How can I view (offline) the full English Wikipedia on OS X? I want to download the complete English Wikipedia (not just the 45,000 article version floating around) for viewing offline  on my Mac.

I have downloaded Okawix, and downloaded a torrent with Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.okawix, available on the okawix site) to view within Okawix.  However, I can't figure out how to view this downloaded torrent within Okawix, so I'm not sure what I can do.

What is the best way to do this? Is there software to download and view Wikipedia?

It's not clear how you want to use the data once it's on your mac.

To narrow this down a bit, you can refer to the page that wikipedia has made to guide people like you that want to get a local copy of content and actually use it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Database_download

Pay particular attention to the sections:

Help importing dumps into MySQL
Static HTML tree dumps
Dynamic HTML generation from a local XML database dump

The first option has you loading the dumps into your own database and is the most powerful, but means you will be running your own web server / database - your own little copy of wikipedia on your mac. The second two are guides to simply opening the dumped files in a web browser or other program that can render HTML and follow the links to files that rest on your mac's file system.


Can the current model MacBook Pro (2017) 15" power 3 Displays from one port? I know the Apple site says this regarding the number of displays:

Up to two displays with 5120-by-2880 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors
Up to four displays with 4096-by-2304 resolution at 60Hz at millions of colors
Up to four displays with 3840-by-2160 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors

But I'm trying to find the cleanest solution for connecting this thing to 3 monitors without having a bunch of wires connected. I also know very little about the power restrictions and the connectivity of how the Thunderbolt ports are setup. Are they effectively on the same bus? Is connecting to one the same as connecting to all? Are they (hardware-wise) divided between the two sides they're on?

I'm also unable to find any docks that support 3 displays, only 2.

Ideally, I'd like to be able to plug in a single dock, and have that dock power 3 displays. I'd like to know if it's possible, and if so, what dock there is. If it's not possible, will just using two docks on the same side of the machine be okay?

It's a matter of available bandwidth of the Thunderbolt port, not the dock itself.

A Thunderbolt 3 port has enough display bandwidth to handle a single 5K @60H display or two 4K displays at 60HZ.

On the 15" MacBook Pro (2017), it has two Thunderbolt controllers, so you can now attach a second 5K display or two more 4K displays.  But because it's on a second controller, it will have to be on a different port.

From Apple's Thunderbolt Page

  Thunderbolt 3 provides twice the display bandwidth of Thunderbolt 2,
  enabling iMac to support two 4K displays or one 5K display. And with
  two Thunderbolt controllers in the 15-inch MacBook Pro, you can send
  graphics to dual 5K displays for the perfect high-resolution photo and
  video editing setup.

The dock can support 2 displays, because that's the maximum that can be supported by the port.  To get a 3rd and 4th display, you would have to use a different Thunderbolt port on the MBP.

However, you could (theoretically - meaning I have never personally tested this) put a USB to DVI/DisplayPort/HDMI adapter on one of the USB ports of the dock and get a 3rd display, but I currently can't see how you would get 4K out of it.


Geb cannot see slider that's off the page using an interact block I'm trying to access a menu slider but by the time it would receive the click the slider is off the page. The only work around I have found is to put a Thread.sleep in which I want to avoid using.  Is there another way?

def "Step 5: Can go to the Spanish page"() {
    given:
    at DotComPage

when:
waitFor {usFlagButtonSpanish.displayed}
interact {
    Thread.sleep(3000)
    moveToElement(usFlagButtonSpanish)
}
usFlagButtonSpanish.click()

then:
Thread.sleep(3000)
waitFor { MarketLanguageSelectorEsUs }
Thread.sleep(9000)

}

This test is waiting for the usFlagButtonSpanish to be displayed. You can likely resolve your issue by changing

waitFor {usFlagButtonSpanish.displayed}

to

waitFor {usFlagButtonSpanish}


Can I sidestep a red line spelling checker in words other than English? In macOS there appear words that are underlined in red if the spelling is wrong. However, I started to learn French and only found that French words that are spelled correctly have he red underlines because there are no such words in English.

Is it possible not to apply the spelling check on French words? I added French on the Language and Region setting on System Preferences but still have the underlines...

UPDATE

Here is the result of adding Français to the list.

But the preferences on text at keyboard looks like the following:

The relevant item is in the middle and it reads as Based on languages spell automatically.

And French words still have the underlines.

This is on Note.app and on macOS 10.14.3.

Language and Region doesn't really have anything to do with spelling in MacOS.  Instead go to System Preferences/Keyboard/Text/Spelling and set the language there, plus maybe in Edit > Spelling and Grammar > Show Spelling and Grammar if necessary.

Some non-Apple apps like Word have their own independent spelling settings.

If you need to do both languages at once, you can try the Automatic setting in Spelling, after going to the Setup item and checking the boxes for just those two languages.  How well this works in practice you will have to determine by testing with your particular text.

A better solution would be to use a more advanced app like Pages or Word, where you should be able to set the language of individual text runs so that the right spell check is used for each.

I think it may work better in iOS.  If you have such a device, activate the French and English keyboards and dictionaries.  My initial test indicates it handles a text like yours correctly.


Error while changing the default application with which we open a file Recently I've tried to change the default application with which a file is opened, by doing the following:

Right click on the file
Get info
In "Open with", change to the application you want your file to be opened with.
Click on the "Change All" button which is found under the "Open with" label

in the last step, i.e. when I click on "Change All", I receive the following message:

then if I look at the default application that opens this file, it's really the application I've just chosen, but when I click on the file to open it, I've the following error message:

Yes, I was trying to open a Makefile for a C program.

Any ideas of why this is happening and how to solve it?

I had the same problem, with a set of files that do have an extension (testfile.py). It turned out that there was an (invisible to me) space at the end of the filename "testfile.py ", which was causing the headache. i removed that, and all was fine again.


Shift+CapsLock to toggle caps lock functionality I used Seil to change my caps lock button to forward delete. This disables any kind of capslock functionality. I am looking to have shift + Caps lock toggle the original caps lock functionality.

I cannot figure out how to add a new change key with the shift modifier.

As Seil only affects the CapS Lock key itself, it's not going to be listening for anything other than that.

I'm sure it would be easier overall to restore the Caps Lock key & just use Fn-Delete for forwards delete.

See http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1343?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US for the full set of key commands.


pfctl - howto add an anchor and make it active / load it So i can add an anchor to the already enabled firewall by doing something like this:

$ pfctl -a anchor_name -f /etc/anchor_rules.txt

the file "anchor_rules.txt" might contain something like this:

table <some-hosts> persist file /etc/someHostsToBlock.txt
block quick from any to some-hosts

Now, i can see the rules inside the anchor by doing this:

$ pfctl -a anchor_name -sr
No ALTQ support in kernel
ALTQ related functions disabled
block drop quick from any to some-hosts

However, when i show the current active ruleset with:

$ pfctl -sr
No ALTQ support in kernel
ALTQ related functions disabled
scrub-anchor "com.apple/*" all fragment reassemble
anchor "com.apple/*" all

i don't see the anchor called "anchor_name" which i just added. So the anchor is not actually active/loaded...

Why not, and how to load it?

In my understanding of pf your major anchor is missing. You may either use Apple's anchor(s) or a user defined anchor.

A user defined anchor is preferred:

Modify /private/etc/pf.conf:

Add two lines to pf.conf like this:

...
load anchor "com.apple" from "/etc/pf.anchors/com.apple"

#
# usr.home anchor point
#
anchor "usr.home/*"
load anchor "usr.home" from "/etc/pf.anchors/usr.home"

Create a file usr.home. In the example below I create an anchor SSH blocking SSH access from a local network to some IPs of the host:

sudo nano /etc/pf.anchors/usr.home

and add

#
# usr.home ruleset, referred to by the modified /etc/pf.conf file.
# See notes in that file regarding the anchor point in the main ruleset.
#

#
# SSH anchor point.
#

anchor "SSH"
load anchor "SSH" from "/etc/pf.rules/pfssh.rule"

Now create a new directory

sudo mkdir /etc/pf.rules

and the referenced file with:

sudo nano /etc/pf.rules/pfssh.rule

and the following content:

block in quick inet proto { tcp, udp } from 10.0.0.0/8 to { 10.128.8.145, 10.129.8.145 } port 22

Parse and test your pf.conf and your anchor file to make sure that they are error-free:

sudo pfctl -vnf /etc/pf.conf
sudo pfctl -vnf /etc/pf.anchors/usr.home

Reload pf:

sudo pfctl -d
sudo pfctl -e -f /etc/pf.conf

You can add additional anchors to your major usr.home anchor as demontrated in the major com.apple anchor.

You can also add additional dynamic sub-anchors with the following command (here I add a temporary block HTTP rule similar to the SSH rule - check the creation of a transitory sub-anchor: usr.home/HTTP here!):

echo "block drop in quick proto tcp from 10.0.0.0/8 to any port 80" | sudo pfctl -a usr.home/HTTP -f -

The temporary anchor doesn't survive a reboot!

One possible command to remove the temporary rule immediately is:

echo "" | sudo pfctl -a usr.home/HTTP -f -

A handy script to check all loaded anchors and rules is pfdump:

pfdump.sh:

#!/bin/bash

function pfprint() {
  if [ -n "$1" ];then
    sudo pfctl -a "$2" -s"$1" 2>/dev/null
  else
    sudo pfctl -s"$1" 2>/dev/null
  fi
}

function print_all() {

  local p=$(printf "%-40s" $1)
  (
    pfprint r "$1" | sed "s,^,r     ,"
    pfprint n "$1" | sed "s,^,n     ,"
    pfprint A "$1" | sed "s,^,A     ,"
  ) | sed "s,^,$p,"

  for a in `pfprint A "$1"`; do
    print_all "$a"
  done
}

print_all

All files mentioned require an empty new line at the end!


Is Apple education pricing only for university, not HS, students? I'm not in university, but I am in high school.

Is this enough to qualify for the educational discounts that Apple offers?

In the past, Apple was very casual about handing out educational discounts. This started to change in 2016 and now as of fall 2017 there is a formal verification process that is outsourced to a verification program that checks hardware purchases as well as discounts to services like iTunes Apple Music service discounts for students.

The TL,DR summary of education pricing is:

Apple Education Pricing

  Available to current and newly accepted college students and their parents, as well as faculty, staff, and homeschool teachers of all grade levels.4

Unless you have been accepted to a college, it is not supposed to be enough.

The terms and conditions page states that the following people are eligible

There is no longer mention of students at the K12 level - only staff at all education levels.


Send "soft power off" signal from a Mac via HDMI to a TV How can I make a TV (a Sony W755C in my case) do a "soft power off" (same as when pressing the ON/OFF on the remote) by sending HDMI signals from a connected Mac?

I think Apple TVs can turn TVs on and off, so then a Mac should theoretically be able too. Is there a command line utility that does this, eg. hdmitool --soft-power-off?

PS! This question is a spinoff from this question which has some background on the problem.

How can I make a TV (a Sony W755C in my case) do a "soft power off"
(same as when pressing the ON/OFF on the remote) by sending HDMI
signals from a connected Mac?

You can't.
According to Apple:

Do Mac computers with HDMI support CEC (Consumer Electronics Control)?
Mac computers don't support (and can't control) other devices via CEC
connections and HDMI.

Basically, the controls are simply not there to send to your TV.  To do so, you need the USB adapter.


Can Apple Diagnostics be wrong about memory issue? I am looking for a second opinion on an issue with my brand new iMac.

I purchased a new iMac direct from Apple about 3-4 weeks ago, and initially everything was fine. However, in the last few weeks I've been getting an increasing number of crashes (particularly with Safari, but others too), as well as a few kernel panics (usually from Parallels). As it happens most with these two, I've been troubleshooting them trying to find solutions.

After a particularly annoying crash yesterday, I decided to run the Apple Diagnostics tool (hold D on boot), which told me there was an error with the memory (codes PPM002, PPM003 and PPM004). I duly contacted Apple who've gone through the basic steps like removing startup items, resetting Safari, etc and was told to let them know if the problems persist. Fair enough, but they seem to have ignored the Apple Diagnostics result, which is confusing me.

My question is this; could the Apple Diagnostics tool be wrong? Is it possible, or even usual, for it to report errors where there are none? I'm concerned that Apple support will lead me on a week long search for software issues (and perhaps even temporarily solve it) when the diagnostics clearly say it is a hardware fault.
Thanks

According to this Apple KB you have to contact them.
They should be willing to help because you have Apple Care the first 90 days for free and they state it on the site theirselves:


How can I change the length of photos in iMovie '13? I'm trying to make a simple iMovie time lapse video and it's my first time trying to iMovie '13. I have photos that I would like to change the duration of, only when I click the info icon there's just an image of a clock and no option to change the duration, which is how I've been directed on every other forum, only the option just isn't there. Any other ideas on how to change the time length of multiple photos at once?

⌘-click on all the pictures that you want to adjust the timing of in the timeline.
Go to Window → Show Adjustments Bar or press 3.
Select the info button on the adjustments bar.
Enter the duration into the box on the right and press Enter.

This will change the duration of all the selected clips (or in this case, pictures).


PAW: command not found I need to install PAW on my system for some analysis. I am working on a Macintosh system (Sierra), I tried installing it through Homebrew : brew cask install paw . The installation was successful, but when I run the script which calls for using paw to plot some data, I get the following error:

PAW: command not found

Any suggestions how to fix this? Thanks in advance!

PAW may not be in your path. I would first type 'which PAW' and see if it returns with a path to PAW. If it does try using whole path to run PAW or at that directory structure to your path.

Ex. if 'which paw' returns /usr/bin/paw try /usr/bin/paw to run PAW.

Hope this helps.


Focus on address bar in Safari A few days ago i noticed, that in new tab cursor doesn't set on address/search bar. Now I use ⌘+L combination to quickly switch, but it isn't comfortably for long time use.
Reflecting on the causes of such behavior , I found that the cursor stands on a search tab in the private tab.
What i tried to do to fix it:

Set in general preferences parameter Open new tabs/windows with  Empty page
Turn off all extensions

I have OSX 10.11.5 with Safari 9.1.1 (and also i have the same problem on Safari Technology Preview 9.1.1)

Example:
Open new window
Press combination cmd+T

But when I do same actions in private window cursor has already focused on address bar.

Try Safari/Preferences/Search and uncheck Include Safari Suggestions.


Console + iMac 27" 2011 External Display Can i use the iMac 27" mid 2011 as an external display for, let's say, a Playstation 3?

Is this possible for the latest iMac?

Three things need to align for a game console to send video out and have it be mirrored on an iMac.

First, the iMac needs Target Display Mode.

The 2011 iMac and later run thunderbolt - so you need a legitimate thunderbolt video connection for Target Display Mode to work.

The older iMacs had Mini DisplayPort video out and video in, so you would simply need to get an inexpensive adapter to change HDMI to miniDP (note - most adapters go the other way - take a MiniDP signal and split out HDMI - this would need to function in the other direction.)

I believe PS3 doesn't have native thunderbolt adapter or even a mini DP adapter, so you'd need additional hardware for Macs older than 2011 and I don't know of a box that takes HDMI and converts it into thunderbolt - so you might be out of luck on 2011 and newer iMacs.


Why my machine, automatically goes to this IP/domains Why my machine, automatically goes to this IP/domains. I have installed VM with windows 7 and I have wordpress site with xammp server and that is all. Is they are safe domains or not? Because I see bing.com in the end of the first domain.
1.foodanddrink.tile.appex.bing.com
2.init-p01md-lb.push-apple.com.akadns.net
IP- 95.180.157.187 or 95.180.157.193
Are anyone has same issue is that are some services from Microsoft, apple or are some bad links. When I googled for first domain I found this.

https://www.threatcrowd.org/domain.php?domain=foodanddrink.tile.appex.bing.com

The bing.com domain is used by Microsoft to serve information for the "Food and Drink" tile that's in Windows. It is not a "bad link".

The push-apple.com.akadns.net domain is used by Apple to provide push notification services to macOS  / iOS. It is not a bad link.

The IP-addresses are registered as Macedonian. It is not possible to say whether they're good or bad in that context.


Is there any way to lock the Lock/Unlock settings? I've got an iPad mini 4, running iOS 10.3.3.

When you head to the Settings > Display & Brightness, you can set if you want the iPad to lock when you close the cover/press the power button, as well as set a time for when it automatically locks. This does not, however, require a password.

Is there any way to lock these settings so that a certain person can't keep changing them? There doesn't seem to be a way to do this is the Restrictions or anything, and I can't find anything on how to do this.

No, unfortunately there is no way to lock this particular setting.

This is similar to how it isn't possible to lock the auto lock setting on iPhones – if someone has access to the device in an unlocked state, that person can change the auto lock duration freely from the settings app.

However, you can use a device management profile from something like SimpleMDM. There are many other apps which allow you to hide or restrict system apps, like the settings app. In order to access the settings app, you will need to disable this profile which will require your passcode or your fingerprint. In this way, someone will be unable to modify this setting without your passcode or Touch ID authentication.


When should we enable the `locate` command on a Mac? The locate command in Bash is available besides find to look for files, but it requires building a database.  On a Mac, how useful is this and in what situation(s) should we enable it?

$ locate 'node_modules'

WARNING: The locate database (/var/db/locate.database) does not exist.
To create the database, run the following command:

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

Please be aware that the database can take some time to generate; once
the database has been created, this message will no longer appear.

Once created, according to the man page for locate, the database is updated, automatically, every day or week. I suppose it's one of the daily/weekly scripts that run automatically and that can be forced to run by the app OnyX.  As to the difference between find and locate; since locate is said to be a "find filenames quickly" command, I suppose find doesn't use the database. So I'd create the database at your earliest convenience and then it'll get updated automatically in the background.


Yosemite Security Defaults I've just made a fresh Yosemite install and noticed two strange security defaults

Firewall is disabled
User is created as an admin account

It is hard for me to imagine how a disabled firewall is a sane default, but I wonder if having my main user being an admin is OK.

Is the current privilege scaling built into OSX good enough so we no longer need a separate admin account?

Any good Apple reason for which the firewall should be disabled?

Refer to this article for more information about the Firewall and how to enable it: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH18646?locale=en_US

It is fine if the main computer user is an admin. You will still need to enter your password to authorize changes to the computer, the only thing that is different from being a standard user (in this scenario) is that your username will be automatically entered. As an administrator, you also cannot delete important system files (built-in apps, operating system files, etc.).


How can I have a hostname always be resolved using my local network's DNS server when I'm connected to a VPN? I have a MacBook Pro running macOS 10.14.6 that is frequently connected to a privacy-focused VPN that tunnels all non-local traffic and handles all DNS requests. However there is one hostname that I would like my local network's DNS server to handle (as specified by the local DHCP server). The reason is that depending on which local network my MacBook Pro is connected to this hostname may resolve to a local IP address, and in that case I don't want traffic to it to be tunneled through the VPN.

I've learned that I can override what DNS server is used to resolve a domain name by creating a file at /etc/resolver/hostname.domain and with the contents nameserver [ip address] where hostname.domain is the fully qualified domain name. However that only works if the IP address of the DNS server I want to use remains consistent. What I want it to do is use whatever DNS server is served by my local network's DHCP server.

Is there any way I can accomplish this using existing features of macOS or third party software?

In case it's relevant, the VPN's DNS server is provided and setup at connection time, and is not guaranteed to be the same IP address every time.

(I could write a script to do this by having it run whenever the network connection changes, checking the system's current local IP address, and then changing the /etc/resolver/hostname.domain file to point to the correct server but I'm trying to avoid having to do that work if possible!)

You could configure dnsmasq to

use your local DNS as an upstream server for the domain in question
use the VPN's DNS as the upstream for all other requests

This can be achieved by configuring a domain dependent upstream server in /etc/dnsmasq.conf, for example:

server=/hostname.domain/dns.server.local

Then change the VPN configuration to use your dnsmasq setup as its DNS server.

dnsmasq can be easily installed with Homebrew as follows:

brew install dnsmasq

Note that, in such a setup, the configuration file is located in $(brew --prefix)/etc/dnsmasq.conf. This post about using dnsmasq on macOS for local development may be provide you with some additional hints.


How do I connect to a wifi network from the login screen on OS X Mavericks? I have a late 2012 MacBook Pro running OS X 10.9 Mavericks, and it uses a network login system with my school.

This normally wouldn't be a problem, except for the fact that I can't connect to a wifi network from the login screen.

Is there a way I can accomplish this so that I can log in and get this thing going?

I can't use an Ethernet cable, because the MacBook doesn't have a full Ethernet port, but it requires a Thunderbolt to Ethernet adapter, which I do not possess, and neither does my school.

Reboot and hold down the OPTION button.
That should give you the option to select a wifi network.
Then select your drive and hit the arrow on the screen.


Macbook Pro Mid2012 with OS Sierra 10.12.6 won't download apps without 10.13.6 or later. No update available on AppStore Subject says it all. I have a Macbook Pro Mid2012 runing MacOS Sierra 10.12.6. Something to note - This is my girlfriend's computer - My old Mac bit the dust (Late 2011) and I placed my upgraded SSD and 8 GB of Ram into her Mac recently.

I'm trying to download Logic Pro X from the app store and I get this message:

"Logic Pro X can't be installed on "HDD" because MacOS version 10.13.6 or later is required."

I'm running 10.12.6. And there are no software updates available in my app store.. What should I do in this situation?

Best,

Tanner

Logic Pro X requires macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 or later. You'd need to upgrade the MacBook Pro from macOS Sierra 10.12.6 to macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 or later.

Your model of MacBook Pro (Mid 2012) supports the latest macOS available as of this writing, which is macOS Catalina 10.15.4.

So here's what you need to do to be able to install and Logic Pro X.

Use this link to download macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 installer from the Mac App Store.
Once the installer downloads, you can run it to upgrade your system to macOS High Sierra 10.13.6. It's advisable to keep a backup of the system/important data files before you begin the installation.
Once you have the OS upgrade installed, you can install Logic Pro X from the Mac App Store.


How to find all the aliases within a given file system? I would like to avoid any future problems with aliases (empty files created with the Finder, not to be confused with symbolic links) I might have used in the past and which may stay within the system.
I discovered a lot of problem with this type of file:

to backup (with rsync)
to migrate on another file system (with cp or rsync)
to migrate on another system (with rcp, scp or rsync)…

Now I want either to get rid of all of them or at least to know the size of the risk I still have with the remaining ones.

How may I find all the alias type files within a given filesystem using command line (shell script) using for example:

mdfind
find

To find aliases with mdfind, in a Terminal:

mdfind kMDItemKind="Alias"

This will print a list of aliases with the fully qualified pathname.

Note:  These are aliases created in Finder, not symbolic links created with the ln command from a Terminal or script.

To use find to find symbolic links created by, as an example, ln have a look at: man find

Example: find / -type l

This will start in the root of the Macintosh HD and traverse the entire filesystem that you have permission to read and output all symbolic links created by, as an example, ln showing the fully qualified pathname.

To augment the basic command example read man find.


Itunes Match ... how do I see the music that's been downlaoded to device? I've looked a lot on the web for this and done a lot of trial and error on my end but I cannot for the life of me figure this out...

I have itunes match installed, it works great!  I can stream all of my itunes collection using wifi or celluar network.

It also has a neat option to download music to the device so that you can enjoy it when there's no data connection. However, how can I actually SEE what music is on my device and delete some music or manage it??  So confusing. If you scroll down a songs list, you can see indivdual songs that are downloaded to a device and delete them that way... howver, I just want to ideally be able to plug my iphone into my computer and see EXACTLY what music is on my device so I can delete some songs to add room.

I already have seen this link, but it doesn't exactly help me since I already everything listed for the information. http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202675

You can see music thats specifically downloaded to your device, and only that music by going to:

Settings > Music

You will see an option for 'Show All Music' Turn this off. This will not delete any songs in iCloud nor change any other settings in your device or delete accounts related to iCloud or iTunes Match, this simply does what your requesting, only displaying actively downloaded music/videos. In fact, you can leave iTunes Match enabled and the results will conclude the same in your favor.

EDIT You can delete music thats downloaded to your phone in batches (currently by Artists only). However you can delete specific albums from that artist.

The following guide will take you to the respective settings:

Settings > General > Usage > Manage Storage (regular storage not iCloud storage) > Music

Here you will see a list of downloaded music only. This is also where audiobooks are located! Cheers!


My iPhone 6s Plus doesn't want to download apps. Whenever I touch get it says that my request cannot be processed My iPhone 6s Plus doesn't want to download apps. Whenever I tap on GET as per the above screenshot, I get an error stating:

  Your request cannot be processed. Error code: 1009.

Error 1009 appears when Apple sees the phone's IP address as coming from a location or country where the Apple Store (or this particular app) is blocked. Your phone's screenshot shows connectivity through Cubacel, so I presume you're in Cuba...and I'll bet Apple blocks the download for that reason. You could consider using a VPN (virtual private network) to anonymize your location, which might allow the download...and which might also contravene Cuban law.


What happened to iTunes File Sharing in macOS Catalina? What happened to iTunes File Sharing in macOS Catalina?

Is file sharing to iPhone completely gone?

It’s in Files as of today. Just tested exporting a zip file from lumafusion for iTunes file sharing and when I go to Finder on my Mac, click on iPad, then files option, then lumafusion app...I can see the zip file. But I was only able to delete it. I could not copy it to my machine, might be a bug in the current beta. I have iPadOS and Mac OS Catalina most up to date public betas on these devices as of today.

EDIT: If you want to copy files from your iPhone to your mac, simply drag the files to a folder in your mac.

Photo below of this process on my Mac:


Apple Watch no longer displays temperature Since I installed the most recent Apple Watch software version (early April, 2016) the temperature no longer appears on the watch face (-- appears), yet when I press the temperature (on the Apple Watch), it successfully loads the weather channel data.  Why does the temperature no longer appear on the watch face?

I've had this issue and I did the following:

Restarting by holding down both the Digital Crown and Friends button.
Erasing and restoring the Apple Watch from backup.
Erasing and setting Apple Watch up as new

I hope 1 or 2 works for you, because I unfortunately had to set it up as new.


How can I copy application settings from one user account to the other on the same machine? I have two user accounts (a work and personal account) on my MacBook Pro 5,3 with OS X 10.11.6.
On both I use the same Logitech MX Master mouse in combination with the Logitech Options application.
I would like to keep the settings (scroll speed, pointer speed, etc...) in sync such that I do not have to do the setup on each account.
How can I copy settings stored by an application (Logitech Options in this case) on one account to the other?
Attempts
I have looked in ~/Library/Application Support/Logitech/Options. There I find 4 .xml files. However, changing a setting in Logitech Options does not change the Date Modified of these files. Hence I think these files do not store the settings.
I have also run lsof | grep -i logitech when Logitech Options is open. Unfortunately I only find files in my user directory related to the saved state of the application (~Library/Saved Application State/com.logitech.Logi-Options.savedState/). My understanding is that these relate to the window state of the application, not to the settings stored by it.

Most, but not all, applications save some settings in a .plist file in ~/Library/Preferences.

Look for and appropriately named file containing the name of the application in question.

Copy this file to the same location under a different User's Home folder.

Note that you may have to adjust permissions on the file for the other User Account to read/write to the file.


Mid 2010 MacBook Battery Replacement Recommendations I'm trying to revive my old Mid-2010 MacBook. It holds a charge, but I am experiencing hardware performance issues that I believe are directly related to the aging battery (hasn't been replaced since 2013). I'm looking for an online vendor that sell OEM or similar replacement parts. I've heard good things about iFixit.

Does anyone have experiences they'd be willing to share, good or bad? Is there anything else I should consider replacing before the battery?

I got the same Macbook Mid-2010 which is valuable to recover to do a lot of stuff. I would recommend you to find the trusted vendor for the battery and other parts as we might have different area. See the review online to check whether they are selling good parts or not. If your decision fall to iFixit hardware, it could not go wrong as they are trusted and reliable as well with complete instruction for you macbook as well.

I would recommend you to learn to clean the macbook as well, buy thermal paste, change it yourself carefully which can be fun and add knowledge. In summary I would say:

Clean the macbook inside out and change thermal paste (buy thermal
paste if you do not have one)
Replace HDD to SSD in your macbook (buy HDD caddy to replace your optical drive and use current HDD as extended storage)
Upgrade RAM to at least 8 GB would be better
Change battery

That would be the things I did and now it can be use for daily but not extreme usage. Hopefully it is helpful as I just wanna share as it is the same device.
Additional video: https://youtu.be/83_GiAViMHo


FaceTime camera has blurred lines during a FaceTime call but not during skype When I make a video call through FaceTime on my iPad the person I talk to has blurred lines through the video. I've tested it myself by calling from my iPhone and I see these blurred lines as well. However when I make a Skype call the video is crystal clear?  It's an iPad 4 if that makes any difference. Please help me

Try a restart, hold the power button and home button together until you see the Apple logo appear, then release. It's perfectly safe and you won't lose any data, I restart my iDevices all the time.

It that doesn't work, report the bug to Apple and hope the public release of iOS 9.2 fixes your camera. You could update to the beta of iOS 9.2 if you're desperate for the camera to work, but the beta would also cause new, bigger problems.


To TRIM or not to TRIM on a non Apple installed SSD in Lion According to a source in OWC they do not recommend enabling TRIM on Mercury Extreme SSD
as TRIM is only supported by Apple on Apple installed SSDs.

They suggest that I am better off using the build in data management in the SSD.

Is this scientifically founded in any way ?

Have any of you had success, failures or some knowledge with this ?

I now know a bit more.

I see three options after reading a lot of forums, AnandTech and Wikipedia:

If I buy a Mac with a pre-installed SSD I'll get the power of TRIM for "free". The Apple supplied SSD are not the fastest on earth but they sure is way faster than your normal hard disk. Also, Apple uses well known more or less OEM.
Buy an aftermarket SSD, clone, install and go. You will loose the power of TRIM but the SSD is still way way faster that your hard disk.
Buy an aftermarket SSD, hack you kernel, run some kind of Trim Enabler for non Apple approved devices or what ever it takes, then clone, install and hopefully go.

If my mom, dad or average Joe were to buy a new Mac I would absolutely recommend #1.
I'd personally go with #1 or #3 if I were going to buy one for my self.

If my mom, dad or average Joe were to upgrade an existing Mac I would have to go with #2 as Apple currently doesn't sell any SSD online (not as far as I can see anyway) and I would not recommend #3 in any form or factor.
If I were to upgrade my own Mac I would start with #3 and revert to #2 in case of any problems.

I hope this didn't end up as a buyers guide as prohibited in the FAQ as I have not recommended any specific model or brand. My intentions is only to share some personal thoughts.

All in all, I will try TRIM for myself on my own SSD but I would not recommend anyone that doesn't understand the risk or are unable to fix any problems by them self.

Any thoughts ? Am I way off scale here ?


Why do I have to re-pair my Apple Magic Wireless Keyboard (A1314) every morning? I take my laptop home every night. When I come into the office I have to remove the keyboard from the BT devices and re-pair it - otherwise it won't connect. My Apple Magic Trackpad (A1339) connects automatically.

This has only started happening recently. It is consistent and I have to go through the re-pair process every morning. (I have tried replacing the batteries)

Is it a BT issue or a hardware issue? What's the best way to debug this?

Connecting to a MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017) running macOS High Sierra v10.13.6

The issue was caused by an old machine (MacBook Air 2012) in the office that used to be paired with keyboard. The person using the old machine would arrive into the office earlier than me so by the time I had arrived the keyboard had connected to their machine.

Solved by removing the device from the bluetooth devices of the old machine.


How do I rotate the pictures of my iPhone/iPad wallpaper every few minutes? I want the wallpaper on my iPhone/iPad to rotate/change to a new wallpaper every few minutes, so that I won't get bored seeing the same picture over and over again every time I'm on my phone.

Are there any free iPhone apps which allow me to do so?

There are lots of ways to do this.  First Jailbreak your iDevice.  Then once your device is jailbroken look up winterboard.  install winterboard and find tweak option for changing wallpapers.


Calendar.app fails to correctly display starting time of appointment when synced with google calendar Note the time difference in the screenshot of Calendar.app.

The appointment has been created directly on the google calendar webapp. It starts at 9.00 and ends at 10.00.

After syncing with Calendar.app it shows up as you can see in the screenshot.

The detail information on the appointment is one hour too early. This happens reproducibly every time I create a new appointment.

Calendar.app: Version 8.0 (2032.6.1)
OSX: 10.10.2 (14C109)

Switching off timezone support fixes the display problems:

Calendar Preferences > Advanced > Uncheck Time Zone Support


Streaming music paid app I am getting really annoyed by the number of ads that I get in Pandora and am considering shelling out $36 for the paid version.

Are there other streaming music iPhone apps that I can review before I make a purchase?

This will be used in USA.

You can download and try Mog and Rdio for two weeks a piece.  They both also provide Desktop streaming as well.  I've tried both and prefer Mog.


Is there a way to save a macro in word, not inside the document? I have created a few macros that I want to apply to several docs.

Every time I open a doc, I have to copy the macro to the document to run it.

Is there a way to store that macro in a global library or something and not inside the document? So, I can call it from there?

Thanks

In MS Word for the mac when you go to Tools > Macro > record Macro there is a pop-up menu called "Store macro in:" and then "All Documents (Normal.dotm)" is selected.

This will store the Macro in the file that Word checks at startup for macros and will be available to all documents.

In fact all Macro menu selections will have an option for looking in the "Normal.dotm" or saving to "Normal." which is usually the default save location for saved macros.


Can I browse the Safari history of my Ipad on my mac? My mac and my iPod share a common iCloud account. Is it possible to browse on my mac the history of Safari on my iPad?

No, this is currently not possible. Your browsing history is not shared over iCloud and can't be viewed on your Mac.


Can You Stop the Migration Assistant Midway Through? Can the Migration Assistant be stopped midway through? I began the wireless transfer from a Mac Mini to a new MacBook Air last night. It still says it's going to take 40 hours. Unfortunately, I can't wait that long, and the process is taking up both of my computers.

In case of catastrophic failure what recourse do I have, as the MacBook Air doesn't have a system restore disk?

Pressing Command + Q on both machines will exit the migration assistant.

I have a feeling that it copies all files to temporary location before installing them/creating user accounts. So you should be fine. Depending on how far in you might have problems.


Can I remove just Music from All My Files? I like how Lion gathers everything in All My Files.

I often use it to download and post pictures without thinking where exactly they are saved (Desktop, Downloads, whatever).

However it really annoys me that Music is displayed above Pictures, and therefore I have to go through my entire music library just to get to the pics.

I'd love to completely remove Music from All My Files because it only messes up the organization and doesn't help at all. Is this possible?

Given that the results of “All My Files” smart search respects Spotlight Preference Pane's search results, if you uncheck or drag music below pictures, that order is respected.

I infer this, because I have music disabled in Spotlight and I don't see music in my “All My Files”.

I see PDF, Images, Spreadsheets, Developer and Documents (in that order). Which more or less mirrors what I have in my Spotlight: (considering that the canned search doesn't look for contacts, apps, etc.)

You will need to log off and on again for changes to take effect.

NOTE: I don't use All My Files anyway, I have it removed from my finder Sidebar


TV app in Catalina does not search in local library Actually problem/issue pointed in the title of the question.
When I try to search something in the search field in the up right corner app just shows results from the store, not local library.

As a result I cannot find my own movies.
Anybody can confirm such behaviour?
Can give a hint for workaround/fix?

Use the Show Filter Field option to search your library:

Click Library at the top of the window
Click View in the menubar and select Show Filter Field
Use the filter field to search your library


Deleting songs on computer from an iTunes playlist Oftentimes, I am in an iTunes playlist and want to delete a song from my computer.

However, if I am in an iTunes playlist, I can only delete the song from the playlist, and then I have to go back to All Music in iTunes to delete the song from the computer.

The picture above shows the window that appears when I go to delete a song in a playlist.

Is there a way to delete a song from a playlist and the computer at the same time?

Tech Specs

OS X 10.8.4
iTunes 11.0.5

In iTunes, select the song in your playlist and press ⌘ cmd + ⌥ alt/option + ← backspace.

It will prompt you to delete the file from your iTunes Media folder as well as the playlist itself.

To do this completely from the keyboard, enable Full Keyboard Access to All Controls (from System Preferences → Keyboard → Shortcuts) to be able to tab to the Delete File button, then press Space to 'click' it.

Alternatively, you could create an AppleScript or Automator action that runs on a BetterTouchTool shortcut/gesture to do this in one step.


In Automator, can I combine 2 or more variables into a new variable? First off, let´s set the scene. I am trying to make a small applet (.app) to include in a DMG-file for distribution. The .app file will only activate when a user drags a folder with my product-files onto it. Then the folder is supposed to be copied into the current user´s /Music/MY CUSTOM PATH/. Any user on any system, that happens to be logged in.

This is similar to having a relative symlink/alias to the /Applications folder, like when you install google chrome or any app that comes in a dmg.

So, by using the Automator action "copy finder items" I dragged the pre-defined variable "variables > Locations > Music" to the action and that works well on any system, by copying any file you drag onto my .app into the users ~/Music folder.

Great. But my app goes into the folder ~/Music/Audio Music Apps/Patches/my-folder. Now what?

I have tried to find anything related to "combine folder paths" or "combine variables" or "append..." but with no luck. I´m to Automator so don´t know all the tricks. Please help me make it possible to create an app that can copy into ANY sub-folder of ANY user´s home folder, on any system.

Finally, there is no "combine variables" action per say in automator, but you can add a custom text variable, and drag another variable from the library variables into any part of the text in the value field. In my case, needing to combine paths to folders, this is the same thing.

create a "text" variable from Variables > Text & Data > Text.
Drag the desired variable into the "Value" field anywhere you need it.

Done. You can now add the text-variable you just made to the "copy Finder items" action as the destination. This enables you to use it on ANY system, ANY user. Very handy for an installation file, or any dock-app with custom paths (but still relative paths to whatever user is logged in).


Brightness at Magic Keyboard Does Magic Keyboard have keyboard brightness feature? If so how to enable/adjust it?

The Apple Magic Keyboard does not have key illumination like the MacBook [Pro] and iPad Magic Keyboard do.


Internal microphone does not register input in System Preferences -> Sound but registers in dictation and speech My machine is MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013), OS 10.10.1 (14B25).

I just tried to make a voice call in Google Hangouts, and Hangouts does not pick up any sound.

I checked System Preferences -> Sound -> Internal Microphone, and the Input Level meter shows no activity - not when I talk, clap, or hit the case.

How do I fix this and get my internal microphone to register an input correctly?

More info:

System Preferences -> Dictation and Speech -> Dictation has an icon that says "Internal Microphone" and appears to register sound. In fact, it seems to be very sensitive.

Some things I have checked:

Under Sound -> Internal Microphone, Input volume is turned all of the way up.
I have no devices plugged into the headphone jack.
In Audio MIDI Setup, I've checked that Built-in Microphone isn't muted.
I shut down the computer and started it up again, and again while holding command-option-p-r (although I don't actually know what that does). It didn't help.

I just noticed this question was upvoted. Sorry, I forgot to update it. I'm posting this as answer because it was the answer for me.

Unfortunately, I never found a software fix. Apple Store employees said it was a hardware issue and warranty repairs fixed it (I don't know what was replaced).


What are the pros and cons of IMAP/CalDAV vs. Exchange for GMail and Google Calendar for iOS 4? I am trying to decide if it is better to use the IMAP/CalDav option for accessing my GMail/Google Calendar on my iPhone vs. Using the exchange connection. Anybody got pros and cons of the different options?

What I know so far is this:

I have to use exchange for syncing contacts, so I will have exchange setup for that no matter what.
The IMAP/CalDav option doesn't have push
The Exchange option seems to be buggier than IMAP/CalDav

Any other thoughts?

Exchange (Google Sync) for GMail lacks some features that you are probably used to--search and cloud drafts. The "known limitations" are listed here: http://www.google.com/support/mobile/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=139635.

My experience with CalDAV in iCal are that multiple calendars on a single account are a bit squirrely to work with—you won't be able to get each calendar listed by itself under the primary google account heading. The calendars end up in a set of subfolders, depending on how you end up configuring it. That said, I don't know how the same thing would look on the iPhone.

What I do and recommend would be to continue using IMAP for GMail access--there's nothing wrong with it and you don't gain anything by moving to exchange. I do use Google Sync for contacts and calendars since it's the closest I can get to the functionality of MobileMe for free, and I'm very happy with it. For desktop access (aside from the webapp) I like BusyMac (post hyperlink limit reached; Google it) Software's products: one is an iCal superset clone and another is a sync utility that makes your Google Calendars show up in iCal just like MobileMe would.


Can not run ack after installing it using MacPorts After installing p5-app-ack using Macports I can see it is installed correctly.

I can not run it however.
I get ack: command not found.
and which ack displays nothing.
How can I see where port installed my ack and how to add it to the executalble PATH?

MacPorts, by default, installs into /opt/local/, judging by the screen shot ack should be in /opt/local/perl/p5-app-ack/ if you used the default install path. Make sure that path is in your $PATH environment variable.

To add it to your path edit your shell config file (probably ~/.profile or ~/.bashrc) and add or modify the following line.
export PATH="$PATH":/opt/local/perl/p5-app-ack

I don't use MacPorts for ack, I install it manually with the following command from the ack install page.

curl http://betterthangrep.com/ack-standalone > ~/bin/ack && chmod 0755 !#:3

This will install ack into the $HOME/bin/ folder as a single large perl file and I did not have to modify my $PATH variable.


How to remove iOS 7 Grey Line voiceover mode In order to be able to use a clicker with my iPad, so that I can do proper formal business presentations with Keynote, I am using this Satechi Bluetooth Clicker.
http://www.satechi.net/index.php/satechi-bluetooth-smart-pointer-mobile-presenter-black-and-remote-control-for-iphone-ipad-ipod-touch-samsung-galaxy-s3-note-2-imac-macbook-air-macbook-pro-macbook-mac-mini-and-apple-tv-3

It works perfectly, it works by enabling VoiceOver in accessibility mode and setting the clicker to accessibility mode.

This allows me to advance slides using the clicker.

One issue that arises however is that this grey line appears on all of the slides. It is as if voiceover is selecting/hovering over the slides. How do I remove this grey line?
I am willing to jailbreak if neccessary.

Image of greyline:

The grey line appears on every single slide. You can see it there below number 1. It is always in the same place.

Thanks.

I can't see the picture because I'm blind, but, I think you are talking about the VoiceOver cursor. Currently on iOS there is no way to hide it while VoiceOver is on. On the Mac there is. I am not currently at my Mac to tell you exactly where it's at in settings, but I can later if needed.


Delete songs manually on ipod Touch (without the help of iTunes) Is it possible to delete songs manually on an iPod Touch (without the help of iTunes) as it is possible for podcasts and videocasts?


Unable to start any application Today I tried to rename a few hidden files with the following command in terminal (might be a hint for the solution):

for f in .*; do mv "$f" "_$f"; done

Now I wanted to start vlc and all I got was the messagebox to ignore, report or relaunch.
Most application are not startable, except the few that are loaded (with the dot mark in the dock under the icon).

Non-startable applications:

Messages
App Store
Mail
Calendar
iTunes
Terminal
Notes
Chrome
Safari
VLC
Console
Boot Camp Assistant

Startable applications:

X11
QtCreator
JDownloader
Grapher
Disk Utility

In addition, the attempt to run Mail from XTerm resulted in LSOpenURLsWithRole() failed for the application /Applications/Mail.app with error -10810.

My system is a MacBook running Yosemite 10.10.5.

My guess is that I for some reason renamed system files and I am afraid that after reboot the system won't start.

It looks like a coincidence to me.

Only the files and folder in ~/Movies should be affected.

Even running the command with sudo in the root of my drive doesn't render my system unbootable:

for f in .*; do sudo mv "$f" "_$f"; done

Some files and folders are renamed (e.g. _.fseventsd, _.Spotlight-V100, _.Trashes, _.DocumentRevisions-V100, _.vol) but after a restart the important ones will be recreated with the proper name (leaving the renamed folders as they were).

Navigate with Terminal to / and /System/Library/CoreServices and check if anything was renamed; if not reboot otherwise remove all the underscores.


unlocking iphone 5s on a different carrier I own an iPhone 5s with iOS 8 (or above) locked to T-mobile carrier (USA), although I do not have the original sim. I am stuck on the setup page since I had reset the iPhone to factory setting and it keeps asking me for the original sim which i do not have. (IMEI checks does show that the iPhone is already activated as it was used on the original sim before) However, i put in a new sim from optus carrier (i am now in australia) and the network shows signal with 4G data, I have attached an image of it. Now my question is, is the iPhone sim locked? Can i just unlock the sim or would i have to unlock the iPhone?

afaik if the phone is network locked you'd need to be on the original carrier network to unlock it (then connect on itunes to complete etc) and whatever code is required (if any) must be applied with the original SIM.


Spotlight calculator always scientific notation? How do I get the spotlight calculator to always use scientific notation?

This is how it looks by default:

But I would rather that the answer above was displayed as 2.07935e-10

Looks like you'll need to force a result too big or small to be shown in decimal format.

So multiply everything by 1e100 to force scientific format, and then just subtract 100 from the exponent that appears:


Trying to format SD card for raspberry pi, but I get permission denied I am trying to format my SD card on a mac (macOS Mojave 10.14.6)

I am using a card reader hooked up to the computer and the SD card adapter is on the unlocked position. My SD card is a samsung evo 32GB.

This is what the terminal looks like, its a modified archlinux script:

Deannes-MBP:~ dena$ SD_CARD=/dev/disk2s1
Deannes-MBP:~ dena$ echo "o p n p 1 +100M t c n p 2 w"| fdisk $SD_CARD
fdisk: /dev/disk2s1: Permission denied

I also tried this to have a look:

ls -l /dev/disk2s1
brw-r----- 1 root operator 1, 9 1 Mar 16:14 /dev/disk2s1

Not sure if it helps.

I am totally new to this and have little computer knowledge (especially coding). I have looked at other posts/problems online, and I have tried to blow into the card reader (someone said that it helped). But it didn't do anything.

When I look at sharing and permissions for the SD card it says you have custom access.

So if anyone has any ideas about how I can format this, it would be great.

Below itemizes some of the problems with procedure posted in your question.

As others have posted in the comments and answers, you need to precede the fdisk command with sudo.
Other users have suggested that the security setting need to be modified. The version of macOS used for verifying this answer was Catalina version 10.15.3. Below is the System Preferences setting in the Security & Privacy pane. Under Full Disk Access, the Terminal application is not checked off, as shown below.

Under Files and Folders, the following was checked off for Terminal.

The fdisk command in your question is not being applied to a drive. The identifier disk2s1 could represent a partition, container, session or volume. While the fdisk command can allow for this, there is no logical reason for doing so. The device should be of the form /dev/diskN where N is a positive integer. Care should be taken to confirm you are actually referring to the SD card.
The fdisk can be an interactive command. This means the command can require text read from standard input. This text is often referred to a input commands. Under Linux, fdisk defaults to interactive. However under macOS, fdisk does not. To make fdisk interactive under macOS, the ‑e option must be included. In your question, this option was omitted.
You tried to pipe the input commands to fdisk. Each individual command was separated by a space (). However, each command should have been separated by a newline (\n). Basically a newline is the same as entering a return from the keyboard. Also the string should have be enclosed by the characters $'' instead of "".
The input commands to fdisk presented in your questions would be valid if the operating system was Arch Linux. The equivalent commands which would be correct under macOS are given below.

erase
print
edit 1
c
n
2048
204800
edit 2
83
n

quit
y

The correcting for the above errors would lead to the command shown below. Here, the input commands have be abbreviated.

    echo $'er\np\ne 1\nc\nn\n2048\n204800\ne 2\n83\nn\n\n\nq\ny'|sudo fdisk -e /dev/disk2

  Note: In the above command disk2 was used to identify the SD Card. You may need to use a different identifier.

Below is the output that should appear when executing the above command for your SD card.

fdisk: could not open MBR file /usr/standalone/i386/boot0: No such file or directory
Enter 'help' for information
fdisk: 1> fdisk:*1> Disk: /dev/disk2    geometry: 3891/255/63 [62521344 sectors]
Offset: 0   Signature: 0xAA55
         Starting       Ending
 #: id  cyl  hd sec -  cyl  hd sec [     start -       size]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1: 00    0   0   0 -    0   0   0 [         0 -          0] unused
 2: 00    0   0   0 -    0   0   0 [         0 -          0] unused
 3: 00    0   0   0 -    0   0   0 [         0 -          0] unused
 4: 00    0   0   0 -    0   0   0 [         0 -          0] unused
fdisk:*1>          Starting       Ending
 #: id  cyl  hd sec -  cyl  hd sec [     start -       size]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1: 00    0   0   0 -    0   0   0 [         0 -          0] unused
Partition id ('0' to disable)  [0 - FF]: [0] (? for help) Do you wish to edit in CHS mode? [n] Partition offset [0 - 62521344]: [63] Partition size [1 - 62519296]: [62519296] fdisk:*1>          Starting       Ending
 #: id  cyl  hd sec -  cyl  hd sec [     start -       size]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 2: 00    0   0   0 -    0   0   0 [         0 -          0] unused
Partition id ('0' to disable)  [0 - FF]: [0] (? for help) Do you wish to edit in CHS mode? [n] Partition offset [0 - 62521344]: [206848] Partition size [1 - 62314496]: [62314496] fdisk:*1> Writing current MBR to disk.

The first input command was erase, therefore the output above contains mostly zeroes. To see the results, you would need enter the command given below.

fdisk /dev/disk2

After entering the above command, you should see the output shown below.

Disk: /dev/disk2    geometry: 3891/255/63 [62521344 sectors]
Signature: 0xAA55
         Starting       Ending
 #: id  cyl  hd sec -  cyl  hd sec [     start -       size]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1: 0C 1023 254  63 - 1023 254  63 [      2048 -     204800] Win95 FAT32L
 2: 83 1023 254  63 - 1023 254  63 [    206848 -   62314496] Linux files*
 3: 00    0   0   0 -    0   0   0 [         0 -          0] unused
 4: 00    0   0   0 -    0   0   0 [         0 -          0] unused

This raspberrypi.org website offers advice when certain error messages appear. I have repeated some of this advice below. You will need to replace diskN with the correct identifier.

If the command reports Resource busy, you need to unmount the drive first using the command given below.

sudo diskutil unmountDisk /dev/diskN

If the command reports Operation not permitted you need to disable SIP before continuing.

  Note: I would strongly recommend disabling SIP as a last resort.

If the command reports Permission denied, the partition table of the SD card is being protected against being overwritten by macOS. Erase the SD card's partition table using this command:

sudo diskutil partitionDisk /dev/diskN 1 MBR "Free Space" "%noformat%" 100%

That command will also set the permissions on the device to allow writing.

IMO, I believe you should attempt to use Arch Linux instead of macOS. I tried installing the latest Arch Linux in a VirtualBox virtual machine. (VirtualBox is a a free product). However, I could not get the virtual machine to work with the builtin SD card reader on my iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2013). I had no better luck with an external USB SD card reader. Maybe I did not have the correct settings or maybe different hardware would make the difference. Also, I did not try using the sudo vboxmanage internalcommands createrawvmdk ... commands to expose the SD card to the virtual machine.

Instead of a virtual machine, I opted to try a live version of Arch Linux. Here, Arch Linux was able to access the external SD card reader, but not the internal reader. Live means you create a Arch Linux bootable USB flash drive. Once you boot from the flash drive, you can enter the commands to install Arch Linux on the SD card. The Arch Linux ISO file was name archlinux-2020.03.01-x86_64.iso and came from this website, although other mirrors can be found here.

The instructions for using macOS to create the bootable flash drive can be found here. An image taken from this website is shown below.

  Note: My iMac has a wireless keyboard. Arch Linux failed to work with this keyboard. I had to resort to a wired keyboard.

I did hypothesize that your question came from a website such as this one. An image of the installation instructions is shown below.

In testing, I modified the above instructions so the downloaded file would be stored on the SD card. After installing this file can be deleted. To stored the file on the SD card, replace the commands given in step 5 with the commands shown below

cd root
wget http://os.archlinuxarm.org/os/ArchLinuxARM-rpi-4-latest.tar.gz
cd ..
bsdtar -xpf root/ArchLinuxARM-rpi-4-latest.tar.gz -C root
sync


How do I install QuickTime from a .pkg? I'm on a laptop running OS X 10.3.9 (Panther) and I've downloaded "QuickTime 7.5 for Panther updater" -- and for the life of me I can't figure out how to install it.

The file mounts as a disk image. When I doubleclick it I see a QuickTime75_Panther.pkg file which opens when I double click. Inside I see a lot more files but nothing that lets me install. Help?

.pkg files are so called packages, which can be installed by Installer.app, so try right-clicking the .pkg file and hit Open with -> Installer


How to learn apple script properly Recently I am trying to set up an AppleScript to do some simple task. But I can't really find some resources that can provide me with a systematic introduction or tutorial for me to get started with Apple Script. So I'd like to hear some advices on how should I get started. Or in other words which are the recommended materials or documentations that I should follow?

I tried to go through the Apple's official documentation, but that seems too heavy to be a quick start guide.

Something like this as we have in python would be the best.

And I just attach the actual problem that I am trying to solve below.

a simple logic:

if safari is not the front most application:
    bring safari to frontmost
    if certain webpage is opened in safari:
        bring that tab of the webpage to the frontmost
    else
        open that webpage
    end if
else
    hide safari
end if

Quite simple and naive isn't it.

Hey after some exploration, I figured out the code.

And I'd like to share it with you just in case someone else might have the same need.

This code basically toggles a pre-set webpage in safari. The detailed logic can be found in the pseudo code in the question description. And I believe it can be really useful if your are involving with web-wrapped applications a lot.

set appName to "Safari"
set pageName to "<+Your Page Name+>"
set pageUrl to "<+Your page URL+>"

tell application "System Events"
    if not (exists process appName) then
        tell application appName to activate
    else if frontmost of process appName then
        # only hide application if the current tab is what we want
        # my search_tabs(pageName, pageUrl)
        set visible of process appName to (my search_tabs(pageName, pageUrl))
    else
        # still unable to give focus to desired window
        set frontmost of process appName to true
        my search_tabs(pageName, pageUrl)
    end if
end tell

on search_tabs(pageName, pageUrl)
    set tab_found to false
    set be_visible to false
    tell application "Safari"
        tell window 1
            if name of current tab starts with pageName then
                # if the current tab is already what we want then
                # return false
                return false
            end if
        end tell
        repeat with w in windows
            if name of w is not "" then --in case of zombie windows
                repeat with t in tabs of w
                    if name of t starts with pageName then
                        set tab_found to true
                        tell w to set current tab to t
                        if index of w is not 1 then
                            tell w to set index to 1
                        end if
                    end if
                end repeat
            end if
        end repeat
        # if the webpage doesn't exist
        if tab_found is false then
            tell window 1
                set current tab to (make new tab with properties {URL:pageUrl})
            end tell
        end if
        return true
    end tell
end search_tabs


Corrupted iOS backup - notes.sqlite is encrypted! Well, one of my clients made an iTunes backup of her old iPhone right before she wipe and sell it. She never expected that the backup is corrupted till she got a new iPhone and tried to restore that backup and iTunes threw an error. Anyway, her main concern about the notes. I tried to explore the backup with some third party programs but none of them could get me the Notes. We also contacted with Apple to see if they can help with fixing the backup or with anything in general but unfortunately they couldn't offer us much help. I could extract Notes app documents and database but when I try to explore it in DB SQLite Browser, it says "Encrypted database" and it needs the password in order to decrypt it. My client does know nothing about it so, what are my options here? Brute-force? or what exactly as I don't have any experience when it comes to SQL databases.

Notes Recovery

The Easy Method

Check on iCloud.com - Sign in and Navigate to the Notes App
Check on other emails used - iPhone saves none local (and non iCloud) Notes as emails on the users email server. Navigate to the email login for the email they use and check for a Notes folder. In Gmail its on the left sides bar.

Notes: If The Easy Method works then the client can set up the phone from scratch and sign in with there email. The notes should sync.

The Technical Method

Restore the iPhone and login with the same Apple ID, create a single note.  Backup this phone (non-encrypted).  Navigate to the Notes folder on the new backup and replace the contents in the new backup with the contents of the notes from the old backup. Restore the phone using the new backup.  If it says its corrupted then the Notes are probably indeed corrupted.

The Hacking Method

I suggest heading over to https://security.stackexchange.com for cracking hashes and other things.

Next Time

Make a backup in iTunes normally. Archive it. Make another backup
Make sure all notes are on iCloud or a Email Server
Use a Mac --> This ones just a preference :)


How do I add data to the maps app introduced in iOS 6? Is there a way to add new data to the maps ecosystem introduced in iOS 6? For example, is there a way to add my own business to the map so everyone can find it? Also, can I add other point of interest like landmarks or a café that isn't on the maps to the publically visible maps?

If this is not possible, can I do the same thing just for me and share it with friends?

Update

When I look at the attribution acknowledgements for that app I see that data is coming from overwhelmingly many sources. Some of them might even allow user contribution. If that works we just have to figure out which one to choose.

The previous answer works if Yelp is available in your country. Here's an alternative for the rest of us:

How to add a location or business to iOS 6 Maps

If an important location is missing in iOS 6 Maps you can use this process to suggest it.

Launch Maps from the Home screen.
Tap the page curl at the bottom right.
Tap the text that says Report a Problem above the Print button,
middle right.
Tap location is missing.
Tap Next.
Drag the purple pin to the right location on the map.
Enter the location information.
Tap Send.
Add any comments, if asked.

Apple will receive your suggested location, and if it meets their criteria, add it to the data base.


Mail freezes with initial migration after upgrading to Mountain Lion I recently upgraded Mac os 10.5.6 to the new 10.8.1 (Mountain Lion).  So far, everything seems to work fine except Mail.app.  When I open the application for the first time, it begins migrating and then freezes. How can I solve this?

Try deleting the three files which name start with Envelope, in ~/Library/Mail/V2/MailData .


Hide App Name in Mac OS X Lion Dock I am trying to figure out how can I disable/hide the App Name in MacOS X Lion dock. I've also attached an image so you can see what I mean.

Someone has any idea about how can I hide that?

You're going to need the Developer Tools installed to do this, so that you can open up .plist files in the Property Editor.

You can edit the com.apple.dock.plist file that is stored in /Users/<username>/Library/Preferences to get rid of all names of persistent applications (e.g. icons that stay in the dock even when you've quit out of them). In-depth instructions are here, on the apple developer website.

Note that I tried the "without dev tools" instructions at the above link and the .plist file was full of non-human-readable encoded data, so you may have a harder time if you don't have the Property Editor or Xcode applications installed.


How do I run a cron job on a Mac? How can I make my Mac (running the most recent OS) do a task automatically once a day? For example, I'd like to have it automatically download a copy of this open source algebraic geometry textbook once a day. I have a feeling that some combination of wget and cron should work, but, after googling and reading the cron documentation, I just couldn't get it to work right.

I think in OS X you should use launchctl for "cron jobs".
But otherwise your task should be easy to do with a cronjob
sudo crontab -e
55 23 * * * wget http://www.math.columbia.edu/algebraic_geometry/stacks-git/book.pdf

This should run everyday at 23:55

Update

You should specify the output location of WGET with -O /path/to/file


External drive seagate not working in Mojave OS Recently I have upgraded the OS to mojave, after the upgrade I see the write option is disabled for my hard drive Seagate. NTFS format is done for the hard drive. Any one here facing this kind of issue?

macOS cannot write to NTFS-formatted drives without the aid of a third-party utility. If you were able to write to the drive before updating, I would suspect you had such a utility installed, such as Tuxera NTFS or Paragon NTFS, and it needs to be updated to support macOS Mojave.


Autocomplete not working in Terminal local to folder When I go into any folder via cd and then press tab a whole list of options is displayed. How do I make the autocomplete local to the folder?

If you want to see only binaries in the current folder, press ./tab (dot slash tab).

If you want to see all folders in the current folder, press cd tab

In your screenshot, pressingm tab is showing all binaries that start with m found in the path.

In all cases, pressing tab a second time will show all matches if there are more than one.


Network, wifi, advance I've have found these on System Preferences: Wifi, Advance then Proxies.
Why do I need to use passiveftp mode (pasv) and Bypass proxy settings for those Hosts & Domains.: *.local, 169.254 16

I don't have any FTP or either a Domain Account.

You should clear all the proxy settings unless you know you need to route some or all internet traffic through one single point of failure and slowdown.


Separate Downloads folder on SD Card I will separate my Downloads Folder on a permanently installed SD Card in my MacBook Pro.

Is this possible?

Please explain your question better. Are you trying to move your User "Downloads" folder to another location than the harddrive? Are you wanting to have a separate folder you download to moved to an SDCard?

You can easily create a new Downloads folder on the SDCard and when you download files just save there by default. I could do some searching (or you can) to see if there is a way to have a different folder open by default to save, but it's usually the last place you saved a file to.

If you are wanting to MOVE your Downloads folder, you can always create some sort of symbolic link where your current Downloads folder is and have it point to the SDCard, the problem with this is that if you SDCard EVER drops away you have a potential to have to recreate the link when card is seen again. There is no such thing as a "permanent" installed removable media.

For further reference, THIS LINK pulls up as a first search on google and walks you through the various options I mention above.


Why does my MacBook use more energy when idle when plugged in? Using iStat Menus, I tested the power usage of my MacBook Pro when idle and plugged in. When it was off the charger, it used around 5-6 W of power consistently. When I plugged it in, however, it used 6-7 W of power consistently. I repeated this multiple times over multiple days, and in general it uses more power for any task (or even when idling) when it is plugged in.
Why does the Mac use slightly more power when plugged in, when seemingly doing the same thing both times? Does the Mac underclock itself when it's running on battery power? Would underclocking still have an effect on power consumption is the laptop is idle?
Note: I had "dim display on battery" disabled, so it shouldn't be due to a change in monitor brightness.

When you disregard things such as dimming the display on battery and CPU-throttling - you're left with a quite obvious difference: charging the battery.
Even at 100% charge, you'll spend some extra energy keeping the battery charged while using the computer.


Podcast-containing playlists on modern iPhone I have used iTunes to create various Smart Playlists that contain podcasts using intelligent criteria (unplayed and most recently added podcasts;  least recently played music + 3 hours of unplayed podcasts, etc.)

I am able to transfer these playlists to a 3rd generation iPod Touch running iOS 6.1, or a brand new Nano, and get the listening experience I expect.

When I sync the playlist to an iPhone 6, it creates an empty playlist on the device (if it were only podcasts), but the requisite podcasts show up in the Podcasts app.   I had a similar problem with the iPod Touch years ago, but I was able to delete the Podcasts app.  It looks as though this deletion is not possible on the iPhone.

Q: Can someone show me how to get a playlist containing podcasts to show up on a phone?  TIA

I've been struggling with this. Although I don't have a iPhone 6, I think your problem is that you have iCloud Music Library turned on. Try turning iCloud music library off on your phone. Compile your smart playlists in iTunes and make sure "Sync podcasts" is checked and also check the smart playlists that you want to sync under "podcasts". Those smart playlists will show up in the podcasts app as a podcast station that contains all of your smart playlists. They won't, however, show up in the music app. That boat has sailed.

This has been working for me with the new iOS versions. What's not working is now that I want to try Apple Music and I turn iCloud Music Library my smart playlist station in the podcast app disappears!


Apple SSD TSC 128 GB on Windows desktop My MacBook Pro 2011 is having problems. When I turn it on, I hear the chime but the screen is black. I am planning to send it off to Apple since I have AppleCare. But before I do that, I need to backup my hard drive. I have taken the hard drive out and plugged it into my desktop, but I don't see it. I see it in device manager - > Apple TSC 128 GB, but how can I browse through the contents and save the stuff? Thanks.

Your MBP uses the HFS+ files system which Windows cannot natively read. You will need something like HFS+ for windows or MacDrive to get it to work. Catacobae looks to be free and people like it on SourceForge.


External monitor HDMI vs Displayport I just got a nice 4K monitor (LG 27ud68p-b) and, when connected to my 2017 MBP 15" via USB-C to HDMI, the refresh rate is noticeably slow and results in choppy moving images. Even when it's not a very compute intensive image like just moving the cursor around, it's pretty bad.

When using USB-C to Displayport, however, things are snappy and look great. What is the difference?

FWIW - I use HDMI with this laptop and different monitors and they are great.

Turns out, the white Apple USB-C to HDMI (plus power and USB-C) adapter only supports 4k @ 30hz. The USB-C to DisplayPort cable I have can successfully deliver 4k60 so that's why movements are fluid.

The other high-end monitors that I've successfully used this laptop+dongle+hdmi with are actually a little less than 4k so they still get the 60hz performance.

To be clear - there are different versions of HDMI and DisplayPort technologies. This includes the devices and also the cables/dongles that carry the signals:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Refresh_frequency_limits_for_standard_video
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DisplayPort#Refresh_frequency_limits_for_standard_video


Open links in their respective apps? It used to be that if I clicked a web link to an NYTimes article from Safari, the article would open in the NYTimes app. At some point, I must have changed this setting, and now, NYTimes links open in Safari.

I can't find anything in Safari or the NYTimes app area of Settings that seems to revert to the old behavior, nor in the settings inside the NYTimes app itself. Is there a way to restore the old behavior of opening links in their respective apps?

Edit: I have NYTimes app installed, I am on iOS 9.3.1, and I am not using private browsing, so some of the typical answers (thanks John Ramos!) aren't helping here.

I have also tried deleting cookies, history, and local data from Safari, and uninstalling and reinstalling the NYTimes app -- all have no effect.

This feature is called Universal Links. You can read Apple's documentation on this here.

Basically for this to work the developer of the NYTimes website needs to have a file called apple-app-site-association on their server. You can view that file on the NYTimes website here http://nytimes.com/apple-app-site-association. Within the file they can specify which URLs are redirected (on the NYTimes site, any that have a year between 2000 and 2099 immediately after the domain name) and which apps they are redirected to (four NYTimes apps). At a glance the file looks okay on their website, but interestingly it does mean that only links like this http://www.nytimes.com/2016/... will work, while anything else like this for example http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2016/... will not. So right away it is worth noting that they've decided that they don't want all links to the nytimes.com website to open in their apps.

They also need to change a setting within their iOS apps to list which domains it is willing to receive links from. This takes the form of an entitlement called com.apple.developer.associated-domains. Due to the way their app is configured I'm unable to check the plist files within their app to see if they are configured correctly. But in my own testing, this feature seems to work okay. When I go to this article I've randomly picked on DaringFireball and click on the NYTimes link, the NYTimes app automatically launches and opens the article rather than Safari.

What may have happened is that you can tell iOS that you don't want it to pass Universal Links from Safari to the relevant app. You do this by clicking on the link that appears in the top-right corner of the screen when iOS has opened an app with a Universal Link. From that point on iOS will ignore the Universal Link feature for that site. This is fairly non-intuitive, so you might have done this without realising that it disables the Universal Links feature for the site.

There are two methods to re-enable Universal Links for that site. Either long press on a NYTimes link and select "Open in "NYTimes" from the menu, or open the NYTimes website in Safari and click on the "OPEN" link in the Smart App Banner at the top of the site.

Let us know how you get on.


Can anything cause the battery "cycles count" to appear higher than it really is? Is there anything that could cause the battery's "cycles count" in the Power section of System Information app to report number of charge cycles greater than the actual number?

I ask because the number of charge cycles displayed for my MacBook Air is greater than the number of days I have owned the computer, and I certainly have not used it every day, nor charged and then used the battery more than once a day. What could cause the number to be so high?

A faulty sensor could do it. Apple says:

"A charge cycle means using all of the battery’s power, but that doesn’t necessarily mean a single charge. For instance, you could use your notebook for an hour or more one day, using half its power, and then recharge it fully. If you did the same thing the next day, it would count as one charge cycle, not two, so it may take several days to complete a cycle."

Looks like a good case for a visit to the Genius Bar, and perhaps having your battery replaced. I agree it does not seem at all plausible that your cycle count is higher than the days you have owned it.


Quicktime record screen without the overlay I'd like to record part of my screen, but the QuickTime screen recorder dims the rest of the screen while it records (the gray in the screenshot below).

How can I turn this dimming off so I can use the rest of my computer normally while recording.

start recording. hold option key and press quicktime icon at dock. dimming disappears.


Process (fmfd) spamming my console with sandbox denies Since installing OSX 10.10 (Yosemite), my console is full of error messages regarding fmfd, like fmfd(384) deny file-read-metadata /Volumes/Macintosh HD

This happens mostly at startup and when starting programs. I just want to know what it is, for my peace of mind and that my console can lose some weight ;)

Here´s some more (hopefully useful) information from one report:

fmfd(384) deny file-read-metadata /Volumes/Macintosh HD

Process:         fmfd [384]
Path:            /usr/libexec/fmfd
Load Address:    0x105f38000
Identifier:      fmfd
Version:         ??? (???)
Code Type:       x86_64 (Native)
Parent Process:  launchd [1]

Date/Time:       2014-10-21 17:13:10.336 +0200
OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.10 (14A389)
Report Version:  8

Can you help me with that, or assure me it´s harmless? I don´t necessarily want to allow the process more rights in the sandbox if not necessary, like they did in https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5495141?start=15&tstart=0

I just found how to solve this problem.

Go to the /System/Library/Sandbox/Profiles folder, you will find a file named fmfd.sb. You can't modify it here, so copy it to your desktop.
Open the copy with TextEdit, locate the allow file-read-metadata section and add a new line under (literal "/Volumes") for the folder that can't be read, for you that should be (literal "/Volumes/Macintosh HD").
Replace the original with the copy (don't forget to make a backup), since it's in a system folder it will ask for your password.
Reboot your Mac the error messages in Console should be gone!


Apple ID's -- I have apple id's on two devices I have the same apple id on two devices can i delete one app on one device without deleting it on the other device. There are lots of apps which I would like to have and lots of apps which I wouldn't like to have. Also like games with levels etc. do you start from THAT level or from the beginning? E.G simsfreeplay I use icloud to back up this game can I download it on another device (same app) but with the same id?!

Yes, you can absolutely have multiple devices using the same Apple ID and have different apps and the same apps installed on them. What apps are installed on each device is managed by the individual device and/or by iTunes when you sync.

There are not many games or apps that allow for sync'ng across multiple devices though, so for most apps the content will be unique to each device. Hopefully the developers will catch on that many of us are using their apps on iPhones and iPads and get them to sync.


Paralells Reports Missing Operating System with Windows 10 bootcamp Partition I've installed Windows 10 Release Candidate on a brand new SSD drive. My Windows Bootcamp partition boots and runs correctly, but tends to crash ocassionaly. I believe this is due to bootcamp drivers that haven't been updated for Windows 10.

I've heard reports that running this setup through Parallels should resolve these crashes. When I open Paralells, however, I don't see the (typical and easy) bootcamp option:

(Notice that there is no bootcamp option)

After some searching, I've found this answer that links to an article about setting up the VM manually. I've followed the steps, but get the following error on booting:

Trying to boot from SATA drive 1...
Missing Operating system

I've even tried choosing a few different locations (SATA 0:2 - SATA 0:3)
but am still getting the same error.

I've also followed this Paralells support article, although I only did the first part where you run DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth, but am still having the same issue.

What is the issue here?

So my setup is:

OS X Yosemite 10.10.4

Paralells Desktop 10 10.2.2 (29105) Trial

Actually, after my comment above I played around a bit and got to the same screen as the original post.

However: you should choose edit partitions. Chances are there will be 2 partitions of which the second was not selected (which was my actual windows drive).

Selecting the second partition instead of the first actually resolved it for me.


Smart Cover on/off no longer functioning After only 4 months of use my Smart Cover no longer turns my iPad off/on. Apple in Brasil says they are not the manufactures, so I would need to look for XDA.

How can I fix or exchange it?

Go to "Settings" and then "General" and verify that the "iPad Cover Lock / Unlock" feature is turned on. If this feature is enabled and the issue still persists I would suggest you test out your iPad with a different smart to verify the issue isn't with the iPad itself.

Is your smart cover an Apple branded smart cover or third party? I only ask because Apple would not decline you replacement support unless the smart cover is question is not their product.


Wireless both way sync of photos on iPhone iTunes allows you to "sync" pictures however this only copies files from Mac to iPhone, forcing me to do it manually over the USB cable if I want to copy my photos from iPhone to my Mac.

I'm running Jailbroken iOS 6.1.1 on my iPhone so I tried to automate this task by running SSH server on the device and by creating auto-sync task on my mac using GoodSync. This seem to work however I don't find it to be a reliable solution to my problem because sometimes it still forces me to initialise the sync and because SSH server can be running only when iPhone's screen is on, breaking the connection during sync.

So I was wondering if there is another way to wirelessly sync pictures between my Mac and iPhone without any interaction from me.

Really, DropBox is the way to go.

Not only will you never lose a photo to Photostream's delete, but Camera Uploads silently uploads all your iDevice photos—and automatically syncs them to your desktop, if you wish. ("Selective Syncing.") Also of course makes them shareable as well.


iPhone 5 no longer responding to touch My iPhone 5 touchscreen is not responding to touch! Last night, my phone was working just fine. I plugged it in overnight to charge, and when I checked my phone this morning, the touchscreen had broken.

Here's what's going wrong now:

The touchscreen isn't responding (I can't slide to unlock), though the screen is on.
There are a bunch of lines on the screen, which disappear after the phone stays on for a few seconds or when I click the sleep/wake button.

The power button and home button are working as they should, I just can't get past the lock screen because I can't swipe to unlock (it's not registering the swipe or any taps).

What can I do to fix this?

I would recommend bringing the phone into your local Apple Store or using the official Apple repair site to send it in.

Sometimes, even when there is no obvious cause for screen damage, it can still happen somehow. This happened to a previous phone that I owned, I sent it in and the screen was replaced, fixing the problem.


Open Keychain Access safety notes on iPhone? Is it possible to open Keychain Access safety notes on iPhone?

No, Secure Notes are not available on iOS.

If you wish to use password-protected notes cross-platform, you can use Notes.app.


Using Magic Keyboard with 3rd party Displays I have a Mac mini. I am using a Lenovo ThinkVision Pro2840m, connected via DP, as my monitor. I am using the Magic Keyboard. Can anyone please tell me the procedure to make the display brightness controls work with this monitor right from my keyboard? The screen brightness shortcuts, and the volume buttons are not working. I'm running OS X El Capitan.

Third-party monitor brightness can't be changed by using the Magic Keyboard keys. You'll have to use the settings on the monitor.


iTunes App on macOS - play song now I recently switched from Spotify to Apple Music. I cannot find any Play button next to the song's name in the app (as compared to Spotify). I cannot find the option to play the song now in place of the currently playing song - which is weird and annoying. A workaround for this is that I right-click on the name of the song, set it to Play Next and then use the >> button to move to the next song. Is this the only possible way or am I missing something?

OS version: 10.14.6 and app is up-to-date.

Screenshot of iTunes library page:


iPhone 4S losing data connection while still showing 3G/EDGE symbol and appropriate reception I sometimes discover that my iPhone 4S is no longer able to receive data from the cellular network, although the 3G/EDGE badge is still showing, alongside two bars. Usually I first suspect the application to have a problem, so I restart it, then go to Safari to open a random webpage. After some time with no loading whatsoever, I get the usual screen (sorry it's German, it basically says the page cannot be opened because the server won't answer):

This behavior can usually be remedied by going into Flight Mode and back - just tap once, wait for the little plane to arrive, and tap again.

So it's no big deal to get one's connection back once you have noticed the problem. Until then, you probably ask yourself why you haven't received any mails today or why nobody has answered your latest facebook poll for the last couple of hours... So especially for an "always-on" device that is supposed to push data to the user, this problem is somewhat annoying.

FWIW, I have witnessed that same behavior on my old iPhone 3G, but since that one had some WiFi troubles as well, I have always dismissed it as a minor hardware fault of this one particular device.

Has anybody else seen this on their device, and what can I do to stop it altogether? Is it a hardware fault and I should talk to Apple?

Same problem here ....Using a UK iphone 4s factory unlocked in mumbai with tata docomo sim card ..... Edge is working fine but suddenly it stops working ... I can see the full signal bar with the edge logo still it wont work then i need to on off airplane mode to make it start again .... Happens 3-4 times a day ... No idea whats causing this problem ...


How do I see where can a sandboxed Mac application write on my disk? I know the app entitlements define its scope of access to resources. I already figured out how to get an app's entitlements, using the answer to this question
For example, to see Safari's entitlements, I use the following command in Terminal:
codesign -d --entitlements :- /Applications/Safari.app/

However, I cannot find there any list of directories the app can use to write files, and no list of directories where it can't. I'm especially interested to know where does Safari store temporary mid-download files.
Please advise.

Any sandboxed app always has full access to anywhere in its own sandbox. Safari's sandbox is
~/Library/Containers/com.apple.Safari


How to jailbreak iPad2 3G 4.3.5? I just bought a new (refurbished) iPad2 3G, and it came with 4.3.5.

It seems I can't jailbreak it because:

There's no jailbreak for 4.3.5
There's no untethered jailbreak yet for 5.1.1
I can't change the firmware to any other version because the signing windows have closed and I don't have any SHSH blobs saved

Am I right? Thanks.

Yeah, I think you may have missed your window.
It seems that a 5.1.1 jailbreak is not too far away (if the jailbreak rumour mill is to be believed), so you might just have to wait it out for that.


Is it possible to simulate multi-touch mouse down events? I'm wondering if there's some application that allows you to simulate mouse-down events?

I looked at BetterTouchTool and it can bind to specific actions, but I can't do something like Hold Down a mouse button which simulates "3 fingers being pressed down, then moving the mouse sideways to activate switching between spaces, or moving the mouse up/down to simulate mission control/show desktop".

There kind of is. Your question says "simulate mouse-down events", that's what's being covered in my answer. I used an application back in 2010, and I'm pleasantly surprised it's still being updated, and supports Mountain Lion.

It's called Mac Auto Mouse Click, and it's pretty configurable. You can set it to click anywhere on the screen and remember the position, and execute a whole series of commands, including keystrokes. It's also fairly simple to use. Here's a screenshot:

It is however limited in that it can only perform simple mouse-clicks, here's the full list:

  Left Mouse Button Click.
  Right Mouse Button Click.
  Middle Mouse Button Click.
  Shift + Left Mouse Button Click.
  Shift + Right Mouse Button Click.
  Shift + Middle Mouse Button Click.
  Double Left Button Click
  Type Text Automatically, like a Mac Auto Typer.


Make mac mail VIP lists include items I send The VIP lists in Mac Mail don't seem to include emails I sent to a VIP that aren't part of a conversation. If I send an email with a new subject (ie: not a reply), it doesn't appear until the recipient replies (in which case the whole thread appears, including the one I originally sent).

Is there a way to get these messages to appear in te VIP lists?

Currently there does not seem to be a way to include sent email in the VIP mailbox.

According to Apple's Mail User Guide – Show emails from VIP senders in Mail on Mac: "Any messages in the Inbox from  a VIP (even sent as part of a conversation) are displayed in a VIP mailbox." [emphasis added]

The conditions for Smart Mailboxes also only offer Sender is VIP and Sender is member of group.

However, you can create a new Smart Mailbox in the Mail app and add conditions of type Any recipient is equal to and manually add conditions with VIP email addresses to that Smart Mailbox. This way you could have a Smart Mailbox where mails you send to those recipients appear.

See also Apple's Mail User Guide – Use Smart Mailboxes in Mail on Mac


Allow Apps won't unlock in Security & Privacy - Yosemite When I was running Mountain Lion I selected "Allow apps downloaded from: Anywhere" in Security & Privacy. I updated to Yosemite a few days ago. The update set that back to: "Mac App Store and identified developers". I want to run some software from elsewhere. When I select Security & Privacy and click the padlock icon, a pane comes up asking me to enter my password. Since I don't have a password I simply click "Unlock". The padlock unlocks for a few milliseconds and re-locks far too quickly for me to change the setting. I know that I don't need a password as that pane lets me click Authenticate during software installation from a .dmg

So what do I have to do to change Allow apps setting now?

You have a few options:

Temporarily set a password to change the setting.

or

Hold down Ctrl, click on the app, then click Open from the menu shown. This will allow you to temporarily bypass the checks.