How to use dictionary look up on websites that prevent it? Typically, I triple-tap to search up a word or bring up an apple dictionary. Some websites, however, prevent this. Is there anyway I can override this? I am using Chrome. An example website would be membean.com during a vocab training session.

Assuming I understand your question correctly, you should be able to use the context menu to select the Look Up option.

More specifically:

In your browser double-click on a word to select it
Then right-click (or use ctrl+click) to bring up the context menu (e.g. if you double-click on the word house to select it and then right-click on it, you'll see a context menu such as:

From this menu you can select the top Look Up option and then you'll get the dictionary definition.


How can I import a PGP public key into Keychain Access.app? I have someone's PGP Public Key (.asc) and would like to import that into Keychain Access.app so that I can email them with my existing PKI certificates which I already use with Mail.app. How can I do this?

I think you're trying to mix two different encryption schemes here: S/MIME and PGP. Mail.app supports S/MIME by default, so I guess that's what you're currently using. PGP support can be added by installing the Mail plugin that is part of the GPG Suite. After you also generate a PGP key for yourself, you can use both S/MIME and PGP encryption. You can receive and decode both, and for each email you're sending, you can choose which one to use.

GPG Suite contains a separate GPG Keychain app for PGP keys.


This short AppleScript using weekday is not working as expected set currentDay to weekday of (get current date)

if currentDay = "Monday" or currentDay = "Tuesday" or currentDay = "Wednesday" then
    set earlymorningDisc to 1
else if currentDay = "Thursday" or currentDay = "Friday" then
    set earlymorningDisc to 2
else
    set earlymorningDisc to 3
end if

It is always setting early morning disc to 3. I am new to mac and would appreciate any help. Thanks!

I'm not sure it's really something you'd ever guess without being told, but Applescript has its own Date class which means the quotes are not required. It will report like a string, but you don't need to refer to it as one.
So all you need is this…
set currentDay to weekday of (current date)

if currentDay = Monday or currentDay = Tuesday or currentDay = Wednesday then
    set earlymorningDisc to 1
else if currentDay = Thursday or currentDay = Friday then
    set earlymorningDisc to 2
else
    set earlymorningDisc to 3
end if

If you try this in the editor where you can see the Result in the lower pane
set currentDay to weekday of (current date)
return currentDay

You'll see it responds with Friday
whereas if you try
set currentDay to weekday of (current date) as string
return currentDay

You'll see it now responds with "Friday" in quotes.
BTW, you can concatenate your multiple ifs, rather than
if currentDay = Monday or currentDay = Tuesday or currentDay = Wednesday

you can use a list…
if currentDay is in {Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday}


How to install Windows 8 on Mac? From what I've heard, Windows 8 is only available in its upgrade form. Having never installed Windows on my Mac before, is it possible at all to dual boot Windows 8? Would using the upgrade version give me a full install if I don't previously have Windows?

It's not clear if you are looking to evaluate things or make a permanent move, but there is a free solution to evaluate the software as long as you meet the terms for an evaluation license from Microsoft.

Get VirtualBox and run it to make a default Windows 8 container
Register for or log in to your Windows Live account
Download a 32-bit copy of Windows 8 to your Mac
Set that Windows ISO disk image file as the file in the "Optical disk" of the virtual machine by using the Virtual Media Manager window (Command-D)

Start up the Windows 8 container (it will confirm you are using the "Optical disk" to start the machine
Progress through the agreements and start buttons until this screen:

Do not choose the default Upgrade since you have nothing on this "new PC". Choose Custom: Install Windows only (advanced)
Choose the rest of the settings as you please for making your account tied into the Windows Live email and you should be up and running within 10 minutes and a couple reboots of the software "PC".

Other than learning how VirtualBox allocates the keyboard and mouse, you should have 90 days to experiment with the new Windows OS and decide if you want to dive in with BootCamp or a commercial VM solution such as VMWare Fusion or Parallels.


Mac OS Desktop coordinate problem I'm having a hard time working with Mac OS screen coordinates.  I can use ⌘+⇧+4 to get them, but each of my monitors does not have a unique coordinate system??!?

I have a desktop of 4 screens arranged in a 2x2 pattern. Each screen has a size of (2048 pixels x 1152 pixels).  (And the Apple Menu Bar is on the top-left screen).

⌘+⇧+4 gives the upper-left of each screen as (0,0) and the lower right as (2048,1152).

But each screen does that!

Technically, the coordinate system "should" run from (0,0) to (4096,2304). How do I differentiate the coordinates of the individual monitors?

Furthermore, when I create a window at (500,500) it creates it in the top-left monitor at (500,652)

So I just don't understand what's going on. How can I get an accurate coordinate map for the Mac OS desktop with multiple monitors?

If you have Developer Tools installed, you could try running Pixie.app and configuring that to give you coordinates. It might calculate them differently.


What type of cable can give the highest data transfer rate for an iPhone 5s? I have an iPhone 5s and a 2020 Mac mini with

Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports with support for:

DisplayPort
Thunderbolt 3 (up to 40 Gb/s) USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10 Gb/s)
Thunderbolt 2, HDMI, DVI, and VGA supported using adapters (sold separately)

Two USB-A ports (up to 5 Gb/s)

I searched that the iPhone 5s has a lightning port. I don't know much about lightning ports working with thunderbolt ports or USB 3, so I don't want to buy something with fast data transfer rate but only to be limited by the data transfer rate of iPhone 5s's lightning port.
So what type or types of cable can give the highest data transfer rate for an iPhone 5s?

The iPhone 5S offers USB 2.0 over its Lightning connector (USB 2.0 high speed maxes out at 480 Mbit/s ~ 0.5 Gb/s).
You will need either a USB-A to Lightning cable or a USB-C to Lightning cable. Combined with your current Mac Mini, either will give you the highest data transfer rate possible with the iPhone 5S.


Inserting blank lines into RTF file with AppleScript Can someone tell me what is the best way that I can automatically insert a blank line at the top and bottom of these newly-created .rtf files, for these two separate pieces of code?

First piece of code (for when the clipboard contains rich text):

try
    set richTextfromClipboard to get the clipboard as «class RTF »
on error eStr number eNum
    display dialog eStr & " number " & eNum buttons {"OK"} default button 1 with icon caution
    return
end try

try
    set fileHandle to open for access theRichTextFilepath with write permission
    write richTextfromClipboard to fileHandle
    close access fileHandle
on error eStr number eNum
    display dialog eStr & " number " & eNum buttons {"OK"} default button 1 with title "File I/O Error..." with icon caution
    try
        close access fileHandle
    end try
end try

Second piece of code (for when the clipboard contains HTML):

try
    do shell script "osascript -e 'try' -e 'get the clipboard as «class HTML»' -e 'end try' | awk '{sub(/«data HTML/, \"3C68746D6C3E\") sub(/»/, \"3C2F68746D6C3E\")} {print}' | xxd -r -p | textutil -convert rtf -stdin -stdout > " & quoted form of theRichTextFilepath
on error eStr number eNum
    display dialog eStr & " number " & eNum buttons {"OK"} default button 1 with icon caution
end try

The blank lines do not have to be of a predetermined font type or font size; the blank lines should simply match the style of the surrounding .rtf file (that is, the style of the rich text on the clipboard).

You can use this Cocoa-AppleScript:

-- Cocoa-AppleScript-- you need these lines in your script
use framework "Foundation"
use scripting additions

on insertTextInRTFFile(f) -- the parameter must be the posix path of an existing file, example  --> "/Users/someName/Desktop/xyz.rtf"
    set myText to linefeed -- the text to insert in the rtf (a blank line as example)
    tell current application
        set fileURL to its (NSURL's fileURLWithPath:f)
        set myOption to its (NSDictionary's alloc()'s initWithObjectsAndKeys_(its NSRTFTextDocumentType, its NSDocumentTypeDocumentOption, missing value))
        set {attrString, docAttrib, err} to its ((NSMutableAttributedString's alloc())'s initWithURL:fileURL options:myOption documentAttributes:(reference) |error|:(reference)) -- get the attributed string from the RTF file
        if attrString is missing value then error err's localizedDescription() as text -- not a RTF file or not a valid path

        -- it use the string in the 'myText' variable to create an attributed string
        set firstline to its ((NSAttributedString's alloc())'s initWithString:myText attributes:(attrString's attributesAtIndex:0 effectiveRange:(missing value))) --  create an attributed string with the style of the first character
        set lastline to its ((NSAttributedString's alloc())'s initWithString:myText attributes:(attrString's attributesAtIndex:((attrString's |length|()) - 1) effectiveRange:(missing value))) --  create an attributed string with the style of the last character
    end tell
    attrString's insertAttributedString:firstline atIndex:0 -- insert an attributed string (blank line) at the top
    attrString's appendAttributedString:lastline -- insert an attributed string (blank line) at bottom
    set rtfData to attrString's RTFFromRange:{0, attrString's |length|()} documentAttributes:docAttrib -- create the data from an attributed string
    rtfData's writeToFile:f atomically:true -- write the data to the RTF file
end insertTextInRTFFile

After your script will have written to the RTF file:
 just call the insertTextInRTFFile() handler with the posix path of the RTF file as parameter.


Xcode 4.6 hangs at startup Upon opening Xcode, without given the option to do anything else, it opens a blank editor window showing "no selection" with a spinning activity indicator. It then takes up 100% of the CPU for a few minutes until I force quit. How can I stop it from acting like this? I have tried reinstalling and deleting all its cached items and local data.

Deleting a bunch of old certificates and keys from the keychain fixes it in my case.

Reference: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3752773?start=0&tstart=0


Do iPad apps work on iPad PRO and vice-versa? I would like to know if an app made for iPad only will work on the iPad Pro?
Also, will the app be properly scaled?

Is it possible for an app made for iPad pro to work on an regular iPad?

If yes will it be properly scaled?

That depends on how the app was made.

Apps are meant to define the position of interface components in terms of their distance from the edges of the screen by using a technology called AutoLayout (included in Xcode, the development environment for Apple devices).

If the app was made with AutoLayout then yes, it will scale.

As for whether or not they will work, iPhone and iPod apps can already be used on iPad so there should be no reason for which iPad apps shouldn't work on the Pro.

However, when the interface contains a lot of stuff and the interface was designed for a bigger screen, the components could get squashed together. If particular technologies are required (e.g. Apple Pencil) they won't work on the regular iPads.


Why isn't my iPad Retina iCloud Drive login verification code not showing up on my iPhone or Mac? I'm running an iPad retina, and trying to login to the iCloud Drive in the Settings App.

It is logged into the App store, and iCloud sync for the Notes app.

I also have an iPhone 6S and a Macbook Pro Retina. Normally the 2FA verification code (please enter this iCloud passcode) notifications show up on the other devices when doing iCloud related operations. (Turn on iCloud backups etc).

When I try and login to iCloud Drive on my iPad, it asks me to login to iCloud with my password, and then pops up a 2FA verification code entry screen. But the code to enter doesn't come up on my other two devices.

My question is: Why isn't my iPad Retina Cloud Drive login 2FA verification code not showing up on my iPhone or Mac?

Edit: 2FA is enabled on the other two devices. That's how the 2FA notifications mentioned above pop up on the other two devices for other iCloud operations.

It turns out you can trigger a 2FA verification code by going to:

iOS10: Settings > iCloud > Password and Security > Get Verification Code

iOS9: Settings > iCloud > [Your name at the top] > Password and Security > Get Verification Code

Now the challenge here is that the original iPad Retina was limited to iOS9.

The other challenge is that the iPad retina running iOS 9 appears to have a 4-character 2FA - whereas my other devices are generating 6-character verification codes. I'll try and solve that somewhere else.

There appears to be a trick to get the verification code sent by SMS.

Edit - it turns out it was asking me for the login passcode, not the iCloud verification passcode. Going to give the tick to the other answer to thank them for helping out.


Folder /label highlighting in Mavericks 10.9 I used the tags / label color highlighting feature in the past OS's extensively to order my folders. Now I've changed to 10.9 they seem to have all changed to a little dot, which is not as easy to see. Is there a way to get Mavericks to allow you to color the file / folder name as in previous versions of the OS?

Background

I tend to view my folders using the list view as below

I would recommend to use an application called Folders Factory for that.

You can download it from the Mac App Store and it only costs $2.99, so it will not break your budget, but it has some very fancy features you might like.


How do you turn off suggestions when adding a new event in calendar? I would like to disable suggestions in the Calendar app on my iphone.  Since my last update, if I add a new event and start typing it flashes through lots of suggestions.  This makes it difficult to add the event you are trying to add, as often I cannot scroll past these to fill out the event, and if you accidentally touch one of the suggestions while you try and scroll you have to delete and start over.

I have seen this question asked in a few places, but no responses, so I suspect this "feature" is something you can't control, but if anyone has found a way to turn this off I'd like to know.

Currently you can't disable these suggestions when creating an event.

The only calendar suggestions you can disable are the location suggestions and the event suggestions detected from other apps on your device. You can provide feedback to Apple here:

http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html


Honda Fit's iPod car plug: what cable is this? My car, a Japanese Honda Fit, has a radio with a plug marked iPod on the cover but I have no idea what type of cable/plug I must use to connect it with my iPod.

Can anyone tell based on the picture? the right port

You are probably looking for this kind of cable/adapter :

on Amazon

Previous answer :

The Left AUX Jack. It's for a "simple" jack 3.5 cable.


Does "Full Disk Access” include access to "Files and Folders" Privacy settings? In MacOS 10.15 new settings have been introduced in Security & Privacy that allow the user to determine access to files and folders for specific applications.
For example access to the 'Desktop' or 'Downloads' folder can now be controlled but also 'Network Volumes' and 'Removable Volumes'.

Is granting 'Full Disk Access' to a process / application sufficient and includes the newer more specific permissions in Catalina for "Files and Folders"?

The System Preferences screen is a bit vague (it says "Allows specified apps access to data like Mail, Messages, Safari, Home, Time Machine backups, and certain administrative settings for all users on this Mac.")
However the Apple developer documentation is more explicit - it says Full Disk Access (SystemPolicyAllFiles) covers all protected file locations including the new ones you mention.  From PrivacyPreferencesPolicyControl.Services :

SystemPolicyAllFiles Allows the application access to all protected files, including system administration files.

More fine-grained file locations are listed in the link, including those you asked about.  Specifically :

SystemPolicyDesktopFolder Allows the application to access files in the user's Documents folder.
SystemPolicyDocumentsFolder Allows the application to access files in the user's Downloads folder.
SystemPolicyNetworkVolumes Allows the application to access files on network volumes.
SystemPolicyRemovableVolumes Allows the application to access files on removable volumes.

Note that PrivacyPreferencesPolicyControl says "In the case of conflicting specifications, the most restrictive setting (deny) is used" but it doesn't seem to be possible to grant Full Disk Access and revoke another permission in Files and Folders through System Preferences.


MacBook Air has delay when waking from sleep I have a MacBook Air (11-inch, Late 2010).

Ever since I purchased it, I have noticed that it has quite a delay waking from sleep. It takes sometimes up to 5-10 seconds to fully wake up and allow me to do anything.

What is causing this, and is there any way to prevent it?

Airs do go into standby mode more readily than other macs.

MacBook Air (Late 2010) and later: About standby mode

Assuming its not just the extra time to exit standby mode (and isn't really sleeping anymore), have you checked the startup disk preference as the article above recommends?

You may have to look in the console log for sleep / standby messages in case your mac is entering standby / hibernate earlier than the expected one hour. The pmset command can show you the details of your Air's power management settings. Here's what a Mid 2011 Air looks like with mostly default settings:

mac:~ me$ pmset -g
Active Profiles:
Battery Power       -1
AC Power        -1*
Currently in use:
 standbydelay   4200
 standby    1
 womp       1
 halfdim    1
 panicrestart   157680000
 hibernatefile  /var/vm/sleepimage
 networkoversleep   0
 disksleep  10
 sleep      10
 hibernatemode  3
 ttyskeepawake  1
 displaysleep   10
 acwake     0
 lidwake    1

You can also use pmset to change either the number of seconds before standby kicks in, which is standbydelay; or turn standby off completely by setting standby to 0. Use the command man pmset for details.


Dropbox.com not accessible on Yosemite 10.10.3 I've OS X Yosemite 10.10.3. Since sometime dropbox.com is not accessible on my mac. Now since few days dropbox in my finder doesn't sync. I uninstalled it and now I cannot install as dropbox.com doesn't connect. I have done all the updates since updating to Yosemite. The traceout shows that the second last hop blocks the connection.
Could anybody please help me?

For some reason your connection time is very long.

Lets test it.

Open the Terminal app located in your Utility folder.

Now type Ping dropbox.com

It should come back with something like this

  PING dropbox.com (108.160.172.232): 56 data bytes

  64 bytes from 108.160.172.232: icmp_seq=1 ttl=51 time=19.474 ms

I have about 15 to 20 milli seconds (ms), you are showing few hundreds ms (500). that is definitely not good.

Based on your results you have a Ping (some Internet address) problem while your Internet speed is very good.

Usually that comes from the DNS (Domain name Server), not resolving the Internet address correctly/Fast.

First lets clean your DNS cache, just in case something is stuck in there.

Use Terminal and run sudo discoveryutil mdnsflushcache enter your password when asked. Now you should have a clean cache and can start over.

Next would be to run a trace route (to Dropbox) to see where is it going and where it takes forever. In Terminal type Traceroute Dropbox.com and wait for it to finish (it takes few moments.
The first line is to your router and it should be less the 1 ms (I have 0.7 ms). The following lines are other routes (you can see the names of the servers). I end up with 30ms to the dropbox.
Lets carefully check your Network settings step by step.

TCP/IP -Use DHCP

DNS- we discussed that (but take note how many you have in there and what they are)

Proxies- they should be all off

Hardware- Automatic (MTU-Standard 1500)

Lets see who is using your Internet. Turn off programs like Mail, Browser, Skype ect. to make that a short list.

Now type lsof -i -P in Terminal and look who is still using your Internet.

There is a small application/Script that will evaluate all DNS servers around you and recommended which one is fastest for you to use. Give it a try, I use it and it does help with the DNS stuff.
The following is to just check the content of your Host file. Follow the instructions here to test your Host file setting.


Reset/reformat FileVault-protected machine without login password, macOS Catalina I received a FileVault-protected MacBook running macOS Catalina and do not know the administrator login password.  How do I perform a factory reset or otherwise prepare the laptop for a new user?

An authorized Apple repair shop told me I was out of luck and that I'd been given a brick.

Firmware password is something you need the password or Apple’s willing assistance to bypass.
FileVault and data encryption is trivial to erase by booting to another OS (Internet Recovery is often the easiest other OS) to wipe and reinstall.
Firmware password and hardware failures are the only things that interfere with an erase and install in my experience, once you have reviewed a couple support articles.
Here are the relevant references and definitions:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204455 Firmware
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201314 Recovery
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208496 Erase


How can I make an application open at startup, without automatically opening a window? Many of the applications that I use, such as Spotify, don't require a window to be open to function. I want these applications to be available at startup, but if I chose the corresponding options, the window also opens, and I end up with a clutter of windows on my desktop which I end up manually closing.

Is there a hack or a simply option to just open the Application without creating a new window?

Try System Preferences > Users and Groups > Login Items and press the little + sign to add your application.

To hide an application on startup, IIRC you can unselect the "Show on Startup" checkbox.


Is there an xkeymacs equivalent in Mac? In PC, the utility of xkeymacs.exe enables one to use emacs key in every case. Does Mac have the similar utility? For example, is there a utility that I can use key 'C-x C-s' to send the key 'Command-S'?

You could configure some of them in ~/Library/Keybindings/DefaultKeyBinding.dict. See hcs.harvard.edu/~jrus/Site/cocoa-text.html and this sample file: Emacs Opt Bindings.dict.

Another option would be to use KeyRemap4MacBook. It supports over 1000 preconfigured keybindings, including an "Emacs Mode" section.


Macbook Pro 2011 Snow Leopard Boot Camp with Parallels Desktop 8 Quick question in response to a very thorough bootcamp post already on this forum.

For anybody that has a working Mac, Windows and Shared partition ... is the Boot Camp partition recognised by Parallels Desktop?

I ask because I wanted to make use of Parallels Desktop integration feautres, but despite getting a working multi-boot between Mac and Windows with additional shared partition ... Parallels Desktop would not find Boot Camp, but would try installing itself onto the Windows partition - and fail).

If I removed the shared partition and Windows to the default single Mac partition, then partition split using Boot Camp Assisitant, Parallels Desktop would recognize Boot Camp and install itself onto Windows partition properly (only I then have no shared partition).

Soon as I try breaking up partitions beyond this Boot Camp Assistant default (despite getting multi-boot working) Parallels seems unable to use the Windows partition (always hangs and gives various boot errors) though the Windows partition will multi-boot.

The only way I have been able to check that Boot Camp is setup right for Parallels Desktop integration, is to go into Parallels Desktop and create new file ... Boot Camp partition option and icon are then available. If Boot Camp is there in Parallels Desktop, then I can load and use that partition with Parallels Desktop. Otherwise, Parallels Desktop fails to integrate despite having a working bootable Windows partition.

Reminder to self: working multi boot != working boot camp

Ultimately, I'm back to starting with default Mac partition and Boot Camp Asssitant-created Windows partition without additional shared partition. This works for Parallels Desktop integration each time, but cannot fathom how to then create a shared partition.

Found the solution and can confirm that the bootcamp works with Parallels (with additional shared drive): https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3293948


Folders With Custom Icons Problem On my desktop I have some folders, they all have custom icons.

I'm now trying to add alias' to my desktop with custom icons, how can this be done?

I've tried

Custom icons on a alias folder
Creating symbolic links to all the folders inside the folder (like below)

ln -s ~/Google\ Drive/Personal ~/Desktop/Google\ Drive

The second option has the bottleneck of not being dynamic; if I add a folder/file to ~/Google\ Drive, I'll need to create a new symbolic link and visa versa, if I delete a folder I'll need to delete the folder which represents the symbolic.

I could run a script that does this but this to me seems like i'm over complicating the problem.

Something like

# bash
rm -r ~/Desktop/Google\ Drive/*
rm ~/Desktop/Google\ Drive/*
ln -s ~/Google\ Drive/* ~/Desktop/Google\ Drive

Update:
Using @frdmn methods I get exactly what I want but using my method above I get what I want, bar trivial excess computation, but I also get the ability to show the number of items in the folder. Which could be useful.

You need to assign the icon to the original folder of the alias. Then recreate it and it should have the same icon.


How to configure Finder to let me rename dotfiles? I always have hidden files set to 'visible' in Finder, because I'm a developer and I work with a lot of dotfiles.

But even with this setting, Finder won't let me rename a file beginning with a dot. It also won't let me modify these files by pasting over them etc; it gives an error like "The item “.gitignore” can’t be replaced because it’s invisible." Well, it's not invisible, I can see it, and I want to replace it, and it's mine.

I know how to use mv. I am asking about doing this with Finder.

I do not know what version of OS X you're using however I have no problem renaming dotfiles in Finder under OS X 10.8.5. That said, If your using a version of OS X that will not allow you to rename dotfiles in Finder and you do not want to use Terminal and the mv command, then a GUI option you can consider using is muCommander.


How can I tell if a 30-pin USB cable for an iPhone is genuine? I have many of the 30-pin USB cables for the iPhone, and I would like to determine which are authentic Apple and which are not. (Over the three years that I owned an iPhone 4 and my wife an iPhone 4s, I purchased several "knock-offs"). Is there a good way to determine which cables are authentic and which cables are not?

The cable itself will be stamped with the text: "Designed by Apple in California Assembled in China".  The "knock offs" wouldn't be allowed to stamp their cables in this way.Edit: It would be on the cable itself near the end that plugs into the iPhone (30-pin end).Edit: The photo shows the text I refer to.  This is an example of a genuine lightning connector in which they added a serial number for identification and moved the stamp about 8 inches down from the USB end of the cable.


MacBook Air Fan Problems My MacBook Air fan is producing excessive air when it isn't hot whenever I open it even after I have restarted it, shut it down, and force quit everything many times and it won't stop. I cannot play any sound out loud or through my headphones. I don't really know what to do and need my laptop for school. It's been like this for a week now.

Have you tried using an app called smcFanControl. It's a nifty little program that can directly control the speed of your fan.
You can also check the CPU temperatures to see what's making it hot - if indeed something is. Even when it gets hot it can take a while to cool down again.
It's usually something in the background that causes this.
Open Activity Monitor in Utilities, and click on the CPU tab, so that the programs that are running show up with the heaviest users first. That will show you what's using most resources, and thus causing your fan to run.
Things like iCloud, Dropbox, Photos updates as they synchronise with the cloud services can also cause a lot of activity, thus overheating the system and causing the fan to overrun.


Why BSD eval cannot run gtime? I am considering this answer with GNU time which I installed by brew.

data.txt

hello
amigo
this line 3
and here we go 4
and 5 is here

Code in BSD time

time eval $(echo sed $(for i in 1 2 3 5; do echo "-e ${i}p"; done) -n data.txt )
hello
amigo
this line 3
and 5 is her

real    0m0.008s
user    0m0.003s
sys 0m0.005s

Code in GNU time

$ gtime eval $(echo sed $(for i in 1 2 3 5; do echo "-e ${i}p"; done) -n data.txt )
gtime: cannot run eval: No such file or directory
Command exited with non-zero status 127
0.00user 0.00system 0:00.00elapsed ?%CPU (0avgtext+0avgdata 1228800maxresident)k
0inputs+0outputs (0major+93minor)pagefaults 0swaps

and with quotes

gtime eval '$(echo gsed $(for i in 1 2 3 5; do echo "-e ${i}p"; done) -n data.txt )'
gtime: cannot run eval: No such file or directory
Command exited with non-zero status 127
0.00user 0.00system 0:00.00elapsed 50%CPU (0avgtext+0avgdata 1196032maxresident)k
7inputs+0outputs (0major+91minor)pagefaults 0swaps

Based on Matthieu's comment, the gtime is looking for a eval bin but it is built-in bash command. Command which eval gives nothing.

Why GNU time cannot run eval?

gtime can't execute/time commands definied internally by the shell. Commands are executed using the exec() system call, but the system call basically only knows about commands with binaries (e.g. in /usr/bin). Builtin commands are included in the shell binary, there is no way for exec() to execute them.

You need to either find a way to execute the command without relying on shell builtins or use the internal time command of your shell. One option might (should work, but I have no means of testing it right now) be to run a new shell within gtime

gtime bash -c 'eval $(echo sed $(for i in 1 2 3 5; do echo "-e ${i}p"; done) -n data.txt)'

The timing will be slightly off because the time required to run a new shell is included, but you can measure that seperately by running gtime bash -c ':'.


Dvorak keyboard layout with international character support? I'm running Mac OS X 10.6.3, and find myself switching between the Dvorak and U.S. Extended keyboard layout.  Ideally I'd want a Dvorak layout with the international character support of the latter (e.g. Option-u for umlaut, Option-6 for circumflex, etc), but such a thing didn't turn up during some quick googling.

Can I download such a keyboard layout somewhere or, failing that, is there a tool to create such a layout?

The Dvorak keyboard layout on Macintosh already has international character support, the exact same support found in the US keyboard layout. There is no need to switch from one to the other if your primary language is English and you need to type occasional words or sentences in other Western European languages.

I have been using the Dvorak layout on Mac since about 1988, and for all the years since then, I have been using it to type in English, French, Spanish, Italian and German, without any modification or re-mapping of keys at all. The "dead-key" diacriticals are all available; it is only a matter of memorizing their locations.

Dvorak

Dvorak with Option key held down to show "dead-key" diacritical combinations along with other characters needed in Western European languages

U.S. layout

U.S. layout with Option key held down to show "dead-key" diacritical combinations. Note that the exact same set of "dead-key" diacriticals are available on both the Dvorak and U.S. layouts, and they are assigned to the exact same keys although those keys are of course in different physically-mapped locations. The same goes for all the other characters used in other Western European languages.

If you need other characters that are not provided on either the U.S. or Dvorak keyboard layouts, then of course you should investigate other keyboard layouts specific to other countries, nationalities and languages.

[Just last week I had to use Adobe InDesign and WordPress to handle text from an orchestra concert program including two words in Czech with characters that I had not encountered before, and neither of these keyboard layouts provide support for that!]


Any app to locate or spy my lost iPhone device (didnt activate find mym iphone) Yesterday my iPhone was stolen but I can not find it in my iCloud account with the Find My iPhone app. Currently I have access to my iCloud account
but I dont see the iPhone in the tracking app. I can see it in another section and registered to my personal account.

Apple says I need to activate iCloud and Find My iPhone configuration before it had been stolen. Why they cant remotelly install or configurate it to track the device?

Is it there any other app in the Apple market which I can remotely install and track my device or spy what they do with it? Any app which doesnt need any type of configuration once installed, since I see there are a lot but most of them require to be installed before it has been stolen.

Thanks.

No, sorry, but your our of luck. Unless your phone was jailbroken and you had an app that allowed for what your explaining, theres no way to can instal and app on your device remotely, not to mention that you WILL need setup when you install an app like that.


AirPort doesn't find any networks I have a 13'' MacBook Pro from early 2011. Suddenly it can't find any WiFi Networks anymore. It used to find networks (including mine) at my home, but now it doesn't.

I cant remember when this happened, most of the time i'm using ethernet.

I installed all updates, repaired the permissions, tried do de/activate Airport, deleted

 /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.airport.preferences.plist
 /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/NetworkInterfaces.plist
 /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.network.identification.plist

rebootet several times. Still no wifi.

Any ideas?

If your Mac is capable of running internet recovery, I would boot to the Recovery HD or full on internet recovery to see if the OS is the culprit.

If you can't join any networks from recovery HD it's very likely a hardware or severe interference issue is at play. At that point, you could take your Mac to one or two different networks that are known to work with Macs and test.

Being able to isolate the major systems helps when it's hard to guess what is happening.


I have a directory behaving very strangely I have a directory that is behaving very strangely, perhaps it got corrupted. I can move the directory freely, either in Finder or terminal (I'm running Mac OS X Lion). But any query on the 'internals' of the folder (ls, rm, du, etc...) hangs. Not just fails, but I can't even kill the process with ^C, I need to force quit the terminal app and restart the app.

Any thoughts on what's happening and how to fix it?

If I had to put money on this I would bet on a disk problem -- Generally speaking the filesystem won't just hang for no reason: It's usually because it asked the disk to read or write something and the disk is taking its sweet time responding.

If you are not already using it, I strongly suggest installing and using the latest version of SMARTreporter to monitor your drive for failure signs.

If SMARTreporter gives your drive a clean bill of health try running "Verify Filesystem" and "Repair Disk Permissions" (available through Disk Utility) -- If "Verify Filesystem" finds problems you may need to boot off your OS X install/recovery disk in order to repair the problem.


Save As in MS Office for Mac to a different location I have Office for Mac 2011 which seems to work OK. However if I open a file from one location and wish to do Save As.. to another location, all I get is the basic list of where I can save, but seemingly no opportunity to drill down into sub-folders etc. For instance in the screen shot the location Kingston is an external usb drive with multiple folders and sub folders, but if I click on that, it puts that into the Where box and the document is saved in the root of that. Any ideas please, Gurus?

If you click on the little triangle to the right of the Save As box it will open more detailed window to choose where to save it. OS X has both a simple and expanded Save dialog and applications can choose to show one or the other as the default Save dialog. Looks like MS Office defaults to the simplified view.


Phantom Update Stuck In Mac App Store About a year ago I downloaded the "<3 Sudoku Daily" (click for MAS link) app from the Mac App Store. After a while I decided I didn't want it anymore, so I deleted it by putting the application file, in the Applications folder, into the trash and emptying the trash.

However, for almost the past year, the MAS has persistently shown an available update for the application, exactly as if it were still installed on my computer.

Things I have tried:

Installing the update (which reinstalls the app) and then deleting it
again.
Deleting the app using App Zapper and Hazel to erase any
associated files.
Signing out of my account and signing back in.
Contacting the developer.
Rebuilding LaunchServices per this other  question.
Reindexing Spotlight.
Disconnected any external storage devices that could even possibly have a copy of this app installed somewhere.

This phantom update has even survived the upgrade to Mountain Lion. It didn't bother me so much at first, but now, after almost a year, I'd really, really like to get rid of this application once and for all.

Does anyone know why the MAS would think that this app is still on my Mac, or what I can do to fix it?

I think this is more likely a problem with Spotlight. Try running the terminal command

mdfind "kMDItemAppStoreHasReceipt == 1"

to see if it is still somewhere on your machine. If the file doesn't actually exist, try forcing Spotlight to reindex.


In OS X Mail, what's the difference in checking new e-mail between "Automatically" and "Every X minutes"? While "Manually" option is absolutely clear to me, how differently will Mail behave when I will switch between "Automatically" and "Every x minutes"?

I'm running 10.11.4.

Unfortunately Apple Support is a little vague on "Check for new messages" in Mail (El Capitan): General preferences.

  When Mail gets new messages from the mail server. By default, the option is set to Automatically (Mail varies how often it gets messages, based on whether your Mac is plugged into an electrical outlet).

  An IMAP account may get messages more frequently if the mail server supports the IDLE command; make sure the option to use it is selected in the account’s Advanced pane in Mail preferences.

  If you set the option to Manually, click the Get Mail button  in the Mail toolbar to check for messages. (Whenever you click an IMAP or Exchange mailbox, it syncs with the server, and shows new messages.)

It's not at all specific about "(Mail varies how often it gets messages, based on whether your Mac is plugged into an electrical outlet)" and how often it is between the two states.

At least with an IMAP account the "Use IDLE command if the server supports it" from Mail (El Capitan): Advanced accounts preferences says:

  The mail server pushes messages to your Inbox. When this option is not selected, Mail checks for new messages based on the setting in the General pane in Mail preferences.

  This option is available only for IMAP accounts.

So the difference is when set to Automatically it will vary on different factors while when setting it to "Every x minutes" you know it's going to check however often "x" is.


How to install coqide (or such) with brew I went into a lot of troubles getting coq installed on my Mac (Mavericks) and it actually didn't install coqide along…

Unfortunately 'brew options coq' has no results so I don't know how to install properly coqide.

If it's too complicated, it's fine, I'd welcome any alternate solution (like a sublime text plugin or such).

Thanks.

The same bug (in the existing released binary) is reported here:

http://www.lix.polytechnique.fr/coq/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=3155

and in the comments a link to recent builds is given:

http://www.pps.univ-paris-diderot.fr/~pboutill/coq-night/v8.4/

I don't know about stability, but 8.4pl4 appears to be working on Mavericks. I was able to build/install following README instructions (might additionally require install of OCaml and other tools, which I happened to already have.) The associated coqide also appears to be working without trouble.

I am not a seasoned Coq user, so if there are any functionality or stability considerations in this non-published version, then they would be going far over my head.


Problem with Apple ID and associated email I recently switched my apple ID to a different email.  The problem is that I can no longer use the previous one.  The previous one is still there and won't go away.  I can't edit anything as a result.  Every 3 seconds I am bombarded with the old email/ID which I cannot use anymore.  Does anyone have an answer to syncing my current email so I can make the edits. No internet, contact and so on can't be use at all.  My iPad is literally jammed.  Shutting down and erasing things is useless because I can't use a password that recognizes the old email.
Can any one help me?

You need to reinstate your original email password (the one associated with App Store, iMessage, iCloud etc.)

You cannot change primary email addresses without complications to the best of my knowledge. I'm stuck using an old hotmail address as my login ID because it was not possible to change the login info.

If you have no access to the previous email at all then you can't confirm the change in primary email address, either, so will need to call Apple (at least that was the case for Australia, USA may differ)


Yosemite 10.10.3 has no Photos app Here's a strange one. I have Yosemite 10.10.3 and no updates required but don't seem to have Photos app. Any suggestions as to how I might get it?

As Photos is supposed to be included in the 10.10.3 update automatically, I would suspect something may have gone wrong with the OS update itself.

In cases like this, I would always try downloading the current combo updater from Apple - currently 10.10.3 from https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1804 but you can always Google for "Apple combo updater [current number]" to find the latest.

The combo updater, unlike the regular delta updater, includes all changes since the last major update, in this case 10.10.0

I would also run Disk Utility & check permissions & drive integrity - before & after running the combo, just to be certain.


AirPrint stopped working after upgrade to iOS 12.0 I cannot print from Notes on my iPhone 6s+ since updating my phone to iOS 12.0 and I get the following error: No AirPrint Printers Found. My bonjour printer settings have not changed, and my router settings have not changed. I have tried 2 printers so far: a Canon MX512 and a Canon MX452. I actually noticed the MX512 stopped working a few months back, although Airprint was definitely still working with my MX452 until the most recent update. Both printers work fine with my laptop. What could be the cause/how can I fix this?

I have had the same issue.  The only way, temporary at best, I could see the printer from my iOS device was to change the Bonjour name of the printer from the local network site for the printer.  Works once, and then same issue recurs, though.


Restore my Mac from a Time Machine backup on my Time Capsule I don't use the wifi or router options of my Time Capsule, I only use its Ethernet. Do I need to activate the wifi in order to perform a restore? Thanks

No you don’t. It will work fine if you plug in Ethernet to any port except the wan port no matter what the settings.

You could reset the time capsule if you want to be sure it’s in normal order and then the password will be known so you can reset it if needed to use the WAN port or otherwise look at the settings or know the passwords to the disk and management level.


Old iPad 2 with cracked screen - what trade-up/repair is available and is it worth using? I have an unused, approximately 1.5-year-old, iPad 2 (32Gig with 3G). It has a slight crack in one corner of the screen - it's noticeable but not a complete hindrance to anyone using it.

I've just obtained an iPad 3 and am trying to figure out what I can do with the old iPad 2. I was thinking of selling it (Ebay, Craigslist etc.) - but I was wondering what services Apple might provide to repair the screen beforehand, or provide a trade-up to a newer one at a low cost? What are folks' experiences? Is it worth attempting to do this before I sell it?

In case it's relevant, I'm in the UK.

Apple has only had a recycling service for iPods in the past and pushes all gift cards through their official Recycling Program.

My experience is that these sort of plans don't get you top dollar, but don't require you to take any risk or spend any time to sell your old product. You should be able to determine the repair pricing for most Apple products by contacting Apple Care or visiting a retail store to get a quote.

In this case, iPad glass isn't repaired other than at the manufacturing site - so all broken iPads go back for repair / recycle / refurbishment and you get fully tested / warranted (and potentially fully new) one in exchange.

Once you know this you can compare the repair cost with buy new cost with what you can sell it locally. Either way, this research will help you make a good sale in case the buyer has reservations - they too can always go to Apple and get a new battery, fixed screen, etc... for the repair price should they find your device not acceptable once they use it a while.


How do text sizes compare between iPhone X, 8/Plus and SE? When considering a switch from one iPhone form factor to another, one of
the importand aspect is:

How physical text size compares between old and new phone (each of
iPhone X, 8/Plus and SE)? How does different DPI affect it, if at all? And how much does the Zoomed View setting change the size?

This is especially important for elder and weak-eyesight users.

With release of iPhone X, my earlier question becomes critically outdated, so I decided to create a new one.

Identical between pre-X devices; +17% with Zoomed-View; +7% on X

On SE, 8 and 8 Plus (and older devices of same form factor) text size is the same between devices, larger screen fits proportionally more text.

Zoomed View gives exactly the smaller-device amount of text in proportionally larger text size. 8 Plus screen is 17% larger than 8's, and SE is 17% larger than 8 (measured by screen height / width).

Conversely, on X the text is size in the middle of Standard-View and Zoomed-View of earlier devices, roughly:

7% larger than on 8 (proportional to how X screen is wider than 8)
9.5% smaller than on 8 Plus in Zoomed-View (proportional to how 8 Plus screen is wider than X)

DPI has no effect to text size on the apps I tried, no matter whether or not they support DynamicType system setting.

Notes:

%% diffs are between width of equal text in equal apps, with identical settings
screen width diffs are based on official specs: screen size in pixels divided by PPI
measured and researched on my own; I would appreciate link to an authoritative source or suggestions on better metrics


How Do I use the Logitech G600 mouse with my Macbook pro? How do I make all the buttons work, how do I configure different modes on this gaming mouse?

I've tried steermouse but that did no good for me? Any help with this will be awesome, I plan on using it for my mac's Guild wars 2.

P.S I run Mountain Lion 10.8.2

Thanks

Personally, I stopped using the Logitech drivers with my Logitech mouse and installed USBOverdrive instead. It's a great USB driver that gives you total control over all the buttons on your mouse.

USBOverdrive website

Any button can be linked to all sorts of system functions, keys, scripts, etc.


Time Machine progress from the command line The Time Machine control panel gives information on in-progress backups. For example

Is there a way to get the information from the command line?

While the backup is running, detailed information gan be gained by

tmutil status

which should return something like this:

Backup session status:
{
    BackupPhase = Copying;
    ClientID = "com.apple.backupd";
    DateOfStateChange = "2014-12-18 14:14:21 +0000";
    DestinationID = "B4AF88-5AD5-49BE-B254-650B44E20499";
    DestinationMountPoint = "/Volumes/TimeMachine";
    Percent = "0.852581430477103";
    Progress =     {
        TimeRemaining = 0;
        "_raw_totalBytes" = 38596759;
        bytes = 36563200;
        files = 480;
        totalBytes = 42456434;
        totalFiles = 480;
    };
    Running = 1;
    Stopping = 0;
    "_raw_Percent" = "0.9473127005301144";
}

If you only care for the percentage, try the following (looks ugly, works only if there is a percentage to display):

tmutil status | awk '/_raw_Percent/ {print $3}' | grep -o '[0-9].[0-9]\+\(e-[0-9]\+\)\?' | awk '{print $1*100}'


Can I charge my battery with a higher wattage charger than what came with device Will it hurt my battery to use a 12w charger instead of a 10w that came with my iPad Air 2. iPhone charger says 12w can I use this on my iPad air2

You can definitely charge it with a higher or lower ampage [but not voltage], so a 5W or 10W (watt) charger will charge a iPad, iPhone or iPod. Note that an iPad will change much slower on a 5W.

This doesn't apply to the iPad Pro (12" model requires a 12W charger)

iPhones and most iPods use a 5W charger.
iPad mini and 9.7" iPads use a 10W charger.
iPad Pro 12" use a 12W charger.

This is also true for other products by Apple such as the MacBooks. All MacBooks will charge off an 85W charger with the correct MagSafe connector. 13", 15" and 17" MacBooks will charge with a 45, 60, or 85W chargers, however if you use intense processing on a 15" or 17" connected to a 60W or 45W charger the computer will still lose charge but at a much slower rate than if no changer is attached at all. If you don't believe me try exporting a movie from Final Cut or iMovie while on a charger that has a lower Watt rating then the machine would prefer. It will slowly discharge the machine

While all of the above is true, Apple still insists that you should use the correct charger for your device - however it's completely non-essential.

Make sure you have a look at the Apple website as well because they have a recall for the plug part of your charger. They have found that some of them are quite dangerous and can give you a good zap if you aren't careful.


How do I uninstall a font? I double-clicked a downloaded font and it installed itself in /Users/myuser/Library/Fonts. But all other fonts are installed in /Library/Fonts. Why does it do that by default and how do I uninstall it? I tried disabling and removing it via Font book but it still renders in a web project.

(I am running Mac OS 10.6.8)

Mac OS X places installed fonts in the user's Library folder to differentiate between system fonts (located in /System/Library/Fonts), OS fonts (/Library/Fonts) and user installed fonts (/Users/~/Library/Fonts).

You can change this by open Font Book preferences (File>Preferences) and changing the "Default Install Location" option from User to Computer.

Hope this helps.

Added on 1/12/12 at 2:35pm:

Forgot to mention - If you're not able to delete the font from Font Book, try removing it from the /Users/~/Library/Fonts directory and emptying the trash. Also, make sure it's not a font that is also in the /Library/Fonts directory (preinstalled).


Get the Google Meet mute mic keyboard shortcut working in Safari 14? I've had to switch from Chrome to Safari to get my external web cam to transmit in 720p quality. In the process, I've lost an essential keyboard shortcut in Google Meet: Cmd-D -- it mutes the microphone in Meet when running in Chrome or Firefox.
Unfortunately, Cmd-D is mapped to Bookmarks > Add Bookmark... in Safari.
I don't see a way to un-map Cmd-D in Safari so the key pair press gets passed to the application running in the browser. Is this even possible in Safari? If so, how?

You just need to remove the unwanted command by replacing it with 'garbage' - something you don't already use or need...

System Prefs > Keyboard > Shortcuts > App Shortcuts
Click + then add the name of your desired app.
Type the exact name of the menu item you wish to replace[1]
Add a garbage command [anything will do, so long as it's not going to conflict anywhere else]

[1] This is especially important if the menu ends in an ellipsis … which typographically is not the same as three full stops ...
There is no need to specify any menu/sub-menu structure, no matter how far down the hierarchy your menu item may be - it will always find it using just the actual item name.
If you have two menu items with the same name but in different sub-menus, you can differentiate by giving the actual menu path using -> as the sub-menu indicator, eg
File->Open->Open Special Name


How to bring OS X native Digital Camera RAW support from 10.11 El Capitan to 10.9 Mavericks? I work on an old Mac Pro and Mavericks 10.9 seems the best system for me.
However Apple is not updating Digital Camera RAW support for Mavericks and so does not support my new digital camera, a Nikon1 J5 that is supported in El Capitan.

A lot of programs that make catalogues are based on Apples native Digital Camera RAW support.

So I am looking for a solution to get native support for my new camera on Mavericks.

I have the idea that native support is handled by two files in the OS X system:

/system/Library/coreservices/RawCamera.bundle
/system/Library/coreservices/RawCameraSupport.bundle

I tried to replace these files in Mavericks with those of El Capitan.

But my mission was not successful.

Any help much appreciated!

Sticking with an older OS is going to leave you out of the loop on updates included in new versions. This is unavoidable if you are not willing to upgrade. For what it's worth, every older system that I have upgraded to El Capitan has seen some performance increases, in at least one case it was a significant bump in usability (early unibody MacBook that was barely usable in Yosemite is working beautifully in El Capitan).

Do a full system backup and give the newer OS a shot. It is difficult but not impossible to downgrade. If you can swap in a spare hard drive, and install from there, you won't risk your current setup just to check whether you can live with the changes implemented in 10.11.


Show/Hide only specific hard drives on desktop and/or sidebar Is it possible to show only specific hard drives on the desktop?  I have a MacPro tower (3,1) with 3 drives. The boot drive is running El Cap, but there is a legacy boot drive that I would like to keep live, but mostly I don't want users to access it.  Can I put the El Cap boot drive on the desktop somehow, but leave off the legacy drive?  Does not seem possible in the GUI, or by directly writing to the com.apple.finder plist.  Anyone have any tricks?

You can use the chflags command to hide a drive icon from the desktop:

chflags hidden /Volumes/Hide\ Me

Then, relaunch the Finder by option-right-clicking it in the Dock and choosing Relaunch.

To restore visibility of an item, use chflags nohidden instead.

Of note, this won't hide the icon from the sidebar, only from the desktop and Finder folder listings.


Automator and Batch Adding Keywords to Images? Is there a way to use automator (or something else) to batch add keywords to photos selected in finder?

iPhoto
would do exactly that for you. You can define your own keywords by ⌘+K and apply them using the "Manage my Keywords" window or the Info-pane ⌘+i


Can't get Alt (Option) key to work while remote controlling a Mac from Windows with VNC The setup: I'm using Windows 10, 8, 8.1 and 7 with a international keyboard, US keyboard, Windows keyboard, PC keyboard with VNC client TighVNC, RealVNC, UltraVNC to remote control a iMac, Mac mini, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, running OS X, with Screen Sharing activated as the VNC server.

The problem 1: My keyboard mapping is all wrong, can't input Alt key(Option ⌥ ). It is identified as Command key ⌘ .

The problem 2: My keyboard is international and a lot of the keys are wrongly mapped.

Problem 1) Use RealVNC client. In my experience, alt (Option) is in the Windows Key and Command is in the alt. Check out the documentation here https://www.realvnc.com/docs/mac-keyboard-mapping.html
There is no fix for the alt (Option) key on TightVNC.

I tried to use software on the Mac to remap / change the keys functionality such as Karabiner (previously called KeyboardRemap4Macbook), Seil and even the native system Preferences > Keyboard > Modifier Keys to change ctrl for alt or capslock for alt , but it seems that when on VNC, those configurations are ignored. It's like a different keyboard is being used and it doesn't show up in the Select keyboard menu, only the local one.

Problem 2) VNC for some reason treats your keyboard as it were an US keyboard. You'll have to change in windows, the layout of your keyboard to US international, and by doing this, almost all your keys are going to be mapped correctly in the Mac. You can set different keyboard layout for different applications.

I registered a issue on TightVNC sourceforge account about this, but the project seems to be dead, so no hope. Same problem happens on RealVNC.

For those keys that are still missing / dead a workaround is to use the Character map (while editing a text press Ctrl + alt + space-bar or at the menu select Edit > Emoji & Symbols )

Alternative is to use a different remote desktop solution. If it's for personal use, go for TeamViewer. I tried and it's a lot better, with full support for the keyboard, better connection, imagem, etc,
But if it's for business / comercial use, Teamviewer's price is just ridiculous IMO. The cheapest license called 'Business' cost U$ 749.


Do Thunderbolt to Display Port cables exist? Is there any  such cable? I'm trying to connect a monitor with display port connector to a MBA with Thunderbolt port. I know I can use a Display port to Mini-display port cable but I'm wondering if there is any Thunderbolt to Display Port cable so that I can get a better resolution.

There can be no such thing.

Thunderbolt is an active technology, Display Port is passive.
Adding the required circuitry to one end of such a cable would be pointless - it needs both ends to work.

Edit: Now I read your question again…

You have a Thunderbolt machine & a Display Port monitor…

That's Thunderbolt to Display Port not Display Port to Thunderbolt.

In which case DP to DP would be sufficient; the Thunderbolt circuitry would simply be inactive if you used Thunderbolt to Thunderbolt.
Display Port & mini-DP are the same thing, but different sizes.


Restore data from encrypted iOS backup without respective device My iPhone stopped working but I have encrypted backups on my machine. I won't get a new iPhone but I obviously want to extract all my data. Is there any tool how I can extract the data without buying a new iPhone?

I know about many 3rd party tools, but they all have a cost behind it, and I'm wondering if you know a way to do this.

You can decrypt an iTunes Encrypted Backup (when the password is known) using backup_tool.py from iphone-dataprotection on Google Code.

Navigate to an suitable destination in Terminal, then run the following:

hg clone https://code.google.com/p/iphone-dataprotection/
python iphone-dataprotection/python_scripts/backup_tool.py ~/Library/Application\ Support/MobileSync/Backup/backupname decrypted

Replace backupname with the encrypted backup folder name.

The tool will prompt you for the encryption password, then output the decrypted backup to the folder ‘decrypted’.


Detect mouse move or keystroke Is it possible to make a program execute when the mouse is moved or any key is pressed?

You can do the opposite. You can check for inactivity.

So then it is just a matter of doing nothing as long as inactivity increases...

#!/bin/sh

# Pause/Interval between checks
checkInt=5

# Keep track of the idle timer
lastIdle=0

while true ; do
   ioresp=`ioreg -w 0 -c IOHIDSystem | sed -e '/HIDIdleTime/ !{ d' -e 't' -e '}' -e 's/.* = //g' -e 'q'`
   idleNow=`echo $(( ${ioresp} / 1000000000 ))`

   re='^[0-9]+$'
   if ! [[ $idleNow =~ $re ]] ; then
      echo "error: ioreg did not return a number" >&2; exit 1
   fi

   echo "Idle now is $idleNow secs, was $lastIdle secs"

   # if idle decreased then action occurred so we do something...
   if [ $idleNow -lt $lastIdle ] ; then
      osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to display dialog "Hello World"'
      lastIdle=0
   else
      lastIdle=$idleNow
   fi

   sleep $checkInt
done

It is crude but may be it will do the job.... !?!


Internal mic not detecting audio - 2011 Macbook Pro Mavericks 10.9 Hey so I feel really dumb asking this, but I cannot figure out why my internal mic on my 2011 MBP recently stopped working.

Here's what I've tried:

Zapping the PRAM
Resetting the SMC by "Using the built-in keyboard, press and hold
the Left Shift, Command, Option and Power Button at the same time."
Quadruple checked audio settings: built-in mic, audio up, not muted,
voiceover off, detected by plugins, and so on.
Everything's up to date
Disk permission and everything are good

I feel like I've done more than that too. I can't figure it out. I've also tried using Skype, Garage Band, and other microphone accessing apps - none detect sound. It was fine about 2 weeks ago when I used Skype and FaceTime.

Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

This happened to me the other day. After checking all the obvious settings etc. It actually seemed as if there were either no drivers or the actual hardware had been removed, like the OS didn't acknowledge its presence at all. I spent ages trying to work it out and what got it working again was just plugging something into the 3.5mm TRRS audio input/output jack on the side.


How to enable Pages Collaboration on Mac? I am well connected with my iCloud Drive on my Mac but when I try to collaborate with a friend in a Shared document I receive the following error:

We have tried it both way:

me sharing a document and sending her permission
she sending me a document and sending me permission

When I log into www.icloud.com, I can collaborate there.
It also tells me that I am offline:

But thats not true because I can create Folder, add files to our Shared folder from my Mac and it gets uploaded and is visible.
I am currently using Pages version 10.0.
What am I missing here?

This might not be a full-fledged solution, rather a step in the right direction- have you tried restarting your computer in Safe Mode? If there is a rogue app/or extension causing the issue then Pages will function correctly and you can start investigating the apps/extensions you have installed that might be the culprit.
Apple Support- Safe Mode


Deleting files on my macbook is not affecting the storage space? How do I solve this problem? The storage space does not increase when I delete files. Yesterday, I deleted 250MB of files but made zero change to storage space. I have emptied the trash. I don't use Time Machine

GrandPerspective is a great app to visualize the files taking up the most space on your Mac. Next time you want to delete a file, use GP to scan your computer before and after you empty the Trash, and see what's still taking up space.


Keyboard shortcut to CLI executable I have a couple CLI utilities I would like to map to key combinations. The scripts take no parameters, I merely need to invoke them.

I've seen how to create keyboard shortcuts to apps, but can I point them to an executable somehow?

In your case, you would want to use Automator. You do not need to know about AppleScript to use Automator (in fact, if you open up Automator, you will quickly find that it really is self-evident).

The trick is not just to tie your CLI service to an Automator app, but to be able to get to that globally using a Keyboard shortcut. That can be achieved using a Service. This tutorial explains quite well how to do what you are looking for... in fact, describing a very similar scenario.

I take no credit for the tutorial content, only found it to solve a similar problem (I needed to map some drives at Startup without Finder.app opening while doing so).


The Battery Life Span of iPhone 4 I found that actively using my iphone for 30 minutes will take out 5-7% of the battery. Is it normal?

Yes, this is normal. If we assume that actively using your iPhone 4 for 30 minutes consumes 5% of its battery life, then you can use it actively for 10 hours. The iPhone 4 supports up to 10 hours of uninterrupted video playback OR up to 7 hours of talk time on 3G OR up to 6 hours of Internet use on 3G, for example. Your experience with your iPhone 4 sounds reasonable.


AirPort Extreme: Keep IP address from changing I've got an AirPort Extreme base station that I use for several computers and devices.
I set it to configure IPv4 with DHCP, but there's a problem with that: The IP changes from time to time (as reported in AirPort Utility and whatismyip.com).

I need the IP address to stay the same, so I set the AirPort to configure IPv4 manually, and left the settings there that were last setup automatically.

This arrangement worked for a while, but before long the Internet connection cut out (for all computers on the network). I set the AirPort back to DHCP and restarted, which fixed the problem. A day or so later, I switched back to manual mode. The same thing happened.

So, I currently have my AirPort set to configure IPv4 with DHCP. My IP address changes from time to time, which makes it impossible to exclude my traffic from Google Analytics reports. But, if I change back to manual, Internet cuts out after a while.

Does someone know what's causing this and a way to fix it (or otherwise keep my IP the same)?
I'm really bad at this networking stuff, so it's quite possible that I'm fundamentally misunderstanding something. Please correct me if that's the case.

Thanks!

Your External IP Address (or, as you call it, the IP address reported by whatismyip.com) is not under your control and you can't simply set it to static. Your ISP gives you a new one when you reconnect, although there are chances that you might get the same, you should never count on it.

In order to solve this problem you have two choices:

Some Internet Service Providers (ISPs) offer you a "Static" IP service for a monthly fee. With the lack of IPv4 in the world, this service is unlikely to exist forever to individuals and it's usually reserved for companies and services that really need a static IP. Not all the ISPs offer this, you can always ask.
Use a Dynamic DNS provider. This will mean that although your IP address will eventually change when you disconnect (or your provider wants), you will always be able to get "back" to your Airport's IP by using a "name" rather than an IP. Any computer in your network will have a small piece of soft (some routers can do this automatically, I'm not sure about Airport Extreme, don't think so), that will periodically check your IP and if it has changed, it will inform the Dynamic DNS service that you use so it can update the value.

Some Dynamic DNS Providers (Mostly a free service) are (in no particular order):

DynDNS
No-IP (I use this)

Think of this as if instead of having a fixed phone number (static ip), a person could call you by "name" and the phone will check what is your current number (wouldn't that be great? ;) Nobody knows your number, only your name, because your number changes often (your ip!).

You haven't mentioned why you need a Static IP in the first place, but if you can't get it via your ISP, your only hope is to use Dynamic DNS. For what is worth, DDNS works really fine and it's very "fire and forget". Once it works, you no longer have to worry about IPs or anything, you just connect to: XXXXX.no-ip.org (for example)


Which macOS VNC client can connect to the default Ubuntu VNC server? A few machines running Ubuntu 18.04 have to be accessed remotely through VNC.

On Ubuntu, I can use Remmina Remote Desktop Client to connect to the VNC server. The VNC server on Ubuntu is setup via the default Desktop Sharing:

I want to connect to that Ubuntu session via VNC from a macOS client.

I tried using the "hidden" default VNC client by going through Finder and using ⌘+k, and:

vnc://ubuntu-server-hostname.local

and:

vnc://ubuntu-server-hostname.local:5900

and

vnc://{UBUNTU-SERVER-IP}:5900

yet it states that version of the server cannot be identified. I am assuming the the default client works only for macOS servers.

Is there, and if so which, a VNC server can connect to an Linux server? I prefer the solution to be open source or freeware. A paid solution is not an option for me, yet feel free to name it to give a working solution.

There exist many modern VNC clients for macOS that supports connecting to Linux servers. Free ones include TigerVNC and RealVNC Viewer.


Looking for app to fill credit card info on form after swipe from a card reader I'd like to swipe a credit card on my iPad and have it autopopulate form fields on a web page. Does anyone know of an an app and card reader that do this? I found a few for desktops like SmartSwipe, but I'm having trouble finding something similar for iPad.

They clearly exist, but not necessarily free; I googled a bit and found

http://idtechproducts.com/component/content/article/438-mobile-readers/125-imag-pro-mobile-magstripe-reader.html

Assuming you already have a card reader, have you tried contacting its manufacturer to see if they have any recommendations?  Most iOS app/reader combos will be full POS or transactional systems, like Square.


I've tried to export from Photos to hard drive but it says my Mac Hard Drive is in "read" only mode How change so I can export? Took me forever how to finally figure out how to export photos/videos from the new Photos app to an external hard drive - which I must do to free up space as I have over 100 gig of footage I've shot of my 100 year old grandma - with more to shoot.

It says my Macintosh Hard Drive is in 'read' only mode so it won't let me export.

Can you tell me how to change that so it can allow me to export and I can move these asap?

If you are running OS X 10.10 "Yosemite" or earlier, see this Apple support article.


How do I delete all pictures off an iPod Touch? I'm running Windows iTunes and have copied my DCIM folder to back it up, now I want to delete all the pictures like I would on a digital camera, but the folder appears to be write protected and unchangeable.

What's the easiest way clear out all the pictures in lieu of doing it one-by-one.  I'm sure it's obvious, but it appears to be non-obvious.

View the list of photos in the Camera Roll (or other album), hit the Actions button in the upper-right (the button with the rightward-pointing arrow). Now, when you tap on a picture or video, it greys out a little and gets a checkmark. Check all the items you want to delete and hit the red delete button at the bottom of the screen.


Connection adapter availability How can I connect an older iPod touch second generation to a lightning dock?
The iPod has a 30 pin connector and the dock is a lightning connection.

I found a link to this adapter on an Apple forum. It could be what you're looking for.


Do computer mice really feel different when used on a MacBook? Will using a mouse specialized for Macs feel any different? I own a new MacBook Pro and I've been using it without a mouse since I brought it out of the box.

I tried to use the wireless mouse (not Bluetooth, connected to the laptop using a receiver plugged in a USB port) I used on my old laptop. However, it felt different. It was somehow slower. The cursor didn't move as fast as  the cursor moves in Windows.

Is it really like this?

I found out that Apple sells a Bluetooth mouse called "Magic Mouse" for their devices. Will using that feel any different?

Apparently it's just a difference in the mouse pointer acceleration.

It can be adjusted in System Preferences > Mouse > Then adjust the tracking speed.

Thanks calum_b.


Xcode: debug step into key conflict (F7) I'm trying to debug using Xcode and how can I use Step Into (F7 key) with an external keyboard (not available FN key)?
If I click F7 iTunes restart current song...

Any clue?

Check "Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys" in Keyboard Preferences.


Calendar entries showing up on wrong date All of a sudden calendar entries are showing up on the day before, instead of on the date entered on my iPhone 6. Example: a meeting entered at 10:00 Monday, October 24 is showing up on Sunday, Oct 23.

Hard to say whether this is to do with your phone or another device, but it's possible it's a time zone issue.

You might check that your phone is set to the correct time zone (Settings > General > Date & Time). There's also a time zone override option for the calendar (Settings > Calendar > Time Zone Override) which if enabled will override the time zone of your phone and show your appointments according to the override.


Unsubscribed app is still active! I've cancelled a subscription in my iphone but it is still showing in my subscription list! Apple says "If you don’t see Cancel Subscription, the subscription is already canceled and won't renew.", so why should it be shown 'active'? I'm afraid it's not canceled.
How can I remove it totally? I have even removed the app. what should I do to get rid of it?

According to Apple:

Tap Cancel Subscription. If you don’t see Cancel Subscription, the subscription is already canceled and won't renew.

You stated you don't see the Cancel Subscription button so that means it's already canceled. Cancelling means that it won’t renew now at the next interval. If you want to be very safe to double check, you could reinstall the app and delete it when connected to the internet. Apple will ask if you want to cancel the subscription when you delete an app with an active subscription.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039


In Keynote, is there any way to assign shortcut keys to select specific fonts? I'm writing a series of lectures where I use a different font to indicate code.  Is there any way to assign new shortcut keys/key combinations to select the two fonts I want?

I don't know any easy-simple way, but (as usual) Automator and scripting can provide some help.

The basic idea is:

You write the text with the Keynote's default font.
Select the text.
Press a hotkey - this will run the Automator script and replace the font for the selected text.

so, to make this work:

Start Automator.
Select the type "Service".
At the top change "text" to "rich text" and set the checkbox "Output replaces…".
From the Library in the left side drag into the right side the following actions. (You can use the search field to quickly locate the needed actions.)

"Copy to Clipboard"
"Run Shell Script" (and check the box "Ignore this action's input" in the action's Options)
"Get Contents of Clipboard"

into the "Run Shell Script" action enter:

pbpaste -Prefer rtf | textutil -stdin -convert rtf -font 'Menlo' -fontsize 32 -stdout | pbcopy

Replace the Menlo with your wanted font name and change the 32 to the needed size.

All the above is sounds complicated, but it is much faster to do it as reading the above. ;) Here's what your Automator screen should look like when you're done with the above steps:

Save and name the service, for example, as "SetMyFont". Now you have a new "Service", so let's check it out:

Start Keynote (or TextEdit or whatever program you'll want to use this Service in).
Select some text that you want to change the font of.
Go to menu: Keynote -> Services and select your previously named service, e.g. "SetMyFont".
Your selected text should now appear in the new font.

If the service works, you now should add a global hotkey for it:

Go to System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Keyboard Shortcuts.
In the "Services" tab, search for your service name, e.g. "SetMyFont". It should be in the "Text" group.
Select the checkbox and add a shortcut. (see screenshot)

And you're done!

A bit complicated to set up, but it works and when you have lots of text, it can speed up the formatting a bit.

(Somebody will likely suggest much simpler solution using AppleScript directly with Keynote.)

When you've finished the work and don't need the service anymore, you can remove the "SetMyFont.workflow" from the ~/Library/Services, or uncheck that checkbox in the Keyboard preference pane.


How can I see the old episodes of a podcast on iPad? I have noticed that I cannot see all the episodes of a podcast in the feed section, even though I see it on the podcasts website. Can someone tell me how I can access the older episodes ?
I'd like to watch some episodes not being shown on the app but available on the website.

Thanks.

It depends on the author of the podcast. Some authors limit their podcasts on iTunes but do offer them via their website (it gives them extra traffic).


Retina Macbook Pro now has faster battery drain I have disabled Hibernation mode and Deep Sleep mode, I also keep the charger plugged in about a week before removing it if I want to go somewhere with the laptop.

I don't know if this is normal, but I realised that my battery started draining faster recently. I usually have 6-8 hours of time on battery for web-browsing, youtubing, a bit of programming and nothing really power intensive. GFX-status usually displays i for integrated GPU usage. However I recently started getting 4-5 hours maximum.

Why is this happening ? is it the lifetime of the battery starting to decrease ? I purchased this laptop over summer (one the first batches the retina macbooks were released). So it's not really that old. Can anyone provide a possible explanation to this phenomenon ?

Reboot.
Create a new user.
Try.

If the battery life is still short after a couple of days under a new account and there's nothing weird. Take it back to an Apple store. They will run the hardware test and determine if there's a problem with the battery. Be nice to them. Explain them that you know what you're doing, that this is unusual, that you know how to take care of a battery, that it suddenly started happening and that you would like for a Genius to take a look at it.

I did that with my Macbook Air 11 (with a 8 month old battery that just died out of nowhere) and they kindly replaced it.

Better safe than sorry.


Lenovo firmware ISO ruined my USB thumb drive - how to fix? I've never seen this kind of thing before. I have a 32GB thumb drive, which I tried to put a Lenovo BIOS/firmware updater on. It didn't work out, so now I'm trying to format it, but I can't. Mac OS tells me the target disk is too small.

The thumb drive is now named HFET36US, and is apparently mis-reporting its capacity as 17.1MB. I've already tried formatting it via Disk Utility and the command line:

diskutil eraseDisk ExFAT NewName /dev/disk5

Which just gives the error:

Unable to begin erase operation: The target disk is too small for this operation (-69771)

Ok, fixed it via:

diskutil partitionDisk /dev/disk5 1 MBR ExFAT whatever 32GB

I wasn't sure what the 'whatever' argument was supposed to be, but it worked.


Wi-Fi Disconnects When Locking iPhone I want to use Google Photos to back up my photos from my iPhone SE running iOS 10. I'm connected to Wi-Fi. I start the backup process and I connect my phone to power and then I lock it. It should just sit there and happily back up my photos. But if I come back to it after a few minutes, it seems like it had disconnected from Wi-Fi and that it only just reconnected after I unlocked it again. When I open the Google Photos app, it has to start backing up all over again.

How can I keep my iPhone connected to Wi-Fi while it's locked? (Like it should be!)

I've found that ios devices tend to drop connection when they are locked if your 5Ghz and 2.4Ghz networks share same name.

Try changing one of your network's name.


My emoji in Google Hangouts flip-flops on my MacBook, why? A few days after I asked my (now closed) question Is region-specific blocking built-in to MacOS more extensive than a few emoji? the emoji shown in Google Hangouts in the Chrome browser on my MacBook Air flipped from "my original emoji" to "my new emoji".

Then a few days ago, it flipped back to original in Hangous, for a few minutes, then flipped back again to "my new emoji".

I don't really know where emoji "live" or how they get into Hangouts, but I especially don't understand how it could flip-fpop back and forth like this.

Is there a way I can stabilize this on my computer? Is this a decision made in my OS or in Chrome? Can I somehow set Hangouts it to "my old emoji" permanently?

Here is one example of the two emoji sets:

"my old emoji"  (Google?)

"my new emoji"  (Apple?)

Both emojis are Google's, they have nothing to do with Apple's emojis.

Many people didn't like Google's "blob" emojis, so Google changed it to this new one.


Firefox plug-ins save into diffent folder Mac I use "Fire fox" as my default browser. For last couple of days, I found my browser, running very slowly. As a step of speed it up, in a phase I wanted to delete all my "Fire fox" Plug-ins. In that time I found in internet that, the "Fire fox" Plug-ins should be stored in the "Hidden "Library" Folder" of Mac. But I didn't find any thing there. Then I kept searching for the Plug-ins & now I find that, they are stored in the "Unhidden or regular "Library" Folder". I am going to attach two screen shots so that you can understand the situation. Now My question is:

Why the path is changed?
Is it necessary to make it correct?
If though, how could I do it?

If any one familiar with the question please reply me back. Thanks in advance. Have a good day.

It should be like this:

But I found it like this:

The /Library/Internet Plug-Ins folder contains plugins that can be used by any browser run from any account on your Mac. The /Users/reashedzamil/Library/Internet Plug-Ins folder contains plugins that can be used by any browser but only when it is run by you.

However a better way to check which plugins are actually being used by Firefox is to type about:plugins into the address bar in Firefox. It will list all the plugins loaded into Firefox and tell you where they are. You can also visit http://www.mozilla.org/plugincheck/ which will analyse your browser plugins and tell you which ones are out of date.

You will also find another folder called something like /Users/reashedzamil/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles/RANDOMTEXT.default/extensions that contains plugins (also known as Extensions or Add-Ons) that will be run within Firefox only when it is run by you. However if you think that extensions are the cause of performance issues, the best way to remove them is to open Tools -> Add-Ons from the menubar and uninstall them from there.

Another thing you can use to check for performance problems in Firefox is to type about:healthreport into the address bar.


iPhone 5c is not found by iTunes So, I've got a new iPhone SE and an old 5c and I wanna transfer/sync the old one into the new one. The "bring the new phone close to an old one" and sync by bluetooth doesn't cut it cuz it requires iOS version 11+, and the 5c is on version 10.3 (and can't update to 11).

So I wanted to make a backup of the 5c through iTunes and then load the new phone from the backup. But when I plug in the 5c, iTunes prompts me with "do you wanna set this phone as new?" message:

(the backups are from my personal iPhone, which is irrelevant to this issue).

So, then I click "cancel" and I am into the regular iTunes interface, but the phone button is not there:

I tried to go to System Information -> USB and the phone was there, recognized. So, my question is - do you know how to get the phone connected properly so I can make a backup. Or - any other way to sync the 5c into the SE?

Specs:

iTunes: v12.8.0.150

OSX: High Sierra 10.13.6

P.S. the 5c isn't mine - I've never worked with it on my Mac.

The "setup as new" or "restore from backup" choice in iTunes is a bit of a misnomer. Setup this phone as new sounds like it's going to do something like wipe the phone, but it really just means the phone hasn't been plugged in and used with iTunes, so add it as a new phone into iTunes.

You definitely do not want to restore from backup (overwriting what you have on the phone now), so choose setup as new.

A couple of references, since I know "setup as new" sounds scary:

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4094634
https://deciphertools.com/support/knowledge-base/how-do-i-backup-my-iphone-or-ipad-w-itunes/ (from my blog - very bottom of the article)


wifi.log disappeared? I had some trouble with my wifi connection so I figured, I could switch on logging for airport via

sudo /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Versions/Current/Resources/airport debug +AllUserLand +LogFile

Now as far as I remember, the +LogFileshould redirect the airport debug log from kernel.log to wifi.log. Checking Console, I notice that there is no wifi.log under /var/log/. On a closer look, I noticed that kernel.log disappeared as well.

After some googling I found this post, in which it says that kernel.log was merged into system.log. Now if that is true, I'm suspecting that the reason I can't locate wifi.log might be that it was perhaps merged with system.log as well. Does anyone have some further info on this?

Mountain Lion does log a limited amount of information to

/private/var/log/wifi.log

To read that file – and its siblings such as wifi.log.0.bz2 – use Console.

Included with the operating system is a diagnostics app that can enable debug logging. With that level of logging enabled you can then use Console to:

view all messages
add a system log query
and so on.

Also in Stack Exchange:

Wifi Diagnostics get WiFi performance (2013-01-02)


What iOS camera apps produce realistic HDRs? Many HDR photos have an over-processed look with colors that are oversaturated and otherwise unrealistic, halos, excessive texture and local contrast, and so on. I don't like that.

What camera apps exist on iOS that capture realistic HDR photos?

They can use exposure fusion, or tone-mapping, or some other algorithm, as long as the result is natural-looking. I care about the result, not the algorithm.

I am not sure if this will stay posted since it requires a recommendation.

I use VividHDR and have dumped my desktop program for this gem.

It uses 5 shots unlike my previous 3 shot and the results are amazing. A user can still make it look unrealistic with tone-mapping settings but other than that I think you should look into.

App features:

Full resolution HDR images.

Universal app

Take 3 or 5 bracketed shots or just leave it to us to decide.
Intelligent algorithms to automatically analyze the scene and get the best exposures to capture details accurately in both highlights and shadows to deliver the best HDR image. You can get 7 stops of additional dynamic range over the regular camera.

Fast processing
vividHDR brackets, shoots and generates your HDR. Snappy fast. All this is done at the full resolution supported by the device and is always ready for the next shot.

Presets and styles
Control the look and style of your HDR image. Choose from a set of presets obtained from advanced tone mapping techniques. You also have the option to change the preset immediately after capture in the auto-preview mode.

Sharp HDR images
You do not need a tripod to capture great HDR images. Intelligent algorithms automatically compensate for camera shake. Advanced ghost removal techniques ensure that you get sharp images even with moving objects and fluttering leaves in your scene.

Lazy HDR
Lazy HDR mode to capture now, style later. Change the presets and edit in non-destructive manner at any point of time for HDRs shot in Lazy HDR mode.

Editing
Fine editing and post-processing controls for final touches to your HDR images. Controls for basic and advanced editing.
Basic editing provides control over Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Temperature and Tint of the image.
Advanced edits such as Details, Highlights and Shadows allow control over the tone mapping process.

Image formats
Save images in JPEG format with good quality level. Additional option to store images lossless in TIFF format (lossless compression) ensure you don’t lose even those minute details.

Gallery
Feature to view your HDR images as a single photo, or a thumbnail view for fast browsing and group deleting. Compare your photos 'before-and-after' HDR. It also provides an option to save HDR images to Camera Roll.

Picture information
Supports EXIF and Geo-tag to save the location information.

Sharing
Share your pictures instantly to Flickr, Facebook and Dropbox, without having to leave the app. You can also E-mail the photo.

Developers site: http://www.ittiam.com/vividhdr/index.html

Flickr samples: https://www.flickr.com/groups/vividhdr/


Pasting folder onto a disk on a USB key I have Mac and a disk on a USB key, I'm trying to copy a folder and to paste it in the disk on the USB key, but its not pasting.

How can I paste files & folders onto my USB disk?

By "disk on key", I assume you mean USB key?

Is your Disk on Key visible on the desktop? If so, can you right click on it, click Get Info, make a screenshot of it and paste it here?

If you don't know how to make a screenshot, click here

Then, edit your post and add the screenshot.

OK, from your screenshot, it appears your USB Key is formated in NTFS. Mac OS X can read it, but cannot write to it natively.

You have two options

installing MacFUSE and NTFS-3G.
Look here to find out how.
Backup all your data on your USB key and format it to a format that Mac OS X can read and write natively.
I advise you to use ExFAT, since both Windows and Mac (since 10.6.5) can write to it.
For that, use Disk Utility, chose your USB Key, select ExFAT, and format.

Don't forget to backup all your data before formatting!


Trackpad firmware doesn't update and now stopped working (Lion & MacBook 13" Unibody) I bought an oldish MacBook 13" Unibody (late 2008) and when I got it one of the first things I did was to install Mac OS X Lion.

Everything was working fine, until I applied an update that made the trackpad stop working (it only accepts clicks, no touch is recognized).

This is the "Trackpad Firmware Update" from the automatic updates.

When starting this firmware update a window appears with a status message,
Cancel and Update buttons. After clicking the Update button, it starts installing, appears to complete, status changes to Finishing..., and Update button comes back active at some point.

After that I have tried (unsuccessfully):

downloading and installing the update directly from Apple Support - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3288
same thing, but using the 'root' account
leaving the computer on overnight to see if actually "finished" the
process
Reset PRAM PVRAM - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379
Reset SMC - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Hand palm pressing over 30 seconds on the trackpad (read this on
another thread...?)
Reinstalling Mac OS X Lion using a DVD
Indifferent to USB devices being connected or not

I'd be thankful for any ideas to try out.

Ended up taking it to an apple technician and they fixed it...


Privacy policy for publishing app on iTunes Connect? I have an app that I wish to sell via iTunes Store. I do not have a website for the app. How can I add privacy policy URL on iTunes Connect?

Can I add a PDF file URL for privacy policy which is hosted on a 3rd party website?

Yes, you can host the privacy policy on a 3rd party website. This StackOverflow answer addresses your query:

  there is no way you can just copy-paste the text, you need to link to a privacy policy on a website for iTunes connect.

  I work on a tool called iubenda that fixes this exact problem for app developers and returns a privacy policy url right after the creation of the privacy policy. You might find it useful: iubenda.com

  Also, I've written more about the exact process of the addition of privacy policies on iOS and the App Store, this could help you out as well. Hope this helps!