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2a8297015c7e908290372cf6864f9483d2b58dab | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I change compression settings on built-in archive utility? I have a bunch of files I want to compress to stick in my dropbox account (as a single archive file.) When I select all the files in Finder and right click, I get the choice to "compress", which does create an archive.zip file. But the file isn't any smaller than all of the individual files put together.
Is there any way to change the compression settings on the archive utility?
A: If you launch Archive Utility directly from /System/Library/CoreServices/, you can create gzip-compressed .cpgz archives, which can have a higher compression rate than zip compression. However if you're compressing already compressed files (like most music and video files), you likely won't get much space savings, if any.
If you want to try however, open up Archive Utility, open the preferences, then change the Use archive format: setting to compressed archive, and create a new archive from the file menu (⌘K). This setting only affects archives created when you open the Archive Utility app. Ones created with the Compress option in the Finder's context menu will still be zip archives.
| Q: Can I change compression settings on built-in archive utility? I have a bunch of files I want to compress to stick in my dropbox account (as a single archive file.) When I select all the files in Finder and right click, I get the choice to "compress", which does create an archive.zip file. But the file isn't any smaller than all of the individual files put together.
Is there any way to change the compression settings on the archive utility?
A: If you launch Archive Utility directly from /System/Library/CoreServices/, you can create gzip-compressed .cpgz archives, which can have a higher compression rate than zip compression. However if you're compressing already compressed files (like most music and video files), you likely won't get much space savings, if any.
If you want to try however, open up Archive Utility, open the preferences, then change the Use archive format: setting to compressed archive, and create a new archive from the file menu (⌘K). This setting only affects archives created when you open the Archive Utility app. Ones created with the Compress option in the Finder's context menu will still be zip archives.
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16c8e1505b08bdacef85c5c68d88f76acc6a0e49 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I get all of my Gmail contacts into my Mac Contacts? I was able to import all of my Gmail contacts into my iPhone but my Mac doesn't include them. How can I get all of my Gmail contacts into my Mac contacts app?
A: On Lion/Mountain Lion, go to the Preferences on your Contact app, choose Accounts and then On My Mac, and there should be a checkbox Synchronize with Google, you will just need to provide your Gmail credentials.
Just as a precaution, make a backup of your contacts first. Just need to go to Gmail, select Contacts, then the More button, Export to download all your contacts to your hard drive.
| Q: How can I get all of my Gmail contacts into my Mac Contacts? I was able to import all of my Gmail contacts into my iPhone but my Mac doesn't include them. How can I get all of my Gmail contacts into my Mac contacts app?
A: On Lion/Mountain Lion, go to the Preferences on your Contact app, choose Accounts and then On My Mac, and there should be a checkbox Synchronize with Google, you will just need to provide your Gmail credentials.
Just as a precaution, make a backup of your contacts first. Just need to go to Gmail, select Contacts, then the More button, Export to download all your contacts to your hard drive.
A: There is an easier way to do this. Pull up your contacts in Gmail, select the "more" botton, click the export contacts option, it will give you the option to export them as vCards. Export as vCards to the desktop. Pull up mac contacts, click import and select the file you dropped on the desktop. You are done.
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67e61bf22433e2d0c9442c4442243abf3033c35b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Installing glassfish on Mountain Lion I downloaded glassfish-3.1.2.2-unix.sh from glassfish.java.net. To install I did
chmod +x glassfish-3.1.2.2-unix.sh
then i tried to run it :
$ ./glassfish-3.1.2.2-unix.sh
This program requires DISPLAY environment variable to be set.
Please re-run after assigning an appropriate value to DISPLAY.
Any idea ?
Thanks
A: The DISPLAY variable tells the X11 libraries where the X11 server is located.
Try
export DISPLAY=:0
I do not believe the Unix installer supports installing OS X services, so unless you have very explicit needs at this time you can get along just with the zip-distribution of Glassfish. Unzip it and run asadmin start-domain.
| Q: Installing glassfish on Mountain Lion I downloaded glassfish-3.1.2.2-unix.sh from glassfish.java.net. To install I did
chmod +x glassfish-3.1.2.2-unix.sh
then i tried to run it :
$ ./glassfish-3.1.2.2-unix.sh
This program requires DISPLAY environment variable to be set.
Please re-run after assigning an appropriate value to DISPLAY.
Any idea ?
Thanks
A: The DISPLAY variable tells the X11 libraries where the X11 server is located.
Try
export DISPLAY=:0
I do not believe the Unix installer supports installing OS X services, so unless you have very explicit needs at this time you can get along just with the zip-distribution of Glassfish. Unzip it and run asadmin start-domain.
| apple | {
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"question_score": "4",
"source": "stackexchange",
"timestamp": "2023-03-29T00:00:00",
"url": "https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/63381"
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e87423b31c4b79a98f99c6ceb9425e2e873acb9c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What is the best way to export iphoto library to a certain folder structure? I have done a lot of processing to my iphoto library (organizing events, etc) and I want to export my iphoto library to a external hard drive but I want others to see the files so i don't want to just store the iphoto library package.
Is there any ability to export in certain patterns like
Photos / [Year] / [EventName] /
or something similar to this?
A: Yes. Couple of possibilities
*
*If you have the latest version of iPhoto 11 there's a limited option in the Export dialogue. (File -> Export. Note the 'Subfolder Format' option in the Export dialogue. Remember you actually have to have an Event selected for the option to appear)
*For earlier versions, or more granularity, Apps like iPhoto2Disk or PhoShare will help you export to a Folder tree matching your Events.
| Q: What is the best way to export iphoto library to a certain folder structure? I have done a lot of processing to my iphoto library (organizing events, etc) and I want to export my iphoto library to a external hard drive but I want others to see the files so i don't want to just store the iphoto library package.
Is there any ability to export in certain patterns like
Photos / [Year] / [EventName] /
or something similar to this?
A: Yes. Couple of possibilities
*
*If you have the latest version of iPhoto 11 there's a limited option in the Export dialogue. (File -> Export. Note the 'Subfolder Format' option in the Export dialogue. Remember you actually have to have an Event selected for the option to appear)
*For earlier versions, or more granularity, Apps like iPhoto2Disk or PhoShare will help you export to a Folder tree matching your Events.
A: I've actually had this very same issue, and I didn't want to pay for any solutions - so I created a quick free Applescript that does the work for you.
Open the App, point it to your iPhoto Library, tell it where to save the photos, and go get a cup of coffee. Your photos will be copied *(not moved) to the destination folder, completely sorted with Folder names by Event.
I've posted this on my Mac Help Website: http://soniq.org/soniq/15749/iphoto-export-all-events-to-folders
I know it's an older thread, but this really did help me sort my 2000 events into nice clean folders.
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c72db7111789300f0d35df69dc21cd8247233c6b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is Mac OS X's Compress a "standard" zip? When I submit my research papers to an online review system, I prefer to upload all files (manuscript, figures, etc) by a single zip file, so that the review system can unzip the file. Otherwise, I have to upload many files one by one; time-consuming.
However, if I create a zip file using the Mac OS X's native Compress functionality, the review system tells it may be a corrupt file. Every time I try, it does same.
Instead if I use zip command in Terminal to create a zip file, it is fine.
What kind of zip technology does Compress use? Anything non-standard? Do you see any potential reasons for the fails?
A: As its man page states,
The compress utility reduces the size of files using adaptive Lempel-Ziv coding.
In contrast, the zip command (also present in Mac OS X, at least in Mountain Lion) uses a different algorithm. If a publisher is expecting a zip-compressed file, a file compressed with compress is something different, and will not work for this.
| Q: Is Mac OS X's Compress a "standard" zip? When I submit my research papers to an online review system, I prefer to upload all files (manuscript, figures, etc) by a single zip file, so that the review system can unzip the file. Otherwise, I have to upload many files one by one; time-consuming.
However, if I create a zip file using the Mac OS X's native Compress functionality, the review system tells it may be a corrupt file. Every time I try, it does same.
Instead if I use zip command in Terminal to create a zip file, it is fine.
What kind of zip technology does Compress use? Anything non-standard? Do you see any potential reasons for the fails?
A: As its man page states,
The compress utility reduces the size of files using adaptive Lempel-Ziv coding.
In contrast, the zip command (also present in Mac OS X, at least in Mountain Lion) uses a different algorithm. If a publisher is expecting a zip-compressed file, a file compressed with compress is something different, and will not work for this.
| apple | {
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8d6af6469d5af90c91d9a4efded18047e0a34f85 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Connecting Dell U3011 to retina MacBook Pro via mini DisplayPort I am trying to hook up my Dell u3011 to my retina MacBook Pro using a mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort connector, and finding myself a bit perplexed as to why it doesn't work. Basically the top resolution that Mac OS X allows on the external display is either 1080p or 1280x1024(scaled!), while monitor's native resolution is 2560x1600. I Googled around and people recommend using SwitchResX tool, to fix the issue, but I am curious if there is a way to force the correct resolution with native tools(cli or some obscure settings?).
Note: I am using OS X Mountain Lion. The miniDisplayPort to DisplayPort connector is from Monoprice.
A: Try resetting the PRAM and see if it detects the proper screen resolutions. If that still doesn't work, you could try cscreen (a command line tool to set a resolution) or SwitchResX.
| Q: Connecting Dell U3011 to retina MacBook Pro via mini DisplayPort I am trying to hook up my Dell u3011 to my retina MacBook Pro using a mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort connector, and finding myself a bit perplexed as to why it doesn't work. Basically the top resolution that Mac OS X allows on the external display is either 1080p or 1280x1024(scaled!), while monitor's native resolution is 2560x1600. I Googled around and people recommend using SwitchResX tool, to fix the issue, but I am curious if there is a way to force the correct resolution with native tools(cli or some obscure settings?).
Note: I am using OS X Mountain Lion. The miniDisplayPort to DisplayPort connector is from Monoprice.
A: Try resetting the PRAM and see if it detects the proper screen resolutions. If that still doesn't work, you could try cscreen (a command line tool to set a resolution) or SwitchResX.
A: I found this blogger's page that says your cable connection works for at least one person. I would be looking at your U3011's firmware version and seeing if it is the latest, also keeping an eye out for any Apple updates for your machine. A Genius Bar appointment might help but without the monitor next to you it may not be fruitful. Can you try another retina MacBook Pro to see if it is just an issue with your machine?
If all else fails an active adapter like the Apple Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter would probably solve the problem - unfortunately this costs money but maybe less than it would cost you to change to a different monitor. These were absolute rubbish in the early days and caused me to return a Mac mini since it couldn't drive my Samsung 305T 30" monitor. But after seeing this knowledge base article about firmware 1.03 I got it swapped for the later version and it has been solid ever since.
A: Did you try holding down the option key while clicking "Scaled" in the resolution control panel?
Apple Knowledgebase article
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9d938ac152f442cd5780ff2f899d86b568486c90 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Create a zip file using an Automator Service I am trying to create a service in Automator in Mac OS X Mountain Lion. The command that I want to use is as follows:
zip zip-file.zip "$@"
And here is a screen capture of what I did:
It works. But two problems:
*
*zip-file.zip is placed in my home directory ~\. I want to place the zip file in where the original files are.
*zip-file.zip contains the folder structure of the specified files beginning from the root. I want to only include files, or just from the closest parent directory.
What should I do?
A: Why not just use the Create Archive action rather than shell scripting?
I created a quick one that has four steps.
*
*selects a folder (Ask for Finder Items - Folders only)
*selects the files (Get Folder Contents)
*filters the items to not selects any subfolders (Filter Finder Items)
*pass the files to the Create Archive action
| Q: Create a zip file using an Automator Service I am trying to create a service in Automator in Mac OS X Mountain Lion. The command that I want to use is as follows:
zip zip-file.zip "$@"
And here is a screen capture of what I did:
It works. But two problems:
*
*zip-file.zip is placed in my home directory ~\. I want to place the zip file in where the original files are.
*zip-file.zip contains the folder structure of the specified files beginning from the root. I want to only include files, or just from the closest parent directory.
What should I do?
A: Why not just use the Create Archive action rather than shell scripting?
I created a quick one that has four steps.
*
*selects a folder (Ask for Finder Items - Folders only)
*selects the files (Get Folder Contents)
*filters the items to not selects any subfolders (Filter Finder Items)
*pass the files to the Create Archive action
A: I don't use Automator, but I have a solution that I use to zip files. Put in your desired filename and password in the beginning of the script and export as an application. Drag and drop your files into the droplet icon and voilà a zip archive is created in the same folder as the original files.
on open theItems
set passwd to "yourPassword"
set archiveName to "yourArchive"
tell application "Finder"
if theItems's length > 1 then
set fileName to archiveName & ".zip"
else
set fileName to name of item 1 of theItems & ".zip"
end if
--remove existing archive file with same filename
try
set archiveFile to ((container of (item 1 of theItems) as Unicode text) & fileName)
if exists file archiveFile then
delete file archiveFile
end if
end try
end tell
repeat with thisItem in theItems
set itemPath to quoted form of (POSIX path of thisItem)
tell application "Finder"
set parentFolder to POSIX path of (container of thisItem as alias)
end tell
set zipFile to quoted form of (parentFolder & fileName)
set cmd to "zip -P " & passwd & " -rj " & zipFile & " " & itemPath & " -x *.DS_Store"
do shell script cmd
end repeat
end open
A: I was able to modify the shell script to obtain the desired results, with help from https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12340846/bash-shell-script-to-find-the-closest-parent-directory-of-several-files/12341334#12341334
declare -a names
declare -a parts
declare i=0
names=("$@")
name="$1"
while x=$(dirname "$name"); [ "$x" != "/" ]
do
parts[$i]="$x"
i=$(($i + 1))
name="$x"
done
for prefix in "${parts[@]}" /
do
for name in "${names[@]}"
do
if [ "${name#$prefix/}" = "${name}" ]
then continue 2
fi
done
dir="$prefix"
break
done
cd "$dir"
for file in "${names[@]}"
do
zip zip-file.zip -r "${file#$dir/}" -x *.DS_Store
done
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33b9e95362dda4b0dda9ca33121f404f946e7812 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Xcode commit view: keyboard shortcut for jumping to the next change? When I commit my code from Xcode (File -> Source Control -> Commit), is there a command (that can be assigned a shortcut presumably) to jump to the next change in the commit view? This will allow to quickly go over the changes spanned across multiple files being committed. Otherwise there is some mouse work to do, which is not very productive.
A: I'm unsure of the version that this feature became available, but you can jump to the next and last change of the currently viewed file (Navigate -> Jump to Next/Previous Change). The shortcut is ^ \ for next and ^ | for previous.
This can be used on Standard and Assistant editor, but NOT Source Control Editor.
I can confirm that this feature is available in Xcode 10.1 and Xcode 10.2
| Q: Xcode commit view: keyboard shortcut for jumping to the next change? When I commit my code from Xcode (File -> Source Control -> Commit), is there a command (that can be assigned a shortcut presumably) to jump to the next change in the commit view? This will allow to quickly go over the changes spanned across multiple files being committed. Otherwise there is some mouse work to do, which is not very productive.
A: I'm unsure of the version that this feature became available, but you can jump to the next and last change of the currently viewed file (Navigate -> Jump to Next/Previous Change). The shortcut is ^ \ for next and ^ | for previous.
This can be used on Standard and Assistant editor, but NOT Source Control Editor.
I can confirm that this feature is available in Xcode 10.1 and Xcode 10.2
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0f90fd7d23acf278a154965cb56bb084d83b9f93 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I send Notification Center items to my iPhone using Pushover or Prowl? The title pretty much sums it up. I often feel like having notifications on my iPhone are a lot easier to notice, especially if you step away from the computer for a few moments to do something and come back.
Ideally I would like an AppleScript or something similar that forwards my Notification Center items to my iPhone using Pushover or Prowl (ideally Pushover).
Anyone have any experience with this?
A: An extensive search has determined the following:
There are a number of ways to SEND notifications TO Notification Center in Mountain Lion.
There are currently no hook in AppleScript to read notifications FROM Notification Center. This would be a key starting point in piping such notifications to Pushover or Prowl.
Conclusion: As of OS X 10.8.2 - no. Sorry. :(
Good luck and happy notifying!
| Q: Can I send Notification Center items to my iPhone using Pushover or Prowl? The title pretty much sums it up. I often feel like having notifications on my iPhone are a lot easier to notice, especially if you step away from the computer for a few moments to do something and come back.
Ideally I would like an AppleScript or something similar that forwards my Notification Center items to my iPhone using Pushover or Prowl (ideally Pushover).
Anyone have any experience with this?
A: An extensive search has determined the following:
There are a number of ways to SEND notifications TO Notification Center in Mountain Lion.
There are currently no hook in AppleScript to read notifications FROM Notification Center. This would be a key starting point in piping such notifications to Pushover or Prowl.
Conclusion: As of OS X 10.8.2 - no. Sorry. :(
Good luck and happy notifying!
A: I'm using EventScripts to do similar (Hazel triggers Applescript). See example here: http://www.mousedown.net/mouseware/Event_Scripting.html EventScripts is a cheap app that's available on the Mac App Store.
It doesn't need one of EventScripts 'events' just something to run the AppleScript and Tell EventScript to notify via PushOver.
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627c6b28ef8d8b6f52e7410dc21bcac952877df4 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What is gs-loc.apple.com? I have little snitch installed and every time I resume my macbook pro gs-loc.apple.com on port 443 wants to connect. I'm thinking it's to find your location so that iCloud can display it. the exec is called locationd. I pretty sure that my guess is right. I just wanted to see what the community thought.
A: Yep, it’s Location Services. The location is updated on a regular interval, or when an app requests it.
I worked it out while using Little Snitch, just like you. As there was a loc in the domain name, I figured it would be Location Services.
To confirm, I turned off Location Services, and sure enough, locationd shut down and no connections to gs-loc were made. To confirm again, I blocked gs-loc, and Location Services stopped working.
From: discussions.apple.com
Locationd is a daemon that provides location services for OS X's "Core Location". This uses skyhook technology to figure out your mac's location (using WiFi). It's the same system used by the iPod Touch, and is also used by the iPhone (The iPhone also uses cell tower triangulation and GPS)
| Q: What is gs-loc.apple.com? I have little snitch installed and every time I resume my macbook pro gs-loc.apple.com on port 443 wants to connect. I'm thinking it's to find your location so that iCloud can display it. the exec is called locationd. I pretty sure that my guess is right. I just wanted to see what the community thought.
A: Yep, it’s Location Services. The location is updated on a regular interval, or when an app requests it.
I worked it out while using Little Snitch, just like you. As there was a loc in the domain name, I figured it would be Location Services.
To confirm, I turned off Location Services, and sure enough, locationd shut down and no connections to gs-loc were made. To confirm again, I blocked gs-loc, and Location Services stopped working.
From: discussions.apple.com
Locationd is a daemon that provides location services for OS X's "Core Location". This uses skyhook technology to figure out your mac's location (using WiFi). It's the same system used by the iPod Touch, and is also used by the iPhone (The iPhone also uses cell tower triangulation and GPS)
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fb175a8fa7e0bb488cb0ad3412c2642c9b17a44d | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can't remove bluetooth iPhone 3GS from OS X Mountain Lion I paired my 3GS for network tethering and it worked fine until I closed my MacBook. Now it says that I'm connected to my phone when I am not. Clicking the 'Disconnect from Network' button does nothing. And in the Bluetooth preferences I can't delete the device.
Can anyone tell me how to force the removal of the device?
A: What if you just switch off Bluetooth? You're Mac will disconnect (obviously) and then you'll have removed your iPhone from your Bluetooth preferences.
If that doesn't work, you can do it the hard way and delete following files from ~\Library\Preferences:
*
*com.apple.Bluetooth.plist
*com.apple.BluetoothFileExchange.plist
Please be advised you'll delete all your stored Bluetooth devices !!
| Q: Can't remove bluetooth iPhone 3GS from OS X Mountain Lion I paired my 3GS for network tethering and it worked fine until I closed my MacBook. Now it says that I'm connected to my phone when I am not. Clicking the 'Disconnect from Network' button does nothing. And in the Bluetooth preferences I can't delete the device.
Can anyone tell me how to force the removal of the device?
A: What if you just switch off Bluetooth? You're Mac will disconnect (obviously) and then you'll have removed your iPhone from your Bluetooth preferences.
If that doesn't work, you can do it the hard way and delete following files from ~\Library\Preferences:
*
*com.apple.Bluetooth.plist
*com.apple.BluetoothFileExchange.plist
Please be advised you'll delete all your stored Bluetooth devices !!
A: Go to Bluetooth preferences,open device list,choose the item to delete then click on the "minus" icon.
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3e306048ef07d819aead0fd640acd9c6668a5ced | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I filter http requests by type in Safari 6 Developer Tools? In older versions of Safari and Chrome you can filter http requests to only show xhr requests for example. This seems to have been removed in the Safari 6 developer tools.
Am I missing something, an undocumented hot key?
A: In the Instruments panel (the icon of the stopwatch), click Network Requests on the left. You should then see the timeline on the left, and a list of requests underneath. Click the Type column heading to sort the requests by type and then all the XHR requests will be grouped together.
Alternatively, in Safari's Develop menu, you can select "Use WebKit Web Inspector" to switch back to the old inspector.
| Q: How can I filter http requests by type in Safari 6 Developer Tools? In older versions of Safari and Chrome you can filter http requests to only show xhr requests for example. This seems to have been removed in the Safari 6 developer tools.
Am I missing something, an undocumented hot key?
A: In the Instruments panel (the icon of the stopwatch), click Network Requests on the left. You should then see the timeline on the left, and a list of requests underneath. Click the Type column heading to sort the requests by type and then all the XHR requests will be grouped together.
Alternatively, in Safari's Develop menu, you can select "Use WebKit Web Inspector" to switch back to the old inspector.
A: The Safari filtering of XHR in Safari 6 and 7 is different to any of the other browser tools that I know of.
You need to go to the Resources pane and in the navigation sidebar on the left you will see folders that group resources.
To get to Resources from the Safari menu, choose Develop > Show Page Resources or ⌥⌘A or select the Resources icon from the toolbar when in Web Inspector.
If the page has any XHR responses you will see an XHRs folder there with the XHRs listed below it. Other resource folders include Stylesheets, Scripts, Images and so on.
You can navigate these 'folders' (they are logical, not real) via the navigation sidebar, or the navigation bar.
Selecting an XHR from either the navigation sidebar or navigation bar, shows the response in the main content browser, and other details in the details sidebar.
I'm using terms from the Safari Web Inspector Guide
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62ddc132007c765f5e8861ec8e2c5b4cda7bdd91 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iCal: How do I add new event types with new colors? So iCal has "Work" and "Home" as two of its default event types associated with the colors green and blue respectively.
How do I add a third event type, say "School", and set its color to be something other than blue or green, say red?
A: You can add one on iCloud or on your Mac. Just navigate to 'File' and create a 'New Calendar'.
And there, you'll be able to create a new calendar, and with 'Get Info' (right-click), you can choose your color.
| Q: iCal: How do I add new event types with new colors? So iCal has "Work" and "Home" as two of its default event types associated with the colors green and blue respectively.
How do I add a third event type, say "School", and set its color to be something other than blue or green, say red?
A: You can add one on iCloud or on your Mac. Just navigate to 'File' and create a 'New Calendar'.
And there, you'll be able to create a new calendar, and with 'Get Info' (right-click), you can choose your color.
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400ae98abc90f4fb0f22e57c9c997d6ca2bb5317 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What's the easiest way to get contact info from gmail into Mac's Address Book? Do you know how mail.app makes it easy to add address info from an email sig into the Mac's Address Book?
Well, I don't use mail.app, but I'd like to find a similar way to do that with gmail.
Basically, when someone sends me an email with their name, address, phone number, etc, I want to easily add that info to my address book.
A: This may be broader than what you are looking for, but in gmail you can go to Contacts -> More -> Export and make sure you select vCard Format.
Then just open the file that downloads to your computer and it should add the contacts to your address book!
| Q: What's the easiest way to get contact info from gmail into Mac's Address Book? Do you know how mail.app makes it easy to add address info from an email sig into the Mac's Address Book?
Well, I don't use mail.app, but I'd like to find a similar way to do that with gmail.
Basically, when someone sends me an email with their name, address, phone number, etc, I want to easily add that info to my address book.
A: This may be broader than what you are looking for, but in gmail you can go to Contacts -> More -> Export and make sure you select vCard Format.
Then just open the file that downloads to your computer and it should add the contacts to your address book!
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a3953f453da79ce654718557987de4fe93b292d4 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Invert scrolling on Windows Bootcamp It just irritates me a little bit that when I scroll in Windows, I have to scroll normally, but on Mac OS X, I have to change back to the other scrolling (Inverted), I prefer the Mac OS X way, is there a way to have this setting on Windows using Bootcamp settings or such?
A: WIndows BootCamp reverse scrolling
http://tsentas.net/windows-bootcamp-reverse-scrolling/
| Q: Invert scrolling on Windows Bootcamp It just irritates me a little bit that when I scroll in Windows, I have to scroll normally, but on Mac OS X, I have to change back to the other scrolling (Inverted), I prefer the Mac OS X way, is there a way to have this setting on Windows using Bootcamp settings or such?
A: WIndows BootCamp reverse scrolling
http://tsentas.net/windows-bootcamp-reverse-scrolling/
A: I've recently switched from Parallels to Bootcamp for doing 3ds Max work. This issue drove me bananas! I finally found this fantastic utility, called Trackpad++. It not only solved the 'natural scrolling' issue, but also brought back things like three-finger drag, and other gestures. It really is the perfect solution (and no, I don't know the developer):
http://trackpad.forbootcamp.org/
A: From user3669959's linked answer:
*
*Open the Mouse settings in the Control Panel
*Click on the Hardware tab, "HID-compliant device", Properties
*Click on the Details tab
*Choose Device Instance Path in the Property drop down menu
*Note the VID value
*Run regedit
*Edit HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\HID\VID_???\VID_???\Device Parameters, where the ??? is the VID value we just found
*Edit FlipFlopWheel
*Change the value from 0 to 1
*Close all programs
*Reboot
This worked for me on a Windows 7 64 bit PC, using the Boot Camp 5.1.5769 AppleWirelessTrackpad64.exe driver.
References:
http://tsentas.net/windows-bootcamp-reverse-scrolling/
A: And to invert horizontal scrolling, use a very similar Powershell script (remember to run Powershell as administrator):
Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\HID\*\*\Device` Parameters FlipFlopWheel -EA 0 | ForEach-Object { Set-ItemProperty $_.PSPath FlipFlopHScroll 1 }
(note FlipFlopHScroll instead of FlipFlopWheel)
(Per this link)
A: I've written a small c# app to change the registry settings for all devices. It enumerates every device and changes the 'FlipFlopWheel' setting to 1 or 0 depending on which button you press.
The full source is available on Github, the source code that actually does the flipping the registry setting (<100 lines) is here: https://github.com/jamie-pate/flipflop-windows-wheel/blob/master/Form1.cs
For those just wanting to 'get it done' here is the executable (asks for UAC elevation) https://github.com/jamie-pate/flipflop-windows-wheel/blob/master/bin/Debug/FlipWheel.exe
A: I use this free program to set the scroll wheel to reverse scroll in windows 10. I also use it in windows 7 at work and set the work mouse wheel button to back. Super useful.
https://www.highrez.co.uk/downloads/XMouseButtonControl.htm
A: It worked for me this way:
*
*Open Control Panel.
*In the search field at top right type, 'mouse' and hit enter.
*Click on 'mouse' in green - the top one!.
*the very last tab of the window that popped up will be your device's software settings - click it and open up the settings program.
*Click on Two Finger Scrolling under Multi-Finger Gestures and select GEAR symbol.
*Select (or deselect) "Enable reverse scrolling direction".
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d41b0c4bf38de55de71610eddd4e6e340be4c309 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a web viewer for photos stored on iCloud?
Possible Duplicate:
How do I view my iCloud Photo Stream online?
I am new to iCloud. When I open iCloud.com and login with my Apple ID, I couldn't find my photos there. Is it possible to view photos on iCloud.com itself?
A: Not at the moment. To view your Photo Stream you need to access it on an Apple device (Mac, iOS or Apple TV) that's signed in with your iCloud ID. iCloud.com doesn't offer any functionality to view the Photo Stream, and it seems unlikely to any time soon.
| Q: Is there a web viewer for photos stored on iCloud?
Possible Duplicate:
How do I view my iCloud Photo Stream online?
I am new to iCloud. When I open iCloud.com and login with my Apple ID, I couldn't find my photos there. Is it possible to view photos on iCloud.com itself?
A: Not at the moment. To view your Photo Stream you need to access it on an Apple device (Mac, iOS or Apple TV) that's signed in with your iCloud ID. iCloud.com doesn't offer any functionality to view the Photo Stream, and it seems unlikely to any time soon.
A: You can also use iPhoto to see this PhotoStream.
You can activate it in the left sidebar or in the your Mac preferences under 'iCloud'.
That's how I see my photos in the iCloud on my Mac. Unfortunately, it's limited to the last 30 days, so not all your iCloud photos will appear in this list. But it's rather easy to create different albums from your PhotoStream to you Mac!
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e547527f4d3121d9c382ca066332180e8bfff2dc | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I save iCloud documents to the Documents folder as well as to iCloud? Basically, I want to be able to save a copy of my iCloud documents that I made in Pages (on both mac and iOS) to my documents folder, where all my pre-iCloud documents are still stored.
to note: I still want to be able to save a pages document to iCloud, but I would like to have a way of getting to them from the documents folder.
I hope that makes sense :)
Thanks!
A: You can save a document to as many places as you like by using "Save As". There is nothing special about iCloud on that level, it's just another "place" you can select in the Open/Save dialog.
| Q: Can I save iCloud documents to the Documents folder as well as to iCloud? Basically, I want to be able to save a copy of my iCloud documents that I made in Pages (on both mac and iOS) to my documents folder, where all my pre-iCloud documents are still stored.
to note: I still want to be able to save a pages document to iCloud, but I would like to have a way of getting to them from the documents folder.
I hope that makes sense :)
Thanks!
A: You can save a document to as many places as you like by using "Save As". There is nothing special about iCloud on that level, it's just another "place" you can select in the Open/Save dialog.
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4acbe60dbb78a0edf7f3bc8436086a691b2aecbd | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Change highlight colour in Sublime Text 2 How can I change the default highlight colour in Sublime Text 2? I know I have to find a highlight key in one of the theme files but I don't know where these theme files are kept. Are they in the library somewhere?
A: Found the theme files in this directory:
~/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text 2/Packages/Color Scheme - Default/(name_of_theme)
You can see which theme you are using by going to (from within Sublime Text 2)
Sublime Text 2 menu>Preferences>Colour Scheme
and see which one is ticked.
Open the theme file and find the key that says:
<key>selection</key>
not one of the highlight keys.
Go to a site that shows hex colour codes (like this one http://html-color-codes.com/) and find the code for the colour you want. Then sub your new colour code into the line below the selection key in the theme file, replacing the old hex colour code.
Save the modified theme file and it should work straight away.
| Q: Change highlight colour in Sublime Text 2 How can I change the default highlight colour in Sublime Text 2? I know I have to find a highlight key in one of the theme files but I don't know where these theme files are kept. Are they in the library somewhere?
A: Found the theme files in this directory:
~/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text 2/Packages/Color Scheme - Default/(name_of_theme)
You can see which theme you are using by going to (from within Sublime Text 2)
Sublime Text 2 menu>Preferences>Colour Scheme
and see which one is ticked.
Open the theme file and find the key that says:
<key>selection</key>
not one of the highlight keys.
Go to a site that shows hex colour codes (like this one http://html-color-codes.com/) and find the code for the colour you want. Then sub your new colour code into the line below the selection key in the theme file, replacing the old hex colour code.
Save the modified theme file and it should work straight away.
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02e654eebc4cf7899cd5cdbcec7b31a86e1adeba | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to install rpm tool on Mac OS X 10.8? How to install rpm tool on OS X?
Brew doesn't have it yet and the binaries I found so far are too old (not intel 64bit).
A: I ended-up installing macports and using it to install rpm (port install rpm)
It took about an hour to compile all the dependencies, even if I do have 4 cores and a SSD.
| Q: How to install rpm tool on Mac OS X 10.8? How to install rpm tool on OS X?
Brew doesn't have it yet and the binaries I found so far are too old (not intel 64bit).
A: I ended-up installing macports and using it to install rpm (port install rpm)
It took about an hour to compile all the dependencies, even if I do have 4 cores and a SSD.
A: brew install rpm will work. It downloads all the dependencies; though it takes lot of time to compile the packages
A: I'd recommend using something like VirtualBox and installing an rpm-based OS, assuming you're just looking to use things like rpmbuild. CentOS works nicely.
A: Check into getting rpm2cpio and cpio programs as noted in How to extract RPM package without installing it
Extract RPM file:
To extract an RPM file there is no option available in RPM command. But there is a small utility availble called rpm2cpio and cpio. This utility extracts the cpio archive from RPM. rpm2cpio converts the .rpm file specified as a single argument to a cpio archive on standard out.
Both are available in MacPorts, as noted in this cpio search. Additionally you could build both the programs from source manually as noted from there respective sources if you can't find a working solution on MacPorts or homebrew:
*
*http://www.gnu.org/software/cpio/cpio.html
*http://rpm5.org/
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03dab670b405968b565e58bdae1155b906341984 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a way for Pages to display an auto-updating date in ordinal format? I am currently putting together a template document in Pages and would like the date to update each time it is opened.
However, I would also like to display the date as an ordinal number (for example, today would be 11th September 2012) which isn't in the list of available formats.
Does anybody know of a way to set the date to auto-update in this format or do I have to manually set it each time?
A: You can set the date to update every time the document is opened by double-clicking on it, and selecting “Automatically update on open”. As for making the date ordinal, I don’t think it’s possible or would require heavy plist modifications or may depend on your localisation settings.
| Q: Is there a way for Pages to display an auto-updating date in ordinal format? I am currently putting together a template document in Pages and would like the date to update each time it is opened.
However, I would also like to display the date as an ordinal number (for example, today would be 11th September 2012) which isn't in the list of available formats.
Does anybody know of a way to set the date to auto-update in this format or do I have to manually set it each time?
A: You can set the date to update every time the document is opened by double-clicking on it, and selecting “Automatically update on open”. As for making the date ordinal, I don’t think it’s possible or would require heavy plist modifications or may depend on your localisation settings.
A: In the current version of Pages your only option is to insert a table, then use spreadsheet formats to insert a day.
Create a table with a single cell, enter =today() in the cell, then use the formatting panel to choose a date format, remove table/cell borders and so on.
If you're not happy with the formatting options available, see Forumas & Functions Help in Numbers to find additional options.
A: I want to boost @bjbk's response, since this question is the first web search result.
The "Automatically update on open" feature was removed from Apple Pages at some point, and the workaround is to follow @bjbk's advice in this question.
Confirmed on Pages 11.1.
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1b16da44eea2a26727e13402ee9b1baf89759ba7 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Ribbon tabs in Office/Word/Excel 2011 stop working Occasionally some of the ribbon tabs in Office/Word/Excel 2011 become unclickable so you can't choose that tab. It's usually the ones on the left in my experience like Home or "Header and Footer". The only way around it I have found to date is to close and reopen the document.
I'm putting this question up so I can share an answer I just found after months of searching (probably was missing the right search terms). Hopefully we can also track if/when Microsoft fixes it.
A: After months of searching I found this non-obvious, but very easy workaround on Mac OS X Hints.
While the majority of the tab isn't clickable, the very top edge of the tab is. So just click on its top border.
Still not sure what the underlying problem is, but this much easier then closing and reopening the document.
| Q: Ribbon tabs in Office/Word/Excel 2011 stop working Occasionally some of the ribbon tabs in Office/Word/Excel 2011 become unclickable so you can't choose that tab. It's usually the ones on the left in my experience like Home or "Header and Footer". The only way around it I have found to date is to close and reopen the document.
I'm putting this question up so I can share an answer I just found after months of searching (probably was missing the right search terms). Hopefully we can also track if/when Microsoft fixes it.
A: After months of searching I found this non-obvious, but very easy workaround on Mac OS X Hints.
While the majority of the tab isn't clickable, the very top edge of the tab is. So just click on its top border.
Still not sure what the underlying problem is, but this much easier then closing and reopening the document.
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70e4251ae7a15213792b411f244ba94179453bc6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Does iOS 6 turn-by-turn navigation work with satellite images? Without modifications, can a user turn on satellite images for iOS 6 turn-by-turn navigation use satellite images rather than just a simple interface and monochrome 3D buildings—although it may be distracting?
A: No, it doesn't seem to be possible. If you are in satellite mode, it switches back to "standard" when you start the navigation. It's a shame, that would be pretty cool.
| Q: Does iOS 6 turn-by-turn navigation work with satellite images? Without modifications, can a user turn on satellite images for iOS 6 turn-by-turn navigation use satellite images rather than just a simple interface and monochrome 3D buildings—although it may be distracting?
A: No, it doesn't seem to be possible. If you are in satellite mode, it switches back to "standard" when you start the navigation. It's a shame, that would be pretty cool.
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5c5ff0b3bffae519f21cf3354fbe79c1ef882dcf | Apple Stackexchange
Q: My Apple account appears to have a monthly fee of one dollar. How can I understand this or dig deeper? I have made purchases on my iPhone from iTunes, and that was all well and good, no problems there. My problem is, why do I keep being debited a dollar each month even when I haven't made any purchases?
Is this a recurring fee for purchasing on iTunes or something?
A: Apple doesn't charge any fees for using the iTunes or app stores. If you're getting a recurring bill, you probably made an auto-renewing purchase (either a newspaper/magazine app, or some iTunes video content—regular apps aren't permitted to use auto-renewing in-app purchases).
You can manage or turn off these subscriptions in iTunes on iOS or OS X, have a look at Apple's instructions.
| Q: My Apple account appears to have a monthly fee of one dollar. How can I understand this or dig deeper? I have made purchases on my iPhone from iTunes, and that was all well and good, no problems there. My problem is, why do I keep being debited a dollar each month even when I haven't made any purchases?
Is this a recurring fee for purchasing on iTunes or something?
A: Apple doesn't charge any fees for using the iTunes or app stores. If you're getting a recurring bill, you probably made an auto-renewing purchase (either a newspaper/magazine app, or some iTunes video content—regular apps aren't permitted to use auto-renewing in-app purchases).
You can manage or turn off these subscriptions in iTunes on iOS or OS X, have a look at Apple's instructions.
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e963d8b5447bee61eb4153bfd123ee6549a08f53 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a way to customize highlight colors in Preview (Mountain Lion and later)? Since Mountain Lion, the highlight tool in Preview allows one to select among a small number of colors. Is there a way to customize the colors (add to or change)?
A: What they are talking about is having more color choices for highlighting text than are available by default. Both the Yosemite choices in your post and the Mavericks choices (see below) limit the user to 5 preset colors. There doesn't appear to be any way to use the OS-built-in Apple color picker to choose anything other than this very limited set. Very frustrating.
| Q: Is there a way to customize highlight colors in Preview (Mountain Lion and later)? Since Mountain Lion, the highlight tool in Preview allows one to select among a small number of colors. Is there a way to customize the colors (add to or change)?
A: What they are talking about is having more color choices for highlighting text than are available by default. Both the Yosemite choices in your post and the Mavericks choices (see below) limit the user to 5 preset colors. There doesn't appear to be any way to use the OS-built-in Apple color picker to choose anything other than this very limited set. Very frustrating.
A: When you click the colour drop down on the annotations toolbar, you should see an Other option, that will allow you to pick arbitrary colours.
A: I don't know what you guys really talking about, but in 10.10.2 everything works just through the right click:
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89f892dc18bf820c5987b49996712f44dc9ee782 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I know what changes a programe wants to make? We've all gotten the popup dialog box that says "[Some App] wants to make changes, type your password to allow this", but is there a way to get more information about what those changes are? It's always from an app I "trust", but I'd still like to know more about what it's doing that it needs my password for. Seems an aweful lot like Windows Vista's uber-useful security popups.
A: You can use sudo opensnoop -n ProcessName to see what files have been opened by a process, but only after they've been accessed of course. You could also use fseventer to display modified files in a tree view.
The dialogs are shown by installers because they need root permissions to modify /Applications/ or other folders that aren't owned by the user. You can press ⌘I to see what files would be copied by an installer.
| Q: How do I know what changes a programe wants to make? We've all gotten the popup dialog box that says "[Some App] wants to make changes, type your password to allow this", but is there a way to get more information about what those changes are? It's always from an app I "trust", but I'd still like to know more about what it's doing that it needs my password for. Seems an aweful lot like Windows Vista's uber-useful security popups.
A: You can use sudo opensnoop -n ProcessName to see what files have been opened by a process, but only after they've been accessed of course. You could also use fseventer to display modified files in a tree view.
The dialogs are shown by installers because they need root permissions to modify /Applications/ or other folders that aren't owned by the user. You can press ⌘I to see what files would be copied by an installer.
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102b23bddce6d115cf226237896af8e37df6ff32 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Cannot share clipboard when using Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection to Windows7 I use Remote Desktop Connection on my 10.6.2 to connect to Windows XP and Windows7. I can share clipboard between mac and Windows XP but Windows7.
Any idea how to make it work for Windows 7?
It seems to me that it work sometimes. Not sure when and why.
A: Batch this, and use it in a CMD file,
Make a program Group / Desktop link to the batch for Citrix PS users,
or even better, use VBS to do the task and Link it to the Desktop:
%SystemRoot%\system32\Taskkill.exe /im rdpclip.exe /f /t
%SystemRoot%\system32\rdpclip.exe
| Q: Cannot share clipboard when using Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection to Windows7 I use Remote Desktop Connection on my 10.6.2 to connect to Windows XP and Windows7. I can share clipboard between mac and Windows XP but Windows7.
Any idea how to make it work for Windows 7?
It seems to me that it work sometimes. Not sure when and why.
A: Batch this, and use it in a CMD file,
Make a program Group / Desktop link to the batch for Citrix PS users,
or even better, use VBS to do the task and Link it to the Desktop:
%SystemRoot%\system32\Taskkill.exe /im rdpclip.exe /f /t
%SystemRoot%\system32\rdpclip.exe
A: You should try to make sure the process rdpclip.exe is running in your Windows 7 box.
If it is, try killing it and restarting it.
This process transfers the clipboard contents over RDP.
A: Something I found on the Windows forums is to enable all of the drives as local resources (check the box labeled "Drives") when you connect to the remote machine.
This allows me to copy and paste now.
A: Open task manager on the remote desktop . In the Process tab , you will find process rdpclip.exe . Right click and select "end process" . Search for executable rdpclip.exe in your system and run it . This solved the copy/paste problem for me .
A: I had the same problem in my Mac and as I noticed in RDP connected windows os appeared "attached drive" in section "Devices and drives". So that was the only thing for me to copy files from OSX to WIN through RDP client.
You have to edit desired connection and under the tab redirection you have to specify folder to redirect. soon after you start modified remote connection you will see new folder under the device and drivers in This PC
A: Be sure to use CTRL + V to paste in Windows, not ⌘ + V.
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4d1572cb05ef4d80494e0e077ce8fe018444b6ee | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Now that "Activity" is gone from Safari, how do I find and download a streaming flv file on a Mac? Is there a plugin (for any browser) anyone can recommend? An app?
It seems like all browsers got rid of this easy resource tracking feature (Chrome too).
A: You can see still browse resources in the web inspector.
To download a file, you can copy the URL from the right sidebar, paste it on the location bar, and press ⌥↩.
The web inspector can be shown by pressing ⌥⌘I if you've enabled showing the develop menu in the advanced preferences.
| Q: Now that "Activity" is gone from Safari, how do I find and download a streaming flv file on a Mac? Is there a plugin (for any browser) anyone can recommend? An app?
It seems like all browsers got rid of this easy resource tracking feature (Chrome too).
A: You can see still browse resources in the web inspector.
To download a file, you can copy the URL from the right sidebar, paste it on the location bar, and press ⌥↩.
The web inspector can be shown by pressing ⌥⌘I if you've enabled showing the develop menu in the advanced preferences.
A: Maybe you can try Firebug for Firefox.
A: If you don't mind payware, I have Jaksta and it downloads just about any non-DRMed streaming videos. Simply go to the webpage with the video and it'll detect and download it from the beginning, you can close the browser tab once it's started and it'll continue to download., it'll even name the video after the page title.
http://www.jaksta.com/download-video-for-mac/
A: Just tried Video Download Helper that did exactly what I needed, mainly it was to identify the source URL of the FLVs but it also downloaded the FLVs themselves fairly painlessly.
Recommended. I know someone has also mentioned it but I thought it deserved its own answer as Firebug is not the primary tool you need here.
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92a9e08fd5222f51db9b24a5ea11916bc986f5a2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Fake Webcam / Webcam Emulator Mac Os 10.7.4 64Bit running as a Virtual Machine. I am looking for fake webcam solution for Mac OS 10.7.4 64bit running as a Virtual Machine.
What I tried:
ManyCam - only works with 32bit Browser and then not with all flash applications
CamCamX - crashes on startup
CamTwist - Crash
Is there any other solution out there?
A: OS X's Quartz Extreme video processing framework and services are not available under OS X 10.7.4 when running inside any kind of Virtual Machine.
| Q: Fake Webcam / Webcam Emulator Mac Os 10.7.4 64Bit running as a Virtual Machine. I am looking for fake webcam solution for Mac OS 10.7.4 64bit running as a Virtual Machine.
What I tried:
ManyCam - only works with 32bit Browser and then not with all flash applications
CamCamX - crashes on startup
CamTwist - Crash
Is there any other solution out there?
A: OS X's Quartz Extreme video processing framework and services are not available under OS X 10.7.4 when running inside any kind of Virtual Machine.
A: Have you tried iGlasses? It's not free but I think there is a demo.
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abdefc575cd61c279fe9e589952f0af41565a9f4 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Empty PhotoStream-folder on Window I have installed iCloud Control Panel on my Windows PC. During setup, I was asked to create folders for both the PhotoStream and my uploads. I've done all that, but the issue is that I can't see my photos. The folder is even empty. On my iPhone however, all photos are listed in the Photostream.
How can I view my photos on my Windows PC?
A: Basically, you need to reset the iCloud settings. There are different ways to do so.
*
*Try to close the iCloud control panel and then quit all Apple and iCloud processes by using the task manager. If you reopen the iCloud control panel, chances are good your photos will start syncing.
*Otherwise try to uncheck en re-check the PhotoStream option in your control panel (don't forget to hit the 'Apply' button).
*A last solutions is to uninstall and re-install the iCloud control panel, which will reset the iCloud settings as well.
| Q: Empty PhotoStream-folder on Window I have installed iCloud Control Panel on my Windows PC. During setup, I was asked to create folders for both the PhotoStream and my uploads. I've done all that, but the issue is that I can't see my photos. The folder is even empty. On my iPhone however, all photos are listed in the Photostream.
How can I view my photos on my Windows PC?
A: Basically, you need to reset the iCloud settings. There are different ways to do so.
*
*Try to close the iCloud control panel and then quit all Apple and iCloud processes by using the task manager. If you reopen the iCloud control panel, chances are good your photos will start syncing.
*Otherwise try to uncheck en re-check the PhotoStream option in your control panel (don't forget to hit the 'Apply' button).
*A last solutions is to uninstall and re-install the iCloud control panel, which will reset the iCloud settings as well.
A: I've found iCloud Photo syncing for Windows to be incredibly unreliable.
After multiple re-installs of the iCloud Control Panel, and eventually moving to a new PC, it never syncs photos reliably. The best it can do is show the oldest several photos that's still in my iCloud Photo Stream when I happened to install it. They never go away and the folder is never updated again...
A: *
*Sign out of the iCloud Control Panel
*Uninstall iCloud
*Delete all iCloud folders from your computer. (I used Everything to find all folders matching "icloud")
*Run CCleaner and "Scan Registry for Issues" to purge registry entries left behind by iCloud
*Download iCloud Control Panel
*Re-install iCloud Control Panel
*Reboot the computer
*Start iCloud and sign in again
*Ensure that iCloud photos are enabled
If that doesn't work give up and https://www.icloud.com/#photos and download your photos from their webpage or use Dropbox or some other photo syncing method. Syncing is hard and hardware companies can't normally write very good software
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0fa5ec6daa39a1e8c5a73df2ea2e87d5e0148270 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can't find my Automator service action in the Keyboard Shortcuts list I've made a very simple Automator service (moves some selected files into a new folder). It works fine via the Services -> menu.
So now I'd like to add a keyboard shortcut to launch this action from Finder, but I'm unable to. According to every person on the internet, I can go into System Preferences -> Keyboard Shortcuts, select 'Services' on left panel, then scroll to bottom of right hand list and my service will be listed in the 'General' section. But it's not listed; I only see three items relating to unarchiving.
I've searched the web for people with this same issue but can't find any advice.
A: If it receives files or folders as input, it should be in the files and folders section and not the general section.
Was the service saved to ~/Library/Services/?
| Q: Can't find my Automator service action in the Keyboard Shortcuts list I've made a very simple Automator service (moves some selected files into a new folder). It works fine via the Services -> menu.
So now I'd like to add a keyboard shortcut to launch this action from Finder, but I'm unable to. According to every person on the internet, I can go into System Preferences -> Keyboard Shortcuts, select 'Services' on left panel, then scroll to bottom of right hand list and my service will be listed in the 'General' section. But it's not listed; I only see three items relating to unarchiving.
I've searched the web for people with this same issue but can't find any advice.
A: If it receives files or folders as input, it should be in the files and folders section and not the general section.
Was the service saved to ~/Library/Services/?
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0daa293f149b5e3f54440ff09307c9974e2d9edf | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can Safari copy both the URL and page title during a drag-and-drop? I frequently want to paste a URL and page title into a document or email message. When I drag and drop a URL from Safari and other browsers (by dragging the URL icon) I see the page title being dragged with the cursor. However, when I drop it in Terminal or in a Gmail message in plain text, I get the URL only and when I drop it in Textedit or in a Gmail message with rich text, I see the title only (with the link). Can I get both?
A: Byword seems to do that by default:
It's not really drag and drop, but you could also assign a shortcut to a script like this:
tell application "Safari" to tell document 1
set the clipboard to "[" & name & "](" & URL & ")"
end tell
| Q: Can Safari copy both the URL and page title during a drag-and-drop? I frequently want to paste a URL and page title into a document or email message. When I drag and drop a URL from Safari and other browsers (by dragging the URL icon) I see the page title being dragged with the cursor. However, when I drop it in Terminal or in a Gmail message in plain text, I get the URL only and when I drop it in Textedit or in a Gmail message with rich text, I see the title only (with the link). Can I get both?
A: Byword seems to do that by default:
It's not really drag and drop, but you could also assign a shortcut to a script like this:
tell application "Safari" to tell document 1
set the clipboard to "[" & name & "](" & URL & ")"
end tell
A: If you paste into an OS X app that accepts rich text input (i.e. not a web app like gmail), you'll get the title as text with the URL as the link to that text—try it in TextEdit. If you need the title and URL as plaintext, you could use an AppleScript like this one that will copy the URL and title of the active Safari tab to the clipboard (you may want to change the formatting to your liking).
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ba230366ea3a7b4f75ab38397d56f3da5e39f5b6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Force iOS simulator to use WiFi network I have two networks, a WiFi and a cable LAN.
I want use them together, but I want to force the iOS Simulator to use only WiFi, because, the LAN is under proxy, protected, with a lot of limitations.
Any ideas?
A: The iOS Simulator does not get its own internet connection, it uses the computer's. Therefore, if you want it to use the Wi-Fi network instead of the LAN, just make sure you're connected through Wi-Fi.
In System Preferences / Network you can rearrange the order in which the computer gains Internet connection. Just place Wi-Fi on top of the list. On Lion it's done by clicking the gear thingy, and select Set Service Order from the pop-up list.
| Q: Force iOS simulator to use WiFi network I have two networks, a WiFi and a cable LAN.
I want use them together, but I want to force the iOS Simulator to use only WiFi, because, the LAN is under proxy, protected, with a lot of limitations.
Any ideas?
A: The iOS Simulator does not get its own internet connection, it uses the computer's. Therefore, if you want it to use the Wi-Fi network instead of the LAN, just make sure you're connected through Wi-Fi.
In System Preferences / Network you can rearrange the order in which the computer gains Internet connection. Just place Wi-Fi on top of the list. On Lion it's done by clicking the gear thingy, and select Set Service Order from the pop-up list.
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b50bbfcb2331c25866e505812c53ea391ffb1c63 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is it possible to edit the path and view the folder path in the Finder? I'm not sure what it is called on the Mac, but when I open my Downloads folder (or any other folder), I'm referring to this file explorer window that shows me my file structure.
I know there are options, like I can view my files and folders in panes, or in a detail view, etc.
But what I hate is that I can't modify the current path location easily, nor can I cut and paste the current folder path.
This really drives me nuts, I wish it could be more like Windows's file explorer as it is so easy and intuitive to use.
Is there a hidden option for these 2 issues that I am missing?
A: Try FinderPath
A Finder addition that displays a small address bar in Finder windows.
| Q: Is it possible to edit the path and view the folder path in the Finder? I'm not sure what it is called on the Mac, but when I open my Downloads folder (or any other folder), I'm referring to this file explorer window that shows me my file structure.
I know there are options, like I can view my files and folders in panes, or in a detail view, etc.
But what I hate is that I can't modify the current path location easily, nor can I cut and paste the current folder path.
This really drives me nuts, I wish it could be more like Windows's file explorer as it is so easy and intuitive to use.
Is there a hidden option for these 2 issues that I am missing?
A: Try FinderPath
A Finder addition that displays a small address bar in Finder windows.
A: You can drag the icon at the top center of the window to a Terminal window and get the path.
Selecting and copying a folder or document in a Finder window also saves the path so that when you paste it in a Terminal window you get the path.
Command-click the top center icon also allows you to navigate up in the path.
A: Finder does not have a bar like in the explorer on Windows, but there are some things you can do to achieve similar results.
To have the current path always visible, open a window and go to View > Show Path Bar. This will add a bar to the bottom of your windows which shows the path of the selected file, the same as if you were in search view. You can also Command-Click on the icon at the top of the window to view the path as a menu. As noted by @lhf, copying a file will also copy its path. You can also drag a file from the window or path bar to most places where a file or path is expected, such as open or save dialogs.
To go to a folder based on its path, press Command+Shift+G. This will pop up a box where you can type in a path, and either the current or a new window will open at that path. This also works in open and save dialogs.
A: *
*While in any Finder window
*Press Command+Shift+G
*Type or paste
your destination in the window.
*Hit Enter
That's it :)
This is especially useful inside "not full" Finder windows. For example if you need to add a specific hidden path ~/Library/Application Support, while inside Spotlight settings (like I needed the other day), so it doesn't get indexed. Using Command+Shift+G is the only way to do that I could think of.
A: Not an answer to the question per se, but I've used and beta tested (unpaid) Path Finder in the past, it provides a more intensive/technical Finder than the OS X Finder.
Some of the features that I prefer, among many:
*
*Tabbed Finder
*Path dropdowns (like Windows 7 Explorer)
*Dual panes
*Easy access to metadata
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e9e0897be8181e4149eaa9e75f4ff6b7dc37067b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can a Mac be programmed to simulate pressing a key at a certain rate via software? Is there a way or a 3rd party application which would let me specify, for example, that I want it to send a keyboard event (so that it has the same effect as physically hitting the key on the keyboard) every 5 seconds?
So, for example, I could tell it to hit K every 5 seconds, 15 times in total?
Basically, I'm looking for something like AutoHotkey but for OS X.
A: I found a way to do this in a bash script:
#!/bin/sh
# Simulates hitting a key on OS X
# http://apple.stackexchange.com/a/63899/72339
echo "tell application \"System Events\" to keystroke \"$1\"" | osascript
Save as hitkey, chmod +x hitkey, hitkey k to hit K.
From there it's simple to use Automator to loop over the script several times or make an iCal alarm to initiate the script at a specific time.
| Q: Can a Mac be programmed to simulate pressing a key at a certain rate via software? Is there a way or a 3rd party application which would let me specify, for example, that I want it to send a keyboard event (so that it has the same effect as physically hitting the key on the keyboard) every 5 seconds?
So, for example, I could tell it to hit K every 5 seconds, 15 times in total?
Basically, I'm looking for something like AutoHotkey but for OS X.
A: I found a way to do this in a bash script:
#!/bin/sh
# Simulates hitting a key on OS X
# http://apple.stackexchange.com/a/63899/72339
echo "tell application \"System Events\" to keystroke \"$1\"" | osascript
Save as hitkey, chmod +x hitkey, hitkey k to hit K.
From there it's simple to use Automator to loop over the script several times or make an iCal alarm to initiate the script at a specific time.
A: Here's an AppleScript to do what you want:
set i to 0
repeat while i < 15
set i to i + 1
delay 5
tell application "System Events" to keystroke "k"
end repeat
You can inline it in a shell script like this:
echo "set i to 0
repeat while i < 15
set i to i + 1
delay 5
tell application \"System Events\" to keystroke \"k\"
end repeat" | osascript
(Thanks to @houbysoft for the echo "script" | osacript syntax!)
A: Here is my type workflow
*
*in command line, type Ctrl + x then Ctrl + e
to enter Vim and type there.
*type below ; you see there is no backslash.
cat << EOF | osascript
set repeat_number to 5
set i to 1
repeat while i <= repeat_number
tell application "System Events" to keystroke "k"
display notification "repeat keystroke " & i & "time"
set i to i + 1
delay 1
end repeat
EOF
*then save vim and exit command, supposed you know how to out in vim ;)
*
*Esc :wq
*Back to terminal to run typed above.
+++ Oh one more thing.
cat | osascript
display alert "typeing like Script Editor, no need to type backslash!"
display notification "type ctrl + d to end typing and run it."
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5605f3b91d67cf29163bf769516aac83b6c7e09f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a workaround when Finder spends forever "calculating size"? Has anyone else had the issue of it taking forever to calculate the size of a folder? I have a folder of about 500 GB on an external USB drive, and it seems to never finish "Calculating Size" when I click on "Get Info," so I have no idea how to find out the exact size. Does anyone know of a workaround or how to prevent this?
A: The amount of time it takes is proportional to the number of files in the folder. If there are a lot of files, it will take a long time to calculate.
You can also try doing it from the Terminal like so:
du -sh /path/to/folder
| Q: Is there a workaround when Finder spends forever "calculating size"? Has anyone else had the issue of it taking forever to calculate the size of a folder? I have a folder of about 500 GB on an external USB drive, and it seems to never finish "Calculating Size" when I click on "Get Info," so I have no idea how to find out the exact size. Does anyone know of a workaround or how to prevent this?
A: The amount of time it takes is proportional to the number of files in the folder. If there are a lot of files, it will take a long time to calculate.
You can also try doing it from the Terminal like so:
du -sh /path/to/folder
A: Sometimes it never stops. The process gets stuck sometimes. I use Daisy Disk from the Mac App store to calculate sizes and see where my hard drive space is used.
A: This might not directly answer your question, but OmniDiskSweeper is quite a good tool for finding the big files on your hard disk.And the best thing is it is free.
This is description from their wesbite.
OmniDiskSweeper is really great at what it does: showing you the files on your drive, in descending order by size, and letting you delete them easily! It scans your disks as quickly as possible and shows you the facts — if a file doesn't make the cut to stay, just click the big Delete button and be done with it. It's a fast, easy way to find those large files cluttering up your drive and clearing them out for new, better things. Make sure you want them gone, though. There's no going back.
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a25cf46c6d6b0f6c4983b07782715e229a059ca6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Disabling /usr/bin/svn to use brew installed svn I use Lion, and the svn /usr/bin/svn is 1.6 version. As I need to use subversion 1.7, I installed svn from brew to be installed in /usr/local/bin/svn.
How can I disable the svn* files so that I can use svn from brew?
A:
NOTE: monfresh's answer below is better than mine. While my method will work, it is not recommended to rename or edit system utilities.
When I needed to upgrade from SVN 1.6 to 1.7, I installed my built version (not using Homebrew or Macports, etc.) in /usr/local/bin and renamed all the old svn executables in /usr/bin to (executablename)-1.6.7.
So now which svn gives /usr/local/bin/svn and the old /usr/bin/svn is /usr/bin/svn-1.6.17.
| Q: Disabling /usr/bin/svn to use brew installed svn I use Lion, and the svn /usr/bin/svn is 1.6 version. As I need to use subversion 1.7, I installed svn from brew to be installed in /usr/local/bin/svn.
How can I disable the svn* files so that I can use svn from brew?
A:
NOTE: monfresh's answer below is better than mine. While my method will work, it is not recommended to rename or edit system utilities.
When I needed to upgrade from SVN 1.6 to 1.7, I installed my built version (not using Homebrew or Macports, etc.) in /usr/local/bin and renamed all the old svn executables in /usr/bin to (executablename)-1.6.7.
So now which svn gives /usr/local/bin/svn and the old /usr/bin/svn is /usr/bin/svn-1.6.17.
A: There is a better and safer way to specify which version of an executable you want your computer to use without having to modify the executables that came pre-installed on your Mac. It's generally not recommended to alter your default system tools in any way.
You can take advantage of the PATH environment variable, which allows you to list several directories that you want your Mac to search in when looking for executables.
In order to use the latest version of svn, or any other tool you installed in /usr/local/bin with Homebrew (or MacPorts, manually, etc), you want to tell your Mac to first look in /usr/local/bin before it looks in the default /usr/bin. You do that by defining the PATH in your .bash_profile, which is a file that gets loaded automatically every time you open a new Terminal window.
You can write the PATH to your .bash_profile by running this one-liner from the Terminal:
echo 'export PATH="/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:~/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bash_profile
This command takes everything between the single quotes (echo) and adds it (>>) to a file called .bash_profile in your user’s root (or home) directory (~/).
To have these changes take effect, you can either quit and relaunch Terminal, or run this command:
source ~/.bash_profile
If you want to do it all manually, open your .bash_profile with your favorite editor, then add this line to it:
PATH="/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:~/bin:$PATH"
and save it. Then quit and relaunch Terminal.
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ff67f354c02ff29b81d7ff67e0f4de7790ce91b3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What is the ellipsis badge on minimized terminal app in the dock mean?
I have another terminal window minimized next to it in the dock and it doesn't have the ellipsis. Also it doesn't have any running processes. What does it mean?
A: See the question Terminal doesn't show badge - how to enable?. In the accepted answer it says:
There is also an "unread text" indicator displayed in tabs, in the
form of ellipsis ("…"):
This is displayed when anything is written to a background terminal, and, like the bell indicator, cleared when you activate that
terminal window/tab. An "unread text" ellipsis is also displayed on
minimized terminal windows in the Dock.
| Q: What is the ellipsis badge on minimized terminal app in the dock mean?
I have another terminal window minimized next to it in the dock and it doesn't have the ellipsis. Also it doesn't have any running processes. What does it mean?
A: See the question Terminal doesn't show badge - how to enable?. In the accepted answer it says:
There is also an "unread text" indicator displayed in tabs, in the
form of ellipsis ("…"):
This is displayed when anything is written to a background terminal, and, like the bell indicator, cleared when you activate that
terminal window/tab. An "unread text" ellipsis is also displayed on
minimized terminal windows in the Dock.
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ed140cb8f28205097ddfd52a8a3db2a99fd8b6e4 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What's the meaning/use of ?mt=8 and ?mt=12 in iTunes Preview and Mac App Store Preview URLs? Examples
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wuala/id417749289?mt=8&ls=1
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/wuala/id417749289?mt=8
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/visualdiffer/id412386481?mt=12&ls=1
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/visualdiffer/id412386481?mt=12
Friendlier URLs
I dislike the effect of ls=1 (launch App Store.app or iTunes.app) so I never share URLs in that format – I habitually remove that part of the URL.
I also habitually remove parts such as ?mt=8 and ?mt=12 – they seem superfluous. So for example:
*
*http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/wuala/id417749289
*http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/visualdiffer/id412386481
Questions
Does either ?mt=8 or ?mt=12 add value to the end user?
If not to the end user, how do those things add value?
A: mt - media type
mt-8 = mobile development software
mt-12 = desktop apps
1 Music
2 Podcasts
3 Audiobooks
4 TV Shows
5 Music Videos
6 Movies
7 iPod Games
8 Mobile Software Applications
9 Ringtones
10 iTunes U
11 E-Books
12 Desktop Apps
| Q: What's the meaning/use of ?mt=8 and ?mt=12 in iTunes Preview and Mac App Store Preview URLs? Examples
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wuala/id417749289?mt=8&ls=1
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/wuala/id417749289?mt=8
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/visualdiffer/id412386481?mt=12&ls=1
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/visualdiffer/id412386481?mt=12
Friendlier URLs
I dislike the effect of ls=1 (launch App Store.app or iTunes.app) so I never share URLs in that format – I habitually remove that part of the URL.
I also habitually remove parts such as ?mt=8 and ?mt=12 – they seem superfluous. So for example:
*
*http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/wuala/id417749289
*http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/visualdiffer/id412386481
Questions
Does either ?mt=8 or ?mt=12 add value to the end user?
If not to the end user, how do those things add value?
A: mt - media type
mt-8 = mobile development software
mt-12 = desktop apps
1 Music
2 Podcasts
3 Audiobooks
4 TV Shows
5 Music Videos
6 Movies
7 iPod Games
8 Mobile Software Applications
9 Ringtones
10 iTunes U
11 E-Books
12 Desktop Apps
A: MT stands for media type. You can find known values in the answer to similar question.
Because there’s usually an ID in URL, it may seem odd, but according to another answer to that same question, the mt query parameter helps the operating system to launch the right store in the right app. For example on iOS, you may see sometimes that links open the iTunes app first and then the iBookstore in the iBooks app. Other times, the iBookstore is opened right away. That is why mt should be part of iTunes and why you should probably use iTunes Link Maker.
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5c668b96db8b289bf02f3ec939022bf7e8068fa7 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Backing up an External USB Drive to TimeMachine then Restoring Without Drive Connected? I have just configured my iMac to backup my external USB harddrive in addition to the internal drive.
I have just tested restoring some files from the TimeMachine backup, by selecting the USB drive down the LHS under TimeMachine, selecting the file I want to restore and that all works fine.
However, I'm wondering, what if my external drive one day dies - It won't show down the LHS as a device under Time Machine (I simulated this by simply disconnecting the usb drive a moment ago) - How do I then point to the files that I need to restore?
I'm sure there must be a simple answer to this, but am a newbie to TimeMachine.
| Q: Backing up an External USB Drive to TimeMachine then Restoring Without Drive Connected? I have just configured my iMac to backup my external USB harddrive in addition to the internal drive.
I have just tested restoring some files from the TimeMachine backup, by selecting the USB drive down the LHS under TimeMachine, selecting the file I want to restore and that all works fine.
However, I'm wondering, what if my external drive one day dies - It won't show down the LHS as a device under Time Machine (I simulated this by simply disconnecting the usb drive a moment ago) - How do I then point to the files that I need to restore?
I'm sure there must be a simple answer to this, but am a newbie to TimeMachine.
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85015c2fff4f930873361d38155758b9c6205322 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What features are lost on the Lightning to 30 pin dock adapter? The materials from Apple say that the following features are not supported on the Lightning to 30 pin dock adapter and cable: Video and iPod out.
What exactly are these features?
Lightning to 30 pin adapter and Lightning to 30 pin cable
A: The iPod out functionality is actually a very specific feature that was added only very recently. Only a few cars actually support it, so the vast vast majority of appliances should continue to work fine.
Here's the thing, though: "iPod Out" doesn't actually mean "audio output from an iPod." It's the branding for a very specific feature for cars and remote-screen tools that was included in iOS 4, which delivered a customized iOS graphic display via the in-dash screens when the device was docked
http://www.tuaw.com/2012/09/13/lightning-30-pin-adapter-works-with-analog-audio-ipod-out-doe/
For the Video functionality, this will be coming soon - the connector is capable of it, but it most likely requires additional circuitry in the adapter to implement it.
As with the 30-pin connector, the Lightning connector supports video output; Apple told Macworld that Lightning-to-HDMI and Lightning-to-VGA cables will be available “in the coming months.”
http://www.macworld.com/article/1168555/what_apples_new_lightning_connector_means_for_you.html
| Q: What features are lost on the Lightning to 30 pin dock adapter? The materials from Apple say that the following features are not supported on the Lightning to 30 pin dock adapter and cable: Video and iPod out.
What exactly are these features?
Lightning to 30 pin adapter and Lightning to 30 pin cable
A: The iPod out functionality is actually a very specific feature that was added only very recently. Only a few cars actually support it, so the vast vast majority of appliances should continue to work fine.
Here's the thing, though: "iPod Out" doesn't actually mean "audio output from an iPod." It's the branding for a very specific feature for cars and remote-screen tools that was included in iOS 4, which delivered a customized iOS graphic display via the in-dash screens when the device was docked
http://www.tuaw.com/2012/09/13/lightning-30-pin-adapter-works-with-analog-audio-ipod-out-doe/
For the Video functionality, this will be coming soon - the connector is capable of it, but it most likely requires additional circuitry in the adapter to implement it.
As with the 30-pin connector, the Lightning connector supports video output; Apple told Macworld that Lightning-to-HDMI and Lightning-to-VGA cables will be available “in the coming months.”
http://www.macworld.com/article/1168555/what_apples_new_lightning_connector_means_for_you.html
A: There are 30 pin to VGA and 30 pin to HDMI adapters that provide video out similar to AirPlay but over the cables.
These adaptors are not to plug another of these video devices into the new iPhone. Instead buy a Lightning to video out adapter once they are available.
I would expect to have a shipping date and price on these once they are released for sale.
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70de300daca16bec77ca0387c8d5003177756026 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I speed up the auto-dismissal of Notification Center banners? I like Notification Center, but banners linger a bit too long before auto-dismissing.
I'm aware of the popular two-finger swipe trick to immediately dismiss a banner, but I'm looking for an automated approach. Growl, for example, let you customize how long notifications stayed on the screen, but I don't see a similar option in the Notifications preference pane.
Is it possible to adjust this, like perhaps through a hidden preference?
A: Although I never usually have any luck finding them, I used MacWorld's guide, "How to find hidden preference settings", and I was able to find the hidden preference:
defaults write com.apple.notificationcenterui bannerTime <SECONDS>
Type the above into Terminal, replacing <seconds> with the number of seconds you want the banner to last for, and press return. Then, log out and log back in to reload Notification Center.
| Q: Can I speed up the auto-dismissal of Notification Center banners? I like Notification Center, but banners linger a bit too long before auto-dismissing.
I'm aware of the popular two-finger swipe trick to immediately dismiss a banner, but I'm looking for an automated approach. Growl, for example, let you customize how long notifications stayed on the screen, but I don't see a similar option in the Notifications preference pane.
Is it possible to adjust this, like perhaps through a hidden preference?
A: Although I never usually have any luck finding them, I used MacWorld's guide, "How to find hidden preference settings", and I was able to find the hidden preference:
defaults write com.apple.notificationcenterui bannerTime <SECONDS>
Type the above into Terminal, replacing <seconds> with the number of seconds you want the banner to last for, and press return. Then, log out and log back in to reload Notification Center.
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59dcd493a1b960a44ccd6adb7960fe6ced7105a2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Will the iPad now come with EarPods? Since Apple recently announced the new EarPods to go along with the iPhone 5, I've wanted a pair.
The only thing is I'm planning on buying an iPad in a few months, and if the iPad comes with EarPods I'm fine with a wait - it's not urgent.
So, will the iPad come with EarPods?
A: The New iPad currently being sold on the Apple Store doesn't come with headphones of any kind, according to their site:
So it seems unlikely that they'll start shipping them with EarPods, especially since the EarPods are already on sale.
That said, there's no way to answer this question aside from pure conjecture. Perhaps a future model of the iPad will ship with the EarPods.
| Q: Will the iPad now come with EarPods? Since Apple recently announced the new EarPods to go along with the iPhone 5, I've wanted a pair.
The only thing is I'm planning on buying an iPad in a few months, and if the iPad comes with EarPods I'm fine with a wait - it's not urgent.
So, will the iPad come with EarPods?
A: The New iPad currently being sold on the Apple Store doesn't come with headphones of any kind, according to their site:
So it seems unlikely that they'll start shipping them with EarPods, especially since the EarPods are already on sale.
That said, there's no way to answer this question aside from pure conjecture. Perhaps a future model of the iPad will ship with the EarPods.
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8fe5a740c12554c24e7fdf59296f15caf66ca5f2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Boot from different drive without using Alt/Option My 2011 27 inch iMac will not boot, it plays the startup sound and then freezes on a white screen. I am fairly confident I could fix it myself if I could get it to boot from a USB drive or external disk but holding Option ⌥ during boot does not bring up the boot selector.
Is there another way to get it to boot from a different drive without using Option ⌥?
For example, if I attach an external drive with OS X installed will it automatically boot from it?
edit: I found this page which sounds exactly like what the problem is. So I am looking for another way to replicate what they are accomplishing, by disconnecting the cable, without having to remove the glass.
A: If you could boot OS X, you could use the Startup Disk preference pane to select an alternate boot disk.
There are a few other boot-time options you can try: hold C to boot from an optical disk or hold T to boot into Target Disk mode so you can read the hard drive from another computer (over FireWire or Thunderbolt).
| Q: Boot from different drive without using Alt/Option My 2011 27 inch iMac will not boot, it plays the startup sound and then freezes on a white screen. I am fairly confident I could fix it myself if I could get it to boot from a USB drive or external disk but holding Option ⌥ during boot does not bring up the boot selector.
Is there another way to get it to boot from a different drive without using Option ⌥?
For example, if I attach an external drive with OS X installed will it automatically boot from it?
edit: I found this page which sounds exactly like what the problem is. So I am looking for another way to replicate what they are accomplishing, by disconnecting the cable, without having to remove the glass.
A: If you could boot OS X, you could use the Startup Disk preference pane to select an alternate boot disk.
There are a few other boot-time options you can try: hold C to boot from an optical disk or hold T to boot into Target Disk mode so you can read the hard drive from another computer (over FireWire or Thunderbolt).
A: It seems that there is no way to do this. If holding ALT doesn't work you're out of luck.
Something that may help is disconnecting the main boot drive and connecting another drive with OS X (or a USB stick with the Recovery Assistant on it), and it should boot that by default, but it will not if the default drive is still connected.
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7804e905bcccf4a714a078fc75adf393c67851b2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I find out what wireless card my Mac has? I am trying to ID the wireless card on my MBP. How do I find this information? I've trying looking on EveryMac, but to no avail. How do I find this info?
A: Using the command line:
ioreg -r -n ARPT
The line starting with IOName will have a value of pciVVVV,DDDD Where VVVV is the vendor ID and DDDD the device ID.
For example:
"IOName" = "pci14e4,43ba"
If you google those you'll find the corresponding vendor and model. The one from my example is Broadcom BCM43602.
| Q: How do I find out what wireless card my Mac has? I am trying to ID the wireless card on my MBP. How do I find this information? I've trying looking on EveryMac, but to no avail. How do I find this info?
A: Using the command line:
ioreg -r -n ARPT
The line starting with IOName will have a value of pciVVVV,DDDD Where VVVV is the vendor ID and DDDD the device ID.
For example:
"IOName" = "pci14e4,43ba"
If you google those you'll find the corresponding vendor and model. The one from my example is Broadcom BCM43602.
A: ioreg -r -n ARPT | grep IOName
This way you don't have to search for the right line :)
A: -> About This Mac -> More Info... -> System Report...
Under the Network Heading, click Wi-Fi, and find Interfaces: on the right side of the window. You will find your card type, firmware version, MAC address, etc.
The route for older MacBook Pro running OSX 10.5, 10.6...
-> About This Mac -> More Info... -> Under "Network" choose "Airport"
Scroll down to:
"Interfaces"
"en1"
"Card Type"
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6c4595b51e0710d78593ab1215117b8771e1e496 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: MacPorts Software clean-up: /opt/local/var/macports/software The MacPorts directory /opt/local/var/macports/software is really full of "stuff":
Can all the .tbz2 files be deleted?
I am running out of space on the SSD.
A: Yes all the files in that folder located with in ${prefix}/var/macports/software/ can be deleted. Those are the installer packages for programs that you installed using MacPorts. MacPorts will re-download those as necessary when running the install or presumably the upgrade command too for a given program ,etc.
The descripton of the purpose of the directory ... is noted in MacPorts Guide under Binary Archives.
3.4.1. Binary Archives
Binary archives can only be used on a target system running MacPorts. Binary archives allow MacPorts utilities to begin installation after the destroot phase and install and activate a port on the target system. Binary archives are created whenever a port is installed, and can also be downloaded from a server.
...
Binary archive files are placed in ${prefix}/var/macports/software/. The archive file type is set in the macports.conf file. The default format is .tbz2; other options are: tar, tbz, tbz2, tgz, tlz, txz, xar, zip, cpgz, cpio.
| Q: MacPorts Software clean-up: /opt/local/var/macports/software The MacPorts directory /opt/local/var/macports/software is really full of "stuff":
Can all the .tbz2 files be deleted?
I am running out of space on the SSD.
A: Yes all the files in that folder located with in ${prefix}/var/macports/software/ can be deleted. Those are the installer packages for programs that you installed using MacPorts. MacPorts will re-download those as necessary when running the install or presumably the upgrade command too for a given program ,etc.
The descripton of the purpose of the directory ... is noted in MacPorts Guide under Binary Archives.
3.4.1. Binary Archives
Binary archives can only be used on a target system running MacPorts. Binary archives allow MacPorts utilities to begin installation after the destroot phase and install and activate a port on the target system. Binary archives are created whenever a port is installed, and can also be downloaded from a server.
...
Binary archive files are placed in ${prefix}/var/macports/software/. The archive file type is set in the macports.conf file. The default format is .tbz2; other options are: tar, tbz, tbz2, tgz, tlz, txz, xar, zip, cpgz, cpio.
A: Before going about deleting files manually in the “software” directory, I would suggest running the command sudo port uninstall inactive. The command will remove all the inactive archives from “software”. If you delete files manually from “software” after that, you’ll be deleting active archives. I’m not sure there’s much harm in doing that, but I’m not sure it’s harmless either.
The MacPorts “install” command goes through several phases, the final two being the “install” phase and the “activate” phase:
install: Archive a port's destrooted files into ${prefix}/var/macports/software. […]
activate: Extract the port's files from the archive in ${prefix}/var/macports/software to their final installed locations, usually inside ${prefix}.
The “software” directory can contain archives that are not active, in particular old versions of ports that you have upgraded, because the “upgrade” command does not remove old versions by default:
upgrade does not uninstall the old version of a port. Instead, it deactivates it […] This allows you to go back to the older version if there happens to be a problem with the updated one. […] If you do not want to keep the old versions around while upgrading, you can pass -u when upgrading: […] However, we instead recommend keeping the older versions around for a while and running sudo port uninstall inactive once in a while.
The MacPorts FAQ only suggests using the “uninstall” command to get rid of unwanted files in “software”:
What are the folders in ${prefix}/var/macports/ for and why do they take up so much space?
[…]
software: Contains the compressed archives of installed software. If a port is activated its files are extracted to the ${prefix} folders from the compressed files here. port uninstall <port> <version>+<variant> would remove it from here, but then this port can not be used anymore.
There doesn’t seem to be a switch for the “uninstall” command to uninstall an archive from “software” without also deactivating it first if it’s the active archive. So I assume it’s not a good idea either to manually remove active archives from “software”.
A: As Rinzwind said, you can uninstall (ie delete) any inactive versions of ports left behind by upgrades:
port uninstall inactive
If you install a port, all its dependencies are installed. If you uninstall a port, its dependencies are not uninstalled. You can uninstall them using the cutleaves utility:
port install port_cutleaves
port_cutleaves
This only removes one layer of obsolete dependencies at a time; to remove them all, i use a hacky pipeline:
while ! yes u | port_cutleaves -b | grep 'There are no new leaves to process.'; do : ; done
You can remove all the build-related files (work files, distribution files, temporary archives and logs) for uninstalled ports:
port clean --all uninstalled
To remove just the work files for installed ports:
port clean installed
The cleaning seems to touch every single port in the tree. I don't know what's going on there.
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9522a7a9e5c1d053f539351db8cedb4fd4e3807c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I determine which application handles a global shortcut? I have some global shortcut that does nothing apparent, but is overriding the combination in all applications. The shortcut is Command+Alt+F, which overrides the "Google Search" in Safari, and the Replace in Sublime Text 2.
Is there any way to determine which application this shortcut is actually being handled by, or what action it is triggering?
A: I've re-installed the OS many times since, so the original issue no longer bugs me. But I did find a third party application "Shortcut Detective" (http://www.irradiatedsoftware.com/labs/) that comes very close.
| Q: How do I determine which application handles a global shortcut? I have some global shortcut that does nothing apparent, but is overriding the combination in all applications. The shortcut is Command+Alt+F, which overrides the "Google Search" in Safari, and the Replace in Sublime Text 2.
Is there any way to determine which application this shortcut is actually being handled by, or what action it is triggering?
A: I've re-installed the OS many times since, so the original issue no longer bugs me. But I did find a third party application "Shortcut Detective" (http://www.irradiatedsoftware.com/labs/) that comes very close.
A: This should hopefully answer your question.
Go to System Preferences using Spotlight or the Apple Menu(). Then click on Keyboard.
When in the Keyboard Pane of System Preferences click on "Shortcuts"(on the upper part of the window), then click on App Shortcuts. There you will find listed all the third-party apps that have keyboard shortcuts.
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cca125fe865a2ea122c9e87414939b56577a6d59 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: is it possible to spell check PDF files? Is it possible to spell check PDF files? In Preview.app the "Edit > Spelling & Grammar > Check Document Now (⌘;)" is disabled. I'm working on a LaTeX document in Emacs and would like to use the OS X spell checker. A solution for accessing the built in spellchecking dictionary from Emacs would also be acceptable.
A: I would install aspell with a package manager like brew and then run that on the .tex file. Unless I'm mistaken emacs has support for aspell built-in.
You can also turn on spell checking in your terminal (iterm2) or emacs GUI.
| Q: is it possible to spell check PDF files? Is it possible to spell check PDF files? In Preview.app the "Edit > Spelling & Grammar > Check Document Now (⌘;)" is disabled. I'm working on a LaTeX document in Emacs and would like to use the OS X spell checker. A solution for accessing the built in spellchecking dictionary from Emacs would also be acceptable.
A: I would install aspell with a package manager like brew and then run that on the .tex file. Unless I'm mistaken emacs has support for aspell built-in.
You can also turn on spell checking in your terminal (iterm2) or emacs GUI.
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70c4d0b07624bfdc20bd385af979ae279d3151c9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to determine what process has opened a network connection? Whereas on Windows it's possible to use Netstat -b, which tells you what connections are open and what program has each one open, on the Mac it seems that Netstat does not allow this.
Is there another way to get this information if Netstat isn't the tool for that job?
A: To get the pid associated with each socket on OS X use the -v option for netstat
$ netstat -avnp tcp
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address (state) rhiwat shiwat pid pid
tcp6 0 0 *.3689 *.* LISTEN 131072 131072 7541 0
tcp4 0 0 *.3689 *.* LISTEN 131072 131072 7541 0
tcp46 0 0 *.3283 *.* LISTEN 131072 131072 631 0
tcp4 0 0 *.88 *.* LISTEN 131072 131072 87 0
tcp6 0 0 *.88 *.* LISTEN 131072 131072 87 0
| Q: How to determine what process has opened a network connection? Whereas on Windows it's possible to use Netstat -b, which tells you what connections are open and what program has each one open, on the Mac it seems that Netstat does not allow this.
Is there another way to get this information if Netstat isn't the tool for that job?
A: To get the pid associated with each socket on OS X use the -v option for netstat
$ netstat -avnp tcp
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address (state) rhiwat shiwat pid pid
tcp6 0 0 *.3689 *.* LISTEN 131072 131072 7541 0
tcp4 0 0 *.3689 *.* LISTEN 131072 131072 7541 0
tcp46 0 0 *.3283 *.* LISTEN 131072 131072 631 0
tcp4 0 0 *.88 *.* LISTEN 131072 131072 87 0
tcp6 0 0 *.88 *.* LISTEN 131072 131072 87 0
A: > lsof -i :58199
COMMAND PID USER FD TYPE DEVICE SIZE/OFF NODE NAME
Transmiss 304 Fyodor 8u IPv4 0x2fbc34fe135e3895 0t0 UDP *:58199
lsof = list open files. See manual for more details.
/usr/sbin/lsof
You can see with "ps -ef" more info about the PID "lsof" gave you.
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cc93ff9579f56b6d74a82cf4dc76573c2378f22b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Eclipse quit unexpectedly (Mac OS X 10.7.4 and Eclipse 3.8) I had an Eclipse environment all wrong, than I decided to install another (newer) version from scratch. After I "uninstalled" the older version, I downloaded the Eclipse for Java Developers 64-bit for OS X (version 3.8) from eclipse.org.
After I downloaded, I tried to open and the error Eclipse quit unexpectedly begun to haunt my programming fun! Does anyone have a solution for that problem?
These are the ones I've tried:
*
*Clean the workspace.
*Open via Terminal with -clean.
*Download previous "working" version.
*Downloaded other version.
RESULT: same problem = eclipse quit unexpectedly.
A: This is probably because eclipse shutdown abnormally.
Open the Terminal and go to the location where eclipse is installed.
cd /Applications/Eclipse.app/Contents/MacOS
Then run eclipse from the terminal like...
./eclipse -clean
It should start, once it does go to the Eclipse menu and Quit eclipse.
If you have any shortcuts on the desktop you'll have to remove them and make new shortcuts with the executable.
| Q: Eclipse quit unexpectedly (Mac OS X 10.7.4 and Eclipse 3.8) I had an Eclipse environment all wrong, than I decided to install another (newer) version from scratch. After I "uninstalled" the older version, I downloaded the Eclipse for Java Developers 64-bit for OS X (version 3.8) from eclipse.org.
After I downloaded, I tried to open and the error Eclipse quit unexpectedly begun to haunt my programming fun! Does anyone have a solution for that problem?
These are the ones I've tried:
*
*Clean the workspace.
*Open via Terminal with -clean.
*Download previous "working" version.
*Downloaded other version.
RESULT: same problem = eclipse quit unexpectedly.
A: This is probably because eclipse shutdown abnormally.
Open the Terminal and go to the location where eclipse is installed.
cd /Applications/Eclipse.app/Contents/MacOS
Then run eclipse from the terminal like...
./eclipse -clean
It should start, once it does go to the Eclipse menu and Quit eclipse.
If you have any shortcuts on the desktop you'll have to remove them and make new shortcuts with the executable.
A: I had the same problem on my Mac running OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.2.
I tried:
*
*Installing/updating to the newest version of Sun Java.
*Re-downloading a different Eclipse Package.
*Re-installing Eclipse.
None of these things worked.
I was using The Unarchiver 3.3 to unarchive the tar.gz archive—this was the problem. I right clicked the archive and selected Open With → Archive Utility.app (10.8). Then I dragged the unarchived folder to Applications and now Eclipse runs. Seems The Unarchiver was corrupting a file. Very strange, The Unarchiver has never let me down before but this seems to be the problem.
A: I had same problem , But after doing all mentioned above there is no benefit. Then I find out that the reason is I am trying to run Eclipse from a shortcut link, so I delete that and then back to Eclipse root folder and make an Alias from the Eclipse file and then I send it to desktop and now running very well.
A: I also received the "Eclipse quite unexpectedly" error after following the Application drop described at http://developer.xamarin.com/guides/cross-platform/ci/configuring_tfs/. Instead of running the eclipse app from the Applications folder, simply run it from the original "eclipse" folder to avoid the error.
A: In my case, I got this error, when I moved only eclipse shortcut to application folder. I solved this by moving whole eclipse folder(not the eclipse shortcut/eclipse executable) to application.
A: Had the same issue.
To solve it, I had to remove the "eclipse" executable in the application folder and replace it with a link to the one inside the Eclipse.app folder
rm eclipse
ln -s $PWD/Eclipse.app/Contents/MacOS/eclipse eclipse
Hope it helps !
A: Not sure what uncrompression program do you use, but please don't use "The Unarchiver" when you expand eclipse tar.gz file. There's a bug in "The Unarchiver" program on the mac that causes this issue to happen. see: https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=305758
A: Reinstalling Eclipse solved the problem for me.
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27c4193f07b955ce8e5d66ad19ef6d68ae32d329 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Enable mouse wheel autoscroll feature in Chrome Is it possible to enable autoscroll (scrolling on mouse wheel press) in mac os? In windows it works out of the box, in mac id does not. Macos 10.6.8, Chrome v21
A: Smooze offers that, among other things. (I'm the developer)
Also, upon releasing the Auto Scroll, the scroll will continue to animate just like the iPhone scroll works. (this of course can be configured or turned off)
| Q: Enable mouse wheel autoscroll feature in Chrome Is it possible to enable autoscroll (scrolling on mouse wheel press) in mac os? In windows it works out of the box, in mac id does not. Macos 10.6.8, Chrome v21
A: Smooze offers that, among other things. (I'm the developer)
Also, upon releasing the Auto Scroll, the scroll will continue to animate just like the iPhone scroll works. (this of course can be configured or turned off)
A: There's an extension called AutoScroll that enables scrolling while pressing a middle button.
You can also enable it everywhere in OS X with Smart Scroll. See this question.
To make middle clicking work with a Magic Mouse, you'd also need to install an application like BetterTouchTool or MagicPrefs.
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ad2fbb6e1a5a1dcbe6c30d921519e082b31a1c7a | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to edit any text in chosen editor? I'm looking for a small app that will let me move any selected text (ie in a text box or another app) into my chosen text editor (in this case Sublime Text 2), and when I save will move it back to where it came from. I remember reading about such a thing ages ago, and google has failed me. Please tell me what I can do to solve this problem.
A: Is this
http://www.hogbaysoftware.com/products/quickcursor
what you're thinking of?
QuickCursor brings your favorite text editor* to any app with a global keyboard shortcut. Unlike manually copying and pasting between apps, QuickCursor automates the entire process to save you time.
To use Sublime Text 2 with QuickCursor, add it's bundle ID (com.sublimetext.2) to the custom bundle ID field in the QuickCursor preferences.
| Q: How to edit any text in chosen editor? I'm looking for a small app that will let me move any selected text (ie in a text box or another app) into my chosen text editor (in this case Sublime Text 2), and when I save will move it back to where it came from. I remember reading about such a thing ages ago, and google has failed me. Please tell me what I can do to solve this problem.
A: Is this
http://www.hogbaysoftware.com/products/quickcursor
what you're thinking of?
QuickCursor brings your favorite text editor* to any app with a global keyboard shortcut. Unlike manually copying and pasting between apps, QuickCursor automates the entire process to save you time.
To use Sublime Text 2 with QuickCursor, add it's bundle ID (com.sublimetext.2) to the custom bundle ID field in the QuickCursor preferences.
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2ae6296a2c063953f77a39a08c04992afeafb2e6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Will iOS 6 be available OTA? With iOS 6 due the 19th of September, I was wondering if it will be available over-the-air (OTA) like iOS 5.1.
Is the Software Update in Settings only for minor updates, or can Apple push out major releases through it, too? Assuming an OTA update, will it require a restore/resync?
A: It will be available over-the-air, like all releases after iOS 5.0.
That version allowed iOS devices to be independent of any Mac or PC you may sync them to. More information is available from Apple's iOS page:
iOS updates are free. And they’re available to download wirelessly on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch the moment they’re released. Your device even alerts you when it’s time to get the latest version. So you won’t miss out on all the amazing features in new updates.
A device should retain all your apps, content and settings after you update, but it's a good idea to ensure you have a recent backup, either on your computer or iCloud, just in case.
| Q: Will iOS 6 be available OTA? With iOS 6 due the 19th of September, I was wondering if it will be available over-the-air (OTA) like iOS 5.1.
Is the Software Update in Settings only for minor updates, or can Apple push out major releases through it, too? Assuming an OTA update, will it require a restore/resync?
A: It will be available over-the-air, like all releases after iOS 5.0.
That version allowed iOS devices to be independent of any Mac or PC you may sync them to. More information is available from Apple's iOS page:
iOS updates are free. And they’re available to download wirelessly on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch the moment they’re released. Your device even alerts you when it’s time to get the latest version. So you won’t miss out on all the amazing features in new updates.
A device should retain all your apps, content and settings after you update, but it's a good idea to ensure you have a recent backup, either on your computer or iCloud, just in case.
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84f3668f192272ef67ed7a74cb8749de8a90f4d7 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iMac display -- can't change screen brightness on bootcamp with Windows 7 I can't change iMac (2011) display brightness on bootcamp with Windows 7. When I press F1 it shows icon and even fill the bar, but nothing happen to display.
What have I tried:
*
*Reinstalling support files
*Installing fresh drivers from ATI site.
*Changing screen brigtness in windows "Power Options".
A: I solved my problem, but I don't actually know what solved it:
*
*I rebooted manualy without any third-party software like BootChamp.
*I was pressing Alt (option) key when booted.
| Q: iMac display -- can't change screen brightness on bootcamp with Windows 7 I can't change iMac (2011) display brightness on bootcamp with Windows 7. When I press F1 it shows icon and even fill the bar, but nothing happen to display.
What have I tried:
*
*Reinstalling support files
*Installing fresh drivers from ATI site.
*Changing screen brigtness in windows "Power Options".
A: I solved my problem, but I don't actually know what solved it:
*
*I rebooted manualy without any third-party software like BootChamp.
*I was pressing Alt (option) key when booted.
A: I just use the brightness keys on the Apple Bluetooth keyboard. But this is the only way that I know to adjust the brightness on my iMac when running Windows 8 bootcamp
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b0c987e43db427954849071d387481c2724c28c3 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iPhone backplate mod: On what side of the iPhone 4S backplate should I paint? My iPhone backplate was broken. So, to make something good out of this, I want to create an effect like this:
I would like to fill the cracks with paint, but I have other options too.
Will painting it on the inside affect any electronics?
Also, is the Apple logo made up of metal or paint?
A: Try painting the glass with paint, not just the bursts, but the whole plate on the outside.
Let the paint dry and then scratch the surface clean with a hard plastic object (so you don't scratch the glass).
Normally the paint will have dried in the bursts and you shouldn't be able to scratch off the paint (while the paint on the glass will be scratched off).
About the electronics; if you use normal paint, it won't harm the electronics.
But why don't buy a new cover on eBay for just $9? You can simply fix this yourself within 2 minutes!
| Q: iPhone backplate mod: On what side of the iPhone 4S backplate should I paint? My iPhone backplate was broken. So, to make something good out of this, I want to create an effect like this:
I would like to fill the cracks with paint, but I have other options too.
Will painting it on the inside affect any electronics?
Also, is the Apple logo made up of metal or paint?
A: Try painting the glass with paint, not just the bursts, but the whole plate on the outside.
Let the paint dry and then scratch the surface clean with a hard plastic object (so you don't scratch the glass).
Normally the paint will have dried in the bursts and you shouldn't be able to scratch off the paint (while the paint on the glass will be scratched off).
About the electronics; if you use normal paint, it won't harm the electronics.
But why don't buy a new cover on eBay for just $9? You can simply fix this yourself within 2 minutes!
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e1dcd8de9c3f6990e4fa69cf0bc185ea0adb73cd | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Manage gmail label on iPad My iPad is configured with GMail (using an Exchange account, not IMAP. But I don't think this is relevant). I would like to create and manage folders in the Mail app.
I noticed that:
*
*it is sync to my GMail label.
*this feature is not possible in the native Mail app, neither in the official GMail app
*the only way to do it is to use a PC or a Mac (with the GMail desktop version)
*in the GMail mobile web version, I cannot find any button to force desktop version.
What is the simplest workaround?
A: In native mail app, under the "mailboxes" left pane, should be two lists. Top one is "inboxes" and bottom is "accounts". Select gmail account you wish to edit in the "accounts" list (bottom).
You should now see a list of "mailboxes" (apple's wording) which are the same as your gmail labels. Tap "edit" in top right of that pane and tap " new mailbox" on bottom.
You can now type in the name of label you want to create. If you want nested labels, drill into mailboxes below.
This should do the trick.
| Q: Manage gmail label on iPad My iPad is configured with GMail (using an Exchange account, not IMAP. But I don't think this is relevant). I would like to create and manage folders in the Mail app.
I noticed that:
*
*it is sync to my GMail label.
*this feature is not possible in the native Mail app, neither in the official GMail app
*the only way to do it is to use a PC or a Mac (with the GMail desktop version)
*in the GMail mobile web version, I cannot find any button to force desktop version.
What is the simplest workaround?
A: In native mail app, under the "mailboxes" left pane, should be two lists. Top one is "inboxes" and bottom is "accounts". Select gmail account you wish to edit in the "accounts" list (bottom).
You should now see a list of "mailboxes" (apple's wording) which are the same as your gmail labels. Tap "edit" in top right of that pane and tap " new mailbox" on bottom.
You can now type in the name of label you want to create. If you want nested labels, drill into mailboxes below.
This should do the trick.
A: Two workarounds come to mind - find an iOS browser on the app store that will spoof a desktop browser version string and see if gmail will serve up the full version to your iOS device or to use an app to screen share back to an actual desktop browser to gain that functionality.
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b12247f05a960e31c780d5210bffa7b3399d2fd6 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Multiple Apple TV connections to one iTunes Library I have 16 AppleTVs connected to a Video Wall, we want to share the iTunes/iPhoto libraries from a Mac mini containing family photos so we can show different photo albums in each screen (up to 16, one for each AppleTV in the video wall). Does anybody know how many simultaneous connections iTunes can support? We will showing personal media, no movies or music bought from the iTunes Store.
A: I don't see any reason why there would be a programmed limit since OS X server can serve hundreds of computers from the same share and to intentionally break the n'th connection would be poor form to program if there weren't a way to set that limit.
Photo sharing is very low bandwidth compared to HD video streaming, so you should not have any problem with 16 large images - even if they change once a second since a video stream is basically 24 fps and I've had more than three Apple TV stream from the same library on a MacBook Air without running into network bandwidth or IO contention issues.
| Q: Multiple Apple TV connections to one iTunes Library I have 16 AppleTVs connected to a Video Wall, we want to share the iTunes/iPhoto libraries from a Mac mini containing family photos so we can show different photo albums in each screen (up to 16, one for each AppleTV in the video wall). Does anybody know how many simultaneous connections iTunes can support? We will showing personal media, no movies or music bought from the iTunes Store.
A: I don't see any reason why there would be a programmed limit since OS X server can serve hundreds of computers from the same share and to intentionally break the n'th connection would be poor form to program if there weren't a way to set that limit.
Photo sharing is very low bandwidth compared to HD video streaming, so you should not have any problem with 16 large images - even if they change once a second since a video stream is basically 24 fps and I've had more than three Apple TV stream from the same library on a MacBook Air without running into network bandwidth or IO contention issues.
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2637413eaf1da600d0666da62395741a0e3b5e26 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to disable the MacBook trackpad click but keep the tap enabled? I have a 3-year-old Mac and either the battery or something else is broken (does not matter because it's not worth fixing) and due to this the trackpad keeps getting stuck.
Now my question is: can I disable the MacBook trackpad click function but keep tap enabled? This is so that I can still use the mac even though the trackpad is stuck.
A: Unfortunately, there is no way to do that using vanilla Mac OS X. The trackpad allows to use tap function with click. It doesn't allow to use the tap exclusively.
However, there may be third-party software/kexts that allow to do that.
| Q: How to disable the MacBook trackpad click but keep the tap enabled? I have a 3-year-old Mac and either the battery or something else is broken (does not matter because it's not worth fixing) and due to this the trackpad keeps getting stuck.
Now my question is: can I disable the MacBook trackpad click function but keep tap enabled? This is so that I can still use the mac even though the trackpad is stuck.
A: Unfortunately, there is no way to do that using vanilla Mac OS X. The trackpad allows to use tap function with click. It doesn't allow to use the tap exclusively.
However, there may be third-party software/kexts that allow to do that.
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737990c20fd1c20f3a3caa94ace1996354e2fa0c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What screen capture tools can copy the image path to the clipboard after a snap? Can anyone recommend a screen capture tool that can:
*
*save a capture as a file, and...
*copy the path to that file to the clipboard?
The first part is easy, but I can't find a utility that does the second part.
I dont need another app if there's a way to configure this using the built-in screen capture tool.
A: You could just assign a shortcut to a script like this:
#!/bin/bash
f=~/"Desktop/$(date '+%Y%m%d%H%M%S').png"
screencapture -i "$f"
echo -n "$f" | LC_CTYPE=UTF-8 pbcopy
See man strftime for a reference of the date format.
| Q: What screen capture tools can copy the image path to the clipboard after a snap? Can anyone recommend a screen capture tool that can:
*
*save a capture as a file, and...
*copy the path to that file to the clipboard?
The first part is easy, but I can't find a utility that does the second part.
I dont need another app if there's a way to configure this using the built-in screen capture tool.
A: You could just assign a shortcut to a script like this:
#!/bin/bash
f=~/"Desktop/$(date '+%Y%m%d%H%M%S').png"
screencapture -i "$f"
echo -n "$f" | LC_CTYPE=UTF-8 pbcopy
See man strftime for a reference of the date format.
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7f6249bedd1ab7569a1f2d96cdfebed42dd00d2e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Alternative to additemtodock from Henri Shustak I am using a commandline script to add items to the dock via scripts
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/23653/add-item-to-dock
But it seems to have a lot of bugs and maybe even "kills" my Dock config file. Are there any good alternatives out there to add *.app properly to the dock ?
A: Open Applications / Utilities / AppleScript Editor and paste this:
my add_item_to_dock(choose file of type {"APPL"} with prompt "Choose an application to add to the Dock:")
on add_item_to_dock(item_path)
try
get item_path as alias -- you need a POSIX path so this coerces the path in case it's an HFS path, alias, file ref, etc.
set item_path to POSIX path of item_path
end try
try
tell application "Dock" to quit
end try
do shell script "defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps -array-add '<dict><key>tile-data</key><dict><key>file-data</key><dict><key>_CFURLString</key><string>" & item_path & "</string><key>_CFURLStringType</key><integer>0</integer></dict></dict></dict>'"
try
tell application "Dock" to activate
end try
end add_item_to_dock
Save it as Script or Application.
| Q: Alternative to additemtodock from Henri Shustak I am using a commandline script to add items to the dock via scripts
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/23653/add-item-to-dock
But it seems to have a lot of bugs and maybe even "kills" my Dock config file. Are there any good alternatives out there to add *.app properly to the dock ?
A: Open Applications / Utilities / AppleScript Editor and paste this:
my add_item_to_dock(choose file of type {"APPL"} with prompt "Choose an application to add to the Dock:")
on add_item_to_dock(item_path)
try
get item_path as alias -- you need a POSIX path so this coerces the path in case it's an HFS path, alias, file ref, etc.
set item_path to POSIX path of item_path
end try
try
tell application "Dock" to quit
end try
do shell script "defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps -array-add '<dict><key>tile-data</key><dict><key>file-data</key><dict><key>_CFURLString</key><string>" & item_path & "</string><key>_CFURLStringType</key><integer>0</integer></dict></dict></dict>'"
try
tell application "Dock" to activate
end try
end add_item_to_dock
Save it as Script or Application.
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402fc2b8e8e9915a40c62166bf97ab0186963f58 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Mountain Lion: Use standard keyboard function keys, F1, F2, etc.? I'm having issues with Mountain lion in which I am unable to use my non-Apple keyboard's function keys, i.e. F1, F2 etc. Upon firing up System Preferences ➤ Keyboard, this is what I'm greeted with.
In prior versions of the operating system there had been an option here to
Use all F1, F2 keys as standard function keys...
...which enabled me to utilize the Functions keys, as expected, instead of triggering whatever "Hot Key" usually hijacks that binding ordinarily.
How can I get this capability back under 10.8.x?
A: It's still shown for me. Have you tried changing the keyboard type or running defaults write -g com.apple.keyboard.fnState -bool true and logging out and back in?
| Q: Mountain Lion: Use standard keyboard function keys, F1, F2, etc.? I'm having issues with Mountain lion in which I am unable to use my non-Apple keyboard's function keys, i.e. F1, F2 etc. Upon firing up System Preferences ➤ Keyboard, this is what I'm greeted with.
In prior versions of the operating system there had been an option here to
Use all F1, F2 keys as standard function keys...
...which enabled me to utilize the Functions keys, as expected, instead of triggering whatever "Hot Key" usually hijacks that binding ordinarily.
How can I get this capability back under 10.8.x?
A: It's still shown for me. Have you tried changing the keyboard type or running defaults write -g com.apple.keyboard.fnState -bool true and logging out and back in?
A: I have a Logitech keyboard. In that case, the option in question is not in the preference pane, as you note. But there is an option to set this in the Logitech setup utility. What "non-Apple keyboard" are you using?
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a3da9701c5d3f1d0398c2b03245b86f9565b88bc | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can Magic Trackpad tap to click be made to work inside Steam games? I am notice some games using Apple Magic Trackpad do not respect tap to click as opposed to the physical button click. I run OS X 10.8.4 and specifically Endless Space running on Steam fails to respect tap to click. The only click it registers is the click with pressure in the lower area of the apple magic trackpad.
Is there any way to get tap to click to work inside the games?
| Q: Can Magic Trackpad tap to click be made to work inside Steam games? I am notice some games using Apple Magic Trackpad do not respect tap to click as opposed to the physical button click. I run OS X 10.8.4 and specifically Endless Space running on Steam fails to respect tap to click. The only click it registers is the click with pressure in the lower area of the apple magic trackpad.
Is there any way to get tap to click to work inside the games?
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4febcca8e3358836a66e39a07afd7ca519927079 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I get Sublime Text's open-file GUI to show hidden files? I know how to tell Finder to show hidden files, but when I try to open a file in Sublime Text, the GUI that pops up do not let me see hidden files. How do I tell it to show me hidden files?
A: You can press ⌘ cmd + ⇧ shift + . while the dialog is open, which will toggle show/hide hidden files.
In OSX 10.9 and up (Mavericks, Yosemite, ...) you need to be in the List View of Finder.
| Q: How do I get Sublime Text's open-file GUI to show hidden files? I know how to tell Finder to show hidden files, but when I try to open a file in Sublime Text, the GUI that pops up do not let me see hidden files. How do I tell it to show me hidden files?
A: You can press ⌘ cmd + ⇧ shift + . while the dialog is open, which will toggle show/hide hidden files.
In OSX 10.9 and up (Mavericks, Yosemite, ...) you need to be in the List View of Finder.
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63a269f0dfaa72bb5a0c1d358b4ded58c949732b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Stop mouse interfering with Cmd + Tab menu When pressing cmd + Tab the mouse can steal focus of a program icon. This is frustrating.
Is there a setting to make the cmd + Tab ignore the mouse?
A: Keyboard Maestro provides an Activate Application Switcher action that you can map to cmd + tab in a macro to replace the OS X application switcher.
Within the Activate Application Switcher action there is an option Enable mouse rollover selection that is on by default but can be disabled. This won't be a seamless replacement to the OS X application switcher but it's something to try and see if you like it.
| Q: Stop mouse interfering with Cmd + Tab menu When pressing cmd + Tab the mouse can steal focus of a program icon. This is frustrating.
Is there a setting to make the cmd + Tab ignore the mouse?
A: Keyboard Maestro provides an Activate Application Switcher action that you can map to cmd + tab in a macro to replace the OS X application switcher.
Within the Activate Application Switcher action there is an option Enable mouse rollover selection that is on by default but can be disabled. This won't be a seamless replacement to the OS X application switcher but it's something to try and see if you like it.
A: I am experiencing the same problems. There is no setting I know of to disable the mouse from interfering with cmd+tab, but Mission Control is a great alternative. You can press F3 or click its dock icon:
A: I recommend LightSwitch X. It's no longer maintained by the developer, but I'm using the last version (2.8.3, circa November 2014) under 10.12.6 and it works well.
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a688e54f07dd38c7209292c8363f6733e99fdd6e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Apple ID with iCloud email address? Can you create an Apple ID with the iCloud email address it comes with? (if I enable it)
A: That’s a catch 22 situation. You want to create an Apple ID with an iCloud email address which is created when you create an Apple ID with an iCloud email address which is created…
If you mean a new Apple ID with an old iCloud email, then no, that’s not possible.
| Q: Apple ID with iCloud email address? Can you create an Apple ID with the iCloud email address it comes with? (if I enable it)
A: That’s a catch 22 situation. You want to create an Apple ID with an iCloud email address which is created when you create an Apple ID with an iCloud email address which is created…
If you mean a new Apple ID with an old iCloud email, then no, that’s not possible.
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10b8384ad4f453c9756b6bd4265cae0d703194fa | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Fix Safari 6 Address Bar Selection Behavior This is probably just something I have to live with, but with Safari 6 Apple made the address bar different from every other text field on the OS, in that a single click (at least when it's displaying a URL) selects the entire contents of the text field rather than placing the insertion point.
It's probably a long shot, but is there a defaults write command or similar that fixes this?
A: This is built-in to Safari 6. To the best of my knowledge, there is (currently) no flag to control this with.
| Q: Fix Safari 6 Address Bar Selection Behavior This is probably just something I have to live with, but with Safari 6 Apple made the address bar different from every other text field on the OS, in that a single click (at least when it's displaying a URL) selects the entire contents of the text field rather than placing the insertion point.
It's probably a long shot, but is there a defaults write command or similar that fixes this?
A: This is built-in to Safari 6. To the best of my knowledge, there is (currently) no flag to control this with.
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64f6338ae19a09f1e746f6d85792589e212f08da | Apple Stackexchange
Q: AppleShowAllFiles does not show hidden files I use OS X 10.8, I type the following
defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles YES
killall Finder
but still I cannot see any hidden files like .bash_history, .Trash, .cups, .gem etc. in user directory.
A: The bundle identifier is com.apple.finder in lowercase.
defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles YES would also write the setting as a string, but it doesn't usually matter though.
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool true
osascript -e 'quit app "Finder"'
| Q: AppleShowAllFiles does not show hidden files I use OS X 10.8, I type the following
defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles YES
killall Finder
but still I cannot see any hidden files like .bash_history, .Trash, .cups, .gem etc. in user directory.
A: The bundle identifier is com.apple.finder in lowercase.
defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles YES would also write the setting as a string, but it doesn't usually matter though.
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool true
osascript -e 'quit app "Finder"'
A: Please use defaults read com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles to read current status.
Note that it's different to use command with root user (e.g. sudo) or standard user and use com.apple.finder with Finder in lowercase.
For Hide hidden files
use defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles 0 from current user terminal window not using sudo or sudo su command.
For Show hidden files
use defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles 1
Then relaunch Finder using killall Finder
Tested on OS X 10.8.4.
A: I had this problem. I tried Lauri's solution, and had intermittent success. I found that my particular problem was that I was sometimes running the command from root. Running it from standard permissions proved consistently successful, where running it from root proved consistently unsuccessful.
A: I have 2 Macs, both running 10.8.3. I was able to use the
defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles YES
suggestion on my Mac Mini with success, but it did not work on the macbook pro no matter how many times (or which method I used) to restart Finder. When I used the "boolean" method, it worked for the macbook the first time. The macbook is a 2010 unit, and the mini from 2012, but all that should be only in the OS, and not related to hardware. very odd, but thanks very much for posting both options. I was beginning to drive myself crazy trying to see hidden files on the laptop. I even used "sudo" for the "AppleShowAllFiles" method, thinking it was a permissions thing, but that did not help.
A: Use the -boolean option:
defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles -boolean TRUE
killall Finder
YES is not automatically interpreted as a boolean, but as a string.
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021150e77bb9d092fb0b513f69ec41b07aacf2a2 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Turn off internal display without closing lid I learned that a MacBook Air's built-in screen turns off when I close the lid so I can continue working on an external display set to be primary. But the MacBook Air has a heat system that requires it to be open to work properly. Heat accumulates faster when it is in clamshell mode.
Is there any way to turn off just the built-in screen without closing the lid but keep the external display active?
A: Run sudo nvram boot-args=iog=0x0 and restart. It restores the behavior on 10.6 and earlier where the internal display is not turned back on if the lid is opened in clamshell mode.
You can delete the variable with sudo nvram -d boot-args.
Other related questions here and at Super User.
| Q: Turn off internal display without closing lid I learned that a MacBook Air's built-in screen turns off when I close the lid so I can continue working on an external display set to be primary. But the MacBook Air has a heat system that requires it to be open to work properly. Heat accumulates faster when it is in clamshell mode.
Is there any way to turn off just the built-in screen without closing the lid but keep the external display active?
A: Run sudo nvram boot-args=iog=0x0 and restart. It restores the behavior on 10.6 and earlier where the internal display is not turned back on if the lid is opened in clamshell mode.
You can delete the variable with sudo nvram -d boot-args.
Other related questions here and at Super User.
A: My preference for this is to use a very small magnet.
As i proposed here, you can fool the Mac into thinking that the lid is closed by placing a very weak magnet on the sensor that is normally triggered when you close the lid.
The exact position of that sensor varies, but it should be somewhere at the very edge of the laptop, just behind the trackpad.
Of course you must be extremely careful bringing magnets near computers, but if you use one that is weak enough and small enough, you should be able to reproduce the effect of the magnet that is currently in the display portion of your laptop.
This uses the Apple laptop's normal mechanism to determine whether the lid is closed.. No mucking about in NVRAM, no rebooting with the lid closed, etc...
Finally, it must be noted that all Apple laptops are designed to be able to function in clamshell mode (and have been since the PowerBook Duo), as long as you do not obstruct the cooling intake and exhaust areas.
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608f5c7eec7510e63d57eed679ebb7422193dd3e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I automatically disable WiFi when I connect to an Ethernet network? I would like my WiFi to automatically disconnect when I plug an Ethernet cable into my Mac. How would I go about this?
A: If you have somehow modified the default service ordering, you can set it again in the network tab using the gear.
This makes the Wi-Fi inactive for internet routing whenever you connect the cable. What you ask is scriptable if you know some programming, but there isn't a simple trigger to actually turn the Wi-Fi radio off at the user level of the OS.
| Q: How can I automatically disable WiFi when I connect to an Ethernet network? I would like my WiFi to automatically disconnect when I plug an Ethernet cable into my Mac. How would I go about this?
A: If you have somehow modified the default service ordering, you can set it again in the network tab using the gear.
This makes the Wi-Fi inactive for internet routing whenever you connect the cable. What you ask is scriptable if you know some programming, but there isn't a simple trigger to actually turn the Wi-Fi radio off at the user level of the OS.
A: This script on MacOSXHints worked for me up until installing Mavericks (10.9.0) on a new Late 2013 MBP retina 15" - but it did work quite well on my previous two non-retina MBPs before that.
Note that you may need to edit the script to use your correct interface numbers (ie en1).
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4a4ee6f0c4a6042674305f2314bc84d26d4c319c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is the "Cellar" folder only used for Homebrew? Is the "Cellar" folder only used for Homebrew? If I am not using Homebrew, I can safely remove it?
A: Yes. You can remove Cellar directory.
| Q: Is the "Cellar" folder only used for Homebrew? Is the "Cellar" folder only used for Homebrew? If I am not using Homebrew, I can safely remove it?
A: Yes. You can remove Cellar directory.
A: According to its installation instructions, Java Service Wrapper is also using a Cellar directory:
/opt/local/Cellar/wrapper
but it is distinct from the Homebrew Cellar which is in
/opt/homebrew/Cellar
for Apple Silicon mac and
/usr/local/Cellar
for Intel mac.
A: The script for uninstalling Homebrew removes it completely, so it's probably safe to remove it.
https://github.com/mxcl/homebrew/wiki/FAQ
How do I uninstall Homebrew?
If you installed to /usr/local then you can use the script in this gist to uninstall — it will only remove Homebrew and the stuff Homebrew installed leaving anything else in /usr/local alone.
Provided you haven’t put anything else in Homebrew’s prefix (brew --prefix), you can generally just rm -rf that directory. This is because Homebrew won’t touch files outside its prefix.
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b17d5560922a68e9b191430efed234f40a40e704 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Stop finder using cover flow in icon view I am using Mac OSX 10.8 Mountain Lion and one of the finder features that really annoys me is that when i try to sort files by 'Date Created' in icon view it separates them into sections such as 'Yesterday', 'Previous 7 Days' etc. and uses a cover flow like effect to browse through them. These sections mean that to browse i have to scroll along each section then move down to the next and scroll along that one.
Is there any way to stop finder from using this feature?
Thanks in advance, Ben.
A: *
*Right click in the folder you have the problem.
*Select Arrange by > None.
*Right click again and select Clean up by > Date Created.
| Q: Stop finder using cover flow in icon view I am using Mac OSX 10.8 Mountain Lion and one of the finder features that really annoys me is that when i try to sort files by 'Date Created' in icon view it separates them into sections such as 'Yesterday', 'Previous 7 Days' etc. and uses a cover flow like effect to browse through them. These sections mean that to browse i have to scroll along each section then move down to the next and scroll along that one.
Is there any way to stop finder from using this feature?
Thanks in advance, Ben.
A: *
*Right click in the folder you have the problem.
*Select Arrange by > None.
*Right click again and select Clean up by > Date Created.
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aafd3bdfe8858c24d78e9908da2415850ecebea5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: OS X: fsck_hfs unable to fix volume directory count I'm running fsck_hfs on a very large volume. Unfortunately, there's an issue it appears to be unable to fix -- it reports it, loops back to start with Rechecking..., and reports it again, ad infinitum.
** Checking catalog hierarchy.
Invalid volume directory count
(It should be 513997 instead of 513998)
Incorrect folder count in a directory (id = 27444570)
(It should be 1 instead of 0)
I've tried adding the -r ("rebuild catalog btree") flag to fsck, but the issue still recurs.
A: The volume is probably locked, so you should retry what you are doing after booting into either the Recovery HD parition (Command-R while booting) or with a OS X install CD.
| Q: OS X: fsck_hfs unable to fix volume directory count I'm running fsck_hfs on a very large volume. Unfortunately, there's an issue it appears to be unable to fix -- it reports it, loops back to start with Rechecking..., and reports it again, ad infinitum.
** Checking catalog hierarchy.
Invalid volume directory count
(It should be 513997 instead of 513998)
Incorrect folder count in a directory (id = 27444570)
(It should be 1 instead of 0)
I've tried adding the -r ("rebuild catalog btree") flag to fsck, but the issue still recurs.
A: The volume is probably locked, so you should retry what you are doing after booting into either the Recovery HD parition (Command-R while booting) or with a OS X install CD.
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264f617d1fd8a3be5b86bdd9ae00b7b9db5648cb | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What hidden features have you found in iOS 6? This is the required hidden gems questions for iOS 6.
Here are the rules:
*
*One feature per answer
*Also include how you use the feature or why it is useful
*Must be an under-documented feature. No "flag pole" features like VIP's in Mail.
A: A web inspector for mobile Safari.
Goto Settings > Safari > Advanced and turn on web inspector, then open Safari on your Mac and you can use the web inspector on the Mac to inspect the web page opened on mobile Safari.
| Q: What hidden features have you found in iOS 6? This is the required hidden gems questions for iOS 6.
Here are the rules:
*
*One feature per answer
*Also include how you use the feature or why it is useful
*Must be an under-documented feature. No "flag pole" features like VIP's in Mail.
A: A web inspector for mobile Safari.
Goto Settings > Safari > Advanced and turn on web inspector, then open Safari on your Mac and you can use the web inspector on the Mac to inspect the web page opened on mobile Safari.
A: Auto-correct now considers your keyboard shortcuts when giving you suggestions and correcting your typing. In iOS 5, if you had a keyboard shortcut defined, you had to type it in exactly in order to get the substitution. iOS 6 now guesses that you meant to enter one of your shortcuts, and offers the substitution straight up even if you were going to misspell the shortcut.
A: Delete Messages in Gmail
Some email providers support archiving emails (most well known: Gmail). Now you have the option to archive or delete a message.
Tap-hold the delete button to access the menu options "Delete Message" and "Archieve Message".
Update: According to @Phong this does not work with Gmail.
A: Rotate maps
In the new maps app, use two fingers to rotate the map. Now you can orient the map exactly in a way that makes sense. It even remembers the rotation if you rotate your device.
And even better, if you activate the compass, and then move away from your position, it remembers the rotation (previously when you moved away, it rotated back to north being up, which was very annoying).
A: You don't have to enter your password any longer when updating an app you've already bought and installed.
A: PRIVACY
Now we have a better control over application that require personal data!
With the privacy field on "Settings", we can see which application have access to your contacts, your calendar, your photos, your bluetooth, and disable this access directly from "Settings -> Privacy".
(By my point of view this is very important!)
A: There is a new French keyboard setup under Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboard: Accented AZERTY.
This layout adds an extra context-sensitive key between N and backspace. It will switch between an apostrophe and various accents depending on the first letter to the left of the input cursor:
A: Safari on iPad now lets you open up to 24 tabs, up from 8 previously. The iPhone is still limited to 8, sadly ;(
Also, the + button for opening a blank tab becomes disabled once you reach the limit on both iPhone and iPad, although you can still lose tabs inadvertently by opening links in new tabs after reaching the limit.
A: In iOS 5, Apple added a "Store" button to the upper-left of the Music app. It used to drive me nuts because I'd tap it as I was backing out of a long stack of views (for example, traversing back from now playing, to artist's album list, to the artist list).
In iOS 6, a slight delay has been added to that button. If you back up through the stack in 6, the first tap on the Store button no longer activates it.
A: Opening a new tab in iPad's Safari now focuses the URL Bar instead of the Search bar.
A: Alarms can now make use of songs not just built in tones. Edit your alarm and select sound and then pick a song.
A: Tap and hold the "New Message" button inside Mail to open the Drafts folder.
A: Receiving iMessages sent to your phone number on multiple devices.
I know this has been raved about but it is tricky to configure and took me a while to figure out.
Steps to get this working:
*
*Disable and then re-enable iMessage on your phone (this triggers the registration process with Apple servers). Done in Settings -> Messages
*Open Messages in Settings on other iOS devices and disable and then re-enable. This will add your phone number to the list. You need to then select it (a tick mark appears next to it). You will now receive messages on this device. There is also a section to choose to send from an address or number lower on the screen.
*On OS X devices (10.8.2), open Messages and choose Preferences (from Messages menu) and then choose Accounts. You will now see your number and can select to receive messages on that device.
When you do this, you will get notifications on the other devices confirming that is enabled.
A: iOS 6 Features I Didn’t Know About by Chad Williams via bmike♦
Metallic sliders across the OS now have a subtle reflection effect
that is created with the accelerometer.
A: Reference Dictionaries for French, German, and Spanish (in addition to the one for Chinese mentioned in Apple's "new features" list).
These could be downloaded when I tapped the "define" option for a selected word in those languages.
A: The animation in an app does not stop when double-pressing the home button. For example, go to the messages app, scroll in a long conversation and double-tap the home button.
A: Improved accessibility features
iOS 6 gains some really neat features concerning accessibility.
For example, there is the all new Guided Access feature which allows you to prohibit people from leaving a specific app or even from using certain interface areas. It can also disable sleeping the screen and motion controls (like rotation and shaking).
Also, Apple added the ability to adjust the speed with which you have to double- or triple- click the home button.
A: Do not disturb
You can use the Do Not Disturb setting while your iOS device is locked to silence calls, alerts, and notifications.
The setting is located at Settings > Notifications > Do Not Disturb.
Also very handy as it will silence a call but if the same person rings back within three minutes it wont silence it.
A: Searching for an app in Spotlight reveals which folder the app is located in.
A: Uploading images on Safari makes it easier to share images on websites that don't have apps.
A: Newly downloaded apps have a "new" label on the home screen.
A: The Settings icon no longer has
RAZOR BLADE EDGES!
A: Opt Out of Advertising Tracking
Settings > General > About > Advertising allows you to turn off ad tracking. Details in the photo below.
A: Dictionary in the Cloud
Now, iCloud syncs your weird words across all of your devices without giving suggestions.
A: New emojis in the emojis keyboard!
A: Data Detectors finally separate a phone extension [416.555.5555 x101] and provide a button prompt to "DIAL [EXTENSION]" after the initial number is dialed.
Previously it would simply 'dial' all of the numbers lumped together [4165555555101].
A: 15-second forward & rewind buttons in lock screen during podcast playback
Which replace previous and next track buttons in iOS 5 and prior.
Regular songs still have next & previous track buttons. It used to be too easy to accidentally push next or previous track while trying to pause a long podcast, causing you to completely lose your place. This change both solves that problem and offers a very handy quick-rewind option.
A: Add images and video to emails from within the Mail app
Tap in the body of an email you're writing and you'll get the standard "Select | Select All | Paste" options, but tap the right arrow and you get a new one: Insert Photo or Video.
A: When you are viewing a location's details in Maps the 'distance' ticks up/down as you get closer/further, I really love this.
A: Apple's new iOS 6 Maps support automatic offline use for a wide area
Vector maps in iOS 6 are so efficient that Apple can cache a very large surrounding area for offline browsing and GPS navigation under Airplane Mode or when traveling outside of data coverage.
Map data cache is available even after power cycling. Hybrid and 3D building model are cached.
A: Landscape maps
Maps.app on iPhone now supports landscape orientation.
A: Pull to refresh in Mail.app
Mail now has pull to refresh (like Twitter, Facebook, etc.). This is also now a standard control that third party developers can use. So far I've only seen this new "native" pull to refresh in Lumatics City Maps but I'm sure it'll be everywhere soon enough.
A: Signature by mail account
You can now set a signature per mail account. Before it was a signature for all accounts set on iOS.
Set signatures in Settings > Mail, Contacts and Calendar > Signature.
A: Browser history:
Hold down the back/forward button to see a list of pages you can select to go back to.
(This was previously only available on the iPad, but has now been added to the iPhone and iPod touch.)
A: iPad App Store screenshots can now be clicked and seen in full screen "slideshow" mode.
They're definitely not Retina resolution, but still a much better indication what the app looks like on the screen.
A: Acknowledging (swiping) a Missed Call through its Notification in a Locked Screen will now remove it from the Notifications.
A: App Store experience redesign. Most notably, when you install or update an application the App Store App no longer closes but instead show the download/installation progress inside the store (below the icon).
A: Email accounts in the mail app can now be sorted in the Mailbox view.
A: Panorama Panning Direction
Don't like the default left to right panning direction in Camera.app's new Panorama function? Just tap the arrow and it will change from right to left!
When the app quits, the direction defaults back to left to right.
Just happened to hit the arrow yesterday by accident and saw the change. A nice feature, but for the life of me I can't figure out why it is there, other than to help the dyslexic among us (and I am one of them, so no flames, please)!
A: The clock app on iPad 3. I had no idea it was coming...
A: It is now possible to add an Internet link to your Reading List straight from Mail. You no longer have to open the link in Safari before saving it to your Reading List.
More globally, this is made possible by the OS-wide Reading List API, enabling any app to interact with the Reading List.
A: Open in.... for documents is no longer limited to the last 10 suitable apps. That is, if one taps and holds a PDF mail attachment, for example, all the apps capable of opening the PDF are presented for selection (may need to swipe to second screen, but they are all there).
A: Delete own Shared Photostream comments
You can delete shared Photostream comments by tapping and holding on your own comment until the Copy | Delete options appear. The option to "Delete" only appears on comments you have made.
This can be very helpful if you happen to mistype, or if you say something you later wish you hadn't.
A: Rearrange mailboxes. I receive email from about 8 different email addresses and now you can rearrange the order in which they appear.
From the Mailbox Screen, select Edit in top right hand corner of the panel. The three transparent grey lines that indicate moving/rearranging appear. Drag and drop accordingly.
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46581cf518bac13d3086d099c208aa624b6c8141 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can't get rid of incomplete download bar underneath dock icon My Downloads folder in my dock has been showing a download/progress bar at 50% since yesterday. There aren't any half-complete files in my Download folder, Google Chrome isn't awaiting any action to accept or discard an upcoming download nor am I copying anything into that folder.
Here's a screenshot of my dock:
The only files in my Downloads folder are OS X generated dotfiles:
➜ ~ ls -A Downloads
.DS_Store .localized
A few things that I tried to fix the problem (unsuccessfully):
*
*killall Dock
*repairing permissions
*rebooting
*removing the icon from the dock and putting it back in
*downloading something to see if the new progress would overwrite the problem
How do I get rid of this progress bar that seemingly does nothing but exist?
I'm using Mac OS X 10.8.1 on a MacBook Pro 9,1.
A: The same happened to me also. Just found out the most simplest of tricks. Just move it anywhere in the dock and the bar disappears.
| Q: Can't get rid of incomplete download bar underneath dock icon My Downloads folder in my dock has been showing a download/progress bar at 50% since yesterday. There aren't any half-complete files in my Download folder, Google Chrome isn't awaiting any action to accept or discard an upcoming download nor am I copying anything into that folder.
Here's a screenshot of my dock:
The only files in my Downloads folder are OS X generated dotfiles:
➜ ~ ls -A Downloads
.DS_Store .localized
A few things that I tried to fix the problem (unsuccessfully):
*
*killall Dock
*repairing permissions
*rebooting
*removing the icon from the dock and putting it back in
*downloading something to see if the new progress would overwrite the problem
How do I get rid of this progress bar that seemingly does nothing but exist?
I'm using Mac OS X 10.8.1 on a MacBook Pro 9,1.
A: The same happened to me also. Just found out the most simplest of tricks. Just move it anywhere in the dock and the bar disappears.
A: you don't need to remove/delete the Downloads folder from the dock and re add it, just move it in a new position and the re position it to the old one
A: I removed the folder from the dock and dropped it back on there and it was gone :)
A: Alright some new information:
It just happened again. I was downloading a MacRuby nightly and my Downloads folder was bouncing more than usually. Looking into the folder I see one of my previous downloads, SENotifier, back in there. It's only 361 KB and the progress bar is at the very beginning.
Here's a screenshot of the Downloads folder.
Clicking on the X doesn't cancel the action (whatever action it's executing) and deleting the file doesn't do anything either, except delete the file, but the problem with the progress bar still remains.
At this point I have to mention that I seem to have deleted the incomplete files yesterday without realizing it. That's why I hadn't included in the initial question. I forgot that I did that.
The solution to my problem:
After a little searching I found out it's a new bug with Chrome Version 23.0.1270.0 dev.
So, that explains that.
A: I had the same issue. Restarting Chrome did the trick.
A: I went to Chrome -> Downloads and clicked Clear all
Takes care of it for now.
A: This is a known bug in Yosemite (and I'm pretty sure it occurred in Mavericks, too). I see it quite often. There are a few Terminal command/logout solutions I've read, but the above suggestions of removing the folder from the Dock and putting it back on will do the trick, and is the fastest solution.
A: None of the other solutions would solve this for me. The odd part about my issue (that others may or may not have experienced) is that the bar had appeared under the downloads folder yet if I opened different apps the bar would remain in place instead of staying centered under the downloads folder.
What solved it for me was running killall Dock in Terminal.
A: Its not only Chrome - I use Safari with OS Yosemite and had the same problem. All I did was remove/delete the Downloads folder from the dock then re added it.
Job done.
Hope that helps.
A: Maybe late, but I made a solution. Download free: Restart FinderDock
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261008e0a9a1e31a1850a87121422f291f83bf99 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to rename multiple files at once? I want to rename multiple files at once. For example:
Picture1.jpg
Picture2.jpg
Picture3.jpg
Picture4.jpg
into
Vacation-Picture1.jpg
Vacation-Picture2.jpg
Vacation-Picture3.jpg
Vacation-Picture4.jpg
I am quite familiar with the terminal, if there is no app which is quite good in renaming files.
A: No need for command line...
*
*Add all the images to be renamed into a folder.
*Select all files, right click mouse and select "Rename x items"
*Select "Add text" from first drop down menu
*Select "Before name" from the second drop down menu
*Enter "Vacation_" into the text box (without the quotation marks)
*Press Enter.
| Q: How to rename multiple files at once? I want to rename multiple files at once. For example:
Picture1.jpg
Picture2.jpg
Picture3.jpg
Picture4.jpg
into
Vacation-Picture1.jpg
Vacation-Picture2.jpg
Vacation-Picture3.jpg
Vacation-Picture4.jpg
I am quite familiar with the terminal, if there is no app which is quite good in renaming files.
A: No need for command line...
*
*Add all the images to be renamed into a folder.
*Select all files, right click mouse and select "Rename x items"
*Select "Add text" from first drop down menu
*Select "Before name" from the second drop down menu
*Enter "Vacation_" into the text box (without the quotation marks)
*Press Enter.
A: After downloading rename
brew install rename
run following command
rename -n -A Vacation- *
-A : prepend
-n : Only show how the files would be renamed.
If it looks good, run the same command without -n flags.
A: While not a Terminal solution, I like Forklift for this purpose (and for many others). From their website:
A: I like user933531's answer, but if you'd like a GUI, the A Better Finder Rename app is really good. I got it from the App Store.
A: Try something like this:
for file in Picture*.jpg
do
mv "$file" "vacation-$file"
done
(open terminal and add one line {press Enter} at a time.)
What that does is uses the variable file for each entry matching Picture*.jpg. Then it takes the file or folder and moves it to be prefixed with "vacation".
Hope that helps
A: brew install rename
rename s/config\./route\.config\./g *
First you need homebrew installed. Then install rename, and the above regex renames all files with "config." to "route.config".
So say files config.a.js, and config.b.js -> route.config.a.js, route.config.b.js.
A: If you want to bulk rename files I built a small script for that.
# Rename Bullk files.
# Renames all the files in PWD with the given extension.
#
# @param extension | jpg
# @param new_name | name
# Usage: rename jpg new_name
function rename() {
echo "———————————————— STARTED ————————————————"
# Counter.
COUNTER=1
# For do loop.
for file in *."$1"; do
mv "$file" "$2-$COUNTER.$1"
COUNTER=$[$COUNTER +1]
done
echo "———————————————— ✔✔✔ RENAMED Every $1 file in the PWD! ✔✔✔︎ ————————————————"
}
Just put it in your .bashrc or .zshrc and run Usage: rename jpg new_name this will rename all jpg files in the PWD to new_name-1.jpg, new_name-2.jpg, etc.
Cheers!
A: try this. do not need run command
https://tidbits.com/2018/06/28/macos-hidden-treasures-batch-rename-items-in-the-finder/
Hope that helps
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221a803a6d5d2ab4359c7cf90cf74be7cfb481f9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Macbook doesn't stay asleep when lid is closed I have a 2006 Macbook running Snow Leopard. I suddenly noticed that my computer's battery would be at a different level when I woke it up than it was when I closed the lid to put it to sleep. After leaving it on a table next to my bed a few times, I realized that my computer was randomly waking up (evidenced by the Apple logo lighting up) when it was laying on a flat, level surface with nothing on top of it or anything touching it. I tried switching the settings so that I have to click the "sleep" option in the menu rather than relying on it to automatically go to sleep when the lid is closed, but the problem persists. Why won't my Macbook stay asleep?
A: One possible cause is that the sensor to detect lid opening can trigger by mistake. If so, you can disable it by going into Terminal.app and typing:
sudo pmset -a lidwake 0
Note that this means the Mac will no longer automatically wake when you open it. Instead you would need a key press or mouse click to wake.
| Q: Macbook doesn't stay asleep when lid is closed I have a 2006 Macbook running Snow Leopard. I suddenly noticed that my computer's battery would be at a different level when I woke it up than it was when I closed the lid to put it to sleep. After leaving it on a table next to my bed a few times, I realized that my computer was randomly waking up (evidenced by the Apple logo lighting up) when it was laying on a flat, level surface with nothing on top of it or anything touching it. I tried switching the settings so that I have to click the "sleep" option in the menu rather than relying on it to automatically go to sleep when the lid is closed, but the problem persists. Why won't my Macbook stay asleep?
A: One possible cause is that the sensor to detect lid opening can trigger by mistake. If so, you can disable it by going into Terminal.app and typing:
sudo pmset -a lidwake 0
Note that this means the Mac will no longer automatically wake when you open it. Instead you would need a key press or mouse click to wake.
A: What network sharing settings do you have enabled? I found that enabled internet, file or printer sharing will prevent full sleep.
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e71559a6c15616080ef2ab6407dcb41e6c824775 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can't pair apple wireless keyboard Keyboard: Apple Wireless Keyboard (model number MC184LL/B)
System: Macbook Pro Early 2011 running OS X 10.8
The keyboard gets detected and when I try to pair it, the system asks to enter some numbers through the keyboard.
However when I press the key (on the wireless keyboard) nothing happens, the only key that seems to work (i.e. to move to the next key in the code) is 0. I can also press enter to confirm but it always fails (since the only code I can enter is 0000...0).
I've also tried pairing from the bluetooth preference and changing the passcode option. However this won't work either.
Any ideas? The keyboard was paired with another MacBook Pro (I don't have access to it anymore). Is there any method to 'reset' the keyboard to factory settings?
A: If only one number key is working, it sounds like a hardware issue. My brother had a wireless keyboard that flaked out and only certain keys functioned (although in his case it was from a liquid spill).
Do you have any other Bluetooth-capable device to test with? Any iOS device can pair with the keyboard to test it.
| Q: Can't pair apple wireless keyboard Keyboard: Apple Wireless Keyboard (model number MC184LL/B)
System: Macbook Pro Early 2011 running OS X 10.8
The keyboard gets detected and when I try to pair it, the system asks to enter some numbers through the keyboard.
However when I press the key (on the wireless keyboard) nothing happens, the only key that seems to work (i.e. to move to the next key in the code) is 0. I can also press enter to confirm but it always fails (since the only code I can enter is 0000...0).
I've also tried pairing from the bluetooth preference and changing the passcode option. However this won't work either.
Any ideas? The keyboard was paired with another MacBook Pro (I don't have access to it anymore). Is there any method to 'reset' the keyboard to factory settings?
A: If only one number key is working, it sounds like a hardware issue. My brother had a wireless keyboard that flaked out and only certain keys functioned (although in his case it was from a liquid spill).
Do you have any other Bluetooth-capable device to test with? Any iOS device can pair with the keyboard to test it.
A: For posterity, some troubleshooting on this exact same problem...
After reading the question and answer here I was ready to throw the keyboard in the trash, but then thought that if two people have such an odd failure maybe its just a bug that one can work around.
So, after being unable to type anything but 0 and enter and watching the connection attempt fail, I clicked a button on the failure screen that allowed me to then choose an alternate passkey. It was pre-populated with 0000. I played around with connecting again but the enter key would not highlight until I typed eight zeros instead of four. I tried a few times and then noticed for whatever reason the custom setting was back to eight random digits.
I decided to start over, clearing out the list of bluetooth devices. On my next attempt, I typed 00000000 and enter for the passkey and waited for the failure. I then selected the custom passkey setting which was now populated as 0000. I reattempted and was asked to type 0000. I did so, and even though the screen did not show I could hit enter - presumably because it wanted four more digits - I hit enter anyway. And it paired.
I am typing this with that very keyboard. Sounds great. Except this: the keys 1 through 9 still do not work, nor do the symbols on those keys when holding shift. Note I copied/pasted the one and nine digit from elsewhere into this answer :-)
So sad.
A: I had the same problem: an Apple Bluetooth Keyboard would not pair with an iMac after having been paired with a MacBook Pro. The Bluetooth pairing dialog would appear with a 6-digit code, but the only key that worked was Return/Enter.
Resolved by resetting the firmware as explained by Dave Meehan in How to Reset an Apple Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard, Mouse or Trackpad (Troubleshooting Pairing and Other Common Problems):
*
*Switch off the keyboard by holding down the power button for at least 3 seconds
*Click the Bluetooth icon in the menu bar
*Click on "Set Up Bluetooth Device" or "Open Bluetooth Preferences"
*Turn on the keyboard by holding down the power button, BUT DO NOT LET GO OF THE POWER BUTTON. It must be kept held down through the entire process.
*The Setup Assistant will find the keyboard, so click the name of the keyboard, and then click on "Continue". Make sure you are still holding the power button down.
*You will be prompted for the Pairing Code. You can now release the power button, type the pairing code on the keyboard and then press return. There will be a slight delay whilst the pairing completes (a few seconds)
*The keyboard will now be Paired, and should work as expected (if it produces wrong characters for keypresses you may have the wrong language setting on your Mac, see below).
A: I had the same problem spent 4 hour nothing work so I ran my finger back and forth about 10 times across the numbers changed the batteries and I am typing this on that keyboard know connected to iMac numbers are working but not always. crazy don't know why the numbers worked to enter passkey but it did for what it's worth hope this helps
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c0d2ce234894f535d0974dc39c77dc3b016c6cda | Apple Stackexchange
Q: iOS6 has loaded someone totally different's details I did an Over The Air update on my iPhone 4S this morning to IOS6. But it has showed me someone elses phone number after the update.
When I send an iMessage to my wife, it comes from this random persons phone number. When I try to facetime, it comes from this other number. But "Phone" shows the correct phone number:
^ This is the FaceTime setup. That is not my phone number. I have never seen that number in my life before.
^ This is the Phone set up. That is my phone number.
What's going on? How can I change this? Has someone else got my phone number and is getting my wifes messages?
A: Sign out, all areas (including Game Center) turn off iCloud an soft reboot, an sign back in
| Q: iOS6 has loaded someone totally different's details I did an Over The Air update on my iPhone 4S this morning to IOS6. But it has showed me someone elses phone number after the update.
When I send an iMessage to my wife, it comes from this random persons phone number. When I try to facetime, it comes from this other number. But "Phone" shows the correct phone number:
^ This is the FaceTime setup. That is not my phone number. I have never seen that number in my life before.
^ This is the Phone set up. That is my phone number.
What's going on? How can I change this? Has someone else got my phone number and is getting my wifes messages?
A: Sign out, all areas (including Game Center) turn off iCloud an soft reboot, an sign back in
A: Try changing the number manually.
To do that, navigate to: Settings > Phone > My Number.
It will allow you to change the number from there. See if that helps.
If that doesn't help, try resetting your network settings.
To do that, go to Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings.
This will not affect your data nor your apps.
A: Are you signed in with your own apple id? Something like that happened to my bf's sister where she was sending texts/iMessage from HIS number because she was signed into his account for some reason. She signed into her own & it was fixed, but idk if that's your situation.
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14e956d4ac9882a31b1f6a72850d1b7bc090d8d5 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to downgrade from iOS 6 to iOS 5.1.1? I made a huge mistake of upgrading to iOS 6 today. I hate the release and I want OUT. When I try to downgrade by restoring to IPSW for 5.1.1 it tells me that the device isn't eligible for the build. What do I have to do to make iTunes accept this IPSW file and run the install?
You can read how to downgrade to iOS 5.1.1 on my blog : http://antonpug.com/blog
A: I just read this blog post and it looks like it's possible to downgrade but only if you do it quickly. Soon there will be no turning back.
Also, it's device dependent, as explained in this post
It worked for me to restore an old back up.
| Q: How to downgrade from iOS 6 to iOS 5.1.1? I made a huge mistake of upgrading to iOS 6 today. I hate the release and I want OUT. When I try to downgrade by restoring to IPSW for 5.1.1 it tells me that the device isn't eligible for the build. What do I have to do to make iTunes accept this IPSW file and run the install?
You can read how to downgrade to iOS 5.1.1 on my blog : http://antonpug.com/blog
A: I just read this blog post and it looks like it's possible to downgrade but only if you do it quickly. Soon there will be no turning back.
Also, it's device dependent, as explained in this post
It worked for me to restore an old back up.
A: In general, you will need to jailbreak (if that's even possible on the new iOS) the device to revert the OS. iOS upgrades (OTA or via iTunes) are one way and have been that way (unable to downgrade) since the 1.0.
Hopefully someone will see your plea for help once they know if and how a jailbreak will work. In the past you needed to get shsh keys from Apple and there was a limited window after updates to get the old keys. If this is so, time is of the essence for you. I haven't been keeping up on jailbreaking enough to even recommend a wiki or reputable source other than to recommend you search the internet.
Of course if someone hasn't already asked a how to jailbreak iOS 6 question here, you are free to ask that question as well or edit that into this question.
A: You will need the following programs:
*
*iTunes latest version
*iREB
*Tiny Umbrella
First open up iREB, select your device and put it into DFU mode. Once it is done you will get a message stating that your device is now in DFU mode.
Second you then need to open up Tiny Umbrella and click "Start the TSS server."
Third, open up iTunes. A message will pop up reminding you that your device is in DFU mode. Hold down Shift when you click the restore button and choose the firmware. It may take a while to load the firmware but it does work.
This process also works for custom firmware as well.
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5e6b3c79020861070ddd9971d8cb5caf52f51735 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Mac mini cannot login A newly bought Mac mini was working perfectly for 4 days with a single user. Now when I tried to login, the screen turns blank (the Apple icon appears when first started, with that background color) for a moment and jump back to the login screen again.
When I try the wrong password entry, then I get the known shake-effect as expected.
What is the reason I cannot login and how can i solve this?
A: Try using Recovery Mode to correct this issue. Change the affected user password with Recovery Mode and see if it works. If this doesn't work, you need to return this Mac to the Apple Store and have a Mac Genius check it out. It will save you many headaches to let them check it than trying to solve the issue yourself.
| Q: Mac mini cannot login A newly bought Mac mini was working perfectly for 4 days with a single user. Now when I tried to login, the screen turns blank (the Apple icon appears when first started, with that background color) for a moment and jump back to the login screen again.
When I try the wrong password entry, then I get the known shake-effect as expected.
What is the reason I cannot login and how can i solve this?
A: Try using Recovery Mode to correct this issue. Change the affected user password with Recovery Mode and see if it works. If this doesn't work, you need to return this Mac to the Apple Store and have a Mac Genius check it out. It will save you many headaches to let them check it than trying to solve the issue yourself.
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11923d6e7840f5bb409e409ea6d795d33d5ff9b0 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I fix duplicate 'Open with...' options?
Possible Duplicate:
How can I modify the list of Applications under 'Open With…'?
OS X > 10.8
When right click a file, select 'Open With', some applications are duplicate.
See screenshot below:
How may I fix it?
| Q: How do I fix duplicate 'Open with...' options?
Possible Duplicate:
How can I modify the list of Applications under 'Open With…'?
OS X > 10.8
When right click a file, select 'Open With', some applications are duplicate.
See screenshot below:
How may I fix it?
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a8293eb93a11df1e96bd982be5c38aa902d7cba9 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Are there general or specific iOS6 performance issues on iPhone 4? I would like to upgrade my iPhone 4 to iOS6 but I'm wondering if I will get performance loss (as when I upgraded my iPhone 3G to iOS4 : terrible).
Can someone confirm that it won't affect my day to day use?
A: I have been running iOS 6 since Friday night (I ran the Golden Master that became release) on my iPhone 4.
Safari feels snappier (and show improvement on SunSpider benchmarks).
I have not noticed any degradation like the 3G iOS 4 craziness that apple gave us (I went through that as well).
I am very happy and using it (everyday) and it feels a bit better in most things than 5.
| Q: Are there general or specific iOS6 performance issues on iPhone 4? I would like to upgrade my iPhone 4 to iOS6 but I'm wondering if I will get performance loss (as when I upgraded my iPhone 3G to iOS4 : terrible).
Can someone confirm that it won't affect my day to day use?
A: I have been running iOS 6 since Friday night (I ran the Golden Master that became release) on my iPhone 4.
Safari feels snappier (and show improvement on SunSpider benchmarks).
I have not noticed any degradation like the 3G iOS 4 craziness that apple gave us (I went through that as well).
I am very happy and using it (everyday) and it feels a bit better in most things than 5.
A: I'm running iOS 6 on iPhone 4 and the first thing I noticed is a clear performance boost. Everything feels smoother and snappier. Animations are more fluid too.
A: I have iPhone 4 and yesterday i upgraded it to iOS 6. But really - i can't find performance change. New maps, new apps...but that's all. For me there is no performance change, or it just too small and i can't feel it now
So don't be affraid of the upgrade
A: I have an iPhone 4 running iOS 6 and haven't noticed any performance or battery life issues. In fact, the phone is 18 months old (so the battery isn't new), and before charging it earlier today, it was at 14% battery with 2 days 20 hours of standby, 5 hours 30 minutes of usage. I'd say that's pretty good!
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4c9f09aa5f8f0d78305b519406f91a2bef0c752b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Merge folders is not working I'm trying to merge two folders with the same name but different contents in Finder on OSX Mountain Lion.
The folder is located on my iMac and I am dragging a dropping to my External Harddrive where there is a folder with the same name.
I was getting the option to "Merge" previously but now it only shows "Replace".
I've tried holding down the option key and it still doesn't work.
If i drag it the reverse way (from external HD to my iMac) it works.
I also created a new user profile and it works fine both ways on there, so it's making me think I've changed a setting on my current profile but I can't see any options in any of the preferences.
It sounds like a little thing but it really bugs me and is an inconvenience so if anybody can help I'll be very grateful.
Thanks
A: It wont work in Mac OS if there are sub folders with the same name.
I use Deltawalker for merging folders.
http://www.deltopia.com/compare-merge-sync/macosx/
| Q: Merge folders is not working I'm trying to merge two folders with the same name but different contents in Finder on OSX Mountain Lion.
The folder is located on my iMac and I am dragging a dropping to my External Harddrive where there is a folder with the same name.
I was getting the option to "Merge" previously but now it only shows "Replace".
I've tried holding down the option key and it still doesn't work.
If i drag it the reverse way (from external HD to my iMac) it works.
I also created a new user profile and it works fine both ways on there, so it's making me think I've changed a setting on my current profile but I can't see any options in any of the preferences.
It sounds like a little thing but it really bugs me and is an inconvenience so if anybody can help I'll be very grateful.
Thanks
A: It wont work in Mac OS if there are sub folders with the same name.
I use Deltawalker for merging folders.
http://www.deltopia.com/compare-merge-sync/macosx/
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cb70e273253cef4bba7df776ce12fe36044ea0b8 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Where should I put my custom applications? I have downloaded some third party software, should I just put under /Applications or should I put under my home folder, e.g. ~/MyApps/?
A: It depends on what applications you want to keep to yourself and which ones you want to make accessible to all users:
*
*Applications stored in /Applications are installed for all users.
*The ~ stands for your home folder.
Applications stored in ~username/Applications are only for access by the user username.
| Q: Where should I put my custom applications? I have downloaded some third party software, should I just put under /Applications or should I put under my home folder, e.g. ~/MyApps/?
A: It depends on what applications you want to keep to yourself and which ones you want to make accessible to all users:
*
*Applications stored in /Applications are installed for all users.
*The ~ stands for your home folder.
Applications stored in ~username/Applications are only for access by the user username.
A: I tried separating "personal" apps to ~/Applications/ and eventually gave it up after awhile because I found it to be annoying.
It turned out to be a lot hassle in little ways, and finally I just moved them all. I kept finding apps which only looked in /Applications/ so I had to keep tweaking settings.
More and more apps include checks to see if they are in /Applications/ and offer to move themselves, which meant even more annoyances.
If you install apps, such as Microsoft Office, which come with installers, you probably won't even have the choice.
But your experience won't necessarily be mine.
I'd put them into ~/Applications/ and then if you decide that you want to change it later, drag them all to /Applications/. It's easier to do that than try to separate them later because some apps do install themselves to /Applications/ and won't handle being moved somewhere else.
A: I just put everything in the application folder. I used to try to sort things but had issues with applications that do not like being an any folder other than applications (MS Office, Adobe programs, etc). Since I couldn't easily move these around, my organization scheme was incomplete and I just gave up.
This is probably sacrilege but you might want to try using Launchpad. The folders you create there aren't actual folders in the file system and therefore won't break picky applications that absolutely must live in applications. Mountain Lion also added a few new features to Launchpad that make it more useable, such as searching.
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8b298b736c925713c79a5bf376456b7200a6ab67 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Does the OS X log notifications from the Notification Center? The helpful companion to the OSX notifications center Growl per default logs all received notifications. You can define how big the log may get or disable logging in the application.
Since the latest update Growl offers to forward all notifications to the OS X Notification Center.
Does OS X log Notifications Center messages as well? If yes, where can I find them?
Why I am asking this:
OS X logs all your downloads in a SQLite 3.x database. I want to know if something similar happens with notifications as well. This could be a privacy issue when thinking of private messages or e-mails if too much information is stored.
A: On High Sierra 10.4.3 you can locate by the following commands
getconf DARWIN_USER_DIR
/var/folders/60/23gd59655q70qf_ckxjyhrzr0000gn/0/
ls /var/folders/60/23gd59655q70qf_ckxjyhrzr0000gn/0/com.apple.notificationcenter/
There is a db and a db2 folder - appears the database was migrated to db2 in November.
| Q: Does the OS X log notifications from the Notification Center? The helpful companion to the OSX notifications center Growl per default logs all received notifications. You can define how big the log may get or disable logging in the application.
Since the latest update Growl offers to forward all notifications to the OS X Notification Center.
Does OS X log Notifications Center messages as well? If yes, where can I find them?
Why I am asking this:
OS X logs all your downloads in a SQLite 3.x database. I want to know if something similar happens with notifications as well. This could be a privacy issue when thinking of private messages or e-mails if too much information is stored.
A: On High Sierra 10.4.3 you can locate by the following commands
getconf DARWIN_USER_DIR
/var/folders/60/23gd59655q70qf_ckxjyhrzr0000gn/0/
ls /var/folders/60/23gd59655q70qf_ckxjyhrzr0000gn/0/com.apple.notificationcenter/
There is a db and a db2 folder - appears the database was migrated to db2 in November.
A: This is an old question, but just in case someone stumbles on it and is specifically worried about the privacy implications of Notification Center, the answer is YES, OS X does keep a log of notifications on disk.
The format is an sqlite database, and it can be found inside this folder:
~/Library/Application Support/NotificationCenter
Inside you'll find at least one .db file for your account, i've seen some that OS X apparently considered corrupt at one point, so they're called .db.corrupt.
Running the strings command on this file will show you a load of binary data, quite a few "NSSomething" class names, and yes, your iMessages, file paths, twitter and facebook notifications and anything else that was sent to Notification Center by an app or the system.
If you want to get rid of that file at a specific point in time, you can kill usernoted temporarily (it'll restart itself) and delete the file in one shot (run this as your user account, not with sudo):
killall usernoted && rm ~/Library/Application\ Support/NotificationCenter/*.db
This will, 99% of the time, catch usernoted while it's temporarily not running, successfully delete the old database, and usernoted will make a new empty one when it starts again.
This isn't a good solution if you're really worried about privacy, but aside from encrypting your system or using a ramdisk for that folder, there really isn't a solution.
A: In Mac OSX (or macos) 10.10 and later, this file has moved. The filename isn't the same for everyone, so you need to do a tiny bit of sleuthing to find it:
*
*Launch 'Activity Monitor' (in /Applications/Utilities)
*Seach for the process usernoted, double-click it
*Go to the tab "Open files and ports"
It is in a /com.apple.notificationcenter/db subfolder under /private/var/folders.
(thanks to https://stackoverflow.com/questions/26754189/new-location-of-the-notification-center-db-file-in-10-10 for the new location!)
A: Yes, OSX logs the notifications. They are in sqlite3 db and db-wal file.
As in 10.14.6 - Mojave, the path of the file could be found via:
lsof -p $(ps aux | grep -m1 usernoted | awk '{ print $2 }')| awk '{ print $NF }' | grep 'db2/db$' | xargs dirname
A: Yes, notifications will be added to the Notification Center if you do not confirm/click them when appearing. You can access them by clicking the Notification Center icon in the top right corner of your menu bar.
However, they are all listed under the Growl app and not the originating app, and clicking them does not seem to lead anywhere, so the functionality is a bit limited compared to standard Growl notifications and the Growl Rollup.
This is probably a limitation in how the Growl developers can address the Notification Center, and I presume we'll just need to wait for all apps to incorporate the Notification Center directly (next to/instead of Growl) for a bit more functional notifications.
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d16968c896d0035807be7e9b547021d4b45c6661 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I re-purchase an app with a different apple ID? I have a development machine that another employee (who has left) purchased Xcode on. Now I want to update Xcode, but I don't have that employee's apple ID information. I signed out of the App Store and back in with my account, but it won't let me update or re-buy the app because it was originally bought with his account. Any ideas?
A: Simply delete the app from your machine. The store prevents two copies of the same app from being installed as a general case
You should then be able to re-buy it as it would be a fresh download - signed for the account you prefer rather than a re-download of the app signed for the old Apple ID.
| Q: Can I re-purchase an app with a different apple ID? I have a development machine that another employee (who has left) purchased Xcode on. Now I want to update Xcode, but I don't have that employee's apple ID information. I signed out of the App Store and back in with my account, but it won't let me update or re-buy the app because it was originally bought with his account. Any ideas?
A: Simply delete the app from your machine. The store prevents two copies of the same app from being installed as a general case
You should then be able to re-buy it as it would be a fresh download - signed for the account you prefer rather than a re-download of the app signed for the old Apple ID.
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5738e2558ada398d4ee9ac09fc11b46b55d47fe1 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How to remove your name from the menu bar after 10.7.5 update? After the 10.7.5 update to Lion, I'm getting my name to appear in the menu bar. I don't particularly like it there. Any way to remove it?
A: Go to System Preferences -> Users & Groups
At the bottom of the user list click the 'Login Options' item and then make sure 'Show fast user switching menu as ...' is unchecked.
That'll get rid of fast user switching from the menu bar for you.
| Q: How to remove your name from the menu bar after 10.7.5 update? After the 10.7.5 update to Lion, I'm getting my name to appear in the menu bar. I don't particularly like it there. Any way to remove it?
A: Go to System Preferences -> Users & Groups
At the bottom of the user list click the 'Login Options' item and then make sure 'Show fast user switching menu as ...' is unchecked.
That'll get rid of fast user switching from the menu bar for you.
A: Have you changed it under Users & Groups preference pane after the update?
Once you select Login Options in the lower left, choose icon or short name or deselect this item entirely to remove the user from the menu bar.
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a2a6d17cad9e7c48135186e072bcf61971fe56b0 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I convert a pages document to a word document without access to pages? Suppose I didn't have access to a Mac with pages. How can I convert a pages document to a word document using only a windows environment? Is there a freeware converter available?
A: Pages is free, so go get it if you can.
In addition to the iOS and macOS pages app, the iCloud version of Pages enable anyone on Linux, Windows and Mac to use a modern browser and edit/convert pages documents without needing local software.
This beta started rolling out to people that had brand new iCloud accounts in late July at https://beta.icloud.com and now Apple is slowly rolling out the beta to anyone that logs in to https://www.icloud.com
The actual web apps are the same whether you enter through the beta URL or the normal URL and the only difference between the two is the treatment of the rest of the iCloud icons. The www url has linen and iOS 6 styling and the beta URL has iOS 7 styling without needing Mavericks or iOS 7.
| Q: How do I convert a pages document to a word document without access to pages? Suppose I didn't have access to a Mac with pages. How can I convert a pages document to a word document using only a windows environment? Is there a freeware converter available?
A: Pages is free, so go get it if you can.
In addition to the iOS and macOS pages app, the iCloud version of Pages enable anyone on Linux, Windows and Mac to use a modern browser and edit/convert pages documents without needing local software.
This beta started rolling out to people that had brand new iCloud accounts in late July at https://beta.icloud.com and now Apple is slowly rolling out the beta to anyone that logs in to https://www.icloud.com
The actual web apps are the same whether you enter through the beta URL or the normal URL and the only difference between the two is the treatment of the rest of the iCloud icons. The www url has linen and iOS 6 styling and the beta URL has iOS 7 styling without needing Mavericks or iOS 7.
A: Yes, there is. You can either do it online, with Zamzar, which requires and email address where you'll receive the converted files, or download PagesConverter which apparently does not keep the formatting and you need a .net framework.
A: Whilst you may not have Pages, there are other means to access it, as follows:
Two viable solutions:
*
*Why don't you email it to someone who has Pages on a Mac**, and they can then save it for you as a Word document and email it back to you.
*Email it to yourself or put it on a usb stick, go to an Apple Store or equivalent, open it in Pages on one of their Macs, save it as a Word document, and then email it back to yourself.
(** That could well include someone here at Ask Different)
A: Similiarly to bmike's answer, you could use the current version of iCloud (www.icloud.com) to upload your document in .pages format, and then download it in .doc format.
Sorry, I have only access to the French version, so all menus are in French in the pictures, and I'm only guessing the English translations.
*
*Login to iCloud
*Click the Pages icon
*
*In the top right corner, click the dented wheel icon, and select "Load a document"
*
*Once the document is uploaded, it will appear in the center of the window, right-click it and select "Download the document"
*
*You will be prompted to choose a format
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aa11d82513a2a01849d3ca6b2f87c03d5ed28f3e | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I view or export or clear Siri's interaction history? I would like to ask you is it possible to somehow access all of Siri's history to view it or delete it?
A: No there is no way to access Siri history. If any of it is stored, it will be stored anonymously as chunks of different words and phrases on Apple’s servers for better voice recognition.
| Q: Can I view or export or clear Siri's interaction history? I would like to ask you is it possible to somehow access all of Siri's history to view it or delete it?
A: No there is no way to access Siri history. If any of it is stored, it will be stored anonymously as chunks of different words and phrases on Apple’s servers for better voice recognition.
A: You can delete your Siri data from Apple's servers by disabling Siri in Settings.
Go to General → Siri and disable Siri.
This will delete your history with it. You can enable it again in the future with no problem.
A: Taken from the privacy file displayed when turning Siri on - off.
You may choose to turn off Siri or Dictation at any time. To turn off Siri, open Settings on your iOS device, tap General, tap Siri, and slide the Siri switch to “off”. To turn off Dictation, open Settings, tap General, tap Keyboard, and slide the Enable Dictation switch to “off”. If you turn off both Siri and Dictation, Apple will delete your User Data, as well as your recent voice input data. Older voice input data that has been disassociated from you may be retained for a period of time to generally improve Siri, Dictation and dictation functionality in other Apple products and services. This voice input data may include audio files and transcripts of what you said, related diagnostic data, such as hardware and operating system specifications and performance statistics, and the approximate location of your device at the time the request was made.
A: Well, you can't or at least I didn't find any answer. However, if it was questions to ask her on internet, check the Safari history, there will be all your searches through Siri.
A: Here's a little script that'll save all new Siri recordings on macOS: https://gist.github.com/varenc/8cae8f19fede79f63b84cc85f602f382
It just uses fswatch to monitor the Siri directory looking for new recordings. Siri temporarily saves these on disks, but then immediately deletes them after upload. That script just copies that out before Siri can delete them. It lets you keep a record of all your Siri interactions, though it's just your audio, not Siri's responses.
A: Here is a way to view history. Hope this helps.
View Siri history
A: First close and then restart Siri
A: finding songs that you had siri identify for you. go into itunes on your phone, click the top right box. click on the siri tab. this is with OS8
A: U can only check recent questions press home to access Siri swipe down !!!
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fbc569da5508d9d0d6eea3c8500f8f3e26c510f1 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I re-enable double tap to highlight on my trackpad? I recently did a fresh install of 10.8. Prior to this install, I could rapidly tap twice on my touchpad and, on the second tap, drag the pointer to highlight text. Now, with this new install, that feature is missing. I tried looking in the trackpad settings but couldn't find anything to re-enable this feature.
A: Here is the answer to your question:
*
*Go to System Preferences
*Select Accessibility
*Go to Pointer Control in Motor Section
*Select Mouse & Trackpad
*Select Trackpad Options
*Select Enable dragging withoug Drag Lock
| Q: How do I re-enable double tap to highlight on my trackpad? I recently did a fresh install of 10.8. Prior to this install, I could rapidly tap twice on my touchpad and, on the second tap, drag the pointer to highlight text. Now, with this new install, that feature is missing. I tried looking in the trackpad settings but couldn't find anything to re-enable this feature.
A: Here is the answer to your question:
*
*Go to System Preferences
*Select Accessibility
*Go to Pointer Control in Motor Section
*Select Mouse & Trackpad
*Select Trackpad Options
*Select Enable dragging withoug Drag Lock
A: I have searched all locations which come to mind for enabling such a setting, but without success:
*
*System Preferences → Trackpad
*System Preferences → Accessibility → Keyboard
*System Preferences → Keyboard
Therefore, I suggest the following alternative:
System Preferences→Trackpad→Point & Click→Three Finger Drag
This way you can highlight text without delay by using three finger touch. If you need to highlight lots of text, you can release one of the three fingers and continue to move the cursor down with that finger.
A: I was annoyed myself, and found out the answer in the end:
*
*System Preferences > Universal Access > Mouse and Trackpad > Trackpad Options
*Click the check box that says "Dragging" and you should be all set.
For more details see this CNET article.
By the way, the exact method to perform this action has changed slightly with Mountain Lion.
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d6b9bcb5862c0c3efff9b02e9d6bc0c8cf23b959 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: After updating to iOS 6, iPhone will not charge from Mac Pro USB ports Immediately before I downloaded and updated to iOS 6, my phone charged in my computer's tower front USB port. Immediately following, it will not. I plugged it into my wall charger at home and it charges fine. Has anyone run into this and/or solved it yet?
A: This is a rather peculiar problem, and I have not found any more widespread reports of this problem.
Try rebooting everything; that often helps.
| Q: After updating to iOS 6, iPhone will not charge from Mac Pro USB ports Immediately before I downloaded and updated to iOS 6, my phone charged in my computer's tower front USB port. Immediately following, it will not. I plugged it into my wall charger at home and it charges fine. Has anyone run into this and/or solved it yet?
A: This is a rather peculiar problem, and I have not found any more widespread reports of this problem.
Try rebooting everything; that often helps.
A: I'm not seeing anything like this with my iPhone 4 after updating to iOS6.
So I'd expect the usual suspects; try restarting both the Mac Pro and the iPhone.
A: As noted in the comments, the asker hadn't restarted her Mac, and the problem was not something that lasted after the reboot so the charging either fixed itself and the reboot was as good as her going to make some tea to drink (let time pass) or the reboot was needed fix the issue.
So, if this happens to you, reboot and make a pot of tea. If that doesn't fix it, you can always ask another question here with your details and we'll see what we can do to help.
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bc5e33535d0344ca555a23ab6a9c585250be622b | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is it possible to search within a PDF document using Kindle for iPad? I am trying to use the Kindle iPad app as a storage base for all of my PDFs. But I'm disappointed that I can't seem to find a way to search the text within a PDF using the Kindle iPad App. Am I missing something? Seems like a critical, missing feature.
Note that it is possible to search within a book on both iBooks and Kindle. This question is specifically about PDF. It is also possible to open these files in Acrobat Reader or OSX Preview, and the text is searchable within those applications.
A: No.
As of version 4.5 of the kindle app for IOS in pdf searching is not available.
As of version 1.10.7 of the kindle app for OS X in pdf searching is available.
| Q: Is it possible to search within a PDF document using Kindle for iPad? I am trying to use the Kindle iPad app as a storage base for all of my PDFs. But I'm disappointed that I can't seem to find a way to search the text within a PDF using the Kindle iPad App. Am I missing something? Seems like a critical, missing feature.
Note that it is possible to search within a book on both iBooks and Kindle. This question is specifically about PDF. It is also possible to open these files in Acrobat Reader or OSX Preview, and the text is searchable within those applications.
A: No.
As of version 4.5 of the kindle app for IOS in pdf searching is not available.
As of version 1.10.7 of the kindle app for OS X in pdf searching is available.
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3d0a5bf08224ab105c20cca9a3fa934c82c2881c | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Are there performance issues with iOS 6 running on iPhone 3GS? My brother has an iPhone 3GS. The upgrade to iOS 5 has considerably slowed down the device. Will the upgrade to iOS 6 slow down the device even more?
Will iOS 6 work well (not any different from iOS 5) on an iPhone 3GS?
A: According to this ArsTechnica article
iOS 6 doesn't make the iPhone 3GS any slower or more difficult to use than it was before, which should be good news to anyone who keeps theirs around as a secondary or backup phone—indeed, it's pleasantly surprising how many of the refinements and improvements make their way down to Apple's oldest-supported piece of iOS hardware. However, that hardware has been surpassed so thoroughly by other iOS and Android handsets at this point that it's difficult to recommend it as a primary handset. You don't have much to lose if you upgrade a 3GS to iOS 6, but there's a lot more to gain by investing in a newer device.
| Q: Are there performance issues with iOS 6 running on iPhone 3GS? My brother has an iPhone 3GS. The upgrade to iOS 5 has considerably slowed down the device. Will the upgrade to iOS 6 slow down the device even more?
Will iOS 6 work well (not any different from iOS 5) on an iPhone 3GS?
A: According to this ArsTechnica article
iOS 6 doesn't make the iPhone 3GS any slower or more difficult to use than it was before, which should be good news to anyone who keeps theirs around as a secondary or backup phone—indeed, it's pleasantly surprising how many of the refinements and improvements make their way down to Apple's oldest-supported piece of iOS hardware. However, that hardware has been surpassed so thoroughly by other iOS and Android handsets at this point that it's difficult to recommend it as a primary handset. You don't have much to lose if you upgrade a 3GS to iOS 6, but there's a lot more to gain by investing in a newer device.
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d29ca48ceedc1ee224008ff922ae92cdb6273705 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I upgrade an iPhone from iOS 4 to to iOS 5 now that iOS 6 has come out? If I have an iPhone running iOS 4 that I want to run iOS 5, but don't want to lose Google Maps by upgrading to iOS 6, is this possible?
A: You can still download the IPSW files that contain iOS from Apple - here's a list of all of them. Just find the correct 5.1.1 file for your model.
The problem is installing that IPSW. The trick to make iTunes use a specific IPSW instead of downloading the latest from Apple is to hold option (shift on Windows) while clicking the Update or Restore buttons. There is a limit to how long Apple will allow installations of old versions (without using jailbreak-related hacks), so you'll want to try this ASAP.
| Q: Can I upgrade an iPhone from iOS 4 to to iOS 5 now that iOS 6 has come out? If I have an iPhone running iOS 4 that I want to run iOS 5, but don't want to lose Google Maps by upgrading to iOS 6, is this possible?
A: You can still download the IPSW files that contain iOS from Apple - here's a list of all of them. Just find the correct 5.1.1 file for your model.
The problem is installing that IPSW. The trick to make iTunes use a specific IPSW instead of downloading the latest from Apple is to hold option (shift on Windows) while clicking the Update or Restore buttons. There is a limit to how long Apple will allow installations of old versions (without using jailbreak-related hacks), so you'll want to try this ASAP.
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5987d1c60f841c9b7ceff06cc35b4e769164ae4f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How do I download photos from Picasa to the iPod Photo Library for offline viewing? I do not have Internet where I stay, so I want to download all of my photos in my Picasa album to my 32GB iPod for offline viewing.
How would I do that?
A: If you have a computer, download Picasa 3.9 for Mac/PC and use its batch downloading features. Then, in iTunes, connect your iPod, click Photos, check Sync Photos from:, and click the dropdown menu to reveal Choose folder... and navigate to ~/Pictures/Downloaded Albums/xxxxxxxxxxxxx/albumname/ (with xxxxxxxxxx being your Google user ID number and albumname being the album you wish to import to your iPod). Sync and finish!
| Q: How do I download photos from Picasa to the iPod Photo Library for offline viewing? I do not have Internet where I stay, so I want to download all of my photos in my Picasa album to my 32GB iPod for offline viewing.
How would I do that?
A: If you have a computer, download Picasa 3.9 for Mac/PC and use its batch downloading features. Then, in iTunes, connect your iPod, click Photos, check Sync Photos from:, and click the dropdown menu to reveal Choose folder... and navigate to ~/Pictures/Downloaded Albums/xxxxxxxxxxxxx/albumname/ (with xxxxxxxxxx being your Google user ID number and albumname being the album you wish to import to your iPod). Sync and finish!
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c016567b1f36769a389a0385aa670fd4cc3afafb | Apple Stackexchange
Q: How can I get `defaults write com.apple.screencapture` to change screen capture location in Mountain Lion I used to be able to set the key location under com.apple.screencapture to change the save location for the system-wide screen capture facility.
This doesn't work for me anymore -- screenshots save to the Desktop regardless of the setting of location. Here's what defaults says:
$ defaults read com.apple.screencapture
{
location = "/Users/jogloran/Desktop/Screenshots";
}
A: Works for me quite happily.
Have you restarted UIserver?
killall SystemUIServer
Does the path exist?
UPDATE: If the screen capture cannot find or write to the designated folder, it will default to the current user's desktop.
| Q: How can I get `defaults write com.apple.screencapture` to change screen capture location in Mountain Lion I used to be able to set the key location under com.apple.screencapture to change the save location for the system-wide screen capture facility.
This doesn't work for me anymore -- screenshots save to the Desktop regardless of the setting of location. Here's what defaults says:
$ defaults read com.apple.screencapture
{
location = "/Users/jogloran/Desktop/Screenshots";
}
A: Works for me quite happily.
Have you restarted UIserver?
killall SystemUIServer
Does the path exist?
UPDATE: If the screen capture cannot find or write to the designated folder, it will default to the current user's desktop.
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67306b7e001cd0b5ac141d16e22b58fa7eeac524 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: What solutions exist when apps don't download or update on iOS 6? I've been having a problem with installing and updating apps after upgrading to iOS 6 on my iPad (3rd gen). When I click the Install or Update button the button, it turns inactive with "Installing" word on it, while the app's icon on the SpringBoard says "Waiting".
I tried even buying a new app, but it is exactly the same. Deleting the app and trying again doesn't help. What's interesting the problem doesn't seem to affect my iPhone 4S.
I noticed several people at Apple Support Communities are affected by this, too.
A: I had the same problem and after none of the other suggestions worked (changing date/time, shutting down and restarting), I went to Settings > iTunes & App Stores, then clicked on Apple ID > Sign Out. After signing back in, I was able to start downloading apps again.
| Q: What solutions exist when apps don't download or update on iOS 6? I've been having a problem with installing and updating apps after upgrading to iOS 6 on my iPad (3rd gen). When I click the Install or Update button the button, it turns inactive with "Installing" word on it, while the app's icon on the SpringBoard says "Waiting".
I tried even buying a new app, but it is exactly the same. Deleting the app and trying again doesn't help. What's interesting the problem doesn't seem to affect my iPhone 4S.
I noticed several people at Apple Support Communities are affected by this, too.
A: I had the same problem and after none of the other suggestions worked (changing date/time, shutting down and restarting), I went to Settings > iTunes & App Stores, then clicked on Apple ID > Sign Out. After signing back in, I was able to start downloading apps again.
A: I've been fighting with this for several days now, and I think I finally cracked it. Check your iTunes Downloads (iTunes->More->Downloads) in iOS for stuck downloads. I had a music video that appears to have been gumming up the works.
Here's the official Apple KB article covering this:
*
*TS1583 - iTunes Store: "Error (-50)" when downloading purchased content
Prior to pausing that download I had tried rebooting, logging out of iTunes and all the other suggestions on lots of other blogs/sites/forums.
A: There are a couple of things that you can try to resolve this issue:
*
*delete the stuck apps, sign out of the App Store, sign in back again and try installing again
*delete the stuck apps, turn on Airplane Mode for about 30 secs, turn it off and try installing the apps again
*stop or delete any remaining iTunes downloads. This worked for me. I've been downloading quite a few songs from my iTunes in the Cloud and some of them got stuck. It was not until I deleted the stuck and remaining iTunes download that app downloads would resume.
A: Before you deleting apps just try powering off the phone and then on again - worked for me - so glad I didn't delete the 17 apps that were stuck and then have to go and find them all again!
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49835793d4fd34cb9762a3168965d9ac096bcad4 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I delete the content of "~/Library/Mail Downloads"? Since I have to use Outlook from now on (policy of my employer), I have deleted all my accounts in Mac Mail. Nevertheless, there are a lot of files in the folder "~/Library/Mail Downloads". Why aren't they deleted as well? Can I delete them manually?
A: This directory is used to temporarily store attachments you open from Mail.app. They should be deleted automatically when you close the attachment. However, if you open an attachment, edit it and save it, then (in my experience at least) the attachment will tend to remain in that folder. Not all apps cause this (e.g. some Apple apps ask you to duplicate the attachment), but some do (MS Office seems to be a culprit for me). You can certainly delete these files manually now, although you might want to check you haven't accidentally saved something important there.
| Q: Can I delete the content of "~/Library/Mail Downloads"? Since I have to use Outlook from now on (policy of my employer), I have deleted all my accounts in Mac Mail. Nevertheless, there are a lot of files in the folder "~/Library/Mail Downloads". Why aren't they deleted as well? Can I delete them manually?
A: This directory is used to temporarily store attachments you open from Mail.app. They should be deleted automatically when you close the attachment. However, if you open an attachment, edit it and save it, then (in my experience at least) the attachment will tend to remain in that folder. Not all apps cause this (e.g. some Apple apps ask you to duplicate the attachment), but some do (MS Office seems to be a culprit for me). You can certainly delete these files manually now, although you might want to check you haven't accidentally saved something important there.
A: Yes you can delete them. Attachments that you download are stored in Mail Downloads. If you don't value your stored attachments, you can delete the contents of Mail Downloads.
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a7a13ad4fbc1d7f6c2013043b5df8f569f4f224f | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Can I remove or hide the VIP Folder in Mail on iOS 6? Is there anyway to remove or hide the new VIP folder in the native Mail app on iOS 6? I use lots of filters on my Gmail backend and have no use for it.
A: There currently is no way to disable the VIP folder in Mail. The best you can do right now is to move within the Inboxes section of the Mailboxes screen on Mail.
All Inboxes appears pinned to the top position, but each Inbox and the VIP Folder can be arranged in whatever order you please (but not deleted)
To drag the folder
*
*open Mail
*go to the Mailbox view
*tap on "Edit" and move the folder to where you want it to be among the other Inbox entries.
Perhaps if enough people give Apple feedback we will be able to suppress VIP entirely or at least move it to below the accounts section in the Mailbox view to bury it at the end of the line.
| Q: Can I remove or hide the VIP Folder in Mail on iOS 6? Is there anyway to remove or hide the new VIP folder in the native Mail app on iOS 6? I use lots of filters on my Gmail backend and have no use for it.
A: There currently is no way to disable the VIP folder in Mail. The best you can do right now is to move within the Inboxes section of the Mailboxes screen on Mail.
All Inboxes appears pinned to the top position, but each Inbox and the VIP Folder can be arranged in whatever order you please (but not deleted)
To drag the folder
*
*open Mail
*go to the Mailbox view
*tap on "Edit" and move the folder to where you want it to be among the other Inbox entries.
Perhaps if enough people give Apple feedback we will be able to suppress VIP entirely or at least move it to below the accounts section in the Mailbox view to bury it at the end of the line.
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f3784655f116dd882231e8a69909666e4c803cda | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Mounting Ext3 filesystem with OS X 10.7.4 I'm trying to mount an Ext3 external USB hard drive in OS X 10.7.4. I installed OSXFUSE (with macfuse compability layer), which worked fine. After that I tried to install EXT2FS but the install processs always aborted.
Any ideas?
A: I have successfully used Paragon's ExtFS driver in OS X Mavericks (and Mountain Lion previously) with full read/write access. This has worked for me with ext3 and ext4 file systems.
My only concern would be if you are mounting your Linux root (or any other system root) and you are therefore able to touch sensitive files (/etc/ comes to mind) that may stop working (Linux does not boot, etc) if the wrong permissions get applied. The solution to this is to mount read-only but I cannot say that Paragon's software really has that as a built-in option. The default mode (as is with OS X in general, except for the built-in NTFS driver) is read/write.
Also, do not expect performance in any case. I tried to use my external drive with iTunes and the performance was intolerable.
| Q: Mounting Ext3 filesystem with OS X 10.7.4 I'm trying to mount an Ext3 external USB hard drive in OS X 10.7.4. I installed OSXFUSE (with macfuse compability layer), which worked fine. After that I tried to install EXT2FS but the install processs always aborted.
Any ideas?
A: I have successfully used Paragon's ExtFS driver in OS X Mavericks (and Mountain Lion previously) with full read/write access. This has worked for me with ext3 and ext4 file systems.
My only concern would be if you are mounting your Linux root (or any other system root) and you are therefore able to touch sensitive files (/etc/ comes to mind) that may stop working (Linux does not boot, etc) if the wrong permissions get applied. The solution to this is to mount read-only but I cannot say that Paragon's software really has that as a built-in option. The default mode (as is with OS X in general, except for the built-in NTFS driver) is read/write.
Also, do not expect performance in any case. I tried to use my external drive with iTunes and the performance was intolerable.
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3683f297447507fcdc22fd03a3c69e4131e96735 | Apple Stackexchange
Q: Is there a way to install/hack iMessage onto Lion/10.7? My machine (MacBookPro2,2) doesn't support 10.8 and I would rather hold back on doing the upgrade (possible with hacks). So is it possible to stay on 10.7/Lion and get iMessage working?
A: Since the Messages beta has ended, it is no longer offered for download on the website however the download link direct to the .dmg still works:
Messages beta direct download.
I don't expect this to continue indefinitely.
A more permanent option would be to try and copy the Messages.app from a Mountain Lion install on another computer to your OS X Lion applications folder. Let us know if that works for you.
| Q: Is there a way to install/hack iMessage onto Lion/10.7? My machine (MacBookPro2,2) doesn't support 10.8 and I would rather hold back on doing the upgrade (possible with hacks). So is it possible to stay on 10.7/Lion and get iMessage working?
A: Since the Messages beta has ended, it is no longer offered for download on the website however the download link direct to the .dmg still works:
Messages beta direct download.
I don't expect this to continue indefinitely.
A more permanent option would be to try and copy the Messages.app from a Mountain Lion install on another computer to your OS X Lion applications folder. Let us know if that works for you.
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