Getting rid of HPDeviceMonitoring I recently bought a HP MFP M277dw printer (which is by the way really good) and as macOS hadn't driver for it I had to install the HP's software.

This thing is really annoying and what's more concerning, it taking up to 100% cpu time (of one core) while doing absolutely nothing (one would hope).

So I deleted the directory /Library/Printers/hp/Frameworks and killed it.

The problem is that every time I boot this directory with all these crappy apps from HP is being restored.

Is there a way to prevent it?

Regards,
Radek

EDIT (Sun, Feb 4, 2018 16:30:46): I actually just found out that I do not even need to reboot. It install itself within an hour or something like that

Uninstall all HP software from your computer. Usually the installer also provides an uninstaller. Prevent from automatic starting by removing those apps from Login Items under Users in System Preferences.

The HP print drivers from Apple directly are really good. And normally the official HP software is not needed to print, copy, scan etc..

There is a big memory leak in the software written by HP.. it has been for several years now. I have seen this issue many times.


Is there an easy way to obtain all of the Boot Camp drivers hosted by Apple by using Windows, and not relying on macOS? Please note that although this has a similar title to my previous question (Does Apple offer a page that lists all versions of published Boot Camp drivers?), the answer that I'm looking for is much different. :)

I'm aware that Apple offer multiple versions of Boot Camp drivers for each Mac model, and that there are several different (unsupported) ways of obtaining this. Does anybody happen to have a way of obtaining all of the drivers that Apple host for each Mac model that doesn't require macOS to be used? I realise that these drivers can be downloaded in PKG form, which from my understanding then requires a Mac to extract the *.dmg file from it that can then be used to obtain the contained drivers - I'm hoping for a way to avoid macOS, and use Windows throughout the entire process. Again, just to confirm - I'm not looking to obtain any model-specific drivers, but instead would like to be able to download all drivers hosted by Apple - mainly for archival purposes and to examine the differences between each set of drivers to establish the different drivers that Apple use.

You can until the 2015 model year. This is when Boot Camp Assistant application starting installing Windows without the use of a DVD or USB flash drive. Basically, the previous answer explained the drivers can be found using the links provided on the Apple webpage Install Windows 7 on your Mac using Boot Camp. These downloads are in the form a zip files which can be unzipped by Windows or macOS. As I already explained, the Snow Leopard ISO must be mounted on a Windows machine in order to access the Boot Camp files. If you mount the the ISO using macOS, the you will get the Snow Leopard files.

You should also note that the Boot Camp Support Software (Windows Support Software) includes Apple Update which often downloads updates to the the Boot Camp Support Software. This no longer works with many of the older versions of the Boot Camp Support Software. However, when you install other Apple Software, an updated version Apple Update may be installed. These updated versions have been know to download updated drivers from Apple, but rarely update Boot Camp itself. Also, Windows Update will also download updated drivers for Macs.

The previous answer included a BASH script/function which produced a list of URLs based on a given Mac identifier. When one of these URLs in pasted to Safari, a .pkg file would download containing the .dmg file, which contained the Boot Camp Support Software. I realize this requires a macOS, but the same thing can be done in Windows by using Microsoft Edge and some free third party software.

For example, installing git by default provides a BASH window which can execute the GetPkgUrl function.

The .dmg file can be extracted from the .pkg file by using Easy 7-zip.

After clicking on the OK button.

The result is access to the Boot Camp Support Software, which can be extracted from the .dmg file by using Easy 7-zip.

Did not check every model identifier, but for the iMac14,1 (2013) through iMac19,1 (2019), there is only one .pkg file per identifier. I theorize this is probably true for all 2013 and newer Macs. Therefore, it may to be too difficult getting the Boot Camp Support Software for the latest model Macs.

I realize what you are really looking for used to exist. When OS X was delivered on DVDs, the current version of the Boot Camp Support Software was included on the DVD. This covered all model Macs up to the release of the DVD. After Apple starting eliminating optical drives starting in 2012, there was a website providing links to the zip downloads. However, by 2015 Apple was switching from websites to the use of the Boot Camp Assistant to download the Boot Camp Support Software.


How do I get Windows 10 installed on my macbook pro (late 2008) So, I used to have a partition with windows 8 on it. I started that partition when Windows 8 was still in Developer preview, and it worked really well for a while, and I upgraded it a few times eventually to 8.1.

Then the partition wasn't recognized anymore. I think it was after the upgrade to Yosemite (but could have been Mavericks, I don't remember).

I just this week repartitioned and formatted the computer. Now, I'm on Yosemite, and I have tried a bunch of things to get Windows 10 installed and I can't get it to work.

I tried these things:

Creating A Bootable USB Of Windows 8.1 On OS X?

Bootcamp doesn't allow me to install an ISO to a USB (because I'm pre USB), and doesn't support my windows 10 iso that I burned to a DVD (RW), because, according to BootCamp, my computer doesn't support windows 8. This is wrong for two reasons: 1, I used to have windows 8 running smoothly (more smoothly [anecdotally] than yosemite does (but this is a 6+ year old macbook, so what's to be expected?) Also, this is windows 10, why is it complaining that windows 8 isn't supported when I'm trying to do windows 10 (sure, simple mistake, but a mistake nonetheless).

I've tried various steps involving updating my info.plist file, but after I do that (which requires very specific set of steps to even get updated, bootcamp won't even work. Some sources say that this is because modifying the plist file breaks a signature, and have a seperate command to re-sign, but the re-signing steps are out of date for yosemite, so the command isn't right.

I've found other resources that recommend using dd to put the windows 10 iso (or a .img converted using hdiutil convert onto a 32 gb usb, but when I do that, while it looks fine in osx, the drive isn't recognized as formatted in any windows machine, and doesn't work to boot.

Any recommendations?

How to install Windows without using the BootCamp Assistant.

Download and copy the Boot Camp Support Software to a flash drive.
You will need this later.
You need to create a "MS-DOS (FAT)" formatted partition.

One way would be during a clean install. Use the Disk Utility to
create a two partitions. The  first would be "Mac OS Extended
(Journaled)" for OS X and the second would be "MS-DOS (FAT)"
formatted for Windows. Install OS X to the first partition. I would
avoid using Core Storage.

The second way would be to create a single "Mac OS Extended
(Journaled)" partition and install OS X. Again, avoid using Core
Storage. Once installed, you should be able to use the Disk Utility
to shrink this partition and add a "MS-DOS (FAT)" formatted
partition for Windows.
Bless the Windows partition. Using the Disk Utility application,
highlight the "MS-DOS (FAT)" formatted partition and click the Info
button. Note the Disk Identifier. It usually is disk0s4. To install
Windows, the last digit can not be greater than 4. In a Terminal
application window, enter the following command.

sudo bless --device /dev/disk0s4 --setBoot --legacy

Here is assumed disk0s4 is the correct Disk Identifier.
Set the active MBR partition. From a Terminal application window
enter the following.

sudo fdisk -e /dev/disk0
flag 4
quit
yes

Here 4 was used because it was the last digit of the Disk
Identifier. Below is an example of me entering the above commands.

Steelhead:~ davidanderson$ sudo fdisk -e /dev/disk0
Password:
fdisk: could not open MBR file /usr/standalone/i386/boot0: No such file or directory
Enter 'help' for information
fdisk: 1> flag 4
Partition 4 marked active.
fdisk:*1> quit
Writing current MBR to disk.
Device could not be accessed exclusively.
A reboot will be needed for changes to take effect. OK? [n] yes
Steelhead:~ davidanderson$

Install Windows. Insert the Windows DVD and restart the computer.
Hold down either Option key during restart. Choose the DVD when the
icons appear. If you have more than one DVD icon, there may be a
problem with the DVD. In this case, see the note below.
After the installation of Windows is complete, insert the flash
drive and install the Boot Camp Support Software.

This was done from my memory. If you have a problem, let me know.

Note: More Than One DVD Icon

When trying to boot to the Window installation, DVD you may get two DVD icons to choose from. They are usually labeled "Windows" and "EFI Boot". The correct choice is "Windows". This may lead to the following message being displayed.

       1.

       2.
Select CD-ROM Boot Type :

I found this to be true using a DVD burned from the  "Windows10_InsiderPreview_x64_EN-US_10074.iso". The message has also occurred using certain Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 installation DVD's. The problem is the DVD and not with the steps given in this answer. The solution is to remove the "EFI Boot" method from the DVD or iso image. The procedure is given at “Select CD-ROM Boot Type:” error during Windows install.


/Volumes/external_drive folder not being removed I have a 2TB external HDD, formatted using exFAT. It seems that, even after I eject the disk, the mount point remains in /Volumes. Thus, every time I plug the drive in, a new mount point gets created in /Volumes using a numerical incrementer:

/Volumes/external_drive/
/Volumes/external_drive 1/
/Volumes/external_drive 2/
etc.

This is a pain, as I have my torrents written to that disk. If I have to interrupt a torrent download and unplug the drive, when I plug the drive back in, the download folder ends up in a different place which causes problems for e.g., uTorrent. This can be avoided if I remember to go in and manually delete the orphaned mount point directory, but filesystem cleanup seems to be something that the OS handles. Is there a way to avoid this?

Note for clarity: I am ejecting the disk (e.g., right-click on the desktop icon and select "Eject external_drive"). I am NOT just yanking out the USB cable.

It's most likely that some program (probably uTorrent) is configured to access /Volumes/external_drive/. When the disk is ejected, that folder is deleted, but the program is re-creating it (because that's its configured location to store files), thus triggering the problem.

The only solution I know of is to make sure the program (again, probably uTorrent) never runs when the disk is not mounted. Quit the program (and if it has any background processes, shut them down), then eject the disk. And don't restart the program until after you've remounted the disk.


Can iPhoto create a board book? I'm looking to make a board book for my 2 year old son.  I don't see any obvious settings in iPhoto that lets me choose the paper thickness.  It is pretty important to me because my son loves to tear "normal" books apart and so far his board books have held up.

iPhoto doesn't provide this functionality.
There are two things you could do at this point:

Submit feedback to Apple on iPhoto here. Please note that it might take a while for them to implement your feature, and they don't respond to comments.
Use an alternative 'board book maker'. After a quick web search, I found this website (pintsizeproductions.com). I'm sure you'll be able to find some more with a similar search.


How to stop a VPN server launched with vpnd I have a home VPN set up (OS X's native L2TP/IPsec on a 10.13 machine). I appreciate that the recommended way to start this would be via launchctl but, accepting that I invoked vpnd directly:

sudo /usr/sbin/vpnd -d -i com.apple.ppp.l2tp

What command would stop the server? The man page for vpnd does not provide information on how to halt the server.

Two Ways to Kill a Process (sung to the tune of "Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover")

First Way:

  Launch Activity Monitor
  Locate the daemon/process you want to halt (vpnd in this case), and select it (white letters on blue field)
  Click the x button in the ULHC, Force a process to quit
  Confirm by clicking Quit, or Force Quit if it's stubborn :)

Second Way:
If you're keen on the command line, why not use kill? see man kill

  Get the PID for your daemon vpnd: ps -ax | grep vpnd,
  kill PID (where PID of course is the actual PID number)


Find size of a path excluding hardlinks on Big Sur I use a backup program which creates hard links of files with each backup. For example, if I back up a source directory that is 100 MB in size three times without changing anything, the program will simply hard link the files such that only 100 MB of disk space is used overall.
In the Finder, trying to find the size of the overall folder will display 300 MB because Finder is unable to determine how files are related to each other using hard links. Is there any way to see the actual size of the directory containing the backups, i.e. the size of the inodes that make up the files inside the directory?
I found a similar question about finding the actual size of Time Machine backups, but the solution does not seem to work on Big Sur.

Tested this and can confirm in Finder it will show the total disk used by all of the hard links.
To find out the 'real' disk usage, use a terminal and use the command
du -hs

or
du -s


Stop Spotlight from indexing a drive that is regularly unplugged and reattached I backup my Mac laptop to a volume on an external Thunderbolt drive using SuperDuper.  This drive gets removed every day when I take my computer to work, then reattached when I get home.  Because it's a clone of my hard drive, I would like to exclude this drive from being indexed by Spotlight, to avoid getting duplicates in my Spotlight search.  I have tried adding the drive to the "Prevent Spotlight from searching these locations" list on the Privacy tab of the Spotlight Preference Pane.  Unfortunately, MacOS seems to forget this setting every time the drive is removed (every workday, in other words). Is there some way to prevent Spotlight from indexing the drive that will endure even after the drive has been removed an reattached?

Hardware is a Macbook Pro with Retina Display and a Seagate GoFlex Desk Thunderbolt drive.   Currently running MacOS 10.7 Lion (at least until the Mountain Lion Up-to-Date Program manages to get itself straightened out) and SuperDuper 2.6.4.

This ended up being a SuperDuper! problem.  It was doing a fresh copy rather than a smart update and when it does that, it sets the drive to be indexed in spotlight rather than retaining your previous setting.  Once I set it to smart update the problem was fixed.


How do I repair a hard drive that was being written to while my MacBook Air crashed? (Drive will not mount) My external backup drive will not mount. I have tried to mount it in Disk Utility via the app and the command prompt but the attempt times out. Any suggestions?

I backed up my HD the day before dropping off my Mac for repair, and then tried again just before going to my appointment. During this last and final backup my Macbook Air crashed. I have since discovered that the drive will no longer mount, likely due to the crash that occurred during the last attempted backup. I am unsure if the drive can be repaired.

My logic board was short circuiting some where that controls the headphone jack. Initially this prevented me from using the jack but eventually caused my mac to crash several times before I brought it in for repair. I believe that it is the this crashing that is responsible for my back up not being accessible but that my data may still be intact.

Thanks for any help you may have!

I'm assuming that the port in your macbook air has been confirmed to be in working condition. Another consideration is that the hard drive's port has been damaged.

Are you able (perhaps through a friend) to test the hard drive functionality on another mac or windows system? Even if you had to reformat on a windows system, that would (hopefully) get the drive functioning, and then you could thereafter reformat for mac.


How can I view hidden files in the Finder? I noticed that whenever I add files and delete them, their physical space remains on the disk drive. I uninstalled NTFS Tuxera and I still have the same problem.

So I had to insert the disk under my other Windows laptop to locate the ./#### files and delete them. I was surprised that I couldn't locate those files in Finder, but windows allowed me to view them.

Is there a way to have more control over what files are viewed in Finder?

Platform: retina MacBook Pro, Mountain Lion (OS X 10.8)

To enable the Finder to show all files (including "hidden" ones), you can type the following command in at the command prompt in Terminal:
defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool YES; killall -HUP Finder
The first part sets a hidden preference so the finder shows all files; the second part restarts the Finder so these preferences take effect (killall on its own tells a program to quit; the -HUP flag asks the program to restart).
If you want to reverse this so that the Finder now hides the files it normally hides, type this in Terminal:
defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool NO; killall -HUP Finder
That said, your actual problem of disk space not being freed up when you "delete" files is actually by design.
To permanently delete a file, you need to empty the Trash — Mac OS X doesn't delete files directly in the Finder; it first moves them to a temporary storage on their original volume, and then when you Empty Trash… in Finder, the files get deleted.
Some users are reporting that defaults write com.apple.Finder is not working on their Mountain Lion systems but defaults write com.apple.finder (note the lower case) is working. On my system running Mountain Lion, I am finding that the command works as written, but if it doesn't for you, try lower-casing the F in Finder in defaults write statement.


Keep backing up when I put machine to sleep? I use Time Machine, with an external hard drive connected by USB, to back up my MBA.  If Time Machine is in the middle of backing up my drive and I close the lid of my computer, Time Machine will stop the backup and (as far as I can tell) will not resume backing up until I wake my computer back up.

Is there a way to change this behavior?  I want it to continue backing up, until it finishes the backup, even when I close the lid of my computer in the middle of a backup.  Is there a way to do that?

Your observation of how Time Machine is backing up is the same as mine. If TM is running a backup and you put your machine to sleep it will resume that backup on wake, but it will not keep your Air awake when you close the lid Unless you wish to prevent your Air from going to sleep when you close the lid, this is the expected behavior.

Time Machine takes its sweet time, especially if you have a chunk of data that needs to be backed up. I tend to let my backup finish by plugging in my machine and running Caffeine and then putting it to sleep later. The truth is, though, I've never had a real problem with the backup restarting on wake.


Reduce output volume on shutdown Running Mojave 10.14.6. I'd like to alter my output volume upon shutdown, so that it when it starts it's always at the same volume (20%). This would make the "DAHHH!" sound more pleasant, but it's also so that app sounds present in a consistent and predictable way.

I couldn't understand how to run a script upon regular shutdown trigger (complicated) but I made an AppleScript to change volume and then shutdown, i.e. to replace the regular shutdown trigger:

set volume output volume 20
tell application "Finder" to shut down

I saved that as an app and it seemed to work great until I realised it was reopening upon login every time, thus shutting the machine down again! I booted in safe mode to clear the open apps and breathed a huge sigh of relief.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to achieve my goal? I don't really want to disable the "dahhh!" because it's useful for troubleshooting. I'd like the regular app sounds to start at a consistent volume by default. I literally just want to "reset" the volume to 20% every time I turn off.

Thanks in advance for any ideas.

You can use Power Manager to do this. An included Set volume at log out task will do what you want. Logging out is part of the shut down process.

I work on Power Manager, so feel free to ask technical questions about how it works in the comments.


open in tmux fails for all files I'm having some trouble nailing down a problem I've had with Yosemite for a few weeks now - when I issue the open command inside tmux, all files (PDFs, text files, applications, everything) fail to open with the error code -10810 for all files. Following result:

$ open Coda\ 2.app
LSOpenURLsWithRole() failed with error -10810 for the file /Users/chris/Applications/Coda 2.app.

This happens for all shells (bash, fish, zsh) but only when running under tmux. URLs like open "http://google.com work fine too.

Anyone have any ideas? Here is my PATH:

/Users/chris/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.3/bin /Users/chris/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.3@global/bin /Users/chris/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.1.3/bin /usr/local/bin /usr/bin /bin /usr/local/sbin /usr/sbin /sbin /Users/chris/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.3/bin /Users/chris/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.3@global/bin /Users/chris/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.1.3/bin /usr/local/opt/coreutils/libexec/gnubin /Users/chris/.rvm/bin /opt/X11/bin /usr/texbin /Users/chris/Applications

There seems to be a usernamespace problem if you want to open OS X apps inside tmux.

To fix that install with Homebrew:

brew install reattach-to-user-namespace

and put this inside your ~/.tmux.conf for the Bash shell:

set-option -g default-command "which reattach-to-user-namespace > /dev/null && reattach-to-user-namespace -l /bin/bash || /bin/bash"

after that you should be able to open files also in tmux.

Source I got this information: http://uber.pro/here-fishy-fishy/


What do the Photo Stream settings in Aperture do? I understand that the iOS 5 Photo Stream is a collection of all of the recent photos taken on all iOS 5 devices in a given account, synced with those devices through the cloud. It is not clear to me, however, what the Photo Stream settings in Aperture do.

It appears that "Enable Photo Stream" simply connects Aperture to the Photo Stream and makes it available as a source for viewing and importing into Aperture; but it is not clear to me what "Automatic Import" and "Automatic Upload" do.

Automatic Import: Imports any pictures received via Photo Stream into the main Aperture library. A copy will be created for this which remains even after the 1000th picture has been added to the stream and which can be edited
For this to work Aperture has to be open/running. If the 1000 picture threshold is reached while Aperture is not running, pictures will get lost irregardless of the setting of this option.

Automatic Upload: Push any picture created in Aperture into the Photo Stream and on to all other connected devices


Can the mid-2010 Macbook support more than 4GB of RAM? I know of sites that sell 8GB sets for the MacBook. Apple states that they can have up to 4GB. One of my co-workers got her first gen MacBook to 6GB. Can anyone confirm that 8GB is recognized in last year's MacBook?

EDIT: My model is MacBook7,1.

It depends on your particular model, but I believe that the answer is YES!  The great people at Other World Computing sell RAM upgrade kits for MacBooks.

To be sure:

Go to Apple -> About This Mac
Click More Information.
Look at the Model Identifier.

If it is MacBook 5,1 or 6,1 or 6,2 you can put 8GB of RAM in it.

http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/Apple_MacBook_MacBook_Pro/Upgrade/Macbook_selector


It it possible to convert DVDs to my iPad? I was wondering if anyone could help me.

I've recently got myself a "new" iPad (aka iPad 3), and I was wondering if it was possible to convert DVDs I own in order to watch them on it?

(Let's set aside the legality discussion since A) laws vary based on jurisdiction and B) the Internet isn't a good place to get legal advice.)

Handbrake is a great tool for ripping DVDs and otherwise converting video.

The legal question is probably beyond the scope of this forum, but if you own the dvd and are only ripping it for your own personal viewing, I wouldn't worry about it.


What does machdep.xcpm.cpu_thermal_level mean? I execute
sysctl machdep.xcpm.cpu_thermal_level
on the terminal and get a value. It is not the temperature. I would like to know what does it mean.

If I had to guess, I'd say it's the amount of throttling that is slowing down your CPU to prevent it overheating under high load.  See the table below - it only rises about 0 when the temp and load increase:
I use this command:
sudo powermetrics --samplers smc | perl -ne 'chomp; print "$_ " if(/:/); print "\n" if(/prochots/)'

so you can see how things change over time in a nice table - .eg.
Machine model: MacBookPro13,3 SMC version: 2.38f7 EFI version: 428.0.0 OS version: 17G14033 Boot arguments:  Boot time: Fri Nov  6 07:25:45 2020 *** Sampled system activity (Fri Nov  6 08:26:45 2020 +1000) (5006.45ms elapsed) *** CPU Thermal level: 68 GPU Thermal level: 26 IO Thermal level: 26 Fan: 3859 rpm CPU die temperature: 50.18 C GPU die temperature: 50.38 C CPU Plimit: 0.00 GPU Plimit: 0.00  Number of prochots: 0
*** Sampled system activity (Fri Nov  6 08:26:50 2020 +1000) (5004.48ms elapsed) *** CPU Thermal level: 68 GPU Thermal level: 26 IO Thermal level: 26 Fan: 3824 rpm CPU die temperature: 50.21 C GPU die temperature: 50.50 C CPU Plimit: 0.00 GPU Plimit: 0.00  Number of prochots: 0
*** Sampled system activity (Fri Nov  6 08:26:55 2020 +1000) (5002.27ms elapsed) *** CPU Thermal level: 67 GPU Thermal level: 26 IO Thermal level: 26 Fan: 3779 rpm CPU die temperature: 50.31 C GPU die temperature: 50.56 C CPU Plimit: 0.00 GPU Plimit: 0.00  Number of prochots: 0
*** Sampled system activity (Fri Nov  6 08:27:00 2020 +1000) (5003.69ms elapsed) *** CPU Thermal level: 67 GPU Thermal level: 25 IO Thermal level: 25 Fan: 3778 rpm CPU die temperature: 50.24 C GPU die temperature: 50.44 C CPU Plimit: 0.00 GPU Plimit: 0.00  Number of prochots: 0
*** Sampled system activity (Fri Nov  6 08:27:05 2020 +1000) (5002.30ms elapsed) *** CPU Thermal level: 67 GPU Thermal level: 25 IO Thermal level: 25 Fan: 3749 rpm CPU die temperature: 50.22 C GPU die temperature: 50.50 C CPU Plimit: 0.00 GPU Plimit: 0.00  Number of prochots: 0
[snip]
*** Sampled system activity (Fri Nov  6 08:27:15 2020 +1000) (5003.86ms elapsed) *** CPU Thermal level: 67 GPU Thermal level: 24 IO Thermal level: 24 Fan: 3708 rpm CPU die temperature: 50.25 C GPU die temperature: 50.69 C CPU Plimit: 0.00 GPU Plimit: 0.00  Number of prochots: 0
*** Sampled system activity (Fri Nov  6 08:27:20 2020 +1000) (5003.40ms elapsed) *** CPU Thermal level: 67 GPU Thermal level: 24 IO Thermal level: 24 Fan: 3666 rpm CPU die temperature: 50.42 C GPU die temperature: 51.12 C CPU Plimit: 0.00 GPU Plimit: 0.00  Number of prochots: 0
*** Sampled system activity (Fri Nov  6 08:27:25 2020 +1000) (5004.57ms elapsed) *** CPU Thermal level: 67 GPU Thermal level: 24 IO Thermal level: 24 Fan: 3652 rpm CPU die temperature: 50.58 C GPU die temperature: 50.81 C CPU Plimit: 0.00 GPU Plimit: 0.00  Number of prochots: 0
*** Sampled system activity (Fri Nov  6 08:27:30 2020 +1000) (5004.42ms elapsed) *** CPU Thermal level: 67 GPU Thermal level: 23 IO Thermal level: 23 Fan: 3625 rpm CPU die temperature: 50.56 C GPU die temperature: 50.62 C CPU Plimit: 0.00 GPU Plimit: 0.00  Number of prochots: 0
*** Sampled system activity (Fri Nov  6 08:27:35 2020 +1000) (5004.54ms elapsed) *** CPU Thermal level: 67 GPU Thermal level: 23 IO Thermal level: 23 Fan: 3611 rpm CPU die temperature: 50.55 C GPU die temperature: 50.88 C CPU Plimit: 0.00 GPU Plimit: 0.00  Number of prochots: 0
*** Sampled system activity (Fri Nov  6 08:27:40 2020 +1000) (5004.30ms elapsed) *** CPU Thermal level: 67 GPU Thermal level: 23 IO Thermal level: 23 Fan: 3570 rpm CPU die temperature: 50.55 C GPU die temperature: 50.94 C CPU Plimit: 0.00 GPU Plimit: 0.00  Number of prochots: 0
*** Sampled system activity (Fri Nov  6 08:27:45 2020 +1000) (5004.38ms elapsed) *** CPU Thermal level: 67 GPU Thermal level: 22 IO Thermal level: 22 Fan: 3558 rpm CPU die temperature: 50.59 C GPU die temperature: 51.19 C CPU Plimit: 0.00 GPU Plimit: 0.00  Number of prochots: 0
*** Sampled system activity (Fri Nov  6 08:27:50 2020 +1000) (5004.17ms elapsed) *** CPU Thermal level: 67 GPU Thermal level: 22 IO Thermal level: 22 Fan: 3536 rpm CPU die temperature: 50.73 C GPU die temperature: 51.44 C CPU Plimit: 0.00 GPU Plimit: 0.00  Number of prochots: 0
*** Sampled system activity (Fri Nov  6 08:27:55 2020 +1000) (5003.72ms elapsed) *** CPU Thermal level: 67 GPU Thermal level: 22 IO Thermal level: 22 Fan: 3520 rpm CPU die temperature: 51.45 C GPU die temperature: 51.69 C CPU Plimit: 0.00 GPU Plimit: 0.00  Number of prochots: 0
*** Sampled system activity (Fri Nov  6 08:28:00 2020 +1000) (5003.53ms elapsed) *** CPU Thermal level: 67 GPU Thermal level: 22 IO Thermal level: 22 Fan: 3503 rpm CPU die temperature: 51.65 C GPU die temperature: 51.56 C CPU Plimit: 0.00 GPU Plimit: 0.00  Number of prochots: 0
*** Sampled system activity (Fri Nov  6 08:28:05 2020 +1000) (5002.30ms elapsed) *** CPU Thermal level: 68 GPU Thermal level: 21 IO Thermal level: 21 Fan: 3500 rpm CPU die temperature: 52.40 C GPU die temperature: 52.00 C CPU Plimit: 0.00 GPU Plimit: 0.00  Number of prochots: 0
*** Sampled system activity (Fri Nov  6 08:28:10 2020 +1000) (5005.55ms elapsed) *** CPU Thermal level: 69 GPU Thermal level: 21 IO Thermal level: 21 Fan: 3482 rpm CPU die temperature: 52.45 C GPU die temperature: 51.62 C CPU Plimit: 0.00 GPU Plimit: 0.00  Number of prochots: 0
[machine put to sleep]
*** Sampled system activity (Fri Nov  6 08:37:56 2020 +1000) (8494.42ms elapsed) *** CPU Thermal level: 0 GPU Thermal level: 0 IO Thermal level: 0 Fan: 0 rpm CPU die temperature: -127.00 C GPU die temperature: 36.12 C CPU Plimit: 0.00 GPU Plimit: 0.00  Number of prochots: 0
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Mojave: Trimming video in Finder doesn't work When I use the new and convenient trimming option for video files from Finder in macOS Mojave, the changes I made do show in QuickLook, QuickTime and iMovie, but VLC, for example, still plays the old version with the part I wanted to be removed. It makes no difference, whether I replace the existing file or create a new one.
Once I also had the case where first milliseconds weren't cut, but the next few ones where?!
I just need to remove a very short portion at the beginning of the clip, maybe that's too short? I really don't know. Maybe it has something to do with file versions and different applications using differenct versions of the file? I should add the files are all stored on an external HDD in a NAS.

Expanding from comments I left earlier this morning. While I don't know Apple's exact process, here is what I surmise is going on:

Apple does not want to have to re-encode (recompress) your video. Doing so would take a considerable amount of time, use a considerable amount of CPU, and decrease the overall video quality of your file.

So how can you cut out part of a video without re-encoding it? If videos were a series of discrete frames, this would be easy—just delete the frames you don't want, and don't touch the frames you do want.

However, modern video codecs are more complex than this. Individual frames are not discrete—they use information from previous frames in order to save space. To put it another way, in most cases, only the difference between each frame is stored.

This isn't a problem if you need to cut off the end of a video, and in fact, you'll notice that in this scenario, macOS will do as you expect—create a shorter video that ends at the exact time you specified, in all video players. But what happens if you cut off the beginning? The start frame you selected can't stand on its own; it requires the information from previous frames in order to work. You'll be left with a garbled mess, if anything displays at all.

So instead, Apple cheats. They cut out as much of the video as they can, leave however many frames are necessary for the first frame you selected to display correctly, and then tell Apple players (eg QuickTime, iMovie) to jump ahead to your desired starting frame. While this appears to work correctly in Apple programs, VLC will skip only the parts that are truly gone.


Easiest way to scan ISBN number from books What is the easiest/quickest way using an iMac to scan the ISBN number of a bunch books.

Non-paying (for software, or dedicated scanner device) preferred, although low-cost solutions might be considered.

In the end, I just want to get a simple text file with all ISBN numbers scanned. I am not interested in fetching the associated data (as they are non-English comic books, which typically aren't in any of the big databases as e.g. Amazon)

Delicious Monster makes an awesome piece of software called Delicious Library that's intended to do exactly what you're after: scan and catalog your library (of books and other things). And it all works through your iMacs built-in iSight camera. And it works very, very well. From their website:

  “Wait, I just hold a CD or DVD or video game or book or whatever up to my webcam, and it magically reads the UPC and downloads that item’s cover and all pertinent information about it, and displays all my stuff on photorealistic shelves? I’ll take it! Right now! This is why I bought a computer in the first place! ”

Yea, it's very cool to watch it in action. Very easy to use.


How to get back to Excel home/welcome screen? When I first open Excel, I get a handy screen with “Recent,” Template, and “Sign In” options, among other things. I don’t know what this window is called, though I guess it could be called a home screen or welcome screen or something.
When I open a document, this screen goes away. Is there a way to get it back without having to quit Excel and start it back up again?

File -> New from Template -> Select "Home" from the sidebar


Installing new sandisk ssd - created bootable drive but holding option during startup doesn't work...? Double checked cable connection to new drive, everything is secure. Created a bootable drive using diskmaker on another MacBook and plugged it in (macOS sierra).

Held alt/option key upon startup but no drive options pop up, only "Choose Network" option that leads to Internet Recovery.

Also upgraded RAM, not sure if this matters.

i would but a known good drive back in the Mac to ensure its working. Then install an is on the sandisk drive while it's connected externally via USB or whatever other dock you prefer. Once you're sure all the parts work, then move the sandisk drive internally.

Much easier to troubleshoot hardware when you only change one item each step along the way and then test.


Is there a free QuickLook plug-in for CAD files (3D models)? Mac OS X QuickLook supports the Collada interchange format with .dae file extension out of the box.

There is CaniVIZ 3D Preview available for 59$ and there are free standalone viewers for CAD/3D files like eDrawings Viewer. There’s even a plug-in for .stl files popular in 3D printing.

Is there a free or cheap (< 5 USD) QuickLook plug-in, maybe part of a viewer application, that is capable of formats like .dxf/.dwg, .3ds/.max, .obj, .skp/.kmz?

How hard would it be to write or adapt an existing one? SketchUp/3D Warehouse .kmz files, for instance, are .zip archives that contain a .dae file among other stuff. Also, there’s a FOSS project, Meshlab, that should contain the required parsing code for a lot of formats.

Try Graphic Converter, at least this one works for previewing the .skp files. In the free version you just need to wait around 30s to use the apps.

In some forums, there is said that to generate quicklook plugins, the developer of the apps needs to open up the source code in how their apps generate the files to display. Even maybe if someone is able to reverse engineering the apps to get the source code, there is still problems in terms of licensing. Unless otherwise the code used is under GNU license.


MacOS High Sierra - Unable to mount network drive after waking from sleep I have a 2017 MBP with MacOS High Sierra. When working from home, I typically connect to my work network via VPN and then I can mount various network drives (SMB).

When my Mac goes to sleep, I seem to automatically lose my active VPN connection and any mounted drives along with it. Strangely, the VPN connection still appears active (the connection timer continues in the menu bar), although any associated functionality is lost.

I can usually reconnect to the VPN without much trouble by disconnecting, then reconnecting as per usual. Unfortunately, I am unable to reconnect to any of the mounted drives. It seems as though my Mac falling asleep and interrupting the VPN connection places the mounted drives in some unusual intermediate state. If I attempt to reconnect to the mounted drives, I hear the system sound that indicates a successful connection and a finder window pops up, but the mounted drive is not visible/accessible.

Using Terminal, if I navigate to /Volumes, indeed I see the previously mounted network drives. However, if I attempt to cd into them, I get the following error:

cd: error retrieving current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent directories: Socket is not connected

If I try to unmount the drives using "[sudo] diskutil unmount [force]", then I receive the message:

Unmount failed for /Volumes/DriveName

If I run "smbutil statshares -a", then I receive:

stat_share : SMBOpenServerWithMountPoint() failed for /Volumes/DriveName <DriveName>
stat_all_shares : stat_share() failed for /Volumes/DriveName
smbutil: unknown status -1073741772: No such file or directory

It seems the only way that I can reconnect to the drives is if I reboot my computer, but this is quite disruptive. Further, although I'm not certain, I believe this behaviour arose following my upgrade to High Sierra.

Any other suggestions for how to re-establish connection to these network drives?

We have a similar issue with our network drives at work. When that happens the following works:

Hold down the OPTION key.
Right click on the finder icon.
Left click on RELAUNCH.

Doing this seems to clear out the cache. Then the system realizes that while it was sleeping, it did in fact lose the connection to the drive, and lets you reconnect.


Can not create a bootable drive / partition on iMac This is a very frustration issue and I am banging my head against the wall.

I have an old iMac Intel 21.5" EMC 2389 iMac I salvaged from my parents and the drive failed.  I added a new 1TB WD drive to replace the old 500GB WD drive:

https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iMac+Intel+21.5-Inch+EMC+2389+Hard+Drive+Replacement/6284

Tried to do a clean install of OS X and it kept going into an installer loop after the first install reboot (would go back to the start and ask you what drive to install to etc.).

I finally figured out that the newly formatted internal hard drive is not bootable despite me partitioning and formatting it with the GUID Partition Map.  If I select the drive in Disk Utility and click the info button the drive is listed as bootable = no.

So the installer plugs away, installs the first wave of files then reboots expecting it to boot from the target but it can't so it goes back to the installer USB stick again.

Why are you installing from  usb?

I recently replaced a hard drive in a 2008 mbp with samsung 850 evo. Using Target Disk mode, connecting mpb to my imac via 1394b/tb, i used the online restore to write the install image to the mbp after using the same connection with DiskUtil to partition journaled mac format.

Despite what the interweb blathering to the contrary claims this works as designed.


Google Talk Client for iOS is there a Google Talk (gChat) client for iOS that:

does not prevent messages showing up in other clients
does not alter or send messages, add signatures or other spam?

IMO messenger seems to be a bit better, at letting the message get to other clients as well


Do I need to know someone's Apple ID email address to gift them an app? I'd like to send an app from the App Store to somebody as a gift. I have their email address, but I'm not sure if it's the email address associated with their Apple ID.

Do I need to enter their specific Apple ID email address, or will they be able to download the gift app if the email gets sent to any of their email addresses?

I believe the email sent contains a link with a promo code, it's not bound to the email address.

So you can send it to whatever, they'll still be able to get the app gifted.


In AppleScript, how to open a URL location that contains a hash (#)? I have a workflow written in Alfred that when opening a URL location in AppleScript, the URL will be urlencoded() which effectively breaks:

open location "https://example.com/#hello" & selectedText

will open the URL https://example.com/%23hello.

The %23 should really stay #. How can this be achieved?

This is because Alfred is encoding (UTF8) the URL.

Disable it and it will work.


Turn off iMac main screen while working on external I have an external display on my iMac and I would like to work only on the external display and turn off/disable the iMac one, just like the "clamshell mode" on a Macbook for example. It works with Windows in Bootcamp, but not in the Mac's partition. The iMac's display is too shiny and it gives me headaches when I work while the sun is shining.

How can I turn off the iMac's screen so it won't stress my graphic card, display etc.?

I succeeded by using switchresx.
Terminal command

brew cask install switchresx

then, open System Preferences, SwitchResX

Click icon, setup a display set with a disabled primary display, setup hotkey (ctrl-opt-f1 for me), save&close SwitchResX

Then, if you want to use single external display mode, press the hotkey et voilà


What does 3x retina mean? People have described the display in the iPhone 6 Plus as having "3x retina."

My question is, What does 3x retina mean?

1x: Standard Definition
2x: "Retina" Definition
3x: "High(er)" "Retina" Definition

They've added more pixels than needed, because the screen resolution for the size of displays they use is already "retina". Which means that you can't see any individual pixels from a certain distance off of the screen. For iPhones it's like 30cm I believe.

Now that they've added more pixels then needed, they are capable of maximizing brightness and color ratio's, as well as contrast.

Update: Apple seems to be using a default resolution of 568x320 for assets (pictures, mostly). I suppose they call this retina for assets, so 3x retina would enlargen the picture 3 times, which makes 1704x960. I'm not quite sure about why this resolution is specifically chosen, but it might have something to do with the new 1080p display on the iPhone 6 Plus


MacPorts fails to find 'make' I've installed Xcode and MacPorts on a brand new mid-2013 MacBook Air, but MacPorts doesn't work, saying that it cannot find anything.

mba:~ cnst$ sudo port install wget
Warning: The Command Line Tools for Xcode don't appear to be installed; most ports will likely fail to build.
Warning: See http://guide.macports.org/chunked/installing.xcode.html for more information.
--->  Computing dependencies for wgetError: Unable to execute port: can't read "build.cmd": Failed to locate 'make' in path: '/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin' or at its MacPorts configuration time location, did you move it?
mba:~ cnst$

And, indeed, there is no make or clang in the path, but it is definitely installed, though:

mba:~ cnst$ find /Applications -name "clang" -or -name "make"
/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/clang
/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/lib/clang
/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/usr/bin/make
mba:~ cnst$

Why is there no make or clang in the path?  Why MacPorts doesn't work?

I notice that http://www.macports.org/install.php#pkg mentions that you have to install something from ADC, Apple Command Line Developer Tools, but ADC doesn't work since last Thursday or Friday due to their security breach, so, the developer tools are nowhere to be found.

What's the proper solution here?

Due to the Apple Developer Center being down this process may fail, however;

You can install Command Line Tools via Xcode's Preferences. Open Xcode, then hit ⌘+,. Choose the 'Downloads' section, and Components lists the downloadable items.

Assuming that ADC being down hasn't also locked down these utilities, the installation process will take place.


Why hasn't XNU kernel been extensively used? Why hasn't the XNU kernel been extensively used despite the open source licence offered by Apple?

Is it because of  specific licensing issues? Or because Linux is technologically  much better for reuse ? Or is it a market with one winner, Linux?

On one hand, Linux had a considerable head start on XNU, having been first released in 1991. While I can't seem to find information on a release date for XNU, I'm quite sure it happened after Apple acquired NeXT, in 1997.

Also, the kernel design used in XNU may not be easy for some developers to get their head around. Linux is a monolithic kernel, while XNU is a hybrid (a cross between monolithic and micro kernel models) It's possible that developers are more comfortable developing for the former model than the latter. Ken Thompson, one of the fathers of UNIX, also argued this point.

More information can be found on Wikipedia (starting at Kernel)


Significance of IODisplayWrangler in power management assertions When I check my power management assertions (MacBook Pro running macOS Sierra), I see the following line:

$ sudo pmset -g assertions
...
Idle sleep preventers: IODisplayWrangler

What is IODisplayWrangler and what does it mean that it is listed as an "idle sleep preventer"?

It turns out this part of the OS is open source.  (Link is for macOS 10.12.6, but other versions are available.)

Reading the code reveals that the IODisplayWrangler is a class that interfaces with the power management system in order to manage display brightness.  It detects user activity and uses this to determine when to dim, turn on, or turn off displays.  When the display is on, the class sets a kernel assertion that prevents idle sleep.  So seeing IODisplayWrangler as an idle sleep preventer is normal when the display is on.

In the developers' own words:

/*
    This is the Power Management policy-maker for the displays.  It senses when
    the display is idle and lowers power accordingly.  It raises power back up
    when the display becomes un-idle.

    It senses idleness with a combination of an idle timer and the "activityTickle"
    method call.  "activityTickle" is called by objects which sense keyboard activity,
    mouse activity, or other button activity (display contrast, display brightness,
    PCMCIA eject).  The method sets a "displayInUse" flag.  When the timer expires,
    this flag is checked.  If it is on, the display is judged "in use".  The flag is
    cleared and the timer is restarted.

    If the flag is off when the timer expires, then there has been no user activity
    since the last timer expiration, and the display is judged idle and its power is
    lowered.

    [...]

    This driver calls the drivers for each display and has them move their display
    between various power states. When the display is idle, its power is dropped
    state by state until it is in the lowest state.  When it becomes un-idle it is
    powered back up to the state where it was last being used.

    [...]

    We register with Power Management only so that we can be informed of changes in
    the Power Management aggressiveness factor.  We don't really have a device with
    power states so we implement the absolute minimum. The display drivers themselves
    are part of the Power Management hierarchy under their respective frame buffers.
*/


To have TV Out from iPad 2's any application via Apple Composite AV Cable I know about this previous thread asking about iPad TV out. I have not managed to have my iPad 2's screen mirror from all applications to my TV. It only shows YouTube at the moment from the YouTube application.

I want to mirror my iPad 2's screen on my TV. How can I accomplish this?

From what I can discern from question, you are actually looking for Video Mirroring, not Video out.  They are two distinct features, using different API's.

Video Mirroring, i.e. everything that you see on your iPad screen, from home screen to various apps, is only available via Airplay, using an Apple TV, or using Apples Digital AV Adapter(HDMI) or VGA Adapter.

Video Out, which is what it sounds like you are currently using, is available with Apples Composite and Component AV Adaptors, and provides an output link for applications that are specifically outputting a video source, such as the Videos App, or YouTube.  This would be why you can see YouTube Video's in YouTube, but not say when they are embedded in Safari.

You should also know, even Mirroring doesn't work for all Apps as you would expect.  HBO Go for example, actively disables Video Mirroring and only supports Audio, so when you hook the iPad to your TV, all you see is and HBO Go Logo on your TV Screen.  There is currently no official way around these restrictions.


Where is system.log located? (In the filesystem, outside of Console.app) Where is the system.log file actually located? I know of course that I can view its contents in Console.app, but I just want to know where this text file is actually located. Or is it an almagamation of multiple files merged together or something, so that's why there's no actual location for it?

Right click it in Console.app - Reveal in Finder :)

For completeness, it's located in /private/var/log.


Bash history is not remembered in Terminal My Bash history is remembered when I connect to my Mac via SSH, use iTerm2 or launch bash in the built-in Terminal app (every command I typed in bash is saved) but is not when I just use the built-in Terminal app. I already tried resetting the profiles in Terminal. I also checked ownership and permissions of .bash_history. Later I also tried to delete this file. This answer didn't help either. My default shell definitely is bash.

Begin isolating the source of the problem by removing any customizations of Bash’s history. For example, any code that sets shell variables that begin with HIST, or uses set -o to set either the history or histexpand shell options.

The per-session command history code in /etc/bashrc_Apple_Terminal attempts to maintain compatibility with Bash’s history variables, and tries to detect when the user is probably doing something it can’t be compatible with and disables the mechanism in that case (because the user is doing something arbitrary, like loading, saving or modifying the history). However, if you have scripts that run the history command, that code has no way of knowing in advance; you’ll need to either update your code to maintain compatibility with the new per-session command history, or disable the per-session history by setting SHELL_SESSION_HISTORY=0 as described in the documentation in /etc/bashrc_Apple_Terminal.

If you’re not customizing HISTFILE, HISTTIMEFORMAT or the histappend shell option, another thing to check is if your shell startup script(s) modify either PROMPT_COMMAND variable or the EXIT trap without concatenating the previous value to avoid wiping it out.

See the comments in /etc/bashrc_Apple_Terminal for a description of how the mechanism works and how to customize or disable it.


Is it worth unsplitting my fusion drive? I was messing around with my iMac and got to a point where I had to reinstall the OS, but it turned out the Fusion Drive had split into a 1 TB hard drive and a 24 GB flash drive. After looking around I found that you can unsplit the Fusion Drive with a Terminal Command in Recovery Mode but that would involve reinstalling macOS afterwards.
There doesn't seem to be a way to fix the split fusion drive without losing my data (or rather, having to restore it from a backup which in my experience is not only a tedious process but also doesn't restore everything...). So I was wondering if you guys think it would be worth it to fix the fusion drive and reinstall the OS or if a split fusion drive is not necessarily a problem.
What are the drawbacks/benefits of having a split fusion drive?
I have a 2017 iMac 27-inch currently running macOS 10.15.6 Beta.

What are the drawbacks/benefits of having a split fusion drive?

I think the first thing is to define what the purpose of a fusion drive is.  A fusion drive was created to so you could get the performance benefits of an SSD while simultaneously getting the value of and capacity of a spinning magnetic drive.
“Fused together” you get a single virtual drive out of two very different physical drives - a small, but fast solid state drive and a slow, but large magnetic drive.  Compared to a single solid state drive, it’s nowhere as fast but then again it’s nowhere as slow as a magnetic drive, but it is convenient because it manages where data resides - commonly used files are stored on the SSD and less commonly used files on the magnetic one.
Splitting it, you end up manually managing what goes where, but now the SSD is unburdened by the slowness of the spinning media.  You will get a speed increase of the files you put on it.  As far as files you “archive away,” they get to reside on the slower magnetic one, but since they’re rarely accessed, speed is not of a concern.
This has been tried countless times before Fusion dives existed.  Everyone that I have known that tried to install an OS on a smaller, faster drive and the data, home directories, and applications stored on a larger, slower drive have abandoned this because it ended up being a royal PITA.
Go "All In"
IMO, “messing around with it” is a waste of time because you end up with less than what you started with.  If you’re going undertake reconfiguring your fusion drive, go “all in”. Open the iMac and swap out the spinning media for an SSD.  If you really want to step things up, change out that smaller PCIe SSD for a larger one as well.  Depending on your budget, you could have an 8TB (or more) Fusion drive; or you could have a super fast 4TB drive in RAID 0; or a data secure RAID 1 - all software RAID of course.  You could also have a super fast, internal Time Machine backup drive.  Now, you've got options.
TL;DR
Unless you're going to open up your iMac and make a significant change like swapping out the 3.5" HDD for an SSD, there's no benefit to tweaking around with your existing Fusion Drive because in it's factory default configuration, you're going to get the best performance in terms of speed and usage as well as value for the money possible.


Are Apple Watch step counts saved to Health.app on iPhone I'm thinking about purchasing an Apple Watch. I'm interested in the activity measurements. Currently, I'm using my iPhone to count steps etc. When I connect an Apple Watch to my iPhone and the Apple Watch collects step data, is this step data automatically saved to the Health app on my iPhone (or is it only available in the Activity app, like on the Watch)?

As long as you give it permission to access and change data in Health, it's all (steps, walking & running distance, heart rate, active calories, etc.) right there in Health. I know this first-hand, as a proud Apple Watch owner since April 24.


Keyboard layout changed For no apparent reason my Mac mini keyboard has just changed its placement of symbols: For example, whenever I type Shift+2, expecting the @ symbol to appear, I get a " character instead. Language has always been set to British. Nothing to my knowledge has been changed. I am using OSX Yosemite version 10.10.5. How do I get my keyboard back to how it was please?

Go to system preferences/keyboard/input sources and remove the item called "British PC" and make sure only the item called "British" is there.


SIP client alternative to Facetime? Wikipedia says:

"Like the video version, FaceTime Audio is currently only available between Apple devices."

So...I was going to ask how to make/receive SIP calls from Facetime...but that's not an option.

what's a free SIP client for Mac OS x laptops?

I'd start with Telephone from the App Store and then once you have some more detailed requirements, you could refine what you're looking for.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/telephone/id406825478?mt=12


Connect iPhone 6 display to iPhone XR iPhone XR display and digitizer not working. Need to access phone to retrieve some data. How can I unlock the phone, so I can backup from computer? I bought a replacement screen, but my cat managed to eat the cables before I can successfully install it... I have an old iPhone 6 at my disposal, can I just connect that screen to the iPhone XR? Will it work at all?

No.

Just a visual comparison of the iPhone 6 and the XR tell you that besides the differences in screen sizes, the connectors and connector locations are very different.  The 6 connects from the top where the XR connects from the side.


Why isn't iTunes Radio presenting the options affecting station variety? I am not seeing the options in iTunes Radio for "Play More Like This" and "Never Play This" for individual songs, nor the "Variety" slider for each station.

Per iTunes Help docs:

While a song is playing, click  near the top-left of the iTunes window, and choose Play More Like This or Never Play This Song from the pop-up menu.
Adjust the balance between new and familiar songs (on the selected station only): Click a station to display its contents, and click Hits (familiar), Variety (mixed), or Discovery (new).

These features are consistently missing across all of dozens of songs on multiple stations. I can't find anything in the Preferences (or the View, Window, or contextual menus) that seems relevant, except perhaps that I have "Share details about your library" turned off. Is it related? I tried turning it on and see no change.
An interesting twist is that I created a station on iOS 7, using an identical starting condition - the name of a band - to one of my existing stations, which has now synced to my OS X iTunes radio, and includes these options. The stations created on OS X have not transferred to the iDevice, however.
1st Created on iOS, appeared on OS X.
2nd Created on OS X, not present on iOS.

Why can't I tell iTunes that I don't ever want to hear "Margaritaville"?!
This is iTunes 11.1 (126) running on OS X 10.8.4

It only works if you add your own custom stations. When you are listening to a song that you like, press on start station from artist or song. Then that new station will have the options on: play more like this, or never play this song. :)


How can I get Final Cut Pro to reload my Motion projects without restarting it? I often switch back and forth between working on a Final Cut project and working on a Motion generator or title I use in that project. If I make changes to the Motion project, I have to restart Final Cut to see those changes reflected in the instances of the generator or title already in the timeline.

Is there a way to get Final Cut to reload the Motion files without restarting it?

Hey Peeja… the "official" way is to simply REPLACE the title or whatever in the timeline with the original from the browser. Select in the timeline, then select in the browser and hit ⌥R to "Replace from Start". Or drag from the browser ontop of the timeline instance and select replace from the pop-up.

It's because the edited version only exists in the browser and the instance in the timeline is independent of it.

The UNofficial/Power User way … simply CUT the title or whatever from the timeline and… PASTE. Done.

Cheers.


How can I set up a UK-based iPad with simple ongoing internet access for my grandmother? I've just donated a secondhand iPad 2 to my grandmother, with the intent that she can use it as her first foray into email, and possibly other things, given time. She has very limited experiences with technology (she has used typewriters, but nothing really more modern), so I'm trying to keep everything as simple as possible.

In particular, I'm looking for an easy way to connect it to the internet. We both live in the UK, but I live some distance from her and am not able to easily get physical access to the iPad to set it up. She has no ADSL/broadband at home and I'd like to avoid the complexity of setting it up, and she has limited mobility and lives in a rural area so getting to a phone shop isn't really possible. It's a 3G iPad 2, so 3G seems like the obvious option. Because she lives in a rural area, however, 3G access seems limited - the only networks that seem to have coverage are Vodafone, O2, and Orange.

Is it possible to find an off-the-shelf, preconfigured SIM card that I can send her that she (or a friend) can just plug in? Ideally I'm looking for something with little to no upfront or ongoing configuration required on the iPad (or where I can do it in advance for her) to keep things as simple as possible. All the deals I've found so far seem to require configuration on the iPad, or ongoing top-up action on the iPad, which I suspect would put her off.

Alternatively, are there any other connectivity options I'm missing?

Edit: Unfortunately, my grandmother passed away before I had time to arrange this. So I won't be spending any more time on the iPad connectivity. Thanks everyone for your help anyway, much appreciated.

I have two ideas for you:

There's a UK mobile network called Ovivo, basically, you order a sim with £10 on it once, and you'll have 500MB of mobile broadband for your grandma's iPad forever.

She'll also be able to use the £10 for additional broadband if she runs out (either by pre-purchasing some — and maybe you could do that online for her), or it'll automatically take from it as credit.

I think you can top up online with your card and manage everything for her. She'd just have to pop in the sim card.

Ovivo runs on the Vodafone network as a MVNO — so has good signal.
Alternatively, try GiffGaff (runs on O2 network), where you pay £5/month (no contract; you can stop anytime) for £500MB — Ovivo turns out cheaper; or £7.50 for 1GB.

I think you can set up the actual account online from where you are; she'd just have to pop in the sim card.

Both are good value for money without any contracts, etc. You can stop/cancel at any time.


With Pages '08, can I add a top border to a title? I'm writing my resume with Pages, and I'd like to know if (and how) I can add a horizontal line across the page before every text segment with a certain style (namely, "Header", though that shouldn't matter).

Will I necessarily have to draw a straight line myself, and move it around each time a section enlarges?

This is possible in Pages '09, so it probably works in Pages '08 as well.

Select a heading in your document
Open the Inspector (in menu bar click View -> Show Inspector)

Select the Text section
Select the "More" tab
Under "Borders & Rules", click the dropdown that says "none" and select the line you want to use
Below the dropdown select the icon depicting the line above the content

Open the Styles Drawer (in menu bar click View -> Show Styles Drawer)

Since the text is still selected, the heading you're using should already be highlighted
Click the arrow beside the style
Click "Redefine style from selection"

Now everywhere that you used that heading will now have a horizontal line over it, and it will automatically appear whenever you insert new headings.


Can you sync computer with iPhone? When having one computer, it works great syncing your iphone with it, to get your stuff on the iPhone. However, having two computers, one at work and one at home, I wonder if it's possible to have a relationship like this:

 Computer 1 > iPhone > Computer 2

instead of the two computers battling against each other and removing files etc they don't have? It would be great if you could do this automatically, so I don't have to manually transfer files etc.

I found an article on Lifehacker about this issue: How to sync an iPhone with two (or more) Computers.

  Plug your iPhone into a variety of
  computers, yours or other people's,
  and you'll find that your phone and
  iTunes want to wipe everything clean
  and start over, every single time.
  Andrew Grant at the Shiny Things blog
  shows how to edit your iTunes Music
  Library XML file to sync your phone
  (or iPod touch) with different
  systems. That means you can, say,
  auto-grab just your music from your
  Mac at home, but grab Contacts and
  Calendars from your work PC. The guide
  requires very little hacking, and
  Grant provides links to simple text
  and hex editors to get the job done.


Delete music directly from iphone I would like to find a way to delete individual songs from my iPhone and automatically synchronize this deletion in iTunes.

My current workaround is this: Star the songs I don't like anymore with 1 star, synchronize iPhone (takes forever), then delete the songs with 1 star and resync.

Any better way to do this?

You can delete songs directly in your music application. Just get the title overview and swipe from one side to the other and a delete button appears.

When you have automatic syncronisation activated in your iTunes, it will automatically sync your music next time you're in the same network with your iTunes computer, your iTunes is started on this computer and your iPhone is locked and wired to the power.


Most important MacOS folders to move from SSD to spinning HDD, and how to move them? I recently installed a SSD on my Early 2009 Mac Pro. While searching the site, and finding many questions on the subject of SSD to HDD swapping, linking, and cloning. No one actually mentioned the folders that would be best to link.
I have symlinked /Users/user and /Libray on SSD to HDD, but feel like I might be missing one. Also, I noticed that this also saves most of my app settings, as Dropbox was able to simply startup without any configurations. Would this also be the case for mail, since I linked the whole /Library folder?
Currently I have Lion, and the Apps folder on the SSD. My goal is to have the data hogs linked from HDD to SSD. Would it be better to hard link them versus symlink?
Edit: I am running my OS on SSD, and want to symlink to folders from OS on old HDD. Which are the best candidates?

For my Hackintosh SSD-HHD "separation" purposes, I moved my /Users directory to be mounted directly on my (spinning) HDD partition.  Details here.

I view symlinking /Users to be generally risky for MacOS.

Haven't yet moved my /Library mount; not certain merit of doing that (eg: hard to gauge /Library disk activity).  Would be great if someone could detail the default system log paths for MacOS (I'm running Lion) to help sort this out.

In any case, my /Users dir definitely gets hammered with lots of write IO + storage capacity (both things not optimal for Flash-memory-based storage), so definitely moved that off.


How do I export contact photos from iCloud? I am trying to export contact photos for my iCloud Contacts. I initially tried exporting my contacts as a vCard, but iCloud doesn't include profile pictures when exporting. (Interestingly, iCloud Contacts can import photos from a vCard)

Manually saving the photos from the iCloud Web app didn't work either, as the Save Image as option was missing when right clicking my contact photos.

Is there any way to export my contact photos from iCloud?

When exporting vCard from iCloud Web app, the image data is not included in the card. Contact profile picture in such cases can be extracted using the included Web Developer Tools in your Web browser. The procedure is almost similar for all modern Web browsers, I'll use Safari as an example here.

Developer Tools are not enabled by default in Safari. To enable them open Safari preferences by going to Menu bar → Safari → Preferences.. or use the keyboard shortcut Command + ,. Now go to Advanced tab and check Show Develop menu in menu bar.

Now open Contacts section in iCloud Web app and select the desired contact. Once you have selected the contact, right click on the profile picture and select Inspect Element from the context menu. This is generally the last item in the menu.

Clicking on the Inspect Element item will open the Web Inspector, a tool generally used for Web design and development.

As you can see, the Web inspector has opened with a node pre-selected (basically an HTML image tag) corresponding to the profile picture selected. Within the tag, you'll be able to see an item similar to:

href="https://p12-contacts.icloud.com:..."

which is a hyperlink. Simply click on the link. It will display the original image assigned to the contact under the Resources tab in Web Inspector.

Voila! you have the contact profile picture. Simply drag the image to Finder to save it.


How can I rotate a video? I just recorded a video on my phone, but when I play it on my Mac it's in the wrong orientation.

How can I rotate the video by 90 degrees so that I can upload it to youtube?

Free solutions are preferred.

I just found out how to do it using YouTube's Video Editor which has rotate left/right buttons.

But this is not an answer how to rotate on Mac.

Use QuickTime to Rotate Videos
You don't need to use any 3rd party tools to do this. It's built right in to QuickTime Player.
Any file that can be opened in QuickTime can be rotated by choosing Edit > Rotate Left (or Right) or by typing Command-Shift-L / R.
If you alter a movie file in this way and attempt to close the file (Command-W) you will be prompted to save your changes. Save them to a new file and you will have a newly rotated video.
Share your Video on YouTube with QuickTime
QuickTime also has a built-in way to share your video on YouTube. With the video open (and correctly rotated now) select Share > YouTube...


How do you disable the zoom effect / window animations in the new OS X Lion? I'd like to disable the Zoom effect that the windows produce when they are being opened. Does anyone know a way to disable them?

Open Terminal.app In your /Applications/Utilies folder and run the following command:

defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticWindowAnimationsEnabled -bool NO

and press Enter

Note: Changes might only take place after restarting your mac


Is there any keyboard shortcut to add bookmarks in Safari? I am simply fed-up of adding bookmarks in Safari by long pressing the plus icon beside the safari omni-box so is there any one key keyboard shortcut to add bookmarks in Safari?

To add a bookmark:
⌘ + d

To add a shortcut to the Bookmark menu:
 ⌘ + shift + D


iPhone 4S crashed, Wifi crashed, Personal Hotspot gone My iPhone 4S, which i got in October, just crashed out of the blue and wouldn't restart.

After reading other people's blogs I managed to restart by holding the main button and on/off button together.

When it rebooted, the wifi and personal hotspots were greyed out and therefore could not connect to the internet. After switching the phone on and off, the wifi reconnected but the Personal Hotspot is still greyed out.

Where has my Personal Hotspot gone and how do I reconnect it?

Since there wasn't physical trauma, you should try to restore its factory settings through iTunes.

You can try to restore your backup afterwards (iTunes will ask you if you want to or use the phone as a new iPhone), and see if it's still working. That should bring back your Personal Hotspot.

If not, re-restore it and set it up as a new iPhone. You'll lost your messages and some settings. But you should be able to keep your contacts (if sync through iCloud, Gmail, or other), and your mails.

If it's still not working, bring it back to an Apple Store, they'll most likely give you a new one.

Since the Personal Hotspot feature is controlled by your carrier, so you might also want to check with them if it's still activated on your account.


"Unable to download the app at this time" My iPhone 4 can't download any apps. There's a warning message that says "couldn't download the app at this time" and "done" and "retry". What can I do?

Please try the following steps to fix your problem. After each step, check whether you are still having this problem.

Simply double tap the icon of the app that you are unable to download and wait for a few seconds. Your download should resume.
If you are presented with a button with the option to "try again," note the download progress up to the point where the error occurred, and tap "try again."  The error may return, but if the progress has advanced, then keep tapping "try again" over and over until the app is fully downloaded.  After doing so, the problem may not return at all for future app updates.
Tap Settings > General > Date and Time > Set Automatically > and slide to turn off “Set Automatically”. Manually set the date one year ahead. Now try to re-download the apps. If you get an error message, go back to turn on “Set Automatically”  then try to download the apps again.
Restart your iOS device. Simply press and hold the on/off (sleep/wake) button until you see the red slider and slide the slider to turn your device off. To turn back on, press and hold the on/off button until the Apple logo appears.
Settings > iTunes & App Store > Your Apple ID > Sign Out.  Restart your device, then Settings>iTunes & App Store>Sign in and then try again.
Tap Settings > Wi-Fi and turn Wi-Fi off and then on again.
Reset Network Settings by tapping  Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings, and then your iDevice will restart. Note that will reset all network settings including your Wi-Fi passwords.
Reset your device by pressing and holding the sleep/wake button and the Home button together until you see the Apple logo.


Notifications only show last notification Under Mac OSX 10.13.2 my notifications list is only showing the last notification, not a list of the most recent. How do I fix this?

I rebooted my machine and the problem fixed itself.


Is there any software for mac to create this particular 3d histogram? Is there any software for mac to create this particular 3d histogram:

given a matrix of value?

I've tried with Numbers but it doesn't have 3d histograms.


Facetime Applescript Edit Does anyone know a quick way that I could modify the following script (from CornDoggyRob) to automatically maximize the incoming call window and to adjust the orientation? I would love to try this with a couple people with disabilities, who are unable to physically answer/adjust the size, and I have tried a number of things, but I am afraid I am far too unfamiliar with AppleScript commands.

— Facetime Auto Answer
— Copyright ©2010 CornDog Computers
— twitter: @CornDoggyRob

repeat
        — Check to see if Facetime is active
        tell application "System Events" to set theCount to the count of (processes whose name is "Facetime")
        if theCount = 0 then
                do shell script "sleep 1"
        else
                tell application "FaceTime" to activate
                do shell script "sleep 2"
                tell application "FaceTime" to activate
                tell application "System Events" to tell process "FaceTime"
                        if name of front window contains "with" then
                                do shell script "sleep 5"
                        else
                                tell application "System Events" to activate application "FaceTime"
                                keystroke return
                                do shell script "sleep 5"
                                — Check to see if call is active
                                tell application "System Events" to tell process "FaceTime"
                                        if name of front window contains "with" then
                                                do shell script "sleep 5"
                                        else
                                                — Quit Facetime if call is not active
                                                tell application "FaceTime" to quit
                                                do shell script "sleep 5"
                                        end if
                                end tell
                        end if
                end tell
        end if
end repeat
end

It appears to be doable. From

http://www.macosxautomation.com/applescript/firsttutorial/11.html

To get the application/windows dimensions

tell application "Finder" to get the bounds of the front window
--> returns something like: {72, 90, 512, 481}

to change it

tell application "Finder" to set the bounds of the front Finder window to {24, 96, 524, 396}

and to find the dimensions of your display

tell application "Finder" to get the bounds of the window of the desktop
--> returns: {0, 0, 1920, 1200}


How can I create an iCal alarm that doesn't get synced to all my computers? I want to run an Automator script every three weeks that sends an email. I know how to create an alarm in iCal to run the automator script that sends the email. The problem is that the iCal event gets synced to all three of my Macs and they all try to run the script. The script only exists on one of the computers so I get error messages on the other two.

How can I create an event in iCal that doesn't get synced to all my Macs?

You can create many calendars in iCal, and sync only the ones you choose to other devices. So create a calendar to contain these alarms.


How do I share my location on more than one iOS device? To take advantage of Mac-continuity, Safari, Photos, Passbook, and Keychain sharing features, I have to use the same account on all my devices. But, location sharing is also enabled through iCloud and it only allows one device to be specified. I want to share the location of each device at the same time.

All devices are using iOS 8.1.2.

This is not possible using a single Apple ID. If you wish to share the location of each device specifically, you will need to use a unique Apple ID on each device.


What are the recommended steps to take before selling an iPhone? I "lost" my iPhone at work, could not find it anywhere. I reported it lost, and got another through the insurance. A month later, I found it hiding in a file in one my desk drawers. The phone is just less than a year old, in near new condition, and it seems a waste to discard it. What has to be done to be able to sell it to someone who needs a working phone?

In terms of privacy - unlink your AppleID account and just go to Settings > General > Reset. Clean everything (Reset All Settings & Erease All Content and Settings) and you're ready to sell / give your phone.