Stop MacBook Pro from disconnecting network while downloading larger files

What OS is it? 10.9 shouldn't have this problem if you update. Just make sure the network access is checked in energy saver.

Alternatively: 'Note: Portable computers have no network connectivity when in sleep mode, but can wake if the Energy Saver option "Wake for network access" is enabled. If you wish to use file sharing or don't want to interrupt your Internet connection, you should not manually put the computer to sleep, and you should drag the "Computer sleep" slider to Never.'

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2412


Start a new find (command-f).
Under the main "Search" heading select the first pop-up and select "Other..." From the list of search terms, select "Tags".
In the second pop-up select "contains", and in the next field, enter a term. e.g. "Orange".
Over to the right, click the "+" button to search an additional term. In the new first pop-up, select "Tags". Select "is not" from the second pop-up, and enter the term e.g. "red".

This will select all files tagged "Orange", but not files tagged "Orange" and "Red"


Attempting to dual-boot Windows on late 2011 Mac but the partition number is greater than 4

For your model Mac, OS X maintains two different disk partition tables. First is has the name "Master Boot Record Partition Table" or the abbreviated name MBR table. The second is called the  "Global Unique Identifier Partition Table" or the abbreviated name GPT. The MBR table can only have 4 entries, where as, the
GPT can have 120 entries. When OS X makes an entry in the MBR table, the entry is also duplicated in the GPT. Furthermore, these duplicates are stored in both tables using the same index. For example, if an entry is duplicated and one of the pair is the 3rd entry in the GPT, then the other will be found as the 3rd entry in the MBR table. This means any GPT entry with an index greater than 4 should never appear in the MBR table.

While OS X is aware of both the MBR table and the GPT, the same is not true for Windows. For you model Mac, Windows will never look at the GPT. It only sees the MBR table. If you used OS X to create the Boot Camp partition with an index of 5, then this partition will not appear in the MBR table. Therefore, Windows will not be able to find this partition during the installation process.

It is possible to make the 5th entry in GPT be paired with one of the last 3 entries in the MBR table. This requires either a third party tool or a great deal of manually editing of the MBR table using the OS X command line tools. Ron Smith offers a third party tool called gdisk which can make this kind of change to the MBR table. Basically, you first select the r option to enter the  "recovery & transformation" menu. Next, you select to h option to create a hybrid MBR. At this point, you can enter the indices of the GPT partitions you what to appear in the MBR table. Finally, you select the w command to write the changes to the MBR table on your drive.

If you wish confirm if the use of gdisk would help install Windows on your Mac, then edit your question and add the output from the following commands.

sudo fdisk /dev/disk0
sudo gpt -r show /dev/disk0

These commands will not change your Mac. They may ask for your login password. This is normal. The GUID's produced are all published in the public domain. A list of these GUIDs can be found here.


How seamlessly does the Magic Trackpad 2 pair with a Mac when plugged in?

You can consider use the Magic Trackpad 2 in wired mode. Do not pair it with your MacBook over Bluetooth.

You can switch the USB hub between MacBooks and the trackpad would get connected instantly in wired mode over USB.


Alternatives App Stores (iOS) : Security risks

Trust

If you do not trust the provider or developer of the apps being installed, you should not install their software.

Avoiding the App Store, Why?

If the app or the developer has not been accepted into the official Apple App Store, then you need to consider why.

Is the developer or app unable to function within Apple's guidelines – if so, what functionality went beyond the guidelines and why might Apple restrict it?
Has Apple rejected the app as a risk to users? If so, what is the app doing that Apple dislikes?
Is the app also available on the official App Store? Why is a copy available outside the store? Are you depriving the developer of income or customers? Might the non-App Store edition be tampered with?
Does the developer have a political reason not to distribute their app via Apple; do you understand and agree with this position?

Technical Distractions

There are technical arguments to avoid installing custom or developer profiles, but those arguments shift over time. The questions above are more important to focus on.

How comfortable do you feel about trusting your device with the non-Apple provider and associated developers?


Can't access entirely shared HDD on Windows Server

Accessing Window's shares on macOS is actually pretty simple but you must follow a couple of Windows login rules.

Set a username and password for the account you want to access the drive on that Windows server and give it the appropriate permissions on that server. It sounds like it should be in the Administrators group, but your choice.
When you connect to the PC from your Mac and it asks for a username and password you must "Fully Qualify" the username like this: [DOMAIN] \ [USERNAME]

I am assuming here that you are using an AD Domain account to access the Windows server which is Microsoft best practices for a Windows DC. For example.
Say I have a server in an AD (Active Directory) Domain and the domain is called "Americas." I would create the user I want in the Americas domain and give that account the appropriate permissions on the server in question. If we assume my AD username is "stevec" and my password is "123456" then I would log onto that server like this:

Username: americas\stevec
Password: 123456

For completeness sake if you need to access a server (or really any Windows PC) that is not in a domain you preface your username with the name (formerly called the NETBIOS name) of the PC on the network, a backslash, and then your username on that PC.


Macbook Pro 13" 2011, Samsung Galaxy S3's Headset Mic not working

You will need a Apple special plug for the Microphone to work.

It needs to look like this:

If it is 4 rings kind, then check you System Preference - Sound setting and select the external microphone as input source.

Final check--the pin out:

The original TRRS configuration was created by Nokia and has a pinout of Left Audio, Right Audio, Mic, Ground.

Apple came along and changed their pinout to Left Audio, Right Audio, Ground, Mic.

You could go about trying to find a jack converter that switches the Ground a Pin for your Samsung headset.


Application Support directory, some apps are using tons of space!

It appears to be local storage, used by websites to store temporary files. This article explains how you can use Chrome itself to inspect the contents in more detail.

Seems like it should be safe enough to delete (the article also describes a Chrome extension that can safely do that), but as always, make sure you have a backup just in case.


Macbook pro 13 2012 (HD4000) 8GB(1600 Mhz) single RAM stick issue

It could be the RAM is just bad. It happens sometimes.

But try to rule this out. Reset SMC and NVRAM(why not?) and boot into Apple Hardware Test to check the memory.

Also you may try to use new 8GB stick paired with old working stick. If it will be OK than don't try to buy same second 8GB stick it will not work. Though it does mean you can use this module with different fully compatible one it's better to send it back.

Anyway I would recommend you are buying DDR3L. It's a new and improved standard your model of MBP supports.


Is there a way to use Ricoh1200s printer with OSX?

Ricoh has a page that links to general printer drivers:

http://ricoh-usa.com/downloads/downloads.aspx?utm_id=18&d=ds

That has a link at the bottom to show that they bundle the PPD and Apple provides the actual drivers to end users.

http://support.apple.com/downloads/Ricoh_Printer_Drivers_for_Mac_OS_X_v10_6

Assuming you didn't get prompted to download the drivers when you added the printer using the System Preferences, you can manually download the driver and try configuring the printer again after deleting the faulty definition from your Mac. Unfortunately, the SP 1200 isn't listed as an explicitly supported printer, so hopefully the official drivers still work. If not, you might need a print server to translate or modify the official drivers.


How do I move (not copy) a file/folder from my hard drive to a flash drive?

Hold down the Command key while dragging from the source location to the destination location.

Doing this will perform a move and not a copy.

If you rather prefer to use keyboard shortcuts, simply copy file(s)/folder(s) normally using the keyboard shortcut Command + c and perform a move operation using the keyboard shortcut Command + Option + v at the destination location. Skipping Option will perform a copy-paste.

Here's a quick list of tips for managing files in macOS.


Can I trust Apple Store's employees with my laptop?

You can probably trust the average genius team (since the machine will be under the watch of many people while it is out of your possession). From a legal standpoint, you have agreed to the AppleCare Repair Service terms and conditions by signing your property and data over to Apple. For the rest of this discussion on the contract between you and Apple relating to your data, I'll focus on the English north american contract.

It lays responsibility on the person bringing in the equipment to remove all confidential or proprietary information from the system. It also lays responsibility on Apple for having "security measures, which should protect your data against unauthorized access or disclosure as well as unlawful destruction." which a lawyer will focus on should which is more binding than may but less binding than shall/must. It continues with

  You will be responsible for the instructions you give to Apple regarding the processing of data, and Apple will seek to comply with those instructions as reasonably necessary for the performance of the service and support obligations under the Plan. If you do not agree with the above or if you have questions regarding how your data may be impacted by being processed in this way, contact Apple at the telephone numbers provided.

But why not be a bit skeptical and ask why you might trust them. Sure they are probably trained to protect personal data of customers and respect privacy and there is social pressure to not be a jerk with your personal data.

Some devices (iPhones, iPads, Air and retina MacBook) require advanced skills and potentially damage to the equipment to remove the storage module, so this is something worth exploring a bit as not everyone can simply pop out the hard drive during service like older MacBooks allowed.

I would say never give your password until you understand why it is being used and you are fully informed and willing to take that risk by disclosing your secret. I would also say, when I choose to not entrust a specific password, that I've done one of four things when I have something in for service that was in the category of data requiring more protection than none.

Wipe the drive - if things are truly sensitive - I have no business saving time by not securely wiping all data that's sensitive before it leaves my control. (or paying for a higher level of service to ensure confidentiality)
Change the password to either my account or my keychain.
Make a new temporary account for the testing and give that. Sometimes I give them admin rights - other times I do not.
Give them a cell phone number and permission to call me 24/7 if they need the password and can explain why it's needed at that point of the repair.

Basically, If you hand your computer to Apple - you are handing it to someone with the tools and help to bypass all passwords(including firmware and normal physical security of the case) and read the data from the hard drive or just take the storage and keep it. Unless you have FileVault or other encryption (like 1Password) and withhold that pass phrase. A technician could if they wanted, make a full copy of your data and perhaps even go snooping. I would ask the genius (or technician) to help educate you to how security works before you proceed with this repair.

If you had a few extra-secret files, you cold put them into encrypted disc images.

There are many repairs where a password is needed to complete the service if your service involves software changes. Normally, this password is asked for to speed up the repair for you and let them replace any and all parts needed to complete the repair. If they are in and find you need a new motherboard, they could just do that if you give them the extra permission and password they need to do all possible work without stopping to contact you and explain what/why.

In your case, I would simply say you'd like to know a bit more about how they secure your password and your data during service. I would bet that the person asking for your password was lulled by the 100th time they've checked in a machine and forgot to ask you if you had any questions or perhaps missed your uneasiness about what was being asked. Once you've made your concern concrete by asking why they need it - you can then say you'd feel better not giving it and ask if that will either delay or prevent the repair. Any shop I trust will spend time to address these concerns to your satisfaction before they would accept your password. They would also lay out for you how to secure things again after the repair - change these three passwords, etc...

As a class, my opinion and experience is that Apple service technicians are highly professional, trained on privacy of your equipment and information and have thought out very well what, how and why they ask for someone's password. But even if bad things have never happened despite good training and policy, mistakes can and will happen in returning the wrong laptop or theft and your data is at risk when in the shop.

It is you in the end who have the right (and responsibility) to be a little suspicious - especially when it's not clear how your password will be used during a repair. The clearer you can be with your concerns - the more comfortable you will be with your choice to trust the specific team you interact with on a case-by-case basis.


How can I remove the RAW image files from my iPhoto Library?

No there isn't. Pretty much the point of iPhoto is that it treats the original file as a "digital negative" and the non-destructive editing feature is based on that. So, iPhoto (and Aperture) never perform any operations on the Original, only on a copy.

It doesn't make multiple versions, tho. There's only one edited version.

What you can do: Export the Edited Versions. Delete the photos from iPhoto. Re-import the edited versions. You'll lose a lot - not least the ability to edit non-destructively - but if that's what you want.

A better solution is to use an app that does what you want - that is, edit the pics directly.

You know that you can store an entire iPhoto Library on a disk formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled)?


Why does "echo'' " in /etc/bashrc cause scp to hang?

This one looks like your issue:

Forum Post about the issue

You really shouldn't output stuff in your profile unless you are going in interactively.  It appears that SCP is sensitive to it (potentially, depending on a lot of factors, I'm sure).  You can test for interactivity thusly:

bashrc interactive test

Text copied out for reference:

To determine within a startup script whether Bash is running
interactively or not, examine the variable $PS1; it is unset in non-
interactive shells, and set in interactive shells. Thus:

if [ -z "$PS1" ]; then
        echo This shell is not interactive
else
        echo This shell is interactive
fi

Alternatively, startup scripts may test the value of the `-' special
parameter. It contains i when the shell is interactive. For example:

case "$-" in
*i*)    echo This shell is interactive ;;
*)  echo This shell is not interactive ;;
esac


No, there's no native functionality included with iOS for that purpose.

You can download an app to get the functionality you describe. For example the free "FE File Explorer: File Manager" app from Skyjos Co.


rEFIt menu takes around 10 seconds to even show up

Assuming you have rEFIt installed on one of the partitions on the hard drive, the following steps should remove the delay:

Boot via the Mac OS X Install DVD/USB.
Launch Terminal (Utilities Menu).
Enter diskutil list to list all available disks and partitions.
Looking at the list of partitions for "disk0" (internal drive), identify the partition that contains your rEFIt boot files.
Enter bless --setBoot --device /dev/disk0s2 --legacy assuming that "/dev/disk0s2" was the rEFIt partition.
Enter reboot to reboot your Mac

Your Mac should now boot to rEFIt with a minimal delay.

The same method also works with Windows 7 direct booting (Boot Camp) which can present an extremely long boot delay on MacBook Airs and Minis if Windows 7 is your startup disk and the above steps have not been taken.


"Open with" configuration gets screwed up unpredictably on El Capitan

I would suggest you rebuild the LaunchServices database, the mechanism which matches files to the apps which open them.

There are several sites which explain the process, here and here, for example.

In essence, you need to copy and paste the following command in Terminal after making a full backup with Time Machine:

/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain u -domain s -domain l -v

If you are leery of using Terminal, you can use the free app Onyx to rebuild the index. Onyx has many other abilities in addition to rebuilding the LaunchServices database.

Disclaimer: I have no financial or other stake in Titanium Sofware, the developer of Onyx.


How to transfer whatsapp data without backup

I'd recommend a full iOS backup and restore onto the other iPhone, if you are going to be using that iPhone as well. That will copy everything over so you can have not just your whatsapp info but the other application and user data.

That is the most efficient way to accomplish what you are asking for.


Can I bulk delete songs no longer on my hard drive from iTunes?


How to reedit annotations in Preview on Mac?

I am not really sure, but if you could at least open the file with Preview app, there might be an option to revert to previous version from the File menu.


MacBook boots automatically when opening lid. Feature or problem?

Rarely a Power button is broken, but it can happen, so you can not turn it off.

But to check your instant wake up with lid open check in the Console if it was just hibernating.

Open Console in your utility folder and look for times after you turned it OFF.

You might see some activity few hours later while you were sleeping, that would tell you it was just hibernating.

Something like 2/3/15 6:02:40.000 AM kernel[0]: Wake reason: EC.SleepTimer (SleepTimer) shows that mine was just hibernating -not off.

And here is a full sequence when Turning it OFF then 3 minutes later Turning in on with Power Button.

2/3/15 9:54:26.567 AM shutdown[529]: SHUTDOWN_TIME: 1422986066 567166

2/3/15 9:54:26.000 AM kernel[0]: Kext loading now disabled.

2/3/15 9:54:26.000 AM kernel[0]: Kext unloading now disabled.

2/3/15 9:54:26.000 AM kernel[0]: Kext autounloading now disabled.

2/3/15 9:54:26.000 AM kernel[0]: Kernel requests now disabled.

2/3/15 9:57:58.000 AM bootlog[0]: BOOT_TIME 1422986278 0


Is it possible to partition the harddrive with a second installation of MacOS, and then delete the original partition?

I've solved this problem by taking a completely different approach. I used Disk Utility to clone my internal SSD onto a new partition on an external SSD. I am now going to restore my internal SSD back to factory (by restarting, then CMD + R), then update it to 10.12. This way there is only a single partition with a fresh install of 10.12 on the internal SSD. I will still have my old bootable install of 10.10.5 and files on the external SSD, in case I need to access files or restore it back completely.


Apple Watch: Is Apple Watch series 3 wireless speed faster than Apple Watch series 1?

In terms of specification, the Apple Watch series 1 and 3 support the same wireless networking protocols (80.2.11 b/g/n on 2.4 Ghz) and their associated theoretical maximum speeds.

However, effective wireless networking speed is affected by many other factors than the wireless protocol used - for example the interface speed between the wireless module and the main CPU, and the processing power of the CPU itself.

In reality, I don't think your problems with slowness in weather data, event data, etc. coming in is really related to wireless networking speed. It makes more sense that they are slow because the main CPU is busy doing other stuff, and background tasks such as retrieving weather information is intentionally underprioritized.

So in practice I would expect an Apple Watch 3 to perform these tasks much faster than the Apple Watch 1 - simply because the Apple Watch 3 has a much faster CPU and is in general a much speedier watch.


Set two-arrow key combinations to [PageUp|PageDn|Home|End]

OK found it - and yes it is Karabiner but not in the expected place instead under "Simulataneous key presses"

There is a similar way by using the Right-Option key:

  Change Option-R Key


Cannot access Google services through HTTP (only HTTPS)

It is most likely not related to your upgrade. I habe no problems with Yosemite:

$ curl http://google.com
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html;charset=utf-8">
<TITLE>302 Moved</TITLE>

302 Moved

The document has moved
here.

Check your router/firewall and network.


Mac OS X - How to Symlink /home to /Users

sudo ln -s /Users /home will work with additional configuration, but I don't think that is a good idea as you should access home via ~ in shell or $HOME. Also /home might be a Linux standard and often used in Unix but not always so better to rely on information that is guaranteed to work not something that works only most of the time if everyone has kept to a convention.

To make sudo ln -s /Users /home work, follow these steps (from the comments):

EDITOR=nano sudo -e /etc/auto_master
# add a "#" at the start of the line beginning with /home
# save changes
sudo automount -cv
sudo ln -s /Users /home


You should be able to do this by setting up Rules in Mail.app that filter on the criteria you desire and then run an AppleScript that triggers a Growl notification. Rules are setup in Mail.app under Preferences…->Rules.

Growl can be called from AppleScript as shown here.


Lightning-3.5mm adapter causes device to act as if remote button is continuously pressed

This is likely a defective adapter.
Trying it with different peripherals and devices kind of nails it down. Just probably a short in the wiring or internal circuitry that can't be seen. I would toss it and replace it.


merge empty above the startup disk with startup disk

The live expansion only works from a lower numbered partition to expand to a larger one.

If you get the BSD disk number from terminal: diskutil list or the Info button when you select it is disk utility.

assuming you have data on a disk numbered 2 and the free space is 1, you would need to boot to recovery HD (or another OS and perform these steps).

Restore from the Macintosh HD to the free space that will be a lower disk number than the Macintosh HD. (restore is in the edit menu for the app)
Restart to make sure the new copy works.
Erase the old Macintosh HD - the higher number one.
Expand the new partition to take the whole space.

Since this takes several reboots and a copy, if you have a backup it might be faster to just erase the Mac and restore from the backup. I would make a backup before you start just in case - so you won't save any time doing the live shuffle and live restore. If you don't have a backup - I would do that first unless you're comfortable and have done this many times and can spend the time to start new without a backup if anything fails or errors out.


How do I create a shortcut link from the dock to an application?

For any app you want to add to your dock as a shortcut, the process is as follows:

Launch the application. The application's icon will appear in the dock.
Right click the application's icon in the dock.
Go to "Options".
Select "Keep in Dock".

Now the application's icon will remain in the dock as a shortcut when you quit the application.


Extracting data from old Mac resource files

Rezycle might work for you. Let us know.


Is it possible to delete a monitor or change the name as shown in Display Preferences?

It turns out it's the dongle with which the monitors are connected. I have two different brands (Satechi and Anker) at home, and (Apple and Anker) at work. When I plug the monitors into the different dongles, it changes orientation. The reason the physical swap didn't work, was because I also unplugged the cables from the monitors in the office, and reconnected them to the different dongles. I tried unplugging the monitors from the dongles at home and swapping them, and and they indeed switched.

This is probably the most trivial of information, but it's at least answered!


OSX Preview HIGHLIGHTER makes for bad PRINT quality

Guessing here... but I suspect that Preview uses a jpg of the pdf onto which it'd add the highlight. The high compression used used by Preview in this process would be where the low-quality comes from.

How to get around it? Use the annotation highlight function in Acrobat Reader instead if you can. Sorry, not a solution but a work-around! Good luck.


After connecting 3rd external monitor typing lag starts, Macbook Pro 2016

Had the exact same issue and the moment I connected my apple wireless mouse to the USB, the problem went away completely!!


Reinstalling Lion on brand new Mac Mini without internet

The "Internet Recovery" function only contains a small system, just enough to boot up, let you do diagnostics, browse the web, and download the install packages. It doesn't contain the full install of OS X.

A full installer can be created from the Mac App store download, but the newest minis and Airs use a special build, so that won't work for them. Even if it did, you'd still have to download it at least once.

At the moment I'm afraid your best hope may be to take it to an Apple store and explain your dilemma. They'll be able to get things installed, either by downloading it on their (hopefully faster) connection, or installing from a local copy/image.

Once you do have your system set up again, you may want to invest in a backup hard drive and use a tool like SuperDuper or Carbon Copy Cloner to make a bootable backup that you can use as a restore drive.


Turns out the VLC app was the only decent solution I could find.


How to tell if service centre installed tampered MacOS?

You never did say what the problem with your MBP was that Yosemite would solve.

As for "altering" the OS, that makes no sense as it would be far easier to install malware since they are the ones who are doing the install.   They, by default, have all the Administrator credentials they need to do whatever they want.

It's just too easy at that point and not worth the extra effort of modifying the OS.

Now, all that said, if you believe that your OS has been tampered with, assume that it has been.  This will bug and haunt you until you address the problem fully.  You can address this by installing a new version of the OS yourself:

You can download a copy of Yosemite for free directly from Apple.
Make a USB Key or DVD installer (Macworld has a great tutorial
for this)
Use the new USB or DVD and reinstall Yosemite (format your drives,
don't upgrade)
Put that DVD or USB Key away in a safe place.

As for your hardware, there is no way possible for anyone to determine if they did anything nefarious to it; like swap out good components for bad.  The one exception is your serial number that's embedded in the firmware of the logic board.  When you click "About This Mac" the Serial Number displayed should match the serial number on the bottom of the machine.  I added pictures for your reference.  Those numbers should match.

If they don't match, then you have something to go on.  But they are going to say that this is how they got it.  If you purchased directly from Apple, then you are going to need all the documentation you can get that identifies your SN#.  This is going to be a tough hill to climb, unfortunately, if this is in fact, the case.

Now...what was the problem that you were initially experiencing?  If it is still present, then you need to search for it here on Stackexchange and if it doesn't exist or no suitable answer exists, open up a new question.  There are some super friendly and helpful people here.


Open app in current directory when another app with the same name exists, from command line

In this case, open -a is NOT what you want; the -a option is for launching known applications (indexed in the Launch Services database that lets you open a document and get the right application) by name, not by pathname, or for opening files with a given application.

What you are looking for is just plain opening foo.app, just like you double-clicked it in the Finder. To do that,

open foo.app

This will open exactly that application, without involving the Launch Services database at all.


Can you import pictures from a locked iPhone with image capture?

Do you have access to the computer that syncs this device? If so, it will allow you to reset the passcode (and/or import the pictures without needing to unlock the iOS device.).

If not, you either have to crack the passcode or enter it properly. As there is a penalty for guessing wrongly (and perhaps a wipe after X incorrect guesses option that could be enabled), it's best to get help from someone who has knowledge of how passcodes (and tools to bypass them) work if the pictures are of value to preserve.


The article is outdated (it's from 2006). There is no hibernatemode = 7 in the pmset manual. If you dont want your macbook to write ram to disk, use hibernatemode = 0 (by issuing sudo pmset -a hibernatemode 0).

When I want my computer to hibernate and power off I use this hibernate script.


Interesting partition Map with missing HD space

Disk1 is a "virtual device" which resides in disk0s2 (the Apple_CoreStorage Volume Group which actually contains a FileVault volume). You have only one 'physical device' indeed.

Disk0s5 is probably an old Bootcamp installation.

The clean way (get rid of the 2 Recovery HDs):

Make a complete Time Machine backup of Macintosh HD.
Start to Internet Recovery Mode by pressing  alt cmd R
Start  Terminal and enter following command at the Terminal prompt:
diskutil cs list. The output will look like this:

CoreStorage logical volume groups (1 found)
|
+-- Logical Volume Group 5B8350BF-20EF-4199-82E6-129EFF19E9EB
    =========================================================
    Name:         Macintosh HD
    Status:       Online
    Size:         319640592384 B (319.4 GB)
    Free Space:   6111232 B (6.1 MB)
    |
    +-< Physical Volume 907FCDE2-0C62-4951-A39E-36F19244FDB7
    |   ----------------------------------------------------
    |   Index:    0
    |   Disk:     disk0s2
    |   Status:   Online
    |   Size:     319640592384 B (319.4 GB)
    |
    +-> Logical Volume Family 2FA7892F-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx
        ----------------------------------------------------------
        Encryption Status:       Unlocked
        Encryption Type:         None
        Conversion Status:       NoConversion
        Conversion Direction:    -none-
        Has Encrypted Extents:   No
        Fully Secure:            No
        Passphrase Required:     No
        |
        +-> Logical Volume 7BF42B7B-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx
            ---------------------------------------------------
            Disk:                  disk1
            Status:                Online
            Size (Total):          319282155520 B (319.0 GB)
            Conversion Progress:   -none-
            Revertible:            No
            LV Name:               Macintosh HD
            Volume Name:           Macintosh HD
            Content Hint:          Apple_HFS

Copy the Logical Volume Group (LVG) alphanumeric UUID of your CoreStorage volume. The LVG should be the first UUID listed and it’s the one you want to delete.
Next, run the following command:
diskutil cs delete UUID
In the above example: diskutil cs delete 5B8350BF-20EF-4199-82E6-129EFF19E9EB
This will delete your CoreStorage volume and reformat it as an unencrypted HFS+ volume.
Quit Terminal
In the now opening window choose Disk Utility and erase/partition the internal drive.

Choose your physical device in the left pane enter a name and format it Mac OS Extended (Journaled). If this isn't possible partition your physical device: 1 Partition Mac OS Extended (Journaled) click the Options... button and choose GUID Partition Table enter OK and Apply. Quit Disk Utility.
Plug in your Time Machine backup drive.
Start Restore from Time Machine Backup and recover your old system

The dirty and risky way (no Time Machine backup):

Turn off File Vault 2. This may take several hours.
Use Boot Camp Assistant to remove the Windows installation. If this doesn't work continue with a reboot:
Start to Internet Recovery Mode by pressing  alt cmd R
In the now opening window choose Disk Utility
Remove disk0s5 by choosing it and clicking on -

Try also to remove Recovery HD
Try to expand Macintosh HD to full size

If the last two steps don't work give me a comment


Running Microsoft Office 2004 on a MacBook Air 2017

Can I get round this issue?

Not easily. This is 16-year-old software, and lots has changed since then, so that a modern OS can't run it.

While it is possible to 'emulate' an older computing environment that could run the software, this is complicated.

Furthermore, Word 2004 can't open most modern .docx files, which were introduced in 2007. So it wouldn't be very useful to you anyway.

Software has a time to live, and a time to die. Either buy a new version of Office, compatible with your OS, or use a free Office 'clone' like LibreOffice. You can read and save Word files from Apple's Pages, too.


Is there anyway to play MP4 file on my iMac from a iPad Pro wirelessly?

If you want to leave the videos on the iMac but display it on the iPad, you could put them into iTunes on the iMac and then turn on Home Sharing on the iMac. This will allow iTunes to make your iTunes library available to any Apple device on your home network. (The videos will be in "Home Videos" in iTunes. In iOS 10.2, you use the TV app to play iTunes video content.)  You must also be signed into the same AppleID on both devices, and the iMac must be turned on.

If you don't want to (or can't) use iTunes, Plex can do something similar. Plex offers many additional features, but it is also more complicated to set up.


what happened to the shuffle option in iTunes

You need to create a playlist with all of your music in iTunes, add that playlist to you iPod, and then when you select the playlist, you are given the option to shuffle the playlist at that top of the list.


What's the quickest way to get a graphic on the clipboard saved to disk?

Maybe the File | New From Clipboard menu of /Application/Preview.app.


How do I setup Python3.3 and Sublime Text 2 correctly on OS X 10.8.2?

Add "path": "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.3/bin/" to your Python3 build file. Mine looks like this:

{
    "cmd": ["python3", "-u", "$file"],
    "file_regex": "^[ ]*File \"(...*?)\", line ([0-9]*)",
    "selector": "source.python",
    "encoding": "utf8",
    "path": "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.3/bin/"
}

Note: Make sure the path to Python3 is relative to your machine - that was true for mine


It is not possible to remove it but you can disable it.

In order to do so you need to:

Go into System Preferences then under Trackpad and More Gestures you
can disable pinch to launchpad
Remove it from the dock
Use FunctionFlip to reassign the F4 key to something else


Does uploading new binary to iTunes Connect lose our place in the review queue?

From Apples Documentation (it puts you in back of the queue):
Removing a Build from Review

Removing a build removes your app version from Apple’s review queue and changes its status to Developer Rejected. When you resubmit your app, the review process starts over from the beginning.

You can remove the build you’ve submitted if its status is any of the following:

Waiting For Export Compliance
Waiting For Review
In Review
Pending Developer Release
Pending Apple Release


Can I use 8GB 1666 MHz DDR3 on Macbook Pro Early 2011 15?

Yes you can use.

They need to be SO-DIMM DDR3, if your CPU doesn't support 1666 MHz they will be clocked down to 1333 MHz.

About your model (Macbook Pro Early 2011 15 inch) looks like the 2.0 GHz CPU version supports only 1333 MHz, versions with 2.2 GHz or 2.3 GHz CPU support 1666 MHz


You mention that you thoughts a USB3 hub would be faster, do you have the Seagate drive connected directly to the Mac mini? Do you have anything connected to the USB ports on the front of the Seagate (the included USB hub)?


What's the difference in range between Airport Express and Extreme?

The Wireless specs are the same.

The Features of each one, however, are not. Here's a few differences:

Packaging (obviously)
USB connection: On Express, only printers work. On Extreme, Printers and External HDDs.
Airport Extreme is able to create two wireless networks (one regular, one guest). Apple site states it has a guest network.
Airport Express has a P2 connector for AirPlay audio.


How to securely restore new MacBook air after someone else was first admin user

The simple way is to boot to recovery mode and use disk utility to first erase the "Macintosh HD" partition, then start the installer. No need to zero the drive since you won't be recovering any deleted files at this point.

A verified correct installer of Lion will then get downloaded from the Internet.

Here is a guide for you...

OSX Recovery
OS X Lion: About Lion Recovery

Once you go through the new boot process to create your preferred admin account and register the Mac to your Apple ID. Just send in whatever registration info you please when prompted.  This will bump any prior registration if it was even sent.


Mac server MDM profile manager enrollment problem

I just remove the pow app as following steps:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30229773/how-to-uninstall-pow-node-on-mac-osx

 curl get.pow.cx/uninstall.sh | sh

Now It works without any problem.


Frame rate of 11 FPS in World of Warcraft after upgrading to Yosemite

It seems you are facing a known issue. Wait for an update I suppose.
http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/14926302581#3


The tools are in the terminal app:

fs_usage shows the io on a per file instance and grep will help you filter results to one app if desired.
vm_stat 10 shows aggregate swap activity every 10 seconds - you can fiddle with the timing based on how close you care to look

If you want a nice graph and full monitor, check out Instruments in Xcode. It has amazingly detailed documentation on how to profile, but it basically uses the same terminal commands to get it's raw data but has tons of ways to inspect, view and measure what is happening. Think of it as Activity Monitor Pro (I'd say Pro^10 if you are math inclined :-)


How can I delete Time Machine backups, moved into trash?

To remove or move the Backups.backupdb folder open Terminal.app.

Enter cd /Volumes/<Name_of_BackupDrive>/.Trashes to change the working directory. <Name_of_BackupDrive> has to be the volume name of your TM backup volume.
Enter sudo ls -laO to show all folders. Usually you should see only one folder with  the name 501 now:

d-wx-wx-wt@ 3 root      wheel  hidden 102 Jun 25 20:52 .
drwxrwxr-x  9 root      admin  -      374 Jun 26 01:21 ..
drwx------@ 2 user      staff  hidden  68 Jun 26 01:21 501

Enter sudo su to get super user rights.
Enter cd 501 (Replace 501 with whatever the name of the directory is) to change the working directory and list the content of the folder 501 with ls -laO. Now you should see the folder Backups.backupdb:

drwx------@ 3 user      staff  hidden 102 Jun 26 01:21 .
d-wx-wx-wt@ 3 root      wheel  hidden 102 Jun 25 20:52 ..
drwxr-xr-x  2 user      admin  -       68 Jun 26 01:19 Backups.backupdb

Now you may either move the folder back to the root of the backup drive with:

mv Backups.backupdb /Volumes/<Name_of_BackupDrive>/

or remove the folder with

rm -dR Backups.backupdb

If you are asked to override something (e.g. override rw-r--r--  root/wheel uchg for Backups.backupdb/.RecoverySets/0/com.apple.recovery.boot/boot.efi?) enter yes and hit the return button. You may also add the -f option to skip confirmations.

To delete a 30 GB backup in a virtual machine it took about 3 minutes. So depending on the size of Backups.backupdb some patience is needed.


Shut down Mac Server when APC 1400 battery is nearly empty

You don't need any software on the Mac for most APC units. The OS detects them when plugged into USB in my experience and the energy saver preference pane has exactly the control you seek:

You can see the connection is USB and the firmware details on the device.


Will Time Machine delete old backups for other computers on the same drive?

Will (Time Machine) delete the oldest backups only from the current machine's
  backups (the retina MBP), or will it delete the PowerBook's backups
  since those are technically the oldest (even though they're from a
  different machine)?

Time Machine only deletes the oldest backup for the current machine. macOS utilizes the File System Event Store to log each UUID during the backup process. Your machine's UUID should match whatever backups have been done previously for that machine, and only that machine's events are handled. All other events are effectively ignored.

You'll need to thin them out by hand using this tmutil delete command:

https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/55645/5472


Here’s a two-year-old topic on Quora asking the same question. No answer yet.

This leads me to believe there is a way to do what you want. Always changing the UA string using the menu is annoying, but at least it works.

The Opera web browser has a feature that does what you want. But of course, if you have to install a separate browser anyway, you may just as well install Firefox 3.6 and use that to access the site you’re talking about.


Usually port scanners use UDP and TCP to scan port. Since most implementations of DNS servers use UDP you probably also have to open 53/udp:

pass in proto udp from any to any port 53


Is it possible to disable cellular data use?

The iPhone will prefer Wi-Fi over Cellular data, so if you are connected to Wi-Fi your iPhone will use that connection instead of Cellular.

To completely disable Cellular data, go to Settings → Cellular and disable Cellular Data. This will prevent your device from using Cellular data at all.


Can I use Spotlight to search for files by name?

You can use this in your search to search for files with 'query' in their name: name:query

For more info about Spotlight commands, you can take a look at an excerpt of Mac OS X: The Missing Manual.


Does an iOS app to convert PDF to grayscale PDF exists?

I have not been able to find an app that would do this for you. It is very possible that Readdle's PDF Office can do this for you, however I do not have this app and it is a subscription premium service. I could not confirm from their website or the AppStore for sure that they have the feature to convert to gray-scale, but they bill it as a fully functional and professional PDF suite. Their app Scanner Pro does have the option to save as gray-scale, but the source has to come from your iOS camera. I could not find an option that lets you import a pre-existing PDF into Scanner Pro. Adobe Acrobat isn't even worth mentioning.

I also looked at trying printing directly, but like you said, the printer needs to support conversion to Gray-Scale in order for you to be able to print a color document from the AirPrint as gray-scale. I looked at Readdle Printer Pro, however that did not give the option to convert to gray-scale either.

That being said, if you have a Mac as well as an iOS device, I can provide you with a bit of a convoluted work around.

If the PDF is on your iOS device, you will need to transfer it over to your Mac. You can accomplish this using iTunes, or emailing or messaging the file to yourself, etc. Once the document is on your Mac:

Open PDF in Preview
Choose File>Export...
Under Format: select PDF
Under Quartz Filter: select Gray Tone
Click on Save

The PDF will be converted nicely to a gray-scale document which you can then print.

Sorry I couldn't come up with an actual iOS app that was capable of this.

I have no association with Readdle other than I have purchased several of their apps for use on my iOS devices, which is why I mentioned them in the post. They build very good apps with functional UI's that are pleasant to work with, which is why I chose to buy these premium apps instead of using free alternatives.


Most notably KeePassX (port of KeePass) is released under the terms of the GNU General Public License.

It doesn't have a direct port to iOS, but the database format is standard across KeePass-family and you can use another client for iOS, like MiniKeePass (also GNU General Public License).


Batch embed video files to html files (with Automator?)

You can accomplish this easily with a short shell script:

#!/bin/bash

for v do
    base=${v%%.mp4}
    cat >>"${base}.html" <<EOF
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>Lorem ipsum</title>
</head>
<body>
<video autoplay controls>
<source src="$v" type="video/mp4">
</video>
</body>
</html>
EOF

    rm -f "${base}.zip"
    zip "${base}.zip" "${base}.html" "$v"
done

Save it as a shell script in a convenient place, open Terminal, run chmod +x name-of-script and execute as ./name-of-script *.mp4


Creating a bootable macOS installer error

Installer files might be not available in the installer
Proceed with https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/307118
UPD: so even after processing steps you still receive such error. The problem is because of macos yosemite. When using the same app on 10.14 it works. Don't known, maybe some earlier versions would also work.


Cannot access a folder in terminal even though read, write and execute permissions are set for everyone

The problem you are having is because it has no group permissions.

Execute chmod -R g+rwx /Users/afayes/tempfolder in the shell. At that point the permissions will be drwxrwxrwx and all will be well.


Is there a possibility to recover rewritten backup copy of an iPhone from iTunes?

Perhaps

If you do an iOS upgrade via iTunes and haven't backed up the phone locally "in a while", iTunes will do a backup and include the date and time in the name, so it won't overwrite an existing backup. You can see these backups in Preferences… > Devices. I don't know when iTunes decides to do an automatic backup, but that's a place to look.
The backups are stored in ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup on a Mac and \Users\(username)\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\ on Windows 7, so if you back up that directory, you may have the desired backup on your backup device/service.

If you don't have the desired backup in either of those places then it's no longer available.


Loading the metadata plist worked for me:

Turn off spotlight:

sudo mdutil -a -i off

Unload it:

sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.metadata.mds.plist

Load It:

sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.metadata.mds.plist

Turn on spotlight again:

sudo mdutil -a -i on

Now everything is being reindexed as expected.

In newer versions of macOS, just turning indexing off then back on again resolves the issue.


As long as you backup your iPhone by syncing with iTunes, it'll restore every non-jailbreak thing just fine. The only exception being your login information for accounts and whatnot, unless iTunes is encrypting your backup.

You can verify your backup by going to iTunes' preferences and selecting the devices tab.

I'm not sure if it's still an issue, but if you happen to be using a tweak like "Five Icon Dock", you'll want to remove the extra icons from your dock, otherwise when you boot-up after restore, Springboard will constantly crash.


Best way to mirror iPad to tv for my parents?

If money is not a problem I would recommend Apple TV.

Apple TV has the advantage of begin wireless, and as you said, your parents will be able to control it from their seat. This quite useful for watching watching shows, but even better for other things, like looking at pictures on your iPad on the big screen, for example.

On the intuitiveness, if your parents already know how to access the multitasking bar at the bottom of the iPad it is pretty easy: just a switch away. Practically speaking, easier than dealing with walking, plugging it in, and having to stand up to input things to the iPad, or dealing with a long cord.

Apple TV has many other advantages/features: Photo Stream through iCloud, Netflix, Youtube, flickr, Internet Radio, WSJ, Movie Rentals, TV Show Store, etc. I don't know how many would your parents use/need, and of course Movies and Shows come for an extra cost, but its something to keep a thought on.

It's $40 dollars more expensive though. If your parents don't need such features, they don't mind a cord, and if they don't really need controlling their iPad while displaying something on the big screen, than it's some good $40 to save, but if you can spare it I think you get plenty of extra features and wireless commodity from it.


Enable the Automator Log

Automator's Log panel should display more detailed error information. You can show it by clicking the Log item in the View menu (or pressing ⌥⌘L).


How to clone CD or DVD from the CLI so it can be accessed in VirtulaBox Windows VM

You can use hdiutil to create the disk image, then convert to a hybrid format:

hdiutil create -srcdevice $device $diskname
hdiutil makehybrid -o $diskname.iso -joliet -iso $diskname.dmg

NOTE: this method does not require unmounting the device first.


MacBook Pro Retina running Bootcamp with 2 external 27" monitors

If your MacBook Retina is running in 150 DPI then your external screens will run in 150 DPI as well. This is a no go.

You can run your MacBook in eg. 1920x1200 (or any other resolution). But because this is not native resolution it is grainy. Even running with perfect pixel doubling like 1440x900 is blurry (http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/59283/why-is-a-retina-macbook-running-1440x900-grainy-under-boot-camp). Like going from none-retina to retina (just the other way).

I have been running with the retina under Boot Camp for many weeks now, and I've given up. Yesterday I ordered a MacBook Air and I'm selling my retina on eBay (Denmark). I'm pretty tech savvy... And everybody who says retina and Windows are great lies!

You can try this on your own machine before buing a retina. Just change the DPI on your current laptop and attach an external screen and try changing the resolution to a none native resolution.

If Windows are your main OS, don't buy retina! Period.


What does ⌛ Preview Hidden in macOS Messages app mean?

I had this too and this seemed to give me what I wanted (the preview):
System Preferences->Notifications->Messages->Show Notification Preview->set to Always. Then Quit Messages and restart.


Is there a way to turn on and off the Mouse Keys feature using AppleScript or a terminal command?

Here's the GUI scripting solution:

tell application "System Preferences"
    reveal anchor "Mouse" of pane id "com.apple.preference.universalaccess"
    tell application "System Events"
        tell process "System Preferences"
            tell first window
                tell first tab group
                    tell radio group 1
                        if value of radio button 1 is 1 then
                            # enabled, so disable
                            click radio button 2
                        else
                            # disabled, so enable
                            click radio button 1
                        end if
                    end tell
                end tell
            end tell
        end tell
    end tell
    quit
end tell

It will launch System Preferences if required, but doesn't show the window and quits it afterwards, so from a UI POV, it at least doesn't show the window.

You can change the persistent setting on which the System Preferences configuration is based using the following commands:

defaults write ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.universalaccess mouseDriver -bool YES
defaults write ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.universalaccess mouseDriver -bool NO

Unfortunately, this only changes the configuration file and does not apply the changes to the running system.

While you can programmatically press Option keys using AppleScript, like the following:

tell application "System Events"
    key down option
    key up option
end tell

The press Option five times to toggle setting is at a higher level and doesn't get triggered by this. While all regular Option key presses are ignored after you only run key down option, you can still toggle Mouse Keys.

Debugging System Preferences while changing the setting shows calls to LaunchUAServerIfNeeded and UAMouseKeysSetEnabled in the private UniversalAccessCore framework. Unless we reverse engineer that framework and write our own binaries, I don't think we'll get a proper programmatic way to do this.


USB became write-protected after trying to install Windows on BOOTCAMP

Partition or Erase the disk rather than the partition: in the Disk Utility sidebar, choose ‘Kingston DataTr…’ rather than ‘WinInstall’ and try your operation again.


Just After installing the new VM you'll get the error "File not found".

Click OK.
Right-click on the VMware Fusion icon opened in the Dock.
Select "Virtual Machine Library".
Delete any left-overs from there.


Would installing MacOS on a new partition fix my partition table?

Yes, the answer is yes. I have successufly reinstalled mac os without any loss to my data. and it has restored my recover partition and boot


Can't get WiFi Payloads to iPad using Apple Configurator

The WiFi networks were mixed case which caused the confusion and problems.


Default exchange calendar on iPhone (Google Sync)

In the calendar settings inside the settings app (Mai, Contacts, Calendars) at the bottom of that menu there is an option to set the Default Calendar. I'm thinking it's set to National Holidays at the moment so you can just change it there so all new entries should reside in the default calendar.

Hope that helps!


App for eye-friendly eBook reading on iMac or MacBook?

What you are asking is impossible, I'm afraid. The Kindle uses a different type of technology for its screen called "e-ink" or electronic paper:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_paper

whereas laptops (and iPhones, iPads) have backlit LCD screens.

The essential difference is that the Kindle screen is lit by the light reflected off it - the same as a printed page - this makes it more relaxing on your eye to read.

There is no software way of achieving this on a Mac - you'd need an entirely new screen!

There have been rumours that Apple own some e-ink patents but nothing has come of this so far.


sudo diskutil cs decryptVolume <disk> -passphrase "YOUR_RECOVERY_KEY"

If you don't have a recovery key created separately from your users passphrases, you can follow the instructions here:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202385

Usage:  diskutil coreStorage decryptVolume
        lvUUID|MountPoint|DiskIdentifier|DeviceNode
        [-stdinpassphrase | -passphrase passphrase]
Start a background decryption process that will convert the on-disk bytes which
back the given logical volume from encrypted back to plain. You must supply a
"Disk" passphrase (not a FileVault User passphrase) interactively or with one
of the above parameters. After this command completes, the conversion will be
ongoing; you can check progress with `diskutil coreStorage list`.
Example: diskutil coreStorage decryptVolume
                  11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555


my wife just got an iphone 3GS. we both have apple IDs, but her iTunes on her iPhone shows my username

Are you using the same user on your MacBook? If so, you're probably using the same iTunes too, which probably is set to your Apple ID. To use a different ID, you need to switch accounts every time you sync the iPhones. To sign out, choose "Store" > "Sign out" in the iTunes menu bar.

Thankfully, this whole hassle will be over when iOS 5 is released.


Is there any limit to create Apple ids through iTunes on a computer?

There is no limit of Apple ID creating attempts through iTunes on the MAC computer. I personally helped more than 80 people to create a new Apple ID without credit card. No problem!
There is a limit of 3 attempts for Apple ID activation on any Apple gadget (iPhone, iPad, iPod or MAC). Activation process occur when you enter new Apple ID account info into Settings > iCloud for the first time.
This limit can not be reset... Even if you ask Apple support team, they will refuse to do that.


Building off of the idea of trying to match the BSSID and removing that to the end of the line, I came up with this:

airport -s \
| sed 's# ..:..:..:..:..:.. .*##g ; s#^ *##g ; 1,1d' \
| sort -u

The sed line is actually 3 part:

Match the BSSID by looking for 2 characters separated by colons, repeated 5 times, and then everything to the end of the line (.*)
Match from the beginning of the line (^) and then any number of spaces (.*)
Deleted the first line (1,1d) which has the header information we don't care about: "SSID BSSID RSSI CHANNEL HT CC SECURITY (auth/unicast/group)"

The sort -u line makes sure each SSID only shows up once.

Maybe it's not ideal, but it might be an option.

The only possible "gotcha" I can think of is that I think sometimes BSSIDs can be reduced to 1 character instead of 2 if the first character is a zero, but I'm not sure if airport does that, and none of the networks I have access to include a zero in them, so I can't test for it. Maybe someone who is better at regexes can suggest a better one that what I have.


Equivalent of INS key: no key combination whatsoever works on my MacBook

If your purpose is simply to have the overwrite feature in Word for Mac or its free clones, then you can activate it inside the app and go to Tools > Customize Keyboard >  Commands and select "Overtype" and set whatever keyboard shortcut you want for it.


Does the TouchBar have its own GPU, CPU, or Ram?

This answer may not get to the crux of what you're wanting to do, but I offer it because I think your question is one that will interest a lot of people.

Apple’s Touch Bar MBP models actually use an Apple designed T1 chip that helps power both the Touch Bar and the Touch ID sensor. I say helps because this works in conjunction with the Intel CPU at the core of the MBPs. This T1 chip is actually the same that sits within the S2 in the current Series 2 Apple Watch models (it's being used as the processor and the Secure Enclave1).

During Apple's keynote it was revealed that in addition to being used for the Touch Bar, the T1 also handles security for the Touch ID sensor, the camera, and the keychain.

In terms of the Touch Bar, while the T1 does the sending of pixels to it, the main Intel processor is what actually renders the content that the T1 sends across.

In terms of security, the T1 is responsible for rendering any Apple Pay dialogs (because it's able to leverage off the Secure Enclave) while the actual transmission of any Apple Pay data is actioned by the main Intel processor.

In terms of what you want to do (i.e. offloading tasks to the T1), I'm not sure if/how this would work as I've only done iOS development. However, I do know that developing anything for the Touch Bar requires a Mac running macOS Sierra and Xcode 8.1 or above. Below are some resources that may be of interest:

Human Interface Guidelines for the Touch Bar
NSTouchBar
NSTouchBar Catalog: Creating and Customizing NSTouchBar

1. The Secure Enclave is a segregated portion of the chip used for personal information - the same process used in iOS and Apple Watch devices. You can read more about this in the iOS Security Guide.


How do I disable or get rid of the startup sound my Mac makes?

You can use StartSound.PrefPane which basically just sets the volume to 0 when you shutdown and then turns it back up after login.


Leave it for an hour or so. If it still isn't booting, you need to restore your iPod.
I would do this ASAP, because Apple is readying for the 6.1.1 release, which may block the current evasi0n exploit.

To force restore your iPod, enter DFU mode as shown below:

Connect the device to your computer and launch iTunes
Turn the device off (hold down the power button and home button at the top of the device)
Hold down the sleep/power button and home button together for exactly 10 seconds, then release the power button
Continue to hold down the Home button until a message appears in iTunes telling you an iPod in recover mode has been detected

After that, it should work in iTunes and you can restore.


Windows Remote Desktop Connection to Mac

It's your virtualization software that provides the RDP server, not OS X itself.

I don't know what you are using specifically, so I will frame my answer using VirtualBox as the example.  However, the principle is basically the same.

On my FreeBSD VM that I have running on my iMac (10.11.5), I have the option to turn on Remote Display as well as configure which port it connects to as well as how I authenticate to the display server.

In this case, VirtualBox uses the RDP protocol, so you can have any RDP client, whether it's Windows or OS X or even Linux connect to this particular VM.

There is nothing that I have to do to the OS running in the VM instance to connect.  Infact, the connection will remain persistent across reboots so you can in fact issue a shutdown -r now command and watch it go through the whole process.


iOS: App to search All Content in PDF files?

iAnnotate had the ability to search in all the pdf's That are in it's library (easily import from for instance Dropbox). It's also fairly fast in searching


The 4th generation iPod touch was produced in 2010. Dependent on usage it's possible that the battery has lost its capacity. This is more or less normal battery behaviour.

You can get the battery replaced, or if you have premium quality DIY skills you can replace it yourself.


Try going into Terminal then sudo chmod 777 /Volumes/ExternalDriveName this should allow everyone access. If it doesn't work, then verify that it is formatted APFS, HFS, FAT32, or EXFAT. If it is formatted as NTFS, then it will be mounted as read only. If it is formatted as something that macOS can write to, then try running First Aid on the external disk. This might fix permissions. Good luck!


When editing files on a (Windows?) networked drive I get "could not be saved" errors

Autosave is not working, you might not have sufficient permission on that volume. You should try rebuild the permissions or take the folder ownership using chown -R.

"… does not support permanent storage" means Versions is not working because the volume is not HFS+, it must be NTFS or FAT and you are using a protocol such as smb.

Apps who aren't using Version and Autosave have no problems.
If you want to disable these look here.


The key ID is B4AAE6CD, from your command output. You need to search and retrieve the key from a keyserver:

gpg --recv-keys B4AAE6CD

Then your verify command should work.


Merge SUB-folders replaces instead of merging?

I use an alternative manager http://www.binarynights.com/ as a workaround.

If you copy folders there, Forklift will ask you if you want to merge them or replace. Replace option works how you would expect.

However, when you move folders, the replace is the only option.


coreaudiod and launchd are taking up 80% and 40% processor respectively

Just had the exact same issue after restarting. I had previously unloaded a bunch of services.

The bluetooth issue was due to unloading the bluetooth service, but I had a bluetooth mouse plugged in via USB, I guess there was some override in the IO or something.

Loading the service again fixed the issue.

  sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.blued.plist

The core audio issue seems to have been fixed by loading the video assistant again

  sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.cmio.IIDCVideoAssistant.plist

Hope this helps someone as there shouldn't be the need for a full system restore because of one or two service issues.


Outlook and macOS's Spotlight (the indexing app) have notorious problems working together. With previous version I had success with the Repair tool that you mention. With Mojave & Outlook 2019, however, I had to try many other methods. This website seems to have the most comprehensive guides for troubleshooting this.

In my case, I finally found that "alternative method 6" from that guide worked. That means:

Backup!
Quit Outlook
Go to the folder ~/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/Outlook/Outlook 15 Profiles/Main Profile/Data (in Finder you can press cmd+shift+G to get there)
Move the Outlook.sqllite file e.g. to the Desktop (to keep it around until the restore is successful)
Launch Outlook.
Outlook will prompt you to repair your database. Click "Repair". Outlook is now forced to restore its database and rebuild the index, etc. In my case this took about 2–3 hours on a speedy MacBook Pro.
~/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/Outlook/Outlook 15 Profiles/ will contain backups of your previous database. To free some disk space you may want to archive or delete this.


How do I block specific places on a web site's domain?

Try Parental Controls

one caveat, the account you want to control cannot be a administrator of the machine in order for this to work.

open System Preferences > Parental Controls
Unlock it using the lock at the bottom left of the dialog. and entering an admin password.
Enable Parantal Controls
Choose an Account to be controlled by clicking Enable parental contorols in System Preferences > Accounts for the user that needs control.
Next click Open Parental Controls...
Then select the Web tab and choose Try to limit access to adult websites automaticly then click Customize...
Add any sites you do not want access to such as http://google.com/news to the Never allow these websites section.

This should work with any browser in that account.


Time Machine not "remembering" external hard drive backup after not being connected for some time

Once a backup interval happens where the external is skipped, you might end up with two copies. Getting partial recognition of unchanged files to have them deduplicated would require a lot of scripting to recreate hard links across several folders.

I usually set that drive on a shelf and buy a new one. Once the new one has sufficient backup history, you could check for deleted files or just wipe the "broken" drive. The risk of not realizing a file was corrupt or deleted is slim but exactly what a backup is designed to do.

In the end, you'll need to evaluate the cost of a new drive and the cost of potentially losing a file you could have recovered and minimize your risk and budget costs.


Can a logged in user restore its ~/Library folder from a Time Machine backup made with a previous version of the OS?

Have you done anything on the Sierra install that you wouldn't want overwritten? I've never tried restoring between different versions myself, but my guess is that it wouldn't be an issue—it'd just upgrade everything it needed to when you next logged in.

As for doing it while you are logged in—I wouldn't try it. I would either log in under a different administrator account, if you have one (but this might result in permissions problems), or log out, then borrow someone else's machine and log in over SSH. That way you won't have background processes writing stuff to your Library folder as you're trying to copy it.

This is for Time Machine. It may not restore everything—see below!

Borrow a friend's Mac (sorry, but Windows machines won't work) and open Terminal.

If your backup drive is locked:

Connect your backup drive and unlock it if necessary.
Open Terminal.
See below, starting with the ssh command, and replace ~/Library with /Volumes/disk/Backups.backupdb/machine-name/Latest/Macintosh\ HD/Users/user/Library where disk is the name of the backup disk, machine-name is the name of the old machine, and user is your username, as in the SSH command. Any spaces will have to be preceded with backslashes, as with "Macintosh\ HD". You can hit Tab while typing a path segment and it will autocomplete it for you, including escaping things as necessary (the backslash thing). Stop before the chmod command, as you didn't do anything to your friend's Library folder and don't need to undo it. (Plus, if for some reason they wanted something in their Library folder to be read-only, they might get mad at you!)

If your backup drive is not locked (hopefully it is, but just in case):

Do the same thing as above, except connect the backup drive to the new machine (without logging in!) and remove the user@machine.local: bit from the transfer. Also do the transfer while still logged in to the remote machine. You can then also use ~ in place of /Users/user (but don't replace this with /Volumes/...). The above method works just fine, but this one is faster.

An important note!

I'm not completely sure about this, but Time Machine may not back up everything in ~/Library. If you find something missing and still have the old machine around, I would use that to transfer the files:

Boot up both machines and connect them to the same network. Do not log in on the new machine, or log out if you are logged in.
Log into the old machine, and open Terminal.
Type chmod -R -w ~/Library. This will prevent the old system from modifying the folder as you're copying it. From here on out, until you undo this with chmod -R +w ~/Library, preferences will not be saved. Some other things might not be saved either; it's just a good idea not to do any work on either machine while this is going on.
Type ssh user@machine.local, where user is your username on the new machine (the name of your home folder, not your full name), machine is your new machine name, and local is the TLD of your local network. It may be local (mine is), but may also be something else. It might say something to the effect of "authenticity cannot be verified", but if you're on a home network you probably don't have to worry about this. You'll need to enter your login password (for the new machine) when it asks you.

You are now logged in to the remote machine. Type mv ~/Library ~/.Trash/Library to trash the folder you're about to replace.

If you don't have enough disk space to keep the old version around, you can use rm -rv ~/Library instead. Be very careful with rm, however! It deletes files immediately, without asking for confirmation. I wouldn't recommend doing this unless absolutely necessary, as then you won't be able to restore if there's a problem.

Type ⌃D to log out of the remote system. If that doesn't work (although it should), use exit.

Type rsync -rlptgDEHP --stats ~/Library user@machine.local:/Users/user/Library, substituting as above. This is the actual copy; it will most likely take a very long time. If you need to stop, just hit ⌃C to cancel the transfer. When you pick up again, it will have to go through the "building file list" process all over again but the actual sending process should pick up where you left off.

You can add z to the -rlptgDEHP bit if you have a slow local network (which is kind of unlikely, but...). This will make rsync compress everything before sending it across the network, although it'll take time to compress it before sending it and decompress it at the other end.

After the transfer is complete and you've tested it to make sure nothing broke, type chmod -R +w ~/Library (on the local machine). This will make it writable again.

Edit: You should do this on the new machine as well, so you'll be able to save preferences and things there.

A small note about security (this shouldn't really matter at home, but it might elsewhere):

Rsync uses a remote-shell program for the transfer; if the remote-shell program isn't secure, I doubt the transfer would be. It should use SSH, which is secure, but according to the manual, it can be configured to use something else:

  For remote transfers, a modern rsync uses ssh for its communications, but it may have been configured to use a different remote shell by default, such as rsh or remsh.

  You can also specify any remote shell you like, either by using the -e command line option, or by setting the RSYNC_RSH environment variable.

So if you want to force it to use SSH, use RSYNC_RSH='ssh' rsync ...

This only matters for network connections; it doesn't matter with the "TM drive not locked" method, as SSH is definitely used there.


Goto your Home Folder > Library > Preferences and delete the files:

com.apple.finder.plist
com.apple.sidebarlists.plist

If you can't find the files use this method: from the Finder menu bar, select Go > Go to Folder and copy the following line into the text box that opens:

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

Then, restart, or log out and in again.

Edit

Select Go > Go to Folder and copy the following line into the text box that opens:

/System/Library/CoreServices/CoreTypes.bundle/Contents/Resources/

Here is where you will find all the sidebar icons -

Now you will have to manually change the icons for the respective folders by using Get Info on the folder that is in your sidebar and by dragging and dropping the icns file onto on the Inspector panel.


You could:

Sell it: Gazelle is a good place to sell old gadgets.
Use it as a regular iPod Touch (I gave my old iPhone to my teen to watch iTunes U videos for school).
Jailbreak it.
Test Custom Apps
Turn it into a neat personal project (remote control cars/planes, house automation).  Blog about it too.
Donate it
Replace your car stereo (this one is fun).
Make it your portable DVR; load it with your favorite shows and watch them when you have time (I know you can do this with you new iPhone, but it'll save on battery life if you use a second device).
High tech alarm clock (I know, that one's silly).

Sorry if I repeated any suggestions.  I was doing a quick brainstorm.  It's fun finding new ways to use old gadgets.  Good luck and let us know what you do.


Using CMD on Very Old PC Keyboard During Boot

Unfortunately I think you're out of luck. I don't know exactly what sorts of tweaks you've used to get a command key in OS X, but they're almost certainly at the OS level, not on the hardware or firmware level. The EFI boot loader can't read these tweaks, so unless the keyboard itself can directly send the command key signal, you're out of luck.

The only thing I can think of is some sort of hardware device that would stand in between the keyboard and the Mac and spit out modified key codes if given the proper input. However I don't know of any such product. Perhaps something could be hacked up using an Arduino or something similar, but it would be a fairly substantial project.

I think you're best off just getting a cheap keyboard with a windows or command key and keeping it in a drawer for the few occasions when you do need it.


Is selective upload to iCloud possible (i.e. apps only, no camera content)?

In iCloud settings, you can select exactly what you would like to have in your iCloud Backup. Go to Settings → iCloud → Storage & Backup → Manage Storage → This iPad. There you can enable/disable various data sources that are able to be backed up by iCloud Backup.

For example, you can leave all the apps selected and simply disable the Camera Roll backup. Attempting to disable the Camera Roll backups after completing at least one backup will prompt you before deleting the existing Camera Roll backup:

For more granular control of exactly what is synchronised to iCloud other than app and device data, you can view and modify iCloud services sync settings by going to Settings → iCloud.

At the time of writing, there are 8 iCloud services that synchronise data: Mail, Contacts, Calendars, Reminders, Safari, Notes, Photos, and Documents & Data. Each one of these services can be enabled/disabled independently. Tapping Documents & Data gives you granular control over exactly which apps can sync data through iCloud.

You can view exactly how much content is on your device by going to Settings → General → Usage. There, it details the cumulative space required by a certain app or service. Tapping on an app/service shows a breakdown of that space requirement. For example, tapping iBooks shows that the app is just under 60 MB, with the Documents & Data being almost 1.5 GB. If you selected to backup this app under iCloud Storage & Backup settings, then only the Documents & Data would be backed up - the app itself is not backed up by iCloud Backup. The second example shows an app where this is more useful: Real Racing 3. The app itself is almost 1.5 GB, however the data is 1.5 MB. During an iCloud Backup, only the 1.5 MB of app data is backed up. Since the app resides on the App Store, it is unnecessary for this to be backed up; during an iCloud Backup restore, the app is re-downloaded from the App Store.

iTunes shows you a brief breakdown of the content of your device as well. Connecting your device to iTunes (either by USB or iTunes Wi-Fi Sync) and going to the Summary tab shows you a graphical summary of the types of data, however (unfortunately) it does not give much detail about exactly what is in each category like the iOS Usage page does.

You mention that you don't want this content to sync to other devices - iCloud Backup will not restore data to other devices unless you specifically request it to. However, Photo Stream will upload your camera roll to iCloud and sync it to other devices. You can disable Photo Stream in Settings → iCloud → Photos → My Photo Stream.


Short answer

Ki refers to the binary prefix kibi which denotes 210, or a value of 1,024. For more info refer to the Kibibyte article on Wikipedia.

Long answer

At first glance I thought this was referring to Kilobytes as in KB and not kB, because there’s an old convention since the 1970s that we use kB for 1,000 Bytes and KB for 1,024 Bytes.

So, what the iTerm2 conversion seemed to be doing was assuming that the 172,688 figure referred to bytes and therefore it was basically equivalent to 168.64 KB (i.e. 168.64 x 1,024).

However, upon reading the 'Kilobyte' article on Wikipedia and referring to the additional 'See also' articles, it appears that iTerm2 is using the symbol for Kibi (which itself is shortened for kilobinary, a term originally proposed in 1995 to denote a value of 1,024).

The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) after consultation with the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) published a number of standards during the period 1999 to 2012. According to the BIPM standard JCGM 200:2012 "International vocabulary of metrology – Basic and general concepts and associated terms (VIM), 3rd edition"

  SI prefixes refer strictly to powers of 10, and should not be used for powers of 2. For example, 1 kilobit should not be used to represent 1024 bits (210 bits), which is 1 kibibit.

The following table lists specific units, names, symbols etc:

Source: Wikipedia

So, while the value of a kibi (Ki) is 1,024, it is not necessarily representative of a Kilobyte (which represents 1,024 Bytes), because it can also refer to 1,024 of something else.


"Format" menu in TextEdit or Note with changed shortcut

Follow what @Andyroo said, it's mostly likely that a shortcut was set.
System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts -> App Shortcuts


iPhone 4 won't charge with wall charger after iOS 6 update

Check the dock connector on the bottom for dust, and clean it out very carefully.

The wall charger uses a different pin for the faster charge rate (12V I think), USB only carries 5V of power, and has a dedicated pin on the dock connector for 5V charging.


You are right that this isn't a feature of OSX. It looks like it is showing you the code of PDF files instead of rendering them as PDF files. My guess is you've either installed a QuickLook plugin that is doing this, or you've installed an application with a QuickLook plugin that is handling files instead of the default plugins.

There are three folders for QuickLook plugins. Please check these folders for any plugins that you've installed yourself that could be doing this. "/System/Library/QuickLook", "/Library/QuickLook" and "/Users/YOURUSERNAME/Library/QuickLook".

Alternatively you can run the command qlmanage -m plugins to see a list of plugins on your system. This will tell you the plugins from these folders, but also includes the plugins that come bundled with applications. You could even filter it to just show those that affect PDF files with qlmanage -m plugins | grep pdf.

Let us know how you get on.


Change search Google in Safari to use Firefox

You can create a new service with automator, use the "Run Shell Script" action, and use:
open -a FireFox "http://www.google.com/search?q=$1"
as the shell script text, then save it as "Open with Firefox" or whatever you like.
-or-
follow this summary from this thread:

Download and Install OnMyCommand/OMCEdit

Open OMCEdit

Click on "Download Commands" then "Download"

Go in "Command Library"

Choose #22 and click on "Append to Command"

Change the name if you want (in "Command Name")

Write " Top Level " in location if you don't want a sub-menu, or choose a name for the sub-menu ("In On My Command" is the default)

Save

You're done!


Mac Air (2015) keeps shutting off immediately after being unplugged from charger

I found this article 'About Mac notebook batteries' on Apple's website, click on the link to go to the article: About Mac notebook batteries

In the report you submitted (in the first block) I read this:

  Condition: Replace Now

That's probably not good, and I think you'll have to replace the battery.


PowerBook G4 cannot boot up and doesn't install any versions

Actually we need a little more info.

When you turn it on do you get the Mac startup "bong?"

Does the screen light up? What color is it (black, gray, etc?)

Does anything appear on the screen? EG an Apple logo, flashing question mark, drive icon with a slash through it, etc...

If it is asking for a password there is a utility on the install DVD that can reset the password. You can also reset the password by (if memory serves me...) by just removing one of the DIMMs, turning it on. Turn it back off and put the DIMM back in.


Yes. You should be able to still use those packages on Mavericks (10.9) with the stock python (2.7.5)

I have not installed any python packages and both of the following commands work from the python interpreter:

import Quartz
import CoreGraphics

If your import statement is identical to what you listed in your question, then you may have to change the import statement, but those packages appear to still be there.


Unable to Install apps onto my iPad (Stuck on "waiting...")

You could try doing a hard reset of your iPad.

Press and hold together the home button and the on/off button on the side of your iPad for a few seconds. This will make your screen go black and bring up the Apple logo. There is no need to do anything else. Device will reset itself and turn back on. This usually does the trick.


Office Word 2011 for Mac scrambles hyperlinks with different schemes

As for the 'weird' file pointed scheme, that's just what Office '11 does with non-standard URLs. It is actually attempting to create a link to file on the computer's filesystem.

To have Word not create such links, in Word go to the Preferences > AutoCorrect > AutoFormat as You Type tab and un-check "Internet and network paths with hyperlinks".


I have the same problem and solve it by the following approach.

  choose System Preferences
  select the Keyboard option
  Select the Input Sources tab, and then check the box next to Automatically switch to a document’s input source option

Source: https://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/53194/os-x-switch-language-input-sources-automatically/


How to stop a dhcp server from assigning my ip to another computer

You might want to check out your routers web interface. Usually you can assign a preferred (or probably obligatory) IP-Address to a  specific Mac Address in this case the mac adress of your Laptop. (you might want to read the wikipedia article about mac adresses as it explains a lot more and might be available in your native language)


Can't sign in to Apple Music, TV or Podcast on Mac

It magically solved itself after few days.


Cannot install Ubuntu One - nowhere to drag to?

You can just drag the application to your Applications folder. Open Finder and navigate to /Applications and drag and release the icon there.


Sparkle updater seems to be broken or having issues

Permissions would be my last thing to check, since if they were off, the app wouldn't even run - but it's also an easy thing to rule out. Be aware that Apple's permission repair does not affect user directories (where permission errors actually tend to hurt people) or third party software (since Disk Utility only corrects permissions on software Apple installed with the OS and updates).

This seems much more likely to be an issue with the app communicating back to the server the developer of the app has set up to serve updates. I'd start with the support for the app in question and see if you can verify the update server is alive and reachable from your network.

There were some update bugs a while back, but most of them seem to be squashed in the more recent versions of sparkle that developers can download.

https://github.com/andymatuschak/Sparkle/issues?state=open


How to set a different encrypted boot volume without unlocking?

I was able to change the default boot volume which is just a partial resolution of my question.  This is done by using an alternate form of the bless command based on an un-mounted storage device.  From the intended default volume OS booted:

$ sudo bless --device /dev/disk1s1 --setBoot

(where disk1s1 is the current and intended volume which can be observed from Disk Utility -> Info )
Now the OS that I want to be default boot boots by default.

Unfortunately,

I can't set the next OS to boot from the command line with running from the other partition.

$ sudo bless --device /dev/disk1s5 --setBoot --nextonly
Could not set boot device property: 0xe00002e2

Google search of the error shows similar challenges related to System Integrity Protection (SIP) but to me no clear resolution.


How do I force the Trash to empty on El Captan?

You can use 'rm' with the '-f' option:

sudo rm -rf ~/.Trash /Volumes/*/.Trashes

Be very careful if you manually type this in.

This empties the trash in your home folder and any trash on any other mounted partitions.


A way to use iPad as a sketching device during presentations (without cables)?

I assume that you have your presentation or document you want to show on your Mac. If so, the setup I use is as follows:

Install AirDisplay on your iPad and its client on your Mac
Install CocoPad on your mac.
Using AirDisplay "link" your iPad to your mac and mirror the displays.
Connect your projector and mirror the display
Create a new document in CocoPad and in the right corner choose a "transparent" canvas.
Bring the  transparent canvas on top of the document you want to scribble on and then scribble with your finger (or a stylus) on the iPad

Since AirDisplay relies on a wireless network to become an external display, you may want to make your setup more reliable by creating your own wireless network. To do so go to System Preferences-> Sharing -> Internet Sharing and enable it. Connect your iPad to the "created" wireless network and the connection will now be rock solid.

Another option that you could try out is inklet with cocoPad but it is a bit more expensive but with that option you would not need an iPad.

Hope this helps


Is it possible to use MacBook Pro with 3 monitors?

False, Dual DVI means that it has more bandwidth, not that you can attach two monitors. Quote from wikipedia article:

To support display devices requiring higher video bandwidth, there is provision for a dual DVI link. A dual link doubles the number of TMDS pairs, effectively doubling video bandwidth at a given pixel clock frequency.
Dual link should not be confused with dual display (also called dual head), which describes those situations where a computer is hooked up to two monitors at once. Neither, either, or both of the dual displays could be dual link. Depending on the video card(s), the displays could be both analog (VGA), an analog and a digital, or both digital.

In order to attach two monitors, you could use a third party device like Matrox GXM (Graphics eXpansion Modules) - you can connect two or three monitors from your Display Port, however, there are some limitations (like the OS does not know natively that there are two or three monitors connected and treats it like one). The price is about $350 for the Tripplehead and around $220 for the Dualhead one.
Here is the GXM homepage.


Unable to update Remote Desktop using App Store

Is it in your purchase history? I'm guessing no.

Apple changed the policy on ARD a while ago. It went from 'serial number' to App Store, & any existing ARD on the machine should have been 'upgraded' to that at the time. Mine was showing as purchased, but not available as an update.

The App Store app was showing it as 'Open' which it wouldn't because the client had already updated to 3.9, which sent me back to the App Store -  so I was locked in an infinite loop

My fix was to trash the app [or zip it & trash] then go to it in the App Store https://itunes.apple.com/app/id409907375 which then showed it as 'Install' & I was up & running.

Alternative approach I've heard to work was - remove ARD from Apps, launch App Store, check for the ARD app, which shows as to buy, quit App Store, put ARD back in Apps & check again.

A third possibility - untested & definitely worth having a backup - see if com.apple.pkg.RemoteDesktopAdmin_AppStore either .bom or .plist exist in /private/var/db/receipts. Trash & try one of the above methods.
I'm not certain whether this is double-checked in /Library/Receipts/InstallHistory.plist hence the backup recommendation.


The temperature drop when unplugging the power can be attributed to Intel's SpeedStep technology, which will conserve energy while working on battery by dynamically decreasing/increasing the clock speed.

There is no way to control this from Mac OS X itself, but for your processor you could use the 3rd party software CoolBook. I have no experience with this software though, and I'd be cautious, there really is no good reason to go fiddling with these settings manuals.


Renaming documents from within the 'Open' and 'Save As' dialog boxes just like in Windows

Can I do the same thing in macOS?

Yes and No. Let me explain.

Yes

You can do the same thing from within the Open dialogue window of an application, however it is not done by clicking on the filename to highlight it. Instead, you need to right-click on the filename and select Rename. This then highlights it and you can rename it as you wish.

If my explanation isn't clear, please let me know and I'll upload a couple of screenshots.

No

Unfortunately, macOS does not allow you to rename a document from within the Save As dialogue window. This may actually be a bug because right-clicking on a filename does in fact give you the Rename option, it's just that it doesn't actually allow you to rename the document.

In fact, now that I'm thinking about this, I suggest you send in some feedback to Apple. When you do select Bug Report as your feedback type, and for feedback area select the Desktop/Finder/Filesystem option. I'll do the same, because you either shouldn't be able to select Rename from within the Save As dialogue window, or it should work since you can select it.


Publishing to folder on iWeb produces strange A^ symbol

This probably indicates your web server is configured to force all browsers to use Latin-1 encoding.  iWeb pages are always in UTF-8 encoding.  Ask the people who run the server to fix it.  This can usually be done by adding a special .htaccess file to your web space.


iTunes is not recognizing my iPod Touch 4th generation

First, try connecting to a different computer and/or using a different cable to rule out the possibility of it being something other than the iPod.

Next, check if there are any defects with the iPod. If you are using iOS 5, configure it to back up all your data to iCloud.

Finally, you may want to consider putting the iPod into recovery mode and trying to restore from there. If that does not work, you may want to visit the Genius Bar to check for any hardware issues.

How to do it: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808

Note: if you are out of warranty, and suspect it may be a physical issue, you may just want to continue using the iPod as it is, because once you put it into recovery mode you may not be able to get out of it


Solving an "wireless tools not found" error from airmon-ng tool

Unfortunately, airmon-ng is not working on OS X, you will probably have to use a virtual PC with a linux OS + USB WiFi dongle. From FAQ:

Is Mac OS X supported?

The aircrack-ng suite has limited Mac OS X support. Currently it only supports the following tools: aircrack-ng, packetforge-ng, ivstools and makeivs. Any program which requires opening a wireless interface is not supported.


Multiple Apple ID accounts – can I delete one safely?

The main issue you might have is if you have purchased/downloaded apps, music or any content with that apple ID. You won't be able to update them or you will need to re-download them or purchase them again with the other ID in order to continue having updates.

The same applies with synced content via iCloud such as contacts, iCal, etc.

You just need to be sure that no content, apps or anything was synced or downloaded with that ID.


What is default (factory pre-loaded) iOS for iPhone 3gs

The 3GS originally shipped with iOS 3.0, which was called iPhone OS 3.0 at the time.


Folders created through "Save As..." dialog not immediately visible in Finder

I have that as well on my MBA with Mavericks, occasionally, even with things like screenshot that I have just taken not showing in finder. And the files can not be found with spotlight, nor are they hidden kind.

Have not found what causes it (still looking, since it is not reproducible event), but I use the keyboard shortcut to reset the finder after which it works again.

alt+cmd+esc then click on Finder Relaunch.

I know it is not a fix, but bit faster way then using terminal.


Keyboard malfunction: Mac always opens in safe mode

On the basis of your current issue where you want to bypass Safe Mode, then

Hold the Option button down on boot to bypass the Safe Mode ensures a normal boot

However, you have mentioned that your keyboard is not working as expected. If you can afford it, I would recommend replacing the top case and keyboard. But, as an alternative

Download and install KeyRemap4MacBook.
Use a combination of the functionalities of the Keyboard Viewer and KeyRemap4MacBook to figure out which shift key is the problem.
Disable the left/right shift key on KeyRemap4MacBook and click on the 'Reload XML' button to make that take effect.

If only one shift key was the problem, then you are done. If both shift keys were shorted, then its likely other keys are too. In which case you should probably just replace the entire thing. If you think other keys are not affected, then you can use KeyRemap4MacBook itself to remap the shift functionality to a lesser-used key like the Left Option key.

Under System Preferences > Users & Groups > Login Items , add KeyRemap4MacBook as an application that should start on login. This will ensure that you disable/remap of the shift key is active every time you log in.

Things to remember

Remember to hold down the Option key every time the computer boots or reboots to bypass safe mode. The fix above is at the software level.

The key is physically still shorted at the hardware level and will affect boot.


Log in to your Widows account (online) and reset your settings there.

https://account.microsoft.com/account

Keychain is just following orders, and accessing stored information.


My external monitor doesn't work at full resolution with my MacBook

You can go to System Preferences > Displays, then option-click (press option key while left-clicking) on Scaled to expose additional resolutions that aren't exposed with a normal left-click.

Otherwise, you have a great choice of software for that, like switchResX:

  Why hassling with Apple's inbuilt screen settings, when there is so
  much more to get and much easier, too?

  With SwitchResX you get back control on your screen – or screens even!
  There are plenty of inbuilt options...


I want to save my photos from iPad OS9.3.2 to PC Windows

For photos:

Connect your iPad to PC
Open Computer>Portable Devices>Internal Storage>DCIM, then drag/copy
photos to another folder on your PC

For contacts:

Log in to your iCloud account from a browser on your computer
Select one or more contacts in the contacts list.
To select several adjacent contacts, click the first one, then
Shift-click the last one. To select multiple nonadjacent contacts,
Command-click them on a Mac or Control-click them on a Windows
computer.
Click the cogwheel button on the bottom right and choose Export
vCard from the pop-up menu