How can I trigger multiple notifications at the same time from terminal

You have to go to System Preferences > Notifications > Script Editor and change the alert style to Alerts:


How to disable Xcode's '"ProjectName" is a project downloaded from the Internet. Are you sure you want to open it?' dialog?

xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine /Path/ProjectName


Tap to tweet/tap to post is at the bottom of the notification center

In the Notifications section of the Settings app, you can tap the Edit button in the upper right to make handles appear (three thick horizontal lines) on each of the items  in Notification Center.

You can drag the items up or down by these handles to re-order them, so just drag the Share Widget item to the top, if that's where you want it, then tap done.


How to tell which websites take your MAC address of your iPhone/iPad when visiting?

It isn't possible for a website to get the MAC address from an iPhone or iPad.

For that to work, Apple would have to expose that information through JavaScript. They haven't done that. Don't take my word for it though, try a web search for something like "javascript get ios mac address" and you'll find lots of people asking how to do it and lots of people replying that it isn't possible (except in Internet Explorer on Windows in some very specific conditions).

Years ago you could get the MAC address of an iPad or iPhone if you wrote an actual iOS application. However Apple changed that in 2013 with iOS 7 as detailed here.


Can we use two thunderbolt 1 ports as two inputs into a 4k monitor

This is only possible on monitors that require two cables to run at full resolution. As far as I know this is only the Dell 5K monitor (http://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/cty/dell-27-ultrasharp-ultra-hd-5k-monitor-up2715k/spd/dell-up2715k-monitor).

Even if you were to connect a 4K monitor that supports multiple inputs to your MacBook, it would connect as two separate monitors with two separate spaces, so you'd see the menubar twice.


60w charger only delivering 5.5w to battery?

Is it correct that the charging with value = 5.5w, shouldn't it be c.
60w?

This is expected behavior.
The 60W rating on the power adapter is the maximum amount of power that the adapter will supply.  Note that it's not the amount that will be "pushed," but the amount that can be drawn from it.
Slow Charging Speed

... for my 15" late 2012 MBP (non retina)...I'm currently charging on a 60W original Apple charger (as I
understand it, the 85W is optimal, but not necessary).

This is an incorrect assumption on your part.  The 2012 15" MacBook Pro requires the 85W charger - see Apple:  Find the right power adapter and cable for your Mac notebook
This is why you're seeing the very long charging times - your MacBook Pro is "asking" for more than your adapter can deliver and since the adapter can't supply any more, it lowers the power to the battery charger in favor of the compute requirements.
Your MacBook has two operations going on: powering the system and charging the battery.  In this scenario, priority is given to powering the system.  If you were to shut it down, the priority would naturally go to charging the battery.
Seeing only 5 to 6W of power being allocated to a running computer is perfectly fine (for the 60W charger); the power is being divided to account for your current use.  Use the correct charger and it will operate and charge correctly.
Further Reading
There's additional questions/answers on this very topic.  Please see the following links for further reading:

Danger of damaging 13" macbook pro by charging it with 85w charger?

MacBook 2007 charger

Other than speed, is there a reason that a 10W iPad charger shouldn't charge a new MacBook Pro 2016?

TL;DR
You're using the wrong charger.  Get the 85W charging adapter and your charge times will decrease to normal levels.


How can I troubleshoot no audio via Thunderbolt HDMI connecting to HDTV?

That model of MBP supports audio through that adapter, so you should be getting sound. It could be any number of things. I think your problem is on the TV side, but Here are a bunch of things to try:

First, make sure you're connected to your TV and getting an HDMI video signal to the  video input you've selected.

Go to your MIDI Audio Setup again and make sure that your thunderbolt output is set to "Use this device for sound output." Highlight it, and go down to the setup (gear icon below) to set it.

From your Apple Menu, open your System Preferences and choose Sound. Try setting your "Use audio port for:" to Sound Input, as it may be hogging the audio out channel and not letting your thunderbolt use it. Make sure your system volume is turned up there too.

If you have various sound drivers installed and showing up in Audio MIDI Setup, just leave them alone for now, and DO NOT use any aggregate devices. Select your thunderbolt output and make sure the volume sliders are turned up. You should see the speaker icon next to that audio output selection too. We're not interested in "Sound Effects" in this case, so don't worry about that.

Recheck ALL your connections.

Make sure your volume is turned up on the MBP.

THe content you're trying to play probably has a volume control of it's own too. Make sure it's turned up.

And make sure that your TV volume is up, and not accidentally on Mute.

IF your TV's set up to play audio through your amplifier (surround, etc.) make sure your amp is on, set to TV as it's input, and volume is up. Don't turn these all up to max! When you find the culprit, you don't want to blow anything out.

Make sure your TV isn't in SAP mode.

Check to make sure you don't already have an audio source plugged into the audio jacks for that input on your TV. HDMI only on that TV input.

Check the setup options for Audio in the app you're using to play your content. If it's a movie, for instance, and you're using VLC as your player, check your Audio Device setup in the Audio menu option.

Make sure your TV isn't setup to expect audio from it's Stereo input jacks, as if you were connecting via component video and audio. Light up the menu options on your TV, and just double check your Audio options settings. Maybe that input port on your TV is pre-set to expect only separate stereo jacks on that input. Just a thought. You might try another HDMI input on your TV just as a test.

Try a different HDMI cable if you've got one.

That's all I can think of. I have a feeling one of these will solve the problem.


You can go to your cellphone provider and ask them to locate it, this will work if the battery hasn't been run down. If it's stolen the thief probably crushed the SIM card and it cannot be located in any manner that I know of..


Cannot shut down computer due to app not responding

You can take one of the 2 approaches one-by-one:

1) Command + Option + Escape brings up a window to force quit running apps.

2) In Terminal window, get the process_id by running ps -a and execute kill -9 <process_id> for the matching process.

If this doesn't work, quit all the other apps you can, make one last backup to time machine or equivalent and then kill all your user processes.

kill -9 -1

You can try the above several times by reopening terminal and as a last resort, pressing and holding the power button will force the system to a harder shutdown by pulling all power.


How can I switch Chrome to display web pages with the San Francisco font in El Capitan?

You will need to install the San Francisco font to be user-accessible. (See Can I use or access the San Francisco font that comes with El Capitan?) Once you do this, you will be able to set it as the default font in Chrome.


Standby is effectively hibernate mode, one of the several versions of sleep. It's actually possible to set the sleep mode, then call pmset sleepnow.

Let's go over each of the sleep modes:

0 - Old style sleep mode, with RAM powered on while sleeping, safe sleep disabled, and super-fast wake.

1 - Hibernation mode, with RAM contents written to disk, system totally shut down while “sleeping,” and slower wake up, due to reading the contents of RAM off the hard drive. (Deprecated)

3 - The default mode on machines introduced since about fall 2005. RAM is powered on while sleeping, but RAM contents are also written to disk before sleeping. In the event of total power loss, the system enters hibernation mode automatically.

5 - This is the same as mode 1, but it’s for those using secure virtual memory (in System Preferences -> Security). (Deprecated)

7 - This is the same as mode 3, but it’s for those using secure virtual memory.

25 -  The
     system will store a copy of memory to persistent storage (the disk), and
     will remove power to memory. The system will restore from disk image.

You can get more in depth information from the man page. Please read it, it contains more in depth info.

You're probably after 25. It's quite easy to set your sleep mode.

Just in case, first note down the current sleep mode in case something isn't working later. pmset -g | grep hibernatemode will tell you. Note this down somewhere. You can then set the sleep mode using sudo pmset -a hibernatemode MODE, which in you case would be sudo pmset -a hibernatemode 25.

If you want something that will hibernate without keeping the sleepmode as 25, you can use DeepSleep to hibernate on demand.


By default, Xcode does not include your email in the automatically generated headers, regardless of whether you gave it to your Mac or not.

However, if you want to change how the automatically generated headers look, navigate to Xcode.app, right-click it, click on Show Package Contents, then go to Contents/Developer/Library/Xcode/Templates/File Templates. There you will find the templates Xcode uses; feel free to edit them to include your email address.

Note: the above assumes you have the latest version of Xcode, which is installed as an app, with the Developer directory inside the app bundle. If you have an older version, you'll probably find the templates in /Developer/Library/Xcode/Templates/File Templates instead.


Installed GarageBand Jam Pack 2 Remix Tools but can't find it

You access the instruments and loops from within the GarageBand application. Instruments will be added to the pane on the right, under the Software Instruments: Browse tab.

Loops will be in the Loop Browser. In GarageBand, pull down the Control menu and choose "Show Loop Browser".


How to find out whether my MacBook Air supports memory management unit (MMU) virtualization for Docker?

There is complex way to find out whether your processor meets the requirements:

sysctl -n machdep.cpu.brand_string

With the details (e.g. i5-4260U) go to Intel Product Specifications, search for the proc and check the Specifications > Advanced Technologies:

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ‡                    Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡   Yes
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ‡                Yes

If these three features are supported, Docker will run.

A simpler check is sysctl kern.hv_support. If the command yields 1, the Hypervisor.framework required by Docker is supported on this processor.

The most simple method is to download and try to run Docker. If you get a "Fatal error. Incompatible CPU detected.... " your proc doesn't meet the requirements.

Even restricted to an older processor you will be able to run Windows & Microsoft SQL Server in a type 2 hypervisor like VirtualBox, VMware Fusion or Parallels though. Some $bucks are required though.


It turns out that in the new version of the app, iOS 13, you have to actually “complete” a to do, by clicking on the complete circle, before it will repeat.


Intermittent flashing ? after Sierra Update

I'd do a NVRAM and SMC reset (in that order). Before following the steps below, ensure you have no external hardware connected and that you're using the built-in keyboard.

Reset the NVRAM

Reset the NVRAM on your MBP as follows:

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

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

Reset the SMC

There's a couple of ways you can reset the SMC on your MBP, however I prefer the following steps:

Shut down your MBP
Keep the power cable plugged in
Press at the same time shiftoptioncontrol (on the left side of the keyboard) and the power button
Let go
Turn your computer back on with the power button

After resetting both the NVRAM and SMC, use your computer to determine if the issue still persists.


Can I use my iPhone as a fax machine modem using the Bluetooth connection?

I tried to find a solution to do this about a week ago, and found that if you're in the US with a non-jailbroken phone, you just can't.

Yeah, it annoyed me, too.

There are a number of different Bluetooth profiles; here's Apple's list of Supported Bluetooth profiles. No faxing on there, dammit.


How to make a "you have a new memory" movie with my own choice of photos and videos?

First, create an album from the photos you wish to include in your memory, or find an appropriate collection you wish to create a memory from, such as a moment.

On iOS, tap the collection header to show as a memory, then , then choose Add to Memories.

On Mac, open the album or click on the header to a moment, then choose Show as Memory, and finally Add to Memories.

You can include any photos from across your library taken with any camera and including video clips. You're not required to use iCloud Photos for this functionality since all functionality of this nature is powered by on-device processing.


Homebrew solution

To answer my own question, homebrew-versions now has a fairly up to date formula of GCC. It can be installed using

brew install [flags] https://raw.github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-versions/gcc48.rb

Where [flags] should include all the required languages, e.g. (--enable-cxx --enable-fortran).

This will install the executables with a suffix, i.e. gcc has to be accessed as gcc-version to avoid clashes. If necessary, one can create appropriate symlinks to make this version the default.

Manual installation

Alternatively, an up-to-date GCC (as of the time of writing) can be compiled manually using the following shell script:

VERSION=4.7.0
PREFIX=/usr/gcc-$(VERSION)
LANGUAGES=c,c++,fortran
MAKE=make
# Or
# MAKE='make -j 4' # to compile using four cores

brew-path() { brew info $1 | head -n3 | tail -n1 | cut -d' ' -f1; }

# Prerequisites

brew install gmp
brew install mpfr
brew install libmpc

# Download & install the latest GCC

mkdir -p $PREFIX
mkdir temp-gcc
cd temp-gcc
wget ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/gcc-$VERSION/gcc-$VERSION.tar.gz
tar xfz gcc-$VERSION.tar.gz
rm gcc-$VERSION.tar.gz
cd gcc-$VERSION

mkdir build
cd build

../configure \
   --prefix=$PREFIX \
   --with-gmp=$(brew-path gmp) \
   --with-mpfr=$(brew-path mpfr) \
   --with-mpc=$(brew-path libmpc) \
   --program-suffix=-$VERSION \
   --enable-languages=$LANGUAGES \
   --with-system-zlib \
   --enable-stage1-checking \
   --enable-plugin \
   --enable-lto \
   --disable-multilib

$MAKE bootstrap

make install

# Uncomment for cleanup …
# cd ../../..
# rm -r temp-gcc

This will stage GCC into the path /usr/gcc-4.7.0. Now all you need to do is either create symlinks to the executables or add the bin directory to the $PATH variable.


Can I use a large external hard drive both as installation media and backup drive?

I can speak from experience - I've got a 32GB USB drive, 8GB of which are a Yosemite installer and 24GB of which are normal storage. It works perfectly!


Screenshots getting piled up in the folder on Sierra

You need to set your folder to Arrange by some criterion - name, date etc

Select the open window, then View Menu > Arrange by >

Alternatively, use Clean Up By to sort them once, then  Cmd ⌘   J  to get the Folder Options, select elect Arrange By None & Sort by > Snap to Grid.


Does adding Yosemite Tags to a File change its MD5 Signature?

I ran md5 file in Terminal.app, applied a tag to file, and re-ran md5. The hash returned was the same. Without knowing your exact setup it's impossible to know for sure, but it looks like you're OK.


Using same Apple ID with two of our phones, can they be linked

Without jailbreak no.

Even if you're using the same Apple ID on both devices, you can't get the same SMS and call (and also call logs) of the other device, because this two things depends from the telephone number and they're recorded on the device that received the message / call.

Probably you'll get the iMessage on both devices because they works differently, so every device logged with the same ID will get all the messages, but deletion are not synchronized.

Apple ID is used to keep settings, app and profile settings synced across Apple devices.


How to sync images between iPhone and Mac in a local network

I use an app called LiveView. You run the server on your Mac, and the app on you Phone. It creates an iPhone-sized area on your Mac's screen, and broadcasts whatever is inside it to your phone.

I work in Illustrator when I'm doing this, but that doesn't matter. Here's the best system I've worked out:

Create a second window of whatever your working on (Photoshop and
Illustrator both do this).
Zoom that window so that my artboard fits the window perfectly (in
Illustrator this will be 100% or 50% depending on whether you're
testing on a retina device).
Position the LiveView window over the duplicate window (I toss this
onto a second monitor, or tile the windows if you only have one
monitor).
Work in the original Window.

You may now zoom in and out of the window you are working on, all while enjoying a perfect streaming vision of what it looks like on your phone the whole time.

Once I need to take the app to the device to show people, I use a service called InVision (invisionapp.com) to create touchable prototypes.


Delete or voice over all text in Dragon Dictation free app for iPhone?

To delete the entire recording using the keyboard:

Tap keyboard.
Tap screen.
Tap and SELECT ALL.
Tap CUT.

If you don't see SELECT ALL, then tap again to dismiss the choices, and try tapping lightly in a different area of the screen.


How to download audio records from iPad/iPod/iPhone to computer/PC without iTunes?

Considering you talking about Windows when you say PC.

Windows itself can NOT access applications data folder, if you dont install any software on Windows you just can't access those files directly.

Maybe you can send them via e-mail, WhatsApp, (whatever, something via internet), but, it depends if your app has this feature. Built-in app recoder from iOS can do that.


How do you control the security of Firefox browser in Yosemite to run educational Java app?

The issue isn't with Firefox or Apple. It is Java itself that is blocking the application.

The way to fix this is to add the website to the Exception Site List within Java Control Panel.

Open System Preferences and click on Java, which should launch Java Control Panel.
Select the Security tab and click the "Edit Site List..." button near the bottom.
Then on the Exception Site List window, click Add to add a new blank line and paste in the address for the website. Then click OK on the Exception Site List window and you should now have something like this...

If you close and reopen Firefox now it should prompt you to "Allow artist.info to run 'Java Applet'?" and if you click allow it should now load the applet.

If you've tried this and it hasn't worked, something might be remembering a previous decision. Try clicking the "Restore Security Prompts" button at the bottom of the Security tab in Java Control Panel, or clicking Firefox's plugin icon in the left corner of the address bar (the one that looks like a Lego brick) to get it to allow the Java plugin.

Adding the site to the exception list, closing and reopening Firefox worked for me with Firefox 37.0.2 on Yosemite 10.10.3 and Java 1.8.0_45.


Move photos to a new iPhone without iCloud

Just modify some value, you can restore the high version backup to the lower version device, it is usually work in minor version updates.
First of all, open the device backup folder in finder and quit itunes, you can see a file name Info.plist. Get a plist editor e.g xcode, change the Product Version 12.3.2 to 12.3.1 Build Version 16F250 to 16F203, save the file then you can restore it to iPhone X.


Graphics driver for Macbook Pro Retina BootCamp and AMD M370x

Have you run the AMD driver setup from your WININSTALL flash drive? That should do it for you.

To find the setup file, open Windows File Explorer, and then go to D:\BootCamp\Drivers\AMD\AMDGraphics\Setup.exe. Remember to replace D with the correct disk that WININSTALL is on.


MacBook Pro won't boot anymore after a fall

I think the best thing to do to rescue whatever you can (RAM, harddrive, Bluetooth chips, WiFi antenna,...) and sell them. By so, you have a little start up budget for your new Mac (which you gonna have to buy anyway!)

If you don't know how to get all those things out, you can try one of the tutorials at iFixit.


Free media player with jump-to-specific-time option for big mp3 files

Are you aware of iTunes' option to remember the play position in a file? Right-click on any track (or select it and press Cmd-I) to open it.


Assuming your directory is correct, you have the following folders to move off the drive or to thin out:

558 GB photos library
67 GB Windows 7 disk image and files

If you have a good backup, you should be able to simply copy those to an external drive, train them and see that all the space you expect is freed.

The virtual windows files runs great on an external - and thinning it might be tough.

Photos is a little easier to rebuild and clean up - you might need a tool like Power Photos if you don't like merging libraries or have a good strategy to move some files to a secondary library or would be willing to move the primary photos to iCloud and let photos only store thumbnails / free up or "optimize" space on your Mac.

I wouldn't do cloud first unless you are sure you archive the originals or can walk away from photos if iCloud crashes or corrupts things, though.


Can I install apps on Lion without using app store?

Not true - mean sure can install apps from dmg.

The Lion remain a full-blown OS, with all common functions, like Terminal.app, root access, Developer system, and so on. When here is no way block installing applications if you will have a root access, so Apple sure will NOT TRY do this.

The following is only my opinion:

On the other side - most of developers will sell their apps via AppStore (because it is easy), so here will be less "demo downloads" (what was possible activated by simple serial#). IMHO, over the time will be here more and more application in AppStore in two versions, like for example:

SudokuLite.app (like current demo versions) - free,
Sudoku.app (full paid version)


How to make Bootcamp 4 work in Windows 8.1 on unsupported MacBook Air 1,1

I fixed this issue by right-clicking the setup.exe file in Bootcamp and choosing "Properties". I set the compatability setting to "Windows Vista Service Pack 2" and ran it as administrator. I got a compatability warning but chose to run program anyway. The Bootcamp program ran, installed all the drivers and (importantly) the Boot Camp option on Control Panel. Meaning that the keyboard is now the correct UK Apple version and the trackpad has tap to click and I can right click by tapping both fingers. This old MacBook Air is actually pretty usable on Windows 8.1 and its supported until 2023!


Facebook is forcing use of its new messenger app, which is only supported on iOS7?

The mobile site will still allow you to send/receive messages in Safari and other browsers. It may also be that the version of the app you are using is so old that they cannot prevent the messenging functionality from working; you'll have to wait to see about that or dig up user comments on the topic from Europe, which was pushed into this model in the spring.

Considering that the public's response to this news has been almost uniformly negative, I think it's reasonable to suspect that this policy change may be reversed after the numbers are crunched and usage declines become obvious. The primary point of splitting the apps is to increase revenue by doubling the ads the users are forced to see; if people stop using the original app and refuse to download the messenger app, this plan backfires.


Switching between proxy and no-proxy config in .bash_profile

You may create a separate shell script and source it whenever you are at a "non-proxified" location. For example, I have a .unset_proxy.sh under my user directory that I source whenever I need to get work done at home or starbucks. This is what it looks like:

unset HTTP_PROXY
unset HTTPS_PROXY
unset http_proxy
unset https_proxy
npm config delete https-proxy
npm config delete http-proxy
npm config delete proxy

This is the command I run:
    . ~/.unset_proxy

When I'm back at the office building I simply source my bash profile to reset the proxy:
    . ~/.bash_profile


How did this ominous file end up in my Application Support folder?

I found the culprit !

Thanks to the suggestion of @Mark Thalkman I made a DTrace script to monitor applications accessing that file.

The application that creates the file is called AppWrapper. The way I discovered it was to look at the folders created in October in /Library/Application Support. There were only two, appWrapper and eSellerate. So I downloaded AppWrapper again and after launching it the script detected that it was accessing the file.

I'm sure the developer made a mistake and instead of saving the file inside the appWrapper folder he saved it in ~/Library/Application Support.

For those interested, here's the script:

#!/usr/sbin/dtrace -s

\#pragma D option quiet

BEGIN
{
  printf("\n   Timestamp           gid   uid   pid  ppid execname     function           current directory file name\n\n");
}

syscall::open:entry,
syscall::unlink:entry,
syscall::rename:entry
/strstr(stringof(copyinstr(arg0)), $1) != NULL/
{
      printf("%Y %5d %5d %5d %5d %-12s %-10s %25s %s\n", walltimestamp, gid, uid, pid, ppid, execname, probefunc, cwd, stringof(copyinstr(arg0)));
}


Is there an easy way to get notified of updates for all of my non-Mac App Store apps?

AppFresh helps you to keep all applications, widgets, preference panes
  and application plugins installed on your Mac up to date.

http://metaquark.de/appfresh/mac

AppFresh for Mac license for $14.99


If the sending phone has no 3G or wifi coverage it will send as an SMS message. Otherwise it gets sent as an SMS. If the receiving phone doesn't acknowledge the message after 30 seconds (because it doesn't have 3G or wifi coverage, or it's turned off) the sending phone will give up on iMessage and send it as an SMS.

If the sending phone has turned off the setting to "Send as SMS" then it won't send as SMS unless the user manually does it.

EDIT: If the receiving user has Messages set up on their Mac running Mountain Lion or Mavericks, and the phone is out of data coverage, the message could be received by the Mac and not the phone.


itunes 12.1 song into ringtone for iPhone

As Eric says, you need the file to be converted to .aac & have the extension .m4r.

It also needs to be 40 seconds or less in length.

OK, you could pay 50 bucks to do that - or you could do it for free.

Use Audacity to cut to correct length & export as .aac

Then drop the file onto MakeiPhoneRingtone to convert it for the phone.

Drop the result onto iTunes & sync.


Why can't you see what you downloaded today for attachments?

This is still possible. When composing a new email, after clicking the "Attach" icon in the upper right corner, select "All my Files". This will show you a list of all you recent files.

You can change even this view somewhat by changing the display configuration icons in the upper right corner of the attachment window. There are 4 options including: thumbnail view (which sorts files by type), and list view (which makes it easy to see meta information on the files, as well as two other views.


Changing the color of the path in Terminal.app

I set the PS1 variable in my .bashrc to achieve this.

Open Terminal
[editorofchoice] ~/.bashrc
Add a line with the following:

PS1='${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\[\033[01;32m\]\u@\h\[\033[00m\]:\[\033[01;34m\]\w\[\033[00m\]\$ '

Save the .bashrc
Exit Terminal and re-open. You should now have a green prompt.


Big Sur 11.2.2: Operation not permitted although Iterm and Terminal have Full disk access

You are supposed to install third party software to /usr/local/bin. This is the default used by most Unix installers and build systems.
(Alternative directories in the root for example under /opt can be used if you have fu;ll control of how the software is built)
The folder /usr/bin is protected by SIP as it contains software supplied by Apple as part of macOS (In Big Sur this is even more difficult if at all possible to alter)


How to repair documents that display the “The document xxx.pages could not be opened” error when opened in Pages?

I ended up buying and installing Pages from the App Store; I was using an old iWork copy before. Sucks that I bought the same product twice now, but at least I could open my files after that.


External display on MacBook Pro Retina (Mountain Lion) remains blank after screen timeout or waking up from sleep

To get the display back without rebooting, I've had success doing this:

Disconnect the display
Wait until the display goes to sleep (set the timeout to 1 minute first)
Reconnect the display

To avoid the issue altogether, I've gotten into the habit of disconnecting the display before I leave the Mac.


You could perform the following steps:

Navigate to chrome://settings
Press the radio buttons next to Continue where I left off and under the On Startup header.
Reboot as you've tried and it should remain non-fullscreen next time.


Most likely, yes. The only caveat being that OS X 4k @ 60hz support has been buggy for all of Yosemite.

You'll need a high quality Mini-displayport to Displayport cable. Look for DisplayPort 2.0.


Is it possible to wipe your phone remotely?

Only if you've registered your phone with Find my iPhone in iCloud. If you have, then log into icloud.com, select "Find iPhone",  pick your phone, click the i symbol and select "Erase iPhone". If you've not registered it then there's nothing you can do now, but be sure to register your next iPhone as soon as you buy it.


What is the default working directory of a script run via launchd?

TL;DR

The default value is /, as in

<key>WorkingDirectory</key>
<string>/</string>

Explanation

The WorkingDirectory in a launchd .plist is an optional key used to specify a directory to chdir(2) to before running the job. If this key is not present, then the root / directory is used.

I verified this by running a shell script as both a Launch Agent and a Launch Daemon that, when run, appended a directory listing to a text file. In all cases, without the WorkingDirectory key, the output was the root  / directory of the startup disk.

Depending on whether or not it was run as root or the current user the output as root also contained the hidden directories even though that was not explicitly set to output by the script.

As a side note, the PATH passed to the shell script when run as both a Launch Agent and Launch Daemon was:

/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin

Note that this was tested under OS X 10.8.5.


Application for manage and sync PDF collection

Try one of these for PDF management:

http://reinventedsoftware.com/together/
This works with iCloud to access your library on multiple devices

http://www.ironicsoftware.com/yep/

You can also attach PDF's to notes in evernote.com


I've got the same issue. Here's how I resolved it using Terminal commands:

Make yourself to root

sudo su -
Remove the existing JAVA Runtime (JRE) as well as JDK if any

rm -R /Library/Application\ Support/Oracle/

rm -R /Library/Oracle/

rm -R /Library/Java/

rm -R /Library/Internet\ Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/

rm -R ~/Library/Application\ Support/Oracle/
Download and install the latest JAVA versions from http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html. You probably need the JRE only. In case local java software stopped working you'd need the JDK too.
Open the System Preferences of OS X, click on JAVA -> Security and activate "Enable Java content in browser"

The setting that prevented you from enabling Java content in your browser most probably is in /Library/Application\ Support/Oracle/.


How can I convert iTunes playlists from MS Win into OS X?

I found it was possible to export the playlists in XML format, which made life easier.
After importing the playlists in OS X, 70% were correct, and the other playlists required some manual intervention. The problem was caused by the name of the songs which existed under several album folders. I have a lot of songs named "track01", "track02", etc...


Creating a new user account using iCloud password

The linked iCloud/OS X Password feature appears have been removed in 10.11.4

The Change Password Dialogue box used to ask if you wanted to link your iCloud password with your account, now it goes directly to "Old password/New Password"


Unfortunately, you can't.

Apple's splitscreen simply doesn't currently support that. Unless the app specifically supports it's fullscreen mode in splitscreen, only the windowed mode will work (if it's supported there.)

With that said, you can export a Keynote presentation to another format like QuickTime which supports splitscreen playback. You can then run this in a window with a splitscreen, and the relevant other app (such as the movie) on the other side.


Is there a name for the common ground between Lion and iOS 5?

I happen to be writing a book on iCloud now, and I've had to deal with some of these issues. It's instructive to note that although the respective applications on Lion, iOS 5, and the iCloud Web site are Address Book, Contacts, and Contacts, respectively. They all are containers for one thing, which they use the same terminology: Contacts.

I do not plan to use the terms you suggest above; rather, I am saying things like "entering contacts in Address Book," "entering contacts in Contacts," "changing contacts on the iCloud Web site." It's the context that matters, since the set of data is the same, and enforced by syncing.


Services menu polluted by apps from another installation

Well, I'll be damned.

In the evening I removed 10.13 partition. Immediately after the list remained the same. In the morning the list was fixed.

I believe what happened is, this list is constructed by scanning all available mountpoints. it went into the old volume and picked up the old service files. It probably runs an update every few hours.

This is such a weird behavior.


intoLive - Live Wallpapers app is the app you are looking for.

It takes a video and exports it to Live Photo which can be set as video wallpaper on supported devices.


So after almost 48 hours of trial and error this is what saved the day.

Boot on recovery mode and csrutil disable
boot back on OSX
Run diskutil list
Find BOOTCAMP from 'diskutil list' and check the ID (the very first number at the start of the line)
sudo gdisk /dev/disk0

now just input those single letters and press Enter each time

r go to the recovery & transformation menu
h create a new hybrid MBR.
ID add partition ID to the MBR.  Your’s may be different! Use what you got from line 4 above.
y if you are asked “Place EFI GPT (0xEE) partition first in MBR (good for GRUB)?”
accept the default MBR hex code of 07
y set the bootable flag
n do not protect more partitions
o print (display) the MBR.
w Recovery/transformation command (write partition table to disk)
y Say yes to question: do you want to proceed.


Preserving the order of status bar icons between restarts

You can try using Bartender, which keeps the order of the icons fixed (and does much more). It's a paid software, but it has a free trial and is available in Setapp.


Downloading videos using iTunes, how can I back them up?

By default the files iTunes uses are located in :

~/Music/iTunes/iTunes Music

iTunes does not delete podcast files by it self. You have to do it manually.


I figured it out. I just needed to press erase, and that opened up the option to format it.


Can read mail on iPhone but not on computer

You cannot. Use iforgot password technique to set a new password.


How come Dropbox gets an icon in Finder sidebar?

As you've noticed, recent versions of OS X only display generic folder icons in the sidebar. So why does Dropbox get special treatment?

The short answer is that Dropbox uses undocumented API to accomplish this. In non-technical speak, it's a special hack that's installed by the Dropbox application.

Some curious folks on StackOverflow found the specific mechanism used by Dropbox: good ol' mach_inject. The same bundle provides both the toolbar item and the sidebar icon.

If you're curious, the resource files live here (at least, on my system):

/Library/DropboxHelperTools/Dropbox_u502/DropboxBundle.bundle/Contents/Resources

Clearly, Dropbox goes to great lengths in order to integrate seamlessly into the Finder. Lacking similar treatment, other ordinary folders have only generic icons in the sidebar.

Edit 10/1/2015: As of Yosemite (10.10), there is a new, sanctioned Finder Sync API for integration, as doovers points out in another answer. In El Capitan (10.11), System Integrity Protection will not permit the old mach_inject-style approach.


You could try to connect your iPhone to the computer trought Wi-Fi and not trought USB cable.
However, in the following link you will find everything you need.

This is the link


How to find which ports depends on a given one when using macports?

Use port dependents <portname>. From man port:

  dependents
         Lists the installed ports that depend on the port portname.

There is no way to search for all ports (including those not installed) depending on a certain port.


How to upgrade Apache 2.2 to 2.4 in Mac OS X Mavericks

If you succeed, you will break part of the System

You don't want to do that. Apache2 is part of the OS. If you somehow achieve what you are after, you will break any ability to upgrade Apache2 or have any security updates Apple roles out that is applied using the built-in Mac App Store or softwareupdate from Apple. You should leave it be and install a different Apache2. Also, that way you will be assured that subsequent Apple updates also do not break your upgraded version of Apache2, which is just as likely (if not inevitable).

MacPorts

MacPorts is a robust, stable, mature and easy to use package management solution, for OS X. It is modeled after FreeBSD's ports system, which has been adopted as the basis of NetBSD's pkgsrc. I highly recommend MacPorts.

install Xcode 5.1.1

MacPorts requires an appropriate version of xcode; xcode_5.1.1.dmg is the most recent version for Mavericks (after registerring for a free developer account, and logging into developer.apple.com, that link will begin your xcode download). Once the download completes:

 hdiutil attach -quiet -noverify -nobrowse -noautoopen ~/Downloads/xcode_5.1.1.dmg
 cp -npR /Volumes/Xcode/Xcode.app /Applications/
 hdiutil detach -quiet /Volumes/Xcode
 open -g /Applications/Xcode.app
 sleep 8
 killall Xcode.app

Install MacPorts

Get to know  MacPorts

 curl -Ok https://distfiles.macports.org/MacPorts/MacPorts-2.2.1.tar.bz2
 tar xf MacPorts-2.2.1.tar.bz2
 cd MacPorts-2.2.1
 ./configure
 make
 sudo make install     # *not war!*
 cd ..
 rm -rf Macports-*
 sudo /opt/local/bin/port -v selfupdate
 diskutil quiet repairPermissions /

add MacPorts to your $PATH:

 export PATH=/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:$PATH
 export MANPATH=/opt/local/share/man:$MANPATH

install Apache 2.4.9

 Jose@stack:~$
 Jose@stack:~$
 Jose@stack:~$ port info apache24-devel
  apache24-devel @2.4.9 (www)
  Variants:       eventmpm, openldap, [+]preforkmpm, universal, workermpm

  Description:    Apache is an HTTP server designed as a plug-in replacement for the NCSA server version 1.3
                  (or 1.4). It fixes numerous bugs in the NCSA server and includes many frequently requested
                  new features, and has an API which allows it to be extended to meet users' needs more
                  easily.
  Homepage:       http://httpd.apache.org/

  Library Dependencies: apr, apr-util, expat, openssl, pcre, perl5, zlib
  Platforms:            darwin, freebsd, openbsd
  License:              Apache-2
  Maintainers:          ryandesign@macports.org, macintosh@mathiesen.info, pixilla@macports.org,
                        openmaintainer@macports.org
 Jose@stack:~$
 Jose@stack:~$
 Jose@stack:~$ sudo port -vsc install apache24-devel

That's really all there is to it. If you can configure httpd.conf, you can do this too. And you can keep it updated to the nosebleeding edge simply with:

 sudo port -vsc selfupdate
 sudo port -vsc upgrade installed

MacPorts will not interfere with the use of OS X internal Apache2 server, nor with any other software. It keeps everything it installs in its /opt directory.

If for whatever reason you are unsatisfied and/or need to remove MacPorts:

to completely uninstall MacPorts

 sudo port -dfp uninstall --follow-dependencies installed
 sudo port -dfp uninstall all
 sudo rm -rf /opt/local
 sudo rm -rf /Library/Tcl/macports*


Keyboard navigation using Tab & Enter
OR
Connecting a cable/wireless mouse that has been unified/set up

One more thing, I think the title of the question is misleading.
"Trackpad doesn't work in Reset mode" That should get more answers quickly!


Control haptic engine and force touch from terminal

Apple hasn't released an API for that, so the answer until someone reverse engineers it (or Apple releases an API) is no.

The best you can do today is read force touch but not influence the haptic feedback or modify that.

https://developer.apple.com/osx/force-touch/


Is it possible to mount SharePoint as a volume in 10.6?

System-managed WebDAV connections to SharePoint

Yes, connections are possible. For a volume mounted in this way, the file system type is:

webdav

I use Finder — in Snow Leopard and in two other versions of the system — with SharePoint.

To connect

In the Connect to Server window of Finder, use the same URL as you would use in Microsoft Document Connection.

An underlying problem with the Microsoft service

Information about the characters that you cannot use in sites, folders, and files in SharePoint

  … cannot start a file name with the period character. …

Apps with compatibility issues

A shortlist:

Microsoft Office Excel, PowerPoint and Word 2011 (Service Pack 2) — all attempts to save will fail, expect to see error messages that are misleading
Apple Finder — some attempts to copy or move to SharePoint may fail.

My answer to Ask Different question Why are dot underscore ._ files created, and how can I avoid them? notes:

requirements of Microsoft Office 2011, when used with a file system such as webdav, are not met by SharePoint.

When SharePoint does not recognise that a user of PowerPoint or Word with webdav has opened a file, there's risk of dataloss — two or more users overwriting each other's work, with no warning before or after the loss. I can't reproduce this problem when NeoOffice is used to open such files.

Excel with webdav seems to always open .xlsx spreadsheets read-only. I can't reproduce this problem when NeoOffice is used to open such files.

(Side note: without file system type webdav, Microsoft Document Connection 14.2.0 (120402) causes dataloss without warning, of extended attributes such as Spotlight comments.)

More about Finder

With webdav, for files and folders that are already on the SharePoint server:

Finder seems to be a first class app for renaming, moving or removing items.

Apps that are more compatible

Another shortlist:

where Microsoft Office applications fail, NeoOffice and LibreOffice succeed.

Input/output errors affecting files saved in Microsoft formats

If an attempt to open an Office Open XML file (.docx, .pptx, .xlsx etc.) fails with an input/output error:

use Microsoft Document Connection to initiate an edit
save a trivial change to the file, close the window of the app that you used for edition
if necessary, quit the app that you used for edition.

Those two or three steps seem to resolve, or work around, the error.

(If I discover the exact cause of those types of input/output error, I'll either add to this answer or link to a question elsewhere. Early indications are that they occur only after a Microsoft Office app has failed to save with webdav.)


Just use the full path to open:

/usr/bin/open .profile

Once you've fixed your path, your shell will be functional again.


iMac late 2009, Screen mess up - black windows

I would use following steps to address the problem.

I see that your background (desktop, the menu bar and the icons look fine) and it works fine in low resolution mode (system restore screen) lets do some testing:

Start in safe mode (hold Shift) to eliminate 3d party applications (and resolution settings).
Log in as different user to eliminate problems with your account.

If no problem, repair your user account using the cmd-r and password reset process (without resetting password, but repairing the ACL's)

Plug in External Monitor to eliminate build in monitor.
Reset PRAM Command (⌘)-Option-P-R
Run Apple Hardware Test (hold D) to check for hardware problems.
If AHT does not start it is probably on the CD that came with computer


Yes - boot to your Recovery HD and use Disk Utility there to perform the operation. If it's missing, you can download and re-install Lion which will recreate the Recovery HD.

It's likely the volume is in use or one file that is open needs to be closed so it can be moved.


What's the purpose of Mac firmware standalone updates still offered by Apple online?

Generally speaking, these firmware updates are for reliability, but as EFI/UEFI become more and more complicated compared to BIOS, there are also security vulnerabilities that require patching.

One good example is the fairly recent Thunderstrike 2 rootkit vulnerability.

Apple has not included optical media for system restoration since Mac OS X 10.7 "Lion."


Yosemite update deleted user files - but no old user folder in the system

I didn't think it was possible to create the same named account if there is already one there. Upgrades don't remove user accounts or data. Are you sure you didn't reimage it instead? 10.10.2 isn't even available anymore - if you upgrade Yosemite you'd get 10.10.5 from Apple.


Macbook Pro Won't Boot off of USB Flash Drive

Tested the USB stick with 3 other laptops, all of which had superdrives.  Same failure mode.

Tried a second image on a new stick.

Rebooted the mac with the jump drive not plugged in.  Got a grey folder with a question mark -- I think that's 'no system folder'

On a whim plugged the new stick in.

Booted off of this stick just fine.  I am now in the process of doing a 3 pass secure erase of the hard drive.  Odd results in Disk Utility.   Claims that this disk has 19 folders, 59 files, and that 630 MB are in use.

I will add to this answer as I find more information.


Google voice is a good option. It lets you send and receive texts from anywhere you have Internet. You get a phone number through it.
It's completely free, and you can use Google's iPhone app on your iPad. Or, you can buy GV Connect for iPad.


Which alternatives to Microsoft Excel are there for MacOS X and what are their (dis)advantages?

I would recommend you use Numbers from Apple. It is a very powerful tool, yet very easy to get started with.

You find more information about it on the Apple product page: http://www.apple.com/iwork/numbers/

Here are some hints for your requested features:

Filtering of tables http://www.apple.com/iwork/tutorials/#numbers-cell
Creating complex formulae http://www.apple.com/iwork/tutorials/#numbers-formula
Formatting cells http://www.apple.com/iwork/tutorials/#numbers-format

If you are interested in scripting Numbers, I highly recommend you to check out the AppleScript language guide.
http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/applescript/conceptual/applescriptlangguide/AppleScriptLanguageGuide.pdf

Numbers, as many other popular OSX applications, is fully scriptable using AppleScript.

My own experience with Numbers is great. I stopped using Excel a long time ago. I use it as my main spreadsheet application, and I found the learning curve is quite shallow. Although if you plan to become an expert user, it may take a while to adapt to the different environment. But as long as you go the "Apple way" by learning and using the built in tools, you will soon find yourself in a very comfortable spot.
A good example is the Address Book. Since I have started using the Address Book, mass mailing became very easy.


App Store still shows download option for Mac OS High Sierra?

The download button in App Store is there by design, so you can download a backup copy, a copy for another computer, virtual machine, etc.

Safari 11, the version in High Sierra, is available as a update for Sierra and El Capitan, which enables features like autoplay sound blocking. You probably had auto updates enabled if you don't remember installing it.


Transferring notes into a particular folder

Tap Edit, select the notes you wish to move to a folder, choose Move To… and pick the destination.


Putting everything on the internal drive and using the external drive for Tim Machine will provide you with two copies of all of your data.  That way if either drive dies, you will not lose much data.

Also, a best practice for Time Machine is to keep the drive connected and mounted at all times. This way a backup will be done every hour and will always be current.

My recommendation would be to consolidate everything on the internal drive and use an external drive for a time machine backup. You will probably be OK for quite a while, unless you start acquiring lots of music, movies, or TV shows. I believe that Apple recommends that the Time Machine drive be at least 1.5-2 times the size of the drives it is backing up. This may not be necessary in your case, your external 1TB drive should work fine. The OS will alert you when it has to start deleting older backups because the disk is getting too full.


Automatically switch Touch Bar to function keys for Minecraft only

Open Terminal and run the following commands from ravbug.com/tutorials/mc-touchbar:
defaults write com.apple.touchbar.agent PresentationModePerApp -dict-add net.java.openjdk.cmd functionKeys
sudo killall TouchBarServer NowPlayingTouchUI ControlStrip

You will probably need to enter your password.
The first line edits the necessary config file manually, bypassing System Preferences, and the second causes the Touch Bar to reload its configuration.
After doing this, editing the function keys list using System Preferences will (a) fail to show java in the list, even though it’s there, and (b) delete java from the list if you make any changes. In that case you can repeat the above process to re-add it.

Workaround 1: Go to System Preferences → Keyboard → Keyboard and change the “Touch Bar shows” value manually when switching to and from the game.
Workaround 2: Go to System Preferences → Keyboard → Keyboard and change “Touch Bar shows” to always show the function keys. Since you’ll lose shortcuts to adjust brightness and volume, you probably want to then click on the control center icon in the menu bar and drag commonly used controls into the menu bar.


How does Apple Pay on OS X/Safari know to use the iPhone or Apple Watch?

If you're wearing an authenticated Apple Watch, you'll be asked to verify the payment with your Apple Watch. If you're not wearing it, then this won't be an available option, in which case you'd need to use your iPhone instead.

If this doesn't answer the situation in your experience, then you may need to provide more details/examples of what is happening for you.


If you have access to another mac, you can make a yosemite bootable install usb. http://liondiskmaker.com/ has a applescript program that will creae one, you just need a usb stick with 8gb and the installer downloaded.
Boot the messed up computer from the USB stick by holding shift during the boot sequence and selecting the USB stick.

There you can restore from time machine if your time machine works. Otherwise just reinstall over your old install. It shouldn't delete data but messing with the EFI is always dangerous and might need to be repartioned.

If that is the case you could try booting from an external mac, either with a harddrive that has mac, or time machine etc, and with that you should hopefully be able to mount the messed up disk partition that has the data and get your data off it.


Apple's Downloads

Apple provide release notes for each update in the macOS Downloads section of their support site.

As an example, macOS Mojave 10.14.2 Update, states:

  The macOS Mojave 10.14.2 update improves the stability, compatibility and security of your Mac, and is recommended for all users.

  This update:

  Adds RTT (real-time text) support for Wi-Fi calling
  Adds a menu item to News for opening a story in Safari
  Resolves an issue that may prevent iTunes from playing media to third- party AirPlay speakers.

  For more detailed information about this update, please visit: https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209149

  For detailed information about the security content of this update, please visit: https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201222

Follow the detailed information links for specific changes that are included.


Stop iTunes hiding sidebar when browsing store?

I found it:

View > Use Full Window for iTunes Store


Yes there is. By using iPhone app called Seamless.


Can't open dmg for combo update to 10.14: corrupt image

Get macOS Mojave directly from the App Store and install it. This will give you the most recent version of 10.14.6, you won't need to run the combo updater afterwards.


Remove user account under OS X El Capitan

Make sure that the user you want to delete is actually logged out. You can't force delete a currently logged in user.


How can I change iTunes country of region when having some credit in my account?

You don't have a good option other than trying to gift away the purchases. Perhaps there is a charity cause on the store you can fund and then gift an app or two to make up the difference.

Even large sums can be disposed of with box sets or movie collections that go for between $30 and $130 on iTunes, but this isn't much better than just going shopping for yourself since you need to narrow down cash equivalent into specific app and music sales.

I've never heard of Apple budging on this requirement when someone asks to have it lifted, and unless they had a system for tracking these "refunds" and transfers, it would mess up their accounting for sales / returns in one tax region to shuttle funds from one to another.

You could of course ask billing support for the country in which you purchased the gift card account.

http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/ww/

Perhaps for amounts more than the price of 5 complete music albums, Apple Support can work some refund out?


How come Trello boards no longer addapt to Fluid App to scoll vertically only?

There was an update to fluid app today, you might email their support. They helped me figure out a problem pretty quick when I last had one with it.

  support@fluidapp.com


Mounting a RAM disk on startup, but seems to be unmounted automatically

Not really sure whether this is truly an answer to your question, but this Applescript works for me, run as an App.

set RAMDisk to "RAM_Disk" as text
tell application "Finder"
    if not {exists disk RAMDisk} then
        set VolumeName to RAMDisk
        set SizeInMB to 1024
        set NumSectors to ((2 * 1024 * SizeInMB))
        set DeviceName to do shell script "hdid -nomount ram://" & NumSectors
        do shell script "diskutil eraseVolume 'HFS+' '" & VolumeName & "' " & DeviceName
        do shell script "SetFile -a V /Volumes/" & VolumeName
    end if
end tell

It needs Developer Command Line Tools installed to run, but will ask & auto-install if not present.


There are no clones of the voice memos app for iPad.
Options include:

Microsoft Onenote     (this one is a little more complex, and has different features, including adding additional photos, videos, lists, etc.)
Audio Memos Free - The Voice Recorder by Imesart S.a.r.l. (Just voice memos - not a ported version)


How can I modify or eliminate the mouse pointer while recording the iOS Simulator with QuickTime Player?

I am using ScreenFlow for my video. It allows me to change the mouse cursor into a white or black circle, with a varying level of opacity. It's exactly what I need.


Cannot Sign In to enable iTunes & App Store within iOS Simulator

In-app purchases would be the only reason you need to sign into iTunes/App Store since you cannot download apps from the App Store in the simulator.

According to Technical Note TN2413 you cannot test in-app purchases in the simulator.

  Cannot connect to iTunes Store

  The "Cannot connect to iTunes Store" issue may be due to one or more of the following reasons:

  The sandbox may be unreachable.
  Your app does not have a bundle version (CFBundleVersion). See Setting the Version Number and Build String for more information.
  Your app is running in the Simulator, which does not support in-app purchase.
  You are attempting to purchase a product that is unavailable for sale. See Query the App Store for product information before presenting your app’s store UI for more information.


It looks like your best choice is to do an OS restore through iTunes if you can.  If that does not work, I'd contact Apple Support.

Also, for the record, videos that you take using the Camera app do not appear in the Videos app, they appear in the Photos app as well (strange, I know).


I'm assuming that these are separate networks with their own gateway to the Internet and that the OSX box is just a computer on both LANs (It's not their gateway)?

Bridging the networks has just effectively put a link cable between the two networks. Hosts on 1.x trying to send data to 2.x will just forward the packets to their default gateway which won't know what to do with them.

You could add a 1.x alias to the media server and keep the bridge but that's quite ugly and running two LANs on top of each other is generally discouraged. In addition, if you really wanted to do this it'd make more sense to just link the two networks with a cable rather than bridge them on a host.

The ideal solution is to probably have the default gateway on each network a router capable of routing between the two. However the routers would both need an interface on their respective LAN and an interface to connect the two routers together, plus relevant routes (at the simplest a static route on each) which probably won't be possible with the equipment you have.

By far the easiest solution is to merge the networks and move 2.x stuff onto 1.x or visa-versa, which ever is the least problematic.


What is the equivalent of audacity for iPad?

The currently-accepted answer, WavePad, seems to be sporadically unavailable on the App Store (at least in some regions). I haven’t found another suitable alternative. Also, some would not agree a proprietary product—especially one requiring payment to unlock all features—is actually an “equivalent” to open-source Audacity.
However, there is new reason to hope for Audacity on iPad: it appears the technical obstacles cited by the Audacity team for the lack of iPad support are disappearing.
As of this writing (April 2021), the Audacity FAQ includes the following:¹

Current versions of Audacity work internally with uncompressed audio to permit high quality editing with a wide range of effects. This requires more processing power and disk space than is available on most mobile devices. Also the wxWidgets interface library we use only has limited support for mobile operating systems and small screen resolutions.
Therefore, considerable rewriting of Audacity and its interface will be required before Audacity will work on portable music players like iPod, smartphones like iPhone, tablet computers like iPad or any of the Nexus devices running Android.
However, Audacity in principle does support a tablet PC running Windows (including Microsoft's "Surface with Windows 8 Pro" tablet)…

As of 2021, some new iPads and Macs now share the same Apple Silicon M1 processor; so, according to the FAQ answer above, there should no longer be a performance obstacle—iPad should now be more akin to the Windows tablet PC situation mentioned above. Storage, too, is no longer an issue: the highest-end M1 iPad configurations include terabytes of storage.
In fact, working with uncompressed data such as RAW images and video is one of the selling points Apple is emphasizing in its promotion of these new iPads, and companies such as Adobe have promised to deliver iPad versions of some of their pro creative apps.

¹ Here’s a link to the archived version of the FAQ concurrent with this writing, and a link to current version.


DELL U2515H-display and Mac Mini (Late 2011)

You should be able to use a Thunderbolt cable to attach the Mac Mini Thunderbolt port to the Dell Mini DisplayPort.


Lion : Assigning a fullscreen app to a space

In Lion, the only options you have to manage the order of spaces are...

System Preferences → Mission Control → Automatically rearrange spaces based on most recent use
Manually drag spaces in Mission Control

The shortcuts to switch between spaces and desktops are set in...

System Preferences → Keyboard → Mission Control

But, you can only set direct shortcuts to Desktops - not any space.


Hitting ⌘+R tries to boot the recovery partition on the internal disk. To boot a different recovery partition or an external USB install disk, hold the ⌥ (Option) key at boot and select the disk you want to boot to.


You can use Unicode combining character U+0305 COMBINING OVERLINE. It can be found by searching in the palette from Edit → Emoji & Symbols (formerly Edit → Special Characters…), or by using a specialized keyboard layout such as the built-in Unicode Hex Input or my own custom one mostly designed for mathematics.

Here's some sample text with overlines, but note that the quality of the results may vary widely with the font, application, and operating system in use by the viewer.

  A̅ B̅ C̅ D̅ a̅ b̅ c̅ d̅ α̅ β̅ γ̅ δ̅ ε̅

Also, since the position of the overline depends on the height of the character, it will not necessarily align over multiple adjacent characters.

When using Unicode combining characters directly, you must type or paste them after the base character (and once you do so, they will be treated as one unit for editing purposes). This is the opposite of classic “dead key” combinations like Option-e a á where you specify the accent first.


OSX wont save external monitor screen arrangement settings, weird graphics issues with displays

That looks like a GPU failure and not any sort of software issue.

Have you tried making a new user account or does this garbled text happen at the pre-log in / pre boot screen?

Worst case, you would need to bring a second bootable OS to that Mac to be sure it's not the OS if you get clean graphics in the startup mode, but garbled once the OS takes control of the GPU and enables the standard rendering options.

If you can work with it normally before the image fails, make a new user account and make sure that new account has the issue before going to the trouble to make a second OS or erase/install.


Using Exchange email in Mail on iOS and MacOS how can I have a single Junk folder?

On your Mac, in Mail.app, go to Preferences → Accounts → account name → Mailbox Behaviors and set Junk Mailbox to the correct mailbox.


applescript: get answer and buttons of display dialog

The result returned of a display dialog command is a record, which is a collection of labeled properties, and as such you can code it so the variable contains the whole record and thus afterwards assign a variable for each labeled property within the record as in the following example:

set theResultReturned to (display dialog "hallo" buttons {"h", "a"} default button "a" default answer "")
set theTextReturned to the text returned of theResultReturned
set theButtonReturned to the button returned of theResultReturned

Note the use of the in to the ... can be omitted if you want to be less verbose. Also the variable names can be less verbose as well and were written in this manner for clarity.

You can then act upon the assigned variables as needed/wanted.

Unless for reasons of how/why you're coding it necessitates it, you also can code it in a manner in which separate variables for each labeled property do not have to be explicitly set. For an example logic flow without explicit setting of labeled properties, have a look at the Examples section of the display dialog command in the AppleScript Language Guide.


Sharing common folder in OS Mavericks and on Windows 8?

Looks like you're having this problem. You will need to install the real Samba, not Apple's version of SMB. It might be easier to put the SMB share on one of your Windows machines, though I don't know how that will go on Windows 8.


Unable to create a smart folder based on Samsung camera model

There are EXIF tags for both Camera Manufacturer and camera Model.

The example on wikipedia shows:

| Tag          | Value       |
|:-------------|------------:|
| Manufacturer |       CASIO |
| Model        |     QV-4000 |

It appears that the Photos Get Info panel is concatenating these two tags. But only the Camera Model is available for Smart Album filtering.

If you change your smart album to search for your camera model, SM-G950F, it should find the photos.

There does not appear to be a way to filter via the camera manufacturer, samsung.

I can confirm your findings with my FUJIFILM X100T.


Safari OCSP/CRL Checking Causing Connectivity Failure

So... There was another thing causing my portal to not load (redirect ACL). The DNS was a red herring, and the only reason we saw AAAA and not A requests was because the machine had already cached the answer for the A record.

Finding that out was humbling... what a silly mistake!

Anyway, no issue with the Mac here, but if you see similar behaviour, flush your DNS cache and try again!


Fixed thanks to this suggestion
From the link above:

Restart your dock via killall Dock in the terminal

Run these scripts in your terminal (which updates the timestamp of the icons):
sudo touch /Applications/Visual\ Studio\ Code.app
sudo touch /Applications/Visual\ Studio\ Code.app/Contents/Info.plist
sudo touch /Applications/Visual\ Studio\ Code.app/Contents/Resources/Code.icns
killall Dock Finder

Note: For Insiders and Explorations, simply append \ -\ Insiders or \ -\ Exploration to each version name reference.

Force the IconService cache to be rebuilt using these steps:

Remove the main IconServices cache store:
sudo rm -rfv /Library/Caches/com.apple.iconservices.store

Remove the subsidiary store, which includes the Dock icon cache too:
sudo find /private/var/folders/ \( -name com.apple.dock.iconcache -or -name com.apple.iconservices \) -exec rm -rfv {} \;

Restart and give your Mac plenty of time to rebuild the caches.


There are several alternatives for software that can do this.
My preference has been BetterTouchTool.


Dreamweaver CS6 does not work if you upgrade to Mojave.

I just did the OS install  and now dreamweaver CS6 won't work.


Can I get a Windows XP-like application taskbar in OS X?

There was Fantastik, but it's no longer in development.


How do I ensure my Mac is not sending data to Apple or programmers

You can:

Go to System Preferences > Security & Privacy.
Select the Privacy tab.
Choose Diagnostic & Usage from the list on the left.
Make sure the 2 checkboxes on the right are clear.

You can also choose other options from the list on the left (e.g. the Location Services one) to make sure your other privacy settings are okay.


How do check that uninstalling Macports won't break things?

Macports documents how to uninstall it

Uninstall the ports by

sudo port -fp uninstall installed

Then remove all the files

sudo rm -rf \
    /opt/local \
    /Applications/DarwinPorts \
    /Applications/MacPorts \
    /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.macports.* \
    /Library/Receipts/DarwinPorts*.pkg \
    /Library/Receipts/MacPorts*.pkg \
    /Library/StartupItems/DarwinPortsStartup \
    /Library/Tcl/darwinports1.0 \
    /Library/Tcl/macports1.0 \
    ~/.macports


"dscacheutil -q group -a name admin" returns a user that I can't find

After trying a bunch of different things I had the idea to create a new admin user account called Temp10 manually. And then delete that account. That seems to have resolved the problem. There must have been some remnant of the account left over from something that didn't clean up after it got deleted.


I'd start with the standard "troubleshooting toolkit" ...
do all, in this order.

Reset the SMC (instructions depend on Mac model)
Reset the NVRAM

At the boot chimes, hold  Cmd ⌘   Opt ⌥   P   R
Keep holding all 4 keys until you hear the chimes again, then release

Verify & if necessary Repair disk, using Disk Utility.
Fix permissions.
Before El Capitan this could also be done from Disk Utility, now it needs to be done from Terminal.
Verify permissions
sudo /usr/libexec/repair_packages --verify --standard-pkgs /
Repair permissions
sudo /usr/libexec/repair_packages --repair --standard-pkgs --volume /
Reset Home folder permissions & ACLs
This has also become more complex since El Capitan because of System Integrity Protection, but is still possible by booting to Recovery Mode...

At boot, hold  Cmd ⌘   R  at the chimes
At the recovery screen, open Terminal from the Utilities menu.
Type in resetpassword and hit Return\Enter. A Reset Password window opens.
Select your username from the drop-down menu labeled Select the user account (NOT System Administrator/root).
Click the Reset button at the bottom of the window in the Reset home folder permissions and ACLs section.
Quit the Password Utility and go back to the main recovery screen.
On your keyboard, press  Cmd ⌘   Q   and restart your computer (or Select   > Restart from the menu bar). It's very important that you don't hold down the power button to exit the recovery session, or the ACL reset won't be performed.

Start in Safe Mode

Start or restart your Mac.
Immediately after you hear the startup sound, press and hold  Shift ⇧
Release  Shift ⇧   when you see the Apple logo appear on the screen.
Leave a few minutes after login for caches to rebuild, then reboot normally.

Update to - or if already installed, then re-apply - the latest available combo updater for your current OS, not the usual delta update from App Store.

Note: You can always search the latest combo update at http://www.apple.com/us/search/os-x-combo-update?src=serp & hone further by adding the version you're looking for in the search box at the top.


How can I remove duplicated items in the install updates list?

Something, somewhere, didn't register correctly.

Possibly someone maybe able to figure out exactly which receipt or App Store file to find, however, it would be far simpler & possibly safer to just get the standalone OS X Yosemite 10.10.3 Combo Updater & run it again; because you don't know what else didn't happen as planned either & the Combo will make sure everything since 10.10.0 is correctly updated.

You can use a download manager to fetch it, too & it will then be resumable if the download halts for any reason.
- examples at Download Manager for Mac OS X [though Speed Download, arguably the best, is discontinued.]


How to Switch Startup Partition without entering password

You can press the Alt-Key on startup to choose from the different booting devices... So you can just restart the Mac and when it "chimes" hold down the alt-key until you can see the partitions.

If you were searching another way, ask again... maybe you could turn off the password protection via System Preferences>Security>More Options>Systemwide... but I can't test it right now, I am sorry


What app or program do I use to open a chat.db-wal file

chat.db-wal (besides chat.db and chat.db-shm) is a part of the sqlite3 database managing all your messages sent and received by the app Messages.

So the main app using this database as a "client" is Messages.

The purpose of the file chat.db-wal is to provide atomicity and durability in database systems by write-ahead logging (WAL).

You can open the file explicitly by using any text editor (which I don't recommend) and implicitly by using a SQLite3 GUI like DB Browser for SQLite 3.9.0 or sqlitestudio 3.1.0.

Better create a copy of all database files and use these to tinker with them.


Calendars are not visible in the iCal sidebar

I had the same problem and after a quick Google search found my solution: I quit and restarted Calendar, clicked the Calendars button and the calendars list reappeared.


Is it possible to send mail using Command + Enter in Mail?

You can look at this answer and apply accordingly to your case.

TL;DR version:


Before doing this you'll need to disable kext signing. Do it by following this guide.

Had this issue for years. If you tried to reset PRAM/SMC, reinstalled OS X, tried to fix audio port with Q-tip (don't try to if you didn't as you can damage it) and you are sure about hardware problem, there are two possible solutions.

First one:
1) Plug headphones in.
2) System preferences -> Sound -> Change Internal Speakers to an Input
If this doesn't work, try different headphones (with or without mic). I had broken ones, cut them and have been using them like this

But yesterday I discovered this method:

1) Download latest VoodooHDA Kext and Kext Utility (google it).

2) Run Kext Utility and after it finishes repairing permissions, drag VoodooHDA file right there, wait for it and restart.

After restart audio possibly will be a little low, or won't mute or won't lower, so you will need to enable the Voodoo HDA Audio fixes as needed here:

Go to /System/Library/Extensions/VoodooHDA.kext/Contents directory, change it's permissions to read/write. Do the same with Info.plist placed there.

Open Info.plist and look for "VoodooHDAEnableHalfVolumeFix" and change it's value from "false" to "true". Apply this to needed fixes and save the file. Run Kext Utility again to fix permissions again and reboot.

Hope it helps!


Is it unusual for "Verify Disk" on Disk Utilities to take so long on a Time Machine drive?

The storage mechanism where each backup is a full backup is what takes so incredibly long to verify a Time Machine drive. The multi-linked directories is precisely why Time Machine makes the check so slow and precisely why each backup doesn't save two copies of the same file.

You can benchmark this by timing your Mac and see how long it takes to verify the source drive. That process is limited by the IO rate (or latency) of the storage subsystem. It doesn't read the contents of each file (which would measure the bandwidth of the storage subsystem).

The number of input-output operations per seconds (iops) can be graphed in Activity Monitor if you select that option.

Each backup interval doubles the number of tops required by Disk Utility. Suppose your Time Machine backup drive contains two months of backups and your Mac doesn't sleep:

24 backups - one per hour
31 backups - one per day (the rest are deleted/pruned)
4 backups - one per week (the rest are pruned)

I could be off by one or two, but you're in the neighborhood of 60 copies of each file on your Mac that gets backed up (not all of them do - so maybe the discount is 15% of files don't back up). So if Disk Utility takes 15 minutes to check your Mac - the Time Machine drive will take 15 hours to check. That assumes the external drive is rated for the same iops as the internal drive - that typically isn't the case. You might estimate external drives are a factor of 2 slower due to iops being slower.

Now you're 30 hours waiting (or 25 hours if you discount 15% of the files).

In practice, I can't check my Time Machine volumes since I have three macs backing up three months (or far longer) to one drive. I simply can't wait for that drive to get "verified" or "fixed". Instead I buy a second drive and rotate them weekly or monthly.


You can also use pandoc:

pandoc -f markdown -t docx file.md -o file.docx

One advantage compared to textutil is that the output uses paragraph styles. You can also use styles from an existing file with --reference-docx file.docx.


How to remove configuration profiles (.mobileconfig files) using MDM?

Distribute the same profile with identifier say 'apple.mdm.MyProfile1' through MDM and remove the same identifier using RequestType RemoveProfile.


If i cancel Apple Music subscription, and then resubscribe almost immediately, will my previously downloaded music still be there?

Google venmo for the App Store to change it if you go via browser you won't have to cancel subscription ; now to go back if you don't intend on staying in us App Store you'd have to find an app only available in whatever country/region your needing to go back too hope that helps


How can I compensate for red blue font discoloration in 2018 MBP Displayport?

Go to System Preferences -> General -> and uncheck "Use LCD font smoothing when available" (bottom of the pane). Close all apps and restart your Mac. Then it works for me.


wget unable to download anything from https sources.

It would appear that your issues with openssl are indeed the cause. From the wget manpage:

HTTPS (SSL/TLS) Options
To support encrypted HTTP (HTTPS) downloads,
Wget must be compiled with an external SSL library. The current
default is GnuTLS.  In addition, Wget also supports HSTS (HTTP Strict
TransportSecurity).  If Wget is compiled without SSL support, none of
these options are available.


Folder in root greyed out in Finder but accessible in Terminal

I found my answer here: http://stephenmonro.wordpress.com/2012/11/03/the-best-file-management-utility-for-mac-osx/

Use a command like this on the folder:

SetFile -d 06/13/2011 PATH/


Specify password when connecting to a Samba share

You can specify a username and password before the domain name:

open smb://username:password@MilliwaysPi4.local/pi


Podcasts that I have played or marked as played on my iPhone are not showing as played when I sync to iTunes and are not being removed

This is not an exact answer to your problem, but it helps avoiding it!
I have given up using the Music-App and iTunes for Podcasts. I now use the App Podcaster and I am so happy with it.


Updating iTunes to 11.1.0 gives an error

It's due to the overload on Apple's side relating to the launch of iOS 7 a few hours ago.

That part of the download infrastructure should scale up over time well - try again every 30 minutes or so.


What are the best WBS and Gantt chart tool working cross platform?

http://teamgantt.com … used by Oracle, Twitter, Sony. You will have to call whether their features are close enough to a WBS to be acceptable.
Allows for CSV file import (a file format exported by MS Project).


It requires that the IRC server in question already making itself availble as a Tor service. Apparently Freenode does this  at the address (THIS IS AN OLD ADDRESS) mejokbp2brhw4omd.onion, but most IRC servers don't.  While not strickly nessecary alot of IRC servers block TOR exit nodes.  You can try by replacing the .onion address in the socat line and see if it works.

UPDATED Freenode IRC Service: The onion address of Freenode has changed: p4fsi4ockecnea7l.onion
You can always check this by using dig +short irc.tor.freenode.net cname from a Un*x command prompt.

The basic idea is to use socat to create the TORified connection for us, and our client will connect to socat.

Install Tor. I'm using the Vidalia bundle from the Tor download page.
Install socat. This is a command-line power tool for manipulating network connections.

I recommend using the Homebrew package manager (also a command-line program) to install it. If this all sounds confusing and scary, just open up Terminal (in /Applications/Utilities), paste the following line, press enter and wait for it to finish.

ruby -e "$(curl -fsSkL raw.github.com/mxcl/homebrew/go)" && brew install socat

(Pasting commands into the Terminal like this can do anything to your computer, so it's usually a bad idea unless you trust the source.)
NOTE: This step is not nessecary as we are already using socat which can handle the mapping for us.

The rest of this step is left for historical purposes.

Edit your torrc file to create an internal IP address to use to connect tor and socat by adding the line

MapAddress 172.28.184.12 mejokbp2brhw4omd.onion

(replacing the .onion address if you're not using freenode). Tor has an FAQ entry about how to modify your torrc file, but if you trust me and are using Vidalia as well you can just enter this in the Terminal:

mkdir -p ~/.vidalia/ && echo 'MapAddress 172.28.184.12 mejokbp2brhw4omd.onion' >> ~/.vidalia/torrc

Create a new launch daemon (background system process) to initialize socat when you turn your computer on. Enter the following Terminal command to create the configuration file and open in in your editor...

Couple of things:

Find the correct path to socat by typing which socat in your terminal
If you don't use IRC alot then a LaunchAgent is probably overkill, you can just start socat manually by typing: socat TCP4-LISTEN:6666,fork,bind=localhost SOCKS4A:localhost:p4fsi4ockecnea7l.onion:6667,socksport=9050

Or you can create the LaunchAgent by pasting this into your terminal:

mkdir -p ~/Library/LaunchAgents/ && touch ~/Library/LaunchAgents/org.dest-unreach.socat.irc.plist && open -t ~/Library/LaunchAgents/org.dest-unreach.socat.irc.plist

...then copy the following text into the file, save and close it:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
        <key>Label</key>
        <string>org.dest-unreach.socat.irc</string>
        <key>OnDemand</key>
        <false/>
        <key>Program</key>
        <string>/opt/local/bin/socat</string>
        <key>ProgramArguments</key>
        <array>
                <string>/opt/local/bin/socat</string>
                <string>-s</string>
                <string>TCP4-LISTEN:6666,fork,bind=localhost</string>
                <string>SOCKS4A:localhost:p4fsi4ockecnea7l.onion:6667,socksport=9050</string>
        </array>
        <key>ServiceDescription</key>
        <string>SOCAT Relay for Freenode-TOR</string>
</dict>
</plist>

Load / Run the new LaunchAgent (or run socat from the command line)
launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/org.dest-unreach.socat.irc.plist or you can just restart your computer.
Launch Tor/Vidalia and wait for it to connect.
Open Colloquy, and add a connection to localhost:6666 and connect to it. Ta-da! You're on IRC, through Tor!

If you need to stop the socat LaunchAgent (i.e. for debugging) you can type the following into a terminal: launchctl unload ~/Library/LaunchAgents/org.dest-unreach.socat.irc.plist


I renamed the key to "id_rsa", instead of the actual name of the key, which I thought I had already tried, but after I did that, it worked.


How can I disable the HD4000 integrated graphics card on a MacBook Pro?

Use gfxCardStatus - it lets you choose which graphic card to use.


Cannot boot into osx after partitioning in macos

I need more information about your partition tables. Please do the following.

Boot to Ubuntu.

Use control+option+T key to open a Terminal window.

Enter the commands shown below.

sudo fdisk -l /dev/sda
sudo gdisk /dev/sda

The gdisk command is interactive. Enter the P key followed by the Q key.

Post the output from these two commands to your question.


Optical audio input options for iMac Pro

I found a USB device that captures optical input.  I'm using a miniDSP USBstreamer B, and with the TOSLINK firmware installed it is doing the job perfectly with a clear signal and low latency.


How to set Firefox as default client for ftp:// links?

There's a free application called RCDefault App that allows you to set the default application for different protocols, file handlers, etc.

For example, for FTP, I can set whatever application I choose to handle that protocol...

Installation is extremly easy.  Once you download and open the DMG, simply copy the file to either /Library/PreferencePanes or ~/Library/PreferencePanes (if you only want it accessible to your user profile)

After it's copied, open the application up from System Preferences and you can start customizing.

It hasn't been updated in a long time, but I just verified that it works on High Sierra.


Launch "App Shortcuts" from outside of app

This is not possible. One of the intended purposes of these sorts of shortcuts is to let you make a shortcut that takes priority over a "global shortcut" that uses the same keyboard input. What you are asking for is to make a shortcut that's intended to circumvent global shortcuts in to a global shortcut - a clear contradiction.


Your Mac might last a week in sleep where it might last a month in deep sleep.

If you travel with a power adapter or would rather end up with no battery than wait a few seconds longer each wake, then keep deep sleep turned off.


Can Disk Utility and Disk Warrior be used on a Fusion volume containing Mac OS X

Both Disk Warrior and Disk Utility will work on a .vmdk mounted volume using the VMDKMounter.app IF the .vmdk is not damaged.

I created a new .vmdk, recopied the drive image and both Disk Warrior 4.4 and Disk Utility worked fine.

It appears that if the .vmdk becomes damaged somehow, the normal tools I use will not work.

Keeping good backups appears to be even more important when you add Virtual Machines to the mix.


What should I do about a Mac Mini whose fusion drive is getting steadily slower and slower?

As you probably know, troubleshooting is a process of elimination and can require quite a bit of patience.

The first things I'd do in your situation are to try booting in Safe Mode and, if no joy afterwards, reset both your NVRAM and SMC.

Boot into Safe Mode

Follow these steps to boot your Mac Mini into Safe Mode:

Fully shut down your Mac Mini
Restart your Mac Mini
Immediately press the Shift key and keep it down
Let go of the Shift key when you see the login window (NOTE: If you have FileVault enabled you may need to log in twice. Also, it will take longer than usual to boot.)
Use your computer for a while and take a note of what happens (i.e. Are you still experiencing the same issues, etc)
Once you've used your Mac long enough to know if it's working any better, exit Safe Mode by restarting your Mac Mini
After booting up normally, take a note again of what happens (i.e. Are you still experiencing the same issues, etc)

If you're still experiencing problems, reset the NVRAM and then SMC.

Reset NVRAM

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

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

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

Once you've reset your NVRAM, proceed to reset your SMC as well.

Reset SMC

Shut down your computer
Unplug it from power
Wait 15 seconds
Plug the power cord back in
Wait for an additional 5 seconds
Press the power button to turn it back on

Once you're booted back in, take a note of how your Mac Mini is running and we'll go from there.


Cannot create bootable USB with Boot Camp, "there is not enough space available on the disk"

The error message is not warning of insufficient space on your internal disk, but rather that of your external USB drive. Make sure there is sufficient space on your external drive and that it is of a sufficient size (at least 16 GB, possibly more depending on the Windows installer you are using).

The system log snippet provided is not relevant to Boot Camp but rather that of Microsoft AU, the updater for Microsoft Office.


Photos media library on external hard drive

$ launchctl kill -TERM gui/$UID/com.apple.photoanalysisd

This command will stop the current instance of the photoanalysis daemon. Afterwards it is possible to eject the hard drive without any problems.


Can the eSIM be reconfigured if I switch carriers?

Yes.

  Is the eSIM locked to a carrier?

No.


How to install Windows 10 additionally to OS X and Ubuntu (triple-boot)?

Sure that will work! Jus remember to download the specific drivers for your model on apples website download page, then pass them to an USB stick and install the software on your windows partition, also of your using an ISO or disk image I would recommend CAREFULLY using the dd command, boot the drive and install to the partition, then boot back to os x, get the drivers and then boot to the windows 10 partition, configure windows and install the drivers.


Here is the solution provided by Microsoft:

Many issues are due to current MacOS permissions or other faults that are negatively affecting Skype and other programs (lag/improper execution); not necessarily Skype itself. Here are some possible solutions that can resolve this type of issue and other issues. Many people are successful with #2.

Create a new macOS user, log into that account, try to use Skype. If this works, this proves an issue that exists with the other account, possibly permissions or a startup program. - Since you have done this, so I strongly suggest you try step 2.
Attempt to repair any permission problem in the failing user's account home folder.

Resolve issues caused by changing the permissions of items in your home folder

Once repaired, try to use the latest version of Skype.
Attempt to remove every trace of Skype so that the latest version could be reinstalled without permission or other issues. This would include trashing and emptying any Skype named files located in the Application folder, ~/Library/Preferences, and what Finder could find. Be sure to retain a copy of any history files (main.db file and its folder), if you want to ensure the exportation of older history. - I don't recommend this
Manually Install Standard version of Skype for Mac.


Play The Sims 3 on Mac with Intel HD 3000

That chipset is capable of running a hell of a lot more than The Sims, however you haven't stated your OS version, processor, or memory, but based on what MacBook systems have that graphics chipset, you shouldn't have any problems.

The minimum specs for the game are:

  Mac

  Mac OS X v10.5.7 or later
  Intel Core Duo processor
  2GB of RAM
  6.1GB of free hard-disk space minimum (with at least 1GB of additional space for custom content and saved games)
  128MB of VRAM
  ATI X1600 or Nvidia 7300 GT or Intel Integrated GMA X3100
  DVD drive

  Note: This game will not run on systems using PowerPC processors (G3/G4/G5) or the Intel GMA 950 class of integrated cards


How can I map a middle click to control click?

Try holding the Command button instead. A Command click is a middle click. Control clicks give you a right click.

What kind of Mac? If you're using a Magic Mouse you can use a program like MagicPrefs to turn a three finger click into a Command click. If you're using the Magic Trackpad or the built-in trackpad on a MacBook/MacBook Pro there is a program called MiddleClick I've used that adds a three finger tap/click ability to map to the Command click.


OpenCV library not installing after using cmake

I'm sorry but I could fix it myself.
In Cmake GUI WITH, I just enabled WITH_OPENMP.

I'm leaving this question here though just in case someone else faces the same issue later on.


Sounds like the icon cache may need to be cleared. The terminal command you'll want to run is:

sudo find /private/var/folders/ -name com.apple.dock.iconcache -exec rm {} \;

..and then log out and back in.


How does installing XCode, Visual Studio and Unity on my mac impact my computer's speed?

No, they do not slow your computer down by their mere existence. Yes, they will occupy disk space.

It hasn't got anything to do with them being statically linked.


Numbers: How do I write between in an IF statement?

Try this way:

IF(D≥66.6%,"High",IF(D<=33.3%,"Low","Medium"))


Macbook Pro 2014 doesn't recognize internal display

The fact that your internal display failed, but not your external ones says that the GPU is working.  It suggests that your display is bad, however, it's doesn't rule out the logic board as it could be the video mux chip.

The only way to positively diagnose this issue is to try a known working display on your Mac or connect your display to a known working logic board.

Since I doubt you have spare MacBook computers laying around, it's best that you take it to a repair shop for diagnosis.


How can I get the recipient’s Gmail iOS app to show my Google account’s avatar?

Many sites have a delay when loading new profile images. Be sure to give it at least 48 hours to populate.


How to handle Numbers' automatic Data Formatting?

Without access to the spreadsheet that you've shown, I've attempted to recreate this myself. It appears that there are two things wrong with the spreadsheet above:

The test-array for the countif is of Data Format Automatic. This means that the zeros are not of format Duration and can't be compared by the countif.

To fix this, select the entire array and choose Duration from the Data Format list.
The countif's condition is of format Number whereas the test-array is of format Duration.

To fix this, use the following for the countif cell:

=COUNTIF(G2:G11,">0h 0m")


Applescript: How to download linked files from Google Chrome page

I got this to compile correctly on latest OSX

-- DOWNLOAD ATTACHED FILES
tell application "Google Chrome"
    activate
    set num_links to execute front window's active tab javascript "document.links.length"
    repeat with i from 0 to num_links - 1
        tell application "Google Chrome" to set this_link to execute front window's active tab javascript "document.links[" & i & "].href"
        set {ASTID, AppleScript's text item delimiters} to {AppleScript's text item delimiters, "/"}
        set fName to last text item of this_link
        set AppleScript's text item delimiters to ASTID
        try
            do shell script "curl -L -o " & quoted form of (destinationFolder & fName) & space & this_link
        end try
    end repeat
end tell


Can I improve network speed with VirtualBox between host and guest?

This is not directly the answer you are looking for, but an alternative approach that works wonders for my development environments.

Vagrant (vagrantup.com) is a tool built on VirtualBox which facilitates using virtual machines for development environments. Once you installed it, you can navigate to a local folder with your source files in the terminal, and initialize your virtual machine. Vagrant will map the current folder by default to "/vagrant" inside the virtual machine with read-write access, through VirtualBox's shared folder support. You could then point the webroot inside your virtual machine to a folder below there, for example.

Have a look at the Get Started guide for more info on Vagrant. If you prefer Arch Linux, you can also find prebuilt boxes at www.vagrantbox.es. You can even build your own box from scratch, in which case you might want to look at this chapter in the manual.

As for portability, I believe it is not such a good idea to distribute your sources inside a virtual machine this way (even for a single developer). You should put those in a version control system like Git or SVN, and have a check-out on every machine where you want to develop on.


Wi-Fi network could not be joined - Macbook Pro 2015

I tried several of the suggestions posted online and none of them worked for any more than a few minutes. I’ve owned this MacBook Pro for nearly 4 years and never experienced this problem until a few days ago. So I asked myself what had I changed in the last few days. I realized that I had recently purchased a USB hub, so I did some searching and found out that you can’t plug the USB hub into the rear USB-C connection on the left side of a MacBook Pro - exactly where I had plugged mine in. So I switched it to one of the right side connections and bingo - everything works great. This solution worked instantly without making any setup or network modifications. Could this be your issue?


why does my Thunderbolt display not wake from sleep

I have managed to isolate the problem.

It seems every time a mac connected to a thunderbolt display enters automatic sleep mode, it somehow screws up the PRAM and prevents it from operating normally.

There is a work around.

Set "Display Sleep" to "Never" from "Energy Saver" menu in "System Preferences".
Turn off "Automatically adjust brightness" from "Display Preferences" (Note: The settings will appear to reset and your brightness setting from keyboard will stop working"
Shutdown the mac.
Perform a PRAM reset by simultaneously pressing CMD+Option+P+R when booting up, keep keys pressed until you hear a second chime.
Power cycle your Thunderbolt Display by remove plug from socket, waiting 10seconds then plugging back in.

Your brightness keyboard button should be working now, and if you select "Sleep" from shutdown menu, the display will wake up upon key press normally.

You can also restart the station and it should perform normally.

SYSTEM
Mac Mini Mid 2011 - High Sierra
Thunderbolt Display 27inch


Is there any danger to relaunching Finder while external drives are connected?

You can relaunch Finder without any worry, yes. Relaunching Finder won't unmount/remount the drives or anything like that. The copy operation you had started would be cancelled though.

Whether or not you can directly unmount the drives depends on whether any programs have files open on the drives. You would need to close those files (or the programs) before you can unmount the drives properly.