Sound on OS X doesn't work after Soundflower install Because of missing native equalizer on OS-X (Snow Leopard) I had to use third party app Soundflower in combination with AU Lab. Everything was going right, but once I restarted OS X, the sound stopped working. When I changed the volume by the keys on Macbook I hear the system sound, but in iTunes, Vimeo, some videos on YouTube, Quicktime, etc., I hear nothing.

I tried to remove Soundflower and AU Lab and reboot, but without any change.

Does anybody know how to fix this problem?

If you follow this guide, you should be OK. You mentioned in the comments that you've already run the uninstall script, so perhaps you will be able to follow the guide to success. Before doing that, I would check the following:

Find the 'Audio MIDI Setup' utility (Applications / Audio MIDI Setup), and check all the master volume levels on your output devices.
If you are still passing audio through anything other than regular system audio, check all the levels and knobs and such to make sure that nothing else is turned down to 0.

NB: A common problem people have with Soundflower is the master volume being set to 0 by default.

If none of that is the issue, and you follow the guide, you could try my setup, which is like this:

• Go find AU Lab 2.3, and
• Update your Soundflower to 1.6.7 with this fix, available on Github. It has worked for me on Mavericks 10.9.4, it prevents an obnoxious clicking sound as well, and it gives you master faders for Soundflower outputs in the Soundflowerbed dropdown.

NB: If you are not on Mavericks you may not need the updated versions of everything.

The only way I've found to fix this is to add new user accout and use it instead of the old one.


11.1 GB of "OTHER" out of nowhere? I've had an iPhone 4S for about 1.5 years now. I have never had a problem taking tons of videos and pictures until now. Out of nowhere it says "can not record" because storage is full. I'm like "what, I have only one video".

When I check the usage, I have 11.1 GB of OTHER? I have only 1GB of Apps. What do I do to get rid of this? What is it? Calling people at Apple didn't work. I have contacts, notes, texts, apps I don't want to lose.

try deleting all unnecesary items photos videos and also every ios update adds other or ios___ update ___mb


How do you specify the type of file you're looking for in an 'open file' dialog with a pattern? On every other operating system except MacOS, when you bring up an Open File dialog, you can type (for example) *.txt or even *recipe*.txt to narrow down the list shown on the screen.

On MacOS, there's just a predefined list of filename extensions that you can choose from, but I don't see anywhere to type a file match pattern myself. I want to filter by the whole filename, not just the extension. How do I enable this very basic feature that I take for granted on both Windows and Linux?

You have Spotlight available from every file-picker dialog.

You can search by name or extension/file type, either in the currently open directory or the entire machine.

Sidebar hidden to save unnecessary extraneous detail

If you know the name rather than the filetype of the document you are looking for, then, same as in any Finder folder, you can start to type the name & the selection will jump to the first match for that string.

eg typing t,e,s will find the first match on test.txt, but you can't use this to find a file type .xml etc as it only searches from the beginning of the name.

The answer is that only partial functionality is available via Spotlight. If the file you're looking for is anywhere in the Unix-style directories such as /tmp, /etc, /usr, /var, etc, Apple's Open dialog is just broken and you simply cannot filter your view of the files there except by a predetermined set of file extensions.


Chrome won't quit! (Mac Yosemite) I tried normal quit, and it closes and immediately re-opens.
I tried force quit, and it closes and immediately re-opens.
I tried force quit from the Activity Monitor, and it closes and immediately re-opens.
I tried to restart; this was not allowed because Chrome was open.
I turned off using the power button, and turned back on. Chrome opened (despite not being in my login list, and despite me specifying NOT to open the windows that were previously open)
I tried to delete Chrome; not allowed because it's open.
I tried to force quit then immediately delete, but it opens so fast I can't do that.
I used the terminal rm -rf method of deleting, and pages of text appeared, all saying essentially this but with different things between 'contents' and 'permission denied'. rm: /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/_CodeSignature/CodeResources: Permission denied

Does anyone have a clue what's going on? I am out of ideas.

That other answer isn't good because you should not shut down your computer, and it is very unlikely that malware has anything to do with not being able to shut down an application. Do this

Type sudo killall Google\ Chrome on the Terminal.
If this does not work, do this:

pgrep -x "Google Chrome"

You will see a number, then type kill -9 numberhere where numberhere  is the number that the pgrep command returned.

And to instatly delete the app, no matter if it is open or not, do:

sudo rm -rf /Applications/Google\ Chrome.app

Then type your password.

The reason you get a permission denied error is because you need root access do to this, just use sudo on the terminal for this.

I managed to quit chrome by going force quit, and select just chrome.


iOS - how to merge "on my iPad" Notes to iCloud after iCloud already activated? I keep encountering this problem at friends' and it's always the same thing. They wonder why Notes does not sync up to iCloud.

I grab their iPad or iPhone and realize that their notes are written to "On My iPad" or "On My iPhone".

I then google around for a decent app, never find one (is there really no such thing?)..

And wind up copy-pasting them from "On My iPad" to "iCloud" one at a time. Thankfully this time he only had 27 notes so it didn't take that long.

Sometimes I panic and start emailing the Notes one at a time to his email address and then paste them onto his iCloud via OS X action.

Is there really no better way? I've checked around for advice and it seems to always be "Just email them" "Just copypaste them".

Any ideas?

Here is what you can do, on at least iOS 9.

Launch Notes on your iPhone or iPad.
While on the list of notes, tap Edit to enter edit mode.
Tap Move All to move all notes or, alternatively, select the note(s) you want to move and tap Move To...
Select iCloud Notes

That's all.

If you already took notes locally on your iPad or iPhone prior to enabling iCloud note sync, there is not much you can do to push these notes to iCloud once you enable iCloud note sync.

I believe that there are some paid apps for Windows that can do the trick all at once but not sure if it would not just be better to copy the notes one by one.


Is there a dial from Addres Book and tel:/sip: protocol handler script/application available for 10.7? We are currently using Mac OS X 10.6 and snomURLHandler to convert tel: uri's to a http GET request. This computer telephony integration let us click on a telephone number in Address Book.app and let our desktop phone dial the number.

As snomURLHandler version 1.0 by Alastair J. Houghton (2004) is compiled to PowerPC code, and the Rosetta component to run PowerPC code is no longer available in 10.7 (Lion), this situation is blocking upgrade to 10.7 (Lion).

What alternatives are available for snomURLHandler, preferrably a script or application that can be used as a general tel: and sip: protocol handler (to call links starting with tel: and sip: from a web browser) and also be used from Address Book.app?

Note: We are aware of Telify add-on. That is not what is asked for, as Telify only works in one browser (Firefox) and cannot be used from Address Book.app

The source code of snomURLHandler is available at http://alastairs-place.net/hg/snomURLHandler/file/eb798e1a6dc8

Download that source code and compile this to an application using Xcode.

You can use the DefaultApps prefpane to specify custom URL handling, along with a lot of other features.

It hasn't been updated in quite awhile, but works fine on 10.6.8 and I believe on 10.7.4.


iPod Nano wake screen sometimes shows music instead of Clock I've recently purchased a band from Lunatik to use my iPod Nano as a watch.

To do this, I've gone into Settings > Date and Time > Time on Wake and put this ON.

At first, this worked as expected, showing me the watch face when I hit the 'on' button.
But after I've played some music on the Nano, now it sometimes shows me the music application (even though it's not playing) instead of the Clock.

I've checked and the setting 'Time on Wake' is still on.

Anyone know how I can avoid this behaviour and always get the Clock when I hit the 'on' button?

Might as well answer this.

I've found out that it depends on what screen you had active before the iPod goes to sleep. If it goes to sleep with the Music screen, that apparently gets priority over the clock on waking (even if you have checked the 'time on wake' setting).

A workaround I've found is navigating to any Settings screen before putting the iPod to sleep. Upon waking up, he'll 'default' back to the Clock then... Apparently the Music screen has a higher 'priority' than the Settings screen, go figure.

I just figured out that if you are only using it as a watch like I am, then simply delete any music on it and it will always wake up in watch mode.  Not sure what to do if you want music. Cheers.


Is there a way in Terminal to highlight the row under the cursor? I need to read a long row of output in Terminal and was wondering if there is a way to have the whole row where the mouse cursor is positioned highlighted. Alternatively, would there be a way to highlight a row and control the highlight with the keyboard?

Thanks.

Yes - just put the cursor on the line and triple click it - and it will light up the whole line.  It works with apple terminal as well as iTerm.

On my computer, I can use the mouse to position a cursor and with mouse key depressed highlight whatever lines I like. I can then move the highlighted region to wherever lines I want. A lot like triple clicking but it can highlight multiple lines.


Database program with CSV import and ad-hoc SQL queries? Is there a database program for the Mac that makes it easy to import a CSV file into a table and then query and manipulate the data using ad-hoc SQL queries?

(A Windows example of a similar product would be Microsoft Access ... it also has forms and reports, which are not as important, but I would not mind a Mac solution that has those too.)

Filemaker Pro will be your best bet overall. It is easier to use than Access, and will give you what you want and more. It's going to be a learning curve with anything if you're used to Access, so just jump in to one of them.

Filemaker Pro -

http://www.filemaker.com/products/filemaker-pro/

If you're wanting to do something SQL related though, then I'd check out the following: Sequelpro; Querious; Navicat; or MySQL Workbench.

Sequelpro is best out of all of these though, in my opinion, and it's completely free. Bam!

http://www.sequelpro.com/


How to force a readonly volume to remount as read-write? I have an external Firewire volume with some filesystem problems. One problem is that Disk Warrior can't fix these errors because there is not enough space left on this volume (in fact, it is completely full - 0 bytes empty, which I suspect is the reason for the FS-problems). Another problem is that this disk gets mounted readonly by the OS, hence I can't delete any files on it to make it possible for Disk Warrior (or fsck) to fix the file system. I have tried the commands in this question but they only generate an error message:

% mount -u -w /Volumes/MyVol
mount_hfs: error on mount(): error = -1.
mount_hfs: Invalid argument

I also tried mount_hfs with different options, but something like this

% mount_hfs -o update /dev/disk3s3 /Volumes/MyVol
mount_hfs: error on mount(): error = -1.
mount_hfs: Invalid argument

How do I force mount this volume in readwrite mode so I can try to delete some of the files on it?

And you don't have to tell me to backup and erase the volume.

Update: I just found the hfs.util command and run it like this

/System/Library/Filesystems/hfs.fs/Contents/Resources/hfs.util -M disk3s3 /Volumes/test writable

but it just responds with is "usage" page. On this usage page there is an example that looks like this:

/System/Library/Filesystems/hfs.fs/Contents/Resources/hfs.util -p disk0s2 fixed writable

Can't see any difference between that and my command..?

I have to do the following from the command line to get a USB drive to mount read/write:

diskutil list
sudo diskutil unmount /dev/disk2s1 <- (put your volume/partition in here)
cd /Volumes
sudo mkdir <FOLDER_NAME>
sudo mount -w -t msdos /dev/disk2s1 /Volumes/<FOLDER_NAME>

This is with a FAT32 formatted USB stick. Not sure why, but my Mac will only mount these read only when they automount, only started happening recently. Reformatting does not resolve it, even formatting in a macOS native filesystem gives me the same issue. This is happening on multiple USB sticks after many reformats and reboots.

The problem is that I have to do that each time I remove the drive and want to plug it back in.

I managed to delete some files to free up space on the device by connecting it to my NAS, where it was mounted as writable. Doesn't really answer my question, however it solved my problem. Now I am gonna try to fix the file system.


How to turn off an external display without disconnecting? I have a workplace setup for my Macbook Pro 15" (2011) that is actually two workplaces. One is the Macbook itself, for sitting. The second, right next to it, is a standing desk with an external monitor, keyboard, and mouse.

This works great - I can work on the standing desk, and when my legs get tired, sit down for a while and continue seamlessly on the Macbook.

The only painful point in the transition is that I have to physically disconnect the external display (an Acer 23" display connected through a MiniDP-to-HDMI cable) when sitting down, so the Macbook display becomes the main (and only) desktop again.

Given that I may do this several times a day, this is bound to wear out the connector over time, something I'd like to avoid.

Is there a more sustainable (software-only?) way to disconnect / deactivate an external display?

All I can find on the Google is about the other way round (turning off the internal Macbook display).

There are two solutions I can think of:

SwitchResX
Power plug adapter with remote control

SwitchResX has a number of features including "disable display" which should deactivate it until the software  turns it back on.  From their FAQ:

  SwitchResX includes a function to remove a display from the System's
  list of managed display. This means the display in question, once
  deactivated, will not be visible from the System or from any
  application. Only SwitchResX will be able to activate the display
  again.

Another simple solution is to use a power plug with a remote switch.  It's an easy, non-invasive solution that will get the job done without having to install software or have daemons running that could interfere with your display.  macOS will not detect the display if the power is cut (though it will if it's in "standby" or "sleep")

Both solutions cost about the same (less than $20USD).  SwtichResX has a 10 day free trial and the power adapter comes with a 30 day return.  The software has the benefit of being elegant; but the switch, though a bit crude, has the advantage of you knowing for sure you display is disabled because it's physically off.

You can just close the lid of your MacBook if you want to disable the display of this one. It is called clamshell mode: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201834


Why does Java SE 6 Web Start (javaws) not find the JRE with Apple's Java for OS X 2012-006 on Mountain Lion? In brief
The JRE is installed but javaws can not find the JRE.
What can I do on the command line to re-enable the web plugin for Apple's Java 6 in Chrome or Safari?
I want to avoid Java 7. (We're awaiting Java 8.)
Detail
I have a fresh upgrade of Mountain Lion (10.8.2). I have installed JDK V6 from Apple (Java for OS X 2012-006). Now:

all of my Java apps run fine
the Internet plug-in no longer works in Chrome or Safari.

javaws at the command line reports:

No JRE present

When a web applet is clicked:

the operating system directs me to install a JRE
the link goes nowhere because the JRE is already installed.

 History

Upgraded to Mountain Lion
Forced JRE install through java -version method.  "Successful"
All Java applications work as before (ide/dbms/email/etc)
Tried to launch a java applet in Chrome (or Safari)
Message in the applet area "Missing Plugin =>".  click it
Error that the 'JRE is not installed, click ok to open page...'.
Click [OK] but no page opens. Assume this is because the JRE is actually already installed.
Try from command line (/usr/bin/javaws):

When I try /usr/bin/javaws from the command line I get this output, plus the standard install-a-jre popup.
[~] /usr/bin/javaws  (or just [~] javaws)
No Java runtime present, requesting install.
Unable to locate a Java Runtime to invoke.

– but the JRE is present –
[~] /usr/bin/java -version
java version "1.6.0_37"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_37-b06-434-11M3909)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.12-b01-434, mixed mode)

– Java apps do run.
Java executables
[~] ll -s /usr/bin/java*
/usr/bin/java@ -> /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/Current/Commands/java
/usr/bin/javac@ -> /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/Current/Commands/javac
/usr/bin/javadoc@ -> /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/Current/Commands/javadoc
/usr/bin/javah@ -> /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/Current/Commands/javah
/usr/bin/javap@ -> /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/Current/Commands/javap
/usr/bin/javaws@ -> /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/Current/Commands/javaws

I heard that it may be possible to install the Java 7 JDK (including a JRE) to regain preferences and enable switching.  If that is the only course of action I will do it, but I would much prefer JAVA_HOME to work properly with Java 6 without Java 7.
Apple's Java Preferences utility is no longer applicable – Apple's most recent update for Java for OS X removes the utility.

At About Java for OS X 2012-006 (article HT5493, modified 2012-10-16) Apple gives a related article:

Java for OS X 2012-006: How to re-enable the Apple-provided Java SE 6 applet plug-in and Web Start functionality (article HT5559, modified 2012-10-22).

Please run all four commands. The fourth should re-enable Java SE 6 Web Start.

Have you checked "Enable applet plug-in and Web Start Applications" in "Java Preferences" ??

http://support.zipform.com/zf6/KBA-01629.asp


How can i get delivery confirmation for sent sms? I recently bought an iPhone and can't get the delivery confirmation when i send an sms.
I went from reading this thread at Apple forums and have some clarifications.

Old phones seems to can, last week my super old nokia sends me delivery confirmation when i send sms so isn't a network lack or issue. I have the exact same SIM, just swap the old phone for a new one.
With my older phone i didn't prepend any command to send an sms. That seems another argument depending of the carrier. I have the exact same numbers and i'm doing the exact same thing for sending its.

I wish to get back that feature to know when an sms is delivered or not.
Any help appreciated.

The short answer is you can't; Unless the standards have changed since I retired as a mobile planner 12 years ago.

Some networks do provide confirmation (Vodafone in Australia did). Once a SMS leaves the originating network there is no way of checking on it.

Tap “Settings” on the Home screen and go to  “Messages.”

Tap the “Off” button within the iMessage section of the Messages screen so that the button reads “On.”

Tap the “Off” button in the Send Read Receipts section so that it reads “On.”

Tap “Settings” to save your preferences and return to the Settings screen.


Doing a 'hard reset' of wifi state without restarting I live in a large building with a lot of routers, and a functioning router right next to my room, but the connection is extremely slow. When I brought the issue to IT, they told me my computer was attempting to connect to a router that was much further away, while ignoring the closer one. (All of these routers are part of the same WiFi network.)

I can fix the issue by restarting the computer, but it comes back if I bring it outside and back into the building. Toggling wifi on and off doesn't help. I'm running the latest version of OSX and I don't have anything special installed.

Is there some state my laptop is maintaining that is being cleared on a restart? If so, how can I clear it manually without having to restart?

If I understand correctly, your laptop is prioritizing one Wi-Fi Access Point over another, even though that one is further away. You can change the priority of Access Points by finding the following:

System Preferences ==> Network ==> Advanced

You will see a list of networks your laptop has previously connected to, and you can rearrange the list via drag & drop, with the first item in the list being of the highest priority.

Once you are done, click OK then Apply and restart your Wi-Fi card to get the desired results.


What is the 'xmessage' command equivalent on macOS? For Linux, there is a command xmessage which displays a message in a window. Does anyone know what is the equivalent one on macOS?

AppleScript
On macOS, displaying simple dialogs is possible with AppleScript:
/usr/bin/osascript -e "display dialog \"Hello world\""

See Displaying Dialogs and Alerts in Apple's Mac Automation Scripting Guide.
Additional buttons, choices, and other limited interface elements can be added:
set theDialogText to "An error has occurred. Would you like to continue?"
display dialog theDialogText buttons {"Don't Continue", "Continue"} default button "Continue" cancel button "Don't Continue"

There is an xmessage command on the Mac which does the same thing. The options may be different but there is a man page for xmessage.


Is it possible to mount SharePoint as a volume in 10.6? Background

My office uses:

Microsoft SharePoint to store and version our documents
Microsoft Office, with Microsoft Document Connection to connect to the SharePoint site.

Question 1

Can Finder connect to a SharePoint server?

Question 2

Can MacFUSE be extended to mount a SharePoint path as a volume in Mac OS X?

System-managed WebDAV connections to SharePoint

Yes, connections are possible. For a volume mounted in this way, the file system type is:

webdav

I use Finder — in Snow Leopard and in two other versions of the system — with SharePoint.

To connect

In the Connect to Server window of Finder, use the same URL as you would use in Microsoft Document Connection.

An underlying problem with the Microsoft service

Information about the characters that you cannot use in sites, folders, and files in SharePoint

  … cannot start a file name with the period character. …

Apps with compatibility issues

A shortlist:

Microsoft Office Excel, PowerPoint and Word 2011 (Service Pack 2) — all attempts to save will fail, expect to see error messages that are misleading
Apple Finder — some attempts to copy or move to SharePoint may fail.

My answer to Ask Different question Why are dot underscore ._ files created, and how can I avoid them? notes:

requirements of Microsoft Office 2011, when used with a file system such as webdav, are not met by SharePoint.

When SharePoint does not recognise that a user of PowerPoint or Word with webdav has opened a file, there's risk of dataloss — two or more users overwriting each other's work, with no warning before or after the loss. I can't reproduce this problem when NeoOffice is used to open such files.

Excel with webdav seems to always open .xlsx spreadsheets read-only. I can't reproduce this problem when NeoOffice is used to open such files.

(Side note: without file system type webdav, Microsoft Document Connection 14.2.0 (120402) causes dataloss without warning, of extended attributes such as Spotlight comments.)

More about Finder

With webdav, for files and folders that are already on the SharePoint server:

Finder seems to be a first class app for renaming, moving or removing items.

Apps that are more compatible

Another shortlist:

where Microsoft Office applications fail, NeoOffice and LibreOffice succeed.

Input/output errors affecting files saved in Microsoft formats

If an attempt to open an Office Open XML file (.docx, .pptx, .xlsx etc.) fails with an input/output error:

use Microsoft Document Connection to initiate an edit
save a trivial change to the file, close the window of the app that you used for edition
if necessary, quit the app that you used for edition.

Those two or three steps seem to resolve, or work around, the error.

(If I discover the exact cause of those types of input/output error, I'll either add to this answer or link to a question elsewhere. Early indications are that they occur only after a Microsoft Office app has failed to save with webdav.)

We're experiencing the same issue with 0 byte files. I've read that Finder may not be able to support HTTPS natively, even though support behind the scenes in Mac OSX is already there...


What causes the retina Macbook Pro HDMI-DVI output to cut out on occasion? I got my retina Macbook Pro this week and have been waiting for my Thunderbolt to DVI adapters to get here so I can hook them up to my external displays. In the meantime, I am using an HDMI to DVI cable to hook up to my monitor.

I've noticed every once in a while, the monitor I am using will sometimes go blank for a second and then back. It doesn't happen very often, but I'm not sure if this has to do with the cable, monitor, or my retina Macbook Pro.

I've tried multiple cables, and have been using this monitor previously to the retina Macbook Pro, so I don't think the monitor is the issue.

Do you think this is an issue with the laptop? Something graphics card related? I can't seem to figure out why this randomly happens.

I was able to catch this happening on video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vGeDR48E8w

Try disabling Automatic Graphics Switching in the System Preferences-Energy Saver.  This may be working for me, though I haven't figured out how to reproduce the 1-2 second blanking, so only time will tell.

I'm running 10.8.2 on a new rMBP and have the same issue - The external display goes blank for 1-2 seconds when connected to a 1680 x 1050 display via the HDMI connector and the rMBP is closed and in a stand. There is no movement of the rMBP, the HDMI cable or monitor when this happens.

I have not experienced the same momentary blanking of the rMBP's display when using only the native display.

It doesn't happen often (2-3 times per day) so it's more of an irritation that I don't expect from a nearly $3,000 piece of hardware.

This is a known issue with OSX and the Retina MacBook Pro. Apple are currently working on a fix. OSX 10.8.1 is due shortly which should address the problem.


Remove user account under OS X El Capitan I would like to remove a user account under El Capitan by following this recipe:

Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Users & Groups.
Click the lock icon to unlock it, then enter an administrator name and password.
Select the user you want to delete, then click Remove below the list of users.
...

What happens is that I cannot select the to-be-deleted user at this point (I can only select the current account plus "Guest User"). What could be wrong. (And yes, I am using an account with administrator privileges.)

Make sure that the user you want to delete is actually logged out. You can't force delete a currently logged in user.

Once you select the user to be deleted,at the bottom hit the minus sign, from there you will be directed on how you wish to delete the user and any files associated with the user....


iOS got a very long repeating Settings list The application list in Settings is becoming very long. I can hardly scroll to the bottom. The list might have repeated for more than 40 times.

I don't know how this happened (suddenly or one by one).

I think this is a bug, but I don't know how to reproduce.

The phone is an iPhone 5 with iOS 8.1.3.

As the picture, this app list repeats for about 40 times. I only installed about 20 apps, but it takes me quite a while to scroll to the bottom.

This doesn't affect the usage anyway, just curious.

Think app list may repeat due to multiple syncing. A restart may sort this.


WEP Security for Internet Sharing? I have a Nintendo DS to connect to the internet, but my router does not support WEP. I used to be able to create a WEP internet share on my MacBook 2010, but after the upgrade to 10.11.4, I cannot.

Is there any solution?

WEP was completely removed in Yosemite:

http://tidbits.com/article/15158

WEP is broken enough that you might just consider using an open Wifi connection (Security: None) but if you want to have a basic level of protection to stop someone from just walking into the equivalent of an open door the best solution would be to get a cheap secondary wifi router and set it up with it's own SSID with WEP, making sure to turn off DHCP on the router and connect it via a LAN rather than the WAN port (Apple Airports can just be put into Bridge Mode). If you're worried about security you could unplug the secondary router when you're not using it or disable it's Wifi.

If you have the time and technical chops, one option may be to set up a virtual machine on your Mac that is running Linux. For cost reasons, you could use the free VirtualBox. Then set up the Linux distro to share with a WEP key.  Then you merely need to activate the virtual machine when you want to get your DS online.

Here is a post describing the tool on Linux that you might use to set this up: Host APD: the Linux way to create a Wi-Fi access point

There's no guarantee that the virtual box network card is supported, but it might be worth a try.


Where are default apps for file types listed? I would like to batch-remove all associations between XCode and any file type, because it is the default app for so many which I always have to manually set to MacVim.

So I'd like to do this once and for all. Is there some place where these Associations are stored in an editable format?

To be clear, I am looking for something more powerful than Cmd-I > Open With > Change All which would have to be done manually for each file type for which XCode installs itself as the default app.

I run 10.12.1.

Right click on a file with that file extension, click Get Info (or just select the file and Cmd+I). Now in the Open with section change to an app you want to open that file with, now there should be a button under the place where you set the app to open with that sets all file with this extension to open with that app. After clicking the button, you might need an admin password. Here is a screenshot of the app chooser and the change all button:

if you have done with Xcode, uninstall it.


Why does my MBP not fully wake? I tried asking on apple forums, and they said do a SMC reset. Tried it, and it doesn't work. It always happens. Here's a video of what I am talking about, watch through the full video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25cWVrg8Bfw&feature

This is hard to answer outright but I don’t have the privilege of creating a comment thread and asking some questions first, so I’ll just offer some possible scenarios.

It is just slow. This can happen if you are low on RAM. It is difficult to be patient for this though because all you have is a blank screen, and it is very frustrating.
If it is like my Macbook, and you have a password set to auto-lock or auto-lock your display after 5 minutes, and it still does not appear like it is going to wake up, then go ahead and type your password in anyway without the dialog. This will usually unlock the display and bring it out of sleep mode in one fell swoop as it finally wakes up and registers the keystrokes.

If you don’t have a password set to lock or auto-lock your screen though, I am not sure what to suggest. I have used harmless keys like the arrow keys in the past, just pressing them and alternating between left and right until it comes out of sleep mode to force my computer to wake up, but this has extremely mixed results. There have been a larger number of successes tallied doing this, but not by very much, especially if I was low on RAM before.

As to why it is like this, the possibilities range from being low on RAM or just having a slow disk, to a bug in the operating system or more aggravating, a bug in the firmware. If you can duplicate it regularly, you can try taking it into the Genius Bar and see if they can work out what the problem is there, it might even be a known issue that has already been documented and solved for some on a case by case basis, or a software update may be in the works.

Mine does this everyone now and then... Have you tried shutting the lid, waiting for the sleep indicator to pulse 3 times, then open the lid again.

Also, do you have an external monitor plugged in? Try unplugging it and plugging it back in again...


Sound turns off when Mountain Lion sleeps When my Mac (running Mountain Lion) goes to sleep, it turns off my apps. For example, I was listening to music with VLC, and when it goes to sleep mode, VLC stops playing. What can I do?

Sleep mode is designed to suspend apps so the system can sleep. (All apps and most of the OS stop executing and some hardware is turned off to save battery.)

There is no fix for this other than setting your system to not sleep. You can do this permanently in the Energy Saver preference pane or temporarily by using an app like Jiggler or a command-line utility like caffeinate.

apple is preparing a supplemental update to 10.8.5 for fixxing that issue.


Missing calendar events and can't create new ones All of my past and future events have disappeared from my Calendar, the only events left in there are birthdays and Facebook events. All manually entered appointments etc., are gone.

Also, I cannot add new events anymore: the + sign is grayed out.

I just noticed this yesterday afternoon when I tried to add an event. I'm almost positive that they were there prior to that! How do I get my events back, and fix it so I can add events again!?

Go to Settings and click iCloud and turn on Calendars.

If that doesn't work, while in your Calendar, look at the bottom - "Today," "Calendar," and "Inbox." Click on Calendars. Somehow my "Home" calendar (which is where I save most entries, as opposed to "Calendar" or "Work") was unchecked. I couldn't see any old or future entries, and when I added entries and hit save, the day would be empty. When I re-checked "Home," everything reappeared.

It just wasn't showing "Home" entries. I hope your problem is this simple because I know how you feel like you're losing your mind when something like that happens!

Make sure that your device is running the latest version of iOS. Sometimes when you are a couple of versions behind it can cause the phone to malfunction or do something that it has never done before. If you are updated and your phone is giving you issues then back up and restore your phone using iTunes to smooth out any bugs or errors in the device.


Does Gmail push on iPhone 4S? I just got the iPhone 4S, and it seems like my email is polling rather than push.  I set up my Gmail account, and emails do not come to my phone instantly.  It appears to be polling, rather than pushing.  I see, on average, about a 10 minute delay between when I see my email in my browser and when it comes to my phone.

Does Gmail push on this device, or have I set something up incorrectly?

If you setup your Gmail account as IMAP, it is not pushed. If you setup your Gmail account as an Exchange account, then it will be. The instructions on how to do this are found on this page. Hope this helps.

Pushing works out of the box for

MobileMe
iCloud
Exchange
Yahoo!

With Google you have the option to set up the account (on your iDevice) as an Exchange account which then gets pushed as well. Setting it up as Gmail gives you polling (like all other providers).


Where are the iCloud Drive icons located? For example, I need to know where the Automator folder icon is. I want to use it for a thing.

Most system folder icons and stuff are in /System/Library/CoreServices/CoreTypes.bundle/* But these folder icons are not. Where are they located?

I think you are looking for either of the following files:

/System/Library/PreferencePanes/iCloudPref.prefPane/Contents/Resources/iCloud.icns

/System/Library/CoreServices/Finder/Contents/Resources/iCloudNoDocs@2x.png

Without clarification I can only guess what you want but I think I figured out that you want the folder icons shown within iCloud Drive. It seems like those icons are just a generic folder icon with the relevant app icon superimposed on top of it.


Connecting Two Thunderbolt Displays to a Single MacBook Pro I'm looking to connect two Thunderbolt displays to a single MacBook Pro. I've seen another thread here which mentioned hubs and display ports, but it seems this can be accomplished natively with the ports.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP1thwUcO9c

However, when I plug the second display into the first, the second one does not power on.  I think the issue might be because the Thunderbolt displays are slightly different. One is a newer Thunderbolt which has the little "thunderbolt" icon on the video cord. The other is a little bit older and has a "video" icon on the video cord. The "video" Thunderbolt doesn't have a Thunderbolt port on the back, while the "thunderbolt" monitor does. Both screens will work independently, but when I plug the "thunderbolt" display into my MacBook and try to get the other to display by plugging the "video" cord into the thunderbolt port of the first monitor which on, nothing happens.
Does it sound like an adapter issue, or something I need to adjust via preferences or a software update?

That symbol you see is the Mini DisplayPort icon (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204149).

Apple has stated that Mini DisplayPort adapters won't work in a Thunderbolt chain.

Its not possible to connect two displays through a thunderbolt connection however I believe you can connect a display through the thunderbolt connection and also a third monitor through a USB connection.

If your not to fussed about the quality of the required two extra monitors, this

Checkout Slide N' Joy


How to write out a NORMAL tilde sign (~) in Mac? I switched to Mac recently. The only thing that's disturbing me until now is the missing of the tilde sign (~). The closest thing I achieved to this sign is the accent tilde (˜). My passwords are not satisfied with that second little tilde sign.

I'm using a U.S International PC keyboard layout.

How do I make the tilde sign work on my Mac?

You type the accent tilde (shift `) then space: ~

Try
hold option key down and type n
release option key and type n again   ñ


How can I teach Siri how to spell my child's name correctly in texts? When I text my husband something like "I picked up Hailey from school and am on my way," Siri always misspells my daughter's name as Haley (with no "i"). I have an entry in my contact info identifying who my daughter is, but when I'm dictating a text or other message, that appears to be irrelevant.

I'd like to teach Siri that any time I refer to my child's name it should always be spelled a certain way. I feel foolish sending messages with my own child's name misspelled.

Siri isn't the brightest bulb in the box and she often misunderstands
  unusual words and names. Fortunately, you can teach her how to speak
  properly by adding phonetic pronunciations to your contacts.

  How do you do this? Watch this video or follow these
  instructions:

  Open up your uniquely-named contact and tap the Edit button up top.
  Scroll down to the bottom of the contact page and find the area that
  says "Add New Field."
  From your options, choose "Phonetic First
  Name" (or "Phonetic Last Name," depending on which one is the
  problem).
  Enter in the phonetic version of the problematic name and
  tap Save. Now when you ask Siri to recognize or say a name, she'll
  get it right.

Source: Teach Siri to Correctly Recognize and Pronounce Names in Your Address Book

If you make a contact with the person's name and then add the phonetic name on the contact it will work. I just did it.


Share iPhone 4G connection over an ethernet adapter? For my work, I am sometimes in the field using my iPhone 8's 4G connection for Internet. I tether my laptop to it over WiFi using Personal Hotspot; this works fine.

Some of the equipment I work on doesn't have WiFi to be able to connect to the hotspot, but it would be useful to temporarily give it Internet access while I'm working on it. I see that Lightning ethernet adapters are now available and show up as an ethernet interface in iOS.
 All the information I can find refers only to using the wired interface as the uplink to the Internet.

Does anybody know whether iOS will run Personal Hotspot (ie, DHCP, NAT, routing to the 4G interface, etc) on the ethernet interface when one of these adaptors is plugged in?

Thanks.

It will work if you connect the iPhone via usb to a PC or Mac and then forward the connection over ethernet to a wifi router.

  This would work because iOS allows for hotspotting over USB. from there, you can use the sharing preferences on Mac to share internet, you may share the connection to any available interface, which includes wifi/usb to ethernet or any other interface that may be connected.

With a wifi router, you would be able to access both wired and wirelessly what is on the network. The connection would come from the iPhone, go to the computer, then travel to the router; where a NAT would be created, and multiple devices connected to the wifi router would allow for communication between the wired and wireless devices.

A note: your Mac and iPhone will not connect to the network because they are supplying the internet connection. Another device would be needed.

See Screenshot below:

The easiest way would probably be to connect a computer to the iPhone hotspot, then use the computer's Ethernet adapter to share the connection with a hardwired device.


Xcode update would not work, and now won't leave the App Store update queue Hello I am trying to remove this update.  It was not working and I ended up downloading the Xcode update directly from apple.developer, it gave me no problem.  This has been my spring cleaning project so now i am still update date with my Xcode but this resume update remains.  The update has actually also been updated to 6.3 as well.  Any advice or direction outside of third party solutions would be very helpful and appreciated.

Thank you,

I was able to fix this problem by correcting the permissions for Xcode. Run this from your Terminal:

sudo pkgutil --repair com.apple.pkg.Xcode

It actually installed as I was doing this. Many of the permissions reported as "should be drwxrwxr-x , they are drwxr-xr-x".

Just try Cmd-R in the App Store to refresh the Updates page.


OS X Lion mysterious user cron job just does echo "PATH is $PATH" OS X Lion 10.7.3.

Console view of system.log shows log entries for cron jobs defined in my user crontab as expected. Follow this link to view a copy of my user crontab if you want.

I inspected /usr/local/cron/tab as root and the system copy of my crontab is also as expected (the job entries are exactly the same as what I see when I do crontab -e).

Here's my question: every now and again I see a message like this in system.log:

May  7 02:36:17 echo mcook[70156]: mcook cron job PATH is /Users/mcook/local/bin:/Users/mcook/local/bin:/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:/sw/bin:/sw/sbin:/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6/Home/bin:.:/Users/mcook/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11/bin:/usr/local/mysql/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/X11/bin

I am puzzled because I can't find a matching cron tab entry for this. It's my user name, but none of the cron jobs I have in my user cron table just says echo "PATH is $PATH". The message appears at odd times, but I can't see an obvious pattern: yesterday at 04:23:59, today at 02:36:17 and 02:47:22

Where else can I look to find out where this is coming from? Could the cause be some old data hanging around in some .plist somewhere?

My crontab says "The periodic and atrun jobs have moved to launchd jobs see /System/Library/LaunchDaemons". I checked those and the files in /etc/periodic but I still did not find a possible cause.

Does someone have other suggestions as to where this might come from?

launchd holds files in ~/Library/LaunchAgents for individual users.


El Capitan - Losing internet connection every 20/30 minutes MBP Early 2015 keep losing internet connection! Still connected to the router but no data in or out, can't even access router settings.

If I toggle wifi on and off it will be good for 20/30 minutes and then same cycle. What should I do, what is the problem?

I know the same exact question is out there but nothing is working!

I have tried:

Remove airport/network configs
sudo ifconfig awdl0 down
5gHz band
Removed network
Replaced modem
Cleared DNS cache
Removed proxies in network settings
Disabled "wake for wi-fi network access

Don't know what else to do... Haven't done any PRAM or SMC resets.

If you create a new user account in macOS and that solves the problem, then you have a configuration issue or an app or daemon misbehaving.

If that does not solve the problem, based on the steps you've taken already, check to make sure your router/access point has its firmware up to date.

If it's up to date, you might try resetting it to its defaults.


Home button unresponsive due to Mail? I've recently started to notice that my home button has been a little unresponsive. Sometimes a single click won't work at all and it takes a few tries to get it to quit an app. Sometimes two clicks does what one click is supposed to do, sometimes it just doesn't work the way it's supposed to. A firm double tap that is slightly spaced out seems to solve it, but here's the strangest thing that I discovered. I did a hard reset and it helped and everything was normal. Then I did a restore to a backup and it helped a little (I don't want to have to start over again with a fresh fresh install, I'll save it for iOS 5). I was experimenting quitting various apps to see what would happen, since it seems like it could help. Quitting out of intensive applications such as the app store or other apps that take up a lot of memory did nothing. What does fix it immediately is force quitting mail. I've tried it with the other Apple supplied applications and it did nothing. There are only two gmail accounts there so i'm not sure what could be the problem. Anyone else out there have this/heard of this/ have any advice?

Are you sure it isn't just an intermittent hardware issue with the home button ?

I'm on my fourth iPhone 4 now, after the first three all developed problems wit the home button. In each case replacing the hardware fixed the problem, for a couple of months.

Try this.

•Close all aps on the phone.
   (by hitting the red "x"s on the multi tasking tray.)

•Open Safari

•Hold down the power button until you get the "side to power off screen"
   (do not power off)
•While on that screen hold down the home button lightly for 20 seconds.

•If done right you should be sent to the home screen

Congratulations you just re-calibrated your home button.  It should work better.


Cannot install apps on iOS 6.1.2; can't get through the account security questions I bought an iPad with retina display yesterday, and this is my first iOS device.

After registering and connecting an Apple id, I tried to install some free apps.

But every time I press the install app button, there is a popup saying something like 'You need to setup three questions to improve the security level of your Apple id'(translated from Chinese).

I clicked the continue button, then there is a page to choose questions. But when I clicked to choose the first question, it jumps to a blank page and I never see any further response.

But when I clicked the do it later(translated from Chinese) button, it just quit installing the app.

So neither way can I install an app.

I also tried to reset iPad but it still does not work.

The fact is that I already fill the three questions&answers when updating to the current 6.1.2 version. I don't know why it asked me do that again.

What can I do to solve the problem?

UPDATE:

The problem magically disappeared this morning and I absolutely have no clue what the reason is.

You should first try reseting the phone.

If that doesn't work, a few people had success in this Apple discussion thread with signing into their account on a different phone that did not have the latest version of iOS on it.

So try signing into your account and setting your security questions from a friends phone. Then of course, remember to log off.

Had the same problem. Doing a reset fixed the problem.


iMovie does not open anymore with error in Console: -10699 I used iMovie a lot in the past days (Mac Mini Late 2012 - Mac OS X 10.10) but now if I press the icon in the dock it just does nothing. With spotlight search the same and opening it from the Finder makes no change either. I looked at the Console and the error was the following:

18:51:18 Dock: LSOpenFromURLSpec(file://Applications/iMovie.app/) failed with -10699

In some other forum it said to deinstall and install the Adobe Flash but that did not work. Also I rebooted my Mac which made no change.

Has anyone got an idea how to fix it without reinstalling (if possible)?

Ok so I reinstalled iMovie which made it work again. (I didn't want to do it since I thought it would remove my project I was working on)

i am having the same problem as well.
i have now figured out that it is because of a software update/adobe flash player being opened incorrectly.
have you ever heard of putlocker or have you watched anything on an illegal website-this tends to open ads which give you cookies which lead to the opening of software that you don't need and especially don't want.
if you have ever opened anything, even if you didn't really notice, then this has probably trashed your computer- your mac will slowly start to die and in about two months it will be totally dead, none of the apple stores can fix it-at least not for a good price.
the only thing you can do is try to get rid of your computer/laptop and get another one.
DO NOT WAIT! go into an apple store right now and ask to trade your laptop/computer in.
i hope they let you trade it, they let me and now i am writing this on my apple mac book air!
your truthfullly,
girl online


iOS 7 update failed - stuck on Connect to iTunes I was downloading iOS 7 to my iPhone 4 and the update was going for almost 1 day. I left it overnight and when I was about to use my phone it is stuck on the 'Connect to iTunes' screen (iTunes logo with a USB cord). My phone is still stuck on that and when I try to fix it with iTunes with my PC (Windows 7) the message always pops up saying that my phone needs to restore. Can you help me with this?

When your phone gets stuck trying to update, it usually means it has way too much data in it. For a good average update that's takes at least 20 mins, you'll need to have at least 2.5 GB. Your phone has gotten stuck because it had way too much stuff in it, and it can't continue.

My solution: restore the phone. There is way too much data inside,and it will stay that way unless something happens. This can be a good and bad thing. If you had some stuff on iCloud or some storage, you just might restore your apps and everything else. But if you don't, let's just hope you had nothing important in the phone, because it might just go down the drain. Besides you are left with no other option, right?

I hope this helps. If you find a better way, please use that way instead of this way. I hope you are able to fix your phone.

The best way to solve this is to actually restore your iPhone.


Mac Application to defrag my Mac drive I work on media files as per my profession. I find my Mac (Mac Lion) going slower day by day. I think it will be beneficial to defrag the drive but didn't find any Apple tool for it. I want a an effective third party Mac defragmenter for my Mac drive.

Speed of access on HFS+ drives is not that affected by fragmentation unlike Windows file systems as OSX will do some defragmentation. A third party investigation is here.

You might be better off checking there is enough free space for new files.

There are some utilities to do defragmentation like iDefrag

If we go little deeper we see that the HFS+ file system allocates memory not on the basis of first free space first but on the basis of largest free space first.

This technique, although reduces the chances of fragmentation but doesn't stops it totally.

Its right that fragmentation hardly matters when you are a simple home users but for professionals (Like me) a slow Mac matters a lot.

So, now I have two programs for defragmentation. One from Stellar drive defrag and another is idefrag from coriolis.

Let me try them and see if I can get some speed in my Mac.


Video darker than photo on iPhone 5S I had this iPhone for one year but this is the first time I noticed this issue.
These are my specs: iPhone 5S 32GB - iOS 8.4 - ME435CS/A.

This is a photo made w/out flash:

This is a screenshot from a video:

Is this even a bug or I'm missing something?

While it may be true that the 5S has lower quality low-light video recording than other iPhones, there is a fundamental physics fact that you have to keep in mind: To get more light in a picture –controlling for other factors such as ISO and aperture– you need more time for each picture, more exposure.
I just did a test on my iPhone 6, and the "problem" persists.

The thing is, it is impossible for an image to look brighter with less exposure.
In the case of my pictures, the first picture is taken at 1/15 of a second, with an ISO of 500.
I can't find the ISO information on the video but I know the exposure: it has to be at the most 1/60 because I've setup video to have 60 frames per second. So it is 4 times faster -or 4 times less exposure- which explains the darkness.
Remember a video is just a series of pictures.
From the comments one of the links provided by Doc G.(emphasis mine):

When taking a digital image, there are 3 main factors - aperture (or f-stop), shutter speed and ISO (sensitivity). In manual mode on a 'proper' camera you can experiment with all of these to achieve a desired result. In automatic mode, the camera makes all the decisions hoping to manage a decent (fast) shutter speed to combat camera shake or motion blur, a low value ISO to reduce noise, and an appropriate aperture to get the best exposure.
Unfortunately, when shooting video one of these factors is set in stone. At 30fps your shutter speed will be set to 1/30th of a second, and at 120fps this will be 1/120th of a second. If you are talking about low light conditions, then you are required to open the aperture or increase the ISO to compensate. The iPhone 5s has an aperture of f/2.2, so that becomes another limiting factor. The only place left to go is an increase in ISO - meaning more noise.
Therefore the iPhone 5s is either hitting it's (reported) ISO 2500 maximum, or deciding on a compromise value to avoid excessive noise. In other words, if there isn't enough light to be shooting video, you shouldn't be trying to shoot video. At least not until sensor technology improves, which will happen eventually.

There is no any problem in you phone just go to setting then general and then display accommodations turn off the auto brightness and then check the the video i think issue will be resolve as mine.


Can I recover all my photos? I backed-up my mac, then I decided to format it. After recovering my photos from the backed-up library, the pictures are all messed up - not in the right order and some are missing/corrupted.

Is there something I can do to recover well my pictures?

thank you

Worth saying that if iPhoto is open when Time Machine is trying to do a backup it won't back up the iPhoto Library properly as iPhoto keeps a hold on some of the library. We discovered this the hard way when one of our Mac's that was used primarily for pictures developed two hard drive faults within a couple of weeks and we lost a whole load of pictures because Time Machine had not done a complete backup.

In order to ensure that you get a complete backup from Time Machine you need to make sure all your apps are closed at least from time to time.

If your pictures were stored in iPhoto, you can access them directly through Finder.

Right-click your iPhoto Library file in Finder
Select "Show package contents"
Select "Original"

All your original files should be there. Copy them elsewhere (ex: your Desktop) then reimport them in a new library.

Hint: to create a new iPhoto library and start fresh, start iPhoto by holding down the Option key. (http://support.apple.com/kb/PH2505)


Can I use any other PCIe SSD in Macbook Pro 15 (Retina, Late 2013) with or without adapter? I have **Macbook Pro 15 (Retina, Late 2013) ** and want to use any of the following non-expensive but fast and easily available SSD's.

List of SSD's I am looking to purchase.
(1) https://www.ebuyer.com/834850-wd-250gb-black-nvme-m-2-2280-s3-m-pcie-gen3-ssd-wds250g2x0c
(2) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-V-NAND-Express-Solid-State/dp/B07CGGP7SV/ref=sr_1_6?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1535977412&sr=1-6&keywords=PCIe+SSD
(3) https://www.ebuyer.com/766048-samsung-500gb-960-evo-pcie-ssd-mz-v6e500bw?mkwid=s_dc&pcrid=51482419619&pkw=&pmt=&gclid=CjwKCAjwt7PcBRBbEiwAfwfVGPjL0wJJ6bT9I4jjX6_jq4RaO2xjojSvH6shGjzW0CQ4Lwz-nP8TyBoCQFcQAvD_BwE

Is it possible to use any of them with proper adapter?
which adapter I will need specifically?
If none of the above will work then which one should I buy (Except OWC)?

Thanks in advance!

No, it is not possible to use any of them with an adapter.

If you specifically do not want the OWC one (you do not say why), you can purchase an Apple original part. That will (ofcourse) work.

Yes, i have justed installed a samsung 960 evo nvme into my late 2013 macbook pro 13 inch using a adapter.  I havent had any issues so far.  Just format the drive using disk utility, then install macOS Mojave.


Install macOS High Sierra.app does not appear to be a valid OS installer application I downloaded High Sierra from the App Store, then tried creating a USB installer using Terminal but I get the following error:
# sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/My-USB-Name/ --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app

/Applications/Install macOS High Sierra.app does not appear to be a valid OS installer application.

The High Sierra directory is present, I'm able to press tab on my keyboard to auto-complete the paths.
After Googling the error, I found this Reddit answer, but I'm not sure what he's talking about or why it should be done, so I haven't tried it.

"Move the directory /macOS Install Data (which is downloaded after you run through the installation once) to be Install macOS High Sierra.app/Contents/SharedSupport"

The USB I'm using is 64Gb and freshly formatted using Disk Utilities.
These answers didn't help solve my issue. I think I have the "stub" in my Applications folder as the High Sierra .app is only 14MB.
I can't figure out how to install the full High Sierra installer
My specifications:
sh-3.2# system_profiler SPSoftwareDataType
Software:

    System Software Overview:

      System Version: OS X 10.8.5 (12F45)
      Kernel Version: Darwin 12.5.0
      Boot Volume: lily
      Boot Mode: Normal
      Computer Name: lily’s MacBook Air
      User Name: System Administrator (root)
      Secure Virtual Memory: Enabled
      Time since boot: 12:37

Here's what you need to do (example follows High Sierra):

Format a USB stick with format Mac OS Extended, scheme GUID Partition Map and name it Untitled
Get and run the installer from https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208969
Run through the installer all until you are asked to restart, but then exit the installer
sudo mkdir /Applications/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app/Contents/SharedSupport
sudo cp -R /macOS\ Install\ Data/ Applications/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app/Contents/SharedSupport/
sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Untitled

And... if you get an error while installing OSX, e.g. "Installer resource error", then follow these step:

ctrl+command+shift+alt+H and open the Terminal
cp -rf /Volumes/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app/Contents/SharedSupport/* /Volumes/Untitled/macOS\ install\ data/
Reboot!

You're welcome!

I had the same issue yesterday, what helped for me (for some reason) was renaming the installer file and adjust the terminal command accordingly. I changed it to something random, tried to run the command and when it still wouldn’t work I changed the name back, ran the command again and it worked. I‘m not sure if it will do the trick for you, too, but it might be worth a try.


Outlook "select an identity", how to get this window? I'm familiar with the Microsoft Database Utility app / window that you can trigger by opening Outlook while holding option, like this one:

However I received a different window this morning when opening Outlook normally, without any modifier keys.  This is the window I received this morning:

Does anyone know how to manually bring up this "select an identity" window?  A few of my users at work have to refer to old identities, usually archives, and I'm always hesitant to teach them how to use the MS Database Utility for fear of them rebuilding or accidentally deleting the identity.  This "select an identity" window seems much more user friendly.

Yes, you can do this.

If you have Outlook open, quit out of it.
Launch the Activity Monitor.
In Activity Monitor, locate "Microsoft Database Daemon" and quit it.
Quit the Activity Monitor.
Open the Finder.
In the Finder, hold the Option key and select Go –> Library. This will open the hidden Library folder in your home folder.
In the Library folder, navigate to Application Support/Microsoft/Office/Preferences/Office 2011.
In that folder, find the file named "Outlook Preferences" and drag it to the trash.
Launch Outlook. It will now display the dialog box that allows you to choose your identity.
If you want this dialog box every time you open Outlook, make sure that "Show this list when opening Outlook" at the bottom of the window is selected.

In my testing, the solution above works once. If you then quit Outlook and restart it, it does not bring up the dialog box, even if you checked the the Show this list every time... box. :-(

Another way to change identities is to option-click Outlook, then change the default identity in the database utility. Unfortunately, this requires closing all Office apps.

Jack


Why does QuickTime's screen recorder make my MacBook Air very slow while recording? On Snow Leopard (10.6), the screen recorder on QuickTime Player worked just fine. However, since I have upgraded to Mountain Lion (10.8) QuickTime screen recorder has been making my 2010 MacBook Air extremely slow/laggy while recording the screen but once I stop recording my computer is no longer slow/laggy.

Is there a way to fix this annoying problem? My computer is pratically unusable while recording so I can't use QuickTime to record the screen until it is fixed.

Not exactly a solution, but some observations that might provide a clue:

Issue also seen on my Mac mini (Mid 2011 - 2.7GHz Intel Core i7 + 8 GB DDR3) after upgrading from Lion to Mountain Lion
QuickTime no longer saves the recording to ~/Movies/Screen Recording.mov, but instead saves it to some temp location and when done recording, you need to save/export it.
Downgrading quality to medium quality didn't help

[Update 11/17]

Even my new Macbook Pro Retina 15" has this issue.

I happened upon a tutorial that showed someone using VLC to screen capture on a Mac and decided to give it a try. It turns out that functionality was removed from VLC on Lion and Mountain Lion and the reason was provided in this this thread: Mac OS Lion, VLC screen capture does not work:

  Apple completely removed the API to capture the screen and replaced it with something totally different. Until anyone steps up and implements the new one, this feature is not available to Lion users. It remains accessible to Snow Leopard and Leopard users of course.

I'm not sure if this is also what's causing QuickTime on Lion+ to be super slow.

I did find an alternative which is working out really well for me: Voila

Available on the App store for $10 and records w/o performance issues. I was skeptical at first, so I downloaded its trial, and was extremely happy with the performance. $10 is definitely more than free, but depending on how often you need to record your screen, this is well worth the money in my opinion.

It supports both JPEG and H.264 encoding, but only records up to 25fps. For audio, it allows you to select which input and even allows you to use the computer audio (something QuickTime didn't allow and you had to use a separate utility like Soundflower).

I believe that Apple has upgraded Quicktime's API's for high definition beyond 1080p etc. There is nothing wrong with quicktime per se. It's just laggy with older macs. Maybe faster SSD, more Ram might help?

Or cheapest fix is install the correct OS that came with your mac.
Downgrade one OS level greatly increases overall speed of system and
brings back Quicktime quickness.


How can I control sound from different applications? I have a radio app that I listen to all the time. Then I want to visit a website which has sound (or a game).

Is there a way to mute sound from an application?

There's a nice open source app, BackgroundMusic, that provides for per app volume control in OSX10.10+:

Perhaps I'm missing something here (emphasis mine):

  Is there a way to mute sound from an application?

If you are looking to simply mute quickly across applications, couldn't you just use the  key (I know, the emoji is not an accurate representation of the key, but it's the thought that counts, right?)


How can i turn mobile data on without going into the settings? I have recently purchased an Iphone 5s, when i turn the mobile data on and off i have to go into the settings. Is there any way i can do it easier? I have tried flicking up from the top and bottom, however cannot find an easier way.

There is no specific way to turn off only Cellular Data without going into settings.  A (possibly) quicker work around for you would be swiping up from the bottom to get the control center, then turning on Airplane Mode (far left button) and then turning back on WiFi and/or bluetooth.

That would disable cellular data,WiFi, Bluetooth by going into Airplane Mode, and you would get data over WiFi back when you turn that back on.


Why won't my macbook show the dashboard or fullscreen windows? I am "stuck" on the desktop. Clicking the dashboard icon does nothing, I cannot use the 4-finger swipe gestures to move to or view the dashboard or any application windows in fullscreen (yes, I have checked system preferences, it's on), and the function key that usually allows me to see fullscreen windows+the dashboard+other desktops does nothing. I have tried shutting my computer, quitting everything and restarting. If I open another fullscreen window, I am stuck there until I close or un-maximize it. This has happened before and it went away after a minute or two, but it's sticking around now. I have a MacBook Air running on Mac OS El Capitan.

How can I solve/prevent this problem?

UPDATE: It has started working again, but was stuck for much longer this time.

This problem is continuing off and on.

I think you have too many junk files
here is what to do:
1.Delete Files you no longer need.
2.Empty Trash. Having too much junk slows down your laptop
3.Install A program that cleans your laptop

Or maybe there is a virus installed in your computer
here is what you have to do:
1.Move the file you think may be causing the bug.
2.Install MacKeeper
3.Run MacKeeper and scan your pc for viruses
4.If the app found a virus delete it

so thats it thanks!


iOS 9 and most recent contacts on top of screen in app switcher There used to be icons at the top showing who you recently texted or called when you double clicked the home button. But with iOS 9 update, it's no longer there.  Is it gone forever or is now a setting that needs to be fixed?

That feature is no longer located in the App Switcher, but instead (on iPhone 5 and later) can be found when one swipes to the very left page of the home screen.

That feature hasn't moved, it's gone.  The new way requires getting to the home screen, swiping, tapping, then tapping again to call. Four steps whereas before it as double-click home button from anywhere, tap and go.

This is a de-enhancement and not a new feature.  The OP got a how-to, but Asking Different would be "Why was a great feature made so bad."


Can you update to macOS 10.14 (Mojave) without converting to APFS? At WWDC 2018 macOS 10.14 or macOS Mojave was disclosed.  I am currently on macOS Sierra (10.12) and am looking forward to upgrading to macOS Mojave once its released.  I was wondering if it will be possible to update to macOS Mojave without converting to APFS, similar to this trick from OS X Daily on how to upgrade to macOS High Sierra (10.13) without converting to APFS with the command /Applications/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/startosinstall --converttoapfs NO.

No

(at least it’s not possible in beta 1)

--converttoapfs isn’t a recognized option in startosinstall.

It could be achieved by removing Harddrive/SSD and installing macOS externally with a USB to SATA cable.


if both data and wi-fi are enabled, will iPhone use both? I was using my iPhone with both data enabled, 3G enabled and inside my hose, where I was connected to wi-fi. I just saw that I exceeded my monthly limit and I was billed $10. So when data is enabled, will it always be used? I understand that 3G is only used for data, so I am not billed for it separately. right?

If you just saw that you exceeded your data, it could've been many hours ago while you were not at home. AT&T says it could be delayed by 24 to 48 hours.

In my experience, the iPhone will only use data from one connection at a time, not both; Its choice is indicated by which adapter symbol is showing in the menu bar. When you see the Wi-Fi symbol, your iPhone is only using Wi-Fi for the internet.

Example: When I'm connected to a really bad Wi-Fi network (if I am almost out of range or it lost its internet connection), and trying to load a page in Safari, my iPhone will struggle with loading the page for about 10 to 20 seconds. Then, the Wi-Fi symbol switches to the 3G symbol and the page loads using cellular data.

The only exceptions I know of are multimedia messages (MMS) that aren't iMessages and Visual Voicemail – both of these things will not come over Wi-Fi and can't be received with cellular data off. They are not using both, but they could use cellular while you're on Wi-Fi.

Last bit of evidence and future-proofing: In iOS 6 Beta 4, Apple added an option for "Wi-Fi Plus Cellular". (MacRumors: iOS 6 Beta Adds 'Wi-Fi Plus Cellular' Option...)

It will help people who may be on a Wi-Fi network with little or no internet connection be able to get cellular data through to some apps. (Maybe I'm just on the Wi-Fi network for Airplay for example.) It allows you to choose (from their pre-set list) which apps can access cellular data while you're on Wi-Fi. Before iOS 6, this option was unavailable.

In the UK an iPhone will definitely use mobile data BEFORE wifi if both are switched on and available, probably a sop to the mobile carrier - remember when these first arrived the MOs didn't even want people connecting via WIFI as they were making a stack of cash with their mobile data.. I learnt this the hard way..


Disconnect external monitor without unplugging Mini DisplayPort Adapter Would like to disconnect my external monitor without unplugging the Mini DisplayPort Adapter. Any ideas? Running Mountain Lion, mid 2012 MacBook Pro.

The scenario:

I have another Windows machine connected to this external display via VGA. So when I switch to my Windows machine, I would like to use the MacBook Pro without extending to the external monitor. It's too much an hassle to keep plugging out the Mini DisplayPort Adapter every time I switch.

The Windows machine has VGA connected all the time, but it has an option to select a laptop display only mode without extending to the external monitor.

Thanks.

Do you mean you want to leave the secondary monitor plugged into the computer, but not use it?

You can go to System Preferences > Displays > Arrangement and check the Mirror Displays checkbox. Make sure your primary display is set to the laptop's built-in display. Then just shut the secondary monitor off (so you don't see the mirrored display).

Now all your windows will be on the primary monitor and you won't be able to drag any to (or open any on) the secondary monitor, but it will still be plugged into the computer.

Does your shared monitor have a physical or electronic way to switch among input sources? I share a large monitor between a Mini with its own monitor and a MacBook Pro. Both machines stay connected to the shared monitor all the time. The shared monitor has a button to bring up its settings, so I can hit the button then move up or down to select which computer uses the shared display.
Then when you switch the shared display away from your laptop, you need a way to see things the laptop had been showing on the shared monitor. I originally looked for a command or a script to make OS X "de-extend" the laptop's display, but didn't find anything. I finally settled on a little app called Moom, which deftly handles re-sizing windows and, importantly for this case, moving windows between displays. If I turn back to the laptop, and see that the window I want is being projected to the shared monitor (but not showing because the other computer is displaying), then I use a keyboard command to invoke Moom and then hit an arrow key to move the desired window into view on the laptop screen. (I first heard about Moom here at Ask Different; have had it for several months and am over my skepticism about needing a third-party utility for this use. The window-resizing is also very handy. I have no connection to them.)


Can't mount AFP and SMB shares through Finder but can manually mount via terminal I have Mac OS X 10.6.8 on a laptop which cannot mount or connect to any shares, AFP or SMB, through Finder. I can, however, connect through terminal bash commands and is able to mount them this way;

Once mounted through terminal commands, Finder can then browse the share.

This is just a problem on the one profile on that computer as other profiles do not have this issue. I have removed the keychains for the servers and still no luck through Finder.

I also checked and verified the disk and permissions. Any ideas what could be wrong with this profile?

If this is the same issue as I've seen try this:

Get rid of the user's GlobalPreferences.plist file (it's hidden).

~/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences.plist

workaround posted there for a very similar issue:
http://osxdaily.com/2015/01/24/workaround-problem-connecting-to-server-mac-os-x-lan-discovery-error/


Android Studio 2.1 very slow build, macbook blows very loud I am using new version of Android Studio since one week (v2.1) and it completely freezes my macbook. Each gradle build takes forever, and my computer blows air like if it is going to die.

Anyone experiencing issues of this kind ?

OS X El Capitan 10.11.2 core i7, 16 ram GBB

Android 2.1.1 is available, I have updated studio from 2.1.0 to 2.1.1 and works.
On studio 2.1.0 I was facing same problem.


Removing iOS original apps As the title says, I'm looking at apps I've moved to the second screen, and wondering if I can remove these. These are the iOS apps that came with a fresh install, so no simple delete option. It would help free up some memory, as I'd never use these.

(for what it's worth, it will be a business phone, used only for the business. I have my regular iPhone with all the apps I want.)

You would need to download Apple Configurator, then configure a profile, connect your device and install this profile, restart phone. I'm sure there will be tutorials how to do this, if you struggle, just reply here. :)

Lots of hoops to jump through to really delete them, or to hide them with Tap Hide Apps (as they reappear when you reboot, as one does with an iOS update.)

I just pulled them all into a folder and labeled it AppleCrapApps.


iTunes not playing all songs in a playlist I'm sure this has been asked before, but I can't seem to search for the right terms. I have a playlist in iTunes that has over 200 songs in it, yet when on Shuffle, iTunes plays the same 15-20 songs over and over. I created the playlist over a year ago and listen at work almost every day, and there are dozens of songs that have never been played unless I turn off shuffle and manually select them to play.

I know Shuffle is random, and that true mathematical randomness means it's just as likely that you'd hear the same song 10 times in a row as that you'd hear 10 different songs, but isn't there some way to force iTunes to play all the songs in a playlist when it's on Shuffle?

I'm currently running iTunes 10.4 on a Mac (Snow Leopard), but this is true on other versions and operating systems as well.

iTunes defines the random order of the tracks when you first specify set "Shuffle".  (This is so that the skip forward / backward buttons work in a reasonable manner.)  If you never turn Shuffle on or off, that order is never changed.  Just disable and then re-enable Shuffle to get a new random order of tracks.

For more detail, see Why isn't iTunes shuffle random?.

Right click on the song. Click "Check Selection". :) Worked for me!


How do you change the environment variables for VLC on macOS High Sierra? Recently, I was working on a project when I cam upon the following instruction (one of the many here: https://github.com/alexa/alexa-avs-sample-app/wiki/Mac#3---install-dependencies) :

  After you've installed VLC, set the following environment variables:

  VLC_PATH: point this to the VLC libs folder.
  Sample Mac OS X location: /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/lib

  VLC_PLUGIN_PATH: point this to the VLC plugins folder.
  Sample Mac OS X location: /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/plugins

How does one do the following? I am using High Sierra, macOS. My Shell is ZSH.

From the terminal

nano .profile

Then paste the following lines:

export VLC_PATH=/Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/lib
export VLC_PLUGIN_PATH=/Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/plugins

To save, press Ctrl + X then press Y and finally Enter. Afterwards, restart your terminal.


Windows 10 installation using Boot Camp crashes in iMac with 'system thread exception not handled (igdkmd64.sys)' I've installed Windows 10 Pro in my iMac using Boot Camp but when the computer is on for 3-5 minutes, it crashes and shows BSOD with the error 'SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED (igdkmd64.sys)'.

I've searched online; everyone saying this is caused by the built-in Intel HD graphics card driver but my iMac has dedicated graphic card AMD Radeon HD 6500 and the driver is updated to current version.

I followed these steps to fix the issue but still no luck.

Disabled the Intel HD driver from device manager under display adapters
Renamed the igdkmd64.sys from C:/Windows/system32 directory (once I completely deleted)
Uninstalled Intel HD graphics software from Programs and Features.

…but each time when I restart the PC, a new igdkmd64.sys file exists in the system32 directory.

The problem is Windows Update always tries to install that corrupted Intel HD driver in the system32 directory.

I couldn't continue to do any work on Windows, because I don't know when it's going to crash.

This issue was not there when I was running Windows 8.1 for nearly a year and half, but when I installed Windows 10 its started to happen.

I would recommend downloading BlueScreenView or WhoCrashed to scan for minidump files and find out what caused this BSOD error. Based on the igdkmd64.sys, it's actually related to Intel Graphics driver.

carrona.org/drivers/search.php?id=igdkmd64.sys

But if you have tried uninstalling this driver and still getting this problem due to Windows forces itself to redownload and reinstall, then I would recommend you do it manually. That means go to:

downloadcenter.intel.com/Default.aspx

find for the driver, download and reinstall manually.

Besides, in some other cases, corrupted system files are also the cause that creates this BSOD error.

Source: How To Fix System Thread Exception Not Handled Error

I have find a simple solution

The video is in Italian but i think is the best solutions and works 100%

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3edX65w4ww


How do restore an iOS 12 beta backup to a new iPhone running iOS 11? I have an iPhone 7+ that is running iOS 12 beta. I got a new iPhone X and I want to have it mirror the 7+ by restoring the X from the backup. When I try to do this process, it seems that the X gets the OS wiped and restored to iOS 11, there it is not possible to restore the iOS 12 backup. Is there another way of doing this? Or a workaround? Help! Thanks.

I restored an iPhone X from a iOS 12 beta iCloud backup.

Hardware: iPhone X factory reset to iOS 11.

Steps:

Enrolled device into the beta program, installed beta profile and allowed iOS upgrade. After restart pass through all intros to home screen.

Note: Restore from iCloud showed the iOS 12 backups but they are inaccessible.
Go to Settings -> General -> Reset, then tap Erase all content and settings., confirm and restart. This reset the phone again but at the iOS12 level.
Proceed through intros and restore via the now accessible iOS 12 backup.

Not sure if this can help, but you could try to use your Apple ID to Login to your iCloud data base, of cause, not all the data you could restore but some of the information such as the contact, message, or if you do have iCloud photo, then sure you will have those photos back after you sign in your Apple ID, and download all the apps you need for daily need.

but the first thing first, if you have your data on iCloud


Select and copy part of the text from a link in Safari How can I copy only a section of text from a hyper link?

As in, if there is a link like below, how can I copy only  a part of the text that is linked?

  Call me Ishmael. Some years ago—never mind how long precisely—having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world. It is a way I have of driving off the spleen and regulating the circulation.

I want to copy only the "nothing particular" words from the above text.

How could I do that?

On Chrome I had an extension that let me select links like normal text by holding shift.

I hope there is a similar way for me to select the text of a link in Safari.

I made the extension.

Because I don't want to pay $100 a year for Apple's Developer program, this extension has to be reloaded each time Safari is restarted.

I never quit Safari though so I am safe ;)

To install and use it:

Make sure 'Show Develop menu in menu bar' is enabled in Safari preferences.

Clone my extension from GitHub

git clone https://github.com/theonlygusti/shift-to-select.git
open -a Finder shift-to-select

Open the Extension Builder, Develop > Show Extension Builder.

Add an extension.

Choose the one you cloned from GitHub

Easiest way is to just copy the whole thing, paste it into a TextEdit document, convert to plain text, and then copy out exactly what you want.


How to auto mount NFS shares on Mavericks? I need to mount at boot time the equivalent of the line command :

sudo mount -o rw,bg,hard,resvport,intr,noac,nfc,tcp mymachine:/var/logs /Volumes/logs

…and I have no idea about how to do it on Mac (OS X 10.9 Mavericks)

bash-3.2$ diskutil list
/dev/disk0
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *500.1 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS HD                      499.2 GB   disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3
/dev/disk1
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *500.1 GB   disk1
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk1s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS HD2                     499.8 GB   disk1s2
/dev/disk2
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:     Apple_partition_scheme                        *668.2 MB   disk2
   1:        Apple_partition_map                         30.7 KB    disk2s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS OSXDocsetCD             668.1 MB   disk2s2
/dev/disk3
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:     Apple_partition_scheme                        *477.6 MB   disk3
   1:        Apple_partition_map                         30.7 KB    disk3s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS DevToolsDocsetCD        477.6 MB   disk3s2
/dev/disk4
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:     Apple_partition_scheme                        *596.2 MB   disk4
   1:        Apple_partition_map                         30.7 KB    disk4s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS iOSDocsetCD             596.1 MB   disk4s2

Using autofs, as suggested by others is probably the way to go. Most of what follows works in El Capitan, which made auto mounting more difficult, but it should apply to Mavericks too. I do not have a Mavericks system to test.

In order to make this work edit /etc/auto_master and add the following line:

/-          auto_nfs    -nobrowse,nosuid

Then create a new file /etc/auto_nfs (with permissions 644) with the following content:

/../Volumes/logs -fstype=nfs,nrw,bg,hard,resvport,intr,noac,nfc,tcp mymachine:/var/logs

You have to add the /.. in front of the /Volumes, because Mac OS X (at least El Capitan will try to prevent you from mounting thing in /Volumes and /../Volumes is still /Volumes, it just tricks the filter. This might not be necessary for Mavericks)

Then start the auto mount daemon

sudo automount -cv

and you should see that the volume has been mounted (ls /Volumes/logs)

I think this is what you are looking for...
https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Darwin/Reference/Manpages/man5/auto_master.5.html


Transfer Photos From Mac to iPhone How could I transfer photos from a Mac to an iPhone? I don't want to use iCloud Photo Library or Photo Stream. I think there is some way to do it using iTunes.

I would like it if the photos were stored on the iPhone so that they would be available offline through the Photos app on the iPhone. Is there any way to do this?

I have been using iMazing (on the Mac) and FileApp (on the iPhone) which make it very simple, and you can just drag and drop your files back and forth.

File transfer to iPhones requires iTunes. So all Apple instructions are based on that.  If you do not have iTunes (why not?) , you cannot follow those instructions.

With that said, there are Apps in the App store that allow you to transfer files outside of iTunes. But it depends on the App in question.

Some let you upload files to them via a browser (over Wifi), other's make the iPhone act as a USB drive.   Many use iTunes File Sharing ability.

Depending on the App is what you need to do.

File Manager allows you to do this over Wifi via a Browser for example, without having iTunes at all:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7435735


Downgrading MacBook Pro 16” to Mojave Did anyone succeed in installing Mojave on the MacBook Pro 16”? It ships with Catalina but my corporate requires Mojave to connect to the corporate network.

I followed the instructions here but once I select booting from the Mojave external drive I get a “forbidden” icon and the system shuts down.

No. This won’t work since the drivers to run this hardware only ship with Catalina.

If your support team isn’t ready for Catalina have them get you VMware fusion so you can run the older OS virtually while they contemplate supporting the new os.

I have tried without success. I believe Mojave doesn't have the necessary drivers.
You can indeed downgrade if you have an older MAC. First, you will need to revert the File System changes though. Catalina creates a volume with 2 disks Macintosh HD and Macintosh HD data.

Start recovery mode (Command+R), open Disk Utility, select the disk and then Delete the volume.  Good luck!


/usr/bin Permission change OSX 10.9 Mavericks I am trying to set up Java on Xcode and it needs to access /usr/bin/java at some point. But I cannot get hold of this folder and I get this message: The folder “java” can’t be opened because you don’t have permission to see its contents.

Even when I try to reach the permission through Get Info the system does not open the folder because of the same restriction.

I think it is possible to change the permission through Terminal but I am afraid to blow up something on my Mac. How can I change the permission safely?

/usr/bin/java is no valid folder in any installation or version of Java (I know of).

Instead the file /usr/bin/java is a symlink to /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/A/Commands/java installed by the default Apple Java installer (v1.6.x).

The Oracle Java installer (either JDK/SDK or JRE) is installed to /Library/Java.

NOTE: Answer below relevent to /usr/bin after Apple implemented SIP (10.11 El Cap). Many thanks to @klanomath for input-

Specifically answering your question about wishing to change perms on on /usr/bin as you wish to do, this is a non-starter due to (SIP) protections.  Review output of ls -alO /usr/bin/java below and note the word restricted:

terrencehoulahan$ ls -alO /usr/bin/java
lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel  restricted 74 28 Oct 22:02 /usr/bin/java -> /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/Current/Commands/java


How do I retrieve my photos/messages? I went to the apple store a few days ago because of a tech issue I had with my iphone 4s. They deleted everything and had me start with practically a new phone. When I plugged my phone into itunes today, it synced up with the last time I backed up and deleted all NEW photos I took since I went to the apple store and all new messages. Is there a way I can retrieve these messages and photos?

There is no way, unless it was backed up somehow. If iCloud was enabled, and backed up recently, you will be able to restore it from an iCloud backup. Here is an article detailing the restore of an iCloud backup http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4859 .

When you restore a phone, or start over, there will be three options on the initial wizard (iOS 5 only - which is on the 4S). The three options are Restore from iCloud backup, Restore from iTunes backup, as well as Setup as new iPhone. As a result, the only real restores you can do is iCloud (which is extremely easy), as well as iTunes (which is very similar, only you must connect to your computer). iCloud automatically backs up every night if (1) your phone is connected to wifi (2) your phone is locked and (3) your phone is locked, therefore it often can be more recent then iTunes.

If the photos are deleted from your iPhone, try some data recovery program. Just google then you will get them. Some are free.

By the way, don't save any data file on your file before retrieving your photos back.


Can I have different Apple IDs on my iPhone 4S? iCloud has an Apple ID:

Settings > iCloud

Messages has an Apple ID:

Settings > Message > Receive At

Store has an Apple ID:

Setting > Store

Do these all have to be the same ID?  If not, which ones can be different?

Or to ask this question a different way...

My wife and I both have a 4S.  Can we share the same ID for iCloud (calendar sync) and Store (app sync) but not for Messages (distinct text identity)?

TIA

Each place you mention is separate so you can use a unique Apple ID in each. Other than the App Store / Music Store where you can only enroll 10 devices in a 90 day period), you can use one account on many, many devices.

In addition, the iCloud account that is entered into iCloud does control Photo Stream, Documents and Backup for the entire device.

Your additional iCloud accounts can be entered into Mail, Contacts, Calendars to have additional:

Mail
Contacts
Calendars
Reminders
Bookmarks
Notes
Find My iPhone

So we have ONE iPhone5 between 2 of us. My wife has her APP store id associated with the iPhone. It appears only one APP store id is allowed per iPhone device. It would be nice if I could logon to the APP store with my Apple ID on this iPhone, without her losing her application information.

Example: APP X has information sent only to me on my macbook. APP X has an APP Store application that we can load onto our one and only iphone5. But if we load APP X's APP store application onto our iphone5, the information sent to me will not be displayed nor coordinated with APP X's APP store application.

Apple should really allow 2 different APP store ID's to be used on one iPhone. The users could then logon to the other ID to load up other app's!


How to receive notification of HTTP access I have a web server running on my Mac and I'd like to be notified (via Growl for example) when someone accesses my server.

I searched for something like that in Automator but found nothing.

Do you know if this is possible ?

Thank you.

The key is your access logs.  Assuming your webserver is properly configured, each time a page is served it should provide some level of detail in the access logs.  This can be turned off for sites with enourmous traffic loads, but for your bog standard (assuming) apache install on a local machine I imagine you are not looking as a massive load.

So, what you need is a method to examine the access log periodically (or real time) either by checking timestamps, or tailing the content etc.  Once this is sorted, you need a way to push it into growl.  Growlnotify is a command line utility that will accept output from other commands and use it as the basis to provide a graphical growl notification.

At this point you need to decide if you want a simple "You have visitors!" message, or something that includes the details, say which page was served to which IP address etc.  That's your choice, and makes the code you need to write that bit more complex or simple.

Check the following example (sorry, I use ksh, you may need to modify):

#!/bin/ksh
while read access
do
growlnotify -t "HTTP_Access" -m "You have visitors!
done < /http/access/log/folder/log1.log

Obviously this will churn out far too much info and be generic, so you need to add your own special blend of a) configuring Apache to only log to the level you need, and b) filter out the entries anyway, possibly formatting while you go, e.g.:

#!/bin/ksh
while read access
do
formatted_access=`echo $access | grep -v "unwanted strings" | awk '{print "Time "$1", IP"$4}'`
count =`echo $formatted_access | wc -l`
case $count in
(0)
# No line matched criteria
;;
(*)
growlnotify -t "HTTP_Access" -m $formatted_access
;;
esac
done < /http/access/log/folder/log1.log

Throw this into an automator service, and away you go.

Growl can probably do this for you automatically:


Is there a way to decline Mountain Lion updates? In particular, I receive update notifications for printer drivers where my current drivers work and I don't want to update them. I'd like to clear the updates from the store and stop receiving notifications about them.

You can hide them - right click on the listing in the App Store updates (or purchases) list. You can unhide them by logging in to your account.