What are alternative browsers for OS 10.3.9? Where find download/install files?

"Upgrade" is going to be the standard answer. Your computer is over 10 years old now, has a slower processor and less memory than my phone, and is well into the timeframe where it can be expected to stop working without notice. If you still have the original disk drive, it is now at twice it's expected service life. But of course you have a backup.

Most software vendors do have old-version archives, but you have to dig for them. Most websites do not maintain compatible versions - mine certainly do not, I cut off at IE9 and I do not test older versions of Chrome, Firefox etc. I'm a bit surprised this site runs on Firefox 2.

You can get a brand-new Air or iMac for $1000. For twice that you can put a 27 inch model on your desk, either one running the latest of everything. And you're good for another decade.


Can I play music from my macbook on my iPad for free?

This is exactly what iTunes Home Sharing allows you to do -- stream music stored on my Mac using your iDevice.

The short steps for setting this up are:

Enable home sharing in iTunes on your Mac:

Start iTunes
Go to Preferences -> Sharing and make certain 'Share my library on my local network' is checked.
LEAVE ITUNES RUNNING!

Now connect to your shared library from your iDevice:

Go to the Settings app and click on the Music settings
Scroll down to the bottom of the Music settings page and you'll see the 'Home Sharing' setting
Enter your iTunes account ID and password to enable your iDevice to see your shared library

Use the Music app on your iDevice to access your shared library

Open the Music app
Your shared iTunes library should now be available as a source of audio in the app

This works for video, audio and podcasts as well. If your Mac puts itself to sleep you might need to wake it back up for the shared library to show up in your iDevice before you can stream audio or video from it.


Why is "auto adjust brightness" washing out my retina display on El Capitan?

It is a new feature called ‘Ambient light compensation’. Before the Beta 7 or so it was a separate option in that menu on your screenshots, but in newer betas and in the finale release Apple merged it with the ‘Automatically adjust brightness’ checkbox, so yes, it is now adjusting not only backlight brightness, but gamma as well.

The only solution I found so far is to turn off that checkbox and adjust backlight brightness manually, which isn't a solution really. Hope Apple will bring back a separate checkbox for ambient light compensation.


Webcam not working since upgrade to El Capitan

Open activity monitor
Search for usbmuxd
Click on terminate process
Enter Admin password if required
Reinsert your usb device

This worked for me a while back when my usb modem wasn't working on Yosemite.


iOS reminders app not syncing with Yosemite

Try turning reminders in icloud off and back on. It might prompt for keeping the existing reminders locally when it is turned off in which case you can select yes. When you turn it back on, it might ask for merging reminders and select yes again. This has worked for me in the past.


Stop switching windows when other app is loading

OS X already does this. If you open an app, then switch app before the window loads, the window of the second app will open behind the app you are currently working in.

Photoshop does not create standard OS X windows, instead using its own windowing system. This means that Photoshop windows and therefore the app itself does not abide by OS X windowing standards.


WiFly/Mikrotik Captive portal page doesn't close on iOS, but works on Android

The automatic handling of captive portals on works by iOS automatically downloading various Apple URLs when connecting to a new network, such as these URLs:

http://captive.apple.com/hotspot-detect.html
  https://www.apple.com/library/test/success.html
  (and others)

If the download contains the word "Success", iOS is satisfied that the user has direct access to the Internet.

If the download contains something else, it is most probably a captive portal page, which requires the user to authenticate in some manner. This triggers the Apple Captive Network Assistant to display the downloaded page on screen.

The user then authenticates in some manner with this page. Afterwards iOS periodically checks those URLs mentioned before to see if it now contains the word "Success". As soon as it does, the CNA window is closed.

This method of detectiing captive portals and authenticating conforms to the WISPr 2.0 specification and allows the so called "Universal Access Method" for authentication. This specification is followed by iOS and Android devices alike.

As this doesn't happen for you, it means that your setup somehow prevents the iOS device from downloading the correct page. This could be due to incorrect cache settings on your proxy server (if you have one), incorrect DNS settings, incorrect authentication checks, etc. Especially it's important that you never block any of the apple.com pages used for captive portal detection.

In some cases you can also have problems, if your captive portal page presents an outdated or otherwise invalid TLS certificate.

Another source of errors is when your system redirects the user to another page when successfully authenticated. This could be to an internal page or an external page. Depending on how your system is setup, one of the two might be failing - so you could switch to the other type, or fix the configuration errors (such as firewall or authentication checks) that prevent the user from accesssing the redirect page.

A good way to check is to use Wireshark to make a packet capture of the WiFi interface when trying to connect. You'll be able to see exactly what you're redirected to, and which request fails.


My wife and I use the auxillary input on our car and just plug a standard cable from the phone or iPod to the car that way. Newer cars have the auxillary input moved away from the radio, ours is down below the radio and dash. This is by far the cheapest and easiest solution.

If that doesn't work you could always buy an FM modulator, but sounds like you tried that.

My best recommendation, which sounds like it isn't up your alley, would be to buy an after market stereo that has a direct iPod/iPhone connector. These work great because you can control the device from the car stereo and not have to fuss with the device once plugged in! Alpine has one of the best for this and is one of the top car stereo manufacturers. If you do go that route, buy from Crutchfield...


When the list of suggestions comes up use the up/down arrow keys to scroll through the options. Press Enter to accept the currently highlighted option.


How to skip the tools during installation which I don't want to install from this automated installation list for osx dev tools?

Comment out the four lines that reference Heroku by adding the pound/hash sign in front of each one, like so:

# fancy_echo "Installing Heroku CLI client ..."
  # brew_install_or_upgrade 'heroku-toolbelt'

# fancy_echo "Installing the heroku-config plugin to pull config variables locally to be used as ENV variables ..."
  # heroku plugins:install https://github.com/ddollar/heroku-config.git


How to use 3 DVI displays with new Mac Pro (Late 2013)

After more playing around, I now have a workaround whereby using a Mini DisplayPort to VGA adapter instead of one of the Mini DisplayPort to DVI adapters, i.e. an analogue connection to one of the displays instead of digital, seems to work and allows me to have 3 active displays configured like so:

  Display 1 connected via HDMI to DVI adapter (into HDMI port)

  Display 2 connected via (passive) Mini DisplayPort to DVI adapter into
  Thunderbolt port 5 (as in the diagram in the above article)

  Display 3 connected via Mini DisplayPort to VGA adapter into
  Thunderbolt port 2.

However, I was hoping to have an all-digital solution as the above Apple article suggests I can, so I'm still hoping someone will come up with a better idea!

UPDATE: This appears to be an issue introduced with OS X 10.9.3. Tried an identical machine running 10.9.2 and the second configuration I tried in the original question worked just fine. Hopefully it'll be fixed in 10.9.4, until then the workaround above is still valid.


iPhone ring notification on the computer

As far as I know, there's no way to do that directly with a non-jailbroken iPhone.  (I would love to be wrong about that, though.)

You might be able to set up your phone with a third-party service to get functionality like this.  For example, using Google Voice with an app like GrowlVoice ($5).  GrowlVoice can provide real-time SMS notifications, but I'm not sure about real-time call notifications.


You can't.

It's activated dynamically based on the workload.  There's nothing you can enable that turns on Turbo Boost.

From Intel's Website for the i7-640M Processor found in the 17" Mid 2010 MacBook Pro:

  Intel® Turbo Boost Technology dynamically increases the processor's
  frequency as needed by taking advantage of thermal and power headroom
  to give you a burst of speed when you need it, and increased energy
  efficiency when you don’t.

This applies to all computers with Intel processors with the Turbo Boost technology, not just MacBooks.

Intel's Turbo Boost Technology Note:

  Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 allows the processor to operate at a
  power level that is higher than its TDP configuration and data sheet
  specified power for short durations to maximize performance.


Copy text from quick look in El Capitan or Sierra?

It's not that the defaults write command fails. I verified the file,
  and it wrote the variable to it. The problem is somewhere in the
  design. Maybe they have moved it? I have been looking in the
  containers and other files but no luck yet. I hope they didn't
  completely kill it. Maybe there is a way to copy the old Yosemite
  version of QL back? If I figure it out, I will update here.
  https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7250702

TRUE - YES or 1 have the same effect, so, there is no problem on this side.
The option is no longer available on Onyx or TinkerTools too :

Conclusion :

Actually there is no solution to get back the text edit feature on Quick Look.

Following this Apple Thread is the last way to keep hope

It is worth noting that you can copy from spotlight for certain files, as discovered here. Not a great workaround but still allows copying without opening a file. The supported file types are the following:

.doc/.docx/.pps/.ppt/.pptx/.xls/.xlsx (also scrollable)
.rtf including text-based .rtfd
.numbers '09 v2.3, keynote '09 v5.3
.odt
all text based documents, including source code, xml, plists, and .command files
compatible image types


Yes, you can make a network setting and override the dns on each Mac easily given that the dns isn’t blocked on the network and is just not chosen / advertised.

Google has steps - scroll down to macOS section: https://developers.google.com/speed/public-dns/docs/using

I also encourage you to try cloudflare dns. Setup is just as easy and the config app and setup screens are easier for me to recommend, and you could sub the google values as you please if this setup guide is simpler:

https://1.1.1.1/dns/


Synced iPhone to a new computer. iTunes cannot delete music from iPhone

I had the exact same issue when setting up a new computer—frustrating. What's happening is that iTunes sees that the current songs on the iPhone are taking up a lot of space, but iTunes is unable to figure out that many of the songs that are already on the iPhone are the same ones that are in your iTunes. Instead of syncronizing it to make all the songs match, it's saying there isn't enough space on the iPhone to add all of the songs in your iTunes library.

Based on a couple of posts I read on the web, I just tried this solution and it worked:

Make sure you have all of your songs organized the way you want them in iTunes on your computer.
Connect your iPhone to your computer and sync your iPhone with iTunes, but on the music tab in iTunes, uncheck "sync music."  Set up all your other synchronization settings as you want them (Calendars, Contacts, Photos, Podcasts, etc). This way everything but your music will be correctly synched between your iTunes and iPhone. Once you have iTunes set to sync, click "Apply" in lover right corner of iTunes. This will sync everything except your music.
Next, you need to erase all of the songs on your iPhone. If there are any songs on your iPhone that aren't in your iTunes, you'll lose them, but that wasn't the case with me. To erase songs on iPhone, go to Settings → General → Usage → Manage Storage → Music → Edit (top right of screen). Click the red "-" to the left of "all songs" and tap delete.  Scary, but this will delete all songs on the iPhone itself.
Not sure if it's necessary but I restarted my iPhone after this.
Connect your iPhone to your computer.  Click on the little iPhone icon in the top left of the iTunes screen, and then click the Music tab in iTunes.  Put a check in the box by "Sync Music" and then select whether you want to sync your entire library or selected playlists, artists, etc.  Once you've selected what you want to sync, click on "Apply" in the bottom right corner of iTunes.

This will dump all of your iTunes songs/playlists back into your iPhone.


Battery alone? Eh, probably not. There should be at least some signs of life if the battery were dead - I would expect the power supply to come on, at least.
Circumvent button? Yep. Often, Apple engineers will leave little debug buttons or contacts on the motherboard that allow you to power it up. They might be buttons, or they could be two little contacts you have to bridge with a screwdriver.

  Note: To do that, you would have to have the machine connected to power and open. Don't touch anything inside the machine while connected to power. That shouldn't need explaining, but anyway...

Other ideas? Fried MB. Seriously. I had an iMac G5 (and I think and iMac G4 too) die of a fried motherboard, and it had the exact same symptoms. Before it died, there were some, uh, weird graphics problems. Like the volume control overlay coming up black and not going away. Stuff like that.


Making directories list first in terminal with `ls`

The short answer is no. The ls shipped with OSX is not the GNU ls therefore it doesn't have the same options.

But you can get a similar result with :

ls -al | sort -k1 -r

Ps: I agree that it's far from perfect :)


Try running this command:

sudo rm -rf ~/.Trash/*

It will prompt you for administrator credentials. This should force the removal of all files in the trash. Good luck!

If this doesn't work, try booting into Single User mode and doing the following:

Run unmount -uw /
Run rm -rfv /Users/~/.Trash/* (but replace ~ with your username). Note: I added the verbose switch so you'll be able to see what it gets stuck on if it still gets stuck.
If it still gets stuck, notate the file that it hangs on and report back.


Are the column width inches in Excel on a Mac the same as those of Windows?

An inch is an inch independently of any application or physical ruler you are using to measure it. So yes, the column widths are the same for the same number of inches on both versions.


Can't sync iPhone 5 due to old OS X version

i tried this and it worked for my iphone 5

check pls: https://discussions.apple.com/message/21665313#21665313
pushc6

Re: iTunes won't sync my music, movies, ringtones... Anything!

Apr 30, 2013 4:39 PM (in response to YoshiCookie)

I was experiencing the same problem and tried all sorts of stuff, including items in this thread with no luck, this is what ultimately worked for me.

Download iFunBox (or other utility that gives you access to the filesystem)
Delete the _iTunes_Control folder
Delete everything in the Purchases folder
Force a sync in itunes
Force delete itunes, then re-download using your same apple id
Profit.

So far I haven't seen any weird problems, other than my songs now sync.


How to make autocorrect to correct "i" to "I"

Try System Preferences/Keyboard/Text/  check Capitalize Words Automatically

(Only available starting with Sierra)


App Store constantly tries to charge me for nothing

The reason why you are getting these messages when your card is empty is that they are trying to make an authorisation hold to confirm your account details. It's standard practice. If you do see these small amounts appear on your card statements, you should see a similar transaction reversing the hold a short time later.
From Apple's support website:

If you update your billing information, the iTunes Store or Mac App Store will place an authorization hold on your payment card account, usually in the amount of 1 USD or the local currency equivalent, to verify your account information.
You might see authorization requests on your online statement. These requests aren't actual charges; they are tests to confirm that your payment card account is active and has available funds to accommodate transactions. Authorization holds are removed by your financial institution shortly after your purchase clears. The time it takes to remove authorization requests varies by financial institution.


It sounds like the reason you've run into problems is that you've tried to manually migrate across your iTunes data from your Time Machine Backup.

Without knowing exactly what you did, if you copied the entire iTunes folder from your TM backup to your new Mac, one thing you can try is to tell iTunes where that folder was copied to. To do this you would:

Open iTunes
Go to iTunes > Preferences (or just press command,)
Select the Advanced tab
Now you'll see an option where you can set your iTunes Media Folder location

Migration Assistant

Since you're migrating to a new Mac, you'd probably be better off starting again and using Migration Assistant to transfer all your data across. This will give you the option of migrating what you choose from a Time Machine backup or directly from your other Mac (if you have a way of connecting to it). Migration Assistant also provides other options.

To use Migration Assistant:

On your new Mac, open Migration Assistant (by default it's in your Applications > Utilities folder)
If you happen to have another user logged in, you'll be prompted to log them out first. If not, you'll see an Introduction screen instead.
Click on Continue
You may be prompted to enter your password - if so enter it and click OK
You'll now be asked how you'd like to transfer your data.
Select the option applicable to you (most likely the first one which allows you to transfer from a Time Machine backup)
Click Continue
Follow the prompts to migrate the data you want

Note: This process may take some time.

For more information see Move your content to a new Mac.


How do I change desktop background with a terminal command?

None of these other solutions work on Mavericks anymore because Apple moved the settings to a sqlite DB. But that's ok because now it's easier, the png can be anywhere in the filesystem, and all desktops (even virtual) are updated.

 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 sqlite3 ~/Library/Application\ Support/Dock/desktoppicture.db "update data set value = '/path/to/any/picture.png'";
 killall Dock;

Or, add it as a function to your ~/.bash_profile and call it as a terminal command with any non-relative path.

#   Update all Wallpapers
function wallpaper() {
    sqlite3 ~/Library/Application\ Support/Dock/desktoppicture.db "update data set value = '$1'" && killall Dock
}

wallpaper ~/path/to/any/picture.png


Preview in Lion fails when any document opened has changed

A rather unsatisfactory solution might be File->Open Recent->*top of the list*

I suggest unsatisfactory because

it launches a new window
you have to go and close the old window
the folder you are in might not be at the top of the list
it's not a keyboard shortcut
it's not automatic
it requires a lot of mousing and a couple of clicks
it makes me have to think

but i digress with this bitching and moaning, did anyone post an issue with Apple or find the proper solution?


How to not install MacPorts dependency if installed elsewhere?

In general, MacPorts uses only a small collection of “system” libraries and tools; it really has no facility for using separately built libraries, tools, environments, etc.

See the entries titled “Why is MacPorts using its own libraries?” and “Will MacPorts link to system libraries rather than its own?” in the MacPorts FAQ.

You might be able to adjust individual Portfiles to use your already-built stuff, but you will really be working “against the grain” of the MacPorts system; you will likely run into many difficulties when undertaking such an approach.

It might prove easier to just manually build the software that you are ultimately interested in; that way you have better control over which libraries it uses. If there are a lot of (non-Qt, non-Python) dependencies, and if you do not mind building them through MacPorts, then you could still use MacPorts to provide other dependencies:

 # make sure the list of other dependencies looks reasonable
port echo depof:someport and not python27 and not qt4-mac

# install the other dependencies
sudo port install depof:someport and not python27 and not qt4-mac

# configure; the way to specify the library locations will vary, but might be like this:
CFLAGS=-I/opt/local/include LDFLAGS=-L/opt/local/lib \
  ./configure --with-qt=/my/qt5/installation --with-python3=/my/python3/installation


Is "The disk copy of 'filename.psd' was changed since..." dialog a sign of harddrive issues?

Most likely it's Dropbox. It could be that it synced to another machine, which added some metadata to it automatically, then synced back to your machine, so it looks to Photoshop as if it's changed, when only the file's metadata has. Unless this happens consistently with files outside of synced folders, it's probably nothing to worry about


No, not necessarily. The priority given by your Mac to the various connections are determined by the order of services listed in your Network settings. To view this:

Go to System Preferences > Network:

If your Ethernet connection is not listed above your Wi-Fi connection, you can change the order as follows:

Click on the Cog/Gear icon (on the right of the minus '-' sign at bottom left)
Select Set Service Order...
In the Service Order window that appears, click and drag the Ethernet connection so it is at the top (or at least above your Wi-Fi connection)
Click OK
Exit System Preferences

As an aside, Siri just needs to be able to access the Internet to work, it doesn't specifically require a WLAN connection to work. If you can't get it to work on Ethernet, then perhaps you should post another question about that.


Apple sells the "World Travel Adapter Kit" that includes plugs that will cover the spectrum of countries in the world.

Look here: http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB974ZM/B/apple-world-travel-adapter-kit


Remote/delete the downloaded file
Download it again, it should get a .zip extension
Double-click the downloaded file to unpack it
In Terminal, run

cd ~/Downloads
chmod +x Install_MySQL_5.6.25.command
./Install_MySQL_5.6.25.command


VMware Fusion 5 with Windows 8 64 bit on MacBook Air Constant High CPU usage

Check the support forums on the Apple site.  I have had the same problem with 2 MacBook Airs and a new MacBook Pro Retina.  The issue is due to excessive disk writes the OSx is pushing to create the Hibernation files.  The solution (turn off the Hibernation via the Terminal app) is NOT supported by Apple but it does help quit a bit.  Until Apple fixes this in their OS, this is the only solution I have found.  I too am running Windows 8 64Bit in Fusion.  (https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4029639?start=30&tstart=0) go to page 6 and 7 of the post.  Good Luck


Airdrop not working; Bluetooth connected. Did all other troubleshooting too

Handoff and Airdrop would possible not works in anytime in my experience when on iOS 12, it works better when comes to iOS 13 but could still fails.

And this morning I found a why while my MacBook and iPhone could find each other but my iPad, reason is the IP address of iPad is 192.168.8.xxx while MacBook and iPhone are within 192.168.9.xxx.


What is the reason the iPhone wipes after a couple of failed password entries?

As the other answer by Rash Mendis pointed out, the reason why your iPhone wipes all data after 10 failed passcode attempts is probably because you enabled said option 'Erase Data' as shown in the screen shot.

The motivation behind this is to prevent a thief from accessing your data too easily. I imagine there are still a lot of devices using only a four-digit-code to lock the iPhone, and this is all what prevents anyone from accessing your private messages, contacts, Facebook account, whatever. If your data would not be wiped after some failed attempts, all a thief would need is enough time for (max.) 10.000 attempts (probably less), and your data is compromised. It is quite easy to assume that a criminal would get your data in not too much time.

With the erase option on, you have at least a reasonable chance that albeit your phone was stolen, your data might not be accessed. It is basically the same rationale as with entering a wrong credit card PIN; after three (?) attempts your card gets locked.

And finally, if you are certain that your passcode is secure enough, you can still disable the erase option (which I would not recommend, anyway).


How to get sound to both headphones and USB speakers?

I believe Audio Hijack from Rogue Amoeba does this, but I'm not certain. They have a free trial, so you can make sure that is possible before you buy it.


Save web page and associated files separately (Just like on Windows)

Try Google Chrome. It does like you suggest when you choose "Web Page, Complete" on saving a page. It saves an HTML file and then all the associated in a folder with a similar name.


Can Airport Extreme have a separate network using XBrand modem connectted via Ethernet

You can set up an Airport Extreme with a guest network {Apple.com}. This is entirely separate from your in-home network even though it runs on the Airport. In this case it would be kind of like setting up a home network 'DMZ' that keeps some services away from the main network at-large.


Easiest way to send multiple iWork attachments as Office documents

The sending of windows friendly attachments doesn't change the file, but it changes how Apple encodes the files into text for transmission. (think using tar and gzip instead of uuencode and compress).

If you send many documents in Word format, there's nothing preventing you from storing them all to the filesystem as .doc (or .docx) and letting pages import them when she edits. That way she does the conversion only when she needs to modify a file as opposed to having to do the conversion at send time.


Why don't I have a camera on my iPod touch?

As far as I know, only the 4th gen iPod touch has a camera. Yours is probably older.

As you can see from the specifications published on Apple's site, there are no mention of a camera for the third gen iPod touch, while the fourth gen has detailed information about it.


Are there any advantages to partitioning a SSD on a Mac?

There are no compelling advantages to partitioning the main SSD/HDD for a single OS install under OS X.

Regardless of SSD vs. HDD, it really only makes sense if you need to re-install your OS frequently (which you shouldn't need to do with OS X), and want to be able to keep your data around while wiping your OS partition. There's no performance benefit to be had, and it requires more tinkering to get things set up (symlinking User directories, etc.).

One of the reasons to partition in the past was to improve speeds for some files by taking advantage of the physical location of the data (transfer speeds are higher on the outside of a disk platter). With SSDs, physical location doesn't have an effect on performance, and modern OSes can optimize for best disk performance on HDDs automatically, so there is not much gain to be had from micro managing storage allocation as in the past.

Unless you have a very specific reason for not doing so, just use one partition and enjoy your Mac.


How can you search in the trash, and sort deleted files by date of deletion?

If you open up your trashcan into a Finder window. Then right click on empty space in that window go to "arrange by" and then down to date added. This is at least true in Lion I don't know what you are running or if it is true with other versions. Good luck!


iOS Shortcuts App: How can I convert my Workflow to a service app?

This isn’t possible. You would need to compile an app to import and run these “locked” scripts.

Xcode lets you install your own apps without needing a paid developer account.


some basic things - but you probably already done them:

Console.app (check log-files)
ActivityMonitor - check activity for HDD, memory, swap etc...

here are other helpers (command line) - but 1st you should check the above two...

Start with "all messages" or "system.log" and try search for repeated messages what can suggest something. But you will see much cryptic (but otherwise harmless messages) - it is hard to advise. Simply read thru - maybe you got some idea.

Here is an nice dashboard widget - iStat Pro - what show your fan speed, HDD activity etc.. Maybe can give an idea what is doing inside...


Encrypting a USB for use on Mac *and* Windows

I'm 99% sure native cross platform support for full disk encryption doesn't exist. With 3rd party tools, it is achievable.

Is FDE a strong requirement? If not, you could just use an encrypted container (uncompressed zip, 7z, etc). Don't decrypt the container on the drive itself, else it will be easily recoverable with basic software after its deleted.

Windows: https://www.7-zip.org/ ,
Mac: https://www.keka.io/en/


Restart Apache causes applications to react really weird

I found a somewhat working solution.

I am using Homebrew's httpd package, so I found out that I could just reinstall it:

When it begins to do that weird stuff, restart the computer.
Then reinstall httpd with brew reinstall httpd
You're good!

EDIT:

I later found out that it was an issue with the MySQL server that was not running/having a problem.


How do you download games on a school iPad?

Your school iPad is being managed with some sort of Mobile Device Management (MDM) software.  Companies and (especially) schools use it with devices they distribute so they can effectively manage who uses and what gets used on the devices (like iPads) that they deploy throughout the organization.

This MDM software is the "teeth" in your school's Acceptable Use policy (AUP).  If you remember from the beginning of the school year when the devices were distributed, there was something that you and/or your parents signed indicating that you would abide by their rules/regulations for use of the device.

The MDM software is the technological component to ensure students abide by the policies/rules of the organization.

Unless your school policy changes in someway to allow the loading of unauthorized software, you simply can't.


Google Mail for iOS: How to disable image resizing?

At the moment you cannot configure this. As an alternative you can use the native email app which will ask you if you want to resize large images and let you choose their new size.


Mac Mini 2013 remote setup with a macbook pro

I'm in the process to buy a Mac Mini and want to setup without keyboard and screen and found this:

  Using Screen Sharing or Apple Remote Desktop

  If the remote server is running Lion Server v10.7.2 or later, you can
  set it up using Screen Sharing or Apple Remote Desktop.

  On your administrator computer, look for the remote server in the
  Shared computer list of the Finder sidebar, or in the Scanner list in
  Remote Desktop. The new server may be listed with a name generated
  from the computer model and the Ethernet hardware address (the MAC
  address), or with a name from your DNS server. If the server you want
  to set up is listed in the Finder sidebar, double click it, then click
  Share Screen... in the upper-right corner of the Finder window. If the
  server you want to set up is listed in the Remote Desktop Scanner,
  select it, then click the Control icon in the Remote Desktop toolbar.
  When prompted for authentication, leave the user name blank and enter
  the remote server’s complete hardware serial number for the password.
  You can find the serial number on the case of the product, on the
  original product packaging, and on the original product receipt or
  invoice. For more information about finding the serial number, see How
  to find the serial number of your Apple hardware product.

  Note: Match the capitalization of the serial number when you type it.
  When you have control of the remote server's screen, proceed through
  the server setup assistant panes.

Lion Server: Setting up a remote server


Repairing a Partition that doesn't show up in Disk Utility

If you run following in Terminal

defaults write com.apple.DiskUtility DUDebugMenuEnabled 1

That will enable new tab in Disk utility called debug.

In that tab you can now select to show all partitions (including the hidden ones)


I just had the same question and found a solution here:

I do not want to sync apps in iTunes11.

  iTunes > Preferences... > tab "Store" > section "Automatic Downloads" in the middle, there is a check box "Apps"


Different keyboard layouts have used different labels on the CTRL or Control key. It might be marked control or CTRL or even ^. Additionally, the behavior of that key can be easily reassigned using System Preferences, which means that the control key on your keyboard could be remapped to do something else (or nothing); if you are not getting results when you post, that could be the problem.

I've created an instructional video on how to press the control key on a mid-2011 MacBook Air.


Mac Numbers - how to copy multiline text without quotes

Try Command+Shift+V to paste without formatting.


AppleCare - Can I Cancel The Monthly Plan After Doing a Repair?

Most products are covered by AppleCare+ these days, so you would need to read the terms and conditions for your specific region where you purchased it to be sure.

https://www.apple.com/legal/sales-support/applecare/applecareplus/

In the US you can cancel the monthly iPhone (and most other iOS/watchOS product) plan at any time for any reason.

8.2 Monthly Pay Plans
You may cancel this Plan at any time for any reason.

It then spells out the details on how to cancel and what happens when you do.


Quicklook stopped working with xcode's .m and .h file suddenly

You might consider simply using QLStephen which will add proper QuickLook support for all text files regardless of their extensions. It will also properly handle files without extensions (e.g. README, Makefile). What I like about it is that you don't have to maintain a list of extensions; QLStephen detects text files automatically. QLStephen is independent of XCode and is a QL plugin that you drop into /Library/QuickLook/ or ~/Library/QuickLook/.
The fact that I am also named Steven is purely coincidental.
Edit: Debugging QuickLook based on more info from OP:
Turn on QuickLook logging:
defaults write -g QLEnableLogging YES

Here is some reference logging output (written to Console):
Stock Xcode installed:
2014-04-29 2:46:08.172 PM quicklookd[19315]:
    [QL] Thumbnailing file://localhost/Users/user/src/hello/main.m.
    Content type UTI: public.objective-c-source
    Generator used: <QLGenerator Text.qlgenerator>

2014-04-29 2:46:08.173 PM com.apple.quicklook.satellite[19330]:
    [QL] <QLThumbnailRequest main.m
            token: d45af7955eb9401bc7a49fd6652d1c3aa5cc4a8b;00000000;000000000000001a;
            com.apple.app-sandbox.read;00000001;01000003;0000000003e32849;
            /users/user/src/hello/main.m>.
    Content type UTI: public.objective-c-source.
    Generator used: <QLGenerator /System/Library/QuickLook/Text.qlgenerator>

Third-party generator (QLColorCode) installed:
2014-04-29 2:51:40.458 PM quicklookd[19359]:
    [QL] Thumbnailing file://localhost/Users/user/src/hello/main.m.
    Content type UTI: public.objective-c-source.
    Generator used: <QLGenerator /Users/user/Library/QuickLook/QLColorCode.qlgenerator>

2014-04-29 2:51:40.459 PM com.apple.quicklook.satellite[19367]:
    [QL] <QLThumbnailRequest main.m
            token: d45af7955eb9401bc7a49fd6652d1c3aa5cc4a8b;00000000;000000000000001a;
            com.apple.app-sandbox.read;00000001;01000003;0000000003e32849;
            /users/user/src/hello/main.m>.
    Content type UTI: public.objective-c-source.
    Generator used: <QLGenerator /Users/user/Library/QuickLook/QLColorCode.qlgenerator>

Since things work for you when calling qlmanage from the command line, you might be able to compare the logs written to Console with the output from manually invoking on the command line and spot the issue. With only Xcode installed:
[user@macbook]/Users/user/src/hello$ qlmanage -p -d 1 main.m
Testing Quick Look preview with files:
    main.m
[DEBUG] Registering <QLGenerator Built-in 0x7fa08241eaa0> for public.image
[DEBUG] Preview test for main.m -- file://localhost/Users/user/src/hello/.
        Content type UTI: public.objective-c-source
[DEBUG] Previewing file://localhost/Users/user/src/hello/main.m.
        Content type UTI: public.objective-c-source.
        Generator used: <QLGenerator Text.qlgenerator>
[DEBUG] Loading <QLGenerator Text.qlgenerator>
[DEBUG] Previewing file://localhost/Users/user/src/hello/main.m finished


How to remove all junk emails from the junk email folder?

Go to the junk folder-> select 'Edit' in the right corner-> then select 'Delete All'.
Good luck.


Tile Finder background image in Snow Leopard

It can't be done right now.  Even if you made a background image in Photoshop the size of your display and used that, you'll find that with certain views (eg narrowed windows), you'll still see the edge of the image.

Someone somewhere just might write an app to do this, and in my opinion it would be popular.

Until then, we're stuck with just colors.


Is there an app for iPhone to record the audio output streaming of any other app ?

This link shows the steps on mac. https://www.apptamin.com/blog/capture-iphone-ipad-screen-video/

You use Quicktime,
Connect your iPhone or iPad to your Mac via the lightning cable.
Open QuickTime player.
Click File then select 'New Audio Recording'
A recording window will appear.
Select the Mic of your iPhone if you want to record music/sound effects.
Click the Record button.
You will not hear the sound, but the levels show the input.


Can I remove the lines in the Notes.app and change the line spacing?

I tried searching for keys for hidden preferences with strings /Applications/Notes.app/Contents/MacOS/Notes | grep, but didn't find anything.

There's no graphics for the grid lines, because they're just solid lines and their height depends on the font size. You can almost get rid of the grid lines by replacing paper.png with a solid color, but there's a light gradient drawn over it.

I also tried adding shortcuts for orderFrontSpacingPanel: and setLineHeightMultiplier: in DefaultKeyBinding.dict, but they didn't have any effect.


Upgrading from 10.11.6 El Capitan to 10.12

How to upgrade to macOS Sierra - Apple Support will lead you to the Mac App Store link for Sierra.

You might want to bookmark this too:

Download Older Versions of macOS and Mac OS X - krypted


You can verify the signature of the package:

Mount the dmg file (assuming it's downloaded to your Downloads folder):

hdiutil attach ~/Downloads/macosupdcombo10.12.5.dmg

Verify the pkg:

pkgutil --check-signature /Volumes/macOS\ Sierra\ Update/macOSUpdCombo10.12.5.pkg

which should yield the following result:

Package "macOSUpdCombo10.12.5.pkg":
   Status: signed Apple Software
   Certificate Chain:
    1. Software Update
       SHA1 fingerprint: 1E 34 E3 91 C6 44 37 DD 24 BE 57 B1 66 7B 2F DA 09 76 E1 FD
       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    2. Apple Software Update Certification Authority
       SHA1 fingerprint: FA 02 79 0F CE 9D 93 00 89 C8 C2 51 0B BC 50 B4 85 8E 6F BF
       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    3. Apple Root CA
       SHA1 fingerprint: 61 1E 5B 66 2C 59 3A 08 FF 58 D1 4A E2 24 52 D1 98 DF 6C 60

Compare the SHA1 fingerprint of the Apple Software Update Certification Authority with one of the two valid Apple fingerprints:

SHA1 FA 02 79 0F CE 9D 93 00 89 C8 C2 51 0B BC 50 B4 85 8E 6F BF
SHA1 9C 86 47 71 48 B3 D7 04 24 7A 3C 3F 56 EA 2D E5 94 4B 01 C2


-h "Human-readable" output.  Use unit suffixes: Byte, Kilobyte, Megabyte, Gigabyte, Terabyte and Petabyte.

If -h is not given, the sizes are given in 512-byte blocks.


Upper limit on simultaneous streaming from a single AppleTV+ subscription?

According to the Apple Support document Download and stream shows and movies from Apple TV+ and Apple TV channels, 6 streams at the same time are the limit for the normal subscription:

  Apple TV+: One subscription allows you to enjoy 6 simultaneous streams.

Since they say, that 6 streams are allowed, multiple streams per Account should be possible. Otherwise they would state, that up to 6 Accounts could be linked to the subscription.

But restrictions apply to students with the cheaper subscription:

  If you have an Apple Music student subscription, which includes Apple TV+ for a limited time, you can only stream Apple TV+ on one device at a time.


The Migration Assistant was made by Apple for one purpose only, so it is the best way to migrate from one device to another.

As for the 10.10 since it is still in beta phases, the Migration Assistant on the host computer might not work as it should, since beta phase testing is not completed yet.

Since 10.10 has it own way of managing the files ect... the transfer to 10.9 might have problems with that.

10.10 Release notes:

OS X 10.10 Installation
Known Issues
Migration Assistant may hang while transferring your information from a Time Machine backup. To proceed with the login, quit the Installer.


Boot Partition doesn't have the correct storage space

You probably had some dual boot config previously and removed the main Windows partition(s). You didn't expand the APFS container disk0s2 afterwards.

A small blocking disk0s3 is a left-over though (right "after" disk0s2). This small partition has to be removed before you can expand your APFS container.

Erase the Microsoft Reserved partition:

diskutil eraseVolume "Free Space" %noformat% /dev/disk0s3

Expand the APFS container:

diskutil apfs resizeContainer /dev/disk0s2 0


What is the difference in weight between the minimum spec 2018 15" Macbook Pro and the maximum spec?

I doubt there’s any difference at all. Perhaps a few tens grams, but nothing that would change that it is about 1,8 kg.


Create dmg file on macOS 10.14 that can be opened on macOS 10.11

If the source folder is in a APFS volume, then by default a APFS volume will be created in the dmg file. This type of volume can not be read by El Capitan. The solution would be to create a dmg file which uses JHFS+ format. The correct command you should be using is given below.

hdiutil create -size <size>b -fs JHFS+ <.dmg-file> -srcfolder <directory> -ov -format UDBZ

  Note: When testing this answer, I used the -megabytes option instead of the -size option. Also, I tested while running High Sierra instead of Mojave.


How do I take a screenshot in iOS without hitting the Home Button and the Power Button?

You could enable AssistiveTouch in Settings > General > Accessibility and then clicking on it's icon, and tapping Device > Take Screenshot.


Will using Airplay with local files sent to AppleTV (2nd Gen) count towards data allowance from ISP?

AirPlay is a peer to peer networking protocol, so it works even if you have no internet connection. In most cases, you don't even need WiFi for AirPlay to work so if you're really concerned, you could shut down WiFi or unplug it from the router entirely and check that things work.

AirPlay doesn't disable any background downloads or connections, so you could still use data while you AirPlay, but it's not because of AirPlay

Good discussion of AirPlay and LTE/Cellular data is on this thread, but your question is different in that it's more about WAN/LAN than a cellular link:

Can I use 4G LTE (Cellular Data) and Airplay using Wifi w/ No Internet connection at the same time?

It does reinforce the "downloads can happen" aspect as well, but hopefully makes it clear the AirPlay is purely peer to peer and not routed traffic out a gateway be it WiFi or LTE.


iMac suddenly stopped seeing my WiFi network, which works with every other device in the house

I had the same problem, suddenly. Solution? I opened the list of saved networks and removed it, it appeared in the list of networks in range immediately.


Take a look at The iPhone Wiki's website where it states that Error 45 is:

  Same with Error 6, in terms of resizing partition issue. But this may occur at the very beginning of restore process.

Whereas on Error 6 they write:

  Not enter the downgrading mode, change USB port (the back one of chassis is better) and restart computer.
  Unable to resize partition due to full storage problem at final stage of updating firmware. The error may be bypassed (restart and do exit recovery) but you probably need to re-update it one more time.


Does iTunes Match just 'match' your library with songs in the iTunes Store?

Apple scans your library, if it identifies your file as part of the iTunes Store collection, it will 'match' it. If not, it uploads the file to your cloud. In your iTunes library you should see an iCloud icon next to your filenames - use the Show View options to add the column 'iCloud Status' - that will tell you if the song has been matched, uploaded, or waiting. Check if your CD uploads are in the correct format to sync.

If you right click on the song there's an option to 'Remove download' - this will delete your file off your local device. If you make a backup of your  current library, you could 'remove download' for your entire iTunes Match library - all the music should be stored in iCloud, and if it's matched, it will play the iTunes Store quality version. Sometimes there's issues with multiple devices on the same iTunes account conflicting sync.


https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211238
Supported MacBook 2014 Airs from the Apple knowledge base article:

MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2014)

MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2014)

If the install caused issues with listed supported Macs, you'd be able to raise the issue with Apple.
Anything further would be speculation.


How to un-delete podcast episode in iOS 6 Podcasts app

On the iPhone, tap the podcast in your list, then tap the header of the podcast to access the subscription settings. Simply toggle "off," then "on" for subscription and all the swiped-deleted podcasts will be restored.


How do I download a macOS beta point update?

I'm sorry, you're question is still a bit confusing to me, but I'll take a stab at it:

Your best bet is probably to comb through the listings you'll find in the Software Update catalogs found in Seeding.framework. That is:
plutil -p /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Seeding.framework/Resources/SeedCatalogs.plist, and (since we're talking Dev builds), probably
curl -Ls https://swscan.apple.com/content/catalogs/others/index-10.14seed-10.14-10.13-10.12-10.11-10.10-10.9-mountainlion-lion-snowleopard-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog | plutil -p.

You'll then need to grep around for the packages you're looking for; they're not always named the same, but if you grep for macOSUpd, you'll find the necessary packages, i.e., http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/46/21/041-19988/kct9qwin7h5nz0awoc9ke03m2s7qp4q7t9/macOSUpd10.14.2ForSeed.pkg.

Does that help?


Is It Possible to Interact With the Windows in Mission Control?

The only things you can do with them are move them to other desktops, select them from groups to bring them to the forefront, or drag files/copied text into them.


Hostname changed after setting up virtual host in MAMP

Doing this fixed it:

sudo hostname properhostname.local

And I haven't noticed any side-effects yet.  I can still access the virtual host using testhost.local.  Works after a MAMP restart also.


My CPU is running slow after a system restore (4x0.8 GHz). Turbo Boost is definitely not working. And how can I fix it?

Using the Intel power gadget (above) shows your CPU running at low speed.

In normal case that would be fine if there is no load.

I have MBA with 1.8 GHz Intel Core i5 and runs at 0.85 at normal use, how ever it does spikes to 1.8 + under load.

Since the computer processing speed depends on more than one factor (CPU +SSD read/Write+RAM)...

I would say you (your mac) is a candidate for the Apple Hardware test.

UPDATE:

If you have faulty battery (as reported by your hardware test based) then your Mac will automatically limit the CPU speed to about 1/2 (as designed by Apple.)

So fix the battery and you good to go.


Siri shortcuts stopped working after deleting Shortcuts App

Yes, you need the Shortcuts app to use Siri Shortcuts.
In iOS 13, Siri Shortcuts were integrated with the Shortcuts app and every Siri Shortcut is a ‘normal’ shortcut too.
See https://developer.apple.com/wwdc19/101 at exactly 1:00:00


MacBook Pro runs fans at full speed constantly

Your temperature sensors could be mis-reading. What do they report? You can check them with a program like iStatMenus. If the readings are stuck on the max temperature the fans would stay on.


How can I restore iBooks stored in iCloud from a Time Machine backup?

I found this was possible use the command line tmutil.

First, I checked that the files were in my backup:

$ tmutil listbackups | tail -n 3
/Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb/macbook/2017-12-31-123506
/Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb/macbook/2017-12-31-212807
/Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb/macbook/2017-12-31-224355

Check the iBooks folder was backed up

$ ls '/Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb/macbook/2017-12-31-224355/Macintosh HD/Users/USERNAME/Library/Mobile Documents/iCloud~com~apple~iBooks'
Data            Documents       metadata.nosync
$ ls '/Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb/macbook/2017-12-31-224355/Macintosh HD/Users/USERNAME/Library/Mobile Documents/iCloud~com~apple~iBooks/Documents' | wc -l
402
$ ls '/Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb/macbook/2017-12-31-224355/Macintosh HD/Users/USERNAME/Library/Mobile Documents/iCloud~com~apple~iBooks/Documents' | tail -n 3
ruby.epub
wp169en.pdf
wp196en.pdf

Restore to a temporary folder:

$ mkdir /tmp/ibooks/
$ tmutil restore '/Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb/macbook/2017-12-31-224355/Macintosh HD/Users/USERNAME/Library/Mobile Documents/iCloud~com~apple~iBooks' /tmp/ibooks/
Total copied: 1518.18 MB (1591923972 bytes)
Items copied: 10006

I then made sure iBooks.app was closed (and on iOS devices too) and synchronised the restored files into the right place:

$ cd /tmp/ibooks/
$ rsync -av ./ '/Users/USERNAME/Library/Mobile Documents/iCloud~com~apple~iBooks/'
building file list ... done
[...]
sent 1539459615 bytes  received 196218 bytes  19366740.04 bytes/sec
total size is 1591923972  speedup is 1.03

I then opened iBooks.app and my books were back! iBooks spent 30 mins or so uploading to iCloud, and the books are also once again available on my iCloud devices.

Note, I attempted to directly restore from the backup to the target directory, but it failed, hence use of the temp directory and rsync.

$ tmutil restore '/Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb/macbook/2017-12-31-224355/Macintosh HD/Users/USERNAME/Library/Mobile Documents/iCloud~com~apple~iBooks' '/Users/USERNAME/Library/Mobile Documents/'
/Users/USERNAME/Library/Mobile Documents/iCloud~com~apple~iBooks: The operation couldn’t be completed. File exists (error 17)


iBooks automatically generating cover pages for PDFs?

I am pretty sure the thumbnail is created from the first page in the pdf document.

So to alter the icon you could add another coverpage to the pdf document.


Based on @user3439894 comment to the original question, directly killing mDNSResponder processes fixed the issue for me.
Command used was:
sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder

From the killall manual page:

killall sends a signal to all processes running any of the specified commands. If no signal name is specified, SIGTERM is sent.
Signals can be specified either by name (e.g. -HUP or -SIGHUP ) or by number (e.g. -1) or by option -s.


sync mail folders between desktop and iphone

The problem you are having is because the folders are on your Mac rather than in one of your Google accounts.

If you want to be able to read the emails on your iPhone they will have to be on the Google IMAP server.

Can I suggest you get one of the two Google accounts to forward its email to the other account. Then you could put the folders in that account and they would be on the Google servers and accessible from anywhere you want.

You can even set it up so that you can choose which of the two accounts is sending any email you send, even from the one account.


Migration Assistant: target computer freezes mid-transfer (screen black, unresponsive)

Since this has failed more than once, it's likely you'll have to effect some repair or change tactics.

Here are a few that seem likely - you'll have to choose based on your specific situation:

Migrate from a backup copy of the data instead of the old source mac.
Remove the hard drive from the old mac and try again. This isolates the drive and your files from the mac and the controller board / cable.
Look over the failed logs (should be in /Library/Logs/SystemMigration.log) - you might see it hanging on the same step. If so - you could try deleting that data (or you could just delete as much of the data as you can afford to not transfer - especially if some of that data is stored elsewhere on a backup drive)
Run a repair or check tool on the source mac while it's in target mode. Disk Utility is one tool that could be used to verify the status of the files and disk.

Do note, that one possible cause of the freezing could be hard drive failure. If that's the cause, you want to get the important files off first and avoid 'fixing' anything. (Imagine a potential house on fire - you may not have time for everything, so prioritize and just get things out now - organize them later.)

All the other causes are not as dire and you may have time to try things again and again, just wanted to plant the idea that this might be a warning so you could get professional help if there are valuable or irreplaceable files on the freezing computer.


Can the Date Created metadata be changed after the fact on OS X?

I found the following terminal command, which allows setting the date created:

SetFile -d "10/16/2012" file


In order to disable "Find My iPhone" you'll need to know both the AppleID password as well as any device pass code. It cannot really be done accidentally by just tapping once or by someone that lent your device for a minute to call someone.
There's also nothing in iOS that automatically disables "Find My iPhone" for you.
However, contrary to what you write, it is actually disabled by default. So most probably you have never enabled it.


How to download only recent mails in Apple Mail.app on El Capitan?

This doesn't seem possible in Mail.app.

As a workaround your e-mail provider may allow you to limit the amount of e-mails available over IMAP.


Connecting an external camera to iPhone XI, then using it for Skype and Zoom using a smart TV as a screen

You should be able to do this with the Apple Digital AV Adapter as it allows you to connect an external monitor to your iPhone/iPad device.  That would be the most efficient method.
The second method to do this would be to utilize an AppleTV  connected to the external monitor/TV.  You would then AirPlay the Zoom meeting to AppleTV.  This would meet your requirements of being wireless, but keep in mind that in an office environment where there's lots of demand for WiFi, you may see a choppy video due to network latency and dropped packets.  If possible, create a dedicated VLAN with QoS (quality of service) configured to put priority on that traffic.
A third option would be to simply get an inexpensive Mac like a Mac mini and connect the screen along with a quality webcam like the Logitech Brio or if the room is large enough, one of their "pro grade" conference web cams.


You might try removing part of your ram and booting up; then trying with the full amount or first one then the other. As for acting up/freezing during operation, I recall having this same behavior with a loose RAM stick once so IMO it would also be worth reseating them.
MEMTEST is not perfect BTW.


Do I have to keep the .dmg files on my computer?

A lot of applications (bundles) for OS X don't need an installer in contrary to almost all Windows apps. They are distributed inside an .dmg.

To properly "install" them just open the .dmg and copy the app file to /Applications or /Applications/Utilities. A lot of images already contain a soft link to the Applications folder to be more convenient for the user.

If the .dmg contains such a soft link just drop the app on it (like indicated by the grey arrow in the screenshot above).

You have to enter an admin password to start the task if you aren't logged in with a user with admin permissions. You always have to enter an admin password if you copy the file into /Applications/Utilities/.

All subsequent installations (like LaunchDaemons or application support files) are done by the app itself after starting it for the first time.

After copying the app to one of the folders mentioned above, you can unmount the "installer" volume and delete the .dmg file.


Latest iOS 9 doesn't show WiFi symbol, even when connected to WiFi

It should show up so the fact that it doesn't indicates a problem. In the past, Apple has focused on reliability for newer models and then subsequently released a X.1 version with under-the-hood work done for older devices. So it wouldn't surprise me if it is a deeper problem.

Two simple things to try right off would be a hard reboot of the device if you haven't already. You can do that by holding the home and power button down until you see the Apple logo. Also, make sure that you are on the latest version of iOS. iOS 9.0.2 is out now, so update and hopefully that will solve your issue.

If that doesn't work, you have to take it up a notch. You could try resetting all preferences to see if that solves the problem. Go to Settings - General - Reset - Erase all Settings to perform that function. If that doesn't work, the other main thing to try would be to restore the phone. Make sure you have a backup (I always like to have two), wipe the device, then restore.


Numbers: Is it possible to import animated gifs?

Yes on macOS you can add movies and animated gifs into a Numbers table. By simply drag and drop movies and/or animated gifs into Numbers.

I dropped it next to the table. After it was imported I positioned it on top of the right cell. Not in the cell but on top of the cell.


Sometimes songs are removed from Apple Music at the request of the artist/ publisher.

If you do Get Info on a track you have a problem with, go to the File tab and see what it says for iCloud Status.

If it says No Longer Available then it is as I have described above and is shown in the screenshot I have attached.


You'll need to create an image of the Boot Camp partition of the old SSD using Winclone and restore it to the new SSD.


There is no way for you to do this.
You cannot block all numbers besides contacts, only selected ones.

However you can essentially do the same thing.
Go to Settings > Do not disturb

When you are there you should enable it manually, unless you want to schedule these settings.

Then "Allow Calls From" set to "All Contacts" under "GROUPS".

Even though it won't block them it can do something very similar to what you want.

If you want to do this with messages:

You can filter iMessages but not phone calls.
You can filter iMessages from people who aren't saved in your Contacts.
To filter iMessages, go to Settings > Messages and turn on Filter Unknown Senders.
In Messages, you'll see a new tab for Unknown Senders but you won't get notifications for these iMessages.


How can I change Finder's default sort to filename?

Open the finder window and hit cmd+j.

Select the settings you want and then at the bottom hit Use As Defaults.


Is it possible to prevent repeated location usage warning prompts in iOS 13?

No, this is currently not possible as of iOS 13.

You should expect to get 1 permission request the first time you run the app.

You'll get one more if the app needs background permission.

You might get one more after several days of using the app.  This is so iOS can validate you still want it to have background, always allow permission.  After that, if you allow it location permission, you shouldn't receive any more notifications.

That means, in total, you could receive up to 3 notifications per app.  After that, the same app shouldn't notify you or ask permission again unless the developer changed the permission request in code.


OS X timezone incorrect without internet connection

Reset the PRAM, by holding the keys cmd-alt-P-R during startup. If the symprom does not go away, the PRAM battery is the culprit.


I found the problem! on line 2 of start.command I was using [”] instead of ["].  mac OS likes to replace normal quotation marks with these when you copy/past them. java does not see [”] as a quotation mark, so you have to manually enter the quotation marks with your keyboard.


0:00 appears in my message bar on a grey shadow

I got rid of mine by restarting my iPhone.

To add more description to the problem, It looks as if the area where I enter text has a voice memo with a duration of 0:00 where the text field should be. If I want to send a text I can still get a keyboard and I can still type a message, but the message I type is obscured by the grey, voice memo "box" until I hit "send." The text sends but the voice memo box remains.

Go to settings.  go to messages.  Toggle "show subject field".  Go back out to the main screen.  Go to settings again.  Go to messages.  Toggle "show subject field" again.  Go back out to the main screen.  It should be fixed.

Furthermore, the voice memo shows up in the text field of all of my text conversations.


SataIII SSD and 1,5 negotiated speed MBP5,1

The problem stems from what i believe with that model is that if you stuck the hard drive into the optical drive bay the actual link speed of the SATA in that bay is only SATA I (1.5 Gigabit). If you take that hard drive out and swap places with the hard drive in the regular slot you should be able to get full SATA II out of your SSD and should not notice much of a speed difference of your old hard drive if it is placed in the SATA I optical drive slot.


Create random playlist of albums not recently played?


How can I create an event that recurs every other day in the iPhone calendar?

If you sync your iPhone calendar with your Mac, either through iTunes, MobileMe, or a free iCloud account you can just set up your event in iCal on your Mac. Choose for repeat Custom. Then choose for frequency Daily and set it to Every 2 days.


Is it possible to install only MongoDB command line tools on MacOS?

I tried all the proposed solutions but they did not work with me, I downloaded these tools by:
brew install mongodb/brew/mongodb-database-tools


Having painstakingly deleted hundreds of unwanted photos, dare I re-sync another Mac to iCloud that still has many of the deleted ones?

There’s no risk if you have a backup. Cloud syncs, just like RAID are not backups.
I’ve had very good experience with Apple tracking when I delete files from a fully health sync setup. Adding a new device to sync generally wants to combine all.
Also - look at a tool that can easily clean duplicates if you run into this situation often.

https://fatcatsoftware.com/powerphotos/

If you want to be safe, set up a new photo library or export all the photos before you start. Designate the empty library as the system one and then go slowly once you’re sure the sync is solid.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204414


View metadata for song currently playing on iPhone

Looks like many apps do this. Look at FlickTunes, for instance, which allows you to use gestures to control playback. Or TuneWiki, which tries to look up the lyrics for the current song. So I assume the API is there and you could write an app that displays this metadata.


Any way on God's green earth to disable resuming applications after a crash?

Just to mention, 15 minutes to boot is way too much, no matter how many apps you have. I haven't seen that boot time since windows XP. 16 GB of ram and a slow hard drive may be your problem, so I'd consider an SSD which will speed your boot time up to 30 seconds.

Also make sure you don't have too many apps in your login items. Remove stuff you can start manually later when you need them.

Finally make sure you have enough drive space, with 16 GB of ram, you need that amount of space to store the ram contents during suspend/resume and other operations.

Anyway, in Lion (tho I recommend Mountain Lion instead) you can disable the Resume of applications straight from the System Preferences (and there are other tricks as well, easy to find).

If you are really going to switch to something other than Snow Leopard, I'd go Mountain Lion. I would venture and say Lion was the Windows Vista of the modern OS Xs :)


You can make a Bundle with a Command that launches emacs.

Or

You can install the GITMate plugin, that adds Git badges and an Open With… menu in the drawer.


When trying to save a .jpg or .jpeg, Safari tries to force .dms extension onto end?

use both then go to the file location and delete the .dms portion. Works for me.


Contacts in Mavericks Messages display phone numbers instead of contact names

When Messages receives an iMessage, it matches the source with an entry in your Contacts. If you don't have a matching contact, you just see the phone number or email address of their iCloud account.

If your phone syncs its contacts to iCloud, Facebook or some other source, and you would like your contacts on your computer to also sync to this source, open System Preferences then choose Internet Accounts. If you use iCloud for syncing, choose iCloud from the list of accounts then tick the "Contacts" checkbox. If you use Facebook, add a new Facebook account and your friends list's contact information will download and stay up-to-date as they change it. Pretty much any other source of contacts you can think of can be added here, either through one of the main account types for the major providers or "Add Other Account" for standards-based things like LDAP & CardDAV.

Wait a few seconds after adding the new account and ensuring "Contacts" is checked off, and your iMessages should now match up names where there were phone numbers or email addresses before.

While you're in Internet Accounts, you can also add certain other message sources to Messages, if you desire. As an example, you can add a Google account and tick the "Messages" checkbox, and then your Google Talk messages will appear inside of Messages alongside your iMessages. AIM, Yahoo! and Jabber round out the other options; no Facebook yet.

There are a number of other routes to access your Messages and Contacts sources (namely via the iCloud preference pane or via the "Accounts" tabs present in each app's preferences) but Internet Accounts is the one-stop source for all of this. Each different route controls the same information, back here in the master source.


How to have links open in Google Chrome from emails?

You cannot do this on iOS. Maybe a future iOS will let you select your default browser but iOS, as of version 5, does not.


The easiest way to type Turkish is to use one of the Turkish input sources supplied by Apple.  Make sure you have the Turkish flag showing in the top right corner of the screen (just adding it to Input Sources preferences is not enough).  To see which key does what, use the Keyboard Viewer.

Another way is to add the input source called ABC Extended to the list of Input Sources and then select that in the "flag" menu at the top right of the screen.  You can find the codes for all the letters you need here.

You can pretty easily add your extra characters to unused keys on the US layout (or add brackets, etc to the Turkish layout) with Ukelele.

It may be possible to add characters to the Press/Hold popup menu of the US keyboard.  For info on that see this earlier question.


How to get color of pixel in coordinates 123, 456 in screen?

I found a way to do this using only built-in components:

do shell script "screencapture -R123,456,1,1 -t bmp $TMPDIR/test.bmp && \
                 xxd -p -l 3 -s 54 $TMPDIR/test.bmp | \
                 sed 's/\\(..\\)\\(..\\)\\(..\\)/\\3\\2\\1/'"

Output is the color in hex, for example, ffffff for white.

The screencapture command takes a 1x1 screenshot of the coordinates, and outputs it in the bmp format to a temporary location.

The xxd command reads 3 bytes from that file at offset 54. 54 is the length of the header in the generated bmp file, and the next 3 bytes are the color of the pixel.

The sed command swaps the first two characters of the output with the last two. This is because the bmp stores the colors in reverse of the normal order - BBGGRR. This command swaps the order to the normal RRGGBB.


Can I send my location in an imessage directly from the messages app?

Edit: Sorry, I skimmed a bit and missed that you figured this part out already. I don't believe it can be done directly from the Messages app. In conceptual terms, the iOS model for data sharing is typically such that you send data from an app, but the "sending apps" generally can't grab data from elsewhere. This is true for most things except photos, i.e. you can send a contact from the Contacts app, but you can't directly attach one from the Messages app.

Original post:

You can do this by tapping the blue arrow (blue i on an iPad) on any location (dropped pin, current location), and tapping Share Location. It will give you the option of sending via email, Message or Tweet. Your recipient will get sent a contact with a maps url and address.


External monitors often too bright with MacBooks?

The range of brightness of a monitor is dependent on what the manufacturer designed and is irrelevant to the computer (Macs and PCs) attached to them.
Lumens or Units of Visible Light
The amount of lumens a display puts out (how dim and bright it goes) is totally dependent on how the manufacturer designed and built it.  For simplicity, think of it like the "volume" control for audio, but instead of sound, it handles light.  The fact that it doesn't go to "zero" (or low enough for your particular needs) is due to the design - there may be a technical reason like the LEDs that the manufacturer used may only work properly within a certain voltage range.
Computer Control
Your MacBook (or any laptop) can send control signals to dim or brighten the monitor but when it reaches it's lowest point, that's as far as it goes.  Your computer can't make it go any lower.
Finding Your Monitor
Now, to find a monitor that suits your needs, it's unfortunately going to be "trial and error."  Go into a store and test them out.  If online, you'll likely have to test out buy and return a few (could get expensive because it's technically not faulty so return shipping would be on you).  Hardware Recommendations here on StackExchange may be helpful, but you'll need to be much more specific as to how dim you want this monitor to be because hardware manufacturers rarely (if ever) tell you how low their monitors can go - it's usually max brightness they promote.


Okay, solved: I just clicked the "Purchased" tab in my App Store, and it looks like it was installing the entire time.

This was extremely confusing, because for some reason there was absolutely no indication in the Updates tab that Xcode was installing or downloading (as there usually is for updates), so I didn't even realize that it was installing. There was also no indication in the "App Search" Panel where I got the page for Xcode with the install button on it, i.e. when I clicked the button, the only thing that happened was the button changed to "installing", and there was no progress bars or statuses anywhere in sight, so I wasn't sure if it was actually installing or just hanging.

I just realized, since I DELETED the entire Xcode the very first time, when I'm installing Xcode it doesn't count as an Update, so that's why it does not appear in the Updates tab. I guess when I searched for Xcode in the App store, and clicked Install, it was installing in the Purchased tab.


iOS 10: Safari cannot open the page. The error was: "Not allowed to use restricted network port"

The reason the port is blocked is because Apple considers it is a port that is open to trojans and viruses, so it automatically blocks those ports. it has to do with the release of Xcode(how mac programs are designed and written)
App Transport Security
iOS 9 introduces a new security feature that blocks non-HTTPS traffic in your app. However, this is a new feature that is only enabled for apps building with XCode 7 and iOS 9 SDK today. It will not break existing apps.
Since the changes above require recompilation, this will impact your development process and manifest itself as a breaking change.
To fix, edit the MyApp-Info.plist file and add the contents of this patch.
UPDATE: In short, the port was closed by Apple due to viruses. It worked on the older versions of Safari because the app was made on an older version of the program to used to create it (Xcode). So basically by updating, you installed a version of Safari that will not open those ports blocked by Apple.


Need help to understand how this find command works

The command you posted has two parts

find /Volumes/Documents/ -exec stat -f "%N %Sm" {} +
>~/Desktop/test.txt

The second part is easier to explain, it just writes all the output of the first one into a file called test.txt which is stored on your desktop. If you leave that part out, the result of find will be directly written into your Terminal window.

The first part is the actual find command. A call to find basically gets two kinds of parameters

one or several paths acting as starting point for the search (/Volumes/Documents/ in your case)
one or several expressions aka "find commands" which get applied to every file/folder found

A simple version would look like find /Volumes/Documents/ -print which just prints every file/folder found.

In your example the expression part is a bit more elaborated:

-exec runs a command on the results of find (stat -f "%N %Sm" actually)
stat gives info about a file.
The -f option for stat displays information using a specified format.
%N %Sm is the format used by -f.

% means a format string.
N means to print the file name.
Sm means to print the date modified for the file.

{} + is replaced by as many found files/as possible in each call to stat

For more information on understanding commands, see the man page for find and stat.


Copying applications and data manually/Wifi issues with El Capitan

Can you copy your data and applications?  Yes.

Should you?  I most definitely don't recommend it.  It's a extremely time consuming processes and there is no guarantee that what you copy over will work properly.

While I personally believe it is beyond unacceptable that users have been suffering through WiFi issues with each iteration of OS X, it's not feasible to keep upgrading/downgrading operating systems in the hopes of being able to connect.

What I would do (and have done for others) is get a USB WiFi adapter.  If you don't need 802.11ac but 802.11n is more than adequate, then have a look at this adapter

What you do, is disable the onboard WiFi and move this one up in the priority list under Network Preferences.

This will solve your WiFi issues without having to go through the trouble of backing up and downgrading your OS


Can't turn off email alerts for events in Yosemite

This worked for me:

Open Calendar on your Mac.

In the left column list of calendars, right click (or command-I) on the calendar in question and "Get Info"

Check the box labeled "Ignore alerts"

Hit "OK"


Is there a way to show the iPhone skin with the lastest iOS 8 Simulator?

No, it's no longer possible. The recommended way for making demos is now using Quicktime in OS X Yosemite recorded directly from the device. If you wanted you could take that video and during post-production use one of the App Store Marketing Templates to make it look a little nicer.


How to bring back a Time Machine backup to only the latest file versions?

Start by mounting your Time Machine backup disk. Then open Terminal.app and issue the command:

tmutil listbackups

It should give you a list with dates and time for all the backups stored on your drive.

To delete one of these backups, copy the line outputted by the listbackups command and append it to this command:

sudo tmutil delete

So it will look like this for example:

sudo tmutil delete '/Volumes/MyDisk/Backups.backupdb/MyMac/2016-11-24-003000'

Make sure to delete only the older backups leaving the newest or some newer backups on the drive.

The last step is to compact the sparse bundle to release the now freed space for other purposes:

sudo hdiutil compact /Volumes/MyDisk/MyBackup.sparsebundle

(remember to edit the path to match your setup)

It will output status while compacting the bundle, and eventually tell you how many GB it freed.


The Filesystem Hierarchy Standard is followed in Linux and other Unix based OSes, and OS X follows this too, to a large extent. The /private folder is where basically your OS X core resides and the /etc and /var folders are merely symbolic pointers to /private/etc and /private/var respectively. You can verify this by using readlink as readlink /etc.

The /opt folder is for additional user applications and so is /usr/local, and you can choose to install to either one of them. It really doesn't matter (as long as you take care of adding to your paths appropriately) and the main intent is to keep it insulated from operating system upgrades (which will overwrite stuff in, say, /bin).

Oftentimes, the following "loose convention" is adopted:

if the package/application follows unix standards, then install it to /usr/local/. There will be no surprises in the package and you can definitely expect a sub-directory structure like bin, etc, include, share, and so on.
if the software comes packaged as a standalone application in which the sub-directory structure is arbitrary, you simply install it to /opt. On my machine, I have my VPN, cisco installed in /opt and it has the following directories: anyconnect,  hostscan,  vpn. None of these are unix compliant folders and installing it to /usr/local would not be a good idea.

They both have their "advantages" and "disadvantages", depending on how you view it and what your familiarity with unix is.

Installing to /usr/local is "convenient" in that if you simply add /usr/local/bin to your path, everything else is set and you don't need to modify anything if you add a new application. On the other hand, if you need to remove something, it's a pain because all programs are clumped together and you don't remember which binaries were installed for application X and which ones for application Y.
Installing to /opt/programX will require you to manually add it to the path and perhaps setup symlinks, but removing an application is convenient, because you simply need to remove the folder and you're done.


I want to use my iPad as a multi-video monitor

Duet display might be what you're looking for
Duet Display by Rahul Dewan
https://appsto.re/us/qLNX3.i


How do I specify what is used as the real C compiler?

Apple's gcc binary is really llvm.

Mac:~ bmike$ which gcc
/usr/bin/gcc
Mac:~ bmike$ gcc --version
i686-apple-darwin11-llvm-gcc-4.2 (GCC) 4.2.1 (Based on Apple Inc. build 5658) (LLVM build 2336.11.00)
Copyright (C) 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

You'll want to obtain gcc from homebrew or from source if you need gcc and not llvm standing in for gcc.

Good reading abounds on various blogs:

http://kennethreitz.org/experiments/xcode-gcc-and-homebrew
http://jfire.io/blog/2012/03/02/xcode-4-dot-3-homebrew-and-ruby/
http://www.andrewsavory.com/blog/2012/2458
https://github.com/mxcl/homebrew/wiki/Custom-GCC-and-cross-compilers

Once you've gotten a real version of gcc installed, you can export CC=/usr/local/bin/gcc or whatever else you prefer for setting the environment variable to match were you choose to store your now non-llvm-based compiler.


‘Allow guest users’ refers to connecting to the server without any authentication as a Guest, in comparison to using the Registered User option which requires a username and password.

If you choose to not allow guest users, it's not possible to connect using the Guest option in Finder, or otherwise not providing credentials when using another tool.

This is not related to the Guest account in macOS, but there is an option in Users & Groups to enable/disable guest access to shared folders here:


I Would Like To Open Files in Different Tabs in the Same Window Using Xcode 5

Left column in Xcode is called Navigator. You can show/hide it with ⌘+0 (Zero), or in the upper right window corner, see image:

In the Navigator there are dfferent tabs (Project Navigator, Symbols Navigator etc.). To see list of files in Your project You need to select Project Navigator or press ⌘+1.

To open file in current tab, single click on it in Navigator. If You double click the file, it would open in new window/tab. You can change the behaviour of double click in Preferences... -> Navigation -> Double Click Navigation.


Delete (not hide) calendar events automatically or via CLI

Since iCloud is based on CalDAV, this shouldn’t be too hard. Deleting an event boils down to a simple HTTP request, e.g.:

DELETE /calendars/johndoe/home/132456762153245.ics HTTP/1.1
If-Match: "2134-314"

This project on GitHub could serve as a good starting point: jcs/iclouddav


Using a screensaver as a desktop wallpaper?

If you just want a still image of a certain frame in the screensaver you can do a screenshot of the screensaver at the right time and then use the sceenshot as your desktop.
if you want the running screenshot to be your desktop there was a similar question asked and the answer is given here for High Sierra and that may apply to Catalina.


Changed Apple ID email sign in, now can't sign in

My suggestion is to sign out of iTunes & App Stores and try to log in using the new email.  If you go to the App Store after that and her purchases are still there then you are good to go.

Settings > AppleId > Sign out

If when you attempt to login with the new email it asks you to fill out additional information then her new email is most likely a new apple id and you will not be able to use that email in the app store or iTunes and have access to what she previously purchased.

If it signs in and you have access to all her previous purchases then you are good to go.  If not then sign out again and log back in with the old apple id.

Keep in mind there are many places that you will need to change you apple id if you want to completely switch.  All are accessible in settings.  Examples are:

iCloud
iTunes & App Store
Mail

I have been through several different hells regarding my apple id.  The unfortunate best advice is not to try to change your apple id to an icloud.com or me.com address.  I have two that I manage now.  I don't like it and apple is unable to fix it which I think is ridiculous.

My best advice for if she wants to change her apple id to something less cute is to start from scratch.

Create a non-apple related email address using your preferred service that is less cute (I used gmail)
Login to https://appleid.apple.com with the old cute email
In the Account section, there is an edit link
This will allow you to change the apple id email to the new email address
Perform the log out steps from above and sign back in to each of them with the new email address.


My Macbook 7.1 (Macbook white mid-2010) 10gb ram, 250gb SSD Samsung 850 EVO overheats with few apps open

Without seeing your Activity Monitor, it's tough to say what your CPU is doing.  However, a 24 degree temp swing in a couple of seconds is a lot.

Have you tried AHT (Apple Hardware Test)?

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201257

My thinking is that you may have a bad temperature sensor (or it's getting bad info).

If that's the case, there are folks who repair things like this, or it just may be a good reason to upgrade your Mac.  There is a guy in NY that does really good work (I am not affiliated) repairing these boards:  https://mailin.repair/


How can I get certain types of files dropped in certain folders based on file type?

You can create two folder actions, one for images:

one for videos:

Both should be setup to receive files from Downloads folder.

The first step filters images and videos files.

The second step moves those files in the appropriate folder.

Be sure that folder action is attached to your Downloads directory (right click on directory, Services\Folder Actions Setup...).

To let Automator wait for the download to complete, you can add a Run AppleScript step, before the Move Finder Items step, similar to this:

on run {input, parameters}
    if input is {} then
        return {}
    end if

    repeat
        delay 1
        set {size:fileSize, busy status:Busy} to (info for (input as alias))
        if not Busy and (fileSize is greater than 0) then return input
    end repeat
end run


Should I use all my storage on bootcamp?

While it is certainly possible and even practical to entirely wipe macOS from any Boot Camp supporting Mac I often leave a small (10-20GB) partition with macOS on it to keep around in case there are problems with Windows or the Mac itself strictly for troubleshooting purposes.

However that is a personal preference and there is really no technical reason to not dedicate the entire disk to Windows. Your call.


How to send a template message in iMessages on iOS?

You could experiment with using the Text Replacement function in Settings > General > Keyboard. While in iMessage, type the shortcut to spool out the replacement text. It was able to hold quite a lot of text to spool, too.


Let the phone cool down for a couple of hours (place it by a fan), then plug it into your Mac and hold down the iPhone's power button and home button together for 20 seconds for hard reset.

You could try the hard reset first, if you choose.


MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2010) screen displaying low number of colors

As I see the screenshot, the colors on that display are inverted.

Try unchecking Settings > Accessibility > Display > Invert colors

Also take a look at the Display contrast and the Increase contrast options.

Here is a screenshot of the default settings:


My iPhone messages changes colors at times between green and blue or other way around. How do I stop this

If your iPhone cannot send the message as an iMessage (blue) it will fallback to SMS/MMS (green). This can happen for a bunch of reasons, which I've listed below.

Network is unavailable: iMessage uses internet access however SMS is able to work over raw cell network. This is very helpful if you're on the edge of a service area or are roaming. To fix this issue make sure you have proper network access.
iMessage services could not be reached: if you have functional internet access iMessage may still fall back to SMS if for whatever reason the iMessage service is blocked on the network or there is a problem on Apple's end
The user is no longer available on iMessage: If a user used to be registered with iMessage (and you successfully sent messages to them this way in the past) your iPhone will automatically try first to send through iMessage without first checking if that number/address still has iMessage activated on it. The number may suddenly disappear from iMessage if for example the user gets an Android phone. This should really only happen once.

This is nothing to worry about, nothing weird is going on.

Note that this is all about falling back from iMessage to SMS. I have never seen it go from SMS to iMessage (green to blue) however. I do not believe iOS ever decides to try sending as iMessage if SMS fails. iOS will however check sometimes when you send SMS if the recipient suddenly is registered with iMessage so that can be used in the future.


How to change shape defaults in keynote?

Yes that is possible - you need to exchange the template file within Keynote.

First, save the presentation you want to use as a the new template with a .kth extension. Keynote will not directly let you do that, so you need to rename the file in Finder.

Within the Keynote.app package, find the folder Contents / Shared Support / Templates. To change the defaults of the "White" Theme in standard format, replace Standard.kth in the White folder.

I have also made a step by step guide with screenshots for the method.


How does one start a bash command that doesn't close on Terminal quit?

Use screen:

To start a session and a process within run screen command (e.g. screen top). Detach from the session with ctrlActrlD.

Now you can close the Terminal session window or quit Terminal at all and the process started previously is still running.

After (re-)starting Terminal you can get a list of all detached sessions with screen -list.  Use the pid to reattach to a session: screen -R [pid]. To stop the reattached session's process use the common commands (e.g. ctrlC for top) and exit to stop the session.

If you want to start a process in a new immediately detached session use:
screen -d -m command (e.g. screen -d -m top). This will create a new screen session while you get a new prompt in your currently open shell session.

Please check man screen for a lengthy description, key bindings and customizations.


We've run into the same issue repeatedly, especially as we try to use XCode 6. I'm currently changing over my connect to our server to WebDAV (connecting to our server via Finder > Go (menubar) > Connect to Server... > https://localnetworkIP/userfolder/).

This is working for us (so far).

UPDATE: After a few days, I noticed a new issue using WebDAV: files would disappear from view in the Finder causing XCode/Git to think that the file had been deleted. Looking at the server showed that the files were still there.

I then changed my connection type to SMB. This has worked well for me: Git no longer encounters file permission errors, and Finder (OSX 10.10 Yosemite) doesn't "loose" files.


How to disable long press Caps Lock feature in Mac keyboard?

This is only a partial answer to your question.

You can disable the built-in behaviour of the Caps Lock key so that the light won't turn on, and it won't make your typing all uppercase, no matter whether you tap it or hold it down. After making this change the Caps Lock key will do nothing at all, and that means it won't switch input sources either.

Open System Preferences
Open the Keyboard Preferences
Press the button for "Modifier Keys..."
Select Keyboard "Apple Internal Keyboard"
Change "Caps Lock (⇪) Key" to "No Action".

I understand this isn't quite you want -- you want Caps Lock to be used only for switching languages, never for uppercase text. Maybe it's possible to combine this with some other tool that installs a custom behaviour for the Caps Lock key.


Outlook 2011: where are mail message in my archive file stored?

Outlook 2011 for MAC stores only the indices in a database file and stores the data records (individual emails) as a series of files nested within folders. The Database file and its folders are located here:

~/Documents/Microsoft User Data/Office 2011 Identities/Main Identity/Database
~/Documents/Microsoft User Data/Office 2011 Identities/Main Identity/Data Records

Adding these path's to your backup strategy should address your issue.


You can't, I'm afraid. I filed a bug about this years ago, and it was closed as wontfix.


how to config color when i use iterm2 ssh linux server

The default TERM type iTerm reports is xterm and that should be sufficient from your Mac's end of things to see colours. The problem is there are two things in play here: your local iTerm terminal and the remote machine and it's shell configuration. If you haven't setup your shell to show colour, it doesn't matter what your iTerm is reporting for TERM.

It sounds like the problem is on the remote end and that you haven't configured ls on your Linux system to output colours.

Try setting LS_COLORS in your environment after you ssh in to your Linux machine. Here is one way to do it:

export LS_COLORS='rs=0:di=01;34:ln=01;36:mh=00:pi=40;33:so=01;35:do=01;35:bd=40;33;01:cd=40;33;01:or=40;31;01:mi=01;05;37;41:su=37;41:sg=30;43:ca=30;41:tw=30;42:ow=34;42:st=37;44:ex=01;32'

That should give you a fairly good chance of ensuring you see colours when you run ls on any directory. If you like the settings, make them permanent by adding that line to your ~/.bash_profile file on the Linux machine.

You can also use the newer, more generic, COLORS environment variable and point it to the /etc/DIR_COLORS file that should exist on most modern Linux installations. More tools will key off this than just ls so you'll see colour in tools like grep too. Add the following to your ~/.bash_profile:

export COLORS=/etc/DIR_COLORS

to add colours to more tools.


Cannot logon to iCloud.com - stuck on verify email dialog

I spoke with Apple Support. They did not see any obvious reason for initially not beeing able to log on to iCloud. I told about my workaround to use iPhone to login, and changing the ID from @me.com to @icloud.com.
They were not able to help me switch back from @icloud to @me as my primary id. It might be because some days between changes are needed. They said I could still logon both with the primary and secondary id, and that it did not have any major consequences. So we closed the issue without further investigation. Now, several months later I tried to change back to @me.com as my primary id for curiosity. First I got an error message, but then it worked on the second try. Next time I will probably call Apple Support first thing, without experimenting too much with this ID.


Where is macOS Internet Recovery stored?

Long Version:
The code which permits Internet Recovery Mode (i.e. a slightly modified TFTP client) is stored in the computer's firmware. (In fact, it is a part of it). It's similar to the BIOS chip on Windows computers. When you boot through Internet Recovery, it will download a recovery partition image and load it into the computer's RAM. After this process, you will be able to boot into the normal macOS Recovery interface.

Short Version:
If you were to wipe/replace your hard drive, Internet Recovery would automatically download and load a recovery partition image into the RAM, so you would be safe (as long as you have a backup of your data).

PS.
Also, it is impossible to wipe the laptop's firmware with a simple sudo rm -rf / command.

Source: Chat with Apple Support


There is no direct way to do this in Google Chrome for iOS.

However there is a work around:

It requires you to have sync enabled on both your iOS device and a Mac or PC running the desktop Google Chrome OS.

On the desktop computre launch Chrome, then go to the menu bar, and select History > Show Full History or press ⌘ + Y.
On the left side select "Tabs from other devices".
Find your device in the list and in the right corner press the three dots icon.
Now choose "Open all".
This will open every tab from your iPhone in a new window.
Now click "Bookmarks" from the menu bar and select "Bookmark All Tabs..." or press ⇧ + ⌘ + D.

You will now be able to save all these tabs as bookmarks and that group will sync back to your phone due to the sync feature you already enabled.

Based on a tip from: Reddit


Safari will not let me delete saved passwords

I don't typically use Safari's password storage, but I just tested it, and I got the same results (also on 10.7.4).

What you can do as a workaround is open up Keychain Access, and in the search box, tip in "Web form password". That should show you all the passwords Safari has stored, and you can delete them there. Re-open Safari Preferences to double-check you got them all, but that should do the trick.


Go to the settings app on iOS. Check podcasts and be sure to disable sync there. At that point a local delete should work properly.