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adbadd15eca971222c579fbeb08ce2494e69d9a0 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Best practice: Install for all users or only current user? I only have one account (and will never get more accounts) on my Mac.
However you often have to choose between installing stuff in /Library or ~/Library.
What's the best practice?
Does it make any difference for me?
A: It really doesn't make any difference. The vast majority of apps you will ever use will install in a different location (root Library, or user Library), but their configuration will always be user specific.
If you never intend to have other users on the system, the only difference will be remembering where something is installed when you go to delete it.
| Q: Best practice: Install for all users or only current user? I only have one account (and will never get more accounts) on my Mac.
However you often have to choose between installing stuff in /Library or ~/Library.
What's the best practice?
Does it make any difference for me?
A: It really doesn't make any difference. The vast majority of apps you will ever use will install in a different location (root Library, or user Library), but their configuration will always be user specific.
If you never intend to have other users on the system, the only difference will be remembering where something is installed when you go to delete it.
A: I recommend using current user for most stuff for the sole reason that if one app, plug-in, library, etc., messes up with your system in any way, creating a new user can help you diagnose the problem.
The more you have contained in your user account, the less the chances that your system might experience account-wide problems.
Other than that, what @jason said, is actually correct.
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48032fc57a57c8f7be1387c60f0e99897fb8ad66 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I prevent java processes from stealing focus? Has anyone else noticed that command line java applications in OS X create GUI processes that steal focus (ie, groovy, maven sub processes)? I'm finding it extremely annoying; probably because I've been living with it for 6-8 months since I think OS X 10.6.
How can I prevent java processes from doing this in OS X?
A: Eventually I found the basic solution:
For Java applications in general you can specify that they are 'headless', by adding the option -Djava.awt.headless=true to your java application.
(also posted to stackoverflow).
| Q: How can I prevent java processes from stealing focus? Has anyone else noticed that command line java applications in OS X create GUI processes that steal focus (ie, groovy, maven sub processes)? I'm finding it extremely annoying; probably because I've been living with it for 6-8 months since I think OS X 10.6.
How can I prevent java processes from doing this in OS X?
A: Eventually I found the basic solution:
For Java applications in general you can specify that they are 'headless', by adding the option -Djava.awt.headless=true to your java application.
(also posted to stackoverflow).
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4cbfd152d4b7a1ed3eb28f21fceebbabcf31c4a1 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Set the default search to current folder? The Finder's search bar is an integral part of my workflow. I am constantly using it to search the contents of files within various folders.
However, typing into this bar always searches the entire machine by default. In order to make it search just one folder, I have to click a second button.
Is there a way to change this so that it searches the current folder by default?
A: Finder -> Preferences -> Advanced
| Q: Set the default search to current folder? The Finder's search bar is an integral part of my workflow. I am constantly using it to search the contents of files within various folders.
However, typing into this bar always searches the entire machine by default. In order to make it search just one folder, I have to click a second button.
Is there a way to change this so that it searches the current folder by default?
A: Finder -> Preferences -> Advanced
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4eca1f4bbf041e3d9fcace21995a34fac2c0d728 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I remotely delete sensitive data and log out from a stolen Mac? Is there any software or a procedure that would allow me to
*
*log out of all services (gmail, dropbox etc.)
*and/or delete any sensitive data remotely
...from a machine that has been stolen?
A: Find my Mac
Find my Mac is free and part of iCloud. Included features are:
*
*localize your Mac (internet connection required, Email notification)
*remotely lock your Mac to protect privacy
*remotely wipe your hard drive
*play a loud sound
*display personal messages on the Mac
You need a Mac computer with Lion to use this feature.
| Q: How can I remotely delete sensitive data and log out from a stolen Mac? Is there any software or a procedure that would allow me to
*
*log out of all services (gmail, dropbox etc.)
*and/or delete any sensitive data remotely
...from a machine that has been stolen?
A: Find my Mac
Find my Mac is free and part of iCloud. Included features are:
*
*localize your Mac (internet connection required, Email notification)
*remotely lock your Mac to protect privacy
*remotely wipe your hard drive
*play a loud sound
*display personal messages on the Mac
You need a Mac computer with Lion to use this feature.
A: Changing the password will log all devices out and force them to prompt for a new password. For things like web-based gmail, this stops them accessing your email.
Unfortunately, for things like Dropbox where the data is already on your computer it won't delete it - although you could use find my mac just to wipe the entire computer (provided it has an internet connection) and start again.
A: Undercover by Orbicule
Undercover is the premier theft-recovery software for the Mac, iPhone or iPad. This revolutionary program helps you locate and recover your stolen devices. Thanks to the new UndercoverCenter web app, users can follow their stolen devices in real-time.
available for both OSX and iOS
*
*recover a stolen mac
*get the location
*get photos of the thief
*get screenshots of your OS
You can take a look at their recover stories.
A detailed description of how it works can be found on their website.
Money-back guarantee
If we can not recover your stolen Mac, we will fully refund Undercover. Of course we still offer our traditional money-back guarantee: if
you are not satisfied with Undercover, you will get a full refund
within 30 days of purchase. No questions asked.
NOTE:
You may note that this software will not immediately wipe your hard drive. This is very important, because your computer needs to be online for localization. This software acts in the background making a potential thief feel safe in using your computer. You can still see what a thief is doing by watching transmitted screenshots.
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bd9143e7d5c1d1600ff3652c3d189bb8594cf737 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Change tabstop in TextEdit.app How does one change the tabstop in TextEdit.app for Snow Leopard?
The current tabstop is 8 spaces. I would like to change this to 4 spaces.
Is there any way to achieve this?
A: For plaintext tabs, you don't need to replace the entire TextEdit app to change it. I looked at the source code and it provides the simpler answer: Open the Terminal and type
defaults write com.apple.TextEdit "TabWidth" '4'
Where '4' is the number of spaces a tab should be.
| Q: Change tabstop in TextEdit.app How does one change the tabstop in TextEdit.app for Snow Leopard?
The current tabstop is 8 spaces. I would like to change this to 4 spaces.
Is there any way to achieve this?
A: For plaintext tabs, you don't need to replace the entire TextEdit app to change it. I looked at the source code and it provides the simpler answer: Open the Terminal and type
defaults write com.apple.TextEdit "TabWidth" '4'
Where '4' is the number of spaces a tab should be.
A: Yes.
*
*Make sure Format > Text > Show Ruler is enabled.
*Locate the tab stops in the ruler (Fig. 1).
*Move the first one to 1/4 inch (Fig. 2).
Alternatively, you could use something like Keyboard Maestro, TextExpander, or BetterTouchTool to map four spaces to the Tab key. This is the only way I'm aware of to do it for plain text files (.txt).
A: A kindly soul has slightly modified TextEdit to add a field, "Tab Width", at the bottom of the "New Document" tab of the "Preferences" window.
Type in a number between 1 and 100 (inclusive) and it will change the width of tabs to that number (in character widths).
Download at code.google.com.
Since I couldn't replace the main TextEdit app, I used "show package contents" and replaced the inside of the app.
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d8ac9d476a47a2dd0acf17ff991f7ff496cd1e11 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I change the modified date of a symlink? I would like to change the modified date of a symlink. The symlink points to a directory so it cannot be a hardlink.
The following command works fine in the terminal for an actual directory, but it does not modify the modified date on the symlink. How can I do this and why does the command not work on symlinks?
touch -mt 201202112109 "Users/scott/actual directory"
touch -mt 201202112109 "Users/scott/symlink"
First one works, second one does not. the symlink actually points to the directory with the modified mod date. both are owned by same owner (me) and have same permissions.
Running Lion 10.7.3
A: You need to add the '-h' parameter to modify symbolic link timestamps.
In your case:
touch -mht 201202112109 "Users/scott/symlink"
Without the '-h' the timestamp of the file that is linked to is modified.
| Q: How can I change the modified date of a symlink? I would like to change the modified date of a symlink. The symlink points to a directory so it cannot be a hardlink.
The following command works fine in the terminal for an actual directory, but it does not modify the modified date on the symlink. How can I do this and why does the command not work on symlinks?
touch -mt 201202112109 "Users/scott/actual directory"
touch -mt 201202112109 "Users/scott/symlink"
First one works, second one does not. the symlink actually points to the directory with the modified mod date. both are owned by same owner (me) and have same permissions.
Running Lion 10.7.3
A: You need to add the '-h' parameter to modify symbolic link timestamps.
In your case:
touch -mht 201202112109 "Users/scott/symlink"
Without the '-h' the timestamp of the file that is linked to is modified.
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3755934aaed51126a18b3e781cc1a33e9539fdb7 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I get an iPhone to play songs in order I'm trying to listen to an album on my iPhone. The play plays the songs randomly. I would like to hear the album in sequence.
I also have playlists that I'd like to listen to in sequence.
When I look at the list of songs in the playlist the controls at the top available to me are "Edit" "Clear" "Delete" and under that "Shuffle". But "Shuffle" doesn't seem to be a toggle switch. It's more like it means "reshuffle."
So anyway where do I set the music play to just play the songs in order?
A: Is it possible that you have shuffle enabled? The shuffle button in the playlist list is not a toggle, so that wouldn't tell you. Here's how you can find out:
If the shuffle icon is blue, it means your iPhone is playing on shuffle.
Something else you could check is if Shake to Shuffle is enabled:
If it is, you could accidentally activate shuffle without knowing it.
Hope this helps.
| Q: How can I get an iPhone to play songs in order I'm trying to listen to an album on my iPhone. The play plays the songs randomly. I would like to hear the album in sequence.
I also have playlists that I'd like to listen to in sequence.
When I look at the list of songs in the playlist the controls at the top available to me are "Edit" "Clear" "Delete" and under that "Shuffle". But "Shuffle" doesn't seem to be a toggle switch. It's more like it means "reshuffle."
So anyway where do I set the music play to just play the songs in order?
A: Is it possible that you have shuffle enabled? The shuffle button in the playlist list is not a toggle, so that wouldn't tell you. Here's how you can find out:
If the shuffle icon is blue, it means your iPhone is playing on shuffle.
Something else you could check is if Shake to Shuffle is enabled:
If it is, you could accidentally activate shuffle without knowing it.
Hope this helps.
A: Since iOS 8.4, you can play songs in sequence by clicking on the 1st song; when the song title is showing at the bottom, drag it up and you will see the controls. Unlock the shuffle button by clicking on it.
A: I'm on an iPhone 6 plus IOS 8.4.1, if that matters. To get my songs to play in order (not shuffle), I hit the song bar at the bottom of the screen as the first song was playing. When that opened, I shut off both the shuffle icon (interlocking arrows) and the straight icon (looped arrows.) With both of them off (not highlighted), my music plays in order. Go figure.....
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7a4394246a2b591add3826f9ae7df87c50037c01 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do you encrypt a file or a single folder worth of data? Looking for a way to easily encrypt a file or a folder with a password without having to make up an encrypted read write image in Disk Utility?
A: There are plenty of utilities that will create a simple encrypted volume/image for you, I've used Exces, but I got it in a bundle, otherwise seems a little bit expensive. I know there are others. Exces does what it says and nothing more.
It creates a volume where you can drop anything (folders, files, etc.).
After you close it, you need the password to re-open it and access its contents. If you lose it, you're hosed.
| Q: How do you encrypt a file or a single folder worth of data? Looking for a way to easily encrypt a file or a folder with a password without having to make up an encrypted read write image in Disk Utility?
A: There are plenty of utilities that will create a simple encrypted volume/image for you, I've used Exces, but I got it in a bundle, otherwise seems a little bit expensive. I know there are others. Exces does what it says and nothing more.
It creates a volume where you can drop anything (folders, files, etc.).
After you close it, you need the password to re-open it and access its contents. If you lose it, you're hosed.
A: Found some interesting solutions in the article How to password protect folders. Someone in the comments of this article mentioned the app Espionage 2 and this seems to be more along the lines of what I was looking for with more a seamless Finder integration and maintaining folder appearance, not sure if it works on just single files the same way, will need to try it. Eg I have a important Tax Documents folder, and now I have a Tax Documents Folder Encrypted, and not now I have a Tax Documents disk image file sitting there instead of a folder.
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eb9fea3e558c101b5ace1e5def362956b9ca383d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I mount ejected external USB flash storage? Suppose that we connect our flash USB drive to a MacBook, then eject this storage from Finder sidebar. Now I want to remount this storage without unplugging and replugging it into the computer, but the disk is no longer listed with diskutil list command.
A: The problem you describe was initially the intention for me to write an app that allows you to manage your drives from the menu bar. It is called Mountain and you can get it here.
Hope you enjoy it!!
UPDATE: The only way to re-mount ejected external USB flash drives is to unload and load the USB mass storage kernel extension:
kextunload /System/Library/Extensions/IOUSBMassStorageClass.kext
Followed by:
kextload /System/Library/Extensions/IOUSBMassStorageClass.kext
Be aware that this will re-mount ALL external USB drives..
| Q: How do I mount ejected external USB flash storage? Suppose that we connect our flash USB drive to a MacBook, then eject this storage from Finder sidebar. Now I want to remount this storage without unplugging and replugging it into the computer, but the disk is no longer listed with diskutil list command.
A: The problem you describe was initially the intention for me to write an app that allows you to manage your drives from the menu bar. It is called Mountain and you can get it here.
Hope you enjoy it!!
UPDATE: The only way to re-mount ejected external USB flash drives is to unload and load the USB mass storage kernel extension:
kextunload /System/Library/Extensions/IOUSBMassStorageClass.kext
Followed by:
kextload /System/Library/Extensions/IOUSBMassStorageClass.kext
Be aware that this will re-mount ALL external USB drives..
A: You mount devices using:
diskutil mountDisk device
where device can be a
*
*device node: /dev/disk2
*disk identifier: disk1s7
*volume mount point: /Volumes/Macintosh HD
For those that like the graphical Disk Utility.app, it also shows a connected drive that happens to not be mounted and you are able to mount ejected disks again from there as well.
A: Disk Utility
No need for the commandline here. Open Disk Utility (/Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility), select your drive and click Mount.
image comes from wikipedia
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9964b13e31b70bde69defdeef20db7bab4cec07a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Add shortcut for multiple terminal commands? I find myself doing this too often - navigate to a folder, "Open Terminal Here", then "mate .", then "python -m SimpleHTTPServer"
I was wondering if it's possible to add a button to the finder toolbar that when I click it runs those two commands for me for the folder that I'm currently in?
Thanks
A: The following AppleScript should work, which you can save as an application and put in your Finder toolbar.
tell application "Finder"
try
set folderPath to (quoted form of POSIX path of (target of front window as alias))
tell application "Terminal"
do script "cd " & folderPath & "; mate .; python -m SimpleHTTPServer"
end tell
end try
end tell
| Q: Add shortcut for multiple terminal commands? I find myself doing this too often - navigate to a folder, "Open Terminal Here", then "mate .", then "python -m SimpleHTTPServer"
I was wondering if it's possible to add a button to the finder toolbar that when I click it runs those two commands for me for the folder that I'm currently in?
Thanks
A: The following AppleScript should work, which you can save as an application and put in your Finder toolbar.
tell application "Finder"
try
set folderPath to (quoted form of POSIX path of (target of front window as alias))
tell application "Terminal"
do script "cd " & folderPath & "; mate .; python -m SimpleHTTPServer"
end tell
end try
end tell
A: There are several apps like TextExpander that can do the text input for you. Another option might be to add a text substitution into the Language & Text System Pref under the Text pane.
There's a free Automator action, Open Terminal Here that seems like it should accomplish the first part.
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f51b7c142205e253aa0a114a264bc7a0ea4a1ddb | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Finder question: missing expansion triangle in list view I have a list of folders shown in list view mode in Finder. But for some weird reason the regular click to expand triangle button which is present on each folder icon has disappeared. This issue is only sticky in one of the many folders in the system.
Do you know how I can re-enable it back?
Thanks
A: The window may be using one of the "Arrange By" options. Disclosure triangles are not available in "arranged" views. If that's the case, you can choose View → Arrange By → None or press ^ control⌘ command0.
On Mojave the concept is called "Group" instead of "Arrange". Keyboard shortcut is the same. Menu item is found as follows: View → Use Groups.
| Q: Finder question: missing expansion triangle in list view I have a list of folders shown in list view mode in Finder. But for some weird reason the regular click to expand triangle button which is present on each folder icon has disappeared. This issue is only sticky in one of the many folders in the system.
Do you know how I can re-enable it back?
Thanks
A: The window may be using one of the "Arrange By" options. Disclosure triangles are not available in "arranged" views. If that's the case, you can choose View → Arrange By → None or press ^ control⌘ command0.
On Mojave the concept is called "Group" instead of "Arrange". Keyboard shortcut is the same. Menu item is found as follows: View → Use Groups.
A: Try to do this. Worked fine for me .
View > Arrange By > None
A: Have you tried restarting the computer or logging out and back in?
Try to restart the Finder using
killall Finder
in the Terminal. This application is located at /Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app.
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3b9db243464589bb9f844c60e95ea9922f2de48a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I stop my iPad's passcode buttons from lighting up? I have a jailbroken iPad 2 and I was wondering if it is possible to stop the passcode buttons from lighting up when they're pressed. Is there some sort of image somewhere that can be changed to keep this from happening?
A: The image you're looking for is /System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/DeviceLockKeypadPressed~ipad.png Using iFile (or SSH), make a copy of DeviceLockKeypad~ipad.png into the same folder. Delete DeviceLockKeypadPressed~ipad.png, and rename your copied file to this. You could also edit the image to be a color other than blue.
| Q: How do I stop my iPad's passcode buttons from lighting up? I have a jailbroken iPad 2 and I was wondering if it is possible to stop the passcode buttons from lighting up when they're pressed. Is there some sort of image somewhere that can be changed to keep this from happening?
A: The image you're looking for is /System/Library/CoreServices/SpringBoard.app/DeviceLockKeypadPressed~ipad.png Using iFile (or SSH), make a copy of DeviceLockKeypad~ipad.png into the same folder. Delete DeviceLockKeypadPressed~ipad.png, and rename your copied file to this. You could also edit the image to be a color other than blue.
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149fc4f63c4a9b5c472b08b6175c22e881e66a61 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I restore a jailbroken iPhone 3G? How do I restore to the normal non jailbroken state my jailbroken iphone 3G? Is there any permanent change when you jailbreak it?
A: All you need to do is plug your iPhone into iTunes, click on it under Devices:
And click "Restore":
iTunes will make sure that you do actually want to restore:
Jailbreaking does not make any permanent changes; a restore will put your iPhone back exactly the way it was before you jailbroke it.
| Q: How do I restore a jailbroken iPhone 3G? How do I restore to the normal non jailbroken state my jailbroken iphone 3G? Is there any permanent change when you jailbreak it?
A: All you need to do is plug your iPhone into iTunes, click on it under Devices:
And click "Restore":
iTunes will make sure that you do actually want to restore:
Jailbreaking does not make any permanent changes; a restore will put your iPhone back exactly the way it was before you jailbroke it.
A: There aren't any permanent changes made to your iPhone when JailBreaking. All you need to do is plug it into your computer, open up iTunes, and update/restore iOS normally. This will return it to a fully working, non-jailbroken state.
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c5d5a3ad97b8f799ea33216f0f3b0681a588d28f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I tell exactly what keys are being pressed on the Mac? At the moment I'm trying to remote control my machine and command and ctrl do not seem to be working properly. Is there some type of 'keyboard sniffer' functionality so I can see exactly what is and is not being received?
A: I don't know if the built-in keyboard viewer is sophisticated enough, but it should highlight pressed keys.
If you do not see those options, make sure it is checked off under your System Preferences > Keyboard
There are also apps like Keycastr that display bezel elements for pressed keys.
| Q: How can I tell exactly what keys are being pressed on the Mac? At the moment I'm trying to remote control my machine and command and ctrl do not seem to be working properly. Is there some type of 'keyboard sniffer' functionality so I can see exactly what is and is not being received?
A: I don't know if the built-in keyboard viewer is sophisticated enough, but it should highlight pressed keys.
If you do not see those options, make sure it is checked off under your System Preferences > Keyboard
There are also apps like Keycastr that display bezel elements for pressed keys.
A: Karabiner Elements includes an Event Viewer that works really well. For example, Apple's Keyboard Viewer just ignores keypad keys; Karabiner-EventViewer shows them.
A: The application Key Codes from Many Tricks, available for free from the App Store, displays the key code, unicode value, and modifier keys state for any key combination pressed on your computer. If you need more extensive information than that provided by the Keyboard Viewer, you might find it helpful.
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3a9209471594afe91665b8371f26dc42399488e4 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why won't the Finder sort when clicking on the column headers in this different list view? As pictured this new list view has the column headers that are un-clickable, so one can't sort by clicking on the column headers.
Why is the Finder doing this and how do I get it back to the way it is in the deactivated window.
Any suggestions?
A: You could also select View > Arrange By > None, press ⌃⌘0, or change the arrange mode from the pop-up menu on the toolbar.
See also Finder: Difference of "Sort by", "Clean Up By" and "Arrange by" - Ask Different.
| Q: Why won't the Finder sort when clicking on the column headers in this different list view? As pictured this new list view has the column headers that are un-clickable, so one can't sort by clicking on the column headers.
Why is the Finder doing this and how do I get it back to the way it is in the deactivated window.
Any suggestions?
A: You could also select View > Arrange By > None, press ⌃⌘0, or change the arrange mode from the pop-up menu on the toolbar.
See also Finder: Difference of "Sort by", "Clean Up By" and "Arrange by" - Ask Different.
A:
*
*Right-Click in the window
*Click on the menu entry "display options"
*And change the first drop-down menu to "nothing"
A: This new different list view is a result of the fact that Apple added a new way to organize and visualize files in a folder in Lion as noted in a article by MacYourself - How to arrange and sort files in Finder using Mac OS X Lion. As a result there is some confusion.
Lion’s new way of arranging and sorting in Finder
In previous versions of Mac OS X, the Arrange By function in Finder simply changed the order in which files and folders were displayed based on the user’s selection. In OS X 10.7 Lion, there are two ways to sort: Arrange By and Sort By. Arrange By now groups files and folders into categories.
An arragement is set on the list view and that is why the directory looks abnormal. To re-enable column header that can sort one needs to first un-set the currently selected arrangement.
A way to stop the arrangement of a list view:
*
*While in a Finder window with an arrangement set, select the "View" drop down menu on the menu bar and select "Show View Options" or type Command+ J
*Under Arrange By: pop-up menu select "None".
*Now the Finder window should have the clickable column headers as expected in a list view.
A: In the Finder window,
*
*under the Gear Symbol "Actions"
*select "Show View Options" at the bottom of the drop-down.
*From the new pop up window, you can change the default view options to "Arrange by: None" & "Sort by: Name" (or any other method)
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4d8b142868d12d04ee1694604c173ac2695fcf04 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What's the equivalent of windows explorer? The documentation says that Finder replaces windows explorer. However I have gone to my home directory in a terminal and created a directory with
mkdir temp
How can I browse this directory using Finder? At the moment I cannot see it at all.
A: *
*You can access the finder via the Dock:
*When in the terminal, you can open the current directory in the terminal via:
open .
Here's a finder window. I've created the directory ~/temp like you said.
You can also ⌘-click the info icon at the very top to see the path:
| Q: What's the equivalent of windows explorer? The documentation says that Finder replaces windows explorer. However I have gone to my home directory in a terminal and created a directory with
mkdir temp
How can I browse this directory using Finder? At the moment I cannot see it at all.
A: *
*You can access the finder via the Dock:
*When in the terminal, you can open the current directory in the terminal via:
open .
Here's a finder window. I've created the directory ~/temp like you said.
You can also ⌘-click the info icon at the very top to see the path:
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9c13b20c56a2d06bbc4217b3ec91ad570fd7e465 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a shortcut for setting labels in Finder? How can I set a label on a folder with a keyboard shortcut from the finder?
A: *
*Use ⌘+I when the folder is selected.
This will bring up the Get Info box. Once you expand the section General, it will be already be expanded the next time you trigger the info box.
*I've searched "MacOSX Hints" for tips and found this which also refers to this:
With Lion you can add a toolbar icon to label a folder with just one click.
| Q: Is there a shortcut for setting labels in Finder? How can I set a label on a folder with a keyboard shortcut from the finder?
A: *
*Use ⌘+I when the folder is selected.
This will bring up the Get Info box. Once you expand the section General, it will be already be expanded the next time you trigger the info box.
*I've searched "MacOSX Hints" for tips and found this which also refers to this:
With Lion you can add a toolbar icon to label a folder with just one click.
A: Not exactly the answer but in Os X 10.9.
You now have Tags. Which use text and label colours to tag you finder items.
You can use the system keyboard shortcuts to activate on a file/s etc.
Go to system preferences keyboard shortcuts.
*
*Select :The Shortcuts Tab.
*Select :App Shortcuts
*Click : the + button
*Set : the Application to : Finder.app
*Enter into: the Menu Title: "Tags…"
The three dots … at the end of Tags… are a special character called ellipsis.
Hold down the alt ⌥ key and type a press the semicolon key ; this will give you the correct three dots …
Make sure there is no space between Tags and the ellipsis
*
*Enter : your keyboard shortcut.
*Click the Add button.
Thats it done.
Now when you have a finder item selected like a file. You can hit your shortcut and the Tags menu will be activate on the file.
You can then use the keyboard ⬆︎⬇︎ to navigate through your tags. And the ⏎ key to first select and then the ⏎ key again to complete
A: I've used FastScripts to assign shortcuts to AppleScripts like this.
try
tell application "Finder"
repeat with f in items of (get selection)
try
set label index of f to item 1 of {2, 1, 3, 6, 4, 5, 7}
-- 2 = red, 1 = orange, ..., 7 = gray, 0 = none
end try
end repeat
end tell
end try
A: *
*Use Automator to create a service, add "Label Finder Items" action with "files or folder" selected in the "Service receives selected" option. Within that same option, make sure its in "Finder" only.
*Save the service.
*Go into System Preferences → Keyboard Shortcuts and assign a shortcut.
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156d73e29d6104dff3889b321d7f9d6fe0b18513 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I open XLS files in Numbers? I've just bought Numbers and I'm trying to open some XLS files. They're in Excel '97 format, not encrypted, and with no password set. However, when I try to open them, I get this error message:
"The document is encrypted and can't be opened"
They open fine in openoffice. How do I open them in Numbers?
A: Sometimes a xls file don't have password to open it, but it has it to avoid modifying certain fields, you can validate that.
Also, if you have access to a PC with Windows you can try to save your xls file in a newer format.
Another alternative is to use a program like parallels or VMware to install/emulate window on your Mac.
| Q: How do I open XLS files in Numbers? I've just bought Numbers and I'm trying to open some XLS files. They're in Excel '97 format, not encrypted, and with no password set. However, when I try to open them, I get this error message:
"The document is encrypted and can't be opened"
They open fine in openoffice. How do I open them in Numbers?
A: Sometimes a xls file don't have password to open it, but it has it to avoid modifying certain fields, you can validate that.
Also, if you have access to a PC with Windows you can try to save your xls file in a newer format.
Another alternative is to use a program like parallels or VMware to install/emulate window on your Mac.
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1187575cb8fc5f9d91afd272369974de32003b5a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Cannot empty Trash in macOS: Trash can’t be opened right now because it’s being used by another task I am trying to empty my trash, and it keeps giving me the error message:
“Trash” can’t be opened right now because it’s being used by another task, such as moving or copying an item or emptying the Trash. Try again when the current task is complete.
Skip Stop Continue
I have tried restarting my computer and running Finder > Secure Empty Trash. Everything yields the same result and error message from above.
A: You can use fuser to list the processes that have an open file:
ps -eal | grep $(fuser ~/.Trash)
| Q: Cannot empty Trash in macOS: Trash can’t be opened right now because it’s being used by another task I am trying to empty my trash, and it keeps giving me the error message:
“Trash” can’t be opened right now because it’s being used by another task, such as moving or copying an item or emptying the Trash. Try again when the current task is complete.
Skip Stop Continue
I have tried restarting my computer and running Finder > Secure Empty Trash. Everything yields the same result and error message from above.
A: You can use fuser to list the processes that have an open file:
ps -eal | grep $(fuser ~/.Trash)
A: To identify which task is using your Trash, you can use the following command:
lsof | grep Trash
then quit or kill it by specifying PID from the second column, e.g.
kill PID
Add -9 to forcibly kill it.
Alternatively you can install What's Keeping Me application which can identify and kill the processes which are blocking your Trash from being emtied.
As per site brief:
Have you ever have the problem where you can’t empty the Trash or eject a disk because something is preventing you? Usually the reason is because some application has a file open, and thus you can’t get rid of the disk or trash the file. That’s why we made What’s Keeping Me! What’s Keeping Me will identify the application that is holding the item open.
A: X LAB
...has a guide for troubleshooting trash problems in Mac OS X.
Files in use by other applications
Use one or more of the following methods if you receive a message
indicating that a file can neither be moved to the Trash, nor emptied
from the Trash, because it is "in use" by another application.
Quit the application that is using the file. This will usually permit
you to then move the file to the Trash or to empty the Trash. If you are
unsure of the application that has the file "in use", the Terminal
command lsof can tell you the name of the process or application that
Mac OS X considers to be using the file, as follows:
*
*Click the Trash icon in the Dock to open a Finder window showing the contents of your Trash.
*Open Terminal.
*At the Terminal prompt type
lsof followed by a single space, but do not press Return yet.
*Drag and
drop the file "in use" from the Trash to the Terminal window. The path to the file will appear after the lsof command:
lsof /path_to_file
*Press Return. If the file is "in use" then the
output from lsof will list the names of the applications or processes
which claim to be using the file under the first column heading,
COMMAND.
*If the file is "in use" by an open application, Quit that application. If a background process has the file "in
use," use Activity Monitor to terminate that process.
Note: One must
be careful when terminating processes as certain background processes
are needed for Mac OS X. Quitting processes like loginwindow or
kernel_task could force you off your account, freeze your Mac, or
cause a kernel panic. If you do not know what effect quitting a
process may have, do not quit the process.
Empty and recreate an account's Trash
*
*Affected account is admin:
sudo rm -ri ~/.Trash
*Affected account is user:
sudo rm -ri /Users/user_name/.Trash
Then log out and back in.
Note: Assure you have typed the command exactly as specified before proceeding as typographical errors in this command can have dire consequences!
A: Try running this command in Terminal:
sudo rm -rf ~/.Trash/*
It should prompt you for your administrator password, but that should remove any files in the trash without any issues.
Good luck!
A: Trash It! (free)
This AppleScript Application force-empties your Trash. Especially useful if you have files or folders in the Trash with permissions set incorrectly, locked Trash items, want to securely delete a stuck item, or trash items from other partitions.
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6938bf0402e9ff6a2f42c12c1355314903b32858 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a Quick Look plugin for epub? Is there a Quick Look plugin to preview .epub (ebook) files?
A: EPUB-Plugins Quick Look & Spotlight plugins. OT QLMobi.
| Q: Is there a Quick Look plugin for epub? Is there a Quick Look plugin to preview .epub (ebook) files?
A: EPUB-Plugins Quick Look & Spotlight plugins. OT QLMobi.
A: ePub-quicklook is the only plugin that is being maintained up to 2016, but says it does not work in Mojave or later.
It comes in two parts:
The epub.qlgenerator plugin is designed to extract the cover images from EPUB files to use as the file icon, and present a nice overview of the EPUB in QuickLook.
The epub.mdimporter plugin is designed to extract information from EPUB files (metadata as well as text content) and index it so that Spotlight can search it.
To install, download the either files, or both from github Releases.
Then copy the unzipped epub.qlgenerator file into /Library/QuickLook/ (for all users) or ~/Library/QuickLook/ (for the current user only).
And copy the unzipped epub.mdimporter file into /Library/Spotlight/ (for all cusers) or ~/Library/Spotlight/ (for the current user only).
A: Yes, there are several:
*
*ePub-quicklook @ github (free)
*eBookQuickLook (free) (outdated)
*EPUB QuickLook plugin (free)
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9ea7b5d80f43c2f4bcda89c9dae872f660917a7e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Move complete Lion installation to another physical drive is there a way to completely move my OSX Lion to my new SSD without reinstalling? I came from Windows and Linux to OSX and i thought maybe it is possible to simply change the bootloader config after copying all system files to the SSD like in GRUB?
A: I believe that simply copying the files manually won't be enough. I'd use SuperDuper for getting a "true" clone of the old drive.
| Q: Move complete Lion installation to another physical drive is there a way to completely move my OSX Lion to my new SSD without reinstalling? I came from Windows and Linux to OSX and i thought maybe it is possible to simply change the bootloader config after copying all system files to the SSD like in GRUB?
A: I believe that simply copying the files manually won't be enough. I'd use SuperDuper for getting a "true" clone of the old drive.
A: Doing a copy will not make the drive bootable. There are all kinds of hidden files and "blessing" that needs to be done to make it bootable. For a really good description, see What makes a volume bootable? And yes, programs like Carbon Copy Cloner and SuperDuper! make this task very easy. Additionally, programs like those will let you select and choose what files and folders you do not want to copy to the SSD, if you are in a situation where you need to cut down on things to fit everything on the SSD.
Additionally, you can use the built-in Disk Utility program if your current disk is smaller than the new SSD. Using the Restore tab. Select your old volume as the source and select the new SSD as the destination, and that should work as well, but the above choices are the best way to proceed, since they are more polished for the task.
Also, there is "One More Thing" and it's kind of important. Since this is Mac OS X Lion we are talking about. To truly get a complete Lion installation copied over to the SSD, we should account for the hidden lion recovery partition. I can't say for sure, but I think if you use CCC or SD! and pick the disk aka "Macintosh HD" and say copy that to disk "mySDD", it's going to miss the lion recovery partition. Which you will probably want to have around too for when things go wrong.
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702081b90b07fd17065a9b1ae3b8f607fb2f84ea | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do you extend the time required to trigger hot corner actions? I like the concept of hot corner actions but the trigger time for hot corner actions is too quick for me to make good use of them. I keep tripping my corner actions accidentally while reaching for objects in that general vicinity of the corner.
Is it possible to extend the trigger time for hot corner actions? So I have to hover in the corner for at least a second or two before the hot corner action triggers?
A: a bit late, but I guess relevant...
I was stuck with the same issue of adding a delay, NOT a modifier key.
Well, there's a workaround.
In the corner you want to use as a lock after a short delay, put Start Screen Saver in the Hot Corners dialogue, instead of Lock Screen. Then go to Security & Privacy and under General, set 5 seconds delay in Require Password after...
And you're done!
| Q: How do you extend the time required to trigger hot corner actions? I like the concept of hot corner actions but the trigger time for hot corner actions is too quick for me to make good use of them. I keep tripping my corner actions accidentally while reaching for objects in that general vicinity of the corner.
Is it possible to extend the trigger time for hot corner actions? So I have to hover in the corner for at least a second or two before the hot corner action triggers?
A: a bit late, but I guess relevant...
I was stuck with the same issue of adding a delay, NOT a modifier key.
Well, there's a workaround.
In the corner you want to use as a lock after a short delay, put Start Screen Saver in the Hot Corners dialogue, instead of Lock Screen. Then go to Security & Privacy and under General, set 5 seconds delay in Require Password after...
And you're done!
A: I do not know how do delay the triggering, but you can add modifier keys to the hot corners in order to avoid accidental activation:
Hold down ⌘,⌥,⇧ or ctrl while selecting an option from the list.
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0474ff4f55c69d3083cb7faaf799041fb34969e3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I find the serial number on a mac programmatically from the terminal? What command can I use to retrieve the system's serial number from the unix command line? As uname will output some information about the software and hardware, I would like to retrieve the serial number from a command to use in a script.
A: The system_profiler command provides a direct answer that’s easily human readable (assuming you are on 10.3 or newer), but you can also use ioreg for the task as it generally completes faster.
system_profiler SPHardwareDataType is the data type that contains the core hardware information, and you can use grep or awk to pare things down further as needed:
system_profiler SPHardwareDataType | awk '/Serial/ {print $4}'
or
ioreg -l | awk '/IOPlatformSerialNumber/ { print $4;}'
Both of those commands take between 0.5 and 0.2 seconds to run on modern SSD Macs, so if you want to optimize the command and remove the " you can have your answer in 0.005s or so:
ioreg -c IOPlatformExpertDevice -d 2 | awk -F\" '/IOPlatformSerialNumber/{print $(NF-1)}'
| Q: How can I find the serial number on a mac programmatically from the terminal? What command can I use to retrieve the system's serial number from the unix command line? As uname will output some information about the software and hardware, I would like to retrieve the serial number from a command to use in a script.
A: The system_profiler command provides a direct answer that’s easily human readable (assuming you are on 10.3 or newer), but you can also use ioreg for the task as it generally completes faster.
system_profiler SPHardwareDataType is the data type that contains the core hardware information, and you can use grep or awk to pare things down further as needed:
system_profiler SPHardwareDataType | awk '/Serial/ {print $4}'
or
ioreg -l | awk '/IOPlatformSerialNumber/ { print $4;}'
Both of those commands take between 0.5 and 0.2 seconds to run on modern SSD Macs, so if you want to optimize the command and remove the " you can have your answer in 0.005s or so:
ioreg -c IOPlatformExpertDevice -d 2 | awk -F\" '/IOPlatformSerialNumber/{print $(NF-1)}'
A: C++ example from https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/technotes/tn1103/_index.html:
#include <CoreFoundation/CoreFoundation.h>
#include <IOKit/IOKitLib.h>
std::string
getSerialNumber()
{
CFStringRef serial;
char buffer[32] = {0};
std::string seriaNumber;
io_service_t platformExpert = IOServiceGetMatchingService(kIOMasterPortDefault,
IOServiceMatching("IOPlatformExpertDevice"));
if (platformExpert)
{
CFTypeRef serialNumberAsCFString = IORegistryEntryCreateCFProperty(platformExpert,
CFSTR(kIOPlatformSerialNumberKey),
kCFAllocatorDefault, 0);
if (serialNumberAsCFString) {
serial = (CFStringRef)serialNumberAsCFString;
}
if (CFStringGetCString(serial, buffer, 32, kCFStringEncodingUTF8)) {
seriaNumber = buffer;
}
IOObjectRelease(platformExpert);
}
return seriaNumber;
}
A: To make it easier to remember, use a case insensitive search:
ioreg -l | grep -i serialnumber | grep -i platform
A: This works in Python 3.10.5 on macOS
import json
import os
import time
# Example MySPHardwareDataType.json created and used by this script
#{
# "SPHardwareDataType" : [
# {
# "_name" : "hardware_overview",
# "activation_lock_status" : "activation_lock_disabled",
# "boot_rom_version" : "7459.121.3",
# "chip_type" : "Apple M1",
# "machine_model" : "MacBookPro17,1",
# "machine_name" : "MacBook Pro",
# "number_processors" : "proc 8:4:4",
# "os_loader_version" : "7459.121.3",
# "physical_memory" : "16 GB",
# "platform_UUID" : "XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX",
# "provisioning_UDID" : "XXXXXXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
# "serial_number" : "XXXXXXXXXXXX"
# }
# ]
#}
def export_basic_hwinfo_to_json(json_filename_and_path):
# This is the command that will execute. It will run macOS' built-in
# system_profiler binary, filtered to only show the contents of
# SPHardwareDataType, which contains the data we are looking for.
# Additionally, we have also specified that it should be exported to JSON
# format, and that standard output should be redirected to the file specified earlier
command = "system_profiler SPHardwareDataType -json >" + json_filename_and_path
# execute the command
os.popen(command)
# This loop waits for the file to exist before continuing
while os.path.exists(json_filename_and_path) is False:
time.sleep(1)
def get_serial(json_filename_and_path) -> str:
# open the .json file for processing
file_handle = open(json_filename_and_path)
# load the contents of the .json file into a Python dictionary
hw_info_dict = json.load(file_handle)
# retrieve the data we are looking for
serial = hw_info_dict['SPHardwareDataType'][0]['serial_number']
return serial
def get_machine_sku(json_filename_and_path) -> str:
# open the .json file for processing
file_handle = open(json_filename_and_path)
# load the contents of the .json file into a Python dictionary
hw_info_dict = json.load(file_handle)
# retrieve the data we are looking for
machine_sku = hw_info_dict['SPHardwareDataType'][0]['machine_model']
return machine_sku
def get_model(json_filename_and_path) -> str:
# open the .json file for processing
file_handle = open(json_filename_and_path)
# load the contents of the .json file into a Python dictionary
hw_info_dict = json.load(file_handle)
# retrieve the data we are looking for
model = hw_info_dict['SPHardwareDataType'][0]['machine_name']
return model
def main():
# We are going to store the output file in a temp directory
temp_dir: str = os.environ.get('TMPDIR')
temp_dir: str = temp_dir[:-1]
json_filename: str = "MySPHardwareDataType.json"
# Cleanly append the name of the output file to the file path
json_filename_and_path: str = os.sep.join([temp_dir, json_filename])
export_basic_hwinfo_to_json(json_filename_and_path)
serial: str = get_serial(json_filename_and_path)
machine_sku: str = get_machine_sku(json_filename_and_path)
model: str = get_model(json_filename_and_path)
print(F"serial={serial}")
print(F"machine_sku={machine_sku}")
print(F"model={model}")
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
A: This also works…
ioreg -l | grep IOPlatformSerialNumber
A: If you don't want to count columns you can rely on the fact that the value is always in the last one and use
system_profiler SPHardwareDataType | awk '/Serial/{print $NF}'
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39ddbf2c9f850a60aa71c85a14d3615d2545d8cc | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Safari keeps refreshing itself Safari is keep refreshing itself multiple times a day which is quite annoying.
It prompts a message to me: "Force Reload" and then it reloads every tab in every window. This is unacceptable.
Any idea what is going wrong?
(Safari 5.1.3 / OS X Lion 10.7.3)
A: Safari on Lion exhibits similar behaviour to on IOS, in that it can decide to arbitrarily drop a loaded page in order to save memory, regardless of the fact that you likely have many many more times more Ram than on your iPhone...
When you switch back to a tab that has been dropped, it will then proceed to redownload it to get it back to how it was. This is irritating, pointless, and potentially disruptive depending on exactly how the page was formed.
Sadly, before you ask your next question, no, there's no way to stop this:
| Q: Safari keeps refreshing itself Safari is keep refreshing itself multiple times a day which is quite annoying.
It prompts a message to me: "Force Reload" and then it reloads every tab in every window. This is unacceptable.
Any idea what is going wrong?
(Safari 5.1.3 / OS X Lion 10.7.3)
A: Safari on Lion exhibits similar behaviour to on IOS, in that it can decide to arbitrarily drop a loaded page in order to save memory, regardless of the fact that you likely have many many more times more Ram than on your iPhone...
When you switch back to a tab that has been dropped, it will then proceed to redownload it to get it back to how it was. This is irritating, pointless, and potentially disruptive depending on exactly how the page was formed.
Sadly, before you ask your next question, no, there's no way to stop this:
A: Use a different browser. Apollo seems to work.
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391cab46dd16ba1d1ed435758c740cae437c3221 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I burn a bootable CD from a .toast file? I bought a used G3 couple of days ago and I want to reinstall Mac OS 9. I got the OS in .toast format. Any knows how I make that into bootable CD? Just burning with Disk Utility didn't work, although there might be a way to use that which I don't know.
A: Yup, just use Toast Titanium and burn the .toast file to a CD. That will create a bootable CD that will be usable on your G3.
Burn is a free application for burning CDs/DVDs. I don't know if it supports .toast files, but give it a try if you don't have Toast, since it may save you from buying it. I couldn't find online documentation for it, so let me know how it works.
| Q: How do I burn a bootable CD from a .toast file? I bought a used G3 couple of days ago and I want to reinstall Mac OS 9. I got the OS in .toast format. Any knows how I make that into bootable CD? Just burning with Disk Utility didn't work, although there might be a way to use that which I don't know.
A: Yup, just use Toast Titanium and burn the .toast file to a CD. That will create a bootable CD that will be usable on your G3.
Burn is a free application for burning CDs/DVDs. I don't know if it supports .toast files, but give it a try if you don't have Toast, since it may save you from buying it. I couldn't find online documentation for it, so let me know how it works.
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83b45939cbc03f1341243afb9a2ab195218c8159 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: When my external display is on, my Mac thinks it's off. When it's off, on Hardware details:
*
*MacBook Air, Mac OS X Lion 10.7.2
*Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter
*Standard HDMI cable
*Famous Maker 23” Ultra-Slim LED Display, 1080p
Yesterday everything worked fine. Today when I connect the display to my laptop or turn it off or on, I get a blue screen on the laptop for a second, but then it goes back to normal.
The weird thing is that in the System Preferences > Displays preference pane, when the display is plugged in and ON it doesn't detect it, but when it's plugged in and OFF "Gather Windows" appears right beside "Detect Displays, and you can drag windows off the screen where the display should be.
The "Gather Windows" button allows me to see the Displays window for both displays. I've used it to play around with the resolution but this did not work.
Any idea what could be going on?
A: Restart you Mac and try resetting the PRAM:
Hold down the ⌘+⌥+R+P keys until you hear the start up chime two times.
| Q: When my external display is on, my Mac thinks it's off. When it's off, on Hardware details:
*
*MacBook Air, Mac OS X Lion 10.7.2
*Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter
*Standard HDMI cable
*Famous Maker 23” Ultra-Slim LED Display, 1080p
Yesterday everything worked fine. Today when I connect the display to my laptop or turn it off or on, I get a blue screen on the laptop for a second, but then it goes back to normal.
The weird thing is that in the System Preferences > Displays preference pane, when the display is plugged in and ON it doesn't detect it, but when it's plugged in and OFF "Gather Windows" appears right beside "Detect Displays, and you can drag windows off the screen where the display should be.
The "Gather Windows" button allows me to see the Displays window for both displays. I've used it to play around with the resolution but this did not work.
Any idea what could be going on?
A: Restart you Mac and try resetting the PRAM:
Hold down the ⌘+⌥+R+P keys until you hear the start up chime two times.
A: You can also try to reset the 'System Management Controller (SMC)' as described here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Take note of the following description:
"After performing normal troubleshooting, these symptoms may indicate that an SMC reset may be necessary: [...]
Video
A computer that supports target display mode does not switch into or out of target display mode as expected.
A computer that supports target display mode switches into or out of target display mode at unexpected times."
A: Problem solved. It was a bad HDMI cord. I had tested it on a friend's computer and it worked, but I hadn't tested other HDMI cords on my computer until this evening. I've now tested a new HDMI cord with three adapters and it works on all of them. The old cord works with none of them.
Sorry to trouble you all for such a simple problem. If anyone has an explanation for weird interaction described in the title of the original post I'd still be curious to hear it.
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edb738e38e9e4290bad1d734e27dd5678b138909 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I get iOS notifications for emails routed to folders? I have rules in outlook that routes certain emails to folders. These still appear as "unread" in the mail app, but not in the inbox, so I'm not getting notifications. Is there a way to enable notifications for new, unread emails that are not in the inbox folder?
A: There is not a native way to do this in iOS, but there are many possibilities for workarounds. Here's one:
*
*Set up Boxcar and install the helper app on your iDevice.
*Create a rule in Boxcar telling the helper app to get a push notification every time a message is received at the forwarding address provided. If you need help with this, see this help article.
*Create a rule (or whatever they're called in your email service) which automatically forwards folders' new messages to the Boxcar address.
If this fix doesn't suit you, you may want to do a similar thing with ifttt.
| Q: Can I get iOS notifications for emails routed to folders? I have rules in outlook that routes certain emails to folders. These still appear as "unread" in the mail app, but not in the inbox, so I'm not getting notifications. Is there a way to enable notifications for new, unread emails that are not in the inbox folder?
A: There is not a native way to do this in iOS, but there are many possibilities for workarounds. Here's one:
*
*Set up Boxcar and install the helper app on your iDevice.
*Create a rule in Boxcar telling the helper app to get a push notification every time a message is received at the forwarding address provided. If you need help with this, see this help article.
*Create a rule (or whatever they're called in your email service) which automatically forwards folders' new messages to the Boxcar address.
If this fix doesn't suit you, you may want to do a similar thing with ifttt.
A: I have test in iOS 9.3 but surely this will be available in previous version as well. Below are the steps to achieve this:
*
*Go to Mail app. In Mailboxes, you will find "Edit" button in navigation bar.
*Click "Edit" button and you will find "Add Mailbox" in table list.
*Click on "Add Mailbox" and select the folder for which you want to receive the notification.
*Once selected folder, click "Done" and there you G000..... you will start receiving the notifications for those folders as well.
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cb98d03d80af48254ced8aea6665e95a3a68fa0f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I delete a previous recipient's email address from Mail? I am trying to delete a friend's old email address so it doesn't automatically pop up when I enter his name while addressing an email. I have removed it manually from the address book, but it still shows up in Mail.
How do I stop this happening?
A: Under Mail's "Window" menu select "Previous Recipients" and you can delete any address you don't want.
| Q: How do I delete a previous recipient's email address from Mail? I am trying to delete a friend's old email address so it doesn't automatically pop up when I enter his name while addressing an email. I have removed it manually from the address book, but it still shows up in Mail.
How do I stop this happening?
A: Under Mail's "Window" menu select "Previous Recipients" and you can delete any address you don't want.
A: *
*Fire up a "New Message" from the File menu (or use command + N)
*Begin typing the address
*When Mail starts to complete the address you want, hit the Return key to tell Mail to go ahead and auto-complete the address
*Hover the mouse pointer over the address; a blue arrow will show up on the right hand side.
*Click on the arrow, which brings up a drop-down menu. The menu contains several options, one of which is "Remove address." Click it, and it will remove the address from auto-complete.
A: When the suggestion appears, just use the navigation to reach it then press delete on it, that's it.
A: I just wanted to add a note here that it is apparently not possible to delete previous recipients on iOS.
A: This only works to effectively "hide" the previous recipient from the previous recipients list on your phone. Apple still keeps a file with all your previous recipients in iCloud. When you completely "Erase all Content and Settings" and set up as a new phone, then sign in to iCloud all the previous recipients are restored.
In other words you have to do this painful process of deleting every previous recipient you don't want in the list individually every time you get a new iPhone/iPad or otherwise want to start from scratch and do a complete erase on your current device, even if you set up as a new device. This is easily replicated and proved. In fact I intend to go to an Apple Shop soon to demonstrate and question the behaviour and whether it's possible for Apple to delete information about who I've emailed.
The inconvenience is one thing but I'm more concerned about the privacy implications that Apple keeps a "previous recipients" master file that you don't have access to and whose entries can't be deleted. A similar situation exists for Mail on OS X though it appears to be a different previous recipients master file. That is, every time I do a clean install of OS X or even set up a new account and log in to iCloud, the Mail app shows a bunch of previous email recipients that aren't present in any email message!
Fantastic information for the government along with all your other metadata.
A: To delete a person’s old email address, in Mail go to the ‘Window’ drop down menu (just before 'Help') and click ‘Previous Recipients’.
Then click on the old email address you want deleted and click the ‘Remove from List’ button.
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9c7feaaff905bb1ecd98a0bfcf023430ff7c3322 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Connecting to a remote machine with a public key using Fugu How do I connect to a remote server with a public key using Fugu? I'm using Amazon EC2, so I have .pem public key, but I'm totally new to Fugu and I can't see any form or input for the public key. In the "connect to" text input shall I enter in my public DNS?
A: Note: I found entering -i ~/PATH/TO/ec2-keypair.pem didn't work for me, but another workaround in the same field worked.
In the "Advanced SFTP Options", in the same Additional SSH Options dialogue enter:
-oIdentityFile=~/PATH/TO/ec2-keypair.pem
So, for example, if your EC2 instance looks like
[email protected]
with your key being at the root and named
ec2-keypair.pem
then the relevant input is:
Connect to: ec2-123-45-678-910.compute-1.amazonaws.com
Username: root
Additional SSH options: -oIdentityFile=~/ec2-keypair.pem
Hope it works for you!
| Q: Connecting to a remote machine with a public key using Fugu How do I connect to a remote server with a public key using Fugu? I'm using Amazon EC2, so I have .pem public key, but I'm totally new to Fugu and I can't see any form or input for the public key. In the "connect to" text input shall I enter in my public DNS?
A: Note: I found entering -i ~/PATH/TO/ec2-keypair.pem didn't work for me, but another workaround in the same field worked.
In the "Advanced SFTP Options", in the same Additional SSH Options dialogue enter:
-oIdentityFile=~/PATH/TO/ec2-keypair.pem
So, for example, if your EC2 instance looks like
[email protected]
with your key being at the root and named
ec2-keypair.pem
then the relevant input is:
Connect to: ec2-123-45-678-910.compute-1.amazonaws.com
Username: root
Additional SSH options: -oIdentityFile=~/ec2-keypair.pem
Hope it works for you!
A: Fugu is really just a graphical front-end to the built-in ssh/sftp commands you could use in Terminal. I found a nice write-up for getting started with EC2 for MacOSX users by Robert Sosinski: Starting Amazon EC2 with MacOSX
Note that he walks you through some Terminal commands, including generating a new ssh keypair to connect to your chosen EC2 image. When you get that ready and can successfully connect to your EC2 server via ssh in Terminal, then you can use Fugu for further file transfers.
In the main Fugu window, if you expand "Advanced SFTP Options", you'll see a field where you can enter Additional SSH options. You could enter something like:
-i ~/.ec2/ec2-keypair
to indicate the appropriate ssh key to use. And in the example he gives, you would connect to [email protected].
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ed77ba60631c99a8230963f5bf995c5748c1a0c2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I easily convert an audiobook (.m4b) to a standard audio file? I have several audio dramas that are in the audiobook (.m4b) format in iTunes. My problem is that when I sync my 5th gen iPod to iTunes, they don't show up in Music>Playlists, they show up under Music>Audiobooks. This is really driving me crazy, because I want the audiobooks in Music>Playlists, but the only workaround is to convert them to a different format. How do I easily convert the audiobooks to a standard audio file format that will show up in Music>Playlists on my iPod?
A: I dug around for quite a long time to find this answer and finally found out that under the info box, there is a drop-down menu in the Info box under Info>Options:
And the drop-down menu allows you to choose where it will show up:
All that converting was done for nothing...
| Q: How do I easily convert an audiobook (.m4b) to a standard audio file? I have several audio dramas that are in the audiobook (.m4b) format in iTunes. My problem is that when I sync my 5th gen iPod to iTunes, they don't show up in Music>Playlists, they show up under Music>Audiobooks. This is really driving me crazy, because I want the audiobooks in Music>Playlists, but the only workaround is to convert them to a different format. How do I easily convert the audiobooks to a standard audio file format that will show up in Music>Playlists on my iPod?
A: I dug around for quite a long time to find this answer and finally found out that under the info box, there is a drop-down menu in the Info box under Info>Options:
And the drop-down menu allows you to choose where it will show up:
All that converting was done for nothing...
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9d2e43c57e7418c371ed9eeb6a98cbc480bf8dfb | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I remove the "Eject" icon from the menubar? How can i remove the "Eject" icon from the menubar?
It's an icon that starts on login.
It ejects all mounted disks (dmg/usb/etc...).
A: Hold ⌘ and drag it away from the menubar.
| Q: How can I remove the "Eject" icon from the menubar? How can i remove the "Eject" icon from the menubar?
It's an icon that starts on login.
It ejects all mounted disks (dmg/usb/etc...).
A: Hold ⌘ and drag it away from the menubar.
A: If you have Bartender installed, use Shift+⌘ and drag the icon away from the menubar.
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413f8a2bd94d3714dc5d8ef2d270ee69dd7a4863 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: SD card is read-only, all Disk Utility options grayed out I'm using Lion (10.7.3) on a mid-2010 MacBook Pro. I just got a 32GB SD card and formatted it with my camera. I'd like to transfer some files onto it from my computer, but the card seems to be read-only when I access it in Finder. And in Disk Utility, all options are grayed out so I can't reformat the card.
I found this KB article which seems to describe the problem, but the solution doesn't work:
$ diskutil partitiondisk disk1 JHFS+ newdisk 100%
Started partitioning on disk1
Unmounting disk
Error: -69877: Couldn't open device
What's going on and how can I get around it?
Edit: yes, I already checked the physical lock switch on the card!
A: I was just going to suggest the lock switch too... but if that's not it, can you click the Partition tab and tell us how the card is currently formatted? If I remember right, OS X can read but not write an NTFS-formatted device, but it seems unlikely that your camera would have formatted the card that way.
| Q: SD card is read-only, all Disk Utility options grayed out I'm using Lion (10.7.3) on a mid-2010 MacBook Pro. I just got a 32GB SD card and formatted it with my camera. I'd like to transfer some files onto it from my computer, but the card seems to be read-only when I access it in Finder. And in Disk Utility, all options are grayed out so I can't reformat the card.
I found this KB article which seems to describe the problem, but the solution doesn't work:
$ diskutil partitiondisk disk1 JHFS+ newdisk 100%
Started partitioning on disk1
Unmounting disk
Error: -69877: Couldn't open device
What's going on and how can I get around it?
Edit: yes, I already checked the physical lock switch on the card!
A: I was just going to suggest the lock switch too... but if that's not it, can you click the Partition tab and tell us how the card is currently formatted? If I remember right, OS X can read but not write an NTFS-formatted device, but it seems unlikely that your camera would have formatted the card that way.
A: I encountered the exact same thing... the issue was that the lock switch was getting flipped when I pushed the card into the slot and it would flip back to unlock when I pulled the card out, lol. I was able to get it in without the switch flipping by pushing it to the opposite side of where the switch is.
A: The only other time I've seen this is when the card was locked. Did you accidentally hit the lock mechanism on the corner of the card?
A: Unfortunately I'm not sure what the problem was — after some more formatting and fiddling around, the issue resolved itself.
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af1b8b0030103957186b0ce5e26f3bfab348b379 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to preview any file in Lion? I love OS X Lion's feature to preview some files without opening them. Is there a way to register new file extension? For example, Drupal module extension ".module", which is a text file.
A: To preview files, you need a QuickLook plugin. Special thanks to Jason Salaz for providing this list:
*
*QuickLook Plugins List
*QLPLugins.com
*And Jason's specially crafted Google search.
It looks like there is support for the Drupal .module via this plugin.
| Q: How to preview any file in Lion? I love OS X Lion's feature to preview some files without opening them. Is there a way to register new file extension? For example, Drupal module extension ".module", which is a text file.
A: To preview files, you need a QuickLook plugin. Special thanks to Jason Salaz for providing this list:
*
*QuickLook Plugins List
*QLPLugins.com
*And Jason's specially crafted Google search.
It looks like there is support for the Drupal .module via this plugin.
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0eee8fcf28409036a10486ad9f05f709364af35b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there an app that will convert a movie to an image sequence? Does anyone know a mac app for converting a movie (.mov) to a series of images ? I know quicktime could do this in the olden days, but that features has been deleted.
A: Yup, you still can do it with Quicktime Player. Download it from here. I believe you can also install it from the Snow Leopard install disc. I'm not sure about the Lion install download.
Open the movie and click File>Export:
Then you can select Movie to Image Sequence:
Set your destination folder and watch Quicktime Player do its magic.
| Q: Is there an app that will convert a movie to an image sequence? Does anyone know a mac app for converting a movie (.mov) to a series of images ? I know quicktime could do this in the olden days, but that features has been deleted.
A: Yup, you still can do it with Quicktime Player. Download it from here. I believe you can also install it from the Snow Leopard install disc. I'm not sure about the Lion install download.
Open the movie and click File>Export:
Then you can select Movie to Image Sequence:
Set your destination folder and watch Quicktime Player do its magic.
A: You can also use ffmpeg:
ffmpeg -i input.mkv -r 0.05 image_sequence%06d.png
-r 0.05 = 0.05 Hz = 3 images per minute. It sometimes includes a few extra frames from the start though. Without -r it saves every frame.
A: There is an app called "movie2picture" in App Store.
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fb596757483f251a0bfd534584d989840eecacd3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I screen share and use Pages? Via Remote Management (VNC) I am connecting to a virtual display on a Mac running Lion. VNC is working as expected, except Pages '09 documents show up blank. If, however VNC connects to the Mac and controls the physical display then Pages documents show up as expected.
Is it possible to use Pages using a virtual display over VNC?
VNC Clients that I've tested are: TightVNC & RealVNC running on Windows, or Apple's Screen Sharing app on Lion.
A: Excuse the large picture, but I have used Screen Sharing to share the screen of an iMac running Lion and Pages '09 over the virtual display, and it works just fine. I suspect that the assumed problem of with pages inability to work over a virtual VNC connection is not accurate, but there is something more local to your machine that needs attention.
| Q: How can I screen share and use Pages? Via Remote Management (VNC) I am connecting to a virtual display on a Mac running Lion. VNC is working as expected, except Pages '09 documents show up blank. If, however VNC connects to the Mac and controls the physical display then Pages documents show up as expected.
Is it possible to use Pages using a virtual display over VNC?
VNC Clients that I've tested are: TightVNC & RealVNC running on Windows, or Apple's Screen Sharing app on Lion.
A: Excuse the large picture, but I have used Screen Sharing to share the screen of an iMac running Lion and Pages '09 over the virtual display, and it works just fine. I suspect that the assumed problem of with pages inability to work over a virtual VNC connection is not accurate, but there is something more local to your machine that needs attention.
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d39fda5f5adf4f20a734354aed01936f75a8e752 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I see which iPad apps I use most frequently? I have many games on my iPad which my kids play. I'd like to remove the games and apps that aren't used but I don't know how to find this information.
Is there a way to see the most used apps on your iOS device? Or possibly a list of apps with a "last used" data field?
A: In a pinch, you could look through the multitasking bar that appears when you double-click the home button. The apps are arranged in order of most recently used. It is not a measure of how frequently an app is used, but it could at least tell you if it was used recently, or if other apps have been of more interest lately.
| Q: Can I see which iPad apps I use most frequently? I have many games on my iPad which my kids play. I'd like to remove the games and apps that aren't used but I don't know how to find this information.
Is there a way to see the most used apps on your iOS device? Or possibly a list of apps with a "last used" data field?
A: In a pinch, you could look through the multitasking bar that appears when you double-click the home button. The apps are arranged in order of most recently used. It is not a measure of how frequently an app is used, but it could at least tell you if it was used recently, or if other apps have been of more interest lately.
A: If you're jailbroken, you can use one of a few Cydia tweaks:
*
*App Stat
App Stat is an extremely simple tweak which tracks how many times you've opened an app, how long you spent in the app, and the last time you opened it.
*App Analytics
A much better looking (paid) alternative to App Stat, which includes the same information and also lets you narrow down the results on a monthly basis.
A: There is no facility to do this in stock iOS. I agree, this would be useful.
The most effective way to ask Apple for this sort of thing is through their bug reporter. Unfortunately, you need a (free) developer account to post a bug and you're not likely to get much of a response, so don't get your hopes up.
A: In my business we reatinoalize old reports clients say they need. At some point we reach the area called "remove it and if no one complains, you really don't use it"
Since it is so easy to put them back on the ipad, this might not be a bad approach with the games
A: You can always go to battery usage in settings and it will list the apps that have been used in the last 7 days and how long they have been used for.
A: no unforitunetly not, however, if all of the apps which you use, all depend on data. you can use an app like Onavo to see witch app use most data, hence which app you use the "most"
This is not scientific, and results can vary because of numerous reasons but it might give you a better insight
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328861d56a02e874b698008eb087f9502bdbfda7 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is it possible to clone the operating system to a different machine? I have spent a lot of time setting up a speech recognition profile which would be a pain to do all over again. I have configured this on a Mac mini. Suppose I now wish to buy a MacBook Air. Would it be possible to transfer my entire current setup including software and settings across to a different hardware platform?
A: Yes, it is possible to clone the OS between machines. SuperDuper! or Carbon Copy Cloner are the recommended ways to do so. Make sure both machines are on the same OS version (i.e. 10.7.3) before you do so.
However: Migration Assistant is really good. Try using it first. If that fails, then use SD! or CCC.
| Q: Is it possible to clone the operating system to a different machine? I have spent a lot of time setting up a speech recognition profile which would be a pain to do all over again. I have configured this on a Mac mini. Suppose I now wish to buy a MacBook Air. Would it be possible to transfer my entire current setup including software and settings across to a different hardware platform?
A: Yes, it is possible to clone the OS between machines. SuperDuper! or Carbon Copy Cloner are the recommended ways to do so. Make sure both machines are on the same OS version (i.e. 10.7.3) before you do so.
However: Migration Assistant is really good. Try using it first. If that fails, then use SD! or CCC.
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4a90a3ac9823086b95804000e2dc06245c7813b0 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can you edit the Accent Menu? The English language doesn't really include any accented words but other languages do.
Yet I like to write using accents and diacritics, as needed in each language (Romanian, French, German, etc.).
Unfortunately Mac OS X has never really made it easy to accent a letter before. Lion has simplified it, now accenting a letter is easy thanks to the Accent Menu -- example:
Still, if you take Romanian as an example, most of the specific diacritics are not reachable via the Accent Menu:
*
*a » ă
*s » ș
*t » ț
Is there a way to edit the Accent Menu to add the accents that are used for a specific language?
A: This menu does include the Romanian diacritics when you're using the Romanian input source. I've provided a tutorial on quickly changing the input sources in:
How can you customize the keyboard layout / shortcuts?
| Q: How can you edit the Accent Menu? The English language doesn't really include any accented words but other languages do.
Yet I like to write using accents and diacritics, as needed in each language (Romanian, French, German, etc.).
Unfortunately Mac OS X has never really made it easy to accent a letter before. Lion has simplified it, now accenting a letter is easy thanks to the Accent Menu -- example:
Still, if you take Romanian as an example, most of the specific diacritics are not reachable via the Accent Menu:
*
*a » ă
*s » ș
*t » ț
Is there a way to edit the Accent Menu to add the accents that are used for a specific language?
A: This menu does include the Romanian diacritics when you're using the Romanian input source. I've provided a tutorial on quickly changing the input sources in:
How can you customize the keyboard layout / shortcuts?
A: I've seen this asked quite a few times since Lion was released last year, but as far as I know, nobody has found how to customize it yet.
I don't think it is that difficult to make accented characters, however, with either the US or US Extended layouts. A chart is at
http://homepage.mac.com/thgewecke/diacritics.html
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8c48cbdb07f395880271047355f1a0d882c9cebe | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iOS: Change language back to English after accidentally changing to a language I don't know I just plugged my iPhone in and instead of it being in English which it normally is, it's using German & I've not been to Germany. What can I do to get my preferred language back?
A: To solve a problem like this, I'd typically go to translate.google.com, type in "General", "International", and "Language", and translate them from English to German.
Or, sometimes I'm fortunate enough to have two computers/devices side by side, or I simply remember the user interface layout, and I navigate by menu item location.
I changed my iPhone 4 to run in German (Deutsch), and the German words are:
Einstellungen (Settings) > Allgemein (General) > Landeseinstellungen (Country settings) > Sprache (Language)
So just look for those words to navigate through Settings and change back to English.
| Q: iOS: Change language back to English after accidentally changing to a language I don't know I just plugged my iPhone in and instead of it being in English which it normally is, it's using German & I've not been to Germany. What can I do to get my preferred language back?
A: To solve a problem like this, I'd typically go to translate.google.com, type in "General", "International", and "Language", and translate them from English to German.
Or, sometimes I'm fortunate enough to have two computers/devices side by side, or I simply remember the user interface layout, and I navigate by menu item location.
I changed my iPhone 4 to run in German (Deutsch), and the German words are:
Einstellungen (Settings) > Allgemein (General) > Landeseinstellungen (Country settings) > Sprache (Language)
So just look for those words to navigate through Settings and change back to English.
A: If you have another iDevice with the same iOS version, you can use it as a guide to bring you back. While the command titles will have changed due to the updated language settings, the location within the menus will remain the same.
In this case, go through the following step by step on both devices to switch back to English:
Settings > General > Country Settings > Language
As @bneely notes, Google Translate can also be a very handy tool to figure out exactly what a particular phrase means.
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e6c879af348853c36de19b5ea6cccbb24d7fa63c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I make Command+Tab only bring the active window for an application to the foreground? When I switch to an application using ⌘ + tab, all the open windows for that application are brought forward (usually covering other windows in other apps that I want to see). I would like only the active/selected window for that application brought forward. Is there a way to accomplish this?
I would be happy to change this globally, as the existing behavior drives me batty.
A: Apple's solution, like it or not, is to use Exposé or Mission Control (Lion) to switch between windows. ⌘ + tab is considered an application switcher.
There are third party solutions to change this behavior, but I don't have experience with them. There is some discussion about these solutions on this Super User question.
| Q: How do I make Command+Tab only bring the active window for an application to the foreground? When I switch to an application using ⌘ + tab, all the open windows for that application are brought forward (usually covering other windows in other apps that I want to see). I would like only the active/selected window for that application brought forward. Is there a way to accomplish this?
I would be happy to change this globally, as the existing behavior drives me batty.
A: Apple's solution, like it or not, is to use Exposé or Mission Control (Lion) to switch between windows. ⌘ + tab is considered an application switcher.
There are third party solutions to change this behavior, but I don't have experience with them. There is some discussion about these solutions on this Super User question.
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a75348fb5fc5e63a0919d784ada211f935e263cc | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I force GPU rendering on my MBP when connected to a power source? OS X Lion is quite demanding for old Macs. Even though I own a 15'' MBP early 2011 with the 'powerful' Intel HD 3000 for integrated graphics, some animations just don't feel right (low fps).
This is especially very noticeable with Mission Control: It's choppy.
When ever discrete graphics are being used (e.g. QuickTime movie with GPU acceleration, Win7 in VirtualBox...) Mission Control is much smoother and easier on the eye.
Question:
*
*Is it possible to force discrete graphics to be used when the MBP is connected to a power source?
A: gfxCardStatus (free)
I found the link to it on EveryMac along with some other info about graphics switching.
*
*fast access via menu icon
*auto/manually switch between discrete and integrated graphics
*power source-based switching
*growl support
*open source
| Q: Can I force GPU rendering on my MBP when connected to a power source? OS X Lion is quite demanding for old Macs. Even though I own a 15'' MBP early 2011 with the 'powerful' Intel HD 3000 for integrated graphics, some animations just don't feel right (low fps).
This is especially very noticeable with Mission Control: It's choppy.
When ever discrete graphics are being used (e.g. QuickTime movie with GPU acceleration, Win7 in VirtualBox...) Mission Control is much smoother and easier on the eye.
Question:
*
*Is it possible to force discrete graphics to be used when the MBP is connected to a power source?
A: gfxCardStatus (free)
I found the link to it on EveryMac along with some other info about graphics switching.
*
*fast access via menu icon
*auto/manually switch between discrete and integrated graphics
*power source-based switching
*growl support
*open source
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6e0caa427bace2cecaa3021915e0102a347270b1 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do you configure airport extreme with dynamic dns? I have a domain via Namecheap. They support dynamic dns updates. I'd like to use my airport extreme (firmware 7.6.1) to do the DNS updates, anyone know how to accomplish this?
Here's the info about namecheap's dynamic dns.
http://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/category.aspx/11/dynamic-dns
For what it's worth, I am willing to pay the $30 a year to use DynDNS instead, if I could get instructions for setting up the Airport Extreme.
A: DynDNS does support Multicast DNS (mDNS), which provides the ability to do dynamic DNS and much more. They even have handy dandy instructions for setting it up with an Airport Device. It will cost you a $30/yr standard account, though.
| Q: How do you configure airport extreme with dynamic dns? I have a domain via Namecheap. They support dynamic dns updates. I'd like to use my airport extreme (firmware 7.6.1) to do the DNS updates, anyone know how to accomplish this?
Here's the info about namecheap's dynamic dns.
http://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/category.aspx/11/dynamic-dns
For what it's worth, I am willing to pay the $30 a year to use DynDNS instead, if I could get instructions for setting up the Airport Extreme.
A: DynDNS does support Multicast DNS (mDNS), which provides the ability to do dynamic DNS and much more. They even have handy dandy instructions for setting it up with an Airport Device. It will cost you a $30/yr standard account, though.
A: you dont need to pay dyndns, setup a standard dyndns host free with a purchased domain name then follow their instructions for apple airport setup, it takes 5 minutes and you get your own choice of domain name not a *.dyndns.org
A: I'm using Duiadns, which does support Multicast DNS (mDNS) for dynamic DNS on apple routers. On their official blog there is an article with step-by-step config instructions:
https://www.duiadns.net/running-duiadns-on-apple-router
This feature is not available for free accounts, it will cost you a $7.90/yr though.
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46870aebe9dbdba75fc75ee1093a3214c1a811a2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I find what is making my Mac run hotter and causing the fans to run more often? My Macbook Pro's fans are running louder. I've also noticed that the average internal temperature is significantly higher. (187°F as I write this.) This didn't used to happen unless I was running full-screen video or recording multitrack audio. I've made no other changes to the computer that I can remember.
Recently, I turned on Spaces, and I thought that perhaps leaving these open was running the processor more heavily, creating more heat. But turning Spaces back off didn't help.
How can I see what background processes are running? Is there a way to track this down?
A: You can use Activity Monitor to view all the processes running on your Mac at any time. If you prefer to use the terminal, you can use top.
| Q: How can I find what is making my Mac run hotter and causing the fans to run more often? My Macbook Pro's fans are running louder. I've also noticed that the average internal temperature is significantly higher. (187°F as I write this.) This didn't used to happen unless I was running full-screen video or recording multitrack audio. I've made no other changes to the computer that I can remember.
Recently, I turned on Spaces, and I thought that perhaps leaving these open was running the processor more heavily, creating more heat. But turning Spaces back off didn't help.
How can I see what background processes are running? Is there a way to track this down?
A: You can use Activity Monitor to view all the processes running on your Mac at any time. If you prefer to use the terminal, you can use top.
A: iStat Pro (free)
...allows you to monitor various stats about the hardware.
You can toggle between top CPU hogging and top RAM hogging processes:
A: While we are talking about system process monitors like Apple Activity Monitor, let me mention that Bresink's free
Temperature Monitor
is useful to track all the various heat sensors in your system and to record graphs of readings over time. In conjunction with Activity Monitor, top or iStat Pro you can observe the correlation between active processes and CPU core temperatures.
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117564e911d57ee84f0a4b2e0c9705f61a864189 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What should the standard contents of $DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH be? I'm trying to install CERN's root libraries on my mac os Lion.
It needs me to set $DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH, but on checking
echo $DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH
it seems to be empty (before I'm adding to it). Is this normal?
What are $DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH's default contents?
A: I have checked on clean installs of Lion at 10.7.3 and 10.7.3 with server and both have the $DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH variable unset. Installing Xcode doesn't change that variable either on the current OS.
| Q: What should the standard contents of $DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH be? I'm trying to install CERN's root libraries on my mac os Lion.
It needs me to set $DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH, but on checking
echo $DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH
it seems to be empty (before I'm adding to it). Is this normal?
What are $DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH's default contents?
A: I have checked on clean installs of Lion at 10.7.3 and 10.7.3 with server and both have the $DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH variable unset. Installing Xcode doesn't change that variable either on the current OS.
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e75576b7124f705778fc678d8212275728764496 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I get the exact URLs/requests that a program is trying to connect to? I currently use Little Snitch to control network traffic on my Macbook Pro, and see what my apps are connecting to.
Unfortunately, Little Snitch only shows you the hostname that an app is connecting to. Is there a tool which will show you the full URL of the requests that apps are making? Even better if you can view the headers.
A: I recommend ProxyMan. It's hands down the best client in this space IMO. The free tier is amazing for most non-pro users. They also have a mobile app. https://proxyman.io . I love this app!
| Q: How can I get the exact URLs/requests that a program is trying to connect to? I currently use Little Snitch to control network traffic on my Macbook Pro, and see what my apps are connecting to.
Unfortunately, Little Snitch only shows you the hostname that an app is connecting to. Is there a tool which will show you the full URL of the requests that apps are making? Even better if you can view the headers.
A: I recommend ProxyMan. It's hands down the best client in this space IMO. The free tier is amazing for most non-pro users. They also have a mobile app. https://proxyman.io . I love this app!
A: The most full featured way to peek into web traffic is to install and configure your system to use a web proxy.
The mitmproxy proxy (and mitmdump tool) is mature, reliable and well documented so I would start there unless you have another that meets your specific needs.
Also, widely used, superbly documented and well regarded is Charles Proxy
A: Whilst it won't give you the full URL, if you're a fan of the command line, then iftop also comes in quite handy and shows you both incoming and outgoing hosts, port numbers (names for well known ports) and cumulative totals for each - as well as live updating "graphs" on the command line :-)
A: Sounds like you need a packet sniffer.
Wireshark will log and do full disassembly on all traffic going through your network interface.
In other words, it will not just show you the full URLs of each request, but it will let you look inside all the packets, so you can see the headers and content too (except in SSL connections, as they are encrypted).
It works on just about every platform out there, including Macs.
A: HandsOff!
is very similar to Little Snitch. I've explained differences in an answer here.
The network monitor shows hostnames, but it will distinguish them if they have different IPs. Via right-click you can get the specific IP address - you don't get to see the full URL request. But the IP address is more specific anyway.
The developers are open to feature requests. You might see such a feature added in the future.
A: A newer application which is available now is Proxie.
Compared to Charles Proxy, which is $50, Proxie is only $10. (Charles Proxy does have a demo available, and is an excellent app, but Proxie has worked very well for me.)
You can use Proxie to see both http and https URLs. There is a fairly simple process required to setup the https monitoring (you need to generate and install a certificate), but it only has to be done once, and the instructions are quite straight-forward.
I believe that this is the easiest solution to the OP’s question.
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9a2a102c864cab9b905f0d07e18e231a81e99841 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I view emoji in Google Chrome on OS X (prior to 10.7)? In chat there was an emoji icon posted recently. You can view it here. I am using Google Chrome and I can't see the icon. I can, however, see them on my iPad. How can I view them in Google Chrome on my Mac?
For clarification: I am running Snow Leopard (10.6.8).
A: If they are using real Unicode emoji, you cannot see them without the Apple Color Emoji font, which only works in 10.7, or possibly by downloading and installing a black/white font that has them, like Symbola or Quivira.
Unicode emoji were only standardized in October of 2010 and I think there are various apps which may not recognize them anyway. Here is Timothy's test using the Symbola font in 10.6
| Q: How do I view emoji in Google Chrome on OS X (prior to 10.7)? In chat there was an emoji icon posted recently. You can view it here. I am using Google Chrome and I can't see the icon. I can, however, see them on my iPad. How can I view them in Google Chrome on my Mac?
For clarification: I am running Snow Leopard (10.6.8).
A: If they are using real Unicode emoji, you cannot see them without the Apple Color Emoji font, which only works in 10.7, or possibly by downloading and installing a black/white font that has them, like Symbola or Quivira.
Unicode emoji were only standardized in October of 2010 and I think there are various apps which may not recognize them anyway. Here is Timothy's test using the Symbola font in 10.6
A: Here's a GreaseMonkey script: http://photar.net/emoji/ I haven't tried this myself, so I don't have firsthand experience, but some reviews say that it causes serious lag, so I'd recommend only enabling it when you see a "character not supported" box. To run it in Chrome, you'll need to first install TamperMonkey. The script is designed for Firefox, so it may not work completely, but there's a good chance it will.
A: You can use an extension called Chromoji which will display emojis in Google Chrome correctly (works with older versions of Mac OS X plus Windows and Linux as well).
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24f95ef398c5e9b088729c0a1faa67c7dedffeb5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Terminal: Path to Network Drive in Applescript I am trying copy a file up to a network drive in AppleScript.
Normally I would do..
do script "mv ~/Desktop/file.txt ~/Folder/file.txt"
What is the correct path to a network drive? I normally connect with finder by doing:
tell application "Finder"
open location "smb://user:password@netDrive/MyShare"
end tell
How do I do:
do script "mv ~/Desktop/file.txt smb://user:password@netDrive/MyShare/Folder/file.txt"
A: The correct syntax would be smb://[<user>@]<workgroup>[:<port>][/]
To answer your second question:
do shell script "mv ~/Desktop/file.txt smb://user:password@netDrive/MyShare/Folder/file.txt"
| Q: Terminal: Path to Network Drive in Applescript I am trying copy a file up to a network drive in AppleScript.
Normally I would do..
do script "mv ~/Desktop/file.txt ~/Folder/file.txt"
What is the correct path to a network drive? I normally connect with finder by doing:
tell application "Finder"
open location "smb://user:password@netDrive/MyShare"
end tell
How do I do:
do script "mv ~/Desktop/file.txt smb://user:password@netDrive/MyShare/Folder/file.txt"
A: The correct syntax would be smb://[<user>@]<workgroup>[:<port>][/]
To answer your second question:
do shell script "mv ~/Desktop/file.txt smb://user:password@netDrive/MyShare/Folder/file.txt"
A: The command
do shell script "mv ~/Desktop/file.txt smb://user:password@netDrive/MyShare/Folder/file.txt"
return 'No such file or directory'
Finder mounts network drives under the /Volumes/
do shell script "mv ~/Desktop/file.txt /Volumes/netDrive/MyShare/Folder/file.txt"
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3a03cd0d1b68d6d989f202b5b3d4c1c682fd513a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I share a post in the Facebook app for iPad? My mom uses the Facebook app for iPad and wanted to share a post, such as on the web interface:
How does one share a post within the app?
A: You cannot re-share posts from the iOS Facebook app.
You can re-share posts if you:
*
*Browser to https://www.facebook.com/ in mobile Safari
*Log in
*Click the three bar icon in the upper left hand corner to bring up the side bar
*Scroll to the very bottom of the side bar
*Click the "Desktop Version" link at the very bottom of the side
This will give you the full Facebook desktop web view and from here you can re-share posts in your timeline.
| Q: How do I share a post in the Facebook app for iPad? My mom uses the Facebook app for iPad and wanted to share a post, such as on the web interface:
How does one share a post within the app?
A: You cannot re-share posts from the iOS Facebook app.
You can re-share posts if you:
*
*Browser to https://www.facebook.com/ in mobile Safari
*Log in
*Click the three bar icon in the upper left hand corner to bring up the side bar
*Scroll to the very bottom of the side bar
*Click the "Desktop Version" link at the very bottom of the side
This will give you the full Facebook desktop web view and from here you can re-share posts in your timeline.
A: Unfortunately, the Facebook for iPad app does not allow this in the native app.
One way to do this on the iPad is to log into Facebook from Safari and share a post as you would from any web browser.
Another possibility is the Friendly Plus for Facebook app. I'm not sure if it allows sharing of posts, but it does say in the release notes for version 3.5.3 that it "fixed share issue" so it's a possibility. Worth $.99 I'd say.
A: The latest version (5.2.2) of the Facebook app has added support for the share button.
New Share link to re-post stories from your news feed
A: Google post to facebook marklet- its a copy of the web page post to facebook JavaScript. Keep as bookmark, activate in browser when on page you'd like to post. Pop ups cannot be blocked tho. A new tab will pop up with the familiar posting window (provided u r loogged in tuo fb or have nactive cookies!)
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f299c919d7e9296b3012498778d2a5e38734680f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How does an app get to be featured in the App Store? I have created an iOS Lifestyle app. In the App Store, under the Top Featured tab in the New column I was amazed to see my app listed there.
Is it organized by sales or Apple featured?
A: It might be placed there when an Apple employee decides to feature it.
| Q: How does an app get to be featured in the App Store? I have created an iOS Lifestyle app. In the App Store, under the Top Featured tab in the New column I was amazed to see my app listed there.
Is it organized by sales or Apple featured?
A: It might be placed there when an Apple employee decides to feature it.
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20c81aa5e9796d8dad842b0629830edac5da5cf9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why does my MacBook's monitor go to maximum brightness when waking up from sleep? I have my MacBook connected to an external monitor (via HDMI), and the brightness of MacBook monitor is set to 50% of max brightness . I usually put my display to sleep when I leave my computer for a break, and everytime I wake it up, the MacBook monitor will be set to maximum again.
Any idea how do I fix it so that when I wake up the display, I do not need to adjust the screen brightness down again?
I am running Lion on an early 2009 MacBook.
A: Try to reset the System Management Controller.
Resetting the SMC on Mac portables with a battery you can remove
*
*Shut down the computer.
*Disconnect the MagSafe power adapter from the computer, if it's connected.
*Remove the battery.
*Press and hold the power button for 5 seconds.
*Release the power button.
*Reconnect the battery and MagSafe power adapter.
*Press the power button to turn on the computer.
| Q: Why does my MacBook's monitor go to maximum brightness when waking up from sleep? I have my MacBook connected to an external monitor (via HDMI), and the brightness of MacBook monitor is set to 50% of max brightness . I usually put my display to sleep when I leave my computer for a break, and everytime I wake it up, the MacBook monitor will be set to maximum again.
Any idea how do I fix it so that when I wake up the display, I do not need to adjust the screen brightness down again?
I am running Lion on an early 2009 MacBook.
A: Try to reset the System Management Controller.
Resetting the SMC on Mac portables with a battery you can remove
*
*Shut down the computer.
*Disconnect the MagSafe power adapter from the computer, if it's connected.
*Remove the battery.
*Press and hold the power button for 5 seconds.
*Release the power button.
*Reconnect the battery and MagSafe power adapter.
*Press the power button to turn on the computer.
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c60b39feec2e45ce81fcb23f60c09db3c9754ceb | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I scroll to the top/bottom of web page with a three finger gesture? I'd like to use a three finger swipe to scroll to the top or bottom of a web page. Is there a way to make that work?
A: BetterTouchTool (free)
| Q: How can I scroll to the top/bottom of web page with a three finger gesture? I'd like to use a three finger swipe to scroll to the top or bottom of a web page. Is there a way to make that work?
A: BetterTouchTool (free)
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577d8fe11cbbe0ca69f74c92ec83aef76c1901fb | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is it possible to create a compressed file protected by password that can be opened on Mac & PC? Is it possible, on a Mac, to create a password-protected zip file, that can be decompressed on a PC and on Mac without problems? Is there a free way to do it if possible?
A: The terminal command
zip -ejr [(path to) archive_name.zip] [path to folder to be zipped]
should do the trick. You will be prompted to enter and verify a password.
The encrypted file can be unzipped from the Finder, you'll be prompted for the password. The file should also be useable on Windows, 'nix OS's, and every other file system that supports zip:
zip is a compression and file packaging utility for Unix, VMS, MSDOS,
OS/2, Windows 9x/NT/XP, Minix, Atari, Macintosh, Amiga, and Acorn RISC
OS. It is analogous to a combination of the Unix commands tar(1) and
compress(1) and is compatible with PKZIP (Phil Katz's ZIP for MSDOS
systems).
source: zip man page
If you want a GUI solution, it shouldn't be too difficult to create an Automator workflow to automate this process.
| Q: Is it possible to create a compressed file protected by password that can be opened on Mac & PC? Is it possible, on a Mac, to create a password-protected zip file, that can be decompressed on a PC and on Mac without problems? Is there a free way to do it if possible?
A: The terminal command
zip -ejr [(path to) archive_name.zip] [path to folder to be zipped]
should do the trick. You will be prompted to enter and verify a password.
The encrypted file can be unzipped from the Finder, you'll be prompted for the password. The file should also be useable on Windows, 'nix OS's, and every other file system that supports zip:
zip is a compression and file packaging utility for Unix, VMS, MSDOS,
OS/2, Windows 9x/NT/XP, Minix, Atari, Macintosh, Amiga, and Acorn RISC
OS. It is analogous to a combination of the Unix commands tar(1) and
compress(1) and is compatible with PKZIP (Phil Katz's ZIP for MSDOS
systems).
source: zip man page
If you want a GUI solution, it shouldn't be too difficult to create an Automator workflow to automate this process.
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ea896994127256f56b9c4e70500ec69a2872d808 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there an audio player with waveform seekbar? I'm looking for a player with seekbar that displays the waveform of the playing song, like http://foobar2000.org + http://foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_wave_seekbar
Specifically, a seekBar is an extension of ProgressBar that adds a draggable thumb and also provides a waveform preview of track in the background of the bar's on-screen area.
A: Its more of an audio editor than a player, so might not be exactly what you want, but Fission from Rogue Amoeba is an excellent tool that displays the waveform of the loaded audio file. You can zoom in and out of portions of the audio and drag the play point to wherever you wish.
| Q: Is there an audio player with waveform seekbar? I'm looking for a player with seekbar that displays the waveform of the playing song, like http://foobar2000.org + http://foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_wave_seekbar
Specifically, a seekBar is an extension of ProgressBar that adds a draggable thumb and also provides a waveform preview of track in the background of the bar's on-screen area.
A: Its more of an audio editor than a player, so might not be exactly what you want, but Fission from Rogue Amoeba is an excellent tool that displays the waveform of the loaded audio file. You can zoom in and out of portions of the audio and drag the play point to wherever you wish.
A: http://nulloy.com is a player that runs not only on OS X but also Linux and Windows. I'm the developer of it.
A: This is more of a workaround, but you can open it with the standard QuickTime player and "trim", and it brings up the waveform of the track.
Menu Edit > Trim (⌘ + T)
A: VirtualDJ Home Version (free)
A: Capo
Audacity
GarageBand
SoundCloud app for Mac OS X
These programs all have different purposes. Some are commercial and some are free. Each of them will do what you want.
A: Transitions Player (free)
A: MIXXX (open source)
A: An option that would work and is free is Praat. It's designed for linguists and terrible in terms of UI, but it does include a wave form and the possibility to select part of it for playback.
(Use Tab to play back.)
A: i have the same question and find this, but is only for windows (my OS).Mi don't know if there is a Mac version or if you can use an emulator
http://audiops.codeplex.com/
A: waveform seekbar comes as default for AIMP player, also can download more skins. In screenshot, I'm using Bliss skin.
AIMP for windows
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dcc132e2b41974d10335c6210a3924149279010c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a good automatic time tracking tool for Mac OS X I'm searching for an automatic time tracking tool for Mac OS X. I regularly mess up manual time tracking with timers etc., so I want something more automatic:
The application should run in background and track more or less everything I do - which applications are active, which sites I browse, how long I'm idle etc.
It would then list all the things I do in a timeline and let me specify filters like "Xcode in foreground", "browsing developer.apple.com", etc.
Using these filters, I could check how long I worked on what after I left work.
Is there an application which does this? I'm aware of a website and a client for it, but I'm absolutely NOT comfortable with putting all the things I do on some random website.
| Q: Is there a good automatic time tracking tool for Mac OS X I'm searching for an automatic time tracking tool for Mac OS X. I regularly mess up manual time tracking with timers etc., so I want something more automatic:
The application should run in background and track more or less everything I do - which applications are active, which sites I browse, how long I'm idle etc.
It would then list all the things I do in a timeline and let me specify filters like "Xcode in foreground", "browsing developer.apple.com", etc.
Using these filters, I could check how long I worked on what after I left work.
Is there an application which does this? I'm aware of a website and a client for it, but I'm absolutely NOT comfortable with putting all the things I do on some random website.
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5c14b2035960c7f3c0b0bdf8cacb05214f18de59 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Which ports does the Messages app for OS X use? If someone has a list of the ports that Messages uses I would appreciate that answer here. Extra votes and thanks for providing a reference.
I have searched the knowledgebase and found this, but it only lists iChat ports. I'm assuming Messages replaces iChat, but do they use the same ports? Barring a direct answer, is there an easy way to figure this out with Netstat or some other utility?
A: Using Little Snitch, it reported when Messages is fired up, the following:
And for posterity, here is what the 'FaceTime' application reports as connections, since you can call it up from Messsages (camera icon next to user you're messaging's name):
If anyone finds anything different, please add to this answer. (Making it community wiki).
| Q: Which ports does the Messages app for OS X use? If someone has a list of the ports that Messages uses I would appreciate that answer here. Extra votes and thanks for providing a reference.
I have searched the knowledgebase and found this, but it only lists iChat ports. I'm assuming Messages replaces iChat, but do they use the same ports? Barring a direct answer, is there an easy way to figure this out with Netstat or some other utility?
A: Using Little Snitch, it reported when Messages is fired up, the following:
And for posterity, here is what the 'FaceTime' application reports as connections, since you can call it up from Messsages (camera icon next to user you're messaging's name):
If anyone finds anything different, please add to this answer. (Making it community wiki).
A: Apple's support FAQ states that TCP ports 80, 443, and 5223 are required for iMessage.
A: I am pretty sure it uses the ones for imagent (iChat) tcp 443 and 80
If I remove access to the imagent ports 443 and 80. And try to send a iMessage on my Mac via Little Snitch. These are what Little Snitch will ask for.
You can also use Little Snitch to check what FaceTime ports it is using.
Just remember these are for out going.
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0e41c69c1ae43190070307c0763820a3e2a08344 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a web browser for iOS that will allow me to change the user agent? I am using iOS 5 on an iPad and I'd like to be able to change the user agent. Is there a web browser that allows me to do this?
A: A list of iOS browsers which allow user agent switching:
*
*iCab Mobile ($1.99)
*Sleipnir Mobile (Free)
*Web Captain ($2.99)
*Lunascape (Free)
| Q: Is there a web browser for iOS that will allow me to change the user agent? I am using iOS 5 on an iPad and I'd like to be able to change the user agent. Is there a web browser that allows me to do this?
A: A list of iOS browsers which allow user agent switching:
*
*iCab Mobile ($1.99)
*Sleipnir Mobile (Free)
*Web Captain ($2.99)
*Lunascape (Free)
A: There are many apps that have this functionality, but my personal favorite is iCab Mobile.
A: Mercury Browser, which is about 99 cents on the App Store
A: You can do this on Apple Safari browser on iOS/iPadOS by navigating to
Settings -> Safari -> and then select Request Desktop Website -> All websites
This will present a 'Mac' Safari user-agent.
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96913037a554f8fd02e78668192f09c1d34b44f7 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a decent icon editor for OS X capable of editing .icns files? The software for editing icons needs to run on OSX Lion.
A: EDIT: This answer is now out of date. Apple recommends using "Asset Libraries" instead of creating icns files.
Apple provides Icon Composer as part of their free developer tools.
This is the only officially sanctioned way to create icns files. Most other editors don't support all the possible features.
The idea is you create a png file for each size you want, then create an icns file in Icon Composer, and import your various png files into it.
| Q: Is there a decent icon editor for OS X capable of editing .icns files? The software for editing icons needs to run on OSX Lion.
A: EDIT: This answer is now out of date. Apple recommends using "Asset Libraries" instead of creating icns files.
Apple provides Icon Composer as part of their free developer tools.
This is the only officially sanctioned way to create icns files. Most other editors don't support all the possible features.
The idea is you create a png file for each size you want, then create an icns file in Icon Composer, and import your various png files into it.
A: Is depends on the kind of editing you need to do. icns Editor is on the App Store. Maybe this one too?
A: In 10.5+, Apple's built-in Preview.app lets you do edit .icns files!
(Preview used to be pretty bare-bones back in 10.2 days, but with every OS release it has gotten more and more powerful.)
After opening the file, use the up/down arrow keys to switch between the different sized icon and bitmask images contained in the .icns file.
Then with each image you can:
*
*Cut/Copy/Paste
*Annotate (draw rectangles, add text, lines, arrows, ...)
*Change transparency
*Scale
*Adjust color (saturation, tint, sharpness, etc)
A: I would think that the program Opacity would be a good place to start for designing icon art as well as all manner of math and code drawing options.
It was designed from the ground up to do vector drawing and output many sizes of a master drawing as needed for icons to work well. Due to both limited resolutions for small icons as well as beefy artwork scaled up for resolution independence, the layers and tools work well.
The free trial should let you know if the tutorials and help on building icons is suitable for your skill level and needs.
A: Use web tools:
1. Create: http://www.xiconeditor.com/
2. Convert: http://iconverticons.com/online/
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28e03fa584b5f369381371a02ce1c0677e387add | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a way to control the Numa settings on my iMac? Is there a way to control the numa settings on the iMac (Core i7), OS X 10.7.3? MacPorts doesn't have numactl and tbb/openmp are both slowing down since the memory is allocated incorrectly.
A: Does Lion even support NUMA ?
For Snow-Leopard, I thought, there was no NUMA support. German article as source.
I could not find a source for NUMA support in OS X, thus I would say that there's as well no way to control the NUMA-settings ;)
This Intel document states:
On multi-socket machines based on the Intel® Core™ i7 processor, NUMA is typically available as a BIOS boot option, but effective use also requires some OS and some user-level intervention.
Windows* OS support for NUMA started with Windows* Server 2003, and Linux* OS support requires kernel 2.6 or higher.
No OS X mentioned.
| Q: Is there a way to control the Numa settings on my iMac? Is there a way to control the numa settings on the iMac (Core i7), OS X 10.7.3? MacPorts doesn't have numactl and tbb/openmp are both slowing down since the memory is allocated incorrectly.
A: Does Lion even support NUMA ?
For Snow-Leopard, I thought, there was no NUMA support. German article as source.
I could not find a source for NUMA support in OS X, thus I would say that there's as well no way to control the NUMA-settings ;)
This Intel document states:
On multi-socket machines based on the Intel® Core™ i7 processor, NUMA is typically available as a BIOS boot option, but effective use also requires some OS and some user-level intervention.
Windows* OS support for NUMA started with Windows* Server 2003, and Linux* OS support requires kernel 2.6 or higher.
No OS X mentioned.
A: Why you think you program is slow due to memory allocated incorrectly?
There's always only 1 NUMA node/domain on any iMac, so it is not even a NUMA system; and since it's not a NUMA system there's certainly no control.
For those dual socket Mac Pro, memory are always configured in interleave mode, because the mach kernel is not NUMA aware.
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eb126765f5e0540a8661985c9775f2132f315338 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Mach Kernel vs. XNU When I ran $ls on my root directory a file /mach_kernel was found. I'm assuming this is the OSX kernel. I always thought that OSX used the XNU hybrid kernel, so why is this file called "MACH"? I'm running Lion.
A: Based on what the Wikipedia page on XNU says, XNU is based on Mach. Since OS X started using the Mach kernel and now uses a derivative of it, they probably just kept the kernel's file name the same so they didn't have to tweak firmware during upgrades or with new machine releases.
| Q: Mach Kernel vs. XNU When I ran $ls on my root directory a file /mach_kernel was found. I'm assuming this is the OSX kernel. I always thought that OSX used the XNU hybrid kernel, so why is this file called "MACH"? I'm running Lion.
A: Based on what the Wikipedia page on XNU says, XNU is based on Mach. Since OS X started using the Mach kernel and now uses a derivative of it, they probably just kept the kernel's file name the same so they didn't have to tweak firmware during upgrades or with new machine releases.
A: The file is called /mach_kernel for historic reasons; XNU is, indeed a hybrid of Mach and a BSD layer (forget Wikipeida, there's http://www.amazon.com/Mac-OS-iOS-Internals-Apples/dp/1118057651 which seems more definitive).
In actuality, this kernel isn't the exact image which gets loaded - there is a pre linked kernel cache (with all the necessary kexts) in /System/Library/Caches/com.apple.kext.caches/Startup.
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30425a5cf96ddc6cb7d2228070d9df0386721b3f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there an iPhone application that can play music from arbitrary shoutcast server? I know of private shoutcast servers that transmit music and I would like to hear from my iPhone on the go
A: TuneIn Radio will let you add custom URLs (including ShoutCast server URLs) to your bookmarks list and stream from them. It will also keep your playlists in sync across multiple devices, record streams for, find local streams using your current location and more. You but it the app store. And when you're at your Mac, you can use their browser-based desktop app to keep listening and access your bookmarks.
To add a ShoutCast server as a custom URL use:
ipaddress:port/stream/x/
Where:
*
*ipaddress is the IP or host name of the machine hosting the ShoutCast server
*port is the port where ShoutCast is broadcasting on the server
*stream is the name of the stream from ShoutCast
*x is the number of the stream
Once you add the custom stream to your bookmarks it should be available from any TuneIn Radio application or their web app.
| Q: Is there an iPhone application that can play music from arbitrary shoutcast server? I know of private shoutcast servers that transmit music and I would like to hear from my iPhone on the go
A: TuneIn Radio will let you add custom URLs (including ShoutCast server URLs) to your bookmarks list and stream from them. It will also keep your playlists in sync across multiple devices, record streams for, find local streams using your current location and more. You but it the app store. And when you're at your Mac, you can use their browser-based desktop app to keep listening and access your bookmarks.
To add a ShoutCast server as a custom URL use:
ipaddress:port/stream/x/
Where:
*
*ipaddress is the IP or host name of the machine hosting the ShoutCast server
*port is the port where ShoutCast is broadcasting on the server
*stream is the name of the stream from ShoutCast
*x is the number of the stream
Once you add the custom stream to your bookmarks it should be available from any TuneIn Radio application or their web app.
A: I am not sure if the official SHOUTcast app lets you add private servers, but worth a try.
FStream is one of the best radio streamers and looking online, looks like it can open Shoutcast streams. I have used it for some other streams from local radio stations and a few other streaming sites and really liked it.
Finally, there is an app called Tuner Internet Radio that looks like it can open Shoutcast streams too.
A: I really like the app Internet Radio Box — it's $0.99, but it really worth!
I have many Shoutcast stations saved on it, and it also shows the album art!
A: Jukebox Shoutcast (It is free)
In the app go to favourites and click on '+' icon in the right top corner. And add any kind of source. Radio or any media file. It would just play it nicely.
*
*It plays all radio stations from Shoutcast and can categorize based on Genres.
*You can search by Station Name, Album, Artist, Genre
*You can add stations from any other third party Radio Station provide like from Radionomy, TuneIn or any other private channel host
*You can read lyrics while listening to the songs on Radios.
*You can even play downloaded songs from your library.
*Sleep Timer is a plus.
*Can personalize the app and apply themes.
*Links can be shared for the Stations and listen together.
Jukebox Shoutcast. I developed this app so that it could just do its job. and it does it quite well.
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db4a388a64c0d662d51c4a26a8602d75cb7c897e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a shortcut to open a folder in a Open File dialog? In an Open File dialog, I can press Return or Cmd-Down to go into a folder. But is there a key sequence to actually select the folder as the item to open? It seems I can only just use the mouse to press the Open button while the folder is highlighted.
(BBEdit is an example of an application in which I often want to open a folder.)
A: Return (with the ↩ symbol) opens the folder for browsing its contents (unless you're in column view). You need to press Enter instead. It's a different key, and its symbol is ⌤.
If you don't have that key on your keyboard, you can press Fn-Return to achieve the same effect.
| Q: Is there a shortcut to open a folder in a Open File dialog? In an Open File dialog, I can press Return or Cmd-Down to go into a folder. But is there a key sequence to actually select the folder as the item to open? It seems I can only just use the mouse to press the Open button while the folder is highlighted.
(BBEdit is an example of an application in which I often want to open a folder.)
A: Return (with the ↩ symbol) opens the folder for browsing its contents (unless you're in column view). You need to press Enter instead. It's a different key, and its symbol is ⌤.
If you don't have that key on your keyboard, you can press Fn-Return to achieve the same effect.
A: Not all applications allow you to open multiple documents simultaneously but you can open an entire folder from a BBedit (Version 10.0.1) Open Dialog by using the Column view, selecting the folder you want to open, and hitting return.
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9746555a4d17015280eeafec31475bd5e4948365 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Homebrew installed libraries, how do I use them? I'm a bit confused.
I've installed a bunch of libraries (e.g. vtk, gsl,...) that I need for a c++ project for school. I used homebrew to install them (luckily there were formulas available).
My question is, does Homebrew link these into /usr/include or something comparable? Or is this something I would need to do manually?
Homebrew usually does this kind of stuff for executables, yet I can't seem the find the libraries anywhere other than in the /usr/local/Cellar/... directories. I have a bunch of libraries installed so I can't simply use -L/... for each of them.
A: They are usually linked in /usr/local/lib (Intel Macs) or /opt/homebrew/lib/ (M1 Macs). If they are not there, try brew link <library-you-are-installing>; that should solve it.
| Q: Homebrew installed libraries, how do I use them? I'm a bit confused.
I've installed a bunch of libraries (e.g. vtk, gsl,...) that I need for a c++ project for school. I used homebrew to install them (luckily there were formulas available).
My question is, does Homebrew link these into /usr/include or something comparable? Or is this something I would need to do manually?
Homebrew usually does this kind of stuff for executables, yet I can't seem the find the libraries anywhere other than in the /usr/local/Cellar/... directories. I have a bunch of libraries installed so I can't simply use -L/... for each of them.
A: They are usually linked in /usr/local/lib (Intel Macs) or /opt/homebrew/lib/ (M1 Macs). If they are not there, try brew link <library-you-are-installing>; that should solve it.
A: For recent versions of Homebrew, installed libraries (for example, SDL) will be located in $(brew --prefix)/lib as symlinks. You can update the LIBRARY_PATH variable to use this location like so:
export LIBRARY_PATH="$LIBRARY_PATH:$(brew --prefix)/lib"
The header files will similarly be available in $(brew --prefix)/include so you can add this to your include directories.
A: Use brew info <package> to find where a package is installed. You can add the --verbose option to see the full list of installed files.
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4ce08018dc6b0f8dff252d7fe9048327e36fa073 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: OSX able to throttle down CPU on heavy usage? I have a company macbook with a 4 core 2,8Ghz i7 (to much power for a "laptop" if you ask me, whatever). Sadly the cooler seems not to be able to handle 100% cpu usage. Sometimes filevault stresses the CPU with the process "discimages helper". Every time this happens I hear the cooler goes crazy ... a few seconds later programs randomly crashes and shortly after the complete macbook freezes.
Any actions I can do to avoid too much heat on the CPU? Maybe limit discimageshelper to one core or software the holds back processes that consume to much CPU time?
A: You may want to run Software Update. It could be that you're missing a SMC update, which addresses freezing at (continuous) high CPU loads:
MacBook Pro SMC Firmware Update 1.5
Or this EFI update:
Macbook Pro EFI Firmware Update 2.3
| Q: OSX able to throttle down CPU on heavy usage? I have a company macbook with a 4 core 2,8Ghz i7 (to much power for a "laptop" if you ask me, whatever). Sadly the cooler seems not to be able to handle 100% cpu usage. Sometimes filevault stresses the CPU with the process "discimages helper". Every time this happens I hear the cooler goes crazy ... a few seconds later programs randomly crashes and shortly after the complete macbook freezes.
Any actions I can do to avoid too much heat on the CPU? Maybe limit discimageshelper to one core or software the holds back processes that consume to much CPU time?
A: You may want to run Software Update. It could be that you're missing a SMC update, which addresses freezing at (continuous) high CPU loads:
MacBook Pro SMC Firmware Update 1.5
Or this EFI update:
Macbook Pro EFI Firmware Update 2.3
A: The best action to take is to ensure you are not giving the CPU work to do. When you throttle a CPU in hardware it slows down everything, and what seems simple in practice "slow down the bad stuff" gets incredibly complicated and not so effective in practice.
Crashing and freezing of the OS are fairly serious unintended behaviors, so that should be your first priority in isolating. Have you looked into the Console app to see if there are system panic logs getting created or if you will instead need to profile the system to see what is happening when the freezes and crashes are in process.
As an analogy - you're looking to tune your running stride to go from a 2:25 marathon to a 2:20 marathon at the same time as you have a sprained ankle and perhaps a broken knee. Fix the big problem before you try to tweak a small one. Small doesn't matter when the house is on fire - and system totally freezing is your software saying your system is on fire and needs attention.
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8c7446e8a6983eff206ebb1f3797fb4af8350b8b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Where is the httpd error log file on Lion? I'm running a local web (development) server on my mac with apache installed.
I'm sure it depends on my apache config but basically I just want to run tail -f /var/log/httpd-error.log in a terminal so I can see the error and warnings that occur during the development of my websites.
So my question is where or how do I find where this log file is placed since it is not placed in /var/log/
A: Is /private/var/log/apache2/error_log what you are looking for?
| Q: Where is the httpd error log file on Lion? I'm running a local web (development) server on my mac with apache installed.
I'm sure it depends on my apache config but basically I just want to run tail -f /var/log/httpd-error.log in a terminal so I can see the error and warnings that occur during the development of my websites.
So my question is where or how do I find where this log file is placed since it is not placed in /var/log/
A: Is /private/var/log/apache2/error_log what you are looking for?
A: As morth pointed out, for the default Mac OS X Apache installation these are located in: /var/log/apache2/error_log.
The location can be changed in the httpd config using the ErrorLog directive, even for individual virtual hosts. Also note that if you installed another Apache besides the built-in one (like through MacPorts, or MAMP), this probably is different for you too. In that case you should have a look at the httpd.conf or equivalent for your installation.
tip: If you have Growl installed, also have a look at this 'growltail' script. I think it's great to get notified of errors while developing, without having the need to switch back to the Terminal all the time.
A: The Error Log is located at:
/var/log/apache2/error.log
This is for Lion...
A: It's normally /var/log/apache2/error_log but...
Note that there's certain types of errors which can occur before apache starts logging, which might lead you to believe that you're looking in the wrong place. If you seem to be having trouble starting apache, and it's not logging any new errors, try doing:
sudo bash -x /usr/sbin/apachectl -k start
or try
sudo apachectl -e debug
or bypass the apachectl script and try just
sudo httpd -k start
A: #/usr/sbin/httpd -V
Server version: Apache/2.2.24 (Unix)
Server built: Aug 24 2013 21:10:43
Server's Module Magic Number: 20051115:31
Server loaded: APR 1.4.5, APR-Util 1.3.12
Compiled using: APR 1.4.5, APR-Util 1.3.12
Architecture: 64-bit
Server MPM: Prefork
threaded: no
forked: yes (variable process count)
Server compiled with....
-D APACHE_MPM_DIR="server/mpm/prefork"
-D APR_HAS_SENDFILE
-D APR_HAS_MMAP
-D APR_HAVE_IPV6 (IPv4-mapped addresses enabled)
-D APR_USE_FLOCK_SERIALIZE
-D APR_USE_PTHREAD_SERIALIZE
-D SINGLE_LISTEN_UNSERIALIZED_ACCEPT
-D APR_HAS_OTHER_CHILD
-D AP_HAVE_RELIABLE_PIPED_LOGS
-D DYNAMIC_MODULE_LIMIT=128
-D HTTPD_ROOT="/usr"
-D SUEXEC_BIN="/usr/bin/suexec"
-D DEFAULT_PIDLOG="/private/var/run/httpd.pid"
-D DEFAULT_SCOREBOARD="logs/apache_runtime_status"
-D DEFAULT_LOCKFILE="/private/var/run/accept.lock"
-D DEFAULT_ERRORLOG="logs/error_log"
-D AP_TYPES_CONFIG_FILE="/private/etc/apache2/mime.types"
-D SERVER_CONFIG_FILE="/private/etc/apache2/httpd.conf"
#find / -name error_log
A: The answers above work great for the default apache that comes pre-installed on the mac. In my case, I'm using Apache (on High Sierrra) installed via Homebrew. Here's the procedure I used to locate my error log:
>ps -ef |grep httpd
This gives an output with lines like this:
502 10587 10586 0 11:11AM ?? 0:00.00 /usr/local/opt/httpd/bin/httpd -k start
That gives you the location of the httpd executable. Now run:
>/usr/local/opt/httpd/bin/httpd -V
Substituting in the location of your httpd executable. You'll get something like this (shortened)
Server compiled with....
-D APR_HAS_SENDFILE
-D APR_HAS_MMAP
-D APR_HAVE_IPV6 (IPv4-mapped addresses enabled)
-D APR_USE_SYSVSEM_SERIALIZE
-D APR_USE_PTHREAD_SERIALIZE
-D SINGLE_LISTEN_UNSERIALIZED_ACCEPT
-D APR_HAS_OTHER_CHILD
-D AP_HAVE_RELIABLE_PIPED_LOGS
-D DYNAMIC_MODULE_LIMIT=256
-D HTTPD_ROOT="/usr/local/Cellar/httpd/2.4.29_1"
-D SUEXEC_BIN="/usr/local/opt/httpd/bin/suexec"
-D DEFAULT_PIDLOG="/usr/local/var/run/httpd/httpd.pid"
-D DEFAULT_SCOREBOARD="logs/apache_runtime_status"
-D DEFAULT_ERRORLOG="logs/error_log"
-D AP_TYPES_CONFIG_FILE="/usr/local/etc/httpd/mime.types"
-D SERVER_CONFIG_FILE="/usr/local/etc/httpd/httpd.conf"
So the "DEFAULT_ERRORLOG" is in logs/error_log - but relative to what?
Now open the "SERVER_CONFIG_FILE"
There, I found two entries that might be helpful:
ServerRoot "/usr/local/opt/httpd"
ErrorLog "/usr/local/var/log/httpd/error_log"
So in some cases the DEFAULT_ERRORLOG might be relative to ServerRoot. In my case though, there was an ErrorLog explicitly specified (second line) and that's where my errors are going.
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4eca5d49b8fe8e38707cd913163927a9e0a6a293 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Why is my host name wrong at the Terminal prompt when connected to a public WiFi network? For three days straight, I have connected to the public WiFi network at my local library. Each day, I have seen a different prompt in Terminal. Here are some of the prompts I've seen:
zp-pc:~ russell$
mary-pc:~ russell$
normob05:~ russell$
I have check under System Preferences -> Sharing, and my computer name is "Russell's Mac". Also, I set the DHCP Client ID to "RUSSMAC" under System Preferences -> Network -> Advanced -> TCP/IP, but I still see the random host names at the Terminal prompt.
Why is my computer name changing every day?
A: Very simple easy solution ...
*
*sudo hostname [name-of-host]
*Enter hostname and see your new hostname set
e.g.
doolally:~ sjohnson$ sudo hostname AllTheRage
doolally:~ sjohnson$ hostname
AllTheRage
Login back in or restart terminal to refresh ...
Also, check usage of hostname in man hostname.
| Q: Why is my host name wrong at the Terminal prompt when connected to a public WiFi network? For three days straight, I have connected to the public WiFi network at my local library. Each day, I have seen a different prompt in Terminal. Here are some of the prompts I've seen:
zp-pc:~ russell$
mary-pc:~ russell$
normob05:~ russell$
I have check under System Preferences -> Sharing, and my computer name is "Russell's Mac". Also, I set the DHCP Client ID to "RUSSMAC" under System Preferences -> Network -> Advanced -> TCP/IP, but I still see the random host names at the Terminal prompt.
Why is my computer name changing every day?
A: Very simple easy solution ...
*
*sudo hostname [name-of-host]
*Enter hostname and see your new hostname set
e.g.
doolally:~ sjohnson$ sudo hostname AllTheRage
doolally:~ sjohnson$ hostname
AllTheRage
Login back in or restart terminal to refresh ...
Also, check usage of hostname in man hostname.
A: Found the answer here, though there is some discussion about the details.
In short, the Mac will pick up a host name from the DHCP server. This does not affect your computer's name as you have assigned it. This will only affect what you see at the command prompt.
A: Type in Terminal:
scutil --get HostName
If there's no HostName available, what you see is probably coming from the DNS or DHCP server.
Set your HostName with:
sudo scutil --set HostName 'yourHostName'
That should do it.
A: I noticed my hostname listed in the terminal prompt had changed. I found the same name configured in my network settings in the WINS tab. Seemed to be associated with a workgroup from my office (perhaps from connecting to my corporate VPN). Anyhow, I left it alone and simply used the sudo scutil command listed above to set my hostname and it resolved the issue. Closed terminal and opened a new one; all is good.
A: This is very late, but hopefully this helps those in the future who run into this problem. After a lot of research the somewhat long but most simple answer I found was to:
*
*Open System Preferences > Network
*Click the location dropdown menu
*Select "Edit Locations..."
*Click the plus button to add a new location
*Add a new location by giving it a name
*Click Done
*Click Apply (instructing it to use the new location)
*Open new Terminal window
That should do it.
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19cf970895b353bd2a070a14c7fd45b5404489f5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Was the FileMerge application removed from OS X 10.7.3? I just updated to 10.7.3 and can no longer find the FileMerge application, which is part of the Xcode developer tools package. Did apple remove this in 10.7.3?
I've checked in my developer directory, and used Spotlight, but it is nowhere to be found.
A: With Xcode 4.3, Apple has moved the content of /Developer to the usual places for applications etc. Filemerge is accessible by starting Xcode and then accessing Xcode -> Open Developer Tool. If it's not listed there, select "More Developer Tools" to install it.
Physically it's part of Xcode.app (Xcode.app/Contents/Applications/FileMerge.app) and can be executed stand-alone by inspecting the package content of Xcode.app. If you really need it outside of Xcode often, you can also create an alias/symlink to start it directly (or just drag it into the Dock).
| Q: Was the FileMerge application removed from OS X 10.7.3? I just updated to 10.7.3 and can no longer find the FileMerge application, which is part of the Xcode developer tools package. Did apple remove this in 10.7.3?
I've checked in my developer directory, and used Spotlight, but it is nowhere to be found.
A: With Xcode 4.3, Apple has moved the content of /Developer to the usual places for applications etc. Filemerge is accessible by starting Xcode and then accessing Xcode -> Open Developer Tool. If it's not listed there, select "More Developer Tools" to install it.
Physically it's part of Xcode.app (Xcode.app/Contents/Applications/FileMerge.app) and can be executed stand-alone by inspecting the package content of Xcode.app. If you really need it outside of Xcode often, you can also create an alias/symlink to start it directly (or just drag it into the Dock).
A: If you want to launch it from Terminal:
open -a FileMerge
open -b com.apple.FileMerge
(Both are case insensitive.)
You can also save this as a shell script and make an app with the following directory structure:
+ Launch FileMerge.app/
+ Launch FileMerge
Here's a shell script that will make such an app:
EXE_NAME='Launch FileMerge'
mkdir "$EXE_NAME".app
cd "$EXE_NAME".app
echo -e '#!/bin/sh\nopen -b com.apple.FileMerge' > "$EXE_NAME"
chmod a+x "$EXE_NAME"
A: You can save an AppleScript as application to launch FileMerge inside Xcode:
tell application "/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Applications/FileMerge.app" to activate
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61b79c5f4e07d61b1db672526172092383fb7f25 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Getting Siri to say 1 and not one When I ask for directions and say any single digit number, Siri spells it out instead of writing it numerically. Is there away to change this, because directions does not recognize numbers spelled out?
A: Just say "numeral" followed by your number
| Q: Getting Siri to say 1 and not one When I ask for directions and say any single digit number, Siri spells it out instead of writing it numerically. Is there away to change this, because directions does not recognize numbers spelled out?
A: Just say "numeral" followed by your number
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15f9c770197732ce01b522486982c34ee3e31cfd | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a native/cocoa REST client for Mac OS X? I'm looking for a cocoa REST client for the OS X. I prefer something native so that I'm not in the terminal interface and not looking for any browser extensions.
A: Here's one client:
http://code.google.com/p/cocoa-rest-client/
| Q: Is there a native/cocoa REST client for Mac OS X? I'm looking for a cocoa REST client for the OS X. I prefer something native so that I'm not in the terminal interface and not looking for any browser extensions.
A: Here's one client:
http://code.google.com/p/cocoa-rest-client/
A: This is a bit tricky to answer. REST is a style, an idiom, for software design. It isn't unto itself something you can have a generic client for. Rather, you can have tools that can interact with services via their REST-compliant APIs.
It's quite popular to use HTTP/S as the transport layer for REST-compliant APIs. And these days REST APIs can be found in a lot of web-based services. So it follows, some what naturally, that you'll find a lot of browser plugins that make it easy to do PUT, POST, GET and DELETE calls against arbitrary URLs using HTTP/S because that's where a lot of these REST-compliant services are listening and doing their thing.
If you'd rather not work within a browser you can, in OS X, quite easily move to the command line. cURL ships by default with OS X and is a rather invaluable tool for working with HTTP/S-based APIs, including ones that are REST based, but certainly not limited to just them (thought, admittedly, it's much harder to work with interfaces that require you carry state in your URL or in the body of the request, which is one of the reasons why the REST paradigm is so popular).
cURL is...unbelievably powerful. It's one of those tools that always seems to be able to do what you need it to do as soon as you've had the thought, "Man, I wish cURL could do X...". As a quick start to cURL Linux Journal has a nice primer and, of course, the official cURL website has a tutorial to help you get started.
I like real-world examples, so I'll pull this from another Linux Journal article where they give an example of posting to Twitter with cURL:
curl --basic --user "$user:$pass" --data-ascii \
"status=testing123" https://twitter.com/statuses/update.json
With one modification: I'll make the call over https instead of http like they do in the article because there's no way I'd want to risk sending my username and password in plaintext over the public wire to Twitter.
A: There is Paw. It is not freeware but there is a trial so you can test it. It has a lot of nice features and UX-wise it has been a pleasure to use.
A: I've used the aptly named HTTP Client in the past to great avail. The app is deadly simply for setting custom headers, changing the user agent, testing APIs, etc.
One of the features listed on the homepage is "HTTP Basic Authentication (with Keychain integration)".
It's a simple and obvious app, and lets you review your full Request and the server's Response in detail.
A: There are many native OS X HTTP / REST clients, some more or less advanced. A while ago I would have recommended Echo as its UI is quite nice, and there is the ability to keep multiple requests at once and it has outline view for JSON responses. There are also a few basic tools that allow you to send a request and eventually save them in files (RESTed which is well known, Rest Client, GraphicalHttpClient, RESTtest, Simple HTTP Requests).
Though, now I could only talk about Paw. My input may be biased as I'm the founder of Paw, but it has many advanced features like Environments, Cookies / Sessions, Dynamic Values (to generate any kind of token: OAuth 1 & 2, Amazon S3, hashes, HMAC signatures, random strings or numbers "nonces"), Extensions so you can write custom JavaScript-based plug-ins, native editors for JSON or URL-encoded bodies, warnings when you make something suspicious (like a body in a GET request, etc.). We're extremely thankful to all users we got so far, and who left stellar reviews on the Mac App Store.
Hope this gives an overview of what's available. Other than native apps, there is Postman (a Chrome plug-in), Hurl (a web-based service), and probably more.
A: Some other options available today:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/rested-simple-http-requests/id421879749?mt=12
The free version of https://insomnia.rest/pricing/
this used to be available, but gone today, so had to use internet archive to retrieve:
https://web.archive.org/web/20110714065650/http://apikitchen.com/downloads/ApiKitchen_0.1.dmg
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111b5f8dd4c4eec4d56eaf66ef27936c19051dd5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Migrating old Xcode project to version 4.3 Today I moved to the latest version of Xcode (4.3). I tried to open an old project and when I try to launch the iOS simulator it returns me the following error:
Xcode cannot run using the selected device.
No provisioned iOS devices are available with a compatible iOS version. Connect an
iOS device with a recent enough version of iOS to run your application or choose an iOS
simulator as the destination.
I also tried to create a new project and there I am able to launch the simulator.
How can I fix this problem and run all my old projects again?
Thanks!
A: The problem is that Xcode 4.3 ignores the schema you had selected in older versions, and automatically sets it to run on device for iOS projects. Since you don't have an eligible device attached to your computer, you get this error. The fix is simple. In the toolbar, click on the menu which says iOS Device and choose one of the simulator options instead.
| Q: Migrating old Xcode project to version 4.3 Today I moved to the latest version of Xcode (4.3). I tried to open an old project and when I try to launch the iOS simulator it returns me the following error:
Xcode cannot run using the selected device.
No provisioned iOS devices are available with a compatible iOS version. Connect an
iOS device with a recent enough version of iOS to run your application or choose an iOS
simulator as the destination.
I also tried to create a new project and there I am able to launch the simulator.
How can I fix this problem and run all my old projects again?
Thanks!
A: The problem is that Xcode 4.3 ignores the schema you had selected in older versions, and automatically sets it to run on device for iOS projects. Since you don't have an eligible device attached to your computer, you get this error. The fix is simple. In the toolbar, click on the menu which says iOS Device and choose one of the simulator options instead.
A: Check to make sure the SDK for the targeted iOS version in the old project is still on your machine. For example, if you built the app against 4.0 and have since removed that SDK (upgrading Xcode may have done that), I would expect Xcode to present such an message.
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50fd43f3a4ebc3d74418e2686b1000518ef98b6a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Missing autoconf/automake in Xcode 4.3? After I purged Xcode 4.2 and installed Xcode 4.3 from App Store, I can not find autotools (automake/autoconf) through the command line. I've tried to run find /Applications/Xcode.app -name 'automake', but apparently they are not there..
Does anyone knows what is Apple's point to remove these essential toolsets?
A: For what it is worth- (and others stumbling onto this problem like I did) in the latest XCode (4.6, 4.5 and friends) autoconf is not even available in the command line tools.
I have manually installed just autoconf and a few friends, but still have trouble with some of the automake-ish software out there.
See http://jsdelfino.blogspot.com/2012/08/autoconf-and-automake-on-mac-os-x.html for a how-to to manually install.
| Q: Missing autoconf/automake in Xcode 4.3? After I purged Xcode 4.2 and installed Xcode 4.3 from App Store, I can not find autotools (automake/autoconf) through the command line. I've tried to run find /Applications/Xcode.app -name 'automake', but apparently they are not there..
Does anyone knows what is Apple's point to remove these essential toolsets?
A: For what it is worth- (and others stumbling onto this problem like I did) in the latest XCode (4.6, 4.5 and friends) autoconf is not even available in the command line tools.
I have manually installed just autoconf and a few friends, but still have trouble with some of the automake-ish software out there.
See http://jsdelfino.blogspot.com/2012/08/autoconf-and-automake-on-mac-os-x.html for a how-to to manually install.
A: They moved them in 4.3 into a separate download afaik.
Try install the command line tools via Settings -> download.
A: I am running Mountain Lion and have XCode 4.5.2 installed.
I have installed autoconf using MacPorts:
sudo port install autoconf
I have not tried but I am sure that sudo brew install autoconf should also work for those that prefer Homebrew.
A: Are you certain your PATH hasn't been corrupted? I've got the auto-tools in /usr/bin on my machine:
> ls -lah /usr/bin/auto*
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 13K 16 May 2011 /usr/bin/autoconf
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 8.2K 16 May 2011 /usr/bin/autoheader
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 30K 16 May 2011 /usr/bin/autom4te
-rwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 227K 16 May 2011 /usr/bin/automake
-rwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 227K 16 May 2011 /usr/bin/automake-1.10
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 73K 3 Feb 21:55 /usr/bin/automator
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 20K 16 May 2011 /usr/bin/autoreconf
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 17K 16 May 2011 /usr/bin/autoscan
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 33K 16 May 2011 /usr/bin/autoupdate
Edit: it appears I did still have 4.2 on my machine. So this above is probably not helpful in the least.
You could try using the autoconf package from homebrew. It does not appear to be a keg that's available by default with homebrew, but you can still get it from here by placing the following in to /usr/local/Library/Formula/autoconf.rb:
require 'formula'
class Autoconf < Formula
url 'http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/autoconf/autoconf-2.13.tar.gz'
homepage 'http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/'
md5 '9de56d4a161a723228220b0f425dc711'
def install
system "./configure", "--program-suffix=213",
"--prefix=#{prefix}",
"--infodir=#{info}"
system "make install"
end
end
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4d5870b17b8fa0c4d2abd39e917988e033672b8e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I view title text for a web page on a mobile device? XKCD on my kindle or phone just doesn't cut it. I do all my other morning reading from the comfort of the ivory throne, but always have to revisit XKCD when I'm at a full blown computer with a mouse because I can't access the title text for the comic.
Is there any way to display the title text on a mobile device?
A: It's not generally possible unless specifically supported in some way by your browser, but you can create bookmarklets in JavaScript that add image title text to the web page as regular text paragraphs. How well that works depends on the layout of the web page.
One possible implementation is the following as URL of a bookmark:
javascript:(function(){for(var i=0;i<document.images.length;i++){var t=document.createTextNode(document.images[i].title); document.images[i].parentNode.insertBefore(t, document.images[i].nextSibling);}})();
This will add the image title text just after every image on the web page. For XKCD, it looks like this:
It's not easy to type on iOS, but you can use iCloud to sync it between desktop and iOS device.
| Q: How do I view title text for a web page on a mobile device? XKCD on my kindle or phone just doesn't cut it. I do all my other morning reading from the comfort of the ivory throne, but always have to revisit XKCD when I'm at a full blown computer with a mouse because I can't access the title text for the comic.
Is there any way to display the title text on a mobile device?
A: It's not generally possible unless specifically supported in some way by your browser, but you can create bookmarklets in JavaScript that add image title text to the web page as regular text paragraphs. How well that works depends on the layout of the web page.
One possible implementation is the following as URL of a bookmark:
javascript:(function(){for(var i=0;i<document.images.length;i++){var t=document.createTextNode(document.images[i].title); document.images[i].parentNode.insertBefore(t, document.images[i].nextSibling);}})();
This will add the image title text just after every image on the web page. For XKCD, it looks like this:
It's not easy to type on iOS, but you can use iCloud to sync it between desktop and iOS device.
A: Not easily without preparing a tool for the job - the title text from XKCD uses the mouse pointer and a hover timeout to present the title text as shown below:
<img src="http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/good_cop_dadaist_cop.png" title="NOW INVENT AN IMPOSSIBLE-TO-TRANSLATE LANGUAGE AND USE IT TO TELL US WHERE THE MONEY IS." alt="Good Cop, Dadaist Cop" />
On iOS in the mobile safari, there is no mouse pointer that exists to hover, so that information does not surface in the normal interface. You may be able to get at it using VoiceOver, but the learning curve and delay in turning that on or off makes it a very slow workaround.
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0465c4bc30c523c38838ad6191f81bdb9fe986c2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a way to run one application in Full Screen mode on one display and still be able to view and access applications on a second display? When I make an app go full screen on my primary display - a 24" Apple Display - everything previously visible and accessible on my second display - my MacBook Pro screen - is hidden by the default Lion background image.
Is there a way to run one app in Full Screen mode on one display and still be able to view and access applications on secondary display(s)?
A: The built in full screen (Lion) dominates both screens - and I've not been able to find any setting which lets me use the other one for anything else.
The fix I use for this is Divvy - which enables me to maximise on each screen - but this isn't quite full screen and doesn't provide entirely the same experience. It is, however, a good compromise.
| Q: Is there a way to run one application in Full Screen mode on one display and still be able to view and access applications on a second display? When I make an app go full screen on my primary display - a 24" Apple Display - everything previously visible and accessible on my second display - my MacBook Pro screen - is hidden by the default Lion background image.
Is there a way to run one app in Full Screen mode on one display and still be able to view and access applications on secondary display(s)?
A: The built in full screen (Lion) dominates both screens - and I've not been able to find any setting which lets me use the other one for anything else.
The fix I use for this is Divvy - which enables me to maximise on each screen - but this isn't quite full screen and doesn't provide entirely the same experience. It is, however, a good compromise.
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61a95a105806d36aa6831dc294d46d9e554f87e2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to tell what version a Snow Leopard DVD is? I have a Snow Leopard DVD that was copied from the original. All it says on the CD is "Snow Leopard" How can I tell what version of the DVD it is? The DVDs were only released in versions 10.6.0 and 10.6.3.
A: You should be able to see the OS version by going to System Preferences > Startup Disk. If it doesn't show in Startup Disk for some reason, you can run the following command in Terminal:
defaults read "/Volumes/Mac OS X Install DVD/System/Library/CoreServices/SystemVersion" ProductVersion
If your DVD is not called "Mac OS X Install DVD" then you'll need to replace that part of the command with the actual disc name.
| Q: How to tell what version a Snow Leopard DVD is? I have a Snow Leopard DVD that was copied from the original. All it says on the CD is "Snow Leopard" How can I tell what version of the DVD it is? The DVDs were only released in versions 10.6.0 and 10.6.3.
A: You should be able to see the OS version by going to System Preferences > Startup Disk. If it doesn't show in Startup Disk for some reason, you can run the following command in Terminal:
defaults read "/Volumes/Mac OS X Install DVD/System/Library/CoreServices/SystemVersion" ProductVersion
If your DVD is not called "Mac OS X Install DVD" then you'll need to replace that part of the command with the actual disc name.
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d92d8be28b53137eaab07db334dce541a462ded5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I compare file structures before and after a software install? I'm writing a new formula for Homebrew for some software I maintain and as part of my testing I'd like to ensure that files are only added to the correct places on install and that all files are removed on uninstall.
What's the best way of going about comparing file structures before and after my test installs and uninstalls?
A: In Terminal I can think of two choice:
*
*ls -R.
*tree directory-name/ (after you install it; i.e. brew install tree). The slash at the end preserves the display of special characters in the file the output is saved to.
In both case you redirect the output to a file before and after installation and compare the two files possibly using Apple FileMerge.app shipped with Xcode.
| Q: How can I compare file structures before and after a software install? I'm writing a new formula for Homebrew for some software I maintain and as part of my testing I'd like to ensure that files are only added to the correct places on install and that all files are removed on uninstall.
What's the best way of going about comparing file structures before and after my test installs and uninstalls?
A: In Terminal I can think of two choice:
*
*ls -R.
*tree directory-name/ (after you install it; i.e. brew install tree). The slash at the end preserves the display of special characters in the file the output is saved to.
In both case you redirect the output to a file before and after installation and compare the two files possibly using Apple FileMerge.app shipped with Xcode.
A: I like using "find" and "shasum" for this sort of task. Two different invocations, 1 for the structure, and another for the sha-1's of the files:
find -s /path/to/directory -ls > files-before.txt
find -s /path/to/directory -type f -exec shasum \{} \+ >> files-before.txt
Run your installs/uninstalls, and then use the same process to "files-after.txt". Then
diff files-before.txt files-after.txt
A: Two ways occur to me off the top of my head:
*
*fseventer is an app that uses Apple's FSEvents framework to watch the filesytem change live. Be sure to read the warnings and caveats on the developer's website.
*Make a copy of the relevant directories (to someplace convenient, like your desktop) before performing the action. You can then use FileMerge (comes with the developer utilities) to compare directories.
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80153a44a779a770def00b8aba5baa684f514ec9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What different non-bluetooth keyboards exist for the iPad 2? I am in the navy, and am restricted in the use of RF emissions such as WiFi and Bluetooth. Is there a keyboard I can use with my iPad 2 that will plug into the 30-pin connector?
A: You'd want a wired keyboard such as this from DealExtreme. They ship to the US without any problems
| Q: What different non-bluetooth keyboards exist for the iPad 2? I am in the navy, and am restricted in the use of RF emissions such as WiFi and Bluetooth. Is there a keyboard I can use with my iPad 2 that will plug into the 30-pin connector?
A: You'd want a wired keyboard such as this from DealExtreme. They ship to the US without any problems
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e6eb581e308bc27f470810d69db3954b841a1456 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Upgrading iMac G3 memory I got an iMac g3 450 mhz (summer 2000 i think) and i want to upgrade its memory. I know i need PC 100/133 168 pin . I already got one 512mb from amazon with those specs although it didn't work. For some reason all the memories that say they are compatible with mac are x3/4 the price of the rest of same technology. Any suggestions as to where I should look for memory or any spec I should be looking for in order for it to be compatible ?
A: Do not worry about getting one that is specifically "for iMacs." Any 168-pin PC 100/133 chip should fit just fine.
I have been working with several iMacs over the last few weeks. From my experience with them, a slot-loader seems to max out at around 1GB (two 512mb chips.)
If your RAM is not working, you likely got a bad chip. See if you can exchange it for another one.
| Q: Upgrading iMac G3 memory I got an iMac g3 450 mhz (summer 2000 i think) and i want to upgrade its memory. I know i need PC 100/133 168 pin . I already got one 512mb from amazon with those specs although it didn't work. For some reason all the memories that say they are compatible with mac are x3/4 the price of the rest of same technology. Any suggestions as to where I should look for memory or any spec I should be looking for in order for it to be compatible ?
A: Do not worry about getting one that is specifically "for iMacs." Any 168-pin PC 100/133 chip should fit just fine.
I have been working with several iMacs over the last few weeks. From my experience with them, a slot-loader seems to max out at around 1GB (two 512mb chips.)
If your RAM is not working, you likely got a bad chip. See if you can exchange it for another one.
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1be60fc6c374e6d541d75d5cb0d684d08acd2546 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a more-accurate indicator of an app download's progress than what appears in Launchpad? While downloading an application from the Mac App Store, you are presented with a progress indicator in Launchpad, like so:
For a large install (like Xcode, as shown) this doesn't provide a terribly useful picture of the download's performance (how fast it's going / how much longer it's likely to take).
Is there any way (perhaps via a command-line tool) to get a more-accurate look at the progress of an App Store download? Something more along the lines of, say, 585,789 Kb / 1,768,231 Kb Downloaded?
A: When you are in the App store, click on the "Purchases" button on the top bar. This will give you the total size of the app as well as how much has been downloaded. I think it even gives you an estimated time frame until completion.
| Q: Is there a more-accurate indicator of an app download's progress than what appears in Launchpad? While downloading an application from the Mac App Store, you are presented with a progress indicator in Launchpad, like so:
For a large install (like Xcode, as shown) this doesn't provide a terribly useful picture of the download's performance (how fast it's going / how much longer it's likely to take).
Is there any way (perhaps via a command-line tool) to get a more-accurate look at the progress of an App Store download? Something more along the lines of, say, 585,789 Kb / 1,768,231 Kb Downloaded?
A: When you are in the App store, click on the "Purchases" button on the top bar. This will give you the total size of the app as well as how much has been downloaded. I think it even gives you an estimated time frame until completion.
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7e14f0cadc9c433f540ec843584ceed0431489ba | Apple Stackexchange
Q: DC++ software for Mac? DC++ and Strong DC++ are powerful applications for the PC.
I would like to know if there is an appropriate software for Mac OS X (Lion preferably) which can connect to hubs in my network.
A: Direct Connect lists a couple of applications that support DirectConnect protocol. Amongst those are at least 3 native mac clients:
*
*MLDonkey
*ShakesPeer
*Jucy
None of those, maybe with the exception of MLDonkey, seems to be very actively maintained though.
| Q: DC++ software for Mac? DC++ and Strong DC++ are powerful applications for the PC.
I would like to know if there is an appropriate software for Mac OS X (Lion preferably) which can connect to hubs in my network.
A: Direct Connect lists a couple of applications that support DirectConnect protocol. Amongst those are at least 3 native mac clients:
*
*MLDonkey
*ShakesPeer
*Jucy
None of those, maybe with the exception of MLDonkey, seems to be very actively maintained though.
A: I use Eiskaltdc++. I used Shakespeer before but the developement stopped and there are some annoying bugs/missing features. The only problem is Eiskaltdc++ is not retina ready. Jucy has been buggy when I used it about a year ago.
http://code.google.com/p/eiskaltdc/
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3e9f23dcdc35b50a9ce526f6e3a5f55938fcf472 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to force coloured display of visited links in Safari 5+? Relatively recently most browsers, including Safari disabled the colouring of visited hyperlinks for privacy concerns.
I do not give a damn about this type of privacy and I consider that this is a huge downgrade of accessibility.
Is there a way to re-enable this via a hidden setting or extension?
A: You could create a text file, name it visited.css, and put this text in there:
a:visited { color: #6611cc !important; }
Then go to Preferences > Advanced, click Style sheet and select the .css file you just created. All links you've visited should be in a nice purple now.
(Note that this colors every link you've ever clicked purple, and will override the actual web design.)
| Q: How to force coloured display of visited links in Safari 5+? Relatively recently most browsers, including Safari disabled the colouring of visited hyperlinks for privacy concerns.
I do not give a damn about this type of privacy and I consider that this is a huge downgrade of accessibility.
Is there a way to re-enable this via a hidden setting or extension?
A: You could create a text file, name it visited.css, and put this text in there:
a:visited { color: #6611cc !important; }
Then go to Preferences > Advanced, click Style sheet and select the .css file you just created. All links you've visited should be in a nice purple now.
(Note that this colors every link you've ever clicked purple, and will override the actual web design.)
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f12005f6d6a3ab61fec9f379b3a2ca0839e42edd | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can you connect iPhone to LDAP on a non-standard port? In a nutshell, I believe I'm having issues configuring iOS to connect to LDAP on a non-standard port.
I've tried a quite a few different sequences, such as appending the port to the server address, but all to no avail. Has anyone been able to connect to an LDAP that runs on a different port than 389? If so, I would appreciate confirmation that it is possible and steps on how you set things up would be even better.
My LDAP is apacheDS and the port it runs on is not 389, so I'm at a loss how an iPhone or iPad can connect to the LDAP.
A: To the best of my knowledge, iOS doesn't (as of 5.0) support accessing an LDAP server on any port other than 389.
| Q: Can you connect iPhone to LDAP on a non-standard port? In a nutshell, I believe I'm having issues configuring iOS to connect to LDAP on a non-standard port.
I've tried a quite a few different sequences, such as appending the port to the server address, but all to no avail. Has anyone been able to connect to an LDAP that runs on a different port than 389? If so, I would appreciate confirmation that it is possible and steps on how you set things up would be even better.
My LDAP is apacheDS and the port it runs on is not 389, so I'm at a loss how an iPhone or iPad can connect to the LDAP.
A: To the best of my knowledge, iOS doesn't (as of 5.0) support accessing an LDAP server on any port other than 389.
A: Most hostname/address fields accept a port in a standard syntax form. I can't test this as I don't have access to an LDAP server on a non-standard port, but hopefully this works for you:
Note the :5385 is my made up port number, obviously you want to enter whatever your LDAP server runs on. Most fields such as browser address bars and other connection strings accept port designation in that matter, immediately following the hostname or IP address, before any additional information.
HTTP web browsing has an implicit :80 that browsers don't show, ditto for HTTPS and :443. If you browsed to http://google.com:80/, your browser would simply strip the :80 but everything would behave normally.
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d68fc19f0afa6ed44b644e022045a5d339d5e638 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can macOS system open zip and tar archives natively? I have to upload an archive for some Linux, Windows and Mac OS users. I'm using Linux so I'm sure everybody could handle a tar file, Windows users will get some problems, so I think zip is the best way.
Are these formats native?
A: OS X can handle both by default from Finder. The Archive Utility that ships with OS X knows how to extract both formats. Just double click on the file or Cmd-Click (or right click) on the archive and select 'Open' from the list and OS X will unarchive it.
Users also have access to zip, unzip and tar from a Terminal window command line. These all come with OS X.
There's also the free, and most excellent, Unarchiver that they can install that allows for a few more options when dealing with compressed files. It also supports a few more formats. But it's completely unnecessary for extracting gzip-compressed tar archives and zip archives.
| Q: Can macOS system open zip and tar archives natively? I have to upload an archive for some Linux, Windows and Mac OS users. I'm using Linux so I'm sure everybody could handle a tar file, Windows users will get some problems, so I think zip is the best way.
Are these formats native?
A: OS X can handle both by default from Finder. The Archive Utility that ships with OS X knows how to extract both formats. Just double click on the file or Cmd-Click (or right click) on the archive and select 'Open' from the list and OS X will unarchive it.
Users also have access to zip, unzip and tar from a Terminal window command line. These all come with OS X.
There's also the free, and most excellent, Unarchiver that they can install that allows for a few more options when dealing with compressed files. It also supports a few more formats. But it's completely unnecessary for extracting gzip-compressed tar archives and zip archives.
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22b5f1c7c763fb674ec8b55f4a85b3f09e0b727f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Organize iOS App Icons, Sort, Rearrange Is there a faster way to sort hundreds of iOS app icons on app pages than to use iTunes?
A: I like to use "MultiIcon Mover"
You hold your finger down - like usual - but then instead of having to drag each one individually... you just tap on the ones you want to move... even if they're on separate pages. they get "highlighted with a checkmark... and then you navigate to the "page" that you want to put them on. Hit the home button and they'll all plop onto that page. (space permitting)
You can sort hundreds of icons in just a few minutes. No more ridiculous dragging around.
Jailbreak only. Find it on Cydia.
| Q: Organize iOS App Icons, Sort, Rearrange Is there a faster way to sort hundreds of iOS app icons on app pages than to use iTunes?
A: I like to use "MultiIcon Mover"
You hold your finger down - like usual - but then instead of having to drag each one individually... you just tap on the ones you want to move... even if they're on separate pages. they get "highlighted with a checkmark... and then you navigate to the "page" that you want to put them on. Hit the home button and they'll all plop onto that page. (space permitting)
You can sort hundreds of icons in just a few minutes. No more ridiculous dragging around.
Jailbreak only. Find it on Cydia.
A: It's still manual, but one way to organize icons a bit more more efficiently in iTunes is to hold SHIFT to multi-select icons (or folders) on a single screen. You can drag them to another screen (or into a folder, or out of a folder) all at once.
Definitely makes things easier.
A: Springboard app icon layout order data is stored under IconState.plist. It is located under /User/Library/SpringBoard or /private/var/mobile/Library/SpringBoard/.
You could use plutil -xml IconState.plist to convert the binary plist file to XML and plutil -binary IconState.plist to convert it back to binary.
To sort by app category, use plutil -showjson /User/Applications/*/iTunesMetadata.plist > appmetadata.json.
Update: This website, IconState, can convert plists and sort icons.
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34e8c5f70d5dc1837f1c8f721832c18a34a03ede | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What are some alternatives to the Mac App Store? I want something that will easily update all my applications. The Mac App Store doesn't do this with applications not purchased from the Mac App Store, I need something else. In addition, I would also like to be able to browse apps.
A: If you want an app-based app store alternative, then try Bodega. It's a pretty good app that allows user to download/buy apps that existed before the app store did. However, if that's not enough, you can always use different websites such as www.macupdate.com, www.iusethis.com etc.
| Q: What are some alternatives to the Mac App Store? I want something that will easily update all my applications. The Mac App Store doesn't do this with applications not purchased from the Mac App Store, I need something else. In addition, I would also like to be able to browse apps.
A: If you want an app-based app store alternative, then try Bodega. It's a pretty good app that allows user to download/buy apps that existed before the app store did. However, if that's not enough, you can always use different websites such as www.macupdate.com, www.iusethis.com etc.
A: Check out Homebrew Cask. Homebrew is a package manager for macOS. While originally it provided the facility to installed command line tools not provided or updated by Apple, of late it has been extended to install GUI apps.
Homebrew Cask can automate the management of apps with simple commands and you can also write Bash scripts to automate the task.
You can easily search for packages using brew search <package_name>. To upgrade all the installed GUI apps, you can simply run brew cask upgrade.
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44cdbb5bb4498c0f1c241e0f2a62aff32948f4dc | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to make MacVim remember its zoom level Every time I open the MacVim, the font size of its contents are just too small to read. So I have to zoom in (with Command + +) several time before editing stuff.
The problem is it doesn't remember its zoom level when next time I open the MacVim, I have to do the zoom in actions again...
Any helps are welcome!
mitnk
A: To make the settings permanent try adding something like the following lines to your .vimrc file. Those lines below will tell MacVim to set the font and the fontsize you would like to use by default. For more information do :help guifont from within a normal mode buffer in MacVim.
"Set the guifont
:set guifont=Menlo:h12
| Q: How to make MacVim remember its zoom level Every time I open the MacVim, the font size of its contents are just too small to read. So I have to zoom in (with Command + +) several time before editing stuff.
The problem is it doesn't remember its zoom level when next time I open the MacVim, I have to do the zoom in actions again...
Any helps are welcome!
mitnk
A: To make the settings permanent try adding something like the following lines to your .vimrc file. Those lines below will tell MacVim to set the font and the fontsize you would like to use by default. For more information do :help guifont from within a normal mode buffer in MacVim.
"Set the guifont
:set guifont=Menlo:h12
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08fdba3a9b2d27c1fb3844a4826b5fe916d6a192 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Better tabs management in Safari 6.x I'm looking for extensions to allow the Safari 6.x versions to manage a large number of open tabs better than the current implementation. In particular I'm looking for two features:
*
*Vertical tabs. This is possible in Firefox by means of the extension Tree Style Tab.
*App tabs. In Firefox it is possible to pin tabs as app tabs.
Up to know I've found and tried several times SafariStand but it doesn't look great and it doesn't provide the features of Tree Style Tab. I would really like to move from Firefox to Safari, but for the problem of "I have too many useful extensions in Firefox." :)
Has anyone discovered extensions that add these features to Safari for OS X?
A: Safari does not allow extensions or plugins to mess with the tab bar. If you really need this functionality, your best bet is to use Firefox with the plugin you mentioned.
| Q: Better tabs management in Safari 6.x I'm looking for extensions to allow the Safari 6.x versions to manage a large number of open tabs better than the current implementation. In particular I'm looking for two features:
*
*Vertical tabs. This is possible in Firefox by means of the extension Tree Style Tab.
*App tabs. In Firefox it is possible to pin tabs as app tabs.
Up to know I've found and tried several times SafariStand but it doesn't look great and it doesn't provide the features of Tree Style Tab. I would really like to move from Firefox to Safari, but for the problem of "I have too many useful extensions in Firefox." :)
Has anyone discovered extensions that add these features to Safari for OS X?
A: Safari does not allow extensions or plugins to mess with the tab bar. If you really need this functionality, your best bet is to use Firefox with the plugin you mentioned.
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0bff45a16e444d48897d2e75d1fc00afa9dfaf36 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Shortcut to move windows between Mission Control spaces? I can switch to another desktop by pressing CTRL-RIGHT or CTRL-LEFT. Can I also somehow take the active window with me to the new active desktop (similar to Ubuntu/Unity)?
A: Options provided by OSX
*
*Using your mouse, click and hold the window you want to move to another Space.
*a) While still holding your mouse button down, use your Spaces keyboard shortcut to move to the desired Space. (default: ctrl+←/→)
b) Drag the window to the edge of the screen. Wait a second or two and the window will be dragged into the next space.
You can change the delay before the OS switches spaces using...(here 2 seconds)
defaults write com.apple.dock workspaces-edge-delay -float 2.0; killall Dock;
Third-party solutions
*
*SizeUp (unlimited free trial available)
Your question has been asked before on stackoverflow.com.
| Q: Shortcut to move windows between Mission Control spaces? I can switch to another desktop by pressing CTRL-RIGHT or CTRL-LEFT. Can I also somehow take the active window with me to the new active desktop (similar to Ubuntu/Unity)?
A: Options provided by OSX
*
*Using your mouse, click and hold the window you want to move to another Space.
*a) While still holding your mouse button down, use your Spaces keyboard shortcut to move to the desired Space. (default: ctrl+←/→)
b) Drag the window to the edge of the screen. Wait a second or two and the window will be dragged into the next space.
You can change the delay before the OS switches spaces using...(here 2 seconds)
defaults write com.apple.dock workspaces-edge-delay -float 2.0; killall Dock;
Third-party solutions
*
*SizeUp (unlimited free trial available)
Your question has been asked before on stackoverflow.com.
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c116e368449c2d79d03299328b0ebcdb23dc6923 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I connect my MacBook Pro DisplayPort to a Thunderbolt iMac to use as a display? I have a MacBook Pro with Mini DisplayPort and I want to use target display mode to use a Thunderbolt iMac as an external display. If this works, would I need a Mini DisplayPort cable or a Thunderbolt cable?
A: According to this source, you won't be able to do that. You have to have a Thunderbolt Mac and use a Thunderbolt cable to use a Thunderbolt iMac as an external display. This other source has a table that confirms it. Sorry!
| Q: Can I connect my MacBook Pro DisplayPort to a Thunderbolt iMac to use as a display? I have a MacBook Pro with Mini DisplayPort and I want to use target display mode to use a Thunderbolt iMac as an external display. If this works, would I need a Mini DisplayPort cable or a Thunderbolt cable?
A: According to this source, you won't be able to do that. You have to have a Thunderbolt Mac and use a Thunderbolt cable to use a Thunderbolt iMac as an external display. This other source has a table that confirms it. Sorry!
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b86c1392aa561d3d251bf9918f8faa65a1f24618 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a way to globally change the appearance of messages in Messages (Beta) for OS X? In OS X Messages (Beta), the appearance of a given message thread can be changed by selecting submenu options from the View > Messages menu item; but this only applies to the currently displayed message. Is there a way to configure these options as defaults for (all) new threads?
A: Yes, there is:
Messages > Preferences > Messages
You can set the look and feel for incoming and outgoing messages here.
| Q: Is there a way to globally change the appearance of messages in Messages (Beta) for OS X? In OS X Messages (Beta), the appearance of a given message thread can be changed by selecting submenu options from the View > Messages menu item; but this only applies to the currently displayed message. Is there a way to configure these options as defaults for (all) new threads?
A: Yes, there is:
Messages > Preferences > Messages
You can set the look and feel for incoming and outgoing messages here.
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ea53adab80efa8a7265269f7fc2043b02446ca7f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How are filesystems mounted in Lion? I posted a question a while back regarding network mounts. But I have a more general question. If Lion no longer uses /etc/fstab how are standard mounts in addition to network mounts handled? I would like to be able to customize this. For instance how is root mounted and such? Also for instance, how is removable media mounted?
A: I know this is probably a bit late for your uses, but my understanding is that this is determined by the file /etc/auto_master. You should read auto_master's documentation here or running man auto_master in the Terminal.
| Q: How are filesystems mounted in Lion? I posted a question a while back regarding network mounts. But I have a more general question. If Lion no longer uses /etc/fstab how are standard mounts in addition to network mounts handled? I would like to be able to customize this. For instance how is root mounted and such? Also for instance, how is removable media mounted?
A: I know this is probably a bit late for your uses, but my understanding is that this is determined by the file /etc/auto_master. You should read auto_master's documentation here or running man auto_master in the Terminal.
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c65847a93014c50be658b1223a88b34b06d6900e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I get the Terminal to keep a separate history per tab/window? When I restart my Mac it quits and saves the buffers for each tab properly, since it's there again when the computer starts back up. But the command history is not buffered properly per window/tab. They're all the same buffer.
I'm assuming it's because bash uses the same ~/.bash_history for all terminals but is there a way to avoid improve this? To make bash, or maybe Terminal, store them separately?
A: I implemented this by adding
export HISTFILE="$HOME/.bash_history_$TERM_SESSION_ID"
if [ ! -e $HISTFILE ]; then cp "$HOME/.bash_history" "$HISTFILE"; fi
to my ~/.bash_profile file. Now when I close terminal and open it again, each tab has its separate command history restored. Also when I create new tab, default history is initialized from .bash_history
Also to make Terminal app to preserve opened tabs between quit and restart you need to make sure that option "close windows when quitting app" (on Yosemite) is disabled in System Preferences -> General.
| Q: How can I get the Terminal to keep a separate history per tab/window? When I restart my Mac it quits and saves the buffers for each tab properly, since it's there again when the computer starts back up. But the command history is not buffered properly per window/tab. They're all the same buffer.
I'm assuming it's because bash uses the same ~/.bash_history for all terminals but is there a way to avoid improve this? To make bash, or maybe Terminal, store them separately?
A: I implemented this by adding
export HISTFILE="$HOME/.bash_history_$TERM_SESSION_ID"
if [ ! -e $HISTFILE ]; then cp "$HOME/.bash_history" "$HISTFILE"; fi
to my ~/.bash_profile file. Now when I close terminal and open it again, each tab has its separate command history restored. Also when I create new tab, default history is initialized from .bash_history
Also to make Terminal app to preserve opened tabs between quit and restart you need to make sure that option "close windows when quitting app" (on Yosemite) is disabled in System Preferences -> General.
A: You could do something like this in your .bashrc:
MYTTY=`tty`
HISTFILE=$HOME/.bash_history_`basename $MYTTY`
This will create separate history files in your home directory such as .bash_history_ttys002. When you create a new terminal window, it will use the history file corresponding to the tty name, which will usually be determined simply by the order in which you create the terminal windows.
A: You can set a custom $HISTFILE for each of you Terminal instances.
| apple | {
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3fca50df8b0c42d4043700568e56ec54cbb3f499 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Using the "find -name" command on OS X In the command find theres a switch called name but it doesn't exist in OS X, whats the equivalent switch for OS X?
A: Actually you can use the find command as in unix e.g.: find . -name "*.log"
At least on all of my mac systems works this.
see 'man find':
-name pattern
True if the last component of the pathname being examined matches
pattern. Special shell pattern matching characters (``['',
``]'', ``*'', and ``?'') may be used as part of pattern. These
characters may be matched explicitly by escaping them with a
backslash (``\'').
| Q: Using the "find -name" command on OS X In the command find theres a switch called name but it doesn't exist in OS X, whats the equivalent switch for OS X?
A: Actually you can use the find command as in unix e.g.: find . -name "*.log"
At least on all of my mac systems works this.
see 'man find':
-name pattern
True if the last component of the pathname being examined matches
pattern. Special shell pattern matching characters (``['',
``]'', ``*'', and ``?'') may be used as part of pattern. These
characters may be matched explicitly by escaping them with a
backslash (``\'').
| apple | {
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30367f5996305891654c0360934751611fea697c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Low-resolution icons displayed in Dock and Launchpad Since about a week I have some icons in the Dock and in the Launchpad (e.g.: AppStore, Mission Control) with low-res icons.
However if I start the app (in this case App Store), the correct (high-res) icon is displayed:
After quitting the application, the low-res icon will be displayed again.
I have the same symptoms for a handful of apps (mainly Apple applications).
What's the cause of this, and how can this be fixed to ensure high-res icons are shown?
A: Cheekily adding this as an answer based on a comment above as the commenter didn't include it.
The cause appears to be a mystery, but if you remove the icon from the dock (just drag it away until you get the vanishing smoke animation), and re add the icon (run the app, right click on the dock icon and click Keep, or drag the icon back in from the finder) to get the full resolution icon for any app that is doing this. It's a workaround that doesn't explain the issue, but should be good enough.
| Q: Low-resolution icons displayed in Dock and Launchpad Since about a week I have some icons in the Dock and in the Launchpad (e.g.: AppStore, Mission Control) with low-res icons.
However if I start the app (in this case App Store), the correct (high-res) icon is displayed:
After quitting the application, the low-res icon will be displayed again.
I have the same symptoms for a handful of apps (mainly Apple applications).
What's the cause of this, and how can this be fixed to ensure high-res icons are shown?
A: Cheekily adding this as an answer based on a comment above as the commenter didn't include it.
The cause appears to be a mystery, but if you remove the icon from the dock (just drag it away until you get the vanishing smoke animation), and re add the icon (run the app, right click on the dock icon and click Keep, or drag the icon back in from the finder) to get the full resolution icon for any app that is doing this. It's a workaround that doesn't explain the issue, but should be good enough.
A: Try running a permissions repair from Disc Utility
A: just go to ~/library/cache
and delete everything
restart the computer....
(always backup before)
you can also try this using a cache cleaner app such as
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/9503/lion-cache-cleaner
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c8faedfa166ea0c4d4f3f2d32b58d2f3a254f73a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: where do I get openGL driver monitor? I stumbled upon this interesting documentation from Apple mentioning OpenGL Driver Monitor. So I searched for that tool but is nowhere to be found. How can I get that tool?
A: In the latest version of Xcode (4.4), OpenGL Driver Monitor and similar tools are no longer included. You need to download "Graphics Tools for Xcode" from Apple's Mac developer downloads (requires free developer account).
| Q: where do I get openGL driver monitor? I stumbled upon this interesting documentation from Apple mentioning OpenGL Driver Monitor. So I searched for that tool but is nowhere to be found. How can I get that tool?
A: In the latest version of Xcode (4.4), OpenGL Driver Monitor and similar tools are no longer included. You need to download "Graphics Tools for Xcode" from Apple's Mac developer downloads (requires free developer account).
A: You would need to install the developer tools, which is on the App Store for free if you have lion. If not, you can download Xcode 3.2 from Apple's developer site. Then, the app should be in /Developers/Application/Graphics Tool/
A: You won't find it in the Open GL ES Performance Detective. It is for iOS devices only. Instead open up Open GL Profiler and under Open GL Profiler's Views menu, you'll see Open GL Driver Monitor. You'll get these when you download the Graphics Tools bundle accessible from Xcode's Menu Xcode | Open Developer Tools | More Developer Tools.
You will need the developer tools installed and that will need an installation of Xcode 4.2.1 or earlier.
That said, it is a hack, I get this message on starting the Profiler
App version 4.6 (68) is not the same as nub version 4.5 (66) at path: /System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/PlugIns/GLProfilerFBDisp.bundle
Profiler will not function correctly and may quit unexpectedly
Yet it does work.
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d27b7141f95691c793f60757c69acd4fb15828a0 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Apply Options > "Assign to" - "All Desktop" only to 1 chrome tab? I keep my task list with rememberthemilk.com and I would like to have keep that chrome tab opened at all spaces all the time. Is there a way to achieve this?
Right now if I go to chrome and Assign to All Desktop for it I am seeing other chrome windows being brought to the front when I switch spaces.
A: This is not possible natively. The desktop assignments are on a per-app basis, and not customizable by window.
A workaround could be to use Fluid, whereby you could create an actual application for the web app. This application could be assigned to all spaces.
| Q: Apply Options > "Assign to" - "All Desktop" only to 1 chrome tab? I keep my task list with rememberthemilk.com and I would like to have keep that chrome tab opened at all spaces all the time. Is there a way to achieve this?
Right now if I go to chrome and Assign to All Desktop for it I am seeing other chrome windows being brought to the front when I switch spaces.
A: This is not possible natively. The desktop assignments are on a per-app basis, and not customizable by window.
A workaround could be to use Fluid, whereby you could create an actual application for the web app. This application could be assigned to all spaces.
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688f1ad6e07964741c656221e61a9aca292b410f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a way the be alerted of changes to a shared iCal calendar? I've created a calendar in iCal that I share with colleagues, who I have given permission to edit. Everything works fine except that I see no way to receive alerts or notifications when they make changes to events in the calendar. They all report that they were given the option to see alerts when they subscribed, but I (as creator of the calendar) was not given any (that I saw).
Is there a way to configure a shared calendar so that the creator of the calendar can be notified when other users make changes?
A: When viewing your calendars at iCloud.com, click the "shared calendar info" button next to the calendar of interest (Button is white for unshared calendars, green for shared). In the new window, check the "email me when this calendar is changed" box.
Now, whenever someone else updates the calendar you will get an email with the change.
| Q: Is there a way the be alerted of changes to a shared iCal calendar? I've created a calendar in iCal that I share with colleagues, who I have given permission to edit. Everything works fine except that I see no way to receive alerts or notifications when they make changes to events in the calendar. They all report that they were given the option to see alerts when they subscribed, but I (as creator of the calendar) was not given any (that I saw).
Is there a way to configure a shared calendar so that the creator of the calendar can be notified when other users make changes?
A: When viewing your calendars at iCloud.com, click the "shared calendar info" button next to the calendar of interest (Button is white for unshared calendars, green for shared). In the new window, check the "email me when this calendar is changed" box.
Now, whenever someone else updates the calendar you will get an email with the change.
A: If the idea of subscribing to your calendar seems odd or has other side-effects, you could always set up a second account to receive / process / forward the change notices.
It seems odd we have to resort to these workarounds since the machinery is there to be self notified or bcc when updates get sent from the server directly. It won't allow you to add yourself from the iCloud calendar web app and checking the send me an email when changes happen checkbox seems ineffective in generating mails presently.
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71486a28cfb15364fd9cf74f10acb84fe2e8e536 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I spread a wallpaper out to 2 displays? I have an early 2011 MBP powering 2 Thunderbolt displays. I have downloaded the proper resolution wallpapers from Digitalblasphemy's site (5120x1440), but can't figure out the setting to spread the wallpaper across both displays.
How do I spread the wallpaper across both displays?
A: Natively in Mac OS X, you cannot spread a wallpaper over two displays in this fashion. You'll need to use Photoshop or your preferred photo manipulator to split the image in half and apply the wallpaper to the individual displays in System Preferences.
| Q: How can I spread a wallpaper out to 2 displays? I have an early 2011 MBP powering 2 Thunderbolt displays. I have downloaded the proper resolution wallpapers from Digitalblasphemy's site (5120x1440), but can't figure out the setting to spread the wallpaper across both displays.
How do I spread the wallpaper across both displays?
A: Natively in Mac OS X, you cannot spread a wallpaper over two displays in this fashion. You'll need to use Photoshop or your preferred photo manipulator to split the image in half and apply the wallpaper to the individual displays in System Preferences.
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964cac968d37a2530472091eb16c209af9be9cde | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What do the checkboxes that appear when editing the card for "Me" do? When I edit my address card in OS X (10.7) Address Book, checkboxes appear next to all of the entries. What are these checkboxes for?
A: It's for selective sharing of details when exporting a contact card, as this Finer Things in Mac post suggests. It allows you to keep the unchecked items more private by omitting them from the sharing aspect of Address Book (soon to be Contacts) on OS X.
Lion’s Address Book allows you to select which details to share with others when exporting your contact card. As long as you have told Address Book which card is yours using the Card > Make This My Card option, editing your card will display a checkbox to the right of each detail you’ve entered. Deselect a checkbox, and that detail will be excluded when you drag your card out of Address Book or click the Share button at the bottom.
| Q: What do the checkboxes that appear when editing the card for "Me" do? When I edit my address card in OS X (10.7) Address Book, checkboxes appear next to all of the entries. What are these checkboxes for?
A: It's for selective sharing of details when exporting a contact card, as this Finer Things in Mac post suggests. It allows you to keep the unchecked items more private by omitting them from the sharing aspect of Address Book (soon to be Contacts) on OS X.
Lion’s Address Book allows you to select which details to share with others when exporting your contact card. As long as you have told Address Book which card is yours using the Card > Make This My Card option, editing your card will display a checkbox to the right of each detail you’ve entered. Deselect a checkbox, and that detail will be excluded when you drag your card out of Address Book or click the Share button at the bottom.
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ee36ab83380253117e3950fe0464480bf863b416 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iTunes incorrently splitting the songs in an album. Metadata problem? I have these albums and songs in my iTunes Library. They should appear grouped, but for some reason, iTunes splits them up and shows them as separate albums with the same name and details:
I check the metadata and everything seems to be in order. Here are screen shots of the first two songs:
Why is iTunes doing this? Thanks for your help!
A: I've only ever seen this happen when the metadata absolutely differs in some way between tracks. There are two ideas that come to mind:
*
*Highlight each individual character and make sure 3 dots ( ... ) haven't been transformed into a single character elipses ( … ). Highlight each of the dots above and you should understand the difference.
*Check the 'Sorting' section too and make sure all of that data is identical, notably in the 'Grouping' fields.
| Q: iTunes incorrently splitting the songs in an album. Metadata problem? I have these albums and songs in my iTunes Library. They should appear grouped, but for some reason, iTunes splits them up and shows them as separate albums with the same name and details:
I check the metadata and everything seems to be in order. Here are screen shots of the first two songs:
Why is iTunes doing this? Thanks for your help!
A: I've only ever seen this happen when the metadata absolutely differs in some way between tracks. There are two ideas that come to mind:
*
*Highlight each individual character and make sure 3 dots ( ... ) haven't been transformed into a single character elipses ( … ). Highlight each of the dots above and you should understand the difference.
*Check the 'Sorting' section too and make sure all of that data is identical, notably in the 'Grouping' fields.
A: I would suggest selecting all four songs and doing the following:
*
*Delete metadata from the tracks: at least Grouping, Album, Artist, Sort Album, and Sort Artist, but more wouldn't hurt.
*Save the absence of the data by selecting "Done."
*While they continue to be selected, Get Info again and fill in the relevant information.
I've found that no matter how much some fields may look identical, resetting them to be identical together often solves the problem.
A: For all the tracks, selecting "Part of a Compilation" - "Yes" solved this one for me (though it was not part of a compilation, it was the only way I could get it to cooperate).
This works, due to the way iTunes organizes compilations. The likely problem is that some of the files incorrectly have a compilation tag in the metadata and iTunes is looking for the same tag in the rest of the files and - not finding it - is placing the files in separate albums. Use a metadata editor to open up the files and clear the tag from the offending files and re-add them to your iTunes library and it should be all grouped under one album.
I tested this by adding a compilation tag to two files out of an album and importing to iTunes and did indeed get the files split into two separate albums. Removing the tag fixed the problem and iTunes imported correctly.
A: I've had the same problem before, even with identical info, artwork, etc. What helped me was that I right clicked one of the songs of the identical albums and clicked "Create AAC Version." This created a double of that one song, and automatically grouped the two identical albums, and then I just deleted the AAC version.
A: I could sometimes change the metadata as suggested by other answers, but for some albums, couldn't find any metadata differences, and any changes I made had no effect.
What worked for me was the following:
*
*Locate the folder Automatically Add to iTunes in the iTunes > iTunes Media folder. Keep it available in the Finder.
*Go into iTunes and select the song which is split from the album
*Right click on it and choose "Show in Finder". It should be in the same folder as the other songs. If not there probably is a difference in the album name.
*Go back to iTunes
*Select the song and press Delete. Answer Keep File in the popup.
*Go back to the Finder and drag the song file into the Automatically Add to iTunes folder.
iTunes should put the song back into your library, this time with the other tracks from the album.
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37cb77068c5eee31e2834cc5d4e7f55627cdcec9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Advanced Mail Rule I want to write a rule like that does the following:
act on
all messages from contacts that are in my address book
do
move it to the folder <known>
except
if another rule matches
Optimally I would like to provide a list of rules to match. Is something like this possible?
A: Yes.
Make the last two rules in your Mail rules list the following:
If Sender is not in my Address Book,
Stop evaluating rules
then
If Sender is in my Address Book,
Move message to mailbox ___
| Q: Advanced Mail Rule I want to write a rule like that does the following:
act on
all messages from contacts that are in my address book
do
move it to the folder <known>
except
if another rule matches
Optimally I would like to provide a list of rules to match. Is something like this possible?
A: Yes.
Make the last two rules in your Mail rules list the following:
If Sender is not in my Address Book,
Stop evaluating rules
then
If Sender is in my Address Book,
Move message to mailbox ___
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a45f293e1ff0be41fad1a2e3035c1cb39eadea61 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to access Windows share from an iPad? I didn't find any iPad app that's supporting samba.
What is the best way to access Windows shares from an iPad?
A: Because there is no normally-accessible local filesystem on an iOS device, an app that "supports SMB" doesn't tell us enough. Because you can't simply copy files from a SMB share onto the iOS device.
There are plenty of apps that support SMB shares, three I can think of off the top of my head (at least as far as I recall) are: Goodreader, OPlayer, and Air Sharing.
Air Sharing is probably the most compatible for whatever you want to do, as it opens almost anything. Goodreader is primarily a document reader (txt, pdf, etc.), and OPlayer is a multi-format video player. It plays almost anything, MPEGs, AVIs, MKVs, etc.
What you want to accomplish beyond merely 'connecting to a SMB Share' will dictate the app you'll be able to use.
| Q: How to access Windows share from an iPad? I didn't find any iPad app that's supporting samba.
What is the best way to access Windows shares from an iPad?
A: Because there is no normally-accessible local filesystem on an iOS device, an app that "supports SMB" doesn't tell us enough. Because you can't simply copy files from a SMB share onto the iOS device.
There are plenty of apps that support SMB shares, three I can think of off the top of my head (at least as far as I recall) are: Goodreader, OPlayer, and Air Sharing.
Air Sharing is probably the most compatible for whatever you want to do, as it opens almost anything. Goodreader is primarily a document reader (txt, pdf, etc.), and OPlayer is a multi-format video player. It plays almost anything, MPEGs, AVIs, MKVs, etc.
What you want to accomplish beyond merely 'connecting to a SMB Share' will dictate the app you'll be able to use.
A: Additionally to the OPlayer app suggested by @Jason Salaz I've found several other apps that can connect to Windows smb shares:
*
*Cloud Connect Pro $14.99
*FileBrowser $3.99
*Files Connect $3.99
*NetPortal $2.39
*ezShare Pro $15.99
Unfortunately I couldn't find any free apps.
A: It's easy to hook up dropbox--not quite the same as you are asking but supported on pc/mac/iphone/ipad/android/linux/... and really does a great job of syncing your files together.
I haven't seen any other apps that would allow you to accomplish the goal you are after, but you will find some that will let you stream media from a certain type of media share--but that's not what you asked.
A: The files app on iOS and iPadOS can connect to network file servers directly so there’s no need for a third party app unless you want features they provide over Apple’s native SMB client solution.
*
*https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206481
(This wasn’t implemented when the question was asked, but it’s a great solution for now.)
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