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iPad 2 stopped syncing with my MacBook, how do I fix it?
My iPad 2 has simply stopped syncing to iTunes. I can still sync my iPhone, but syncing iPad 2 has no effect at all. It creates a backup and then simply says that the sync is finished without doing any thing at all.
I can still transfer files to different applications . For example, I can transfer some movies to CineXPlayer but cannot remove any app from the iPad 2 or even install any app on it through iTunes.
What can I do to fix this problem?

First reboot the iPad and then try syncing. If still unable to sync, make a backup (make sure your backup is current) and restore the device to it's factory setting and then restore from backup.

Having suffered the same difficulty with my iPad2, I tried rebooting the iPad2 using the usual way with the slide to power off feature but at the same time I pushed the button at the bottom of the iPad2 that takes me back to my home screen or that if pushed twice will show the running apps.
The iPad2 rebooted (I had to push in the off/on button again during what appeared to be rebooting because the white Apple seemed to stay on).
After that, I was able immediately to synch like before, although trying to access Pages documents is still not working (that is, what I see on the iPad2 in Pages is different from what I see on iTunes for Pages documents and I can't move them back and forth using DiskAid the way I used to, but document features including moving back and forth seem to work in other apps).
It may be that the two button reboot is what was needed.  I haven't yet tried the iTunes music synching, though.

When your iPad is attached click on its name in the left column of iTunes, then click on the "Apps" tab near the top on the right. Make sure the "Sync Apps" checkbox at the top is checked. The same applies to anything else that doesn't seem to be syncing.

When iTunes transfers them it performs some sort of optimisation (which I'm not sure is documented anywhere), over which you have no control over. There are various photo transfer apps in the store that use wifi which may retain the quality - as I haven't tried any of them I don't know how good they are.
Know more about how to transfer or sync iPad contents to Mac, which included the detailed tutorials of how to sync your iPad2 to Mac.
Hopefully this works for all of you like it just worked for me!

Try restoring the iPad and then try syncing. Or delete the backups in the settings section, then try syncing.

Have you checked the options you have set in your "apps" menu and such?
Try a different cord, or, if all else fails, back up your library and reinstall iTunes.
You should also make sure you have the most current version of iTunes.
Refer this tutorial for information on how to transfer and sync contents from iPad to Mac.


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Apple iPod earphone problem
My iPod shuffle Is just 7 months old and the earphones has a problem. The output sound is very low. I just now got my friends earphones and checked, the sound was loud and clear. What could be the problem. How can I rectify it?

I agree with the two answers (so far) but would suggest grabbing a new pair of non-apple headphones, your ears will thank you!

Sounds like to me that your earphones have started to prematurely break down.  How does the cable look?  Is there bends or twists near the ends?  If there is then perhaps a wire is broken inside the cable.  Normally this would mean no sound rather than a decrease in volume.  Either way it seems that the earphones will need to be replaced completely.
Are you using the apple in ear earphones?  If so then simply replace the steel mesh inside the earphones by simply unscrewing them.  If you lost your extras you can find them on Amazon through a third party source.

This is a common problem with earphones. Unfortunately there is no way to fix them.
If your iPod is still under warranty (at 7 months, it is), and quite frequently even if it's not, if you take it back to an Apple Store and talk to an assistant they will simply give you a new pair for free.

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How to 'scroll down' when there's nothing more to show? (cause I like the blank space)
When I'm working in a text document, I like to start typing at the top of the window or in the middle. I hate when the carat/cursor gets all the way to the bottom and there's no blank space left underneath where my typing will appear. It's especially annoying when I'm adding to the document by drag&drop of outside text - much easier when your target is half a page/screen, not a 5mm line.
So is there any way to push the 'last line' up the screen and create blank space? eg. in TextEdit or Textmate or Coda or a similar app.

Press return a few times?

Ah, yes, forgot to say - that doesn't work too well for drag and drop purposes, cause then you have to carefully aim the drop at the next line, rather than just anywhere in the blank space.

There really isn't a neat way of doing this.  I normally hit Command + down arrow.  This will bring me to the end of the page, where I can then press enter a few times, or if using textmate, you can create a snippet to insert carriage returns for you.  With an application like textexpander you can program a keypress to add carriage returns for you.

BBEdit by Bare Bones Software allows for extra space with with two settings: half-page or full-page. You mention TextMate specifically, but it doesn't allow for extra space by default, as others have mentioned.

Emacs.app is the only editor I'm aware of that gives you extra space beyond the end of a text document.  You can scroll the last line of a document all the way to the top of the window.

I tried Sublime Text 2 today, and it behaves exactly the way I want.
It's a great editor in general, too. One of the very best.

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Mac OS X Lion Safari Doesn't Display Tab Bar in Full Screen Mode
In the recent developer preview(2) of Mac OS X Lion, Safari no longer displays Tab Bar when put into the Full Screen mode. You have to move the pointer to the top to see the Tab Bar, which is very annoying for people who mostly work with keyboard.
Is there any quick fix? Or should we just take a nap and see how the final version will look like?

This is a question about prerelease software, which changes quickly and often. Any problem and answers will probably vanish or change by the release.

If you work with keybord mainly try Cmd + Shift + Arrow Keys or [ and ]. You should be able to cycle your tabs like that. I dont have the Developer Preview, so I dont know if there is any quick fix, and I dont think Apple will change it in its final version. After all this is how all major browsers work in fullscreen mode: they all hide the tab bar so you focus on the content... :/
Anyway, Hope it helps!
Kevin

Thank you, Kevin. That's right;however, that way you just go through the tabs, but can never see the title of the tab.


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No New Mail Sound 10.6.7
This issue has been going on and off for years.  I still don't consistently get the new mail sound when new mail arrives.
Sometimes it happens, most of the time, never.
10.6.7

Since you mention this has been going on for years, this is likely related to a longstanding bug in Mail.app and fetching mail with IMAP. Try the instructions here and see if it helps:

In Mail, open Preferences and go to
  Accounts » Advanced in all your mail
  accounts and turn off the Use IDLE
  command feature. Next, go to the
  General section of Preferences, and
  set Check for New Mail to Every minute
  -- you can set a longer interval if you want, so long as you don't set it
  to Manual.
Now your mail alerts should play for
  every incoming message, but you will
  see your messages up to one minute
  later than you would with the IDLE
  mechanism.

it's a shame apple doesn't recognize this issue.  but thanks for the help, it works.

You can always file a bug report: http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html

I changed back and forth from classic view and the sound reappeared. Open Mail, select preferences, select view (check or uncheck to make it the opposite of what you have there). Close Mail...open and the sound returns.
You can then switch it back to the view you liked.


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How do I switch between corresponding .h or .c/.m files in Xcode 4?
In Xcode 3 I could click a button in the top-right corner of the code editor to switch between header and implementation (.c or .m) files. Now in Xcode 4 there is no button like this around the editor. This would be even more useful now than it was with Xcode 3, because I'd like to click a class in the Symbol view to pull up the relevant .h file, then click a button or keyboard shortcut and get to the .m file.

See this Stack Overflow answer.
"Ctrl+Cmd+Up or Down, but the shortcut seems a bit finicky and sometimes stops working, not yet sure when and why."

Hmm... it seems to work in project or symbol view, unless you're in symbol view and clicked on a protocol. Thanks

three finger swipe up & down, I'm loving this!
EDIT: ermm, isnt a bit offtopic and should be asked in SO?

It is a question about Apple software. It's not really about the code aspect of programming, so I think it's OK here. It would probably also be at home on StackOverflow.


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White screen on imac

Possible Duplicate:
Can't boot Mac, only shows a Folder with a Question Mark?

Can any one tell me what a white screen on an imac means? There is also a folder with a question mark flashing in the center of the screen. Does anyone know how to resolve this problem? Thanks!

According to Apple you should try a few options:
Check the mouse and keyboard

This issue might occur if a mouse or trackpad button is pressed during startup. Make sure the button isn't pressed.

If the issue persists, shut down your Mac with its power button, disconnect any external mouse and keyboard, then turn on your Mac with its power button. If the flashing question mark issue persists, reconnect the keyboard and mouse.

If your Mac still starts to a flashing question mark, follow the steps below. If any step resolves the issue, you don't need to continue to the next one.

Select your Mac OS X startup disk with Startup Manager by restarting and holding the Option key. After your Mac starts up, restart again to verify that the flashing question mark does not appear.

If the issue persists, insert your Mac OS X installation disc. Be sure to either use the disc that came with your Mac, or, if you installed a later Mac OS X version from disc, use the newer disc.

MacBook Air note: On a MacBook Air, there are two options for starting up from Mac OS X media: Either connect a MacBook Air SuperDrive to the MacBook Air via the USB port and restart the computer, holding down the C key during startup, or use Remote Install Mac OS X to startup from a system software DVD that's located on a partner computer. Once started up from Mac OS X media, skip to step 3.

Restart the computer, then hold the C key during startup.

From the Utilities menu, choose Disk Utility. Don't click Continue.

Select your Mac OS X disk (named "Macintosh HD" by default) in the left side of the Disk Utility window.

Click the First Aid tab.

Click Repair Disk to verify and repair any issues with your Mac OS X startup disk.

After repairing the disk, try to start up normally.
Important: If Disk Utility finds issues it cannot repair, you may need to back up as much of your data as possible (or use Time Machine to back up to a different disk), then erase the disk and reinstall Mac OS X.

If the issue persists, and Disk Utility didn't find any irreparable issues, quit Disk Utility, quit the Installer, select your disk when prompted, and restart.

If the issue continues, reset PRAM. Note: After resetting PRAM, if the computer starts up normally, reselect the startup disk in the Startup Disk preferences.

If none of these steps resolve the issue, start up from the Mac OS X Installation disc and reinstall Mac OS X.

From:
A flashing question mark appears when you start your Mac
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1440

It means the volume you're trying to boot from is not bootable - perhaps the /System directory has been deleted, or an OS hasn't been installed at all, or the disk could even be failing.

It means that the computer can't find a usable disk with a usable operating system on it.
Put in the Mac OS X Install DVD that came with your computer. Hold down the c key on the keyboard and keep holding it as you turn on the computer.
Try to reinstall the operating system. If the installer can't find a disk to use it means that there is a problem with the hard drive.
If you can successfully reinstall, that should fix the problem. There's no way to know for sure how much of your data will survive.
Good luck!


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How do I get my iPod touch to change the locked screen wallpaper?
I just got a new 2nd-generation iPod Touch 16GB. I believe I had a 2nd gen iPod Touch 8GB before.. but back when I did if I played a song, the album art would show up for that song on my locked screen. However this new iPod Touch doesn't do that (it just shows the default wallpaper I chose) and I can't seem to find the settings I need for it. Not looking for a jail-breaking solution by the way. Thanks.

Have you tried:

Select your iPod under the Devices section in the iTunes Source pane.
Select the Music tab of the iPod settings. The iPod settings are displayed to the right in the main iTunes window.
Select the "Display album artwork on your iPod" checkbox.
Click Apply to save the changes. The iPod begins to update as soon as Apply is clicked.

Is that exclusive to the iPodTouch? I don't see that option when I connect my iPhone 4 to iTunes.

I thought it applied to both, the other thing I would think is the album art cache is corrupted, you can remove iTunes\Album Artwork\Cache while itunes isnt running, and see if that helps.

I had the same problem with my ipod touch. I spent roughly 5 hours getting album art for all my music and even selected art for the video game tracks.  It would even display on the ipod but just not when it was locked and that bugged me. From browsing google I found a simple solution: Simply power off your ipod and then reboot it.  When it comes back on the problem should be solved, that's what worked for me.

What did you do during the 5 hours to fix things?


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iPhone won't connect to wifi
My iPhone will not connect to my wireless router, even when I put the password in.
How do I troubleshoot this problem?

What version of iOS are you using?

You should also add details about what kind of wireless setup you have (WPA, WPA2, WEP etc) and if it is an n-only connection (as far as I know, iPhones only operate on the 2.4 GHz spectrum, while n-connections operate on 5 GHz by default). And, what happens after you put the password in? Does the wifi icon show up at all? Do you get an error message?

Checking the obvious - you can connect to WiFi on another computer right? The iPhone frequently over-reports the strength of the WiFi connection, so you can see 2 or 3 bars but not actually connect because it times out.
Try holding the iPhone vertically with your fingers at the top and bottom - the WiFi receiver is in the side, so when you hold it with your hands at the sides, it reduces WiFi reception.

I recently solved this problem. Several mobile devices (including the iPhone) just simply won't connect to a network that is broadcasting WPA/WPA2 simultaneously. You have to choose either WPA or WPA2 and then they will connect no problem.


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Installing cURL from Macports fails
I'm trying to install libusb-devel using Macports on a friend's Mac (we need it in order to install Osceleton). On my computer, the installation went perfectly well, but I'm stuck while installing it on his.
One of the dependencies of libusb-devel is curl. However, installing curl seems to fail. During the configuration of curl, an error message is shown and the installation quits. I'm referred to the log, where this is the relevant part for the error:
:info:configure configure: found both libz and libz.h header
:info:configure checking for "/dev/urandom"... configure: error: cannot check for file existence when cross compiling
:info:configure shell command " cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_net_curl/work/curl-7.21.4-ppc" && ./configure --prefix=/opt/local --disable-dependency-tracking --disable-dependency-tracking --enable-ipv6 --without-gnutls --without-gssapi --without-librtmp --without-libssh2 --without-nss --without-polarssl --without-spnego --with-ssl --disable-ares --disable-ldap --disable-ldaps --with-libidn --with-zlib=/opt/local --disable-dependency-tracking --with-ca-bundle=/opt/local/share/curl/curl-ca-bundle.crt --host=powerpc-apple-darwin10.7.0 " returned error 1
:error:configure Target org.macports.configure returned: configure failure: shell command failed (see log for details)
:debug:configure Backtrace: configure failure: shell command failed (see log for details)
    while executing
"$procedure $targetname"
:info:configure Warning: the following items did not execute (for curl): org.macports.destroot org.macports.configure org.macports.build
:notice:configure Log for curl is at: /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_net_curl/main.log

If I run the configure-script myself, using the command given in the log, all goes well and curl is perfectly installed. However, Macports is not happy with this, because I get errors telling me that certain files already exist etc. Also, installing curl directly using Macports seems to give trouble.
Because of this, I can't continue the installation of libusb-devel, and we need it quite soon for a school project. Can anyone help?
TIA
EDIT: the entire logfile can be found here: http://pastebin.com/2XAMHv5M . He's running Mac OS X 10.6.6.

Im no expert about MacPorts, and very likeley it doesent solve your question, but have you ever tried homebrew? Its another mananger, but to my opinion its faster, easier and fails much less. Check if curl is available for homebrew, and if it is, I recomend it much more than MacPorts.

Macs come with curl. Type man curl in Terminal.

@Nathan Be that as it may, MacPorts/libusb-devel wants to install its own curl.

The issue is that you are trying to compile for the ppc architecture thus the error in cross-compiling.
Did you upgrade to Snow Leopard leaving macports on - the only way to upgrade macports across operating systems is to reinstall.
Otherwise did you choose the correct dmg to install from - it is OS dependant.
Otherwise you need to look at /opt/local/etc/macports/macports.conf and see what build_arch is set to. The default (or not set) on a new Snow Leopard macports install is 32 or 64 bit Intel code depending on the CPU you have.


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Do I need to open port 5223 for iPhone push notifications to work when on wifi?
iPhone 4, iOS 4.3.1
Push notifications are working, when WiFi is turned off and device uses 3G, but when WiFi is on I can't receive any notifications.
I was told that something can block port 5223 that push notifications, so I've turned of firewall on my Linksys router. Still don't work.
For some games I used to forward port for IP address, the pattern in router configuration is as follows:
app_name, port_range_start, port_range_stop, TCP/UDP, IP
But when I list my DHCP clients in router admin page it seems that iPhone has no IP.
So what to do nex

You don't need to open any ports on your firewalls for push notifications to work on your iPhone.
My iOS devices spent 90% of the time behind firewalls that don't allow any inbound connections to them. Notifications work fine (even with mobile data turned off).
The Apple docs at http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3576 do talk about port 5223. But they will be referring to out going connections on that port (even though they don't explicitly state that). Your firewall is unlikely to be blocking those, though I guess it is worth checking. I guess it is also possible that your ISP is blocking the out going port, but again that seems unlikely.
Despite the "push" in its name, Push Notifications are actually more accurately "pull" notifications (like most things with "push" in their name). The iOS device connects to Apple on port 5223 to listen in for the notifications.

You probably need to refresh the DHCP list.  A lot of routers only update this list occasionally; my router, for instance, still doesn't list the netbook I authenticated to the wireless over a month ago.  Try resetting the router, or if you don't want to do that get your iphone's IP from the network setup on the phone itself and forward the port to your iphone by IP instead of device name.


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Ordering prints other than through iphoto
I would like to order photo prints off of iphoto through phanfare because I like their quality of prints better than iphoto/kodak. Is there a way to do this?

Phanfare have an iPhoto plugin
http://www.phanfare.com/apps.aspx#Iphoto
So you can export to them directly from iPhoto.


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No SIM Card installed error in iPhone 3g
My iPhone 3G is showing

No SIM Card installed
  Insert a valid SIM With no PIN lock to activate iPhone

It is in Emergency mode so please give me a solution if there is..?
It happened when I am tried to update the from iOS 4.1 to 4.2.

For the sake of sanity - let's assume this question is about a normal "locked" phone that expects a specific carrier's SIM to be installed and the OP is using a SIM from that carrier. Let's also assume it doesn't show in iTunes and can't have apps installed and is completely stuck at the emergency screen.

Keep in mind this could be unrelated to the update and just a hardware failure, which still can be as simple as pushing the SIM Recipient hard enough to the bottom or a broken SIM Reader really complicated to replace. Both happened to me in different iPhones.

This is actually a pretty complicated problem with not enough detail to know which one of many things is causing the failure so I'll go over some basics:

Your phone needs to be activated
through iTunes after a restore - so
something in that restore process
didn't work.
The sim and phone have three components - any of which can fail.
The activation process is complicated and has a lot of checks to be sure the image you are installing is not modified so that the phone will work as designed. This activation needs to connect to the internet so even when everything under your control is correct, it still fails from time to time. Problems on your computer with iTunes or the system itself can cause this to happen on an otherwise working phone.

I'm also going to assume the phone is locked to AT&T to keep things simple. If the phone is unlocked legitimately through the carrier and officially recognized by iTunes' activation process this is much more complicated. If it's otherwise modified, the complication is really much more involved so I'll leave those out of the discussion.
Looking at #1 above - the best advice is to reseat the SIM card and then try again to make sure it wasn't a timing or contact alignment issue. Considering #3 above - it's simplest to take your device to a totally different computer and try the restore there - you can always take it back to your computer to put the backup on it once it's working.
Let's look at #2 in more depth - sim and phone. A bad sim will cause this - you'll need to get another SIM to test this and replace the SIM with one active from your carrier if it's the cause.
Have you tried another SIM from your carrier - it doesn't have to be attached to an active contract or active line - it just has to be working. Try to rule out that the sim itself is bad or has failed. A good SIM will get you to "waiting for activation" and a full restore so you can copy apps to the phone and otherwise use it on WiFi. Putting your SIM in another phone can help know that your SIM is not bad, but it has to work in your phone, so you may need to get another SIM even if yours works in another device.
Once you rule out the SIM - you'll need to rule out software. Do another restore of the phone following this knowledge base article. If that doesn't work, force the device into restore mode to get the software loaded properly. Be sure there's not a failure in the restore process or you'll be wasting time on SIM olympics or getting your phone swapped.
That's the third part of #2 - if your phone has a failure (dust or dirt, contact problems, moisture or corrosion on the inside that is causing the circuitry to break, or just a random electrical failure) you will need to get it in for service. There a technician will have the tools (otoscope, test rig, test SIM, good software to restore your device) and the training to know what worn contacts look like to know if it's a cleaning/reseat issue or a hardware repair is needed.

Your iOS update from 4.1 to 4.2 has relocked the device to its previous network. You need to unlock your device using a permanent unlocking method to avoid such hassle on your every future updates. I would suggest  you to get the remote unlocking service from Onlinegsmunlock.com this method of unlocking is safe, simple, affordable, quick and permanent. /it doesn't require a jailbreak too. Good luck.

Your carrier has to do this for Free after 1 year. Since it's a 3GS I would recommend the free method first.

try to restore it using redsnow and try also to watch this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9BMXflZKiM

How does this help? can you describe what the video does and not just provide a link.  Note that RedSnow is a jailbreaking program and so not supported by Apple.

Answers on Ask Different need to be more than just a link. It's okay to include a link, but please summarize or excerpt it in the answer. The idea is to make the answer stand alone.


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iPad Flash emulator
I am using an Apple iPad. I have a number of programs that need Adobe Flash v10. Two of the programs have to do with my husband's business, accounting and load tracking. He is a trucker, I am his "bookkeeper".
Is there a program that emulates Flash? I am told that there is a problem between Apple and Adobe and Adobe will not allow iPad users to use Flash. This is really making me nuts.
Is there anything that I can use to get my work done?

It isn't Adobe that's not allowing you to use Flash on the iPad, it's Apple.

There are apps that will allow you to run flash apps on a remote Mac, PC or server, and view the results on an iPad. RDP, VNC, and others.

I have to disagree with jhocking's answer.  There is an app in the iOS app store called iSwifter. From the description of the app:

iSwifter Flash Browser unlocks your favorite Flash content on your iPad, letting you view videos, Flash websites, and best of all, interactive Flash applications...

I've used it and it works as advertised. However, it only works with the iPad. Also, the app is free, but there is a 10 (?) hour limit and after the 10 hours is up, you have to buy the "pro version" for $4.99.

Skyfire is not sufficient to answer the OPs question given the fact that it only works for video.

@JasonSalaz Sorry, I copied and pasted that answer from another one of my answers :-]

Unfortunately there is not a way to run Flash on websites on the iPad.
There is technically a way to publish from Flash to an iOS app, but that's different from what you're asking. That's only relevant to people making apps, not people using the apps.

There was, is and most likely never will be any way to run Flash on iOS. Apple argued, Flash has too many performance problems, which is even more important on mobile devices with limited resources and battery. Until this day Adobe hasn't come up with a version of Flash which runs acceptable on mobile devices where it can be installed, like those running Android.
Even if Flash could be installed on iOS or if you would get an Android tablet, there is no guarantee you're able to use the Flash apps you want to use. All of them would have to be rewritten by the developer to support touch input. But Adobe has abandoned Flash for mobile devices at the end of last year which makes it essentially a dead-end technology. So, I don't think any Flash developer will rewrite their apps to support touch input.
Your best bet is to look for alternatives of the Flash apps you've used, there are excellent accounting apps in the App Store.


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How to get rid of the "Other..."-Account on the login screen?
Suddenly my MBP shows an "Other..."-Account on the login screen. I searched for a solution to get rid of it and found a couple of answers that say I have somehow activated/enabled the root user. All I did was using a couple of trivial sudo-commands at the command-line, but nothing experimental or which I am unfamiliar with...
The suggested solutions said I need to deactivate the root user in the Directory Utilities but it was not activated.
Are there any other solutions to get rid of this "Other..."-Account?

https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/232449/remove-other-from-login-screen

Have you tried the sudo /usr/bin/defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow SHOWOTHERUSERS_MANAGED -bool false in the terminal? This turns off showing some of the other user types.
Doing some additional research, it looks like this has been somewhat addressed in this post on https://superuser.com/questions/70156/hide-users-from-mac-os-x-snow-leopard-logon-screen


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External USB hub for 4 external hard drives
I have a macbook pro.  And like all macs, there is never enough ports.  I've been searching and searching to find a USB hub that power 3 external USB hard drives.
Any advice?

Make sure the hub you buy powers each port to 500mAh. Most name brand hubs do this so you'll have to go to lengths to find a cheap / lesser specification hub that doesn't come with a plug in power supply to not be able to power three devices.
In general, shopping for items that Apple has chosen to sell through online store is a great way to identify which vendors make quality products. The best of the best items get placement in the retail stores. Since that space is very limited only the most useful and cool accessories make the cut.

Maplin has a powered USB 7 port hub (model A08CQ) that performs excellently for me I have 8TB in disks running off mine. I see it's on offer right now


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Can't preview files in column view
I'm suddenly not able to preview files in column view, or select them in the Open File dialog. Selecting the file gives me a spinning beach ball, and eventually I end up relaunching the Finder. I've confirmed that .jpg, .pdf, and .app files all do this, so I'm assuming it's an issue with previewing the files. Has anyone experienced this, or have any suggestions on resolving it?
I'm running a G5 PPC Mac with OS X 10.4.11
Thanks for the help.

Do you mean preview using QuickLook (ie pressing space bar) or open the files with the Preview app?

@RobZolkos I mean when you browse in a Finder window in column view, when you select a file and the finder loads info about that file in the next column (is that QuickLook?)

Two things you can try :
If you don't need the preview feature in column mode (or for a short term fix), you can disable the preview column by going to View Options cmd-J in Finder and unchecking the "Show preview column" checkbox.
Alternatively, you can disable Quartz 2D Extreme (which should be disabled by default, but may be active and been known to cause Finder and preview slowdown). You can run the following command to disable it regardless.
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.windowserver Quartz2DExtremeEnabled -boolean NO

Run this command in Terminal (found in the Utility folder in Applications).  You will then need to reboot your Mac.


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Backing up entire drive (10.4.11) to FAT32 external for complete wipe
I'm quite inexperienced with OS X, despite being a fairly competent Windows techie, so I definitely need some help with this ancient family computer.
It's an old Mac Mini, has a lot of photos, music, etc., but it's gotten so unbelievably slow over the years that my gut is telling me a complete wipe would be the smartest solution.
Processor 1.66GHz Intel Core Duo
Memory 512 MB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM

I have a terabyte-sized FAT32 partition on this USB external hard drive, and what I want to do is back up the entire disk so I can wipe the drive and install (preferably) a more recent edition of OS X.
Disk space isn't an issue; all I need is that files can be plucked from the backup later as necessary without restoring the entire thing.
The last time I tried to make a backup with just the command line it managed to start recursively copying the backup into itself, so I really am hopeless doing this alone.
Can anyone help me out?

Not that gut feelings learnt under Windows don't necessarily work under OSX. e.g. reformatting does not often give much improvement. Little effect on disk and possibly better to use activity monitor to see what takes up CPU. (+ add RAM)

FAT32 isn't up to faithfully preserving Mac permissions, links and metadata. If you cannot repartition the drive as GUID/HFS+ it would be best to make a Disk Image on the FAT and back up to that image.
If your drive was 120G and had at least 10G free space you should be fine with settings like this to create the image. The sparse image is nice since it only fills as files are copied but it can expand to the size specified if needed.

Then you could then use Disk Utility to "restore" the data from Macintosh HD to the mounted image file. The HFS+ data would all be properly encoded and stored in one big file on the FAT drive. I don't know file size limitations on FAT anymore so that would be the one flaw in this plan if you needed an image larger than could be stored on the drive as formatted.

Is it possible to reformat your USB drive? If so, I would repartition it as a GUID drive and then format it as a HFS+ drive.
From there you can use a cloning program like Carbon Copy Cloner to clone your Mac mini drive to the USB drive. This will allow you to a bootable clone of your existing Mac mini.

Even just resizing the FAT32 partition a little (rather than a full reformat) and then making a HFS+ partition sufficient for all your files on the Mac Mini, then using Carbon Copy Cloner may be an option for you. +1 for CCC - very useful utility. GParted can shrink FAT32 partitions.

Good point. I forgot that you can boot from MBR, just not install to an MBR partition drive.


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Microsoft Office 2011 right-to-left (Arabic) doesn't work
I'm facing a problem with Office 2011 for MAC, for example, when you open WORD 2011, and key in some Arabic letters, each word will appear as discrete letters not connected as one single word as it should be !!
Arabic language pack is installed on the machine and works perfectly with many other apps and browsers.
what should be done to get rid of this annoying problem ?
thanx in advance.

possible duplicate of Why doesn't Microsoft Office/2008(& later) support RTL languages?

If you want type RTL in Mac OS X I suggest you NeoOffice (it's not 100% like MS Word but it can done most of MS Word Job) or you can use OpenOffice and iWork.
If you want use MS Word 2011 (not earlier version) you can use some trick to solve your problem. make one document in RTL language in Windows MS Word (in your case you must use Arabic) then bring it to mac and open the document and delete the text and save the document as a MS Word Template (your desired name), then each time you need to write text open your template in MS Word 2011 (when you want open the document you have ability to open the desire template).
But you must consider that this solution is not bug free, if you want use RTL and LTR at the same time you will encounter some bugs.

thank you for the nice suggestion. but why Apple (or Microsoft) do not provide a real solution to this huge problem ? this is really so annoying :(

@Faisal I agree, I think it's because business competition but I am not sure.

MS Office for Mac OS X has never supported RTL scripts.  You must use another app.  Mellel is the best. TextEdit, Nisus Writer, OpenOffice also work well. Pages 4 has bugs that make it unsuitable for RTL for most purposes, but Pages 5 should work ok.  Pages beta for iCloud also works after the update of 11/21/14.  MS OneNote can do RTL on both OS X and iOS.  MS Word for Mac 2016 Preview still not does support RTL.


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Can VLC output video through HDMI adapter to TV on first gen iPad?
I have videos on the iPad that can be played back by VLC.
But the only output I get when connected to the TV is sound, no video.
Is there any way to get them to play through the HDMI using VLC, or alternatively move them to Cinemax without connecting to a PC and iTunes

According to Apple's documentation, the AV Adapter for iOS supports mirroring only on the iPad 2. On the iPad and iPhone, video out has to be supported by the app itself, whether Apple designed it (YouTube) or a third party app (Netflix, Hulu).
Because VLC for iOS hasn't been updated in quite a while (indeed its no longer available on the App Store for legal reasons), I wouldn't be surprised that the VLC app just does not support video out, although I don't know for sure if that's the case.
There is recourse if you jailbreak, DisplayOut, which enables mirroring on VGA, HDMI, component, or composite outputs for the original iPad, iPhone, and fourth gen iPod Touch. If you are able to install this you would then be able to output VLC on your iPad via the HDMI adapter.

Ben since posting my answer I've purchased the HDMI adapter myself and can confirm that on iPhone 4 any app that doesn't support mirroring can be enabled by jailbreaking and installing DisplayOut.

Per your flag, admins do not have the ability to accept answers on the behalf of users that appear to have abandoned a question. Sorry.

If you are going to need to do it with VLC, you will need a jailbreak. If jailbreaking is not an option i would transfer the videos from your ipad onto your mac and watch them in Front Row

It's not critical it seems Cinexplayer will play movies out through the hdmi. It's a pity as don't have access to a pc to transfer the movies from vlc to cine player. Went away for Easter thinking I could use the big tv..... wish there was a filemanager utility that you could use to move files around on the iPad, without a pc.

There is... if you jailbreak, check out iFile.


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Cursor selection behavior
When clicking something on the Mac screen, the cursor will
a) take up residence as directed,
If I click again, it will
b) select the whole word,
If I click again, it will
c) select the whole passage.
In Windows, I can click a fourth time, and the cursor will return to "a," the "residence" mode.  On the Mac, it stays in "whole passage" mode. I have to move the cursor out of text, so restore it to "a."
I frequently click a fourth time and expect it to return to mode A. I don't like having to correct this and move the cursor.
How can I make the fourth click return to mode A, "residence"?

Clicking will reset to the "residence" mode provided that you leave enough time after the previous clicks that it isn't treated as a quadruple click.  At least, that's the way it works for me in Chrome on my MacBook Pro.

correct. Just wait a bit longer, so its not treated as a quadruple.


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Database program with CSV import and ad-hoc SQL queries?
Is there a database program for the Mac that makes it easy to import a CSV file into a table and then query and manipulate the data using ad-hoc SQL queries?
(A Windows example of a similar product would be Microsoft Access ... it also has forms and reports, which are not as important, but I would not mind a Mac solution that has those too.)

This is off topic as defined in the FAQ's, I suggest Stackoverflow or programmers as better options.

I don't understand. the FAQ states that this forum is for asking questions about "Apple Hardware and Software." I am not asking a programming question, I am asking for a recommendation for a software package--specifically a database application-- for Mac. As I noted, I do not WANT to program, so I am looking for a software application first. Should there be no such alternative, it would make sense then to ask in a forum for programmers. Am I missing something?

right, I have misread this as programming from these, you say I need to create, and then say, I have built this before, then go on to mention that I've programmed with PHP & My SQL i'd rather not create a web app. So those seem to me like you wanted to make your own desktop app. Sorry.

Access is much more than just a relational database with a GUI. To what extent do you need the forms/macros/etc functionality? i.e. Do you just need a relational database with a query-builder GUI, or do you also need to be able to make interactive forms that have some application logic built into them?

Base by Menial is a fantastic SQLite editor that can do what you're looking for.  You can buy it from their website or from the Mac App Store.

Filemaker Pro will be your best bet overall. It is easier to use than Access, and will give you what you want and more. It's going to be a learning curve with anything if you're used to Access, so just jump in to one of them.
Filemaker Pro -
http://www.filemaker.com/products/filemaker-pro/
If you're wanting to do something SQL related though, then I'd check out the following: Sequelpro; Querious; Navicat; or MySQL Workbench.
Sequelpro is best out of all of these though, in my opinion, and it's completely free. Bam!
http://www.sequelpro.com/

Navicat is a manager of SQl databases like Sequelpro, Querious, or MySQL Workbench.

Sequel Pro is so good I donated to it; go with that.

Check out SQLite and a tool like Base 2 from http://menial.co.uk/software/base/. I have not personally used it but it seems to be what you are looking for. The beauty of SQLite is the database is self contained.

Or the problem with SQLlite is that it is not good at being shard - depending on your use.

yeah, it is only ever intended as a small database, many developers use it in iOS applications.

If you are looking for a fully relational database with a GUI front-end for Mac, I would suggest checking out 4th Dimension (4D)
This database development platform has been around on the Mac since 1987. While you can do a lot of development without writing any code, you will soon want to dive in and start to learn to program in 4D. It is a PASCAL-like procedural language owing to it's original development in the 1980's.
It now supports the SQL language as well.
While the program is not for the faint of heart, I promise you will NOT outgrow it.
You will most likely be interested in the 4D Developer Standard.
It has everything you need to get started.

Just like Microsoft Office includes Microsoft Access, NeoOffice includes a database application as well as part of the office suite:
http://www.neooffice.org/neojava/en/index.php
Is this what you were looking for?

Bento is by the FileMaker team, but is super simple. It comes with a whole bunch of samples, does most of the heavy lifting for you, and has a solid database engine underneath.
It's available on the App Store, and for iPad too.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bento/id413293930?mt=12
http://www.filemaker.com/products/bento/

Bento will be discontinued as of September 30, 2013.

Sorry for delay, was on vacation...
I will edit my original short answer to give more extended answers.

Original question asks about something similar to MS Access. I believe that MS Access was copied 4th Dimension, old good database from French. Its problems although IMO: pascal language, slow as access, expensive.
Bento have die just few days ago. FileMaker is similar to Access, although less powerful.

These two products include own db engines and they have own server versions (near to 1000-1500$).
Other solutions are to use database server as mySQL/PostgreSQL and some GUI Manager app. Some already was mentioned:

mySQL Workbench - works only with mySQL

pgAdmin - works only with PostgreSQL
Navicat - exists editions for single DB or Premium edition (~500) to all dbs
SequelPro - for mySQL only, free
and others.

Since my first post was about Valentina Studio http://www.valentina-db.com/en/valentina-studio-overview and I was asked to provide more info, here it is.

I have found this application in April of 2013. It has totally free edition without limits. Perfect GUI for mySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite and their own Valentina DB. I am using it up to now and so far all right.
Was asked about relational support, 1:M, M:1, M:M links. All this present in Valentina Studio for all that dbs. Diagrams can be used in free edition also.
But there is no forms as in Access. Guys say they will add forms in nearest months, then this will be FileMaker killer IMO :) We'll see. Because note again, they have own Valentina db engine and Valentina Server, as FileMaker and 4D.
I very recommend to check this video introduction http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wAd1IrwKAs Notice how perfect are diagrams and Data Editor.

Valentina Studio now supports Oracle and MS SQL Server too. You can import in a CSV or Excel spreadsheet if you want, run queries, and the like. There is a FREE version and there is also a PRO version that adds SQLDIFF, Diagramming and Reports.

TextQuery is exactly this. You can import CSV files as a database, run SQL queries, and create charts from those results.
It has a free version as well with certain limitations, which you can use forever.
Disclaimer: I am the developer behind TextQuery.

Sequel Pro is a really nice GUI for working with MySQL databases. You can even connect to remote databases like you would connect to a server via ftp/ssh
http://www.sequelpro.com/

I use this on a daily basis. Fantastic software, plus it's FREE and the source code is available!

MySQL is a very popular open-source relational database. Sequel Pro (http://www.sequelpro.com) is an awesome,  free Mac app for working with MySQL. I use it every day at work. I couldn't do my job without it!

I agree with the previous post.
Kexi crashes too often. I installed it into VirtualBox Ubuntu running on a MacBook Pro and gave up after 30 minutes and five crashes resulting in data loss.
LibreOffice Base is native on the Mac, similar to MS Access but has a clunky interface and very poor copy/paste. Export is a bit limited as well. You have to go through the spreadsheet, save as CSV and then import into SQLite, but at least it's possible, sort of. It has the familiar Relationships View, Query Builder and Forms but so far unable to build a form with one-to-many dropdown box, still trying it.
My advice is to start with LibreOffice Base.

SQLite Professional is a good option and should do what your looking for. Its a SQLite frontend that will allow you to import csv files and execute queries on the results. I should note that I'm the developer.

Bento by Filemaker may be able to do this.

I can't find any sign that Bento allows SQL queries ... it looks like you have to use FileMaker Pro to get that.

Why not MySQL with MySQL Workbench?
It's an amazing GUI, you can of course view and edit the databases contents, but also create databases graphically with all kinds of relationships. It's worth checking it out:

However does not include form creation

I would suggest looking at the latest offering from QSA Toolworks - they've taken over Helix an incredible relational database that doesn't use any coding whatsoever. Helix (the product) comes in a number of variants Helix RADE (Rapid Application Development Environment), Helix Engine (to allow databases to be used by those who don't have the Helix RADE element), there's also Helix Server and Helix Client. Check out http://www.qsatoolworks.com. This product has been running on Mac since 1983!

Symphytum
A personal database software for everyone who desires to manage and organize data in an easy and intuitive way, without having to study complex database languages and software user interfaces.
Portofino
A free and open source web framework that helps developers create outstanding enterprise applications by addressing three specific needs: productivity, features and architecture. A wizard allows the developer to create a web application by connecting to an existing database quickly and easily.
Kexi
Considered as a long awaited Open Source competitor for Microsoft Access, Filemaker and Oracle Forms. Kexi is an integrated data management application. Its development is motivated by the lack of Rapid Application Development (RAD) tools for database systems that are sufficiently powerful, inexpensive, open standards driven and portable across many operating systems and hardware platforms. It runs on OS X with Fink.

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Is there any way to get rid of the sound made when a screenshot is created?
Obviously other than muting the computer. I just want to create a screenshot without having that "camera sound" come out.
Is there a way to disable this sound?

After launching Grab, open preferences (in the menus, click Grab => Preferences) and uncheck "Enable Sound".
A screenshot of the preferences here:

WOW. I didn't even realize Grab was actually still relevant. I remember using it until I learned of the Keyboard Shortcuts, but to think that it's preference still drives the entire built-in facility? Wow! +1 (and much more if I could!). P.S. You should seriously post that to the Tips and Tricks question. Totally worth it.

Under Snow Leopard, this disabled the screen-shot sound only in Grab.  It had no effect on the built-in screen-shot (Cmd-Shift-4).

This doesn't work on 10.8 either (for non-Grab captures). So @Jason, it would seem it actually isn't relevant anymore.

You can turn off user interface sounds, though that will remove the empty trash sound and the like.

I havent tried it, but the file itself resides at /System/Library/Components/CoreAudio.component/Contents/Resources/SystemSounds/system/Grab.aif, you might try moving that temporarily and seeing if you can screenshot still.


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How can I config my Mac to don't scape characters when I copy and paste some text on the console?
Is there anyway to config my Mac to don't scape characters when I copy and paste some text on the console? Could anybody help me? It is driving me crazy to erase all \ characters inserted after a simple copy and paste on the console.
Many thanks,
Thiago

Do you mean "Escape"? Because scape is not a word.

Yes, sorry, I mean escape.

The OP mentioned backslashes, so I assume they're talking about the escaping (which should probably be called "quoting") performed by Edit > Paste Escaped Text, in which case the answer is to use the normal Paste command instead.

If you are asking about pasting into windows of the Terminal application (which is not the same as Console application; neither of which are the same as the actual “console”), then you can uncheck the Escape non-ASCII input option in the “settings set” that you are using.
With Terminal active, open the preferences: Press ⌘ + , or select the Terminal > Preferences… menu item.

Click the Settings icon in the tool bar of the preferences window.
From the list on the left side of the preferences window,
select the “settings set” that you want to modify.
The settings set of the previously active Terminal window will be initially selected.
Click the Advanced tab.
Uncheck the Escape non-ASCII input checkbox.

“Escape non-ASCII input” does not perform backslash escaping like Paste Escaped Text. “Escape non-ASCII input” prefixes each non-ASCII character with a Control-V. In Bash and probably other shells, this “quotes” control characters, for example, so they aren’t interpreted as commands.


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How can I get iPhone Mail to accept meeting invitations attached as .ics files?
I love my iPhone and it changed the way I deal with email. However there is an annoyance: It seems that the iPhone mail app cannot deal with meeting invitations in .ics format (e.g. sent by Lotus Notes).
I use Gmail via IMAP. When I go to Gmail via PC/Browser it displays the meeting and I can accept the invitation. The Gmail iPhone page also displays it opposed to the iPhone mail client but I cannot accept it.
Is there any iPhone app / hack / workaround so I can accept invitations right inside iPhone mail or iPhone calendar (my Google calendar & contacts get pushed via Google Mobile / ActiveSync)?

When I receive an invitation to my Gmail account, it auto populates in my Google Calendar with a question mark beside it.
Unfortunately you can't accept - however it will now show in your calendar.
If the invite is sent from gmail, there is a link to select if you want to accept the invite.
Not exactly the full answer you're looking for but, hopefully this helps.

The iPhones mail app works fine for me or the google calendar in safari. It asks if you want to accept it and simply click yes.

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How to change the location where iTunes stores backups of iPhones?
When I sync my iPhone 4 with my iTunes, the latter starts to make a backup before doing the actual sync.  This backup often takes a lot of time to make, which is very annoying.  What is even worse (imo) is that the backup is stored on my C-partition (where my WinXP Pro sp3 is installed and running).  I consider a backup being data, and I wish to store data in a different location than the one used for my operating system.
Searching the web, I found many people who were mad at the waste of time the mandatory backup caused, and I even learnt how to prevent the backup process from starting while syncing.  I could not, however, find any information for how to re-direct the location of backups made by iTunes, so I could choose a different partition than the default one.
Could anyone in this forum advise how to accomplish this?
Thanks for any help.
Wilbour

I really think, because of the nature of this question, that it is better suited to SuperUser http://superuser.com than in StackOverflow.  This is an online community geared to programming questions, not how to setup or configure non-programming related applications. :)

Thanks Wayne for re-directing my question to the best Forum for it. Thanks timbooo for the link to the tutorial. I will test it. Best regards Wilbour

For Mac OS X, I had to use this guide: http://osxdaily.com/2011/03/05/how-to-move-the-iphoneipad-itunes-backup-folder-to-an-external-hard-drive/ and create a symbolic link to move the Backup folder, but it worked great.
The main thing is to move the Backup folder to an external drive/partition that has more space and then create a symbolic link like so:
ln -s /Volumes/YourExternalDrive/Backup/ ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup

Then execute a Backup by syncing via iTunes to try it out.

The iPhone backup is stored to he %APPDATA%\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup, where the %APPDATA% is typically in the C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming.
Even on Windows, you can create a symbolic link to redirect the Backup folder elsewhere.

Close iTunes.
Create a folder on another drive (e.g. D:\apple_backup) and move the contents of the above folder there.
Remove the (now empty) Backup folder.
Create a Backup symbolic link pointing to the new location:
mklink /D "%APPDATA%\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup" "D:\apple_backup"

Actually, while I was doing this, I have moved whole Apple Computer folder as there are more large files other than device backups. Note that for that you need to kill some background Apple processes that use these folders (like SyncServer.exe, etc.)
For more details refer to:
https://www.howtogeek.com/164275/how-to-change-the-backup-location-of-itunes-or-any-windows-app/

This is the correct answer to the original question.

:) "Even on Windows"

As an addition to the above, I had to change the command to make a link to a network drive as per this link: https://superuser.com/a/1017659 creating a directory and using the /D flag worked where /J resulted in 'Local volumes are required to complete this operation'

For me it was enough using symlinks inside “Apple Computer” for the possibly large directories iTunes>iPhone Software Updates and for MobileSync>Backup, the rest is just 190 MB, in case that iTunes might need other data from the “Apple Computer“ directory later when my external drive is not available. Then you do not need to stop any Apple background processes.

The actual backup iTunes makes stores it in this folder if you on computer
Mac OS: ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup
Windows XP: %AppData%\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup
Windows Vista: %AppData%\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup
Windows 7: %AppData%\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup
There is a GUID directory under it, you may have two since you chose new iPhone, or it might have overwritten the existing one, take a look there. If you have two then maybe the other one is your old one. Youd need to go into your iPhone and delete the iTunes_control directory and reconnect it to iTunes and see if it lets you pick that backup.
If you want to transfer iphone to computer, just follow these tutorials:
For PC: How to transfer or backup iPhone contents to Windows
For Mac: How to transfer contents from iPhone to Mac OS
Taylor B.

iTunes does not have a mechanism to store it's data (your backups) outside the home folder for your user.
This is more an operating system issue than an itunes issue. On mac there are lots of options to set up a user folder elsewhere or use aliases and sym links to redirect certain folders to a different location.  Most of these links don't work across volumes on a mac. Sorry to play ping pong with this question but it might get a better audience in super user as the best place to learn how to have the windows os fake a program to store files in an alternate location.
You might also look in the registry to see if iTunes has a variable for this Location that you could try to change.
The good news is that apple documents the locations of iTunes files as well as mobile backup files so you can plan and play around to see what works for you. You might just have to clean out old backups to make enough space. My backup folder for a 32g iPad and four phones (one 8, one 16 and two 32) only takes up 8 Gb on disk.

iTunes on Windows allows you to use symlinks as well, see the answer of @MartinPrikryl.

Connect iPhone to Computer
Open iTunes and click the "device" icon on the top left (next to music, videos, and TV icons)
Click Summary and scroll down to Options
Uncheck "Automatically sync when this iPhone is connected
You're done

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Searching in every contact field in iPhone
I am looking for an app that is able to search a string in every fields of my contacts on the iPhone (same as in outlook).

In Address Book contacts ???

Do you just want to search a contact on your iPhone ? You are aware that if you scroll to the left in Springboard (the "app overview") you'll end up in a search window which among other things, also searches your contacts ?

iphone search find only the name and nothing else.

yet for another app that should be just a built in feature...

Try Contact Find by Piet Jonas in the App Store or Fast Contacts by SpiceLoop also on the App Store.

Try FindNDialEG.
It says it can search any string.

That app hasn't gotten a single review and no stars. Has anyone actually used it?


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Issues with document syncing between iOS and host computer
I had an app in my iphone which i recorded a meeting, (TSA) it said it was ready to sync to document folder. so I syncd and they all disappeared.
Where is the document folder located?
When itunes deletes from iphone is there any way to find those and restore?
Why did itunes delete apps that were installed?

We need the name of the third party app as it sounds like it is talking about the documents folder thats customized via the app, or on your computer, which is ~/Documents or C:/Users/username/Documents respectively.

Are you sure it was deleted, and not moved out of sight? You can find all your files backed up by iTunes under ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup but it can be quite tricky to find your document there.

You are clearly asking three questions, under one entry. You should post three separate entries and word things more clearly.

Are you using iTunes on Mac or iTunes on Windows? We can't help you with the "where is the document folder located" unless we know that important piece of information.

Did you sync with a computer that you don't usually use? If you lost the app, you lost it's Documents directory, and your recording is gone.
Here's what is supposed to happen;
You're supposed to open iTunes and browse to your device. In the list of apps with the iOS Home Screen style view, there is a section at the bottom to select an Application, and manage it's Documents storage folder.
You do not need to sync in order to view up-to-date information in this screen. You are immediately able to save the data out of the app into a location on your computer.
Unfortunately, if you've sync'ed your phone and lost the app you've also lost the data from within it. There is little likelihood for data recovery on a Flash Disk device.

Your image link is dead — please can you upload it using the official image uploader.

No, because the image pre-dates StackExchange's built in image uploader, and it wasn't my image. Since it's gone, it's gone. Given what I wrote 6 years ago it seems like it was a very specific annotated image. I can't find a suitable replacement either.

Yeah I saw this was pre-stack.imgur, and unfortunately it's not on archive.org, was hoping you might have it saved. No worries

Document management is still available in iTunes. Click the device icon (for me at least it looks like a phone, but may be the icon of your device, iPad for example, etc.) in the top left next to the media type (Music, Ringtones, Books, etc.). Then on the device screen click 'Apps' in the sidebar on the left. Scroll down. The App Documents management section (enabling you to add files from your computer onto the device, and retrieve files from the device to your computer) is still there.


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Settings to use in Garageband for creating sounds for an iPhone application?
I'm trying to create sounds to be used with a mobile app for iPhone. Is there a default setting in Garageband? Or is there another best practices way to get this accomplished? The sounds are spoken word.
I've tried different effects and settings (and no effects), but there is either a lot of background noise, or it is much too loud in the ad hoc version.

It sounds like the problem is more with your hardware if there's background noise. Also, you're being pretty general. We can't tell you what will work best for use in an iPhone app. You need to tell us more about the sounds, the effects you've tried, and the results you've gotten.

Are you asking how to record the sounds in the first place, or how to use existing files you have? What is "the ad hoc version"?

If you use the internal mic of your mac or your iPhone you can not expect a good quality. You must use a real microphone like the one from Apogee.

If you mean using garageband for creating ringtones, it's pretty straight forward and require no special settings. From lifehacker:

Unfortunately Apple hasn't provided a similar tool for Windows users yet, and I imagine that won't happen for some time, if at all. But if you're a Mac owner, creating custom ringtones for your iPhone just became dead simple.

I think he's talking about App Development actually, which means... choo choo All aboard the Stack Overflow train. Then again, GarageBand is on-topic (obviously), there's also AVP.SE...

@Jason what does GarageBand has to do with app development?

All Windows users need to do is use something ( like Audacity) to create an m4a, rename the file to m4r and import it into iTunes :D.

Maybe that should be an answer all on its own, @ephsmith


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Remote control iPad
I've been looking around and only found a couple of enterprise (price) level solutions for remote controlling an iPad/iPhone. Does anyone know of any cheap or free software out there that will allow me to control an IOS device from my PC/Mac?

I seem to remember that if the device is Jailbroken there are some free VNC servers for iPhone.
Otherwise just buy one I suppose at least I wasn't able to find one free of charge.

Cydia does have VNC clients and most likely would have VNC servers as well... But, from my experience, VNC is often the worst and oldest option to remote controlling anything - there's always something newer and better.

If you jailbreak your device, you can install Veency (search Cydia for it) and then use any VNC client to remote-control your iPad.
That said, the experience isn't all that great since the iPad isn't particularly fast at delivering the screen's contents, and things are a bit strange controlling your iPad (which is inherently touch-based) with your mouse.
That said, it's free. Changes are good, though, that your other, more expensive options are probably better. Put it this way: I installed it, played with it, and then have barely used it since. The experience isn't good enough for me. (Plus, I'd rather save the iPad's precious resources for actual apps.)


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What is iTunesHelper?
In my account settings under Login there is an app called iTunesHelper. What does this app do? Can I remove it from the login apps without affecting iTunes, or will it be put back?

It is a program that launches iTunes whenever an iPhone/iPod/iPad is plugged in. If I recall correctly, if you remove it, iTunes will no longer automatically launch when an iPhone/iPod/iPad is plugged in.

I have this disabled for all my iPods and iPads so I guess I can safely remove it from the list?

@RadekS: Yes, you can.

@RadekS: Yes, you can remove it, but future updates of iTunes may bring it back, so keep an eye on it.


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Mail.app: Clear Address Auto-Fill Cache
How do I clear the auto-fill address field cache in Mac Mail?  I have loads of old addresses that I do not send email to.
A removal and reinstallation of the email accounts does not affect the cache.

See the menu Window -> Previous Recipients - you can select all and delete or be more selective.
Once that's done you may also want to prune your address book or disable mail from auto-filling from there as desired.

Alternatively, if there's only one email address you're worried at the moment just add it to an email then right click on it and select "Remove from Previous Recipient List" and it will no longer come up.


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Best way to uninstall; backup programs on Mac
Macbook laptop has a few programs .. in which I'd like to uninstall
and then keep the programs on a disc or external hd.
Should I clone the program? (best suggested freeware? eg. Clonezilla or ..)
or use a software such as Time Machine or Carbon Copy Cloner?
What are other best tips on speeding up Mac OS settings? (tuning particular features, functions on control panel?)

For the programs, you will be having the dmg. Backup the dmg instead of programs

It is not clear why you'd want to backup the program. Do you want to backup your current settings as well? How is speeding up OS X connected to that?

So backup dmg along with related files in the apps folder is best suggested? Is there also a best complete uninstall program to use or the mac default is sufficient? My speeding up mac is a side note question, just good to have a fast mac in working with. In choosing a free backup program, are there best preferences or suggestions? Carbon copy cleaner, time machine?

Make the speeding up a separate question and remove it here, please.

The backup part should also be made a separate question.

To uninstall programs, just delete them.
To back them up, the best idea is to keep the installer. In most cases, this is the .dmg the app came in. If it came from the App Store, there's nothing to keep. Other programs can come with installer packages (.pkg) or apps; these are what you'd keep in this case.

Simply "trashing" apps from the Applications directory can leave behind little files all over your system.  For complete installation, there are several apps that can find and remove the accompanying "helper" files.
Two of the more popular options are...

AppZapper ($13) -- very simple, best interface
AppCleaner (free) -- free version of above

There is also an app called Hazel ($22, free trial available) that can "watch" your Applications folder, and offer to delete the helper files when an app gets trashed.  (Probably not worth it for the "uninstall" feature alone, but it also automatically organizes my Downloads folder and keeps my desktop clean.)

If the already installed programs are not useful for you from future P.O.V., then simply uninstall them from your Mac hard drive. It will also improve the Mac performance significantly by freeing up the Mac hard drive space.
Also, both CloneZilla and Time Machine are free programs, and you can use any one of them as per your requirements. However, sometimes using these free program can results in un-necessary data loss problems (that is why I avoid free programs).


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iMac fans stopped, what must I do?
Just a minute ago my iMac's fan stopped spinning (sound like it broke). I heared no noise coming out of it anymore and I quickly checked iStat which reported a fan rotation speed of 0 rpm (usually 1500 rpm). I turned my Mac off immediately.
What should I do? I am in the Netherlands so there are no Apple Stores here.
I also don't want to turn it on again because that could result in a CPU meltdown (usual CPU temperature was 42°C). Very little chance the fan turned off because the CPU was cool at that moment, since I was playing Minecraft, converting four videos and playing one at the same time.
My iMac is a model from 2010, 21 inch. What can I do?

That last piece of advice is a way to check your fans to see if they work or not. I was unable to get Apple Hardware Test or Apple Diagnostics to work on my (mid-2011 27" running Sierra) iMac but this has shown that my fans are alive and well. :-) Now to figure out why they weren't running...

You should certainly request help online or through the phone - (31) 0900 7777 703 - in either Netherlands or the country where your mac was originally sold. Fans are pretty easy to diagnose remotely since it's almost always the fan unit failing (or when it's not that, the next most likely cause is simply reconnecting the fan cable) so you can often ask for a parts and labor quote to help you decide what to do.
You seem to indicate it's the CPU fan. It and the hard drive fan are very hard to replace as you have to disconnect and remove the LCD panel, the logic board and many of the other parts. The optical fan is more amenable to a DIY repair. All the connectors are very delicate and if you break them, the cost to repair can be pretty large. (Think $800 to $1100 for a whole logic board). iFixit.com has good take apart manuals and once you have a quote or two from authorized service providers, you might decide to get inside to reconnect the cables and at least look around.
My advice is don't do anything yourself until you're sure Apple won't cover it by calling them first to get a quote. The main hardware warranty has great links for getting service worldwide - since it's quite long I'll pull the links here for quick reference:

International Support Information
Apple Authorized Service Providers
Apple Retail Store
Apple Support and Service Phone Contacts Worldwide
Apple Complimentary Support

Lastly, don't be afraid to run it for short time and low CPU use to get more information and be sure which fan went out. The CPU will reduce clock rate when it gets warm, then it will go to sleep for 30 seconds if that doesn't keep it cool, next the OS will shut down (all of the above events get logged at default settings except maybe the clock rate). The CPU will also shut everything off abruptly if all of the above fail. Don't run for weeks or hit the CPU with 100% tasks and expect it to last for years with the CPU fan off, but other things will have to fail for it to be a melt / fire hazard issue. I also wouldn't run it needlessly and risk MLB failure needlessly.

$1100? Then it better to buy a whole new Mac :)

I called Apple Support, and the dude said that he couldn't help me because I have no warranty anymore, or I had to pay 49 EUR. Well if I pay 49 EUR they'd probably say I need to send my Mac to them and they repair it. This'll be a new MacBook then.

That's a bummer. Which fan is it? Anyone could take your serial number into an Apple Retail store and ask the genius bar for a parts and labor / non binding estimate for the repair. Then you could check in the Netherlands for alternate computer repair services armed with the part number. Apple often is the best bet as they work on the most macs, but surely some shops there are capable of getting in the iMac. It's way harder than almost any PC repair so the corner upgrade shop might be your last choice, but you're not out of options. I'd guess the US cost would be $50 to $120 for fan+labor.

I'd try and SMC reset (remove power plug) from iMac for at least 15 seconds. Then plug it back in and see if it's fixed. If not, you're going to have to bring it to a repair centre to get sorted. I wouldn't worry about attemtping to start it again - it won't melt down that quickly and it has a thermal cutout system to prevent such issues so will shut itself off before it gets too hot.

I agree with this; while it sounds like something is physically broken, there's a chance it's not, and this is unlikely to hurt.

I had fans go out on my iMac (2012) and I put a high velocity fan behind it, where the air goes into that slit along the top in the back. The iMac aluminum chassis acts as a heat sink and the fan cools the back of the iMac enough to keep it from getting hot, drawing heat away. If you have to run the mac at all, at least do that. Otherwise you will see your mac shut down on you.

You can force the fans to be always on or off. You toggle this behavior by:

Shutdown Mac and unplug power for 5 seconds.
Hold the power button down while you plug the power back in the Mac.
Release the power. Now hit the power button again and you should hear your fans at 70%.

That's all folks.

The OP said that he heard something "break."  Besides being a 5 year old question, how does your post answer the problem the OP described?


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Can I automate location changing so I don't have to drive the choice manually?
Wondering is anyone knows of an application that can change settings on my Macbook Pro depending on the wireless networks it detects?
Ie, If I was at work, connect to the Work Wireless, Change default printer, chance location, change wallpaper etc.
I seem to remember seeing an app at one stage, however after much Googling I cannot find it.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!

AirPort Location** takes snapshots of the system settings you select and re-applies them the next time you use your machine at that location.
** Update Oct 2016: Airport location appears to be no longer maintained, but still available at [MacUpdate.com][2]. It may be limited to older versions of OS-X. The same site suggests [ControlPlane][3] provides similar functionality; I have not used it.

ControlPanel is an actively maintained, advanced fork of MarcoPolo that works on Mountain Lion. It supports using your GPS location as well as many other factors in determining what various settings should be. I am actually surprised these features haven't been built into the core OS. The source code is on GitHub.
From the site:

ControlPlane supports multiple contexts where a context is defined as
  a location or activity you are performing.  Using evidence sources you
  can create a set of rules that tell ControlPlane what context to apply
  to your environment.  When ControlPlane enters or leaves a context a
  set of Actions are performed.

Are you thinking of MarcoPolo?  It can infer your location from a variety of things (visible wireless networks are one of its "evidence sources"), and adjust settings based on what it finds.

There is one more alternative: Locader, right now it changes wallpaper only, but in the future more location based functions will be available.
You can set different places, and when you're there, wallpaper will be changed to the one, that you selected.

I'm not sure why I got down vote


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is there a way to disable being able to move icons on an ipod touch
my 3yr old son loves using it, but everyday he manages to reorder everything, and places all the objects in 1 folder
I have found how to disable the delete ablitlity, but is there a way to prevent the object icons from being moved
thanks

This is a good question, there should be a lock icons option in the settings page. I noticed in the Apple Store that their iPads have the icons locked so customers cant delete or move apps. So Apple have a way of doing it, but it might be custom firmware.

Unfortunately, it is not possible to disable icon movement on a non-jailbroken iOS device.  As great as some of the "child-friendly" apps are, the stock UI of iOS devices is not designed to keep curious children at bay.
You could always load up an app for kids with built-in parent controls.  Then you'd want to protect the Home button from being pushed -- perhaps with a product like BubCaps.


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Cocoa app to publish podcasts vs Mobile friendly site
I'm not sure of the legal implications of what I am trying to do, but here it goes.
There is a radio show that I love listening to. It comes on everyday and the podcasts are uploaded to a website so users can download and listen to them for free. The website isn't very navigable, however, and it's extremely hard to play the podcasts from my phone (and, therefore, my car).
I have a long commute and I would love it if I could either access these podcasts via some kind of iphone app or maybe even a mobile-friendly website. I am first trying to figure out which would be better (iphone app vs mobile friendly website) and how sketchy you think it would be for me to develop the app (or site) and then offer it to the radio show for them to upload their podcasts. Alternatively, if they didn't want it, I would just download the podcasts from the site and re-upload them to mine.
Please note I am not trying to make any money off this, I am only trying to make it easy for people like me (with long commutes) to enjoy this particular radio show without having to navigate the existing (dysfunctional) site- risking the lives of dogs, squirrels, and other drivers in the process.

How does the dysfunctional site risk the lives of any dogs, squirrels or other drivers? Sounds like a dysfunctional driver to me. :)

It's hard to navigate. I try not to do it when I'm driving, but hey, it's a 2 and a half hour commute.

They don't have a feed so you can subscribe to the podcasts via iTunes?

or an RSS feed? It might be easier if you give the URL of the radio show so we can see

I concur with Mark. Having a URL to see the site for ourselves may open up some new ideas.

It's not a podcast if they just upload files and tell you where to find them. The whole point of a podcast is that they are referenced explicitly in a feed of some manner, such that a utility can automatically make them available in whatever manner you need.
Like iTunes for example. It (by default) updates the feed occasionally, and downloads new episodes when they're available, suitable for immediate listening, or sync'ing and listening on-the-go.
Anything else is just silly, and probably means the site operator doesn't really know what they're doing.

There are tons of apps on the store that help with podcasting without having to re-host the files.
Have you looked at Podcaster?
As to hosting them - it's a fine line between you being allowed to download the podcast to your mac and then stream it (time shifting) or sync it (space shift or a copy) to a device to listen away from the computer. If the files are reasonably secured and only accessed to you (so you are not rebroadcasting them to others) you should be on fine ground to defend your actions if anyone decided to sue you.
I would say do whatever makes you the safest on the road so a well designed app to stream from the main server seems like a no-brainer to me rather than setting up a server and re-hosting the files whether or not it's legal.


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Outlook-iPhone and private email
How can I send private email from my iphone to an Outlook user so his delegates cannot see the email?

Super User is not for questions about mobile devices as per the FAQ.

You can setup the permissions of the Delegate so they can not see private items. Here's a KB article about granting permission to them:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/249324
The trick is now finding a way to get your iPhone to add the "Private" flag to your message. I don't have an iPhone so I can't help you there. Just edit the properties of your message and see what you can change.


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Change Snow Leopard Terminal window dependant on SSH Server
I can find it hard to differentiate between my dev and production server. I am using SSH to connect to the machines (both Ubuntu 10.04), and I was wondering whether there is a way to change the colour of the Terminal window depending on what SSH server it is connected to as I will forget to change the colour for each server...

This blog post provides a script to solve this problem.
#!/bin/bash
#
# ssh into a machine and automatically set the background
# color of Mac OS X Terminal depending on the hostname.
#
# Installation:
# 1. Save this script to /some/bin/ssh-host-color
# 2. chmod 755 /some/bin/ssh-host-color
# 3. alias ssh=/some/bin/ssh-host-color
# 4. Configure your host colors below.

set_term_bgcolor() {
   local R=$1
   local G=$2
   local B=$3
   /usr/bin/osascript <<EOF
tell application "Terminal"
   tell window 0
      set the background color to {$(($R*65535/255)), $(($G*65535/255)), $(($B*65535/255))}
   end tell
end tell
EOF
}

# Host-specific background colors.
if [[ "$@" =~ production1.com ]]; then
   set_term_bgcolor 127 0 0
elif [[ "$@" =~ production2.com ]]; then
   set_term_bgcolor 0 127 0
fi

ssh $@

# Default background color.
set_term_bgcolor 34 79 188

In Terminal.app you can change the "theme" per tab (e.g. Pro or Ocean) by right-click on a single tab --> Inspect Tab--> Settings.
Also you can use iTerm for it has this option: "Tab labels can change color to indicate the session activities"

I tried using different colors for different SSH sessions a while back. It didn’t really work out because I would forgot which machine was the red one and which was the blue too easily.
I ended up learning myself a few commands that tell you where you are, and who you are there. whoami for example.

Using iTerm2, you can change the title bar and tab color for each server from the .bashrc on each machine.  See the docs for information on this.  I combine this with setting the prompt color to make it easy to tell apart.  I generally have one iTerm window per server, possible with multiple tabs.  This makes it easy to find the right window in Expose.
Here is the relevant section of my .cshrc.  It would need to be adapted for bash (NOTE: ^] is control+] and ^G is control+G)
if ( ${?term} != 0 ) then
    # tab window
    alias cwdcmd 'printf "^]1;%s^G^]2;%s^G" "$cwd:t" "$HOST `echo $cwd | sed s $HOME-~-`" '
    # Set title/tab color
    alias settermr "echo -n '^]6;1;bg;red;brightness;\!*^G'"
    alias settermg "echo -n '^]6;1;bg;green;brightness;\!*^G'"
    alias settermb "echo -n '^]6;1;bg;blue;brightness;\!*^G'"
    settermr 171;settermg 0;settermb 0
    # Set title text
    alias settitle 'echo -n "^]2; "\!*"^G"'
    settitle `hostname -s`
    # Set tab text
    alias settab 'echo -n "^]1; "\!*"^G"'
    settab $cwd:h:t/$cwd:t
    cwdcmd

endif


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Why bother updating my iPod touch?
I tried syncing my iPod Touch, but the recently purchased/acquired apps were not sent to iTunes. Then I tried to update the iPod and got a message that before updating, I should move the apps to the iTunes library (the implication was that they would be erased if not in the iTunes library). That seems like a lot of work just to update my iPod, especially since I don't know of any actual benefits resulting from the update. What benefits will I get from updating my iPod Touch?

While I could agree on those updates being somewhat of a pain sometimes, I think the answer to the question is pretty obvious, and I'll state it as another question: "why update any piece of software?" If you don't care about potential fixes, or new features (I have no way of knowing what benefits you might be getting of the update in question) you can just as well skip updating. Nobody is forcing you to do anything you don't want to. Of course you might be missing out of potentially useful stuff

Depends on which version of iOS you're on. You gain all features and bug fixes implemented since then and possibly support running more software, or get more features with the software you have. The same as with any computer, really. This Wikipedia article might give you an idea.
If you're happy as-is, you might not want to bother. But don't come crying when a long-fixed bug, or maybe a hardware problem (no backups?), eats your music and apps.

And, I might add, the location data privacy fixes!!


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Mail client locking up?
Is there any way I could lock up my Mail client so that only I can read my emails(which are present locally on the machine)

I would think a good way of doing this might be to package your ~/Library/Mail folder within an encrypted disk image.  As long as it was allowed to grow to an acceptable size, I think it would work.  You would need to move the Mail folder into the disk image, then create a link from your ~/Library folder, called Mail, to the "real" mail folder on the disk.
In order to get to your mail, (I imagine), firing up Mail.app would follow the link to the disk image, which would prompt for your password, as it needs to mount.
Once you're done with your mail, you would be able to dismount the disk image and voila.
Never having tried this, I have no idea if it would work.

This question is more or less related.
Some answer will allow you to protect the launch of Mail.app
However, like some people said on the question, it won't fully protect you, since the mail database is accessible on your file system, and it's not password protected.


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Is there a reliable, automatic subtitle downloader for Mac OS X?
On Ubuntu I use SMPlayer or SubDownloader, which both reliably retrieve subtitles from opensubtitles.org. SMplayer even does this automatically for the file you are currently viewing.
So far I've tried SolEol, FileBot, SubDownloader (which is a bit behind on versions for Mac OS; seems like the API URL for opensubtitles.org changed) and Undertext. None of them work reliably, some of them not at all.

I know this is an old question, but I was searching for this same answer, and found a great solution.
Subliminal will allow you to set up a cron job, (or manually enter from CLI) whole directory trees, and download subtitles. You can also set it up as a post processor for SABNzbd or SickBeard or CouchPotato.
It's working great for me.

Looks like there is a typo in your markup.  For some reason the site won't let me edit it, but try [Subliminal](https://github.com/Diaoul/subliminal) instead of what you have now.

Is there an easy way to install subliminal on OS X? How did / would you do it?

Sorry, Formatting doesn't seem to be working, I hope you can figure this out.
I'm using periscope now.. There is a very easy way to install it on OSX
--- sudo /usr/bin/easy_install BeautifulSoap
--- sudo /usr/bin/easy_install periscope
then..
--- periscope [*/filename] -l [2 letter language code]
You can cron this up to do your media dir, or use it in post processing from SB or CP.

Periscope seems to have stopped working for me, so I have gone back to subliminal. To install, just download the gir repo (or clone it) and then run sudo "pyton setup.py install" and it will install.

I am trying to install subliminal with 'python setup.py install'. But get the following error: 'error: Installed distribution six 1.4.1 conflicts with requirement six>=1.5' any idea how to fix this (i do not know python)

I found Subtitles recently. It looks nice and clean and seems to work quite well (I had lots of problems with Unicode support in subliminal).

Although not completely automatic (one have to drag and drop a file into its window), Subtitles is a great option!

Subtitles is great. However, the last update (I think 2.3) made it non-free.

Paid solution, next!

@SergioTapia so what is wrong with a developer creating an awesome tool and wanting some money in return? Do you have any idea how much work goes into even a simple app? Or do you expect everyone to work and create awesome things for you for free? Just continue on if you don't want to pay for something, don't be so negative about it.

I developed a free app to download subtitles on the Mac.

You can download it from here.
It downloads from OpenSubtitles.
It is not a signed application (I'm not willing to pay Apple two times, as I develop for iPhone and not for Mac), so you have to allow it to run through System Preferences → Security & Privacy.

Thanks for disclosing your affiliation with the product you are promoting in your answer. Please see the help center regarding self-promotion if you haven't already.

Thanks for sharing your FREE app. If this is 'self-promotion', then keep up the good work.

Unfortunately the app does not do anything. There is no interface at all. There isn't even a Quit menu item. I had to force quit it.

Although drag-n-drop doesn't work, I really appreciate it, works as intended.

I, too, have made a free utility for this purpose.
You can grab it fresh here: Sublime.

Subsmarine from cocoawithchurros provides a commercial solution.

Welcome, @joao. We appreciate a link, and a short description of the app. Answers that are just one line of text, or one link, are discouraged. Thanks for your cooperation.

Probably he was "hardly" trying to promote this commercial software.

I am using SPlayerX. It is a media player can auto download subtitles depending on the video you playing.

Would you buy a software that has a description only in Chinese in Apple Store? About the same with the company website :p

I use XBMC and it works like a charm!

I recommend Subtitles Wizard Plus for this use case.

I wrote a Python Script myself to download Subtitles. First I wrote a Python Script to download subtitles using thesubdb API, then I used automator to create a service. Installation is really painless.
Installation instructions and source is on my GitHub page.

Final Result looks like this.. YouTube


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iPad ID reset after homesharing
I homeshared my iPad to my husband's computer via homesharing and all went well. But it reset the Apple ID on my iPad to my husband's email address. Now I can't access iStore with my own ID.
I checked that my ID and password was still stored under general in the iPad but this has not fixed the problem.
Any ideas?

Your best bet would be to go into Settings -> Store, log out of the account, and log into the account that you want to use to access the store. That should not affect your home sharing setup, and will allow you to use your account for the store.


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Internet Sharing supports WEP but not WPA?
I am trying to make a WiFi hotspot through my MacBook. It has Snow Leopard 10.6.7 on it.
The thing is that when I go to sharing and then configure internet sharing, it only gives the choice of using WEP password encryption.
Is it possible to use it with WPA or WPA2? If yes, how?

I've removed your question about setting up a router. It's better to only ask one question per post. And beside, setting up a router has nothing to do with Apple's product, even if you connect your MacBook on it.

It is not possible to use OS X's internet sharing feature to create a WPA- or WPA2-protected network [through v10.7 Lion, see below]; WEP (40- or 128-bit) or no encryption at all are the only available options.
Note that the original title on this question ("Airport supports WEP but not WPA?") was a bit misleading, as this is only a limitation on wireless networks created with internet sharing.  Mac computers can join WPA and WPA2 wireless networks, and have been able to for years and years.  Similarly, Apple's Airport base stations (except for early models) can create WPA and WPA2 networks.  It's only when the Mac is acting as a base station that this limitation exists.
UPDATE: In OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion), the normally-visible security options changed to WPA2 Personal or no encryption. WEP is still available in 10.8, but only if you hold Option while clicking on the Security pop-up menu.

Surely you mean that WEP is the only option near the end of the first paragraph.

I advise everyone concerned by the security of their wireless network
to fill a feedback at Apple:I need a secure network! about this security bug.
You have to know that WEP & WPA are just fake security.
There are many weapons available on the web to enter such falsely protected networks within a few minutes.
WPA2 (in fact 802.11i) is a true security function for wireless networks. Every wireless card on the market implement WPA2. It is a
hardware function.
It is up to any decent operating system to manage it.
Lately Mountain Lion permits to start a wireless network secured with WPA2.
This real security improvment isn't advertised within the many features
brought by Mountain Lion. Probably too late a move for such large a weakness.


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TextMate find dialog not working
So my problem is exactly what it says in the Subject: the find/replace dialog in TextMate is not working anymore.
By that I mean that first off, I have to hit ⌘ + F twice to make it even appear.
Then it does not remember any of my settings like "Wrap around" or "Ignore case". But the worst thing is, that it does not give any results on pressing "Next", "Previous" or "Replace" (or any other available button whatsoever).
I already thought it might be a permission problem with some configuration file as it keeps losing my set preferences, but the permissions on the App and both Application Support-folders (systemwide and user-specific) seem to be just fine, as is my_username:admin.
Has anyone got an idea how I could adress this issue?

I am having the exact same issue

Have you tried using this as a different user? If that works fine, you may have a corrupted plist file.
If you don't have too many custom settings, try reinstalling TextMate. It is important that you remove the corresponding plist file from ~/Library/Preferences/ before reinstalling.

I would temporarily move ~/Library/Application Support/TextMate aside, as well as ~/Library/Preferences. This will likely establish if it's a setting.
I suspect you have added a bundle which is adversely affecting it.

Were you using Textmate 1.5 or the 2.0 alpha?
In case of the latter, bear in mind that being an alpha, sometimes some things break.
Also, it might sound silly, are you sure you didn't select Regular Expression as an option? Sometimes I forget it activated and search doesn't seem to work, only work correctly once I realize that I need to disable it.


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RCA cable to a TV that has several inputs, but not RCA?
I have:
an iPod with an Apple Composite (RCA Red/White/Yellow) cable
I want to connect this with a TV that has:

Component in (Red/Blue/Green/Chartreuse - there's a bunch of them)
DVI in
HDMI in
VGA in

Given this setup, what is the least expensive/least painless way for me to hook my iPod up to this TV (if I can get this done with a simple trip to Radio Shack this evening, that is ideal [and no, nowhere around me has the iPod Component AV Cable :(])

For now, you can plug the composite cable into the component input, plugging the yellow video cable into the green (Y/brightness) input and the audio in normally. This will work as you expect, except the video will be in black and white.
A better solution would be to just get the Apple Component output cable and use that. Unless it's a 4th gen iPod touch, you won't be able to get VGA out and no iPod released to date will output DVI or HDMI. (Though the 5th gen touch should output HDMI since the 2nd gen iPad does now, but that's speculation.)


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Scrubbing chapters and not losing stop points on audiobooks on iPod nano

Is there a way to scrub through a chapter on the 6th gen nano? I have only been able to scrub chapter to chapter which isn't useful when you become distracted and want to rewind 30 seconds.
Is there a way to not lose the stop point in the audiobook when you plug into the computer to recharge battery?  When I connect the nano to my computer to recharge (auto add etc. is all disabled) the place you stopped at is lost.

If it works the same as an iPhone, on the headphone cable press the volume down button (-) 3 times in quick succession and hold it down on the 3rd press. This goes into a rewind mode that rewinds as long as you hold the button down.
You can go into a fast forward mode in a similar manner with 2 presses and hold down.