000 then -- old original not found. link's dead Jim
                            display dialog "The original file for alias " & this_alias_file_name & " was not found."
                        else
                            display dialog "An unknown error occurred:  " & errorNumber as text
                        end if
                    end try
                else
                    display dialog "An unknown error occurred:  " & errorNumber as text
                end if
            end try
        end tell
    end if
end repeat

on replaceText(find, replace, subject)
    set prevTIDs to text item delimiters of AppleScript
    set text item delimiters of AppleScript to find
    set subject to text items of subject

    set text item delimiters of AppleScript to replace
    set subject to "" & subject
    set text item delimiters of AppleScript to prevTIDs

    return subject
end replaceText


How to recover a compromised Mac OS 10.8.5

If you are having issues during installation of OS, run Disk Utility from the Install DVD and see if there are any issue reported from checking the disk.

If you have a backup of all your files on an external drive already and are comfortable with erasing your internal drive then you might have to erase and install the OS from the DVD.

Booting with alt will give you a listing of all bootable volumes your Mac has including the main hard drive partition (10.8.5), optionally it can show the Recovery HD, and with the install DVD inserted you will see that as well.

If you see the Recover HD then select that and proceed with OS install. If it doesn't show up then use the DVD as your best tool.


Can users/enterprises download and resign IPA within Apple ToS?

It depends of the EULA you give to the user in iTunes connect. Apple has a standard default Eula you can override it if you want.

https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/LanguagesUtilities/Conceptual/iTunesConnect_Guide/Appendices/Properties.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40011225-CH26-SW13


brew bundle reporting "Error: unknown command: bundle"

According to my question on this topic in the issues section of the homebrew repository, brew bundle has been deprecated.

https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/issues/32952


macOs High Sierra External Hard drive problems

Without more information one can only recommend generic steps.

Since it works on Windows PC, it is not the drive nor the cable.

1- verify if it is the USB plug, by plugin another USB device and see if it works

2- try the second USB plug on your Mac

3- Open Disk Utility in Application>Utility Folder and see if it shows there

If it does not show in Disk Utility, lets hope it i not hardware but it can be fixed by following.

Reset the SMC (System management Controller)

If you've got an iMac, iMac Pro, Mac Pro or Mac mini, follow these steps to reset the SMC:

Shut down the Mac.
Unplug the power cord.
Wait 15 seconds.
Re-attach the power cord.
Wait another 5 seconds, then turn the Mac back on.

But if you've got any kind of Macbook you should follow these steps:

Shut down the MacBook.
Make sure the MacBook is connected to power (ie plug the MagSafe power adapter into a power source and connect it to the Mac).
Press the (left) Shift + Ctrl + Option keys and the power button at the same time, and hold them down for a few seconds. You should see the light on the power adapter change colour or blink to indicate the SMC has been reset.
Release all the keys and the power button.
Press the power button again to turn the MacBook back on.


MacBook12 (early 2016) compatible with LG UltraFine 5K 27"?

For starters, no, the LG UltraFine 5k 27" display will not power the 12" MacBook (Early 2016) models.

As for being able to out put video to the LG UltraFine 5k 27" display, this is not officially supported by Apple. See Use the first gen LG UltraFine 5K Display with your Mac and Use the second gen LG UltraFine 5K Display with your Mac

However, it may be possible by getting a USB 3.1 Gen 1 digital video output to Thunderbolt 3 adapter (or a combination of adapters to achieve that outcome) and then running the LG UltraFine 5K 27" display at lower resolutions.

The problem you're going to face (besides the cabling involved) is that your MacBook is capable of external resolutions of:

up to 3840 by 2160 pixels at 30Hz
up to 4096 by 2160 pixels at 24Hz

The LG UltraFine 5k 27" display, on the other hand, is designed to work in the 48Hz to 60Hz range (although all its recommended resolutions are specified at 60Hz). See below table for  Signal Timing specs:

As you can see, trying to find a sweet spot to run the LG UltraFine 5k 27" display from your MacBook looks challenging and probably not worth the time, effort and money to try as it'll most likely result in failure anyway.

However, over the years I have seen people far exceed what is officially supported by Apple in terms of various MacBook models and the displays they're connected to, so if you're happy to invest the time etc, it may be a fun project.


Is it possible to write a plugin to add more info in Finder's Preview Pane?

Probably more trouble than you want but if you open jpeg in preview and under tools menu click on 'Show Inspector' a window appears with image size, DPI, color mode (RGB) and other info. If that is too much trouble maybe you can look to see how Preview gets and displays this info.


My iPhone's wi-fi receptor is dead. Is there a way to connect to internet on phone via USB or bluetooth?

What about this:
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/How+to+Fix+iPhone+4S+Wi-Fi+Grayed+Out/22167

I think you have to change the hardware. 'Cuz there's no way except Cellular Data.


How can I stop com.apple.launched from attempting to start a service we uninstalled?

If you want to use a software, you can try Lingon.

It allows you to manage (create, edit, delete) all the launchd items on your system.

Otherwise, if you want to go by hand, look inside the following folders :

/Library/LaunchAgents
/Library/LaunchDaemons
~/Library/LaunchAgents


Is apple pay free to use when using a credit card at a shop?

You won’t pay any extra to use Apple Pay (unless the retailer makes a surcharge for all card payments, in which case you’ll pay that surcharge) — Apple’s cut comes from the processing fee that the retailer pays.


What is the difference in the way PageUp/Pagedown keys are handled by Terminal.app vs iTerm2.app?

After messing around with different key combinations it seems that Shift-[PageUp/PageDn] in Terminal.app has the same effect in ipython as simply [PageUp/PageDn] in iTerm2. I'm still not sure how/where those settings live - maybe ~/.inputrc ?


Display iPhoto library name in application title bar

Holding ALT/Option when you start the app provides a dialogue on startup to choose your iPhoto Library.  Someone may be able to suggest an AppleScript that replicates this on a click, so you can replace your iPhoto dock icon with a scripted alias instead.


Missing ntlm_auth when running app with Wine

Apple removed Samba in Lion. You'll need to reinstall it along with all the dependencies, which you can do with SMBUp. There are some caveats to installing this such as breaking Finder's network browse — you should read the app's website first.


cscreen

You can use the freely available Terminal app cscreen to force display settings. The app is pretty self explanatory.

brew cask install cscreen

cscreen -h
Usage: cscreen [-d <depth>] [-x <width>] [-y <height>] [-r <refresh>] [-s <display>] [-v] [-m] [-f] [-l] [-h]
           [-d <depth>]    : specifies the bit depth (bits per pixel)
           [-x <width>]    : specifies the width in pixels
           [-y <height>]   : specifies the height in pixels
           [-r <refresh>]  : specifies the refresh rate in Hz
           [-s <display>]  : specifies which display to use (defaults to main display)
           use a as the option to -s to specify the action on all displays
           [-i <displayID>]: picks a display based on CGDirectDisplayID (permanent per display)
           continue to use '-s a' for "all displays"
           [-v]            : display valid modes (use -s to specify display or nothing for the default)
           [-m]            : require an exact match
           [-f]            : forces settings (ignores safety mechanisms; USE AT YOUR OWN RISK)
           [-l]            : lists the current displays and modes
           [-p]            : sets the requested display to have the menu bar
           [-h]            : displays the usage

           Note: Using -p will change the display index so you will likely want to use -l again to show the current
           displays if you wish to use -p a second time.


Have a file from windows to be uploaded to a space and using MacOS download this file having "garbled file name"

I find out a way to resolve it after your kind comments so that I have a clue to find about "Windows ASCII"...bla...bla.

I get a post real similar to mine. I follow its answer to get the useful hints via google to get a online tool.

What I refer this article to get the hints.
How to encode and decode Broken Chinese/Unicode characters?

The useful tool to converter online to make the garbled word to be readable.
Online Character Set Fixer

This article mentions the uploaded file while I download it which is converted to UTF-8. Originally, it is "Windows-1252 encoded". So, I find a useful tool to make it.

The answer is here.

  "×ÔÓÃ²Î¿¼_config_Ó³Éä¼ü_¿ì½Ý¼ü" => "自用参考_config_映射键_快捷键"

Thanks all of you.

Best regards,


External HD Accidentally pulled out of computer

I know this is an old thread but I have just encountered the problem yesterday when I accidentally knocked my external drive USB cord off.  I ended up with the same problem in this post.  What I did was connecting the drive to a windows machine and it will automatically detect and fix the errors.  It's an annoying solution but it worked.  I just wish Apple will have some kind of safeguard procedure against things like this from occurring, especially with most people backing up their life onto an external drive.


How can I map shift+hyphen (the underscore character) to an unused function key?

Well, I have just used the text in keyboard preferences to put the "_" when I type "usc" but you can choose different characters, chose that as I don't need to use function, control, alt or command...


Although the man page for su doesn't state it explicitly, the required password must always be typed manually, it cannot be piped into su.

It has something to do with security ;-)


If you run:

brew services

The last two lines of the output gives the answer to your question:

If sudo is passed, operate on /Library/LaunchDaemons (started at boot).
Otherwise, operate on ~/Library/LaunchAgents (started at login).

So, to start apache at boot run:

sudo brew services start apache2

and to start apache at login run:

brew services start apache2


My Safari download button has disappeared

I think you accidentally removed the download button from the Toolbar.

Safari menu: View > Customise Toolbar
Add download button by dragging it to the Toolbar


How to search in Mail.app within Gmail Chat history?

Zevlag is right. You're not going to be able to do precisely what you were after (true IMAP syncing of chat logs). But here's a couple of things that you can:

First, you could download your chat logs using this method: http://freshhorse.wordpress.com/2011/07/29/leaving-gmail-and-bringing-your-chats-with-you/

This will take quite a bit of time and I doubt you'd want to do it over and over to keep your logs up-to-date. But it will allow you to have an easily searchable record of your chats on your local machine (Spotlight).

Second you could look into Google's APIs for a way to get at your chats. Here's one example of a script attempting this:

https://gist.github.com/1051628

This will be even more complicated and still won't get you what you're after but if your a bit of a hacker you might be able to put something together with the API that would keep your local record up-to-date.

Sorry there isn't a way to do just what you want.

-Samuel


How do i get rid of the bottom iMessage app toolbar in iOS 11?

If you tap and hold the gray App Store button for a bit right above the bottom toolbar that should remove the bar until you call it up explicitly with the same button.


Is my apple ID compromised after receiving notification of Facetime from unknown computer?

That alert will popup every time someone link your Apple ID to a new device.

Short answer: if it's not your Mac, yes your account is compromised.

When you try to activate FaceTime or other Apple service on devices you have to log in using you Apple ID and password. So basically someone just entered this info.

First thing to do is to change your password, secret question and answer. Now double check your recovery email address and password associated to it.

After that every devices log off and prompt for the new Apple ID credentials.
Now your account is safe.


Using iMac late 2013 as external monitor to HP EliteBook 820 G3 on Windows 10

This is not possible.

In order to use your iMac as a display (Target Display Mode) , you need to connect it via a Thunderbolt 1 or 2 port.  The HP laptop you listed does not have a Thunderbolt port per the technical specifications.

Software Based Solutions

AirParrot 2. This allows you to "beam" your screen to any supported device
SpaceDesk.  This software allows you to extend your Windows desktop to another computer or browser over the network.


How can I make my Mac shutdown a Windows PC when my UPS signals power loss?

Take a look at this SuperUser question How can I shutdown a Windows machine remotely from OS X?. It recommends installing and using the net command:

net rpc shutdown -I xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx -U username%password

You can then use a tool like Power Manager to trigger the net command when your UPS detects the power failure.

I work on Power Manager, so feel free to ask technical questions.


"Hide Input Source Name" changes to "Show input source name" on every reboot, on Lion

Another thing you could try would be to lock ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.menuextra.textinput.plist in Finder. (OS X performs atomic saves on preference files so chmod 600 wouldn't work.)

At least on my account the file contains just a ModeNameVisible key:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>ModeNameVisible</key>
    <false/>
</dict>
</plist>


Am I able to run OS X 10.11 on my Mac or not?

Checking everymac none of the Macs listed is eligible to run 10.11 El Capitan.

The latest supported system for Xeon/Core 2 Duo processor equipped Macs from the year 2006 is 10.7.5 and 10.6.8 for Core Duo.

Being "compatible with 10.6.8" means that any Mac running 10.6.8 and supporting 10.11 can be upgraded directly. Macs supporting El Capitan either contain Core 2 Duo (2007-2010), i3/5/7 or Xeon (2008-) processors.


A single keyboard shortcut to toggle between different shortcuts

You could use Karabiner to achieve this. Although you might have to write a small script to achieve this kind of functionality. There are a lot of great guides on how to use Karabiner and the doc section on the website is also a pretty good place to start.


Need help taking a screenshot during Keynote presentation


iTunes connect renewal will not allow iAd contract to complete because of a banking page bug!

For a problem with accounting forms and it's not clear to you whether submitting paperwork would delay sales of your app, I would call Developer Support directly:

https://developer.apple.com/contact/

Choose the Enrollment and Account link and sign in to get your options.


Apple's servers (i.e. all apple.com servers incl. iTunes and App Store) not loading every couple of days

I would be tempted to do two things to troubleshoot this:

Get a new network connection - use a VPN to connect elsewhere or move the computer to an entirely new network.
Install macOS on an external drive and when you have this problem, power off the main macOS and boot to the alternative OS to test in rapid succession if this could be some odd corruption on the os.

You’ve ruled out all the big, easy targets, so this is likely to be something that’s a real edge case or wacky one-off issue. The VM connecting to the network when the host OS cannot is just baffling to me as well.


How can I revert the appearance of the close, minimize and zoom buttons with iTunes 10?

Do this on Terminal:

defaults write com.apple.iTunes full-window -int -1


The following MAY work.

Pre-requisites:

Root access, either by enabling the root user account or through a root shell.
If through shell, you need familiarity with a command line text editor.  Mac's ship with vim and nano that I know off.

Method:

Edit /etc/fstab.  The file doesn't exist by default.

Create an entry for the time machine disk.  See man fstab for full details.

The option you want to add to options is 'nobrowse'

This disables it from showing in the finder an may also help you with the save issue.

I have not tested this, and don't plan to, as I keep all of my disks spinning.  While disks are rated in terms of mean time before failure, they really should be rated in terms of spin-up/down cycles.  In my years as a sysadmin I insisted on leaving machines on, disks spinning.  I had FAR fewer disk replacements than departments where they spun them down at night.

Time machine is going to make a backup every hour, and so will spin up the disk, unless no file has changed in the last hour.


How do I find out which app is using my location in the background?

Location Services is under Privacy in Settings. You can scroll through the list to see apps which have used geofences to find the one relating to the icon showing it in use.


Graphical Ping Plotter, similar to Perfgraph?

I have a nice CLI solution - it's called mtr. It's installable via homebrew or ports.

Here is a screenshot:


The three simplest things to do to troubleshoot slowness is to write down what specifically you wish to optimize and then measure it. When you have a good baseline and preferably can reliably reproduce the conditions when it's slow.

Make a new empty user and set the Mac to not auto log in. Reboot and repeat the test with the new account.
Look in the console logs for storage errors and boot into recovery mode to run Disk Utility to check for catalog or other errors.
Install a clean OS onto a USB drive and boot from that. As long as the drive is reasonably fast, you should be a bit slower on the external drive and could even point a user home folder there back to the home folder on the internal drive to see if it's a system issue.

Unfortunately, I don't have a silver bullet, but once you narrow down things to user level slowness or system slowness or hardware errors/degradation then you can dig into Activity Monitor and see if CPU or RAM or storage is constrained when your slowness arrives. From your snapshots, you have plenty of RAM and the system should only get faster with use as files needed get cached in RAM. Your CPU doesn't look loaded at all, so I'm guessing network or storage issues from the data you have provided.


A report on forums.macrumors.com seems to be fairly similar to yours. This happens as well in Safari 5.1 and is very recent.

The solution was to delete:

~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.security.plist


How to restore Yosemite finder sidebar icons after changing folders with symlinks

It might be the case that, unfortunately, you can't do this.  See this answer:
How come Dropbox gets an icon in Finder sidebar?

and this one:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8380562/adding-buttons-to-finder-toolbar


I don't know what you've tried thus far but a solution I've found to work well in the past for Launchpad issues is just to force reset the Launchpad back to its default settings. Most people don't enjoy doing this because it requires you to then set everything back up the way you like it afterwards, but at this point that's what you're having to do after every restart anyways, so what have you got to lose?

To force reset Launchpad back to default settings:

Launch Terminal.app
Carefully type the following: defaults write com.apple.dock ResetLaunchPad -bool true; killall
Wait until you notice the Dock refresh; this means the process is
complete

I would then only move a couple things around in Launchpad for time's sake (in case this didn't work) and then restart your Mac to test!

If that did not work, simply force-resetting may have not be enough. Maybe it wasn't just the defined settings inside of the file that were corrupt, but the entire file itself. If this is the case, we need to delete/remove the file and trigger the OS to create a brand new one. You have two options for this!

Option A)

Navigate to ~/Library/Application Support/Dock (yes, Dock!)
Move any files in this folder to your Desktop (except for the one called 'desktoppicture.db' if one is present)
Restart the Mac
Move a few app icons around in Launchpad to suit your liking
Restart the Mac again to test
If the issue is resolved and no new problems occur you can move
the files(s) we relocated to the Desktop to the Trash; if issue still occurs (and especially if any new issues are occurring), move the file(s) on your Desktop back into the ~/Library/Application Support/Dock folder and choose "Replace" if prompted, then restart your Mac.

Option B)

Navigate to ~/Library/Application Support/Dock
Move 'desktoppicture.db' to your Desktop (if the file exists)
Launch Terminal
Carefully type the following: rm ~/Library/Application\
Support/Dock/*.db ; killall Dock
Restart your Mac
Move 'desktoppicture.db' from your Desktop back to
~/Library/Application Support/Dock (if it was present in the first place)
Move a few app icons around in Launchpad to suit your liking
Restart the Mac again to test (your background should also be back to normal if it had been changed during this process)


Can I submit an iOS App update to the App Store but hold the release of the update for a later date?

Is it possible to submit the update for review, but not have it released immediately after it gets approved

Yes. It's possible to do so.

When submitting your app for review on App Store Connect, simply select the option to manually release the app instead of automatically release. This way, once the app is approved by Apple, it is kept at hold for release on the App Store until approved by the developer. You are also notified by email by once the app update is approved.

Refer to the following linked App Store Connect Help documentation pages:

Manually release a version

  If you choose to manually release a version when you submit your app for review, you can release the version after it’s approved and the status changes to Pending Developer Release. If you have an app in the Pending Developer Release state for longer than 30 days, you’ll receive an email reminder from Apple.

Submit your app for review

  In the Version Release section, select a release option:

  Release the app yourself: Select “Manually release this version.” (Later, manually release the version.)


Apple Mail is not retrieving mail automatically from Exchange

After changing the Check for New Messages delivery settings you need to restart the Mail for it to take an effect.


AirPort Express Base Station "Guest" network does not allow logons. (spinning wheel)

The problem is the bridge mode:

From Apple Support:

  The DHCP and NAT option in AirPort Utility application > Network tab > Router Mode (default mode) must be selected on your primary base station (…)

If you had more than one Airport, all secondary stations must have Bridge mode on, given there is one Airport or Time Capsule working as the primary station.


Is there a way to receive push notifications translated from a foreign language?

No, that is not possible on the iPhone as a user.

However, the developer of the app can add automatic translation as a feature. This would require the messages to be translated in their backend before being sent as push notifications to your phone.


How can I throttle bandwidth for iTunes ony?

Try Throttled which should let you set a global or application specific speed limit


Currently there's no way to search Notes that specifically. It might be a feature that Apple will add in the future, but for now, Spotlight search on iOS will help you can only perform the basic "if note contains this word, display note" searches. There's also no "Find" function within the Notes app.


What tool exists to identify the RGB value of a pixel?

I usually use DigitalColor Meter (in Utilities). As long as it's open, it gives you the RGB values of the pixel below your mouse cursor.


How do I have Safari 6 ask before quitting (to avoid accidental quits)?

The setting was called "Confirm before closing multiple tabs or windows", but it was removed in 10.7 when Resume was introduced. defaults write com.apple.Safari ConfirmClosingMultiplePages -bool true doesn't work anymore either.

The part of Resume where application state is kept after quitting was disabled by default in 10.8, but you can reenable it from the General preference pane:

You can also enable it in just Safari by running defaults write com.apple.Safari NSQuitAlwaysKeepsWindows -bool true and quitting and reopening Safari.

Safari will still reload tabs when they are restored. And restoring state has only worked about half of the time for me since Safari 6 or 10.8.

You might also change the shortcut for quitting Safari:

Or disable some of the shortcuts completely:

defaults write com.apple.Safari NSUserKeyEquivalents -dict 'Quit Safari' '\0' 'Close Window' '\0' 'Close All Windows' '\0'


What's the best after-market SSD for my MBP?

The best available data are not yet good enough to separate fact from fiction on SSD reliability among vendors or even as compared to spinning metal.

There's an excellent review at Tom's Hardware that explores what is currently known about SSD reliability.

From the article:

  ... Many of the IT managers we interviewed reiterated that Intel's SLC-based SSDs are the shining standard by which others are measured. But ... there's nothing to suggest that its products are significantly more reliable than the best hard drive solutions. We don’t have failure rates beyond two years of use for SSDs, so it’s possible that this story will change.


Troubleshooting: Apple booting to Prohibitory Sign

Prohibitory symbol on a high level means the OS build you're trying to boot is not supported on the machine you're on. This can happen for many reasons, from an actual bad build being installed, to OS corruption, to bad HD.

Since you said when you swap HDs with another MacBook, both are able to boot, is it possible that they got swapped somehow in the first place? In other words the one giving you the prohibitory symbol actually belongs in the OTHER MacBook? So when you swap them and everything magically works, you're just putting the hard drives in their appropriate Macs.


toggle playPause for iPhoto, script problem, probably global variable

I solved my problem, global variable was reset, now I store variable in file, here is the code:

set thePath to (get path to scripts folder from user domain as text) & “myTempFile.scpt"

script theData
    property IsPaused : missing value
end script

try
    set theData to load script file thePath
on error
    set IsPaused of theData to false
end try

tell application "iPhoto"
    if slideshow running then
        if isPaused of theData then
            resume slideshow
        set isPaused of theData to false
        else
            pause slideshow
            set isPaused of theData to true
        end if
    else
        start slideshow
    set isPaused of theData to false
    end if
end tell

store script theData in file thePath replacing yes
return IsPaused of theData


Thunderbolt Ethernet Bridge; Very slow outbound packets to LAN and Internet

Have you looked carefully at Firewall permissions on both computers? You may be blocking outbound connections from the MacBook Air on the iMac.

If you are protected behind a router, I'd try these tests again with all Firewall and networking limitations turned off. I'd also try turning off Little Snitch if I had it installed, while running these tests.

Apart from the lightning fast file transfers (SSD speeds I imagine), between MacBook Air and iMac, you could try adding a local 1000 BaseT switch and plug both machines into that switch via ethernet. For the MacBook Air, you'd either need a Thunderbolt to Ethernet adapter which you have for something like 1000 BaseT speeds or if you are willing to live with 100 BaseT speeds the simple Apple USB Ethernet Adapter.

You could also try plugging the iMac directly into ethernet so you are not crossing ethernet to Thunderbolt with Thunderbolt to Thunderbolt as Apple Network Sharing works less reliably between two identical protocols (Thunderbolt-Thunderbolt) than two different ones (wifi-ethernet, Thunderbolt-ethernet).

Please let me know how you get on with your network sharing issue.


When you install from an "install application" on a primary-path disk, it guts the "install application" into an empty shell.

Copy the "install application" to an external drive.  When installed from there it does not end up gutted, or just use the external drive as a reusable copy.


Finding old version of iOS apps for a 1st Generation iPad running iOS 5.1.1

While some apps allow one to download the newest version that their iOS device supports when one is unable to run an app with the OS that he is using, some don't. Short of digging through an old iTunes library in hopes that the backup of an older version of an app was not deleted by OS X and then restoring that backup onto your iPad, there's really nothing you can do, other than buy a new iPad.

Here's a good site for finding compatible apps for your iPad, though. Don't download them from the site, of course, but find an app you wish to get and find it on the App Store.


What advantages do Macs offer designers?

From a functional standpoint, I'm not aware of any differences in the most commonly used software at all (Photoshop, etc). The only difference might be if you happen to prefer Mac OS vs Windows OS. Macs do come with some software such as iPhoto that may be seen as an advantage compared to a Windows PC. In regards to your question, this is probably irrelevant because serious design work is typically not done using the software that comes bundled with the OS.

Another reason that Macs could be preferred is that they tend to have better color reproduction than many Windows machines, particularly in laptops. That's not to say that they are necessarily better than Windows computers, just that Apple typically uses higher quality screens than Windows PC makers do and so for design that would definitely be an advantage. With a desktop this isn't as much of an issue because you can use whatever monitor you want, but with a laptop on-the-go you're obviously stuck with the screen it comes with. Here are some comparisons showing black/white levels, contrast, color accuracy and gamut of several Macbook models vs Windows laptops: http://www.anandtech.com/show/6023/the-nextgen-macbook-pro-with-retina-display-review/5

I am both a Windows and Mac user and I find that I like both systems for different reasons. I have used Photoshop and Lightroom on both systems and have no preference either way.

Bottom line, there's nothing inherently better about Macs compared to Windows. Just differences that may cause you to like one system over the other. You pick what's best for you.

For some additional reading here are some points from both side of the fence arguing for PC vs Mac in design work: http://designfiles.net/blog/mac-pc-graphic-designers/