Changing corporate password From time to time my company requires me to change my password. We are mostly a PC based organization and everything revolves around Windows logon.

There are a few Mac users that are on their own. Macs can log in to various shared network drives, mail servers and LAN applications. But all of this just uses keychain.

Everytime I'm required to change my password, updating everything on the Mac is a nightmare. There are always some hidden processes that retain older passwords and attempt to use them, resulting in corporate IT locking my account.

I'm at a loss. Changing every entry in keychain still leaves old passwords somewhere and I don't know how to completely flush them out. I tried WireShark but couldn't find anything.

What do people do about this to avoid being locked out?

I've moved most of my password storage to 1Password app so that I don't need to mind the keychain when it makes more than one copy of a password. the benefit of that is I can have my passwords synced to iOS (and other OS) as well as save them periodically to a USB drive for disaster recovery.

Keychain doesn't do any of these as well as a tool made for managing passwords. As a bonus, I end up making much more secure passwords programmatically rather than typing them by hand.


Bootcamp keyboard driver not installing I am assuming that this is an bug, but I thought I would check with you all first to see if that is the case.

I had been running OSX 10.6.8 with bootcamp 3.3 and Windows 7 64x PRO. I reloaded it over Christmas, to re-partition my drive. When I reloaded, my function keys were not working. I upgraded my OSX side to Mountain Lion, downloaded bootcamp 4.0 and installed that on my Win7 side, still no joy.

Here is what is happening. My driver is not installing at all. Even when I go in and try to manually try to install the driver, it comes up with an error that says "install failed". I have tried everything, including removing all drivers, and reinstalling them, and all of the other basics.

To further muddy the waters, I borrowed an OSX dvd that had bootcamp 3.1 on it. I installed that keyboard driver. Now my internal keyboard works, just like it should, with all of the FN keys performing properly. However, when I try to point my Apple Bluetooth keyboard to use that driver, I simply get an error.

Bottom line is, the 4.0 keyboard driver will not install at all. Built in keyboard is working properly on an old driver. And my Apple bluetooth keyboard FN keys are not working. I am thinking it is a bug with the driver, but does anybody have any ideas for me?

Try downloading and installing the Bootcamp Windows Support Software from here. With 10.7, 10.8 it automatically prompts you to save the support software on a disk or USB to be installed with your Bootcamp, if you are still running Snow Leopard you may have to download it manually.


Help me solve this Macbook wifi mystery We noticed this week that our Macbook wifi connection was slow. On inspection, we discovered that the wifi wasn't auto-connecting to our network, but rather one named ATT5g---.

If I selected our network, then went BACK to that network, it required a password to login. If I turned off our wifi and turned it back on, it would select the ATT wifi first.

Of course, I thought, "man in the middle" attack? (Because I'm not really tech savvy). But it seems like it would be a bad one, as it was easily discoverable and provided the IP address. Still ...

In getting rid of the network as a "preferred" network, I noticed in the Advanced setting a slew of networks we've connected to via iPhone/iPad - like pizza joints, libraries, etc. So I started connecting some dots.

ATT sounds like it's probably Uverse.
The neighbors across the street have Uverse.
My son is friends with the neighbors and connects his iPhone to their wifi when he goes over
We have iCloud keychain.
Chances are, through iCloud, the Macbook picked up on the wifi network and started automatically connecting to it.
The neighbors run a business from their house, so they likely have more than one router (hence the multiple ATT wifi networks) and a stronger, safer network.
Those routers are likely synced. (My son says he can't remember their network name and the ATT wasn't familiar. That he thinks he connects to "linksys.")
No other device in the house connects to that wifi (no iPads, not my Dell, etc.)

Now, I couldn't get my son's iPhone to connect to the ATT wifi, which is a sticky in the wicket. I see the ATT wifi, but requires a password if I try to connect. But maybe because it's a specific router and not the linksys?

Does that make sense? Have you heard of Macbooks connecting to other wifis as a regular issue?

This is not an issue that I have ever seen before. A Macbook automatically connecting to a secured network is something out of a science fiction book.

 As for your sons iPhone, type your subnet mask into your address bar and mess around with the settings for you WEP Key and add his iPhones mac address to your router settings. This should enable your router to talk with your sons iPhone in this case that it is not connecting.

You can also go ahead and remove the network from his phone by forgetting it, and re-entering the credentials for your router in again manually so it can have a fresh start at trying to get to know your sons iPhone connection. My iPhone has trouble recognizing my iPhone sometimes and adding the mac address to my router settings fixed the issue but I am more experienced with stuff like than than your average Joe so try and "Forget This Network" and see if that works if not, try the first option. If all else fails, give Apple a call.


Is there a way to skip a brew package when upgrading? When I try to upgrade my brew packages, the composer package keeps throwing an error:
==> Upgrading composer 1.10.13 -> 2.0.11
==> Downloading https://getcomposer.org/download/2.0.11/composer.phar
Already downloaded: /Users/me/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/3555b6c6fce103b369f42c5c4f1b567b76bfb71f838b9bdcadddcffc7d279a22--composer.phar
Error: SHA256 mismatch
Expected: eabf2917072096a94679193762501319e621e2b369a4a1256b2c27f4e6984477
  Actual: d6eee0d4637f4bd82bdae098fceda300dcb3ec35bf502604fbe7510933b8f952
    File: /Users/me/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/3555b6c6fce103b369f42c5c4f1b567b76bfb71f838b9bdcadddcffc7d279a22--composer.phar
To retry an incomplete download, remove the file above.

Deleting the package per the suggestion above doesn't help.
I don't see an option to skip a package to upgrade with --help but maybe I'm missing something?

Another option is to pin the package to your current version.  Then brew won't try to upgrade it.  Later on it can be unpinned and upgraded.  Here are some of the relevant commands.
# To pin a package:
brew pin composer

# To list pinned packages:
brew list --pinned

# To see which version a package is pinned to:
brew info composer

# To unpin a package:
brew unpin composer


Why is my site getting error reports from users with iOS7 on a MacBook? I've asked this question already on Stackoverflow though got referred to this forum here.

I got a list of Safari bugs that happened on a MacBook running iOS7. I am a bit confused now as afaik iOS7 is an operating system for iPads and iPhones only - or am I wrong?

PS: I am aware that my question might sound a bit odd but I am used to Windows (cough, cough) and don't know much about Macs and their operation systems.

Ruling out a possible hack to get iOS to run on a MacBook natively (which would get a lot of publicity), I can see the following options

Users didn't know enough about their system and just picked the things most likely (which means that you could have error reports from users with OS X 10.7 on a MacBook as well as from some with iOS7 on an iDevice mixed together)
One or the other is just the default option when filling in a bug report on wherever you are getting them from and people are lazy
Users have been accessing your site via the iOS simulator on OS X. Possible but rather unlikely (unless you have a very special site :-)


Locked appointment on an iPad I have a locked appointment on my iPad that doesn't appear on the laptop or iPhone. I can't delete it either... any ideas?

It sounds like you have a calendar appointment provided by a subscribed calendar. Either hide or remove the calendar to remove the appointment.


Does the Macbook (Early 2016) support Wake up from standby through an alarm or at a scheduled time? I am looking for an option to wake the Macbook at a given time or even date (if possible).
Is there such an option?

System Prefs > Energy Saver > Schedule...

You can set sleep/reboot/shutdown or wake times.
There's no default option for a specific date, but there are options for day, weekdays, weekend etc.


How would one rotate a PDF? I have a scanned PDF document on an iPad 2 (iOS 6) that I need to rotate but cannot find any easy way to do this. How would I engage such an endeavor?

A lot of PDF viewers on the iPad allow rotation of PDF files. An example would be GoodReader which is a good app to have anyway if you need offline access to PDFs etc. To open a PDF in GoodReader e.g. from Mail use the "Open with..." button.


Choosing Restore Date in Carbon Copy Cloner Using CCC, how do I restore my El Capitan OS system to a date of several days ago.  I installed a flakey app. and I want to essentially backdate my system to before I installed it.  Everything I can find re restoring with CCC seems to restore to the last backup.  I don't want that; I want to restore to an earlier date.  Thanks.

There actually are no earlier dates. CCC creates snapshots/clone images of your hard drive, it doesn't create versions.


What is raid-ac protocol on port 2012 Yesterday I made OS X Server, on Mac Mini, for Xcode Continuous Integration.
Today, by scanning my local network, I see that this Mac Mini is having port 2012 open with this raid-ac.

I googled but can not find any info regarding this raid-ac.
I suppose that this raid-ac is used for this Xcode Continuous Integration feature.

Can somebody provide more info about it ?

As far I know RAID, it's a way to store data across multiple disks (HDD) acting like one.

There are multiple standard levels of them as explained on this Wiki (might be geeky as you say).

Based on that knowledge I would say the services works with redundancy in order to run smoothly. As you say yourself: Continuous Integration (as in, without interruption)

Please check source below:

  UDP port 2012 uses the Datagram Protocol [red. that's what UDP means], a communications protocol
  for the Internet network layer, transport layer, and session layer.
  This protocol when used over PORT 2012 makes possible the transmission
  of a datagram message from one computer to an application running in
  another computer. Like TCP (Transmission Control Protocol), UDP is
  used with IP (the Internet Protocol) but unlike TCP on Port 2012, UDP
  Port 2012 is connectionless and does not guarantee reliable
  communication; it’s up to the application that received the message on
  Port 2012 to process any errors and verify correct delivery.
  source


iPad 1 can't install a new app I want to install Qi Dian on my iPad 1 but I can't. I've tried to download from my Mac first but this app can't be download by Mac, only iPad device or iPhone. How can I install this on my iPad 1?

The original iPad (iPad 1) can support iOS 3.2 up to iOS 5.1.1 - source here: the iOS Support Matrix.

According to the link you provided for the app, the app you want to install requires iOS 8 or above.

This means that you can not install the app on your iPad, since it requires iOS 8, but your iPad can only run up to iOS 5.1.1.


Disk Is Full Error When Copying Large Folders Onto Empty HDD Bought myself a brand new Seagate HDD (formatted in exFAT). I tried copying over a bunch of folders to back up (160 GB worth) and I am met with the below error message. This is strange, because there is absolutely nothing on the HDD. I tried reformatting it to Mac OS Extended (Journaled) thinking it would help since that format is optimized for Mac OS, but unfortunately, I am met with the same error message. How can I get around this? By the way this is on Big Sur.
It seems to be an issue with my Macbook itself, since I cannot copy large folders after trying a separate HDD.

I figured it out! It was a pesky icloud issue. Some files within the gigantic 160GB folder I was trying to transfer were not downloaded to my Mac's internal SSD disk, and instead were stored in icloud. When transferring the files, it appears that icloud must first download the files onto the internal SSD, and then once downloaded it will copy to the external HDD. The issue was that I barely had any space left on my Mac's internal SSD (only 52 mb!), so when I tried copying the large folder onto the external HDD, it would fail to download the files stored in icloud because my SSD only had 52mb left.
I suppose when the error message says "The operation can't be completed because the disk is full", Apple is saying that the disk is the SSD, and that icloud failed to download the files from the cloud before the transfer. Very misleading error message since I definitely thought disk was referring to the external HDD!


WhatsApp freezes while uploading images I am using an iPhone 5s with latest iOS update 9.3.5. Whenever I share images using WhatsApp, the app does not respond until the image share/upload is completed. Nothing works, keyboard or back navigation. The app works as usual after image sharing is completed. I have tested this issue with iPhone 6 and 6s too. What might be the issue ? Is this a bug in WhatsApp ?

That sure sounds like the program is designed to work the way you mention if you test the same version of the app against three different devices.

If you have current iOS on all devices, the next step would be to contact the developer. When they program the upload, they can choose to let the upload happen in the background or in the foreground. The blocking of the UI indicates they chose to use foreground or that your devices all have disabled background processing for that app.

You might check your settings and then if you can't see any way to change the foreground / background context them.


Homebrew PATH error Mac OS X 10.6.8 So I've found this wildly helpful blog (http://blog.wyeworks.com/) and managed to muddle my way to step 5 (after leaving ridiculous comments after getting stuck on step one)

    $ brew install memcached mysql postgresql

I've gotten the "your system is raring to brew" message. However, when I entered the string to install the rest of the libraries, I got a fatal error message and when I ran the brew doctor code again I got the error message:

Error: /usr/bin occurs before /usr/local/bin
This means that system-provided programs will be used instead of those
provided by Homebrew. The following tools exist at both paths:

memcached

Consider amending your PATH so that /usr/local/bin
is ahead of /usr/bin in your PATH.

Which seems simple enough, but all of the instructions I've found online are horribly contradictory and not helpful at all.  The most common advice seems to be to change the path via creating a new file (and then referencing it in terminal through various and vastly different code strings), but no where states where you create this file. I think I am going to bug people with my lack of knowledge but any help would be appreciated. Would this page help at all?? http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/14363/plistedit-pro

I have Xcode 3.2.6, Snow Leopard 10.6.8 and I'm trying to use Homebrew (and I have run the update) and rbenv.

Simply put, I am looking for a way to edit my path, for what to edit it to, and how to get homebrew running with no errors.

Look in your home directory ('cd ~' to get there, 'ls -a' to look) for a .bash_profile or .bashrc file.

If you find one of them, open it up and you should see a line like this:

export PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:$PATH

Cut the "/usr/bin:" and paste it after the "/usr/local/bin:"

If you don't find either of those files, create one called .bash_profile and put this line inside:

export PATH=/usr/local/bin:$PATH


How to block and unblock https access on OS X 10.9 I am working on a test project that requires me to block https access for a specific app on my Mac (OS X 10.9).

The instruction provided are "Chinese" to me and I have no idea where to start:

(Example: Alter the iptables)
Steps:

Block the port:

root@QA9:/opt/appname/appnamerouter2# iptables --list
root@QA9:/opt/appname/appnamerouter2# iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --destination-port 443/8443 -j DROP
root@QA9:/opt/appname/appnamerouter2# iptables --list

For Open the Port:

root@QA9:/opt/appname/appnamerouter2# iptables -D INPUT 1

It is not an answer in regards of the commands you have but a quick solution/workaround might be Little Snitch which doesn't force you to learn the terminal commands - but does need a little work to learn how to engage it selectively.

It's a graphical tool which makes some people much more comfortable when configuring an application firewall. It also comes with great support and several nice guides for getting started.


Emails will not be deleted by Mail.app All of us in the office use the same (remote) email server (via IMAP) but only some of us have this issue:

Emails are deleted in Mail.app and go to trash

After sometime the email reappears as unread email in the main mailbox

Colleague with this problem has an iPhone and Mac OSX laptop.

I don't have this issue and have an Android phone but also have OSX laptop.

Where do we need to look to sort this?

Recommended settings for IMAP with mail.app

In

  Mail.app

  Preferences

  Accounts

  Select the account in question

  set Mailbox Behavior

see sample


How to automatically switch to English when I switch to particular application? I use 3 languages intensively on my iMac - English, Ukrainian and Russian. In some applications, however, I'd like the input to be automatically changed to a particular language.

For example, in software development applications, in console and in launchpad, I'd like to always get English turned on automatically.

Are there any ways to configure this?

Go to Settings -> Keyboard and select the rightmost tab (Sorry only got German Os X at the moment, so I do not know the exact english words which will be displayed).

At the bottom there is a checkbox (the label is something with automatic change input source for documents ...) -> check it. Now you have to select the language for every document at first. But every time you switch back OS X will change the keyboard layout.


Any way to delete custom fields of cards in Contacts.app? Some custom fields of contact cards in Contacts.app are really annoying. For example, nicknames always appear in Mail.app. To make things worse, there seems to be no menu option to delete custom fields from cards once created.

Is there any way to delete custom fileds from cards? For example, with an AppleScript? I tried to write one but failed.

The OS X version of my Mac is 10.8.2.

I was able to delete the nickname field of a contact simply by emptying it. However, here's an AppleScript that will allow you to select nicknames to remove.

tell application "Contacts"
  -- Get a list of people who have nicknames
  set ListOfNicknames to people whose nickname is not missing value

  repeat with x in ListOfNicknames
    -- For each person, ask if their nickname should be removed
    set dialogResult to display dialog ¬
      "Remove nickname \"" & x's nickname & "\" from " & x's name & "?" ¬
      with icon caution ¬
      buttons {"No", "Yes"} ¬
      default button "No"

    if button returned of dialogResult is "Yes" then
      set nickname of x to missing value
      save
    end if
  end repeat
end tell

You should be able to easily modify this if you want to delete all nicknames, or handle a different field like the prefix (known to AppleScript as the title).

Thanks:
Mac OS X Tips, for showing me the save command that I was missing;
The AppleScript Documentation, for existing;
And @KevinSayHi, for giving me a chance to brush up on my AppleScript.


How to detect whether the ios app is pirated or not? This is my first question here and iOS is something very new for me currently.
If we have an app on iTunes and same app on some third party appstore, then does it mean the app is pirated ?

How to detect if an app on Third Party Store is pirated version of the original app from iTunes ?
Any help is highly appreciable.

Thanks in advance.

You can only install apps from itunes/the build in app-store.
Some apps are/claim to be installable through safari, but I wouldn't trust that.
If you have jailbroken your phone and installed an alternative app store, that is probably illegal, and will void your warranty (because apple won't let you jailbreak).
So if you have found a third party app store, it is probably fake, or illegal.


What should I do for iTunes before reinstall win7? I have backuped my apps, books and songs in iTunes, but how about the data in apps, such as the saved angry birds' progress, the pdf files in adobe reader and so on?

You can save the whole iTunes folder(it should be at ../Music/iTunes directory) and just put it back after you reinstall iTunes on your new Windows system (new iTunes installation will put it's new "blank" folder in /Music, just replace with your backup copy).

By doing so iDevices will recognise your library as the one they had synced with before and will continue to sync with it like nothing happened, hence keeping all the saves on the devices.


Restore contacts from iCloud to MacBook How do I restore contacts from iCloud to my MacBook? My contacts groups have disappeared on my MacBook Pro but they are in my iCloud.

What is the process to restore to my Mac?
It is still on my phone but not visible on my Mac

You can also configure iCloud on your Mac to sync your contacts.
Go to Preferences > Internet Accounts > iCloud and check Contacts. That will restore them to your Mac and keep them in sync with your iOS devices (iPhone in this case), so if you add, delete, or change a contact in any of your devices it will reflect on the rest.


How to get photos from my phone to my mac as quickly as possible? Right now, the answer would be airdrop as far as I am concerned.
I would just take a photo and press the share button and then wait for my laptop to come up.

However, I have an older phone and I find the share button to be quite slow to use.

Are there any apps or such that would allow me to take photos and send them to a folder on my mac without having to press anything?

Airdrop is best solutions for that but it's seems your MacBook unable to detect your iPhone because it's older version.
However in your MacBook there has an option under Airdrop like "Search for older device" you can use this option for older device to transfer your photos or you can use Image capture(through spotlight search)


Can't mount Macintosh HD volume - journal issue My MacBook Pro (Mavericks) keeps booting into OS X Startup Utility. Disk Utility shows Macintosh HD volume as unavailable - not mounted.

Running fsck_hfs -l /dev/disk0s2 returns:

** /dev/rdisk0s2 (NO WRITE)
   Executing fsck_hfs (version hfs-226.1.1).
   Invalid content in journal.
** Performing live verification.
** Checking Journaled HFS Plus volume.
   Invalid record count
(3, 3)
** The volume   could not be verified completely.

It looks like OSX can't mount the volume due to collapsed journal. However, I've tried turning journaling off (on the raw device), then mounting, with no success.

All happened out of the blue, no mechanical damage (fall, etc.).

You should be able to remove the journal on the disk with:

/System/Library/Filesystems/hfs.fs/hfs.util -N /dev/disk0s2

Once you can mount the volume again, you can try re-enabling journaling via Disk Utils or the command line:

/System/Library/Filesystems/hfs.fs/hfs.util -J /Volumes/VOLUME_NAME

Note that this second command differs in that you specify the volume name as you would see in Finder.

For more information, see man hfs.util.


Change send mail shortcut to tab + enter in Apple Mail I'm looking for a way to change the default "send" shortcut in mail to "tab + enter" (like gmail)

I've found a way to change it to cmd + enterwith the following:

defaults write com.apple.mail NSUserKeyEquivalents -dict-add "Send" "@\\U21a9"

but doing something like:

defaults write com.apple.mail NSUserKeyEquivalents -dict-add "Send" "\\u21E5\\U21a9"

Does not work.

I've followed this answer, but I am unable to add the tab key in the shortcut dialog, and would prefer to do it from the command line.

Thanks!

Because tab isn't a modifier key (like command, shift, option and control), you can't use it in combination with other non-modifier keys to make a shortcut. It's simply not possible the way the OS X input systems work AFAIK.

You might be able to jury-rig something together using KeyboardMaestro or similar apps that listens for tab-return and then executes the send mail command, but I don't know how well it would work, or how closely it would match your expected behaviour.


Play sound through earpiece speaker iphone How can i make my iPhone 7 play all sound through the earpiece?

I want to listen to music privately without headphones thought this would be an easy way to do it, pointing bottom of phone low-volume to head is awkward and doesn't work v well.

This is currently not possible as the earpiece speaker is only for phone calls. Your choice is the main speaker or a headset.
From this discussion:

As far as I know this is not an option.
The earpiece receiver is for phone calls, it's not a "private speaker". Your choices are the iPhones main speaker or a headset.

You can request Apple to add this functionality here.


Have: Single partition firewire HD w/ 10.5.8 (my StartUp Disk), 2 bootable USB drives (1st= 10.6.7, 2nd= 10.8.2). Want: upgrade firewire HD to 10.8.2 Have:

a) single partition 2 TB external firewire HD w/ 10.5.8 (my current StartUp Disk)

b) single partition bootable USB drive with 10.6.7 (full version / not just an "upgrade" version)

c) single partition bootable USB drive with 10.8.2 (full version / not just an "upgrade" version)

Desired Outcome: run 10.8.2 on the single partition firewire HD (item "a" above)

Constraint: the single partition firewire external HD w/ 10.5.8 (current StartUp Disk) is a 2TB drive, and it also has other (non Mac OSX related) data files on the drive that I do not want to lose. To be clear, the constraint is that I do not want to erase this drive during the upgrade process.

System Details: 2008 Intel iMac 24", 4 gig RAM, USB 2.0, broken-ass internal DVD drive, broken-ass internal HD

My Question: how best to achieve the desired outcome? If not possible, please suggest next best alternative.

My Appreciation For Your Help: sincere & immense :-)

You risk loosing your data in any upgrade.  You need to backup your important data. If your data isn't backed up, you do not have your data.

I recall you need to upgrade to 10.6 so you can do an online install of 10.8.  With an upgrade, the installation manager will not erase your data.  I have not tried this.

Robert


Running OS X Server on main machine I'm considering installing the OS X Server app on my main, day-to-day machine, in order to run Xcode Server and get a GUI for the VPN configuration (I'm already using the VPN with a manually configured LaunchDaemon).

Are there any reasons I shouldn't do this (such as security or performance issues)? I don't have another Mac that can run Mavericks at the moment, and would turn off all of the services I won't be using.

Generally, installing OS X Server on a main machine is not recommended, but if you have no choice, it should still be fine. There are some things to note, of course…

PostgreSQL has a massive impact on boot up times and shutdown times. PostgreSQL is used by many of the services in OS X Server and has meant that my iMac now takes well over 3 minutes to shut down. However, overall performance in the system is generally unaffected, providing you don't enable all the services or be running computationally-intensive tasks. For example, it might seem obvious, but running a build with an Xcode server CI bot will kill performance as it uses all the CPU available, leaving none for the current user. This is opposite to many services in OS X which will limit CPU usage to leave enough for a good user experience.

With regard to security, providing you are aware of what you are enabling, you shouldn't have any problem with this. The largest thing to note is that OS X Server will, by default, enable SSH access, which you may wish to disable. Everything else is by default disabled.


Can I save my data before Force Quitting an Application? When an application is not responding I force Quit and Restart it.

But, is there a way in which I can save my data before quitting? Is there anything I can do to confirm that the application is really dead?

Unfortunately when an application is not responding, it is generally not possible to rescue any of the data. The exception to this would be applications that save a recovery file at regular intervals e.g. Microsoft Office suite of applications.

Your options are either to wait and hope that the application responds or the Force Quit.


AppleScript: Select a specific drop down menu item? folks.

I'm incredibly new to AppleScript...just starting to open up my world to coding, and thought I'd start here.  (I did BASIC back in high school. haha)

All I'm trying to do is set a font type and size for Avid Media Composer.  As of now, I have it written to just change the font to a predetermined size of 14, but I can't figure out how to se3lect the specific font from the drop-down menu.  All the help I've found on here tends to be about Javascript and stuff...I found one that selected menu items in the Dictation sys pref... But I couldn't figure out how to apply it to my script.

Here what I have for setting the font size to 14:

on run
    tell application "AvidMediaComposer"

        activate

    end tell

    tell application "System Events"

        tell process "Avid Media Composer"

            click menu item "Set Font..." of menu "Edit" of menu bar 1

        end tell

    end tell

    tell application "System Events"
        keystroke "14"
    end tell

    tell application "System Events"
        keystroke return
    end tell
end run

I need to be able to select what you see here:

Thanks in advance!  (I'm sure my script is garbage too, but it works...happy to take any/all criticism.  Just beginning to get into this.)

As far as I can guess at your "structures", code to select a specific font might look like this:

-- insert after: click menu item "Set Font..." of menu "Edit" of menu bar 1

click pop up button of group of window "Set Font"
click menu item "[someFontName]" of menu of pop up button of group of ¬
   window "Set Font"

Depending on dialog window's "surroundings" s.th. like "group 1 of..." may be necessary.


Why does the message icon show only for one number In one of my contacts I have added two phone numbers. I want to know why the message icon that let's me text to this number show up only for one of the two numbers as well as how can I fix this.

Just change the phone number label Work to mobile or iPhone.

Apple makes the assumption here that only mobile phones can get text messages which is sometimes wrong.


Iphone 6 black screen of death? I foolishly let my iPhone 6 rest on my counter in my bathroom while I took a shower. A little while later I went to use my phone and all I got was an illuminated black screen. I plug it in. 10 minutes later I notice it's illuminating, but black screen present.

So I try to hard-reset it. Now all I have is a really black screen that does nothing. BUT I know it's on! It's working (somewhat) because my car's bluetooth picked it up today. So what can I do? I have it sitting in rice. Whether this is helpful or not at this point I am terrified of losing it.

Another dumb thing is I never backed my phone up, like ever.
So if I do take it in and they say they can't fix it, I've just lost everything.

Is there any hope this can be fixed? 2 stores have told me there's little they can do but run diagnostics and see what works and what doesn't.

If it's just your screen that is not working properly, as it appears from your description, you can use a screen replicator like Reflector 2.

You can connect your iPhone to your computer and use the screen representation to perform an iCloud backup.

  Reflector is a wireless mirroring and streaming receiver that works great with Google Cast™, AirPlay™ and AirParrot 2®. Mirror your content to the big screen without wires or complicated setups. Play games, watch movies, demo applications or present from the palm of your hand. Even send your screens directly to YouTube for others to watch live.

If your device needs to be replaced, you can then restore your data from the iCloud backup.


Upgraded to Big Sur, and now screen sharing doesn't work even though I granted app permissions I recently upgraded to the Big Sur OS.  Previously I was able to share my screen when using Slack, MS Teams, Zoom, and so on.  After the upgrade, I was prompted that I needed to explicitly give screen recording permissions in my System Preferences.  So I did ...

However, even after restarting my computer, I still can't share my screen.  For example, on Firefox (one of the apps in the list), I get this message

when I try and share using Google Hangouts.  What else do I need to do to enable screen sharing for my teleconferencing apps?

This screenshot indicates that you have not given any permissions.
In order to grant persmission(s) you have to click on padlock (bottom left, followed by text: "Click the lock to make changes"), unlock (by providing password or fingerprint) and tick apps you want to give permission to. Then you should click on padlock again to lock.
With permissions granted and locked it should look something like that:


Time machine - 10.12.5 no backup in x days” from TimeMachine notification Previously you would get a notification that says "no backup in x days".. but in 10.12.5 there is no notification.. is that feature no longer there where it doesn't tell you that you haven't backed up for awhile?

if not how do i get it back?

thanks.

It's still there. I saw it recently. It may be broken however, because it was reporting not having backed up for over 20 days, when in reality my oldest backup was only a few days old. It may not be working when it should be.


Fusion-drive on OS 10.7 I have a new iMac, but I need to revert back to OS10.7 for software compatibility issues at work. Will the fusion-drive function properly?

The problem here is not only the Fusion drive but the new iMac hardware as a whole. Older OS X versions usually do not work on hardware released after the release date of the respective OS X due to missing drivers etc.

Alternatively you could try to install 10.7 in a virtual machine.


SCTP kernel extension for Mavericks? I am about to do some development with SCTP using Python[1]. But this requires some kind of  3rd party kernel extensions to Mac OS X. The only link I can find about the kernel extension is completely out of date[2].

Any ideas on how to get the SCTP support into Mavericks?

[1] https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pysctp

[2] http://sctp.fh-muenster.de/sctp-nke.html

The SCTP reference implementation has an NKE version for Mavericks.

The repository is at http://code.google.com/p/sctp-refimpl/

A pre-built version can be found at https://nplab.fh-muenster.de/groups/wiki/wiki/bf935/SCTP_on_Mavericks.html


How do I reinstall an app that was deleted but is still showing as installing? I had Google Maps installed on my iPhone.  Out of the blue it showed that it was "installing".  I deleted the app, but it still shows that it is being installed and the cloud symbol appears next to the app when I attempt to reinstall in App Store.

I had the same issue with google maps however i think its just an issue with the iPhone because once i deleted the app and restarted the phone and then installed the app everything was working fine.


Can I disable window resizing from the top edge of the window in Lion? I often move windows around on the desktop by clicking and dragging them by the title bar.  As of Lion, you can resize the window from the top, so if you put the cursor in the top portion of the title bar, the icon turns into resize arrows, when I actually want to move the window, not resize it.

Is there a way to turn this new feature off or customize it so resizing from the top is disabled?

Lion has (at least for now) the following preference keys:

AppleEdgeResizing (boolean)
AppleEdgeResizeBorderSize
AppleEdgeResizeCornerSize
AppleEdgeResizeCornerSizeNW
AppleEdgeResizeCornerSizeNE
AppleEdgeResizeCornerSizeSW
AppleEdgeResizeCornerSizeSE
AppleEdgeResizeExteriorSize

These can be accessed either with either the following commands:

defaults read DOMAIN KEY
defaults write DOMAIN KEY VALUE
defaults delete DOMAIN KEY

Where DOMAIN can be either -globalDomain to affect all apps, or a specific app's identifier e.g.: com.apple.TextEdit

Or edit ~/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences.plist or other .plist file thereabouts, in Xcode or some other Property List editor.

Apps need to be restarted before they'll recognize any changes.


How to get ScreenCapture with mouse pointer? The screen capture app on my Macbook Pro (the one that comes up when I press Cmd + Shift+5) has an option to capture the mouse pointer as well. However that option doesn’t seem to work - the capture works fine, but there is no mouse pointer in the captured image.

There is some discussion here, but no resolution. I’m relatively new to the Mac - is there something I’m missing, or do I need to install a third-party screen capture app?

You can open Preview and go to File -> Take Screenshot -> From entire screen, and the cursor will show up.


Safari: want cmd-click to open tab behind, not make it active In Safari, I want cmd-click to open the new tab behind my present tab, not also make the new tab active. I thought it was supposed to work the way I want by default. E.g.

Doh. When I disable the DirectLinks safari extension, it works correctly. Hat tip to @patrix.


How can I automatically download lyrics in iTunes? Is there a way to automatically download lyrics in iTunes?

There's no built-in functionality to download lyrics in iTunes, but there's a slew of software designed for this purpose:

Windows:

AutoLyrix
LyricsSeeker
MiniLyrics

OS X:

Lyrical
LessLyrics


Decent sweat-resistant headphones with mic (ie, iPhone compatible) Similar to this question already posed: Decent headphones with a Mic for Android and iPhone, I'm looking for a pair of decent sweat resistant headphones that are good for working out.

Originally I used the default headphones that came with my iPhone, but as they got wet with sweat, one or the other earbud would stop functioning temporarily... eventually after many workouts, the 'phones just died (I'm assuming it's the sweat, since I have another set of the same headphones from a similar period that work fine)

I'm currently using these but the problem is they are exhibiting the same problem as my original earbuds and I'm questioning whether they'll eventually die.

So I'm looking for:

A stereo headset with microphone so I can answer calls and do voice commands
Ones that are made to be sweat resistant and durable
(Preferably) bluetooth so I can put my phone in my pannier or on the treadmill shelf.

Anyone with suggestions?

I use the default Blackberry wired headset which I get on Amazon.

I wear them only when I ride my bike to talk on the phone (call family on the 2 hour bike ride to work, its a good time to chat on the way home) or listen to podcasts.

While they may not be sweat resistant, they are cheap.  I buy them on Amazon for $2.85 a pair and the noise cancelling seems to be pretty good, considering I often talk while riding a bike in traffic and wind.

I have had one mike die due to sweat, but otherwise, they seem to last reasonably well.  And I sweat copiously, alas.

I love the single click to mute, hold to drop the call, and hold to activate voice dialing on my Blackberry.   Now to figure out how to get the BB voice dialer to call via Google Voice so I can call my parents in Canada without long distance charges from the US.


What is wrong with my iMac? (video corruption, unstable) I have a 24" Early 2009 iMac.

During "intensive" use (such as Photoshop, WebGL, etc.), the system starts to become very unstable, resulting in bizarre graphics corruption and other weird behaviour. Ultimately, the machine freezes or crashes.

Somehow I managed to take a screenshot just before it went down, and I was surprised that it captured the carnage. I've censored (blurred out) some names to protect the innocent, but all the other glitches are part of the corruption.

I ran a temperature monitor in the background during use, and although it increased (as expected), it didn't seem to show unusually high readings for any components.

Anyone have any idea what could be wrong? Should I try reinstalling OS X from scratch, or is this definitely a hardware issue?

Setup:

2.93 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo
4GB RAM
GeForce GT 120 256 MB
OS X 10.8 (upgraded from Leopard, then Snow Leopard)

EDIT:

Having said that the components' temperatures seemed well behaved, I have started to notice that the problem occurs more readily when my room is warmer. Wondering if it is a heat-related problem...

EDIT 2:

Reinstalled OS X from scratch, but problem persists. I think this indicates a hardware problem. Sadface. Will open it carefully, hoping I'll find a busted fan or something silly like that. Otherwise, will take it to the shop - not keen to mess about with hardware even though it's out of warranty as the machine is still worth a fair bit I'd say.

Backup first! Copy all your essential files, and make a Time Machine backup if possible.

It can be about software or hardware, it's hard to say.

I would first recommend creating a new user account and try there.

Then, reset NVRAM and SMC and try if that help.

The last good solution is Safe Mode and cleaning cache with apps like CCleaner or CleanMyMac.

The bad solution is just installing Mountain Lion on the same partition without cleaning your old system. If that doesn't work, upgrade to Mavericks and try. If that still doesn't work, you might need to do a clean install.

[EDIT: You can also just install to an external drive.]

Please remember to backup your Mountain Lion installation app if possible, or you might need to find is somewhere else later.

If all those above doesn't work, you might have to send it in for repair.

EDIT: Try BootCamp and run a benchmarking tool which pushes your CPU and/or GPU to the limit. That will show if it's a hardware problem.

UPDATE: Check out this Apple Discussion Thread, there's apparently people having problem like yours.

There's also a guide to testing your memory, something you can do if you want to.


Select specific tabs with Command-# key in Safari? Is there any way to mimic Chrome's behavior of selecting specific tabs with a Command-# combination (e.g., Command-1 selects Tab 1, Command-2 selects Tab 2, etc.)?

It's not something you can do out-of-the-box, but there are ways to hack around that. This article will give details:

http://www.andrewsavory.com/blog/2012/2423

Essentially, the trick is to create a series of scripts and use something like FastScripts (or something like Alfred or LaunchBar) to run the scripts.


‘bin needs to download the font “Nanum Myeongjo”’ My Mac gave me a pop up that asked "bin needs to download the font “Nanum Myeongjo” I clicked it away and ran Malwarebytes which found and quarantined "Adware.Spigot". Am I fine? Should I still be worried? I am using 10.12.6 on a 2015 Macbook Pro 15 inch.

Nanum Myeongjo is a free Google font. When a program asks to download a font, it is because it is because it calls for it but it is missing from your font library. This is a normal behavior, but you can ignore it if you want.

The Adware.Spigot is most likely unrelated to the font and is not a virus, but it is Adware. Adware is not a virus, but it can be considered Malware, which is an unwanted program. I would recommend removing it.


How can I unlock an iPhone 4 without the original receipt? (UK) My friend sold me his old iPhone because mine got stolen and he didn't need his any more. However, in order to unlock it so I can use my O2 sim, his network (3mobile) require the original receipt for the handset. He doesn't have it, so they refuse to unlock it. What are my options?

Three UK will provide unlocking for a device on payment of a fee. The requirement of the sales receipt may be their attempt at a fraud/theft prevention mechanism to make sure that stolen phones cannot be unlocked and reused.

If your friend purchased the device from 3 then he should be able to verify identity with them through payment history, and enable the route to unlocking the device.

When unlocked you will not receive and unlock code like some devices, instead the identity of the phone is passed to the Apple activation servers so then next time the device connects for activation it receives the unlock command.


Batch convert BMP to both TIFF and JPEG, then have the converted images moved into respective folders I'm trying to modernise a film scanning workflow and need some guidance on how to automate my tasks more efficiently.
So let me first describe the situation and workflow that I need.
The film scanner produces a folder named after the Job Number (eg 2021_1234) with the actual film scans (.bmp) alongside cache/metadata files that are of no use at all (shown here as .xx and .zz). A sample directory is as follows:
~/2021_1234/
    01.xx
    02.xx
    03.xx
    01.zz
    02.zz
    03.zz
    01.bmp
    02.bmp
    03.bmp

I need the final result to follow this structure:
~/2021_1234/
    /2021_1234-TIFF/
        01.tiff
        02.tiff
        03.tiff
    /2021_1234-JPEG/
        01.jpg
        02.jpg
        03.jpg

Essentially the useless metadata files need to be deleted, and the .bmp files need to be converted to both .tiff and .jpeg files in their own subfolders with the Job Number as well.
Ideally I would like to also include LZW compression for the .tiff conversion if possible.
Currently I'm using a combination of manual copy/paste/delete, alongside 2 Automator Applications, 1 each for .jpeg and .tiff conversion. I'm only using a basic Get Specified Finder Items along with Change Type of Images.
It works, but it's not perfect as lots of manual steps still need to be done. Especially when I have to repeat all the steps for multiple jobs.
The ideal solution would allow me to simply drag 1 or multiple Job folders into an Automator Application and have it do all the image conversion, subfolder creation, and deletion of unnecessary files without any intervention on my end.
However, I can't seem to find a way to get the other steps done within Automator, and I get quite confused when I look at sample bash scripts that use sips. Many of the solutions I've seen online only solve one part of the problem that I'm facing (eg, just the image conversion, or just the folder creation), and I'm having trouble understanding the scripting language properly to combine them all together.
Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you

The example shell script code, shown below, can be used as an Automator workflow created as either an Application or Service/Quick Action, using a Run Shell Script action with setting Pass input: [as arguments] and replacing the default code with it, as shown in the images further below.
For each folder dropped on the Automator workflow created as an Application, the example shell script code does the following:

Changes directory into the dropped folder.
Deletes the .xx and .zz files within.
Makes the Job Number-JPEG and Job Number-TIFF folders,  e.g., 2021_1234-JPEG and 2021_1234-TIFF.
Creates a .jpg type file and .tiff type file of each .bmp type file into their respective folders.

for dir in "$@"; do

    [ -d "${dir}" ] || continue
    [ -w "${dir}" ] || continue
    cd "${dir}" || exit
    rm *.xx *.zz
    dn="${dir##*/}"
    mkdir -p "${dn}-JPEG" "${dn}-TIFF"

    for file in *.bmp; do
        sips --setProperty format jpeg "${file}" -o "${dn}-JPEG/"
        sips --setProperty format tiff --setProperty formatOptions lzw "${file}" -o "${dn}-TIFF/"
    done

done

To use the example shell script code as an Automator workflow created as a Service/Quick Action, set Workflow receives current [folders] in [Finder], as shown in the second image below.
Then in Finder, select the target folder(s) and right-click selecting the Service/Quick Action from the Services context menu.

Understanding the shell script:

for dir in "$@"; do -- For each folder dropped or selected, do the following:
[ -d "${dir}" ] || continue -- Makes sure the Finder item dropped or selected is a directory, or continue with the next item.
[ -w "${dir}" ] || continue -- Makes sure the Finder item dropped or selected is writable, or continue with the next item.
cd "${dir}" || exit -- Changes directory to the dropped or selected folder, or exits the shell script to avoid erroneous processing of remaining code.
rm *.xx *.zz -- Deletes all .xx and  .zz files within the "${dir}" directory.
dn="${dir##*/}" -- Uses shell parameter expansion to get the directory name portion of the fully qualified pathname of the folder dropped or selected. Not actually necessary and could have just used "${dir##*/}" through the rest of the code, however, I believe it makes the remaining code easier to read.
mkdir -p "${dn}-JPEG" "${dn}-TIFF" -- Makes the Job Number-JPEG and Job Number-TIFF directories,
e.g., 2021_1234-JPEG and 2021_1234-TIFF.
for file in *.bmp; do -- For each .bmp type file do the following:
sips --setProperty format jpeg "${file}" -o "${dn}-JPEG/" -- Create a .jpg type file of each .bmp type file into the Job Number-JPEG, e.g., 2021_1234-JPEG directory.
sips --setProperty format tiff --setProperty formatOptions lzw "${file}" -o "${dn}-TIFF/" -- Create a .tiff type file of each .bmp type file, with the requested LZW compression, into the Job Number-TIFF, e.g., 2021_1234-TIFF directory.


Errors running certain apps under macOS 10.14 Mojave Beta 10 Apple Mac Pro (early 2009)
4,1 -> 5,1 Firmware upgraded
macOS 10.14 Mojave Beta 10
Tweetbot 3.1

Hello, I upgraded my machine to Mojave Beta 10 yesterday via a somewhat devious route http://dosdude1.com/mojave/. I don't know if this devious route is the cause of the problem, but I am having problems starting a couple of apps, notably Tweetbot 3.1. When I attempt to open the app, I get the message...

I've tried doing as the message suggests and deleting the app and downloading again from the App Store, and I've also tried @tweetbots suggestion of rebooting after deleting and before downloading. I get the same error message each time.

google search of these symptoms cropped up a lot in 2015 following Apple's failure to renew an out-of-date security certificate relating to the App Store.
a tweet from the app's authors @tapbots advising someone to do the above process but ensuring that they are logged into iTunes before they download. I tried this, but again I got the same result.

Can I run a command to test the integrity of apps without waiting for Apple support or vendor support to know if I can fix this myself?

UPDATE:
I ran the codesign on one of the offending apps, Tweetbot, and got the following message...

Executable=/Applications/Tweetbot.app/Contents/MacOS/Tweetbot
Identifier=com.tapbots.Tweetbot3Mac
Format=app bundle with Mach-O thin (x86_64)
CodeDirectory v=20200 size=28056 flags=0x200(kill) hashes=869+5 location=embedded
VersionPlatform=1
VersionMin=658432
VersionSDK=658688
Hash type=sha256 size=32
CandidateCDHash sha256=7eb53c5bd255631bc46f3bee6965fed6de8b6049
Hash choices=sha256
Page size=4096
CDHash=7eb53c5bd255631bc46f3bee6965fed6de8b6049
Signature size=4555
Authority=Apple Mac OS Application Signing
Authority=Apple Worldwide Developer Relations Certification Authority
Authority=Apple Root CA
Info.plist entries=35
TeamIdentifier=9JTH7AWHE6
Sealed Resources version=2 rules=13 files=31
Internal requirements count=1 size=224

I'm not sure what to do with this information.

Any ideas, anyone?

Does it run with gatekeeper disabled?  If so it can be a codesigning issue. There is a terminal command 'codesign':  You'd want to look at the hashes and and certs auths in the output.

codesign -d --verbose=4 /Path/Application.app

Documentation regarding codesigning is here


Macbook Air 2013 won't boot up; Charging cable never turns green, always amber I have a 2013 MacBook Air 13" (A1466), which all off a sudden wouldn't boot up.  The charging LED on the cable was always green.

I then attempted:

Holding the power button down 10 secs
SMC Reset
Using a charger from my Macbook Pro (which I know works)

No difference.

I then thought I would warm the Macbook Air up slightly (by  placing it in front of a blow heater).  This resurrected the Macbook Air as it started up after a few minutes.

However the next day, it wouldn't boot up again and this time even heating it up didn't work.

So I then ordered a replacement battery from iFixit, as it was a lot cheaper than taking it to the nearest authorised service centre for diagnostics, thinking the there was a reasonable chance that the battery was playing up (it was 7 years old, and starting to show its age anyway).

After replacing the battery, the Macbook Air still won't start.  I opened everything back up, and tried to disconnect all visible cables, removed the I/O board, and put it back again, in case a cable had come loose.  There was no visible damage on the I/O board either.  All cables seemed to be OK.

One thing I've observed is that the charging cable LED never changes colour - it is always amber. And there is not a hint of warmth whilst connected.

I'm now suspecting that there is something wrong with the I/O board.  Is there any way of diagnosing a fault with the I/O board?  Any other suggestions to look into?

Is there any way of diagnosing a fault with the I/O board? Any other suggestions to look into?

It’s possible that it’s your DC In Board as you stated, however the symptom you describe indicates it may be something worse; it may be your logic board.

Macbook charger isn't working
MacBook Pro early 2015 not turning on and not charging

The amber led means that the MacBook has sensed the charger (1 wire charging circuit) and is sending power, but the battery isn’t charging. We know this because it won’t turn on and the battery never completes a charge cycle (light never goes to green)

It’s cheap and easy to replace the DC in board, so that’s pretty much the diagnostic.  If that doesn’t solve the issue, it’s your logic board (possibly your SMC, any of the power rails, the battery charging circuitry, etc.)


Can I easily copy or replicate an advanced gradient fill in keynote? Setting up advanced gradient fills is somewhat time consuming. If I'm creating a new shape and I want to apply the same gradient fill as an existing shape, is there any way to copy the gradient fill for the existing shape and quickly apply it to the new shape?

Copying/pasting the shape is not the answer I'm looking for. Sometimes it's an entirely different shape you want to create, but with the same gradient fill.

Use ⌥+⌘+C to copy style and ⌥+⌘+V to paste style.


Signing into a different Apple ID for Media and Purchases I'm signed in to two Apple IDs on my iPhone. I'm signed into iCloud with my personal ID, but my media and purchases for App store use my mom's apple ID. Any apps I download also come up on my mom's phone, and our Apple music seems to be synced as well
I want to sign out of my mom's ID on App store and media and sign in with mine.
Does anyone know if I would lose the apps that I've downloaded on my phone if I do this? I know the purchases cannot be transferred to a different ID, but that's not a problem for me.

You will not lose the apps already installed on your device. These apps will stay installed and registered to the previous ID. You may need to enter the Apple ID used to first install the app after a while when you come to update them and automatic updates will stop working for these apps. You will be prompted for this at the point of updating if this applies — you don't need to remember nor sign out and back in.


Boot Camp not able to find Mac image I am using a 2015 15" MacBook Pro with 512 GB storage. There are a couple of issues that happened very quickly, so I will give you the comlete timeline:

I logged into macOS.
I noticed that Caps Lock is on, and doesn't respond; the same thing with the letter that is between o and q.
I panicked. I logged into Windows (using Boot Camp).
The same thing repeats.
Now when I try to get back to macOS (used Option, used Boot Camp in windows, even tried recovery mode to repair disk,) I boot into Windows, and there is no Mac image in Boot Camp.

I have upgraded to macOS Mojave. I have allotted 150 GB to Windows and 350 to macOS. When I see the storage in windows it is showing only 465 GB. I don't know what to make of it.

I don't use Time Machine.

To make this work again, are you able to boot into the recovery partition? (Try rebooting while holding Command + r keys). If not, try booting into Target Disk Mode using Boot Camp, and then try booting into the recovery partition.

Once on it, try using diskutil to see if the drive is functional.

Basically, (when on the recovery partition) launch Terminal and type diskutil list. It will give you a list of current disks. Please add that list, or even a picture of your screen with that list, so that I can identify which disk#s# you need to boot onto/repair/reinstall macOS to.

But, if you're lucky, booting into Target Disk Mode and then into the recovery partition will fix this.

As for why Caps Lock and "that key between o and q" (I don't know what that is) weren't responding, that may be a keyboard issue, I don't really have any way of knowing without checking it out.


iPad 2 won't keep 'remember me' cookie on a website I'm running an iPad 2 on iOS7.

I have 3 iPad 2 and an iPad mini. All running iOS7. On all of the devices, I access a site which has a 'remember me' cookie to save me having to log in again. This works fine on all devices except for one iPad 2. I have gone through all the safari settings and they match the other devices. I'm stuck now. What is the problem? It happened on iOS6 as well. The cookie appears to get deleted when I turn the ipad off and then back on.

I cleared the cookies and data in case that was the problem, but it still doesn't remember on this device.

Make sure safari is not running in "private" mode.  Open Safari, tap on the multiple tabs icon (should be furthest to right), and make sure private is not highlighted.


On iPad's iBooks, is there a way to sync and download all ebooks purchased elsewhere? I think on the iPad's iBooks, if we purchase an ebook, then in another iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch, then that ebook is automatically downloaded into our bookshelf.

However, what if it is a .epub or .pdf purchased, say, from O'Reilly?  Sometimes the ebook is $29.99 on iBooks store but $25.99 on O'Reilly.  It seems that the book won't be automatically downloaded to the bookshelf, but we can use Dropbox or Box.net to transfer to iBooks, and all the highlighting and added notes will be there on each device (sync'ed).

But is there a way to automatically download all books to our library?  Otherwise if we have 12 books we need to manage 12 books on each of our devices.

iTunes is the solution that Apple offers to load content into iBooks if you don't want to perform that loading on the device itself.

I'm not aware of another product that does the same on a regular basis for easy set it and forget it syncing, but several others like PhoneView can read and write to the space iBooks uses to store content on iOS.


Is it possible to force the next boot to be a recovery mode boot with a bluetooth keyboard? I wanted to test the new recovery mode in Lion and can't find a way to enter that mode using a bluetooth keyboard.

There are steps how to get a single user mode or safe boot using sudo nvram boot-args

I was wondering if anyone has uncovered how to get into recovery mode without having a hard wired USB keyboard. As described in the comments - this iMac is older than the ones that make bluetooth available at boot time which is why I'm looking to write something before the reboot progresses to a point where bluetooth is not available to override the default boot selection list.

This model seems to respect the option key only - so that will get me to the startup manager and I can select the Recovery HD.

I have not had luck getting command R to work but it's clearly meant to work as well - perhaps that's for newer macs with better bluetooth hardware (or my mac is just cranky and not working as designed)


What software has the features I need to replace Skype? For the past few years Skype has been getting progressively worse with each iteration. Skype 5 moved away from the compact 2.X era interface to an interface that's much more wasteful and less usable. Features like videoconferencing went paid-only, and now the latest betas are integrating with Facebook and have ads.

I've been on the fence a while regarding Skype; for all its faults it still is useful, but I've gotten to the point where I don't like the direction the software is taking and I'm looking into potential replacements.

The following is a list of Skype features that I use; I'm looking for a set of software/services that will cover most of these:

audio calling
video calling
audio conferencing
video conferencing
Mac client
iOS client
Windows client (for family without Macs/iOS devices)
calling phone numbers
call recording (I use Ecamm's CallRecorder for Skype)

There are other features, like chatting, sending files, SkypeIn, and voicemail, but the above features are the ones I need. Any suggestions?

At the moment, I am sticking with uninstalling "new Skype" and going back to the old Skype.

But, VBuzzer is also a very good choice. They are based on open standards and can do most of the above, including video conferencing without a download (i.e.; in browser). (No Skype-in type number though). They also have mobile applications for both iOS and Android.

Google Voice + Gchat + Google Plus hangouts is always an option as well


How to increase cursor size programmatically? How do I increase the cursor size programmatically? I know how to do it manually. Is there a script that can do it from the command line rather than an AppleScript that does it from the GUI.

Why?

I do a lot of customizations to my Mac, but I also create new users all the time. To save time, I would like to programmatically achieve certain customizations.

Unfortunately the command line command defaults, which can read and or write the value of the mouseDriverCursorSizekey in thecom.apple.universalaccess .plist file, the write command, e.g. defaults write com.apple.universalaccess mouseDriverCursorSize 2.5 doesn't take immediate affect and may actually get overwritten before the change can take effect. Note: The mouseDriverCursorSize key in com.apple.universalaccess .plist file does not exist unless the default value has previously been changed.

While you said you didn't want to go the GUI route with e.g. AppleScript, how about you split the difference and do it from the command line using osascript to process the AppleScript code, which does make the change from System Preferences, but without being interrupted by the System Preferences UI. As a matter of fact, assuming the System Preferences Dock Tile is still present, as is its default, all you'll see is the System Preferences Dock Tile bounce once, and no System Preferences UI. (This assumes it wasn't open to begin with.)

If that's acceptable, then the following AppleScript code saved as a command line executable will do the job:

Note: The value shown for theCursorSize  is what my system is presently set to.

#!/usr/bin/osascript

    -- # set theCursorSize between 1.0 and 4 (Valid intermediate values may run out 12 decimal places.)

set theCursorSize to 1.388884782791

    -- # Get the system minor version number, as an integer.

set theSystemVersion to system version of (system info)
set TID to AppleScript's text item delimiters
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to {"."}
set theMinorSystemVersion to text item 2 of theSystemVersion as integer
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to TID

    -- # Change the size of the mouse cursor.

tell application "System Preferences"
    reveal anchor "Seeing_Display" of pane id "com.apple.preference.universalaccess"
    delay 0.5   -- # Modify as/if necessary. Value is in seconds as a decimal number.
    tell application "System Events"
        if theMinorSystemVersion is equal to 8 then
            set value of value indicator 1 of slider 2 of group 1 of window "Accessibility" of application process "System Preferences" to theCursorSize
        else if theMinorSystemVersion is equal to 9 then
            set value of value indicator 1 of slider 2 of window "Accessibility" of application process "System Preferences" to theCursorSize
        else if theMinorSystemVersion is greater than 9 and theMinorSystemVersion is less than 13 then
            set value of value indicator 1 of slider 1 of window "Accessibility" of application process "System Preferences" to theCursorSize
        end if
    end tell
    quit
end tell

Note: As coded, this script works with OS X 10.8 through macOS 10.12. I have not tested this under macOS High Sierra, however if nothing has changed between macOS 10.12 and macOS 10.13 with this particular object, then the less than 13 then code segment can be changed to less than 14 then, or if you prefer, shorten the line of code to just:

else if theMinorSystemVersion is greater than 9 then

To create a command line executable, containing the above AppleScript code, do the following in Terminal:

touch cmcs
open cmcs

Copy and paste the above AppleScript code into the opened cmcs document.
Set the value of theCursorSize to your preferred cursor size.
Save the document, pressing: ⌘S

Back in Terminal, make cmcs executable:

chmod u+x cmcs

Now the cmcs command line executable can be executed by typing: ./cmcs

Note: If you place the cmcs command line executable in a location defined within the PATH environment variable, you can omit the leading ./, and or having to type /path/to/cmcs. Also note that the naming of, cmcs is for change mouse cursor size, and can be whatever you want it to be otherwise.

Additional Notes:

The value of mouseDriverCursorSize key in the com.apple.universalaccess .plist file is stored rounded to the 6th decimal place, e.g, 1.388884782791 is saved as 1.388885

To get the full value, in Script Editor, run the following script:

set theSystemVersion to system version of (system info)
set TID to AppleScript's text item delimiters
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to {"."}
set theMinorSystemVersion to text item 2 of theSystemVersion as integer
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to TID

tell application "System Preferences"
    reveal anchor "Seeing_Display" of pane id "com.apple.preference.universalaccess"
    delay 0.5 -- # Modify as/if necessary. Value is in seconds as a decimal number.
    tell application "System Events"
        if theMinorSystemVersion is equal to 8 then
            get value of value indicator 1 of slider 2 of group 1 of window "Accessibility" of application process "System Preferences"
        else if theMinorSystemVersion is equal to 9 then
            get value of value indicator 1 of slider 2 of window "Accessibility" of application process "System Preferences"
        else if theMinorSystemVersion is greater than 9 and theMinorSystemVersion is less than 13 then
            get value of value indicator 1 of slider 1 of window "Accessibility" of application process "System Preferences"
        end if
    end tell
    quit
end tell

Update to address comment:

If you're wanting to run this each time a User logs in, the I'd do the following:

In Automator create a new Application workflow and add a Run AppleScript action to it.

In the Run AppleScript action, replace (* Your script goes here *) and return input with all but the shebang (#!/usr/bin/osascript) of the first AppleScript code. The shebang isn't necessary since this is being run in an Run AppleScript action vs. a Run Shell Script action.

Save the Automator Application workflow as e.g. Set Mouse Cursor Size in the /Applications folder.

In System Preferences, do two things...

In Users & Groups > select target User > Login Items and add Set Mouse Cursor Size to the list of Login Items.
In Security & Privacy > Privacy > Accessibility, add Set Mouse Cursor Size to the Allow the apps below to control your computer list.

Note: the above is for OS X 10.9 and later. For OS X 10.8, Accessibility and check the Enable access for assistive devices check box.

Then each time the User logs in, the Set Mouse Cursor Size will run and do as programmed.


Is it possible to turn off the trackpad low battery notification? Generally speaking I like to change the battery once the battery is completely used up, but the system will kept notifying me once the percentage dropped below 20%. Is there a way to turn it off (or make the notification only comes up once it dropped below 5%)?

I don't mind the alert or warning, but I do mind the weeks of having a blinking icon in my Menubar.  Here's what I did in Terminal:

$ cd /System/Library/CoreServices/Menu\ Extras/Bluetooth.menu/Contents/Resources/
$ sudo cp lowbatt.pdf lowbatt.backup.pdf
$ sudo cp BlueTooth_Connected.pdf lowbatt.pdf

  This replaces the low battery icon with the same connected icon.  I assume the icon is still "blinking" in that it's switching one for the other, but since they're now the same, you don't notice.

  Now I get the 20%, 10%, 5% alerts, but no annoying blink.

  This is in Lion.  It's likely that system updates and perhaps even Mountain Lion will undo this, but it can probably be reapplied after updates are performed.

  For Mountain Lion, the relevant files are named:

  Bluetooth_Low_Battery.pdf
  Bluetooth_Connected.pdf

How can you disable the low battery warnings for bluetooth devices? by seanhussey


IOS 9.3.3 - 9.3.4, no dictionaries I recently updated my iPad Pro to iOS 9.3.3 and noticed that my dictionary always gives the message "No definition found".

This might have started earlier and I just didn't notice until now.

I tried selecting Manage from the bottom left of the empty dictionary message, however, I still get the same message and no dictionaries to add.

I already tried to restore my iPad with no success.

Now I updated it to 9.3.4 and the dictionary problem isn't fixed.

I had the same issue, to fix it go to this directory in your device: /var/MobileAsset/Assets.

There is a folder (com_apple_MobileAsset_DictionaryServices_dictionary2). Just replace the content of the folder from another apple device that has a working in-built dictionary.
Make sure the other device has the same iOS version as your device.
Of course, you need to jailbreak both devices in order to get root access to extract and replace the folder.
That, or update to iOS 10 beta.

Hope that helps.


How to sync OS X Reminders with Android? OS X Reminders doesn't sync with my Google Account although Calendar and Mails work OK.

How to sync OS X Reminders with Google (or GTask Android App) to have it Android device?

There is an app called Reminder For iCloud on Google Play, which I believe can meet your need. It can sync reminders of iCloud.


Overwritten Mac note I was typing and I accidentally hit CmdA (Select All) and then I continued typing. That wiped my entire note and CmdZ (Undo) didn't work. Time Machine and iCloud weren't on, it was locally stored and I only have one drive.

I then tried to recover it with a data recovery software and here's what I found on the data recovery software. (Apologies for the image you'll have to zoom in) It's the NotesV7.storedata file dated right BEFORE I wiped my text. But the thing is I do not know what to do next. Do I retrieve it and replace the old one? Will my notes even reappear?

There's 8 months' worth of work in there and I hope somebody can help.

There’s nothing to recover.

Notes is autosaved the moment you make a change, so it saved your deletion
You didn’t delete the file, you changed it’s contents so recovery software can’t help.  No software can distinguish the difference between “Oops” and “I meant to do that”
Cloud storage isn’t back up, it’s file synchronization for availability everywhere.  That saved file was synced to all of your devices when it changed.
Time machine would be the best way to protect your data. This needs to be configured and used.

Now, if you do use iCloud, but it just wasn't “on” during this period, it may be your saving grace.  Using a different computer, log into your iCloud account (iCloud drive) via a web browser and download a copy of your notes.  Make a backup of this file!

Now, if you log back into your computer, you can copy the notes back and have it sync.  Then turn on a Time Machine.


Is there a way to install Mountain Lion on a Mac Pro 1,1 2006? The Mac Pro 1,1 2006 is not officially supported for OS X Mountain Lion, are there any work arounds to get it to work?

Your Mac must be one of the following models:
...
Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer)
...

Yes its possible. The limitations that need to be over came are three fold.

  There are two things that prevent 10.8 from installing on a MacPro 1,1.

  The first is the lack of EFI64. Mountain Lion as has no support for 32bit kernel and extensions so it will not boot. This is true of many early Intel macs.
  The other thing is that checks are made by the installer; against a supported machines list. If your mac isn’t on the list, it refuses to install.

  It’s important to note that an upgraded graphics card is virtually essential. The stock 7300 GT isn’t supported and will cause Kernel Pannic. I don’t think the X1900-xt is either, my 8800GT did odd things on DP1 but may be OK on newer builds. Ideally Id try and source a HD5770 or other newer card.

Solutions:

  New compatible graphics card will need to be obtained.
  The first issue can be dealt with by using the Chameleon bootloader. Chameleon will emulate EFI64 and therefore load 10.8.
  Customization of the 10.8 Installer by adding your machine kind back onto the list of supported machines.

Sources:

http://www.j4mie.co.uk/blog/2012/02/18/how-to-install-mountain-lion-on-macpro11/
http://www.jabbawok.net/?p=47


Deleted emails going to junk folder When I delete a message in my iPad mail inbox, it often gets moved to the junk folder instead of the trash folder. I can't find a pattern related to the sender. Often it will be a message from someone with whom I've emailed hundreds of times. Any ideas?

With IMAP, it is the device (or clients) responsibility to know which folder to put various messages in as actions are performed on messages. I suspect you have an IMAP misconfiguration. There are 4 special folders: Drafts, Sent, Deleted and Archive.  These can be specified for each mailbox on each device that accesses that account.  (Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calenders > (pick your account) >  (pick it again) > Advanced Settings)

To complicate matters you will have to check each device that you have the mail account configured on.  For Example, if it's configured on a MB, iPhone and iPad then check the special folder designations on all 3.   If you are having this problem intermittently that fact suggest these folders are set correctly on one device, but not another.  If you only have this account on one device, the error in setup will still be in this area of settings.


Backup with time machine without format I want backup my MacBook on my external Hard Drive, but when I trying to use time machine, it shows I should format my hard drive.

Is there any way to give backup without formatting hard drive ?

According to the Time Machine documentation it requires a HFS formatted drive to work.

To get around this problem, on my external FAT32 USB drive, I split it into two partitions. One for Time Machine, in HFS, and the rest for FAT32 to share files.

In you case, since it already has files, I would find a tool to shrink the existing partition, then create a new HFS one in the now free space and voila! Your problem is solved. If the existing filesystem is NTFS then Windows Vista and above I think will happily shrink it. If FAT32 then have a look here.


Does iOS 4.2 improve performance on the iPhone 3G? I've "inherited" an iPhone 3G from a friend who upgraded to iPhone 4. He had complined about the slowness of iOS 4. Although I personally have no problems with it, I was wondering if iOS 4.2 offers any noticeable performance improvement. Does iOS 4.2 improve performance on the iPhone 3G?

From the iLounge article

  Thus far iOS 4.2 appears to perform as
  well as iOS 4.1 did under similar
  conditions. Performance even on older
  devices such as the iPhone 3G is the
  same as iOS 4.1 and thus far we
  haven’t observed any significant
  changes in battery life.


OS X Maverick 10.9 Import SSL Cert from Windows Server 2008 I created Open Directory and ProfileManager with self-signed certificate. Now I try to replace the self-signed certificate with the already Signed Certificated currently use on our Active Directory 2008. I do an Export .pfx cert from this link http://www.digicert.com/ssl-support/pfx-import-export-iis-7.htm

When I try "Import a Certificate Identity" from Certificate Menu on Left Sidebar of Server.app the application is hang.

I also use the keychain to import .pfx by follow this link http://www.digicert.com/ssl-support/p12-import-export-mac-server.htm but it also not available in Server.app Certificate

So Is there any command line that could help or a better way to add a private key + cert to Server.app

You need to import the cert via Server.app; that'll add it to the System keychain and several other locations that allow non-keychain-aware services to use it. I'm not sure why it'd be hanging, but I can think of a few things to try:

If it's not a self-signed certificate, you probably need to import the appropriate intermediate certificate(s) by dragging them into the "Drag extra non-identity certificates here" section of the import dialog. If it's a DigiCert certificate, you can find their intermediate certs here. There's probably also a way to export this from the Windows server, but I'm not familiar enough with it.
It's possible Server.app is getting confused by the file extension. Try renaming it from .pfx to .p12 (they both refer to the same file format, PKCS #12).
There might also be something odd about the file contents. Since it sounds like it imports ok via Keychain Access, try importing it with that, then re-exporting it to .p12 (see the instructions you linked), then delete it from the keychain (to avoid a conflict) and re-import it with Server.app. It's possible importing and exporting with Keychain Access will clean up the file and make it work properly in Server.app as well.


File don't show with "ls -a" but was detected by Malwarebytes On the terminal, I search for the file com.pplauncher.plist on the directory
/Library/LaunchDaemons/

through the command ls -a, but such a file wasn't found. Later, I installed Malwarebytes and ran it. Then, it detected the file com.pplauncher.plist as a malware exactly in the same directory I was looking at.
My question is: why this has happened? I thought every file on my computer could be shown on the terminal.
PS: I was trying to delete this file because I found mshelper running on my iMac, which turns out to be a malware used to mine cryptocurrency.

I would do the directory listing as root or with a sudo.  It is possible that the malware changed permissions on the plist file.


DuetHeuristic-BM and nsurlsessiond hogging CPU and Memory on MacBook Air I recently updated my MacBook Air to macOS 10.12.2 and there are these two programs, DuetHeuristic-BM and nsurlsessiond which have been hogging CPU and memory continuously:

This heats up the machine and has significantly reduced the battery life. I went through the logs in Console and the most common logs that I see for these processes are as follows:-

DuetHeuristic-BM

  :[
    ] sumScores:38.410000, denominator:42.410000, FinalDecision: Must Not Proceed FinalScore: 0.000000}

and nsurlsessiond

  HTTP load failed (error code: -1001 [4:-2104])
  NSURLSessionTask finished with error - code: -1001
  Task 281 for client  will be retried after error - code: -1001

etc.

I am not sure what's causing this. My MacBook is critical to my work and this issue is causing me a lot of trouble. This has been happening the whole day, please help.

Update

Had a call with the Apple Customer support regarding this, they suggested me to reformat the MacBook and it worked. The processes aren't showing up at all, the laptop is working perfectly.

This link

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7810604

explains that nsurlsessiond manages network connections and DuetHeuristic-BM is a service that is used by Spotlight when indexing. Perhaps the DuetHeuristic is stuck on a file on your computer and is stuck in an endless loop.


What is "~/Fotos Library.photoslibrary/resources/media/master" used for? Whenever I want to backup photos from a Photos Library I rely on copying all the contents of the folder ~/Fotos Library.photoslibrary/Masters.

However, I noticed that a lot of seemingly full-sized photos are stored in
~/Fotos Library.photoslibrary/resources/media/master with names as fullsizeoutput_XXX.jpeg.

What is this folder used for? Is it safe to get rid of those photos?

Photos image files are stored in the following location in Mac OS:

~/Pictures/Photos Library.photoslibrary/Masters/

The ~ tilde represents the users home directory, if you’re going to use the Go To Folder command to access that directory, do not skip the ~ prefix.

The Photos Library package file in Mac OS X

This focuses on local image files and not anything stored within iCloud. These are instead accessed through iCloud Photo Library or the Photos app.

How to Access Where Photos Files Are Stored in Mac OS

If you are going to manually navigate to the Photos file location using the Finder you would use the following steps;

Open the Finder in Mac OS and go to your home directory
Go to the “Pictures” folder
Locate the file named “Photos Library.photoslibrary”
Right-click (or Control+Click) on “Photos Library.photoslibrary” and choose “Show Package Contents”
Where Photos are stored on Mac

Open the folder named “Masters” to find the image files contained within Photos app
Photos file locations in Mac OS
The Masters folder contains directories of photos organized by date in year, month, and day subfolders. Within each folder are the image files from that specific date.

Note if you delete a picture from the masters directory it will no longer be accessible in Photos app. This is not recommended for obvious reasons. Copy a file from the directory if you wish to edit it.

This package folder is not intended to be user-facing which is why it is hidden, nonetheless you can access your files directly if you so desire.


iPhone 5S, LTE does not work I have an iPhone 5S 64 GB, ME312LL/A) I purchased as a refurb from a reputable vendor in November 2014. It's my wife's, and her previous phone didn't have LTE, so neither of us noticed right away that even in areas AT&T has good LTE service, her phone never registers an LTE connection. Only 4G.

Update:

When a SIM card from a phone with working LTE is inserted into this iPhone 5S, the service indicator shows LTE. I suppose I need to contact AT&T then?

By all appearances the phone had never been used (original packaging, pristine accessories,OEM screen protector wrap still on). What would cause a phone to function normally all ways, but not register an LTE connection?

I've tried:

toggling LTE off/on in Cellular Settings.
checking for carrier updates
resetting network settings

I assume you should try to test the SIM with another phone in order to see if it really works.

Test

All you have to do is pretty simple:

Get your SIM ejector and take it off from your current iPhone
Get another iPhone and put it in
Unlock the SIM on the new iPhone and make sure LTE is activated properly under Settings > Cellular > Cellular Data Options

Once done this, I'd definitely try to contact your carrier's support (which if I'm not wrong is AT&T in your case) and report them the result of the test and see how they can help you.

Hope this helped you out, and don't forget to let me up to date on the question!


Where to find older versions of iTunes? Where can I find a version of iTunes older than 12.7 for Mac or Windows?

I have both a Windows 10 PC and a MacBook Pro running macOS Mojave.

The download links for some of the older versions of iTunes are available here:

https://support.apple.com/downloads/itunes

iTunes 12.6.2 for macOS, iTunes 12.4.3 for Windows 64-bit are the latest under 12.7 listed.


Does iPhone need to be Unlocked GSM to work in Cuba? My sister who lives in Cuba, wants me to bring her an iPhone on my next trip.  I am looking at ones that are unlocked, open box as they are less expensive, but I need to know if it has to say "GSM unlocked."

Thanks for any help. I just don't want to take one that won't work on Cuba's cellular network.

As far as I can tell, any iPhone should be compatible with GSM. But the sticker on the back of the box is supposed to explicitly say what it's compatible with, so you can see that.

Note that phones provided by some carriers might support slightly different bands than phones from other carriers. I believe Cuba uses 900 MHz, and I would imagine all iPhones support that, but I did not check all models. But if there is a specific one you are going to get, you can check a website like WhistleOut to double-check that the phone supports this. You can google something like 'WhistleOut will my iPhone 8 work on another carrier', and the article will go over the variants of the phone coming from the different carriers and show what frequencies they support, so you can double-check.

If it's open box though, you do want to ensure that it will actually work, that it's not activated and associated with someone else's Apple ID, that kind of thing. If it's a fresh installation and it would work when you pop in your own SIM card (it does have to be the right size SIM card, probably a nano-SIM), then it should be fine for your sister too.


alias not working in terminal I'm on a mac in Terminal.

open -a "Sublime Text 2"

opens Sublmine Text 2, just like I want it to.

I now want to alias this to my .bashrc file, which I have an use for other things like prompt configuration.

alias sublime='open -a Submlime Text 2'

doesn't work. Neither does

alias sublime='open -a "Submlime Text 2"'

running

source ./.bashrc

doesn't help.
Each time I am told

/Volumes/Belladonna/Blake
≈:≈ sublime
Unable to find application named 'Submlime Text 2'

I'm doing this wrong and I know it must be a simple answer...

Either of these should work:

alias sublime='open -a "Sublime Text 2"'
alias sublime='open -a Sublime\ Text\ 2'


How to run a LaunchAgent that runs a script which causes failures because of System Integrity Protection After upgrading to Mojave, my rsync based backup script run via a launch agent in ~/Library/LaunchAgents, could no longer read some directories in ~/Library.

I solved this as follows as follows:

Allow Bash to have Full Disk Access

Open Preferences
Go to Security & Preferences
Select Full Disk Access in the list on the left
Click the lock to make changes
Click the + button on the list on the right
Navigate to the root of your HD
Press CMD+Shift+. to show all the hidden items
Select /bin/bash
Quit Preferences
Restart the mac (I am not sure if this is really necessary)

Run your script correctly

The mistake I made was that the launch agent ran the script like this:

<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
    <string>/Users/channing/bin/backup.sh</string>
</array>

Do this instead

<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
    <string>/bin/bash</string>
    <string>/Users/channing/bin/backup.sh</string>
</array>

Restart your agent:

launchctl unload ~/Library/LaunchAgents/backup.plist
launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/backup.plist

Rejoice.


Transfer contacts and SMS from Samsung SGH-X830 to iPhone? I need to transfer contacts and SMS history from a Samsung SGH-X830 to an iPhone 3G. Preferably, I would like to preserve date/time for SMS messages. How can I achieve this?

Contacts

Move to SIM card, move SIM to iPhone, move from SIM.

SMS

?


Merge folders and subfolders in macOS I have 2 folders that I need to merge.

Inside each folder are subfolders. In about 50% of the cases these subfolders exist in both parent folders.

E.g.

 FOLDER 1 | FOLDER 2
  ---------------------
    SUB 1 | SUB 1

    SUB 2 | SUB 2

    SUB 3 | SUB 3

Although the subfolders have the same names, they do not include the same data and I would like these to be merged. It's not a case of one overwriting the other they actually need to be merged as each contains unique data.

Is that possible in Mac OS X 10.10? I also have access to the same folder via Dropbox on other machines running Mac OS X 10.11 and macOS 10.13.

Open a Terminal, and use ditto:

ditto [source] [destination]

For example:

$ cd ~
$ mkdir A/
$ mkdir A/1
$ mkdir A/2
$ mkdir A/3
$ touch A/1/1.txt
$ touch A/2/2.txt
$ mkdir B
$ mkdir B/1
$ mkdir B/3
$ touch B/1/x.txt
$ touch B/3/z.txt
$ ditto A B
$ open .


IBooks on iPad: 2-page view for PDF for my studies I am very frequently using iBooks on my iPad, and for many PDF files it would be great to have them displayed, such that 2 pages are shown next to each other.
It is a very common thing for me to have to skip back and forth,  so that this would really help.

I have allready seen a few questions akin to this one, however none exactly delivering what i need.

Thanks for your help!

I face the same problem and after some research, I figured out that apparently this feature only implemented in iBooks for ebooks and not for pdfs (also still in iOS11). Hence, I switched to the foxit reader app, which is very convenient to handle.


IOS 9.3.5 breaks slow motion video playback - how to fix? I had hesitations about upgrading and just found out that my slow motion videos no longer play back. Displays a white spinner instead. I tried hard reset and recording a new video. No luck

How to make slow motion videos play back on iOS 9.3.5 and iPhone 6s+?

I fixed the issue by recording a new regular video (60 fps) and playing it back. The video plays, and after that slow motion videos play as well. Until this step, slow motion videos displayed a spinner and did not play.


'sed' replacement does not seem to work on the command line The following command:

echo "/tmp/ansible_gN946Q/chronograf-1.4.0.1-1/etc/blue" | sed  's/(((chronograf|influxdb|kapacitor).[0-9\.-]*\/)|telegraf\/)/aefgae/g'

Outputs:

/tmp/ansible_gN946Q/chronograf-1.4.0.1-1/etc/blue

When the expected output is:

/tmp/ansible_gN946Q/aefgaeetc/blue

This is strange because it replaces fine in PCRE, which sed should be compatible with, correct me if I am wrong.

Hope someone can point out my error in the sed command above.

The following works:

sed -E 's:(((chronograf|influxdb|kapacitor).[0-9.-]*/)|telegraf/):aefgae:g'<<<'/tmp/ansible_gN946Q/chronograf-1.4.0.1-1/etc/blue'

Outputs:

/tmp/ansible_gN946Q/aefgaeetc/blue

Differences between your implementation and mine:

Using -E option with sed

Interpret regular expressions as extended (modern) regular
     expressions rather than basic regular expressions (BRE's).  The
     re_format(7) manual page fully describes both formats.

Using <<< instead of echo and |
Using : as a seperator instead of / in the sed expression because the input has / in it.
Using ' instead of " around input so no shell expansion occurs on input.

Note: You could still use echo and | however it's a needless use of echo when it doesn't need to be used. Otherwise, the other differences, using -E and : as a separator instead of /, because input has / in it, is really what fixes what's wrong in your implementation.


Safari: "JavaScript error detected! Error: TypeError: 'null' is not an object" Whenever I connect to a WiFi at Starbucks, I'm prompted with this warning:

After clicking OK everything is fine and I can login as usual.

What's causing this error?
How do I troubleshoot?

It's more likely their problem. Their JavaScript programmer didn't do a good job in handling stuff.


iPad Music App Crashing I have a first generation iPad 32GB WiFi model (MB293LL) running iOS 5.1.1.

I haven't used the Music app for some time; I generally listen to Pandora.  However, I recently bought some music on iTunes and wanted to listen to it.  I cannot get the Music app to run.  It opens, but all I see is the basic app frame and controls - no content - and then it crashes.  I've tried rebooting the iPad and it doesn't fix the issue.

I'd like a solution, or at least some further troubleshooting steps, that I can try other than "backup your data and reset the device".  If anyone has any suggestions, I would sure appreciate it.

I ended up having to delete all music and videos, disable Match, and then re-enable/sync from Match.  Glad it was not more destructive.


How to remove the computer name, date, and time at the bottom of every printed page Recently my computer started printing the my user name, the date, and the time at the bottom of every page I print. I don't want this to be printed. What caused this to happen and how can I stop it? (I am using OS X 10.9.1)

Rather than guess what has changed, here is a procedure to narrow the cause down.

Make a new user account from System Preferences and log into that user.
Open TextEdit and type one word or two and then print.

Don't change any settings and just print one page. If the page prints with the banner, then you can conclude that a system wide print setting has changed or that the printer itself is injecting the footer. The first thing I would try in this case is to reset the printing system:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1341
If you have printers - option click the - to reset pringing
if you have no printers, control click the area above the +/- control and reset the printing system

It would be odd to still have banners after resetting the print system and possibly something the print driver is doing automagically.

If not, you can know that it's a print default setting that was entered for your user account.


MacOS High Sierra Messages app unread icon reappearing, causing system to hang I am experiencing a strange problem with the inbuilt messages app on my iMac. For 2 of the threads in the app, the unread count is not resetting and when I read the thread, the blue unread icon initially disappears before immediately reappearing again. Furthermore, doing this seems to cause the rest of the system to hang for some time afterwards, so it's becoming quite problematic. I have tried the following to fix this problem:

Force quitting the app.
Deleting the threads (problem reappeared on next communication with the person in question).
killall Dock in Terminal.
Booting in safe mode.
Changing notification settings.
Scrolling far back through the threads.
Reinstalling OS (not a complete clean reinstall).

None of these things have worked and I'm now at a loss for what else to try. Has anyone seen this issue before?

I think the solution can be found in DeerSteak's answer from: https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/332311/100302

Quit Messages.app
Open a Terminal and:

cd ~/Library/Messages/Archive

Search for the stuck message (compare timestamp) e.g.

find . -iname 'annoying person*.ichat'

Once you've located the offender, delete it
Restart the Dock

killall Dock


Alternative Large Cursors and show tooltips I need to use large cursors when using OSX.

However the standard Apple ones I can choose in System Preferences all make the cursor expand to the right and down. These then hide the beginning of any tooltip (especially in web browsers) and in some programs they hide needed information.

I already use OmniDazzle to be able to find the cursor (and have used Pinpoint in the past) - it highlights the area the cursor is in but it does not change the cursor icon so it does not help me.

Are there any cursors or any way to expand the cursor in other directions so I can still read the tooltips?

You can make custom cursors with a graphics program and apply them using Pinpoint. Here's the relevant video on how it's done.


Why my iMac is not allowing me to sign in with a new Apple ID? I have already signed in with ten different Apple IDs on this Mac this was the 12th time I was trying to create a new Apple ID and sign in to this Mac, and it was then when my Mac (system preferences) gave me an error that this Mac can no longer be used to make a new Apple ID please check myappleid.com, so I went over to my appleid.com and created a new Apple ID then tried to sign in to iCloud with this new Apple ID, it was then when my Mac/system preferences gave me this error that this mac can no longer be used to sign in with a new Apple ID!

I am stuck, please help!

That Mac is likely now locked out due to automated processing to detect fraudulent account creation.

You'll want to use it with one of the 10 AppleID you made initially on it. I presume that after several weeks or months you might be able to make another AppleID - but you likely got flagged as abusing the AppleID system and would need to contact Apple and have your IP address white listed so you can create a large number of new Apple ID.

They do this for schools and businesses that need to make a lot of Apple ID - reach out to your Apple Sales contact or get together a list of the serial number of the Mac you have so they can see why you need so many new Apple ID at your site.

Otherwise, I would stick to making one test account and one production account and working with Apple to clear / reuse your test account for testing purposes. There are formal testing programs for education, business and if you are a non-profit - you might easily fall under either program to set up some test accounts for testing that don’t belong one-to-one to actual people using different devices.