<issue_start>username_0: Something I find strange in One Punch Man is, it seems no all kinds of power seems to exist in the story. I mean, what we usually see is, people with increased strenght, resistance, regeneration, speed, (all augmentations of natural human habilities), ESP, and people who increased their power through artifacts such as cyborgs, people using special guns (like golden ball, spring mustachio, stinger, etc) and that's it. We dont see for example, heroes who can manipulate ice or fire without artifacts , invisibility, people who can naturally fire beams, wind control, water control, animal control, etc. May be I'm wrong and I don't know all the heroes, but isnt it so?

Can heroes have any kind of powers in One Punch Man?<issue_comment>username_1: I think that *a definite or correct answer to this question can only be provided by the mangaka himself/herself* as someone else might entail the need for speculation. I'll provide my views, however.

**We dont see for example, heroes who can manipulate ice or fire without artifacts , invisibility, people who can naturally fire beams, wind control, water control, animal control, etc.** Almost all of the powers you mentioned here can be done by [espers](https://onepunchman.fandom.com/wiki/Esper), except for invisibility and naturally fire beams, whatever kind of beams they may be. There's really no such thing as impossible when it comes to an author and his/her story. Anything can be made possible if the mangaka can create a situation to make things not previously included in his/her story to be possible.

However, the problem I see with ONE including, for example, invisibility and fire beams, and why I think we would not see them anytime soon, is that it is unoriginal. In *One-Punch Man*, most of the heroes apart from espers, acquired their abilities via training or some other means later in life. **They were not born with them, which sets the story apart**. Including a part where people are now born with different abilities would make it seem like *Boku no Hero Academia* or *X-Men*.

Although, again, who knows. The mangaka has control of the story so if he can make it work, then I have no complaints. So, yes, heroes can have any kind of powers in *One-Punch Man* if the mangaka wills it so.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I dont know if it's canon or it should be considered "filler", but in th new OVA 1 of season 2 (not released at the time of the question),

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<issue_start>username_0: <https://onepunchman.fandom.com/wiki/Armored_Gorilla>

[![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/iHHSp.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/iHHSp.png)

We all remember this gorilla in season 1, who seems really weak and **lost against Genos**.

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In season 2, we see him beating Marshall Gorilla in one punch.

[![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/z8bq9.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/z8bq9.png)

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It sounded very weird to me. The previous episodes showed the monsters of Orochi very strong, and need S-Class Heroes to beat them.

<NAME> is the same kind as the **Supersado girl**.
But Fubuki needed Tatsumaki help to beat her.

[![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/yVQyE.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/yVQyE.png)

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**He was followed by Zombieman, an S-Class Hero, who was worried about that Marshall Gorilla, so it means that he's as strong as a S-Class Hero...**

**So if this Gorilla is so strong, how can that weak Armored Gorilla beat him?**<issue_comment>username_1: Armored Gorilla looked very weak despite claiming to be extremely strong. This is because he was very quickly and easily beaten by Genos. Also, Genos looks weak compared to the other human there... Saitama.

However, Genos soon after became an S class hero and clearly deserves that ranking based on his skill level. So Genos is S class level. Genos and Saitama are absurdly strong and are ridiculous standards to compare to.

You argue that <NAME> needed someone on the level of an S class hero to beat them. I would argue that they need an A class hero or similar to beat them but that doesn't matter. This episode establishes that Marshall Gorilla should be strong enough to at least defeat most A class heroes.

His easy defeat just shows that Armored Gorilla actually was very strong... he looked weak only because of how amazingly strong Genos and (by extension) Saitama are.

Retrospectively, we should know that he was that strong as Genos's defeat of that laboratory alone was enough to skyrocket him up to S rank immediately. While you may want to attribute that strength to Saitama as Saitama beat Kabuto, the hero association was probably not aware of Kabuto so did not include him in their calculations.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: **<NAME> is stronger than <NAME>**
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If we are going to base on threat level alone, *Armored Gorilla is Demon level* while *Marshall Gorilla is Tiger level*

[![<NAME>illa vs <NAME>](https://i.stack.imgur.com/UxgYV.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/UxgYV.png)

But of course we can't just use the threat level alone.

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So let's look how the battle goes on between the two:

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>  <NAME> uses his Banana Slash to Armored Gorilla, the same technique he use to defeat the A-rank hero Heavy Kong. The attack didn't even budged Armored Gorilla and the knife was broken, from this we can completely see the power difference between the two and we can say the Armored Gorilla is really stronger that Marshall Gorilla.
>  [![<NAME> uses his Banana Slash](https://i.stack.imgur.com/9TTn1.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/9TTn1.png)
> [![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/YlIZB.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/YlIZB.png)
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*Zombieman is not worried about <NAME>*, he is following him for a different reason:

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>  Zombieman want to know their location that's why he is following him
>  [![Zombieman reason for following Marshall Gorilla1](https://i.stack.imgur.com/OxFh9.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/OxFh9.jpg)
> [![Zombieman reason for following Marshall Gorilla2](https://i.stack.imgur.com/x0oJL.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/x0oJL.png)
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Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: It's all about match ups. Nothing to do with power. Although power can make a huge difference if they are as strong as tatsumaki. But you have to realize that fubuki and her gang doesn't even match up to most heroes on A levels. Fubuki although being B class could be considered A since she is top 1 and could do well. Genos is also a pretty strong character but his main role is to make saitama look stronger by making him lose to the enemies that saitama could beat. He didn't get S by just being a tactician. His physical levels are off the charts. Remember deep sea King? He took out 2 S class heroes and made sonic retreat but he is only a demon level threat. Same level with armored gorilla. But like I said, it's all about match ups too. Deep sea King is physically strong and even stronger and faster in the rain. Some heroes could be advantageous against certain monsters. Like VS Boros. I'm pretty sure most of the S class heroes won't hold up to him unless they teamed up. The only one I think would have a chance would be tatsumaki.
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<issue_start>username_0: While training his successor, All Might is often surprised by Midoriya's abilities (or lack thereof) to control One-for-All. He notes things like, "I guess you can only use 5% of this power right now".

Were All Might and previous users just more adept in adapting to this Quirk?<issue_comment>username_1: Yes, the other successors for One-For-All were handpicked by the previous users among the fittest to use the quirk. <NAME> mentions that even though Toshinori/All-Might was born quirkless, he possessed great resilience and endurance to maintain One-For-All power.

Midoryia had no previous training nor did he have a good constitution or muscle strength to keep up with One-For-All's great stress upon the body. That is why All-Might has often had those remarks about him.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: The body that Midoriya possessed is not a perfect vessel for one for all (at the moment). But his predecessors were better vessels. One for all is stronger for Deku than All Might. Same way, Deku and all might have stronger models of one for all than Nana Shimura. It's because one for all stockpiles power. So, the backlash also increases. Therefore, it's harder for Deku to master one for all.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: I am following the anime and the answer will be based only on that,

First of all,
like every power is unique and has different training requirements, that you can see in UA. Similarly, Every person is unique too, much like the real world. You can define this uniqueness over a lot of different factors.

Hence, the way Deku sees things and comprehends them will be different than All Might or anyone else.
Example: Deku uses Microwave to explore his control over power which All Might never considered.

This would also conclude that their way of using power will be different, what you see in the series later is that Deku relies on Footwork and strategy whereas All Might used Punches.

Now coming to your question:

1. Since All Might got hurt, *Deku got his powers pretty early* (As, it
was planned to be given to his super senior who had much more
training and experience). Thus, making him unable to completely
control his powers. We do not know at what ages the other users of
One for All got their powers. But they might be older than Deku when
they gained them, thus Deku looks to be more struggling against
them, who made it look easy probably.
2. Deku has done a lot of research, and made his own database that makes him quite *skilled in strategy and quicker in responding to difficult situations*, that too from the very beginning without any training. Which might not be possible with other users of All For One.

Thus if you say that they were skilled, you might find Deku to be Sharper. But there is a lot unknown.
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<issue_start>username_0: Why didn't Netero use a limitation and vow like Kurapika to beat Meruem? Kurapika was able to chain the Phantom Troops by making a vow that she would only use the chains on the Phantom Troops or else she would die. Why didn't netero do something similar?<issue_comment>username_1: Netero didn't need to use limitation and vow to beat meruem. Once Netero figured out his attacks were barely leaving a scratch on meruem he used his most powerful attack Miniature Rose Bomb.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Simply put, one can't just *add* a Limitation or a Vow to an ability.

Specifics of developing a Nen ability are left a bit vague in the story, but it's rather clear that Vows and Limitations are inherent part of each ability that are added to them as they are created. And since Netero didn't create any *new* abilities to fight Meruem, those would have needed to be already present.

Also, most hunters dislike adding Limitations to abilities. The enhancement of power they provide is inconsistent and the conditions need to be very severe for the benefit to be significant. Kurapika is able to use as severe Vows as he does because hunting the Phantom Troops is *literally* his life's work. He's willing to sacrifice a lot of the general power of his abilities to make them *really* powerful in specific situations.

Now, there is one powerup that Netero could have perhaps used. General emotion of risk. This is sort of the basis of where Limitations and Vows get their power in the first place, but more primal. It is the risks that Limitations impose that give them their power and it is possible tap into the same source without imposing a formal Limitation. Shoot used this when he covered one of his eyes while fighting Youpi, sort of imposing a temporary limitation on himself. It could also be argued that Gon's Jajanken gets a bit of a powerup from the risk that its long windup and general vulnerability present.

Of course, Netero was already going to fight possibly the strongest living being on in the known world, so I'm not sure how much of an extra risk there could be.

Side note: I haven't read the Dark Continent Expedition arc or the Succession Contest arc, so if there are any exceptions to these, they'd be there.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Netero had been alive for a long time. This was the first fight in a long time where he was actually going to go up against a worthy opponent. As others said previously limitations/vows can’t really be created after the ability has been conceived except in cases like with shoot.

The only thing that Netero could have possibly utilized in the form of a vow/limitation is some form of Post Mortem Nen. But it is entirely possible that even that might not have worked because he technically already had a Post Mortem ability in the form of the miniature rose, and knowing that he had that, he might not have been able to generate a conviction strong enough to go off after he died
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<issue_start>username_0: In the last chapter of the Dragon Ball Super manga,

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Goku apparently tried to use hakai in the past, but it seems that he didnt master it since he says he failed using it.

Also, according to Dragon Ball, Goku can use the flying nimbus because he has a pure heart. Can a person like Goku with a pure heart do what Beerus says he has to do to use hakai?

Is Hakai a technique impossible for Goku to master?<issue_comment>username_1: My guess is All Might might have stopped after having power to beat any type of enemies and he didn't even get to think of the future that at someday he might lose his power or maybe he understood the power given by his mentor whereas Deku wanted to learn where this power comes from and what can make him more powerful... More like that power generates from emotion and doubt
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Because when All Might gave Deku the quirk One For All, it took his power. In episode 48, "Symbol of Peace", he lost it at the end of the episode.

And it's explained in episode 98, "That Which is Inherited", that the quirks of the previous One For All users have mixed in with its core, and they will unlock over time. He's told that he will unlock six quirks in total, starting with "Blackwhip" which appeared in that episode. And when it got passed on, Deku inherited all of One For All's power.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: I think its because he was chosen to be the one to manifest the quirks. The vestiges probably came to that decision. <NAME> was told that it wasn't time yet. However, Deku was told that the time was ripe. That probably means that all the vestiges came to the decision that the 9th user (Deku) was the right one to manifest the quirks. This could be because he is a great user and they agreed with All Might's choice to choose him, or because the villains are making their move and the current generation needs a strong hero.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: Most likely, it was just a matter of timing. There is a lot of textual evidence for this. I suggest reviewing episodes 98, 100, 123, and 130 to learn more about the vestiges, One For All, and All For One.

The Full Manifestation Took Time
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In *Episode 100 - The New Power and All For One*, All Might, Midoriya, and Bakugo speculate on why the new power manifested and make some comments. All Might notes,

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> "One for All's power is growing."
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And Midoriya states that when the power manifested, the Dark Whip user said,

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In *Episode 123 - The Ones Within Us* the vestiges note that Midoriya does not have a full form in the world of One For All, as that takes time.

In *Episode 131 - <NAME> and <NAME>*, the first user states

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> "Before, we could only involve ourselves in the spaces between fluctuations, but we're not limited to that anymore. Because about four months ago, my power--One For All--suddenly started to grow rapidly. Along with that growth, the previous wielders inside One For All were able to take on shape and communicate with each other."
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Additionally, Midoriya's form is shown to have advanced enough that he can talk (mumble, really, as his mouth is only partially formed). This shows that with regards to One For All, some aspects of it take time, whether it be manifesting as a vestige or manifesting the previous users' Quirks. The main reason All Might didn't manifest the previous user's Quirks was probably just that not enough time had passed.

In *Episode 98 - That Which is Inherited*, the vestige of the Blackwhip user gives some explanation on what's happening:

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> "Our Quirk factors are mixed in with the core of the power--the tiny core that's always been part of One For All. A tiny spot in the middle of flickering flames, or the surface of billowing waves. The origin of the power is wrapped in the cultivated power. Right now, it's becoming larger and starting to move. What you saw between fluctuations... One For All itself... is growing."
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Here is yet another instance of someone stating One For All is growing. One For All, the Quirk that allows users to stockpile strength and pass it on, seems to further develop over a *period of time*. The Blackwhip user further states that Blackwhip has grown in power while inside of One For All, which suggests this power too was developing whilst in the core of One For All, over a period of time.

In this episode, we also see that <NAME> was told "The time has not yet come." when she received the power. In one of the episodes I skimmed, I saw it implied (probably by All Might) that Shimura did not even know the Quirks of the previous users were stored in One For All. And this is corroborated by one of the users saying he used his power to hide, and built up strength via training, in order to stockpile it and pass it to the next user--implying they thought the main purpose of One For All was passing along physical strength, not Quirks.

A Quirkless User Might Be A Prerequisite
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In episode 131, the vestiges talk a lot about One For All and there are some shocking revelations, such as that one of the users died of old age at only age 40, likely due to having multiple Quirks. They conclude that

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(Normal human is here defined as someone with a Quirk, since Quirkless people are now a rarity.)

They further state,

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Something To Do With All For One
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As stated, in episode 100, Bakugo, All Might, and Midoriya discuss why this might be happening. Bakugo asks if there was something that triggered it, but Midoriya answers,

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Speaking on external stimuli that may have triggered the change, they further speculate that the power manifesting had something to do with All For One. I do not recall the full context at this point in the story that would lead them to think this, but I guess Midoirya had some kind of contact with All For One.

Midoriya's Thoughts Triggered Blackwhip
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In episode 98, the Blackwhip user implies his power manifested because Midoriya wanted it in that moment. Midoriya asks "Why? What's going to happen?" and he replies:

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<issue_start>username_0: We are all sad what happened in the last chapter of *Boruto* manga. Now I am thinking: Does Naruto have, and can he use, the Six Paths Sage Mode without Kurama?<issue_comment>username_1: He still has his Six Paths chakra. He still has everything from the war, except his [Truth-Seeking Ball](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Truth-Seeking_Ball). The TSB have been destroyed in the war, and in his battle with Sasuke, and he can't reproduce others. The yellow chakra cloak is just Kurama's cloak, and has nothing to do with Six Paths Sage Mode.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Yes he does. But some people part of the Naruto fandom tend to get Six Paths Sage Mode mixed up with a similar chakra mode that Naruto has.

According to <https://narutofanon.fandom.com>:

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> Six Paths Sage Mode (六道仙人モード, Rikudō Sennin Mōdo) is a form which empowers the user's abilities to a far greater extent by utilising the Six Paths Sage Chakra. It is a divine state gifted by H<NAME> to those who have an iron faith and the guts to never give up.
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According to <https://comicvine.gamespot.com>:

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> Truth-Seeking Orb (求道玉 Gudōdama) are black orbs made up of chakra of all natures, including the five basic elemental natures and Yin-Yang release. Although it is usually seen as hand-sized by default, it can exist in any shape or size, depending on the amount of chakra within it.
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Now as to what has confused the fandom between Six Paths Sage Mode and the mode where Naruto generates Truth-Seeking Orbs.
[![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/3rcmp.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/3rcmp.jpg)
**THIS** is Six Paths Sage Mode.

Now, as to the mode where Naruto generates Truth-Seeking Orbs.
[![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Yd1jM.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Yd1jM.png)

**THIS** is when Naruto mixed Six Paths Sage Mode with his Nine-Tails cloak. Some people get it confused.

To answer your question, Naruto still has Six Paths Sage Mode after the death of Kurama, but he can no longer generate Truth-Seeking Orbs as he did in Naruto Shippuden.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: As Kurama explains it, Baryon mode uses both Kurama & Naruto's chakra as raw materials collide and form brand new energy, which means raw material once used, it's gone forever. It's not just Kurama is gone, but also a portion of all Bijuu chakra and SOSP chakra and quite a large amount Naruto's chakra as well. At this point, Naruto isn't the same as he faced against fused Momoshiki.
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<issue_start>username_0: I read a lot of mangas/manhwas/manhuas (more than 150). It is really a bother to keep track of every releases: my Discord is about to explode from too many servers and I have tons of bookmarks to keep tracker of new releases on different sites. I've also used MyAnimeList, but it doesn't really help with tracking when actual new chapters come out.

Does someone know a way (app, site, or whatever) to keep track of every new release of manga?<issue_comment>username_1: There is actually a web app specifically for this - It's called Kenmei. It lets you not just keep a list of what you are reading, but it's specifically built to keep track of chapter releases on different sites, both official an unofficial.

You can find it here → [Kenmei | Cross-site Manga Tracker](https://www.kenmei.co/)

I'd say closest comparison to this site would be [MangaUpdates](https://www.mangaupdates.com/), but Kenmei is a lot more modern and has a lot of features that MangaUpdates doesn't have (like Smart Suggestions).

But it's still in alpha, so it's not as comprehensive in terms of data, so I'd go with @Makoto recommendation as well - use [MyAnimeList](https://myanimelist.net/) or [Kitsu](https://kitsu.io/) as a backup and place to find out more information, like synopsis and so on. But when it comes to just keeping up with latest releases of new chapters, I don't think there is anything better than Kenmei out there (at least on the web, there are mobile apps like Tachiyomi that does similar stuff

Here how it looks:

[![Preview](https://i.stack.imgur.com/0zF5I.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/0zF5I.png)

**Disclosure**: I am the developer for this app. After reading manga for almost 2 decades, I still felt like there was no easy and modern to use app for all the series I read. Which is why I decided to build Kenmei
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: you can try this extension for your browser(works with safari too) [MAL Sync](https://malsync.moe) works with MAL, Anilist and Kitsu. It sends notification for any new release manga or anime in your list. if you're in android then you can use [TachiyomiJ2K](https://github.com/Jays2Kings/tachiyomiJ2K) for the same feature and more(this one is only for manga though)
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<issue_start>username_0: I've [asked a question](https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/46322/what-programs-have-trouble-with-case-sensitive-hfsx-filesystems-and-how-to-fi) on Apple.SE and it was closed. After I successfully argued here that [the reason for closing was inadequate](https://apple.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1374/requesting-re-open-votes-for-a-question), the original closer and others agreed it should be re-opened. It was, and accumulated a few more votes and views since then.

I just went back to improve it and add yet another answer (MeshLab.app also breaks on HSFX), and found it was closed as of two weeks ago October 1.

The reason for closing is:

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> closed as not a real question by Gerry, gentmatt, <NAME>, patrix,
>  jmlumpkin Oct 1 at 20:24
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> It's difficult to tell what is being asked here. This question is
>  ambiguous, vague, incomplete, overly broad, or rhetorical and cannot
>  be reasonably answered in its current form. For help clarifying this
>  question so that it can be reopened, see the FAQ.
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Rant: This is, simply, B.S. It **is a real question**, it is **easy to tell what is being asked**, it is not ambiguous, vague, incomplete, overly broad (it was previously closed because it was too specific I think). It is not rhetorical, and it is very easy to answer in its current form.

The question is a specialized question. Is that the problem? Is this site really more interested in questions about how to customize your desktop background, adjust your screen-saver hot-corners, etc.? What exactly is the problem with this question? I'm happy to have it closed **and deleted** if it is of no use, but based on the number of views, it is a useful question.

Please vote and/or comment if you think it should be re-opened.<issue_comment>username_1: Three things that I'll just state briefly:

1. I would have voted to close it for NARQ - not a good fit for our Q&A format. Rather than the reasons listed, but I also can see why people feel it's not reasonable to answer that question since it's so open ended and not really looking to solve a problem you are facing.
2. It looks like you're trying to document bugs for the common good and that seems to outweigh for me the downside of having an edge case question. We clearly close most questions "what is the list of X" since we are not trying to be wikipedia or a blogging platform.
3. This sort of question is far more prone to become "too localized" when it doesn't keep up - gets a lots of comments about answers being old, incomplete.

Please continue to do a great job updating things, listing version numbers and unless there is a larger portion of people saying they don't want that sort or that specific question here - I don't see it getting re-closed by a moderator. The high reputation people are free to close it again, but I wanted to respect the meta process where there is no call today to keep that question closed.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I have never voted to close the question, but for whatever it's worth, I don't think the question is a good fit for the site. I do think it's very much on-topic, and the information it contains is relevant for the site, but the question tries to do two different things, one of which the site does quite well and the other one it does less well, but both of them together seem pretty non-optimal.

The question asks for a list of programs that break under case-sensitive file systems. This is a question that could have a correct answer, but it is well-suited to a correct answer that is a single large list, not a bunch of answers, each of which provides one program that breaks under case-sensitive filesystems. So I believe the first part could be salvaged as its own question. The downside to this is that such a list *could* become inaccurate quickly, depending on how updates to the software change the filesystem requirements. So if we wanted the list question, whoever answered it would need to curate it. This could work, but the site doesn't handle it ideally

The second part asks for workarounds to make these programs work. This is actually a series of very good questions, each of which would be quite on-topic and welcome here on its own. If one work-around could work for all (or many) of the programs, the second part of the question could be a single question. If the fix tends to be program-speficic, this should be a separate question for each program one wants to get working under case-sensitive filesystems.

The fact that a poster is tempted to post more than one answer is the first hint that it might not be a good fit for the Q&A format. The issue is that our system is ideally designed to produce a single "best" answer that the OP can accept as correct. This question asks for some outstanding content, but is far from optimized for this site's Q&A format. I believe it should be restructured (broken into parts), and each of the parts should be very much welcome and on-topic here.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: My main objection to this question is that imo the community/Mac users are better served with a generic answer advising them against using a case-sensitive filesystem for installing **any** Mac application. As it is formulated right now, I fear the question and its answers might only confuse users.

However many apps will be added to this question, the list will never be exhaustive, and it is safe to assume many Mac apps are not thoroughly tested on case-sensitive filesystems, and many future Mac apps still will not be.

There are only very few edge cases where you need or would prefer a CS filesystem on the Mac, and these situations can be addressed without making the main filesystem case-sensitive, by creating a separate partition or using disk images.

I'd wish the question was asked in such a way that it would not sollicit for a plethora of answers, so these generic answers would stand out more.
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<issue_start>username_0: This site suffers from overzealous community reviewers and trigger happy close voters. This can be exemplified with one of my recent posts:

[Is there any objective data on Apple laptop hardware reliability [on hold]](https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/333898/is-there-any-objective-data-on-apple-laptop-hardware-reliability)

Of course it might probably be argued that there might be certain problems with that post. One problem may be that this is a topic that violates religious convictions and is taboo for discussion? Perhaps there are even objective reasons to evaluate the question as "bad"?

But if those problems are there, why are there no comments suggesting improvements?

The only (indirect) comment from the close voters, except my note of protest, is the reason given in the post notice that it was

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> put on hold as "too broad"
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> Please edit the question to limit it to a specific problem with enough detail to identify an adequate answer. Avoid asking multiple distinct questions at once. See the How to Ask page for help clarifying this question.
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This question is not "too broad". Without a further commentary – especially from the close voters – on how to limit the question: how could this even be narrowed down further?

As I already wrote in a comment on main:

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> This question is judged as off-topic because 4 other members do not want to improve this question and comment in that direction but they just want to kill it.
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>
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No comments suggesting improvements, just the naked close hammer is not "be nice".

And those four members did that voting uniformly and not constructively and that was plain wrong on top.

Four community reviews in such a quick succession, all with the same wrong reason and without constructive comments leave me no other choice as to conclude that this is an example of robo-reviewing (bandwagon lazyness?).

My reasoning for sorting the initial question into the "valid" box:

It is about Apple hardware, asks for a very concrete problem that should be answered with objective data, explicitly steers systematically away from "primarily opinion based", it is not "recommendation" (to the contrary: it's intended as a fishing lesson to avoid that as well) and does not ask "why" but "how" (as in 'how to get a realistic picture of reliability').

It is narrowed down to just one type of hardware from a limited time-frame with a very limited set of possible machine types to consider (SandyBridge, Retina, Touchbar the main differentiators); so it is basically just one data-set for a small range of machines that are seen by consumers and marketed by Apple as essentially the same across all those years and models.

The comments that are below the question already indicate that it can be answered, even if perhaps not with the kind of data I originally envisioned (as is common for answers: "do not do that, try this instead").

I fully expect the possibility that it might still be seen by some as "a bad fit for the site"; or as I like to phrase it "just unwanted".

But now a comment and an answer to this question suggest that "too broad" would not be the reason those two posters would have chosen. This just enforces my impression that all closers ticking just one "too broad" box is indicative of a problem, a problem perhaps with the initial question, but very well maybe even with the review process as it unfolded here. 4 quick votes just choosing the same checkbox indicates either a clear problem that fits that box, or if does not fit that box, like it does not do here, something else.

Without direct feedback from the closevoters or access to the data "time spent to read and review and vote" this will remain guesswork?

It seems to me that this exchange needs more of this:
[What are review tests (audits) and how do they work?](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/157121/what-are-review-tests-audits-and-how-do-they-work)<issue_comment>username_1: I've had a look at your original question (including the full timeline) and thought I'd share my thoughts even though I wasn't one of the close voters.

**Is it on topic?**

I recall reading your question not long after it was posted and thinking to myself that it was probably off-topic for the following reason:

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> Questions asking to recommend or find a Mac, book, tool, tutorial or other off-site resource are off-topic for Ask Different as they tend to attract opinionated answers and spam. Instead, edit this question to describe the problem and what research has been done so far to solve it.
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The above close reason is further discussed in this meta post: [What exactly is a recommendation question?](https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/254393/what-exactly-is-a-recommendation-question)

Now, as a Mod I have a binding close vote, so this is something I generally exercise only in clear cases, preferring instead to let the community decide (which is what I did in your case).

I've now reviewed the flags and each of the four close voters selected the "too broad" reason for closing. Obviously I can't comment on how much individual consideration was given by others (and therefore whether they were being "trigger happy"), but I do wonder whether the "broadness" relates to your terms of reference (i.e. *MacBook Pros produced from 2011 to 2017*). Clearly, that's a lot of MBPs your lumping in the same basket.

I guess this is where part of your frustration comes in, namely that none of the close voters offered comments suggesting improvements. So we can't be certain on *why* any of them felt this particular question was too broad.

Personally, I think you're asking an interesting question, but I'm not certain it's actually on topic here.

**Wrong close reason?**

As I mentioned above, all four close voters selected the same close reason. So this isn't a case of all the close votes being lumped with the first close reason. What I mean is that when a question is closed by the community, those close votes can reference different reasons but the system will only show one of them in the close notice even though the reasons may have differed. In this case, all close votes agreed on the reason (so I guess I'm in the minority as to what I see as being the main problem with your question).

**Robo-reviewing**

I do think that Ask Different like all SE communities does suffer from robo-reviewing from time to time.

However, it's not clear to me that's what has happened here. Your main evidence seems to be:

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> Four community reviews in such a quick succession, all with the same
>  wrong reason and without constructive comments leave me no other
>  choice as to conclude that this is an example of robo-reviewing.
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According to the timeline, the close votes you're referring to occurred in a span of 1hr 21mins between the first close vote and the fourth close vote. That may seem to be in quick succession, but I've seen questions closed within a couple of minutes of being asked, so in comparison this wasn't quick.

As for the close reason we've already covered that, which leaves us with the lack of constructive comments.

I tend to agree that in the case of this particular question having had some comments would have been helpful. The main point (or focus) from which I think you were approaching your question is not one that can be easily limited down further to a specific *problem*. And my *assumption* that the "broad" reason was due to the large number of MBPs you were asking about is, at best, a guess.

So while I agree having comments would have been helpful, and that an argument *could* be made that the lack of comments is not an example of "being nice", I don't think this is indicative of robo-reviewing.

**Seeking clarity**

One thing I would suggest to all users if they have a question closed without clear direction is to [ask about it here in meta](https://apple.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/ask) or, if they have 20 or more rep, to pop into [chat](https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/38/ask-different-chat) and try pinging the close voters directly to seek clarification. Ideally this wouldn't be necessary, but at least it's a couple of avenues open to you and others.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: The following will now indeed read as quite broad. It lists the most probable of the possible angles to approach the problem I can think of at the moment. If the question can be edited into form again, I do not expect all aspects to be covered there:

The problem – or goal – is arriving at an as objective measure as possible to enable informed decisions primarily for buying hardware or scheduling repairs. If a still working 2011 MBP battery dies now it seems not very wise to buy a new one for a unit that is suspect for imminent GPU failure. If a 2016 TouchBar is known for keyboard failure then an identical keyboard choice for 2017 should influence a buying decision.

As a negative example: "Is the [2015 MBP really the best laptop Apple ever made](https://mashable.com/2018/07/12/rip-2015-15-inch-retina-macbook-pro/)?" – Not answerable here as this would invite opinion and a recommendation. Those personal opinions and even recommendations are not absent from this site, despite being frowned upon in principle
But as an answer: "These are the facts and stats known about this machine so you can form your own opinion" should have a corresponding and site-fitting question to it.

(Do I need more RAM? [What memory to buy for macbook pro 17" early 2011?](https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/15826/what-memory-to-buy-for-macbook-pro-17-early-2011). [8-16 RAM update worth it?](https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/328715/8-16-ram-update-worth-it/328716#328716)) (Example Q that was reopend and answered: [Is it useful to upgrade MacBook Pro to 16GB RAM?](https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/263425/is-it-useful-to-upgrade-macbook-pro-to-16gb-ram)). These have different levels of opinion and those kind of 'tools I am looking for' attached to them.
I do not want to ask something along the lines of [Should I do *X*?](https://apple.stackexchange.com/search?q=%22should%20I%22)

The main problem for what I want to know is that those reports found on the net are just not a meaningful statistic. 200 defects of the exact same type seem like a lot in a forum post. If those are multiplied by several forums it's even more impressive. But we do not know how many of these are duplicates in SE parlance for a start and more fundamentally this is the classic [base-rate fallacy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base_rate_fallacy).

To stay away from primarily opinion based answers I think an approach similar to this might need to be chosen:

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> **[Hardware reliability](https://www.encyclopedia.com/computing/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/hardware-reliability)** A statement of the ability of hardware to perform its functions for some period of time. It is usually expressed as MTBF (mean time between failures).
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Ideally I envisioned this to be expressed here as the number of units produced in relation to the number of units that needed to be serviced.

"Needed to be serviced" should mean real hardware problems that affected functionality. That would not include "user errors" like tinkering with the software, little scratches, big dents, broken glass from blunt force It would include burning components, failed thermal grease. Anything that cannot be fixed by an experienced user without voiding a warranty, if that might be long expired.

As long as any Mac under consideration *has* user serviceable parts, I think those are generally easy and cheap to replace, and can be ignored. So battery life time is less important than chips on the logic board for old models. As components get "tighter integration" it seems to be that whole unit parts like "topcase" seem to to be a better description, even if the real problem is just 'keyboard failure' or 'swollen but otherwise intact and alas glued in battery'.

Since those desired absolute numbers were indicated in comments as unobtainable I wonder what the next best approach would be? Number of service cases from a very large single customer with in house servicing? Average time a customer trades in his machine? Market survey about the average life time? Number of procedures done under AppleCare? Extended warranty programmes? Class action law suits?
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<issue_start>username_0: I have multiple monitors, and with Quicksilver and Magic Mouse gestures I open applications without using the dock more often than with it. Is there a way to have these application windows appear on the monitor that currently has the mouse cursor? An added bonus would be the ability to have Finder open a new window if there isn't one on the current monitor, even if there is one on the other monitor.<issue_comment>username_1: I've never come across anything that would tick all those boxes unfortunately. I simply don't think the OS supports that at the moment. Sorry I can't offer more help.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I think Mr. Siracusa has railed against the lack of consistency or flexibility that leads to a situation like this, and I don't have a "you can modify this plist and presto!" answer either, but I saw this and thought of your plight:
cordlessdog.com/stay/

It may not be what you need, but it could be a step in the right direction, which I heard of here: <http://twitter.com/wilsonminer/status/20750686482>
Upvotes: 2


<issue_start>username_0: Apparently someone has given my number has his telephone number to a whole bunch of offices, and I am getting a lot of calls on my phone asking for him!

Is there a setting on the iPhone 3GS - OS 4.0.2 to set a phone number to not ring, and not vibrate?<issue_comment>username_1: I was wrong! My other answer was incorrect and has been deleted. There's an app in the App Store called "Blacklist" that looks to do exactly what you want. I missed it before because I'm not in the US and it isn't available in my country, but your profile says you're in Philly, so you should be golden. $1.99.

<http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/blacklist/id310726855?mt=8>
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: You can always make a silent ring tone as your default ring tone. Be sure to assign ring tones to your contacts that you want to hear from.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: Without jailbreaking, your only option is the network operator's (AT&T, Verizon, etc) blacklist option. There may be a monthly fee, $5/mo on AT&T for example, but will allow you block receiving calls from any number you like. iBlacklist will work if your phone is jailbroken, but it costs $11.99 - a little high in my opinion.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: I was anticipating a problem like this a while back so I turned to Google voice to help. This won't help you now, or even after the fact, but for future reference, you get spam control from the dashboard and some other neat features. I found that I give my Google voice number out more freely because I trust the tools that allow me to block as needed.

Here's a useful link that talks about blocking with [Google Voice](http://support.google.com/voice/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=115089). Scroll down to the "Spam from Individual Callers" section.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: Create a silent ringtone with GarageBand. (This assumes you're on a Mac. I'm not sure how to get ringtones into iTunes on a Windows machine.)

Send it to iTunes so you you can sync it over to your iPhone.

Create a new contact called "IGNORE" or something that will let you know it's one of those unwanted callers. Assign the silent ringtone to that contact. (this allows you to keep your default ringtone audible)

As other numbers call that you don't want to be bothered by, you can just add them to that existing contact.

You hear the ringtones from people you want, and you don't from the annoying callers.

Problem solved. :)
Upvotes: 2


<issue_start>username_0: I'm getting the error

```
Error downloading image.
iPhoto cannot import your photos because there was a problem downloading an image.

```

when I "Import All..." from my iPhone. Trying to import individual images I get

```
The following file cannot be imported. (The file is in an unrecognized format.)
IMG_0301.JPG

```

In the past I've been able to do this, so I don't know why I'm getting grief now. Anyone have any suggestions?

*To help describe the problem I've created a screencast:* <http://screenr.com/CLr><issue_comment>username_1: Do you really need IMG\_0301.JPG ?

If not you could try clicking 'Delete' instead of 'Keep' to empty the library and hopefully get rid of IMG\_0301.JPG and then sync the photos back to the phone if required.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: May be you can try using <http://ecamm.com/mac/phoneview/> Phone view to get the image copied over to your Mac, and check if the file is corrupted.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: I've found iPhoto can be picky when it comes to things like color formats. For example, iPhoto returned the same error when I tried importing an image that was in Grayscale. I had to convert it to RGB first before iPhoto would import it. I've read elsewhere that iPhoto can also be picky about layers.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: Try Disk Utility to check/repair permissions on the volume holding the iTunes library.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_5: +1 for Phoneview for being a great app, but I understand not wanting to buy an app.

As an alternative, you should look at this fee app, it seems like it will do what you need.

<http://www.macroplant.com/iphoneexplorer/>

Your best bet is probably going to be to get all the photos off of the iPhone you want/need by dragging them to your desktop/folder. Then import them into iPhoto.

Then do a backup of your phone in iTunes. I'd wipe the iPhone and re-install iOS via iTunes. Then once the operating system has been installed, iTunes will ask if you want to restore your backup.

If there is an issue with your photos/data then this may not help. However, if there is an issue with the underlying iOS then this may fix things for you.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_6: Update! update! update!
Make sure both your iPhone and Mac are on the latest versions of OS X (10.6.8) and iOS (4.3.3). Also, (if it's possible) upgrade to iLife '11.

If that doesn't fix your problem, try backing up (through iTunes) and restoring your iPhone. Also, try using photo syncing (through iTunes) instead of manually copying over the photos.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_7: It's hard to tell which of two things is the real issue:

1. The Phone has some corrupt pictures.
2. The databases on your Mac used to track which pictures are imported are corrupt / iPhoto is corrupt.

You can rule out #2 by taking the phone to another mac (or at least make another user on the same mac to try an import from a clean slate).

As has been mentioned before - if the pictures are corrupt on the iOS device, you will have to spring for PhoneView and perhaps a tool like Data Rescue to see if the photos are salvageable. Often JPEG headers and such are bad and the image data is fine or patchable with little or no visual evidence of the corruption.

Also - it could be a combination of both #1 and #2 which is why some work under PhoneView and others don't. Lastly - you could try restoring that backup onto another iOS device and importing the photos from there. It would rule out a problem with the phone which is highly less likely than the other two items listed above.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_8: I have read in Apple's Support Forums that the Image Capture app (which is included on OSX, in the Utilities folder) will import these "corrupted" photos okay while iPhoto will not.

Like others, I'm still waiting a permanent solution (even an acknowledgement) from Apple.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_9: I seem to have resolved the issue by connecting my iPhone 4 directly into my MacBook as opposed to using a USB hub which I connect everything to.

edit: I also found this to be the case after a long term problem with importing photos/films from my iPhone 5; it was intermittent and buggy, but I was using a simple USB extension cord from behind my computer and eventually removing; because of this, this answer solved the entire issue.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_10: There's a problem importing photos from the iPhone (4S) to iPhoto; some photos are getting corrupted during the import process. It appears to be well-documented [here](https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3549331?start=0&tstart=0).
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_11: One item not yet mentioned is that your hard drive could be full. I was getting this error until I made some space.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_12: Surprising enough, after spending two hours crunching Google to find an answer, and restarting my phone (Home + Power key), the only solution was to restart my Mac. It solved everything magically (both Picasa and all other softwares)
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_13: 1. Close iPhoto make sure their isn't a white light appearing under the icon.
2. Go to your pictures folder and drag the iPhoto library icon onto your desktop.
3. Open up iPhoto and click on create new library.
4. Once it opens, move it so you can see the iPhoto library icon on your desktop.
5. Right-click on the iPhoto icon and click on 'Show Package Contents.'
6. Drag the files Library.iPhoto and Library6.iPhoto onto iPhoto.

It should be working after that.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_14: Hmmm... I tried some of the suggested solutions here and ultimately I decided to simply free up my hard drive a litte bit. So, I deleted some old photos and movies and voilà --- no more error message. :)
Upvotes: 0


<issue_start>username_0: I'm going to be getting a new MacBook laptop as part of the PhD programme I've just started, but have never used Macs before in my life. I'm quite an advanced computer user (running an informal computer repair business for Windows PCs), but I can see that I might just get frustrated with it at first as I don't know some of the standard OS X ways of doing things.

Does anyone have suggestions for resources that could teach me these standard ways of doing things, or any other guides to someone transitioning from Windows?<issue_comment>username_1: Apple's guide to switching is located [here.](http://www.apple.com/lae/switch/howto/)
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: [Apple - Mac Basic Tutorials](http://www.apple.com/findouthow/mac/)
-------------------------------------------------------------------

Apple has made a lot of videos on how to get started and more indepth guides.

Among the tutorials there is a [PC to Mac](http://www.apple.com/findouthow/mac/#switcher) tutorial.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: [Mac OS X Hints (run by Macworld)](http://hints.macworld.com/)
--------------------------------------------------------------
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: IMHO:

Here is your future:

You can read tutorials, watch videos what previous posters provide you. They are very good! but...

As advance user, prepare for hell during 1-2 weeks switching period.;)
Try to play with your new system yourself, (for sure not as root:) )

But after that I'm sure you will never return back to the windows:)

Have fun!
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: Apple has retired a lot of the links posted in other answers. Here are some that work today:

* [Mac tips for Windows switchers](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204216)
* [Mac keyboard shortcuts](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201236)
Upvotes: 0


<issue_start>username_0: I must say that Time Machine is pretty useful, and it saved me a couple of times. The problem is it seems running all the times, and slowing the system down pretty often.

Is there a way/tool to run Time Machine only once a day, say 02:00am. And, it would be better if the Time Machine wakes the Mac up and after it's done with the backup, go to sleep again.

ADDED
-----

I installed and ran the 'Timemachine Editor' as advised, but it doesn't work. I mean, even though I set the timemachine to run 02:00am, it just runs every hour.

I use Snow Leopard 10.6.4. Is there anything that I missed?<issue_comment>username_1: As you said that [Time MAchine Editor](http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/26704/timemachineeditor) didn't work fine for you then I search in web and find : [TimeMachineScheduler](http://www.klieme.com/TimeMachineScheduler.html) it disables the automatic backup function of Time Machine and installs its own launchd daemon.

![alt text](https://i.stack.imgur.com/puE9m.jpg)

[Time Machine Editor](http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/26704/timemachineeditor) (**free** software) allows you to specify a schedule for Time Machine to run. it changes the one-hour interval of Time Machine backups. You can change the interval or decide to make ***daily***, ***weekly*** and ***monthly*** backups.

![alt text](https://i.stack.imgur.com/g3OqV.jpg)
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Use [Carbon Copy Cloner](http://www.bombich.com/) instead. It uses the same underlying stuff as Time Machine.

You can set a scheduled task for 2am that does an Incremental Backup with the "archive deleted or modified files" option checked.

Here's what mine looks like... create something like this:

![setup](https://i.stack.imgur.com/V2pJU.png)

Then click save task. It should look like this in the saved tasks window:

![tab 1](https://i.stack.imgur.com/rgLPT.png)

![tab 2](https://i.stack.imgur.com/QSl4n.png)

![tab 3](https://i.stack.imgur.com/VZCwe.png)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Time Machine Backup Scheduler does scheduling backup:

<https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/time-machine-backup-scheduler/id668331139?mt=12>
Upvotes: 0


<issue_start>username_0: I have an eMac (PPC G4) with 512 MB RAM, running 10.5.8. When I run Software Update, the "Checking for new software..." process never completes. I have tried deleting my `/Library/Caches/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate/Cache.db` and running Software Update again, with no luck. I have also tried Repairing Disk Permissions from Disk Utility, and that hasn't worked either. Both of those suggestions I got from [here](https://serverfault.com/questions/29002/mac-os-x-software-update-gets-stuck)

Any suggestions??<issue_comment>username_1: Do it the CLI way:

```
sudo softwareupdate -i -a

```

this may help to get more verbose output.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Try moving the contents of /Library/Receipts somewhere else. I have seen some weird problems caused by corrupted files there a couple of times. Also make sure apps like Little Snitch do not intervene in the process.
Upvotes: 2


<issue_start>username_0: I don't have a case or screen protector just yet for my iPad. What is a cost effective way to keep the screen clean and remove fingerprints?<issue_comment>username_1: Yesterday I was using mine in a meeting, and a guy next to me said, "What do you use to wipe the screen down?"

I said, "My shirt." And I demonstrated my super-fancy wipe-the-screen-on-my-shirt maneuver I've worked out.

It's cheap, and it works. It's not exactly high class, but whatever.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Use a micro fiber cloth, like the ones used for cleaning glasses. Works for my touch screen devices all the time and needs no extra liquids or any other fancy gear.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: Options:

1. Almost every Apple product except the iPad seems to come with a microfibre cloth, which I would recommend you use.
2. If you have a case for your iPad, I have seen some people buy a regular microfibre cloth and keep it in the case. Maybe even cut it to about 1/4 the size for portability.
3. The Apple store actually sells little microfibre cloths. They are pretty expensive though and are VERY small.
4. Use your shirt.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: I LOVE the [iKlear](http://www.klearscreen.com/) products. I spilled hot tea all over my MacBook Pro about 3 weeks after I bought it. There were streaks of tea all over the screen and external case. Luckily I was using a moshi keyboard cover which kept the liquid out of the keyboard area and probably saved my machine.

After I completely tore it down to make sure there was no internal damage, I tried cleaning the screen with a microfiber cloth and a small amount of water. It worked alright but I could still see the streaks and even fingerprints and keyboard marks when I held the screen up to a light. So I spent some time researching the best external cleaning solution and iKlear seemed to be held in high regard.

I got [this kit](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B001W2WSIC) from Amazon and it's truly amazing how well the solution and cloths work to clean the glass screen. The tea streaks and every other little smudge and bit of goo came off like magic. Literally takes about 15 seconds to clean the screen to a mirror finish. It works very well on the aluminum case and keyboard as well.

I also use it on my iPod Touch and Motorola Droid. Since the iPad is made out of the same stuff as the MBP and the iPod, I highly recommend this stuff. You spent all that money on your iPad, i think it's worth an additional 20 bucks or so to get a good cleaning solution.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: Use the [Fingerspoo](http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratio/4504477859/) iPad wallpaper and you won't notice fingerprints anymore.

![alt text](https://i.stack.imgur.com/JUL5h.jpg)
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_6: I just use wet wipes. Gets chocolate off too
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_7: I have quite a few microfiber cloths around the house that I use for detailing cars, and I usually keep one of those out (that hasn't been used on the car) to wipe my iPhone and iPad.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_8: In Belgium, we don’t have “real” Apple Stores yet, but we do have [Switch](http://switch.be/), which is the official Apple reseller in our country.

Anyway, they sell [this iClean product](https://monsterstore.com/products/monster-iclean-screen-cleaner-1?_pos=1&_sid=9161ddd4d&_ss=r) which can be used to clean your Mac. Guess what? It also works fine for iOS devices. It comes with a microfiber cloth included and it works really well for me.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_9: Wash your hands!

Of course you would have to do it every 10 minutes or so... Or maybe just every 2 or 3 hours, if you work in a cold environment and don't sweat - different than hot Brasilian weather. =(
Upvotes: 0


<issue_start>username_0: My iPhone 3Gs got slightly damp (not wet) from being in my pocket in a rain storm. Since then, the top button (power on/off) is not working consistently. By that, I mean that sometimes when I hold the button down, the screen goes black as expected. Other times, nothing happens, and I have to press it multiple times to get the iPhone to respond. My iPhone 3G had the same type of issue that began after being exposed to salt-spray air at the beach.

I couldn't find any real information about the problem online using obvious search terms (iPhone 3Gs top button problems, iPhone top button problems, iPhone power button problems, etc).

Any ideas for easy solutions? The phone's a year old (just out of warranty, not that water damage would be covered anyway), and I was hoping it'd last at least another few months. I'm capable of basic repairs, but my skill with a soldering iron is limited, at best.<issue_comment>username_1: I'm afraid you've busted your iPhone. There's no easy solution.

That power button is known to be a weak spot, and submitting the phone to excess humidity (or direct moisture) is never a good idea, even if you weren't planning to be in that storm.

From your description it sounds like the switch is slowly corroding. It will not get better, only worse over time. I'd suggest to have the phone serviced as long as it's otherwise still in good condition, or give up and replace it sooner than planned.

You could also try to repair it yourself by opening it up and cleaning that switch, but it might not even be possible, and worse: you risk breaking your phone. Have it serviced instead.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: If you feel brave, you can replace the part yourself. I recently followed [this procedure](http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Repair/Installing-iPhone-3G-Headphone-Jack/580/1) to replace the headphone jack, which is actually part of the [same circuitry](http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004L45KDS/ref=oss_product) as the power switch. It took a couple of hours and was a bit nerve-wracking, but all reasonably straight-forward.

Unfortunately my headphone jack is [still broken](https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/17156/iphone-3gs-headphone-sound-is-crackly) :-( but the rest of the phone is fine.
Upvotes: 0


<issue_start>username_0: I am looking for an offline iPhone app to recognize Japanese words:

1. I take a picture of a kanji or Japanese word or short piece of Japanese text
2. The app recognizes the kanji and converts it to text that I can copy and paste where I like (for instance in a dictionary)

Note: Several such application rely on the weocr web service. But I am looking for an offline app, that can be used without connecting to the Internet (for instance in the subway). Sharp phones are very good at OCR, and they don't need to access the internet to recognize kanjis.<issue_comment>username_1: I don't think any currently exist, but developers could look into using this:
[NHocr](http://code.google.com/p/nhocr)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_1: If it doesn't need to be OCR from a photo, you can turn on the Chinese handwriting (traditional) 'keyboard', and draw it with your finger. This works for characters that are the same in hanzi and kanji (which is most but not all). Then you have text you can look up in any offline dictionary, e.g., Kotoba.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_1: Just came across this app right now while searching for the exact same thing you are.

Haven't checked it out yet, so it might be a load of crap...

But you should check it out anyway.

[Japan Goggles Translates Japanese Characters Quickly and Easily](http://www.theiphoneappreview.com/12/japan-goggles-iphone-japanese-character-translation-app)
Upvotes: 0


<issue_start>username_0: The volume controls on my iPhone 3G S are pretty hard lately. It works, but I need to press very hard on them to change volume. I am afraid that some sand went inside, but I am not sure about that.

Any hint to fix it?

**Thanks!**<issue_comment>username_1: Buy a couple cans of compressed air, hold one right side up and spray into any areas you think sand crept into. See if that helps.

You could also try going to AT&T or an Apple store, maybe they would do a free cleaning?

If not you can hunt around Google for articles on how to open up your iPhone and give it a full cleaning. FYI, you can damage the phone and void your warranty doing this so just beware what you are doing.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: **DON'T press those volume buttons anymore** until you have fixed the problem! Continuing to press the buttons will only make it worse, and you risk seriously damaging the electronics.

From your description it sounds like the hardware underneath the volume switch is broken. It will not get better, only worse over time. I'd suggest to **have the phone serviced** as long as it's otherwise still in good condition, or give up and replace it sooner than planned.

You could also try to repair it yourself by opening it up and cleaning that switch, but it might not even be possible, and worse: you risk breaking your phone. Have it serviced instead.
Upvotes: 2


<issue_start>username_0: I've recently switched from PC to Mac. So far, so good!

With my PC, I had a variety of tasks I'd regularly perform to keep my PC running well:

1. Run CCleaner to clean up all the cruft (temporary files, hidden caches, etc.) that browsers leave behind
2. Run CCleaner to clean the registry
3. Run AdAware to clean up tracking cookies, etc.
4. Run MalwareBytes malicious software removal tool
5. Run Microsoft's malicious software removal tool to backstop malwarebytes (hoping that at least one of them would find the hard-to-catch stuff)
6. Run MacAfee's virus scanner (This software never did anything but give me headaches. But it's popularity made me uncomfortable just deleting it)
7. Run a disk defragmenter

There's probably a few more I'm forgetting too.

Obviously, PCs are high-maintenance. Maybe my list was overkill - I tend to do that, but since I use a computer to make a living, I want it to perform as well and reliably as it can.

So, now I use a new iMac. While I'm hoping the list is shorter than the PC list, is there anything I should do to keep it performing optimally?<issue_comment>username_1: * Set up Time Machine the first time you start you Mac,
* Set up Software Update so that your system is always up to date.
* A shutdown once in a while should clean most of little garbage but you will have to perform it anyway with some software updates.

and

* Never log in with administrative privileges unless you have a serious reason to do so.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Aside from the advice given by username_1, you’ll need to perform certain tasks. The good news is: it can happen automatically.

I suggest you get an utility either the free [Onyx](http://www.titanium.free.fr/index.php) or the excellent (but Shareware) [Cocktail](http://www.maintain.se/cocktail/index.php). In a couple of minutes of experimenting with the options you can set that up to run automatically.

Most of the cleaning tasks will be performed automatically. Of course, Time Machine and Software Updates are a good idea too. There are other utilities and you can probably find them with [a simple Google query](http://www.google.com/search?q=Mac+Maintenance+Utilities).
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: I will try to hit your points one by one. Truthfully, I've been running OS X for almost 6 years and from my experience, I have not seen any degradation of performance over time. But for what it's worth, I am quite obsessive over the quality of my system, from performance to security, so this is an area I've actually researched and continue to have a thumb in. Even TRIM support for SSDs is a [mixed bag](http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/apple/2010/07/01/mac-ssd-performance-trim-in-osx/1).

* **Run CCleaner to clean up all the crap (temporary files, hidden
caches, etc.) that browsers leave behind**

While having orphaned caches and preference files won't slow down your Mac, some don't like leaving cruft behind as it can take up valuable HD space. Apps like [AppZapper](http://appzapper.com/) and [AppCleaner](http://freemacsoft.net/#) remove these files and may be something you wish to take a look at. Personally I use AppZapper.

* **Run CCleaner to clean the registry**

Mac OS X does not contain a registry. All preference files (which house your personal settings) are located in your users Library/Preferences folder. Letting them accumulate over time will not have a negative impact on your systems performance (see above).

* **Run AdAware to clean up tracking cookies, etc.**

Again, this will not adversely affect a system's performance, but you are certainly welcome to keep Safari free of garbage. Personally, I use [Jar](http://www.zeroonetwenty.com/jar/) to achieve this. It is quite good, but unfortunately has not seen an update in quite a while. However, it is the cleanest and simplest app (there are others, but they require 3rd party plug-ins that may hurt your systems performance and stability) in this department.

* **Run MalwareBytes malicious software removal tool**

Unnecessary on OS X. It has a native system to handle "malware" and while there has been only one documented case that has made it's way into the wild (with relative success), this still remains very much a non-issue on OS X. You can read more about the malware [Mac Defender](http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2011/05/fake-mac-defender-antivirus-app-scams-users-for-money-cc-numbers.ars), and what Apple [did about it](http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4650). Malware remains a point of contention because it cannot be installed without some level of user interaction (unlike Windows).

* **Run Microsoft's malicious software removal tool to backstop
malwarebytes (hoping that at least one of them would find the
hard-to-catch stuff)**

Again, not necessary. See above.

* **Run MacAfee's virus scanner (This piece-of-crap software never did
anything but give me headaches. But it's popularity made me
uncomfortable just deleting it)**

You'll be happy to discover that OS X does not contain viruses or requires any utility to protect it from such threats. Do not be bought into the FUD by those that would have you consume resources by installing anti-virus software for your Mac (yes, some exist). The most common argument is that it creates a protective barrier that may not be that useful on OS X, but will prevent the spread to machines running Windows. This is a non-starter because all Windows systems already contain anti-viruse software to protect them, ergo, they do not require an additional barrier.

* **Run a disk defragmenter**

Not required. Apple has actually archived their document covering this topic as defragmentation and file optimization on OS X is no longer an issue. You can find it [here](http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1375). In a nutshell, it is not something a user should ever worry about. Disregard those that would have you install or copy your data to and fro in a vain attempt to "optimize" your files. OS X simply does not suffer from the problems that plague Windows in this department.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: No one's mentioned it but it's generally worthwhile making sure the space remaining on the primary OS drive is at least 10% of the drive space, this is mostly so the OS has room to work in.

Apparently (I've never sat and verified it) leaving items on your desktop will be viewed by the OS as an item to be loaded into memory, so try keep your desktop free (which is always a good thing anyway) to keep it running nice and clean.

Remember to trash your cache files every 3 months or so.

After a while go to Disk Utility and repair permissions, it's a bit of a waving a headless chicken over your computer but they can occasionally cause some issues.

Go to the Spotlight settings and disable anything you're not interested in.

And finally just plain old kill the Dashboard, unless you have some specific love for it.
Upvotes: 1


<issue_start>username_0: Are there any (preferably free/cheap) solutions for syncing and accessing encrypted passwords on a Mac, a PC and an iPhone?<issue_comment>username_1: [1Password](http://agilewebsolutions.com/products/1Password)
============================================================

It's great and syncs on the iOS platform, and has a beta for Windows too now. :)
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_2: I've used [PasswordWallet](http://www.selznick.com/products/passwordwallet/) to synchronize my Mac with my mobile device -- first a Palm Pilot, then the Treo, now the iPhone. Very nice, I couldn't manage without it.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: I've used <http://supergenpass.com/>, it's a bit different than the other solutions but it works well.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: <http://lastpass.com>

Runs on virtually anything, and has awesome security. Not the prettiest, but the best features for the price.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_5: I use [KeePassX](http://www.keepassx.org/), which does the job, although it isn't as polished as 1Password the price is right. It does also work pretty well storing the file in DropBox and accessing the same file from KeePass for windows.
Upvotes: 2


<issue_start>username_0: I would like to share the iTunes library my the account of my wife.

But (in importance order):

* files should not be duplicated
* playlist and rating are user dependent
* podcast are user dependent

Then, she will managed her ipod with her account.<issue_comment>username_1: I was going to start explaining you what you can (and can’t) do or how hard was this going to be, but a single google query lead me to this [excellent thread](http://discussions.info.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=9505120) an Apple forum.

I’m going to quote the relevant part, but I suggest you read it all because there’s more information there and more “why” questions.

We assume you have copied all the music to a Central location (be it a machine or a NAS drive or whatever), so somewhere in the network or your harddrive all your music files (library) are accessible to your wife and you (and theoretically both can write to that location, important when adding files).

It doesn’t matter if they are in different computers or just accounts.

With that in mind:

1. Each future user of the library should launch iTunes with the Option key held down and Create Library. (A blank one).
2. With this new iTunes window open, go into iTunes Preferences and **UN-check "Keep iTunes Music folder organised" and "Copy files to iTunes Music folder when adding to library".**
3. Then, they must add the music to the Library, selecting the tracks from the folder where all the music is stored (the common place mentioned above), which will import all the tracks into this new Library without copying the files again (hence why step #2).
4. From this point they can create their own playlists and stuff and they can even *check* the things they unchecked in step #2, in case they decide to add new tracks (see drawback), you’ll want to have them in the central location.

From this point they both have a Library.XML (stores playlists, tracks location, etc.) and that library.xml points to the physical mp3/4 on the “common location” (tracks are not duplicated as you requested).

**DRAWBACK** (and the fact that there’s no better solution):

If either user of the library adds new music, regardless of the “keep music organized” and “copy files” checkboxes, the other user(s) are **not** going to see the changes. The reason being that they are modifying their local copy of the library “xml” (which is where all the playlist and stuff is stored).

If USER1 adds 1 track, USER2 will have to find the track in the library and manually add it to his/her own library.

As you can see, iTunes was not really designed for multiuser.

Go ahead and read the post, it will give you more pros/cons and maybe other ideas.

**EDIT**: one way to know “what is new” in the library folder (where the music is actually stored) would be to create a smart folder that shows files added in the last “xx” days (for example). :)
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: There's an app called [PowerTunes](http://www.fatcatsoftware.com/powertunes/) that will keep all of the meta-data for a library synchronized between multiple users on a machine. Playlists, ratings, play counts -- all of that stuff that isn't just the physical files. It'll obviously keep all of the iTunes instances for all users aware of all the current physical files on disk too.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: You should make `~/Music/iTunes/` a symlink to a shared location accessible to all users of the computer.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: The best way is to sign in to iTunes match on both accounts. They will then keep in sync. You will have the same playlists on both though.
Upvotes: 0


<issue_start>username_0: I have a network location set up to ssh tunnel to my server. For now, just ssh -D type stuff. This works fine. I set up the tunnel from within my .screenrc. In other words, "screen" is the trigger to connect to my proxy. Before I type that I should not be able to go online. However, lynx and ping go through without problems. tunnel or not. This is disquieting.

How can I ensure all network traffic uses my Network settings, and not it's own? The only way packets should be leaving is via my DynamicForward port.

EDIT: The apple specificity comes with the Network settings, either accessed via System Preferences, or via networksetup.

OS X has both ipfw, and the application level firewall.

The appfirewall does not seem to stop things from going out. It stops connections *to* the system.

Ipfw does take precedence over the application firewall, apparently.

My SOCKS5 proxy is set up on a port, and I then give that port to in a network Location as the SOCKS5 proxy. This works fine. As I see it, programs should not get a choice about using the proxy, and indeed, if I turn it off, browsers can not access the web.

Linux and \*BSD's do not have the various ( quite nifty ) things that OSX has in this regard. For them, it would be ipchains and ipfw, respectively.

I think I'm missing something. It should just work.<issue_comment>username_1: Assuming that `ssh` is running on `localhost` (or another machine on the local subnet), the easiest thing to do is to shut down your routes so that nothing can get outside. `netstat -nr` will show you your current routes. Mine looks like this:

```
Internet:
Destination        Gateway            Flags    Refs      Use  Netif Expire
default            192.168.0.69       UGSc       93     4438    en1

```

`192.168.0.69` is my default route. If I take that route out: `route delete default 192.168.0.69` then I cannot get to any machine not wired to my network. Once `screen` sets up your proxy, you should have access back.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: You may want to have a look at `man networksetup` to see if it could give you what you are looking for.
Upvotes: 1


<issue_start>username_0: I have quite a collection of DVDs which is slowly getting smaller and smaller thanks (in part) to crappy Wal-Mart binder style DVD cases scratching the discs. After purchasing an Apple TV, I'm wondering if it is possible to backup DVD's so that they can be watched in iTunes, and subsequently on my Apple TV. I'm running OSX.6, if this helps any.

I would prefer FOSS, but I wouldn't mind paying for something that works, and will be around for a while.<issue_comment>username_1: You can use [Handbrake](http://handbrake.fr/) for this.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Handbrake was unsuccessful at ripping the first 3 DVDs I tried, but I found an older program called [MacTheRipper](http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/14414/mactheripper) that works great for ripping. Then I throw the ripped video files at Handbrake for encoding.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: I highly recommend having this app in your arsenal for pesky discs that won't rip.

**RipIt**: <http://thelittleappfactory.com/ripit/>

>
> RipIt is guaranteed to work and has a 99.9999% success rate in ripping DVDs. In fact, it has been verified to work with over 250,000 unique discs, and is continuously updated to rip the latest releases.
>
>
>

I would also like to mention that I own this software and I was recently unable to rip the movie "Kick-Ass". I contacted customer support with my issue, and later that day they sent me a link to download an updated beta version of the app with a fix for my disc. It doesn't get much better than that!
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: I use [Aimersoft DVD Ripper](http://www.aimersoft.com/dvd-ripper.html) (PC) and have had great experiences.

It's not free, but it's simple and very easy to use. It's even got useful presets:

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/3LvvB.png)

It's also got GPU hardware acceleration which makes the ripping process faster and smoother. I used an old dual-core Atom-powered Shuttle PC, however, to rip my entire DVD collection and it worked great.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: You can use [VLC](http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html) media player, VLC is FOSS as you requested.

Please refer to the following post:
[https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/105382/10733](https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/105382/10733 "import movies already on computer into iTunes")
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_6: I tested the latest version of VLC media player (2.2.2), and it seems that VLC works well on DVDs released before 2014 - but can't process the DVDs of the last year or two. Plus, If you have any problems, I highly recommend visiting [DVD0101.com](http://dvd0101.com), which offers various tools and tips and tricks related to DVD digitization.
Upvotes: 0


<issue_start>username_0: I want one to do one simple task: Manage my iPhone 4 apps using the iTunes interface on my laptop. I've done it before, but now there's a problem.

When I go to the Apps section on iTunes, the apps are all faded out and I can't get access to move Apps around. If I click on the Sync Apps button, I get this message:

"Are you sure you want to sync Apps? All existing apps and their data on the iPhone "[iPhone name]" will be replaced with apps from this iTunes library."

I don't want to wipe my iPhone Apps, I simply want to move Apps around like I used to. I can't say I trust that this iTunes library has all of the Apps correctly. I've run a sync in the past and it deleted Apps I already had installed before.<issue_comment>username_1: It sounds as though your iPhone and/or iTunes aren’t synced to each other. Unfortunately, for you to manage the apps on the iPhone from iTunes, the iPhone needs to be synced to iTunes. So you’ll have to go through this procedure at least once, and replace what’s on the iPhone w/ what’s in iTunes.

No way around that, but thankfully, any apps you’ve purchased are free to you to download again, so if there are any that are missing in iTunes, just download them again.

But yes, if any of the apps aren’t in iTunes, and you’ve got data stored in those apps, that data will be lost.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: You may have multiple libraries in itunes and are trying to sync with the wrong library. to choose the correct library hold down shift (in pc) or command (in mac) key when you start itunes. keep the key held down and you will get the option to choose the relevant itunes library.
Upvotes: 1


<issue_start>username_0: I have a NetBoot image which I use for booting into to do things like disk maintenance and testing new applications without having to install them on my workstation. It's really handy, but I created it a while ago and much of the software on it is now out of date, like the OS, QuickTime, and Safari. I want to update the NetBoot image but the only way I think to do that is to use `Disk Utility.app` to restore it to a USB drive, boot from the drive directly, make any changes necessary and re-image the USB drive, overwriting the original image.

Is that the best series of steps or is there an easier way to update a NetBoot DMG file?<issue_comment>username_1: I think you've got the best way, I know you can mount the disk image inside the netboot image, but AFAIK it breaks the netboot; and some updates can't be applied to a non-boot-drive disk image.

If you're netbooting a lot, I'd recommend using [DeployStudio](http://www.deploystudio.com), a free, open-source powerhouse for network deployment and the like; it makes it a bit easier to update / deploy images than netboot - but it might be a but much for what you're using netboot for.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I would suggest just using a separate user account if you want to test out applications without changing the environment you are working in, if your OS and everything else is up to date.

If that is not the route you are looking for, then I agree with glenstory that your direction is the Apple way to go, and will take more time, but maybe less time than learning DeployStudio which will let you update a netboot image, which Apple's System Image Utility will not.

Finally, a third option is to have an install on an external drive that you can update and boot to to test things. You have the base as the Netboot that you are using, so that is a good base to start from.
Upvotes: 1


<issue_start>username_0: >
> What are the best dock replacements?
>
>
> It's frustrating to keep track of
>  windows in the dock unless they're
>  minimized. For instance, I often have
>  10-15 separate PDF documents open.
>  It's a mess to keep track of them on
>  the dock.
>
>
>

-- <NAME><issue_comment>username_1: A quasi-replacement worth considering is Quicksilver (download: <https://qsapp.com/> and guide: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBvFUhTqKK4>), used by a large number of devout users.

Though, that it depends on what you're looking to replace: access to apps, documents, tasks etc? It should work great. If you want something that looks vaguely like a dock/taskbar/GNOME panel, it won't replace that.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: [**HyperDock**](http://hyperdock.bahoom.de/) gives you window previews for each running app in the dock, which helps tremendously.

![alt text](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ef2yL.png)
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: <http://brawersoftware.com/products/ubar>

I was impressed with this. It is the closest thing to a task bar replacement I found. Some of its behavior annoyed me so I did not purchase it at the end of the trial. You may fare diffently.

The DOCK is rather ill conceived for a variety of reasons, but programs leaving the dock when open is a huge one. Finding open windows is OSX is far more difficult than in Windows. alt-tab > cmd+tab then cmd+~. Seeing the window clearly on the task bar is also nice.

EDIT: I found this forum while looking for a replacement for ubar. I was unable to find one worth a crap. So I ended up buying Ubar, even tho it has some issues. Even with its issues it is better than the dock. The dock is a common complaint for windows users; this isnt a case of stubborn users rejecting change or a different way of doing things. This is a case of the taskbar really being the better way fulfill these functions.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: Ubar is very nice. But I don't think it's a dock replacement. Because for me a big job of the dock is the list of icons for my commonly used apps. As far as I can tell, uBar doesn't do that...@Edward
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: System Preferences->Dock: set "minimize windows into application icon".
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_6: I'm an ActiveDock developer, the application is actively developing, version 2 is now available
<https://noteifyapp.com/activedock/>
Upvotes: 0


<issue_start>username_0: In System Preferences > Expose and Spaces > Spaces Tab > to switch between spaces, there is a drop down list that allows you to select a modifier key and the arrows. The arrows are so far away from the rest of the keyboard! I want to bind to the vim keys (h, j, k, l) for (left, down, up, and right). On my Ubuntu machine, I push the equivalent of command-option-j to go down a space. Does anyone know how to change to a non-standard keyboard shortcut on OS X?

(I ran across a post that details how to change the modifiers, but still uses the arrow keys. This is not what I'm trying to do. [Custom keyboard shortcuts to change active Spaces desktop](https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/3880/custom-keyboard-shortcuts-to-change-active-spaces-desktop))<issue_comment>username_1: Go to *System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Keyboard Shortcuts*. Then, on the left side, select *Exposé & Spaces*. On the right side you will see the current keyboard shortcuts for Exposé and Spaces. If you double click on the shortcut command (literally double click `^1` for instance) you will be able to change this to whatever you want. Just do the key-combo you want to use.

So, once you double-click on the shortcut, it'll show it as editable. Then, press the keys you want the short cut to be, all at once, for instance press `Apple` and `J` at the same time, and it'll change the shortcut.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I think matthepavkov has your answer, but also check out [KeyRemap4MacBook](http://pqrs.org/macosx/keyremap4macbook/index.html) for it's vi modes.
Upvotes: 1


<issue_start>username_0: I'm trying to set up an in-home music system with built-in speakers. Right now I have my Apple TV plugged into the stereo outputting the AirTunes signal to the speakers. However, I'd like to get my Apple TV back at some point, so I've been looking into a replacement unit. The AirPort express and the Apple TV seem to be the only two devices that will seamlessly work with iTunes. New units cost $100, and even the used units command $50-$60 on eBay. It's also possible that I'd like to control several sets of speakers throughout the house, which would require several units for the different audio channels.

Are there any other pieces of hardware that will perform this task? What about software solutions? I'm aware of Rogue Amoeba's [Airfoil](http://www.rogueamoeba.com/airfoil/), but this doesn't work well with the Remote app for the iPhone, and plus it requires that the software be installed and configured on the streaming computer. Are there any other solutions?<issue_comment>username_1: As far as I've been able to find, you've covered it:

* Apple TV
* AirPort Express
* Airfoil

I'm not positive, but I thought that you can use AirTunes from one Mac to another if they were on the same Airport Express network. I don't have my Airport Express hooked up right now. I'll have to test it out later.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_1: Ken's got it covered; Airfoil nonwithstanding, you're stuck with either an AppleTV or an AirPort Express.

(Sidebar: I have an AirPort Extreme, and it does *not* support AirTunes. I didn't need it to when I bought mine, but I thought it did for some reason.)

So yeah, to do an AirTunes network "right", you need a seperate AirPort Express for each set of speakers in the house. Then you can have iTunes running on your PC as the streaming source, and it all works great - the iPhone remote, speaker selection, etc.

But, of course, that costs a bajillion dollars at ~90 bucks a pop for the Express. Too rich for my blood, certainly.

I went with the PC, a bunch of speakers, a receiver, a big roll of speaker wire from monoprice.com, and a drill. Sounds great.
Upvotes: 0


<issue_start>username_0: Is it possible to merge to Time Machine Backups?

When I look inside the sparse-bundle which Time Machine generates then I see that the folder-structure ordered by dates. So theoretically I could copy the files from my old TM sparse-bundle into the new one. Is this possible?<issue_comment>username_1: Time Machine does not (or should not) work when you tamper with it's files in any way. Even a cloning of the TM backup and restoring it can (and probably will) make Time Machine not work with the backups anymore.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Simply: **Don't!**

Time machine uses hardlinks, that you will not be able to recreate by simply copying stuff around. What this means in plain english is you might end up with each copy of the file taking up space - rapidly filling the drive.

Time Machine uses great care to only store each file once - and only takes up more space when the file changes. It assumes everything already stored is correct and won't go back and "fix" any errors you make. It's possible to make a tool to merge the backups, but Snow Leopard makes it easy to browse both backups. Just connect all the drives and `option` click the Time Machine icon in the menu bar to browse the other backup drives and see that history.

Many people have their time machine data on several drives - you can safely put them on the shelf and move to a new drive rather than go back and edit the past. It's easy to move the whole package to a new drive if needed - just not splice data in to an existing backup folder.

A great place for information is this [time machine and internals site](https://web.archive.org/web/20171110153243/http://pondini.org:80/TM/Home.html) and also the [Time Machine discussions forum at Apple](http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=1342) (I'm assuming we're talking about Snow Leopard here).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: I tried: it works.

Here is how:

I have a time machine volume and a backup of it. I update this backup every two months, using Super Duper.

Recently, several successive mistakes made my time machine volume loose its first two years of backups. I then had a primary time machine volume with all backups but first two years and a backup time machine volume with all backups but latest two months.

I decided to experiment. Starting from scratch on a new hard drive, I copied the backup time machine volume to the new hard drive with Super Duper (backup all files using erase and save option). Then I copied the primary time machine volume on top of that, again with Super Duper (backup all files, using copy files that are different).

I ended with a new working time machine volume including all backups, from day one up to today.
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<issue_start>username_0: I am using Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad on Windows 7 and its numeric pad is not working on windows 7, it was working OK on windows XP, what I can do to make it work on it too?<issue_comment>username_1: Hah! I actually use a mac keyboard as the normal keyboard on my windows boxes. I like the laptop-feel and the aluminium.

This is easy to fix.

Push "Clear".

The "Clear" key on the numberpad gets mapped to the "NumLock" key on windows.

If you want to fix the swapping of the alt and "Command" keys, [KeyTweak](http://majorgeeks.com/KeyTweak_d4161.html) works well.

It can also let you set the additional F-keys (e.g. F13-F19, which are not real F-keys) to be whatever you want. I have them mapped as media keys (next-track, pause, etc...)
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Press and hold "clear" key for three seconds. It will work as NUMLOCK in windows. You can shift to numerics and the "<-- -->" kind of finctions.
Hope it will help.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Took me a while to figure out the "Clear" key (which acts as NumLock on long-press, in Windows) is the square with the "x" inside, on the upper left corner of the numpad, on my Apple keyboard.
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<issue_start>username_0: My iPhone 4 periodically does not wake up from being locked. I have to wake it by holding the home and power buttons. This is happening a lot more frequently as of late than before. It has the latest OS. It seems quite [a few people](https://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2476608&start=0&tstart=0) have the same problem. Does anyone know a solution to this problem? None that I found on the Apple forum seems to solve it.<issue_comment>username_1: Have you tried restoring the iPhone via iTunes? You should sync the iPhone first to back up everything, then press the Restore button in the device management screen.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: You could try to reset it: **`Settings > General > Reset > Reset All Settings`**. There might be some corrupted preferences somewhere.

Try to sync your iPhone and look into your `~/Library/iTunes/.../Logs` (sorry, can't remember the exact path and I don't have a Mac right now).

And try to find out if there's a crash file that match the time of the issue. From there you'll be able to define if it's an app running in the background or iOS-related.

If none of the above, it might be hardware-related (maybe you're holding it wrong!) and will have to send it to an Apple Store.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: You could try going by the Apple Store to meet with a Genius (if there is one close enough to you). They have diagnostics they'll run for free to see if something weird is going on with your phone. [Make an appointment online.](http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/)
Upvotes: 2