How to mount an external drive read only on the first try How do you setup the Mac to mount the next disk you connect (through USB for example) to mount read only?

My goal is to access a disk without making any changes to it so mounting it read/writing and then changing it to read only does not work.

I can imagine two forms of solution to this question:

mount all disks read only or
don't automatically mount disks that are connected.  In the 2nd solution you could then use a terminal command to mount it read only.

I use a free app called Disk Arbitrator to ensure I mount any disk I want to mount as read-only.

It's a menubar app and has a Disks Window that you can also interface with.

Note that the Xcode Project files are available as well as precompiled binaries, if you do not have Xcode or want to compile it yourself.

Here are some screenshots:

The Disk Arbitrator icon is the one on the far left and is showing in red for when it's set as read-only.

Showing the Set Mode sub-menu for: Mount read-only

One of the Disks Window showing a thumb drive mounted as: Read-only

Note that I am not affiliated with the author of the Disk Arbitrator project and am just a user that's happy to have an app to handle this operation when needed/wanted.


Can you charge an iPad and connect a USB-C device at the same time? There seem to be many USB-C adapter hubs, which convert USB-C to other types, and HDMI. When searching for "USB-C hub" you normally see adapters. However, I actually don't want a USB adapter, as they all seem to have only a single USB-C port; effectively just a pass through. I want a USB-C to USB-C hub so I can charge the iPad and connect a USB-C device at the same time. Does such a product exist?

Edit: Maybe this?

The answer here is it depends.

The device you have pictured above is designed to be connected into a computer (Mac or PC, it doesn't matter.)

Unless otherwise stated that the port supports Power Delivery (PD), it will only supply a limited amount of power.  In one recent answer I wrote, the iMac will only supply 15W of power.  However, you'll have to get the exact power specs for your particular machine.

All devices have some sort of power draw; even a flash disk has some power draw, usually in the milliamp range (200 mA or .2A).  However, if you exceed the power limitation of what the port can supply, it will end up disconnecting devices.

Assuming that you're using an iMac that can deliver up to 15W, the iPad has a requirement of 10W meaning you have 5W extra to spare.  You should be able to use (not charge) another USB device like a flash drive (5V * .2A = 1W)


Scroll bars missing with Magic Mouse I just purchased a wireless Magic Mouse for my Mac. There is no scrolling bar at the right of screen.  How can I activate this?

System Preferences → General → Show scroll bars: Always


Reset Screen Time with Forgotten Passcode I have forgotten my passcode for the Screen Time on my iPad, how can I still change the password without wiping the iPad's data? I have searched online but all articles say that there is Forgot Passcode? if you have iOS or iPadOS 13.3 or later, but I don't see that option with the newest version. How can I still change my passcode?

To verify your identity to reset the Screen Time passcode, you log in with your Apple ID. In your screenshot, it says ‘Sign in to iCloud…’ implying it’s not currently logged in. This means you can’t use the ‘forgot passcode’ functionality to reset the Screen Time passcode.


Ping cannot resolve .io domains yet nslookup can macOS 10.12.1 (16B2555) on an early 2015 Macbook Pro.

I can't resolve any .io domains on this machine.  Other people on the same network can.  This happens here at the office, and at home.

I've tried different browsers, I've turned it off and on again.

[~]$ nslookup ngrok.io
Server:     10.15.0.1
Address:    10.15.0.1#53

Non-authoritative answer:
Name:   ngrok.io
Address: 52.25.124.181
Name:   ngrok.io
Address: 52.41.214.241
Name:   ngrok.io
Address: 54.68.226.153

[~]$ ping ngrok.io
ping: cannot resolve ngrok.io: Unknown host

If I add the domain manually to /etc/hosts, and then run a traceroute, I don't see anything abnormal.  I'm able to bring up the domain in a browser.

Definitely seems like a DNS issue, however, I'm not using DNS settings that are any different from anyone else on either my home or work network.

If I change the DNS servers manually to 8.8.8.8, it STILL does not work.

You may have been impacted by recent issues of a portion of the .io TLD Nameservers delivering NXDOMAIN responses which then cascaded throughout all DNS entries globally.

Only a portion of the nameservers were doing this, leading to discrepancies in the cached values downstream, which in turn lead to intermittent failure to lookup the host server when making requests.


Open webpage on iPad from Mac Is there an app out there that I can have on my mac that does the following:

Basically if I am on a website on my macbook, I want to be able to click a button on the browser and the same page to pop open wirelessly on my ipad.


How can I create a new contact from Messages & add it to a specific Group in Contacts? When I receive an SMS message, I can create a new contact from the number. Works great, very useful. Lots of business folks must do the same.

What I want to do is create the contact in my business CardDAV server account, not my personal contacts. There is no option to select Group. So I thought i would get clever, went into Contacts, selected "Hide All Groups" and made only the CardDAV account I want active. The newly minted contact from Messages is still saved in the default-by-virtue-of-being-first-in-the-list" iCloud account.

There is also no good way to do this from the desktop in Messages. Creating a new contact similarly always goes into whatever happens to be first in the list of accounts (order which can't be changed after the account is installed). I can then drag the contact into the appropriate group, finally go back and delete the original. That's too many steps and opportunities for mistakes.

Does anyone have a reasonable workflow to get around this oversight? Or a 3rd party app recommendation? Thanks!

Under the mail options in settings; there is a section for contacts, you will see "default account" change that option to the account you wish to have all your contacts created in.


Is it possible to remove one word from iOS autocorrect? I've had this phone for 5 years. In that time, I have occasionally added non-words to the dictionary by mistake, for example by tapping the wrong place on the screen. I want to browse my user dictionary and arbitrarily remove entries I dislike.

As an example: at some point, I fat-fingered my phone into thinking that do n is a correct spelling of don't. I think that means I need to remove "n" as a word, but many attempts with solutions like this one seem to fail in this specific scenario.

Requirements:

Erasing the entire user dictionary is not  acceptable.
Disabling autocorrect/predictive text (or whatever it's called) is not acceptable.
I am attempting to remove,not add words. Your answer must be specifically for removing words.
The ideal solution will allow me to browse my user dictionary and remove one or more entries. If that is not possible, a solution that allows me to spot-remove suggestions in situ is fine.
If you  suggest a third-party app, it must be available to the public at the time of posting, and any changes it makes must apply to the entire OS -- if it only cleans up e.g. the Messages dictionary, it will be rejected. I care about a whole OS solution.
No solution that requires jailbreaking, voiding the warranty, or doing anything illegal/dangerous will be accepted.
If the fact is it's not currently possible, I will only choose an answer to that effect if it cites authoritative sources.

Everything I've been able to find on the internet on this topic did not help. Your help is very much appreciated.

This solution taken from a response on URL:

How can I get the iPhone to "forget" certain words?

Worked for me.  It did not take nine times for it to figure it out, you experience may vary.

Good luck,
Barry

"I opened notes, typed the word I wanted and when the incorrect autocorrect showed I pressed the cross. I pressed space bar and repeated the process 8 times. On the 9th time the incorrect suggestion stopped showing. Now it doesn't suggest the incorrect word anywhere!"
              --answered Feb 3 '13 at 5:36
                Glenbod


How to enable cut action (and shortcut)? I am using currently Mac OSX v. 10.9.5 and not being able to cut files or folders is the most stupid thing I have seen in an Operating System, with all respect for this nice OS.

Is there a possibility to enable this shortcut or action?

Things are "Different" on Mac. There's only Copy action. Hovewer if You want Cut feature, instead of Paste You'll need to Move the item with shortcut ⌘ CMD+⌥ ALT+v.


Cannot unmount external HDD. Only "force unmount" works I cannot use the Finder on my external HDD icon -> unmount. It doesn't work, only force unmount.

I think if I force it, some files can be damaged.

I have closed all programs running on it. With sudo lsof|grep ExternalHddName I wanted to find out the processes using this HDD. Nothing was shown.

1. Should I avoid force unmount every time? In meaning of whether id dangerous.

Update

sudo lsof|grep /Volumes/ExternalHddName should be used instead.

If I use diskutil unmount /Volumes/ExternalHddName I become failed to unmount: dissented by PID=199 (/usr/libexec/ApplicationFirewall/socketfilterfw

Im using the online game on the external HDD. Maybe this socketfilterw has something to do with it. But its active even 20 minutes after I have exit this game.

I have used sudo kill 199, after it unmount was possible.

2. Should I every time I want to unmount this external HDD manually find which process use it and than manually kill this process? I would like to do it in one step and without logout from Mac.

Some online games have "helper apps" that update the game in the background. Try plugging in the drive and then unmount it without running the game. If it does work, then you could make a simple Automator/bash script to unmount the drive (it should consist of the two commands you mentioned above, except that you should use sudo killall <appname> for killing the process locking the drive.


How can I access emails in Apple Mail programmatically? I have an iMac running OS X 10.6.8 and use Apple Mail version 4.5.

I need to access specific parts of specific emails programmatically using Mathematica (others of course could do this more generally with any other programming language, I need to use Mathematica).

I need to find the specific eMails, which I can arrange to identify by either the:

"From" and/or
"Subject"

fields.

I then need to read either a string of numbers and characters from either the:

"Subject" or
"Body"

fields of the eMails.

So,

Can one do this?
If yes, how are emails in Apple Mail kept (flat file, database file, csv, unique format, other)?
What is the name of the above file?
In what directory can I find it?
How do I access the file and the relevant information in the file?

Thanks in advance.

One can do this.  The following shows what I've found...

Individual Apple Mail emails reside in a directory, typically something like the following:

/Users/UserName/Library/Mail/POP-myEmail@isp.com@pop.secureserver.net/INBOX.mbox/Messages

as ".emix" files readable by any text editor.

".emix" files have a sequential numbering by mails received by one's Apple Mail itself rather than the particular mailbox, something like:

18373.emix
18376.emix
18378.emix

The ".emix" files have clearly marked identifiers of their content.  An abridged ".emix" file follows::

Received: (somemailprovider ...); 16 Jul 2012 00:04:00 -0000
Received: from unknown ...; 16 Jul 2012 00:04:00 -0000
X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AuEPABVXA1DR...
Received: from ....isp.com ...; 15 Jul 2012 17:03:59 -0700
Received: by qcsg1 ...; Sun, 15 Jul 2012 17:03:59 -0700 (PDT)

DKIM-Signature: ...
Received: ...; Sun, 15 Jul 2012 17:03:59 -0700 (PDT)

Return-Path: <myEmail@isp.com>
Received: from iMac-6.local ....

Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2012 20:03:54 -0400 (EDT)
From: myFromEmail@isp.com
To: myToEmail@isp.com
Message-ID: <50035a6e.02d0e00a.1fef.....com>
Subject: TEST
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/mixed;boundary="----=_Part_0_1792110529.1342397034510"
X-Nonspam: None

------=_Part_0_...
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

------=_Part_0_...
Content-Type: image/gif; name=0001.gif
Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
Content-Disposition: inline; filename=0001.gif

So, given all of this one needs to:

Identify which email one wants to read (I can use date and a specific email directory) ;
Import the text of the email into Mathematica;
Parse the required information using the appropriate identifiers in the ".emix" file.

A little cumbersome, but workable.


My iPhone is doing math wrong See the images, it's an iPhone 6s, with iOS 10.3.2, does any one have the same issue ? It seems specific to any fraction with three digits after the comma on the denominator within spotlight:

Also, to add some information, it comes back to correct result when I add (or remove) a digit (see image)

And I have a correct result when it is with coma on both numerator and denominator:

I get different results based on whether 1,8/0.083 is used or 1.8/0.083 is used both in spotlight on iOS and macOS.  It would appear that the comma , is ignored and the number is treated as non decimal.

Attached are the results.  One could verify if the region settings make a difference by changing them temporarily to UK or another region.

iOS:

macOS:

Compare Wolfram Alpha results:


Where can I find default Microsoft fonts Calibri, Cambria? If I want to test or use default Microsoft fonts on my Mac, and I own a post-2006 copy of Windows or Office, I believe I can legally use Calibri and Cambria although IANAL. This would be especially helpful when collaborating with colleagues using Office products like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Right now, I get a warning like: "Calibri not found. Trebuchet MS used instead." Where can I find them?

To find and install default Microsoft fonts on a Mac:

Navigate HERE in your browser.
Download the .ZIP file.
Unzip it (double-click it).
Open the folder that appears.
Select all the .TTF files inside the folder.
With the files selected, right-click.
From the pop-up menu, choose "open with → Font Book".
Click "Install Font" for each font.

Note: Changes to fonts take effect when an application is opened or a user logs in to the account or computer on which the changes occurred, see support.apple.com.


Why does speech recognition take up 1 GB or RAM suddenly? And Gmail in Safari 738 MB? I did enable speech recognition just in case, but very rarely use it, and I did not remember even accidentally activating it since bootup. Now I simply have a few apps running under Mavericks, and I noticed my fan spinning, so checked Activity Monitor and see that com.apple.SpeechRecognitionCore.speechrecognitiond takes up 986.1 MB of RAM.

What could this be?

I do use Chrome Canary, and I installed the Voice Search beta extension, but I don't think it is active now, and I haven't noticed the memory issue before.

By the way, Safari Web Content takes up another 738 MB, even though only a single tab of Gmail is open. What is this about, or how can I troubleshoot it?

You can kill this process (in terminal or activity monitor), and it seems as long as the Dictation & Speech pref pane (Yosemite) has dictation and enhanced dictation off and the pref pane is not open, it won't re-spawn.

See for ref:

http://www.mcelhearn.com/os-x-10-9-mavericks-enhanced-dictation-is-a-memory-hog-and-doesnt-work-very-well/

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5824504


How to connect a Pioneer XW-SMA3 AirPlay speaker to WPA Personal wifi network? I just bought a new Pioneer XW-SMA3 AirPlay speaker system but have so-far been unable to connect it to my home WiFi Network. The speakers come with an Ethernet port so I am able to connect it via that and configure it, but nothing I do will connect it to the wireless.

My home network is served up from an Apple Airport Extreme (bought at the end of 2011) secured via WPA2 Personal (all my other devices connect to this just fine including the Wii, iPhones, friends' windows boxes etc) as per the following screen snap (SSID obscured):

When I configure the speakers I am given the following security options:

However when I choose WPA2-PSK(AES) (which I am told is the equivalent to Apple's WPA2 Personal and reboot, the speakers still don't connect and when I reconnect via Ethernet the config shows me that it's selected WPA-PSK(AES) instead. See:

I've tried dumbing my network security down to WPA/WPA2 Personal but that made no difference, and I've also tried selecting the WPA2-PSK(TKIP) option in the speakers' config but when it reboots it shows as WPA-PSK(TKIP) instead, analogous to the AES setting.

I have also tried updating the speakers' firmware to the latest version just to be sure but it made no difference.

I've triple checked the obvious things like the SSID name and the password.

I lodged a technical support request with Pioneer but got no answer, and so today I phoned them and they told me that “We are not networking specialists. We can't help you.” which is utterly useless.
I am hoping someone here has succeeded in connecting these speakers to their WiFi.  Googling the problem gives me no sensible results.

My speakers are now on my wifi.  A bloke called Jason from Pioneer called me this morning and told me to ignore the manual and instead to do the following:

Turn the unit off and unplug it from Ethernet and power.
Plug the power back in and turn the unit back on — wait for it to power up again.
Plug your iOS device (assumes you have one, and that it is currently connected to your wifi) into the USB port in the back of the speakers and unlock the iOS device so that it shows the home screen.
Press and hold the Input button at the front right of the speakers, along with the hidden little black button on the back labelled • Network Setup / - wireless direct, and keep both held down for about 3 seconds.
A dialog box will appear on your iOS device saying "A connected device wants to share your network settings (cancel) or (allow)."
Press (allow).
Wait about 10 seconds and open the Music app on your iOS device and click on the AirPlay icon.  Your speakers will appear in the list of available speakers.
You can now unplug your iOS device as the speakers are connected to your wifi.

I actually had to try this process twice to get it to work but now it's working perfectly.  In Safari on your Mac under the Bonjour menu in Bookmarks your speaker will appear and you can then perform any other configuration you like, such as giving the speakers a more sensible name.


Does OS X Keep A Log Of Downloaded Files On My Mac? Does OS X make a record or log of every file that has ever been downloaded on my Mac.

Is there any reason to view them (or even delete them) ?

Yes, at: ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.LaunchServices.QuarantineEvents.

OS X uses the data in this file for the warning messages that come up when you open a downloaded app.


Changing Emoji Shortcut I'm using El Capitan and I want to change emoji shortcut which is ctrl+cmd+space. I want to change it to two buttons? Is it possible?

This will work everywhere that Emoji & Symbols has a menu item...

System Prefs > Keyboard > Shortcuts > App Shortcuts
Click 'All Applications'
(hidden in the picture)
Click +
Type Emoji & Symbols in the first box
Type your replacement trigger in the second
Click Add

 As noted in comments, Cmd/Space is usually used for Spotlight. I chose this almost at random & discarded after the picture was taken.


What is the difference between SSD and flash drives in the latest MacBook Pros? What is the difference between an SSD and the flash drive in the latest MacBook Pros? The only difference I've noted is the price, because MacBook Pro with retina display costs $2799 with a 512 GB flash drive. At the same time, MacBook Pro without the retina display costs $2199 plus $800 for a 512 GB SSD, for a total of $2999, and a difference of $200 from the MacBook Pro with retina display.

So what is the difference between the two types of drives?

Usually when Apple says "SSD" they refer to a removable/upgradeable solid-state (flash) storage device. The MBP with Retina Display (and the MacBook Airs) are also using solid-state storage, but they are non-removable.

See also: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2371288,00.asp


How to avoid Mountain Lion to asking for an Java installation? I uninstalled java today by using this guide.

Since then I get an dialog which asks me for installing java. This happens every time after a login to my user.
How can stop this request or how I can determine why I get this requests?

Check your login items (System Preferences → Users & Groups → Login Items). If it's happening on every login, it's likely you have some process that requires Java in your login items.


What determines the label displayed in the "Kind" column of an OS X finder window and in search box labeled "Kind"? What determines the label displayed in the "Kind" column of an OS X finder window and in search box labeled "Kind"?

For example, I use LaTeX, and all files with the extension .tex are labeled "LaTeX" in the finder Window and I have them set to open with SublimeText.

Did SublimeText set the file "Kind"?

Also, if I want to search for all file of type "LaTeX" the Finder search box only gives me a limited set of options for "Kind", e.g. Application, Archive, Document, etc. Can I change that option box to show "LaTeX".

CFBundleDocumentTypes

To answer your first and second question:

OS X applications are able to register document types with the system. They do so by declaring those document types within the CFBundleDocumentTypes section in the Info.plist file which resides inside the application bundle.

For example, you can find the entry for the LaTeX kind by opening Terminal.app and invoking this command:

$ grep LaTeX -B4 -A7 /Applications/Sublime\ Text\ 2.app/Contents/Info.plist

The resulting XML chunk defines the three-way relationship between the application, the name of the bundle type (aka Kind), and the respective file extensions:

<dict>
    <key>CFBundleTypeRole</key>
    <string>Editor</string>
    <key>CFBundleTypeName</key>
    <string>LaTeX</string>
    <key>CFBundleTypeExtensions</key>
    <array>
        <string>tex</string>
    </array>
    <key>CFBundleTypeIconFile</key>
    <string>TeX</string>
</dict>

For more details about document types, see the section CFBundleDocumentTypes in the document Registering the File Types Your App Supports from Apple’s Developer Library.

Spotlight searches

To answer your third question:

  Can I change that option box to show "LaTeX"

Open the drop down box and choose Other. A text box appears; type the name of the file kind you wish to search for, or any substring of it.

If the Other option won’t appear in the drop-down list, you might need to enable the option first by going to System Preferences » Spotlight and ticking the checkbox next to Other.


How to prepend to text file in AppleScript? I have a .txt file saved on my computer. I want Automator to add a bit of text to the very top of the .txt file. I do not want any text in the .txt file to be overwritten. I also want a new line to be created for the new text.

The following command adds the text to the .txt file, but at the end of the file:

set TextToWrite to "This sentence should be the first line of the .txt file."
set TargetFilepath to "/Users/Me/Desktop/Documents/My File.txt"
do shell script "echo " & quoted form of TextToWrite & " >> " & quoted form of TargetFilepath

Can prepending to a .txt file be accomplished in AppleScript? Thank you.

Update:

I have discovered a pernicious little bug in all of the current 4 answers to this question.

Blank lines in a .txt file created on a Mac should show up as 0A0A in a hex editor. But, for whatever reason, the answers provided by Matteo, Christian Boyce, and user3439894 convert blank lines into 0D0D. In practice, 0D0D produces an identical result to 0A0A -- they both look like a blank line -- but Mac perceives 0D0Das a carriage return while Mac perceives 0A0A as a line feed.

Here's the test that I did to discover this issue in the answers provided by Matteo and user3439894 (and if you do the same, you can reproduce the issue):

Create a New Document in TextEdit. Click "Make Plain Text" in the Format menu. Save the empty file as a .txt file.
Run the AppleScript code provided by Matteo, Christian Boyce, or user3439894 using this .txt file as TargetFilepath.
Open the .txt file in TextEdit and manually add a blank line to the file by using your Enter key.
Open the .txt file in your hex editor and confirm that this new blank line is 0A0A.
Run the AppleScript code again.
Open the .txt file in your hex editor. You will now notice that the 0A0A has been converted to 0D0D.

Here's the test that I did to discover this issue in the answer provided by Christian Boyce:

Create a New Document in TextEdit. Type "This is a sentence.". The file cannot be empty if you want run the code provided by Christian Boyce without error. Click "Make Plain Text" in the Format menu. Save the file as a .txt file.
Run the AppleScript code that Christian Boyce provided. When asked to choose a file, open this .txt file.
Open the .txt file in TextEdit and manually add one blank line in between the new "Wassup?" line and the original "This is a sentence" line by using your Enter key.
Open the .txt file in your hex editor. Notice that this new blank line is 0A0D. It should be, however, 0A0A. So, while the answer provided by Christian Boyce does not change all instances of 0A0A to 0D0D (in the way that the answers provided by Matteo and user3439894 do), it does use 0D instead of 0A when putting "Wassup?" on a new line.

It took me a long time to discover this glitch, as one could never tell that there was a problem with these AppleScript solutions unless one opens the .txt file in a hex editor.

The problem with the answer provided by Mateusz Szlosek is more severe; it replaces all instances of 0A0A with 20, thereby ensuring that there are no blank lines anywhere in the .txt file (which, unlike the other answers, meant that I could easily identify that it had a bug without opening the .txt file in a hex editor).

So, I am re-opening this question, now hoping that someone can provide a way to prepend text to a .txt file using AppleScript, and without converting line feeds to carriage returns in the process.

If you are curious why I need the line feeds to be preserved, it is because I have a later process that writes to the first blank line of the .txt file, and this process does not work properly if the line feeds are replaced with carriage returns.

You could copy the current content of the file to a variable, then copy TextToWrite to TargetFilePath and then append the previous content back to TargetFilePath.

set x to (do shell script "cat " & quoted form of TargetFilePath)

do shell script "echo " & quoted form of TextToWrite & " > " & quoted form of TargetFilePath

do shell script "echo " & quoted form of x & " >> " & quoted form of TargetFilePath


Is iTunes required for file management on the iPad? Is it possible manage files on an iPad directly, or do all file transfer (music, movies, etc), have to go through iTunes?

iPhone Explorer is the best one out there today. By far.

On the iPad itself, only if you jailbreak. Then get iFile.


Set time restrictions for certain websites even on admin Is there a way to set time restrictions per day on certain websites like YouTube on my own admin account?  (preferably free)

I tried the application SelfControl , but there aren't many options, and I have to set it every time I want to block websites.

If nothing, what other tips are there to limit myself from distracting websites?

If you visit YouTube or other time-consuming sites with your web browser you can install either WasteNoTime (Safari or Google) or LeechBlock (FireFox). WasteNoTime is/was inspired by LeechBlock.

The extension (I only tested it in Chrome) is adequately adjustable by using blacklists and whitelists.

By adding chrome://extensions to the block list you can even hinder yourself disabling or uninstalling the extension.

These extensions are not infallible though: you can still just remove it using the Finder.


Change header of all text files in directory in commandline I have tons of *.csv measurement files with following header:

Start time: Thu Oct 09 15:46:16 CST 2014
Trend type: Average Wavelength over [259.09, 259.09]
Trend offset: None
>>>>>Begin Strip Chart Data<<<<<
Date    Elapsed Time    Absorbance(Absorbance)

How can I change this with command-line in the whole directory to following header:

Date    ElapsedTime Absorbance

Cheers,

Hans

This will remove first four lines form csv files and remove "(Absorbance)" part from them:

find . -name  "*\.csv" -exec \
    bash -c "tail -n +5 {} |
                 sed 's/Absorbance(Absorbance)/Absorbance/' |
                 sed 's/Elapsed Time/ElapsedTime/' > {}.bak |
                 mv {}.bak {}" \;


How to prevent even root users from uninstalling or tampering the application on macOS The aim is to prevent even root users from uninstalling our app on their mac.
Apparently, many security applications have this sort of functionality wherein a user(even with root privilege) can not uninstall or tamper with the agent on their machine.
I tried tampering/deleting an antivirus app on Catalina but I failed and noticed a few interesting things:

It has a kernel extension. But I can not remove the kernel extension(as root).
#kextunload /Library/Extensions/xxx.kext
(kernel) Kext com.xxx.kext did not stop (return code 0x5).
(kernel) Kext com.xxx.kext can't unload - module stop returned 0xdc008017.
Failed to unload com.xxx.kext - (libkern/kext) kext (kmod) start/stop routine failed.

The application is installed in /Library directory rather than the usual /Applications directory.
drwxr-xr-x    7 root  wheel   224 Oct 28 14:40 xxxx

The folder does not have any extended attributes. I can not delete this folder or any of its subfolders and getting permission denied error even as root.

The app has a bunch of launchdaemons but I can not remove them (again tried as root)
#launchctl remove com.xxx.xxx.
 Not privileged to remove service.

Tried killing the processes, again operation not permitted.

The app comes with an uninstaller which can somehow uninstall the app, but it needs a special password (separate from system password) to be entered to work

Many of Apple's own apps and services have this sort of behavior but they come with the system and are backed up by System Integrity Protection.

How can a third-party app achieve this sort of behavior? This is not unique to this particular application but antivirus have similar sort of features. Any insight on how to achieve this..

Note: Ours is an enterprise app that will be installed on machines owned by the companies and managed by IT but end users will have root access on their machine.

The aim is to prevent even root users from uninstalling our app on their mac.

You as a 3rd party developer can't prevent the root user or users with root privileges from uninstalling apps that they, technically, can install themselves.  What one one admin can do another can (un)do.
The core OS is protected by SIP and if using Catalina or later, the system volume is read only.  This is implemented at the very base layer and not at the application layer where you operate.
IT, however, can manage permissions, rights, and roles through the use of MDM (Mobile Device Management) software.  Once a device is enrolled, IT will be able to create and enforce policies allowing/disallowing software use and installation.
This is for IT to manage, not the developer.


How can I restore an app on my iPad if it isn't available in the Store anymore? I was using ios version 4 till yesterday, and I just upgraded the version. Some apps which I purchased before cannot be found in the app store or in the itunes purchases section.
what is to be done??

If you had your iPad in sync with your computer, the app should still be in the "Apps" section of iTunes, available for you to synchronize with your restored iPad.

Alternatively, on your computer, select "iTunes Store", and from the "Quick Links" section on the upper-right hand side, select "Purchased", and then "Apps" (and then "iPad").  Some removed apps are still available for re-downloaded from that area.


What was the very first Apple product? I am wondering what was the very first apple product? I have heard that they have made PDA's and drawing tablet type products in the past (early days)?

Their first product was the Apple I computer, hand-built by Steve Wozniak and first demonstrated in 1976.

You'll find plenty of details about Apple's early years in this section of the Apple, Inc Wikipedia entry.


What does this Japanese message in the App Store when updating apps mean? I have been using the Japanese version of App Store for quite a while but lately I can't update my downloaded apps.

Every time I try to update my apps this message comes up and since I can't read Japanese I have no idea what App Store wants. Can somebody please help me?

It says the Apple ID you used is invalid.


Install wine via Homebrew: Problem with zlib I've got a problem with my installation of wine. (OS 10.8.2, XCode 4.5.2)

With the information I found, I already fixed a few errors, but now I'm stuck on a missing component called 'zlib' and I can't install it via brew. Another error while installing wine appears while make install for libicns
Anyone got an idea?

Here is my installation-output:

brew install libpng --universal
==> Downloading http://downloads.sf.net/project/libpng/libpng15/1.5.13/libpng-1.
Already downloaded: /Library/Caches/Homebrew/libpng-1.5.13.tar.gz
==> ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/Cellar/libpng/1.5.13
checking for memset... yes
checking for pow... yes
checking for zlibVersion in -lz... no
checking for z_zlibVersion in -lz... no
configure: error: zlib not installed

or

brew install libicns
==> Downloading http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/icns/libicns-0.8.1.tar.
Already downloaded: /Library/Caches/Homebrew/libicns-0.8.1.tar.gz
==> ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/Cellar/libicns/0.8.1
==> make install
      _WritePNGImage in icns2png.o
ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture i386
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
make[1]: *** [icns2png] Error 1
make: *** [install-recursive] Error 1

brew rm libpng
brew install libpng --universal
brew install wine --with-gcc


Boot Camp only detects two out of three monitors Setup: brand new MacBook Pro with Retina Display plus two 27" Thunderbolt displays. So, three displays in total, which works like a charm in OS X.

Unfortunately, when boot-camping into Windows 8.1, it detects only two of these: the one on the MacBook and the (first) external one:

Note that interestingly, the devices plugged into the secondary external monitor still work - e.g. all three cameras are there.

Any ideas?

From http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204154

How many Apple Thunderbolt Displays can I use with a Mac in Windows 7 or 8 with Boot Camp?
Most Mac computers can support one Thunderbolt display using Windows. The iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014) and Mac mini (Late 2014) can support two, and the Mac Pro (Late 2013) can support up to six.


MacBook Pro (Retina, 15", Late 2013) is crashing frequently MacBook Pro (Retina, 15", Late 2013) is crashing frequently. Specifically, for about five seconds, the screen dims but does not turn off and the backlight on the keys remains on, and then the computer turns off. When I turn the computer on, I have to select the user, enter the password, and login, after which applications start normally. There does not seem to be a pattern to when it will crash. It has crashed less than a minute after restarting, during Internet browsing, and while using R Studio (for statistical analysis). It seems to crash more frequently when it is not connected to the power supply, but it also crashes when it is connected to the power supply.

To troubleshoot, I deleted applications that were in preview (Microsoft Office 2016 and R Studio 0.99), updated all applications and deleted one I recently installed (Fantastical), and ensured the operating system was updated to OSX 10.10.2. This didn't work as the MBP crashed soon after, so I then decided to erase the disc and reinstall the operating system. This didn't work, either, as it still crashed multiple times within the first 6 hours of use.

As a result, I brought the computer to a local Apple repair shop, who ran diagnostics, and also erased the disc and then reinstalled the operating system. They found no issues and moreover were unable to reproduce it, which led me to post here. They reported on the invoice that it "passed all AST diagnostics." Apart from bringing it back to the repair shop in order to try to reproduce the issue, I'm not sure what to do to fix the computer. I do wonder if there are logs I could access or if anyhow has an idea about what could be the cause of the computer crashing?

EDIT: Here is a screenshot of part of the console log from when it crashed earlier:

EDIT (Take II): Here are two more screenshots of parts of the console log from when it crashed:

In this log it is the Google Chrome Helper creating havoc.

I do not know why, but you can safely kill it for time been.

To do that open your Activity Monitor located in your Utility Folder.

Click on CPU and find Google Chrome Helper.

Use the x in top left to shut it down.


I removed the battery icon from the menu bar. How do I add it back? My menu bar looks like this:

As you can see the battery icon is missing because I accidentally removed it by CMD+Click+Dragging it off of the menu bar. Also, the customize toolbar button is not clickable.

The simple way, goto "System preferences" -> "Energy Saver", and check "Show Battery status in menu bar"


How can I use my iMac as a network for my iPad 2? My iMac goes online via a Verizon wireless device.  I don't know what my "network" is called and how to use it to go online on my iPad 2.

Your iMac can use it's network card to share it's internet access via Internet sharing.

The setup is very fast and simple. Password encryption is supported.

You can define the settings in System Preferences > Sharing:


Does WhatsApp keep a backup copy on my iPhone? I made the mistake to get a 16Gb iPhone and now I'm running out of space pretty much all the time. If I'm trying to do a WhatsApp backup it tells me that I need 3 GB of storage. It isn't at all clear where this backup will live.

If I clear that much space, and do the backup to iCloud, will this permanently take up 3 GB on my phone's internal storage or will it just be in the iCloud?

Once you free up 3 GB on your iPhone then only you can start taking backup of your WhatsApp and it will permanently store on iCloud will not occupy phone's internal storage.


iPhone 6s calendar alert issue Why does my calendar no longer hold two different time alert? What I put in my second alert will change my first alert to match what I put for my second alert.

It appears that the second alert must occur before the first alert does, otherwise iOS will set the second alert to match the first alert. So, make sure your first alert ("Alert") is set to the time closest to the event, and the second alert is set to whatever time you want that is before the first alert.


Launchpad as a Space on Mountain Lion I was wondering if it's possible to make Launchpad a space?

Just like how you can get the Dashboard to show as a space (System Preferences -> Mission Control -> Show Dashboard as a Space).

Unfortunately I think you're out of luck. While Launchpad appears in the Applications folder and Dock like a normal application, it's really more of a built in OS feature. You can't make it full screen or assign it to it's own space like a normal app.


iBooks version / iPad I wish to buy an iPad to have some digital interactive books. The requirements for the books are: "To view this book, you must have an iPad with iBooks 3 or later and iOS 5.1 or later".

I don't wish to buy a new iPad (low on cash), and wish to buy a second hand one, as I'll be using the iPad only for using those digital books.

I know nothing about iPads and their different versions. What would be the minimal iPad generation (normal size or mini) I should buy?

Every iPad including the original can run iOS 5.1 so it doesn't matter which iPad you purchase. The original iPad can be updated to iOS 5.1.1 and at the time of writing all other iPads (including all iPad minis) are still able to be updated to the latest version of iOS (7.1).

iBooks 3 requires iOS 5.1 so is able to be run on all devices that can run iOS 5.1 (therefore all iPads). However, iBooks 3 uses more system resources and the first generation barely handles it with numerous complaints of crashing simply because the first generation iPad doesn't have the resources available.

Ideally you probably want to buy the most recent iPad you can which will give you the ability to update in the future.


Jump the pointer long distances with keyboard? I am aware that mouse keys allows you to control the pointer with your keyboard. When using multiple monitors, however, this is painfully slow. Getting across 48 inches with mouse keys isn't fun.

Are there keyboard shortcuts (or a third-party program) that allow you to "snap" or "jump" the pointer to various places on the screen? Something that, e.g., would snap the pointer to the center of the current window, or snap it to pre-defined "snap-areas".

Karabiner
Karabiner comes with everything you need—a way to define a shortcut, and a way to move the mouse. The warp-mouse-cursor-position utility lives in /Applications/Karabiner.app/Contents/Library/utilities/bin/.
It has a default setting to warp the mouse to the center of the current window by tapping fn or holding ' or /, but for a customized version, add this to your ~/Library/Application Support/Karabiner/private.xml: (After you’re done, go into Karabiner’s preferences and check the box inside Mouse Warping.)
<item>
    <name>Mouse Warping</name>
    <vkopenurldef>
      <name>KeyCode::VK_OPEN_URL_SHELL_mousetowindowcenter</name>
      <url type="shell">
        <![CDATA[
          /Applications/Karabiner.app/Contents/Library/utilities/bin/warp-mouse-cursor-position front_window middle 0 center 0
        ]]>
      </url>
    </vkopenurldef>
    <item>
        <identifier>private.f14_mousetowindowcenter</identifier>
        <name>F14 to move the mouse to the center of the current window</name>
        <autogen>
            --KeyToKey--
            KeyCode::F14,
            KeyCode::VK_OPEN_URL_SHELL_mousetowindowcenter
        </autogen>
    </item>
</item>

With Karabiner's utility, you can use the screen option like this:
warp-mouse-cursor-position screen NUM VERTICAL X_OFFSET HORIZONTAL Y_OFFSET

VERTICAL can be top, middle, or bottom, and HORIZONTAL can be left, center, or right.
X_OFFSET and Y_OFFSET can be numerical values, like +10 or -10. Just be careful to put the arguments in the right order—they seem oddly switched.
(For the front window, just use front_window instead of screen.)
cliclick
Probably the most popular way, but in order to use it for moving to the middle of a window, you’d need an AppleScript to get the bounds of the current window, then calculate the center, etc.


Why is my ethernet connection between two Macs so slow? I'm currently trying to port all my old stuff from an old Power Mac G4 (MDD) to a newer Power Mac G5 (Late 2005). Both have gigabit ethernet and so I decided to connect the two via ethernet cable (Cat6). Both are running OS X 10.5.8.

However... I'm only getting speeds of up to about 40Mbit/s, and it's taking hours (nearly a whole day in total) to transfer about 200GB. Are there any reasons why it might be so slow, and is there any way I can speed it up?

Thanks!

:-Joe

I already have this problem in the past and solve it by disabling internet sharing. I don't know why disabling internet sharing speedup bandwidth but it maybe useful for you.

You can also try another ethernet cable.


How do I know if Game Center is down or not? I'm not asking to know now, but wondering if Apple has a status page that lists if Game Center is having problems. I'm aware of the iCloud system status web page but it's not clear to me if that is the place where Game Center would be listed if for some reason it was not operating fully or correctly.

No, I have suffered some Game Center outages in the past, but could not find a source directly from Apple which stated so, not even the iCloud status page.

The iCloud System Status page now lists the status for all Apple internet services, including Game Center.


My Mac displays some glitches Sometimes my Mac Mini, plugged to an LG IPS screen, display some Glitches. For example, times ago, in my Launchpad appears these glitches:

To solve these glitches I had to restart the Mac.
Now in my Safari's Top Sites there's this:

(all these glitches were immortalised with screenshots).

However sometimes, when I wake my Mac from sleep, all the screen appear with a green tint, in that case, taking a screenshot, it appear without issues and, to solve the issue, is enough just put the Mac in sleep than wake it up again.

I can't understand the cause, Apple's Genius says that, for him, is the HDMI cable, my scare is that the trouble is the GPU because my AppleCare will expire soon... For you where is the problem? Are there some test to do?

If the Genius said that the problem is in the cable, you should try swapping the cable.

With that said, TEST YOUR GPU NOW. If there's indeed a problem, you really want to get it fixed now.

Run Apple Hardware Test (if you computer was released before June 2013) or Apple Diagnostics. Make sure that you run the relevant tests. Run some sort of GPU stress test like Unigine Heaven. If anything seems to be triggering errors, bring it to the Apple Store and try to get them to replace it. GPU replacement is expensive and you'd be much better off having Apple pay for it than you.


best way to backup a jailbroken iphone 3gs? I want to be able to backup my apps, sources and themes so that i can still do restores without having to go through the whole process everytime. I am a tinkerer, and sometimes I break stuff. I need a way out!!

Have you checked out pkgbackup on cydia? It has worked for me.


How to check originality of parts in a second hand Mac mini? How can I check that all the parts in a Mac mini late 2014 are genuine or not?

I have found that we can change the About this Mac details from system.

How can I know that Details shown in About this Mac is right and not a cheat?

There is only four components that can be interchanged in the 2014 Mac mini:

AirPort card
PCIe SSD
5400 RPM Hard Disk Drive
CPU Fan

Other than those four items (maybe the modular power supply, but it’s proprietary to Apple) everything is physically integrated into the logic board.

Of the four items I listed, none are “genuine” Apple to begin with

AirPort card is a PCIe, Broadcom network adapter made for Apple.  Technically, you could use a different PCIe adapter, but why?  Apple always put the latest 802.1x product available at the time.  They are “too inexpensive” to swap with another.
The SSD is a Samsung with a proprietary PCIe Interface.  There are adapters out there to interface standard PCIe SSDs with Apple’s interface, but again why?  This is a Fusion Drive setup and it’s much easier to upgrade the spinning drive which....
The Hard Disk is an OEM from Seagate.  It’s very common to change this out, even for another SSD.  So, if it's not the original, there's really no harm/no foul here.
The fan is a standard fan that you would find in any off the shelf laptop, albeit, it’s one of the higher quality ones.  However, it makes no sense to to not use Apple OEM, because these are so inexpensive.  It would cost more (much, much, more) in time and labor to change out with a lessor model than the profit you'd make doing so.

Modifying System Report.

Can you modify the System Report?  Technically yes, you can.

For instance, by editing ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.SystemProfiler.plist with a utility like TextWrangler, I can change the "About This Mac" model info.

But again why? Of the components I listed, none are genuine Apple and the fan doesn’t even report.  If the memory was user serviceable like previous models, you could add any compatible 3rd party memory.  The memory today, like back then isn’t made by Apple so System Report info here would be moot.

As for the Model or even the CPU info, that info can be easily cross checked:

CPU Info can be obtained using sysctl.  See this answer for more details.
Cross reference your model with a SN# lookup:

via Apple Check Coverage Site
via EveryMac.com

Keep in mind that the SN# is printed on the back or bottom of Mac products.  Even if "About this Mac" information were to be spoofed, it's very easy to use another avenue to verify what you have.


MB Pro instantly gobbling up 70+ Gb SSD - How to track culprit? Mac OS 10.10.5, MB Pro 16 GB DDR, 500 Gb SSD.

Probable culprit app MS Excel for Mac 2011?

It seems that when I open up a spreadsheet with lots of formulas, within a few minutes I'm getting "Out of Disk Space" warnings. (before starting I have about 66 GB space)

How can I verify Excel is the culprit, and how can I manage it, other than buying a (very high priced) bigger SSD? I do keep my trash emptied, usually.

Are there any tools/utilities which show files accessed sorted by bytes-written first, then date?

It sounds like the operating system is swapping out.

Open Activity Monitor from the Utilities folder (inside Applications) and select the Memory tab.  Click on the Memory category until the little caret arrow points downward.  Then open Excel.

At the bottom, you can see if Swap Used increases.


How can I get Safari 5.1 to show the download window? I know that I can simply click the downloads icon next to the search bar, however I'm visually impaired and have trouble using the mouse (I can't find it, miss click), therefore I'm much faster with the keyboard.

I'm wondering how I can show and focus the downloads manager in Safari 5.1 just like in prior versions.

Or you could follow the advice of Red Sweater^1 and use AppleScript + FastScript/Sparkle. If you follow the link everything is explained in details.


High Sierra and Bootcamp with Windows 10 not working I'm having an issue getting my MBP High Sierra 10.13.2 (17C88) to function with Windows 10 on Bootcamp. I've used the bootcamp assistant to successfully partition out 85GB of space from 250GB APFS mac partition and download the windows support software - but then after restart nothing happens. There is a black screen with a delay (where otherwise Windows should load) and then it goes back to loading OSX.

I've been really struggling with getting this working on my mac, before updates to Windows 10 or to OSX, I had a fully functioning system, but then issues on the bootcamp partition (blue screens, driver errors) forced me to wipe the bootcamp partition. After wiping I tried reinstalling Windows but nothing worked. Then I wiped my whole OSX through recovery and restarted the process, and now I am stuck here. So I am installing bootcamp on an untouched, new OSX system.

Output from diskutil list:

/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *251.0 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                 Apple_APFS Container disk1         165.0 GB   disk0s2
   3:       Microsoft Basic Data BOOTCAMP                85.8 GB    disk0s3

/dev/disk1 (synthesized):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      APFS Container Scheme -                      +165.0 GB   disk1
                                 Physical Store disk0s2
   1:                APFS Volume Macintosh HD            156.3 GB   disk1s1
   2:                APFS Volume Preboot                 43.4 MB    disk1s2
   3:                APFS Volume Recovery                1.0 GB     disk1s3
   4:                APFS Volume VM                      2.1 GB     disk1s4

/dev/disk4 (disk image):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        +49.3 MB    disk4
   1:                  Apple_HFS Keka                    49.2 MB    disk4s1

These are the basic steps needed to install Windows 10 for an EFI boot.

The Windows specifications are given below.

Edition: Windows 10 Pro
Version: 1709
OS Build: 16299.15

  Note: To get a better view of the images shown below, either click on an image or open an image in a new window.

Use the Boot Camp Assistant to download the Window Support Software. Look for the "Action" pulldown on the Boot Camp Assistant menu bar. On my Mac, these files were downloaded to the ~/WindowsSupport directory.
Remove all external drives and restart the Mac. The output you posted from diskutil list shows a disk4. You should confirm this disk image has been removed.
Insert a 16 GB or larger USB flash drive. Use the Disk Utility application to erase this drive, as shown below.

Your internal disk already has a 85.8 GB "BOOTCAMP" partition. The space occupied by this partition will be used for installing Windows.
Mount the Windows iso file and copy the contents to the "WINSTALL" volume. In my case, the label "ESD-ISO" was used to identify the Windows iso. To perform the copy operation, you will need the enter the cp command from a Terminal application window. Below is the exact command I usually used. If necessary, make the appropriate modifications.

cp  -Rv  /volumes/ESD-ISO/  /volumes/WINSTALL

  Note: This command will take a while to complete. Be patient!

Copy the Windows Support Software to the "WINSTALL" volume. Below is the exact command I usually use. If necessary, make the appropriate modifications.

cp  -Rv  ~/WindowsSupport/  /volumes/WINSTALL

Use the command shown below to rename the AutoUnattend.xml file.

mv  /volumes/WINSTALL/AutoUnattend.xml  /volumes/WINSTALL/NoAutoUnattend.xml

Next, you need to boot from the volume where the Windows installation files reside. Hold down the option key immediately after restarting on your Mac. Release the option when the Startup Manager window appears. Select the icon labeled "EFI boot". Next, select the arrow below the "EFI boot" label.
Open a Windows Command Prompt window, by following the procedure outlined in this step. Below is an image of what is initially displayed by the Windows 10 installer. Select "Next".

In the image shown below, select "Repair your computer".

In the image shown below, select "Troubleshoot".

In the image shown below, select "Command Prompt".

The result should be the image shown below.

Use the command diskpart to finish partitioning disk0. The commands you need to enter are given below.

  Note: Sometimes it can take a while for the diskpart command to produce the first prompt. Be patient.

diskpart
list  volume

From the output of the command list volume, determine the number for the volume with the label "BOOTCAMP". In this example, I will assume the number is 0. Your number could be different. The next command selects this partition.

select  volume  0

The next commands effect the "BOOTCAMP" volume. The format is changed to NTFS. Next, the size is shrunk by 600 MB.

format  fs=ntfs  label=BOOTCAMP  quick
shrink  desired=600

Create a Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) partition. The next commands create and initialize an empty 600 MB WinRE.

create  partition  primary
set  id=de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac
gpt  attributes=0x8000000000000001
format  fs=ntfs  label="Recovery"  quick

The next command lists the current volumes. Take note of the drive letter (Ltr) for the volume with label "WINSTALL". In this example, I will assume the letter is D. Your letter could be different.

list  volume

The command below quits the command diskpart.

exit

Enter the command below to start the Windows installation. If the drive letter, for the "WINSTALL" volume, is not D, then make the appropriate substitute when entering the command below.

setup  /unattend:D:\NoAutoUnattend.xml

When the window shown below appears, select the "BOOTCAMP" partition, then click on the "Next" button.

Continue with the installation of Windows 10. If the computer boots back to macOS, goto System Preferences and select Windows as your startup disk. Restart the computer to continue initializing Windows 10.
When finished, the Windows Support Software installer should automatically launch. If this does not occur, use the Windows File Explorer to open the Windows Support Software application named "Setup". This application can be found in the "BootCamp" folder on the "WINSTALL" drive. After the installer application completes, allow the computer to restart.

If asked, I can clarify any of the above steps.


Is there a way to filter or sort my iOS Apps by Account which was used to purchase them? Related to this question:

I have used several accounts to purchase/get for free a lot of iOS Apps. I'd like to sort them by account that was used to purchase them, since clicking through all those Apps with the Information Window is infeasible.

The problem I really want to solve is the following:

Sometimes, there are updates for apps purchased from other country stores (other accounts) - these show up in iTunes, but only as nonzero number next to the Apps Category.

E.g.: Today, if I use my main account (Austria) then I see no update notifications, but when I use my US account there is the number 3 next to the Apps category. I just want to find out what all the accounts are that I might need to check. (Yes, there are some that might have slipped my mind)

I've multiple accounts as well. I'd like to use free US apps as well that they don't provide on my countries App Store. Neat trick.

Anyway. Unfortunately there isn't a sort option existing in iTunes like the one you've asked since Apple won't care about our situation in general. Most users will only have a single account.

Also there isn't a third-party app for that.

So we're stuck with changing accounts all the time. But one advice that I can give you is that check some of those apps that you've downloaded with your US account in Austria store. Maybe those developers placed theirs apps in Austria store as well as of now. Deleting the old one and re-downloading it will keep your app library more organized.


How to turn off calls, iMessage and texts, but stay on Wifi? I want to disable people from contacting my phone, but I still want to use Wifi for web browsing. Do I just take the SIM card out?

Put your phone in Airplane mode, then turn on Wifi. This disables the cell network, but enables wifi.

Messages will continue to work, but phone calls will not. If you have Wifi calling enabled, phone calls will continue to get through, depending on your service provider.

To disable Messages, simply go to the Messages section of Settings, and move the slider to the left.


How do I get 2 Dell monitors to work with my MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) OSX doesn't support MST daisy chaining monitors. I've got 2 brand new monitors and a decent mac and Apple wont let me use it due to software limitations.

Is there any product I can buy (Amazon preferably) that will let me use my two monitors (not screen mirroring) as I want to? I can plug both displays into the mac but then I can't charge the mac at the same time or close the lid without it going off. Dell U2518D are the displays.

If you want more than one monitor, you need to use two different connections, in your case Thunderbolt (Displayport) and some other connection, like HDMI or a dedicated Displayport connection. To do this you need a Thunderbolt 3 dock solution that supports this ability. There are many, such as Elgato, Belkin or CalDigit.

A recent (December 2018) Wirecutter review is a good place to start.


App Store is the wrong language I changed my iTunes account location to German (with an Austrian credit card) in order to download a certain app that wasn't available in Danish (my primary language). I was now able to get the app from the German App Store. Afterward, I set the location back to Denmark and entered the Danish credit card that I was using before.

Problem:
When I now visit the App Store (on my iPhone), it is still in German. How do I switch the iPhone App Store back to the language that is set in iTunes? iTunes has got it right, but why doesn't my iPhone see the same status?

I expected that it would be enough to just plug it into the PC and let it sync itself, but that wasn't the case. I've just synced the phone with the PC and that went without problems, but the iPhone App Store is still in German while the PC iTunes has the Danish account ("Country/Region: DNK").

Open Settings and go to Store. From there, choose Sign Out if you're already signed in and then sign back in again. If you were not signed in, sign in now. Now check the App Store. If necessary, restart the device.


What are these mysterious menu bar icons? What do these two icons represent? What is the functionality behind them? I am running On OS X Lion (10.7).

The Two Houses icon is associated with a mobile home directory--linked to an OS X server. I believe the exclamation point is its cry for help--probably telling you that the local "copy" of your home directory hasn't been sync'd to its server counterpoint for awhile.  Click on the icon and see if it gives you more info.


Dragging cropped .pdf file to Mac Powerpoint 2011 - Result is completely different area of original! I am trying to copy/drag a .pdf file into a powerpoint presentation for Mac PPT 2011.

I do the following:

1. Select and copy the top right corner of the original .pdf page
2. Save this 'corner' as a brand-new .pdf
3. Open the new .pdf and see just the top right-hand corner - as expected
4. Copy/drag the new .pdf to my powerpoint
5. PPT shows the bottom left-hand corner of the original .pdf !?!?

I am at a complete loss as to how (5.) is even possible.

It seems to suggest that when I crop the original .pdf Preview actually saves the entire .pdf page to the clipboard, not just my selection.  Then something goes haywire when PPT tries to decide what part of the new .pdf copy to display...

Edit: Also, if I copy and paste directly from the clipboard, if I do a 'paste special' and select 'picture' it pastes a grainy .jpg copy that is of the correct area but very ugly.  If I select the paste .pdf option it does the same thing as the above description (i.e. crazy nonsensical paste).

Try this:

Press Shift +  CMD + 4
Move the cursor to the top right corner of your pdf, outline the area where you want to copy.
A screenshot will be taken. Find it in your desktop.
Use the screenshot in your PowerPoint.


Mac not working correctly after using Wine I have a early 2011 Macbook Pro running El Capitan. I decided to get a steam account and download an old game for the sake of nostalgia. I then realised the game I had downloaded only ran on Windows, so I downloaded Wine from https://www.winehq.org/ to get it running.

I managed to get Steam Windows version running via the Wine app and play the game however now there are issues. Certain buttons on the mac do not work, such as the volume controls for example do not work correctly, with other buttons such as the F1 key for example not working at all.

Has anybody else had this issue and been able to resolve it? I have done some basic troubleshooting steps such as resetting PRAM but has not changed anything.

Cheers,

M.

Issue was that F1, F2 etc were checked as standard function keys under keyboard in system preferences. Unchecked these and now everything is working OK.


What does green screen on 3gs mean? The iphone 3gs went off (did not use it for a couple of days). I attached it to its power cord but all I can see is green screen.

Tried resetting it with power_btn+home_btn, but still the same. tried connecting it to pc usb via its cable, and it did not help either.

can anyone help?

You could try connecting it to a PC or Mac and use iTunes to restore the device. It's not likely software is causing this, but you will know if the rest of the phone works and possibly fix it without needing to take it in for hardware service if the display function is broken.

You won't be able to tell if it's the screen or the cable or the video subsystem without replacing parts or getting into the hardware to at least reseat the cables but this is most likely a hardware failure.


How do I make my external Thunderbolt 27" display's brightness match my iMac's brightness? I'm running my 27" iMac with a 27" Thunderbolt display, and I'm having trouble getting their brightnesses to match. It seems like checking "Automatically adjust brightness" on both causes different results.

What's the best way to get these two displays to always have the same brightness?

The best, albeit somewhat expensive, way is to use a spectrophotometer to create accurate color profiles for each of the two monitors. Short of that, you can use the built-in calibration software, accessed using the Monitors control panel, to create the profiles by eye.

According to Apple's documentation on Calibrating displays with built-in ambient light sensing you should disable the automatic feature while creating the color profile. They claim you can then re-enable it, but for color critical work I would consider leaving this function disabled and controling the environmental light instead.

Unfortunately, there are reports of Mac OS X 10.7 not working properly using different profiles for two monitors. You may have to manually (or use an Automator script to) assign the correct profile to each monitor after every restart.


Symlink to app causes NSInternalInconsistencyException I want to be able to run a graphical program from the command line, so I add a symlink to the program (/Applications/Stata/Stata.app/Contents/MacOS/Stata) from /usr/local/kkjj/bin/xstata. When I run xstata, I get an uncaught NS.

Here's the whole output to stderr: http://pastebin.com/RsvJrcPr

Is there any other way to deal with this than with an alias?

This Error indicates that the Application can't find its InterfaceBilder (NIB) File (the GUI Part of the App). Probably caused by the Fact that the App has stored the relative Path to its NIB.

When you use double Click to open or  the whole path to the App as Terminal command it works (correct directory) but not with your symlink (which is stored at another location -> relative path is changed)

There are three Solutions how you can run the App from Terminal without a symlink.

Create an alias in your ~/.profile which points to the App (absolute path).
Use the command open open -a <Application Name>
Create a shell script named like the App which launches the App with the open Command (like 1.) or the absolute path (like 2.)

hope this helps


I cannot connect to my workplace VPN My workplace has VPN and it works great for me in Parallels Windows XP and Bootcamp Windows Vista. However, with the same config, I can't get it to work in Snow Leopard. I don't know what type of server they are using, but PPTP works for Windows. Any ideas why it may work for Windows and not OS X?

Update: I should also mention that at one point it did work. I couldn't tell you if anything changed at the server between when it did work and when it stopped.

More information: I can connect just fine, but I can't access any resources. I try to ping a known internal IP address and the destination can't be reached.

I've had trouble with VPN before on my setup. I fixed my problem, but I had to do a couple of weird things first. Could you tell me more about your settings?

Under System > Preferences > Advanced...

Under (tab) DNS > DNS Servers: Do you have your DNS servers set?

a. If so, are they something like 192.168.0.2 and 192.168.0.4?
   You may need to change your home router's IP address if so.
Under (tab) DNS > Search Domains: do you have a search domain set?
ie. domain.local

I hope changing those settings helps. If not let me know and I'll try to help. VPN has been enormously frustrating for me in the past.


No emergency alerts on iPhone I have "Emergency Alerts" enabled on my iPhone, but I do not receive alerts on it. Emergency alerts are enabled, but Amber alerts are off. I know that some alerts have gone out today because I have an older iPhone that doesn't have phone service but which does still receive emergency alerts. What do I need to do to get alerts on my regular phone? I tried turning them off and back on, but it didn't help.

The phone that doesn't get emergency alerts is an iPhone 6 using T-Mobile (USA) and running iOS 9.3.2. The one that does get alerts is an iPhone 4s running iOS 8.something, formerly used on AT&T and T-Mobile, but which doesn't have any current mobile service. Both phones connect to wifi at my house, if that matters.

Apple support suggested the following:

Disable emergency alerts
Reboot the phone
Re-enable alerts.

This worked. I don't know why I wasn't getting them, but I get them now.


Understanding kernel panic error log My MacBook Pro worked all normal when all of a sudden it went black. It tried to reboot itself but immediately produced a kernel panic.

From then on I was never able to boot again. I could only enter my password (not for logging in to Mac OS, but for booting) and then the kernel panic would happen each time.

The error log was only visible for a few seconds and then it rebooted itself again. I was able to take a photograph of the kernel error. I have no idea what actually happened, so I wonder if anyone of you can make sense of the error message or identify the reason why the system failed?

The only thing that gives me a hint is the line about Core Storage Driver. In fact, I set up a HDD and SSD as a FusionDrive as explained in this article. I did this in november and used the MacBook every day since. Never had a problem until yesterday.

Luckily, I had a fresh backup and have been able to restore everything in the meantime. I checked both the SSD and HDD drive with disk utility for errors but everything seems fine.

Any idea what actually caused the error?

Understanding a panic is quite easy: The core scheduler for the OS got lost in the weeds. This is a fail-safe in that the computer decides to stop running itself.

The inner most portion of the OS's control logic got derailed and the system was designed to drop all processing and leave a log file for engineering to troubleshoot further.

You can see these files after a restart by looking in /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports and especially if you have several that recur (in the same day or hour) it is sometimes useful to compare the reasons and patterns in the file.
Back to the high level - how to understand this design is that some fundamental things went so wrong in the core of the operating system, the designers have all concluded that it's almost certainly worse to keep running with this error than to halt the computer immediately.
Think of this as a fail-safe at the level where the computer decides what program or instruction gets to run next. The computer is literally out of ideas how to continue, so it dumps what it was working on (as best as it can recollect now that things are off the rails) and stops immediately.

Kernel Panics are some of the hardest to debug unless you have one that you know exactly how to trigger it. In that case, it's pretty easy to keep eliminating possibilities until the source is obvious. Here is the best writeup of Mac specific information on Understanding and Debugging Kernel Panics. It is very technical, so take what you wish and move on to the steps below.
Like anything, it's best to isolate the problem to avoid chasing down thousands of potential causes. If you want to be systematic about how you isolate the cause (or worse causes) of a panic, here are the two articles with general steps for isolating software causes before investigating hardware.

Isolating issues in Mac OS X - great general reference, links to specific sub articles
Mac OS X: How to troubleshoot a software issue

In your specific case - Core Storage is either the root cause or just an innocent next bystander that "falls into the hole" that another process left behind. Good Luck if you decide to isolate this, hopefully it was a one-off error and you can just use your Mac in peace.


Mac Sierra - Not able to start in safe mode I am trying boot my macbook pro in safe mode with following instructions however, once it boots up and I login. I see it's still in normal mode.

Shutdown the mac
Press Shift Key
Click Power Button
Once Login Screen Appears, release Shift key

How to check
Inside System Information go to Software and check Boot Mode.

Boot Mode is alway normal.

Press Power on

After your hear the boot chime...

HOLD Shift key till it is in the Safe mode.

If it is not working lets try other start up modes like Verbose

Turn on your Mac, then immediately press and hold Command-V.

or Single user mode Turn on your Mac, then immediately press and hold Command-R

Still nothing ! Reset your SMC and NVRAM.

Rare situation, your EFI portion on the SSD is Brocken. To fix it Back up your data and reinstall OSX.


How can I restart the text to speech feature? I use the text to speech feature a lot. Sometimes, after I put the macbook to sleep and come back to it the feature no longer works. I would have to shutdown/restart the computer in order for the feature to work. Is there are a way to restart/enable text to speech without restarting the computer?

have you tried entering these two commands in terminal?

killall com.apple.speech.speechsynthesisd
killall SpeechSynthesisServer

You can do that in activity monitor, I just like terminal better.
Then wait a bit and try the shortcut again.
If that doesn't work, try to change your shortcut to something else and then change it back.
Also, maybe corrupted plist file?


Cursor stuttering: "IOHIDSystem cursor update overdue. Resending." My 2011 iMac running Lion recently developed a new problem; the mouse cursor stutters. At random intervals when I move the mouse it lags, then jumps, like it missed a couple of frames. Ordinarily I'd blame my wireless mouse or system load or something, but the Console has this very useful note in it:

4/8/13 11:25:28.000 AM kernel: IOHIDSystem cursor update overdue. Resending.
4/8/13 11:25:28.000 AM kernel: IOHIDSystem cursor update overdue. Resending.
4/8/13 11:25:29.000 AM kernel: IOHIDSystem cursor update overdue. Resending.
4/8/13 11:25:30.000 AM kernel: IOHIDSystem cursor update overdue. Resending.

That suggests to me something is wrong with the rendering system, not the input hardware.

I've done some searches on this error and have found the usual superstitious-user suggestions for fixing the problem but nothing that seems to address how computers actually work. This writeup on StackOverflow is good but the question was closed before any answers came in.

Rebooting fixes the problem. The problem occurs even if the system hasn't been to sleep since a reboot. My system is unloaded, I have fresh batteries and a reliable wireless mouse. Problem also occurs with a wired mouse.

Update some of the research I've done suggests this problem is symptomatic of the kernel being busy and not servicing interrupts fast enough. I don't know how to verify that explanation or find the cause of the kernel problem if there is one.

This is more of a comment adding data, but I'm not yet permitted to comment, so this will have to do:

I'm seeing this several times a day since getting my imac back from the shop with a new hard disk and Lion install, followed by a time machine restore.  I also upgraded the machine to 32G of ram after it came back.  When it occurs, the kernel_task in top goes to 95%.  The problem goes away after a minute or two without a reboot or other action.  There does not seem to be any disk activity, and I've tried replugging most of the USB devices since "IOHID" sounds like a USB thing, though I don't know that is the case.  That didn't seem to make a difference however.


OS X 10.11 El Capitan - Verifying file dialog, every time a file is opened Not sure, if this question will be closed, but the situation is quite annoying.

Every time, I open some .pdf or .jpg file, a dialog appears,and it seems to be stuck there for a long time. After I click on close button, and open the file again, it opens without the dialog.

The cause might be that the file/folder was downloaded.

In any case, you can remove the 'quarantine' status with

xattr -d com.apple.quarantine "/path/to/Geometry.pdf"

you can add the -r flag to make it recursive, in case you still have trouble.


Catalina - find: .: Operation not permitted from launchAgent I've created a launch agent that uses the find command to look in the downloads folder of a user

files_to_remove=(`cd ~/Downloads/ && find . \( -name "*.csv" -or -name "*.pdf" -or -name "*.sav" -or -name "*.tsv" -or -name "*.zip" -or -name "*.qsf" \) -mtime +5`)

Here is the plist file I've added to the LaunchAgents folder with a 10-second interval to help debug.

<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
        <key>Label</key>
        <string>local.downloadsCleanup</string>
        <key>Program</key>
        <string>/Library/Application Support/downloadsCleanup/downloadsCleanup.sh</string>
        <key>RunAtLoad</key>
        <true/>
        <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
        <string>/tmp/downloadsCleanup.err</string>
        <key>StandardOutPath</key>
        <string>/tmp/downloadsCleanup.out</string>
        <key>StartInterval</key>
        <integer>10</integer>
    </dict>
</plist>

Everytime the LaunchAgent runs is get the error
find: .: Operation not permitted

However, running the /Library/Application Support/downloadsCleanup/downloadsCleanup.sh script from the terminal prompts me to give permission to the terminal to access the downloads folder. Once the permission is granted the script works as intended.

I've added the .plist file and the .sh script to have full disk access but that that didn't change anything. What do I need to give access for this launchAgent to be able to execute the find command in the downloads folder?

Yes, you need to use

System Preferences ->
  Security and Privacy ->
    Privacy ->
      Files & Folders

Or maybe you can specify "Full Disk Access" for the last element there.

Grant /bin/bash access, and it should work.


Enabling both trackpad Drag Lock and 3 Finger Drag at once? OSX has two methods of dragging with the track pad, “drag lock” (double tap then drag until you tap to release) and “three finger drag” where you touch three fingers and drag until you release. The problem is, it forces you to select one or the other.

Is there any way I can manually turn both options on at the same time?

The reason this is useful is because 3 Finger Drag is great for short quick drags, but for longer drags you often run out of room on the trackpad. Drag Lock is good for long drags but is quite slow when you have a bunch of drags because you have to double tap into and tap out of the drag lock each time. It’d be really great to have both at once.

On OS X El Capitan 10.11.1, the following terminal commands seem to solve it for me on the Magic Trackpad (on the built in trackpad I can operate only one dragging mechanic at a time) :

# Enable "tap-and-a-half" to drag.
defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.trackpad Dragging -int 1
defaults write com.apple.AppleMultitouchTrackpad Dragging -int 1

# Enable 3-finger drag. (Moving with 3 fingers in any window "chrome" moves the window.)
defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.trackpad TrackpadThreeFingerDrag -bool true
defaults write com.apple.AppleMultitouchTrackpad TrackpadThreeFingerDrag -bool true

source: https://github.com/boochtek/mac_config/blob/master/trackpad.sh

Update: dug up a bit more and found the "tap behavior" mouse defaults entry, which requires the "2" preset in order to get "tap to drag" on the built in trackpad

defaults -currentHost write NSGlobalDomain com.apple.mouse.tapBehavior -int 2
defaults write NSGlobalDomain com.apple.mouse.tapBehavior -int 2


Getting videos directly into the Videos app I often download videos from online courses on the Internet.

When I need to transfer them to the iPad, I have to connect them to a Windows or Mac running iTunes, and drop them in there.

Is there a way I could bypass connecting to the computer, and directly have the videos downloaded to the Videos app?


Keyboard does not appear when adding a new contact I cannot get a keyboard when adding a contact on my new iPhone 6.   What to I need to do?

Keyboards on iPhone 6 are know to be buggy. My suggestions would be:

Update to the latest iOS version which is 8.4. Do this in Settings > General > Software Update.
If you are using third-party keyboards, disable them in Settings > General > Keyboard and use the default keyboards.
Try closing the Contacts app and then restarting it. (Do this by double pressing the Home button, swiping up the Contacts app, pressing the Home button and then opening the Contacts app again.)
Restart your iPhone. (Hold down the power button on the side for a few seconds, swipe to turn off, wait for your iPhone to completely turn off (can take up to a minute) and then holding down the power button for a second or two until the Apple logo appears on the screen.)


Unable to install Boot Camp 6 Update for Windows 10 due an invalid signature I previously upgraded to Windows 10 on my MacBook Pro (Mid 2012)'s Windows (former W7) Partition. Sadly I'm unable to install the BootCamp 6 update - it fails during the installation. Following error message pops up:

If I do so, following message shows up:

I couldn't find any Boot Camp 6 installer online... Neither a possibility to update Boot Camp on my OSX El Capitan Partition?

Any solution to fix this problem?

Found that enabling developer mode under "Update & Security" in the system settings allowed the Boot Camp 6 update to install with no issue.


Finder - search in specific subfolders across the whole drive I am trying to find a way how to search in specific subfolders through the whole drive on my mac. I will try to explain what I need exactly;
I have a folder with images called "Photos", which includes subfolders; each of these subfolders has a date as a name and includes at least 2 another subfolders called ORIGINALS and EDITS. Images in "originals" and "edits" folder have matching names.
When I search using command+F in "Photos" folder, my results are duplicated and I want to be able to include only files from "edits" folder.
Is this possible to achieve?
Thanks

You can make a script that uses the find command and the dirname command to do this but as for doing it in spotlight somehow I don't think so. If you'd like to see a one-liner to do this on the command line I can do this, but it depends on what you want it to output- the containing directory or the full path to the file.


Where is the login guest account? I have a guest staying in my apartment and I would like her to use my iMac as guest. But when she boots it, she sees only the login to my account and cannot find any reference to the guest account.  How does she find the login to the guest account?

(iMac late 2015 OS updated recently)

To set this up you need to activate it.

Go to Apple menu > System Preferences
Select Users & Groups
Click the lock icon to unlock it
Enter an administrator name and password
Select Guest User in the list of users.
Select “Allow guests to log in to this computer.”
Click the lock icon to lock it
Close the window

Hope this helps.


My macbook pro 13' 2015 keyboard and track pad not working Suddenly the keyboard and trackpad of my macbook pro 13' 2015 model stopped working, this issue happened when I upgrade from sierra to high sierra. Also I already tried re-installing the OS from the internet recovery way, still the issue is present. Then I tried booting my macbook pro on Remix OS (android) both the keyboard and trackpad is working fine.

I recommend resetting the SMC and the NVRAM (PRAM) 1st and see if they help get the keyboard and/or the trackpad working again.

Since they work on Remix OS it could also be a software issue, after you reset the SMC and NVRAM if neither starts working then try safe mode. If it doesnt work in safe mode (safe boot) then try with another user account. If the same results then you'll need to backup your Mac and then reinstall MacOS.

If it still persists afterwards than it may be a connection error, you'll need to take it to the Apple Store.

But do everything else 1st.


How to stop long downloads/uploads to iCloud when browsing with Finder shared folder in other macs on the same LAN Every time I go to Finder and I select a shared folder in other macs on the same lan I notice that there is a long delay before the content of that folder is displayed.

The network monitor of Little Snitch shows me that uploads and downloads are performed to icloud.com. When these uploads and downloads stop, the content of the shared folder is finally shown in Finder.

How can I stop these downloads and uploads to icloud.com happening when I select with Finder a shared folder in other macs on my same LAN?

Please notice that I have the following Finder preferences:

And and the following iCloud system preferences:

Please notice that all my macs are on mac os x 10.12.6 Sierra.

For simplicity, I recommend using SFTP to transfer files. SFTP moves files using an SSH session. SSH can do authentication by user credentials, or by public keys.

It's secure, fast on modern hardware, and with modern tools, relatively convenient.

Here's one way to do that:

Turn on "Remote Login" in System Preferences->Sharing on the remote Mac (be sure to Allow access for: All users)
Create user credentials on the remote Mac
Download an FTP client that can do SFTP. My recommendation is Filezilla.

Use the FTP client to log in by SFTP to the remote Mac, and Bob's your uncle.


Leopard Mail app keyboard shortcut I've recently switched to Chrome for developing and have thus started using the build-in Developer Tools instead of my previously preferred Firebug workflow. Just today I found a keyboard shortcut (Command-Shift-I) that jumps straight to Inspect Element rather than just opening the Developer Tools like Command-Option-I does.

The problem I'm having is that this shortcut also opens the Mail app, which I do not use. I've looked in the Keyboard Shortcuts preferences and I don't see the aforementioned shortcut anywhere. Anybody know where I can disable this shortcut?

Command + Shift + C  Will open up the inspector, and let you click an object to Inspect.

https://superuser.com/questions/175529/google-chrome-keyboard-shortcut-to-view-resources-inspect-element


Why has iTunes not found/downloaded all of my purchased songs? I have just purchased a new Macbook pro and I began to set up iTunes and download my 1000+ songs that I have purchased on iTunes. Upon going through the 'purchased' button on the iTunes store, only 580 songs have been downloaded and iTunes is now telling me there are no more songs to download, though clearly there are still 500+ more songs that I own but cannot find anywhere. Why is this and where can I find the rest of the songs? Thank you

You would need to work with Apple support to track down one specific case - but it could be that items are no longer available for re-download in your region. 500 seems like a lot of churn, but Apple doesn't guarantee you a re-download from the cloud so you might want to get your backup copies and restore them that way.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7101766?language=en
https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/us/terms.html

To contact support check your country here and then use the link at the bottom of the page: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204411


Disable Cmd-w on MacOS Catalina Cmd-w closes the current window on MacOS Catalina. This conflicts with my muscle memory of using M-w in Emacs.

I looked at Disable Command-W in the terminal, but the accepted answer does not work on MacOS Catalina.

How do you disable Cmd-w?

Like in old versions, it be can't removed. The work around is the same: the system default can be overridden to a new key combination. The hotkey must be associated with a context menu item name (ie. an app specific menu item). The name must match exactly.

Systems apps use the name Close to mean close window, along with iTerm2. Some other apps use the more verbose Close Window. Remap both to get decent app coverage. Note that some apps may use other unique names that mean close window. Separate entries will have to be made for these apps to remap it globally.

Navigate to System Preferences -> Keyboard.

Select the Shortcuts tab, then App Shortcuts in the left pane.

Select the + at the bottom of the window to add a new shortcut.

To remap it globally, select All Applications in the Application field. To change Cmd-w on a specific application instead of globally, select that instead.

Set Menu Title to Close. It is case sensitive and must match exactly.

Set Keyboard Shortcut to the desired key combination. I set it to an obscure value so it's essentially 'disabled'.

Click Add to finalize the key shortcut. The right pane should now show a new entry for Close with your key combination (see the first image for an example).

Add another hotkey entry with Application set to All Applications and Menu Title set to Close Window for additional coverage.

Close the menu.

The change takes effect immediately, including with open apps.


Can I carry Mac Mini between home & office daily without damaging the hardware? I would like to carry a Mac Mini from home to office daily as I work at both places. Would daily plugging /unplugging have any effect? What extra hardware from Apple would I need to purchase. My office has Windows 8 PCs.

Yes. The Mac Mini isn't as fragile as the MacBook line and they survive that exact environment quite well.


Is there any app for electronic signature solution? Is there any app for signing the documents (PDFs) by electronic signature?

Similar to on-line solutions such as HelloSign, EchoSign, XolidoSign, eSignly, DocuSign, Signsquid, RightSignature, PDFFiller or free Fill and Sign PDF Forms (Android app), but as an application for OSX.

Preview can sign documents, since v5, currently at v7 -
Sign a PDF document


Battery lasts a month on an iPad? iMac power supply died, and I decided to replace instead of fix.  The day after I ordered the replacement, my iPad screen failed to light the screen.  That I intend to fix, but I didn’t want to touch until I could load the backups form the old disk drive onto the new computer.

Took nearly a month (long story) for the new computer to arrive, during which the iPad has been untouched on the coffee table.  Every once in a while, including today, it makes the new mail sound.

And I just confirmed with the iPhone that it is still online and reporting its location.

When it was in full use, it was down to 20% or less every night.  I expect sleep to use less power, but that really surprises me.  Is that big a difference typical?

It sure is!

http://youtu.be/GX2hy-L94T0?t=9m13s
Here's a video of Steve Jobs talking about the original iPad's battery.

All iPads have 10 hours of battery life but 1 month of standby time.


Connect to Windows File Sharing server using VPN I am using VPN to connect to work server. On windows I enter \\Imbserver into explorer address bar and I can see files on server.

When I connect to VPN on mac and try to access imbserver that is found under "shared" in finder i get connection fail and option to "connect as" .. guest doesn't work and I do not have any username or password. - Works without user/pass on windows.

using smb://imbserver is also fail.

How can I access server files on mac??

"connect as" and enter the username and password you use to log into your Windows machine. I expect the reason you don't need a username/pass in Windows is that you're logged into the domain when you log into your machine.

If that doesn't work, try the same approach, but like so:

smb://USERNAME:PASSWORD@imbserver

replacing USERNAME with your username, and PASSWORD with your password


How do you change Screesaver folder with command line on Mac I have an art collection of 8000 pics, I have them divided into folders of about 200 each.  I'm going to use python to randomly select one of these folders so that my screensaver will continually show me the work of a new artist rather than randomly mixing all the artists together.  To do this I need to change the folder that the screensaver uses with Python which will then change the folder using Terminal.
I read this article and it seems that you can do that by using this command:
https://krypted.com/mac-security/mac-setting-screen-saver-from-the-cli/
defaults -currentHost write com.apple.screensaver modulePath -string "/users/kylefoley/pictures/art/art 2/impressionism/claude monet/"

But that didn't work. Also, I am using macos 10.14
UPDATE
When I input: /usr/bin/defaults -currentHost read com.apple.ScreenSaverPhotoChooser I get the expected result, viz, the actual folder that the screensaver is using.  When I input: /usr/bin/defaults -currentHost write com.apple.ScreenSaverPhotoChooser SelectedFolderPath -string "/users/kylefoley/pictures/art/art 2/impressionism/claude monet/" then input /usr/bin/defaults -currentHost read com.apple.ScreenSaverPhotoChooser  I get
{
    CustomFolderDict =     {
        identifier = "/Users/kylefoley/Pictures/art/complete art 2";
        name = "complete art 2";
    };
    SelectedFolderPath = "/users/kylefoley/pictures/art/art 2/impressionism/claude monet/";
    SelectedSource = 4;
    ShufflesPhotos = 1;
}

Which is wrong because the path for the CustomFolderDict['identifier'] should be the same as the SelectedFolderPath
I then made a guess and tried:
/usr/bin/defaults -currentHost write com.apple.ScreenSaverPhotoChooser CustomFolderDict -identifier "/users/kylefoley/pictures/art/art 2/impressionism/claude monet/"

which outputted Unexpected argument.  If think I could figure out how to fix that CustomFolderDict with command line then that might solve the problem.
UPDATE 2
I inputted:
/usr/bin/defaults -currentHost write com.apple.ScreenSaverPhotoChooser CustomFolderDict -dict-add identifier "/users/kylefoley/pictures/art/art 2/impressionism/claude monet/"
/usr/bin/defaults -currentHost write com.apple.ScreenSaverPhotoChooser CustomFolderDict -dict-add name "claude monet"

And although I get
{
    CustomFolderDict =     {
        identifier = "/users/kylefoley/pictures/art/art 2/impressionism/claude monet/";
        name = "claude monet";
    };
    LastViewedPhotoPath = "";
    SelectedFolderPath = "/users/kylefoley/pictures/art/art 2/impressionism/claude monet/";
    SelectedSource = 3;
    ShufflesPhotos = 1;
}

When I input
/usr/bin/defaults -currentHost read com.apple.ScreenSaverPhotoChooser

The new result is just a blank screen with the name of my computer on it.

This works for me on a Catalina machine and is known to work on Mavericks (HT @bobsmith76 for persevering).
/usr/bin/defaults -currentHost write com.apple.ScreenSaverPhotoChooser 'SelectedFolderPath' "/Users/you/sub/sub/folder"

I used hot-corners to turn on the screen saver, and set different default, then when I enabled screen saver again it used the new folder.
NOTE if you have System Preferences open when making the changes then this may cause the wrong thing to happen (like the screensaver config flipping to a non-image screensaver - we both ended up on the Message screensaver this way).


A shortcut for copying an X into a Column B based on data in Column A Is there a shortcut for placing an X in a column based on the data in another column? For example, if column A has a value "red" can I get Excel to automatically place an X in column B, but NOT if Column A says "blue"?

Put a formula into column B (e.g. in cell B1)

=if(a1="red";"X";"")

You can also stack the ifs for different values

=if(a1="red";"X";if(a1="blue";"Y";"")


Apple iMac powermac 6.1 How Come my old iMac Powermac 6.1 isn't recognized by my iPhone 4s ? and how do I connect my mobile hotspot from my T-Mobile iPhone 4s to my old iMac Power Mac 6.1? I try to just plug it in with the USB cable but the iMac seems to not recognize it at all .

The best answer is provided by https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-6021.  This explains the maximum version of OS X which is supported by your particular system (10.5.8), as well as the maximum version of iOS which your phone can be in order to be recognised by the computer (iOS 5.x and earlier).  If you are able to meet both these conditions, you should be able to connect the phone to your computer and have it recognised (which should be the condition needed to start network sharing via USB).

It will also depend as to whether you have the optional Airport card installed in the mac, or the optional Bluetooth capability, as this will help you with your network sharing options from your iPhone.

If you've got a version of iOS on your phone that is 6.x or later, then you're probably out of luck for being able to get the phone and computer to talk to each other effectively as there's no real downgrade path available.